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' V 'ITS ALL I1EHE t K.J m - a m . SfUrhQSsS Wcdnwday,; fair - 1 tnd continued . ' f A t. old; winds - 1 JiV v mnsflv alorlv ITS ALL TRUE" ; r VOL. XVII.' NO. 196 PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, - DECEMBER 31 I1918TWELVE PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS ON TH AIRS AND NIW TAMDS FIVK CENT , : . . , mm is P 11 jl a 1 nbV King George and Family Escort ; Presidential Party to the Sta tion to Bid Them Farewell. Warmth I ,: mm 1 1 of British Feeline Is Manifested Whenever Wilson ADDears in London Streets. r - By Floyd HacGrlff LONDON, Dec. 31.t-I. N. S.) President Wilson's historic visit to England came to an end -today. Accompanied by King ' George, Queen Mary and Princess ' Mary, the president and Mr9. . ' Wilson drove in semi-state to Victoria station, arriving at 9:10 o'clock. Tho special presidential ' train left for Dover eight min utes later. " , v "I am extremely pleased with ' my visit and deeply gratified at the warmth of my welcome," President Wilson is quoted as saying by a member, of his party :it is a reiteration of the com ' plete and solid understanding be tyeen the two countries." r i In anlte of rain and a cold, driving wind, a tremendous crowd turned out to say farewell to the flrt American president who ever visited British toil i!urlng hi-tenure of oruce, Ooodbye and good luck 1" shouted the masses of soldiers and civilians along r the route. This cry was taken -up later . by cries of "Good old Wilson 1 Cheer 1" The buildings along the streets were covered with American and allied flags. Victoria station was gaily decorated. , Among those who said goodbye at the tat!on In addition to the king and Vrincea Mary, were the Iukaf Con imucht i Premier Lloyd George; A. i. jSHfelilr British envoy to the United States : tad y Heading A. Bonar Law, chancel- lor' et the exchequer ; Sir Eric Geddes, first lord . of thai admiralty ; John. W. Da via, the American ambassador Sir (Concluded ea Paca Four. Column Tbrea) General March Announces Return pf Certain Units Now ; . ' in Europe. Washington, Dec. 31. I. Early' return to the United NT. S.) States of approximately 2100 officers and 12,000 enlisted men of the American Expedi tlonary forces was announced today by General March, chief of staff. . Among the units are: The 329th and 330th infantry regl ments of the 83d division, lis officers and 6882 men from Ohio and West VI r rtnia. The 116th Engineer regiment and train complete of the 41st division, . 29 of fleers and 1600 men from Washington, Orenn. Montana. Idaho and Wvominc. Tho 17th, 18th and 19th Mechanics' companies,- with seven officers and 483 men. The 31st. 82d,- 33d. , 37th, f.0t&"43d. Ifllst. 257th. 469th, 184th. 21st. 490th. 489th, 483d, and l62d'aero squadrons, with an average of four officers and 150 men to each squadron, all squadrons being part of the 4th. regiment of the air service. The 84th Field artillery. C. A. C, with ;10 officers and 2429 men. -'In addition to these large units, there are ' numerous miscellaneous organlsa- tiona and troops Included in the detail for early return. Father Shaw Dies In , California; Was OREGON ENGINEERS ARE ORDERED HOME . i v, -r- i r or me year cnaing ioaay a toiai ot WPlI KTirVCrrn HftrAUeSS permits, valued at S6.12745.7, were ''.""' Martin es. Cat, bee. -31. (TjP. The '. Rev. Father IL F. Shaw, pastor of the I St. Catherine Catholic church here for , ths past six year; died early ( today , from pleurisy with pneumonia compli cations.' The. funeral will probably, be inursaay, wun imerment at itenlda. .:. ' Father Shaw, a Dominican, was very - well known' in Portland, havtns been pastor of the Holy Rosary church.1 at f fist Third and Clackamas streets, for" . 15 years, from i899vto 1914. At tho ex- . . clration of his pastorate here ha was . lJ the .Dominican church. He total of mora than 325,000 ordersA valued I was a distinguished theologian, a gradu- at more than $3,600,000,' having been Js i It' of ths Unlvermitv of . tvuva in nT. I a j i -J. ' 1 feiuiu a vciriiis uivio M9 uegTVO ' OI coctor oi vneojogy, III V I II , r.r N w m AAA KM. . , r- r ,t ,j '' Paris,' Dec 31.