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Jflitriiiiif' K VOL. IVIII. NO. 18,425 Entered 'at Portland (Oregon) Potofflce a? Second-Class Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECE3IBER -15, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS WILSON REFUSES PEACE CONCESSION Move for Treaty Action Emphatically Denied. RAIDER THAT ROUSED U. S. WAR IRE BURNS DECIDE 'TIGER WITH BROKEN RIB, REACHES PARIS CLEMEXCEAU HURT BY FALL OX BOARD DESTROYER. YACHT WITH GRIFFITH (in'P KINGDOM OF HEAVEN Ml fl HI flDUM.! AT LAST DESCRIBED 0 ULU uhujuii I T I w V 1 1 I nil I I I v yji l ft TO FIUME MOTHER ARRESTED BUT LITTLE LESS FOOD EXHAUSTED FOUR DAYS BEFORE REACHING NASSAU. KENTISH WOMAN" DECLARES SHE HAS ACCURATE DETAILS. T IS BOOT FOUND ANNEX V K V REPUBLICANS STILL BLAMED Responsibility for World Con ditions Cast Aside. LEADERS FORESEE DELAY Hitchcock Announces Democrats Will Renew Kfforts at Compro mise; Senate Left to Act. WASHINGTON, Dec. 14. President Wilson today intervened in the peace treaty dilemma with an announce ment that he had "no compromise or concession of any kind in mind"; would make no move toward the trea ty's disposition, and would continue to hold the republican members of the senate responsible for results and conditions attending delay. The president's position, regarded as peculiarly significant, in view of the recent discussion in the senate of a compromise, was set forth in the following: statement issued today from the white house: "It was learned from the highest authority at the executive offices today that the hope of the republican leaders of the senate that the presi dent would presently make some move .wjiich will relieve the situation with regard to the treaty is entirely with out foundation; he has no compromise or concession of any kind in mind; but intends so far as he Is concerned that the republican leaders of the senate shall continue to bear the undivided responsibility for the fate of the treaty and the present condition of the world in consequence of that fate." Democrats Seek Compromise. The White House statement appar ently had no effect in changing- the treaty situation. Democratic leaders, indorsing- the president's views, declared '.hat it did not preclude a senate compromise and that compromise efforts would pro ceed. Republican leaders reiterated that the president was responsible for the present status and must make the first move toward a solution. Sena tors hoping to kill the treaty alone expressed satisfaction. On one point only were all senate factions apparently in harmony, namely, that decisive action of the treaty probably would be deferred un til next month, after the proposed holiday recess of congress, planned to end January 5. Senate debate, probably centered about the White House statement, is expected to be reopened tomorrow with fresh vigor. The democratic compromise campaign also is to be pressed, according to Senator Hitchcock. Artlon Left to Senate. Senator Hitchock, commenting to night on the White House statement, declared that the democrats would continue efforts to compromise the reservations and that the senate and not the president must act first. "He says the who-le matter is in the hands of the senate and I agree with him," suid Mr. Hitchcock. "The presi dent says he has no compromise or concession to make. That is for the senate. We are ready to negotiate at any time and will continue to seek a compromise between the Lodge res ervations and those 1 offered last No vember." I'renldent Held Hexpoimible. Senator Hitchcock declared posi tively that the democrats never would consent to ratification without the league of nations and would not ac cept the plan 'offered yesterday by Senator Knox to ratify the peace terms and leave the league question for decision by the voters. Senator Lodge and other repub- licans reserved public comment on the White House statement but the ici'uLui.aii .ivn uiui, inutcatea oe yond doubt, was that the president must continue to be held responsible for the deadlock and until he acts the treaty must remain at a stand still, probably until January at least. Senator Borah of Idaho, republican member of the foreign relations com mittee and prominent among the treaty's implacable foes, in a state ment tonight charged that large fin ancial interests were engaged in propaganda fvoring a senate com promise and also proposed to keep the treaty and the league from be ing passed on by the people during the ensuing presidential campaign, llitracoek. to Fight Knox Plan. To the president's contentions that .the senate majority is responsible for conditions resulting from delay, re publican leaders pointed to the objec tions yesterday of Senator Hitchcock to the Knox resolution proposing rat ification so far as it would affect peace with Germany and postpone ment of action