ifeiyir iMrftis bMif N?
CITY EDITION
If s All It ere mdifa All Tru v
THE. WEATHER Tonight . and! FrU ,
day, fair i easterly winds.
. Minimum, temperatures Wednesday:
Portland. ,v...29 iN'ew Orleans,... 6 ;
PcateUo.........6 i New York,... ..-.la
Los Angeles.. ...52 S Paul...: 14
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THURSDAY. EVENING, ' DECEMBER 7, ' . 1922. TTVENTY-SIX PAGEa
.VOL. XX. NO-233.
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David Lloyd George
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Interridt
"A cxi pf 30 articles on subjects of -world moment
ky.i Britain's master sUteimaivwilL' 4k:wiblbnec!i
Besinning:Next Sunday
1 The subjects Will include ; l ' v .
a a i J iili y-x Li-
'An Answer to' ClGmenceaus-Amertcan
Addresses:',
" Britain s Debt to
. "The Irish Question.' '
"Reparations.'' .
"The Socialist Menace.'
"Prbhibition;':.:;, : , " v
"The:furkish Treaty." .' -
These are- nbt memoirs' but the; vigorous .views - on.
current affairs 'or Bntain s former premier. "
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THE GREATEST, OURNALJSXIC 4 FEATURE OF '
RECENT TIMES. IN PRESENTING WHICH THE
JOURNAL ; IS "ASSpaATEb .WJTH! THEl LEAD-
ING NEWSPAPERS" OF THE UNITED STATES
. h irst Article,
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Portland Man
a. . .. ip
Invents New Kind
Of Roller Skate
Hopes of . rivaling the. famous seven
league boots Of childhood tore Inspired
John J. Jorgensen, ; No. 6 S3 East. Slat
street north, in the invention of a' new
type, of roller skate' which -automatics
ally propela the wearer SO feet forward
with, each step f Ce'rt!f lcatesof ' patent
granted .-November'. .2t .were. reoelvedJ
today by Jorgenson and he . proposes
, .to begin- thaMMifaetiire oftha-new
skate i Portland. a - . ,
Tha device consists of a ' cast' steel
ratchet and crutch working on the rear
Taxi by. pressure o- the" heeL . Skates
of the new type can be retailed, at aa
advance of : approximately I , per- cent
over' the price tof those now, on ', the
.market. . ., ' -.
In Alienation; Snit
Burlington. , Tw,' 7. CI.; KS S.y
-The" Jury fn ' the tl.000.000 alienation
suit brought by Mra. .Dorrit Stevens
Wood house against her husbands, pa r
. nx, Mr, and Mrs. Lorenso E. Wood
house, today - returned ""a verdict of
"165,000 in her-favor, . . .
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fietardidaho, Says
Senator Gooding
,..WashInaton:"TW"r-IfTTi"i5 Tl
hltlon Of the $(nttthra Tt.ifi-rv . i
Pacific. combine will retard the deveK
opment of Idaho. Senator Frank Good-
uig oi iono ioa uie interstate com
toerce. .commission, totisv
He faked the jrommissioh to- not take
steps 'which:"' would Injure te-abifity
f the Southern Pacific to compete in
thy ff or tli west.- . .
-t The Jfntorf Pacific .was- described by
vopumg as lexercisiug a i transporta
tion . mononolv in nai-ta V ' tn. .
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$ Shipping interests "or Chicago . and
other midwestera points testified! that
tney oeuevea ue oissoiution of the two
roads would, be In the interest of the
; Jaroles Aske3r For
Walla WaOa, Waahv. Dec 7. At the
close of a threeday -session- herKTues
dajf , members' of , the state j board
granted paroles to 80 out of 91 appli
cant and recommended 2i of 7 ap
plications " for - commutation : f t sen
tesce to Governor Eart f or action. !
III EUEEKE.
lilQi;
BO AT UPSET
David linn, 7 Head of Eugene
Sand & Gravel . Co., and
Henry Nestle Meet Death Try
,r ing to Rig Cable Over River.
