VOL. LX-NO. l'J.085 1,
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1022
PRICE FIVE CENTS
JUSTICE WHO GREW
BIG COAL STRIKE
SURGERY EASES PAIN
IN AMPUTATED ARM
CONDITION OF POPE
CHANGED BUT LITTLE
VATICAN SEEMS TO FEEL ILL
NESS IS NOT GRAVE.
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PRE-NATAL CHOICE
OF SEX HELD NEAR
GIGANTIC
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DPPDNEM
GOLD MODERATES;
SMOW IS POSSIBLE
Clouds Keep Portland 1
Degree Warmer.
FAT ON FINES QUITS
M. F. HAZEX, ANGERED, GIVES
CXIQCE OPERATION IS PER
FORMED AT SALEM.
1SE OF SOME CHEMICAL SCB
STANCE FORECAST.
tP ST. HELEN'S JOB.
OPERATIONS
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SCAL ED COWARD
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Largest Project in World
Possible for Oregon.
LONG-BELL MAKES SURVEY
Astoria Is Reported to
After New Mills.
Be
PARTY TOURING STATE
Vantage Points of Trescnt Plants
Belli? Studied Expenditures
May Reach Bullions.
The Long-Bell Lumber company,
rhich has headquarter In Kansas
City, Mo., and which has for many
years been the biggest lumber con
cern In the southern pine forests,
has In contemplation the development
In Oregon of the largest timber opera
tion In the world. It. A. Long, chair
man of the board of the company,
with F. J. Bannister, president; J. D.
Tennant, vice-president; R. F. Davis,
traffic manager; W. L. Pickett and
W. F. Kyder. are now touring Ore
gon to study the points of vantage
of the sawmills already erected.
In the last three days they have
gone over the details of the project
at Kelso., where a tremendous mill
Is to be erected and have also re
viewed maps of the extensive timber
lands acquired by the company In
Cowlitz and Lewis counties.
Party Puma Through City.
Mr. Long and his party passed
through Portland last night on the
way from Kelso to Astoria. It was
reported that Astoria Is attempting
to tutor est the Long-Bell Lumber com
pany In the erection of mills at that
point.
While Mr. Long would not announce
in specific figures what expenditures
his company had made or would
make, he admitted that the sum al
ready had reached millions of dollars
and that there was In contemplation
the expenditure of manyv more mil
lions. The company to date has
merely bought lumber holdings,
cleared about 1000 acres of a pro
posed mill site at Kelso and has put
well under way plans for future de
velopment. "We now manufacture about 500.
00,000 feet of lumber a year in the
couth," Mr. Long said. "Counting 45
car to the million feet, this means
the use of 20,000 to 25,000 car a
ear. ,
Ideas Are Enlarged.
"We have In contemplation for Ini
tial development in Oregon the manu
facture of 600,000.000 feet a year. It
may be more. Since we started our
planning for this country, our Ideas
have enlarged as we went along. It
Is possible that they will continue to
grow.
"We like the spirit of the people
n this part of the country. It 1
Indeed a wonderful country. But I
have grave doubts that the people
as a w hoi" realize the tremendous
opportunities at their door.
Many Mills Are Studied.
-Much of our Panning 1, yet In ' tobacco products. .There is ab
the formative period We are -study- 8olutely no foundation In fact for
lng many mill, in this and other tar-, th.M cnarees... Mr. Ma,oney asserted,
rltorles In order that when we do. ,
build we will have the very best
there Is.
"Everything that we build will be
the latest. There will be no second
hand machinery brought from the
south. We expect to profit In the
building of our plants In Oregon by
our many years of experience In the
south. The mills must be as nearly
perfect as possible. The town which
is to be erected "must be the very
best and most up to date that can
be built.
"In fact, we are moving very care
fully In the development here. There
are with me the chief tf fleers of
the company who are studying every
detail of the plans so that improve
ment cau be made at every necessary
point.
of course. It goes without saying
that with our development there will
bo large employment of labor. Such
a development as we have In con
templation means the putting- Into cir
culation a large amount of money."
