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TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, FEI5RUART 2G, 1917. 11 PORTLAND TRAIN WRECK AT KALAMA Fngine Overturns as It Hits Rock in Cut, but All Pas sengers Escape. ENGINEER ONLY ONE HURT Traveling Railway Lineman Sets TTp Telephone at Scene of Accident So That Persons Delayed Can Reassure Relatives. StAIiAJIA, "Wash.. Feb. 25. (Special.) Northbound Oreg-on-Washingrton train No. 564, which leaves Portland at 11 P. M. and -which was due to arrive at Kalama at 12:26 A. M., ran Into a large boulder that had slid Into a cut about two miles south of here, causing a bad, wreck at 12:10 this morning. For tunately, however, there was no loss Of life or serious Injury to any of the passengers. Engineer Morris was scalded and bruised about the face and head somewhat, and was probably In jured Internally. Tonight at 6:20 the line was reported as cleared. Train Slides With Brakes Set. The train was moving at a good rate of speed, and had a good list of passen gers. The engineer observed the rock In the side of the cut. It had slipped down from the east side and crowded the track out of place Just around the curve. After entering the cut from the south. -the engineer applied all brakes and slid Into the obstruction. It threw the engine across the cut, turning the engine over, twisting rails and breaking the connection to the baggage car, which left the track along with all of the other coaches, except the rear one, which remained on the track, forming a zig-zag line from the engine back. A farmer living near the scene of the wreck began transferring the bag gage and mall at any early hour with ,a team and sled, two wrecking trains and crews were soon working at clear ing away the debris, one at each end of the wreck, and the twisted rails being replaced with good ones, and one track tonight Is ready for trains to pass. Autos Pressed Into Service. Local automobile owners and garage men weru required to press all their cars Into service carrying people to and from a point near the place where the wreck crews were working. The hotels and restaurants also realized a season of big business during the lay ing over of the trains here, serving meals all day to the travelers. Several Ivalama people were on the train returning from Portland. Among them were: W. D. Vannote, a con tractor, and Mrs. Vannote, and G. C Graul, lineman of the Northern Pacific Railway. As soon as the wreck occurred Mr. Graul proceeded on to Kalama, and re turned with a telephone set and In stalled It beside the wreck. Direct communicatloln was had with telephone lines on both sides, stranded passen gers being able to talk to their fami lies and friends, as well as the train crews being able to keep In closer touch with heads of the division. Mail sacks were transferred, along with tons of Sunday papers, some ex press, and the baggage of the passen gers. It Is stated that there are about 800 sacks of mail for Australia which was delayed by the wreck. ENGINEER IS PORTLAND 31AX Walter Morris Is Brought to Hospi tal Suffering From Barns. Walter Morrl3, 300 Margin street, Portland, engineer of the derailed en gine, was brought to Portland yester day morning, and is now at St. Vin cents Hospital, receiving treatment for burns on the face and hands. His con dition is not believed to be serious, as no evidence of Internal Injury was found. Fireman Claude G. Collins, of Seattle, was but slightly bruised, and went to his home in Seattle. The wreck caused inconvenience to a number of Portland passengers who were north bound, and especially to theatrical troupes going in each direc tion. All of the vaudeville theaters In Portland which rely on acts coming from the north opened their perform ances an hour late yesterday. The actors and actresses and their baggage had to be transferred around the scene of the wreck in wagons and put aboard trains sent out from points on either Bide of the wreck. Owing to the stormy weather the passage over the wreck scene was slow. The O.-W. R. & N. dispatcher In Portland last night announced that one of the tracks was opened at 6:30 o'clock, and that none of the trains were held up after that hour. The day traffic was taken care of by transferring passen gers. . HORSE DISEASE IS MYSTERY No Remedy Known for Affliction Foundat Walla Walla. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Feb. 25 (Special.) The report of J. H. Martin, of Olympia, veterinary surgeon, on his investigation of the peculiar disease which caused the deaths of many horses and mules here, was, received yesterday. No cure for the disease is known, but a preventive, he said, is to keep the stock from unwholesome forage. N The disease has been present here 12 or 15 years. It follows after the horses at moldy forage and usually develops In the late Fall or early Winter. While the symptoms are not general In a typical case the animal appears drowsy or dull; movement is unsteady, this condition being followed by rest lessness; In advanced stages the muscles of the face are drawn; the animal has feed In the mouth partly chewed which it apparently has for gotten to swallow. The horse will lean against the fence' or stall. TRAINMEN HAVE SESSION Four Orders Affected by Adamson Law Hold Conferences. More than 300 members of the four railroad brotherhoods involved In the notable wage controversy which re sulted, last Fall, In the enactment by Congress of the now famous Adamson law held a Joint meeting yesterday aft ernoon in the Knights of Pythias Hall to consider questions of mutual Interest The Interested organizations are the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men, the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Train men. Each organization was well rep resented by lay memb-rs and officers. The meeting was under the auspices of the conductors, whose -egular meet ing day it was. The other brotherhoods were invited in for a general "get to gether" and "get acquainted" session. Following the - iine business some of the more prominent officials spoke extemporaneously. Among them were T. A. Gregg, chairman of the con ductors; J. B. RhcCes, general chair man of the conductors on the Union Pacific; Sam Veatch, general chairman of the Southern Pacific conductors, and George Barnhartr general chair man of the O.-W. R. & N. Company engineers. While the possible effects of the Adamson law litigation were not for mally discussed, the subject was fre quently alluded to. The -everal speak ers expressed confidence that thel- con tentions for an eight-hour day as pro vided under that law eventually would be won. a SNOW AND RAIN AT WAR WEATITEn IS CONFLICT OF WIN TER AND SPRINO' FORCES. Observer Promises More of Same Kind Today Precipitation IS Inches Below Normal. OIJ King Winter apparently Is mak ing his last drive before succumbing to the wiles of Spring, for snow that began to fall heavily and In an earnest manner Friday night yesterday broke into rain. Yesterday's precipitation was a battle between the forces, of Spring and Winter. Today the weath erman promises more of the same sort of conflict. The weather all through Western Oregon and Washington moderated yes terday a little, but grew colder east of the Cascades. The total precipitation yesterday was only .03 Inch and Port land Is still left with a deficiency of 13.10 Inches for the period since Sep tember 1. The normal rainfall for this period Is 81.02 Inches, while 17.92 Inches has been recorded. VANCOUVER HAS DAT OF SNOW Clarke County Farmers Say Crops Will Be Benefited. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Feb. 25. (Spe cial.) Nearly all day large, wet flaky snow fell In Clarke County. The tem perature was a trifle above S3 and the slush was deeper. Farmers say this kind of Bnow is of benefit, giving the ground a chance to absorb the water, which will aid the Spring crops. About 10 inches of snow has fallen this month, but the weather has been warm. The heavy snowfall also had the ef fect of keeping automobiles Inside and few crossed the interstate bridge to day. WIRES ARE DOWN AT BANDON Snow Cnts Off Telephone and Tele graph Communication. BANDON, Or., Feb. 25. (Special.) Bandon Is completely Isolated from the rest of the world as far as telegraph or telephone communication is con cerned. Seven Inches of heavy snow which fell Friday and yesterday has broken down so many wires that both the telephone and power systems have been demoralized. Toll lines to all directions were out of commission. The snowfall was the largest in this community. RIVER IS RISING AT. EUGENE Slush-Like Snow Is Falling, Driven by Brisk Wind. - EUGENE, Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.) After a day of partial sunshine, Eugene is tonight experiencing the most dis agreeable feature of the snow storm which has been In progress almost a week. Slush-like snow Is falling, driven by a brisk wind. At 6 o'clock the Willamette River measured five feet above normal, the highest stage since the storm began. EMERGENCY NOT FOUND FIRE MARSHAL LAW TO WAIT DO DATS TO BE EFFECTIVE, Attorney-General Browm Gives Rallnsr Governing Fees Two Offices Not to be Filled at Once. Salem. Or., Feb. 24. (Special.) Attorney-General Brown, tomorrow will forward an opinion to Insurance Com missioner Harvey Wells that regard less of the fact the state fire marshal law declares Itself to be In the Inter ests of the "publie peace, health and safety," that