VOL. LIX NO. 18,747
Entered at Portland (Ore iron
Postoffice as Second-Clas Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1020
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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merce Body Acts.
INVESTIGATION TO BE MADE
Stay of Ouster Order
Meantime Proposed.
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LEASES UP DECEMBER 31
Terminal Company Is Requested to
Continue Present Conditions
r Until Hearing.
SALEM, Or, Dec 23. (Special.)
Chairman Clark of the interstate
commerce commission has requested
the Union Pacific and the Southern
Pacific railroads, which own control-
ling- stock interests in the Northern
Taiflj- Tiifniiiial unmna nv nnAratinff
the Portland terminal, to continue
the Great Northern and the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle railroads in joint
usage of the facilities under pres
ent conditions until the situation
can be investigated, according to a
telegram received at the offices of
the Oregon public service commission
here tonight.
Members of the Oregon commission
paid that the request of the interstate
commerce commission was equivalent
to an order vacating the previous rul
ing of the terminal company pending
an official investigation.
Leases Expire December 31.
The controversy over the Portland
terminal resulted a short time ago in
J. T. O'Brien, president of the North
ern Pacific Terminal company, serv
ing notice on the Spokane, Portland &
Seattle and Great Northern railroads
that they would not be allowed joint
nse of terminal facilities after mid
night December 31, when their leases
expire.
Mayor Baker of Portland, who pre
viously had appointed a committee to
Investigate the terminal situation,
then caused the matter to be referred
to the Oregon public service commis
sion, with the request that the ouster
action be stayed pending completion
cf the inquiry.
P. G. Buchtel, chairman of the com
mission, later sent a letter to Mr.
O'Brien In which he alleged that the
eviction of the Spokane, Portland A
Seattle and Great Northern railroads
from the terminal would prove an in
justice to the traveling public and a
detriment to the best interests of the
state. This appeal on the part of Mr.
Buchtel was futile and the original
order was allowed to stand.
Oregon Commission Acts.
Tn the absence of jurisdiction to
handle interstate traffic the public
service commission then sent a tele
gram to the interstate commerce
commission, urging that operation of
the ousting order be stayed until an
investigation of the situation could
be completed.
Members of the Oregon commission
tonight also said that the interstate
commerce .commission-probably would
call a hearing at an early date, when
all parties to the controversy would
receive an opportunity to present
their case. Whether thii hearing will
be held in Portland or Washington
is a matter for the Interstate com
merce commission to determine, ac
cording to members of the local pub
lic service commission.
Oakland Situation Similar.
Railroads now using the Portland
terminal include the Orgeon-Wash-
lngton Railroad & Navigation com
pany. Southern Pacific, Spokane,
Portland and Seattle, Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern railroads.
A situation similar to that involv
ing the Portland terminal also has
existed at the Oakland pier, accord
ing to the telegram received here,
tut the railroads operating there
have agreed to continue joint opera
tions pending an inquiry on the part
of the interstate commerce commis
sion. The telegram reaching the" public
service commission today was signed
by John E. Benton, solicitor for the
national association of railroads and
utilities commissions.
I.a ROCHE GETS TELEGRAM
City Attorney Informed of Action
Regarding Terminal.
The interstate commerce commis
sion chairman's message reached
William Sproule and Carl R. Gray,
presidents respectively of the South
ern Pacific and Union Pacific sys
tems; yesterday. The granting of the
Oregon public service commission's
petition for delay in the ouster pro
ceedings until a hearing could be held
also was made known when City' At
torney LaRoche received a telegram
from Clyde B. Aitchison to that
effect. "
Mr. LaRoche had telegraphed Mr.
Aitchison, who is an Oregon man
and a member of the interstate com
merce commission, as bad Fred G
Buchtel, chairman of the Oregon pub
lic service commission, outlining the
situation existing here relative to the
terminal ouster order served on the
two non-tenant members recently.
