CITY EDITION
IVAZZ ere and It's All True
THE WEATHER -Tonight and Saturdays
rain; southwesterly winds. .
Minimum temperatures:
Portland 40 ,. New Orleans ... Sfi
Huron, 8. D -20 . New York . IS
Los Angeles .. . . 48 St Paul -8
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PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY ' EVENING, DECEMBER
1920.- TWELVE PAGES
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VUU AJL A, TtU. 6. Fortof f ic, Portland, : Oregon
24,
SWEEP CITY
v OF SEASIDE
High Water Leaps to Lawns and
m Porches, C Rolling Logs ' and
Boulders With It; Flashes of
. Electricity Ignite Several Tents
Seaside, Or., Dec. 24. Seaside was
struck t noon today by a high tide
that washed Jogs and boulders along
Broadway and flooded lawns and
porches of summer" cottages, along
thfj beach front, piling driftwood In
many -places. ' ; :
One of the most severe i'electrical
storms in . the resort's history visited
the - district Friday nteht. setting fire
to tent houses adjoining JHotf I Seaside,
knocking down' power wires and Injuring
several residents, though: none , was
seriously hurt.
These were the developments in the
city in 12 hours. The lightning flashes
were rivaled by the pyrotechnic display
as' the bolts ; struck the power, light
and telephone wires.
The fire department responded ta '.h-j
alarm when, flames broke out monj
the -tent houses and, with the aid of
heavy downpour, extinguished the flames
before materia! damage resulted.
j-The electrical storm also hit Geailurt
and put the electric light, system out or
'""commission-there, but the damage ns
repaired during the evening.
' The new breakwater withstood the
high tide successfully. c-
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After forcing his wayinto the
house- at 207 Market street this
rnccrningj! an unidentified man. be
lieved by police to be an opiufn ad
Uct, nearly strangled Mrs. Jack Eli,
an elderly woman, and left hflfr hys
terical and half conscloiis.
j.Khe lay in that condition until her hus
band arrived home for lunch. He noti-
.flfed the police, and Mrfc -filt was treated
at the Kmersrency hospital. Her hurts
have, been merely petty theft, apparently
became frightened and left the house be-
:6b re he had harmed yMr.vJPH'Blore.ari
ousiy, without taking any loot.
.Mrs. Kit said the same man had called
several days ago and inquired for room
and board. From this the police be'icvo
he was then "spotting" the house for a
later, visit. J .
Ell ds a wood chopper, earning ht3
living by catching driftwood from M
river and cutting it up on a dock, near
the foot of Jefferson street. Mrs. Eli is
nearly: 70 years .old and partially crip
pled.
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President -s: Wife .
i
I Declines ta Act in
V Qasevbf DrV 'Equi
Washington, Jea 24. (I. N. S.) Mrs."
r- . - W
Woodrbw Wilson,' wife of the, president,
has-relueed to receive a delegation of
women who sought her assistance in se
curing Christmas pardons for Mollie
t-telmock of New York and Dr. Marie
Viui of Portland. Or., the nnlv women
frtnong the political : prisoners,
learned 4oday. , i. .J"
"The -Xirst lady of the land"-"
said she
does not
iiess." v
'interfere Mith official busi-
Ciaruso Is 111 With
' Colu..and Nquralgia
: New York. Dec! "i4. (I. N. S.)--Enrfco
. Oaruso, work! -famous tenor, is ill' with
cold and intercostal neuralgia and 'was
lir. Philip HorewiU, who Is .treating
r'arusto, said the 'cold had not " affected
iheenor's voice, but that he might not
:tTig tonight in "La Jutve."- " .
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v
Py llcnHctta McKangluui
i :AIr. 5 and' Mrsi Pnrtlnif!p hnnirht
Iscorev of Christmas cards, all the
Va' 'torn postals to fancy engraved
mie'ssages done in gilt edges, sat down
- and addressed them to all the folks
they, knev, as holiday, reraem
brances. It made a beautiful neat
'pile and as Mr. Poftlander dumped
ithem ifto the .nearest mail box, Mrs.
jPortlaitrder sighed happily and said:
y ?Now that's over with'f; y,.
