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The Weather
Maximum yesterday 55
Minimum today 43
Precipitation 43
Predictions
Rain.
Dlly Sixteenth Tear.
Weekly Fifty-First Tew.
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IN GRIP OF
ICEJM
Trains Marooned in Drifts
Orchards Damaged By Silver
Thaw Gale Along' Coast
Fear Freshets in Washing-
ton Will Damage Property.
I '(JUTLAND, Nov. 22 Railroads
which have been bucking ice-crusted
snow drifts to relieve stalled trains in
Oregon and Washington along tlio Co
lumbia river and in the Deschutes
canyon, Oregon, continued their ef
forts today with hope of relieving the
marooned passengers before night.
Traill service is being maintained by
means of detours.
While the weather in Portland was
clear and balmy, reports from the dis
trict immediately northeast and .cast
of the city which was isolated by col
lapse of wires and blocking of roads
told of serious damage to orchards.
Heavy casing of ice from the silver
thaw stripped branches from trees in
many places, leaving only stumps of
trees remaining.
The Columbia river highway from a
point about thirty miles outside Port
land today was still covered with a
foot of ice and many earth and snow
glides were reported.
The Oregon-Washington Railroad
and Navigation company reported
train No. 12, which loft here Saturday
night still stalled this morning at Hri
dal Veil, Ore., and train No. 11, due
Sunday morning from Spokane still at
Lylc. Wsh. Crews were waiting to
clear the track at Multnomah Falls,
where a train was stalled Saturday
night. The passengers were brought
here last night by a river steamer.
The Spokane, Portland and Seattle
had trains still tied up at T'ooks and
Roosevelt and Lylc, Wash., and one in
the Deschutes canyon. Food and fuel
was sent to the train in Deschutes
canyon by men on snowshoes.
The Southern Paclftfe was working
to restore service on brunch lines
which were out of commission yester
day. The Willamette river continued to
rise today, the stage at 8 a. m. being
H.4, a rise of 3.4 feet since yesterday
noon. Tributaries were raging tor
rents. SEATTLE, Nov. 22. Rising temper
atures and heavy rains throughout
western Washington today were rapid
ly melting snows that covered the dis
trict generally yesterday and freshet
conditions were expected in streams
in many sections of the area. Con
tinued warmer weather and moro rain
was forecast by the local weather bur
eau office.
Along the Washington coast wind
from the south last night reached a
velocity of CS miles an hour at some
points, but had dropped this morning
to 28 miles, according to reports here.
The Grays Harbor district, practic
ally Isolated since Saturday, was still
largely cut off by failure of telephone
and telegraph wires. Freshets were
expected throughout the district as
the result of rapidly melting snows.
Trans-continental trains arriving
here today were running slightly late.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.
Oales along the Washington and Ore
gon coasts tonight and tomorrow will
demand extra precautions from navi
gators, according to storm warnings
issued by the United .States weather
bureau here. The Oregon was posted
last night and that for Washington
this morning. The storm center is lo
cated north of Vancouver Island, 15.
C, with a gale from 50 to 05 miles an
hour sweeping the northwest sca
board. Washington slate will have rain in
the west portions and snow or mi-i
in its eastern section. Oregon gener
ally will be drenched. In southern.
Idaho it will rain and northern Idaho
will get either rain or snow.
WAGE CUT FAILS
OMAHA. Neb.. Nov. 22. Plant
conference board employe represen
tatives of the Cudahy Packing com
pany of Omaha. Kansas City, and
Wichita had before the magain today
the question of taking wage cuts slmi
lar to reductions accepted by other
worker? In the packing plant Indus
try, .Meetings held yesterday failed
to result in any agreement, the last
balloting at Omaha being reported as
' to .1 against acceptance of the pr
posed reduction.
Favor Alliance of
Teuton, Slav and Jap
For Post-war World
IIEIII.IN, Nov. 22. lily the
Associated Press. 1 -Japan al
though one of (icrniany's foes in
the world war. continues to re
ceive increasing sympathy from
newspaper commentators writ
ing on the Washington confer
ence. A "community of interests"
comprising Teutons, Slavs and
the yellow races Is suggested as
one of the possibilities to be
reckoned with in making over
the post war world.
