GRATIS WORK OF
D0CK1B
LAUDED BY MAYOR
Executive, in Renaming J. H.
; Burgard, Prafses Services of
Members Acting Without Pay,
Work fcy dock commission members
entirely uncompensated lis done much
to advance -the'-growth' of Portland,
end Portland is in tho front, rank of
world porta, - according to Mayor
Georg-e Zj. Baker. In his letter reap
pointing: John H. Barnard,' as a mem
ber and chairman of the dock com
; mission, he says: '
-In view of the fact that the mem-
ben of the commission of public docks
receive no salary, but nothwithstand
inc devote a large per cent of their
time to the work of the commission it
is gratifying; to And men or large ai
fairs wininrto make sacrifices on be'
half of the miblici I am certain that
X Voice the appreciation 01 nm puouo
of your unseixisa aevouuu u uw um
: vmir Africa as commissioner and the
ajftendid work yon and your associates
have) done in the past years. Harbor
dock facilities have made won
derful development under the direo
tinrt re th commission, due to the
good business judgment of your col
lea rues and yourself. As mayor of
'.v. - t k aniMM -von Tnv
mrannal anoreciation Of TOUT fidelity
to the purposes of the commission and
c trust you will accept this reappoint
ment."
in resnonse Saturday Burg-ard wrote
"1 shall continue my work with the
4mir wimmimlon with all 'the energy
that I am capable of for the still
. greater upbuilding of the port and its
activities, for it is a work upon which
? I have centered my best thoughts and
efforts during nay 10 years of service
' as a member of the commission, i
;. sincerely thank you for the reappoint
, mnt Aa -haii-man of the dock com-
' niMinn t also wish to thank you for
tthe very kind words which you have
spoken regarding tne worn ot-ioe wan
mission as a. whole, and I am sure
that this acknowledgment and ap
nwintinn from you will be very
K ratifying- to my colleagues, who also
" tave the best interests of the port at
heart and who have freely given their
tim in this work, for K certainly is
a matter of great satisfaction to all of
ts. as it must be to the people of Port
land, that the efforts and money spent
in the development of our port have
imnu mutH Mcallent results and have
Placed Portland In the front rank of
. rne pom w. ww wv..
Chorus of Eeed
College to Give
Concert Sunday
The Reed college chorus lias accepted
an Invitation to repeat the program
of its annual Christmas .concert to be
given In the Reed chapel Thursday eve-..-
TWOTntwir 14. at-The Auditorium
' Sunday afternoon, December 17, at 8
o'clock. --- , .
.The concert will, be featured . by.
Christmas traditional music and will
be- gjven- vwrita, the , same ceremonies,
which. -characterise the' annual affair,
on the college campus, vno ihwctmw'oi
and reciasional ot the. chorus, iff caps
and -gowns carrving .. lighted candles
producing the Christmas atmosphere.
The songsters, 60 In number, are un
der the direction of Miss Elisabeth
Gove of - Jtedford. Half red Young . of
Portland -will assisting tenor and
Miss Osabelle Blake of Portland as
sisting soprano .soloist. Miss Alice
Johnson -of Portland wiU act" as organist.-
' : ! " -
Company Is to Build
New Bend Pipe Line
RMrt. Dec. 9. Construction of a pipe
line from Tumalo creek to the city
limit of Bend to provide water lor use
In the city, has been authorised by the
jirvtnn of On, Bend Water, Light s
Power company, it was announced to
'rt.v hv T. It Foley, manager. Water
' of unusual purity will be supplied here
' if the new system is built. The esti
mated cost is $7000. Water rights for
10 second feet must be secured from
th Deschutes county municipal im
provement district and if this is done
vnrv on the new system will be
': started as soon as the frost is out of
v the srround next spring. The present
' pumping plant and pipe line would be
..maintained, for .emergency use.
.t'.rffr $40.00
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Letters From
A .Motorman Speaks fc Motormen on the Point of Careless
'' -ness-An Employed Man Who Wouia Like to Farm
for Himself More About France's Black j . .
