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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN", FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. 1913. 14 "BIG 3" LIKELY TO HAVE NEW HOI Steamship Men Expect to See O.-W. R & N. Take Full Control of Line. PACIFIC MAIL DIVORCE DUE Tickets for Beaver, Bear and Rose City to Be Handled by Harrlman Ticket Office Is Opinion of Marine Men. That there are "thing doing" In J.he separation planned of the San Francisco & Portland fleet, or "Big Three." as it Is also known, from the pacific aiau organization, becomes more apparent Hoiiv nrt hesides the departure of W. TV. Cotton, general counsel for the O.-W. R. & N'.. and R. B. Miller, trainc manager, for San Francisco to confer with R. P. 5chwerin, vice-president and general manager of the two steamship lines, no steps have been taken to ar range a city ticket office for the San Francisco & Portland, though it must - vacate the present office February 1. On the recent visit of A. G. D. Ker rell. general passenger agent of the Harrlman steamer lines, a lease was closed for ticket office space in the Sichel cigar store. Third and Washing ton, where it was planned to utilize ia feet square, facing on Third street. As a nartltlon would be necessary to ai- vide it from the cigar establishment. also other work required to -prepare It. the Intention was to start lm msriintoiv. hut since the scheme to di vorce trie San Francisco & Portland from the Pacific Mail and turn over the management to the O.-W. R. & K. has been under way, nothing has been done for a city ticket office. Should no hitch arise it is the opin ion of steamship and railroad men that tickets for the Beaver. Bear and Rose City will be sold through the city ticket office of the O.-W. R & K.. and proD .ably one man employed to look after that transportation, wnne ticiceis win also be sold at Ainsworth dock, as at present, but a general rearrangement of the force would follow, and no doubt a decrease ordered among em ployes. Portland representatives of the steamship line profess to know noth ing of what Is going on, while rail road men, who may soon figure as steamship operators as well, disclaim having information. But there is a mass of speculation being - threshed over, and the departure of both Mr. Cotton and Mr. Miller to San Francisco clinched the assumption that an order has gone forth from the Harrlman di rectorate for a separation of the line and Its merger with the O.-W. R. & N.. and the meeting is to arrange de tails. ROCHELLE BCCKS BIG BLOW Fresh Water Gives Oat on Voyage of 106 Honrs. Captain Nelson has evidently been unable to shake off the "Jonah" under which the steamer Rochelle has labored, as It Is reported from San Francisco that she headed Into excep tionally heavy weather on the way from the Columbia River to the Golden Gate and January 16, in a strong northeasterly gale, the crew's quarters were flooded, then the fresh water was exhausted and water for cooking purposes was obtained from the boiler of the donkey engine. The vessel was 106 hours on the voyage. On the trip north the steamer was five days on the way from San Fran cisco, having battled most of the dis tance with severe weather and was hove to at times, while her deck cargo of asphalt in barrels was damaged and a few barrels lost overboard. She was formerly the Minnie E. Kelton and was rebuilt here last Summer for serv. Ice with the Dodge fleet between Fort land and San Francisco. EUROXF.OrS REPORT IS MADE Steamer Carlos Not Aground, bnt Anchored During Fog. Whether fog has caprices that tend to twist a sentence delivered in a loud tone into oni- of other meaning Is being questioned since the master of the gasoline schooner Tillamook reported to the Merchants Exchange Wednesday that the steamer Carlos was ashore at Morgan's, a short distance below the mouth of the Willamette, also that her master had reported as they passed that he was not In need of assistance. Captain Sherman Short, of the inde pendent pilots, who was on the Carlos, said that she was not aground at any time, but anchored twice below the Willamette owing to fog. He said when the Tillamook passed he called to