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Section One PageTTtol2 68 Pages Eight Sections VOI, 'YT.'YO 'itJ Entered at Portland (O-ir UU. AU .U. Fontoffl, an Second-duss Matt. POKTLANt), OREGON, SUNDAY 3IORXIXG, DECEMBER, 25, 1921 I'll ICE FIVE CENTS iff Iffl 01! GAME FOR Fl PASSED Senate Vote Is 15-14 Validity in Doubt. DEATH LEAVES VACANCY Attorney - General Declares Constitutional Majority . Is Still 16. CHANGES MADE BY HOUSE Amendments Are Rejected and Legislation Then Is Finally Approved. STATU HOUSE. Salem. Or., Deo. 24. (Special.) After a parliamentary contest covering the last three days, the legislature late today passed the constitutional amendment authoriz ing the Oregon 1923 exposition and thi gasoline revenue bill. The measure went through the senate by a vote of 15 to 14. a ma jority of one, but one short of the constitutional majority of 16. It had passed tfie house by 54 ayes to six nays. Inasmuch as the senate has now but 29 members, owing to the death of Senator Hume, a majority of the 29 Is held by the fair proponents to be sufficient to adopt a Joint resolu tion. Point In In Dispute. It Is a disputed point, and a ma jority of the senate and of the house, and therefore of the legislature taltes that view, and the bill U thus re ferred to the people, for the May elec tion. Whether or not legal action to test the validity of the enactment will be instituted remains to be seen. Under the terms of the gasoline bill, S3, 000, 000 will be raided for the fair by a tax on gasoline. The In creased tax on motor fuel Is so pro portioned fn the revenue bill that the state highway programme will not be Interfered with. C'DmmlHMloneni on Ilullot. Named in the constitutional amend ment, which Is referred to the peo ple to vote on at the election in May on the same date as the primaries, are the 15 exposition commissioners who will have the control and man agement of the enterprise. There are five members from each of the con gressional districts on this commis sion. The commissioners are named as follows: First congressional district C. E. Clates, Medford; V. A. Taylor, Astoria; John Humphreys, Oregon City; J. W. Thornburgh, Forest Grove; K. C. Ap rerson, McMinnville. Second congressional district II. W. Collins, Pendleton; J. N. Williamson. Prineville; A. T. Hill, La Grande; K. C. VanPatten, Ontario; E. P. Mahaffey, Bend. Third congressional district A. L Mills, Kmery Olmstead, J. L. Meier, J. C. Ainsworth, E. C. Cookingham, all of Portland. Original Plan Much C'knna-rd. Many changes have been made in the original plan of the exposition committee, but as the constitutional amendment was finally adopted it lsL considered that It is a good bill to go before the people. While the constitutional resolution vu th center of attack in the sen ate, the main Issue has been as .o the method of financing the state's end of the 6.000.000 exaosltion. Strong op position to the direct property tax l t'omMudd on i'tyge 2. Column 3.) Hons To Chsta POSTAL MACHINERY -NEVER, RAN BETTER EVERYTHING MOVED WITH DISPATCH, SAY REPORTS. Officials Are, Convinced! People Have Begun to Practice "Mail Early for Christmas.'" WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 24. (By the Associated Press.) Officials of the postoffice department left their desks tonight convinced that Amer ican people had begun to practice "mail early for Christmas." While the nearly one-third million persons in the postal service stag gered under a load which appears when viewed as statistics, to be the largest volume of Christmas mail in history, reports from several thou sand divisional and minor offices showed plalntly, it was declared, that the mails had been moved smoothly and with dispatch and above all with out the usual "peak." Dr. Hubert Work, first assistant postmaster-general, declared this was due to the "fine co-operation of the people and the splendid, efficient serv ice of employes." "The response to Postmaster-General Hays' appeal for an early mail ing of Christmas packages was more hearty than we could have hoped," Dr. Work said. The indication of a great increase In the Christmas mall was viewed as significant by many government of ficials who declared it showed bet terment in the natlon's'economic con dition. It reflected, it was said, bet ter markets, busier factories, fewer unemployed. They believed also that it revealed a closer knit American nation, for transcontinental as well as local mall alike was hefvler. As shown by the postoffice depart ment charts, malls that could ac curately be charged to the Christmas period began to Increase in volume about December 10. SANTA FREES CONVICT Slayer, 5 8, Paroled After Serving More Tlian 2 0 Years Jn Prison. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Dec. 24. Eddie Estelle, 59 years old. who has spent more than 20 years in prison, has been released from the Kansas state penitentiary at Lansing. Kan., on a Christmas parole, it was learned today. Estlle once was sentenced to hang after serving one year In pr'son, both penalties being Imposed for the kill ing of a poose member In pursuit of the prisoner after a Jail break. The death order, however, never was siamFd. While working in the state prison, Estelle carved a wooden gun, wrapped it with tin foil and with it threatened the guards and escaped with Ben Cravens. Oklahoma bandit, and another prisoner, who was shot and killed. A train robbery in Illinois resulted in Estelle's imprisonment, biK upon identification ha was returned here. CHRISTMAS LIQUOR TAKEN Deputy Sheriff Accidentally Finds Caclic Under Weeds in Snow. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 24. (Special.) Frank Blgler, deputy sheriff, played the season's meanest trick on Santa Claus today. Mr. Blg ler accidentally discovered a cache of six gallons of moonshine near the city, finding two gallons under each of three snow-covered tumble weeds. He took the moonshine back to the county Jail and wrote on the snow in large letters so that the sorrowful bootlegger might read: "Blgler. ha! ha! ha! I sure spoiled that bird's Christmas." OFFICERS GETNEW CAPS Change iu Style of Headgear for Army Leaders Announced. WASHINGTON. D. C, Dec. 24. A new style of headgear for army offi cers to be known as "Pershing caps" will be similar In color and material to the present type, but the visor is longer and extends further from the forehead with a slope of 55 degrees from the vertical. The top will be an inch broader and slightly higher than the present cap. Merry Christmas TO TH E i0i.v4 I LEGISLATORS LOSE NO TIME LEAVING "Merry Christmas" Cries Mark Homeward Rush PURPOSE IS ACC0r;iE0 More Temperament Than Usual Warms Session. PRESENT GIVEN TO STATE Roads Protection Plan Adopted and Fair Legislation Is Re ferred to Voters. STATE HOUSE. Salem. Or., Dec. 24. (Special.) With cries of "Merry Christmas" the special session of the legislature adjourned tonight at :o. It was "out of the trenches by Christ mas." For six days the legislators had been in session, called to consider two subjects Important to the state, and as a Christmas gift the session played Santa Claus and placed in the stock ing of Oregon several laws to save the highways from destruction and referred to the electorate the Oregon 1926 exposition. The legislature ac complished the purposes for which tle special session was called. In addition they dealt with extraneous subjects, but on the whole held fairly close to the original programme of highway regulation and exposition finance Ilrrerd Better Tknn 1920. The legislature's record was far better than that of the special session Of 1920, when about 100 measures were dealt with and the governor al most acquired writer's cram a, from vetoing bills. There was throughout tne last week an Irritability somewhat sur prising and more temperament was displayed than is customary among lawmakers. The main cause was that the members were summoned from home the week before Christmas, .the days devoted to- shopping, and there was the constant fear hanging over everyone that they would be unable to pass Christmas with their families. That the fear was not without foundation will prove true with the members who live in the extreme districts of.the state. A few repre sentatives Asserted their posts before final adjournment In order to catch trains which would land them at home Christmas morning, but. the bulk of the members went home to night. ' ' Honda Are Protece4t As finally exacted the highways regulatory- laws are believed to afford the protection ' to the roads for which there has been a state wide demand. The "Jitney" or pas senger busses are to be under the regulation of the state public service commission, whereas heretofore they have run as they liked and when they liked and where they liked, being no more responsible than the Individuals operating them . wanted to be. All this Is changed The bus lines and the trucks have a new set of laws relative to speed, loads and fees which are hoped to be a pro gressive step Anyway, by the time the regular session of '1923 rolls around it will be known whether there are any weak spots In the new regulations which require reinforcement, amendment or deletion. The Moser jitney bill of the 1921 session, which was vetoed, was carried over the governor's veto in the senate, but died In the house, while the house road Mlls. covering the. same subject, were accepted in the senate. Delay developed over .he financ ing programme of the 1925 exposition " (Concluded on Page 2. Column 5.) CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS ON Ano to DEPUTY HYPNOTIZES PRISONER FOR TRIP BOOTLEGGER COLLECTS FROM CLIENTS IN PORTLAND. Mer formerly Supplied Wth Liquor jtribute Chfistmas Mites to i ay jsuii r inc. MEDFORD. Or.. Dec. 24. (Special.) Jack Hemstreet. state special offi cer, formerly a policeman here, and before that a professional hypnotist, declared tonight that he had hypno tised W. E. Hardy, bootlegger, when he took him to Portland to collect money to pay a 500 fine imposed on Hardy here. "Now, you will not try to get away from me until you raise (hat money." Hemstreet said he told the prisoner after getting him under the spell. He declared that Hardy followed at his heels like a dog during the stop la Portland. Hardy was arrested in a hotel here with 2 quarts of liquor. He was tried and convicted in Justice court and obtained permission to go to Portland and get the money from his clients. The pair spent hoursy together, Hardy calling on men to whom he had furnished liquor and asking cash donations as a Christmas present. Some of the persons on whom the officer and his prisoner called were prominent cltiiens of Portland. None of them refused when Hardy ex plained that he had been fined, and requested a little extra consideration in view of the Yuletide season. GJFTS BESIEGE HARDING President and Family to Pass Quiet Christmas at White House. WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. 24 A quiet Christmas at the White House was In prospect tonight for President and Mrs. Harding. The president, it is expected, will attend services to morrow at Calvary Baptist church and return to the White House for a dinner, which, It is understood, 'will be entirely private and Informal. Parcels and packages, which have been received this week, however, are evidence that the thoughts of many will be with the Harding household on Christmas day. A huge turkey gobler, kept pver from Thanksgiving, which has held a status of pet in the White House grounds during the intervening weeks, dining sumptuously every day from the table scraps and luncheon remnants, furnished by guards and police interested in his fate, was in good shape tonight for a sudden demise. In roasted form, according to the kitchen squad, he will have the place of honor tomorrow at the White House dinner. HORSES PACK YULE GIFTS Clearwater and Queets Children to Have Real Christmas. ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec. 24. (Spe cial.) Clearwater children and those of the Queets region will enjoy a real Christmas this year with all kinds of presents, arriving in time for stock ings, provided Ray Ii. Northrup and C. B. Crippen have no misfortune with their packhorses, which left Lake Quinault Friday for the ""Olympic peninsula settlements laden with nearly 400 pounds xf Christmas parcels, which otherwise could not have been delivered until next vytek. Postmaster Mulkey of Quinault re ceived a call Thursday afternoon from Northrup and Crippin, who Jiad brought out three pacVhorses over the trail to take home the Christmas mail. FESTIVAL BEGINS TONIGHT Jewish Ceremonial and Feasting to Start at Sunset. NEW YORK, Dec. 24. Haulckah, the Jewish festival of lights, hap pens to begin at sunset Christmas night this year, and Jewish families thoughout the world will celebrate with the lighting of candles, feasting and the giving of presents. Each night for a week one candle will be added in the Menorah, or seven-branched candlestick which every Jewish family owns. CURRENT NEWS EXPRESSED PICTORIALLY All." CUPID GIVES SANTA CLAUS CLOSE RACE 1 1 COUPLES GET CHRISTMAS MARRIAGE LICENSES. Thirty Permits to Wed Issued in Vancouver, First One at 4 o'clock in Morning, Dan Cupid ran Santa Clahs a close race for the position of Portland's patron saint yesterday. Seventeen licenses were issued at the bureau over which Cupid John B. Easter pre sides. Those obtaining licenses were: Thomas Miller, legal, 126 East Six teenth street, and Hilda Schuenes, legal, 294 East Fourteenth street. Tony F. Bienopfle, legal, Boise, Idaho, and, Grace G. Laverty. legal, 455 Sixth street. Herbert Edward McRae, legal, 1035 Rodney avenue, and Agnes Andef son, legal, 246 Beach street. Albert L. Bernert, 27. Oregon City, Or., and Mary Dollowitch, 19, Port land. 'Elijah Adams, legal. 6718 Eighty ninth street Southeast, and Lillie Rowley, legal, same address. Robert W. Schmeer, legal, S35 Over ton street, and Anne C. Mannlon, fegal, 367 North Twenty-ninth street Charles H. Hodgdon. legal. l6f9 Al bina avenue, and Mildred M. Jamison, legal, 1753 Exeter street. Orville W. Hughes. 21. lone, Wash., and Eva D. Griffin, 19, 5415 Sixty seventh street Southeast. Charles H. Thompson. 28, S3 Eigh teenth street North, 'and Ruth Menls, 28, same address. David W. LltHerland. legal, Astoria, Or., and Amelia H. Krueger, legal, 1515 East Tenth street North. Jens C. Larsen, 2Jf, 7222 Sixty fourth avenue Southeast, and Rose M. Christiansen, 21, 640 East Thirty-second street. . Russell F. Bissett, 18, 324 West Polk street, and Opal Bradley, 18, 324 West Polk street. Lawrence W. Collier, legal. Y. M. C. A., and Jean O. Skogen, legal, 433 Market street. Alfred B. Weatherford. legal, 699 Flanders street, and Louise E. Brown, legal, 205 North Twentieth street. Frederick A. Kocher, 22. Warren dale, Or., and Alta K. Hurlburt, 20. Portland. ' Frank E. Andrews, legal, Colton, Cal.. and Naomi Faubian, legal, 1669 East Sixteenth street. Philip C. Bomer, legal, 347 Benton street, and Marietta R. Kocher, legal, 796 Vancouver avenue. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 24. (Special.) Thirty marriage licenses were issued In Vancouver today. At 4 o'clock thtg morning, when J. -L. Garrett, county auditor, was dream ing of the Christmas carols to be sung at church tomorrow morning, a heavy rap roused him. It was a couple in quest of a marriage license. Mr. Garrett made the trip to the courthouse and jasued the license. From that time until after 5 o'clock tonight there .was a constant string of couples seeding marriage licenses. Of the 30 brides at least 12 had been married before and admitted it. Sev eral minors also were married and' two couples thought it a good idea to forget the troubles that led to divorce and were married a second time. John Hersig and Anna.E. Boyd of Portland were the two who awakened the auditor at 4 A. M. They were accompanied by Nellie Fulcher of 212 Broadway, Portland. Steve J. Ochs. 19. son of John Ochs, and Miss Bertha Jacobson, 17, daugh ter of Mrs. Mary Jacobson. of Sher wood, were married this afternoon. George Jenison, 45, of Oregon City, and Mrs. Eva Jenison, 38, of the same city, were remarried. Warren McCormlck and Mrs. Hazel McCormick, 32, of Portland, also were remarried. - While 30 couples secured licenses today, some of these will be married tomorrow. Two years ago today 48 licenses were issued. RENT CUT WELCOME GIFT Tenants in Cleveland Get Reduc tion for Christmas. CLEVELAND, Dec. 24. Three hun dred and fifty tenants of a downtown Arcade building received Christmas presents in the form of rent reduc tions. Concessions of 10 to 15 per cent were announced. ArVr ee.N, WORLD BETTERED, DECLARES GERMAN 1921; Called Great Year of Pacification. MUCH IS STILL TO BE DONE Starvation of Hordes of Chil dren Noted. UGLY, SPOTS PASSED UP Harden Says Center of History Has ' Moved West Approach of Irish Peace Welcomed. BY MAXIMILIAN HARDEN, Germany's foremost publlrUt. Copyright, 1021. by The Oresonlsn. BERLIN, Deo. 24. (Special cable.) "Peace on earth, good will to men." So rang the song of Bethlehem centuries ago. And, like the unheed ing Romans of old, shall we say Christmas came again to a world dis tracted and torn with strife? Shall we say that peace and good will have not arrived, despite the efforts of three continents? Shall we say that the lion and the lamb will not lie down together? In other words, are we as dead as the Roman world was during the lat. ter days of Caesar? Is it not that the multitude of events, whirling cinema like before our eyes, blunts our powers of perception so that we do not see the Importance of the happenings