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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, TltlTRSDAT, DECEMBER 21, 1916. 17 0 V K DRY VOTE POT OFF UNTIL JANUARY 0 Parliamentary Display on Part r of Friend of Bill Causes Delay in Senate. DEFEAT IS FEARED NOW Senator Ashurst Physically With draws Iiand Measure, for Which . Bill Is Set Aside, but Re v tarns It to Clerk. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. A parlia mentary display by one of Its friends late today upset plans for an im mediate vote on Senator Sheppard's District of Columbia prohibition bill and advocates of the measure were obliged to agree that it ro over until after the Christmas holidays for final) action.. 1 The Senate agreed to a final vote on' the measure January 9 after its op ponents had been sustained by the chair in contending that it lost its place on the Senate calendar by the action of Senator Ashurst in securing unanimous consent to consider a land bill. Friends of the prohibition bill have admitted a fear that postponement of the vote until the Christmas recess would imperil its chances of passage. The opponents of the prohibition bill were quick to take advantage of the opportunity to contend that it had. - been displaced before the Senate and was supported, by a ruling from' the chair. Bill Wit&drawn Physically. Senator Ashurst then sought to with draw the land bill and did so physi cally by stepping to the desk and put tlng the document In his pocket. Senator Reed, of Missouri, insisted that such a method of withdrawing bills was new in parliamentary pro cedure. "If men are permitted to dispose of legislation by physically applying strong-arm methods and grabbing bills out of the possession of the Senate." said Senator Reed, 'legislative business then will resolve itself to grabbing and running. Under those circumstances the man who can grab the most and run the fastest would be the greatest statesman. If we are proceeding under Marquis of QueenBbury rules. It is time we knew it. We may even descend to packing-house rules, which I under stand, permit using the thumbs and even tne reiine method of scratching with the finger nails." Senator Ashurst declared he was not disturbed by Mr. Reed's attack. Missouri Senator Scored. "The Senator from Missouri," he said, "Is incapable of carrying out here or elsewhere any thrust he makes against ine.or against anyone else. He Is fond of a Joke against anyone else, but when It la on himself, he dances around like a rat on a griddle trying to get off." He declared that if Senator Reed were fair about the prohibition bill he Would allow it to come to a vote. "The saloon lost out In Arizona and elsewhere,'' he continued, "by-such tac tics as these. It committed suleide when it spread the slime of politics like this on itself. - "It 111 becomes the Senator from Mis souri to use technical ideas and mo tions against this bill." As he concluded the Arizona Senator walked slowly down the aisle, waving the bill over his head and restored it to the clerk's desk. "The Indians of Oklahoma may suf fer, but whisky will still reign in the National Capital," said he. The debate which followed took on the nature of a filibuster. POWERS ASKED FOR TERMS (Continued From Page S. - - injury be done civilization itself which can never be atoned for or repaired. "The President, therefore, feels al together justified in suggesting an immediate opportunity for a compari son of views as to the terms which must precede those ultimate arrange ments for th peace of the world which all desire and in which the neu tral nations, as well as those at war, are ready to play their full responsible part. . If the contest must continue to proceed towards undefined ends by slow attrition until the one group of belligerents or the other is exhausted, if million after million of human lives must continue to be offered up until on the one side or the other there is no more to offer, if resentments must be kindled, that can never cool and "-despairs engendered from which there can be no recovery, hopes of peace and of the willing concert of free peo ples will ba rendered vain and idle. Life of World Affected. The life of the entire world has been profoundly affected. Every part of the great family of mankind has felt the burden and terror of this un precedented contest of arms. No na tion in the civilized world can be said in truth to stand outside its influence