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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1916)
16 THE SUNDAY OREfiOXIAX, PORTXASTJ, MAY 7", 1916. STEAMER KITSAP II IS PLACED IN WATER Launching Is so Speedy That .Specified 22-Mile Start Is Expected to Be Bettered. LASS, 10, CHRISTENS BOAT Aluminum Wrist W'alcli, Kn graved With Iate, Is Presented to lit tle Margaret Latimer After Interrupted Ceremony. On her first move, that of sliding from the ways at Supple's yard, the new steamer Kitsap IX showed so much more speed than was expected yester day afternoon that it was taken as a good omen that she will exceed the gait of 22 miles an hour promised for her. Uttie 10-year-old Margaret Latimer, of Seattle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Latimer, had hardly a minute for rehearsing her part, when a few blows from a workman's sledge started the vessel. The plucky miss was just as prompt, however, and, crashing the bot tle against the stem, she said: "I christen thee Kitsap II." "tJhe will make the speed beyond the shadow of a doubt," was the enthusi astic declaration of W. L. Gazzam, pres ident and managing owner of the Kit sap County Transportation Company, for which Joseph Supple built the steamer, and there was no question but that hundreds crowded about tne plant and on docks were fully as Impressed with the performance, judging from cheers and whistle salutes. Captain Johannsen In Charge. Captain K. Johannsen, who has been in the company several years and will command the vessel on the run between Seattle and "Liberty Bay, which, by the way, is over a 22-mile course, had safe guarded the little sponsor by weaving a tiny net of cord about the bottle of real champagne, so there was no dan ger from flying glass. Probably the most pleased spectator, and later the most surprised, was Mr. Supple, who characterized the launch ing as among the best he had arranged. At a dinner at the Benson Hotel imme diately following the event, at which were about 30 guests. Mr. Supple was presented with a handsome gold stop watch by Mr. Gazzam, who remarked that he wished the builder to hold the timepiece on the official trial, which will be made in about two weeks. "I have had four boats turned out by Mr. Supple now, and I know the last will be up to the mark, as were the others," said the head of the line. And that was not all, for Margaret Latimer was well remembered with a platinum wrist watch, engraved, as was Mr. Supple's. with the name of the do.ior and the date. $80,000 Expended on Steamer. The Kitsap II represents an outlay of $80,000 and is rated as among the be.st models of her type in the country. Mr. Supple had built the Kitsap, then the llyak and also the Reliance, the latter being for others, but was pur chased by Mr. Gazzam. Before the con tract for the new vessel was placed, spirited bidding was entered into with Puget Sound firms, and the guarantee of a speed of 22 miles an hour brought the work here. The length of the steamer between perpendiculars is 156 feet, with a beam f 27 feet and depth of hold of eight feet. Her engine is of 2250-horsepower and is one of two first used in the well known New York yacht Sovereign, where a speed of 374 knots was reeled off, but after four, months' service they were removed to be replaced with tur bines that increased the speed to 41 knots. Steam will be supplied from two boilers. The steamer will carry 6f0 passen jrers, and 500 life-preservers have been ordered for adults and 50 for children. She will be handsomely furnished throughout and will be the nattiest and fcpeediest of her class on Puget Sound. W11ITK CliDAI! MAY BE ISED Government Completes Investigation oC Naval Vessel Interlining. H1ARPHFIELD, Or., May 6. (Spe cial.) Investigations by the United states Navy Department indicate the probability that Port Orford or white cedar will be utilized instead of iin poited teak 'or interlining navel ves sels that are built by the Government in the future. Tests conducted have drawn favorable commendations for white cedar. There is only one local ity in the world, where white cedar grows in Coos and Curry Counties, Orteon. The principal points of manufacture for this lumber are at Marshfield, Co qullle, Bandon. Port Orford aud Brook lncs. The lumber is the most valuable sent from this district, but of late, has not been bringing the usual high