CITY EDITION
All Iltrrm and If, All Tm-
.'.".TOE TVEATTT EJW Tonight and Wedaea
i . Tt fair; wtsda moaxiy earterljr. .
.. 15,
2
If
vol.
'STEP on it;
CHEST DRIVE
First Day's Total of $52,300
Below Expectations; Workers
Renew, Onslaught Today With
V Vigor to Reach Goal, $798,777.
. Klrat day's returns Community Cheat,
taZjoa. i
Quota Community Cheat. 1798,777.
Campaign period sis days.
At rata of first day cheat would con
am iju.ito at and of sixth, day. It
wua om less than half full.
Tbsse rlruraa shattered the compla
cency of Community cheat campaign
neaoa ima momlnir with the force of
n of the atrial homoe that Monday
announced the opening of Portland's big
rnnruy and character building drive,
The InltUI raturna translated the
tmia that sounded to Inaugurate the
tmiiIB into a wall of wor.
'Tlghua up,- waa the word that want
vvwn ui una to uouaaod of campaign
werkera. But it Waa not the appeal
""a in uh eara 01 contributors.
Looses tr. irrtn.
"Loosen up" waa the peution sent out
. to gtvera
. Want and destitution. Borrow , sickness
and suffering would feel the blU of blt
trr winda and the sharper sting of hard
hearts unmoved by the spectacle of suf
fering unless workers worked harder
anq givers cava more during remalplng
day Of the Communttv rKf 4-i
Ona of the colonels dropped lata Com
munity Cheat headquarters the middle
of Monday afternoon. Asked how hi
raptalna and their lieutenants were set
tin along, ao turned a blank faoa upon
me qvnuonrr.
busy In tha store." bo admitted
Haven't been hl o .t o -
What broke too upon his thoughtless
head then waa a tornado of ranroachfui
admonition. How could ho expect cap
lalna and lleutaoanta to be working un
teas ha put the cheat before every other
consideration? How could bo save a
starving man by promising' him some
thing to sat next week. If he got around
W 1 ( , ,
CO LOW XL TAKXs TXT
Ta colonel took the Up. Ha made
win round of bis district. "They're not
working very .-rail.-, be reported two
oeurs laxee. . r -
' r"u -V kMlioted Adju-
Is1skf IV s TV st s
'This Cooutawsfly Cheat campaign
a Job. It I ant stsch. Ifa so bis-
Job that IfOn wwrker lays down It
mar ran anon or suocesa" .
Thus bluertmraed pessimism doesn't
mean that wit workers were like the
inoagntiess eoioneL
'X am learning where to find the
milk of human kindness,'- exclaimed
iCeaoladeS aa Paee Two. Cofcwsa Twm)
DESTROYED BY HRE
Duluth, Mmn.. Jan. II I. N. &
rire wnicn starteo late last night at
the Clreat Northern ore docks at Ailonem.
Wis., near Superior, and which Is still
oui or control, nss destroyed several
ore docks, a derrick and several steam
eriovoia ano care. The loaa so far la es
. 1 1 ma ted at mors than 2.0O0.0OO. Or
iin oi the nre la unknown.
"Soccer Men to Plav
For Chest Benefit
l Chappell Browne, preaident of the
foruand Soocer FVvits.ii
haa announoed that two picked teama
will battle on Multnomah field next Sat-
. Wday. afternoon m the interest of the
lonimunlty Chest drive. It will bo the
Kaat Bids Venus ths West Side. "Pop"
nnnetf captaining the Ktter while
i'harley Moure will look after the East
Ki.lers. rater Mansley has been named
to referee the match. Kvorythlng in
tennevtion with the contest has been do
nated and every cent taken In at the
.(ate will go Into the Cheat.
MINNESOTA DOCKS
Ex-Crown Prince Chastened
n.
x winLo lu iviisiaKes or war
By S. D. Weyer
InWrMtloul Km Sarviee Slaft oTVawnWu
lOowrkht. HJ2. hr tha IawraatioBalN.. e
Berlin. Jan. 11. (L N. ai Fradaricv tniv.!- D.v
.xrovm price, recognise, the renubUcan ,T e:
constituted form of govemm.nrof
rule as imnlrar and k ir.. Tk.
-"w vi nr uerman nelr now ..n.
the Dutch Island of W.iringen. In the North sea.
' lie' still believes that the imnrHii v
system -eoe more for a people," but
. "
ae a majority of the German people
at Weimar choae a republic, he accepts
hat as aa Iron fact. In the face of
wMch he admits that his own private
opinion "cuts no Ire."
