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14 TILS MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1907. ran. li would CAUSE THEIR fill Owners and Managers of the Independent Roads Oppose the Demurrage Bill. UNABLE TO MEET TERMS Absorption of Small Hues by Great Trans-continentals, if Measure Is Passed, Predicted by Manager Talbot, of Hammond Lines. Owners and managers of the smaller independent railroads -of the state are up in arms against the proposed recipro cal demurrase provision as arranged by J. Teal in the roalroad commission Mil for this state. They say it means ruin for shippers and railways alike and express the hellef that legislators should consider the matter carefully before mak ing the bill a law. General Manager Talbot, of the Ham .mond roads, is another who fears the proposed step will be bad for the smaller railroads of the state. So seriously does he regard the Teal bill as drafted that he lias recommended to the owners of the Astoria & Columbia River railroad and the Oorvallls & Eastern lines, the Ham mond properties in this state, that the surveys and extensions now under way be Mopped until the Lesilature acts upon the bill. Mr. Talbot said: "I consider the present contemplated railway legislation extremely detrimental to the interests of the railroad compa nies as well as tiie development of Ore gon, and especially so that part of the so-onlled Teal bill wherein it proposes to control and govern the movement of cars by a reciprocal demurrage arrangement. 1 have given the reciprocal demurrage clause as careful a study as my time would allow and am inclined to believe that should this section be passed it will have the effect of stopping at once the contemplated extension of the Independ ent roads and the building of new ones. I term the independent roads those not owned or controlled by the Hill or Harri man interests. four Years Needed to Build Cars. "The development of this class of rail roads will cease until such a time as cars can be furnished to them hy the Hill and Harriman roads, upon which they are solely dependent for the big end of their car supply. This will be at least from two to four years, or as soon as cars, locomotives, and suitable terminals can be built for the handling of the wonder ful amount of new traffic now being offered for transportation created in the State of Oregon. Legislative enactment cannot build cars, and no matter what laws are passed no greater number of cars will be furnished only the present cars dif lerently distributed. I am reliably in formed that every car and locomotive plant in the country has its output sold for a year ahead at least. This being true, where are cars to be bought? 'It is proposed that the Teal bill shall become effective six months from its pas sage. This seems to me to be extremely unreasonable. Not many years ago Con gress passed a bill compelling the rail roads to equip their cars with automatic brakes and air. This bill gave the roads three years. I believe, in which to make the changes in the equipment. The rail roads used every effort to comply with the law, but failed to complete these changes In the given time. They appealed to the commission and they extended the time one year. "How much quicker and easier it is to equip the cars with these appliances to meet the requirements of the law than it is to begin at the bottom buy and assemble the material and build the cars complete! Still, the Government was will ing to give the railroads time to do things, but the Teal bill says that the railroads shall furnish all necessary cars before they can be built or be subject to a tine. State Koads Would Suffer. "For the last five years the Astoria & Columbia River Road has received from its connections scarcely any equipment, and the Corvallls & Eastern Jias fared but little better. Now from the standpoint of an independent small road, what will the condition be should reciprocal demurrage become a law? It means that we will not be furnished with one empty car by our connections. The only salvation we will have will be that when the Hill and Harrinian lines have furnished all cars ordered by their own stations they win then, it there is any surplus, fur nish cars to us; but they have not had any surplus for months and months, and If the same amount of lumber is manufactured from now on that has been in Ue past year, there will be no surplus. "It stands to reason and is good sound business Judgment that the Hill and Harrlman lines Will not furnish small roads an empty car when they themselves are suffering by a fine of $2 a day per car for not furnishing their own shippers. This rule will not only apply to the small roads, but will apply also to the shippers outside of large centers. "It seems to me that the railroad committees at Salem should give this proposed bill considerable