But. together with all .the Christmas,
jnessacres of all the other MJ mil
S mid Miss Portlandera. thA or.k nA
letters descended like a cloudburst wponJ
-- ine ostottive. wnere .Postmaster, 'John
jm? Jones, wits obliged to employ-scores
ff "extras" to keep clear the -channels
and prevent clogging in the machinery
for the dispatch of incoming and out
going mail, j., :
TUBES KEPT BUST t
."4,1 was one of these extras' on Thurs-
WOMAN CHOKED BY
ROW
R IN HUM
dW
$erry (Christmas
G
JOYOUSYULETIDE
Portland's customary .f'green
ChristwMi Iwill' be enhanced Satur
day by, the thought that the annual
celebration of the birth of Christ is
to-Jlje . an ocaston of rejoicing for
mere1 reasons than usual. The the
ory this year appears to be not what
the symbolic stocking will disgorge
so much aa what one will put into
the stockings for others. Merchants
who have experienced . the heaviest
holiday rush in years ill testify that
the 'spirit of giving was never so
ram pan.. -Coming on the heels of a
period of unparalleled prosperity,
they say they do not wonder..
Especial heed has been taken of the
unfortunate and the tots' who might fare
Joylessly are all to be remembered with
gifts. The Elks have taken cs.re of that
as wel'l aa private-agencies and ttie Sal
vation Army and ' American Volunteer
Tommy Swivel will again be Santa
Claus at his annual dinner for children
at the Chamber of Commerce Christmas
day. . Dinner will be served at o'clock
and turkey and all the usual frills have
been provided -for about 35Q .children.
Franklin T. Griffith has donated car
tickets and as far as possible, they have
been sent to every needy child in the city.
A group of young wotnen friends of the
host; made, the bright colored candy bags
and will act as waitresses. There will
be a merry-go-round,; a shoot-the-chutes,
and an electric train for the youngsters
to ride in. The Benson Polytechnic
school band will furnish music and Mrs.
Herman Politz and Miss Elise4 Cramer
will sing. A Christmas tree will have
gifts for everybody. ' ' "i
TO MAKE ROODS '
' 'Happy Jack" Walker will dress him
self aa Santa Claus and make-the rounds
of the neighborhood at 2 o'clock to bid
all the children to his son's tree-party at
the home, East Ninth street north.; V
The usual home celebration will 'be
of the customary form, with exchange of
(Concluded on !' Two. 5olumn One
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1 PERVADES
ishesFloodP.O.Staff
I day afternoon .when
the Christmas
spirit, as expressed
in millions of
Slf".
thrust Ch'ristmas messages into "flumes,"
that bore them Into the "steer grip of
the cancelling machine that consumed
72.000 Chrictmas messages In an hour.
Seven or eight" stood t the long table,
all thrusting Christmas messages into
the chute, the long ones on one side,
the ' short " ones on another side, the
tiny ones in a basket, the packages in
a hopper-stamps downward in the,
lead big. ones, fittle ones. " raedium4
si xed ones.' cards, letters, , packages
while ' the "flume", flowed -white with
other Christmas messages sent into the
machine by , the,' other -extras.' ,. ' ; .
Sometimes It was "difficuUf 1o tell
where the big ones left off, being, big",
and where the little ones became me
dium. Long envelopes, square ' envel
opes, envelopes plastered with. Christmas
seals and with stamps that werest't past
ed well and which fell off. ; Thus were
many of the Christmas messages stamp-
- uih -HiUIC niiu
(Concluded on l'age Two, Column Three)
LEGAL ROW LOOMS
OVER KAMON TRIAL
I
ArdmoreX)kla -Dec ,24.-(1.' 3ST.
S.j A new Issue entered the-Hamoii
case today when county authorities
intimated that Governor J. B. A.
Robertson was exceeding the law by
directing that the attorney general
prepare to prosecute Clara Sniith
Hamon on a charge of slaying Jake
I..; Hamon,' multl-mllllonaire "oil
kjr.g" and Republican national com
mitteeman. M
V'Tbe naming of outgoing County Attor
ney Russell B. Brown as special pros
ecutor of the case hinged today solely on
Mr. Brown's acceptance of the post
CLASH MAT FOLLOW
District :. Court Judge Thomas Cham
pion, in his first statement to the press,
tod ay 'declared he would name Brown as
Special prosecutor it the latter would
continue handling the case.
Judge Champion also told the Interna
tional News Service he believed , any
move on the part of the attorney general
to assume prosecution of the case -would
hot only be a "violation of ethics." but
likewise a possible violation of the law.