prices. Millions of feet of the best white cedar have be'en manufactured into railway ties and shipped from these points within the past five years. NEW STEAMER TO COME HERE I'ramley to Make Maiden Voyage T'rom Tyne to Columbia River. At least one tramp is on the en route list for Portland from the United King dom, according to the New York Ship ping Register, which shows the new Kritish steamer Framley, being com pleted on the Tyne, as under engage ment to proceed here. The next freighter to arrive will be the Japanese steamer Mayachl Maru, -hailing from Otaru. which is looked for Wednesday or Thursday, she will un load 1.000,000 feet of Japanese oak at Municipal Oock No. 2 and 500 tons of sulphur will be discharged there, and 1200 tons of sulphur at Municipal Dock No. 3, St. Johns. COOK IX LET STORM REPORTED Steamer Aroline, Unloading Lumber, Has to Run for Slielter. SEWARD. Alaska. May' 5. Officers of the steamer Aroline reported today that heavy storms are raging in Cook Inlet and that two piledrivers belong ing to the Seldovia Canning Company have been lost. One was wrecked in Knglish Bay. The crew wag rescued. Another outfit working off Anchor Point is missing, with its crew. The Aroline was caught in the storm while discharging ISO. 000 feet of lum ber at Kenai and was compelled to go to Port Graham for shelter, where half of the cargo, which had not been un loaded at Kenai, was left. SHIP MATERIAL EX ROUTE Bert C. Ball Returns After Arrang ing lor Building Modern Elect. Material for steel steamers contract ed for by the Willamette Iron & Steel Works uil the toiUiwest SleeilCom- FAST VESSEL FOR PUGET SOUND 3 3 t t 4 ftttamer Kitsap II as She Struck Water. pany is already on the way, and early and regular deliveries are arranged for, says Bert C. Ball, president and gen eral manager of the Willamette plant, who returned last night from New York. With J. R. Bowles, president of the North west Steel Company, he had been in the Last for several weeks, and he says all details have been closed re specting material, machinery and other parts which comprised completed gear to be shipped, as well as material re quired for constructing boilers and auxiliary working parts at Portland. Already construction is under way at the South Portland yard, south of the Northwest 6 property at the foot of Sheridan street, shops beinf? put up as rapidly as a fill is advanced there to permit of permanent work. The ves sels are to be the latest designed freighters. PEXIXSULA PLANT STARTED Portlanders Incorporate for $200,. (10 0 to Build Motorships. Peninsula Shipbuilding Company is the name of the corporation to control plant for turning out wooden auxiliary schooners at a yard being established alongside the property of the Peninsula Lumber Company. Arti cles of incorporation have been for warded to Secretary of State Olcott, snowing the company to be capitalized in the sum of 1200,000. The incorpora tors are F. C. Knapp, James B. Kerr and Charles E. McCulloch. The dredge Tualatin is engaged in making a fill at the shipyard site, the main channel being widened there at the same time so as to provide a basin above the St. Johns bridge. When the fill has been placed work on the ways and plant will be undertaken. Facilities will be available for handling five vessels, though the start will probably - be made with two. LOCKS OPEX UXTIL AUGUST 1 Regular aud Private Vessels Xot to Be Barred During High Water. Until the low-water period In August the locks and canal at Oregon City will continue to be operated for the passage of regular vessels and pleasure boats, no shutdowns being looked for that would prevent navigation unless it be through an accident. During the past few weeks the locks have been closed Sundays to be un- watered as a means of expediting the building of a cofferdam, used in con nection with the construction of a con crete wall to divide the Government property from that of corporations. One cofferdam, 400 feet long, is in place and before the wall is finished two others of the same length will be placed, but it is not contemplated to provide for those while the freshet is on. As a consequence pleasure parties can contemplate Sunday trips to the upper river until the river rails again. LOWER DOCKS ARE GIVEN'' UP Willamette to Go Above 1 7 -Foot Mark at Portland by Tuesday. Dockmen yesterday began vacating lower levels along the West Side on the strength of the steady advance of the Willamette and the prediction of Assistant District Forecaster Drake that the river would continue to rise for a few days, reaching a stage of 17.4 feet Tuesday. The gauge showed 14.1 feet above zero here at 8 o'clock yester day morning, while 15.2 feet is fore casted for today and 16. 