Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1912)
18 TTIT3 MORXETO OREGONTAN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1912. RATE VEXES FOR FLOUR Apparent Discrimination Portland Has Possible Explanation. on HONGKONG CABLE VAGUE Tariff Advance at First of Tear Thong-lit by Some to Be Ignored at Northern Port Shipper 3Iay Hare Paid Difference. Honckona boyers cf Northwest flour caused a flurrr amooa fxportera In the past few days by cabllnir that Pusret RounJ millers were fettles; the benefit of a rate of a ton to the hlnese port, while Portland firms Wfro bidding for business on a basis of II. Rom have Investigated the re port and say that they are satisfied that It a-rew from the fact a steamer was dispatched from the northern port this month with flour that should have been moved In December, and. though the rates were advanced January 1, the millers paid the difference. Others hold that Portland Is being discriminated asrainst. The tariff was advanced January 1 from J SO to $1 and Shanghai porta and to Hongkong and Shanghai It la $1.(0 and to Manila 14. A year aco It was $3 to Japan, and then the lines forming the trans pacific freight bureau cut to ti. In op position to the Japanese lines, which reduced the tariff without consulting others In the organization. Later the rate was restored to 12.64. and on a general agreement raised to the former charges with the beginning of the year. The steamer Hercules was to have railed from Portland the latter part of ecember. and then her date of de parture waa changed to January, and the Waterhouse Interests said that they would not load the vessel at the low rat, but other arrangements were made, so she did not put In an ap pearance and the Strathlyon waa sent In her place. That there la no gen eral cut under the tariff from Puget hound, and. In fact, none that can be traced. Is contended by millers and buyers who ship from there, as well as Portland. The steamer Orterlc will sail tomor row with a lara-e flour cargo, and the outlook for brisk business Is good, with space reservations made up to prlL There appears to be no real flimrulty here In gottlng orders, as is evidenced by the fact that all avail able space has been taken for the next two months, and a steamer has been chartered blds for Slifh loading, In addition to the regular fleet. JIERCVI.ES WILL SA1X FRIDAY Ilrnrik Iben Said lo Have Ileen Re- cliartered by Waterhouse. Vrom the North Pacific mill the Nor weglan steamer Hercules will shift at noon today to Llnnton to work the last of her lumber cargo for Manila, which Captain Wllhelmsen thinks will mean tire about 2.100.000 feet. She la to sail Friday If the material goes aboard as rapidly as expected, and the British ateamer M. S. Dollar, which ts at Llnn ton loading; for China, will aviso get away this week. The Hercules will proceed by way of c omox to mi her bunkers, and will call at Mojl also for coal on the way to the Philippine port. Her charter to the aterhouse Interests expires In Octo ber. and she will make at least two voyages from Portland before being released. It Is reported that the Nor wegian steamer Henrlk Ibsen, which waa a member of the Portland-Oriental fleet until taken over by the Water house line, has been rechartered. and Ig to be retained In the Australian line. The Strathlyon quits the fleet on the present voyage when she reaches Shang hai, and as her sailing from Portland would have been June , the charter of tier successor is looked for soon. FOG AND DRIFT STOP H7RI.IXE Steamer Tie Cp at Ulnler and Mlsees One Trip. Dense for 'on the Lover Columbia, combined wlttr drift running Into the stream from the Willamette and Lewis Itlvers. blocked navigation Monday night so far aa the steamer Lurllnew of the Kamm fleet, was concerned and she tied up at Kalnler until after day light yesterday. The vessel arrived here about 2:10 P. M. and waa held un til today, one trip being; omitted. Fox alon would not have bothered the steamer, and probably the drift could have been escaped had the night been clear, but with a thick blanket enveloping the stream, compelling the skipper to resort to navigating by courses. It proved so dangerous that he decided not to take chances. It was re ported that the rise In Lewis River and ether streams below the mouth of the Willamette filled the Columbia with drift and while not so much danger at tended trips down stream, the steamers bucking the current found progress slow. HOUSE AVD IACXCH ADRIFT lHck Men Cling to Offices on Small Marfc-ln and River Recedes. Among; the principal damage from the awift current running In the Wil lamette yesterday was the tearing; away from Its moorings opposite Jennings of the Kruse boathouse and launch. Riv er men were asked to keep a lookout for the property and to take It In tow If it passed through the harbor, but Its non-appearance gave rise to the as sumption that It had struck above Sell wood and probably gone to pieces. At the foot of Taylor street agents