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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1916)
v- WARMER DAY WITH SNOW IS FORECAST Temperature Hovers Close to Freezing, but East Wind Proves Winter's Presence. TRAFFIC DELAYED SOME Prediction Inspires Railroads Cireater Preparations for Snow Blockade Day Starts Out ' Colder Tban Stormy One. Although yesterday started in two iflegrees colder than the day before, when the season's first snow whitened Portland, today will be somewhat warmer, according to Weather Bureau forecasts; and tomorrow there will be snow or rain, probably the former. The temperature ranged from 24 de grees to freezing yesterday, and the cold was accentuated by a persistent east wind, which did its best to make everyone realize Winter was at hand Equaly persistent sunshine, however. tna.de conditions bearable and caused patriotic uregonlans to refer to the leather as "bracing." Minor delays, due to frozen switches and the tying up of other railroad ap paratus, were reported on city and sub urban lines, while the steam trains were still showing the effects of the enow blockade in the mountains to the east. Traffic was not interrupted to any serious extent, however. With the anow remaining on the ground, traffic men do not regard the weather man's prediction of more of the beautiful with any great amount of Joy. and prepara tions for a battle with the flakes are going ahead on all lines. The present cold snap bears a strik ing resemblance to the one a year ago jvhich started with a snow flurry on December 31 and which heralded in about a month of wintry weather. In 3915 the initial snowfall was .9 of an Inch, but this year the fall was 1 6 Inches, and the temperature this year Is a degree or so colder than last year. TRAIX SERVICE IMPROVES O.-W. R. & X. Schedules Expected lo Bo Xormal After Today. Although traffic on the O.-W. R. & r'. is still demoralized to a certain ex tent by the blockade in Wyoming, things are rapidly adjusting themselves and it is believed that the schedules win be restored to normal by tonight. The blockade in Wyoming is removed and traffic is moving steadily. The Southern Pacific into Portland is, of course, wholly unaffected by the enow storms, except in its connections w mi mo tast, ana Its service into Port land is unimpaired. Likewise it is with the Spokane. Portland & Seattle, al- mougn passengers and mail connecting "mi ii uisi or poKane are late Into Portland. The service from Spokane to Portland is clear, however. The adjustment of the schedule on the O.-W. R & N. reported last night will be approximately as follows: The first mall train. No. 5. due Thurs day morning, was in last night; the No fi due Friday morning will be in at 4 A. M.. and the delayed passenger trains will begin coming in at 5 o'clock this morning. There are five trains, the first a consolidated train made up from several that were delayed. The train due at 5 A. M. yesterday will be in at 8 A. M. today; No. 17. due this morning at 5 A. It, in at 9 A. M., and No. 19. due at 11:30 today. In at noon. The mail train, due at 7 A. M. today, will be in about 10 A. M. After today the schedule is expected to resume normally. FLOES APPEAR AT VAXCOTJVER completion of Bridge Quiets Fears Due to Possible Ferry Tie-TJp. VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) The river here is filled with floating ice from the Upper Columbia, where it is much colder. The ferry made regular trips today. All paving work on the Columbia River Interstate bridge has been stopped by the snow and cold, but the pavement at the foot of Main street is being torn out ready to lower the grade so that the streetcars can go under the North Bank track, and the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company has a large crew of men working on get ting the connection made between the track on the trestle and on the bridge In former years, when the Vancouver ferry was unable to navigate the Co lumbia on account of heavy ice all hero folt apprehensive, but this year they do not. as the bridge is near enough completion for pedestrians to cross in case of necessltv. ASTORIA HAS COLDEST NIGHT East Wind Causes Temneratnrn in Drop to 2 9 Above Zero. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.) Last night was the coldest of the pres est season in Astoria. The weather was clear with a strong east wind blowing, and the thermometer at the local wea ther office registered 29 degrees above zero. The east wind is continuing, and the Indications are that tonight the mer cury will touch even a lower point. TRAIX BLOCKADE RELIEVED Mails Get Througli for Portland 3 6 and 24 Hours Late. BAKER, Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.) Resumption of Portland-bound service on the O.-W. R. & N. began this morn ing when the transcontinental mail No 5 arrived at 7:30 o'clock, 36 hours late. Wednesday's and Thursday's No. 19, due at 9:53 at night, arrived in a combina tion train at 7 o'clock, while last night's No. 5. arrived at 7:30, 24' hours late. Train No. 17, due this morning went through at in::iO o'clock tonight. AH - A5K Tor and bet - Skinners THE HIGHEST QUALITY i MACARONI Jb ngf Keclpe Book Free SKINNER MFG. CO. OMAHA, U.SA rWABOW FACTORY IN AMERICA ASK FOR and GET HORLSCK'S l THE ORIGINAL - j MALTED MILK neap substitute cost YOU come price. were released from the Wyoming bllz. zard. The arrival last night of a small car of coal averted the fuel famine for the cny. ine temperature here is mod eraimg. tne coldest being 9 above this morning. ICE FLOES IX MID-COIiCMBIA Ferry Service From Hood River Be comes Dangerous. HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) While the river here is frozen only at the banks, the midstream of the Columbia is filled with floating ice that has been brought down from thje colder regions to the East. Ferry service between here and Washington points continues, but the ice floes make trips across the river somewhat dangerous. It was necessary this morning for the Hood River-White Salmon ferry system to cut a channel through a big eddy at this side of the river. The Regulator steamer State of Washing ton, due to return to Portland this morning, fearing a possible ice block ade, hurried back down the river in the night. The minimum temperature here last night was 17 degrees above zero. TRAIX COXGESTIOX RELIEVED Iia Grande Reports Resumption of Delayed Eastern Traffic. LA GRANDE, Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.) After three days' congestion between FLOATING ICE GATHERS IN THE COLUMBIA VANCOUVER. VANCOUVER FERRY-BOAT AND SURROUNDING FEARED YESTERDAY. Laramie and Rawlins, Wyo., Eastern trains for Portland are now moving, and the first groups of the delayed service commenced arriving in La Grande tonight. AlT told, 11 trains, some consolidated, are now entering Oregon. No Eastern mail has been re ceived in La Grande since the 26th. ex cepting some from Salt Lake and points west. Yesterday's Nos. 5 and 17 arrived at 9 o'clock tonight. Nos. 19 and 17, of two days ago, will reach La Grande at midnight. The second section of the above consolidation will arrive at 3 A. M. tomorrow. Today's No. 5 will arrive at midnight. This tremendous rush of trains will tax the power facilities on the moun tains to the utmost, and men are being worked to capacity and time limit to night to handle the work. Snow plows and rotaries are constantly at work on the summits and mountain sides. 16 Above at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) The temperature dropped to 16 degrees above zero last night, accord ing to the records of A. A. Quarnberg, Government Weather Observer here. This is the coldest night so far this Winter. Or November 13 and 14 the temperaturt was 20 degrees above zero. Cold at Pendleton Increases. Pendleton, Or.. Dec. Z9. (Special.) Pendleton experienced the coldest night of the season tonight. The mercury had dropped to 1 degree above zero at 8 o'clock and indications were it would be several degrees colder before morn ing. All westbound trains were from 10 to 14 hours late. Forest Grove Has Six Inches. FOREST GROVE. Or., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) With six inches of snow on the ground and the thermometer ranging about six above zero, last night was the coldest of the season. Two and a half feet of snow is reported on the Wilson River road between here and Tillamook. Pendleton Short of Mittens. PENDLETON, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) With six inches of snow on the ground and coasting at its height, Pen dleton children are facing a mitten shortage. The shortage is thought to be due to the early cold snap and the ravages of Santa Claus upon the sup ply. ALICE SMITH MUST REPORT Discrepancies in Young Girl's Story Being Checked. Waa Alice Smith. 