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. a ; THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND. OREGOtf 18 WEDNESDAY,. APRIL.. 24, ; 1918 HAVE TIE TO PUT CROPS IN FIRST Military Draft as Now Operating '1 Will -Make Least Possible ' Drain on Farm Labor., FURLOUGHS TO GRANT RELIEF District Boards Will Be Permitted V to Reconsider Cases Where There Is Any Conflict. Oregon farmers who find It almoet . tmpbeatble to gat men for farm labor ' will find Important reassurance from an 'Official statement Just received here from Clarence Ousley, assistant secretary of the department of agriculture. "A. now operated the military draft Hill make the least possible drain upon farm labor." the statement avers. y ".District boards are encouraged by tfce war department to reconsider cases of wrong classification. That Is to say. jfcer skilled farm laborers or farm raanagers have been placed in class 1 bit account of misunderstanding or lack fit. appreciation of the needs of the ! farmers, the boards are encouraged to reconsider meritorious applications sup ported by facts and affidavits made by ; ftsponslble citizens. . Farlosgh Bales Great neiier 5"The provost marshal general's order fit March 1! directs local boards. In fur- gihlng their quotas for the new draft, leave to the last alt men In class 1 Who are assiduously and continuously engaged In agriculture. Under this or der It is not likely that any man actually engaged In agriculture will be called, eten though he.be in class 1, before this , year's crops are harvested. The fur lough rules just announced give further relief' by permitting men to return to farms for emergency work and provide far groups of soldiers who can be spared from military camps to go Into sur rounding regions to perform farm labor for a short period." "The statement refers to other measures designed to relieve the farm labor shortage, fMen of farm experience are being -! moHHxed In the towns In readiness for harvest work. 1'lThe boys' working reserve will in clude thousands of school boys between H and 20 years of age ready to help on farms. II Tomei Organize to Help JU Women will be useful In many of the lighter farm employments such as dairy ing, vegetable cultivation and fruit gathering. In many places throughout the United States organization of women t help on farms has proven a success, j ,','tdlers and loafers are going to have a hard time throughout the nation. The statement reads: "In many places sher . Iffa and town marshals are rigidly en forcing local laws against vagrancy and loafing. In most towns it is against . the law to loaf on the streets. A rigid enforcement of such laws will compel - able bodied men to find work of some sort and whether they go to the farm :; era or find other employment, the effect will be to release labor and increase the . manpower of the country. In view of . the demand for labor It is proper for communities, by law or by public senti ment, to Insist that every man, what ever his wages or his health or his con dition, shall put in full time." ' - Renpontitblllly With Commanlty :i That ultimate efficiency devolves, upon .community action Is asserted In .'the conclusion of the statement: . 1 "If the people of a community resolve that a thing shall be done they will find I the means of doing It. There Is no , -power In the government to create labor. ' nor have we yet reached the point of ; national peril where it Is necessary to . conscript labor or to require farmers . by law to grow certain crops. The true . test of a democracy is its ability to meet 'a; local emergency without the compul sion of a national law. At any rate, it Is Impossible this year to organize a i system Of federal administration of ag- . rlcultural labor, but it is easily possible for each state, each community and each neighborhood to solve Its own prob lem. Notwithstanding labor difficulties last year, production ws greatly in creased." ( show bouses' and the free use of The Auditorium granted by the city council, the American committee for devastated France, a copartner of the Red Cross of France,; will, stage an entertainment on April 30 at The Auditorium to raise funds with which to buy knitting ma chines for the fire department stations in Portland. Mrs. nobert Treat Piatt, organizer of the local branch of the committee. Is In general charge of show plans. It is ner desire and that of her co-workers to raise a fund sufficient to place In each of the 45 fire stations one of the machines, which will cost about $33 each. A fund of $1300 will be required. The great need there will be for socks