VOL. LX NO. 1 !,"' 2
Entered at Portland I Oregon)
t'oBtofficf ai Second-Claaa Matter
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HOMESTEADER SLAIN;
BLOODY AX IS FOUND
JAPAN KEEPS YAP;
CABLES GIVEN ALL
SEATTLE CAPETS
OUSTED 4 COUNCIL
NEW YORK STARTLED
WHEN WOMAN STRIPS
4 KILLED, 3 HURT
$1,000,000 IS VOTED
FOR AID OF VETERANS
si; NAT F. BEARS HrNDltF.OS OF
EX-SOLDIERS ARE DYING.
.m dt nnrrnrn im
iu uL or LLULii ur
LICENSE" '.OKKD AND LAW
ONLY SILK STOCKINGS AND
GARTERS ARE RETAINED.
ICE MAX, MURDERED.
NAVAL
DECISIONS
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TRAIN
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Is Scrapped.
DELEGATES ON NEW ONE
Instructions Are Received by
Japan's Envoys.
NATURE NOT REVEALED
British Spokesmen Describe Action
as Means "to Short
Circuit" Delays.
WASHINGTON'. D. C, Dec. 12. (By
the Associated Press.) New machin
ery to expedite final action on niival
limitation agreements wa set up to
day by the arms conference. At the
suggestion of the American group the
former committee of experts was
"scrapped" in favor of a "committee
of 15," Including both delegates and
civil and naval experts of the five
powers. The naval subject. Including
the 5-5-3 ratio, was turned over to
the new committee to be put In
shape.
It became known that the Japa
nese delegation had received Instruc
tions from Toklo regarding the 5-5-3
ratio. The nature of the communi
cation was not disclosed. There were
many Indlcat'ons. however, that it
marked a long stride toward final
acceptance of '.his vltul point.
Delays to Be Prevented.
"The committee of 15" was de
scribed by a Dritish spokesman as a
means "to short circuit" delays. The
new committee can reach decisions
as to direct recommendations to the
conference.
There were Indications, however
that the new step was based on an
Informal communication from the
Japanese delegation that Japan stood
ready to accept the 5-5-3 ratio, sub-
It ' 1 iu iti.uu luvuaicaLiuua 111 ut-
tall.
It appeared likely that It would be
come the business of the "committee
of 15" to write into treaty form for
signature by the five powers the
definite agreement based on the 5-5-3
proposal, but carried out in detail.
The new steps throw in prominence
for the first time In the conference
the question of the French and
iianan place in me navai ruuo. inai
must be worked out by the "com
mittee of 15."
Submarines Are Discussed.
A point particularly stressed by all
British spokesmen was the firm con
viction that submarines should be
abolished as naval weapons. It wal
asserted, however, that British ac
ceptance of the 5-5-3 ratio was not
conditional on such action. Great
Britain does hope, however, her
At-i.L ..iifnn .u v for n f Vi fi tli'd In "RtatA
her case to the world" as to subma
rines before the conference.
The "big three" Secretary Hughes,
A J. isauour ana .lumirai uaron ivato
mat tniluv and were undprstndd to
have considered the naval ratio prob-
iccurred was made.
They will confer again tomorrow
ley were shaping up the programme
for deliberations of the "committee
pi ' in tne ugni or me iokio in
structions to its delegates.
Message Held Favorable.
That the Japanese communication
as regarded aB most favorable to a
cmplete agreement as to naval
can and British circles. One Ameri
can official said matters seemed to
Secretary Hughes will head the
1 1, w. I i ti ffrnun nn the rnmmittn nf
aided fey Assistant Secretary
a naval officer.
Mr. Balfour will head the BritiBh.
ideH bv Lord L,ee. as civilian adviser.
id Rear-Admiral Chatfield of the
Baron Kato will head the Japanese
iin.'til ft Sl:i ml itn K:il ms
Hinges on Pacific Bases.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 12. It
vaa i i 1 ii'. I am nrnhnhl. ihnl lannn.
acceptance of the "5-5-3" ratio
low hl.iges somewhat on an agree-
lent as to naval bases In the Pacific.
nether this is to be worked out in
separate treaty was not disclosed.
rhere is a disposition in American
circles, however, to accept a status
uo understanding on I'aciric bases
nd fortifications and indfeuf lonn ara
that Japan would be content with
n is.
