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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, , POR TLAND, .SATURDAY, MARCH 30, ; 1918, PRICE ADVANCED ; " ON SHIP TIMBERS .Committee' of Council of National . Defense Establishes Maximum Price on Fir Logs and Lumber. BASIS FIXED ON FIR LOGS Schedule on Lumber for Aircraft to the United States and Allies r Remains the Same as Now. the lumber is required' for government un of government-controlled railroad or for the construction of ..barges on Inland waterways, ? shall be suaicieni evidence to the r lumoer manufacturer that no greater price than the maxi mum price fixed by' the government shall, apply.' '4 Prlce-fixlng. committee. "Approved : ; B. M. Baruch." - HUN SHELL KILLS PARIS WORSHIPERS 1 " '. " ,-" - . Long Range Cannon Slays 75 Men, Women and Children and Wounds 90 Others. . , Washington, March SO. Prlcei n r nounced by the price-fixing committee ' of the Council of National Defense es tablishes maximum prices on fir lum ' ber and fir logs when purchased for " use" of the government, either for ships, for airplanes or for general construction purposes. A It Is understood that this order is to be more binding than the voluntary price-fixing arrangement entered Into last year, but. In the main continues the . present prices. Apparently there is an advance In the average price of ship . lumbar from 35 to 140 a thousand feet. - Following Is the official order: "After considering the Information submitted by the federal trade commis sion, as to costs of logging and. the ln ' r formation submitted by the representa tives of the loggers and lumber manu- facturers of the Pacific Northwest, at . the hearings granted them on March IS to 18. and considering fteir request for . a readjustment of prices on their prod ucts applicable' to the government's re quirements, the price-fixing committee " of the war Industries board adopted the following rulings covering the maximum price of fir logs and lumber : Three Grades of Fir Logs '"'"That the maximum price for fir, logs in the Pacific Northwest, delivered at v points where It has been customary to make delivery to the sawmill operators, t- bo fixed at $19 per thousand for No. 1 logs, $15.50 per thousand for No. 2 Jogs ; and $10 per thousand for No. 3 logs. 1 scale as to grade and contents to be determined according to the methods that have been customary in the vari ous districts for the past four or five ' years. These prices are a basis for logs ' up to and Including 40 feet in length. Logs over 40 feet In length are to be jprlced on the same basis for extra lengths as has heretofore been estab lished by custom. In no case shall any ' greater price than that mentioned above " Kb allowed for kgs of those grades Tdurlng the period of March 19 to May T$l. 1918." I . The price-fixing committee also adopt ed a ruling on the prices of fir lumber, s follows. Readjusts Ship Timber Schedule d, '"That the price of fir ship timbers. . - - , lv WIV "J'"vj J genc Fleet corporation be readjusted i at item prices that will average $40 per Paris. March 10. I. N. S.) While attending Good Friday services In a church Friday evening, 75 men, women and children were killed and 80 men, women and children were wounded by a SANDY RIVER HAS BIG RUN OF SMELT Little; Fish Reported "Going "Strong" and Many Fishermen Are Expected Out. Smelt began, running In the Sandy river at 7 o'clock this morning, it was reported today. The little fish ordinarily enter the small rivers nearer the sea before they get up as far as the Sandy and this year is no exception, the Cowl its being the first stream to feel the big run. The Sandy run was delayed somewhat, it was reported, because of dredging operations near its mouth, but the rush this morning was aaid to be "going strong." Last year the run was so heavy as to fairly crowd the stream, people catch ing the fish in nets, sunbonnets, bird cages,, gunny sacks, corn poppers and anything else that could be dipped into shell fired from a German long-range un. it was officially announced. The church was suuaiea in mo region i the water, maior of Paris. I A lares attendance of amateur fisher " . ... m I " Bombardment or Fans wun long-1 men ja expected along the riverbank range guns was resumed about 3 o'clock this afternoon. The bombardment failed to terrorize Paris today. Instead, the city seethed with anger and the reaction was one of hot determination to fight to a finish and seek vengeance for the latest out break of German frightfulness. Fish Warden's Boat Scuttled on River Oregon State Fish and Game Commis sion Launch at Astoria Taken From Bock and Scuttled at Point Up River. The patrol boat of the Oregon state