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Fuel Administrator Tells Senate
j Committee He Acted to Save
Suffering in Homes and to
Relieve Rail Congestion.
Shipyards Expected to Continue
;t Operations; Modified Order
;i' Expected for Other War fn
v dustries, Senators Are Told.
W ASH INC TON, Jan. 17. (I. N.
S.) Fuel Administrator Gar
ield's drastic order forcing 14
coalless days on the industries
of the east will go into effect
at. midnight, practically without
jiiodlfieaUon from the outline
given last night.
?.Tblfc. .jas&Jt0u1ttveiyy
the fuel administration office
early this evening.
Washington, jam. 17. The - sen
ate late this afternoon passed the
resolution requesting, Garfield to
" suspend his order five days.
Waahlngton, Jan. 1. rU. p.) A 8-
; sailed from all parts of the country
for hie -order to suspend Industrial
activity for five days, starting tomor
row. Fuel Administrator Garfield today
.sharply defended his action before the
t aerate coal committee.
. Haled before the committee to "ex
plain," Garfield outlined the causes of
tha regulatory order car shortage,
shipping congestion and cold homes.
"lf It becomes necessary to keep the
(Conclnderi on Haee N'tnc. Column Six)
Marion Grangers
Ask Explanation
Salem, Or., Jan. 17. Marlon " County
Pomona grange, at a meeting Wednes
day afternoon, adopted resolutions, aft-
I vlT. J. Kerr, president of Oregon Agri
cultural college, to explain definitely his
position In regard to the 'offer of the
presidency ' of the Agricultural College
' of Kansas ftiade hfm last fall. The
resolution' asks for President Kerr's
. resignation, if his explanation is not sat
isfactory, to the grange.
Officials of the grange when asked
the name of the author of the resolu
tion, answered that it. had been pre
sented without signature.
Turkestan Is Now
Kepublic, Is Report
f
'Stockholm, Jan. 17. (U. P.) Turke
stan hasr proclaimed independence as an
autonomous republtc, allied with a 'Tur
kish confederation," according to word
received here today.
54 Men and Women Give
j Parts of Their Skin to
Saye Young Man's Lif e
Fifty-four men and women appeared
at St. Vincent hospital early today pre
pared to give up portions of their skin
iii the grafting 'process resorted to to
Save the life ot Harry G. Welger, who
was severely burned, near Corvallls.
IThe operation, according to Dr. Ken
neth A. J. Mackenzie, was successful.
Dr, C. H. Wheeler assisted Dr. Mac
kenzie. The appeal for volunteers to sacrifice
a . square - Inch of their skin met with
prompt and willing response. More,
women answered the appeal than men.
The patient was put under an anesthetic.
- The operation was watched closely by
surgeons and physicians.
r,Th report that volunteers were
wanted; to part with a portion of their
cuticle attracted widespread attention,
gome of ose who answered the. call
offered to leave their places of resi
dence outside of Portland to - be on
hand at the appointed time The flrfet
offer came from a man In Tacoma.
HIGH LIGHTS
IN GARFIELD
FUEL ORDER
ALL foel dellrerles cease today
.except to railroad!,' domestic
eonsamers, hoipltal and char
itable laitltations, pablle ntllUles,
federal, state and local lnstltatlons
excepted from the proTlslons of the
fool order. Deliveries to ne re
sumed Jaanary SS.
Order applies only to states east
of the Mississippi river, with ex
ceptlda of Minnesota and Louisiana,
but foel administrators In western
states hare the power to enforce
the Monday holiday there also.
Ho fnel, except to prevent frees
lnff, to be consumed except for the
above needs between Friday morn
ing and January IS.
On Monday, January 21, and for
nine Mondays following:, theatres
and all places of amusement must
close, grocery stores and batcher
shops may remain open until noon,
drvg- stores all day, newspapers
limited to one edition or the num
ber customarily printed on. holidays,
and all fuel consumption must cease
wfth above exceptions.
Establishments eng-ag ed in war
work not excepted from the op
era) Ions of the order.
Penalty for violations tiOOO, or
one year's Imprisonment.
