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PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1G, ,1919.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GOLD IS ON WANE-,
CITY GETS RELIEF
SEASIDE VOTES BONDS
FOR SCENIC HIGHWAY
I SEATTLE SYNDICATE
SHIP READY TO TAKE
LEAK IN SUPREME
FISH LAW IS AGAIN
' BEATEN ON APPEAL
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U. S. SUPREME COURT WON'T j
TAKES OVER STRAND
RUSSIAN REDS HOME;
VALIDITY UPHELD
COURT IS CHARGED
$253,000 ISSUE PASSES
VOTE OF 274 TO 20.
BY
CASH PRICE OF $125,000 IS
THEATER CONSIDERATION.
ARMY TRANSPORT BEAUFORT
TO SERVE AS "ARK."
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Water Situation Is Improved;
Schools Resume Classes.
FUEL DELIVERIES MADE
Tmin Service A1m Is KeMored Al
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Under a. sky that threatened snow
from dawn till dark, there came to
Portland yesterday a temperature that
jolted the mercury sharply upward
and brought relief from tho spell of
severe and unusual winter weather
that had endured throughout the
previous week.
"The cold snap Is broken," agreed
citizens, as they turned down their
coat collars and went cheerfully along
streets that were slushy with the de
parture of frost.
The lowest temperature of the day
It would have been termed "warm
48 hours before was at midnight,
when a minimum of 13 degrees above
zero was registered at the weather
bureau. ,
Improvement Is Rapid.
From that moment the improvement
continued rapidly, attaining and hold
ing a maximum of 28 degrees above
zero through the greater part of the
afternoon, or but four degrees below
freezing.
Today's prediction for Portland and
vicinity is for snow, probably turning
to rain, not so cold, with increasing
southeasterly winds. For the state
in general the forecast is fair in the
east portion, rain or snow in the west
portion, not so cold, with southeast
erly winds. For Washington the fore
cast is rain in the west portion, snow
in the east portion, moderate south
erly winds increasing to gale force
along the coast, not so cold.
Schools Open Again.
There were indications in plenty
that the city considered the "spell of
weather" to be at an end. Schools re
opened, with slightly lessened attend
ance; gutters dripped dismally; more
autos careened about the slippery
streets; the packed ice on pavements
was attacked by property owners;
great patches of open water appeared
on the breast of the river; and several
vessels turned their prows up or down
stream, resolutely defying existing
conditions to prevent their passage.
It Is certain that navigation will
return to normal within a day or so,
unless the weather shifts again to
Id and storm. Three ships with car
es tor Portland, however, did not
Make the venture yesterday when
xney arrived at Astoria, but unloaded
at that port for trans-shipment. When
the Oleum, tanker, reached Portland
harbor, wallowing through the Co
lumbia river ice fields, she was a wel
come visitor for the gas company's
supply of fuel oil was almost at an
cud.
Train Service Wearer Normal.
Train service was nearer normal
than at any time within the preceding
half-week. Trains from Puget Sound
were arriving practically on schedule,
while transcontinental trains con-
tinued to be delayed by storm condi
tions which have not yet been re
moved. Train 5, of the O.-W. R. & N. com
pany, holds the record for delay by
storm. baturday's tram was nearlv
24 hours late, and yesterday's was j ceded the war according to approxi
again posted at the same figure. Yes- j mate figures compiled by the National
terday's train 17. of the same line, is ' city Dank and made pUDllc today.
vuiciavaneqj
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ness. Southern Pacific service was
reported to be practically normal.
With the weather seeming to have
made a turn for more congenial dem-
onstration, the talk of flood prospects
has again arisen. But" for the fact
that many similar snowfalls have
passed unobtrusively away, melting
gradually, without exciting the river
to a roaring career, the odds would
be on a waterfront inundation. Some
snow storms or me past nave been
louowea Dy liooa. Dut they are in
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the minority,
Flood la Held Unlikely,
"There is little Immediate likeli
hood of flood," said Edward L. Wells,
chief of the local weather bureau.
