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AnORNEYS MAKE CONTENTION FDR ; 150,000 ACTION .Counsel for Evening Telegram Say i They ? Will Prove Case : Against AlzamoR lea Lucas. The defense In the f 50,000 libel suit brought against the Telegram Publlshlng"company by Alxamon Ira LtrcusVsserted In the opening state - merit Friday before a Jury, in Cir cuit Judge Tucker's court that the 'truth of Jhe alleged libelous articles which caused the suit would be es tablished and that additional facts -concerning the career of Lucas would ; be shown which were un known to the newspaper at the time the'earapaign against him was being A waged-;;- "; , It was asserted by the attorneys for the. Telegram that Lucas has negro blood in his veins and his claims for . damages' because such contention had ' been 'published was ridiculed. They stated that the purpose of all the at- ' what they termed a "quack." On the witness stand Lucas made a genera) denial of all the charge brought by the newspaper. He .stated that he was not of the negro race and the con tention that he was a charlatan was also denied. In the answer to the complaint it Is asserted that Lucas was born November s Itlt, in providence, K. j., or negro - parents.:- Later it states he moved to ' California with his parents. In 1890 he v began, it says, bis life as an itinerant public entertainer and alleged psycholo gist.': In 1915 he came to Portland and since .that time has remained here prac . ticlng as a healer, teacher and psycho " analyst. Tl RAINS CANCELLED TO SAVE IN COAL (Continued from Pit On) , Trunk via the Limited. Train No. 8 ttl .now accommodate these passengers, leaving the North Bank station at 5:47 ! n, m. Equipment will be added to train No. 4 to accommodate passenger concertina- with Northern Pacific train No. 4 at Spokane for i astern points. The 8.. P. A S. is not otherwise affect - ed by the curtailment order, as their power is derived from oil burning loco motives. The same fact makes changes ton the Southern Pacific railroad unnec- eauarv CUTS OUT OITE TEAIS With three transcontinental trains op- eratlng over the O-W. R. N. and Union Pacific, operating officials are anticipating the cancellation of one train each way, in accordance with the orders, which ask a one-third reduction. , Through service, changes for the Union Pacific will emanate from he Omaha Office, and will be published by Sunday. -Officials of the O-W. R. N. an nounced the elimination and reduction in , service of S7 local trains Friday night. Corrected lists were published this morn ing. These changes will be unaffected . by any through service eliminations that may come. r O-W. HeN. train changes follow : between Spokane and Umatilla, trains and G discontinued, 'last trips Sunday. Between Baker and Umatilla, trains 20 and 21 discontinued, last trains arriv ing and leaving Umatilla Sunday, .Between Portland and Walla Walla, trains I and 2 will be run from Portland .to Biggs and be discontinued between CLAUSEUS IS LAUNCHED 2 " """""" ""- "" ii mim in. i un new ssassii m !! m i isii iiwuia m tJ H "till"' U ; f i t if l--bdT" i n mi in m. 1 teiS' GERMAN CABINET IN TREATY CRISIS Enforcement " of Peace ' Terms May Cause Reorganization of Present Cabinet. ; i n- Above Steamer Clauscus, thirty-ninth and last hull of the Northwest Steel company, a moment after leaving the ways for the Willamette river. Lower Mrs. Lewis R. Banks, whose husband Is general works manager of the plant, officiated as sponsor. By Carl I. Croat Berlin, Pec U. P.) Reor Sanitation of the German cabinet if the entente Insists upon 'enforcement of the terms of the protocol, was considered probable here today. Herman Mueller, minister, of for eign affairs, may resign It the sec tion' of the protocol requiring Ger many to surrender certain docks and shipping In return for the sinking of the Sea ia Flow fleet is enforced. It is said. . Whether a reorganised cabinet will ac cept the protocol was not known. Ger many bitterly denies her government was responsible for Admiral von Beu ters action in scuttling his ships and looks upon the allied . demand for sur render of docks and merchant shipping as "robbery." DTDIGXaTIOX aboused France's failure to release German war prleonersvalso has aroused the greatest Indignation. w Referring to the communique of tn British admiralty to the eiiect tnai let ters had been found on the salvaged German cruiser Emden of the Sea pa Flow fleet, showing Von Reuter was in touch with his government