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THE OREGON' DAILY JOURNAL, : PORTLAND.:. FRIDAY. ' DECEMBER 21. 1017. - SOUTHERN PACIFIC STANDS READY.TO President Sproule Says His Road ; WoHld Merge With Santa Fej if So Ordered by War Board. ROLLING STOCK INCREASED PROMOTION COMES TO " PORTLAND BOY-QUICKLY Federal Control of Roads Is Op posed on Ground Eresent Man agers Know Requirements Best San Francisco, Dec 21. (t N. S.) William Sproule, president of the South ern Pacific Thursday told the Mat rail road commission that his road stood ready to obey an? order of the war board. Wen including one to merge with the Sante Fe, the Southern Pacific" principal rival. - Sproule -was a witness In the commis sion's investigation of wartime transpor tation giroblems of the state. "If the railroad war board Ordered you to coordinate and merge with the Santa I Fe, what would you do?" Commissioner Edgertpn asked. - - , "I would obey If I received such a positive order," was the replyt . Sproule explained that federal laws against ' pooling of interests' prevented aigr closer coordination than at present maintained. Bead's Rolling Stock Increased I I r ' I s . i Bin 1 Hi' i wffr rtTn.m J g Photo by Bmha.lL V Sergeant; Carroll Wilson - Carroll Wilson of Portland, who en listed in the United "States "cavalry when- war was declared on Germany in April Sproule stated that the work of the ' v . priority- board had increased: the South- , rMrimant! buddIv senceant for the 148th regiment of field artillery, -6Sth brigade, 41st division. ' Sergeant Wilson' was an office man with the Portland Flouring mills, but has readily adapted himself to army life and is in fine health and spirits. . In a recent letter to his father, W. E. Wilson, he wrote that he was em Pacific's rolling stock from 81 per cent of the cars it owns, in April, to 106 per cent of its ownership at present, by sending cars to California from the east. He further showed the work of the priority board-by explaining that it had H USBAND1NG OF FOOD NECESSARY TO MEET SHORTAGE OF ALLIES Recent Statements That There Is No Shortage In France Are Declared Untrue. HamatfrLarid I&&p. v i Bclaimed BeeUatatioa Serrle A sere re IattaDa . tka of Gate' at Jtailroad Crecttag Over ' XUatata Stralti Xarka Eac ef Effort. ... Klamath Falls. Or.. Deo. JL A wire waa received hero late Wednesday from Washington, D. C, to tha effect . that the directors of the United States recla mation service had officially approved of the reclamation of the marsh land of the Lower Klamath lake by the in stallation , of a . gate at the railroad eroealng over the Klamath strait. This Is the wlndup of aa attempt by local town of Waygand, north of here. men oovertng a period of over five years to reclaim a tract of land opened by the construction ot the Southern Paclfks railroad in UOt. By the installation of the gate which has already been com pleted, a tract of about M.eoo acre will be' added to the agricultural area ftf this district. It la believed that about 44.00 acres will be available Tor pasturage next year. An effort will bow be started at Washington to reduce the area of the present bird reserve In that section and limit it to the districts not valuable tor agriculture. Germans Blamed for fire Whltesburg. Ky, Dec- Jl. (L N. 8.) Oermaman sympathisers are believed to have caused a fire which swept the destroying mmlng and Vther. pro petty valued at S 10,000. Armed -guards are now on dotxi . -. - , . - 1 1 - i 5 Liege Commander - Returns to Home Zurich. Dee. 2L (U. P.) The Bel gtaa general. Lemm. who waa In com mand at Uege, August 21. 1914. when that f octrees waa taken by the Germans, arrived here Thursday, back from cap tivity. He had been In Magdeburg prison moat of the time. General Leraan is re turned In exchange for German prisoners. Pacific Coast, Unit ;J; For Better Defense San Franclaoo, Deo. IWI N. 8.) The whole. Pacific coast waa enlisted Thursday In tha fight for better defenses when a conference of the bay cities was held In the Ban Francisco Chamber ,of Commerce assembly room. By resolu tion It waa voted that all cities on the eoast and that Utah, Nevada, Montana and Arlxona be asked to Join with the plan to make a defensive scheme. This waa the result of a "Bey Cities con ference" on the report of the naval base commission headed by Bear Admiral W. U. Helm. DallasRed Cross h; In New Quarters Dallaa. Or4 