Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-03-13

4, tackled the patient. That is through
the use of white mice.
| The question that faces the med
ical supply officers is to get the lit
| tie rodents which play such an inn
portant part in army hospital ser
vice. Before the war, said Maj.
Shields. mice were so plentiful that
ten cents each would purchase all
| one might desire.
Then came the war and the sud
| den demand for large quantities OF
the rodents. Immediately the price
leaped upward. Today, Maj. Shields
said. white mice are quoted at $1.22
each, with the prospects that the
price has not yet reached the top.
This is sample of the patriot
ism of some of the people of this
country" Maj. Shields said sit is
sad commentary upon such persons
that they will let their greed outstrip
breeder recently wrote, asking my
quotation on mice. When told him
giving him a figure that six
months ago would have been consid-
cred extravagant-he replied that
he could get ten cents apiece more
elsewhere. and he refused to let us
have any"
Progress on Steel Ship Building.
The progress of the steel ship
building campaign was shown to-
night by the shipping board in fig
ures Of deliveries and launchings,
which indicate a steady upward
trend since the first of the year.
In February, seventeen vessels Of
120,700 tons were completed and
put into service. The total was near
ly twice that Of January, admitted
ly a bad month, when only nine YES
sells, with tonnage of 1854, were
delivered. March deliveries at the
present rate are expected to reach
twenty-three vessels, of 1925
tons.
Launchings have more than kept
pace with deliveries, sixteen ships of
112,500 tons having been put into
the water in January. and fifteen of
$4,000 tons were launched in Febru-
airy. During March it is expected that
thi1ty-fiYe vessels, with tonnage of
S2c.591 will be sent down the ways.
Of the vessels completed in Febru-
airy, fifteen were cargo carriers, one
was a tanker. and one a collier. The
March schedule calls for the delivery
of fourteen cargo ships. seven tank
ers, and two Golfers.
Oregon and Washington can furn-
ish between 400 and 500 wooden
ships year if the Emergency Fleet
Corporation will give the lumbermen
a standardized program, according
to witnesses before the senate COM
mittee today. Fears of the shipping
board that the lumber supply in the
northwest is inadequate were de-
clared unfounded.
H. B. Van Duser of Portland, Ore,
said the mills in his state had not
reached their maximum capacity,
and that production of wooden ships
on the west coast could be accelerat-
ed. The car situation in that state,
he said, was very bad, and he knew
of several mills that would be COM
PEELED to close, unless the situation
improved
J. H. Bloedel Of Seattle. chairman
OF the fir production board, said he
had completed survey of the lun-
Der supply in the state, and had SUBJ
mitted the information to the shin
ping board. He said there must be 4
standardized schedule for ship tim.
Der, but believed one would soon be
prepared Saw mills in Washington,
Mr.. Bloedel said. had ample capacity
to produce what timber the govern
ment needed for ships
$4OO,OOO,OOO for Heavy Guns.
Congress was asked today by the
army ordnance bureau for an urgent
deficiency appropriation of $780,
600, 200 for the manufacture Of ord
nance, principally heavy guns.
Addition of the s400,000,000
item to the urgent deficiency bill
pending in the senate was requested
by the acting chief of ordnance, but
senate leaders were disposed to de-
lay action and have the appeal take
its usual course through the house.
Although the appropriation was
requested Immediately, it was de-
sired principally SO contracts for
heavy guns could be let now with
final actual expenditure considerably
DELAYED