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ro:;iLA:;: c. 15 I i r MAvnn UliL IIIHLII OFKERliOOGETO . FIGHT' RETURfi Baltimore, ML, Dec. , 2L Dr. B. ; M, McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge. I La..' -was held without bail today for J action- of LiOmaiana authorities follow- ing arrest on a -charge ..of , murder In J connection -with killings by hooded ter f roriatg there' - V ?x c J-J ; 4Chif Judge Gorter of the' supreme. eurt ulel - that ; JJcKnin . be : kpt Jn Jail tor- 18 dayn, a waiting .-arrival et officers to take hirna- back to - Her iRotlge. H- '? 4 1 , . . -frr - f sTw. Hugh- Younr of Johns-Hopkins a ttended Dr. MeKoie'a hearing. Dr. Young said he 'would . back Dr. Me hioin and put up whatever security or oaati u ntrAurir la.' Obtain his re tease- . ... .. si ...McKoin opened W fight 'today , to avoid return to -Louisiana, en paged ; Robert, R.;', Carman. - former . tptted State district "attorney here, to sek his release-.-on a iwrit of habeas cerpus, -Regard teas ot ..the murder chare,, he sayg he doe not, want to gxr back, 'v-u . ' .' '-: ."' j ;Dr. McKoin explains hi reasons for', not wxnting to return by saying that he leftj .Mer Rouge i long before ; Watt Daniels and Thomas Richard were seized by a masked . mob and mur dered: that jie know nothiKg,'about their deaths 'add -before be left the state ' he had appeared before grand Juries and other agencies ef ' justice and told alt he knew.' a ; ,McKoin admits having killed another physician seven years ago, but said that was a' case of self defense". He said there was fend between him and the other man ; , that the other man started to draw and he pr. Mc Koin) was quieker; This, however, had nothing to do with the recent dis order at Mer Rouge, which followed the physician's activities aa a reform mayor, he declared. He wf being held i in central police station todar pending action on the habeas corpus writ or arrival of the Louisiana offi cers With. rerfl$Bition: papers. - A --j- r- - ' " CHARGE DR. MeltO! WITH : ? I BEIHG I.EADEK OF GAKG Mer Rouge,' La.. Dec. a7. U. P.V- VMer Rouge . anxiously awaited today the arrival of tts "former woj a. "M. .' McKoin, rsformer-mayer,. charged by federal agents with being the leader of the band of hooded rae who ter-. rorized the community. . J McKoin, who deserted his bfffceand fled from the community following an attempted ambush and threats from a rival terrorist ' organisation, was - taken Into custody in Baltimore on order- of Governor John M. Farker. . ; Authorities today charged McKoin with the murder e,f Watt mniels and Thomas -V. RichardSi Whose bodies v.'ere fo-md in Lalw 1 Ferth f teh eeing weighted to the bottom since i last August, when they were kidnaped by a hooded mob. Federal operatives brought to light a, dual personality in charging the for- ! nier mayor with heading a band of ; mysterious night riders. - 'A a professional man,' Dr." McKoin braved , death and disease, day and night to administer to the townspeo- . pie and often aided the negro fami lies his alleged band was bent on ter rorizing. - v- 4r si':j . ' .- i ' t With the ;arest r McKolnjf' the in vestigation here was rapidly approach ing climax. Federal agents pre- pared to apprehend a man. they charged with leading a. group of dynamiters ' who loosed the bodies of Daniels and Richards in a fruitless effort to r bury . them before' discovery... of the crime. " " A search began ' in the Lake - La Fourchd section tdday for - additional evidence against the alleged . dyna miters aiid for pieces of clothing and other bits of Identification of the dead "men. . -v' ; :: 'V-'"r ' riST or KtAitfiMX' ror?ri KIDSAPEJ GIRL TELLS TALK (By CiifoM Serrw. ) -Mer Rouge, La. .Dee. 27 A list ot the charter members St the; Ku Klux Klan in ' Morehouse- parish : together with an auxiliary list of those who later - Joined the fraternity, ia . in the hands of the authorities; . it was re-; vealed