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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORT LAND, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 191S. 17. S. S. DISCUSSION AT AUDITORIUM ON mum in nnn n nn dUIMI, m Y. IVI. Every Religious Df nomination in TCity Expected to Haye Speaker on Program. MUSIC ALSO TO BE FEATURE Purpose Is to Promote Better .Understanding of t rift Cam r paign Among Citizens. It ! expected that every, religious de nomination In the city will te repre sented by a speaker at the Thrift mass meeUng of cltisens to be held at the Auditorium at 2:10 o'clock Sunday af ttrnoan. The 4ntlnr ' will be in keep ing with similar gatherings to be held throughout the United States In ob-l rervance of National Thrift day in con rfiAii i with the yovernmoit'i "War Jevlngs Stamp campaign. 1 In Portland churches at the morning services thrift trill be a sermon text and announce ment topic "At the mass meeting In the afternoon, arrangements ior wnica are in u liands of lienry E. ReedJ chairman of the W. S. S. civic-military committee, . V M CMll K nKeli-iwW rr fries 'organisation's speakers' bureau, there will be a program of music m addition to the speaking. There will be vocal ( And instrumental numbers, including soloists and a quartet. Among the speaker win be Rabbi Jonah B. Wise of Congregation Beth Israel : Dr. E. II. Pence, pastor of the Westminster ire.u7wnn tuuui, ... W. . Toungson, district . superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Dean E. H. McColllster of St. Stephens Pro-Cathedral. Archbishop Christie will also be represented by a speaaer. The purpose of the meeting is to give the public opportunity of arriving at a campaign and to drive home -the neces sity or practicing mnn as a wui-me-war measure. President J. M. Hannaford has in augurated a campaign f aiding the sale of war Thrift stamps aiong me entire nonntrn jmcuio jroiom. hchj after ' travelers may purchase ; these ' stamps from agents between St. Paul and the Pacific coast, including nrancn line, Circulars were Issued this week to agents, giving them details of the plan, and it is expected that salesmen and other classes not, conveniently reached - from other sources will be appealed to strongly In the matter. Nearly 800 additional Thrift Stamp under the plan Mr. Hannaford has out lined. The campaign has received warm commendation rrom tnose in cnarge at "Washington. ; : I Kenney Is President i Of Great Northern "St. Paul. Feb. I. (L N. 8.) William P. Kenney will be elected- president of the Great Northern railroad next week and Ralph Budd executive vice president. according to unminMmmt tnAtv k Louis W. Hill, president and chairman h 0 tka m1 a Jt 4 . tr. as m - " main head of th board.' The purpose ; C .this reorganization la to girn the - " - n n iim j cooper ate halt.!, whk K . w.... , ssld. of William P. Kenney to the presidency Of the Great Northern railwav wu Z. i ccavea oy an r. ivunney s many rnenas in t'ortland today. Mr. Kenney la ad vanced from the vice presidency of the ; 3 rest Northern. Ralph Budd was formerly chief en rtneer of the North Bank lines, with headquarters In Portland. He held this position about two years and is -well known among railroad and business in terests here. Banks in Argentina V Will Lend to Allies "Buenos Aires. Feb. 2. (L N. S.) A umber of foreign banks today con sented to participate in a loan to the . allies, . . TYomen whose sensitive nerves often yield i to coffee's harmful stimulation, appre ; date the change resulting from a ten days trial of INSTANT - , iNSTEAD f COFFEE. Such a delicious drink makers the. . change easy and better nerves make : it a permanent one Theresa Reoson' MAIMED MEN TO BE CARED FOR AT HOME J WASHINGTON, FsW tWL JET. 8.) America Utesds to sUs hulse after-the-war seffsr. lag. Tea .Blllloa dollars spent now will r briar Happiness after- the war, aecordlsg . to the federal board ef vocational edaeatioa. The ; senate committee on - eda eatlon has i, before It a pUa tor the happiness of the disabled sol-' dlers and sailors, which Is the 'remit of long and tetanies! ttsdy by the. federal board of vocational, edaeatlon.