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THE ' OHEGOII SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLA ND, SUNDAY LIOIilJING, DECEMBER 3, 1517. VAR BUSINESS ON IE SCALE PERSHING'S TASK -J;. .- , .. -, , . - . . I-. , S-r', ' ? - ,. .?.-.: rf. : ' V. ; American Genera! in Command : in Europe -Has Multitudinous r: : Duties ' to Perform. : RESPONSIBILITY VERY GREAT Military Cares Supplemented by Perplexing Problems; of Transportation and Supply. ::" - By J. W Fester ' Tattee" Frew Surf CniMidil ' 1 With the American Expeditionary Jlrmy. France. General John J. Pershing f Jia turned marvof -business. He had to 7, when hie country handed aim the jot " of managing the biggest enterprise In '. American history fnMtary and oommer- Clal ,- ' General Pe ah tits' grocery etore alone "dwarfs the biggest wholes! grooery te v the size of e eross-roaaa ewe. '- Htr " transportation problem e a&ak r children's play with a string" of clock- work ehoo-choo care. t : . And these are only two divisions of r the great Industrial enterprise now go J.lng on under John J. Pershing, general -manager. Later he will take on the added task of military operations. fr Hla employee will be numbered not by thousands, but by millions as the war ; 'goes on and America's plans are, ear ix ried out to the full. And we are pro- eeedlng on the assumption that the war " will go on to a military decision- - knockout! 1 A business firm breaks Into the Bun t day papers if it distributes real benefits! to its employes over and abore -their y lay. BespoBslbDlty Enormous t Pershing's responsibility to his boys only begins with, their pay. Feeding is a day-to-day Job. We must cloth them, make, soldiers of them, arm them, pro f vide a perfection of surgical ear when they are wounded. And when a Sammy I from home makes the supreme sacrifice General Pershing, the soldier, sees that : as far as the circumstances permit the ".soldier's due. - - The farther you follow the parallel of J Pershing's firm and the big business . house, the smaller becomes the private concern-. - ' v - When "Black JacR came o France he - found the seaports lacking facilities for landing the tremendous tonnag for" our r army. Men and supplies com into the army's charg the moment the transport , oomes into harbor. The army must un , load the ships. It must furnish ali trans- portatlon and storage. Cold storage i must be found for perishable goods. J- - The army had to build docks to accent . medate bigger ships than had ever come into these ports before. Storehouses . r and barracks were quickly projected and . laid out. Railroad yards were put In so 4 that the docks could be quickly cleared D MB Now for the Rush of Last Minute , Buying for selections delayed 4his store offers quick and effective aid! Every spark 6f energy in this big Christ- ms or&ariUation is at votir service a tort lull of sensible, enduring and wel come Christmas gifts where courtesy integrity and prompt service rule where ' you'll find everything lowly priced and Calculated to elicit that "exactly what I wanted" on Xmas day from the one to whom you give. Wrist Watches $4.25. $10 512.50. $15, $25, $50 tnd $750 Diamond Rings... ....$10 to $15V 6tmeo Brtoch. iimit $5 0 $7 v - NotcHy RJnt, Eifrinrj ...,., .$7.60 to $2$ Military Kits..., SO to $20 UrtbMltai- ...-.$3.50 to $25 Lettliif Wtliets.. $2.50 upwards , Shoppinf Btfs. ........... ,4. $6.50 to $40 Knitting Needlst. $1 upwards traveiinf Clockt. .$8.50 to $40 G6Id Knives.. , , ,$250 i6 $20 . Valdsrnif ChUni. $2.30 to $50 . Cornea Sterling and Mated War. lnctttdihfZ a full line cf the eeleDrtted Shelbourne Pattern ftlecei, from $1 op , Shftneld Wan from.. $2.50 upwards ' 8 SOLDIER AND BUSINESS MAN ; J- I - --ir General John 1. Pershlna, eommsnder whose duties to make room for more ships. To do thee things Pershing had to import la bor. Dig Problems Solved -The ports lacked unloading machinery cranes, engines, light railways. There was no use trying to make shift with the appliances of the old days. Per shing had to get things, to have the work done. He picked big men to head the departments and they are doing their task under his general direction. Transportation problems don't end with the unloading of the ship. W had to have a big food and clothing depot, a medical supply base and an aviation center. Rolling stock and the railway lines were run down. "Bring over locomotives and cars" was the general's decision. SDeclal rallwav-eneineer rekiments were thrown' Into the work of bolstering up the railway system. They