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VOL. LVIII. NO. 18,424
Entered at Portland (Oregon)
Postofflce a Second-Class Matter.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RECORD ICY BLAST
STILL GRIPS STATE
Cold Wave Sets New Low
Temperature Marks.
$14,092,740,000 CROP
HARVESTED THIS YEAR
BOCXTIFCL OUTPUT ATTEND
ED BY RECORD PRICES.
COLD WHIP
40-YEAR
BURSTING PIPES HURT
MANY; WRECK HOMES
HOUSEWIVES ARE INJURED BY
STOVE EXPLOSIONS.
CANADA SENDS GOLD
TO STEADY. EXCHANGE
CANCELED. T
$24 FOR MEN'S SUITS
LISTED AS FAIR PRICE
CHICAGO RETAILERS, HOW
EVER, PREDICT INCREASES.
TO
WILL RUN
SHIPMENT OF $20,000,000 IS
ON WAY TO NEW YORK.
SNAPS
RAINS
MISS UN
REC 0
AGAIN
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BATTLE WITH SNOW STILL ON
Heavy Fall Blocks Roads
Cities and Country.
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POWER LINES BADLY HIT
Rati Communications Being Re
stored, but Not Enough Fuel Can
Be Moved to Meet Demand.
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MINIMUM TBMPKRATCRES OP t
PAST 24 HOI RS.
OKKOON. J
Btloir Zero. 4
Elgin (Union) 40 J
Bear Valley (Grant) . 40 I
Prlnevllle (Crook) 31
Kamela (Union) 30
Endersby (Wasco) 30
Canyon City (Grant) .... 26
The Dalles (Wasco) 26 J
Bend (DescliuteB) 25 J
Hood River (Hood River) . . 24.5 I
Wasco (Wasco) 24
Pendleton (Umatilla) 23
Molalla (Clackamas) 22 t
North Powder (Baker) 22 T
Baker (Baker) 17 J
jucaiinnviue ( lamnuij ... ao
La Grande (Union) 14
Tancpnt (T.lnnl 14
Corvallls (Benton) 13.5 t
Dalas (Polk) 13 I
Carlton (Yamhill) 11 J
Albany (L.inn) 11 4
Oregon City (Clackamas).. 10 ?
Enterprise (Wallowa) .10 t
Salem (Marion) E J
Rainier (Columbia) . 5 I
Hillsboro (Washington) ..4 I
Tillamook (Tillamook) ... 3 J
Above Zero. I
Marshfield (Coos) 18 I
Newport (Lincoln) 15
Grants Pass (Josephine) . . 13
Roseburg (Douglas) 11
Astoria (Clatsop) 9
Medford (Jackson) ...... 9.5
Eugene (Lane) 4
WASHINGTON.
Below Zero. t
Kllensburg ............... SI I
Goldendale ............... 29 . i
Yakima 22
Dayton ................... IS t
Centralia 16.5 I
Spokane .................. 15 I
Chehalis 10 I
Vancouver ............... 10
Walla Walla 4
Stevenson 2
Above Zero.
Seattle 12.2
Tacnma fi o.
Grays Harbor 6 t
Kelso 4 J
Elgin, in Union county, and Bear
Valley, In Grant county, were clasped
tightest In the grasp of King Winter
yesterday with minimum temperatures
of 40 degrees below zero, according
to reports received from Oregon and
Washington points last night.
Marshfield, In Coos county, with a
temperature of 18 degrees above zero,
was the warmest place reported with
in the storm area, which has held
Oregon in the grip of Ice and snow
for the past week. Newport, in Lin
coln county, was next warmest, with
IB above.
Prlnevllle, In Crook county, re
ported SI below zero, and the mld-
Colurnbta region followed closely with
26 below at The Dalles and 24.6 below
at Hood River. In Deschutes county
Eend reported the mercury had
touched the lowest point within rec
ord of 25 degrees below.
Canyon City, in Grant county, re
ported a minimum temperature of 26
degrees below zero.
Astoria, at the mouth of the Co
lumbla river, complained of the
severity of 9 degrees above zero
South of Portland in the Willamette
valley, Corvallls reported 13.5 degrees
below zero, Albany shivered with 11
degrees below and Salem themometers
registered 5 below zero. Eugene re
ported 4 above zero and Roseburg
felt chilled at 11 above zero. Grants
Pass, In Josephine, basked in a tem
perature of 13 above.