British interest In the fortifications
iroblem would be reDresenteri bv
Irltlsh spokesmen as being indirect
nd growing out of a friendship for
toth the United States and Japan as
he parties chiefly concerned. Great
irltain was said to be very hopeful
The BritiBh group strongly pre-
ents the case of Great Britain in
rginB .uviioiiiiicin ui ouumarines
,nere is uiwc uuuui a.n eiion
bring British arguments for such
.(Concluded na fags 3. Column l i
Deed Done Evidently While Victim
Was Asleep Purse Found Near
by, Open and Empty.
MOLALi,A, Or.. Dec. 12. (Special.)
Everett E. Davis, a homesteader
living seven miles south of Molalla
and a lieutenant overseas during the
war, was found to have been mur
dered with an ax when neighbors In
vestigated today following his non
appearance around his farm for about
two weeks.
Davis apparently had been killed
while asleep. His head had been cut
twice with the ax, which was found
about 40 feet from the house, and his
purse was lying open on the bed,
empty. There was no evidence of a
struggle and nothing in the house
had been disturbed.
Neighbors became curious about
Davis when they noticed that he had
not called for his mall for two weeks
and that his car had stood in front
o' his house for about that time. He
was not well known in the neigh
borhood and had come to the district
only a few months before from Mon
tana. . He was about 32 years old. a
member of the Elks' lodge of Helena.
Mont., and had a substantial account
in one of the Molalla banks. At times
since his arrival here friends from
Portland visited at the farm home,
but he was not known to have many
acquaintances in the neighborhood.
An Inquest will be held at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
MEXICAN VOLCANO ACTIVE
Popocatepetl Bursts Into Violent
Eruption Natives Flee.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 12. (By the
Associated Press.) Popocatepetl, the
great volcano southeast of this city,
burst Into violent eruption yesterday
afternoon, a column of smoke and
ashes being thrown 2500 feet above
the mountain summit. President
Obregon was entertaining a party of
friends at Chapultepec castle and had
strolled with them on the balcony
when he observed the eruption. He
called for strong field glasses and
after closely observing the column of
sr.. ok rising 40 miles away, directed
that two aviators be sent to the moun
tain to ascertain the seriousness of
the outbreak.
The aviators reported upon their re
turn that they had heard heavy rumb
ling In the mountain and that lava
was flowing down the elopes below
the crater, "warnings have been sent
to the residents of villages near the
mountain, but reports indicate that
these small towns have been deserted
for weeks.
EUGENICS LAWHELD VOID
Prisoner at Penitentiary Escapes
Intended Operation.
ALBANY, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.)
Oregon's sterilization laws were held
unconstitutional in an opinion of
Percy R. Kelly and G. G. Bingham,
Judges of the third Judicial district,
which was forwarded by Judge Kelly
today to the clerk of Marion county.
The act of 1917 was held unconstitu
tional because it designates inmates
of state institutions only as subject
to It and hence is class legislation.
The 1919 act was held Invalid because
it provides no court of procedure for
the disposal of cases.
The ruling was made in a case filed
by Attorney Tom Garland of Portland
In behalf of Jacob Cllne, an inmate
of the state penitentiary, on whom an
operation was to be performed by or
der of the state board of eugenics.
WARM WAVE IN DENVER
All Records for December Weather I
Broken in Section of West.
DENVER. Dec. 12. A warm wave
almost without precedent, according
to the weather forecaster, Is sweep
ing this section of the west. All
records for warm December days
were shattered this morning in Den
ver when the mercury recorded 60
degrees above zero. There is no "re
lief in sight .according to F. W.
Brlst, district forecaster.
The warm wave Degan Sunday in
the Canadian northwest after a series
of low barometric pressure areas
along the Canadian border and also
has spread over most of the United
States, Brlst said.