The action of the chairman of the
interstate commission followed ex
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Interest In Firm Bought by Fred
S. Morris, Who Will As-
sume Control.
Announcement was made last night
of the resignation and retirement of
John L. Etheridge, president of the
bond firm of Morris Bros., to take
effect immediately, with the ad
ditional announcement that Fred S.
Morris, partner and former president,
will again assume control and man
agement.
"Mr. Etheridge Is in poor health and
It Is imperative that he" retire from
business duties and recuperate," said
Mr. Morris, commenting on the an
nouncement. "I have purchased his
entire interest in the firm, and the
business will be conducted along the
same sound lines of service as it has
been in the past.
"It is probable that In the near
future the capital will be largely in
creased and new associates enlisted
But for the present there are no defi
nite announcements to be made in
these particulars."
The firm of Morris Bros, was
launched 30 years ago in Denver, by
Fred S. Morris, and ,the Portland
branch was opened a score of years
ago. The firm later opened and still
maintains offices at Philadelphia,
under an identical name. Fred S. Mor
ris is also interested in the eastern
house, which is headed by his brother
James H. Morris.
Mr. Etheridge came to Portland In
1916, having been associated with
the firm in Philadelphia. He enlarged
the operations of the bond house,
opening branch offices at San Fran
cisco, Seattle and Tacoma. For the
last year and a half he has been in
direct control, as president During
the liberty loan campaigns Mr. Ethe
ridge served as state director, build
ing up an organization that material
ly hastened the attainment of state
quotas.
WAR HEROES GET CHECKS
Payments Rushed by Government
as Measure of Yule Cheer.
WASHINGTON, Dec 23. War risk
bureau clerks rushed work on mail
ing out checks to former service men,
or their beneficiaries, this, month,
as a measure of Christmas cheer,
getting out' a total of 345,540 De
cember payment checks for more
than 115,000,000, up to December 15,
it was announced tonight by the bureau.--
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On December 20 the bureau had
328,607 -active accounts, it was said,
and now has paid out since its op
erations began a total of $331. 60S. -
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TURKEY MARKET STEADY
Price Holds Firm at From 50 to
65 Cents a Pound.
There was no break in the turkey
market yesterday, and poultrymen
believe prices will hold today. The
best turkeys sold at 65 cents, and
others not so good at 50 to 60 cents.
Buying was brisk, in spite of the
wet weather, and if the trade today
is of the expected proportions all the
Christmas birds will be disposed of.
Other kinds of poultry also sold well,
dressed ducks bringing 60 cents;
geese, 60 cents, and chickens, 35 to
45 cents, according to size.
FOURRAGERE IS AWARDED
Fifth Field Artillery Is Rewarded
for Battlefield Service.
FATETTEVILLE, N. C, Dec. 23.
The 5th field artillery, commanded
by Colonel A. J. Bowley and sta
tioned at Camp Bragg, was today
notified that the French government
had conferred upon it the fourragere,
the highest award that can be be
stowed upon a military organization
for bravery in action. -
The regiment was attached to the
1st division during the war.-
INAUGURAL CHANGE ASKED
Amendment Would Have President
Take Office In January,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. The third
Monday In January instead of March
4 would be Inaugural day, under an
amendment to the constitution pro
posed today by Senator Ashurst, dem
ocrat, of Arizona.
The amendment also would provide
that the terms of members of con
gress begin on the first Monday in
January and congress meet on the
second Monday in January. .
SICK PRELATE CHEERFUL
Cardinal Gibbons' Condition Is Re.
ported Unchanged.
BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 23. Car
dinal Gibbons' condition, was un
charged today, according to advices
from Union Mills, Md. where he is
staying at the home of friends.
He was said to be cheerful and was
conserving his strength in every pos
sible way.
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CANADIAN FARES REDUCED
Railroad Rales Lowered Ten Per
- Cent in Dominion.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Dec 23.--The
Canadian Pacific railway today an
nounced a reduction of 10 per cent in
all railway fares between points in
Canada.
