VOL. XIII. NO. 229.
PORTLAND, - OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1914 EIGHTEEN PAGES
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NOTAVICTORY
TO EITHER SIDE
lissians Admit That German
:Line Is Intact but Clairft
They Are in a Better Po-
smon xo win success..
;aiser goes east to
make supreme effort
u German First Line Troops
"Being Used Against the.
- Russians.
, Thm War In Brief.
Russia Even ; Slavs at last
admit Germans r are not yet
beaten In - Poland; deeperate
fighting rages aJong 100 mile
front. Czar goes to front;
AustriaImportant victory
of Russia is claimed in Galicia;
Germany Thousands of first
. 'line troops rushed from west
ern fighting gone to" face Slave;
East Prussia officially reported
- quiet.
. i France and Belgium Heavy
artillery fighting from Ypres to
the Lys; .Germans 'massing
from Ypres to the sea and ac
tive north of Arras.
England King George re
ported en route home from 'the
front;'belleved his visit to con
tinent .foreshadows allies' as
sumption of offensive. . .
United Priio Leased Wire.)
Petrograd, Dec. 1. The czar left
r the front at 10 a. m. today. It
aa stated that he would visit
.16 headauarters of the "army in
'oland.
Berlin, by wireless via Sayville,
ec. 1.- The Germans were on the
tensive again today in Russian
-oland. i
They had resumed the execution
their plan to - encompass the
av'a right 'or northern wing, to"
rce back their center, and to cut
their line . of" communications
itween their front - and Warsaw,
le development or this plan be
in with the Russian defeat at
pio and Plock. Later it was
rown out of joint by the arrival
t Russian reinforcements, which
it the Germans temporarily upon
te defensive.
It appeared today, however, that
ter repulsing numerous .attacks
iey were Advancing again to
ard Lowicz.
j:." .S '.--L - ,
- Jjntidon. Dec. 1. Teuton and Slav
lies '-battled desperately today along
Moo. mile .'front stretching north; and
uth through Russian Poland.
Petrograd statements had at last
sen' brought into accord with those
rom Berlin to the extent of admitting,
nat the German line was Intact. Rus
!an military experts still Insisted that
ie csar's army occupied the better
Tuition of the two, but they conceded
-at no decisive result was near.
The Germans seemed full of confl
mce. Field Marshal von Hindenberg.
(Concluded n Pile Two, Column t'iTe)
HAND JAPANESE
FLEETS CLOSING IN ON
THE GERMAN QUARRY
erman Squadron Rounded
Magellan and is Off River
Plata, is Report.
(United Pres Leased Wire.)
Montevideo. Uruguay,- Dec. 1. Brit'
i and Japanese warships today were
ported 1 closing in . on a : German
nadron . In South American waters.
big naval battle was expected and
affic in the south Atlantic was- at
ttt&ndstill. .
IThe German squadron was reported
f the mouth of the River Plata,
.vlng cleared the straits of Magellan,
vvo British warships and the Japan-
e Pacific rquadron were following
e Germans.
The. British steamship Voltaire, en
ite to Nw York, heard the- Ger-
ns exchanging wireless messages
d, fearing capture, immediately put
to this port. Officers of the Vol
're " said the enemy was calling to
e atipply ships. J
iinny Southland
Is Drenched Again
& , ? U. mini m ifiii .mil ..
.ahing Kaln and HaSl Storm Floods
Streets and ' Inter feres With Wires;
Tnch Fall la Two Sours.
ong Beach, Cal., Dec- 1. A dash-
-ratn whicli began at 4 o'clock this
rriing was accompanied by a violent
"f storm, the first display of the
d witnessed in Long Beach -in sev-
! years. The downpour flooded the
,"iets,aiid interfered with telephone
. - telegraph communication. , Almost
inch of rain fell in two hour . i
OFFICIAL
' .. GERMANY
(issued hv War Office at Berlin.
