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29 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY. MAT 17, 1916. J I MOTOR GOP" NABS BURGLAR IN CHASE Escape Is Cut Off After Dash of Several Blocks by Ap pearance of Patrolman. MAN SURPRISED AT WORK Ttobberies in Several Apartment Houses Are Admitted by Joe Brooks, AVho, at First, Tried to Resist Capture. After a chase of several blocks, in which neighbors and motorcycle patrol men participated, Joe Brooks, confessed burglar of numerous apartment houses in the city, was taken Into custody at Kast Second ana salmon streets yester day afternoon by Motorcycle Patrol man Coulter. The chase, which ended in the man's capture, began when he was discovered robbing the home of Mrs. J. L. Fuller, "Windsor apartments, 181 East Four teenth street. Mrs. Fuller returned to her apartment from downtown yesterday afternoon only to find Brooks in the root help ing himself to her money and jewelry. "When he saw Mrs. Fuller he ran through the door and down the stairs. Two tilve Chase to Robber. Mark Rolf son. 187 Kast Fourteenth street, and Donald Hood, 182 East Fourteenth street, saw the man run from the apartment-house and Imme diately save chase, being joined by others along the street. The Police Station was notified and Motorcycle Patrolman Bales was dispatched to bring in the man. Brooks, who was a pood runner, was about to draw away from his pursuers when he arrived upon Grand avenue and Morrison streets. There, however, he came upon Motorcycle Officer Coulter who was in search of speeders. The result was that the man was soon overtaken. He attempted to resist cap ture but, was soon subdued by the po liceman. Undr cross-examination by City De tectives Pat Moloney and Swennes, Brooks confesed to having robbed four apartment-houses in the city obtaining money, jewelry and clothing valued at probably several hundred dollars. A great part of the loot was recovered. Purse Identified by Victim. Among- the places which he admitted to the detectives to having entered in the past few days are: The apartment of Mrs. Diviliss, Jaeger Apartments, T01 Washington street; apartment of .T. C. Bodely, Harrison Court, Fifth and Harrison streets; apartment of It. C. Thompson, Fairmount Hotel, 286 Kleventh street, and the apartment of J. L. Fuller, Windsor Apartments, 181 Kast Fourteenth street. The man secured a purse containing 15 from Mrs. Fuller, which she identi fied after his capture. Various other articles in his possession also were- identified. At the time of his arrest he attempted to throw away a set of skeleton keys. The man is believed to have planned on making a quick departure, as he carried a ticket to San Francisco. OLD SUITS ARE ISSUE WOMAN SEEKS DOWER RIGHTS OX ILLEGAL DIVORCE PLEA. Mrs. Evelyn P. Kerry Sues to Obtain Share In Property Left by Wealthy Pioneer. TACOMA, Wash., May 16. (Special.) To combat a suit for dower rights in valuable Portland property claimed by Mrs. Kvelyn P. Ferry, the law firm of Fulton & Bowerman, of Portland, today is heaving prepared complete trans cripts of two suits tried 27 and 24 years ago. Twenty-seven years ago Clinton P. Ferry, a. wealthy pioneer known as the "Duke of Tacoma." bruit suit for divorce. Mrs. Ferry filed a cross-complaint and won the decree. Extensive property interests were divided. Three years later Mrs. Ferry, alleg ing the divorce was illegal, brought suit to have the decree ret aside. The Supreme Court of Washington held the divorce legal. Portland property now occupied by the Troy Laundry Company was sold by Ferry, who died in 1909. Mrs. Ferry, who lives in New York, has brought suit for a dower right in the property, alleging she was never legally divorced and was Ferry's wife at the time the property was sold. Fulton & Bowerman are attorneys for the laundry com pany. It is understood that Mrs. Ferry also will contest the title to other valuable property of the Pacific Coast. WILL WARREN EXPLAINS IJeqnest for Women to Act as Bath ing Suit Inspectors Declared Joke. Will Warren, secretary to Mayor Albee, has beed made the victim of a cruel joke, he says. While he was in Seattle Sunday and Mqnday somebody called up a number of clubwomen in the city, and. announc ing that it was Mr. Warren speaking, asked them if they would be willing to serve on the board of bathing suit inspectors. The women, or some of them at least, have taken the proposi tion seriously, and Warren is having a rliftlcult time explaining. "Please pub lish the fact that I did not call any body Sunday or Monday, and, in fact, was out of the icty," asked Mr. Warren yesterday. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licences. HAfTTNGS-HILL Patrick Ed-ward Hast ings, legal, 231 Market street, and Ger trude Hill, lesal. same address. DAXIEUS-JOHNSON Hansom Daniels, le ral, Oswego, Or., and Minnie Lowles John son, lesal. 574 East Twenty-first street North. HAXSON'-MATSOX Rudolph Hanson, Ie pal, 656 Glisan street, and Annie Josephine Matson, legal. 3T Fairbanks avenue. AXELSON-ECKBERG Arthur Edwin Ax rlson, legal. 031 Knott street, and Evelyn A. Kckberg, legal, 026 East Thirteenth street Korth. XATHAN-ASHBT Robert J. Nathan le- Kal. 45S Leo avenue.- and M. K.athryn Ashby, legal, 1233 East Eleventh street Korth B RUXVOI.D -W A G XER L. A. Brunvold. legal, Seattle. Wash., and Goldle Wagner, legal, 714 Glisan street. DOXALDSON-DIOGS William Aaron Donaldson, legal, 84 Sandy road, and Clara ligK3 legal, 43S Jefferson street. Vanconver Marriage Licenses. CODY-BRA I'DOOK Arthur Earl Cody, legal, of Brush Prairie, Wash., and Miss Xellle J. Braddock, legal, ot Vancouver. Wash. MOT-SOBERTS Marlon lagy. legal, of Salem, or., ana Mrs. Eva M. Roberts, legal, jf Salem. Or. DUSTKICH-OLUTH, August A. DUtrloh, INTERSTATE BRIDGE PROBABLY "WILL BE READY BEFORE MS i HiKTTIiHiiW) VIEW OF PROGRESS ALREADY MADEU VANCOUVER, Wash., May 15. (Special.) Progress on the Columbia rtiver Interstate bridge to date has been more than satisfactory, and that the structure will be completed on, if not before schedule time in October, now seems assured. Already 10 spans, nine of them being truss spans, and one a 50-foot girder span, have been built and floated into place. There are four more truss spans to be floated and one of these is now almost as sembled. The paving of the spans on the Oregon side has been started and the fill against the Hayden Island abutment has been made, so that small cars can be operated on the first six spans on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. The four spans which will complete the bridge will have been assembled and floated to position by July 1. legal, of Ridgefield. Wah., and Millie M. Uluth. legal, of Ridgefield, Wash. Births. BESTON'E To Mr. and Mrs. William M. Bestone, 522 Leo avenue. May 0, & son. REBO To Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Rebo. 467 East Grant street. May 8, a son. NELSON To Mr. and Mrs. August R. Nelson, 4t4 Vancouver avenue, May 14, a daughter. OLSEN To Mr. and Mrs. Erick Olsen, 4816 Seventy-sixth street Southeast, May 11, & daughter. WIGLE To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob L. Wigle, 487 East Seventeenth street. May 4, a son. GRONQUIST To Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gronquiit, 735 East Thirty-ninth street. May 5, a son. DAVIS To Mr. and Mrs. R. Henry Davis. 233 East Forty-fourth street, April 2t, a daughter. COLLINS To Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Collins, 611 East Fifty-sixth street North, April 26, a son. NOYES To Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Noyes. 705 Davis street. May 7, a son. BURGESS To Mr. and Mrs. Frank T. Burgess, 369 Tenth street, April 29, a daughter. - Building Permits. T. W. JENKINS &r CO. Repair four-story ordinary warehouse, 60 Front street., be tween Oak and Pine streets.; builder, N. O. Ecklund; $1000. MRS. MARIAN LABO Repair one-story frame dwelling, 8041 Foster road, between East Seventy-ninth and East Eighty-first streets: builder, day work; S0O. WILLIAM LIND Construct foundation for fcwo-story frame store, 524-526 Union avenue North, between Brazee and Russell streets; builder same; $500. M. F. FINCH- Repair one-story frame dwelling. B30 East Thirty-third street be tween Clinton and Ellsworth streets; builder, Charles F. Pederson; 490. SWEENEY INVESTMENT CO. Kepair six-story . mill hotel, 364 Park street, be tween Morrison and Yamhill streets; builder, same; $75. SWEENEY INVESTMENT CO. Repair three-story ordinary theater and clubrooma 324 Fourth street, between Washington and Alder streets; builder, E. W. Swalls; SISO. D. A. MILNE Erect one-story frame gar age. 356 East Forty-ninth street North be tween Wisteria and Brazee streets; builder, Thomas Handewlth; $75. EVERT LIISANANTTI Erect one-and-one-half-story frame dwelling, 5 East Forty first street, betweon East Ankeny and East ash streets; tmilder, same: $4000. EVERT LIISANANTTI Erect one-story frame garage. 5 East Forty-first street, be tween East Ankeny and East Ash streets; builder, same; $200. ARCH J. TOUhTELLOTTE Erect one-and-one-hall-story frame dwelling, 41 East Sixty-sixth street North, between Burn side and East Davis streets; builder same; $2000. A. S. ELLIS Erect three-story frame apartment. 