Fares were Increased 20 per cent
last September.
State Department Roiled
by Cable Action.
EMBASSY DEALS WITH SOLON
Letter Denying Censorship
Is Sent to Keliogg.
LATIN IS DISCOURTEOUS
Guatemalan Jlinister Takes Up DI
rectly With Senator Moses Pro- .
posed Detention of Cabrera.
WASHINGTON, Dec 23. (By the
Associated Press.) Official cogniz
ance was taken today by the state
department of the action of the Brit
ish embassy in writing directly to
Chairman Kellogg of the senate com
mittee Investigating cable communi
cations, denying testimony that the
British authorities imposed a censor
ship on cable messages coming to the
United States from Great Britain.
At the department's request Sen
ator Kellogg sent to Acting Secretary
Davis a copy of the embassy's letter,
together with a transcript of the tes
timony of officials f American cable
companies that a censorship was im
posed. Mr. Davis conferred today
with Assistant Secretary Merle-Smith,
In charge of western European af
fairs, and Fred K. Nielson. solicitor.
At that time, however, the letter
from Senator Kellogg had not reached
the department.
Gnntemaln Also Blunders,
Officials declined to discuss the In
cident, but it was indicated the em
bassy would ask for an explanation
of what was regarded as a breach of
diplomatic courtesy. A similar course
was followed by Dr: Julio Bianchi,
the Guatemalan minister, who took
up directly with Senator Moses of
New Hampshire a discussion of the
senator's resolution asking the state
department for information. concern
ing the detention of former President
Cabrera by the present authorities In
Guatemala.
It was clear, however, that the two
incidents were not regarded as within'
the same category as one deaH with
contemplated action by the legislative
branch of the government, whereas
the other had only to do with an ef
fort to correct what was regarded by
the embassy as erroneous information
which had been given to a senate
committee in the course of a hearing.
Officials also indicated their belief
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Rain and Unsettled Conditions Is
Prophecy for Coast; Storm
on Way Here.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 23. Santa
Claus on his visits to the homes of
American children tomorrow night
will be compelled to resort almost
completely to an airplane or some
similar neHv-fangled conveyance, for
the weather bureau tonight forecasted
a snowless Christmas for almost the
entire United States.
"Fair and cold." was the weather
forecaster's eeneral prediction. The
only snow of sufficient depth for the
sleigh of the Christmas saint, the bit
reau said, would be in Wisconsin,
northern Michigan, northern New
York and northern New England,
where snow fell early in the week
and has not melted. ' There may be
some new snow in the northern Rocky
mountain region, it was said, but else
where the fall will be confined to
flurries.
The Pacific coast was excepted
from the forecast for fair weather,
the charts and maps of the weather
bureau showing that rain- and gen
erally unsettled weather might be ex
pected west of the Rocky mountains
' One of the most severe storms of
the winter was central off the British
Columbia coast last night,' with the
phenomenally low barometric pres
sure of 29.1 reported from its midst.
The wind at North Head, at the
mouth of the Columbia river, reached
a velocity of 60 miles from the south
yesterday afternoon, and strong
southerly gales during the night and
today were predicted by the weather
bureau for Portland and vicinity.
Storm warnings were ordered for
the Oregon and Washington coasts.
HOOP RIVER, Or., Dec 23. (Spe
cial.) The mid-Columbia is assured
a white Christmas. Driven by an east
wind, a heavy fall of enow began
this afternoon and continued at the
rate of more than half an inch an
hour. The snow already is three
inches deep.
Transportation here tomorrow may
be chiefly on runners. '
VOLCANO CAUSES TERROR
Forests and. Villages in Vicinity of
Asuma Set on Fire,
" TOKIO, Dec'23. The.tontinued ac
tivity of the volcano Asama is caus
ing alarm. Violent explosions, oc
curred In the crater Wednesday eve
ning and the country for many miles
around was strewn with ashes.
