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13 THE MORNING- OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1008. DATA ON CHANNEL Report Completely Refutes Statements of Perkins. LIST OF SHIPS CLEARED Report to Commrrelal Club Shows That 2! ssrls of 2-1.6 Vot Av crape Draft Sailed From Portland in 1907. Complct data on the Columbia Ttlver channel hav ben compiled by a special committee of tlie Commercial Club to cor rect misleading stHl.-mrntH in WasliinK mn, attributed to Senator Perkins, of Cal ifornia. Ho was reported as saying on the floor of the Senate that the depth of water in the Columbia is from 19 to CO fiTt. and li quoted the Chief of En gineers as having furnished him, with the tlRures. The president of the Comniert'tfll Club, C W. Hodson. tinon receiving tn forma tion that the California Senator had made this assert idn, appointed K. TV. Wright, Kobert Kennedy and T. W. B. Ixndon a speflal committee to compile a correct .statement of the farts regarning naviga tion of the. Columbia and Willamette, for circulation in such channels as will rec tify whatever wrong impressions have heen created by the Senator. The committee delivered its report to Mr. Hodson yesterday, and the tahle pre pwrod furnishes ample data to show that the Senator was misinformed or had been misquoted in the telegraphic dispatches. The report gives date. nam and draft of 21 vessels of 24 feet draft, and over. ;nd 29 vessnls of 23 feet and over, which cleared from this port for foreign ports during the year The significant point in tile report is that these vessels went through from Portland to the sea with out touching st any place in the course, a feat that would have been impossible if the assertion were a fact that the river has a depth of but 30 feet available for commerce. The letter from Mr. Hodson to the spe cial committee follows: R). TV. Wright, Chairman; Ttohert Kennedy. T. W. B. IsorMon. Social Committee Gent ie inert : Senator (nntc C. Perkins, of Cali fornia . rnvently mail a speech in the T "nitr. States Semite. !n which he stated that th d-ptn of water tn th" O'umhta KU-er, avail able for tvimmw, was from 10 to Jo feet, and Pngad1er-General A. Mackenzie. Thief of Kn- iner-m, Vnlte.t States Army, is aW on record with a statement that makes us feel that he could he informs at to the situation advan tageously tn Portland. I have been authorized by the board of revrrnorn C. nnme you gentlemen as a com mittee to nifike a compilation f the facts, so that it may he generally circulated. H opine that ou will dive this matter early attention, particularly as we wish 1o secure iome of tb gnod-ised vessels of the Navy for the- coming Rose Festival. I am, rv respectfullv voure, C. V. HOnftsoN. President. In reply to Mr. Hodson, the special committee has prepared tho following report : Mr. C w. H.vlson, President Portland Com mercial Club l"Wc Sir: The undersigned t-oniMilttert to whom whs referred your requrt-t for the facts retarding the depth of water tn the Columbia, River, herewith submit details regHrrttng ." vceels clearing from Portland In 1fW7. The statistics nre taVrn from the Merchants Kxflnrige r-ev.rds. whew they are compiled froin official data furnished by the surveyors for 1 Jo d and the Rntvau Veritas. These yessela all wept through trotn Portiand to the sea without i.. itching at any iwlnt In t he river and without Itch tern Re : V KeSK .S i I.KA KING KRt M PORTLAND, It". Twenty-four Feet and Over. Praft, Mnth and Vce-el. Feet. Ma . Hyndfnrd LiV IV-entrer. (-01110 - 2.Y8 1 vvenilvr. G IchsT rar !,". 1 June. Asct US. It .liinuaiv. Crua !r 'JS.it Miiy. Irish Monarch 14 7 iTccmrT. A Hen iici am L'4.'t Mav, Tottenham itctoher, Ri.-tmle.. "4 S i.-tohcr. Pen ir!ic -4.4 Aitril. Fukui Mam 24.4 Nprll, Ml. In 24. It Mhv. NWomedia : 24.3 .hily. Kallbla 24. It Mm, A ra son la 24 2 .1 line X'oni.iiii i.i 24 2 lHUt:ry. A . a Ma 24. 