next fall Is the factor influencing the entertainment committee. Wounded in Action, Maj. Kimble Is Dead Wounds received in action In Northern France caused the death on April 9 of Major Edwin R. Kimble, born in Port land, and commander of a battalion of the First Engineers, United States army. Such is the brief message that con veyed to the officer's mother, Mrs. Al vlra von Harten Kimble at Galveston, Texas, the, news that war had exacted its tribute. Major Kimble, son of Edwin R. Kim ble, formerly manager of the Portland branch of the Studebaker corporation, was graduated from West Point with honors in 1915. Commissioned as a sec ond lieutenant, he was ordered to duty at Vancouver barracks. Later he was transferred to- Washington, D. C, .where he became an aide to President Wilson and received promotion to a captaincy. La? t August as a captain the officer went to France with the First Engineers and at 25 years of age was promoted to a majority, a testimony to his ability as a soldier and an engineer. He was one of those Who rejoiced at the capture by men In his own camp of the first German prisoner taken by Americans. Major Kimble received his preparatory educa tion in Portland schools. TOLL RATES ORDER IS VIOLATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT, CHARGE Accusation Also Made That Pub lic Service Body Played Pol itics in Case. The public service commission order of April 18. adjusting certain long dis tance toll rates, violates the letter and spirit of the public utilities act and is! discriminatory, according to Edward -M. Cousins, traffic expert for the city. "The public service commission's or der of April 18 pretends to reestablish the old basis between Portland and Ore gon City and Salem but it really does no such thing except so far as the two number service Is concerned and, as practically all this business is particular party calls, the order merely adopts the advanced rates proposed by the tele phone company," he said. "In restoring the 25-10 two number rate between Portland and Salem with out making a corresponding adjust ment between other points, the commis sion itself is guilty of discrimination. For instance, the distance between Port land and Sheridan, or between Portland and Wyeth Is the same aj between Port land . and Salem. Formerly the rates between these points, established by the telephone company, were the same, as they should be, but this tinkering order of the commission introduces confusion and discrimination Into the rates." The temporary order does not satisfy Dan Kellaher, commissioner of finance, and the postponement of the hearing of telephone rates by the commission set for April ' 1 until 21 was because of "politics," according to Kellaher. "Evidently the commission is paying more attention 'to' politics1 than to busi ness Just now, because the Inquiry Into the reasonable . adjustment of all thee telephone rates was- ordinarily set for April 19." said Mr: Kellaher. "but at al most the last moment the commission postponed the bearing: until three days after the primary election and Issued this hybrid' order." ; ' John Krissel Hurt In Auto "Accident John Krissell, age Si. manager of the Great Northern hotel, was seriously in jured when the' automobile he was learn ing to drive went. over, a SO foot em bankment on the Llnnton road at 3 o'clock Tuesday , afternoon. Krissell ! suffered two broken ribs and deep scalp wounds. He was taken to the Good Sa maritan hospital by W. E. Phelps. 24-28 North Fifth street, who found the In jured man lying by the roadside. J. H. Crulkshank, automobile sales man, was the . other occupant of the car and was teaching Mr. Krissell how to drive. His Injuries were slight. The accident occurred about four miles be yond Llnnton. Music House Debts Total $1,345,336 According to the receiver's report filed in the federal court Tuesday, the liabili ties of Ellers' Music House, recently de clared insolvent, amount to $1,345, 336.69. They are apportioned as follows : Taxes, $3676.10; wages, $1454.67; other debts preferred by law, $289.67 ; secured claims. $163,175.17; unsecured claims. $615,426.36 ; notes and bills which ought to be paid by other parties thereto, I $561,314.42. WOMEN ON ELECTION BOARDS TO DONATE MONEY FOR CHARnY This Is Plan Proposed by Mrs. Maude Burley to Aid Good Work. Mrs. Maude Burley, well known local woman and writer, is sponser for the novel idea that the women throughout the state of Oregon act as clerks and judges at the forthcoming ' primaries. May 17. and the following general elec tion, secure polling places free of charge, opening their