THE MOBNING OREGONIAN. MONDAY, MARCH 21, l&Of. WHEAT TRADE BAD Unsatisfactory Season oh Puget Sound. OATS AND'BARLEY PLENTIFUL California Buyers Paying High Prices for Wheat at Tacoma and Seat tle Mr. Robinson's Spoiled Oats. TACOMA, "Wash., March' 20. (Staff cor respondence.) When the final returns for the grain shipping season of 1903-04 are in, the prestige o'f Tacoma as a -wheat exporting port will receive a rude Jar. Exclusive of the Oriental business, this City -with some slight aid from Seattle, has dispatched less than a dozen car goes since the opening of the season last July, compared -with something over 30 cargoes sent out from Portland during the same' period. The two ports have exported more flour than "ever lefore, but here also will the gain Je less proportionately than that of Portland, for while Portland's Oriental flour trade has nearly trebled within the year,' that of the Puget Sound cities ha3 not even doubled. The decrease In wheat shipments as explained in a previous letter, is due to a short crop In territory that Is tributary to Puget Sound ports. The better showing made by Portland In flour shipments Is at the expense of Tacoma for the reason that the curront season Is the first for several years In which Portland has been provided with ample shipping facilities for Oriental freight. The business that originates la Portland territory Is this season being handled by the Portland Hne and the "overflow" to Tacoma since October has been very light. Oats and Barley Plentiful. A big crop of oats and considerable barley In Puget Sound territory has helped out a bad season for the grain men, and from present appearances there will be more of these coarser grains handled than ever before. The Govern ment has taken large quantities of oats for Manila, and Japan Is now In the mar ket buying heavily of barley of all grades. Indicating that both man and beast en gaged in the war will be fedvon Wash ington barley. Up to the present time California has drawn more heavily on Portland than on Puget Sound for wheat supplies, but this month some very heavy sales of wheat have been made to go coastwise at prices which exporters dependent on a foreign market are unable to touch. An Idea of the extent of this business can be gained when It Is stated that March shipments already sent forward or under engagement from Tacoma and Seattle amount to more than 100,000 bushels and nearly every house In the business here has orders on hand. As high as 87 cents f. 6. b. has been paid by the Cali- fornlans for choice milling bluestem at Tacoma and Seattle and even at this figure they seem unable to secure enough to satisfy their demands. As these Cali fornia shipments must come out of stocks that are already very low, and with but poor prospects for replenishment, the outlook for the local milling industry at either Seattle or Tacoma is not very bright and a long period of Idleness will ensue before new wheat is available. Lighter Flour Shipments. These shortening wheat supplies aro re flected In much smaller flour shipments than have been going forward earlier in the season. Four Oriental liners haVG loaded on Puget Sound this month, and a fair-sized shipment was sent to Van couver to go across on the Canadian Pa cific steamers, but the total amount ot flour taken out by the five vessels was a trifle less than 60,000 barrels, or but little more than was taken out by one of the March steamers of the Portland & Asiatic fleet. This sharp decrease In the offerings of flour Is as yet having no effect on the business of the steamers on the Oriental run and the mammoth Ping Suey, which Is now completing a cargo at Tacoma. was obliged to shut out G000 barrels of flour In order to accommodate other .freight. Included In her cargo Is 750, 000 feet of lumber, ,2500 tons of harley, 2000 tons0, of flour and 25,000 cases ot salmon. Some very heavy space engage ments for barley have been made on the Shawmut, which Is due this week. Government Oat Contract. This Is the steamer which Is to take the 2500 tons of oats for which the contract" was awarded to "W. "W. Robinson last week. The "immediate delivery" which was a factor in. the awarding of too bids, will accordingly