--(U. P.l Foreign See - refary . Balfour arrived here today and went into conference Immedlatelv with ( Colonel House on details of organisation New Year Will Be Greeted in Portland With Usual Revelry Down Town District to Be Kept Clear for Street Crowds , Until Late Hour. Portland is coins to don her best togrs tonight for a rip-anorttn time. Th midnight matinees need not be mentioned as is always said when any one runs out of ad jectiTes and of course it isn't policy to say anything about the little automobile parties that are more than likely to take place ; and, furthermore, no one "knows any thing about the little drops of "cheer" which may be scattered here and there. But it is known that there is going to be a. rptmlur rlhrnf Ion h t Thu Andl- Uorium, wwcu win bo in th nature of la community sine that will start at 10 o'clock and will be open to eveVy- body. And It Is also known that there is going to be an open house at almost every church in the city where one can get out of the chill blasts and still sit up and keep awake through inter esting programs till the old year Is given its last honk, and the new 6ne is clanged in. It's an unusual New Tear. The old one saw the fluttering gasp of the war and the new one will see the return of the old practice of sitting around the sawdust box and telling yarns about the neighbors instead of saying harsh things about Kalsr Wllhelm. So with all these . things to get out and yell about, the city commissioners have decided to let every one yell, and within certain limits there will be no at tempt to restrain noise-making till after 1:30 a, m 1919. The younger element will be allowed a certain amount of latitude by the police, but the discharge of firearms or explo sives, throwing of confetti, use of tick- ' lers or feather dusters, or rowdyism, un due familiarity with women or boister ous conduct will result in the offender's presence in the city JaiL Orders forbid ding the use of confetti, firearms and (Concluded oa fut Threa. Column Thrw)' - Pass Billion - Dollar Mark for First Timef ,War End Has Slight Effect." Portland . broke all financial records during the year closing today and, according- to. bankers and manufacturers. enters upon 1919 with prospects for still greater prosperity. For the fijt-ime in the history of the city the total bank clearings for a 12-month period passed the bill lon-dollar mark. The value of building permits, in spite of Var restric tions, show a material gairi over last year and the housing .situation , in the city Indicates a great volume of business In the building line during the coming year. t Clearings of Portland banks for tho year 1918 total . 81.323.082.798.21, com pared with 8868,331.422.07 for last year. according to the records of, J. L. Hart- man, secretary or tne clearing iiouse association. For the month of Decem ber clearings totaled . $140,970,428.61. compared with $83,94i.037.51 for the cor- responding month of 1917. Clearings Break All Records The record for clearings from : month to month for 1917 and 1918 shows a con stantly rising Increase in the latter year over the former. In each year clearings reached their maximum in October. Following are the figures : 1017 I 61,975, 186.94 Bl. 459.666.1 8 62.J24.839.ll 73,370.93.0t 74.114.892.30 67.826.B42.S0 63,557.318 HO 60.664.462.75 66.744.768.36 108.442.951. 8 83,946.897. 51- 83.947.097.51 1918 80.417,178.17 73.567,265.94 88,061,453.39 103.752.854.18 96.853.218.64 J00.928.44tt.22 106.513.573.94 169.707.378.55 125.a34.5A8.85 165.926.798.87 132.049.603.85 140.970,428.61 January February March . April I Ma' Juna . . , July .... August . . Heptemebr October . November December Total .1868,831,422.07 $1,323,082,788.21 Cessation of war activities has so far had no appreciable effect on the commer- clal activities of .the city. .Merchants report better sales during the Christmas season than in any past year. ) With the single exception of the shipbuilding in- duatry ( all Upes of manufacture are busy and look for Increasing activity during the year 1319. Postoftlce Business Greater Building permits issued during the year show an increase in number over 1917 and an increase in value amount ing to $2,483,747 over 1917. 'r For the year ending today a total of pared with a total of 3377 permits, val ued at $3,643,410, issued during the year 1917. 