V THE WEATHER
Portland aad Vielalty--Ssa,ay fair
aad eostlaaed coldi eaaterry winds.
.: Onto, aad Wssalagtoa, Saaday
bow wet swrtlen, fair east portion
Moderate aertkeaaterly trlada. r '
: CHRISTMAS 7:
A poena y Stary Carolyn Davles aad
' msstrated by Hwar4 Fisher wnl tea
tar fae frost cover of The Saaday
Joarsal -Zuagasiae aext Saaday. ...
- PORTLAND, i OREdON, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 17, 1923. NINE SECTIONS
PRICE ' FIVE CENTS
VOL. XIX. 'NO.. 39.
CITY EDITION
EMENCH DEMAND S HELED
GERMANY
Santa Claus
TIES DRIVER.
Huge Debt
Ovefloadedi
Is Burden
On Orego n
; iimbossmle:. foe.
With Gifts
. . , ..... v 7
Heaviest-Buying in History of
City Reported r.Shop JEarly, or
You May Be Disappointed.
State and Its Subdivisions Owe
25 Per Cent brjheir As- .
sessed Valuation.
WARSAW 18
IRlrS
TAKES TAXI,
READY TO
lot U.S.
Berlin Said to Be Anxious to Put
Cards on Table With Other
Nations, Hoping to Get Aid.
"Germans Seek Loan From Amer
ican Bankers, but Credit Must
Be., Established Beforehand.
Washingtpn, Dec. .16. (U. P.)-
Germany, as part of the great in
ternational negotiations now in
'progress looking; toward American
intervention in Europe, is placing-
her cards on the table before the
United States.
- Otherftations are expected to do
"likewise, and from these negotia
tions, conferences with, the leaders
of the senate and administration
leaders, consultations with Ambas
sador George Harvey,- and discus-
sions with prominent Americans,
President Harding and Secretary
of State Hughes will evolve their
plan for preventing an economic
crash in Hurope. The American
plan, upon which ' Europe is pin
ning high hopes for its salvation,
probably cannot be announced un
til early in January.
WANTS U. S. AID
In negotiations now under way
here. Secretary of State Hughes
Iras called upon German Ambassa
dor WJedfeldt for a. statement as to
justhow Germany' can be relied
upon to pay a just indemnity, in
the event America intervenes.
In reply, Germany, in addition to
placing her plight, in detail before
this g-qvernmenV has inquired as to
what extent she can expect the help
:t,tbs.Jnited States if she makes a
supreme and sincere effort to pay
Off the reparations obligations for
the responsibility of the war.
Germany, like all the other na
tions of Europe, wants the aid of
the United States in any way it can
be possibly offered. She would be
glad ' to get effectively the moral
support of this country in another
effort to settle the reparations ques
tion. ,
FAVORS CONFERENCE
She also would heartily welcome
an economic 'conference in Wash
ington to bring about a solution of
the problem, it was learned offi
cially. Shte desires a loan from
American bankers, but realizes her
-credit must be established through
a political settlement of the repara
tions question before this is possl-
ble. . -.
Negotiations In the American move
that has aroused the , hopes of the
worm to a Higher pitch than at an?
time since the armistice are progress
ing rapidly, but officials warned today
. that definite results cannot be expected
. at too early -a date.
- This government is moving cautious
ly in Its effort to find a practical way
in which ft can aid in solving Eu-
( Concluded ob Pate 8iiteen. Column Three.)
Woman Will Head
Department of
New York State
(Br Cnrrersal' Serrice)
New Yorki Pec. 16. Women were re
Joicing here today over, a statement
said to have been made by Governor
elect Alfred E. Smith that he would ap
point one of their number as head of a
state department oh assuming office
at Albany, January 1.
Waste Wood
4 University fOregon, Kugene, Dec,
16. After several "years work on a
problem of compelling interest and im
portance' to tbe lumber industry and
other enterprises in tbe Pacific North
west and elsewhere, ; Professor O. F.
Stafford, head of the University of
Oregots chemistry department, has per
fected a process for utilising - waste
wood t to - obtain a superior grade of
charcoal and wood distillation products
used In a number of basic industries.
- The announcement Of Professor Staf
ford's success was made here today
The work Is regarded as one of the
most 'outstanding contributions : to" sci
ence yet made by. a University of Ore
gon man. Heretofore it has not been
commercially practicable to utilise mill
waste; in the carbonization and wood
distillation industries.
