r
1 1
The Mining Output of Oregon for Last Year Was 9 Per Cent More
for 1926; Santiam District Will Be In Shoivings Ere Long
Grow Into a Big Institution With Flour and the Dextrines
m b a- -x -m . a m.m. -mm m m L ' . r - a - A
Weather forecast : Generally cloudy,
probably rains In northwest portion; mod
erate southerly winds on the coast. Maxi
mum temperature yesterday 3t. minimum
32, river 4.7, rainfall .11. atmosphere
cloudy, wind northwest.
Bernard Shaw says that he would like
to come to America but is afraid ot Ellis
Island. He might go to Mexico first and
then slip across the border.
SEVENTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1923
PRICE FIVE CENTS
-ITT'
S j r
! : - ' i
r"
INTERESTS PUT
v nin i-nn Bin
r IN UIU rUHMl
Bill Introduced In Congress
To Raise Tariff on
Farm Products
WOOL MEN WANT
DRESSES LONGER
OPTIMISM SHOWN AT NATION.
AIi GROWERS' MEET
Present Short Skirt to be Length
ened, Hopeful Prediction
at Convention
JAPAN ROILED
AT U.S. POLICY
OF
LINDY TO RETURN
TO WORK TODAY
FLIGHT FROM COLON TO CA-
RACAS PLANNED MONDAY
LABORITES ASK
FOR 2.75 BEER
DEMANDS MADE UPON BOTH
POLITICAL PARTIES !
YANKS
EXCLUSION
I Hon ting Trip of American Flying Repeal or Amendment of 18th
Ace Ended; Arrives at Airport
This Afternoon
Amendment Not Desired; Only
Volstead Attacked
SOME OPPOSITION SEEN
Representative Dickenson of Iowa
Hacks Move For Additional
Protection of Growers In
Country
COLON. Panama, Jan. 20. I MIAMI. Fla.. Jan. 20. (AP)
Foreidn Minister Makes Ad-nAP Prelart,on fbr Colonel Tie American Federation of Labor
foreign Mimsier iwdKcs mu Charles A LInabergh night to Lm aemand ot hoth major poim-
QreSS beiOre NailVe Uiei Caracas is being hastily completed. ctLl Dartles the inclusion-of 2.75
i
n Ctihiprt ILlndbergh is expected to arrive aiiDear in their campaign platforms
Wll wwwjwwi I IVonoA flAld at 1 o'clock tomor-l rvi. wo. made
row afternoon on his return from It todav hv President William
a hunting trip in the neighbor-li ,ft.r th ierislatiTe 'coun-
TtXT OF SFttUH UIVtN " or uatia, some tvv m"lclj of the federation had heard the
rrom neTe. In. nt thm United Brewery Work-
Russell Vorhels, the Wrighter8 f pre8ente by Joseph Overfeld
The federation for several years
OGDEN. Utah, Jan. 20. (AP)
Prediction that women's styles
will change and call for longer
skirts, with a resultant increase in
the demand for wool, was made
before today's session of the Na
tional Wool Growers' convention.
The growers also heard a fore
cast of steady or rising wool
prices during the next 20 years
tariff tn which it is subject under
Agreement on vnesiion oi
' Naval Reduction
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20. (AP)
In the face of opposition on the
part of republican party leaders to
revision of the tariff at this time
Itepreeehtative Dickinson of Iowa,
publican, today proposed an in-
tff-ase in toe impuri raica uu muic
tl.an a dozen farm commodities
the transfer of a number of
others from the free to the pro
tected list.
He introduced a bill to that end
and it was referred to the ways
und means committee which must
uasa on tariff legislation but pre
dictions based on the lineup of the
house recently on the tariff ques
tion ror tne most pan were mow
it would not get far.
lias Farmer In Mind
Dickinson is a leader of the
f.irni bloc in the house and his
( lopceai is aesigueu ivi uuc,
farmer. While democrats and a
number of republicans from farm
sections are expected to favor a
import of the measure from com
mittee, democratic leaders have
inclined to commit themselves to
any program on the floor. Several
days ago the senate resolution
vhich called for a scaling down
of "excessive" tariff duties a a
ineans of . affording farm , relief,
as tabled by the house by a rath
r decisive vote, this result be
ing considered by many as an in-
ickrion that the house is in no
iood to readjust tarif schedule.
