! THE MORNING OKEGOXIAX, ' FRIDAY, DECE3IRER 10, T910. 18 LUMBERMEN WILL SNYDER DRAWS I DO NOT MEDDLE," MERCIER DECLARES TO GERMAN ENVOY "I Am Only a Bishop; I Am Not in the Secrets of Our General Head quarters," Cardinal Informs Von der Lancken. 20-YEAR SENTENCE 9 MEET HERE T 7 DAY Stiff Term Is Meted Out to -Holdup Leader. PARTNERS ARE PAROLED Comprehensive Record Possessed ty Youth Who Planned Night Jobs Excites Ire ot Judge. Karl R. Snyder, aged 24, looked on with apparent unconcern yesterday as Presiding' Judge Gatens sentenced and paroled his two partners in six hold- ups during the month of November, j The judge turned to hitn and he en- tered his plea of guilt to highway robbery with alacrity. "The sentence of this court is 20 years' imprisonment in the state peni tentiary," pronounced the jurist. Snyder's knees swayed slightly and a dazed look crept into his eyes, as he listened for a qualifying parole order which did not come. "You were the one who planned these holdups." the voice of Judge Gatens continued. "You were the ringleader and these two boys were used as catspaws. Your record is bad; theirs is good. I will not recom mend a parole for you." Stiff Term Meted Out. Except for a life sentence, 20 years is the maximum which can be given in this state. It is the first time such a stiff term has been levied for such an offense in local courts for many years. Snyder, with Lawrence Murray and T. H. Sorensen, are the young men who held up and assaulted Rev. H. T. Cash of the East Side Baptist church on the night of November 28, and who held up and robbed V. C. Krantz of the Hall apartments at Fifth and Mill streets, and Gordon Bennett at Thirteenth and Jefferson streets the same night. Two nights before, on November 26, the trio robbed Clar ence Spahn of 805 East Eleventh street. Roy. H. Swint of 921 East Glisan street, and J. Newfeld of 2 Union avenue. Two watches were recovered by the police from the room of Murray and Sorensen at the Marion rooming house. First and Madison streets, and a watch from the room of Snyder at the Wabash rooming house, where he was registered under the name of C. E. Miller. Other aliases known to have been used by Snyder are: Rich . ard Snyder, Ewald Schneider and Jo seph Bradley. Snyder Hna Lone Itecord. So far as known, neither Murray nor Sorensen have o. police or- reform school record. The former is 18. the latter 19. Snyder has had extensive experience with the police. He was sent to the Oregon State Reform school March tl, 1916. for a burg lary committed in Clackamas county and escaped five days later. March 16, 1916. He was arrested-in Spokane as a fugitive September 12, 1916. He was released, however, and a few days later was under arrest at Plum mer, Idaho, for Die . ourglary of a ' store. He escaped from the jail at St. Maries, Idaho, September 30, 1916. Snyder recently was caught climb ing from the transom of a cigar store at First and Stark" streets and charged with burglary. He was al lowed to plead guilty to vagraacy and sentenced to 30 days in the county jail. The younger men were sentenced yesterday to two years in the peni tentiary and paroled. (Copyright, 1919, by Public Ledger Com pany. Published by Arrangement.) Cardinal Mercier's story. Including his correspondence with the German authori ties in Belgium during the war, 1914 to 11T18, edited by Professor Fernand May ence of Louvain university and translated by the Benedictine monks ot St. Augus tine's, Ramsgate, England. Explanatory comment by Professor Fer nand Mayence: It was typical of the German war mind that it should pretend to find intimate conneetlon between the publication of the cardinal's second pastoral tetter, "The Call to Prayer," and the September drive of the allies on the western front. Char acteristic also was the color of the re ports sent to Berlin concerning Von Blss ing's relations with the primate. All Ger many was led to believe that the cardinal bad talked indiscretely and that the governor-general bad sternly and triumphantly rebuked such rashness. Kladderadatsch. the eomlc weekly. waxed gleeful over the incident and cai tooned Mercler as a parrot, echoing the exultation of the allies, while Von Bissing was shaking his threatening finger at the bird and exclaiming: "I'll teach you to keep silent." The possibilities of the drawing were not lost upon the editors of the patriotic and mysteriously printed journal, "Libre Bel- Blque. it appeared in Brussels one day with a delicious parody on the original cartoon. The figures were unchanged, so was the caption, but this time Von Blss ing's finger was