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' VOL. LV.-0. 17.18- rORTLAXD. OREGON'. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1915. ""CE FIVE CEym i . r- t mm ii I 1 WOMEN AND MEN IN DESPERATE BATTLE OneSlain.OneWounded in Klamath Feud. CONFESSED SLAYER IS HELD Wife's Aim Deadly When Hus band Is Attacked, FIGHT -IS OVER PROPERTY Cay ntrr Wounded j Aadrew garba Wtaile Driving to Water. .- - TVs I ,nn .F r"-ij - BBd Latter a Mrrr 1 eow 1CUATH rALLK. Or. D-c. !. (cc!l A fd of loB standing ar ID .wen!p af t property ce euplad by coataivlln. etalenaat b!d tat a tu-hd bttta wtta rtf.. ahofg ans aa4 piatol - fan l:l at t44 IColl. Bboit :i n.lls outaaast of "'r. ' aaoratag. o on aid Vr. Aln KmIm U .4. On th thr. Got ltatr Is at lb r.Aa.rn Hopttal hero ta a ::. wo i.-ut throisb hi era Hoa l.r wtf, A. r.mt I-wtbc, asd Atdrt K Mtl. en r do woraaa, or b-:4 pending tavtl- gatlen. iu4 en- ra. According ta th story tola tar. th t'eubt originated or a meJI tract f land, th rht af which la by both Urt and Mrs. Ksa Tho affray thi -noralag U said to b th aftermath ef Lawn's trU Ut wa ea araoa ckarg, la wni.-h lb Jarr diBt Thr ar lt boo. a lb ole pu.ted property, a Urge . occupied , Urtar aad ta Haata family. ,n th sm:l aa. lota walca la KMiM saovod te.t wk 6i:a L r.nn was rrtai Th Uaatvrs al ias th Kmi K ff Ua watar !jpp;y af tha bi . aaealtatlB lar katac hao-.4 ta a 4ltBC. Kka Oa rtra. Tia wrtilB. aevarde la TIBtf' torr. a ttatt4 la r! eul lor a .r. waoa bo ooeooator-4 BOToral "Ta tr.p!a- ib. wbica. a Bar. fca4 plar4 aul th aromuoa last l By yoia Kaoha. A bo pom4 throock a fata aoar lb KuoAao Dsum Atl- Kot epooo4 fir upo bl.-b. ojJ1o Itaator la th m-wi. To Uttor wlpp4 al loam n. flo4. Tot k nptl4 lo oi - putet aftor. kutlt iBfllcl In t:iM woua4 pb tfco korvoo. rrw hr trim Vrint. Uttn II I ..!. ramo la l 4.r of tbo Una- Ham aal ftr4 ll-a al Ka.ia tt be4"a. aaJ Ifton p4 fir pa fclaa or.k a la-roiloor rtr Mr. gu KmIii. Aa4ro Kaobao'B BBOIB oi tin la br luitttiK lta a riro sa4 rr4 al Ura--o. Wro. feaoba I a. Mr Kuator taa Jo!b4 ta lb of ray. f;rta f" tbo Ib4ow of tbo lua aa4 hootin Kr. Kaobsa tronaa l ab4a. Art Koobao oov rinnff w , su44. Tbo 4ib ( p-4 j a f ol Hmrn l waor oao p oo t for m-.tvo.: ni m4 Or!" tstomoal l Iarv b4 sot ftor. Un, lluBt.r. feor. 4 ' tbl bo bol Xf Ksobao. --i-ti o:f-4afaM. b Mit yr K b4 a nno pia-4 si bor Hro'ia fba la4ow of tbo Kooaa ii ba bo f'r.4 . tno tii!trtiiM ro-K-l lb . ana i!'r tao !v(l. ! ata of torioao 4aoartptioao 0, lab froaa i t bo'iw Tto l(4Btar bao fo attt cblU 4-a. DAY'S MAIL TOTALS $10,500 I:tv ItiH tlrakoa rar1a f brvaiaao Kh al lt-tof n-. T a Oirtatfr boa Wtui al !. I'nrf.n. ifV tl Ol I paa- t-iT wt'a a rro4 tbt )niw4 lb rrulr. a 4 a 4oaa prl poal rmp m lii'iom t bars4 lb moll lec rbit la v f.rmtu an4 raa a t )ft 4y Boatat ral?t f Bwr ha It !! ovor foatmaatar ! aaauaa-4 lba ail praatcoa rr" ar t. for roa!) f a,-a I pta b4 baa brohaa. an4 tbol tbo 4y"a bvoiaoaa ao tb 'a-t ra t!i kutory of th Prrtin4 a r f .'!-a. . ti tbo aomo. 4aT Ul yr poatat to loCalaa) f, WORK FOR jDLE PROVIDED Mt( lo Nrn to tirt Korfs Marrto 93 t.trry Otbor- Iff. rortlB4 rob-braab Ib p!anl for nanptora4 !' moa a4 ! park mproaamoal arorb fir BrMa4 BaO lo I trt Mil Jfoaaor moram. aror4-la- la UMOnwH yoatr4y hy Ct'Mf" B)aaf. t KoiTy Bitto th ata i'l b r- ira4 ta brak ba?f a ysr4 of rora far tar Bi:a. a 4 a4 labr rarb; stt i:t start al Laaro:barL Koa will fanl'.lo t ai:era4 to ra a da- -a- ttmr cay or aaoalBS .St yafa of rt. PORTLAND DEATH RATE IS LOWEST cEs.ts BVRE-iu riovnii rcr OTT I.V 13V1J.BLE TLACE. Mortality Prritaf) of .l I" lH Mtow Dea-rraoe of ! From Period It I lo !. rrta4 b Ih'a Jowot 4lB ratt loom th cltt of tba tnltl 5lata Thi fel la brouahl oat by a prallra laary eTlrtal Btalroat Juat Ua4 by tb Cocau Baraa al Wahlnton. D. C. 