Ha opposes a coupler ant faction,
eying that his coon try men have suf
fered enough. The fatherland must not
be subjected to any fresh upheavals. .
CG BETS KB CAJTSOT HELP
' Today I am able to revaal the Yon
faaaloai of faith" of the former kaiser's
eldest son. written tn his own hand upon
Wairlngsn Island, which Incidentally he
cans hts voluntary exile. However; he
la menu , Dow that he la ' forbiddaoi to
help la the work of reconstruction, a van
aa a "private dtlsen."
"Aa vaa knaw k ' w
always represented the. viewpoint that
Quits Farm Bloc
SENATOR KENYON of
Iowa, leader of the agri
cultural bloc in the Ben
ate, whom President Harding
has persuaded to accept a fed
eral judgeship.
-J H
IT a candidate;
SAYS MAYOR BAKER
The' field of potential gubernatorial
candidates was squeezed down -from
seven to -six last night by the formal, aa-
nounoeraent of Mayor George L. Baker
that he. after ho' had,., "considered the
proposition fully." had Nwnctudod that I
owejt to the people of Portland to re
main where they have placed me."
Ths mayor made hts statgment cuhiic
lata yesterday . aftornooa affer, he fhal
pent some little time In conferenoo with
various of his close personal and political
Meads. His determlnaUon . to abandon
his gubernatorial ambitions for the pres
ent campaign was reached Sunday, it is
aid. and his final conclusion and an
nouncement followed the conferences of
yesterday.
The elimination of Maror. Rt fmm
the list of potentialities shifts the cbess-
mmn oi we governors tup campaign quite
a diu r-ojiuctana nave considered all
along that the mutfeai
Baker in Portland and Multnomah
county, coupled with his wide acquaint
ance throughout the state, strategically
entitled him to a leading place. The
major battle, it was conceded, would bo
fought out between him and Governor
Oloott. That sentiment was particularly
prevalent . prior to the recent Shrine
meeting, at which Baker withdrew as a
candidate for one of the leading offices,
undoubtedly because he and his friends
realized that the tide was running
against him In that contest. Following
that, his political stock fell several
points, though he waa supposed to have
built It back to some extent.
Last week Baker was one of the prob
able candidates for governor who con-
(Coooiudad on Pac rourUeo. Colnmn Time)
Graduates Greeted
By Large Audience
Sandy. Wash., Jan. Xh.K crowded
house attended the graduation exercises
at th ' V.lu h Mkvi o.
night The following were graduated
Clarence Irwin. Florence Kligel. Marie
Baumback. Dorothy Nelson. Harold
Erickson. Vernie Jart and Helen Peter
on. Superintendent Vedder presented
diplomas, making a strong appeal for
aupport of ibe Sandy union high school.
Miss Margaret Miller, principal of
Sandy high school gave a reading and
sang.
a. ,
the coun he Tnce waTceTuneV I
. . M aesunea to
f wi niuuMirnT lal w-. - - ..
i w uie
r""" "w people ror the sake of
the monarch."
He confesses that t i .
TX??9. taught me patience-
regara everything .from a
mora lAWH -..-
MAT SHOCK PBTWcwe, ' "
This -document, which lis destined to
create a amrM.M. .
to Burprtse tf not actually shock a ma
jority of princes and his own large mon
archist following. Is a letter to the. fa
mous constitutional Jurist. Privy Coun
cilor .Dr. Zorn Of Bonn imlurdt. .1
taught young WUhelm when the Utter
" aa a nuacni inera. . ,
' The letter contains ttia
-
aad liberal exnTeminn we
ward labor ever uttered by any member
tCaaaladad ea Pass Tea, Oohuaa XkieU
PORTLAND, OREGON, TttES D AY ' EVENING,
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Agricultural Bloc Loses Strong C
Leader When lowan Accepts
Harding Appointment; Senate
Confirms It in Few Minutes.
Washington. Jan. (IT. p.) Sena
tor Kenyon. Iowa, leader of the agricul
tural bloc in the senate, was appointed
Judge Of the eighth federal rlrral mm
It was learned at the White House to-
aay.
The nomination was sent to the sen
ate at noon today from the White House
and was confirmed within a few min
utes aner it was received.
Kenyon was offered the Judgeship last
fall, -but declined at the Insistence of
some of his friends in the bloc who
feared It was a move to rob them of his
leadership in the se-n&t.
sonally was ready to accept the jolr at
unre. oui yieiaea to me wishes of
nis colleagues. President Harding
however, failinr to' find & niii,,-.
man, renewed his tender and Kenyon
accepted during a conference at the
White House today.
