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PORTLAND, OREGON,' - MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1909.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
STATEMENT MEN
ABANDON FIGHT
TAFT'S SLIGHT TO
LOEB ANNOYS T.R.
Pnm IHPDHCCC. CHURCH COLLAPSES,
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GIRL KILLS CHUM
24 ARE KILLED IN
JOELEITER'S MINE
uulu muiiLUJLu; . BURYING AUDIENCE
FOR LOVING MAN
MEW RECORDS SET
HERE FOR TH
PRESIDKXT-ELECT TO MAKE VP
HIS OWX CABINET.
FORTY BODIES TAKEN FROM
FATALLY WOUNDS HERSELF
RUINS: MORE STILL- THERE.
AND SOON DIES.
GERMAN
COM
Republican Caucus Is
Now Assured.
FOUR SENATORS TO STAY OUT
Albee, Kellaher, Selling and
Abraham Stand Alone.
SESSION BEGINS TODAY
W. Lair Thompson, of Lake, Chief
Clerk of 190 7, Session, 'Will Con
. Tone Lower Houpc, and John
son of Benton, the Senate
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 10. (Special.) The
!5th Oregon Legislative Assembly will
convene. In this city ai 10 o'clock Mon
day morning and organize by electing Jay
. Bowerman. of Gilliam. Sherman and
"Wheeler, President of the Senate, and C.
N. McArthur, of Multnomah and Clacka
mas, Speaker of the House.
The fight over organization was entirely
abandoned today and practically all the
Republican member's of the two houses
will participate In the organization
cacuses. In the Senate caucus Bowerman
will be chosen without any opposition. In
the House caucus, according to the plans
this evening, the Statement No. 1 members
will make no effort to defeat McArthur,
but will give a complimentary vote to
one of the!- number, probably Patton, of
Marlon, who will decline It and move to
make McArthur's selection unanimous.
All the Republican Senators except
Albee. Kellaher and Selling, of Multno
mah, and Abraham of Douglas bave
signed the caucus call, and met In the
Bowerman headquarters this evening to
confer over temporary organization. The
four who have not signed the call may
nevertheless go into caucus.
Democrats to Hold Aloof.
The Democrats In the two houses will
take no part in the organization, except
that they may give a complimentary vote
to one of their party. Senator Smith, of
Vmatilla, or Senator M. A. Miller, of
Unn, will probably be chosen for this
honor In the Senate, but no one has been
mentioned for the distinction In the
House.
Organization further tha.n the selection
of presiding officers has not been decided
upon yet. and will not be until the cau
cuses are held at the Capita tomorrow
morning. Indications are that W. H
Barry, of Multnomah County, will be
elected chief clerk: J. T. Hunt, of Marion
County, Journal clerk; Frank Motter, of
Multnomah, reading clerk, and Roy Rit
ner, of Umatilla, calendar clerk.
Johnson to Call Senate to Order.
The Senate conference this evening de
rided that the Senate shall be called to
order by Senator A. J. Johnson, of Ben
ton. The House, according to custom, will
be called to order by W. Lair Thompson,
chief clerk of the last House.
At 9 o'clock tonight 33 of the S2 Re
publican Representatives held a confer
ence and resolved on a programme of
action for tomorrow. Every man attend
ing the meeting not only had signed the
caucus call, but was pledged to support
McArthur for Speaker. Jt was decided
by unanimous vote that Campbell, of
Clackamas, should preside as chairman
of the caucus. MeCue, of Clatsop, was
agreed upon for temporary Speaker, and
VT. Lair Thompson, of Lake, for tem
porary chief clerk. As chief clerk of
the 19C7 session of the House, it falls
on Thompson to call the House to order
at 10 o'clock this morning. This having
been done, the members will adjeurn to
convene the caucus In one of the com
mittee rooms at 11 o'clock.
x To Try Out Heading Clerks.
Those attending the conference held a
general discussion relative to the vari
ous candidates for desk positions, but
none was Indorsed. It was decided that
the three candidates for reading clerk
should be tried out immediately follow
ing the convening of the House this
morning and .prior to the calling of the
caucus. In order that the members might
be able satisfactorily to Judge of the
qualifications of each. There are three
candidates for this position, as follows:
tvithycombe. of Benton: Trill, of Mar
lon, and Ho'man of Yamhill.
LEADER OCCUPIES ISPAHAN
Revolutionist Issues Call for Inde
pendent Legislature.
EERXIN. Jan. 10. A dispatch received
from Teheran says the leader of the
Bakhtlaii tribesmen has occupied Ispahan
and Issued a proclamation calling upon
the people to elect representatives to an
independent legislature.