Troops-Anthorship of Genesis. ,
AUTOS AND STREaTTCAKa; "
Former Motorman .Defends Self and
. ' Fellows Against imputation.
of Recklessness, i
Minsuls. Mont. Nov. 38. -To th
Editor of The Journal I note In the
Sunday Journal ( of November 2C an
article by H. A. Lewis, a traffic offi
cer, condemning streetcar motormen
for being reckless i and traveling at
excessive speed. To my mind, he Is
unfair to the motormen. I was for-
know what I am saymg. - 1 retired
from service with. not . one accident
against my credit. I. know that motor
men as a rule are a very careful lot
of men. ;.- if the' ' streetcar motormen
were as careless 'and thoughtless as
the average man. woman . or child on
the street is every day, 60 out of every
100 would be killed in less than six
months. The motorman must contin
ually, be, on guard for the safety of
others. The traveling public simply
wllKnot protect itself- When X was
In the service our instructions were
strict on the point that ', when we
motcrmen saw a man, woman or child
ahead of our cars we must figure the
worst possible thing that could happen.
and not figure, that those people were
going to protect themselves or get out
ef danger from the car. Thereiore, we
were instructed to maintain control or
our car at all times where traffic was
heavy and at dangerous crossings or
street intersections.
Mr. Lewis mentions an accident on
Hawthorne avenue not so long ago. He
says this man who was killed was go
ing in the -opposite alreotlo n from inn
of the street car. ana eyewitnet
state that the man was going at least
25 miles an hour- when he -started to
cross the track, and the street car was
at least 250 feet from the crossing.
Something is wrong here, and it is not
the. motorman. We will give the man
who 'was killed 20 feet for cross lag.
which I think is a-, fair margin. He
has' 20 feet to travel, at the rale of
25 miles an hour. Therefore, the street
car, which is 250 feet from the cross
ing. In brder to. bit this man in the au
automobile must -be traveling at the rate
of j 312 miles aa hour, or , something
like that. In all, fairness. to the man
In the automobile. we will give him
40 f eet 'f or- croasinsr. ! have not been
in the streetcar service for some time,
and cannot say. just what speed is pos
sible for a streetcar to make, now
ever, I will say. if.lt la possible for a
streetcar - to- make a speed of siz
miles aa hour, or even- .one half of
that. I am somewhat behind the times
and must admit "that I would not care
to live in. or even visit; a city where
streetcars were being run by sucn i
lot of reckless motormen.
- George V. Tteeves.
THE WOULD-BE FARMER
He Is Here ; He Knows How to Farm
He Needs Financing : He Speaks '
for Himself. . .
Hood River, Doc 5. To the Editor
of The Joumai I have read the edito
rial in The Journal cf December 2 en
titled, "Farm and Town." It was fine.
but I don't think the laborer is suffl
clently expressing his thoughts or his
actual experience in regard to the
proposition of getting farmers to come
Into this country to take up land. There
are plenty, of good farmers In Oregon
that would be more than glad to farm
for themselves or get s small piece of
their- own, if they could only see their
way or have some way of financing
themselves. Oregon-has plenty of good
men.- Speaking for myself,,! should be
more than glad to get a piece of good
land and sart a home of my own, but
I would like fcr someone to tell me or
explain how I can. working by the
month- for 273 a month and with six in
my family to clothe and feed and with
the. , children to educate. Then, . why
not help, the man or the farmer who
wants "to build up a home for himself
and - family, rather than get- people
from other countries to -come -to Ore
gon and, take up this valuable land
for homes? Why not1 give the real
American man a chance, the man who
is working for somebody else by the
day or month for Just barely enough
to live a? c. oxiora
FRANCE'S BLACK TROOPS
Asserted That They Serve Faithfully
Because Well Treated, and Are
Well Behaved.