thought. It is a foregone conclusion that in the first place the Harrlman lines will have more orders for cars from ship pers than they can possibly furnish, therefore, they will be liable to a fine of J2 per day per car until such cars are furnished. This fine is a universal one and applicable on all car orders, no matter at what place cars are or dered, therefore, the Harrlman lines will first furnish empties to the ship pers located at points where the car is made empty. Cities Get Empty Cars. "If there is a surplus, the nearest station to where cars are made empty will receive these cars. Therefore, cities will receive all empty cars, leav ing the shippers at small stations and on small railroads without any empty cars for their shipments. This Is eco nomical operation, and is the sane way. By doing this, the Harrlman lines wili save a great amount each month on per diem charges and empty car haul, and this will go a long way towards paying fines assessed for not furnish ing cars. This result will tend to build up industries at large centers, and is a rapid step toward monopolies at fa vored . sections, . and leaves the sma.l towns to suffer from the effect. Such a result is Just opposite to what the people want. They are crying against favoritism, and at the same time'thls bill Introduced is an aid toward fa voritism. "Before the joint committees of the House and Senate on last Tuesday In Salem, Mr. Teal, in answer to a ques tion put to him as to how the recip rocal demurrage bill would affect sma.ll . lines, replied that It would not seriously affect them, as they all had traffic arrangements which would help .them. out. I do not know of any trffic agreement or other contract between any Independent common carriers and the Harrlman lines in the State of Oregon wherein they are to furnish empty cars to the small roads, nor do I believe that any such agreement ex ists. There may be agreements as to Joint rates and operation, but none to furnish cars. Ruling of Supreme Court. "I understand that the United States Supreme Court has held that one rail road company is not compelled to let its cars go onto the rails of another, therefore the small roads cannot com pel the larger interests to furnish them with cars. It would not be fair or reasonable to expect the small railroad, having a haul of from five to ten miles, to furnish a car to load to a point beyond Its rails, say to the Har rlman lines, wherein the Harrlman lines received about a 2000-mile haul and 95 per cent of the revenue. Again, when once a car is off our rails wa cannot expect Its return for a period of from four months to a year; there fore, one can see that a small line cannot afford to furnish cars for ship-, ment destined a great distance away whereby the Harriman lines and their connections receive the v.se of this car indefinitely. "A line like the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad would be compelled, in order to keep up with the cars ordered, to provide itself with an indefinite num ber of cars not less, in my Judgment, than SO00 or 10.000. This would mean that it would have to build large holding tracks, and 'if at any time there was a slump in traffic would have an investment of millions of dollars from which it would derive no revenue. Both the As toria & Columbia River Raflroad and the Corvallls & Eastern Railroad Companies have enough cars to supply all orders for business moving between points on their own lines. If the Teal bill passes, I pre sume this is where all their business will have to move. In other words, they will be compelled to cut off all business at the Junction with their connections. o Agreement With Southern Pacific "In Sunday's Journal there appeared an article purporting to inform the public of the relations existing between the Southern Pacific and the Corvallls & East ern road. The writer stated that the Cor vallls & Eastern road has a traffic agree ment with the Southern Pacific wherein the Corvallls & Eastern Company re ceives from the Harrlman lines a certain percentage of the receipts from all traffic originating within a given territory, the Southern Pacific to furnish the cars.' "This statement is entirely in error, as the Corvallls & Eastern road has no traf fic agreement with the Southern Pacific of any sort or character: and, further more, the Corvallls & Eastern handles the greatest part of the business turned over to the Southern Pacific on its local rate. Again, the Corvallls & Eastern owner ship is entirely Independent of the Harrl man lines in every sense of the word, and Is free to use the Yaquina gateway any time they see fit. "As I have stated before, and as this article relates, we are solely dependent upon the Harriman and Hill lines for cars for 95 per cent of our joint business. This being true, if the demurrage law is passed we will