Kusene, tc. 7jJavld Linn, propri
etor . of the Eusena Sand - Jc Gravel
company and for 2S yearav earner f
the IJnn Drug company hare, and a
companion. Henry If atla. were drpwnart
thto morning In tha Willamette rtver.
The accident, occurred near the auto
mobile park, just below the , bridge
leading from tHe city , t
According - to word from ' the plarit
the two men were in a boat that cap
aized. Tbay were attempting to rig
a cable across. . the rtver.-which ; at
resent, is about aix feet above low
water- mark. Neither body has been
recovered. , . .
JTIKEMEK SB AO BfTES
The Eugene . fire department was
sailed out and the firemen are drag
ging the river. 4 -
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Fletcher Linn, president of the In-
duatrial Finance company of Portland.4
Is a brother of David Linn.1 He is
awaiting the: arrival of two sisters
from , Seattle. Mies Corinne Linn and
Mrs. L. J. Gay, before going; to Eu
gene this evening to assist : In the
search for the body. : Another sister,
Miss Margaret : Linn, Uvea 'In .Cali
fornia. - - .s ' . ; i.i-''"t-:'-:-i 1
Marion, daughter of David Linn,
san last night in Portland at the
Fentoit-Clarke marriage. She returned
immediately, however, and saw- her
father . this morning before the' acci
dent. She la a senior at the Univer
sity of Oregon, .-a . - K ,
NesUe i daughter-in-law;. Mra. .C. .H.
Nestle, who lives near the river bank,
heard the screams of the doomed pair
and looked up just in time to see the
head of one of them above the ..water,
drifting rapidly down , stream ; a few.
yards in front of the overturned skiff.
Metn ; searched the banks- for -hours
after the accident.. It la thought the
heavy cable reel . in the i craft 4 got
clogged, holding', the - boat firm, and
that the current; tipped It over. . Both
men- wera thrown so far, it Is believed,
they had Jjq opportunity to seise the
gunwale of the boat, . t t '."
BOTH' US ATE TAStrLIES i' : '
Linn is survived by! a wife and one .
chi Mi . Marlon Linn;" a popular student
at the Univetjt"CiXrRoa and a,
member of .Kappa Alpha, Tbeta soror-
tty. jMr; Linn naa oeen a roaioent or
Eugene for many years and" for m
long time was proprietor of .the - Linn
Drug company, now operated oy Stan
ley Stevenson, formerly of Halsey.
Nestle leaves a wife and five children.
Relatives and friends ' of both famt
lies arerle'f -stricken over the tragedy.
ING IN
tj". if.-'.- ' til -..'ii
TO STRAITS PLAN
Lausanne. Dec ?. Lord Curaon, head
of - the British, delegation in the Near
East conference, conferred this evening
with Ismet Pasha, head of the . Turkish
delegation, and -afterwards it wm re
ported that the Turks would aonept the
allied plans, for demilitarisation of the
Turkish straits With a few nUior iBMk
fications '-- i? ' ; 4-i ..:,k;-5.,.iii
(Special Cable to The Journal and ha Odessa
' .Daily Urnni '
; , COapyright. 122) t j;
Lausanne, Dec. - 7, Ambassador
Child's outline of the United , States
policy regarding the Black sea and the
straits brought, consternatioh -and at
the same time a ray of hope ( to . the
conference that an , opening way to
r-eace could be found. With soma modi
fication the British belated ,liau fits
in with the American policy, hut a com
promise must be reached before the
coJif tdence of the Turks can be gained.
