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5 ' .V. ' i- (J there' something , , o Va ' wan ; ad. -.MIGHT : v' accomplish $ for youtfiji,: uputx: it 'j-tolztkft test: , Rain - tonight and Thursday; 'warmer; ' brisk s-e 'winds;, hu midity 84. VOIi : XII NO. 249. PORTLAND, t OREGON WEDNESDAY -EVENING, ; DECEMBER 24, 1913.-SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ow iftaurs iro irc-wt TA'S "101" ATHISCHR1STMAS FEAST IS BIHER f :: '.;; ;' '''.vr ,,;tl;.'W '4.v '.:;J'.",:, ; fl " " f ui 'ijrii. UT lir -niif iiJiiuiiiihwih"','' ' A,i'''C''-ii"i Invites 300 of Upper Classes to Dine With Him and Then :Asks Them Why They Are Not Out Fighting. FINE -VAGABONDS", HIS ' FINAL SHOT. AT GUESTS O'Shaughnessy Attends Re ception Given by Huerta in ' , Honor of Patron Saint. (United Frnt UiMd Wire. I j Mexico City, Dec. 24. General Huerta planned today to leave the affairs of his ' tottering government behind for a few hours and to spend, Christmas eve at home with his wife and family. He ordered a big' Christmas tree for the three youngest Huerta girls. Mexicans today were still talking of the bitter speech made by Huerta at last night's banquet at Chapultepeo Cas tie. "I am doing the beet I can for my country," Huerta said, looking fixedly at his guests, "but I must complain that " you of the upper .class of Mexicans will not fight. No man is any good who refuses to fight for his fatherland, his home and his family. There are 300 soldiers outside this house tonight. Why do you men not go out there and join them?" The male guests looked .uncomforta ble and embarrassed during this speech. Huerta was not smiling while he talked. At the end of his speech he smiled bit terly and sarcastically, saying: ."Do not worry, gentlemen, I must have my little Christmas Joke." The reception was a Christmas affair, given by the Huerta family, and the guests tfTIed 60 automobiles. They gathered first at the mansion of a friend, near -Chapultepeo. Huerta came very late, wearing his little brown felt hat and at once Joined the guests in the ancient Mexican Christmas custom of searching, through the house for the Christ-child, meanwhile singing Christ man anthems. "You're a fine crowd of vagabonds, " Huerta told his guests, as they - were loaded Into the automobiles and taken to the castle and escorted by 800 soldiers, two bands and n orchestra. iphangthgr hlsmlnd. when the, reception tOwlndwl on Pug Two, Column Three) OF CHRISTMAS MAIL SENT FROM THE EAST Parcel Post-Shipment Is De . stroyed En Route on Qregon Short Line, Hundreds of rexiderits of Portland and vicinity are gofng to bo moro or less disappointed this Christmas In tho receipt ot remembrances from friends and relatives in tho east because a car load of parcel post mall bound for this city was burned Saturday night in Wyoming, while the heavily laden No. 9, the mall train which reached Portland at noon yesterday, was laboring west ward. Reports of the almost total de struction of the car and its contents came with the arrival of the train. ' Although greatest secrecy regarding the affair has been maintained by the railroad company, and local poBtoffloe people were unable to gain other than meager details, that the Incident took place was confirmed by several dis patches received by The Journal from its correspondents. . ' Known as a through car, and loaded almost solidly with fourth class or par cel post mail, the blase Is said to have sterlcd from chemicals In the car. The firo la said to have taken place at Nu tria. Wyo., 625 miles east of Hunting ton, and 15 miles west of Granger, Wyo. No. 9 was due here Monday morning at 7 o'clock, but it did not arrive until yesterday afternoon. The delay is said to have been caused by the fire. The car is reported to have been ditched. Local postoff Ice employes say the av erage storage mail car holds 800 or more sacks of parcel post matter and this wculd mean that several (thousand at least of parcels were destroyed. Such a car load would be very roughly val ued at around $12,000; postoffice Inspec tors say. The car that was destroyed held mail consigned through to Port land from the east and the burning oc curred on the main line of the Oregon Short Line, after it had been transferred from the Union Pacific SNOW DOES DAMAGE TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Redding, Cal., Dec. S 4. All of Call fornla north of Tehama county was visited last night by a terrific snow storm which continued until 'early to day. Ths fall , here amounted to six inchea, - V- 1:1v,';i'1 ' ?