be unable to furnish to our in dustries any cars for joint business. "This bill as drafted is such a serious One to our companies that I have in the past few days recommended to the owners of our properties that we stop our present surveys and not launch new ones nor proceed with our contemplated develop ments until we know what we- are up against.' I -truly believe that should re ciprocal demurrage become a law and be held valid by the courts, every Industry on our rails not having a deep-water out let would be placed at such a disadvan tage that they would be compelled to close. It would mean, I 'believe, the ceas ing of all development of independent lines and the ultimate absorption or con fiscation of these roads by the two great Interests, the Hill and Harrlman lines." SAFETY GATES AT CROSSINGS Railroads Will Install Modern Appli ances on the Kast Side. The O. R. X. and Southern Pacific Companies will install safety gates at the crossings at the intersections of East First and East Morrison streets and Hawthorne avenue as soon as the gates can be procured. Councilman Annand yesterday received the following com munication from Manager J. P. O'Brien: "About two months ago I was peti tioned by a committee of the East Side Improvement Association to install safe ty gates on East Morrison street and Hawthorne avenue adjacent to our main line on East First street for the protec tion of teams, pedestrians and street cars, etc., crossing our tracks. After due consideration and investigation, we have concluded to comply with this re quest and I hand you herewith a draft of an ordinance to cover, which I ask you to kindly introduce, and will say that Its passage will not be objected to by us." Section 1 of the ordinance reads as fol lows: That the Southern Pacific Company, as lessee of the Oregon & California Railroad Company, Its successors and assigns, shall construct, maintain and operate, along its tracks or where the line of its railroad on East First street crosses Bast Morrison street and Hawthorne avenue, safety gates on each side of said tracks, so that when any engine, car or train Is passing, or about to pass either of said -crossing., said gates shall be closed so as to warn pedestrians, teams and street cars of the use of said crossings by said rail road company, or the approach of a train thereon. Section 2 of the ordinance will pro vide for the time in which these gates shall be operated, to be fixed by the Council. SEW DEPOT FOR EAST SIDE Southern Pacific to Build Station at East Washington Street. Plans have been prepared for a pass enger depot for the Southern Pacific Com pany, to be erected on East First street near East Washington, and a permit has been taken out for the foundation. The plans were prepared tentatively, and some slight changes are to be made in them to comply with conditions, but on the whole the character of the building has been decided upon. It will be 50x200 feet, and will be a handsome structure, such as the Bast Side people will be proud of. It will cost between $12,000 and $15,000, and will be completed as soon as possible Erection of this building is the result of the agitation started a little over a year ago by the East Sfde Improve ment Association. The Southern Pacific flrst established a temporary depot on the corner of East First and East, Wash ington streets as an experiment, and the N promise was then made that a per manent depot woujd be erected sometime during 1907. This depot will serve pass engers coming from Valley points who do not care to go to the Union depot, but the main accommodation will be for the East Side. Promise Is also made that a general freight depot will be built at East Second and East Oak streets. Residents of the East 9ide regard the establishing of the passenger and freight depots as one of the most important gains that have been made in that portion of the city. Island Changed by Shocks. MONTEVIDEO, Feb. 6. A report has reached here by passengers on the steam er Elka, that earthquakes have changed the appearance of New Year's Island and that a portion of the island has sunk several meters. WHALER SHIES Ml Orion Rescues St. James From Cape Beale Graveyard. CAPTAIN GIVES UP HOPE Vessel Driven Toward Rocks on Which Valencia Was Wrecked. Steamer Comes to Her Aid t Just in Time. SEATTLE, Feb. 6. A special to the Times from Bamfleld. B. C, says: "The bark St. James, which left San Fran cisco four days ago to load a cargo in Puget Sound, encountered thick weather, with very hard southerly winds the whole voyage. Yesterday a heavy westerly gale sprang up and heavy seas drove the ship In shore about two miles west of Cape Beale. Captain Parker says that he .fired dis tress rockets all night in hope of at tracting attention of a lighthouse or any passing steamer. "About midnight the ship ran very close to the