not take place until sometime after the period specified by Kerr, Gilford & Co., of Portland, who were the lowest bidders on a portion of the shipment. Puget Sound bidders are not particularly anxious that any of this business should go to Portland, hut neither are they well pleased with the outcome of this last contract. The call for bids specified delivery at Tacoma or Seattle and the bids submit ted by Mr. Robinson for delivery at Se; attle were higher than those of the Port land firm, but as an amendment which succeeded In landing the bid, he offered to deliver them at West Seattle for 40 cents per ton less than at Seattle. With this -proviso the Robinson bid was the low est. The "Immediate delivery" excuse could not have "been a factor In the award for the hid of the Portland firm guaranteed complete delivery on call in seven days after March 15. Some of the unsuccess ful bidders are lnollned to think that the total loss of a shipment of 3000 tons of Robinson's oats last Fall should be taken Into consideration In awarding further contracts. This would be liardly fair, however, for the Government accepted the oats, thus relieving Mr. Robinson of any further responsibility for tholr condition. The lot la question was shipped last November ana sampled, ac cording to the testimony of ' men who drew samples from them while they were on the dock, they were musty - beforo they were placed aboard the .ship at .West Seattle. Not only did this entire lot of 3000 tons prove a total loss to the Government, hut they were so badly damaged that, a lot of 200 tons of 'clean white oats shipped on the same vessel by another firm were spoiled by coming In contact with them. This happened a long time before. Quar termaster Grant was stationed at Seattle, and reflects In no way on the present ad ministration of the Quartermaster's De partment, although disappointed bidders are rather severe on it in other respects. E. W. W. TOSSED BY GALES OEF COAST. William H. Macy Has Terrible Ex perience on Way From Ladysmlth. SAX FRANCISCO, March 20. The American ship William H. Macy; Captain. Groth, 18 days from "Ladysmitb, B. C., came to port late this afternoon with a story of storms and hardship. She left Ladysmlth on March 2 and experienced a succession of severe southeast gales soon after getting into the ocean. March 9, In latitudes 42 degrees north, longitude 128 degrees west, the Macy ran Into a heavy southeast gale that threw Tier on her beam-ends and shifted the cargo of coal to starboard, causing the ship to leak and carrying away the rudder-head. The leak was kept down by the pumps, but with difficulty, owing to the rough weather. At the height of the storm the cabin was flooded, the wheel-house gutted, the windows and doors stove in and the contents of the forward house washed overboard. It was necessary during the trip down the coast to shift the cargo and get the vessel on an even, keel, four days being consumed In this work. During the heaviest gales, the second officer, Allen Mass, was washed overboard, but a boarding wave landed him on the Macy deck a moment later. Fears Felt for the Queen City. VICTORIA B. C, March 20. The Ca nadian Pacific Navigation Company has requested Captain Gaudln, representative of the Dominion Department of Marine and Fisheries, to allow the Dominion Gov ernment steamer Quadra to go out- to the west coast of Vancouver Island to search for the steamship Queen City, now three days - overdue. The company fears that disaster has overtaken the vessel in the fearful gales that have been raging on that coast. The Quadra will leave tonight at 12 o'clock to search for the Queen City. Oregon Compelled to Lay To. ASTORIA Or., March 20. (Special.) The steamship Oregon, which arrived in this afternoon from San Francisco, re ports an exceptionally rough trip up the Coast. She struck the full force of the storm off Cape Blanco yesterday and was compelled to lay to for six hours. Two stateroom doors were broken in by the big seas which came on board, but no other damage was done to tiie vessel. Dur ing the gale a portion of the cargo shifted and when the steamer arrived in she had quite a list to starboard. La Fontaine on the Sands. ASTORIA, Or;, March 