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'" y . ' . . " . 1 ' ; - ,, ,. -,, VOL XIV. NO- 37. GREECE PLAGES APPEAL BEFORE British and French Govern ments "Are Renounced for "Gross Violations of Inter national Law." : ALLIES HAVE TAKEN CONTROL, IS CHARGE Demand to Turn Over Means of Defense Will Be Re jected H Is Asserted. wasnington, uec i. Greece today filed formal, protest with the United States against actions of the entente allies. It denounce Brit ish and French governments for "gross violations of. international law, and urges tha United States to announce lti disapproval of the allied actions. The text of the formal note follows. "Krom tha beginning of the Euro pean war tha Hellenic government, realising 1U "duties in regard to the defense of tha national Interests and . . . . . ft TJ its reaponalblllty toward the coun try, has, after an extended-examination of tha situation, decided that Greece ought not to take part In the sangui nary struggle in which nearly all of Kurope has become involved. "The HeUenlc government, while maintaining its neutrality, had con stantly In view the possible abandon ment of this policy If at a given mo ment it should become convinced that, however great might be the gac-rllcea and danger of war, it would serve the natlona-HuiplraUorig. Weessay Guarantee Wot Obtained. "Unfortunately. It has not beon pos sible, for us, up to the present, to ob tain the necessary guarantees that i K t? - Anna .Tn r (n ,tt F.nrnniun conflict, should not be doomed to in evitably destruction. "In remaining neutral the Hellenic government had In view only Hellenic interests ant) has not been, as a con sistent effort has been made to make It appear, In sympathy wth one of tlfe two belligerent" groups. "A Q reek gov ernment could think solely of Greek tnteaefcjs, ., t ' '"TJ' geographical , situation of (Ooucluded on I'nge Two,, Column Two. FOLLOWING RIOTING GIVES- UP TO ALLIES Surrender of Six Batteries of Field Artillery - Promised; Riot Casualties; Heavy, .ondon. Dec. 2. V. P.) Greece s day of grace beyond the time limit set! by Admiral Du Fournet for disarms-, mlnatlng in complete reversal of the Greek governmental policy. Latest dispatches said an armistice had been arranged, Jie French admiral agreeing to withdraw his troops and King Constantlne promising the sur render of six batteries of mounted field artillery. Before that agreement r.as concluded lhen,were half a dozen pStched battles in th streets and out skirts of the Greek capital between al lied troops and Greek reservists and Greek ' royalists and Venizelos sup porters. Landing Started Rioting. . The extent of the casualties In the riots and near battles Is not known but it Is believed to total more than 100. The inhabitants of the city, except those supporting one faction or the other, shut themselves, up in their homes, terror atrlckenj The city's business was at a standstill and all vehicles stopped. The time limit set by Admiral Du Kournet for compliance with the allied . demands of surrender of-arms, expired Thursday. The French naval commander, ap prised that King t'onstafatlne and his ministers toad determined upon refuaal, sW-erthelesa granted the government aif additional 24 hours, but at once be gan concentration of his forces. It was ine landing 01 rrencn sailors that . touched off the spark of rioting. Bayonet treed oa rench. TheM armed forces were set upon a nqmber of times "y mobs of reservists They marched steadily forward and ' seised aeveral hills commanding th '.city. A aecond detachment was re- fused passage ey ureek guards knnj,.j T5.ii . ,rI rnV rri.; marlncs W,r .tilVlli lhe, Za"" pelon Ot industrial exhibition building 'hear the gardens of the royal palace. ; 'T,Athntf VS& upo.r g8 , .r-'rencn rorce ,ini suugnu i0 occupy ..the wireless station was -repulsed at -the point of the bayonet by Greek guards. Second Transport Arrived Friday. An exchange dispatch ttom Athens ' late tonight, dated Friday jnight, said UNITED STATES RDFFK GOVERNMEN Ul 11.1.11 . - " ; '-v:r. V-jr r.?,a.ltatj by a vote of 253 to 19. on the ; w-,.,,. " . Ti Atliens) on Kridiv evening and that three others had arrived at Keratsili those on board of all foir, of which Were expected 'to land Saturday morn ing. They were expected to encamp .near the city. Athena was reported ttulet. with Greek marine reservists oc cupying the theatre. Y . . Presumably- these . are fthe allied forces ' concerned 1n the stfeet battles rrentioned i.n later advices, from Ath- CITY EDITION PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 1916. FKICE FIVE CENTS NEWS INDEX SECTION ONE 16 PAGES Oreao Appeals to U. S. Groek Government Yields to Allies. Iff Boycott Declared Here, Federal Agents Investigate rood right. Albina, Maohinists on strike. Congress to Convene Tomorrow, t. Statu of Liberty lUuminated. President Speaks ia Maw York, Food Embargo to Conlront Congress. Carransutaa Ordered to Attack Chi huahua. 