a man on the bridge and asked how the fog was below, and the reply was that It was heavier than where the vessels then were. Captain Short says the Carlos was anchored in 30 feet of water and that there was a mistake made In saying that the ship was in trouble. XATV GETS MORE MATERIAL Enlistments at Portland Exceed One Man Each Day. For 22 days this month 30 men were enlisted in the Navy through the Port land recruiting station and !n 30 days, ending January 22, 40 men were ac cepted. It is the largest number of enlistments for the same length of time since the establlshmnt of a Navy agency here. Lieutenant W. H. Toaz. in charge of the station, says It Is seldom that the Navy Department expects steady re sults until a recruiting office has been established a year. "The Increase in the number of men to apply for entrance to the service during the past few weeks I attribute largely to a bet ter general knowldge of the ad vantages of the Navy." he said. "Of course. It follows at this season of the year that outdoor work is less plentiful and men are Inclined to turn toward a vocation that promises per-, manency." VESSELS BAR BOUM) MOVE Equipment ir Railroad Construc tion Reaches Florence. FLORENCE. Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) The stormy weather of the past two months has held the boats carrying freight for Florence bar-bound at vari ous ports, but. with the lull, the vessels Vive begun to move. The Anvil, with a cargo of miscellaneous freight, ar rived In from Portland Sunday, and on Monday the steamer Robarts "arrived with the schooner Coquille la tow. These vessels had been bar-bound for four weeks at Coos Bay, during which time Captain Robert Jones, of the Robarts, had gone to California for a visit, being temporarily succeeded by Captain Antonsen. The little gasoline boat Rustler, from , Coos Bay. and the steamer L. Roscoe, owned by Porter Bros and towing the barge Nehalem, crossed in the same day. On the Nehalem were two loeomo tives. a steam shovel and several dump cars which will be used in the railroad construction work here. METROPOLIS AFTER RECORD Captain Albit Hopes to Overcome Colony's Big Lead. When the British bark Metropolis leaves down today, loaded to capacity with wheat and bound for the usual United Kingdom ports for orders. Cap tain Albit says she will be In trim for a try at the port record for last pas sages to Europe, and if she does not lower the time he will be surprised. In fact, he savs she will beat the Colony, which left the river December 26, and he promises to be present at the wedding of captain Mann, ner skipper. Desnlte records held here that the Metropolis made her best run in 100 days from the river. Captain Albit de clares that her log shows that she made three voyages In 97 days, two to Queenstown and one to Limerick. It is told that on a visit here years ago STEAMER INTELLIGENCE. Due to Arrive, Name. From. Date. Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook. ...In port Alliance Eureka In port Bose City San Pedro.... In port Anvil Bandon. . . . .. Jan. 25 Geo. W. Elder, fan Diego.... Jan. 26 Breakwater.... Coos Bay Jan. 28 Beaver San Pedro. .. .Jan. 27 Bear San Pedro. .. .Feb. 1 Roanoke -San Diego. . . . Feb. 2 To Depart. Name. For Date. Sue H. Elmore. Tillamook. . . . Indef te Alliance Eureka Jan. 24 Anvil ....Bandon Jan. 27 Tale S. F. to L. A.. Jan. 24 Harvard S. P. to U. A Ion. 25 Avalon San Pedro... Jan. 25 Klamath San Fran.. ..Jan. 26 Rose City San Pedro. ... Jan. 26 Camino .San Francisco Jan. 27 Breakwater. ...Coos Bay Jan. 28 Geo. W. Elder. .Ban Diego.... Jan. 19 Beaver San Pedro. .. .Jan. 31 Bear San Pedro. .. .Feb. 5 Koanoke .San Diego. ... Feb. 6 the Metropolis, then In command of Captain Richards, slipped irom moor ings off Astoria and sailed over the bar without the aid of tug or puot. The French bark Rene left down yes terday, wheat-laden for Europe. British Bark Arrested. ft.