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e ' -v.r w . . .'- J ' . TTTI2 MOTIXIXG OUrOONTAX, TUESDAY, DECrrr.ETl 10, 1919. 13 i i .'3 . . . 7 . -' 1 r 4 OREGON DELEGAT1DN WILL PROTEST DEAL Klamath Reclamation Plan Is Strongly Opposed. LAW DECLARED VIOLATED Froposal to Give Contractor Use ol Land 30 Years Held Contrary to Government Purpose. Charl C. Hart la In charge of The Oregonlan News "Bureau in Washington. Ills office is at ST2 Rises building.) OREGON IAN NEVW BUREAU, Washington, Dec. 15. The Oregon delegation in congress, with the ex ception of Senator Chamberlain, who left for Chicago this afternoon to de liver a speech, will go before Secre tary Lane tomorrow morning to urge that he entir into no contract with Boak & Brown, San Francisco- con tractors, for the reclamation of marsh lands at the head of Upper Klamath lake. The proposal la ono by which the contractors would have the use of the land for 30 years to compen sate them for the cost of reclama tion."" . Both the Etate organization of the t.oval Legion in Oregon and Klamath Kails posts have objected to the plan. "We will urge that such a contract Is in violaticn of the act by which the land -vas ceded by the state of Ore gon t- the federal government," said Representative Sinnott tonight. "This land was ceded to the United States for a general reclamation project with a proviso that no individual should receive more than 160 acres, which is contrary to the contract which the interior department is now about to execute." Delay of a delegation from Reeds port, Or., which is on the way here to urge the board of army engineers for rivers and harbors to. recommend im provement of the harbor at the mouth of the Umpqua river, was explained bv a telegram reaching Representa tive llawley today from Rawlins, M yo. The telegram eaid the delega tion was snowbound and that arrival here was indefinite. No communica tion so far received discloses the name of any member of the delegation. . Herbert Nunn, state highway en gineer of Oregon, who left here Sat urday night for his home at Salem, is to investigate the cost of constructing the proposed Roosevelt memorial highway as a military road, and re port to Representative Hawley. Mr. Uawley represented to a committee of congress that the road could be constructed as a military highway at a cost of $10,000,000, including the $5,000,000 which the etate of Oregon is spending and the $2,600,000 in bonds voted by the state to be matched by the federal government. Recently he had information that such a highway as could be constructed for $10,000,000 would be suitable for military pur poses and that a much larger amount would be necessary to bring it up to that standard. Lieutenant Kenneth F. Hawley, eon of Representative and Mrs. Hawley, who served with the engineeer corps in France and was discharged several months ago, has been appointed in a civil capacity as engineer inspector of signal service stations in the eastern part of the United States. Lieutenant Hawley had charge of several search light divisions at the front in France during the war, and in this connec tion was compelled- to 6tudy the French and English systems of in stalling searchlights. Lieutenant Cecil F. Hawley, another on of Representative and Mrs. Haw ley, waa due to sail yesterday from France for the United States. He will visit his parents here and then go to Salem, Or., to see his wife and children, who have been living in Salem since he went to war. His family will accompany him back to Europe, where he is employed by a large contracting concern in rebuild ing the war-devastated country of northern France. v m . c Civil service examinations were an nounced today to qualify postmasters for the following important post offices in Oregon: Tillamook, salary $2400; Burns, $1800, and Hermiston. 1100. - Dr. R. C. Coffey of Portland, Or., who was to have arrived here today, telegraphed Representative Summers of Washington that he was detained in New York by the sudden illness of his son Robert, who is accom panying him. Dr. Coffey and Repre sentative Summers were "classmates at college 27 years ago. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 15. (Special.) The motorship Advance, which caught fire in the harbor here last Friday, and aft erward appeared In danger of sinking when her hold became partly flooded, was still afloat today and seemed to be out of peril. Tho Advance Is only completed as to hull and house, work on the vessel having been abandoned with the suspen sion of the government's wooden shipbuild ing programme. The sailing schooner Columbia, oh her way from Hawaii to Seattle, will load a cargo of lumber on the sound, probably in Tacoma, for Valparaiso under charter to Baifour. Guthrie & Co. The vessel has been chartered for January loading. She will carry between 700.OU0 and 800,000 feet of lumber. Brought back in Irons from Kobe, Japan, DON'T NEGLECT A COLDJNJHE HEAD Tt May Lead to Influenza or Other Serious Illness Never neglect a cold in the head. It is a trouble so common that we are apt to treat it as of little consequence. Vut it is only a Ptep from a cold to r,rlnnn and tho ortsHlhility of acute trouble In the throat pleurisy pneumonia is always tnere it it is This year there Is a special danper flu about and thefirst symp toms of this disease are similar to a cold tn the head. Ho don't, under any circumstances, pcg-leot a cold. In its early Ktuyres a cold yields quukly to proper treatment, flrlp Fix, a coiuimiatton of the drirgs which re lieves the eyntem in such cases, gives remarkable renults. It relieves a cold In a night and even Grippe yields to it in 43 hours. There is nothing1 in Grip Fix but that would be approved by your family physician, and the ingredients are stated on each box. It comes in capsule form aiid Is a safe prepara tion for use in the home. Its action keeps the system open to throw off the systemic poisons created by the cold, red uces the feverish conditions and aHays the pains in the head and muscle. rrrip Fix is for sale by all drugrpists Pt r.5 cents per box or three boxes for J1.00. r.ts sure that you Ket the g-enuine Heid's Grin Fix as there is no substi tute which d.ils so promptly and effectively wtin coias, snppe au4 kin ijrad troubles, Adv. by order of the American conaulat in that port. L. Smith, a seaman, was turned over to the Seattle police this afternoon by the steamship Segovia, one of the shipping board vessels operated and managed by Htrutliers A Dixon. The vessel arrived In Port Townsend this morninft and later arrived here. In Kobe, Captain Lun wn, master of the Kegevia, accused Smith of taking blankets from the ship and sell ing them ashore. He haled the seaman before the American consulate for a heat ing, with the result stated. This Is the first time In veara that an American sea man has been sent back; to Puget sound in irons. Wtth a full cargo of beans, peaa, vege table oils asd other oriental products, the new 95(t0-ton steel steamship Eastern Moon, built for the shipping board by the Kawasaki Dockyard company, Limited, of Kobe, la due in Seattle at the end of next week. Advices to this effect were re ceived today from Japan by the Inter Ocean Trading company, agents for the vessel's cargo. The advices also stated that another big Japanese-built carrier will leave Japan January 1 for Seattle for delivery to the shipping board. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec, 15. (Spe cial.) The initial sailing of one of the Pa cific Steamship company's vessels to the lower coast today was a big suocess. The Senator left with all the freight that could be jammed In the holds and nearly 150 passengers. In addition, the steamer will call at San Pedro to take on ad ditional travelers and there will be about 160 all told. K. B. Brit tan, assistant gen eral passenger agent, said that he is more than pleased with the passenger showing and Fred 6. Barry, assistant general man ager, said that be is certain the service will be a decided success, both In the handling of freight and passengers. Members of the Pacific-American Ship owners' association and the Shipowners' Association of the Pacific announced to day they will seek to have their organi zations appeal to the United States ship ping board to retain the former German Bailing ships to be used as training ves sels. The shipping board announced some time ago that the vessels would be sold,, but the matter now is held in abeyance pending settlement of the legal phase at Washington. The shipping men believe that the sailing -hipa should be filled with regular freight and that, manned with good