also built sidings and spur tracks to allow the quick unloading ana return Of cars. All this goes on under the square-built. solid soldier man, John Pershing, who never was trained to build seaports, run a grocery or make new railroads out of old. He tackled the Job because bis su perior said "there's the work so to It." HIS temples, already shot with gray, have grown a little grayer ; hie deter mined face eeeme to have a few more JQ BttohUihsd l7s. - V- i ' , ' i I I X iAv vj . : - v " ' 'i lie wakisrtes, ii, riftB mmi gttt. - MAKCPACTUHtlTO JBWKLS&g, . H V .... of the American, expeditionary force. are -manifold. ' - Wrinkles. But that Indomitable square Jaw still means pie same to those who meet him force, courage, and, as an old Urn Sammy said today, "th belly for a fight." Traasyertatlea Department Created The quartermaster had too big a load under the new emergencies IrK Franc. General Pershing omsmlnsd th situa tion and mad a new department- th department ot transportation. He picked one of th blrreet railroad heads In America te boss this section. - Now the . quartermaster merely distributes food and clothing te the troops. The trans portaUoa department takes over the complicated task of carrying it te the men in billets, training schools or trenches. The engineers also were overburdened. So Pershing made another division ot the work. Hereafter the transportation department must do All construction work necessary for the transport of sup plies or men. At Cleae. Baage Now for a closer view: A swirling cloud ef dust broke into the landscape where the road meets the horlxon. It swept down the hill into the valley at 40 miles an hour and drew up In front of battalion headquarters. An officer stepped out ef the leading automoblloa splendidly proportioned man, of medium height, bearing his square-cut shoulders at the West Point angle. On his epaulets he Wore four silver stars; a gold shield shone on each side of his collar. ' ' Word flew through the camp that General Pershing wad In town. After a minute's greeting from th battalion commander the general started out with him to inspect the camp. Staff officer trailed after, taking long, fast stride to keep pace with the vigorous, gray haired commander In chief. " Tention I" the mess sergeant bawled as the general beve Into sight of the kitchen from around a Corner. The oooks dropped their pots as though the han dle had been red-hot, and came to at tention. The eergeant'e salute was .a model and General Pershing returned the same recognition. Beeralt Leans BlselpUs , One recruit, whenever had seen Gen eral Pershing, let hie eyes wander to the side as he Stood there beside th steaming dixie filled with etow. Unlucky recruit I f "That man hasn't learned the first principle of soldiering." snapped Gen eral Pershing, pointing to the dated youngster. Look at him--e taring around when he ought to be standing at atten tion. Sergeant, take him 'eutslds. show him the proper position and make an example ef hlm Make him stand at attention in the roadway for five min utes." Th eers-eaht obeyed. Then the gen eral Inspected the kitchen. "Where do you dum rour refuse T Is It covered bpt XJo yotl get Chough Vege tables T What meat did ydu have yes terday the day before he day before that?" He shot at the sergeant so quick ly, so sharply 'that the non-com's an swers scunded Uke stuttering. For the rest of the day It was lust like that. The whirlwind swept through 16 townsdeross a dosen training field. Everyone felt reMeved when Pershing left. V But the fesnlte war hrenonneed the nest day.. When a Sammy cam te at tenuon became to attention Mt-hl lien sprang to their feet with the snap of a steel spring when an officer - passed them in the ttrcet, Garbage tubs that hadn't been covered were covered next day and out en the training field they were ratting more snap, more ferocity Into the bayonet work. Efficiency and ' discipline had taken a sudden spring upward, . ' rerthiar am xaaifie Pershing set the example for hid army. "On parade." In public, he never relax from jus rigid soldierly hearing. At work h drives himself. - People who knCw the general Inti mately sAy he does relax on private oc casion at mess, for Instance. But wniB n w&rei b were on, drive. erwertaxs bo excuses, get It done now 1 .,. , ',; , . ' - His" office Is In the center cf a hla building; with the ether departmental offices ranging for a block la two AU rectlona. ftsom SI 1 where the general work. There he sit at hi desk, ta a hard., straight-hack efflea chair, push buttons