"QUlr prevails im
SaatV Prussia and
the sooth of Bus
lan JPOland. Out
booty in 1 northern
vnl inil was
vr.a.L if a result
ft1?- ' . .
FS?oX yesterdays
uo-
prls
kjk c .
oners 19 cannons,
36
and
ijt-TT"i Coavt of Bnmirovi amwinnt-
FRENCH
issued by War Office at Bordeaux
' "There was heavy
cannonading In Bel-
glum yesterday but
no attacks ., by the
German infantry.
"North! of Arras
the Germans showed
much activity.
"Cannonading con
tinues along the
Alsne.
Coat of Arm
at Prase. ' .
"In the Argonne
and - other regions
their has been no change."
AUSTRIA
f
(Issued by WarV Of flee at Vienna.)
: "The Russians'
defeat by the Ans
trlans In the battle
of Hammonna was
overwhelming.
, "Our troops sur
rounded the Slav
position and dellv
exed a double. In
ward flank attack
from both wings.
Austrian Coat of
Arms. .,.
Our artillery
caused fearful
losces to the enemy,
"Our attack was Irresistible and the
Russians were -forced to retreat, losing
1500 prisoners. '
"Their casualties exceeded 1O0O."
Hammonna, where the fight occur
red, Is on the railroad running south
from Sanok, Galicia,' across the Car
pathlans. It la 143 miles northeast of
..Budapest, i i
Alarming Mexican
Keports Inspired
President See Purpose Behind Becent
! Accounts; , Ventral Commerce ' Zone
I for Americas Being Considered.
"Washington, Dec. 1 President Wll
son let it be known today that he had
received information . which Indicated
the Mexican situation is working out
satisfactorily. lie Bald recent alarm
ing reports seemed to have' been in
spired In. San Antonio and El Paso.
Mr. "Wilson denied he had decided
In advance, to "oppose Representative
Gardner's plan to investigate the coun-
try a naval and military resources
The, president conferred today with
Secretary of State Bryand and So,
lloitor Lansing regarding a proposal
by certain South American diplomats
to create a neutral zone for commerce
extending around the' United States
and all of South America. " It was said
that no tangible progress .. had been
made I toward such .an agreement.
The: Colorado strike commission will
meet' here December, 14 to organize.
President Wilson said he did no be
lleve the commission would partici
pate in the Colorado situation, as It
was believed the miners and operators
had about decided to settle, their own
trodfoics. In this event the commission
will devote its efforts to prevent fu
ture trouble: The president also said
he intends to withdraw federal troops
from Colorado whenever Governor Am
uions gives the i word. lie believes
Colorado should preserve order within
its own borders, i
Ghent Bombarded
By British Fliers
Two British Aviators Bain Bombs on
Belgian City Held by Germans, In
juring Seven of the XAtter.
Th Harac. Deo. LrTwo British
aviators flew over Ghent Monday, a
Mirdlnar to advices received tier today.
raining bombs Into , the city. ;It was
stated that seven Germans were
wounded.
BOND MARKET. IS FIRMER
KIjiw "Vnrlr Ti! t.--Th bond mnN
ket was noticeably firm today. Many
prices advanced slightly over yester
day's figures.
Fur Coats, Carpenters'
Tools and 20 Wells
'The name of the classification' in
which it appears today precedes
each of these Journal Want Ads:
T OB SAXB HOUSES
61
"FOR .SALE Only $1600. new 5
room modern house. This house
is Kolng to- be sold and some one
will get a bargain; Dutch kitchen,
built-in buffet, good basement, all
ilicely finished, 8 blocks to a busi
ness center 1 block to car. Don't
fail to see this. Call owner.
FOB BEHT FAB MS
14
"I WANT 2 good dairymen with 25
to 60 fresh cows; I will furnish
two fine 100 acre A airy farms ort
shares for milk delivered In Port
land. Come and see me."
WASTED mSCXIJEAMTGOITB 5
"WANTEUSet cabinetmaker's or
carpenter's tools; must be cheap
for cash."
swap co&vior
as
"WANT party to figure on drilling
1 to JO wells', must take part
real estate."
