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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10. 1921 15 YUKON RIVER AMONG GREATEST IEU WORLD Golden Stream Largest Flow ing Into Pacific. LENGTH IS 2300 MILES Closing of Waterway to Navigation I Is Wurning of Southward Thrust of Icy Winter. WASHINGTON. D. & Dec. J. (Special.) The closing of the Yukon river to navigation because of ice, noted In a press dispatch late In October, serves the double purpose of bringing annually to the attention of stay-at-home Americans one of the greatest of their rivers, which to the majority Is probably little more than a name, and of warning of the south ward thrust of the icy fingers of vlnter which will soon grasp the shores and straits of the Great .Lakes, says a bulletin from the National Geographic society. I The Yukon, despite the general failure to recognise It as such, is one bf the great rivers of the world, con tinues the bulletin. It is more than 2800 miles long and is both the long est and the largest river flowing Into I'aclflc waters In the western hemi sphere, surpassing by a considerable margin Its nearest competitors, me Columbia and tho Colorado. Among all the rivers of North America the Yukon Is surpassed In length only by the Mississippi system and the Mackenzie. It Is longer than tne si. Lawrence as well as all the other rivers except the Mississippi system which flow Into the Gulf of Mexico or the Atlantic. Volume of Water Tremendous. Though the discharge of the Yukon has not been accurately measured, it is Its tremendous volume of water rather than Its length that causes it to be ranked as a great river. It Is, of course, far outdistanced by the vast Amazon, greatest of rivers, and the Congo, which probably ranks second. But the Yukon has been estimated to have three-fourths of the volume of discharge of the Mis sissippi, and If this estimate be ac curate the stream which it pours into the sea is probably among the half dozen greatest in the world. To Alaska, heretofore having no highway of steel Into Its Interior, the Yukon has been Indispensable. Be cause of the shallow bars at Its mouth, ocean steamers cannot enter the river; but at the harbor of St. Michael, Just north of the mouth, freight Is transferred to shallow draught, stern-wheel river steamers which ascend the stream not only throughout the breadth of Alaska, but for several hundred miles Into Canada. The Yukon, flowing through Alaska roughly from east to west, divides the territory into northern and southern halves. Large areas along the banks of the river and Its tributaries as well as at considerable distances from the stream can thus be served by boats. The- principal objectives of the river steamers, however, are Dawson, on the Yukon about 60 miles In Canada, and more than 1300 miles from the mouth, and Fairbanks, the "metropolis" of Interior Alaska, near the head of navigation on the Tanana, a tributary of the Yukon. Existence Long Unsuspected. The Yukon Is an International river, rising nearly 500 miles within Cana dian territory, and sweeping in a great arc to the north and east. Al though the river Is more than 2000 miles long, one of Its sources, a small lake. Is within 25 miles of the salt water to which It makes such a roundabout Journey. The existence of such a large river as the Yukon in the far north was long unsuspected. A Russian lieu tenant, Zagoskin, entered its mouth by boat in 1842 and traversed it for 'several hundred miles. The Hudson's Bay company had discovered Its head waters In Canada; but the two bits of Information were not pieced together. The existence of the river as a stream of great magnitude and length first became really known through the daring and romantic project of In stalling land telegraph wires be tween America and Europe across Alaska, Behrtng strait and the wastes of Siberia. Robert Kennicott, in con nection with this enterprise, blazed the Yukon trail by descending the river in 18S5. The first trading steamer ascended the stream In 1869. The Yukon really came Into Its own with the discovery of gold in the Klondike in 1896. The Yukon is not alone in being a great river that remained in compar ative obscurity because of Its far northern situation. Just to the east the Mackenzie a stream of hardly less magnitude which Is also now beginning to feel the throttling grip of frost, flowed almost unnjbtlced through a little known wilderness un til the discovery of oil along Its banks brought It Into the limelight. And In the eastern hemisphere three rivers, worthy to be classed among tho mightiest streams of the earth the Ob, the Yenisei and the Lena pour hundreds of thousands of gal lons of water into the Arctic each second in a mighty but losing battle against the congealing power of cold. OIL SAMPLE KEROSENE V. S. Bureau of Mines Reports on Spokane Product. SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. 9. Samples of oil submitted to the United States bureau of mines at Washington for analyst as having come from an "oil spring" In the basement, of a resi dence In this city, have been pro nounced by the bureau as consisting of keroaene mixed with vegetable -Oils, it was declared In a telegram re ceived by the Chronicle from it Washington correspondent today. A company has been formed for drilling a well on the property. Three different samples submitted by three individuals havo been analyzed by the bureau, it was stated, and all were de clared to be of the same composition. Automobile Club Lici t.