breakers on Danger Rock near Village Island. The captain dropped anchor and told the crew all was over, never expecting to see day light. By some miracle the ship was safely anchored wita the breakers all around her, and at daylight the steam whaler Orion, from Seehart, came to her assistance. The vessel never touched a rock, and the Orion, after getting a line aboard, towed her into Bamfield Creek, where she now lies anchored. A tug Is expected from Se attle tomorrow to tow her out." STEAMF.lt COSTA RICA SAILS Obtains Coal From the Xicomedia and' Goes South. The steamer Costa Rica, Captain Mason, of the San Francisco & Port land Steamship Company, left last night for San Francisco with passen gers and freight. The steamer has been detained in port for the past 48 hours on account of lack of coal. The bunk ers of the Costa Rica were replenished from the coal supply of the Asiatic steamship Nicomedia. and the latter vessel will receive her coal supply from fuel now en route to the company from Sound points. , The Costa Rica was scheduled to sail . Monday night, but was short of fuel. Tuesday, several carloads of coal arrived in Portland, but as it was poor steaming stuff, it was deemed advis able not to send the ship to sea with poor fuel and risk the chances of a gale. The transfer of coal from the Nico media, which is a German craft, en tails the payment to the United States Government of 65 cents a ton customs tax. The coal supplied by the Nico media was purchased in Moji and on being transferred to an American bot tom is subject to the duty. The steamship Numantla, which is due to arrive In this port about February 20, has aboard 3500 tons of steam coal. A large portion of this will go to the O. R. & N. Company and will relieve the present fuel situation to a con siderable extent. WILL PURCHASE STEAMERS. Charles E. Peabody Goes to Xew York to Inspect Vessels. SEATTLE. Feb.. 6. To inspect two large ocean-going freight steamships, upon which the company holds an op tion, Charles E. Peabody, president of 6TEAJLER INTELLIGENCE. Due to Arrive. Name. Nicomedia. Columbia Alliance From .Hongkong. .San Fran. . . Eureka. . .. Date. .In port Feb. 7 Feb. 8 8 lO 14 18 21 F. A. Kllburn.. . .San Fran Feb. Koanoke San Fran Feb. Costa Rica San Fran Feb. Geo. V. Elder. . . . San Pedro Feb. Numantla. Hongkong Feb. Arabia Hongkong Mar. 21 Aragor.la Hongkong Apr. 11 Scheduled to Depart. Name. For Date Nicomedia Hongkong Feb. 9 Columbia San Fran reb. t; F. A. Kllburn San Fran .Feb. 10 Alliance Eureka Feb. 10 Roanoke San Pedro Feb. 12 Costa Rica Ban Fran Feb. 18 Geo. W. Elder San Pedro Feb. 'JO Numantla Hongkong Feb. 28 Arabia Hongkong ..Mar. 28 Aragonla Hongkong Apr. 18 the Alaska Steamship Company, left for New York yesterday. It is prob able that Peabody will close the deal for thv purchase of the big vessels be fore be returns to Seattle. The freighters each carry about 4000 tons and are adapted for the handling of cagoes of any description, Including railroad engines, heavy freight cars! ore, lumber and other classes of freight exported from Puget Sound ports to Alaska. CAPTAIN KIXXEY IS FINED. Head of Masters and Pilots Made Threats Against Outside Mate. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 6. Captain W. J. Kinney, head of the Masters' and Pi lots' Association, was yesterday fined So and costs in the Police Court on a charge of disorderly conduct. It is said that while intoxicated Kinney boarded the steamer Utopia and made threats against Second Mate Myers, who is not an As sociation man. Will Build Five More Schooners. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Feb. 6. (Special.) The Lindstrom Shipbuilding Company, which has three steam schooners on the stocks almost ready for launching and two nearly in frame, has signed contracts for three additional schooners, one for Beadle Bros., of San Francisco; one for C. H. Higgtns, of the same city, and one for the Hartwood Mill Company, of this city. Each will be about 195 feet long, five feet longer than any hitherto built here, and will cost J100.000 each. The Lindstrom company had to turn down one of the Hartwood contracts, the com pany having decided to build two steam schooners for its increasing trade. One of the Hartwood schooners will be called the Saginaw, and one the Claremont. Gymerlc Working Wheat. Wheat shortage has, with one excep tion, put a stop to all work on grain ships in the harbor. The British steamer Gymeric was working yesterday at Mont gomery No. 2. It Is uncertain when she will finish. Schooner to Be Repaired. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 6.