In Washington Ellensburg was the
coldest point recorded with 31 de
grees below zero, followed by Golden
dale with 29 below.
Seattle was 12.2 degrees above. Ta
eoma reported 6.9 above zero and
Grays Harber 6 above, all complain
ing of the cold.
Spokane registered 15 below, Che
halls 10 below and Centralia 16.5 be
low zero.
ELGIN REPORTS 4 0 BELOW
La Grande Temperature Coldest on
Record for City.
I,A GRANDE. Or.. Dee. 12. (Spe
claL) Fourteen below zero last night
and down to zero during several houra
of daylight today is the unprecedented
government record in the cold snap
that has hit this vicinity.
Elgin reported 40 below last night.
Enterprise reported 10 below at 10
o'clock this morning. Kamela re
corded 30 below. Similar tempera
tures were reported by other sec
tions. The wind hao abated and the cold
la more acute. Schools were closed at
Conciuuu on 0, Column 1.)
$1,500,000,000 Increase Over;
Production for 1918 Shown in
Department Reports.
WASHINGTON", Dec 12. Record j
prices and bountiful production sent !
the value of farm crops harvested j
this year to the unprecedented total
of tl4.092.T40.000, exceeding the value
of last year's crops by almost $1,500,
000,000. '
Final estimates of production were
issued today by the department of
agriculture and values were based on
prices paid to producers December 1.
The area of harvested crops this year
was more than 2.600,000 acres larger
than last year, amounting to a total
of 359,124.473 acres.
Corn easily maintained its place as
king of crops, with a value of $3,934.
234.000, while cotton, including cot
tonseed, was second with a total value
of $2,332,913,000. The hay crop was
third with $2,129,087,000.
Wheat, combining the winter and
spring crops, was fourth, with $2,028.
522,000. Oats, $1,000,000,000 crop last
year, reached a total of only $895,
603,000 because of decreased produc
tion. Record crops of winter wheat, rice,
sweefVotatoea and hay were grown,
while the production of all wheat,
rye and tobacco was next to the larg
est ever harvested.
Prices paid producers were higher
this year for every crop than th.ey
were last year with the exception of
beans, cranberries and oranges.
PLUMBERS SUSPEND FEE
Customary Double-Time Wage Is
Foregone During Emergency.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec 12. (Spe
cial.) Journeymen plumbers will
work for straight time wages Satur
day afternoon and Sundays during
the present emergency, instead of
the customary double time wage.
This action was taken last night
at a meeting of the local union. Shops
were notified this morning and will
remain open Saturday afternoons
and Sundays until the weather mod
erates.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) City employes quickly and
early thawed out pipes in different
municipal buildings today by the use
of electricity. Through a small trans
former one wire was hooked to the
pipes at the rear of the house and
another at the entrance of the serv
ice. When the "Juice" was turned on
the resistance to the current passing
through the iron pipes thawed the
ice while the electricians sat by and
smoked. By "stepping down" the cur
rent all danger of fire was removed.
PIPE THAW LAW FRAMED
Ordinance Prohibiting Use of Blow
Torch Framed by City Attorney.
An ordinance prohibiting the use of
blow torches or open flames to thaw
water pipes or faucets was drafted
yesterday by City Attorney LaRoche
at the request of Chief Grenfell, fire
marshal. The ordinance will be in
troduced to the city council next
Wednesday by City Commissioner
Blgelow.
The ordinance as drafted provides
maximum penalty of $300 fine for
violations of the provisions and in ad
dition. In the event of conviction, the
person so convicted will be made lia
ble for the cost of extinguishing the
fire caused by the use of blow torches
or open flames.
DATXT METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Dec. 12. Maximum temper
ature. 17 degrees: minimum. 4 decrees.
River reading at 8 A. M.. 1.0 feet; chance
In last 24 hours. 0.4 foot fall. Total rainfall
(5 P. M. to 5 P. M. ). none; total rainfall
since September 3. 1919, 14.07 inches; nor
mal rainfall since September 1. 14.86
Inches: deficiency of rainfall since Sep
tember 1. 1919. 0.79 Inch. Sunrise. 7:44
A. M.; sunset. 4:26 P. M. Total sunshine,
8 hours 42 minutes: possible sunshine. 8
hours 42 minutes. Moonrlse. 11:05 P. M. ;
moonset. 11:25 A. M. Barometer (reduced
to sea level) st 5 P. M.. 30.S3 Inches. Rela
tive humidity at 5 A. M.. S3 per cent; at
noon. 63 per cent; at 5 P. M., 64 per cent.