about us? It is true that hundreds of thou sands are starving in the valley of the Volga. Hordes of orphans wander, seeking food like wild dogs, fighting In the village streets over the flesh of dead bodies. We read all of this with a sigh and turn the page. Germaaa Are Disgusted. The published correspondence- be tween the ex-kaiser and Field Marshal Von Hlndenburg revolts nine-tenths of the readers who think that any Germans who find pleasure in such a heap of untruths and calumnies are incapable of improvement and un worthy of pity. Millions of Germans turn away almost with physical dis gust from this wretched, cunning repetition of lies repudiated a thou sand fold. " I But are the usjly spots in the world picture the most important? Great things are happening. The center of the world's history has moved west. Between the Atlantic and the Pacific today stands the world power held for cenuries by the 'Mediterranean lands. Its order cancels treaties and makes laws for the people in the depths of Asia and the northernmost parts of Europe laws which are no longer based on national greed and a thirst for power. Three great powers agree to a programme lessening the tax burden as well as the danger of war. Peace' With Ireland Neur. After seven centuries of bloody strife and injustice, Anglo-Irish dis putes at last seem to be on the high road to settlement. Remembering the house of lords' harsh rejections of Mr. Asquith's "home rule" project In 1913, one can well appreciate Eng land's desire today for an understand ing in all things with the United States. So, during the last months of 1921 more has been done for world paci fication, more has - been done for civilization, than in many centuries. It is true much is left. Even the most casual look around saddens the ob server. Hawever, much of misery Is hidden beneath the roll of unemployed In the United States and England, In Switzerland and Holland. Germany, although she has produced twice as (Concluded on Pse 8. Column 5.) BY CARTOONIST PERRY. Nr. 5rw4 SofAetHlMQ VrXVTWEElK Ako The Con vitAer SfWS THEY r rets. TODAY TO BE FIRST WHITE CHRISTMAS WEATHER . RECORDS SHOW NO OTHER SNOW DECEMBER 25. Light Fall In 19 09 Failed to Stay on Ground Long Enough for Sauta to l It. The first honest-to-goodness white Christmas In Portland's history, at least for SO years dawns today, and Portlanders who have spent their lives here wilt look forth today on thulr first Christmas of the kind that is traditional In the eastern states where the Christmas Illustrations and postcards are made. A diligent search of the weather bureau records as far back as 1S92 failed to reveal a single Instance of December 25 with snow on the ground. In 1909 a half Inch of snow fell on Christmas day but did not stay, and tnci of snow. Insufficient to be measured, fell on Christmas in 1913, 1914 and 1916. but in none of these years did the white crystals remain long enough to provide footing for Santa's fleet reindeers or a proper sur face for the runners of his overbur dened sleigh. General weather conditions as af fecting Tortland and vicinity were practically unchanged last night, with every Indication that the temperature will remain low today and that what ever precipitation occurs will prob ably be In the form of snow. The formal forecast of the weather bureau, bearing out the promise of a white Christmas. Is, "Sunday probably snow; winds mostly easterly." TODDLE TOP IS RAGE NOW It Is Simply Ileatitirul, It Is De clared If One Wins. (r-opvrlicht. 1011. by The Oronlan. I.ONDON, Dec. 24. (Special Cable.) Christmas finds the "put and take" top in full possession of Great Britain. The London pnPers declare "the new Infliction Is not dangerous. "For Eng lish consumption this "toddle top" has been given the names of "u-cllck" and "sanfarlan." "It is beautifully simple." says the London Express, "and simply beauti ful If one wins. There is nothing In the rules that the most timid soul need fear. It Is as easy a tossing for shillings, and can be quite as un profitable." Who Is the genius who thought of the game first nobody knows. His Idea has, however, spread around the world. Thirty-five million of the tops are said to have been sold in America, but it is hoped that England will beat this record. "One can buy the tops from any thing between half a crown and two pence. The popular sort are six pence from the street hawkers." KRAUT DECLARED TONIC Fermented Cnhhago Said to Have Effect Like Cocktail. (Copvrleht. 