'PortUBd- 4ath rata for tb parte cer4 la lha roport. n I par el population. 81. PaaU il;en with a 4ata rata of ea aort lo oqaalCac PerUaao" aho"- IB. s.1 ... ..n boar tba ehr- fal UforaaUoa that Portland la ot- Um boaitblor. la III ana uu o 4tb rat aa I. whlla for lb portod from IMI ta ll lb.ro waa to aaaaaoa . 4th rata Of II. 1. Tb -raa. for 1H a rmpar4 wltb tba aaaraa rata from ml la II I par rn t. T- m kntun'i raoorl. wblcb aura a bappy (howinc for PariUad. In cluja, etlo of mora than 1I4.CII popn UUon. aa Tronriac baa a datb rat of !. Loo ABloo of II-I aa4 Oab- tand af 111 A BOtatlOB IB IbO rport ay thai lb atatlrtle for attl and oe b ol boon eompllod. Both tkaao rltlo bar cmbtB4 ua la uit aara 1 ororto that um.ifi la mm Dravaiaat la tb Pa- elao 'ortbarol than In amy otbr - lion of th country. TlLa, Minlrf at larao I atattlBO baaltblor. loo. Tbo ara datb rat la lh tnltd tal a la ir.B bb4 1I la lit. Tbla lnclo4 raral dtatrlcta aa rU mm laraa clU. U.nnMa Tann baa th ODOTlabl racorJ of lb blabaat 4lb rat. IB. tbo elli II I. Orlaana auiuw. cb4 atlib a daaih rat- ef 31 S. Tb Bombar ef doatha In rortlana Sill Tba rate of I I U baad on a llovta4 population ef 341. (JU COAST HAS 72-MILE, GALE Ilrary Rain rail and Shipping IX Ujrd. bol No Daaaace llrportcd- xrn 1 1 or Dtc ll. Spclat Tna aeuthorly sale which UTc IbU aoctloa laat nlbt aa eoauD.ta.m r waa one of lb Baoal avr of lh O-iator and prebably can b coaaidr4 tbo o.nlnoctial atom. A bay raia r.:i and tb wind al Xertb II "ad al- Utaod a Tlocity ef TI antUa aa hour. far aa ranortad BO CtHMIt BOB r.ult4. aithoosh ablppln- - la brlas dlay4. WARSHIP FIRM ORGANIZES CallCortila hblpbolldlnc; Company Incorporate al tl. SACRAMENTO. CaU Doe. Tbo California Shipbuilding Company tied article ef Incorporation today la tb orBo ef lb Kocratary of State for bulldlBC battloablpa. crulaara, torp4ooe aad aaro craft, aabmarla and ail otk.r aal of war. II a I ;. arm. oraol4 on dr tb law of Main, and lha artlcU of incorporation war ot htr from U Acala BELGIAN COAST SHELLED Allied Monitor lrlrn Orf by Cier ana a Land BallcTlra. ' BERLIN. l London. Doc. I". K taato altiad monitor )tr4ay hll4 tttm Oartnat poallion al WaatamJ. on tba nvla-la raat. but r finally 4rlaa away by l4 battariaa. aoy tb off -11 atatafwant laoa lociay by Gr an ba4tuartra Tb tatamanl ! la bl Uarman avi ator attarhaH lb Iowa of Poportnsno. tt.r Tpro- numaroua hoallle troop. ti4 coftral4 thor. MILITANTS KEEP UP FIGHT rfraa-tK Urfaa. Italded by T llrw. Appear ! Tlpeaarltleo I ons. irTON. foe. Jl tn: abaal of foolarop- clooaly lpariitaa on boia (Ida, tabao lb plaro this rah ef t cutomary laau of llrltonala. lha or ID f tfeo Wamaoa rK lot and titl cat laloa ahtcb waa ra!4a4 by lb polfa. t"-,rktVal -arvbburt rontiBoaa In Iht aol lau tho aadracatto al loc . PRICES SOAR IN TURKEY ntlamaa ooe Ortnl Merlins I Pro4r-al and Are Ulapervrd. PARI. r-. ! The epaln of ritroa4 communk-ottoa from Torhoy lo X'jotria aa4 fiorirtany haa raooltad In a ron.idarobl r.