- The resalts of."" this, stady are being eareinlly t eonsI7 ered and the bill which Is now before the committee will be la trodaced In the senate la a- short time by Senator Smith of Georgia. The bill -carries ' a provision for an appropriation of tlf.Ovs.Ovt. Men disabled in war mast be taaght by psychology! and vo rational therapy" to be happy, ac cording to the report' sabmitted" to the senate committee. Employ ment for the disabled Is the chief remedy advised by the board. ' ' " s i' - CATERERS: ORGANIZE TO ASSIST IN FOOD E CIS RVATION WORK rtf a fL. J Dl J l win do required to wore in enup uiie UftlCerS Are UnOSen and rleOgelhalf of each day and devote the other Made to Aid in Every Way Possible. Representative hotel men,' rlSfaurant keepers and proprietors of other eating' plaees met Friday and formed the I Portland Caterers' association, elected' J. H. Joyce president, and pledged themselves to cooperate in 'the fulfill ment of the food conservation program as suggested by Administrator W. B. .I Aver. ; The Wogram agreed upon follows: Alwar bread to contain at least 20 J per cent suDstitute ior wmte iiour. All pastry products to contain at i least one third flour substitutes. Porkleas meal to be from S p. m. to midnight, any day designated, and on I porkless -days, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Main Idea Is to Help " I rnrnminw. win ht imi t that I h- rM,i9in. . . .,t t- fhlTh teachers will be trained- at letter. It Is the purpose of the caterers to work out their .own i program without I . . i - L . ... I taking their troubles to Administrator I Ayer. so far as possible. Mr. Ayer will. In a few days. Issue in structions embodying the regulations. These will be available for the eating places. The meeting developed the utmost har mony among the various representatives. The main thought expressed was to do all possible to aid the government in the present war crisis and to disregard personal Inconvenience and profits. Phalrman r?fit1iar In 111 nnftnlnf r. marks, declared that, as representative j enforce the new rules without fear or favor. He said that those who refuse to abide by the rules would find them selves unable to get their supplies,! in all nrobabllity. J. H. Joyce of the Hazel wood, yiYio waa the host of the gathering,' pointed to the moral responsibility resting the members. on H. V. Kent read a set of resolutt ons call,n8T for the organization of the terers' assocIaUon, The members ca-ac- i""5 v-s..,. Mr. Ayer explained that the rules given were tentative. His' suggestions as to the percentages of substitutes were also accepted without dissent. : Mr. Ayer warned the caterers . against the waste of 'sugar, i He suggested, that small lumps be served. Regarding the doughnut, Mr. Ayer said that "we are how importing more fats : than we should." He urged the members to con serve in the use of the fata Other officers of the . Portland) Ca terers' association elected were : R. W. Chi Ids, first vice president ; C. B. James, second vice president ;H. W. Kent, sec retary, and I, Bean, treasurer. Barley-. Speculators 1 Are (Jiven Warning San Francisco. Feb. 2. (U. P.) An- ticipatmg an order of the food ad minis- tratldn requiring 20 per cent, wheat sub- stltutes In breadmaklng, barley flour was selling : today at $11 a barrel 20 cents higher than wheat. . Speculation is blamed for the Jump in price, out state rood Administrator Ralph P.-,Merritt warned that whoever is speculating may he due for a ."trim- ming," as baney cannot be exported from the state and Jhere is a big supply on hand. Bussians Refuse To Let Money Go London. Feb. J. (XT. P.) The London Times' published a dispatch from Petro grad today stating that, in order to ac- quire Russian money from fbreurn banks, the government is refusing to auow roreign diplomats and consulto l withdraw money from .Russian banks. Sanderson Reed Out ! For State Senator! Salem. Or- Feb. t. Sanderson - Reed of Portland today filed with Secretary of 8tate Olcott his declaration of can didacy for the Republican nomination for state senator - from Multnomah county, to succeed Senator John GUI. Only one state senator is to be elected In Multnomah county this yean - Socialists Preuare v- Strike !dr-Holland Amsterdam, Feb. . J. ftr.' P.V Orcan- iaaUoas of radical Socialists, affiliated - with the focal workers secretariat here. have decided to call an "Indefinite gen eral strike". Monday. - - - - Hard living conditions, due to .the war, are said to be the principal cause THREE SCHOOLS START COURSES UNDER NEW LAW ! Vocational