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Section 6, Pages 1 to 24
New Year's Edition
VOL. LIX
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1921
NO. 18,754
PORTLAND'S FOREIGN iPITV UIC DCICM! I LOCAL GRETNA GREEN llOl mU rilTDV
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ETHERIOGE STARTS cv
GENERAL SENTENCED
TO 10 DAYS IN JAIL
BREAKS 1919 RECORD
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SWITH DECORUM
X OX-PARTI SAX ORGANIZER RE.
I CSES TO QUIT SALINA.
ADJUTAXT-GEXERAL OF ARMY
IX COXTEMPT OF COURT.
YEAR OF 192 0 BETER THAX
A XX IX HISTORY.
2 788 COCPLES GET LICENSES
TO WED IX 192 0.
HARDING
STUDIES
BACK Ui
R GUARD
Fl
ISSUES
FOR ITS OPTIM SM
Whether Guilty or Not,
Wife Asserts Loyalty.
BONO HOUSE ROBBER FOILED
Prowler Is Put to Flight by
Patrolman on Guard.
PROPERTY TURNED 0VET,
Realty aDd Bonds With Total Value
Of (75,000 Put in Hands or
Receiver by Morris.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn- Dec. II.
(Special.) John L. Etheridge, ex
head of Morris Brothers, Inc., left for
Portland tonight in company with L.
L. Scott and A. C. Schlrmer, deputy
sheriffs of Multnomah county who
were sent here to get him. Mrs. Eth-
nage leu on inc Sadie iiaiii. u ic-
neraieu ner line aiii'ii ui on'-.' "ft
her husband, guilty or not guilty
Etheridge's desire for a Minneapolis
nolice officer to accompany him also
to Portland was not ' granted.
A daring attempt to break into the
bolted doors of the Morris Brothers.
Inc., bond house shortly after 2
o'clock yesterday morning by an un
identified burglar was frustrated
when Patrolman Wagy, night guard
at the building, under orders of Chief
of Police Jenkins, sprang to the door
with leveled revolver to find the in
truder running down Stark street,
where he turned north on Fifth.
Patrolman Wagy said that he was
sitting in a chair n the front of the
main office when he heard some
body tampering with the chains and
lock on the steal-barred entrance to
the front door.
By the time the policeman had
made his way through the revolving
door and opened the outer door the
unidentified intruder had scurried
away under cover of darkness.
Fleeting: .!:hit Obtained.
Wagy was able to get only a fleet
ing glimpse of his early-morning vis
itor, who, he said, wore a dark suit
and a black hat. He could not leave
the building unprotected to give
chase.
Officials were at a loss to under
stand the purpose of the visit of . the
prowler, and there were no clews as
to the man's identity.
Announcement was made last night
fcy W. D. Wnitcomb, temporary re
ceiver, that Fred S. Morris, during
the afternoon, had turned over to him
all property which Morris said was
transferred to him by John L. Ethe
ridge, prior to the latter's hurried
leave-taking on Thursday of last
week.
Property Talncd at 7.-,000.
This property, it was estimated.!
will realize the creditors an additional
$75,000 in assets. It included $26,000
In bonds which, until yesterday, Mor
ris retained in a safety deposit box
In the bond house, stocks and bonds
of an undetermined value in several
local corporations, the
Ex-Service Men Plan to Carry On
Counter-Campaign in Dis
tricts of Kansas.
SALINA. Kan.. Dec. 31. That he
will not leave this county and that he
proposes to continue work of organi
zation here was the assertion made by
A. C. Townley, non-partisan league
head, today when he received a re
quest from the local American Legion
post calling upon him to depart.
The request was left at his head
quarters last night, but was not re
ceived by Townley until today, when
he returned from a trip to the coun
try. Townley and a number of associ
ates came here several days ago for
the announced purpose of organizing
league branches.
"I am not worried about the atti
tude of the American Legion here ii
Salina," said Townley. "I have met
American Legion posts before.
shall not comply with the request to
leave. Indeed, I shall not be deterred
one iota from my work of organiza
tion here. I am gaining members ii
Salina county every day in a peace
able, law-abiding manner. I am cure
the legion men are fine young fellows
who are simply misled. They don't
understand, that's all."
Announcement was made tonight
by A. O. Ketterman, commander of
the local legion post, that a meeting
of the post had been called for Tues
day to decide what further action
would be taken.