Snow depth. 11.3 Inches.
THE WEATHER.
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New -Orleans! 5! 72 O.oo . jse
New York. .. SSI 3S0.1S14SW
Pt. cloudy
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N. Yakima. .1-20! 0 0.00 . ,;xb ICIear
Phoenix 40 66 0.00'. .iV IPt. cloudy
Poi-atello I 12 12 0.C1'. .IXWrioudy
Portland ...I 4' 10 0.OOI.JK icijar
Roseburit 121 20 o . OO' . . I SW iCloudy
Sacramento ...I 44 0.00 14 NW'Clear
St. Louts... I :i! BO o .00 2 -NW Cloudy
Salt LaJe.. 14! 20 ..-... .!N IPt. cloudy
San Dtcico...! S-l Sfi'o. 2 .. SW : Pt.' cloudy
San Franc o' 42' 4 o.oo 12 NE 'Clear
Seattle 14 24 0.00l..;SE Iciear
Sitka I 22! 30. OO' .INK Cloudy
Spokane !14' 2 o.02i . .ISW iCloudy
Tacoma I 10 2H n . 001 .. SW (Clear
Tatoosh lsl'd'...! .".2 O.OOI . .SE ICIoutly
Valdest 12 -22 O.OOI. .IN (Cloudy
Walla Walla! 4! 4'0.0Ol..tN Iciear
Washington I Ii 4 0.04'. .'SW ICloudy
Winnipeg . .!-2O!-J0 0.00I12 S ICIear
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day.
M- today. P. M. report of preceding
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Fair and con
tinued cold: moderate easterly winds:
Orejon and Washington Fair and con
tinned cold: moderate easterly winds.
Idaho Fair and continued cold.
4 Degrees Above Zero Be
numbs Portland.
WILLAMETTE SHEATHED IN ICE
Young Folk Enjoy Skating Un
der Sunny Skies.
MILK SUPPLY IS PROBLEM
Weather Man Laughs at "End of
World" Alarm and Predicts
"Continued Fair and Cold."
COLD PACTS OX PORTLAND'S
BOUT WITH FKOST KING.
Today's forecast Fair and
continued cold.
Yesterday's record Four de
grees above zero, with but three
rival days In 30 years.
Street cars in operation on all
main lines, with complete clean
up of city's traction syetem
promised today.
Fuel dealers unable to make
residential deliveries, but are
furnishing fuel in emergency
cases.
Milk supply curtailed by sus
pension of navigation, with
dealers still supplying stores.
Willamette and Columbia riv
ers bridged with Ice.
Ice skaters take to lakes and
ponds of the city.
BY BEN HUR LAMPMAN.
For 40 years no December day has
furnished to Portland, a city that Is
possessed of more winter-blooming
roses than of robes and fur coats.
minimum temperature to vie with
that established yesterday, when the
official reading of the weather bureau
was 4 degrees above zero at 8:30 In
the morning. Like the crack of a
polar whip, though the sunshine
assayed 100 per cent, the snappiest
cold snap of many a long year caught
the city about Its numbed legs.
"Continued fair and cold," runs the
prediction of Weather Man Wells for
today, gleaned from the government
instruments and observations at the
weather bureau. Added to this is the
promise of an easterly wind, and
dwellers of the Willamette know the
east wind for a tartar.
Mercury on Decline.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when the last official reading of the
day was taken, the mercury had again
dropped to 14 degrees above and was
still on the descent. On the previous
day at the same hour it had been at
least two degrees warmer.
After 5 o'clock the temperature took
a dizzy drop, reaching 11 degrees at
6 o'clock, and at midnight street
thermometers registered 8.5 degrees
above zero.
Last night or this morning may
show a minimum temperature to shat
ter all records, though yesterday's has
but three contestants since 1871.
Still shambling through the drifts
of the two-day blizzard that had
smitten the city earlier in the week,
the city made light of the frigidity,
content that its traffic is on the gain
and that the normal distribution o
the necessities of life will be restored
wtihln the next day or so. unless an-
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Range Blows to Bits in Portland
Residence Thawing Process
Cause of Accidents.
