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SELF-GOVERNMENT ON 1
WAY TO SAN DOMINGO!
WILD WINDS SWEEP
SURF INTO SEASIDE
LAST-MINUTE RUSH
MISSED THIS YEAR
DADDY OF 4 IS SET
FREE FOR CHRISTMAS
YULETIDE CHEER
RULES PORTLAND
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SUTHERLAND
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FORESTERS HONOR
OREGON DELEGATE
SHOPPERS AND MAILERS HEED
EARLY BUYING PLEA.
ALL-DAY VIGIL OF FAMILY IS
REWARDED.
AMERICAN XAVAI AUTHORI
TIES FLAN RETIREMEN T.
WATER TWO FEET DEEP RUNS
DOWN BROADWAY.
BE LEGAL ADVISER
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Course in treaty Puzzle
Encouraging.
EXTREMISTS DUE FOR JOLT
Senator Declared Chary of
Definite Programme.
CLEAR COURSE IS STEERED
Ex-President Says Efforts Are
Centered on Making Progress
and Giving V. S. leadership.
MARION. O.. Dec. 21. President
elect Harding's last conference on
the proposed society of nations be
fore casting: aside political affairs
to enter into the Yuletide spirit and
its activities was held today with
William Howard Taft, ex-president,
whose ideas as to the league of na
tions have not always coincided with
those of the new party leader.
Mr. Taft arrived here early this
morning from Chicago and had j
breakfast with Senator and Mrs.
Harding. Then they began a con
ference which continued until almost
noon, when 3Ir. Taft left for Cincin
sati where he will pass Christmas
-ith his brother, Charles P. Taft,
his son Robert, and other relatives.
Neither the ex-president nor the
president-elect would discuss the re
sult of the conference. Mr. Taft,
However, gave out a formal state
ment in which he discussed the sen
itor's views on the Versailles league
and the proposed society of nations
tdvocaled by Senator Harding. No
juim.niou was given that cabinet
positions were discussed.
Statement Is Issued.
Mr. Taft's statement follows:
"I enjoyed very much my confer
snce with Senator Harding. I found
that he had been using the confer
ences with his visitors to formulate
and confirm the general viows he ex
pressed in his speech of acceptance
and that of August 28, and that he
Telt confident that the desire of the
American people, as interpreted by
him in his campaign experiences and
In the results of the election, was to
avoid the political and military obli
gations of the tfcaty and the league,
and that he feels strongly the neces
sity for reaching a common ground
with the leading powers of the world
for an agreement that shall secure
a gradually effective limitation of
armament, a court with jurisdiction
over justiciable questions, and a con
ference of nations to negotiate and
press a compromise of every non
justiciable question threatening war,
and which shall give us the benefit
of the adjustment of our relations
with Germany secured to the United
States in the treaty without objec
tionable features of the provisions of
the treaty as shown in the republican
reservations, and without participa
tion in such commissions under the
treaty as concern European nations
Encouragement Is Expressed.
"I am much encouraged to think
that the senator is working out a
practical solution which may not be 1
wholly satisfactory to the enthusiasts
at either extreme, of whom I may be
considered one, but will satisfy those
anxious to make progress and anxiouo
to give the United States the leader
ship she should have in guiding all
the nations to permanent peace eo
far as that is practicable. Of course,
the senator is properly chary of a
definite programme because it must
depend on the circumstances, which
only actual conferences with all con
cerned may develop, but that he is
bent on working out in a very prac
tical way, a real and useful associa
tion is most apparent.
"He is in an accommodating' state
of mind as to details and even im
portant provisions; if the definite
objections he always expressed to the
method and aims and obligations of a
political and military character con
tained in a treaty and the league are
tbviated in the now agreement."
Dinner to Be at Home.
Senator Harding has no conferences
nor engagements scheduled for to
morrow. With Mrs. Harding he will
eat Christmas dinner with half a
dozen newspapermen, whom he has
invited to be his guests. Most of the
morning will be spent by the president-elect
and Mrs. Harding opening
the hundreds of presents which have
been received from all parts of the
country.
