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CITY EDITION r i If All ere and It's All True TITB WEATI 1KR Sno.v Jonigfef aud ' i Wednesday ; -easterly win. v '-Minimum temperature Monday t ' v Portland. vi.si'.-S7; New Orleans vv.- 65 : :"U locateilo.'......, SSiXew York....... 5 -J09 Angeles .&o; St. Paul ..,.ti. .; V DROkls PHILOSOPHY and wblimicil iiumof piark the T. Peer .stories '-which axe-one of the Interesting-dally - features to b- found exclusively in The Journal. T, Paer is well worth-read-- Jng regularly. " - - . - ., , VOL. XX. NO,, 231 Cuter. s aeeoad-Claas Matter st fUrifrhst. fortiasd. Own PORTlNIp OREGON TO w Tn aires TAMOS FtVC Cirtll R.F.Maguiret BiU i-s'stf -.iS'y.i; 3-: r.'v..Si'c-''?ii'fti'v . . -t.'-HSft--f ' "'A -V' T ; - OS AhfGF.l ,ES cottn court; house and jafl.ivni Kallf "rrkrJi it), the JwIyvas horn convict hamm murdem Kcr escape tHs morning. HThe jafl the rear wing the May Aid in r OF SNOW IS APrES JaIL Bonus: Case court hoiiiind Mrs;; Phillips evidently climbed down a drain pipe to the -alley. :t-. CITY EDITION If All Here and If a All True " ' CO " - " - - .1 i. w i i.i mi.. .i..!,- , ..ii in..,, - ... ,,-.,. ,., inn ., - ,. .,-., M, , 5"" """ ' iiil WMME HURLED IN TAKES PLEA sc "You 7re Unfair and-Trying to ; Hoodwink - Public," ; 0, C. Spencer, Phone Co. Attorney, Shouts at Two Commissioners ,:. "-Charging the pubiio nerx'tce commis sion with being prejudiced, with being unfair, ivtth injeetinc venom into the . , consideration of teliphone rates and with conducting , )e entire hearing ... merely to hoodwink th public., while ' the real decision -Mas tilrt-Ailv firm in ' "the minds of the commisstonere, Omar fcpeneer. associate counsel for the Pacific Telephone - & Telesiaph com- ' rany, . today : hurled defiance into the faces' of Commisnlohers 'ICewton Mc Coy and T. U. Kerrigan. ' .' Commissioner' " Ker-rla-ari ' ronll1 ' ii " resented the reflection on the honor i oi me commissioners, which for a few moments made , it , appear that the tneetlngr. might degenerate into a free for-all -"mudslinglng; contest., SATS IT'S PKOFAGAXDA ' " The arguinent was precipitated over a discussion' of the commissioners' at , ; titude toward the alleged violation of me i.iaj-ion nnti-trnit act , by the ., companyt . spencer, accused the com- , .mission, of-, spreading propaganda . . Kvajnsc ine company in allowing ac counts to be published that the com pany was to be taken before the fed . eral grand jury.: The commissioners . denied thev Tnad . nttemntorl n ; propaganda, And dented published re- porta that tbey. hd taken action of- f icixllVv an thn fnittsr toll . t fm a . they had only expressed themselves jnva.ieiy. . ; . 4 .- . .. .. Spencer claimed the commission had , . confounded' section rlO of ?the inter state commerce apt with tlr.T in .of the. Clayton f act., , He stated the commission was not a. Judicial body, ' but was merely taking . testimony Jn this case to kill " time -and "!! around," and that . they .already bad , . uieir tninas maae up over their de- . cision. - . ---rJ,--v.j i1:- t TESTIMOXT' ATTrn v' J; Spencer attacked the' testimony of vamson ttaococK. an employe of the ;- commission.' and introduced, as an", ex- peri in xejepnone Questions, charging -that Bibcock wsi prejudiced, unfair, , untrue, and guided by venom' and bs , .Jel la Jjiis. uUeranees. . . 4 , - Babcock demanded that Spencer pro- dace proof for these charges, but Spen " cer declined, stating the testimony Was all; la the record. BabcocK' demanded . a hance to defend himself, but the t commission. deciJei to adjourn before he was glren a,, chance to explain his - position. - . . . "v . - , , The commissioners accuse the 'com pany with vlolatinij Uit Clayton act by - avoiding a proviBion which states jail 'supplies Jn excess f J50.O0O yearly , bought by' si eommbn carrier r shall be .... Jbought by competitive bidding' in" the open market "and Tt through closed ; contract with subsidiary or associated corporations, or corporations ln any - way connected 'through directors or "Officers. -- : V -v."