'The total number of permits Is sued during December -was 292, calling for the construction of buildings valued at $268,320. Postmaster Myers reports an increase of more than $300,000 in postal receipts for tho year, compared with 1917. the total for the past year being $1,650,000. Deposits in -tho postal savings bank total $1,800,000. an increase of more than $200,000 over. January 1. 1918. The money-order business has been greater, he says,' than at any previous time in Damaged Turbine Kew York. Dec 81.TIT. V lTfc I . ' 1, . , ' i uug- unBiiuri ijevismn waa unable I to sail todar due to damacr 1 her tubinsrs. The Geonra Wsuthinptnn I took over the mails and her passengers I and .will sail tomorrow: Th THthi. j now la expected to leave Hoboken, Jaauj PORTLAND BREAKS BUSINESS RECORD FOrBl Fill H Multnomah County's Tax for (19 to Be $1,457,834.42; Holman Wins All His Points. Final Meeting of Commissioners Trims Figures Within Legal Sum by Eliminating $137,306. Multnomah county's tax budget for 1919 will be $1,457,834.42. From the budget as advertised a total of $137,306.5? was subtracted this morn ing in order to keep within the 6 per cent addition to last, year's tax per mitted by law. ' The following items were eliminated: Roue festiTal 32. BOO. 00 Emergency fund, 40,000.00 I'roponed condemnation of property at Crown point 5,000.00 Comfort station at Multnomah Falls S.000.00 From Greeley street extension.... 42.6RO.00 Other road: item 9.05&.57 Total S137.SOB.57 Itufus C Holman. chairman of, the board of county commissioners, won a sweeping victory at the taxpayers' meeting this morning. His suggestions for budget eliminations were approved item by item and as a whole by the taxpayers who crowded a county build ing court room. After divergent views expressed by Commissioners Muck and Holbrook threatened an impasse which J. N. Teal declared was an "Insult to the taxpayers invited to attend the meet ing," Commissioner Holbrook as his last official act and on advice of District Attorney Evans, withdrew his assertion that earnings of the courts should take care of the $136,306.57 advertised in the budget in excess of the six per cent limitation, and sided with Commissioner Holman,' thus producing a two to one vote. . , In addition to voting' budget elimina tions, the. taxpayers, followed by the county commission, voted $200,000 to be - used in cormtruation of the first unit of a new county hospital on .Mar quara hill and on dedicated ground ad jacent to the University of-Oregon med ical BchooL , . A unanimous vote in favor of city and county consolidation was taken on - The first Hem" eliminated from the budget and the one 'around Which the most protracted discussion of the morn ing' revolved was the 332.600 for a 1919 Rose festival- Of.-all the representa tives of Royal Rosarians, business or- (Continued on Paga Four, Column Tiro) GERMAN CONTROL Poles Gain Upper Hand in Work ing Out Republic Under Paderewski. London, Dec. 3L (U. P.) Polish forces now control " Posen and have executed several German officers, dis arming others, a Central. News dis patch reported today. Communication with Berlin has been cut. Riots began in Posen last week, short ly after the arrival of Ignace Jan Pad erewski, the famous pianist, who is ex pected to be made president of the Polish republic The Poles, seeking an nexation of the district of Posen,. are opposed by the Germans. Copenhagen, DccI ST. Fiejd Marshal von Ilindenburg.' who is still at the-head of the German army, has telegraphed to the .government at Berlin that the Ger man industrial magnates are in favor of the occupation of Berlin by a British force, according to word from the Ger man capital today. New German Political Party Copenhagen, Dec. 31. (I. Jf. S.) A resolution to form a new German po litical party to be called "The Revolu tionary Communistic Labor Party of the German Spartacusbund," . was unan imously-adopted by the Spartacus -congress in Berlin on Monday,' said a dis patch from that city today. (The Spartacus group is made up of Concluded en Page Fbitr, Column Si I) Eleven Persons Are .... Missing After Blast Lebanon. N. Dec 31. TJ. P.) Eleven persons are missing today and are believed to have been killed when an acetylene tank exploded In the post office building here. . .Two , men were blown through, windows of the building. Italians Must Die For Sinking Warship - Rome, Dec. 3L (U. P.) The supremo court has rejected the -appeal of Carpi and Maschlnt, sentenced