ATTEMPT TO INCITE STRIKE
Japanese Newspaper In Honolulu
Stirs Up Plantation Laborers.
HONOLULU. Jan. 10. The Japanese
newspaper JIJI tn a violent editorial to
day, advlws plantation In borers to strike
pu on o for hi;ber masc. .
Breach Said to Be Pending Between
President and Presldcnt-Elect.
Taft Not Easily Handled.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 (Special.)
Taft's refusal to regard Private Secre
tary Loeb as o Cabinet size is said to
have annoyed President Roosevelt, and It
is broadly intimated In high circles that
there is pending a serious breach be-
tween the President and the President
elect.
Taft Is regarded as having a mind to
cut loose from Rooseveltism, at least as
far as the selection of his Cabinet la
concerned. He regards the Cabinet as
peculiarly the official family of the Pres
ident. subject to his personal, untram
meled choice. He will have none of
Newberry or Loeb. or apparently any
other man merely because he was close to
Roosevelt. Hitchcock will be but a minor
adviser, not next to the throne.
This very apparent attitude of Taft Is
reported to be highly displeasing to the
President, and Loeb's friends are com
pletely nonplused, for they have felt
sure that Loeb could sit at the Cabinet
table If he desired to.
BUSINESS MEN ARRESTED.
Against the Law to Head Mail On
Sunday in Florida.
PENSACOLA. Fla.. Jan. 10. The
Florida blue laws were strictly en
forced today. Sheriff Van Pelt's order
to arrest all persons attempting to
perform Sunday work was limited only
by the instructions of the county
solicitor, who advised lilm that he
would have no right to stop trains,
street cars, and public hacks.
Business men, upon leaving thlr of
fices, where they had gone to read
their mall, were placed under arrest
and will be arraigned on charges of
violating the law prohibiting working
on the Sabbath.
NIGHT RIDERS HELD IN JAIL
Closely Confined, Awaiting Action
of Supreme Court.
JACKSON, Tenn.. Jan. 10. The six
Night Riders sentenced to death at Union
City yesterday and two others sentenced
to 20 years In the State Penitentiary, have
been placed in Jail here and will be held
In close confinement to swalt the action
of the Supreme Court which will meet
in this city next April.
0VERSTUDIES; KILLS SELF
Clark Tanby, Professor of Greek
and Latin, Is Suicide.
TRENTON. ?. J., Jan. 10. Clark Tan
by, professor of Greek and Latin at
the Lawrence Preparatory School, com
mitted suicide late last night by shoot
ing himself. It is believed he was suf
fering from overstudy.
TRIBUTE PAID TO PROCTOR
Dead Vermont Congressman Eulo
gized in House.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. Tributes
were paid by the House of Representa
tives today to the memory of the late
Senator Redfleld Proctor, of Vermont,
who died recently.
ALLEGED CHECK-FORGER,
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Pendleton Reports-21
Below Zero.
MUCH COLDER AT ASHLAND
Willamette Valley Towns Show
Rise in Temperature.
PASCO WITHOUT WATER
Ice Jam at White Bluffs SO Feet
High Damage to Fruit Feared.
Flood Is Certain If Snow
Goes Off With a Hush.
MINIMUM TEMTERATTRES YES
TERDAY THROUGHOUT PA
CIFIC NORTHWEST.
Portland . .
Hood River
Th Dalles
F'cndl.tnn .
lOtOreenn City..
-4 McMlnnvllle .
-8 Salem
-21 Albany
ft
8
14
15
10
14
21
Faker City
Walla Walla. .-11 Axhland
Pbjco -10A.toria
HOURLY TEMPERATURES.
Tho following temperatures ars
from the Weathur Bureau records
from mldnlg-ht Saturday to 5 P. M.
Sunday. The remaining temper
atures are from The Oregonlan ther
mometer: 12 mldnleht 10,' 2 P. M...
1 A. M in 3 p. M...
a A. M 10 1 4 P. M
8 A. M 10 5 P. M. . . ,
4 A. M lOl 8 P. M. . . ,
6 A M 101 7 P. M...
..15
..14
..13
..13
..111
..10
.. 9
.. 9
..10
..10
..10
.. 9
e a. m...
7 A. M...
ft A. M...
9 A. M...
10 A. M...
...10 S F. M
...10 9 P. M....
...11110 P. M
...niii p. m...
. ..12112 midnight
...l;l 1 A. M...
11 A. M...
12 noon 1.1 2 A. 31.