tonight. The najmes" were given to Attorney General A. V. Coco by. de partment of justice lavastigators. This list of names wilt be compared with the-mass o evidence Which the attorney geheral Will discuss Thursday and Friday at a conference in New -Orleans between federal and state of ficials. ' It is reported through: i the several witnesses of the kidnaping' of Daniels and Richards, that the 'hooded men ho carried the pair away numbered approximately 60. Mow it is suggested that those who may be brought as prisoners In the open session hearing may number almost 100. - And so far as can be learned only Kiansmen have been listed for .capture by the - United States operatives on the Job here. An instance f an; outrage brought to light by inquiry inta the laying of the two Mer Rouge vluxena is the case of Misa Addie Mao" Hamilton. teven months ago the girt, who Is Only 15 year eld, was seized . at her home when her ' father' and ' brother were absent . M'aaked' inen shipped her to Arkansas. Later ' her relatives have told the . department of Justice. Miss Hamilton was ' allowed to return for a brief visit "after she had obtained from the klan officials a "permit" OnJy recently since the arrival of tioopa haa . the- girl .returned, to her home. - Today she told her story to department of Justice men. i Her evi dence will be a part of that presented at the opening hearing. ' v . i 1 i Start the New Year j Right I GO ' carefully " over your plafta for in sttrancd arid see if you have provided full pro tection for your family If fate should ba unkind to your in . the next 12 montlis." - Bat be are to it aa Oregea tife re-' renealaiive explala the many ' adraa, tares ot ear lacesie polirj. v ' fcgonlfifc tllBOMt: OFFIOR '- rOBILtaD, ORE003C '. ' ; ? ' , -V. . - . . - Over tljoe.so said wita oat a eoatritce claim. Jam; Threatens Bridge, ';- , . v - " - - I ; Si .- i . : ....... :'i - -Z- .-f -1.-- ,, ... - ' -5 ' -'."' - ' Z'S 4"' A - j i.i i "1i IWI , il " V--""1 ".yj W , . - J. ., : :. - .. ..; .y - , , . :;. . . f: . : . I :. :, 5 Logs, broken loose from booms Above; by the rising: wat in tbe Cowliti river,' hSTe Januned against tbe Kelso : bridg and. are endangering tbe structnre, as well as tb bridge Beja.Jbf atler 'oOnstracUon. Tn picture shows the extent of the jam, and teI . bridge appeal; Rin RIVER AGAIN ENDANGERS BRIDGE ' Kelso, Wash.. Dee. fU-After falling 30 inches,, the, Cwiitx river rose: nine inches last nlght.The lain against the Kelso bridge is unbroken and the peril is great. Rain felt most of the night With, : the -. warm ; temperature this la melting the snow'iV'X r 'r.C' Between .vwu.uOd and J 4,000,000 feet of logs had been forced'' into the Jam at the Kelso bridge before -noon today and the Orftjtt river had been rising at the rate -of two Inches a hour since early morning, according; to advice re ceived toy Johrt Dougalij secretary Of the Columbia River Loggers associa tion. . ' With both the old Kelso bridge and the, partially completed new structure nearbr f threatened byi the Jam,? the railroad companies were keeping' in ctos touch with the -situation today, fearing that a 'flood might start ifthS jam is not broken. ; Hammond Company Prepares Plan to Rebuild at Astoria ' Plafi'are being prepared for erec tion of the hew mill at .Astoria by the Hainmond Lumber, company, according to announcement today by B, Mc- Leod, vice president and general man ager of the company.; The mill will occupy the site of the ae reeently de stroyed bv fire, i will i coat . around 11.600,000 . and Will have a capacity . of approximately BOO. 000 feet of lumber per eight-hour shift, it was stated. The burned mill employed about (00 men and was the principal industry of As toria."" v.--.;:1--i v ',--f- j-:. Rumors that the Hammond company was . negotiating tor the sale or its properties on the lower. Columbia river and , in California to the Long-Bell Lumber company were denied by Mc-Leod.