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THURSDAY, DECE3IKKR 15, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
FIRST OF DEFICIENCY
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FRANCE IS tilNG
TO y. FQR PAY
ALIENS ASK RETURN
OF SEIZED FORTUNES
LORDS' DEBUTE ON
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TROOPS
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Conference Whips Major
Issues Into Shape.
TECHNICAL DETAILS LEFT
Japan Is Allowed to Keep
Mutsu Instead of Battle
ship Setsu.
BRITAIN'S QUOTA IS NEXT
Announcement of Formal
Agreement by Conference
Expected Any Time.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 14. (By
the Associated Press.) Great Britain,
the United States and ,'apan were In
full accord as to principles' tonight
in a plan of naval limitation.
All major questions have been
whipped into shape Technical details
OS to one phase held back an official
announcement.
The plan worked out by Secretary
Hughes'. A. J Balfour and Admiral
Baron Kato in joint conferences fol
ltw the original American proposal
except in one respect. That differ
ence fs the agreement that Japan
nay retain the battleship Mutsu in
stead of the Setsu; that the pnlted
States retain the Colorado and Wash
ington in place of the Delaware and
North Dakota and 'hat Great Britain
build the approximate equivalent In
capital ships.
Policy Agreement Mate.
Promulgation of the agreement has
been delayed by arranging details as
to the British equivalent for the
Mutsu. The "big three" are in agree
ment as to policy.
It appears that the British angle
might be settled by providing that
she retain two super-Hoods and serup
three or more old ships in their places.
That element of the plan was still to
be finally decided, however, when
the "big three" meeting today ad
journed. Further meetings are ex
jected. It was emphasized that the three
conferees are eager to reach full ac
cord and that no minor technical ob
jection would be allowed to stand in
tlje way.
In- view of this spirit an announce
ment of success is expected at any
moment.
Should a proposal that Great Brit
ain retain two super-Hoods of the
four she had ordered be advanced and
found acceptable It would be taken In
naval circles as evidence of the good
relationship established during the
conference. The plan is open, It Is
laid, to technical objections since
the Bhlps would be of a type not In
cluded In the Japanese or American
navies. They would combine bat
teries 01 oattiesnips with the speed of
battle cruisers, but sacrifice some- I
thing In armor as compared to battle- I
ships.
Replnccnirnt Limit Fietor.
Th super-Hoods also would be I
beyond the replacement limit of 36.000
tons displacement proposed in the
American plan. That figure, how
ever, did not deal with ships under
construction, each of three powers
having a number of 40.000 tonnage in
prospect. Since Great Britain has al
ready spent money on the plans and
specifications of the ships it seemed
improbable that a proposal for their
retention would meet objections in
American circles at least. ' The atti
tude of Japanese delegates was not
known.
included In the treaty Into which
the naval limitation agreement is to
be worked will be the. establishment
of a status quo understanding as to
naval bases and fortifications on the
Pacific. This feature already has been
approved by the "big three."
It means that the United States
abandons any thought of creating
a naval base at Guam, but excludes
from the restrictions to be imposed
by treaty. Hawaii, islands off the
coast of Japan or those In waters 1m
mediately adjacent to Australia or
New Zealand.
Outposts to Br Only Defensive.
In effect the naval trio - are In j
agreement thut none but purely de
fensive outposts shall hereafter be
erected in the Pacific.
It was this understanding and the
willingness of the United States to
bind ItseLf not to add to present fortl
flcat'ons or base facilities at Guam,
which Is believed to have cleared the
way to a large extent for Japanese
acceptance of the 5-5-3 ratio.
Retention by Japan of (he Mutsu.
it was Bald, will add about 14,000 !
tons to the fleet of capital ships she
will retain. Substitution of the
Colorado and Washington for the
North Dakota and Delaware, would
mean a net gain of 25.200 tons for the
American fleet. Addition of two
super Hoods for the British would
mean morn than 80,000 in new ships.
