THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, DECE3IBER 27, 1921
F IIS LIFT DEBT
IMOF
Sergeant Alvin.C.'York Gets
Fine Christmas Gift.
WAR RECORD IS REASON
Deed to Tennessee Lund Contains
Exploits of Great lighter
While Serving Country.
NASHVIULK. Tcnn., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) Up In the eatst Tennessee
ir.ountains tonight there's one heart
that beats a "little quicker, one heart
(hat's a little bit gladder."
The owner la oergeant Alvln C.
York.
The reason la nls Fentress county
farm has been lifted from debt. In
the stress of excitement Immediately
following the war, a grateful peo
ple Jumped in and purchased a 410
acre arm In York's home county,
only making the first payment on it.
Yxirk, never in debt in his life, had
to take on some $3000 indebtedness
to equip his farm with livestock and
farm tools. In addition, he faced sev
eral notes of approximately JiuOO
each.
Krirnda Come rtrarae.
Friends saw the trouble York was
In with the drop In price of farm
products. They came to the rescue.
Had it not been for the press cam
paigns conducted for Sergeant York,
the farm would yet be In debt. In
stead, It has been presented to him as
a Christmas Kift.
The last $75 to make up the pay
ment of the final note was guaran
teed as a Christmas present by a
Nashville newspaper. The total cash
raised through these campaigns, com
ing from friends and admirers of the
world war hero all over the country,
amounted to more than $25,000.
The last note has been written for,
and it Is now In the malls for collec
tion. The money Is in bank. When
the last note is canceled, a deed to
the farm will be mailed to York.
Deed RccHea War Record.
The died already has been drawn
up. It recites York's war record, es
pecially the part he played In the
Argonne scrap. It also contains his
various citations accompanying war
medals bestowed upon him.
"1 want you all to know I can
never thank you enough," York said
in a message today to Edgar M. Fos
ter, Nashville, originator of the York
farm fund idea. "I thank everybody
for what they have done, every one
for what they have given."
BRIDGE CONTRACT IS LET
Salvaging and Reconstruction of
South Bay Structure Planned.
MONTESANO. Wash., Dec. 26.
(Special.) A contract for the salvag
ing and reconstruction of the South
Bay bridge has been awarded by the
county commissioners to Ward &
Ward of Tacoma, on the company's
bid of $11,300. The company also will
build new approaches at an additional
cost of $2530. A feature of the con
tract will be an indemnity of $20 a
day to- be paid by the company for
every day after March 1 the bridge is
not ready, and a bonus of $20 a day
to be paid by the county for every
day before March 1 that the bridge
Is ready for traffic It is estimated
that the cost of the present tem
porary ferry Is between $20 and $25
a day. Other bids received today
ranged up to $14,000 for the bridge
alone.
The successful bidders plan to as
semble the span at Hoquiam and
float it into place on scows. They
believe that much of the old bridge
can be salvaged.
GAS WIPES. OUT FAMILY
l ive Dead as llesult of Fumes From
Defective Heater.
DETROIT, Dec. 26. Fumes from a
defective gas heater caused the death
of O. Malmontl, his wife and three
children here Saturday night as the
family was preparing to celebrate the
holiday. Police, called by neighbors
whose anxiety had been aroused to
day by the fact that the Christmas
tree In the Maimoti home was brightly
lighted since Saturday night, while
none of the family had been seen,
broke down a window and discovered
the tragedy.
The bodies of Mrs. MaimontI and
the children were found in their beds.
Malmonti's body was found near his
wife's bed. where he apparently had
been overcome as he attempted to
arouse his family.
FISCHER TO GO TO PARIS
German War Debt Chairman to Meet
Willi Reparations Commission.
BERLIN, Dec. 26. Dr. Fischer,
chairman of the German war debt
commission, has been Instructed to
proceed to Paris for discussions with
tha reparations commission. His mis
sion concerns Germany's reply to the
commission's Inquiries, and was de
cided upon after informal confer
ences. Although Dr. Rathenau has been in
constant touch with the cabinet and
also with President Ebert. since his
return from London, official quarters
decline to discuss the Information he
brought back, or to give any indica
tion of the nature of the reply.
Greetings Sent Sick Veterans.