perilously caught in the parrot's incisive beak. The governor-general duly received this number, as he did all other copies of the undaunted little pap.tr. What the Germans at home thought of the cardinal's flat rejection of the hypo critical offer to repair the Mallnes ca thedral has not been disclosed. Probably they were never told of Von der Lanck- en's Impertinent proposal to patch a breach In the wall, obvious enough to make an unfavorable impression on neutrals pass ing through the town. Mercier's scorn at the offer to expend a few thousand marks when 1.000.000 francs could hardly have repaired the damage was thoroughly justified. The great tower of St. Rombaud, 320 feet high, was miraculously saved during the bom bardment. 'as was the famous Van Dyck altar piece. Fearful havoc, however, was wrought In the structure. It was struck three or four times. Two of the shells crashed through the nave and one wrecked some of the fine Gothic arches and mutilated the fine carved pulpit. A third shell passed through the lower part of the spire, but failed to cause any dangerous structural weakness. Most of the priceless stained glass win dows were shattered. The wonderful south window was entirely destroyed. It dated from the early days of St. Rombaud, which was begun in the 12th century. wir UMPP PLEA IS HEARD DELEGATIOX GIVES HOUSE COMMITTEE DATA. Improvement of Port Petitioned. .Members- Introduced by Rep resentative Hawley. OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington. Dec. 18. The house committee on rivers and harbors was favorably impressed with the repre sentations made today by a delega tion from Reedsport, Or., in behalf of the improvement of the port of Umpqua. Representative Hawley, in troducing the members of the dele gation, said that the federal govern ment should be interested in the im provements of the port of Umpqua because the United States is the owner of a large area of heavily timbered lands in the Oregon & California land grant in that vicinity. The opening of the port, he said, - would facilitate the movement of this timber and help to reimburse the government for whatever may be ex. pended on the Improvement of the ; harbor. Mr. Hawley asked several questions '- of the members of the delegation to bring out points in favor of the pro posed improvement, on which it was ..' shown the port of Umpqua already ' lias expended $225,000, including the construction of 4600 feet of Jetty. C. E. Ricker, president of the port of Umpqua, made the opening ad dress to the committee and was fol lowed in turn by other port offi cials as follows: J. R. Browne, sec retary; Warren P. Reed, treasurer, " ' and E. Clyde Chase. Senator McNary is preparing a bill to cede Roxie Ann mountain to the city of Medford for public park pur poses, and another bill appropriating $150,000 for the erection of a publio building at Klamath Falls, Or. Tehamah Temple to Elect. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Deo. 18. (Spe cial.) Fifty tyros are expected for the next Dokkie ceremonial here. which will be held December 20, when Tehamah temple will wind up its year's work with the election of of ficers. The tyros are chiefly from Aberdeen and many from the recent grand chancellor's class, Knights of Pythias. if32 NO MATTER WHERE YOU BUY BUY EARLY IN THE MORNINGS THEN A MERRY XMAS ELL, Baron, I tell you frank- and beg you to repeat it the governor-general. I have no gratitude toward you on the score you mention, because I owe you none." "Oh! Oh!" "Have a little patience; I will ex plain myself. There is a personal con cession which you are willing to make me and I am grateful, for it. I mean the right to use a motorcar. "But in regard to requests, rather frequent, addressed to the governor general, I admit the only things I haye met with have been refusals. I am quite accustomed to reading in the first sentence of the answer: 'Ich bedaure' (I regret). Things' have come to such a pass that when appeals are made for my intervention with the governor-general, I am obliged to an swer, and as a rule I do answer: 'Dear Sir, or Madam, I should like to be of service to you. but X fear that I might do you more harm than good.' " "But I still assert mat his excel lency the governor-general is very well disposed." "The matter is very simple. On your return to Brussels, refer to your records, and, if you can, confute me by telling me when and in what my requests have been acceded to. "I remember, a case which was par ticularly painful to me. A seminarist, the Abbe G. van der Elst, in whom I took an affectionate interest, was threatened