The. Turks have a mortal -fear that
their sovereignty over the straits will
. "Turkey. said Risa Nojlr1 Bar to
the, writer today, -is unfortunate
tCfiacbaiAed o Fas Two, Cvhutn Tbrae) ' '
Officials of I Chest
Detemine j to; Keep
P"p Continuous Drive
A positive determtnallon' to . carry
the Community Chest campaign to a
successful .conclusion no . matter how
long it takes days, weeks or months
was expressed py Officers and work
ers In the campaign at the hmcheon
held Wednesday,; at the Hotel. Mult
nomah. Tb : total : now; , pledged is
jl4.1M. " -4 y..-?- -
The Tpethod of handling firms and
individuals who are not assimlrijf tttetr
responsibility toward . - the - Chest,
Drought' a livery discussion and It "was
finally decided to adopt tha method of
continual . solicitation of 5 she " recalci
Jxant one by an individual; from each,
of the .- SO beneficiaries lof f 1 the - Chest,
biiny having sought -1 escape sub
scribing by declaring theteselves as
opposed to the Chest plan.. )
' The Jones Cash store an Clossett A
Devers. both -officiala and; employes,
have, made 10 per .cent at ihecripUons
to .-the Chest. The EUisos t White 'or
ganization has aubseribed 1439 an In
crease, of on third over last year's
subscription. " ; '
'Interest - continue to ( grow In the
stunt performance to be ;pul on Saturn
day at noon "by Blackstop;th'itoagli
clan, who will be nailed inside a paqk
ing case- and dropped to tlx I bottom of
tha-river off the Alder street dock.
Girls win ' pass among the ' spectators
and collect ir"rey for U.e vst
run
Portland's
Voice Heard
Subsidy
i Washington, Dec,: 7.-I. N." 8. As
the fight, oyer the proposed ship sub
sidy bill waa . renewed In vtha senate
commerfe committee today. Senators
McN'ary of Oregon, Willis of Ohio and
Lenroot of v Wisconsin, threa Repub
lican members, joined to a declaration
that it was "highly Improbable- the
measura:. could be enacted in the-original
form - submitted to , congress by
Chairman .- Lacker , of . the '; shipping
board.. - . 1 1"
; The three senators were : Insistent
that some -restriction . be 'placed upon
the board's use of the revolving-fund
for payment of subsidies, to private
shipping concerns over a 10-year
period; v, - ' - -
OPPOSK PKESIBEJ'T . V
Not only McNary. Lenroot and Wil
lis but others on the Republican side,
found themselves in disagreement with
the president in his Insistence that the
board be not hampered In its opera
tion , by, having to go to congress at
any 'time during the proposed 10-year
period for additional authorisation.
Chairman Jones of the senate com
merce commission, and other adminis
tration spokesmen, declared, however,
the president was "entirely right" and
they - expressed, confidence his posi
tion would be supported by a large
number of Republican' senators.
,1 McNary also submitted at today's
amendments proposed by the Portland, j
Or., Chamber of Commerce, which he
said, he Intended to support.
OFFERS 1MESDME5TS
'.'i They Include-, provisions for:
J 1 Open -competition" bidding for.tha
sale of government owned : or subsi
dised ships. -t '
2 Hearing on all proposed subsidies
and rates before they are granted" or
contracted for by the shipping board,
A 8 The placing of all competitive
American ports on a uniform basis of
strict equality as to the type of ves
sels used and the amount of rates
granted them.: . .
4 Elimination of the .-proviso grant
ing American railroads the right to
own ships engaged in foreign trade. ;
Sperry Co. Buys
i Portland Flouring ;
Mills Properties
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Deputy Sheriff Scott, deputy In the
Civil department, standing - on . the
draughty marble steps of the court
house .this -morning; wtth.' jLttornay
Wallace McCamant aS his sole audw
enoa, auctioned orr toe real property
of tha.. Portland Flouring v Mill oooa
pany. c 5
Tt bid $4::,79, said McCamant.
"Going, going; gone," said Scott, if ,
Under the surface of this simple af
fair, however, "waa-the financial trans
action by which the Sperry - Flouring
company of San. Francisco takes over
the Portland Flouring Mills company's
properties here and in numerous other
Northwest cities and ; towns. Alto
gether there are 200 warehouses and
mills.; '. :, :.