When Mr. Long was asked as to
reported purchases of other proper
tie, he answered:
"(Jur present idea is to build new
mills, using In them new material so
that they will be up to date in every
particular."
rrellmlaary Work, Be Doae.
While the officers and engineers of
the Long-Bell Lumber company are
making their studies and completing
the plans for the development In Ore
gon, all preliminary work will be
completed around the holdings already
purchased. According to Mr. Long,
the building of the mill at Kelso and
the laying of the railroad which
will be necessary will await reduc
tion In the price of machinery and
building materials to a level which he
raid already has been reached by
lumber.
In the meantime, all preliminary
!ata will be completed so that con
struction work can begin Immediately
conditions are right. It will take
two years to erect the mill and build
Order to Move Office From Base
ment of Courthouse Is Believed
to Have Been Cause.
ST. HELENS, Or. Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) M. F. Hazen, justice of the
peace in the St. Helens district for
the last three years and who became
widely known through heavy fines
collected from motorist on the lower
Columbia river highway, today tend
ered his resignation to the Columbia
county court, effective tomorrow.
Cause of the resignation was the re
cent action of the court In ordering
Justice Hazen to move his office from
the basement of the courthouse,
where, it was said, crowded Quarters
no longer would permit him space
there.
As he stepped out of office. Justice
Hazen stated that, while he had kept
no record of his fees from fines col
lected from automobile and truck
drivers, he estimated that for 1921
they aggregate approximately (2500.
This amount is greater than the sal
ary of any Columbia county official.
The justice reaped his richest har
vest and came Into the limelight last
summer when heavy penalties were
meted out to motorists, many of them
tourists, who were taken into custody
by special speed officers and haled
Into court at St. Helens. Many of
these motorists Insisted that they had
not exceed the epeed limit.
During the height of the eummer
season receipts of Justice Hazen's of
fice were estimated to have been (300
to $400 a month, a large portion of
which was derived from the speed
cases.
The recent order of the county
in ousting the justice of the peace
from his quarters In the courthouse
basement was accompanied only by
the explanation: "Lack of room for
your office."
As the time drew near for the re
moval, Justice Hazen was said to
have grown irate. The reason for his
resignation was attributed only to the
court's action, and nothing was said
of the protests over the piling up of
money from fines.
Three years of the term of the jus
tice of the peace remain to be served.
No action has yet been taken
toward naming a successor.
DIPLOMATIC CORPS DINED
President and Mrs. Harding Revive
Function After Six Years.
WASHINGTON-, D. C, Jan. 19. The
president and Mrs. Harding tonight
were hosts to the diplomatic corps at
the first c'iplomatic dinner of the new
administration. Tonight's dinner was
also the first formal function of 'he
kind at the White House in about
six years, as President Wilson elim
inated formal White House functions
as a war economy measure.
Among the 80 guests were the am
bassadors, ministers and charge d'af
falres of all the foreign governments
represented at Washington, the secre
tary of statj and Mrs. Hughes, Prince
and Prlncees Camtacuzene and others.
TOBACCO COMBINE DENIED
Conspiracy to Keep Vp Jobbing
Prices Declared Fallacy".
NEW YORK, Jan. 19. Thomas J.
Maloney, president of the P. Lorillard
company, issued a statement today
denying that his concern, as charged
by the federal trade commission, In
a report to the United States senate.
I had conspired to depress prices of
j tobacco and had connived with job-
ROADS HELD HANDICAPPED
Too Much Restriction and Interfer
ence, Says Executive.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 19. Too much
legislative restriction and govern
mental Interference has made ,t Im
possible since the return of the rail
roads to private control for them to
earn as much as 3 per cent on their
investments, Cherles Donnelly, resi
dent of the Northern Pacific railway,
declared today.
The statement was made In an ad
dress before the 32d annual conven
tion of the Northwestern Lumber
men's association.
GOVERNMENT IS PRODDED
Western Senators Want Action on
Department Reforms.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 19. De
lay In formation of the administration
plan for reorganizing government de
partments to make them more effi
cient and less costly was deplored in
the senate today by republican and
democratic senators.
