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TIIE MOItXIXG OREGOXIAX, 3IOXD AY, DECEMBER 13, 1920 CITY OF CORK SWEPT BY RAVAGING BLAZE Central Portion Burned ' 'Ground, Others Afire. to HOSE IS REPORTED CUT Flames Started by Explosions of Incendiary Bombs Which. Con tinue All Night Ijong. Concluded on Papre 2, Column 1.) Bequently dying. During the hour before curfew, terrorism held sway, and when the Streets wfere emptied of civilians loud explosions and rifle and revolver shots kept up ufttil early morning. Fires Seen Breaking Out. The explosions appeared to come from incendiary bombs, as persons who ventured to look from theii windows saw fires break out in St. Patrick's street and daylight re vealed the full extent of the damage. It was not improbable that lives were lost in the fires Several per sons connected with the destroyed houses and business premises were reported missing. At 4. o'clock this afternoon people m-ere just beginning to venture again Into the streets; the whole city was then in control of the military, and It was. understood that the officer in command assumed the populace that the military would remain on duty Indefinitely to, prevent further de struction. The troops were in full, fighting order, pickets with machine (runs being posted at all vantage points. Only one large drapery establish ment was left intact in Cork. States district court here, was trans- . ferred direct to the supreme court and j there dismissed lor want ox Jurisdic tion, according to a'mandate received by G. H. Marsh,' clerk of the federal court here. The. decision was signed December 2 and a bond of $2000 posted by Gertrude D. Eilers has been re turned. The stock in question is said to be of thSpreferred issue and to have paid dividend and is said to have been taken under a six-year option by C. A. Smith, a piano maker, who -has died since. The suit is being fought by the widow and son of the eastern investor. They have been seeking to have the bonds for the sale canceled, alleging that Smith was not sound mentally during the last few years of his life. LEAGUE TO PICK MEMEL CJTY MAT BE BASE OF FORCE SUPERVISING PLEBISCITE. Flag of Troops to Be Blue Square W ith JVhite Field and J -Red Swastika. ' - "WARSAW, Dec. 12. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The league of nations' international army to supervise the plebiscite at Vilna probably will es tablish its base at Memel, which is under the league's control. Troops and supplies could be landed there without touching Prussian territory. An army of 2000 from Sweden. Spain, Denmark. Belgium, France and England probably will march into Vilna in January ready for the pleb iscite, which will be held in February. Holland will probably have a con tingent, but the particpation of Nor way and Italy is considered uncer tain. Colonel Chardigny, commanding the eague s army, will establish head quarters at Vilna. The army's flag will be' a blue square, with a white field inthe left-hand corner bearing red swastika in the center. The forces under General Zellgouski will begin withdrawing when the interna tional army arrives. JELLICOE NEW GOVERNOR RCMOR HAS IT THAT ADMIB.il WILIi GO TO NEW ZEALAND. SCORE OF FIRES BCRX OUT Special Train With Fire Fighters Sent From Dublin to Cork. BELFAST, Dec. 12. A score of fifes had burned themselves out in Cork by 4 Pi M. At 6:30 P. M. a spe cial train left Dublin for Cork carry ing Captain Myers, chief of the Dub lin brigade, and a motor engine with crew. A deputation of the citizens of Cork, 'said a despatch received here, including the Protestant "bishop and the town clerk, waited 05 the officer commanding the Cork troops and re quested him to take measures to pre vent a recurrence of the appalling damage to property. He promised to send out special military patrols. The destroyed city hall in Cork was only excelled in point of size in Ire land by Belfast's great civic building. This was the third time it had been set op fire, the firemen being driven out aS4he point of revolvers. On the two previous occasions the west wing, devoted to the public health department, was burned. This time the hall was set afire in many places. The great hall, seating 3000 and hav ing" a fine organ, shared the fate of the municipal premises. Ko confirmation has been .received here of the shooting, of the Delaney brothers, but it unofficially stated that one person was killed And 11 . were wounded in the ainbush which resulted in the reprisals. The fact that no serfbus casualties were caused by the bombs was