3. Flax Industry to Be Inspected, 4. Prohibition Is xfatfon-Wid Issue. Russian Buooesses Bring Hcpe to Allies, Russia Storms Teutonic Allies. 6. Clackamas Hatchery Has Mew Facil ities. Suggestions Made for Toy Selection. 6. Jeaaetta Rankin Qualified for Conrress No Decision in Adamson Case Until January. 7. Cartoons Put Price on Cartoonist's Head Ambulance Driver Beta Kecora. Orphan Problem Confronts England. Battery A in Practice, It Sweden Pro-French ia Sympathies. Kad Kan Would Attack President. Proposed Legitimacy Law Discussed. Leaders in Charity undertaking to Meet .tomorrow. 9. Motion and Color Photos of Mt. Hood Taken. Mother's Love Asserts Itself, Civio League Discusses Munioipal Paving- . I 10. Attack Planned on Commission Form. Averill Named Dock Commissioner. Livestock Show Opens Tomorrow. 15 Fatalitiee Reported. Celebrated Zionist to Lecture Here. 11. Acquittal Expected in McDaniela Cass, G. H. Hill I Dead. Bale of Red Cross Seals Begins Monday. 8hake-1Tp in British Cabinet Imminent. 12. Oodetlo Survey Madt.. Consolidation Plan Economical, Gerard to Take Up Belgian Deporta tions. IS. Sugar Company Raises Beet Frlcesf Oregon City Night School Sucoessul. Springfield Churoh to Be Dedicated. Oregon Citv to Vote Tomorrow, 14. Art Teachers to Convene. Lane's Tax Levy May Be 18.75 Mills. Merchant Declares Charges Flimsy. 15. Crawford to Remain aa Flax Superin tendent. 0. A. 0. Conducts Pruning Experiment!. 18. Bureau to Handle Delinquent Children Proposed, SECTION TWO 16 PAGES Pag. 1. Hughie Hughes Meets Death on Track. 2-4. Sports News and Gossip. 6-7. Automobiles and Good Roads, 4. Poultry Show This Week. 9. Real Estate and Bui'ding. 10. Development of Carrier bhown. Business Today Requires Statesmanship, 11-14. Want Ads. IS. Markets and Finance. 16. Marine. Lata. Sport, SECTION THREE 8 PAGES Page, 1. Eagle Creek Grounds Popular. 2. Photoplay News. On Broadway. 3. Ia Vaudeville. In Stageland. 4. Editorial. 6. Brief Information, Town Tcpios. Christie Home Campaign Progresses. Anglers' Club to Build New Club House Btate Fire Marshal Advocated. 0. Illustrated Mews Review. 7. War Zone Observations. 1. Mews of the Public Schools. University and College. SECTION FOUR 8 PAGES Page. 1-4. Tha Week in Bociety. Yovr Health and Ton Spina By Pen- elope Kuspp. . ." Walking That Is Healthful By Woods Hutchinson M. D. Women's Club Affairs, Tha Realm of Music. Dress Hints for Wcmen. Bperts Clothes for Winter By Mme- Qui Vive. Beauty Chat By Lillian Raseell. Heedlcwork Design. A Mew England Party By Gaorgeae Faulkner. i Popular Science. SUCTION FIVE 12 PAGES , (Fiction Mafsziae.) SKCTIOX SIX 4 PAGES (Comic.) 0. A. C. Co-Ed Goes to Her Wounded Fiance Mlas Ruby Thomas, British Columbia Girl, Will Wed Soldier Lover, If She Reacher. Bedside in Time. . ni.. n. rv ) r xt c t k ,w h,.. f v,, fiarlM p,.... soldier wno ia eyin? ln England, Thomas, a freshman co-ed at the ed on a I0113 Journey across land and r,ea. She expects to reach her destina tion before Christmas. Miss Thomas, who Is from British Columbia, entered the college here to I r.cqulre an education, so she would be fhle to earn her own living if she had to after the war. When, she received word yesterday '.hat her fiance had been wounded ami was believed to be dying, she decided to Jeave at once. She said, upon her departure, that she would marry him if rhe reaches his bedside in time, and will then serve as a nurse over there. Result of Election In Cuba Unknown Havana. Dec. 2. fl. N. S.) With rharges of fraud and coercion filling the air Cubans still are waiting to know who was chosen president at the election held four weeks ago. ln two provinces new elections will have to be