with condemnation for having helped some young men to pass the frontiers of Holland." "Yes, I am acquainted with Abbe Van der Elst's case." "They even dared to suggest the death penalty for acts which every patriot must in his heart admire. "I was expecting that the young seminarist would be condemned to prison and in a pressing letter, which I tried to make as respectful as pos sible, I had begged Baron von Bis sing to declare that in case the young student were condemned he might undergo the penalty in a Belgian prison so that he might have help in the pursuit of his studies." "But what happened then?" My Debt Not Heavy. "As if they were anxious to give me proof of wishing to lacerate my heart. G. Van der Eist was deported to Germany immediately after his condemnation; and to a lady who was weeping' and pleading for a delay, saying: 'We know that the Cardinal of Malines lias asked the governor- general to allow the condemned to do his sentence in St. Giles prison,' they answered: 'Nonsense; when he is in Germany he can always be sent back.' "You see. Baron, that my debt of gratitude Is not heavy." 4. The conversation about the bad treatment meted out to prisoners awaiting trial had taken a serious turn. When he came to tho fourth point the cardinal smiled. "Baron," said he, "let us go through a little history. My pastoral letter is dated, if 1 remember right, the Feast of St. Matthew, that is to say, Sep tember 21. You will admit, no doubt, that to arrange it, to have it printed and to issue it to the clergy a whole week was necessary. This brings us back to the 10th or 12th of September. At that date the retreat of your troops had not yet taken place and if I am well informed, our allies' of fensive had not yet begun." But you might have known It was coming." "I'm Only a Bishop." "No, Baron, I did not know it. Tou are greatly mistaken about me. I am only a bishop and not more than bishop; I am not in the secrets of our general headquarters. xou do not understand me; you judge me falsely. I hope that till the end I shall have the courage to do my duty the whole of my duty as pastor of souls; but I do not meddle with military affairs." "Then your eminence does not dis own your resistance to the occupying power? "What resistance?" "Notably that which you reveal in your last pastoral." "Tell me, pray, where In It Is resis tance to the German authorities advo cated? The Germans are not even once mentioned there." "Not mentioned, no. But one can read between the lines." Oh! indeed. Baron! I am responsi ble for what I have written and signed, not, as you will admit, for what it pleases you to ascribe to me as the outcome of your suspicions. . Kiarht to Prayer Asserted. "But If by resistance you under stand the assertion of our rights, re course to prayer, whether public or private, to obtain God's protection on our country and for the triumph of the sacred r ights of patriotism then Baron, I am obliged in conscience to tell you that I will continue to resist you without flinching." "But. then?" "Then? you can do anything you please." At these words Baron von der L&ncken arose to make his departure, but before going out of the parlor he turned to the cardinal and expressed a desire to talk for a moment of the I offer which the Germans had made to conceal or repair the huge hole torn in the Malines cathedral by German shells. Oiler of "Restoration." "Baron." said the cardinal. "I am not Ignorant of the gracious offer which you made to my secretary in your government's name and we do not know how to thank you enough for It. But surely you see that the question of the restoration of our churches is somewhat premature. Ma lines cathedral has suffered, no doubt, and I know it better than anybody, since every Sunday I am present at functions, no longer in the majestic building of yore, but In a large hall closed in as a makeshift with boards. But there are some people who have been more sorely tried than those of Malines. There are many parishes which have no longer a church, where worship is performed in an impro vised hall, in a school or clubrooms. That is where help -Is needed first and foremost." "Yes? but I do not speak of a new building. I know well that the sub sidy we can offer you would not be sufficient for that; but we were thinking of the most urgent repairs necessary to a monument of art such as is your cathedral." ine exact estimate has not been made it is impossible to make it now as to what the repairs of our met ropolitan church would cost; but I am assured that the work would cost over a million francs, in which case what do