Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1922)
Entered at Portland fOrjron Ptnofflc aa Second-c!asi Matter. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECE3IBER 8, 1933 28 PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS FIGHTS NAVY DEPARTMENT REORGANIZES FLEET SITE LUNCHEON TENDERED -TIGER STATE WILL DISMISS , BRIDGE IS PROPOSED IRISH LIIKEfi AUTO DEMOLISHED; S HENRY-AND-ME CASE OVER GOLDEN GATE MAN BADLY INJURED GREEK EXPUlSi LAIN BY REBEL TOLL IS 3 LUES ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC CON TINGENTS MERGED. KANSAS GOVERNOR' DROPS PLAN FOR SPAN 6700 FEET i ' LONG SUBMITTED. ROBERT D. WILLIAMS, 23, HAS PROSECUTION OF EDITOR. FRACTURED SKULL. VOL. LXI NO. 19,361 OREGON 1 AMERICA Turk Plan to Comb Con stantinople Rapped. STRONG POSITION IS TAKEN Compulsory Movement Population Opposed. of OTHERS. JOIN IN STAND I'rance, England aud Italy Also Strongly Advise Kemalists to Change Plans. LAUSANNE, Dec. 7. (By the As sociated Press.) True to its tradi tional humanitarian policy, the United States government took a strong position at the near-eastern peace conference today in protest ing agrainst expulsion of the Greek population from Constantinople. Apprehension that the Turks would insist on deporting all the Greeks from their sacred city proved to be well founded, when at a meeting ; command the United States fleet, today of the sub-commission on theihile Admiral Eberle, now com exchange of populations a Turkish manding the Pacific fleet, takes the representative announced that de- I rar.ij 0j vice-admiral and commander jiariure ui ail me ureess was a feature of their programme concern ing the adjustment of populations. Tile American represc .atives then read the following statement: Statement Is Read. "The American delegation is not in accord with the proposals for new compulsory movements of popula tions unless it is clearly shown that good purposes will be served, as might be the case in the exchange of prisoners, or of populations where exchange is necessary to serve humanitarian needs. "Without discrimination between the parties to the negotiation for exchange, the American delegation is unable to approve the movement from Constantinople of the Greek population of that city, particularly under conditions which send an urban people, used to artisanship , and commerce, to a rural district. j Protect Ik Expreflaed. . "We will not hesitate to express, in pursuance of our legitimate humanitarian interests, our protest at any BUch dislodgment of human beings." Subsequently the representatives of France, England and Italy Btrongly advised the Turkish dele gates to change their .minds about sending the Greeks away from Con stantinople. They pointed out that Turkish insistence on such deporta tions would endanger the entire negotiations relative to the exchange of populations and prisoners of war. The Greek ex-premler, Venizelos, declared he wonld not sign any agreement whereby his fellow citi zens would be obliged to leave the city where they had resided for centuries and had done so much for the prosperity of all. Greeks Issue Statement. The Greek delegation Issued a statement that the holy see's appeal in behalf of the Christians in Con stantinople was not based on Greek Information, but on observations by Vatican representatives that the Greeks were being mistreated. Ambassador Child and the heads of the other delegations to the near east conference were asked today to lend their aid in providing a na tional home land for the Armenians. Rev. George R. Montgomery, di rector of the Armenian - American society, visited the delegations sep arately and presented a petition on behalf of those Americans who have given millions of dollars to help the Armenians suffering as a re sult of the war. OBSERVERS ARE CRITICISED Emphatic Assertions Are Declared Made on Subject of Oil. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 7. Kopresentative Connally, democrat, of Texas, declared the function of "observers" should be "keep open eyes and closed mouths," said in the house today that contrary to tliis rule the American "observers" at the Lausanne peace conference h;ul asserted themselves emphatic ally whenever tho "holy question of oil" was brought up. Mr. Connally then read into the record statements that John D. Korkefeller had contributed $15,000 to the republican national commit tee and John D. Rockefeller Jr., had contributed $10,000. He added that the elder Rockefeller also was credited with giving J750 to the re publican congressional committee. At this statement, a member on the republican side exclaimed, "tightwad," and Mr. Connally re torted: "You are right. Only J750 for a congressman who represents only one small district, but $25,000 for I he national committee taking in the whole foreign situation." Discussing the state department's policy, Mr. Connally said America had interested herself in the near eastern situation purely because of petroleum questions and. that the observers at Lausanne had stood (Concluded on Pag 2, Column 1.) Peace-Time Arrangement Assur ing Readiness for War Emer gency Is Announced. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 7. Consolidation of the Atlantic and Pacific fleets into the "United States fleet," with Admiral H. P. Jones In supreme command, and Vice-Admiral B. W. Eberle as commander-in-chief of the "battle fleet" unit, was an nounced tonight by the navy depart ment. The reorganization, the department said, involved no change in any pres ent assignment of ships or navy per sonnel, but was chiefly for the pur pose of effecting a peace-time or ganization that could be carried into a war emergency without change. Under the new plan the United States fleet will consist of the battle fleet, composing the main fighting strength of the navy prepared to en gage an enemy fleet; the scouting fleet, the duty of which would be to locate the enemy preparatory to engagement of the battle fleet; the control force, organized to exercise control of the sea after this had been obtained by action of the battle fleet, and the fleet base force, in tended to support the operations of the fighting forces. The whole organization for pur poses of administration in peace or war would be under command of a single officer with the rank of admiral, no matter how far scat tered its eiements might be. Admiral Jones, now commanding the Atlantic fleet, is the first to of the battle fleet. CHINESE JAIL AMERICANS Two Alleged Offenders Are Sen tenced to Prison. HONGKONG, Dec. 7, (By the As sociated Press.) An engineer and a storekeeper of the American steam ship President Jackson have been sentenced to six months' imprison ment on a charge of trading in arms. HANKOW, Dec. 7. At a consular court hearing Wednesday on the seizure by Rear Admiral Phelps, commander of the American war ships on the Yangsze; of six air planes destined for the Chinese mili tary forces, it has developed that the planes were landed at Hankow on a custom permit issued by the minis ter of war. The customs documents classified the planes as munitions. ine purchase of the planes was financed by the Hongkong-Shanghai bank. .lames Slevin, an5 American arrest ed in connection with the seizure, Is charged with violation of the arms embargo agreement of 1919 and the president's proclamation of Mar'ch, 1922, regarding trading in arms. DENVER'S BREW FATAL Twenty-Six Die From Liquor in 1 1 Months of 1922. DENVER, Colo., Dec. 7. Poison ous liquor in 11 months.of 1922 killed more persons In Denver than in any year since national prohibition be came effective, according to figures compiled today by Miss Florence Leach, register of the bureau of vital statistics. Up to December 1, 26 persons had died in Denver from drinkin poisonous liquor, according to the bureau records. During 1921 poison ous liquor was responsible for 15 deaths. LIFE GREATLY EXTENDED 12 to 14 Years Added by Prog ress in Medical Science. CHICAGO, Dec 7. Twelve to 14 years have been added to the aver age human life In the last half century by the progress in medical science, Dean John M. Dodson of Rush Medical school declared here today in an address before the Uni versity of Chicago forum. Infant mortality, he said, had been cut in half, tuberculosis largely robbed of its terrorr and fevers and epidemics brought under control, but 600.000 still die in the United States annually from preventable diseases. CHIEF'S MESSAGE READY President Is Expected to Address Congress Today. WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 5 The expectation at the White House tonight was that President Harding would deliver his annual address to congress in joint session tomor row. The president was understood to have completed the message and the only question appeared to be how soon it could be sent to the public printer. SLAYER WAIVES HEARING Mrs. Mabel Nichols Waits Action of Klamath Jury. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 7. (Special.) Mrs. Mabel Nichols, con fessed slayer of Robert Greer at the Summit stage station Saturday, and who was brought here following a-n inquest at Crescent, waived prelimi nary hearing in justice court and was bound over to the grand jury. Hail was fixed at J5000, which was not furnished. Because of the unfit ness of the jail for women inmates she was lodged in the county in firmary to await the action of the grand jury, now in session. Harding, CooIidgef Taft and Cabinet Present. LODGE MET FOR FIRST TIME Clemenceau Devotes .Con versation to President. AFFAIR IS INFORMAL Ex-Premier of France Calls on Mrs. Harding and Then Leaves W hite House. "WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec 7. (By the Associated Press.) Georges Clemenceau paid his second visit to the White House today, this time as the honor guest at a state luncheon tendered by President Harding There he met Vice-President Cool- idge, Chief Justice Taft, most of the members of the Harding cabinet and other officers of the federal gover nor. Including Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations. . It was