20. (Special.) During the gale last night the French bark La Fontaine, which was anchored off the city front, dragged her anchors and went Into the middle sands. At high tide this afternoon an unsuccessful effort was made to pull her off and the Indica tlons are that she will have to be light ered before she can be floated. Beautshire Has Been Floated. SAN RAFAEL, CaL, March 20. The English ship Beautshire, which was driven on the beach in upper Richardson Bay during the storm March 9, has been floated. Foreign and Domestic Ports. San Francises, March "0. Arrived Steamer Leelanaw.' from Tacoma; .schooner Falccri. from Gray's Harbor; 8hlp TVTH. Macy, from LadysirUth; Hhtit, Kafe FHcklnger, from As toria; schooner Mary Mnhonex, from Astoria; schooner ,Halcron, from, dray's Harbor. Sailed Whaling -steamer Karluk, for whaling grounds; German steamer Thekla, for Port Townsend; barkentine Portland, for Falrhaveri; steamer Czarina, for Coos Bay; steamer Ame lia, for Astoria; schooner Camano, for Port Gamble. Seattle, March 20. Arrived Steamer Olym pla, from Tacoma. Sailed Steamer Queen, for San Francisco. Southampton, March 20. Arrived New York, from New Tork, via Plymouth and Cherbourg. Queenstown, March '20. Sailed Etruria, from Liverpool, for New York. San Francisco, March 20. Arrived at 7 P. 31 Geo. W. Elder, from Portland. TONNAGE EN ROUTE AND IN PORT Vessels Chartered or Available for Grain Cargoes From the Northwest; FOR. PORTLAND Flag and rig. Name. Master. Dec. Nov. Sept. Dec. Mar. llBeacon Rock 6Elfrieda ISiEmllle 15 Holt Hill lo'lnvermay ...ILaenncc 12Marochal Noalllcs 27Rajore Br. ship Ger ship Ger. ship Hughes Kulmen Wilms Parker. Lament Br. hark Br. bark Fr. r.hlp Fr. bark Br. ship Br. ship Ger. bark Br. ship Br. ship Fr. bark Turbet Annette Nov. Nov. Feb. Garrlck Grlflllh Hasselman Macdonald Crystal Gowrle B runnings Jones Le merle Olllvand 4iuarnarvon .Bay Nomia Hampton Glaucus Brizeux Anna Ger. bark Dumfriesshire Dupleix Asie Br. bark Fr. bark Fr. bark Total tonnage en route and listed, 32,001. GRAIX TOXNAGD ? 2 ' Name. f iW charterers. Berth, .c ( Jan. 22 La Fontaine Fr. bark Harmon 1739'Antwerp Balfour Astoria Feb. 16 Armen Fr. bark Le Roux 1741 Antwerp Kerr Mersey Feb. 16 Verclngetorlx Fr. bark Martin 173olSan Fran. Balfour Oceanic Feb. 17 ThlsUebank Br. bark Parry 2332 P.L.Angeles Disengaged M'tg'myl Feb. 201La Bruyere Fr. bark St. Martin 173S P.L.Angeles N.W.W.Co. Gfnwlch Fob. 271Thlstle Br. bark England 2192 San Fran., Kerr M'tg'myl GRAIN' TOXNAGE. EX g. .Name, Jgnf Master. f From. 2 on- Dec. lllCeltlc Monarch Br. ship Lewis ll9S2Rotterdam 101 Nov. UJlLuclpara Br. hark Witt 1779Newcastle, E. 123 June :4Marguerrito Dollfus Fr. bark Sautrel 1594Hull 2S1 IThlrlmere Br. ship Radcliff 1625San Pedro 322 .. Oranasla Br. bark Grelg 25S Antwerp Bertha Br. bark Heineke 2613 Antwerp Aldebaran Ger. ship VondenOsten 1S36 Antwerp ... Glrvin Balmoral Br. bark Roop 2449 Antwerp Anaurus Br. ship Henderson 1497 Antwerp ... e. Baker Mar. 10 Edouard Detaille Fr. bark DrlUet 172SNewcastIe, E. u Falklandbank Br. ship Robblns 1751,31asgow Celtlcbura Br. ship Davidson 2500 St. Rosalia Mar. 2(Wandsbek Ger br.rk Tadsen 2198 Hamburg ' 19 " Mar. 9Clan Buchanan Br. ship Ranklne 1966Honplulu Total tonnage en route and listed, 2S.113. GRAIX TOXNAGE f am 5. Uaster' I .. gg Berth. ' j. ; v' Sept- 26Dunfermiine Br. ship Woodward 2773 Shanghai Disengaged Tacoma iulK SlipuKstaffnase Br. :xk Forbes 3129 Hloga Disengaged Tacoma ; Samaritan Fr. bark Dexter 1997 Yokohama Disengaged Tacoma Freb' Vi,??rcor,er , , Br- "P McHutcheo 2041 Antwerp N.W.W.Co. Tacoma Jar HS?"1 Mackenzie Br. ship McMahon 1509 'Antwerp Disengaged Tacoma Mar. lOJHpugotnont iBr.tbark Lowe 2261 Liverpool Disengaged Vancouve Total tonnage In port, 13,710. STORM IN MILK-BUCKET WJLL BE STIRRED BY WOODS HUTCHINSON AND BAILEY. Leading Topic Before Conference of Health Officers impurities In Portland Supply. From a local standpoint the" feature of the conference of health officers, to be held hi Portland next Tuesday and Wed nesday, will be the discussion of this city's milk supply. Dr. Woods Hutchison, secretary 0f the State Board, Is analyzing numerous samples taken at random from passing milk