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-S:-. r"f .v"? ."-:"vl : -'. . ,.,v. II I CITY EDITION & tV All Urnrm and If, All Tram i ' -i THE WEATHER Tonight and Saturday. " -occasional rain t winds mostly southerly,'' . ' - Minimum Temperature Thursday t . " j ? Portland . ... 36 , , New; Orleans,. ;M " . !.Rnhi : Nnw-York.....'. . Wei- ij, I fyXpfcftt rlty. will I J at Pasa- I - ' . (, " V reader. . H . , V f . : -. 1- G cov . , deni -. He Mi L; r, ... '-'.A , , George Berts, sport eoitor or to jout- U. and recognise rootoau amnoniy, cover the Marvara-ureifon same i Anm. Nnr Ttin flay for Journal wilt give Intimate gossip or tne player veil .as technical features of tha game.- 1, Los Angeles..... - 8t ,PaUL..,."....;, ' - ( ' t ft t PORTLAND "OREGON, "FRIDAY EVENING, ? DECEMBER 19. 4919. TWENTY; PAGES : f, t - 'v. PRICRvTWQ - CENTS J. ; eSJ TPAIPIS K6 ('' J STANDS P I V 4SNT trrtT ' VtfTTT- " IVirt OA; , EnUred M Steond-aafa, Hatter WJ - v A, v. , - Pnrtnffioe. " Portland. Oregna r, . Ti i csssjyn ivy I w a tijtrnkM ,c"aBS"; .. - a i - js t Old So Puts on Big Show in" Far North and Superstitious Old Sourdoughs Become Nervous. ' Spots Plainly Visible and Reports :: . From'Fairbanks Say It Was the Brightest Sun Ever Seen There Seattle, Dec. 19. Old Sol la cut tiny capers In the Far North and the sourdoughs are scared. The Times '. last night printed the following spe- Cial cable from Fairbanks, Alaska: ; "The sun at il o'clock this' fore noon put, up a great show. It was '.the largest and brightest sun ever ' wen ' here,' and sun spots-lalnly visible, continued to throw off red , and green, flames larger than the sun and caused some nervousness among the "superstitious." - . San Francisco. Dec. 19. (TJ. P.) On this daynamed , by Professor " Albert Porta as ihe "one on which the ' Pacific coast " would . experience . the 's worst storms in history the sun was shining, with one exception, from Vancouver, B. C, to San Diego. . " The ' following ' weather reports were ' received by the United Press: J .-Vancouver No lndicatlona of unusual - weather. . Seattle Ditto, r - Portland Usual Oregon "mist." 5 ., Imb Anprelea Sun ahlnlnc; fine weath- er. ,- ' - - San Oiegc Sun shining; colder than i us'iai Tha"suii was in full iclory here. Po'tii i'.'no Italian scientist, raised, a fiMvre . rafiently .whsn he asserted that fthe Ufrnment of six planets , with the? ' 2L' & "? - . ,'T"V.S V " ".1 Poet .Throttled Wfien rfe Tries to.i Harangue V Council Whicl v . - Turned on Hfm. . , ' f ? ..... " . :'''''lrulpn;''Dse,''19(Ur. P.)The Flume '' municipal, council has voted, 44 to 4. against continued occupation of Flume 1 by . OabiieleV d'Annunsio, the Post's ', A gram correspondent declared In a dls '.' patch today. - '" D'Annunsio, who waa present at the lb meeting, refused to accept the decision, the correspondent said, but was hissed down when he attempted to harangue a crowd wtich assembled. .... ....... f nmn'ii am i.iii ii I ii in n 11 .K. All Sunday School. - -Votes Must Be in by Next Monday Noon ,1 Campaign managers of the contest- ants .in Tbe Journal's Sunday school ' ' "want'ad contest are, reminded that all ' votes must be In the hands of the con' - - test manager of The ' Journal not later than noon Monday, December 22, if they - are to be credited. The standing of the Sunday schools . in Th Journal's contest may be found at the bottom of column seven, editorial page "of The Journal, each day. The winners and ' the final standing .of the contestants will be announced as soon -a possible after the close of the con - test . . . Props Knocked From Under House Critics By Member?s Speech ' . By David Lawrence Cwribt. . 7 Washington, "Dec; l.So ' many " speeches are made in the house of representatives' that few of "them ; ever' get notice. What with the coal ' strike and treaty controversy . and railroad legislation to fuss with, and the "end of the world" to frighten. ' folka with, a good bid-fashioned r. rough and tumble speech; of, the - kind ' that makes American politics .' appetising passes on to the obscurity of the. record,, unless those 'who chance to have heard it apread the word that -If is worth, reading. r arett, vri5r;HF,ARnas v- - ; r ', ' Such "a speech has just been delivered ' - by Representative Garrett of Tennessee, v Democratic ; whose remarks have . at - traded considerable attention, first among business men who resent the weeping .imputation and- generalisations ' - that Just because they did business with ' . the government during.