held. It seems certain today that the result will not be known for weeks yet. Kentucky Town Is Destroyed by Fire . Georgetown, Ky., Dec. 2. (I. N. S.I The business portion of the town of Stamping Ground, .Sl-oU county, wa HAatrnvoH K r fir tnnlcrlit with a n fmti- maieu IOS3 VI 1VU.UUV. wuimm I Adams, owner of a motion show where i 'he fire started, was fatally burned, ' , . , . . - Reichstag Adopts "Man Power" Bill Amsterdam, Dec. 2. (V. P.) Adop tion of the "man power" or civil mob i nidation bill by the German reich- third reading, was announced in Bee ,in Xces received here, tonight 25,000 Bales Cotton Destroyed by Blaze Columbia. S. C, Dec. 2. (V. P. Fire late this evening destroyed the ColunilVaf ' cotton press with 23,000 bales of cotton.'. The loss Is estimated to-t 2C0,000 covered by Insurance.. 1 ,. ""i 1 1 T i . - - i f ! -,;;. One Convicted In O.-C.Land Fraud Cases W. B- Degarmon Found Guilty; Nicholson and Sperry Acquit ted; Others in Doubt. San Francicco. Dec. 2. (I. N. S.) W. B. Degarmon, on trial In the Oregon land fraud cases in the United States district court, was found guilty in a verdict returned by the jury to Judge 51. T. Pooling:, at 11:30 o'clock tonight. W. A. S. Nicholson and Sidney L. Sper ry, on trial in the same cases, wera ac quitted. The charges against Norman j. Cook, Franklin P. Bull and A. J. l.eetz, the other three defendants, re main to be disposed of. After giving their partial verdict, the jurors were locked up for the night to continue their deliberations in. regard to the other defendants. The six defendants are charged spe cifically with using the United States mails to defraud. The fraudulent op eration with which they were charged was the collection of fees from persons whom they located on land held by tha Oregon-California railroad in Oregon. The cases here have been prosecuted by Clarence L. Reamec, United States attorney from the state of Oregon. Removal Case to Be Decided This Week Staler, Charred "Wltn Shipping1 TJn labelled Liquor to Portland, Says Ha Did Kot Know Bayer's Intention, San Francisco, Dec. 2. (I. N. S.) Testimony was given today before Federal Commissioner Hayden on the application of the United States au thorities at Portland for the removU of David Gibbons, liquor dealer of this city, to Portland on the charge of shipping unlabelled liquor from this city to Portland. Hayden announced he would decide next week and at the same time would aeeiae on tne removal or ixuis iiom enberg. liquor dealer of this city Rothenberg's hearing; was held a week ago. Gibbons testified In his own behalf that he had no knowledge of the In tention of John Duggan. the man to whom he sold two live-gallon kegs of whiskey, to ship the whiskey to Port land. The government alleges the whiskey was shipped In two trun September 4. Auto Is Demolished But Woman Escapes San Francisco, Dec. 2. (I. N. S.) Mrs. Joseph R. Knowland, wife of the former congressman, had a narrow es cape from ideath today when the auto mobile which she was driving was c'emoUshetf by a streetcar on the Ala meda Marsh. The auto was an enclosed electric and was completely destroyed by the collision. When Mrs. Knowland had been extricated from the heap of shat tered glass and twisted metal it was ISSK SS TZT!TJTZ chin. She did not even require medi- Ical attention. Burglar Overtaken By Woman in Race Undaunted by fear of personal vie lence, Mrs. Lena Merriman, who con ducts a rooming house at 225 Sheri dan street, gave chase to and outian a burglar suspect last night.. She sur prised the man while he was in the act of ransacking the premises ti valuables. The intruder ran and the plucny woman took after him. She overhauled! the man following a four blocks' dashjcoast rates on barley, canned goods and after a brief tussle managed to snatch away from him a bag contain ing some articles which he had stolen. The burglar finally made his escape. Medical School to Be Topic at Meeting Dr. K. A .1. Mackenzie and Bishop Wralter Taylor Sumner will bo the chief speakers at the Members' coun cil of the Chamber of Commerce at Its weekly luncheon Monday noon. The subject will be "Our Medical School; Shall It Take a Commanding Place. Among the Schools of the Country?" William V. Woodward will preside. Dr. Mackenzie will discuss the medical school ln (ts relation