own homes If r.ecessary and serving their own meals and donating to patriotic work their entire earnings and the savings accru ing from their thrifty plans, whlcn sum would net In Portland alone In the neighborhood of $38,000. "This plan came to me last fall." said j Mrs. Burley. "and in an effort to get It before representative women, I of fered the following resolution at the meeting of the State Federation of Women's Clubs, which was unanimous ly adopted: 'Resolved, that the club women of the state of Oregon ask for the positions of judges and clerks of elections and pledge themselves to use the fund derived from this work to patriotic purposes..' " Mr. Bush, deputy county clerk, when asked what he thought of the plan, commended It very highly, saying: "The women have already proven them selves capable of performing the duties of an election board, in fact, they make better officers. Inasmuch as most Mazamas Plan Hike : To Aschoff Hotel Oatlag Party Will lave Saturday for BaU Ban aad Watt Severn Jttlee to Moaatala !! Betara Saaday. The Masamaa have planned a trip U Bull Run and a hike to Aschoff hote for their week-end touting for Saturday and Sunday. The party will leave First i.i . x-ak n. m. Satur- day for Bull Bun. From there a hike I seven miles will be maae io '. where dinner will be served. After din ner there will be a aance anu fire session and the party will remain at the hotel for the night. Breakfast will be served at the hotel Sunday morning and the return to Bull Run will be along the south bank of the Sandy river- Lunch will be eaten at Badger creek. Returning the Ma samaa will arrive in Portland at 7 :45 p. m. Sunday. Those who wish to go on this trip should register at the club rooms before Friday noon, so that accommodations may be provided at the hotel. Lunches for the Sunday noon meal must be pro vided by members. of them write a better hand than men. 1.... o .till between 400 and 600 places to be filled, especially for the night work." Any woman who is willing to as tiim Antua of a clerk or judge and to donate her earnings to patriotic work, may call the councy ciera s oi flee. Marshall 6400. for further informa tion. Mrs. Burley, when asked what plan she would suggest for the use of the money, said she had not given it serious consideration, but that inas much as there was sure to be plenty of work right here In our own state in caring for soldiers' dependents and It, reeducating the men who come back, she would like to see the money kept In Oregon for this and kindred pur Vaudeville Cream f For Knitting Fund 1 With vaudeville numbers, donated for I the occasion by the several Portland Groceries Creamery Butter, Victor brand, quality guaranteed, 2- QQ. Ib. roll OOC Seeded Raisins, Otter brand, best quality, latest crop, - - large package -LAC Flour, No. 10 sack whole wheat and No. 10 sack yel-- Q low corn flour for.,, tD.Le.La Peanut Butter, freshly made, Strictly pure, none delivered, limit 4 lbs. 2 lbs. 1Q 35c, Ji?. . . . IOC Coffee, Victor blend, ftn. freshly roasted, lb tC California Poaches, ih light sugar syrup. No. 2lA cans, do. $1.90, three for 50c, "1 rr large can lit Catsup, Snider's, delivered only with other groceries, limit 6 bottles, large bottles 22C 'Vanilla er Lemon Extract, strictly pure, 2-ounce " rt bottle....... . .;. XI C Soap, Crystal White, delivered only with other grocer- ies.t limit to bars at... OOC Nlnin Floor. Fifth Street. THRIFT AND WAR SAVINGS STAMPS ON SALE AT OUR ACCOMMODATION BUREAU BASEMEN: BOYSt SERVE YOUR COUNTRY Join the U. S. Boys Working Reserve Boys from 16 to 2i years of age should offer their services now for food production work or for work in some other indus try essential to winning the war. A special bureau for enroll ment and issuance of memberships is now open on our Sixth Floor. Full information given here. Enroll today earn a badge of honor. (9 ISO? EsUULar4 The: Quality' Stors or Portland rWy, SixOTforriMiv Alder St Let Old Glory Wave! Every home, every office, every public building, should fly the Stars and Stripes Friday, Liberty Day, and every day. We have complete stocks of flags at lowest prices. Wool bunt ing, eagle bunting and cotton bunting flags in all sizes. Silk flags. Allied flags. Fifth Floor. Sixth Street. A Few of Our Good There Are Plenty of Excellent Values in Every Section of the Store Come and Share in the Good Things ings for Thursday New Novelty Necklaces A Wonderful Showing Such an amazingly beautiful vari ety of novelty necklaces as can be found in no other Portland store within the same moderate range-of prices. An immense assortment of