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t 8 THE MORMNG OREGONIAJf, WEDXESDAT,' . DECEMBER 1, 1909. A R G SLIRVIVQFiS AND SAFE, SOUND stating that Robert Glenn, who was ar rested here last Saturday on the steamer Roanoke, Is wanted to answer a charge of having deserted his child. The man will be taken back to Eureka on the Roanoke. a sit ap am PAYS FROM START SUGAR AND COPPER OFF NORTH BANK ROAD pJrSIM)W 1 Captain Snyder, of Sunken Craft, Says Broken Wheel Caused Disaster. STEAMER SPUN LIKE TOP Manzanlta Takes Ton Refugees From Lightship to Astoria Death Hot Five, Declare Saved Ship Row Is Rumored. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 30. (Special.) "It seems good to be ashore again, but land never looked better to me than did the lightship at the mouth of the Co lumbia River when we reached her last Saturday morning." said Captain Snyder, of the wrecked steamer Argo, who with nine other men, survivors from the ill fated craft, was brought to Astoria today by the lighthouse tender Manzanita. Cap tain Byrne went outside early this morn ing to bring the men ashore. The men accompanying Captain Snyder and those who made the perilous trip with him in a small boat from the scene of the wreck, a distance of about 30 miles, to the lightship, were: J. H. Snyder, chief engineer: Thomas Russell, assistant engineer; W. A. Simp son, purser: C. Graves, steward; Carl Frederiekson. fireman; Magnus Peterson, oiler; John Waldhouse and A. Meckel berg. sailors, and C. Higley, of Tillamook, a passenger. All Found Well. All bear evidence of the strenuous trip in the small boat and of the worry and strain attending the wreck, but all are in excellent health. They are pro fuse' in their praise of the crew of the lightship for the treatment and courtesies extended to them. In addition to the deaths already reported 'as a result of the wreck, the men confirm the reported death of Martin Anderson, a fireman, who was washed overboard soon after the Argo struck the spit. They also tell of the death of Tony Regoletti, an Italian passenger, who is believed to have Jumped overboard, thus increasing the death list, including one member of the life-saving crew, to five. Captain Snyder said today that the wreck was caused by the breaking of the port wheel, which rendered the ves sel unmanageable, and had that not oc curred all would have been well. Con tinuing, he said: Port Wheel Breaks. "I see by the papers that several stories have been told about the wreck that are utterly false. However, I do rot care to deny them now, but will when the proper time comes and before the proper authorities. "We left Astoria about 6 o'clock on last Friday morning, with a big load of freight and several passengers, crossing out over the bar a little over an hour later. The conditions were favorable outside and we .made, the run down the coast in good order, starting in across the Tillamook bar about 2:36 o'clock that afternoon. "The seas were not running high, and everything looked all right, until sud denly, when we were about , half way across the shoal. 'the port wheel carried away. You know the Argo was a twin screw vessel and with the loss of the port wheel she swung around like a top, striking hard on the north spit and breaking a steam pipe. Then we were helpless and the steamer drifted on to the south spit. There she pounded sev eral times forward and must have stove a hole in her hull, as she soon began to fill. Gale Becomes Fierce. "vTe set some sail and shortly after wards the craft slid off Into deep water. In the meantime a gale was coming on. and the seas were continually growing larger. As quickly as possible after see ing our predicament, the Garibaldi life saving crew came out and took off the women and children. Their terrible ex perience and the loss of life attending their attempt to reach shore you already know better than I can tell you. The steamer kept settling gradually and. real izing it would be but a short time be fore she would go down. I ordered the boats cleared about 5 o'clock. Nine men went with me and as I supposed the bal ance went with the mate, as when I left the steamer no one was on board. "It T8i dark at the time and after cir cling about the steamer three times, to see