- the .war they - must necessarily, have, defrauded the .! government;, and, second, . among t the remocrats. who have been smarting under the attacks of .their - Bepublican GOVERNMENT TO KEEP TAB ON PAPER' USE TTrAtiHI.VGTOJf. Dec 1 (U. I , P.) Steps were taken In congress today to keep mi ac curate check on the amount pf paper the publications of the country will conserve aa the re sult of the recent appeal of the lioune postofflce committee for an immediate redoctkm of. 10 per cent in paper consumption. The postmaster . general . was asked In a resolution of Repre sentative Steeneraon, Minnesota, chairman of the house postof flce committee, to. make month ly reports of the weights of the daily editions of all papers In the country using the malls until December 19, If 20. Famous Maestro of Chicago '.Grand Opera Company Suc cumbs to Short Illness. Chicago,. Dec. 19. (I. N. "S.) Cleofonte .Campanlni, maestro of the Chicago Grand Opera company, died here shortly after 7 o'clock today. ' j Campanlni had been tn since the open- f Ing of the opera season here. . and .had been unable to take an active part In the Chlcago opera company'a productions this season. . ' J WAR , , DEAD AT CHICAGO The, great maestro contracted a coldteld 'eady for announcement at the while returning - to fJis country -from Pfoper Ume ' 'The reorganisation An Italy last fall. -Thl shortly developed, eludes the addition of six new membera into pneumonia, and despite the efforts JB0ra;0,f truatees Albert E. of several soedaltau ;he continued, to J JFrtt'i lr' ,"Tt'kK1"ott ru : i - . . tR Corbett, ,R I Sabuvr -BI. Mc , j ' ' ' wl ",,, j -J , SV.lr.al-d". 5?J ""i SB,! . tVI ' S ' 1.111 13 ,,UUAHI ; 191 SP SHWI k4SbSaW i - . 'Wm week he red a relape. amlhl. daatav was ax- pecxea nouriy. . , . . . . x..-. , . ) Camnanlni was' with her hus band-when the, end came. f v- -EARlTf. PAKHtm' &eCAti ; r Campanlnt was bsnnt In Parma, Italy, 'la' 1160.. . Mis . early - musical , education was received at. a conservatory of music in hi ati v tou . ;1-Thr early ef&h ties he appeared throughout Italy as- a'vio llnls tn concert with his brother,Italo Camnaninl. a tenors ,. ' V ln lS9''hc' took ' up Uhe conduotor'aC'f baton In ui Parma - opera bouse, He later occupied the conductor chair .In Milan, Venice and "Home. He thencame to . New York and directed - the first American performance ef -Verdfs "Otello,- : . t . ;r f ,'.;: From 1909 to 19oS he conducted Jthe opera at the famous La Scala in Milan,' H050EED BT HAMMER8TEI5 . v When Oscar Rammerstein opened .his Manhattan opera house In 190r he se lected Campanlni not only as- his con due tor. but as general artistic director as welt. In 1908 he returned to Milan, following a difference over questions of musical policy mhlch brought him Into oonflict with Hammerstein. Campan tni's history in Chicago began with the organisation of the Chicago Grand Opera, company in 1910. " With the Chicago Opera company he invaded New York during the height of the Metropdlitan season; With . OaUf Curcl, Muratore and Straccarl, he played a complete season to full bouses at the Manhattan. Body of German Is ; Found in His Shack : , Salem, Dec. 19.(U. "- P. The body of Earnest Mader, 75, :: a . German, was found lying prostrate on the floor of a ruined shack near Aurora today. He is believed by the coroner to have been frozen to death.' Snow had filtered through the cracks In the roof - and walla No foou or fuel - was found. It is not known whether, he has any rela tives in this country. He is believed to have died "either Saturday or Sunday. colleagues concerning the conduct ef ihe war and the attitude of some of their colleagues toward the health of Presi dent Wilson. , - ... .The occasion was the disaussioh of re ports made by the Republican majority of the committee Investigating expendi tures in the' war' department. , . FEAR. HALF TRUTHS "The testimony taken before this'sub commtt.'