CENTRALIA. Wash., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) Telegrams were forwarded
yesterday by C. It. Cunningham, de
partment commander of the American
Legion, to the medical officers in
charge of hospitals throughout the
Mate extending Christmas greetings
from the legion to sick and disabled
veterans In the respective institu
tions. The hospitals to which mes
sages were sent were the Edge Cliff
and Sacred Heart in Spokane, Cush
rtan in Tacoma, Providence in Seat
tle, St. Mary's in Walla Walla and
United Slates marine in Port Towns
end. Centralis Postoffice to Move.
CENTRALIA, Wash., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) Next May 1 the Centralla post
cfflce will be moved from Its pres
ent location on Main street to the ga
rage building adjoining the city hall,
J. Rubenstein, owner of the latter
etructure, having received word yes
terday from the postal department
that he was the successful bidder for
the postoffice contract. The bids
were submitted several weeks ago
fcy local property owners. The con
tract covers a five-year period.
HERQ
JOY IS BROUGHT TO CHILDREN
FIGHTING HANDICAPS OF PAIN
Let Cynics Visit Hospital Wards for ToU in Portland and They Will
' Sin No More Against the Spirit of Christmas.
"It's hard to be away from home.
And crippled, atclc or lame;
But i'hristmaa In the hospital
la Chri.lraaa just the same.
LET the cynics, tne I u-De-giaa-when
- the - holidays - are - over
shouters, the Scrooges of today
and similar gentry visit the children's
wards of Portland hospitals and sin
no more against the spirit of Christ
mas. A visit to the hospitals brings
home the fact that Portland is a city
with a big. tender heart, the symbol
of unselfish citizens who don't for
get. Thus it came about that a real
Christmas, lasting three days, was
brought to the tiny inmatea of the
great citadels where pain and sorrow
take their stand against the forces of
medical science. Smiles and Joy were
brought to the child heroes and hero
ines bravely fighting for happiness
against the handicap of twisted limbs,
burning fevers or aching backs. And
this was done on the birthday of him
who loved little children and healed
the sick.
The children's wards of Good Sa
maritan and St. Vincent's hospitals
were Christmas bowers yesterday.
There were Christmas trees, with
bright lights and tinsel and orna
ments. The candy and food and toys
that flowed in, it distributed all at
once among the youngsters would
have destroyed the results of months
of care and provided a host of doc
tors and nurses with additional work
restoring, over-stuffed children to
normalcy. There were plenty of
kindly visitors to the tots who could
not go home for the day. And, best
of all, the scents of fir and cedar,
the indeRcriable smell of Christmas,
routed the strange hospital odors
that make people homesick.
Each of the children in the tide of
little battered bodies has a story.
Here are a few, picked at random.
Billy MacGregor Is the ruler of the
children's ward at Good Samaritan.
Billy has red hair, big brown eyes and
a smile that makes efficient nurses
and busy doctors forget other pa
tients temporarily to do his bidding.
He is an old-timer In the hospital, al
though not quite 14 years old. When
he was a tot of thee summers he
was playing on the railroad tracks,
fascinated by the gleaming bands of
steel. A charging iron monster cut
off Billy's leg at the knee. His father
PIN IS GAVEL
CON'STITUTIOX'S AIM IS TO
UPSET GOVERNMENT.
Convention Proceeds toWork; Suc
cess of Russian Revolu
tion Is Predicted.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Steve Burcher,
New jersey delegate to the conven
tion called for organization of the
wnrUat-' nartv of America, who pre
sided with a policeman's billy at yes
terday s noisy session, iook tne cnair
today with a bowling pin for a gavel.
A nrsliTnlnarir rl o II it the rDnVPIl-
tion . proceeded w ith the work of
adopting a constitution lor an organi
zation dedicated to the overthrow of
the present government and substitu
tion of a workers' republic. There
followed an address by Comrade Bill
Dunn of Montana, an ex -1. W. W.
leader. In which he predicted the ulti
mate success of the Russian revolu
tion and the spread of communism
throughout the world. He added that
it was "becoming fashionable to be
lieve that some sort of capitalism is
springing up in RusRia."
Citing the Incident at Centralla.
Wash., he said: "Bloodshed is always
deplorable. It Is a terrible thing for
men and women to have to die when
life is sweet. But It is always better
to die fighting than it is to be kicked
to death."
Wild applause followed.
The preamble to the party's declar
ation of principles finally adopted be
fore adjournment was taken sine die
denounced the "capitalistic class" de
clared the party favored the "Russian
preletariat dictatorship" and affirmed
that the Russian soviet government
was firmer today than ever.