It may prove significant that three
if the battle cruisers to he retained
tConduded uu !'.' X, Column I.J
Total or Approximately $ 103, 000,
000 Carried In Measure; Sena
tors Clash on Features.
WASHINGTON, D C. Dec. 14
Adoption by the .senate late today of
the conference report O". the first de
ficiency bill sent the measure to the
president, the house having adopted
the report earlier in the day.
Senate amendments to the deficiency
appropriation bill providing $1,000,
000 for additional hospital facilities
for war veterans afflicted with tuber
culosis and nervous disorders, and
$1,500,000 for replacing portions of the
Washington-Alaska military cable,
were eliminated from the measure by
the conferees.
Senator Dial, democrat. South Caro
lina, took Issue wit the Maryland
senator as to the duties of the gov
ernment to find Jobs for workers, say
ing that "what the matter with the
cpuntry now is that most people are
living beyond their means."
Senator Ashurst, democrat. Arizona,
breaking Into the debate, described
Senator Dial's speech as "reactionary
and standpat to the last degree." He
criticised the failure to appropriate
for the relief of unemployment and
attacked the action by which money
was refused for the building of a
soldier hosD'tal in Arizona, while
I funds were allowed for the establish
ment of a government exhibit at an
international exposition at Rio de
Janeiro.
The house agreed to a senate'
amendment appropriating $600,000 fori
the payment of indemnities for tu- I
tion of the federal government.
The house cut from $250,000 to
$175,000 the senate provision for
transcontinental air mail aprvice.
The bill as agreed to by the con
ferees and house approximated $103,
000,000. of which $66,000,000 is for the
veterans- bureau and $23,000,000 for
the treasury departments refund
taxes Illegally collected.
Elimination by the conferees of an
appropriation of $100,000 for the re
lief of unemployment brought a.
charge from "Senator France, repub
lican. Maryland, that the "stupidity
of our government policy" was ag
gravating rather tnan relieving the
unemployment situation
"MR. ZERO" GETS INTO JAIL
Conference Plcketer In Search of
Christian Arrested.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 14.
Urbain Ledoux. the "Mr. Zero" of the
recent unemployment crisis, today be
gan a one-man picketing campaign
against the armament cenference. Le
coux, while parading in front of the
Pan-American Union building, carried
his umbrella, a Bible and a lighted
lantern.
"I am searching for a Christian in
the conference," he told Inquirers.
After ha. had maintalred his patrol
for two hours Ledoux was taken to
police Tieadquarters on a charge of
disorderly conduct.
'MOTHER SHIP' DELIVERED
New Craft Kqulpped to Carry Bal
loons and Planes.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14. The U. S. S.
Wright, a vessel of 14.200 tons dis
placement, fully equipped as the first
"mother ship" for balloons and sea
planes of the United States navy, was
delivered to the New York navy yard
today.
The vessel, named after Wilbur
Wright, was originally constructed as
a transport. For several months she
has been at Hoboken undergoing al
terations.
Space for the stowage of six kite
balloons has oeen arranged, together
with facilities for inflation.
EX-PRINCE IS HOMESICK
Frederick Hopes to Return to Ger
many In Spring.
DOORN, Dec. 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The former German
crown prince, who since November,
1918, has lived at Wleringen. is plan
ning to return to Germany and ex
pects to request permission of Hol
land for his departure next spring.
Frederick William looks forward to
life as a country gentleman with his
wife and children On an estate in
Prussia.
CLOTURE FIGHT PROMISED
Battle in Senate After Holiday Re
cess Expected.
WASHINGTON, 1. C. Dec. 14
Favorable report on the Townsend
resolution providing Invocation of
cloture in the senate by a majority
vote probably will be made soon after
the holiday recess, it was said today,
after a meeting of the sub-committee
of the senate rules- committee.
Senate leaders, however, predicted
that a fight against the proposed rule
undoubtedly would ensue.