. "'I don't believe the report that the gov
ernor directed the attorney general , to
prepare to prosecute" the case Is true,"
kaid the Judge. "If it is, I don't think
the action is legal. The naming ' of a
special prosecutor rests, solely with this
court. It, is npt a matter 'of the attorney
general' office." . ; --.' n, .-
TIGHT OVER BAIL : ;
Judge Champion added he would narpe
an Ardmore attorney to ' conduct the
case in event Prosecutor Brown wjsheJ
to drop it when his term expires ''at
the end of the year. He also announced
the trial would open about January 24,
Efforts of the array of legal talent
representing the defense to win Mrs.
Hamon's immediate release on a' writ
C;f habeas corpus- were revealed today,
y Prosecutor Brown will fight every,
effort to win the girl's freedom prior
to-her trial. The defense it was inti
I Concluded ou Pace Two. Column Three)
A '' Close-Up View of !
President 'Wilson ;V
. Woodrovr Wilson, the man, as
hia secretary, Joseph P. Tumulty,
sees, hlrrl, - will be the subject of
an extraordinary character sketch
in next Sunday's Journal. ; Tu
multy broke -'silence in October,'
at .which time the ist of his re
marks vraa published in . The
JournaL". By special arrangement
.with Current Opinion,?Tumulty,s
complete- address' is available for
Sunday . Journal readers. ' f
Progress Number of
JournaL Magazine . ' '
- Portland's and 'Oregon's mate
rial progress durihg 1025 will be
related in picture: and text in, a
Progress Number of The Sunday
Journal Magazine ' next Sunday.
"Thia is a handbook of .informa
tion, worth- filing " for : reference
and .forwarding to' friends' else
where. - " . '.' ' ; ; ' -
The Sunday Journal
5c the Copy -
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BIG AID TO
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Reclamation States Owe Thanks
to Congressman for $15,000,-
.000 Forthcoming for Huge
Projects Other Money in Sight
Washington, Dec. 24. (WASH
INGTON BUREAU OB THE JOUR
NAL.) The reclamation states of
the West are especially indebted . to
Congressman Nicholas J. Sinnott of
Oregon this year. They are or! the
way to secure $15,000,000 fOR,project
extensions and new work, which they
would not have had except for the
passage of the oil leasing bill in the
last session of congress, and it was
largely because of Slnnott's efforts
that the oil bill was so framed that
this money was turned to the recla
mation fund.
If this $15,000,000 were all the money
to come from this source, the tale would
soon be told. Not much new work
could be started unless other large sums
were in sight to keep the work going
in future years. That is what the oil
bill provides. ,
M05Er IS SIGHT ,
Money will continue to flow into the
reclamation fund from this source, so
the new work, undertaken can te carried
forward without asking for direct ap
propriation from the treasury.
The oil leasing bill was a hotly con
tested piece of legislation. It had failed
at several sessions because of contro
versies over the naval reserves and de
tails of leasing or sale. When the
Sixty-fifth congress came in. Sinnott
was one of the first to adopt the all
leasing principle.
As chairman of the comm'ttes on
public lands he became one of the
conferees. in the final stages, and it is
well known that because of what he
deemed the public interest as opposed to
certain oil interests of Woming and
Utah he deadlocked the bill in con
ference for a considerable time. Senator
Smoot, who led 'the senate conferees,
finally gave way and .the bill was
passed.
Sinnott had carefully gathered figures
(Concluded on Till Two. Column Sill
V . By Jack'Itoylc
Marion, Ohio, Dec. 24 (I. N. S.)
President-elect Harding is work
ins out a practical solution of the
international problem which, while
it may not be wholly satisfactory to
enthusiasts at either extreme, will
satisfy ; those who are anxious to
make progress and give America
leadership . toward world peace,
former President ' William H. Taft
declared today.
"He is in an accommodating state of
mind as to details and even important
provisions." Mr. Taft continued, "if the
definite objections he has always ex
pressed to the methods and aims and
obligations .of a political , and military
character contained in ; the treaty and
the league are obviated In the new
agreement." - .
Mr. Taft indicated that Senator Hard
ing's plan contemplated 'an agreement
with the leading nations for a limitation
of armaments : an international court
and a conference to pass on non-justiciable
questions. He numbered himself
among the "tthusiasts" he mentioned
who might not be entirely pleased.