to the public and Bishop Sumner the desirability of a strong medical school and hospital clinic in the civic life of the com munity. Two Masked Men . Strike Lone Woman Chicago, Dec. 2. (I. P.) Two masked men entered the "massage" parlors of Mrs. Pearl Douglas, strucK her on the head with the butt of a revolver and attempted to take a diamond ring from her finger, when her son Raymond, an 10-year-old boy, fired a shot at the Intruders. They returned the fire, escaping bv a door. Mrs. Douglas received a serious scalp wound. Fire Destroys 500 Tons of Hay on Farm Santa Rosa, Cal., Dec. 2. (p. n. s. Five hundred tons of hay on the old Senator Jcnes ranch south of Sonoma were destroyed by fire last night. A second warehouse near by was saved by the efforts of the . fire fighter? Superintendent Joseph Keetler has just returned from a business trip to Snn Francisco, and haa no idea of how the fire originated, but does not lay it tu Incendiary efforts. -. - " . , .1 . iRdTHnnNHRFSR ! WILL OPEN IIS FINAL SESSION Only Four Months Remain in Which to Complete Demo cratic Program and Jam of Work threatens Holidays. IMPORTANT PROBLEMS FACED BY LEGISLATORS Railroad and Food Legisla tion and Naval Program to Be Considered. Washington, Dec. 2. (U. P.) With only four months left In which to com plete the Democratic program, party lines were being tightened tonight for the opening of the final aeasion of the sixty-fourth congress Monday. Republican leaders were "on the Job." Democratlo leaders in the two houses were not on the ground as yet, but will arrive ln force over Sunday. Confronted with the railroad and foodjfproblems and the passage of the sec&iid section of the three-year naval prcgram, congress was in for a Jam of work which threatened to break into congressmen's holidays. Speaker Clark has come out flat against Christmas holidays and advocates two night sessions a week, both of which. he says, jwill be necessary- to put through bfns that need immediate at tention. Speaker Clark Ia on Band. That the minority will offer no unusual resistance to the passage of pressing measures they believe proper. was the assurance from Republican leaders. Speaker Clark, who has been here some time, in close touch with the legislative situation, was the only administration leader in Washington tonight. Representative Kltchin, Democratic house leader,, will arrive tomorrow. Vice President Marshall is also expected then;, ,Sinat$r Kera, Democratic senate, leader, la not ex- On the other hand, both Senator Smoot and Representative Mann, who will direct the Republican legislators in their respective branches of con gress, have been here for aeveral days. To Consider Jaring1 Cost. There was no activity at the cap ital today save for that of the clerks and secretaries in final preparation for the opening Monday. Little sen timent is found in favor of the Fitz gerald food embargo plan. Subse quent retaliatory embargoes on other exports, including munitions, seem certain if the resolution is pressed. There is no doubt, however, that the living cost problem will demand a ltrge part of the short Bession. Railroad legislation and the food question, everyone believes, will bo the biggest matters considered. Washington, Dec. 2. Representative McArthur arrived in Washington this evening. Representatives I-iawley and Sinnott are expected tomorrow. Local Hearing of I. C. C. December 11 Washington, Dec. 2. (V. P.) The Interstate Commerce commission to day ruled that testimony: in trans- continental cases respecting coast to Kill! . l u . i Luiniiiuuiurs, cnaji i - ; i . sented before Examining Attorney Thurtell at San Francisco, December 4; Portland, Or., December 11, and Spokane, Wash., December 14. Hearing's at the various coast and intermountaln cities have been called to consider the varying needs and in terests of the different communities in the readjustment of freight rates. The hope of the commission is a final I settlement of rail rates on a perma- nent basis, regardless of the fluctua tions of water competition. Pending this . readjustment, new and advanced rates put In by the carriers on trans continental shipments to the coait have been put in by the railroads to supplant rates suspended on Septem ber 1. Alabamans Fight in Street With Pistols Mobile. Ala., Dec. 2. (I. N. s.) Fred