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14 TTIE MORNING OREGONIAN, WKDXESDAT, DECEMBER 23, 1914. GOLD, CLEAR DAY IS WEATHER FORECAST No Change in Temperatures Likely in Oregon, Although v Rain to Fall Elsewhere. NEW RECORDS ARE PUT UP Ice Continues on Ponds and Lakes, Making Skating Pleasant for Iarge Outing Parties Rise of Mercury Slight. Into the mass of Isotherms, Isobars, high pressure, low pressure, tarom- etrlo readings and all the other things that go to make up weather "dope, Acting Forecaster Drake thrust his fist last night and pulled out a prediction for today. - reading, "Probably tair; southeast winds." There will be little, if any, change in temperatures, he thinks. The attack the householder 13 making on the fuel piles will continue unabated. Many a coal reserve Is being decimated by the present cold spell and the Inroads that are made on the woodpiles can be com pared only to the raids of the con flicting armies on a defenseless Bel gian village. Cold Worst Since 1884. The shift of the wind into the south east may mean warmer weather short ly. There is a possibility that this may be the result, but weather signs were not strong enough last night to war rant the prediction. Meanwhile, rec ords are being estrllshed by the cold snap, it being borne out by the weather bureau that the present spell is the most frigid since 1884. That is, not since that year has there been a period of 11 days during which such consist ently low temperatures prevailed as have been experienced this month. It may be some slight consolation to know that yesterday was warmer than the preceding day, 24 degrees being the worst that the demon which rules the thermometer could register. This was at 4 A. M. yesterday and It affected milkmen mostly. Thereafter the mercury rose grudgingly and managed to get as high as 34 during the day. The minimum was 2.5 degrees higher than Monday's worst and the maximum was one , degree higher than the previous day could show. Rain ot Yet In Sight. The suggestion that things are on the mend is more backed by optimism than by any substantial statistics pro duced by the weather man, but, on the (surface showing, the situation is im proving. Room remains, however, for further moderation of the rigid weather conditions that have prevailed for Almost two weeks. Acting Forecaster Drake says West ern Washington may get some rain soon, but he expresses doubt that Ore eon will be blessed with a shower at an early date. High pressure, extend ing over the Northwest, is still the prevailing condition and until it takes a tumble not much chance for warmer weather may be said to exist. Rain is falling somewhere, it is pleasant to know, notably Southern California, New Mexico, eastward to the Mississippi Valley, in Minnesota, East ern North Dakota, the St. Lawrence Valley and Western Canada. Good Skating Continues. It is warmer, in Northwestern Cali fornia, Western Montana, Colorado, Kansas. Missouri, Iowa and Southern Saskatchewan. On the other hand, it is cooler in the Northeast, Minnesota and AlDerta. Ice continues to run in the Willam ette and Columbia rivers; skating Is good on ponds and sloughs, and with even the slightest snowfall, ideal Christmas weather would prevail. 18 MEAL THIEVES TO PAY Lunchroom Invaders Sentenced and Fined $100 at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec 22. Eighteen men arrested for invading a lunch room last week were convicted In po lice court today and each sentenced to 30 days in the County Jail and $100 fine, the total penalty amounting to 63 days' imprisonment for each. Eleven men were sentenced to 15 days each at hard labor in the county stockade for persistent begging. Guests of the Hotel Liberty, con ducted by the city and social agencies, will be required to pay for their lodg ing and food with two days' work In the parks each week. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name From Dat "Yucatan. -San Diego. .......In port Hose City . . X.os Angelea Dec. 3 Geo. W. Elder -Eur? Dec 26 Breakwater Cook tiny Dec. 27 Koanoke. ..... . . Ban Diego -... ... .Dec. 27 Bear. ............ .Dos Angeles Dec Beaver. ........... Dos Angeles. ... Jan. 2 TO DEPART, r For Date. i Coos Pay Dec 29 I San Francisco Dec. 3 J ,. San Diego Dec. 23 T . -8. F. to D. A. Dec 23 J San Diego Dec. 23 . .San Francisco. ... Dec. 21 1 8. F. toLA Dec 2fi i ..Eureka Pec. 27 . .Dos Angeles. .... . Dec 2 . San Diego. ...... Deo. HO Dos Angeles. .... . Dec. SO . Kan Francisco. ... Dec. SV . .tan Diego. ...... .Jan. . , .San Diego. ...... .Jan. . a , Dos Angeles. .... ..Jan t t .Ban Francisco. ... Jan. la Kama Breakwater. Northland. . . . . Yucatan Harvard. .. J. B. fitetcon.... Multnomafc. . . Yale Geo. W. Elder. . . Celilo Boaooke. Klamath. Bear Beaver Can Ramon. ... EUROPfAN AND ORIENTAL SERVICE. Name. From Data. Glenroy. .... ...... London. ......... Jan. 23 Olengyie. ......... London. ........ . Feb. 2U Ulenlochy. ........ London. ......... Mar. 20 Name. For Date. Glenroy. .......... London. ........ . Jan. 80 Glengyle. London. ........ ..Feb. 2& GlenJochy. ........ London. ........ Mar. 2j Marconi Wireless Reports. t (All positions reported at 8 p. M.. Decem ber 22. unJettt otherwise designated.) Lansing. Ban Luis for Vancouver, GOO mites north of San Francisco. Congress. Seattle for San Francisco, 12 miles sou-.h of Umatilla lightship. fct, Heiens. Seattle for Balboa, 10 miles east of Cape Flattery. Sierra. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1237 miles out. December 21, 8 P. M. "Wllhelmina, San Francisco for Honolulu, 3&S7 miles out. December 21, $ p. M, Manchuria. San Francisco for Orient, 3138 miles out. December 21, 8 P. M. HUonlan. Seattle for Honolulu, off Voko jlead, December 21, 8 P. M. Schley, Seattle for San Francisco. 144 miles north of San Francisco. San Jose, San Francisco for Balboa, 53 miles south of San Francisco. Falcon, Port Angeles for San Pedro, six miles south of Farallones. Bear. Kan Francisco , for San Pedro, 33 jnlles south of Point Sur. General Hubbard, Eureka for San Pedro, ffeO miles north of San Pedro. Washtenaw. San Luis for Portland, 115 miles north of San Francisco. Chanslor. Monterey for Honolulu, ZZ4 miles from Monterey. Nann Smith. San Francisco for Coos Bay, 2TG5 miles north of San Francisco. Drake, San Francisco for Seattle, towing barge 01. 10 miles north of Point Reyes. Manoa. San Francisco for Honolulu, 25 TOJ.e8L?ULuckcnhac, San Francisco for New York, 50S miles couth of San Francisco, noon. Arollne. San Francisco for Seattle. miles north of Point Reyes, Sonoma. San Francisco for Sydney, miles out. Rose City. San Francisco for Portland, oft tmpqua River. Atlas, Point Wells for San Francisco, S98 miles north or San Francisco. Richmond, Seattle for San Francisco 400 miles nonh of San Francisco. Argyll, oleum for Seattle, 210 miles north or ban r rancisco. Yosemlte. Grays Harbor for San Francisco, 40 miles south of C&De Blanco. Adeline Smith, Coos Bay for San Fran cisco, 01 miles soutn of coos Isay. Herrin, L.innton for Monterey, 373 miles south of the Columbia River. B-ucK. Monterey for Everett, 274 miles north of Monterey. Asuncion, Astoria for Richmond, off St. Georges Reef. Celilo, San Francisco for Portland, off northwest Seal Rock. Olson and Mahoney, San Francisco for New lorn, s miles south of San Pedro. Roanoke. San Dieiro for San Pedro four mnes soutn of East San Pedro. Redondo, Redondo for San Francisco, 66 miles west of Redondo. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Dec 22. Arrived Steamers Santa Clara, from New York; Win. Chat ham, from Tacoma; Shoshone, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Breakwater, for Coos Bay; Beaver, for San Pedro, via San Francisco; Northland, for 'San Francisco; Wm. Chatham, for South America, via San Francisco. Astoria, Dec. 22. Left up at 3 A! M.. steamer Santa Clara. Arrived at Knappton at 4 A. M., steamer Multnomah, from San Francisco. Arrived at 9:30 A. M. and left up at 5 P. M., steamer II. T. Scott, from Baltimore, via San Francisco. Arrived at 1 and left up at 2:45 P. M., steamer Shoshone, from San Pedro and San Francisco. San Francisco, Dec 22. Steamer Hono- TRUCKLOADS OF CHRISTMAS FIVE TO PjW'i' iwmn"ismM jpMWj,wati.iWiiiU..i w:,",iMvfmximviif. ' mgmti ,, jumnun ' :': ' I'orce Sorting 1'ackages In I'ostoftlce- Station at Fifth and Ullnan Streets. Uean A. Campbell, Aaalstant Su perintendent of Mails, Standing; at ltigkt liana of Picture. lulan. aground at Boston: six tuKs towing her off. Dec. 21. Sailed at 2 P. M., steamer Willamette, tor ban Pedro. Eureka. Dec. 21. Sailed at 2 P. M. Nor wegian steamer xncoior. tor Portland. ban Pedro, Dec. 21. Sailed Steamer Roanoke, for San Diego. Arrived Steamer Geo. W. Fenwick, from Columbia River. Port Harford, Dec. 21. bailed Steamer Washtenaw, for Portland. Eureka. Dec. 22. Arrived at S P. M-. steamer Geo. W. Elder, from Portland and Coos Bay. Astoria. Dec 21. Arrived at 0:30 P. M., steamer Santa Clara, from New York. San Francisco, Dec. 22. Arrived Steam ers Nome City, from Port Angeles; Aviation, from Willapa; Matsonia, from Honolulu; Deelanaw. towing barge Acapulco. from Nanaimo : Johan Poulsen, from Seattle ; Hardy, from Coos Bay ; schooner, W. J Patterson, from Molledno. balled Steamer San Jose, for Aneon. ' Copenhagen, Dec 14. Sailed Rhodesia, for San Francisco. New York, Dec. 22 Arrived Steamer M. S. Dollar, from Vancouver. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 22. Arrived Steam er Hornet, from San Francisco. Sailed bteamers Panama Maru, for Hongkong Congress, for San Diego; Santa Rita, for Port ban Luis. Norfolk, Dec 22. Arrived Steamer St. Hugo, from Portland. Or., and called for Queenstown or Falmouth. Balboa, Dec. 22. Arrived Steamer Strathlorne. from Tacoma. Cristobal, Dec. 22. Arrived Steamer Montoso. from New Orleans, for San Fran cisco. Tides at Astoria Wednesday. High. Low. 5:46 A. M 7.5 feet0:14 P. M 2.8 feet 5:29 P. M 6.4 feet Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Dec. 22. Condition nf th- bar at 5 P. M.:. Sea. smooth: wind. east. 4 miles. MR. LANG'S BARN BURNS Structure at Country Home De stroyed, Loss Being: About $3500. Fire of an unknown cause yesterday destroyed a large Darn on the country home of Isador Langr. of Lang & Co.. causing a loss of about $3500, with partial insurance. Mr. Lang's country home is at Shattuck's station. The barn was used as a storeroom for a quantity of potatoes. The Are started at 2 P. M. Mr. Lane's family last night denied a report that the fire bad started from stoves used to keep the LITTLE STEAMER BATTLES "WITH ICE TO TAKE PASSEN GERS ACROSS COLUMBIA. T - -v- ; - JESSIE IURKIXS. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 22. (Special.) The Jessie Harkins. a small river steamer, is carrying on a daily battle with the floating Ice in the Columbia River to carry passengers back and forth from Portland, being small and able to dodge into open places and cut through where the big ferry could not go. Vehicles, however, .are not carried. Two years ago the Jessie Harkins was caught Ira the Ice and car ried helpless down the river until a tug rescued her near the mouth of the Willamette. . I PLAGUE IS ADVISED Passing Law Providing for Precautions Is Suggested by Federal Official. CLEANING UP ALSO URGED Dr. Marcellns and Harbormaster Are Told Hats Should Be Examined, Too, and Other Steps Taken Before Danger Comes. examination of rats to ascertain wuciucx onjr utLvv ruueni, pi&gue. re- drafting rules of the State Board of PARCELS KEEP POSTAL CLERKS GUARDING AGANS SEVEN TONS OF MAIL ARE MOVING DAILY. "'38 set - .