- : ; : PEACE PARLEY Upectel Cable' to fh Joarsal kM Ttw-CBiefo -. . ' Daily News. ' V (Cnwrrisht. J.822) v Lausanne, Dee. , 5. As the Turks stood aside to permit Lord Curxon, the British foreign secretary, and M. Tchitcherio, the soviet foreign com mlssloner, to cross swords in the fight , lor the- straits, the feeling, was' tense. The men met for the first time in f the hall of the Hotel Chateau 'before the conference began -Monday. i ; . ' 'l nevershad the-, pleasure of meet ing yon before. said Lord Curxon. .' -"but' I have- had the pleasure of corresponding with you." - ' ? Lord Curson opened the session' by emphasising the important ' questions and declaring that the allies" mould - carefully consider v all proposals. The. "Turks expressed - satisfaction because the Russians were present, adding that they desired to obtain peace. To this Lord Curxon replied : ' I regret that the , Turks havs con- . fined themselves, to general remarks. jWa wPt detailed t plan and until on : la presented we cannot express ourselvea - r-.-.' . . . ' .. .' TtRKS SII.E3TT " ' ' The Turks, however, remained silent. M. Tchltchertn? finally asked for the r. floor and explained Russia's proposals. Lord Curson listened caret ally. often stopping the speech for translations. He also carried on an exchange of notes with Jon Due, the Roumanian minister ef foreign affairs. Later M. - Dues said : - "I would like to indicate to my friend. Ismet Pasha, that the political situation can change -and : hence .the theme he defends can lose ' its "Importance. ; - "It is remarkable, said 'Lord Cur son.' that M. -Tchitcherto takes It (Ooaehnlcd ea Fa Fr, Gohni OmJ OlyiiipianWiiisffi Honor by His Work ' ' ' "' :''-':.:--v.'.y'. Oly nipia, "vVaslwr Dec.'- ,5. ; is. Tryon. manger ot the local Postal Tei "esrrapl company, has the distinction of lmvtng the greatest " Increases in fre ceipts, merits and general Improvement In his office work during the past year of any of the managers : in ; Oregon. Washington. Idaho and Montana. He was presented with a gold watch fob. sent by .Edward -Reynolds., vice presi dent and general manager of the com pany st New York city, and a .tetter of vongratulatlona. v Tryon has .been manager, of , the . local branch for Jx years. t - ; . CLASH FEATURES Appointment of Robert" F.AMagulre as special : assistant to :- Attorney Gen-, eral Daugherty. ! t- to take . complete charge 6f the federal investigation into the; soldiers -: bonus: scandal ; In Des chutes county.' appeared to be a proba- Diiuy iooayi.,.. . , t -;r v.-. While fOctal .confirmation:, of J the report Is lacking. i United States At torney - Htamphreys admitted; -that - the appointment might ' be 'made soon. Humphreys would 'neither admit nor deny the -report that the special ap pointment bad been asked-for. -The prosecutor eaid he would wel come such an. appointment as bis of fice is already overtaxed ''with work, brought about by the rapid Increase in liquor and narcotic cases, and the va cancy in his office caused by' the decent resignation of John C Veateh. BIO 3CECESSAHT ixPERIEJTCE Magare's experiepce as a former as sistant United States attorney" and his appointment by Governor Olcott to in vestigate tire case for the State bonus commission.: are thought to stand him in good. stead for the special ; go vern- ment appointment. Nothing could be learned today con cerning the nature of the grand Jury's business, 'as both jurors and witnesses are sworn" not , ta divulge the nature of investigations in progress, The num ber of Central Oregon people in the anteroom who were; waiting . to be called into the secret V chamber . indi cated that (he bonus case was the prob able subject of investigation; ; MEIER IS FOREMAST ' .Abe Meier, president of the Meier & Frank company was named foreman of the grand jury Monday aftrenoon by United States District Judge Charles E. Woiverton. after that body had been empaneled and sworn. -: The court had kubpenaed 40 men, from whom it Jaad . intended drawing 23 to serve. Th marshal was . unable to una several, two men failed to appear, several were excused, so that by the time the judge was ready to crder the oath administered, but 23 men . remained. I- By i law - the federal grand jury must consist of . ho less than J.-nor more than 23 men. -fT 1 31 Judge Woiverton took considerable time to advise i the ,; body . as, to its duties, and 'laid particular .emphasis on the law which requires all delibera tions to,; be; in' secret." -',4 ; :. -r Wheat, shipments from the Columbia river -itti.KrVovember., were more than (our times .the cargofe dispatched front Puget Sound ports, according ,tn. fig ures compiled today by the Merchants Exchange, which credited the Columbia river -with, shipping 1.825.93 S bushels, as compared, with Puget Sound's 439, $95 bushels?