Fincher, of Spring Hill, a sub urb, and John T. Martin of Montgom ery, fought a duel in the street here toflay for 30 minutes. Both received severe pistol wounds. FIncher's cloth ing was set on fire from powder burns. Christmas Tree Is Gaily Illuminated Resplendent in a" riot of colorfu' ugnts, uie great nrisimas tree, on Siith street, was lit up last night 'or the first night of the American Elec trical week. Successive tiers of the branches were illuminated to the top. wnere a large star o lazed. Graceful cherubs and ornaments adorn the tree. Night Supervisor of Insane Asylum Dies Salem, Or Dec. I. James jCell. for 35 years supervisor Of the State Hos pltaJ for-the Insane, died tonight, lie was 70 year old ALFRED P. THOM, chief counsel for the Southern railway and general coun sel (or the railway managers in their hearings before the New-lands-Adamson joint congres sional committee. I Cummins and Thorn Differ Senator Would Limit Capital! zation of Railroads to Their Physical Valuation. Washington. Dec. 1 (I. i s.)- Declaring that the . ubjio would-, jpot havy fiditc ratiyaTati ator Curanilna, member of the Joint congressional railroad committee to day declared that the railroads' capital stock should only equal their physical valuation. A. P. Thorn, representing the rail roads, declared the theory "dangerous," and said it would mean financial ruin to the United States and distress to the whole world. He declared that most railroads have "grown up" to their capital ttock through gradual 4n crease in their property valuations. The committee will not sit again until Wednesday, when Mr. Thom will resume "the stand. It is expected his cross-examination will be concluded in a day or so. Max Thelan, president of the California railroad commission, and also representing the national as sociation of railroad commissioners, will follow Mr. Thom. Funeral Servcies Held at New York New York, Dec. Z- tU. P.) Simple funeral services with only members of her family and a few friends rtresent. were held this afternoon for Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevain. The jbody was taken to the Madison Square Presbyterian cnurcn ronowing its arrival from California. Burial will be at Meadowbrooa Mount m-ar j the Adirondack home of the Milhol- i lands in Essex county. Portland Man's Poem Read. San Francisco, Dec. 2. (P. N. S.) Memorial services for Mrs. Inez Mil holland Boissevain were held here to day in the chapel of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin by the Woman's party. The chapel had been donated for the purpose by the Rev. Arch Ferrln. Mrs. Sara Bard Field presided and delivered the memorial address. A memorial poem written by Charles Ersklne Scott Wood was read. Niko lai Sokoloff had charge of the music. fc'everal hundred women attended. Candidate Favoring School Nurse Wins North Yakima, Wash., Dec. 2. Tn a lively school board election here today Vy elect two trustees, with the issue of whether or not a school nurse shall be employed, McClure, favoring it, was reelected with 517 votes against 299 for Fear, who opposed the proposition. A close race between Udell and Braden. running to fill the otoer vacancy, was v.f.n by the former, with 570 votes against 517. The Trades and Labor Council favored McClure. The Takima Improvement club made Fear its can didate McClure 13 a practicing physi-" slan. and at present a member; Udell is an attorney. Michigan Guardsmen Would Leave Border Paso. Texas, Dec. 2. (U. P.) Score of solliers of the Thirty-second Michigan National Guard staged a dem tnstration in their eamp today against being held on border duty any longer. The men marched through the camp yelling. Colonel I. C. Covell, amid many Interruptions, made a speech counselling the guardsmen to t6p their disgraceful demenstratton' ' The soldiers finally returned to their guar, iters.,.- . . -y ' - ""I - . 