and phone eritntn arm's recn. directing, consulting, Infusing his de partment heads with the same Indom itable, battering-ram spirit that brought him to the head of America's greatest army, now in the, making. Oa the Other Bide r He Is strict, severe. Tot. they tell of a- doughhey who rolled Into camp down In Mexico, famished for food after SI hour en the road without a bite. - He walked Into a tent, saluted end asked the officer .for something ta eat. The officer heard the man's story and him self went to the cook, shack and or dered tho-eoek te pegpare a -dinner for the doughboy. i "Do you knew who that wast" the cook asked, a fc shored m steak at the hungry lad. - - '- -- Ts'ope," between monthfals cf hash. ?-rhat was General Pershing.-- ! That Sammy, still ta the army, swears General Pershing Is the greatest soldier There Is cm map on the walls of the office ' There are singularly few paper on the general's desk ; a clean desk man. Butpended from a red ribbon ever near the window ts an engraved salutation fo General Pershing presented by the townspeople when e mevod to general headquarters from Paris. The French authorities, in preparing tag building for I American occupation, wanted to have a famous artist - paint -. the Stars and Sfrtpec on one . wall In compliment to America. Pershing -was diplomatic about It and the walla are still pare 'White. . ... ; .-. , . Perhaps because of it. pof haps la spite of his soldierly conduct In public. General Pershing Is different. If It de ; ponded on his speech be eoeldn't be ' elected dog-catcher of a country -village. He to a eo Idler, not as orator yet la his position abroad he ha frequently com through situations requiring he xerde cf high qualities of statesman ship, and diplomacy. . Xa Physical Trias ; He has no Invariable time for coming to' the Office. lie may eettle some lm portent matters at horn In th half bour after breakfast. But usually h ' v- JL " , to deep tn th day, grind by S o'clock. , 5 Pty' w" cc At mess "shop talk" Is taboo. Art. ! ffnc- w1Ul tt UxX gout com. Ilterature. sports anything but' the mltUe Friday, to optlmtotlo regarding erushi n. destroying business of war In . th development ef the Boy Boout move any of It phases may occupy the meal mnt throughout the country. He he hour. The mess consist ot Oensrel Hares, however, that there to great need t-wrrmamm, noinr rwnermi, iwo nign.il x -""- iims, in im uaiiea states. Mr. cross ' : When the day's work to done when : "Sir Bad en-Powell of England. ' time whoa, as la ether nations, the the depatrment heada have reported originator of the Boy Bcout move- mother and elder sisters will don over with thaip rettmunandatians. their new . ment. was recently asked when the PrS alls and aair munition f rtnri mm m.nA Ideas, their nrosress or reverses. If ther is no matter of unusual pressure, the general goes riding. Perhaps be gets Into his machine and rolls to a lnlr wooded spot with a major who has his confidence If so, -they dismount and walk through the wood a mile from th worries of the army The general may walk five mile at a brisk pace, meet ing the automobile again at the other aide of the forest or across a valley. He keep physically fit a stronger man, perhaps, than meet of the vigor ous younger officers at headquarter. A big Job and a heavy load. General Pershing. But those shoulders were built to carry heavy load a Woman Admitted to Ball San Francisco, Dec 22 (T. N. &) The report that Frank Xarouz would likely recover from his wounds led to the fixing of ball for Mrs. Theresa Wal1 aroux at $!M0 bonds or 1 1000 cash today. Mrs. Darouz fired three shots at Daroux from whom she Is dl vorced, because she claim he defamed hr-- i j jUr y T Buy Furniture Gifts Utility and beauty unit In urging you to buy Furniture to buy at thi bis Furniture Store. We are abundantly telling price and on easy fx Genuine Leather Solid Oak Desk Table 38.75 A Golden Oak or Fumed Combination Desk TaMes may b tiled u writing desk or library tablet com pute with rials Ink well. Regular 111 lndJtS values. Spe cial $8.75 at Oads bya CORNER SECOND AND SCOUT TRAIN flG -IS OF GREATEST VALUE TO BOYS BnnesBBSBBsnnasnnBBSBBssBBBBBBnBneB Commissioner Cfos, Who Was In Portland Friday. Discusses Movement in This Country. MORE NEED NOW THAN EVER With Elder Mala Members of Families Away Restraint Has Lessened) More Delinquencies R. D- Cross, national field scout com. mlaetoner far tK da . A a . la roT Speeding up Work for hoy, at this j n( world war would end. Ke replied, TH" wf wiu . tua 1n