' 1 ... X ' ' ' PRICE FIVE CENTS.
vn I I V M 71 PORTLAND. OKKf.O.V WEDNESDAY, rKIIKUAKY g, lDlta. .
GERMANS TAKE
BRITISH PRIZE
Steamer Appam Brought
Into American Port,
SEVEN OTHER SHIPS SUSK
Vessel Flying German War
Flag Crosses Atlantic to
Refuge at Norfolk.
430 PERSONS 0?J BOARD
Lurce Percentage of Company
Said to Consist of Wom
en and Children.
vrvsrcr.r new.-?, w. rb. i
The Ertti.h steamer Appam. P
t.wt hy maritime authorities, en
ter.! lUmpton Ro.l earty today, a
German prii of war. with the) Or
mjr naval njii f jtnc t her stern.
yh raptured eff the Canary
LUn.l January li by a German
rauler. believed to have been the
Mow, an., a pri.e crew, which wai
put en board. haJ sailed her acroe
the? Attantwr to rach an American
port of refuse.
The am raider tank seven other
Fntnh steamer. th Trader. Arthur.
C'orfcruir. Ariadne, Dromonhr. Far-rtrr-Kor'i
ami Can MacTavuh. The
urivor of these veseU were
broujht in en the Appam.
J Person Board Triir.
The Appam haJ en board 40 per
anna. divvied at follow: Her own
crew. U3; "assent-era rij-inatly on
the ship, survivor of the seven
ship destroyed in German sea raid
eff the African roa-t. 1H; German
pruor.er bounj for detention ramp,
20: pnxe CTew, 22.
The Mowe U described a a hip of
5 ton ret. built in 1312 at Ceeste
rn.ir.df. Germany. She U 2U feel
lorx. 3o beam and draw IS feet 8
inche. She is described a equipped
wi'Ji submarine sifnat. wireless and
2Ji horsepower erf ine.
British Cordon Eluded.
Ir brinsmr the Appam tafely
scroa the ocean and eludinff the cor
don of Fri'.nh cruder aero the At
lantic Lieutenant Berx added t the
historic: chapter of German exploit
at sew. a chapter to rank with the ad
verture of the Dresden, Karlsruhe.
Ptin Eitel Friednch. L'-CJ and Kronen.-!
Vv ilhe'.m.
A tarse percentage of the number
en boar-s the Appam are eaid to be
women and children and several mrn
C'otor.ia! official who were returr.inj
i I ne'and from Africa. There were
a'o on board the captured ship foar
wrmn.'e,! m en. h were laaen trcm
ene of the sunken hip which reitd
capture and was shel.eU.
.Heat Shi? Give Battle.
Awerdxii In the information
f!eaned from thwe vho had talked
with Lieutenant Pert. charje of
the prue rrew. the !;ner n rapturel
without iho of reitan. January
1 . the dar that Brtth new report
aid winter rommuni-ation with the
.uJ.lerlr caei. The prue
crew wj placed on beard, and on the
name day the warship fate cha to
another British iteamer. which wa
bound for Au-'tral-a with a earro of
meat. The meat ihip fae tattle amj
wa urlu but not until a Urre portion
cf her rarro had been UVen off for
oe by the German.
Sii more es.fi U were destroyel in
rienl irce-ion. it was vtated. and
the crw taken on board the hip.
which wa then eeade.1 arros tne At
lantic for Hampton Road. The run
thi port wa. m.Je without in-
ri.lent. it wa- ai.L
Naaie -Buffalo I irt Gir
When the Arrem came within the
Tirimla Cape an.i t-c!t on a pitot.
the I ort Jlonroe wirri. station
m.ii ho he was. The reply u
"The German erui.er Buffalo."
fpon the arrival at Old Tomt
Qjarartine Offer It. W. McCaf
f.rtr went abrd and after hi. In-
..pection broutht Lieutenant Bert;
a.hore- The Appam waa fien a clean
t-i'l of health, the four wounded ii-
er betrj the only cae of K-knea
(ounL
When the boardmc offwer left the
A ream he ! the eet had amors
. t I I
MURDERER DIES IN
FIGHT WITH POSSE
movm: i which omw is
l-U I -OM.lt ItltDL:t.
