THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATTJEDAT, DECEMBER 13, 1919. "
GERIVIANY RENEWS
SINKING DISCLAIMER
Reply to Last Note Is Sent to
Supreme Council.
CONTENTS NOT GIVEN OUT
Berlin, However, Is Reported Tak
ing Kxceptions to Compensation
Demands for Scuttled Fleet.
BERLIN. Dec. 11. Germany's re
ply to the last notes from the su
preme council of the Deace conference
has been sent to Versailles. Noth
ing has been given out relative to its
contents, aside from a hint that Its
K'tHi-al tenor reciprocates the con
ciliatory tone of the last . communi
cation from the entente. .
Reports state that the reply re
news the government's disclaimer of
. responsibility for the sinking of in
terned German warships at Scapa
KIow and sets forth exceptions to
the supreme council's insistence upon
compensation for the scuttled ves
sels. It is said to claim that the ob
jectionable passage from the letter
from Admiral von Trotha to Admiral
von Iteuter, commander of the Ger
man ships, was not translated prop
erly and that it was "out of context
with the rest of the letter."
On the proposition that Germany
sin tile protocol to the peace treaty
and permit the issue involving: the
selection of indemnity tonnage to be
iui.iusted later, it is reported the note
proposes that .the latter be forth
with submitted to a body of experts.
This stand is taken because of the
importance of the matter to Ger
man harbor facilities. It is hoped to
obtain a concession of the Scapa Klow
issue and it is believed the note in
dicates a measure of obstinacy over
Yielding on this point.
lipports declare that there are no
intimations in thelfierman reply that
the Berlin Kovernment has taken a
position that failure to ratify the
treaty by the ITnited States haa
created an altered situation and it
is hinted, it is said, that treaty action
by the ITnited States is a purely in
ternal American affair that does not
absolve the other powers from the
obligation of exchanging: ratifica
tions. DEFENSE WITNESS FAINTS
MltS. ILAItlCK DONAHUE OVER
COMIC IX COlltl.
Julius Ward round tiuilly of Hold
ing l'l Phoenix Club; Leni
ency Is Recommended.
"Do you solemnly swear that the
testimony you will give in this case
will bo the truth, the whole truth and
nothing but the truth?"
As the cierk in the court of Circuit
Jiidpe Wilson reeled off the question
with the monotonous intoning of tire
some repetition. Mrs. Clarice Donahue
held up her ripht hend and fainted
dead away. It happened in the pros
ecution of Julius Ward in the circuit
court yesterday for the hold-up of
the rhoenix club. Mrs. Donahue was
star witness for the defense, but the
state's chief witness had testified that
the loot was divided between himself
.nil Ward in the bathroom of her
apartment following the hold-up on
April 28. 1919.
As the district attorney had inti
mated possible prosecution of Mrs.
Donahue for perjury in the light of
assertions made at the former trial
in direct contradiction to the story
she told the police shortly after the
crime, it was thought that reflec
tions along this line had caused Mrs.
Donahue's collapse. She recovered
ami took the witness stand about an
hour later.
The case went to the jury last
niKhl.
The jury finished its deliberations
and returnrtd a verdict of .nuilty at
10:45 o'clock last night. The verdict
also contained a recommendation for
leniency. The case went to the jurors'
bands shortly before 6 o'clock yester
day. This was the second trial of the
case against Ward, the first having
resulted in a huns jury, four standing
out against conviction. As JudKe
Wilson plans to leave the city today
it is expected that Ward's sentence
will bo pronounced before the judge's
departure.
SEATTLE FUEL IS SHORT
Schools May Bo Unable to Reopen
I' n less Supply Comes.
SKATTLK, Wash.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cialsSeattle public schools must
have an additional fuel supply by the
hcHiittiing of the new year or some
ot tlte iiuildings will be unable to re
open January 5, when the Christmas
holidays end, said school officers to
day.
It will be difficult to keep all the
M-liool buildings heated during the
coming week, but school officers have
received assurances from the I'acific
Const Coal company, which has the
contract for supplying fuel to the
schools, that every effort will be made
to run to December 19. when the
schools) close lor a two weeks'
vacation.