Continuing, it declared that the
United States had acquired its insu
lar possessions by "loot and plunder,"
and called for freeing all such lands
and withdrawal of troops from Haiti.
Obituary.
Fred II. Crane.
Fred H. Crane, first lieutenant of
the machine gun company in the
infantry while !n France, died
Sunday afternoon
in the public health
service hospital, he
was an instructor
while In France
and his death was
the final result of
an injury received
while carrying on.
instruction. While
drilling men he
stepped into a shell
hole and fall hark.
P.., J ward on a machine
I v 1 gun. Injuries re-
fcni,Mfiwhr,Jwj .nltinBr caused tu
berculosis of the spine.
Recently Lieutenant Crane had been
In the employ of the city health de
partment while living in Rockwood.
He was 26 years old. He Is survived
by his widow and infant child.
Lieutenant Crane first saw service
In the Third Oregon and served as a
corporal in company D on the Mexi
can border In 1916. Later he entered
company C of the 162d infantry, being
transferred to company D as second
lieutenant. In France he was trans
ferred to the machine company as in
structor. He was a member of the American
Legion. Veterans of Foraign Wars and
the Rockwood grange. Before enter
ing the army he attended Oregon
Agricultural college and was a mem
ber of the Phi Kappa Alpha fra
ternity. Funeral services will be at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning in St. Jo
seph's church on Powell Valley road
near Jenny station. Burial will be in
Mount Scott cemetery. Lieutenant
Crane's ancestors served In all forr
wars of the country, some having
served in the Revolutionary war.
Levi Iiobbins.
OREGON CITY. Dec. 26. (Special.)
Many friends attended the funeral
services for Levi Robbins, prominent
early pioneer of Molalla, held at the
family residence at that place Thurs
day afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. A.
T. Shoemake of Molalla officiated.
Mr. Robbins was born in Decatur
county, Indiana, February 28, 1835,
and came to Oregon in 1852. At the
age of 17 years he crossed the plains
with his parents, Jacob and Sarah
Iiobbins. He was one of ten children.
it
.2
was dead, and his mother tolled to
support a brood of youngsters, of
which Billy was the youngest.
Billy had another bad accident
later, when he was severely scalded
by boiling water from an overturned
tub. He has submitted 'to numberless
skin graftings.
Three weeks ago a little figure,
stumping briskly along on crutches,
came back to Good Samaritan,- alone,
to go on the operating table again.
Yesterday he toured the corridors
In a wheel chair and smiled like the
happiest boy in the world.
Into the darkness of a shadow
wreathed little mind came a shaft
of sunlight yesterday, and Baby Mar
garet, aged six. murmured "Merry
Christmas, Daddy." Margaret couia
not see her daddy, or the bright Christ
mas tree. The world to her has al
ways been a strange place of black
ness and far-off voices. She is the
victim of a dread social disease which
exacts a toll from innocent babes.
Little Margaret was a pitiful mite
of maimed babyhood when she first
came to the big hospital. The skill
and genius of a fine surgeon has
brought steady Improvement and
strength to shattered child brain.
Some days Margaret is brighter than
others. She knows her father's voice
now, and sobs softly when he leaves
her. The Christmas spirit came even
to largaret.
The Christmas angels gathered
around Arthur Evans, aged 12. and
kept away the harsh touch of the
angel of death yesterday at St. Vin
cent's hospital.
Arthur had great plans for Christ
mas. Saturday night he was carried
to the operating table, after his skull
had been badly fractured in an acci
dent. The good sisters prayed -for
Arthur, for he had been on his way
to confession when ttie world went
black.
Christmas In the hospital Is not a
new experience to Albert Dennis, 11
years old. This Is the third year that
he has passed the yuletide season In
confinement of the sickroom. But
Albert was happy yesterday, for he
enjoyed all the children's festivities
at St. Vincent's, and his folks passed
the day with him.
In the new year's rvrh of duty
And the hour of peace and ,
Let's be thankful for the beauty
In the lives of such as these.