-' A, B.. Hammond, president of the company, is expected here srom San Francisco early In January. ,w U. S. Reserve Bank Branch Is Looking For New Quarters The lease; of the Federal .Reserve tank on iti present Quarters at Ifo. J09 Stark street, in the Lumbermens build ing, expires In March and officials are considering offers of apace at. sev eral other loeatloaa Choice of a new location will : probably be decided by Wlfllam A." Day, ; deputy' governor of San Franciscoi wi- will arrive here Thursday. i . A'large iulte ol offices In the Porter building, -formerly the . Wells-F'argo feaildins, at Sixth and Oak streets, bas been offered te- the bank by the P. E. Taylor company, leasing agent, and it ta considered likely that the lease WiU be accepted by Day, The room now in use is not large enough to meet ..the requirements of growing business. Canada SRecognizeseace : Arch on Border - Official recognition of the peace arch erected by Samuel HiU over the Pa cific highway on the boundary line be tween British Columbia and . the state of Washington is given in a lettor from XW." Xfcr-Mackensle King, -prime minister of" the Dominion of Canada, to Mr. Hlil. v- Prime Minister 'King writes aa follows: . i I have recently learned with much Treasure of the -reoognition by the United States senate of youi efforts to promote friendly relations between our resiective aountries. and as prime minister of the dominion, I desire to associate the Government of Canada with that of the United States in its expression of r appreciation to jyour great i public servlcea in that direction- The erection and dedication ot the peace arch at the boundary be tvciK Rri tilth Columbia and the state of Washington, to which the senate resolution refers, is a fitting symbol of the happy relations existing between the two countries, to which you have in no small measure oontrtouteoi ana which we trust may long -endure to the lasting advantage of both peoples. C ILI OIT FOtGHT CHARGE Vancouver. ' Wash-. Dec 87. 3. E. Smith was arrested Tuesday by Police man Swaae-v. on telearaohie informa tioa from D. G. Smith, chief of police of Yakima, Wash-, where Smith Is wanted for' alleged forgery. He was arrested at Third . and . Main streets, where ha was demonstrating a gasoline engine! . He is - a' stock salesman, ac cording to the message. Smith is held in the county jail awaitirg instructions from the Yakima authorities. In the distance, behind the bid aspenton bridge; the spans of the new; ' One-yiTraffill em -Report to Friday 5 ;Th report Of the special committee, providing for one-way traffic and the rerouting of streetcar lines in the con gested ; district is - to be ' the -special subject of an adjourned session of the city council at 2 o'clock. Friday after noon. . . . " ' . i ;- This was agreed upon today when Mayor Baker-stated that he will: be leaving Portland Saturday for a.-visit to Dallas, Texas, and Washington, D. C, on official and semi-official, busi ness, and that he -would like to see the one-way traffic plan .advanced be fore he departs. He also wanted its consideration so that he might be able to make Investigations . in cities he might visit ' -' - . -;- - Commissioner Barburdeclared it ap pears tbe only thing how holding up the adoption ot the proposed -plan is the consent of the Portland- Railway, Light & Power company officials to plans for rerouting cars, and City Engineer ; L&nrgaard stated that tne Special traffic committee will have Its second report ready " for, Friday's ses sion. : .ss;.i-.v;- ,'-,-4 J Mayor Baker goes to Dallas to con fer withy members of the Shrine on the building in Portland of - the hospital for crippled children. He will take up in Washington matters in which Port land as a municipality is interested, and also will do what he can to for ward the interests, of Astoria in se curing federal aid for reconstruction. VISITIJiC SITBSE BOARD . . has njtriuix or 5ijm-i ? The