ex. plained by yie statement that pre liminary warning had been given to all occupants of buildings to leave. British Fleet Said to Be Slated for Base at Jervis Bay, In Xustralia. SAX FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 12. (Special.) Lord Admiral Jellicoe, high commander of the British navy, is slated to become the new governor of New Zealand, according to word brought here today by passengers on an incoming steamer. . Lord Jellicoe's term will be for five rears, according to the same infor mation. - The great fleet of England, accord ing to the passengers, will have its base at Jervis bay. Australia, not far from Lord Jellicoe's headquarters, as sort of Pacific rendezvous against any possibility of trouble with Japan. Passengers declared that all of the British possessions in the South seas, as well as those of South Africa, were strongly allied in feeling with the UnTted States on the Japanese ques tion. How soon the naval base will be established at Jervis bay was not stated, but it' is expected in Australia that the time is near. Lord Jellicoe, according to reports, will shortly as- same his new duties. TCRX REGRETTED BY MAXXIX Australia Archbishop Holds Peace More Rejufyte Than Ever. LONDON, Dec. 12. Archbishep Man nix of Australia, interviewed by the Sunday Times regarding the poss bility of a truce between the Sinn Fein "organization and- the British government, declared he deeply re gretted the turn events had taken "as peace now is more remote than tver.' ' He feared the government's idea of Y truce meant abject surrender, and escribed the proclamation of mar Ital law as "sheer madness." Speaking at Prescott, Lancashire, Arthur Henderson, labor leader, as serted that martial law in Ireland in evitably would erect an almost insur mountable barrier between the mod crates- in the binn Fein organization and England. He advocated the set ting- up of a constituent assembly in (Ireland. . STATE OF WAR IS ANNOUNCED Commander of Irish Troops Saj-s British Crown-Is Enemy. DUBLIN, Dec. 12. A proclamation declaring that "the public must at once realize that Ireland is in a state of war with forces of the British crown, has-been issued over the sig nature of the- officer commanding troops of the Irish republican army et CoOnty Monaghan. The proclamation, which sets forth &i-meu gangs in Lounty Alona ehan have been attacking and mur .coring inoffensive citizens, says that vvhile we-extend the hand of friend ship to all Irishmen, murder gangs and their guides and informers shall be summarily dealt witn. The proclamation further explain recent raids for arms carried out County -Monaghan by (stating they were ordered in anticipation of a sim ilar order by the British government. CONGRESSPREPARES TO HEAR FARM BILL Leaders Hope for Passage of Major Measures. ; SOLONS PREPARE TOPICS STUDENTS HEAR OFFICIAL E. L. Dal.iel Delivers Address at Oregon Normal School. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Mon mouth. Or.. Dec 12. (Special.) B. L. Dalziel. head of the department of weights and measures of Oregon, was a visitor at the normal school last week. He gave an interesting talk to the students in the school chapel and demonstrated from the platform the workings of the gas distillation apparatus by which gasoline is tested for specific gravity. Mr. Daniel was assisted in his ex periments by Professor Gilmore.Jiead of the science department here. Honse to Qive Right of Way for , Repeal of War Measures After Immigration Action. WASHINGTON. Dec. II. The senate and house will convene " to morrow with leaders hopeful of pass age before adjournment of the first major legislation to be voted on at this session or congress. The senate will resume Its consid eration of the agriculture committee resolution directing revival ofc the war finance corporation and exten sion by the federal reserve system of liberal credits to farmers. An in formal understanding has been reached to bring the resolution to a vote before 3 P. M. tomorrow. The roll call is expected to be preceded by an attempt to strike out the pro vision relating .to credit extension by the federal reserve system on the ground that It is unnecessary and useless. The house under arrangements completed today, is expected to pro ceed rapidly to a final vote on the Johnson bill to prohibit immigration. The measure as amended by the house in the committee of the whole, would stop immigration for one year Instead of for four years, as originally drafted. Advocates of the longer pro hibition period organized at confer ences