13 PORTLAND CHILDREN REVELING IN THE SNOW WITH CHRISTMAS SLEDS AS AGENTS OF JOY. FOR FEDERAL PLUMS TITE MORNING OREGONTAN, TUTU ST) AT, DECEMBER 28, 1916. DEMOCRATS SWABM Honorable Frank Aspires to Suceed Himself; Others Flock to 'Band Wagon.' REBUILT FENCES BLOWN UP Ex-Chairman of Multnomah Com mittee Is Thorn in Side of Port land's Postmaster in Search or Party Indorsement. If all the activity of the various de serving Democrats who aspire to land ing Federal Jobs next Spring when the Administration ts kindly expected to deal out a new hand of cards, could be cooped up and diverted to some useful purpose, it would just about build Portland's modern, new, six-story, $1,000,000 postofflce. Speaking of the postofflce of course brings forcibly to mind the Honorable Frank Stott Myers, Portland's famous J6000 a year postmaster; who was re sponsible for the modern, new six-story Idea in postofflce styles one story to each $1000 of salary, if one might make so bold with the dignity of the Honorable Frank. Be that as it may, the Honorable Frank is one of several incumbent lob-holders who hope to persuade Sen ators Chamberlain and Lane that the peace and dignity of the United States would be best conserved if the Admin istration, Instead of dealing out a new hand, stands pat. Hon. Frank's Idea Dynamited. One who differs from him very de cidedly Is George H. Watson, ex-chairman of the Multnomah County Demo cratic central committee. While the Honorable Frank Is rebuilding some of his fences, Mr. Watson is very busy Indeed in putting bombs under the fence posts. To date he has made con siderable headway so much so that he confidently expects the Democratic State Central Committee to indorse him for the postofflce Job when it meets here next January 15. The committee, as i3 well known, has no particular reason to feel graeful or even forgiving toward the Honor able Frank, who did everything he could to work inharmoniously with the committee In the late campaign and succeeded admirably. Watson, besides, haB obtained some weighty recommen dations from business men. It might as well be said here and now that whoever is nominated for the Postmastership and other Jobs will have to be in good standing with the state committee and Judge Sam White, Its chairman, if the Judge and his fel low committee workers can bring it about. Though the meeting on January 15 may not make any recommendations, the programme for that meeting con templates the appointment of an execu tive committee with power to make such recommendations and act accord ingly. And it's a 10-to-0 bet that Judge White will have a lot to do with the naming of this committee, and that the Honorable Frank will have little or nothing to do with naming it. The state committee also Intends to make it very clear to the Senators that It hopes and prays. If not more, that the Senators will listen kindly to its recommendations. Senator Chamber lain is thought to be complacent to this idea, and Senator Lane is expected to be for the Senator will be up for re election in 1918. Faithful Seek "Band WaBOn." For this reason there Is a decided in clination on the part both of Incum bent job-holders and of those who hope to be job-holders to climb the band wagon and "stand in" with the state committee. From Salem comes the story that L. H. McMahon, candidate two years ago for the Progressive nomination for Governor, may make an active cam paign and picturesque to displace Milton A. Miller as Collector of Internal Revenue. Mr. McMahon. like Francis J. Heney, of Oregon land fraud and San Fran cisco graft prosecution fame, whose warm friend he is. was a Democrat before the Progressive party was formed in 1912. He and Heney were swept along in the rush and became Progressives. In the late campaign Francis J. He ney went back to his Democratic alle giance and so did McMahon. Both actively supported Woodrow Wilson. Mr. McMahon also became the Demo cratic candidate for District Attorney of Marion County. Now that he is back with "the boys" after his temporary Progressive ab erration, it is whispered that Mr. Mc Mahon would not be at all averse to lilling the $4500 chair of internal rev enue. He has Heney as a friend at court with the higher ups if he de cides to run, and he is on good terms tvith Senator Lane. But so, for that matter, is Milton A. Miller. For United States Marshal Frank B. Tichenor, of Port Orford, one of Ave Democrats in the lower house of the coming Legislature and a brother of Detective Tichenor. of the Portland police force, 13 an active candidate. He is receiving some warm support, too, for John Montag has