.Mr. Dickinson in a statement
plained the effect of his bill on
the
fine
shape for the contemplated trip
hia favored 'real beer" as a step
toward temperance, it was said,
law.
Declaring that the demand for
wool among the women of the civ
ilized world had virtually reached
the vanishing point J. S. Stres-
senger, member of a large Boston
wool firm said that !'w16He we
cannot expect that women will
ever go back to the lorig skirts of
1 0 or 15 years ago, some day
Ktrlea of women's clothing will
chance and skirts will be some
What longer and every six Inches
additional length on a woman's
skirt means in the aggregate, mil
lions of yards of cloth." !
Again the time is coming when
it will be more fashionable for
women to wear woolen dresses in
stead of silk and rayon, and that,
will mean many more million
pounds of wool, he continued.
Robert N. Stanfield, former
United States senator from Ore
gon, declared that customs ap
praisers at the various ports of
entry were in office largely as the
result of their political influence
and not for their technical know
ledge of wool, and recommended
th aDDointment of expert ap
praisers without political connec-j
tions.
The former senator urged the
wool growers to support the Smoot
grazing bill which would legalize
the use of the national forest for
crazing, and would set up a board
to decide the grazing rate for
these preserves.
Walter M. Pierce, former
to Caracas, and thence to St. -t JlrBt time that
Thomas. Haiti. Porto Rico, and framed ln
time for inclusion in the leglsla-
Havana. The historic plane is still
iDiDeMDjiriiirucu.-"" . nrnMm ta h presented to
the flag of every country visited ' . t1.,P
PRIED
Jgirls must ask
MEN FOR DATES
f
OR NICARAGUA
TALK AT 1EET
United States Delegation All
Ready For Free and
Open Discussion
TROUBLE NOT EXPECTED
Washington Administration Feels
It Has Nothing to Hide in
Method of Handling Whole
Situation
a j 1 1 a va
line comraoaiues as
Increase Great
"To double the tariff on live
ttle, on fresh beef and veal, and
. treble the tariff on oleo oil and
(Continued on page )
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. " ' lo ' . I the major parties during meir
api Tnuchinc nn relations withl . ..-.. v- ! ejection year conventions
, - - rM UC L 1U1LC UC n B Ua vvmiw wua - .
- of the mountain paradise, where During tne is Angers cuu--I
. . .. . ttn thav wnt on record as favor-
fore the Diet. Baron Tanaka, for- Colonel Lindbergh is resting ana y ,,
eign minister of Japan, declared with other aviators n- Ing the oUtead
that "it is to be regretted that the eld, hl? M.maOU1" !nrtlT understood that the fed-
question of discriminatory glsla- fayor repeal or
tion against Immigration pepdlng ""j1 ' nc t,A" " Lmendment to the 18th amend-
Lv.. j-.- v. nf n n m-nt. The Volstead act only is
mains unsolved. I . - . ... f.vnr
. . . . . . a.irne oni v means oi iraatpuiuuuu,iuut
An-abstract of the speech. s ,B ""' ......J ..t ta rnnnma of the conven-
m.de public tonight by the J-P-- "F" 1 . Wld. -that 2.75 per cent
nese embassy, showed that h. " T. nT-U."' and handled under gov-
added: "I should state, however. --" - " :" ' ' rinn at reasonable
that mutual understanding and Potation in wie o, --r- ----- --
7. 1 . r.,Q anA Lindbergh went in two hours by prices would make for temper
nl j which are es to a district, to reach which apce. In that it is not Jntoxicatiag
Japanese peoples, which are es- rWjriw and obedience to
sential to the solution of such u " . v w.. .i . ... ,. mnH i.ra tbe
"laiiions lour any a uavci ojr uuaiiiiQe iaw iu luai.
LEAP YEAR ORSER VANCE IS
PLANNED AT Yl LLAM KTT6
Women Must Eseort and Pay Ex
penses Tuo; Plan Popular
With Men
ami's seat
ILL BE LEFT
gauge and muleback.l bootleggers' ; patronage.
(Continued on page 8)
(Continued on page 4.)
DISTRICT 72 YEARS OLD
North Howell School Ha Another
Birthday Anniversary
The north Howell school dis
trict last night celebrated its 72nd
birthday
That section of Marion county
was oriiciauy aeauaicu -school
district on January 21.