The conference was arranged at Mr.
Harding's request and was under
stood to have concerned particularly
the proposal for a sew international
court in which the ex-president has
been interested for many years. Mr.
Taft was a supporter of the Ver
sailles' league, but has taken the at
titude that some different agency
sow must be organised to etabilize
world conditions.
TERRIFIC QUAKE REPORT
Chinese Provincials Numbering
2000 Are Killed and Injured.
TOKIO, Dec. 23. A Shanghai dis
patch to the Asahi Shlmbun reports a
terrific earthquake in Kansu prov
ince on December It.
Casualties are estimated at 2000
Revision of Constitution and Other
Preliminary Steps to With- .
drawal Are Started..
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. By direc
tion of the president, initial steps
were taken today for the withdrawal
of American control over affairs of
the Dominican republic. '
A proclamation announcing this
purpose was issued at San Domingo
by Rear-Admiral Thowas Snowden,
naval governor. Its text was made
public here. By its terms the friendly
purposes of American military inter
vention in the island in 1916 are de
clared to be "substantially achieved"
and "simple processes" inaugurated
for "rapid withdrawal from the re
sponsibilities assumed in connection
with Dominican affairs."
A.Dominican committee, aided by
an American adviser, will be named
by Admiral Snowden to formulate
amendments to the Dominican con
etitution and draft new election laws.
When approved by the naval gov
ernor, these will be submitted to
constitutional convention and the Do
minican national congress as a pre
liminary to the erection of a Domini
can government, to which the affairs
of the republic will be turned over.
An accompanying announcement by
the state department said tranquillity
prevailed in the republic; that Do
minican finances bad been placed on
stable basis; education and sanita
tion advanced and the people "for the
first time in many years had been
able to devote themselves to peace
ful pursuits."
Occupation of the Dominican repub
lie by American marines began in No
vember, 1916, the marine force be
ing landed by Captain, now Rear-Ad
miral, Harry S. Knapp. This force
was gradually increased and it now
numbers 2200 officers arid men. Con
trol was continued throughout the
war and for a time there was some
fighting in the republic as the marines
cleaned out bandits who had been
making frequent raids on the cities.
GIRL CRUSHED TO DEATH
Marjorie Ellis Loses Life When
Trucks Collide Upon Bridge.
Marjory Ellis, 12 years old,, was
killed instantly at 6 o'clock last even
ing, two miles south of Hillsboro,
when a truck driven by her step
father, A. B. Thomas, capsized in
collision with another truck at the
end of the Jackson bridge.
The girl was on her way home from
a Christmas shopping trip to Port
land. As Thomas drove his truck
across the bridge it encountered a
truck of the Hillsboro Transfer com
pany, and the vehicles crashed, the
Thomas truck being overturned.
Thomas escaped injury, but his
stepdaughter was thrown beneath the
ponderous truck and crushed. An in
quest win De held. Thomas is a
rancher, residing five miles south of
Hillsboro.
CUPID IS LOSING OUT
Weddings at-Vancouver Declared
Below Number in 1919.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Dec. 24.
(Special.) The record of last year at
the marriage license counter was not
equaled this year. Last year all
records were broken December 24,
when 38 licenses were issued. Today
only 16 were issued, but arrange
ments were made for a number to be
issued tomorrow.
It was thought that last year the
large number was no doubt the result
of the war, and that a large number
of weddings were celebrated on the
first Christmas after the soldiers had
returned.
HARDING GREETS NATION
Christmas .Message Expresses Con
fidence In the Morrow.
MARION, O., Dec 24. President
elect Harding issued the following
Christmas greeting tonight:
"Like every normal human being, I
wish everybody a very merry Christ
mas. It gets us out of a rut 'to join
in a .national chorus of cheer and
good will.