not been alto gether an Ideal United States Marshal from the viewpoint of the Democratic brethren. Clarence L. Reames, whose home is Medford, in Jackson County, is pre sumed to be a candidate for reappoint ment as United States Attorney. He has made a good record and It is whispered that if he would like to have it be can be appointed a special assistant to the Attorney-General at a good increase in salary. George Alexander Has BacklnK. This would please George F. Alex ander, who succeeded George H. Wat son as chairman of the Multnomah County Democratic central committee and Is also an aspirant for United States Attorney here. Mr. Alexander is a son of Representative Alexander, for many years a Representative In Congress from Missouri, and has some powerful backing. Among other in dorsements he Is understood to have that of Secretary of Commerce Red- Held. For Collector of Customs Herman Wise, postmaster at Astoria, who sought the Collectorship four years ago and missed, and Will Moore, of Pendleton, are "aspirants to succeed Judge Thomas C. Burke, who is also in the race for reappointment. Judge Burke has warm friends at Washington, Including Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and his own brother, John Burke, who is Treasurer of the United States and mentioned as very probably the successor to Secretary McAdoo in the Treasury portfolio If the latter decides to retire. In this connection It is interesting to note that Secretary McAdoo is the favorite son-in-law of President Wil son so that to those of "the boys" w ho are neutral. Judge Burke's chances of retention, despite a little difference a couple of years ago with Senator Chamberlain, would not seem to be the worst in the world. A Host of Children Who Monopolized the Streets Near Central Library for C ousting. Bottom, Left "Sant j Told Me There'd Be Snow," Said This Little Miss, so She Asked for a Sled, and the Snow Promise Was Kent. Bottom, Right Rath Richardson (In Front) Found Joy In Giving; All Her Little Playmates a Tarn on Her Sled Yesterday. SNOWHITSPORTLAND Strangers Get Acquainted by Freaks of Storm. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS FEW Two Autos and One Team Come to Grief Fnel Dealers Phones Tinkle Merrily Real Win ter Garments Come Forth. (Continued From First Paee. ) nickels with cheery comment on the white wonder outside, and they sat them down to yarn about the epochal storms of long ago. And that was but one of the intro ductions that Boreas managed yester day. He blew a neweboy clear across the slippery street, to a customer who glanced at his bare blue knuckles and pungled up an entire dollar for the morning paper. And he blew a young woman, rose-cheeked and with flying tresses, around a corner to collision with the "young man with the nice eyes," chuckling over that momentous meeting. Kindly Woman's Parse Stolen. And he blew a tattered stranger to a back door, where a job was given by the kindly woman inside. Would that it were not so, but later, only a few minutes later, he blew the tat tered stranger away with a stolen purse hidden in the thief's pocket. The wind died down In mid-morning, and the flakes fell In an orderly riot, as every well-conducted snow storm. They flattened out as large as dimes and came down with slow spirals and aerial glides. But the depressed mer cury took cheer at this and crept Its silver way along the tub.j. And the streets, the pretty white streets, be came Just lanes of slush, against which the streetcleanerB strove as Ineffec tually as the old woman who pitted her broom against the sea. Snow Falls all Day. It snowed all day, fitfully at times, and again with enthusiasm, for the weather man had decreed that it must snow until 5 o'clock this afternoon or rain and the weather was working at its job. Boydom took that storm to ite com posite self, which Is no other than a ruddy rascal lying in wait with a snowball In each hand and last Sum mer's baseball practice as a training in gunnery. And it befell, as the day wore on, that many a hat was doffed without the consent of its wearer, and many a dignified head rang seasonable chimes to the impact of a Know-moulded missile. The fireman, for Instance, was whis tling as he walked fearlessly Into the gale, as a fireman should. You" could see, as plain as ever, that he didn't give a hang for the stormiest storm and didn't care who knew it. And that he was happy because of the weather. The port of his engine-house was only a luff or two away, to be exact, when a rakish little craft in a red stocking cap whiffed out of the side street and let fly. Fireman Gets Hit. That