at the time he issued orders for the sinking, it was stated semi-officially today that the Von Reuter letter, as quoted by the British, was based on the theory the ships were interned and had not been delivered to the allies. Germany intended to use her Influence at Versailles to prevent delivery of this fleet, it was said. The admiralty de clared the British statement omitted sen tences from the letter which specifically referred to the peace conference. PBOFES8 TO BE GUILTLESS "The text, as printed, showed us guiltless." the admiralty statement here declared. Von Reuter, according to the admiralty, acted upon his own initiative in sinking the ships after communication with his government had been stopped. He believed the armistice had been term inated and therefore sank the vessels to prevent their falling into the hands of the enemy. The German government plans to pub lish the full text of all correspondence It had with Von Reuter to show that the British statement misrepresented the facts, it was stated eeml -officially. With hundreds of workmen cluster ing about adjoining ways and cheering, the last vessel of the Northwest Steel company's present shipbuilding program shllpped from Its cradle at 4:05 o'clock Friday afternoon in a beautiful launch ing. This, the thirty-ninth hull constructed in the yard, was christened the Clauseus by Mrs. Lewis H. Banks, wife of the general works manager of the plant The Clauseus' launching anchors stopped the hull when it was 200 feet distant from the log booms at the Inman Poulsen mill across the river. The Clauseus Is the last of the four vessels purchased locally by the Green Star company of New York and is scheduled for delivery about the first of the yeac- The Clauseus will load gen eral cargo In Portland under manage ment of the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company. NEW SHOW TODAY . : ! S -O ' ii ii i.immrmmmmmm wj u Dorothy Phillip in A; THE RIGHT TO HAPPINESS Equal Tha Heart of Humanity" same cast greatest love story ever screened. Colombia Symphony Orchestra afternoons and ovening. V. C. Knowles, director. Orchestra enlarged for this engagement. Special mnsic scora. Take via the mattneee i and avoid th - ; night crowds. - J :NO ADVANCE ; IN PRICES ; Biggs and Walla Walla, beginning Mon day. Connections Will be made for Con don, Heppner, Shanlko and Bend branches by trains IS and 19. Between Centralis and Independence, trains 63. 55 and 66 will be discontinued, last trains today. Between Yakima and Qrandview, trains 81 and 14 changed from steam to motor service. Between Bolles and Dayton, trains 63 and 64 discontinued, last trains running Sunday. DISCOKTIKUE TWO TBAIKS Spokane-Wallace trains via Amwaco, discontinued, as well as trains 22 and 21, between Tekoa and Wallace. In stead of two trains each direction dally, one train will operate via Manlto. C. M. t St. P., and Plummer, leaving Spokane at 8:15 a. m., arrive Wallace 1 p. m. Opposite service not arranged. All changes effective Sunday. Between Pendleton and 'Pilot Ttnir trains 41 and 42 reduced to round trips Monaays, weaneeaays and Fridays. . Between Walla Walla add Dayton, trains 66 and 66. reduced tn muni) trim Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Trains 61 and 63 run only between Day ton ana jsoiies, one round trip connect-' ing with trains 7 and 8. CHANGE STJ2TDAT SERVICE Sunday service curtailments follow: On Joseph branch, trains Noa. 21 and 32. Between Walla Walla, and Tlrim trains Noa. 41 and 42. Between The Dalles and Band, trains Noa 35 and 36. On Shanlko branch.- trains Vn ?i and 22. On Condon branch, trains kl h and. 14. On Heppner branch, trains Noa. 25 and 26. On Pomeroy branch, trains Noa. ins and 106. Trains i and 6. now onerattna- htMi Lewiston and Rlpara, will be extended to Ayer junction to connect with S., P. S. trains 11 and la. The La Grande-Portland iIm fur niw handled In train No. 21, La Grande to umaiuia. and train No. n, Umatilla to roramo, wui d nanoied La Orande to Portland In train No. E. ninmii now in train No. 6. The Walla Walla-Portland sleepers will again be handled in trains Noa 45 and 46 between Walla Walla and Wallnia trains Not. 11 and 18 between Wallula iiu roniuiq ; ana me fortiand-Lewla-ton sleepers will be handled in Camas Prairie trains Noa. s an a Lewlston and Ayer Junction, and trains ixos. ana iz between Ayer Junction and Portland. TRAINS SEDUCED Schedules of trains reduced will be the same as at present unless otherwise stated. - Boolean. Portland