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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL; PORTLAND, THURSDAY. MARCH 14. 1918.
3 URGES PORTLAND AS
TWEANPORT
m Frank J. Miller Writes Chicago
n. Railroad Administration Direct
for of Portland's Advantages.'
it a v "i i ;. -
jrtt- Balem, "Or.,- March liAn a means of
i .providing freight cars to handle the
product of Oregon, frank J. MtUw,
chairman of the publto Mrvico eomml-
r.'APPELEGR FIELD GLASSESr BRINGS;, RESULTS.:
"ion, is urging upon IL K. Aiahton, re-
kional director at Chicago of tho United
"States railroad administration, the ad
li Ttnttcw whlch would follow if Port
io1and could ba designated as an ocean
port for trans-I'aciric , movement. ,
- Chairman Millar, In a latter to Mr.
" ".A lh ton, sets forth fully the car short
it.age situation In this state, with par
x' tlcular. reference to the Eastern Oregon
dumber and flouring mills. He says:
t "With, the equal of only about 6ft per
cent of their owh equipment, the O-W.
It. Jb N., which serves the greater por
totlon Of the eastern part of the state, Is
jr unable .to meet the demands made upon
f.; It for . transportation. -The volume of
traffic In this territory la eastbound.
and In order that sufficient cars, may
""be secured to handle the output In the
4?est. It Is .essentia! that - many ears
a should be diverted to the Pacific coast
land hauled Into this territory empty.
"if Portland could be designated as
a ocean port for transpacific meve
I ment, the cars unloaded there could
3 then .be used "for, eastbound movement.
The storage and dockage facilities tn
T Portland are ample and could hold many
T thousands of tons of -freight. The port
J is available for deep water ships of 30-4-
foot draft and we trust that some
4 tnethod majr 4e -found whereby these
0factlltles can be usea. to the greatest
.a possible advantage.
jrr "We are not unmindful of the diffi
culties surrounding transportation, but
sincerely hope that you may. be able to
i,! relieve .the present pressing need and
v that.. you will use your-' best efforts to
)oe that the products of tins territory,
-n and particularly those of governmental
luse, may. have the needed facilities to
i4ake care, of the freight offerings."
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"Building Decreases
5S75 Per Cent in U. S.
erf , M .
Chicago, March 14. (U. P. An ln
t,flerease of 60 per cent n all building ma
terials has decreased home building and
construction work 75 per cent according
iw aeiegates Here attending the national
convention of retail lumber dealers.
I Steel and Iron have advanced even
"-snore than lumber, - according to dele.
..fates. (Standardization of .lumber prod
h , licta to expedite the manufacture of ma--j
!terlala and box containers wanted by
. Jones Gets Federal Position
A, W. Jones, director of the municipal
employment bureau, operating In coop
eration : : with the federal employment
pureau,-hae accepted a position . with
Ijthe emergency fleet corporation... .The
blty council yesterday granted Mr.
ilones a leave of absence for the period
:(of the war. The position which Mr.
ones has secured from the government
as tendered to him because of Know!
ige ne nas gamea in operating the mu
nloipal employment bureau.?' '.;
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AUSTRALIA HIT BY
TERRIFIC CYCLONE
Whole Towns Wiped Out; Fatali
ties Reported 'to Be High as -'-v-
Result of Disaster.'
Vancouver, B. C, March li. Several
towns in " Queenslana, s Australia, suf
fered severe' damage and one or two
were lrtaally destroyed by a cyclone
Monday, according to a cablegram re
ceived liere Wednesday.
The cable follows : .
"X cyclone , swept through' North
Queensland Monday, the greatest force
being felt in the townships of Bablnga
i Heroerton, Mount uarnet, cardweu and
Cairns. . - , v ; .
,The suffering caused Ty the wind
was parucularly ' severe at Bablnga,
where a number of villages were prac
tically destroyed, bouses and barns
being toppled over and rolled long dis
tances..
"The casualties are reported to be
heavy, but no correct estimate of the
killed or injured will be available for
several days, owing to the dislocation
of the telephone . and telegraph sys
tems."
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Lett to riflht Sergeant G. N. Spear, Sergeant Lesli O. Merrick and Corporal E, I-, -Todd testing Ileid Qlasse
at marine recruiting station in readiness for ' packin g and shipping. .