the first time the two had met Clemenceau, president of the Versailles peace conference and one of the authors of the proposed trl partite agreement for the United States, Great Britain and France and Lodge, leader of the senate ma jority party when the Versailles treaty was rejected. Luncheon Informal One. Clemenceau sat next to the presl dent and devoted his conversation principally to the president, Mr, Coolidge and Mr. Taft. Guests who were present said afterwards that the luncheon was informal and the conversation at times general, but that in the main it did not touch upon international policies. After luncheon President Hard ing announced to his guests that Mrs. Harding desired to meet the distinguished visitor and leaving the party, conducted the ex-premier to .the sitting room where Mrs. Hard Ing received him. They chatted for a few minutes Clemenceau express ing the hope that Mrs. Harding soon would be restored to health and she voicing her admiration of his long record of achievements in public affairs. Few Callers Received. Clemenceau then returned with the president to . the waiting guests, made his adieus, struggled into his great coat and took his departure. He was accompanied to his automo bile by Vice-President Coolidge and Chief Justice "Baft after being pho tographed with them on the White House steps. The rest of the rainy, dismal day the tiger spent quietly in the home of Henry White, ex-ambassador to France, who is his Washington host This morning he received a few callers, including Theodore Roose velt, assistant secretary of the navy; John Hays Hammond and Colonel E. M. House. NOT MUCH Test of Ind; rial Court Law Pro- ' hibitin' ike Publicity fBe Pressed. TORI? an Dec. . 7. A tele gram ,int tonight trom tne offic V ,hard J. Hopkins, attor ney O of Kansas, to Roland Boyr v, yon county attorney, di rect , ii to have an order of dis- k, tered tomorrow when the case ot the state . against wmram Allen White is called for trial. , Mr. White is charged with violat ing the Kansas industrial court law by post'ng in the window of the Emporia Gazette, of which news paper he iseditor, a card expressing sympathy for the striking shopmen during the recent railroad strike. EMPORIA, Kan., Dec. 7. William Allen White, editor of the Emporia Gazette, after he had learned that the attorney-general had Instructed the county attorney to dismiss his case for violation of the industrial court law, tonight said he would make a statement regarding the case tomorrow. s BOSTON FLIES FLAG NOW Old Glory Ordered Displayed at AH Public Meetings. BOSTON, Dec. 7. As an echo of the visit to Boston last Saturday of Senator Borah of Idaho, Mayor Cur ley today instructed City Censor Casey to see that the American flag is displayed whenever a public meeting is held. At the close of Senator Borah's address, in which he advocated Im mediate recognition of the Russian, soviet government, John L. Mac Donald, who said he was chairman of the Boston city committee for Americanization, asked the speaker why the American flag was not dis played. A near-riot followed snd MacDonald was given police prote tion. Senator Borah explained that whenever he spoke "American prin ciples were represented." STREET CAR GOES AMUCK Two -Men Injured as Result of Los Angeles Runaway. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7. Two men were injured and traffic on-Broad-way was thrown into confusio'i when -a street csr ran amuck through the shopping district . of Los Angeles late today. In some way the car got beyond control of the motorman and ca reened through three blocks crowded with automobiles and pedestrians before a quick-witted traffic offi cer jumper on the rear end of the runaway and jerked the ttolley off the wire. MISSION ACHIEVES AIM Combination Rail and Water Kates Sonth Established. MEXICO- CITT, Dec. 7. (By the Associated Press.) The special com mission of the southern commercial congress, which has been surveying business conditions in Mexico, left for Washington today. The mission was received by President Obregon and various cabinet members. It was said the delegation had achieved the establishment of com binatlon rail and water rates be tween the United States and Mexico. DOUBT ABOUT ITS REMAINING to Northern Counties Said to Be Feasible. SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 7. A plan for bridging the Golden Gate en trance to San Francisco bay, a gap f.f 6700 feet, thereby connecting Pan Francisco with Marin county, was made public here tonight. Joseph B. Strauss of Chicago, bridge engineer,, working from data furnished by City Engineer -O'Shaughnessy, of San Francisco, has submitted to Mayor Rolph a de sign of an entirely new type of bridge, declared by Mr. O'Shaugh nessy to be both practical and com paratively cheap. No type of bridge proposed previously could stand the stress of so long a span, Mr. Strauss asserted, but he contends he had solved the problem by a combination of the cantilever and suspension types. The proposed bridge would cost $17,250,040, the