-. .!. ,v. " ' While - Puget isound held i a slight leaden Jour shipments, vthe : stride Cor lumbta river . ports vhas made in dispatching- this particular commodity is shown by. a comparison of Kovemberis figures with October's." Columbia river flour shipments during November were 215.859 , barrels, compared . with 166; 514 barrels in October, representing' a marked increase. Puget, sound's out bound movements In flour dropped to 215,859 barrels in November, as com pared with 379,540 barrels in October. 'Transposing the figures fo? flour to bushels of ; wheat. "2.797.303.' bushels of . wheat were shipped from the Columbia rivet; in November, as compared with 1.815,010 bushels from Puget sound. . .i. While fsrraln shipments" have -gr.eatly decreased from ;tfct, Jvorthwest since lastTysay, .the 19 j season to date has been next to rthe jarifesv in the history of the , two nortlicrn grain ports. In the present cereal 'year 22,282335 bushr els iof-wheatr incladtng .floor -f igwres. have' been"' dispatched :froms Puget sound and the Columbia river. In theM corresponding- period of the. 1921 -22 ce real year, 35.909.883 bushels . of wheat were sent out of. the two centers,- but other : years show less shipments, as follows: 20,95L14 bushels-; :1920-21S I3.4:4.35f) bushels, 1919-20"! t.243.950 bushels, 1918-19 4 J 87.908 bushels, 1917- 18 f SH-Tushels, 13-I4 i 12,512,375 bushelsr 1909-10.. -r- nri '4 . .. GOLBgA! m m 1 leer s iviission SS - irmatLve J--r- ' By TaTld Xawreaee ' ' ' f ' (CopjrrishC t22. . by The' Jonml. ' Washington. Dec 6- History prob ably has recorded no stranger pilgrim ages 'than that of Georges- Clemenceau to" America s capt- J tal on this date. The a t m o s p nere here is neither hos tile nor friendly, to the aged j sUtes- man f who , guided French -. policy in the making of the peace 'treat y ;of First, ; there's a curious mixture of admiration for the aggressive person ality of the distinguished-visitor and wonder at the bold ness of his anneal s for American cooperation at!. a time when the dominant elements i in the United States government were ' never more concerned about , domestic prob lems to the exclusion of matters x ternaL ' Then there's the odd attitude of the Democrats who it would be supposed would welcome M. Cleroen ceaa as the exponent of international cooperation and as the champion of ' a policy on which Wood row Wilson made bis last stand in American politics. YIEWPOIXTS DIFFER . ".: ' . Todsy M.; Clenvweau and Mrll Wil son met in the home of the former Tre5idrrit Tt's bo-nwsc! they have' fo l.'.'Je in ccmrnon tl.t be.v, scrats Aff 111 Ul II V I - ,3-..., .&J-' Early Morning jFIurry Heldi'biit Forerunner, of More'toCome in Next:24c Hours j East Wind Gives Blizzard Touch to-Air. RECORD OF HOWfill.':! IPood River Sight inches;:' in upper, valley, II inches." , Walla, Walla 3.2 Inches. '-c; ' The. Dalles Six to ejght Inches. .Vancourre Light and 5 of short duration . , - 5 . Oregon City Snowfall alight and turns to rain." Aberdeen Snow both:' Sunday and Monday. Turns to mush and freezes on streets, ' First; fall in . Grays . Harbor. lone Six inches and . still fall ing. -V -- .-. :".. ' Warning that. Portland would .have a steady and probably heavy: snowfall during the next 24 hours was Issued today by the district office of the weatper bureau. '."-:' ' The - snow, which i started . falling about 7 a. was -only the beglnningr of a storm. which - promises a deep mantle of white for the city and pos sibly trouble for the street car com pany and other public service utilities, according to K. L. Wells, district weather forecaster. ' t 1 , " Although temperatures rose to 34 fie grees in. the downtown district at II o'clock and thft Snow tamed to a. mix ture of rain and sleet, die weather fi fice reported that the -warnings- for snow still continued. On the east side sleet fell late in the 'morning, but no damage was reported. " ".'!.., Conditions were reported to be: Just right this morning for -a . continued fall, since a vast low pressure area has formed off the Oregon coast and. a high pxessure area is hanging over Montana. -l-" 1 ' This condition has resulted t strong east . winds which sent the mercury tumbling five ; degree in . thfe ..hours this morning. With the . east winds came swirling snow. . '- Along ; the eastern edge nf the city the storm resembled an Incipient blia sar'd: The1 east wind drove the- snow befere.it. plastering the aides of houses. telephone poles and trees Wltn a layer of white. Eves arly this tnornlng the trolley -company was -experienoing di f ictilty - in -malntainlh schedules be cause of slippery rails. , i Snow was reported . general over Eastern Oregon. Umatilla and Baker both reported., heavy, falls and Walla (Concluded on Page Twenty-oae, Coin ma &) RENOMIN ATI QN OF BUTLER IS MADE Washington. Dec. 5. (U. P.) Presi dent - Harding today . renominated Pierce ; Butler of Minnesota to be as sociate justice ef the supreme court, following the failure of the senate yes terday vto confirm his nomination. ; - - . --. ' . l . . i lone Postoffioe i.: ". Bobbed of . $220 In... ta R M.ThA Tnn ' rwtlfrtni -w robbed Ust night or this morning. 