fish and game commission, a 80 foot gasoline launch, used on the lower Co lumbia river, was stolen from her moor ings at the dock at Astoria, riaay morning, according to advices received this morning by the state game waraen s office. The launch was later round on Easter Sunday, Sheriff Hurlburt dispatched three deputy sheriffs to keep the traffic clear on the Columbia river highway just above the lower bridge, where it was expected a thousand or so automobiles would block the highway Sunday. "I expect that fully 6000 cars will be parked within 1000 feet above the bridge, or at least we expect their own ers will try to park them there," said the aheriff. "I will have 8 or 10 depu ties placed 200 feet apart to keep the road open. This 1000 feet Is the handi est place for autolsts to come with dip- nets and palls." Kansas City Strike Grows in Numbers K1J.FRAIEL I w. s. s. nrPARlFNTHEAOl ' I I Salem. Or.. March 10. The Third Pliih Wnman Annmntpr! to thft',un,or FUlnDOW regiment, being organ UIUD YVOman Appointed W ine lTOd by superintendent of Public Inatruc- Wmn Popinio rianartmonf jtion J. A. Churchill from the school chil If Ul II W II W I dfcl I WWW WVfc HIIWMI J PACKERS TO PAY II INCREASED WAGES Ealph E. Williams i Seeking Reelection of Police Bureau. Mrs. G. J. FrankeL prominent in club circles of the city, has been appointed head of the Women's Protective de partment of the police bureau, to suc ceed Mr a Lola G. Baldwin, who is in the service of the government during the period of war. The announcement of the appointment was made this morn ing by Mayor Baker. - The new head of the department will be in charge until Mrs. Baldwin returns, j The appointment of Mrs. Frankel was j uiuutku uy a go numuer ut ciud women,- business men and government Officials stationed in Portland. Mayor Baker has named a commit tee of club women to act an as advisory board in the selection of the six police women authorized by the city council Wednesday. A meeting has been called on Tues day afternoon : in the mayor's office, when a long list of applicants will be considered. The committee is composed of the following: Mrs. William MacMaster, Mrs. N. F. Johnson, Mrs. S. Blumauer, Miss Ida V. Jonts, Mrs. George W. McMath, Mrs. W. C. Alvord. Mrs. G. J. Frankel, Mrs. N. F. Crounse and Mra John Manning. Mrs. Crounse, who was placed in charge of the division when Mra Bald win entered government service, ten dered her resignation to the mayor on March 22, to take effect April 22, ac cording to Mayor Baker. Oregon Condensed Milk Status Fixed Descriptive Statement Accompanies, Product of State Plants Mar Be Sold If Belabeled If Betalled. Washington, March 80. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL. ) Difficulties in the restriction of the sale 21,0(0 Union Hen asd Women Out 1b Sympathetic Strike in Attempt to Fores Seattlemeot With Laundry Workers. Kansas City, March 80. (I. N. S.) Alio . wo. U.r.H l.tw. t.o.r. . under a dock this Ma or a aio ana, legality of the general sympa- f condenTOd mIlk nlus at Oregon had been scuttled. Just how bad the .?- viu v" w I , ,.... . . . damage Is has not been ascertained. " " "T" . w """" The vessel was In charge pi John ! ree days In an effort to force the finaliy solved at a conference Friday Larsen, deputy fish warden of the lower sSoyeaex- ,th Secretary of Agriculture Houston rvtit,a h rennrted that he tied her eiuemem wm ineir employes, is ex- a xxr, t? up at the Astoria dock a. usual Thurs- ofnTer McArthur and Hawl.y and day night 5 ' dlr heTmissing Pjrt of the International and national the next morning. He said those who 1. WJA" iCBjJWiioiu.n u.u.. ' . .,. l,nI,Hn..l nfflMalm to untie the lines, but cut them. Japan Will Furnish More Ships for War Washington, March 80. (I. N. S.) An additional 25 or 80 steamships ag gregating 150,000 tons, are to be put Into war service for the allies by the United States, it was learned Friday from for a complete schedule for "tate department sources, though char- Several are al ready here. A conference Is called for this after noon by. Patrick Gill, federal conciliator. In an attempt to settle the dispute. The number of men and women out Dr. C R. Mathis of Amity. The prod uct may be sold under a descriptive statement which will carry no reflec tion upon It and only such parts as enters the retail trade neea be relabeled. Dr. Mathis left for Oregon Friday night. Representative McArthur has been ad- was announced today as 20,000 by the v hthf ,hief of thearm fn secretary of the strike committee. Wood and Bell Are Passed for Service Washington, March 80. (L N. S.) V. 1 both the rouch and dressed items, and ter negotiations with Japan. Although ' Both Major-General Leonard Wood and f that all sales of lumber tor other ves- this big merchant fleet, with the new Major-General J. Franklin Bell have tsels under government contract requlr-1 purchase by the United States of 12 passed the physical test to determine !Mnz a schedule of lumber of similar Japanese vessels, aggregating 100.000 whether they may return to the front. 