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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX,r SATtTRDAT, FEBRTTARY 2, 1918. FLEES AS DID PORTLAND YOCXGSTERS STAT INDOORS WHEN THE FIRST SNOW FELL? SHOW CHILLS CITY Five Inches Slow Traffic in " Portland and Forces Ped estrians to Be Wary. YOUTH COASTS ON HILLS 8 WELL, SCARCELY J 1 1' - - $ SPRING SMa Arc Broafht Out Early br CM 1dm and Real Winter Paa Mails Croandhoc to Ftorrtetl Fstere Wratber Today. All yesterday moraine; the cloud hnoa. taelr garnered fullness oown," which la to say that Portland tucked aa lu OTsrecat cellar and waded to work and play throuch about fire trx-hee of aura-enough imw, the first of tho ssm- Thf weathermaa blamed It on Can ada. whtrh. bo aaid. hatched the Bale that lakd Mgthwird and whipped Into Fortlaad viik tho lusts Im of a yeans bllsaard. With tko mercury at it decrees at o'clock yesterday mornlnc too sabare&ftfte plowed through else- aale drifts as bo touch! lbs car corner. Car erhedulea wro shattered by 16 storm, though transportation was I no Instaaco eertooaljr delayed. Know lows and ec racers saslly disposed tao fw inches over too rails, and frose . switches yielded to treatment. By o'clock tko mercury had rlsea to 1 derrees and dowotown streets slushy. Worm TSsssnartly Batted. Unsheltered shipyards were forced to discontinue work during tho for aoon. with only machine shops and covered yards In operation. Br noon ssost of tko workmen wero enabled to return to their accustomed tasks. Tho small boy. and his little piste as writ, mad the aiost of It. Wit amen ira srowfns all around, and the fruit trees swelling- ambltlousiy but a few snort days before, the strange In tb city would have wared th sleds wero unknown vehicles of Juvs all irsfteportatlon In the City of K Hut tho streets denied the lenimp- tlon yesterday, when I'ortland children hunted bills for coasting, and toted on another on many strange varieties of the genus sled or sieisn. They dia not overlook the fact, either, that snow I adapted to the spherical form and Can bo hurled wltb pleasing results for all save th target. . silver Thaw I alihely. The 8treetTlanlng Bureau turned 1 to work at an "Warty boor and cross , walks and pavement felt the scrap of shovel and plow again. There was , some talk of ths stlver-thsw dans. as th new altered to a light drissle. but tho weatherman aa that rhanc for this nnpleaelnc demonstration of old King Winter are slight. Indeed. Th weatbermaa says that today will bo warmer, enterlas with a tempera tar between IS and 14 degrees, aad featuring- a light snow, and that prob ably will change to rain as th day rocrowt. YVbl-h la Interesting1. Inasmuch aa to day Is fvmed In Amerl-an lor "grouadhog day. Should th aatut animal bis shadow a hs smrre for a slant at th weather, he . .aid to retir hastily 4o sleep away sis weeks more of Winter. To the contrary, ir the day be cloudy. as Weatherman ei:s secures ue, the i groundhog will hop-scotch about la , lively manner. albbTe a llttlo early area. and remain with aern In I hie Infallible Inettnrt that ths weather Will bo fine heex-eforth astoiii ins nnsT snowfall ' Rainfall Darin Lal IT Day In Jaaaary Totaled laches. ASTORIA. Or. Feb. I. SpclaL Astoria had tb first snow of ths ' oreeeat Winter today. Thta morning I tho ground was covered to a depth of I about balf-aa-lack. The temperature i was warmer by five degrees than on , vestsrday aad th greater portion of tho saow disappeared. According to tb records In local Weather observer Withers' office, the rainfall during tho last II days In Jsn ry. feoea Jaaoaev IS to January II. was alt Inches, There were five clear, four partly cloudy and seven cloudy days The maximum temperature was If snd th minimum was it degree , abov tern. MFRrrnv nnop at la lrudi: I Tea to S lie low Zero V rather Fx periraced la I'nloa. IJ r.iuxnr. Or., reb. 1 special. ) : Trains dragging over th road with difficulty and many hours late. epe cially from the lt. stock driven to feeding shed, plumber suddenly made the men of the hour, and farmers rig ging up temporary sleighs summart.es the W mte eltuattoa In I'nloa County aal surrounding country. The sudden drop of the mercury yeeterday morn Sng created considerable Inconvenience. At many points the thermometer dropped from 1 to J below sero last Bight. iielow sero weather Is being iperlenced In La Grande. There waa a slight moderation today, bowever. and the cold snap probably Is near Its snd. I , y a-W .' f f ..'