The announcement followed con
ferences between Ketterman, Town
ley and several others at which the
legion commander stated that no vio
lence was contemplated should the
league workers remain bera. He
stated that the legion would attempt
to offset the league's efforts by what
he termed "a campaign of education,"
in which he asserted especial attention
would be made to the "war record"
of the organization.
These developments were preceded
by an announcement from the Salina
central labor union and the Farmers'
Salina County league that they had
invited Townley to come here and be
gin organization work.
In a statement to local newspapers
during the day Sheriff Swanson de
clared that prompt steps would be
taken to deal with any situation that
might arise.
i Problem of Government
Economy Is Considered.
EXPERTS SUGGEST REMEDIES
Army and Navy Expenditures
Will Be Curtailed.
RELIEF OF FARMER VITAL
President-Elect Lets It Be Known
That He Will Favor Voluntary
Military Training of Youth.
MARION. O , Dee. II. The country's
financial problems and the problem
of cutting down government expenses,
were canvassed by President-elect
Harding today in conference with
congressional leaders and officials of
the federal reserve board.
Particular concern was shown by
Mr. Harding in the curtailment of
army and navy appropriations at the
present session of congress, and he
went over that subject in detail with
Representative Mondell of Wyoming,
republican leader of the house, and
Representative Anthony of Kansas,
chairman of the house subcommittee.
which frames army appropriations
measures. Recently he had a similar
conference with Representative Kelly
of Michigan, chairman of the appro
priations subcommittee on naval ex
penditures.
Kinanres Are Considered.
W. P. G. Harding, governor of the
reserve board; Edmund Piatt, the
vice-governor and several officials of
the Cleveland reserve bank talked
about general financial conditions
with the president-elect, and gave
him their advice on a governmental
policy during the next few months.
Farmers' relief is understood to have
ben orte of the specific problems dis
cussed with the board officials ad
vising against special government
protection for any particular group.
Mr. Mondell told the president-elect
that the government's greatest sav
ing during the present session could
be accomplished by holding down the
army and navy budgets, and predicted
that by careful economy annual ap
nronriations for all deDartmenta i-nnld
zation of government departments, K he)d tQ approximateiy j:,000,000,-
was udseu 1 1 uai i y uj uuuk . - - .
Refusal to Produce Certain Rec
ords Pertaining to War Draft
Brings VHengeance of Law.
X
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. A con
tempt sentence of 10 days in jail was
LOST BILL BECOMES LAW
MraMire Calling for Committee to
Investigate Changes Passe.
WASHINGTON". Dec. 31. A "lost"
bill totiuy became a law.
The Smoot-Reavis bill, providing
for the appointment of a congres
sional committee to etudy reorgant-
imposed upon Major-General Peter C.
Harris, adjutant-general of the army,
by Justice Siddona of the district su
preme court, for his refusal to pro
duce certain records in connection
with the selective service act, which
were sought in Ohio divorce pro
ceedings. An appeal from the ruling of the
court that such records should be
produced was noted by counsel for
General Harris and the contempt sen
tence automatically was suspended
pending disposition of the appeal
General Harris said he had his "field
equipment" ready and was prepared
to serve out the sentence if neces
sary, but added that he did not ex
pect to have to go to jaiU
Justice Siddons, n entering the
order adjudging the general in con
tempt, directed that should he decide
to produce the records sought before
the expiration of the 10 days he was
to be released. The war department,
however. Is to make a test of the
status of draft records.
The record which Justice Siddone
ordered the general to produce was
an affidavit made by Mary H. Walsh
In behalf of her husband, Harry H.
Walsh, before Walsh's local board
Walsh is now suing his wife for a
divorce and his counsel obtained an
order for the production of the affi
davit in connection with these pro
ceedings. General Harris contended, that
President Wilson, in the order pro
mulgating the selective service act,
promised that certain information
in connection with the questionnaires
never would be made public, and that
among thi? information was the phys
ical condition of the men examined,
matters relating to dependents and
additional matters or affidavits that
might be filed.
Total Value Is $61,413,272, While
Imports for 1 1 Months Amount
to $7,873,482.
BIG ST0RMJS COMING
North Pacific Coast States Will Be
Drenched by Rain
SAN' FRANCISCO, Dec. 31
ington and Oregon tomorrow will be
drenched by rain caused by an on
rushing storm that resulted in ftorm
warnings along the coast lines of
these two states, according to the
predictions tonight of the United
States weather bureau.