on the league. The Knox resolution, which may be pressed anew this week,- is sure to receive Senator Hitchcock's most de termined opposition "It is utterly out of the question, absolutely impossible," said Senator Hitchcock, adding that the basis of compromise must be the Lodge -res- ibuatiuuea uu jrae . u.uiua J OLD PRIXZ EITEL FRIEDRICH DESTROYED IX HUDSOX. Craft, Converted to De Kalb, Has Sensational Career De stroyer of Allied Boats. SEW YORK. -Dec 15. The naval communication office announced at 2i30 thin morning: that it had received a wireleaa report from the police boat patrol at the scene of the fire saying that the De Kalb had been burned to the water's edge and the hull beached near Spujtrn Duyvil bridge. NEW YORK, Dec 15. Fire has broken out on the De Kalb, former Hamburg-American liner. Two army transports endeavored to render as sistance. Residents at Spuyten Duyvil, oppo site the anchorage of .he vessel, re ported that the big liner was envel oped in smoke through which flames were leaping. Two fireboats and a police tug were rushed to the assist ance of the ship. At 1:30 police headquarters an nounced that, according to their in formation, there was a skeleton crew of 32 men on board. The De Kalb was being fitted with oil-burning appa ratus. The De Kalb was formerly" the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, which took refuge, in New port News after a sensational career as a commerce raider during the war. The Prinz Eitel Friedrich was a Hamburg-American liner in pre-war days. She started her career as a commerce raider in South American waters in November, 1914, and sank a large number of allied vessels, crown ing her exploits with the destruction of the American ship William P. Frye. after which, closely pursued by Brit ish and French warships, she sought refuge in Newport . News in March, 1915. . . The sinking of til William P. Frye aroused keen indignation throughout America and was the subject of strong representations to Germany and one of the counts in the final indictment which brought the United States Into the war. The cruiser was renamed the De Kalb and commissioned in the American naval service in January, 1918. COLLEGE CHEMIST GONE Officers Search for Dr. Arthur Lachnian, Formerly of Eugene. SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, Dec. 14. Dr. Arthur Lachman. widely known chemist and scientific author, has been missing from his home here for four days, according to notification given the police today by his family. No reason for his disappearance was advanced, other than possible tem porary aberration due to overwork. Dr. Lachman is the author of "The Spirit of Organic Chemistry," which has been translated into several lan guages. He was graJuated from the University of California, received the degree of doctor of phlloso. -y at the University o : Munich, served as an in- structor at Harvard and the Univer ! sity of Michigan and was professor ' of chemistry at the University of Oregon. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., Dec. 14. Dr. Arthur Lachman, who is reported missing in oaliiornia. was a professor at the University of Oregon 18 years ago, in the chemistry department. He served four or five years in that capacity, and upon leav ing here, went to California to en gage in business with his father, who was a wine merchant. BRITISH SHIP ABANDONED Steamer Messina Goes Down 430 Miles Orf Newfoundland. HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 14. The Brit ish steamship Messina, reported yes- ' terday as in a sinking condition 430 miles off the Newfoundland coast, has been abandoned. This was announced in a radio message received here to night. The message said that another ves sel was standing by "awaiting favorable opportunity to take off the crew." This was taken to indicate that the crew had not actually left the Messina, but that the men were pre paring to get off as soon as possible in the belief that the st'r.mer could not be saved. HUGHES' VICTORY SHOWN lieturns Indicate Australian Pre mier Re-elected. MELBOURNE. Dec. 14. Virtually complete election returns received to day show that the liberals and the nationalist labor parties, who support the government, have won 35 seats in the house of representatives and the farmers' party, also a supporter of the government on some questions, 11 seats, while the anti-governmental faction and the laborites have secured only 29. William H. Hughes, the premier, seems to have been re-elected to the house. TREMOR ROCKS JUNEAU Buildings in Alaskan Town Are Reported Badly Shaken. JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 14. Juneau and vicinity were rocked this after noon at 4:10 o'clock by one of the! heaviest earthquake shocks experi- enced in years. j Buildings were badly shaken but no ' material damage has been reported. It