." ' explained Garrett at 1 the outoet, "covers two large volumes. Evry case presents a purely legal question In Itself... No vnarf can pass judgment upon any one of those cases' without heat-ins: or readlnar all of the testimony that has been, taken. - Do we object to the facts coming, out?, i No. Do .we object to a discussion? What we do object to Is the opportunity or inferences to be cast out on the country .predicated alone upon only a part of the testimony that has been taken." ! ' ;" Klght business' firms of this country are mentioned by ' name in the report filed by the majority of the committee, and it Is followed with' the ' statement that the 'settlement of these claims in some of these cases, without specifying, seems to . have been; obviously tainted with: fraud., , - - -Irt what respect are they tainted with fraud and whose fraud? Fraud upon the (Concluded rn Pat Tbrce Column This) - , ' 'v ' ' - ' ' ' , ( , DHOM " . - .. ' t .... Members of Faculty and Board pf Regents ' Say' Resignation , of President Long Considered. Associates Indicate All Had Not ; Been Harmonious at Eastmore land Institution for Some Time. : Rather widespread dissatisfaction with the administration of Reed col lege affairs by Dr. William yrruf ant Foster, president. Caused the board of trustees, in meeting on Thursday, to accept his resignation without re questing the educator to' reconsider his ' reported: acceptance of the su perintendency of the public schools of Xxs Angeles. ' - Dr. Foster's ' administration of . eight years at' the college came to an, anti climax, some time ago through the at titude t of the faculty members who were irked by the Inharmonious spirit he maintained and In. the presence df which the best Interests of the Institution could not be developed.-' . Surprise which some members pf ' the board of t expressed at the report Dr. Foster was to leave Reed apparently wit Blmulated. aa deveiopmeats indi cate Dr.-Foster's ' resignation had been a Matt M AlalliaalAW ! sun An. . kfio wjl tot some months and an elab- orate plan of reorganisation for the col- lere had been com Dieted and was being Naughton and Dr. Laurence rT. Selimg. - The new members are young. - red-blood- j"' - lwu". KITi? .JtiJi1 . t .i (OonehMUd tw PaswTfcaey Cohuaii . Ft f - "" Of! AUTO CRUSADE '?f Reckless Y Drivers,V Unworthy of -r licenses Blamed in - Part ' . : for Accidents. Washington, -, Dec. II.- (WASH INGTON BUREAU -OF THE JOUR NAI ) -Aroused ' by ',. the record ' of killing and maiming by automobiles tn the nation's "capital. In? recent months,' congress .is. aboutt to take up legislation to reduce the toll of the reckless .drivers: ' Senator Sher man of.., Illinois, chairman, ef the senate committee on District of Co lumbia affairs? is directing the fram ing of a bill which may; also-serve as a model fer other cities. r As a first step lit this direction,' Sen ator Sherman has introduced a resolu tion to express the sense' bf the 'senate on the subject and to direct.' hist com mittee to take ft up. , Th9 resolution. ays : : ' l- r ! - .,' v ; ORATE- MBlTACXlSEKK 1 V ' ."That the . frequent' mersonaV injuries and deaths of pedestrians oh the. streets of Washington by being struck by auto mobiles Is a grave menace to the saefty of the people of Washington. The' fre quent occurrence of such deaths and in juries indicates a reckless violation of speed , regulations and disregard for Jthe safety of the general public, Ltfe.ls.of more Importance to the many than mere apeed to the few careless, indifferent' drivers of such -vehicles. ' , "It is declared to be the' sense of the senate that ' the - regulations- govern ing such forms of transportation be strengthened and enforced by thorough observation and 'that the police depart ment , of the District of Columbia be supported in such enforcement in 'all ways at the command of the senate . , LE0ISLATIO9 IS URGED t - , 'It is further declared to be the sense of the senate that the District of Colum bia committee shall consider and report a proper - out - providing for additional regulations upon speed at places dan gerous to- the general, public and for more rigorous penalties, declaring,' in case of negligent driving,' punishment as for manaiaugnter or murder, to the- end that the streets of .Washington may not be tbe -most . dangerous places i in the country,.. . , '. - Senator Sherman declared that . ah ugly, feeling isdeveloplng In the section ot the; city In which he Uvea because of recent accidents. ' tt f " , "Unless . something ; is done ' to, stop the reckless driving," he said, "the peo ple will- take matters Into their owa hands and arm themselves with brick bats and billies, and one of the reckless drivers will be smashed up himself, and perhaps lynched." Such. actio -would be lawlessness, and I would be sorry to see-if.