Strong gales are expected as a re
sule of the new storm rapidly ap
proaching this sectloji of the coast
from the ocean, the bureau reported.
Foreign commerce of Portland for
the year 1920 has far surpassed that
of any previous year in history. The
total valuation of exports from Port
land for the year is $61,413,272. as
compared with $44, 458,227, or a gain
of 20 per cent. Imports received at
Portland for the 11 months of 1920
for which official figures are avail
able amounted to $7,873,482, as against
$3,151,964 for the full calendar year
1919. The gain in imports for 1920
is approximately 150 per cent.
Exports from Portland for the year
just ended show an increase of 300
per cent over 1918, of 770 per cent
over 1917 and of 1657 per cent over
1916.
The total declared valuation of ex
ports from Portland for the month
ending last night was $5,663,140. Of
this amount, wheat was responsible
for $3,964,153, lumber for $925,9a4,
flour for $275,290 and miscellaneous
general freight for $497,743.
Twenty-six vessels cleared from
Portland in the off-shore and non-contiguous
coastwise trades during De
cember, 1920. Twenty-three of the
fleet were steamships, two sailing
vessels and one motorshlp. Eight
vessels cleared for the United King
dom, Ave for continental Europe. Ave
for the west coast of South America,
four for Atlantic coast ports, two for
the orient and two for Australia.
Quantities of the principal com
modities exported from Portland dur
ing the past month were as follows:
Wheat, 1.892,085 bushels; flour, 38.263
barrels; lumber, 25,573,983 feet board
measure.
Twenty vessels of the Decemler off
shore flee were under the American
flag, three were British and three
Dutch. Significant of the trend
of commerce is the fact that only 10
of the vessels clearing from Portland
in December were classed as tramps,
taking full cargoes under charter,
while 16 vessels left here during the
month in liner service. In the latter
classification fall the steamers Quilf
wark, Haxtum. West Kedron, Eelbeck
and Eastern Sailor of the European
Pacific line; Moerdyk of the Holland
America line. Steel Voyager of the
j Isthmian line, Bearport of the North
Wash-. , ,. . i . . .i . . , ,
1 ..... i line, jiueaoa ui uu ..i.i
line. Lake Filbert and Silverado of
the General Steamship corporation's
line to the west coast of South Amer
ica and West Camargo of this com
pany's Australian and New Zealand
line, Mount Berwyn of Norton, Lilly &
Co.'s French line. West Togus and
Brush of the North Atlantic & West
ern (Nawsco) line, Oregonlan of the
American-Hawaiian line and West
Apaum of the Atlantic, Gulf and Pa
cific line.
Portland, Confident, Wel
comes New Year.
CONTINUED GROWTH ASSURED
Past Season One of Prosper-
ity in AH Lines.
FIGURES ARE SIGNIFICANT
City and State Have Made Good in
Every Way and Outlook Was
Xever Better.
duf ago and sent to the White
House, where all trace of it was lost.
The ten days' period having expired,
the bill became a law today without
the president's signature. White
House officials said it was the pres
ident's intention to sign the bill.
Request was made today of con
gressional clerks for a duplicate copy
for filing purposes.
country home on the Clackamas river,
and an equity in the Etheridge home
In Irvington. Morris claims an equity
of $15,000 in the Irvington home, but
announced his willingness to turn
ver to the creditors everything over
and above this amount. The home
was purchased from Morris by Ethe
ridge for a sum reported to have
been $40,000. thus leaving $25,000 for!
the creditors providing it can be sold
for that amount at the present time
..... , Luuinri noma
was said to be worth approximated
7i00. Bond I'm. Report Denied.
Mr. Whitcomb yesterday denied re
ports circulated during the afternoon
that evidence hac been uncovered to
how that something like $570,000 In
bonds which had been held by Ethe
ridge In trust for his clients had
been used as collateral in procuring
loans from two Portland banks and
a bank at .-.m Francisco. So far
as he has yet learned, all bonds i
which banks hold as security were
property of the firm of Morris Bros.,
Inc.
Grand jury investigation of the
bond houfre fail.ure was under way
all day yesterday at the courthouse.
Henrietta A. Morris, a sister of Fred
& Morris, was among the witnesses
called before the state probing body
to explain any connection she might
have with Etheridge and the bond
house business. When Etheridge left
Portland he deeded his Clackamas
county homo to Miss Morria.
t.rnnd Jnrj May Hrport Soon.