such expression as used In the bill does not declare an emer gency clause, and that the act will go into effect 90 day after the adjourn ment of the Legislature as do other bills without the emergency clause. The main Import of the clause to the Insurance Commissioner's office was to ascertain when fees might be collected from Insurance companies to carry out the provisions of the new law. The act Itself provides that the fees shall be paid .within 60 days after the act goes into effect, and consequently the Insurance Commissioner was eager to know when the 60 days would start to run. Ufcder the bill a Deputy Fire Marshal and two assistants are to be appointed and it is proDable that these appoint ments will now be deferred an til the latter part of May. VALLEY OSTEOPATHS MEET Physicians In Willamette Association Hold Session at Albany. ALB ANT, Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.) The recently organized Central Willam ette Valley Osteopathic Association held an Interesting session In the of fices of Drs. A. P. and Mary Howells In this city last night. This associa tion Is composed of the osteopathic physicians of Marlon, Linn, Lane, lam hill, Polk, Benton and Lincoln Coun ties, and most of them were present at last evening's meeting. Practically all of the session was de voted to addresses on technical mat ters. Dr. R. W. Walton, Dr. C. E. Hew itt, Dr. Charles W. Sears and Dr. D. D. Young were speakers. Dr. A. P. How ell conducted a clinic. The officers of this association are Dr. R. M. Roberts, of Salem, president, and Dr. Mary Howells, of Albany, sec retary. Loans Blamed for Agitation. That the millions which have been lent to England and the allies to carry on the war are the direct causes for the agitation, as he termed It, for open hostilities with Germany was the dec laration of Albert Streiff at the anti war meeting attended by a fair crowd at the Library Hall last night- Ernest Kroner and C E. Ellis also were speakers. BRIDGE BILL HUNT OFFERS 110 LIGHT Only Point Cleared Is That ' Measure Never Reached Executive Offices. THEFT INFERENCE IS HEARD In Meantime Those Interested Are Much Exercised and Question as to Reproduction of Scroll Is Reins Discussed. SALEM, Or., Feb. 14. Special.) House bill No. 875, providing for the instruction of a bridge across the Willamette River at Salem between Marion and Polk Counties has com pletely dropped from sight and the mystery as to its whereabouts Is even more baffling today than yesterday. Chief Clerk Fred Drager. of the House at the session Just closed, hurried back from Roseburg today and In company with George Palmer Putnam, private secretary to Governor Wlthycombe. and a newspaperman, went over the record, examined the bills and receipt books, and It was discovered that the bill ap parently had evaporated Into thin air. It is shown by the record that the bill never reached the Governor's of fice, and It never reached the enrolling committee, neither was It signed by the President of the Senate nor the Speaker of the House. The bill, however, did pass both Houses, the amendments of the Senate were concurred In by the House, and as far as any action of the Legislature Itself Is concerned It unqueBtlonamy was the sentiment of both Houses that the bill become a law. Governor Orders Investigation. Governor Wlthycombe returned to the city today and was apprised of the missing bill. To clear his office of the charge of any negligence In han dling bills coming to It he urged that a quick search be Instituted to ascer tain whether his office ever receipted for the bill and to determine whether, through any carelessness, it might have been mislaid after reaching the executive chambers. Another Interesting point developed Is a statement from Governor Wlthy combe to the effect that no one ever suggested discussing the bill with him after it supposedly had passed both Houses and supposedly had reached his offices in due course. "Every other measure which passed the Legislature and which had any opposition was the cause of a protest to me from come one," he said today. "Not a measure came up of any kind that was opposed but someone asked me to exercise he veto power upon It. "But as to this bill, not a whisper was heard after it had passed the two houses." Theft Is Inferred. This silence on the part of propon ents and opponents of the measure alike seems to raise a peculiar Infer ence In the minds of some that perhaps someone knew that something was go ing to happen to the bill, and conse quently saw no necessity of approach ing the Governor relative to its merits or demerits. There was sufficient Interest in the measure during its progress through the Legislature to indicate that at least