officers, some regular sailors and numerous youths of the right kind, regular trade voyages should be engaged in for the government account. The appren tices should serve at least one year or until the vessel returns to an American port. The shipping board steamer West Selene is loading a cargo of case oil at Port Orient for Chinese porta Captain Dick Connell is the commander. George Kggers, formerly head of the steamship department of W. R. Grace A Co., has been appointed assistant director of operations for the shipping board. Jt is said that most of the chiefs of the shipping board are from the west. The gasoline schooner Alaska, Captain Gaidezke. sailed for Unga, Alaska, today for the Alaska Codfish company. The Rolph steamer Joan of Arc, Cap tain Anderson, arrived from Seattle to day arid after finishing loading here will sail for Valparaiso. It was announced ten vessels arrived at Cristobal today and six sailed. This indicates a considerable increase in the movement of ships through the Panama canal. The British motorship Culburra, Captain Neynian. arrived at midnight last night with 2J14 tons of coal, loaded at New castle, Australia. To finish loading coast products here for the south seas, the British steamer W'airuna arrived today with a part cargo from Union. The army transport Sheridan departed this afternoon for Manila via Honolulu -with supplies and the usual number, of replacement soldiers. Tht Standard Oil company this afternoon dispatched the British steamer Tasealusa Captain Gores, for Calcutta ' with oil products, TACOMA, Wash., Dec. IS. (Special.) Word received here this afternoon stated that the steamer Nile was on her wvi over from the builders' yards and will load here for the east coast. The Vessel is under the management of Frank Water bouse & Co. With tne Nile in . port. Tacoma has the Gaffney, West Henshaw and Jadden loading. The Gaffney may get to sea tonight, bound for the east coast. .. James W. Jarvis, deputy United States shipping commissioner, who died at Port Townsend yesterday, was well known to mariners on this coast. Mr. Jarvis acted in his official capacity here at times. Reports received by Albers Brothers, say that the Rainier will be withdrawn from the Tacoma-San Francisco route and placed - in the Saw ranoiseo-Central America trade.' -The present voyage of Vie vessel will be her last one north. She will go in dry dock in San Francisco before going on her new run. Captain J. Drotning has been appointed master of the Nile, succeeding Captain L. P. Halls, who has been acting as temporary comrrrander of the Nile. Cap tain Drotning was formerly in the Abrigada. The Stanwood, loading lumber here for t California norts. is expected to get away tomorrow. The I'ort Angeies is loading at the local mills for California. The steamship Port Angeles after dis charging her Tacoma cargo at the Baker dock last night shifted to the St. Paul docks to load lor her California voyage. The W. R. Grace & Co. steamer Stanley, which recently returned from her first voyage to the orient, is due at the Puget sound mills to take on a cargo of about 4,000,000 feet of lumber. The Alameda with l:i00 tons of ore arrived at the smelter and after discharg ing shifted up sound. The Quadra arrived at the plant today to discharge. The steamship President of the Pacific Steamship company will arrive at the Commercial dork some time - Thursday morning to toad. There is about 1000 tons tOf freight at Tacorua doeks for shipment south. , PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. Dec. 13.: (Special.) With a full cargo of oriental products, the steamer West Segovia ar rived early this morning from ports in the far east, proceeding to Seattle to discharge. The West Segovia was built on the Columbia river, sailing from Port land for the orient with a cargo of lum ber. After discharging she will enter the service of the Matsan Navigation company on the triangular run from Pu get sound to Honolulu and San Francisco. From Newcastle, England, via Newport News, the British steamer Walawa arrived early this morning with a cargo of coal for the Puget sound navy yard. She pro ceeded to Bremerton to discharge. The Norwegian auxiliary power schoon er Kirkellnd, which underwent a satis factory trial test Saturday, will begin loading lumber in a few days for Barsa. Persia. The Kirkellnd Is a wooden vessel and has a carrying capacity of 3000 tons deadweight. She was built at the plant of the Elliott Bay Shipbuilding company. ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. IS- (Special.) The steam schooner Frank D. Stout, which sailed for Grays Harbor yesterday, was un able to buck the floating ice In the lower harbor as she was light, forward. She dropped anchor until list night, when she returned to the Standard Oil dock. After taking on fuel oil, she sailed at noon today for Grays Harbor. After discharging her cargo here, the steam schooner Ernest H. Myers sailed tonight for Grays Harbor. The steam schooner Nome City, which arrived from Ban Francisoe Sunday with freight and passengers for Portland, re ceived orders tonight to discharge her carso here and proceed to pugpt sound. After breaking ice in the Columbia as far as Goble, and releasing a number of steamers which were frozen in, the eoast guard cutter Algonquin returned last night. She reports that at OaV Point on Saturday the mercury was 2 degrees below xero. After discharging a portion of her fuel oil cars here, the tank steamer Atlas sailed at 8 o'clock today for Portland. tJho reiurnen 10 Astoria at fi:l0 tonight. The steamer Ho-e Cit.v arrived from San Francisco at 4:03 this afternoon with f i eight and passengers for Astoria and rui tiauu. OKAis HARBOR, Dec. 15. (Special.) Three McCormit k ft Ce. lumber steamers. uuauio 1V uu me uoiumnia river be cause or neavy ice floes, will come Into vtraya naroor toaignt and tomorrow to load lumber here for southern California ports. The vessels transferred from the Columbia to Grays Harbor for cargoes are the Frank B. Stout, Wapama and Captain E. I,. Carpenter, of the dredge Michie has reported a depth ef a-i feet at low water at the bar entrance from sound ings laaen irora tne areage. The steamer Iloquiam arrived at 8 o'clock yesterday morning from San Fran cisco and m loading at the Wilson mill. .Aoeraeen. The steamer Daisy Gadsby cleared at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon for San Pedro irom the Biagden mill. The steamer Daisy Matthews cleared yosterday aiternoon at o o clock for Bono lulu from the National mill. COOS BAT, Or., Dec. 15. (Special.) 'l he gasoline schooner iramp arrived this morning at 3:15 Irom vv edderburn for freifiht cargo. The steamer Curacao came Into Port last night from San Francisco and Eureka at fl:JO and sailed for Portland this morn ing at ll:.'i0. The steam schooner Centralla arrived this evening at 4:40 Xroux San. Francisco t lor a iuuiuor cargo. COLUMBIA RIVER ICE DELAYS OIL WER Drift Freezes and Atlas Can . not Make Passage. CUTTER ASKED TO ASSIST Cargo of Atlas to Be Discharged at Astoria and Marshrield; Pas senger Vessels Dae. . ' Though two oil tankers and one Eteel steamer eueceeded in smashing their way Sunday 'through the ice jam blocking; the Columbia river to navigation, the drift froze again yes terday into a solid mass, and the tanker Atlas, owned by the Standard Oil company, after trying vainly to make ber way up the river yesterday afternoon, returned to Astoria. She will discharge a part of her oil cargo at Astoria, it was learned last night, and the remainder at Marsh field, and will not again attempt the passage of the Columbia under present condi tions. Three ateam schooners, the Wapama and E. H. Meyer of the Parr-McCor-mick fleet and the Nome City of the Charles Nelson line, arrived at Astoria yesterday with freight for Portland, but according to their operators in this city, will discharge there instead of trying to come to Portland. The Klamath, another of the Parr-McCor-mick vessels, is reported to be fully loaded at San Francisco, but will re main there until she receives word that tho Columbia is navigable before starting up the coast for Portland. , PannKer Liners to Try. The passenger liners Rose City and Curacao were also reported to have arrived at Astoria yesterday, and will mane an attempt to come tJ Portland today. No vessel can move at night in the river because all lights mark ing tho channel have been extin guished and cannot be reached by members of the lighthouse service and relighted. The oil tanker William K. Herrin left down from her dock at Linnton at 8 o'clock yesterday morning and was reported as passing Goble at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. As the worst part of the Ice Jam is now be low Goble, it was supposed last night that she was resting somewhere in the stream, waiting for daylight to guide her -further movements in the battle against the ice. Telegrams requesting the further assistance of the coast suard cutter Algonquin in breaking up the ice were sent to her commander. Captain Wiley, yesterday by the port of Port land, the Columbia River Pilots' asso ciation and the Portland Chamber of Commerce.