1 1856. records still on file at the
......... t At TfJ office of the county superintend-
HICKIYIAIN HLrtL, 1 " -nt of schools show. W. P. Pugh
CAUSE OF ALARM S:.
YolNG
The date was one of the earliest
PRISONER DEVELOPS Df any district organization in the
SLIGHT TEMPERATURE
Iercn$o Alienist Makea Test
Without Notifying District
Attorney's Office
countv.
A general program was neia ai
the North Howell school building
last night.
BARN BURNS AT NIGHT
MARSHFIELD BADLY HIT
Two New Cases of Infantile Par-
lul l aTysis Brings Total. io
MARSHFIELD. Jan. 20. (AP)
Questions are gradually growing.
Reviewing the unsuccessful ef
forts of the United States, Great
D.ni. and Tunfin in rparh a
naval agreement at Geneva. Baron MANY STUDY CITIZENSHIP
Tanaka said he believed "Japan s
fair and just stand toward tne , riasse Now Conducted
Lu - M limltallnn
question ui aru.u.m.-. x.-w Owo st.t official Savs
H nil tier B1UVC1C Ciiuna w
promotion or universal peace m Sixtv-five' classes in American-1 i H(,alth officials are baffled by
that memorable international Izatlon are now jng conducted LLe threatened epidemic of infan
gathering were fully recognized hy L 0regon according to Charles A. Lle paraiy8ii here which started
me wonu m 1 itnwnrn. atate sunerintenaeni oi D,va' inlitiit snan oi win
- . u I r I IU JJO JwJ at ,
With regard to tne inmese an- M1 ,tnirtinn Annroxlmate-k. tndav and four
.. . . i t . a i f " " i ier. v' '
nation, ine loreign y 1345 adult foreign born are en - cWidren In two families are
ciareu wni rolltd. bttitefe-lgated. Bdine, seven
propyse Z . . . Zr Mr. Howard said the American- d nter orJohn Larson is IU
mesuc anairs oi v,n. w"u'-hzaUon classes are increasing in nieu. 1 dauehter of Albert
'not hesitate at any momeni nd th work is belngll. ,j at th
Take proper measures to insure Lxtended t'0 the logging camps and He ' rnn' Sne ,3 slx years
our rights and interests ana i0,ther remote digtrict8 ofl the T";" ih fir8t grade a t
sareguara tne -uU k-i-- gtate. Many of the men enrolled n'lpwood school.
in me ciasoea iiiim.ui,o
A full-time director is in ty CUOMNU bUHUUL
charee of the Americanization
(Cnttnued on paje 8)
BALLOT TITLE PREPARED
Proposed Law Preventing Amend-
ment of Popular Law Ready
board of education.
With The Statesman
HAVANA. Cuba, Jan. 20. (AP)
The United States delegation to
the Pan-American congress, will
Interpose no difficulties to an open
and frank discussion of American
policies in the Caribbean and in
Latin America generally.
It was said authoritatively to
day that should other participat
ing countries urge such a review
the United States mission Is quite
ready to say to the assembled rep
resentatives of the twenty Latin
American republics that Washing
ton feels there is nothing to hide
nothing to regret in the govern
ment's stand in that connection.
In the absence of requests for
such a debate however and so
far no actual indication exists that
any delegation will bring the mat
ter up American representatives
will maintain their present policy
of going to the limit in accommo
dating proposals and wishes eman
ating from other missions while
avoiding any appearance of desir
ing to exert preponderant influen
ces in conferences and delibera
tions.
Prepared to Stand Pat
It was pointed out however, by
the same authority that despite
America's intention to leave noth
ing undone to facilitate good un
derstanding and agreements" at
this conference the Washington
government has not changed its
position on many fundamental
points of national policy regarding
which its delegation here will
doubtless, at the proper time, be
adamant.
Specific points whereon the
United States will prove intran-
sigeant were not designated but
it was generally assumed that
these include the proposal for the
establishment of unconditional
"One seven O seven, please.
"Is this the Alpha Psi Delta
house: Is Mr in?
Please.
"Is this Mr .? This
is Miss Would you
care to go to the Elstnore tomor
row night? I believe they are
showing 'Man, Woman and Sin'
"Ob, that's fine. When shall I
call for you? Seven-thirty will be
just right. Goodbye."
