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i One HaS Rignt lO Be TOr in the redwood forest near Cres
' BOnUS Of ' TaX RedUCtiOn, cent City. lCal.; on th Redwood
But NoUdr Both Asserts
Idaho Senator
NEW YORK LEGION MAN
. orfcArto A I Mfcfcl I NU
Spafford Assails Mellon Plan!
t on ' Basis of Class
Legislation ,
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(By ft AjMdtted Pratt)
NEW YORK, Jan C.r Assert
Ing thai the question of tax re -
Auction ought to be made a cms
kd in this country. Senator Wil
jiaai E. Borah of Idaho told the
Rational Republican club of New
Xotk today that, the greatest con
triSutlon the natipn could make to
ihe soldiers would be to restore
the' economic stability of the coon
try, aad lower taxes. " Vigorously
opposing the soldiers' bonus wbich
was championed by, Edward E.
Spaffard, - New York state com
mander of the ' American Legion,
tioA and the bonus couid.not te
reconciled.;; . ? ,
bonus or he has a; right to be . for
tax reduction," eald the senator.
not be cannot befor both.
yi J Replies to Threat
!?"Ynn rannnt latn nff . temDor
burden of tl40.000.000 or
000 lo- JSjOdO.OOO JJOO and 4jail. it
tax redocUon-s r That wonld e tooltweeafu,uwtf , ana
o nn th. orertnKtv nf I The' blajse startiuc la the work
Luutal cxDriMirAdiriWnc
woald defeit any party that would
i Replying to the threat 6t the I
legion, commander that the ex:j
eervicemea would muster "more I
than; 13,000.0 00 votes to defeat I
the Mellon tax reduction plan and
com Del adoption of a Denus, Sen-
ator Borah asserted there were at
least 29 senators who would op-led
jfose a bonus -bill if there were
10,000,000,000 h; yotea ' against
them. ; ' . . ' " I
i Secretary Mellon's plan for tax j
reduction was assailed by . Mr. I
Spafford as class legislation, ; j
i "Every opponent of the provi-
alon . for the veterans led by trfe I
war, profiteers an dthe, whole kit
and crew of thlsa who exploit the I
masses rf the Coqhtry to their own
profit,' he asserted, "has , seized
upon it as debarring now and for-
ever the payment of the Just duesiQOO insurance and said their loss
the nation owes it soldiers."
Tax reduction ana a soldiers'
. bonus Are Inconsistent, declared S.
Parker Gilbert, former under sec
retary of the treasury, and a bo
nus would make tax reduction im
possible' for many years to come.
, Choice IVcscnted t
"The American peopl.'.he said,
"are presented with the choice be
tween tax redaction that will
000 of our population, and a sol'
dlera' banna that' would be distri
buted among the Tour million
more veterans of the late wav '
The bonus in the long -run
would da good to the t .veterana
themselves for they and their fa
milies form such a substantial
part of th-3 community- thaty any
bonus received would be overcome
by increased tat burdens."
Assertin that the leadership of
the American Legion had commit-
ted the organization to a bonus
program which the conscience of
wim rnntiin rnAWAn TH,,..
Wsid'ent of th TRx-Rrvtrm xf'toom residence near; the .city, lim
Anti-Bonus league.' predicted It
eventually would destroy ItselL' f
"No ortanixatlon." h nu;
"can continue to be Idealistic in
it. nmfM.iM. mA .rt.v. j- i-
performance and survive.- 5 '
THE WEATHER
OREGON Cloudy -Sunday,
moderate easterly winds, v
- - LOCAL WEATHER
v.: (Saturday)'.
Maximum temperature, ,' 3 z. .,
Minimum temperature, 12. v ,
ItainfalL none. r , f .
Hlver 4.6. V " '
Atmosphere, clear : " v .
Wind, northwest, r -'-. v
MAMMOTH TREE
WILL OCCUPY
MILL 3 DAYS
Giant Redwood Cut at Cres
cent City WiU Furnish Car
. go for Two Steamers
GRANTS PASS. Or., Jan. 5.