"There is peace, there is confidence
in the morrow. There is even cheer
In the belief that the distress of today
is quickly to pass and we may hope
as well as wish for a prosperous new
year."
NAVY PAYS$2 FOR OIL
80 Per Cent or Fuel for First 3
' Months in 1921 Bought.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 24. Bids for
virtually 80 per cent of the navy's
fuel oil requirement for the first three
months in 1921 were accepted toda;
from the Standard, Union and Associ
ated oil companies. The price was $2
a barrel at pipeline terminals.
The navy recently has seized sup
plies of oil on this coast, when pur
chase could not be made at prices of
fered.
CARDINAL GIBBONS GAINS
Secretary to Celebrate Midnight
Mass In Prelate's Room.
BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 24. Cardi
nal Gibbons was reported tonight as
having had a good day and his secre
tary was to celebrate mass in his
room at midnight for the prelate and
members of the household.
The cardinal's physician has pre
scribed "absolute rest, but no medi-cia-"
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PLACE ON BENCH POSSIBLE
Frontier Lawyer, Prominen
in Utah, May Be in Cabinet.
RECORD ADMIRABLE ONE
Attorney Who Climbed to Top of
Ladder by Own Efrorts Is Er
pected to Get Some Post.
BI MARK S'JLLIVAN.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 25. (Special.)
Within a very short time or within
a few months at most, the country
will hear a good deal about the man
that everyone speaks and writes
about as "Senator Sutherland."
Because every one speaks of him
this way it is necessary to distinguish
between two men who are known
colloquially by the same title. Th
one who is not treated in this article
is Senator Howard Sutherland of
West Virginia. He has his place in
the senate -nd Is secure until 1923.
The "Senator Sutherland" who will
shortly be much in the public eye is
not really a senator at all. He is
George Sutherland, who represented
Utah in the senate for 12 years
until he was swept out in the land
slide of 1916. Since then he has been
practicing law (n'Washington and in
Salt Lake City. Let it be emphasized
as the first point in any aaequate
sketch of ex-Senator Sutherland that
he has been practicing law and he
has not been practicing personal re
lations.
Many Have Little Practice.
Many, probably most, of the ex-
senators and other ex-office holders
who enter law offices or set up law
offices of their own in New York or
elsewhere after they have left public
office don't really practice law at alL
They rarely appear in court and the
calf-bound books are rarely - dis
turbed on their dusty shelves. What
most of these ex-office-holders-lawyers
do is to capitalize their old per
sonal relations with men still in pub
lic life. They do the most important
of their practicing, not face to face
with the judge in a courtroom, but in
long-distance telephone talks with the
heads of government departments.
They get clients who value their serv
ices, not because they know the law
but because they know the ropes.
Even those ex-office-hoidcrs who, by
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Waves Break Over- Seawall at As
toria and Low Vacant Ter
ritory Is Flooded.
SEASIDE, Or., Dec 24. (Special.)
Water two feet deep ran down
Broadway last night when the surf,
whipped by a SO-mile gale, dashed
over the board walk and swept
through part oi tne business section.
, There were several washouts in the
business district, but the damage tb
property was slight. Telegraphic
lines were out of commission early
today, although the telephone lines
were working.
Fire started in a small building
near the Seaside hotel and for a time
threatened that structure and several
others,1 but the direction of the gale
assisted the fire fighters and saved
the other buildings.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec 24. (Special.)
As a result of the heavy swell
raised by last night's gale, the water
at high tide today was more than a
foot hlsher than it normally should
have been. As a result the waves
broke over the seawall at the' foot
of Tenth street and flooded the low
vacant tract there.
Three barges moored on the west
side of Pier 3 at the port terminals
broke adrift, but were soon towed to
safety. On account of the swells the
loading of the steamer Orca had to be
suspended until after high tide, when
the swell subsided. '' .