1 MUSIS IN ALBINA SHOPS iE ON STRIKE Dismissal of Three Employes Leads to a Sympathetic Walkout When Explana tion Does Not Satisfy. EMPLOYES CLAIM 450 OF MEN HAVE STRUCK General Manager O'Brien of 0-W. R. & N. Says Not Over 35 Are Out. Discharge of three skilled machin ists at the Albina shopa of the O-W. R. & N. company, resulted yesterday in a strike of shop employes, the es timated number Varying from Si, ac cording to Vice-President and General Manager J. P. O'Brien, to 460. accord ing to statements of the men. The three men dismissed were mem bers of the machinists' union, say strikers. Since the system-wide strike of ma chinists along the lines of the Union Pacific ending ln June. 1915, all shops have been "open shops," the union not being recognized. Kmployes assert that the "open shop" has ln reality been a "closed shop" so far aa union men are con cerned. The men discharged are Harry Ack wroid. J. B. Williams and Charles Schell. When Superintendent of Mo tive Power J. F. Graham was pressed fur a reason by other employes, he is said to have referred the questioners to General Manager O'Brien. Accord ingly, a committee, composed of Valen tine Clayton, Willis Knight. Harry Mo. Mlllen and D. S. Padelford, called on the official, who is said to have prom ised an answer on Friday, after he had opportunity to investigate. Ketrenrfuoant Oiren as Season. fin Friday Mr. O'Brien had Mr. Gra ham in conference ln his of flee,-after irjbieA the men wera told that th mat ter lax entirely in; Mr.' Graham' hands, -ilztmploxeav sajr Mr. Graham eld tMtm TtwrdarwrtiirJthat .taeisMaJwifi dlsmlBsedas a retrenchment measure, to reduce the 1 orcft. Disbelieving 'this statement because the company has not been dismissing skilled mechanics, the. men at ofice assumed that the known union affili ations of the men in question were responsible. The rumor spread that the elimination of the three was to be the entering-, wedge for general removal of union men. The walkout began yesterday noon. when 21 quit work. Afterward, when it became known that these had walked out, others began dropping their tools. up until that time the walkout had been without official knowledge or en couragement of the machinists' union Itself. Demand Bight to Unionise Union officials said last night that It was hoped no strike would be called officially, though they feared some formal action would have to be taken if the facts developed as they had ap peared on the surface. "If it appears that the railroad i planning for a general weeding out of all union men from the shops, we cer tainly will take cnarge of the situa tion," declared E. H. Mlsener, organ izer of the Machinists' union, last night?" If necessary, we will carrv the strike into all the Union Paclli-! shops. "The machinists are not asking bet ter pay, because they are now we'.' satisfied. But they resent being dic tated to about their affiliations with the union, believing they have a right to do so if they wish." At 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon Superintendent Graham denied em phatically that any strike trouble had taken place or was impending. He declared reports of such a character to be without a word of truth. Gen eral Manager O'Brien a few minutes later stated that Mr. Graham had in formed him an hour previously that about 31 men had struck. About 200 machinists and boiler makers held a specially called meeting in Machinists' hall, Labor Temple, last night, for a discussion of the strike The men who were discharged made brief addresses, fallowed by talks by others. A general round-table con sultation was hld also, at which the advisability of further organization was talked of. It was stated after the meeting thn the organization movement will con tinue until all the shop employes at least have a clear understanding of the Issues Involved. Chief of Police Clark ordered a ser geant and five officers to stand guard at the Albina shops during the nighi No violence or hint of violence had been noted nor had officials of the O-W. R. & N. asked that such precau tions be taken. " The chief stated, however, that he felt it the part of wisdom to anticipate trouble from either faction. Police Captain Inskeep also detailed an officer to watch the home of one of the blacksmiths who was reported to liave incurred the ill-will of iae men who had gone out. New Delicacy for Epicure Is Whale San Francisco, Dec. I. Whale is on the menu card of one of San Fran cisco's most fashionable hotels, which recently received from Alaska a consignment of 1000 pounds of whale meat. "I've cooked everything from snails to elephants' feet, but this is a new one on me,' exclaimed the chef when told of the arrival of . the new kind of meat. It 1 said that