ytaltinsr Kurso association i has been wofkina:i"i te re" jtatdSeptein. ber, October and Novemhew aeooraing fo the report, of its treasurer, R. G. Jubitz, filed with' the city auditor to day. This shows that on the first of September there was a deficit' Of $287.85 and that the disbursements dur ing the three months -Z mOunted to $215.45, while there were no; receipts, so that the total deficit is now $2475.45. The .deficit for September was 1736.63, for October, S77ff.l5 and for November, $674.81. The items Of ex penditure Include supervision, nurse, office, supplies, laundry and trans portation, . i i PORTLAND OMITTED " Mayor Baker today called "attention of the city council to the fact that the- city Of peruana nas been omit tea irom tbe bureau of census publication giv ing financial statistics for cities of the United States having population ; el 30,000 or over, although practically every other city of the Pacific Coast district is included in the publication. After discussion! the matter was re ferred to Commissioner of ."Finance Pier with Instructions to provide the city auditor with sufficient help to pre pare tbe necessary - statistics for tbe 1923 publication of the census bureau. Three i Bobtleggers Pay $1100 Fines to Federal Government On behalf of three Oregon bootleg gers. $1100 was rung up on the federal cash register this morning. .Accounts were settled with the government by John Kiltvich, 'Pete Vedlch and Mrs. Baba Traoy. : ; ' Judge Bean found after examination of the evidence presented by Assistant United States Attorney Bynon that the first two owed the government $500 each and the woman $100. KIHvich and Vedich were arrested November" 27 by federal prohibition agents while riding in an automobile. Each had '. eight pints of liquor i con cealed inside- his shirt. f The men' said they were on .their, way to a logging camp with the liquor. : ; -' Mrs, Tracy's fine was -paid by ' her bondsmen, , she having: disappeared. She was arrested July 13. 1921, at No. 00 Clinton street, after the dry agents naa rouna . a suu, moonshine and a large quantity of mash Jn the house atld backyard. Four men arrested with her who are declared toe the prima movers in the affair, have akio tied, acoording to Bynon.1 Bench war rants, have been issued for their ar rest. They are II. Trent . Robert1 Mc Lees. K. B. Wallace and Clifford T. Williams. ' . r y; 'I. ...'-SwTv Wireless Succeeds In Sending Pictures Cjiwal Berviee) ..T'-." : London, Dec 27. The Daily Mall for Wednesday ; announces that experi ments in sending' photographs by wire less have proved eucceeefuL -A speci men, of wireless photography accompa nies the'' announcement . . v r - Lane Memorial for Marine .Corps Post - Washington. Dee. 27. HI. J. S- President Harding today sent to the senate the nomination of Colonel Rufus 11. Lane to be adjutant and inspector of" the marine corps with the ranb-of brigadier general, at Kelso ..... RITNER DECLINES Oregon City, Dec 27.With i Gover nor Piercs will rest the question of whether Charles .Straight, convicted moonshiner, will serve the remaining year and three months of a CIS day sentence. Appeals for pardon for Straight 1 have been made to Acting Governor Roy -RIttier, who responded that he would take no action.? The re quests have been sent back, to , Saleni tq await the action- of the flew admin istration. Straight, was convicted here A u rust 23 and fined. 1500 and given a year itt jail, tne line, in default of payment, adding to.the Jail term. He was sub sequently- convicted in the local and federal courts and Judge E. J. Noble gave him the limit for a second offense. A number of local authorities recom mended pardon for Straight, following imormauon which he gave, leading to the arrest and conviction of Joe De- Macon on bootlegging charges. . Watkins promises To Introduce New : f Imniigration BiU it i'Thal ' among his first acts as Con gressman from Oregon wiU be offering and urging: of a measure .restricting immigration to 3 per cent of persons of each nationality; already -In the country who have became iixaturaliae was the promise Of Elton WatkinS. eongressman-eiect before the Aiciut at the Benson hotel this afternoon. . 