jl o...i. n changes follow: Central Oregon passengers, formerly connecting with Oregon Trunk from North Coast limited, will be accommo dated, train No. a leaving North Bank depot 1:45 o'clock In the evening. Ef fective Sunday. Train No. 4, leaving North Bank ta. tlon at 7:6$ a. m., will carry dining car rr-.7.i?.JQU,,pm0t to accommodate iticreased travel because of Umltea eur Ullment. Passengers wiu connect with Northern Pacific train No. 4 at Spokane for Kasterir points. o VV lowed a meeting of railroad executives in Chicago yesterday to consider the question of reducing train service on all Western roads. Connecting service with Chicago Portland trains Nos. 1 and t, known as the North Coast limited, are to be discontinued. Trains 422 and 428, oper ating between Seattle and Grays Harbor, are discontinued. Parlor cars on trains Nos. 407 and 408, between Seattle and Portland, have been ordered taken off, and these trains will be rerouted over the Point Defiance line instead of by way of South Tacoma aa at present. Parlor cars on train INo. 4. between Seattle and Spokane, have been ordered off. FUEL SHORTAGE FORCES CUT IN PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE Bait Lake, Dec. 6. The Oregon Short -Jne and the Denver & Bio Grande rail road officials here are at work rear ranging passenger and freight schedules made necessary by orders of the re gional director of railroads in Chicago w iiuuco service m an criort to save ruei. xne new schedule will become ef fective Monday. 4 Chanaea on the Danvw A t?i will affect only branch and local lines. No change will be made on the Western Pacific, as only one through train is operated over the road. The Southern -acuic win do slightly affected, If at all. as all Its engines burn oil. TRAINS ONLY FOR URGENT PURPOSES DURING STRIKE Ghlcasro. Dec. 6. Onlv thnaa whn Inn death or sickness In th famUv . rl.A have important business missions will be permiuea to travel while limited train service continues durine- the fuel famina. Even a wedding trip is tabooed. o. cusiis, cnairman or the Western Passeneer manacara. laanwf th ing rules Friday, designating essential . MM - iraiue : Persona whn hn .Itm... .v t family. Business men who must get to plants to, save them from harm. Traveling salesmen. Here Is the order to the publlo in general : Don't travel if you can help it If yon must travel, take your lunch box; trains will have but one diner. If any. Do not send any Chrtetmae presents through the mail, express or parcel post, buy them and send them when things become normal. FOUR Of NORTHERN PACIFIC - ihaiS TO BE ELIMINATED , Seattle. Dec. Mi'N. & Four pas in ea the Northern , pacinc operating in and out of SeatUe,, wUI he discontinued, effective December , it became known here today. This action.' , take u tb Wlaa? Fast Eastmi Train Taken Off New York. Dee. a ft. N. R n... reduction of railway service in the East was announced today by A. T. Hardin, eastern regional director of the federal railroad administration. One of the first trains to come off Is the Twentieth Cen tury umiteo or tne New York central lines, which makes the New Tork-Chl-cago run In 20 hours. Coin May Decide Election Chehalls, Wash.. Dec 6, Because T. R. Jurin and K- L. Tarleton tied in the election for councilman of Winlock. it is understood, they will flip ; a coin to decide which was elected J. L. Meyers was choen mayor, and Ray Myers was elected councilman. Reduced - Train Service Account . Coal Shortage. rtrm.cigondr sting between Portland ' and Walla Walla via Pandlatnn. will ha Mirfanarf operate . between Portland and Higgs only. Passengers for main and branch line points should take No. la. leaving SHARP NOTE IS . DRAWN BY ALLIES KAISER MUST PAY, TAXES OR QUIT HOLLAND fFHE HAGUE, Dec. f-U. F.) A Since the katter bu bought sv boose at Doom, be moat pay taxes if be want to stay in, Holland, the minister of finance told. parliament, Dis patches from Amsterdam said it was i learned , there the. gt)vcrn ment had decided to tax the for mer C4erman crown prince on an annual income of $333,000. MEXICAN BREAK IT IMMINENT ( Cootioaad rrosi Para One) ( Continued From Pat Out) way, according to the dispatch. Numer ous guns already have crossed the Kehl bridge. Andrew Bonar Law, government spokesman, tn a speech at Glasgow, de clared the allies have the power to en force the peace reaty and, if necessary, will enforce it The London press today agreed action was necessary to enforce Immediate and strict compliance