The big steamer snapped some of
her mooring: lines and smashed a few
fender piling. The vessel was not
njured and the greatest loss was the
delay In the loading.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec 24. (Spe
cial.) The highest tide since 1909 to
day flooded the south Marshfield sec
tion. Water covered the lower floors
of some of the houses, and it was
feared that it would put the city
lighting plant out of commission. The
tide probably will be still higher to
morrow, and more damage is antici
pated.
There was a severe storm last night.
Telegraph wires were down until noon
today. The night train from Port
land, due at J A. M., arrived eight
hours late, having been held up by
trees on the track.
SANTA "CUTS UP" IN AIR
Small Parachutes Used to Drop
Dolls and Toys to Children.
RIDGEWOOD. N. J, Dec 24. Santa
Claus came out of the clouds and cir
cled low before assembled hundreds
of children who could see the pink
of his cheeks and the whirl of his
whiskers as his airplane cut "didoes"
in the aIr today. Then he dropped
dolls and toys to them, which floated
own to earth in miniature para
chutes.
Santa Claus trip was arranged by
tne Christmas Tree association of
Ridgewood.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYBODY I
Despite Prophecies of Slack Season,
. Sales Are Large and Mail
Sent Is Record.
The last minute rush of Tuletide
shoppers and mailers, that feverish,
bustling, scurrying mass cf humanity
that in former years jammed Its way
into stores seeking to purchase all
presents at the eleventh hour, or
which packed the postoffices with
tons of gifts, all of which must be
sent immediately, was absent yester
day and last night.
Heedful.of the admonitions of the
press, the stores and the postal au
thorities, the Christmas shoppers this
year bought their presents early and
dispatched them to distant cities with
the same consideration.
In grateful appreciation of this,
Postmaster Jones last night said that
all packages arriving In Portland
during the night, would be delivered
today so as to be onr hand for, the
Christmas celebrations. A supreme
effort will also be made.' he said, to
try to deliver some at least of the
packages arriving on Christmas morn
ing.
There were, of course, crowds of
shoppers in town all day yesterday,
but the crush of former years was
gone. Running: true to form and
heredity, most of the men buyers left
their Christmas shopping to do until
the last day, and these were on hand
early to obtain their gifts.
"The majority of men' always buy
their presents on the -last day," said
one department store head yester
day, "but as a rule, they know' ex
actly what they want, go and get it,
and the ordeal is over."
Despite the number of prophecies of
a slack season, and the assertions of
"hard times," buying this season has
been far above normal, according to
businessmen, and it even compares
favorably with that of the recent
flush years. Conditions in the federal
post also bear out the statements of a
successful yuleilde.
"The fluctuations of postal receipts
have always been considered as
barometer -of business," said Post
master Jones. "This year the postal
receipts are on the average of 20 per
cent larger than last year, which was
considered a prosperous year. More
over the number of packages and the
amount of gift-money sent this year,
is far above the average."
The peak day for the sending
letters and cards of greeting at. th
local postoffice, was Thursday, when
nearly 498,000 were sent from Port
land. This number is 63,000 more
than the largest number sent in 1919
Yesterday was the highest day for
incoming packages and letters, while
the tide of outgoing, packages had
been greatly lessened.
Shopkeepers are reporting that in
stead of the buyers purchasing th
cheaper grade of goods as had bee
expected, the great demand was fo
the more expensive articles. Toys,
generally regarded as a luxury, were
in great demand.
State's Representative
Presides at Meeting.
CONFERENCE IS DESCRIBED
Olcotf Says Woodsmen Here
Have Won Respect.
GOVERNOR TELLS OF TRIP
Stale-Executive Declares Country
Faces Minor Business Reaction,
but Is Optimistic.
SALEM, Or., Dec. 24. (Special)
That Oregon's advanced stand on
questions of forestry had won her a
commanding position among the for
esters of the nation, waa asserted
today by Governor Olcott, who had
just returned from a trip east to
attend the conference of governors
In Harrisburg, Pa., and the conference
of state foresters in the same city.