to death for complicity: in slnkrng the battleship Benedetto Brln. Parliament Will ' Meet on Jan. 21 i London, Dec 31. I, N. S5.) The new British 'parliament win meet for the first time on January 21, It Vaa stated today, j Scrap Follows in Corridor With Government Agent and Women Fall to Floor as Man Flees. Defendant Enters the Courtroom With Little Child and 'Makes Brief Statement Before Judge. Three years' Imprisonment at Mc Neils Island, or such other prison as might be determined 'by the govern ment, and. a fine of $500 was the sen tence imposed upon JD'r. Mario Kqui by Judge Bean in the United States court this morning, as the . sequel of her indictment, trial and ' conviction for sedition. . . . , . Immediately following the pronounce ment of sentence a physical encounter occurred between Dr. Equi. Mrs. T Har riet Speckart. her friend, and William Bryon, chlefc of the United States- se cret service, when the trio met in the corridor outside the court room. : In the scuffle both of the women were thrown to the floor, and Dr. Equi ruled the air with her outcries as Bryon made a hasty but temporary exit down the elevator, while United States Attorney Haney herded the .ex cited woman into the United States marshal's, of ice Where she told him. (Concluded on Pace Two, Column Three! Says Cables Lied" About "Vic tories We Won That Didn't Show on the Map." Chicac. Pec. JL-(1- N7'S.) Con, coTialn, who with foar omer jsocuuibw rs being tried "before Jud?a LandU for al leged violations of the espionage act, took the stand today to testify Jn his own behalf. Berger, speaking with a broad Ger man accent, gave a rough outline of his life, his career in congress and in the Socialist party ;and told of his Ideas on war, the kaiser and other matters. Admitting he had given orders" to the managing editor of the Milwaukee Leader to feature Berlin dispatches, Bcrger said ; . , "; "Early In the war, the Kngllsh con trolled the cables and lied about , vic tories wo won that didn't show on the reaps." ( . , . , Berger's attorney interrupted him here. "When you said "victories wewon." what did you mean?" he asked. "That was accidental." Berger an swered. "I was referring, to the allies. We didn't become one of the allies until hiter." Continuing, Berger said:5 ' - "When the Germans got within !? (Continued on Pas Two. Column Fbnrl Gigantic Loss in I Manpower Results From World Battle London, Dec. 31. (I. N. S.) Th British, Russian,' Italian, French. Ameri can, German and - Austrian armies lost 6.296.504 in killed and over 16.238.270, In wounded during the war. accordine to a cable compiled by the Evening News today. The tablS omits the i French wounded. Italy SaeriTIces 1,40690' .Rome, Dec 31. (L N. S.) Italy's losses In killed and wounded In the war totalled 1.406,990. according to an an nouncement today. They are -divided as follows: killed, officers, .16,362; .men, 443,638. Wounded, officers, 33,347 ; men, 913.643. . , ,. v : y 4000 Tons of Wheat Promised to Austria ..;' - , ..; 'M'--ir.y " al Vienna, Dec 31. (U. P.) The' Inter allied food commissioners a Bern have informed Austrian, representatives that the allies will Immediately provide 4000 tons of wheat for German-Austria. " The allied and American joint commission is coming to Vienna to negotiate, for furth er supplies, it was reported, v J ; , Dutch Telegraphers; Give Away Secrets ... : " yy . . 1 Amsterdam, Deci 31.I. '- N. S.) Three telegraph officials were arrested hero today, charged with giving.-, the German legation at The Hague! " copies of telegrams sent 'and received $ by 'the entente legations. This had been going on since September, K waa.sald-f - - Prince Says Kaiser! . Tried to Avert;War .Berlin;! , Dec 9. (If. P.)4-Prince Henry was quoted todayc as declaring that; ha will personally-testify: that his brother, the former kaiser, lealoualyten- Beavored until- the last moment to avert th war. -'.