H--(x-rado Captor Wife f
ll.n. Home He
I m- m I'oet. "
UNC-Tt:n. fat. 1 I. After
rllit ne Ihe reiJfxe with bullet, a
po.t. hi.ti ha4 been hl al bar bjr
uil4kl'nt rnaa who. after killtnf
one man and probabJr fataltr wound
tag two oiUffc barrlrad'd btmif IB
tbe ranvh hom of Harry lU Kent. I'
ll .:ut.th tjhe. near bere. ruabed
in. p and found tbe f-jUle dead,
ccord.nc to advR'a recened bere to
n!(M br tttephone.
o mention wa made of Mr. Kent.
ho waa ejifoe.d to bae been a prta
vaf In tbe home.
r I'urtla waa ehot and Vltted
be attempted lo rah Itie bouee
rtr lb man bad taken refuse there
lte bo-lr ftl Jut la fro of tbe door.
Kent aa hl throufh the lun
b.a be ordered the man. aaf from
k nk eertr o4y. Graltrn U.
ri.onctt. Juttle cf tbe Teace. euffered
a (uutcl wound In tbe bead wbea be
.noted le arret tbe Bvan.
rotn were reprtrd lo be la a e.rloue
corwlitiott.
Aftr ound:n Kent and Hennett
tbe man tov" refuse In Krnt'a borne,
lie b.ld Mr Kent n prloner with him.
apparently to pr.eent the poe which
tulrklr (tbrrd from ruehlnc tbe
bou.e.
Sr.'OWBOUND HERD SAVED
Mr lake Ardoona Joarney Into
facade Moantala.
OVKIANP. Or. Jan. Jl. tslreciat)
W.l. on and IiurUy W'niM bae
)4t returned from an arduoua trip Into
the fa.rade JlouM.mi. at Uten lUbo.
il mile eaet of I'.o.ebur. whera they
got out n enow bound herd of callie.
TBey parked their euppllea en boreea
in a far a the, North L'mpqua. which
they forded on a raft, and on loot
trailed the rattle. throuh the enow.
Trier found tbe anlronla be'.ly deep In
now. Counderlna- about ban line and
ub.utin on Or beushe and moaa.
The cattle were nearly starved, hot
only too were loot. The herd wa
drtien Inta tbe rler al Olen ten
and the men followed oi a raft
ZOO ELKS DISDAIN SHEDS
rw Meltrr lonely nne .inim.w
Meep la Snow.
The herd of ik at Wathlnston rath
Zoo apparently do not appreciate the
orh the city recently went lo In buna.
mc modern ehede for their abetter dur
ing the Winter month. lnalead cf
iJdlin op In the warmth or tne new
nede they Up out under the fir treel
in their corral, and alter pawlnf a hole
la tbe enow curl np and deep lo the
opn.
Therefore and coneequemiy. i era
Superintendent Coneill I halo: a good
Luh at the epene ot tne aniro.i
ympatblaer who complained aalnet
lha poor e:h having no inciter iron
lb cold and enow.
RANCHER SHOOTS 115 HOGS
Animal Mffrns and Helple-a Tat
Oat of Misery.
i vsirir.LX. Wash.. Feb. 1. ISpe-
Tielr U. J Carroll aiiol tl bead of
k. dir.iif the woret part of lb
atorin. The pt were crowding Into
the pen and emotherln. and nomine;
could ba dona to care for or feed them,
eo be took his sun and put taern out
f their misery.
II. ..t.mate Ihe loea woutd hot he
brevier lhao If he bad fed Ihern dollar
wheat and had to e!l at the present
market price. lome of the pie weiehed
more than H pounda. They were
hauled out Into the field, and will be
buried in the frlna
BIRDS FED AT SCHOOLS
Pupil tMtrr Into Wore, of Kevlnt
SUM In; Items JojfaUy.
ji.h of the city look op an er.
rafMt of nwr'y yeeterday when they
started the work of feeding the bird.
The feathered sorester aeenied to
show their appreciation, for many
.rne. on lit verge of starvation, ha
rause they have been unable to get
on account of the snow.
la ese school the principal directed
the work of p'eclng food for the birds,
and lb children entered Into It with a
riant good-wilL The movement wee
wiUepread throughout Portland and
muvh good wa accompueneo.
ASKS ROAD APPROPRIATION
Mrtrthsr lull rrovldc $30.00
for Mount Moral Highway.
om:;oNIAN NKW BUREAU. ah.