this is the first time that whale meat has ever been.1 served tn any public restaurant in the United States, or Europe.. . Jack London 's Daughters to Ignore Will Girls Say They Prefer to Remain With Mother, First Wife of Late Novelist. Oakland. Cel., Dec. 2 (U. P.) Joan and Bess London, daughters of Jack London, the late novelist, will ignore the recommendation made by their father In his will that they be "per sonally cared for, housed and man aged" by London's second wife Instead of by their mother. They declared tonight that they in tend to stay with their mother, Mrs. Bessie London, who divorced the nov elist Beveral years ago. "We are going to stay with mother,'1 said Joan. "Father gave ua enough property before his death to take care of us and he also gave us the use of a house." - Meantime reports were circulated here thaj Mrs. Bessie London planned to contest the author's will on behalf of her two daughters because the doc ument left practically all the writer's property to Mrs. Charmian London, the eecond wife, and gave the daught ers only (25 a month. Mr. Bessie London refused to comment on the re port. Cloutier Purchases Part of Multnomah Minneapolis Mas Becomes ftockholder and Vice President of Big Kotel Company; Ke Will Uve Here. II. H. Cloutier, of Minneapolis, has become a stockholder and vice presl dent of the Multnomah Hotel com pany by a deal which has just been consummated. Mr. Cloutier, who has been In the city about 10 days, will make Port land his permanent residence and take an active part ln the managing 01 tne hotel. Until the purchase of stock in the hotel, Mr. Cloutier was for four yeals connected with the executive and man agerial departments Of Grant Smith A Co.. which bought the hotel property from the Thompson estate four months aao. Mr. Cloutier became intereated in tn west during his association with the construction company, when he made frenuent business trips to the coast. Rif.rrin trt the deal. Mr. Cloutier a id: "I had always wanted to find good iaveatrofcttt iv hs coast, Jknowt In V ft-Am iMMlltM Ua iJ(71ir KH" experience that business was good and getting better." Regarding- the terms of the deal M tier mcrelr aid: "It wasn't nuaktinn of how rriuchi stock In the eomnanv I wanted, but mow 1nu5nlJ could get. The hotel, from the time of its opening, has shown Increasing business and returns. We have faith in Portland, otherwise we would not have invested here. Liquor Pours Into Arizona by Uarloaa Citizens Take Precaution Against Shortage After Prohibition Uw Be comes Effective. Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 2. (V. P.) Arizona's final rush to stock up with liquor before Governor Hunt issues his proclamation Monday making Ari zona "bone dry," is causing the express companies to work day and night. Liquor is arriving by the carload in many towns and the express invoice slips resemble city directories. In an attempt o keep up with the throngs storming the various distrib uting points, the express companies have hired empty store rooms and em ployed extra teams and clerks.. It is estimated J100.000 worth of liquor was received ln Phoenix alone today. Most of this is from Los An geles. The new prohibition law does not prohibit the possession of liquor, but halts shipments into the state after Monday. M 2k 5 John D. Archbold Is Fighting for His Life New York, Dec. 2. (V. P.) John V. Archbold. Standard OH magnate, wae still fighting for his life tonight. After appearing much stronger early todav following the blood transfusion Thurs day. Archbold is understand to have become weaker this evening. Speciu4j- -.....(... u ... . H a .1 tndil Tirrvlnmn n home hy a messenger. John D. P.ockefeller, long Archboid'a business associate, is still at his honm, Pocantlco Hills. having postponed starting for Lake Wood until Arch bold Is out of danger. Wilson's Program Is Favored by Cannon Washington, Dec. 2. (I. N. 8.) Congressman Cannon, long Republican speaker of the house, most stalwart of party men. declared today he wou! 1 support President Wilson's recommen dations for railroad legislation. "1 take i tfor granted," he said, "the president will renew the recom mendation he made at the last session. In that case, I shall support the pro gram, practically all the Democrats will do so and three fourths of