8320 and the email' inside, door of the safe- beins taken. - The robber or rob bers entered by the ; lobby and the I package chute. The safe went through a fire several years ago and the outer door was off." 'The-lnner door was Jim mied. It, was apparently, taken to prevent the authorities fromsecur ing.ftngerjiprints. .C'"''' " . . find it difficult to act. as the. avowed champions of the- Clemenceau mission. The former premier of France doesn't belong to the same school of thought on internaUonal affairs as does Mr. Wilson.. He believes -in offensive - and defensive alliances-and Mr. Wilson does not, He thinks strong- military 'and naval preparation should Toe inter national so that peace may be guaran teed. - In other words, M. Clemenceau believes In . a - league to -enforce peace and - his objection -to . the League of Nations today Is exactly 'what it was three years ago when ft was launched. Ha doesn't regard Article X as bind ing enough. ,He doesn't eee bow any nations can be compelled to offer mili tary r naval support - for v the pro visions of the league. ' j . f ' aCEREXT HALF LOAF ; -' -.Indeed his interpretation of': the league cove'nant is exactly -opposite to that view by which men like Senators Hiram Johnson. Borah and others made a successful fight against AmtK lean acceptance f the covenant. In fact,' even tf the Wilson iew that the covenant didn't interfere with national sovereignty and freedom of action had prevailed in this country still M. Clem enceau would have been disappointed. His declaration that he favors Ameri can membership In the League of Na tions - as it is at present framed Is merely a declaration In favor of hslf a loaf being better than none. - So M. Clemenceau and Mr. Wilson stand as far apart-teday s thej- -tijfi tt,i-ii.luJei ,6a l's i'mit. CO Negligible Influence Mil TO HARDING President Gives 'fngerCordial Greeting and Meeting Lasts 45 Minutes ' French man Leaves His Silk Hat Behind. Washington, Dec. j6. U. P.) Georges' Clemenceau today placed-the cause of France directly before Presi dent Harding. "- ' - In . the,., 45-mlnute conference at ' the White House the Tiger sought to con vince the " executive that America should 'again wield her mighty influ ence in old world affairs, to save the continent from disaster. 4 -,s Pleading for the United States to "come . back " to "Europe, , the veteran statesman summed up for Mr.. Harding the outstanding thoughts of the four main addresses which he has made In carrying his cause direct to the Amort can people.' . " , ' Mr. Harding met the Tiger in the oval room of the White House which serves as v the executive's office. CLEMENCEAU PLEASED 1 - After an, exchange of friendly greet ings, Clemenceau - is , said to have plunged directly Into the story nearest his heart the plight of his beloved France. - ... ,:;.:- :. .. ; . The president; Is understood to have informed him In , general terms of America's desire to be helpful in bring ing peace and economic ; stability throughout the world. - j .. v, ' Whether the two great : world fig ures went into such details as the-tri partite alliance of Great Britain, the United- States and France for the de fense of the latter country was not re vealed. - 1 , Clemenceau came -from .- the confer ence with a smile,, which seemed to say that, he was well pleased with his talk VISITS LIXCOL5 STATUE . , ' Just after the' -White House confer ence ' it was announced that the ' Ti ger's - plans for hie' call xin - his :eollab-' orator st VTersanies Wooiirow Wilson (OaaotttdeS "OS 'ias Ntastacn.' Column' Eight) AUIOKl 4 ' -" ;co;itrolfiak:s) Installation - of automatic train con trol equipment on the O-W. It, JfcfN. between Portland and Pendleton prob ably will be made early In the spring, as a cost' of approximately- 31,500,900, according-, to announcement made -today by Arthur H. McKeen, ' signal en gineer foe the Union - Pacific system . Aic&een arrive ioaay 10 mane pre liminary study for the Installation and to inspect the . 