Irwton. reh. I. Kprentatlv e Mc
Artbur has Introduced a bill mak
ing a straight Bf proprlatlon of l:.-f-i
to construct th proposed road
around Mount Hood, with lateral eon
nertiac with roads to Th Dalles and
Im fur.
As originally dawn. McAMbur's b'lt
proposed to but d these road out :
or. os share of forestry receipts, b.l
a.ause of sertous objection to this
plan, be baa d.clded lo ask a straight
owl appropriation.
Wise-on.ln IieriMw-rsrl for Wilson.
Mtt.W.t'k: Wis. Teh I. .Presi
dent V4 .len was Indoresd lor r-l-tua
to-lay by In VI isconain Democrat
tc confer. n.e. which adjourned today
after naming caadi'latr for dcle;als-
STATUS OF APPAM
RAISES HEW ISSUE
Vessel Is Either War
ship or Prize.
WASHINGTON MUST DECIDE
Further Information Is Being
Awaited by Officials.
SITUATION IS COMPLEX
Crew. Too, Complicate Problcmlf
Men Are Accounted In Naval
sen k-e Tley Will IUs lulcrncd,
a Other lie fore Them.
WASHINGTON. Ke. 1 fntll It l
derldd whether the German comman
der aboard the Brltih steamer Appam
is. .Kin la an American port
as a prise of war or as a converted
aoslUary cruiser or the uerman na.j.
there will be no determination of the
American GoTernmenl cour repect
Ine the hlp.
When certain formaline have heen
romplied with, the ship paeseneere.
Including several Brltleh colonial of
fir I. Is. will be released and their dl
po!t!on passed on by Immigration au
thorities. Any prloner of war win be
released, becauee International law
permit no holding of war prisoner
in a neutral country.
(rev Jlay Ie latemed.
The United State then finally will
have to deal with the German crew, and
If they are accounted In nvl erv
Ice of Germany, a were Ihe crew
of the pTln Kltel FrederUh and the
Kronprln Wllhelm. already Interned
at the Norfolk Nary-yard. they. too.
will be Interned unless their hlp go
to sea to run the cordon of British
cruiser outjlde.
A to the disposition of the Appam
herself, if he la helJ to be an auxil
iary cruiser ber commander wit; have
the option of putting to sea a)r a
certain time to make repair and" tako
provision. If she Is declared a prise,
tbe altuatlon become more complex,
and in that event It la admitted that
the United State will have to deal
with probably the most novel question
concerning It neutrality that ha
arise durlnc the war. A on of the
first step, the problem probably
would be referred to the neutrality
board, which I an unofficial body
whose function I merely advuory.
Tree tire Mock Confnsed.
II was pointed out al the State De
partment that there Is much confu.lon
in the treatle and prollon of Inter
national law on tne suojeci ' pn..
the right to convert captured vessels
into auxiliary warships and the right
of reclamation by th original owner
of captured vessels.
One theory largely held I that title
to tb captured vessel doe not pass
until a prise court ha acted. Another
opinion etrongly championed la that
title passee Immediately arter tne cap
. i. . nrAvidine the aentor of
ficer of the captor duly commission
, on. ;DI n r.. J. 'iumo I
SOME
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TrsTBrnJtT"" Mevinmm temperature. SO
decree, minimum. -1 deerees.
TODAfn Rsln pr-u1 by elect or snow:
not so cold; elnd becoming southerly.
Appess.
German prlie crew brines captured Brltli-h
steamer Into y.merlcan port. ri 1.
Brilian Coneu! wUhdrmws mini "t eub
ra.rtn. !an(er on Atlantic Cot. I'se 3.
St. ma of csprured vessel Involves new uel
tr.l points of law. Taca 1
Wealher. Tree felled aad branches torn by aelght of
Ice.
Portland In rip of silver thaw. Pace 1.
Worst eiorni in 30 years olas trains In
Colun.bla Corse. pace IX.
Itearr enow norm prevails In Hood rtlver
Vall.jr. P.. I.
Weather report, data and forecast. rs IJ.
War.
Jlsnr d'atha rsueed br 8undar mint's
Zeppelin raid on Ensland. Tas 2.
NaliMaL
Uarnaon and National 'Saardvmen reach
open breach oter Army plans. Ps .
Mrd oriers Ireluslon of north bank ports
In Pert land customs dl'lrlct. Pss 4.
Wilson at ra Moines sas mere words of
prot. st srv futile. Pas 1.
rteserr. Poard fttds pacific Coast trade
brtak. I s. 3.