"The only element that could .enter
Into the situation and bring about a
seriously rapid rise of the river,
would be a heavy downpour of warm
rain. Of this there seems to be no
tConciuuwd on Fas 3, Columa 1.J
Concrete Wall and Walk Along
Beaeta. Also Are Contemplated
in Improvement Plans.
SEASIDE, Or., Dec. 15. (Special.)
By a vote of 274 to 20, Seaside to
day went on record In favor of a
$253,000 bond issue for the construc
tion of a scenic drive 55 feet in width,
paralleling the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle railroad, from Wahanna to
Broadway and south to the city
limits, a distance of one and one-
half miles.
In connection with the scenic high
way will be constructed a concrete
wall and 14-foot walk, along the
beach, extending from north to south
city limits, wifh cluster- lights at
street intersections. A pier which
will extend 2000 feet into the Pa
cific ocean, from Broadway, also Is
incorporated In the programme of
improvements.
Voters who visited the polls today
expressed themselves as heartily in
favor of an additional bond issue in
the sum1' of $10,000 for the installa
tion of a complete electric fire alarm
system in Seaside.
GERARD GETS IN RACE
Ex-Ambassador Nominates Himself
lor Dakota Primaries.
PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 15. James W.
Gerard of New York has -signed a
minority nominating petition as a
candidate for president of the United
States at the state primaries in
March, it was announced today.
The petition also was signed by six
delegates to the recent state proposal
meeting here. Principles accompany
ing the petition are summarized as
being to "make and keep the country
safe for democracy."
Under the state law Gerard's name
would go on the ballot, as an inde
pendent democratic candidate, inas-'
much as the state republican proposal
meeting indorsed Major-General Leon
ard Wood as their candidate and the
democratic meeting favored Woodrow
Wilson.
WHEELING. W. Va., Dec. 15. Plans
for a nation-wide campaign in behalf
of Senator Howard Sutherland, West
Virginia, who is being boomed as a
republican candidate for president,
were perfected here tonight.
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EAT CIGARETTE," ORDER
Private Testifies He Disobeyed, -in
Captain Dctzer's Trial.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Testimony
that he had disobeyed an order from
Captain Karl W. Detzer to swallow a
lighted cigarette, was given today
by Private Marcelo Gonzales of San
Antonio, Tex., at the court-martial on
Governor's island of Captain Detzer,
charged with brutality to prisoners
in criminal Investigation headquarters
at Le Alans.
The charge that jQonzales had been
compelled to eat the cigarette was
one of the most sensational of the 28
specifications facing the officer. A
previous witness had testified to hear
ing the order given but said he did
not see what became of the cigarette
as he had left the room.
Gonzales stated that despite the or
der he had flung the "butt" to the
floor of the guardhouse.
KLAMATH BLAZE COSTLY
Garage and 40 Autos Burned When
Pipe Thawing Causes Fire.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Dec. 15.
(Special.) Attempt to thaw frozen
plumbing with a blow torch at the
White Pelican parage this morning,
resulted in the partial destruction of
the building and loss of about 40 au
tomobiles, when the torch flame ig
nited gasoline flames.
The loss on building and equipment
is estimated at $30,000. The building
was owned by W. B. Kyle of San
Francisco and occupied by the Gor
don and Lee garage firm.
01 me aiiiomoDUes were
stored cars. The damage to auto
mobiles has not been listed, but may
add $15,000 to the total loss. Four
cars were saved.
FOREIGN TRADE 11 BILLION
Great Britain Still Leads World in
Business,' Says Bank.'
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. The foreign
trade of the United States for 1919,
the first year following the war, will
probably exceed $11,000,000,000 as
i compared with $4,259,000,000 for the
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Despite this great gain, which 1
j partly due to increased prices. Great
j Britain still retains the leadership in
world trade, according to the bank's
j statistics, with a total for 1919 that
! win probably exceed that of the
j United States, possibly reaching the
i 12,000,000,000 mark.
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.nAIMUCK Ulfco IN oNUW
J Forester in Utah .Freezes, to Death,
1 Caught In Slide.
OGDEN, Utah, Dec. 15. The body
of Harold M. Morrison, a United
i States forest ranger, who had been
missing from his station In , the
Cache forest of northern Utah, was
found Sunday, according to informa
tion reaching the forest ee, vice head
quarters here today.
The reports said Morrison had been
caught in a snow slide and . was
frozen to death. H:s home was in
Braiotree, Mass. .
Supreme Court Says Act
Is Constitutional.
"WET HOLIDAY" HOPE GONE
Presidential Proclamation of
Demobilization Only Chance.
BEER ISSUES UNDECIDED
Cases Brought by Kentucky anu
New York Distillers Involved;
Roofs Contentions Denied.
WASHINGTON", Dec. 15. By unani
mous decision, constitutionality of the
war tlmn nrnhibitlon act was sus
tained today by the supreme court.
The opinion, given by associate Jus
tice Brandels. neld in effect, however,
that the war-invoked "dry" period
still may be terminated by presiden
tial proclamation of demobilization.
In rendering its opinion, the court
however, did not act upon the valid
ity of the Volstead prohibition en
forcement act nor on appeals Involv-
ng the alcoholic content of beer,
leaving those cases to future opinions
which may be handed down next Mon
day before the court recesses for the
Christmas holidays. Today's decision
practically swept away all hopes of a
wet" Christmas.
Dlntlllrra' Caafa I p.
The cases decided were those of
the Kentucky Distilleries & Ware
house company of Louisville, Ky., and
Drvfoos. Blum & Co. of New York.
nstituted for the purpose of com
pelling the government to release
whisky from bond. In both caes the
court denied contentions of Llihu
Root and other attorneys for the dis
tillers, that the act. in violation of
the constitution, takes private prop
erty' without just compensation; that
the uertod of the war emergency, for
which the act was passed, had terml
nated; that the law was an inter
ference with the state police powers
and an undue exercise of the war
powers of congress.
Coneress did not intend for the
war time act to terminate on me
conclusion of the war, but at the
end of the period of demobilization
in the view of the ocurt, which held
that the "conclusion of the war clear
ly did not mean cessation of hos
tilities."
Had the president, qn October 28
last, when he vetoed the Volstead act.
believed that demobilization had ter
minated, the court said, "he would
doubtless have Issued then a procla
mation to that effect, for he had
manifested a strong conviction tha
restrictions upon the sale of liquor
should end."
"Only by such proclamation could
the purpose of congress be attained
and the serious consequences attend
ing uncertainty be obviated."
"In view of facts of public knowl
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, Numerous Improvements and
Change of Name to "Rlvoli"
Planned by Purchasers.
Plans for a motion-picture palace
of a type such as has not yet been es-
tablished on the Pacific coast were
made public yesterday simultaneously
with announcement that the Strand
theater has been purchased for a cash
consideration of $125,000 by a Seattle
syndicate composed of J. Aronson,
capitalist; Mischa Guterson, musician;
W. H. Butchart, merchant; Frank
Hayley and Carl Crowson, attorneys.
Marshall Taylor, who came to Port
land from the Clemmer in Seattle two
weeks ago to take over the manage
ment of the Peoples and Star theaters
for Jensen & Von Herberg, will "be
manager of the Strand.
A policy which involves extensive
enlargement has been announced to
take effect following a period start
ing January 1, in which the house
will be closed for repairs.
Mr. Guterson, one of the purchasers.
personally will direct an orchestra of
14 pieces. For the past four years
Mr. Guterson has conducted a Russian
orchestra with marked success, first
in the Coliseum and then in the
Clemmer theater of Seattle.
The new directors of the Strand are
Aronson, president; M. Guterson,
vice-president and general manager;
Frank Bayley, secretary; W. H.
Butchart, treasurer, and Marshall
Taylor, assistant treasurer and mana
ger. Mr. Aronson is a theater man
of wide experience. He recently dis
posed of his stock in the California
theater, one of the largest cinema
houses in Los" Angeles.
Directors who sold to the Seattle
syndicate are Morton S. Conn, prin
cipal stock owner; Fred Langerman,
owner of the New Grand theater; Gua
Metzger, former manager of the Uni
versal branch exchange in Portland
H. Y. Freedman, Harry S. Freedman
and David Freedman, all of Portland
and others.
The purchase of the Strand includes
all contracts. This means, among
other things, a six and a half year
lease on the present property, which
is on the north side of Washington
street between West Park and Park
streets, and the continuation of con
tracts with producing companies.
Purchase of the Strand theater by
the Seattle syndicate means a con
centrated competition' with the Jen
sen & Von Herberg interests, the
largest film producers in the north
west. '
After the theater is opened follow
ing repairs,, Its name in all probability
will be changed. The name "Rlvoli"
Is being considered. It is probable
that the "Rlvoli" will be opened about
January 16 and Geraldine Farrar's
latest production, "The World and Its
Woman," already has peen engaged as
the opening feature.
Mr. Cohn wrll leave Saturday for
an extensive trip in California. Mr.
Armstrong has not announced his
plans for the future, but it is known
he has received . several offers from
California.
40 COME TO BE BRIDES
French Girls to Wed Former Sol
diers Met During War.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. Forty young
women. Christmas brides-to-be of
former American soldiers in France,
arrived today on the steamer Chicago
from Brest.
Protest Demonstration Planned for
Christmas Morning by New York
Radical o'rganixation.
NEW YORK, Dec 15. The United I
States army transport Beaufort, now j
loading supplies in Brooklyn, is to be
the "ark" to carry back to Russia the
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of Emma Goldman, Alexander Berk
man and some 80 other Russians
awaiting deportation, according to re
ports current tonight. The vessel is
scheduled to lea-'e thfa week with a
Norwegian port its first call.
Men and women with hands manacled
and wearing shoulder bands bearing
appeals for the release of all "politi
cal prisoners" will march up Fifth
avenue singly Christmas morning in
a silent protest demonstration, ac
cording to plans announced today by
a New York radical organization.
Volunteer groups of sympathizers
will also picket the . churches and
renew their appeals for the -liberation
of pltioal prisoners as the con
gregations leave their places of wor
ship. Emma Goldman was informed to
day by Ludwig C. A. K. Martens,
bolshevikl "ambassador to fie United
States," that she, Alexander Berk man
and other anarchists awaiting depor
tation at Ellis island would be wel
come in soviet Russia, whither the
United States government intends to
send them.
In a letter to Miss Goldman, Mar-
uc.wcu ne naa saia me ooisueviKi
would execute her if she plotted In
soviet Russia as she had in the
United States.
"I wish' on behalf of my country."
the letter continued, "to stato that
the workers' republic "of Russia will
be glad to offer an asylum to the
first group of political refugees from
the United States. Everybody, be he.
a bourgeois, an anarchist, a socialist
or a communist. Is in free Russia at
liberty to express his opinions and to
advocate his beliefs as long as he
does not engage In active co-operation
'with the enemies of .Russian
workers.'
CUPID DESERTS GIRL, 13
Lass, Though Acconipunied by
Mother, Is Not Allowed to Wed.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec 15.
(Special.) When Orval White. 22. and
May . Tomllsaon, 13, of Portland, ap
peared before the county clerk here
today to obtain a license to wed, they
found that the ceremony was not
permissible in th estate of Wash
ington. The girl, although accompanied by
her mother, was held to be too young
and under the present laws' must wait
until she reaches the age of 15. The
mother was willing to give the hand
of her daughter In marriage.
CHINA GETS $5,500,000
Loan of Pacific Development Cor
poral ion Is Announced.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. The Pacific
Development Corporation, -which
recently organized a Chinese-Ameri
can bank, with a capital of $10,000,-
000, half of which is to be furnished
by Chinese m interests. today an
nounced the completion of arrange
ments for a loan of $5,500,000 to the
Chinese government.
WAITING, WOOIfROW?
Playing Markets on Ad
' vance Tips Alleged.
Q (Jf $ PRQBED
Justice Department Agent Is
Accused of Complicity.
SUSPECT IS QUIZZED
Acquaintance With Anyone
Court and Knowledge of Rc
ported Speculation Denied.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. An
nouncement was made late tonight by
the department of justice that an In
vestigation was being made of re
ports of alleged "leaks" on supreme
court decisions by which speculators
had attempted to profit in stock mar
ket transactions.
Can f in Rnrk phipf of thft hlirpan
of investigation of the department of
Justice, dictated to newspapermen the
following verbal statement which was
also taken by a stenographer in Mr.
Burke's office:
"On November 23, Mr. Marlin Pew.
manager of the International News
Service of New York, came to Wash
ington and consulted Chief Justice
White of the supreme court in re
gard to recent alleged leaks In the
supreme court's decision on th
Southern Pacific oil land leases.
Inveatlnatlon I l'ra:ed.
Chief Justice White then came to
Judge Ames and asked him to inves
tigate a report by Mr. Pew that a
friend had. talked to him and had said I
that he had been approached by a Mr.
B. Va. Moses with offices in the Mun
scy building, Washington. In regard
to the .profiting by tips on supreme
court decisions.
'Mr. Moses was said to have told
Pew's friend that he had advance in
formation oh a supreme court deci
sion, that if Pew's friend would con
nect him with financial agencies able
to finance the proposition they would
be able to play the market on advance
information on the supreme court de
cision and that much money could be
made as a result. At that time he
(Moses) was said to have mentioned
some decision that would be handed
down, as proof of what he could do.
Inquiry Ordered at Once.
"When this was brought to Judge
Ames' attention, he directed the
bureau of investigation to institute
Immediate Inquiry.
'Moses was said to have told Pew's
friend that he had been doing busi
ness for some time but he did not
have sufficient funds to make the
profit he might make if he bad fi
nancial backing. The friend, of Pew
insisted that before he could get the
finances which Moses desired he
would have to be convinced that ad
vance information .on the supreme
court decisions was actually obtain
able. "He told him that on November 16
the man who furnished htm (Moses)
was employed in the department of
justice in Washington. Furthermore,
this man was believed to have been
with Moses In New York on Sunday,
November 1$, and that on Monday
morning they went , downtown and
played Southern Pacific short, closing
out when Southern Pacific dropped 3
points. They were said to have made
some money, but they did, not say
how much.
'"Jhey returned) together to Wash
ington on Monday night. At that
time Southern ' Pacific was Bald to
have been played the .other way, so
obviously they had the . correct In
formation. Moaea la Interroarated.
"Moses was Interrogated by Will
lam Flynn, chief of the bureau of
Investigation of the department of
justice, today in New York.
"Moses was said to have denied to
Flynn that he was getting his infor
mation from an official in the .de
partment of .justice, as was declared,
or that the department of justice of
ficially was getting it in turn from a
minor attache of the supreme court.
Moses admitted he had played the
market, but denied he had received
advance information. He denied also
that there was a leak in the supreme
court. He claimed that as others
were putting up the money for him,
he had nothing to lose.
"The man in the department of jus
tice implicated holds a minor posi
tion and upon interrogation by de
partment of justice officials denied
that he knew anyone in the supreme
court who would give out any such
information as has been stated or
that ha had been in any such deals
as were charged.
"The attache of the supreme court
denies also that he had any connec
tion with the affair and there is
nothing to show that he did. The in
vestigation will be continued."
ALASKA HAS 40 BELOW
General Cold Wave Follows Mild
Winter Season.
NENANA, Alaska, Dec 15. Mark
ing the sudden end of a heretofore
unusually mild winter season, ther
mometers here today registered 40 de
grees below zero. i
The cold wave is general through-
out the interior, according to report.
Action Will Not Invalidate Act in
Oregon, Say Some, Who Hold
State Avoided. Error.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. By refusal
j of the supreme court today to review
appeals from the Washington supreme
court, decisions of the latter court
I holding to be unconstitutional the
state statute of 1917 prohibiting
possession within' the state during the
closed season, exoept for personal use,
of salmon caught beyond the three
mile limit outside the Columbia river.
! will stand.
The lower court held the law, which
is similar to one in Oregon, to be an
interference with interstate and for
eign commerce.
According to those well versed with
the fish laws of Oregon and Wash
ington the supreme court decision will
have no bearing on the Oregon law.
The Washington law as declared
to be unconstitutional because it pro
hibited the bringing in of fish caught
outside the three-mile limit of the
Columbia river, but did not prohibit
the possession of fish caught outsiO.e
the three-mile limit of other Wash
ington streams. This, it is said, was a
discrimination against Columbia river
salmon fishing because those who
fished outside the Columbia river
were compelled to observe the closed
season, while those who fished off
Cape Flattery would have an undue
advantage.
The Oregon law refers not only to
the Columbia river but to all other
rivers emptying into the Pacific
ocean. That is, the possession of fish
within the state during the closed
season Is prohibited if caught beyond
the three-mile limit of any stream
which flows into the Pacific ocean.
Those who are familiar with both
the Oregon and Washington statutes
said last night that this decision
would have no bearing whatever on
the Oregon law.
VALOR AWARDS FAVORED
Silver Stars for Oregon Artillery
men Provided In House Kill.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington. Dec. 15. A favorable re
port has been made by the house com
mittee on military affairs on the bill
by Representative Summers of Wash
ington to award silver stars to mem
bers of the 146th and USth regiments
of field artillery who wcro cited for
gallantry in action.
TV.n C.n.n.AA kill i r . ,
the present law which only permits
such awards to members of organiza-
tions commanded by general officers.
These two regiments were com
manded by officers of the rank of
colonel.
SLEDS BRING $400,000
Winter Clcan-Ups Drought In by
Dog Teams Over Winter Trails.
SEWARD. Alaska. Dec. 15. Gold
dust worth approximately $400,000
brought by dog teams over the win
ter trail from the Kuskokwim and
Iditarod sections of Alaska arrived
Here today for shipment to Seattle.
The gold was the product of clean
ups in the districts since the freeze.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 29
degrees; minimum, 33 degrees.
TODAY'S Snow, probably turning to rain;
not ao cold; increasing southeasterly
wlnda.
Foreign.
Germans accede to nearly all points
raised in recent entente note. Paso 4.
National.
Gloom and thirwt are left to wets after
supreme court. Page 2.
Prohibition law upheld by United States
sSupreme court. Page 1.
News print paper bill is debated. Page 4.
United States supreme court refuses to
review Washington decision Invalidat
ing fish law; Oregon act not affected.
Page 1.
Oregon delegation in congress to fight
contract lor Klamath reclamation.
Page 15.
President's latest treaty manifesto not
seriously taken at capital. Page li.
Domentlr.
Use of alleged "leaks' on supreme court
decisions for purpose of stock, specula
tion is investigated. Page 1.
Pershing's report on A. E. F. declared re
markable as much for what it doesn't
say as lor its tacts. Page ti.
Army transport to leave New York this
week with Russians ordered deported.
Page 1.
Senate urged to establish real ban on sugar
profiteer. Page 3.
Wilson is expectea 'to delay return of rail
ways to private ownership. Page 3.
Pacific Northwest.
Power generator Is amazing to experts.
Page 1.
Seaside votes bonds for scenic highway.
Page 1.
Northwest cold wave breaks, i Page T.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota, on
visit to Eugene, predicts president will
make Issue of treaty in 1920 campaign,
page ft.
Harney irrigation scheme progresses.
Page 5.
Sports.
Harvard guard out of Pasadena game' on
account of injuries. Page 14.
Oregon anxious to get early start to Pasa
dena, Page 14.
Honolulu swimmers Jealous of Norman
Ross. Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Barley strongest feature of firm local grain
market. Page 19.
Corn higher at Chicago, owing to advance
in sterling exchange. Page 19.
Ice in Columbia river stops oil tanker Atlas
at Astoria. Page 15.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland asks how east fights snow.
Page 8.
Woman tells how Lucas invoked aid.
Page 15.
Railway on paper is taken Into court.
Page 9.
List of census enumerators for Portland
announced. Page l(i.