the styles now in greatest popularity on display Thursday. Necklaces of' cherry red, yellow, blue and amber colored beads. Tet class beads and genuine Italian jet. Amethyst, sapphire, emerald ant! garnet colored beads and lovely combination effects. Neck and opera length's. Variously priced from 50c to $7.50. Jewelry Shop, Main Floor. Thursday Women s $1730 to $25.00 New Sample Skirts $15 A prominent manufacturer's sam ple line of high-grade skirts at this greatly reduced price Thursday. The number is limited these skirts are mostly one of a kind. Pleated, yoke, tunic and plain sports models, some with side pock ets. Fancy plaids, stripes and mixed tweeds. Thursday at $15 in stead of $17.50 to $25. -Apparel Shop, B'ourth Floor. "DON'T SAY UNDERWEAR SAY MUNS1NGWEAR" Complete New Stocks of Men's, Women's and ChUdren's Spring and Summer Munsingwear ready now at Meier & Frank's. We recommend and sell Munsingwear because it is the satisfactory underwear. And we sell more and more of this celebrated underwear each sea son. Here are a few of the reasons why you should become a Munsing wearer: Munsingwear fits perfectly. Washes perfectly. Is most comfortable. Most finely ser viceable. Is most economical in the long run because of these qualities and because Mun singwear gives you all of these and more at a reasonable price. For any man, woman or child for every individual whether tall, short, stout or thin there's a perfect-fitting Munsing undergarment here in any style, fabric or weight desired. Sold by this store only in Portland. Select Spring and Summer Munsingwear for the whole family during this three days' showing and sale at Meier & Frank's. Munsingwear for Men and Boys On Center Aisle Bargain Square, Main Floor Bleached Muslin H and Cambric, Yd. JL3C This assortment of bleached muslin and cambric comprises serviceable material at an extremely low price. 36 inches wide. In short lengths from 2 to 10 yards. Some of this material is subject to the very slightest imperfections. To 25c yard values at 5c- Center Aisle, Main Floor. Fifth St. Sar-ReftuciB "Nemo" Corsets Nemo corsets are famous -the country over for their hygienic and style features. Thurs day and every day this week Mrs. A. L. Craig An Authorized Instructor From the N emo Hygienic Fashion Institute, N.Y. will be in our Corset Shop on the Third Floor. Mrs. Craig is giving a series of free corset talks on Nemo corsets at this store. She will -help you select the Nemo best suited to your individual requirements. We have complete stocks of Nemo corsets in all late mod els and many old favorites ranging in price from 3.50 upwards. " Corset Shop, Third Floor. MEN'S UNION SUITS $1.75 Men's light weight cotton Munsing union suits made in long sleeves, ankle length or short sleeves, knee, three quarter or ankle length styles. Closed crotch. Cream color. Perfect fitting garments ia all sizes. MEN'S UNION SUITS $1.75 Men's light weight cotton Munsing union suits made in sleeveless, knee length or short sleeves, three-quarter or ankle length styles. Closed crotch. White. Perfect fitting garments in all sizes. MEN'S UNION SUITS $2.25 Men's fine light weight cotton Mun sing union suits made in long sleeves, ankle length or short sleejes, knee, three-quarter or ankle length styles. Closed crotch. Bleached. Perfect fit ting garments in alf sizes. lill vi a. m MEN'S UNION SUITS $2.75 Men's fine cotton and lisle Munsing union suits made in long sleeves, ankle length or short sleeves, ankle or three qnarter length styles. Closed crotch. Bleached. Form-fitting garments in all sizes. MEN'S UNION SUITS $3.50 Men's fine mercerized lisle Munsing union suits made in short sleeves, knee, three-quarter or ankle length or long sleeves, ankle length styles. Closed crotch. Light weight garments in all sizes. MEN'S ATHLETIC UNION SUITS Men's athletic Munsing union suits in sleeveless, knee length style. Loose fitting garments made with closed crotch and semi-drop seat. Nainsook, crepe, madras, art silk mixed and fine cotton mesh. l-4. BOYS' UNION SUITS $1 TO $1.50 Boys' light weight cotton Munsing union suits made in short sleeves, knee length style. Closed crotch. Cream color. 