- Health applying to precautions against plague so they will conform to the Federal act and having them passed by the Legislature in the form of a law, and cleaning up the waterfront thor oughly, were suggested by Dr. Ebert, of the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service, who .was in the city from Astoria yesterday conferring with Dr. Marcellus, City Health Officer, and Harbormaster Speier. Dr. Ebert found no fault with the system along the harbor front so far as available facilities will permit, but ne said there were many ways in which the work could be carried on If funds were allotted and properly ap plied. He said that it has been the ex perience of . other ports that precau tionary measures were much less ex pensive than waiting until there had been a few cases of plague among res idents to begin the fight. Case of Mobile la Cited. The case of the City of Mobile was cited. There no plague has developed, said Dr. Ebert, though residents of New Orleans had been stricken. Mobile authorities have spent money in rat prooflng all docks, employing pro fessional rat catchers so the extermi nation of rats could be carried on from all quarters of the city regularly, and in cleaning up. He said that should Portland be unfortunate enough to have plague started tremendous ex pense would be incurred In the same work, and In the fumigation of street cars, trains, steamers, public places and the like. In speaking of the efforts made to trap rats. Dr. Ebert remarked that the immense quantities of grain stored here and the leakage, when the cereal is being handled from cars to the docks and from there to ships, made the work difficult, for It provided food for the rats. In setting traps In grain docks he said there had been a mis taken dea that rats preferred fish or cheese bait to grain. I King Grain Datt Suggested. He advised that when trapping was resorted to again all loose grain be swept from the floors and that the traps be baited with grain, so that rats would visit them in preference to gnawing sacks to let the wheat run ut. ' In that Way, he said, the per- -tihTi! centage of rats caught would be ma terially Increased. As to the enforcement of the rat- guard regulations on ships, Dr. Ebert said that had there been any rats afflicted with plague on vessels berthed here they, probably would have got ashore were it not for the guards on all lines. He said that while ships reaching the river from ports known to be infected with plague were put through the usual fumigation, rats often managed to get into the lining and other places where they were not disturbed by the gases, so lived and might get ashore here if measures of prevention were allowed to become lax. Dr. Marcellus plans -to place all in formation obtained from Dr. Ebert, and through Government reports, be fore the Council in an.endeavor to ob tain the services of professional rat catchers. Government Help Promised. Dr. Ebert said that the Government stood ready to send a- rat expert or as many as would be required to make examinations of rats, and that, in his opinion, money was wasted in' dis patching men from the state to study plague abroad, while there were so many skilled men in the employ of the Government who are t vailable. Be sides, he said the plague fores was composed of men of experience, not merely members who had studied the disease from a distance or through the work of others. There is no scare here. Cities to the north and south of the Oregon boun- I darles have had plague, but the loca BUSY AT STATION" WHERE tion and construction of docks here, tne ract that there is so much food be neath them for rats and the presence of warehouses close to the river, in which there is waste in plenty from which rats are nourished, combine to make the dock district an excellent breeding place. In that connection Dr. Ebert said that schculd the time come when Portland docks must be made rat proof the expense would be stag gering, but it would be insisted on. MORE STEAMERS ARE TIED UP tpper Willamette Freezes Above Wllsonville and Stops Service. Encountering heavy ice below St. Helens In the Columbia River, while a larrier Is said to exist at Warrior Rock as far as river steamers are con cerned, the steamer Joseph Kellogg. arriving yesterday afternoon from xveiso, was ordered tied up tempora rily, when Captain Whitcomb madw a m me conditions. Freight for Astoria is being accepted for tho steamer Lurline, though she ost one trip already and arrived late fh ; I y arternooa " I thought u:i Btneome win De cut to three trips a week, so she can be navigated P T?7aj"J.isrht in bo" directions. The O.