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G THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY "MQRNIWP, JUNE 23. 1918. IIOMFSFFKFRS ARE EAGER 10 FILE ON OLD 0. & C. GRANT jwp Hundred People Present ri" Themselves at Land Office : Here Saturday Mornmg. 125 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED All Persons Who File by July 17 ? Will Have Equal Chance to Se cure Land) Drawing to Decide. S On hundred mnd twenty-five home- eekers, spurred by the desire to be . Jrrt to file, although their speed will be unavailing in the final outcome, ap ' . piled for parcel of Oregon A California '. railroad grant lands situated In 11 ' count! m In Northwestern Oregon, dur ing the first four hours that the United BtatB land office was nnun fnn th rtt. ' MMktlMM A A..!!...., a.. On.......... ;N. Campbell, register of the Portland land office, drew the doors open at 9 ; o'olock on Saturday mornlnr to admit : 404 people who had waited In the haTTlT lit some Instances for hours, to get heir applications for farm and timber : : lands ever the counter to a. force of ' Sharks headed by Miss Felloe Cohn of . .Carson City, Nev., superintendent of ; (h entry. -' Beerei Tsrned Away tnkn the of floe closed for the day st 1 o'clock 121 applications had been Sled by as many persons from all parU of the state, while scores ;wre turned away because of the ; aulty preparation of their requests. Treadling more than SO detailed appll Rations each hour la said to approach "n national speed record In land lotteries. 2tf. Campbell, register of the office ; . Oeorge I. Smith, receiver : H. F. Hlgby. Zhlef clerk, and Miss Cohn, aided by . temporary clerks, were behind the J .counter to receive applications as rap' Idly as they could be handled. "' 2 It tl,e 11 Oregon counties Washing ton, Multnomah. Yamhill, Folk. Clack "ftmas, Marlon,' Lincoln, Benton, Linn, . Columbia and Tillamook, approximately ,340,000 acres of lands of various values yer thrown open to chance entry Sat ' wrday. In the rrant areas are it litraots of land ranging In slse from less than an aere to more than 170 acres and Jovered with everything from sand to , .elaot firs. . Drawing J sly f - !Z Applicants may submit their requests -3or paroels of the Oregon A California Jrant lands opened Saturday until July " Ai: On that date all applications will JJave heen numbered and placed In a .auge container, with no Identification V.V.- than tV.J nmhai. fn Tulv 99 disinterested persons will draw from the Container the envelopes containing the ' applications. In case, for example, 10 persons have filed applications on a par--eWsular 40 acre tract the first application 7r the tract drawn out wtll.be awarded the land, provided there are no prefer ence claims. : .' The J 226 tracts of land included in the " 3lst prepared by the general land office J -eontaln only asmall number of pleees . Jfpon which thre are preference claims nd contain no land upon which there is Sfnore than 300.000 feet of timber to each -40 acres. By these methods and other Jules of the contest speculation has been -so practically eliminated that there is llt- 31e shane for any but genuine home eekers to secure land thrown open by -h drawing .which will take place on Sluly 22. Snail Fee Beeslred 5 Showing tha quality of some ef the ' -small tracts listed among the 1226 sub- 3 set to entry before July 17, one descrip lon in the general land office's pamphlet "bf Information covers 7.ea acres of -level clay land, listed as "good farming" 3and, oomprislng the south one half of the -northwest on Quarter of section tl, "township 1 south, range 6 east Clacka--anas county). On this tract are 210,000 -feet of timber, it is one mile from the I&eareat town, a wagon road crosses the -place and th distance to an electric 'rflne is thre miles. On th other hand ; 4h erflo lists an 10 acre tract in Polk . leounty covered with 200,000 feet ot tun v er, out by a creek, and brands if as poor - 3ioll and of no value to entrants. 