662 Glisan street, between Twen tieth and Twenty-first streets; builder, Free-berp-MrLennan Company; $13,000 CHARLES KADDERLY Erect one-story frame garage. 4224 Fifty-second street Southeast, between Forty-second and Korty third avenues; builder, Mr. Hanna; $75. T. T. NICHOLAS Repair two-and-one-half-story frame dwelling. 541 East Ank eny street, between East Twelfth and East Thirteenth streets; builder same; lO0 WILLIAM MACNAB Repair one-and-one-half-story frame dwelling. 33t2 Williams avenue. Dei ween Portland boulevard and De. Kum streets; Duuuer, LeUoux & LeDoux; $115. DR. TREVE JONES Renair one-stni-v frame garage, 10O Raleigh street, between Twentv-flfth :ind Twpntv.iith .ti-..t- builder. T. C. Nlner; $85. EDGAR ATI. v. V H.nafp -o half-story frame dwelling. 078 Belmont street, between East Thlrtv-second and East Thirty-third streets; builder, Williamson & Bodwell: $525. T. S. M" DANIELS Kpnnlr rni..nlnn rr-ama store, 1O0O-30O2 Belmont street, between Kast Thirty-third and East Thirty-fourth streets; builder, G. Shipley: $50. PENINSULA LUMHK8 COMPAVV pair one-and-one-half-story frame dwelling. Vllliamette boulevard, near O.-W. R & N. track: $100. THEODORE SHOMMER Krvt nn.-.rnrc frame garage, 3117 East Mill street, between i uiny-sevenin ana E.ast rntrty-eighth streets: builder, Frank Sues; $S0 SIMON EVENSON Erect one-story frame dwelling. 73 East Winchell street, between Mississippi and Minnesota avenues; builder. r, oiiiiiii, i rnj, G. TC. MI'T.KKV P.nalr .... r, , cl --H :riK, J073 East Thirty-third street North, between Alberta and Sumner streets builder, same: $200. KE.NNEY SMITH Repair one-story frame dwelling. 6X09 Fifty-eighth avenue South east, between Sixty-seventh and Sixty-ninth streets; builder, same: $350. MARY LARSEN Erect one-story -frame dwelling !'004 Sixty-sixth avenue Southeast. ueiween iNinetietn ana is inetv-flrst streets builder. Robert W. Larsen; $1000 UNITED STATES NATIONAL " BANK Wreck three-story frame store and rooms. 80-93 Sixth street, between Oak and Stark streets; wrecker. O. K. & Rose City wreck ing Companv; $500. 21 PASS FOR WATER JOBS Only Jiight Below Grade in Civil Service Examination. Of 20 men who tooTt a recent civil service examination for positions as utility men in the city water bureau. 21 got passing grades, according to the ratings made public yesterday by the Civil Service Board. Those who passed and their ratings are; a. As.erscnner, 79.92 per cent; i-nanes . irannen, 82.77; J. R. Apple man, 80.69: C. C. A. Gannon. 79.92: H. B Smith. 82.04; T. M. Johnson. 80.80: 1 W. Crump, 76.04; I. H. Moore. 83.03; E. W. Oberg. 76.47; C. It. Simmons, 82.59; Nix Spanier, 77.52; J. A. Marshall, 83.17; II. feper, 81.26; P. Muller. 81.12; I W. Hill, 82.25; W. li. Rathert, 86.59; R. W. Laughlin, 90.15; J. D. Sanford, 75.30; R. P. DeBorde. 79.28; M. G. Johnson. 79.52; John P. Grant, S8.14. St. Paul's Cathedral Safe. LONDON, April 10. For the first time in its long history St. Paul's Cathedral is considered safe from fire' adequate fire-fighting apparatus hav ing been installed after four years' labor, the hydrants being carried to the top of the famous dome.- Although, much progress has been made towards making the edifice fireproof, the work in this direction will consume from 10 to 15 years. Great quantities of in flammable material have been re moved from the building. Including the wooden floors of the galleries. The sum of $500,000 is being raised to com plete the work. Srarletlna Is difficult to eontrol, aa Its cause Is unknown, and mild cases may occur which are almost impossible of de tection, but which serva as a foeus for further wread ot the alanine. DRIVEWAY NOT SURE Thousands of Lot Owners Op pose Extension. 3000 ON FIRST PROTEST Second Installment of Remonstrance Against Opening Up Willamette Boulevard to Delay Street Will Be Filed Today. Dreams of a picturesque continuance of Willamette boulevard from Killings worth avenue southward to Delay street apparently were knocked in the head yesterday when a committee which has been working up remon strances against the long projected ex tension filed with City Auditor Barbur the first installment of protests. The remonstrance contained 155 pages of names of property owners with 20 names to a page, or a total of approxi mately 3000 signatures. Robert Lowe, who filed the remon strance, informed Mr. Barbur that today another volume of the remonstrance will be filed. In all the committee of which Mr. Lowe is a member has remonstrances from the owners of 13. 