the uronxrxG oregoxtax, satttcdat, jaxuatit is.- ioit.
WASHINGTON HOLDS
OOORISiTCLOSED
Early Peace Improbable, but
Way Is Sought to Obtain
Comparison of.Terms.
BERLIN THOUGHT WILLING
Allies' Proposal Might Even Be Dis
cussed, Although. Not Accepted.
Germans Think Modifica
tion Might Be Result.
ALLIES' REFERENCE TO "RES
TITUTION OF" TERRITORY"
EXPLAINED. .
LONTyON, Jan. 12. The Dally '
Graphic, referring: to the resti
tution of territory, as mentioned
in the entente reply, says that
this means:
Restoration of Alsace-Lorraine
to France and of Trentlno and
Trlest to Italy.
Constitution of the Slavonic
provinces of Austria into a sepa
rate state.
Transference of Transylvania
from Hungary to Roumanla.
Restoration of the ancient king
dom of Bohemia.
Creation of a united Poland
under a Russian protectorate.
In addition, the expulsion of
the Turks from Europe, the liber
ation of the Armenians, Arabs
and Syrians from Turkish rule.
France, and some kind of security for
maritime frontiers.
On the east front the provinces of
Lithuania and Poland are in dispute.
Lithuania, formerly Russian but con
quered by Germany, has a promise of
autonomy. Both Germany and Russia
have promised Polish independence,
though Germany contemplates making
a separate kingdom of Russian Poland
only, while Russia's plans contemplate
Russian . Poland added to German and
Austrian-Poland.
Balkans Cause of Bitterness.
It is In the reconstruction of the
Balkans that the alliances apparently
are most bitterly at odds. Italy, be
sides demanding all the territory-that
Austria would have given her without
a war, wants also the city of Trieste,
Austria's main seaport, and a large part
or the Dalmatian coast. The desire ol
Germany and Austria to punish Serbia
offers a most complicated difficulty, as
the allies have demanded that' coun
try's restoration with indemnity.
Bulgaria demands part of Serbia,
Macedonia and Roumanla as her rec
ompense for the war, and has stated
through her Premier that her work.
consisting in conquering those sections.
now is f.nished. - The whole question of
the return of various nationalities to
their own countries presents a complex
and confusing problem.
Turkey then remains. The allies
have demanded her withdrawal from
Emone without saying who shall fill
the vacancy at Constantinople. Ex
Premier Trepoff has announced the
allies have promised that city with the
straits to Russia, but the question is
left open in the allied note-. The Turk
ish capital and the proposed division
of the Ottoman empire in Asia Minor
furnish still another tremendous diffi
culty to be overcome.
The question of colonies and of the
Far East is left untouched In the allied
statement. Germany informally has in
dicated that she will expect her col
onies back.
RUNAWAYS TO RETURN
GLADYS DAVIS AND SWEETHEART
WAIVE EXTRADITION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The atti
tude of President Wilson toward the
replies of the warring nations on his
suggestion that an opportunity be
given for comparing peace terms re
mained undetermined tonight
Preliminary discussion of the ques
tion was begun at today's Cabinet
meeting and at conferences between
the President and Secretary Lansing,
and between the President and Colonel
12. M. House, who spent the day at the
White House.
Informally, officials expressed the
opinion that the problem facing the
President is how to reconcile thf. con
flicting attitude of the central powers
nd the entente allies on the question
of comparing terms. The central pow
ers have offered to discuss peace at
a conference of representatives of the
belligerents. The entente powers,
though virtually declining to agree to
a conference, heaving given their broad
terms publicly, it was suggested the
President might seek a new method of
having terms compared.
- German Statement Expected.