'OurtMtwMration im.w has never Desn based .on witatesmanshlp or Americanism, but: has been the foot ball of ' politic - In. a congress thatt has handled fffbsf things on a political basis," said -Watkina. e The , present Immigration law limits Increase of aliens to 3 per cent of those already lit the country regardless of whether they have been naturalised or not Norman F. Coleman, president-of the iifJI? men, reported: on the activities of that organization. George Simon, former Portlander, suggested that the Skid more fountain , be moved from Front street to Sixth .and Ankeny and said that if someone or organisation sviil spend $00 . for a picture of a beauti ful Oregon scene he can tlva It 110,000 worth ' of space in ths Dayton, Ohio, municipal memorial hall, seating S000 Iespl.i.t.vvs'' - '- 4-4 The- hieetjng was ahs'last at Which Oeorge Rauch , wiU'- preside over as president and he made a brief parting statement before the gavel thumped -thirty." Coke -Leads for Position of J. S.; : District; Attorney ' Washlngrton,- Dec.- 27. (WASHING TON BUREAU OE THE JOURNAL) Oregon. senators are approaching the election of - a new district - attorney tor Oregon- -They had expected to lock the doors for -a conference , yesterday, but were Interrupted, and perhaps will renew the effort tonight. It was stated that no expressions of preference have been exchanged. - t . , - i- Judge John's. Coke looks a strong possibility, but without assurance. that he will win in the final shakeup. No Portland man is believed to have a chance. Appointment . of register of the land office to succeed: Alex Sweek is also to be settled.. " Senator McNary received - a request from the attorney ' general that rec commendation for Humphreys succes sor be made at once so appointment may be made by the first of the year. McNary says formal announcement may be expected within a few days. Hounds :Are on Trail : Of Fugitive Convict j Walla WaUa, Wash., Dec 27 Mike Strumbeta, 35, prisoner at the state penitentiary from Whatcom county, es caped late yesterday and ia being pur sued by bloodhonnds in charge of Cap tain of Guards Joe - Thomas and a posse Of five : men. Strembeta, ' who had but six months more of his sen tence to serve, - escaped by walking off the prison farm, on which he was employed as a trusty, headed west ward. : EXPRESSXEX IX FIGHT -Two expressmen engaged in an al tercation as to who had prior rights to a stand at Fifth and Yamhill streets, attracted- a large crowd of spectators about noon today. : The con troversy ended after one expressman kicked the other in the stomach and the other, in retaliation, smashed the windshield of the truck. The position over which the men were fighting ljad just been vacated by a parked auto mobile. Following the fight one man drove , away with Jiis express - truck, -while the other parked his machine and -disappeared. arrests were made - - TO FREE STRAIGHT 'siii';,ju;!iv ELUDES CDS .. "Shadow, Junior," wiysery rfnanwha is helping the American Wgion' pre liminary plans for0 ;ta annuat ;froHc,' "A -Tfight " in: Paris,.',- next Saturday; mgnc emaeo sv large crowa u nrosa way and Washlhgtoa street I'heta-een 13 andl o'clock ;to4ajr-' 5tIo" 'one took down the reward of $HM.' poetcd by the Legion.; for. his capture: Shadow i; described as fJlows,a he wiir arpear; Thursday lt- STf tit and .Washington streets - .English, tweed, uuih'c shoes ' and - Hat to match ; . about Z3 ear old ; $ feet Inches lall;' weighs. about ;10 -pound.- -s He "has bPOAvn "hair,- fair , complexion :haaei eyes.,.- f -. ' ."t. i eearchers - wbo ; believe" they s have "spotten" 'the- elnstvy. stranger Must -be f drtifled --with twa' tickets . to th show!