Senators Smout of Utah and Jones
of Washington, republicans, sa:d the
president should compel department
heads who differ to "get together."
BABIES CARED FOR HERE
Portland, Seattle and St. Paul In
fant Mortality Rates Lowest.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C.. Jan. 19. Portland.
Or., Seattle and St. Paul had the low
est Infant mortality rates of 51 cities
In the United States In 1921. according
to figures announced by the census
bureau today.
While the rate for the group of 81
cities was 74 to each 1000 births, the
rate for Portland, Seattle and St.
I'aui as II t9 each 1000 ImUu,
Stage Appears to Be Set,
Declares Hoover.
PEACE EFFORTS ARE SLOWED
What Government Will Do Is
Not Indicated.
CLASH TO BE OVER PAY
Certain Pennsylvania Operators
Declare They Will Not Re
new Negotiations.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 19.
Warning of an impending general
strike in the country's coal Industry
was given today by Secretary
Hoover, who declared that the public
should know what to expect when
the national agreements covering the
wages and working conditions of
miners expire April 1.
"The stage," he said, "appears to
be set for a strike In the bituminous
coal fields about the last of March."
Mr. Hoover did not indicate what
the government's plans for meeting
such an emergency were but said
there had been no conferences be
tween representatives of the admin
istration and the miners and oper
ators for about six weeks.
Some Alarm Entertained.
The impression was gained that the
administration regards with no undue
alarm the possible approach of such
a strike situation.
As the time has approached for the
execution of new. wage scales and
working contracts between the min
ors and employers In the union fields,
negotiations have twice been started
between the mine workers and em
ployers with Mr. Hoover, representing
the government, taking a tentative
part. Operators in the union fields
declaring that non-union coal-produc
ing territory has been taking an in
creasing proportion of the business,
have announced their purpose of re
ducing wages when the contract ex
pires, while John L. Lewis, pres'dent
of the United Mine Workers, has as
serted that the union men could ac
cept no reductions, but would seek
increases.
Some Operators Balk.
Ordinarily wage negotiations in the
bituminous industry have begun be
tween an organization of operators
In the central competitive field, in
cluding Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, and the union. The
agreement reached in this area has
been the basis of similar agreements
In all the union outlying districts.
Certain of the Pennsylvania oper
ators have given notice that they
would not renew the wage negotia
tions th;s year, claiming that West
Virginia scales, especially nonunion,
were the chief competitive factor.
Secretary Hoover some weeks ago
Induced the operators to meet with
President Lewis and submitted a
proposition that the entire question
be submitted to arbitration. This the
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Experiment Conducted on Oregon
Man Is Directed at Sympa
thetic Nervous System.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 19 (Special.)
An operation in sympathectomy, be
lieved to be the first ever performed
In the United States, by which an ef
fort was made to alleviate the pain
In the stump of an arm which had
been amputated, was undergone yes
terday at a local hospital by a pa
tient of Drs. F. H. Thompson and C. A.
Downs, Salem surgeons.
The operation, the theory of which
was discovered by Dr. Rene Lerlche,
famous surgeon of Lyons, France, was
performed here on the left arm of
Marlus Sahuc, a resident of southern
Oregon. Already the pain In his arm
Is said by Mr. Sahuc to be diminished.
To what degree the unique operation
will be a success cannot yet be de
termined. In Mr. Sahuc's case, it was said, the
regular nerve supply from the central
nervous system had been cut at a
previous operation performed in Port
land. Continued pain, however, re
sulted and local physicians concluded
that the pain was being transferred
by means of the sympathetic nervous
system.
With the understanding that the
extraordinary operation was to be
performed merely as an experiment,
Mr. Sahuc requested that the doctors
proceed. An opening was made over
the brachial artery In order to take
off a cuff of the outer coat of that
artery which contains a plexus of the
sympathetic nervous system. It was
but recently that Dr. Lerlche came to
America to read a paper on his theory
of sympathectomy.
WALLOWA SCHOOL BURNED
Building Considered Among Best of
Its Kind in State.
WALLOWA. Or., Jan. 19. (Special.)
