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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER ' 6,' 1918. TWENTY PAGES.
T-rs t7rS PPMTC f: ON TRAINS AND NBW
. rRJV,D .a WW. ,CiX9v STANDS nva BT.
OFLLLL
R e p f e s e rt fat i v es of 100,
000 Workmen and Operators
1 Considering New SystemV
Brigadier-Genera! B. P. Disque
. Declares That Labor and Cap
ital Must e in Harmony.
REPRESENTATIVES' of 100.
000 worklngmen and several
hundred operators from camps
and mills In the Western Oregon
' and Washlngtdn lumber belt met
today, in the Masonic temple and
" voted almost unanimously to
continue. the Loyal Legion of Log
ITH and Lumbermen as a work
ing; arrangement for employes
and employers in peace times.
O'ut.of the 700 or 800 delegates
only six voted against continuing i
the legion. This vote will have ;
to be approved by the various
locals, but. their attitude is, fore- ;
' casted by the fact that nearly all
the delegates camo instructed to
the conference. . !
"Th tlm haa come for capital and
labor to form an honest partnership.'
aid Mayor' George L. Baker in welcom-
, lng the delegates to the conference. The
" loyal legion, said Captain M. . Crum
packer, in a capable review of the or
ganization's accomplishments, has ex
tended to the employers' and "employes
of 1007 camps and mills. On Merch 1
( of this' year the 8-hour day was adopted
by , joint agreement of operators and
workmen to continue during and after
. ths.war. - Juringr the period from No
vember i, 181, to November 1, 1318,
the cost Of living increased 43 per cent,
but the dally wage increased 61 per cent.
' and, on an hourly basis. 103 per enU r
'. "You. who are now riven the leader
ship of men, nr whatever capeclty.have
the sama obligation to learn everything
you can which, will strengthen your
leadsrshlp, to speak only when you have
. reached , a conclusion after long and
level headed consideration and no more
be willing to tear dewn before you can
replace with something better, than an
'officer would lead his men to unneces
sary death because he ' had failed to
learn vhat he should about hia duty."
- C nderlyli.g the general consideration
' of the continuance of the loyal legion is
' the question whether or, not i,t will af
filiate with the American Federation of
.Labor. General .Disque made no rec
ommendation and made but one asser
tion which .might be construed as an'
expression of pplnion. It - was this: I'l
, believe you have the most perfect ln-
dustrial rel-tlons organization on the
. face of the earth (In tte loyal legion). I
th'.n': It mees every fair requlrerient of
labor and capital and Insures a square
deal tp both. I am sure that It Is baaed
. upon a recognition of the fundamental
(Coatinuid on Pat Two. Column On)
Crown Prince Has
1 Renounced Grown
And Other Rights
Berlin, Dec. . (TJ. F.) The Wolff
Agency publishes the abdication of the
; Crown Prince Frledrlch Wllhelm, dated
J at Wlereagen, December 1. It saysi ...
, I formally and definitely renoaaee
the Imperial crown, which might come to
me through abdication of the kaiser and
king, or other legitimate rights."
Hogland Decides
To Postpone Trip
' Seattle, Dec! 6. XS. P.) Lieutenant
-A. P. Hogland. army aviator, blaser of.
the air mall route between Seattle and
; Sacramehto, decided not to make the re
turn jtrip to the south today. The avia
. ' tor made a trial trip to test atmospheric
:t conditions at noon, but returned to the
golf links where he left his machine. No.
time for departure has been announced.
:' By Traak H. Slmond
. dprrltht. 1X8. New Tork Tribune, loo.)
-Although there arc already scores of
narraUras of the battle of the Somme,
the simplest and the best account is that
contained in the official, report of Field
' Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. and it may
. be doubted If America' share in: the
, i winning of the final campaign of the
war will ever be more concisely or Im-
. presslvely presented than in the modest
v and -straightforward statement of Gen
eral Perahing. .
What we did' in th war is all set
forth there with, only the value of the
service unappralsed. -..
1 It K too, a wonderfuf story. . On April
20, at fieiehprey, we had a skirmish,
memorable only for s certain quality
which it disclosed In our young 'troops.
HAIG'S OFFICIAL REPORT GIVES
BEST ACCOUNT OF
SOME AND
Ban Is Lifted On
Ship Contracts
For All Yards On
American
Orders
Shipping Board Announces It
: Will Permit Yards to Take
Private Orders.
