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ford Mail The Weather Maximum yesterday 5fS Minimum today ill Predictions Jtnin. Dally Fourteenth Tut. forty-ninth Tear. PRINCESS ANNE WITH OVER 100 PEOPLE ABOARD RUNS; AGROUND NEAR ROCKAWAY! Biu Bo&t Takina Water Ranitllv and Rescue Efforts In Hih Seas Fail Captain Reported Injured Coast Guard Boat Battered to Pieces Blizzard of Two Davs Reaches Climax Railroads and Shiomnci Par alyzedMillions of Dollars of Property Destroyed Many PcodIc In jured Houses iat Atlantic City Smashed and Washed Into Sea Shortage of Coal Adds to Sufferinti Many Steamers Cauciht in Ice Jams City Marooned. N 10V YOIIK, l'VI. . ((immuiil. cation between the Princess Anne ninl shoiv wireless stations will soon fall owinK to lack of halt cry, a mes sage from the ship indicated lit '2 . in. NKW VOKK. Feb. (i. Later re ports from (he stranded ship were that she was taking water rapidly v and the captain requested that pits semrors and crew lie taken off het'oro nitiht. NKW YORW. Feu. (i. The steam slnp Princess Anne, of the Old Io minion line cnri'vimr iiis'sciiLrers and a crew of 7'J from Norfolk, Vn., to New York, run unround one mile off the coast at liockawav Point on Lontr Island in a heavy storm earlv todav and sent out S. (. S. culls for assistance, Tims from nnnv trans port headiiunrters at I loin ik en. wrecking fairs- nnd'n police putrol boat went to the aid of the stranded vessel. Wireless reports said that Captain Seav of the Princess Anne hud been seriously injured. The vessel's posi tion was considered serious on ac count of the mile that bud lashed the. const for the past two duvs. Members of the const truurd at liockawav lieach endeavored to launch a bout to jjn to the steamer hut. trnvo up the tiftenlpt when iriitnt rollers nearly buttered the craft to pieces. In respose to a wireless inouirv from police lieudiiuarters the Prin cess Anne reported that she was not in imminent danger of breaking up. She requested however, that her pas sengers be taken off bv tnirs as soon us possible. Destruction Knot moils NFAV YORK. Keb. fi. The L-alc. and unusuullv hiirh tides which have lashed the North Atlantic coast lor the last two duvs accompanied Vv a blizzard which blanketed most of the terirtorv with snow mid ice, were ura dun My siibsidinir early todav, leavinir a trail of destruction an l sufferinir in their wake. Kslimates of the property dn in litre run well hc vond the two million dollar mark. A number of vessels were reported in distress and several Loin: Island sound steamers were prisoners in ice .if tins. The wireless station at New York police headiiuurters earlv to day had received messages from :ti! ships at sea askinir tor the locution. Points nlonir the New Jersey ena.-d especially Atlantic Citv and Sen liriulit were hardest hit. Houses were washed in tothe sea and towns piir hallv inundated. lie.-orts nhiiL' the Joiil Island shore near New York also were heavily damaged. Railroad truffle improved durinir I rofiTI.ANII. Ore. I-Vli. (v. li.-li-f wji s expn;s.c(I Iutc ttniin- hv the (k licc thiit vlii?-k('V is iiciiK,' brought into rurtlumt hv airiiinnc from (.'nn jia. for sale at urircs ranirimr as hitrli as $.'iOU a case. Liouor simi iilers. landing near the citv at nirlit. Hci'oniimr to this thcurr. have been met bv aeeoniniiees wiio deliver-'! t tie whiskey to purchasers. It was nointeil out that 11 number of I'ort- jand resjilents reported hearing a' t lie morn in ir although ( ruins were still behind time. New York was slow to recover from the blow dealt by the storm kinir. Traffic conditions were still chaotic early today and the streets piled hiirh with snow drifts. The shortage of coal caused con siderable apprehension. Traction companies said thev had only a few (lav's supply on bund und (hut thev would be forced to suspend opera tions unless their bunkers were speedily replenished. Buries laden with eon I tiro tied up ut Jersey points by i-e floes. 1 tai I roads Pit ra ly.ed WASHINGTON. Feb. (..