1 February, A ra von In 24.1 Febnmrv. Vcipanthus . 24. July. Arabia 24.it Aer4e draft 24.0 Twenty-three Feet and Over. Praft, Month and Vessel. Fen. March, N'im.antia 2o. 1" November. t,ni en uwe 23 b September, tjiie' n A lexti".rira 2.'! lo .lune, Arabia 2-" ! rehrua- . K ot.ibua Maiu 2-';.: luniarv, vilcncricht 2.1. Iwcmlwr. Numaiitia 2-".S Mav. Kirklce 2:: 7 Fehrtutrv, Nicoir.raut 2.'! 7 April. Arabia 2-i 7 . .I.inimrj, ,'no Varu March. A vine vie UN.rt SeptenibT. Bnrkston 211. rt No -pmlvr, A'estH 2-i.rt o "nihtT, N iconit d'a 2" rt I V'ceinhcr. W avert ice 2H.rt Mhv. Nor-.nan liea 2:.4 F."hru;iry. UymerH- 2:t.4 Sentemivr. I 'a ivonar 2-'t.:5 Jnnua.y. hvrm 2.1.."! IVcemher. Tiberius 2.'t 4 lanuary. Suveric 2-t.tl Fcht nary. weenee 2:i.rt March, M.it'uhii M:vru 211. 0 March. "te CI.O June. African Morwf.-h 2a. September, Nuriant ih 2;t.o ictolr, F.Kft 2I1. vtober. snathnon 2:i 0 A vera ire draft i'. "il.S The!s vessels ranced in lencth from. IISo feet to 4rto fee;, the av-THse beins- sliphtly over 4H fost. This list include only voxels bound f.r eiitn and doe n-" include such mamnvtth catem as The Santa Maria, Santa Rita and ethers of their clsvs which come and no ra--ularly. d' a-Mnff from 24 to 2S feet. Trust ina these na-nres will correct the rro- in circu lation reguvilne. the .Icoth of water, we are Respectfully. V, wriciit. I'hiirman. K1PK.RT KKNNFPY. T. W. R. lA"N'fHX. X) IXVITATIOX MXT TO FI.KET Commercial Bodies Toll Why They Took. Xo Action. One reason the vessels of Admiral Evans' fleet may not come to Portland :s because no request has been made to the lepartmcnt to send them here. Tite 'hamber of Commerce officials an nounced last night that the organisation had not taken the initiative in the mat ter for two reasons: The Rose Festival was supposed to have lirst claim on en tertainments to be held during KcstlvaJ week, and the Chamber had no fund at its disposal for a reception and enter tainment of visitors: In largo numbers. The Commercial Club also held back for the same reason as regards the Rose Festival Association, and incidentally be cause the club is about to move into its new quarters and needs all the money it can spare from its regular disbursements in buying furniture and decorations for the pew rooms. As for the Rose Festival Association, President YVMiomore said last night that The "money contributed by the people of Portland was given for a specific pur pose the holding of the Rose Snow and that it could not be diverted from that purpose without breaking faith with the contributors. "It was not the intention to have these funds applied to entertainments, no mat ter how important and desirable they miffht be." said Mr. Whitemore. "and while the association would welcome ves sel of the big fleet as an additional at traction Festival week, we were unable to ace how the Festival Association should be called upop to bear the expense of entertainment of the officers and men, which would be expected by citizens in case the vessels arrived in this port.. "Arrangements are now being perfected to give a grand ball at the end of the week's festivities, and committees are bending every effort to make all the fea tures of the programme, already out lined, successful in every way. "When the fleet arrives in San Fran cisco we shall send an envoy personally to invite commanders of the vessels to attend the Festival and be our aruests at the grand ball. The Admen's Club has arrangements under way for a banquet to be given visitors and that might be made the occasion to include representa tives from the Navy. In case the vessels are in the harbor at the time. "In case the vessels of the fleet are here during Festival week, we shall do everything in our power to extend cour tesies, such as providing accommodations in reviewing-stands. complimentary invi tations to the ball and personal attention to the visitors. The expenses of Festi val week have already reached a very