Washington, Bee. (U. P.) The baa
ob thlpbuildlng for private aceoaat was
lifted today by the United States ship,
plag board. Alt shipyards, aceorldng t
annouaeemeBt by Baiabridge Colby,,wilf
be permitted to accept contracts for any
wood ships and for steel ships, provid
ing they are for A merlcaa firms.
Washington. Dec. 6. (WASHINGTON
BUREAU OF THE? JOIJRNAL) Acting
Chairman Donald of the U. S. shipping
board has informed Senator Jones and
Representative Hawley that he favors
going ahead with the Northwestern
wooden ship contracts and will ask the
board to act on the matter today.
Donald said that after consideration
he believes that promises to builders
and workers .-should be redeemed and
that the loss will be greater for the gov
ernment if the program is abandoned.
If completed, the ships maybe sold or
used to such extent as to salvage them
in the large part and the dislocation of
the labor situation prevented.
Northwestern members of the industry
are hopeful that with Donald's aggres
sive support the other two members of
the board now here, Colby and Page,
will join, him in revoking tho suspen
sion order.
The . ohlpping 'board is expected today
to , adopt a resolution throwing open
American yards to construction of wood'
en Bhlpa on private accounts.
oldIHerF
WITNESS IN CASE
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Tells of Filing on Land for W,
N. Jones and Receiving
$200 For Claim.
The - ease of the government against
WUlard. N- Jonaa, against whom the)
united jutatea is attempting to recover
$133,000 in damages for his alleged
fraudulent acquisition of public land tin
the Eiletz country. Is nearing its end
and probably will be finished-late this
afternoon. Just how leng ,' the defense
will require for the presentation of its
case: is not Known. , . . .
Late, yesterday afternoon the gov
ernment put its most positive witness
so far presented upon, the stand. He
was George J. West, an old soldier.
and he was positive that he had made
an arrangement with Jones by which
the itter was to pay him $200 for his
claim. . , .,
'West 'testified tfiat Jones had asked
him ' to file on a claim and that they
had gone to Oregan City together for
that purpose. Jones had given him the
money for his filing fee on the way
to the land office. It had been hi:
understanding, . West testified, that
Jones was to locate him on the claim,
build his cabin, make all improvements
required by law and then when final
proof had been made was to give him
$200. The $200 payment was to be for
West's services in taking up the claim.
West said. If he decided to keep the
land after he took it up, he was to pay
Jones $600, and if not wasi to sell to
Jones for $200. He had never intended
to keep the land.
West said that after he had made his
final proof Jones sent for him to come
and settle up, which he did and got the
$200.
On cross-examination West said he
had never intended to make the claim
his home, though he had understood
that the old soldiers had the privilege
of applying their time of service In Uie
army upon the period of residence re
quired by the law. ' ,
West said : he had never heard any
thing about any $185 location fee to be
paid to Jones. He had understood that
when he made final proof the land be
longed to Jones, and all he-had to do
was to get the $200 to settle the trans
action. He had expected to turn Jthe
claim over to Jones from the flrsj.
West said that he had signed a tram-
(Concluded on Page Six. Column One)
Snowfall Hampers Streetcars
Boston. D. . (I. N, S.) Shipping,
trolley and railroad traffic was- ham
pered by the ' first severe snow storm
of the winter. The show started fall
ing at midnight, and by' 9 o'clock today
there had been a fall Of three inches.
BATTLE OF THE
U.S. SHARE
On April 2 our first division, went into
action and' took Cantigny. -held it, broke
the counter attacka Cantigny is the
beginning. We arrived there after, the
first flood of the - German tush had
been checked, we, opened the process ot
regaining lost ground. ' i
A little more than a month later Lu
dendorff wins- his : last "victory and
bursts across the Aisne. In that critical
hour American divisions gathered up
from rest camps. ' . seised upon in the
mbment of supreme necessity, appear
on the road to Paris md south of the
bridge across the Mlrne at Chateau-.
Thierry. , In both places' we hold.? Th
marines win new glory and the road' to
Farl"isarred.: W were the last I re
servb in that- moment." and.' little as! we
Conelttded .oa Pag Mneteea," Column eeraa)
IN WAR
France ! Calls on : Germany to
Meet Expenses of Armies of Was German Agent in Amer
Occupation Incurred to Date. ica, Investigation Chief Says.