LEGISLATORHELD FORGER
Mi-sourl Lawmaker Accused of
Padding Expense Accounts.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 14 E. G. Davidson.
state representative from St. Louis,
was Indicted late today on two
charges of third degree forgery In
connection with the alleged padding
of expense accounts of two former
deputy state beverage inspectors.
He is chairman of the house com
mittee on life and accident lnsur-
auue.
Guardsmen Ordered to
Kansas Coal Fields.
COUNTY'S FORCES HELPLESS
Mines Stormed Three Days
by Warlike Women.
H0WAT SUPPORTERS BUSY
state Officials Finally Find IF Nec
essary to Take Action in
Troubled District.
PITTSBURG. Kan.. Dec. 14. Na
tional guard troops have been ordered
into the coal fields of Kansas as a
result of demonstrations conducted
by women strike smypathizers.
State officials took this action to
day when authorities of this county
reported that they were unable to
cope with the situation. The women
for three days have been storming
mines In the county and mistreating
non-striking miners.
The situation in the mining camps
was reported quiet tonight after a
day a hubbub created by the women,
who paraded from mine to mine
threatening workers and carrying on
demonstrations designed to prevent
the men from entering the shafts.
Order Follows Appeals.
Although the requesting of troops
had been discussed by officials for
several days, it was not until early
today that the action finally was
taken. It followed dramatic appeals
to Sheriff Gould of Crawford county
and Judge Crawford of the industrial
court by delegations of non-striking
miners that they be given protection j
and be permitted to work.
The non-striking miners, several
thousand in" number, originally went
out on the volunteer strike called in
the Kansas district when Alexander
Howat and August Dorchy, hrmcr
president and vice-president of the
Kansas district, were sent to jail for
violating the state Industrial courl
law.
Later the Howat administration
was deposed by the international
union officials, who ordered the strik
tng miners back to work. The women
demonstrators are wives and rela
tives of those miners wlto so far
have refused to ebey the interna
tional's edict and who are supporting
the Howat organization.
Munition Strange One.
Officials of the international her
have contended that the activities of
the women demonstrators were st$tn
sored by members of the Howat ad
ministration. That contention, how
ever, was challenged today in a state
ment reported to have been made by
Howat deploring the demonstrations
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DAD ISNT
4 JLj-JL-. JL,l JUUUt-J J.Jt-.
General Economic Understanding
-1
Between Two Nations Held
Early Possibility.
PARIS. Dec. 14. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) France is willing tem
porarily to forego cash reparation
payments from Germany, a high offi
cial in the French foreign office to
day told the Associated Press.
A general economic understanding
between France and Germany, grow
ing out of the recent Wiesbaden
agreement between Minister of Lib
erated Regions Loucheur and formet
German Minister of Reconstruction
Rathenau, is an early probability, it
was said here today in authoritative
quarters.
Announcement was made today that
Premier Briand expects to leave for
London next Sunday to discuss the
question of German reparations with
Prime Minister Lloyd George.
There is general agreement in some
quarters that some radical revision
offthe reparations plan is necessary,
with the possibility of a loan to fur
nish a limited amount of cash.
Despite official view there are sug
gestions in other quarters that .the
settlement of the reparations prob
lems will scale down the to'tal amount
as well as change the methods of
payment. One such plan attributed
to Mr. Loucheur comprises the can
cellation of all debts, scaling down
the reparations total to 35,000,000
gold marks and a big loan to realize
immed'ately cash that would be
worth more to France now than later.
MEDAL DESIGN APPROVED
President to Present Emblem to
City of Verdun.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 14.
President Harding today approved
the design of the medal which, under
the army bill of June 5. 1920, he was
authorized To present to Verdun In
the name of the congress and the
people of the United States. The
obverse represents two struggling
giants and the reverse "Port Chau
hasse," with the reins of Verdun
forming the background.
The phrase "lis ne passeront"
"They shall not pass" is Inscribed
across one face and "From the pto
ple of the United States to the city
of erdun" across the other.
DRIVER KILLS MARINE
Taxi Chauffeur Says Service Man
Tried to Rob Him.