Conversations such as the above
probably never have been heard
emanating from Lausanne hall or
any of the sorority houses at Wil
lamette university, . but they are
going to be common throughout
most of February or else every
body at tbe university is going to
go dateless.
Bill Mum ford, football star at
the local Methodist college, threw
a bombshell into proceedings Fri
day morning at the student body
meeting when he introduced a
resolution setting aside the period
from February 4 to February 21
as a time for strict observance of
the leap year idea.
All dates between students at
the university are to be asked for
by the women; they are to pay
the incidental expenses, call for
the men at their residences and
escort them home safely after
ward. This proposal, despite the fact
that it temporarily robs man of
his privilege of choice, met with
universal approval on the mascu
line side of the house, but the
women were pretty well divided.
At first none of them stood up to
vote for it; finally about on
third did. When the negative
vote was called by the President
Charles Redding, another third of
the women arose. About an equal
number indicated no preference
The first event at which this
inverted procedure will take ef
feet, will be the post-exam jubi
lee, February 4.
VflGANT.WQRD
Announcement By Governor
of Illinois Leaves Situ
ation Up In Air
ELECTION HELD VITIATED
Many Technicalities Develop Ftol
lowing Announcement That
Senate's Action Not to be
Recognized
il1. fit. it a nrnnAiaH law! - nniaaanVS nitnil O
preventing passage Ty the legls- I iUC ,,,k Tv n.
lature of any legislative act which! . . . jpany J w a cooper- . -
amends any law which has been Kequireo gon ,':: " '
annrnved bv the voters has been Previous semester
WW
prepared by the attorney general
The proposed measure will go on
n annulling' inn ian euiuu-i lei
... If tva ontVlnir nrhnol trill he held
m. ' matlt If TIOftSlDie. I! 1 --.uo
a h, 1!5 flr.t rear puolls are on onlr four ot the afternoons.
-.ti latmr and Order or ter's worn, mere were s "
&c:uc; a unvu w - w a .
j j.a.. I car for the second semester. -.diei.
nauruau cuuuuv.wd. j
.ohnni which this newsDaoer will
of fer in connection with the Ket
. w.. moria with alter Homes" eiDOSition at tne a-
proyoseu uiemuir in feu l x v I . . 1s
v I . . in .. ...ni . .m grmnn Fehruarv 13 to 18.
the ballot at the general election view to equaiim ip- ui h h.
t .vrn rfl rnl Jan. 20.1 n..u.i(i in Flames as Owner
. ,AP) The condition of Wil- Saves Livestock
i am Edward Hickman, confessed
.inaner and killer of Marian warned bv an unknown passer
Parker, continued to cause alarm by a0out midnight Thursday night
tn laii Dhvsicians as the day wore .. his barn was burning,
en. Bridwell. living Just north of the
Hickman who submitted to a f-iPrrounds. rushed out and saved
... . m . a a w .AM4nt at i a Mir rrnm x n v
fpinai nuid arain ai "uu i wo cowa ana -" .
defense alienist, was roafiamerl though the blaze was ai
arly today as registering a norm- -a4T BO far advanced that noth
i temperature but later his tern- , -onM be done to save the barn
p-rature had climbed to 99j de- The building, hay and feed and
trees. farm equipment destroyed repre-
Ur. Benjamin Blank, JU pbya- ente(j a loss of about $800, Brid-
ician said that the prisoner, who well eatimatd. There was no in
ls awaiting trial for murder Jan-
urance on the barn or its con-
uary 25 was unable to sit up tents
without complaining of dizziness.
lie also is suffering from pains In ... gp UIIQC RQ0ZE HAUL
Lli head and back. Wlrlixc. iiumu u
t til.. 1 IA that ha AA Tint -
ir. xiaii ck saiu ium I .