Training Under; Pro visions of Smith-Hughes Law Authorized by State Board. - UNITED STATESSHARES COST The Dalles, Pendleton and Eugene Are First Oregon High Schools to Begin Training. Salem, Or., Feb. 2. At a meeting of the state board of vocational education, held in ' Portland Friday, three ; high schools in the state were authorized to establish industrial courses . under re quirements of the .Smith-Hughes law, passed last year, by congress. The high school at The Dalles was authorised to establish a course In print ing ; Pendleton high school, course In operating and repairing tractor engines. and. Eugene high school, course In plumbing and gas fitting. Each course will open next Monday, with beginning of the- second semester. One half of the cost of Instruction will be paid by the federal government, out of the 116,000 allotted to this state for this year, and the other half, by the Schools. These are the first courses authorized by the state board on vocational educa tio'n. They must be so practical that they will fit boys taking them for use ful employment at trades taught. Boys hair day to study or related subjects. High school at McMinnviue applied for permission to establish coursA in home economics, but the board took matter under consideration and will de decide it within next week or 10 days. High school at Hood River - applied for course-tn agriculture, and boa-1 r- dered survey of conditions there to sea ir - state ana reaerai requirement. be met. E. J. Stack and David Dunne were ap pointed committee to report on question of establishing industrial courses in evening schools in Portland. Board has in mind courses that will be of benefit to young; men engaged in shipbuilding. under provisions of . SmlthHughes law, millions of dollars are to be ex pended by Government in promoting vocational education In high Schools ot country. Oregon's allotment this year is $5000 for trade education, $5000 for taduatrial , education , and $.5000 for training teachers for these courses. jth. Oregon Apicultural college. State w..lwf , J M .vu v 4 last fni rlftllo tsrlT-ft '(rnvafnvnant , Half "lvHIU6riAfe Ready tO Fight Million Under Arms, Two Millions in Reserve. Washington. Feb. t.CU. P.) China has millions of men for the allies 500, 000 ready to fight, 1,000.000 under arms. 2,000.000 in reserve, 400.000,000 people to draw on General Chiang of the Chinese mission told the united Press today. This almost limitless manpower is at the disposal of the allies, beginning with the 60000 who wjll be sent- to the trenches the minute they are asked for, according to Chiang, who has ; Just ar rived for a conference with military chiefs hero. "Our potential strength Is unlimited. We have more than 400.000.000 to draw from. Our cooperation in France de pends entirely upon the needs of our al lies. We are willing to send as many men as they ask," Chiang said. At present the entente Is relvinr unon China to protect allied, interests tn Vladivostok, Harbin and Manchuria, ft was declared. '- Cable reports received by the mission told of the capture of 2000 armed Bolshevik troops by .General Liang Hsu's forces, operating near Harbin. These were disarmed and driven from the city, the cable stated. Order has been restored in Harbin and the supplies stored at - Vladivostok by the entente are controlled absolutelv bv the Chinese troops, reports state. ; Upon Japan depends to a great extent the part China win play on the battle fields of France the coming: summer, Chinese-officials declared. Japan has transport facilities sufficient to carry larire numbers of fighting men from Shanghai to Canadian or Pacific ports. J where the first lap bf their 12,000-mile Journey ends. Bolsheviki Meeting Defeat in Finland Stockholm. Feb. 2, (1. N. . S.) -The whits guard (troops supporting ' the government of the new republic of Fin- I land), have defeated the federal guard ( Bolshevik) - outside of Viborg, and fighting Is now in progress in the city. I said a dispatch from Haparanda today, J ; " The Bolshevik government at -- Petro- ma is sending tnree regiments of w wyv . Aiiijkw wn - feu . qumu in Finland." " . . Buried Liquor Costs $50 John Hamilton, charged with ha vine made whiskey and burled It in his back yard underneath several Inches of soil. was rouna guuty oi violating the pro hibition law and fined $50. v He is pro prietor of a soft drink store at $31 Savier street.. War emergency sanad officers xouna tne cacne. WHITLOCK CHINA'S MILLIONS 1Y HELP ALLIES i - - r ' Brand "Whitlock's account of how the war came to Belgium is, told Irk the opening paragraphs of his graphic .story to be published' serially, in THE SyNDAY' JOURNAL beginning Sunday,' February. 