held to the lower deck and while It waa covered a few Inches by the freshet. tle office floors were not flooded, but placea beilow the first decks were aban doned. The river began falling; by noon and with only a light rain failing. It is believed that all danger of a further rise is over. Drift continued running most of the day. but not In such heavy quantities as had been the case At the Hawthorne avenue bridge a large amount had collected about the piers, but It waa mostly small stuff that waa not viewed as dangerous. CAPTAIX FIXES WRECK REPORT Shlp'g Value Fixed by Master of Ad miral at $33,000. ASTORIA. Or, Jan. 1$. (Special.) Captain Joseph Bender, of the wrecked schooner Admiral, filed a wreck report In the Custom-House yesterday In which he says the vessel la a total PUT SOUND lost and flxea her value at 125.000. Ha says the disaster waa caused by thick weather and an error In his chronom eter and adda that when the break era were sighted he wore ship and headed the vessel oft shore, but could not clear the jetty. The crew of the schooner waa paid off last evening. About $1100 was distributed among the nine men. Including the mate. A peculiar coincidence in connection with this wreck Is that exactly five years ago yesterday Captain Bender filed a wreck report of the achooner Alice McDonald, which stranded on Clatsop Eplt December 29, 1900. The vessel waa floated January It. 1907. BCOT AT 3fOCTH IS DAMAGED Freshet In 'Willamette Plays Havoc With Llffbt Structures. Additional changes In aids to naviga tion In the Seventeenth Lighthouse DIs- ffTKAaUUI EmUJJGKJfCaV Masse. Data. tn pert la port lo port In port n.reules. .... . Manila. . . . AII'um Eur.a. ... Ort.rlc. .......Manila.... Roae City San Pfdn o. W. Eider. . n Dte. In port BMnr.. Cu Ptin....Ju. I AKU ...Kudos. ..... Jen. 21 Breakwater.. ..Coos Bar ...Jan. VI HoBtk. Praoetace Jan. 23 Falcon. Jlaa Dt.ve.... Jan. SS B.ar ..... Saa Padre.... Jaa. 23 Scheduled te Depart. Name. Rom City. fieo. W. Kldsr, Orterlc Alliance. ..... H,rouls..... U.r. ...... ABVll Breakwater. ., Boanoke...... Falcoa B.ar......... ,.Saa Pedre.... Jan. ..sen Diese.... Jan. . ..Manila. ......Jan. . Eureka. Jan. ..Manila Jan. . Fan P.dre....Jan. fantfon. ..... Jan. ..Coo. Bar..... Jan. ,.San D1.se. ... Jan. . Ban Fraceiaae J an. . Saa Padre.... Jan. XT IT 1 20 i'O Ji 23 13 24 25 37 i! trlct were made known yesterday by Inspector Henry L. Beck, as follows: Colombia River Channel west side buoy. X, nrat-clau can. found in a sinking condi tion January li; waa relieved sain. date. Willamette River Swan Island liar lower and wan Island bar upper lights, struc ture damarrd and lights temporarily dis continued January 1... Will be repaired and lights relljrhtd aa soon as practicable. Willamette Hlv.r eUeeens Point Hunt, structure carried away and light extln (ushed January 14. Will be replaced and light relighted aa soon as practicable. Marine Xotes. Far Eastern cargo accumulated at Albina dock having been stowed aboard the Oriental liner Orterlc. she will haul down stream today to the dock of the Portland Flouring Mills Company. " In general cargo from California porta, the steamer Rose City entered at the Custom-Uouae yesterday while the steamer Breakwater entered from Coos Bay, the latter clearing for the return. To complete her wheat carsro the French bark CoL de VUlebola Mareutl will move today from Oceanic to Mont gomery dock No. 2. The French ship Charles Gounod will shift to Oceanic from Mersey. Under orders to call at river stations and repair (beacons the lighthouse ten der columbine Is to leave up from As torla today. On arrival here she will be placed on drydock for a preliminary examination and then specifications will be complied for extensive repairs. It is learned that executives of the Harrlman system have frowned on the plan of making provlaion for berthing the ateamer Breakwater at the foot of Davis street, and she will continue to dock at Alnsworth. but will have an Independent agent after February 1, unless the scheme is again changed. Captain Mason, of the steamer Rose City, la anxious to learn if the owner of a barge that drifted through the harbor late Saturday night has located his property. No missing barge has been reported, but the runaway seen waa about 160 feet long and appeared to be In ahlp shape. Assisted by the steamer Ocklabama the lumber-laden steamer Olympic waa backed through the bridges yesterday afternoon from the Inman-Poulsen mill. Pilot Ed Sullivan being in charge, and. while the trip waa decidedly slow, owing to dangerous current she en tered the lower harbor without mishap. Before the end of the week it la hoped to reaume service on the Port- land-Saiem-Corvallls run of the Yel low Stack Line. The ateamer Pomona Is tied up here and her machinery Is being overhauled, while the Oregona Is operating above Corvallla. The stage of water at the Oregon City locks waa reported to be 29.9 feet, and as aoon aa it recedes so the canal can be used the