or to be safe against its- disturbing effects. And yet the concrete objects for which it is being waged have never been definitely stated. "The leaders of the several belliger ents have, as has been said, stated those objects in general terms.' But, stated in general terms, they seem the same on both sides. Never yet have the authoritative spokesmen of either side avowed the precise objects which would, if attained, satisfy them and their people that the war had been fought out. The world has been left to conjecture what definitive results, what actual exchange of guarantees, what political or territorial changes or readjustments, what stage of military success even, would bring the war to an end. "It may be that peace is nearer than we know; that the terms which the belligerents on the one side and on the other would deem it necessary to insist upon are not so irreconciliable as some have feared; that an inter change of views would clear the way at least for conference and make the permanent concord of the nations a thope of the immediate future a con cert of nations immediately prac ticable. "lha .President is not proposing peace; he is not even offering media tion He is merely proposing that soundings be taken in order that we may learn, the neutral nations with the belligerent, how near the haven of peace may be, for wnich all man kind longs .with an intense and in creasing longing. He believes that the spirit in which he speaks and the objects which he seeks will be under stood by all concerned, and he con fidently hopes :f or a response ' Which will bring a new light into the affairs of the world." The note to the entente group will be delivered to Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Belgium, Monte negro, Portugal, Roumania and Ser bia. That to the central allies will be delivered " to Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria. It is being delivered to all neutral governments for their information. MEDICAL BODY ELECTS DR. J. St SHORT CHOSEN PRESI DENT OF" SOCIETY. Dr. George Whiteside Declares Chief Purpose of Profession la to Heal said Not to Get Money. Great interest was aroused among members of the local medical profes sion last night at the annual meeting of the City and- County Medical Society, at German House, Thirteenth and Mill streets. The election "of officers, over which considerable excitement was de veloped, resulted with the choice of Dr. J. M. Short for president. Other officers were selected amidst the same excitement, several ballots being necessary for the decision of the close races. Those finally chosen are as follows: Dr. C. J. McCusker, vice president; Dr. J. Guy Strohm, secre tary, re-elected; Dr. Katherine C. Man ion, treasurer; council, Drs. David N. Roberg, Ralph Fenton, Mary McLaugh lin, H. M. Greene and C. C. Moore. Delegates were chosen to represent the society at the meeting of the Ore gon State Medical Society as follows: Drs. J. Chris O'Ds.y, A. C. Smith, Will iam S. Knox, W. B. Holden. L. H. Ham ilton, Eugene Hockey, Ernst A. Som mer, H. Mount and E. McDanieL The general policy which the medical society had pursued for the past year was reviewed by Dr. George White side, the retiring president of the or ganization. "Since its organization a number of years ago," said Dr. White side, "the medical society has estab lished the paths In which all physicians should walk. The foremost purpose of our profession is to heal, and money matters should be of secondary consid eration. Those physicians" who con cern themselves more over tbeir fees are doing harm to three classes of In dividuals: First, they are harming themselves; second, they injure their brother physicians, and third, they menace the welfare of their patients." Dr. Whiteside warned physicians against the temptation to perform un necessary operations. In mentioning the class of surgeons who sometimes perform operations for experiments, or merely for the sake of fees, he recom mended that all organs removed from patients in hospitals should be turned over to the professor of pathology of a medloal school, who should see that It had not been removed unnecessarily. "I hope to see a time when hospitals will refuse to take the patients from this class of doctors," he said, In re ferring to those who are known to per form operations unnecessarily. NEW LAWS CONSIDERED CREDIT MEX ADVOCATE LEGISLA TION AGAINST BAD CHECKS. Association Also Decides Not to Com