- Captain Wiley replied by telephone from Astoria to the cham ber of commerce that he will start up -the river at 9 o'clock this morn ing if the services of the Algonquin still are necessary. Cotter Attacks Ice. When the steamers Brookwood and Manham were caught in the jam Sat urday, they requested the assistance of the Algonquin., which came up the river and cracked the ice about them. Witnesses of the encounter of the Algonquin with the floe described it as nothing less than heroic. At her full speed of 30 knots an hirer, the little cutter drove her narrow prow into the mass, sending ice flying high in all directions, then backed off and hit again repeatedly- After being released, the steamer Manham led the procession to Port land, followed by the tankers Chans lor and Oleum." Her master. Captain Fred Warner, was trained in the best means of ice breaking as commander of the steamer Victoria, running from Seattle to Nome, and applied his knowledge of far northern waters to the Columbia rlcer. Flooding his after ballast tanks, he raised the bow of the vessel until her fore keel was flush with the water, and then drove ahead. , -The ice' jam in the Columbia is constantly being added to by frozen matter drifting down that river and the Willamette, and it is believed by mariners that even if the mass is broken up, it will be sayefal days be fore it will be cleared out sufficiently to make navigation of the river safe for wooden vessels. DIABLO REPAIRS COMPLETED Freighter Takes Cargo of Flour to V Atlantic Port. Repairs to the 9500-ton steel steam er Diablo, which came here from San Francisco for an overhauling of her machinery, were completed yesterday by the Pacific Marine Iron works, and the big freighter dropped down to the Pacific Coast Coal company's dock to take on dunnage lumber. She will start loading this morning at the Portland Flouring mills. She is under operation for the emergency fleet cor poration by the Pacific Steamship company. Captain Edward L. Skoe. former commander of the wooden shipping board steamer Okiya, has been an pointed master of the Diablo. She will oarry iiour to rsew York for orders. coal Vessels still stuck illort or uoast Uuard Cutters to Float Ships Fail. VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass., Dec. 15 xiepeaiea attempts by the coast guard cutters Acushnet and Gresham today to pull afloat the steamora North Wind and Lake Crystal, strand ed on Naushon island, were unsuc cessful. The steamer Fairfield also remained fast aground tonight on Martha's vineyard. The three vessels are carrying mors than 10,000 tons of bituminous coal. Grounded Steamer Floated. BYDNBI, N. S. W., Dec, IF. The American steamer Lake Galewood, which went aground on Port Hood island during the gala last week, has been refloated, according to advices received here today. The steamer Lake Elmdale, also blown aground at Harbour an Bouche, is epxected to be refloated this week. Both steamers are owned by the United States ship ping board and were being brought out irom urtat laKea shipyards on their maiden trips. Marine Jiotcs. Leading of the 9500-ton steel steamer Montague -was started yesterday morning at the fjlarB-Wllson mill. She is operated by the Pacific Steamship company in the oriental serviee. Repairs te the steam schooner Multno mah were finished yesterday in the port of Portland drydock. The steel steamer Slletc will be lilted today for examina tion and repairs. The oil tanker Wasfitenaw will attempt te-get out to sea -today. LnogFhorcmen were working late last night loading the steamer Centaurus at municipal dock No. 1. and' it was ex pected, her caruo would be completed by morning. She Is carryinir lumber arid box shook, to the west coast of 8outb America for the Gren Star line. I The rteamer Clrelnua