He had lived on the old home place
at Molalla, where he died, tor the last
59 years. Mr. Robbins once was the
owner of the Robbins store, of
Molalla, now owned by his sons. He
is survived by his brother and sisters:
Karvey Robbins, aged 88 years, of
Hood River: Martin Robbins. 83 years
of Oregon City, route 3: Oliver Rob
bins. 81 years, of Molalla: Mrs. Nancy
Jane Gilliam, 7 years, of Pilot Rock,
Umatilla county:-Mrs. Amanda
Minerva Loveridge, 71 years, of Los
Angelee. Cal.;' Mrs. Sarah Allen Ben
son. 64 years, of Portland: his widow,
Mrs Ediff Robbins of Molalla; his
children, O. W. Robbins, Miss Ipha
Robbins. Mrs. Martha Kayler, Mrs.
Delia Shaver. L. W. Robbins. Ever
man Robbins of Molalla, and Mrs.
Nettie Kayler of Dallas.
William Henry Kocnlgs.
Funeral services of William Henry
Koenigs. 42 years old, 386 Third street,
who died at St. Vincent's hospital de
cember 24 following an operation for
appendicitis, will be held at 10:30
A. M. today at St. Mary's cathedral.
Fifteenth and Davis streets. Mr. Koe
nigs was born in Fond du Lac, Wis.,
but had lived In Idaho and Washing
ton prior to coming to Portland eight
years ago.
He is survived by his widow, for
merly Ruth Nunn of Dallas; five
brothers, Joseph Koeiilgs. Buckley,
Washm.; Lawrence Koenigs, Enum
claw. Wash.; Mathias. Louis and An
thony Koenigs of Spokane, and four
sisters, Mrs. Mae De Tulio, Enumclaw,
Wash.: Mrs. Margaret Ticksman. Se
attle. Wash.; Mrs. Abble Anderson,
White Salmon, Wash., and Mrs. Helen
Williams. Burma"h. Idaho.
Mrs. i. C. Rogers.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Dec 26
(Special.) Mrs. L. C. Rogers of Cor
nelius, Or., died December 23, at the
age of 64 years 7 months and 18 days.
She was born in Dodge county, Wis.
She moved to Clark county. Wis.,
when young. She was married to L.
C. Rogers of Clark county. Wis., May
16, 1875. She waa the mother of 10
children. She is survived by her hus
band, L. C. Rogers, and her children:
La. L. Rogers of Seattle, Wash.; Will
Rogers of Portland; Harvey Rogers
of Milo, Alberta, Can.; Grover Rogers
of Hirrisburg, Or.; Archie and Dan
Rogers of Hillsboro; Oscar Rogers of
Camas, Wash., and Mrs. N. E. Rogers
of Hillsboro. Two sons, Harry and
Alma, are dead. She also leaves one
sister and two brothers, all of whom
live in Wisconsin.
Mrs. Mary Helena Doughton.
LEBANON. Or., Dec. 26. (Special.)
Mrs. Mary Helena Doughton, who
died at the family home five miles
north of Lebanon, December 21, was
burled in the Masonic cemetery here
Saturday after a funeral service in
the First Methodist church. She was
45 years of age and was born and
reared in Lebanon vicinity and had
spent all her life here. She was a
daughter of the late Eb. Keebler, and
is survived by her husband, Bynum
Doughton, a prominent Linn county
farmer, and nine children, the young
est a daughter four days old. She is
also survived by two sisters and three
brothers.
Mary Rodney Adair.
The funeral of Mary Rodney Adair,
mother of Henry Rodney Adair, who
was killed in the Carrizal fight, June
21. 1916, will be held today at 2 P. M.
from the home of her brother. William
E. Morris, 634 Flanders street, with
services in St. Stephen's pro-cathedral.
Interment will be in Riverview ceme
tery. The body arrived Christmas
night from New Jersey, where death
occurred. It was brought to Chicago
by Captain Alexander Adair and Miss
Mary Adair, son and daughter of the
deceased, and from Chicago to Port
land by Miss Mary Adair and W. M.
Adair, another son.
Thomas Furlong.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Dec. 26.
(Special.) Thomas Furlong, aged 76,
died yesterday at Rochester, where he
had resided for the last five years
He Is survived by his widow and nine
children, Mrs. Martha Curtis, Turn
water; Mrs. Glen Furlong, Tenlno;
Thomas Furlong Jr., Tenlno; Willis
Furlong. Bucoda; Clyde Furlong, Du
buque, Iowa; Mrs. Ellis Thompson,
Rochester; John Furlong, Rochester;
Ray Furlong, Rochester, a .id Mrs.
Harry Pearlon, Rochester.