Later a thick column of flame, and
smoke shot skyward and the .entire
crater was a blazing furnace.
The towns around the volcano suf
fered from heavy earthquake shocks.
' The forests and several -villages,
were set on fire. It was impossible
to gain access to the fire zones owing
to the lava streams.
COME OX YOU SANTA CLAUS.
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MARION,. O., Dec. 23. World peace
and American business conditions
were foremost again today In Presi
dent-Elect Harding's consultations
about the policies of his administra
tion. The plans for an association of na
tions he discussed with Myron T.
Herrick of Cleveland, American am
bassador to France at the beginning
of the world war, who has been sug
gested persistently as a possible se
lection for a similar post under the
next president. During the summer,
Mr. Herrick made an extended tour
abroad and his advice to Mr. Hard
ing on the peace problem is under
stood to have been based on infor
mation gathered in conferences with
leading European statesmen.
Afterwards the ex-ambassador
would only say that various internal
and national matters had! been dis
cussed in his talk with Mr. Harding.
Business coditions were taken up
by the president-elect with Fred Up
ham, William Wrigley and Marshall
Field, all of Chicago. Mr. Upham.
who is treasurer of the republican
national committee, also discussed
various organization questions left
over from the campaign.
Others who saw -Mr. Harding
during the day included Harriet
Taylor Upton of Warren, O., vice
chairman of the republican national
committee, and Harry M. Daugherty
of Columbus, member of the repub
lican campaign committee.
Ex-President Taft is to come to
Marion tomorrow in response to Mr.
Harding's invitation to discuss the
peace association plan and other sub
jects. Although an advocate of the
Versailles league, Mr. Taft has in
dicated that he will support any-
other practical plan to promote peace
and he is counted on to contribute
particularly to the proposal for an
international court.
EXPRESS INCREASE DENIED
Railroad Commission Refuses to
- Allow Boost in Rates.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23. The
railroad commission refused today to
grant the American Railway Express
company a 13 per cent increase in
rates on the ground that the company
had. not produced facts to show that
its business in California was eon
ducted at a loss, although the com
mission was convinced the system as
a whole was operating at a tremend
ous loss.
The increase had been sought In
order- to make the California rates
harmonize with those granted, by the
interestate commerce" commission to
meet a $22,000,000 wage Increase over
the entire system. Previous to the
action of the national commission, the
California commission had granted a
12 per cent advance to enable the
company to meet emergency condl
tlons.
AUA. HE. USED T Hep
VOW. Nr P New MR.
Ei-Presiden. Tart Is Slated
Visit Marion Today for Talk
About Problems.
Wilson Disapproval Held
AH but Certain.
COMING CONFLICT FORECAST
Measure Counted Key to Pol
itics of Future.
"EASY MONEY" NO REMEDY
Political Taint Also Seen in Pro
posal for Relief of Farmers, De
Clares Mark Sullivan.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York Evening Post,
inc., Published by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, Dec 23. (Special.
There. 3s now before the preside
for veto . or approval the first bill
passed at the present session of con
gress. The president's action will be
important not only as regards the
present bill in question, but also as
the first in a long series of conflict
between two schools of opinion
which conflict will undoubtedly com
pose the bulk of American politics for
several years to come.
The present bill is for the re-es
tablishment of the war finance cor
poration. This corporation was an
offshoot of the. treasury, originally
organized during the war for the pur
pose of issuing government bonds an
utilizing the proceeds to aid prlvat
corporations doing war work which
needed banking assistance. After
the war ended congress renewed th
corporation for the purpose of facill
tating exports..
Seere-tary Houaton Acts.