-- ..-. , b. If I II f 1 VsVt ..-iosaysiTi Y.hra-rs- ? ' y f - '' '., . jbja ' V i 11 W l')--u-t'--HeMiimiimiiimiHiwiimiimiiiiiiiiiiii a y? S- '- (J PHOTOPLAYS OF MERIT BEGINNING I . ' ,iov ;;.v:r nil- . - today If I H' ' ijf .Ifp ONE WEEK ONLY I I I ; . .. ,,- 4 ft 31 . THE FIRST REAL V.--- I i Iw'f ' ' :. IF li f ,wawr if Ji ' I''-.-- t ' Le-e- - V -vr ' . 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For this reason school and all agencies of education must be e 1i - . maintained in order that our young; tl f 1 . , men and women may hare tho bast I ft. "IeaaafcmTe-". ieseieseaeeeiaMaaieaeaoawaiawaweaeasawa gr was short lived. Iba tmpratur rising today to II abora At 11 this morning a light snowfall commenced and I continuing this enlnc Ths lowest tamperaturo recorded by th Baker weather offir today was 5 o'clock this mornlnc. ftrports from other sections lnlh valley shew a corresponding moderation. FARMERS WELCOME SNOWFALL e Blanket on Cround Will Protect Wheat From Frot. WALLA WALLA. Wash. Feb.- 1. (Special.) Though, th mercury was still low, snow started falling this aft ernoon, and Indlcationa were for a heary blanket by mornlnc Th snow la welcomed by th farmers, who say that It will do tho wheal much good la addition to protecting It from any lowering of th temparatur It will add olstur. Tho lowest point reached by the mer enry today was It degrees and tb highest 21. The snow haa dona no dareag to grain except In a fw Iso lated Instance, th farmers say. Walla Walla Is close enough to wood supplies o Insura asainat a fuel shortage. Temperalare IUaca at Albany. ALBANT. Or, Feb. 1. (Special.) Albany's first snowfall of th V.lnlr cam early this morning. An Inch of now fell. A beaey rain soon followed. and tho ground was clear of snow by noon. A neayy snowfall Is reported be mountains of this section of th atsla Th minimum temperature her at night wis ii degreea above. This waa four degrees higher than that of mark of th Winter her was reacbed. No damag baa beea caused In this rclnity. Hood nircr Welcome Snow. State Superintendent Is Can didate for Re-election. HOOD RIVER. Or, Feb. 1 (Special.) com than th fivo-lnch blank.t that OREGON SYSTEM APPROVED covers mtii.oiuniDia sirawnerry ais- rtcts today, relieving rravtni from ear or damage by th sudden frees following uninterrupted Pprlnff-llka rather slneo last FalL Tha snow's epth Increases with altitude and prophecies of a water, famine for lha Hood Hlver Irrigation system this Sum mer irt vanishing. I MF.RCI KT IllSES AT PE DLETOX I Farmer and Stockmen Itrjolrc Over Light Fall of Snow. rESr'LKTOS. Or. reb. I. iSpectall I'eadletoa today enjoyed a relief from tte aear-iero weather of Thursday, with a rtaa of ten degrees In th tern ferature Lata this afternoon the snow, ahlrb so far la ths present storm baa missed Pendleton, started to fall. Farmers wbo bav been hoping for a blanket of snow to protect their wbat aad stockman who have been worrying over a poaslble shortage of water la the hills aest bummer are re joicing; over tho weather. xrnct ry row ix sttkrmax light Fall of Snow Afford Pro! ce llo a for Wlntrr W heal. WASCO. Or. Feb. 1 (Special) Sherman County l xprlencelnr tb fvrvt Winter weatnr of th eas wiik th thermometer hovering around aero. A light snow Is falling tonight, with svery indiratloa that tber will be pmiection for Winter wheal. Th anuaual rainfall, together with th mild Winter, baa glvea the Winter wheat a good start. riklll WEATHER MODER-TES (old aap of Sltort Daratloa. Tcna- rralare Vp to 3 3 Above. lAKtP. Or.. Feb. 1 (Special) The tataasa ce.l soap la tas iiaacr Vaiisy, Fall In CaradV Heavy. HOOD niVEO, Or, Feb. L (Special.) A heavy snow in the Cascade to th northwest of Hrninl Hood will bamper the Oregon Lumber Companya crews. wbo began work the first of th wek. Itrrhardtet. who f e red a shortage of water the coming s smd becaas of lack of snow In Its mountains, are hopeful. Snow WrlfOmrd by Farmers. MrMIVNVILLR. Or, Fb. 1 (Spe cial ) Sim Inches