McCamant .1 said to have been act
ing for the bondholders, who ordered
foreclosure of - a mortgage . they held
against the mill properties when the
company--could not-pay Interest on the
bonds. These bondholders wiH turn in
thesebonds to the Sperry company and
receive in exchange 1 per cent preferred
stock in the San Francisco concern, it
is saMUV'. tt . I
There- were $3,000,000 In bonds out
standing against the 'Portland com
pany's properties In the Northwest, v
The personar property, including all
machinery, equipment, good wu, trade
marks and trade secrets, records, files,
supplies, etc., were aoid for S76O.0O0 rat
11 o'clock. .". The ; purchase"' ws also
made in the name, of McCamant. and
was concluded, at the mill In Albina
IvtaPekk ls f
Bmolg; Mlians!
Flee From Scene
1 Potenia,' Italy, Dec 7. (IT. P.) In
habitants of San Fella fled in terror
today following the appearance of
great smoking fissures in the slopes
of Mount Terretta. " ;s " " . i
Dense clouds of fumes shot from the
cracks as If projected by high pres
sure. The eruptions were accompanied
by loud rumblings, adding to the fright
of. the hundreds jot persons who took
refuge in surrounding cities and moun
tains. -,:-?:-
" - Scientists plan to visit the scene im
mediately to, ascertain whether the dis
turbance Is s geological - phenomenon
or marks the birth of a 'new volcano, :
Chicago; Aflaiheini
. Activities of Klan
. Chicago, Dec 7. (Xj. P. Chicago
and other Lake Shore towns are aflame
today over alleged activities of the
Ku Klux Klan, A commTttee of five
was appointed by the Chicago council
to ' Investigate -the situation here ! fol
lowing charges Of Alderman Robert
Mulcahy j that tha - organrsatlon waa
uslngcity buildings as meeting places.
At C Waukegan : hand bills' were dis
tributed -on tna streets bearing the
names of 100 "prominent citizens alleged
t6,be members of vthe klto. -- - .-
, 72,-Falls ito :
Death From Eoof
'. A. fall of 25 feet resulted in the death
shortly before noon .today -f John
Shanbn,v73 years Id, "No. 59 'Harding
streeti" Shnrnwi was employed by H. H.
Brath,' contractor, ? and" was at work
shingling, a dwelling at No. a Com
mercial street' He was about to go at
uponthe roof through a dormer win
dow fwhen he lqt.t als " footing" and
plunged, to othe "ground. Hi skull was
fracture and 'he died n the- way to
the, hospital tn 'aa -Arrow ambutance.
His body was tiirae'd over to the coro
r.er. lie is survived by haa wife. . : -
U. ADOPTS
IKOPOINT
Harding' AdminTstration Follows
, lead of Former President by
Pleading for Freedom of
- Dardanelles at reace r arley.
' By David Lawreaee
, ;-Copyniit-la2. by The Journal)
-Washington, Dec 7. American for
eign policy, under the Harding admin
istration has developed its first con
crete participation
in jsuropean af
fair in nearly two
years. And it is
an. interesting co
incidence that
the announcement
should be made on
the very day that
former President
Wilson . should be
Indulging in remi
niscences over the
famous 14 points
on which Germa
ny accepted an ar-
m I s t ic e - in tha
great v war;
For' the instruc
tions sent Ambassador Richard Wash
burn Child by President Harding and
secretary Hughes to be read at the
gathering of - the powers at Lausanne
to patch up the Near Eastern war are
In . conformity- with the r 12th -of tha
Wilson 14 points,' which reads as fol
lows: . i - - . w , y. r- : : ,
"The Dardanelles should' be pertha'
nently opened, a a free passage to tha
ships knd commerce of all nations un-(
der international guarantee."
OFPEBS AII ' '- ' "- : " '
Ambassador ; Child not only upheld
this policy, but specifically promised
American aid In guaranteeing - the
freedom ofTae straits. He said' that
"no nation would be ;moret ready
(than tho United States) to uphold the
good sense of maintaining a sufficient
naval forc to act as. the police t the
free seas." to protect its citixens and
their ahips wherever they might be, to
suppress : piracy and other menaces
and to act at time f or the public
gooa ai give, reuer to tna suiiertng
just aa. the ships of war have TecenUy
Qonc,m xn aear tan., R
This Is the first time Since the WU-
sea -administration- that any promises,
of naval help have been mad to iuro-
peatt powers-in the solutioa of prob-
lemw overseas. " i ',,'r l
CHtracHEs 'acute '
The rejection of an American man
date in Armenia, the general with-
(Condoded
ea ; Pace Eitht. Colamn Two)
Forecaster Wells of the weather hi-
reau decided to give Portland reason
to smile this morning, so he issued the
following prognostication .