000 lots, it is said. There are 18,000 50xl00-foot lots in the assessment dis trict. A great many of the 13,000 lots represented in the remonstrance are 25 by 100-foot lots. It is impossible to tell at this time the percentage of the entire number of lots to be assessed that are remonstrating, but it is said by the committee that it is more than enough to kill the proceedings. The project has been contemplated for years. For about two years the Municipal Department of PublicWorks has been at work on plans for the project. They were completed some time ago. As contemplated the extension would start near where Willamette boulevard enters Klllingsworth avenue and ex tend southward in almost a straight line across hills and gulches to Delay street, where it would form a connection with present streets to the Broadway bridge. It has been figured that the road would save 15 minutes' time for passengers going by streetcar from St. Johns district to the Broadway bridge, provided the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company extended its tracks along the course. CHAIRMAN WILL REFUND MR. DAGGETT WILL, PAT FINDS DEMANDED AT OLYMPIA. Attorney-General Refuses to Abide by Assistant Agreement With I n . dnstrlal Commissioner. OLYMPIA. Wash.. May 16 (Special) Attorney-General Tanner today over turned a tentative agreement made by one of his assistants to receive $160 in satisfaction for overcharges alleged to have been made by Chairman Daggett, of the Industrial Insurance Commission, on his personal expense vouchers. Mr. Tanner refused to allow a charge of $15 for entertaining Commissioners of other states, and several other items, as legitimate personal expenses. It is un derstood that he will demand a.refund of approximately $200. Mr. Daggett said that he would re fund whatever the Attorney-General deemed proper, when the bureau of in spection reported irregularities in his vouchers, and, today tendered a check for the $160. He had also Issued a statement to the effect that in three years' traveling, covering 35,000 miles for the state, his overcharges amounted to $1 a week, due to inconvenience in taking vouchers for smaller items at all times. He also emphasized the as sertion that none of his expense money had gone for whisky or poker. Mr. Daggett and the two other members of the commission will be succeeded by new appointees on June 1. MR. MUCK MAKES ANSWER Financial Difficulties Acknowledged, but Honesty Asserted. PORTLAND. May 16. (To the Edi tor.) Under the captain "A. A. Muck Oft Sued" The Oregonian May 15 pub lished a. list of suits filed against me in the past 10 years. Without equivo cation, the justness of all the claims is admitted. I could have taken ad vantage of bankruptcy proceedings and evaded payment of all claims, but my creditors were kind enough to be leni ent with me, and of the entire amount. totaling almost $12,000, but $2109.20 re mains unpaid, having paid over $10,000 of these claims during the past nine years. Many of these claims were the result of Indorsements of notea to; friends CONTRACT TIME LIMIT. who were unable to meet them, yet I assumed tneir payment. Without solicitation I have several times renewed notes to prevent their being outlawed by statute of limita tions. At no time have I ever at tempted or tried to avoid the payment of any just debt, and if every voter who is a debtor would give me his support .1 need have no fear of the result of the election. A. A. MUCK. Of the numerous judgments on record against Mr. Muck in the Justice. Dls trict and Circuit Courts, those that have been discharged were satisfied by attachments on which execution was made. Some of the attachments were not satisfied. No property was found. In several instances Mr. Muck waa brought into court and confessed he had no property. Attachments have not been issued to satisfy some of the judgments. Mr. Muck was at one time proprietor of the Oxford Hotel, and bills for elec trie light were never paid. Judgment was secured and is yet unsatisfied. There was another judgment.for $700 for rent secured against him as sub tenant of the hotel. Attachment and execution have not been had. In the cases of the three banks men tlonod, which sued Mr. Muck, judgment was awarded by the court and property in St. Johns anti elsewhere was sold under execution to satisfy the judg ments some $6500. The unsatisfied Judgments against Mr. Muck amount to about $000. They were enumerated for the most part in the statement which appeared yester day. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Eteamer Schedule. DUE Name. Beaver F. A. Kllburn Great Northern. .. Breaawater Rose City iear DIE Name. Harvard K. A. Kllburn TO ARRIVE. From . .Lot A ns;eles. . . . ,fjD Diego . San Francisco. . Hun Diego Los Angeles. . . , .Ldl Angeles. . . TO DEPART. For . S. F. to L. A . . . ,.i?an DieKO Date. .In port May 1 May 1 May 2 .aiay .May S Date. May 17 May . atay May May May May .May May May May Great Northern... Beaver. Yale ' Ceillo .San Francisco. . .l.os Angeles. . . '. S. F. to L. A . fcn Francisco. San Diego. . . . . . l.os Angeles. . an Diego. . . . . . .San Diego. . . . . los Angeles. .. Breakwater. .. Kuse City Wapama. Willamette. . . . Bear Movements ot Vessels. PORTLAND, May 16. Arrived Steamer Beaver, from San Pedro via San Francsco. Astoria. May 16. Arrved at 5:45 and left up at 8:1.1 A. M.. steamer Beaver, from bun Pedro and San Francisco. Arrived at 7 and left up at H::io A. M., steamer Nehalem, from San Francisco. Sailed at 1:10 P. M., schooner Carrier Dove, for Adelaide. Ar rived at 4:lo P. M. and left up. steamer W. F. llerrin, from Monterey. Arrived at 4:10 P. M.. steamer Kdgar H. Vance, from San Pedro. Seattle. May 16. Ship St. Nicholas, from Astoria for Nushagak. was 15 miles from Nushagak at 8 last night. San Francisco. May 16. Sailed at 11 last nisht. steamer Coaster, from Portland. Sailed at 11 A. M., steamer Northern Pacific, for Flavel. May l.T Sailed at 7 P. M.. British steamer King Malcolm, for Portland. San Pedro. May 16. Arrived Steamer Wapama. from Portland for San Dleso. Sailed Steamer O. M. Clark, from Portland for Mazatian. May 15 Sailed Steamer Break, water, from San Diego for Portland via way ports. Coos Bay. May 16. Arrived at 7 A. M.. steamer F. A. Kilbm-n. from San Diego and way ports, for Portland. Seat'le. Wash.. May 16. Arrived Kiku Maru (Japanese), from Manila; President, from San Dlefco: Spokane, from Southeast ern Alaska. Sailed Steamers Taiyo Mjiru. for Vladi-vostok; El Sepundo, for San Fran cisco: Sadu Maru (Japanese), for Hongkong; Alameda, for Southwestern Alaska. Lelth. May 15. Arrived Steamer Pacific, from San Francisco for Malta. . San Francisco, May 16. Arrived Steam ers Moffett and Speedwell, from Coos Bay; Panay. from Manila; Lurline. from Hono lulu: China, from Honpkong. Sailed Steam ers Northern Pacific, for Astoria; Bee. for Sattle; Hoqulnm, for Grays Harbor. Hongkong May lrt. ' Sailed Steamers Nann smith, for San Francisco; Nippon Maru, for San Francisco. Marconi Wireless Ilcports. (All positions reported at 8 P. M. May 16 unlfafe otherwise indicated.) San Juan. Balbna for Pan Francisco. 890 mites south of . San Frnclsco. Willamette. San Pedro for San Francisco, off Point Vincent. v Grace Dollar, Tacoma for San Pedro, 76 miles nortli of San Pedro. Jim Butler. San Franeiseo for Santa Rosalia. 17H miles south of San FYanrisco. Breakwater. Santa Barbara for San Fran cisco. 142 miles south of San Francisco. Topoka. Eureka for San Francisco, 30 miles north of Arena. Klamath. San Francisco for Seattle, 2S miles north of Northwest Seal Rocks. Northern Pacific. San Francisco for Flavel. IS miles south of Blunts Reef. Ticas. Seattle for El Segunda, 185 miles north of San Francisco. Buck. Vancouver for Monterey, 610 miles from Vancouver. Congress. Seattle for San Francisco, 194 miles south of Flattery. Porter. Point Orient for Seattle, 618 miles from Point Orient. Yosemite. Grays Harbor for San Fran cisco. 70 miles south of Grays Harbor. Kllburn, Coos Bay for Portland, 40 miles nortn ot t oos way. Celilo. San Francisco for Grays Harbor, five miles nouth of Grays Harbor. Hyndes. Honolulu for San Francisco, 458 miles from San Francisco, May 15. Pennsylvania. i?an Francisco for Kobe, 805 mites from San Francisco, May 15. Sherman. Manila for San Francisco, 371 miles from San Francisco. I-pepdwell. San Francisco for San Diego, SO miles south f San Francisco. Tides at Astoria Wednesday. Ugh. Low. .: ! 7:(M A. M...-1.2 feet .2 feet I 7:42 P. M 3.1 feet 1:13 P. M. Vessels Cleared Yesterday. Gasoline schooner Patsy, general cargo, for coast ports. American steamer Sue II. Elmore, gen eral cargo, for Tillamook. Gasoline schooner Tillamook, general car go, for Coos Bay. Columbia River Bar Report. , NORTH HEAD, May 16. Condition of the bar at 6 P. M. -Sea, smooth; wind, northwest. 