Germany a 111 apolccls. for alakln of lul-
tania. peace -feelers" to follow aoon.
la. 1.
Pemeetle.
Caal reeler ertmlnal eases nlamlaaed; civil
decree asreev on. Pas 2.
Railroads say new demand loo much.
Pas. 14.
Murderer hoklnc somen captive dies fight
In posse. Page I.
Frank Mma recuperates financially br
nanari-'S on bo-ita Pa. IX
Coe.t lague vctee down proposals ot
soulh.ru members. 11. c. 13.
Commlaaloner Raker wants rlty to get I.'-
e.r purchsa. option fur golf links.
Pag 1
racifle Nerthweet.
trsst.rn Of.eoo rarmers set advice from
Uovernment sod slat eaperte. Pag H.
Hoo-I Itiver club criticises legislators on road
lasu.s. Pss 4.
Methodist decision la favor of First Church
rule Pa. T
ftaistoa loses In Supreme Court. Tsgs
remmerrlal aad Marine.
All North ret era wheat markets higher, tol-
!. ing Chlcsso. Page 17.
ttssvy foreign huvlng lifts Chicago wheat
mark.!, rag. IT.
Nee fork stocks anvsnc. elth broader In-
teetmert demsnd. Pass IT.
Tanrr of $yr, ar.l t:o for flour to Orient
announced. Page 1C.
Itefrrendum attacking seamen's set I an.
Pas .
Pwetlead end Vleleltr.
Thirteen P.rti.nd dairies rated over per
rent. Pas 1.
Quakers Ir.d in la) men regleiratlon. Pag .
Naval base at meuth of Columbia to be
asked. Page 10.
Arthur Laneruth assumes pott of Municipal
)udg. page .
Mr. Daly blamed for sloppy streets Peg I -
Trol'ey flashes light up skies snd mystery
causes anxletr. Psse t.
Kred CollrKlans Debate.
Clarence Youm and Horace Miller,
the Heed College debaters who were
recently defeated by the L'nlverlty of
Washington debate team, won a unanl
moua decision over their fellow col
legians. Cbsrles Cohn and Samuel
Wetnxteln. who defeated the Washing
ton debaters at Reed on January 14.
The debate was held in the Central
Library hall on Monday evening.
Young and Miller supported the nega
tive side of the same question which
waa argued In Washington "National
Preparednca." The Judge were:
Judce John H. ritevenson. r. K. S.
Latourctte and D. H. Morrison.
0 SCHOOL TODAY.
Superintendent L. R- Alderman
announced last night that, owing
to the weather and the uncer
tainty of transportation facilities
then would be no school In any
of the city schools today.
There will be no night school
In any ot the buildings tonight.
Principal Ewlng. of Portland
Academy, announced the school
at the academy wa postponed
until further notice.
WEATHER WE'RE HAVING THESE
PRESIDENT FINDS
WORDS ARE FUTILE
Power to Back Up De
mands Asked For
NATION IS DAILY IN DANGER
Dcs Moines Audience Cheers
Preparedness Sentiment.
DIFFICULTIES HINTED AT
'Do You Want Situation to Be Sncli
That All President Can Do Is
lo Write Messages of Pro
text?" Wilson Asks.
DES MOINES. Feb. 1. President
Wilson, speaking here tonight, dealt
with the futility of messages and
words of protest to meet breaches of
International law.
"Do you want the situation to be uch
that all the President can do Is to
write messages and utter words of pro
test?" he asked, in advocating pre
paredness before the largest audience
of his present trip.
Qaeetloa Answers Itself.
"Xo ask that question is to answer
it." he said. Whenever international
law is violated by one or the other
belligerents, the President ssid, Amer
ica was called upon to register a "voice
of protest, of insistence." He con
tinued: "Do you want the situation to be
such that all the President can do is
to write messages and utter words of
protest? If these breaches of interna
tional law which are In dally danger
of occurlng should touch the very honor
of the United States do you wish to
do nothing about it? Do you wish to
have all the world say that the flag
of the United States can be stained with
impunity?
Dishonorable Peace Net Wanted.
"I know there Is not a man or wom
an within the hearing of my voice who
would wish peace at the expense of the
honor of the United States."
