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: r III TVVf WRD TTTONu Vf:- CITY EDITION Si- : f All Herm and let AUTm- THE -WEATHER -Tonight and Friday." "' ) fair : not so cold j- wind mostly easterly " Minimum Temperatures Wednesday r ' "': -:; Portland . SS y Naw Orleans.,. 80 . Mlaaoula. Mont. .-14 ' -New York...,,.. 1 ; ' ! Angelea.., . . 83 St. Paul.. . ...... S ... .: r Market Basket . S f VF VN WSS WMVe1-W VS WWWWSVWBS . W V' Journal: besinntnic Friday, will carry?on i -.' : ', aj j . . Its market page the day range of retail IVpricea of certala staples as a guide t0 bOUSenOia W.f v' -v r .'"V , Tt-n,- ia- . ,,rii-n-.i. rTiir- T7 rg TOi'xvniv N0S232 fs--s&sri PORTLAND, OREGON, " THURS DAY EVENIN(lf DECEMBERf 4an01rWENTY-FOUR PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. on TMaiNt no mwi : raw oa m bkwt ' , , 0hrrd Jof . passenger' Trains From ! Chicago to Pacific Coast to Be Eliminated Next M onlay. - -- V-; ' " ' No. Special Trains Will Operate . ? ; tor Business or Pleasure j Parlor and Lounge Cars Are Cut Out. diicag-o, Cec. 4.--(U. P.)--Pa-enger train service OK-Alf Western railroads .from Chlcafo to thOSPa CflC,coaV will be cut one third, be ilnnlnr Monday, December t. ,! This action waa decided upon - here tod,!y at a conference of the three wes ..frn - reftonaf directors R. H. Alahton, ? northwester region ; Hale Holden, cen- ' tral , westsrn region, and B. P. Bush, soutnwestejTi region.' j The reduction will effect a one third , .in -xraiu. miiea mm niimnroi .' eliminated' varying ' with local ccpidi- .tlonfc:;::fi;, ; ' ' ' ",t.i:f ; .!4 t No peelal trains are to be- run for I business or pleasure traffic. No second sections or . regular trains are allowed. Overflow traffic vmmt wait for later trains IKo parlor or lounge cars may be used. " ' f Anneals tbrouch advertisements In all larKS elites in we anirici mcuiaea - in i the order .will ask the public to refrain from all unnecessary traveling. ? The order does not affect nutll and express trains except In praventinc ad- OUionat trains to taxe care or . notiaay uaiiic. f . . v Coal auDuliaa of soma roads are.rutt- i nlng so - lour' that suspension of prac , tlcally all trains within a few days Is ReguJar',lttjian Troops ..Will Oc , fcopvf PispQtediTerntc?V :on J , - r; ? the 'Adriatic.,; : .biil d'Annunsld's-Italiiur troops ar- withdrawing from Fittrae " Itn4 the .. ctty 'ts) tb ocoujbled y ItallnJrs k ulart, ' accoi'dlng to an r Eltehange S Telegraph dispatch from Rome to ..day.-; ' The decision to take over the city by troops of the regular Italian array wa " reached "following- a aeries of nesotia- -tloni between London, Paris and Rome. - A pact was drawn up covering the JFIurne .controversy. - It is understood that, in addition to Flume, the Italians may take over other erritory- oh the Dalmatian coast Premier Averse to Suspending Jury I Trials in Ireland . - Londori. Dec. . (V. P.) Pcemier Lloyd George, addressing the house of commons this afternoon, said he hoped (t would not be necessary to suspejid i trial by ! Jury hi Ireland. : - A report was circulated earlier in the day that the' cabinet, at tta hioetlnr ves. terday, had, decided to suspend constl- tutional guarantees becabae of the lm- possibility of obtaining- convictions of persons In Ireland tried for-acts of ter jrorlsm. . . . . : Lloyd Oeprce told the house he hoped the treaty of peace. would be ratified f finally before December 21.- by The Inexperienced driver is one fruitful cuse of Portland's record breaking ;year of automobile accU rdents. yjIo,; 1" one reason why or- 5 ganiiatlohs throughout the city are revolting against the mounting toll, I and ' w&y r prominent cltisens are bandinsi together to' prevent col 'Il8ionft:C;:;; . ,'. ' ' A ibort time ato a man purchased a truckv Hev learned .to firive it in a yard, t Rfsking the- perils of the street for the ' first, time, l be drove, along f peacefully tmtli h -reached a filling station - at Union and Alberta. In, need of gaso- line,' he headed for the station, put' his ifoot o the throtue instead 61 the brake he he 'reached It, and wrecked ? the f filling 'station and another machine 'as . well s his truck. t lrils one Instance -of ';,-. man. with little control of a destrue-i native ;dev1oe-riv-: $f A Chinaman "essayed to'drive." a truck lthrnuff-H .ihm fit wh lh h. h4 yviti1r-H Ti ; v POET VITHDRAVS Most Auto Caused Qi Unskilled 1 More Misinformation yJ.. grpttilMexicb - ' The Telegram's Mexican re porter stampeded thatt paper Into an "extra" Ut Wedneaday afternoon with th startling in formaUon that th bandit lead er VU1 had been captured, "ac cording to advices received" at L Juarez. . : , This qualification of an un verified yarn i in ho way damp ened thfii Tflegram's enthusiasm f for an . "extra" with which to stlmuljfte the Jjtired . business man" homeward bound, . 1 Today this same Mexican re porter tells us In an obscure place in the Telegram's columns that "Mexican officials (at .Juarez) early today were wltli1 out confirmation of .the reported capture of Francisco Villa yee- terday." , It was hardly a week ago that the'Telegram boldly proclaimed civil war 4n Mexico Citywithi Carransa'ln , fligbt.. Kow it' ig Villa's capture . " . All of which is Interesting -if . , itr . ., ,, - Mary Garden and Mroe. Gailj- Curci impanent Vyhen Kept From "Dear Maestro." Chicago, Dec. 4. -(U. P.) Song birds of the Chicago Grand Opera company gatheredvwlth stilled voleear at St. Lukes hospital, where the maestro, Signor Campanini, lies seri ously ill with pneumonia. Encouraging reports from the sick room that Campanini had rested well and was much Improved today did not console Mary Garden, Oalll-Curcl and other sincere, who were still denied en trance to-the maestro' "prlson;M K Armed with a large ' bouquet Miss Garden paced Impatiently back and forth hi the corridor awaiting an p- portunKy to bear the latest news from the bedside. . - .. i , .-: :'l i 4 Madame GalU-Carci was .even'- lesf eomnosedvv Bhe nleadea'-wttn the -phy sicians , and nurses' titt Jww1- Knrh w anew ; her just .a liuie -me-nssnt -lththe'sSear. .tna-?- -Nvn axeep Daddl may see Cam- bninl.r Dr. Joseph S 'Biaite rnrenne the' staaer. Daddl. is a boyhood friend and , he vl.-i'to.ehnsts"Men4ae.vat the -bedside, -r--K , -, J- Shooting , 'From Fight Oyer Child at Mulino Oregeacary,; l?ec. jrrea uapir, u years oldU'Ts-onthe Oregon city nospi tai with a. bullet wound Jn his Wk, shot by Arthur Dougan.according to. the lat tar's statement. - The shooting occurred Wednesday nighand ,was. the result of a fight near -MiiMno. in "wjjjch. Dougftft asserts he waa struck over the beajiwlth The flf hi., started when Dougan ahd his son. Archie Doug&n, started a search for the sfounaer man's wife and child. Toung r&wcsn recently filed suit for di vorce, alkKtng.rthat : his wife had been unduly familiar "with othei" men. ' The Dougans say they met Mrs. Dou gan. another woman said to reside 'at Toledo, and Utlger and Mis brother Har old,' 21 years old. The younger Utlger Is said to have been badly beaten. The Dousans and the child were brought to Oregon Clty..t-The elder Dougan was eut about the head- All r residents of the Mollno district ' ' Resolution .Would" Declare Waf Ended Washington, Dec. 4. (U. P.) A Joint resolution declaring the war at an end was Introduced In the house today by Representative Tihkham, Massachu setts. Reckless 40 minutes before. Forty minutes Vras the extent of his instruction. He lost control at Thirds and Morrison. AS a result an old man'11 was taken to the morgue .and his wife to the hospital. At Fifth and Morrison a driver with three hours Instruction rah down a man and broke his leg M .hired another driver to take the car away because he was afraid to attempt 'another excursion with it ... - , ,. !