Last May Secietary Houston, by
his personal order, discontinued the
corporation. He based his action
chiefly on the ground that it was no
longer necessary to facilitate ex
ports, as goods were already going
abroad in unprecedented quantltie
through the normal activities of
private business, and on the ground
that the treasury had other and more
pressing needs for the money, being
at that time compelled to borrow for
the purpose of paying current bills,
in is discontinuance caused some
commotion at the time, but that clr
cumstance was mild compared to that
which arose later and during the past
three months. As soon as exports
slowed up and for other reasons be
gan to fall, the farmers of the south
and west, who were among the chief
victims of the fall in prices, were
heard from. They asked Secretary
Houston to withdraw his order and
permit the war finance corporation
again to function.
Farmers' Plea Refused.
Secretary Houston refused on the
ground that the fall in prices was
due chiefly to other causes Which
could not be materially remedied by
the resumption of the war finance
corporation, and also on the ground
that the government could not con
tlnue in thebanking business, the
government needing all the funds it
was able to borrow at a reasonable
rate for the purpose of paying its
ordinary bills.
Finally, when congress came to
gether, one of the most obvious inci
dents of its temper was a response
to the pressure from farmers for re
lief and a determination to attempt
some form of relief. The senate com
mittee on agriculture held hearings
in which, on the one hand, the dis
tress of the farmer was pictured by
witnesses from the south and west.
and on the other the specific ques
tion of reviving the war finance cor
poration was covered by the testi
mony of Secretary Houston, Governor
Harding of the federal reserve board
and the former managing director of
the war finance corporation, Eugene
Meyer.
These bearings took In a way the
form- of a debate, Messrs. Houston
and Harding resisting the revival of
the - war finance corporation and
Meyer, backed by the farmers, earn
estly advocating It.
. . Cronna Bill Fallows.
Anyone who followed these hear
ings carefully felt that Secretary
Houston and Governor Harding were
in rather the better position. They
stood on the solid ground of first
principles. The advocates of the meas
ure more or less frankly based their
argument on grounds of an expedi
ency Justified by the emergency.
At the close of the hearings Sena
tor Gronna, chairman of the, senate
committee on agriculture, introduced
a bill containing two aections. The
first section directed Secretary Hous
tion to revive the war finance cor
poration. The second section of the
bill was clearly less defensible. It
directed the federal reserve board "to
take such action as may be necessary
to permit ths member banks of the
federal reserve system, in accordance
with the law and consistent with
sound banking, to grant liberal ex
tensions of credit to the farmers of
the country."
Much can justly be said in favor of
reviving the war finance corporation,
on its merits, but the second section
tainted the bill as a whole. - It was
promptly and vigorously denounced by
many senators, chiefly by Senator
McLean of Connecticut, a republican,
and Senattor Glass of Virginia, a dem
ocrat. Senator McLean said: ' t
I think we had better not' try to
tCuusludtKi on i'mce . Coiuwa i-t
Money Recently Dug Up on Farm
If Lost When Possessor Is
Held Up and Robbed.
After five years of deliberation
upon the Investment of 1500 which
was burled on the farm of his father
during that time, an accommodating
pair of robbers last night solved the
problem for Andrew Newman, 24
Lincoln street. The 1500 was Invested
as tuition In the school of experience.
Newman told detectives that he re
cently went to the farm of his father.
S. Newman, near Scappoose, and dug
up his savings. There were ten 120
gold pieces, four $30 bills and five
$20 bills. .These he placed in a
money belt, thrusting the belt in his
Inside vest pocket.
Upon reaching Portland he carried
the money with him while he pon
dered as to whether he could make
more money with a little soft-drink
stand, an auto truck or a farm. He
said that he had never flashed his
roll and that no one knew he carried
the money.
Someone evidently did know of the
money, however, said detectives, be
cause two men at :30 last night held
him up at the northeast corner of
Third and Hall streets. They nearly
tore his vest off getting the roll.
Newman was so excited he could not
give a description of the men, except
that there were two of them.
LABOR MAY GET STOCK
Standard Oil May Sell Shares to
19,000 Employes.
- SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 23. Stock
holders of the Standard Oil company
of California will be asked at a spe
clal meeting March 10. 1921, to au
thorize tin increased capitalization of
$15,000,000. to be sold and dlttrlbuted
to employes on the Installment plan,
it was announced today.