- u.ltt,h hnflr Tvrnfl. which is loading wheat at this port for Europe, was arrested yesterday by United States Marshal Scott on a libel filed against the vessel by Axel nanson to ia nm .1 r ... ra. f nr nnmonftl reuvvci viv.vvu "'-'-r'- -- injuries received while assisting In loading it. It Is recited In the com plaint that the piaintirr was empiuyeu v. . v. T2wnw a. XfT'ahA Cnmnanv as a stevedore, and while working be tween decks Tell tnrougn a natcn miu . i i -. .. hnlH paoalvlnr Inlnrtea that 4.IIC avwci ""'"i ......... ' lit nAn,lw itUahltt him. Tt IS Wilt (lcilllS"J ....... - alleged that the accident was the re sult of there being insuinciem iibhui In the place where the plaintiff was working. Marine Notes. Carrving 975.000 feet of lumber the steamer Avalon cleared yesterday for Los Angeles. In tow of the tug John McCraken the schooner W. F. Jewett left St. Helens yesterday for sea, being lum ber laden. E. Whitehead, of the Associated Oil Company's marine department, with headquarters at San t rancsco. is in tne city on his way to Puget Sound. Under engagement to the China Im port & Export Lumber Company the Japanese steamer Powhattan Is due early inMarch to load about 3,500,000 feet of lumber lor bnangnai. Work of discharging ballast from the Neotsfield will be completed today and arrangements made to shift her into a berth for wheat loading. The Olona and Crown'Of India are yet on the dis engaged list. Instead of cheering news from The Dalles yesterday, as to the Ice situa tion, officials of The Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation Company were informed that a foot of snow had fallen during the night. The steamer Dalles City remains tied up pending the clear ing of the river. Harry Campion, superintendent of pilotage and towage for the Port of Portland, returned from Southern Cali fornia on the steamer Rose City, after having passed a month recuperating from an attack of typhoid fever. Mr. Campion was on the waterfront yes terday meeting dozens of friends and says he Is fully recovered and that he gained 33 pounds on the trip. Largest of the cargoes delivered here by the American-Hawaiian since the withdrawal of tne steamer aicon is due today on the steamer Camino, amounting to 1430 tons. Of the lot 450 tons is steel for Portland factories. There are also 75 tons of bonded freight from Europe. The steamer will sail on the return Monday or Tuesday, and among other cargo will have a heavy shipment of prunes. A. D. Parker. Portland agent of the Associated Oil Company, was Informed yesterday by telegraph that the steam er W. F, Porter, bouad nere from Mon terey with oil, had her steering gear disabled, presumably when about half way to the Columbia, and the steamer Chanslor, of the same fleet, bound from here In ballast, took the Porter in tow for San Francisco. The latter had trouble with the steering gear when on the way south, but repairs were made within the Golden Gate and It Is sup posed some weak part was overlooked. Hugh Brady, municipal grappler, spent yesterday searching for the body of Joseph Bourglin, employed as watch man on the tug Edith, who rell over board at the foot of Salmon street, Wednesday evening, while attempting to hang a lantern on the vessel. Mst Brady recovered the lantern and a por tion of the deceased's apparel, but he said the body was carried beneath a steamer there and he will resume the search today. The man is said to have been about 65 years of age and usually followed the vocation of cook on steam ers. He enjoyed an allowance from a sister In Pennsylvania and was a mem ber of the Order of Eagles. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Jan. - 23 Sailed French bark Rene, for Queenstown or Falmouth, for orders: steamer Grays Harbor, for San Fran cisco via Willlla Harbor. Astoria. Jan. z,. mra at a. jm. Steamer Roanoke, Ccr San Diego and way nnrtu: t 10 A. if. Steamer Coaster, for San Francisco: at 10:45 A. M. Steamer Oleum, f.v Port San Luis: at 10:30 A. M. Brjtlffh bark Llsbeth. for Queenstown or Fal mouth; at noon Steamer Casco. for San Francisco. San Francisco. Jan. 23. Arrived at T A. M. steamer Navajo, from Portland. Stilled at noon Sreamer Johan Poulsen. for Port land. 6alled last night Steamer Daisy Freeman, for Portland. Coos Bay, Jan. 23. Arrived Steamer Breakwater, from Portland. Hoqulam. Jan. 23. Arrived last night Steamer Stanley Dollar, from Portland. Port San Luis, Jan. 22. Sailed Steamer Catania, for Portland. Seattle. Jan. 23. Arrived Steamers Ar gyll. Virginian, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Queen. Willamette. Captain A. p. Lucas, for San Francisco: barke Palmyra, In tow of tug Pioneer, for Skagway. Tokkalchl. Jan. IS. Arrived Lonsdal. from Portland. Or. Buhls Blanca. Jan. 23. Arrived previous ly Estaven. from Newport News, for Vic toria, B. C Columbia River Bar Report. Condition at the month of the river at 6 p. M-. moderate; wind southeast. 