-(BDecialJ IP TOW your tongue to El El m ancl look, in the glass you will see the effect You can't help puckermg-it makes you, pitkeri; to think of tasting it it By the use o Powders you-take.th'feTpuckering, injurious Alum f right into ,your system you injure digestion. and juin;. your stomachy Say ptaimy Royal is made from 'wk-an Alum but you have the profit of. quality, the The schooner Endeavor, which was disabled outside the harbor and water logged, has discharged her cargo of lum ber and Is now at Lindstrom's for -re pairs. The extent of her injuries will not be known until she Is placed on the railway tomorrow. There is a large hole in her bottom. The steamers Coronado, Tiverton and Duneric arrived today. They report heavy weather outside. Fireboat Out or Coal. The fireboat George H. Williams is practically out of commission on ac count of lack of fuel. The boat would be unable to answer a call and It Is an absolute Impossibility to secure coal for her. Until a supply of steam coal is received Portland's harbor will be with out the protection of a fireboat. The last run of the Williams was on Tuesday, when she went to the rescue of the Port land Public Baths, which went adrift. National City Still Aground. IXlS AXGEL.ES, Feb. 6. The steam schooner National City, which ran ashore near Redondo yesterday, is still hard and fast in the sand, having resisted all ef forts to pull her off at high-tide. The cargo of ties is being discharged and floated ashore. Schooner W. T Wltzman Ashore. SAN" FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. The schoon er W. T. Witzman, which sailed from this port yesterday for Willapa Harbor, is ashore two miles north of Doxbury Reef. The tug Dauntless and a lifesaving crew have gone to her assistance. Marine Notes. Captain Whitney and Mr. Turner, United States Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers for the district of Puget Sound, have re turned to Seattle. The steamer Harvest Queen, with pass engers from the Cascade Locks, arrived at a late hour last night. The Queen will leave again this morning for Bonne ville. The steamer Charles R. Spencer, under charter to the O. R. & X. Company, left for Bonneville yesterday morning. She will transfer passengers from the snow bound trains to Portland. The steamer Thomas L. Ward and the steamer Nome City are held above the Madison-street bridge on account of the high water. They will be unable to move until the freshet subsides. Captain E. S. Edwards, local inspector of hulls, who has been confined to his home the past week with a severe at tack of pneumonia, is slowly recover ing. It is thought that' he will be able to leave his bed by the first of the week. Arrivals and Departures. ASTORIA. Feb. 6. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind, southeast, IS miles; weather, cloudy. Arrived at 7:45 and left up at 10:20 A. M. Steamer Santa Maria, from Port Harford. Arrived down at :40 A. M. French bark Neoml. Arrived at ll:U,"i and left up at 1:4S P. M. Steamer Meteor, from San Pedro. Arrived at 11:10 A. M. and left up at 2::i0 Steamer Ranta Ana. from San Francisco. Arrived down at 11:30 A. M. and sailed at 2:45 P. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for San Pedro and way points. Arrived at 3::i: P. M. French hark Marechal de Vllllers, from Antwerp. Sailed at 2:40 P. M. Steamer Johan Poul scn, for San Frahcisco. Arrived down at 4:40 P. M. Steamer Cascade. Outside at 5 P, M. Two three-masted schooners. Sailed at 5 P. M. Steamer Cascade, for San Fran cisco. San Francisco. Feb. ft. Sailed at 4:30 P. M. Steamer Roanoke, for Portland and way porta. Sailed Schooner Salvator, for Co lumbia River. Dublin. Feb. 6. Arrived yesterday French ship I.aennec, from Portland. San Francisco. Feb. 6. Arrived Steamer Washington, from Seattle. Sailed Bark Homeward Bound, for Tacoma; bark Guy C. Goss, for Port Townsend; schooner Sal vator. for Astoria; schooner Beulah. for Gray's Harbor; bark Star of England, for Ladysmlth, B. C. Sailed Schooner Koy Somers, for Gray's Harbor; steamer t'matil la. for Victoria. B. C. : steamer Roanoke, for Portland; steamer Tamalpals, for Gray's Harbor. Liverpool, Feb. 6. Sailed Majestic, for New York. Yokohama. Feb. . Arrived Coptic, from San Francisco; Titan, from Liverpool for Vancouver. Hoqulam. Wash., Feb. 6. Arrived Tiver ton. Coronado. Dumeric. Sailed Qulnault. Carmel, Kvlchak, Norwood. Tides at Astoria Thursday. High. Low. 7:3H A. M .8.4 feet 1 :OT A. M :! 