17. " ': This is the war's greatest story and is written by 'one qualir fied by ability and of ficial position to recount it. . THE SUNDAY JOURNAL : ' -Beginning Februaxy 17- - j . STOCKMEN'S RESPONSE TO U. S. CALL BIG WA8HI3TGT03r, Feb t-iV. P. -i America's horse as A live stock raisers have responded to the war call for increased pro-I daetioa. the agrlealtare department shewed today. Baadreds ef thoaskads more horses, males cattle, sheep' and' swine have been prodaeed i daring 1911 than la the year prerioas aad la the face of tale raereased prod ac tios values have rlsea tremeadoas-ly- the laerefse la. the valae of all animals being f UtJ.IU.MO, or per cent over that ef ItW. KamerlcaUyr - horses ; have - la creased since Jaaaary 1, 1917, SM. 8ej . males, : 101,001 1 milch cows, ,(; other cattle, ' 1.8J7.600J sheep, 1,284,000; swine, S21,90s. ; Aggregate valaes have Increased daring the year as follows i i Herses t00,tl,000, mules tOSiS,. M0, milch cows $97888,090, ether cattle 9:SS,4S 1,000, sheep MS8.II V 000, swine 9Srt,S78,0M. ' - f : - ; ' alae Increases per head weret Horses 910 JO, mates 910Ji9, much cews 91940, ether eatUe 9449, sheep MsWswlae 97.79. . - f r V Total valae ef all animals oa Jan uary 1 wst 98409494,000 i against 90,719,819, 000, showing ha lacreaie of 91417419,000, or 19.7 per cent. WELCH TELLS WHY CENTENARY FUND DRIVE IS NOT DELAYED ! Sum of $80,000,000 Sought Now for Missions Lest Wait Defeat End Desired. As a preliminary to the $8oJooO.OOO centenary drive to be launched by the - Methodist Episcopal churches through- , out the country. Bishop Herbert IWelch i addressed the Methodist Men's .;, Social union at a banquet at the Portland hotel at noon Friday. ' Bishop Welch, formerly president of Wealeyan university for 11 yeaza, was Introduced by Mark GiU. ; . "The centenary drive is to be Inaugu rated: for the board of foreign missions," said Bishop Welch. "We are hoping to be able to raise that sum within the next, rtve vAar, . T Yim I have heard it said by some , that this Is an Inopportune time to launch a drive of this nature, but if we wait until after the war la ended, the very ideals It Is Intended for will be lost. t,i- i. ant.n.i n hearts are In this war and our means and efforts are pledged to it. and we exnect to sea It throuah. For us to suf- fer a moral defeat would be a calamity. i,.i .K.. .v,i.v. a new world order." to him . was three blocks distant from Bishop Welch is from the mission atat shown him. . 3.r.,ii vnrAa mnA . hail . wMa artut.! He asks for a - cancellation or tne i i r-i t v run -u..btingfer and for an injunction restrain Gill, Bishop Bashford and Bishop Lewis' spoke briefly. Bishop Welch wlU leave for California after completing his work here. : . ' Teachers to Help Exemption Boards Salem, Or.,; Feb. 2. J. A. Churchill, superintendent of public instruction, to- day sent to all county and city school superintendents in he state a copy of President Wilson's request for as- slstance of teachers in aiding local exemption boards to make Index of all men on draft enrollment lists. x. am nirs wax CTery iracncr ii Oregon will respond loyally to this call.i and wUl do all the work required of f d Jn Company with Tyler at them." says 1 Superintendent Churchill. th me of thels arreat and the subse "lnjrder to. avoid l confusion, and I to' t mvg. of a sioo.OOO alienation suit make your work effective, I ask that g the woman's husband against Tyler your call upon the sheriff of your coun- nd hla wca,lthy mother were parts of . lT. f. i1"" uul "" -.""w T.V.1. m work among your ? teachers." Mrs. M. A. Libby Passes at Amity Amity. Or., Feb. 2. Mrs. Lets Graves Libby. wife of M. A. Libby, prominent business man of this place, died at her home in this city after an Illness of only two days, at the age of 23 years, Mrs. Libby was born in North Dakota and came to this state In her early child - hood. She was married . to Millard A. x.iooy on cKjiooer is, i nose lert to mourn her.' death, are the husband, mother, father, three