today, to eliminate the one year amendment when the measure comes before the house sitting in regular session. Representative Raker, demo crat. California, assisting Chairman Johnson of the immigration commit tee in urging enactment of the bill, said tonight that he was confident the measure's supporters would have sufficient strength to vote down the amendment. -The ultimate passage of the bill is regarded as' assured. The senate, after disposing of .the farmer relief legislation, will take up the Gronna bill to regulf.te the packing industry. Several senators were said to -be preparing formal speeches on other subjects, including international af- lairs, which may cause the senate de bate between now and the Christmas recess to be turned into other chan nels. The Volstead resolution to repeal most of the wartime laws will have the rfght of way in the house after disposition of the immigration bill and house.leaders expect the resolu tion to be added to the list of adopted legislation before the end of the week. Disposition of the resolution de signed to grant financial relief to farmers will not end consideration by the senate of means of helping farmers confronted bv fallina- i.rl.. The senate agricultural committee will continue its hearings with a view to recommending further relief measures. Several other senate committees will begin work this week, the fina.n- committee having announced it would hear representatives of the American Legion Wednesday on bonus legisla tion. A suD-committee of the inter state commerce committee will begin Wednesday an inquiry into cable landings, which is a subject of con troversy between several government departments and the Western Union Telegraph company. Chairman Ford- ney of the house ways and means committee announced today -that his committee was prepared to begin hearings tomorrow on tax revision legislation. These hearings will con tinue until the Christmas recess and early in January -the hearings on tariff revision will be started. t'.onal and state officers of the Amer ican Legion last night. All contractors of the city will be asked to suspend private work for' 0110 'week and release their employes for the government undertaking. . Thomas E.'Campbell-, governor, now on his way, home from the east, has authorized all possible cessation of state work and ordad available materials and men to Tucson to rush the project to completion. -It 'had been estimated by health service officials thatlhe work would require three weeks. At the meeting tonight It was decided to mike a de termined effort to complete the proj ect next week. 1 E. J. Winslett of Alabama, national vice-commander of the American Le gion, in an address tonight said 128 tubercular ex-service men were liv ing in tents at the' hospital, without adequate protection from the cold. MEXICAN MINES HARD HIT ONE-THIRD OF OWNERS SAID TO HAVE CLOSED DOWN. Emergency Measures Afay Be Taken "by Governnlent to Furnish ' Employment to Labor. ... MEXICO CITT, Dec. 12. With ap proximately oneithird of the Re public's 3500 silver and copper mines closed because of- the low market prices of those metals, the govern ment this week will take emergency measures to prevent compldte paraly sis of the Industry, according to a treasury department statement. More than 600,000 laborers would be made idle if all the mines closed. The action was expected to take the form of a presidential decree re ducing freight rates and federal taxes and annulling laws restricting the importation of mining materials, powder, acids, etc. During the past week President Obregon has conferred with the gov ernoca of Guanajuanto, Zacatecas and Durango, and met delegations from the states of Hidalgo, Chihuahua and Sonoma, all of whom declared the situation was grave with the pos sibility that mine owners would be forced to close down all their properties. Chehalis Debaters Victors. CHEHALIS Wash., Dec. 12. (Spe cial.) In the last series of- high school debates for southwestern Washington, held Friday evening. Chehalis won a decision over Castle Rock at the latter place. Chehalis had the negative of the compulsory arbitration questirm, . Chehalis won its first debate from Olympia, the team from this city having the affir mative side in the debate. Centralia also won from Olympia, having the negative side of the question. At Klaber Klaber, with the affirmative defeated Rochester. Chehalis debat ers were Ernest Ross, Xiavld O'Connor and Sara Overmeyer. At Klaber Mil dred Tucker, C. .Anderson and Roy Harris represented the locals. 