-. - . .... An inexperienced Japanese driver Is still in the hospital -as the result of an accident four, weeks ago. He was driv ing a car for; the. first time on Willam ette boulevard .whei) a truck appeared. The Japanese was on the left side of the street where be, remained until the crash. His skull -K is fractured. Ha thought the left side of. the street was where he belonged. v A' Women had -driven machine four hours when she requested two 'friends to join her In a ride. They approached Grand avenue and Belmont etreets. So did two street cars, bound In different direction. ; The automobile "was piloted squarely between the two ears. The -5 '""T'f . ja vaaifi raTieiMONiA n i -ii I. .. . . Accidents Driver Neahausen ViU Mrect Stanfield Political Bale For U.. S. Senate Umatilla Flockmaster Looks to former Moose. Follower to r Hurdle to .Victory. Now that it is -getting to be the fashion for presidential candidates to have Oregon' managersto look after their impending eampaigns in this state,, it seems to be fitting that can didates for. the United 8tates senate should pot be far behind. Accord ingly, and with this thought in mind, it is only fit and proper -at this mo ment to give due publicity to the fact that Thomas B. 'Keuhausen of Multnomah, 'county has beent ehosen to direct the future political bark and no pun . is intended .here of Robert K. Stanfleld of Umatilla county during its probable storm passage next 'spring. fteuhaueen has not announced the fact. It -to known, it may be, to but a few, who. in turn, have whispered it as a' rumor to some other few and these few are. positive; ba .what they whisper, which shews that the ancient reporter who wrote. the' story About the barber of King Midas -knew something about .the psychology of whispers:-after all. But it 1 vetting to be near the seed time, politically speaking,, that some times fertile and sometimes barren pe riod when candidates and their man agers go forth' to sow the germs of fair promisee In the . expectation and the hope that they will sprout two votes where none had - ever grown before. And, as there must always be a sower, deft In scatteflng-the seed and irtcoax lng it toi germinate , in ' sometimes" cold and unresponsive yrfrround, the market for good eampalgn managers skilled iq delivering the goods vis just now de cidedly bullish. Xeuhausen has had experience In this line o endeavor. He i was one of the big ' Moosee' who' 'followed Theodore Roosevelt out Into the cold. In 1912. and Who eanV back into the fold with the past, forgotten in 1914. He sat, at the throttle of the McNary . campaign in If 1 and it may be just . possible that what waa done ta.' that campaign, in which 8t an field played' some little- part, may have been-f influence In" causihg f the rjnrntm eoiuity- flociiairteF.to' seek mm this vume; as xae gopa anepnerg .01 Wsinge4-f or.'fotesj s - Al-Mvy Hrate," It la eviont Outt trtamr field hold to the theory, that the early bird catches 'the Worm a slatement which ' directs no implication at Keu hausea, of course,. but rather toward the toodus operandi and the. beg-f-jntical treasure that lies at the rainbow's ad; - In due- time Neuhausen will emerge from' ih modest retirement in which he habitually - surrounds : himself and begin (o sow the Stanfleld seed broad cast over the already harrowed political field ?f; Oregon. . .. . "T . - ;, ' ' Runs in Fpnt of Car and Struck D.Fenderj Skull May Be -; Frlcturej. ' Stanley Hultburt.aged 9 years, is at St. Vincents hospital in a critical condition "with several broken ribs and probably a fractured skull, as a result of what is said to be his play ful effort to "dodge" an automobile driven by R. T. Blair. 3335 East Seventy-first street. The boy, whose home is at 435 Brown street, -is said, to" have been playing in Alberta street between Grand avenue and East Sixth street' when he saw Blair's machine and "jockied" back . and forth In front of It. Patrolman Levins, standing nearby when the fender ' of Blair's machine struck the lad, reported the accident, Alex, Breahears, aged 10. suffered a painful head bruise and other injuries when he was knocked down by a ma chine driven over the intersection Of East Slxtlfand Clay streets by F. Luck ey of the National laundry. The lad, who lives at 372 Hawthorne avene, is at the Emergency hospital. Pat Donovan, residing at the Veleva apartments, was struck t Broadway- and couch streets late this morning by an automobile in charge of Amos Ham lin, 882 Sandy boulevard. ""Hamlin de clares Donovan cut diagonally across the street intersection. Donovan is at St. Vincents hospital with painful cuts and a sprained shoulder. . . Striking Stevedore, Resists Arrest; Is Shot by Policeman . San Francisco, Dec. 4. to. P.) John Welden. 