-- --. ' -' -'; He called attention" to failure1 of driv ers to stop back of halted streetcars, which '- he had ' observed. - and - Senator Frelinghuysen of i. New Jersey , observed that licenses are issued-without proper examination of the -applicants s - , - Senator Capper of Kansas has Intro duced a : bill, applicable- to the District of - Columbia .to provide - imprisonment of not more than one year or a fine of not over 1 1000.: or-both, for . any driver who- falls -to atop and render assistance to., any person 'he has run dewa or" ia- Gaping Rents on D a tt 1 eVS c ar red Fields in France fanishingliapidly -lis I-!'- i. '' , American Tourists Must Hurry if They. Want: Glimpse of -u - War's Ravages. . - Vt'"' By George McManus . - Aititt sad Ongiaater of "Brinin Up Fataer Paris, Dec Come early ; if you want to see the battlefields .. In their naked 'primness. r I: have just mad, a -tour of the front and find that it la' belng'Vapidly cleared up In a real thorough American man ner. Already it Is difficult to de tect the tracks of the gigantic bat- ttosvl " ' " - ' Americans who are deferring a visit to- the battlefields till next summer will hardly - see any shell holes, trenches and pillboxes. The healing hand of nature is lending marvelous aid to the farmers and build ers in smoothing over , the ravages of war. i I find conditions in France, so far aa they affect viaitors; at least fairly good. Traveling is wonderfully com fortable and prices are reasonable, con sidering the high exchange value of the dollar.' - Food is plentiful. There is mare sugar and butter here than In New iTork. -, Despite the coal , famine, which ' is working hardships for the people,, the hotels at Verdun, Rheims and. other fa mous "war cities are well heated,: and the country Is able to cope with a rea sonable rush of tourists wishing to see the. battlefront- - PASS EARLY DATE Republicans Insist on Adoption of, Cummins Railroad and Sol dlersAllowance Bills. ' Washington, pec. II. r(IvN--S.)- At- 'slf meetteir of - tha " Republican steering 'Committee Of Ihe ! senataJanclstlceeUy masascre. this afternoon It was agreed to Insist upon the passage ,.b.yr the senate of the Cummin pill, the McNary sugar bill: and the Sweet' bill; to increase allowances for disabled soldiers, be fore the holiday recess. ' A motion by Senator Smith of South Carolina to - strike out of the -Cummins railroad bill the duties, of the trans portation board relative to the regula tion! of car service was defeated in the senate, today by a vote of 44 to 23. Mrs. 'Gay Lombard i i Ia. Granted. Pinal i ! Decree of Divorce i A final, divorce decree was granted to Mrs. Gay Lombard, formerly of this city, on December 11 in San Francisco. Lombard is now residing at the Bohe mian' club,' San Francisco, " Where he is searetary and -. manager for C. ' R Splivato. A Co. . t! An Irttm-lncntorv 'decrea was arranted to the wue, Pony - Tongue Lombard, year ago. .-Mrs.. Lombard was given the custody of their son. Benjamin, with whom , she Js now residing at' the home of .her parents in Hills bo ro, Or. Lombard consented to " a settlement whereby Mrs. Lombard will receive property- valued at $75,000. 43 Drowned ;Wlien ; Steamer Manxman i I Founders in Ocean HaUfa..N. Dec. 19. I. N. S.) Forty-three persons, including the cap tain,' first mate, fourth engineer- and wireless operator, were drowned when the steamship' Manxman foundered to mld-Atl&ntic on -Thursday, said a wire less message received there today. The message came from Captain Core of the British - steamship British Isles,- bound ror.ivew Yont. xne Manxman, a' ves sel of SS122 tons, sailed from . Portland, Maine, lor Gibraltar on December 11. She was of v British registry.v - - c , Defense Bests Case And Liicas; Takes i Stand in Own Behalf Iwith the presentation of the deposi tion o(. Clara Oberdorffer, first wife of Alxamon Ira Lucas, the Portland Eve ning Telegram: rested Us defense at" S o'clock this afternoon, in the J50.000 libel suit brought against the paper by Lucas following the publication of a series of alleged slanderous articles. '- - '- t 'Immediately . after counsel fort the Telegram had . completed . their ease, Lucas took the stand la his own behalf. Mrs. Blake ;Is Sent To Insate IsyluiB I Atlantic Oty.N, J.; Dec. 19.