-r.;.; ' Heavy - damage was -done to power companies end telephone- and telegraph wires. Redding will be without electric lights tonight.' The same situation will prevail at Keswick, Kennett, Coram and Anderson. Officials of the power com panies declared It would require several , days to repair the damage. . : ,i ' French l'resfdfent Host to Children. . f Parts, ,:; Dec. 24.-Presldent and Mrs. polncare this afternoon were' host and 1 hostess to 4,000 s school children at a Christmas entertainment at the Troca- dero theatre.' . All children under 13 years received presents, FIRE BURNS CARLOAD WOULD BURN 1500,000 IN NOTES TO PURCHASE Attorney for "King of Sharks'! ; Offers to Throw, Them Into 1 Glynn's Grate. (United Pram 1-ei.eed Wire,) ' " .: Albany, N. T., Dec. 24. Former Sen ator Charles A. Towne, attorney for D. H. Tolman, notorious loan" shark,, who maintained offices In a score of cities over .the country, called ! on Governor Glynn today to urge that Tolman be pardoned., Towne wss accompanied by Mrs. Tolmarf, "her son; E, E. Tolman, and four women managers of New- York state offices. . In making '; the -appeal, Towne -.- pre sented papers which were said to 1 rep resent 8600,000 in loans made by' the Tolman firm. If the pardon was drafted, Towne offered to burn these papers in the fireplace of the executive chamber. Glynn refused ' to permit ..this., saying the application: must follow the' regular course. Tolman was sentenced to. six months' Imprisonment last October. . WIRELESS FOR HELP European Statio.n's-.CIose While Faint Tappings rFrom the North' Are Read, Dnlted Prei Leaee. Wire London, Dec. 24. The first wireless call for help ever- recorded from the Arctic circle came early today, announo. In that the Norwegian steamship Safgn vald Jarl was ashore. 800. miles north of Beraren. ( "Bergen is working S. O. 8. Walt and listen." t This message faintly, tapped out went the rounds of' the European "wireless stations about 1 a m. All stations as far south as, Bordeaux were asked by Bergen to close down. Then Bergen caught the distressed, steamer's v mes sage, sent It on here and elsewhere. .The steamer's wireless , was. picked up - at double her supposed. jadfoa. .' ;; ' ;, . ' WASHINGTON 'FIREMEN " HURT IN STORE BLAZE Washington, Dec. 54. Five firemen were Injured, (wo seriously, in a fire which caused $100,000. loss early today to the American Five and Ten Cent company store, at 314-318 Seventh street. A general fire alarm was sounded. The store was In the center of the downtown shopping district, but firemen prevented any spread of the blaze. The firemen, all Of No. 6 company, were Injured by. falling beams and debris. All will recover. Dr. William L. Kelley, an emergency hospital, in terne, braved death from falling tim bers to get to the men, all of whom were Imprisoned by debris, and admin istered morphine to stop their suffer ings, j The department store was stocked full of inflammable material and burned like tinder. The origin of -the' blaze Is unknown. i LOAN HARK'S PARDON HEAR FROM ARCTIC THE JOURNAL'S YEAR'S END NUMBER II 111 if JJ I . Photograph eopjrlht by Wcitter PAGE ONE.OF VTO.THE-LAND SECTION TO BE PUBLISHED , Twelve pages f text, statistics and lllustratlona having to do with ,.vy. y : . , , Oregon's agricultural output, ; ,v,.; '::. . YE!r?( CROP RETURNS ACCVRATELY COMPILED ; " This Is the fifth and last part of T1H2 JOURXAli'S YEAR'S- END N'UHtBER. AH flv0 numbers, together ' with news sections for those; days, will he mailed to any address for 15 cents. Fill out coupon on ; : Inside page.?; -W). V .v;;".;:."i :: i-'J.'i : ' !; .'.' i '-'-..V'i-x .""'-'(-' KBSs, ; AVERS SECRETARY New. Policy of Department of the interior Regarding Na tional Resources -Meet Ap- . proval, Says Franklin Lane. COMMISSION PLAN . -PROPOSED FOR ALASKA Cordial Cooperation Between Government and States in West. Ballast Poiat la JUport. 