CONFIRMS. PHEVIOUS UTTERANCE
J" "! found that Senator Harding had
been using the conferences with his vis
itors to formulate and confirm the gen
eral views he expressed in his acceptance
speech, and that of August 28 and that
he felt confident that the desire of the
American people. . as expressed 'in his
campaign experiences and in the results
of the election, was to avoid" the "po
litical ana military obligations . or me
treaty and the league, and that he feels
strongly ; the necessity for ; reaching a
xsommon ground with the leading powers
of the world for an agreement that shall
secure a gradually effective limitation
of artnament, a court of Jurisdiction over,
justiciable questions and a conference of
nations to -negotiate and press a compro
mise -of every non-Justiciable question
threatening war 'and which shall, give us
thet benefit of 'the. adjustment of our re
lations . with' Germany secured to the
United States in the treaty without the
objectionable features of the treaty . as
It concerns' European nations alone, i-..-
"TAFT EEELtJ ESCqUBAUEJJ . ...
i:anv rpuclv encouraged to. think that
the -senator is. working out a practical
sola U on- which may not be wholly satis
factory to enthusiasts of either extreme,
of whom I may be considered t)ne.-but
w ill satisfy those asxious'tp makeprag
resa land anxious to give. the-.Uriited
States, the .leadership she should hafe .-in
guiding all the nations to permanent
peace. so far ajs that la practicable..' ..
"Ofvceurse, i t,he senator is properly
chary of a definite program because,. it
must depend on the circumfstanttes of the
situation which -only actual conferences
wlth all concerned may develop-s-bist
that he. if bent oncworking out inr a -very
practical way a real and "useful associa
tion 4s most apparent;" - i- - . v--- J
r Mr. Taft refused to commit himself, as
to whether he .was desirous of. av seat' on
the supreme court -beach.
"When the time comes when that ques
tion can be -considered authoritatively it
will be time to discuss it,'", he said with
a quiet .chuckle. The former president
left after his conference to spend Christ
mas. In Cincinnati with his brother, son
and grandchildren,.,. , .v. .- ,
LAND
FOREIGN PROBLEM
Old Pluvius in
Clouds, Pours
His Greetings
InExcessRain
Portland caught the tall of a storm
that is trying to make Christmas more
than merry for the northern part of
Western Canada, during the early
morning hours and received as its
portion of the storm nearly an inch
of j-ain. This brings the excess in
rainfall since September 1 almost
two inches above normal. ,
The rain was accompanied by a blus
tering wind which rattled window panes
and tossed loose things about. Thursday
afternoon the wind attained a velocity
of 60 miles at North Head. During the
night the highest velocity was 48 miles
and this morning at 8 o'clock it had ta
pered down to 20 miles.
Normally the rainfall from September
1 to December 23 averages 17.38 inches.
This year the weather bureau has reg
istered 19.34 inches.
' Storm warnings which were- ordered
up on the coast Thursday afternoon were
lowered" this morning. E. L. Wells,
weather forecaster, says the force of
the storm is over, but there will be rain
tonight and Christmas day, according to
prediction.
East of the mountains it is still snow
ing in some places. Yakima reported
snow and Walia Walla rain. Eastern
Washington is having above freezin'g
weather, but Eastern Oregon is still ex
periencing below freezing temperatures.
SANTA CLAUS MUST PUT
HIS SLKIGII OX WHEELS
. Washington. Dec. 24. (I. N. S.) San
ta Claus will have to put his sleigh on
wheels, according to the weather bureau.
Weather reports for Christmas day is
sued today forecast "fair and colder"
weather over almost the entire United
States, with very little snow.
Snow was predicted for the northern
regions of the states bordering the Great
Lakes and in northern New England.
I. C. C. TAKES ACTION
IN TERMINAL ROW
What is regarded as a first and
quite important victory in Port
land's union terminal fight before
the interstate commerce commission,
was the news conveyed" by Clyde B.
Aitchison,, commerce commissioner;
to CJty Aneyj5f
ThHrsdayV'tat ? the preiidfehts fit
the'Union Pacific and Southern Pa- !
cific "had been asked to stay their i
order, effective : December' 31, oust
ing the Great Northern And S. P. &
S. f rom'"use of the Union station.
BELIEVED ORDER SC8PENDEI)
A similar message was received by
Oregon public service commissioners at
Salem and brought gratification to them,
as apparently the affirmative position
of the federal commission was in direct
response to the telegrams sent by the
Oregon officials on behalf of Portland.