CARLTON. Or., Dec 12. (Special.)
M. F. McElhaney. a prominent fruit
grower near Yamhill, was injured.
probably fatally, and his wife was
slightly hurt when a water pipe
which they were thawing out burst
and sent bits of iron in all directions.
Mr. McElhaney's right arm was
mangled and he sustained Internal
Injuries.
The kitchen of their house was
wrecked.
R. B. Long. 1236 East Ninth street
North, Portland, received a com
pound fracture of the leff arm and
was badly scalded and cut about the
face and body as the result of an
explosion of the hot water system of
his kitchen range yesterday morn'ng
about 9 o'clock. The range itself was
blown to bits and every window in
the Long residence was broken by
the force of the explosion.
Mr. Long had built a fire In the
kitchen range about half an hour be
fore the explosion The water sys
tem had evidently become frozen, re
sulting in the accident.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) John Black, who was everely
Injured yesterday by the bursting of
water pipes in his home, is reported
as progressing toward recovery.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) Kitchen stoves In the homes of
A. R. Hughes and F. K. Shipley ex
ploded this morning as the result of
frozen pipes. No one was injured at
either accident.
SALEM. Dec. 12. (Special.) Mrs,
Elizabeth Hoxie, aged 71 years, is ly
ing unconscious in a local hospital as
the? result of injuries sustained when
the coil in a stove on which she was
preparing breakfast exploded. Mrs.
Hoxie was thrown some distance and
suffered a broken upper jaw, frac
tured arm, two broken fingers, lac
erations about the face am body and
It Is feared that she is internally In
jured. The house was virtually
wrecked.
A similar accident occurred at the
home of Mrs. P. A. Cupper. 165 North
Thirteenth street. Mrs. Cupper was
thrown violently against c table, but
it Is not believed she was seriously
Injured. Mrs. Cupper is the mother
of Percy A. Cupper, 'state engineer.
A water back in the kite" en stove
in the home of Mrs. Thomas foot ex
ploded, with the result that the frying
pan in which she was cooking meat
struck her violently in the face.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 12. (Spe
cial.) Explosions of three kitchen
ranges caused by frozen water pipes
resulted in the serious injury of two
people, a fire and the wrecking of
three homes early Friday morning.
J. M. Maring, 62. 1124 Hardy street,
was Injured and his daughter Ethel,
26, Is suffering from severe scalds as
the result of an explosion of the
stove which shattered the kitchen.
Both victims are in the city hospital.
Mrs. Charles S. Newton, negro, 2201
Lane street, barely escaped serious
Injury when her kitchen range ex
ploded and wrecked all of the win
dows and the kitchen.
H. A. Levigne, 311 Twenty-second
avenue, reported to the police that his
stove had exploded.
ALBANY, Or., Dec 22. (Special.)
Stoves blew up this morning in tha
residences of W. J. Patterson and T.
M. Gilchrist here when frozen water
pipes burst. In each instance pieces
of tlfe stoves flew in all directions.
some going through windows, but no
one was hurt.
Endersby Reports 3 0 Below.
ENDERSBY, Or., Dec 12. (Spe
ctal.) Thirty degrees below zero was
reported early this morning at En-1
Postofflce Department Suspends Is
suance of Money Orders Pay
able in United States.
OTTAWA. Ont.. Dec. 12. Twenty
million dollars in gold is being sent
to New York in an effort to stabilize
the demoralized Canadian exchange
in that market, it was learned today.
Some of the shipment already has
been delivered and the remainder Is
on the way. I
The adverse exchange rate has re- !
suited in a suspension by the post
office department of the issuance of
money orders payable in the. United
Stages. The ban will not be lifted
until the exchange rate is stabilized.
TORONTO, Ont., Dec. 12. The
shipment of $20,000,000 gold to New
York by the Canadian government Is
equivalent to the export of the entire
production of the gold mines of
northern Ontario for January of the
present year until June, 1920, says
the Toronto Evening Telegram.