A mammoth redwood measuring
23 feet across the butt and 70 feet
.
which etood 300 feet tall, was the
largest ever cut by the sawmill
operating in that vicinity.
i It "will "furnish: 250,000 feet of
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funning for three days, and it will
furnish a cargo for two steamers
of fhe size now entering the Cres
cent City harbor. It is pointed
out that 50 cottages each contain
ing 5,000 feet of lumber could be
erected from the lumber cut from
this single tree. -'Two
men labored seven days to
bring, the giant to earth. They
were1 forced to make a double un
dercut, the vertical measurement
of which was 10 feet.
This is one of the "big" trees
of the Del Norte count y" forests!
Some -still standing are greater
than the one cut Jfi '
Loss Estimated at $80,000
Apartment House I en.
ant Make Escape
EUGENH, Or., Jan. 5. Fire
that destroyed the garage of the
Lane county automobile company
and the Oregon; apartments in a
two-siory pricn uuuuing ownea uy
W. J. Warnock here this after-
Uobn caused a Joss, estimated be-
many of the automobiles out and
or " in , : ocenpanta . or tne
apartments had narrow escapes.
Owing to the smoke and heal
firemen were unable to enter the
burning structure and were com-
pelled to fight the flames from the
outside. It was an hour and a
half from the time the blaze start
until it was under control and
was not entriely extinguished for
lover two hours.
Kenneth Abies and Earl Fonda,
proprietors of the garage said they
had no check on the number of
cars destroyed but thought there
were 25 or thirty inside.' These
included a number of new ma
chines In stock. , W. J. Wirnock,
owner of the building said bis loss
la $30,000 and had but 13000 in'
tdrance. I
Abies and Fonda carried $30,
will be much more than thai.
loan
Dry Squad RaidsStillLocat.
i ed Within Half Mile of
Sheriffs Home
YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 5 Four
deputy sheriffs of Yakima county
captured the : biggest -moonshine
ontflt ever brought, in in ' this
state this afternoon, including two
200 gallon stills, about 600 gal
k"n l4teJ'""d 25f 5a"on ot
W5V - ' -
I .The outfit was found in the ten
Haiand JohniVoelkner. 2, aon ot
an old rodent was arrested by
the Ary aquaL , A five ton truck
Waa require dto haul in the spoils
Iwhicb' included 175 Bounds of sn
Ir ana ,zoo empty sugar sacxs
indicating the extent ot the traf
fic evidently: carried on.i-fr v :
i "I just got sUrted," said Voelk
ner," when arrested, according to
the officers, i His' sister, who lived
in the bouse raided,' said she. had
not been in the basement lax
three months. -i; ,;:
?r- Accordng to a rbugh ' estimate
the seized liquor ' and mash was
worth more han $10,000 mod the
stills had a capacity of , 30 gallons
an hour. They were going full
blast when the officers burst in.
The bounty sheriff and" prosecut
ing attorney' live within less than
half ixnUe away in' sight of; the
I place ..which swas ' in " an - exclusive
s 0 1 0
J residence - di8trict, ! .
MELLON PLAN
OF CONGRESS
Democratic Members Plan
Sharp Fight Against Pro
posal to Cut Present Max
imum in Half h
"DIAGNOSIS AND CURE"
NEEDED SAYS LEADER
Couzens of Michigan Seeks
Additional Information ,?
From Secretary
WASHINGTON, j Jan. 5.--The
Mellon" tax 'program will become
a storm center in congress under
plans of democratic lea'ders. They
made known today that they were
preparing for a sharp fight against
the proposal to cut in half the
percent maximum surtax on small
incomes than : has been proposed
by the-treasury secretary. f
At the same time Secretary -Mel
lon made public a letter to Sen
ator Couzens, . republican, Michi
gan, in which he renewed his ar
guments in favor of a maximum
surtax of 25 per .cent. Mr.' Mel
lon declared it was not those who
have the capital who are hurt! by
system of wartime nigh sur
taxes; "that it is the whole coun
try which would benefit by its
productive use which suffers."
. Diagnosis Needed
"Let us have diagnosis and cure
not autopsy and verdict," the
secretary said in concluding his
letter which was in response to
one from Senator Couzens. The
Michigan senator had written Mr.
