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G THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. V PO RTLAND. - THURSDAY. MARCH - 6. . 1919. iXiCELLATIOIIS OF SHIP ORDERS ARE ANNOUNCED leport of Director General, Piez Shows 135 Steel Craft! Con- I tracts Dropped Since Dec. 31. i ." i" i' .. j .--'' -EW MORE CONTEMPLATED Jareful Surveys Are Under Way j ln Each Yard to Determine Status of AIJ Vessels. ? Washington. March (WASHING TON BUREAU OK THE JOURNAL) '4 Cancellations of hjp contracts by the shipping board, according to a statement given congress by Director General Piez ; Of. the Emergency Fleet corporation, cov ered 282 vessels up to December 31, and - $35 steel ship contracU have been can opied eince that time. - I The period of cancellations la about raided, Mr. Piez stated, as the board )sj reached the point where the dis turbance that would be caused and the : actual cost of cancellation would more " than balance the savings to be made. : Careful surveys are under way at each yard to determine the status of each Vessel under contract. iThe general policy of cancelling Where e cost will not exceed a certain pro portion of the cost, Mr. Iles stated. Is - dictated by, recognition of the fact 'that tlie merchant fleet building under stress , qf the war emergency is not well bal- - tfneed and does not fit in with the need commerce for ships of certain types in certain trades. v Hog Island Contracts Included Twenty out of 180 contracts at Hog island have been-cancelled, he said, and 20 eut of 80 at the Bristol plant on the Delaware. .The Hog island plant with its 60 ways was planned to turn out drips of uniform design, "the Ford Idea transferred to shipbuilding." but Hog ; island has no future now, says Mr. ; ies,- because it Was designed in that Way and these ships, turned out.In large epiantity, will not fit the demands of trade. I He declared his belief that ' the- Hog island yard' should be reduced to a 10 way yard, because tinder ordinary oper ation no concern would order 25 or 60 ships of a ; s I a arl e - type, and to do Job worlc the yard will have to be equipped with machine shops and struc tural shops. o t The government had an offer from for eign governments for 28 ships to be pro duced at Hog Island,' Mr. Pies stated, and he believed they should have been sold. The same thing is true of 8800 and 4200 ton steel vessels , built on the Great Lakes, for which offer have also been made. ; . . . tTawlse te Hake ! Any Sale "Apparently, Mr. Hurley and the pres ident both feel that it would be unwise to make any sale," -said Mr. Pies, "and so we have been estopped, practically, from selling. y-. t jr : j The Hog Island program was for de livery of 48 ships up to this time, and four have actually) been delivered. Mr. Plea added that all the fabricating yards have f alien down. , : - . "We -cannot build .a ready-to-use mer chant marine," he said, "and we ought to give up our program wherever , we cart. If necessary. If we cannot capcel, we should at least substitute very much better types of ships. Many of our ships are single deck ships, and we ought to have double deck and triple deck ships. Other ships have been equipped with water tube boilers and turbine engines which should carry Scotch boilers and reciprocating engines, it was explained, but the emergency did not permit wait ing for that kind of machinery. In cancelling wooden ship contracts, Mr. Piez said, there is an estimated loss of 8150,000 for each hull. The machinery averages 8200.000 per hull, and . it is estimated that this can be disposed of at about 40 per cent of Its value. America Winning ' Jamaican Trade Bpecisl Cable to The Journal and ' Chicago vtuj news. (Copyright, 11. by To. Chlcaio Daily New.) Kingston, Jamaica. March 6. T n e question of preference to England Is be ing discussed. The Gleaner points out that in the matter of clothing, and es pecially shoes, the Americans are gain ing ground at England's expense. While from 1906 to 1914 the imports of clothing and shoes maintained practically the same position, the American importa tions were