SAN PEDRO. Cal.. Dec. 14. Delbert
Sweagle, said by the police to have
been a marine on the U. S. S. Connect
icut, stationed in the harbor here, was
shot and killed here today by R.
R. Michael, a taxicab driver
Michael told the police that Sweagle
and a companion had attempted to
rob him.
SHIP DELIVERIES LARGE
Craft Valued at 7 58,000,000 Gold
.Marks Turned Over to Allies.
PARIS. Dec. 14. The reparations
commission officially announced to
day that Germany has made deliver
ies to fhe allies of vessels valued at
756.000,000 gold marks since the armi
stice was signed.
THE ONLY ONE THAT FEELS
IJUJL LA
i i si -r
OUCH! . 1 7
One Plaintifr Sets Forth He Was
Naturalized, but Was in Ger
many When War Started.
WASHINGTON. D. C Dec. 14. Two
petitions for the return of property
valued at more than a million dollars
in cash, stocks and bonds were filed
today In the district supreme court
against Thomas Miller, alien property
custodian, and Frank White, treasurer
of the United States. Frederick
Schutte. adminietrator of the estate
of Carl Schutte, identified with the
Standard Oil company, asked that 1850
shares of capital stock of the Stand
ard Oil company, seized by the alien
property custodian, be returned. It
was stated In the petition that
Schutte is a German, but has declared
his intention of becoming an Amer
ican citizen and has at no time been
an alien enemy.
The second petition was filed by
Paul Reineman of New York, who
asked that stocks, bonds and cash to
the amount of several hundred thou
sand dollars seized under the tradlng-w-ith-the-enemy
act be returned to
him. He set forth that he was nat
uralized in 189S, but was in Germany
when the war started. He is now in
Switzerland.
KING PLEADSFOR GREEKS
Utah Senator Protests Against Ot
toman Atrocities.
WASHINGTON. D. ft Dec. 14.
Senator King, democrat, Utah, today
introduced a resolution which would
urge the president to direct the at
tention of the European governments
and the league of nations' council to
" the atrocities and brutal and ruth
l'ss persecution" of tht Greeks of
Pontus by Kemal Pasha and Ottoman
Turks.
The senate would express its "ab
horrence and condemnation" of the
atrocities and "depiorei the failure of
the European governments to act in
defense of the persecuted .peoples."
ALTITUDE RECORD BROKEN
Two-Engined Airplane Soars to
Height of 25,000 Feet.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 14. A
new altitude record for two-engined
airplanes has been established, ac
cording to officers of tie army ah
service, by Lieutenant Leigh Wade,
attached to McCook field, rayton. O.
An official report received here
today said that on December 8 he
reached the height of 25,600 feet In a
bombing plane equipped with a
"super charger," when his gas supply
gave -out and he was forced to de
scend. EBERT TO GET MORE PAY
President of Germany Is Unable to
Live on $2000 Annually.
BERLIN. Dec. 14. President Ebert
is now paid a salary equivalent to
$2000 a year. Consequently, the
reichstag budget compiisslon has
acrreed to raise his stipend, in view
of present high prices and hard times.
The president also Is to receive an
expense allowance of 400,000 . marks
in addition to his salary of 300,000
marks.
THE JOLT.
:
Captain Craig in Com
mons Also Scores Pact.
DAIL EIREANN IS IN ROW
None of Bodies Has Yet Come
to Grips, However.
PREMIER EXPLAINS PACT
Lloyd George's Speech Is Not So
.Much Oratorical Display in
Defense of Treaty.
LONDON. Dec. 14. ( By the Asso
ciated Press.) In a scene which Is
likely to prove a landmark in English
history, the Irish treaty today was
presented In the Imperial parliament
for ratification, while the Dall
Eireann at Dublin Indulged in heated
debate turning on Eamonn de Va
lera's charge that the Irish plenipo
tentiaries Aceedcd their powers in
signing the treaty without further
reference to Dublin.