0 feet :ltt P, M 5.9 feet 2:33 P. M 0.8 feet Two More Cases of Diphtheria. GRESHAM, Or., Feb. 6. (Special.) Two severe cases of diphtheria have de veloped in the family of J. O. Forsgren at Sycamore. Two children, a son and daughter, are the victims and the family residence has been quarantined. The Sycamore school has been closed and the schoolhouse is being fumigated, as well as all the pupils who were attending when the Forsgren children were taken down. All necessary efforts are being put forth to prevent a spread of the disease. Do not purge or weaken the bowels, but act specially on the liver and bile. A perfect liver oorrecter. Carter's Little Liver Pills. so-called cheap Baking pure, refined Grape Cream HOLD MONTHLY MEETING JEWISH WOMEN' DISCUSS THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION. Are Opposed to "Low Vitality" Amendment to National Law. Paper by Mrs. Leon Hirsch. The Portland section of the Council of Jewish Women went on record yesterday as strongly against the proposed amend ment to the Immigration law, which pro vides for the appointment of a medical officer to Inspect all immigrants, who will have the power to refuse admittance to anyone of "poor physique" or "low vi tality," with no appeal from his decision. A protest from the National council in reference to Jewish Immigrants declares that "it needs no argument to prove that those having lived in the awful conditions of the Russian pale, who have gone through persecutions and massacres, have been starved and have then been tossed about in the crowded steerage of the ship, arrive here In a condition whicm may be called one of 'low vi tality' or "poor physique,' a condition which, with opportunities of air, good food and light, they soon recover." When Speaker Cannon reaches his of fice in the House of Representatives this morning he will find a telegram signed "Three hundred members, Portland Sec tion, Council Jewish Women, ' which reads as follows: "We protest against 'low vitality' amendment to immigration laws. Power given inspector would out Czar the Czar of Russia." The subject of "Immigration" occupied the close attention of the Council yester day afternoon and was thoroughly dis cussed. One of the most comprehensive papers this body has ever listened to was presented by Mrs. Leon Hirsch and her complete familiarity with every phase of the Immigration subject and the opin ions of the world's authorities indicated that she has devoted herself assiduously to the study of the question. While Mrs. Hirsch is not In favor of adding to the present restriction, she is convinced that unrestricted immigration has many dan gers attendant upon it. As a result of her broad study and reading she was able to quote many able authorities and to give their recommendation for diverting Jewish Immigration from New York in order to relieve the congested conditions there, her statistics showing that over two-thirds of the Jews In this country are now congregated in the con fines of that city. "Our first duty." said the speaker, "is to preserve the high standard of Amer icanism and to secure this the perfect assimilation of our foreign population Is necessary." The proposition of making Galveston the port of entry for foreign Immigra tion is thoroughly concurred In by Mrs. Hirsch, who is of the opinion that from that point laborers could be distributed throughout the states requiring them," and that they would not enter the Ghetto sweatshops and become fixtures in one city as they do In New l'ork. This Is an original thought with Israel Zang will and has been taken up by other prominent Jewish leaders, and it seems to meet with the general commendation of American Jews as the best way to cope with the great question just at pres ent. Zangwill, In speaking of this plan for diverting the tide from New York, says: "I had long been wrestling with this very problem to find for our weary wander ers a satisfactory 'Wohin for the mo ment." Wohin Is a word for which the English language has no equivalent, and means "the where of the where," being generally used in connection with the fleeing, persecuted Russian Jews. Mrs. S. M. Blumauer, In the discussion following the paper, expressed herself as concurring with Mrs. Leon Hirsch in the plan for closing New York and opening Texas as an entry port, and further added that when the Jews came to be regarded as a nation they would t) ready for the Zion towards which they have always looked. "The time Is Impracticable for it now," she said, "for the reason that one cannot take tailors, seamstresses and those of other sedentary pursuits and successfully open a new country. They need a generation of other life to prepare them for it. and it Is to the present children that we must look for this." Mrs. Solomon Hirsch took a more op timistic view of the question than did Mrs. Leon Hirsch. and Is strongly against closing New York or any other port against those who seek homes in Amer ica. Current events of two months ago were reviewed in most interesting fashion by Mrs. Felix Friedlander, who succeeded in condensing the many happenings of that period Into a concise and instructive paper. Among the many matters men tioned which were of particular interest to the LYmncil was the, announcement mission In so far that he has a new syn Pi M of Tartar Costs more m profit of good health agogue and its support for three years pledged by prominent New Yorkers and Its construction will be immediately