steamers will be started. In the case of the German ship Las- be k. which Is not being loaded pending the selection of a stevedore satisfac tory to the charterer, O. W. McNear. the master reported yesterday that there had been no settlement. The charterer's stevedore Insists on 30 cents a ton for loading wheat and the owner's stevedore will do the work for It cents, but the latter figure would not Include trucking to the vessel's side. e Movements of Vessel. PORTLAND. Jan. 16. Arrived Steamer Johan Poulsen, from San Francisco. Called ' Steamer Breakwater, for Coos Bay; steam er hhosnone, lor Kan Francisco; steamer Nome city. Tor Ban Francisco; steamer Olympic, tor Ban Pedro. Astoria. Jan. Id. Condition at the month ef the river at 6 P. M.. moderate; wind northwest. 10 miles: weather cloudy. Ar rived at 0 and left up at S 40 A. M. 8tamr Johan Poulsen. from Saa Francisco. Palled at 10 A. M. Norwegian ship Sierra Miranda, for Queenatown or Falmouth. Ar rived at 11 A. M. Schooner Mabel Cla. from Ban Francisco. Sailed at IO A- M. French bark Buxton, for Queenstowa or Fal mouth. Astoria. Jan. 13. called ateamer Ho- qulara. for Saa Pedro. Arrived down at p. M. British bark British Yeoman. san Francisco. Jan. 16. Arrived at noon- Steamer Maverick, from Portland. Sailed at 1 P. M. steamer Beaver, ror Portland. Point Revea Jan. 16. Passed at 9 A. M. Btemmr Oeo. W. Fenwtck. from Columbia River, for San Pedro. Monterey. Jan. 16. flailed last night- Steamer Rosecrans, for Portland. Seattle. Jan. 16. Arrived Steamer CUrr- ernor. from Taeoma: revenue cutter Thetis, from Bremerton. Sailed Steamer Tnaba Maru. for Tokohama; Queen, for San Fran cisco: Northwestern, for Southwestern Alas ka: Mexico Maru. Eureka, for Tacoma; lighthouse tender Manxanlta. cruise. San Francisco. Jan. 16. Arrived Steam er coronado. Daisy Mitchell, from Pan Pe dro end Orars Harbor; Tiverton, from Port Gamble; Maverick, from Astoria; Niagara, from Yokohama. Sailed Steamer Heaver, for Portland: Nan Smith, for Coo. Bav; Cor onado, for Grays Harbor; Umatilla, for Vic toria. Tide at Astoria Wednesday. t High. Low. B:2T A. M 6.T feet'SrSO A. M 4.0 feet 11:20 P. M S.4 feet 6:35 P. M... 0.6 feet Jerome C Mason Passes. HOOD RIVER. Or- Jan. 1(. (Spe cial.) Jerome B. Mason, father of A. L Mason, the well-known East Side or charding died at the Cottage Hospital here Monday, from an attack of pneu monia. Mr. Mason came to Hood River In Aug-ust, 110. Just after retirement from the police force of the City of St. Louis. At the time of leaving; the Missouri metropolis he bad served on the police force just 41 years and was the nestor of the department. Mr. Mason served throughout the Civil War in the Second Missouri cavalry. He was a lifelong; Republican, but Democratic administrations recognizing; his worth always retained him. Cats constitute three-fourths of the fod vpon which the Russian horse must exist during the IS month of the year. MUST BE BONDED Canadian Wheat Not Likely to Reach American Mills. MARKET TURNS STRONG All Offerings at Chicago Readily Taken and Last Prices Show Advances Export Buy ing of Corn. rsnCAOO. Jan. It. In spite of a bogr that great quantities of Canadian wheat In bond would be osed br Minneapolis mills to fill export orders, the wheat market today wound up at a net advance. Closing prices w. r ix- tn utfsva higher than last night. Strong Interests took all offerings and bnnuHt about the rise. Corn finished i 0 So to VSo up. oats at a gain of H" to o and hog products varying from 1H to ie decline Is lm additional cost. After a selling flurrr. which carried the price of May wheat under e. the fact de veloped that, to grind Canadian crops, the mills on this side or the International line would not only have to be put In bond, but all the output, both flour and feed, must be exported to escape paring duty. The Idea that under such circumstances any large amount of wheat from the prairies of Canada might be expected to see the Inside ef mills In the United States wsa rejected forthwith. The close was firm and within a shade of the top figures of the session. May fluctuated between Mlfeo and 9o with last sales at IlkUIHt, a gala e( ic n.t. Decided strength was exhibited by corn. Persistent reports were current that sales for ocean shipment had reached an aggre gate of 400. 004 bushels. Mar ranged be tween (4Sc and ISSc closing HttSo net higher, at llc Cash grades were tn fair demand. o. 2 yellow. In car lots, waa quoted at 69 Q 70c for old. May ranged from 4M0iSe to 4c with the close 4Wo. a rise of c over last night. Futures ranged aa follows: WHEAT. Ooen. Tlls-h. Tiw. Close. .lH .1 .41 .5i .45 .4S May I J9it ,3 5s Juiy Ms . Kept. 93fc .SI CORN'. Jan Mar i ., July ti .C&i Sept. w , OATS. Jan May 4ft. .4(14 July 44, ,45 Sept. 4 is .40 PORK. .12 .ti .4 .40V, .41 .46 Jan IS. to Mar .K.I7VL 1 16.43 1.22V4 1. 14. SO 16.421, July .16.17 V, LARD. IS SIS I.MK .5S Jan. May July MM 50 S..2V4 I 2H 66 6s t.4i S.6S RIBS. I 65 I67Vs ( 76 I.KO 6.60 ft hi Jan. May 8.55 i.tTU t.10 8.10 Flour, I.Tt . July Cash quotations were as follows buyers Indifferent. Rye. No. J. 6c. Barley feed or mixing. 