Demands' Said" to" Include" $13,-
500,000 for' American Army
and $10,060,000 'for -British.
London. Dec. . (VS. P.) The French I
armistice commission has , dispatched
1
a note to Berlin demanding payment
of occupation expenses incurred by the
a 11ia4 m I J 4 f . 1
lu ualc- v-oin.ri i
UK,i',u-" ""' 'n' w
day. I
niv ciirenoea . are. eaia la inciuoe i
ia,ouu,uuu on nenaii oi tne American
army and $10,000,000, provisionally, on
behalf of the British. Of the latter
amount $500,000 will be levied On Du-
ren and tho remainder on Cologne.
Americans Close to Rhine
By Webb Miller
With , the Americans in Prussia, Den.
5. (NiehLl fIT. T TVia lft win. f
the second division is within three
days march of the Rhine. The whole J
front 1 tr h nvnnlaii hv H imsH. I
cans along the historic river and is I
expected to be reached by December IS. I
A corps of engineers left yesterday I
lor totienx to determine the exact I
area of the bridgehead to be lield by J
me Americans ana 10 arrange tor tax- 1
ing over the railways, telephones and I
telegraphs. - - ' I
General Pershing has taken over the
federal building, in Trier (Treves) as
ms headquarters. Staff ; officers are
being appointed to saper vise the nubile 1
-works, police and schools, i V , 1
To prevent the influx of , hundreds j
i..nuoiu prisoners, wnicn -ine uer-i
mans are turning toward the allied
lines., the feeding, housing and trans
portation of which would be a huge
tasK, General Dickman has wirelessed
the Germans to cease sending them, as
tney wui te turned back.
Germans Want to Try Raiser
; Amsterdam, Dec S. Strenuous efforts
re "reported, under way, backed by ihe
German , government tmd .thar aortd ter
ana woTKerr council of Berlin, to have
ttw ex-kalser brought to trial - in Ger
many before th allies -can raajlae- their
announced Intention- to bring him be
fore an international court of justice
A number of delegates .from the Berlin
(Continued .on Pace Twelve,; Cohuna Font)
CANAL
LINE IS POSSIBLE
Amending of Tax, Law to Provide
Funds Considered if Other
. Provision Not Made.
Municipal ownership of a steamahln 1
line to operate through ! the Panama
canal and the creation of !a port devel-
opment fund of $15,000,000 are possi-
bilities of the future as the result of
the decision of the board of directors of
the Chamber of Commerce, actuated by
the determination to see Portland get
Ita run share of maritime commerce
after, the signing of peace.
For the purpose of providing the
working fund it was suggested that the
present law be amended so that a tax
levy of at least 5 per cent f the as
sessed valuation may be applied.
i .o .
board members at ihe meeting Thursday
night that Portland's needs In future
marine activities dpmnnrl tlh fnito.f
11 .JEZ i- 8t
... r.r
f ... v..c.
tne government or private interests
should fall,. to recognize the Port of
Portland m the wrt.hnfihmnr Af
quate shipping facilities, this community
would be placed'' at a great disadvantage
in the onward sweep of port develop-
ment on the Pacific Coast.
To meet all emergencies the present
board of directors, therefore, stronrfv
recommended that the. Incoming board
take the question In hand in the man-
tier outlined.
At the meeting the discussion took-up
the question of whether or not Portland
is now in a position to' take full' advant-
(Ooacloded on Pie Six. Cohuna Two)
Senator German;
Euns Amuck Over
His Party. Leader
. v :
Washington. Dec . (L N.- S.) Sen
ator Sherman of Illinois, after -attack
ing George Creeli Herbert Hoover and
the president, turned hia attention to
James R. Maun. Republican leader of
the house, t who said a tew-Hays ago that
the 'Republican policy would be to re
frain from attacking the constitutional
ity of th president's proposed trip.
The , gentleman - seems Impatient to
mount, the throne of power. Sherman
said. . "Even before he has taken the
crown tie issues his Imperial ukase.
. X wlsh to say right here that I take
no ; orders j f rt m this self-assuming
mouthDiece of the Republican nartv from
Illinois; He has no element of leader
ship, he has no following except in Col
lege. Point or South Chicago. He is much
more powerful in Washington' than, 4te
is at home. I warn the 'Republican
party all over the. United Statea that if
it wants, to fritter away the majority it
has got, he way to do it is to choose
Bucn teao's as uui Aory trom xumoia."