PROCESS YAI.U ABLE , ;
. ' Because of the great amount of cheap
waste wood material available, in the
Northwest, it is the judgment of those
.familiar with the Stafford process that
with the growth of Northwest Indus
- -
Oregon Chem
"Radio 'a dispatch to Santa Claus
and tell him- to bring along an extra
sleigh this year, Portland merchants
advised Saturday afternoon.' Portland
people have been buying so many pres
ents during the last few days that
merchants don't see bow Santa pos
sibly can pile them all into one ve
hicle. He'll need a trailer, at least,
they say. or hundreds of Portland boys
and girls won't get their presents next
Sunday night.
Never before in the history of Port
land has pre-Christmas buying been
so heavy, not even in the palmy war
days, when wages were high, the mer
chants : declared. Specialty men find
the public very discriminating In their
buying this season, carefully, examin
ing every article and making sure it
is the very best. "Department store
managers, on the other hand, report
liberal sales in all lines, one manager
expressing htmself thus : "They're
buying anything and everything, both
useful and ornamental gifts."
After the snow storm and cold
weather of Wednesday and Thursday,
the clerks "caught it" Friday after
noon and all day Saturday. Following
Saturday's rush, which several stores
found to be the heaviest in their his
tory, store managers began devising
plans to take care of "the unprecedented
trade anticipated this week.
Every manager interviewed made
an emPhatie appeal to the people to
(Concluded on Page Nineteen, Column Poor)
News Index
Cditerial
Section 2. Pas i
Foreign
U. S. Intervene to Sam Greek Section 1,
Tat, 2.
Former lira, Lseos Retaminc to XT. 3. Sec
tion 1, Pase-0.
PrincwM Flora : Obtains DiTorce Section 1,
, Pan i.
s National
McArthur Wins in Debate Section 1, Page 2.
Republicans Without : ... Leader Section I ,
Pao 4. :
GoTernment to Present - Striken Section 1,
Paw 15.
Haidinc HeceiTee Resignation of Supreme
Justice -Section J, Pass 19.
' Pom e .
COO Reacued from Barnlnf Ship Section 1.
Pace 2. 4
Herria "Massacre" Section 1,-rese 4. -..
Gorwnace Onit Mectinc Secdes 1. Pas Is.
Notorioua M oonaniBer Cana-ht SeuUoa 1.
-Pa lt.
. Northwest .
CniTetaitiac Keaeitt wei SeeUon 1, Vite 8.
Bank to Pay 140, 000 Section 1, Pas 8.
Pleaa for Paroles and Paidoni Section 1,
Pate 16. ? -;.; ;; -
Williams la CodtIc ted Section i Pe 18-;
PorUan -
Colonel Koble Itetire Section lPeae, 3.
Man Accused of JTraad Seeti6i 1, Pace 4.1
Two Persons Hurt Section 1, Pass .
Two Mors Autos Seised Section l, Pco 6.
Bank Clerk Diiappears Sction 1,. Paae ii.
Hindoo Popcorn Vendor Indicted Section 1.
Pas 14.
Suspect NabbedTwice Section 1, Page IS.
' Business News
Real EsUte and Bnildihs -Section 3,Pan 1.
Market. Section 2. Paie 7.
Knanoe Section, 2, Pace .
atarlna Section S, Pace 3.
Radio News
Today's Radio r roe ram Section 4. Pae It.
Sunday Radio Department Section 4, Pace 11.
m Netfhfcorftood News
Section 4. Pas 10.
Amntaments
Section 5, Paces 1-8.
; AvtomotlTS
Section . Pases 1-S.
8 perU
Section 7. Paces 1-7,
Oa. the riner Siee
Th Week in .Society Section 4. Pun hi.
Women's One Affairs Section 4. Pace S.
amerieaa .Veterans Section 4, Pate 11.
The Realm of Music Section 5. Pate 4.
FraUrnal Section 4. Paces t; 12.
In Portland Schools Section 5. Pace 5.
Case of Baby Section 4."- Pace 6.
Bora and Girls .Section 5. Face 5.
Features
"The, Peace." by Jtay Stannard Ba Seo-
r tion 2. Pace 1. -News
in Picture Section 6. Pace 8.
Tews. Hall Gossip Section 4, Pace 9
R;nc Lartner's Letter Section 4. - Page 9.