-ra In tbo prHr f 'a-.aario ef if 1" Turh)r. aay. a llaaaa i:at. h from A than. Tirblab woman orcani.od maatna ef protaat la rooalanlioppla. which. Ii 4patrb aeia. wrr 4ipera4 br troopo. AVIATION TEACHER FALLS alrallaed Arlrrk-aM IWIired Mor tal!) Injored la (aatrinala. .lATi:MAIaA CITY, nualamala. I"c t tiiitnirtiir Jarwan. ef th alatlon achool. f'l bore dtirlec a nb and la bl '! to bo mortally ln)ar4. Mo ram bar from th I'nltad lra. f-ifi to I aWI countrr from Iranca. an) b-Miiln a aoturalt.od Jmtmin cttliaa. INORANTOF RETREAT BY BRITISH Perilous Position on Gallipoli Vacated, OTHER SECTIONS STILL HELD Anzac and Suvla Zones Evao uated by Master Stroke. THOUSANDS GIVE LIVES loo Not Aware of Mo-emml of (.real Army, Peoplte ProKlmlly. Men. Without Water and III, Hold a Long a rolble. LONTXV. Pe. Jl. OprrattenB lo ethr .actnra of tb froot on tb Oalll poll rnlasula thaa tho from which troops wr announe4 today to bar bn withdrawn ar to bo conllnoed. It la Inttmatad In an official statement ka.t.erf toata-ht. Th withdrawal waa ffoct.d without th knwtd ef th moramanl on the part of the Turks. It I declared. The British troop at lh 8url and Aasae dlstrlcta of the Oalllpoll Penin sula were efflclalty report lo bar been withdrawn. -Further dotalle of the acutlon of tho Ansae and UTla sonea have been rocelrod." oays th official atate; mnL "Without tb Turks b!o awar of tb jneroment a great army haa been withdrawn from on of th areas oct)p!d on tho Gallipoli renloaula. al iftoush In lh cloaoat contact with the enemy. Dy this, contraction of tb front al other points of the lln will b mora affectlrrly carried oat. Credit Give Nary- -Plr Charles Monto is graat crdlt a. -. akiiir.tllw MiiJaptid traB.f.r I ' I t of forces to th gnrals commaadlng and tb royal Bary. Th withdrawal ef tb Brltlab troops from etirla Bay and the Ansae ion anrfa aaore anCCOaef Ul IT UlBO 1nOt Bllll- lary men thought poealble. tba most unfortunate cnapter oi in. oniuo m ia In this war. Tbouaands of lire war aacrlflced In gaining theaa poaltlona, and other thouaanda la holding them. The question baa bo eonatanlly dls cuaaed why tb general commanding th Dardanelles expedition did not try to make a landing near the canter of lh penlneula In. the beginning and cut off tho Turkish' troops on the lower end. When the attempt waa finally made to socur a footnold Mghr up on th peninsula, th Turks wr fully prepared to meet It. ' Brlloaa l-oeh Mater. Moreover, lh Brltlah arrangements lacked several ooaentlBl features, par ticularly a supply of drinking water. Th story .has been revealed by soldiers snd correapondeats returning from the Mrdltarranlaa only gradually and by detail. One ey-wlnes declared that after lb first battalion landed lb men wr hol down o thickly that tbo watchara a bor 4 tho ship were Baking aro-4-4 e l'aa 3. I olumn 4 I I j . a I a ' a I: a TURKS IE FERRIS BILL WILL . BE PUT THROUGH COMMIT! EE DECIDES TO CilTE NO HEARINGS' AT ALL. Meanro to Bo Called Before House a Soon as , Concres Recon venra No Time to Be' Lost. CHEOONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec. 30. Thst the Ferris water power bill la to be railroaded through the House of Representatives Is Indi cated by the fact that the public land committee of that body expects to re port It favorably tomorrow. The committee discussed the bill at some length today and decided to glv no hearings whatsoever, but It was decided to make several minor changes which will not altr the general char acter of the measure, and If these can b perfected tomorrow the report will then b ordered, and It Is planned to call up th bill In th Hons a eoon