17-year-old Mil wraukie girl, whose memory failed her in the Olds, Wortman & King depart ment store Thursday and who was identified with difficulty, did not re turn to the Women's Protective Bu reau yesterday, as had been arranged, but remained at her mother's home. Mrs. Wilma Chandler Crounse, who has been investigating the case, tele phoned to friends of the girl at Mil waukie yesterday, and insisted that she must return to Portland todav in order that the case may be thoroughly sifted. There are said to be discreDan- cies in the young woman's story that are not explainable even by the loss of memory, which is not doubted. 80 OFFICERS TO CONFER Regular Army Men Are to Talk to Guard Commanders Sunday. Vital military topics will be discussed at a convention of officers of the Ore gon National Guard at the Armory in Portland Sunday at 2 o'clock. About 80 officers will be here, according to advices received by Acting Adjutant General Wilson. Speakers will include Colonel TJ. G. McAlexander, and Major F. W. Phlsterer. both regular Army officers. Colonel McAlexander will take up questions of interest to Infantry officers and Major Phisterer will discuss the coast artil lery. Major Wilson. Acting Adjutant-General, will preside. No less than B000 Inventions have been submitted to the Naval Board In seven months. THE MORNING OREGONIAir. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1916. ASTORIA ROW IS ON Mayor-Elect Harley Sues Pub lisher for $10,000. OTHER ACTIONS LIKELY J. R Ilinman, of the Lower Colum bian, Is Charged With. Defama tion of Character, as After math of Campaign. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) The first of what promises to develop into a series of libel suits as an after math of the recent municipal campaign was filed in the Circuit Court today. It is understood that when the Circuit Court grand Jury meets, in February, several cases of alleged violations of the state corrupt-practices act by par ticipants in the campaign will be laid before that body. The action filed today was brought by Mayor-elect F. H. Harley against RIVER OFF ICE AS IT AP- J. R.Hlnman. publisher of the Lower Loiumoian, and asks for $10,000 dam agres for alleged defamation of char acter. One of the main charges on which the libel action is based is the publication on November 30 of a letter signed by George W. Moyer, in which Harley was uccusea or Deing "coarse, vulgar, ob scene and profane to a superlative de gree, not a gentleman and not capable of imitating one for five minutes." The communication further asserted that the writer believed Harley wanted the office of Mayor merely for the prestige it would give him and to bolrfter up his wildcat lot-selling scheme, selling lots more than five miles from the Astoria postoffice for 20 times their value to 1 11 k 11,11111. The complaint further recites that the defendant published false and libel ous editorials during the campaign in which the plaintiff was heralded as the "open-town" candidate for the posi- nun oi mayor, and averred that, if eieciea. nariey would appoint an open-town" Chief of Police and As toria would become the stamping ground of white slavers. iaia oamage suit follows on the neeis oi me most bitter campaign ever wa&eu 111 .IBloria. COUNTY BUDGET STANDS HOOD RIVER NOT TO USE PRUNING SHEARS. - '" win cover Amount Over Per Cent Limitation City May Fight Road Tax. wuuu RIVER. Or.. Dec. 29. ('Spe cial.) After having spent yesterday in - vi u hi reauce tne proposed ap proximate $91,000 total of the county uscl io comply with the recently adopted 6 per cent limitation law. the County Court and its budget committee last night discovered that no necessity ura ! minis snears existed. iwuens. a t-ortland expert ac countant, who audited the county books, told the court that funds will be raised from back taxes in sufficient iu cover me budget. The road fund will remain at $42 000 The county will also raise an emer- iunu oi tis.uuu with which to re place three bridges. In all probability, however, the $4 -000 