FOB SAKE BnSCEX.XaJrEOTS 19
"FOR SALE Two gentlemen's fur
overcoats, cost t&50 each; sell
for J50 each." . .
Premiums with Want Ads. See
announcement on page 5 for details.
BULLY SCOOP"
IS PRAISED BY
BRITISH P S
von Wiegand's Interview
With "Clown Prince" as
They Term Kaiser's Heir,
Incites Wide Comment.
CALLED GERMAN PLAY
TO GAIN OUR SYMPATHY
Interviewer Is Praised, lnter
viewed, Lampooned in'
Editorials.
London. Dec. 1. With tlie exception
of the .Telegraph and 1 the Post, the
London newspapers and all the lead
ing English provincial dailies pub
lished today Karl H. von Wiegand's
Interview with the crbwn prince of
Germany carried by the United Press
Monday, It appeared In each paper
under von Wiegand's signature and
with the copyright line of the United
Press, to which full credit was given
Evidently unaware of the fact that
the Interviewer m home la San Francis
co and that his parents live, in Iowa.
where he was reared, ithe majority
or English publications referred sar
castically to the corespondent's name.
"We are almost tempted, in our
admiration for von Wiegand's per
formance, said the Birmingham Post.
vto say we would una to know him.
despite the forbidding sound of his
name: .
- Admit "Bully 80007."
"Von ; Wlegand achieved what his
American Press comrades will de
scribe as a bully scoop., He cap
tured the crown prince and the crown
prince churned him out live copy.
Moreover von Wiegand must be of a
generous disposition; as ; he might
have kept - his interview exclusively
for America," (.
Commenting on the correspondent's
reference ' to his" highness' strategic
ability, the Post remarks:
"The crown prince handled the
strategic problem of facing a news
paper interviewer with conspicuous
ability." , . '
The London Express, edited by
Ralph Blumenfeld, himself a native
man of German descent, but a natur
alized Englishman, headed its publi
cation - of the story: 1
Call Him "Clown Frlnee. -
"Interview with German clown
prince. - - i .
It expressed the editorial opinion
that the interview was Germany's
latest attempt to Influence American
public opinion, referred - to the Inter
viewer as an "amiable, obedient lour
nalist," and added "we wonder ; what
would have happened to the loyal
von Wiegand if he had Interpolated
something more like the truth in his
interview. 1 ;
The Dally Mirror's headline was:
"Clown prince interviewed 1 Just be
fore battle; fearlessly asks to be
(Concluded on Pmge Thirteen, Column Two)
GENERAL VILLA TAKES
CHARGE OF AFFAIRS
IN CITY OF MEXICO
Marches in at Head of His
Troops; Assures Diplomats
He Will Maintain Order,
(United Preai Leased Wire.) I -
El raso,. Texas, Dec. 1 A delayed
dispatch received here this afternoon
reported the arrival of General Fran
cisco Villa and several thousand of his
troops in 'Mexico City', yesterday. ( His
first, official act, the dispatch said,
was to call the foreign diplomats to
gether and 'assu; them he would preserve-
order and protect the lives .and
property of foreigners. , v
Provisional President Gutierres, the
despatch said, had not. arrived in the
capital yet. It ' was also announced
that 'General Zapata had appcjintetl
Cam! 11 o Arriega as his diplomatic agent
in Washington.
Battle in Border Town.
San IXMneo.' Cal.. Dec. 1. 'The Mex
ican tourist ktown of Tijuana, just
across the line from San Diego county,
was the scene of. much excitement to
day when a body of troops, said to be
200 or 300 Of General Villa's men, ap
peared from the south and surrounded
the town: ' 1 -
Reports to the, United States au-
(Ooncladed on Page Im,- Column Four
Audacious Being"
iCesPairea m -DenasL
British Battleship Beported Destroyed
Will Be Out: Again In Three Months
Says acall From England.