-Another 24 hours of snow ami hiirh wind-; alonir the Atlantic coast from Mary land to Maine was forecast today bv the weather department. The peak of the storm is now in New Knirland where the heaviest fall of the snow in the east, this winter, 'JO inches, was recorder I in places. The full continued yeuera from the Canadian border to cent nil Virginia und covered n path us far west as the upper Ohio valley. Damage re sulting from the storm 1ms been heavy. Hiirh tides, heavy seas and hiirb winds have wrought havoc fit Atlantic coast resorts from Carolina to New Fmdand, places damaged in chiding Allantic Citv. Coney Island. ( tccjin Citv, Maryland, Ocean View and Huckroe Hench, Yn.. and Wriuhtsville Peach. X. ( '. Shipping njso lias suffered se verely, many vessels beinir in dis tress fill alonir the coast. Railroad traffic has been serious ly interfered with, reports to (he rail road ndminiMrntion showinir passen ger trains rnnnimr far behind sched ule in many sections ami in manv sections t'reiirht trains blocked. There has been no marked cold id any point in the storm area. -Many People Injured Citv Island in Loud Island Sound which is part of New Yoi k Citv. was marooned. I eep drifts compelled most of the 2,."IMI residents to stay f home. Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Da vison, stationed .'it liovernors Is land, was dangerous injured when he was struck bv a fallinir "hiss ;i wa rn: in front id" the plavhoiise in Wesj 18th street. Polh his Icirs were brok n and it is feared that his skidl was fractured. Many persons have been injured by fallinir sians find similar Jevires broknji from fnsteninirs bv .veiuht of the snow. PARIS, Feb. ti.-The Prince of Wales lias been offered the presi- lencv of the Internal ional Koxnu' union. lie has reserved his decis ion. E, SE airplalu oer the eitv and seeillL' !l movinir li'.'ht in the sl.v la-t Mondav niL'hl. 'i'he iHiiiee iie.-lared thev hae in t'onna! itn lliat mindi Cana dian whi.-kev )ia- iieeri sold here re- entlv. The up-to-date similer. ae eoidiin: to one report, protiablv are i:inir a seaplane, liavinL' a ureater earrvimr capaeitv tlian tile ordmarv airplane and make their hindinus nlon-..' the -loii'lis of the Willamette ami Columbia rivers near 1'ortlund. MEDFOKD, "OLD ALL DAY IN DARKNESS, LI CHICAOO, Fel. (. The darkness of niliI has envelop ed Chicatro since the sun set, Thursday cvoninir. At noon to day the downtown district was practically us black as last mid night, the sun's efforts to pierce the heavy veil of smoke which hunir over the city bein- un availing. The weather bureau explain ed that the barometric pressure was so heavy t ha t the smoke did not rise to its necustomed heights as it should. Automo biles find street curs, like olfice buildings and homes, had to keep all lights burnim:, though the street liuhls wen- turned off at the. reuular hour in the niorn imr. Weather observers said the dav was the darkest in their meinorv. OR. FORD LEAVES FAITH TO HEIRS I OHrXiON CITY. Ore.. Keb. II. The will of I lie late Hcv. T. H. Konl.; j former supc'rinteniient of the Salem' i district of the Methodist Kpiseopal jchureh was filled for probate todav.; I The will provides (or his iiist debts' and funeral expenses and directs that j ; his funeral services be .-iniplc and ( makes the followiic,' beipiet, "I her"- ; iiv b(''inetith mv Chri-tian faitil in ! tital Aluiiht-v, the uio-t precious and 1 1 priceless iiosl!Ssion wiiicii I have or niiv person can have, to mv beloved children, and I commend litem to the :avin-. power of tile Lord .Ic-us Christ, whose faithful servant I have; 'been and still nm, world without; end." j Capetown Airolsne ?.t Rome. HO.MK, Feb. A British ov- eminent airplane which is eniiaued in the competition between liritish avia tors in the I.onilon-to-Capelown flight, arrived here this afternoon at 2 :'M o'clock. nHICAGO ENVELOPED lOOIICPAII ORIOUOX, FlilDAY. TIMER. YOU'RE A SIGHT'' General Committee A. F. of L. De cides Unon Most Auuressive Politi cal Camiiaiun In History All Can didates to Be Scrutinized as to La bor Attitude Hone to Control 4. 000.000 Votes Even Members ot State Letfistatures to Be Watched. WASlllXliTtlX. I'eb. (i. -I'lans for the most aL;i:ressi-e and uencral political 1-anipa.in ever wau'ed It,' tite American federation of l.aboi were formulated at n meeliuir here todav of a L'clicral commit t ee com posed of the executive council aftd the heads of all departments of the federation. It was said otticiailv that the cam I'ltitin to be conducted in connection willi t lie uctieral elections in Novem ber not onlv would be aimed al mem bers of coiejre-, or candidates for. unfavorable to organized labor, but also at iiutficnillv candidates for president, -jovernors and members of stale legislatures. Kverv trade and craft affiliated with the federation will be called upon to take up the fiehtin;. in everv section of the country and to exert everv effort to elect onlv such pub lic ol'tieial as are favorable to the principle- of or'jaliierl labor. It was -aid that a va-t nruiv of or.'ani.c!'