started. That Dr. Wise will have an "unmuzzled pulpit" goes without saying, and the speaker considers that the cause of Judaism will be advanced through his efforts. Mrs. Kathleen Lawler was the soloist of the afternoon. A reception hour fol lowed the programme, at which the so cial committee served. READY TO TACKLE LIFE Fifty-four Students Graduate I'roni the Portland High School. The senior class of the Portland High School graduated last night. The entire class of 54 students was seated upon the platform of the High School assembly hall, and received their diplo mas from J. V. Beach, chairman of the school board. At the close of the pro gramme flowers were presented to the graduates, and such a profusion of white and pink carnations, roses and violets was In evidence that nearly all of the young women had more than they could carry. The hall was crowd ed, many standing in the aisles and near the doorway. In the address of the evening Kabbl Johah B. Wise counselled the young people not to attempt to make for themselves a name, but to do the things which would give them a name on the starry page. "There is," said he, "much 'roaring extempore." but after all, the things worth while are not done without preparation, and without hard, hard work." The rendering of the vocal solo "Carmena," by Miss Edwlna Mastlck, Miss Alda Broughton, accompanist, was excellent, and the loud applause compelled an encore. Later in the evening she rendered "Woodland Croon Song." "Clutsam," and "You and Love. After playing a violin solo, "Romance from Second Concerte," by Wlentawskl, Miss Cornelia Barker was again called upon the stage, and later played "Le Cygne," C. Saint Saens, Miss Leonora Fisher was the accompanist. The class officers are Lilah R. Rog ers, president; Olive Donnell. vice president: James Handlan. secretary; Leigh Hugglns, treasurer; Isabelle Beckwith. sergeant-at-arms. Here are the graduates from the various classes: English Carrie Helen Barbey, Nelson Bartholomew. Mary Alice Bayer, Isabelle c. Reckwlth. Frank. O. Breeding. Hazel Mae Brown. Helen Lennette Brown, Gwendoline Carpenter. Helen Cochrane, Daisy Deane Foster, Florence D. Hand. George Kauffeit Harris. Hazel Mae Henrys, 1. X. Gilbert Herren. Ruth Jeanette Hess, William L. I.ightner. Jr., Abraham Nelson, Nellie Olivia Neevold, Margaret M. O'Shea, Frances E. Parker, Nettle Rankin, Gertrude L. Rock well. Frances E. Smith, Abigail Jane Thomas. Hortene E. Thurmnn, Florence Anita Turlay. Edith Llndley Welch. Artie D. Wilcox, Lilltam Maud Veo. Iatin Grace L. Bartlett, Francis Day Curtis. Tom Dodson, .Harry T. Drill. James Handlan. Myrtle C. Keeley, Louise Lazarus, Lilah Hnrvey Rogers, I.ois V. Scott. German Teresa D. Raccrlch. Frances J. Blumcnnuer, Bertha Ellen Caughey. Willow May Fields. Harold D. Gill, Annie Hall. Nora H. Hansen. Anna Hochull, Mabel Edna Or ton. Alice Rademacher, Irene TVuest. I-atln, German and English Louise Bou Ian. Dorcas E. Hedin, Ermel Marguerite Miller. Latin and English Olive Starr Donnelt, Charles Basil Humphrey. latln and German Leigh M. Huggins. There are 413 members of the classes that yesterday completed the course in the grammar schools. It is believed that an unusually large percentage of these will register at the High School at the opening of the term Monday. GEORGE W. SIMONS WEDS Miss Mary E. Swlgert Becomes Bride of Multnomah Club President. George W. Simons and Miss May E. Swigert were married at noon yesterday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Camp bell, in the presence of a few close friends and relatives. The ceremony was per formed by Rer. James McGaw. Mr. and Mrs. Simons will leave for a tour of the United States and Cuba, spending three months on their wedding trip. Both are widely known in Portland. Mr. Simon is manager of the Pacific Bridge Com pany and president ot the Multnomah Club, and Mrs. Simons is a sister of C. F. Swlgert, formerly manager of the City & Suburban Railway Company. Mrs. Simons formerly served as secretary of the company. Sue Doctor for Heavy Damages. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb. 6. G. J. Sauers and wife, of Hoqulam, have brought suit for 125,000 damages against Dr. Paul Smits, a prominent physician of . this city, alleging that he has caused the permanent disable ment of Mrs. Sauers by a wrongful use of the X-ray. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. EAST via SOUTH UNION DEPOT. Dally. 11:80 P. M. Portland and San Francisco E x -press stops only at most import ant stations be tween Portland and San Fran cisco for all points Kast and South. OVERLAND EXPRESS TRAINS for all local points south, Sacramen to, San Francis co and points East and South. Morning train connects at Woodburn dally except Sunday wl:h Mt. Angl and Sllverton lo cal. Cottage Grove passenger con nects at Wood burn and Aloany dally except Sunday with trains In anH Daily. 