report to Mayor Rolph says, which includes $1,000, 000 for engineering and surveys. The span would be broken by two tow ers, founded on solid rock. The tow ers would be higher than the Eiffel tuwer. Elevators operating in the towers would carry sight-seers to tie summits, where a. commanding view of the Pacific would be avail able. All coast counties in northern Cal ifornia would be connected with San Francisco without using ferry trans portation, if the proposed bridge were built. No plan for carrying out the project has been made, but it has the unqualified indorsements of city officials and civio organizations, including the San Francisco cham ber of commerce. LESS GASOLINE IS USED October Consumption Is Under That of September. v SALEM, Or, Dec 7. (Special.) Gasoline consumption in Oregon in October showed a decline of approx imately 15 per cent as compared with the previous month, according to a report issued today by Secroi tary of State Kozer. Distillate sales during the same period showed an increase of about 30 per cent.' Up to the present the operation of the motor vehicle fuel tax law has brought to the state treasury $2, P,379.30. Of this amount f39, lS.9-5 has been returned to opera tors of tractprs and other vehicles subject to exemption. During the period January 1 to October 31, 1922, the state received gasoline taxes aggregating $1,004, 954.67. WOMEN PROD PREMIERS Action to Restore World Confi dence Urged at The Hague. THE HAGUE, Dec 7. The con ference of the International Worn- ens' League for Freedom and Peace was opened today under the presl- dency of Miss Jane Addams of Chi cago. A resolution proposed by the Brit ish delegation and unanimously adopted urges., the allied premiers, at their forthcoming meeting In Lon don, to devise reconstruction meas ures which will restore confidence throughout the world, thus making possible stabilization of exchange, build up International commerce and renew international competition. OPEN NOW. Viaduct From San Francisco Another on Way to Par liament Wounded. . RECENT THREAT FULFILLED Sean Hailes, Supporter of Government, Dead. COMPANION IN HOSPITAL Mlnfsters and Others Who Or dered Recent Executions Are . Warned of Punishment. DUBLIN, Dec. 7. (By the Assoe elated Press.) Sean Hailes, a deputy of the Irish parliament, was shot and killed today as he was leaving the Ormond hotel for par liament, accompanied by Brigadier General Patrick O'Maille, who was sworn in as deputy speaker of the house yesterday. General O'Maille was seriously wounded, being shot in the head and arm. - General O'Maille underwent an immediate operation and tonight was reported c.oing as well as could be expected. An official statement from army headquarters said that his condition was not critical. The shooting of the deputies was in ' fulfillment 'of a threat. The names not only of the ministers who ordered the recent executions, but of all members of the Dail Eireann who voted in favor of repressive meas-. ures, were published in a blacklist and the men were warned that they would be held responsible. Hailes was a prominent supporter of the government and had been a strenuous fighter against the Eng lish. He was one of Michael Col lins' closest personal friends. In 1916 he was arrested by the British at Cork and kept in prison for nine months. He was the chief agent in holding the Irish volunteers to gether in southwest and west Cork and took part In many ambushes against the British. . He was in charge of the Bandon battalion from 1917 to 1922 and in April took office as brigadier-general in the same area, and since that time had been a major-general in the armed defense forces of the government. He voted for the Anglo-Irish treaty in the Dail Eireann in January. Sean Hailes' brother Tom, is one of the chief irregular leaders and is still fighting against the govern ment. Tom Hailes is the man who is reported to have accepted re sponsibility for the ambush in which Michael Collins met his death. There was a report also that after the killing of Collins Tom Hailes of fered to throw down his arms and join the national forces but ihe never did so. ULSTER GOES ITS OWN WAX Premier Craig Sees No Hope of Union in Ireland. BELFAST, Dec. 7. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Premier Sir James Craig, accompanied by the marquis of Londonderry,, leader of the sen ate, and Colonel Spender, secretary to the Ulster cabinet, started for London tonight, bearing an address to the king, contracting Ulster out of the Irish' free state. The . address was voted unani mously by both houses of the Ulster parliament today in less than half an hour. In. his explanatory speech in the house of commons Premier Craig declared it was useless to hold out any present hopes that Ulster would go under the Dublin parliament and added that the moment such a ques tion arose he would refuse to re main premier. The only possible course to secure happiness in Ire land was for the north and south each to go its own way. The premier's whole attitude