THE 3IORXIXG OREGON! AX, MONDAY, DECE3IBER 12. 1921 13, FIGHTERS OF CLASS GATHER HERE TODAY Dempsey and His Retinue to Be First to Arrive. SOUTH SENDING ITS QUOTA Danny Edwards, Babe Herman and Alex Tranibitas Due to Reach City This Evening. BY DICK SHARP. Inbound trains to Portland today will carry more, than their usual amount of tistlc flesti. There will be plenty of pounds and class on the hoof arriving from north and aoutb. Jack Dempsey, heavyweight cham pion of the worlo, and his retinue of managers, actors, valets, boxers and ao forth, will step off the rattler from Tacoma this morning. In the party will be Jack Kearns, the champion's manager; Larry Williams, New York heavyweight; Denver Ed Martin, Portland mauler; Bill Betheli Seattle heavyweight, and Old Folks Willa more. From California there will be Danny Edwards, Babe Herman and Alex Trambltas. Danny Is due to arrive this morning from Los Angeles, while Jrlerman left Oakland for Portland some 24 hours or so ago, which should bring him here this everting. Alex Trambltas left San Francisco yester day and is expected tonight. Dempsey will settle down to a week's routine of acting and sparring at the Pantages theater; Edwards and Herman will box Friday night s ten round main tangle at the Milwaukle arena. while Trambltas is coming home to visit with his folks and Jack Fa hie. So, all In all. It will be quite a re union week for the fistic fraternity. Dempsey's visit will be f interest Those who failed to catch a glimpse of the champ In action In his six round exhibition match with Terry Keller at Milwaukle a year ago will now have the opportunity. They will not only see him In the role of a fighter, but also In the role of an actor. Marty Farrell Is the authority for the statement that Jack, besides be ing the greatest fighter in the world. Is also a wonderful dancer. Accord ing to Farrell, Dempsey acquired the art of stepping from those two prom inent Broadway performers, Lester Sheehan and Paisley Noon. Both are great admirers of the champion and It is said that a lot of credit is due them for Jack's decisive win over Georges Carpcntler, because they as sisted Jack In training for that fight, showing him how to glide In and out and around the daahlng Frenchman. Sheehan and Noon have appeared In Portland several times and are well known. Matchmaker Kendall has about completed his card for December 16. It will be something like this: Danny Kd wards vs. Babe Herman. Pete Mltrhle vs. Archie Stoy, Muff Bronson 1 vs. Young Sam Langford, Jack Davis I vs. Tommy McCarthy and Jack Rose 1 va. Ernie Dempsey. It Kendall ! clinches this array of matches he will ; mile south of Llnnemann station; De have one of the best all-around cards 1 cember 14 at 2 Pi M., John Lynch that has graced the arena this season.) farm, section 1 line and Barker road A return go between McCarthy and j December 15 at lO'-A. M., Anna L Davis Is a ten-strike. These two boys Schiller farm, Schiller station, one put up one of the most sensational j half mile east of Oresham. and De lights ever fought here on the last i Portland card. Despite the fact tnat he was. knocked down seven times in; two rounas, .ncuartny Kepi cumin, i In the estimation of many of the fans j hs earned a draw. Rose put up a good fight against Mickey Dempsey. ; tnlcinsr the match on a few hours' no- tics, without a day's training. He took a l'cklng, but figures to take It out on Ernie, Mickey 8 brother, wno will be making his debut here next rr.un, . . . ; lfe Associated Press.) Out of agree Oordon McKay and Marty Farrell : ,, Bimllae. o the four-Dower Pa- will box tomorrow night's main event in Seattle. Farrell should stand Gor- Mon on his head and tie him In knots Monk Fowler and Harold Jones box Thursday night's main event in Ta coma. Willie St. Clair will meet Joe Dunn In the semi-final. Sport News in Brief. Tale university will have one of the most formidable swimming teams In In tercollegiate ranks owing to the number of men still with the team who partici pated In Yale's wonderful campaign of last year. The veterans on the team are such stars as Jelllffe, Solley and Pratt, who were on the world's record-breaking relay team; Banks. Higglns and Gauss, sprint ers; Marshal: and Cooke, sprinters; Wood, Uuernsey and Cooper, plungers, and three noted fancy divers. Pollard, the Intercol legiate champion. Crane and Prima. The schedule calls for thirteen engagements with other universities If the team turns out to be of championship caliber, it may take oo some lntsraectlonal competition. The aale of Jim O'Connea. first baseman of trm San Francisco club, to the New York Giants was not good news to Pacific