In his original note he said he was
indifferent as to the means employed
to secure this desired end, and it was
thought he now would avoid putting
himself In the position of advocating
a particular method. In one adminis
tration quarter- it -was suggested that
one of more European neutrals might
urge Germany and her allies to. make
public their peace terms, and others
thought it possible that a voluntary
statement might be forthcoming from
Berlin after the text of the entente
reply had been handed to the foreign
office for its information by Ambassa
dor Gerard.
o far, it is understood, the note has
not been transmitted to American dip
lomats in the Teutonic countries, al
though' It is generally assumed this
will be the first step actually taken by
the United States. Secretary Lansing
broke his silence on the subject today,
only to say definitely that no action
had yet been taken.
Early Peace Still Improbable.
It is generally agreed everywhere
that the nature of the terms of the
entente, with the intimations from
German sources that such terms cannot
be accepted, make an early peace unlikely.-
The preliminary view of the
Administration, however, still ,1s that
-the door to discussion was not entirely
closed. -
In the German view here it rests en
tirely with the President whether there
will be further negotiations at this
time. It is regarded as certain that
the Germanic allies will consider any
proposition Mr. Wilson may make and
that they probably would be willing
even to discuss in - a conference with
their enemies the conditions stated In
the entente reply.
At the same time It is reiterated thai
Germany and her allies never, upon any
consideration, would accept such terms,
And should they agree to enter a con
ference to discuss terms it "Would be
with the idea that the entente might
recede from its position. In this con
nection the Germans express the belief
that the entente set forth in its note
the objects It desires to achieve rather
than the only terms upon which it
would make peace, and that as the
communication was written for pub
Hca,tion broadcast, - it probably could
not be expected that objects or terms
less moderate than those given could
have been stated.
First Milestone Reached.
The view was generally expressed at
the White House that the first mile
stone in the negotiations inaugurated
by Mr. .Wilson had been reached, and
that there would have to be a general
assessment of the entire situation be
fore any further move could be made.
Already officials are trying to work
out the possible points of' agreement
between the opposing alliances based
upon the entente note and the German
Chancellor's speeches. Both, it is
pointed out, agree to the evacuation ot
France and Belgium. The only ques
tions left open on the west front, there
fore, are the allied demands for in
demnities and the intimations that Al-
t-'aoe-LorrmnA must be returned to
Con pie CnnBht at Los Angeles to be Re
turned by Sheriff Hurlburt and
Try to Be Married Here.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12. (Special.)
Gladys Opal Davis, 14 years old. of
Portland, Or., who eloped from Port
land to Los 'Angeles with Michael
Chiamenti several days ago. will be
taken back to Portland with Chiamenti
tomorrow in the custody of Sheriff
Hurlburt. of Portland. The girl and
Chiamenti waived extradition. Sheriff
Hurlburt served a warrant on Chi:
menti charging him with contributing
to the delinquency of a mi noli The
girl was arrested as a runaway.
The youth contended that he had In
tended to marry the girl in California
and was preparing to do so, but was
afraid an investigation would result
because of the girl's age. The Davi3
girl weepingly declared she loved Chia
menti and that she would stick by him
through his trial in Portland and that
she would marry him whenever he is
freed.
The couple were arrested the day
after the girl lost her opal engagement
ring. This loss, she said, brought the
bad luck resulting in the arrest.
Deciding not to fight a return to
their home, the couple said today they
would attempt to effect a reconcilia
tion with the parents of the young
woman so that they may be married.
STRIKERS VOTE ON
WAGE SCALE TODAY
Northwest Steel Company to
- Submit Its Offer as Agreed
On in Conference.
CLOSED SHOP STILL ISSUE
PROMOTIONS PAID FOR
CIVIL SERVICE RULES EVADED BY
CHICAGO POLICE.
Weak Lungs ana
Healey to Be Reinstated as Captain
and Leave of Absence of SO Days
Will Be Given Him.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12- Promotions in
the police department, according to
Maclay Hoyne, State's Attorney, to
night, in many recent instances have
been made in evasion of the civil serv
ice rulings. Mr. Hoyne had announced,
in connection with his investigation of
the alleged police graft ring, that many
promotions were paid for. He charged
that the civil service eligible list prac
tically had been ignored.
