THE OREGON v DAILY . JOURNAL,- ?OR TLAND, FRIDAY, . DECEMBER 21; 1917; SPRUCE PARTS TO BE MADE UP HERE Former .Governor West, Home From Washington,-. Declares :H Assurance Is Given.' , .-Oregon planing; mill Boon wOl b riven the opportunity- of turning: out sprue part for government airplanes. In' the opinion of former Governor Os wald Went,' who returned last . Bight from Washington, where, with Senators Chamberlain and McNary he presented the matter before the aircraft produc- r tlon board. r .."Colonel Deeds, head of the board. rave us assurances . that the board would take Immediate steps looking : into this," Mr. West said, "and that it would depend upon the ability of the Oregon mills to turn out the work. "Under the' present procedure' the spruce is being shipped east in the rough for finishing in eastern airplane factories, and less than one-fifth of It Is used. This 'Is, therefore, a useless burden on transportation. Colonel Deeds readilr agreed that it was a poor sys . tern from a strict-business standpoint, and said if the Oregon mills are capa ble of producing the worK there is no reason why they shouldn't be given the opportunity. ' 'Owing to the war, building opera tions have decreased, and the work of the planing mills has naturally slack ened.- The Oregon mills are In a good position to do the work of finishing up the spruce and feel that they should get a share of thebuslness, since the proouci is proaucea ner. dent they will get it." German, a Suicide Palo Alto,' CaL. . Dm 1 (U. P.) Professor Ernest W. Poncer, professor of mathematics at Stanford nnlversltyr was found dead in the kltchenr of bis home' today with a big gunshot wound In his breast A shotgun, with which the. wound was evidently Inflicted, lay nearby. .. ' - The police believe Poncer committed suicide, although there were no -notes or other Indications of such an Intention. Professor Poncer was ' of German birth and before America entered the war. was a) strong defender of Ger many's cause. In recent months, how ever, he had been silent, moody ancr'ap- parejitly despondent. Police believe this prompted suicide, - - NDUIRY ADDS TO Speak Here SUGAR SHORTAGE Ralph Says Investigation Helps Delay Work of Food AtJminis ' tion in the East. Data Is Essential Air information and data on spruce timber and logs available for lumber for airplane 6onstruction Is being sought by the United States signal corps. "It Is imperative tor the government to obtain a general inventory of spruce and spruce logs immediately, and re ports from owners and others, on r: piles In their control Or owned by other persons is sought," explained Colonel Dlsque, Thursday. ' Data on the number of board feet and location of standing timber and also on logs already In the water and how long they have ' been there i: wanted. Commissioner of Boy ; Scouts in Portland H. D. rose, national field scout com missioner of the Boy Scouts of Amer ica, is In (Portland conferring with the local scout board concerning a definite future program for the organisation to pursue. Mr. Cross has made a trip along the entire Pacific coast and states that al though the . boys have made splendid progress war conditions have . Drought about a- crisis in .their work that calls for a Wore intensive program fr the development of scouting. W. W. Cotton, president of the local boardv and C. H. Davis Jr., chairman of the executive committee, are -' meeting with Mr- Cross to decide the definite Activities for the Portland Scouts in future work. .... V : Washington, Dec. 21. (I. N. SO The sugar shortage on - the Atlantic sea board is being increased by the in vestigation now under way before a sub-committee of the senate manufac tures' committee, George M. Rolph, Vim1 nt the surar division of the food I am confi- administration, charged on the stand I today. . I "The work or tne international sugar committee is being held up by this in vestigation and has been entirely sus pended for more than week de clared Rolph. "I expected that ultimately congress would be blamed," answered Senator James Reed, chairman. There then followed a general dis cussion among the members of the com mittee with Senator Reed maintaining that the members of the food admin istration were not required to leave their work to attend the hearings. Rolph was taken from the stand tem