Neither the commons nor the Dall
Elreann, however, has yet come to
grips on the. actual decision respect
ing ratification, which has been post
poed until tomorrow.
A feature of the debates in parlia
ment here was a bitter attack on the
government by Lord Carson in the
house of lords and Captain Charles
Craig, Irish unionist, in the house of
commons.
Compromise Is Denounced.
Lord Carson showed not the slight
est diminution In his old-time denun
ciation of any compromise with na
tionalist Ireland. He dared the gov
ernment to do anything to stir Ulster
against the empire and exclaimed:
"Because Ulster is loyal, you think
you can kick her as you like."
"I promise you," he contlnped. "that
she will keep out of :hls agreement.
You have tried to make her position
impossible. 1 believe you told the
Sinn Fein delegates to do so. Why
has the Sinn Fein been given an army
if not to invade Ulster? Was It to
Invade America or the channel
Islands?" '
Speech Hoatile in Tone.
The tone of his speech was one of
unrelenting hostility to a settlement.
Premier Lloyd George's speech In
the commons was less of an oratorical
display in defense of the treaty than
a careful exposition of the agreement
and its implications, with a view to
putting the house in possession of the
complete mind of the government.
He forestalled attacks by the argu
ment that the treaty had received un
stinted praise from the king and the
British dominions, and could not be
regarded as inimical to the country's
interests.
Ulster's official reply has been de
layed until tomorrow, but it is known ; cabaret, restaurant, hotel or any in
that it rejects the invitation to enter 8ltut,1?.n vhlc SellS "qUOr wU1 be
the Irish free state.
A Common Has o Ceremony.
Contrasted strikingly with the
royal pomp and splendor displayed
it. the house of lords was the scene
in the house of commons a few hours
later when, without ceremony, but
with evident consciousness of power
and influence, members heard the
premier render an account of his
stewardship ad the government's
part in the Irish settlement.
For an hour and three quarters
Mr. Lloyd George spoke to crowded
benches and jammed galleries. The
only touch of color was the brilliant
red coated uniform of Colonel Sir
Samuel Hoare, whomovcd the reply
to the speech fronV the throne.
It was not an oration like that of
October 31, when the premier, having
been challenged, presented the alter
native of war or negotiations with
Ireland and won by a division over
whelmingly favoring the govern
ment's policy; his role today was of
one simply narrating the problems
faced by the delegations, with a de
scription of the way they were han
dled. PitIf ! Answered.
Early in his address he silenced
those inclined to Interrupt him.
When an Ulster member Interro
gated h'm on "allegiance," he having
said that the status of Ireland was
that of a free state, with allegiance
to the king, he turned and faced the
Ulsterite, and declared emphatically:
"Yes, allegiance to 'the king and
swearing alleglauce to the king."
He then asked the members to re
frain from interruptions.
He was deeply impressive as he
came near the end. when In solemn
manner he drew a picture of the Brit
ish Imperial war cabinet, at which a
vacant chair was waiting for Ireland
and looked to the futuie when Eng
land's fears would be Ireland's anxie
ties and England's victory Ireland's
Joy.
Mr. Lloyd George, when he entered
the house, was received with a storm
of cheers. He was cheered again as
he rose to speak on the agreement.
No agreement concluded between two
peoples had so universal a welcome,
ie declared.
The agreement, said, the premier,
had received wider publicity than
probably any treaty with the excep
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llopici'iitatlvcs Haw ley and Mc
Arthur Assist Local Officials in
Presenting Arguments.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C. Dec. 14. Repre
sentatives Hawley and McArthur,
A. H. Powers, president of the port
of Coos bay, and John D. Gose, attor
ney for the port, were given a hear
ing before the rivers and harbors
committee of the house this morning
on the proposed Jewell Jetty construc
tion at the mouth of Coos bay.
Every angle of the situation was
thoroughly covered by the speakers,
and after adjournment many mem
bers of the committee expressed them
selves as favorable to the project,
which has the indorsement of the
district engineer at Portland, but has
not yet been officially indorsed by
the board of engineers for rivers and
arbors.