New York.?" Dec. 1. -Mail received
here today from London brought In
formation (that: the British battleship
Audacious, reported . destroyed Octo.
be$ 2, with two , casualties, was under
going repairs in a drydock at -Belfast.
The .British admiralty, it was said,
expected the Audacious to be in com
mission within three months. . .
Word " received by the United Press
recently indicated thadt the Audacious
may have, been saved, and today's ad
vices appear to have confirmed this
inform at ion. ;
GRAND RUSH TO COMPLY WIJH WAR TAX LAW TAKES PLACE
If f '' '('.'It ' "Xir . Jr
V-;A';W
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R. C. Dewey, manager American Druggist Syndicate, filling out war tax application blank in office of
, ; ' Customs building, with Sherman Miles, chief deputy collector, assisting
SHERIFF WORD FILES
NOTICE OF CONTEST
OF RECENT- ELECTION
-S- j :r-r,"- -t&.i: -,.- - ' " -: J :V
..,.'- t '! S in Will Mai ,. '
Errors in Count .Alleged in
Every Precinct in County;
7000 Votes Involved. '
Notice of contest of election for the
office of sheriff was filed this after
noon by. the attorneys for Sheriff Tom
M. Word.. .... ! v
Errors In the count are alleged In
every precinct in the county. It Is al
leged that the official election return
asmade by the county board of can
vassers Is false and erroneous. Nearly
7000 votes are included in the alleged
errors. -a-
A cnrT0nt nntmt of thA bflllntA cn.rt
for sheriff, the petition alleges, wll!
show that Sheriff Word received 87,-
501 votes and Tom M. Hurrbur.t, his
opponent, against Whom they contest
Is directed, received only 30,680, a
plurality of 6821 for Word. ' is
The official canvass by the county
board of canvassers gave Hurlburt 14,-
290 votes and Word 34,119, a plurality
of 171 for Hurlourtv - ,
Fraud or anything of that nature
is not charged in the notice. The con
test is based on an alleged erroneous
count . of the ballots, including the
counting of more than 1000 yotes for
Hurlburt which are alleged - to have
been. void. . .' -, v - .:-J; '
In one or two Instances, also; the al
legation is made that illegal votes were
sworn in. - ' ,.- i
The contest will come up .- before
Presiding Circuit Judge Kavanaugh. It
is probabre that a request will Demade
for a judge from outside of Multnomah
County to hear the contest.
Sheriff Wosd la being represented
by Attorneys Ralph E. Moody and A.
E. Clark.
Helen' Eeese Got (
That Letter 0. K.
She Uvea in Baltimore.-' at . the Ad
dress Mentioned iby Shepherd. In His
Slary; Ket Xileutenanf Abroad.
Baltimore, Dee. 1. Mrs. Philip R.
Reese of No. 1300 North Calvert street.
the "Helen O. Reese" - mentioned In
William G; Shepherd's article from
Przemysl,' received last Saturday the
letter Lieutenant Hoffman of the Aus
trian army showed - Shepherd at . the
front. ' - - ;
Mrs. Reese said she met Lieutenant
Hoffman while she and her father were
Abroad. In his letter ' Hoffman , re
ferred - to meeting Shepherd at Frse
mysl. - s
News Thief Admits
Bureau Paid Him
New York, Dec. 1. H. I Lfnder.
telegraph operator, was held today
for i the action of a grand . jury on a
charge of pilfering Associated Press
news and selling it to the New York
News ' Bureau. The specific charge
was that Linder "'jacked In" a re
ceiving instrument at his desk in the
Evening Globe's office so the ., news
bureau could - hear matter the Associ-
td Press Was sending to the Globe.
Linder admitted he was r receiving a
weekly salary from the New York
News Bureau and that It was sent to
him, by a. masses gee
Ji YSVfc,' ' - 1 , "
SS Mr
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DIARY OF A DAY AT THE BATTLE FRONT , WITH .
