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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1919)
12 THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1919. CITY IS HELPLESS 111 FACE OF STORM Street Car and Train Service Badly Crippled. MORE SNOW PREDICTED ARMY OF FIGHTERS EQUIPPED WITH SHOVELS AND BROOMS ATTEMPT TD RELEASE PORTLAND FROM GRIP OF UNUSUAL BLIZZARD. Bfost of Population Is Confined to Somes, but Some Brate Big Drifts and Walk, to Work. (Continued From First Paice.) troubles. Later in the day, however, automobiles began traveling on the main arteries, where trails had been broken by street car sweepers. Ex-Service Men Employed. Although handicapped by Ihe fail ure of two-thirds of the street clean ing bureau's force to report for work yeBterday morning, Alex Donaldson, superintendent of this department, engaged former service men at Liberty temple early In the day and j began working. City Commissioner j Bigelow. in charge of the street-clean- ing bureau, commandeered all the I automobile trucks operated by the ! city and turned these vehicles over j to Superintendent lonaldson. j When the city council met Mayor ' Baker Introduced an ordinance ap- I propriatlng $15,000, which was passed with a provision empowering Com missioner Bigelow to expend it as Deeded in fighting the storm. Tractor Also I'aed. Two large tractors were obtained by the city and County Roadmaster Eatchel volunteered the use of two additional tractors owned by. the county. Last night Commissioner Blgelow, Superintendent Donaldson, and Roadmaster Katchel met in con ference and laid out plans for the large force of men who worked throughout the night clearing streets. The two large tractors could not be placed into service last night, al though two light caterpillars worked until midnight on east side thorough fares. The large tractors, which will haul 12-foot grading machines, will begin operating on main arteries on the east side of the river early this morning. These machines, according to Commissioner Blgelow, can cut a wide swath at an average speed of eeven miles per hour, so K is expected that unless the storm begins anew the main east side arteries can be cleared of snow before nightfall. Delivery of merchandise from the large department stores, grocery atores and other mercantile establish ments virtually ceased early yester day. Later in the day the large stores placed sleighs into service, and were able to make some special deliveries. The working forces in the large Stores were cut in twain, but with the exception of a remarkably good busitress in the boot and rubber de partment, the trading in the stores was light. In all the large depart ment stores cots were arranged to accommodate clerks who had reported for work but who were unable to re turn to their homes because of inade quate car service. Phone Service Crippled. Telephone service was crippled early in the day because of the inabil ity of many of the employes to report to the various offices. As the day progressed more operators reached the offices and the service improved. However, in addition to the depleted force, thousands of extra calls from the people who were detained at home made added burdens for the telephone operators. W. J. Phillips, commercial super intendent of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company, in a state ment issued last night, said that the company would be able to give usual service even though the storm con tinued, as quickly as the force had been brought to normal condition. The outside plant, both exchange and toll, was remarkably free from trouble, according to Mr. Phillips. The lines to Kelso and The Dalles were temporarily out of service and the San Francisco line was also out south of Dunsmulr, Cal. It was ex pected that these lines will be re paired In short order, however. Un less a "silver thaw" develops, the of ficials of the company expect no seri ous difficulties in connection with maintenance. For a time virtually the entire street-car system was completely paralyzed, although before, nightfall a force of workmen. Including about 600 trainmen and ZOO workmen, suc ceeded In "digging out" many of the lines. Fred Cooper, superintendent of the city lines, reported the situation on the various lines at midnight as fol lows: Alberta, open to East Thirtieth and Alberta and will be opened to outside terminus by morning; Arlington Heights, out, resumption indefinite: LET "DANDERINE" SAVE YOUR HAIR Check Ugly Dandruff! Stop Hair Coming Out and Double Its Beauty. 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HE ALTH- T A. H K BY" DR. LEE H. EMTTH The Kidneys and Uric Acid All the blood in the body goes thru the kidneys within few minutes. Therefore the kidneys are very important . for .- health, because they filter out of the. blood most of the: waste (poisonous) substances and the blood then flows on toward the 'heart thru the kidney vein; and what the kidneys take out of the blood forms nirinc. So it is very important to have the water, examined by a chemist at least once a year to test one's health. I would suggest that everyone send av'sample to Dr. Pierce's Clinic in Buffalo, N. Y for a thorough chemical and .microscopical test. This will be made free of ' chargeand a. report sent to you.