3 DEPORTED TO. MEXICO Inmates of Oregon Hospital for I o- sane Start South. SALEM, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) Dr. John C. eivans 01 tne state Hos pital for the insane, left here tonight of the institution who are being de ported to Mexico. The deportees are. Frank Selino, Alfledo Hernandez and Carencia Macias. The three were com mitted to the hospital from Multno mah county. - Macias was employed on a road con- strurction crew prior to being received at the hospital, and while working in that capacity, lost both of his arms through the premature discharge of dynamite. SALES TAX IS PROPOSED New York Representative Would Repeal Excise Levies.' WASHINGTON, -Dec. 12. Substitu tion of a 1 per cent sales tax for the excess profits and most of the excise levies is proposed In an amendment to the revenue act introduced Satur day by Representative Mott, New York, republican member of the house ways and means committee. UTrder the amendment sales aggre gating not more than $200 a -month would be exempt. Among excise taxes he. favored re pealing are those on automobiles and automobile accessories. v- sporting goods. candy, art objects, motor boats, medicine, drugs and perfumes. EUROPEANS ARE ALARMED TUCSON TO DON DENIM s Everyone In City Asked to Work on Government Hospital. TUCSON, Ariz., Dec 12. Tucson will suspend all business activities Wednesday next and every able bodied citizen will be. asked to don overalls and assist in rushing to com pletion $250,000 Improvements and enlargements os the army public health service hospital here, it was decided at a meeting of business men, public health service officials and na- Proposed Bar Against Immigration to 17. S". Causes Concern. . PARIS, Dec. 12. (Jewish Telegraph Agency.) Reports from east Euro pean centers indicate that proposed legislation in the United States which would bar all immigrants is creating concern among east European com munities, where many persons are planning to emigrate to America. The American consulates in War' saw and Cracow are besieged by thousands seeking vises. Missions May Be Restored. DEL MONTE, CalT Dec. 12. King Alfonso of Spain had agreed prior to 1914 to restore the old missions in California by' personally expending $1,000,000, but the war .interrupted War Pensions AreGiTeo. THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, Dec. 12. Representative Hawley has been advised of the al lowance of the following pensions- to war veterans at $72 a month in each case: Christian F. Beltz, Tillamook; John W. Short, Gold Hill: William E. Page, Roseburg; Jordan Fuqua, Wil lamina; Omar Hoskins, Eugene; James H. Lincoln. FIRE BRIGADES REQUESTED Lord Major of Cork Telegraphs to' Dublin for Aid. BELFAST. Dec. 12. The lord mayor of Cork has telegraphed the lord mayor of Dublin, declaring that the lire brigade at Cork was unable to cope with the outbreak and begging for help. It was possible a Dublin fire brigade would be sent by special train. $50,000 SUIT DISMISSED Supreme Court Rules Eilers Stock Case Outside Its Jurisdiction. Adolph H. Eilers, Henry J. Eilers and S. J. McCormick have won a skir mish with the Northern Trust com . pany of Illinois, which is acting as trustee for Anna H. Smith and Charles H. Smith, affecting $50,000 worth of stock in the Eilers Music house. The case, after triall in the United No Mob Members Identified. SANTA ROSA, Cal., Dec. 12. No identification has been made of any person connected with the mob that early yesterday lynched George Boyd, Terence Kitts and Charles Valento, District Attorney George W. Hoyle said tonight Christmas on Rhine Assured. BERLIN, Dec. ' 12. American sol diers in the occupied area have con tributed a million marks toward a fund for providing Christmas cheer to poor German childreji, says a spe cial dispatch from Coblenz. 78,000 Poor Remembered. WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. American children have prepared 78.000 Christ mas bags for distribution among suf fering children of Vienna and Buda pest, it was announced today by the American Red Cross. Robber Holds X p Grocer. IDAHO FALLS.' Idaho, Dec. 12. A masked man held up Hyde's grocery. a suburban store, here Saturday, ob- , talnlng more than $100 from the cash register wniie ne ucm a Bun leveled at the proprietor. Swiss Turn Down, Reds. BERNE, Dec. 12. 