19, who said he was a striking stevedore, was shot in the groin today when he offered resistance to arrest by Policeman Hogan. Walden's automatic pistol jammed, and he was unable to fire it ' - v. -t Papers found'in him indicated he had robbed two men shortly before he; was shot,' :' .. - Famous Neriens i Cand Marltrned ew-Orleans La.; lieei 4-fL 8.)- The famous old French opera ho was bwuvjw. y., imfnws,, destroyed by fire this saorning,- AUTO, BWJLY HURT English Ring Championi Favorite ' in Betting Until Opening of Figfit, Floored in First Round. Huge Audience Dumbfounded by Sudden Defeat of Englishman, No Match for Speedy Opponent Colburn Stadium, London, Dec 4. Georges Carpentier w.on the Euro pean heavyweight championship here tonight. ' The end of the fight came when little '.more than one minute of the first round had expired. , Wildest confusion prevailed at the ringside. The Frenchman stopped Joe Beck ett, British titleholder. In the first round of a scheduled 20-round bout with a knockout, The sudden termination of the match dumbfounded the great audi ence that fined the stadium. The applause which greeted the men when they went to the center for the first round seemed barely to have died away .when it was over. Carpentler's remarkable victory, it was generally accepted, earned for him the right to ' meet Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight championship of the world. . -BECKETT HELPLESS Beckett was helpless before the Frenchman's , speed. Although Beckett continued a slight favorite in the betting the prevailing odds being 6 to 4 the visiting French men were willing takers of every wager in sight. ,;". ; The Prince, of Wales, arrived in the stadium at 8;5i p. m. ' . ;l:, r By t ' o'clock the crowd outside ;. the stadium had became so, dense that traf fics was diverted from ithe -; adjacent streets.. pphJcji'Valed-ply: Carpentier landed the first blow V of the fla-ht. alwrt lab. Beckert-ipper- eut swiftly, but the French champion dodged them- with - apparent ease .and they sparred in the center of the ring. TICTOB JEHDS A HAXB i Then the French champion stepped in and caught Beckett with the right up percut which ended the fight. It was over so quickly that the spectators had hardly had time to get settled in their seats. - -, -:- As the referee tolled off the seconds the French champion stood looking at Beck ett intently. As the fatal "10" was sounded, - Carpentier sprang forward, raised the fallen man In his arms and lifted him "into the arms of his seconds, who bore him away. Carpentler's . sportsmanlike action brought him a cheer from the crowd. DEMPSEY SAYS HE'S SURPRISED AT POOR SHOWING OF BECKETT Los Angeles, Dec. 4. (L N. 8,)-'Tra glad Carpentier won. I wanted the Frenchman to win all along, but from what I heard about Beckett's ability as a. fighter, I was a little bit leary of the result." Asked if he expected a challenge from Carpentier, the champion replied In the affirmative. "Sure, it was understood the winner of the -fight was to challenge me." "And what will vou do?" "It's a little too soon to answer that just now." MEXICAN AFFAIR Senate Foreign . Relations ' Com mittee ta See President Re garding Situation. Washington, Dec. 4. I. N. S.) The senate foreign relations commit tee will 'carry the Mexican problem to president Wilson. . ' Senator Hitchcock and Senator Fall were late today appointed a committee of two t6 go to the White House to. see whether they may see ttye president. This method, was adopted by the com mittee as the only means of determining whether the president is informed of the Mexican situation. ' Senator Fall has maintained that the president is not Informed and Senator Hitchcock has de clared that he la.v .f . , - Ambassador Fletcher Is "understood to have told the members of the foreign relations committee that Mexican peons had been coerced to