5 feet tomor row. The Snake and Columbia rivers are rising as well. The principal hope ot river men Us that cooler weathei will check the surplus water so it will be carried oft" in advance of another rise in temperature about the headwaters that might melt the snow on higher levels. ROSE CITY READY EOR SEA Four Months Work Terminates With Satisfactory Trial Spin. 'Highly successful" was the comment of O. L. Blair, general manager of the "Big Three" coterie, as to the trial trip of the steamer Rose City yesterday, following the installation of new boil ers and an overhauling that has re quired four months and represents a cost of close to $100,000. The Rose City was steamed from the dock of the Vulcan Iron Works to Kale's, and on her return Captain, Ran kin berthed her at the north end of Ainsworth dock, where she will receiva ballast tomorrow and then load lot California. MARIXE IXTELLIGEXCE. eteamrr Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVE. Name. From. Breakwater Pan Diego Great Northern. ... San Francisco. . . Hear .Loi Angeles. . F. A. Kilbnrn San Dleiti- Beaver 1-oa Angele, DUE TO DEPART. Name. For. Taie r tou A...... Breakwater .eaii Dleito eelllo Francisco. . . Great Northern. .. .San Francisco... Harvard S. K. lo L A tV&pama : n tneso.. .. liortliiand San Diego Far ls AnKeies.. ... F A Kllburn San Diego Date. In port May 7 Hay 1v Xlay 13 May. 17 . May 8 .May e May S .May B . May lo May 11 . ''ay 1- . May 13 . May 14 . May 14 .May 1 May 1U Willamette . sn mego ...... ..San Francisco. . . Los Angeles Yoseinlte. Beaver. Seattle to Get New Drydook. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 6. A floating drydock. capable of handling ships up to 5000 tons, will be constructed by J. F. Duthie & Co.. shipbuilders, in the East Waterway of Seattle Harbor, at a cost of J200.000. Plana have been completed, and the dock will be in operation within five months. Beaver Sails, for California. Part of the cargo of the "Big Three" liner Beaver, which sailed yesterday, was for foreign ports, as there were consignments of paper for Antofagasta. as well as for Kobe. The vessel was loaded to capacity, and Captain Mason h;d 120 travelers under his charge, moat of luciu bound, for San. Fian- SERVICE LAUNCHED UNDER MOST FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES AT SUPPLE'S YARD. r S 3 U Marsrmrct Latimer, of Seattle. Cisco and the others for Southern Cal ifornia. Marine Xotes. Repairs to the boiler of the Steamer Dalles "i ty are being: made at the plant of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works and she will resume operations to The Dalles Tuesday. Inspector Warrack, of the Seventeenth Lighthouse District, left yesterday for Se attle to inspect Llghtvessel No. 67 to ascer tain repairs and overhauling required. In the service of the Shell Company of California, which has her under charter, the tanker Mills Is due In the river today. She will ply steadily from California to the company's new station on the Mnnton Road. The tanker w. Porter, of the Associated fleet, was in port yesterday and unloaded 7. 161 barrels of fuel oil. and the Kl Segundo reached the harbor last night from the Golrten Gate. Carrying a cargo of piling loaded at Coal Creek and Stella, the Hammond steamer Nwanlcum is due to sail from the river today. The Johan Poutsen will also get awav from Westport, laden with lumber. Longshoremen yesterday discharged 810 tons of cargo f rom the steamer 'elilo for the Parr-McCormick line and the O. M. Clark, which will start working here today after an absence of a year, has aboard H."0 tons for the same firm. Both load lumber for th return to California.' Balfour, Cut h He & Co. have t aken the schooner Dauntless to load lumber here. She Is now on the way from Grays Harbor for Noumea, Though her days of usefulness ended long ago, the steamer Norma was ag.iin thought of yesterday, when the Shaver Transporta tion Company announced having purchased her from the Oregon Trunk Railroad. She was built by Jacob Kamm, pioneer steam boatman, at