'Hi A small fee Is collected by the land "vffta whan applications are filed and the -aMfferenee between the deposit and the -cost price ef 12.50 an acre must d paia , ity applicants who are successful at the -a rawing. ' ; 3 Th onening of the Oregon Califor -a la lands Saturday Is said to be the first Pver held in th United States over - -which a woman presided. Judge John . "McPhaul ef the general land office at ; ZjYashlngton, D. C, has been detailed as --superintendent of the opening, but at the jaat mlnut was called back to Washlng- Hob and wired Miss Felice Cohn to act ras superintendent. Miss Cohn, a Carson lty Nv.) attorney, is doing special -work for the land office while her friends Zat home are preparing to launch her rajnpaiga as a candidate for representa- "TiY la congrees rrom nevaaa. BIG PLANS MADE FOR 5 MEN, GUNS AND SHIPS J, ' ' (CeaUaMd rr-m Pes On) ttril to th bill after he had presented nt In th nous, u saia: Thl bill Is Ilk no other fortifica Mion bill ever presented to congress. It lis necessary to "understand th theory upon which it Is drawn. Th paramount . "he of th hour is to provide for an ampl program of fild artillery for "th us of th army in Europe. The Mother items in th bill must be sub ordinated t this, net Doaus er. iaca Zt merit, but becaus of relative lm- . aportano. Th lggst items in th bill r th appropriations for mountain, , .leld and siege cannon and far ammuni tion for th same. "Will TJ All Available Osst ; "A certain number of field guns are , "allotted to each division, corps and amy fcnd in addition to this there is a pro--ram of heavy ordnance embracing th 20. 11 and 14 inch guns and the It inch .mortars. Included also are a number of runs that have been transferred from Zth navy for th us of th army. Som f . these are spar gun ot th most m4rn type, which ar reserve stock ' for th fleet andVnot actually needed Dor tha qulpmnt ef any naval vessel. ' "Others. constitute obsolete guns whloh &re ao longer used en American vessels, -tut which ar serviceable tor land use. fin addition there are a numb ot 29oast defense guns ranging from I to 11 Inch, whloh will be mounted en railway , "srrtagee and en motors or trailers. - N'on of these ar taken from important fortifications In the United States, .but ware principally from the. spare guns of "ik reserve stock ef the eeast artillery, i'i frroaUtc felt ffUUas taficQurac SCORES OF PEOPLE ON HAND TO if, I fry & swV ; the wse of all guns which are lmmedl- I ately available. "The program of gun construction is so large that it has taxed to the utmost the production resources of this coun try. The hearings disclose that Gen eral Pershing Is now purchasing in France field artillery equipment for 20 divisions of the American army, in cluding both guns and sheila. The French are meeting these orders and in fact are delivering the supplies faster than our troops require themT "For the last few months the Ameri can troops have ben brigaded with the French and British, which means that they have been using the ammunition of these forces instead of using our am munition and weapons. For this rea son the supplies of guns and ammuni tion have been piling up in France, ready for delivery to. the American forces. It is calculated that all of the field artillery and ammunition needed for the American forces In France be tween now and January, 1919, will" be supplied from French sources and in the meantime we will attack quantity production in this country. Instead of being called a fortifica Uons hill, this bill ought to be entitled ine dim to pro viae scientino arma ment for a modern army.' It is de voted to the most modern form of field artillery, ammunition explosives, trench mortars and anti-aircraft defenses, gas bombs, railway mounts, motorized bat teries, aviation and other items which have scarcely appeared heretofore in the fortifications bill. "It Illustrates the transition stage be tween the massive fixed fortifications of the pre-war period and the light, mobile, scientific defenses of the pres ent day. It puts Uncle Sam abreast with the modern discoveries of the age and will, when carried out, equip this army in th way ct field ajrtlllery and auxiliary weapons both In variety and extent as no other army has been equipped In any war In history." Mr. Borland said the hearings held by the committee had convinced him that the program of field artillery in dicates the American forces in France will not be confined to trench fighting, or even to open field fighting. The field guns called for in General Per shing's estimates would not be effective against personnel, but can be intended only for battering down defenses of considerable strength. Beady to Heat All Obstacles While no plans were laid before the committee," he said, "other than the plan for equipping 3,000,000 men lor field operations In France and there