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in CITY. EDITION CITY, EDITION i m j, , i f It' All Herm and If All Trum ' , ,THE WRATH BRxToniaht 'and rrtday, , fair, cold ; wind moatly northeaaterly.' Minimum Trmparaturaa Today i ' . Portland i f Chtcaro ..-,.4V 14 Helena -14 4 New York....!. SO - Vom Angeles.. it New Orleans.... IS ir r l c e- . - - '-1 . -j ( out cnovgn. ,,. .to be snowbound, but there gleam of satisfaction In the fact that white traffic' - "'', b bn tied up there. have been-prae H - - I ' ' ticallv no accident reported, if snow , H F will orevent accidents., alvei us show.'. But II - V accidents are preventabla, anyway. - wi tiinrr it, ;rTn rr .itas TfT T VT7TTT . WlV OOO Entered a Beeond-C3M Hatter . !. -.. . f i i PORTLAND, ; OREGON,' THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11. 1919. TWENTY PAGES - PRICE TWO CENTS; &; j u . . . r " . f l a Mr i aw. a .." w :jrv ." s .,, m m t - ana irtijiiii iiru im w , :- if m a a t a .-fa rr a a PORTLAND TAKES 'A TRIP EAST" . npHESf: downtown views are not of Boston or" New York, but show. the Rose City wearing her I latest imported dress of snow. At the top is part of the fire department which has taken to J sledsto answer the numerous chimney fire calls of the past, few days. Below are scenes in Washington street, showing shovelers loading huge auto trucks with snow' in order to make the main arteries passable for traffic. At the bottom is part of the city delivery equipment "of The Journal augmented by horses and a sleigh which. -enabled this paper' to make' almost complete delivery in Portland yesterday in the face of jthe .worst snow in the past 20 years. , . 1 ........... . - g : 111, - f -' ' -v;--4 : 4 ':Ns;J-; xfr;'.v - If i V ' Sr H ...... .1. . . 5? iW-": w-w if J! ... -' . t 1 - . i I- Si' 1 JAr y,?- t V , - v J- lii.:l 'V'.V.X. i -'-XViCK.V,..ww. A-w..,., .....vyvy' t I v. III i - WH,j A 4 ' .MPK: NW HEAPS TACKLED BY CITY LEGION Shovels, Snowplows and Motor Trucks Combine in General Ad ! vance on Obstructed Streets. Streetcar and Railroad Service Being. Restored j Thermometer Reaches Low December Mark. Under weather conditions ideal for the job. Portland is engaged today in digging itself from under the all enveloping snow blanket. With crisp, cold air that keeps the snow from getting soft and slushy and an almost total absence of wind. great progress had been made at noon by the street cleaning forces of the city in ridding the downtown streets of the latest encumbrance of the elements. Full forces were working again at many of the mills, factories and In the offices. In others normal conditions were expected by noon. Street, car service is expected to be fully normal by Friday morning. ' Rail road service is rapidly getting back to pre-snow schedules. SCHOOLS HAT OPETT FRIDAY Sawmill forces are at work again, but moat of the men are engaged in cleaning the snow from the yards, so that truck ing can be resumed and the . saws may begin operating. City schools hiay reopen Friday morn ing, according to arrangements still be ing made at noon. : v Steamboat service is seriously impeded by the ice in the Columbia and the threat of ice in the Willamette, and practically all boats have been taken off runs until the weather moderates. .The fair, .cold weather of today wilt continue tonight and Friday, according to the weather bureau's forecast At yet there are no indication of a break toward warmer condition. . ;. .A .flood in the Willamette river im pends if. the snow goes off too rapidly, a chlnook and rata would -cut water into the basement of many a front WeeittSWlg.xteinea obaervera of h.MaJ!i nr fh, Willamette warn. the mosda of tha- Willamette warn. SWOTT iM IXCtlSS DECT Tn snow fall amounted, to 17.5 inches, according to the best estimate of' the 'i weather - experts, establishing a record which wtu probably cause the storm just passed to be referred to for many years to com as "the big snow." n . This morning it had settled to an ay -erase depth of U . inches. The deepest snow previously recorded at any one time was 10 inches, although during the silver thaw of 1916. in 11 days, the fait amounted to 12. Inches. The minimum temperature in Portland today was 13. degrees above xero. a new record for this early in the rea son. Only twice Since weather records have been maintained, has this mark been exceeded. It was 12 above in 1884, on the sixteenth; and t above on De cember 2t, 1879. Officials of the Portland Railway. Light & Power