"Fair for today and tomorrow, but,"
he added with grim irony "with east
erly winds. i .. .
Wells says possible light flurries of
snow may come during the day. but
that it m .clearing iweatber," and the
prospect is by night ' the storm condi
tions will have fuUy -passed. This con
dition applies generally throughout
Oregon. '.'.'-
COOS BIYEB EISE8 A5 D
, MAST LOGS COME OUT
Marshfieldj Dec. 7.ASneavy" storm
visited Oos f county -Tuesday r night.
There is some, snow, iu the, mountains.
Wind prevailed all . over the -county
during the night and in the Coquille
valley there wa Jlghtning.. Rain fall J
in z nours on c;oos ay . was " juso
inches. Thedowifpour for, an hour
Tuesday night was the hteavlest of the
season. Coos river .rose four feet and
many logs are coming out , , '
A barn on the Stutsman - ranee on
Coos river blew down killing four
head of cattle and some hogs. Tele
graph communication was cut off most
of the day. . -- . - - -
The steamer' Admiral ' Ooodrieh, ar
riving Wednesday, morning, reported
having encountered " the roughest
weather of the season.. " '. ,;;. '--,. : .
HIGH WAT TO PEWDEETOW 18 !
KEPT opeitbt: SOWPLOWS
: Salem, Or., Dec. ' f. Reports received
by the state highway department here
this morning from resident and . divis
ion engineers. Indicate- heavy falls of
snow throughout Eastern and , Central
Oregon. - - - - ' -
i The Columbia ftlver highway to Pen
dleton is being kept open -by the high
way department through the use of
snowplowa, The John .Day highway
la blocked by snow between Arlington
and : Condon.' - The " Dal lesCali f pnji a
highway la blocked -byK snowt south
of Maupin and the' Sherman highway
la blocked south of Grass A'aUey.
is phoses are out op
I :-0DEB ;JlTraEtilAl,I,ES
I The Dallesr Dec r7.-rMpra than tl&d
local telephones still were, out of com
mission Wednesday night as a result of
the heavy snow which broke down the
drop- leading? to- homes. All county
roads have been opened, but highway
construction '" wortfc ?which has been-active,
was abandoned and it is probable
that much of It will be aaspended until
spring. ' Jtoadacraper ' ar keeping the
Columbia River highway clear..
EARLIEST 8JTOW 8I3CE IM1-C8
IV GBAYX HAHBOR SECTIOX
V Aberdeen, fvWaslu. JDee. 1. Grays
Harbor is getting from undr a blanket
f snow; which covered this section to
a depth f a Jtoot and morei All Jog
ging camps have; suspended operations
and business generally has been at a
Concluded, ea Piea Tventy-two. Column Six)
iwt.!nw-.M..ii.umwssa
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4.
SAGE BRUSH
SEVEN-STAND
WITH
UPTON
Action , at-: Pendleton ? Virtually
'Assures' Crook' Cbmjty Man's
Choice as -Senate , President;
Eddy to Fight to Last Ditch.