-.. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec. 9. , (Special.) Edgar Patrick was elected 1 president of the Tri-State Automo bile club for the coming year at he close of the annual meeting held here today. Harold Dahlen was chosen Tlce-presldent and W. S. Parks was re-elected secretary. Directors chos en for the ensuing year were: J. E. Moseley, Harold Dahlen. H. C. Thomp son. Edgar Patrick, Dr. J. O. Keat ing, A Redding, Pal Clark, Joe Ed. Painter, Ben F. Hill, all of Walla Walla; Frank Jones of Waltsburg, A. J. Schmidt of Freewater. Or., and E. Cox of Lewlston, Idaho. The board was empowered to add one member from Pomeroy and one from Dayton. Read The Oreeonian classified ada. . TODAY'S FILM FEATURES. Liberty Constance Talmadge, "Woman's Place." Columbia Mabel N o r m a n d, "Molly O." Rlvoli "Flower of the North." Peoples Ethel Clayton, "Exit the Vamp." Majestic William S. Hart, "White Oak." Blue Mouse Betty B 1 y t h e, "Queen of Sheba." Star "Hearts of the World." Hippodrome Justine John stone, "Sheltered Daughters." Circle William Russell, "Sing ing River." ETHEL CLAYTON, always a fa vorite, comes to the Peoples to day in "Exit the Vamp," an en tertaining comedy of domestic life. She is supported by several popular stars. Including T. Roy Barnes, Fon taine La Rue and Theodore Roberts. Clara Beranger, who has written many successful scenarios, wrote this story especially for Miss Clayton, and Frank Orson, who has directed sev eral Wallace Reid pictures, was the director. Miss Clayton Is seen In the role of Marlon Shipley, a self-sacrificing wife and mother. An old friend, Mrs. Willy Strong, who is facing social ostra cism, turns to her and Marion takes her Into her home. Mrs. Strong Is. of course, the vamp and exerts her wiles with telling ef fect upon the husband of her kind friend, as vamps have a way of doing. The husband becomes Infatuated and then the wife takes a hahd in the little game and succesfully wins back her husbanf by vamping him her self. S Fontaine La Rue, who always makes an Interesting vampire. Is cast as Mrs. Strong. Theodore Roberts is "Old Man Shipley," and Mr. Barnes is the susceptible young husband. Little Mickey Moore plays Junior Shipley. The chief interest In the picture Is in the story and the acting. The AUTO EOES OFF BRIDGE DRIVER AND FOUR OTHERS BELIEVED DROWNED. Machine, Thought to Have Carried Loggers, Plunges Through Open Draw Into Chehalis River. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) An automobile owned and be lieved to have been driven by John Nailender, logger, 24 years old, and supposed to have contained at least two other men, went througti the open draw of West bridge over the Chehalis river at ten minutes before 6 o'clock this morning. The car was located by a diver at low tide this afternoon- No trace of any of the men was found. It was learned this afternoon that Fred Arvella and Nestor Hill were In the habit of going with Nailender to their work at Camp, a few miles east of Aberdeen. The landlady at 416 East Market street, where Nailender roomed, said he had been In the habit of picking up three or four loggers. The bridge had been swung open to allow the passage of a raft of logs In tow of the tug Union and was being closed again when John O'Hare, bridge tender, saw a car round the corner at the approach of the bridge. The car was going at excessive speed, O'Hare stated, and paid no attention to the warning gong. The car smashed through the bridge bars, making a clean break of the iron bracket hold ing the guard arm. Nestor Hill. John Nailender, Fred Arvella and Pete Mackey, loggers at Preston Logging company camp on North river, did not report for work today and It Is believed they were in Nailender's car when it plunged Into the river. All four men live here and were in the habit of going to work together. Arvella Is survived by his widow but so far as known the other men had no near relatives.' SALMON CRISIS IS-FACED Conservation of Fish Is Subject of Vancouver Conference. VANCOUVER. B. C, Dec. 9. Sal mon conservation In the Fraser river and adjacent waters will be discussed at a meeting here tomorrow and Monday. The Canadian fisheries com mission will meet representatives from the state of Washington Mon day. A demand Is expected to be made fhat all traps on the British Colum bia and United States coast between Vancouver and Seattle be lifted for eight years or more. Puget sound has several hundred traps, while British Columbia has but eight. It Is anticipated that opposition to this plan will be voiced on the ground that a closed season on the Fraser river would put 1400 men out of employ ment during July and August, the most remunerative months. 