'type shall be furnished at not to ex- tons, will make a total of 250.000 dead It was learned at the war department second it i m , I ... ' . i , j ' Irnlov flAnaml ' WriA'm enin... .eeeu m nmt Daaia oi Dnces. we rni ions or buiddiuk jniratjuiaicijr j. ..wub ouooo "f; "That the prices of fir lumber for available for service. Japan's contribu- looked for but : because of General Bell's aircrart, to Dotn tne unitea states gov- tion mav reach a million tons. lor japan s " iici, buv l ernment and its allies, remain the same i. to hniirt rhiD for America. prise. inose now in errecc gineers that the recent offer of the Portland school board to turn over the Benson Polytechnic 'school, for training of army engineers cannot be accepted now but may be at a later date. Militia Suppress Rioting m Quehec dren who sell 850 worth of War Savings j Stamps, is rapidly filling its rank a Two hundred names have now been enrolled. The second 100 names are as follows : Herbert Lnecombe, Vale. John iMrte, Tale. Arnold Brokke. Sllrerton. Leonard Grabam, SUvertoo. Curtis Towiwend, Salem. Ellis Laaderback, 8alem. Odille Persons, Salem. Violet Vanderhoff, Salem. EUis Ton Esehen. Salem. Florence Morgan, Willamette. Rath France, Coqnille. Roy Ward. Bull Bun. Ruth Clark. Ball Run. Ralph UcCredie. BuU Bun. Hay Bowers, Bull Run. Fannie Bozarth. BuU Bun. John Fulllam, Oregon City. IyOcien Koch, Oresoa City. Velma HeCaU, La Grand. Robert Baird. La Grande. Ererett Kirtley. La Grande. Gwendolyn Hall, La Grands. Justine Smith, La Grande. Richard Rose, La Grande. Justine Ford, La Grande. Grace Tillwra, La Grande. , Harry Nelson, La Grand. Vid Nelson. La Grande. Henry HcClure, La Grande. Jawrence Hull, Orecon City. Mildred Hull, Orecon City. Elisabeth Huston, lieppner. lon Bowman, Noti. Atnaa Rankin. Corbett. Rufus Lotsinger, Trontdals. Larkin Shoulta, Corbett. Catherine Soott, Loran. LeU Smith, Wendilng. Helen Fanning. Wendling. Agnea Nielsen. Wcndlins. Vano Barber. Wendling. Elisabeth Ruitangar, Wendling. Mabel Jacksoo, Wendling. Alfred Johnson. Wendling. Gertrude Jackson, Wendling. Victor Mathews, Wendling. Dorothy Rultengar. Wendling. Clara Wiley, Wendling. Dorris Jackson, Wendling. Cordis Barber, Wendling. ' RoUi Roach. Wendling. Glen Dyer, Wendling. Edward Cox. Wendling. Robert Dunning, Oakridg. EuleU Deming. Elmira. Eloiae Lewis, Elmira. Eugen Lee. Elmira. Era Honell, Junction City. Donald Peterson, Junction City. Bern ice Msloy, Junction City. Carol Archibald, Junction City. Le Murphy, Junction City. Elsie Haehler, Wapinitia. Millard Bradley. Portland. Daisy Robb. Portland. Etta Johnson. Portland. Winifred Tegart. Portland. Bert Newman, Portland. John BulliTan, Portland. Kathryn Sharkey, Portland. William Boyd. Oswego. Roy Sleeman, Portland. Stanley E. Ecksrt, Portland. Sarah Led in. Portland. Gardner Brown, Portland. Robert Cooper. Portland. Gladys Clark, Portland. James Sterba, Portland. Hugh Hurt. Troutdale. Fay Hulit. Troutdale. Donald Confrey, Gresham. Margaret Koerner, Gresham. Helen Lawrence, Gresham. Austin Dunn. Enterprise. Blanch Uitture, Enterprise. Charles Hunter, Portland. Dorothea Clark, Portland. Virginia Miller, Portland. James Reed. Portland. Carl Tucker, Houlton. Ruth Chambers. Houlton. Mamie McQueen. Houlton, Waiter Jones, Houiton. Udell Bennett. Houlton. Louis Ketei, Houlton. Nora Based, Houlton. Mildred Tucker. Houlton. Amelia Kiblan, Houlton. Hilda Kammeyer, Scappoose. Henry Kammeyer, Seappoose. Member of Bepablieaa National Com. ' mlttee Files Declaration of Candidacy. I O. W. Hetford la Baee for Legltlatsre. . 1 Salem,' Or.. March 30. Ralph K. Wll- FpHapa! JliHft Altschuler Orders ' todRT flled h,s declarauon of can reaerai JUQge niiauiuici viuoia dldacy for re-eiecUon as national com mitteeman of the Republican party, ills platform says : "I stand for a reunited Republican party. 