Mellon that-the secretary's com
munications on the subject of a re
duction in surtaxes did not seem
proposed -Would be for
the good, of the whole country.
he added that the legislative ae
tion in conformity with the surtax
recommendations should be sup
ported by very conclusive evi
dence." that such a reduction
would have this effect.
The soldiers' bonus again was
Injected prominently into the tax
situation today with the filing of
formal petittons for a conference
of house republicans next Thurs
day night to decide whether the
ways -and means committee is to
report a bonus bill ahead of tax
legislation. Former service men
who are members of congress
pressed their demand for a confer
ence despite the opposition of
-some party leaders to their pro
gram. A call for the conference
probably wil,l go but early mxt
week. .
:t3
Twenty Portland Lads Re-
turn From Winnipeg, Can
ada With Director
PORTLAND, Jan. 5. Some 20
lads of from 11 to 19 years of age,
who comprise the Whitney boys'
chorus, arrived here tonight from
Winnipeg, Man., whence they , had
been brought at the expense of A!
Kader temple of the Mystic Shrine
following - financial . difficulties
which the organization had en
countered in the Canadian city.
H. E. K. Whitney, their director,
accompanied them. u :
; He said that poor patronage in
the Canadian province had so re
duced the income of ' the chorus
that he had been ' unable to con
tinue the tour or to meet expenses.
The boys are all members of fam-
Hies living in Portland or ' vicin
ity. , .
Foster Couple Married
In Dome ; of ; State ; House
- The- dome otthe state ? capitol
was selected by Joseph Earl Krau
ger and Lillian E. Maxf ield of Fos
ter, Linn county, as .the place for
their wedding yesterday afternoon
and the hupital ceremony, was per
formed by, Justice ot the Peace P.
J. Kuntz. Mr. Granger is a mach
inist at i Foster. - The bride Is
daughter of -Mn'iind MraV C.: E.
Maxield of Fosterand Mr.'Krau-
ger is a son of Mr. ana xars. uus
Krauger of '1145 Liberty ' street.
Salem. Hia father and his broth
er,. Will -Krauger, were -witnesses.
UEV CHORUS
' BACK 1 PiHD
ROUGH RIDER
h BUSH PLANNED: -i
S FOR SAN IUAN
Monument to Roosevelt Will
...be Unveiled in; Connection
.With Anniveirsary
NEW YORK, Jan: 5. A bust
of Theodore Roosevelt as a rough
rider, designed from life by James
Earl Frazer. will be erected, on the
boulevard Tnnning from 'Santiago
to San Juan hill In connection
with the fifth anniversary of the
former, president's death, George
CI McMurtry. chairman of the
Roosevelt Memorial associatioh.
announced tonight. .
Henry I Bacon, designer of the
national ' memorial to Abraham
Lincoln, collaborated In the wof k
with Mr. Fraser; who 'designed the
statute of Alexander Hamilton m
the steps of the treasury bunding
in Washington. - " f;
Under; the bust win appear "the
name "Roosevelt," and above It
the quotation "Only it hone are fit
to live who do not . fear to die."
An Inscription in Spanish on the
baa will read as translated: ' vf
"Erected by the Rough Riders'
association, the Rotary club of
Santiago and the Hooseveit Me
morial' association to comraemSN
ate the service of Theodore Roose
velt in Cuba's fight fdr freedom."
DOWN THE HILLS
Lincoln Street Alive With
Fun-Makers' Officer:;
' Stays on Job "
"A'coasting we will go!"
Several hundred Salem : kids of
all ages carried out the spirit, of
the old snowtime. song last night
when the Lincoln street hill was
crowded ; with , those who . had
caught. the; spirit of thfc winter
pleasure, an ( infrequent, one for
this city. " ... . X
; Bobsleds, steel cutters and hand
ieiweiTr4"ctipTt6nr
be found on the Lincoln Street
slide. Of course, there are seve
ral small sleds, but this, is the,
mecca of those who want a thrill
ing ride. ;
Of course there is quite a bit
of danger when it is considered
that this street crosses South
Commercial. ' Chief of '. Police
Birtchet has for several nights de
tailed . Traffic Officer William
Vogt to the task of 'swinging the
red , lantern as a. prqe?ti'on for j
the well loaded, fast moving sleds.