as Congress reconvenes next month. The bill In Its preaent shape Is not st all satisfactory to Representatives Slnnott. Oregon; smlth, Idaho, and La Follette. Waahlngton. but Chairman Perrte let It b known he has enough Peraocratio votes to .report the bill fa vorably, and, havljig the votes, he has decided to wast no time In getting the water power bill out of the com mute. BLIND TO BE CHEERED Chrlalmaa Moiiea Will Be Read for Blgbtleaa and Crippled. This year the Christmas- spirit Is o pervade the schoolroom where the Portland blmd are dairy receiving ln atructlon In useful art. Boys from the- upper grades of the Ladd and Couch schools will pick out Chrlstmaa literature at th Public Li brary, and while the blind men work the boys will read them Christmas atortcs. The crippled tots at the Good Sa maritan Hospital will receive particular attention .this week from the girls of the training class, at Lincoln High School. EVIDENCE ABROAD GRANTED Commisalona Going to Europe for Testimony for Indicted German. XEW TORK. Dec 0. Authority to send commissions to Germany and England to take testimony on behalf ef Dr. Herbert Klenxle and Englebert Bronkhorst. Jointly Indicted with Rob ert Fay on the charge of conspiring to blow up munition ships, waa granted today by" United St tea Judge -layer. At the same time Judge Mayer ruled that the appointment of these commis sions would not act aa a stay to the trial of the accused men In January. LAND CONVEYANCE LIMITED Northern Pacific Can Deed Property Only In Some Cases. WASHINGTON. Dec 20. The Su preme Court today decided that the Federal law of 1104. legalising convey ances of land previously made by th" Northern Paelfle Railway of right of wsy land outside the 100-foot limit, applied only to cases where adverse possession had ripened Into tttla under atste law prior to 1104. The decision- reverses that of the Waahlncton ftato Hupreme Court. BRYAN OH. WELL GUESS I'LL GO OVER AND SETTLE IT MYSELF. -zzfcoM cover -SSrr : HERE THEV fp f?Y OM My DOOR jiSl ' ,"' . ' ''."."'" jrvAceV JACKSON CLUB AS REGULAR OLD ROW Angry Democrats Make Library Hall Ring. FACTIONS CLASH REPEATEDLY Postmaster Myers'' Force Routs Hon. Milt Miller. WOMEN PLEAD FOR QUIET Charge of Machine Methods, De mands for Suppression of Men Speaking, Motions and Coun ter Motions Mingle, "Gentlemen, gentlemen!" The honeyed voice of Dr. Esther Pohl-Lovejoy tinkled above a din of motions. counter motions, threats, polnta of order and shouts of "Gag rule!" "Steam roller!" "Make him sit down!" "Machine, machine, machine!1 at 'a meeting of the Jackson Club, a Democratic political organisation. In the Central Library last night. ' "Order!" commanded the chivalrous Robert A. Miller, president of th club. "The lady haa tho floor.1- Oeetlag Froaa Library Feared. "I wonder if it would not be possible for the club to proceed without quite so much noise." observed Dr. Pohl Lovejoy, sweetly, as the turmoil sub sided. "Really, to hear it makes one fear the- Library authorities will put us out on the supposition that we have been drinking too much." Mrs. John Nlssen added her admon ishment. "Can't we quit all this wrangling and get down to Democratic princl pies?" But when Federal office-holders fall out, of a surety there will be protesta Hons and loud cries unto heaven. And last night's meeting of the Jackson Club lifted the curtain on one of the best little fallings out in man;'' a day. Honorable Milt Miller Routed. Can you imagine