1 shall do my best to promote its welfare. I belong to no factions. My sole purpose will be to elect the enure ucaet, state ana national, as nominated. My past experience as na tional committeeman should enable me to render valuable service to the party. In support of this I have letters from ex-Chairman WlUcox of the Republican national committee ; George W. Per kins, chairman of the executive com- Basic Eight-Hour Day Established. Chicago. March 10. (U. P.) The bas ic, eight hour day was ordered In the nation's packing industry by Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler's award in the packing arbitration ; today. Wage increases ranging from 4 cents an hour to employes receiving 80 cents and under an hour at present, and j mlttee of the progressive party, and ranging down to 8V4 cents per hour to employes being paid over 40 cents per hour were also granted. The eight hour day goes into effect ' "That the prices of all other items of fir lumber enumerated in a certain list Vof the Douglas Fir Emergency bureau, .effective between the dates of Decern- Lber 1, 1917. and March 1. 1918, to all Other departments of the government be continued in effect to May' 31, 1918. Vx : Advances West Coast Price $e "Prices named on West Coast Lum- "'bermen s association s yellow sheet. T POWERFUL HUN ATTACK FAILS TO BREAK LINE (Continued from Page One) Quebec, March 80. (I. N. S.) The outburst . of. anti-coascrlption rioting, which broke out during the night and resulted in the. wrecking of it. nswsnflniir nfftn. wsut nAAA saflv General Bell is in his sixty-third year, today and the streets deard by millUa- havlng been born on January 9, 1856, General Wood is 57, his birthday being October 9, 1860. May 5, 1918, and the wage advances are j retroactive, effective as of January 14, 1818. The award, which affects about 200, 000 employes throughout the United States in 90 per cent of the packing houses of the country, was regarded as a sweeping victory , for the workera Overtime Schedule Fixed Payment for overtime work, for which at present employes received no extra 'compensation, was increased on the fol lowing basis : Double time for Sundays and holidays, time and one fourth for the first two hours over the basic eight hours on week days and time and one half for all time after 10 hours' work. Between January 14 and May 5 overtime pay waa fixed at the rate of time and a half after 10 hours on week days and double time for Sundays. Equal Pay for Men and Women Equal pay for male and female em ployes doing the same class of work was ordered in the award. The employes' demand for a weekly guaranteed minimum of 40 hours was granted. Upon the induction of the basic eight hour day. Arbitrator Alschuler stated the "hourly wage rate shall be readjust ed so that the compensation for a full . eight-hour work day shall be equal to ' the pay for a full 10-hour day hereto- fore, and piecework rates shall be pro portionately readjusted in accordance with the same principle." Effective on April 18 Judge Alschuler set April 15 as the date by which retroactive increase should be paid employes. Packers announced that the award would cost the employers 875,000.000 this year. The present average annual wage of 8825 for employes In packing houses was declared by Arbitrator Alschuler "inade quate for the ordinary needs of 'the average workingman's family in the cities involved." Referring to living budgets presented in testimony and which ranged around 81400, Judge Alschuler declined to pre scribe in detail the living standard. There is no question, he declared, about the packers' ability to pay the increases granted from their profits. The advances represent only a fraction of a cent per pound Increase in the cost of producing meat, according to testimony. Elffht'Honr Bay Supported While the award gave the employes only about one-third of their demand for a flat increase of 81 per day, union leaders expressed themselves as im mensely pleased that the eight-hour day was granted. Judge Alschuler refuted the packers' arguments that the Indus Will H. Hays, present chairman of the Republican national committee. O. W. Hosford, 714 East Couch street. Portland, filed as candidate for the ' Republican nomination for state repre sentative in Multnomah county. "Good roads, more shipbuilding, river and-harbor Improvements," is his slogan. GERMANS QUOTING LOANSlSSo State Allotments for. Pacific Coast Are Made by Federals Reserve Bank. AMERICAN PASTOR Hun Aviators Drop Over British Lines Anti-War Address by Unitarian of New York. San Francisco, March 80. (U. P.)- State allotments for the third Liberty loan were announced from the federal . reserve bank here today. "Tbey are: Washington. 