In the first special order issued since
he became chief of police yesterday,
Herman Schuettler suspended indef
initely William H. Luthardt, formerly
secretary to Charles C. Healey, former
chief. Luthardt was named with Chief
Healey in the Indictments charging
conspiracy returned by the October
grand jury.
Healey is to be reinstated as a cap
tain of police and immediately a 29-day
leave of absence will be granted him.
it was decided today. His leave of
absence is in accordance with the prac
tice ol granting leave of absence dur
ing the pendency of charges against
police officials.
LUMBERMEN WILL ELECT
Annual Meeting of 'West Coast As
sociation to Be in Tacoma.
J. R. Bowles Says Satisfactory Prog.
ress Is Made In Negotiations.
Some Jobs Here Pay Bet
ter Than Elsewhere.
After a conference between the com
mittee of strikers and officials of the
Northwest Steel Company, which lasted
several hours last night, an agreement
was reached whereby J. R- Bowles,
president of the company, will formu
late a complete scale of wages and
submit it to the strikers today for their
approval or rejection.
In addition to the question of wages,
the company will present plans for im
proving working conditions and for
providing certain accommodations
sought bv the workmen.
It was declared that the question of
open or closed shop did not enter into
the discussions last night, or at a con
ference held earlier in the day.
"Most satisfactory progress is being
made," said Mr. Bowles, after last
night's session. "We came to terms on
certain questions ot wages and re
quirements of working conditions. The
committee left papers with us, and
these will be drawn up and presented
to the committee today.
' Some Jobs Pay More Here. "
In comparing the scale of wages now
in effect at the Northwestern Steel Com
pany with that at the Union Iron Works
at San Francisco, it was learned that
the Portland plant in several Instances
is paying higher wages, especially in
regard to lower grades of labor. The
local plant is paying helpers a minimum
of u2 cents an hour, while the union
Iron Works is paying from 25 to SI
cents.
It was found also that shearmen and
punchers employed in the boiler-mak
ing department, receive i0 cents more
a day here than at San Krancisco. The
scale here is J3.60 a day, and at the
Union Iron Works $3 a day. Black
smiths and shipbuilders receive the
same pay as at San Francisco.
While the conference was being held,
several hundred of the striking me
chanics had gathered at Arion Hall to
await the outcome of negotiations. The
committee made a report of its delib
erations with the company officials
about 9:30 o'clock.
While settlement of the strike seems
to be growing nearer, there Is a feel
ing on the part of many of the strik
ers that the question of open shop or
closed shor must be settled definitely.
Wage Question Not AIL
"It is not so much a question of
wages, after all, said one of the strik
ers last night. "Of course, we think we
have just complaints, in several instan
ces, regarding pay and working condi
tions, but we feel that if the plants at
Seattle and San Francisco can operate
profitably and harmoniously under
closed-shop conditions, the Portland
shops can do so too.
Earlier in the day representatives of
the Metal Trades Council met with the
strike committee of the Northwest Steel
Company. At this conference counter
proposals to the proposition made
few days ago by Mr. Bowles regarding
the wage scale were submitted. The
matter immediately was taken up with
other otnciala of the company.
Information was received in Portland
yesterday that the boycott in Seattle
on materials furnished by the Wil-
amette Iron & Steel Works and the
Northwest Steel Company to various
shipyards there had been lifted by the
Seattle Metal Trades Council. An em
bargo had been placed on the materials
supplied by the open shop concerns to
the closed shop plants there. The
action of 'the Seattle unions was re
scinded when it was learned that the
Willamette plant was selling its ma
terials f. o. b. Portland, and that the
boycott could injure only the closed
shop plants at Seattle. -
Material Stocks Depicted.
One of the features of the situation
with steel plants not only in Portland,
but also in Seattle and San Francisco,
s the rapid depletion of materials. It
is said that Eastern manufacturers are
unable to keep up with the general de
mand for -steel products and, to make
matters worse, the car shortage situa
tion continues to affect steel shipments.