FISCAL STATUS
OF CHI IS 10
Regulate Tariff Duty On Im
ports So Benefits Will Not
All Be Diverted to Others
Adjourn Till Tomorrow
Underwood Proposes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. (My the
Associated Press) Consideration of
Chinese aspects of the Far Eastern
problem was continued today at a
meeting of the Washington ' confer
ence committee on Pacific and Fur
Eastern questions and It was decided
to nppolnt a sub-committee to study
Chinese fiscal affairs.
Further consideration of Chinese
problems was postponed until 3
o'clock tomorrow when another meet
ing of the delegates of tlio nine pow
ers iu committee of the whole will be
held.
The conference committee compris
ing the five principal powers will
meet at 1 1 o'clock tomorrow in execu
tive session for further consideration
of naval reduction.
Senator Underwood of the Ameri
can delegation, brought forward the
proposal today for the committee to
examine China's fiscal affair?. His
suggestion was said to have been
adopted unanimously and Cheirman
Hughes was authorized to appoint the
sub-committee later.
file sub-committee is to take up
China's proposal for restoration of
tariff autonomy which woul 1 .-oniovc
the present restriction limiting to live
per cent tile duty collectible on
China's imports.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.. Nov. 22. Ed
ward C. Sachs. 4.".. former stock
broker of Hutte, Mont., was arrested
late last night when he voluntarily
crossed the border from Tljoana and
surrendered to San Diego officers to
answer a charge of embezzlement.
Sachs, according to telegrams from
Hutte officers, is charged with em
bezzling more than $10,001) rrom
clients while engaged in a stock
brokerage business.
He declared he would return vol
untarily to Hutte. According to of-
llcers hero Sachs blames his troubles
on strike difficulties In Butte., fol
lowing the loss of his oil holdings and
continued financial misfortunes.
Hutte officers, according to telegrams
received today, are on their way here
to return Sachs to the Montana City,
10 WAR PRISONER
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Presi
dent J larding hits commuted the ton
year sentence of Kmil Herman, con
fined at McNeil Island, Wash., to ex
pire December 24, it was said toduy at
tho department of justice. Ho wan
convicted In Seattle, Wash., in June,
1'JlS, of vlniation of the espionage act.
WAS 1 1 1 NT; TON, Nov. 22. I'resl-
,t..., llr.tinir Bnnn llill l.i- -... I..
(I' ll!. IlUIIJIlin nU'Jll "111 lit.-41 OIUIIJ
f the records of all prnons convicted
1 i.f v:ir time offenses with a view to
th extension of pardons.
CONSIDERED
JAP AND J. BULL
NAVAL EXPERTS
Hughes' Plan to Receive Fur
ther Treatment Before Ac
ceptance Quibble Over
Technical Points and Want
Many Retentions.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. tUy As
sociated Press.) Nava' experts of the
three major powers still were review
ing today the highly technical ques
tions connected witli the American
proposals for immediate fleet reduc
tion and a ten year naval holiday. The
British and Japanese officers appear
to have found some details of the plan
which will require further treatment
before final acceptance.
The British have pointed out the
effect on the fleets if the full measure
of Secretary Hughes' plan were car
ried into execution. The plan pro
poses cessation of building for ten
years, replacement building to begin
seventeen years after tlio ship to be
replaced was contemplated, this allow,
tng three years for construction of the
new ship.
Tho twenty year life rule alone is a
novel one for other navies. Japan now
uses eight years as tho life of capital
ships, beginning replacement within
that period after a vessel is construct
ed. One of tho four British battle cruis
ers to be retained, the Tiger, was laid
down in 1911. She would be ready for
replacement also in 1031. The other
three, the Hood, Renown and Repulse,
were war-built and designed for action
in the North sea.