Sellwood Chapter to Meet.
Sellwood chapter No. 92, Order of
Eastern Star, will meet tonight at
Masonic hall. East Thirteenth and
Spokane avenue, at 8 o'clock for stated
communication. Degree work and a
social evening will follow the busi
ness session.
LITTLE GUY GETS
i STILLiI CHECK
Bud and Alexander Receive
. Christmas Gifts.
ANNE HOME FROM PARIS!
Mrs. Stlllman Declares She Would
Not Have Children Involved
In Her Troubles.
NEW YORK. Dec. 26. (Special..)
James (Bud) and Alexander Stjllman
got Christmas presents from their
father, James A. Stillman. nice white,
snowy checks but little Guy got
nothing, nor did Anne Stlllman, who
leturned unexpectedly last week from
Paris, where she is finishing her
education. Anne has not seen her
father yet.
"The Christmas presents for Bud
a nd' Alexander came Christmas morn
ing," said Mrs. Stillman today. "They
appeared outside the apartment door
in envelopes without any address of
the sender. I advised Bud to keep
his."
Bud, It will be recalled, received a
rifle last Christmas from hie father,
but sent it back.
Mrs. Stillman Indicated most em
phatically today that she did not wish
her children to become involved in
her troubles. "Bud," her oldest boy,
has stood by her from the first. Anne,
the grown daughter Miss Stillman Is
about 18 year old has announced
that she is "neutral," but inclines
toward her mother.
, Children Have Decided.
"They have spoken their minds
once," said Mrs. Stlllman today, "and
that Is enough. It happens that
Anne has not seen her father since
she returned from Paris, but I think
she should. They ought to have lunch
eon together."
Mrs; Stillman denied today that her
qiivktiir'i return for the holidays
had anything to do with a settlement.
She said that Anne wouia sau i)t
for Paris January 7. four days before
u nn,in0. hdarinirti in Montreal, at
which Mrs. Stillman announced today
that she would be present.
There was a report that James A.
Qtui,jr. hiH taken steDS to have the
name of the Stillman yacht "Modesty"
changed to "Leonia." The "Modesty"
is now in the Harlem river at Morris
u.(.k. T, nnmA "Modesty" has
been scrapped and it was said today
that Mr. Stillman naa appnea io ui.
bureau of navigation at Washington
to change the name.
Mrs. Stlllman Radiant.
(r. R till man was asked today if
she knew what "Leonia" stood for.
She laughed and shook her head.
"It must be for the woman of mys
tery, she saia.
Krlllman In a snhle COat a
Christmas present which she said she
had bougnt nersen a omen,
fittlng hat, a black dress, white spats
and black patent leather shoes, looked
vminty-Ar anri more radiant than at any
time since the commencement of her
husband's suit for divorce in wnrai
he attacks the paternity of the young
est son of Mrs. Stillman. Guy.
FLOYD BOOTH SUICIDE
SON OF ROAD COMMISSIONER
IS FOUND DEAD.
Act Is Attributed to Shattering
of Nerves by Overwork.
Victim In 111 Health.
EUGENE. Or., Dec. 26. (Special.)
Floy4 Booth. 35, son of R. A. Booth,
chairman of the state highway com
mission, committed suicide last night
by shooting himself 'n the mouth
with a revolver. His body was found
in the basement of his residence In
this city about midnight. He had
been out to Christmas dinner at the
home of his wife's relatives. He com
plained of being tired and told his
wife he was going over to the home
of his father for a rest and would be
back during the evening to take his
family home.
Mrs. Booth became alarmed at his
failure to return and a search was
made, resulting in the finding of his
body. A revolver was clasped in his
hand and there was a bullet hole
through his head. Mr. Booth had
been In ill health and his relatives
said that his nerves were shatteied
on account of overwork
He was a stockholder In the newly
organized Oregon Drug company, a
wholesale house here. - It was said
that he worked night and day to get
the business well established.
Besides his parents, he leaves a
widow and three children, a sister.
Miss Barabara Booth, and brother
Roy Booth.
D. S. TERMS
SAN DOMINGO DOES NOT ACT
ON WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS.
Senatorial Commission Declares
Government Vnder Marines Is
Best In Many Years.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 26. The
political leaders in the Dominican re
public have rejected the conditions
for withdrawal of the military gov
ernment by the United States pro
posed in the proclamation by the mil
itary governor last June and the pop
ulation has "declined to take any
steps" to hold the necessary electlins
to carry them out. It was reported to
day by the special senate committee
which has Just returned from an in
vestigation of conditions there and
in Haiti.
