THE MORNING OREGONIAN, JfKiUAX, siAX lo, . lyus.
HILL LINES MAY
BUILD ELEVATORS
A. D. Thompson Considers
Problem of Handling Wheat
Crop From Portland.
EXPORT RAIN IN BULK
Head of Big Duluth Firm Will Ex
periment With Cargo and
Revolution of Waterfront
Slay Result.
That lofty wheat elevators along the
water front will replace the present wheat
docks within the next few years, is the
belief of A. D. Thompson, head of A. D.
Thompson & Co., of Duluth, very exten
sive wheat exporters. Mr. Thompson says
wheat should be handled out of this port
in bulk cargoes Instead of in Jute sacks,
as at present. He announces his inten
tion of sending out a cargo from Port
land to test this method of exporting
train.
Mr. Thompson left Portland yesterday,
after spending a day here in consultation
with wheat exporters. He was also In
conference with prominent Hill officials
and it is known that his visit hero was
heralded by letters from the headquarters
of the Hill lines, asking that information
desired by Mr. Thompson be furnished
him. It is known further that the big
wheat exporter comes to the Coast-as
the -emissary of James J. Hill himself
and it Is understood that the Great North
ern magnate is interested in this prob
lem of economy in handling wheat from
the ports of the Pacific Northwest.
It is probable also that big wheat ele
vators, with a capacity of 1,(100.000 bushels,
will bo built on the Weidler tract, located
on the North Portland river front and
owned by the Hill Interests. Mr. Thomp
son will unquestionably report to Mr.
Hill in favor of building elevators here
instead of wheat docks and providing fa
cilities for handling grain in bulk cargoes
instead of in sicks.
Bulk Method Saves Money.
Mr. Thompson's Arm handles grain ex
clusively by means of elevators. He ex
ports cargoes from all the leading At
lantic Coast ports and says that the
ports on the other side are provided with
facilities for emptying these loads of
grain, with the exception of a few French
ports and a very few in the Mediter
ranean. Mr. Thompson does not handle
grain to these ports.
Mr. Thompson contends that an im
mense saving will be effected in handling
grain cargoes by using the bulk system
of loading. He estimates that the pres
ent cost of loading and discharging wheat
cargoes In sacks is 7 cents a bushel,
whereas it handled by elevators, the cost
is not more than Hi cents a bushel. Grain
ships are moored alongside the elevator
and pipes are laid into each hold, down
which the wheat pours as readily as
water Is run into a Jug through a funnel.
The only labor required is to spread the
wheat In the ship's hold. When the ship
reaches port on the other side, big tubes
from the elevators are run down Into
the wheat and the cargo Is taken up by
mechanical conveyors as handily as an
elephant sucks water through his trunk.
Upon Inquiry of the exporters, Mr.
Thompson found that part of one cargo
of wheat was shipped In bulk out of
Portland to Europe about ten years ago
The condition of the grain when it
reached the other side, however, was not
all that might have been desired and the
conclusion was immediately reached that
this method of shipment Is a failure. The
exporters say that owing to the varying
seasons a shipload of wheat goes through
on its way from Portland around the
Horn to Europe, passing through the
frigid weather in rounding the extreme
southern point of South America, and
crossing the Equator twice, the wheat
heats from the varying temperatures. Mr.
Thompson believes, however, that the jute
sacks aggravate this tendency and that
the wheat would stand tho weather con
ditions better in bulk.
Ship Grain Through Canal.
In any event, he says, upon the com
pletion of the Panama iana), in the next
five or ten years, grain shipped foreign
will not need to be subjected to various
rllmatic extremes and the long voyages
of from 50 to 65 days for steamers and
150 days and over for ships will be very
much shortened. He is satisfied that
then. If not before, the shipping of grain
to the old country In sacks will be a
thing of tho past and wheat elevators
will be used exclusively on this Coast.