Applying the twenty year life rule
and the holiday decade to the ships
America proposes to keep, eight of the
seveuteen would be twenty years or
more from the date their keels were
laid In 1913. Two of them, tho Dela
ware and North Dakota, would bo
twenty-four years old from completion
before the ships to replaco them were
commissioned. The newest ships, the
Maryland, California, Tennessee, Ida
ho and Mississippi, however, would
still havo almost a decade of active
life when tho holiday ended.
In the same way In the Japanese
retained fleet the oldest Japanese bat
tleship, the Settsu, was laid down in
1911. She would have but three years
of active life left when tho holiday
ended. Four other of her :dx battle
ships, the Fuso, Yamashiro, Ise and
Iligua, would have from four to five
years after a vessel Is constructed.
She has not as yet worked out this
eight year cycle however, expecting
with her present building program to
attain it in 1928. Great Britain has no
icplaceinent schedule at present. For
two years prior to the war she laid
down five new battleships a year and
for years previously four a year. This
program is what is known as the two
power standard now abandoned.
Applying tho proposed American re
placement rulo to the ships to be re
tained by each power under tho same
program, Great Britain would have in
1921 al the end of the ten year naval
holiday, four battleships that dated
back twenty-two yea,rs to tho time
their keels were laid, four going back
21 years and four twenty years. Her
newest battleships the Royal Sover
eign group or five were laid down in
1911 and completed in 1910.
ACCIDENT EVERY 20
NEW YORK, Nov. 22. An accident
occurred evory 20 minutes on the
streets of New York last year. There
were 27,ii.)0 vehicular accidents, which
killed SGI persons and Injured 17,133
men and Gltti women. Private cars
were in "COS of the mishaps, business
automobiles In 3123 und taxicabs in
1231.
SUE COPPER TRUST
SEW YOltK, Nov. 22. -Suit for
$100,000 in alleged unpaid federal
taxes pliiB penalties totaling about
130 per cent of that sum was filed in
I'nited States district court against
2 4 former directors of the seven
iiiinitiK corporations absorbed fn 1910
by tlio Anaconda Copper .Mining pom-any.
BALK AT PLAN COMBAT STRIKE TAX REVISION ACT
COLORADO MINES SENATORSJANGLE
CLOSE DOWN 10
Proclamation- Issued, Ordering
Strikers to Turn in Guns
Within Two Days Sym
pathy Walkout Has Reaction
Union Denies Claims.
WALSENBUHG. Colo., Nov. 22 illy
Associated Press.) Tho Colorado Fuel
and Iron company today formally de
clared closed the Cameron and Pictou
mines iu Huerfano county, where em
ployes were on sympathetic strike.
This aciion followed the formal shut
down of company mines in Fremont
and Gunnison counties yosterday
where the men also were on strike
in sympathy with the workers In thir
teen mines in Huerfano and Las Ani
mas counties.
A company announcement explain
ing tho shutdown of mines affected by
tho sympathetic striko said the action
, was taken because the miners had
j failed to report for work for three
days.
Increased number of mluors were
at work today in Huerfano and Las
Animas counties, according to com
pany officials.
Proclamations were issued by mili
tary authorities today calling upon
citizens of this county where martial
law is in effect to surrender arms and
ammunition within two days.
Military authorities today granted
permission to local unions of the min
ers to hold their weekly meetings.
Organizers were told, however, that
they could not conduct such meetings
but union officials will be permitted to
preside and organizers may attend.
DENVER, Colo., Kov. 22. John Sic-
Lennan, district president of the Unlt-
orl lllnn Wn,-l,a,.D nF A ... .
ed here today that his reports from
Las Animas and Huorfano- county,
where miners aro on strike against n
wage cut by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company were "satisfactory."
"As usual the company Is exaggerat
ing its statements on the number of
: men working In tho mines," Mr. lie-
Lennan declared. "The coiiipanv is
trying to win this striko through state
ments, put out for public consumption.
The strike is going on in spite of these
statements."
Mr. McLennan said the closing of
company mines In Fremont and Gunni
son counties whore sympathetic
strikes are In effect, was a move by
the company to scare the men. -
SAN FRANCISCO. NoV. 22. Engi
neering investigation of the feasibility
of a project to build a subway for
street cars under Market street from
the Kmburcadcru to Valencia street,
was started today, as the result of a
resolution adopted yesterday.