Bridgeport. Ida., in 1SH. The Shaver interests intend to dismantle the vessel, using her machinery, hog chains and other equipment as needed In other vessels. Bound here with general cargo the Mc Cormlck steamer Wapama, Captain Foldat, LUMBER CARRIER OF COAST FLEET TO REMAIN FIXTURE .ON SANDS AS ATTRACTION FOR SUMMER VISITORS. h 1 i . . .......,..v- - Lv.S---:i:i.4ii.4t. ,hi.v.iw' ------ . kVWjVete Resting almost on an even keel, one and one-balf miles north of Brighton Beach, the abandoned schooner Oakland is expected to spend her last days ashore, though mariners have said schemes might be adopted to move her into deep water again. Unless such a move is tried she will be viewed by many this Summer. She went ashore the night of March 22. after having been abandoned by her crew. The latter was picked up by the steamer Saginaw and landed at Everett, having left the Oakland after she sprung a leak and the deckload went over the side. The vessel put out of the Coquiile Klvr iiitcU 18 lur Stn Diego. Jf ? ML ----- - -'I,:- ' - i - & v I m r i - 1 it y - S . 5 ! v 5 : Who Christened Latest Klyr. got away from San Francisco Friday night. Wireless Information to the Merchants Excnaage Is that the salmon ship St. Nich olas, bound from Astoria for Nushagak, was 175 miles from L'nlmak Pass at noon Friday. Coast vessel owners report a decided scarcity of licensed officers. The Govern ment was compelled to send to San Fran cisco for a third mate on ihe dredge Chi nook and trouble was exper:enced finding a second mate for the steamer F. A. Kllburn on her last voyage. Notice to Mariners. The following affects aids to navigation in the 17th lighthouse district: Columbia River entrance Columbia River light vessel replaced oa station and relief light vessel withdrawn April 27. No change has been made In the appearance of the sta tion vessel. Columbia River Above the mouth of Wil lamette River. The following lights reported carried away, have been rebuilt and re lighted: Washougal. Washougal upper. Tunnel Point, Fashion Reef, Ciucace Locks, Upper and Wind River. I'matMla Reef Umatilla Reef light ves sell temiKrarily replaced by relief light ves sel, May 'Z. The change will be for a few days only. Puget Sound Skagit River Jetty light re ported carried away and light extinguished. April To be replaced as soon as practi cable. ROBERT WAR RACK. Lltrh house Inspector. Vee1s) Entered Yetenlay. American teamer W. S. Porter, of oil. from Port San Luis. American steamer Celilo. general cargo cargo. 1 rom. tan r rancisco. Veftsela Cleared Vewlerday, American steamer W. S. Porter, bal'ast, for San Francisco. Colnmbla River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, .May .V Condition of the r at P. M : Sea, moderate; wind, south west JO miles. MR. OIECK EXPLAINS Cost of Lowering Grade Put at $9151: Paving $19,828. 2375 LOTS ARE AFFECTED Commissioner Answers Inquiries Concerning Work Planned If Remonstrance Is Xot Filed by Owners by May 23. In answer to numerous inquiries regarding- the proposed lowering of tha Krade and pavms- of Broadway from Ibarra bee street to Union avenue and other streets affected by the changes, City Commissioner Dleck has Issued a. letter in which the project Is described. The report deals particularly with the question of assessments. The improvement is now up for re monstrance, the remonstrance period expiring May 23. If it is not killed by that time tne ordinance proviutng for the proceedings will be passed and work will be started early in June. Report Considers Two Question. In his report Mr. Dleck discusses the improvement in two parts, the first the change of grade and incidental re construction, and the second the paving of Broadway llnd the.unpaved portion of Williams avenue south of Broadway. The report follows: "The change of grade proceedings were formally Initiated by a petition of property owners -and were con ducted in accordance with the charter provisions, the owners being notified and afforded the right to scrutinize and object to the 'design and to the cost. In the opinon of the Council the objections filed were Insufficient! and the changes were officially es tablished. The major results will be to i reduce the grade on Broadway between Benton and Hoss streets from 6 per cent to 4.25 per cent and between Van couver avenue and Williams avenue from 6 per cent to 3.85 per cent. Coat la Placed