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TirE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMKEK 21. 1914.
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BRYAN
HITCHCOCK
FEUD IS RENEWED
Nebraska Senator Resents
Supervision of Appoint
ments by Brother Charles.
ONE DEMOCRAT SACRIFICED
ftlenVber of House Who Incurred
Displeasure of . Secretary of State
in Postoffice Squabbje Re
tired to Private Ufe.
UNCOIL, Neb.. Dec 20. (Special.)
Although William Jennings Bryan
lias had his way in the appointment .of
the man he wanted as postmaster of
Lincoln, and Senator Hitchcock has
announced he will not oppose confirma
tion, this does not mean the patronage
feud between the Secretary and Sena
tor Is over. In fact, observing Demo
crats say, it is to be waged more
fiercely than ever.
Francis W. Brown, the new Lincoln
(postmaster. Is a personal friend of
Kenator Hitchcock, as well as of Mr.
JBryan. His selection was a recess ap
pointment, made necessary because Mr.
Hitchcock, complying with the request
at Representative Magulre, of the Lin
coln district, held up the nomination
during the closing days of the last ses
sion of Congress,
Bryan Defeats Democrat.
It was unfortunate for Mr. Magulre
that he had another candidate than Mr.
Brown for the Lincoln office, because
the fact that he opposed Mr. Bryan cost
him a re-election. He was beaten by a
lew votes by C. F. Reavis, the Re
publican candidate, for no other rea
son. Democrats of the district say, than
that he opposed the will of Mr. Bryan.
Place-hunters back from Washington
cay the Bryan-Hitchcock feud may
noon come to a head in a manner not
expected. As a result of the November
election the Republican Representative
in the Fifth District, Silas R. Barton,
Jias been retired in favor of ex-Governor
Shellenberger. Senator Hitchcock
told Mr. Shellenberger he would turn
(over to him the patronage of the dis
trict. This was pleasing news to Mr.
Shellenberger, and he set about mak
ing recommendations.
Charles Mast Be Consulted.
Then it wa Mr. Shellenberger's turn
to get a shock. He was told in effect
that Mr. Bryan had never surrendered
his asserted right to figure in the Fifth
District and that his brother, Charles
W. Bryan, of Lincoln, must be con
sulted on questions of appointment
Mr. Shellenberger and the Bryans are
friendly enough, but the word has gone
forth from the Hitchcock camp, accord
ing to report, that if SecretarysSjBryan
or his brother attempt to dictate a
single appointment not agreeable to
him there will be no confirmation by
tha &enatfl.
EASTERN OREGON SHIVERS
(Continued From First Page.)
tering the coldest as well as the-warmest
weather since the wave struck
Portland. As late as 8 o'clock yester
day morning the thermometer in the
"Weather Bureau stood at 22 degrees.
Not until 10 o'clock did It begin to rise,
and then it began a leap which showed
a. variation of 18 degrees in the day's
temperature.
It is Just possible, according to Fore
caster Drake, that Winter will be of
ficially ushered in with fairly warm
weather. But in none of his reports
does the forecaster hold out any hope
of rain or Bnovr at 10:35 o'clock to
morrow morning.
XiA GRAXDE IOE HARVEST BIG
All Trains Are Ranning From Two
to Five Hours Late.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.)
With a bitterly cold wind sweeping
the valley from the northeast. La
Orande has been shivering today In
what was the most noticeable cold
upell of the Winter. The thermometer
registered 11 degrees above zero.
The ice harvest In Eastern Oregon
Is said to be the best known for this
time of the year. The Grand Ronde
lUver is frozen to a depth of 10 Inches
and the smooth ice is furnishing un--qualed
sport for hundreds of skaters.
The maximum temperature today, ac
cording to the official weather rec-
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HOURLY- TEHPFUATt'RKS
I. M. SATURDAY TO 5
P. M. SUNDAY.
6 P. M SO 6 A. M S3
6 P. M '..30 7 A. M S2
7 P. M 28 8 A. M 22
8 P. M 31 9 A. M 24
9 P. M. 29 -10 A. M. 29
10 P. M. 31 11 A. M 32
11 P. M 29 12 M 35
12 Mid. 29 1 P. M. 37
1 A. M- 27 2 P. At 40
2 A. M........26 3 P. M 40
3 A. M 25 4 P. M 38
4 A. M 25 5 P. M. 36
6 A. M 24
wind made it the most disagreeable
night of the year.
Today has been bright and clear and
a warm sun this afternoon melted much
of the snow which fell here yesterday
morning. Lakes and pools in this vi
cinity remain covered with ice. Aside
from some broken water pipes the un
usually cold weather has caused no
damage here.
SEATTLE COLD BREAKS RECORD
Lowest Mark in 24 Years Reached, j
With Jfo Change in "Sight.
SEATTLE, Wash.Dec. 20. (Special.)
Weather records are going by the
board one after the other in Seattle
this December. First, tne lowest mark
in temperature in 24 years was reached
December 13, when the mercury went
down to 24 above zero.
The latest feat of the weather is to
hang up the longest continuous dry
spell for December in the history of
the local office. From' December 5
to 20, Inclusive, only a trace of precipi
tation has been recorded, making the
rainfall for 16 days practically noth
ing. -
The cold spell today gave no sign
of terminating. The low mark was 21
degrees above.
ord, was 26 degrees, with a record of
18 above at 6 o'clock tonio-h
All trains on this division of the
-.-vv. ti t . nave been running from
two to five hours late the past two
SXOW FALLING IX SPOKAXE
Temperature in Inland Empire
Hovers Close to Zero Point.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) After a- short letup on Satur
day, when the weather, although be
low freezing temperature, was compar-
ativelv mild. the momiiT-v
grain this morning to 4 above zero at
o:jo o'clock. The least cold hour of
tne aay was at a t. m., is above. Thi
evening the temperature is falling rap
idly.
In the Inland EmnlrA criAvoii
'temperature hovers above, but close
to Zero Point. With ice pvorimrha-
thickening. In the Couer d'Alenes ice
has interfered with operation of a mine
and interrupted the supply of water of
vno or more towns. fct Mary's, Idaho
is having a similar experience.
Snow began falling today, but th
precipitation is llgrTt as yet.
STTX MELTING ALBANY SXOW
Brisk: Xorth Wind Makes an Uncom
fortable Saturday Xlght.
ALBANY, Or, Dec. 20. (Special.)
A minimum temperature of 24 degrees
above zero was recorded here last night.
Though this was five degrees warmer
than the preceding night, a cold north
COLDER WEATHER PREDICTED
Lakes About Astoria Afford Rare
Sport of Ice Skating.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
During last night the thermometer at
the local weather bureau registered 29
degrees above zero, the same as on the
three preceding nights. Today the
mercury rose to 31 degrees, which is
the warmest for several days. The
east wind still continues, however, and
as the weather is clear a decided drop
in the temperature is looked for be
fore morning.
The lakes on the west side of the
bay are frozen over, and today large
parties enpoyed the unusual sport ol
ice skating.
LIGHT SXOW AT WALLA WALLA
Clear Skies Promise Continuation
of Present Cold Weather.
WALLA WALLA. Wash, Dec 20.
(Special.) Clear skies tonight give
promise of colder weather than yet
recorded this week. Today's range
was from 13 to 24 degrees. The sun
came out today for the first time in a
long period.
About an inch of snow now covers
the ground and helps protect the
wheat. During the cold weather the
wind hardly stirred, which prevented
damage to the Fall sown 'grain. All the
ponds in this vicinity are frozen over.
PENDLETOX HAS FOUR ABOVE
Inch of Snow Covers Ground and
Very Little Wheat Is Frozen.
PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
With a minimum temperature of 4
above zero, last night was the coldest
experienced in Pendleton since January.
1912, when the mercury registered 10
below. The maximum temperature Fri
day and Saturday was 19 above, but
with a bright eun today's maximum
went to 26.
Though the ground is covered with
less than an inch of snow, very little
if any wheat has been frozen yet, but
farmers are apprehensive. A severe
wind would be disastrous.
STEAMBOAT REPLACES FERRY
Columbia River Filled With Float
ing Ice Off Vancouver.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec 20. (Spe
cial.) The temperature last night was
under 14 degrees aoove zero.
Th, Columbia River is so filled with
ice that the ferry City of Vancouver,
plying between Vancouver and Hayden
Island, was tied up on the Washington
shore arter making the 6:20 P. M. trip
last evening. The Jessie Harkins, a
river steamer, was put on in her place
today, but carried only foot passengers.
Vancouver Lake, three miles from
Vancouver, is frozen over solid and to
day 500 persons enjoyed skating.
SUX MELTS . SXOW AT SALEM
Easterners Enjoy Their First Day of
Skating in Years.
SALEM, Or.. Dec: 20. (Special.)
This was Salem's warmest day of the
present cold spell, the minimum tem
perature being 28. and the maximum
46 degrees. The snow that fell Fri
day night and caused the streets to be
come so slippery Saturday that pedes
trians and horses had a difficult time
keeping their feet melted today.
ice on the lakes ls as smooth as
glass, and persons from the East who
had not skated for years enjoyed the
sport.
ICE FLOES FILL COLUMBIA
River Will Soon Be Jammed at
Crates Point Mercury 3 Above.
THE DALLES, Or.. Dec 20. (Spe
cial.) The weather is the coldest ex
perienced here in three years, the mer
cury dropping to 3 degrees above zero
this morning.
Large noes of ice are coming down
the Columbia, and the river at Crates
Point will be Jammed with ice if the
cold weather continues a few days
longer. Navigation Is already sus
pended on account of the- closing of the
Cascade Locks.
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EUGEXE SLEIGHEELLS JIXGIJE
Warm Sunday Sun Falls to Remove
Snow From Streets.
EUGENE. Or., Dec 20. (Special.)
For the first time in five years Eugene
has enjoyed two days of uninterrupted
sleighing. A warm sun all day today
failed to remove the packed snow on
streets and sidewalks. and tonight
scores of sleighing parties, with hastily
improvised sleighs, jingled merrily In
the city and on the country roads.
The temperature reached the low
record of 15 above last night, but rose
above freezing during part of the day.
lee at Washougal May Close River.
WASHOUGAL. Wash.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) With the Increasing flow of ice
in the Columbia, it is feared that the
river will become blocked for traffic
at a point between here u..d Camas,
where the floating Ice already ls form
ing sheets. About one-half of the river
ls frozen over along Geary's Island and
the rest of the stream is filled with
large pieces of floating ice. The ther
mometer registered 23' degrees above
this morning. A strong east wind is
blowing, carrying small flakes of snow.
FLEET MOWING GERMANS
(Continued From First Page.)
lay on our front near Notre Dame de
Lorette.
"Southeast of Bethune we lost a
trench 60 meters long, which was taken
by the enemy.
"We made some progress in the Ar
gonne. We took three machine guns."
BERLIN, by wireless to Sayville.
N. Y, ,Dec 20. Reports of fighting at
many places in Flanders have caused
speculation here .as to whether the
long-expected general attack . of the
allies may not have begun. In any
event, the fact of the allies' continuous
aggressive the last few days justifies
the supposition that considerable forces
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25c lb. Pure Sugar Mixed Candy 19
30c lb. Fancy Mixed Candy 24
30c lb. Mixed Ribbon Candy 21
35c lb. Fancy French Mixture.,.. 2 7$
30c lb. Commercial Chocolates. . ,24?
50c lb. Hand-Rolled Chocolates.. -33
40c lb. Cream Mint "Wafers. .... -33
30c lb. Burnt Peanuts 24
Salted Nut Meats, all kinds, lb. Sl.OO
Candy Canes 5, 10, 25
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CLOVER BORER FIGHT DUE
Agricultural Appropriation Advised
for Field Investigations.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec. 20. The Secretary of Ag
riculture, after conference with Rep
resentative Hawley, has recommended
that an appropriation be made in the
agricultural bill this session to enable
the Department of Agriculture to make
field Investigations in Washington.
Marion and other counties in the Wil
lamette Valley, to determine methods of
eradicating what is known as the
"clover borer."
This insect has been chewing Its way
Into the roots and stalks of clover in
various parts of Western Oregon and
has destroyed many clover fields and
killed off large patches in other fields
that were not completely destroyed.
The ravages of this Insect, unless
checked, will cost the farmers oi the
valley counties thousands of dollars and
greatly reduce the forage crop. Repre
sentative Hawley is a member of tho
committee on agriculture and, backed
by the Secretary's recommendation, ex
pects to get the necessary appropriation
to combat the clover borer.
Toothbrush Use Boosted.
L. R. Alderman, superintendent of
the public schools of Portland, has ac
cepted the chairmanship of the Oregon
Auxiliary to the National Mouth Hy
giene Association, and through this or
ganization contemplates a state-wide
educational movement in mouth hygiene
for the prevention of disease. Mr.
Alderman was made temporary chair
man and Dr. Arthur W. Chance secretary-treasurer
at a meeting held last
week, both officers to become perma
nent at a meeting to be held January
19 to complete the permanent organiza
tion. Dr. Manion, medical inspector of the
Portland schools, declares that in the
Buckman School, where a toothbrush
drill ia maintained, the children make
100 per cent better physical showing
than pupils of other schools.
The Oregon auxiliary will be a state
wide organization, including in Its
membership all persons who are inter
ested in the prevention of disease by
educating children and the public at
large in the care of the mouth and
teeth.
In Holland the fastest trains make only
40 miles an hour. The ground ls Inclined
to be soft and yleldlns, wherefore it is un
safe to use very heavy engines drawing
trains at a hish speed.