1021. by The OreKonlan.) MILWAUKEE. Wis.. Dec. 24. (Special.) There Is a "kick" In kraut, at least according to the members of the National Kraut Packers' associa tion, who declare that there Is a de cided demand for this succulent and odoriferous dish for tonic purposes. The shortage, the representatives of one firm of packers say, may be due to speculators who have learned that a portion of saner kraut, which is fermented cabbage, has a "wallop" like cocktail. They predict that when the joys of the "Bauer kraut souse" become known, the product will become more precious than orto lans or pate de fols gras. MR. CHIEF COOK RESPONDS Letter Written by Little San Fran cisco Roy Gets Results. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24. Cookies for a family of ten will be supplied tomorrow by Zeno Borserini, maitre d'hotel of one of the largest hotels here. In response to a letter ad dressed to "Mr. Chief Cook." The letter was from little Angelo Donatl. who wrot that he knew such a big hotel must have lots of cookies while he was sure his father, who had been out of work part of the time lately, would not be able to fur nish them. fO.l SE.i.Dor'V "bet u VORxiANO EVERYBODY CRIES MERRY CHRISTIE City That Never Grew U Joyous Today. CITIZENS' PULSE Ql)!CKEN3 Nothing Bogus About Santa Youngsters' Verdict. NONE MISSED THIS YEA! Fact Is Ruddy Old Patron Snij Came With Full Pack; Day Verily Is Merry One. BY PEN Iirn LAMPMAN. Finally, after long weeks, Chris' mns will come this morning to th city that never grew up. At dawt before the birds are out, lisrhis wl shine from thousands of homes, an Council Crest wlil twinkle at Moun Tabor across the city, as if the shared a very pleasant thought. Thi will,. Indeed, for the children will b tumbling out of bed and rubbing th sleep from their eyes, and laughin and exclaiming as they always do " such a morning. And the city, pet celvlng this, and noting the la.'t tin. its pulse quickened to the climo: will be glad to Its shoes that It is T older than It was a year ngo, an never shall be older when Chrlstma comes. Make no doubt of It, the very fir pedestrian who walks abroad meM Ing the last belated worker of tb night shift, without the vestige of a Introduction, will wake the qui" streets and usher in the day with a unequivocal, cheery and emphatic- "Merry Christmas'' BelU o Krho fireetlnic. The town will ratch up the shlbbo leth. By sunrise It will be evcrywlier on every tongue, with the bells f. Its accompaniment. Folk who wei accustomed to bid one another ";ou morning," as if thny had their doubt about it, and really didn't care, wi discover that something very Jol! and genuine urges the Christ run greeting to their lips, and will shou It with great satisfaction. They wl have, perhaps, the odd sensation the old woman of nursery rhyme, wh thought "Lord ha' mercy on me.' Cii this be I?" It Is tonic to the tongu. Doubting One Itrnssured. The fact of the matter is, by nl accounts, that the Christmas of 192 Is quite as merry us Its greeting. Th ruddy old patron saint came with full pack, and handed out his favor as one who has more where they cam from. There are thousands of honu that never fall to hold the holiday o the yule, and smile to see the chli dren count their gifts, and the grown ups grow young again. Hut titer are other homes to which Chrlstma conies almost providentially, and thn are ever near to neglect, and alway far from laughter. The singula beauty of this Christmas is that non of them has been missed, and tha boys and girls who were about read; to disbelieve are confident again. You see, long before Christma came, and up to the very hour ths the cattle knelt at their mangers there were those who worked to niak the day come true. Girls in the rni and snow. Jangling bells over iro kettles that caught many a coppi and dime and dollar; folk who too careful note that the man who live in the little house was out of wor. again: discreetly inquisitive person who discovered that, most regrcttabl; the family over the way no Ionge had credit with the grocer, and an number of people who cruised ahou with the intent that hunger and Ion faces should be banished from th city. And the fact Is, so successfr were they that even the Fslvatlo (Concluded jn Pajtt 4. Colu-nn 1.) WAS A ?oc wEeK vn kt t t-w tt SHOWS OFT VM e. WE. AUAOSY PE.ttvX Y to we MM