with the terms of the treaty. "Germany's fate is In her own hands," declared-the Mail. "There already bas been toe much delay, evasion and talk ing. Germany either must comply or suffer the consequences. "It is time for action." Other newspapers took a similar view. voicing the opinion there has been too much "impudent bickering" and "treach erous controversy." Don't Wonry About World Coming to an End, Says Expert San Francisco, Dec. 6.KU. P.) DO your Christmas shopping as usual. The world will not wind up its activities on December 17, according to statements today by several noted astronomers. Professor W. W. Campbell, director of Lick observatory, told the United Press today that the phenomenon to be experienced on December 17 has occurred many times. "The public should let the sensational prophet do all the worrying," said Professor Campbell. Other assurances were given by Fath er J. 8. Ricard of Santa Clara university, a noted authority. Underwood Aspires To Become Leader of Democrats in Senate Washington, Dec. 6. (L N. S.) Sen ator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama is a candidate to succeed the lata Sen ator Thomas S. Martin of Virginia as Democratic minority leader in the sen ate, it was formally announced today. Coupled 'With the announcement was the statement that Senator Shields of Tennessee and other Democratic senat ors from the "solid south" had pledged themselves to support Underwood. tl. SyDiscriminated Against, Polk Bays Paris. Dec . (TT. P. V Frank Polk. head of the American peace delegation, today protested to the supreme council of the peace conference on the provision of the German customs laws which re quire the duty on American goods im ported to be paid tn goio, wnue ouuea on importations from the allies may be paid in paper money. . ., a i iy. . Called Him "Dream Boy" Florence B. Oregel alleges in a suit for divorce filed in the circuit' court today against Herman P. Oregel that she has letters which her husband received from another woman in Astoria tn which he la referred to as a "dream boy." She says that her husband became infatuated with the other woman in January, 1819, and that since that time he has totally neg lected her. The Oregels were married January 7, 117. -'- Czar's Executioner rs Executed Copenhagen, Dee, Jacbontoff, who was charged with havtng - ordered the execution of the exar and the whole Imperial family, has been executed at t Perm; after trial- by -revolutionary tri bunal, the newspaper Pravda learns. assist aovernors of states In handling industrial disturbances. Call for volun teera would have to be made and hew appropriations and taxes decided upon. But, as said above, there Isn't going to be any Intervention Just now. Indeed, there is no reason to suppose that congress really wants more war. Of course the president's refusal to In tervene In Mexico would enable the pro ponents of Intervention to place the blame for Inaction squarely on him through talks with Individual members of congress lead to the suspicion that if the president suddenly put the matter up to congress, that branch of the gov ernment would hesitate to take the re sponsibility. ISSUE SIDE AFFAIB It will be noted that notwithstand ing all the talk of armed intervention, the furthest distance that congress seems willing to go is a simple withdrawal of recognition and the severance of diplo matic relations. .These steps have been under consideration with the department of state anyway and are not under stood to be objectionable to the presi dent. But the controversy over Mexico at this time Is really a tempest in a tea pot. It is a side affair. The real .ques tion that has been Indirectly raised by congress is whether or not the president is incapable of performing public duties. It will be remembered that some time ago a mention was called In these col umns to a campaign that has begun to drive Wood row Wilson out of office be fore bis term expired. He has been ill two months. Most of the members of the congress considerately declined to be drawn ini.o any plan to declare the president legally, unable to fulfill his executive tasks. Most of them are not parties to the plan of a group of ex tremists. There Is a well defining feel ing among many Republicans the some of their colleagues are going too far in baiting the president, and that a public reaction may follow which may be po litically disastrous. WIL802T WITHHOLDS PLANS As a matter of fact Senator Fall, who sees the president in company- with