The Wallowa high school, a three
story brick building, burned to the
ground last night. It was considered
one of the best-equipped high schools
in the state, containing full equip
ment for manual training, domestic
science, commercial and agricultural
courses, besides the seventh . and
eighth grades and regular high
school courses. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
The thermometer stood at 24 de
grees below sero at the time of the
fire. Although water was available,
the entire building was enveloped In
flames before the fire was discovered.
The gymnasium and grade buildings
located on the same grounds were
not damaged. Tatal insurance Is $34,
000, which probably will cover about
two-thirds of the loss.
LA GRANDE HOME BURNED
Mrs. L. C. Henderson, ly Heroic
Effort, Saves Children.
LA GRANDE, Or.. Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) The L. C. Henderson home
here was destroyed by fire this morn
ing, the loss being estimated at close
to $5000, with $3000 Insurance. Mrs.
Henderson had started a fire In the
dining-room stove, which became
overheated and set fire to the house.
The flames spread so rapidly that It
was only by heroic efforts that Mrs.
Henderson saved her two children.
Owing to the extreme cold, some
of the fire hydrants were frozen and
difficulty was experienced in fighting
the blaze.
BESIDE THE CHILDREN WHO
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No Assurance Is Given, However,
That Bronchial Attack Has
Been Checked.
ROME. Jan. 19. (By the Associated
Press.) The physicians attending
Pope Benedict, Drs. Battaistinl and
Blgnlni, after their evening visit, de
scribed the bronchial affliction from
which the pope Is suffering as taking
the usual course. The temperature
was slightly more than 100, a little
higher than In the morning.
The Vatican appears to feel that the
pope's illness 1 not grave. Dr.
March tafava, noted medical authority,
has consulted with the other physi
cisns. Monslgnor MIgone celebrated mass
this morning In an apartment adjoin
ing the pope's bedroom. The door to
the elck room remained open so that
the pontiff might hear. Many diplo
mats visited the Vatican today seek
ing news; all of them were received
In the ante-chamber, none being per
mitted to disturb the patient.
It was said that the pope con
tracted his present illness last Thurs
day after he had celebrated mass In
Matllde chapel In the. presence of the
college of propaganda. He received
visitors and attended to his usuai
pontifical duties until Tuesday. He
has suffered from coughing spells,
due to Irritation of the bronchi, and
has shown considerable restlessness.
Notwithstanding the optimism, there
was no assurance that the attack had
been checked. All that could be said
at the Vatican was that the physi
cians hoped to prevent the spread of
the disease and avoid complications.
LONDON, Jan. 19. A Central News
dispatch from Rome says that accord
ing to the Tribuna tbe pope's tem
perature was higher tjan during the
day and that symptoms of pneumonia
had developed.
BONUS ACTION DEMANDED
Former Service Men In House Ex
asperated Over Delay.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 19 Im
mediate action by the house on a sol
dier bonus bill was demanded today
by republican members who formerly
were In the military service.
The former service men at a confer,
ence decided to seek a caucus of the
entire republican membership next
Wednesday night at which it is
planned to "submit a resolution in
structing the ways and means com
mittee immediately to present to the
house an adjusted compensation bill.
A statement issued by Representa
tives Fish of New York and Johnson
of South Dakota, both of whom saw
service in France, declared that for
mer service members have become
"exasperated over the delay in the
pasageiof an adjusted compensation
law." f
EXPLOSION SHAKES TOWN
Section of Brockton, Mass., Shoe
Plant Blows Vp.
BROCKTON, Mass.. Jan. 19 An ex
plosion at the Elliott Shoe company's
plant shook the north end of the city
late this afternoon. Several lesser
explosions followed.
Examination showed that only one
man was missing. The explosion was
In the box toe plant of the E. L.
Gowdy company, which occupied the
building with the Elliott company.
Two persons were injured. Three
buildings were destroyed. The prop
erty loss was only $25,000.
TALK THAT WAY,
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School Director Resents
Dodging of Question.
HEARING IS SENSATIONAL
Date When Girls Checked
Corsets Is Asked.
DR. WILSON KEEPS SILENT
Temperance Leader Refuses
Give Data Requested by
Mr. Woodward.