Frank S. Myers, postmaster of Portland, and as stout a friend of the public weal as ever ad mitted It in public, at outs with that other defender of the people and stal wart and true Democracy, the Honor able Milton A. Miller. Collector of United States Internal Revenue? The cat's out of the bag. The Hon orable Frank and the Honorable Milt collided all over the place last night, and the Honorable Frank aad his co horts put he Honorable Milt and his followers on the blink. The voting showed there were about a hundred votes in the court of the evening that Judge Thomas C. Buifee, United States Collector of Customs, was voting on the Milton A. Miller or wal loped side, and thst John Montag, United States Marshal-, was voting on the Frank S. Myers, or victorious side. Ostensibly the row centered over the adoption of a successor to the late con- tConciuded on Pare 4. Column 1.) CHINESE OF FIVE PROVINCES REBEL REVOLT IS AGAINST RULE OF YUAN SHI KAI. Word Received In America of ' Declaration of Independence Against Return to Monarchy. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. Tons King Chong. president of the Chee Kung Tong. or Chinese Republic Asso ciation, received a cablegram from Shanghai. China, tonight, which stated that five Chinese provinces had de clared their independence against the rule of Yuan Shi Kai. The provinces concerned in the revo lution were, according to the cable gram, Kwang-Tung. Kiangsi. Tuanah, Szchuen and Kweichau. Mr. Tong, who has presided recently at several mass meetings of Chinese from all parts of California, said tonight he believed the action of the five provinces would be followed by similar declarations from all parts of China. He said the spirit among Chinese in America was strongly against the return of China to the monarchical form of government. Large sums, he said, had been pledged by California Chinese to finance a general revolution. HUGE TAXES IN PROSPECT Germany Expects Great Levy, No Matter How Big Is Indemnity. BERLIN, via London. Dec. 20. Dr. Karl Helfferich. Secretary of the Im perial Treasury, announced in the Reichstag today that the next budget cannot be balanced without additional income, and that proposals for new taxation are now being drafted for submission to the Reichstag. The Secretary declared that no mat ter how large a war Indemnity was re ceived, the war would Impose a colossal burden of taxation on . the Germans. WHEAT CROP JUMPS HIGHER Northern Hemisphere Produces To tal of 3,590,000,000 Bushels. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The North ern Hemisphere in 1915 produced 3.590,000.000 bushels of wheat, an in' crease of 19.4 per cent over 1914, a ca blegram from the .International Insti tute of Agriculture at Rome to the Bureau of Crop Estimates today says. The United States produced two sevenths of this amount. No mention was made of the South ern Hemisphere's crop. CASE ON EX-JUDGE FAILS Chicago Complaint Alleging Confi dence Game Proves Nought, CHICAGO, Dec 20. Complaint of a dissatisfied . stockholder in a moving picture concern, which led last week to the filing of charges that ex-Judge William Brown, of Salt Lake City, had operated a confidence game, was with drawn today in the Municipal Court. The charges were dismissed at the request of the State Attorney's office. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS in.. . i ua , t.mri . . YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 50 .v...... - minimum i3 ri.m.a TODAY'S Rain, poaalbly part mow In early momlnir. moderate to fresh aouth westerly winds. , War. . British retire from Gallipoli Peninsula with out, Turks finding It out. 1. Alllea once nearly force Dardanellea. Page 2. Bulgarians halt on Greek frontier. Page 1. Victory depends on British labor 'unions, says L.loyd (Jeorge. Page 5. Denmark to forbid Ford- peace meeting. Pag 5. foreign. ChlLeso of five provinces tebel. Page i. Mexico. General Villa is hiding in BI Paso. Page 3. National. Ferris bill to be ' rushed through House. Pag 1. French stop American ship and remove Final word on Ancuna la sent to Austria. rase a. Domestic. Baltimore vice commission finds amazing traffic in babies. Page S. Plot inquiry to spread over Nation. Page 5. Snort. Sportsmen's Leairue begins Rogue River fish ing' ZeUO invupuuu. Option on BUI Hodgers up; McCredl an nounces near-lineup. Page 14. Doble. on visit, tays if he ever returns to Mhin, it will He In Kast. Pasa 14.- Weeghman confirms rumor that Chicago luoi axe xiib. r . Pacific Northwest. One woman Is dead and another Jailed at Klamatu tun mmi.iunj pane 1. rr -yv. B Morse Is elected president of 'l-.-.'- u',i nt Health. Paze A. Attcrney-General may conduct Pendleton .i ...... .ut Innulrr Pan S. Trains In Union, tied up by snow, are freed ana irminc Commercial and Marine. Northwestern wheat market strengthened ............ V... 1 o Dy tasiern " . Wheat at Chicago toucnee highest point of season. rn,o . Big run and higher prlcea . at Portland . I 1 Ijn ,0 BritlJh' stesmer Erroll suspends loading .artiaing tauai Portland and Vicinity. Total tax In city for 191B to be $25.40 on each SIOOO. Pag 18- Chamber plana particljiatlon In Oregon- Waslilntfton irrigation aevejopmenu Page 8. Epidemic of grip in Portland la widespread. Page 15. Hard-surface road from North-, Yakima to Portland projected. Page S. Portland leads cities of Nation with lowest ttoad appropriation for 191 Is 1843.500. sg 9. . Stage moonshine traditions vprvt by Fed eral Court trial, page 1 6. Associated Charities gets larger cash offer ings ana is napeiui ui iu.iiuH Great impetus in lumbering due to new roaa is rcponeu. case Realty men have big. happy time at an- ...... l . r, 1 1t f i r f t.in Para 15. Jackson club has regular old Democratic row. rage i. Woman who says coas have sonls arrives in tov.li rase 5. Weather report, data aad forecast, l'aga 1. NEW LOGGING ROAD DUNS TO CAPACITY 30-Mile. Line Handles 800,000 Feet Daily. SIX COMPANIES OPERATING Other Concerns Anxious for Traffic Facilities. ECONOMIC VALUE IS CITED A. S. Kerry, Builder of Columbia- & Nehalem Railway, Tells of Quick Growth of Business and Vast Timber Area Within Reach. Improvement in the lumber market and the revival of the industry in Ore gon are indicated by recent logging developments along the line of the Co lumbia & Nehalem Railroad Company. A. S. Kerry, president of the Kerry Timber Company, builder of the rall rad, is in Portland and yesterday gave an optimistic forecast of the lumber industry, based on experience of hip company and the activity he has noted in logging camps throughout the Co lumbia River Basin. Mr. Kerry built a logging road in what he declares to be a gold mine of timber and has been logging 270,000 feet of timber a day since the comple tion of the road, five months ago. Iznperoa Given Industry. . In addition, this road, built entirely with personal capital, has Induced five other companies to begin logging until now the six