'signal ' system of the O-W. . lines. The . installation and -use of train control -devices was ordered on the O-W. and other; lines Of the country by the . interstate commerce commission Jn a letter issued July t. MAT RUSH PL ASS - - Union Pacific system officials have not decided definitely whether to make the first installation on the ' O-VfJ or on the Union Pacific 'railroad betweeta Omaha and Cheyenne. . Should .tne latter be, decided upon, he O-W- in- ataftattonr nevertheless" 'Will be made during the coming year. McKeen saicLJ "Since .he commission's order was issued, the railroad, has made a -study of various train control devices." said McKeen. 'but we have finally aectoeo upon-an electric inductive system. This device will operate in conjunction wiin the present" block system. r "i "The device will automatically stop a 'train by applying air if it runs past a danger signal, and win control me speed if a caution - signal Is : passed. Speed control also will be a feature on sharp curves and under, certain .track conditions. -S. i " - .-t'.st: ; "As long as the trainman controls his train- pro perly however, the device "will not be operative. This device also pro vides for the maintenance of red. green and yellow running signals in the cab at all times."- y MORE POWJSR1TEEBE0 r . McKeen said that additional power would be needed to operate this device. and that most of it would be purchased from commercial plants. It. may "be necessary, however, for the company to establish a small electric power plant for the stretch of track between The Dalles and Umatilla, where commercial power Is Hot so readily available. " r - In connection with the power project, McKeen said that further developments of tiydro-electrie power must be made soon by the railroads, particularly on the western end of the transcontinental lines. . 'i,:-'i,f-r::,-''-i- :-'-'t-: . -Within 10 to 15 years the railroad steam locomotive will be a thing of the past said the. engineer. "Railroads soon must adopt electrical operation." : The commission has ordered coraple tion of the instauauon by December U 1924.- ,., -. . . McKeen left Portland three years ago to become system signal engineer arte servjng as signal engineer for the O-W for lfyesrs. . , ' Courthouse Battle u uelays jstate uount ... - u . .-.' ',': "t ... i ' ' ' A" - "' " '" '" -'- ' . . ' Olympia. Wash., Dec."' 5. Secretary of State J, Grant Hinkle has gone to Kalsma- to learn what can be dons to ward retting the returns from the last election in order that the official can vass for the state may be made. " All other counties have sent in their can vass of votes. but, due to the fight be tween Kelso and Kalarna f or the county seat of Cowlits county, votes from that .county. are beinj- held up by a jiipnc court Injunction", to be heard ii 1 u: y. - : -": x - ASKS FREE USE OF Washington," Dec. 5. L N. S.) Sen ator Borah, Republican of Idaho, made his expected, attack. on the administra tion's ship subsidy program In the sen ate this afternoon with the introduc tion of a series of amendments to. the pesding -bilL -including ope ".providing for, the free -use of the Panama canal by American vessels engaged .in coast- wise trade.- l c ,; Jn offering . tliis amendment 'Borah mad it known -that fee intended, to. us .the subsidy measure, for a renewal .of hi long-fight to abolish therteHs' now levied ' on . -A-m-tcatn -vessels passing through the1 Panama oanal. , ; "His proposal-thai W lolls, should be levied On coastwise vessel .was merelV aa opening Vedge he explained, Jof si neve, eampaign-togive, SLt- Araerican vessels-itwflplte freedom' of a -w.atjr- waw--" constructed ,' Witu- American money.. , . . ill awsss a ark -at s ?- : anTLfaetAtra "i" ". Tf" H 9 IJUr1" v-n a jh a a a isci'?"?iwii a i . provision sncsua db incorporaiea-.ia' the shlp- subsidyiblll fso -all-tmeetingB of the tjnlted -States shipping; boaxfl would be public and so ail ports In stead of Just. New. Yor;k would obtain opportunity, for development, through passage of . the. bllL ' " - ;- . t a r' These -'were ' some" of the- outstanding recommendations made by-the Cham ber of Commerce ir. a message sent to Senator' C I McNnry. Nine amend ments : were I suggested.; to . the -bill should the house not have made pro vision already' tor' such -changes. The house has passed .the hill. . ,.: . The -message, was sent In response to an Inquiry from McXary as to whether the j chamber had' any views on the bill.;-, McNary ia a'; member of Jhe senate! commerce"oammittee.; " . T j . The mesage:Oliows:c -t . .. . ? , . ''We JCavor .ship subsidy in .principle. If not so amended by-the house- be-; lleve bill -should be :amnded- to provide as follows-..