4S miles, weather, raining. Tides at Astoria Friday. High. Low. 2 30 A- M 8.1 feet 8:21 A. M 11 feet 2-01 P. K. . let,8:5S P. X... 1. feet. CASTRO ENRAGED EXPELS OFFICIALS Telegrams Said to Show Con clusively That Venezuelan Ordered Paredes Killed. EXILE REFUSES TO LISTEN In Boom at Ellis Island He Rages When Immigration Men Try to Read Messages- to Him to Get His Version of Affair. NEW YORK, Jan. 23. Copies of telegrams In the, possession of the State Department at Washington are be lieved, by the special board of Inquiry which passed upon the question of ad mitting Clprlano Castro to this coun try to show conclusively that Castro ordered the killing of Parades, a rev olutionary war General in Venezuela In 1907. according to developments to day at Ellis Island, where Castro is being detained pending an appeal from the special board's decision excluding the Venezuelan ex-President. Immigration officials, with copies of these telegrams, tried to read them to Castro in his room today, but he would not . listen. He ordered the three members of the board from his Tooms today. When they demurred, he called his valet and tried to throw them out. They withdrew. "I will not talk to you! Away!" he shouted when the officials sought to question him further concerning the killing of General Parades in Ven ezuela. He summoned his valet and Teached tor his gold-headed cane. When the officials withdrew Castro banged the door shut and locked it. Then he sent for Harold A. Content, of his counsel. The lawyer later gave out a statement declaring that the tele grams were not authenticated, but even if it were true that Castro or dered his enemy shot, he was guilty of only a political offense. One of the telegrams, dated February 13, 1907, is addressed to "General Luis Varela at Cludad Bolivar," and reads: "You should give immediate orders to shoot Parades and his officer. Ad vise me of receipt and fulfillment." It was signed "Clprlano Castro." Mr. Content explained that Castro's refusal to listen to the telegrams was because he was interrupted at break fast and objected to the presence of a woman stenographer In his room while it was untidy. E. T. MISCHEJS SPEAKER Oregon Architect Favored by Club to Design Fair Buildings. At the regular weekly luncheon of the Progressive Business Mens Club, held at the Multnomah Hotel yester day, E. T. Mische, superintendent of city parks, was speaker for tne day. n. Beckwith presided. A resolution was read by James J. Sayer and adopted unanimously asking that an Oregon architect be selected by competition to draw up plans for the Oregon building at the Panama-Pacific Fair at San Francisco, the plans to be passed upon by the American insti tute of Architecture. C. C. Craig spoke for a separate appropriation for the San Diego fair. In his address on city parks, Mr. Mische asked for a favorable vote for park bonds next June. PERS0NALMEIITI0N. L. M. R. Pierce, a Salem merchant. is at the Oregon. S. W. Scott, a Hood River orchardist. is at the Multnomah. H. C. Nelson, of Los Angeles, Is reg istered at the Bowers. J. Robb Gay, of Spokane, Is regis tered at the Portland. Rev. Edward A. Harris, of Hood River, is at the Perkins. C. A. Pool, a Taeoma merchant, Is registered at the Cornelius. T. V. Sullivan, a merchant of White Salmon, is at the Perkins. A. C. Goerig, a Seattle railroad con tractor, is at the Oregon. L. W. Robblns, a Molalla merchant. is registered at the Oregon. G. O. Wade, a Little Falls merchant. is registered at the Perkins. E V. Carter, an Ashland banker, is registered at the Imperial. H. C. Trickey, a Seattle lumberman, is registered at the Bowers. E. W. McComas, a grain buyer of Pendleton, is at the Imperial. W. T. Marshall, a Los