fore any surmises Indulged in are per sonal only, I can declare from this pro gram of big guns only one inference and that Is the American army will be pre pared to cross the Rhine in full force and full strength commensurate with any obstacle which it may encounter," The bill provides for eight aviation stations along the Atlantic coast to es tablish an aerial patrol against any sub marlne attacks. For this purpose $10, too.000 Is appropriated. Provision is also made for the build ing of nitrate plants, powder plants. acid and chemical plants, shell filling plants, plants for recovering toluol from manufactured gas, from Califor nia petroleum and from th by-products of coke ovens. The program for the manufacture of powder and explosives is Intended to make the United' States independent of any foreign country in this respect. For increasing the facilities of the prov- Ing ground, at Aberdeen,-Md.. $6,500,000 is appropriated, ana si.ouu.uw is ai lowed for maintenance. For fortifications at the Panama canal, 26.l8. 841.85 is allowed. whUe tor the insular possessions, including Hawaii, $(.829,000 la appropriated. The senate military committee today completed th twelv billion dollar ap propriation bill. It will be reported to th senate early next week and Senator Chamberlain intends to ob tain right of way for it, so that it may be disposed of promptly. Im portant features of the bill are amend ments authorising the president to increase th six of the army to any number h may deem necessary, to authorize the recruiting of a Slavic legion In the United States and author ising the training in this country of soldiers from Central and South America. OREGON WILL-LAUNCH 12 OR MORE VESSELS . Oregon will play' a highly important part in the Fourth of July program for the Emergency Fleet corporation 'and a minimum of 12 wood hulls will be launched in this district. In addition ther will, undoubtedly, b several ves sels not yet reported to the district supervisor and hulls built en other than emergency fleet contraetaA The number does not include steel ships, of which class one oertalnly and two possibly wUl b launched. Tha total tonnage of the li wood hulls to beA launched will be approximately 44,800 tans. There- la mor than a pos sibility. Emergency Fleet officials de clare, that th Oregon district win launch $0 wooden hulls, and that the total, tonnag -mar reach. 75,000 tons. Adding, steel hulls and wood hulls built lor toreigu or private account." the ton nage record ef Oregon Is said to promise to surpfss that of any ether district in the ateoa, .s v jr vv , 1 r.7;'r -'u,l--, 81 HI I , " 7 TiMmTT hi inisi i'W ill in mi iii i I' "ss fir - .. 4 ' ' PRICES ARE FIXED ON LOGS AND LUMBER OF PACIFIC NORTHWEST Government Takes Option on All Spruce and Fir Output Until Needs Are Filled. At a recent pric fixing hearing held in Washington, D. C, which was at tended by representative lumbermen and loggers of the Northwest, th govern ment put a fixed price on all logs and lumber products of the Northwest and of the Southern pine district. The price lnn-a to nnw 19 1S anil ISA tntai of 10'i5.60 and $19. The new prices maintain for the next three months The prices fixed oo lumber vary ac cording to quality and cost of produc tion. The average Increase over the old price Tuns about $1.75, and of this amount an "average of $1 goes to the loeerer. leaving the Increase to the lum ber manufacturer about 76 centa. It Is announced tflat this price fixing is done witji' a view of stabilizing the lumber Industry. The government '.has taken an option on the ehtire output of apruce and fir lumber products of th Northwest mills. After all government needs are filled and essential Industries taken care of. the government releases the balance of the product for commercial use; This rule, it Is understood, does not apply to the mills of the Western pine district, but is in force In the mills of the Southern pine territory. The pro duction of fir and apruce for govern ment use is not now sufficient to meet all requirements and an effort la being made to increase the output. B. Van Duzer, who returned last week from Washington, has been ap pointed chairman of the fir production board, and .Jay S. Hamilton, formerly embargo officer of the fir production board in Portland, has been appointed secretary. Mr. van Uuxer win main tain his office in Portland. C. W. Stimson of Seattle has been appointed to take the place ot John H. Bloede as member of the board for the state of Washington. LUMBER PRICES ANNOUNCED Government Price Fixing Committee Gives Out Prices. Washington, June 22. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) The price-fixing committee, in "announc ing lumber prices today for three month beginning June IS, states that the maxl mum figures named will apply to all sales, whether to the government or the public. Fir log prices are $20, $16 and $12 per thousand. Ship timber Is placed under the Ferry schedule, and aircraft lumber Is to retain present prices. All other fir lumber is to be sold at prices shown by discount sheet 22 on No. clear and better, on timber larger than 8x8 dimension, or items 1x10 and larger. pins $1 less than discount sheet on all remaining tlmea Contracts made In good faith before Junei5 may be filled subject to priority orders. Fach logger and manufacturer is instructed to ac cept orders for not more than the prices named, subject to the option of the government down to actual delivery They must comply with orders of the war industries board governing com mercial requirements in the order of their importance, us efforts to. keep up production and neither reduce the scale of wages nor change fundamental labor conditions. The government agrees to apportion the car supply to secure distribution. BUY w. s. a. Rose Show Proves To Be Great Success Many hundred people admired th&XI City Park residents at the Rose City Park clubhouse Friday afternoon and evening. - - . When twtlight cam fantastically colored electric lights gleamed upon tables spread with refreshments and surrounded by people of the district and from other parts of the city. First prise winners in th competitive rose display were H. J. Blaeslng, Mrs. J. H. Chapin, and Mrs. Julius Brown. The chairman of th committee on arrangements, to , whom much ef the credit for the rocess" of th display was given was Mr. J. q. Simmons. ." -SHMT ... i r Dr; Boyd to Preach On Changed Religion Dr. J, K- Boyd, paefor of th First Presbyterian church, will preach at both services today. Dr. Boyd has been spending th week at the Y M. C. A. conference, at Seabeck Wash. This morning be will preacat en "The Un realized andMJnused Fowwrs of Qhrlat." Tha evening topie Is Tha Christianity Which will Smerge ' Fresi , the War. The pastor says nen . are beginning to- tsaa aur grear wai;',U' changing ., . ! ' .- FILE ONO.&C. GRANT LANDS 'ja,- J? W e it .. llici ft 4fV x i this world most - profoundly, and that even our religion will be revolutionised. This change will be explained in the evening service. After the evening service this church entertains the soldiers and sailors with reception in the chapel. Simple re freshments are served. A new plan was inaugurated last Sun day, which will be continued during th duration of the war. It is that the church bell will be tolled at th end of the morning service so aa to draw the attention of the people to the neces sity of prayer. The bell Is also rung each day at noon, and the church opened for any who will enter for the sake of prayer. -4UY WfcS. S.- E TIRED OF TOLLS DELAY FREE Colonel Brics P. Disquo States Headquarters May Move to Van couver Unless Tolls Removed. "The spruce production division hav ing waited for months for a decision from the bridge commissioners concern' ing free tolls for soldiers and govern' ment cars, has exhausted its patience and la aeriously considering moving Its entire Portland office to . Vancouver barracks.". . This statement was given out Friday by Colonel Brie P. IMaque and por tends - the . -possible removal of the sprue division headquarters office with Its 250 or S00 employes to Vancouver barracks. The' Interstate Bridge commission. of which Rufus C. Holman is chairman. is in doubt as to its legal authority to grant free tolls. Attorney General Brown has already advised the commis sion that so far as this state is con cerned tells for soldiers and army cars can be dispensed with, but the matter Is still before the attorney general of Washington. Mr. Holman is in favor of free tolls. District Attorney Blair of Clark county. Wash., has given the opinion that his county cannot legally eliminate the bridge tolls for the purposes of th army. If free tolls are not granted, a pos sible way around the difficulty has been suggested through th government's commandeering the bridge for military purposes. ii . i