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Batteries Xmas Tree Lights Washing Machines Chafing Dishes Curling Irons Heating Pads Foot Warmers Electric Blankets Ironing Machines Vacuum Cleaners Sewing Machines Waffle Irons UtilitytMotors Dish Washers Two-Way Plugs. Extension Cords Inspect Our Stocks Before You Buy - the p-lan, the Rev. Father Raymond M. Mestres said at a meeting; here Satur day called to band various California orgsiti izations together to raise the money n-eceasarx to restore the mis ions. There are 21 missions ih. Cali fornia. - BORNEO HAS RICE FAMINE , V Xatires of Island Are Bereft of Their Favorite Food. NEW YORK, Dec. J 2. Natives of Borneo are bereft of ice, their fa vorite food, because of the famine in China and India, where most of the cereal consumed in the orient Is rown. Rubber land, ordinarily three, times as valuable as that used for rice, is being planted In rice, the foreign mis. sions board of the Methodist Epis copal church announced today. J3.S00.000 brought by the Groton Iron works. The suit is for money alleged to be due on vessels constructed at the plant. " , Kelso to" Vote on Port. KELSO. Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.) - Kelso will vote on the organization of the Kelso port district next Tues day, December 14. The proposed dis trict includes a large area adjaeent to this city and east and northeast from here. Sentiment here' is prac tically unanimous lot tne district. Shipping Board Sued' for 3 Millions NEW IjONDON. Conn.. Dec. 12. The United States shipping board emer gency fleet corporation was today made the defendant in a suit for Butte Mai Auto Victim. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. A man run down and killed here Saturday night by an automobile In Vai Ness avenue today was identified as C. fytton of Hutte, Mont., who regis tered at a local hotel several weeks ago. . v v Starving: Crew Is Kescned. BTL.BOA. Spain, Dee. 12. The steam er Miguel Sorrolla arrived here today with the crew of the American schooner Syplar The men were res cued n a starving condition in mid Atlantic, where -the schooner had been dismantled In a storm. .- ELECTRIC STORES Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.' First and Alder Sts., and Electric Bldg Portland, Oregon . Salem . Oregon City Vancouver Zealand lamb. nid a demurrer In federal court Saturday, asserting that the Lever anti-profiteering act was unconstitutional. Charles E. Hughes will argue for the defendants Monday Bonded Whlfeky 'ot "Removable. ST. LOUIS, Me., Dec 12. Federal Judge Farin "Saturday ruled whisky could not be removed from a bonded warehouse to the owner's home for purposes other than medicinal or sacramental. Brazil Will Honor Secretary Colby. RIO JANEIRO. Dec-. 12. Brazil will accord . to Secretary of State Colby the same honors given to Elihu Root when. In 1906, "he visited this country as head of the Roosevelt cabinet. It was decided by the senate Saturday. Indicted Packers File Demurrer; NEW TORK, Dec. 12. Counsel for Armour & Cor, meat packers; J. Ogden Armour, its president, - and F. Edson White, vice-president, indicted ojr134 'counts for alieered profiteering In New Vienna Strikers Win Fight. VIENNA, Dec 12. The federal em ployes who recently struck" for in creased wages today agreed to return to work. The government conceded all deqpands. Ex-Consul to Cuba Dead. GREENVILLE, Tex., Dec. 12. Judge J, H. Densmore, 67 years old, consul to Ctiba under President Cleveland, died of heart disease at his home here last night. a three days' session. Approximate? 3SO delegates were in attendance to day and practically every section of the state was represented. Special church services, followed by discuo sicus. featured the closing day's ses sions of the conference. Read The Orepronian classified ads. L Don't Forget a J K TIUNU HAW CHOOSE MjUN NOODLES ifc fe A K & . 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Oil cans before put Xin& in the puddjng and then if wili turn but nicely . Serve with sauce. Will keep tot weeks, and lean be sliced and steamed to serve. Fruit Cake cups Olympjc flour - - 1 cup butter ' ; 2 cups brown sugar' , I level teaspoon sa It j 1 cup New Orleans mo lasses . ' t cup sour cream' ' 1 level teaspoon 5nda 4 eggs and whites beaten 1 teaspoon each: cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, alt - ' spice, alt kinds essence 4 pound citron I pou)d raisins 2 tablespoons cider I pound currants J pound dates - cups English walnuts r- ---.j mi uigiisn wainui Cut the dates and cherries in small pieces and thorolv Ii: tw '" - imur uciurc siirring into tne batter. Bake in slow oven about three hours. This (U, .w S..VI ui ib-iian fJUUIIU C8KC3. . " ' Ask your grocer for ncy) Olymp ic Recipe ' folder