MUNICIPAL
William Bayard Hale, Journarist,
Indjeted Editor of New York Eve-
ning Mail Took Part in Prop-
Uganda Conferences Here.
Washington. Dec. 6. (I. N. S.) Re
lalions of the wner workings of the
German nroruasrands. marh n In. tm
United States were laid - before the
seriate udlclarv ub-eommltte invti.
gating brewers' propaganda activities by
. . ...
A. Bruce Bielaskl. chief of the bureau
of invPRtic-Jitlnn nf ltw 4ntm.nt n
iUc tnrinv . . t
Bielaskl testified that Va9lliamBavard
Hale, a journalist, was a German agent
' JT a . . Xr
iorK evening Mail, sat In on confer
ences held by. Dr. Dernbure in this
country for discussing propaganda pol
icies. '
Bielaskl made public for the first
l,mo caoiegram in tne possession of
n 8tate department which was -sent
oy Count von Bernstorff. the forme-
V"?111 ambassador, to the German
Iorel.sn once via Buenos Aires and
owu,"10"n
ne cablegram sueeested that the
time was favorable for sending a, first
raw journalist to Berlin to present the
German side of the war to the American
people. It suggested William Bavard
Hale, who, it is said, had been In the
employ of the embassy since the becrin
ng or tne war and was under contract
unt11 June 23. 1918. t t
William Randolph Hunt, whn am:
ployed Hale, was unaware that he was
a ueraian agent, the cablegram said.'
Bielaskl expressed the opinion I that
(Concluded on Pga Biz. Column Three)
Portland Centra! ; Labor Counci
Defers Labor Demonstration
; Pending Investigation.
The general strike of Portland labor
unions' called for next Monday In pro
test against the convection of Thomas
Mooney in connection with the San
Francisco bomb plot outrage, was called
off by the Central Labor Council Thurs
day night pending r.e result of the In
vestigation which the government is
conducting in the case.
Resolutions .adopted at the eaunctl
meeting express full confidence In the
ability of the federal government In its
investigations of the charges of fraud
in the Mooney trial, and faith In the
ultimate establishment of Meo,
leoy'a In
urfcfia state,
nocence. Although, the resolu
th?. ?DJt- tor which tho strike waa
caIea 1" ,n" bee,n y attained,- "a
5trIke t this Ume la fraught with much
ganger." and although the full object
not been attained. Mooney wUl not
ha"? ,.wh!I0 h?s nncence ia being as-
tablished
The Central Labor Council recom
mends that all affiliated unions abide
by the action deferring the protest strike
but asks that special delegates be se
lected to work with the central body
In bringing about 'the object sought by
organized labor.
Thursday's action -was influenced.
I according to the resolution, by the ad
tLPjJt
?..",, V),ra w i t
CouncI1 Wd the labor movement in Los
Angeles, and by the action of the Seattle
' en1n strike acUon
i unui a later 'date.
plo' c. ,. .
p,ans for .Mooney Strike Postponed
M SeatUe, Dec. 6. (U. P.) Seattle labor
now ' 8tands definitely opposed to
Mooney strike unUl , union leaders
throughout the country can settle the
l88Ue at a conference in Chicago Janu-
arv 14- Resolutions announcing the
Postponement were passed at the Cen-
councu meeting weanesqay
nignt.
T
GENERAL STRIKE
FO R MOO N FY OFF
FOLLOW THE. WORLD
l PEACE, CONFERENCE
READERS of THE JOURNAL are assured comprehensive and accurate
accounts of the world peace conference.
The United Press and the International News Service each have as
signed competent staffs of news writers to.this epochal congress Viose
reports will be published In 'THE JOURJiAU. ' ;. . . ,
In -addition, the Foreign News'; Service of The Chicago Daily News,'
which is to be represented at the conference by its mailaging editor,
Charles H. Dennis, anaf a staff of nine men "has beeri secured by THE
JOURNAL.,- .! , iv t ' ' ' '
The Chicago Daily NewslForeign News Service is an Institution of
years standing. Its daily report which will be begun in THE JOURNAL
Monday, December 9, will include news not only from ; Paris, but from
all the centers of Europe and from
on tne 4ixnan irom, nas jusi enierea oernn. ine service is represented
SnrVfadivostok, with the Czecho-Slovak forces In Siberia and has assigned
fa correspondent to the American forces near'ArchangeL, -
'f- 3 : Watch(the Ril4
a.ax uugu uiw vaiiuxiuis ui x iit tiuuiuai ,
11 1 ' " ' 1 1 I III
A. B. BEELASKI
H EAD of the bureau of in
vestigation of the de
; partment of justice; who
reveals t German propaganda
methods, r '
lp.v,".-e'.v.VJ
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR BRITAIN DAY
General Disque Will Head Parade
'Saturday Evening Special
Streetcar Service.