0REG0NIAN -GETS LEGACY A. E. King of Mount Pleasant In herits Estate on Isle of Man. OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) A E. King of Mount Pleasant, about two miles from Oregon City, has fallen heir to a egacy left by a sister whom he had not seen for more than 35 years. Although there are other members of the family, Mr. King has been named sole heiro the estate, which is on the Isle of Man, lying off the mainland of Ireland. The sister died a few months ago, and Mr. King was recently advised of his fortune. Mr. and Mrs. King and daughter. Hermlna. aged 14 years, will leave after Christmas for the Isle of Man to look after their Interests, but will return to this city to resume their residence at Mount Pleasant. CUSTODY OF CHILD WON Supreme Court Grants Writ of Habeas Corpus to Parent. OLYMPIA. Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) The supreme court today granted a writ of habeas corpus to Obie L Smith to gain custody of his daughter Marian, aged J, who lived with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William A Fajrhurst. The King county court denied the writ. Blanc's cafe. Inc.. Seattle, will re cover possession of a second story of a business block at Third and Univer sity streets as the result of a su preme court decision affirming the King county superior court, which granted an ejectment action brought by the cafe. Oregonians Enter Debates. WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla. Wash., Dec. 9. (Special.) Try outs for the two Whitman teams which will meet the University of Washing- surprise ending of the picture prob ably will furnish the principal appeal. Screen Gossip. Rex Ingram, psfducer of Anthony Hope's "The Prisoner of Zenda." has completed the cast by signing Ramon Samanlegos to play Rupert of Hent zau. Mr. Samaniegos has Just com pleted work in the Ferdinand Pinney Earle production of "The Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam." He made his debut in pictures three years ago as a pro fessional dancer. "The Prisoner of Zenda" cast includes Lewis Stone, Alice Terry. Robert Edeson. Edward Connelly, Malcolm MacGregor. Flor ence Deshon, Stuart Holme, Lois Lee and Eric Mayne. The screen version is by Mary O'Hara. John F. Seltx will be the photographer. Ben Shearer, manager of the West ern Theater Equipment company, with headquarters in Seattle, stopped off in Portland yesterday on his way back from Los Angeles, to inspect the new Blue Mouse theater at Eleventh and Washington. . - c - Alio Varlmnva's ImDOrted .-I'll'. .... I. -' motor car, which Is said to have cost more than $20,000. was Daaiy Dam aged in a collision with another car in Hollywood recently. The star and her husband, who were in their ma chine, escaped injury. Having launched his latest super feature, "Hall the Woman," which John Griffith Wray made one of the tremendous picture successes of the year, Thomas H. Ince is setting out to do another big one. Its present title is "Someone to Love." This is an orglnal story by C. Gardner Sul livan, and is a tale of circus life. ROSE BURG, Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) - t- inn ,,"... -- nf the Globe Theater company, today announced the sale of the uioDe tneaier in ai bany and said that the company will .s.nin nniv it. four theaters In Doug las county. He will move to Rose burg soon to take active supervision of the playhouses nere. ton In a dual men's collegiate debate next February will be held at Whit man tomorrow. Nearly 12 men have signified their intentions of trying for places on the teams. Four men will be chosen, two men to a team. Num bered among the candidates are three Oregon students Mobray Tate, Junior of Portland; George Hansen, senior of Freewater, and Gail M. Williams, sophomore of Weston. BREEDERS DINNER GUESTS Cattlemen at Chehalis, for Sale of Uolstelns, Entertained. CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) George A. Gue, well-known auctioneer of Chehalis, Yakima and other important centers, was toast master at the annual get-together dinner held last night in this city pre ceding the second annual sale of Hol steln cattle at Chehalis. Nearly 100 attended the dinner, among the guests being Governor Hart, William Bishop, senator, and H. C. Davis. Colonel Gue announced the succes sion of Mr. Davis to the presidency of the Washington State Holstein Friesian association owing to the re cent death of Fred S. Stlmson of Se attle. A number of addresses were made. Governor Hart showing what has been and is being done in devel oping a herd of finest purebred cattle at the state hospital at Steilacoom, also the start being made at other state institutions along this line. NEW BUS TO HAVE TRIAL Seattle to Experiment With Track less Trolley Car. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) The trackless trolley bus will be tried out in Seattle within the next 30 or 40 days. Superintendent Hender son told the city council public utili ties committee. He said a rep resentative of an eastern firm had promised to send one of these vehicles here for demonstration purposes. When trackless trolley service was first suggested to the city council the charges connected with the demon stration were so high that the coun cil turned the proposition down. Afterwards it was suggested by the street railway department that the city should build a trolley of its own in the city car shops and experiment with it. Estacada Legion Elects. ESTACADA, Or., Dec 9. (Special.) The Carl Douglas post, American Legion, has elected the following offi cers for the ensuing year: Comman der, W. S. Davison vice-commander. Dr. R. G. McCall; adjutant. Lester Townsend; finance officer, Elmer An derson; sergeant-at-arms, Sam Barr; chaplain, L W. Webber; chairman en tertainment committee, Oral Stormer; chairman membership committee. Roy Wilcox. The women's auxiliary elect ed: President, Mrs. W. J. Moore; vice president Mrs. Lester Townsend; sec retary, Mrs. Jim Smith; treasurer, Mrs. W. S. Davison. Y. M. C. A. Boys Will Confer. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) H. K. Ghormley, secretary of the local Y. M. C. A, announced today that February 10, 11 and 12 have been set as the dates for the annual southwest conference of older boys, to be held in Centralia. About 304 boys will be in attendance from Ma son, Pierce, Thurston, Grays Harbor. Pacific and Lewis counties. A local executive committee will be appoint ed immediately to make arrange ments for the event. Traveling Men Have Banquet. CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) One hundred Southwest Wash ington traveling men banqueted last night at the HoteLSt. Helens. Tom Donegan of Seattle was toastmaster, and various responses were made. Of ficers were elected as follows: Frank Taylor, president; William Plttinger, vice-president; Ben Johnson, secre tary; William Dresser, treasurer. Most of the newly elected officers live in or near Chehalis. Davenport Fund Aided. SILVERTON. Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) Interest in the Homer Davenport memorial fund, which had begun to lag, was reawakened by the support recently given by Governor Olcott. Reports 'are beginning to come in from various parts of the state and most of these are favorable. So far no contributions have been received from outside of Oregon. Vagrants Sent to Roekpilc. SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec. 9 Spo kane's threat to establish a rockpile for vagrants was made effective to day, when five prisoners were given hammers and set to work. A sixth prisoner was set for the Job. but at the last moment he refused to go. At present he Is in a dark cell with trospects of a diet of bread and wa ter until he relents. 10 HELP GERMANY Negotiations Under Way to Refund Debt. STABILIZATION IS OBJECT British Government Decides to Act to Relieve Financial Strata In France. BY ARNO DOSCH FLEUROT. (Copyright by the New York World. Pub llihed by Arrangement. ) BERLIN, Dec. 8. iSpecial Cable.) It Is expected here the negotiations now in progress In London will re sult In a funded debt of 6,000,000,000 gold marks, to extend over a three year period. This will be on account of the 2,000.000,000 marks due for operations yearly. I am informed the British govern ment is officially prepared to under write the German bonds, which will make them negotiable generally and will Immediately relieve the French financial strain. The whole deal is strictly between London and Berlin. Louis Loucheur, French minister of the liberated regions, is in England merely in connection with the Wies baden agreement which he negotiated with Dr. Walter Rathenau. The British, under the new understand ing, will agree to deliveries in kind as part of the general rearranging of reparations expected. British Desire to Stabilize Mark. From a German closely connected with the present negotiations, and the even more important negotiations which, It now develops, preceded this open discussion, I learn that the British government decided at the end o October it would have to stabilize the mark. Having reached this decision, the British made the first overtures by inviting the Germans into conference. The latter pleaded for a moratorium, but the British, although agreeing this would be best for Germany, de cided a funded debt was the only method that would prove acceptable to all parties. England, having arranged to get the costs of her army of occupation for earlier reparation payments and for the payment of Belgian creditors, chiefly English, out of the approach ing January and February payments, has placed herself in a preferred financial position toward France. This Britain is willing to neutralize by underwriting the expected 6,000, 000,000 gold marks funded debt. Situation to Be Relieved. If this plan Is carried to a conclu sion, it will ease the present unnat ural strain and give Germany the urgently needed time for a house cleaning and balancing of books. In the matter of internal finances, the British have an agreement pend ing with the German industrials who recently conferred in London with leaders of British industry. These men have held the taxation situation suspended for two months, but they will now do what they can to secure a rapid liquidation of Germany's in terior losses. The dally deficit of 500,000,000 marks, reported yesterday, has been piling up only for the last few weeks. the years deficit figures available to day, show. Of the 161,000,000,000 marks deficit for 1921, 112,000,000,000 has gone toward buying foreign securities for reparations. Underwriting Expected Soon. If this deficit is removed and the mark stabilized, the government will not have to continue its present dis astrous system of selling food in the industrial regions at much less than cost. Complete financial stability can then