At several of the public school
bnildincs this morning janitors re
ported they were unabiu to heat all
the rooms and several classes were
dismissed for a" part or all of the
afternoon.
CANCELED TRAINS TO RUN
1 Cnni tnuiM Worn first Vngp.)
just men t s and as the settlement had
the support of the administration, it
was assumed t hut Secretary Baker
vmild approve the increase.
M uoh of the navy department's
roal is heinsi commandeered and some
of the supply is mined in the I'oca-
liontas field which is non-union
in vii to and industrial consumers.
supplied by contract coal, will in mos
cases pay the Increase. A small
amount of hiph class coal under the
ru l inn-, it was explained, would be
sold for a hiirher price than the gov
et nnn'nt maximum.
Pi rector-Gen era I H ines st atemen
on modifications of the conservation
orders said:
"The conservation order of Decern
bor 8. 111?, restricting the use of heat
lifcht and power penerated or pro
duced from bituminous coal or cok
was issued to make uniform in all
parts of the country the restriction
which had already been adopted
many parts of the country and to sav
coal and coke.
"Until the production of bituminous
coal becomes normal it La vitally nec
essary that It be conserved in every
way possible and even after produc
tion reaches normal it will be neces
sary to continue to conserve coal be
cause of the loss in production of be
tween 30.000,000 and 35,000.000 tons
during the strike. It is important,
therefore, that the public exercise the
greatest caution in the consumption
of coaL
Coal Moving Went Fast.
"It being the desire to remove re
strictions just as rapidly as possible,
the conservation order of December 8
has been modified today to permit the
resumption as conditions warrant of
the supplying of light, heat and pow
er restricted by this order. Coal is
now being moved and will continue
to be moved from the east to the west
in as large quantities as the relative
situation in the two sections permit.
The first increase in production that
has resulted from the termination of
the strike of the miners has been in
the east, where already the bulk of the
production was being obtained. Con
ditions in the several regions differ
and accordingly the order of Decem
ber 8 will be modified in recommen
dation of the isgional directors as
their respective situations may permit.
"Regional directors have been in
structed today to restore all train
service removed or curtailed because
of the strike situation as soon as
the general goal supply in their re
spective regions justifies in their
judgment doing so, subject to such
exceptions as may be ordered by the
railroad administration in Washington."
LEWIS OPERATORS ASK RISE
Fuel Administrator Requested to
Authorize Price Increase.
CE.N'TRALIA, Wash.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cal.) Mine operators in Lewis coun
ty's sub-bituminous fields, following
a meeting held yesterday, forwarded
a telegram to Dr. H. A. Garfield, fuel
administrator, asking permission to
increase the price of coal to the trade
to the extent of covering the 14 per
cent increase in wages to the miners.
The message stated the belief of the
operators that they are ntitled to
this advance, and invited a govern
ment investigation of their books.
After the meeting B. H. Johnston,
president of the Mendota Coal & Coke
company, stated that not a single
Lewis county mine is showing a profit
under present conditions and that the
14 per cent advance in wages will
mean just that much greater loss to
the operators unless their request for
an increase in the price of coal Is
granted. The profits during the war
were small, Mr. Johnston said, and
during the last year there has been,
no profit at all.
The Mendota president estimated an
advance of 40 cents per ton to the
trade as a fair increase.
CARBOXADO MEN GET RISE
Manager Says Carbon Hill Property
to Close, if Award Stays. '
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) Grant of a temporary increase
of 14 per cent in wages was made to
employes of the Carbon Hill Coal &
Coke company at Carbonado today.
Five hundred men are on strike and
they said ther would not return un
til after the district meeting of their
organization which will be held in
Seattle tomorrow.
Should a national commission make
the 14 per cent rise permanent the
Carbon Hill property will close to
stay. Manager Nieding said. He as
serted that under the increase the
net loss to the company is between
5000 and $6000 a month. The Car
bon Hill company was producing
000 tons of coal and coke daily at
the time the strike was called. It
wns the townsite, hotel, store and
irtually all the homes in Carbonado
which has a population of approxi
mately 1500.