porarily in order that James A. Som mervtlle of St. Louis might testify. Sommerville declared he was a. member of the car service committee of the American Railway association. He testified that an official of the food administration approached him in No vember In an attempt to get cars to move sugar from Colorado. He de clared he had told the official of the rood administration that there was 1,250,000 pounds of. sugar in Michigan which could be moved more easily. Sommerville did not know whether the Michigan crop had been moved. In answer to a question from Senator Jones, he declared that the car supply for beet sugar 'manufacturers in Michi gan has-been as good this year as ever. Congressman Albert Johnson, who will give an address In the Auditorium the evening of January 1. has a .wealth of first hand Information about "war con ditions on the western .front, according to- a letter received this- morning by the chamber of. commerce ;from Byron W. Shbnp, bead - of - the speaking , division of the committee of public information for four-minute men. Congressman. Johnson was a member of the congressional .- delegation that visited the . front, ,. and - while In the trenches narrowly escaped being struck by a shell. Hs is touring the country under the auspices of the committee of public information.- Congressman John son's horns state Is Washington. He Is a resident of Hoquiam. where he was engaged In the newspaper business be fore going to Washington to represent his district. ; . Delaware Company Will Operate Here Salem. 'Or., Dec. 21. The Mountain States Power company, a Delaware cor poration with it capital stock of 15,000. 000, Thursday-filed its declaration of purpose to engage in . business tn this state. The officers of the company are all Chicago people. Richard Shore Smith of Eugene Is named as the agent for the company in Oregon. Articles of in corporation were filed by the Sander Swafford company of North Powder, Union county. It has a capital stock of $5000. The incorporators are : E- M. Sanders, J. F. Sanders and H. W. Swaf ford. i . . Members of Legion Of DeathEnter U. S. San Francisco, Dec 21. (U. p.) "What is your age and occupation V an immigration inspector asked of a frail looking Russian girl who had Just ar rived on a Dutch steamer , from the orient A soiaier a soiaier or .Russia." was the startlingly quick response. "My age is 15 old enough to right for Russia.' She was Riva Kopkin of the Russian lXeglon of Death and today, with Miss Eva Lcionts, her comrade in arms, was admitted to the United States. They bring" stories of bloody scenes which pre ceded the Bolshevik! overthrow, of K- rensky. Railroad Official Visits Robert R. Ritchie, general agent of the Chicago ft Northwestern railway, with headquarters at San Francisco, is a Portland visitor today. Mr. Ritchie reports a bigger holiday traffic this year than In 1916. "There are thousands of prosperous ranchers from the North western states going to California to Today Is Shortest Of All the Year Today is the shortest day in the year. Saturday the daylight hours will begin to lengthen and Dame Nature will begin to cut -down the lighting expenses for the housewives. Lovers who are accustomed to spoon in the dark and gladsome hours will find their sphere of activities waning when two minutes are substracted from the - nocturnal hours Saturday. According to the . weather prognostl cator the sun rises today at 7 :50 and will set at 4 :2S. . VOUNDED, TO TEACH i .UNIVERSITY TACTICS ieiSSHHSSSSBBS - ' -4. . , ... ..." - v Colonel - Leader, Long Expected, Telegraphs Word of Arrival - at an Atlantic Port. University of . Oregon, Eugene. Or, Dec. 2L Colcnel , John Leader of the British . army, who was secured last summer by the University of Oregon to act as military Instructor at the univer sity, has landed in New York and will arrive in Eugene on , December 29. ac cording 'to a telegram which President P. I Campbell has received from him. The word that ha has at last arrived in the country comes as a relief to the university authorities, who have received telegrams from him for the past three months saying that he hoped to sail soon. ' He experienced much difficulty In getting his release from the British army and was further delayed when he tried to get transportation across the Atlantic because