-W. R. & N. steamer Harvest Queen remain3 tied up. Freight Is also be ing accepted for Camas, though the steamer lone was ordered off that run yesterday to be sheathed, and the steamer Georgia Burton goes out to day in herplace. The steamer Oregona is tied up at Salem, where she en countered such heavy ice Monday night that her crew walked on it. The Wil lamette is reported to be frozen over between Wllsonville and Newberg. Reports from The Dalles yesterday were that the thermometer ,i... about 15 degrees above being warm er than Monday, but there was no in dication of a thaw. Two wheat chin. the faierra Miranda and Centurion, are held here because of the ice in the lower Columbia and are not expected to move until there is a big Improve ment in that regard. Ocean vessels am r.irlir.tino in directions without great difficulty, and as more than one a day pass through the worst Darts of the. rlv.. some semblance of a channel Is kept LOXGSHORKMEX RACE SEAMEN Impetus Is Given to Clirlstmas Day Programme on Rose City. When eight lifeboat crews of the steamer Rose City race Christmas morning and the winner is picked, new opponents will be pitted in a second race that was to be pulled in three boats, for longshoremen working for the San Francisco & Port land fleet have signified their inten tion of entering. The three boats are to represent the deck, engineer and stewards' departments, and the rivalry is expected to be heightened through the move of the cargo workers, be cause the former dread losing to the landlubbers. The first race starts at 11 o'clock that morning. Both are to be over a course from the Burnside-street bridge to the Broadway bridge. A collection was started on Ainsworth dock yes terday and another one is to be, made among the Rose City's crew, so there will be prizes for both events suffi ciently attractive to warrant bending to the oars. HEXRY SCOTT IX RIVER Wm. Chatham Leaves for West Ceast and Santa Clara Arrives. First of the Sudden & Christenson vessels to come here since that com pany established its New York.-Pacific Coast service, the steamer Henry T. Scott, arrived in the river yesterday and proceeded upstream. She is a re cent addition to the fleet The steamer Wm. Chatham, which W. R. Grace & Co. chartered for one voyage, left the harbor last night with 450,000 feet of lumber she took on at the plant of the "Portland Lumber Company. The vessel came from Puget Sound after having worked a part Here are some REAL SNAPS in Used Cars Look these cars over before yon buy PACKARD 6-cylinder, 6-passen-ger, electrio starter and lights. HUDSON 6-cylinder, 5-p a s s e n ger, full electric equip ment. NATIONAL 4-cylinder, 4-passen-ger. WINTON 6-cylinder, 5-passenger. Late model. Is fully equipped. ' DETROIT ELECTRIC COUPE Late model. Good as new. During the Holidays only will we offer these cars for sale at far be low their real value. Phone Main 4542. Frank C. Riggs Company 23d St. . and Cornell ' Road. . cargo there and proceeds to the west coast. The Grace New York liner Santa Clara was also an arrival yes terday and she began discharging cargo at Municipal Dock No. 1 In the afternoon. The vessel is to take on about 600 tons for the east coast and lumber, included in that will be loaded at the Portland mill so she can sail Christmas night. VTOMAX HOLDS BIG STEAMER Captain 3Iason Did Kot Rave Heart to Leave Tardy Traveler. Carrying small Christmas trees at mastheads, boat davits and different parts of the superstructure, the flag ship Beaver, of the "Big Three" sys tem, was hauling away from Ainsworth dock