globular quarter-pound of slush thudded behind the fireman's left ear. It lifted him from his feet, literally, and It spun his blue uniform cap into the waiting wind. He gave signs of evident distress, raising his clenched fists as though to signal the stocking cap closer. But the wafted substance of his shout certainly referred to a dis trict which never grew snowballs. During the morning the Christmas sleds found exercise on many a slop ing street and suburban hill. There were bright eyes and reddened cheeks, and rumpld hair, and confess it wet feet, as well; and not. a child in Port land whined about the snow. They left repining to their elders, nut worried mothers looked to the goosc-u reaso and the liniment and laid out the flannel chest-cloth. Last night was the night of penance In many a home. Vehicles proceeded with due caution yesterday, for the Inch-deep coating of the streets was slippery and treacher ous. An example In point was that of Ben Medofsky, whose car is now under going treatment for a broken wheel and a bent axle. And William Gynther's car, with its tonneau stove in, also testifies to the malice of the situation. Grief Met at Curb. At Seventeenth and Kearney streets, Mr. Medofsky, to avoid colliding with a car driven by Louis H. Miller, of 655 Irving, chose the slim chance and turned abruptly. He avoided the col lision, but his own auto shot across the icy street and crashed into the curb, where It came to grief. As for Mr. Gynther, of 470 Emerson street, his car was crawling down Sixth street at a leisurely 12 miles per, when he beheld the danger of a col lision with a westbound Broadway streetcar. Swiftly he set the brakes, but could not check the sliding auto. He wrenched at the steering wheel and turned west on the cartrack, where the streetcar smote the tonneau and crushed it, throwing the wreck to the curb. Fortunately there were no passengers in the rear seat. More disastrous than either of these was the descent of a dray laden with flour to the waters of the Willamette. The accident occurred early in the morning, and the sliding dray dragged the team into the river. One of the horses drowned. Team and dray were owned by the Crown Flour Mills Com pany. Boreas Has Busy Day. Yes. Boreas was very busy yesterday. Indeed. For he tinkled a continuous tune on the fuel dealer's phone, and he brought out a tidal wave of knitted caps and knitted gloves, and of fur collared overcoats. Janitors rushed furnaceward, and there was a great banging and bumping and rumbling of radiators in hall-rooms everywhere. And little round stoves in little square homes glowed as redly as Spitzenburgs, but with a deal more fervor. Thus It was that the first snow storm of the season, the first real, Blmon-pure sifting of crumbs from the frozen whis kers of the Far North, visited Portland and other parts of the Oregon country. "She came," observed the weather fan. "earlier and heavier than she did last year. The first snow storm last season, for Portland, was in progress New Year's eve. And she snowed a part of New Year's day." DOWNTOWN STREETS CLEANED City Seeks to Prevent Tie-Up Like That of Last Year. Having in mind the experience of last Winter, when, through failure of the Street Cleaning Bureau 'under City Cornmissioner Daly to remove snow from the streets, the downtown dis trict became a mass of ankle-deep slush, the buneau started early yester day to clear away the snow as fast as possible. An emergency ordinance was put through the Council for the pur chase of a snowplow, and men were put to work opening up catchbasins throughout the business district. In case of a, heavy fall of snow. It is expected the city would be in a serious plight this year, because of a scarcity or men to put to work with shovels. The street-cleaning forces have been concentrated on the busi ness district in an effort to prevent a repetition of last Winter's experience. ASTORIA HAS COLD AND SNOW Temperature Moderates After It Touches 30 Degrees Above Zero. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 27. (Special.) Astoria this morning had the first touch this season of real Winter weather The mercury dropped to 30 degrees above zero, the coldest for the month a biting east wind was blowing and the snow fell till the ground was cov ered to a depth of fully two Inches. During the day the temperature mod erated materially and before evening most or the snow had disappeared. SNOW HEAVY AT BULL RUN Three Feet Is Depth Throughout Reserve, Says Report. Three feet of heavy snow has fallen throughout the Bull Run Water re serve, according to telephonic word re ceived yesterday by the Water Bureau from men at the headworks. The fall is said to have been general through out that part of the country. Loggers have been forced to discontinue opera tlons north of the reserve. There Is a fall of nearly three feet at the headworks. and It is thought the fall farther back ranges from four to 10 feet in depth. 