you expect to do toward it with a few thousand marks? The work in view is a considerable one which must be done according to plan and not piecemeal. It would be pre mature to set tbout the work at once.. "M. Loncln must. have told you that the 'conseil de fabrique,' of which I am president in my own right, is made up of seven members; and he added, as he told me. that if I were to vote for the subsidy you have -been kind enough to offer us the other members would vote against it. To be frank with you, I believe that M. Loncin has spoken the truth. We Belgians are indeed fastidious; we claim our rights, but we do not like favors." The interview ended with this statement, made with a smile, but in a firm, decided tone. (To Be Continued.) Northwest Session to Discuss Car Shortage. SITUATION HELD SERIOUS r dDIL TRADE MARK TOURIST PLANS ARE LAID FINANCING OF HOTEL CORPOR ATION IS PROPOSED. Chamber Committee Takes Action After Investigation or Expect ed Influx Into Oregon. Definite decision to carry forward plans for financing a corporation that will provide tourist hotel accommo dations for the travel that is certain to come to Oregon in 1920 was taken at a meeting of the Chamber of Com merce committee that has been in vestigating the matter, at a meeting neia yesterday aiternoon. The in vestment contemplated is to approxi mate more than 11,000,000. A sub committee was named to formulate definite plans for financing the en terprise and will undertake the work with expectation of announcing de tails within a short time. Business methods by which the organization is to be conducted and the manage ment that will direct its activities are among the big problems to be worked out. The sub-committee is composed of John Ij.- Etheridge, W. D. B. Dod son, R. W. Price and Miss M. A. Sal amon, secretary of the committee. William McMurray, chairman, pre sided at the session yesterday, which was attended by a majority of the members, who are: Cameron Squires T. H. Sherrard, R. K. Keller, F. W Vogler, R. W. Price, John L. Ether idge of Portland; Leslie Butler. E. O. Blanchar and C. W. McCullough of Hood River. It is the definite purpose of the committee to carry through the plans and have the hotels in operation at the beginning of the tourist season next spring. Details will be carried to completion with the greatest possi ble dispatch. Chairman McMurray de clared that information at hand in dicates the heaviest tourist travel to Oregon, the coming year that has ever been experienced. Restriction of Industry by Inability to Handle Output "Will Be Discussed. Lumbermen of the Pacific north west will gather at the Portland hotel today at 10 A. M. for the regular quarterly meeting, which was ad journed from Tacoma last Friday First and foremost in consideration will be the steps to be taken in an effort to obtain relief from the car shortage that has recently become no acute as to render necessary the closing of some mills, with many others facing a shutdown. The lumber trade of the middle west and western territory, that draws its supply from the Pacific northwest, also is affected. So great is the demand for lumber products that the market has been seriously influenced, to such an extent that differences of $15 to $19 a thousand feet has been offered for carloads, by rival dealers. As a consequence prices are being boosted to a point where they threaten to embarrass the industry- and upset the building movement that has set in strongly throughout the country. Heavy Stocks Cause Problem. The greatest difficulty at present is in financing the holding of ex ceptionally heavy stocks. Coupled with the shortage of cars is the fur ther accumulation due to lack of ships. The West Coast lumbermen's as sociation has made a careful survey of the situation and has been for several months engaged in an effort to get the proper authorities at Washington behind plans to afford relief. The lumbermen declare there is no fault found with operation of the car service section of the Puget sound district, of which J. A. Roth, formerly of Portland, is director. The trouble is that mo.