A few days ago the Portland recruit
ing' office of the 'Marina corps made an
appeal through The. Journal for fteld-
glaases. either to be lent to this branch
of Uncle Barn's' servioe or given , out
right. The result was emlnently?atia-
factory, because it was not long before
62 of these instruments had. been taken
to the station at Third and Alder
Streets,
Most of those so 'far turned In were
lent, for the period of the war. and iden
tification marks were put upon them
LAST ROOM OCCUPIED
BY ROBBER BLUE IS
LOCATED BY POLICE
Many Time Tables, Four Tor
pedoes and Red Fire Torch
Among Effects. c
This morning about o'clock the
police located the last room that Angus
W. Blue, the slam streetcar robber, had
lived In at, ttte 'Willamette hotel. Sixth
and Stark streets; Officer Nlles "f onnd
four r torpedoes and ; a red fir torch
1 which Blue probably intended to use
I In holdm ufttrWhs. f He had a great
AT' TlHE
SALE aKKlllmL SALE
FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
SUITS, COATS and DRESSES
This is an introductory offering and
is, a rare opportunity to buy a new
SPRING model at about ten dollars
less than you expected to pay for gar
ments of such good style and mate
rials. A specially large selection of
navy serge and poplin SUITS is
shotva in misses' and women's sizes.
Ranging? in prices at. . . . . , . . .
$19.
$24.
$29,
AND
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SPECIAL
LOT
100
SAMPLE
WAISTS
VALUES TO $5.75
AT .
DRESSES
$
49 of them just unpacked, at a very
special offering for Friday and Satur
day. You will agree that this lot of
dresses, are the smartest you have evef
seen anywhere near these prices of
12.95 and 19.50. There are dresses
of sil "taffeta. 'Sttr ze: an(C1erseys--4
style "utk '.ta .thd minute. BE SURE
2'95
NOT TO MISS THIS -OFFER.
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$19.50
TheWHSTEHOUSE
342344-346 Alder Street
Opposita Pantages Theatre "
guide books and the way in which his.
things were arranged and planned leads
officers to believe Blue was a man of
intelligence. '
' A picture of Miss ; May Freshman,
taken in Denver, was found In his room.
The officers also' found letters ad
dressed to Blue from her. He had re
ceived mail at the general delivery with
in the last week.
He registered In L4nn county, Ore
gon, in the government draft registra
tion " according to a classification card
found, fn the room. 'He. also had ex
press, tags of a shipment of goods to
Sacramento and it la thought thaV the
Jewelry he has stolen mar be found in
this package, The package was shipped
to himself. HIS baggage consisted of a
leather hand grip and small square
leather case, Letters were also found
addressed to him ' In SeatUe and Spo
kane. He is supposed to have a mother
living in Idaho.
Giant Concrete Ship
Will Take Dip Today
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of-concrete and -thus- solve the German
diver problem , for all time may be
proven this afternoon; when, the Faith.
the first of such, type vessels, wiu suae
from the ways at the - San Francisco
Shipbuilding company. .--
The Faith, of 6000 tons, built entirely
of concrete, was constructed in 73
working days by a foroe of 150 men of
no shipbuilding, experience. '
The San Francisco company, has of
fered the United States shipping board
64 concrete bulls of 7500 tons each In
11 months and promises that they will
oost only halt as much as steel hulls.
Housing Conditions
Will Be Discussed
St. Heleris-Nehalem
Road Work Ordered
St. Helens, Or, March. 14. -The county
court .has let contract to Tehart ft
Mills for the construction of two miles
of the St. Helens-Nehalem road, at
cost of 115,290, and a contract, to J. B
Handley for the Beaver slough cross
ing at $5200. The latter piece of work
does away with a long and dangerous
trestle and bridge near Inglls -and will
so they can be returned when their use-1 better open up the Mayger-Clatskanle
fulness to the service ..is over. Many, roaa. xne two mues to oe ouut on the
however, were- given with the compU- St. Helens-Nehalem road will eliminate
ments of the ' donors. one of - the worst hills on the entire road
The station was busy packing the in- nd leave only nine miles of road to be
struments today, in readiness for ship buUt before a good road Is established
ping. . - i ' between St. Helens and Pittsburg, in
ine xsenaiem vaiicy, a aisuince irom at.
Helens of 24 miles. From the Nehalem
end of the road, on mile will be built
which will eliminate the Pittsburg hill.
