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Henry, 6C5 Ladd avenue. The front of
the car passed over his body.
The injured man, who resides at East
St. Johns, was taken to Good Samari
tan Hospital in a very serious condi
tion. He was severely bruised about
the head and chest, and it is believed
that his skull is fractured. At a late
hour last night he had not regained
consciousness.
The driver of the automobile that
struck Calabsa reported to the police
that he was driving north on the ap
proach to the Broadway bridge when
Calabsa, who was crossing the bridge,
stepped in front of his machine. Mr.
Henry took the injured man to the hos
pital. John Kuebrich. B7, of 490 Twenty
ninth avenue Southeast, suffered pain
ful bruises to the head and shoulders
when he fell from a streetcar on Twenty-ninth
avenue Southeast. Mr. Kue
brich fell as he was stepping from the
ARMISTICE SIGHING
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Make This a Musical Christmas
Operators Inclined to Await
More Favorable Market.
Eugene Pastor Tells of Effect
of News on People.
MATERIAL COST TOO HIGH
EXCITING SCENES FOLLOW
Owners Say It Is Impossible to Sell
Lumber at Profit TTnder
Present Conditions.
Rev. J. A. Jloran Returns From
Year's Service With Knights
of Columbus.
PORTLAND TOUTH KILLED IN
ACTION IS LAUDED BY
A It MY OFFICER.
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Xo less than one-half the lumber
mills in and about Portland are closed
down or will be closed down tomorrow,
many for indefinite intervals. Condi
tions in the industry have not improved
in the past two weeks and many own
ers are inclined to await better prices
and more favorable trend In the trade.
Millmen declare that the high cost
of materials and labor make it impos
sible for them to obtain a reasonable
profit on the prevailing market. Some
of the operators have explained the
closing down of operations merely as a
holiday observance, extended possibly
to permit of making plant repairs. The
inability to realize a profit is frankly
said by others to account for the shut
downs. O. M. Clark, president of the Clark &
Wilson Lumber Company, said yester
day: "We will shut down Monday, nom
inally to make repairs, but I cannot say
when we will resume. The market is
not holding up as it should. The mlll3
can't put lumber into the yards for the
price they get for it.
"Our firm has its own stumpage.
Others which have not are in a worse
predicament. We can run whenever
we get valuo out of our stumpage, but
"many mills cannot. Fully half the
mills about here are 'down' and it will
take readjustments to cause them to
operate again. Material, logs, labor
everything is very high."
Among the mills, mentioned as hav
ing either ceased operations or having
such step under consideration are:
Bridal Veil Lumbering Company, Clark
& Wilson Lumber Company, Monarch
Mills, Eastern & Western Lumber
Company, Cascade Locks Lumber Com
pany, Oregon Lumber Company, Oregon
Ship Timber Mills, North Portland Lum
ber Company and West Oregon Lumber
Company.
PORTLAND ADVISED TD ACT
PORT ADVANTAGES ARE TOLD
BY MAJOR. SAMUEL. WHITE.
Speaker Urges Organization of Com
pany to Build and Oper
ate Line of Ships.
"We want Portland-owned lines ply
ing to South American and other Pa
cific ports," said Major Samuel "White
last night, who is in Portland on 10
days' leave of absence from staff du
ties at the headquarters of the West
ern Department of the Army at San
.Francisco. Major White is on the staff
of General Morrison, and is one of the
two representatives of the Judge Advocate-General's
department engaged in
review work at headquarters.
"All Pacific Coast cities are reach
ing out for Pacific trade. We do not
want Portland to be the tail-ender in
this matter. I am satisfied that if 25
substantial Portland men would band
themselves together and organize a
company, the stock would all be sub
scribed quickly in Oregon to send Portland-owned
ships to the ports of the
world.
"Seattle and San Francisco and other
ports to the north and south are alive
to the situation and getting ready for
the greatest activity in commerce that
has ever been known. The Pacific
Ocean is to be the great commercial
center of shipping. Let Portland men
wake up to the matter at once and
make their plans to get into the ship
ping development without delay.