Kansas Miners to Return.
PITTSBURG, Kan., Dec. 12. An
agreement whereby the striking coal
miners of Kansas will return to work
mmediately was reported tonight at
conference of state officials and
Alexander Howat, president of the
Kansas miners. According to Mr.
Howat all miners who can be reached
will be asked to return to work to
morrow. Lid Off at Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, Pec. 12. The Pitts
burg committee of the United States
railroad administration announced to
night that all restrictions on light,
heat and power in Pittsburg derived
from the use of bituminous coal
would be lifted tomorrow.
BABY HOME NEEDS COIN
BOY SCOUTS TO BE OUT TODAY
WITH MILK BOTTLES.
Wavjerly Home As-ks Portlanders to
Meet $12,000 Deficit Incurred
in Little Ones' Care.
The Boy Scouts of Portland, cam
paigners in many a worthy cause.
have joined the forces of Waverly
Baby home In its Christmas fund
drive for maintenance of the home in
1920 when a deficit of approximately
$12,000 is faced unless Portlanders
come to the rescue of the small wards
and future citizens.
On many downtown street corners
today, announced Mrs. L. M. Shep
pard, field secretary of the home, uni-
loitned Boy fecouts will stand guard
at booths where the milk bottles are
displayed the same bottles that won
out in the Belgrian relief drive and
that are now relied upon to carry the
day for the babies of Waverlv home.
late yesterday arrangements for the
participation of the scouts were made
by J. K. Brockway, scoutmaster for
Portland.
'Waverly is more than happy to
have the assistance of the scouts,"
said Mrs. Sheppard. "We know what
sturdy little campaigners they are
and appreciate the strength of the
appeal that these boys will make to
the holiday spirit of Portland, as
they urge contributions to the Wa
verly fund. The money that is needed
will not only be a welcome Christmas
gift to Waverly's babies, but it will
be more than that it will be a gen
uine investment in citizenship."
For Colas and Influenza
and as a Preventative, take LAXATIVES
BRO.MO QUININE Tablets. Look for E. W.
OHOVK'S signature on the box. 30c Adv.
Try O
35c Lunch
Daily
Broadway Bldg., 153 Broadway
Up-to-Date E
Chinese-American Restaurant
Dancing and Music EE
E Special Sunday Dinner, 75c
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ur A
MM SUGAR BILL
PASSES IN SENATE
Purchase of Stocks Author
ized by Measure.
CONTROL FOUND NEED
Equalization Board Would Last Un
til End of Next Year to Meet
tendency to High Prices.
. WASHINGTOX. Dec 12. The Mc
Nary bill, under which government
control of sugar would be continued
another year, was passed today by the
senate and sent to the house.
Purchase and sale by the equaliza
tion board both of foreign and do
mestic grown suger is authorized by
the bill, which would empower the
president to continue the board until
December 31. 1920, to secure fair
prices and equal distribution.
The bill specifically provides, how
ever, that producers, refiners and dis
tributors of sugar shall not be licensed.
as has been the practice under the
Lever food control act.
Under the bill the board's control
over domestic sugar would be limited
to September 30, 1920, when the beet
and cane
crops in this country
come in.
Senator Capper, republican, Kansas,
said sugar and oil were' especial sub
jects of price-raising. f
"Unless the government takes
charge of the sugar business," he said,
"we shall shortly see sugar advanced
to practically prohibitive prices.
"The profiteers of big business, and
this includes a lot of coal operators,
are as great or greater a menace than
the bolsheviki, the X. W. W. or the
radicals."
Senator Capper suggested that the
United States adopt the Canadian
method of limiting gross profits.
LAXJ COUNTY PIONEER CAME
WEST IN 1848.
Successful Mercantile Career Fol
lowed by Founding of Leading
Bank, of Lane County.
EUGENE, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.)