or the Green Star line win move this morning from the 1 dock of the Columbia River Shipbuilding 1 corporation to the Standard Oil dock ta take on fuel oil, and will then start load ing at St. Helens. She is to take a full cargo of lumber to Australia, to ba loaded at &u Helens, Wastport, Knappton and the Hammond mill at Astoria. loadtng of the schooners Else and Inca Is continuing and will probably ba com pleted In a few days. Tides at Astoria Today, High. Low. 8:18 A. M 8.7 feet!2:05 A. M.....2.9 feet 9:16 F. M.....B- fet B:J8 P.M..... 1.6 feet Colombia River Bar Kepart. NORTH HEAD, Dec. 15. Condition of the bar at 5 f. M. : Sea, smooth; wind, southeast, 24 miles. FLOOD IS NOT EXPEGETD RIVER WOCLD RISK OXLT CASE OP WARM RAIX. Steamer Captains and Weather Man Agree There Is Little Dan ger of Sadden Rise. But one thing can cause a serious freshet in the Willamette at this time, in the opinion of Edward L. Wells, district weather prophet. That is a heavy, warm rain. The ordinary Ore gon rain for this time of year will cause a rise in the river, but not one of serious proportions. Even a sud den change to warm weather will not result in a flood, according to Mr. Wells. -because the snow throughout the Willamette valley, unless sudden ly washed out by a heavy, warm rain, will act as a sponge in absorbing the water and allowing it to drain off slowly. Typical of the attitude of the an cient mariners is that of Captain Al Shaver of the Shaver Transportation company. "If this snow all goes off at once," said Captain Shaver, "the river will come up with a bang. She'll come up anyhow, but not enough to hurt anything unless the snow goes sud denly. We have had several heavy falls of snow here, and in my memory onlv one serious winter freshet- The weather is likely to be warm and cold again by spells, allowing the snow to melt a little at a time." Acting Harbormaster K.arl rrenn has warned all dock operators, house boat' dwellers and others vitally ai- fected by the behavior of tne river to be prepared for a serious freshet. Schooner Defender Chartered. The schooner Defender, a sailing vessel of 382 net tons, owned by Hind, Rolph & Co. of San Francisco, has been chartered by Wolff, Kirchma-nn & Co. to take a cargo from the Columbia river to the Hawaiian Islands, according to the Guide. The Defender is now on her way from Port Gamble to Honolulu. U. S. Xaval Radio Reports. All nositlona reported at 8 P. M. yester day unless otherwise Indicated. LANSING, Prince Rupert for Port San Luis. 7 bo miles from Port San Luis. CURACAO, Marshfleld lor Astoria, SU miles south of Columbia river. WILLAMETTE, San Francisco lor Qraya Harbor. 75 miles south of Urays Harbor. RAINIER, Eureka for Belllngham, 173 miles from Belllngham. TRAINING SHIP KROOKDALE, Hono lulu for Seattle, 240 miles from Seattle. EL SEGUSDO with barge 93 In tow. Richmond for Point Wells, 262 miles north of Richmond. JOHANNA SMITH, Cooa Bay. for San Francisco, 119 miles north of San Fran cisco. FRED BAXTER, Eagle Harbor for San Francisco 442 miles from Eagle Harbor. MAllA, San Francisco for Honolulu, 41a miles west of San Francisco. LURLINE. Honolulu for San Francisco, 480 miles west of San Francisco December 14. 8 P. M. CHINA, Orient for San Francisco, 780 miles west of San Francisco December 14, P. M. - LATOUCHE. off Fraser river, south bound. PRESIDENT, San Francisco lor Seattle, 10 miles from Seattle. W AH K BEN A, Grays Harbor for San Pedro, off Pledras Blancaa. HART WOOD, San Francisco for Ban Pedro. 222 miles south of San Francisco. ENGLAND, 160 miles smith of ban Francisco. Seattle for New York. AVALON. San Francisco for Grays Har bor, seven miles from San Francisco. NBWPORT. San Francisco lor Hainoa, ten miles south of San Francisco lightship. SPOKANE. San Francisco for Wilming ton. 45 miles from San Francisco. SENATOR, San Francisco tor uorintn. 40 miles from San Francisco. WEST CHESWALD, Port Arthur for China, 2300 miles northwest-of Panama. WHITTIER, Eureka for San Luis, 73 miles from San Luis. ELLOBO. San Francisco for Fayta, Peru, 445 miles south of San Diego. BRADFORD, Talara for ancouver, 702 miles southeast of San Francisco light ship. J. A. MOFFETT, Seattle for Richmond, 250 miles north of Richmond. QUEEN, Seattle for San Francisco, 25 milea north of Cape Blanco. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Dec. 15. Maximum tem perature, 29 degrees; minimum, IS degrees. River reading at 8 P. M.. 1.5 feet; change In last 24 hours. 0.8 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.I. none: total rainfall since September 1, 1B19, 14.07 inehea; nor mal rainfall since September 1. 15.53 inches; deficiency of rainfall since Sep tember 1, 1910. 1.45 Inches. Sunrise. 7:4T A. M. ; sunset, 4:2i P. M. Total sunshine December 15, 6 hours; possible sunshine, 8 hours, 39 minutes. Afoonrise. 1:21 A. M. ; moonset, 12:35 P. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M.. 30,:i9 inches. Rela tive humidity at' 5 A. M.. 3 per cent; at noon, 51 per cent; at C P. M., 46 per cent. THE WEATHER. I 1 3 b-w t c o s e 3 S e 2 2. RATIONS, jf X : g ? WeattMO I 1 : w 1 : I : ; : " S S : : : ? a : : : Baker . , . . ..1 - 1 1:0. mil . . isE Clear Hoise -4 jmo.nol. .v Pt. cloudy Boston 20 SOiH.oi'llBi W Clear Calgary .... -8 . . . Ill.oo! . . .... Chicago .... 4 0.0(;i6W Clfar Invr 24 BO'n .m . . KVV clear Dm Moines.. -4 o'n.iHll. ,R Clear Eureka "4 r.4:O.0" . . NW clear Galveston .. 34 M)'U.On. . IN Clear Helena 32 2 O. IIO . . s W Pt-. cloudy .Tuneaut .... 22 ;!"'(. 54 .. k: Hnow Kansas City 1 SM0.DO..N Clear Los Angeles. 4S 70 0.0".. W Pt. cloudy Marshflnld 02 0.02 .. NW Clear Wedford -0 32 0.0M..NE Clear Minneapolis 14 1! O.oni. ,8W Cloudy New Orleans 34 4S 0.0OI .. Iff W Clear New York.. IS 20 O.Oo r'.ii'NW Clear North Head. 31 44i0.02l24'SK Cloudy tt. Yakima.. -IK 12 o.oo!. . SB ft. cloudy Phoenix .... 40 fsr.o.O0..E Cloudy Pocatello .. -0 30,0.00 .. NW Pt. cloudy Portland ... 1" ssjo.oo . .E Cloudy Roscburg ... 24 40i0.0n.. NW Clear Sacramento. 82 80io.no!.. N Pt. cloudy St. Louis ... 20 3S!0.00!12 NT? Clear Salt l.ake.. 0 20I0.OO . . NW Clear San Diego... fi t2 0.no .. vw Pt. cloudy Pan Franc'o. 42 f4IO.on . . N WICIear Seattle .r... 281 SMO.IMil . . S (Cloudy Sitka 84 KSi0.84 . . SE Icioudy Kpnkane .... -41 14 0.011. . NWiCloudy Tacoma 221 3SI0.00I. . KW Pt. cloudy Tatoodh Is'd ail 3S 0.4H 24 K Rain Valdezt .... 2)16!0.0o..N Clear Walla Walla -1" 4:o.O0i..SW Cloudy Washington 20 S41O.OOi20'NW Clear Winnipeg . .r-261-lnjO.OOl. .SW Clear t A. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. , FORECASTS. . Portland and vicinity Snow, probably turning to rain; not so cold; increasing southeasterly wjnas. Oregon Fnir In the east pnrtlon, rain or snow in the went portion: not ao cold; Increasing soutneasieriT winas. Washington Rain in the west portion snow in the east portion; not so cold moderate soutneny winds Increasing to gale force along coast Idaho .Fair in suutli soow la OortU por tiuu; not, fcu cold. TELLS LUCAS liOKEO AID Telegram Libel Suit Livened by Court Demonstrations. REPORTER CONFERS "V. D." Paper Admits It Stands for "Voo doo' Doctor' Patient Describes Vocational Chart Making. Veiled assertions in the columns of the Portland Evening Telegram from which Alaamon Ira Lucas drew the inferences that the newspaper had called him a "voodoo doctor" and a negro, meant exactly what he thought they did, conkoded the defense yes terday in the $50,000 libel suit which has been in progress in the court of Circuit Judge, Tucker for the past 10 days. One of the articles on which the suit is based related, incidents at a meeting held in a hall at East Bixtb , and East Alder streets, last March, j in which Lucas admitted the truth of 1 many Telegram allegations. It was a whimsical comment on impressive stage effects utilized, the conduct of Lucas, and hl3 admissions or denials of Telegram accusations. Arthur Caylor, former Telegram reporter now on the Winnipeg, Canada, Trib une, writer of the article, was on the witness stand most of the afternoon. "V. D.," a degree conferred on Lu cas by the Telegram reporter in ad dition to several Lucas had assumed, waa admitted to -stand for "Voodoo Doctor." "Vltallaatlon" la BaKrd. ' An illuminating demonstration of the method of Vitallsatlon used by Lucas was staged by Mrs. Anora Mor ris with the assistance of Attorney Harrison Allen, who with Cassius R. Peck represents the Telegram. Mrs. Morris is a Portland woman who be gan a course prescribed by the "healer" with the aim of beoomlng a teacher and helping humanity, but who testified that she left Lucas be cause he asked that she spy on an other