testify against Jenk ins, the American consular agent, ac cording to members of the committee, agents of the Mexican government, went into a small village near ' Puebla and found' 10 peons. . They questioned them concerning Jenkins and they' said they knew nothing. One of the Mexicans was then taken-put and a shot was beard, it ie - understood, Fletcher - testified. ; The peons were again questioned - and , they said they- knew nothing of -Jenkins, and another peon was taken 'out and a -sec-bnd shot , sard. The process - was re peated third time and the remainder of the peons : are understood to have then offered f.testItae:wSlcfiitlwa.:?use against ,veaaHisw-r s-wg 'g ..f agatostJenkinsr'.fe BMtlit Allied Council Decides Ho Send Sharp Note With Reference to Refusal to Sign Dotted Line. Reply to Germany's Note Against Further; Reparations in Scapa Flow Incident to Be Made. Paris, fleci 4. (1. X. 8.) Marshal Foch conferred separately with the heads of ieach delegation represent ed on the supreme council before the cooncii meeting today. It is understood that the allied generalissimo discussed possible mil itary measures to be taken against Germany in the "event of a German refusal to sign the protocol. By Newton C. arke Paris, Dec. 4- (I. N. 5.) The supreme council today decided to send a sharp note to Germany on the reported decision of the German government not to sign the treaty ratification protocol. y The note may go forward tomorrow. At the same time the allies will send their reply to the German note protesting against further repara tions for the sinking of the German fleet at Scapa Flow. The supreme council was in session all morning discussing the new situa tion which has beeSj., created by Ger many's announcement that she will not accept the protocol with new terms. conrcEJur 13 majofested Assistant Secretary of State Prank L, Polk. of the American delegation, and his colleagues who. 41 hours I ago. Were inclined to believe that Germany was bluffing, aie - now ! seriously concerned optor the positive, declaration of Baron voa .r Lmotr that Germany would not sign, the- ratification protocol In its -present , ahape bat- would -prefer .to revert feo niy ; i f armf stioe coBdit4enrhut LV-.--:i.-'.Ji,---fc!.''fa!- 1 4be,Gef Ftion ' lemrth ' with Heerr White and General. Taaker-H. Biiaa. v. sertee 01 Informal'.- early morning:, eenferenees were- held, before" the supreme, council met. These, were 2 for ihe purpose of discussing effective1 steps that are to be taken t for .the military- and economic coercion of Germany; tai the "event ' It develops that Baron von Lersner is cor rectly, construing .the attitude of the Berlin government. AMEttlCAJT MISSION DELATED ' The American mission "is now holding; up all plans for departure, pending word from Washington. "Germany is resolved never to sign a protocol which contains phrases wherein the allies and associated powers threaten to use any coercive military measures they might deem necessary," declared Baron, von Lersner In an Interview with the International News Service. "Germany signed the Versailles treaty with the full . intention of carrying out the hard conditions imposed by It. But we cannot go any further, No self-respecting country could sign a document which Isn't merely a ratification pro tocol, but an. additional treaty as well, GERMANS BEFUSE TO SIGff "Germany Is willing to accept the full consequences. When Baron von Simon arrived in Paris he Intended to sign the protocol 'after, discussion -of certain tech nical points, but the very day Von Simon arrived and communicated his intention to M. Dutasta, . secretary - of the conference, this document from Pre mier Clemenceau arrived at the head quarters ot the German delegation. After reading the Clemenceau letter. Von Si mon concluded it was Impossible to accept the . new conditions imposed ny the allies and returned to Berlin." HEADr FOR Freewater Reports Parties Want ed in Michigan Have Stated for San Francisco. Freewater, Dec! 4. Mrs. Sarah Tabor, 75, and her eon. Walter, 40, said to be wanted by Michigan au thorities in connection