yesterday, afternoon, her 170 pas sengers smiling and waving good-byes to friends, when Captain Mason was hailed by Fred Wright, chief clerk of the company, to return for a belated traveler. "Hey, Captain," he called, "there's a passenger here." "Man or woman?" came from the bridge. "Young lady," replied Mr. Wright. "All right," returned the skipper, and to First Officer Parker he called to hold onto the lines. By means of a gangplank rigged from the dock to the forecastle. Miss Rose Stanley, blushing because of being the object on which all eyes were focused, daintily tripped the slanting plank and gained the deck. It is not the first time the skipper has proved gallant, but some on the dock recalled that when men passengers had been late they were unceremoniously hauled over the rail ing forward. Captain Clem Randall, who came here recently for t-n operation, returned on the Beaver with Mrs. Randall. Many who remembered Captain Randall in the days when he navigated the Port land-California liners remarked that there was nothing about his appear ance to indicate that he had been an inmate of a hospital until a few days ago. Xews From Oregon Ports. ASTORIA, Or Dec. 22. (Special.) The steam schooner Multnomah arrived this morning from San Francisco and after discharging her passengers here went to Knappton to load lumber, one will shift to night to St. Helens to nn lsh her cargo. The American steamer-- Henry T, Scott arrived today from Baltimore with a cargo of coal. After discharging zt tons here she proceeded to Portland. Later she will ko to Grays Harbor. The steam schooner Shoshone arrived this afternoon from San Francisco with Eeneral cargo for Portland. The Grace line steamer banta Clara arrived during the night from New York via San Francisco with cargo for Portland. The Puget Sound tug Gollah, which has been cruising off the mouth of the river for several days, came inside this evening after supplies. fehe will re turn to her station outside tomorrow morning. COOS BAY. Or.. Dec. 22. (Special.) The steam schooner Yellowstone sailed for San Francisco "today with lumber from North Bend. Sailing for San Francisco the steamer Adeline Smith carried 160,000 feet of lumber. The gasoline schooner Roamer sailed with miscellaneous freight for Port Orford. . The tug Gleaner from Gardiner ar rived for freight for towns on tne Umpqua River. - FLORENCE, Or., Dec. 22 (Special.) The Rustler arrived yesterday. ' Marine Notes. As a result of the emergency run made to Yacht Siding Monday night, to rush Wilmer Stanchfleld to the hos pital, the harbor patrol launch had to be sheathed with metal yesterday, as her planking forward had been splin tered by the ice. Efforts are being made to load the steamer Multnomah so that she will sail for California ports Christmas. The Celilo Is due to depart December 29. All ballast having been discharged at Linnton the Hero was moved yesterday to a berth at Montgomery dock and the Havila was towed to the North Bank dock, both ready to load wheat. Henry L. Beck, inspector of the 17th lighthouse district, announced yester day that two spar buoys had been es tablished below the Fort Stevens wharf and slightly below the Desdemona lighthouse, that are intended as aids for the dredging being carried on there. J. O. Copeland has succeeded L. O. Hosford as master of the steamer Geor gia Burton. In a wireless from the American Hawaiian liner O'regonian yesterday it was stated that the vessel would ar rive off the bar at 7 o'clock this morn ing from New York via San Francisco. She Is bringing 930 tons of cargo. A message to the Merchants' Exchange from Boston yesterday was to the effect the liner Honolulan, which was here recently, had grounded there and six tugs were endeavoring to float her. United States Marshal Montag will offer the gasoline schooner Jack Burn ham for sale at 10 o'clock this morning at the Postoffice building, the proceeds of which are to be applied on an ac count