"For several years to come there is
going to be more money made in ship
ping than in any other line of busi
ness, I am convinced. There are lots
of men in Oregon who are willing to
do their part in financing Portland
owned ships, and I believe it is the time
for some of them to act. Unwise legis
lation in the past caused the American
merchant marine to decline from the
once proud position of commanding
more than 25 per cent of the ocean
commerce of the world. Some of the
errors have already been corrected and
it is an opportune time for restoring
the American flag to the sea. Those
ports that are most active in sending
their own ships into the trade will reap
the greatest benefits of the new com
merce." RAILROADS FACE BIG JOB
Approximately 7,250,000 to Be
Transported to Homes.
WASHINGTON-. Dec. 21. Demobiliza
tion of the Army will place upon the
railroads of the country the task of
"carrying approximately 7,250,000 men,
according to estimates today by Director-General
McAdoo. This includes
the transportation of both the expedi
tionary and the home forces to the
camps where they are to be mustered
out and then to their homes. The esti
mate Is based largely, it was said, on
figures showing that In the creation of
the Army and transportation of part of
it to the seaboard for embarkation, the
railroads had carried 8,700.000 men.
Mr. McAdoo stated that the troop
movements in December would total
400.000 men, due to the double trans
portation practically of all troops.
ALASKAN SOCIETY PLANNED
Former Residents of Far North Sleet
to Organize.
Seventy-five former residents of
Alaska, at present residing in Portland,
attended a get-together meeting at the
Imperial Hotel last night. The meet
ing was held with a view to organiz
ing an Alaskan Society here eimilar to
the various state societies already in
existence. The gathering was called
at the suggestion of Mrs. Eva L.
Weatherred.
Committees were appointed to han
dle the various matters of organization
. and a schedule of regular meetings will
be announced coon. Headquarters of
the society will be at the Imperial
Hotel.
PEDESTRIAN IS RUN DOWN
Matero Calabsa Struck by Automo
bile and Seriously Injured.
Matero Calabsa, 56, was struck and
knocked to the pavement on the ap
proach to the Broadway bridge last
night by a machine driven by Harold
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Private William Harold Morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. William Morrow,
92S East Davis street, have re
ceived a letter from Captain
Severs, with the 91st Division,
concerning the death of their son,
William Harold Morrow, who was
killed in action September 28.
Captain Severs writes:
"I wish to extend to you my
sympathy on the death of your
son, Harold, who was a member
of my company. He had been sick
for several days before going into
action, but remained with the
company for fear that he would
be sent to the hospital before the
fight. During the action he act
ed as squad leader and would
have been recommended for pro
motion had he survived. Several
times on the first two days of
the battle he came under my ob
servation, leading his group In a
cool and soldierly manner. He
was killed while advancing
through a barrage."
platform to the street. He was taken
to the Good Samaritan Hospital.
BAKER MURDER HAS SEQUEL
Men Returning From Funeral Are
Fired I'pon From Ambush.
BAKER, Or., Dec. 21. As a sequel to
the murder of Ira Langley, wealthy
cattleman, December 18, Quincy Cart
wright and John Griffin were fired
upon from ambush today at the very
spot where Langley fell dead. Neither
man was hit. They raced their horses
and escaped before more bullets were
fired.
The two men were returning from
Lime, Or., where they attended the fu
neral of Langley. As they approached
the spot where Langley fell on Dixie
Creek, two shots were fired, evidently
from a high-power rifle.
After a thorough search through the
Rye Valley country, a Sheriff's posse
returned to Baker yesterday, after
finding no clew to the murderer of
Langley.
ALLEGED FUGITIVES TAKEN
George Louis Said to Be Wanted at
Roseburg for Thert. I
George Louis. 19, was arrested last
night at Fifth and Morrison streets by
Inspectors Howell and Graves. He is
booked as a fugitive from Roseburg.
According to the information given by
the officers Louis is charged with steal
ing a $70 guitar and substituting a
cheaper one. It is said that Louis Is a
member of a musical troupe.
Malcom A. Palmer, 16, was taken into
custody last night at Third and Oak
streets, and booked as a fugitive from
San Francisco. It Is alleged that
Palmer stole two barrels of whisky
from a firm at San Francisco.