National Capital Section 2.. Pace 2.
Letters From th People Section 4, Pace 7.
National Guard -Section 4. Pace 9.
"Less Setdnc sad More Steppinc." by Tay
Kmc Section 4, Pace .
Antnoc and Publisher Section 4, Pate 9.; :
Kliine Frontirr Menace, by Dsmd Uoyd
Geone Section 1, Pace 1.
Mafssine
Section 8. Paces '
Cetntca ,
Section 9. Paces X-i.' :: I-
ist Succeeds
Is Carbonized
tries and the development of foreigr.
markets, a wood carbonization industry
of considerable magnitude will be justi
fied. . i,- .
- Professor Stafford first demonstratec
his process scientifically. The unU
versity campus was the scene -of the
early experiments. He and the firm
of engineers behind him have now suc
ceeded . after several years . labor, lis
demonstrating' It as a practical com
mercial process. Two wood- distilla
tion plants on 'the Atlantic coast, -one
of them controlled by a bir corporation
'jplaced every resource at Professor Staf-
ford'a disposal and the success of - th
process was completely demonstrated
By the Stafford process a fine gradt
of charcoal can be obtained as well a
the usual by-products of carbonisation'
acetic acid. ; acetone and wood alcohof
basic in the manufacture of sucl
articles as dy, taints, varnishes, cellu
loid, smokeless powder and artiflcia
leather. A considerable amount I
charcoal is used, in the chemical -in
(OoBclwiad as Pace Si
Offlama Tv.)
Daring; Holdup' Is Perpetrated
atEast ' 11th and Broadway
in - Early Period of Evening
After Crtmer Bandit Tours East
Side Area With Driver Se
curely Bound, on Rear Floor.
After engaging a taxicab driver ' to
take him to the east side district, r op
ine the driver's hands and feet and
then taking the car and driving around
to inspect the district, a bandit about
7:30 o'clock Saturday night pulled on
a hold-up of the filling station at East
11th and Broadway.
Harry Lee, was the .first vietim. Lee
has his taxicab stand at Broadway and
Stark, and the man appeared there
about 1 :30 o dock Saturday axternoon
and -engaged him to take him to the
east side. He said he wanted to look
over the district generally.
Re directed Lee to take him to East
73d and GUsan streets, where there
is a neighborhood grocery owned by
John Shriner. Mr., and Mrs. Shriner
were both in the store, and It is be
lieved the presence of the woman
caused the -bandit to forego plans tov
a holdup there. Ho simply purchased
some wrapping paper and then re
turned to the auto. .
COVERS HIM WITH GUI
After the drive, was resumed he di
rected Lee to take , him to the Benson
polytechnic school, giving' the Impres
sion that he was to meet someone
there, but he did not leave the car and
ordered Lee to proceed until he reached
12th and Wasco streets. Then he cov
ered Lee with a gun, made him getl
into the back of the car and opened
a bundle of rope, with which he tied
Lee's hands and feet and threw him
on the floor of the car.
The bandit then took the car and
drove around until about 4 :30 o clock.
Lee -says , he occasionally could get
K-Hmsses of the taller buildings and
that it seemed, the man was making a
circle of the lower1 Irvington- district.
Flsally the man j leaned over and,
keeping. Lee J covered with Ms, gun.
said be would release Lee If he would
promise not ..to v report : the 'affair ; to
the police. Lee promised, ana tne man
left the ar, taking with, him the long
roll of wrapping paper he had obtained
at tu : ..grocery Vi ,: .r .-.i, Wwis jr ft '
- Lee- told the police or the strange
proceeding as soon as he could reach
the central eta tion, and officers were
sent out on the hunt Lee gave" a good
description of the -roan. ; ;
He was wfell dressed, but of weather
beaten appearance, had a florid -com
plexion and reddish hair and was
freckled. - There was a large Bpot - or
scar on bis left cheek. The man was
about S feet . 7 inches - tali. weighed
about 140 pounds' and, was from 80 to
3a years oia. tie. spoe gooa , emgnsn.
The holdup at the- filling station was
by "a man who closely fitted this de
scription. ;The police were notified
immediately, and spread out in this
field to seek the basdtt.
Former Goyernor of
Wisconsin ' Is Dead
Madison. Wis.. Decl. lRjiTJ. p.)