For these reasons work at the vari
ous Pacific Coast plants has been ham
pered. As a result a few of the plants
are laying off some of their men.
Officials of both the Willamette Iron
& Steel Works and the Northwest Steel
Company say that new men are being
added daily and conditions are almost
normal regardless of the strike situa
tion.
WAGE INCREASES MANY
TACOMA Wash.. Jan. 12. fSDeclaH
the annual meeting of the West
Coast Lumbermen's Association will be
neia at U'acoma, January 26. At this
meeting will be held the annual elec
tion or 11 trustees, who, in turn will
select officers of the association for the
year. A president, two vice-presidents.
a secretary and a treasurer are to be
cnosen Dy tne new ooara.
The men that have been nominated
ior trustees are: J. C. Knight, Van
couver, B. C; F. H. Jackson Clear
jaKe. wasn.; w. B. Nettleton, Seattle:
- iiuivsuii, xauurna; a. 1a. i all c
HOQuiara; li. M. Burnside, Raymond; F.
ts. nuDoara. uentraiia; E. D. Kingsley,
iortiana: rj. a. Hazen, Portland; L.
R. Shaw, Mill City, Or.; and A. It. Shaw,
Astoria.
J. H. Bloedel, of Seattle, who has pre-
siaea over tne aiiairs or tne associa
tion the past two years, has resigned
because of the pressure of private in
terests.
respond more quickly to the
blood-enriching oil-tood m
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
than to any other one. medicine.
SCOTTS is a rich, nourishing
food to strengthen tender throats
and bronchial tubes. It is ol
peculiar benefit to the respiratory
tract and is liberally used in tu
berculosis camps for that purpose.
Ycu get no alcohol in Scott's.
Saott Benrn. Bloomfield. IT. J.
16-a
ELKS ASSIST IN FUNERAL
Members of The Dalles Lodge Go Jo
Hood River for Obsequies.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) Twenty-six members of The
Dalles lodge of Elks, of which J. L.
Morrison naa Deen a member, were
here yesterday afternoon, and with lo'
cal members of the fraternal organiza
tion formed a funeral escort. The serv
ices were conducted by Rev. J. L.
Hershner, a pioneer Congregational
minister.
Mr. Morrison, who came here In 1901
was 66 years old. He was a native of
Iowa. , His early life was spent on the
plains, and he was a veteran of Indian
wars. For 25 years before coming to
Hood River air. Morrison had been
line foreman of the Western Union
Telegraph Company.
Flies Cared In 6 to 14 Dmra.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT
falls to cure itching. Blind. Bleeding or Pro
truding Piles. First application gives relief. :Jo
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
quent mixture of the Ideals of right
with the ordinary conceptions of con
quest, which have nothing to do with
right."
The paper refers to the difficulties
inseparable from tbs realization of the
principle of nationalities, but approves
this ideal and also the demands for
the restoration of Belgium, Serbia and
other occupied territories. It disap
proves of the clause regarding the
restoration of territories formerly
wrested from the allies. Alluding to
Alsace-Lorraine, Schleswlg and the
proposal to expel the Turks from Eu
rope, it says that one might as well de
clare that America , should be restored
to the Indians.
The Handelsblad hopes that Armenia
will not be left in the hands of Tur
key and strongly criticises the Oerman
note to neutrals. It describes the
argument about England's encircling
policy as stupid and is astonished at
the further attempt to Justify the In
vasion of Belgium.
GENERAL INCREASES IX
MONTHS TOTAL 516.
TWO
Of 217 of Number 31 ore Than One Mil
lion Employee Are Involved)
Nearly Half Are Voluntary.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Wage in
creases for many American workmen
in the last two months of 1916 are
shown in tables compiled today by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics from news
paper and periodical reports. Exact
data cannot be obtained, bureau offi
cials say. but the tigures have bees
tabulated to show the trend.