of snow, which fell her last night and today, baa relieved the anxiety of farmer regarding tb wbeat crop. Kail-sown grain haa been thriving In this vicinity and tber was danger from freeslng and thawing. The snow, tb first of th season, will af for dtbs wheat ample protection. Shipyard Closed by Snow Storm. ABERDEKN. Wash, Feb. 1 ( Spe cial. Harbor shipyards wr forced to cloao today as th result of a two-Inch fall of snow last night, which quickly turned Into slippery slush and mads work about th ships dangerous. Rain fell during ths afternoon, and tb cold spell appears broken. Snowfall at Eugene Light. EUOENE. Or, Feb. 1. (Special.) There waa no snowfall la Eugena to day. The weather turned warm during the night and a light rainfall was r corded durlnS th forenoon. Th mis Imura temperature for th Winter. 12 degrees, was recorded w adnesdi night. Granta Paa Snowfall Light. GRAXT8 PASS, Or. clal. Tber waa a ve of snow at Grants Pass morning, but tha tops of tha surround ing hills showed a light fall of snow. Thar was light rain at Intervals dur Ing th day, but th sun abooa paucb of tha tlm. Chehalls Has Four Inches. CHEHALIS. Wash, Feb. L (fp- elal.) Chehalls people were greeted with four Inches of noer on the level this morning. The fall during the day. although the temperature was mild. This la th first snowfall to cover th ground thla Winter. Rain in I'mpqua Valley. Indorsement by United State Ba res a of Education Cited Har mony of Action In Schools One of State's Achievements. SALEM. Or; Feb. 1. (Special.) Su perintendent of Publlo Instruction J. A. Churchill today made formal an nouncement of his candidacy for re election. He will seek nomination on th Republican ticket at the primaries In May. Xlr. Churchill. In making his an nouncement, called attention to th fact that th United States Bureau of education last year, through Its ex tension workera recognized Oregon as model In urging other states to crease th etllclency of their rural achoola. Xr. Churchill waa eleoted Superln In the thrift campaign and tha Junior i:d Crocs work. "Tha war is also teaching- ua the lesson that every person must b in tenslvely trained for the work ho In. tends to do. For this reason schools and all agenciea of education must ba maintained in order that our young men and women may have ths bast preparation possible when called upon to serve the Nation." BAKER PASTORATE FILLED Rev. James A. Banton Accepts Offer I of Calvary Baptist Tburch. BAKER, Or, Feb. 1. (Special) Rev. James A. Banton, a prominent I California minister, wbo arrived her I a few days ago. accepted the pastorate of the Calvary Baptist Church today after several daya deliberation. Mr. Banton received th unanimous vote of I the church board In the call Issued to I blm. The new pastor haa of late been n iraged In evangelistic work In Califor nia. Before that h was a resident of Brltlnh Columbia, where ho organised two Important churches and was the founder there of tha People' Christian Institute. lit! Ifll m (HI IM 11! E SI mi mi tn DODGING a MILLION i, Usual Ii li Admit, ti .31 fence Ii! important: Have you seen the Latest: Universal C o r rent Events? . No! Well, It's Here. A show that is easy to digest and as for speed, real downright fun, high-class comedy, a bright, interest ing story, perfect photography etc there never was a better picture. Mabel surely is the Lady" Fairbanks. ENDEAVORERS TO GATHER "irmnittm'tn"T'mt"ini timiiiiirififtftftiritiiTiMttifititiriiiiiiiMmrtimimimiiirmnimiiiirfnni uuiumieiwu.utimii.iiiiiuiuuiiJuimmmim ; illlllllllllllllllllllllllUlllllUlilllllllllJIlllUUIll Fb. 1 (Spa- J rry faint trace I 'as arly this I I r............eee.eee.....y a. i l i ' ! ( v- j'. "-" i ' . . j t : r . 