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TILS MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1907.
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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
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Date.
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Feb. 7
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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
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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.
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