OCTETS BORN TO WOMAN
All of Infants Die, But Bother Is
Reported to Be Well.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11. From
Tampico comes a report, published
by El Universal, that Senora Enri-
quita Rulbo, at that place, gave
birth yesterday to eight children, but I
none of them survived. The mother)
Is well.
The Mexico City Medical associa
tion is showing much Interest in the
report and will institute an investi
gation as to its authenticity.
$11,500,000 DEAL IS UR
BUI for Purchase of Cape Cod
( anal Property Before House.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 12.
Chairman Winslow of the house com
merce committee today introduced a
bill authorizing purchase by the fed
eral government of the Cape Cod ca
nal property for $11,500,000.
Purchase was recommended by Sec
retaries Weeks, Denby and Hoover,
who Informed congress that $11,500,-
1 000 would be a "reasonable price for
UU property," ,
U. S. Fight for Rights on
Island Declared Won.
COMMUNICATION IS OPEN
Rights Are Granted to
Nationals Alike.
All
MANDATE IS TO STAND
U. S. Nationals to Be Free From
Taxes, Licensing and Censorship
in Keeping Communication.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 12. (By
the Associated Press.) The American
and Japanese governments have com
posed their differences over the Pa
cific Island of Yap and are preparing
to sign a treaty by which Japan re
tains administrative control over the
Island and the United States secures
the cable and wireless privileges there
for which she has contended since the
Paris peace conference.
Japan's league of nations mandate
over Yap and ajl other northern Pa
cific Islands formerly under German
sovereignty, is recognized by thej
United States on certain conditions.
These include provisions for free ad
mission of missionaries and protec
tion of American interests in the
mandated territory, and require that
Japan shall report to the United
States as well as to the league on de
tails of her administration.
Equality In Cables Won.
The Yap cable and wireless rights,
regarded as highly important be
cause of the island's advantageous
position in the Pacific, are accorded
to the American and Japanese govern
ments and nationals alike, on terms
of equality.
In the exercise of these rights.
American nationals are to be free
from taxes, licensing, censorship and
every form of discriminatory super
vision, and in addition are to be aided
by the Japanese government in secur
ing needed property and facilities.
The immediate value of the ar
rangement to the United States lies
In the concession on cable com
munications, because they insure
complete American control of the
existing cable between Yap and
Guam. Considerable importance also
is attached by American officials to
the radio privileges, although it is
to be agreed in the treaty that no
American radio station will be in
stalled while the present Japanese
plant is operated without discrimina
tory exactions.
Signature is expected within a few
days, erasing one of the principal
causes for controversy between Wash
ington and Tokio and ending several
(Concluded o Page 3, Column 1.)
However, Not Dlsheart-
enob. N
New Ordinance Regu
lating Resorts Promised.
PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle.
Wash., Dec. 12. (Special.) All Seat
tle cabarets were put out of busi
ness today by action of the city coun
cil, which revoked all their licenses
and repealed the ord'nance under
which the licenses had been granted.
For the time being ther. is no way in
which a cabaret can operate here ex
cept on sufferance by the police, and
If the orders of Chief Searing are
carried out there will be no such ap
portunity. The sweeping change in council
policy came as a result of the de
mand of Chief- Searing, backed by
Mayor Caldwell, that certain resorts
alleged to have violated the provis
ions of the cabaret ordinance be de
r.ied renewal of their licenses. When
the council proceeded to grant some
of these renewals they were promptly
vetoed by the mayor.
The declared purpose of a council
majority to grant the licenses over
the veto brought a storm of protest
from church societies, women's clubs
-nd civic organizations, which rallied
to the support of the mayor and his
chief of police.
When the matter came up for con
sideration in council this afternoon
representatives of all these organiza
tions were there to overawe the re
bellious spirit of the council, with
results that surprised even the most
ardent opponent of the cabarets. In
a day or so they will learn that the
fight is not over.