if any one had been overlooked, and, seeing no one, I headed for the beach. "Ye were unable to land, bo 1 turned back to the steamer again, after being away a little over an hour, but she had disap peared, evidently having gote to the bot tom. Favorable Wind Helps. "Neither the mate's b'iat nor any other craft was in pisiht. so we started up the coast, hoping either to meet some vessel or to make the lightship. It was a long trip, but we were going with the wind, which helped us greatly, and without suffering any further accident we made the lightship at 4:30 o'clock Saturday morning. "I have seen some pleasant sights in my life, but nothing that ever looked bet ter than did the lightship as we drew alongside of her. Mate Nelsvn. who was in command, during the absence of Cap tain Rasmussen. took u on board and he and. his crew did everything possible to make our stay a pleasant one. For this we feel extremely grateful and desire to express- our heartfolt appreciation. This morning the Mazanita came out and brought us ashore. This evening I will go to Portland to make my report to the owners." Purser Simpson, who was. so far as known, the last to see Tony Rlgoletti, the missing pasenffer. says he believes the man Jumped overboard and was drowned. "Regolotti complained of being sick." said Mr. Simpson, "and at the time of the accident was in his berth. When the captain ordered all hands to the boats Steward Graves and I went after Rego letti and brought him to the rail of the vessel, telling him to get into the mate's boat. This- I supposed he did, but after we left the craft we circled around her three times to see If any one was left, and no one could be seen. If Rlgoletti was not in the mate's, boat, he must in his ex citement have Jumped overboard and been drowned." While Captain Sndr would not dis cuss th matter, there is an Intimation that there was some friction among the officers of the Argo after the accident occurred and a rumor is afloat, evldently emanating from some of the crew, that Mate Johnson was disrated by the mas ter .and thnt the story will be an inter esting one when it cornea out. The rumor, however, could not be con firmed. Johnson is now at his home in Portland. Alleged Child Deserter Caught. ASTORIA. Or., Nov. 30. (Special.) Sheriff Pomeroy received a telegram tram Sheriff Ferrlll. of Humbodlt, Cai., Fear of Anti-Trust Legislation Gives Blues to Wall Street. NEW YORK. Nov. 30. In the stock market today there appeared to be greater anxiety than for some time past, owing to the Standard Oil de cision and its effects on mergers, with the result that copper and sugar stocks again were depressed, sugar reaching the lowest record for the year In the opening hours of trading. The price level in the railroad stocks generally did not change much. .In the early hours from last night's ..closing, but wide movements were apparent in some few of the prominent industrials. A momentary advance in sugar brought such a rush of selling orders as to drive the stocks steadily downward, and the flurry in a short time reached some of the leading railroad stocks, Reading being forced down 1, while others suffered similar declines owing to the great desire to unload, even United States Steel being hammered, this stock carrying with it some of the other irons and steels. At noon the flurry had reached West ern Union, when that stock went down IVz points, and American Malting . pre ferred 3. The Standard Oil decision, and the fear that drastic anti-trust legislation might result from recent occurrences, seemed to overshadow the market like a cloud, coppers and sugar being espe cially susceptible. Proposed Copper Merger Walts. TE3W YORK. Nov. 30. The proposed merger of the large copper-producing companies is still in process of formation, according to a statement made today at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. It is believed the Standard Oil decision, how ever, has altered the plans for the cop per combination, and that those having the matter in hand will bring about the coalition of the copper interests in such form as not to be affected by the present Federal statutes. No announcement of plans is expected for several weeks. MRS. M'CREDlEi TURNS SOD Wife of Congressman Starts Con struction on New Church. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 30. (Spe cial.) The first sod in the excavating for the basement of the new $15,000 Congregational Church to be built at the corner of Fourteenth and Main streets, was turned this afternoon by Mrs. W. W. McCredie, wife of Congressman Mc Credle. Preceding this ceremony the people assembled in the temporary building be ing used as a church by the Congrega tional society and listened to a short ad dress by Rev. A. W. Bond, pastor of the church. Mrs. McCredie has been presi dent of the Ladies' Aid Society ana chairman of the committee that has raised the money with' which to buy tha lots on which the new church will be erected, and as she leaves with Judge McCredie for Washington, D. C, Wed nesday morning at 9:15 o'clock, the cere mony had to take place today. The contract for the masonry work was let today to Ancbor-Block Company, of Portland. Work will begin at once and the foundation and basement will be completed this Winter. The church will be dedicated in September, 1310. CONGRESS IS FORESTALLED Secretary Meyer's Navy Reforms Vic tory for Line Officers. "WASHINGTON, Nov. 30. By inaugu rating his plan of reform in the Navy Department tomorrow. Secretary Meyer will forestall probably all attempts at Congressional reformation of the de partment for the present. At this time he will ask only that the bureau of equipment be abolished, which can be accomplished by Congress alone. A year hence, if his reforms are found to be as satisfactory in -practice as they are on paper, he will ask Con gress to make permanent the changes by enacting them Into laws. legislation is particularly desired in order to allow the Secretary to name any officers he may desire as his four aides, one for operations of the fleet, a second for material, a third for person nel and a fourth for inspection. At present he is limited to the higher ranking officers. The reforms ar regarded as a strik ing victory for the line officers. Mr. Meyer intends to appoint younger men to positions of commandants and cap tains in the Navy-yard. FAREWELL FOR ARTILLERY Reception and Dance to Be Given Friday Evening. VANCOUVER. 'Wash.. Nov." 30. (Spe- Total Cost of Line $43,698, 000, After Deducting Profits in "Side Deals." 421 MILES ARE OPERATED Great Xorthern and Northern Pa cific Sole Owners of Capital Stock Venture in Orchard Swells Profits $188. OLTMPIA, Nov. SO. (Special.) Tha North Bank road has already made a profit, over expenses of more than $500, 000, according to the report for the year ended June 30. on file with the Washing ton State Railway Commission. The re port shows that at the last annual meet ing, February 18, it had seven stockhold ers and that the Great Northern and Northern Pacific "own its entire capital stock of $24,000,000. - Until June 30 last the Northern Paci fic had advanced $28,888,997 and the Great Northern had advanced $22,203,771 toward construction. The report says no final settlement has been made with the par ent organizations at the date named. The company reports that the total cost of the line to June 30, 1909, was $43,698,008. but this is after a profit or $765,225 on "cost of road purchased" and $43,031 profit on operations during con struction have been subtracted. Selling Interests Profitable. The roads purchased were the Columbia Railway & Navigation Company for $358. 050 and the Columbia River & Northern for $695,833, a total of $1,053,S93,' but the company sold a one-third interest in the line between Vancouver and Portland to the Northern -Pacific for $1,819,118. which gave it a profit of credit of $765,225 over and above what it paid for the two lines named. The report shows 421.34 miles In opera tion, of whlcV 411V4 miles are in Wash ington. The company operates its own sleeping and dining-car service and its own orchard. For equipment, $2,426,561 was expended, making the total expenditures, including equipment, $47,250, or at the rate of $116,018 a mile. The operating revenues for the year were $1,155,545 and the operating ex penses were $793,209, leaving a profit on operations of $362,336. From this was de ducted $2877 loss on outside operations. The dining-car service lost about $10 -a day, or $3513, while the sleepers paid a profit of $447, and the orchard, on which $65 was spent, brought In $253, or a profit of $188. The net operating income was $255,199. From this $104,258 was paid In taxes, of which Washington got $99,253 and Oregon the balance. Freight Income Told. The revenue per ton per mile for freight carried in carload lots is reported at about 1V4 cents for grain, 2.6 cents for hay. 3Va cents for livestock, about 3 cents for dressed meats, less than 1 cents for coal and less than one-half of one cent for lumber. Lumber, nevertheless,' was more than one-third of Its freight business. Only 9970 tons of grain were carried in car lots. About 41,000 tons of coal were consumed by the locomotives. It cost an average of $4.40 per ton. Reporting on physical characteristics of the line in Washington, the company shows that in the 219 miles from Van couver to P. & S. Junction there are 143 miles of straight track, 160 miles of level line and 47 miles of ascending grades, with a total of only 307 feet of ascents. From Pasco to Snake River Junction, 26 miles, the total ascending grades ag gregate 137 feet, But from Snake River Junction to Marshall there Is a total climb of 1830 feet, and from Lyle to Goia endaie a climb of 366 feet. On the entire line, the aggregate of 3968 feet of ascend ing grades is extended over 206 miles of track, and 181 miles are level and 260 miles are straight. The line has 62 bridges. OREGON DAIRYMEN TO MEET Full Programme Arranged for An nual Conference. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 30. (Special.) Carle Abrams, secretary of the Oregon State Dairy Association, today an nounced the programme for the annual meeting of the association, which will take place in Portland Thursday and Friday. December 9-10. In the array of speakers, in the num ber and amount of awards, in the gen eral arrangements for the convention. Secretary Abrams is of the opinion that the meeting in Portland will eclipse Winner of Every GDdden Tour COVEY MOIOR CAR CO. Seventh and Couch Sts. PIERCE CADILLAC to the Dairy Industry," D. O. XWly, gen eral agent, Portland. Afternoon session, 1:80 "Sanitary Milk and What Constitutes Dairy Products Fit for Food." W. H. Lytle. State Veternarlan. Portland. "Home-Grown Feed for Dairy Cows," Dr. James Withycombe, director Oregon Experi ment Station, Corvallis, Or. "Practical Dairy Feeding," W. J.- Lang don, Sumner, Wash. "Improving the Condition of the Dairy Farm," II. L. Klock. president Klock Pro duce Company, Seattle. The Kailroad's Part in the Dairy In dustry," C. A. Malbeouf, district freight agent Southern Pacific Company, Portland. Experience mooting. Thursday. 8 P. M: Reception In Portland Commercial Club rooms to Oregon State Dairy Association and State Horticultural Society. Friday, December 10, 9 A. M. "Cheese Making as an Industry," O. G. Simpson, assistant dairy instructor O. A. ' C. Address, C. L. Mitchell, Uniwd States De partment of Agriculture. San Francisco. "Bovine Tuberculosis Not Transmissible to Man," William Bishop,- Chimacum, Wash. "Experience of a Dairy Inspector," W. B. Duncan, State Deputy, Salem. "Relation of the Business Man to the Dairy Industry," E. L. Thompson, Port land. Afternoon session, 1:30 "Ole's Martial Experience," J. X. Mlckle, Forest Grove. Milking machine discussion, led by Mrs. S. A. Yoakara, Marshfleld. "The Business End of the Association." Carle Abrams, secretary. Election of officers. HORSE THIEVES IN TOILS Two Arrested Confess Others In . Gang; Away Selling Loot. COLFAX, Wash., Nov. 30. Deputy Sheriffs Cole and Roberts arrested Carl Wilmott and Lester Harwood at the Prank Harwood farm, in Western Whitman County, Saturday, charged witn naving stolen two horses from A. H. Roehlader, near Rosalia, also with robbing- Morris Bros.' harness shop at St. John. They confess, implicating Ernest Wilmott, a brother of Carl Wil mott, and Claude Carl, wht they claim are in Wasco County, Oregon, dispos ing of horses they say belong; to Roeh lader. , Deputy Sheriff Cummings. of Wallu la, today telegraphed Sheriff Car ter he expected to capture the latter men by Evening. Two horses stolen from John De Young, of Thornton, are said by Harwood to have been taken by Ernst Wilmott ' and Claude Carl, being: sold at Pasco. Many thefts In the flock; Lake country are charged to these young men, who are -well known In Whitman. Both men arrested claim to be only 19 years of age. TWO CAPTURED BY RUSE Men Accused of Horse-Stealing Are Heavily Armed When Caught. . THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 30. (Spe cial.) Ernest Wilmot and Claude Card, wanted at Colfax,. Wash., for horse stealing, were captured one and a half miles east of The Dalles last night by Sheriff Levi Chrisman and J. R. Cum mins, a Deputy Sheriff of Walla Walla County, AVash. The alleged thieves were heavily armed but by a ruse were taken without difficulty. The men were brought to The Dalles. Deputy Sheriff Cumimns left tonight for Walla Walla with his prisoners. - SWINDLERS GO TO PRISON "Fleecers" Get Off With Only 2 1-2 Year Sentence. NEW YORK, Nov. 30. Two swindlers, who fleeced investors in Mexico mining stocks out of $150,000, were sentenced to the Federal Prison at Atlanta, Ga., today for using the mails with intent to de fraud. Both had victims a., over the country. ROSEBURG CITIZENS COMMITTEE SEES SOUTHERN PACIFIC OFFICIALS ABOUT BETTER SERVICE. Wja ; Xs NX t Wilms nil? "ClisL hi f,Miiiiiin-M ;v - ' '5 SSSMBkNUftbfti ' T i1T A' USHJ ("rK 1 Selling the Better Kind Considering the High Standard of Quality, is in a Class by Itself Tailored Suits and Cloaks at a Big REDUCTION Just .33 1:3 per cent off of original prices. That's what they all say ,(Vke stores); some give that kind of talk at all times with very little reduction at any time. But when we make a noise that sounds like the headlines above, listen! COME AND ACT. Itias the right kind of tone; it's truthful; it's pleasant to the ear, and not bad for your purse; for'instance: $60.00 Suits at $40.00 $50.00 Suits at $33.50 $37.50 Suits at $25.00 $25.00 Suits at $16.50 $20.00 Suits at $13.50 $75.00 Coats at $50.00 $48.50 Coats at ...$32.50 $35.00 Coats at;.. $23.50 $27.50 Coats at . $18.50 $22.50 Coats at .$15.00 f And We Mean Just What We Say Store opens at 9 o'clock this morning. Come early and be convinced of a GENUINE REDUCTION SALE. No Shop-Worn Goods in Our Stock. 409 Washington Street. ROSEBURG IS GLAD Southern Pacific Promises Committee to Improve. SLIGHT NEVER INTENDED Baseball League, declares . in an Interview that he is not the particular jnan of Charles W. Murphy, of Chicago,, or any other magnate. Noted Bavarian Duke Dies. BAYRBUTH. Bavaria. Nov. SO. Duke Karl Theodore, of Bavaria, died today from kidney trouble. Duke Karl never figured prominently in military or politi cal affairs, but studied medicine and be came a famous eye specialist. He main tained several private hospitals, where the poor were treated free, and did much to introduce some sort of sanitation In the homes of the mountaineers. The Turkish turban- contain about 20 yards of material. More Sleeping-Car Room to Be Re - served and Freight and Passen ger Stations to Be Built at Early Date. With the definite promise from J. P. CVBrlen, general manager of the Har rlman lines In the Northwest, that Roseburg's wants shall be attended to In the 1910 budget of the Southern Pa cific, a committee of Roseburg busi ness men met in Portland yesterday and will return to the Umpqua Valley metropolis tonight. In addition to these promised bene fits, William McMurray, general pas senger agent for the same road, agreed that, beginning today, three sec tions will be reserved In the Southern Pacific night train from Roseburg, in place of the single section that has proved. Inadequate in the recent past. Travelers to Pottland from Roseburg have been forced to torego the deilghts or a gunman sleeping Derm Dy reason -;f :11 reservations having been taken v.p at San encisco and other points en route to Portland, with the excep tion of two berths always retaired on the train for "the Roseburg-Fortland traffic. The retention of six berths for sale at Roseburg will relieve the congestion not'eeably. It Is said. .The committee vi<ing Portland con sisted of Frank E. Alley, attorney; J. H. Booth, banker; W. C. Harding, real estate man. All ara members of the Roseburg Commercial Club. The com mittee spent a considerable tims yes terday in its visit to the Southern Pa cific offices and will take lunch