5cS$L06; fair to choice maJtlng. 11.26 (fL3. Timothy seed. 112 015. Clover seed. Sit Cf 21.2S. Pork, mesa new, 16.7tt per barrel; old, $16.50 per barrel. Bbort rlba. aides, (loose). II.67H- Oraln aatistlcs: Total clearances of wheat and flour were equal to Sls.OOS bushels. Primary receipts were 176.000 bushels, com pared with 417,000 bushels the correspond ing day a year ago. The world's visible suppry. ss shown by Bradstreet's, Increased 076.000 buehela Retunated receipts for to morrow: Wheat 26 cars, corn 420 cars, oats 101 cars, bogs 43.00 head. Oraln at Ban Francisco. AX FRANCISCO, Jan. K. Wheat. leaay. Barley, firm. Boot quotations Wheat Shipping. $1.(00 -s vwnimu uariey reea. fl.llH per cental: brewing. . Oats Red. II. 6001.00 per cental: white. S1..O0L76 per cental; black, (1.46 01.30 per Call beard sales Wheat no trading. Barley. May, sio bid. Ho asked. Ctiangee in Available Supplies. ;Na.w tukk. jsn. IS. Special eable and telegraphic communications received by Bradstrts show th following changes In available supplies aa compersd with cr.vl- Bush. la Wheat. United Stat tea. east of the Kocklea dacreased . .1 aa '., m v 111 ins iiocaiea increased jkaaa j . 1 ...... i- . , . : . 4.1S0.000 vi4 l 1111 ou oiaiva ana uioida increased 1 nva wwi Total American and European sup ply. Increased L9T6-.000 i- oimie. ana tsnsaa decreased 111 am ining Distil ana Canada. decreased 2. 148.000 Puget Benad Oraln Markets. .TACOMA. Jan. . Wh.at Blueatera. -l iu'iu. ciud, eve; ro jtueaten, .ec Car receipts, wheat 64. oats 4, hay 10. SEATTLE. Jsn. 16. Wheat Gluestem, Mc; fortyfotd. 80Uc; club, tioc: Fife. 80c red Russian. 7c. yesterdays car receipts. .uvm. , i.uur o, corn x. European Grain Markets. i-oswis. Jan. 16. Cargoes, steady. Walla Walla for shipment at $6s 6d Engltsa and French country marketa, firm. LIVERPOOL. Jan. 16. Close: Wheat. March. 7s S,d: May, 7s 4Sd; July, 7s 4d! Minneapolis Wheat Market. i.i.n.ruLi jan. le Close: Wheat. $1.05: July, $l.oi. Cash: No. 1 hard! $1.6,$: No. 1 Northern. $L05: No. S North ern, $1.0S; No. 8 wheat. $1.01. YARD SALES ARE HEAVY BUTTERS CLEAX CP EVERYTHING THAT IS OFFERED. Cattle Firm at Monday's Prices. Top on Hogs Is Now 96.95. Day's- Receipts Small. There were smaller receipts at the stock yards yesterday, which gave the dealers a chance to clean up what waa left star from th big run of Monday. By the close of the day everything In the pens had been disposed of. Th demand waa good and prices ran practically th same aa Monday Steers ranged In price from $5.40 to $6,15, two loads bringing the latter figure. Th bulk of aalea wer at $5.6o to $3.75. Strict ly choice cows again sold at $5.55 and there were numerous eaJe at $5.25. Bulls and calve sold at th former rang of prices. The top ef the hog market Is new plaaed at $8.95. A small load of heavies brought $6. , Oood ewes wer taken at $4 and eulla ai $2.56 to $2.75, Receipt yesterday were S3 cattle. Ml hogs and 214 sheep. Shippers wer J. H. Kinsman. Heppner 1 car of cattl and calves; Paul West. Henn aed. 1 car of sheep; J. E. Poe. Kahlotus. Wash.. 1 car of hogs: W. A. Whlted Julla etta, Idaho. 2 cars of hogs, and Cummlngs Taylor, Haley, 1 car of cattl. hogs and sheep, Th day's sal war as follows: . .. Weight. Pt hogs 179 Price. $4.!i5 4.1K" 2.71 194 ewes 89 43 cull ewes 73 77 .calves 137 I bu 1130 40 hogs 1. 1 bog 71 hogs ;u 4rt steers .....................1314 stc.r. 1040 1J steers ns8 6.75 4.00 U.7J .J0 fl. 73 6.70 .1.75 6.60 5.40 5.v 5.40 6.00 6.15 ft. 0O 3.75 6.00 3.30 4 steers .1CK-.3 11 steers ... 2 cows ... 4 cows .... 1 S cows . . . 21 cows .... 1 cow . . . . , 2ft cows .... 2 cows ..... 33 cows .... 26 cows .... 2." cows . . . . 25 cows . . , 17 cows ..... 17 cows ..... 15 cows ... 1 row ..... 53 cows 22 cows .... SO cowe .... 10 cows ....i 27 cow a .... 52 cows .... IT bulls 3 bulls .... 8 bulls .... 1 bull PS cull ewes 26 cult ewes P3 hogs SO hoss .... 10 hogs ..... 17 hogs 20 hogs .... ..1024 .. OtVS .. 070 .. 8Pt ..103 ..1040 ..1133 ..1230 . .1003 . .10 ..102T ..104O . .10SH ..110O .. 87S ..1030 ..UOO ..1146 . . P73 ..1136 ..1077 ..10M ..1895 ..3370 ..1703 ..I66O . . n .. P3 . . 224 .. 214 .. SH7 .. 206 .. 841 .. 425 S steers , He 51 steers 1241 3 steers 10.10 S steers .11K2 60 steers ........ ......a ...... 122 4.75 I S.IO 4.00 4.85 4.00 r. 00 3 23 6.23 6.23 5.25 4.10 4. S3 A All 625 I 6.23 5.33 3.25 5.25 6.25 8.90 8.8O 3.00 4.30 2.25 2.50 6 95 65 6.30 O.ftS 16 calve 5.73 Th rang of prices at the yards was as follows: Cattle- Choice steers tS.O02S Oood to cholcs steers 6.7.10 6.00 Choice cows 5.00'd 6.33 Good to choice cows 4.40-4 4.R0 Choice BDaved heifers .......... 5.35'if 6.60 Oood to choice heifers 8.O0d S.25 Choice bulla 4.28 v 4.D0 Oood to choice bulls 4.00 1? 