Senator Hitchcock, knows In advance that Wilson does not agree with him on the Mexican question. The president Is well enough to sit In an armchair and listen to the arguments of the New Mex ico senator and to return as is his cus tom a non-committal answer. It had not been expected that he would divulge to Senator Fall or any ether member of the senate what his plans are with re spect to Mexico but would communicate his views In a message to both bouses of congress. While it is true that Secretary Lan sing . has not consulted the president about Mexico since his illness, it is also true that memoranda on the situation have been in Wilson's hands and that the newspaper accounts of the text of every note sent and full resolutions have been read by the president. And his Judgment is unquestionably the same as It has heeq that while America has the power and the resources to Jump on a weak nation and punish for the acts of a few governmental officials, the help less million who would be drawn into the strife, no such course of action would at this time be taken by the man who has been the outspoken champion of weak nations. 8ITTJATIOIT IRRITATES There is no doubt that the Mexican situation has Irritated the president from time to time, there is no doubt that at this time he shares the outraged feel Inge of the senate over the policy of Mexico in the Jenkins case, but there wert things happening during the war with Germany which deserved armed In tervention much more than today, and it was deemed inexpedient for many reasons to indulge in a war below the Rio Grande. The condition is not much changed. International affairs are in a state of confusion due to the failure of the senate to give the nation a peace treaty and to help Europe to its' feet. Germany la hesitating to approve the protocol submitted by the allies, think ing the senate action is in her interests. Domestic affairs Inside the United States are unsettled.- President Wilson may be bitterly criticised for failure to Intervene In Mexico at this time, but he isn't going to Involve the country iu any more wars at present at least until America's own affairs are settled. Woman Injured in An Auto Accident; Sent to Hospital Slight injuries received In an auto mobile accident at Fifty-third and Glisan streets at 1 :30 p. m. today sent Miss Ora Condon and Mrs. George W. Brown, both of 69S East Fifty-eighth street, to St. Vincents hospital. They were occupants of an automobile run ning north on Fifty-third street A heavier car, declared by Motorcycle Of ficer Geuldatone to have been going about 25 miles an hour, darted out of Glisan street and hit them. Their car was driven by Miss Condon's father. He, was not hurt Washington Herald Is to Change Hands New York. Dee. . U. P Sale of the Washington Herald, a morning paper published In the national capital by a T. Bralnard. head or Harper and Broth ers, is exneeted tn ha annminml iffon. day. Identity of the purchasers has not oeen reveaiea. Settlemeat Believed Near Indianapolis. Ind Pee, N. & Peraiatant hmHb nlmiiau that JTnha vi T.Nr. 1. i. . i . J vtm uiwi auneworaera, naa aepsxtea hit vvasningum. gave rue to belief that settlement Af tha nat MittMiMrM l ait. vance of the miners contempt bearing ae dci uTjeaaay might be la prospect YELLOW DOG GIVES OFFICERS CLUE TO SUSPECTS TABOR Mother and Son, Traveling Through Oregon in Auto, Traced to California and Arrested. Yreka, Cal.. Dec 6.(I. N. S.) Walter Tabor, aoutfxt by Michigan authoritlea for any light he may throw on the mysterious death of a sister at Lawton, Mich., is under ar rest here today. Sheriff A. S. Cal kins will place his mother, Mrs. Ta bor, under arrest at Bray, Cal., dur ing the day. Tabor was taken into custody and held for Michigan authorities late yesterday. He was traced by off iclala since leaving Lawton through North Dakota Into Oregon and finally here. He arrived the other day with his mother in a small automobile, in which they . have been traveling across country. A yellow dog. which Tabor carried with him, en abled the authorities to trace the mother and son. The body of a woman, said to have died some years ago from the- effects of an illegal operation, has been discovered in the basement of the Tabor home at Lawton. This body is supposed to be that of his sister. Tabor will be ques- tionea nere ana rurther on the arrival of Michigan authorities. Tabor denied knowledge of the crime. it was said. "All I know is what I've seen in the newspapers,' he IS declared to have stated to officials. William A. Hoist ' V .Funeral Will Ba. Held on Monday , William A. Hoist veteran steamboat man on the Willamette and Columbia rivers, whoxdled five weeks ago in tha naval hospital at Norfolk, will be buried in Portland. The body arrived today and is at Holraan'a Hoist was 6t years old.