There are few local autoists, who
refuse to slow down at the Inter
section, but occasionally there is
an Individual who is willing to
claim the right of way over the
brakeless coasting vehicles.
Observers ' last nl&ht . comment
ed upon the fact that men and
boys owning the, (coasters were
willing to share the ride with kid
dies, and not a few women who
wanted to enjoy the . fun. ' Of
course there were fair maidens in
plenty, but nearly alt of the loads
were made up of mixed crews of
pleasure seekers.
The joy of coasting over the icy
surface might not have been en
joyed bad the advice of well-mean
ins but consistent pessimists been
followed. These have been growl
ing, "Throw cinders on these hills
so we can speed by without worry
ing about these wild kids."
Perhaps there would be more-
safety involved, but with every
one co-operating there is little
real danger and the shouts of
genuine mirth are proof that this
is healthy snort for red-blooded
folks.
IE INDICTED
Brothers are Charged 1 With
; Arson and ; Seeking to 1
Collect Insurance
PORTLAND, Jan. 5. Albert
and Joel H. Coe, brothers' accused
of having set fire to the St. Nich
olas cafeteria here on the night of
November 9, were Jointly indicted
on two counts arson and burning
with Intent to secure insurance
by the county grand; Jury today,
The men were accused of having
set the f(re for the purpose, of col
lecting ; 115,000 in insurance. 1
;. Evidences of incendiarism, were
discovered by the cityt fire mar
shal's office' the day following the
fire and Investigation by Fire Mar
thai Grenfell and District Attorney
Myers led to the 'arrest bf the Coe
brothers.
. According i to 'tie police Albert
Coe, who was the first to be ques
PORTLAND VOnTHS
tioned,1 confessed.'
VIRGINIA! DARE
MAY SE FOUND;
" LEAD StAB CLUE
Name of First White Child
Born in America Found
on Excavated Block
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. One
of the unsolved 'mysteries of his
tory lias' been called to the atten
tion of scientists; of the Smithson
ian instltutfou as the result of the
discovery of a Blab of lead here
today, three j feset underground.
bearing an inscription which may
throw liht upon the disappear
ance of Virginia: Dare, the first
white' child born; in America. j
Digging in hi back yard Rus
s'el Kaufman uncovered the slab,
one eighth of an inch thick, 14
inches long and; six inches wide,
Wi en cleared by acid the follow
ing inscription, h apparently cut
with a hot, Instrument, wjas dis
closed: . , J f
"Virgin J)are. ' ' ' .
"Died bere . ! ,
"Ciptir powhatan '
"1590 .
"-rcharies It."
VirKi.ila Darei was the grand
daughter of Governor John White
and daughter-of one of his official
staff. White's expedition to -taliliKli
in -agricultural colony left
England in 158 1 arriving inithe
sumrner at Iloaiioke island, .Vir
ginia, whoi-e jlh child was born
the same year., s ' :
" Governor White soon left for
Engl ind. andireturnlng one year
later, was unable: to find any trace
of the colony -or the child,
" Officials of .the Smithsonian in
stitution, declined to express an
opinion on the genuineness of the
find' pending a more thorough ex
amination nest week.
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First Meeting'ito EVHeld in
. Headquarters -in Mci -
OcrnackiHalU;- .
"f watt" t'tueMi ia wt
can legion will hold its first meet
ing of the year in its new home in
McCornack ball Monday night at
8 o'clock. Installation of officer,
a big entertainment and & feed are
in store for the Jegionairres. This
will be the first meeting under
the recent change of meeting
night. Prior to'tbis time Capital
post met Tuesday night at the ar
mory. All American legion mem
bers and eligibles are invited to
attend the installation. ...
All American legion posts are
advised by state headquarters to
withhold support or endorsement
of the movement to secure funds
for "relief of German children,"
according to official notice receiv
ed by Brazier C. Small, post adju
tant. These orders were received
by the' state department from na
tional headquarters. The with
holding is to be in effect until
further advices are' given!
I FINAL FLASHES
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SPOKANE,; Jan. 5. Five Spo
kane boys were arrested here to
day believed to have been mem
bers of a gang of a dozen or more
Who have been responsible for
most of the city automobile thefts
during the past; several months.