Plans ,are now being worked out in
tho Hill engineering offices for the con
struction of wheat sheds on the "Weidler
property on the water front. Th specifi
cations call for warehouses with 1000
feet frontage on the river and 175 feet
deep. They will be two floors high.
When this was told Mr. Thompson, he
said this is a foolish move and that wheat
elevators should be constructed Instead.
However, he realized it will be an easy
matter to put up elevators on the prop
erty at a later date.
The visit of such a large grain exporter
as Mr. Thompson to Portland is bound
to be beneficial. Should the shipment of
his experimental cargo In bulk prove ..io
success he expects, it will doubtless revo
lutionize the handling of grain cargoes on
me racinc Coast. Moreover. Mr. Thoma.
son learned more of the extent of the
wheatgrowing district of Oregon than he
realized before he came here. He had an
Idea that, because the crop of the state
has been practically the same for the
past few years, the wheat lands of the
state are fully occupied. He was advised
that this is not the case but that there
Is an Immense territory in the central
part of the state that will some day pro
lue an enormous wheat crop.
SAVED BY NEWRORT CREW
Occupants of Gasoline launch Be
come Tangled in Rough Sea.
NEWPORT, Or.. May 14.-Special.)-The
llfcsavlng crew had a hard run yes
terday to reach a launch which arrived
off the bar at noon and hoisted all the
signals of distress.. After pulling out to
the boat it was found to be an open gas
oline launch owned by Nels Anderson, of
Kernvllle, who. with L. H. Payne, had
attempted -to make the 30 miles .ocean
trip from Slleta Bay to Newport in
squally weather. On arrival at the
Yaquina Bar. the venturous sailors dis
covered that their little craft was un
equal to bucking a heavy sea and a
strong ebb tide. Captain Wellander, of
the life crew, refused to bring the launch
In as the bar was dangerous. He brought
tho two men In after anchoring ' the
launch as securely as possible outside
the reef. Last night the launch Oregon
made an attempt to go out and tow in
the disabled craft hut found the sea too
tieavy. The launch Is valued at J1500
end will, IX saved, be used on, Yaquina
Bay during the Summer season. This is
the third call on the Yaquina Lifesavers
within ten days.
Delsch Falls Heir to $100,000.
JACKSONVILLE. Or., May. 14. (Spe
cial.) Peter Delsch, who was elected
Recorder of Jacksonville last January,
has been hastily called to Helena, Ark.,
to assume charge of a $100,000 estate, to
which he lately became heir, through the
death of an uncle. Mr. Delsch yesterday
wired his resignation as City Recorder.
Charge Anderson With Murder.
COQUILLE, Or., May 14. (Special.)
The grand Jury here today returned an
indictment against "Mazooke" Anderson,
charging him with murder of Mrs.
Bertha Etta Gordon. The trial of the
case will be taken up June 26, when a
special session of court will be held. Aiv
derson will be held without ball.
Must Clear Channel of Logs.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. May 14. (Spe
cial.) The Government has granted an
extension of time from May 20 to June
10 to the Wishkah Boom Company to
clear the Wishkah River of logs and to
keep a free open channel for ranchers.
Everett Iilngenfelter.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. May 14. (Spe
cial.) Everett Lingenfelter. aged 25.
brought here from Elma a few days ago
to undergo an operation for appendicitis,
died this morning.
DYNAMITERS LOST NERVE
PliAXVED TO BLOW UP HUNGAR
IAN' MILLHANDS.
Bnnkhouse of Chehalls Lumber
Company Would 'Have Been
Destroyed by Agitators.
CENTRA LIA, Wash.. May 14. (Special.)
A plot to dynamite the bunkhouse of the
Chehalls Lumber Company, at Littell,
a week ago Saturday night, came to light
today. That the plot was not carried out
was duo to the vigilance of the Centralia
officers, who learned of the plot before
hand, and of the county officers, who
were in hiding waiting for the attempt
to. be made; also to the the fact that one
of the ring-leaders lost his nerve at the
last minute.