-1 and must say, .ta pping the tuepefft ,pft )the Iffhli sgduldfr tTtkr. 4on trie, ydu are.KMr. Sladow'J.whjo will apfax; itt A Kiht fa learts! wjthl the American i Xgio& ,-;t' . The Aud itorium tsaiurttay - jnrgnx, .ijecemoer . n y OiMf the. staf " ttraions am . th ; ,flfavillat nrrvO-ratn tr'h'r'h :-Ill'"Si S. , turlna;. two For tlanders.:' -Sidney Noles and Ray AltenbergfbotKf athOiult-H noman Amateur - Atnieue ciuov: xsqin are former professionals. ahd'1ioured Ute ; country on a. vauaevillo 4 circuit, Altenbergr being knctwnr' as Ray;; Leon-.: ard. Although they &av.TeturneaAlo private life" i they have managed i to keep ttpv their ihterestynthefr former J profession. -" -f-:.?''SfVt,--l The entire AuditoTluin:''Ulha turned Over to the ex-ssrvicq, men'' forv their fabow which -wrll.; start -promptly at, ' o'clock-' anil while -.'the vaudeville; acts are taking place .there - will bo dancln and other, forms of amusement, to. keep everyone in; a happy . frante; "of :mmd.; : Neir iSpati; OpSiiii Celebratibni Is ta " 0 c cur. Tomorrow Oregon Clty bee. ' 37)regon: City tomorrow will celebrate -the opening of the new span across the Willamette river which has been under construc tion for the past' year. The occasion will be a semi-official holiday and the majority uC. the stores will close be tween 13 :30 and 3 :30 'o'clock. Miss Harriett Phipps, as Queen Har riett will reign over the entire cele bration period. An elaborate pro gram.: has been . completed,, including a parade, dedication ceremony, recep tion, public marriage and banquet - AUTOISTS ARE ADVISED " TO STICK TO EAST SIDE - Salem. Dec. 27. Although the -Willamette river bridge at Oregon City Is formally to be opened to traffic Thurs day, the state highway department ad vises traffic between Oregon City and Portland . to take the east side route by-way of Milwaukie or 83d- street. "The pavement through West Linn is still closed to traffic -while the -new concrete, seta and a detour y Is neces sary, ' which; "while passable to light cars. ' Is - rough, and-:, impassable t for trucks. -, - . Seasonal Rainfall v ;In- Portland -Below Average Tip to Date " jt- , s.'. y-.-. . . ., : - .r- , "e. f, respite heavy ralAHe iuringr n.h taat -few days ther U yet a 4fidlncy . -.Jt Wtd tvtsth 1fl94 - "eVmd wUh nSmat; acordTn, to records of the district weather of fice. . . a. . k , v . During the past 30 . hours a total of 1.21 inches of rain has fallen in Portland and "of this amount 41 fell between f a. m, and noon. The total rainfall up to today Is. . 51.08. Long periods of dry weather last summer and . a late beginning .of. tb fall rains were responsible for the de ficiency. With nl yfour days of the year remaining and an average rain fall of .33 of an inch necessary to. keep the deficiency falling still lower, Port land would have to obtain a- fall of 3.81 Inches daily until the end ot the year to bring the year's precipitation up to normal. Swallows Poison in : Attempt at Suicide A man, believed to be G. R. Osland, age 40, of Scenic, Wash attempted to commit suicide at 3 :30 o'clock. Tuesday afternoon by swallowing poison while in a hotel in North Third street After taking the poison, Osland left the room and walked into the street - He was overcome after walking a short dis tance and" staggered into a" store at 'No. 40 North Third street An ambulance was called and be was sent to St Vino cents hospital.- It is thought he wilt recover. From papers in his pocket police think he is an employe of A. Guthrie & Co., contractors. He carried several letters from that firm and an account book. r,. v. ',. .. ,... -. , May Extend A'stdriS Income Tax; Relief Washington. Dec ZTvw-CW'AfeHtNG TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Blair lnf6rm - Senator McNary he la issuing Instructions that . the . Astoria collector report tp him where payment it Income tax .installments would work to the distress of th& citizens of that city with a view? to action-under the law which permits merely nominal col lections to be made in case of emerg ency. ' - The great: American demand is' for the best of Everything i supplies the demand for the Best of Spreads for the best of Bread 4 bsrt i of the. entarlainmentj -wM " be "Clever- Caoeca, .a'; tumbUwr . act if ea- t - : WILL PARTICIPATE IN I VA NIGHT IN PARIS". 