20 miles. SHIP LINE PROTESTS Oregon Electric Absorption of Handling Cost Not Liked. MOVE IS BELIEVED UNFAIR Step Decided On for Competitive Points With Southern l'aclfic, . but Steamer Company Says It Also Is Affected. That discrimination will be created. that it will be detrimental to the steamboat business and In many cases will not actually represent the cost shouldered by consignees are some of the allegations of the Oregon City Transportation Company in a protest filed with the Public Serx-ice Commis sion against the Oregon Electric Rail road being permitted to place in effect tomorrow & tariff providing for carting and handling charges being absorbed at certain points. The step was decided on at points competitive with the Southern Pacific lines, such as at Kugene. Corvallis, Albany. Salem. Harrisburg and wood burn, on the refusal of the latter to enter into an agreement so the Ore gon Electric would have privileges over sidetracks and such facilities. Being placed at a disadvantage in not being able to reach certain Industries and mercantile firms, the Oregon. Elec tric decided to allow 50 cents a ton for hauling from Its terminals to ware houses, or 25 cents a ton for handling when cars could be spotted in the street or places where hauling was not required. A. B. Graham, of the Oregon City Transportation Company, which op erates steamers between Portland and Corvallis and intends extending to Eugene, said yesterday that it was decided to protest, as the absorption system would hit the steamers as well as the Southern Paciric in some cases. - he said, a car mignr. oe siue tracked and the shipper make direct deliveries to customers, so he would not actually be placed at an expense for hauling or unloading, yet would get the benefit of the difference. He said the steamers handle com modities that are discharged onto docks, shippers hauling from there to warehouses and tbat with a limited territory now open to the water lines the absorption proposed would work a handicap. It is recited that the absorp tion would apply only at points in which the two rail lines are competi tors and that they include the prin cipal cities where the steamers draw patronage. Also, firms having con tracts with teamsters at zo to 30 cents a ton would gain a profit through the arrangement. BIG FLEET IS KEPT BUSY Honolulan Due on Coast and Kan- san Retaken on Atlantic Side. In connection with the expected ar rival on Puset Sound of the American Hawaiian liner Honolulan, completing her first round voyage between that port and Vladivostok under charter at thA rate of 100.000 a mortn. it is re ported that the liner Kansan. which was under engagement to the r rance Canasia line in carrying supplies be tween the Atlantic side and St. Nazaire was retaken Sunday by the same cor poration at $72,000 a month, an advance of $25,000 over the previous rate. Since the steamer Artisan and at borean were complete.! the American Hawaiian has 29 vessels, the aggregate tonnage being 195.632. Of the number engaged to outsiders 18 are in the South American trade, two are oper atintr between the Hawaiian Islands and the United States, three are on the trans-Pacific route and the same num ber in the trans-Atlantic service. TRAXSPOIiTATIOX IS LACKIXG Government's Call for Bids at Port land Goes Unanswered. Lack of Far Eastern connections from Portland was recalled at the of flee of the United States Quartermaster yesterday when time arrived for open ing bids for transportation between the united States n federal posses sions in the Pacific as far as Manila, there being no tenders filed. The matter of re-establishing steam- shlD facilities to the Orient Is not dor mant by any means and it is believed that before Winter chills are in the air a flet will be available, such a move being contemplated whether a settlement is reached between the warring nations of Europe. The ques tion of railroad patronage in the way of freight, while an Issue with some now, is not expected to hamper the new departure. CHARGES TO BE EQUALIZED Proposed Change by liongshoreincn Said to Mean Coast Readjustment- News from Puget Sound that the con vention of Pacific Coast longshoremen there has determined to increase the scale, is said by J. A. Madsen. newly elected secretary-treasurer of the Pa ciflc Coast District. International Long shoremen's Association, to mean a gen eral readjustment of rates along the Coast from San Diego to Puget Sound Relative to Portland, it is believed to be the plan to place this harbor on a parity with others in the matter of longshore charges. In the past it has been complained some rates here were higher than on Puget Sound. Beaver Searches for Roanoke. Receiving a wireless message Wednes day night that survivors from the steamer Roanoke disaster had re ac tied San Luis. Captain Mason. of the steamer Beaver, which left San Fran cisco for San Pedro at 11 o'clock that morning, kept a sharp lookout at sea, and