According " to the message received
by the public service commission, the
request for a . suspension of the ouster
order is granted.
That the action had been taken anti
cipating the arrival of the petittions of
the Oregon public service commission
and the city; was indicated by Aitchi
son's message, which reads:
LA ROCHE PLEASED
"Oregon commission complaint and
your petition ' in intervention not yet
received. Chairman of commission has
wired Messrs. Sproule and Gray ex
pressing hope that it will be agreeable
to them to direct that existing arrange
ments be continued until we can. inves
tigate and; to advise us. Will let you
know later whether you will be expected
to come here." '
"This shows," said CHy Attorney La
Roche, "that the interstate commerce
commission is going out of its way in
behalf of the Portland public interest,
and I am, confident that if the request
Is not granted the restraining order will
be issued by , the commission." t.
. Nb.word,was received this morning by
J. P O'Brien, president-of the; Northern
Pacific.; Terminal company, from either
President Gray of 'the Union1 Pacific pr
President Sproule; of , the ," Southern Pa
cific, it, was reported from O'B.rien's of
fice. I The head of the termlnaf company
excused himself from making, any: state
ment "relative t0 " the request . of the
interstate commerce commission unfithe
has heard 'from the heads "of the lines
responsibleor the poster order. 4 -t .
OltECibx COMMISSION TOLD t
v-'fi THAT. OUDER SUSPKNDJCD
' Salenv Dec. ,4. The f request of the
public . service ; commission for a" sus
pension of'fthe" ouster -order by which
the Northern Pacific Terminal company
is attempting to- eject the S., P. & S.
and the Great Northern railroads from
the union station at-Pprtland i granted
pending the investigation of the, situ
ation by the interstate commerce; com
mission, .according to a telegram' re
ceived by the Oregon commission Fridajr
from its Washington . . representa.yxe.
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Unidentified ; Woman
May-Diofrlnjuiy;
SKe Carried'f$1500
Seattle, Dec. , 24. (U. , P.) Uncon
scious.' a'-woman' was 'in the city hos
pital today, her skull iractured,' the're
rfuitrpf, 'being struck,' byanf automobile
on a-, a tree t 4e .last -jiight.. She had'
11500 "in her ppcjcetbqokwben picked dp;
She" may die. Pt f!-,
Two cerOfied cbecfca, ' eaeti -for , J5fi8,
were "in tb- purse, and .500 -easta. jThe
checks were made out to "Blanche La
Rue" and were, drawn on u Kansas City
bank.: .-The woman , was not especially
well dressed. .She. is be twee rv t& and 60
years of age. -v- f. r, i . :- -v
v The driver of the-automobile Is being
held, by police-, pending the .outcome ef
the accident 'v -
IS SHIFTED
TO 3 MEN
Lowden, Hoover and Schwab Are
Generally Mentioned in Dis
cussion for the Portfolios of
Labor, Interior and Treasury.
By Robert J. Bender
New York, Dec. 24. There are
three men prominently and consist
ently mentioned as possible cabinet
secretaries in the next administra
tion, who are now being buffeted
about in the cross curents of Re
publican party politics. They are
Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illi
nois, Charles M. Schwab and Her
bert Hoover, generally mentioned
respectively in popular discussion of
the portfolios of the treasury, labor
and interior departments.
The intra-party conflict over these
three men takes a somewhat differtnt
form inthe case of each. In Lowien
case It has to do with a situation In
Illinois politics, combined with a dif
ference of opinion between those leaders
who feel Lowden should be rewarded
for withdrawing from the race at Chi
cago and those who do not want him
in the-eabinet for other reasons.
REGULARS AND INDEPENDENTS
The case of Schwab Is the vortex of
a somewhat striking, though subsurface
contest, going on between the Republican
faction, on the one hand, that favors
a direct issue with labor, and that, on
the' other hand, that favors measures
to wean labor back into tHS Republican
fold. Schwab, it must be kept in mind,
is the head of the Bethlehem Steel cor
poration, which is one of the outstanding
industries refusing recognition of organ
ized, labor and operating on the optn
shop principle.
Herbert Hoover Involves a fight be
tween those who demand that rty
"regulars' be honored in the cabinet
selection and those who believe Ih9t
Hoover, regardless of his independence,
is entitled to a. cabinet place on account
of Natural ability as an executive.