was against any accommodation with the south. He said the northern parliament would have nothing whatever to do wth the boundary commission, provided for under an agreement wh'ctt he described as a bargain entered into by the wrong people behind the back of the north ern government. He admitted that if representatives in the northern part of the border counties could ar rive at an agreement that, some thing could be done there in the border arrangements he would not stand in the way of approving such an agreement. He insisted, however, that noth ing could be done in the way of bringing an amendment act through the British house of commons. REBELS CAPTURE BARRACKS One" Man Killed anu 1 5 Wounded at Ballymakeera. CORK. Dec. 7. (By the Associated Press.) Two hundred rebels cap- Ltured the barracks at Ballymakeera, near Macroom, yesterday, killing one rran and wounding 15.- The rebels took 90 prisoners, including Com mandant Mooney, rffter a fight last ing several hours, but released them later. The fight was the fiercest yet re ported in county Cork.' Before ad- (Concluded on Page 2, Column 2. Machine Struck by Street Car on Sandy ; Boulevard; Driver Escapes With Bruises. Robert D. Williams, aged 23, Seventeenth and Belmont streets, suffered a fractured skull and pos sible internal injuries about 7 o'clock last night when an automo bile in which he was riding collided with an eastbound Hose City Park streetcar at East Twenty-first street and Sandy boulevard. The automo bile was driven by J. W. Wick. 424 East Forty-fifth street, who escaped with slight bruises. The automobile was going north on East Twenty-first street and turned west into Sandy boulevard directly Into the path of the street car, according to a report made to police. E. A. Peterson, motorman on the streetcar, applied his brakes in a futile effort to stop the car. The rautomobile was wrecked. E. F. Mc Cready, 1754 Stanton 'street, was conductor of the streetcar. Williams was knocked unconscious and was taken to St. Vincent's hos pital. Wick was able to go home. Wallace Reed, 18, suffered a frac tured collarbone when an automo bile he was driving skidded into ditch along the Canyon road about two miles from the city yesterday afternoon. He was taken to St. Vin cent's hospital. Reed is employed in the Portland parking station. Broadway and Salmon street, and lives at Gates Junction. ZETA KAPPA PSI ELECTS Ten Girls at University Pledged as Members. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, En gene, Dec. 7. (Special.) 2eta Kapp. Psi, women's national honor ary debating society, today elected ten g'.rls to membership as the re sult of the inter-organization de bates which closed Tuesday night. The girls who were pledged were Marion Lay, The Dalles; Winifred Graham, North Bend; Myrtle Pel ker, Margarot Morrison, Hood River; Virginia Pearson, Portland; Rosalia Keber, Mount Angel; Mildred Grain, Portland; Eugenia Srtickland, Kern phis, Tenn., Frances Simpson, Port land, and Julia Raymond, Tacoma, Wash Zett Kappa Psi was installed at the university In 1916 and has been prominent in forensic activities ever since -; - REBTLS CAPTURE TOWN Martial Law Reported Proclaimed Over All of Bulgaria. (Chicago Tribune Foreign Nc Service.) ROME, Dec 7. lews from Sofia reports revolutionary movements on the part of the Macedonian autonomists.- The rebels are reported to have taken the city of Kustendil, 100 kilometers from Sofia, and thence to have begun a march on Sofia with the intention of over throwing the Stambouliski govern ment. The revolutionists are- said to number over 15,000 under the lead ership of General Protoceroff. It is further reported that mar tial law was proclaimed over the whole of Bulgaria late last night. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS THE WEATHER. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 33 degrees; minimum, 29 degrees. Gen erally fair; variable winds. Foreign. Irish lawmaker on way to parliament shot and killed. Page 1. America fights Turk plan to expel Greeks from Constantinople. Page 1. National. Harding entertains Tiger at state lunch t eon. Page 1. Parts of shipping bill favored In senate committee. Page 2. Navy department announce! consolida tion of Atlantic and Pacific fleets. Page 1. 0 Idaho fights for rail merger. Page 3. Wets and drys clash in house on pro hibition tuna, .rage t. Domestic. I State of Kansas orders dismissal of famous "Henry-and-me" case. Page 1. Wide search made for Mrs. Phillips. Page 3. United States called most wasteful na tion. Page 1. Ford's personality declared elusive. Page 4. Pacific Northwest. Death list in Eugene fire increased to seven. Page 13. College of Puget Sound completes quota of $250,000. Page 13. Sports. Klepper case to be taken into courts. Page 14. Washington and Franklin may play off title tie for benefit of Community Chest. Page IS. Minor leaguers conclude annual session. Page 14. Lively ball talk alibi stuff, declares Matty. Page 14. Commercial and Marine. Hop prices decline with subsidence of