cruised in the vicinity for two hours, but found no trace of men or ship. The Beaver reacnea. nere yes terday afternoon, and Captain Mason reported a smooth trip. There were 160 passengers, among them being stu dents returning from Berkeley, also Miss Maud Cleveland, of Portland, a member of the faculty. The steamer had 2000 tons of freight. Marine Xotes. Gradually the number of men needed to man the British baric Inverlogie is being assembled, though only abnut six have been signed in a week and she now requires eight tars before being ready for sea. On the departure yesterday of the bark entlne Echo, in tow of the tug Wal.ula. bound for Melbourne with lumber, one of six union sailors signed failed to report and a man will be sent to Join her at Astoria, the men are paid $40 a month on Ameri can vessels bound offshore, having been granted an Increase of $5 recently. Under orders from E. W. Wright, manager of the Port of Portland, the tug Oneonta leaves up from Astoria today to undergo an overhauling. Cargo destined for Municipal Dock No. 1 having been unloaded, the Japanese tramp Mavachl Maru hauled down yesterday to Dock No. li. St. Johns. U discharge 120O tons of sulphur and is expected to sail to night for Puget Sound, tnere to load sup- flies for the Russian army. Vladivostok ba ng the port of discharge. Delays having been experienced by the steamer F A. Kllburn on tha way from California, port, her departure from, Fort- land has been postponed until tomorrow night. fnlted States Steamboat InsDectors Ed wards and Wynn have ordered the inspec tion of the steamer Bailev Gatsert today. She will enter the Columbia Hivr xi-ur- sion trade June 1. -Carrying 110 tons of cenernl carim. the stenmer Sue tl. Elmore was cleared yes terday for Tillamook, while the casoline schooner Patty left with ln tons fcr New port, Coos Bay and Bandon. In tOW Of the ttlr Weni-i' T . . b first barge of lumber for Anchor-sice, amount ing to 700.OO feet, and rtarf nf n r.i - in .i'O0.000 feet placed by the Government with the hag I Lumber Companv win be started from Portland this afternoon. The plan to tow two barges at the same time has been abandoned and the tug Samson I to be started In about 10 davs with nnrrh barge. Bound here to load whent ftsr T .. n der charter to Balfour, Guthrie i Co. the British steamer King Malcolm sailed f-om an Francisco at 7 o'clock Mmidnv ni.ht and Is duo tomorrow. Laden with 775 tons of venemi r..i.h the steamer Nehalem made the hi.hn. i.. night from San Francisco, consigned to the Parr-Mccormlclc line. WOOL COMKS 1'ltOM IXTKRIOK Steamer Brings Shipment to Dock Xo. 1 That Is Bound Kast. On the steamer J. X. Teal, arriving last night from Lewiston. were 100 bales of wool that were discharged at Municipal Dock No. 1. and it is under stood the outlook is for large quanti ties of wool to be assembled here for shipment to Boston via the Canal if tonnage can be provided. Warehouse B, finished recently, is to be utilized for wool storage and one result of the dock being used for wool last year has been plans for a xt-otirincr plant. The business handled there last season amounted to 1.200.000 pounds. BIRTH CONTROL SCORED DOCTRINE DECLARED TO BK IX. PATRIOTIC ATVD E II.. Moral and Medical Sides of Question Discussed Before Catholic Young Men Forum. The doctrine of birth control wa denounced Monday night at the meeting held In St. Francis Hall. East Eleventh and East Pine streets, by the Catholic loung Men's Forum, as Immoral, evil unpatriotic and violative of the laws of nature, and it was predicted that un less stopped it would result in decreas ing the growth of the population of this country. Rev. father J. If. Black explained the object of the organization of the forum. and said it would hold other meetings when prominent men would deliver ad dresses. Frank B. Egan. who presided, intro duced Rev. K. S. Olsen, rector of Holy Rosary Church, who spoke on the moral i side of the question. Father Olsen. at the start declared that he could not un derstand how any clean-minded man or woman could approve and practice birth control when it was contrary to the law of nature and God and sub versive of the object of pure matri mony. Marriage, he said, was for the propa gation of the human race a ad was a divine institution, and any plan to in terfere with its divine object was wrong and Immoral and could only re sult in degrading men and women be low the level of the beast. Dr. Andrew C. Smith discussed the medical side of the subject and de nounced birth control. A musical programme was rendered at the close of the