4.25 Choice calves 7.500 8.00 Good to choice calves 6.750 7.00 Hors Choice te light hogs 6.800 O PS Oood to choice hogs 6.40a 6.60 Smooth heavy bogs 6.75 0 6.00 bh sen- Choice yearling wethrs 4.600 4.85 Choice killing ewes S.S39 4.23 Choice lambs 5.300 6.75 Oood to choice lamps .oucr o w Culls S.73 0 4.00 Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Nb Jan. J6. Cattle Receipts, H; market, steady. Native steers, 850 DO; cows and heifers, $8.60 0 0; Western steers. $3.8006.40; range cows ana heifers, J 35 5.30; canners, $2.8508.63; Blockers and eeders. $3.5U$6; calves, $408; bvlls, stags, etc., $3.60 0 5.30. ' Hogs Receipts. 16.00O' market. 6c to lOe lower. Heavy, $6.1006.25; mixed, $606.20; light, 83.756.16; pigs, $4.50 0 5.75; bulk of sales. $6 3 0.15. Sheep Receipts, lz.ooo; raarget, steaoy to 30c lower. Yearlings. $4.7505.76; wethers. $4.2504.76: awes. $3.2504.40; la is be, $i.75 0 7. fTtaicage livestock Market. CHICAOO. Jan. 16. Cattle Receipts, es timated, 9000; market, easy. Beves. $4.65 08.60; Texas steers, $4.4005.90; Western steers. $4.8007.25: stockers and feeders, $3.5006: cows and hclfars, $2.1000.70; calves. $6 50010. Hoes Keceipts. estimated. 33.000: mar ket, -quiet. 6a lower. Light. $3.8306.30: mixed. $0.0506.45; heavy. $-J.O50.4O: ........ V. en ftK A a 1 K - nl.a CI Kit . Al H,,!V Of sales, $6.2U06.4&. Bheen Heceipts. estimated. :u.wn : mar ket, slow. Native. $3.85 0 4.90: Western. $3.0505; yearlings, $3.3506.15; lambs, na tive, $4.8007.20; Western, $3.2307.25. Metal Markets. NEW YORK. Jan. 16. Standard copper. quiet; spot, January. February, March, April and May, 18.9O014.OOc Ixmdon. strong; spot, lit 13s M; futures, 4$ 8s d. Ar rivals reported at New Tork today 775 tons. Custom-house returns show exports of 12.- 486 tons so far this month. Lake copper. 4H014Hc: electrolytic. 14. 014 He: cast ing. 14014ttc. Tin. easy; spot. 4J.5O04J.5Oc; January, .26043. 00c; February. 41.6O041.874c; March. 41. 00041. 60c; April. 40.760 41. 47c. London easy; spot. 189; futures. 186 13s. Lead, quiet: 4.40ft 4. 6O0 New Tork: 4.20 04.350 East Pt. Louis. London. 17 10s. Spelter, quiet; 4.4606.60c New York: 6. JO Ot.ovo cast t-t. i)uis. London, lit 16a Antimony, ami; uooason s. 7.00c Iron. Cleveland warrants. 49a lud In Txin don. Locally Iron was quiet. No. 1, foun dry Northern. 114.75016.00: No. 2. 614. ioa 4.70; no. 1, southern, and No. 1. Southern Sort, S16.ZB014.7D. TRADE COMMITTEE OUT IiIVE TO ALASKA MEETS QCICK SUPPORT OF MERCHANTS. Excursion of Business Men to North Xext Summer Favored aa Busi ness Getting; Project, F. A. Freeman and his committee from the Progressive Business Men's club will start this morning; on their canvass among; the big- wholesale deal ers ef Portland to ascertain to what extent business men of this city will be prepared to support a steamship service to Alaskan ports. Suggestions of establishing; an Alas ka trade excursion this Spring- meet with approval of the business men. A. C. Call an. of the Paclflo Hardware efc Steel Company, and W. G. McPheTson, of the McPheraon Company, declared their willingness to take part In such an excursion and many ether business men agree that one of the best steps that can bs taken to establish trade relations with Alaska Is for responsi ble wholesale dealers of Portland to go into the territory and "go after the business." John J. Flnnegan, United States Com missioner from Seward. Alaska, was in Portland yesterday on his way - to Washington to Join the committee which is working tor the opening; ot Alaska's resources. Mr. Flnnegan de clared that there Is no doubt that the Alaska" merchants are eager to trade with Portland and are only awaiting the establishment of direct shipping connections. He declared his willing ness to lend assistance In the campaign which is now under way to secure a I steamship line. W. S. Smallwood. ef the transporta tion oommlttee of the Chamber of Commeroe, said last night that the Chamber of Commerce committee had for some time been negotiating with, the Dodge Company for the establish ment ef a steamship line and that the present movement falls exactly In har mony with Its work. "From our preliminary canvass," said. F. A. Freeman, chairman of the Progressive Business Men's sub-committee last night. "I feel confident that we will be able to secure the 200-ton guarantee ef freight necessary to as sure the establishment of the line, and this can be used as a basis for new business that our business men can find In Alaska. By tomorrow afternoon hope to have gathered behind our committee enough support to make the establishment of the steamship service a certainty." UGHT NECESSARY OX JETTY Wreck of Admiral Renews Discus sion Regarding Aid. Admitting that the loss of the schooner Admiral was not in any meas ure due to the lack of a light at the end of the Columbia River Jetty, marine men have revived talk bearing on the need of an aid to navigation there. On the recent visit of officials of the Bureau of Lighthouses .the Jetty was visited and plans gone over as to how light could be maintained. It was said that difficulties were presented because of the length of the trestle and that a keeper could not always reach the end In bad weather, while the use of electricity was not practicable!. Some favor the establishment of a gas buoy at the outer end of the Jetty and others hold that there should be a bell or whistling buoy there as well. An official report has not been received t the office of Major Mclndoe, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., as to the linan- clal loss Involved In replacing the bents of the trestle torn away when the Ad miral crashed through the Jetty, but My One-Treatment Cures Honest Treatment. Dost waste time "trying" ptber doctors. Go te OKEGO.V .MEDICAL INSTITUTE! Specialists. Longest Established. 