War" fund Prive J$ Making; Eni-
Morning, $22,094.
Sixteen' cents, alt the .money that a
widow had who has already given her
son, was offered to the Knights of
Columbus war fund this morning. When
the widow's mite was tendered to Ray
mond Sullivan and John Cahalan, on
"Colonel' Guy W. Talbot's ditnJion. they
proceeded to do som relief on their own
account.
The heroism is found among those who
have little, according to reports of the
soficltors. . On the other hand, a well
known Portlander, holding a responsible
position, announced to Louis Cronan
that he Is ."through giving." General
Manager I. N. Day telephoned the man,
asking him who is to take care of the
three boys this particular citizen has In
the service.
Practically half of the $50,000 being
raised in Portland -has been secured.
The figures this morning showed $22.
094, leaving a balance of about $27,000 to
collect to complete the quota. Every
dollar of the K. of C. fund goes to direct
war work.
The halla of the K. of C. are non
sectarian. They . carry a , motto of
"Everybody Welcome." No' distinction
is made among the American soldiers
as to religious belief or other affilia
tion. As testimony of this, the cam
paign is "being handled by prominent
(Concluded on t-asre Trr. Column Four).
Strong Winds to Hit
Portland, Forecast
Strong southeasterly winds at Port
land and vicinity and strong southerly
gales along the coast, with rain tonight
and Friday, are promised by Meteorolo
gist Wells of the weather bureau.
Damage is likely to occur unless all
nosslble precautions are taken, it is
said. Such a forecast recalls the re
i cent strong winds, when plate-glass
windows and awnings about, the city
were blown down.
That the skin grafting process Is a
tedious and delicate piece of work is
indicated by the fact that the patient
was on the operating table nearly all
forenoon.
Skin restoration has been the means
of saving many persons' lives and the
operation is considered to be one of
the notable achievements of modern
surgery.
In the Welger case it was necessary
to recover about two square feet of sur
face. The Injured parts were on the
backs of the legs and the right thigh. -
The patient was placed in a plaster
cast after the operation and his recov
ery is deemed certain. The operation
required over three hours.
It will take about two weeks for the
transplanted skin , to affix to the pa
tient's flesh.
Despite the severe pain suffered by
the . volunteers they stood their hurts
heroically and some wanted to give more
akin than had been asked Of thenu
WIDOW S ITE IS
OFFERED K. OF C
LATEST RUSS
IS REJECTED
Immediate Evacuation of Poland J
Courland and Other Russian
Soil Demanded by Bolsheviki
Displeases Teuton Envoys.
Earlier Report From Berlin An
nounced That Compromise
Peace Terms Had Been Agreed
Upon by German Leaders.
Amsterdam, Jan. 17. (I. X. S.) Fo! !
; lowing a report from Berlin that the i
. German militarists and political lead-
ers had agreed upon compromise peace I
, terms ror Russia without any annexa
I tions or Indemnities, information was
received this afternoon that Russia's
i terms have been rejeoted.
The announcement that the Russian
terms as to the evacuation of Russian
territory were unacceptable was made
officially In Berlin.
The Bolshevik envoys to Brest
Lltovsk presented proposals providing
for the immediate evacuation of Poland,
Courland and other Russian soil' occu
pied by the Germans, but the Teutonic
envoys were reported to have an
nounced that Germany could not accede
to thera. .
The exact terras of the German agree
ment supposed to have bean framed are.
I not- known. It la- generally believed
however, : that. vermajy ,,woifld - hay?" 4n lta recent victory in Ue y. A.
a-greed: to' negotiate ' with :RuasiauponTHyfl nBa suits. , -
the basis of no annexations or forced
indemnities provided the peoples of Po
land. Courlaftd Lithuania, Livonia, and
Esthonia were given a plebiscite to de
termine what their future form of gov
ernment shall be.
Ever Since the German armies Over
ran Poland the officers and men have
been working to create a strong German
influence. German institutions were set
up and a powerful propaganda carried
on to induce the people to believe that
they shout live under German rule in
the future.