The President- address was punctu
ated with thunderous applause. He
spoke slowly and gravely, with em
phatic gestures to enforce hia words.
ills declaration that the United
States wanted peace drew a quick re
sponse and his assertion that the self
respect of the Nation must be preserved
elicited another great demonstration.
Words Weighed Carefully.
The President declared he was trying
to weigh carefully every word he said.
He reiterated that he had been daily
charged to keep the country out of
war and also to uphold Its honor.
"Many a night it has seemed im
possible for me to sleep." he said, "be
cause of the apparently inextricable
difficulties Into which our International
relations were drifting. I have said
to myself, "I wonder if the people of
the United State fully know what that
mandate means to me? Then sleep has
come: because I knew that there was
not a community In America that would
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DAYS!
TROLLEY FLASHES
LIGHT UP SKIES
HADIATIOX SEEN ALTi OVEU
CITY CAUSES ANXIETY.
Weatherman Explains Phenomenon
as C7 nt Extracted by Ice
.v '-4oV. carried Up by Rain.
Sudden flashes of light on the low
hanging clouds all over the city last
night caused considerable anxiety.
From sudden glares to faint flashes,
the reflection was seen in different
parts of the city.
E. A. Beals. of the United States
Weather Bureau, blamed U all on the
silver thaw, which made icicles on the
trolley wires. As the trolley hit the
Ice, the current was interrupted, and
the result was a series of flashes. The
rain naturally was a good conductor
and carried the flashes high into the
heavens.
Less ornamental and more serious
disturbances were caused by huge Ici
cles which attached themselves to trees
and poles all over the city. Wires,
some carrying high voltage currents.
were down in various sections. Tha
Corbctt property, south of Taylor
street on Sixth street, was fenced with
ropes to keep pedestrians out of reacn
of limbs which fell from trees over
hanging the street.
Crossed wires are believed responsi
ble for the small fire which started in
the Inman Poulsen mill at East Water
and Division streets early last nignt.
The fireboat made a hurry-up fun to
the scene, but the damage was incon
sequentiaL TREES FALL IN STREETS
Traffic Tied Up by Tree Across Mor
rison at Twelfth Street.
Numerous trees fell throughout Tort
land last night, in some instances tying
up traffic.
A huge tree fell In the H. W. Corbett
rrnimili at Fifth and Yamhill streets.
and at Twelth and Morrison streets a
tree fell across the car tracks.
In the nark blocks between Salmon
and Madison streets numerous trees
came down under the weight or the ley
filaments.
On Portland and Willamette heights
many trees were uprooted and went
crashing to the ground.
Branches fell from trees in every
part of the city.
FARM PRODUCTS GOING UP
Increase of Seven Per Cent Is Re
corded for December.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l.a-Prices for
the principal American farm products
on January 1 were slightly more than
2 per cent higher than on the same
date a year ago, said a Department of
Agriculture bulletin issued today.
Prices increased 7 per cent in Decem
ber. Prices on January 1 were nearly 4
per cent higher than the average for
th last eight years. Prices paid pro
ducers for meat animals in December
were 5', 4 per cent lower than the year
before.
STEAMER IS CONTRACTED
Oakland Firm to Build Vessel for
It un to Norway.
SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 1. A con
tract for construction of a 7100-ton
steamship, to be used in the I'orway
service, has been let by George W.
McXear, of this city, according to an
nouncement today.
The new vessel Is to be a sister ship
to one being constructed by the same
contractors, Moore & Scott, for the
Rolph Navigation & Coal Company in
Oakland. The contract price Is 1780.000.
HOUSE AND BRIAND CONFER
President's Representative Eipects
lo Leave Paris Soon.
TAR1S. Feb. 1. Colonel Edward M.
House, President Wilson's personal rep
resentative, today had a long conversa
tion with Premier Briand after his ar
rival from Berlin.
He will see other prominent persons
during the week, and, according" to his
present plans, will leave for London
next Monday.
SWAINS SHY AT LEAP YEAR
Only Four Marria.e Permits Issued
at The Dalles.
THE DALLES. Or., Feb. 1. (Spe
cial.) Wasco County swains evidently
fear to wed during leap year. lest they
be accused of having been proposed to.
County Clerk Fox Issued only four
marriage permits during January com
pared with a previous monthly aver
age of 20.
i
HOCKEY PLAY. TIE IN FIRST
Walker Scores for Seattle and Oat
man Marks Tor Portland.