The nomination . will go to the senate
prwwoiy ioaay.
The eighth circuit centers in Iowa.
, " peurve i-restaent Harding ap
pointed Senator TTenvnn o J..!
- JUUO
merely to break up the agricultural bloc
mi mo senate, senator Fat Harrison.
Democrat. MlSSbwinni deelanut ln .
speech railing at the Republican major-
Senator Harrison hinted butt Kenyon'i
"tana against the seating of Senator
Newberrv mlrh iw tni.. .
----- f MUIUCUL USB
administratioa to set out the tempting
uaai oi a teaerai judgeship appoint
menf
I don t blame Kenyon for lea vine:
this body," he said. "Here he j has
lougm, tor purity m elections. When he
made his great speech against' Senator
Newberry all his Republican colleagues
silently insulted him by walking from
the chamber and leaving him alone.
"I appeal to the only Republican lead-
(PrmrhuVad oo. Para' Two. Column Sena)
Toy Chong. whose case has" been under
trial in the district court, was found
guilty of murder in the second degree at
2 :30 o'clock this afternoon. Sentence
win oe passea Friday. -afternoon at
o'clock.
Although a verdict of second degree
murder antonuLtimllv oirriM with i -
sentence to life Imprisonment, the Jury
mmemea leniency, which ereatlv
puzzled the lawyers; in charge of the
The case went to the im m k n't.v
Monday afternoon. '
Chong with Harry Toy was indicted on
charge of havinr Shot Rm tn Hck b
iuiru wis xj&vis streets at l o clock In
the afternoon of October 7. Chong and
ioy are ouey esmg tongmen. whOe Gee
w& a hod auir.
Toy forfeited hia hond mil tan .
appear i or mai. i-Tiorta or police
find him failed. '
to
Witnesses Declare
They Did Not See
JmssltappeinPain
San Francisco. Jan. 31. tx & i
former maid, a former chanffenr
former physical director and fnrnur
motion picture director of Virginia
Ranpe. for whose death Rom "Vattv"
Arbuckle Is beine- tried a second time,
for manslaughter, were included among
siaie reouuat witnesses today.
All denied havinz seen her dtnnlnv .1
dences of nhvaical nain mioh a h,H
depcribed by defense witnesses. The wit
nesses were, respectively : Mrs. Minnie
Buck, Harrr Ford. Josenh TtideaiiT and
Jack White. Clarence Shim
hotel clerk, said she had seemed well
wuue a guesi were. ur. kuius Rigdon
SaVe TnedWfll lesHmnnv
. 7 -'
Arguments of the question of declaring,
Zev Pr.vnn m Hnxtllm witnas. n. i 11
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Jury of Men Wil
" - .
lry Muraer Charffe
A . is- i i r . i
against Motner, uiri
Everett. Waah Jan. SI rrr r
The fate of .Mrs. Bertha Wilkes and her
15-year-old daughter. Treva Pote, who
eent on trial' br veatenfav f'ti.
murder of Ous Danielson. will be decided
oy a jury composed exclusively of men.
. - otatemeziLH nuiu nw urnnuv. i. in
terrogating orosnectiva 1nmni hminlit
wuv men pomis :
1. The state will demand the death
DenaltV for both matlur lid inF
2. The defenaa will alr tn v'-.
uanieison either killed himself or i
aouea in aeir-derenae
X. The self-defense will be based upon
attacks on the Character af th
man, tne defense neeking to prove that
ne nugnc nave ureatened the honor
either the mother or daughter.
Woman Kills Seif
In Her 84th Year
-New Tork. Jan. II. Mrs. Helen
Knickerbocker. It. , widow of the late
Henry Knickerbocker, millionaire paper
manufacturer,: committed ' suicide last
ntght by jumping from a window of her
apartment on the eleventh floor of the
Tjangham apartment house on Central
TOYCillGGUILTY
Ml
"LI
hina and Japan Agree. Says Of
ficial Announcementj Plenary
. x . c n x I
oession to Get Sea Pact To -
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morrow: Conference End Seen.
1
Washington.- Jan. SL L N. 8.) Th
long awaited end of the Washington con
ference, which for weeks has shimmied
i. xw..-. .
like a mirage before the weary states
men here, actually appeared in sight
today.
For . the first time It was officially
admitted at noon today the . famous
bnantung controversy was settled. The
information was ennwvwl It vm , KT-taf
omctai communique put out by the Chi
ucse uu Japanese, wnicn was as fol
lows :
'Aa ureemunt tin n bMn iwnrhM nn
all essential -points in regard to the
question of the- Tsingtoo-Tainsiu rail
way on certain other questions.