The Bolshevik peace envoys at Brest
Litovsk have already agreed to a plebl-
( Concluded on Page SeTenteea. Column Seven)
KAISER PLOTS TO
KILL II. S. CROPS
California Council of Defense
Warns Farmers AgainsJ Spread
ing of Poisonous Pollen.
San Francisco, Jan. 17. (I. N. S.)
The kaiser has plotted the destruction
of the bumper crops in America, planned
to feed the allies next year, and aerenta
of Germany are already at work in the
wheat fields of California, it was an
nounced today by the State Council of
Defense.
The Information given out by the De
fense Council is based on advices re
ceived from Washington.- It is declared
that Germany has prepared for ship
ment to the United States a quantity of
pollen to be used by agents of Berlin
to destroy the winter crops, especially
the immense acreage of wheat that has
been planted to meet the war emergency.
Two liters have already been delivered
in the United States, the Washington In
formation stated, and Dart of this has
been placed in the hands of Germans in
California.
The defense council has sent out wide
spread warnings and urged all peace
officers and county councils of defense
to utilize every agency at their com
mand to prevent the spreading of this
pollen, and all farmers are urged to be
on their guard.
i Red-wigged Woman Held
San Francisco, Jan. 17v (I. N.S.)
Federal authorities today threw consid
erable secrecy about the detention here
of Mrs. Johanna Hensel Helnk, a pretty
actress, who was arrested on espionage
suspicion while working as a waitress
in a second-rate restaurant at Redwood
City, mainly patronized by soldiers from
Camp Fremont. A letter to her, written
In German, from a Dr. Schutz, in Loa
Angeles, contained the phrase, "Beware ;
you are among enemies."
Another, apparently from a brother In
Shanghai, warned .her ' that she Bhould
be very careful If she would avoid ar
rest. " The letters were written la Ger
man. French and Dutch. Mrs. Jlelnk
speaks five languages. She wore a red
wig over her black hair.
SCHOOL CHILDREN
UNDER 15 j
An announcement that
will interest yon appears
on page 11 today
NEW MUTINY
AT KIEL; 38
ARE KILLED
J
LOJTDOX, Jan. 17-(I. X. 8.)
Thirty-eight German naval of
ficers were killed by their men
Ik a new mutiny la the groat Ger
man naval base at Kiel, said a dis
patch to the Dally Express today.
The mutiny broke out on Monday
among the crew of a submarine,
the dlspateh said.
It spread to nearby cruisers, but
was soon put down by loyal sailors.
The cause of the. mutiny was said
to be the unrest over the extra long
cruises the submarines are com
pelled to make.
Paris, Jan. 17. (I. S. S.) A great
peace demonstration was made by
Hungarian -workmen In Budapest
Wednesday, according to a Zurich
dispatch printed la 'Information
today.
WEST WILL ASK
AID FOR STATE
Ex-Governor to Try to Get Gov
ernment to Join in Suit to
Recover Hyde Lands. t
Commissioned by The Journal, Oswald
West will leave for Washington, D. C,
the latter part of the week in an en
deavor ta Induce - the authorities there
to Join the United . States as a party
with the stats of Oregon In a suit to be
brought to . recover more than "15,009
acres of land which, the state failed to
The Oregon supreme ' court, on Tues
day, January 8, handed down a decision
in the Hyde land fraud cases, upholding
the contention of Attorney General
Brown In all of the Hyde cases before
the court on appeal. The court held
that the evidence showed that out of
approximately 50,000 acres secured by
the F. A. Hyde interests, all but about
1240 acres had been secured by fraud.
The decision directed that approxi
mately 9130 acres be returned to the
state. More than 15,000 acres were not
directed to be returned, it being held
by the court that white these lands were
shown to have been ' fraudulently se
cured by Hyde, it was also shown that
the United States was interested in the
title and that return could not be de
creed unless and until the United States
joined in a suit for that purpose. It
was strongly intimated by Justice Mc
Camant in his opinion that the lands
could be recovered should the govern
ment come to the state's aid as a party
litigant.
Governor West will undertake to con
vince the government authorities hav-
Concluded on Pace Three. Column Two
II. S. Navy Makes
Phenomenal Progress
Hosse Committee, After Exhaastlve In
quiry, Beports 'aral Program Hal
Doubled' in All Ship Construction.