THE AUSTRIAN ARMY TELLS OF SIGHTS SEEN
: ' BY AMERICAN -NEWSPAPER MAN ON GROUND
William G. Shepherd Gives His Experiences at, Pfiemysl
When He, Robert Dunn and John: Quincy Adams Are
Permitted to See "Inside" of the Battle. .
(Note This la tke first of two torls cov
ering on day' experience of an American
nempaner wan at- te root ttth the Aus
trian armr- - To aecosd Installment will be
published tomoriow.) - .
By William O. Shepherd.
Prsemysl, Oct. 29.
(Passed, by the
War Press Bureau.)
By Mail to New
York.) -This Is my
diary of yesterday,
which l spent on the
firing line, 12 miles
from here:
7:45 a. m. Under
the escort of Colo
nel John and Cap
tain - Miakch, we
start for the front.
"We" included John
Quincy Adams, the
American painter;
Robert W. Dunn of
the New York Even
ing Post, who has
Just arrived, and
myself.. We bun-djftd-into
one of the
typical sprlngless,
basket bodied Gal i-
s . . ' llcian -wagons.', '
' 8 a. m. We are on the main" road
leading from the great fortification
of, Praemysi to the hills, where the
artillery firing Is heaviest. At 8:10
ATTORNEY DISBARRED
FOR PART PLAYED
. W. W. DEPORTATION
Supreme Court Says Provo
cation, However Great, Did
Not Warrant Mob -Rule,
. (SatPtn Bureau of The Jotrrnal.) .
Salem, Or, Dec. 1. Because he par
ticipated In the deportation of J. W.
Edgeworth, Wesley, Everett and Ffed
Roberts, members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, from Marsh
field, the supreme court-today handed
down a- decision "disbarring Robert O.
Graves from the practice of lavsr for
three months. Tho; court vigorously
denounced mob rule' in its decision.
Complaint against Graves was filed
by Clarence' 21. McLaughlin, who as
serted that Graves acted as spokesman
and leader of the mob which forced
the three I." W. ' W. members to leave
Marsbfleld in a launch, and -assaulted
and beat them.. ' - 1
The supreme, court finds that the
facts as shows by the evidence are that
the. three men who were deported had
been attempting to promote a general
strike among the laborers employed in
; (OsKladeaVen Face lUse, Ctotasaa, rare)
S 9
I,' -irfj; ' - - .,x 11
we pass the cholera "hospital and five
minutes later we pass through the
gate of, the' Inner fortifications.- The
road Is covered with wagons. Two
tightly packed lines of them are going
in our direction. Another line on the
left side is going toward Przemysl
with sick and wounded. . The steam
from thousands of sweating horses
rises like a thin mist along thj trail.
The sight is so wonderful that even
the wounded men keep their eyes .on
it. The sick men,-some with the gfeon
faces , and loose opened mouths of
cholera victims, hang their heads half
Beeruits Are Training.
8:15 a. m. On both sides of the
road, on plow farm lands, huge bands
of recruits are training.- They have
stamped the wet earth into -a black.
smooth, shining field that glitters like
Jet. V; ..;
8:3,0 a. m. Among the thousands
of sights we catch a glimpse of a pig.
riding on' a seat like a soldier. He
has been tied there to keep him from
running away from dinner, though it
will be someone else's -meaL not his
own.
8:35 a. m. W pass the outer line
of ( fortifications. The trenches are
lined arid floored with willow or straw
matting. As far as - our eyes can
fOmclnded en Pare Three, Coin tan One I
BANKERS NOT EAGER
TO ACCEPT COIN THAT
UNCLE SAM REFUSES
Return of -Light Weight Gold
May Become Issue of Na
tional Import,
, The' United States National has re
ceived from the federal reserve bank at
San Francisco 8800 in lightweight cold
coins, part, of Its shipment of 8275,000
In gold. . Thereby a. question has been
raised that will probably become na
tkxnal in importance" and go back to
tlie federal reserve board or the treas
ury department for setlement.' ?