-e cars have been going east than have been, coming to the Pacific coast, they say, adding that during the last three months 9000 more cars have gone east than have been brought hack to this ter ritory. Reports to He Sent Out. ' In an effort to make the rail road men in the east understand the conditions, the association has de cided to notify customers throughout the country of the facts that they may call attention of their members of congress to the serious situation. Lumbermen estimate that many of the mills could exceed their capacity by 60 per cent if shipments could be made-unrestricted. The Great North ern railroad is said to have been bringing practically no cars west ward for shipments, and the Mil waukee has fallen down heavily since the coal shortage prevailed, it has been reported. The Northern I'acific and Union Pacific system lines are credited with having been handling as many cars westbound as ever. But the underlying cause is recognized to be an actual short age of cars. Three of the largest mills locally, the West Oregon Lumber company. Eastern & Western and Clark & Wilson, have not been able to get cars up to more than about 30 per cent of their requirements during the past month, and the same is true of several other large mills. No less than 30 large mills are now closed down because of the car shortage as well as many small mills that are not situated so that they can continue cutting without being able to market their product. PRODUCTS Use Vegetole when making baking powder biscuits 2 cupfuls sifted flour. 4 teaspoonfuls baking powder. 1 tsaspoonful salt. 2 tablespoonfuls Vegetole. ?4 to 1 cupful milk or V2 milk and water. Method: Mix and sift the dry Ingredients, add vccetole, chop mtxturs until of s mealy consist ency Add milk gradually until soft, spongy dough is formed. Turn onto s floured board, toss with s knife until whole surface is floured, pst lightly with a rolling pin until ons-hsltinch thick. Cut out and bake Immediately on s grsassd sbsst la a quick oven, about twelvs minutes. VeUteM' Uil tor mayonnaise dressing 1 tsaspoonful each mustard, salt and sugar. Few grains cayenne pepper. Yolks 2 eggs. 2 tablespoonfuls each vinegar and lemon juics. lV2 cup UZZXjZ" Oil Method: Mtxdry ingredients, add egg yolks, and when well mixed sdd oil gradually, drop by drop st first. Stir constsntlr. As the mixture thick ens, thin with vinegar or lemon juice. Add oil snd sdd alternately until all is used, beatlng eonstantly. All ths ingredients should bs kept cold while making this dressing. A good method to lollow is to place bowl in which the dreseina: 1s being mixec in a pan of chopped ice. For additional recipes write De partment of Food Economics, Armour and Company, Chicago. Vegetole is popular with housewives because it mixes up rapidly, easily and evenly makes delicious, flaky and economical pastry. Vegetole adds no flavor of its own, but rather intensifies the natural flavor of foods. Foods shortened with this pure, white vegetable product are easily digested because it melts at a temperature lower than body temperature. . It is therefore wholesome and economical. ISOZSP Oil is equally esteemed by particular cooks because it makes foods more palatable and tasty. This pure vegetable oil, of clear, amber color an ail-American product is delicious in salads, dressings, sauces and gravies and is an excellent deep frying medium. ARMOURKCOMPANY JAMES F. FURLONG, JR., Mgr., Portland, Or. Telephone, Broadway 1380 These two Jrltchen re quisites are Identified by the Armour Oval Lab ml your mafett food-buying guide. This is Armour's pledge that they arm food of the highest quality. Oil' COOKING is: I -.VaSBBT.-. - -v I - m m E ' a 1 1 i wr-- - ' Wm 1 . MM .4 ft. a. "a arr'. V, I I l .flfeii t A I LJl I .fu V.L'I V M " I I w M 1 st 1 ,.-tr -..:: i ."'h.ll'.CSVT, . 1 r ' ' - a..- - . POULTRY CONTEST IS ON I.KUHORNS AM) HIIODK ISLAM) KEDS FIGHT FOB HONORS. Tie Shown in Estg-Laylns; Event at Annual Poultry Show; Four Days IU-main. latter corncern's plants on Hood river and White river. In Wasco county, are out of commission as a result of the freeze and but for an aerial cable extended across the Columbia here two years ago the mid-Columbia Ore gon towns would be without electric power while the storm Is on. PITCH PERMIT GRANTED Portland Company Pluus New In dustry for Xorthwest. U. S. MONEY AT PREMIUM BUYERS JUST ACROSS ONTARIO LINE PAY 7 TO 8 PER CENT. STILLS SEfZED AT SALEM Device Used to Relieve Children's Colds, Officers Are Told. SALEM, Or, TJec. 18. (Special.) Three liquor stills which the federal officers believe were used by ama teur brewers of the vicinity were seized at the plumbing establishment operated by Fraser & Piatt here today. K. E. Wells of Talbot, who admitted that he had ordered one of the 20- gallon stills, told the officers that he intended to use the output of the de vice in relieving his children, who were suffering from severe colds. Wells also admitted that he furnished the plumbing concern with plans for the distilling apparatus. Today's seizure Is said to mark the beginning of a campaign against moonshiners and other liquor-law vi olators in this vicinity. v Legion Forming Auxiliary. OREGON CITY, Or.. Dec. 18. (SDe cial. ) An auxiliary to the American Legion of this city is to be organized in the near future. Those appointed from Willamette Falls post. American Legion, to assist in effecting an or ganization of the women are Jack Bannon and George Pepper. This or ganization is to be composed of the mothers, wives, daughters or sisters of men who have been in the service between April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918, and died in line of duty or after honorable discharge and prior to November 11, 1920. Canadian Holders of Liberty Bonds Sell In Detroit, Mich., Then Make Up Losses In North. DETROIT, Dec. 18. Buyers in Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit river from this city, of American money are making high profits, ac cording to a leadiiii? Windsor banker, who declares that if. per cent of the approximately $351,000 that monthly (coes to Windsor from here, is bought at a premium. A sign displaye-1 'n a Windsor store window this weak roads: "American money bought here; highest prices paid." the dealer's price being 7 per c-nt. Chartered banks K-ss than a block uway were taking all offerings at 8 per cent, it was said. Retail stores advertise in the newspapers that they allow 7 per cent on American currency, while street car conductors are making handsome profits. Canadian holders of American liberty bonds quoted below par are declared to be selling their bonds in Detroit for Amc-'tan money, which they resell in Windsor at a profit, to make up their bosses. In Detroit there is a 10 per cent discount on Canadian money and many places re fuse it entirely. a The -fight is on at the city audi torium. The tribe of leghorn and the Rhode Island Reds have clashed in a struggle which will determine the right of one camp to honors for egg-laying. Six champions of the Leghorn breed chalked up a perfect score for Wednes day and so did the Rhode lalana Reds. ' The Leghorns produced two eggs on Tuesday and so did the Rhode Island Reds. There are four days left for either contingent to take the lead in egg-laying. It is a family affair, both coops being entered by J. R. McRae of Milwaukie. Twenty dollars is the first prize in the con test, with $12 and $6 as second and third prizes. John McLean's six white Leghorns from Muksiltes, Wash., are second in the race, with three eggs laid on Tuesday and three ou Wednes day. The only prize not decided on Wednesday was awarded to Mrs. Grace Beardesley of Columbia boule vard, whose display of a dozen eggs captured the sweepstakes. With the moderation or ine weainer the crowds at the auditorium were I larger than ever yesterday. Until closing time, 10 P. M.. children and grown-ups who line wnue .meai anu dark meat and omelets passed through the maze of coops. Pitch is soon to be extracted from Oregon firs in an effort to restock the country's waning supply of turpen tine. A permit, the first of its kind, has just been Issued by the district forester to allow the extraction of pitch from Douglas fir timber on 160 acres near Dlsston in the Umpqua national forest. The permittee is the Northwestern Turpentine company of Portland. which Is pioneering in a new Indus try. The pitch so gathered will be shipped to the company's distillery in Portland and manufactured into turpentine and rosin. ROSEBURG WOMAN SUES Mrs. X. J. Arcliambaugh Avers She Had to Work to Live. ROSEBURG, Or., Dec 18. (Spe cial.) With the charge that her hus band, Charles L. Archambaugh, has repeatedly deceived her, pretending to be at work V7hen he was not. and instead of paying for groceries hav ing them charged, finally forcing the plaintiff to seek employment in order to pay for living expenses, airs, J. Archambaugb, yesterday filed ac tion for divorce. The complaint fur ther alleges that Archambaugh would not permit the plaintiff to attend church and forbade her calling on neighbors. Following a honeymoon of one short month, she alleges, her husband began abusive treatment. making life with him unbearable. Flour Mill Plans Filed. First steps toward the erection of the new plant of the Eagle Flour Mills company, one of the largest in dustrial enterprises planned for the coming spring here, were taken yes terday, when plans for the new mill were filed with City Building Inspec tor Elchenlaub. - J. W. Benness. archi tect, is In charge of the preliminary work for the company. The new mill will be located on a site adjacent to the St. Johns municipal terminal, and will be seven etories