The officers saw four men leave Cen
tralia in a buggy with a quantity of dyna
mite in their possession and drive away
in the direction of Littell. They also
watched nine other men gather to meet
the four with the dynamite and go with
them to blow up the bunkhouse in which
a number of Hungarian workmen sleep.
The men with the dynamite drove to
Chehalls and began drinking there. At
a late hour they started away in the
buggy. They had been gone only a few
minutes when unearthly screams, ap
parently coming from a man who was be
ing murdered, brought an officer and
several other persons to tho scene. One
of the men who was' In the buggy was
found In a. semi-dazed condition. He had
been horribly beaten. He told the offi
cers that his companions had attempted
to rob him. , There Is no doubt that the
man was robbed because he refused to
carry out the murderous plans of his con
federates. After beating the man, the
other men gave up their intention and
returned to tJentralia.
The Chehalls Lumber Company has
had trouble over the employment of for
eign labor. A short time before the
plot a number of American workmen
struck. -
WINS IN TWO STRAIGHTS
Dr. Roller Defeats Fred Beel , in
Wrestling Match in Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 14. (Special.)
Dr. B. F. Roller added another victory
to his string tonight, when he defeated
Fred Beeli in two straight falls before
a crowd that filled Dreamland Rink to
capacity. The first fall' was obtained
with a bar and chancery hold In 1 hour
16 minutes and 60 seconds. The second
came with a body and arm Ijold in 25
minutes and 62 seconds. Both falls were
clean-cut and decisive.
The match was the fastest exhibition
of wrestling that has ever been seen here.
In his previous matches, except the one
with Farmer Burns, Roller has out
classed his man on tho question of speed,
but has had to give away weight and
strength. Tonight, however, Beell was
the faster man and showed every bit as
much knowledge of the game.
The men began carefully, and it was
ten minutes before they went to the mat.
Roller tripping his opponent. It was 35
minutes before either got a dangerous
hold. Then Roller had Beell In difficul
ties with a chancery and scissors hold for
a few minutes. Almost immediately after
Beell got a double Nelson on Roller, but
was unable to keep it. Roller got a
scissors and crotch on Beell In 70 min
utes and worked into the bar and chan
cery, with which he threw him. Beell
bridged for two minutes, but linally his
shoulders went 'down.
In the second bout, Beell twice had
Roller In difficulties, but he escaped.
Finally Roller threw Beell over bis head
and landed on too of him, working
quickly Into the held with which he
threw him.
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER
Seattle Auto Driver Convicted for
Killing Little Girl.
SEATTLE, May 14. Guy C. Stratton,
secretary-treasurer of the Acme Shingle
Company, was convicted of manslaughter
in the Superior Court today, for the death
of 5-year-old Henrietta Margaret John
son, who was killed by an automobile
Stratton was driving in Ballard on a
Sundav In Janimrv ln.t ii.ot n u
j girl was leaving a church. This is the
i first conviction nf ,, i i T.-t
County. Stratton gave notice of appeal.
Secure Teacher From Oklahoma.
ASTORIA, Or., May 14. (Special.) The
Astoria Board of Education has elected
John G. Imel, of Edmund, Okla., as prin
cipal of the local high school for the
coming year. He will succeed Professor
I. N. Garman. who leaves the school to
engage in commercial business. The
Board has decided to close the schools
next Wednesday in order to give the chil
dren an opportunity to see the battleship
fleet.
Ill Fate's Relentless Pursuit.
OREGON CITY, Or., May 14. (Special.)
Louts Maddox, whose father and sister
were killed in a runaway accident here
last August, will lose an eye as a result
of an accident that occurred yesterday.
He was driving a wedge into a log when
a steel splinter from the wedge was
broken off and struck him in the eye,
penetrating through the ball and neces
sitating the removal of the eye:
Brothers Lost In Woods.