It was said at the courthouse that
an initial report from the grand jury
might be expected some time Monday,
or shortly after Etheridge is due to
arrive in Portland in custody of Dep
uty Sheriffs Schlrmer and Scott.
Important steps in the adjustment
of the affairs of the bankrupt bond
house will be taken In federal court
Monday when Judge Wolverton will
be called upon to determine the tem
porary disposition of $1,700,000 of the
city of Edmonton bonds pending aj
completion cf the audit of the firm's I
books during the course of the bank
ruptcy proceedings.
Upon application of Griffith. Lclter
Allen, attorneys for W. P. Wh:i-
vcrton yesterday Issued an order cit
ing F. Barnhouse, city treasurer of
Zdmonton. to appear before him
PRICE OF BRIQUETS RISES
Gas Company Announces Advance
From $14 to $19.
The Portland Gas & Coke company
announced vesterdav that the price
Etheridge 0f briquets had been raised from $14
a ton to $19 a ton.
The company gave the advance in
the price of fuel oil from which bri
quets is made as the reason for the
rise in price. It was declared that
with the coming of the first of the
year the company would be compelled
to pay $2.75 for oil, which it has been
buying for 75 cents a barrel.
It is said that the increased cost'
of oil Is to be divided between the
gas-producing and briquet manufac
turing divisions of the company.
000.
Armament Reduction Opposed.
He recommended against any re
duction in armament until there had
been an International disarmament,
but said millions could be saved in
military and naval expenditures with
out seriously crippling their ef
ficiency. legislation fixing the enlisted
strength of the army at 150.000 or
175.000 in place of the present author-
SENATOR HAS OPERATION
Clvamberlain's Attendants Hop'!
for Complete Recovery.
THE OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Dec. 31. Senator Cham
berlain underwent the second opera
tion at Emergency hospital today and
tonight was reported to be resting
comfortably.
His attendants were optimistic as
to the outcome, expressing the belief
that the senator's recovery would be
early and complete.
RAINY WEEK PREDICTED
Weather Bureau Forecasts Xormal
Temperature on Coast.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are: Rocky mountain ana
plateau regions Generally fair and
moderately cold.
Pacific states Normal tempera
ture. Generally fair in southern Cali
fornia and occasional rains elsewhere.
OPERATIONS TOP RECORD':
Xew York Exchanges Reach Total
of $243,135,013,264.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31. The New
York Clearing House association,
which comprises 53 of the largest
banks and trust companies o'. this
city, reported record operations lor
the calendar year.
Exchanges amounted to the colossal
total of $243,135,013,364. against $235,
S"J.K;H.S87 in 1919 and $174.533. .'18.782
in 1918.
Balances totaled $25,075,320.33$. as
compared with $21,973,388,003 in 1919
and $18,257,013,610 in 1918.
PLANES RESUME FLIGHT
Aircraft Hop Off on Second Lap
of Trip to ratiuitia Canal.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Dec. 31 Twelve
or tne id seaplanes u leu -.1:1
Diego yesterday on a flight to the
Panama canal and reached San Barto
lome bay. Lower California, made the
second "hop" of the Journey to Mag
dalena bay today, according to radio
messages received here shortly after
9 P. M.
The 13th machine, the NC-6, re
mained at San Bartolome bay for the
NC-5, which will set out from this
port at daybreak tomorrow to make
a non-stop flight to Magdalena bay.
Concluded go Page U, Column I.)
OFFICIAL SAVES CHILDREN
Governor-Elect ol Massachusetts
Stops Runaway Horses.
I BOSTON, Dec. 31. Lieutenant Gov
1 ernor Cox. governor-elect, stopped a
I pair of runaway horses today a short
distance from a group of children.
J I who stood terror-stricken in their
path.
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With a record year just past, Port
land looks into the future with the
utmost confidence in the soundness of
its financial fabric and the certainty
of tremendous industrial and com
mercial expansion in 1921.
Though local business conditions re
flect the entry of the United States
into a readjustment period as a nat
ural sequence to the Inflation cf war
times, it is probable that Portland is
loss affected by these conditions than
any other city of its size in the coun
try. Bank clearings for the year end
ed yesterday continue to show the
ratio of increase over previous years
that has been maintained steadily for
the past five years. Foreign com
merce handled by this port showed an
unparalleled gain in 1920, with every
indication 'that it will continue to
increase.