"Our state, on account of Its
containing more standing timber than
any other having one-fifth of the
available supply of the United States,
and standing third in output oc
cupied a conspicuous and command
ing position," said Governor Olcott.
"Its forest policy, as originated and
carried out by its aggressive state
board of forestry, has attracted much
attention throughout the United
States, and the state is recognized
by those in position to know, .as one
of the most advanced and forward
looking of all the states.
This Is the only state having a
compulsory Are protection law. In
my opinion, the active members of the
forestry board giving their time and
serving a-s they do, gratuitously, are
entitled to much credit for the good
work which they have done and are
doing'.
Conference Well Attended.
"In the convention of state foresters
practically all the forested states were
represented. The federal governmen
was represented by Colonel Creely.
United States forester, and his first
assistant, Mr. Peters.
"Much interest was manifested by
all in attendance, and I believe con
siaeraoie gooa win come or It. 1 was
much impressed with the personnel of
this body of men, and have never wit-
nessea. greater loyally io work, nor
a more earnest endeavor to improve
conditions affecting Are protection
and reforestation than was exhibited
there. Oregon was honored by hav
ing Its representative made presiding
officer.
"Subsequently there was organized
a National Association of State For
esters. Gifford Pinchot, by appoint
ment of Governor Sproul, is the pres
ent forester of the state of Pennsyl
vania. Business Reaction Expected.
"The governors I met felt that the
business interests of the nation must
suffer some losses in the natural
trend toward normal conditions. They
declared the reaction would be of
minor consequence when stacked up
against the unprecedented and in
flated financial, profits of the past
five years.
The object of my eastern trip was
threefold. It Included my attendance
at the twelfth annual conference of
governors at Harrisburg, on Decem
ber 1, 2 and 3, and at the conference
of state foresters called by Governor
Sproul, of Pennsylvania, and his state
forester, Gifford Pinchot, in the same
city on December 8 and 9, and also
informal conferences with the heads
of various departments at the na
tional capital with regard to Oregon
Interests.
Conference Is SneeeaafuL
'The conference of governors was
an interesting and successful one. It
was attended by more than 30 of the
48 executives of the United States.
The testimony offered there showed
very abnormal conditions existing In
practically every section of the coun
try. Some of the governors from the
central west and southern states de
scribed the conditions in their states
as 'acute,' "alarming and critical,' and
voiced considerable apprehension as
to the immediate future.
"The remedy seems to lie mainly in
the good common sense of the Amer
ican people in readjusting themselves
to normal conditions. For five years
there has been a condition of inflated
financial prosperity. Unquestionably
loss must be stood if normal times
are to return, and this Is the year
when we are stacking up the loss
against five years of unprecedented
and Inflated financial profit.
Governors Are Entertained.
"Following the conference, the
governors party as guests oi tne
commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was
taken by special train to Philadel
Dhia. and in charge of Mayor Moore
and the city council were shown the
historical l laces of the city, and
given a riae on tne ueiaware river,
viewiug the shipping of that harbor
and the shipbuilding activities at Hog
island and the Cramps works.
Following this, a banquet at the
Stratford-Bellevue hotel was tendered
by the city. Governor, and Mrs.
Coi.-lidge of Massachusetts were In
attendance upon this.
When in Washington I called on
General Menoher, who is in charge
of the air service, relative to a con
tinuation of the forest fire patrol
In this Btate as carried on by the gov- I
rnment the past two years, and an
' xCautluded sa a, Caluout U
Prosecutor Inclined to Leniency
Because Xo-Fu-ids Checks Were
for Food and Clothes.
"My daddy was arrested last night,"
volunteered the little lad of 7 who
sat on the steps across the corridor
from the municipal courtroom yester
day, watching the stream of strange
men who jostled back and forth about
the swinging doors, "and we may not
have Christmas tomorrow if daddy
can't come home."