Angeles cigar manufacturer, i3 at the Bowers. F. A. Young, proprietor of Collins Hot Springs, is at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Miller, of Prince Albert, are at the Portland. Thomas Carmlchael, a hopgrower of Gaston. Is registered at the Imperial. W. A. Barrett, an auto dealer of Albany, Is registered at the Oregon. John Vaughn, a Heppner merchant. and Mrs. Vaughn, are at the Cornelius. John Rodmon. president of the Elec tric Light Company, is at the Imperial. Henry Erwln, a pioneer cattleman of Idaho, is registered at the Perkins. j. F. Magladry. president of the Eu gene Commercial Club, is at the Imperial. .T B. Turney. a business man or Lethbridge, is registered at the Cor nelius. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Powers, of Van couver, d. u., are regi&ieicu v Portland. John W. Oliver, proprietor of the Grand Hotel at Roseburg. Is registered at the Oregon. H R Barton, a Sheridan lumber man, and Mrs. Barton, are registered at the Multnomah. Samuel J. Hammond, of 'the Ansonia Clock Company of Ansonia, Connecti cut, Is at the Multnomah. Arthur E. Edwards, manager or tne United Iron Works of Seattle, is reg istered at the Multnomah. M T. sandfelder and C. A. Murphy. Jewelry manufacturers of Attleboro, Massachusetts, are at tne juuiinomo.ii. a. Fred Perry, a manufacturing Jeweler of Providence, Rhode island, Is registered at tne xuununian. The many friends of Mrs. Q. vt . Lawhorn. S17 East Twenty-third street, will regret to learn of her serious ill ness with pneumonia- Mr. Walter K. Montague, manager of the ladies' suit and coat department of the Ben Selling store, left Monday morning for New lorn. Mr. Montague will visit Eastern markets for several weeks. Mr and Mrs. C. H. Callender, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Flavel. Dr. and Mrs. R- J. Pilkington and air. ana .Mrs. F.' H. Sanborn, of Astoria, were reg istered at the Portland yesterday and wera in attendance upon tha funeral of the late R. B. Dyer. - BIG FIRE SALE IS STILL NG- Thousands of dollars worth of Men's Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Furnishings, etcv remain unsold. Many Suits, Overcoats, Hats, Shoes, Shirts, Underwear, etc., are undamaged. The entire stock, as the public well knows, must be sold. This is one of Portland's largest stores and largest stocks in the city. The Greatest Sale in Portland's History Every Man in Portland Should Read These Prices 25c and 35c Suspenders lOtft 15c Handkerchiefs 5 25c Wool Sox 101 35c Wool Sox 15t? 50c Underwear 35t? $1.50 Wool Underwear 69 $2.50 Wool Underwear. .$1.29 $4.00 Wool Underwear. .$1.19 $1.50 Flannel Shirts .79? Arrow Brand Linen Collars. $25 O'c'ts and Rainc'ts $12.95 25c Silk Neck Ties 101 $1.50 Quilts 79 $10 and $15 Men's Suits. .$3.95 $2.50 Quilts $1.29 $18 Men's Suits $6.95 " $2.00 Blankets ...$1.19 $20 Men's Suits ... $9.95 $3.00 Corduroy Pants . . .$1.69" $25 Men's Suits $12.95 $2.00 Men's Pants 79t? $15 Overc'ts and Rainc'fs $3.95 $3.00 Men's Pants ' $1.69 $18, Overc'ts and Rainc'ts $6.95 $4.00 Men's Pants $2.39 $20 Overc'ts and Rainc'ts $9.95 $3.50 Men's Shoes $1.95 Watch for the Big Sign on the Big Store .r ire, moKe Doors Open Tomorrow at 9 A. M. & Water The Chicago ClothingStore Corner Third and Burnside Streets LOVE OPENS JAIL DOORS PRISONER'S PASSIONATE PLEA EFFECTIVE OX WIFE. Mrs. Pendroy Forgives Husband Convicted of Statutory Offense and Secures Parole. Passionately-worded love letters, 4. hi. wifA from a cell In the County Jail had the effect yesterday of freeing M. M. Fendroy, a cniroprau tor under indictment for a statutory DaTiilrnv nlpaded CUiltV and at the' request of his wife, who told Circuit Judge Morrow that she had for given his infidelity, he was given year in Jail and an immediate parole. As the law makes the wife, as the injured party, the sole dictator of whether there shall be prosecution In such a ease, the District Attorney's of fice had no option but to concur in the wife's wishes. A few days ago she went to the Courthouse to see Deputy District Attorney Maguire and exhibited the tender missives to him. Earl Newman plead .guilty to open ing a sealed letter not addressed to him and was given