said to be due the Jones Cash store, at the instance of which the ves sel was libeled recently. N SAXON Slightly used $ 325 POPE - HARTFORD TOUR INQ, newly painted $ 400 CHALMERS SIX, 1913 $1000 AVERY 5-TON TRUCK Get our price. STUDEBAKER SEDAN, 1913 Less Than Vi Cost. REGAL TOURING $250 PEERLESS, 6-48, '13, 7-pas. $1850 CHALMERS 30 4-pass re painted, good run- " ning condition $ 500 The above cars are in good con dition and are priced at less than real worth. To prove or disprove these statements, call and see them. H. L. KEATS AUTO CO. Broadway and Burnside. STAMP SALE RECORD Cash Receipts at Postoffice Total $9232.49 in Day. PARCEL BUSINESS IS BIG Dnlk of Yesterday's Mail Goes to California Points and Today's Probably Will Be Addressed to Puget Sound Points. More stamps were sold at the Port land postoffice yesterday than during any other day in the history of the office. When the stamp window closed receipts showed a total of $9232.49. or $643.49 greater than the day previous, when former records were smashed with a total of $8589. However, the busiest day of the Christmas rush season from the stand point of outgoing mail was Monoay. Yesterday the tide turned slightly in the direction of incoming packages, and from this time forward until Fri day noon, Christmas day, incoming packages will outnumber the outgoing. Earlier in the week most of the at tention was directed to packages scheduled for delivery at points east of the Rocky Mountains, the bulk of yesterday's mail went to California, today's preponderance is expected to be addressed to Puget Sound points and Thursday and Friday, which are destined to be the prime business days or the entire year, the bulk of pack ages will be addressed to local cities and towns. There are now 76 extra carriers. 75 extra clerks, 25 special delivery mes sengers and 10 automobiles busily en gaged in handling the several carloads of mail which leave and arrive daily. The fact that the business is much heavier than heretofore is shown from the fact that the stamp sales are greatest In local history, in spite of the fact that parcel post rates were reduced materially January 1, 1914. From 7 o'clock in the morning until 9:30 o'clock at night a continual stream of patrons has entered and left the Portland office. Twelve par cel post windows have been opened. Perhaps the busiest men In the building this week are Postmaster Myers and Assistant Postmaster Du ra nd, who have served in the lobby as floor managers In directing the masses and serving them personally. "Every parcel that reaches Portland before noon on Christmas day will be delivered the same day," said Mr. Durand yesterday. "All mall received In the office is distributed to the trains within an hour of its receipt." Lady in Legislature Upsets Dr. Withycombe's Message. Introduction to Say "Members" and Not "Gentlemen." as Customary for Time Immemorial, O- Ins to Election of Miss Marian Towne. SALEM. Or Dec. 22. (Special.) George Palmer Putnam, secretary to Governor-elect Withycombe, an nounced today tlit the new Governor had. after much consideration, decided to. overturn one of Oregon's traditions. The election of a woman to the State Legislature Is the cause of all of It. Dr. Withycombe is preparing his message to the Legislature and the first draft began as all messages have to that august body: "Gentlemen of the Legislature." It got by him and Mr. Putnam, for It was thought to be the only real way to begin a message. But In reading the document over to day and considering its various pass ages, it occurred to the Governor elect that something was wrong. "We say here. Mr. Putnam. "Gentle men of the legislature, said Mr. Withycombe. "It had not occurred to me until now that that is all wrong. There is a woman member of that body, Mi s Marian Towne. of Jackson County. That introduction will never do." "Lady and gentlemen of the Legis lature" and "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Legislature" were