someone would make eome suggestion to the Governor regarding It after Its disposition in the House was assured. When the bill reached the Senate great delegations came from Polk County, and later from Salem and many parts of Marlon County and its passage was hotly contested. The record shows that after the Senate had amended the bill and the House had refused to concur in the amendment, on motion of Jones, author of the measure, a conference committee was named. Including Senators Bishop, Orton and Pierce, and Representatives Forbes, Al Jones and Fuller. Chief Clerk Drager thinks he gave the bill to Jones to use In conference committee and supposed It had been returned. He is not certain, however, whether the "bill he gave to Jones was the bridge bill, or a dog bill, in which Jones also was Interested. Reproduction Is Doubtful. Attorney-General Brown today re fused to give an offhand opinion as to whether the bill could be resurrected through the printed bill, engrossed with the Senate amendments and finally be come a law. "The matter Is altogether too Impor tant to attempt to give an opinion on at this time," said the Attorney-General. "When It comes up to me regu larly, as I suppose it will, I will make a study of the situation. It Is a pe culiar condition and one of more than ordinary Import. I would not like to express myself now one way or an other as to whether it could become a law or not." It was charged on the floor of the Senate at one time during the session that the bridge bill had been the sub ject of trading, and pretty generally through the session the bill has taken a prominent part in the proceedings. GUNARD TO COME WEST OPTION ON DOCKS NEAR SAN FRAN CISCO REPORTED TAKEN. English Steamship Line Believed to Contemplate Regular Ran by Way f Panama Canal. RICHMOND. Cal Feb. 25. (Special.) Options on Richmond waterfront property said to have been secured two years ago by Charles M. Schwab, of the Bethlehem Steel Company, are said to be about to be transferred to an Eng lish syndicate for 12,000,000 for use for docks for the Cunard Steamship Com pany. Rumors to this effect, which have been circulated In the business district for the past several days, obtained add ed credence yesterday when a scramble was made by several real estate con cerns to secure options on certain un improved property in the business sec tion of the city.' According to business men who say they know, the new Cunard line docks will shortly rise on the site where the historic Chtnese shrimp camp Is situat ed, near the Point Orient docks of the Standard OH Company. Information was given out also that Cunard steamers will be put on a regu lar run from Europe to New Tork via the Panama Canal before the end of this year. INSANE BATTER 2 GUARDS (Continued From First Page.) terference today, which probably saved the lives of Fitch and Lane. - Dr. Sturdevant was sent from Port land a few weeks ago. He was a dentist in Portland for five years and is said to be a confirmed drug user. EVSAIfE TRIO ' KNOWN HERE Joe Castranova Sent to Penitentiary For Killing Italian Joe Castranova was sentenced to the Oregon Penitentiary. February 28, 190S, for the murder on Christmas eve, -1902, of Joe Gugllemo, an Italian bartender at First and Market streets. Gugliemo's son Frank later was hanged for mur dering a girL Castranova was sentenced to 12 years In the penitentiary, but later was ad Judged insane and sent to the asylum. John H. Thompson, a former Milwau kle blacksmith, escaped from the asy lum last September and came to Port land. He was taken by the police here on September IS, and returned to Salem. Dr. H. A. Sturdevant was a Portland dentist Identified with a firm of den tists at 271 H Morrison street. He was sent to the State Hospital February on recommendation of relatives, that he might be cured. His brother Is Dr. H. F. Sturdevant, who last night had not been advised of the trouble at Salem. He also has a wife In Portland and several other relatives, who held out hope that he might be restored to a rational state by treatment at the hospital. DAIRY INTERESTS DENIED INDICTED SEATTLE FIRM GIVES OCT STATEMENT. Klock Company Holdings Tk Over by Mutual Creamery Company la '' 1015, Says President. SEATTLE. Feb. 25. Interest In the dairy business of the Klock Produce Company, a Seattle firm. Indicted yes terday at Boise for alleged violation of the anti-trust law, were taken over March 1. 1915, by the Mutual Creamery ompany. also one of the Indicted com panies, according to H. L. Klock, presi dent of the Klock Company, tonight. Since then the Klock Produce Company has been out of business except for the collection of debts and the operation of the building occupied by the Mutual Creamery company here. The indictment, by the Federal grand Jury In Boise covers the operations of the companies Indicted, including the Klock Produce Company, since March 1. 