--' : - BERGER S PAPER . FAVORED GERMANY Wheeler's Name Appears k k k n ' Transaction . . K t t wt ' K K n t f. i? H enter Got $5 for Use of Name Carp THE; RECORD SHOWS LAND LOOTER'S TRAIL TOCUMENTS from state land office, part of the evidence which convicted Jones, Mays and I Sorensorr of conspiracy to defraud the government of public lands, illustrate how George .'V St Clair Segur, Portland carpenter, served as "dummy applicant" for fraudulent acquisition of school land in December, 1900 ' y j r -f, ' " j i . j" ' 111 1 1 'i il: - I Vrt- WfV M r o ' ir' x " " 1 V - 4' , - - . -'- ; t ' v. - t . .. . S ' --sr-- jP ,. ; . : :... ' : . ' . : nAriisKMfiRii N FOR THE NAVY Would Abolish Senior "Rule and Says Men Should Receive Increased Pay! Washington, Dec. 31. I. N. S.) Em ployment of enough men of the naval reserve "to Increase the permanent enlisted-personnel of the navy-from 143, 000 to 250,000 was urged by Secretary Daniels this - afternoon when he again appeared before the house naval affairs committee. Transfer of 1000 temporary or reserve officers to the permanent naval establishment also was proposed. Secretary -Daniels suggested that, the officers . consist of ; 300 senior and' 200 ! junior lieutenants and 400. ensigns, "with' a proportionate- percentage of staff of-. fleers for the various staff corps now 1 authorized , by law." Would Abolish Senior Rale The secretary requested new legisla tion by congress to permit the increases in the navy's permanent personnel of officers and men which he explained he deemed essential to the success of his bigger navy program. - j Abolition of -the senior rule in! promo- tioh of officers vipr the Havy was also advocated by Daniels, who . requested congressional legislation to provide that ail promotions be fixed on fat basis of merit alone. ' The secretary submitted an , amend ment 'to-' the committee providing -for such legislation which he . suggested as a "rider" to the 1919-20 naval appro priation ; bill Mhe committee was con sidering. Members of the committee signified their; approval of the amend ment. May Heed Blgser Pay ,. Declaring that the "men of the navy Were woefully . underpaid . before the war," Daniels not only urged that "they be well paid." but said that ,it "would be extremely difficult to keep the per sonnel of the navy up to its necessary strength unless the . men were offered monetary - inducements which -provided civil life with its attractions for young nieo." He , advocated the continuation of the Increases tn pay of from $ to 415 - a- month for. the men of the navy which became effective after-America's entry Into the war. ' v -'. v- v"'- Daniels said he did not agree with (CoDChxlad on Fast Three,. Coftuna Tvo) HeriryBird,;Who Served '30 Days, "". .Killed .in Battle Henry Bird, who hailed from Eastern Oregon, ? has paid -the- supreme sacri fice. He died 'fighting ' tor his. country, therefore, blotting out - the stain of being slackor.t, ; 5 4 f 4 , . Bird was - convicted. ; in ..the United States district -court upon evidence pres ented by .Assistant united States At torney- John Veatch and was sentenced to serve 0daya to jail." ; - . Completing his "sentence, Bird .passed the- '.physical examination and Was In ducted Into the army during the month of May. -y A few- weeks later . he left for over there: with, th lst. division. ""Bird's sacrifice probably would have -gone unheralded ' had ' not Veatch iri glancing '., through the r casualty . list, noticed Jhls name' among those killed in action ".':- : xr ; - m it - v. . Figured in Jury's Report -v. .I'V: i: OetailsTB!TransactidtSrought uui in tana rraua ,inas oi r"' Several Years Ago. - GeorgeSt. Clair, Segur was a Port land carpenter back in "December." 1900. He "took up" 320 acres of school land In the Blue: Mountala'-'reserve in De cember, 1900. .' . When Willard N. Jones, , Franklin P. Mays i and . George Sorenson were on trial in the Vnited States court for con spiracy to defraud the United States out of government, land 'Jn 1906, Segur; took the witness stand and told how he had a happened to figure as a purchaser of a segment of the state domain. Was Told IttVas XeglUnate Segur testified that he was working J for II. A. Smith., doing some carpenter work on Smith's house. In December. 