The number of general wage in
creases given is 616, of which -17 re
port more than 1,000,000 employes in
volved. Nearly half of the increases
noted were voluntary and the other
half were divided about equally be
tween increases by strikes and those
reached through agreements between
employers and employes.
Iron and steel workers fared best in
increases, nearly 400,000 benefiting in
wage raises. Textile workers were next
in point of numbers and garment work
ers third.
LAST RIVET TO BE SET
Xo Ceremony Will Mark This Event
at Columbia Interstate Span.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) The last rivet of several hun
dred thousand In the Columbia River
Interstate Bridge will be riveted to
morrow, probably In the column near
the floor of the bridge on -the draw
span. No ceremony is to mark the
event.
AJ1 but three spans have been given
the-top coating of pavement. The last
span, floated into place December 23,
and the first span on this side of the
river and the 00-foot girder span are
yet to be paved with bitulithic The
draw will be lowered tomorrow or next
day, if the weather is good, and the.
first truss span and the girder will be
given the top coating of hard-surface
pavement. The last span to be floated
has been paved with the concrete base,
and in a week will be ready for the
top surface.
HOPMEN SEEKING CONTROL
California Growers Organize Witli
Capital of $200,000.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 12. The
California Associated Hopgrowera, an
organization with $200,000 capital
stocK, will be launched here Monday
at a meeting of growers chiefly from
Son,oma ' Mendocino and Sacramento
counties, according to A. A. Merkely,
who will be chairman of the meeting.
The hopgrowers hope to control -the
entire output of the state, except 20.
000 or 30.000 bales grown by the
grower-dealers. Between " 50,000 and
60,000 bales now are represented by
the growers, and will form the organ!
zation, according to Merkely, and it is
hoped this will be increased as soon
as the project is started.
NAMING OF SQUARES TOPIC
Commissioner Dleck Recommends
Deferring; Selection of Names.
The City Council will take up the
question of giving names to squares
in various parts of the city formed by
three or more streets coming together.
Commissioner Dleck has prepared a re
port on the petition of property owners
to give the name Central Square to
the square formed by Sixth street. Pine
street and Broadway. He recommends
that before this name is given the
whole subject of names for such
squares be considered.
It Is probable the Council will hold
a public hearing in a week or ten days
to consider the question.
GYMNASIUM CLASSES FORM
Girls
Irvington
Thursdays
and Boys Meet
and Saturdays.
Gymnasium classes for the youth Of
Irvington are being formed at the Irv
ington Club gymnasium for the Winter
and Spring.
This morning at 9 and 10 o'clock and
on subsequent Saturday mornings at
those hours girls' classes will be in
session. The girls' work is under the
direction of Miss Marjorie Arnold.
On Thursday afternoons at 4 o'clock,
under Director Kelly, boys will have
their classes.
BOTH NOTES CRITICISED
Dutch Newspaper Disapproves Some
Clauses in Each.
AMSTERDAM, via London. Jan. 13.
The Handelsblaa says It is disappointed
in discovering in the peace terms of the
entente allies, as pet forth in their re
ply to -President Wilson, "an Jnconse-
GUARDSMEN FACE ARREST
Warrants for Missing Drill Are Out
at Baltimore.
BALTIMORE. Jan. 12. Warrant
have been drawn for 110 members of
the Fourth Maryland Regiment for
non-attendance at drills, but Magis
trate Johannsen will not issue them
until Judge Advocate-General Charles
Hahn ot the Fourth has sworn to thorn.
Captain Hahn Is ill.
The guardsmen, who returned from
the border several months ago. say
they came back barely in time to save
their jobs, and that if they spend their
time at drills they risk losing tlteir
jobs. Some guardsmen are said to have
threatened to resign because the pay
the Government promised them for at
tending drills has not boen forth
coming. '
o in
MercKantJifve cfel Merit Only
At the Height of the Wearing Season, the Most Radical
Final Reduction on Girls' Apparel
Effective Today, in the Fourth Floor Section
All Misses' Coats Reduced
$8.95 to $11.50 $12.50 to $12.95 $15 to $28.50
$5.95
$7.95
$9.95
Every coat In our stocks included fancy mixtures, cravenettes, etc, for
school and dress wear. Also styles for little women. Sizes 1 3 to 17.