' The vote of the Eastern Oregon sena
tors at Pendleton last night - to ftand
by their colleague. Senator Jay Upton
of Crook county, in' his fight for the
presidency of the state senate, on the
face of it, settles that controversy and
insures his eleption to the presiding po
sition in the upper house at the com
ing session. ' But - Senator Eddy and
his followers have - not" abandoned the
fight. They : are going to hang on
Until the session . opens,, hopeful of a
break - in the Upton forces, on the sec
ond Monday of January, when they will
cast their 14 rotes' for the Douglas
county senator In a last ditchi " fight
and go down to defeat unless In the
meantime same contingency; hinted at
but not now aeen. swing the, balances
over to Upton's defeat - '-
HAS WOT . GITE2C TJVt
Senator Eddy, talking front Roseburg
today, contends that he has . not given
up hope ' or abandoned ; the field, and
insists that Ibis following: 1 standing
solidly .behind : him. Senator in his
following reaffirm- the spirit of , their
leader 'and declare . that , , they . ar
fixed In their determination to stay
behind Eddy f nd that there will be no
band wagon rush to Upton by them.
: Five of the Eastern Oregon delega
tion met at Pendleton last night and
by a majority vote decided to etay. with
the Upton candidacy. There were pres
ent Senators.. Dennis . of La Grande,
Robertson- of Condon,- Ellis of Burn.
Taylor and : Rltner of .Umatilla coun
ty. , Senator. Strayer off Baker, was
kept away- by the i illness , f Mra
Strayer, while Senator : Upton stayed
at home, not desiring to embarrass his
colleague by being Treseht-at-a "con
ference which was to determine wheth
er they were to remain with him. w
W. turn upon. him,. The meeting was
held at lhe home of Senator Ritner, In
the Kir-: building, where he and Sena.
tor TBy-,or -entertained their colleagues
at winner. The conferartc lasted for
five hours, at the end of which time
the majority-voted to stand wrth Upton,
and all agreed, to the majority- fiad-lnga-i.
r o. ,
CAMJff A8f SCBPKISe '.r
"The " action. . of- tha ZSage , "Brtjsh
Seven," aken conlrary to the known
Inclination and tieslre . ef severaJ- of
that group,' came aa -somewhat ' ofS A
surprise to a good many political ob
servers herein It indicates that they
fait they "Were bound beyond any. other
considerations by the compacts of
solidarity made by them following the
primary election. 1 They had agreed in
that compact to stand as a unit be
hind the candidacy f; whatever candi
date for-r the presidency c a majority
might- determine- upon when the time
for determination came. s . In further
ance. of - that compact t they lined up
behind .-Upton, signed to support him
"on the dotted line' aad were thus obli
gated., regardless " of the developments
of , the "organization campaign, which
haa linked, them with influences . to
which they are hostile and - out - of
sympathy. - -,-..
Senator" Upton, If - he holds : his 3
men in Una until after they cast
their ejecting votes for him at Salem
m January, witl face a difficult task
as president of the senate, aecording
to the consensus of legislative opinion.
There is no doubt in the minds of many
Ceadndcd oa Pur Twentr-tvo. Cotoma BixJ
Daugherty Urges ; t
Eeorganization. of;
His Department
Washington, Dec. 7.-MI. N. S.) At
torney General . Daugherty told can
gresa in his annual report today that
a complete reorganisation and expan
sion of the government's legal system
is necessary If the criminal laws and
other statutes are to be enforced.
.Problems arising: under the Volstead
act aud i the anU-narco tic act together
with .the enforcement of- other v laws
have placed, a tremendou load on. the
department of ..Justice, the attorney
general said, while this burden was de
clared to have been further increased
by , the: "failure " of local self govern
ment" in some parta of the country.
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Clemenceau Meets ?
S.' Officialdom'
At Harding's.Table
Washington. Deis. 7. (U. P.) The
United States government today -fTi-ally1
honored Georges Clemenceau.
As a state luncheon gnest of President
Harding at the White House, the
French war premier sat with the high
est official administrative, aad legisla
tive "branches of the government. The
vice president. the chief justice f the
supreme court,-, seven cabinet members,
house and senate leader and ranking
officers of the army and navy all com
bined to honor Clemenceau. . .
San-Francisco Feels
Wind. Rain, Quake
San' Francisco, Dec 7- (V. P,) The
element were doing their best to make
things ; Interesting ; in San' Francisco
during th last 24 hours, '.Heavy rain
alternated with Mustering ..winds and
t j0, p. m.. yesterday a slight earth
quake shock added to the -general dis
play. The quake did no ri and
many did not feel it .