James O. Davidson, 8. former gov
ernor of Wisconsin, died here today
after an illness of several months.
WILL THE BIRD ROUSE ITSELF?
. ' . - . . - , ... 1
The -debt of Oregon and the political
subdiVisona thereof, secured and unse
cured.- is approximately 25 per cent of
the assessed valuation of the state. w
between, (20.000.0r and S300.O0o.000
according . tot the -partially completed
investigations of the committee author
iced by the last legislature - to "take
a trial balance" of the state's finances.
Completed figures may boost the total
closer to $400,000,000 than to S300.000.
000. . -
This stupendous total of public obli
gations that , will have' to be retired
or refunded within the not very dis
tant future springs from the underly
ing bond Issues of the general state
government and runs the gamut of all
sorts aad classifications of municipal
promises to pay.
'And expert and painstaking examina
tion into these various forms of indebt
edness discloses the fact that they have
been incurred promiscuously and without-
thoughtful regard ' for other axnd
prior obligations, mounting principal,
burden of interest and comparative
time of redemption.
-Figures compiled from only 114 of
the political units of the ' state dis
close that within that radius there ex
ists a deficit in sound sinking fund re
quirements for the retirement of out
standing debts of approximately 310.-
000,000. In other words, within these
114 units of the government there are
outstanding . as direct obligations
against the property of the units an
aggregate bonded debt that would der
mand. . under sound . financing pro-
Concluded oa Pace Elshteea. Column Two)
Toledo Accepts
$4000 Offer for
Corvallis Game
. Scott jhigh . school of Toledo, Ohio,
claimants : of the national scholastic
gridiron championship, has accepted an
offer to play the Corvalis high school
eleven at Corvallis New Year's day.
This will be the only game the Ohioans
will play on their trip to the Pacific
coast. . y: '
The following message wai received
by W. P. McMasters,; principal Of the
Corvallis high school. Saturday night :
-"Scott accepts your offer of 14000 for
only game on Facine coast few Years
day. Officials must be acceptable to
botlr "CachoolB and " Bat submitted 1 by
Monday. The ;messagBt.. was sent' by
Fred L. Selberts, manager of the Scott
team. - .-,:.-.,vTy -v--;"
Washington high school of .Portland,
Medford high school and Aberdeen.
Wash, sought games with the eastern
champions. !
Business-men of Corvallis raised the
14000 guarantee in less than two hours,
according to a long distance call, from
Corvallis Saturday night.
Lloyd George Is
To Delay Memoirs
Till Next Summer
London, Dec. 16. Publication of
Lloyd George's memoirs has been post
poned. - ' ;
The Intention of the former British
premier is to make his book more com
prehensive and devote considerable
space to the sociological and industrial
aspect both at home and on the battle
front. Lloyd George expects to com
plete his- work by the end of next sum
mer." ' - , . .
City Tense After M aniac Assas
sinates President Narutbwicz,
Who Had Ruled Only 5 Days.
Successor to Be Elected Decem
ber 20; Slain Leader Lies in
State; Nation, Pays Tribute.
Warsaw, Dec. 16. (U. P.) Troops
enforcing martial law patrolled War
saw tonight, following the assassina
tion today of President Gabriel Na
rutowicz, ruler of Poland for five days.
The city, ' at? first stunned by the
shooting down of the executive with
out warning by a maniac - at an art
exhlsition, reacted ' with excitement.
and a wave of angry feeling swept
throughout the nation.
Immediately after the assassination
Former President Pilsukski assumed
charge of the cabinet, which Issued
the martial law edict, to checkmate a
threatened iiareup of vengeance
against the followers of the "Lefts" or
radicals.
The cabinet fixed ' December 20 as
the date for an e'ection to name Na-
rutowics's successor. In the mean'
time Maciej Rataj, speaker of the
house of deputies, will act.
The body of Narutowici was solemn
ly carried to Belvedere, the official
home of the executive, and is lying
m state there.
The catalafaque Is surmounted. by
tne polish eagle.
Great crowds murmured in protest
at the killing of the man who ruled
so shortly through such stormy scenes,
Women and men stood with bowed
heads as the sentries uhuff-shuffed
back and forth, bayonets fixed, should
the ruler's former antagonists in the
crowd .start a disturbance.
Narutowicz . is the flnet -.ruler, king
or president in ail ioush history to
oe assassinated.