PENROSE USES INFLUENCE "
As the tide of responsible Republican
opinion now swings, neither Schwab n,r
Lowden would seem likely selections, but
Hoover is rated as a strong probability
in Hard'.ng's ultimate list.
may be due in 'part to his reported
word "that he did not wish a place in
the cabinet. In addition, however, thers
has been strong pressure from the Pen
rose element, tending to discourage.
Lowden's Selection. Defeat of the Low
den ticket candidate for governor in, the
recenti Illinois election and the victory
of the Thompson faction candidate, Lcn
Small, has further reduced the Lowrkn
group in cabinet discussion, all of which
has led to popular belief that he will
(Conelnded on Page Two, Column Fle)
ETHERIDGE SELLS
OUT TO F. S.
S
Fred S. Morris, one of the foun
ders -of 'Morris ABrothers, Thursday
purchased the. majority interest of
John Li Etheridge, president of the
institution, and will. Immediately as
sume directing , charge , of thes busi
ness. No statement was -made as
to the amount of the consideration
paid by, Morris for. the, Etheridge
holdings in the confpany. but it was
announced that additional capital
would be put into th company by
Morri and his associates. ' . . . '
Etheridge, who 'purchased?? the controlling-interest
In the .company, which
he is now reselling 'to Morrisv. a - little
Over? a year ago,-, is on .the i verge of -a
nervous breakdown and will take anicx
tended rest before again-engaging in
business. i f' -.
When Fredas. Morris sold control-of
Morris- Brothers to Etheridge he was iu
extreme health and .parted with, his
majornholdings swith tfte " Intention "of
permanently retiring. Since that t time,
however-ff-he. ha .entirely, regained bis
bf.alth. arid, deciding to return again Into
Che5; active business world, has'-repurj
Chased the-Etheridge stock.- . -
v'I have purchased Etheridge's holdings
of him." Morris eaid Thursday night in
announcing the change, "and he is sev
ering all connection with the company.
I will assume active management of the
business and will' put in additional capi
tal. There will be no change hi the res
ent force 6f employes and the business
will 'continue to be conducted .onl ine
same high plane that has always been
occupieu uj ii, : . -- - ,
"I bespeak for the" company the con.
tlnuatioh of the confidence that has al
ways been reposed in it by tHe public
and by financial circles. It will not: en
gage in handling "speculative securities
of Any-kind,', but will continue the pol
icy its- has always followed. . -When " t
abandoned ' active participation. In, "the
conduct -of the company, I was' sick and
did 'hot; expect 'to recover. I have en
tirely regained my health, and will-again
take active charge of" the 'conduct of the
business.'' :$V ? ' -.' . -
IMerf ireTrymg i
ToeKQenstbra
- . ... ... , . ; . "
London, Dec 84. ' (L N. S.)-r-The
steamship Navarino, bound from Ham
burg to New York-Is afire and Is mak
lng for Queenstownaccording to a wireless--meaeage-received
from the vessel
The - Navarino -is a t M 03-ton . vessel
owned by the Glasgow Shfpowners' wm-
naiiv. . '4 '
11
Britain Will
Have 3 Days'
Leisure; Even
PapersSuspend
By Charles M. McCann
London. Dec. 24. (U. P.) Great
Britain, not content with a mere
pre-war Christmas, begins celebra
tion' of a pre-Victorian holiday. '
Business is to be suspended for three
days. The curtailment of communica
tion was the nearest approach to the
Olden days when telegraph was unknown,
the cable was not even a wild dream
and newspapers were not necessarily
bearers of news.
With no interest in what transpires
in the rest of the world in the next
three days, Great Britain was supposed
to settle iflto an old-fafhloned Yuletkle,
with blazing logs and warmings drinks
to aid the merriment. ;
Transportation by rail, steamer and
truck was ordered confined to the most
necessary business. No mail will be
delivered and telegrams will be dis
tributed only at ce.rtain hours.
Newspapers will be idle Saturday,
Sunday and Monday."! Reports of Irish
difficulties, complications in France and
the .Near East, unemployment and all
other troubles confronting the govern
ment will cease for those three days
to worry the ordinary citizen.
OPERATED UPON
Washington, Dec. 24. (I. N. S.)
Smoking a cigarette throughout the
operation. Senator Chamberlain (D.