promise Case of Business Fallne Without Examination. A resolution that members of the Portland Association of Credit Men would not individually or collectively compromise a case of business failure unless the case was first examined by a credit men's committee and found to be free of fraud, was adopted last night by the association at its meeting at Hotel Benson. The resolution was signed by a number of members of the association and It is expected the sentiment will be upheld unanimously or practically so. The association took up proposed legislation, particularly as it will have to do with a bad check law, which Ore gon at present does not have: a law against the making of false statements; a homestead and exemption law and the fire marshal law, and urged favorable action by the Legislature on the measures now proposed. Professor G. Robert McAusland, of the University of Oregon School of Commerce, was the principal speaker, discussing the advantages of field work in credit granting. Those present were A. L. Brown, F, A. Schoenen, G. Robert McAusland, Bert M. Denison, K. C. Wasserman, F. J. Brennan, Mr. Cater, H. S. Mont gomery, L W. Scott. E. S. Anderson. Ij. R. Pendell, W. J. Henderson. Mr. Milne, Mrs. A. Tapley. H. B. Booth, Miss E. Woodruff, Margaret Riebhoff. J. E. Breed. George F. Schott, George C. Wat- kins, Clifford Woodland. Stella M. Orr, J. J. Collins, F. S. McCord. E. W. Pease, A. C. Longshore, L L. Riggs, W. W, Kerns, H. W. Hall. Frank C. Moore, J. A. Jamieson, B. K. Knapp, H. M. Brans ford, H. J. Parr. C. R. Roberts, J. F, Daneke, C. H. Jansen, H. J. Ohsfeldt, H. Oregard, H. F. Zander, Arthur Senders, L. A. West, George E. Frost Blohm, S. I Eddy. A. W. Angell, Miss. S. Koontz, O. C. Bortzmeyer, A. A. Duley, C. J. LeRoy, J. E. Moore. Will lam Whitfield. W. I. Harris. P. L. Bish op. W. I. Terry, W. A. Erwin, Edward Drake. Mrs. Edward Drake, J. Lt Tal bot. J. F. Reilly. J. J. Gavin. H. F. Rittman, H. J. Frank, E. C-. Liehy, H. D. Marnock, H. Gerard Effinger and W. J. Mitchell. 200 AMERICANS FREED CITIZENS HELD IN SYRIA TO BE HELD AT BEIRUT FOR MOXTH. Internment Ordered by Turk to Make Valueless Any Military Informa tion Captives May Have. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The 200 Americans detained in Syria and Pal estine by the Turkish military author ities have permission to leave via Beirut on condition that they intern at Beirut for a month to make val ueless any military information they may have. I The United States has repeatedly made diplomatic efforts to free the Americans, some of whom are mis sionaries and others naturalized citi zens, and until now each effort has been thwarted by 'the Turkish" military commander. Ambassador Elkus, at Constantinople, reported the Forte's action to the State Department today. Efforts will be made to have the time of internment shortened. The cruiser Des Moines, now at Alexandria, will go to Beirut to. take on the refugees. SPYING ONLY TASK, SAYS BOPFS AIDE Agents of German Consulate Not Paid to Dynamite, Declares Witness. SMITH'S STORY ATTACKED Informer Declared by Counsel for Defense to Have Told Relatives He Would Make $20,000 by Tale of Conspiracies. BAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20. E. H. von Schack, vice-consul of the German con sulate, who with Consul-General Frana Bopp is one of the group of defendants In the Government's conspiracy suit over the blowing up of entente muni tions shipments, took the stand in nis own behalf today. Mr. von Schack tes tified that the German consulate had employed C C Crowley, another of the seven defendants, to investigate alleged Japanese and Canadian military activi ties In California and of the alleged building of submarines for the allies at the Union Iron Works here and the shipments of munitions. 