Deo. 11 The Jtad Cros at DaUaa baa moved Into Its new euar-. tars la tha Uglow building, the use of Uve room being donated them .by the owner. Abel Uglow. A-few. days ago the auxiliary waa changed to a branch of the Willamette chapter at Salem, .and has working- under It 1 different aux iliaries In DeHae and Polk county. Tha Christmas Red Cross drive for Polk eounty la now well under way, with H. I Crider acting as campaign man ager for Dallas. Polk county has been asked to secure 1 100 members. ordered 1000 b,ox cars from eastern roads located at Camp Mills and said It was to enable the Southern Pacific to move j cold and snowing, but they had plenty an Immense quantity of barley from i of fuel, and the snow was welcomed, as it could be banked up against their tents and give them training for roughing it as they will have to do later on "over there." 'r California to New Orleans for shipment hi to the allies with no profit to the roads. f. The same thing was done to permit the 'shipment of airplane wood from Ore g'gon, Sproule testified. Opposes Government Ownership r Later in his testimony President I Sproule took a firm stand against gov I ernmeat seizure of the railroads. I "1 am opposed to any interference with the individuality of the roads," he stated. "I believe tiwsre snoum De some central An Atiantic Port, Dec. 21. (L N. S.) authority created by the government for T.i mnt.ininr td nf th tne well oemg ana service or tne roaas, Amertc freighter Rochester, were nut l trunk tne roaas can De Desi man- gheiied by a U-boat which had sunk their aged by those who know best their in-.; vessei on November 2, according to Chief San Francisco. Dec 21- Recent state ments In American papera that there la no food shortage In Franca and otner allied European countries are absolutely untrue, and militate against tne vital success of America's food conservation program, the food administration de clared Thursday. Only the most careful husbanding of available supplies and conservation In every American household will insure sufficient food for aUied armlea and populations abroad. It 1a stated. Some of the stories publisbed are ex plainable through misundertaanding be tween Americana recently returned from Europe and those to whom they talked. Other etorles, widely printed, could not. the administration says, have been writ ten more completely in the Interest of Germany it the kaiser had penned them himself. I A cas in point In theTlrst category is the Interview with Lieutenant Robert E. Mackenzie of the French forces, a Can ton. Ohio. man. on hia arrival in New York from France. He was quoted as savins- that white bread waa again in evideiie In the Paris cafes. Lieutenant MacKenxle later explained that he said "whiter" bread and not "white" bread. Where he waa quoted as saying, "There appeared to be plenty of food.", he explained that he said, "Plenty of food for the fighting forcee." It la true that food la available In London. Paris. Rome and Berlin for those who have the money to buy it. The return of many persons from these capttols with stories of plenty of food has created a wrong Impression with regard to the food situation in these countries aenerally. The place where the food shortage exists in the smaller towns and cities and among the mass of the population of the warring countries. Three Workers Hurt; Taken to Hospitals i r Sianciiso ofoerit Only ' Rochester Lifeboats Shelled by Germans dividual requlremeata." He contended there was no war emer gency at Pacific porta 'The war Is being conducted from the A Mantle ports," he said, "and the only war emergency that exists is there." . I f Forest Sales Double Those of Past Years I1 i I- i Engineer W. J. Donnelly and Radio Op erator H. F. Parsons, who arrived here Thursday from England. The Rochester was sunk 400 miles off the Irish coast. The crew reached land after four days and 18 hours of rowing and hardships. Several men died from exposure on the way. The captain, Erio Komerita. Is now dying in an English hospital from the effects of the trip. Three workers In different occupations, wars in lured yesterday afternoon and taken to city hospitals for treatment. Martin Hawkins, 706 Roosevelt street. an- emDlove at the North Bank docks. waa taken to St. Vincent's hospital suf fering from severe bruises sustained when a bundle of shingles fell on him Oscar Peterson, 890 Thurman