ltl1-' Baden-Powell enlarged upon this by stating that this war would not be ended by preeent battle or probable revolu tions, but rather that we must think of this war and fight It la terms of the next generation. If it oaa be ebowa that a nation has economised and coo- J served our human material, a repre- eentea oy in Doys ana girio ox tni gn- erauon. we shall hav demonstrated whether we have really won th war. Th true victory will come to the na tion which now protects it children so a to insure the quality of its men to carry on the work of that country after the war. Beetralate Are XetMed "The trsmendoua effort which are now being righUy put forth In every community to provide leadership and di rection for the acUvltles of the men at the front and tn the cantonment, la working to th great disadvantage of our boys at home. War work of everjr kind monopolise the lime light : father and older brother hav gone to the front, and horn restraints, which have never been too helpful to the growing boy. are lessened. We may e the credit term. Shop early and ahop here. Open erening. $12 Sewing Table e$9.SO Martha Washington detlra mahogany finish. Make your Xmas selections now. Regular $12 values. Spe dau $9.50. The ttbte we are offering Is straight legs Instead cf turned, if shown. Rocker $34.85 Just thft kind of a large, roomy, com fortable Rocker you want. Gen uine brown Span ish leather. Guar anteed. Buy one before they are. gone $9.85 Ladieft9 Desko ! for Chridtmad Graf ' BUY NOW $1 Per Week Graf onola, six l o4sek doable due Reeer dl.; 200 - needles, $2X00.' Ladies' Desks the prices are We have them ?!?$34.85 PlnUhei mahogany '.'or golden oak. Boy one for Christmas. ' , SOLID OAK MORRISON. STREETS SCOUT. COMMISSIONER V lHAS.CONFEREHCE HEREV sneew " . s - - - IL D. Cross other Industrial nlanta. Leaders of .hoys work of all Unco are leaving to en-, ter work Under various organisations. conducting program at th camps and in the dtie adjacent to the camp. Pub lic school teacher. Sunday school teach ers, and others, to whom th boy baa looked for leadership, hav gona. In addition to ail these thing, the boy I now, and la destined to Increasingly earn and spend his own money. BeUaqseaey a leeree "We are face to face in this country with the same problem which, ha been developed by the war In every other country Involved. The Increase In Ju venile delinquency tn England. Germany and France ha been eo tremendous a to cause national alarm tn ovary on of these ooun tries. I bav Just mad a trip throughout the entire Pactfl Coast and find that this problem of Increase In Ju venile delinquency la causing th school and court' authotitlae great concern. Statement have boon mad. In vartoue etUe. to the effect that Juvenile delln quency hae Increased In decree varying from SS per oent to 10 per cent daring the pest eight months. "It l for this reason that w are try Buy Now and Pay Next Year for gift purpose, and economy and a atUf action combiner to male it worth your while prepared to meet all demand of fshoppera'for guaranteed Furniture at genuine under- fjf 35; "SI Mahogany Tea Wagon $9.53 Mahogany Smoker 4 With Crystal Ash Tray $2e25 very useful addition - ta the acta. Ha glass tea tray, 11 by IS inch. we have them tn birch, mahogany tla- gQ g g $12 Hope Chest , 09.SO Cenalae CeeWMethpfeoi 4S laches long, 15 tnchel deep, 17 tnchel vide. For the young ladies to stow away the things for the day. priced CO -tli special at .... 4JVI onola Oatfit No. 1 Ing to present t every oomm unity the need ot supporting a program of In reaaed etf ectlveneos along . Boy Bcout traiaiag Une. This support must he given, even In face of the fact that a much time, energr and money to being Invested la the other worthy projects for those boy who have gene away from home.1 !- . . ' rise Material Predteei , : In speaking ef the effect of the Boy Boout work la developing qaalltlee which nnder-bmid the things required ta the definite military program, - Mr. : Cross said, "While our Boy Boout movement Is non-tnlUtary, and w are primarily ton j earned about the character development of hoy between the ages of II and Is. It to none thence true that the sped Oo Boy Boout nrccram. which teaehee every scout first aid, signaling, general camp and wood-craft, sanitation, eta is pro ducing the finest possible material for the military force. X hav visited every cantonment on the Coast and, without exeepuoa. the testimony from the commanding officer down to the private in the ranks could be summed up In the one expression that, if