1 TO MEN DISEASED, NERVOUS THIS IS THE WAY YOU FEEL There Is usually a pain across the small of your back, blue rings under your eyes specks before your eyes, your sleep does not rest you, you get up In the morning feeling tired, your mind at times wanders, your memory is poor, you are hollow-eyed, whites of your eyes are yellow, you are fearful, always expecting the worst to happen, very nervous, you start In your sleep and awake from a dream very much frightened; stinging pain In the breast, no appetite. If you have been unfortunate In selecting a doctor to treat you, or if you have not given yourself the attention which your disease demands, you know that every day you put the matter off you are getting worse and worse; you are mortified and ashamed of your position among your fellow men, life does not possess the pleasures for you it did. Would you not give much to possess that KOBUST HEALTH. SOUND NERVES and a CLEAR BRAIN that were yours before the ravages of disease attacked your system? If you have this desire to be strong and manly In a true Bense of the word, call at my office at once, and I will take pleasure tn explaining a treatment that has restored hundreds of men In a much worse condition than you are. POWPCCTCn VCIUC I cure this affliction without pain or knife. Soreness, bUflULOlLU ILIltO swelling and congestion of the dilated veins vanish quickly. A healthy circulation of blood la re-established, and that old-time feeling speedily returns. Avoid dangerous operation. I can give you the quickest and safest and surest cure known to medical science. PI finn PDIflU 11 yu nTe sore throat, mucous patches, pimples, copper DLUUU rUIOUll colored eruptions, sores and ulcers, bone pains, falling; hair or any symptoms of this ailment In either primary, secondard or tertiary states, consult me and be forever cured of It. My treatment cleanses and eradicates every taint of poison and every impurity from tne Diooa ana system. All danger of transmission or recurrence Is removed. The taking of injurious 'minerals for years never cures. My treatment is a specific a certain antidote; you Improve from the very commencement, and are soon permanently cured, as proven by positive blood tests. I WANT to emphasize the Importance of gelectlng the BEST DOCTOR. COME to ME I will cure you In ONE TREATMENT by administering "The wonderful German Remedy" The greatest medical discovery of the age the results are like magic I ALSO CORE to stay oured Rupture. Kidney and Bladder Ail ments, Piles, Fietula and Rectal Affections, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Eczema and all Chronic. Nervous, Blood. Skin and all Aliments of Men. iiniTr us a full description of your symptoms and trouble. If unable to nliML call. All dealings are confidential. Expert Consultation Free. Delays are dangerous. Hours: A. M. to I P. 1L Sundays, 10 to 12 only. OREGON MEDICAL INSTITUTE I01H MORRISON ST BETWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH. PORTLAND, OR. Gerald Bagnall, in charge of the proj ect, said that it would be no easy task driving new piling this season, owing to the layer of rock dumped last year forming the "apron." HOP DECISION REVERSED Supreme Court Rules on Contract Melstcr Conviction Affirmed. SALEM. Or., Jan. 16. (Special.) The Supreme Court today upheld the lower court of Multnomah ' County In an opinion by Justice Moore, affirming the conviction in the case ef Harry Melster, who was convicted of seduc tion. Emma Olson was the prosecu trix. One of the main assignments 01 the defense was that the prose cution had failed to prove that Emma niann was an unmarried woman, nut thia nnint waa not sustained. Justice Burnett today reversed the case of McNeff versus McGillvray, ap pealed from Multnomah County. The plaintiff as buyers and a farmer aa seller entered into the ordinary hop contract which had the double aspect of an executory contract for the sale of the hops to be produced, oy tne 1 armor during a certain season, ana s. onni mortgage on the hops to secure ad vances made by the buyers and the payment to them of such damages as thv mlirht suffer If the seller failed lo perform his agreement to sell. The buyers advanced more than $700 In the season and when the time for delivery came, tendered to tbe seller