6-year size, St. The 8, 10 and 12 year sizes, $1.25. The 14, 16 and 18-year sizes, 11.50. For ' Women and Children rvva M WOMEN'S UNION SUITS FOR 90c Womenis light weight cotton Mun sing union suits in wanted styles for Spring and Summer. White. Regular sizes priced at 90c. Extra sizes priced WOMEN'S UNION SUITS AT $1.25 Women's light weight cotton Mun sing union suits in low neck, sleeveless -or short sleeves, knee or ankle length styles. Also bodice top union suits. Regular sizes 1.25. Extra sizes 1.50. WOMEN'S UNION SUITS AT $1.65 Women's light weight lisle Munsing union suits made in styles for Summer wear. . Neatly finished, perfect fitting garments. Regular sizes priced 1.65. Extra sizes priced 1.85. WOMEN'S VESTS AND PANTS, EACH 85c Women's light weight cotton Mun sing vests and pants, in all styles for Summer wear, .tight and loose knee. Regular sizes priced at each SSc. Ex tra sizes, each 1.00. CHILDREN'S UNION SUITS 85c TO $1.35 Children's Munsing'union suits in Summer weights and styles. Sizes ilA to 6 years. 85c. Sizes 8 to 12 years, 1.15. Sizes 14 to 16 years, 1.35. ... . . - , -main ioot. i . miw ! fl IfH ' TO I 11 I 1 1 The Woman Looking for Good Outing Suit At But Little Cost Should See These Outing Suits at $2.49 More of those wonderful outing suits that created such a furore in our recent sale. The material alone in every one of these outing suits would cost at least 5.00 if bought on the market today. Women's outing suits made of good quality oxford grey mixed flannel. Splendid garments for all outdoor wear. Made in style as illustrated four military pockets, two on blouse and two on skirt. Full cut suits in all sizes. New Spring Coats $6.98 At this extremely low price we have a very large assortment of women's new Spring coats. Finely serviceable materials in the sea son's most favored shades. Women'smisses' and children's sizes. New Wash Skirts $1.49 Palm Beach, gabardine, poplin, cotton serge and other materials in white, tan, black and white checks. The material in every one of these skirts would cost more than 1.49 if bought today. All sizes. Women's Sailors at $2.49 We have Just received a fine assortment of women's wide and nar row brim, sailors in plain and fancy braids, some faced with colored crepe. Good values at 2.49. Utility Hats at Only $3.49 A fine assortment of women's utility hats for street and dress wear. Medium and large shapes, pokes and turbans. Many desirable colors to choose from. Trimmed with flowers, quills and ribbons. Wash Waists, Special 98c Women's new Spring voile and corded dimity waists in fancy lace trimmed styles with embroidered fronts. White and fancy corded stripes. All sizes at this exceptionally low price 98c. Petticoats at 49c I Petticoats $2.29 Women's seco silk top petti coats with 9 inch taffeta silk dust ruffles. Pleated and corded. AH the best shades. Gloves. Pair 49c Women's and misses' chamois gloves in grey, white, and cham ois color. All- sizes. These gloves are worth 75c pair. Women's Shoes, Pr. $2.98 Women's shoes for dressy and street wear. Dull calf and patent colt leathers with Goodyear welt and McKay sewed soles. If we bought these shoes on today's market, we would sell them for from 4 to 5. All sizes. White Canvas Shoes $2.39 Good 4.00 values. Women's white canvas shoes with Goodyear welt soles, in button style. Plain toes and concave Cuban heels. AH sizes 2lA to 7. Specials for Men and Boys A broken lot of women's pet ticoats made of good quality per cale or gingham. Values in the lot to 75c special at only 49c. Brassieres at 29c Women's bust form brassieres in open mesh, flesh colored grenadine. Well made garments in all sizes. Elastic finished. . MEN'S WORK SHIRTS 69c Men's blue and fancy stripe work shirts with attatched col lars. Full cut, well made gar ments in .all sizes. MEN'S UNION SUITS AT 89c Men's well made union suits in short sleeves, ankle length. closed crotch style, ecru. Suit 89c. White and MEN'S MUSLIN PAJAMAS $1.29 Men's full cut well made pa jamas made of good quality mus lin. Fancy trimmed garments in assorted patterns. All sizes. BOYS' PANTS PAIR $1.19 Boys' well made corduroy pants of a good quality. In dark brown. All-sizes 7 to 17. Very special at, pair 1.19. In Our Domestic Section GOOD ROLLER TOWELING 12,2c Roller toweling in mill lengths up to 4Srards- Values up to 18c. Sold by the piece only at, yard 1 2 c. GOOD BATH MATS 49c 22x28-inch size. Bath mats of heavy terry cloth n piifk and blue. Extra special at this price each 49c. FANCY PRINTED SATEENS 43c 36 inches wide. Fancy printed sateens for the making of petti coats. Regular foulard patterns on black grounds. SILK MIXED POPLINS 75c 36 inches wide. Silk mixed poplins in all the season's best shades. Fine wearing material at a very low price. GOOD QUALITY SILKS, YD. 89c 2 7 inches wide. Taffeta and messaline silks in fancy colors at well as black and white. Good shirt waist patterns. A SALE OF LACES 10c Everything from the narrow Val. laces to 10-inch fancy Nor mandy lace Included. Filet, Venise. Cluny and Torchon. J