Findl3
on
V e rge: of
. An old, one armed roarv, two graying
women and 10 ; children all ragged,
hungry, cold and .;twet were found
shivering . around a feeble, heatless
campflre on the northern outskirts of
Portland Wednesday. (-, ' . i -.-.;..-.
Hard 'by were two dtrty and ancient ;
covered 'wagons, while five bony, horses
stood around, their v feet far .'apart, aa
though : propping themselves against
tha burden of : age and hunger. The
wagons and horses showed by what
mean the little band of wayfarers' had
come, to town. . . ) -, ;
The children, ranging between 4 and
IS. -were huddled together for warmth
when a worker for the -public relief bu
reau, who had heard of their plight, ar
rived on the scene. There, were five
girls, and five boys. They cried for
food and from the cold.' .
The 'worker, patting the bead of one
of the little' boys, said: f - s f -
"Cheer up ; - Christmas Is - coming
now.' " . ... .'.. .. , .-.
But the little ' fellow had . forgotten
there was a Christmas. . His eyea were
dull. , ; - ' .
- When asked where they were' from
the man said: '
"Coco-Cola, Idaho. . '. ,
' The aid of tho Humane society was
enlisted and the five horses were taken
to the - society's stablea ' . They ' even
lacked strength to J return for f the
wagons. V, The relief ' board found " an
old house 'for the family to occupy for
the night. -.
Secretary Gephart said today that
the - board "would appreciate gifts of
bid furniture, bedclothlng, dresses' and
boy's attire to pass on to the poverty
stricken - travelers. ;
' ; "They .would- die 7 after' a-few 'more
days out In this 'weather, he said. ' -
I- New ';"Torlc, Jiec. 7,HtU. '".'";. Cos4
yards throughout New-Tork were be
sieged by. hundreds of shivering persons
today as a cold wave swept over the
city, V Governor5 Miller and . Fuel - Administrator-Woodin-
called "a 'confec-
enc of fuel administrators of the state
td meet at -Albany today tn an attempt
to remedy the coal shortage which
threatens suffering here. .
1SDIAW A COAL .STRIKE I .
JBXPECTED TO BE SEKBWEB
"-Terra Haute, IndU' Dec.' 7j f I. itf. s.-
Evidence that , the coal strike will W
renewed in, Indiana December4. 10 was
seen nere when 300 . employes of the
Wulow- Creek mine near j SeeleyvHle
remained id la today after the company
refused td check ff the special as
sessment of 14. , Officials Of the elev
enth . f Indiana) .district had .not re-
turned t from the Chicago conference
between operators' and miners" rep
resentatives yet , this morning, but t it
is , expected that every mine where
check-off is ' not- granted , will go on
strike, -
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Federal Grand Jurv
. . ,'.-. - . - vL
rroceeaing Slowly
In onus Inquiry
Federal .''grand Jury investigation
into the alleged Deschutes county sol
diers' bonus scandal appear to be pro
grassing -slowly. Today " only seven
persons from Bend had submitted their
discharge papers to. the United : States
marshal, -entitling them to their- per
diem and mileage allowance. - The in
vestigation of this matter Is believed
to have been the chief activity of the
jury sine last Monday afternoon.
With about 60 witnesses to examine,
that being -the approximate number
ubpenaed from Deschutes county. ; it
is probable that several of the Bend
people' will be here the remainder of
the week. ' . . -
This morning the seats in the pub
lic hallway leading ' Into- the grand
jury room were lined again with Cen
tral Oregon, residents. The main point
of conversation ind speculation ap
peared to be how soon each individ
ual would be called, and when the in
vestigation would be over. , ,
Starvation
SS1SS
i-SCByJt4myCarplyn.pavUs - - .
33lfall ya Portland frlrivlirjis-cnc of
fmerlca,s greatest
front coyer of The
zlnenext Sunday. .
ri-Ncver-wa 3bcpirit-of this na?r.!:
cascade:excressed
:.:e3cpr e s sea it"';i:.-y.