tne re mainder of the nurchase price at 10 cents per pound. Hops had risen to 25 cents per pound and the seller refused to accept the tender or to deliver the hops, but sold them to another, who In turn sold them to the defendant. The plaintiffs brought replevin for the hops, alleging; treneral property In them selves and the defendant denied the comDlalnt. In an opinion by justice .Burnett tne court - decided that alter condition broken the mortgagee has the right, by an action at law In replevin, to re cover possession of the mortgaged chattels for the sole purpose of after wards forecloslnsr his mortgage by a Every woman's heart responds to th'e charm and sweetness of a baby's voice, because nature intended her for motherhood. But even the loving nature of a mother shrinks from the ordeal because such a time is regarded as a period of Buffering and danger. Women who use Mother's Friend are saved much discomfort and suffering, and their systems, being thoroughly prepared by this great remedy, are in a healthy condition to meet the time with the least possible suffering and danger. Mother's Friend is recommended only for the relief and comfort of expectant mothers; it is m no sense a remedy for vari ous ills, but its many years of suc cess, and the thousands of endorse ments received from women who have used it are a guarantee of the benefit to be derived from its use. This remedy does not accomplish wonders but simply assists nature to perfect its work. JVlotners Friend allays nausea, prevents cak ing of the , - breaste,and in M0ffaaf&, every way con- . ; tributes to iend strong, healthy motherhood. Mother's Friend, is sold at drug stores. Write for our free book for expectant mothers. BfiADFHXD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Ga. For Weak, Diseased Men Cure, to Stay Cured For 30 days I will heal and cure all 'WeaX, Sick, Diseased and Discouraged men at. a reduced fee. This Is just one-half my usual charge. I give you the same care and at tention as. If you paid my regular fee. You could receive no better service for $1000. If rou could but talk to the many cured patients am dismissing daily, you would refuse to suffer longer on the promise of other doctors. Don't be a Weakling, a Failure, and your life a miserable existence. Why pay exorbitant fees when I offer you better curative treat ment for this low charge? I am a man of In dependent neam; the curing of my patients Is my first and only thought. In this I differ widely from grasping doctors who think only of their fee and care little for the welfare of their fellow men. Take advantage of this offer at once; don't wait till the last few days, when the crowded condition of my office may prevent; you seeing me. suit in equity, and as showing the breach of the conditions of the mort gage so as to entitle him to prevail in replevin action, he may prove not only the unpaid advances he has made but also the damages resulting from the refusal of the seller to deliver the hops as he agreed. The verdict of the Jury or the finding of the court In the law action as to the amount of dam ages or advances constitutes a liquida tion of these Items and also determines the value of the mortgagee-buyer's In terest In the chattels which Is the measure of his alternative Judgment In replevin. Because the Circuit Court rendered only a money judgment against the defendant for an amount greater than the sum of plaintiff's damages and ad vances without giving the defendant the alternative of returning the hops, the case was reversed. In the case of Martin Sattler versus L. H. Knapp and Olivia H. Failing the lower court of Multnomah County was also reversed In an opinion by Justice Burnett. This was a suit to foreclose a mechanic's Hen. Divorcees Make Inquiry. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Jan. 16. (Special.) E. L. Casey, County Clerk, today received two letters Inquiring re garding divorce matters handled In the local Superior Court. One of the in qulrles was from Marie Adams, of La Grande, Or., who desired to know whether she had been divorced from Will A. Adams and . whether she had been given the custody of her child The decree was entered on the records December 11. The other Inquiry was from William Barton Smith, of Rose burg. Or., who said that he was de sirous of remarrying, and wanted to know whether he has been divorced from Belle N'eeham Smith. His divorce was granted June 6. 1911. MEN DONT BE DISCOURAGED DON'T GIVE IP HOPE TiUEKE IS HKLP FOR you ACT TODAY I will treat iom of your ailments fur low a Xe as SS and S10. I will mako you aa ex ceptionally low fee on any ailment you may ba suffering from. With this low fee and my long and successful ex perience In treat ing ailments ot men you need not suffer another day. I don't care who has tried to cure you. and has failed I will give you a sore cure and a small fee. Don't give up before seeing; me. By tbe latest methods known te MEDICAL aclenre I successfully treat VARICOSE VfilXS. PIT-KCj. NERVOtS AILMENTS, KIDNEY, BLADDER, UNO AND BLOOD AILMENTS. RHEU MATISM, LIVER AILMENTS AND ALL CHRONIC AILMENTS OF MEN. Come In and see me. Have a confi dential talk end be examined without cost or obligation. I will core you. DR. LINDSAY The Old Reliable Specialist. Corner Alder and Second streets. En trance 128 ft Second street. Portland. Or. Office hours 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. Bundavs. 