wagons, and armed with these analyses he may be expected to lead the onslaught. J. W. Bailey, however, Is State Commissioner of Dairies" and Pure Foods, and, with some vehemence, has al ways maintained that the milk sold in Portland Is .above reproach. The tug-of-war will come when Hutchinson meets Bailey. "I have not yet completed my analyses of various samples of milk," said Dr. Hutchinson last night, "but I have gone far enough to see-that some of It Is far from clean. This matter of cleanliness Is not so important In cold weather as In Summer, but as soon as warm weather ar rives Impure milk becomes a fruitful source of disease. The milk as I find It Is, however, of good commercial quality, that is, it is not watered and is as rich as the law requires." The question of milk will be opened by W. W. Cotton, an attorney, who owns a large dairy farm. Mr. Cotton's paper will be read on Tuesday evening, and Is en titled "The Sanitation of the Dairy-" He wlll,be followed by Richard Scott, of Mil waukic, who will speak on the effect of feed on milk. F. Brown, of the Hazel wood Creamery, will read a paper on the commercial value of sanitary methods in handling milk. Dr. Woods Hutchinson will then launch the matter of Portland milk, dealing specifically with various samples collected at his Instance. Dr. Hutchinson will also make some Investi gation of the preservatives found In milk, which are In many cases prohibited by law, but which are, nevertheless, sold in great quantities in Portland. The conference, to which all county and city health officers In Oregon have heen invited, will be held under the auspices of the State Board of Health in the Uni tarian Chapel at Seventh and Yamhill streets. Following Is the programme, which will, however, undergo some minor changes: - Tuesday at 3 P. M. "Peculiarities and Diagnosis of TrtGent Smallpox Epidemic" Opened by Dr. C. J. Fagan, secretary of Provincial Board of Health. Victoria, B. C. Dr. N. K. Foster, of Sacramento; Dr. Sanford "Whiting, Dr. Her bert Cardwoll and Dr. James C. Zan, all of Portland, and Dr. Walter C. Culln, of Coqullle City. "Diphtheria," Dr. R. E. Pllklngton, Astoria. Tuesday Evening. An addrew by Hon. W. TV. Cotton, entitled "Tho Sanitation of the Dairy." Discussion opened by Dr. S. B. Nelson, president of the State Board of Health of Washington, and Richard Scott, of Mllwaukle, and D. Brown, of Ha ile wood Creamery. Wednesday at 10 A. M. "Typhoid Fever and Water Supply," Dr. Elmer E. Her. secretary Washington State Board of Health; Dr. Alfred Kinney, of Asto ria. "Compensation of Health Officers," Dr. E, A. Pierce, Salem; Hon. Thomas F. Ryan, County Judge of Clackamas County, and Hon. Virgil E. Watters, County Judge of Benton County. "Full Returns of Vital Statistics," Dr. C. J. Smith, Pendleton. "Prevention of Tuberculosis," Dr. J. R. Yo cum, of Seattle; Dr. H. S. Nichols, Portland; Dr. E. B. Pickel, Medford. "School Hygiene," Dr. F. W. Van Dyke, Grant's Pass; Dr. Mae H. Card well, Portland. Debt Cut Down One-Third. The weekly, report of the Centenary Methodist Church debt of $10,000, shows that it is reddced to JG5S2. At the morning services yesterday Rev. L. E. Rockwell, D. D., presiding elder, preached, and In cidentally spoke of the effort which was being made to pay off the debt He said that. If Centenary will pay Its debt, there will only remain 540CO 6f church debt In the Portland district. The pastor, Rev, W. B. Holllngshead, offers that. If the offi cials of the church will secure further pledges to the amount of $5000 by April 4, he will take care of the balance. In order Con signees. From. 17S3IAntwerp 1714IRotterdam lll(McN Near 136 Balfour X73jiiAntwerD 184 Taylor Balfour McNear 226SI Hamburg 97 6 13371 f. Lt. Angeles 1733 Jf. Ij. Angeles Hamburg McNear 1S21 Meyer 1946 Shields Meyer 17951 1921 Hamburg Newcastle, E. Glrvin 1579 Antwerp Hamburg Antwerp Taylor McNear Balfour Meyer Balfour" 1909' 1717 2499 Hamburg 24S3 uarara 1706 Hull 2045San Pedro IX THE RIVER ROUTE TO PUGET SOUXD OX PUGET SOUXO to carry out his part of this offer tho pas tor will have to raise 51562. BEGIN ON NEW THEATER. Ground to Be Broken for the Colum bia Today. Ground will be broken today for the new