Laymen Missionary
Meeting on Friday
The laymen's - missionary movement
meeting to be- held at the First Presby
terian church. Friday evening at 7 :45,
will be one of the most important re-
Taking Of DepOSltS and Failing month. The meeting is IntaMenonlina-
TO install lelepflOneS for I having It In charge has spent much time
in preparation, sum u-u man -vumu
are invited.
E. !..- Thompson," chairman' of the
executive - committee of the Portland
Xaymen's Missionary organization, will
preside.
Dr. W. E. Doughty will speak on The
Church in a World at War" ; Mr. O'Far
rell will give his stereoptloon lecture on
"Africa and African Missions, and Mrs.
Paul Raymond and F. A. Agar will also
speak.
TELEPHONE COMPANY
CENSURED BY PUBLIC
SERVICE
COMMISSION
Asked Ohance.toGo,-.
South ' With : Liquor
Walter's Of fer et . Servlees, Gratis, Is
Taraed Sows r Federal Officials,
Otaes Arranges. ats Had Bee Made.
"What's tho chance v of : getting a job i
guarding that sensed bootleg liquor dur
ing its transport to San Francisco V was
a question that today startled attaches
of United States Marshal Alexander's
office. ; ,. '--. ..-.:. i . - ,:
Tha mi out Inn waa asked, bv ,uther T.
Magnus, who said he was a V alter and
livedo at 23s Burnslde street.
When informed that "chances" for
becoming guardian of the liquor were
very, very slight that, in fact, arrange
ments already had been made for its
safe conduct Magnus declared that he
would give his services gratis. '
"I want to go to San Francisco, any
way, he said, ana i. tnougnt l nugnt
as well go south with that liquor and
get my passage without buying a
ticket."
The federals refused him the Job,
Daylight Saving
Bill Is Assured
Washington. March 14. (I. N. S.)
Early pasage of the daylight saving bill
was assured Wednesday. Chairman
Pou of the house rules committee, a
nounced on the . floor that unless un
animous consent was given to consider
it immediately a special rule would be
brought in.
The daylight saving idea," said Rep
resentative Moore of Philadelphia, in a
speech Wednesday afternoon, "origi
nated in the mind of no less a philoso
pher than Fenjamin Franklin. It has
attracted the attention of every thinker
who, considered how more work could be
don under better conditions."
Moore, said that 1,000,000 tons of coal
would be saved annually.
Months Brings Rebuke.
The Truth About Portland Housing
Conditions will be the subject of the
weekly luncheon meeting of the Port
land Realty Board, to bo held Friday
itoon at the Benson notai.
It is announced that a largo ! chart
showing every vacant house in' Port
land will be on exhibit. The officers
of the board declare that so much has
been written about housing, some of it
not true, that -a survey has been made
which will show exactly the number
of available homes. -
"Owners of old and dilapidated
houses not fit to live . in will be
shown. and must be made to fix them
up to house - our rapidly growing' citi
zen army of . pay roll workers," reads
the announcement.
Premier Addresses
Free i Church Oounoil
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London, March 14. (IT. P.) "With our
American brethren we are fighting for
aeiiveranoo of the world from the bond
age ' of the sword," Premier Lloyd
George declared Wednesday in a speech
before tho National Council of . Free
Churches. 1
"No nation ever entered a war with
holier purpose than we did. and we
must keep the war holy," said Lloyd
ueorg. ,
"Members of the war cabinet have
been criticised . when their speeches did
not mention prominently" a league of na
tions. ' But the Bolshevists taught us a
real league will . not come by talking.
Once the war is begun, wa must fight
for it." - .
Wado Increases Approved
Washington, March 14 (U. P.) An
increase of $120 a year for all gov,
eminent employes, except postal work
ers, who receive less than $2000, was
recommended by the house appropria
tions committee Wednesday.
Salem. Or., March 14. The public ser
vice commission, in a letter written
Wednesday by Chairman Frank J. Mil
ler, brings W. J. Phillips, division com
mercial superintendent of the Padfo
Telephone & Telegraph company sharp
ly to task for the company's practice of
accepting, deposits. Irom applicants for
telephone service and ttten being unable
to install .the serviceXor months -there
after. ;i i.-.J
Superintendent Phillips offered as an
explanation for this condition that : the
company is unable to keep up with the
demands of new. business and the gov
ernment at the various cantonments on
the coast. The company has insuffi
cient cables. . trunk lines and other ap
paratus to handle all the business of
fered. .-;- . . .