- .-- -:v. 'He served on the J. N. Teal In the upper Columbia, on the Roanoke to Alaska and also worked out of Coos bay and San Francisco. He was on the steamer Alliance both times that that vessel was wrecked. Hoist was taken 01 In Liverpool while there on a boat from the Pacific coast He la survived by a widow, who resides la Baker, and two sons. Harry and Jack Hoist of Portland. He was a member of the Moose lodge. Funeral will be held Monday. ADVERTISING RUSH MAKES PAPER RISE BODY OF WOMAN, DYING A NAT URAL DEATH, SECRETED Lawton, Mich.. Dec. 6. (U. P.) Cir cumstances surrounding the death of Maud Tabor, whose body was found In a trunk in the basement of the Tabor home here, were related today , by Mm. Walter Tabor, wife of Maud's brother. The story was told to Mrs. Tabor, she said, by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Sarah Tabor, arrested in California. "Maud died in her mother's arms,"- Mrs. Tabor said. "The secret which I have kept for three years was revealed to me by Maud's mother and I reveal it only because it is necessary to prove ray husband is Innocent "Maud died a natural death, according to the story told me by my mother-in-law. Childbirth, when a person Is 46 years of age, is a serious thing. When Maud died they hid the body to save the family from disgrace." Leaves for Yreka Lawton, Mich., Dec. .(!. N. S.) Prosecutor H. H. Adams will leave for Treka, Cal., late today to endeavor to bring back Walter O. Tabor and Mrs. Sarah Tabor, who were located there yesterday. The prosecutor declared that he believed the story of Mrs. Tabor and her son would clear up the entire mys tery and that he could convince them of the necessity of returning without extradition. President of International Co. 4Says Demand Far Exceeds Supply in This Country. NEW SHOW TODAY Spare tire carriers which can be at tached to a car without tools are new in the automobile accessory line. By Robert J. Frew Paris. Dec. 6. "Excess proflta and Income taxes are directly responsible for the high cost of print paper. declared Phillip Dodge, president of the International Paper Co., and of the Mergenthaler Co., today. Manufacturers, retailers and commis sion merchants, instead of paying the lion's share of the excess of their wealth to the government are sinking It in ad- advertising who never advertised be-1 fore. The result Is that the publishers nave increased the sue of their papers. "I have Just returned from Germany after weeks of careful examination of the subject While we could sell paper to Germany at bigger profits than In the United States, we have refused to do so, preferring to supply our home market first "The allies are stupidly harsh against Germany! We are taking a man's note and then bankrupting him that's un businesslike, suicidal and ridiculous. "Confiscation by the. allies of dredges is paralysing Hamburg and other Ger man ports. I have seen, thousands of Germans working night and day in fac tories striving to increase production despite the fact that they were half starved. They got meat once a month. Their other meals consist of cabbage and mouldy potatoes. Germany Is mak ing a determined effort for her recovery. Personally I believe the allies are cut ting their own throats by their policy of preventing Germany from paying her bills." w GUAlPlLLES Would Befriend Police Boston, Dec. 6. (TJ. P.) No more "kidding the cops." Polloe Commission er Curtis announces he'll ask state solons to pass a law authorising blue coats to pinch, persona, who Indulge la remarks about policemen's feet t ' IN The story of a young fellow who turns crooked from hanger, turns straight from love and turns crooked again to save aa old man from ruin. Liberty Newt Pollard Comedy Murtagh AKD OUB $50,000 Organ f "v i "Tils I w I r p . ... -s. ' ' i ; 3 Days Only STARTS TODAY SMILING . V " v- ' a-l. Thai Gre&tett PbotopUy of CoQcss life Ever ScrMBcd wnNnrvtn UlMMUJjv Starr of a rmraity boat rac in which Cupid palled an inrinciblei oar. NOTE Thm aetaal accnaa of thm Yal- Harvard rxxct, taken by; twenty eamtrtu, used m this production X TO ( W A COMING 1 THEDA BARA m DAVID BELASCOS TUESDAY J FAMOUS PIYjTA , BELLE RUSSE" 4' e i l