That paper also points to the im
portation of 6473 pleasure automo
biles, valued at $5,326,510 from the
United States last year and 7466 val
ued at $6,964,594 for the first seven
months of the present fiscal year,
as a conspicuous item In the adverse
trade balance which compels exporta
tion of gold.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Large
shipments of precious metals are be
ing made from the United States to
oriental countries, according to the
federal reserve board's figures on the
movement of gold and silver In No
vember. Exports amounted to $51,
857,796 and Imports $2,396,770, a net
loss of more than $49,000,000. Most
of the outgoing metal went to Japan
which took $53,581,535, exports to
other countries being $8,900,000 to
the Argentine, $5,362,790 to Hong
Kong and $3,963,780 to India.
Exports of silver amount to $19.-
052.177 of which $13,264,020 went to
China. Imports duringthe month
were $6,931,486.
GIRL MAILCARRIER LEADS
Eugene Lass Defies Weather When
Men on Other Routes Quit.
EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 12. (Special.)
While the three men carriers on
sural mail routes out of Eugene
turned back to town on account of
the deep snow before they had fin
ished their routes yesterday. Miss
Irene Maxwell, carrier on route 2,
made the complete round and helped
her father, J. W. Maxwell, on route 3,
part of the way.
Miss Maxwell has been substitute
rural carrier here for a number of
years and it is said never has failed
to make her complete rounds. She
drives a car over the route and on
her trip yesterday covered 26 miles.
PROFESSORS CHOP WOOD
Montana Faculty Out In Wilds to
Get Own Supplies of Fuel.
BOZEMAN, Mont., Dec 12. Forced
by the fuel shortage to adopt stren
uous measures to obtain wood, 15
members of the faculty of the Mon
tana State college here have decided
to take a few days of their annual
vacation at this time.
They have established a wood camp
in the mountains, where they will
chop and saw wood.
DENVER EGGS GO TO $1.10
Residence District Retailers' Quo
tatlons at High Mark.
DENVER, Colo., Dec 12. Eggs sold
as high as $1.10 a dozen here today.
In the downtown retail stores $1 was
the prevailing price.
Retailers In the residence districts
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Directors May Remove
Restrictions Soon.
ACTION DEPENDS ON STOCKS
Garfield Resignation Is Ex
pected to Be Accepted.
SETTLEMENT IS SCORED
Government Will Pay Largest Part
of Bigger BUI for Coal as It
Buys for Railroads.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12 The re
gional directors were authorized to re
store train service removed or cur
tailed to meet the coal shortage due
to tne miners' strike as soon as the
fuel supply In the various regions
justifies.
Sending out of the instructions con
stituted the first step by the govern
ment in expectation that the miners
would accept the government's set
tlement and return to work.
Director-General Hines in announc
ing .his action said conditions in the
regions varied greatly and coal still
was being shipped from the east to
the west, but that removal of re-
strictlons might be shortly Justified.
Per Cent at Work.
The railroad administration re
ceived unofficial estimates during
the day that from 65 to 70 per cent
of the miners had gone back to work.
Private reports to operators said that
in Indiana nearly all the men had re
turned, but elsewhere delay was be
ing shown.
Fuel Administrator Garfield's res
ignation sent to President wn.nn
was discussed by White House of
ficials, who expressed the belief that
it would be accepted, though it was
not indicated that the president had
acted. The work of the fuel rimin-
istratlon, it was said, probably would
be transferred to the railroad admin
istration. Settlement la Criticised.
Operators representing the central
Pennsylvania district were the first
to act today upon the settlement pro
posal, ana while accepting it, criti
cised its terms with the utmost
vigor.
E- Harkness, counsel for the
fuel administration,- said that prices
of coal contracted for by purchasers
prior to the resumption of govern
ment price-fixing could be legally
raised to absorb the cost of the 14
per cent increase in miners' wages
granted under the settlement. Coal
mined on contract, it was said. in
most casei bore a price below the
government maximum of $2.35 per
ton minerun, and contracts ordinarily
carried a clause binding the pur
chasers to pay additions in labor
costs incurred after their making.
Fuel administration statistics, it
was said, indicated that even after
the addition of extra labor costs
created by the 14 per cent Increase,
the largest portion of the contract
coal still would be sold below the
$2.35 maximum.
Government to Pay Most.
' The government itself, through the
railroad administration, which con
sumes normally 31 per cent of the
coal mined, will pay the largest
amounts under tne ruling, it was
pointed out. The war department
contracts were said to give power to
the secretary of war to make ad-
Shoes Offered at 95.95 as Long as
Present Stocks Last; $ 1 5
Is Fixed for Dresses.