Washington, Jan. 17. (U. P.) The
American navy has made "phenom
enal progress" in increasing its fa
cilities to combat the submarine men
ace, the house naval affairs com
mittee reported, after an exhaustive
Inquiry into conditions.
"A great program which more than
aouuiea me vacuities 01 naval con
struction of last summer has been prac
tically completed." the report states.
"There are- now 424 naval vessels. In
addition to submarine chasers, under
construction or contract, the largest
building program ever undertaken by
any navy," tfre statement of the com
mittee says.
"Remarkable speed has been shown
in the building of destroyers. The pre
war record for completing one of the
U-boat fighters was 18 months, with a
general average of about three years.
"Recently a destroyer was completed
in one week less than one- year.1 and
during 1918 the destroyers will be built
in from a third to a half of the time
taken under pre-war conditions."
Status of Hospital
Ships Not Settled
Washington, Jan. 17. (I. N. S.) No
definite understanding , with GerAiany
has yet been reached as to the treat
ment to be accorded United Staters, hos
pital ships. Secretary of State Lansing
made this Announcement Wednesday.
"Germany has offered to agee toreat
our hospital ships as she has treated
those of other nations at war with her,"
said the secretary '; smiling significantly.
Jitneys Appear on
Division Street Run
Jteaamptlon ef Jitney service was fore
tasted - this . afternoon - wken two an to
mobiles were ' started oa ta Division I
street- ram. Taey bore cards marked I
jMDivlsloa street, fare tire teats." . .
EATING LIB
AND in
ENCOURAGED
Chief of Meat Division of Food
Administration Addresses the
Opening Session of National
Woolgrowers' Association.
Delegates Continue to Arrive in
Salt Lake From Every Corner
of Country; Livestock Associa
tion Closes Annual Meeting.
Salt Lake City, Jan. 17. (I. N. S.)
That the federal food administration
i will encourage added consumption of
! mutton and lamb was assured the Na
; tlonal Woolgrowers' association, which
i opened its annual convention here today,
by Joseph P. Cotton, chief of the meat
division of the food administration. Mr.
cotton addressed tne convention on
"Conserving Our Meat Supplies."
Delegates were still arriving in large
numbers today from every corner of the
country, delayed by heavy storms at
many eastern points.
Goyernor Simon Bamberger of Utah
delivered the address of welcome ttU
morning and was followed by a re
sponse by Dr. J. M. Wilson of Douglas,
Wyo. President F. J. Hagenbarth was
to- deliver his- annual address and L.
F. "Swift, Chicago packer, was sched
uled to talk: on "The "Meat " Packer
and tha. Produce?.. DtC jtohs A,. Mob
Ier. chief of the bureau, of animal- In-;
dustry at Washington 'outlined the
work of the bureau ' which he repre
sents. The appointment of committees
and general discussion took up the
remainder of the first day's session.
Denver, Colo., was selected as the next
tlonal Livestock association, which
convention city of the Amerisan Na
closed its annual conclave here last
night.
Last minute actions by the organisa
tion were the adoption of resolutions
urging increased production of livestock,
suspension during the period of the war
of the 840-acre homestead act. coopera
tion of congress In regulating railroad
rates and terminal charges and the as
sumption of jurisdiction by the secretary
of agriculture of the unappropriated
public domain.
All officers holding positions during
the past year werereelected.
Odessa Is Scene of
Battle in Streets
Petrograd. Jan. 17. (U. P.) A
pitched battle in t1e streets of Odessa
Tuesday with laf?ftoasualtles was re
ported in dispaf jzb 'Reaching here to
day. The leai.y ,f like Red Guards
was said t.4hAve; -fjeen mortally
wounded. JV (i i,.
The battleship rsinoft and other war
craft opened fir4 oh 'tis- rebels. Latest
dispatches do -noi -rnakeMt clear whether
the Ukrainans -Ahoid .he arsenal or
other important ftoipC3.