What the council now purposes is
to draft a new cabaret ordinance,
more stringent. It is said, but which
may or may not suit the mayor and
chief of police. Cabaret operators
look upon the closedown as only tem
porary and will keep their musicians
and performers at hand ready to re
sume entertainment.
MR. KING TO BE PREMIER
Office in Cunada to Be Handed Out
as Christmas Present.
OTTAWA. Ont., Dec. 12. (By the
Associated Press.) The premiership
of Canada will be handed as a
Christmas present to W. L. Mackenzie
King, leader of the liberal party,
which triumphed at the polls last
week over Premier Meighen and his
conservative following.
Premier Meighen in a few days will
present his resignation to the governor-general.
Lord Byng of Vimy. The
reins of power will be handed over
to Mackenzie King a few days befqre
Christmas.
HUNGARY LIKES TREATY
National Assembly Gives Unani
mous Vote on First Reading.
BUDAPEST, Dec. 12. (By the
Associated Press.) The bill ratifying
the peace treaty between Hungary
and the United States passed its first
reading today.
The vote in the national assembly
was unanimous. ,
!
"KEEP OFF THE OCEAN!" j
rfflaWlarll mamm mm f
SmemS r : i
Just Then Policeman Arrives and
Buttons Cabaret Singer Into
His Overcoat.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12. (Special.)
Strip poker is an old game. It took
Betty Landers, a 21-year-old cabaret
singer, to ring in a variation of the
game by inaugurating a moving spec
tacle entitled strip solitaire.
It would not have been so startling
If Betty had not selected the uptown
platform of the Lexington avenue sub.
way at 96th street.
It was 2 AM. hen Betty entered
the subway station and began to
sing and dance. Under ordinary cir
cumstances, there are few travelers
at that station at that hour. Betty
drew a crowd. She paused, took a
bow and then, with no preliminary,
she started to undress.
Betty is a quick worker. In 20
seconds there she stood in a pair of
silk stockings and two garters dec
orated with pink silk rosebuds.
This is a difficult story to write
just about here. We want to give
you the facts, and we don't know how
to do It.
Well, anyway, a cop came along,
and put his overcoat around Betty,
and took her away. She was ar
raigned before Magistrate Corrigan
in the Harlem court later in the day,
and in the middle of the proceedings,
she suddenly unbuttoned her over
coat and let it drop to the floor.
It was very embarrassing.
Later Betty was committed
Bellevue for more observation.
to
TREATY SIGNING IS TODAY
Four-Power Pact Ceremony to Be
In State Department.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 12. (By
the Associated Press.) The four
power treaty dealing with the Pacific
islands will be signed-at the state
department tomorrow by representa
tives of all the nations party to it.
The seven representatives of the
British empire will sign the treaty.
It was announced by a British spokes
man. The formal signing of the
treaty, it was explained, Involved
agreement on the Yap question,
which was reached today.
The ceremony incident to the sign
ing of the treaty, which was initialed
only, when presented to the rms
conference will not be public. A
British spokesman said It was found
today that some of the dominion rep
resentatives had come here without
their official seals, but that this would
cause no delay.
PAY GUARANTEE IS AIM
Union lPaclflc Asks Commission's
Authority to Take Action.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 12.
Formal application was made by the
Union Pacific railroad to the Inter
state commerce commission today for
authority to guarantee payment of
interest and principal of an issue of
$16,424,000 in Oregon Short Line rail
road bonds.
The money will be used to pay off
a maturing obligation of the Oregon
Short Line, which Is a subsidiary of
the Union Pacific
Track Gives Way Under
Logging Train.
RESCUERS CAUGHT BY SLIDE
Victim Races for Camp to Get
Aid for Others.
CARS FALL INTO RAVINE
No Warning of Impending Disaster
Is Given and Five Are Caught
in Cab of Engine.
ABERDEEN, WASH., Dec. 12 (Spe
cial.) Two men, a woman and a baby
are dead and three men are injured,
one perhaps fatally, as a result of
two slides on the demons' Logging
company's railroad, about 16 miles
south and east of Aberdeen last night
The first slide carried a logging
train engine and a number of cars
200 feet down a steep embankment,
killing outright the engineer, bis
wife and 2-year-old baby, and injured j
two brakemen. The second slide, half
an hour later, killed one member of a
railroad construction camp rescue
party, which had been hurried to the
scene. Injured another, and left a
third as yet unaccounted for.