sisters and six orouiers. interment was mace in tne Masonlo cemetery at McMinnviHe. Assailant Given Jail Term : Joseph Milharovich was fined $35 and sentenced1 to four months in Jail on a charge of assault and battery in the municipal court this morning,- R. J. Ftnkev Kwearinar out the . enmnl&lntL Milharovich pleaded guilty. Bukey foreman at the Willamette Iron Steel works. Milharovich. it is. said, refused to otey orders,-hit Buaey twice i ana cursed him. The) second time he threw a heavy steel bar. it bi alleged, and hit Bukey in the head, knocking him un- conscious.' He endeavored to escape, but the police officer on duty halted him by firing fti the atr. ; i r. r Leander Richardson Dead 1 New YorJFeb. 2CL N S.) Leah der Richardson, novelist, playwright , and dramatic critic of national reputa- . I 1 JtAt VI. 1mh .Wak. . X aged 63. He bad been ill days with pneumonia. He "is survived by his wife And four children. ON BELGIUM BOOTLEG INQUIRY OF FEDERAL GRAND JURY NOT YET COMPLETED - . . ,i - - Prominent Citizens Who Patron ized Importers Get Little En couragement From Report j Portland men of affairs, who are said !to have obtained alcoholic potations by , an ' alleged ; bootleg channel from San , Francisco, need not wax too joyous or 1 congratulate7 themselves too' boisterously because, the federal grand jury, which reported today,- did not return- an : in dlctroenta In the cjase. 4 ' Investigations, federal officers assert, have ' hardly begun and will continue with, renewed vigor when the Jury re convenes February 19. -. - A Japanese liquor case, which was tried several weeks ago in the circuit court, will be heard in the federal court. Tom Tanaka and -11 others were in dicted ' by the federal, grand Jury on the charge of shipping 130 cases of 94 quarts each, into Oregon from Califor nia. .They are said to have hidden the liquor in bean shipments. Two Held trader War taws " Two indictments hinging on . the" Unit ed States protective war measures wn returned. Gustav Erdtman, a German, was Indicted . for attempting to Induce loggers to ' join the I. W.. W. and to renounce their membership to the Loyal Legion. . ' . -v Erdtman was arrbsled several weeks exo ' at - the Powers : logging camp. where. It is chanred. besides toreading alleged treasonable propaganda, he made photographs of the company s bridges, raHroada and lorrinf itaraDhernalia. ' Miles Owens, who is alleged !to have Introduced himself as a lieutenant In the muted States army among promi nent hotel circles, was indicted. G. W. Lookwood, Charles Cullinan and A. 'M.; Mcintosh were: indicted on the charge of stealing liquor from a boxcar at the Northern Pacific railroad freight shed. . : Child Labor Law Involved Ernest Miller and Edwin , L. Colby were Indicted, charged , with, sending ob scene letters through 'the mail. Alice Roberta and Charles Chrlstlanson were indicted on white slavery charges, and Stella Williams on the charge of selling liquor to soldiers. J. -J. Champion and Cecil Cook were Indicted ' on liquor charges. Harry T. Love was . Indicted on the charge of sending loaded revolver shells through the mall, An Indictment was Issued against the Western Cooperage company on charges that It violated the child labor law., BUYS ONE HOUSE, GETS ANOTHER " .y This Is Allegation in Salt Filed To- " day in Qrcuit Court. Alleging that he was the victim of fraud in a real estate transaction, j. V Lyle began suit In the circuit court Fri . day against Nathan Gage and wue. real estate brokers. Lvle asserts that he traded a bard ware store at Turner. Or, for a house and lot on the east side. . He alleges tnat uaae ana nis wue sauweu uuu a house at 1198 Glenn avenue, telling him !t was the property to be deeded him In the tradew. Eight days after the papers ' were signed up he discovered, so he aj- lefffR. that the nroDerty actually deeded Ing Gage and hta wife trom deposing c me siore k inr v" gatlon. NTWCOMPLAINT -AGAINST WOMAN Authorities Searching for Mrs. Harry Henderson, Who lamped Bail. A new complaint against Mrs. .Harry Henderson, who was arrested last week txHiMom Tr1r nn a statumrv ! A flM r,nutv District At- torney Dempsey this morning, accusing tte woman of obtaining money by fraud, i Mr; Henderson has been out on bail lnce her at, the amount of which n w been tncreased to $4000. Mrs. , Hender8on j3 said 'to have disappeared