addresses. Every Woman's Duty in matters pertaining to the family table is to de cide not only what is best for herself, but for the husband and children as well. Take the table drink, for instance; the house wife may like her tea or coffee. She knows that coffee and tea are harmful to many, but she uses her favorite beverage in moderation, and thinks it doesn't harm her. But there's John. He's irritable and nervous, perhaps his irritation and sleeplessness may be due to tea or coffee. Again, almost everybody knows that tea and coffee are especially harmful to the little folks. The next thing, then, is "what to serve as a whole some table beverage?" In many families the quick and happy answer is Instant postum Here is a delicious, "coffee-like" beverage, as hot and savory as high-grade Java coffee, yet pure and free from the drugs, caffeine and tannin, which often disagree with health and comfort. This pure, delicious food-drink is made instant ly by using a level teaspoonf ul in a cup and adding hot water, also sugar and cream to taste. Every one can drink all they desire without the slightest chance of harm. Instant Postum, a real American discovery, is made of prime wheat and a bit of wholesome mo lasses, blended and roasted just like coffee. Its flavor, purity and wonderful goodness have won tremendous favor everywhere. "There's a Reason" Grocers everywhere sell Postum. i OVERLOADING IS TORC MAKIM: KMiOKKKS' COKKRKfl Ol'KXK Hl:Hi: SATIHOAY. Case of Roanoke and Other Ves&es Lost With I.OSS of Life Will Be Considered. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 16. A Coas conference of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association will be held t Portland Saturday to consider the al leged overloading of vessels. The meeting will take up the cases of the Koanokel lost with more than 45 lives off the California Coast: the tug Alpha, lost in Alaska with all ex cept one of her crew, and the steam schooners Yosemite. Wand, Yellowstone and Wasp, which sailed from FMet Sound with lumber and lost pare of their drckloads off Caiw; Flattery. The association also will draw up a. new wage scale calling for an averaso Increase of 10 per cenu George, T. Goodell. secretary of the Portland branch of the association, saUl lat night that the session would be the regular annual meeting of the Pa cific Coast organization and that he did not know what would be brought up. There" will be about two delegates from each port in Oregon. Washington and California. The 1913 meeting was convened at San Francisco and it is as sumed that Seattle will draw the gath ering next year. The matter of wagei is expected to be brought up. as has boon done with other marine organiza tions. Xcns l'rom Nortlmcst Vorts. ASTORIA. Or., May 1(5. (Special.! Car rying a carco of lumber from Portland. th schooner Carrier iovo sailed today for Ade laide, Australia. After washing boilers and taking on fuel oil, the dredKO Chinook left to resume op erations on the bar. The, steamer Beaver arrived from Fan Francisco and San Pedro with freight and passengers for Astoria and Portland. The steam schooner Nehalem arrived from Pan Francisco with freight for Astoria and Portland. Bringing fuel oil for Portland the tank steamer William F. Herrln arrived from California. The steamer Edgar H. Vance arrived from San Pedro to load lumber at tho Hammond mill. GRAYS HARBOR. Wash.. May 18. tSpe clal.) A fleet of seven steamers is due here tomorrow and Thursday to load. The ves sels Includn the Iaiy Putnam. Solano. Celflo. san Jacinto, G. C. Lindaucr. Qulniault and Shasta. The steamer Yosemite cleared today for San Pedro from the H. K. Wood mill. COOS BAY. Or.. May 10. (Special. The steamship F. A. Kithurn arrived today and sailed for Portland in the afternoon. The steamer Adeline Smith left port this evening, bound for San Francisco, w ith pas sengers and lumber. The steam schooner Yellowstone will sail from North Bend in the morning for San Francisco, carrying lumber from the Buchner mill. North Bend. The gasoline schooner Relief, from tha Sluslaw HIver. is in port for freight. Slam to Abolish Gambling. HONGKONG. April 10. Siam has de cided to abolish licensed gambling en tirely. At a recent meeting of the Siamese Cabinet at Phrapatoom. Kltiir Vcjiruwudh personally suggested this action, which is rendered possible by the fact -that the Siamese finances for the present fiscal year show a larg balance over the estimates. Licensed gambling-houses will be allowed to continue for one year, but will ba closed permanently at that time. Road The Oregonian classified ads.