, , nsider Hickman's condition ser-1 Urge Truck Sece-wry To Move
leus at present but intimated he Contraband At Portland
v mitd h considerably worried lfl :
YM temperature climbed above PORTLAND, Jan.-20. AP)--
Tt i rBtre. a hre moving van was requirea
Dr. Blank said that in his opln- today to transport liquor seized
ion the sninal ouncture test given - raid on private resiaencw
Hickman yesterday by Jr. F. M. J from the house to the police prop-
Fettes. defense alienist, was "un- erty room. There were
iie e-sary." And, because Dr. quart, of what police say la high
Fettes did not leave a portion ot powered moonshine in the .house
fluid 1 drawn from Hickman's wnen officers entered. The liquor
spine with the Jail physician of- wa in one-gallon glaaa containers.
fi. for Anamination but instead Kihtv tlx of the one-gallon
removed the entire apecimen, the! bottles were found in the base-
v , ovul v. ..iiinr and an even
Sffefo. , 1 200 containers In an npatwrs
District Attorney Aaa . Keyes room. C
was extremely angry when notl- jack Larkln wa nrrested..
florl TJIoVman'a ' condition , " -: , v
shortly after his arrlr at tn hU of-1 pQRJLAND HAS DEADLINE
"I do no think' that such an
oiyeraiinn waa nccMurr. nor., km
r . , - x rmim v aionoaT
fit h in. I T7 m..'mr Ml Hie r-1 r "
man will not see anybody until i , .n .fAP)
know what they aro TlsltingJiUn olln
for. Any action on tho part of IT ZZSZaS m aiven Port
? doctor, or anyone else .which and th. Jf
i , might make thi. prisoner tinahla land inotorisU in whlto mi
, to appear in court or which mUht their ? arra till .
. .... ... v. o.naa Tilatea. No arresu win oi
i, jeoparaize nia me, ; wu v nov -' . ' , -n ,- hour
I- countenanced by this office, under Uado by city police nnUl that hour
UNLOADING TIIE GUNS-BUT NOT THF, WAY HE EXPECTED
HEAR KELLEY ARGUMENT
Habeas Corpus Issue Bronght Be
fore Supreme Court
(Continued on page 8)
ROBBERY BRINGS TERM
Hold ap Job in Spokane Nets Pair
91.85, Prison Sentence
m -mar afVan
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SPOKANE. Jan. 20. (A P)
Robert McDonald, 22, and Stephen
Couch'er, 31, heldp Taul Teters
on a downtown street last night
and then Coucher struck him over
the head with the butt of a Revol
ver A passerby witnessed the rob
bery and followed the men to a
hotel, and then called the police.
This afternoon they pleaded guil
ty to hfghway robbery and Mc
Donald was sentenced to eight
years m the state penitentiary
and Coucher to 10 years.
Coucher, a waiter, formerly
lived in Lewiston, Idaho. McDon
ald said his home was in Portland,
Oregon.
Tbe robbery netted them SI. 85.
FIRE NETS THREE YEARS
Arguments were heard in the
state supreme court Friday in the
case of Ellsworth Kelley. convict,
who is attempting to obtain his
release from the state penitentiary
through habeas corpus proceed
ings. Kelley was convicted of first
degree murder in connection with
the slaying of two guards during
.i break at the penitentiary in
August, 1925.
Attorneys for Kelley alleged,
that he was being detained illegal
ly in the prison and had a legal
right to shoot his way out of the
institution. He originally was
committed to the penitentiary
from Josephine county to serve a
term of 20 years for aiding and
abetting in the escape of a pris
oner. The circuit court for Marion
county held for the state in the
habeas corpus proceedings, with
the result that Kelley's attorneys
appealed the case to the supreme
court.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.
(AP) Illinois seems destined t
have only one half of Its constitu
tional representation ln the United,
States senate during the t present
congress unless Frank tf. Smith
resigns or mandamus proceedings
are brought to compel the secre
tary of state to provide for an
election of a senator.
Governor Len Small's an
nouncement today that he would
refuse to recognize the action of
the senate yesterday in declaring
Smith '8 seat vacant means that Il
linois will have only one senator
at least until December, 1929, un
less an election is forced in Illi
nois this year.
Most Senators Concur
Most ot the leaders ln the sen
ate hold this action ln declaring
the seat vacant vitiated tbe 192C
election of Smith and put the
governor on notice that the sen
ate was ready to receive the cre
dentials of a new senator to be
appointed by him.
This contention is disputed by
friends of Smith who take the po
sition that the governor cannot
appoint until he had formally
handed In his resignation. That
Smith has indicated repeatedly he
would not do.
However, some of Smith's
friends think he should resign and
go before the people In the April
primaries on a platform calling
for approval of his primary cam
paign contributions and expendi
tures in 1926 which caused the
senate to refuse to seat him .by a
vote of 61 to 23.