Every preparation haa been completed
for a most fitting celebration of "Britain
Day" - In Portland. Saturday. All pa
triotlo and fraternal orders In the city
have offered their assistance in making
the celebration tti auccesa it deserves
to be, according to A. I Mills, chair
man of the committee appointed by
Mayor . Baker to handle the event.
Simplicity marks the order of the
evening. The parade will be distinctly
military and the program at the. Ice
HiDDodromo will consist largely of con
.gregational singing. :That the spirit of
democracy may. prevay. no seats, nave
been feserred except for members of the
commutes ana speaaers. ( - ; -
good rABierteaaa ahould ,rnt, on
a nmu&kleveK't-at5! times- nd-'-9-
pectally in celebrating an event of thfa
.hr-toi- aald Mr. Mills todav. "A11
British aubjecta in tho city a?a cordially
welcome. to Join with va in icogniing
tne gTHiaraB' l mcil -uvvi. ,
' ; General Dliqae to Head Pa'rade
Britfsh societies have generally signified
their intention to he present ax tne tee
Hippodrome , Saturday night. The pro
gram will begin at about 8:45 and the
nubile is asked not to go to the Hippo
drome earlier than 8 -.30 as , there are
no heating facilities available. AH who
attend should come warmly clad. There
will be seats enough for all. m
The floor of the' Hippodrome will' bo
reserved for soldiers- and the galleries
will be used by the public. No civilians
will be admitted ' to the floor of the
house until all soldiers are seated.
The parade will lorm on West Park
street, south of Jefferson, at 7 :20 p. m..
and will arrive at the Ice Hippodrome
at 8 :30. General Brice P. Ditque with
his staff will head the parade, followed
by the First Provisional regiment of the
spruce production division, commanded
by Lieutenant George F. Gandy. The
Oregon State Guard and the Multnomah
Guard will also march in the parade.
Music will be furnished-by three bands.
Committee Appolntmeatt Made
Special streetcar service will be given
by tho Portland Railway, Light & Power
company. The Ice Hippodrome may be
reached by W cars running out Morri
son and Twenty-first streets, and by
the Twenty-third street line running
out; Washington street
Committees appointed by Mayor . Bak
er to have charge of the celebration are
as follows: A. L. Mills, chairman of
the general committee :
' Parade General Disque, Colonel Van
Way, Adjutant General Charles F. Bee
be, lieutenant George B. Gandy, Lieu
tenant E. Scott, Fred L. Bourne, Captain
R. iC"Dofbih, Majdr Roos.
. Program and decorations C. S. Jack
son, Milton A. Miller, Bert E. Haney,
K. 'L. Glisan. '
Speakers' Judge C.'H. Carey, Judge
Tucker, Dan . Malarkey.
MUBlc-Otto Hartwig. Fred Boalt. L.
A." Lewis, J. K. Wheer, Kverett Ames.
Finances-Ben Selling, J. C. Alns worth,
H. L. Plttock, II. L. Corbett.
Complete program of the exercises at
the Ice ; Hippodrome and route of the
parade wlH appear in The Journal Sat
urday evening.
Asia. u. A; R.-Decker, until recently
i-1
t' - h ' - v If
I - v 1 ' s
v -M
1
inmn i iiiiiiim 'U iiiiiiii i imiiiriniii iimii ir
SER HAS
PRUSSIA
New' Government Withdraws All
Privileges, Is Word From Ber
lin; Socialists Fear Plot.
Demand Made for Arrest of
Prince Henry, WhO IS AcCUSed
of Favoring Kaiser's Return.!
London, Dec . . N. S.) The Prus
sian government haa withdrawn all) im
munity privileges nrotectin the Hohen-
rn.rn .miv . -..,..i
patch from Berlin this afternoon.