is believed the shock centers abo the Katmai volcano, near Kodiak and that the volcano may be in eruption D'Annunzio to Give City to Government. AGREEMENT IS ANNOUNCED Approval Granted by France and Great Britain. POET WINS ALL DEMANDS Seizure of Dalmatian Town at Jugo-Slav Expense Agreed to by Big Powers. FIUME, Dec. 14. By the Associat ed Press.) Gabriele d'Annunzio will hand over command of the city of Fiume to regular troops under Gen eral Caviglia, former minister of war. The agreement between D'Annunzio and the government solving the Fiume situation was signed by Pre mier Nitti and D'Annunzio, according to Pedrazzi, head of the press bureau. The formal transfer of the city is planned for the earliest moment pos sible, probably Tuesday or Wednes day. France. Great Britain and Italy, according to Pedrazzi, agreed .to the annexation of Fiume. According to a statement given to the Associated Press by Pedrazzi, Italy is to have complete sovereignty over Fiume, while all provisions of the pact of London will be carried out. Poet's) Demands Granted.. "Our's is finally the glory," said Pedrazzi. "There is nothing left but formal transfer of the powers of gov ernment at Fiume from D'Annunzio to the Italian regular army, to a rep resentative of General Badoglio. "D'Annunzio has bad all his de mands guaranteed. His work is con sidered done. All his troops, accord ing to the agreement, will return to their posts in the regular army and be received as heroes with the reten tion of all their honors and rank. "The agreement was signed with copious grounds for carrying the.ro out. We have won all we wanted. "The date of the transfer will be definitely fixed tomorrow. D'Annun zio will issue a proclamation an nouncing the successful completion of his mission and pronounce his vale dictory." TRIEST, Dec. 14. (By the Asso ciated Press.) General Cavaglia, former 'minister of war, arrived in Triest today on a special mission from General Badoglio, chief of staff to General Diaz and seco in com mand of the Italian army, to take over command at Fiume. He con- (Concluded on Page 5, Column 2.) 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He de clared he was greatly moved by the cordiality of his reception in London and very much pleased with-his con ferenceWith Premier Lloyd George and other allied representatives. It was asserted that the accord on all questions discussed was complete and that a note would be issued making known the decisions reached. Dr. Tuffier announced that the premier was suffering from a frac ture of a rib. His condition is not serious. The accident occurred, while the torpedo boat destroyer Temeraire was plowing her way toward Dover through mountainous seas. M. Clemenceau was standing on the bridge and as the prow of the boat cut Into a big wave the vessel ca reened and the premier was thrown against the iron rail. TWO ENGINEERS STRICKEN Veteran Union Pacific Men Col lapse at Same Time. OMAHA, Dec. 14. Two veteran en gineers, grown old in the service of the Union Pacific and driving differ ent sections of the Overland Limited, were stricken with paralysis while at the throttle Saturday and both are now in a critical condition at a local hospital. The engineers are J. W. Coolidge, aged 61. of Council Bluffs, and Will iam H. Bay, 58, of Omahna. As Engineer Coolidge, on the first section, was dashing through Valley 35 miles west of Omaha, his fireman noticed that he had collapsed in his seat and that the train was running wild. He immediately stopped the train and summoned help. CANAL PLANS APPROVED Secretary Baker Enthusiastic Over Improvements. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. Secretary of War Baker, accompanied, by General Peyton C. March, chief of staff, re turned today from the Panama canal zone. They left for Washington soon after landing. Secretary Baker spoke with enthusiasm of improvements in progress at the canal zone. "Porto Rico has advanced beyond I description," he said. THE CORNER GROCERY CLUB. THE. SNOW VNAS OfVFTECS so rV V Tito THE. OOW.TO THE. TO? Orl TEV-'L fNPH VO THF - n'Mtr :r 'VS'ST AT l A v " HE. COW KiVC rft TiOVNlS- Mr 777777777 L II X Two Passengers on Grey Duck Re ported Swept Overboard by Heavy Seas but Rescued. MIAMI, Fla., Dec 14. The yacht Grey Duck, on which David W. Grif fith, motion picture producer, and a party of 36 left here Wednesday, ar rived late today at Nassau, Bahama islands, witn all on board 'safe, said a radio message received at midnight by the Miami Herald from Nassau. The yacht, which was four days overdue on her arrival at Nassau, en countered heavy seas and members of the party had been without food for three days, the message sail). Two passengers were swept overboard during the voyage but were rescued. The message said the Grey Duck almost capsized and the pilot was in jured and others