Of present conditions in the repub
lic Senator Medill McCormick, com
mittee chairman, said:
"With the exception of the activi
ties of some small scattered bands of
highwaymen in the extreme eastern
part of the Dominican territory, there
has been for several years such peace
and order as Is without precedent in
the modern history of the country.
Under direction of ' the government,
the towns have been made clean, their
streets have bt-en paved, the harbors
and docks have been improved and
schools have been widely estab
lished." Senator McCormick said the com
mittee believed the same favored tar
iff conditions as are now accorded to
Cuba Would "contribute very greatly
to the prosperity and order of the
Dominican people as well as to the
maintenance of the traditional good
relations between them and the Un i- (
ted States.
INDEPENDENCE IS DEMANDED
Committee Declares That Approval
of Government Is Disgrace. !
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 A statement
issued today by the executive com
mittee of the Haiti-San Domingo In
dependence society characterized as a
disgrace to the United Stutes the pre
liminary report of the senatorial com
mission. "Issued Immediately following con
ference with Secretary Hughes, It
justifies and makes a part of Amerl-
force ' arm f "all and weak peo-
pie. suia ine natemeni. ti in
dorses the policy followed In Haiti
of using violence to 'impose upon a
free people a treaty which it would
never have accepted of Its own free
will.
"The commission, has done irre
vocable damage to the faith and good
name of the United States, especially
in Latin-America. The United States
should withdraw the marines front
Haiti and restore Haitian independ
ence at once."
FARMERS' WEEK OPENED
Large Classes Hear Discussion of
Problems at CorvalHs.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis. Dec. 26. (Special.)
Although the first day of fajmers'
week was a legal holiday, a repre
sentative body of farmers from the
leading farming districts of the state
took their seats in the opening classes.
Fruit varieties and farm crops best
suited to various Oregon districts,
livestock and poultry conditions and
improved farm management were dis
cussed before large classes.
A. B. Crane, extension drainage spe
cialist at Washington State college.
has telegraphed that he will attendj
tne drainage conierence ana epean on
installing farm drains. Dr. Robert
Stewart, soils specialist from the Uni
versity of Nevada, reached the campus
tonight to remain throughout the
week and deliver four fertility con
servation lectures. Recent experiment
station findings of value to farmers
and the irrigation conference are
among the big subjects for tomorrow
Results of soil surveys with complete
chemical anaylses of all leading soil
types In some of the counties will be
announced for the first time. The new
station vetches, a poultry collection
and electric light and running water
and sewage systems for arm homes
will be exhibited.
AUTO, STAGEHIT; 2 HURT
Autolsts Seriously Injured In Col
lision on Elma-McClcary Road.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 26.
(Special.) Floyd Wakefield was un
conscious and not expected to live,
and his cousin, Rumsey Wakefield,
was Injured seriously in a collision
last night between a touring car
driven by Floyd Wakefield and an
Aberdeen-Elma stage, driven by W. S.
Kennedy of Aberdeen, manager of
the Kay Bee stage line. William
Crisp, third occupant of the touring
car, suffered a slight cut on one lrg.
No one on the stage was hurt. The
two men seriously injured were taken
to the Elma hospital.
The collision occurred between 7
and 8 o'clock on the short cut be
tween Rayville and White Star, five
miles east of Elma. The men In the
automobile were returning to Elma
from McCleary, while the stage was
making its regular trip to McCleary.
Students Home for Holidays.
RIDGEFIELD. Wash., Dec. 26.
(Special.) A number of Ridgefleld
high school graduates, now attending
various universities, are here spend
ing the Christmas week with their
parents. They are: Claude Potter and
Alden Potter, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Herman J. Potter, and Harold Brown,
son of Postmaster and Mrs. Benjamin
G. Brown, of the University of Wash
ington at Seattle, and Lee W Weber,
eon of Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Weber,
and Henry Tetz, son of Mr. and Mrs.
William Tetz, of the University of
Oregon.
Special Yule Services Held.
CANBY, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.)
There were special services at the
Catholic church on Christmas, the first
service being held at S A. M. A spe
cial room was arranged whereby
children could be left when the par
ents desired to attend the service. The
children, for their good behavior In
church, were presented with a pack
age of candy and nuts. Special music
was given by the choir.