HUN CABINET IS STRONGER
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secretary to the National Ministry of
Justice. Cohen left here yesterday for
Moscow, ostensibly on official business
in connection with the transfer of Rus
sian prisoners.
The fact that M. Radek. who con
ducts the Bolshevik propaganda bu
reau, was in close touch with the or
ganization headed by Dr. Karl Lieb
knecht, is generally accepted as proof
that the funds furnished by Joffe were
liberally placed at the disposal of the
Spartacus element, who suddenly were
put in a position to establish an offi
cial organ and otherwise conduct an
extensive terrorist campaign.
Reckless Driver Sentenced.
William Stoores was sentenced to a
term of 100 days In jail yesterday in
Municipal Court for driving an auto
mobile while intoxicated.' Stores, who
the police say, is a switchman for the
O.-W. R. & N. Company, was arrested
Wednesday afternoon by Sergeant
Ervin. The officer reported that pre
vious to his arrest Stoores had col
lided with a machine at Fifteenth and
Everett streets. Judge Ross man ad
ministered a stern rebuke to the driver
when he was sentenced.
Murderer Hangs- Self.
MUSKEGON, Mich.. Dec 21. Milo
H. Piper, charged with the murder of
Frieda Weichman, of Chicago, commit
ted suicide in his cell In the County Jail
early tonight by hanging.
The body was discovered bv Attornev
Charles B. Cross, who had called to
consult with him. Piper was last seen
alive about 7:30 o'clock.
Old Resident Dies.
Morris Ball, .a resident of Portland
since 1868, died late last night, aged
74 years, at his residence, 210 Twelfth
street, where he lived with his sisters,
Mrs. R. Morris, Mrs. Meyer and Mrs.
Zelena and Mulvena BalL Michael Ball,
a brother, and Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Cole
man, sisters, live in Seattle. Notice of
funeral will be given later.
City Attorney to Speak.
W. J. LaRoche. City Attorney, will
be the speaker at the meeting of the
members' council of the Chamber of
Commerce at noon Monday. His topic
will be "Reclaiming Adjacent Shores
and Removal of Swan Island.
EUGENE. Or Dee. 31. (Special.)
How France, with every nerve . time
strengthened In Its determination to
defeat the invading Hun by four hard
years of war heard, paused In a
stupor that could not comprehend nor
bring Itself to a realization that their
goal had been achieved, received the
news of the signing of the armistice
and then broke Into a wild spree of
jubilation, la graphically told by Rev.
J. A. Moran, wso returned last night
to the pastorate of St. Mary's Ctaholic
Church, of this city, after a year's ab
sence on the firing line in France as a
Knights of Columbus worker.
Father Moran was In Bordeaux when
the news of the signing of'the armis
tice spread over France. "I was on my
way to my hotel in Bordeaux," said
Rev. Mr. Moran, "when 1 heard of the
signing of the armistice. No official
information had been published. The
streets were unchanged. The same
crowds, the same buying and selling. I
mentioned the good news to some
French people, but they were slow to
believe unconvinced of their good for
tune. Four ' years of war is a long
time, and they could not, in a mo
ment, shake off the horrors of the past.
People Slow to Believe.
"I walked on. down the Rue St. Cath
erine, to the Knights of Columbus head
quarters, and as I drew near, the glad
news of the signing of the armistice
was shouted by hundreds. The papers
contained the Joyful tidings. The peo
ple gazed anxiously at the glaring
headings, and, for a moment, all was
still. A sort of stunned silence seemed
to enthrall them.
"The great goal for which they had
long prayed, had been reached, and
finally the windows of their memory
opened. A long, loud hurrah rent the
air, caps went soaring high, men danced
and hugged each other, while women
wept. They were tears of joy, mayhap,
but who shall say they were not also
tears of sorrow, for even In her hour
of triumph France could see the graves
of her soldier dead.
"Marie, the French maid of the
Knights of Columbus recreation room,
was- standing in the doorway, arms
akimbo, humming the Marseillaise.'