1914. A. p. Hennlngsen. of Portland, one of the Individuals under Indictment. Is a stockholder in the Klock Produce Com pany at the present time, as well as In three of the other firms named, the Hennlngsen Produce Company, a Mon tana corporation; the Schallinger Prod uce Company, of JBpokane, and the Mu tual Creamery Company, a Utah Corpo ration, with branches In Seattle, Boise, Butte, Reno, Salt Lake City, Portland. Pocatello and other cities of the North west. E. W. Ellis, manager of the Seattle branch of the Mutual Company, was one of the Individuals indicted. He is In Vancouver, B. C. 5 GENERATIONS IN FAMILY Brownsville Baby Girl ' Completes Link: of Living Descendants. ALBANY. Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.)- A baby girl, born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. Lyn A. Brown, of Brownsville, completes & link of five generations In a prominent .er family of Linn County. The little irlrl's mother K a daughter of Mrs. Clara HcCoy. of thia city, who Is a daughter of William Davidson, of Brownsville. Mrs. Mary Davidson, of Lebanon, now 92 years of age, is the greatT-great-grandmother. Lyn A. Brown, the father, is editor of the Brownsville Times, and the baby girl Is a granddaughter of Tred M. Brown, of Portland, chief clerk of the State Game Commission. She is the first grandchild of Mrs. Clara McCoy, of this city, and the first niece of iss Lilla McCoy, deputy In the County Clerk's office h"re. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL itEPOKT. PORTLAND, Feb. 23. Maximum temper ature, 88 degrees; minimum, 32 rfefrr?e. River reading. 8 A. M.. 4.4 feet. Change In last 24 hours, 0.9-foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.) 0.03 inch. Total rain fall since September 1, 1916. 1.92 Inches. Normal rainfall since September 1, 31.02 Inches. Deficiency of rainfall since Septem ber 1, 1016. 13.10 Inches. Total sunshine, mne. Possible sunshine, 10 hours, C5 min utes. Barometer reuueed to sea level) 5 P. M., 29.71 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 81 per cent. THE3 WEATHER. Wind. 'It M ! Stat, of weather. STATIONS. Baker Boise ....... Boston . . . . , Calgary .... Chicago .... Denver Des Moines Duluth Eureka Oa Weston . . Helena . . . . Jacksonville . t Juneau Kansas City. Lot Angeles . Marshfield .. Medford .... Minneapolis . Montreal ... New Orleans. New York... North Head. 8210 B2!0 80 . . ISE rt. cloud; " . . W OO 12B ICIoudy 2V0. 6 0. 4'0. WiO. OOI. .SE Clear Cloudy ' Cloudy 00:201.1 OOI. .sw 001. .ISW B2:. 12iO. Clear 14 Snow Cloudy . TOO solo's OOilS 8 To . . W OO 12INB K. .IB Clear SO. 70iO. 2l). Crt 0. 6211. 44 0. 40 1. 82:0. 8iO. 7o;o. 34 ;0. 3H 0. 34;0. i:s!0. 720. 4HO. Snow Pt. cloudy Clear 00;18:s Pt. cloudy sw Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear ..sw .. w 10!SE 10 oinio:s OOi. .jsE 82 is 42 30 E Snow Pt. cloudy North Yakima OO OOI w Omaha . . . . Phoenix ... Pocatello . . Portland .. Roseburg; . . Sacramento St. Louis... Salt Lake.. Clear Cloudy Snow 00 sw is:S0;hw 32 3X0 42 O 54 0 OSiO r.tiio oa . . s 3llOI3 52. .Is OO 2SISW OOilOiM Snow Rain 8 54 32 48 4 Cloudy Pt. cloudy Cloudy San Diego. . . . 0iO. oo'o. 40 0. 22 0. MO. 3S0. 3ll0. 28 0. 840. 4410. 2;0. 08. . KW Pt. ciouny Pt. cloudy San Francisco. Seattle .-. Sitka Spokane Tacoma . . . Tatoosh Island tValdez Walla Walla. . Washington . . Winnipeg . l:n;sw oil. .I8B OO . .JE 2(( . . (8 OOl. . SB 30 Cloudy Iciear Cloudy 22 82 34 ICloudy 04(24 NE OO .. 301. . fSW MIOW Clear 661 is Cloudy OO 10SE Pt. cloudy 00. .NW,Clear t A. M. today: P. M. of preceding day. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Th. main portion of the Paclflo disturb ance la now central over Iowa and a second ary low Is central over Southern Wyoming;. The barometer Is relatively high over Southern California and along the Atlantic Coast. Rain has fallen in California and rain or snow has occurred generally In the Northern states west of the Lake region. It Is much warmer In Oklahoma, Kansas, the Upper Mississippi Valley. Tennessee and the Lake region. It Is slightly warmer In West era Oregon and Washington and decidedly colder In Eastern Oregon. Southern Idaho. Nevada and the New England states. Conditions are favorable for unsettled weather in this district Monday, with oc casional rain or snow. The temperature, will continue to slowly moderate In Western Oregon and Western Washington. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Monday occasional rain or snow; southerly winds. Oregon Monday rain In southwest, occa sional rain or snow in northwest and aast portions; southerly winds. Washington Monday unsettled; probably occasional rain or snow; southeasterly winds. Idaho--Monday occasional rain or snow. North Pacific Coast Monday rain; mod erate east to southeast winds. X. A. BEAU, Forecaster. SMITH GETS AWAY Steamer Carries Oregon Fir Cargo for San Pedro. M0T0RSHIP ANGEL MOVED Craft Converted From Old Hull Will Take on Laths at St. Helens and Go Sonth to Hare Her Engines Installed. Nearly a million feet of Oregon flr wu aboard the American steamer 8an tlam when she got out of the Columbia River yesterday afternoon at S:10 o'clock for Ban Pedro, with the only cargo of lumber to be dispatched dur ing; the day. The departure of the San tlam and the movements of other lum ber carriers formed the principal ac tivity on the waterfront. The San tiara was loaded at Tongue Point and dropped down the river yes terday to Astoria. She got away from Astoria at 1 o'clock and crossed out at 8:10. The Bantlam Is one of the coast ers which has been plying In the lum- ber trade between the Columbia River and California ports for some time. The motorshlp Angel, which has been lying at Municipal Dock No. 1 while she underwent fitting up. was moved to St. Helens yesterday, where she will take on a cargo of lath for San Pedro. She got away from the dock for the tow down the river at 12:30 yesterday, afternoon. The Angel was converted from an old hull, formerly moored below the Brdad way bridge. Her machinery will be installed In California, after which she will be put In the San Pedro-Mexican trade. The steamer Willamette, plying reg ularly In the passenger and lumber trade between this port and San Fran cisco, got away from San Francisco for the trip north at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. She handles about 960.000 feet of lumber, and will take on cargo here for the McCormlck Company. Lumber for Australia will be taken aboard the British schooner David Evans, which was towed up the river yesterday to Knappton from Astoria. The David Evans arrived at Astoria on Saturday after an unusually long trip. She is under charter to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. The steamer Tiverton, which Is oper ating In the Coast lumber trade, was moved up the river to Westport for loading yesterday. She also got Into the river Saturday. TRAJTS-PACIFIO TRADE STIRS Probability of Resumption of Ship ping Indicated on Sound. TACOMA. Wash, Feb. 25. (Special) That tnere a ill be a resumption of trans-Pacific business with connections at Vladivostok and the Orient this Spring is the belief of Tacoma ship ping men who are keeping in close touch with the market and work of those engaged in the trade now secur ing vessels for Tacoma and Sound loading. George Thondyke, of Seattle, will have the Tosan Maru here in March with a full cargo of hemp which It is believed marks the opening .of the new business. Incidentally, it is be lieved that the Tosan Maru has the largest single cargo of hemp ever brought into this port. It amounts to more than 20.000 bales. SICSIiAW MAY ASK FOR DREDGE Engineer Would Build North Jetty to 20 Feet Above Ixv Water. EUGENE, Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.) The Port of Sluslaw may aopn make an application to the War Department or Congress for a dredge for use in the Sluslaw River. If plans suggested by Major F. E. Leefe, engineer in charge of construction, are followed. Major Leefe has advised the Port Commission ers to file sjch an application. Major Leefe recommended the build ing up of the north Jetty until it should be 20 feet above low water, and added that steps are being taken to place 10,000 tons of rock on the outer end of this Jetty so as to bring it 60 feet above low water. Marconi Wireless Reports. (Position of all nwU reported at P. M., February tS, unleM otherwise designated.) Yacht VEXETIA, San Diego for San Fran cisco. 40 miles west of Point Vincent, ., BARGES 1)1, anchored off Hueneme. COLUSA, San Francisco for Yokohama. 1230 mites from San Francisco, February 24. MLNXESOTAN, San Francisco for rsUo. 20O miles from Hllo. February 24. WILHELM1NA, Honolulu for gin Fran cisco, 864 miles from San Francisco Feb ruary 24. MATSONIA, Ban Francisco for Honolulu. 11S1 miles from San Francisco. February 24. ECUADOR, San Francisco for th. Oclent. 12'.4 miles west of Honolulu. February 114. CHINA, Orient for San Francisco, 01 miles west of Honolulu, February 24. ASTRAL. Orient for San Francisco, 2840 miles from 6an Francisco. February 24. YOSEM1TE. San Francisco for Puset Sound, 25 miles north of Point Reyes. ATLAK, Richmond for Honolulu. S3 miles from Richmond. CURACAO, San Franclsc. for Eureka, S miles south of Point Arena. EL BliOUNDO, Richmond for Seattle, 120 miles north of Richmond. KLAMATH, St. Helens for San Francisco, 10 miles north of Point Reyes. WAPAM A. San Francisco for Saa Pedro. 