German Bolshevik! are demanding the
I
arrest of Prince Henry, brother of the!
ex-kaiser, on the ground that he is plot- I
tine: a counter revolution to restore the
, . a.. I
throne. said a dispatch from Amsterdam
to tne Lauy express toaay. i
Tho monarchical plot la said to be 1
"developing." I
Private documenta containing evidence
that William Hohenxollern urged and
planned the war have been found by the
RrKn -nvrnmnt In ItM mea.rch of the I
archives of the Berlin castle, according
tn n imrtnim dianath. nuotlnr u
announcement from Berlin.
X ISV UUtyUllWIIUlif W IUtl,V Oil" " V
. , i v. il . i .a 1
the then kaiser conspired with the heads
of foreign countries to plan and pre
cipitate .the .conflict. .
Counting on America Support
Paris, Dec. 6. (U. P.) America sup
ports a concerted movement by the
allies to extraoite tne tormer uoer, it
w icarnca i. . i -""- I
toaay. .
Tho details of the . legal procedure
have not yet been worked out and the
specific charge haa not been decided
upon,' but it l believed the extradition
will-bo asked on general charges. I
Will Publish Documents-
Amsterdam. Dec- tWa..' S- Kurt
tr.i.TW hnd f tha national commit-1
tee in Bavaria. ..has, announced that-half
wool;pibrWh documenta -Xound .in- th I
Gman lorelim J ffhtr prove, that"
the kaiser waa responsible for the war, 1
aceordlng to information rrom a Ger-
nun tuuree ivua;. . . .
- -, n . v. II
- , tisncr uon to ocriin
Copenhagen, Dec .(!. N. S.) Kurt j
Eisner, head of the new national com- I
mlttee in Bavaria, is reported en route I
to Berlin where he may accept the pout 1
of. foreign secretary, according to In-
formation from tho German frontier
today.
WILL BUILD SHIPS
Hongkong-Portland .Service Is
Promised; Vessels to Be of '
Woodf Made Here.
New York. Dec The Chung So
Yuet . Byndtcate contract for woo&en
F.hips. authorised by the United States
(hipping board last April, is now ready
for fulfillment, according to Dr. 1
Flsieh. who recently arrived as
lesentattive of a Chinese syndicate. - Dr.
Flsieh cnampions tne wooaen vessel.
lin me new type oi veasei ior me
Atlantic St Pacific Shipbuilding com-
rany. we expect to make Hongkong
and Portland meeting points Without
call for fuel, and with full cargo apace."
Tt'etWOodn 8h'P C"l
at a price that will compare favorably
with the concrete-built ship of Qhlna.
PotUand ia the lorloal point of output"
The Information from New York that
a Chinese syndicate is ready to contract
for wooden ships for probable operation
between the west coast of th United
States and Oriental port revive a dia-
cusslon of some eight months ago, when
Chinese and American interests, were
said, to be planning the 'building of liO
wooden ships, part of them for trans
pacific operation and part for the China
coast. It was said then that the Du-
Pont powder interests were interested,
butrthis was later denied. W. D. B.
Dodson. secretary of th Chamber of
Commerce, however, found that inter
ests sufficiently substantial to handle
th plan were ready to go ahead, con
tingent upon certain arrangements?, H
regards a Chine-American . tranapacif kj
operating company, operating vessels
under th Chinese flag and with Chi
nese crews, as competent to meet the
competition of the established Japanese
line.
Influenza Caused
602 Deaths During.
iPast Two Months
Up till this morning th death loll" in
1
CHINESE SYNDICATE
Portland from lnfluensa totaled, Ctt wor and. as such, will ahar wth Eng
inc the epidemic aUrted In October. u-nd th domination of world commerce
Th total number of cnss reported was nd world PotiUcs. waa th prophecy
gg09. . mad her today by Paul M. Warburg,
New cases reported since th first of th Nw . Terk banking authority and
this month show a slirht decrease from former member of the. federal reserve
the previou average and the-deatha board, before th convention of th Unit
have averaged less than half. Seven State Chamber of Commerc. .
hundred and twenty-nine cases of the "In, thinking of financial reconstrue
dlseas have been reported since the tlon and of the financial -world of th
first of December with 4t deaths. future," said Mr. "Warburg, "do not
City health officer says the" figure too 'many . among tie have thl ' on
show that th epidemic has lost-some thought in mind: Is th United States
of its virulence. He Is - hopeful that hereaf tea- coing to b th leading flnan
with th establishment of new restric- dal country? - In other words, r w
tlona announced yesterday, th malady
wiu rapidly suosid. .