Hood River. Dec. t To the Bd
Itor of The Journal In answer- to
letter published in The Journal of De-
ceber . under the title "Black Troops
in Germany," I will say I am willing
to help 'Truth Seeker" to find the
truth about the question , of "How
France subjugated these people (the
colonials) and compelled them to fight
her battles, as I was living In France
during the war. ? - -
In au hen colonies France gave the
natives her civilisation and an organ
Isatlon according to the conditions
and. needs of the different races. Kind
ness, education, - persuasion, had more
power over their: primitive natures
than brutality and violence. In con
fqmn&, the former savages respect
and like France, and the black troops
came with enthusiasm to fight for the
Invaded French country. I had many
occasions to see how the black sol
diers were treated In France during
the war. In the trains, in the hospitals.
they were treated with the same kind
ness aa the French soldiers ; special
Oskosh Company
Buys Mill, Timber
On Sprague Eiver
Klamath Falls, Dec. 9. Purchase by
the Oshkoah land and Timber com
pany of' the sawmill and timber hold
ings of the Sprague River Lumber
company on Sprague river, near Chllo
qubv at an approximate consideration
of $60,000 was announced ..here today
by William M. Bray, bead of the pur
chasing company, .ri:..-.
- The sale involves about 10.000.000
feet Of pine, timber, bringing the Osh
koah concern's holdings to 70,000.000
feet in that vicinity. The company
owns '-about) 600.000,000 feet ; in- - the
county. The sawmill capacity will be
Increased from 36,000 ' to 40.000, 'dally
capacity by Installation of a new en
gine. Ixgging will continue as long
as weather , conditions permit and the
mill will start operating in February. :
SCES FO t4&M iw:
Suit has been' filed in tW circuit court
against .Joseph Woerndle. C. ,T. Haas
and the Oregon Xnvestnect company
by O. E. Pottrats, who seeks . to re
cover $4500 which he says they influ
enced bim to invest- it the securities
of the Huesher Baking . company, a
Washington corporation.- He charges
that Woerndle and Hais misrepresent
ed the af fairs of the company,- that'
they . knew the "tock was worthless
and . the venturv of a highly ' specula
tive nature and that the plaintiff would
not obtain. his money on' demand.
TIIE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY fEIOXlNiyG,
the : People
arrangements --. were . - made to - allow
them to practice their own - religion.
Among the Algerians X met young men
who were students of universities, tak
ing up law and a0' kinds of sciences.
Having the earn "privileges and rights
u the Frenchmen, they baa no trouble
to understand that they also had the
same duty. Nobody bad; to complain
about the black troops in Franca dur
ing -the four years of the war..; The
men were polite, and ready to help.
They were always trying to learn the
French language, to know more about
the country and to get more out of the
French civilisation. -
Here is my true answer to Truth
Seeker. ' . -
Let us follow the golden rule. '
F. Feugereux.
AUTHORSHIP OF GENESIS-
Elements ef This Problem Discussed In
Relation to' a Recent Article
r J in The Journal : ,"
Vancouver, Wash., DecT S.i To the
Editor of The Journal. Referring to
recent discoveries in Babylonia. Rev.
Dr. Clifton H. Levy, in an article In
The Sunday Journal, is quoted as ask
ing, "How did the story or creation
get Into the Bible?" He then, after
questioning the .story" at some length.
continues: "But, inspired or not. the
Book of Genesis was .written by human
hands,' and one of the greatest mys
teries has been. By whose hands, how.
when and - where? These questions,
singly. or jointly are absolutely, Irrel
evant. The one and only relevant ques
tion in this connection Is, What? What
were the data from which the Penta
teuch, that most- composite of all com
pilations, was compiled. Of, the who,
how, when and where we .know all we
care to know, all we need to know.
but we know absolutely nothing of
the ail-important "what" the author
ity, basic to this the wildest break ever
made in historic literature.
Scientific and dependable bibuologists
have satisfied our curiosity as to the
who." The compiler- was a priest.
probably a prophet la a small way.
The "how" they also answery-the com
Dilation appears to be the worn oi
master and two men three distinct
hands are evident in the work. As to
the "when," it is known that the work
was done during the' reign of elthe
David or Solomon. Southern Palestine
Judea is the "where." The name
of the orieinal compiler is not known.