coast fans. However much they rejoice at Jim's good fortune. It merely means another case of the big leagues grabbing the talent the coasters think they are'en titled to In their own league. The prrmolers snd those who had to pay the rain Insurance were pleased when the California Midwinter league games came to an end. Both lost. As far aa the fans ass concerned, they didn't give It much thought after they had been a time or two for a look at the big league stars. e e "Wgnford university recently dedicated sevsn new asphalt tennis eeairts which wars constructed to keep up with the In creasing Interest and number of players taxing up the game. There are several exceedingly promising players who should be heard from In Intercollegiate circles In the near future. Phil Neer, Intercollegiate ehamplnn, again will be wearing the car dinal ob the courts next season. Wlldalr Knds Racing Career. LEXINGTON. Ky Dec. 10. The racing career of Wlldalr, Harry Payne Whitney's 4-year-old son of Broomstick and Verdu, has come to an end. Like the great Man o' War. he will be placed In a stud In the Blue Grass region. Emll Hers, New York breeder and turfman, has completed arrangements for the transfer of Wlldalr to his short grass stock farm next spring. The horse has both rac ing performances and blood lines to recommend him as a sire. He has "on 131,927 -In stakes and purses. Knmagae Sails for Home. NEW YORK. Dec. 11 Ichlya Ku magae. a member of the Japanese Davis cup team and a ranking player In American lawn tennis, will gall tomorrow for home, after three years In this country. He expects to return next summer. Kalnier Beats Wcstport. RAINIER. Or. Dec. 11. (Special.) Rainier defeated Westport In the first basketball gsme of the season played here Friday night by a score of 71 to 4. All the West port's scores were made cn fouls, the team failing to make a single basket. Ward Hollo way starred for Rainier, making a total of 18 baskets, 12 of whicb were, made in succession without m'.srln? a' basket. Aberdeen Gridders Elect. ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) Mel Ingram was re-elected captain of the Aberdeen high school football team for the coming year at a meeting and banquet held last night at the Hotel Washington. About 40 persons were present, including 24 members of the squad. Coach Herrled and Aberdeen business men. "Slim" Slover was elected manager for the next year. Chinese Play Soccer at Lafayette. EASTON. Pa., Dec. 10. Two players with homes In China are members of Lafayette's soccer team. They are Lin and Garrott; the former plays outside right and the latter Is a full back. A third member of the team comes from a foreign country. He is Lee, an outside right, whose home Is ir. South America. Kldley and Flores Fight Draw. MANILA, Dec. 11. Bud Ridley of Seattle and Ellno Flores of Manila, lightweights, fought 15 rounds to a draw here today. PRISONERS RIOT HT MOVIE MICHIGAN WARDEN AND MEN AHE STABBED. Trouble Believed to Have Been Due to Friction Between Convict and Iteformatory Head. MARQUETTE, Mich., Dec. 11. A riot among prisoners at the branch of the Michigan state reformatory here during a moving picture exhibi tion today was queued after Warden :iinn nau rectriveu nine hiiiic wwuimo. Deputv Warden MMshennit was beaten badly and the Utter s son Ar- , tnur was stanoea in ins lung After the chapel had been dark ened a number of the prisoners sprang on Catlln. The officials; aided by many loyal prisoners, fought the Insurgents with their fists, feet and canes. Carving knives were brought Into play by the convicts and Catlin fell Arthur Menhennit went down soon afterward as his father was receiv ing a beating. Sam Foard, serving a life sentence, rushed from the chapel and sum moned a guard from the outer wall With his rifle he kept the prisoners at bay while other guards were sum moned. The prisoners were herded to their cells. The trouble was believed by prison officials to have hud lta Inception in friction between Warden Catlln and one of the prisoners. POULTRY WORK BILLED l our Demonstrations to Be Given in County This Week. Poultry demonstration work, will be given at our farms in Multnomah county on Wednesday and Thursday of this week by H. E. Cosby, poultry extension specialist. The subject of feeding for winter egg production will be treated at all of these dem- onstratlons. The time of the demonstrations will be as follows: December 14 at 10 A. M., U G. Selfer farm, one-half comber 15 at 2 P, M.. Games farm. one-half mile southeast of Sprlngdale Au poultrymen are Invited to be prcsent at the demonstrations. , pap-r UCI n ftM! Y TflRT r Hu I nClL UIML. I O I Hfl I i-Power Covenant Declared Sure to Lead to Greater Things WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 11. (By clf,c covtnant adopted by the arms con(frrnc. wm be developed a public opinion which alone can assure main tenance of world peace. Sir Robert Borden. Canadian delegate, said In statement tonight. 