5EWS TTPSETS PADEAEWSKI
A3TD HE AJICELS DiySXB.
By t?nlTeraal"8erirjce v. '
New York, Dec -v .rlghac h, Jan
Paderewski, former premier of Poland,
was so upset by news of the assassina
tion of Poland's president that he cao
celedi a dinner he was to; have given
this eveolnjr fct the hotel Gotham to -20
friends. Including; Prince' and 'Princess
KadiiwUL -iv:. r. . . ; ;
Mme Paderewski informed him of
the tragedy, but not until after he
had completed his caneert at Carnegie
hall. He said to reporters:
"Had 1 known this news -1 would
have canceled the concert. Please ex
press my absolute condemnation and
regret of the atrocious misdeed. This
is the first r time in all of Poland's
history that a ruler has been assassi
nated. 0
. "I did not know the president per
sonally. I will not comment on the
political effect likely to result."
FASCISM ABE BLAMED FOB
2f ARTJTOWICZ ASgASSIXATIOT
By Karl H. Von Wlegaad
UniTersal Serrlce Staff Correcpondent
Berlin, Dec 16. The assassination In
Warsaw today of Gabriel Narutowlcx,
newly Installed president of the repub
lic of Poland, is attributed to the im
mediate results of the intense agita
tion Of the Polish 'fascist! movement.
Xarutowicz. who until la&t week was
foreign minister, was an announced
foe of - the t ascisti, whose propaganda
has spread "rapidly. . . 'j
. Lloyd George Reiterates Warning Against .
, : Militaristic Bloc in France -
THE breakdown of the London conference, and especially the rea
son for that breakdown, proves that the warning- I uttered In
my last article was necessary and timely. . M. Poincare demanded
occupation of the only rich coal, field left: to Germany, as the gnarr
antee for the carrying out of Impossible terms. - f' -
: The mere fact that "there are potent, influences in France : that
still press the demand (for the left bank of tjxe Rhtoe) and take
advantage of every disappointment to utge It forward, calls for un
remitting vigilance amongst all peoples -who have the welfare . pf
humanity at heart. ' '
To- preserve French friendships I have irepeatedly given way to
French demands and thus often have antagonized opinion in this
country. But I cannot go to the extent of approving a policy which
is endangering the "peace of the world, even to please one section , of
a people for whose country I have always entertained most genuine
admiration. , ;
S I ' '-:::' - , v.
I am told these proposals (for detachment of Rhine left province
from Germany) did not mean annexation, Then what else did they
mean? You doj not swallow the oyster. - You only first give it? an
independent existence, by detaching it from his hard surroundings.
You then, surround it on all sides and absorb it Into your qwn sys
tem to equip you with added strength to prey on other oysters.
--', -
Lloyd answers Poincare's denials by quoting Foch, Tardieu and
other French authorities, who maintained that the Rhine was the
natural barrier between France and Germany and hiat it must be
held as the eastern frontier of France. .
ASTORIA BILL IS
i
Action Pends Until Perhaps
Monday, When War Secre
tary Sends in Survey.
" Washington, Dec 16. I WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL)
Senator McNary'a - resolution pro
viding relief for Astoria, passed by
tbe senate early today, will rest ' on
the speaker's -table in the house un
til a report comes In from the secre
tary of war on conditions and, needs In
the stricken city. :
- Representative Hawtey, 'author 1 of
another; resolution on the house side,
expresses hope that the report . from
the war department" will afford a ba
sis tor mere comprehensive assistance
than., would be authorised by tbe -Mo-Nary
.""resolution. . He explained that
he especially has in mind the matter of
housing, which he believes may be se
cured under his resolution, but not
under the one passed by the senate. ;
Hawley expressed the opinion that as
tomorrow will be Sunday no time will
actually be lost In awaiting the report
from official channels, which would be
available by Monday, and it can then
(he decided whether more can be "ac
complished by rushing through the Mo
Nary resolution or toy seeking . action
through house application expenditures
for housing and other emergency needs
as well as for issue of supplies from
the quartermaster- stores. ;
- McNary says he will welcome , the
broadening of the resolution if that
can be accomplished. He acted to
( Concluded ea Page Nineteen, Column Foot)
Welch Promoted
To Be Northwest
Guard Commander
. Salem, Dec 18. Promotion Of Major
Hiram . U. .Welch, Portland, to the
grade of lieutenant colonel in the Ore
gon National Guard, was announced in
orders issued here this afternoon by
Adjutant General White. .The promo
tion of Welch, the adjutant general ex
plains. Is based upon an election held
by the field officers and . captains of
the 186th Oregon infantry regiment
Lieutenant Colonel Welch will assume
command of the regiment, which is lo
cated in Oregon and Washington, the
commanding officer. of the regiment be
ing allotted to Oregon by the wardet
nartment. - '
Lieutenant Colonel Welch has served
for 28 years in the Oregon guard, be
ing for a number of years in command
of Battery A, Oregon's oldest military
organisation. He served as an officer
in the' Spanish-American 'war and 'as
a major of field artillery in the World
war.--Welch is assessor ef Multnomah
county. . :
Walla Walla -Fire
Takes Life of Mrs.