street. fell 25 feet from a scaffold at the Co lumbia River ehlpbulldlng plant and was taken to Emanuel hospital with bad bruises about his hips and arms. At the Western Oregon Lumber com oanv mill. H. Boyce, an 18-year-old em ploye. of Llnnton. suffered a. badly crushed hand when he caught It In feed roller. He waa taken to Good Sam arltan hospital. Trousers can bo creased without re moval from their wearer by Irona a Wis consin Inventor has patented. Annual reports of the forest - service show that sales of National forest tim ber this year are snore than double those , of last year, the number of feet sold ex- j ceeding 2.000,000,000, valued at $3.715,000. 1 During the same period $1,507,303 waa paid into the. federal treasury for 727, 000,000 feet of timber which was cut and removed. Much timber Is used by the settlers 'living near the forests for fuel and building material, by the permission of the service, and it is estimated that an additional 113,00,000 board feet valued at $150,000 was cut by them. The largest timber sales were made In Oregon and approximately 688,000,000 feet was sold. Many are taking advantage of the Player Piano Music Vi SALE Musical FloorSeventh Your choice of all classes of Player Music at Remarkably Low Prices. Special Holiday Sale MEN'S HOUSE SUPPERS Tan and black leathers in Cavalier, Romeos, Everet and Opera styles. $2.10, $2.65, $2.95, $3 AS, $3.95 . Santa Claus couldn't leave a more wel come gift. FELT SLIPPERS FOR XMAS WOMEN'S FELT SLIPPERS - $1.50, $2.00, $2.25. MEN'S FELT SUPPERS-$1.75 CHILDREN'S RED FELT JULIETS $1, $125, $1.50. Second Floor, Lipman, Wolfe & Co. ! That Spreads Yuletide Happiness to All; Saturday Shoppers Can Call on the Wonderful Resources of This Great Christmas Store Where the vast, unbroken stocks assure SATISFACTORY selection. Throughout the great Holiday Bazaar you will find WONDERFUL GIFTS PRACTICAL, SERVICEABLE in the SPIRIT of the times at MOST MOD EST PRICES. NEVER has this store been so well equipped in merchandise and salespeople to serve the PUB- LIC, as today. - SATURDAY will be an EXTRAORDINARY day for Christmas shoppers. In Addition to Our Already Augmented Xmas Sales Force On Saturday We Shall Have the Services of the Young Men From Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson and Franklin High Schools Benson Polytechnic, Pacific Dental College, Columbia University, Behnke Walker and Reed College Store Will Remain Open Until 9 P, M. We can assure you courteous service ALL DAY, but in the interest of QUICK SERVICE, please SHOP EARLY 1 in THE DAY It will help us IMMENSELY. V tJm Merchandise of of MeritOnh Classical, Semi-Classical, Dance and Popular Music h undredt and hun dreds of Rolls to choose from. , BY THE DOZEN ' H DOZEN 2.75 $1.40 Four Rolls 9S ' Marked .Reductions . in Pianos Every- Instrument on the mu ,sicaf 'floor shows' distinct price reductions, during the "Xmas" "ttle of -Pianos: Contract In struments alone excepted. V. " . "'.I ' .-Y-; -: V I,.- Wf Christmas . l titf I Join the Red Cro.. I 2 I " - t4MCfflE9El 1 tnve.t in Thrift and War Saving I '' frsllUlfrnOrtri W Opn STBf Account for the- I The Emplosrment of 25 Extra Salesmen in our MEN'S STORE makes this your logical shopping place for GIFTS for MEN Main Floorjust Inside Washington Street Entrance. The GIFT STORE SIXTH FLOOR Offers Thousands of Gifts at QUARTER OFF Hundreds of Attractive Articles 50c to $15.00 The Jewelry Store FIRST FLOOR is a-sparkle with the most compre hensive stock, of Christmas JEWELRY 25c to $5.00 Still Ample Time to Choose Your CHRISTMAS And GET the BENEFIT of Our Special XMAS TERMS VICTROLA . . .. - : : v "SrvenUi FIr. SAN Innl and TOW g cJ the JlUll uJ UAD in MW the rYm :xv :-:"i'-';;.';V.-r- . pi w ilXI'J 1M ik3 COATS for Xmas A SALE. of greatest importance Wool Velour, Pom Pom, Plush Winter COATS The newest, the most up-to-date coats shown this season. Taken from' our. own sto&s. our best selling styles, in all v colors, many models. . $20 Many Half Price, and Less EXHIBITION AND. SALE EXTRAORDINARY On Saturday We Shall Exhibit ; x Magnificent ; ; Kimonos and Rugs The private collection of . a wealthy Japanese We 'doubt if the equal of this collection has ever been seen outside of the Orient. Kimonos Are Priced $100 ,to $350 Each Chinese Rugs Priced $500 to $1 200 Each , r , . . '" ! -y : ' , fourth rioor.' TkirJ FWf. Tiorlltwestern Musical Floor Seventh:-5