900. H. A. Smith, his employer, came to Segur and asked him if he would , sign a paper. Smith volunteered the In formation, so Segur testified, that the 3 transaction was "a perfectly legitimate transaction. Segur testified that he had told Smith that "if It was all right" he would sign the paper. "What did he tell you you were doing by signing it?" Segur was asked on the witness stand, and his answer was: "Nothing, only that it Was a legiti mate transaction." Smith told him. Segur testified, that the- paper he signed "was for school land' and he said that Smith paid him $5 for signing .his name to the applica tion. whlch , was in blank, and to - the assignment of the certificate of sale. which had not been Issued and could not be until after- the-appllcatlqn had been filed with the state land board. . . . Jfever Saw Papers Agate The assignment, : like the application, was also signed in - blank by Segur. The witness also- said that he under stood at the time that Smith was to have the land, that he had never seen the : papers afterwards, but had gone back' to his work as soon as he had been paid the $5 for his signature. Two other menr. Robert Gee and 1 T. wiser, fellow workmen had also signed appli cations' and assignments at the - same time and tiad each received $5 for hav ing done so.- H. A.iSmlth, who hired Segur to sign the application, was working with Jones and Mays to secure the creation of the Blue' Mountain reserve. He procured many men and some women to sign ap plications - and assignments, and paid them' for the - use of their names. He was in communication with Binger Hermann,- who as commissioner of the gen eral land .offkse was .assisting In . hav ing the reserve created. Smith was one of those, who secured and fotrwarded pe titions asking that the reserve be ere ated. ;,v' ,- '. : ' . . . '.' . Segurs application Was filed In the state land office on December '21, 1900 The certificate of 'sale was Issued by ( Concluded on Paaw Bavan. Cohnan Tana) Former Kaiserin c Has JBecome Mental WreckSays Eeport 1 " s. f.. . .iry, y; London. Dec Jli (t. N. S- The former kaiserin of Germany lias broken down mentally ' said a - Central News dispatch; from Vienna today, : She has delusions -that she is .being pursued by strangers and" has an ungovernable pas sion for dismissing her attendants. The ex-empress weeps -at - long periods. . : It had previously been reported that -her heart was affected. - - -j - ' At-' last reports the 1 exkaiserlif "was jtJil la Berlin. ' - - in Land Deal 't n ' n n k - ' : v . i :;:'...::(. a4m3k, Little Probability Now' That- Bri and VVill Succeed "Tiger" as French Premier. By Pssl-Seolt Mewrer Cable to Tlx Joornal and Dailr Nawa. Special Chicago (Oofiyria-ht. 1918. by Cliicaco Daily Newa Co) Tarls. Dec 31. The Clemenceau gov ernment appears successfully to have weathered the storm. The budget de bate will continue for a few days, but the possibility that M. Br land will suc ceed M: Clemenceau as parmicr is now insignificant. Clemenceau s position, which looked shaky a week ago, was strengthened by the government's . sudden decision - to abandon the Russian expedition. The opposition feels, loo. that the form of the debate has weakened their-attacks. each deputy speaking on. whatever sub ject he chose to take up. Thus Marcel Cachln s Important speech of the foreign policy was followed im mediately by a speech on rubber In Indo-Chlna, and this again was fol lowed by an interminable speech de tailing the entire history of the French budget through many years so that the Important Issues in the present budget were neatly smothered ty unimportant details. Moreover. Premier Lloyd . George's striking victory In the British election will further strengthen M. Clemenceau. If within the next fortnight the gov ernment makes a serious effort to atle- (Oooclndcd on Pass Two, Coloaia Two Man Fears Blindness, Kills Family and Self San Francisco, Dec. 31. Fear of blindness caused Emfl B. Imagers, ma chinist at the plant of the Union Iron works, to murder his wife and two children and then killed .himself. ; The tragedy - occurred some . time Sunday nieht and - was not discovered until Monday night, when officers forced an entrance Into the house at the request of neighbors and found the dead bodies of the entire family. A revolver was used by Lagers to exterminate his fm Uy. j ' -.: -;. : ' ' ROLL OF HONOR la tha nn of honor snada public today ara cine northwest! . 1 j: . , oieo or WOUNDS ' ' 't WaahliMrton VHrstS Chris a an sen, rmmrgrorr address, Haas Bcnaon; jniT Tayinr atrart. mum. Privet Earl K. Wfsohart, Bwrgancy. address. Pata J.. Fatarsoa, Bnooomlan. - Oorasyal Klmor B. Ooaftollr, ainariwiey ad anas.