company met this morn ing with heads of the street clean! g department of the city to perfect plana for pooling interests in the work of rid ding the streets of snow. jwOBKMEl CLEABIXO STREETS. In the meantime all the men available are attacking the huge snow piles that stand man-high in all the downtown ; streets, the accumulation of numerous j sidewalk sweepings, and the asphalt and sidewalks are beginning to show again. A novel sight in connection with street j cleaning operations is the use of the I tractor, four of which are crawling local history, used as snow eradicators. Two 'and -three grading machines are hauled by the tractors, and their prog ress of six miles an hour Is aiding great ly in the cleanup task. : Two of the trac tors belong: to the county and two were secured by the city from a local tractor sales agency. EX-SOLDIERS HELPIKG Gangs of ex-service men. over a hun dred in all. under the direction of Su perintendent Alex Donaldson of the street cleaning department, are work ing between Broadway and Fifth street on Morrison.: Aider and Washington. Another large crew of regular city men are cleaning up Broadway south to Tay lor and also going north to Stark street. (Concluded on Pas To, Gohimn Four) TREATY TO COME Senator Hitchcock Believes Some Compromise Inevitable if the Senate Ratifies Peace. New Tork, Dee. U. (TJ. feV- Senator Hitchcock, administration leader, said In an address before the Southern society last night, that res ervations to the peace treaty are in evitable, but. expressed belief that S some adjustment or compromise I' tU w.m..JI 11.., ...1.1. ratification. - He 'said he believed President Wilson "will ere long be recovered sufficiently again to lead the fight f or this great cause." , Senator Polndexter. - candidate fofth Repubtican presidential nomination told the Marquette, club that'll to time- the United States rener "rated her powers on. her own problems instead of those Of the world at larger - . - ' RESERVATIONS TO Snovbound Auto Party Including Baby Spend Night On River Highway Engine Heats tar Until Gasoline Gives Out; Women and Baby Suffer but Recover. Astoria, Dec. 11. Five Astorians, including a baby, spent Tuesday night snowbound in an automobile on the Columbia river highway at Clatsop crest. They were Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Owens and baby and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mountford. They left Portland about 9 o'clock Tuesday night. Snow began falling at Linnton. but they managed to keep go ing until they reached Clatsop Crest, where the Dakota-like blizzard piled the drifts so deep that progress was im possible. The engine was kept running aa long as the gasoline supply lasted to warm the car. The remainder of the night was spent without blankets or robes. Sleep was impossible. Morning disclosed that the party was snowbound, with a drift to the top of the machine. Owens and Mountford kissed their wives goodbye and started out for help. They were fully 16 tntles from any house. They waded through the drifts toward Astoria until they reached a camp, of the Warren Construction company. Here the two men secured gasoline and a party from the company with a car and chains to pull the machine out of the deep snow. , The members of the party were taken to the Warren compayn's shack, where they were given hot coffee. The women and baby were suffering terribly, but recovered: OREGON 0. ELEVEN Crack Eastern! Football Team to Play Westerners at Pasadena on New Year's Day. .Pasadena, CL, Pec. 11 (TT. P.) f Thtf Tiisadeua Tonraameat. ' " or I JlV ? ... jsomjs football committee at noon today "voted to extend an intitation to the University of Oregon football eleven to represent the West in the national football championship fame here New Years day. Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 11. Har vard's undefeated football team will play at the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena CaL: on New Tears' day. The' Harvard athletic commission re scinded its previous action in .declining an invitation to have Harvard meet an as yet unnamed opponent because of the coal crisis and the rectriction on railroad travel. With the coal miners' strike set tled, -Harvard authorities decided that it would be practical now to have the 15 players make the transcontinental trip. The Harvard athletic committee at the close of the meeting sent the following telegram to W. I ticissman, president of the Tournament of Roses: "'la view