Bibliologlsta invariably refer to him
as J : this from tne.iact mat ne m
referrinr to the Deity in variably em
ployed the word "Javeh . A secona
compilation, written about 100 years
later than that of J". Is known as
E", because Its author chose the word
"Elohim" as representative or tne aji
Highest. It was the unification or these
two accounts that caused the confus
ing double account of creation found
In the Book ot uenesis. - Amos.
T.TTXA AS WEATHER PROPHET
Roseburs:. Dec. . T the Editor of
The Journal "Moon does whole blame
business Weather signs never iau-
In the face of overwhelming evidence,
you win find cranks that will rear back
and say. "Nothing to it." Convincing
evidence ! Twenty-five years ago I
rafting logs from near 1'oieao,
Wash., to the mouth of the- Cowuu
tvi- rn eveninc in November I
happened to glance over my left shoul
der to the west, to a new moon stand
ing on. tiptoe. Its top tutea a mue
past center. A shudder passed over
me. I knew I was In for It. On re
tiring at night, thinks I. "Uia- jupe.
turn her on." He did. Every day dur
ing the month It poured down. Only
twice did I eaten sigm oi m iuwa
that month. Well, that moon so emp
tied herself she did not get full for
a month. Again, in Idaho I was visit
ing an old friend in the sheep business
in Boise valley, during the Utter part
of October. They were turning the
sheep out in the morning. Uncle Billy
was on the fence, looking down over.
AH at once he Jumped down, shaking
his head and murmuring, "Too bad;
sorry to see It, boys." I inquired.
"What?" Suddenly he turned and ex
citedly exclaimed. "Didn't you see that
old ewe scratching her ear with her
left hind foot? Never fails ; deep snow,
long winter." All day Uncle Billy rode
up and down, the valley buying hay In
the suck at $t a ton. When the snow
came, two feet deep, and remained for
i months, he sold the greater portion
back for $12 to $1 a ton. Uncle Sam's
fair weather flag was sold for shoe
strings. His "fliwer" -wind wheel was
ninkd ud In a basket northeast of
Mount Tabor. SOU. ne forecasted: fair,
settled weather. I agreed on the "set
tled" part. J. W. Tollman.
RTRU!RT OAR CONDITIONS
PortUnd, Dec. 5 To the Editor of
The Journal Tour editorial in The
Journal today enUtled "Why Not Port
land r la aurelv well taaen. wnue me
Journal ts apparently the only Port-
la.ml mner with the backbone to come
out and sUte the truth regarding our
street car conditions, you no doubt can
do a great deal of good along this
line. It would not be so bad. when you
pay the old war-time fare, if you were
able to get a seat, or get a car without
waiting for much longer than should
be necessary; but at almost any. time
of the day you must watt for a long,
period, and then stand, in most cases.
The street car service is surely- the
limit in Portland at the present-time
, C. B. Walker-
Land Fraud Case
Trial Date Is Set
At KlamatK Falls
; Klamath Fails. Dec 9. Suit brought
by the state- of Oregon agalnstf'the
fort Klamath Meadows company, IA.
C Marsters, wealthy Roseburg banker,
and others to recover title to approxi
mately 8000 acres of Und : bordering
Klamath lake near Fort Klamath, will
come to trial In the circuit court here
December IS. . The suit is similar to
that brought by the government in the
Benson-Hyde land j frauds and may
lead to sensational ; disclosures, - since
the same method of ObUmlng title to
the land : through alleged dummy ' ap
plicants is charged. ' . - ' : -
The land was acquired some - years
ago by Marsters, Who Uter sold to the
Fori-Klamath Meadows company. The
present owners claim to be innocent
purchasers. ' r. -.-rrf'
. i. - ii i i . ' j i-v-ra--
. IRISHMEN TO TAXK . ;
-The Rev. Michael QFlanagan.i vice
president ot the Sinn Fein, and Joseph
0Doherty.v member of the congress of
the Irish republic will be the speakers
at a mass, meeting to be held In Labor
Temple, Fourth and - Jefferson streets.
at 8 o dock . next Sunday evening. The
subject of these speeches will be "Why
the Irish Republic Fights On." . -.