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EUGENE. Qr., Jan. 5. The
lowest temperature in Eugene last
night was 15; degrees and the
highest today was 31, according
to the weather ; bureau. It was
predicted that the col dperiod
would last another day.
SPOKANE, Jan. 5. Robert
Dwyer, eight years old was. badly
injurede here today when he
coasted into a moving truck. He
is expected to recover.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 5.
After a week of weather reported
to be warmer than that which pre
vailed over central J' and eastern
Washington the jmercury dropped
here today to five degrees below
tero. " ' 1' ,
PARIS, Jan. 5. (By the Asso
ciated Press) The Seine flood is
abating.' the cessation of waters
coinciding with .a sharp frost.
Vancouver Tejephdne ;
V.,- '.j- Service Is Crippled
TaVANCOUVER;Bi.,C., Jan., 5.
Telephone service' Vas-adly crip
pled and several thousand dollars
damage ; was caused ' . when tire
broke ; but; in the ; Seymour .-. Tele
phone exchange tonight. ; ,
A ; short circnlt 1 1n' the .switch
board: is belieVed to have' started
the "blaze. There .was no panic,
most of the' telephone girls mak
ing their way "calmly to the street."
; Others ' remained , on duty;- until
the"' blaze wasj extinguisbed,'
Ml
FULLCOITROL
GIN PttR
1DER PLAN
New Member of I Shipping
. Board Will Head Emergen
cy i Fleet orpohtiorf
Farley Resigns tk
RETIRING CHAIRMAN
O GIVES :0VER SHARES
President Expected o Name
new Commissioner' on
Board From Interior.
WASHINGTON',; Jan. o. Steps
were taken today tor putting into
effect the administration's plan
for ' a more efficient merchant
marine- through the-traissfer from
the shipping board to the emer
gency fleet corporation t all dn
f t
ties embraced in the octnal cou
trol and operation of government
tonnage, tlie board retaining its
regularity and advisory powers.
' r At . a meeting of , 4he shipping
board, Edward P.; Farley, who is
serving as chairman pending the
selection by President Cdli'dge of
one of the board's present! mem
bers for 'the chairmanship, an
nounced his resignation as1 prest
dent of the emergency, flfet cor
poration and the -one qualifying
share he had held! as, a trustee of
the corporation was turned, over to
Leigh C. PaImer;whb wjll be the
new directing head of the ' govern
ment's merchant fleet) ' . ... ' , .
Before the newlpian; f opera
tion j of the government ifleet can
be mat's effective the shipping
placing it on record' wiih" refer
ence to the plan greedf upon by
President Coolidge with ! members
of the board and merchant marine
, m j : r
icauers in congress.
Tina Not New ;
Under a resolution adopted
September 30, 1921. when A. D.
Lasker was chairman, a somewhat
similar separation; plan), was an
thorized laut the spirit and letter
of the resolution, officials say,
we.e not strictly adhered to in the
naming of Mr. Farley as head of
the fleet corporation while at the
Eame time he was chairman of the
shipping board. The board con
sidered a draft of a new? proposal
today and it is expected! a resolu
tion will be put in final fchape for
auoption next week. t
President Coolidge is; expected
to lame soon a new commissioner
on the board from1 the interior of
tho country in place of Mr. Far
ley. Several recommendations
have bef n made to him fpr the ap-
ppmtmeat, among those suggested
to represent ie farmers of the
country being J. ! R. Howard of
Iowa, former president of t
American farm bureau federation;
ii. Li. Kefe of Nebraska sand E. S,
Hill of South Dakota.
INDICTED E JURY
First Degree Murder; Charge
Brought Again Nora.
Ellis of Albee
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 5.
Miss Nora Ellis was indicted to
day by the Umatilla county grand
Jury . on charge ; of first "degree
murder. She is accused of shoot
ing to death Gordon MetUe, a mar
ried man near Albee,, October 2'
last. . ;V " ; " j :
Miss Ellis was given ubtil Wed
nesday to make her pleat
Woman Given Title to
Land By Railroad Co
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WINLOCK, Wash,, Jan. 5.