- (t, K. S.) Mrs. James M. Blakv. who Is ac cused of. ; slaying her mute 4-year-otd son, was committed to the county - In sane .asylum this afternoon by Judge Robert IngersolL ', Physicians completed their examination of Mrs. Blake today and Immediately '.submitted their find- ILLS TO PUT - A i?!.. C. (V ,1, Employment of More Than 300 'Returned Soldiers and Sailors : Is ' Promised - by: Lumber ;M8n. Payrolls of Sawmills and Camps to Contain Names of Those of 100" Per ; Cent ; Americanism Employment of more than 300 ex- service men already has been pledged by local lumber mill oper ators, following a canvass of that industry i this week at the sugges tion , of Mayor Baker and Captalft Conville of the American Legion em ployment bureau. " The unemployment problem and car shortage situation are the two domi nant questions before the regular quar terly conference of the West Coast Lum bermen's association, -held at the ' Port land hotel today. . L. R. Shaw, president of .the association. Is in charge of the meeting. i . . . . No t action waa taken at . the opening session of the conference, scheduled for 10 a. m., and adjournment was taken till 1 o'clock. - EI-8EBTICE MZJT FBKFXRRED . Lumbermen present at the forenoon session were : unanimously In favor of the employment of ex-service men in preference to aliens, and agreed that as soon as practicable their" payrolls will be placed- on a ibasis . of 100 per cent Americanism, - tt; B. Van Duser, president of . the Chamber, of Commerce, .is one of the principal advocates of this movement, A resolution will be introduced at tne afternoon session by L, C. Hubbard -of Centralia providing for financial : sup port of the American Legion . in its Amerlcanlsation work" In. the Northwest. The resolution provides, for an . appro priation of 11000 and such other -funds as may be necessary In carrying on this worav i , -s:-e - - - - Assistance to families of t W. W. members under .arrest is- called Jlof' In the resolution, v Mr. Hubbard is presi dent of the Eastern Railway . A Lumber company- of -Centralia, Wash., and is an .unfile ot one. c tha men tuiev in- tnea CAB SERVICE JJISCCS8ED The afternoon ' session of the. confer ence is given over largely to plans for the Improvement of car service. Re ports read by Secretary Allen of the West Coast , association show that the car supply fell behind over 4400 cars during- November and that the aggre gate . shortage , Is , approxliteiyK.u.ooo cars. . Inefficiency and indifference to the public welfare on the part of officials of the. railroad administration at Wash ington were cited- by lumber manufac turers as underlying causes of the de moralization of - the lumber Industry In the Northwest..- Constant appeals , for better car service have been answered evasively by: railroad administration of ficials,, say the lumbermen, and appar ently no effort has been made -to im prove conditions.' ' LU3SBEB DIHAKD HEATT The demand ' for lumber' for building purposes was . never greater than at present and consumers are, bidding for tbe output of the mills at heretofore un heard of prices. During the past month flooring has been selling f-o. b. mill at from $55 to $74 per thousand. "There is no set price," the secretary reports. 'It is just a wild-bidding market with buyers making premium inducements for shippers to get stock rolling." Celling has been selling at from $40 to - $48.50. t Common . boards have ; been selling at from $25.50 to $34.59 per thou sand feet, and two-inch dimension stock has been bid in at a range of price from $24.50 to $32.50, t; v Building operations, both In . the Northwest and in Middle Western ter ritory, . dependent - upon Oregon and Washington lumber; are being held up by the uncertainty of shipments, STJFPJLT-IS INADEQUATE . The 'supply of cars promised by the railroad'- administration several months ago has -never been fully ' available, the mill operators declare, and since the re cent shortage of coal and bad, weather conditions the supply has ceased alto gether, culminating' In an embargo on all rail shipments with the exception of perishable fuel, livestock and foodstuff a As a result of today's meeting of !um barmen ' urgent appeals will be sent to congressmen and senators - from all states dependent, upon - Northwest lum ber for building material.' A forceful presentation of the situation ' has been wired to officials of the railroad admin istration - ana 10. me uregon ana. wasn Ington delegations at Washington, Caruso Is Father ? Of .New. Daughter; 7 Names Her Gloria NW Tork, rec, '19. i; N. S- "Oloria" -is the aame chosen by Enrico Caruso; famous tenor, for the "Christ mas babv" born to, Mrs. Caruso last nigbt, according. to friends of the family today. - The sinner is elated over the birth of. 'a daughter, as he already has two sons by a former marriage.' r " Announcement was made that both Mrs. Caruso, who was -Dorothy Park Benjamin,, a , society, leader, and her child are doing very well. , - . 380,000,000 More To Wounded Soldiers ". Washington. Dec Wy T. X. S.) The aenate ; late . this . afternoon passed the Sweet blip providing for " Increases of $80,000,000 in .war risk-insurance allow. -ance for wounded soldiers, The bill has . already parsed the fiouae... ' . . Gaardsman Is in Jail f or ; Failure To- Drill Yith Oregon Company Officers Enforce Stringent Rules . Following Courtmartial in Wal ter Camp's Case ' s For failure to attend the weekly drills, of company H, third Infantry, National . Guard .'. of Oregon, Walter Camp, 262 Sixteenth street, is being detained Jn the county jail under courtmartial sentence pronounced upon-' him Wednesday night by - of ficers of the guard. . Camp was charged' with being J absent without leave and a fine of 110 was im posed by 'Captain Clark. Believing this would be enough of a lesson,, the fine was suspended on condition' that he at tend drills. This he failed to do,, guard officers declare, and the courtmartial followed his arrest. Colonel Hammond declared today that this is but. the beginning of more strin gent enforcement of regulations govern ing men who enlist in the guard. Ousted. Biologist Accused of Fail ing to Agree on Rescinding Order of Commission. Salem, Dec. 19. Refusal of WiJ liam L. Flnley, recently deposed state biologist, to acquiesce t in the plan of the , state fish - and game commission' to rescind its action of December ll In declaring the office of biologist vacant,' giving Flnley a chance to resign the post, put a stop to" the motion- to rescind this morn ing and the vacating ortler will be allowed - to ' stand, according to a statement given out. here by,L..N. Pleischn'er of Portland. member Tleischner. came to. Salem this morn- big, ha said, v to confer, with Governor ycott, chairman ex-officlo of the com imaslon, relative to rescinding the ae- Oon of the commission -ousting Flnley as state "biologist. .' ' .... " , . . OS EATOEEB MOTE ' - tt was agreeable to the move and had 'prepared telegrams to Commission er Marion Jack of Pendleton and Com missioner C F, Stone of Klamath Falls. asking' for their views on the matter.; Commissioner F, M. Warren of Port land had already expreased . himself aa favorable to the move. f Calling Flnley on the telephone. Fleischner asked:" "It the commission rescinds its action of December 11 and gives you a chance to resign as state biologist, will that be satisfactory to your" "No." declared Flnley. "The time for that Is past long ago." "Then what do you propose?" Fleisch ner asked. "That the commission rescind its ac tion and come to me and talk business,' Flnley is reported as replying. COMMISSION STAXPS PAT Finley's attitude in the matter leaves nothing for the commission . to do ex cept to stand en Its original action, ac- tConclud-d oa Pae Two. Uolana Thrra Teachers Travel ; 60 Hours' in Cold To Be Examined Baker, Dec. UJ Braving deep snow and the cold. 32 teachers, many from re mote parts of the lcounty, have come to Baker, to be exarhined for certificates. Two Grant county teachers are among the number. .They were unable to reach Canyon City, so they traveled 40 miles by stage, from Galena' to Austin, end arrived in Baker after being SO hours on the road. .Two other teachers from McEwen rode to Baker on a Sumpter Valley railway, freight .train. ' '. , - , . : t v Ansel Stillson, charged with complic ity In the cashing of bkd checks at Haines last September, with Elmer Cos ney, is in the county Jail. IIe is also held for Payette on a charge of theft from a restaurant. 