? . DKIFT8 , HALT - TRAFFIC, -" .
" Bead, - Dec 9.---D rifts near Lava
Butte - have halted traffic on . The
Dalles-California highway south ' of
Bend, It was Teported ' today., -
Mil FREED Oil
MURDER
CHARGE
IS SHOT DEAD
Shooting Done by Son of De
fendant's- Alleged Victim;
Crowd Storms Jail.
Grayson. Ky- Dec U. P.)
Extra sheriffs deputies armed with
sawed-off shotguns guarded the Car
ter county jail tonight- as - a feverish
mob of 500 demanded the life of Har
rison Blanton, 24.
BUnton shot and killed Paul Her-
ron. 34, late toaay. as ine latter
stepped from the courthouse, acquitted
of murdering the formers father.
Blanton was arrested, jailed and Im
mediately Indicted for , first degree
murder by the grand jury,, which al
ready was in session. . .
Blanton waited outside , the -court
house for the jury's verdict. ' When
Herron came onto the street, receiving
congratulations from the huge crowd
that had swarmed the courtroom dur
ing the trial, BUnton was standing
near.
Drawing-a revolver, he fired .three
shots into .Herron'a back.
Courts don't know how to give jus
tice, but I do !" -Blanton shrieked as
he fired. , .
Herron died instantly.
The crowd heckled Sheriff W. A.
Burchett when - he placed Blanton
under arrest. ' They followed the sher
iff and his prisoner into the jail,, and,
milling in the - jail yard,' shouted de
mands that the -youth be turned over
to them "for . lesson in Justice."
One ' of the bullets, after' , passing
through Herron's body, wounded Merle
Huggtns, a spectator at the trial.
Sheriff Burchett sent out a -call for
authorities :n the three surrounding
counties to rush to Grayson to assist
In case the mob stormed the jalL
Burchett was making every effort
to disperse the crowd long enough to
spirit Blanton away to Cattlesburg.
Portland Raises.
$180,000 for Fund
Portland has raised virtually $180,000
for Willamette university In its for
ward movement endowment campaign,
the goal of which for the entire state
is $1,250,000. This was officially an
nounced Saturday afternoon at the
dally luncheon meeting of Bishop
Shepard and his coworkers, including
W. W. Toungson. district superin
tendent ; Dr. John Andrew Arnett, staff
representative Sf the board of educa
tion, and numerous ministers and lay
men. An optimistic spirit prevailed.
Dufur Orchards to -
Be Sold by Sheriff
The Dalles, Dec 9. A decree of fore
closure was entered here today in Cir-
cult Judge Fred W. Wilson's court
against the Dufur Orchards Owners
company as. the third step in the plan
of reorganization of - the corporation.
The company's holdings amount to 2600
acres and at one Ome constituted the
largest apple orchard In the world.
The Washington Securities company
Is expected to bid in the prOperty, act
ing '- for mortgage '- lien holders, after
which an entirely, ns . organisation,
the Dufur Orchard company, will be
formed and bonds issued to the cred
itors on a pro rata basis. Outstanding
obligations amount to about $443,858.
The property has been appraised at
$450,000. .
STUDENT REWARDED '
FOR GOOD ENDEAVOR
' .. Joseph Dorfman .
The "Hustler," bi-annual publication
put out by -the organisation pf Port
land . newsboys, has awarded a $200
scholarship to Joseph Dorfman. oneof
its number, for use at Reed college.
-Dorfman has practically worked his
way through, high school and college
for five years, having, done wcrk In
connection with newspapers. iFor three
years he sold papers in the afternoon
and evening at the corner of Broad
way and GIian streets. . He Is at pres
ent .employed In the circulation depart
ment of The Oregon Journal. He grad
uated from Lincoln higb school and is
now -a sophomore at Reed college. s His
scholastic standing is well above aver
age and he is a particularly, good stu
dent In economics, the ' department in
which he is doing major work. " . ..