Or.) today was -operated on at the
Emergency hospital here. An in
cision of five inches was cut. An
other operation wilt be performed in
a few days.
, The " senator chatted and Jolfed
throughout the operation, -which was
necessarily painful despite a . local
anaesthetic.
Chamberlain stood the operation well.
his physicians said. His condition , is
not believed to be, serious, i
U. S, Should Lead
In Pight for Justice,-
-Berlin, Dec. S4V (U. P.) Hope that
America will lead in. the fight "for Jus
tice and equity, in order to arrive at a
sensible revision of the treaty of Ver
sailles and reform for the League of
Nations," was expressed today by for
mer Ambassador Bernstorff in a Christ
mas message. - '
"Christmas," he wrote, 'Is approach
ing for the third time - since the end
of the great war; Eruope . Is' still as
far from a real peace as she was, two
years ago. : , I
"Why is this so? ' ;'.-
"Peace means mutual understanding
and cooperation of nations. . ' ,
"We hope the United States will take
the moral lead In the fight for justice
and equity in order to arrive at a
sensible revision of the treaty of Ver
sailles and at a reform of the League
of Natioas. Otherwise Bolshevism will
triumph In the end." - ; -'.
Harding Secretary.
.Talks With Tumulty
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Washington. . Dec. " 24. (1 N.-' S.)
George Christian, secretary to President
elect Harding, will 'conf err late i today
with Secretary , to the ' President Tumulty.-
Tumulty said the conference was
to discuss routine which It is necessary
for- the president-elect to know before
going Into the White House.; -
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SEN. CHAMBERLAIN
Ranchers Help String Tots,
t st r. n t k K t ,v . ? n
Products Pledgedrto Big Fund .
1 Oregon fanciers with more wheat
and meat than-ash- are answering
the hunger call of Europe's sUrving
children with the spirit W put this
stateV'100 per cent ove? the top In,
all the, drives when the' nation' was
endangered hyv war, ; -',V'
"Om?Eastern Oregon 'farmer- turned
his pockets Inside out right In front of
his banker. said William Harrison, as
sociate director of theEuropeah?ebn
dren's-; relief, campaign, - who ; qas Vluat
retomed from Crook, DeschuUs. Gilliam,
Wasco -and other interior counties.'
"I haven't a dime,' he., confessed,
ut. heaMded, and .hi ac brightened,
r ' viave. 1 three sheep, r Can : arou- take
them?' . '',' v
-Could I? The baby, wa victims were
richer by three vsnfce 4tt less, Jhan 30
seconds, nd,?l fvaapil much .longer un
til. I got the money fcrtheni. , ,;.J..v ;
WHEAT 18 PSATEp. ';, " ':-;
'"Another geoup ot half doBewraach
... r,t nn the ntlre ouota of th?r:com
munity in w-heaC f Their bantowr' 4-,
vanced'the money on the. offering ,.anf
When the - wheat to- sold -hSj. wHl- b ti-t
pgid. ; plis ei interest,;; v tH '
."The congregaiioos',oiiour..cni'r;nes
In. BendMhfcChagiperiof.'Comarierce knd
owe of the 'big lumber mills put, into my
rewihutes connty. ,s
- " knew of xme EasUOigon coair.
f"Vi.J ?2riXTZ.'? :.V nn K.r;
I"" """"" ' "--.--
inaj. wuu k l.-k --w, , rivt-whA Mhrw1a WOH it finl lw v.i.'..
of wheat to mae'sMcrbIL the success or .2 ,, -
I the drive. . , . 5 ..'' "-. w MiKmirh K,,if -rt,m... . :
m ... l .1 j 1 w . - - li u A . muiiiu w v aunuK'n v ... - -
AID OF FARMS
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Head of American Bureau Urges
bp Committee Vast Credit for
Germany to Allow Purchase of
Agricultural Supplies in U. S.
By A. L. Brndfortl
Washington, Dec. 24. (U. P.)
The entire question of how congress
can best aid the farmers was re
opened today at a joint hearing by
the senate banking and agricultural
committee. ' . '
J. R. Howard, head of the American
Farm Bureau federation, and other
farmers' representatives, were witnesses
at the hearing, Howard bringing tip the -question
of a vast credit to Germsny
to allow - the purchases of agricultural
and other supplies in this country. .