829.391.000. Oregon, $18,495,000. Northern California, $94,971,000. Southern California, $38,923,000. ' ' Idaho, 87.950,000. Utah. $10,315,000. Nevada. $2,285,000. This allotment was made on the basis of the general allotment of 8210.000,000 for this federal .reserve district, 'and does not include Hawaii or Alaska, which will be announced later. The quota assigned Oregon is about what Edward Cookingham, chairman of the general committee for Oregon, " thought it would be. The second Liberty bond Issue was for $3,000,000,000 and Oregon's minimum quota was 818.000,000. Since that time there has been an ln ci ease in bank deposits, upon which quotas for the various states are: based, and it was thought that probably there would be a slight increased in the quota for the third Liberty loan. Just as the first quota announced in the second Liberty loan drive was announced as a minimum, the present quota is thought to be a minimum with a probability tlfat before tre campaign is ended a larger amouut will be asked. With the British Armies in the Field. March 29. (U. P.) Pamphlets quoting Rev. John Haynes Holmes, pastor of the Unitarian Church of the Messiah. New York, as stating there is nothing to justify the war of America against Germany, were dropped today by German aviators who flew over the British fines. The pamphlets also at tributed other unpatriotic statements to Dr. Holmea The hope of Germany In distributing these pamphlets undoubtedly Is to weaken the British opposition and pave the way to destruction of France and England and Incidentally America. The only effect the pamphlets have on Americans who have seen them has ben to anger them against Dr. Holmes, who Is represented as trying to aid Germany against his own people. Tax Payments Due t-j p . -it , n s j tne pacicers arguments tnat the indus- Jjeiore Jn ext i: ridav uw not Mft t an eight-hour iiwuiu HUAII A. J. XVAbVj badis. He quoted President Wilson in night report of the Berlin war office. "K,-in Hot. n.mh., i ion i I All that the official statement said was I timWs :u rt nnri innr .hoii that "there had been successful en V- . " ' I .... V. 0AmmA an4 in, ouiuui. atiu "Tceled. and a nrice of la ur i nno f.t gagements between -over West Coast Drlce list of Mav 1. Avre rivers. I 1815. hereby is made effective for tlm- Within 18 Miles of Amiens- Iroera or above lengths until May 31, 1918. The Hamel-Marceieave sector oi tne jPrlces on items not covered by above I German battle lines, which is the apex lists snail be priced on basis of nearest of the Arras-Albert-Montdidier-iNoyoii comparable Item. It is understood that salient, now lies about 12 miles from f during this time the loggers and lumber the British , base of Amiens. This has manufacturers will not reduce the scale I placed Amiens within range of the long distance German guns and It is pos sible that the city is now being bom barded. Two Fail to Qualify Washington. March 30. (U. P.) Found physically unfit for oversea duty. No claims of further advances were j Brigadier General Philips and Brigadier made by the Germans in the Friday General Henry H. Whitney have been discharged from their national army commands and returned to their assign ments as colonels in the coast artillery of wages now being paid. "Whereas, the attention of the lum- "ber director has been called to the ne- cesslty for fixing price for railroads wmaiii, eusu 10 ine necessity or mclua- corps of the regular army, it was offi cially announced today. California Nurse men called out by Mayor Laviguer, The mobs swept through the streets. wrecking the offices of the Chronicle, supporter or tne conscription act, a paper owned by Major General Sir David Watson, a division commander of the Canadian expeditionary forces. Fire- was started in the 'office of the I city registrar, but was quickly extin guished. The outbreak started when crowds interfered with an officer who was rounding up slackers, and it spread until Mayor Laviguer called upon them to disperse. When their only response was jeering and further threats, he called the militia. Denver, Col., March 30. (I. N. S) Miss Marian G. Crandall of Alameda, I Cal.. has been killed bv the explosion The fighting of the past 24 hours. It ! Df a Oerman shell near a Y. M.C. A. was estimated today, has increased the : hut on the western battle front in Eu- Killed in Battle 240,000 Tonnage Is Launched in March German losses to upwards ol 500,000 I- rso .11 Air,t n,l lni.,, i "" -v iimiicvv IvUUwlllCIlia I JUCIi. ui. ivtvi iiiiieuv. Bucn u lumoer ria- i inera is x&iic oi a new uermao ei QUirAd t)V hOT m flnufarhl re t wHs hove I . enme sttttA nart cf thss u-AatArn i C made contracts with this government I front. A Rotterdam dispatch to the r xor coxes, and all government lumber Daily Chronicle said replacement orders to retail dealers, "Fresh attacks may be expected at --.ISO tO the neceaaitV Of f l-Tine- nriou tr nnlnfa n th. fonnt . tti tn. ntnri cover tne program or the inland water- determined may be looked for at Ver- ways committee for the construction of dun or near that sector. The German w, viivma uarge-DuiiaerB, tne I plan evidently is to try to drive a price-xuig commutes