The Dead.
Gerald Willis, 26, locomotive en
gineer, Melbourne.
Mrs. Pearl Black Willis, 25.
Geraldlne Willis, 2-year-old baby of
Mr. and Mrs. Willis.
Ernest Olson, 30, construction camp
laborer, Montesano.
The Injured:
A. W. Hussy, S3, brakeman, right
US broken below the knee, right
band and both legs badly burned.
John Lind, 35, construction camp la
borer crushed by debris, leg frac
tured, unconscious, perhaps fatally in
lured. Ira Mclliott, brakeman, acting as
fireman, two fingers cut off right
hand, cut and bruised.
missing
W. T. Labelle, steam shoveling en
gineer, construction camp, Hoquiam.
The bodies of Willis, his 2-year-old
daughter and Olson were brought to
Aberdeen about 1:30 today. The in
jured also were brought, on the same
train and are now at the Aberdeen
general hospital. The bodies of Mrs.
Willis and of Labelle, also supposed
to be dead, have not been recovered.
A large crew of men are now engaged
in clearing away the debris.
Train Curried ZOO Feet.
The slide occurred between 10 and
11 o'clock last night at a point eight
miles southeast of Melbourne. A 7
o'clock train, carrying between 40 and
60 men to camp, passed over the
track safely. When the second train
entered the stretch at the top of a
high embankment the earth slid from
beneath It carrying it down 200 feet.
Willis, his wife and child were killed
outright.
Elliott, the only member of the
crew able to go for aid, ran to a
construction camp a mile away and
returned with a rescue party. Hardly
had the work of succor begun when
the second slide occurred carrying
the rescuers and wreckage down the
steep slope.
Because of the high water. Mel
bourne Is cut off from all road com
munication. A special train was
rushed from Aberdeen and brought
nere the injured who had been taken
to Melbourne station. The dead were
brought here late this afternoon.
Track Suddenly Gives Way.
Members of the crew of tha
wrecked train had no warning of the
death that lay In wait for them, de
clared Ira Elliott, who was firing the
engine, and who was in the cab with
the engineer, his wife and baby. The
train was proceeding slowly and the
headlight, in perfect order, showed a
solid track ahead, then the track and
the ground beneath it suddenly sank
beneath the locomotive.
Elliott was the hero nf the disaster.
He was the only person of the five
crowded into the small engine cab
who was thrown clear of the wreck.
He ran a mile to a construction camp
for a'd as soon as he gained his feet,
despite the fact that one finger had
been slashed from his left hand,
while a second dangled by a shred of
flesh, and despite, too, the fact that
he was severely bruised and stunned
by the fall. Reaching the camp, he
brought back with him the entire
construction camp crew of 40 men.
As soon as first-aid attention had
been given his mangled hand, he
helped with the work of rescue and
search in the debris.
Bottom Falls Ont of World.
Elliott was the only person today
able to describe his harrowing ex
perience of last night. He told a
simple, clear narrative and was un
willing to take any "credit for his
heroic part In the tragedy.
"None of us had any feeling of dis
aster ahead," he said, "but we were
going slowly because tracks at this
time of the year are treacherous
Whei we came to the stretch of track
atop the embankment, where the
ravine falls below perhaps a thousand
feet, we saw solid and even rails
tCoacludcd c& Pe 2, - j
Some 052 ex-Service Men Said to
Be Suecumbliifc to Tubercu
losis in Phoenix.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 12. Told
by Senator Ashurst, democrat, Arl
sona, that hundreds of ex-servtce
men were dying of tuberculosis "on
the deserts of Arizona." where they
went seeking a cure for dtsaotlitles
resulting from gas attacks of the
Germans, the senate tonight voted an
appropriation of $1,000,000 for addi
tional hospitalization.