NE3LTr-
lite
1 1 r.CsiVuuB .
Iver Johnson and J; Church Fam
ilies Nearly Wfped0ut When
Gasoline Can Used by Mother
to Light Stove Is Epioded.
. . Eugene, Deo. 7. -A" mother attempted
to start a fire in - a' heating, stove
with gasoline last night. Seven peo
ple have died as a result and two more
are 1 expected tov pass - away before
night.'' "" . -.. - .
At 10:30 o'clock this, morning the
dead were: ' 1
Mra Iver M. Johnson, 1381 Fast ave
nue, West Eugene, and two sons. Mar
vel Johnson, 4, Leroy Johnson, 2. and
four, nephews and nieces of Mrs. John
son. . as follows; -r,
, William Church. . - - -j-Orvllle-
Church,. L n
'. v HaseLChurch, 4, . ,-
- Ida t Church,, - . ! , .
Seriously burned t ;
. James Church, Radvilte, Saskatche
wan, Canada, and his wife, Mrs. James
Church of the same, place.
Severely burned: Iver M. Johnson
and his son. Clifford Johnson, aged 1
year. , . . ' '." ' , .
When Mrs, Iyer M. Johnson. Eugene,
poured gasoline n a, fire in a stove
in her home in order .to make It. burn
better," It exploded ; with : a terrific
crash that - showered ; the 11 people
present wltlt churning' oil, killed, in
stantly her 4-year-old son Marvel, and
turned tha flimslly built four-roon
dwelling . Into a roaring, furnace of
flame that: made" escape virtually.- to-
possible. ; V? JJZJ ,-ri. j.,- -; -
piB.nT-JBBBOoai.::;,-;5 "
Foiir children Marvel Johnson, Wil
liam. '-Onrilla'" and Ida Church, "met
death in a bedroom. Of the home where
they, ' in ' childish- confidence; had
sought refuge from the hungry tongues,
f flame.1 ; j-v . . ..
- Mr. 'and Mrs. Johnson. Mr. and Mra
Church, the latter ' living in the Johnson-"
home until; hey could - secure a
dwelling their own.' and the three
children. : iroy ,nd Clifford Johnson
and Haset Church; were rushed to tha
Mercy hospital after first aid Lad been
given, where f every- available physi
cian in tha city -tolled to-aave their,
lives, i For three, the fforts were In
vain.? s fjklrfc'i Johnson; ? her-.- 2-year-old
son? Leroy..and- Hasel -Church,, aercd
4, passed' away during the nights - Two
others are lna-critical condition and
twd more,! it is- believed, will-survive
thai.-injuries': -4 . :'-'
COT .wroivo? cax: " . ?
.'; Mra 'Johnsons according to the story
told byher husband. picked up the
can1 of gasoline by mistake.? Another
ran containing kerosene was almost
identical in appearance. ' : It -was tl.o
kerosene can she -had-been accustomed
to using in coaxing a lagging fire to
fresh life.- . , ; .
When She poured the liquid 'n the
embers' the explosion was tastantane
ous. - The stove waa-wrecked and she
was wrapped in flames frorn. head to
foot, . ' ' -V .
Her boy- Marvel, was - killed by the
blast, and the -room and ; everyone in
It was enveloped In licking, scorchins
flames. . Mr. Johnson, who was sittinK
In a, chair with the baby, Clifford, in
hi arma,f leaped-to his feet and made
for - the-outside. I; Tha front door was
(Oonehtded on Pace EUht. Column.. Thxe)
Bandit, Shot Down
. WitkS10,000 Loot
. Oakland,. Dec ,7. With 310.000 of
loot In his possession, a lone bank
bandit was shot dead at 12th and Oak
streets. Wednesday, after a, running
fight with .a shotgun squad of police
through the traffic-jammed downtown
streets, -The bandit had held up and
robbed-. the. San Ramon Valley bank,,
had fought his way through, a crowd
there - and waa racing , into ' Oakland
when Intercepted by the shotgun squad,
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