4 4 Land should be used for the purpose to which It Is. best fitted and It should be disposed of by 4 , the government with respect to that use. 4 Establish a commission gov- ernment for Alaska and develop 4 the territory by the construction 4 of railroads and tho opening of coal oeposita 4 Lease all coal lands, Alaska included, as well as all oil and 4 - mineral lands, on royalty basis. Remove homestead act from - 4 timber-lands and sell land and 4 timber separately. - ' 4t Extend .the reclamation service ' f and cooperation - of states and 4 federal 'government in irrigation 4 4 projects and In the development of. electric power.. 4 Washington, Dec.1' 24. In his annual report to the president, Secretary of the Interior Franklin JC- Lane give prom inence to the fuller and freer use of national resources and outlines a con structive program that will with th9 least burden place. In his opinion, the government resources at the :servlce .of the people. .- '.. Referring to the feeling )n -the west (Conclnded on Page Nine, Column One) Educator Leaves Saying This Is to Be Greatest Race ' Ever Seen, .' (United PreM Leafed WVre.) New 'York, Dec. 24. "The mixing of races in America will produce the great est race the world , has ever seen." This was the farewell of Dr. Maria Montessori, Inventor of the unrepres elve system of educating children, when embarking for home on the Lusltanla early today. "Your country is one of the hopes of the civilized world. The feel of youth is in the air and in the soil. The mother is one of the great wonders of your growing race." DRJONTESSORI GALLS AMERICA WORLD'S HOPE HE DOESN'T SHOT BY SON SAVES COUPLE FROM DEATH BY MADMAN'S lunatic Lines Family Up in Room, Threatening to Shoot Them, Then Son Kills Him, (United rren I.psed Wire.) Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 24. Defending his father and mother from the attack of a madman, Bert Webster. 24. shot and killed Frank Kenyon, telegraph operator of the West Shore Railroad at Amboy, eight miles west of hero early today. Kenyon appeared at the Webster home last night and ordered the farmer to burn his barn. Webster refused. Kenyan then drew two re volvers. The. family was ordered into on room, lined up against the wall and kept prisoners all night. In the mean time, the madman gloated over his deeds "and threatened to kill Webster If his orders were not carried out be fore midnight. One of the children finally slipped away, ran to a neighboring house an. I summoned aid. A ' posse wa3 formed and advanced upon the house. Bert Webster, In the meantime, ob tained a gun and creeping into the room, shot Kenyon, who died before a physician arrived. WARD FAMILY GIVEN $5,000,000 BY If Daughter Doesn't Marry, Her Share Goes to Work ing Girls' Home. (Cnltrd Preia Leased Wire.) Chicago, Dec. 24. A. Montgomery Ward, mall order house head, who died at his home at Highland Park, 111., re cently, left air but J260.O0O of his $5, 000,000 estate to his wife and daughter, Miss Marjorle Ward, according to pro visions of his will made public todav. The 1260,000 ls to be divided among 15 other relatives. Ward made no bequests to charjty, but provided that if his daughter do?s not marry, and leaves no will, her share of the estate, estimated at from 11,000. 000 to $1,600,000, reverts to Mrs. Ward, who will use It to establish a home for working girls. Mrs. Elizabeth J. Ward, the widow, received from $2,000,000 -to $$,000,000 of the estate. U.S. Tl F (United Preaa Leased Wire.) Washington, Dec Indorsement or a federal radium bank where- cancer sufferers might receive expert treat ment was given today by Dr. Rucker, of the public health service. "Any system which will lower the cost of radium, guard poor sufferers against i charlatans and spread the use and experimentation of radium is greatly to b desired, he said. s . Dr. Rucker declared that the Use and production of radium Is only In its in fancy..., -,,':'- --v !";.. . "Radium has been found beneficial In cancer treatment," he said, M' but It must be handled by experts.- Such a thing as a radium bank would assure this kind pt treatment.: HAND 1 RADIUM BANK FOR REATMENT CANCER FEEl A BIX DEPRESEO NOW ! E - b Retiring Official, J'i;H.