The Noted Dead
ST. PAIL, Minn.. Nov. 22. Mrs.
James J. Hill, widow of tholate .lames
J. Mill, president of tho Great Nor
thern railway, died at her home her
this morning, following u long illness.
COPKNIIAGK.V, Nov. 22. (Hy As
soclated Press.) Christine Nlisson
tlie noted oiwratlc soprano died here
this morning.
LONDON, Nov. 22. (Hy Associated
Press.) Henry Al. Ilydoman, promi
nent socialist died here today, aged 7!)
years.
Sport Flashes
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 22. After
more than five months absence from
the ring, Penny Leonard, world's light
weight champion, will meet Sailor
Friedman, of Chicago In an eight round
bout hero tonight. Hccause the men
will fight at catchweights. there Is
some question as to whether Leon
aid's title will lie at stake.
Xo Paper Tliui-aiuiy.
In acccrdanra with annual
custom, there will Iw. nn Uanr, .if A
the .Mail Tribune Thursday,
Thanksgiving Day.
OVER REPORT ON
Alabama Democrat And Pen
rose Have Remarks Purged
Reductions On Nation's
Tax Bill Announced Ex
emptions Increased.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. Disorder
marked tile beginning today of sen
ile consideration of the conference
report on Hie tax bill, the cllni.ix
being reaehed in the unusual pro
duce of expunging senatorial re
marks from the record.
The words stricken out were con
tained In a verbal clash between Sen
ators Penrose, republican. Pennsyl
vania and Heflln, demucrat, Alabama,
in which Mr. Penrose referred to the
black darkness of the state" repre
sented by Mr. Heftin, ami the Alu
lmma senator characterized Mr. Pen
rose's state as "manipulated by pre
datory interests."
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22. Hearing
the stamp of bouse approval by the
overwhelming majority of 222 to 101.
tho tax revision bill as finally re-written
in conference was back today in
the senate. Republican leaders said
they were determined to put the
measure through in time for congress
to make a getaway by tomorrow
night.
An examination of tho bill as finally
drafted by the conferees shows that
tho tax on carbonated soft drinks
manufactured for sale in closed con
tainers is limited to n levy of five
cents a gallon on the finished fountain
syrups used by the manufacturers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Here are
the reductions in tho nation's tux bill
for the next calendar year ns esti
mated by the experts on the basis of
the tax revision bill as ro-wrltten in
conference and approved yesterday
by the house.
Individual income: Account of In
creased exemptions because of de
pendents' . '10, 000. 000.
Heads of families 4n.OOO13.00O.
Decreased surtaxes $00,000,000.
Cupltal gains $20,000,000.
Corporations:
ltepeal excess profits tux.
$200,-
000.000.
Transportation $270,000,000.
Insuraneo premiums $20,000,000.
ltcvcrnges, non-alcohol $20,000,000.
Admission and dues $20,000,000.
Musical instruments $12,000,000.
Sporting goods $-10,000,000.
Chewing gum $1,000,000.
Motion picture films $0,000,000.
Candy. $8,000,000.
Furs. $H. 000,000. .
Toilet soaps, $2,000,000.
So-called luxury taxes $18,000,000.
Perfumes, cosmetics, proprietary
medicines $0,000,000.
Parcel post stamp taxes, $20,000,
000. Surety bonds stamp taxes $2,000,
000. Art works, $700,000.
Klectrlo fans $200,000.
,'nicrmos buttles, $200,000.
Total $1125,200,000.
LEBANON, ORE. IS
INUNDATED, L
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LKIIANON, Ore... Nov. 22. One
life was lost and heavy property dam
age was caused along tlio Santlanl
river Sunday night when this city was
inundated by overflowing of the
stream. A wall of water swept down
from the mountains 10 miles distant,
carrying out the lieadgate of a canal.
Streets here were flooded and side
walks idled into heaps. Karma in this
vicinity were cut Into deep ditches.