The lad's voice was sober but no
trace of tears was there. Beside htm
sat two others, a sister of six and a
lie fourth of the little family lay '
flat on his back in a baby buggy.
waved his hands, and kicked the
blankets but did not cry. The mother
too was waiting with her eyes never
leaving the doors.
All afternoon they waited. Someone
brought a chair for the mother. The
tcth grew bolder and scampered here
and there about the corridors. Candy
came from somewhere, candy that
smeared but brought smiles a llltlo
brighter than before. Pennies and
r.ickles and dimes were pressed Into
chubby little hands that clutched
them tight.
But "daddy" did come home for
Christmas. For when Frank Kwing
stood before JuuVo Rossman, faced
with a charge of spreading a half
dozen worthless checks. Richard
Deich, deputy district attorney, asked
that Ewing's case be continued until
Monday and that he be released on his
own recognizance to spend Christmas
with his family. And the family for
whose food and clothes the father
hau signed his name to checks on a
bank account that had long been
overdrawn went homo.
But Mond.'.y Ewing must again face
the court- If he can make good the
worthless checks totaling about J160
the state will not be Inclined to pros
ecute, according to Deputy District
Attorney Pcich. All the checks were
given for food and clothing-.
SENATOR OPERATED ON
George E. Chamberlain Goes I'n
dcr Knife and Rests Comfortably.
THE OREGONIAS NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Dec 4. Senator Cham
berlain of Oregon was operated upon
at the emergency hospital at 9 o'clock
this morning. It was said at the
hospital tonight that the operation
was a complete succchs and that the
senator .was resting comfortably
Dr. II. A. Fowelcr. well-known spe
cialist, who was a consultant at the
most serious point In President Wil
son's illr.ess, performed ihe opera
tion. COAST TO GET MORE RAIN
Unsettled Weather Promised Tor
Western Stales,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are:
Northern Rocky mountain and pla
teau regions Cold and generally fair
but snows are probable the first half
of the week. Cold weather will con
tinue Into the succeeding week.
Pacific states Normal temperature.
unsettled and rains.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
TEWTER'DAT'R Maximum temperature, 5:
drgrees; minimum, 40 dejjreea,
TODAY'S Riln; southwesterly winds.
Foreign.
British Indignation row probe of bat
ll of Jutland proceeds. l'o 3.
vim,,- nt leaitue of nations rests with
mailer nation.. Pago 8.
MoMiLire recelvrd from nrltlnh explorer.
now In Antarctic region. Pago 2.
Conalantine ay attitude toward silica will
be conciliatory, rage 4.
rr,nchnun t-ara science as German war
aid. fago 4.
National.
Ex-Senator Sutherland of Utah la consid
ered probable for attorney-general or
supreme bench. Pago 1.
Flrat atepa taken for self-government for
ban Domingo, rags i.
National commander of American Legion
aenda Chrl.tmaa greeting, to war vet-
rana lo Hospitals, rage a.
Farm bureau federation chief plead for
opening of torelgn marketa. fag i.
Senator, hear arguments for huge credit
in luuropean .ouni.ia. a w.
Houton would tax bonds li-aued by Joint
stock lana Damta. o.
Dome tic.
Hardlnr 1 doing best to make proarefs
on treaty problem, aaya Taft. Paga 1.
Clara Smith declarea newspaper stories ex
aggerated rase
Pari fie Northwest.
Seaside street flooded wnta gal sweeps
waves Inland. Page 1.
Foresters honor Oregon delegate. Page 1.
Bports.
Milwaukee cancels New Tear's fights.
Pace 10.
Accused players released by court. Tag 10.
California weighs less than Ohio Stale.
, Page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Heavy holiday trade In apples steadies
local market Paga IS.
Wheat weakened by lower offerings from
Argentina. Page IS.
Professional pressure causes heavy stock
market. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Vigil at jail door rewarded when daddy
of four la set free for Chrl.tmaa.
Pago 1.
jjaly truat fund left for education of
youth of Lake county la attacked by
relative-. Page 11.