11:30 P. 54. T:4S P. M. 7:25 A.M. 8:80 A. M. 8:80 P. M, 4:15 P. M. 11:00 A. M, i from Albany. Lebanon and W o o dburn S p r 1 n g f I e 1 d branch points. Corvallls pu9sen ger. Sheridan passen ger. Forest Grove passenger. T:80 A.M. 4:10 P. M. 6:50 P. M. 10:20 A. M. t2:50 P. M. 18:00 A- M. 5:20 P. M. til .00 A. M. Dally. tDaily except Sunday. POHTLAND-OSWEGO sl'HCRBAN SERVICE AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Depot. Foot of Jcfterson Street. Leave Portland daily for Oswego at T:4 . A. M. ; 12:80, 2:05. 3:30, 5:20. 6:2.1. 7:45. 10:10, 11:80 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 5:80, 6:30. 8:40, 10:25 A. M. Sunday only. 9 A. M. Returning from Osweo. arrive Portland, daily, S:35 A. M.. 1:55. 3:05. 5:lu. 8:15, 7:35. 8:55. 11:U P. M ; 12:25 A. M. Dally except Sunday, 6:25, 7:25, 8:35, 8:35, 11:43 A. M. Sunday only. 10 A. M. Leave from name depot for Dallas and in termediate points dally, 7:30 A. M. and 4:lti P. M. Arrive Portland. 10:15 A. il. and 6:2i P. M. The Independence-Monmouth Motor Lln operates daily to Monmouth and Alrlle, con necting with S. P. Co. 'a trains at Dallas and Independence. First-class fare from Portland to Saca mento and San Francisco, J0; berth. $5. Second-class fare, $15; cecond-class beTtn J2.50. Tickets to Fnstern points and Kurope: also Japan. China. Honolulu and Australla C1TY TICKET OFFICE, Corner Third and Washington Sts. Phone Main 712. -C. W. ST1N';ER. H'-U. M'MLKRAT. City Xicket Agent. Geo. Pass. Aft. S TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through Pullman standards and tourist. Bleeping cars dally to Omana, Chtcag-o, Spo- kane; tourist sleeping- car daily to Kansas City. Reclining chair cars Iseats free) to the East dally. UNION DEPOT. Leaves. Arrives. CHICAGO - PORTL'D SPECIAL for the 0:30 A.M. 7:30 P.M. East via Huntington. Dally. Dally. 7:00 P. M.!8:00 A. M. I Dally. I Dally. SPOKANE FLYER. For Eastern Washington, Walla Walla. Lewlston, Coeur d'Alene and Great Northern points. . ATLANTIC EXPRESS 18:15 P.M. for the East via Dally. Huntington. I t):30 A. M Dally. PORTLAND - BIGGS LOCAL, for all local points between Plggs and Portland. 8:15 A. M. 5:45 P. iL KlVI'.Il Kt KEHCI.E. FOR ASTORIA and way points, connecting with steamer for II waco and North Beach steamer Hassalo, Ash.-gt. dock. FOR DAYTON. Ore. ton City and Yamhill River points, Ash-st. dock (water per.) 8:00 P. M. Daily except Sunday. Saturday lo:QU P.M. 7:00 A.M. Dally except Sunday. 5:00 P. M. Dally except Sunday. 5:30 P. M. Dally except Sunday. For Lewlston. Idaho, and way points from Riparla, Wash. Leave Rlparla 5:40 A. M., or upon arrival train No. 4, dally except Saturday. Arrive Rlparla 4 P. M. dally ex cept Friday.' Ticket Office, Third and Washington. Telephone Main 712. C. W. Stinger, City Ticket Act.; Wm. Mc.Murray, Gen. Pas. Agt. Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Co. , Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Daily. 8:00 A.M. For Mnyuers, Rainier, Clatskanie, West port, Clifton, Astoria, War ren ton, FlAvel. Ham mond, Fort Stevens. Gearhart Park, Sea Bide. Astoria and Sea- chore. Express Dally. Astoria Express. Dally. Dally. 11:55 A.M. 7:00 P.M. 9:50 P.M. C. A. STEWART. J. C. MAYO. Comm'l Agt., IMS Alder Bt. O. F. & P. A. Phone Main 906. BOUTHEASTF.RJI ALASKA ROUTE. From Seattle at 8 P. M. for Ketchikan, Juneau. Skagway, White Horse. Dawson and Fairbanks. S. S. Cottage City (via Vancouver and Sltka, yeb. 1. 14. 2.H. E. S. P.amona (Skagway direct), Feb. 9. .a FOR SAN FRANCISCO DIRECT. From Seattle at V A. M. L'mRiilla, Feb. 14, March 1: City of Puebla. Feb. 4. la; SDokane. Feh. o. 'J4. Portland Office. 249 Washington St. Main 22. C. D. DUNANN, i. P. A.. San Francisco SanFrancisco S Portland S.S.Co. Operating the only direct passenger steamer::. From Alnsworth Dock, Portland, at 8 P. M. : . S. "COSTA RICA," Feb. 6, 14. 24, etc. hi. . "( OLl MBIA," J cb. H, 18; Men. 1, etc. From Epear-st wharf, San Francisco, at 11 A- M. B. 8. "COLUMBIA." Feb. 5, 15. 25. S .8. "COSTA RICA," Feb. 10, 20-. Mch. S, etc. JAMES H. BEWSON, Agent. Phone Mam 208. 248 Washington . Columbia. River Scenery REGULATOR LINE BTEAALElts. Dally service between Portland and The Dalles, except Sunday, leaving; Portland at 7 A. M.. arriving about 5 P. M., carrying freight and passengers. Splendid accommo dations for outfits and livestock. Dock foot of Alder St., Portland; foot ot Court at.. The Dalles. Phone Main 014. Portland. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE For Corvallls, Albany, Independence. Sa. lem Steamer "POMONA" leaves 6;45 A. M. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. For Salem and way landings Steamer "OREGON A" leaves 6:45 A. M., Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays. O&EOON CITV TRANSPORTATION CO, Foot Taylor btreel. lllllll flDSTCro; I