of change of fuel conditions cancellation revoked. Team will come." The University of Oregon in all prob ability is, to be the team that will rep resent the West in the New Year's day gridiron classic at Pasadena. Official announcement naming the Western team is expected from Pasadena today. Marion. F. McClain. graduate man ager's at Oregon, received a message from W. 1L. Leis8man,' president of the Tournament of Roses committee. Wednesday, which stated : "Expect definite answer from Harvard Thurs day. " As rfoon as word is received, com mittee will name Western team." This message indicates that Oregon has. the inside track. McClain stated that should Oregon be selected the. team will depart for Pasadena., In time to arrive there about ChrlsWf&yJ lay A quad of 25 players will Ot tfuvn on the trip. A dlspVih from Seattle quotes Coach Hunt as 1 tying that it would be impos sible, to r V Washington football men in condition .for a game with Harvard. The l gon players, although they have ndj Seen working hard, have been keeping'! condition. Ass? ts Congress 1 Ston Credits to i Foreign Nations ' Wash Jhgton. Dec. 11.-(1. N. S. Ad ditional loans or extensions of credits by this government to European gov emments will not be authorised by the present congress. Representative Joseph W. Fordney of Michigan, chairman of the house ways and means committee, declared today. He said he bad re ceived indications from various sources that appeals to congress are to oome soon from several quarters for financial help from some foreign . peoples. Sugar Legislation Deemed Necessary ' ;By Senator Norris Washington. Dec JL -I. N. . S. Only the wealthy -will be able to afford the purchase of sugar If immediate steps to pass, legislation to- control the market are not taken, - Senator Norris (Republican, Nebraska) told the- senate this afternoon. , ' - - j -' ... Senator McXary,- sponsor of the bill to permit the - purchase . of the sugar crop to control the market, and to con tinue the life of the. sugar equiltzation board, called the measure for- passage. HARVARD TO MEET ORDER SENDS MANY MINERS BACK TO JOB Acceptance of Offer of President Wilson Clears Way for Fuel Production in Coal Regions. Restrictions Remain for Time, but Relief Will Be Rushed to Sections in Greatest Need. Washington Dec: 11. (U. P.) "We must all vork together to Bee that a settlement, just and fair to everyone, is reached without -delay," President Wilson today declared in a telegram to John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers. He also expressed appreciation of the "pa triotic action" in ending the strike. Washington. Dec. 11. (1. N. S.) The government today turned Its attention to bringing the nation back to a normal condition, with the coal strike settled. The first step will be the removal of restrictions, but Director General Hines declared the public must not expect all of the restrictions to be lifted for several weeks yet. The greatest economy is necessary in the use of fuel, even though the strike is settled, Director General Hines said, and it will be impossible to re store the nation to a normal basis for some weeks to come. MIDDLE WEST COMES FIRST The Middle Western states, which have suffered most 'severely from the coal strike, will be relieved . before i any at tempt is made to remove any of the regulations upon the use f coaL ' A11 available coal 'will be shipped to these-poihta. - The restrictions will be lifted from the , railroads before Indus tries are permitted .to return to th fufl use of cal,lt. UtUfyd that within a' Week the Tatlroad administration will see its way clear to, restore some of the passenger trains that have been with drawn in order to meet the demands of the heavy hcliday traffic WILSOX TO SAME COMMISSION President -Wilson will not appoint the commission, which, Is to Investigate and adjust working conditions and wages, until Attorney General Palmar has re turned to Washington. There la strong reason to believe that Secretary of the Interior Lane will be named to head this commission, as he is a member of the official family who is familiar with the subject of coal and has served capably as an arbitrator In other mat ters for the president. The president has tentatively selected the memNrt .,e tribunal to adjust the coal wa. Question. The commission will be composed of one miner, one operator and the third member, representing the public. Is to be a business man, it was stated. The commission must- make a settle ment in (0 days, and for this reason, it was stated that there would probably be (Concluded on: Pas Two. Column Fife) GERMANY'S REPLY Answer to Demand That Huns Sign Protocol Is Expected to Be Received Today. Paris, Dec 11. (I. ,V. S.) Ger many' replies In conciliatory manner to allies' demand that she sign pro tocol. London, Dec. 11. I. N. S.) The Pall Mall Gazette stales that an nouncement of the final ratification of the peace treaty is expected to night. ' . This Is evidently predicated on the belief that the Germans will sign the protocol. Ratification Is to be followed by a demand for the Immediate ex tra dition of the ek-kaiser, the newspaper added. . Thomas Kelly, Dublin Alderman, Arrested in Raid Dublin. Dec 1IL (I. N. 8.) Alder man Thomas Kelly, a Sinn Fein leader, was arrested today following a raid upon his residence by the British aui thorities. The homes of Count Plunkett, M. P.. and other Sinn Fein members of parliament were raided at the same time - issssswasiasassseMie Polish Profiteer Faces Firing Squad " , - S iii ii, - - "V t Cracow. Dec. It. The first ' Polish profiteer to b executed Is M. firoterns, who. found guilty bf having Stolen and hoarded three truck loads of food Intend ed for the- Polish army, was shot by s firing squad, - Premier Paderewski has announced pitiless , campaign against all profiteers. "' ' ; ' , IS CONCILIATORY CARL R. GRAY FORMER Portland railroad - official, who has been . elected president of the Union Pacific. 1 E New Official of U. P. Succeeds E. E. Calvin, Who Had Re signed Presidency. New Tork. Dec. 11. (I. N. S. At a meeting here today Carl Ray mond Gray was elected president of toe Union Pacific railroad, succeed ing E.'E. Calvin,' resigned. ,'"'" Portland headquarters " of the Union Pacific system had tecelvsd no Infor matlonf today regarding -the electton o Gray, ilt understood"- howrvrjthat th' new'rcglme becomes effective lth the return of : the railroads to private management. . - - . ' Gray, who served as president of the Great. Northern railway from May si, ms, to IS If, is said -to be writing an interesting chapter lb his long career as a railroad official by bis return to the west coast, the scene of his first tig success as an executive. Gray was bom tn Princeton, Ark., September 2S, 1867. and after- being edu cated in the preparatory department of the University of Arkansas, he entered the railroaders' world at the age of IS. He served first -with the St. Louis ft, San Francisco railroad as a telegraph operator and station agent, and In 188 became chief clerk to the general West ern agent at Wichita, Kan. From that post Gray stepped by varied grades into the division superintendence In 1897. to superintendent of transportation in 1900, and to general manager tn 1904. From the senior vice presidency of the road on May I. 1811. Gray became presi dent of the Spokane. Portland A Seattle road as well as president of the Ore gon Electric, all Hill lines. He was named president of the Great Northern system on May 25. 112. and served until March 10. 1914, when he accepted the presidency of the Western Maryland railway. With that corporation he has served until the present, acting also as chairman of the board of directors. In Portland Gray held membership in a number of clubs, and hts active club work is extensive st Baltimore. Md., where he turn made his headquarters since leaving the, North went. Dwelling Destroyed By Fire; Deep Snow Blocks Hose Laying Unable to reach a burning house at 408 College street at 2:45 a. m. today, owing to snow banks, firemen laid down 1800 feet of hose by. hand. - Nine fire companies were summoned, but none was able to get nearer than sis blocks to the house. By the time water could be turned on. the residence had burned I to the ground, with almost a total loss estimated to be 11500. The house Was owned by Tom Garland, an attorney, who lives in a small house at the rear. Carelessness of plumbers who thawed out several pipes Wednesday is declared 'by. the fire marshal to have caused the fire. The plumbers caused a small fire . in the afternoon, but put it out -them selves. It. evidently broke out anew. . The house, built on a side hill, was of three stories , In front and one at .the rear. The top floor was ..occupied by Fred Dor, who lost everything. It. F, Williams,.. Jack Norton and George Gltsan had rooms, on the second floor. ilr. and Mrs. J. B. Stewart had the rest of the house, - 12 Dead and Many Held in Tree Tops In Alabama Flood