large sum in the way of contracts for floats, illumination and decorations, and we are making every effort to make the Festival what we started out to make it a glorious event for the city and al! who may come to take part in the festivities." LOWER RATES TO KLAMATH XKW LINE WILL CAUSE REDUC TION' MAY 1. Portland Will Bp on Same Footing as San Francisco When Head Readies Ports. Portland jobbers anil buslnwis men pcnerally wit have a derided advantage in the Klamath district as soon a the California Northeastern Railroad, now belns: built from Weed to Klamath Kails, is opened for a portion of that distance. U is promised that, on May 1. the ne" line will have been com pleted as far as Porls. t:al., which Is .tust below the Orearon state line. By the use of this new railroad through rates from Portland to the Klamath country wn. be established that will be lower than the present rates from Portland to the same destination, al though the haul will be much longer by the new route. At present freight from Pan Fran cisco and Portland, destined to the Klamath country, is hauled to Thrall on the Southern Pacific, and thenne to Pokegama over the line of the Klamath lke Railroad. From Pol? gama freight Is hauled In by teams to Klamath Kails. San Francisco mer chants have a slight advantage on rates by this route, although the dif ferential against Portland 1b slight. But with the opening; of the new road Portland will be on an exact equality with San Francisco via Weed and Doris. Construction of the Cali fornia Northeastern will he pushed and it will not be long until the track will have been completed to Klamath Falls, where it will connect with the Oregon Eastern from Natron, the line already projected by the Southern Pa cific. When the road is completed from Natron to Klamath Falls Portland mer chants will have a more direct route to the Klamath basin but the rates to be put in May 1 will probably be as low as will be made by the direct line. Amusements What the Press Aventa Say. "Brewster's Millions" Tonight. Tho attraction at the Heflisr Theater, Fourteenth ant Washing-ton streets, toniyht, Kr M sy and Saturday nights, will be the brilliant comedy-drama, "Brewster's Mil lions." A special matinee will be given Sat uiilav afternoon. Seats are now selling at the theater for the engagement. Beautiful "Fa Diana" Tonight. Have you herd the beautiful music, the f tinny lines and seen the pretty spi tings of "Pant ana" at the Marqi:atn this week? It is one of the greatest euccessea of the San Fran cisco Opera Company. "A Trip to Chinatown." The Baker Stock Company has made the famous Hoyt farce, "A Trip to Chinatown," one big musical comedy this week, and as is the cae with all the well-known lauirh Injr hits of this genius of fun, it ia packing the popular playhouee at every performance. "Texaa Ranger' Matinee. This afternoon there will be a matinee performance of ' The Texas Ranger" at the Star Theater. This is the most exciting as well as best-acted drama that the French Stock Company has yet given. It is a story of the Southwest with Apache Indians on the warpath. l,rric Matinee Today. This afternoon the Allen Stock Company will rcpf i its great farcical hit. "A Friend of the Family." It has been one of the moxt successful on"erinpw made by the 1-yric during the present aeaeon. COMING ATTRACTIONS. "Florodora" Sunday. Th" San Francisco Opera Company will pre sent that ever tuneful, ever beautiful success in the realm of eomte opera. "Ftorodora," next week at the Marquam. commencing Sun day. "The FUemal City." Hall Caine's magnificent prodxiction. "The Eternal City." will he next week's offering by the Baker Company, and this will, in ail probability, prove to be the mnt splen did dramatic production of the entire sea son. "la Belle Marie Monday. A Bivat comedy-drama, with action, comedy, romance and adventure galore. This is the fcir-d of a play '! Bell' Marie i. and the