"If the cams are , light weight be
cause of the: abrasion through 'circula
tion, why does the reserve bank re
turn them? . Why does It not keep
them to be remlnted, and why does it
ask us to make up the shortage?"
These are the questions the bankers
are asking. .
The bankers will not use so strong a
term, but they intimate that the return
of the ' money appears like a bit of
sharp practice.
The reserve bank gives notice th.it
the coins are not full weight, hence
,tOaQolana em- Fage Worn. Catania Rrnl
' ' xA - :',: :?.V ,- - a
Internal revenue collector la the
him.
VOICE FROM CRADLE
- FATHER IS PENNILESS
Pitiful, Appeals for . Aid Come
to Winter Relief Bureau
' From Homes of Destitute;
Winter ntatef :
Previously enrnaw1-
edged i..-.5.75
Mrs. W. 3. Gallagher ... 6.00
Fred Lock ley 6.00
Cash . 1,00
Cash v. .60
Total . ,...78.2I
X'onlrlbutlonn o t h e r than
ca.nh: Mrs. PbUys Slim, cloth
ing; P. A. Wiles, clothing; G.
W. Snider, fruit and vegetables;
. Mrs. Gigeure, clothing; "Tom.
my." sweaters; W. N. Lurn
stone, clothes; Mrs. W. B. Had- '
ley, bedding;- Mas. Kilts, bed
ding and .canned fruit; Mrs.
Beucke, clothing; C 11. Rupery,
clothing.
In one -of the' poverty oppressed
-homes of Portland Is a little new Oaby.
Its life depends on a dally suf ply of
wholesome milk, the father ha j , been
unable to get .work and i there, la, i
money with which to buy either the
milk or other .nourishing food that the
mother needs in' order to nourish her
baby. The Visiting Nurse association
knows of the family and wants to help,
but Its fund is depleted. Through the
winter relief bureau help is asked not
only for this little one, but ' for three
others a trifle older, but needing food
badly. " Three dollars a month will buy
milk for a baby. 1 t
- Yesterday was Thanksgiving day for.
one man. He has been out of work for
a long time. Ills wife was to become
a mother and s needed good food and
comfortable surroundings,
1 They were penniless. She lacked
everything she needed. The baby was
born on Thanksgiving in a, hospital
(Concluded on Pit i'mr, Colosin Koor)
Nurses Use Fists;"
Drive Off Burglars
Two Masked Ken Wlh Savolvers
Break Into Xks Angelas Vorses'
Home asd Glad to Break Out Again.
Los AngeleV Dec. J Swinging ef
fective fists, Three' scantily clad girls,
drove a pair of maakedT burglars from
the FIgtiroa street nurses' home early
today. The young women, after pur
suing the burglars into the street, fled
into the house thrdugh a drenching
rain, when a policeman, who had tmarrt
their shrieks, trundled himself into
tho scene.1 . .
According tw the story the girls, who
were student nurses, told the police,
they " were awakened by prowlers in
their room. Turning on a light, they
were confronted by two masked men
with leveled revolvers in their -hands.
Seizing a blanket, one of the girls
sprang- for - the nearest" burglar; at
tempting to throw the blanket over his
Head. The .man dropped his gun and
flcd.Y His companion pocketed his
weapon and galloped from the build.
CRIES
R
MILK AND
Ing on, trvajnrst one' heels, .
ALL 1ST PHY
Uncle Sam's Internal Rev-
enue ; Collectors Through- j
out Land Begin to Enforce j
Federal Law. .
PORTLAND OFFICE IS
SCENE OF. ACTIVITY
Business Houses Load' Up
With Stamps but Sup
ply Runs.Short..