The proposed increase would raise
the company's capitalization from
$100,000,000 to $115,000,000. Proponents
of the plan to sell the stock to em
ployes plan to have the company pay
employes a bonus for each share tub
scrlbVd by them, the bonus to be
added to the employe's subscription
and to apply to the purchase price of
the stock. Under the arrangements,
it is expected that a great majority
of the 19.000 employes will partici
pate, K. R. Kingsbury, president, said.
CHAMBERLAIN NO BETTER
Oregon Senator May Undergo Op
eration This Afternoon.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Dec. 23. The- condition
of Senator Chamberlain, who Is ill
at the emergency , hospital, was re
ported as unimproved this afternoon.
He was suffering more than on any
previous day of his illness, and an
operation, it was said, seemed un
avoidable, although this will not be
determined until late tonight or early
tomorrow.
If an operation is decided upon the
senator will go on the table tomor
row afternoon. Many messages of
sympathy came to the senator's bed
side today, both by telegraph and
mall, several of the telegrams com
ing from constituents In Oregon.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.'
YESTERDAY'S Highest temperature, 44
degrees; lowsat. Is degrses; rain.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Flume Is entirely out off, both by land
and sea. Page 4.
Intervention by allies Rujwla's only hops.
declares German general. I'm .
Colby delivers Wilson's messags to Brazil.
Page 7.
National.
United States may rebuko Britain tor snub.
Page 1.
Hot rivalry may hurt west's chaneee to
land ecretarinip or interior, rags 4
Wilson expected to veto bill reviving war
finance corporation, rage i.
Senate probe of coal put oft until Wednes
day, rags 9.
Treasury's burden Hmlt. says Mr. Houston,
addressir.g senaie commutes, rags d.
K'o mow Is weather forecsnt for elmort
entire Unllea states on mnsimas oay.
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Domestic.
Antl-Jewlsh charges In Ford publication
denounced by sx-rresiani rags ,
Second member of San Francisco raplns
band guilty, rags -
Herrick and Harding confer on European
situation, rags i.
Anthracite coal mine operators reject
workers' aetnanue. rase o.
Pacific Northwest.
T.-minnl ouster action at Portland de
layed by oracr oi uncist wuiuism
commission. r i.
Lumber shipments are more than output
rage e. .
Sports.
More action seen at recent boxing shows.
rage JS.i
Tllden encourages ooys 10 piay tennis.
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Commercial and Marine.
Close grading required by condition of po
tato crop. i.
Shipbuilding Jobs saia to M scaros.
p. its IS.
SuDDortlng orders cause general advance
in stock market Pgs 19.
New car-unloader at Portland municipal
docks stands satisfactory tests. Page 18.
Portland and Vicinity.
Yuletlde festivity win Dcgm tonignt.
p. ITS 20.
Murderer to bang for killing policeman.
Page 11.
Woman says police entered home without
search warrant, rin w.
Portland will enjoy spirit or ennstmaa.
Pago 1.
Prices are reaueea in pusuo marast.
race 13.
27 families face hungry Chriatmaa nnlsss
mors money is oonaiva. rags iw.
11.000 donated in day lor European
relief. Page i.
Truflt act violated by heads of cement
tlrm. rage is.
$31,000 loss facod by sale of Buckman
scnooi. - w.
J. U. Htherldgs cults aa rieaa of Morris
HroinerH. mnu min. j.
County commissioners building 11,000.004
bonpiiai on sua to which tuey nave ne
title. Page 14.
Court order stops soft drink probe. Psge 14
Sectarian training of public teachers op
fused, l'a i.
Holy Trail to Bethlehem
Is Strewn With Holly.
KINDLINESS MOTTO OF DAY
Christmas Leven of Charity
and Love Will Reign.
MANGER SYMBOL GUIDES
Bounty of Oregon Unfolds Natural
Wealth to Aid In Giving Merry
Christmas Pleasures to All.