with the in vestigation Into the mysterious death of Miss Maude Tabor, at Lawton left Freewater three weeks ago. for San Francisco. ; , ' They, traveled In a Ford car bearing license number 02405 and told- friends they were to make the trip by way of Portland and Dallas. A yellow dog was a member f the party While the mother and son resided In Freewater, Walter Tabor was jam ployed by- the .Shields Fruit company. He is an ex-service man. -. .Search Shifts to West "Lawton, Vidw Dec i. Search for MrsV Lester ; Tabor and son, Walter, wanted here in connection -with the In vestigation Of the death of Maud Tabor, whose body .was. found here la a trunk, has moved to Portland, Or where they were last reported. The body had been in the trunk in the basement of the Ta bor home for three years, r Blood poi soning, resulting from an illegal opera tion, is said to have Caused Miss Ta bot'iea;;vit-; bors death. 4 SOUTH I NTH CAR NOW FACING INVESTIGATION Special Inquiry to Be Made to Ascertain if Mine Owners Re stricted Output Last Year. Government Is Proceeding on Basis of Violation of Lever Act, In the Present Inquiry Indianapolis,' Ind., Dec. 4. A spe cial session of the federal grand jury to probe the alleged activities of the coal operators in restricting coal production throughout the United States was called today by Judge A. B. Anderson to meet next Monday. It was reported the real basis for the government's action was Information that the operators did not operate their mines last summer when tbey could have done so. The miners were said to have been willing and ready to work at that time and the government acts on the theory that the mine owners vio lated the Lever law by stopping pro duction. ENFORCEMENT OF INJUNCTION a Gainst miners is aim Indianapolis, Dec 4. (L N. S.) Upon the surrender to the United States mar shal here shortly before noon today of Acting President John L. Lewis. Sec retary William Green and other offi cials of the 'United Mine Workers who face charges of contempt of court; for alleged violation of the federal court mandate against the union heads, the government abandoned its watchful waiting policy in the mine strike, and will throw the full weight of its power into the task of enforcing the court's injunction. Announcement of the gov ernment's aggressive policy was an- (Cenolsdad en Pass Two, Column Three) Liable to Five-Year Jail Term and $5000 Fine on Each of Two Counts. James Watson today was found guilty on two of three counts charg ing violation of the white slave law when aiury in Federal Judge Bean's courfbtucned a sealed verdict. He is liable under each count to five years in jail and a $5000 fine. The Jury was out 6 ft hours, reach ing a decision at 11 p. m.. Wednes day. Watson was given until Tues day to decide whether he would ask for retrial. Should he not ask a new trial, he probably will be sentenced by Judge Bean next Thursday.' TOOK GIRL TO VASCOtTVEH Watson was found guilty in count 2 of his indictment to Inducing, entic ing and persuading 18-year-old Eya Baker to go from Portland to Vancou ver, Wash., for the purpose of immoral relationship. Count 3 alleges that In August he furnished transportation for her to go from Vancouver to Portland. The girl - rnd her father refused .to meet Watson as he requested Wednes day night when the jury retired. "NO matter 'what the verdict Is, I went to see Miss Baker,"' Watson told acting United States Attorney Barnett Goldstein. Watson's father Is at the bottom of his prosecution for white slavery, he alleged in court Tuesday when he asked permission of Judge Bean to address the jury. FATHER BACKS PROSECCTIOS - "My father was in this very court room this morning," he said. "I will state that I believe he is behind the whole thing." Ilts statement was another of a string of unusual circumstances attached to th" case. Watson, the government alleged, told Miss Baker his father was very wealthy and that soon he was to be given a large sum of money. The only condition was that he be married and have an heir. Miss Baker, In return for part of Watson's legacy, was to pose as