nereby makes the spearhead through the French lines. iwiiowing ruling : , "ADDarently the general clan of the That any railroad lumber ahinnins- Rurman pormn, jhbubu oy tne Drooer I srovern- Parla and Oatlaa menial authority or any order ianuiul I "Dutch mllltarv nriHp hAlfev that oearing on its race the statement that the present offensive cannot die down Into the former trench warfare, but that It must lead to conditions that Mill decide the war. In this belief all Holland is watching with deep Interest the course of events." London Takes Heart The action of General Pershing in placing the American army and the military resources of the United States at the disposition of the French gov ernment caused much elation in Lon don and Paris today. Now that Gen eral Foch is in supreme command the Americans, as well as the British, French. Belgians and Portuguese will oe directed by him. The Germans claim the Centura of 70,000 prisoners and 1100 guns in the first nine days of the battle. rope, according to a cablegram received here today by her sister, Mrs. George McCord, of this city. Washington, March 80. (U. P.) Thirty-seven vessels of a total dead weight tonnage of 240,000 were launched and IS of a dead-weight tonnage of 126, 000 were delivered in the United States during March, the emergency fleet cor- Miss Crandall left for France early 1 poration announced todav. in February, with an American Red Launchings for February numbered Cross unit. 25, with a total tonnage of 148,000. and A letter received Friday by Mra Mc- deliveries numbered 16, with a tonnage Cord stated Miss Crandall was leaving of 123,000. This was a gain of 40,000 Chalons for a point near where the tons for March on deliveries and 105.- greai onensive was expected to be ouu tons on launchings. launched. Your last chance to see the. Greatest Picture ; .. ., Ever Made Section Men Given The March launchings were made un of 6 contract steel vessels, 21 requisi tioned new vessels and 10 wood and composite vessel a Increase in Wages ROLL OF HONOR n -Mo, att x . . Whtoiton. March 80. (U P.) Twenty nn , , - - Identities dead of tba Tuscania hav been identi- Section men on the Shasta division Of tied bv maana of finmr nri. t.k r. the Southern Pacific were advised today I bodies, the war department announced this aft- that they will receive an increase in wages of 25 cents a day. This makes the wage north of Redding $2.75 a day and south of Redding $8.50. ernoon, General Pershing also reported the . following Twn lrilli In . , ... juj . . . -' , . j, ""i mwi m wuunofl, I Friday of next week, April 5, will be the last day to pay the first half of the 1917 tax. After that day interest at the rate of one per cent a month and for each fraction of a month will be added. No interest will be added to the second half. This morning the Pacific Telephone unicago, Kansas City, Sioux City support of the eight-hour principle, and also referred to the president's media tion commission's declaration of Janu ary 9 that 'the eight-hour day is an es tablished policy of the country." Packers Sign Agreement The arbitration agreement was signed by the Armour, Cudahy, Morris, Swift and Wilson companies, with plants in St- Denirs Making Statement New York, March 80. (U. P.) "I have made no such utterance," Rev John Haynes Holmes told the United Press today when a cable describing German pamphlets which were dropped over British lines in France was read to him. "Before the war I, as a pacifist, ex pressed the hope that the United States would not go to war," said Dr. Holmes. "Since the United States entered the war I have made no such statement. Those Germans probably have twisted my utterances previous to the war." Seattle Shipworkers To Back Liberty Loan Seattle, March SO. (U. P.) A commit tee of workers in the Skinner & Kddy shipyards Friday announced they would solicit each one of their 6000 fellow workers in an attempt to make a 100 per cent showing in the Third Liberty ioan drive. Boston's Allotment Decreased :. Washington, March 30. (I. N. S.)