road fund will be tied up bv IitiKa tion between the city and county Con- j w v. in kj l iormcr years the County Court has announced that r " lur lne coming year will be raised as a general fund, and the city of Hood River will be taxed its proportionatae amount. Previously the road fund has been raised as a general road tax. and the city escaped taxation for road construction. PAY FOR STREET REFUSED Proposal to Forego Interest on War rants Is Rejected. Y1? " '.S oine to Pav 'r pavement constructed several years ago in the east half of Twenty-ninth street near Savier street? It appears that the pavement was completed four months before street improvement proceedings were started. The property owners the contractor and the city all refuse to pay. The question was before the City Council yesterday in the form of an offer from Carl Llebe. who holds $1717 of the warrants issued by the city for the work, to give the city the war rants without Interest. Interest amounts to $365 to date. The Council decided against the proposal. The case is now in the courts. Former Ashland Woman Dead. ASHLAND. Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) Mrs. Sylvia Colton. well-known for mer Ashland resident, died at Gar dena. Cal., near Los Angeles, today aged 65 yeans. She was the widow of W. B. Colton, ex-Mayor of Ashland. She leaves three daughters. Mrs. H L. Whited. of this city; Mrs. A. E. Shie'de ler, of Los Angeles, and Mrs. David Fallis. of Gardena. Funeral services and interment will be at Gardena. for which city Mrs. Whited left last night. 1 j i 1 - 'r TEN -POUND SACK CANE SUGAR 75c FIFTEEN POUNDS FINE GRANULATED SUGAR $1.00 Saturday Only. 3 lbs. Powdered or Cube Sugar at.'. 25c Banquet Oleomargarine 45c Roll Best Creamery Butter. per roll. 75c Oregon Eggs, per dozen No. 5 ter pail lis Peanut But- 6()o Wesson Oil Saturday Only. 30c, $1.10 PURE CEYLON TEA 10c PKG. Grown and packed In Ceylon, ' i-lh. pkc, rcsrular 23c LIpton's Tea, per lb HOc Monopole Sour Pickles 5c Jar Selected Gerklna. Hrgu lar ISc Jar. Ivory Starch, Six Boxes 25c Regular lOe straight. Requires no boiling. King's Naptha Soap, sev en bars 25c Jewel Cleanser, 3 cans lOc Citrus, Gold Dust, Pear line, 25c size 20c Clean Easy Soap, 6 bars. 25c Lighthouse Washing Powder, per box 20c This Is a bargain regular 25c pkg. weighs over i lbs. POLK BUDGET ADOPTED ATTACK MADE ON J. WALDO FINN, ROAUMASTER. Purchasing Agent System Adopted and Election of Judge Klrkpatrlck Expected to Show Saving. DALLAS, Or., Dec. 29. (Special.) By a unanimous vote of the taxpayers present at the annual budget meeting the budget as prepared and ordered published by the County Court of Polk County was adopted here this morn ing. Not n change was made. The meeting was attended by about 10(1 leading taxpayers from all sections of Polk County. The County Court room proved too small to accommodate the assembled citizens, and adjournment was taken to the Circuit Court room. Though the meeting was quite har monious, still A. H. Dennett, of the Dallas district, set off a few fire works when he opened an attack upon J. Waldo Finn, County Roadmaster. Mr. Dennett charged that Mr. Finn was incompetent, basing his allegation upon the fact that the Independence concrete bridge had been accepted by the roadmaster after having been con structed under his supervision, and that the same had fallen down, the county lielntr responsible for the Iocs. No guess work You can know You will get good and have heathful, some foods by- KG Baking Powder Ask your grocer he knows A GOOD START For the New Year Your Health Comes First Your Prosperity Depends On It. Pure food is necessary for perfect health. The price you pay for your table supplies must be on the low, low level of living if you are to add to your prosperity. And never in the history of this business have pure foods been offered on so narrow margins. YOU, TOO. MAY ENJOY HEALTH AND PROSPERITY ALL THE NEW YEAR WHILE LIVING BETTER FOR LESS. DEL MONTE TOMATO CATSUP FIFTEEN. OUNCE BOTTLE 15c 25c BOTTLE PURE OLIVE OIL 15c 10 oz. bot. Mayonnaise Dressing XOe Meat Sauce. 3 bottles Pepper Sauce. 