Alien Company will present it at the Lyric nest week. "X Hooeier Taalsy. Manager Richard E- French will present his stock company next week in the fa-mus comedy drama. "The Hoosler ralsy." This is a romance of Indiana and the play has been popular for years. Porta Opera Trio. Music will predominate at the Grand next wenk. The headline act will be the Ooria Opera Trio. On the bill with them will be leo Cooper and company and Gladys Van. Famous Trick Horse Coming. Don Ferano, the phenomenal trick horse, will he the unsurpassed feature of next week's hill at Pantage Theater. This horse If one of remarkable intelligence and its ex hibition should b misled by no one. AT THE VAVPKVI1XK THEATERS. V tol In 1st Scoring Sneeew. Fredrick- Makmuri, the eminent violinist. Is drawing heavy patronage to Fantages this week. His act is one of special merit. In h's masterly playing he frequently has his entire audience weeping under the streos of his moving pathos. Grand's Bet Bill. Sullivan Ar Considtne have sent no better vaudeville entertainment to Portland than tho current hill at the Grand. The pro gramme contains many featured performers. Walter E. Perkins, who starred In "The Man From Mexico.-' and other famous comedies, is the head liner. Pleat y of Trooble. is caused by stagnation of the liver and bowels. To aret rid of it and head ache r.nd biliousness and the poison jaundice, ta Re Dr. k mar s New Life Pills, the reliable purifiers that do the work without grinding or griping. 35c at Woodard, Clarke & Co. s drug si or a. Ask Your Father And He Will Tell You TERMS: Lots $450 to $600 $10 Down; $10 Per Month T Preliminary Hearing of Forest Grove Dentist. STATE PRESENTS ITS CASE Dr. Gilbert, Jr. Matson and Con stable Wagner Testify Against Young Man Charged With Caus ing Death of Mabel Wlrtz. Preliminary examination of Dr. G. B. Whitney, the young dentist accused of having caused the death of Miss Mabel Wlrtz. his fiancee, a week ago. was taken up before Judge Reid. in the West Side Justic Court, yesterday afternoon. The state completed its cane, introducing three witnesses. V hltney's side of the case will be heard today, beginning at 2 P. M. Dr. Ray M. Matson, who performed a post mortem examination on the body of Miss Wirtz. Dr. J. Allen Gilbert, who attended the young woman up to the time of her death, from mercuric poisoning, and Constable Wagner, who arrested Whitney, were the state's witnesses. Dr. Matson was the first one called. He de scribed the autopsy in detail for the pur pose of establishing the cause of death. Gilbert Repeats Statement. Dr. Gilbert was tho principal witness. His testimony was largely a repetition of his statement before the Coroner's jury which held the young dentist for man slaughter. He said he was called to at tend Miss Wirtz and at first treated her for ptomaine poisoning, having been told by her that she was poisoned through eating a tamale. Dr. Whitney finally ap proached him and told him the real na ture of her illness, saying the girl had used mercuric suppositories as an an ticeptic and that a large quantity of mer cury had been put in one of the sup positories through error. As long as the girl was alive. Dr. Gil bert said, he consented to keep the real facts of the case from her parents, tell ing only an aunt, who was serving in the capacity of nurse. Upon the girl s death, bowever. he said lie told "Whitney that the complexion of the case was changed considerably, inasmuch as he had a death certificate to sign. Tn telling of a long talk with Whitney, following Miss Wirtz death. Dr. Gilbert said he told the young man two causes could be assigned in the death certificate, mercuric poisoning, which was the spe cific cause of death, and toxemia, a gen eral term for poisoning of such a nature. He was willing to give the general term on two conditions, viz. that Whitney would give him a written statement of the facts in the case and