Magdalene Walsh
Walla '.Walla, i Wash, Dec. '16. A
woman about 50 years old, said to be
Mrs. Magdalene Walsh, was burned' to
death here tonight when a' fire broke
out. about 10 o'clock and partially de
stroyed the Walsh,, home on Alder
street. .. .--1 '
K The origin of the blase has not at
yet been determined by the local fire
department. The ' flames were well
under way when the fire flghterar
rived on the scene and .it was some
minutes- before ths firemen could' ex
tricate .the badly charred body of tbe
woman from: that, burning structure.
Firemen, said she probably suffocated
from tne smoke before the nre reaches
her. -v't- 'Z,--r. "2
Famqu8-C6iitraltb J
Will Be Out Soon
Garden City. N. Ti'Dec U. P.)
lime. Kmetine - Schumann-Heink.
famous- singer who has been 111 at her
borne here with pneumonia, will' be out
and able to sing shortly, her physicians
TO AV An REPORT
announced torusnt. -
COLDEST WEATHER
PREDICTED TODAY
Minimum Temperature of 17 Is
Forecast; Spell Likely to
Remain Indefinitely.
1 The coldest weather .of the present
period was expected' to descend upon
Portland this - morning, according jto
a forecast issued late Saturday, night
by the district, weather . office. . A
minimum temperature of 17 degrees
was predicted, , , - . .
By- 7 o'clock' Saturday night, He
mercury had dropped to 20 - degrees
the same .low level reached Saturday
morning at T o'clock.
. Tteports received Saturday afternoon
indicated that the. cold weather, is
due to remain in Western Oregon tot
an Indefinite'' period. - The ' Only rise
In temperature was reported along -the
coast,, where snow was expected, to
fall today. '
The snow Is expected only along the
sea line and te not expected to extend
Inland to Portland. -: ;
' 'Cold weather struck Medford Satur
day.. This - city,, had been about the
only one to report temperatures above
freezing in Oregon during ' the last
two. weeks. The temperature at this
place was 30 degrees late . Saturday
afternoon.
Ice has grown thicker and harder
on Laurelhurst lake. Guilds lake and
the- sloughs near Portland and many
skaters were expected to visit these'
spots today;
Heavier., ice floes ' were reported lrr
the Columbia river Saturday than, at
any time during the last week. : At
The Dalles and Umatilla, reports said,
people were able to cross the river on
the ice. - . V' ' '
OFE3F" TO COl73rTt XIKE
The Columbia river highway if open
as far as the eastern line of-Mult
nomah county, most Of the Way with
double track space. Jf there , is ; no
more snow- fall, double track width
will be cleared out for the entire length.
This was the report brought back to
Portland Saturday . night by H. B.
Chapman, assistant county roadmaster,
after a. trip over the highway as far
as Warrendale, about, two 'miles west
of Bonneville. He was accompanied
by e?red W. Vogier- and Fred Young,
Fierce - winds, prevailed all the way,
said Chapman. - ;
Between Warrendale and Bonneville
trucks without skidchalns encountered
difficulty in making the , grades, one
turning almost In a circle. Seeing this
situation. Chapman and his party -did
not attempt to go , farther. .