Mrs. Matt Koski of this 'place has
started the new. year with a clear
title to a tract of land bought, on
fnatailmenttf by her husband . and
on which she, was unabl to meet
the payments after his desath. The
land was about to reveN to the
Union Pacific railway, tfhe seller,
under the contract, when the sit
uation was broufht' to' the atten
tion of officials, i A decision - to1
give Mrs. Koski title without fur
ther payment' followed i t
PEli
ETON GIRL
ROUND-WORLD
VOYAGE BEGUN
FROM PACIFIC
'resident Gives Radio Signal
Which Starts Vcsset on ;i
:?y Long Journey; v '
SAN4 FRANCISCO, Jan. 5,
President Coolidge interrupted a
bon voyage celebration . "here at
dusk today when he flashed V ra
dio'.; signal which sent, the' liner
President c Harrison . , from !;r. its
moorings, initiating .. the ' first
round the world passenger and
freight service under the Ameri
can flag. The signal . came as
John Phillip Sousa .was leading
his bandjn .- the "Stars and Stripes
Forever" and Mayor. James Rolph,
Jr., of San. Francisco accompanied
by a number of high naval .officers
and civic leaders . 'congratulated
the -captain, K.? A. Ahlin and the
passengers wbd were enmeshed Sn
network: of paper streamers
which .covered the decks.-
The San Francisco Chamber ot
Commerce ' trade " excifrsion com
mittee was; aboard the ship, to
make the cruise for the purpose
of ; bidding , for trade opportuni
ties.- V v'V'i:
p
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Opposing Sides" Agree to Ar-
bitrate..rr??eturn-w -,
. . Work: Monday - - "
With a t final Interchange -ef
communications between tbe; strlk
Ing journeyman plumbers and
the? master. 'plumbers Saturday, an
amiable understanding was reach
ed aad the men . will return ' to
work Monday Morning. Final set
tlement' 0t the differences will be
made by &' special board of arbi
tration ;earlyr, in ".the. week,. prob
ably Monday nlnt.Y-,fi-:-irt?$l.
Amendment' of ' former com
munications I?? from ' the master
plumbers; to the 1onmeytnen:as
the master, plumbers suggested a
board of arbitration consisting, ot
five disinterested Salem business
men to . . be 1 1 elected by a joint
committee of two master plumb-.
ers and two journeymen plumb
ers. This board will take up the
question as to the wage scale for
the year. ; -j
The proposal was given careful
consideration at a- meeting of the
journeymen in union hall during
the afternoon, with the result that
John Hr Humphrey, recording
secretary of Local 347, notified J.
A. Bernard!, secretary of the mas
ter plumbers' association, that the
men had been instructed to re
turn to work Monday , morning
pending the decision of the board
of arbitration.
Nearly 20 journeymen refused
to go to work Wednesday morn
ing after their demand for an. in
crease from $7.50 to $8.50 .a day
had been refused by the master
plumbers. -The journeymen stood
pat for a local board of arbitra
tion, to consist of a representative
of the - journeymen, the master
plumbers and a Salem business
n. Tbe master plumbers held
dutxfor a board consisting of
Portland, men. All , mlsunder
standirWs were cleared 4y , the
two - communications exchanged
Saturday.
In their letter to the Journey
men Saturday noon the master
plumbers said:
"At, a special meeting of the
Master Plumbers' association call
ed for the purpose ot considering
a proposal ot the journeymen's lo
cal No. 347 that we amend our
former communication py agree
ing to a board of arbitration to
settle the wage scale question.
"We have decided to amend onr
last communication by adding 'we
Will agree to have a board of afbi
tratlon. said board (to consist of
five disinterested business men of
Salem. The board to be select
ed by a joint committee of two
master plumbers and two journey
men. The board of arbitration to
take' up the question as to wage
scale for this year. No other
question to- come before this
board. In consideration of the
above the journeymen are to re
ceive nofe additional wages beyond
last year's scale for all work con
traded for before January 1,
1924
"J. A. BERNARDI,
5 j "Sec. M. P. A."