1 7: i risi.:'- ::i; .V. it j Sidney Holes Cupper) . and fas Al. -tenbeTf;, wJw win be seen , In "Clever CapcTs,M a tumbling act. as a part of the American Legion show in The Audltortturl Satur- ' day night" '"" ' Wilson Expresses Thanks to Women Of Jackson Club i - - Miss Lilian M. Hackleman, secretary of the Jackson Club of Oregon, , ia in receipt of a letter from John Randolph Boiling, secretary ' to Woodrew WI1 son, responding to a message front the women 'of the Jackson clug assuring Wilson of their 'loyalty ahd grAtrtude for his efforts In behalf of world peace and for showers of -good Wishes fof his health and happiness qn his ttth , . Wilson, asks to "thank them heartily for. th.ej. kind message and for ths generous expression of friendship Which 1t contains. A-.- reception will , precede the "tes timonial and Silver shower" for the benefit of the Wilson Foundation fund at "Hotel Portland from ;7 :30 to .8 p. Thhrsday evening. This announce mentals made, that seats may be se cured for guests and that the meeting may proceed without Interruption. The public haa been invited to at- tend. Ha,rding Is Given Splinter of Crosi? Where Jesus Died Washington, Dec 27, (t' N..: a) President Harding today became the possessor of .a tiny splinter ef Wood said to be part of the cross upon which Jesut Christ waa crucified. ' t . At the same time the president waa made a knight of the Order" of 1 the Holy Sepuleher, and was given "the -Insignia of the order, a gold cross with a gold crown at ita bead suspended on a scarlet cord. - v - ; . Within the Cold cross "was a -piece ef wood, said te have been taken from the true cress. The insignia was set with diamonds. The presentation ta the president waa made by the Rt Rev. Pantelelmon. archbishop of Meapolls, in Palestine, personal legatee of beati tude damanius orthodox patrlaeh of the - holy city -of Jerusalem and ail Palestine. 'Archbishop Pantelelmon ar rived In this country only a few days Trade-Mark Registered THE GOLD OXFOHD A An eye-erlass ' style especially suited to professional people diijied---serviceable : tIish. Correct glasses are as import ant as correct dress Wt Fit Them That Was PRKkiisaa ' J ' INSTITUTE 1 te 311 Cerbett Bslldlsg VUtk and Hsrrlsea Streets , s , - Since 1903 . - - Chas. A. - Rusco - v Pres. and Gen. Mgr. t i ZTJCT FIRST WORDS OF JUDGE'S SENTENCE M District' Judge Richard ' DeicH today had a relapse -of .Christmas generosity when Joseph Johns Dieaded guilty to a charge of manufacturing liquor on his xarm-tnree miles south of Corbet t Johns.- was arrested Tuesdav nicht by Deputy Sheriffs Schirmer.i Bee- man and TaUey, A 20-gallon etilL 250 gallons of mash and six gallons ef whiskey were confiscated. .: a "I will flne voo. Slftoa." . aaid the Judge, a nd, waiting for the r terrible words to take effect, he continued. and divide that by three, aivlmr you the benefit of the odd cent Pay $333 ana Jiave a happy., new year. ' TO 3f CREASE J Alt GUARDS . - J Sheriff::- IturTburt announced : today additional guards-would be assigned to the eounty jatl on the first of the year m an extort to stop smuggling of nar cotics to prisoners The aheHfr- said two additional guards' would be ap, pointed to i search fox narcotics when visitors! call to- see -prisoners. - Many clever ruses ; are j employed J by - the Smugglers whs freauentlr , manere " to deceive the deputies, hiding narcotics in the seams of xlothing, or In. fruit and confectionary.' f - . 