"The two delegations will meet again
at a pciocK una afternoon for the pur
pose oi arazung a new treaty.''
TVETSAXT SESSION TOXOKKOW
Another forward sten In brineinr th
paney to a close will be taken tomor
row at the fourth plenary session, when
the all-important naval treaty, complete
in every- aetaii, will be formally present-
ea to tne woria. Its tlmvlinn in nn.
derstood to follow closely the outlines
ci&la said today it contains "no bomb-
sneiia.
Thno In two utrnkM 1u mni hin
a.omnliRflMf ti tvA nrfma r .hni .
the conference naval limitation among
the world's big naval powers and restl-
cuuon to urnna of what is rightfully
ners.
Settlement of these two vexing anes-
tions leaves onlv ft mnlttiv1 nf nAAn
and ends to be cleaned up by the con
ference. There are still the 21 de
mands to Tm eon!iiriejM9 lint vmi Ihnnvh
this issue was looked upon as "danger
ous" RflmA "Wttkn im II vm MmflilAnfl
nredictad in all miartra tnAn tts- tt
wui oe gonen out oi tne way swiruy.
MAT GROVT "V" i
If Jansn miniiwi mnn tr nf V Am-
manas never accepted -ty . the Chinese
ana. now - onrTnArrr,1 ttwt hit VAApajm
China that aTht thTinnaii
powers win then be able to point out to
JJ222f
to'ZZZiT7ZZ .Ttn-4
W r,-. i- " .1. 1
Janan will -take the nnnnrtimlfr ffrwlul
dt me comerenoa nera to ihimium fhi
famous group V, which she has long
uku are lmpossiDie or enrorcement
anyway,
Another nlensrv mAn or ti. con
ference, following tomorrow's, will, In
au prooaouity. oe caued xorthe last of
this Week or tha first nf nnt At this
session It is planned to present the nine-
powerea wnmese treaties and to give the
powers an opportunity to Publicly
Pieoge weir reamrmatlon of good in
tent toward China.
Washington. Jan. 31 All flu, mnr
of the federal government will be exer
cised to Orobe the Knickertwwtr,. Ihuin
catastrophe, it was learned today at the
uciwuneai oi justice.
If the investigation shows faulty or
chean construction and 1st H,it.. in
spection methods, those responsible will
jargea wiuj criminal negligence and
reienuessiy prosecuted. Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty has determined.
Congress, the executive departments
ana. we district government have Joined
in comprenensive mouirv into everv
pnase oi tne disaster.
Police todav olslnd tKo
check-up had decreased the death list
to 95, that several errors and duplica
tions had been discovered. Sixty-two of
the 144 Injured still are In the hospitals.
six ox tne oest army and navy con
struction engineers will investigate the
i on wuu vusineers wui mvesugate tne
construction of the theatre for the de-
I . . . ,
1 uuoui oi jusuce.
- Reports are current that concrete in
the walls and -roof was In a crumblv
state and that reinforcements were
I wmsv uiavk ITZUIAVI
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will be placed before a
armv-naw eznerta
Disced before a federal Brand
gj
nere. wnicn haa alreadv started an
investigation of the case.
A COronera IlirV hn. h.u.n Imnanal
and will start Its Inquiry within a few
aays.
Local .building iiwoeftora have made
Dreiunmarr testa. -
"prevailing opinion of engineers,
nidi M rMnnl Charlaa TT.ll l-ti,.t
. .
commissioner, is that the weight of the
snow An f ne mnf vmilri Tint m a aBnaAii
the roof to cave In with deadly effect,
-r- - w ibvwm
n wr na noi oeen some xundamentai
defect of construction. ,
Meanwhile, the senate today was ex -
MOVIE DEAD 95;
INQUIRY IS BEGUN
pected to adopt a resolution of Senator I Director Davis of the war finance cor
Capper. Kansas, which calls for an in-1 poraUon aava that axeantJona oan ho
(Coachidni on Par Fourteen. Cohimn Tarae)
JNegTO -110D0' Wltn
Jievolver. Arrested
A venerable Tiorse nistoT. of bnsinma
like nronortions waa talron ftmn !
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Carper, colored, by Special OfOcer Arm -
strong, who. arrested htm in the East
Portland .freight terminal early thtelancv. rexultina- (mm th dth or
IWafM 1TSW. K fSa W aal 'aav aw taaw4a.a -.a-
-.r-. -- wUiS rot
an east bound freight, train. When Arm
strong called to him to get off the train
Carper pulled his - pistol. ' Armstrong
lumneu p iigai; in, unpen eye and
maae mm drop tne gun.'