Total score, end second period: Port
land 2, Seattle 1. "
The first period of the Portland-Se-atlle
hockey match at the Portland Ice
Hippodrome last night resulted in a
score of 1 to 1- Walker, of Seattle,
scored the first goal and the Uncle
Sams tied the score before the close of
the perod on a shot by Oatman.
London Clocks Mute at Night.
LONDON. Feb. 1. By direction of
the military and naval authorities, the
police today ordered discontinuance of
chimes and the striking of hours by
public clocks Detween sunset and sun
rise as a precautionary measure.
PORTLAND PUTS Oil
ICE FILIGREE CLOAK
Silver Thaw Demoral
izes Traffic.
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE FOR DAY
Down-Town Pedestrians Wade
in Sea of Slush. j
LIGHTS FAIL ON EAST SIDE
Trees and Shrubbery Give- Way Un
dcr Weight of Jeweled Covering.
Telephone Lines Down and
I
Other Damage Done. j
" STORM SITUATION IN PORT
LAND. There will be no school today,
either in the public schools or
Portland Academy.
Streetcar lines kept open with
difficulty; interruptions to serv
ice frequent.
Falling poles and , branches
weighted across wires put many
telephones out of commission.
Trouble on light circuits left
Mount Tabor, Rose City Park
and other sections of the city
dark for a time la t night, but
the repair crews soon relieved
the situation.
Streets filled with slush and
small rivers run at every cross
ing. Trees fall, weighted down by
ice and snow, and shrubbery is
damaged in parks and gardens.
Icicles menace pedestrians in
downtown district, so that all
are warned to keep to outer
edge ot sidewalks.
Forecast for today: Rain, pre
ceded by sleet or snow; not so
cold; winds southerly.
Old man Thaw, whose first name is
Silver, breezed into Portland yesterday
and Jaid his heavy hand upon the town.
On the Heights and the East Side his
presence was most marked. Downtown
the condition brought by this most
dreaded weather visitant was mild.
He brought with him a wealth of
crysf'al filagree in which he decorated
the city. Wires bent under the weight
of the rain that, freezing ae ii fell.
rounded out tiny strands to the size of
a human finger.
Treea Wreathed In Silver.
Trees had each twig outlined with
silver and they hung their heads, un
used to such magnificence. Cornices of
buildings were rich in fairy jewels aud
rows of icicles adorned wtih rare
beauty the' most commonplace struc
tures. TVi ritv was decked in phantasy.
Silver baubles decorated busy auto
mobiles passing in the streets. Ica
ornaments ever, hung to the trappings
of horses and attached themselves to
vehicles. Umbrellas, held aloft a short
time by hurrying pedestrians, became
coated with ice.
Traffic Je Demoralised.
The first inconvenience brought by
the storm was to traffic. Underfoot
was slush. During the 24 hours end
ed at 5 o'clock yesterday morning six
inches of snow had fallen. Rain came
later, and the mixture was just be
tween melting and freezing. The tem
perature ranged from 25 to 2S degrees.
The warm rain, striking the colder
trees and wires, froze drop by drop
under the reversal of usual metero
Iogical conditions, as it was warmer
at higher altitudes than at the earth's
surface. This is what makes a silver
thaw.
Car Company Has Hard Fight.
Streetcars waged an all-day battlo
with the storm. Yesterday morning
th. nutlvinsr lines were in bad shape.
One hundred regular section men in
the employment of the company worked
throughout the night keeping the tracks
clear. Early yesterday 300 additional
men were added to this army, and they
shoveled all day long.
Passing vehicles were forever crowd
ing the snow on the streetcar tracks
that had to be shoveled off. The snow
froze to the rails and cars grounded,
losing the contact between rail and
wheel that completes the electric cur
rent. Quantities of Salt Used.
Salt in generous quantities was
poured onto switches that had frozen
to melt the ice. During the past
month, while Portland has experienced
its greatest snow storm rn recent years,
the local streetcar company has used
75 tons of salt in thawing its switcne
and tracks.
Five snowplows and three motor
brushes were in commission all day on
the carlinea in and about the city. The
St. Johns line was out of commission
yesterday morning and a number of
teachers at the St. Johns schools who
live in Portland weer unable to reach,
their destination. School was dis
missed at noon at St. Johns, only the
teachers living nearby being on the
job. The line was opened at noon.
Car Service Irregular.
The Rose City Park line was blocked,
for a time beyond Fifty-fourth street.
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