companies have already at- ' tained the maximum capacity of the logging road and others are clamoring for accommodations. A little more than three years ago Mr. Kerry, Who had been in the timber business on Puget Sound, came to Ore gon and declared that the Columbia River Basin was the most logical place in the Northwest for logging. He built the logging road, the water terminus of which is located 30 miles from As toria and TO miles from Portland, through one of the richest timber sec tions of the Northwest. His company began logging immediately upon the completion of the road. Ho designed the road for a maximum carrying ca pacity of 800,000 feet a day, an averag of one car dumping every five minutes. Dally Hani 825,000 Keet. The companies now operating are the Fishhawk, logging for the Westport mill, with 100,000 feet a day; the Pal mer Logging Company, with 123,000 feet a day; Elwood & Snow, 100,000 feet a day; DuBoIs Lumber Company, 75, 000 feet a day. and. 'Angus McDougall. of Tacoma, 75.000 feet a day. The max imum carrying capacity of the Kerry Timber Company will be 350,000 feet a day, making a grand total of 825,000 feet a day. Each of the separate logging com panies owns its own rolling stock and a series of turnouts, sidings, setting out tracks, etc., has been arranged so that the operations of each of the com- panies are carried on as If it were the exclusive used of the tracks. Co-operative Plan Developed. Each of the companies has a member ship in an organization that has been formed to take care of the booming of the logs in the Columbia River. There the community plan is effective and makes for economy and efficiency. It is the hope of Mr. Kerry to have a com munity shop, where the rolling stock of the six companies can be kept in con dition on the property of the railroad. As Mr. Kerry retains complete owner ship of the road he receives tariff for all shipments. He has supplied a few gasoline cars, allowing no passenger traffic on the logging trains. xSronomic Value Cited. "One mill, cutting 75,000 feet of tim ber. Is worth more to the City of Port land than the biggest batik in it," said Mr. Kerry last night. "Such a mill produces hundreds of thousands of dol lars in actual wealth each year, and most of that wealth represents labor. After the price of the stumpage ia eliminated more than 90 per cent of the value of the timber is represented by labor. Whether there is any profit in the timber industry or not, you are creating absolutely new wealth, new money and are making employment for hundreds of men. "The combined holdings of the six companies now operating and provid ing employment for approximately SOO men, aggregate 2,000,000,000 feet. Immense Stand Available. "These holdings will keep all the companies operating at their maximum capacity for 10 years. Then there are contiguous to the railroad and acces sible to it 3,000.000.000 feet more, held by large companies, that will furnish employment for another IS years. "By extending the line up and down tho Nehalem Valley 15.000.000.000 feet of stumpage can be made available, so it is a pateiat fact that the fix com panies now operating are assured of timber for an indefinite period." OHIO PAST FLOOD STAGE Farmers Warned to Leave Lowlands as River Continues to Rise. EVANSVILLE, Ind.i Dec. 20. The Ohio River today passed the floo'J stage of 38 feet. With a stage of 40 feet predicted. hundreds of farmers have been warned to forsake the low laud homes.