RANDOM EVENTS OF" TOUT.
LA MVS Vl Lli.
Today.
11 A. M. Volunteers of Amer
ica dinner to 200 families at
224 Btirnslde street
1 P. M. Volunteers of Amer
ica dinner to 100 children at
East Seventh and Ash streets.
2 P. M. Christmas tree at
Waverly baby home.
2 P. M Ad club Christmas
tree at Children's home.
2 P. M. Apples distributed
to newsboys at Sixth and Al
der. 2 P. M. Salvation Army dis
tributes baskets, from 141 Ash
street.
11 P. M. Erlo V. Mauser's
party for thesplans at Multno
mah hotel; also "Dili" Ely's
gathering of marooned actors.
Tomorrow.
11 A. M. Municipal Christmas
tree, sponsored by Elks, at au
ditorium. tipecial servloes In churches
with anthems by choirs.
Distribution of Christmas
cheer to 300 children by Bhrln
ers' committees
2 P. M. Tommy Swivel's din
ner at Chamber of Commerce.
BY BEN HLTt LAMPMAN.
When those wise savants of old-
Garpnr, Mvlcholr and Halthaisr
witnessed the rising of the strange
star snd turned toward the long trail
to Bethlehem and this In a day so
dimmed by the past that kingdoms
have crumbled and gone down to
dust they were celebrants of the
first Christmas; pathf'ndrrs of the
holiday that was to tourh the heart
cf the world so surely that not even
the centuries could prevail against IU
To Portland on the morrow oumcg
that singular and redeeming Joy of
Lplrlt that Is peculiar to Christmas,
and that is but inadequately ex
pressed by holly-wreallis and smiles,
tiu many seasons of Yule have passed,
each with its .treasures of memory,
that It Is In nowise difficult to fore
cast how Portland will greet that
fine old holiday. Friend to friend,
and stranger to stranger, they will
call out the shibboleth of the hour,
"Merry Christmas!" And Into their
voices shall leap a tone, a resonance,
a manifest sincerity, that warms ths
heart and delights the hearer. fcJuou
Is the alchemy of the Yule.
Ynle Comes I noslealatlowaly.
For ths year 1S20 the season of
Christmas comes to Portland without
ostentation. Upon the calendar of
events there is no public pageant re
setved for Its observance. Hut the
f.ne customs of simplicity and kind
liness have not been slighted, and
there are those who have assumed
the duty of carrying Christmas to
every home, lest such a day should
be sorrowful. For who would bavs
the black shadow of another's want
standing before the lighted trees or
bending hungrily above the ladea
table?
Folk used to say. ever so long ago.
before the world grew giddy with its
pace, that when the hands touch 12
on such a night as this will be, the
cattle bend their knees stiffly In the
littered stalls and bow before the
n.angers those symbols of the cradle
in which faith was born and civilisa
tion and tolerance. Let those deny it
who will, and take their stand with
the cynics who scoff at rialnt Nicho
las, himself, the fact remains that
none has proof to ths contrary and
It Is pleasant to reflect that such tra
dition hallows the holiday.
Greatest ef These la Charily.
Those who follow the belated gift
through Portland's , business blocks .
today, where thousands are bent upon
unselfish missions, will find much to
rtmlnd them of the meaning of
Christmas much that la beyond
price. Yet If they seek for ths es
sence of Christmas Itself, for tho mo-
tlvo that sends It onward -with un
diminished energy, they will psuse
before the squat kettles where the
maids and matrons of the Balvatloa
Army ring the harsh, Imperative little
bills and they will toss therein the
tithe that is the Yule s. For while It
Is an easy matter to bring happiness
Into one's own home, speaking for
tho many. It Is not so certain that Joy
wll. tenter the dwellings of others,,
speaking for the few.
When I'rovldente dowered the Ore.
ICoaoiuuad, ea l ags 4. Cuuia I.
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