JANUARY 31, . 1922,-ElGUTEEN PAGES,
New School
Term .9nwtc
3058 Growth
Complete enrollment reports for the
first day of the new school term show
a total of 21,90 pupils, an increase of
I0SS over -that of September last.
Schools which 'reported after noon on
Monday were (the first numerals show
the new enrollment and the second nu
merals the September enrollment):
Arleta, 951, SOI; Atkinson. 259. 202:
Benson Polytechnic. 1312. 1611 : Buck-
man. 291. 414 ; Etna, , 40 ; Florence
""nx - naon. IT, if: Franklin high. 1901.
108 women's poiytetchnic m. 112:
wir polytechnic. 604. 292; High school
' commerce, tss, 679: Houaday. 47c.
-m, uiniuu, xa. danira junn mgn,
412. 289 ; Jeffersoa high. 2021. 1252 ; Jo-
i. jciionwo nig a. iuii. isas; JO
l eIh Kellogg, 527. S29 ; Lenta. (24. 744
iUnnton. 183. 178: Mount Tabor. 5 It
601; Seaweed; 772. 752; Vernon, 725.
707; Wlllbridge, M. 4V; Woodlawn. 626,
696; Woodmere. 444. C27.
MERCURY SLIPS TO
S
E
Portland's winter temnerarnr nmnl
began to look like that of some Eastern
city today, when for the tenth time this
season the mercury slid down the ther
mometer tube to 25 degrees.
Several time iwtfnrn fnla wfnf.. va
temperature has been lower than 25 de-
. l... ... . . . : . . .
ei ceo, dui uus levei oas oeen mi the
most freauentrr.
. With low pressure areas extending all
tha wav from tha Alnnlran nia-t ,ik
to vauiornw ana uun lniana over Ne
vada and Arixona, the district weather
forecaster nredlcta a eontinnanrs of fair-
ana oota weatner, wiut about the same
temperature Wedneadav mornlne' as this
morninar. s
Cold weather is being experienced all
over the state. In Eastern Oregon Uma
tilla reported a temperature of - six and
leaner a temperature oil. In the Wll-
from 19 at Salem, and 21 at Albany to
s at juugene.
TaBXDilE, 8 BELOW
Hood River. Jan 31 .Another oold
wave hit the mid-Columbia, reeian ton
day night and five below sero was re
ported at Parkdale at 7 o'clock this
morning. Hood River was warmer, with
s a&ove. The Columbia is again carry-
lnar mach slnsh ina and faara ara held
here that anotner. onnMnnad eold snail
... ' - .yvu
wui stop steamer and ferry .traffic. f
fiBirnl' is nKRHKr a nttow
- Bead, vJaAf2U-Aotter several days of
5C To" deeV CvaZ
5?""' . """T Sunday and Monday
11 warmer tooay,
Leonard Underwood
May Help Oregon in
Land Fraud Cases
Washington. Jan. 11 fwismvn.
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Senator McNary conferred today with
Commissioner Spry of the general land
office with reference to the rwniMt from
Attorney General Van WlnklV of Or
STOn that Leonard TTnderwond K d-l-
nated bv th o.nt ,7T
atate of Oregon In the InvegTtSn of
the Edward C Mueller land fraud eaaa
the Edward C Mueller land fraud case
Involving 20.000 acre nf indemnity
school lands mlectad bv tha- state.
bpry said he believed Underwood could
oe assigned as requested, but desires
to ro into fho matter fnrtnr Kitfnr.
directing action to be taken, Harry E.
Laughlin, chief of the land office field
ua vision at roruuia, naving expressed
the opinion that the United States has
1101 oeen oeirauaea.
Landlords Cannot
Blame Fnel Prices
For High Rentals
Landlords can't hanr high rent exenaaa
on tha mat of f roal wood and fu.l
oil are less in price this winter than they
were laar.
Wood sells at around 9 a cord last
year It was 913; coal around 215 last
year one dollar and a half more; fuel
oil is 55 cents less a barrel.
No shortage in any of these fuels. In
spite of the cold weather. Is anticipated.
The hlg supply of wood at the munici
pal wood yard, cut by Portland's jobless.
win not oe ready zor use zor several
fnontha. Tt la aoalHnv wot havliiv hMn
cut from green logs fresh from the river.
Sen. McNary Takes
Tip Crop Conditions
With Money Board
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TON BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL)
I tl ' . . 7 .'