'That 1b all we employed Crowley for,'- he declared. "He had no instruc tions! whatever to dynamite trains, ships or tunnels in the Puget Sound region, in Canada or anywhere else." On the basis of Crowley s reports. indicating violations of neutrality in America by the Canadians and the Japanese we made representations to the German Ambassador at Washing ton," Von Schack said. "These resulted In protests lodged with the State De partment. Crowley discovered for us that many Japanese, using powerful field glasses. were patrolling the California coast in the first year of the war on the lookout for German warships. Their informa tion was sent to the Japanese warships, particularly the cruiser Idzumo, by portable wireless stations installed in automobiles. Activities Are Defended. The reported building of submarines for our enemies, and the recruiting campaign waged in San Francisco by Canada, were also Inquired into by Crowley as our confidential man. His activities were all legitimate." The references to the alleged Japanese and Canadian activities, as well as the alleged submarine building, were in troduced after a heated controversy be tween Chief Counsel Roche and United States District Attorney John W. Pres ton. Consul-General Frans Bopp Is ex pected to take the stand tomorrow. Because the uerman consulate nere employed spies and not dynamiters. Mr. Roche declared that the Govern ment's case for alleged, dynamite con spiracies falls down. Mr. Roche declared in his opening state ment, that he was prepared to prove that the Union Iron Works, of San Francisco, built submarines here dur ing 1915 for the entente allies and shipped the parts to Canada for as sembling. He declared British war vessels had transferred Japanese from San Fran cisco, placing them aboard Japanese warships cruising In the Pacific. All Important objections made by the defense to continuance of the trial on the ground that the Government had not made out a prima facie case were swept aside by Judge William H. Hunt. In outlining his defense Mr. Roche added that C. C. Crowley. Levis L. Smith, J. H. Van Koolbergen and Mrs. Margaret Cornell, consulate spies, were supposed to keep tab also on entente munition shipments. It is on Smith's story of attempted dynamitings that the Government relies mainly. Splea Hired by Von Schack. As for Mr. Bopp, Mr. Roche said he was in Europe until March 15 and that Von Schack hired the spies. Von Brincken, Mr. Roche said, volunteered his services to the consulate. Smith, having turned Government in former, told of trips he and Crowley made to Tacoma and Seattle where a dynamite barge was exploded on the night of May 30, 181, and of later rips to Chicago, Detroit, Canadian Joints and New York. Mr. Roche said of these: "We will prove that Crowley was en gaged in following the shipments of American-built submarines across Can ada to Montreal and that he went to New York to report to Captain Franz von Papen." Captain Von Papen was at that time military at lax lie to the German Em bassy. . ChleC Counsel Takes Stand. Crowley's trips to the Northwest. Mr. Roche said, were simply to gel infor mation on the sailing of munition ships for Russia, "I will also prove," said Mr. Roche, that Crowley was in Tacoma the night the barge exploded in Seattle." and the chief coun-el took the stand himself to establish the alibi. That Smith told his family In Wheel- Ins. W. Va he expected to make $20,- 00u by revealing the alleged conspira cies was also cuatgea byMr. ttocne, who added that $u0 was paid Smitn bv the German Consulate on Crowley's advice, to avoid threatened notoriety. Smith testified that be had received $1254 for his pay as an alleged dyna miter. Vice-Consul von Schack declared he was ordered by the German govern ment to get information as to the ship ment of munitions and other activities of the entente allies on the Pacific Coast. He hired Crowley, Smith and others, he said, to spy out the informa tion. Written Orders Admitted. "Were those written orders?" asked United states District Attorney Pres ton. "They were." replied Von Schack. "Let me see them," demanded Pres ton. - Von Schack was about to comply, evidently, when Roche objected that such a demand was in violation of German-American treaty rights cov ering the inviolability of government documents. In his testimony, which went to show that Crowley was simply a spy. Von Schack told how Crowley, discovered Japanese roaming up and down the California coast with spy glasses look ing for German warships and carrying with them automobile wireless stations to relay their information. Von SchaCK said a protect was made at the time" to Rear-Admiral Charles F. Pond, then supervisor of the Twelfth Naval District, and another letter of protest was sent to the State Depart ment. That was all in 1915. According to Von Schack, Crowley discovered that the Japanese cruiser Idzumo was cruising along the Cali fornia coast and would reia to Brit ish wireless stations in Canada infor mation sent from the portable Japanese stations along the coast. Von Schack denied at every point that Crowley or anyone else had been hired to dynamite. Man and Wife Fined $450. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harris, arrested at Second and Burnside streets Decem ber 6 on a charge of violating the pro hibition law. were convicted and fined last nighf In the Municipal Court. Mr. Harris was assessed 1250 and his wife $200. SCOUTS HEAR BIRD LECTURE Biologist Finley Addresses Boys on Preservation of Life. Library Hall was packed with Boy Scouts last "night to hear William L. Finley. State Biologist, explain the preservation of bird life. "The Home Life of the Birds" was illustrated with pictures from some of the picturesque spots of Oregon during the mating sea son. The lecturer told how a beginner might find interest In outdoor life. The building of nests for birds, which has been encouraged in the schools, was "explained. Pictures taken near Portland of singing birds were Includ ed in the film. "The Boy Scouts should, cultivate a knowledge of all bird life," said Mr. Finley. "And first of all It is his duty and pleasure to learn of the birds in Portland and throughout Oregon. The bird life on the Pacific Coast is abun dant. We hear much of the great colo nies of birds in Alaska, but they are not so notable as in our own state." The lecture was given under the aus pices of the Reed, College Extension Department. MYSTERY GIRL GOES HOME Miss Clara TLausclier Still Unable to Tell of Fall From Hotel. SALEM. Or.. Dec 20. (Special.) Miss Clara Rauscher, who sustained severe Injuries about two weeks ago in a fall from a hotel' window here, has left the hospital and gone to her home at Sublimity, her physician. Dr. W. B. Morse, said today. Despite the lapse of time, and the fact that her memory has cleared somewhat, she Is still confused as to the events surrounding the accident and officials remain as much in the dark as ever. While the physician expressed hope that her memory may become clearer. he was not at all certain but the de tails - of the accident itself may be permanently dead to her. LAMP IN SLEIGH KILLS TWO At Least Three Others Expected to Die From Boras and Cold. EMERSON, Man, Deo. 20. One child Was burned to death, another so badly burned that death followed an hour later and three others suffered burns which R fp expected to prove fatal, when a sleigh carrying the families of Rus sell Matthews and Mrs. G. Gates caught fire from an overturned oil lamp late last night. Other members of the party of 15 may die from the shock of 'long ex posure in a tynperature of 40 degrees below zero. 1 SUNDAY MOVIES ARE LEGAL Ruling Affects Large Fart of New York, Including Metropolis. WHITE PLAINS. N. T-. Dec. 20. Sunday moving picture shows are legal within the jurisdiction of the first and second departments of the State Su preme Court, according to a decision handed down here , today by Justice William P. Piatt. It is said the decision, which was the outcome of an effort to close a theatre in Osstning on Sunday, will apply to all Long Island. Greater New York and Hudson River towns below Ulster and Columbia counties. LONDON LIKELY TO REPLY ( Continued From First Page.) has been received there from Berlin that Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Imperial Chancellor, in a se cret conference with the party leaders preceding his announcement of Ger many's peace offer in the Reichstag, was given full powers to conduct peace negotiations without further consulta tion even with the party leaders. "The Chancellor," says the dispatch, "refused polntblank to give the leaders any detailed particulars of his peace terms,-although he stated bluntly that these terms would not take any con sideration of the various expressed wishes of- the numerous parties within the empire. When the leaders objected to 'granting the Chancellor's demands for full powers to negotiate. Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg countered with the statement that he would resign forth with unless his demands were met. Resignation Threat Wine. "After a long argument the leaders voted the powers the Chancellor wished, explaining later to followers that they were compelled to do this owing to the fear that if Dr. von Beth mann-Hollweg resigned ne would be succeeded by Admiral von Tirplta," An Amsterdam dispatch quotes the Cologne Gazette as saying: "The language of the British Prime Minister must not be taken too seri ously. We are taught this by some reflections on English peace conclu sions in the past, such as that In which she lost the United States and peace of .Amiens in 1802. There Is a limit where the blindest obstinacy finds it self confronted with tne impossible. and this limit is being brought nearer and nearer by our submarines. Another possible contingency compelling Eng land to make peace would be the se cession of one of her allies." Compulsory I'ae of Labor Poaalble. The most Important of tne points in the domestic policy of the new govern ment foreshadowed by the Premier was the general mobilization of labor for war and the vital industries. Mr. Lloyd George indicated he meant to begin with a voluntary plan, and that it thla failed he would ask Parliament to give the government compulsory powers to place all the labor of the state aX its service. His proposal therefore fol lows somewhat on the line of the Ger man mass levy. When Mr. Lloyd George invited the laoor representatives to join this cabinet, this scheme was put before them, but they deferred judgment un til details were given. Support of Workmen Needed. While expressing the opinion that. after compulsory military service. In dustrial conscription is not impractl cable, the labor leaders are dubious as to its success, feeling the outcome depends entirely on how the workmen take it. If there Is hostility in the rank and file of organized labor the scheme, they believe, will fall. The task allotted to Neville Cham berlaln, who has been appointed di rector-general of national service, of scheduling certain industries as India pensable and supplying them with the necessary labor nd material and at the same time putting the indlspens able industries on fixed allowances of labor, raw material and man power. Is considered a stupendous one. but Mr. Chamberlain's great experience In busi ness Is expected to carry him through. He will have a military director un der him to conduct recruiting for the army and a civil director in charge of recruiting for industry. Very Low Holiday Fares CALIFORNIA 67 (fh . A S $2 $42.50 LOS ANGELES and back Corresponding low fares to all other California points. On sale Dec. 21-23; Dec 25-28 inc. . Return Jan. 15th. Patronize the Big Red Steel Electric Cars Beaverton, Hillsboro, 'Forest Grove, McMinnville, Oswego, Newberg and all points on or reached via the Southern Pacific Electric Line. COMFORT LOOP SPECIAL 1:00 P. Af . Saturday, Dec. 23 Sunday, Dec. 24 Christmas Day, Dec. 25 Saturday, Dec. 30 Sunday, Dec. 31 New Year's Day, Jan. 1 $1.60 M'MINNVILLE AND RETURN $1.60 SECURE TICKETS Fourth and Yamhill Streets Jeff erson Street Station East Morrison Street Station CITY TICKET OFFICE, SIXTH AND OAK STREETS John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent. Southern Pacific Lines PAPER MILL BUILDS Hawley Company Announces Second Big Addition. $40,000 TRACT BOUGHT Oregon City Council Is Asked for Vacation of Street and Dozen Buildings Are to Be Hazed to Make Room for Plant. OREGON" CITT. Or.. Dec. 20. (Spe- citL) It became known tonight that the Hawley Pulp & Paper Compan will begin toon the construction of a second additional unit to Ha mill here. when the company, through C. D. and D. C. Latourette. Its attorneys, ap peared in a Council meeting tonight and asked for the vacation of Fourth street from. Main to the Southern Pa cific tracks, part of the site of the new plant. The Council unanimously passed on first reading the ordinance vacating the street. The paper company today acquired the half block bounded by Main street, the Southern .Pacific, Fourth street and an alley, from James Tracy for 1 10.000. The new buildings will extend from Third to the alley between Fourth and Fifth streets, almost 100 feet on Main Street. The new mill will probably contain another large paper machine and other necessary equipment, such as beaters and finishing equipment. Reinforced concrete will probably be used in Its construction. The company Is now completing a $760,000 addition to Us plant two big buildings, one along Main street and the other on the Island, near Mill A. W. P. Hawley, Sr., announced several months ago that he intended to build ultimately a mill which would employ 1000. Two hundred more men will be em ployed In the plant which will be com pleted next month and this second ad ditional unit will probably add another 200 men to the payroll, bringing the total number of hands In the company's mill up to 800, and the number of men