t i BUY W. . " Oregon Committee To Use Bottle Plan Following the plan adopted by the Rotary club in Portland of placing milk bottles . n public place to catch pennies and larger coins to buy milk for Bel gian babies, the Oregon committee for relief, of . children in Belgium and Franc will instltut the scheme on a largef seal by distributing these deposi tories gll over the state. Perro(asie was granted the Oregon committee Saturday by the state- coun cil of defense to oollect money in any town in Oregon in any legitimate man ner for the Belgium and France relief fund. This, privilege was extended for the duration of the war - . ' BUY W.S.S. Removes Tons of Dandelions; Hutchinson, Kan., June 23. Flv tons of dandelions were taken "from the lawns and parka of Hutchinson in two weeks' campaign by the clean up committee. The committee paid about $50 for the work. Eugene Smith brought 609 pounds and Oalen Finch brought in 485 pounds. You'll 0 ,. 4 SPRUC PRODUCTION DIVISION SUNDAY DINNER ' . at the HAZEL WOOD at real treat! ' A splendid feature of oar table d'hote service (s Us variety. Yoa ". may have the finest kind of , '.-' Vegetable Pinner at 35c an exceptional Plate Dinner at 50 , ' . - or t 1 - ' Hazelwood Special Dinner at ) x Comnkta a U Carta Service) 127 BROADWAY - ; v . : Buj War mammmmmmm m Jin. ,""' 1 8 'C!!!y,rTPjr " - " - f i4 fir 'r' I ill ' , '' , . , t .'S 5 it Mr f S i X', Above Homeseekers walling at the doors of the Portland land office Saturday morning to file claims on choice parcels of 0. A C railroad grant lands, 150,000 acres of which were opened to applicants at that time. Below Miss Feliee Cohn of Carson City, Kev said to he the first woman to superintend a gov eminent land opening In the United States. ST. JOHNS MILL WILL RESUME OPERATIONS AGAIN ON MONDAY e - Differences With Spruce Produc tion Division Settled and Mill Adopts Federal Rules. E. Ayer. prealdent of th St Johns Lumber company, announced Saturday that the difficulty between his company and the federal apruce production division has been satisfae torily adjusted and that the mill would resume operations Monday morning. The St. Johns mill was closed at th order of Colonel Dlsqu last Monday, Mr. Ayer admitted that the closing of th mill was caused by the operation on a nine hour basts tnsteaq or eignt hours as required by government regu lations. The company had been paying bonus to Its men in the form of share of the profits, as a part ot the working contract. This, too, is in vlo lation of th regulations governing wages In mills engaged on government orders. Mr. Ayer stated that his company will In future conform strictly to all government regulations of the lumber business and that official notice baa been' given by the spruce production division that the mill may begin run ning again Monday morning. ti J"'! ill!1," ill geaaata) Fee tii Wm Whs Care tftfZ TOUB AIa DIED Black to Bloade r Blonde to BUck. er say eolor ye dadre. vithaat say weSMtii e arti tieiality; ktaolutaty harmless ad ynaaat. Bipaiai in ra , etal Twafaat, Bait Praarina. StaaWarirlas aa4 Chiropody. aURIMCLLO OOSMKTIO M0 qieeeKi tOt ROADWAY SLOO. Ma R.MALI, MOT think i V f i jaiw"?1" -i ram: Mi:. - 388 WASHINGTON Saviner Stamps ; ; . " " LUMBER SHIPMENT BREAKS FORMER RECORDS Total Shipments From West Coast Association. Mills Amount to 91,041,795 Feet MILLS RUNNING TO CAPACITY With Prices Fixed by Govern ment, Mills Anticipate Great Increase in War Orders. Shipments of lumber from mills ' of the West Coast Lumbermen's associa tion for the wk ending . June la to. taled 91,041.796 feet, being the heaviest shipments for the year. Deliveries to retail dealers and consumers In meal territory alone aggregated 1,7.,66 feet, which was also a record volume. The local business Is due to renewed building activity in the shipyards and to the demands of the shipyards them Ives. Lumber manufacturers of Western Oregon and Western Washington re duced their stocks by 16.S92.857 feet In the week ending June 16, and in the nam period sold 7.233,321 feet more than they cut, according to compilations made by the Wet Coast association. This is th fourth eonsecutlv week In which th mills both accepted orders for more and shipped more' lumber than they cut. xne aggregate of shipments over pro duction for th four weeks' period Is 40.8SS.22J feet. This steady drain on stocks has had a tendency to reduce th surplus in th yards of th mills and has been on of the important fac tors that have combined to strengthen the market so perceptibly during the past month. Mills Boa t Capacity On account of th tremendous demand from ail quarters for Douglas fir and ether West Coast lumber products, the mills are working with all the force and energy at their command, with the preeent limited supply of labor. As a result the production for the week - "tfVt j - A mining story bf pro- - ' - I-,'' " potors. a ravelntloa v4V'' titf-M - :',' and a airi. i J ..