considered as sustltutes, but finally discarded for Members of the Legislature" GRESHAM REBUILDS FAST Brick Structures to Rise Where Sunday's Fire Kag-ed. GRESHAM. Or.. Dec 22. fSoechill D. C. Ely. owner of the buildlns- oc cupied by the Bartlett Mercantile Com pany, destroyed In the fire here Sun day, announced today that he would rebuild with a brick structure on the east side of Main street at the corner of Second street. C. S. Osborn. Ben Mathews anl Oust Larson are the first in the field to re PRICES CUT ON ALL USED CARS BERLIN WINTON SIX LIMOUSINE. Only Run 900 Miles. A Great Sacrifice. WHITE " 40," Five-Passenger. THOMAS, Four-Passenger, 70 H. P. OVEI1I.AM1 " 30. STODDARD-DATTOX, 4 5 II. p., Seven-Passenger. HUDSON, Seven-Passenger. Electric Starter, Fully Equipped. WINTON SIXES, All Models Thoroughly Rebuilt and Guaranteed, Fully Equipped, in Four. Five and Seven - Passenger Bodies. WE MUST MAKE ROOM FOR OTTR NEW CARS. AND. THEREFORE, MUST SACRIFICE OUR USED CARS. THESE CARS CARRY OUR. STAND ARD GUARANTEE. Call for Demonstration and Get Our l'rlcen. The Winton Motor Car Co. Factory Branch, Portland, Oregon. Twenty-third and Washingrton Sts Main 4244. Open Sundays. build. They plan to build a brie rlc& structure extending from the State Bank to the corner of Second street. These two structures will cover prac tically the main portion of the space burned over at Sunday's fire. The Gresham Council passed an or dinance last night restricting all build ings between the O. W. P. line on the south and Fifth street north, and be tween Burr and Roberts avenues to fireproof materials. The pupils of the day district school la Sharon, Vt., have proved helpful assistants of the Forestry Department by destroying 1525 webs of the tent caterpillar this Kan. Harold Cade alone destroyed about i'o ;. t- $. t : $ ? Ends Dry, Hoarse or Painful Coughs Quickly 1 A Simple. ITome-Mnde Remedy. X Inexpensive but Unequaled The prompt and positive results given by this pleasant tasting, home-made couh syrup lias caused it to be used in mnro hninoo 4 li 1. i. . ' - """u v "unci 1 1 in UV , x t STives almost instant relief and will usual ly overcome the average cough in 24 Get 214 ounces Tinex (50 cents worth) from any drug- store, pour it into a pint bottle and fill tho hnttl.. u-;i, -,!. ; lated supar syrup. This makes a full Pint a family supply of the most ef- fectivp m 1 1 r h rmHv nf o pnot ri nnltr SLA cents or less. You couldn't buv as much ready-made cough medicine for $2.50. Kasily prepared and never spoils. Full directions with Pinex. The promptness, eertaintv and ease with which this Pinex Svrup overcomes a bad cough, chest or throat cold is truly iciimi Muic. it quicKiy looBens a dry, hoarse or tight cough and heals and soothes a painful nough in a hurry. With a persistent loose cough it stops the for mation of phlegm in the throat and bron chial tubes, thus ending the annoying hacking. Pinex is a highly concentrated com pound of genuine Norway pine extract, rich in guaiacol and is famous the world over for its splendid effect in bronchitis, whooping cough, bronchial asthma and winter coughs. To avoid disappointment in making this, ask your druggist for "iVs ounces of Pinex, and don't accept anvthing ese. A guarantee of absolute satisfac tion, or money promptly refunded, goes with this preparation. Th Pino Qo., Ft. Wayne, Ind. WINTER EXCURSIONS FLORIDA On Sale December 29 January 5, 12, 19, 26 February 2, 9, 16, 23 Final Return Limit May 31st Jacksonville and return. $117.50 St. Augustine and return 119.80 Tampa and return 129.10 Palm Beach and return. 136.00 Miami and return 139.60 Key West and return 150.60 Portland to Florida in. four and one-half days; only one change of cars. Full information, ticket and sleeping-car reserva tions on application at City Ticket Office, 348 "Washing ton Street (Morgan Build ing), and at Depot, 10th and Hoyt Streets. H. Dickson, C. P.&T.A. Marshall 3071 A 2283 1 I