THBE GAKGS AT WORK
The county has three iangs work
ing on clearing the .highway. About
SO men are on -thia work and will, be
kept at it. unless further storms de
velop,1 until a double-track 'space is
cleared to the county line,' In the vi
cinity bf Boaneville the snow is about
IS . Inches deep.' Chapman encountered
the first; . deep, snow - at Mist falls,
and from' there to Multnomah falls H
is about 10 inches deep. At the Oneonta
gorge it began ' to get deeper. From
Portland ' to Multnomah falls two
tracks are cleared out, with the excep
tions, of a few spaces- where there are
turnouts, 'v-" ' a . '
One four-wheel drive ' tractor, : with
(Conelndgd en Pae Eighteen, Columa Three!
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s'The Rayner-Slade
Amalgamation'
, , ; ByS. B. Fletcher
- A chapter a dty
v (Drt?joiirournaL
Beginning ,Tuesday
Lloyd George Charges .That
French Militaristic Bloc fn-
sists Upon Impossible Terms.
Occupation; of . Left -V Bank, of
Rhine by France ' Declared
Dangerous to World Peace.
'" ' ' "" '"::"'k '
By Right Honorable David
Lloyd George, O. M., M. P.
-' - Farmer Britlah Premier
(CopyrUbt, 1022 by Cnitod Featar Sjadi-
cato. ) . . i i"
(Conrdsbt ttt Oreat Brltaia by the Londoa
, j, . . ChronieU.) .... ....
(Ezclusive world rlfhta held by t'nlud Ftatura
' . gyndicaw.)
fieprodnction In Whole or in Fart PiebibitMd.
London, Deo. 1. - The break
down of the London conference,
and especially tor the;reaesoni for
that . breakdown.
jroves that the
ir.&rninr I ut-.
;ered in my last
irticle q was nec
3sary and time
ly." M. Folncare
lemanded . occu
pation of the only
rich coal f I e 1 d
left to Germany
ta tbe guarantee
Cor' th" carrying
ftutof impossible
caifs 1 .- tilni i ppofdUndty , convince!
thdt the policy represented by this
project will lead to trouble at the
gravest kind, for i Europe and for
the" world that I f ejt . moved . to
sound1 a note of warninr ' I-knew
it';.! mis
representation, r I am accustomed
to that. IJ.defemed it to be my duty"
to face , it. ' k ' ; ",; U;
The' statement I made. In my last
article about the existence of a
strong party in Prance which re
garded the Rhine as a natural bar-
rler- of that country has provoked .
a storm of denial, repudiation and '
indignation. - It Is denounced aS a
wicked invention: some are amazed
at the impudence of the calumny.
Where is the party ? ; France knows
nothing of it. 'Is it' pot a monster
which .: has emanated . f refm"', the .
brain of, the enemy o France T-i, ,
nEFcblATIO, WELCOME . ' -",
RepHdiatipns hava their, value,
especially If they come from 'then
of authority, and jr. shall bear In
vective with, the fortitude which all
men who wish to be happy though '
polKicians should be hardened to,'
provided I elicit' denials which may
render ! future "international . mis- '
chief difficult, .. . , ; ' V .
But a further perusal of evidence
on which I based my statement has
served to deepen my apprehensions.
What was the statement? Let me.
quote the - actual words I used,
"There' was a strong party iin,
France ! Which urged Clemenceau
to demand "that the. Rhine; should
be treated as a natural - frontier ; of
their country, and that advantage
should be taken of the overwhelm
ing defeat of Germany ' to extend
the boundaries of France ' to - that
fateful ' rivers. - The most moderate
and insidious , form' this demand
took was a' proposal that the Ger
manprovlnces on the left bank of
the Rhine.should remain in French
occupation until : the treaty had
been fulfilled.: That meant for
ever. . Reparations alone, skillfully
handled.by the Qual d'Orsay. would
preclude the possibility of ever wit
nessing fulfilment' ' The pact was
designed to strengthen the' hands
of if. Clemenceau against the ag-'
gressive party .'which was then and
still Is, anxious to commit France
to the colossar. error of annexing
territory .:whch. has always ? been .
purely German." v - . ' ' ; '; '
THE BBJtXE FKOBLEM .,;
, What was the basis ion which I
made - tWs ' assertion? 'It was thor
oughly, well known to all those who
were engaged in the operations of the
Peace conference. The Rhine was the
background of all maneuvers for week
and : monthaVv """nether the ' subject,
matter was the league of Nations, the
German fleet, or the status of Flume,
we knew that the. real struggle weuld '
come over the , Rhine. U: On the . one
(Concluded oa Jg Twelve, Column Osa)