-- - .The kidneys and bladder suffer from the wear and tear and we get" chronvi inflammations, ' sometimes indicated by backaphe, painful voiding f water, dull, heavy feelings. Perhaps the uric acid is stored up in the system in excessive "amount, -and consequently, when the-urate salts are deposited in mtiscles and joints one; suffers from lumbago, rheu matic pains, gout, and this. is the time to take "Anuric." Medford and the train wa several hours by the snow. delayed X little "Danderine" cools, cleanse and makes the feverish, itchy scalp soft and pliable; then this stimulat ing tonic penetrates to th famished hair roots, revitalising ana invigorat ing every hair in the head, thus ston. ping the hair Tailing out or gettin thin, dry or fading. After a few applications of "Dan derine" you seldom find a fallen hai or a particle of dandruff, besides every hair shows ne. life, vigo brightness, more color and thicknes A few cents buys a bottle of de llchtful "Danderine" at any drug or toilet, counter. Adv. ALLEGED THIEF CAUGHT Suspect Charged With Cathlaraet Postal Robbery. Albert II. Huber, alias Joseph Koll. alias DeBager. who was arrested by Detectives Morale and Coleman at First and Market streets, was charged yesterday with the robbery of the government postoffice at Cathlamet. Wash., in March of last year, and was turned over to the government au thorities. Huber and two companions are said to have blown the safe at the place and to have secured ,oot amounting to about $5000. of which there were $3922 worth of stamps. . At the time of his arrest the man had 368 two-cent stamps and 81 one- I cent stamps in his possession. He also had a bank book showing that on April 10. 1918, he put $950 in the Bank of Italy at San Francisco. eaumont, running from top of hill to East Forty-second street; Broadway, pen and in normal operation; Brook lyn, open and in normal operation; ride Transfer, intermittent service; ouncll Crest, running: only to Twen ty-Third and Washington, effort to pen remainder of line will be made t 6 o'clock this morning; D-epot and Morrison, operating via Twenty-third treet, normal operation predicted for this afternoon or evening; East Har- Ison, out. resumption of traffic in- efinibe; Kast 2th street and Errol Heights lines, traffic indefinite; Ful ton, open as far as Nebraska street nd will be in normal operation some m3 today; Hawthorne avenue, open b far as East Twentieth, resumption ndefinite; Irvington-Jef ferson, out. robably not be opened before tomor row; Mississippi avenue, open; Mount Tabor, open to - East Morrison and East Twentieth, normal resumption probable bv tonight; Mount Scott, pen to East Twentieth and Haw thorne, resumption indefinite; Monta- 111a, open to East Forty-first, prob biy open entire length bv noon to day; North and South Portland, open; Rose City Park, no service, but will probably be opened to end of lin by tonight; Russell-Shaver, re-opening ndefinite; Richmond, open as far as East Twelfth and Clinton, probably not opened to end of line before to night; Sixteenth street, open; Sell wood, open; St. Johns, open; Thir teenth street, resumption indefinite; Twenty-third street, open; Vancou ver, open: Williams avenue, resump tion Indefinite; Woodstock, open far as East Twelfth and Clinton, may be open to end of line by tonight; Westover, resumption indefinite; Woodlawn. open as far as Dekum ave nue, remainder of line probably open by tonight: Kings Heights, resump tion indefenibe. Clearing: Doean't Last Lions:. The traction company operated fonr broom cars, six plows and four salting cars, but in many instances as Quickly as the lines were cleared winds would drift the snow back on the lines or automobiles taking advantage of the cleared track would push their way through, shoving snow back on the tracks behind them. Then, too, the heavy task played havoc with the equipment and many times during the day the brooms would wear out. necessitating a re turn to the barn to replace the sweep ers. The drifting of the snow caused the company the larger part of Its difficulties. In many of the previous storms in Portland the company had less difficulty in keeping lines open because of the lack of winds. lnterurban Lines Operated. The lnterurban lines t the Port land Railway. Light & Power com pany were opened yesterday from Portland to cazadera, tstacaaa ana Oregon City, although the Oregon City line was unable to proceed fur ther than Fourteenth street In Ore gon City because of the heavy snow drifts on the tracks. Children Enjoy Snow. The children of Portland were about the only folks who gained joy from the storm-swept city. All the pleas ures which go with the coming of snow were indulged in, including sleighing, snowball battles, the build ing of snow images, snowhouses and what not and the frolic gained by simply tumbling about the huge white drifts. The near-controversy which threat ened between City Health Officer Parrish and members of the school board was settled in favor of tbe PULLMAN MEETING SET Farmers and Bankers Will Convene January 19. WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE, Pullman, Dec 10. (Special.) Plans for the banker-farmer convention to be held January 19-24 are being laid and Indications point to an increased attendance thla year. The confer ence will begin Monday morning. January 19. and will be followed Tuesday noon Dy the opening of the annual wheat convention. Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey of Cornell, known the country over as the "dean of American agriculture," will be the principal speaker. On Friday, January 24. the meet ing of the farm development bureau will be held. Toronto Asked to Vaccinate. TORONTO, Dec. 10. The provincial authorities have asked the city coun cil to make vaccination against small pox compulsory, it was learned Tues day. Should the council fail to comply with the request when it meets Mon day. Toronto may .be quarantined against the world, it was announced. A majority of the council has Indi rated opposition to the measures. Cuticura Talcum is Fragrant and ' Very Healthful Sample free of CHrw LaboratwiM, Dpt. X, M ft Id an, M. 3Sc. everywhere. IIRINl rvi ICI. laic Movies" "Wholesome-aeansing -Refreshing Men Your Eyes Need Cart Persistent Coughs re oangCTouyCt prompt relirf from Pip . Stop irritation: oo tiling. Bftectiva and eafe for young aml olldm N oputes in SLOW DEATH Aches, pains, nervousness, diffi culty in urinating, often mean serious disorders. The world's standard remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and uric acid troubles COLD MEDAL tr bring- quick relief and often ward ofl deadly disoasea. Known aa the national remed) ot Holland tor mora than 200 rauitk