- Firs V that all .sales , of ships, should be open, competitive - and. fully , ad vertrsed. We object to. private sale., of ships.. Second, all .questions of interest to two or more ports Should be the subject? of : public hearings... all tesimtony transcribed and" written "de cisions 'filed available tothe. public i-Third, 'questions ss to grant .and rate "of subsidy, should -be . decided ' at open"" public" hearings. Fonrth, terms of suesidy -should ; place j competitive ports on equality both as to type of ships and rate of subsidy.' . Fifth, do- mestiecoaunuBlties should be 'defined to mean particular ports and the' coun try tributary to--thein.- ' " i j wSlxththereshuld be provision for Judicial f review 'of .controversies arhi-. ing from Ihterprethtibns of" -subsidy contracts. V Seventh;; sections . permit ting railroads to ewn skips. In foreign trade and to make exclusive contracts in foreign v commerce should ; be ' struck out.' Ail . railroad and t shipping com panies should be" required to' exchange traffic n-fthe"saine;?termsj i "'Eighth. . section. 607. .which., is, sub stitute for section 28 of the yofces law, should be "struck odt . and. section,, 28 repealed.. inth;-theAsttippint.-bcrjd; should' be fc required to jerform its funcMons - on same -general .principles as interstate -commerce jcommission. t : -Board should, be directed to admin ister shipping laws in such manner as will 4- develop commerce . f , all; poris7 and" internal transportation routes and. to promote..dlspefslontoC traffic among au,ports.r , ; f,: j. ColunibiiawEQwer ! :' SurVey, Bill', WU1 v 'Go sBdf ore; Senate . - - ' j e - ' j J I ., A bill proposing a-survey.of 'the-Ce-I tumble river with a view ;to its canali sation, for t power, reclamayon - and transportation' will be. presented' to the United States wenate'iimmedistelj',- ac cording, to . a .. Jelegram received - this morning by Joseph X. Teat 'from' Seo ator Charles Lu-ilcNary. The message reads . - ,.-.-,,,...,- - ' ' ,'Letter--concerning survey f the Co lumbia river : received. -fir. present the, bill to ..the senate, tomorrow and discuss the matter w ith" Northwest rep resentatives." ' ' f...-' '. . m 41 ': . The survey s s Indicated . was called for in" resolutions' adopted by, official representatives ; of practically : all the cities and commercial bo.1ies of the Northwest' at the Open . River 'confer ence held in PtiLtlleion, November .IT. -Irt ? . m ) J I a k . .- .... - . ' .'"- -"V I'.-fcisr-s '",""- i.-S-vj .-. fis !- -T'".?i.r.v-(-!; " i :;'v. A -':7"-'.-i':2j.':'. ff-if-w. -i".-" " "'-.y """" .rJT"ji-'"'' .- wa' -;. ; ' V5 CANAL FOR SHIPS mm I iitwuj'LiUiUKi.iy "'JV' fiXA'l-! VCtetralJty. Wafc Seven teen gi ris, in ; a". h?ad. Tush . f or;jf reeoxMn es caped; last;. evening; -.ahouSOiclk' f roni the Grand Mound tra'njtag , school. sIx-mlleM'est of Cntralis'Tliei -S'af wjiitefte4ting'''suppet' -overpowered -aii officer v ''4 'Kii-tjii fk- "' Four; were captured' by Centralis jpo licVMj-s'Ottve Ruth Morton. 13 : .lkhai Jtesse tke-i&, and ; Mfea Edith Schroeder, as they were on-,the' road .cominr- towmrd Cea" trtilia:,; yf i:.t i'MMs s t'hree-returned to thvtotitutton.iyl? sntarlly last night and two-others wer maining weight -'were stfll fat.- Iflierty. Miss K. -Cornell Is dn charge! of .-the school. while Mrs. Ida.McQuesten, ma. tronis jn-the isast. . Woodrow Wilsra '-.- .Z 1.-. ain . Of Old'Stren'gtli i JCopyr&t,, l22-;byjUnitd Pi) i. WastuagU)n,' 4ec,' -rVVooflrow Wil son who has made .a game uphill figh. for ithe , last -three years to regain-; his health, -fmay recover completely fieitt the stroke --jof 'paralysis which;, came, upon- him s- the result- ol ' arruos; Ia bors in-.his, great battle f or-'theLieague. f Nations. . ;- j;---;. v'Thls ?informatkn.' waat given J toth; United Press today .2y net o-,the f err. mer nresldent's closest -friends; "who has ' been a constant . observer tt , his steady impro'HniohdiWon.Y fj robust ? health J he '-ehjoycid 4urlrg his presidential Ldminjsrration.' as, his Jong Illness has., greatly taxed hts stzehgtb at aw'age-when vitality carinotbe- rer gained easily,: ' But"ft;isberlved 'the effect a r the paralysis soon 'may dls appear and ? he may . again enjoy free use . of his .arms; legs and .muscles.' - 'a - For . ths ' first 'ttmev since v he;-was stricken in the White ;. House A 'three years agn.