at S9151.7S. "The coat of the work made neces sary by these changes, based on $he accepted bid, including the city's 6 per cent for engineering and advertls- nsr but excluding that amount charge able to the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company tno part of which Is assessed to property in the district!. is estimated as S911.7i, and will De assensed to the district bounded as follows: On the west by Ibarra bee street, on the south by Cherry street to Kast First street, thence east on a ine 100 feet south of the south line of Weidler street to a point 10U feet east of Kast Twenty-fourth street, thence north to a point 250 feet south of the south line of Knott street, thence west to Kast Seventh street, thence west to Union avenue on a line 125 feet north of the north line of Brazee street, thence west to Williams avenue on a line 150 feet north "of the north line of Sacramento street, thence west to point 100 feet west of the west line of Vancouver avenue on a line 225 feet north of the north line of Page street, thence south to a point about 150 feet north of the north line of Broadway, thence to Larrabee street along uixou street. Paving Coat to Be 1B,K2S.S4. "The district is approximately one and a half miles in length east to west, with a maximum width of one-half mile north and south, and takes In part of the following additions: Klizabeth Irvlng's. Irving s Second. Alblna. Shaver Block, Irvington, West Irving- ton and Holladay, and includes about 2375 lots. Thus the cost incident to the srrade changes will average about k3.S0 for each 50xl00-foot lot in the district. "The cost of newly paving Broadway from Larrabee street to Union avenue and the unpaved portion of Williams avenue, including the city's 5 per cent, but excluding that amount chargeable to the railway company ( no part of which is assessed to the district), baaed on the accepted bid. in estimated $19,828.8 4. This will be assessed to property one-half block on either side of the portions of street to be paved." ASTORIA DAMAGE HEAVY SPECIAL ACT OF CONGRESS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT. Kill Bring Made Ky Chinook la Nearly Completed and Third Milft Will De Added. Unofficial reports from Astoria indi cate that damage resulting to cribbing built to protect lh submerged pipe line of the Standard American Dredg ing Company, wnn h is pumping mate rial ashore for filling behind a eeawall w hen t lie Govn nment dredge Chinook collided with it a week ago. will exceed $2000, in which case a special act of Congress will be necessary before the Government can reimburse the con tractors. GeralilBagnaIl. assistant engineer In the office of Major Jewett, is on the ground looking after repairs and he will file a detailed report of the acci dent. The Standard American Interests are said to have nearly completed the job. there remaining only about 30.000 cubic yards of material to be placed. Had the Chinook not carried away the timber protection it is estimated the dredging would have terminated this week. Early this week the white dredging buoys will be re-established at the mouth f the Columbia and it Is In tended to hare the south jetty marked one more with a gas buoy. When the marks are fixed. Major Jewett plans to increase the Chinook's company with a third shift and work the ship 24 hours a day. She has about To men aboard and 10 more will be re quired to make up the full complement. Movements of Vcs?cls. PORTLAND. May 6 Arrived Steamers El Sesundo and O. M. Clark, from San Franc mco; Breakwater, from San 1 Metro via way ports; W. S. Porter, from Port Sac Luj. Sall-d Steamer Beaver, for baa Francisco and San Pedro. Astoria May 6 ArrUed at - and left up at t A. M. Swimer U. M. Clark, from San Francisco: arrived at 7 and left up at t:."0 A. M., steamer E Sirundo. from San Francisco, arrived at and left up at 1u:0 A. M., steamer Breakwater, from San Di-fo via way ports; arrived at 11:4.' A. II., sraso llne schooner Tillamook, from t'oui Hay; arrived at 1:43 P. M ., itotmrr Daisy, from San Francisco. Sailed at lliii Steamer Al catrjtx. for Sao Francisco. San Francisco. May Salted last nlsrht. steamer Wapama. for Portland. Arrived and sailed at 1 P. M., stt-amer Willamette, from San Pedro for Columbia River. Sailed st 1 A M . steamer ArRlI. for Port and; at 11:30 A. M. . steamer Great Northern, for Fiavel. Arrived at