suspended sentence of 45 days. Jack H. Williams admitted the theft of a suitcase belonging to William Doyle from a grading camp on the Mount Hood road, out beyond i o4 a ctvpn three months V71 CSllAllll - O in the County Jail. The suitcase con tained in money, two suns 01 clothes, an overcoat, a watch and chain and other articles. The parole of Albert E. Hill," alias Scholling. a fake phrenologist, was re voked and he will be sent to the pen itentiary at Salem to serve a term of n fir. vpAm. Imnosed by Judge Morrow several months ago. Hill was originally arrested lor inducing parents to part with sums ranging t n n a AtitrioinA monev tor their children to a phrenological con test in which prizes of several thou sand dollars were -to be given, but which did not materialize. He prom ised to reform but the police got him last week for working identicany the same game a second time. A plea of 'guilty was entered by Joseph Lousignot to a charge of lar ceny by bailee 01 a rnie. new ui not guilty, were made by the same de fendant to three other indictments and i, ...in vA -larnl nn trial nn the prin cipal of these, which charges the loot ing of boats along tne river. Chester Vanderpool, aged '19, pleaded -,.ii.r tho thpft nf n. revolver from Thomaa Pelletier. His people live In Tillamook, or., ana iney win oe com municated witn Derore sentence is im- . . ,1 ntiA hnp nrnhshlv will be piven a parole if the judge becomes satis fied that his parents are capaoie 01 holding him In restraint. PATIENT BECOMES NURSE 12 -Year-Old Girl on Crutches Takea Ti Hospital Duties. There Is a wonderful new nurse at the Good Samaritan Hospital hardly four feet high and about 12 years old. who does wonderful work In spite of a tuberculous leg which necessitates the use of a crutch. Yesterday Viva, the demure little maid with the wonderful hair, and large blue eyes, was decked out by kind nurses in a regular uni form, and she seriously undertook the duties. A white cap, white apron, scissors, watch, thermometer and even a white flower were procured for her from somewhere, anrl off she started. Her first visit was to Room 418. His name Viva steadfastly refuses to divulge, but there Is no doubt Mr. 41S is in need of a special nurse, for his room was swept, some orangeaae was maue iur him. his pillow smoothed and the whole room generally decorated and made spick and span. When the nurse, however, came to take temperature, pulse and respira tion, it was soon seen that the patient was in a bad way. He was only just alive, if a pulse of 20 is any indica tion) while he was in the height of a raging fever, to judge by his tempera ture, which was 105.6. It was when he came to have his respiration tested that 413 gave way, after holding his breath as long as he could. All the same Viva is not discouraged. She likes hospital work, she Is prob ably as well acquainted with every thing that goes on ,as the oldest nurse there, and she said philosophically that "no one could get everything right straight away, and even heaps of wo men didn't .know how to take a 'resp'rash' anyhow." So she thinks when the leg gets better that she will be a nurse. Already she has gained the knack of keeping people out of the room in which her dear Mr. 413 la lying. VICE CASE IN TANGLE JCYEKTIE COURT ANXIOUS TO SENTEXCE H. L. ROWE. Judge Morrow Says Inability to Se cure Data on Prosecution Is Cause of Delay. Probation Officer White, of the Ju venile Court, declares that he has learned that H. L. Howe, who pleaded guilty to an indictment before Circuit Judge Morrow during the vice crusade, has left the state and Is now at his former home in Duluth, Minn., and that an understanding exists with Judge Morrow that Eowe is not to be brought back. One indictment against Rowe was dismissed, and he is under surety bond of $2000 to appear for sen tence on the one to which he pleaded guilty. Circuit Judge Morrow declares that the reason sentence has not been passed is his inability to secure from Frank A. Collier, who prosecuted the vice cases, data concerning Rowe's case. In answer to this Collier says that the Judge, who insists that he knows noth ing of the character of the evidence against Rowe and