pay $102 in cash, the sum due for medical services. Little Sympathy for Whitney. "T told him it was hard enough for the father to lose his daughter in such a man ner without being compelled to pay. Whit ney said he didn't have a cent, and I suggested that the druggist at Forest Grove, where he bought the poison, be communicated with. I gave him until noon the next day in which to confer with the druggist." Dr. Gilbert said. "I told Whitney that 1 had very little sympathy for him in his predicament, as I had heard that Miss Wirtz was not the first or only girl he had ruined." On cross-examination. Dr. Gilbert said he had been friendly with Whitney and still regarded him in a friendly spirit. He admitted having shaken hands with Whitney after the young man's arrest. Constable Wagner told of arresting Whitney at the home of relatives on the East Side. The dentist was very con trite, saying he was "up against it right" and was "willing to go to the penitentiary for 1000 years." Whitney also confessed of having- secured the anticeptic prepa ration from the Forest Grove drugstore and of having given it to the girl, the Constable said. He denied, on cross-examination, having- grown sympathetic with Whitney and telling him 4Tve done the same thing myself." As the defense wished several witnesses subponaed. the case was put over at this juncture until this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The state's interests are being looked after by Deputy District Attorney Steven son, while Whitney is represented by At torney W. P. Richardson. Pays Fin and Loses Iieense. KALAMA. Wash., April 8. (Special.) Charles Downing, who conducts a sa loon at Oak Point. Wash., pleaded guilty in the Superior Court yesterday to the charge of keeping his saloon open and selling liquor on Sunday, and was fined $50. While he was paying his fine to the County Clerk, the County Commissioners in session in another room promptly re voked his license. The action of the Commissioners was pursuant to an order which they passed February 15, raising the liquor license in Cowlitx County from $400 to $1000 a year, and providing if any saloonkeeper was convicted of vio WHITNEY GOUR WHAT the result would have been had he investigated and acted upon the opportunities of his life; HE AVILL TELL j;ou that the time to save is w hen you don't need it, and that you don't need it now as much as you will after a while, when your ability to labor ceases. ASK HIM ABOUT PORTLAND and he will tell you about this piece of property and that piece of prop erty worth thousands todav which he could have bought a few years ago and never missed the money. ASK IILM TO SHOW YOU HIS RENT RECEIPTS, and then vou use your pencil for a few, minutes. It will present figures almost unbelievable, but YOU WILL GET THE LESSON we want you to receive. STOP. PAYING RENT BE A PROPERTY-OWNER. "LOVELEIGH" offers the solution. It is Portland's most attractive new addition; all the name implies and more, too high, beautiful and sightby; within city limits; only fifteen minutes by car from Second and Washington streets; graded streets (established grade); building restrictions; streets 50, 60 and 80 feet; city water and electric, lights; lots 50x100, cleared and parked; Catholic school within two blocks; "Woodlawm" Public School within 800 feet. Take either "Woodlawn" or "Vancouver" car, get off at Woodlawn Schoolhouse, and so two blocks west. 