today at the Commercial Club. That the growth of Roseburg and the tributary country has been neglected by the Southern Pacific was the espe cial complaint the committee carried to Mr. O'Brien. That Roseburg had been neglected and Albany, its rlvai, shown fjivor was another '--ontention. Mr. O'Brien a sured the committee that there haj not been any omission with regard to Ro&eburg that the direc torate of the Southern Pacific had been able up to the present to tectify. He gave emphatic assurance that the de pot requirements had bee neglected only owing to what the railroad con sideied the move pressing claims of other sections, but that a new passen ger station, freight depot separate trom the passenger station, new dispatchers' offices and other accommodations for Roseburg should be provided for in the Southern Pacific budget issued July. 1910, and that work should proceed immediately. "As no preparation for a' new depot has been made In our present budget," said Mr. O'Brien, "it will be impossible to commence work before the end of our present fiscal year." "We were well received by both Mr. O'Brien and Mr. McMurray," said lr. Alley. "Both promised to do all in their power for us. In addition, the new local will be of considerable as sistance in building up the business of the community. ' "I want to emphasize especially that Roseburg is not in the Willamette Val ley, as many Portlanders seem to think, but In the Umpqua Valley. We ar confident that this Is away superior to the Willamette Valley." Frank E. Alley. J. H. Booth. W. C. Harding. clal.) A farewell reception and dance will be given Friday evening to the officers of the Fourth Field Artillery and their wives on the eve of the departure of the artillery for Fort Russell. Wyo. The com mittee in charge is Major H. C. Cabell, Captain Iroy S. Upton and Lieutenant Ross B. Lister. The enlisted men of the Fourth Field Artillery will be entertained with a dance at the post gymnasium on Saturday, by the enlisted men of the First Infantry. The world supply of tin was Increased 11W.64S tons last year, of which more than balf cam Irom the Straits Settlement. anything heretofore attempted by the association, and the officers have ex pectations of greeting over 1000 dairy men when the convention opens. The fact that the Oregon State Horticultur al Society will have its annual sessions in Portland at the same times makes it probable that the attendance at both gatherings will be materially enhanced. The complete programme follows: Thursday. December 9, 10 A. M. Ad dress of welcome, Joseph Simon, Mayor of Portland. Response and annual address. President F. K-?nt." O. A. C, Corvallis. Or "The Dairy Farm as I Found It," J. T. Mlckle, Forest Grove. v "Iht Fortlud Stockyards and Its Relation J. Walter Labaree, the chief offender, was given two and one-half years. Congressmen Back From Canal. KBW YORK, Nov. 30. The Congres sional party of 28 which has been In specting conditions in the Panama Canal zone returned today. Nine days were passed in inspection and three in hearings on various phases of the work. In Massachusetts tree plantlns; is svs--tematically conducted alons; the public high ways. Fifteen thousand trees laa-ve been planted la the past few year. FRANCE BALKS AT TERMS Object to Concessions to Germany on China Loan. LONDON. Nov. 30. Another complica tion threatening to delay the conclusion of the international negotiations for the Chinese railway loan has1 arisen. The French financiers, who heretofore have taken but little part in the discusstona, leaving the matter in the hands of the British bankers largely, now intimate) their desire that there shall be an equal division in the control of the railway construction. This development, coming at the mo ment when it was hoped that an agree ment between the German and British groups had been reached, completely up set the calculations of the British diplo mats. These, it is understood, had agreed with a view to settling the matter to concede certain German demands. The French, however, consider that Great Britain has yielded too much, and thus the whole matter is likely to be reopened. Ward No Man's Ball Candidate. NEW YORK, Nov. SO. John M. 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