Guatemala Approves Pact.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 26. Ac
cording to official advices from
Guatemala today, the national as
sembly has ratified "in principle" the
pact providing for the creation of a
central American union.
DAILTT METEOROLOGICAL RETORT.
i
I PORTLAND, Dec. 26. Maximum tem
perature. 41i degrees: minimum, o-t. niver
reading- at 8 A. M.. 3.S feet; change In
last 24 hours. 0.1 foot rise. Total rain
fall (5 P. M. to O P. M.), .02 inch;
total rainfall since September 1, 121,
18.118 Inches; normal rainfall : since Sep
tember 1. 1021. 18.13 Inches: excess of
rainfall since September 1, 1021, .15 inch.
Sunrise. 7:53 A. M. ; unt, 4:31 P. M.J
total sunshine. S hours, and 25 minutes;
possible sunshine, 8 hours and 40 minutes.
Moonrlse, Dec. 27, 7:03 A. M. ; moonset.
Dee. 27, 3:54 P. M. Barometer (reduced
to sea level) 5 P. M., 29.82 inches. Rela
tive! humidity: A. M., 65 per cent;
noon. 56 per cent; 5 P. M 82 per cent.
THB WEATHER,
Wind
STATIONS.
A Wtatsu.
Maker
Hoise
Boston ....
Calvary ....
ChlcaKO ...
Denver ...v
Dea Moines.
Galveston ..
Helena
Juneau . ...
PC cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Rain
Cloudy
Kansas City.
Los Angeles
MarshfleM .
Med ford ...
Minneapolis
iCloudy
Clear
Cloudy
c:ouny
Cloudy
Cloudy
iClear
Cloudy
Cloudy
New Orleans.
New York . . .
North Head. .
Phoenix ....
Pocatello ...
Portland ....
Rosebura; . . .
Sacramento .
St. Louis....
Salt Lake...
San Diego. . .
San Frau....
Seattle
Sitka'
Spokane ....
Tacoma
Tat. Inland..
Valdea
Walla Walla.
Washington .
Winnipeg
Yakima
Pt. cloudy
ICIear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
A. M. today,
lng- day.
IP. M. report
FOBECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Rain, eaaterly
winds.
Oregon Rain west, probably rain or
j snow east portion: treso eaaterly wlnda
on tne coast.
Washington Generally fair; moderate
to freaa eaaterly lad. a.
2 a 5 5 o
?S 25 S
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a 2 1
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I 26! 40 0.08).. S
22 30 0.021.. N I
, 24iO.OO . .1
221 30 0.00 13 SW
18 52 O.OOI. . N
10 80 0.00 ..N
, 4 58 O.OOI. . !R
101 24 O.OOi..iSW
. ... tS2. ..... ....
24 40 0.00 . . SB
52 60 0.0 . .'SB
31., 50 0.00 . .SV
30 8 0.00!. .iXWl
4 12 0.00 . . W
421 52 0.00 . .SB
10 S2 0 00i..iW
8rt 44 0 00 16 B
48 58i0.14. .SB
88 42 0.00 12 SE
34 42 0.02.. IB
82 84 0 16 . . NW
64 58 0.00'l2 SB
24 84 0.00.. IE
40 44IO.01U.fsW
56 0 1 2 16 S
52 00 1.42;24jS
32 42 0.001.. N
... t3 .... .. ....
20 26'0.0n. .JNE
... 42 0.001.. N
38 42 0.00,32, B
... t82l... .......
20 28 0.02!.. NW
24 32I0.OO.. Uv
-12 8 0.001.. SW
sa n rut V
Cloudy
Cloudy
pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Snowr
eioudy
of preced-
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POLITICAL SPLIT FEARED
FACTIONS THREATEN' NATION-
AL1ST PARTY.
Leaders rredict Renewal of Fight
Between riiilippine . Speaker
and President of House.