Heavy gains in postal receipts and
building permits also reflect the
healthy condition of this community.
Trade Figures Significant.
More significant of the commercial
expansion of Portland than anything
else are the figures showing the im
ports and exports of the city. Ex
ports reached a total valuation of
$61,413 272, a gain of 20 per cent over
1919, of 300 per cent over 1918, of
770 per cent over 1917 and 1657 pe
cent over 1916. Imports for the first
11 months of 1920, for which official
figures are compiled, reached $7,873,
482, compared with $3,151,964 for the
full calendar year of 1319, a gain of
about 150 per cent.
Bank clearings of Portland in
creased approximately 15 per cent
over 1919, final figures approacning
close to the $2,000,000,000 mark. Clear
ings for 1920 were $1,906,796,901.66.
compared with $1,652,950,830.27 for
1919. Month by month. Portland's
bank clearings in 1921 topped those
of 1919 until October was reached,
when the total was approximately
$600,000 lees than for the same month
in 1919. In November there was a
recovery of about the same sum over
the 1919 totals. December fell ap
proximately $1,000,000 below Decem
ber, 1919.
Years' Totals Compared.
Bank clearings for the past ten
years and comparative statements by
months during 1919 and 1920 follow:
S 557.464.848.17
i.97,087,S.'i8.12
627.818,010.31
578.884,018.09
i"j 1.446.756.22
649.775,141.46
868,331.422.07
1,323.082.798.21
1.6."i2.!lj0, 830.27
1,906,796.001.06
1020.
I 145.839.115.00
128,284,739.05
173,172,975.98
171.090.181.61
149.352.701.67
166.642.541.06
1D7.&40.XS&
150.498.175.20
180.346.491.38
180.838.780.20
152,476,406.83
150.605.544.21
Previous High Mark Was 2787,
and That Xnmber Will Still Be
Officially Top Figure.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. $1.
(Special.! Vancouver's record for the
number of marriage licenses issued
in one year was broken today just
a few minutes before 5 P. M-, when
Elbert McKean of Oswego. Or., and
Miss Mina Secor of Keiso. Wash., ob
tained license No. 2788. The previous
high mark was made last year, when
2787 obtained licenses.
The official record was not broken,
however, because the last two couples
procured permits to wed after the
closing hour at the auditor's office,
and the licenses will be entered as
having been obtained in 1921.
Employes in the auditor's officl and
newspaper men around the court
house had been excited all day about
the license records. Several wagers
were reported to have been made as
to whether or not the record would
be broken. When the office opened
this morning J. L. Garrett, county
auditor, announced that 17 less
licenses had been issued than last
year.
Couples kept dropping in for
licenses at intervals during the day.
and when the office closed for the
Supper and Watch Par
ties Form Welcome.
CHURCH SERVICES ARRANGED
New Chapter in Community
Development at Hand.
ALL OFFICES ARE CLOSED
Downtown Hotel Thronged While
Festive Crowds Sup Late to
Greet "ew Year.
Portland entered thi new year ant.
the second festival of the mid-winter
holiday season with her pood reso
lutions neatly card-indexed, the bet-
ine numuer naa crept up ioLter to finH them when they are to be
wiimn one 01 tying tne record, mere
was quite a crowd of spectators in
the office when the last two couple
entered.
Next to the last license issued was
one obtained by C. E. Bayes, who pro
cured a licence to marry Miss Irene
Brown. Both were Portland residents.
TRADITION TO BE BROKEN
President-Elect to Ride in Auto in
Inaugural Parade.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. Tradition
will give way to progress next March
4, when Warren G. Harding as the
new president of the United States
heads the inaugural parade up Penn
sylvania avenue. Announcement was
made todaj' that Senator Harding had
decided to use an automobile for his
ride from the capitol to the White
House instead of a carriage, the type
of conveyance used by every presi
dent with the exception o" Andrew
Jackson since the inauguration of
Thomas Jefferson.
President Jackson rode horseback.
The Cleveland Grays, a national
guard company, will constitute Pres
ident Harding's personal guard.
Troop A. 1st Ohio cavalry, also of
Cleveland, was designated several
days ago as the personal cavalry
escort.
YEAR 1920 WARM ONE
1919.