the extent to which he offended, asked him to write a let ter recommending a parole for Howe, but that he refused. In the meantime Judge Gatens, of the Juvenile Court, Is anxious to have sentence imposed on Rowe. The latter was one of the first caught a T. M. C. A. man and the one principally responsible for the name of that institution being mixed in the vice scandal. "The man withwhom I talked ex pressed surprise that I did not know of the alleged understanding between Attorney Emmons and Judge Morrow, that Rowe was to be permited to es cape actual punishment," said Mr. White. "This man Informed me that Rowe's people lived in Duluth. He said that Attorney Emmons could tell me all about what the arrangement Wl" was in charge of the prosecution of the vice cases, but Judge Morrow called Rowe into his chambers one night after 5 o'clock and let him plead guilty. I knew nothing about It until afterwards," says Prank Collier. Talking with newspaper men a few days ago. Judge Morrow, after express ing his Ignorance as to the facts re garding Rowe, said that Rowe's of fense was an isolated one, occurring a couple of years ago, and had not been repeated. Rowe's confession as made to the Juvenile Court officers shows this to be Incorrect. The indictments against him recited offenses which oc curred last August or September.. JndKa J. P. Strueber. of Edwardsvllle, 11!., n a n fesattr irinrrlflru that hfe IB BO Olttnnvu w umw - announce, that he will perform no more c&remonlea tor elopers or other. FIREBOAT TO BE TESTED INVESTIGATION" ORDERED BY CITY BOARD MEMBERS. Conimitee Sees Peculiarity in Fact No Official Notice of Launching Vessel Is Made. A thorough investigation. Inspection and a complete report to Mayor Rush light and members of the fire commit tee of the Executive Board were or dered yesterday by the committee, when Its members directed Fire Chief Dowell, Assistant Chief Laudenklos and Battalion Chief Holden. to take this ao tlon. relative to the fireboat David Campbell. Fred A. Ballln, supervis ing architect for the city, was criti cised for being absent from the com mittee meeting and it was remarked by the members that it is peculiar that no official notification of intention to launch the vessel has been made by the architect or builders, the Smith & Watson Iron Works. While it is said to be the Intention of the builders and of Architect Ballin to launch the vessel tomorrow, no such notice has been served upon the Mayor or the members of the lire committee and they expressed surprise at this during their meeting yesterday. Mr. Ballin, when asked for a state ment, said that he has no reason to think that there is anything wrong vith the fireboat Campbell. He ex pressed the opinion that, perhaps, It may be that union men, who were dis charged by the builders, may have started such a rumor. He declared that, so far as be knows, the vessel is all right. "We will test out the tanks tomor row," said he, "and. If the ship leakB, the company will have to make her good. 'rhe boat will not be accepted before she is properly ready." D. Solis Cohen, chairman of the fire committee, said at the meeting yes terday that a man who gave the name of Thompson, but would give neither l'is initials nor address, told him over the telephone that the boat is not be ing properly supervised and that the work is not as it should be. Mr. Cohen said he told the man to be at the meet ing to tell what he knew or claimed to know about the boat, but "Thomp son" was not present. Fire Chief Dowell told the members of the committee that he is not an ex pert on marine architecture and would not therefore care to express an opin ion, but he suggested that he felt a little suspicious concerning some of the riveting. He said he inclined to the belief that hand riveting is better than that being used on the boat, but he was not positive. "She may hold water," said the Chief. "I have sent apparatus and equipment to till the tanks, and we will see tomorrow what she does." The fireboat is of steel and will cost about $140,000. It was assembled at the Supple yards, after being construct ed in the East. FIREARM SALES CEASE License Ordinance on Small Weapons Is