Slight
Shocks
From
Quake Ar
Felt Here
OnPuget Sound
Dishes Tumble From helves in
British Columbia; Tremor Is
Recorded at Capital. '
Washington. Dec. .(!. N. S.) An
earthquake so severe-that the needle was
dislodged from the seirmograph was re
corded at Georgetown-university observ
atory. early today, t The disturbance was
utn f "Washington and apparently
oniy iwii miles away. ,.
The tremors started- at. 3 -At a. m. and
continued until 4 :50. reaching their
greatest intensity .at 4:04, when the
needle waa shaken from the- seismo
graph. At 7 :22 another shock in the
same, locality, but not so intense, waa
, earthquake shocks were distinct-
1v fait In TVirlntift Knur m
Thurjday nlgnU by Mr p p Dryden
of The Journal in her home on Pon
land Heights. Mrs. Dryden said
was awakened from my sleep by a shak-
MJ at flnt thouJht ,I'WM inmm.
xh,,, x Mt a second shock, which
1 know was from north to south or
from south to north, I could, not tell In
ta,5c"on- am Positive, how-
ever ln1 "ie snoca was noi irom east
lo weV- ,nv lv ,n uanrornia
Part Of my life, 0O I know what an
earthquake shock la when I feel It.
iNeimer anocn was aevere enougn to
cause nausea. I distinctly- felt my bed
L L I
IlUCIL.
Several other west side residents also
feft the shocks.
Few people were able to say they had
actually felt the shock here, most being
asleep at the time. Whether shocks
were felt also on the east side ia not
deflnlt.,y MuWtshed.
. ThBt portln we. In .V. t-
of the temblor la the report today of
United , SUtes Weather Bureau Chief
Edward L. Wella. A very light record
of the earth's ahock waa left on the
barograph case, the delicate instrument
which is used to determine atmosnherle
pressure. The effect of the temb"or waa
sufficient to . cause a . slight deviation
'lot the pen point. - The local weather
bureau does not have a seismograph.
One of the attache C the weather of-
tea. also declare, that ho felt a, aUght
anoct wruo ai nu noma. r
According to Forecaster Well, the
barograph dooe not indicate -the diree-
Lon f. the earth movement.
Jelt ia Seattle
- Seattle
Dec .(L N. S.) The. en-
tire : North Pacific - coaat . was shaken
by . an earthquake early today. Th
tremors lasted for two mlnutea and
were felt plainest at 12:45 o'clock.
BeJUnt1,.m and other clUe. ouUlde of
Seattle - tell of severe shocks.
Employes at -work In a building In
the southern part of this .city reported
the tremor at 13 :44 o'clock. Apparently
the shock were 'most sever north ,of
this city with : Vancouver suffering
most. Many persons in that city
rushed from their- beds and other
were seized with pause. A distinct
rumbling accompanied th shock In
the British Columbia cities.
Dishes Tumble From Shelves
Vancouver. B. C Dec . (I. N. 8.)
Tall buildings, trembled, dishes came
tumbling from shelves and doors banged
when this oity was shaken by an
earthquake at IS. '45 o'clock this morn
ing. So far no serious damage haa
been reported.
The ahock appeared to be from
south to north and .waa of tw mln-
utes'
duration.
ROLL OF HONOR !
j tha nn fcnnor erinttd below era tx.
I nimee oi toe loilowtnc awn from toe Pacific
i ortawet:
I KILLED IN ACTION
FRIVATC RAYMOND O. CLARK, emeraenry
1 rf2?-.rj. rArin u ST?" lk- T-
addr"li7"raau, WeS
Portland. Or.
PRIVATE LESTER X. FAIRBANKS, tmrr-
V- 'iTt 74:8
I . PRIVATE JOE M. WALL IS. emrraeney ad-
4tmm -rllnto"- waah.
D,fo ov
""ZJ'IJ! ?"l?f "J,,,f. ,Tf!tD.'
TwinW e 'twi u-Jj,
private CHARLES L. cook. m,rr
- dd. J. Cooa. R. K. f) 1. Ponix,rt. wut.
wnruML irn a. WRewa, rtmrr
Pr addreai. Mrs. Sophie Johnson. Sooth Prairie.
Wuh.
PRIVATE CARL FLORENCE, enertmey ad
drem, Mn. Lmnaa Plorraee. rmtm, Waali.