8 miies south of Pigeon Point. STANDARD ARROW. Orient for San Francisco, 2841 miles from San Francisco, February 24. IDAHO, San Pedro for Grays Harbor, 80 mile, north of San Francisco. WILLAMETTE, San Francisco for Port land, 80 miles north of San Francisco. ENTERPRISE, San Francisco for Hono lulu, ea miles from San Francisco. ADELINE SMITH. San Francisco for Coos Bay, 135 mile, north of San Francisco. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. COOS BAT, Or., Teh. 25. (Special.) The tug Gleaner sailed for th. Umpqua River Saturday at noon. Th. Rustler, with freight for Rogue River, sailed at 2:30. The tug Flyer arrived from Uardtner at 8:15 and th. Breakwater sailed for San Francisco at 4. The steam schooner Martha Buehner sailed for San Francisco with a lumber cargo this afternoon at 8. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. After mak ing several unsuccessful attempts to come through the heads, th. Union Una steamer Moana finally was able to weather th. .la ments this afternoon and enter port with a large list of passengers and a capacity car go from Wellington via Rarotonga and Pa peete. Th. crew of the Moana brought th. neve that th. steamer Mai.al, of th. aame line, which was blown aahore on Rarotonga reef on Christmas day, had beea glv.n up as a total loss. Th. cargo aboard the Moana eomnst.d chiefly of copra, hemp, pelts, shells and tropical fruits. Th. ship John Ens, In tow of the tng Hercules, left for British Colombia today to load a cargo of coal for this port. Th. steamers Northland and Senator, which wer. In collision 85 miles south of Blunt's Reef Saturday morning, arrived In port today after an all-night battl. with a terrific hurricane. Mountain-high seas and a howling gal. w.r. encountered by both vessels on the way to port and their prog ress was slow. Both th. Northland and Senator were damaged by th. Impact. Th. st.m of the Northland la badly smashed and several plates on th. port aid. aft of th. Senator are sprung. It will b. necessary to dis charge th. carfe oa the Northland and put r"3 QTATEMENTS C IZ1 O of account ren- a dered monthly to Ct3 depositors, and con- tV73 celled checks m turned. EZ2 BANK Js l 3 I- -1 ! p "' ') Capital mm Smrplna 2, OOO.OOO. f tnn. i hi Tklrd mmd Oak Sta. Portlma. OrtresLi The Bank of California National Association. Capital paid In Gold Cola ; SS,500,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits $S,SSS,67G.59 TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Issue Commercial Letters of Credit covering Importation of mer . chandise, as well as Letters of Credit for use of travelers through out the United States and Foreign Countries. Interest Paid on Time and Savings Deposits Head Office San Francisco PORTLAND BRANCH-Third and Stark Sts. Wm. A. HacKae, Manager INVESTORS, ATTENTION! Capital Chance Food products going higher. Coast industrial project with demand beyond present capacity invites capital. Good chance for large and quick returns on twenty five thousand ($25,000) for immediate use. Princi pals only. Address AF 98, Oregonian. her on th. drydock Is ord.r to ascertain th. full amount of damagea sustained. The steamers Westport. for Crescent City, th. Katherine. for Eureka, and th. enter prise, for Hllo, all of which were held In port for nearly 24 hours, passed out to sea during the day. Th. steamer North Fork, for Eureka, and the Adeline Smith, for Coos Bay. sailed today. In th. southerly gal. which swspt th. Pacific Saturday evening th. Ilttl. steam schooner Raymond, of thla port, was car ried ashor. at a point eight miles south of Point Bur. The crew were saved. Word of the disaster was received here late today by Sudden A Chrlstensen. owners of the vessel, by telephone. A sailor carried word of th. wreck to a small farm fiv. miles from wn.r. th. steamer atruck and the farmer rod. 85 miles on horseback. Th. Raymond waa en route to this port from San Pedro when th. accident occurred. According to th. mesaage, the vessel is lying In a good position with h.r stern to the sea. ASTORIA. Or. Feb. 25. (Special.) BrlnKlng freight and passengers tor As toria and Portland, the steamer Breakwater arrived from San Francisco via way points. Th. steam schooner Ia Primera arrived from San Francisco with freight for Port land. After discharging fusl oil In Portland, th. tank steamer J. A. Chanslor sailed for California. The steam schooner Eantlam sailed for San Pedro with a cargo of lumber from the Hammond milt. Th. ateam schoner Necanlcum arrived from San Pedro to load lumber at th. Hammond mill Movements of Vessels. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Arrived President, from Seattle: Northern Pacific, from Aatorla; O. C Llndauer, from Coos Bay; J. H. Stetson, from Columbia River; Coronado, from Gray. Harbor; Helen., from Aberdeen: Hardy, from Coos Bay; F. A. Kll burn, from Portland; Senator, from Seattle; Northland. Hvea. Wapama. Everett and hoee City, from Portland; Moana. Wellington and Nehalem. from Grays Harbor, bailed Ara kan. for Batavla: John Una. for Seattle; Governor, for Victoria;; Tokal, Maragua, Chehalis. Aberdeen; Admlrpl Kvana. Ocean Falls; Forbes. Ouayaqull: Willamette, tor Astoria: Adeline Smith, for Coos Bay; Kl Segundo. for Seattl. PORTLAND, Fab. 23. Arrived Steamers Breakwater, from San Francisco, via Eu reka and Coos Bay; La Primera, from San Francisco. ASTORIA. Feb. 28. Ballad at 8 A. M. Steamer J. A. Chanslor, for San Franclaco: arrived at 10:80 and left up at 11:80 A. M. Steamer Breakwater, from San Francisco, via Eureka and Coos Bay; sailed at 8:10 P. M. Steamer Santlam. for San Pedro. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 25. Salted at 11 A. M. Steamer Willamette, for Columbia River; arrived at noon Steamer F. A. Kll burn, from Portland, via Coos Bay and tu raka. Feb. 24. Sailed at 6 P. M. Steamer Beaver, from San Pedro for Portland. COOS BAY. Feb. 24. Sailed at 4 P.M. Steamer Breakwater, from San Francisco and Eureka for Portland. ASTORIA. F.b. 24. Arrived at and l.ft up at 11 P. M. Steam. r La Prlmara. from San Francisco. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 25. Arriv.d Steamers Prince Georie. from Anyox, B. C: Admiral Dewey, from Wilmington; tug De fiance, from San Francisco. Balled Steam ers Admiral Watson and Latoucbe, for Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska; Prince George, for Anyox. B. C ' Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Feb. 25. Condition of the bar at 6 P. M. Sea smooth; wind east. 4 miles. The death rate for tha registration area of the United States last year was the lowest of which there is any record. 13.5 a thousand. San Francisco $10.00 Coos Bay $7.00 Eureka $15.00 rat-Class Meal and Berth Included S. S. BREAKWATER 6 P. M. TUESDAY, FEB. 27. North Paelfle 9. S. Dork. Near Broadway Dridgre and 1S4 Third St. Pfcoaes, Broadway 520. A 3 will cover the r ! most important n points of an individ- 1 ual's bookkeeping:. Z3 3 fclZ7 Wf will be pleased d.'J I" " "1 to open a check- f.T.TJ tog or sayings r.'lTIl account for yon. 3 J. T. Burtchaell, Asst. Manager TRAVELERS' GCIDE. San Francisco Los Angeles NtVitkoBt Ckssgt Ea Boat.) Th. Big. Clean. Cutnfurtahle. Klraamlv Appointed, oeagoins S. S. BEAVER Kail. From Alnsworta Dork S P. M.. WEDNK0OAY, FEB. IS. too G.-ltlen Mile, oa Columbia River All Kale. ItM-lud. Hertlis and Meal. 1 able and service. L nrxrelled The Kan Francises Portland S. a. d. Third and atolngtoa street wlta O.-W. K, a N. to.;, lea, Broadway 4Ml A IUL TWIN PLACES PORTLAND TO PAN FRANCISCO S. 8. NOKTHEKN" PACIFIC, .xpr.se train tlm.. Sails Feb. 4, March L CaL Str. Express leaves U 3l A. at. Fares .8, 812 P0. 815. $17 RO. fjo. 8. 8. CHEAT NORTH ERN. San Fran cisco and Los Angeles to Honolulu. Marob B. 23; April 11. 30. 8130 round trip , North Bank. 6th and etark TICK FT j Mattoo. leth and Hoy U"1V" With., ti. N. By. ' IPS l. UarUartoa Ry. AL AS K A Prlnr Rupert, Ketchikan. WrBfrl. prtmburf, Juarfta, Treadvrrll, Ioux la, Taijan. liaaior. bkJftffWAjr Curtlo, VtU Jc4 And ard CALIFORNIA Via Seattle or San Francisco te Lea Angeles and San Diego. Largest ship., uneaualed service, low rat. a. including meals and berth. For partlcuiane aprtly or telephone PACIFIC KTKAMaHIP COMPANV. I .'4 Third street. Xl Wash, t-t. Main i6. Main T Homo A 489S Boase A 22S8, NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS Direct Knot to the Continent. WEKKLY nZPAKTlKKS , For All Particulars Inquire Find Broa., lac Coaat Agent, lust Cherry b.. Seattle, or Any Local Agents. American "Hawaiian Steamship Co. All sailings between U. a Atlantic and U. S. Pacific porta are canceled until further notice. C. D. li lassar. Agt- 39 Stark L, fwtlaad AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AXfe SOUTH SEAS Via Tahiti and Karotonga. Kegular mail and passenger service. IN ION 8. ft. CO. OF XEtT ZEALAND, , Sett California bt.. baa I rncic. r local eteatuauip aad rail rose af TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FOR RENT An established d.llc.l atore. fixtures, counters and ahetvtng al ready Installed; llvlng-rooma and som furniture In rear of store;, located cea shipbuilding plant: rent 818 month. It Glbbs si. Pw"n. Main 131L WANTED A mother's helper to ear. ceiirate oauy; must be strong and he relereacee req,ulr.d. Sellwood 1US.