'Agents on ground. lating the Sunday-closing law his license would be revoked at once. This action meets with general approval. LYNCH IS ON TRIAL Charged With Stealing Horse From H- H. Lee Richard Lynch, charged with stealing a horse from H. H. Lee. at Holbrook, is on trial before a jury In Judge Gantcn hins department of the Circuit Court. J. F. Hawkes, who pleaded guilty to a sim ilar charge and was sentenced to the Penitentiary, in February, is the chief witness for the state. He was placed on the stand yesterday afternoon, and said that Lynch told him that he had Mr. Lee's horse "spotted." and that he was going to get it.. Hawkes said he had known Lynch about a year before his conviction. Hawkes was a fuel dealer, maintaining a wood camp on tho Colum bia, about 13 miles below Portland. This camp, he said, Is a mile anc a half from Lee's ranch. Lynch, he said, was oper ating a wood camp at Hogan. "Lynch came down to my camp with a horse and rubber-tired buggy, and a set of double harness," said Hawkes yester day. "Ho told me he would leave the harness under a little bridge about three miles from Lee's place. He went down there and I was to meet him at Holbrook. We went from there to Scappoose, When we met at Holbrook it was about 3 o'clock in tho afternoon "As we came Jjajdc Lynch went into a pasture and bro'ufclifput a gray horse. I have since earnrd lat this horse be longs to a. Mr. J&iea. V Then we drove toward Lees plac Lynch said there was wanted, but couldn't one horse there Ire get it. He went o Lee's barn and led a bay horse oiitj fter that we drove three miles to tb :le bridge, where we put the harness i e horses and drove half a mile f urtbrro where there was a wagon by the, side of the road. The wagon belonged to a man named Frisbee. "Lynch hooked the horses up to the big wagon. He went to Portland about 1p o'clock that night, while I took Lynch's buggy and went back to the wood camp. "Lynch told me afterward that he had a bill of sale Tor the horse. He said his brother-in-law had fixed it up for him so as to account for the animal.' At this Juncture a bill-of-sale was in troduced over the objection of Miller Murdock. attorney for Lynch. It bears date of August 30. and reads as follows: August 20. 1!07 ; Portland, Oregon : I this dar sell to Richard Lynch one span hevrspa one gray an bay. weJrrht about 1."oo whirh ages about 12 years. One set double harness and 34 wagon which the right in titl j I defend. I received in full $27.". PETER STURWARD. Peter Sturward is said to be a fictitious character, concocted to serve Lynch's purpose in accounting for possession of the horses. Mr Ijcb said upon the witness stand that when he found the horse was miss ing, on the morning of March 14. he fol lowed the tracks for three miles, to where the thieves had stopped at the bridge, and then took up the trail for half a mile further. He said he could easily do this as the horse had been newly shod. He said the horse had evidently been hard driven, and told of the tracks of the rubber-tired buggy. He told of going to Hogan to identify his horse, and said it was found witi the foreman of Lynch's camp, who told him the animal belonged to Lynch. Deputy District Attorney Haney is prosecuting the case. It will be continued this morning. Highwayman Wills Convicted. Earner Wills, alias Elmer Johnson, was ronvicted yesterday afternoon by a jury in Judge Bronaugh's department of the Circuit Court of complicity in holding up EL J. Max-well on the night of March 17 and robbing him of $335. It was the rec ommendation of the jury that the court be lenient in pronouncing sentence. George Frazier, who w-as convicted of the crime and sent to the Salem Penitentiary, testified that Wills had nothing to do with the hold-up, but that he was 'assist ed by the "Seattle Kid," otherwise known as the "Curly Kid." Rogoway Loses Suit for Damages. The jury in Judge Gantenbein's depart ment of the Circuit Court, which has for the past few days been hearing the evi dence in the suit of a Rogoway against the Portland Railway, Lteht & Power Company, decided yesterday afternoon that the company was not responsible, for the collision at Front and Madison streets, in which the plaintiff's wagon was damaged. He was seeking to recover $45&.S1. Shu pes Changes PJea to Guilty, Antone 9hupes changed his plea of not guilty to one of guilty to larceny, before Judge Cleland yesterday. He had