TexaS Reaches Port
On Atlantic Safely
Washington, Jan. 17-(I. 'K. S.) The
American steamship Texan is safe in
an Atlantic port, the navy department
announced today. The vessel, -which was
at first believed to have been sunk on
Monday in a collision with another w
sel in the same convoy, was loaded with
a cargo of great value and convoyed by
ships of the navy.
Milk-Goats For Sale
Trade Phonograph For
Used Piano
Livestock S(
FIXE Toggenburg milk goats for
sale.
Aatomoblles. Accessories 44
SEE THIS BARGAIN 1918 Ford
touring car. electric generator
and starter, electric lights, speed
ometer, lots of extras. Car same as
new. Will be sold at a sacrifice.
Pianos, Organs and Ma ileal
Instrument! 84
FIXE new cabinet phonograph and
records to trade for used piano.
If you haven't, used JOURNAL
WANT ADS, they will proceed to
tell you that your time and effort
have been wasted.
The question of how to reach Just
the right employer, house owner or
home builder la solved by The
JOURNAL WANT COLUMNS.
JOURNAL WANT ADS pull re
sults they are business getters.
, JOURNAL WANT ADS are not
read for fun, -, but' for business,
The JOURNAL' WANT COLUMNS!
are a sort of tnake-lt-pay depart
ment, specialised,;, subdivided and
" systematized.-" ; -.
Let a JOURNAL WANT AD
. solve your problem. ' .
FEDERAL FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
DR. HARRY A. GARFIELD, whose order suspending all
industry in the east for five days to give coal miners and
railroads a chance to catch up on their deliveries, has
aroused much opposition. He is a son of the late President
Jas. A. Garfield and was formerly president of Williams college.
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NO STEPS TAKEN PAPERS CONDEMN
ON ORDERS HERE
Western Oregon, Largely Wood
Burning Region, Offers No
Need to Conserve.
State Fuel Administrator Fred G.
Holmes had .taken no steps today to en
force the drastic coal conservation pro
gram as announced by Fuel Adminls- j
trator Garfield. I
The order applies only to that part of
the country east of the Mississippi river,
although administrators of the western
states are given discretion In applying
the order as local necessities require.
Western Oregon, being largely a
wood burning region, presents no imme
diate reason for conserving coal, and
the Eastern Oregon district has few
large Industries requiring quantities of
coal fuel.
Government orders closing down fac
tories for a 5-day period and exacting
Monday holidays during a period of IK
weeks due to acute coal shortage, add
Interest to official statements issued by
the food administration and the rail
roads' war board. The country mined
61,000,000 tons of coal more in 1917 than
In 1916, 'but the demand increased 100,
000,000 tons, largely due to the needs of
the government, munitions plants and
public utilities supplying power to war
industries. The bituminous coal mined
in this - country during 1917 was ap
proximately 652,770,400 tons which was
50,000,000 tons more than the previous
year. The anthracite coal production of
1917 ia estimated 64.000,000 tons, an in
crease of about 11,000,000 tons over 1916
The railroad war board reports that
during the- eight months from April to
November, inclusive, the . railroads
hauled 925,691 carloads or about 51.000,
000 more tons of bituminous coal than
in the corresponding period of 1916
The railroads hauled between April and
November, inclusive, of last year, 175,-
986 more carloads or about 10,000.000
mors tons of anthracite than In the same
months of 1916. But even with the in
crease, the railroads were not at all
times able to carry all the coal offered
them. i
Sec. Olcott Enters
I Guberaitorial Eace
Salem Or., .Jan. .17. L N, S.) Ben
Olcott. secretary of state, has announced
his candidacy for the Republican nomi
nation for governor , at , ths May e pri
maries. - " . ,"v ' " . ' , - f
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GARFIELD'S ORDER
New York Press Almost Unit in
Opposing Decree Closing In
dustries to Conserve Fuel.
New Tork. Jan. 17. (U. P.) New
York'a newspapers, except the New
Tork Sun, today condemned the Gar
field order closing industries.
The New York World f said :
"The coal order issued by Fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield is the greatest dis
aster that has befallen the United States
in this war.- This wild experiment in
economic lunacy, worthy of a Bolshevik
government, has been reserved for the
United States. President Wilson should
not lose a moment in nullifying the Gar
field order. That done, his next duty
Is to remove Mr. Garfield."