But Chairman -Miller points out that
this condition is no excuse for the com
pany's pracUcoof taking deposits from
applicants for telephone service and
keeping their money when the oompany
knows it will bo unable to install the
desired service for many months.
This practice on? your part is not
considered reasonable by the commis
sion,' says Chairman Miller's letter,
and if you find yourself unable to sup
ply the service asked for .within a period
of $0 days from the date of application,
you should refuse to accept the deposit
and should so advise the respective customers.
Tour statement to proposed patrons
that there are many other applicants for
servioe ahead of them and that such
service must be rendered in the order
of tho priority. of applications, particu
larly when the customer has waited
three or four months. Is altogether, -in
our judgment, unreasonable. We are at
a less to understand why you do- not
take the public fully and completely
into your confidence and explain to
them exactly the situation is which you
find yourself and the reasons for your
inability to render them service. We
think that the public have a right to
this explanation from you and. we think,
ought to be told plainly that yon can
not possibly furnish the service asked
for, and as above stated, their applica
tion should not be received nor deposit
required unless 'the . service demanded
can be rendered, within a reasonable
time, which In our judgment should not
exceed a 30-day period. .
"If you are unable to secure material
and men and money to make the ex
tensions, asked for,' wo think that your
patrons should be so advised and not be
left tn suspense with the hope that after
their application has been made for
service and deposit made, that the same
will be furnished when you yourselves
know that the same can not be fur
nished , within a ' reasonable length or
time," ' '.-
Rabbi Wise Will
Speak Friday Noon
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Rabbt Wise will address the Friday
noonday meeting at the Church of Our
Father this week. The meeting will be
gin precisely at 13 :20 and conclude pre
cisely at 12 :50. There will be no collec
tion taken and no admission or fee or
gift of any kind solicited. This meeting
la one of a series of Friday meetings.
conducted by the old, or so-called first
churches- of the city in behalf of The
Soul of a Nation Under War." Jew
and gentile, Catholic And protestant
clergymen are joined in conducting these
meetings.
Gore Loses in Fight
To Make Wheat $2.50
Washington, March 14. (U. P.)
Senator Gore was defeated today in an
effort to have the sonata fix the mini
mum price of wheat at $2.60 a bushel.
A point of order knocked out his amend
ment to the agricultural bill which
would have made this prioe apply to
this year's crop. Gore will later .seek
to suspend senate rules for further con
sideration of his proposal.
The Gore amendment would set aside
wheat prices already fixed by President
W 11 soil, .- ' ,
HIS INCITE THIS
TO KILL AMERICANS
farmers will raise rye, barley-and eon
Instead of wheat to get the higher
prices offered, for the coarser grains.: ;
lforek War Department ilfea H
Washington. March 14. (IT. P.V--The
senate .Wednesday . passed tho bill cre
ating two additional secretaries of war.
The house already has : passed' tt
- Idward-rR- Stettlnuaa.-arill.. MnluM
Seventeen Missionaries in Peril b7 on PJr no,k! tor
of Being Slaughtered in Ad
vance Toward jrsia.
Boston, March 14 U. P. More
than . 000.000 Christian Armenians,
Qreorgians and others, among whom
are : 17 American -missionaries, are in
imminent peril of being massacred by
the Turks and Tartars tn northeastern
Turkey, and Trans-Caucasia.
This Information was contained tn
private cable to the American board
of missions here and was announced
through the Congregationalist today.
The advices, which came from agents
of the board now in the lino of the
Teuton drive in the east, said the
Turks and, Tartars under German di
rection are being incited to wipe, out
the Christians.
The details of the Teuton plana
would strike terror to the civilised
world." according to the report.
An international authority, whose
name, for ' dlplomatlo reasons, cannot
be given, said Germany would welcome
declaration of war - on Turkey by
the United States.
It was pointed out that, despite be
liefs to the contrary, the majority of
the Turks are not friendly to Ger
many. In this connection, it waa
shown that a declaration of
Girls! Act Now!
Hair Coming Out v
Danclniff
Means
"Danderirie" "will save your
hair and ' double its"
beauty at once.