woman. Mr. Allen had to hold his breath, and think of any desired "plexus." "Think of the plexus," commanded Mrs. Morris. Mrs. Morris said that in taking Lucas' spiritual treatment the patient was told to lie on a couch, Lucas standing behind her. "The'splrlt was supposed to come to you through him,1' explained the wit ness, "lou were to close your eyes i ana ne wouia mane you leei tne spirit of God come to you, through him." She denied that Lucas had made any suggestive remarks to her during such treatments. Spy Duty Refused. Mrs. Morris introduced a letter in which Lucas asked her to tell a Mrs. Anelia Anderson, who was about to get a divorce, that she should go back to her husband for a time. "He wanted me to spy on Mrs. An derderson, and I'm no spy for any one," declared Mrs. Morris. By looking at Victor ,H. W. Flach. draftsman, over a table, Lucas could tell that his kidneys were "superior," other organs "excellent," "good," "fair" or "superior," according to Flach's testimony concerning an ex amination he underwent at which Lu cas made out a vocational chart. The chart was introduced in evidence. 4 TENDER CONTRACTS LET Reed Engineering Company of Van couver to Build Craft. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 15. (Special.) The Reed Engineering company of this city has obtained contracts for the building of four cannery tenders. One 65-foot craft will be built for the Canoe-Pass Packing company of AlakS! an 85-fnot crnft for the San mm HOW iiiiiiiiiiiuiiuiuiuiuiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiiiiiuiiuiuiiiiiuiiiHiiiiiiiiuiiiiuniuiu 1 For the Our sporting goods and hardware stock offers an endless variety of useful gifts and at reasonable prices.' Air Rifle at $2.50 Roller Skates at $2.50 Flashlights.. $1.00 to $3.50 Pocket Knives.. Watches from. . .Safety Razors. . 75f to $5 ..$1.75 up ...$1 to $5 and for the angler, we have EVERYTHING ! ackusSiOOorrisf 9 273 Morrison St, Near Fourth ;iIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIUI1IIIIIIIIIIIIII1!IIIIUIUIIIIIIIMIM11IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIi- "Some Men Don't Know It Yet" says the Good Judge This class of tobacco gives a man a lot more satisfaction than he ever gets out of ordin ary tobacco. Smaller chew the good taste lasts and lasts. You don't need a fresh chew so often. Any man who uses the Real To bacco Chew will tell you that. Put Up In Two Styles RIGHT CUT is a short-ctit tobacco W-B CUT is a long fine-cut tobacco f " " ' ' "" ' i ii ' . ' "" " . .. .. 1 TWO REAL The Bruntwich requires no exclusive artists l ii Vi - all makes .-.'l j::. records ' "; jf-: ; f at their , H t best No phonograph in all the world is so abso lutely satisfactory as the Brunswick. It is the one universal instrument which plays at their very best every record, no matter by what artist it is made. Just a turn of the hand, nothing to put on or take off, and all artists are yours. There is a Brunswick here for you at a price that will please and terms that suit. Send for catalogues. WAN0S (u PLAYERS j1 tniu ar born Cutting company, and two 65- foot craft for the Alaska Packing company. The Reed Engineering company is the re-incorporated Motorship Motor company of this place. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Dec. 15. Sailed at 8 A. M.. steamer W. F. Herrin. for Oavlota. Arrived at 6 o'clock last night, steamer Oleum, from San Francisco. COOS BAY, Dec. 15. Sailed at noon, steamer Curacao, from San Francisco for Portland. ASTORIA, Dec. 1S. Arrived at 5 P. St.. steamer Rose City, from San Francisco. Sailed at 9:45 o'clock and returned at 2:45 P. M., lighthouse tender Uanzanlta. Steamer Atlas, which started up the river this morning at 8:05 A. M. was stalled and had to return at 5:80 P. M-. will pump some mora oil here and proceed to Marsafield to pump out the rest. COOS BAY, Dec. 14. Arrived at 4:15 and sailed at 2:10 P. M., steamer City of Topeka, for San Francisco, via Eureka. POINT REYES, Dec 15. Passed at 10 A. -M-. steamer Tiverton, from San Pedro for Columbia river BALBOA, Dec. 13. Arrived, steamer J. R. Gordon, from Portland for Sabine, Texas. SEATTLE. Wish., Dec. 15. Arrived Steamers West Segovia, from Manila; Ar gyll, from Port San I.uls: Prlncens Ena, Men and the Boys! 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