Rescuers here waded through water
to rescue persons marooned In their
homes. A boy named Curl, aged 1''.
son of Cal Curl, of Jefferson, was
drowned when he fell from u, bridge
over the Suutlnui ut Jefferson.
SAX I' II A. C I SCO, Nov. 22. An
air mail fight at the rate of 1 75 miles
an hour between Keno and F.lko, 'Nov.
was made yesterday by Pilot Claire
K. Vance, a speed record for the
western division of the service, it was
announced here at air mall headquar
ter. The time for the flight was one
hour and 2l minutes, the distance be
ing 233 miles.
FOR AERIAL MAIL MEXICAN BANDITS
Girl's Fiance Slain,
Hounds Find Suspect
Who Called Sunday
ST. LOriS, Nov. 22. A
neighlMir of Miss Agnes Aubuch
on. whose fiance, l-'rancis Pee.
was found slain yesterday on a
lot in the outskirts of this city
today was being held in jail fol
lowing the statement of tho girl
that the suspect had visited her
a few hours before her fiance
had called on her Sunday night.
Illooilhounds put on a trail last
nislit, led the police officers to
the prisoner's home.
General Principles Accepted
and Details Alone Unsettled
Japan's Attitude in Far
East Praised Sidetrack
Diplomacy, Common Sense.
W ASHINGTON, Nov. 2 2. (Uy the
Associated Press) Opinions have
been exchanged among tho arms dole
gates with such unprecedented direct
ness that with the conference only
ten days old some of the experienced
diplomatists here believe they can
see, almost Willi precision, what it
will and will not be possiblo to ac
complish. Following the example of tho Amer
ican delegation In laying down n
sweeping naval reduction proposal at
the opening session, tne representa
tives of tlio other powers bavo put
aside almost without exception the
diplomatic indirection that usually
befoKs such negotiations.
With the respective heads of the
American, UrUlsh and Japanese dele
gallons working ill direct personal
conference almost dally on the naval
reduction plan, there are indications
that an agreement on all but details is
near at hand. In tho seine way, the
readiness of ail tile nations to com
mit themselves to general principles
relating to tho Par Kast and the out
spoken objection of Japan to discuss
ing details of (hat situation seem to
have quickened a conviction that
adoption of a set of principles like
the four agreed upon yosterday will
be the outcome of the Par Kastern
end of the negotiations.
In addition the whole question of
land armament appears to bavo been
prelly well seilled by the frank pre
sentation of tile case of France de
livered in yesterday's plenary session
by Premier Jb-lnnd.
There remains Ihe important ques
tion of fortifications on which there
lias been no expression, but which
may come to the fore when tlio de
lineation of principles relating to the
l-'ar Kusl have gone as far as seems
possible.
Consideration of the Par Eastern
problems was renewed today by the
delegates of the nine nations, silting
agaln as a committee of the whole,
with tin! hope that further general
principles could bo Incorporated ill
the agreement reached yesterday. In
the menu the discussions are follmving
the lines of tlii! "ten points" suggested
by China, whose delegates are confi
dent that In tbi! end most of these
points will have been translated into
actual agreements on policy.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Itevoca
Hon of scores of brewers' nermliu fr.i
fho nianiifaclitro of near beer was
sam today by officials lo bo under
consideration bv the nrolilblilin ..mi
Investigation has disclosed, officials
said, that iiianv brewers h,,l,lii..- n
censes to manufacture neur-beer have
neen inuking beer with an iil.-ohriii
content well beyond the legal lim't
m disposing of it as a uoii-lntox
icnling beverage.
FOILED IN PLOT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. Four
Americans were captured lato yes
terday by Mexican bandits at Bunta
Kulalla, 22 miles from Chihuahua, the
stale department Mas advised today.
After being hold for ransom, tho pnrtv
was released at the end of a four-
nour period when no ransom was
NEAR
1 0
now mm
forthcoming.
MEM
ORGY TOLD
10 JURORS
Alice Blake Tells of Party
Virginia's Manager Refuses
to Repeat Fatty's Words
Miss Rappe Often Tore Her
Clothes When Drinking.