Thomas G. Hendricks, pioneer of
Lane county, founder of the First
National bank of Eugene and the
heaviest individual taxpayer in Lane
county, died at his home in Eugene
this morning at the age of 81 years.
Mr. Hendricks had been in his usual
good health up to Thursday, wfien
he was attacked by acute indigestion.
He suffered severely all day and dur
ing a portion of the night, but grew
better toward morning. Growing
worse later, physicians were sent for,
but nothing could be done for him.
Mr. Hendricks leaves a widow and
two daughters, Mrs. Ada Smith, wife
of Attorney Richard Short Smith, and
Mrs. Ruby Goodrich. He is also sur
vived by three brothers, Elijah Hen
dricks and A. M. Hendricks of Eu
gene and M. L. Hendricks of Wood
burn, besides a sister, Mrs. Frank
P. Close of this city.
Mr. Hendricks was born in Hen
derson county, Illinois, June 17, 1838,
and crossed the plains with his par
ents, who settled in the Pleasant Hill
district in 1848 when he was but 10
years old. His early schooling was
J in the first schoolhouse in the county.
in the section which later was desig
nated as school district No. 1.
He entered the employ of his grand
father's dry goods store, of which a
few years later he became the pro
prietor. In 1884 .he withdrew from
the mercantile business and with S. B.
Eakin organized the banking firm of
Hendricks & Eakin, the forerunner of
the present First National bank of
Eugene, of which he was president for
25 years prior to his retirement from
active life, three years ago.
The work of his life, upon which
Mr. Hendricks always looked back
with the most satisfaction, concerned
his associations with the university.
Mr. Hendricks was appointed a
member of the first board of regents
of the university and for 24 years
served as chairman of the executive
committee of that body. Hendricks
hall, the splendid dormitory for wom
en at the university which was re
cently constructed, stands as a monu
ment to his connection with the in
stitution.
fen
YSICIANS SEE - PERILS
Responsibility to Unborn Child
Discussed at Convention.
Dr. John F. O'Shea of Spokane Was
elected president of the North Pacific
Surgical association, and Dr. A. W.
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Thirty years ago they said:
'Let's Buy It at
Heitkemper's
Thirty years ago our name was known to but com
paratively few persons today we have the satisfac
tion of knowing that thousands of gift problems will
be solved in our store this Christmas.
Here you make your own selection in a store old,
reliable and trustworthy confident that the very
name on the tiny box is indicative of your discrimi
nating appreciation and esteem.
njj Where Quality is as represented
InlEQTKElMIFEIS
Diamond Merchants,
130 Fiffh 5f.
Balrd of Portland was chosen secretary-treasurer
at the opening session
of the association which convened
yesterday at the Portland hotel In
its annual convention.
Among the addresses given yester
day were those on "The Responsibil
ity of the Surgeon to the Imperiled
Unborn Child," by Dr. J. B. McNerth
ery; "Some Science X-Ray Plates and
Their Significance." by Dr. George S.
Gordon: a treatise on the treatment
of septic arthunliB of the knee joint
by Dr. Everett O. Jones, and "Frac
tures of the Os-Calcis and Astraga
lus," by Dr. J. F. O'Shea.
The surgeons, many of whom are
here from other cities of the north
west, held their annual banquet last
night at the Arlington club, where
the principal address was given by
Dr. Alfred Raymond.
The convention will close today
with several lectures on surgical sub
jects by Dr. L H. Hamilton, Dr. Otis
B. Wright and Dr. C. F. Kikenbary.
CQRVALL1S CLASSES CUT
BUILDINGS ARE CLOSED
FUEL CONSERVATION".
FOR
Steps Are Taken to Insure Heating
of Dormitories During Period
of Cold Weather.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL, COL
LEGE, Corvallis. Dec. 12. (Special.)
That being snowbound and having
no classes because of lack of fuel
just when getting ready for finals is
not without compensations has been
proven to the more than 2900 stu
dents at the college the last few
days. Although only on the main
streets were the paths broken, stu
dents men and women made their
way to classes while they were held.