land she is being sought .by the authori- itm T. v.. xrr. TT.n.rAf' a preconcerted scheme to defraud the ; Tylers. Dempsey said tne alienation suit waa compromised by paying Henderson $15,000. . .v. : MRS. SIMMONS GETS DIVORCE Judae Gives Decree to Wife. When Husband Starts Suit. , Circuit Judge Tucker has granted a divorce to Margaret Simmons from James R. Simmons. The husband was the plaintiff in the suit. His wife riled , a crpss-plalnt alleging cruelty. "' ! Her chances of cruelty were sus- ' tained by the testimony' of fered.Jt being shown that Simmons strucK ner. xms . is the sixth attempt the pair have made to be divorced from each other and the . gvond success. , In rendering his ' decision, Judge Tucker, commenting ' on the. proven charge of cruelty, gave bis opinion that Mrs. Simmons had nagged and aggra vated the man beyond endurance. - The wife was allowed $30 a month alimony. ;. !.. is1 '. Tong Men Waiting on Appeal Tee . Ouk. Shee Fong and Won? Tueng, three convicted munderers sent recently to Salem to serve life terms, were brouaht back to Portland Friday Rnd are now in the county Jail, waiting for the determination of their appeals to the supreme court. The two first , named "were convicted of the murder of chin Hong June t last. Wong was convicted of the murder of Joseph Que , in April. The killings were the result - , the Chinese tong war which was then rToiGen. Wood Is Able To Quit Hospital f Paris. Feb. S. (U.: P.) Major Gen eral Wood, who was wounded In the right arm by a shell splinter while, vis- itlng the American front recently, left tne nospitai toaay. v -t - ---v'r ' Wood's chief of -staff and two French officials who : were accompanying the j. American officers were also , severely wounded, it was announced today. , . Machinery Severs Arm . ' Charles DeBoer of Llnnton suffered the loss of his right arm near the elbow- when his hand was caught In . the ma. chinery at the Eastern as Western Lura- ,ber company's plant Friday afternoon. I He was removed to the Good Samaritan Damp Theatre Is : Opened for Men Three Thoataad Soldiers . From Ameri cas. 'Lake Attest Liberty Shewhoase ea Opealsg Sight Ges. Felts Speaks. Taooma, ' Feb. 2 (U. "p-.l Liberty theatre, the soldiers new., amusement place at Camp Lewis, waa opened last night with an audience that packed the house to the doors. The seating ca pacity ;ot thb Liberty Is' J0OO. " ; s- Brigadier - General FoiU,1, in command of the camp, made a short address, say ing the war must be won by happy and contented men. : The ' opening bill in cluded a musical program given by the orpheus Male- chorus of Tacoma and the Philharmonic orchestra of Seattle, t The theatre will be open nightly with a variety of attractions selected with a view to meeting the tastes of all the fighting men. HARRY LAUDER WILL r HELP IT- Chairman of Public Speakers' Cbmmittee Notified to, Arrange I Dates for, Famous ntertainer. Harry Lauder, famous Scotch enter. tainer, will sing and talk In Portland as a booster for the Third Liberty Loan campaign, Robert E. Smith, state man ager of the Liberty Loan camnaim. wired from San Francisco this morning asauig jiugar ts. nper, chairman of the committee on public . speakers, to range dates for Lauder. Mr. Smith Is in San Francisco in rerence with officials of the twelfth fed. eral reserve district, perfecting plans for the coming Liberty Loan campaign. It is also announced that an effort will be made to obtain Frank A. Vanderiin. president of the National City bank of New Torn, ror speeches lri Portland dur ing the campaign. It is understood that Mr. Vanderlip win be on the coast In the Interest of the new bond issue dur ing the latter part of February. Emery Olmstead. manacrer of the cam. paign in Portland, is outlining his plan oi wors . ana win announce the mem. bershlp of. his committees Monday or All county chairmen are enthusiastic boosters, say state campaign officials, and are busy? arranging details of the work of securing a possible 150,000,000 uDBcnpaon. There are Igor local executive wnmu. tees in the banking- centers of nr, each committee being composed of five members, a total of 900 enerretta mAn as a nucleus for the army of workers who wlU make the Third Liberty Loan campaign a success. Local officials of uie campaign committee announce that 7000 buttons have been ordered from San Francisco to be wont by oampairn workers. - The committee is acting In coopera tion "with Corporation Commissioner ocnumerman or Baiem, in an effort to Mne Tip the 700 foreign corporations do ing business in Oregon for subscriptions. Nonresident property owners will also receive special attention. . T: H E BOOS LIBERTY LOAN PORTLAND i ' '": - -- . . , '' V -...