SAX FIIANCISCO. Nov. 22. The
details of tho fatal visit in Septem- -her
of Miss Virginia ltappe, motion
picture actress, to San Francisco
from Los Angeles were related today
by Al Semnacher, manager for Miss
Kappe, in the manslaughter trial of
Roscoe C. (Fatty) Armieklc. .Miss
Rape's death following a party in the
Hotel St. Francis attended by Sem
nacher and others was niado tho ba
sist of the charge ugalust Arhuckle.
Semnacher said ho brought Miss
Rappe and Mrs. Dumnina Maudo Bel
mont, a mutual friend, to San Fran
cisco in his automobile September 3
and dial they attended tho parly to
gether Soptemher 5.
Hu testified to the finding of Miss
Rappe in Arbuckle's room apparently
in n dying condition after sho had
been alone for u tlmo with Arhuckle.
Ho met Arbucklo tho next day, hn
said and Semnachor said ho rofused
to repeat a word used by Arbucklo In
relation to the guests of the parly.
Ho wrote tho word out for tho sten
ographer. Miss Rappe hud torn off
her clothing on various occasions af
ter drinking liquor ho said, but tho
manner in which sho tore it on such
occasions was different from the man
ner sho used after supposedly hav
ing been injured at tho party.
Senmnchcr was Instructed by the
dofonso to remain within tlio jurisdic
tion of tho court as It desires to use
him ns a defense witness later. Soin-
uachcr was excused at 11:05 a. m.
Tho prosecution asked tho court to
direct that a microscopic examination
bo mndu of tho bladder of Miss Rappe.
A rent In tho bladder was tho cause of
death. The request was allowed hy
tho court.
Tho examination is wanted in an
swer to defense contentions that affoc
tlons not visible to the naked eye
might havo caused tho fatal injury
rather than external forco Arbucklo is
alleged to huve applied.
Josephine Kesea, a chambermaid nt
tho Hotel St. Francis was tho next wit
ness. She said sho heard from an outside
corridor a woman's voice ucrcam "No,
no, no," whllo tho party was In pro
gress and a man's voico answered
"Shut up."
A statement niado by the district
attorney was read Into tho record by
tho defense.
Tho statement, dotullod tho Invita
tion extended to Miss Kappa over tlio
telephono from Arbuckle's rooms to
attend tho party. Fred Flachbach,
friend of Arbucklo, did tho telephon
ing, It s:id. Two bottles, apparently
of liquor wore produced later nml
when Miss ltappe arrived Arbucklo
tried to kiss her, according to tho
statement.
Tho voices heard by tho witness
came from Arbucklo's rooms the state
ment said. Later sho hoard a girl
crying and much music and shouting,
it continued. The witness listened
closely at the door of Arbuckle's room
to hear all she could.
Tim girl's cries ciimo from Ar
buckle's room while other members ot
Hie party were In tho sitmo room, thu
statement said.
Miss Kesea was still on the stand at
the noon recess. '
Tho prosecution said It expected to
close its case today.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22. Alico
Bluke, show girl, wau the first witness
called to the stand today in tho man
slaughter case of Itoscoo C. (Fatty)
Arbucklo. A statement made by. her
to tlio police was introduced, it de
scribed tlio purty in Arbucklo's rooms
In the Hotel St. Francis in which Vlfi
gluta Kappe, motion picture actress.
Is alleged to havo received fatal ill
Juries at Arbuckle's hands.
The statement said that -Miss Blako
first suw Hiss Kappo nudo on a bed
In Arbuckle's room und suffering
great pain and that Miss Illuko and
other guests assisted Miss Kappe.
Another statement givon by Miss
PJake to tho district attorney was
ruled out on tho ground that tho do
fonso had been given no opportunity
to examine It.
Tho next witness was Joseph Uid
caux, physical culture trainer of Los
Angeles who treated Miss Kappe fur
"bolng over-weight."
Ho went through the exorcises ho
had given MissRape.
.(Continued on Tage, Five).