1 In consideration of his conscientious
work in newspaper circulation and hi
promise - scholastlcally, the committee
In charge of the educational . fund of
the "Hustler, . which Is composed of
Dr. Earle C Smith, city coroner, chair
man, , and, the four circulating man
agers of the Portland dallies, v chose
Dorfman as winner of the prise.- .The
fund is made up of proceeds from' the
advertising of the newsboy paper. Dorf
man. Is the second, boy. to .benefit:-by
It, the scholarship having been award
ed .for the first time to -Samuel I 'earl
man, a student : m pre-medics at Pa
cific university. , , . - -.
A French method for kiln drying lum
ber in1 two days with heated air con
taining an excess ot oxygen is claimed
to produce .' stronger material . than
older, slower processes. .-.
Bill Licreasiri Vets1
, . -- -r 'x."' a
rensions is neporieu
By Hbiise Committee
Washington; Dee. t. CWASHING-
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
The house committee on pensions baa
reported out 4 substitute for the Bur-
sum civil war pension bill, which will
increase the pensions of the old sol
diera from the present rate, of $50 a
month to $72, and of widows from $30
to SS0. ' These are. the same rates as in
the Bin-sum bill, and the differences In
the two measures are for the most part
unimportant. : "
The princpal change, perhaps, is in
defining the widows who may -be pen
sioned. Under the senate bill it was
provided that the widow, must be
least 62 year of age and have married
the soldier prior to- the passage , of the
act. The house blu requires that tne
widow shall have been married to the
soldier before June 27, U15, or If mar
ried after that date to have lived with
the soldier for at least two years ana
up to the time of his death, unless de
serted or ee parated without fault on
her part. . ; 4 ; i-.-....
It is estimated that there would be a
large addlOon of widows to the' pension
roll. Secretary Fail's estimate of the
additional cost for the first year; under
the senate bill was J&o.ooe.ooo, but this
did not include widows of soldiers not
discharged for disability, and the bouse
adds these, a considerable number. On
the other hand, the pension roll ts los
ing about 50,000 names -a year on ac
count of death. The average age for
Civil war pensioners is now 78.
Adoption of a substitute bill by, the
house will make necessary a confer
ence to Adjust differences between the
two bills, but Oils is not expected to
add any serious obstacle to the legisla
tion, which 'Is expected, to be enacted
without substantial opposition, on the
plea of the advanced age of the bene
ficiaries and the increased costs of .sup
porting themselves under present con
ditions.
0. P.-S. P. Divorce
Practicable, Says
Idaho Bail Chief
Washington,- Dec. 9. (I. N. S.) It
would be entirely practicable to ef
fect a separation of the Southern Pa
cific-Central Pacific system without
disruption or Impairment of present
service to the public, W. A. Whitney,
seneral manager of the Utah. Idaho
Central railroad, today told the In
terstate commerce commission. He
said joint trackage arrangements could
be successfully worked . out without
disturbing present service and that
certain trackage specified would per
mit service to the public by two. com
panics after their separation so near
ly identical with the interests of ship
pers and passengers that they wouia
not be affected.
Similar testimony, was also given by
J. E. Muhlsed, consulting engineer
connected with the Kansas City South
ern railway.
Second Quake Rocks
Japan; 59 Reported
Killed Up to Date
Tokio. Dec. . (I. N. S.) The north
era peninsula of the main island' ot
Japan was rocked today by the second
earthquake to be reported in the island
empire In 24 hours.
Setsmographlc records nere snow to
day's earth disturbance; to have been
more severe than that which shook
Nagasaki and-Kyushu yesterday.
No reports have been receivea
yet as to casualties or damage from
today's 'h.uake.
Nineteen are officially reported dead
at Nagasaki and .unofficial reports
have been received of 40 more being
killed yesterday. Hundreds were in
jured.
PORTLAND 18 WINNER
Freewater. Dec. 9, The Columbia
rate decision has diverted considerable
grain and grain products to Portland
from the Sound. Seattle's market- is
usually higher than Portland's, but not
generally enough to absorb the oilier-
nee iir freight of m cents per ton.