118.660.941.54
99.352.404.30
124,129.760.61
120.536.148.08
132.826.684.76
125.864.807.11
128.151.278.65
138.176.715.46
171.405.240.44
181,477.797.26
151.701.278,50
151.642.264.47
Weather Bureau Records Indicate
Temperature Average High.
The year 1920 was a warm one. Ac
cording to the records of the weather
bureau, the average temperature at
Portland for, the year was one-half
of a degree higher than the average
for all the years for which records
have been kept. Also the year was a
dry one. From January 1, 1920, to
January 1, 1921, about 41 inches of
rain fell here, instead of the 45.13
inches to which Portland is entitled
by the law of averages.
One temperature record was broken
during the year, a maximum tem
perature of 98 degrees August 12 and
the highest temperature ev r recorded
here in August.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Totals $1, 652.950,830.27 1,006,796,901.66
Building permits issued in Portland
in 1920 reached the number of 10,180.
with a valuation of $12,081,655. com
pared with 8.922 permits valued at
$9,840,725 in 1919. Yesterday's per
mits were included in this figure as
far as could be checked, but the total
will probably show about $20,000
more when finally computed Monday.
Records of local building permits
by months and year's follow:
Building permits in 192'
Mooth
January
February .
March ....
April
May
: June
July
' August . . .
September
I October . . .
November .
December
Number
Permits. Value.
694 f 024,305
810 1.021,355
1,039 846.105
893 2,283.800
830 834.03.-i
... 743 1.035,78i
791 1,398.330
.. 1.039 1.022.115
. . 1,074 802. S60
. . 927 694,730
731 590,480
.. 578 625,755
Total 10,180 12,0S1,835
Totals for December 31, 1920, not com
piled.
Official building permits by years
a Number
l'ermits.
1911 7.687
1912 8.224
191S 6.710
1914 3.1159
1915 4.623
1916 4.467
1917 3.201
1918 5.707
1919 8.H22
1920' 10,180
Value.
$19.1A2..
14.652,071 12.950,915
8.334.075
4.895,345
6.301 ,300
3,732.125
6,172.154
0.8411,725
12,081,655
December 31 total aatfmared
Postal receipts of Portland during
1920 exceed those of any year of the
past and show an increase of more
than a quarter of a million dollars
al reached yester
$6, compared with
9, a gain of ap-
'proximately 14V4 percent. Receipts
t I for the past 10 years have bn as
I follows:
foetal iteceipis oy lears.
1911 ' $1,004.428 71
1.108.474.4:1
1.188.535 78
1.233.479.93
1.167.293.0.'.
i ' than a quarter of a
over 1919. The total
day was $1,958,386.96
$1,707,470.25 for 1919
1914
1915
! 1916 1.220.487.89
' 117 .' 1.327.979.70
IMS 1.630.0..S.OO
lIt 1.707.47A.2-I
1921' l.OSaSO.OB
1919.
sub-
tTwo-cent postage since July 1,
The 1920 census snowed 1
lUonclued a rase 6. Column 3.1
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 47
degrees: minimum, 40 degrees.
TODAY'S Rain; increasing southerly
winds. 9
Foreign.
Flume and Italy sign peace protocol.
Section 6. page 2.
War refugee problem proving serious one
for cities of central Europe. Section 6.
page 12.
Gravity of position dawns on Germany
with new year. Section 6. page 4.
National.
American trade with Germany improving,
according to government report. Sec
tion 6, page 3.
Reformers .warm in capital lobbies. Sec
tion 6, page 5.
Domestic.
Major-Gencral Peter C. Harris, adjutant
general of army, sentenced to jail. Sec
tion 6, page 1.
"President of Irian Republic" reported,
safely In Ireland. Section 6, page 2.
President-elect Harding confers regarding
financial problems and government
economy. Section 6, page 1.
Etheridge is started on way back to Port
land to face charges. Section 0, page 1.
racific Northwest.
Local Gretna Green breaks 1919 record.
Page 1.
Autoists are slow obtaining licenses. Sec
tion 6, page 6.
State disbursement totals 27 millions.
Section 6, page 7.
Sports.
Ur defeated teams await grid clash. Sec
tion 6. page 10.
Arleta quintet to play five games next
week. Section 6, page 10.
New Year's card at Milwaukie arena will
start 1921 boxing era in northwest
Section 0. paire 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Low pdint In hide and wool markets be
lieved passed. Section 6. page 23.
Wheat advances at Chicago wlrh stronger
milling demand. Siecllon b. page 23.