Should he win in that primary
and in the general election, these
friends take the position that the
fight then would be one between
the voters of Illinois and the sen
ate and that Smith would be in a
much stronger position in demand
ing his seat than he would be If
he held to his present credentials
and asked the senate in the 71st
(Continued on PI 8)
FRIGID WEATHER
HURTS PORTLAND
SILVER THAW SETTLES OV
SOME PARTS OF CITY
DIVORCES 3RD NOBLEMAN
Separation At Los Angele Brings
Up Total For Woman
Job at Newspaper Plant at Rainier
Ends Unprofitable
ST. HETLENS, Jan. 20. (AP)
Leslie E. Thome, formerly of
Vader, Wash., was sentenced to a
three year term in state prison
here today following ,j his convic
tion in circuit colrt on a charge
of arson. The charge grew out of
the destruction by fire of a news
paper plant he Installed at Rainier,
Ore. The plant learned on Septem
ber 6 last year and Thome col
lected J6.B00 Insurance.
Thome appeared in Rainier last
August and established the paper
under the name of E. T. Leslie.
LEE PROTEST LACKING
Governor Has Not Received Re-
. ncet For Removal
Columbia River Highway Nearly
Choked With Snow; Plows
Work Through Night
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 20.
(AP) Lady Sholto Douglas ar
rived here today from New York
with the announcement that she
la divorcing her third titled hus
band and her fourth mate.
She is at present the wife of
Count B. De Savity of France.
"I am divorcing him now," said
Lady Douglas.
She explained that she reta'ns
the name Lady, Douglas through
the fact that she divorced Lord
Sholto and was therefore entitled
to keep his name. By divorcing
the count she loses his title.
Her first husband was Captain
Henry Bernard of the British
army. Lord Douglas was her sec
ond. Her third husband was
Prince Burhanedin, a turk. Her
marriage to him was annulled.'
She claims to have the smallest
pair of feet in Europe. She wears
a number one shoe.
VARE TO FIGHT FOR SEAT
Governor Patterson said Friday
that be has not received a request
from the Bankers Life Insurance
subscribers of Portland that he de
mand the resignation 6f Clare Lee,
state Insurance commissioner.
It was said that tbe subscribers
held a meeting In Portland re
cently and voted to bend cuch a
request to the governor: Neither
Governor Patterson ior Mr. Lee
would make any statement in con
nection with" the action taken at
the Portland meeting. '
Pennsylvania Man -: Leaves . For
Washington Late Yesterday
PHILADELPHIA, ; Jam, 10.
(AP)- Reiterating his determine
tlon'to" carry his -fight for a seat
ln the United States senate - to. a
r-deflnite conclusion. senator-
elect William S, Vare left tor
Washington tonight. Tomorrow
he said hie reply to the amended
election contest "petition of Wil
liam B. Wilson will he submitted
to - the ' committee - on privileges
and elections, headed by Senator
Shortrldga. - - -
PORTLAND, Jan. 20. (AP)
With the expected break-up of the
present cold wave still in the off
ing. King Boreas was hovering
over Portland tonight with a shiv
ering. Icy hand.
Reports from the east side and
from Portland Heights all were
alike in that a silver thaw was
showing everything exposed with
a coat of ice.
At ten p. m. Paul Northrop,
county engineer In charge ot snow
removal reported from Mist Palls
that the Columbia river highway.
Just opened to traffic following a
long tie up as the result of tha
preceding storm again was in dan
ger of being blocked. At that
hour it was snowing heavily oa
the highway. Between three and
tour inches had already fallea
during the day.
"We've got four plows going
continuously," Northrop tele
phoned, , "and "we are going to
work all night In an attempt to
keep the-highway open. It looks
pretty bad."
Just how. successful the road
crew will be will not be known un
til tomorrow.
At 11 p. m. tonight in Portland
it war-raining and sleeting, with
weather conditions virtually "per
feet" for a ailver thaw.
t The weather man gave but
scant hope for an Immediate break
ap la the cold snap. -
Although - the t-- silver thaw
reached a point late tonight that
made driving dangerous, no ma
jor accidents had been reported.
Street car service was inter
rupted "bat officials of the com
pany made plans to combat -effects'
ef the rreese early tomorrow.-
Large 'crews of men wer
being held in readiness.
" any circumstances, whaUTer."