It was argued during the hearing
that the increased depth of water at
the entrance to Coos bay and in the
harbor would add $15,000,000 to $20.
000.000 to the stumpage value of government-owned
timber in the Coos
bay watershed, whereas the cost of
the proposed Jetties would be approx
imately $3,000,000.
It was shown to the satisfaction of
the committee that the minimum
depth of water at the bar which the
commerce of Coos bay requires cannot
be maintained by dredging, and that
a dual Jetty system is the only prac
tical solution of the problem.
INDIA SITUATION GRAVE
Heavy Censorship Is Imposed on
All Cables Leaving Country.
(Copyright by the New York World. Pub
m' llshed by Arrangement.)
LONDON. Dec. Ii. (Special Cable.)
It was admitted today that the sit
uation in India is one of Increased
gravity. Heavj censorship has been
imposed on all cables leaving the
country. Evidently everything was
done by the authorities to minimis;!
the seriousness of the news. Official
bulletins reported that "grave Intel
ligence" had been received from Cal
cutta. .
The visit of the prince of Wales yes
terday to Allahabad was almost com
pletely boycotted. When the prince ar
rived the streets, that had been pro
fusely decorated, wero deserted, save
for a comparative handful of people,
mostly Europeans and Eurasians. It
was alleged that "intimidation ami
tcrrloriz.it i.m of the most shameless
kind" were responsible for the boy
cott. Extension of the application of the
seditious meetings act to sections of
Burma was announced today, .when
the districts of Amherst, Hanttiawad
dy, Insein and Mandalay and the city
of Rangoon were proclaimed under
the act.
NEW YORK TO BE DRY
V. S. Agent lo Cloae Places That
Sell Liqnor Now V cur's.
NEW YORK, Dee. 14. The most
stringent prohibition New York has
ever had will be enforced Christmas
and New Year's. R. A. Day. state pro
hibition director, stated tonight.
"Every show house, grill, saloon.
closed'." he said.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 40
degrees; minimum. 41 degrees.
TODAY'S Cloudy: northerly winds.
Disarmament Conference.
Fan-east parley hits new snag. Page 2.
Three powers in full accord on major
points of naval reduction. Page 1.
Foch and Vivian 1 rail for France. Page 2.
French to ask for 313.000 capital ahlp
tonnage. Page 8.
Japan agrees to surrender Shantung to
China. Page 8
Foreign.
Lords' debate on Irish treaty la bitter.
Pace 1.
France willing to wait for German cash
reparations. Page 1.
Cheka dominates trade In Russia. Pago 22.
National.
Britain's age-old policy of force In Ire
land condemned by Woodrow Wilson.
Page 3.
First deficiency bill, carrying I103.000.u00.
goes to president Page 1.
Europe la seeking money conference.
Page 2.
Delay In (arm products rate cut asked by
railroads. . Page 3.
Society in capital on way to normal. Page
17.
Domestic.
National guardsmen ordered into troubled
Kansas coal mine district. Page 1.
Allen property cuatodlun sued for seised
riches. Page J.
Striking packing-house workera predict
guerrilla warfare. Page 4.
Millions may hear president talk In near
future. Page 13.
Pacific Northwest.
Eastern expert falls to throw light on Se
attle atreet car problem. Page 4.
International flsherlea conference strikes
rocks. Page 4.
New floods take part of Washington
Pag 1.
Pacific Spruce corporation will open mill
ing properties bought from government.
Page 3.
Building of Jetty on Coos bay urged.
Page 1.
Sport a.
Barnes and Hutchison coming here next
week. Pags 14
McCredie lines up new faces for Seattle
club. Page 14.
Major leagues lay plans to revive draft.
' Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
More Inquiries for wheat, but at lower
prlcea. Page 22.
Chicago wheat market on down grade.
Page 22.
Hlgheat prlcea of year reglatered In bond
market. Page 23.