- Jammed with action. t I strong situations, V k.- Z A ' ;,r-'7. stnashinsj climax. l, s' - X y - 'J,. : year-on f Oua thai " Xf? ,. v - - : . .'&'" make yea forget It's a ' v-' C' 4 t .rX?' X 1 f ' photoplay. Coat ttOO.OOO , y tJf's'l,'i- ' ' Z 1 Pretraai Iaelades ""--V- ZZ&?''? '' ,vf - LOffiSal Brttiah gov- l x " .jrC.S v V .', emment war pictures. l i ' - - i-z.f'rCSs.t . -Brttiah en the Way te Z.' J ' ' Bagdad." ft ' f A rt "V. t. A top-d comdy, L5 " I -x Harold Lloyd in "Are S :'? :-." ., -y'f : Crooks DUhenestr' 11 J a , , -'4..,.;. 1 t. Up -to the - mlnut Pl --it'.-. Path News. II V ; -, Buy War Savings LI x' ' ' " t Stamps for everybody C - V X,. ' - 5 - -v - - I in th family. t mi i f raa v - i i r v i -r 1 i III I r. -ir Skit-r , l. 7 V 1 Mr -rr- . Jl 1 under analysis was T4.S4t.llt feet, which was within t-ii per eent ef normal Now that th goverarnent baa fixed th pric on lumber that it la to , buy & the West Coast territory, It Is ex pected that government orders will be forthcoming In larger volume than has been experienced in several months. Manufacturers have reports that the government is about to contract for large Quantities of refrigerator ear stock, cantonment lumber and railroad material in addition to regular require ments ot ship timbers and airplane parts. Heavy buying ot the past six weeks has not been due in any large part to the government's presence in the mar ket, but almost entirely to the com mercial demand from agricultural and industrial center. Flgaret 8how'Calai The following comparative figures en production, orders and shipments for the last four weeks give an excellent pers pective on conditions in th trad Week. Production. Orders. Shipments May 25. 7s.I22.S4S t6.Tlt.IIt 77.tI6.SS3 June 1.. 77.561.C39 ll.4tS.01t St.l4.27 June 8.. 74.724.d07 tS. 090.045 St. 893.774 June 1. 74 ..S48.S3S I1.6I3.26S ll.e4M Totals. S02.96S.032 338,121.662 34S.20.t5S Feet. Exoess of orders over produc tion SS.963.6S0 Ivxcens of shipments over nre- duction 40,982.223 Excess ot ahlnments over or ders 4,ttl.tll Car supply continues better than nor mal and Is aiding the mllla In disposing of aurplua stocks and to take care of their heavy run of orders, As soon aa gram growers begin to demand care it Is probable that they will become scarcer. If the demand for lumber eon tlnues through July and August as -it has during the past two months, it it doubtful If the roads will be able to fur nish cars enough to carry It all. Heavy Demand let Cart The rail demand for the weak ending June 16 was 3228 cars, a total of tit cars, or 9.480,000 feet In cxeess ef the rail orders. This leaves a surplus of 10,680 oars of unfilled orders on the books of the mllla Unls th mills ean hold their crews intact through th bar vest season. It is probable that the maximum production posstbl under th eight-hour day has now been attained. A group of 9T typical mills last week cut 64,114.477 feet The earn mill in the weak ending February SS, whloh was th last full week of th 16-heur operation, cut 70.105.877 feet. Th dif ference due to the shorter day was 5,991,400 feet, or 8.55 per cant auv w. s. s. , . Husband Absent Minded Chicago, Jnn S3. (I. N. 8.) In a nw ment of extreme absent : mindedness Henry Hoard, whll -visiting his mother -la California, mailed to bis wife. Mrs.1' Marl -Hoard of Chlearo. a letter taw' tended unmistakably for another woman. ; Mrs. Hoard waa kranUd a divorce. bY Jodga Brothers. 't ' HI w a m M ih t PLEDGE YOURSELF To Buy , War Sayings .Stamps WATCHES Make Ideal Gifts And we have so tntny btu tiful new models to choosa from at 15 to. 400. At SI 7.50 these f old-filled, 15-Jewel Swiss Wrist Watches with (old-filled Bracelets or the black silk; ribbon strips, are a very special value. Convenient Terms witboBt extra charge ftfy 5pUl $50 ud $100 Diasnoa4 Rings Her N Equal 3S4 WASHINGTON ST. Op p. 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