more than doubled. The Northern News argues that nothing ought to be done to provoke America to stop importing Jamaica bananas. The Gleaner shows that the Jamaican im ports of food and building material from America will equal in value America's purchases from Jamaica, and thus America has nothing of which to complain. NEW YORK S OWH' WELCOMED HOME Leviathan Brings Men Who Are Inspiration for Gotham's Warmest Greeting. New York, March S. (LN. S.) Bring ing back more, than 8000 heroes of the Twenty-seventh division, "New York's Own," the government transport Levia than steamed majestically past Sandy Hook this . morning and proceeded to Quarantine.. She -will dock at Pier 4, Hoboken, between 11 and 2 o'clock.: The big Ijner won a spirited race Into port with the transport Mauretanla. and was ordered by wireless te proceed past the "Hook." The Mauretanla is wallow ing in a fog bank and may be delayed many hours. Aboard the Leviathan is Major Gen eral John T. O'Ryan, commander of the Twenty-seventh, and his entire staff. The great liner brought back 8820 officers and men in all brought them back to a welcome the like of which New Tork has never witnessed before and may never see again. Long before the gray hulk of the big transport loomed up in the lower bay a great crowd began to gather in Battery park. Thousands lined the wharves at the Battery and extra reserves were called out to Candle the crowds. Welcome Heartiest Tet Ten thousand mothers, fathers, wives, sisters and sweethearts of the returning fighters sailed down the bay to meet the big liner. The relatives of the soldier boys were carried by the ferry boats Richmond, Queens, Manhattan, Oowanus and Mayor' Gaynor and by the steam boats Correction and Squantum. The ..mayor S committee of welcome met the Leviathan ' first, . proceeding to quarantine aboard the police boa,t Pa- manlc committee. The appearance of the Leviathan in the lower bay was the signal for the beginning of the lustiest and most heart felt welcome that has yet been accorded returning troops. -The reception today, was greater than that given to the fleet which passed in review here recently, for the weather is ideal. Mayor John F. Hylan and the mem bers of the official welcoming commit tee boarded the Leviathan at quaran tine. The ferryboats bearing the happy mothers, wives and sweethearts of the returning fighters circled" around the , long, gray hulk and then followed in her wake as she swept past the' Statue of Liberty. . " -: --.Cheerlag Drewas Beads The blare of bands aboard the Levia than and other craft was drowned out by the hysterical cheering that rolled across the water. ; The doughboys cheered and the spectators cheered. And then everybody cheered some more. The progress of the steamer up the Hudson could be followed by the rolling wave of cheering from the spectators on shore. - Battery park and .buildings along the waterfront were black with people and yet bright with flags and banners. New Tork turned out to make noise to show her fighting, eons that she is proud of them, and even the striking harbor boatmen caught the fever, for the boats which carried the relatives of the troop- Lecs were exempted by the committee in charge of the harbor strike and the operatives volunteered their services in handling the craft. 25,000 Arrive in One Day New Tork. March 6. (L N. S.) New Tork today witnessed the largest one day arrival .of returning troops since the signing of the armistice. In addition. to the 12,000 men of the Twenty-seventh division who returned aboard the Leviathan and the Maureta nla, 13 additional thousand were sched uled to arrive on other transports. The first three' transports to dock, aside from the big liners, which brought New Tork'a troops, were the Maiden, the Coronia ftnd the Oriana. Others due were the Chicago, the hospital ship Com fort, the El Occidente. the Magnolia, the Plattsburg and the Moccasin.' The Coronia brought back- the 817th engineers complete; 817th engineers' train, 350th machine gun battalion, two ba'tteries of the 349th artillery, detach ments of the 367th and 368th infantry, all part of the colored Ninety-second divi sion, several " hundred casuals and 44 nurses. The Maiden, from St. Nazalre, brought 21 casual officers. The Oriana, with 1038 aboard, returned with the 351st machine gun battalioa. 