. AH Suits
For Misses and Small Women
That Sold to $37.50
Reduced to One Price,
$14.95
Girls' Suits
For the Shoe-Top Age
Were $12.50 to $18.50
Reduced to One Price
$9.95
All Children's
To $6.00 Coats
$3.98
To $10.00 Coats
$6.95
Coats Reduced
To $8.95 Coats
$5.95
To $17.50 Coats
$9.95
Our entire stock of fine quality zibeline, cordu
roy, velvet and wool plush coats for children 2 to
6 years.
All Peter Thompson Dresses Reduced
Reg. $6.95 to $7.95 Reg.$9.9S to $11.45
$4.95 $6.95
Regular to $15.00
$11.45
The finest materials, best styles included for
girls 13 to 19 years.
All Children's
Imported Hats
Vz Price
Serge and Challie Dresses
Regular to $13.50, reduced to S7.0.1
Regular to $8.95, reduced to $4.95
Serge and challie dresses. In most at
tractive styles, sizes 6 to 14 years.
Clean-Up Girls Skirts $ 1 .69
That Sold Up to $3.75
Serge, fancy checks and plaids;
lengths 22 to 28 inches. Fourth Floor
I
Best Suits
$6.50. to $20.00
With Two Pairs Pants
iuits with style, and the wearing qual
ities that can't be equaled. Beautiful
mixtures aad overplaids, in grays, greens,
browns, tans.
All sizes, 6 to 18 years.
"Armorclads" $5.00
With Two Pairs Pants
They've become famous, because every
boy that buys an Armorclad comes back
for another. Sizes 6 to 18 years.
For
200 Pa
11 V
Boys' Corduroy Pants, $1.19
OVERCOATS
All Reduced
To $4.95, $5.40, $6.75,
$8.95, $11.25, $13.45
Every coat a great bargain. All
sizes, 2'. to 18 years. Plain blue
cheviots, milton cloth and mixtures.
Clean-Up Raincoats
$3.95 to $5.00 Coats . v . . $2.50
$5.00 to $7.50 Coats $3.15
Sizes 6 to 16 years. A great oppor
tunity to buy an all-year-around coat.
both rubberized and wool-surface.
Fourth Floor.
WINTER IS BITTER
First "Real Storm" of Season
Now Raging in East.
COLD WAVE MOVING FAST
Hiker Arrives at Chehalis.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) Chehalis was visited last nigh
by J L. Balkam, who says he repre
sents the Cleveland (Ohio) Athletic
Club. He la on a ,14. 600-mile hike and
says he is to get $12,000 on return to
Cleveland. Seven men and Balkam left
Cleveland July 4. 1913, according to
Balkam. One died, one was disqualified
and the others quit. Balkam says he
has worn out 57 pairs of shoes.
Centralla Libel Case Dropped.
CHEHALIS, "Wash.. Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) The charge of criminal libel
preferred against Miss Vera Reynolds,
a reporter on a Centralia paper, by C
A. Studebaker. former prosecuting at
torney, was dismissed yesterday. Miss
Reynolds was tried Saturday by a Jury
in a Chehalis Justice Court, the Jury
reporting a disagreement.
Degree of Honor Meets.
CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. Jan. 12.
(Special.) The "first meeting In the
new year of the Degree of Honor was
held Thursday evening, with a large
attendance. Installation of officers
and the initiation of several new mem
bers took place.
Chicago and Other Cities Face Danger-of
Coal Famine Prediction
Made That Snowfall Will
Continue for SO Hours.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12 (Special.) Win
ter set in officially today, acordlng to
the Government experts, who appar
ently consider the 4-degree-below-zero
weather of yesterday as a mere pre
liminary. The first real snow storm of the sea
son, according to the forecasters, was
spreading today and tonight over all
tne Middle West and Northwest, and
will be followed in about 24 hours by
the coldest weather of the season. This
wave is traveling at high speed, and
originates In Alaska, where the ther
mometers registered 70 degrees below
zero Wednenday night. According to
the usual law of averages this would
mean 50 degrees or perhans 65 degrees
below In Western Canada and 20 to 30
below in the Northwestern and Middle
Western states.