Will contest filed by Harold T. Prince.
Paga 12.
District attorneys to discus divorce. Pag
16.
Family of ten has only one bed. Pag T.
Financing of 1700,000 oil refining company
la completed. Pag 6.
Union station ouster and teachers' tenure
law discussed at Press club luncheon.
Pag 7.
Out-stat counties lead relief drive, Pag .
Tuletide cheer is king In Portland. Pag L
convention will be held her. Pag
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La - t - mlnot rush missing- this Christmas.
Everyone Seems to Be l
Doing Good Turns.
TODAY BIG ONE IN CHURCHES
Entertainment ,of Children
Under Way Yesterday.
BABY HOMES VISITED
Basket Dinners Given lo Poor and
"Merry Christmas" Greeting
Is Heard Kterjwlicre,
It Is undeniable that Christmas)
comes but onro a year, and many a
weary shopper breathed amen to that
In tbe closing hours of the Tuletide
rush late yesterday. But this morn
ing Is Christmas Itself, and where
Is the bold and unreasonable wight
who will charge to that day of days
the toll and turmoil that preceded
It? Wherefore, to every passerby,
to all friends and kin, "Merry Christ
mas!" In every Portland church this morn
ing the message of the Yule will be
given, when thousands of Christmas
celebrants bow dovoutly before the
real significance of the holiday. Un
usual preparations have been made
for splendid vocal numbers, and the
choirs of all downtown churches will
render anthems that are dearly iden
tified with the day.
llappliaraa IlUpraaea by Many.
Yet Christmas actually bevan yes
terday In Portland, with half doxen
public events or moro or less so
marking tho advent or gifts and Jol
lity. It Is significant that these af
fairs were Inspired by the dealre of
many folk to bring happiness Into
other lives and to make Christmas
very genuine Indeed.
There are more than .00 families
who owe to the Volunteers of America
the holiday oheer that was given them
yesterday forenoon at Z!4 Uurnsiila
Mreet, when Christmas dinners wr
dispensed, and at least fourscore i-hll-ilren
dined on holiday fare a the
guests of the same organisation at a
dinner given at last Ash and Bevcnth
street.
Baby Home Is Vlalled.
Ha it t a Claus did not forget the num
ber of Wav-frly baby home, where the
rollicking; little wards range from a
few weeks to three years of eao
and where many of the children were
old enough or young enough, as you
choose to be wide-eyed and apprecia
tive of the glowing tree with Its bur
den of presents and goodies. The di
rectors made speeches, of course, but
the children did not mind this In th
least and went Ihrouah the ordeal
happily. And a similar event trans
pired at the children's home, where
the Portland Ad club celebrated with
a Inden tree.
At Sixth and Alder street, shortly
after the noon hour. C. W. West o'
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AIRPLANE rnOTOGRAriTY
FEATUKE OF OREGO-
MAN ANNUAL,
There has been developed in
Portland during tho past year
the latest branch of Vho pho
tographic art, which has re
sulted in the production of
many unique views of the city
and environs. The taking cf
pictures from airplanes U an
exact science which, hen mas-
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BUUVt . - .
Among the many score pic
tures which will illustrate the
New Year edition of The Ore
gonian are numerous hitherto
unpublished airplane views.
On the front page of the third
section will appear probably
the clearest airplane picture
ever made of the heart of
Portland's business district.
The back page of the same
section depicts Portland and
its harbor from the air, five
views being given. The wind- J
ing course of the Willamette, j
not generally realized by resi-
dents of the city, is shown
faithfully. j
Half a page is given to the I
most unusual view ever taken f
of Crown Point on the Colum- J
bia river highway. It was
snapped from a "plane" flying t
above the river at an elevation
virtually the ame as the Vista
House.
Months were consumed In
the taking of some of these
pictures, as air conditions must
be absolutely right for perfect
results, the slightest hate on
sunniest days being fatal to
detail. .
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