noon, steamer Sear, from San 'Pedro for Portland. Msy 5. Arrived and sailed, steamer YosemUe, from Portland for San Pedro. Eureka. May a, Arrived Ft earner F. A K 14 burn from Portland and Coos Bay for Sun Dw'ko la way port. Seattle. Mav H. Ship St. Nicholas), from Astoria for Nunairak. was 17 miles from L'nlmak Pass at noon yesterday. Seattle. Msy . Arrived Steamers Hum boldt. North and. from Southeastern Alaska; Admiral Karratrut. from Southwestern a-kt vta Southeastern ATaka; Wind her. I from Baiti I more ; Q iem. from San Diejro. AwcajACta fcibkae, lJiylM, lor Southeastern Alaska: HHontan. for Hono lulu; U ii:iam Chatham, for Mukllteo; Queen, for Evrtt; Melkal Maru. for Vladivostok : : Barge Barracoota, for Any ox. Yokohama. May S. Sailed Steamers Awa Maru. from Hongkong, for Tacoina ; Persia Maru. from Hongkung for Francisco; hino aaru. from Manila fur San Fran cisco. Callao. May 5. Sailed Steamer Colusa, for Seattle. Antofagasta. May 5. Sailed Steamer Falcon, for Tacoma. n Francisco. M-y . Arrived Steamers Car met. from ira Harbor; Hardy, from Coos Bay. Sailed steamers Asia' Maru ( Japanese). fr Hongkong : Arg 11, for Portland , Great Northern, Willamette, for Astoria; Avaiou, for bout It B-end; CKvernor. or Victoria. Xfn From North wot Torts. 'ORAYS HARBOR. Wash.. May . (Spe cial.) The steamer raivy Freeman arrived late last night and will clear from th Wil son Brother null tomorrow. The steamer Fair Oaks cleared for San Pedro today from the A. J. Veat mliL The schooner Cecilia Sudd-n has com pleted loading for Chile at the Lvtle mill and will clear some time next week. The steamer Carlos is due tomorrow from San Francisco. The schooner King Cyrus will complete loading for Australia at the A- J. West mil about Wednesday. COOS BAT. May (Special.) The steam schooner Nojo. 1th turner from Marshfteld, sailed at noon for San Franclac. I Arriving from San Francisco today at . the steam schooner A. M. Simpson Is ship- ping lumber at North Bend. The steamer Adeline Smith, with lumber from the smith mill, and a few passenger, sailed for San Francisco at 3 this afternoon.- Captain J. S. Polhemns, who had Inspect ed Government ork here and at Bandon. started for Port 'and today atii will call at Fiorence to inspect tna Jet ty work being done there on the Sluslaw River. The driKtge M iohie n ma not able to work on the bar today, owing to rough mater. The Mlchie has removed yards in five days. ASTOP.IA. Or . May 6. (Special.) The gasoline schooner Ttiiamcok arrived today from Coast points with freight for Port land. The steamer O. M. Clark arrived this morning from San Francisco with freight for Astoria and Portland. After discharg ing her targo, she wnl load lumber at fat Helens for Mazatlan. The steam schooner Alcatras sailed today for San Francisco 1th oou, tot feet ot lumbt-r from Pmcott. Bringing fuel oil for Astoria and Port land, the tank itesmer El segundo arrived this morning frtm California. The strainer Breakwater arrived this morning from San FrancUco via ay ports with freight and passengers for Astoria and Portland. The steamer Sue H. Elmore arrived s morning from Tillamook w uh a cargo 01 cheese for Portland. The steam schooner Daisy arrived from San Fraacisco, went lo Knappton to load lumber Marconi Wireless lie port. (All poaltlona reported at 8 P. M.. May . nnleaa ollierwi deals; natel. Enterprise. Hl!o fur Han Francisco, 1395 ir.iios .rom San Francisco. May 5. Maisoula, Honolulu tor au Kranclsjp. 101 mls from San Kranclsco. May 0. Wilhe lmiriM. un Kraneiico for Honolulu. Sl'5 mlla frcm .-an FrtmnvO. May T. Cuxco, I'aita for Hono.uiu, 4i tulles from Hono.ulu. May &. Atiua. Kauulul for Richmond, 19$ 4 miles from San Francisco, May 5. Willamette. Man Francisco for Portland. &5 tnits north of fin Francisco. Lucas. Port end for Kl Segundo, 200 miles north of KI Si'iundo. Governor, Hun Francisco for Victoria, seven mi.es north of Point Arena. L'rake. barge 11 in tow . K! Segundo for tttte. 2SU ml.es north of ban t ranclico UghtaUip. Asuncion. Cordova Tor Rlcnraona. .iu miles north of Richmond. Adeline smith. I'oot Bar for Fan Fran ds'.-o, ii3J miles north of San Francisco. Snedwc11. San Franclaeo for iiandon. '10 mnes norm or mii r rancusco. Oreil Northern. San Francisco for r lave!. 17 mli south of Hluntt Keef. President. Victoria for San Francisco. elcht miles south of Cane Hi unco. v apama. San Francisco for Portland, on t'oint (iorca. Kllbur-i. Kureka for San Francisco. I'O mil-s south of Kureka. Kfpub!i. San h nmir.