Easy toBe
A Winner
U
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That's what vouTl
let on the subject.
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DECEMBEXt .10, . 1S22
Mx&ti Mail Misdirected
Careful Wrapping ' Urged
Behind - the windows of ' the main
postofSce fa a very loot table at which
10 young women sit all day' long with
their heads burled In mm many thumb,
ragged books. Day after day they
search these tome patiently, hunting
the right address for misdirected Ut
ters dropped into the" mail chutes by
the "World and his wife.. About 7000
of these -wrongly addressed communi
cations fall Into their -hands each day.
It costs the government SlatwO a year
to pay . the expenses of the carelessness
of people who won't take time to write
the correct address oa their letters. .
Sometimes the light address la found
and the mail reaches its proper desti
nation with only the loss of a day or
two. - But often the mail la tossed Into
the "sleeper case" where perhaps it
may be salvaged by calling at the of
fice or 1 It may, after the stipulated
length of time be dumped with all the
rest of the Ill-directed letters into the
sacks bound for the. dead letter office
where tt may be stored for,years.
HAST FER805S CARELESS
Out of about 200,000 pieces of mail
matter, - parcel post included, which
pass through the main office of Port
land each day there wilt be an aver
age of 500 "nixies which means that
Just that many persona were careless.
Some of them forgot to write the ad
dress correctly. Some of them .wrote
on a flimsy tag which was torn off in
the mail bags on Its way to the ornce.
Others paid the postage amounting in
some cases to several dollars and far
got to put any address on the parcel
at all. thinking, no doubt, that tne
postal clerk would know Just where to
deliver the package.- Some of these
parcels and letters ar csiled for by
the persons who -mailed them, read-
dressed and sent along, ethers go their
dismal way to the ded letter depot
where after some years they figure in
the 'Old-horse sales' in which John
Smith purchases a nice heavy package
thinking he'a getting a gold umbrella
stand and finds It s a tomosione
marked "Mother." - "
REGULATION SIZES
Irrecularly shaped envelopes, "t
cards" and freak mail matter cause the
mail clerks unnecessary grief in hand
ling. People are being urged to save
themselves the annoyance of delayed
mail service and the clerks the dis
tress of inconvenience at the mail de
pots by using regulation sixes in
Christmas card envelopes, which will
fit the pigeonholes at the ornee anu
r h mtten rid of OUtCkly. '
"These little two-inch envelopes just
big enough ; to bold a visiting card
make the boys say things they didn't
at thsir- mother's knee," said
Poitmutcr Jones. "And the old fash
ioned frosted church, with tinsel -Santa
Clauses and snow dust sleigh scenes
out the bands of the employes, wipe
Ship Subsidy Bill
-Wins Its Initial
Senate Start, 11-5
(Br DaiTenal Serrtea) ,
Washington, Dec 9. The adminis
H-.Hnn ahln-WUbSidV bill WOO itS Initial
victory in the senate today when the
commerce committee oroerea it
ably reported by a vote-of It to S
a uhmirh the measure carries a num
ber of Important amendments to .the
form . in which it passed the house.
none of the changes affects the object
. intmt of the measure. They were
all approved by Chairman Lasker of
the shipping board, who sat with -the
committee at its session tooay.
The " senate adjourned immediately
on receiving the committee report. The
real fight for its passage will - start
with the opening ot oeDate on jnonoj,
Wirth Invited to
Lecture in America
Berlin. Dec fc U. P.) Former Ger
man Chancellor Dr. Joseph Wirth to
day received an invitation to go to the
TTnitod States and deliver a series of
lectures In 1923.