Montgomery, Ala Dec. 11-L N. ft.) All high water records were broken in this section today, 12 are reported dead, thousands are. marooned In tree tot and on ; house', tops, all railroad traffic is stopped completely and street cars and electric power are, out of commission. - - Rescuing parties are being - sent out as fast as possible. Montgomery is practically shut out from communica Hon with the outside territory. The northern section of the ity is entirely Inundated and the water is threatening to- eater; the uptown see tlons. ' . ; 4 t " 1 ' -r ' i CARL GRAY H ADS UN ON PACIFIC N LIES inopS Some Delays, in Time Resulting Because of Snow Condition However Many Troubles Mei 1 North Bank ResumesServlceJtd Astoria; Oregon Electric "and S. P. Company Trains Operate. All main line passenger trains on ' railroads radiating from Portland were operating ' this morninff,. al though some were delayed' as much , as 24 hours. Railroad officials ars now attempting to re-establish con nectlons with Isolated towns ba the: branch lines. , ',-"- The eight trains 00 the O-W. South ern Pacific and s., P. . a, which were stalled Wednesday morning, ware pulled out of snowbound stations and drifts' Wednesday afternoon and evening. Reports received by the O-W. operate Inc offices this morning said that all main line service was operating, hut that none of the branch lines were oped except the Hepsoer line.. ARRIVAL IS DELATES Two O-W. main line trains from the East, which were due , in .Portland Wednesday, did not arrive until this aft ernoon. Train No. 8, due Wednesday at 12.80 p. m., arrived- at 18 :1K today all most 24 hours lata, and train No. 17. due at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening, did not' get In until 8 o'clock M is afternoon exactly 18 hours late.,- No reports had been received from trains due from, the Kast today at 12:80 and 8:80 p. nv The train due at noon was last reported front Huntington at being nine hours late In arriving there. The Oregon Short Line reports that the ; train due here at - 8 :80' o'clock has not arrived at Pocatello but that a stub seotioa running from . Pocatello only, would arrive here on time." ' .,-,- , The O-W. train No. 11, due" at tlnioa station at 8 US o'clock this morning, ar rived here Just 'before '4 o'clock.' Train No, 12.' bound from Portland t0po kana, waaeo.uany- delayed, en" the trip -rif' c-tit -ivv w - -BE91 SHT OFF , " Trains' Operating eastward from Port land are leaving on time, although 4Cnejtida n Psgs Slate,. Coluaa SU) Washington Congressman Seeks Action From House Interstate . Commerce Committees Washington, Dec. 11. (WASH IKOTOK BUREAU OF THE JOUR NAD Representative Johnson ,0f Washington ' will appear before the house, committee on interstate com, merce Thursday to urge action on his bill granting permission for on struction of an interstate 1 bridge over the Columbia river at j some point within two miles wesiironji Cascade locks. 1- A frsnchlse Is sought by the' Interstate Jontructloii corporation for v toll bridge, and ' the war - department . has reported It has no objection. - - ? f , 5" B. O. Case of Vancouver is here inter- viewing, members of the Washington" delegation with reference to the diking project for reclamation of lands on Van couver take, lie is consulting army en gineers to determine whether oongras ional action is needed. ... r- Meeting an Emergency Paper mills the country over are running at capacity. Con sumption of print paper is 10 per cent more than production, , indicating an annual shortage of 200,000 tons. The year's -con-sumpuon of newsprint is' ex- pected to be 38 per sent abovs ' that of last year. Because of the serious short " age of newsprint, the American Newspaper Publishers' associa tion Is urging restoration of war time limitations to its useJvThe Chicago daily newspapers have curtailed their volume. Pub lishers in other cities are falling 4 in line: ' , , K The Journal, which anticipate ed the war time limitations bf" voluntarily reducing the site of its editions In 1817, again Is the first Portland newspaper to taks similar action. The paper short-.' age has compelled a reduction" in size of daily and Sunday sdl-; tions of The Journal. ' , The sacrifice has been made in the advertising columns', :, As . heretofore. The Journal' pub llshen all of the news, arranged " $ of , the ' reader's i convenlenes. And ft to doing Its part In meet ing real emergency. '-': f JOHNSON URGES AH BRIDGE 4- , n ' t - , . " . Ait;.'.,; . - - 1 r