3 7' BELOW AT GREAT FALLS Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana Suffer Extreme Cold. SPOKANE, Wash., Deo. 27. Eastern Washington, Idaho and Montana euf fereft from a cold wave today, with Montana points reporting lower temperatures than yesterday. Great Falls, Mont., reported officially that the mercury stood 37 degrees below zero. The lowest reported by the Government Weather Bureau, at Havre, was 28 below zero. The cola wave moderated tonight and snow began falling. The temper ature, which reached a minimum of 2 below zero early today, had risen to 14 above at 8 o clock tonight. The lowest registered in Spokane last night was 2 degrees below zero, a rise of 10 degrees from the lowest tem perature yesterday. Pocatello, Idaho, reported a temperature of 4 degrees above zero. In Northern Idaho below- zero temperatures, were registered. CLACKAMAS HAS SNOWFALL Oregon City Takes Measures to Pre vent Traffic Accidents. OREGON CITY, Or., Deo. 27. (Spe cial.) A blanket of snow covers Clack amas County tonight from the Mult nomah County line to the "Pudding River. The fall began early this morning. Oregon City has about three inches of snow, but me country around the town has somewhat less. Beaver Creek and Redlands report about two inches, while btafford has four Inches. A bobsled, loaded with five boys. narrowly missed a heavily loaded lum ber wagon on one of the town's steep hills soon after the snow began to fall. Chief of Police Blanchard has adopted rigid regulations In an effort to prevent accidents while the snow lasts. Sleds are to keep off of all side walks and off of Seventh and Ninth streets. BLIZZARD HITS HOOD RIVElt Cold East Wind and Snow Keep Val ley Folks From City. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) The piercing east wind brought down from the Rock Mountain and Blue Mountain districts yesterday the fag end of the blizzard that has been rag ing there, and throughout the day a driving snow storm raged throughout the Apple Valley. Driven by the cold east wind, the snow made travel over country roads very uncomfortable, and valley visitors in the city were fewer than at any time since the deep snows of last Winter. The temperature dropped last night, reaching a minimum of 18 degrees above zero. Colder weather is expected tonight. LA GRANDE REPORTS 8 ABOVE Trains Still Delayed and Sleighs Are Used in Country. LA GRANDE. Or.. Dec. 2. (Special.) La Grande has thus far escaped ex ceedingly cold weather sweeping East ern Oregon. Eight above was last night's lowest reading, and today It has been just below freezing. Sleighing is becoming the common means of country transportation, and wood haulers are taking advantage of conditions. Trains are running nearer to schedule, although considerably de layed even yet. NORTH POWDER COLDEST SPOT Baker Reports That Eastern Ore gon Record Is 28 Below. BAKER. Or., Dec. 27. (Special.) Baker's temperature dropped this morning to within two degrees of the lowest December record in local his tory, when the thermometer went to 10 degrees, below aero. North Powder Actual $25.00 Values in MEN'S SUITS Overcoats, fl-! ET Raincoats, A O Actual $30.00 Values in MEN'S Overcoats, Raincoats, No Charge for Jim I t ntmr. ABKaB IsmBssHn kept its reputation of being the coldest spot in Eastern Oregon, the mercury falling to 28 degrees below. Following are the below-zero records of this district: Haines. 18, Telocasset, 22; Pleasant Valley, 15; Durkee, 8; Huntington, 2; Sumpter, 10; Meacham, 16; Kamela. 18; Whitney 18; Austin, 12; Prairie City, 4. Little suffering is reported here be cause of effective work by charitable organizations at Christmas time. Plumbers were kept busy. The arrival of several cars of coal has forestalled the coal famine. Stock is standing the change well, and local police are watch ing to see that owners blanket their horses. O.-W. n. & N. transcontinental mall train No, 5, due In Portland tomorrow morning, has been annulled and pas senger train No. 17 has taken Its place. Cold weather In the Middle West Is be lieved the cause. Warmer weather Is predicted for tomorrow. SNOW BREAKS POWER LINES Medford and Rogue River Valley Have Worst Storm In 15 Years. MEDFORD. Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.) The heaviest snow storm In 15 years visited Medford and the Rogue River Valley today, breaking down the wires of the California-Oregon Power Com pany and plunging the city in semi darkness. The power line to Prospect and the power line over the Sisklyous were both down by the storm. The only electrical power came from the emer gency plnnt at Gold Ray. The electrical line to Jacksonville had to discontinue its service, and homes depending upon electricity for heat and cooking were seriously in convenienced. A force of 50 men were sent out by the California-Oregon Power Company, in three automobiles. In an effort to locate the breaks, but travel was so slow in the hills that there was little prospect of relief be fore morning. The snowfall during the day totaled nearly a foot on the floor of the valley and over six feet was re ported in the Siskiyous. McMlnnville Has Snowfall. M'MINNVILLE. Or., Dec. 27. (Spe cial Residents of McMlnnville and the surrounding country looked through their windows this morning and saw the ground covered wth three inches of dry snow. Until noon today two more inches had fallen, altnougn me Biorm now has apparently broken. The wind is In the north and the enow last night fell on a frozen surface. gtorm. Approaches Seattle. SEATTLE, Dec. 27. The lowest tem perature here last night was 28 above zero, this being the lowest of the Win ter thus far. The temperature is ris ing. Warmer weather is predicted, with rain or snow. A storm is ap proaching from the ocean. Light snow fell today In Southwestern Washing ton and at Port Angeles. Cold Wave Hits Pendleton. PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) Pendleton experienced the cold est weather of the month last night, the temperature falling to 10 degrees above zero. The mercury has not been above 23 degrees all day. Indications are that tonight will be the coldest of the season to date. Carlton Has 5 Inches of Snow. CARLTON. Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.) Snow started falling here shortly after midnight this morning, and at daylight there was five Inches of snow on the ground and still falling. The storm started much like the one last January and looks as though it may continue. Snow Stops Bridge Work. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. J7. (Spe cial.) A snowfall of three Inches sus pended all paving construction on the Columbia River Interstate bridge here toaay. Ttie temperature last nignt was 27 above. Silver Thaw Grips Salem. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.) Salem was In the grip of a silver thaw tonight. , Glaring ice covered walks and pavements, while pedestrians and street traffic found difficulty In making progress. The honor of having the shortest name in the Brockton directory Is di vided between Nils Ek and John Ek, BE SUITS $20 Alterations. Open Saturday Evenings Till 10 o'Clock. ROAD PLAN BACKED C. F. Stinson Here to Stir Up Interest in Pasco Meetina. 600 DELEGATES EXPECTED Washington Is Expected to Appro priate $2 50,000 for Proposed Highway From Missoula ,o Meet Columbia River Route. C. F. Stinson. a merchant of Pasco, Wash., formerly president of the Cham ber of Commerce of that place and at prfsfnf County Commissioner of Franklin County; is In Portland at the Cornelius Hotel, and while here Is stirring up interest in the Interstate Highway Association meeting, which will be held at Pasco February 2 and 3 in the interest of the proposed high way from Missoula, Mont., westward, connecting with the Columbia High way. Mr. Stinson expects there will be 600 or more delegates at the Pasco meet ing, which will oe similar to the ses sion recently held at Walla Walla, when the interstate route was consid ered. The proposed highway will be known as the Evergreen Trail and In Wash ington would run from Prosser or Pas co to White Salmon or Maryhlll. The exact terminus Is not fixed. It Is pro posed, however, to run it to a point on the north bank of the Columbia where good ferrying facilities will give easy access to the Columbia River Highway on the south side. I Northern Orexoa Support Sought. "The residents of Southern Washing ton and Central Idaho are looking for the moral support of Northern Oregon, and especially Portland, in this pro posed undertaking. " said Mr. Stinson. "Tho highway. If established, would be an all-year highway from Portland to Missoula, Mont., and would serve sections now closely allied in trade, but at a disadvantage so far as an all-year route is concerned. The highway would run from Missoula to Lewiston, Idaho. From there it would use the Inland Empire High-way, now practically com