1 war zinance corporation oniciais were
consulted by Senator McNary upon com-
I . ... .
i DuunL dv i inikrisaai J Mrnir n nr -Merw tunn
that the general circular recently Issued
I seems to contradict the agreement
1 reached when Smith was here with ref-
1 erenr-e to advanoea on main,
I fnade to general terms, and If aa outline
tions, consideration will be given.
WnmnVAtTt
".SriS
OnliifeSuccessful
I - b-k. -m- . '
-. iiiio rt onti . 4Wi at- . airs. Anna
1 Combes, 47. who shot herself Saturday
I eveninr. died Sundav mht ; iw-j.
i a . . . -a
prarano gome ntCRitAs ajtq 114 Mrtial
destruction or her home recently. Is
held the cause. Her mother. Mrs. K. H
Moore of Elma. sui lives. The Comes
home has been purchased , hr. Mayor
M. la, Dawson and is Being repaired. -
DEGREES ABOV
1922 LOOillS
AS YEAR OF
BIG GROWTH
Financial and Industrial Reports
Are Rosy With Promise; Lum
ber Exports Show Huge . In
crease; Postal Receipts Gain.
Financial and industrial reports cow
ering the month of January give prom
ise of a period of Increasing prosperity
during 1922. Record nf tk. Tor
Portland show a rapid development of I
exoort trade, with a i I
- - w. - - vvtauK) v
lumber shipments than during any pre
vious month. The bunding construction
program, which set a record for the last
decade tn 1921. Is gaining momentum
for a new high record this year. Whole
some reassurance also is reflected in
tne reoorta of tha deai-ln- hnnu
elation for the month ending today.
Portland eat a new vnarV fo lmnkM
exports foreign for January, 1922. that
exceeds anything since pre-war days.
iouu snipraenis were io.3S,su feet,
with a valuation of STZ 8.813. The bulk
Of tKa tlmtwir,'9l for .Tanan .Itlwvti.h
several full cargoes were sent to Shang-
nai. xdunoer snipments foreign- lor
January. 1921. totaled 12,657.776 feet,
with a valuation of ri,,.n- .W
month Just closed II vessels cleared for
i o reign porta, as compared with Zl lor
we corresponding mania ue prevboaa
year.
JAHUABT EXPORTS $11978
Fotnl ' valuation of Tnnf4, for tHo
month closing today is $4,999,878 as com
pared with 23,879,87 for the same month
a year aga Wheat, flour and general
cargo went heavier than last year and
th nwinth la- an ,TMnllAn,1 oo'a fn flu
mid -season and for the first one of the
calendar year. The last steamship to
clear was the Japanese steamship Hol
land -Maru for Kobe and Yokohama, bv
SuxukL She carried 18232 bushels of
whose-, valtuad at TC1S K70 and 1 MMM
tfoet Af limhie valued at 311 9nn
V Separated by shipmenta, the month of
January, cioeea as xouows : wneat,
i,Hs,vi Dosneis wiui a vmraauon or
22.988.145 : flour. 95.445 barrels, valued at
aazvivs; lumoer, so,s.ss leet with a
Concluded en Fas Three. Column Tans) .
CLEARING HIGHWAY
Within a day or two the hoard of
county commissioners of Multnomah
county will take definite action toward
lifting the snow and ice blockade of
tha noltltnhla rlvar htdiwav At a nnK.
lis meeting Monday, estimates of cost
were received, aiao suggestions ox metn
od of proceed are. The commissioners
ton V them nndr iMuimm w4t th.
FebAiaVTl!
"JS 7 . LeDrUf7 .
announcement that something would be
ne oy r eoruary 1.
To clear an 8-foot driveway through
I .. C4r.a woot driveway through
SordS," to V SlMV&
TrX-.f "rr"1. ,m" 7 -
C. Keller, assistant state hlxhwav coin
mlssioner. $7500.' If a full roadway of
is ioei is cieareo, u cost will be
215.000. .
Reporting on the condition of the high-
v wiween uiibi rails ano the Hood
River county boundary. Kellev said tha
worst section Is a 2.8-mne stretch be
tween Mist ails and Oneonta, where
the anowdrift la from 4 to If feet in
ueput. under normal weather coftdl
tipns, he forecasted. If left to the ele
ments tne road would not be cleared
oeiore July 1.
VIADUCT WEAKENED
In other respects not much damage
has been done to the highway outside
ui me weakening oi the viaduct
of Multnomah Falls. At on a mint tha
hf heen a talus elide of 4000 yards
au in outer pieces the edge of the
pavement has separated from the con
crete euro tor a width of from one to
aix incnes.