-o for ancouver. a raiifi nor'.n iitp itian-o. Hllonlan. Seattle for Honolulu, two miles east of Luni?enefl. Paratso. San Fianrlaco for Peru.' 1018 miles sou in or .van r rancisco. May z. entralla. San r rancinco for Satin . rux. 44.. miles south of San Pedro. Newport. Hal boa ii.p nn Francisco. IMS miles soul h or an r rancisco. lirace Dollar. San Pram-ixco fnr Tacnma 0o3 ml!r north of San Francis-o. L mattlla. Seattle for. San Francisco, off oiuiiiuia, nirr. Tide at AMoria Today. Ilia-n. i Low. 3:OT A. M. ...7.9 feet A. M. ...0 3 foot P. M. feet H:.'ti V. M. ...4.0 feet 1AI!.Y METKOKOI.Ol.KAL KF.PORT. PORTLAND. May 0. River reading. S A. M . Jt.l feet; chrfiiR In Ut 14 hours. 0 loot lire. Total r-inl-ll .t P. M. to i. P. M .1-1 tn h: total iMinf.tll since September 1, P.M... 4!M: in hs. normal rainfall xtnee i-en tember 1. 4o.H7 Inches; eecs tf rainf.tll since September 1, lUl.i. inches. Tota su . shine. It It ours T minute; possible nun shine. 14 hours :t." mlnut- i. Barometer re dm-ed to sea level i, i M ,, 'j;.! inches. Relative humidity at noon. per cent. THE WEATHER. fcT ATION& tt at o air Baker B i fie Boston ...... CalRtry Chi- ago Colfpx Denver iX-! Moines . Pulut h Flu ret a (Ivi'hton . . . Helen; . Jacksonville . Kansas City . . I.s An icel's . , Marshfield - . Mcdfrd Unneapoii . Mont re. 1 1 New Or'.aua New York North Head . North Yakima . .!XWc"louiy fcC O.i'O 14 NWCioudy t.s 0.14 . . sk :rr 2 H.oo lt SK i Ft, cloudy i W ; louoy 7OO.07 10 ,'oudy M.Ot ..INK 'Oear s; .oi. . NW'iear .VJ O.io . . J" K .Chiudy r." o.iw; iti W ji'loudy 74 i.(nv . . Clear h'2 '(.(ty 14 SW ""ler Si ii.it"1 . . ISK Joudy S4 K.iMi l'.'S "Ieir 7 o.oit in s W tpt. cloudy oh n. 11 . . sW Kain n A iki 1'.' K Pt. cludy .". . 4M 2 NW Cloud V sj n.: . . s w Pt. cloudy P7 o.oo 14 NW lear u.irtj Jvi SW ,1'lmnlv .. a.2 lo NW"loiKly 0 .!", . . ' V. 'lea r K7 'K n 1 10 W Cloudy 4 O.OA . . N Clear n o.Ort 12 S !cioudy JV4 O.l lO SW IBaih Omaha Pend leton Phoenix Pocatello Poitiand Koffehura Sacramento . . St. Lout S;ilt l-akc .".' . i is s w pt. cioudy r.4o.il lit sw (."ear s; ii.m u s w ;pt. cloudy s- o. Ao 14 sw pt. cloudy Sn Francisco .. Seattle - . Spokr.ne ....... Tacoma Tatooh In'and . WaMa Walla Washington -Winr.ipefE oo.i' 14 Nv clear r-'- . . tSW j'!oudv fi'J 0. 1 14 SK 'loudv .-.4 i.::l 11 W Cloud v 4KO.4o.t4 SW Cloudy 1 rt.f' . . ' V Ipt. cloudy u4ft.H i n r. a;iear WEATHKK CONDITIONS. A dlfturhanxe of mnrked enerry has move from the North Pacific to Alberta and Mon tana. It hns cnuea moderate rai s i stern Wahlnston. th Haln states, Idah and Montana, and precipitation In North en California. Oregon, 'asiilnKion and Wcolt'rn Canada. PreclpHutton has occurred also s.- : lrn Louisiana and the Nort ht-aster: ststes. A lars h m h-presur area Iimi renched the California Cot and the prei sure has tnt reused contderahIy over the ei tire I'aclflc Mnpe, where KeneraDy -ooie w eather preva Th we a t her is varmei in most loralit ie vast of the Hoc ky Jlouu ttins escept North Oiikota and Minnesota WarnlnRS for xpectei unsettled, showei weather with lower temperatures were dl trihuted at 11 A. M. to sto.k-raising; sec Hons. The conditions are favorable for showers Sunday In Northwestern re;on. w nhln ton and Idaho, and for ceneraliy fair ih er in Sout hern and Ka stern Urfiron, where heavy frosts are expct-d to occur In tr early morning. Winds will bo most westerly. FOR rASTS. Portland and vicinity Showers; westerly w ittds. lreon Oenerally fair except showe northwt portion. hea v front south ai e-t portiona In the early morning; westerly winns. Washincton Showers; winds mostly ren erl v. Idaho Partly cloudy, probably clearing by afternoon; cooler routheast portion. T. FRANCIS I'KAKK. Aaalstant Koro,ir Kelly .Butte Prisoners fjirn S 1 00. Prisoner at Kelly Butte rockpil have earned nearly $100 at the rate of 15 cents a day for their work in. th rock quarry Mnce April 1. The- Count Commissioners were notified by Count Auditor Martin yesterday that the $100 appropriated for the payment of th prisoners was almost exhausted. Sheriff Hurl hurt will ask for another appro prtation. He awtserlK the men are cloin as pood work aa i they were beln paid $2.a0 a day. MR. EVANS IS LAUDED Work of District Attorney De ' dared Most Efficient. E. E. COOVERT GIVES VIEWS Kxrcwive Burden IMnceti on Office U.