- Mobilisation of the nation's financial forces went "full speed ahead" today . when the Liberty loan committee of the 12 federal reserve districts learned their quotas In the $3,000,000,000 bond issue which will be launched on the 1 war anniversary, April 6. Slight enlargement of the quotas have been made through a decrease ot $50,000,000 in the total allotment to the ' Boston" district. This sum was appor t'oned among six other districts, mak ing the only change in the allotments that prevailed during the second bond campaign, which called for an issue of similar amount. The treasuary department has- not renounced maximum quotas, only: giv ing the minimum amounts which are necessary to complete the tqtal or. the third loan. Over-subscription will come, it is confidently expected by bankers, and Secretary McAdoo will not reject the excess. The honor flags flying over the Po tomoc end of the treasury . building are awaiting the name of the first state or city or town to complete its quota after the campaign starts. Finland Asks Release Of American Subject Washington, March 30. (U. P.) The Finnish government has asked Germany to release Henry E. Emery of New York from a German prison camp, said a state department cable late Friday afternoon. & Telegraph company sent In a check Josepn, bu Louis, hast St. Louis, Denver, for $73,521.88 for the first half of Its Oklahoma City, St. Paul, Omaha and taxes. The U. S. National bank gave on wortn. Industrial Lands In Jail Burlington. Wash.. March SO. (I. N. S). J Diets, secretary of the' local I. W. W., who was tarred and feathered and driven from Sedro-Woolley Thurs day night, was arrested by a marshal here Friday and taken to the Mount Vernon county Jail. a check for $27,080.32. Short Measure Fuel Seller Is Fined $25 A large number of independents vol untarily abided by the award, and, ac cording to John O'Hem, superintendent of Armour & Co., the award will be ef- ifectlve throughout practically the entire , industry. May 2fot Affect Coast New York city, with a prior agree- mant .n1 T3as(?1 PAoat rvnlvit. with A $25 fine was imposed on M. Welser t already as high as today's of the Alberta Fuel company in the mu- J award, probably will not be affected. of - O Hearn said. Attorney Carl Meyer for the packers. said the arbitrator's finding was "most conscientious and just," and promised that the "packers will not only abide by the letter but the spirit of it" President John Fitspatrlck of the Chicago Federation of Labor, on behalf of the employes, declared: "The award is satisfactory to vis. There has been nothing so big since the war started and we feel that it will shorten the war." nicipal court Friday on a charge seUlng short measure Wood. F. D. Walters, 1128 East Twenty-ninth street north, complained that he had ordered a cord of wood and received but 69 cubic feet. City Sealer of 'Weights and Meas ures Jones testified that Walters' pile was 47 cubic feet short. Deputy City Attorney Delch suggested that buyers demand a bill with every order in accordance with the city ordi nance, which stipulates that the amount of fuel being delivered must be stated to the fraction of a cord. Conferees Agree on Finance Corporation Washington, March 30. (U. P.) Con ferees on the war finance corporation agreed today. They compromised on 83,000,000,000 as the loaning power of 05 BETTER PRICES FOR 14 died of disease, two' died of accidents, mi i adopted on the capital - issues commlt died JL00 unkooWB lkIld seren were slightly ; tee, which is to consist of seven mem- Th.1denOfied dead on the Tnsc.nl. were- t0 e"ldnt PriTates Georse a. Aitwsin n r. ! and confirmed by the senate. The sen- I lllinrn nniirUT I tand Joa Cochran, Leonard D. Dethman. Rosen-! ate plan for this Committee WSS for LU Ifl U Lll OUUUII I JLnaa, mtra u camonoson, t lorencio Erias, Jbawara w aeyrsr, BUton chorea. Gnadalntm. (Continued from 'Pago One) TiirSat. Night Only First show -10 A. M. Continuous thereafter. Huns Depressed by Wounded Amsterdam. March 80. fl. N. sl I The stream of ' wounded being carted I back from the Picardy front and hauled loy motor and train to scores of cities Jin Germany Is the greatest in the his- Iiory oi tne war and is very depressing to the German people, who have been told of great victories. The thousands of wounded are being distributed far ana wiae. Hun Tanks Carry Ammunition -Amsterdam. March 30. (I. N. "Arsenal tanks" are being emnloved bv the Germans in the great western front I battle. These huge armored ears movs along behind the infantry and supplies of bombs and cartridges are handed out irrom tnem to tne soldiers. Coming Sunday: - - "RAMONA" Germans Massed at Verdun Amsterdam. March 80. U. P.) The correspondent ot the Amsterdam Han. delsblad, visiting the Verdun front, de clares he saw great masses of German troops concentrated there. He inter viewed- General von Gallwltx, who said he never saw such enormous stocks of munitions as- the British have. fir for airplane stock they can." He added that at the present rate of con sumption the available spruce supply would be exhausted in two years. Fir can be used to good advantage in case of emergency, it is said. That needs of the mills engaged in cutting timber for the government will receive first consideration at the hands of the federal authorities appears cer tain. Some of the mill men are