'This treaty In terms relates only to the Pacific' he said, "but as the convention of 1817. although applica ble only to the great lakes, extended In spirit and In practice to the entire boundary between Canada and the United States, so we' may confidently trust that the spirit of this treaty will govern all controversy between the four powers PRICES HELD RUINOUS Grain Growers Asked to Insist on Probe of Export Trade. CHICAGO. Dec. 11. Grain growers were asked to Insist on an early in vestigation of the export trade by the federal trade commission In order that the "real reasons for present ruinous prices may be determined," In an appeal sent out today by C. H. Gustafson, president of the United States Grain Growers. Ino. Charges that the grain dealers in terminal markets who are , both buyers and exporters aTe quoting prices below the figure world condi tions of supply and demand justify, were contained In the statement. He charged that the present market is a "one-man market" influ enced by one large operator. EX-REBEL LAUDS AMERICA Eniilio Auguinaldo and General Wood Guests at Banquet. MANILA. Dec. 11 America was eulogized here tonight as having come to the Philippines "as a result of championing the cause of liberty," In an address by General Emllio Aguln aldo, who. after the war with Spain led the insurrection against the United States for Philippine lnde pendence. Tho general, together with Qoifl ernor-General Wood, was guest ol honor at the annual banquet of the Philippine war veterans. "America," he concluded, "Is a na tion imbued with such ennobling Ideals she can be trusted safely and called the friend and comrade ol small nations." Copper Deal Report Denied. HARTFORD, Conn.. Dec. 11. Charles F. Brooker, chairman of the board of the American Brass com pany. In a statement to the Hartford Courant tonight denied the published report that the brass corporation had received a proposal from the Ana conda Copper Mining company for the purchase of the brass company's stock. Mr. Brooker said that the re port that he had decided to submit such a proposition to the stock holders of the brass company wag untrue. ORIENT GETS MUCH LUMBER IN 10 DAYS If Rate Keeps Up December Will See New Record. EIGHT SHIPS ARE USED Total of 14,608,071 Feet Sent Ont So Far, According to Merchants' Exchange. The rapid development of the lum ber trade from this port to the orient is indicated by the fact that during the first ten days of thla month lum- ber has been consigned to -various oriental ports at the rate of more than 1.400,000 feet a day. Figures compiled by Fred W. Clark, manager of the Merchants' Exchange, yesterday showed that a total of 14.69S.671 feet of lumber had gone from this port since the first of the month for foreign consignment. Of this total all but 300,000 feet, which went to Peru, "was shipped to the orient. Fight Ships Take Lumber. A total of eight ships carried lum ber for foreign consignment from this port during the first ten, days of the month. If the present rate of export Is kept up during, the rest of the month it will mean a total of 44,000, 000 feet of lumber. The figures given above do not take Into consideration the vast amount of lumber shipped to California and At lantic ports from Portland. The ma jority of the coasters touching at this port take out some lumber if they do not take a full cargo. As a conse quence, coastal lumber shipments form a big Item In the lumber busi ness of the port. Kurrha Maru Due Today. The Japanese steamer Kureha Maru of the Yamashlta line is scheduled to get into the river today from Japan with miscellaneous cargo. She Is one of the vessels of that company operat ing regularly between this port and the orient and will take out some lumber In addition to miscellaneous goods when she returns to Japan. Annthr vpssol of tip Kama line, the V ,!.. h.r, ih lnt of the month. The Swedish motorshlp Pedro Chrls topherson. one of the vessels of the Johnson line, was due In the river last night from Christiana. She brings a consignment of paper In adcfitlon to miscellaneous cargo. This is the first vessel of that line to make Portland although a number have tctched at San Francisco and the sound since the Inauguration of that service be tween Europe and the Pacific coast. Coos Representatives at Capital. THE OREGONION NEWS