CHICAGO. Dec. 12. The first "fair
prices" on clothing were listed today
by the Chicago clothing sub-committee
of the Illinois fair price commit
tee to show' that dependable merchan
dise can be bought at reasonable
prices. The prices were not fixed as
maximum or minimum prices.
As long as present stocks last
women's suits can be ' purchased as
Tow as $25. dresses at $15.25, shoes at
$4.95. men's shoes at $5.95. suits and
overcoats at $24.50 each. These prices
were made by the sub-committee,
consisting of five executives of some
of Chicago's large stores, and their
statement said the figures were "fair
prices for serviceable articles in the
various lines mentioned" but that "re
placement orders at present market
prices will Increase these figures."
Officials of five of Chicago's biggest
retail stores prepared the prfr?e list,
which was:
Men's suits. $24.50.
Men's overcoats, $24.50.
Men's shoes, $5.95.
Men's hosiery. 25 cents.
Men's underwear. $1.35.
Women's suits. $25.
Women's dresses. $15.25.
Women's coats, $18.90.
Women's shoes. $4.95.
' "Women's hosiery. 25 cents.
omen's underwear, $1.-5.
Boys' suits, $5.90.
Boys' overcoats, $S.50.
Children's hosiery, 40 cents.
Childrena' underwear. 75 cents.
Childrens" shoes. $3.95.
The first effect of the fair price
list will be to bring about a drastic
decrease in the price of suits, over
coats, hats, shoes and all other staple
articles of clothing, the committee
declared.
STOCK MARKET ERRATIC
Sharp Declines Caused by New Low
Mark in London Exchutige.
NEW TORX Dec. 12. An excitingly
erratic money market and another
break in exchange on London to the
lowest rate yet recorded, created fresh
unsettlement in the stock market to
day. Many speculative shares made
extreme declines of 3 to 15 points.
These losses we:e partly recoverd
later when call .money eased from 15
to 8 per cent. A very favorable gov
ernment crop report impelled covering
of short contracts.
Much of the day's liquidation, in
which foreign interests were again
prominent, was traceable to yester
day s action of the rederal reserve
bank in taking further steps to curb
excess operations in the stock market
by a general advance in interest in
rediscount rates.
Remittances to France and Itnly
improved slightly, but the British rate
was at its lowest after the market
closed, demand bills declining to the
new discount of $3,654 against a gold
parity of pre-war quotation of $4.86',i.
RESCUE SHIP IS DISABLED
West Togtis .Springs Leak in At
tempt to Aid Another.
HALIFAX. Dec. 12. The United
btates shipping board steamer David
son County, which had been taken in
tow in a disabled condition by the
steamer West Togus. is again adrift
and helpless In a heavy sea. The
West Togus sprang a leak and is
racing for the nearest port.
The United States coast guard
steamer Apache is rushing to the as
sistance of the Davidson County.
The steamer West Togus is an 8800
ton steel steamship, built in Portland.
She left here with a grain cargo
loaded under orders of the federal
grain corporation, and went to the
Atlantic coast for orders.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Wrather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. IT
dicr?s; minimum, 4 dfrees.
TODAY'S Talr and continued cold'; mod
erate easterly nlnde
Foreign.
Russian army forced back on Kiev, page 2.
Germany in reply to allies renew-, dis
claimer of responsibility for sinking of
fleet. Page 3.
Canada sends (told in effort to stabilize
.New York exchange. Page 1.
National.
Canceled trains to run again as soon as
coal supplies justify step. Page 1.
McNary sugar bill passes senate providing"
for continued control. Page 3.
Domestic.
Emma Goldman abandon legal bat tin
against deportation, preferring banish
ment to separation from Berkman.
Page 1.
Congressmen debate Irish claims. Pag5 2.
Crops worth $1 4.0,74O.0O0 harvested dur
ing toil. Page 1.
Twenty-four doliars for men's suits is de
clared to be fair price. Page 1.
Pacific Northwest.
Bursting pipes hurt many. Page 1.
Icy blast still grips Oregon. Page 1.
Enumclaw woman held in connection with
shooting of laborer. Page 4.
Western lumbermen hold car shortage re
sponsible for present prices. Page 11.