24 officers and 709 enlisted (colored) troops, casual companies Nos. 929 and 277, de tachment class D casuals, 78 casual officers. Casual Companies Arrive The Plattsburg Is bringing back 23J5 men, Including casual companies Nos. S28, New York. 2 officers, 144 men ; 927,, New Jersey, 2 officers, 146 men; 930, Connecticut, 2 officers, 143 men ; 921, Ohio; 923, Wyoming; 925, Illinois; 926, Idaho ; ; 1014, 1015, 1016 (colored) ; 490th aero squadron, 9 officers, 168 men ; detachments of the Fifth machine gun battalion ; St, Nasaire convalescent de tachment ; Liverpool convalescent de tachment No. 15 ; Brest convalescent detachments Nos. 81 and 93, inclusive, 6 officers and 1533 men and 3 nurses; SIMON'S FIRE SALE SIMON'S FIRE SALE SIMON'S FIRE SALE SIMON'S FIRE SALE-i ALUMINUM SPECIALS Regular $2 four-qt. Alum- J-f Q Inum Straight Kettles..... 9XeO7 Regular $1.75 U, -quart 1 JQ Aluminum Double Boilers . . Dxex7 42 ; -t232e fiSCOKD AKX Airvtre 8TSL CROCKERY SPECIALS Regular $1 and $1.50 Nut Bowls and Hammers 60c and ' tlv Regular 35c Blue and Gold 07 Band Cups and Saacers. ... . . v ALL ii m MERCHANDISE E SA TO GO FRIDAY AND -SATURDAY Wonder-Compelling Bargains on the Remainder of the Stock From Our Monster Fire Sale! Come Tomorrow and Saturday Buy to the Limit! Wonderful Bargains! Women's and Children's UNDERWEAR VALUES TO 81 JS Only 29c Tits lot consists of women's drawers and anion salts, children's drawers, vests, etc. Hot all sizes la the lot. While aay remain, only 29 Women's and Children's Vests and Drawers VALUES TO 81 12c Children's Sweater Coats and Slipons la colors red, gray and green. Sizes 24, 26 and 29. Only a lim ited number of garments left. 39v49c Women's Coats Only 80 coats te be sold! Take your choice from gabardines and raincoats selling regularly ' up to 820 the garment. A wonder ful bargain t $3.98 Big Grocery Specials 15c Alaska - Salmon, tails Diamond W, Pompeiao and Olympic Salad Dressing, OPrt each .ttOC Red Salmon, tails Joan of Arc Kidney Beans for Tomato Sauce, 4 for Cookies, Ike lb. ... . 25c 7c 25c 20c Dried 'Peaches, Apples and Cur rants, while they last, . - f pound . XOlr Good Bulk Mince Meat, " p pound JLts Tomatoes in gallon 50C Peas and Beans in gallon gQ, Large Italian Prunes, Oe pound ............... XC Rogers' Peanut Butter lb.. .25c lbs. 65c s . $1 f 35c Dress Percales SHOES! A woaderfal bargain, sixes la the lot. Xot all Women's Vests, s ' tie TO Ive VALUES Only 5c "While any remain take year, ckoicel Some slightly smoked. .. r Only 25c Am III. I. plaids and dark colors all St IUIUCB WlUCi t 1 . mm . oaowa i in piaias and la a fall Women s Knox-Knit of le9,rw 3000 Pairs' n's Knc HOSE - : " LVALUES TO five : '19c , a sale Friday atralngt Skown la Mack lisle aad la silk lisle. All sises. . Children's Pearl Waists SSc A5D 4Se VALUES Mett'si Women's, Children's At Fire Sale Prices Immense bargains while aay re main,: Come quickly for caelee. Women's Street Shoes Laee or bnttont kid or calf. Per feet condition, bnt net all sizes. . VALUES TO . - . sM no 25c Apron Gingham -r 1 , j W v - Women s Pumps and I High Shoes Sligktly damaged by wateri most, ly Small sises. 98c IPnly 16 c Men's Work Pants VALUE J TO ISJi $198 Men's Corduroy Pants BEGULAB $4Jt VALUES $35 Men's Work Socks SSc VALUES 21c 29c Comforter Challies , . Only 19c Beantifnl eolors and patterns la St-inrk ehallles, salUble for com forter coverings aad for draperies. Only 19e Practically all sizes la Pearl and Ifasareth waists for children. A. sensationally low price! Hardware Specials 2-pIy Roofing Pa per, square . . tDXeUD D-Handled Spading 2Q Women's, Children's Arctic Overshoes 1 aad t backles; la perfect con dition. 