BUREAU, Washington, D. C, Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) A. H. Powers, president of the Port of Coos Bay. Or., and John D Goss. attorney for the port, both of Marshfleld. are here to appear before the board of army engineers in behalf of port improvement. They probably also will have an opportunity of pre senting their claims before the house rivers and harbors committee. They will ask for the restoration of the north Jetty and construction of the south jetty. Captain Spicer Ready to Return. HOQUIAM. Wash., Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) Captain E. J. Spicer, who lost his steamer, David Evans, near Cl more Island, off the Australian coast, was ready to sail from Hongkong. China, for home, according to word received here by his wife yesterday. The David Evans, a Balfour-Guthrie company vessel, caught fire October 19, the crew escaping to Clmore Island, from which they were rescued and taken to Singapore. Gale Sweeps Coast. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) With a maximum wind of 62 miles an hour reported outside, a southerly gale swept along the coast during the night. This evening the wind shifted to the north and was blowing at a ten-mile rate at North Head Inside the harbor the wind was not strong b.ut there'was a heavy fall of rain. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 11 (Special.) The Intercoastal sailing schedule of the Williams line steamers was announced yesterday by L. W. Baker, agent for the Una here. At present the company has the steamship Willsolo loading lumber at Everett. The steamer Wlllfaro will ar rive here December 23: the Wlllpolo Is due January 12; the motorshlp Kennecott will dock here February 1. and the Wlll hllo Is due Februsry 19. In addition to these It Is the plan of the Williams line to place seversl other steam era In the Intercoastal service during 1922. Coming from California polnta, the Charlea Nelson line freighter Northland arrived here late last night and Is now discharging cargo at pier S. She will load outward for San Francisco at Seattle, Ta coma and Everett. . After picking up box shooks, dynamite and general freight at Seattle and Ta coma, the Latin-America line steamship Slnaloa left late Saturday night for Mex ican. Central American and west coast of South Amelcan ports. She la the second ot the Latin-America line steamera to leave for the west coast. The first was the Baja California, now en route to Seat tle. The Blue Funnel line freighter Protesl laus, which loaded cargo at Tacoma and Vancouver, B. C, the past week, re turned to pier 14 early this morning to finish loading for far eastern ports. Bound for New York snd Philadelphia, the Luckenbach line carrier Katrlna Luck enbach left Seattle for Tacoma late last night. At the Commencement Bay port she will complete her cargo for the At lantic seaboard. About noon today the steamship Starr, recently reconditioned by the Seattle Ship building and Drydock company, cruised around the sound for tbe purpose of test ing her compssses. She Is owned by the San Juan Fishing at Packing company, and will leave some time today for Sew ard, Alaska, where she will ssxume her duties as the mall carrier for the western Alaska route. Prhe Is commanded by Captain O. A. Johanson. Bringing a big list of paasengers and large shipments of silks and other oriental merchandise, the Osaka Shosen Kaishs steamship Manila Maru arrived here from Japanese and Chinese porta at 12:10 A. M. today. She Is discharging today and la expected to shift to Tacoma tomorrow to complete discharging and to start loading cargo outward.- Laden wlthOOO tons of general freight, the Atlantlo Gulf A Pacific line freighter West Haven left at 4:25 o'clock thla morn ing for the Atlantic coast. Carrying a capacity load of Pacific northwest products. the American Hawaiian line steamship Virginian left this morning st 7 o'clock for New York and Philadelphia. The. Japanese steamship Kohnan Maru arrived here from Tacoma this morning at 9:80 o'clock. At the Commencement Bay port she loaded 850 tons of copper, and at Seattle she will take 1.000.000 feet of lumber. From here she will go to Vancouver. B. C. to load S. 000. 000 feet of lumber. The vessel Is under charter to the 'Inter-Ocean Trading company. The steamship Admiral Farragut of the Pacific Steamship company arrived this morning from San Francisco and Cali fornia points. To , complete her csrgo here for the Atlantic coast, the steamer Mobile City of the Isthmian line will dock at Seattle tomorrow morning. liarold Weeks, assistant city ticket I scent for the Canadian National railways nere. will leave the first of next weeK for Ottawa, Canada.where he will visit for the next month, returning to Seattle the middle of January. ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 11. (Special.) The Japanese steamer Yprea afaru arrlverl at 7 o'clock last night from Cardiff and after belns fumisated here will ahlft to morrow morning to Wauna where she will load lumber. On November 28, R. Klnoue, an oiler fell through a hatch and was so badly Injured he died about three hours later and was buried at sea-. The Japanese steamer Yajrol Maru with lumber from South Bend and Portland ror Japan dropped to the lower harbor about 11 o'clock last night, but will not sail be fore tomorrow. The steamer Admiral Evans with freight and passengers from Portland and Astoria for San Francisco and San Pedro dropped to the lower harbor at 8 o'clock this morn ing, but as the weather Is thick below she has not been reported as crossed out. After discharging fuel In Portland, the tank steamer Captain A. F. Lucas, dropped to the lower harbor at 1 o'clock this afternoon and may have crossed out. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec. 11 (Spe cial. ) Four day late, due to machinery trouble, leading difficulties and sickness aboard, the Pacific Mall liner Hoosler State arrived here shortly after midnight Saturday from the orient and docked this morning. There were 134 cabin and 178 ateerage passengers, and the vesaePs cargo totaled 8880 ton Arrival of the steamer marked her fit at round trip In the trans Pacific trade. One of the largeat allk shipments which ever arrived here, consisting ot 1D65 bales I 0f raw silk for overland dlspacth, was in the cargo. Other shipments were sua goods, rfit, tea and 1682 bags of mellA . Captain Ryland Drennan. who arrived on the Hoosler Stata. will be relieved of his command by Commander Thomas Blata, Captain Drennan went east ot take command of the Hoosler Stata when the vessel was placed in commission. Clipping off the fastest time she has made since being placed on the run, the flagship Harvard of the Los Angeles Steamship company arrived here thla morning, 17 hours from San Pedro. The vessel dockedln 20 minutes under the supervision of Captain Randall Rodgers. Captain John N. Ansell, on the.bridge of the Williams line steamer Wlllfaro. brought his vessel from New York via the canal In 20 days' steaming time. This Is a fast run for a vessel in the Inter coastal trade. More than 2800 tori of freight are being discharged here. The Wlllfaro unloaded 2000 tons at San Pedro. She will proceed north to complete loading this week. Machinery repairs delayed the departure of the steamer Hollywood today. The vessel is expected to leave here for Australian ports. Orders were given to rush work on the engines, as the vessel is loaded with a full cargo of freight for the Antipodes. She is on her maiden voyage for the General Steamship cor poration after being laid up here for some time by the shipping board, which owns the vessel. After remaining Idle In the harbor off of Sbuth San Francisco for many months, the motorshlp Challamba left for Grays harbor today. The Challamba will load lumber for this port and remain in active service Indefinitely. Another vessel which has been Idle In the bay for some months is the steamer Yellowstone which also left today for Grays harbor. The Yellowstone has been here since September d. Four new steamers have been pur chased from the Standard OH company of New Jersey by the Charles R. Mo McCormack returned here today from the east and reported the purchase of the vessels by his company. The steamers are the Sunlight. Daylight. Dawnllght and Moonlight, and will." upon their arrival here, be put In the coastwise lumber trade. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. Dec. 11. (Special. After discharging and loading part cargo on Puget sound, the steamer Virginian left this morning for Portland to complete cargo for the Atlantic, e The Nippon Yusen Kaisha steamer Fusimi Maru Is scheduled to arrive Thurs day from the orient with all her cargo space filled. Included In her cargo Is 3COO )! and cases of silk and silk goods, valued at more than 12.500.000. A con signment of hnlldsy goods for distribution at Pacific coast ports is on the big liner. The Manila Maru. of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha trans-Pacific service, arrived early this morning, proceeding to Seattle and Tacoma. She brought a full cargo of ori ental products, the Isrger portion of which la destined for points In the east. The steamer Anyox, which went ashore last week In southeastern Alaaka. arrived today, proceeding up-sound. She escaped Injury from her contact with the beach. After loading a big