plete, to Prosser or Pasco. Wash., and then take a course along the north What To Do When Backache Comes On Many People Find Quick Re lief in Foley Kidney Pills When backache comes on. and it seeins as if you can't stand the pain and pressure In your buck ami sides, do not feel that you must keep on suffering. till it wears itself out. It is more apt to wear you out and seriously affect your general health. Get a bottle of Foley Kldnejv, Pills and start taking them at once. They usually help from the very first doses. For backache is one of nature's danger signals that your kidneys are not in a sound and healthy state, that they are wrong; and when your kidneys are wrong, you may be sure you face a serious condition. Foley Kidney Pills have a direct and beneficial action on the kidneys, bladder and urinary organs. Their effect is quickly felt in Improved kid ney and bladder action, and in the passing away of those painful and alarming symptoms. No more back ache, weariness and dragging pains. No more painful, sleepless nights, having to rise time after time. It will pay you to try Foley Kidney Pills promptly, as did Mr. J. W. Etrls. R. 2. Cleveland, Ga.. who writes us: "I suf fered with a terrible backache. Every time I would lean or stoop over to one side, I'd have a painful catch in my back Just over my kidneys. Just one box of Foley Kidney Plus entirely re- Men! DON'T! MISLED by the so-called Clearance and Sacrifice Sales of Clothing that will soon be announced in bold advertisements by the street-level stores. They will tell you about their big reduc tions and that you ought to buy Now. Such methods are far cical and not fair to the man who purchased a few days be fore at their high regular prices. Just Stop and Think My UPSTAIRS store makes it possible for you to buy just as good clothes any time of the year at lower prices than the street-level stores announce as their clearance or other sale prices. Thousands of thinking men know this. Are you one of them? PUNK ERS BUILDING &oactnrcty bank to, say, a place somewhere oppo site The Dalles. "The project has been Indorsed by the Washington State Good Roads As sociation. Jt would be to the south ern part of Washington and the north ern part of Oregon what the Snoqual mle Pass road would be to Northern Washington. orU Yakima Barks Project. "While the proposed Evergreen Trail would not pass directly through North Yakima, the project has the support of prominent North. Yakima citizens be cause It Is realized that it would open up the Yakima Valley and tributary country. The coming session of the Washington Legislature Is expected to appropriate 9250. 000 for the Inland Empire Highway, which would help build a section of the proposed inter state or Evergreen Trail Highway. "The meeting at Pasco will take up the probable cost and devise ways of getting action from the authorities and of presenting the project to the public. The cifizene of the section between Pasco and Portland are expected at this meeting to organize for this sec tion. North Ynklmn Man President. "H. Y. Saint, secretary of the Com mercial Club of North Yakima, has been elected temporary president, and permanent officers will be chosen at the Pasco meeting. "There will be representatives of the Federal Government and prominent citizens of Montana. Idaho, Washing ton and Oregon at the meeting." The letter snt out by A. J. Elrod. president of the Pasco Chamber of Commerce, announces there will be rates of one and one-third fare for the round trip on all railroads leading to Pasco. The Portland Chamber of Commerce, has been Invited to send a delegate. VAGRANT WIFE IS SUED Louis Karlls Charges Unfaithful ness In Action for Divorce. The charge that Mala Karlls had conducted herself in a manner which led him to believe she had been un faithful to him. and reciting her ar rest and conviction in the Municipal Court for vagrancy as an instance, Louis Karlls fiied suit for divorce In the Circuit Court yesterday. He was married In Vancouver. Wash., in 1914. Clyde L. Crosby asked a divorce from Trula F. Crosby, whom he married in Mist, Or.. In 1909. on charges of cruelty and desertion. He asked the custody of their son. Richard, aged 2. In his answer to the . complaint of his wife. Princess C. Weinsteln. Ben D. Welnsteln, a pawnbroker, makes counter-claims of abuse. Mr. J. W. Etrls. lieved my backache. It. has been some time since I took them, and I have not felt any of the symptoms since." Foley Kidney Pills are sold every where in 50c and $1.00 sizes. The $1.00 size is the more economical buy, as it contains 2V& times as many a the 60c size.