on board were forced to take turns at the wheel while the little craft wallowed in the seas. INTERURBAN CAP. BURNS Oregon Electric Motor Starts Costly Blaze at Salem. SALEM, Or.,. Dec. 14. (Special.) The motor car of Oregon Electric train No. 6, due to leave Salem for Portland at 7:15 o'clock this morn ing, caught fire while standing on a storage track some distance nortn of the city and was almost entirely destroyed. The damage will total several thousands of dollars, accord ing to local railroad officials. As a result of the fire the train was an nulled and the Eugene-Portland lim ited, which left here shortly after 10 o'clock, did local work north of this point. A defective motor, caused by a sev ered trolley wire, fs believed to have been responsible for the fire. The Salem fire department was summoned, but because . of depth of snow on the streets some delay was encountered in reaching the scene of the blaze. By quick work the train crew separated the motor car from the remainder of the train and saved the two chair coaches and smoking car from damage. IRISH OFFICERS WOUNDED Concealed Men Open Fire on Con stables Who Arrest Sinn Feiners. LONDONDERRY, Ireland. Dec. 14. (By the Associated Press.) Search ing parties ware out today looking for man who last night near Dung loe shot and wounded from ambush four' constables. a The constables had arrested two Sinn Feiners and taken them to the special criminal court at Letterken ney. where they were remanded and were on their way to headquarters at Dungloe when a score of concealed men opened fire on them with pistols. Sergeant Farrell. one of the princi pal witnesses against the Sinn Fein ers, wps wounded in the leg and Con stable Cunan in the head and body. Inspector Wallace and another con stable also were wounded. Cunan's condition' is grave. K SONNE TXIVEYVTmt ON COVIW NOSE rAE w'-S, THE 3E,T THVSQ H TVVE. i I.. Woman Who Reported Kidnaping Held Slayer. KILLING LAID TO JEALOUSY "Lad Stood Between Me and Divorced Mate," Is Word. USE OF DRUGS CONFIRMED Mrs. Blake Calmly Receives Read ing of Mnrder Charge and News of Son's Death. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Dec. 14. (Special.) The flood tide today cast upon the sand of Ventner beach the body of 5-year-old James M. Blake Jr., the lad whose kidnaping by two negroes in army uniforms has been related by his mother, Mrs. Esther Blake, on Friday evening. The moth er tonight was a prisoner in the At lantic City hospital charged with her son's murder. She was guarded by a policeman. Tomorrow 'Yilliam W. Sprague, chief of police, of Ventner, and rep resentatives of the county prosecu tor's office will seek to obtain from her a consecutive and coherent ac count of the circumstances leading up to the child's death. The rnuinnn.. ment of the grilling is to give the woman's mind rest and a chance to regain its equilibrium. When in formed that she would be Interro gated tomorrow Mrs. Blake said: 'When you come tomorrow you will get the same statement from me you got last night." Woman la DruK Addict. Even though Mrs. Blake sticks to the kidnaping story, as her remark inaicaies is ner purpose, enough is known of her movements and attend ant circumstances to link her Dosi- nveiy wnn tne child's death, in the view of the Ventner police authori ses, contrary to their expressed view, on tne other hand, it is exceed ingly doubtful that a charge of mur der "wilfully and with malice afore thought, in the words of the war rant, will hold against her. since everything points to the conclusion that she has been a confirmed drug aaaict lor years and that the tragedv of which "Buddie" Blake was the in" nocent victim was the logical culmi nation of her progressive disease. Jrnloua Hint Adda Pathos. Whatever obsession found lodg ment in her tired, sick mind was born of drugs, is the belief of most per sons who have studied the case. An added touch of pathos is given the story by her hint, in the fragmentary conversation Chief Sprague held witn her on Saturday, that she was jealous of Buddie, believing the husband from whom she had been separated four years, loved the lad more than he did her. "He stood between us," she told the chief. "Why do you say that?" he de manded. ' The woman made no answer. That she spoke truly is no longer a secret of the Blake family, for her husband's affection for her had been stifled by the incidents leading up to their sep aration and their four years apart, while the husband showed a greater devotion to "Buddie" than a father frequently feels for an afflicted child. But Mrs. Blake's delusion that th. child's disappearance would remove i barriers between her and her hus-' band merely shows the quality of her mental action. Body Found on Beaca. Samuel Blair, of Margate, imme diately south of Ventner, found "Bud die's" body. He was strolling along the boardwalk at 10 o'clock when he caught sight of the little body tossed along the beach by the Incoming rol lers. The tide was half flood and coming in strongly. The body was near the edge of the walk, at the foot of New Haven avenue, three or four blocks south of the Ventner city pier on which Mrs. Blake's hand bae was I found yesterday. Blair pulled the body up beyond the reach of the breakers and notified police headquarters. Mr. Blake, "Buddie's" father, was with the chief and together they hastened to the spot. The distance was short. A glance was sufficient to confirm the father's worst fears. The boy was dressed as when he had been taken from his home Fri day afternoon by his mother, 'n his I little erav chinchilla overcoat r,t- 1 , , . , er suit, leggings and brown shoes. hair. Examination revealed a cut on the forehead, a smaller cut under the nose and a contused and blacked eye. These marks may have been in flicted when he was thrown from the pier or as he struck the boardwalk piling. Mrs. Blake la Calm. After the body had been sent to the undertaker's parlors. Chief SDraeue went to the house of Kirk ! ? oveland at No. 231 Oriental avenue. this- city, where Mrs. Blake roomed. He found Mrs. Blake cool of mind, in striking contrast to her state last night. She readily agreed to hi suggestions that she should go to the Atlantic City hospital, wnere she could (Concluded oa Page , Column L) Smokers, It Appears, "ot Barred, and Substitute Beer Is Said to Be Available. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) LONDON, Dec. 14. (Special Cpble.) By communicating with her late lamented husband, a Kentish widow sa- she has teen able to obtain an accurate description of heaven, which she relates at le.igth in the Weekly Dispatch. She has been told that heaven is not a dry paradise an I that smokers can obtain a special brand of tobacco, but her husband has given up smoking because he does not like the heavenly mixture. When her family coachman reached heaven, he was so distressed not to find beer of the earthly variety that he was given substitute, with which he has be come thoroughly satisfied. The wid ow saye: "People there generally wear long hite garments, but hey may vary their drapery if they choose. They do not sleep, neither do they eat, ex cept, occasionally, a little fruit. In heaven there is no work as we know It. The people there particularly dis like being asked trivial questions, al though they have their own prac tical jokes. Every one is happy and everything is bright." CLEAR WALKS IS ORDER Police Instructed to Enforce Snow Removal Ordinance. Chief of Police Jenkins yesterday issued an order for the enforcement of the ordinance providing that prop erty owners shall clear sidewalks of snow within 12 hours from the time the precipitation ceases. Those fail ing to comply with the ordinance are liable to appear before Municipal Judge Rossman, it was announced. Patrolmen on all beats were In structed to see that the sidewalk cleaning ordinance is enforced in their section of the city. Names and addresses of property owners failing to comply with the in structions for cleaning off sidewalks are now being turned in at the police station for farther action. Chief Jenkins takes the attitude that property owners have had ample time now to clear off the snow, it having been several days since the snow stopped falling. DOG MAN BESTS SCHOOLS Pay of New York Catcher Is Re ported Higher Than Teachers. NEW YORK, Dec 1 . (Special.) For catching the wild dog and tam ing it with gas, $1000 a year. For catching the wild young brain and taming it with the "three r's," 1800 a year. . That is the scale in Mont Clair. N. J., as disclosed yesterday by the Mount Hebron Home and Schpol association, which is conducting a campaign to raise the salaries of teachers employed by the Mont Clair board of educat mi. "Do you know that the official dog catcher receives more pay than some of our teachers?" is the query they have put to the board. PATIENT DISLIKES COLD Edward Reineck Asks Police to Be Returned to Asylum. Edward Reineck walked into police headquarters last night and surrend ered to Patrolman Drapeau after con fessing that he had escaped from the Oregon insane asylum at Salem. He said he wanted to go back to the in stitution to escape exposure to the cold weather. The poiice locked Reineck up to be held for the asylum authorities. He did not appear violently insane. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TEPTKRDAY'S Maximum temperature, 19 degrees; minimum 6.2 degrees. TODAY'S Probably snow; warmer, south easterly winds. Foreign. Germans yield to allied reparation de mand. Page 2. Premier Clemenceau. with rib broken, re turns to French capita!. Page 1. Italy to annex Flume. Page 1. National. Wilson, refuses peace treaty concession. Page 1. Congressional probe of coal strike settle ment is held assurod. Page 2. Iomestie. Labor tries again to enlist farmers. Page 3. Ex-raider that roused United States war ire burns. rage 1. Woman rharged with murder of son she reported kidnaped. Page 1. Steel union leaders vote to continue strike. Page 12. Senator Borah charges plot by financiers to "put peace treaty across." Page Tacht with Griffith movie party safely reaches Bahama islands. Page 1. Pacific Northwest. I Idaho republicans look upon Borah as ( possible nominee. Page 6. I Aspirants in Seattle municipal election to Washington republicans to start big drive. Page 5. Northwest cold abates slightly. Page 1. Xr. Thomas B- Ford, veteran minister, dies boarding train. Page 6, SportH. Rodgers to angle In east for Sacramento talent. Page 10. Darcy to mix with Gibbons tomorrow night at Mllwaukie. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Oregon-made toys success on market. Page 11. More - snow la forecast for Portland. Page 4. Westover heating plant run by valiant ef forts during storm. Page 16. Government surrender of railroads January 1 Is believed unlikely. Page 11. Effects of cold weather seen in reduced ) volume of local bank business, i'age 15. . 1 Three steel steamers buck way through Ice. Page 12. Mercurial Changes Give Only Small Relief. THE DALLES IS HARDEST HIT Maximum of 8 Degrees Below Reported for Day. FUEL AND WATER SHORT Temperatures In TTpper Coast Conn. try With Few Exceptions Ax Recorded as Rising. MKIMUM TEMPI :RA TURKS OF LAST 24 HOURS. OHECO.V. Below Zero. The Dalles (Wasco) 24 Hood River (Hood River). 23 Pendleton (Umatilla) 22 Heppner (Morrow) ........15 Albany (Linn) ............. 8 Gold Hill (Jackson) 4 Salem (Marion) 2 Above Zero. Portland (Multnomah) ..... 6.2 Astoria Clatsop) ..........IS WASHINGTON. Below Zero. Walla Walla 13 Above Zero. Seattle .....IS Spokane 1 IDAHO. Below Zero. Boise 5 The intense cold In the northwest abated slightly yesterday, according to reports from representative dis tricts. The variations in tempera ture in sections of Oregon brought no material relief from the storm, however. At points in Washington, higher temperature readings failed to rem edy the plights of the frigid-stricken areas. Water systems in some Ore gon towns were frozen, power lines down, fuel at the point of exhaustion and the supply of gas for heating and cooking below normal. All along the upper coast country, with but a few exceptions, higher temperatures were reported to the local weather bureau. At Seattle the temperature rose to 38 degrees above, at Tacoma to 34 degrees, at North Head to 36 degrees, at Spokane to 14 degrees, while other points showed like governmenL The coldest section in the north western coast country yesterday ap pears to have been The Dalles, Or., where the warmest moment of the day saw the mercury rise only to 8 below zero, while the minimum tem perature was 24 below. COLDKR FORECAST IX XOUIJI Walla Walla Mercury Starts Drop. pinft Suddenly. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 14. All ocal cold records are expected to be exceed id toniecht as the tempera ture started dropping suddenly about 5 o'clock. At 5 the weather bureau thermometer showed 7 degrees, and 15 minutes later registered 9 below. This is 6 degrees colder than at tho same time last night. The highest temperature today was 2 below zero and the minimum 13 below. The citv shared its small coal and coke supply with needy nearby com munities yesterday and today, when 24 carloads were sent out. On order of District Fuel Administrator Waldo G. Paine, consignments were made to the Medina! Lake hospital and the hospital at Valley, Wash. A quantity also was sent to Colfax, Wilson Creek, Soap Lake, Pullman. Davenport. EI lensburg. Connell. Uniontown, Kitti tas, Sprague, Benton City, Othello and other communities. THE DALLKS 2 4 BELOW ZERO Barefoot Children Picked Vp by Police and Properly Clothed. THE DALLES. Or., Dec. 14. (Spe cial.) The minimum temperature to day was 24 degrees below xero and the maximum 8 below, with indica tions of a gradual moderation. The first hospital case resulting from freezing was reported today with the confinement of Mrs. F. C. Thomas, a tent-dweller, who had both feet "nipped." Mrs. Thomas is 79 years old, living alone, and did not have fuel enough to keep warm. She is in the employ of one of the pack ing plants here. While -unning barefooted on the beach, the two sons of J. H. Ray, aged 9 and 11, were picked up by the police. Ray asserted he had been unable to obtain employment and had no money properly to clothe his famfly. Cloth ing was purchased for the lads arxt the family has received shelter. COLD STILL CLUTCHES SALEM Schools, However, Are Expected to Resume Today. SALEM. Or., Dec. 14. (Special.) Salem tonight still was In the "tfajp (Concluded on Page 4, Column 2.)