- Interstate SArldgc and Road Pavlns Programme Cited as Acid Test of Ability. In. an interview riven to ther pre yesterday Attorney E. E. Coovert oomea strongly to the defense of District At torney Evans, whose office has been criticised in the present campaign by his opponent on the ground of increased expense. Mr. Coovert directs his at tention entirely to the legal work done by the District Attorney in connection with the interstate bridge and the paved highways. He Is in a ppsition to speak upon this subject because, as personal attorney for S- Benson, he fol lowed every step of these Improvements and la personally familiar with all the details of the work done by Mr. Evans and his deputies. DeeminK cash valuation of legal services a matter of opinion. Mr. Coovert does not approach the subject rrom that side, but devotes his atten tion to the details of the work and the amount of time that he knows to have been consumed. It in asserted by Mr. Evans and his friends that competent counsel could not have been employed on a fee basis to do this work for any less than $10,000. Additional Hardest Heavy Mr. Coovert said yesterday: "The roadwork in Multnomah County n the last two years has cast a large dditional burden on the office of the District Attorney. 1 have been closely connected with the legal end of this, so am in a position to know. The proceedings for bonding: to uild and letting; contracts for the con struction of the interstate bridge; two ults taken to the Supreme Court to test the validity of the bonds; the test case taken to the Supreme Court to de- err.lne the status of the County Board; he proceedings for bonding the county for paving: the contracts let in pur- uance of tne same, with maintenance agreement : the attendance on the nu merous meetings of the Interstate Bridge Commission; the injunction suit at Uneonta and Hertha. and the nu merous right-of-way contests before the Hoard of County Commissioners are only a few of the tribulations with which the District Attorney's office had o contend by reason of the good roads programme within the last few years. Work. Ueelsred Effleleat. "This work required the services of deputy most of the time, and many Imes two deputies, besides, on manv occasions, a large part of Mr. Evaii' time. This has all been done efficiently and successfully. It is a compliment to that office that a $1.-50.000 road-bond issue was ap proved by over-technical attorneys or the bond buyers without ineir vaiiaity being first tried out in the Supreme Court." CINNABAR LEADS WORKED Soudiorn Orrpon l,roiortiej Aro Scone of Activity. r.OSKBl'RG. Or., My S. (Specinl.) Foreshadowing tlie early development ot Home of the valuable cinnabar prop ertioa In Southern Orrson. J. F. Lime, of Sutherlin. today announcea ms inirn lion to reopen the well-known leads of the mineral at Nonpareil, and at a point tonic dixtance nearer Suiherlin. Mr. Lure recently purchased 400 acres of lend, which includes the old lunnei and prospects which were worKed many years ko. This property has oeen leaKed to other persons wno aireany have a crew ol men nt work uncovering the leads. The other property will prob ably be developed by Mr. Uuse. L'ndersrround surveys ot the proper ties are now being made by a Kofceburi? engineer. J unci ion City Sots Clean-t'p Tmj. Jl'SCTlON CITY. Or.. May 6. (Spe cial.) Clean-up day will be on May lo. sccordinn to decree Issue. by Mayor McKnlftht. The Women's Civic organ ization has co-operated with the Coun cil In securing teams for the ocension. The town is to be divided into sections. L.. C Kappinir. road supervisor, is en deavoring to have good roadj day on the same day. larkson Vlndiict I'roiKwod. ASHLAND. Or.. May . (Special.) The state highway department plans. at a cost of 6iHH'. a concrete viaduct 160 feet long: over the Southern Pa cific in the vicinity of Toln. north west of Ashland. Thin will eliminate another dangerous grade crossing in Jackson County on the line of the Pa cific HirhwRT. 3333! rp tqi I Near and Far Sight In One Pair of Glasses Can you se distant objects clearly through your reading glasses? Or are you compelled to take them off every time you look off at a distance? Then you need KRYPT0K Glasses. KHYPTOKS combine near and far eight in one solid lens. 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