-.Mr WJlson'ts able" to w.slk mOre-thanv arfewr steps iwlfhpat' assist aifceV; Rest .Admiral Grayson his 'per sonal physlcian,:aad'loday." ? w. ','. Handing-; Oppose;;:; unange-m;at9 -Washington Tec.v4. L N. rs!) President .Hardnlg is not. in .favor of amending' the constitution . so that-a newly-, elected -congress - would take office In the January - following , the election instead of in March,-it was announced at the" White House todsy. The president considers that the -four months interim between the election of a new congress and. its taking office allows, fora - "cooling -"Of r" period vfor ttusj Jesislators ;aa .well as," for. "the voters. '- " -''::'"-":-.. r,r,i c nurnr captaredJ by JLiewisj county s ?" sheriff "At JlOlo'cloiikitlils- morning" theVre- - : -7 CALIFORNIA WINS, DECLARES WEST I 'California and, the Southern Pacific have won Mthelr fight ..to-, prevent-' the separation, of tho Southern Pacific and Central" Pacific .stn;",ln' the opin ion of exG0vernOT Oswald ;Westi who has-.justi returned .-from attendance" at the liearlngs before'the interstate com merce cemmisjiion in JWnHhington. If thin proves to ba correct. West declares Oregon -has lost "the greatest oppor- tumtyfor development in recent" years. 'h $iK?cePs wjll ."be fduet to 'the complete organisation of the' Southern Pacific's publicity and-.tlle'uitited front put up by.4 Calif orni-- civic.-'andr traffic or ganizations.. be says. , Incidentally, tlie ex-governor takes a shot at the 'neutral stand rthe- Portlatf4;"C"mer--ot Commerce, in; the fight-.,., '' I -s " ' -Henald:-.. V -. 'j i .".' ; fTrhls'anmerger"' tight Is, .if I am not mlstakenv going to result -In California getting everything and Oregon nothing. Practically .-every Western and - South .western- s.tatewas apry. represented. at the hearing a,nd all except Oregon were there knowing just what they wanted .and ",were; out to "at'.Iti?..fv i'ijf-i.p, V:San;jrnclsco waLtlned ;up iwlth Jhe.'Snutheri. Jpaciflc and was given aldby, Portland -interests who seemed to 'be. more concerned ,lnithe develop irient .of California thahi in that of Orew glaS v "Th - vArtJA tarA " m lavttikt la number of .them; "were fooled : intOibe lievSsg. that ' the - unmerging-k of ,-vths Soulbern:. Pacific and Central? Pacific railroads ; would result ;ta an Impair .ment ofr service : and. & increase to rates oyer- the; lines rbf the .'Southern Paclflc.4 There ; was not; a. chance ,of any such a thtng happetilng-.V Regard less of what disposition-the; Interstate commerce commission - made , of ' - the matter .the Southern' Piclfic.'"and-its present 'I ser vice would be 1 fully . pro tected and;. In no manner impaired.. , 'lt the pebpleof .the state ;had real ised 'i this, and :knowing that' the S. P. "(Cowrludad ren. Pu ; Ntostaen, , ColomB- Six) '.. - . v . V ' ' , w ... . . ..... PhUelphiar3iiys IHaleMcal ISifefoKS75;O00 -. ' .t-,:T'.-v:.,V5'' t-Louisvllle.yKjy, JJec., K.w &)- Sammy Hale, third baseman, has been purchased by Connie Mack"' r the Phil adelphia Athletics from' the Portland club of the Pacific Coast league, it was announced here today. r , The .consideration : isr said . to - have been TWt.- although . this price was not confirmed.- ' '" ir .V.i v.." ' t -.Hale's: sale, to - the Philadelphia Americans created no -surprise in Port land baseball, circlesi, m- it was known thatseverif-clubs were dickering- for bis.: servicesJ- Hale,"wa considered . as good, as' Willie Kamm. .the San Fran cisco third, baseman, who was sold" to the - Chicago .Americans - for SIOO.OOO. i. He-ranked ihf amoYig theVbatsmen of; the league' ahdwass by'far ijthe moit tonsh?ent-hIttej; ' ,Uief Portland- baU ting border. 'Hale came-to 'Port! and two years - aj?o .. from IeagueoMub f-- -1 be j Detroit - American 4;Tsriff:on;;'ijogs - - - ' , v.,, .... - . - Washingtcn. Dec- 5-- WASHIKG TON": T3UREAUrOFTHE .JOtTRNAL.) Representative, Hadley "of Washington -todsy introduced .a bill 'o; repeal the log tariiz iaw'.enacicaa';iew montns ago .under vwhich .logs, are dutiable at ft per 100J,-'butTexempt4If the' country front whlchjthey,' are imoerted matn tsn ncrtaf" er embargo iippn exported iogs.'. ; s ' McrthufalalU ; ' 'Chicago . Hospital .- .''-'1"1 '' ' -r - . - '. Washington, ',Det'" I WASK1NG TON BUREAUiOF THE JOURNAL,.) Representative McArthr,who had ex pected to reach Washington today, is in -a-hospital in Chicago.; -Hut. -illness is understood not to . be 'serious, but he has been- unable to shake off the grip.. which first attacked him at Tort land.'' :' ..'. ..'