Then the order went out from the
president's office that to conserve
fuel for heating the dormitories no
classes would be held except in
Mechanical hall, the Administration
and Mines buildings.
Faculty people made application to
the president's office for rooms in
other buildings so their office work
could go on as usual and in order
that they might be in no danger of
missing the coming vacation due by
having to 'stay behind and correct
popers, make out grades, or any of
the other numerous things that must
be done before they leave.
ENGINEER RESCUES BOY
Train Stopped Long Enough
Pull Lad From Icy Pond.
LOUISVILLE. Kjr., Dec 12. Chesa
peake & Ohio passenger train No. 25
arrived in Louisville last night 15
minutes late, but John Cavlns. engl
neer, apparently soothed the anger of
railroad officials with a report that
he "stopped the train just outside of
Frankfort. Ky., to save the life of a
boy who had fallen into an icy pond.1
Cavins said hia train was going slow
ly around a sharp curve when I saw
boys apparently failing to effect the
rescue of a comrade Irora a mmpona.
'"I stopped the train, cut the bell
cord and hurried to the pond. The
ice was too thin to bear me. so
threw the rope to the lad. who,
though numbed and struggling to
keep on top of the water, passed it
around his body and I dragged him
out. I took him to the railroad sta
tion and resuscitated him."
PRISON PLOT CHARGED
Convict Says Others Planned to Get
Revenge for Evidence.
WALLA "WALLA. Wash., Dec. 12.
(Snenlal.t Charges that the attack
on him by Ivan McClellan, fellow con
vict, which resulted in his killing Mc
Clellan. was a deliberate plot to get
him because he was blamed for giving
information to officials regarding the
big prison riot of 1918, are made by
J D. Stevens, wno touay niea an am
davit and petition for continuance of
his murder case.
Stevens and McClellan engaged In a
fiirht at the penitentiary October 27,
In which Stevens killed McClellan
Stevens now seeks to locate men who
were in prison at the time of the riot
who he says will substantiate ni
story. Stevens is from Pen d'Oreills
county and McClellan was from Spo
kane. RABIES FEARED AGAIN
Coyotes Cause Worry Among Stock-
men Near Klamath Falls.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 12.
(Special.) Recurrence of the rabies
epidemic among coyotes, prevalent in
this and adjoining counties of Oregon
and California two or three years ago.
Is feared by stockmen. The latest
evidence of disease among coyotes
conies from the Merrill district, near
the California line, where a coyote
ran amuck Tuesday in the sheep cor
ral of D. E. Young, wounding a dozen
sheep and the two ranch dogs with
his fangs.-
The commotion among the sheep
attracted the rancher, who killed the
coyote with shotgun. Its head has
been sent to the state board of health
laboratory at Portland for a bac
teriologies lajiftlysis.
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Jewelers and Silversmiths
Yeorj Building
Sweets
SALT LAKE
CHOCOLATES
Popular Her
Sold From
Aluks
to Auunbs
HART
SUGAR SENT TP GERMANY
CANDIES GO BY MAIL TO MAXY
IX EUROPE.
1000 Sacks of Sweets Pouring
Through Postoffice While
Home Folks Do Without.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) While Seattle housewives are
virtually on a war-time sugar ration,
an average of about 25 or 30 sacks
of mail is being sent from this city
daily containing sugared Christmas
oonfections for persons in foreign
countries, including Germany.
One thousand sacks of candies,
cookies and sweets of every descrip
tion have poured through the parcel
post section of the King-street postal
terminal in the last five weeks, large
ly for England and Germany and in
lesser quantities for France, Belgium
and Italy, comprising what Is re
garded as exclusively Christmas mall
for those countries.
No other articles in such quanti
ties have been sent to persons in
Europe, according to Michael Hoban.
in charge of first handling of all
parcel post matter from the Seattle
terminal.
"Rainbow Sugar Reported Good.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Analysis by
the health department of "rainbow"
sugar which was reported to have
made children ill after eating it. re-
f vealed no injurious ingredients.