been jointly indicted with George Frank of stealing a gold watch, a felt hat and fifteen neckties from George Weth at 307 Third street on February 10. The charge asrainst Frank was dismissed. Shupes will be sentenced at 2 P. M. Thursday. Centralis. Wash. It is the intention of the Masons to erect a two or three-story modern brick busine- buHdJnr on Tower avenue. A site has been wlfcted and build in will be commenced a soon as possible. Tomorrow. Friday, will positively be the last day for discount on West Side gas bflls. Portland Gas Company. B rong-Steele Company PHONES: MAIN 1743; A 1743 BREAKS UP HOME Former Husband Comes to Spoil Happy Marriage. DIVORCE NOT OBTAINED Prosser Young Man Marries Beauti ful Girl "Who Already Has Hus band She Alleges Marriage Was Annulled Goes Home. SPOKANE, Wash., April S. (Special.) After having lived with his beautiful wife for years, having one child by her and enjoying home life In apparent per fect happiness, the home of Richard Evans, one of the most highly respected of the young men of Prosser. Wash., has been shattered by the appearance on the scene of Bruce Burt, a traveling agent for stove polish, who alleges Mrs. Evans was his wife In the East and nas never been legally divorced. Mrs. Evans admitted the truth of Burt's story, although claiming her mar riage was annulled, and in anguish has fled to her mother in Seattle. Appar ently Burt's coming here was the merest accident. There is nothing to indicate that he knew she was here be fore he came. Burt has been in trouble with the city officials here, having once been arrested for drunkenness and ordered to leave town. Evans, who Is the son of one of the pioneer residents of the city, is sure hts wife will return. About four years ago Evans met and wooded Miss Flor ence Maxham. now his wife, then a pretty telephone girl at Sunnyslde. Centralis to Have Bally Paper. CENTRA I,LA. Wash., April 8. (Spe cial.) The Centralia Chronicle today an nounced that on and after May 1 it would be issued daily instead of semi-weekly. New management took control of the Chronicle 10 months ago. since when the paper has experienced a large growth. It has been 18 years since a daily paper was published In Centralia. There is not another dally published between Port land and Tacoma, and the Chronicle claims Southwestern Washington as its field. Centralia Bakery Burns. CENTRALIA. Wash.. April 8. fSpe clal.) The Model Bakery, i located on North Tower avenue, was gutted by fire this morning, sustaining damage esti mated at $1000. , The bakery was owned by A. L. Fitzgerald, and the building by William Newborn. Fitzgerald carried insurance for $650.' Arrivals and Departures. SINGAPORE, April 7 Arrived previou.lv Titian, from Greenock and Liverpool, for Tacoma. Hongkong. April 7. Arrived previously Alela from Portland. Or., via Yokohama; Siberia, from San Francisco, via Honolulu anl Yokohama; Toga Mini, from Seat a. via Yokohama. DA1XY METEOROTOG IC A L REPORT. PORTLAND, April 8. Maximum temper ature. 4 degrees; minimum. .18- River read ing at 8 A. M., 8.6 feet; change in last 24 hours. 0.4 foot. Total rainfall. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., nil; total since (September 1, lOOT. 3A.7 inches-; normal, 37.ftl Inches; de ficiency, 7.14 Inches. Total sunshine April 7. 1 hours 34 min-utes: possible, i.1 hours 8 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level), at 5 P. M., 30.30 inches. PACIFIC COAST WEATHER. - J Wind. ? 3 . STATIONS. I S5 ? 2 ? V : I ! " 3 ? Baker City Bismarck Boice Eureka Helena K am loops , North Head. .. poratello Portland , Red Bluff Roseburjf Sacramento. -. . Salt I.ahe San Franclseo. Spokane Tacoma 64 j Clear 'Clear ! CI ear fCJear 'Clear iPt cloudy "tear Clear Clear Clear IClear Clear iClear ; CI ear iPt cloudy , ifl o fw O'W . V ft . ;. AO' 1ft W Oft' PW rt'l V'NW Aftl 4 N'W .nO'islW .OnJ.st'SW O.K ft;W . two, , 170, .'.wo . 