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out the addresses on other cards and
causa us no end of trouble- They ara
barred from the malls. We call them
"unmaUablea unless they are endowed
In envelopes. r
A&TICJLES ARE TAXIED ;
The wildest imagination' cannot pic
ture the extent of the parcel poet , ma
terial . that daily- passes through the
hands of the postofnee employes. Five
cans of saddle : soap, one lone, wool
sock, one can of fresh sausage, amell-
In a trifle loud ; a nice laundry case
with Genevieve's "other pair" in it, a
stove lid. a few bumpy packages which
contain' almost anything -from cabbage
to false teeth, a guitar which has seen
long service in troubadoring, automo
bile tires, and a doll buggy half packed.
were some of the things listed the
other day .which had arrived at the
main office with wrong or no addresses
on them. Fifteen or 20 cans of cream
dally pass through the mall channels
from dairies to the consumer. "
Ten machines, commonly referred to
In the postoffice as "screen . wagons,"
ply back and forth between trains and
sub-stations carrying parcel post ma
terial. Packages are stacked accord
ing to address - and location on the
route on long tables, listed with a large
blue pencil number for placing in the
van to -facilitate delivery and taken
car of In an orderly, systematto man
ner when they are properly tagged,.
HITCH Tffnri tgED
The government " uses enough twine
to circle the globe a time or two In
tying up the letters .for quick handling.
There are patent . wrappers equipped
with a metal holder tor some of the
packages, but mostly the employes use
heavy brown, string for wrapping; the
bundles before they leave the office.
During the Christmas rush each year
there are from 2500 to S0OO letters each
week which fall-into the hands of the
postofflce staff with Improper ad
dresses. About 61 per cent of .this
misdirected mail is ref orwarded by the
searchers, out tne rest or it clutters up
the office and left to. grow dusty and
yellow) with age in the dead letter
office. -, . - - .
Most of the C O. D. parcels are sal
vaged, according to Postmaster Jones.
The packages are kept in Vjabineta for
SO days, waiting to be called for. After
that they are sent to another depot
where they await salvaging or are sent
to feed the sales which take place
every few-years. , -I : --
Jones .urges everyone to wrap par-
cls securely for the Christmas malls
and spend a little more timet in .find -
ing the right address for each piece.
' Suggestions for
Xmas Gifts
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f Stevenson, leather, 8 vo.,,8 vols .$10.00
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BREAK AT PARLEY
Lord Curzon Out-M aneuvers
f Tchltcherinj Making Amicable
Agreement Possible.
j Lauanne, Dec, 9. The Turks hava
broken with the Russians at the Near
EeatetWt peace V parley , by virtually
agreeing to accept the' allied program
for the freedom of the strelts.
Lord Curxon. British foreign min
ister, out-maneuvered George Tchltch
erin, soviet representative, on Friday
and this made an amicable settlement
of the strafts problem practically cer
tain. ;;! .-;: -:, :t -.-'.i y-..- i - -
The Russians were beaten wneo
Ismet Pasha, , representative of the
Turkish j nationalists, addressed the
conferences, informing them he would
accept -frith reservations -the program
of the entente.-:, ;.? -.'-'.'I "
Even i the-' most -optiralstia ot the
conferences were surprised with tle
nature of the conditional acceptance
of the Turks. r -."-'. ' !''?'; '
Tchitcherln. after Ismet , addressed .
the conference.' said he would reserve
decision on the program, awaiting un
til the final text of the agreement '.as
drawn up. However, the soviet min
ister is definitely! committed against
any policy that - allows ; other than
Turkish warships to enter the Black
sea, and his ultimate rejection la taken
as-a foregone conclusion.:' '.
The policy ot the United States as
outlined . by. Ambassador Richard -Washburn
Child received the backing
of Baron Hayashi, .TepreeenUUve of
japan. :1--'Vv:-Vl y-ij'-- ' A.
- In addressing the conferences the
baron said he was in full accord -with
the insistence of America i that her
battleships be allowed to follow the
peaceful errands 3 of " mercantile . ves
sels and dttsens.
Farm Bureau Drops
Highway Objection
Bend; Dec." v Objection of the De.
chutes county farm bureau to the im
provement of The Dalles-California
highway through the proposed Benham
Falls reservoir site, voiced in a resolu
tion nassed several months ago, was
withdrawn at a. meeting of the bureau
hur SVidav nlcht.
The highway com-
miMkin has refused to do any work
ton this section, basing its refusal on
1 the objections oi ue
of Percy A. Cupper, state engineer.
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