MANILA. Dec. 26. A split in the
nationalist party, which now con
trols the insular government, w'th
Speaker Sergio Osmtna on one Bide
and Manuel Quezon, president of the
senate, on the other, is predicted by
political leaders, following publica
tion of a letter from Mr. Quezon to
Mr. Osmena. Mr. Quezon s letter,
charging the speaker of the lower
house with controlling all legislation
and all appointments, says:
"Since the Philippine government
was established by virtue of the pro
visions of the Jones law, members
of both houses of the legislature, as
well as nacionalisla members of the
cabinet, have permitted you to direct
the legislation of the country on the
one hand and the administration of
public affairs on the other. It may
be said practically all measures that
received your approval were enacted
into laws and no law could be ap
proved without your consent. de
partment secretaries, individually and
collectively, guided their actions un
der your inspiration and nothing
against your opinion was ever per
formed by them. Recommendations on
appointments made by secretaries to
the governor-general were made on
your Initiative at leas with your
consent. Your veto in these cases was
final and definite."
The controversy between Mr. Os
mena and Mr. Quezon has subsided
with the adjournment of the legisla
ture for the holidays, but leaders pre
dict its renewal when the legislature
reconvenes.
BLANK CHECKS STOLEN
Burglars Break Into Safe of East
Side Manufacturing Concern.
Burglars broke into the safe of the
Pacific Blow Pil company, Kast
Eleventh and Glinan streets, some
time Sunday night, and Btole 100
blank checks and a protectograph,
according to a report made to the
police detective bureau yesterday. The
safe had been left on the day com
bination, which made it an easy mat
ter to open it without the use of
explosives.
Police detectives believe that an
effort will be made to forge a number
of the firm's checks during the week.
The checks were numbered serially
from 3666 to 3765. The firm's name
la printed across the top of the checks
in heavy type, and merchants gen
erally are warned by the police to be
on guard against these checks.
CHRISTMAS TRADE GAINS
Salem Merchants Estimate Increase
Over 182 0 at 2 0 Ter Cent.
.. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 26. (Special.)
Salem merchants today reported that
the pre-Chrlstmaa buying this year
exceeded that of last year by 20 per
cent.
'The majority of purchases were
confined to staples, the merchants
WARNING! Say "Bayer" when you buy Aspirin.
Unless you see the name "Bayer" on tablets, you are
not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians
over 21 years and proved safe by millions for
Colds Headache . Rheumatism
Toothache Neuralgia Neuritis
Earache. Lumbago Pain, Pain
Accept only "Bayer" package which contains proper directions.
Handy "Bayer" boxes of 12 -tablet Also bottles of 24 and 100 Druggists.
AapMa s tks trade mark of Bayer Maaofaettua ot KoooeeeticaeldMter of SaiieyUcacM
n
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n
a
said, and toys and other luxuries
were not sold In as great quantities
as in previous seasons.
Bluebirds Christmas Visitors.
BROWNSVILLE, Or., Doc. 26.
(Special.) Brownsville and the Calu
poola valley enjoyed the novelty of a
"spotted" rather than a "white"
Christmas this year, for the snow of
the recent storm lay on the prouml
only in patches and spots Christmas
day. A curious feature of the storm
was a number of bluebirds that ar
rived here several, weeks ahead of
schedule. With the melting of the
snow they have disappeared froai
town.
MRS. DKLLA Kf .MK,
talcnico. 111.
"I understand now why so many
people praise Tanlac fs I have trlid It
myoelf and it certainly is a wonder
ful medicine." said Mrs. Delia Kun.e.
85H Llll avenue, Chicago, valued em
ploye of the Boston Department store:
"J eat with so much zest and en
joyment, now that my family really
joke me about It. A short time ago,
however, I had absolutely no appetite
and was eating so little that I was
losing welsht and strength every day
and I suffered so much from Indiges
tion and nervousness that I was un
the brink of a breakdown.
"There are absolutely no words that
can express my delight at the re
markable and Immediate results I ob
tained -from Tanlac. It benefited me
In every way. Instead of being de
pressed and melancholy and tired and
worn out 1 am full of life and enemy
and cheerful and happy all the time.
I've gained twelve pounds In weight,
too."
Tanlac is sold by the Owl Drug
company and all leading druggists.
Adv.
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iirrat American Home I'lay
"S II O II E
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Scenes and Chimcterc Never to Be
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BEGINS TOMORROW EVE.
Tirketa Now Srlllnsr.
HEiLiG"'ror.::.v":.:v,,,r
DIRECT FROM ORIENT
Never Played New York. (hlenfcn
or California. Played l.ant Week
In Seattle and Created a Senaatloa.
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Tirki-t Sale .on Open ! Box Of
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tunrr
r.vr.suo ii.i,$i.65
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