pre dicting that the new condition is liable to force those mills to close which are not taking part in the government work. The car shortage situation is showing signs of marked improvement, accord ing to J. C Roth, who- gives the cheer ing news that the movement of emp ties from the east and south to the west has already started. Speaking in the capacity of federal car distributor be said: "The Gulf section and ' the Atlantic ports are at present over-burdened with empty cars while' the western roads have not enough cars to meet the de mands . of the freight traffic. The facts have been put up to the director general of railroads, Mr. McAdoo, and the . shipping board and finally . relief has been promised." .Members of the . spruce bureau, of the West Coast' Lumbermen's associa tion are today in qpnference with Colo nel EHsque on - the . question of new grading rules, : , ' Garsa, Edward C Grahamer, Frank Kossaeth Josenn Marun. Koy Mnncaster, Ben V. Owens. Clardhce Paul, Juan Parex, Ondis Carlo, Cirlo Rodriguez, Richard Rcholtxe, Arthur Spraaeh. ratrick ft White Paul A. Williams. Jose YbsrU. Cook Clyde C Pelley. The casualties reported by Pershing ware: Killed In Action PRIVATE GTJSTAV MATTES. PRIVATE W1NFRED U PKRRIN. Died of Wounds PRIVATE CARL, BRATTN. PRIVATE JAMES U DOS8. PRIVATE GEORGE O. HARRIS. raiYATJS JOSEPH C UILLER. , Died of Diseasa SERGEANT HARVET -I. HTJDSOX. SERGEANT JOHN SINGER. CORPORAL ALLEN IRVIN MORGAN SADDLER BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ' KIN- PRIVATE WILL BORDERS, PRIVATE HENRT KLING, 1 PRIVATE WALTER BIGGET BIGGER. PRIVATE LAWRENCE P. CAVIN. PRIVATE EARL N. LEIBLKIi PRP7 ATE MORGAN U MOWTICK. PRIVATE BENJAMIN O. BAHASHT. PRIVATE EARL OSKTNA. PRIVATE CHARLES PHILLIPS. PRIVATE NATHAN W. , WARNER. Died of Accident PRIVATE JOHN W. ROBERTS. PRIVATE WESTLET E. STAPLES. Died, Cause Unknown PRIVATE WILLIE LANTSTON. Wounded Slightly I Jen tenant Howard H. Darin. fTmfc 1... JTohnsoo, Cook Loughro Justice, Prlvatea Joaevh . C. Shcwhan.- Jasaea : B. Christian, Richard . r.. PM f " " ... I Chairman Hayes to Meet All Factions San Francisco, March 3,0. (U. P.) Chairman Will Hays ot the Republican national committee Is coming to Cali fornia April 12, after a visit to the Northwest. Raymond Benjamin of the the corporation instead of 84,000,000,000 state Republican committee announced fixed by the senate and $2,000,000,000 today. Hays will remain In San Fran- ! by the house. The house plan . was clsco three days and then visit Los Angeles. Benjamin says Hays wishes to meet all factions of .the Republican party, including the Progressive wing, while here. New Regulation for Use of Splash Dams Salem, Or., March 30. The public I service commission today issued an or der granting to the Spaulding Logging company a log boom franchise on the Lucktemute river, in Polk and Benton counties. A new feature Is the regula tlon for the use of splash duns. The company will be required to post notices at all river crossings ot the time when splashes win be made. ! fill ' viOdl' I " n on n five members. The conference report will be mltted early in the week. sub- Nelson Morris in Glass One of Draft Chicago, March 80.- (I. N. S.) Nelson Morris, chairman of the board of the Morris Packing company. Is in class 1 of the - draft today, according to an nouncement by draft officials. In his Industrial claim Morris had written, "I wish to be used where I can do the gov ernment the most good." Edward Morris Jr.. president of the company1." has been placed In class 4-D as the "necessary operating head ot an industry." McAdoo Is Ordered ' Tq Rest for a Week Washington. March 80.-i.fIT. PVV Wil liam G. McAdoo is working too hard. tan activities as director general of the railroads., secretary of the treasury, di rector of the Liberty loan, etc, ; nave kept him on the job an average of 14 hours a day. He will leave today, on orders from his Physician, for a week's I rest at White Sulphur Springs, W. Vs. Li Northwestern ' BankBuildin PAY US A VISIT THIS EVENING YOU will find the Sav ings Department of the Northwestern Na tional Bank open Saturday evenings from 6 until 8. Stop in and ask for one of our HOUSEHOLD THRIFT RECORDS for keeping account of every household expenditure, even if you are not quite ready to open that account. We be lieve it will be mutually ben eficial for us to become acquainted. otthwesteiriij Hational fe HanK Portland Oregon Barley saves wneat made partly of barley is a wheat saver. Continuing our policy of the past 12 years, this Bank is open for the con venience of its depositors Saturday evenings from 6 to 8 tV clock. Hibernia Savings Bank "A Conservative Custodian" Fourth and Washington Street ' '