Stock market closes with substantial ad
vances. Sectlan 6, page 23.
Dock commission to move quarters. Sec
tion 6. page 23.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portiana milk is declared purest. Section
6. page 11.
County commissioners sdopt budget for
1921 without changes. Section 6,
page 11.
Portland's foreign commerce in 1920 sets
record. Section 6. page 1.
Teachers to present five proposed bills te
legislature. Section 6, page 24.
City, state and non-tenant railroads Join
forces to fight union station ouster
Section 6, page 24.
Good resolutions again greet New Year.
Section 6. page 1.
Portland and Oregon view in confidence
coming of new year. Section 6. page 1.
Morris denies any holdings in or connec
tion with bond house. Section ti, .
page 13. '
broken. This day finds ttLe city cele
brating decorously, with batiks and
public buildings closed, and with
more than a trace of resolve that
1921, however superficially it may re
semble other years, shall mark a new
chapter in community development.
"The quietest New Year's eve I
have seen in 16 years on the Tort
land police force." was the state
ment of Captain Inskeep of the first
night relief last night. He was re
ferring to the downtown business
section, however, as there was plenty
of work for the officers in the resi
dence portions of the city. There
w-ere numerous prowlers reported, in
cluding a holdup or two.
Ardor Dampened by Ruin.
Rain dampened the ardor of those
who stayed downtown to see the old
year go, adding the finishing touch
to the wet blanketing which had been
practiced by the authorities in de
creeing that merriment must he con
fined, else the merrymaker would be
confined.
Last night in all downtown hotels
gay throngs supped late, as they
waited the entrance of the youthful
calendar hero, and danced away the
hours. In thousands of homes and
in several churches there were ap
propriate watch parties and services
where advent of the. 12-month was
celebrated in the custom of old.'Watch
services were held, with large con
gregations present, at the White
Temple, Centenary-Wilbur Methodist
Episcopal church, the First Methodist
church, St. Paul's Lutheran church,
the East Side Baptist church, and at
Sellwood Methodist church.
Services to Be Held.
Among the New Year's services an
nounced for today are the following:
East Side Baptist church, at II
o'clock, when Dr. Hinson will preach
on the topic "A New Trail," and an
evening service, when the sermon
topic will be "A Good Resolve." Pray
er services at the r lrst Presbyterian
church, at 9:30 o'clock this morning.
Celebration of the Lord's supper at
Our Savior's Lutheran church, at 11
o'clock. The Arleta Men's club en
tertained at Arleta Baptist church.
and an inspirational service, together
with a literary and musical enter
tainment, was given at the First Con
gregational church. '
The Association of Mechanical En
gineers of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company gave a watch
party last night in their clubrooma,
when L. P. Morrow, as chairman of
the committee on entertainment, pre
sented various members in an inter
esting programme.
Watch Services Meld.
Four Sellwood churches joined in
watch services at Sellwood Methodist
church, where a social was given by
the young people, followed by reli
gious services. Trinity Lutheran
church worshiped at 7:43 !as,t night
and will hold services again this
morning. Watch services were held
from 8:30 to midnight at Central Free
Methodist church, whila similar serv
ices were held at the First Nazarene
diurch. Banquets were served at Clin
ton Kelly and Lincoln Methodist
churches, with the ladies' aid socie
ties acting as hostesses of the occa
sion. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
women's auxiliary of the Piedmont
Presbyterian church will serve din
ner at the church, continuing through
out the afternoon.
At the Men's Resort. 8 o'clock to
night, a special musical programme
will be presented by the youns wom
en of the First Methodist church.
Open House to He Held.
Rose City Park Methodist churcti
and sjfjnday school will keep open
house throughout the day, and the
primary department of Sunday school
will eiflertain from 2 to 3 o'clock this
afternoon. B'rom 3 to 4 o'clock the
junior department will be hosts, while
their elders will celebrate at evening
services.
Downtown business streets were
thronged yesterday with the las:
crowds of the holiday season, spurred
on by the necessity of shopping both
for the New Year table and the com
ing week Inasmuch as the holiday
fell upon a Saturday. Yamhill street
was almost completely congested
with those who sought goose, turkey
or chicken to deck the festival table,
and .a phenomenal "run" on salmon
eggs indicated, with the market ut
terly exhausted, that many a Portland
fisherman will spend today by those
streams that are the routes of sal
mon trout and steelhead.
Decidedly all was quiet along the
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