If the narrow road la eloarad tk.
gineer recommended that tt be done bv
band labor and trucks, but if the wide
road then do it by the employment of
(Ooadoded ob Par Two, Cohoaa rear)
Held on Charge of
e . "
fassing Bad Check
Victor Mason, wanted here on
charge of forgery, waa arrested la Los
Angeies, according to Information,
ceived this mornlne- bv Cantain John
Moore. Mason la allearad to hao t.. ...
about 9500 worth of checks forged with
the name of C L. Linen of Astoria. His
home is in Metxger, Or. He will be held
in Los Anzelea until affloara fnn v.
go after him with the necessary extradi-
uuu papera.
New German Treaty
Is Found Necessary
Washington. Jan. .8L L N. 8.) A
new treaty wim uermany. to create t
machinery - bv - which im.rt...
claims can be adjusted, has been found
io oa necessary.' it was annownosd
the White -House this afternoon ,
steps to negotiate the new instrument
wui oe unoenaavea snoruy. ,
U; S. Attorney Laid:
up witn La linpne
i:
La grippe has seised United States At
torney Lester W. Humphreys and
prevented him from attending to hia
Qce duties for two days. During his
aiaence the. office is in .charge of John
v.Tv eaten,. cam awastamv
Big Cities
By Tremor
ajt porwrs or coriTiT
It K POET Ow BBiU TEEXOE
Aa earthquake shock, ao violent as
to throw wot of commtaaioa the deli
cate recording InstrBmenta la sels
mograpb stations through the coun
try, waa reported in various cities
shortly after 'clock: this morning.
The disturbances recorded by the
needles t Harvard gad Georgetown
wtwversttlas was tha most severe to
IS years and waa believed to be a
where tn Southern Mexico or Central
America.
Early riser in Saa Francisco re
ported they felt tremors of the earth,
bat the weather bureau reported no
local disturbances, s
Cleveland reported the' quake ap
proximately 200S miles off. while In
struments at Harvard Indicated a
disturbance "about 2778 miles away."
Waahlngton. Jan. 2L L N. R Aa
"a?Lr. !MrLD?uL Olsturbance,
nstlmatmt to ha ahont 3400 nii -,v
Washington, was recorded this morning
vu ua auimopam sx ueorgetowa uni-
Tn tremma Mru a 1 -t a. - j
a. m. necame so pronounced that
the needlea wars dislodged from the
rocoro. i ns tremors were still tn nma-
at loas rn.rn.f-'.--
At 13:20 the setsmomnhto un. -
o - wr io ju
the Oeorgetown - nntimitv .
tin registering a tremor about 2500
miles south by southwest. . The vibra-
uon are growing unsteady, the George-
uwm Mironuraer sajo. ana are lessening
US lULCJJOJIJ.
CHICAGO GETS TOtCH OF
' XAKXT XORTCTG QUAKE
Chicago. Jan. 11. ir t v,,v.
tremors recorded at Chicago university
today were placed at 1778 miles from this
city. This indicated the disturbance was
probably in the rerton nf tha TaMn a a
eastern seismograph experts placed the
wBiuraance at more uiaa 2500 miles.
Other aaiaTnoaranha In tha f-
district, however, registered the distance
at aoout suuu mues. which would place
the disturbance more to the south than
West. father John Kkiwp U.nn.H.
university, at MUkaukee. said be esti
mated, tne snocx about 3000 miles south
ward.
MEXICO WITT a annrr
Mexlco dtv. Jan. 11 T ht El e.
vera earthquake shocks were recorded
en the seismograph of the Geokwieai in
stitute hers today. Observer reported
u oisturoances probahry occurred
w muni uvm airxico vary.
SESIDESTIAXj : niSTTtirra aw
SA1C nixmrn ! wnr-wwr.
San Franclaon. Jul 11 vt a .
Slight earth tramata wa anot
have oeen felt in the residential districts
cwvnwaaD anout.ua thiaanorn
Ing. Doors rattled and windows shook,
according, to reoorta fmm vu.i .
rsted eections. The tremors were not
4su iwwo iovb, according to the weather
bureau.
The temblor In tha Ran Wamoiw.
S10" vras variously reported to have been
"ww a :ia ana s aiu, one person
reported that It .occurred at 8:17. while
an entry in the log of the Postal Tele-
(Caaatodad aa Para Psartaaa.
Oaa)
IS HELD AS SLAVE
Lee Ah Bow. l-var-old rvin'di
la being held In virtiui ium v
proprietor of a noodle restaurant at
ana ijavis streets, according to
charges of Lola Q. Baldwin of the worn-
a pruiocuve Durean.