Weatker Will New Be Colder.
A storm In the Southwest wea re
sponsible for snow " and moderating
temperature In the Middle West, but
it is giving way to the northern blasts.
Assistant Forecaster Mitchell says it
wlU probably be exceedingly cold by
tomorrow night, and that below-xero
weather will continue several days. In
this event its effects will be folt in
the East and Southeast by Sunday
morning.
Chicago was under the threat of a
hig storm .all day. Artificial light was
necessary in the downtown districts
all day.
There Is real caufle for. apprehension
In Chicago and many cities in this dis
trict, for the coal famine still impends.
Railroad men say a blizzard and a few
days of intensely cold weather wotild
interfere with shipments. Dealers in
coal say the city and other places that
depend on Chicago for their coal, who
have been facing a hand-to-mouth sit
uation, will be up against a genuine
famine and the scanty etocks on hand
will immediately Jump In price S2 or
$3 a ton wholesale. Certain railroads
have already placed an embargo on
coal, as they have no equipment to
move it.
Thirty-air Honrs mt Snow Expected.
The city and all the traction lines put
large forces of men to work immedi
ately when the snow began to fall to
night, to keep streets open and cars
moving. Predictions are that the snow
will continue 36 hours, which means a
hard battle to keep transportation linos
open.
The "storm appears to be driving on
the country from three directions. To
day's snow comes from the southwest.
while the cold wave Is coming from the
northwest. Advices tonight tell of snow
storms and unusually cold weather off
the Atlantic Coast, and New York and
Boston reports the coldest weather of
the season. Eastern Canada, which has
been comparatively mild so far this
Winter, now reports 18 below zero and
growing colder rapidly tonight.
Colorado Coal Strike Settled.
DENVER. Jan. 12. Virtual settle
ment of threatened conl strikes In the
Northern Colorado coal fields and la the
mines at Colorado Springs, was an
nounced tonight by members of the
Colorado Industrial Commission. Un
der a temporary agreement the men
are to continue at work at a 5 per cent
Increase pending investigation.
VAN ARNAN FUNERAL SET
Services Will Be Held at Flnley
Chapel Monday.
Funeral services for Ernest B. Van
Arnan. of 353 Harrison street, who died
on Xhursday. after a brief illness, will
be held Monday afternoon from the
Finley chapel, with interment at River
view Cemetery.
Mr. Van Arnan was widely known In
this city and Oregon. He was formerly
connected with the Honeyman Hard
ware Company, but for several years
past had been a traveling salesman for
the Winchester Repeating Arms Com
pany. ale is survived by his widow and -a
son.
MEN
Chamberlains Cough Remedy
"Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been used
in my family for hoarseness, coughs and colds
on occasions without number, and has given the
best of satisfaction. Mrs. C. Metzger, Green
ville, 111.
Elegant, Beautiful Silk in These
Fine Neckties $1.15
Setting Until Yesterday lo $2.00 '
)ur entire stock of exclusive holiday neckwear, com-
'prising imported and American silks, in choicest patterns
and colorings, made up in large, full and flowing-end
scarfs. A most exceptional sale.
Offering Our Entire Stock
New Coats
Latest Models, Newest Fabrics
Regularly $35, $30, $25
Today
$19.00
Prices truly touch bottom when we
offer our entire stock of the finest tai
lored overcoats in this sale. Styles and
models for men of every taste.
$3 Felt and Derby Hats
Saturday $2.35
Made by the best manufacturer of
men's hats. Buy one of these to last
you until straw hat time. Price is very
exceptional.
First Floor, Just Inside Washington-Street Entrance
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