.. DED BY SAV. g-;?f-fefe'''7 WOrnan Who KillerJ Mrs; Alberta Meadows VVith Hammer flees Over,, Roof and Slides to Ground e'toli Waiting -J' uto. Jjom Angeles Dec. 5. f I. X. S. Mr. Clara FhUiips, convicted of the ""ham mer. .. murder: f v Mrs. Alberta Meadows, T; escaped from the county Jail ".here ' early, today.r She is " under sentence of from 10 years to lifa Im prisonment. ' i - , - - She sawed her way through the steel bars on the window! of the- women's department of the jail ai-.d fled over the roofs of adjoining building a : : She escaped with assistance from the outside, it is believed; ' Jail matrons discovered her missing about 2 o'clock this: morning. :, - . Mrs. Phillips retired, to her cell earlv ' last night. She complained of bein? ill and asked to be. left alone. Her escape was one of the most dar ing and cleverly, executed In tho history-oi' the Jail." She'j.was gone witli probably an- hour's start before it was discovered she had broken out. - SAWS STEEL -BARS : .-. : How she managed to get out of her cell'-could . not be ascertained In the first hurried In vestigstionVi !" ' '-". -y. From tier cell she went to a window and, with help from the outside, sawed through several of the steel bars, mak ing a hole large enough for her to crawl through. - Dashing over the-roofs of adjoinlni: buildings with - the persons who aided her she evidently climbed -down a fire escape to the street and fled in an au tomobile. v:.--J y, yyi':-'i -' ' j. Astounded tby '"'the i'i audacity Of the escape, ; Sheriff Traeger ordered ev ery possible 'Officer to; take up the search "far. the. missing-murderess. , - Mrs. Phillips' celt was located In the women's quarters at: the extreme east Concluded a Pace Nlaetecs. Column. Tbree KIIOCKS HfS RIVAL mum wiuUii.: ' That a streetcar lan't big enough to hold-twp. men in-lovs with the same girlf wa's . shown- this morning at 3 o'eibek,. when J. . Wellman, Oregon hot,el,'was knocked through a wlniow ; of ihe Eellwobd owl car by V. Leonettl, IJadqulat hotel. ..-..,' ; -, t ."The hattle;;in which three windows were broken and Wellman was serl-r ously cut about the bead and face, was "watched by Velma Atkins. No. 741 Linn avenue, the fair-cause of it. ; i Both men , were tioaer arrest th is morning for-disorderly conduct and the girl was being held In Jail as -a ma Aerial;' witness..-.-Wellman was In, the emergency 'hospital in a serious con dition. - j " - . --.v.-". .: According to Patrolman Latbrop, 'who dug . Into the motives behind the f istUs outbreak, Wellman visited the girl at her house in th early evening. He left after midnight when Leonettl! a p-peared.--'; Weilntan ; finally got on a Sell wood car bound for town. A couple of 'blocks farther along the car picked .us XiftonetU andthe 1rL'i H 4 The;.glrl4ntered first and sat down. Wellman 'eroesed the- ear and planted himself, beside her; 1 ,When Lieonettl entered and beheld his rival his Iberian blood boiled -and' action took the place of .-words. :rr.y-;.?v."--' i' - - - , Wellman - had - been . picked up , from the - pavement and was being .-nursed when -Patrolman , Lathrop arrived on the scene. -?. :o Municipal Election; Is Held; f Contests Spirited Ji-ZTbm municipal election held Monday hv Oswego resulted in the re-e!ecti(m of th present city officers though sev eral ; new faces will . be tn the city CounciL'..- . c A.?- C. Hess was reelected mayor, Charles. Bickner treasurer, Durward Fox recorder and Art Mahal city mar shat j '-A'Vi'' : -' S'" : ''-- 'v The board of aldermen Is com pose fl of William Boyd. Matt Didxun anJ -Thomas 'Fox-- from' -new ' town' .and Henry Bickner,-4 John. Curtis and Eu gene Worthing ton from o Ite . recentry annexed parts of the city known as "Old .Town and '"South Town. - The : election- was spirited and there was no dearth of excellent candidates to choose from. Considerably over2 00 votes ..were polled. ,. Capt.Hoss;Assigned To Vancouver Post Gentralia. Wash., Dec. S. Captain Charles Hoss,-son of -Judge Charles Hoss.. has been transfered from Fort, Seward, Alaska," to Vancouver, Wash. ' Mrs. Hoes sailed jfrom Alsska la?t week: and Is expected to' arrive here soon. Captain - Hose, upon relurnins fromt.,everseas after-. the World war. was given a commission In the officers reserve ' corps' and later asslsncd t active duty; ., , ,.i - .. . King Gives Assent To Irish' Free State Laendon. Dec. E. L N. S.)The 'Ir ish Free state officially came Into be Ing this afternoon when King '(Jerse r?Av royal assent to ths Irish conc-utu tion act . I