The B-lrl. uynnllne to tw T.1A i-
complaint, fat Onw plural or seoood wife.
ou woras in tne aitcnen, it is said, and
la a general "alavev for ik. rw.
bold.
She has been hald k Wn. On ... oo
lice, since she came to Portland by way
of Seattle laat tp To m- v.. i-,.
the United States. It Is said. Lee Blng
uwn. cue proprietor, claimed to be her
uer. one is oeileved. However, to be
a daughter of poor Chinee who sold her
Into slavery.
M. XX Goon, tha onlv raat mrot
Of the BUM In Portland aaWt .l-w v..
believes the "slave runners" made use
of a well-known Chinese name as a sub-
lenuge.
The CUt Will coma no tn. h
TJJ "
on
f luay,
Are Rocked
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IS
SHAKEN UP
BY QUAKE
Temblorj, Accompanied by Rumb-.
ling Noise, Rock Stats From
Eugene toT California line ,
.Windowa Rattle, Dishes Shake.
EXigene. Or- Jan. 2L m. , P.wn-hia
town experienced a, real aarUwrnaJra thia
Light . ales nera rarawt ' fKev - mm
shaken to a state of wakefuhvies this '
morning at 8 0 o'clock, but that after
the first shock all was quiet. - -
No damage was' dona a van la tmu fc-
ery. as far as can he aaoertajned. news
paper offices were busy answering calls
of Inquisitive persons.
VIOLEHT EABTH-SVOCUK '".
t 7 AILS TO HIT rtJETXAJlD -While
reports of tamhlora tn an narta ,
of the country came noorlnv la hla
raornlng. Portland, with-a blank look, 1
said. "Zat sot "Whr we never felt any." .
Mothers Earth, Jessy and kittenish.'
held ahimmv nartlas ta tha Mat annra '
and north and maybe west of FtrUand
Detween & and 7 o'clock, but not one
quiver made itself felt here. .
At least, none has been reported.
Perhaps everyone, tndndlne- Talwnm .
and others astir early, was cither asleep
between those hours or too sleepy to
notice sues a litUe thing as a vi
under foot. ; f
Jnat hM IHtrtland had ahoar
elded that the entire extreme Northwest
had escaped the shake, which, tt was be- ,
lleved. gave a final twUtt at Browns vlDa.
Or. about 75 miles south of hera. tha
selBnoeranh station at tha TTnlvaMirv
o Washington reported a severe shock, -
OREGON
i turn upset u oopa. nruua, not .
havinr a seismograph, probably win
never know whether the quake rinwul
under or. around' the dty.
TWO SHOCKS AT 8 O'CLOCK
AKOC8E CITT OP KOsXXTJKO
Roseburg, Jan. 2L. Rosetarg was '
shaken violently at S o'clock this mom- .
tng by the second - sarlhquak wtthln
threw hours-. CSUsena ta all parts ot the -city
were .awakened,. -: No damage has "
oeen reported. ,- t r :
The first shock - waa f alt at 9
o'clock. ' The second shook, was nTsoh '
heavier and lasted between 10 and. tt
seconds. Both temblors were most no
tideshla tn the signer .districts of the
dty.- - . ' . . . T -
KTJVBLnrO ITOI'B IS RX POETS D
AT EAUHFIXLDi TOWwrTAKE
MarshOeld. Jan. IL DisUnct earth
quake shock was felt here at 8:18
o'clock this morning. Many were awak
ened from their sleep. The shock Is said
to have lasted a minute and a half and
was aocompaaUd by a rumbling notes.
A second shock followed. Taiepaoaa
message this. morning say that the
shock was felt as far as Roseburg, The
shock was not severs enough to cause
damage of any kind.
Telephone 'message received bar In
dicate that the earthquake shock was felt
generally tn this section of the state and
as far down the coast as California. Is'
no case has the shock been reported as
severe enough to do any damage.
Officers of the steamer Admiral Boa-'
man arriving here today said that earth
quake shocks are usually felt at saa, bat
tn this ease nothing was noticed. ,
WiniOWl XATTXE"Y Q CASTE :
nr Ticiarrr op o baste pam
Grants Pas. Jan. ILThia eectlo of
Southern Oregon was rocked by a quite
severe earthquake at 8:18 this meewing.
Roof of Warehouse
Falls; Men Buried
Washington, Jan. 2L L N. E. The
roof of a Baltimore 4k Ohio warehouse
caved in late thla afternoon, burying a
number of workmen. Ftra mmm.
J hat. 12menhava been killed.
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