Observed, Say Police. On the surface and as far under it as the police can peer, sale of small firearms' has ceaBed utterly in Portland, in deference to the licensing ordinance, which, after once being held up as un constitutional, has been remodeled to suit the objections and is now in force again. Though the law has been in effect for some time, licenses have not been procured by the big hardware and arms companies, and it is known that they are turning away applicants who wish to make purchases. Only a few days ago a man recently appointed to the police force sought to buy his necessary equipment, and reported at headquarters that he was unable to do so, as the stores refused to sell to him. The city ordinance requires that firms selling weapons capable of being car ried concealed must take out a license, and also requires that the purchaser must procure a permit from the Chief of Polioe. There have been no appli cations from the latter class. In the pawnshops and second-hand stores, where revolvers commonly were the main article on exhibit, these wares have been withdrawn quite generally from show windows. The police are. unable to account for this state of affairs. They have hail no Inotice of an Intent to resist the enforcement of the ordinance, nor, on the other hand, of a purpose to comply with it and carry on the sale of weapons. BOYS' CLUBS ARE PLANNED Entertainment 'Will Be Given at Y. M. C. A. Tonight to Raise Funds. In the Portland Y. M. C A. is a boys' Bible Club, under the name of the Wil lamette Club. It is composed of young men and boys between the ages of 15 and Zl years. It holds meetings every Wednesday night in the Y. M. C. A. building tfor the purpose of studying the Bible and to make plans to "help the other fellow." Under Its auspices an entertainment will be given tonight at 8 o'clock in the auditorium by the Gillespie School of Expression, the pro ceeds to be devoted entirely to estab lishing boys' clubs in Oregon and in China. ' "We, as a club, think that the best way to help the other fellow is to es tablish clubs for him," said C. Clarence Likens, the youthful chairman of tha social and entertainment Bide of the Willamette Club. "In order to do this, however, we must have funds. In order to have funds we have planned to give this entertainment, one-half of the pro ceeds to go toward establishing boyB clubs In Oregon, the other half to ba similarly used in China." The programme will consist of sev eral readings, musical numbers, a one act sketch and a mirth drill DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licences. KOBSTER-BAKER Emlle Koeter, city, 28, and Nellie Baker, 24. FREDERICO-MA.SSIMI1.I.O iLutgt PVed erlco, city, 24, and Repplna Uualmlllo, legal. Birth. EILERS At 230 East Forty-ninth street, January 18, to the wife of Harry Ellen, a daughter. . . IUGOTTI At 889 East Forty-fifth street. January 3, to the wife of Camlllo Kigottl, a on. HATES At 655 East Sixty-eighth street. December 11, to the wife of D. B. Hayei, a daughter. JONES At 4324 Seventy-aecond street. Southeast, January 13, to the wife of W. t Jones, a daughter. ROSE At 78-8 Fifty-eighth street. South east. January 15, to the wife of W. W. Hose, .a daughter. HUTCHINSON At 3111 Fifty-third street. Southeast, January 1, to the wife of H. Hutchinson, a son. BRASHER At 6021 Thirty-seventh street. Southeast. January IT, to the wife of J. O. Brasher, a daughter. WILLIAMS At 5824 Forty-eighth street. Southeast, January 4, to the wife of T. U. Williams, a son. DAVIS At 184 Sherman street, January 2, to the wife of Charlie Davis, a daughter. WETTELAND At 488 East Thirteenth street, January 18, to the wife of Sven Wet teland, a daughter. , DRESSLER At 1062 East Eighteenth ' street. January 20, to the wife of I'hilllp' Dressier, a daughter. SCHUSTER At 280 Sixteenth street, January 13, to the wile of Joseph Schuster, a son. Roseburg Man Killed In Colorado. onevnTTPrt nr .Tan 2.1 John E. Greenman, aged 30 years, and until last September a resident of Roseburg, was killed In- a snowsllde near Gunnl--nn rrtirt it vpsterdav- The Cor oner at Gunnison has been notified to have the burial under auspices 01 tne Woodmen of the World Lodge. .