his wife when the father arrived. Tho.child was to be adopted. '' Instead,, testimony Indicated. Watson lived With the girl as her husband. She said she feared to tell her parents be cause he threatened her life. Sbe faces motherhood. Watson de clared in court that he Is responsible for her condition. Student Will Pass Time Playing Cards While He's in Jail Berkeley, CaL. Pec 4.'0. P.) Lloyd B.' Beck., student at the University" of California. a.nd editor of the Blue and Gold, Is spending the day at the county jail, where be was. sent when convicted of speeding. , , , - "I'll use the tint to - good - advantage, playing pedro with the ether prisoners,' Beck said; after sentence was passed, I have a deck of cards with me." s.: : Charles Bowman. "another student, re -Icelved a simlUr senteno. . w i lllliiil ' - . e4ssswe(sesssssBseessssssss ' ' THIEVES ROB CHURCH OF SACRED CUPS '"PUREE sacred drinking -cups, worth flOOO, were stolen Wednesday night from St. Igna tius , hm-t'h, East Forty-third and Franklin streets, when thieves took a. small safe from the chapel. " ' The loss was discovered early today by Father Bradley. ) He Immediately reported to the po lice. Investigation showed that the thieves broke a window to reach the chapel, which is on the second floor. , The safe, about two feet square, has not been found. It is believed that the robbers put It in a motor car and drove away. I DRI VEN IN GALE 2 Women Passengers on Ferry boat Deck Nearly Swept Over board; Both in Hospital. San Francisco, Dec. 4. :I. N. S.) For the second time within a week, the giant army transport Mount Vernon narrowly escaped be ing driven ashore here during agale. The 32.000 ton vessel today drifted from Its anchorage in the bay to a point off Angel Island, when tugs, grappling her with heavy lines, suc ceeded In pulling the ship from dan ger. High waves rolling over ferryboat decks today caused injury to some pas sengers, when the water broke through doors and windows of the ferryboats. Two women, standing on .the" deck of one ferry, were swept by a huge comber across the ship and missed going over the side by clinging to the ferry's rail ing. Both were taken to a hospital. NewJSchfcduJe on Is Now Announced Sleeping car service between Portland and the Grays Harbor district will be reestablished 8unday, according to ar rangements made by the Oregon-Washington railroad. " With the resumption of this service, which was discontinued in 1UT, it is anticipated that trade connections between the two districts will be more closely' cemented. Under the new arrangements it will be possible to leave Portland at 11 p. m.. on a through car, arriving at Ab erdeen at 6 a. m. and Hoqulam 7 :15 a. m. The return schedule will be . ef fective Monday and the car leaving Ho qulam 10 :S0 p. m. will arrive in Poet land :4S a. m. Numerous requests had been made by commercial interests for a reeatablish ment of this service. Lumber men with offices in Portland and mills In the Grays Harbor district, will particularly benefit, as It will be possible In the future to make the trip between the two points over night. Aladdin Company to Buy Stay-Round SUo Plant in Portland Negotiations are being completed to day by the Aladdin company 'for the purchase of the Stay Round Silo Com pany's plant. In North Portland, ac cording . to Charles Porter, newly ap pointed local manager of the Aladdin company. An Option was closed for the Stay Round plant a short time ago. It ts the Intention of the Aladdin company to Install new machinery In the plant and begin manufacturing bouse frames immediately. The company will double the else of the plant GIANT TRANSPQR Wilson's Message Has Republicans At Guessing Point. By David "Lawrence. (Copyrisnt, ltit.) Washington, Dec. 4.