AU druggists, in three sixes. '-oofc rar tar name GoU Model an vers' box and accept no imitation DOUBLE GREEN TRADING STAMPS TODAY Cold Weather Suggestions 1 Old-time slelah preaaed Into eervlce aa police patroi. S How Sixth street looked yesterday. S Car crew attempted to "dig; out. 4 Gang of city workers clearing; one of tae downtown taoroug;hfarea. health officer by the turn in the weather. On Tuesday night Dr. Par rish ordered the schools closed at least two days, and following the or der the members of the school board contended that the schools must re main open. A compromise, making attendance of pupils In the schools optional with the parents, was reached but with the majority of city thoroughfares blocked with snow, the directors yesterday ap proved the closing order. Milk to Get Priority. To relieve the milk situation Mayor Baker last night received assurance from I. Waring, general agent of the American Express, that milk ship ments to Portland would be given pri ority over other shipments and that in addition empty milk cans would also be given priority. A steady stream of empty cans must be sent continuously to the farmers if the Portland milk supply is to continue nd milk dealers feared that during the prevalence of the storm, the empty cans might not be handled. If the trains continue to operate, milk will be furnished to Portland, although until the snow is carried from the streets, the distribution of the' milk will continue to be a problem. Members of the Portland fire bu reau experienced trouble in sending apparatus through the snow in an swer to alarms. Fortunately there were but few fires and many of the companies were not called from quar ters. In the police bureau a sleigh was obtained and used in lieu of the patrol wagon. This sleigh was also used late yesterday afternoon to take Mayor Baker and members of the city commission to their homes. The mayor and Commissioners Mann, Bar bur. Blgelow and Pier all were mem bers of the "mushing caravan" yes terday morning, but the progress of two of the commissioners was so slow as to make it necessary to postpone the regular council meeting from 10 o'clock until 2 o'clock in the after noon. Mall Deliveries Made. Mail deliveries were made" in all parts of the city, according to Post , master Myers. Because of the failure 1 of -several maU trains to. reach, the city and the lateness of the others, the incoming mail was unusually light and the mail carriers were aid ed materially in concluding their work. Hotels and rooming houses through out the city were crowded last night, many of the guests being workers who preferred remaining in the city to another long, difficult walk to day from their homes. The directors of the Young Women's Christian association used all avail able cots to accommodate working girls who were forced to remain in the city- over night. The cots were placed in the hallways throughout the building, and in many of the rooms two and three cots were installed to aid in accommodating the largest possible number. Relief to Portland depends entirely upon the turn in the weather condi tions. If the easterly wind continues, it will be Impossible to keep the streets cleared or the street cars in operation, and should a freeze imme diately follow a thaw Portland will have another "silver thaw" to cope with. Late last night the weather man said that "indications pointed to a rise in the temperature," but at the time of the announcement the thermometer was still pointing at 16 degrees above the zero mark. ASTORIA IX GRIP OF STORM Snowfall Continues; Schools Close; Street Cars Stop. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 10. (Special.) Astoria and the lower Columbia river district still are in the throes of the cold snap and snow, with appar ently no immediate prospect of i change. The snowfall continued dur ing last night, and the strong north east wind piled up drifts several feet deep. Today the wind died down to some extent and the clouds cleared away, but the thermometer dropped to 20 degrees above zero, the lowest point reached this winter. AU the city schools are still closed. the logging camps have ceased oper ations. the local street car system Is out of commission, and traina on Temperature Drops and 2 Feet of Snow Blocks Traffic. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 10. (Special.) Two feet of snow now lies on the level. The temperature last night was 16 degrees and the coldest day this year. Business is at a stand still. About 60 per cent of the pupils attended school. No one is working outside. Pipes are frozen in hun dreds of homes. Street cars have not been running for 24 hours. The temperature reached 26 de grees at 2 o'clock, then started down ward and reached 17 at 6 o'clock to night. Stores are making no deliver ies. A few light automobiles were able to travel around the city, but several were abandoned in the streets. WEATHER HALTS COURTS Jurymen Unable to Report for Fed eral Hearing. Even the wheels of justice were stayed in their returning yesterday, when jurymen were unable to get to the federal building for the trial of cases before Judge Wolverton. Both Judge Wolverton and Judge Bean were on hand as usual and the latter brought profit out of the day by con cluding one case which did not de mand a jury. The two Knowlton men, charged with bringing liquor into Oregon from another state, were re fused a new trial and were sentenced to six months each in federal prison. The wife of one of the men. who also had been convicted, was granted a new trial, the judge holding that evi dence warranted another hearing. The case of Edward Smith, charged with selling liquor to Indians on the Klamath reservation. which was scheduled to open yesterday morning, was postponed until today, when but five jurors arrived at the courtroom. The case is before Judge Wolverton. UNIVERSAL Electric Pad A necessity in illness. A comfort in health. An acceptable gift. 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