Health Commissioner Copeland an-
Every Christmas People
Give More and More
Electrical Gifts
'There's a reason," and you'll
find it, too, once you've given
or received an Electrical Gift. Per
haps we may suggest why when we
say you'll seldom find an Electrical
Gift buried in a storeroom.
Beauty Service Price
Electrical Gifts possess all these desirable quali
ties. They are useful, serviceable, practical. Here you
may select from a wonderful showing including:
Percolators
Hot Plates
Ovenettes
Chafing Dishes
Lamps
The prices fit all pocketbooks.
Telephone Marshall 5100
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
Electric Bldg.
Ixssfc oP
travel gifts
'PL box OF
Sweets
r
CIGAR CO.. Portland, Ore.
Distributors.
nounced tonight. He said this kind
of sugar has been used in the manu
facture of candy for years.
GAS SHORTAGE FEARED
Seattle Consumers Warned That
Supply Cannot Meet Demand.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec 12. (Spe
cial.) Gas pressure is gradually
sinking toward the point of exhaus
tion under the strain of abnormal de
mand for heating purposes.
"We had a normal supply early this
morning," declared Superintendent S.
R. Hutchinson, "but people are using
gas for heating far beyond the
amount available. Unless there is
curtailment, in answer to our appeal.
the city is. of course, in danger of
being without sufficient gas pressure
tomorrow.
Many apartment houses. Mr. Hutch
inson believes, are not supplying ade
quate heat, and as a consequence too
many people are depending upon gas
heaters. Gas pressure has been be
low normal ever since the freezing
weather set In.
TAX AIDS SCENIC ROADS
Part of Special Levy to Improve
Route to Summer Homes.
ASHLAND. Or., Dec. 12. (Special.)
At a recent special tax election in
road district No. 1. which comprises
the district south and east of Ashland
$7000 was voted for road work on-the
lateral roads. The county will ap
propriate $5000 for the same district.
About $7000 of this total will be
used on what is known as the Dead
Irons
Curling Irons
Vacuum Cleaners
Sewing Machines
Heating Pads
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"gg I' Safety Razor that 7 jf
saves as it shaves V jti
-the KEEN KUTTER
is a favorite with the en
tire family.
for those who enjoy thick
syrup, Crimson Rambler
Marshmallow is ever ready
with its zestful flavor. For
those who prefer the maple
tang, the new Crimson
I syrup, Crimson Rambler I! fflJr""
Rambler "Cane and
Syrup provides a delightful
answer.
m CONNER&CO. s
Indian road, which Is the most direct
route from Ashland to Crater Lake
and which leads through a mountain
plateau country of unrivalled scenic
beauty. Lake of the Woods, where
BO forest reserve summer homes were
built by Ilogue valley residents the
past summer, will be made more
easily accessible by this road im
provement. Watchman Charges Attack.
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.)
F. W. Woodcock of Portland, watch
man at the sawmill of the J. A. Pat-
SaVeS Effort The simple angle of the
handle makes you hold it right for quick, clean,
comfortable shaving the very first time. And
for cleaning, one touch takes it apart. Two
moves puts it together again.
SoVeS Time You can shave in five minutes
or less with a KEEN KUTTER. Compare this
with twenty minutes a day in a barber's chair.
SaVeS Motley At fifteen cents a day, seventy-three
dollars a year for shaving starts you
thinking, doesn't it? Start shaving and saving
with a KEEN KUTTER. It costs but ono
dollar to saVe seventy-three.
Sold by Retail Merchants Ererywher
SIMMONS HARDWARE COMPANY
T7im recollection or" QUALITY remain long after thm
PRICE M forgotten. " . C Simmons
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Maple'
tlson Lumber company, now bank-'
rupt, one miie north of Harrlsburg,
reported to Sheriff Kendall today that
two men shot at him Wednesday aft
ernoon. He says they fled by boat
and he could not see who they were.
Two bullets struck near him. Wood
cock thinks the shooting an after
math of some trouble over logs sold
on attachment which he refused to
let some men take earlier In the week.
He says they cut a cable at that time
to set the logs adrift.
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