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PI BL1C SCHOOL DAWCE SITU
ATION IN URIEK.
MethodUst Episcopal ministers
and others file formal charges
against dances and board of ed
ucation hears both sides of case
for more than two and one-half
hours.
Dr. Clarence True Wilson,
general secretary of Methodist
temperance board, is charged
with cowardice by Director
Woodward because he declines
to mention names or to state
what high school dance he knew
of where the girls "bad to take
off their corsets."
Dr. Wilson charges he was
insulted by board when com
pelled to be sworn and defiles
the directors.
Affidavits to support charges
are required by board to be filed
In the next week, at latest
Thursday night.
Dr. Clarence True Wilson, general
secretary of the board of temperance,
prohibition and public morals of the
Methodist Episcopal church, with
headquarters In Washington, D. C,
but formerly pastor In. Grace and
Centenary pulpits of the denomina
tion here, was charged w'th coward
ice by W. F. Woodward, prominent
merchant and member of the board
of education of school district No. 1,
last night during a highly sensational
mass- meeting which packed Lincoln
high school auditorium from top to
bottom.
Director Woodward asserted that
Dr. Wilson had charged on the pre
vious night that in a Portland high
school at a dance girls were com
pelled to remove their corsets and
park them before the boys would
dance with them, otherwise they
would be classed as "ironclads" and
ostracized, as boys would not take
them as partners.
"At what school and at what time
did this- occur?" demanded Mr. Wood
ward, after Dr. Wilson had concluded
the reading of formal charges filed
on behalf of the ministers of the
Methodist and other churches in pro
test against the school dances per
mitted by the board of education in
school buildings.
Question la Parried.
Dr. Wilson parried the question,
saying he would prefer to make this
public to the board or a committee
of the board later; that he was not
In readiness, because of an agremenl
with the committee of churchmen not
to state names and places before a
crowd of several hundred people.
Upon being again asked to name
the school and place Dr. Wilson re
plied that he would not do so, but de
clared that, about five years ago, as
he had been "reliably Informed," girls
In one of the high school dances did
park their corsets.
At thfstatement "five years ago" a
section of ; the crowd yelled as if in
derision.
Dr. Wilson concluded by saying.
"but I have been informed today that
It is not customary now, because the
girls no'not wear corsets," and there
was another outburst of yelling, min
gled with hisses.
Thrust GireM by Cheers.
'I want to say," went on Dr. Wil
son, "that tr. Woodward knows of
my former association with pastor
ates here and he knows full well
that. In asking me these things, he
is asking me to betray confidences
gained in the performance of a sacred
duty. He knows that, as a minister,
I have received information I could
not have gotten in any other manner,
and to ask me to betray these things
is manifestly unfair." Cheers greeted
this thrust.
"Dr. Wilson, as closely as I have
been associated with you and much
as I have thought of you in times
past, I say that you have been asked
a fair question and have evaded It in
a most cowardly manner."
Another outburst of applause fol
lowed, but at its close Dr. Wilson was
on his feet and hurled back at Mr.
Woodward this rejoinder:
"You insulted me last night, sir,
when I started to make a statement,
by making me hold up my hand and
be sworn, and I resent It; you under
took to puTna on oath, when, as a
matter of fact,' you had no right
whatever so to do. We appeared here
as complainants against dancing in
the public schools as petitioners. If
you please, to you to abolish what
Oxford Professor Declures Tliat
Rctcrsul of Sex Before BlrtU
Is Possible.
(Copyright br the New Tork tVorl. Pub
lished by Arrangement.)
LONDON. J.n. 19. (Special cable.)
Professor Julian S. Huxley, lectur
ing at the Royal Soolety of Art last
night, made the remarkable state
ment that a reversal of aex U possi
ble before birth. First, he dealt at
length with the possibility, la the not
far distant future, of determining be
fore Its birth, what the sex of a child
wilt be.