of the scarcity of pas senger vessels. It is expected he will lslt the war department at Washington and also make an Inspection trip to Harvard university, where a great deal ol military instruction is given, oeiore starting west. .President P. I. Campbell, who left last night for Washington, expects to meet Colonel Leader in Kansas City. Colonel Leader has had 21 years ex perience in the army and in the present conflict he took the Sixteenth Royal Irish rifles through the Bomme cam palgn, in which he was wounded, being then invalidated home to England. He will arrive on the campus in time to take charge of the university military drill for the second semester. ' CLOTHING IS LACKING. FOR NEW TROOPS (OMittancd Prom Pag On) spend the winter and the run of tour ists from the East la greater than ever before. All transcontinental lines re port a record, tourist traffic" - " Sharps replied. "Prior to that time we didn't have coats for all the men." (Jrereoats Are Too Small Major L. Hardeman of the quarter master's department, testifying for Gen eral Sharps, said - there were sufficient overcoats but the sixes were wrong. "How did that comer he was asked. "Because in most draft cantonments the men are larger physically than those In the regular army and in the guard,' said Hardeman. "Has ever 'man in the army an over coat today?" Senator McKellar asked. "As far as requisitions have been made." Hardeman replied. - Big Order Aataorlsed Sharp read a long memorandum . de tailing how, at the time the array and the national guard were mobilized for Mexican border service, his department had bought clothing, practically exhaust ing its funds. When demobilisation of the national guard was halted. Sharps said he got Secretary Baker s approval to an order for clothing for 500,000 additional men, that being approximately the number of the national guard and the army at war strength. - In April, this year, he was authorised by Baker to. order for 500,- bo mora' men and la Jane for s- third 500.000. . - t .r - . '- - - - "What .did these orders include for each man?" asked Senator ."Weeks. x . .- EagUsh , nam A vacated y . They, were equipment C or doth- lng and-tents to last three months, re plied General Sharp. . " Ton know too now ha vent enough ' clothing for your men, don't you?" aaked Senator McKellar "Ye." said Sharp, "that's due to the way the men hav been called put." "It's because of the methods of pur chasing through the council f national defense, lant ltf demanded McKellar. "No, said Sharpe. . ""We've got to hav soma system Ilk' that. If w did switch to the English plan w wouM even better off. They hav a purveyor general of supplies, through whom or ders for ordnance, food and clothing com from the heads of the three divi sions.' .;. ' 'J ' Draft Delay Is Dcslrti ' How ; much clothing is General Pershing buying la England r. aaked "Senator Hitchcock. "I don't know." . said Sharp. H asked' permission to buy and did not stat th amount." ' Sharp said that th British embargo on Australian, wool . has been removed aa far as this country is concerned and that American manufacturers ar now working Australian wool into cloth for uniforms. Sharp said he hoped there would not be another draff call soon, as his de partment had been flooded by T 00.000 new enlistments in the regular army which had upset Its program, and that they would be ready for a new call sometime in January. Skoes Do Doable Dsty Asking if there bad not been some trouble aa to shoes. Senator Wads worth said he had heard that at Camp nair ox an lnianiry aetacnmeni was marched out to target practice and then returned, giving their shoes to the other half so the men could practlc. Sharp admitted such a condition exists. Senator Weeks declared that a Massa chusetts shoe manufacturer who ex amined the shoes Issued to 20.000 men reported thst about 80 per cent of the mtn were wearing shoes too short for them. "This condition has been brought to the attention pf Secretary Baker and of the medical department," said Weeks. Th medical department con curred In the view of the shoe man that th wearing of these short shoes would endanger the foot-health of, the men." Bed Tap It Criticised -rnerj snarp aaia that as a re sult of th report to Baker, th ay steal of fUtlag shoes h,ben, changed and added: V. . v-i .-, j .