35c Men's Dress Shoes Lace and boiton styles; taelndes some work sboes of tbe better grades. WOKDERFUI, VALUES $2.98 ; Men's Rufeber Packs Leather tops i - water.tlgktt all ' sises from 7 to 11. Kcgalarly $S.7t Men's Dress ShirUV REGULAR $tJ5 VALUES " Seat Patterns freaea Caffs $i.5a Boys' JSuits A good assortment of patterns and $3.98to$9. nlarlv St.ft . - $1.98 Boys' Outinff Flannel Boys' School Shoes Wight Shirts 93 H1alr T a taat SkWt . laaa tffnm. SUffhUy deimird by water. - $1.79 SIMON'S FIRE SALESIMON'S TliAlJEisrAlONS FIRE SALlIMON'S FIRE SALE naval complement, of fleers. 147 - men ; 25 soldiers wives an-A 10 sailors' wives aiachine Caa Men on Xciralls, Tbe Mongolia ' is bringing 440S men, including the SSIth machine gun bat talion, 15 officers, 961 men ; S55th ma chine gun battalion,- M officers, 685 men; 334th machine gun battalion. 10 officers, 347 men; S16th trench mortar battery, a officers, 180 men: ? MCtn battery, trench artillery. 3 officers. 178 men 104tt battery, trench artillery, 4 of ficers, 172 enlisted men; meteorological detachment signal corps, 6 off icers. 315 men ; SOlst aero squadron, 4 officers, 134 men; 468th engineers pontoon train, ' officers. 142 men ; 482d aerial construc tion squadron. 6 officers, 1SS men ; 401st pontoon park, S officers. 1SS men ; 10th anti-aircraft section? officers.; 2S7 men ; special St. Nasaire casual company No. 177 : St. Nasaire convalescent detach ments Nos. 68 to 72. 73, 74, 75, 7 and 77, 51 officers, 948 men, and 149 casual of ficers. - ! Hospital Ship Arrives - - Hospital ship Comfort Four hundred and six men ; Bordeaux convalescent detachments Nos. 67, 88, 102, 103, 194, 112, 119, 120 and 121, 12 officers. 890 men. t ' El Occident e Ninety- men : 36 casuals with medical detachment, t officer, . 2 men. Moccasin Thirty-three casuals. " GENBI0N Envoy From Vanquished ' Power Will Sign Articles Preliminary To Peace This Month. By Harry Haasea Special Cable to The twmi sod Chiosco Daily News. , (Copyright, 1010, bj The Chlcaio Daily New,) Paris, March 6. The Oermans are ex pected to reach Paris the latter part of March or the first part of April, not as victors but as vanquished, to sign articles preliminary to peace, whether the work on the covenant of the -fceague of Nations is completed or not. This became known when the functions of the special committee appointed at the session of the council, of- ten were out lined. The committee was designated for formulating this document. Its . functions are not only to coordinate the labors of the various committees and ' some sub-committees bnt also to take care of such questions as are not touched upon . by them. Further, its duty is to bring the various representa tives together and practically draft the clauses of the preliminary treaty. All the committees must report between March 8 and March 15, and the results are expected to.be presented to Presi dent Wilson immediately upon his ar rival here. A draft of the treaty will then be prepared, the Germans will be noti fied, to come and the conference; will be moved to Versailles. The. Oermans are not expected to appear before any com- missions of council of 10, but the full conference, where they will be given a chance to present their claims. How ever, the conference has no inclination to go into argument. The presentation will be brief and formal, probably only as a matter of record ' The signatures are expected to be affixed the same day. : While the peace thus achieved ,1s known as a preliminary peace, it Is nevertheless an actual state of peace. Among the Americans It Is believed that the allies cannot maintain a block ade of Germany after such signature is attached. It also, means that all frontier questions affecting Germany will have to be settled by that time or the German rights waived. The- Zionists, in presenting claims for the Jews' state, declared to the confer ence that financing would be necessary and suggested an international loan. . Chicago's Toughest Euns Amuck, Using Borrowed False Arm Chicago, March 6. (I. N. S.) The "toughest . egg- in Chicago" ran amUck Wednesday night and today will answer to charges of - disorderly conduct, lar ceny, assault and battery, resisting an officer and willful destruction of prop erty. He twisted an artificial arm off the patron of a South Side saloon and used it to beat up six other patrons, including two women, broke all the glassware, in sight and gave four detectives a tough battle before arrested, then refused to give : his name when booked at head quarters. 