To this communication " the
journeymen made the following
reply about 5 o'clock: v
"J. Aj Bernard!, secretary, mas
ter plumbers association. Dear
Sir: 1 1 have been instructed to
notify the master plumbers' asso
ciation that the communication of
January j 5 be accepted and that
all jmsn have been instructed to
report back to . work Monday
morning."
(Signed! JOHN O." HUMPHREY,
Recording, Secretary of the local
LUMB
ERSTH1K
IS NOW SETTLED
Most;Severe Cqtd Wave' of
. i p a oweppst . aim c
Country -4 Horth ".: Central
Section Coldest V,
MINNESOTA TOWN HAS
LOWEST TEMPERATURE
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Northwests Except.:. Oregon
..Coming Back to Normal .
Conditions Fast 7,1 ,v
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CHICAGO, Jam 5; ?By .The
Associated Press)-tJpwarl 'ot a
dozen deaths resulted today from
one of the mos severe cold waves
which has swept the entire country-In
years,: disrupting; transpor-
Kation '.and k oommunlcatlen .and
causing untold suffering ( ,
The north ventral section et the
United - States was -the "greatest
sufferer, .from the cold,: Chicago
and Illinois have low marks which,
faave not been .passed tsfhce 1905,
while Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin,-'
Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa
also reported exceptional cold. ;
The coldestloint In the United
States; today according . to ; unof-t
fidalJreportwas Virginia Minn.,
where S 9 . degrees'below. zero' was
reported, ut fctbis ' record "' was ,
closelj approached by Mankato
Minnli wtej' tbe thermometer
regiatered , 3 & .below.. and-Gordon,
Neb., with 37 below.'
T""" 16 Eclow in Chicago "T
' Tonight . tlreteatb'llst- in Chi
cago! wnere the I lowest official
reading today was 16 below, stood;
k six. I Three deaths had been re
portdd atStlTiSuisfiad rt "T.
a. pari policcsua .was4v ...
en to death. .
est temperatures.- Ia Fargo, N. XVr
S 5 below zero" was recorded. - j
Weather in parts tf . Wisconsin..
was such that milk deliveries were
virtually abandoned.; bus services
discontinued ana.'rail transporta
tion delayed. - At St. Louis . nd
Kansas - City -the Ncoidest . weather
since 1918 Was reported. 'At thet
latter - pointK the-4 thermometer?
reached 15 betow and at the foi
mer nine below. Sallna was thef
coldest point in Kansas with 2$ ;
below. v ? ...
; Considerable snow' ten along
Lake Erie and sub-zero weatheri
prevailed throaghet.Obio for "(n9
first time this "winter.; . "1 i J
; Beiow,, freezing . temperatures :
were recorded in Ajabama, Louis;
Ian a, Tennessee and Georgia. A .
forecast ot freezing temperatures .
predicted to reach as low at 22,
above called j tgxih a warning In '
tbe south for protection to citrus;
fruit-trees. : " ; - .,' '"
( At Fulton Junction, Kyi, It was ;
repjorted that, large numbers ot
negroes were passing througb In
their annual exodus to the south :
from northern states. ' ,
Coast Neanj Normal !.
In the extreme west and rocky i
mountain states, the- cold wave
had passed and warmer -weather '
resulted. All of the Pacific, coast
states except Oregon again were
fast approaching 'normal condl-1
tions and Southern California re
ported that the weather man- had
resumed his usual conduct.' -.New ;
Mexico and Arizona were enjoying y
fair and warmer weather, ;; . -- J
i Although the government weath- ,
er forecast for the f coming week -predicts
generally fair weather"
throughout - the upper Mississippi
and lower Missouri valleys, the
Rocky Mountain and plateau re
gion the Pacific states, subnormal
temperatures also are forecast.
Tho same is true of west gulf .
states and Ohio valley,' while it is
predicted that the, Atlantic and
east. gulf, states iwill experience
much colder weather early, in thev
week and the great 'lakes region'
wi.ll lie visited by snow flurries
and subnormal temperatures. (
WHO WINS?
Owing to the' very
heavy rush ofsubscrip
tjipns and votes in j the
final hours of the con
test arid the necessity
of careful counting of
Votes the Automobile
contest results will not
pf bf Y announced before
Tuesday morning,
I OREGON ; STATESMAN
Automobile' Contest Editor t