shipment of apples and general freight tbe British steamer Woodara left this morning for London via San Francisco. SAN PEDRO, Cal.. Dec. II. rSpecial.) Coastwise lumber cargo carriers are be ginning to return with cargoes jsathered here In the last few weeks. Oreat quanti ties ot southern California augar have been shipped north' In steam aehoonera. The shipments are increasing and' It Is believed that they will Increase more rapidly now that the plan has been tried and found to work economically. Movements of VesseN. PORTLAND. Dec. 11. Sailed at 5:15 A M.. steamer Capt. A. F. Lusaa, for San Pedro. ASTORIA, Dec. 11. Arrived down. Ad miral Evans. Left up for Wauna. Jap anese steamer Ypress Maru. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 11. Sailed at 2 A. M., steamer Annette Rolph. for Port, land: last night, steamer Walter A. Luck enbach. from Philadelphia for Portland. Arrived at 1 P. M . steamer Rose City, from Portland. Arrived Steamer Mult nomah, from San Pedro. Arrived last night, stesmer Steel Worker, from New York (or Portland. BALBOA. Dec. 9 Arrived Steamer K. I. Luckenbach. from Portland for Philadelphia and New York; steamer Ari zonan. from Portland for Charleston. Phil adelphia and Boston. CRISTOBAL. Dec. 9. Sailed SteamU Alaskan, from Boaton and New York for Portland; steamer Edward Luckenbach. from Philadelphia for Portland. SEATTLE. Dec. 11. Sailed at 4:0 A. M.. stesmer West Haven, from Portland for Baltimore and New York; at 6:0 A. M.. British stesmer Woodarra, from Portland for United Kingdom: at 7 A. M.. steamer Virginian, from Philadelphia and New York for Portland via porta GENOA, Dec. steamer Terrier, 4. Arrived Norwegian from Portland. SAN DIEGO, Dee. 10 Arrived and sailed Steamer Klrkpatrick. from Port land for San Pedro and Bedondo. SAN PEDRO, Dec. 11. Arrived Steamer Iowan, From New York for Portland via San Franciaco and Puget aound. TACOMA, Waah., Dec. 11. Arrived Virginian, Katrina Luckenbach and Weat Haven, from New York; Northland, from I San Franciaco. Sailed Lewis Lucken bach and Wilsolo, for New York; Kohnan Maru. for Yokohama via Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 11. Admiral Farragut, from San Pedro: Nebraska, from London: Manila Maru, from Hongkong. Sailed Virginian, for New York; Wood arra, for Glasgow: West Haven, for New Tork. SAN PEDRO, Cal.. Dec. 11. (Special.) i Arrived Admiral Dewey. from San Francisco, 4 P. M. ; Tale, from San Fran cisco, 10 A. M., Humboldt, from San Fran, claco, 6 A. M.; Santa Monica, from Eureka, 6 A. M . Harry Luckenbach, from San Francisco, 8 A. M. ; Bertie M. Hanlon, from Albion, 7 A. M. ; Steel Seafarer, from New York, 8 A. M. : Helene, from Grays Harbor. 6 A. M. ; Hoqulam. from Grays Harbor. 6 A. M. ; F. H. HUlman, from San Francisco, 9 A. M. Sailed Humboldt, for San Fran cisco. 8 P. M. ; President, for San Fran claco, 10 A. M. ' Salem Elks Plan Mardi Gras. SALEM, Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) The Salem lodge of Elks Is preparing to put on a Mardi Gras in the Elks temple, to last for three days, start ing January M. As a special feature arrangements have been made for an Orpheum circuit series of attractions, in which there will be eight high class acts. The entertainment will oe staged between 8 and 10 o'clock each night, to be followed by dancing until midnight. Forest Fire Tax Levied. EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 11. (Special.) For the purpose of raising money ment made here today by the Oregon for the protection of the forests of , Growers' Co-operative association. L.ane county during 1922, the county All growers, whether members of tho court has made an order levying a I association or not, have been, invited, tax against timber lands at the rate ; This will be the first such conference of IVi cents an acre in the western to be held In the Willamette valley, part of the county and 2 cents in the A permanent organization may be ef eastern part. i .fected to b.old conferences annually. 7 CABLE CLOSING PROBED YAP COMMI MCATION CIT OFF SINCE THURSDAY. Sealing of Line Is Believed Pos sibly to Have Been Done on Japan's Orders. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec. 11. (Special.) Investigators working to discover the cause of trie sealing last Thursday of the American cable run ning to the Island of Yap were of the opinion today that he cable was closed by order of the'" Japanese gov ernment. Local officials of the Postal Tele graph snd Cable company, which op erates the cable, although reluctant to dlscusa the affair, admitted that the only plausible explanation of the affair is that it was ordered by Japan. The following statement was Issued at the company's local offices at Bush and Battery streets: "The investigation into the facts leading tp to the sealing of the cable running to Yap is in the hands of the company's main office In New York. All Information will have to be given out by them." Whether Japan has authority to seal th cable Is not known by the cable officials, but local business in terests feel keenly the loss of direct wire communication with the orient and far east. The following statement was given by a naval official today: "An investigation of the affair Is being conducted by the navy depart ment in Washington. Naval officers on the Pacific coast have not been ordered to conduct any inquiry. Cap tain Ivan Wettengell, governor of Guam, has been instructed to report all knowledge of the affair that may be In his possession. "It is doubted by naval officers that Captain Wettesgell ordered the cable sealed. If he had done so witnout directions from the navy department he would have Immediately informed i the department of hta action. ine forces of the Pacific fleet may be called upon to make an Investigation, but so far we are in no way connected with the affair and have only a little knowledge of It " Ship neports by Radio. (Furnished by the Radio Corporation of America.) Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday, unless otherwise Indicated, were as follows: ADMIRAL FARRAGI'T, San Francisco for Seattle, 178 miles from Seattle. ADMIRAL 8CHLEY. Seattle for San Francisco, 118 miles south of Seattle. ADMIRAL EVANS. Portland for San Francisco. 55 miles south of the Colum bia llghtahip. CAPT. A. F. LUCAS. Astoria for Rich mond, barbound Inside Columbia river. YOSEMITE. Tortland for San Fran cisco, 46 miles south of the Columbia river. WILLAMETTE. San Francisco for Port land. 78 miles south of the Columbia river. ADMIRAL SCHLEY. Seattle for San Francisco. 826 miles south of Seattle. SAN DIEGO, San Francisco for Seat tle. 60 mllea north pf Cape Blanco. KING, San Pedro for Seattle, 8.15 miles from Seattle. CELII.O. San Francisco for the Columbia river, 820 miles north of Bsn Francisco. QUINAULT. Tacoma for San Psdro. 822 miles from Tacoma. SPRINOFIKLD, Grays hsrbor for San Pedro, barbound Inside Grays harbor. CORDOVA, at Astoria. EVERETT, Los Angeles for San Fran cisco, 170 miles south of San Francisco WAHKEENA. Ssn Pedro for Grays haj bor. 250 miles north of San Pedro. MINNESOTAN. San Francisco for Seat tle, 335 mllea north of San Francisco. LIBBRE, Port San Luis for Everett, 145 milsR no. rth of Ran Francisco. RICHMOND, Richmond for Port Fan , Luis. 110 miles south of Richmond. HILI.MAN. Richmond for San Pedro, 30 mllea north of San Pedro. JOHANNA SMITH, an rrsnnsra Coos Bay. 205 miles from San Francisco. CURACAO, barbound off Humboldt bar. SANTA RITA. San Pedro for San Fran cisco. 38 miles south of San Francisco. MANCKAI, San Francisco for Tacoma. 634 miles north of San Francisco. BROAD ARROW, Shanghai for San Francisco, 970 miles west of San Fran cisco. ELDORADO, Ban Francisco for New Ot leans, 804 miles from San Francisco. FAIRFIELD CITY. Japan for San Pedro 405 miles west of San Pedro. NIELS NIELSEN, Japan (or Portland. 44:4S north, T35:45 west at noon. MANULANI. Seattle for Honolulu 1858 mllea from Seattle at 8 P. M-. December 10. MEXICO. San Francisco for Guayamaa, anchored off Lapax at 8 P. M., Decem ber 10. WII.HELMINA. Honolulu for San Fran, csco. 1089 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M . December 10. MATSONIA. left Hilo for Honolulu at 4:30 P. M., December 10. CHINA. San Francisco for Hongkong. 393 miles west of San Francisco. ADMIRAL SEBREE, Wilmington for Ssn Francisco. 212 miles from San Fran- C'eaSTERN MERCHANT. San Francisco for San Pedro. 48 miles south of San Fran- C 'cWN'A ARROW. San Pedro for Itozakl. 1270 miles wast of San Pedro. LAPLACENTIA, Vancouver for Port San Luis. 40 miles from Port San Luis SANTA CRl'Z, San Francisco for Punta Arena. 2 mllea south of San Franciaco. PRESIDENT, Los Angeles for San Fran cisco. 117 miles from San Francisco. CAPT. A. F. LUCAS. Portland for Rich mond, barbound Inside Columbia river. COL. E. L. DRAKE. Rlchmgeid for Hono lulu, 860 miles from Richmond. ATLAS. San Francisco for San Pedro. 13 miles from San Pedro. J. A. MOFFETT. San Pedro for Ill bridge, 600 miles south of Wlllbrldge. By Federal Wireless. WEST CHOPAKA. San Pedro for Hono lulu. 353 miles west of 8an Pedro. CREOLE STATE. Calcutta for San Fran ciaco. 818 mllea west of San Francisco. NEWPORT. Panama for San Franciaco. 