Portland and Vicinity.
Road conferencea to be held today.
Page 9.
Commissioner Barbur again blocks award
of paving material contract. Page 22.
Publicity as boost to butter planned.
Page 7.
County Judges and commissioners recom
mend K-i.nl gaaoUas tax. Pace a.
Conditions in Northwest
Area Grow Worse.
OTHER SECTIONS RECOVER
Villages Near Renton and
Black River Inundated.
MORE DAMAGE IS DONE
Couslal Hail Traffic In Pugc
bound District North or Seat
tle Complete!) Halted.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 14 Belated
overflow waters from mountain
streams, which swept down Into the
Skagit and Stilllguamish river val
leys, tonight covered thousands of
acres In northwestern Washington
and were reported to be materially
Increasing flood damage in that por
tion of the state. South of Seattle
the Duwamlsh river had risen snd
water was running through ths
streets of villages near Renton and
Black River Junctions, between Scat
tic and Tacoma.
With these exception, marked im
provement In conditions was noted la
reports from flooded areas of west
ern Washington and that portion of
eastern Washington affected by
streams from the Cascades. Trans
continental traffic was resumed oa
both the Northern Pacific and the
Chicago, Milwaukee & gt. Paul rail
roads, and Great Northern officials
announced service on that line would
be resumed Saturday.
Rail Traffic la United.
Coastal rail traffic in the Puget
sound district north of Everett was
completely halted and communication
with Mount Vernon, Stanwood, Bel
lingham and other towns was kept
open by steamboats and launches.
Reports from the Skagit and Stilll
guamish districts flooded today for
the second time In four days throuerh
the breaking o( dykes, indicated that
the high waters were receding slowly
as they pushed over the lowlands
into Puget sound. Hundreds of persona
were marooned in railway stations
and schools and the streets of Bur
lington, Laconner, Conway, Mllltown
Edlson and other towns were under
wbter. Several persons were missing
but there was no loss ofllfo reported,
I si Moment Heacuea Mnde.
Last moment rescues, however, wera
numerous. At Stanwood. Inundated
fox the second time by the breaking
of the Ben Johnson dykes, the "sec
ond line of defense." Mrs. P. A. Han
son and her baby, born yesterday.
were rescued by men who carried
them through rapidly rising waters
on a stretcher held above the rescu
ers' heads. Rowboats and small craft
were pressed Into service to carry be
sieged families to higher ground.
The bodies of Samuel E. Hllemnn,
mall clerk, and George Irvln, fireman,
whs were drowned Sunday when a
mail train on the Great Northern
road plunged through a bridge near
Skyhomlsh. were recovered today.
The Skyhomlsh river hid receded
within lis banks tonight.
Kittitas Flood Dungrr Tast.
In Kittitas and Yakima counties,
where the swollen Yakima river had
caused heavy damage, all flood dan
ger was reported past. Tho death of
a mill employe at Casland. near El
lensburg. who was drowned in the
Teanaway river, brought the total
number of known dead as a result of
floods in the state to 14.
A ranch house occupied by Robert
Young and family of Sauk. Wash.,
was seen floating on the upper Skagit
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OREGONIAN ANNUM- RE
PLETE WITH SCENIC
VIEWS.
Scores of unusually clear
and particularly beautiful pic
tures of Oregon scenery will
be published in the annual
edition of The Oregonian to
be issued January 2.
Oregon mountains, lakes
and streams all manner of
dlightful bits of natural
grandeur will adorn many
pages of the six special sec
tions devoted to various phases
of life in the great outdoors.
While it is true that "You
cannot live on scenery," never
theless people like to look at
it and when every advantage
known to man goes with it, as
is the case in Oregon, it be
comes doubly interesting.
The annual edition will carry
with these beautiful pictures,
many of them in color, suffi
cient text to be of great value
in an informative way. Every
article published will bo
authentic and thoroughly de
pendable. HM.M.I.I.JLM.Mtl. t
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