demand. Page 26. Bond market irregular at close. Page 27. Prices of wools past peak, theory. Page 27. New York market advance keeps up. Page 27. Grain market hits easy selling. Page 26. President of Yakashita Steamship com pany predicts great future for Port of Portland. Page 12. Cooking. Exercises to mark closing day of Ore gonian's free cooking school. Page 18. Portland 'and Vicinity. -Portland flour mills sold for $1,172,670. Page 20. Plastic surgery urged on dentists. Page 20. Plan for city sale of lots held for taxes is outlined. Page 17. Death-defying act tomorrow to aid Chest drive. Page 17. Changes in primary law to be -proposed to legislature. Page 28. Eddvs supporters keep up. courage. Page 18. Oregon storm toll is three lives. Page 1. Auto wrecked by street car and man seriously injured. Page 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 12. ' Many Injuries Reported as Result of Snow. HIGHWAY MAY BE BLOCKED Frozen Drifts Difficult for Plows to Handle. , FAIR WEATHER FORECAST Baker Is Coldest Point in State, . With Temperature of IS j Degrees Above Zero. The storm has taeen ' a toll ot three lives in Oregon, besides caus ing a number of more or less ser ious accidents. The dead are: Adolph Croupe, 23, who perished in a heavy storm in the Catherine creek hills, near La Grande, and David Linn, owner of the Eugene Sand & Gravel company, and Henry Nestle, one of his employes, both of whom were drowned in the Willamette river near .Eugene while repairing a caole broken by the high water. An interesting sidelight on Oregon weather was furnished by the fact that a magnolia tree in a dooryard at Oregon City continued blooming despite the fact that there was snow on the ground. There are about a dozen blossoms on the tree. Among those injured In accidents as a result of the storm was Ken neth Folck, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Folck of Hood Kiv -. The boy -suffered a broken leg in a coasting accident, and Charles Tucker, 16, of Camas, who was ser iously injured in a similar accident. Pendleton reported many minor automobile accidents, with no fatali ties, although no details were fur bished. It was said that many farmers had discarded their automo biles and were traveling in hacks and sleighs. -Central Oregon Ronds Blocked. The Dalles reported that all the main highways connecting central Oregon with the outside world were blocked by snow, with probability that continued snowfall would make the situation worse. At The Dalles -the snow was 11 inches deep, with1 heavier falls in the interior. Kent reported two feet of snow on the level, and Moro and Wasco 17 and 18 inches respectively. Tin lower Hood river valley re ported" that a storm yesterday had added five inches to the foot of snow already on the ground. It was predicted that if the storm con tinued another 12 hours the Colum bia river hlphway would be blocked. Drift;) on the highway were frozen, making the work of snow plows difficult. The highway was pass- able from Pendleton to Portland yesterday. Generally fair weather was pre dicted for the entire state today, with gentle northerly winds. Fair weather with variable winds was predicted for Portland. Baker Coldest Point. Baiter was the coldest point In Oregon yesterday, according to tha weatber bureau report. Tho min imum temperature was 18 above zero at 5 A. M., with a maximum of 28 ab-.ive. The minimum temperature here was 29 above zero, with a maximum of 83. , He.ena, Mont., was the coldest point in the United States, according' to the. report, with 10 degrees below zero. Winnipeg had a similar temp erature, while Calgary reported 18 degrees below zero. Marshfield reported a minimum of 28 degrees and a maximum ol 48; Medford had a minimum of 40, and North Head had- a maximum of 18 and a minimum of 86. Snowfall, although piling up In patches and mantling pretty thickly in a few of the suburbs, notably Woodlawn, Montavilla and Rose City, was In Portland of negligible consistency, too evanescent to meas ure in the instruments. The rail way and bus services were not bothered. Rainfall Below Normal. Cessation of rain in the back country valleys caused the river to drop three inches today. The reading was 3.7 feet at 5 P. M. The sea off the mouth of the Columbia was calm and cold. Mariners were a little wary of it, however, because of uncertain drifting clouds. The matter which is chiefly worrying the weather bureau Is the fact that this year's rainfall is be hind its schedulee&nd will have to do some frantic business to catch, up and be normal by Christmas. The total rainfall since September 1, 1922, has been 11.39 Inches compared with a normal of 13.66 inches. The unwonted extension of the present cold spell is blamed as one of the chief causes of the shortage. TWO DROWNED AT ETJGEE David Linn and Henry Nestle Are Victims of High "Water. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 7. (Special) David Linn, owner of the Eugene Sand & Gravel company's plant in this city, ex-druggist here and (Concluded a f age &. Column 1.