72 ft i62!0 . :.vo. WEATHER CONDITIONS. A It hough the barometer has fallen over the North Pacific State no rain haa oc curred except a few small showers in ex treme Northwestern Wafchtnton. It la much warmer everywhere on the Pacific Slope, ex cept In the Sound country where the tem perature haa remained practically station ary. The warmest weather of the seanon prevails in Northern California and South ern Oregon. Th indications are for showerp Thursday in Northwest Oregon and Western Wash ington. It will be cooler In the Willamette "LOVELEIGH" OPENED TODAY HO SECOND STREET, PORTLAND, We sell Selz Royal Blue shoe "YOU'LL find one thing about this shoe store that's worth finding about any place where you spend your money You can't get anything but good shoes here. We sell Selz Royal Blue shoes, because they help uphold our reputation for quality; they're good shoes for us to sell because they're so good for you to wear. The new Spring styles are very smart. $3.50, $4, $5. All Sire, DAINTIES COOKED BY ELECTRIC CURRENT I The company cordially tlemen, too, who are interested, to attend the demo ,1 stration of Electric Cooking and Heating Device;' which will be given in the Department, 145-147 Seventh street, tomorrow, Fri day, afternoon from 1 to 5 o'clock. DAINTIES, PREPARED BY AN EXPERT WITH ELECTRIC UTENSILS, WILL BE SERVED TO ALL WHO ATTEND. PORTLAND RAILWAY LIGHT AND POWER fin 145-147 SEVENTH STREET Valley and in Southern Oregon and continue mild east of the Cascade Mountains. FOR F2C AST-3. Portland and vicinity Increasing cloudi ness, followed by ohowers and cooler weather; southerly winds Western Ore Ron Showers north, increas ing cloudiness south portion; cooler, except near the coast: southerly winds. Western Washington Showers; south westerly winds. Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho Fair. Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho Increasing rloudiness and ootr. MEETING NOTICED. OREGON COMMA NDERT, N O. 1. K. T. Stated conclave, this ' Thursdav evening, at '8 o'clock. Visiting Sir Knights courteously in- vited. W. s. machlm, ttecoraer. MINERVA LODGE. NO. 19. T. O. O. F. Rogular meeting this (Thursday) evening. Work In first degree. Visitors w-lcome. B. KiyXTZ. Sec. I DIED BPSAI- Ai hi late residence, 528 Bast Oak street. April 8, Cornelius Beal, agd 78 years. 7 months and 23 days. Notice of funeral will be given later. SAOEB At his late rsi1ene, at Arohr Place. April 8. James H. Segcr, sred S yars, 5 months and 24 days. Notice of funeral will be given laier. OREGON and Wldlha Marked In PUiin English. Cor. 7th and Washington Sts. invites the ladies, and gen warerooms of the Supply I Telephones: Main 6688, A5517 I I FCVESAL NOTICK. BALTHASAR-In this city. April T st (V Tiavfs fttroet. Ahduhl Balthawir. agd H years, father of Mia. Pwter Moor Mrs A yon Rergen and Mrs. (Tharl Poltvka. Th funeral service. will be held at the German B angelical church, corner lAth and stark sts.. at 2 P. M. today. Friends Invited. In terment at Greenwood Cemetery. MARTIN The funeral services of the laie John Archibald Martin will be held from th family residence. 21 - 24th st. North. Friday, the loth ins., at 2 o'clork P. M. Friends cordially invited to attend. In terment Riverview Cemetery. Services at the grave private. QU TCK A t Mon t av 1 1 la. A pri 1 , Samufl "K. Quirk, aged Ti years and 28 days. The funeral services will b held at the Baptist Church. Montavilla. at 10 A. M.. Friday, 1 April W. Frinds invited. Interment Mon tavilla Cemetery. J. P. FINI-ET BOX. Funeral Director. Third and Madison. Phone Haiti 9. A 1AM. Donning. MeEntee m Gil bang!. Funeral Di rector. 7th Flae. Phone ML 440. Lady . KBICSON inroBBTAKraO CO.. 40 slssl t. ldr assistant. Ttun Mala lUt, EDWARD HOLM AN CO., Fnnsral DM. an. 32S 2d St. Lady asslstaat. Fbaaa M. tvt. ZETXER-BTRNEft CO.. Funeral Dtrset. an. 17 Buu.ll. East IMS. Ladr asslstaab aUdar. Lady assistant. Jfhoaa Kast at.