-;- .-J " '' " j. , ' --(.'' 'J. "T L ""v m ' i " EX-SPRUCE CRITICISES BOARD C. R. Siigh Tells. How , He "Canned', E. T. Allen of Port-. ' land and Lost His- Own Job. j ttr.MntAn ' yh.- s, rwasmrort.41 nor than $5000. are being sought by : TON BURE1ATJ' OF THE JOURNAL, j George S. Long of Tacoma. who "was assailed before the senate Military af- fairs committee Friday by Oswald. West because, while-manager for "the haeuser interests he Is also adviser towai "wounded and one, of the bandlU Colonel Disque : in epruce production, was later hammered - by Charles R. Sligh of Michigan; formerly head Of the spruce production- organization. Sligh explained - that : he "canned r E. T. Allen of the Oregon forestry asso ciation, who was serving la an "advisory canacitv because" Allen obstructed his WV - nn vl.l man and substituted Russell Hawkins. . . - A . , Diigrn. " l omuga uieir jnmir uuiuence, Sligh said, he lost - his lob and his major's commission, F. W. Leadbetter taking his place.- He demanded a court of inquiry to find out why and the verdict was that a younger and more active man was needed. , "But In fact, 1 was too active to suit Long and other members of the lumber committee,' said Sligh. V- Senator Chamberlain asked : Sligh If Hawkins was not also interested in sell ing to the government and the witness said he believed Hawkins bad made an C" r to the government for the Whitney bar interests, and was also ion their payroll. Hawkins, he explained; .only had etumpage' for sale, so was not in the same position with Long, who rep resented the Weyerhaeuser lumber mills. Sligh asserted the lumber committee had made a failure of spruce produc tion when be was called to Washington. He tried to speed up an order for 40,000,000 feet of spruce, which finally was given in August. He told how. an emergency order for t.000,000 feet was taken by Long and J. H. BloedelL at 156 a thousand, promising .. delivery in three. months. The price was too low. but Long and Bloedell did not know it and three weeks after returning to the coast wanted the specifications modi- fled To a lower grade. Sligh said he refused to do this, "and Long and Bloedell resorted to the plan of apportioning the order in small lots to xMonnwesx ; lomnermen. . That was four months ago. he said, and only 2,000,000 fee has as yet been delivered. "tongs not mucn in favor of the air craft program," said the witness. 66 Killed and 183 Hurt in Air Eaids i - - i - -- - London. , Feb. S. (U. P.) Sixty-six persons were killed and 183 injured in the two German raras over London on Tuesday and Wednesday, Lord French. commander of home defense, annonnced today..- . H. . Tuesday's raid killed 68 and injured 173 ; Wednesdays killed 10 and wounded 10. , ' In Tuesday's raid 30 of the killed and 91 at th Intuitu! w,r all In m. .(nD-U (air raid shelter. f jG;i:i;0 E N H J INJ .-.J Bandits Kill, Bob.;.. And Put Up Battle Oae Believed to Have Been Woaaded la Exchange of ShoUITtth Detectives i Ballroad Employe Mardertd. i Chicago, Feb. 9 (L N. S.) Four auto mobile bandits, one of them believed to be wounded, who shot and killed Xennls Tleraey. a collector: for the UUno!' Cen tral railroad. In the Randolph street sta tion and robbed Tilm of a sum estimated the - police . of Chicago and neighboring cltiea toy' XtSZZZLyZS T'' ,.ey. a fpcclal guard who accompanied Weyer-ITlerney on his collection tour. Qulnney is oeuevea 10 nave oeen mi, . James Pelikan, a taxleab chauffeur who drove the bandits to the station and away from It after the robbery, is be ing held by the police for investigation. Conflicting stories, the ' police Assert. were told by Pelikan. I . HTID FMlSWi The PBOW I ftt ZXrZ; 1 w I innii i .mho n . . w t ... . f . . ... WOMEN ARRESTED .while wh e e 1 i n g baby along street. Come to the Audi torium. Sunday evening, at 7:30 o'clock, and hear what, is going on at your very doors in Free America. The inside story, of paper mills. s strike by those who know. " . 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