-oSni' and, Successor, L. C. Gil man, Have Conference, Two presidents graced the offices of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway company today, when Joseph H. Young, retiring, and L. C. Gil man, his successor, grasped hands across the big desk and plunged Into details of operation, con struction, traffic, development and poli cy. Mr. Young arrived in Portland late last night from New York City, where he had hastened immediately after tender ing his resignation to the Hill overlords at St. PaUl. Mr. Oilman dropped In from Seattle, his home, early this morning ex pressly to meet the descending chief and prepare to take his place. Change Is Discussed. "We were JuBt discussing when the change In management should take place as a matter of convenience to both .of us," Mr. oilman said this morning. "Wo decided that January 1 would be mu tually satisfactory. Mr. Young still manages the properties of the North Bank and will have the whole 'say so' until the formal transfer. In the mean time, I shall be a pupil and learn as well as I can the duties, of a railroad president." Mr. Young would make today no state ment regarding his plana He intimatea that he had completed Ms arrangements, but said any announcement from him would be Improper. "A number of personal business af fairs will keep me In Portland consid erably longer than January 1," he said, roll Tine Zs Required. Mr. Gllman stated that his duties here would take all his time and that no one had been named to succeed him (Concluded on Page Twelre, Column Sli) FOR RESERVE BOARD Republican Senator From Bay State Will Be Offered Ap pointment, (Halted Pr taad Wire. Charlotte. N. C. Dec. 24. President Wilson enjoyed complete rest today. Se cluded In his private car he slept late, denying himself to all visitors at the few stops his special train made. To his attendants he admitted that he was completely tired out, but withal, he was very happy. Dozens of messages from every section of the country, congratu lating him on the new currency law, echoed the same note. The chief executive was unable to get away from the Job seekers, Many of the telegrams suggested men for member ship on the new federal reserve board. The president expects to make up the personnel of this new branch of the government before he returns to Wash ington on January 13. It was learned today that one of the first men who will be , tendered an appointment to this board Is a Republican Senator John W.. Weeks of Massachusetts. ' Crowds of .curious people -surrounded the spepial at" all stops. .The president acknowledged their cheers by - lifting his hat and smiled a greeting, hut did not leave his car. ' -'-v:Vy ML HMD TALK SHOP REGARDING NORTH AI AFFAIRS WEEK IS CONSIDERED T Two AulBs'teq Osetf-ter Carry White House Gifts to 'the Poor, - Washington, Dec. 24. Several hun dred homes of poor families In Wash ington will be . merry tomorrow, be cause President and Mrs. . Wilson re membered them with gifts. Two White House automobiles started on a Christmas mission at noon today. (Concluded on Page Two. Column, One) PRESIDEN DOES NT FORGET BOY AND GIRL FRIENDS MAS CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS ARE NOT ALL FILLED AND THERE IS STILL TIME TO CHEER NEEDY Earnest Appeals From Worthy Mothers Are Not Stilled and Plaintive Cries From Children of the Poor May Yet . -Be Heard This Christmas Eve. Christmas toe king Tund. Previously acknowledged by Journal ..$1,234.40 Previously received by or ganizations with which Journal ls cooperating... 8,038.28 P. L. Love, Woodburn .. M. U J. W. A John Doe 1.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 tf.OO .60 1.00 2.00 .60 . 2.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 2.50 10.60 3.60 1.00 . 1.00 1.00 40.00 1.00 2.00 1.60 1.00 4.00 John M. Prlngle A friend (additional) James J. Murphy V. W. B. K. P E. W. C. H. R. K. 8 t C. J. Hanson F. A. R Girls employed by J. G. Mack & Co Cash . U. F.,-Tillamook Phil O'Neill Santa Claus Received by Plsgah Home G. Y. Edwards, Newberg. . 