Biological experiments, he said, are
being carried out in this country and
Germany, and already there Is evi
dence that the ratio of mala offspring
I to female oan be made to fluctuate
ucdr artificial conditions. It is a
practical possibility that means may
be found by which the sex of human
beings oan bo reversed before birth by
the injection of soma chemical sub
stance. Continuing, Professor Huxley said:
"Several results follow from the
consideration of human sexual ab
normality in the light of recent work
on animals. The first is therapeutic.
There is a distinct theoretical possi
bility that cases of sexual perversion
may be cured by Injection or by
grafting. The second result is legal.
It Is highly probable that there are
human intersexes who are neither
male nor female, but are definitely
intermediate in sex. If so, then it
must be wrong for the law to assign
a normal sex to them, for they be
long to a third category. If it should
be proved that this third category is
biologically a real one, then the law
should recognize it."
Professor Huxley is a grandsof) of
the great Huxley and inherit no
considerable measure of his grandfa
ther's genius for scientific research.
The younger Huxley, who lectures at
Oxford university, has made some
bold and original experiments In sex
control and in the attempt to prolong
the span of human life.
McARTHUR G0ES UP NOTCH
Oregon Man Has Fifth Place on
House Naval Committee.
THE OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 19. Repre
sentative McArtbur was elevated to
day to fifth place on tbe house com
mittee on naval affairs, which has 21
members, succeeding Representative
Peters of Maine, who was recently
appointed to tbe federal bench. It !
understood that Mr. McArthur will
move up another notch In a short
time, taking the place of Representa
tive Hicks of New York, who is slated
for a diplomatic appointment.
At this rate of progress the Oregon
representative cannot fail to reach
the chairmanship of this Important
committee within a comparatively
brief time If he remains In congress.
FOURTH SUSPECT HELD
Police Say Man Has $20,700 of
$1,500,000 Loot on Person.
NEW YORK. Jan. 19. A fourth ar
rest In the hunt for those guilty ot
the $1,500,000 mall , theft of July 8.
1921. which occurred between the New
York postof flee and Washington, came
today, when inspectors and police ar
rested Mark von Eschen of the Bronx,
who. they said, had $2!". 700 of the
stolen bonds In his possession.
Three weeks ago Mrs. Aue Attell,
former wife of the pugilist, and two
men. Harry Cohen and Sol tielh. were
arrested In connection with the case.,
They ore on bond for examination
February 11.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 28
desreei; minimum, li decrees.
TODAY'S Generally fair, not so cold;
wine mostly southerly.
Foreign.
Illness of pope changes but little. Pass 1.
France demands full payment by Germany.
fas 4.
Pre-natal reversal of sex declared possible.
Pa I.
National.
Hoover sounds warning of Impending coai
strike, rage 1-
ExeeiKlon of Yank at front related. Pase 2.
Treaty on naviea nearly In shape. Page 1.
Tightening of laws on Immigration likely.
Pag. .
Publishing of China treaties la favored.
Page 2.
Domestic.
Mu.band really picked by women. Page in.
Girl's memory fail, on wltnesa stand at
ArbucKle trial. rtse
Goat's goatee wins fame for whole apeclea.
Page 20.
French tenor fights directorship of Mary
Garden, rage a.
Nortbweat.
Operation on Oregon man easea pain In
amputated arm. Page 1.
Justice Haien. who grew fat on autoleta'
fines, resigns at tit. Helens. Page 1.
Sheriff to direct men by radio. Page S.
Sporta.
Johnnv Wilson barred rrom fighting her..
Page 14.
Interclub amateur bouts to be staged evary
month. Pago 14.
Thomaa L Turner appointed manager of
Beavers. Page 14.
Cash held offered high school athletes.
Page 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Country buying prices do not follow iocs!
wheat advance. Page 20.
Chicago market strengthened by estimate
of small farm reserves. Pag 20.
Suppl of atoclts greater u.an demand.
Paga 21.
French line craft to drop cargo at Mexico.
Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Minlstera Indorse community cheat drive.
Page 22.
Rigid regulation of drug manufacture
urged. Page 13.
Paul M. Warburg recommends further de
flation. Page 20.
Dr. F.ndford Whiting loses fight for son.
Pag" 22-
Great northwest conference of Methodlota
opena. Page 7.