(Cooelnded on Page Bltteea. Column One)
AUanUc City. N. Dec. . L N.
B.) That th United State wUl b the
tnot powerful financial naU6n in th
j going to take England's -place the
remost.imajJciaJ-poeTT-.io lt los
and
WARBURG PREDICTS AMERICA WILL
SHARE WITH ENGLAND DOMINATION
OH COMMERCE AND WOR
mm
FOR U. S.
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n a aaaa tmm m m mmr mm
1 ll Ill-Ill III
Senator Lewis Warns of Possible
Conflicts Between Allies io
Disagreement Over Treaty.
Japan May Demand That .Eng
land Use Pressure to Open
U. S. to, Asiatics. - .
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. (. N.
S.) Warning the wnatis f.
a possible conflict between the!
United States and the allies grovy-' v
ing Tibtr of the execution of the.; -'
treaties of peace. Senator James
Hamilton' Lewis declared on tho
floor this afternoon that 'Presi- '.
dent .Wilson's plans for a league 4
of nations are designed to guard
against such a catastrophe. ; . .;
Senator Lewis predicted that .r
President Wilson would - return . "
to this country before January .
15. "bringing with him a treaty
creating' the league of nations." j
Senator Lewis made It plain that ' in
voicing thla warning he was not apeak ,
ng for th president, as ho has many
times in the past. . . j
"for myself speaking wholly upon
my own responsibility and asking that
no other be credited with this utterance
of charged with the reault." said Sen
ator Lewis. "I put before my country
thla Varnlng that in the past the great
war of the world have been conducted
between those who were previously allies
and grew from tho execauon of th --
companies t peace, sb-called. of tho -
w h? were called all lea. M j
it' will no be blind to thla ; prospect -even
as between ourselves and those we '
now call .Qiesl It is becau of this '
that 1 can. go no farther and will not
aaaume that thoae tn , who behalf t '
peak server Intended to-go farther,' than :
to provide a method in th hop that,
when theao thing. arise th consequences "
may bo minimised to wher dangers of '
a war may be avoided and th harmony
(Contlnaed en Pace Two. Cohma Fear)
Hospital Ship Four Days Over
due and no Keport Comes
By Wireless.
Xew Tork. Dec. . I. N. S.J Fforts
to communicate by wireless with th
United States hospital ahlp' Comfort,
which is fftur days overdu. have been
unaucceMrful sine yesterday afternoon. -She
has 400 wounded American officers
snd soldiers aboard."
Th last word received from th Com
fort came Thursday morning when ah ,
reported by wireless that she Was de
layed by atorm. but was not in dlatrcsa. .
Th opinion was . t x pressed at th
army pier, where th Comfdfct is du to
dock that the ship's wireless apparatus
may have been pot out of commission
by th storm. ' j "-
Th. Sierra, carrying it Wounded of
ficer am$ 1500 wounded men, which '
waa expected 'today, may net arriv
until tomorrow, owing to th atormy
weather. .. ' - t
The Cretlc which left Liverpool a,
day after th " Ore, which- arrived
Thursday, is expected today. - It is not
known whether - sh is bringing any
soldiers. ' -
. Brigadier General G. H. McManus,
commander of th port of embarkation,
said there "is no cause for apprehen
sion regarding th Comfort.
"All ship hare been coming in some
what late." he added. "We did not as
pect th Comfort t arriv before today.
It ia not strange that we have not bae
aMe to get the Comfort by wireless as
something may have gone wrong with
J iier, wlreles apparatus.
i ,1 .-
LD POLITICS
I
men forget that if England war to sur-
STORM DELAYING
TROOPS RETURN
- - ' ' 4 . :
render tier entire trad and banging to'
us. w . should collapse, and that If we
were to onload all our business bo bra
sh would break down under ta bur
den? '
"Th whol truth , of th matter ' is '
that w have both grown to b pillars .
supporting th same struct ur and that
neither can fall or become weakened '
without bringing danger or disaster to -th
other - -- - i - - .
- "England, herself th owner of billion
f foreign obligation, will remain h -banking
center of Europe ; a world clear
ing house-for; goods and credits. I be
lieve that her banks and' oars will b
found in close cooperation, aha ring th
burden of bond t us and credits. Sad
- (CwsalaAed e Pe Saeaa. Cohoa TcmH
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