5 , - . . i .-..I- v,. ' : .1 Raymond. Coffey was sentenced te serve not more man three 'years- in the state penitentiary on a statutory charge Involving a 16-vear-old girl. He Is mar ried and is the father .of an infant chUd. f Chapel Puneralls Disturbed by Pire; ) IPain Burned Fire broke . out In the undertaking establishment Of 3, P. ; Flnley Son, 230 Montgomery street, at 10:30 this morning while funeral services were go ing on in the chapeL . When the smoke began pouring Into the chapel room the funeral party adjourned te the front porch, ' where the services were con cluded. "' . - - . The fire, the exact origin of which Is not. known, ..was discovered in tbe furnace room by' LeRoy Chambers, who received painful burns about the. head and both arms . In an endeavor to ex tinguish the flames. Engines 4 and 22 and truck t responded to the calL The estimated Samara Is $3000 to the fur- aJabis and tilt to the buiilsj. FINtEY DISMISSAL . ORDER TO REMAIN - .' . JSSBSSaMSSSBBSBSSBaBSSSBBSJBSBSSBBBSSW LORD? FRENCH Commander of British IV; troops " in Ireland, at A?whom! several shots wre fired in Dublin. . - v '. : M'rt.' Ferera Disappear! From Steame?0ur(ng;;Ca ' , tCalifcjoia Coast. , v . Seattle. Washi Use, 1(L" N. 8.) Mystery surrounds the disappear ance , of Mrs. - Helen Louise Ferera. it years 'Old,' from the steamship President , off , the" California coast last Friday during a gala, while the vessel was en route .to San Francisco from Los 'Angeles; r " -',"-. .,t With her husband. Mr a' Ferera was on her way: to Seattle. She left the stateroom they occupied, at 4 o'clock In the morning and 'as she .did not return, officers i of the ship were notified. , A thorough search of tbe vessel was mads but. she could hot be found, s It is be lievedv that- she w as wa shed from, the deck by a heavy'sea. VA" Mra. Ferera waa welt known In musi cal 'circles. She appeared In vaudeville with her husband, Frank Ferera, but left the stage to make guitar records under contract with, a number of firms, adopting the name Of Helen Louise. She is the daughter of. Mr and Mrs. Albert E. Oreenus of AHi clty. ; ArmyMeiiHeld in MexicanGraftTPlot San Antonia. Texas. Dec. I.-I. ' N. S.)- One (man, a former officer in' the army, Is said ,by southern department officials to be held In custody at Fort i Sam Houston,- while another, an officer now in the air-service, is under arrest at Houston, charged, with participation In a scheme .to deliver i-united states aeroplanes to the Mexican; government for 1130,000,; All ' automobile acciente - are . not reported, to the police station as re quired by law. Less than 1 3 per eent ' of .accidents between street ears and machines have "been offi cially reported by jtuto ; owner. , . ; MAWT JflSHAipS VXMtTQUTt D ; V. ' Wheress thin Portland " street; rail way company claims that - cars ' have figured tn" 1417 f accidents .with, auto mobile . between ' December " 1, " 1911, anl December 1. 1119, et.ly TJ5 automo bile owners have "reported jtvett collisions to -he police, Tbe law requires that they report .in-12 hours. President Grif fith ef the railway company yesterday announced - thst. In an effort ; to, aid j:he accident campaign and afford -th police means of locating; persons who do not report, he .will arrange for carmen to take number of all automobile in ae ddents with' street ears and report , them to the police station. ; , .. , t , C05DIT10H8 ABB IMrE0TI50 i : '" Captain Lewis' of the police bureau de clares that traffic conditions Ins Pert land have already shown Improvement. "The number of accidents In December are only one fourth of the November figures," he stated today, t "Of course the snow played a great part In the. re dueUoai but even before th. snow Ira- '.VcA - W-: Ss:C: I ( 4 : km" Rv 'I v - "A '-$ . I Si I -i f . )jry :- : I ''.. I I " ' I JJ -'- SEATTLE WOMAN IS A litdmbbile '( Owners MoreiGarefid; BMngsampr " 'v, u "f -T-H. j ' - i Escort Shoots Dead One of As : "sassins Who- li Found AYItV ?: Bomb in Eoch" Handj Car Hit Bullets". From rVnbush Narrovvly r Miss General j Excitement, In tensei Troops- Rush' to Scene Dublin, Da. ; i.