-;ongress took the Wilson message as usual with an outward show of scorn, in difference and even captious doubt as to the true authorship of the document butwlth an inward recog nition of certain fundamental issues which the president had raised that It cannot very well sidestep. No better Illustration perhaps could have been given of the conception which the two rival parties have nowadays of the nature of their public utterances than In the comments heard on the mes sage. Instead of . giving a careful analysis of the communication and criticising It constructively or destruc tively in the sense of offering an op posite point of view, the approach of the 1920 political - campaign makes . It theoretically necessary for the Republl eane to toss off the whole, thing as of doubtful authenticity while the Demo I eraU Issued slmuitaasoualy shconnima of crats Issued simuitaaeoualy-eftconriims of AT Hlf Spends . Entire Morning Working y : V oi State Papers Announces 1 His Physician, Dr. , Grayson1 Improvement in hrtient as Great g jas Could Be Expected, Say ? Doctor; Leaves Wheel Chair, Washington. Dec. 4. (I. N. 8.f President Wilson will be allowed to do "more work" from now on. Dr.' A Grayson announced this afternoon. . "The president's improvement ' 1 V as great as T could , expect," Dr. Grayson stated. ; 4: ? The president left his wheelchair4 ;: today and worked at a desk," lt ils understood. He spent the entire,' morning working on a state paper. Dr. Grayson said.' V Innner Vault Not Touched and Nothing of Value Is Believed ' to Have Been Taken. . ; Oregon City, Deo 4. The Farm ers' bank of Wilsonville was robbed- Wednesday night by men who blew ; open the outside vault and smashed ; about 78 safe deposit boxes. - The . Inner vault was no touched.5 ' "P1, ' What the robbers secured has sot been learned, aa a check on the contents of the. deposit, boxes has not been possible. omVteardtheexplosl duef'to'thV Dwi0ht'8eey:is cashier of the "bankr y LeRoy D. Walker, president of the State Bank1 f Portland, which has In- f tlmate connection with the Wilsonville t: Institution, declares the burglars who entered the latter bank Wednesday night got nothing , of a1ue and did no damage. All currency and all, securi ties formerly-stored In the vault had.;' been taken out some time ago and , locked In the safe, which the thieves did not molest. i i Oklahoma Refuses lm Negro Troops to Aid Wort in Coal Minel Oklahoma City, Dec. 4. U., P.) Ok-. . lahorna wants no nesro troops to aid in operation ot the state's, coal mines. Gov ernor Robertson today informed the war department in a telegram. 7 . ,f. 'vs Information had been . .received ' here that companies of the Twenty-fourth ; Infantry, negro, were entraining at Co- , lumbus. N. M.. for duty ; In the coal mine fields here. f -- - 1 ii Rich Farmer Elopes 3 With Wife's Sister WILSONVILLE BANK VAULT BLOWN OPEN Ban Francisco, Dec. -4. (V. P.V . Wfl-" ; lr Ham Byrd Watson, wealthy farmer of ' , Oregon and Idaho, accused of. eloping ." , ; '. with his pretty lg-year-old sister-in-law.. , Bertha Akers, was arraigned before Fed- '.: t erst Judge Rudkin here on a charge of ; violating the Mann- act. The pass was;'-'j ; continued after the court had granted the request of Watson's counsel for a reduction of ball. Watson Id said, to V ' -have deserted a wife and children. He ; jft. is out on ball. iytii, l 1 ! praise for the phrases of their White' House leader. QUESTI0XI50 AUTHORSHIP Many Republicans preferred to express wonder whether Mr. Wilson wrote his ewn messaite. Others thougbtths rnes sage altogether too Wilaonlaji. They ? recognised, too well the familiar phrases,' , t the "glittering generalities" ana the ex- ' ' ' cesslve fondness for the ' viewpoint - of labor that baa so often characterised the ' Wilson state: papers. ' ji;:' Nor did certain of the thoughtful JteAW g publicans doubt for a minute that the ' tendency toward free trade exhibited by the president was undoubtedly a product of the Wilson mind. These evidences , . of Wllsonlanlsm have, become . too - well. .- -known. OB Capitol hill during t the last seven Tears to become suddenly novel :s i : and surprising when Issued under, the. signature or the Lemocratie mcumoen of the presidency. MAT TAJEB ACTIOS BO wnne. on uin iorico. wm , aiaie- ment given eat following the usual eon-, gresslonai style of knocking what the l tealud4 om tn Elahtwn, -CoWaa Worni iCoaetade . Pas Etsbuea, 'Coiiiam Four)