this country had had the Boy Boout movement la operation tl year it would hav eared the government minions and minions of doner sow re quired for the development of the sol diers along the very lines which to rec ognised as so seeentlaL "Officers In high commands were unanimous In expressing themeelve a feeling that the most worth while thing which the Boy Boout movement has done 1 the inculcating of the spirit of obedience to the command of property constituted authority, not In a sub servient way, but purely In the Interest" of developing the highest possible em dency In the military organisation, rregreff Mere BepUly "It was my personal obeervatlon that the bora whom I found In large number la very cantonment, and wno naa naa scout train! n. war progressing most rapidly toward commissions, as a result of their efficiency. Therefor, because of the splendid re sult In the development f all-round character In boye, a well a tn tn oen nite contribution to present day military needs, it to Imperative the every com munity make possible th placing ef th Boy Bcout training at in oispoea. os au boy of eoout age. . . Portland ha don a wonderful ptoe of scout work, cooperating with every worth-while civic and phllanthropte ef fort, but. with the above Tacts in nunc, w believe that It is possible to extend th work, Ther are now 100.009 boys who are member, tn gooa stanemg. or this great movement tn in untiea State. ' Record Breaking Year Tope a. CeiL, Deo. 11. L K. B-V tk. vnaa board of aarlcultur today Issued a report giving a financial sum mary of farm product and livestock ef th state for It 17 which show a value of tSO7.S2S.0O0. or nearly tlll.000 000 more than th state's host record. In ltli. ' '0 Discount on High Chairs and -Children's Rockers JO different ttyiei Hlfb Quire and Chil dren's Rockers. All reduced aofe. High Chain u CI en eaeeo u.. Plsvl Ciiltfi Rock- 7CV era as cheap as JC Go-Carts for Christ 25 patterns of Oo-Cartl . reduced 20 for Christ inas business. Wi are' offering a good Fl4- lag Go-Cart with hood. S ?.'.?...;; $7.85 V " Mfrnher of .1 , ' ' 1 ' a POOR OLD-OREGON IS MIMED AGAIN -BY: EASTERN PUB LIGATION The Nation's Business" Says Business Poor on West Coast) Chamber Sends Protest The Natlos'e Business," a magasln published at wash In ton. JD. C bv ts. United Stale Chamber of Conunerev contains in Its December Issue, a map purporting to tnd teat th business con ditto of th country December 1. 111?. ' "Good" busdneee I Indicated by light gray coloring : "fair by darker gray. and "poor" by black, All of Western Oregon I In th black. Eastern Oregon te shewn ta light gray a U all of California except Lee An geles and the district about, which la show in dark gray. All of Washington I shown in dark gray. xeept Seattle and th adjoining district and that part of Eastern Washington bordering on the Columbia which are shown la light gray." Th greater part of th United Stale I show la light gray. Th showing to considered most unjust by th Portland . Chamber of Commerce. No informa tion for the map was sought by the mag asln or given by the chamber, aaya W. D. B. Dodaon, executive secretary. Ckaatber Wests StaUtaest Th Chamber of Commerce hae asked' opportunity to make a statement f th fact which will abow that business 00a-, dltlone locally have greaUy Improved over condition of two or three year ago. Th letter of the Chamber of Com mere to "Nation's Business" rda: Ia recent publications of your map a to business condition, th wester part f Oregon is la in dullest cf black. It to understood that information upon trade- conditions expressed by this map Is gathered from the eommereial bodies. This organisation ha never furnished 'Nation's Businees any statistic that would warrant th misrepresenta tion of our business condition such as occur on th map. "Bradstreet's. Dun'e and Baboon' all how very good state ot affair her now and rapidly lm pro ring. "If your map la baaed upon data not gathered from the regular commercial as ancles, which are la close touch with th business, we feet that our district should be spoken for by ourselves. If we are entitled to this courtesy we would gather exact Information and certainly make a different showing than that pre sented." iwewsMsmBunwaa Overstuffed Rocker,; $11. SO . WITH HIGH BACX I This Urge, high back Rock-' er li upholstered la brown Imitation Spanish leather oa loft spring!, ltl dp-' pearance and style ire ai most Indistlngnbhable from th genuine. Special MJSO Greater Portland Association ffi r ii ii n w fi in i i i ii iil' i