" 'Marie,' I said, 'Tonight you will
celebrate, you will go zig-zag.'
" 'Ar, non, monsieur," she answered,
'zig-zag non monsieur, pas zig-zag ma
tete. (My heart will have a great time:
my head will steady.) Wise maid of
France.
"Just then I awakened to the reali
zation of peace. A great shower of
confetti caught me in the face, almost
blinding me. The crowds were begin
ning to celebrate. They blocked the
streets for miles around and there was
no alternative but to be -whirled away
in happy maelstrom. Flowers were
showered from the balconies df the Rue
St. Catherine as the gay throng
marched to the Allee do Tournay, the
center of Bordeaux, where the Amer
ican band opened the festivities by ren
dering the National anthems of Franco
and America.
French Hall Comrade.
"Throughout the night the merry
making continued. Music, song and
speeches were the order of the night
as France drank her cup of happiness
to Us dregs. Fain would I have re
mained with them, but 1 had to go on
board the boat that was ready to carry
me to my land of hearts desire. Time
and tide wait for no man. but I was
compelled to stop a hundred times on
my way to the wharf to shake the
hands of the French soldiers, who
greeted me as a comrade and some
times emphasized their camaraderie by
kissing me on both cheeks. One could
stand more, knowing that the hideous
nightmare of the past four years was
now at an end."
With the exception of the first month.
Father Moran was on the firing line ad
ministering to the needs of the men of
the 149th and 150th Field Artillery.
Shoulder to -shoulder with them, he
went through the same hardships as
they did until he took down with in
fluenza. "The St. Mihiel offensive was easy,"
said the chaplain. "The Germans were
not expecting an offensive on that
front and were completely outguessed.
The Argonne battles were entirely dif
ferent. Our boys were directly up
against machine gun fire at all stages
and the casualties were heavy. The ac
curacy of the Hun fire told on our
troops as they attacked strongholds
and pill boxes. These battles will long
remain In the memory of the Yanks
who took part and came through. The
relief which the armistice brought will,
to a large extent, help to relieve the
tension which the battles caused, but In
looking back the hardship and suffer
ing remain as a dream.
TAXPAYERS 0. K. BUDGET
Clackamas Connty Goes Limit Under
6 Per Cent Limitation.
OREGON CITY. Or.. Dec 21. (Spe
cial.) The taxpayers of Clackamas
County, at the annual budget meeting
here today, appropriated ail of the
money available under the 6 per cent
tax limitation amendment and regis
tered their approval of every project
In the budget submitted by the County
Court.
The appropriation of (42,750 for hard
surface paving was increased to $57,
000. The Item of $7125 for state co
operation was increased to $35,000 to
provide for grading the Pacific High
way between the west end of the Wil
lamette River suspension bridge at
West Linn and the Multnomah County
line. An increase of $1200 was given
the County Surveyor's office for salary
and expenses of an assistant, and a
4 -mill levy for a sinking fund for the
construction of a new bridge across the
Willamette at Oregon City.
ELECTION CONTEST FILED
Martin White, of St. Helens, Asks
Recount of Ballots.
ST. HELENS. Or.. Dec. 21. (Specfal.)
Martin White, defeated candidate for
County Judge, has filed proceedings
asking for a recount of the votes. W.
J. Fullerton. successfull candidate, is
made the defendant. Mr. White alleges
that he has discovered Irregularities in
the count of the vote in several pre
cincts. The official canvass gave Mr.
Fullerton 786 votes and White 783. Mr.
White claims the correct total should
be: Mr. Fullerton, 755; and Mr. White,
804.
The ease will be heard in the Circuit
Court on December 24.
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monies Replaced by Elaborate
Reception and Ball.
BOISE. Idaho. Dec. 21. (Special.)
The established precedent of the past
few years In Idaho will be abandoned
when the new administration comes
Into power and, lnateaa of the formal
inauguration, there is to be a brilliant
entrance, which will reach a climax in
an inaugural ball preceded by a recep
tion. The Inaugrural reception arnd ball will
take place the same evening. The Boise
Commercial Club has taken charge of
both. The reception will be held in
the main section of the new State
house. The ball will either take place
in the ballroom of the Klks' Temple or
In the mosque of the Masonic lodsre.