The Tribune said : The fuel adminis
tration has lost Its head. Dr. Garfield
ia In a panic and acts in a headlong
manner."
The Sun ; "A surgeon is more welcome
than an undertaker. All depends on
our transportation system."
The Herald: "Certainly, any man
with knowledge of conditions In the
business world would have advised
against suddenly plunging the whole In
dustry of the country into confusion
which easily could have been averted."
The Times : "We hope the president
will Immediately reconsider and revoke
Mr. Garfield's astounding order. An
Invasion of the United States by Ger
man armies and the capture of cities
could hardly be more . calamitous In its
effects."
The Evening World: "Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield gave an exhibition of
bureaucratic incompetency unequalled
In the history of this government. The
president should rescind the order and
remove the man who Issued lt.
r
HISTORY IN REHEARSAL
There's a tremendous amount of commonplace to be tone throufh by
the American Expeditionary Force in Europe before anything thrilling, de
velops. And yet Dana Burnet finds on a visit to General Headquarters In.
France much o compelling interest. .
This is only one of several special articles in next Sunday's Journal that
show the war at close range. ' I
THE SUNDAY JOURNAL '
. , Five Cents the Copy Everywhere
. NEXT,
IILESI
ORDER TO
GARFIELD
Fuel Administrator, Despite
Avalanche of Telegrams of
Protest Piling Into" White
House, Will Enforce Order.
Business Interests Not of One
Mind Regarding Drastic Or
der) Chicago Men Indorse
Move; Cars for Coal Needed.
-By Robert i. Beasrr ,
WASHINGTON, Jsn. 17. (U. .-.'.-.
P.; Industrial America roM., -
up today in violent protest
tg&ioal . the order of Fuel Ad-V
mini Irs tor Garfield suspending
the- operation tf ' virtually . all
great ptanlrtrr-th -astern barf I
of the country for five days,' "J
Under an avalanche of hundred" ;t.'
of thousands of telegrams, Cr-;.V
field laic) plans with stale aWes f
for putting the order into effect'
at midnight. "
Dismay, confusion and vigor- - f
oub charges of inefficiency wer ;
revealed In the protests of busl-.";
ness. . . .-. : V
That the country does not believe the -
need exists for the GrasUc step Is
plainly evidenced. Unprecedented num
bers of telegrama flooded the Whits v
House protesting, demanding rsvoca-,
tlon of the order, calling for Garfield's'
removal from office and pointing out
the dangers, nationally or Internatlon-
ally, of throwing the economic status otf
the country Into a furore. j '
Charges that Garfield had usurped ;
powers he does not possess were beard -from
all points, including both hauaes
of congress. To which the fuel admin--,,
istration replied that under the Lever,
bill and priority powers authority Is
granted for restricting fuel, the mea-'
(Coorloded on Page "Tn. Cotams One)
SIXKILLEI
FALLS OVER
Accident on U. S. Battleship
Michigan Occurs in Home
Waters During Heavy Gale. .
Washington. Jan. 17. (I. N. 8) Thsj.
falling of the foremast of the battleship,
Michigan In a heavy gale, in home-'
waters Wednesday killed six sailors and
injured three, the navy department an-
nounced today. This was the first tlrns
in the history of the ameiican navy that -such
an accident has occurred. The
sailors killed were: .
OSBEN CAPERS BELTEU. seaman.
CARL FREDERICK. - UARAURENS,
seaman. '
CLARENCE EUGENE BOOKS, sea-;
man. . ' . ""
FRANK JOHN PRIXZ. seaman. ,
JULIAN 8. BELL, seaman. -JOHN
ANGELO CHICO. fireman. T,
.The sailors injured were:
EDWARD THOMAS
left leg broken. : '
J WHEN
M-DANALD,. r
GORDON SOLOMON FAKMEBV both
arms broken."
VIRGIL BIGG ERS, thigh cut, head
and ankle Injured. . -
(AU seamen second class).
SUNDAY
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