10 A. M. to 1 p. M THE i DR.GREEN ADVICE TO MEN Ton do not care to read long-winded boastful adver tisements. What you want la a cure. Come to me and get It. I cure all aliments of men. Pay when satisfied. Consultation, exam ination and diagno sis free and private. Hours dally 6 to 5; evenings 7 to 8: Sundays 10 to 1. DR. GREEN CO. 362 Washington St., Portland. V og1!"-4--'-i'V - I V. .,; d I ..X ' 6 DR. A. G. SMITH. The Leading; Specialist. I am a registered and licensed physician, confining; my special practice to the ailments of 1It;. I have more money Invested In my establishment than all other Port land specialists combined. I see and treat mv rtatlentn ner- sonally. All men should know who I the doctor Is they consult. I use my photograph so that when you come to see mo personally you will recog nize me. Investigate my personal standing before accepting treatment from a doctor of unknown Identity or reputation. Are You I being treated in a satisfactory man ner by your present doctor? Is he carrying out his Dromises? Has he cured you In a reasonable time, and lived up to his guarantees Are you paying him exorbitant prices for medicine? Does he employ thorough ly up-to-date and scientific methods, which would be approved by the reg ular family doctor? If you cannot answer these questions favorably to yourseli, come and have a confiden tial talk with me about your case. It will cost you nothing. Cured in 5 Days No Detention From Occupation, Family or Home. NO SEVERE OPERATIONS. MANY CASES PERMANENTLY CURED IN ONE TREATMENT. MOST TIME - SAVING, MOST NAT URAL, .MOST SAFE. A RADICAL AND PERMANENT CURE. I GIVE MX WORD AND WILL CITE YOU TO OTHER MEDICAL AU THORITIES THAT THIS IS A FACT. I AM CERTAINLY PRE PARED TO CURE BY EXPERI ENCE AND EQUIPMENT. WHICH ARE THE KEYSTONES TO SUC CESS. I HAVE THE BEST- EQUIPPED MEDICAL OFFICE ON THE COAST. FREE CONSULTATION. I invite you to come to my office, will exDlaln to you my treatment for Varicose Veins, Hernia. Nervous Debility, Blood Aliments, Piles, Fis tula, Bladder, ivianey ana an Men s Ailments, and give you FREE a physical examination; if necessary a microscopical and chemical analysis of secretions, to determine patho logical and bacteriological c o n d 1 ttnrtN. F.vftrv nerson should take ad vantage of this opportunity to learn their true condition. A permanent cure Is what you want. My offices are open all day from 9 A. M. to 8 P. M., and Sundays from 10 to 1. A.CSmith,M.D. I 234 '.4 Morrison St., Corner 2d, Portland, Oregon. DR. KEEFE CURES IVi Et Vi 1 Duousn my own DhotoeraDh. per sonally conduct my own office, have no connection with any "medical company," "institute" or "museum," but am a thoroughly reliable, up-to-date scientific specialist In all ail ments of men. .o hired substitutes to treat you. If I accept your caue for treatment and do not effect a quick and lasting cure, you need not pay one cent of my small fee. BLOOD POISON lif 9 to 5, 7 to 8 Dally, Sunday, 10 to 1. Iamlnatlon Advice -Free. J. J. Keef e, Ph. G. M. D. Room. 11-14 Lafayette Rid;., 313V, WASHINGTON ST., COK 0th, i'UUil,A. 1J, UK. There's no pain no poisonous drugs no operations Ills Cures Are Effected by Using; Nature's Remedies. rr c. Gee Wo Gee Wo THE CHINESE DOCTOR. He has made a life study of the curative powers of Roots, Herbs. Barks and Buds, and la giving to the people of the North west the Dencru ox nis y?aru or rescarcn. i i h- simnle remedies that he can cure such diseases as Catarrh, Asthma, Stomach, Lung and Liver Trouble, and also private diseases of men and women. Consultation and Examination Free. He Is able to diagnose your case and tell you what your symptoms are. No need of your explaining what the ailment is. Ooen Evenings and Sundays. If vou llv out of the city, inclose 4 cents in stamps and get a symptom blank. Fill it out and when he diagnoses your case you can pegin ireaimeniB. THE C. (iEE WO CHINESE MKTUCINE CO. -it73 itm pt., tor. Morn son, Portland, Oregon. Watch Our Removal to a Better Place After Feb. 1 SXChan Chinese Medical Co, 8. fcv. i n a Mr . Cbaa DKS. S. K. CHAN, with their Chinos. medicines of herbs and roots, cure won derfully. They have cured many suf ferers when all other remedies .ave failed. Sure cure for both Internal and! external sickness and all chronlo aliments. Their remedies are harm less and give quick results. N, opera tions. Consultation free. .Examinations for ladles by Mrs. Chan. Call or writs for symptom blank to S. K. CH.VX CHI. NI5SE MEDICINE CO, 21'ij llorrlioa at between 1st aad -d. forUaad. Or. V4 ft