Representative men and women from
all parts of the state will be In at
tendance. The grrand march will be led
by Governor-elect D. W. Davis and
Mrs. Davis. The reception and ball
will be the state capital's welcome to
the new state officials and the Legis
lature. The present administration la wind
ing up Its affairs rapidly, preparatory
to moving out. The retiring Democratic
officials will return to private life. Gov
ernor Alexander win laxe up ine man
agement of his clothing stores In Idaho
and Oregon, as well as look after his
banking Interests. Attorney-General
Walters will return to his former horn
in Caldwell to resume the practice of
law. Secretary of State W. T. Dougherty
will probably go back to Kichfield,
where he has business interests.- State
Auditor Van Deusen will resume his
expert accounting. State Treasurer
John W. Eagleson. State Superintendent
of Public Instruction Miss Ethel E.
Redfield and State Mine Inspector
Robert N. Bell, all Republicans who
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were re-elected, will continue on the
Job.
One of the most knotty problems the
next Legislature will have to deal with
Is the direct primary law. There is
strong sentiment that It be repealed
or be so modified and safeguarded that
In the future it will be Impossible for
the capture of a political party In toto
as proved the case In the last primary
when the Non-partisans captured the
Democratic nominations. It Is proposed
that a primary for the nomination of
party candidates on the state ticket be
done away with; that in Its place
there be substituted county-wide pri
maries to elect delegates to state con
ventions which In turn will nominate
the party candidates.
Paving the way lor tne reclamation
of a vast territory of unoccupied land.
Including the Bruneau project south of
the Snnko River and lands north of
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OF all the Holidays since time began,
this Christmas means more to the
Home, as an institution, than ever
before. Home ties are more closely knit
and the love of home is now more deeply
felt than in former years, when we did not
have the sacrifices to make which of late
have brought the family closer together.
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San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego
that stream from American Falls west
to the Boise-I'ayette project, as well
as other lands in various parts .f
Idaho, Franklin K. Iane. Secretary of
the Interior, has drafted a hill pioposed
to be introduced in the Idaho Legis
lature by which a plan of co-operation
may be entered into between the state
of Idaho and the United States Gov
ernment. Copies of the act have been received
by C. C. Fisher, acting project manager
of the Boise-Payette project with head
quarters here.
The bill primarily seeks to provide
homes for soldiers and sailors who en
listed in the recent world war. A sol
dier settlement board and fund are
created. This board Is to be composed
of three members, cne of whom jhall
be appointed by the Governor and be
known as a soldier settlement com
missioner, lie Is mnde rhalrman. The
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HOW TO KEEP
STRONG ANO HEALTHY
Thinks Epidemic of "Flu" Found
Many With Low Vitality
Matter of Precaution Take
Tonic of Iron, Herbs
and Hoots.
If your health Is perfect, this may
not interest you. If your health Is not
perfect, logically you are either eick or
"partially alck." If sick, you neeo a
doctor's advice and medicine. If "Par
tially Sick" you surely will benefit b
taking a real medicine tonic, contain
ing no alcohol or habit-forming- drugs.
If you are weak, nervous, tired. sIur
gish and get no strength from your
food you need a tonic
If neuralgia pains, headache, back
ache, stomuch distress assail you a
tonic Is your crying need. If irritable,
hysterical, sleepless and you worry and
fret without reason, you need a tonic.
If you are thin, anemic. "Bloodless"
and 111 nourished; If you catch cold
too easily: if you tire with slight exer
tion and you are melancholy because
of your inbality to live and enjoy lif
as others do. surely a tonic of iron,
root and herb extracts will help you.
Thousands like you have found
strength and cheerfulness by taking
three-grain Cadomcnc Tablets, the tried
formula of a good physician.
If "Partially Sick" you may Increase
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your weakened vitality. Be senslblo
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right now is the time to begin. Ask.
your druggist for Cadomene Tablets
and take as directed by .the label.
. Adv.
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