District attorneys favor appointive office.
Page 4.
fi ports.
Oreeon will take two full grid squads to
Pasadena. Page 1 -.
Harvard eleven's plays similar to Oregon
eleven's. Page 12.
Carpentler's' defi makes Derapscy bout
certain. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
First bulk mniasaea shipment successfully
handled. Page 17.
Evening up of trades rallies Chicago corn
market. Page 17.
Stock market unsettled by tight money and
demoralization in exchange. Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
Cold whip snaps 40-year record. Page 1.
Inter-church world movement formally
launched in Oregon. Page 8.
Lodge realty deal involves $2t0,000. Page 8.
Citya milk supply reduced by freezing of
yil lame Us river. Page 8.
GIVE UP HER FIGHT
Berkman Not to Be De
ported Alone.
APPEAL IS TO BE DROPPED
Woman Red Prefers Banish
ment to Separation.
LAST WORDS ARE BITTER
Govern meat's Determination to
Act Quickly Is Characterized as
Autocratic and Hysterical.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Rather than
be separated from Alexander Berk
man, her companion of years, Emma
Goldman announced tonight through
her attorney that she had abandoned
her fight in the supreme court to pre
vent her deportation to soviet Rus
sia with Berkman and some 80 other
radicals.
Harry Weinberger, her attorney. In
a letter to Assistant Attorney-General
Stewart at Washington, asked
that Miss Goldman's application for
a writ of error for appeal and re
lease on bail be withdrawn. She
said that this request was made in
"view of the statement made by your
department and the commissioner
general of Immigration that Emma
Goldman and Alexander Berkman and
other Russians will be deported with
in ten days to soviet Russia."
The letter said Miss Goldman pre
ferred jail or deportation to "contin
ued custody on Ellis island."
The refusal of the supreme court
to delay Berkman's deportation, the
I attorney said, also had led Miss Gold
man to abandon her fight.
She said that the sudden calling
for her deportation showed "the hys
teria of the government officials."
and that she did not expect that she
would be given time to arrange her
"many business and personal af
fairs." Characterizing the government's
action as like that of "the czar of
Russia." Miss Goldman continued:
"I expect while in soviet Russia
to read shortly of American-born cit
izens being deported from America to
the island of Guam or some other co
lonial possession of America, despite
the constitution which guarantees
free speech and free press."
TALK DELAYS RAIL BILL
Legislation Enactment by First of
Year- Held Impossible.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. There
was no indication tonight how soon
the senate debate on the railroad bill
mlpht end. but leaders agreed that
enactment of legislation by the first
of the year was out of the question.
Senator La-Follette who has talked
almost continuously since Tuesday,
still held floor when the senate re
cessed until tomorrow and he will
continue then to attack the bill de
signed to pave the way for return
of the roads to private control. Sen
ator McKellar, dividing speaking time
with Senator La Follette, declared
the Cummins measure would open the
way for the creation of the most
gigantic trust In the history of the
world, through possible consolidation
seven years hence of all the railway
systems.
JESS HELD PROFITEER
Willard Accused of Charging Too
Much for His Wood.
KANSAS CITT, Dec. 12. A federal
warrant charging profiteering In the
sale of cordwood. a violation of the
Lever act. was issued late today for
Jess Willard, former heavyweight
champion, by Fred Robertson, United
states district attorney for Kansas.
Willard will appear before O. Q.
Claflln. Jr.. United States commission
er. In the federal court in Kansas City,
Kan., at 5 0 A. M. tomorrow, Mr. Rob
ertson said.
PADEREWSKI MAY QUIT
Health Expected to Force Polish
Premier Out ot Politics.
GENEVA, Dec. 12. Ignace Jan Pa
derewski. Polish premier. Is expected
( to abandon politics in the near fu
ture and return to his home in
Switzerland, owing to the condition
of his health, according to advices
reaching the Polish agency at Lau
zanne from Warsaw today.
M. Paderewski, the advices add.
will devote himself to music He has
not touched the piano since the war.
SOVIET SEES GOOD OMENS
"Last Tear of Bourgeoise" Says
Bolshevik Statement.
LISBON. Dec. 12. "The third year
of the soviet government begins under
very good omens. says a bolshevik
communication received from Moscow
today. .
This year will be the last year of
the bourgeoise'a rule on earth." toe
dispatch adds.