3 bottles mu Remember these are all "California Home" goods GHIRARDELLI'S CHOCOLATE 25c Saturday Only at Tula I'rlce. Hersheys Cocoa 15 Baker's Sweet Chocolate, per lb. 25c RIB BOILING BEEF 8c Beef Sirloin Pot Roast, per lb....lOi Sirloin Roast, per lb ..x2Vi Sirloin Steak, per lb 15 T-Bone Steak, per lb 15C Hamburger Steak, per lb IOC Rolled Prime Roast, per lb... 15c Shoulder Steak, per lb 10-oz. bottle Mayonnaise Dress ing, at XOC CHOICE CALIFORNIA SEEDED RAISINS THREE PACKAGES 25c White or Black Figs. 2 lbs 25c Petite Prunes, per lb 5c Italian Prunes, 3 r. WE TAKE PHONE ORDERS FRIDAY EVES. UNTIL IO O'CLOCK QUICK DELIVERY d -Sunnyside Sellwood Tuesdays and Thursdays Rose City Park Kern Park Arleta Tremont and Lents Wednesdays and Fridays Montavilla and Portland Heights Thursdays Other Sections Daily Be County Judge E. C. Klrkpatrlck de tailed the condition of the county's finances, and gave the taxpayers to understand that It would take every dollar raised for roads, bridges and ferries to carry on Polk County's share of the Salem bridge. The Polk County Court also adopted the "purchasing agent" system, and the County Judge was named am pur chasing agent. It Is estimated that several hundred dollars will be saved annually to the county under this sys tem. LAND DEAL IS PROPOSED Eastern Concerns Seek Base Prop erty in School Sections. SALEM, Or., Dec. 29. (Special. 1 The falelgh Lumber Company, an Eastern concern; the George A. Baldwin Estate ot Appieton. A is., and the C. A. Smith Lumber Company today made a pro posal to the State Land Board that the board allow the parties represented to secure base lands in school sections approximating In valuation lands which were sold by the state to them, but for which the state never has been aoie to convey title. some or the lands originally paid for by the parties appearing were sold oy tne state in I.S91 and some in 1901 But before the state could secure title me lands were surveyed n forest re v o.o i'it'1 lanas. and as a result passed from under the possi results " M BBS.( II Veal Shoulder Veal Roast, per lb.l2l-o Breast of Veal, per lb lOr Ig or Loin Roast, per lb IB? Shoulder Veal Chops, per lb.. 15c Young Pig Pork Loins, per lb 20c Legs, per lb 16c Shoulders, per lb .....lie Sundried Apples, Peaches. 2 lbs... lbs 25c 3 lbs.. .. -25c 15c ita Store 994-996 Belmont Convenient for many East Side patrons. Same price, same aer vice and specials aa at the main tore. PHONES B 1215 Tabor 18 Phones A 6255 Main 5700 :3 bility of the state being able to grant them away. Nothing was done today in the mat ter. Fall From Scaffold Breaks Skull. James Leiper. 17 11', Broughton ave nue, sustained a fractured skull yes terday when a scaffold on which he 1m the liecret I I of well nourished children in this can. Children crave chocolate for its appealing taste. Their bodies crave it for the nourishment it contains. Give them daily a cup of Ghirardelli's, the best the grand prize chocolate the brand that comes protected in hermetically sealed cans the one that more than a million homes in the West prefer Ghirardellfs Ground Chocolate 1 Since 1852 D. GHIRARDELL! CO. s IWaha. No. 1 Honey Baked Beans Three Cans 25c Contain no animal fat. S e a o ned with honey, alt and oil. baked la atone Jars. No. 1 Golden Pindar Steaks, made of nuts, legumes, corn and to matoes. A delicious meat substitute 10 No. 2 Nut Soup. 2 cans consists of nuts and tomatoes, scientifically blended, at 25c No. 2 Wheat Hominv. 3 cans, made entirely of wheat, at.... 25t FAIRY SOAP Large 10c Size 4 Bars for 25c Aster Milk Three Cans 25c One of Oregon's Best. 3 cans Borden's Eagle Brand. 50C Quaker Oats Pkg., 10c Shredded Wheat. Force Kellopg's Wheat Bis cuit, per pkg lOc Kellogg's Corn Flakes and Krumbles, 3 pkgs. 25 orn Krlnkles. 4 pkgs. 2sS Wheat Eats. Pearls of & wheat. 2 for 25c White or Yellow Corn .Meal, sack 4r Diamond W Hot cake lour, 2 pkgs 25c Imported Fish balls 25c Can These are from the famous town of Ntitvanger, reg ular 35c cans. 6 cans Sardines In oil... 25C 6 cans Lunch Meat 27. 10-lb. palls pound 30-lb. palls pound Jelly j 'e 1 i y Com ... 75r - -Sl.OO was working for the Standifer-Clark-son Company collapsed and fell. He was taken to St Vincent's Hospital, and it is believed that he will recover. Mr. Leiper is 35 years old and married. Chicago, quoting from a newspaper of August 3. 1851. "now has the enor mous population of 38.800. an increasa f 10.000 in the last year."