-i-U. P.) The critical situation In. Ireland reached. a climax this afternoon .when an, at tempt was made to assassinate Field Marshal Viscount French, lord lieu tenant of Ireland.' s , "V'-i ;.; .-1 " ': ' . Several! shots were' fired "at the viscount while he was motoring from the Ashtown station to tbe .vice . re gal ' lodge.' Although a number , of the. bullets struck the automobile he was not. hit. ; ; - ' ASSASStK HAS BOMBS 'tC'A " , One .of the assassins wss shot and killed, by-a policeman in French' es cort. This man was said, to have had a bomb in .each hand as he waa shot down. a. On,e of ' .the . police . escort was wounded; .-".,. ; - n- , Blmultaneousty with the , attack" en ' French, .masked men held : up the post offlce near the park gate, evidently plan ring to cut . telephone' and telegraph wires and prevent assistance. They were arrested by 'troop' .' j' The .shooting occurred - in' -Phoenix; park, Immedlalely afterward police re serves and .two tanks , were rushed to' the .scene. ... . , . .'j,' , AccordlngSo the Kxchangs TeterftpV there were about 1ft men in the attack ing party.., One of the shots wounded tha driver of the second ear following the French car. ".- t " 1 1 --'A. - . The would-be ' assassins were hidden In bushes fringing the road. ' - - . -The attack- created the utmost excite- tnent. , In Dublin Beinforoemente of troops and policemen have been ordered out, to -round , up suspected persons among 4he Blnn Feinera r" ' MVBDEB BIOTlEEOBTEl'''-';,' Bloorte 'Ciat'IrlsH -extremmi" pfanhed te assassinate Lord French bad been in circulation here more 4han a week. These reports,, while officially discred ited resulted In additional precautions being taken to guard the lord lieutenant. ' The .authorities apparently were ap prehensive .: that some attempt, on Prwrh's life would be made today, v ile .tCoaehtded' ea Fsse Two Cataras roorl- Tax of i $4-391,208 Held Necessary, to : : Meet 1920 Costs - Salem. Dec lvA total , of $4,$t,203 must be raised by taxation to meet the expense of the, state, government for the fiscal year ending December 31. 1920. according to a statement Issued today by Frank K. . Loveli, state tax commissioner, , ' ' " ' J - -This amount is $1.16t,C2.47 in excess of the t per cent limitation and. Is the first 'time th4e limitation, has been ex ceeded since It became effective four years ago. Of the excess tax,. $990, 435.47 represents state market road ap propriations' allowed by the last legis lature, and $1$,07; represents the sp proprlation by the last legislature for the soldiers educatlbnal aid fund,-' President, Wrapped ; In Pursuits Outside t Washington Pea it. Ol. F,) Brav ing a snow storm, President Wilson to day sat for more than an hour on the -south portico, , of the White Mou, wrapped in fuss. He also walked about his room, waa stated, -v - ovement proved condition were apparent Where as we had SO or -40 accident 'almost dally In- November. Z was the highest number reported before, the snow in Ds eember. . There were only 10 .accidents December 2, which Is ' the best record during the year. - The average man is much more careful how than be waa In October. .There Is no question but what : th campaign 1 showing results."., ; ,. v . Auto accidents have -Increased 271 per cent In Portland -tn two years, the an nual report of the traffic bureau showa ' They have increased ,72 per cent" In. epe.year. , . i v ; -.There were $0 per cent more" killings in m than in am. . ' There were 14 per cent more injuries. - At the same rate Of Increase Portland will be the . scene of 14,45 aeddents next year, tn which $ people will-be" killed and 1417, Injured. Tor th fiscal year, ending Deceipfcr 1, automobiles participated in $401 acci dents, 42 people were killed, and 1207 In jur.!. ; There was an average of 23 col lisions a .day, -100 .injuries a month, an one -person killed every sight day a ,In the totals were 4$ accidents, SI killed and $81' Injured. 'There were 2!44 collisions in 1317, 21 killings and tit injuriea -,'.;..'.' - -" t Only per cent ef the collisions In Port- Drive JlCssalsda as face Tee, Uiaaui Kz)