come. The British government realizes It can bring this about and prevent com plete disaster to Germany by under writing the funded debt. That result Is expected here within the next few days. Informed circles say it is al ready decided upon, but is delayed only because of the necessity of an understanding with France. In an trticle entitled, "Who Threat ens Francs?" the Vosslsche Zeitung today says the difficulty for France lies less In Germany's being armed than disarmed. With Germany dis armed, the paper says, France puts forward the plea that France must be armed to keep the peace of Europe A more even distribution of arms on the continent Instead of concentrated In the entente countries and the new states would give France less occa sion to maintain a large army, it adds. The Vosslsche suggests the Swiss militia system for all nations with practically no standing armies, but with every man in a position to de fend his home. $103.35 BID ON BONDS Baker County Commissioners Take Offers Under Advisement. BAKER, Or.. Dec. 9. (Special.) Bids on the Baker county road bonds for 1425,000 were opened by the county commissioners this afternoon. All the bids were taken under advisement until Saturday, December 17, with the exception of a bid on a block of $100,000 was rejected. The Seattle National bank bid $100.02 on the J425.000. The Citizens' National bank of Baker bid on $110. 000 at $103.35. The Citizens' Bank of Portland's bid on $100,001 at $94.40 was rejected. Copenhagen Bros.' com pany of Baker bid $100.05 on $110,000. A Seattle bank bid on the entire block at a slightly less bid. EX-GRAND GOBLIN JAILED Deposed Ku KIux Klan Official Gets Bail on Embezzlement Charge. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 9. F. W. Atkin. deposed grand goblin of the Ku Klux Klan In this district, was held in $5000 bail by Magistrate Ren shaw today to await extradition pro ceedings to Atlanta, Ga., where he has been charged with embezzlement of funds of the order. Atkin gave ball and was released. Atkin was one of four grand gob lins of the order recently discharged by Imperial Wizard Simmons. CARLINE MERGER IS UP Two Spokane Companies Agree to Consolidation Franchise. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) Officials of Spokane's two street railways have agreed to get together immediately in an effort to draw up a consolidation franchise the first formal step in an accepted plan to settle the city's street railway fight that will require an amendment of the city charter and final ratifi cation by the people at a special election. After a six-month attempt to run the city and force patrons to accept eight-cent fares a war during which the best paying car line in Spokane was Junked as a bluff street car companies have asked an armistice and are prepared to surrender on the city's terms. The city today Is engaged in work ing out the terms which it will force the street car. companies to accept These probably will Include: Consoli dation, no interference with motor busses, fare reductions. D. L Huntington, president of the Washington Water Power company, and F. E. Connors, president of the Spokane and Eastern Railway & Power company will hold their first conference probably "Monday as re sult of conference with city today. RED CROSS I DENIED NOT ONE CENT SPEXT IN DE FENSE OF RATHIE. Traveling Representative Correct Reports of Assistance Given by Idaho Falls Chapter. SALEM, Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) Not one cent of Red Cross funds has been contributed for the defense of John L. Rathle and Elvle Klrby, in the state penitentiary here awaiting execution for the part they played in the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor of Umatilla county In July, 1920, ac cording to telegrams received here to day by Miss Kathryn Ewlng, travel Ing representative of the northwest ern division of the Red Cross organi zation. Miss Ewlng came to Salem recently to confer with Governor Olcott and other state officials with relation to reports that the Idaho Falls chapter, Red Cross, had contributed money with which to institute habeas corpus proceeding in behalf of Rathle. This suit is now pending in the supreme court. A telegram received by Miss Ewing from the Red Cross headquarters, quoting a letter signed by Mrs. O. K. Wilbur, chairman of the Idaho Falls chapter, follows: "Regarding Rathle case. $35 sent by Mrs. Mulllner for defense of Rathle was not Red Cross funds, but was contributed by persons Inter ested In his defense. The Red Cross has endeavored to secure legal rights for Rathle, a discharged soldier, but this service did not include the ex penditure of money." BONUS CASE IS DEBATED Washington Court Hears Argu ments on Maximilllan Claim. OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 9. The state supreme court today heard ar guments on the Max Maxm'llian bonus case. In which counsel for veterans' organizations and for the state have combined In seeking a reversal of the former ruling of the court to the ef fect that all compensation claims should be denied where the applicant enlisted prior to April 6, 1917. The American Legion, as intervener, asked the court to give "a liberal construction" to the act by allowing recognition to soldiers who served during the war, regardless of their date of enlistment. Maximillian was a regular army man. and counsel for the Veterans of Foreign Wars sought to establish that he had become a bona fide resident of the state through his station at a military post. Attorney-General Thompson pointed out that about 4425 men w.th claims totaling $1,608,175 already nad been paid by the state under this classifi cation, and that 1228 more pending claims, involving $325,000, were af fected by the decision. Oats TIeld 130 Bushels an Acre. MONTESANO, Wash.. Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) A yield of 130 bushels of certi fied oats to the acre is the record of Louis Larson of Brady this year. The certification of the oats was com pleted this week by C. M. McCoy of Monteaano, who purchased them. In addition to one six-acre field, Mr. Larson had several smaller fields, all planted to "Victory" oats. Mr. McCoy said that when the oats were cleaned there was not found a single bad oat In the hundreds of bushels, and the entire lot was free from foreign mat ter. Local dealers would like to hear of a larger yield of certified oats If there was one In the state. They are confident Grays Harbor county holds the oat-growing championship of the state. Buyers' Week Parades Held. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Dec 9. (Special. ) The principal entertain ment feature of buyers' week for to day was a street parade of the high school reserve officers' training corps battalion and band, followed by a re treat parade and review on the high school grounds. Although the pa rades were pulled off in a drizzling rain they drew high praise from offi cers of army and marine who wit nessed it. Bad weather has prevailed every day this week, minimizing the effects of buyers' week, but dealers express satisfaction. Elks Plan Social. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Dec. 9. (Spe claL) The 19th anniversary of the founding of the Elks' lodge here will be celebrated Tuesday, December 20, with a book social, and an effort is being made to have all charter mem bers present. All of the exalted rulers, 20 in all, are living, most of them In Vancouver and Portland. A year ago all were present at a re union of past exalted rulers. At the book social every member Is asked to contribute some book for the Elks' library at Tenth and Main streets. Masons to Confer Degrees. MONTESANO. Wash., Dec. 9 (Spe cial.) Wynooche Masonic lodge will meet December 26, when the third degree will be conferred upon two candidates. The officers of the Elma lodge have accepted an invitation to confer one of the de grees and the local officers will con fer the other. A dinner will be given for the visitors by the Eastern Star chapter. H. B. Marcy, Thomas Os wald Sr. and Gerald Cloud constitute a committee on attendance. Typhoid Check May Be Advised. MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) Dr. Everett MIngus, county health officer, may recommend gen eral treatment of the people In the vicinity of Myrtle Point and Norway with typhoid serum, to check what appears to be an epidemic. Three new cases were reported today from Myrtle Point and one from Norway. Four cases developed last week. Hall to Be Dedicated Dec. 13. ALBANY. Or., Dec. 9. (Special.) The community hall which has been erected at Crabtree. a town ten miles east of Albany, will be dedicated De cember 15. Dr. D. V. Poling, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Albany, will deliver the dedicatory address. E PACIFIC FORTS, IS ATTITUDE Basis of Settlement Strongly Intimated. U. S. DELEGATION WON Trend of Optimism in Favor of Status Quo Solution Noted at Conference. WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 9 (By the Associated Press.) There Is strong Intimation that the question of Pacific island fortifications and naval bases will be settled by the Washington conference on a basis that existing forts and naval fa cilities be not extended Whether an informal understanding to this effect already has been reached has not been disclosed. It is apparent that the trend of opinion In American circles Is toward such a status quo solution, and It seems likely that knowledge of this reeling In the American group is help ing to pave the way for Japanese agreement to the 5-5-3 naval ratio. The Japanese have attached great Importance to the question of Pa cific fortifications and naval posts of the United States. Far more than their present condition warrants in American military opinion. duration Bis; In Japan. Casual Inquiries In military circles develops a strong Impression that many army and navy experts regard the defenses of Guam and Manila as of little practical value and so far as facilities for handling big snips go they do not exist among American Pacific possessions. Still the Pacific fortifications have become something of a political question in Japan. There have been movements there for an agreement with the United States to aismantle island forts, or, falling that, for a Joint obligation not to Increase ex isting fortifications. It is certain that the American conference group will not agree to any scrapping of Tacific fortifica tions. There is no Intention to sur render what has been done largely