648 miles south of San Franciaco. LIBERATOR, San Francisco for Port land. 40 miles north of San Franciaco. LAPURISIMA. San Francisco for Port land. 885 mllea south of Portland. ERNEST H. MEYER, San Francisco for the Columbia river, 63 miles north of San Francisco. WEST FARALLON, San Pedro for San Francisco, 78 miles south of San Fran cisco. terey, SO miles south of San Franciaco, F. H. BUCK. San rranclsoo ror lon FRANK G. DRUM. Monterey for Port land, off Monterey. WALTER A- LUCKENBACH. San Fran cisco for Portland, 232 miles north of San Francisco. LYMAN STEWART. Oleum for Seattle. 20 miles from Seattle. ANDREW F. LUCKENBACH. San Pedro for San Francisco, 188 miles south of San Francisco. Tides at Astoria Monday. High. Low. 10:38 A. M...9.5 feet!4:!9 A. M 8.6 feet 11:40 P. M...7.3 feet!3:40 P. M 0.4 foot Report From Mouth of Columbia. NORTH HEAD, Dec. 11. Condition of the sea at 5 P. M., rough: wind, south, 80 mllea Vnemployment Aid Asked. WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 11. Postmasters who find it necessary to employ additional clerks and other help during the holidays have been Instructed to give employment to those it will do the most good in an effort to aid in relieving unemploy ment. "It will be selfish and uncharitable." said a dpartment statement, "to con tinue the practices of the past in many of the offices in employing relatlven or persons with other income." Berry Conference Called. SALEM, Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) A berry conference to last three days will be held in Salem, starting De cember 20, according to an announce The IS EUROPE DECLAHKI) SI.OWI.V IMPROVING FINAM 1. Government Accounts Termed One Field Where Degeneration Is Continuous. WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 11 Eco nomic recovery of Europe, while slow and difficult, is making substantial progress. Secretary Hoover declared In a review of International trade con ditions tonlglrt. The situation "con tains great dangers," he said, but it Is "not as gloomy as ome state ments wduld make It appear." A survey of European conditions, he said, 'wiM show that the danger of bolshevlsm is past." The one field of "continuous degen eration" hs declared to be that of government finance, citing "unbal anced budgets snd consequently cur rency inflation." Unless) remedies are found, he said, the great recuperation affected in social, political, industrial, agricul tural and commercial life will be en dangered. The most dangerous of the unbal anced inflation situation, Mr. Hoover said. Is Germany, whose case "depends on the method and volume of repara tion payments." "Outside of the government .finance of a limited number of states, the out look is very encouraging," he contin ued. "Democratic lrAstltutlona are gaining strength among the ISO, 000, 000 people formerly supporting autoc racies. In Russia extreme commun ism Is slowly boiling to death In a caldron of starvation. ' "In the field of International polltv, leal relations, aside from conflict In Turkey, war has ceased and treaties of peace are effective. Russia no longer threatens any serious military offensive. "There are bright prospects of naval i:mltatlon.v Agreed limitations in land armaments are not very hopeful, but the economic pressure of taxes and unbalanced budgets Is slowly disarm ing Europe. The number of men under arms has. decreased by fully a million In the last 12 months." FULL EQUALITY IS ASKED New Constitutional Amendment Is Prepared by Women. WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 11. An nouncement was made today by the national woman's party that agree ment had been reached on the form of the proposed new amendment to the constitution "to cover all politi cal, civil and legal discriminations against women." The amendment as drafted reads: "No political. clvlLor legal disabili ties or inequalities on account of sex or on account of marriage unless ap nlvlng alike to both sexes, shall exist within the United States or any place subject to their Jurisdiction." Eastern estar to Install. GRANTS PASS. Or., Dec. 11. (Spe cial.) Installation of officers in the order of the Eastern Star will be held Wednesday, December 28. Those to assume duties at this time are L. O. Clement, worthy matron; Mary Cor nell, worthy matron; Anna Cass, asso. elate matron; Mary Browne, secre tary; Anna Stinebaugh. treasurer; Marguerite Bratton, conductress, and Mae Balslgtr, associate conductress. Pacific Co-Eds Give Dance. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest Grove. Or., Dec. 11. (Special.) The Phllomathean society, the oldest women's literary society on the coast. Genie of Lamp ALADDIN rubbed his wonderful lamp and the treasures of the Orient were showered at his feet. 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