Tlie war tax is now In effect. . ''
TW ivg the first day of Decern
er,the sot , of October 38, IH, today
became operative all over the Jnd.
and from now on each individual will
contribute his mite to mnk up the
deficit in governmental' 'revenues oc
i-asloned by the falling off of customs
due to the Kuropean war,
The money wilt come In from the'
sale of war stamp licenses for certain
businesses, extra taxes on wines and
other liquors, stamp taxes on legal
and commercial papers and on toilet
preparations n chawing gum. and
?J?ttMmtmm'nt,t ,n other conW
paratlve luxuries. . , I,
, money will come t'n a few dot.
iTlt.i, v " cent ther ,n1
eighth oY a cont somewhere else, j
, i Office Hearty Swamped. , .
The collection of the tax in this
state Is In charge of Milton A. MlUer.
collector of Internal revenue for the
office to furnlah applications for li
censee, sell stamps, answer all i In
quiries, impose penalties and enforce
the law.-,- j .. .j
-h 'fare office force at the revenue
orrice in thef customs house building
has 'been almost swamped for the paat
week. Some (000 applications have
been received, through the malls or
in peraon, and thousands' of stamps
have been disposed of. while the two
phones in the collector's office sre
busy every minute of the day. 7
No governmental measure In recent
years has necessitated answering so
I?nr. flu,aUon"' Affecting as It does
VOfPl ,Davidual in the
united States and so Many buslnetts
transactions of. an every -day nature
there are scare of uttle points to ex
plain and clarify, ' ; , -As
far as possible the collectors
throughout the- country are basing
their explanations on the treasury do
partment rulings made for the war tai:
of188. Points not covered by these
rulings are referred to the treasury
ufijwuBcn mi wasnin
cislon,
Stamp Supply Short.
" The collector's office force work!
until midnight lat evening In order
to dispose of yesterday's returns and
Were erected with hiinilr,H. . wi ( l
applications -this morning as well ss
a line or personal applicants.,'
. Most applications received " this
(Concluded on I'aae mir. Colamn .
i-
PANAMA CANAL IS
BIG AID TO PORTLAND
Statistician at Customs Col"
( 'lector's ; Off ice Completes
Interesting Report.'
What does the Panama canal mean'
to i Portland commerce? j
It has brought this port fOOfl miles
nearer Europe, shortening the time and
Increasing the profit on wheat ship
ments and other commodities, ': ... j ,
Statistician Brooke of the customs
office, reported tWs morning that iths
business from- Portland: through "the
Panama canal last month totaled "II,--478,018.
Nearly all of this was foreign'
trade. - The value of-shlpments to the
eastern coast was bnt 8166,361, the re
mainder, or l,szz,7, was, foreign
business. ,
More; tnah half -of November's total
exports is Included In Panama canal
business. The total was 82,A33,357. dl ,
vided as followa: Oats, bushels, 877.-
842; -Wheat, bushels, l,5tt,7 7 ; flour,
barrels,"" 11M77; . lumber, ' 6,801,000 :
feet; prunes, pounds, , 40,00di-salmon. :
pounds, 1750.v j ;. I V . t.
The shipments ( from -Portland ,
through tbe Panami taital aKsrecmted 1 '
a value of I2S8.434- last August; I53S,- i
857 September, 1.138,04 In October,
These amounts represent more than 80
per cent of the- total exports, the
values pf all exports for the months
mentioned, being as follows: August.
8488,544; September 8877.121: -.
ber.-82.li2.,80.'-:.i.j
The principal exports t here durin
the last four months were . wheat,' .
flour, lumber, salmon, barley and oats.
-, ' . mi' ' .
Left 850,000,000; :
Wouldn't Use It
,- - , , ' - ;"" '
New York. Dec. lJ iohn O. tVendclT.
who dled yesterday at Santa Monica.
Cel.; Uged 75 years, Jeff real eatat 1
In New York - valued at mor than
160,000.000. .He. did hot believe In im
proving property, owning, many ins
and two story buiidinSs: en Hrosdway.
Ills -Flf til a venue1 residence ruM qny
15000. .The land -on which the house
stands Is w4MIi $1,000,000. ' Wendfll s
taxes for the first half of this yeas
FIGURES
SHOW THAT
amounted to f.'io.ooa . .
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