Portland gets relief as cold begins to
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ASTOUNDS EXPERTS
Invention of Youth May
Solve Puzzle of Ages.
APPARATUS IS SMALL COIL
Atmosphere Utilized to Form
Powerful Current.
EARTH POWER HARNESSED
Alfred M. Hubhard Claims to Have
Translated Magnetic Forces Into
Active Electrical Energy.
SEATTLE. Dec. 16. (Special.)
Has a 19-year-old Seattle lad solved
the problem of the ages and realized
the dream of science since the world
of electrical Invention had birth?
Has Alfred M.. Hubbard, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William Hubbard. 4642 East
ern avenue, tapped the inexhaustible
reservoirs of nature's energy and har
nessed to the use of man the power
that holds the worlds together?
Hubbard this afternoon announced
the perfection of an invention he
terms an "atmospheric powcV gener
ator," and made claims that tonight
caused Seattle's leading electrical en
gineers to doubt the evidences of their
senses and to pause before they con
demned as folly the claims of the
youth.
With apparatus, in appearance a
small coil of wire surrounding a per
manently magnetic core, the entire
contrivance easily carried on a man's
hand. Hubbard presented a demon
stration this afternoon that, regard
less of the principles involved, sev
eral Seattle engineers declare remark-
jable and without parallel in electrical
history.
Current Lights Klobe.
An ordinary incandescent electria
light connected with the two termi
nals of the atmospheric power gener
ator glowed to a cherry red for al
most one hour and Hubbard volun
teered to permit the lamp to burn for
j satisfy the most 8kepUcal.
The inventor claims tha.
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there are no moving parts connected
with his generator, that there are no
hidden batteries, storage or primary,
and those who witnessed the dem
onstration made sure that there was
no outside connection with any source
of power.
Hubbard's explanation of the phe
nomenon is that he haa succeeded in
translating the earth's lines of mag
netic force into electrical energy and
made it available for use.
While electrical engineers were
highly skeptical last night and held
to the possibility of fraud, as George
Quinan. superintendent of the elec-
trical operations of the Puget Sound
Traction, Light & Power company,
said, "Whatever the lad has done, it
is a marvelous demonstration.
GxperU Are Aatounded.
All of the experts agreed that If as
the lad declares, there are no moving
parts and no concealed battery, that
the invention was revolutionary and
that they had no explanation to offer
for Its operation.
J. D. Ross, superintendent St the
municipal lighting department and a
foremost authority on experimental
electricity in the northwest, declared
it possible that Hubbard had stum
bled on the answer to the question of
the ages can the power of the at
mosphere be'utillzed?
"It is hard to believe," said Mr.
Ross, "that this boy has done what
the world's scientists have failed to
do, yet there is much in the statement
that nothing in electricity Is impos
sible. I incline to believe, since I
have not eeen the device, that there
is some trickery, but those who have
seen tell me that such cannot bo the
case and I must confess that I have
no alternative but to admit the demon
stration almost' unbelievable."
Carl Edward Magnusson, acting
dean of the University of Wash"
ington, college of engineering, de
clined even to hazard a guess as to
the principle involved in the device.
"It sounds like trickery to me and
I" can hardly believe that the ex
periment that is described to me
actually took place. I will not ven
ture an opinion until I have seen it."
Technical Mn Barred.
But Hubbard, because his device
has not yet been patented, owing to
complications arising with his back
ers. It is said, has refused to allow
technical men more than a glimpse
of the apparatus. " Hubbard appears
untrained in business and like many
inventors, cautious. He has not tho
appearance of the charlatan and
made the blanket statement that any
of the extravagant" claims made for
his invention he was willing to prove
by actual operation, under test con
ditions. All that could be learned from Hub
bard yesterday regarding the con
struction of the instrument follows:
The machine, he said, is composed
of several layers of wire about a steel
core, magnetized after the construc
tion is complete. Once magnetized,
the wire needs na further attention,
he said, and the entire device will
deliver energy unremittingly for an
indefinite length of time.
"I place a maximum of 50 years on
the life of the generator," said Hub
bard, "simply because one must fix
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