in height and about 50 by 130 feet in ground dimen sions. The cost is placed at $125,000. ft NO MATTER WHERE YOU BUY BUY EARLY IN THE MORNINGS THEN A MERRY XMAS Stav on the Job Whilo It Rains TOWER'S FISH BRAND REFLEX SLICKER s the bestwot weather A.ever, ' made protection ft I w- ' l AJ-lUttlKUi ( Established 1036 t ..ir ',, mm ,U rnrr W ',kif Boston 51 p. EDQE.yj . wMasi n CANDLES . LIGHT LODGE Mt. Hood Council Elects Officers in Strictly Ancient Form. HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec 18. (Spe cial.) As a result of interruption in service of the Northwestern Electric company. Mount Hood Council. No. 8, Royal and Select Masters, held their annual election last night in strictly ancient form by the light of candles. New officers are: W. F. Laraway. il lustrious master; A. F. Howes, deputy master; E. L. Scobee. principal con ductor of work; E. O. Blanchard. treasurer, and A. D. Moe, recorder. The interruption of the electrical service was caused by grounding of the Northwestern Electric company's lines between the White Salmon river plant and Portland. This short-circuited connections supplyinr the Pa cific Power & Light company. The Eugene Man Leaves $18,000 Estate EUGENE, Or., Dec-18. (Special.) The property of the estate of W. O. Heckart. Eugene contractor, who died December 10 while bunting ducks west of Eugene, is valued at $18,000 according to the petition for the ap pointment of Mrs. Heckert as admin istratrix, which was filefl- yesterday In probate court. The property is lo cated in Douglas and Lane counties. Mrs. Heckart was appointed to ad minister the estate and H. H. Hobbs. F. N. McAllister and L. H. Potter were appointed to appraise the property. Read The Oregonian classified ads. LEG IS LOST BY FROST Sheepherder Sufrers Amputation as Result of Exposure. THE DALLES, Or., Dec 18. (Spe cial.) The first case of amputation reported In this city as the result of freezing, was that of , E. Clossen, sheepherder of Glenwood, Wash., who had his leg taken off today. Clossen had been working for Ed ward Mays and the outdoor exposure during the low temperatures "nipped" his limb so severely that amputation was necessary. While in Alaska sev eral years ago, Clossen lost a hand on account of freezing. Bishop's Assistant Named. NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Bishop Ar thur S. Lloyd, who has Just resigned as president of the board of missions of tho Protestant-Episcopal church, owing to the transfer of the mission ary activities of the denomination to the control of the presiding bishop and council of the church, has been engaged to assist Bishop Charles Sumner Burch of the diocese of New York. French Congress Elects. PARIS, Dec 18 Paul Deschanel was re-elected president of the cham ber of deputies by that body today. His candidacy was unopposed. THOUSANDS HAYE KIDNEY TROUBLE AND NEVER SUSPECT IT Applicants for Insurance Often Rejected. Judging from reports from drug gists who are constantly in direct touch with the public there is one preparation that has been very suc cessful in overcoming these condi tions. The mild and healing Influ ence of Dr. K.ilmer's Swamp-Root Is soon realized. It stands the highest' for Its remarkable record of success. An examining physician for one of the prominent Life Insurance Com panies, in an interview of the subject, made the astonishing statement that one reason why so many applicants for insurance are rejected is because kidney trouble is so common to the American people, and the large ma jority of those whose applications are declined do not even suspect that they have the disease. It is on sale at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium and large. . However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer &. Co., Binghamton, N. Y.. for a sample bottle.. When writing be sure and mention The Portland Oregonian. Adv. IN ew Year's Oregonian ANNUAL NUMBER, JANUARY A 1920 Is the most interesting and complete edition ever published over 100 pages. You will want to send copies to your friends in the east. Order now for delivery on January 1st. Single copy 10c; postage, 7c in United States and possessions; foreign 14c Fill out blank form and send to Oregonian Office, Sixth and Alder. NAME STREET TOWN STATE i a . i THE OREGONIAN, Portland, Oregon. Gentlemen: Enclosed find , for which mail The Oregonian's New Year's Annual to each ofsthe above addresses. (Inclose 17c for each address in United States or Possessions, 24c for each foreign address.) (Duplicate blanks may be had by calling, telephoning or writing The Oregonian Circulation Dept.)