Columbia Theater at the northwest f corner of Fourteenth and Washington streets, to play what are known as the high-class independent attractions, and It Is expected that the new house will be Teady to present Its first play about the end of July. R. G. Welch, who will be the manager of the Columbia, arrived here yesterday from San Francisco, where, by a unanimous vote, he was accepted as a member of the Pacific Coast Independent Theatrical Managers Association, with which Is affiliated the Independent Theat rical Managers' Exchange of New York City, the bitter rival of the Klaw & Er-langer-Stalr & Havlln combination or trust. When Interviewed last night. Manager Welch said: "Plans for the new Colum bia Theater are being drawn by Richard Martin, Jrv who has our Instructions to make the building, which will be of brick, absolutely safe so far as an audience Is concerned, and it will be built to conform to the up-to-date fire ordinances of the city. There will be seating capacity for 1950 people, our intention being to make the' Columbia the largest theater in the city. There will be a balcony and gal lery, with 12 private boxes and ten loges. We will have 100 feet frontage each on "Washington, Fourteenth and Burnslde streets, and there will be wide aisles lead ing to exits on these thoroughfares. On account of the magnitude of the produc tions of the independent stars, the Colum bia will have a large stage. The curtain will be made of approved asbestos. The theater building -will bo erected by John E. Blazler for the Columbia Theater Com pany, and an agreement for five years has heen signed with the Independent man agers. "I can assure the people of Portland that In the Columbia Theater they will see some of the largest road attractions that have not visited this city r several years. Our attractions will -be positively of a high-class nature--:tiothing but the best. We will not produce popular-priced plays at all. Everything about the houso will be first-rate, and there will be new ideas in decorating, painting and ventila tion. "The Independents have two theaters in Los Angeles, one each in San Francisco and Oakland, and the Seattle Theater in Seattle, along with the new Columbia Theater in this city. With which play are we to open? I'd rather not say at present, but we may present Summer light opera. We calculate to be ready about the end of July, but nothing will be un necessarily rushed on the house. It will not be opened until everything Is In shape. It will be a theater that will be a credit to Portland." The Morosco Interests are largely back of the movement to erect the new Colum bia. Manager Welch would not say how much his people are to spend, but It Is un der stood from other sources that the ground and building represent an Invest ment of from $100,000 to$110.000. The In dependent stars next season will Include Mru. Fiske, Blanche Bates, David War- field, Henrietta Crosman, Mrs. Leslie Carter. Webber & Fields, James K. Hack ett. Isabelle Irving and Charles Richmond. Rumor Is constantly adding to the num ber. Theatrical men said last night, when the new deal about the Columbia Theater became known, that If the Independents can play these stars in the new theater they will do well. POEM A CENTRAL BODY. Orders of the Locomotive Engineers Brought Into Closer Touch. CHICAGO, March 20. A general chair men's association was formed here today at a meeting of the. chairmen of the or ders of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers of all the systems of the coun try. M. D. Cadle, of tho Missouri Pa cific system, was made chairman and A. M. Rogors, of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, was named as secre tary. The purpose of the organization, it is said. Is to bring about uniform conditions on all the railroad systems in so far as the engineers are affected, and to enable the brotherhood to meet the General Managers' Association with a correspond ing body of men who will constantly be In touch with the engineers in all parts of the country. Miners' Scale Will Be Signed Today. CHICAGO, March 20. The coal oper ators and miners, composing the joint sub-scale committee of the Central Com petitive District, arrived In