2lEedi;3d:HurV? ;In Dust1 Explosion ICansaa City Mo., -bee. : 2.7 (L Vt. S.) Two men: were probably burned to death here this 'afternoon, and 20 others seriously injured when a dust explosion occurred in- .the Schreiber Flour Cereal company mill here. The explosion shook ' the buildings -.for blocks around. -The Scbrelber build ing, was a nentire loss a few minutes after - the--explosion, t Several of- the injured - are not expected to UvcV VsiXK TESSEL8 JiAEB0tn?D . Hoqulam, Wash.. Dec 27.-Xlne steamers are baxbound. in lower Grays Harbor as a result of the exceptionally heavy weather which has been raging off the coast and bar for the last four day Si The ships are the Brush, Holly wood, Munindies, . San Jacinto, Idaho, Tahoe, Carolyn, Virginia Olson and Carlos. A heavy westerly swell is raging ever the bar and the ships are unable to cross out ' - - -f-- - - i ii T ii cm mnrn riM us OUUhULU Ullllh Is it costing you too mi ' ' . v w January Good Housekeeping , out today : ' " ' if ViSi-'GO-V P B In the scope of its eervicc West Coast Lxfb is as broad as the great West and as deep as the very wells ; of human feeling. , ; . It provides relief for the aged or oppre5sed,cbmfbrt for the bereaved, and a solid rock of assurance for ?f all who reaKze the grim tricks that ; Fate is wont to play with man's ; ' i best efforts. : t There is no raan in all the West who cannot, with benefit to hi'nv self, be included in the broad scope of .West Coast Lxts service." . Jl ' ... tMSURAMCE COMBAHY MystQnoua Not o . Threatens Blowup ' ; In , San Francisco - , .',; ' f : ' : 'if:V tZ: San Fracico.lDcl. 7. (t.N. S.)-f f "Remember the Wall street explosion in New -Jfort in. '1J20' There's going; te be fireworks in one- ofthe exchange -buildings ' here tuiless yotr keep your' eyes on strangers hanging ' around those places and a small grocery wagon with, a covers over the top,'' - read a -note received 'by "Chief ot Police Daniel O'Brien- - The note win signed by "I. W. W." The chief Immediately called 4nto con ference all ' beads ot the detective squads and captains of various poliee agencies for a conference, indicating that some 'credence was placed In the ; mysterious warning. t J as, L. McCowni 81, Pioneer Printer of . Portland,, Is Dead. James Levi MeCown. 81. - who : was employed for 62 years in the-compocdng roo mof the Oregonian.' died Tuesday night at the Portland Sanitarium. Mc Cown fell on the sidewalk three weeks ago nea rhis home at No. 333 Sherman' street, suffering injuries that' made it necessary for bis being taken to - the hospital. Several days later he was' allowed to leave bis bed. but , fell a second time, in the coridor, fracturins his left ljlP. ' " He waa bom December t. 1341, In Kanawha county. West Virginia.-- He. moved to Missouri with his parents when a boy and crossed the plans to Oregon" in 1852. He marled . Emily Chenoweth In 1385. He is eurvtved by big widow and two children. . . .. , - LECTTJRE OH PHItlPPITrF.S . Thursday at 2 p. m. at Lincoln high school, a lecture on 'The Philippines of Today," with lantern elides, will be given by Warren D. Smith- of the de partment of geology at the University ef Oregon, has recently returned from the islands. . The lecture is in con nection with the - state teachers pro gram.', ;:.-: r- . .-. . DltORCE CASE COWTMURD -Vancouver,' Wash., Dec. 27. The suit of Johanna Scott for divorce - from Elmer Scott was 'continued by Judge Simpson Tuesday, on - the ground that Scott ha not been properly served with the summons, as Mrs. Soott was not sure of his address, Mrs. Scott charges abandonment They , lived ia Portland. - much to live? If you want to save on cloth-" ; ing, food, entertainment, home building, decorating, and the : i ' cost of living generally. Good ; - Housekeeping will make it T " possible. In the big January, . issue, stories by James plover, " -.Xurwbod, Gene Stratton-r; "Porter and 6 others; and 47 features. How about -taking . : a copy home tonight? , . ' . V ' J. AV. STEWARTi Supt,of Agencies 7I4- Gssee BsUaisg. Fortiead, Ortjos