4 CqmparethePri With the Highest of Older Unimproved Piano n DURING FACTORY CLEARANCE SALE It costs a merchant just as mucn to sen an . old. tin- v improved piano as to sell : - ; l a . r-yvi , a ncy ana improved one. J You pay some less for an unimproved piano but H VOll Hrwi'r ttt mmrihrnrf like the ,same value for what you pay and in stead of feeling the tone with the mere presence of your fingers, you , go on V. f pounding the unimoroved LrfX7hni-r1 -ic nil rt no rnr possessing grand ! painos did years ago. And why put up with such an old. a. v unimproved vtooi; piano when yon can secure the about the same price dur ing time of our Factory. Clearance Sale, now in progress? . L One of America's Largest Factory Clearance Sales Here in Portland 15 Carloads. 300 Pianos; Nearly 200 Pianos, Now Hereon Sale Savings $95 to $355! IN THE FACE OF" PREVAILING HIGH PRICES JoloFrAvl STAND OUT LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE. REBUILT. REFINISHED NEW 1918 MODELS AND USED PIANOS $5.00 in Records . Purchased Sends One Home ..frisnn v r $425 Ills MODEL $315 t!S Cash, 99 Monthly firm stv .jg:;i -ana . iar - mm u nntr OdlO $90 ?;e.,w 5100 Cnn 113 Model IOC 11S Model wu WW .... ISS Cash lls 9tS Cash $19 Monthly VlUU ft Montnly US -Weekly $900 ,M9 il42 S475 '-iiSS ISO Monthly vUlU ! Monthly tPuUtl Dhuno or securities taken in part payment of pianos or player-pianos during this sale, as also' your old piano, organ, UUnua phonograph or city lot, by our Real Estate Department. Will you be one of the fortunate ones to share In this great money-saving event? , ' -- - . - ... flRnFR YnilR Plallfl RY MAII ad, stady and compare ir eaalfty, prices aad terms as advertised and yea will leara UnUCn lUUn riAnU OI mIL wk7 We have hsndred. of mail-order hayers. Tour bo or girl working can save 1 cash and 97 monthly, and secure a musical education now. OUT-OF-TOWN BUYERS TVE FBEPAT ASD MAKB FREE DELIVERY OF PIANO TO YOUR HOME wit Bin Sa miles, and the piano will, be shipped subject to exchange within one year, we allowing the full amount paid. This virtually gives you a one-year trial of the piano yea order. Every-piano or player-piano purchased carries with It the Scbwan Piano Co. guarantee of satisfaction, as also the usual guarantee from each manufacturer of these new musical Instruments. Open Satnrday eveilags. ., Manufacturers Coast Distributors, 111 Foarth Street, at AVasftingtoe. Sdiwann Pia.no Co, WARRANTEE v BACKED BY MANY MILLION IN CAPITAL Wemme Postoffice j May Be Abolished Washington, March . (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL,) A postoffice- inspector has reported in abality to secure a candidate to continue the postoffice at Wemme, Clackamas county, a place named for the late "tn. Henry Wemme, because it Is so close to Welches. He recommends the office J be abandoned and patrons supplied by star route through Cherryville and Welches, but the department has ad vised Senator Chamberlain it will hold the matter open two weeks for any sug gestions that may be offered. ?Proved Safe by Millions. , "Bayer Crosa on genuine Tablets. Boy only "Bayer" 10 PacksffeC f For Colds Rheumatism Headache Neuralgiar r v Grippe Lumbago Influenza Pain Adults can take, one or two "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" witrr water. If necessary, take three times a day, after meals. "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin.' 20en.t package Larger size, ; JUpiriu ia km trad. of Barer Murab. : tare gf MeaossUcscidstr-e geUcytocaqi -C The HAWAIIAN Price $Q).00 Here is a shoe, a -beautiful -butr safe vamp-length, making your foot look long and slender. This oxford clings snugly around the ankle, the price is low, and have you ever.; seen at smarter covered heel ? There is a particular Walk-Over last to fit every particular i woman. Walk- 342 Washington. Over Boot Shop 125 Broadway.