this city to night, and will tomorrow sign the two years' contract, providing for a wage scale at a reduction of 5.55 per cent from the present wage schedule, which schedule was accepted by the United Mlneworkers hy a referendum vote taken last Tuesday. Trades Unions for Women. BOSTON, March 20. With the object of promoting women's trades unions In tho United States, the executive board of the Woman's National Trades Unions League at its annual meeting here today voted to send a general organizer and secretary throughout the country, who will act as a business agent, organizing trades unions among women, instituting lockouts and strikes. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. Marriage Llcensis..v C. M. Leonard. 23; Edna M. Thompson, 10. Albert D. Larson, 23, Columbia County; Ger trude J. Haines, 21. Charles J. Nelson, 30; Mary Meade, 20. Joseph Ellerson, 32, Minnesota; Sadie Tol stenage, 20 Fremont L. Lent, 47; Annie L. Hannaford, 40. Real Estate Transfers. W. H. Dickson to Agnes Dickson, N., V, of NB. yt of N. Hamlin D. L. C..I sections 7. 8, T. 1 S., B, 3 E., SO acres , 1 Bugene O, Hayward and wife to Mary J. Magee, lot 0, block 3, Mayor Gates' Addition 700 J. A. Peters and wife to J. J. Church ley, 00x60 feet. SW. corner block 18, McMillan's Addition 3,200 Eliza, Isabel and Anna Cora Glese to John Thoraaa Harris, BO acres, section 17. T. 1 N., R 3 B. 3,900 F. A. Smith and wife to Joseph Engels, S. Vi of block 38, James Johns' First Addition 1 Mary Murphy and husband to E. H. Wemme, lot 6, block 29, Caruthers' Addition 2,100 J. O. Shattuck et al. to Mary Murphy, lots 5 and 6, block 20, earns 1 Thomas Medle to R. Amatuzo and hus band, 30x50 feet, Fifth and Meade.... 1 W. D. Cobb and wife to Francis St. J. Fox. truotee. lot 3, block 14, City ' View Park 1 Aloys Harold to Eliza Smith, lots 17. 18, block 57, West Portland Park 10 S. Warshauer et al. to B. Pallay, E. of lot 7. 8, block 135. city 3,000 J. 3.- Fltzslmmons and wife to James H. Bradley. W. V, ot lot 0. block 7. Para dise Spring Tract 125 P. C. Snyder to Lydia D. Harris, lots 15, 16, block 0, Prunedale 250 George W. Jackson .to E. Vandenneer, block 25, James Johns' Second Addi tion 1,300 Morris Palay and wife to Francis An derson ct al., NW. of S. of double block P. city 15,000 H. T. Barnum and wife to W. E. Purdy, lots 40, 41. block 4. Stanley, No. 2.... 75 Gay Lombard et al. to Pacific Gram Company, undivided Vi interest in lots 5. 0. 7. 8, block 52, Couch Addition.... 1 Thomas Calahan. and wife to Edna D'Hondt, lot 14, block 9, Rosedale Annex 140 Susie J. Landmark et aL to Antone Sechtem. 6a 4. 3, In lot L block" 22, Smith's Subdivision East Portland.,... 1 John Good In and wife to Tena Raphael et aU. lots 5, 0, block 13, Mount Tabor Villa 25 To regulate the stomach, liver and bowels, and promote digestion, take one of Carter's 'Little Liver Pills' every, night. Try them. ... ., ' . s , THIRD ROBBER IS CAUGHT MAN WHO HELD UP SOUTHERN PACIFIC OFFICE IN JAIL. Arrested at Vancouver, B. C. Detec tive Kerrigan Leaves to Brlng Him Back to Portland. John James White, alias "Whitesldes,, alias John Williams, alias "Canadian Whlty," burglar, hobo, ex-convict and the highwayman who, with -Fred H. Huston and Charles Payne, robbed the Ei3t Side Southern Pacific freight office, held up the night Clerk M. E. Butler and made him a prisoner In a boxcar after rifling- his pockets, on the night of February 2S, has been arrested In Vancouver, B. ,C. Detec-' tlve Kerrigan will leave for Vancouver this morning to hrlng the daring thief to Portland, where he will be tried with Hus ton and Payne for highway robbery. The conviction of the three robbers will be the final act of a drama that has been full of hard work for Detectives Kerrigan and Snow. Ever since the daring robbery of the railroad office the detectives have been diligently working on the case. White's arrest has been easy for the Van couver officers, as the many marks of identification furnished by the local police have made him a marked fugitive. Indeed. He would be easily recognized by any ob serving person on account of the white hair on his temples from which he has received his aliases, the hair on his head helng dark brown. Numerous tattooed figures on his arms and breast also make him an easy mark for the police. White's record of crime In and about Portland Is a long one and he Is by no means a stranger to the local police. On November 2, 1S00, he stole a coat off a dummy In front of Hudson's gunstore, at Third and Washington streets. Joe Day caught him and he received a six months' sentence In the County Jail for the crime. On November 1, 1901, Detectives Day and W einer arrested him for larceny commit ted In Washington and as a result White served two years In the Walla Walla peni tentiary. He was released on December 28, 1903, came to Portland, and on Febru ary 17 was arrested here and given a 30- day sentence for vagrancy. He was re leased shortly afterward, however, and only eight days after his arrest for vag rancy took a leading part In the railroad office robbery. Butler was checking up some cars near the Southern Pacific East Side freight office when the robbers stepped out from behind a boxcar and ordered him to throw up his hands. Butler was searched and robbed of his gold watch and chain, and 25 cents, and then marched to the office where he was ordered to open the cash drawer, from which the thieves took about $10. Butler refused .to obey the robbers' orders to open the safe at the peril of his life. He was then taken, to the boxcar, about 100 yards distant from the office, and made a prisoner, and was shortly afterward liberated by a track walker. Detectives Kerrigan and Snow recovered the watch a short, time ago. The detectives are confident that suffi cient evidence Is already collected to send the three robbers over the road to the penitentiary.,. ADVERTISED. Free delivery of letters by carriers at the residence of owners may be secured by ob serving the following rules: Direct plainly to the street and number of the house. Head letters with tho writer's full address. Including street and number, and request an' swer to be directed accordingly. Letters to strangers or transient visitors In the city, whose special address may be un known, should be marked in the left-hand corner, "Transient." This will prevent their toeing delivered to persons of the earns o: similar names. Persons calling for these letters will please state data on which they were advertised. March 21. They will be charged for at the rate of 1 cent for each advertisement called for. MEN'S LIST. Abrahamson, Dr Ablurler, Henrie Achlson, W S Adams', C Alford. O G Alexander. Mr AIsup3, Allen J Alsup, A J Allison, F Anderson, E" P Albright, John E Anderson, John Arndt, Fred Atreng, F O Bablc, Leopold Bacharacb, A H Baird, Isom S Bailey. Jesse Barlsevk. Bob Barber, H J Barnes, C L Broeton, W M Beatty. F (2) Bennett, Wm Bennett, Thomas Blnger. D H Berry, E H Betts, E Bllndert, Theodore Bowers, Benton Brazetan. Fred Brande, W S Brandt, Konrad Brann, J F Brewln, Fred Brlggs, M C Brook, F Broat, N B Brown. Chas Brunkman. J C Bruce. F F Buchanan, M S Bcngeron. 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For further In formation obtain folder. Eight Is reserved to change steamers or sall inx flaTff. TICKET OFFICES. Portland ............ ...249 Washington sL Seattla ........112 James st. and Bock tea' rrsjicUca .....10 Market at. C. D. 'DUN ANN, Gen. Pass. Agfc. ' M Krkt sW San Franc Sacs. ' TRAVELERS' GUIDE: am Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standard and tourist sleep ing cars dally to Omaha. Chicago. Spokan; tourist sleeolnc-car dally to Kansas City: through Pullman tourist sleeping-car - (person ally conducted) weekly to Chicago. Kansas City. Recllninr chair cars (seats free) to thy East dally. UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. CHICAGO-PORTLAND 9:15 A. M. 5:23 P. 14. SPECIAL for the East DaUy. Dally, via Huntington. ' SPOKANE FLYER, 7:45 P. M. 8:00 A li. for Eastern Washing- Dally. Dally, ton. Walla Walla, Lew lston, Coeur d'Alene and Great Northern points. ATLANTIC EXPRESS. 8:15 P. M. 9:00 A. U. for the East via Hunt- Dally. Dally. lngton. OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE. FOR SAN FRAN- 8:00 P. M. 5:00 P. AT CISCO. S. S. Geo. W. From Elder. Mar. 7. 17. 27. Alaska S. S. Oregon March Dock. 2, 12. 22. FOR ASTORIA and 8:00 P. M. 3:00 P. if. way points, connecting Dally Dally vv;h steamer for II- except except waco and North Beach. Sunday. Sunday, steamer Hafsalo, Ash- Saturday street-dock. 10:00 P.M. FOR DAYTON. Ore- 7:00 A. M. 5:30 P. M. gon City and Yamhill Dally Dally River points steamers except except Modoc and Elmore. Sunday. Sunday, Ash-street dock (water per-). !OK IWISTON. i:03 A. M. About Idaho, and way points, Dally 5:00 P.M. from Rlparla, Wash., except Dally Steamers Spokane and Saturday. except Lewlaton. Friday. Telephone Main 712. PORTLAND & ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. , For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe, Nazasakl and Shanghai, taking freight via connecting steamers for Manila, Port Arthur and Vladivostok. For rates and full Information can on or address officials or agents of O. R. & N. Co. EAST via ' SOUTH Union Depot. OVERLAND EX PRESS TKA1N3. for Salem, Kuse burg, Ashland. Sac ramento, O g d e n. San Francisco, Mo Jave, Los Angeles. El Paso, New Or leans and the East. Morning train con nects at Woodburn sso p. at. T:t3 A. M. SJO A. M. 7:00 P. at. (daily except Sun- lay) wiui tram tor Mount Angel. Sl rerton. Browns ville. Springfield. wendung ana Na tron. 4:00 P. at Albany passenger uoao a. ai. connects at wood. burn with Mr, Angel ana sllverton local. Corvallls 'passenger. 7:30 A- M. 5:50 p. ac IHrfWP. M. jsherldan passenger-1 118:25 A. M. Dally. HDaJly, except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN SERVICE AN1 YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland, daily ror Oswego at 7:30 A. M., 12:50. 2:05. 3:25. 0:20, 6:25. 8:30, 10:10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 5:30. 6:30, 8:35. 10:25 A 1L, 4.-00. 11:30 P. M. Sunday, only. 0 AM. Returning' from Oswego, arrive Portland dally 8:30 A. M.. 1:55, 3:05. 4:35. 6:15. 7:35. :55. 11:10 P. M- Dally, except Sunday, 0:25. 7ii0. 9:30. 10:20. 11:45 A. M- Except Monday, 12:25 A. M. Sunday only. 10:00 A. M. Leave from same depot for Dallas and Inter mediate points dally except Sunday. 4:00 P. M, Arrive Portland. 10:20 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper. ates daily to Monmouth and Atrlle. connecting with S. P. Co.'s trains at Dallas and Inde pendence. First-class fare from Portland to Sacramento and San Francisco, $20; berth, $5. Second-class fare, $15; second-class berth. $2.50. Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. AIM Japan. China. Honolulu and Australia. CITY TICKET OFFICE, corner Third anal Washington streets. Phone Main 712. Tir rinn 6tW r LAKU Jf Avi III- UA N iklV PORTLAN D Decart. .Arrlva- Puget Sound Limited for Tacoma, Seattle. Olympla, South Bend and Gray's Harbor points -- 8:30 am 5:30 pni Nona Coast Limited for Tacoma. Seattle, Spokane. Butte, St. Paul. New York; Boston and all points East and South- 3:03 pm 7:00 aa Twin City Express, for Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane. Helena. St. Paul. Minne apolis, Chicago, ew York. Boston and. all faints East and South Fast . . .TTf. 11:45 pm T:0O pat Pucet Sound-Kansas City- st Ioui" s?ecAa, for Tacoma, Seattle, Spokane, Butte. BllUngs, Denver, ffiha. Kansas City. St Txinis and oil points East and Southeast 8:30 am 7:00 am An trains dally except on South Bend oranch. CHARr.TON. Assistant General Pas senger" Agent, 255 Morrison st, comer Third. Portland. Or. IBreat Northern!? Ticket Office 122 Third St. Phone 683 2 TRANSCONTINENTAL O TRAINS DAILY JL Direct connection, via Seattlo or Spokane. For tickets, rates and full information call on or address 5. Dickson, 0. T. A., Portland, Or. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE STEAMSHIP IYO MARU For Japan, China and all Asiatic sointa, vUg Isav Seattle ABO Li x MAliu.ll 9th. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. fif stwsT "ti Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally. For Maygers, Rainier. Dally, Clatskahle, Westport, r Clifton, Astoria. War- S:00 A. ii. rentoa. Flavel. Ham- UtlOAat r mono. Fort Stevens, Gear hart Park, Sea side. Astoria and Sea shore. Express Dally, 7:0O J. 1L Astoria Express. 9:40 P. at J j Dally. - ' C A. STEWART, . -JT-. d. -MAYO, . Comml Agt, 243 Alder st. G. J. P. A Phose Mats COS. : '