Gigar-tlc lumber operatlona In Oregon
loAm. Page J.
ljl iaafeiaLCJ, ia OU&a, fail 1.
FURTHER FREEZING LIKELY
Skating at Laurelhurst Park
Today Promised.
LAKE FRESHLY FLOODED
Ico Fans Complain of Rouglincss
on Surface of Pond In
City Playgrounds.
WARMER HEATH KR PRE
DICTED FOR KORTHWKST.
The weather forecast for to
day, as regards Portland and
vicinity, was: Fair, not so cold;
winds mostly southerly.
The following were the mini
mum temperatures reported
from Pacific northwest points
yesterday:
Portland 17 above.
The Dalles 7 below.
Vancouver 10 above.
Astoria 33 above.
Salem 15 above
Hood River 9 below.
Seattle 24 above.
Spokane 3 below.
Pullman, Wash. 22 below.
Taklma, Wash. 7 below.
Wenatchee, Wash. 3 below.
Waila Walla. Wash. 3 above.
WiStsburg, Wash. 21 below
Dallas 10 above. k
Marsh field 19 above. 1
Gaston 18 above.
La Grande 22 below. t
Brownsville 15 above.
WhlteSalmon. Wash. 24above. I
Grants Pass 12 above. t
Baker IS below.
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Snow was falling at various points
in the Pacific northwest last night,
with warmer weather predicted gen
erally, and already present In many
districts. The prediction for Portland
and vicinity for today was: Fair;
not so cold; winds mostly southerly!
The minimum here Wednesday night
was 17 above tero.
Astoria was the nearest point at
which snow was reported, and only
flurries frll there throughout th
day. Aberdeen, Wash., had half lf
Inch of snow, and Everett, Wash.,
reported a snow storm with rising
temperature. Seattle had a light full
of snow.
East of the mountains there was
some moderation, although Spokane
reported 3 degrees bejow gero, and
Pullman. Wash., 22 below.
Seattle Expects Rata.
Wet streets and desultory snow '
flurries marked slowly moderating-
weather conditions In Seattle. The
minimum temperature Wednesday
night was 24 degrees above sero anil
Seattleitea were rejoicing over the
weather forecaster' announcement
that the cold wave was moving south
The prediction of snow for tomorrow
was taken to mean rain here. In view
of the receding mercury. Indication
were that the temperature was moder
ating generally throughout western
Washington.
Continued sub-zero temperatures
were reported from eastern and cen
tral Washington, with moderation
towards night. Yakima reported 7 be.
low, Wenatchee 3 below and Walla
Walla 3 above. At Waitsburg the
temperature was reported unofficially
as 21 below zero last night.
Everett, Wash., reported snow fall
ing this morning, with prospects of a
rising temperature. The thermome
ter stood at 24 above, as compared
with 9 above Tuesday nlglit.' At Bel
lingham It was 29 above, compared
with yesterday's year's record of 13.
Aberdeen reported a temperature of
21 above.
Clouds Change CoDdltloas.
Low-hanging clouds were the prin
cipal feature of yesterday's weather
developments locally. Tbey made the
minimum temperature higher and the
maximum temperature lower than
those of the. day before. Wednes
day's low mark of 16 degrees stood
as the record for the season to date
because the clouds kept the earth
from cooling off a much yesterday
as Wednesday. Seventeen degrees
was the minimum yesterday morning.
The clouds had the opposite effect
yesterday afternoon, when they kept
the sun off tbe frozen earth aud the
best the official thermometer could
do was 28 degrees, holding this po
sition from 5 to 8 P. M. Wedne-
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HOI'RI.Y TEMPFRATI REH AT
PORTLAND 1ESTERUA Y.
Hour. Deg.lHour. Deer.
1 A. M 19 10 A. M ,.20
2 A. M 18:11 A M 22
3 A. M 17,12 M 25
4 A. M. 171 1 l M 2.1
6 A. M 17! 2 P. M 2
A. M 18 3 P M 27
7 A. M 1 Hi 4 P. M 27
8 A. M 18i B P. M ., 18
9 A. M. 19, 8 P. M 2S
I 7 P M 27
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