41S East 8th St., N ' Cash J. B. S. H. M Merchandise Orders by Trouble, Meter, Line and Shop departments of P. U , L. ft P. Co Frankle Roberts A. G. F. B. C. Boland R. J. Caton 26.00 2.00 6.00 1.00 2.00 Total $4,394.75 By Marshall N. Dana. It ls never too late to do good. The Christmas stocking, nearly closed, will yet await the tardiest contributions. The claim that hunger has on Christmas ls the claim it has on all the rest of the winter season. The appeal of the desti tute mother for her little children is not stilled. ,. , 'ihis Is the Christmas Eve. - - . It does; not come alike to all. In many homes it comes with joy and light and the wonderful mystery of gifts yet. to be known But It comes also to this poor shelters where misfortune and sick ness and want, and the wonder why the misery should all be. have their, abode. i-Htomes to th rooms where a man who lost: the use of hla hand through OLD IIS INGLE APPROACHES FAST WITH JOY FOR ALL Poor This Year Will Share the Joys of Christmas" With Those Upon Whom Fortune . Has Smiled More Kindly.- COMFORTS PROVIDED ' FOR THOSE IN NEED Charitable Institutions to Feed' Thousands Tomorrow, Even Prisoners Remembered. - Ho Snow for Christmas. There ls little possibility of a Whits Christmas" this year, . says District Forecaster E. A. Beals, who has predicted warmer' weather for tonight with brisk southeasterly winds and rain to night and tomorrow, for Port land and vicinity. Is other parts of the district the conditions are ' favorable for rain or ' snow Christmas day, says the - fore cast. '. Giving promise of a "White Christmas" a snow flurry blew ' up shortly after 6 o'clock this morning, but it did not fall long and by noon there was none left in the downtown district, al though on the higher ground In the outlying districts some of the white mantle remained on the ground. The weather man says that a -storm of decided character ls ap proaching the Oregon coast from the ocean and southwest storm warninjrs were ordered out at 6:40 this morning at Coos Bay. Small craft warnings were or- 4 dered at the same time at all . 4 other storm warning stations In 4 . the district. ' ' Tls! Christmas eve,' t and " Jolly old Kris Krlngle, borne 6n the swift wings of the winds .from his home somewhere, up around the North .Pplevtsihurryln southward to -spread his gifts, and thtt gospel of "Peace on earth good will toJ ward. men,") among Portland foUt. V'AKiadT there i'-'isi '''foretaste of the spirit .which la most manifest tomor' row, Christmas day. Children in." homes with chimneys have asked num berless questions to make sure that the rotund bid saint and his bag of toys can make safe entry into the homes down the chimney, while the youngsters In steam heated apartments and flats are still figuring whether he will pop out of the radiator like the steam does once in a great while, or will choose a window or the dumb waiter shaft, s Everywhere there ls hurry and hustle. Ths late shoppers are cramming the stores in efforts to complete thein (Concluded on Page SeTen. Column Foot) im DECEMBER m SUN I UON Itus, Iwso rs. 27 .28 29 3d an accident watches sleepless over the wife made 111 by lack of food and warmth, and while he watches he faces meanwhile the fact that his accident has made his services undesirable either to his former employers or others. r It comes to the Italian family on East Grant where the mother wrote.' "dear gentlemens help for the sake of my children." and the children were found In a fireless room, some without shoes, shivering in the thinnest of sum mer garments and hoarse with colds ; that were almost pneumonia. ' , - It comes to the family on East Oil- t (Concluded on Pago Seren, Column two) ' CALLS: You can have ten telephones In your office, but what good do . they do you If you never answer callsT Borne man with one-tenth your equipment In telephones and several times your:: supply of 1 brain cells, will, answer his phone and get the business. Whether you have a telephone or not, calls come to your home and office for you every day, !, for t Instance offers of wood Xor tJ a cord, a four room, cottage near school and car vllne for l ': a month, a fox stole and muff : at very . low prices, one 21 Jewel . Hamilton" wstch for- tig. cows, J , canary J birds and Automobiles. . Ono woman t asks a ..chance to show her ability as a - house 1 cleaner and a man says he can do . anything for, you. Ten telephones srs a' needleis . .luxury -brain culls srn't. Cul- flvate ' a ' few amd raJ to lay's Journal Want Ads. 2 4 EH 2 6 A . ' -V: