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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 11HKS.
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Cruise of the Regnild Brought
to Sudden End by Arrest
in Canadian Waters.
VESSEL HAD NO PAPERS
Three Portland Youths Who Planned .
' Year of Hunting and Exploring
In Alaska Are Asked to
Pay $400 Fine.
Thomas t. Cline, one of the three Port
land young men who started out in a
email two-masted schooner In the middle
of July from Portland for a year's explor
ing, hunting and trapping cruise in Alas
kan waters, returned to this city last
"Wednesday morning after the craft was
seized by a Canadian revenue cutter in
Alert Bay for not having the necessary
papers for cruising the high seas about a
week ago.
Martin Roise, C. B. Stipe and Cline left
Portland July 18 In their 38-foot schooner
Ragnild, bound for the atlckeen River, be
yond Wrangel, In Southeastern Alaska,
with provisions for one year. Before leav
ing the city one of the members of the
expedition, Roise, went to the Custom
House to have the Ragnild registered. A
Deputy Collector accompanied Roise to
the boat, but on measuring it informed
Roise that the boat could not be regis
tered, as It lacked one-half ton of the
necessary five tons for a beat's registry'.
Clearance papers for the small craft were
out of the question, as no boat under 20
tons can receive clearance. The Deputy
Collector assured the boys, however, that
they would be perfectly safe In their
cruise, and the three youthful explorers
left early in the morning, July 18.
The Ragnild arrived safely In Astoria,
and there the boys beached the boat at
Tongue Point and overhauled it for their
long trip over the sea. Before dawn on
August 3 the boat proudly sailed over the
Columbia bar, notwithstanding the heavy
fog and wind, which kept the boat from
making rapid progress. The ship had
heavy winds as far as Destruction Island,
when the Ragnild ran Into a terrific storm
which compelled the craft to lay two days
in the Straits of Juan de Fuca until the
storm subsided. With a good wind the
boys left their moorings In the Straits
and went to Victoria, B. C, where they
stayed 36 hours awaiting mall from home.
The boys made the voyage from Astoria
to Victoria in Just eight days.
After their short stay in Victoria the
Ragnild with the three young men sailed
through Active Pass and then through
the Gulf of Georgia. A calm set in and
the boys had to wait a whole week for
the wind to get through the Seymour
Narrows, a very treacherous channel on
account of Its narrowness and the swift
tides. Safely passing the Narrows the
boys sailed through Johnson Straits and
then into Alert Bay. Another calm came
on and the boys moored their boat on the
Nimpkish River, which falls Into Alert
Bay, a short distance from the bay, to
await wind and also take on water.
Alter a narrow escape from capsizing
when a terrible gale sent the Ragnild
up the river, dragging its anchors, and
sent the boat crashing against a large
tree on the shore. Tho sails became en
tangled In the branches of the trees, and
after getting free the boys sailed over to
the town of Alert Bay, about three miles
distant.
As the Ragnild was entering the small
harbor of the town the Dominion Gov
ernment's revenue cutter Kestrel was
leaving, but on seeing a foreign boat re
turned and cast anchor within 50 yards
of the Ragnild. In about one hour the
cutter lowered a boat and Captain
Holmes Newcomb, commander of the do
minion's warship, accompanied by two
Indian agents, rowed over to the anchor
age of the American boat.
As the boys had no clearance papers.
Captain Newcomb placed the boat under
arrest and took the three young Ameri
cans to the deck of the Kestrel, where a
preliminary trial was held by the Captain
of the revenue cutter, and the Ragnild
was fined $K) for not having clearance
papers and for being In' Victoria, a Do
minion harbor, without reporting its ar
rival at the Custom-House there. As the
boys could not pay the heavy fine, the
' commander of the cutter stripped the
Ragnild of its sails, took away from the
small boat guns and ammunition which
the boys took with them for hunting in
Alaska and transferred the spoils to the
Kestrel. The . boys were allowed to re
main on the boat. and. taking the Rag
nild in tow. the Kestrel took the Ameri
can craft to Vancouver, a distance of
about 200 miles.
The Kestrel with its prize arrived in
Vancouver August 21 and tho case of the
three young men was placed before the
Collector of Customs there and also the
Lnlted States Consul, but neither could
help the boys and the case was sent to
the department In Ottawa for a final de
cision as to the disposition of the boat.
m me meanwnne ine tagnild was
moored at the government docks and all
stores transferred to a government ware
house. The authorities allowed the boys
to take their personal belongings from
the boat and helped them all they could
In their plight by offering them a lodging
until they could communicate with
friends In Portland.
A short time before the capture of the
Ragnild, the shores of Alert Bay were
visited by smugglers and a large amount
of whisky sold to the Indians. When the
revenue cutter placed the American craft
under arrest the Vancouver papers de
cided that it was the Ragnild which was
responsible for the numerous depreda-
tions of the Dominion's laws, and
one of the papers fell into the
hands of Rev. C. E. Cline, the
lather of one of the three young
men. He immediately left for Vancouver
and arrived there in the early part of
this week. Neither Dr. Cline nor any of
the three young men could do anything
to recover the captured boat without pay
ing the large tine, and young Cline de
cided to come back to Portland and await
the developments in the case from Otta
wa. The specific offense for which the
American boat was arrested by the Do
minion's cutter Is calling at a Dominion
port without reporting to a Custom
House and sailing the high seas without
clearance papers.
Both young Cline and 4ils father de
clared their intent to fight the case to a
finish and recover the boat. They will
call upon the Custom-House officials in
this city today to receive an affidavit
that a request for the necessary papers
was made by the boys before they sailed,
and with this the young men think they
can prove to the Dominion's Government
that a nne or 4ou is excessive.
Although the trip was cut short by the
unexpected adventure of being captured
and taken for smugglers and high-sea
pirates young Cline is enthusiastic about
the voyage and intends to continue the
interrupted trip as soon as the boat Is
recovered. The RRgnild was 38 feet long,
with a beam of 12 feet and registered four
and. a half tons. The boat and the pro
visions are valued by the boys at JlatK).
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We Are Sole Portland Agents for the "Ostermoor" Patent Elastic Felt Mattresses
"Willamette" Sewing Machines 15 Models at Prices From $18.00 to $35.00 Each
Trunks and Traveling Bags The Largest and . Best Stock in the City Third Floor
Complete Line of "Peninsular" Stoves. Steel Ranges and Heaters in the Basement
lEe Meier (II? F
rank Store
Men s Suits
M
en s Over c at
$15 to $35
s$10tb$35
AMU MK , V1
Our display of Men's Suits for Fall and Winter
wear is second to none in the city Every new
fashion and material, every prominent manufacturer
is represented Clothing of style and quality,
beautifully made up and finished with the best
linings and findings Stein-Bloch's clothing for
smartly-dressed men ; Hart, Schaffner (Sb Marx's
fashionable clothing; L. Adler Bros. Sb Co.'s
matchless, ready-to-wear apparel; TR Washing
ton Co.'s satisfactory factory clothing Prices
range all the way from $15.00 to $35.00, which
means a saving of 25 per cent on what you are
asked to pay at the exclusive clothing store
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vercoats
A complete showing of Fall and Winter Overcoats
in all the latest styles Plain or fancy weaves in
Box Coats, 34-length or full lengths Very best
makes in exceptionally large assortment and at
prices from $10.00 to $35.00 Headquarters
for Priestley's Cravenette Raincoats for men and
young men Blacks, grays, tans and fancy
worsteds in all sizes Prices range all the way
from $ 1 0.00 up to $35.00 a garment
Clothing Department Second Floor
Men's Hats
Men's Fall and Winter Headgear Derbys and Soft Felts
in all the newest blocks black, tans and grays at prices ranging
from $1.50 to $5.00 each. Best values in Tarn "University"
Caps for boys and girls; all the best colors, all sizes, on 6ale atr
50 each. Complete new line of Boys' Hats and Caps.
Boys Q
OuUn.gr
The Best
VaSs. m tfaeCity -2d Floor
Our Second-Floor Clothing Store is ready to supply every
need in Boys Apparel at the very lowest prices Suits and
Overcoats in every good style and material AH grades
Note these special values;
Boys' Suits with Norfolk Jackets and Yoke, Knickerbocker Trousers, fancy
cheviots, fancy tweeds, stripes and plaids; ages 7 to 15 fl A Crt
years; great values at p'itfj
Boys' Corduroy Suits, ages 6 to 16 years, made with belt coats 'and knicker
bocker trousers; handsome as well as durable suit, well tail- CJt
ored; great value . . .( p"Wsf
Boys' Reefers in all the very latest novelties, red with velvet collar and
cuffs, shepherd plaids with velvet collar and cuffs; tans and blues, silk
or satin lined, all ages; great assortment in all grades at prices from
$5.00 to $12.50 each-Second Floor.
Boys' "Combination" Suits, two suits in one, made with belt coat and one
pair knickerbocker and one pair straight trousers; materials ofgray or
brown fancy cheviots; ages 7 to 15 years; best suit value ever T C CC
offered at the popular price of, per suit
Boys' Overcoats, Raincoats, Rubber Capes, etc., Second Floor. A
year's subscription to the American Boy given free with every purchase of
Boys' Suit or Overcoat to'the amount of $5.00 or over at regular price.
The Meier
rank Store
6 to 9:30
Specials Toni
ght
For tonight 6 to 9:30 we offer a grand array of special
values in seasonable and staple merchandise of every
description Scores of money-saving opportunities at
every turn Today being a holiday, store will be closed
until 6 P. M. The shrewd buyer will put off shopping
until that hour Increased service in both the selling and
delivery branches insures prompt and satisfactory atten
tion to everyone Economical folks must be interested
in this splendid list of bargains for tonight, 6 to 9;30
65c Embroideries 1 5c Yard
1500 yards of Swiss and Nainsook Embroideries, Edges
and insertions in the best designs, IV2 to 9 inches
wide; values up to 65c the yard, on sale from 1 C.
6 to 9:30 at thisJow price, per yard
$3.50 Embr'd's. $ 1 .34 Strip
Manufacturers' lengths of fine Embroideries, Batiste
Bands for waisting, 3 to 7 inches wide, handsome de
signs, 4 yards in a strip; values up to 1 3t.
$3.50 strip, on sale 6 to 9 :30 at low price S
Women's Hose at 19c Pair
1000 pairs of women's extra quality black cotton Stock
ings, seamless foot, double sole, sizes 8V2 to
10, all sizes; great special value 6 to 9:30 1 Qg
at this low price 1
Women's Hdkfs. $ 1 .45 Doz.
100 dozen women's pure linen Hemstitched Handker
chiefs, y8, W, V-inch hems; regular 25c and 35e
values on sale from 6 to 9:30 at 1212c CI AfZ
each, or $1.45 dozen P
75c Veilings for 33c Yard
Special lot of 18-inch Chiffon Cloth Veilings, extra
heavy quality, striped borders, white, black, brown
and navy; 75c quality on sale from 6 to 9:30
only at this low price, yard mty
75c Tabourettes 25c Each
Special lot of white enameled Tabourettes, very good
style and size; regular 75c values on sale tonight
from 6 to 9 :30 at this wonderfully low price, O
each on sale on third floor
School Pennants 39c Each
Special lot of 500 school pennants, 12x24 inches, silk
bindings and ribbons; regular 50c values on TtQf
sale tonight from 6 to 9:30 at this low price.
$1.25 Dotted Nets 59c Yd.
45-inch Dotted Nets for waists and gowns, white and
cream in very pretty styles; values up to $1.25 yard
on sale from 6 to 9:30 at this extraordinary CQ.
low price, yard fw
$ 1 0.00 Net Robes at $6.98
Special value tonight in beautiful Net Robes, flounced
skirt, trimmed with juby ruching; white, blue and
lavender; $10.00 values on sale from 6.TL QO
to 9:30 at 3O.VO
Curtain Material Remnants
Hundreds of remnants of Curtain Swiss, Madras, Cre
tonne, Burlap, Denim, Lace, etc., 1 to b-yard lengths,
all styles and grades; great values 6 Pjc
Fish Net Lace Third Floor
"White and Ecru Fish Net Lace, suitable for sash or
long curtains ; two great lots on sale from 6 to 9 :30
36-inch, 18c value for, yard.
45-inch, 22c value for, yard ."15
$2.50 Curtains $ 1 .85 Pair
200 pairs of White and Arabian Lace Curtains, Madras
'weaves; fine Brussels patterns, 50 inches wide by 3
yards long; regular $2.50 values on sale, 1 QC
6 to 9:30 only, at V XJJ
Men's 50c Ties at 25c Ea.
100 dozen Men's Four-in-Hands and Tecks; very best
patterns in light and dark colorings; made French
fold and reversible; handsome silks in great
variety; 50c values on sale, 6 to 9:30 at fcJC
Children's Underwear Sale
Odds and ends in children's heavy weight Cotton Vests,
high neck and long sleeves, fleece lined, gray and
white, ages 3 to 9 years; 35c values on sale 1 CL-
from 6 to 9:30 only at OC
50c to $1.00 Veiling 23c
Beautiful lot of embroidered and velvet dotted Chiffon
Veilings, striped borders included in the lot; black,
white, light blue, lavender, green, white, car- Or
dinal, etc.,; 50c to $1 values on sale at, yard.C
75c Scarfs Tonight 19c Ea.
50 dozen fine Swiss Scarfs and Shams in applique and
cut work designs, also a few Brussels net corded ef
fects, all white; values up to 75c each, on 1 Q.
sale from 6 to 9:30 only, at each
Kid Gloves for 97c a Pair
Special assortment of women's fine Kid Gloves, 2 clasp,
embroidery stitching, black, brown, tan, navy, green,
mode, white, all sizes; great special value, (Jff
6 to 9:30 only at, pair C
35c Whisk Brooms 23c Ea.'
1000 best quality Whisk Brooms, plain and fancy
handles; 2 and 3-sewed; regular 35c values on sale
from 6 to 9:30 only at this "special low 0tr
price, each . . . V
Picture Frames at V2 Price
Great odd lot of square and oval fancy metal photo
frames variety of styles; great special values 1
from 6 to 9:30 at, each .-
$1.50-$2 Corset Covers 98c
Special lot of women's fine Corset Covers, lace and em
broidery trimmed; round, square, V and high necks;
blouse fronts, all sizes; $1.50 and $2 values QO
on sale, 6 to 9:30 only, at OC
Men's Bath Robes at $3.10
Men's Blanket Bath Robes, extra long, dark gray, blue
and maroon colorings, neat figures, Byron collar,
cord and tassel ; great special value, 6 to 1 f
9:30 only at, each yJilV
Percales on Sale at 8'2c Yd.
2500 yards of light and dark Percales, all new Fall
styles; great assortment; best 1212C quality on sale
from 6 to 9:30, at this low price, 82C
Boys' Knee Pants 38c Pair
Special lot of Boy's Knee Pants, ages 3 ao 16 years,
dark cheviot and tweed mixtures; extra well made
and Winter weight; great values 6 to 9:30 tflf
at the low price of JOC
Basement Bargains Tonight
15c Gas Lighters at, each........ 10
5c Box Gas Tapers for. . . . 3i
3-piece ' Carving Sets, stag handles, good steel: $1.50
vaL on sale from 6 tq 9:30 only at low price $1.19
OFFICER IHS ACCUSED
POMCE COMMISSION MAKES
.INQUIRY INTO CHARGES.
Detective Hartman Says Mears Ac
cepted Money for Work Per
formed Outside Department.
It developed yesterday that the Police
Committee of the Executive Board held a
meeting behind closed doors Thursday
evening for the purpose of Investigating
a charge of irregularity against Detective
j. A. Mears, right-hand man of Inspector
Bruin, in the Police Department. The
charge against Mears was that he did
private sleuthing for Allen & Lewis for
which he received renumeration amount
ing to $5 per day for his services.
"While the committeemen are withhold
ing an official report of the session It Is
learned from an authoritative source that
Lou Hartman, who was recently put out
of the Police Department for incom
petence, was at the bottom of the charges
against Mears. The two officers worked
on the case together and a bill was pres
ented to Allen & Lewis by Hartman under
the name of Mears & Hartman. Hart
man received the money which provided
for salary as well as expenses. The two
had been Investigating a man at Seaside
who was suspected of knowing more than
he ought of the Tecent disappearance of
J2000 from the Allen & Lewis vaults. That
investigation came to naught.
L. A. Lewis is reputed to have com
plained to the Police Committee. Hart
man and Mears were called to the City
Hall Thursday evening. It is said that
Hartman "squealed" immediately. Insist
ing that Mears shared the money he col
lected from Allen & Lewis. Mears de
nied emphatically that such is the case.
He took expense money, as the police
rules permit but nothing more, he as
serted. There Is a tendency at police head
quarters to believe Mears was telling the
truth. At any rate bitter condemnation is
being heaped upon Hartman for taking
the stand against his fellow officer and
implicating him in the transaction. The
two officers had been the best of friends.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Baby Is Cuttine Teeth
Be oure and use that old and well-tried rem
edy, Mrs. Wlnalow's Boothlns Syrup, for chil
dren trethln-. It aoothee tne child, sottene
the rums, allays all pain, cures wind eello
and diarrhoea.
PROGRESS ON PIPE LINE
EXTENSION TO PENINSULA IS
NEARING COMPLETION.
Delay of Work Due to Difficulty Ex
perienced In Getting Gates
for the Main.
Rapid progress' is being made on the
new water main connecting the Bull Run
pipe line at Mount Tabor with the Penin
sula. The new main has all been laid
with the exception of a short section on
Killlngsworth avenue, which will be com
pleted within a few days.
The work has been somewhat retarded
because of delay in getting the gates for
the new main. They have now arrived
from the East and have been distributed
along the line. These gates could not be
made here because of their peculiar pat
tern which no foundry on the Pacific
Coast is equipped to fulfill.
The new main when completed will be
11 miles in length. Its diameter Is 24
inches at the Mount Tabor reservoir.
which diameter is reduced at intervals
until it Is only 12 inches at the lower end.
The standpipe which formerly stood
near Holladay park has been removed to
East Twentieth and Prescott streets and
has been equipped with automatic flood
gates which raises or lowers the water
to any desired height, thus preserving the
pressure and allowing an even service at
all times to be maintained through the
smaller pipes In use below that part of
the city. ,
The section of water main on East
Seventh street is rapidly nearing comple
tion and will serve central East Portland
better than ever before.
Fourteen Tons of Hops Burned.
PHILOMATH, Or.. Sept. 28. (Special.)
A disastrous fire occurred at 5 o'clock
Thursdiy morning, which destroyed al
most the entire season's crop of hops
for Alford & Rust, who have been run
ning the Roth -yard one mile south of
Philomath. Ten bales were saved, but
the building and about 23,000 pounds of
hops were burned. Insurance nearly cov
ers the hop loss, and the pickers will not
lose anything, The Are Btarted acciden
tally and when discovered was beyond
control. t
Klamath County Holds Fair.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Sept. 28.
(Speclal.)The Klamath County Fair
opened here Wednseday under auspices
that indicate a most successful three
days' programme of sports, and that has
brought together a splendid exhibit of
products of the soil and livestock. Field,
farm and orchard are well represented
in the display of grain, grasses, fruit
and vegetables on exhibition in the
"booths Arranged under the direction of
Superintendent of Exhibits John Stilts,
while the race events under the direction
of B. St. George Bishop have brought
together a large 'number of the fce.se
horses in Southern Oregon. Prizes ag
gregating $2500 have been posted.
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Red Eyee and Eyelids, Weak Eyes
And Tired Eyes Need Murine Eye Tonic.
FRANK L. SMITH MEAT COMPANY
228 Alder St-, Between 1st and 2d Sts.
"FIGHTING THE BEEF TRUST"
Pure. Clean. Healthy. Wholesome, tnndnltrratpd Meats.
Soup Bones, per lb 3
Soup Meat, per lb 4J
Liver, per lb 5C
Oxtails, each 5c
Boiling Beef, per lb, 54
Beef Stew, per lb 5d
Short Ribs Beef, per lb. 5?
Mutton for Stew, per lb. 5c
Corned Beef, per lb 6J
Mut ton Roasts, per lb He
Veal for Stew, per lb 86
Shoulder Steak, per lb Sit
Best' cuts of Pot Roast, per ib 8e
Shoulder Mutton Chops,, pec lb....lOC
Roast Veal, per lb 10
Breast Veal, per lb IOC
Rolled Roast Reef, ner lb IOC
Round Steak, per lb IOC
Hamburg Steak, per lb 10?
Sausage, per lb IOC
Frankfurt style Sausage, per lb.. . .IOC
Prime Rib Roast Beef, per lb....l2M:C
Prime Rib Steak, per lb 12VjC
Loin Steak, per lb 12V.-C
Loin Roast Mutton, per lb X'ZYiC
Loin Mutton Chops, per lb 12M;C
Pork Roast, per lb
Pork Chops, per lb 12VC
Veal Cutlets, per lb 12ViC
Pressed Cooked Cornbeef, per lb,12V-C
Hams, choicest quality, per lb. ...17c
Breakfast Bacon, very choicest, per
lb 17
Pure I.ard (we tlo not handle com
pounds or mixtures), 5 lbs 60C
We will give still lower prices to all who one quantities or quarters.