-.V- . "General Pershing has akd C ; ta omit sotn narrower widths becaus hi men'ar wearing: heavy woolen socka." Sharp placed th blam for Improper fitting of ahoa on company commanders and medical officers. XI criticised th department red tap that sends telegram, contracts and. au thorisation for action through a half dosen officials before action Is had. . He advocated adoption of "business meth- Overalls C4 for T?alfras "Did you ever suggest a change?" aaked Senator Weeks. ; - x "Tea, t the secretary of war." "Who la responsible?" "Well, this has been a matter ef con siderable controversy ever slac ".th Civil war, said Sharp. , . Senator . Wadsworth asked why-- blue overalls. wer Issued. to men in canton menu Sharp said th overall wer given to protect uniforms from dirt In trench digging. - : ? "I was informed. said Wadsworth, "that ' on division commander bought th overalls becaus he had no regula tion uniforms aad'SaUr got your prove!1 , - . :':' V ;' , . . ICU X- waa Informed General 'Glenn CUlUlooth. did that. said fharp. at in JOIK TUB RED -CROSS ...TODAY The XMhI way t esead a dellar. Th hraad that W saving wheat -shouVA patriotic family. lMd partially ofoat 1 meal, this loaf ls xoptionally plAalsg In tast. folly as: srutrttiovs as whit .'. bread and Is much preferred fy many; . people. Aak your1, grocer buy insist' on ' HOL8UX Liherty Bread ad get . th ' . . ; . . .-- v . - - -. Log Cabin Baking Co. Oar" Bskery Is lM'Per Cest K4 Crt Xsmaers. luiiiiuiiiiiitiiuiiuiuiiiuiiitiuiuiiiiiiiHiiniiiiiiiitiiiiiuintiiuiuitiiiiiiitiii Happy Thoughts for Men and Boys Service The kind that has made this YOUR store for many , years is just as good during these final rush hours of Christmas as it is any time during the year. Merchandise Offerings here .are for the enduring wear and real com fort of men arid boys regardless of the fact that you are buying now to give. Nothing is offered here that is not worthy and economidal.' 2 W -.iAk ":. ft ' 4 ( K . . " - ' ' V," ' ' 1 ' ,;GUS KUHN,- rresMen&I ' The marlof serviceYour Rea.Crots -i. - -y'- 1 X f' V.t . . : 1 1 . 1 .The- Kuppenheimer Houie in1 Portland- ' - ' " """'7' Gift Buvin More than ever, gift. buying should be done with care this year. You can make it a Merry Christmas for those you love, and still be doing your duty to your country, your family arid yourself. . See the offerings, many of them exclusively here, "some as iow as 25c -:. All gifts in holiday wrappings. 7 ' - ' If in doubt ve him a gift certificate for any amount. Shop in the: Specialty Stores Avoid the Crush of the Department Stores and Help Build Up Your Home Town K t: mm M tz tz - e a WIRELESS MESSAGE From Santa Claus Headquarters CHILDREN ! CHILDREN! Santa Claus Leaves at 11:30 Tomorrow Morning To Make Ready To Bring Your Xmds Gifts Santa Will Be Here, At His Headquarters 9 to 11:30 Tomorrow Morning Sixth Floor He Will Return to Your Home, Christmas Eve, Good-Bye to You All, and A M&rry Christmas v From Santa Claus Your Boy will be mightily pleased with some of these: Boys' Shirts in madras and silk, $1.50 to $5. Boys' Blouses in madras and silk, $1 to $4. Boys Hats $1' to $2.50. Boys' "Pappa Joffre" ani Sailor Hats. Boys' Novelty Neckwear 25c. 35c, 50c. Boys Gloves and Gauntlets, $1.25. Boys' and Girls' Fancy Sweaters, $6, $7.50. Boys' Military Sweaters, $5, $6. Boys' Bath Robes $1.50 to $5. Boys' Norfolk Suits $5 to $20 f Boys' Overcoats, $6.50 to $15 Children's Overcoats, $5-$15. Juniors' Suits, $5.50 to $10. Boys' Mackinaws, $5 to $8.50 Second Floor. Her e Ar etheThings I i .' that make happy A Man 's Christmas Lounge Robes in smart patterns, $4 to $15. House Coats in plain arid .two-toned fabrics, $6 to $20. Silk Shirts in beautiful stripes, $5 to $12.50. Fine Gloves in suede, mocha, cape . and buck $2 to $10. N Neckwear in silks and knits, 50c to $4. Mufflers in silks and knits, $1.50 to $7.50. Pajamas in new patterns, $1.50 to $7.5o. 7 Umbrellas in silk and gloria, $i.50 to $10. Silk Hosiery in black and col- ors, 5oc to $1.50. Handkerchiefs, plain or in itialed," 25c, 35c and 5oc. Collar Bags, $1.00. to $4.00. Suit Cases and Traveling Bags, $7.00 to $30.00., Mdse. Orders Glove Orders Hat Orders Main Floor. Join the Red Cross Today D raurixvvsa n xviorxisoiroireei ai . It Will Help to Save Men! 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