employed In the paper industry at the falls of the Willamette to 1700. The Council expressed Its desire to do anything to aid In the upbuilding of industries here. A large part or tne property on which the new mill will stand now is vacant, but a dozen ouna- lngs must be torn down or moved to make room for It. The freight shed of the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company, etanding on the corner or Third and Main streets. Is probably the largest structure on the property. The Old Armory, used now as a storehouse by the paper company, stands on the site. Bank Kobbers Get $10.75. NIWOT. Colo., Dec. 20. Ten dollars The nut-like taste of the large tIAT CTTM ! A 1 loai win maxe me Christmas turkey dressing: all the more delicious. BuumgCo. 'f The nut-like taste All Point Calif ornia and Oregon Go for Christmas and Stay for New Year's TRIPS ORECON TRIPS $4.80 EUGENE and back $3.50 CORVALLIS and back $2.00 SALEM and back Other points in proportion. On sale Dec. 22-25; Dec 30-Jan. 1 inc Return Jan. 3d. San Francisco and Back SPEED snd seventy-five eents Is believed to be the amount of cash secured by three robbers who last night broke Into the Niwot State Bank, blew open the vault snd rifled the safety deposit boxes. From one of these boxes It Is reported the robbers obtained $300 In stamps left there by the postmaster. WOMAN ROBBED OF WATCH Theater Ticket Agent Says Timepiece Is Taken From Booth. Mrs. Winifred A. Tibbetts. ticket seller at the Alhambra Theater, East Forty-ninth street and Hawthorne ave nue, reported to the police last night that a man had robbed her of a watch while she was sitting in the booth in front of the theater. The watch lay on the ticket desk just Inside the booth. Mrs. Tibbetts said that the man thrust his hand through the aperture for handing out tickets, seized the timepiece and fled. "I'll have that,- thank you." she says the man told her. Patrolman Myers searched, toe neighborhood. DRIVER IGNORES VICTIM Auto Fells J. A. Emerson, 78 Years Old, and Keeps on Its Way. J. A. Emerson, aged 78 years, was knocked down by a motor truck at iith and Alder streets early last night, and his band was crushed under one of the wheels. The driver of the truck did not stop to assist his victim, and the police are searching for wit nesses of the accident. Mr. Emerson was taken to his room in the St. Charles Hotel. He is a tim ber cruiser. Burglars Enter Realty Man's Home. Burglars last night entered the home of Cord Seagstake, realty dealer, who lives at 854 Tenth street, and obtained suit of clothing, a pair of opera glasses and minor articles of Jewelry. Entrance was made by prying open a window. Detectives Tlcbenor and Ma loney and Patrolman Dalrymple in vestigated. Greek Arrested as Masher. Gout Vondlskls. a Greek, was arrested at Second and Burnside streets last night by Patrolmen Nelson and Bar ker, and charged with violating the mashers' ordinance. Mrs. Harry Hill complained that the man had taken her by the arm and tried to persuade her to go for a walk. Tivo Hurt When Bicycle Skids. Earl Watson, aged 10 years, of 291 Tenth street, and Tony Demskl. aged 21 years, of 339 Caruthers street, sus tained cuts about the head last nisht ootSiern California. via Superior service on Sant Fe's fast trains: The Angel and Saint between San Francisco Stockton and Los Angeles and the only through sleeper to San Diego. All travel comforts. Unequaled dining service. H. H. Francisco, Gen'l Agent.. 123 Third Kt Portland. Or. Phone Main 1274. SAFETY when a bicycle on which they were riding skidded and threw them at Sixth and Jefferson streets. They were at tended at the Emergency Hospital. Helena Has Zero Weather. HELENA. Mont.. Dec. 20. Helena fell Into the grip of Winter tonight, when the mercury fell to sero at 6 o'clock and showed signs of going lower. Miles City reported 18 below zero. A distillery will be establish ert In Honduras for the production of alcohol from bananas in bunches too small to "be exported profitably. After all, what's nicer for the bov's Christmas than a Suit or a Sweater or a Mackinaw or a sturdy pair of Shoes Especially if -purchased at TfIiweniTe Otitfitterjt.e- CMtldrerv 143 SIXTH STREET Opp. . Meier & Frank's OPEN EVENINGS COPPER AND ALUMINUM kitcotn utvnuila t&ko on a ''rrrw ckieerful newnwi when. no nr XKTAJa The wonder wnHtf, Two .Ik can t 11 Grocery. Hirimn end iirus guim. iMttoUanwam, . i n. W. Zamzow Trav. Pass. Agt. 3 V