The funds, which are carried in the
first deficiency bill passed by the sen
ate,would be expended by the vet
erans' bureau.
There are 952 ex-servlc men dying
of tuberculosis on the streets of
Phoenix. Arlr., Senator Ashhurst de
clared. He had "beseeched" the sen
ate appropriation oommt,tee, he add
ed, to relieve the sufferings, but that
committee, "while agrering to an ap
propriation of $1,000,000 for American
participation in an exposition In
Brazil," had refused.
Ex-service men. he explained, were
flocking to Arizona under the belief
that the climato would aid them in
recovery from tuberculosis and the
effects of gassing. Present hospital
facilities are overtaxed, he stated.
CLUBMEN ARE HAPPY NOW
Liquor Business in Vancouver,
B. C, Is Flourishing.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Dec. 12. The
sudden growth In the number of Van
couver's clubs licensed to sell malt
liquor to members has resulted in the
reopening of about 18 hotel bars with
similar licenses as a test of the pro
hibition restrictions. Membership In
the hotel "clubs" costs 10 cents and
business Is flourishing.
The police have decided they can
not interfere until February 1, when
a new charter giving the city control
and regulation of all clubs becomes
effective.
3 HURT IN AUTO WRECK
Indian Girls and Brother of One
of Victims in t rash.
PENDLETON, Or.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) Maude Craig, young Indian
girl of the Umatilla reservation, is at
the point of death; Louis; Martin
another Indian girl, Is severely cut
and John Craig, a brother of the
fatally injured girl, is also seriously
hurt, as a result of an automobile
crash Just east of this city today.
Miss Martin was driving and was
making speed to bring the girls to
school on time, it was reported. The
machine was a total wreck.
AUTOS FASCINATE INDIANS
.Annual Report of Board of Com
ini-sloners Made Public.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 12 Th
automobile "seems to possess the
same Irresistible fascination for the
Indian that It does for many of his
white brethren." said the annual re
port of the board of Indian commis
sloners, made public today.
The report recommended that citi
zenship be conferred on all non-citizen
Indians, but that the government
continue its "protective supervision
dver their property affairs."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
TODAY'S Rain; southwesterly wind.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 60
degrees; minimum. 51 degrees.
Disarmament Conferenre.
Yap cable rights won by United States.
Page 1.
Three more treaties to result from arms
conference. Page 2.
Four - power treaty to be signed today.
Page- 1.
Naval decision to be speeded up. Page 1.
Senate gets first taste of 4-power treaty
fight. Page 4.
Value of Klao Chow railway discussed.
Page 2.
Foreign.
Trend of developments indicates Irish ref
erendum oa treaty with Britain. Page 2.
National.
Wilson dissatisfied with Shantung settle
ment, but unable to coerce powers.
Page 5.
$1,000,000 for hospitals for ex-service
men voted by senate. Page 1.
Final railroad claims total $243,042,000.
Page 16.
Domestic.
Rov Gardner gets another 25-year sentence.
Pag .
New York startled when cabaret singer
strips In public. Page 1.
Pselflc Northwest.
Everett E. Davis, ex-service man, mur
dered In home near Molalla. Page 1.
Flood conditions rule Washington. Page 1.
Four killed, three hurt in logging train
wreyk. Page 1.
Expert Investigator reports Seattle mu
nicipal lines cannot pay interest.
Page IT.
Drainage sessions open December 28 at
Corvallls. Page 1A.
Orand Jury findings hit at politicians on
Seattle port commission. Page 21.
Sports.
Handicap ratings for trapshooters are re
duced to frOO minimum. Page 14.
Dempsey bored by acting. Page 14.
Huntington likely to stay at Oregon as
football coach. Page 14.
Selection of Pearl Harbor navy eleven to
clash with Oregon resented in Islands.
Page 15.
Commercial and Marine.
Milling wheat steady and export wheat
weak In northwest. Page 23.
Chicago wheat weakened by large deliveries
on December contracts, rage 28.
8harp rise In foreign exchange stimulates
trading In stock market. Page 23.