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Jry this t ; Your . hair ? gets
soft, wavy, abundant
and glossy at once.
the United States on Turkey would
give Germany the excuse she desires
to solidify Turkish opinion sgalnst the
allies.
Germany is making every effort, and
with tangible results? to incite the Tar
tars and Turks to unite in an attack
on the Armenians and Georgians, for
the reason that Germany wishes to
eliminate the Armenians and Georgl
Save your hair! Beautify it.4 It la
only a matter of using a little Dandartne
occasionally to have a head of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, wavy and
free from dandruff. It is easy and : In
expensive to have pretty, charming hair
and lots of it. Just spend a few cents
for a small bottle of Knowlton'a Dan
dertne now all drug stores recommend
It apply a little as directed and within
war by i ten minutes there wiu be an appearance
of abundance; freshness, fluff tnesa and
an incomparable gloss -and lustre, and
try as you will, you can not find a trace
of dandruff or falling hair; but your
real surprise will be after about two
weeks' use. when you will see new hair
fine and - downy at first yes but
reauy new nair sprouting out all over
your scalp Danderlne la, wa believe, the
only sure hair grower, " destroyer of
ans from the political issues of the dandruff and cure for itchy scalp, and It
trans-Caucasus and to establish a line
of communication through to the Per
sian gun.
American Jews Prisoners
New York. March 14. A large num
ber -of American Jews have been taken
prisoners by Turkish troops retreating
before the British advance, in Palestine,
It was announced Wednesday by the
provisional executive 'committee for
general Zionist affairs.
Advices state that 112 American Jew
are missing, and grave apprehensions
are felt for their lives. The committee
haa received Information that the Turks
had cruelly beaten and otherwise perse
cuted women and children.
never falls to stop falling hair at once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is. moisten a cloth
with a little Danderlne and carefully
draw it through your hair taking one
small strand at a time. Tour hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful In just a
few moments a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this Adv.
VICTR0LAS
Wheat Situation Is
Critical, Says Editor
Washington, March I (I. N. S.)
The full seriousness of the wheat situ
ation is not realised in Washington. H.
N. Owen, editor of a farm journal of 2 i
R fa.ul- Vinn- told the hanu eammlt. I
tee on agriculture Wednesday.
"Frankly, X am scared to death," he
said. "Something must be done, and
done right Quick to increase production."
He advocated the immediate fixing
of spring wheat prices at $17$. If the
basis announced by. the president's
proclamation, is adhered to, he said.
Style IV
$20
Other Styles
$30, $45, $57.50,
$85, $110
Ten i to Please Te
Women Are Asking
This Question Today-
Can I Buy a Stylish
G.F.JohhsonPiahoCo.
Mealta, Packard, riadesiaa Piaaes
Tletrolas and Beeerds
lit iixta Street. Portland,
Trimmed
Mat for
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Friday and
Saturday
American Wounded-
- In Fighting Bandits
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Laredo, Texas, March liv (X. N. S.
One American soldier was wounded In
a battle yesterday between Mexican
bandits - and an Infantry patrol near
Zapata, 60 miles south of here, it -was
reported here today. .The pursuit of
the bandits is still on. -
Oh Yes, Spring BerfeT6day-But
: tt st v st .-st st --"t 'st at n' "-'.
Weatherman - Has WetlBlanket
NEW ; BLACK SHINY STRAWS ;
trimmed with Stove Polish Ribbon Quills and :Tandes-some all blackothcrs
with just -the right touch of color. Displayed in pur Alder street window r-
4 "If this ain't spring. Ill eat any
thing. - -
"It gets my goat, why you- wear; an
overcoat," - - - - - -
So warbled two light hearts found on
the "weather beat this morning. , :
, r Weatherman i Wens admitted that by
ordering such weather as that' of today
spring poets - and all other signs of
spring would appear. He is right. One
Individual heard the robins singing this
morning. Many felt the keen sensation
of the coming spring". People on' the
downtown streets wore . happy smiles.
Overcoats were carried disdainfully on
arms." - - - -
Weatherman Wells says, however,
that ho la not ready to .announce the
arrival of spring. -Tomorrow will be
rainy with some wind, he said. -The
temperature, however, will not go much
lower, he added.. The' dowest, tempera
ture this, morning was 42 degrees. The
lowest tonight is expected to be 40."
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