the Kepublicans as well." Raiders Ejected by The British, Report London. Dec. !. tT. P.) Intermit tent spelling on both banks of .the Ancre was reported by General Kir Douglas Haig from the British front tonight. North of Lesars, art enemy raiding party was ejected from British trenches. In the neighborhood of Ypres, Armentieres and Hohensoltem, there , wme trench mortar activity on both sides. .. ; ' ... ( . ' EGG BOYCOTT IS DECLARED HERE FOR FORTNIGHT Five Hundred Citizens Meet in Library Hall and Take Steps to Reduce High Cost of Living. I:' COMMITTEE TO SEE WHY FARMERS BOOST PRICES Law Compelling Branding of Length of Storage of Food ;f to Be Asked. , H Fv hundred -men and womin in iimso nice v 11 ik iHRi iiiu v vvvu w : weeks' boycott on eggs. By rising vote they promised one another thHt not another egg will they buy durirg ' the next fortnight. They ask- ail housewives of Portland to Join theuv. They appointed a committee of five to draft a memorial to President V11 .. son and to Oregon's delegation In con". , gress, urging an embargo on all prod ucts now being shipped from. t.H$ , country. 1. ' They authorized the appointment nr a committee to Investigate the puuMa market, with the idea or ascertaining why the farmers boost the prices of their products every time the grocer boosts his. v , They authorised the appointment of a committee of three to sea If steps may be taken to have the city take possession of all cold storage" plants In the city. This demand may be taken to the legislature. Want Storage Time Branded. , ) Another committee 4ft three Wsft . authorized to Investigate the present . contents of eold storage plants In Portland, with a view of determining the effect on the high cost of living. This committee will seek to obtain means of compelling dealers to brand cold storage products, indicating .the length of time such products, were la storage. ": ''1 ",'.' , ' These were the actions taken by the half a thousand men and women. who met In Library hall last night 'in- re sponse to a call to; cs rry the- fight agatnst the high, cost pf-JJving Into the enemy's camp, : - ,t!ShisiJtaitojfirJg . 1 wnoio- sf ternoou , tCoiu'Juded oa Two, Colons Threei FEDERAL AGENTS TAKE Department of Justice Joins With Six Other Government Branches In War on Prices, Washington, Dec. 8. fTJ. P, TO help hammer down the high cost of living by punishing possible food con splratora, the department of Justice to day joined six other government branches in their fight against 'high food prices. With tha niii1nl taktnv niruiniil Interest in the situation and congress, the agricultural, commerce and pest office departments and the Interstate Commerce , commission all leagued in the move, the Justice department as- of the high living cost question. ' . specifically, the department of Jus' tlce, will at the start, merely skirmish around in the "smoke" to see If there Isn't, some "fire" In tlie talk about Illegal food price conspiracies, George W. Anderson, a department agent, was today designated special as sistant to the attorney general with the express power to Invtsatlgate and prosecute any violations of the con spiracy laws lu any section 0 the country. ' , t ' Investigation to Be-Thoroaga. . The department claims to. have no direct evidence yet that the present abnormal prices are due to Other than natural, economic causes, but-11 ln- Concluded on "mcr Two. Coloms Sll Here's Ready ' ' Christmas Money ; This is to tell you where yo'j can find Christmas money . In ' your own home. . Make a search of the store room today, and see whether.? it doesn't hold a lot of! thin as , - that have censed to be useful . to you but would be service- v able to some one else. ,l There's the baby- buggy, any number of household belong ings, to say nothing of the bicycle the boy has outgrown. . Some one is waiting to pay you a fair price for these., Then there's all the family's outgrown clothes- that 'have lee collecting fdr so long. They can easily be converted 1 into cash. -1 All you have to do Is to write 1 a "Want Ad."-statlng what you I have to sell, and before you 1 know it you will have a splen- i did Chrtstma fund.. Write the ad today and leave it with The Journal r phone 1 it to Main T17S. or A-CQ5JL. , , "WANT ADS"; ,: Section Two,, r ' e rages 10-11-12-18-14. ' 1