Trade depression in orient psases. Page 22.
Portland and Vicinity.
Grain growers to market is. 000.000 bush
els; Portland logical . outlet. Page 8.
Fair play prompts city council to award
materials contract. Page 13.
Farmers' products not yet back to nor
malcy. Page 22.
Inefficient labor laid to bad eyesight.
Page 9.
Three theater robbers get prison terms.
Page .
Uniform road signs urged by county Judges
aau cutunuuioBert, rat', v.
Rivers Are Swollen and
Trains Are Tied Up.
SLIDES ARE FATAL TO TEN
Property Damage in Many
Districts Reported Heavy.
RAILS ARE BEING CLEARED
Conditions in Seattle Declared to
Be Worst in City's History.
Wires Arc Down.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 12. West
ern Washington, with rivers running
ofer their banks, rail traffic Irreg
ular and in some casea suspended, and
telegraph and telephone communica
tion seriously impaired, tonight was
in the grip of flood conditions which
threatened to become more nerious as
the water from snows in the Cascude
mountains, melted by warm rains and
winds, found its way to the lower
levels. Ten persons were known to
be dead and a number injured as the
result of rail accidents and slides, and
property damage In several districts
was reported to be heavy.
Incessant rains which began early
Saturday and continued Sunday and
throughout today filled rivers to the
flood stage, causing serious washouts
and landslides. Weather bureau offi
cials said tonight that pressure indi
cations were for further heavy rains.
Debris Is Bring Cleared.
On the Great Northern line near
Skykomlsh, north of here, workers
were attempting to remove debris
from the wreckage of fast mall train
No. 27, which plunged through a
weakened bridge over the Miller river
yesterday, causing the death of two
persons and Injury to two others. A
Jam formed behind the debris threat
ened to give way. and Inundation of
a large territory was feared.
Flood conditions here were said by
C. R. Cas;, superintendent of streets,
to be the worst In the history of the
city. Four persons were killed by
slides, which carried away two houses.
Parts of Columbia City, Younaslown,
West Seattle, Ballard and the Rainier
valley were under from two to five
feet of water and scores of futilities
fled before slides that threatened to
carry away their homes. City fire
men rescued marooned families in the
Rainier valley district.
Four Killed In Accidents.
In the Grays Harbor region, flood
conditions were suid to be the worst
in years. Near Aberdeen four persons
were killed and several injured in two
logging railway accidents caused by
landslides. Highway bridges were
washed out and rail traffic seriously
hampered by washouts. Rail traffic
between Olympla and the Grays Har
bor district was balled by a washout
at Belmore.
Streams In Pierce county were re
ported high and rail and wire com
munications were cut In many in
stances. Between Seattle and Ta-
coma floods covered portions of the
Pacific highway, and the town of
Kent, midway between the two cities,
was under water in some cases four
feet deep.
Rivers Are Rising.
Rivers in Skagit county were out of
their banks and reported rising. The
Skykomish river at Index reached its
highest level In years.
Northern Pacific and Great North
ern trains into oeuinKnani ere suf
pended and Mount Vernon and neigh
boring towns were said to be facing
serious floods.
Heavy rainfall was reneral over the
western section of British Columbia
nd Vancouver Island. Canadian Pa-
cflc bridges were reported washed
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OREGON AND THE TOUR
IST FEATURE OF ORE
GON1AX ANNUAL.
Do you love beautiful
scenery? Then you will be in
terested in the annual edition
of The Oregonian, to be issued
January 2, for it will be re
plete with magnificent views
of the state's natural gTandeur.
An especially attractive pic
ture in colors of Mount Hood
from Lost lake will adorn the
cover page of a section devoted
in large part to the tourist,
showing the. great snow
capped peak from a new angle.
How Oregon receives the
tourist; what the Pacific North
west Tourist association is
doing to attract them and what
we have to offer them in the
way of resorts, camps and con
veniences will be told in story
and picture.
In all of this the automobile
plays a big part and there will
be many interesting articles on
various phases of the subject
in this section.