VICTORIA, B. C, May 14. A dispatch
from Clayoquot says Harvey and Horace
Waters, who five weeks ago, set out from
Victoria on a prospecting trip up the
Tahasas River, have been lost. Indians
of Nootka report that for a month the
boat of the Waters Bros, has been lying
deserted at the mouth of the Tahasas
River.
Hetxger, Jeweler, optician. Ml Wash,
SUES TO ANNUL
GRANT IN GLARK
R. W. Minckler Would' Compel
Railroad to Sell Land at
$2.50 an Acre.
OTHER SUITS TO FOLLOW
Oregon & California Corporation
Contends Land Was Once Offered
to Public at Established Price
but No Buyers Applied.
TACOMA, "Wash.. May 14. .Special.)
Encouraged by the recent attitude of
the administration which has been
compelling the railroads to relinquish
lands Illegally held, a number of suits
have been prepared against railroads
of the Northwest to compel them to
give up valuable lands which they are
holding to the exclusion of settlers,
contrary to stipulations of their land
grants Issued by Congress. The first
suit upon which the test is to be made
was filed in the United States Court
here today by Roy W. Minckler, of
Clark County, Wash., through Attor
ney A. "W. Lafferty, of Portland.
Minckler has settled on 80 acres In
Clark County which tract Is held by
the Oregon & California Railroad Com
pany. He seeks to make the company
sell the land to him for $2.50 per acre
under the provisions of the land grant
Issued by Congress May 4, 1870. The
company, states the petition, contends
that It has held the land for the past
37 years .that at one time the company
was anxious to sell the land to any
person that applied, but no one made
application and therefore the company
contends that It would now be unjusc
and Inequitable to require It now to
sell to actual setters for $2.50 per acre.
Minckler's petition is in. printed
form, indicating that provisions have
been made for filing a large number of
similar cases. If the Minckler case is
successful, the others will undoubtedly
follow in quick succession.
Find Spurious Coins in Woodburn.
WOODBURN,- Or., May 14. (Special.)
Ed Lavier today found two gold counter
felt coins in tho Hunt Saloon, where they
had been dropped by eomeone. The coins
were a $5 piece of 1903 date and a $10
piece of 1901 date, of very noticeably light
weight and poorly colored. It indicates
that some party handling counterfeit
coins was in this city during Ike past
week.
Three Tramps Buried Alive.
SPOKANE. May 14. Three hobos are
believed to be buried under nine carloads
of coal which were piled up In a heap
by a wreck near Cheney about 6 o'clock
this morning. Tho men are known to
have boarded the train at Tyler and were
not seen to leave it. Hours of digging
may be required to find them.
Rain Brings Joy In Wasco.
THE DALLES. Or., May 14. (Special.)
A warm rain, much needed and longed
for in this county, began falling here
last night and has continued at intervals
Biscuit Shortcake
1 quart of flour, 1 scant pint of water or milk, Y2 cup of Columbia Leaf
Lard, 1 heaping teaspoonful of salt, 5 teaspoonfuls of baking powder,l
teaspoonful of sugar. Mix the dry ingredients together and sift into
bowl. Add the lard. Chop lightly with knife until lard and ingre
dients are well mixed, then-add water, or milk, and stir lightly. All
ingredients, especially the lard, should be. very cold. Bake in well
greased tins until a light brown. Have the berries chopped and
sugared one-half hour before using. When cake is baked (takes
about 15 minutes in quick oven) take out and split open as you
frould a biscuit and butter both sides well; sugar, then pour in ber
ries on bottom crust and put top crust on again. Put a number of
whole berries on top. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, and serve
immediately, with whipped cream.
This is an easy, delicious recipe, and if
made of pure, wholesome, Government-Inspected
Columbia Lard, it is bound to be a
success. Be sure to specify
COLUMBIA LARD
when ordering.
Union Meat Co. SEES
Pioneer Packers of the Pacific
Announcement
We Announce Our Removal From 328 Washington Street, 'Where We
Have Been for Many Years, to the Magnificent New Couch
Building at HI Fourth Street, Just Around"
the Corner of Washington.