'y j It) i i . . ! r I ; .. . . a 1 .r it J. A. rkarrkllk State School Sa aertateadeat. Mb Aaaonaces Hla Candidacy fer Re-electloa. tendent tn 1(1. after filling out an unexpired term, following; the reslfrna tlon of Superintendent Alderman. In hla platform b says: "Th results accomplished by our plan of standardisation, the length of term and the high percentage of at tendance have all attracted favorable rOJEBt'RO. Or, Feb. 1. (Special.) I notice. Educators In other states say Mild weather prevailed throughout the that the distinctive feature of the rub I'mpqua Valley today, tha temperature being 41 Ciult a heavy rain fell during the greater part of the day. Dcfcoae Meeting Called. DALLAS. Or, Feb. 1. (Special.) VT. V. Fuller, chairman of the County Council of Ltefense. hss called a meet ing In the. liallaa Commercial Club room of reprrsentatlvea from all parts of tha county to confer on matters of merest. A commute Is to be appoint ed to art aa enrolling agent fur the Lulled 8 la tea Publlo Sarvlc Jiayrva lie school ytm of Oregon Is the unity and harmony of action through out th entir system, extending from the smallest rural school through the htgb schools and up to the higher In. stitutions of learning. "Thla unity of action Is of particular value at this time, because Just now th public school system has a great duty to perform: - namely, to use our perfect organisation to carry out the duties laid upon u by th Federal Gov ernment to help In winning the wsr. How well th teachers of Oregon ran work la unison haa been demonstrated Oregon State Convention Opens at rain.,aturated grain fields. Cove's combination Fall and spring- weamer substitute for winter was so aeciaea iinrine Christmas week." that peach BAKER, Or, Feb. 1. (Special.) pn trees on the Otho Eckersley place al Baker, February IS. February 18 the Oregon State Christian Kndeavor convention will begin Its aes Klons In Baker at the Christian Church. The convention will bring about ISO delegates here who will be entertained tn th borne of local people. The leading speakers at the conven tlon will be President Pennington, of Pacific college: JMoyd Carrlck. of Camp most In the .center of Cove, were show ing color. Army May Get Seized Liquor. WATCIMA. Wash.. Feb. 1. (Special.) a ,.rinoii of whisky seized last Sum mer at Ellensburg aa contraband, en route from Montana to oeame, pruu- Iwls, and Rev. Mr. Ingham, of Boise, , be turnea over to the medical IHBh,; Jh ""lon wU1 "nun" over Drtlnent of tbe Army. it is stored tne 17tn- at present In the baBement of the Fed- Clieiall9-Cenlralia Kates liaised. -CENTRALIA. Wash, Feb. L (Spe cial.) following an Increase In gas rates In Centralla and Chehalls granted to the zxortb. l'acUTtc Publlo bervlce Company by the Public Service Com mission, the new tariffs of tha com pany wers received by the City Com mission yesterday. The Increase is ap proximately 15 cents per 1000 eubio feet. eral building here. Federal Court. In custody of, the Two Fatal Accidents Reported. SALEM. Or, Feb. L (SpeciaL) Two fatal accidents were reponea io iuo Industrial Accident Commission for the week ending- January si, meo uowis Fred H. Miller, shipbuilder, i-omana, i ris.ii. f nrrelL losreer. Seaside. Ail told, 612 accidents were reported during tha week, of which 560 ware subject to tha provisions of the act. Cove Has Real 'Winter Weather. COVE, Or, Feb. 1. (SpeciaL) Cove experienced a genuine wintry day and nlsht. January 30 and 31. for the first .Inn. t V. . U'l.t.. -e 1011.17 six-to-ten-Inch snow is covering' the night. It w.i th first of tha season. Forest Grove Has -Inch Fall. fnnrsT r.nnvE Or, Feb. L (Spe cial.) Six Inches or snow u u VIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlllllllllllllflllllllllllllllllllUE 8 WILL TRADE j Best Tract of Logged-Off Land in Country E 1080 acres, 12 miles from Hoquiam, Wash.; 700 5 acres is river bottom; on main highway; plenty of water ; best loffged-off tract in Grays Harbor County . E and that means best in the world. WILL TRADE 3 for APARTMENT-HOUSE in Portland; willing to ASSUME SOME INDEBTEDNESS. I WILL SEL L I 1 FINE HOTEL J 66-room hotel in Aberdeen, Wash. ; on main business street in heart of city ; absolutely BEST LOCATION in LIVEST SMALL CITY in Pacific Northwest; good, going business. This is distinctly a GOOD BUY. Twenty Year Record "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for 20 years with the best results," writes Mrs. N. F. Francis, Nashport, Ohio. BOWES BROS. CO., Aberdeen, Wash. EC. ainiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiir: A BOTTLE OF The Drink That Fits. these snowy days, is just the thins; after an outdoor hike or ride. Try It. ORDER TODAY. Your Grocer, Cafe or Fountain Han Raa It. The Portland Brewing Company