because there Is no threat toward Japan or any other power in the for tifications that have been set up. They are held to be purely defensive. Controversy Is Crented. Just how much of a task It would be to defend the Philippines against landing operations, lacking a fieet In Philippine waters, is a matttr of con troversy in army circles. It has been established by -army maneuvers that Manila could be invested in less than two weeks and the fortifications at the mouth of Manila harbor reduced within a very short time. No proposal to provide adequate de fenses for Manila has ever been made by the government to congress. The only other majhod of defense would be to establish a fleet permanently In the Philippine waters, which never has been attempted. The situation is regarded as much the same at Guam. Based on this estimation of the present conditions of Pacific fortifi cations, many officers feel that an agreement with Japan not to increase existing establishments Is entirely possible, to cover the Philippines, Guam, Yap and other outlying points. It would not, it Is said, cover Hawaii In any case, as that Is In reality an outpost of the United States Itself and a point in the defensive triangle of the Pacific coast naval problem. FEDERAL TO PAY $350,000 Settlement in Mine Suit Approved by V. S. District Court. COEUR D'ALENE. Idaho. Dec. 9. (Special.) A settlement In the suit brought by the Star Mining company against the Federal Mining & Smelt ing company for an accounting for ore alleged to have been taken from Star ground near Mullan, Idaho, was approved in United States district court here today. Under Its terms the Federal company Is required to pay the Star company $350,000 for ore removed. t The Federal company Is given a 90 day option for a consideration of $100,000 on certain claims of the Star company. Ore bodies beneath other claims are held to be the property of the Star, and the Federal is en Joined from removing them. The Star company In Its suit main tained that the Federal company had removed ore to the value of $1,500,000 from Its properties. 'A former deci sion of th Uenlted States district court here held for the Federal, but this was reversed by the circuit court of appeals. SCHOOLS ARE TO RESUME Xo Classes Held in Maupin and Juniper Flats Since Storm. THE DALLES. Or.. Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) County schools In the Maupin and Juniper flat districts of Wasco connty were held today for the first time since the start of the storm. A number of Wasco county teachers came to The Dalles shortly before the storm to attend the annual teach ers' institute, which was to have been held here. The storm not only caused the in stitute to be called off. but left a number of the teachers stranded here. All who were still here left on the first train on the Bend branch, expecting to leave the train at Maupin and continue their Journey by wagon. COMMERCE EXPERT TALKS Secretary of The Dalles Chamber Addresses Centralia, Body. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial. ) E. F. Van Schoick, secretary of the chamber of commerce at The I : : -. Or., Is said to be a candidate for the secretaryship of the Centralia chamber, left vacant by the recent resignation of O. C. Goss. Mr. Van Schoick attended yesterday's weekly luncheon of the chamber here and told of the work that has been ac complished at The Dalles during the last few years. George L. Earner, W. B. Kelr and W. W. Dickerson. composing Cen tralist newly-elected city commis sion, also spoke. CROOK BUDGET ADOPTED Market Road Appropriation Is In creased to $15,000. PRINEVILLE. Or.. Deo. 9. (Spe cial.) A meeting of the county court and the budget committee for Crook county, was held yesterday at the courthouse, and the county budget adopted, almost as advertised. The market road appropriation was in creased from $10,000 to $15,000, so that the county could match all the money the state will offer It. All features of the budget and the taxrs and appropriations for the coming year were carefully gone over and reductions made wherever possible. Forest Supervisor Haroham ap peared before the meeting with an offer from the forest service to match the county on a 50-50 basis for a road up Mill creek from the Ochoco highway. The matter was approved and the road will be designated as a market road end $2000 of county money will be appropriated. Road bonds for $90,000 were sold to Clark-Kendall company of Port land, the total premium amounting to $3249. The county still has $30,000 bonds to sell for a road up Bear creek. E REPRESENTATIVES or INDE PENDENT COMPANIES HERE. Matters of Equipment and Im provement of Servlco Taken Up C. E. Wells Presides. The Oregon Local Telephone asso ciation yesterday opened its seventh annual convention at the ""Multnomah hotel with representatives of $0 or more Independent telephone com panies in attendance. Matters of tele phone equipment and Improvement of service were taken up. Robert B. Miles of Seattle spoke on central office equipment, demonstrat ing from a complete exhibit of up-to-date equipment which has been In stalled at the hotel by the Kellogg Switchboard & Supply company in connection with the convention. M. J. Corwln of San Francisco spoke on protective devices. The as sociation indorsed his speech by pass ing a resolution favoring the use of fuse protectors as a safeguard to tele phone apparatus and to property from high tension electric wires. H. J. Roake, auditor of the North western Long distance company, spoke on accounting. A special com mittee consisting of Earl Gates, Marshfleld. L F. Lowd, Sherwood, and George A. Bauman, Forest Grove, was appointed to make recommendations to enlarge the activities of the asso ciation. Their report will be consid ered today. The convention will continue today and will end with a banquet at the Multnomah hotel tonight. The mem bers of the association were guests of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company at a luncheon yesterday. Charles E. Wells of Hlllsboro, pres ident of the association, presided. E K. Goff of Newbcrg Is secretary treasurer. Road Campaign Boosted. CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec 9 (Spe cial.) N. D. Tower was In Chehalis yesterday on business connected with the venture he and his associates re cently embarked In, the opening of a wagon road to the Ohanepscosh hot springs In the Cascade mountains In eastern Lewis county The proposed road is now open to the Maml place, two and a half miles above Lake creek, the outlet to Packwood lake. Mr. Tower Is hopeful that the road may be passable to the springs next year, but at any rate It will be rushed along as fast as possible. De velopment of a fine summer resort at the springs is contemplated by Mr. Tower and his associates. Montesano Lodge Picks Officers. MONTESANO. Wash . Iee. 9. (Spe c.al.) Montesano's chapter of the Royal Neighbors of America elected the following officers last night: Oracle. Mrs. Inez Kurrlee; vice-oracle, Mrs. Ella Murphy; chancellor, Mrs. I Anna Flowers; recorder, Mrs. Ethel) Molville; receiver. Mrs. Anna Kem meriln; marshal, Mrs. Lena Eng; In ner sentinel. Mrs. Lizzie Moore; outer sentinel, Hulda Johansen; manager. Clara Bailer; physician Dr. J. H. Fits. Grange Klects Officers. FOREST GROVE. Or Dec. 9 (Spe cial.) Gale grange has elected the following officers for the year 1922: Master, Herbert Normandin; observor, John Ranes; Lecturer, Mrs. F. Lewis; Chaplain, Mrs. S. N. Short; treasurer, L. F. Normandin: secretary, Mrs. D. G. Lilly; steward, Mrs. DonoMin: as sistant steward, Frank J. Lewis; lady assistant steward. Bertha Hazlllt; gatekeeper, William Adler; Ceres, L C. Haney; Pomona, Georgia Bussy; Flora, Agnes Bateman. Bucoda Elects Officials. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) John Gilbert, Ed. Shamley and Leet Bowen were elected to the Bu coda council for three-year terms at Tuesday s annual municipal election there. Joe Krupp was re-elected treasurer. More than 60 votes were cast, although there was only one ticket In the field. C. W. Cook and James McArthur were elected to the Tenlno council Tuesday. Grace Gibson was re-elected treasurer. Kastcrn Star Elects. MONTESANO. Wash , Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) Montesano chapter No. 21, Eastern Star, elected these officers last night: Worthy matron, Mrs. Elizabeth Nlnemlre; worthy patron. W. T. Drips: associate matron, Mrs. Mallnda, Nelson; secretary. Mrs. Le nora Shorey; treasurer, Mrs. Jennie Cheney; conductress. Mrs. Kathryn Rambo; associate conductress, Mrs. Eva Drips. An Installation pro gramme for the first week In January is planned. Centralia Home Burned. CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 9. (Spe cial.) Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the home of H. B. Earnest Just north of the city. The house hold contents were also destroyed. None of the loss Is covered by in surance. Defective wiring called the local department to the home of Thomas Wagner on Magnolia street Wednes day night, while a defective flue re sulted in an alarm from the home of B. Durgee on Rock street. Mrs. Penrose Improved. WHITMAN COLLEGE. Walla Walla. Wash , Dec. 9. (Special.) The condition of Mrs. 3. R L. Penrose, wife of President Penrose of Whit man college, who is nationally known through her work in Y. W. C. A. circles, was seriously poisoned a week ago. She was removed to a hospital, where her condition caused grave concern. Chehalis School Editor Delegate. CHEHALIS, Waih., Dec. . (Spe cial.) At Seattle tomorrow there will be held the annual conference of rep resentatives of high school papers ' from various cities of the state of Washington. Carl Urquhart, editor of I the Crimson and Oray, the Chehalis : high school paper, and the business manager, Norman Brunswig, will at- 1 tend the session. Read The Oreuoulan classified, ada. i AMl'SFMENTS. T T L?T T T( Broadway at Taylor 1 lE'l -LI VJ -hunr Mala 1. LAST TWO tUUH JOHN E. KELLARD Assisted by MISS I'HIKHV 1IHINDI.KY And Company of Players. 1 1 A K S I ' K A It A N PLAYS, Special Price Mat. Today. MS "JCLIIS ( AKH.IB." Last Tlmr Tnla;ht, " MAC III: I II." TODAY'S MAT I.M, T7r. BOc. I i 1 1 . i j t si.'..' m hi. 77 r. COr. Add lO lrr Crat War Ta. miw ri.wiMi .now iw.wim. Fine Vaudeville Flnr rlaoto-Drnmn ROYAL HARMONY FIVE JUSTINE JOHNSTONE -M i i i Hi .Ii DAUGHTERS.' Mariner Dally. Tno Show at Nlghl. JOSfP'H E HOWARD & ETHLYN CLAR1C IN NEW VEHICLE. 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