At our new home, 111 Fourth St., we are in better shape than ever
before to supply your wants in everything in music and musical in
struments. Come and see us, even if only for idle curiosity we are fitting up
at 111 Fourth Street the finest, most conveniently arranged and mod
ernly equipped Musical Emporium in the West, and when all is com
plete we will announce our "Big Grand Opening," at which all ladies
who attend will receive an appropriate and useful, valuable souvenir.
In the meantime, we are here to serve you.
EVERYTHING IN MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
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through the day, carrying infinite relief
to farmers whose Spring crops were sore
ly in need of moisture, The rain has
been general throughout the county and
has been of inestimable benefit to all
kinds of growing crops and gardens. One-
third of an inch has already fallen, witn
every indication of more tonight.
Survey All Oregon Lands.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, D. C, May 14. The Senate today
adopted the Heyburn amendment to the
sundry civil bill providing that public
lands In. Idaho, Oregon, L.aniornia and
Montana be surveyed as rapidly as pos
sible without regard to settlement; also
an amendment by Clark increasing the
fees of witnesses in Federal Courts in the
Western States from $2 to $3 per day.
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Ladies can wear ehoee one size smaller after
using Allen's Foot-Ease. It makes tight or
new shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to
corns and bunioiw. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Cures swollen feet, blis
ters, callous and sore spots. It is a certain re
lief for sweating, tired, aching feet. At all
Druggists and Shoe stores. 25c. Don't accept
any substitute. For FRKB trial package, also
Free Simple of the FOOT EASE Sanitary
CORN-PAD, a new invention, address Allen S.
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111 FOURTH ST.
LAWN MOWERS from $3.25 up
Especially at this season of the year does the
lawn require constant and careful attention,
and those who pride themselves on the appear
ance of their lawn and in keeping it in order,
readily recognize the convenience and advan
tage of an easy-running and perfect-cutting
Mower. Our Basement Department is showing
a complete line of the most dependable machines
in the most practical sizes, from 12-inch to 18
inch blades and guaranteed. We offer a high
grade, ball-bearing mower, with CJJ rK
high wheels, for . . . : . . . . ipO O
TUMBLERS, SPECIAL 13c EA.
Today in the Basement Crock
ery Section, is offered at this
special price each, thin-blown
Tumblers in the fluted pattern,
with dainty etched design; regu
lar 25c values.
JAPANESE MATTING 20c YD.
On sale today only in the Carpet Department,
Sixth Floor, at this special price per yard, in
cluding laying high-grade Japanese Matting
in several attractive patterns and colorings.
Regular price, per yard 35
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BANK
Corner Second and Stark Streets
Portland, Oregon
CAPITAL $250,000.00
OFFICERS
G. K. Wentworth ... .President
John A. Keatlng..yice-Presldent
DIRECTORS
G. K. Wentworth
Charles S. Russell
P. S. Brumby
Dr. K. A. J. Mackenzie
George G. Hlngnam
M. D.
TRANSACTS A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
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F. A. Freeman . .Assist't Cashier
Ijloyd J. Wentworth
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Everybody Winked
It has been a busy two weeks for the grocers. Thousands have reg
istered their winks and as many palates have been delighted by the in
describable goodness of the GENUINE, Kellogg's Toasted Com
Flakes. Too bad the grocers couldn't continue to honor the wink, but
the great supply of sample packages gave out.
So now the large full size packages are going like hot cakes. This
proves how immensely popular it is with all who tried
But is it any wonder? No other breakfast food
has the exquisite flavor and dainty crispness. 1
The imitators have tried to copy this delicious
flavor, but they have failed. So beware of all
other so-called corn flakes. Remember the
package ask for Kellogg's and get it
A large package at all grocers 10c.
Toasted Corn Flake Co.
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St. Louis . . . 67.50 82.50
St. Paul 63.15 81.75
Omaha 60.00 75.00
Kansas City. 60.00 75.00
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July 6, 7, 22, 23
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