Howard's bureau is expected to sup
port the German credit plan . which
William Wallace Brauer, a represent- .
five of the Berlin government, has
brought here. Brauer proposes a billion
dollar loan to Germany, secured by the
seized German property now in the -
hands of the alien property custodian.
Howard declared the farmersvfavor ex
tension of credit to any forewt nation
needing American exports,- whemer it he
Germany, Austria, France or Russia;
Howard told the committee he repre
sents about 1,600,000 farmers throughout
the country.
REPRESENTS MA NT FARMERS
"If the revival of the war finance cor.
poration .is approved by the president J"
Howard said, "this organization could be
used aa a medium for this foreign trade.
"Mjr understanding is that any country
can go before the reparations committee
and ask permission to purchase food and
other raw products on a priority or first
lien on its resources. That country can
then issue bonds on first liens on tin
property, which unquestionably could be
held as security.- )
"That nation could then deposit Its
bonds with the war finance corporation
and the American merchants could then
buy those bonds. The war finance cor
poration would, act as an Intermediary
Concluded on' Pue Two, Column Eicbt)
Business Men Held
For $35,000 Ransom..
By Kidnaping 'Band
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Detroit, Mich., Dec. 24. (I. N. .)
That .Fred Hemmetler and J. " Waller
Weitzel," prominent business men., mis'-,
lng since December -4, are belTic : beldi
prisoners by a gang of blackmailers and
bank robbers who have been preying
on wealthy men. extorting? money under
threats of death. Sheriff Pupard be
lieves today -' ' - . '- .i
Relatives Of the missing men received .
a' letter demanding 135.000 and- tbrea tend
ing to kill the men and ship their lxd
les to Detroit unless the demand was
complied with.- The missives directed
that ' the money t be left at a certain
point In a' lonely swamp; near Monroe..
In hopes of trapping the supposed Kid
napers. detcrlY'Jr' and police lay In
ambush in Jikiwar(a all night, but the
gang UUoAT'.lfi J1Xt
appear. ' A thorough
search -ol,tbf: Lnity
today.
Christmas, Carols to .
urigfiStreets
-V
i.e Seattle,-' Dec: 24 L' N. 8 )--Chrlst- ,
mas carols will be sung on the streets
here this evening by 600 persons. - Bands
of chorlste-wiU -visit all 'parts of the
flty. A -lighted candle in a window
will be a signal, foishe singers to stop
and give their songs. f . :; .
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X Approximately Ili.oOO, In excess of all '
fxpectatlons, was the total harvest of
contributions secured on Wednesday by
Orion Goodwin and his army of 400 ex- '
pert salesmen who made a one-tlay can- -vass
of the business and industrial sec-'
tiobs or Portland. ; Some of these work
ers are still kout, completing unfinished '
territoryv and the substantial addition to
the Hoover fund frntn thin hnnrh nt th v 1
organisations will probably be consider- i
ably swelled by later returna- Jn this j
division the contributions secured by the;
salesmen of the grocery and allied lines
lead all others, with a; total of $3600,
the fiscal agency salesmen: taklrig second
place with 33500. The insurance sales-; j
men have turned -inr $1600: to date, .ther j
shee, salesmen , more than $500,- and the ; ;
wholesale butcher , salesmen' $500, . with- j
more -to come. ' ' , ' ::f ' ' '. - .j
". Mrs.' W. XX Alvordi. ha mobilised sev
eral hundred women .'.tot;" the ;' activities, '",
of the women's division, ' which, will ie
gVa on Monday morning,. continuing un- '
til the .quota has been secure, in full."
PART , OI- QUOTA 'WlT BK . ;
f MalfwTw -Of.. De- 2kTheir"6trt Jf" ' . "
Vanejnv1iplnae4 oT .';
I iti J- 'in. ii. 1 mm r.t uini ' - ; - '
exists nerB wiuiuuv ny"i. ,-v."' ..
municipal-market at Portland in Ciw' V
tx?it wllt IIna:a .als.or New
- rTe.r da-Thls plan Will enable.
, ,. .4vVwhA KtherWlk
J It' I
people, f h7y -t mTvSS form ,foWl. will be tagged, .0 Jf
they'll do It 4. another. Unfil-they'i-e .nT know that they ar contrfhtHUlif te- ; ; -4
done their best' they're dissatisfied." i,tbe cause - . , '; '. 7 '" '
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