. and worker- would be recruited for the camiiai'jn. Kverv member of the prc-.cnt house or senate running tor reelce lion who have bv their record shoRO an unlfiendlv -pint towards olL'an i.cd labor, it was said, .ill he op-po.-cd Iiv the labor vole, mhieli fcl cration ofticials plucvd at about I. Illlll.llllll. President (iompers presided at the session todav and there was' the, full est diseu ion of tilt? whole oiiestion. Formal announcement of the federa tion's plan was. expected after the nieetiir.' had ended late tv'.lav, ifl you-j I00UL UHLL LABOR. 1920 CAKNij KliKU'AKY (i. l'WO PRESIDENT APPOINT S REPUBLICAN 10 TOE U. 4 WASHINGTON Feb. (I.--I .(litis Titus, the San Francisco atforncv who wan nominated to the shippim: boanl bv I'rusi ilenl Wilson toditv. has practic ed in San Frnnciseo and Wash ington, I). ('., for 2 vears. lie is a vice president of the Sk'n ner and Kildv Shipbllildill'.' fin nv ol' Si.attie. He an nounced u: would resign this position upon official receipt of his appointment to the ship pim: board. Titus was a member of the first induslrial conference call ed in Washington recently. Mr. 'fit us is a republican. Former llovcrnor lleurv- C. Stuart of Virginia was lodav nominated ics a member of the interstate commerce eonimiH sion Ui siii'c(ede Charles S. Harlin id' Indiana, wlio-i. term has expired. GAME CALLED OFF SKATTLK. Keb. fi. Football elev ens ol' the I 'nivcrsitv of Washing ton and the Oregon Agricultural col lege nrobablv will not meet here Oc tober j:i. 1!)'J0. as scheduled. I hi r- ! win Mci.-neM, yradunte manager of Idle Seattle institution Had todav. The break came as the result of a failure to report nil agreement re unrdint: division of the receipts. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE TO BE AT THE PALACE HOTEL SAN FWASnsro, Feb. li.-The democrat i c nut ional committee has i c-erved 1 7)1 rooms at the Palace hotel as its headouartcrs und the headiiuaitcrs of the women's com mittee and the laryje oress associa tions during the national convention, according to word received from ij"iiif minuiir,, f m GERMANY WILL GIVE UP NATIONALS IF THEY'RE TRIED NEUTRAL COURI Unofficially Reported Germany Will Aarce to Surrender War Criminals If Thev Are Tried In Neutral Country Switzerland Renorted Willinu to Arramic Tribunal Germany a Unit In Refusing Allied Demand Only Crime of Men Wanted Declared to Be Loyalty to Fatherland Some, Officials Wanted Who Took No Active Part In War France Declares Treaty of Versailles Is at Issue If One Provision Dlsre iiarded All Mav Be. ItKRLIN, Feb. (i. - The German Liovernmeut probalilv will be willinl to snrremler its nationals charged with war crimes to be tried bv u neu tral tribunal if (he entente will aun'o, says the National Xeitunu1. Thej Swiss iroverument, the newspaper says, has declared its readiness to arrange such a tribunal. ' ; PARIS, Peh. Consideration of tho new note to ho aent to (lermany as a roHUlt of tho i'niluro of her rep resentative here to .transmit tho list cf accused tiermuns demanded for ext radii ion by tho allies was deferred by tho council of ambassadors today until evening bocuuso Lord Itirkon head, the Hrltish lord IiIkIi chancel lor, nnd Sir (Jordou 'llewart. tho at tornow gnnoral, wero delayed in thnir Journey from London by foR in tho .English channel. (1BNHVA, Fob. 11. KwIh.h rederal tiutlioritieK it i.s reported, will follow the precedent net by Holland In deal tim with demands from tho allies for tho extradition of Unrmiiiis who arc In this country. Ft.'rnier Crown Prince Itiiiipreeht of Mavarta its wtdl an several minor officers on the extra dition list are now in Switzerland. Only Hilly to Fatherland mOKIJ N, Feb. II. Field Marshal von lluclow told Ihe, l.okal Aazeinor today. thai Cnriuans wht.wo niiines tiro on the list of those whose cxlriidlllon Is demanded by the allies "only did Iholr duly to the fal norland," and that extradition was iKiininlny to which "no (liiriuaii would vt.'liialarlly submit." Tho field marshal' declared he would never plaeo himself at the dis posal of the entente nations and ex pressed Ihe belief I hat most of the commanders named in the nllled list would lake the same view. It is understood that meeliiiKS of army und navy ocmninndors were heltl on January 7 and It was unani mously concluded that evasion of tho oxlratiltlon clause or tho Versailles treaty was entirely compatible with (ionium honor and that no ono must voluntarily surrender. I.eKal (,'bjee tlons should bo lodged iiKainst orders for the arrnsl of any of the comman ders, It was decided at these meet In us. Thn covering nolo and tho official list has not been received here and the uno'f flelitl list does not afford a STOCK MARKET RALLIES IN WILD 0 INKW YOIIK, Felt. . Tb?o stock market today li nil ono of tho wildest closing hours In months with a big rally after heavy declines earlier In the day. Tho oaslng of calf, money from 17 to 10 per cent caused ad vances of 2 to 12 points after declines as high as 15 points earlier In tho day. In some Instances losses were fully recovered. United States Stool common rebounded above par after soiling at 1)7. NEW YOIIK, Feb. 0 Hates on de mand bills for tho Kngllsh pound sterling opened at $:i.:i4 this morning and soon advanced to $3.39. This is 20 cents abovo tho record low reach ed the day before yesterday. Hates on franc checks opened at 14.32 to the American dollar, up 4H centimes from yesterday's closing !70 basis for ovon superficial considera tion of tho offenses charged against tho listed men. It is not Improbable the government will promptly get into touch with tho national assembly which is expocted to re-cenvene next week altho It adjourned until the end of tho month. Dutch I'ress Pro-German T1IU MAQUIS, Thursday, Fob. 5. Virtually wlthout-oxcoptlon the Dutch press characterizes tho allied demand for tho surrender of German war criminals as being Impossible. PAKIS, Feb. (i. (Ilavaa). Wll helm Mayer, (ionium charge d'af faires in this city, has arrived In Ber lin and will participate in government deliberations regarding the extradi tion of (iei-Jnans accused of war crimen, according to a dispatch re ceived hero. Settlement of tho present conflict between tho allied powora and Gor iiiany relatlvo to tho surrondor ot Germans accused of war crimes may dolorinino tho valuo of tho Vorsalllea treaty, according to vIowb expressed by Ihe Kronen press. Soveral jour nals tlecluro tho allies must profit by tho present occasion and call for the execution of guarantees provided In tho treaty. Conference Tomorrow BUltldN, Fob. li. Promler Bau er's conference with party leaders to morrow will probably determine whether tho national assembly will lie eallod to consider tho extradition situation. Poisons woll informed deny tho exlstenco of a government crisis, and llin Prussian eabinot has unanimous ly indorsed tho national cabinet's at titude, which Is unaltered. This may bo regarded as a Bymptom of the snlrll In which the ontonte demands are lining met, all prominent politic ians condemning tho allied edict. A member ot tho govorlimont Is quoted by the press as saying: , Find ii Way Out "The govornment Is sttll endeavor ing to find a way out by further ne gotiations." It Ik believed that tho govornment will attempt to obtain a modification of tho peace treaty respecting extra dition. If It Is unsuccessful it will, so to speak, fold Its arms and lot (Continued on Pago Eight) quotation. Italian Lira Opened at IS. 32, up 40 centimes. After selling up to $3.34tt. de mand sterling dropped back to :i.34 34 at tho end of the first hour. PA HIS, Thursday, Fob. D.- Propo sals that an International financial conference ho called Immediately to1 consider measures for the relief of tho international exchango situation find support In French government circles. Tho plan has been suggested by Great Hrltaln and Is said to bo tho outgrowth of the recent bankers conference at Amsterdam. Eventual participation by the Unit ed States In such a conference Is ex pected by French financiers. French opinion generally Is not misled by theories which attribute the exchange situation to speculation and ether causes, NO.