-Una, Anns Comoelj. P. O. Box 134. AJ- Hata thmtnmn TroaferMeo. amarsasey ad- areas, Mrs. Cbariaa Bobnsv uaaoett. . IKO rROM ACOIOKNT WasnliMtm Ytvate WHIiam l Robb, naarcency add rest Prt iiiicT. Krcina nntri. Kaua. pMvat Jim m. MMthaws, cinergnley addrasa. yj-y -v Missixa n action . - . rvtvau Harry W. Haminon, cswrscney ad- araai. uisas iaonnni. newaiaa. - Wsahbiftosv Dae. St. -Tha list of eaaualtlet il tbt Araaneas axpadtUoitary foroaa abroad, Siada pobba to data, tneiodlns tb ones' below' (Oeacladed en . Pats Jsvn, CohiSta BitX WEATHERED GALE 0 PLAHS TD VISIT U. S. President of France Tells Rep resentative of United Press" Ha Will Come After, Conference Insists There ls -No Material Difference Between the Allies Regarding Policies for Peace. By William Philip Slums PARIS, Dec. 31. (U. P.J Prcs- .' Idenl Polncare Is- planning to visit the United States after the peace conference. He revealed -this today during '. an ! interview with the United Press, in which he forecast that France, ; , the -United Slates and tho allies -in . general will enter the conference already agreed on the basis for ; peace. v No dates and no details have ; been fixed for Polncare's visit, but June or July have been ten- tative suggested to bim. "Naturally," he said with a smile, as president of the country where the conference will be held. X will be un able to leave before It Is ended," Reports of material differences among the allies, Polncare declared then re-' Iterated-t-are mere fabrications. - f '1 do not foresee the slightest trouble in arriving at complete accord, even to the details." he said. "We are already in harmocy on general lines. The de tails will be settled as soon as the dele gates get down to work. It will take some time, of course, as there Is a tre mendous amount of detail." - - t Polncare early directed tfie conversa tion to President Wilson's presence in France In an evident desire to show Ala appreciation r the American execuF "We are particularly hsppy over the visits of X.Prasldent-Wilson." 4ie said. "You witnessed the 'reception accorded him. - This was due equally to the Frencn people's admiration for 'the American peopia and to their apprecia tion of the" great role the Americans 'played In the -war; We wish him Joy tOcmoludad on Pas Two, Cohuaa Two! Portland Shivers at 26 2 Above Zero, but California Is Colder, Montana Coldest in U.S. Crisp, wintry weather, with the tem perature at 26 degrees above sere, tho lowest point recorded by the local , branches of the weather bureau this winter, was reported at S o'clock a. m. today. The next lowest temperature was SO degrees, which was -recorded a few days ago. Havre, Mont, and Bil lings. Mont, were the two coldest points -in the United States, each place regis tering it degrees below sero. Much cold weather is prevailing ever sections of the entire West, and the - temperature Is generally below - normal east of the Mississippi river. Califor nia has been caught -In the cold grip, freexing weather - being reported from most section's of the sister state. -" High temperatures prevail in the East. Los Angeles Shivers Los Anreles. Dec 31. 417. P. Port land, complaining of Hs cold weather, with zs above registered, should coma to Southern California for a brisk. cli mate. - Temperatures registered at a. m. to day were : Pomona 25. San Bernardino 25, Santa Ana 22, Escondido 24, and . Los Angeles 28. k 1 X . - The weather bureau wataed fruit growers to protect their crops, for it predicted tonight will t be as cold , or colder Whether damage has already been done fruit Is unknown. , '. 4 39 Above at San Francisco - San Francisco. Decuaiy (IT. p.) At 5 o'clock this morning - San Francisco thermometers fell' to 3 degrees, ' the lowest point reached here this year. President .Wilson " , Stands - for Might ! Of a Great deal London, Dec 21.' IT. P.) President Wilson represents the world's greatest civilized country, the Manchester Guar dian said Monday, - . "President .Wilson's visit.' la no small honor." it declared. "He stands for the ' might of a great ideal, for a moral pur pose which Is stronger than armies. "He Is a good fighter and has some of the. world's big forces '-with him. - We do not think he will faiL We hail bim as destined to victory." , ; , t Anna Ward Tiff any, . Noted Actress, Dies -' - v. - " t Syracuse, . tt. Dea 3L (U. P.) Anna. Ward Tiffany, well known actress, jdied at her home ben today, COLDEST WEATHER ! OF YEAR ARMS