8.5
1 P. M
.14.2:30 A. M 8.5
Still lower temperatures prevailed
east of the Cascade Mountains yester
day morning and in Southern Oregon,
but In the Willamette Valley, warmer
weather was reported. Pendleton set a
new recoi-J of il belov , zero. At The
Dalles, the mercury went to 5 below,
and at Hood River, S below. Baker City
reports 3 below, and Walla Walla, 11
below.
In the Willamette, where th temper
ature reached zero Saturday morning
t Albany, a temperature of 14 above
was reported Sunday morning. At Ash
land, there was a decided fall in the
temperature, the mercury going to 14
above, a fall of 10 degrees from Sat
urday's minimum.
Big Ice Jams in River.
The rivers in the Inland Empire con
tinue to fill with Ice. At Pasco the
water has become so low that in a
few hours the Intake pipes for the city
water system will be high and dry and
the town without a water supply of
any kind other than melted snow. The
mercury is 10 below zero at Pasco.
The Columbia is frozen solid at The
Dalles, and regular traffic from shore
o shore has been established. At Hood
River, a thin coating of ice is report-
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WHO DECLARES HE IS GERMAN NOBLEMAN, AND UNKNOWN
HE SAYS IS HIS FIANCEE
4
Gfac Gassendorff.
Cry of "Earthquake" Raised at Dis
aster in Swiss Village, and Peo
ple Rush Madly to Fields.
BERNE, Switzerland, Jam. 10. Dur
ing service today an ancient church
near Slon suddenly collapsed, burying
the worshipers in the ruins. Practical
ly all the members of the congregation
were killed or Injured.
A wild panic followed, those who
escaped rushing through the fields and
shouting that an earthquake had over
taken the village. Other villagers
Joined in the. outcry, and were with
difficulty calmed.
After an hour's exertion the fire de
partment of the place extricated 40
corpses, but it Is believed there are still
a number under the timbers. Sixty
persons were badly Injured.
The collapse was caused by the time
worn pillars in an underground crypt
giving way.
MONEY, AUSTRIA'S OFFER
Vienna Paners Believe It Means
Peace With Turkey.
VIENNA, Jan. 10. The newspapers
here, official and unofficial, are of the
opinion that Austria's offer to Turkey of
2,500,000 pounds Turkish, as indemnity for
the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegov
ina paves the way for peace and the as
sembling of an International Congress.
Austria's offer, which is In addition to
concessions previously made the arrange
ment of a commercial treaty and an in
crease in Turkish customs and duties
is made conditional on the holding of a
conference with the powers to which it is
to be submitted for discussion.
No doubt Is felt that Turkey will ac
cept the terms.
NEW PLANET IS SOUGHT
Astronomers Believe Other Worlds
Exist Beyond Xeptune.
VALLEJO, Cal., Jan. 10.--In regard to
the recent report issued from the ob
servatory of Harvard College that Pro.-
fessor W. H. Pickering is searching for
a new planet located beyond Neptune,
Professor T. J. S. See, the officer in
charge of the Naval Observatory at
Mare Island Navy-Yard, today made
this statement:
"On. July. 14, 1908, J icceecd In
proving conclusively, by . a difficult
course of mathematical reasoning, in
regard to the mode of formation of the
solar system, that one or more new
planets revolve beyond Neptune. My
Investigation has since been read before
a learned society, but is not yet pub
lished." RAIN RUNS OFF TRACK
Clogged Switch at Des Chutes Re
sponsible, but Nobody Hurt.
THE DALLES. Or., Jan. 10. (Special.)
The O. R. & N. wej'bound train No. 5
as wrecked a mile above Des Chutes
station, 16 miles east of here, at 10 o'clock
this morning. Nobody was Injured, but
the engine, mall car and three passenger
coaches left the track.
The wrecking train was sent from here
and built a temporary track around the
reck to allow No. 2 to pass. A switch
clogged with frozen snow and Ice caused
the derailment.
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Daughter of Berlla Conntess, Whoae Name Voa Gassendorff
Declines te Give.
Von Gassendorff Lays
Claim to Nobility.
TELLS REMARKABLE STORY
Says His Life Has Been One
of Strange Adventure.
FATHERLAND MAY AID HIM
fellows Picture of Fiancee, Said to
Be Daughter of Countess.
Police Chief Believes Hi9
Story Is True.
Charged with obtaining money by false
pretenses, Wlnrich von Gfug Gassendorff.
who declares himself to be the eldest eon
of the late Count von Gassendorff, of
Dortmund, Westphalia, was returned to
Portland from San Francisco yesterday
In the custody of Detective Smith. With
Mm he brought the picture of a beauti
ful derman girl, daughter of a Countess
and his betrothed, he says, and the only
sign of emotion he betrayed was when
the picture was taken from him, with
his other effects, at the police station.
Letters In his possession and his con-
versation with Chief Gritzmacher con
vinced the officer that his claims to ex
alted birth and lineage are true. The
German consul will Investigate von Gas-
sendorff's claims today. The picture was
mailed to the Count from Dortmund No
vember 3. Written in her own hand, on
the photograph, the young woman sent
an expression of "love and remembrance
to her wandering lover.
Oswald Lohan, Imperial German consul
at Portland, was notified of the young
man's predicament and will take Imme
diate steps to Investigate and If he finds
the prisoner's story true, Interest his rel
atives in the case. Von Gassendorff is
accused of having secured the sum of $25
from an employe of the Studebaker
Company while attempting to bave a
check cashed.
Has Had Strange Career.
He related to the Chief a long and re
markable story of his life and experi
ences. Ana he corroborated it witn so
many details and letters that the Chief
was convinced of its verity. Von Gas
sendorff, according to his story. Is the
eldest son of the late Count von Gassen
dorff, of Westphalia. He served in the
German army and reached the rank of
Second Lieutenant, when an accident
caused him to be sent to a sanitorium.
With a number of other young- officers
he was racing on horseback when his
horse stumbled and fell, he says, throw
lng him violently to the ground. He suf
fered a severe injury to his head and
was confined several months in the sani
torlum before he recovered sufficiently to
resume his duties in the army. He has
ever recovered, he says, for since the
accident he has practically lost control
of his actions.
Soon after his release he quarreled with
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YOUNG WOMAN, WHOM
Resents Stepping In of Sweetheart
to Monopolize Attention Pre
viously Given nerself.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 10. (Special.) Ann
Rubenwisch, aged 23, today shot and
fatally wounded Bertha Yablowsky, aged
22. and then shot herself, dying shortly
afterward in a hospital. The tragedy
was a result of a strong attachment Miss
Rubenwisch had for the other girl. As
she gasped out her life at the hospital,
she said:
"We were chums and comrades.
neia ner love until that young man
stepped between us. She loved me and
I loved her. We were like sisters. Bu
when she began going with him she
changed. He got control over her and
she loved him. Then she had no time
for me." ,
Bernard Kamenetzpy, who lived In the
same house with the Rubenswlch girl,
Is the' young man mentioned. He had
known the Yablowsky girl but two
weeks. A search of the rooms occupied
by Miss Rubenswlch brought to ligh
many Socialistic documents and one of
Emma Goldman's most hectic books. All
of the persons Involved In the affair are
In the district of the city where Social
ism finds its leading adherents.
MORRIS SECURES GADEN
Coup Effected Which May End
Vaudeville War.
CHICAGO. Jan. 10.-(Special.) In one
of the quickest business transactions on
record in theatrical circles, the manage
ment of the new Garden Theater passed
Into the hands of William Morris at mid
night Saturday night.
It required Just 10 minutes for Mr.
Morris, head of the big theatrical book
ing company, to make up his mind that
he needed the theater in his fight with
the vaudeville trust and practically to
close the deal.
It is believed that Mr. Morris" move
will bring to an issue the vaudeville war
which has been on for many months.
On one side will be the William Morris
Company and on the other will be the
Cole & Castle organization and that of
the Klaw & Erlanger Company, now
known as the vaudeville trust. Mr.
Morris owns nine theaters in the East,
and he has been the only Independent
booking agent who has been successful
in the fight against the trust.
PASTOR GETS THIEF'S COAT
Thinks Burglar Has His Own and
Congregation Gives Chase.
SEATTLE, Jan. 10. (Special.) Rev.
William Park, of the Asbury Methodist
Episcopal Church, chased a burglar
from his residence, 5930 Whitman ave
nue, last night, fell during the chase
and badly sprained his knee. Then he
had to call for help from the mem
bers of his congregation, assembled in
the church nearby. The church was
quickly emptied and the men In the
congregation took up the chase.
Spurred on by the belief that the
burglar was running away with his
only overcoat. Rev. Mr. Park at
tempted to get up three times after
he had fallen, even while the man
held a revolver pointed in his direc
tion. Through his persistent efforts
Mr. Park forced the burglar to drop
the coat.
When the garment was taken into the
minister's house It was found to be
the property of the burglar and not
the pastor.
FACE ISSUE IN ILLINOIS
Speaker of House to Canvass Vote
and Declare Deneen Duly Elected.
CHICAGO, HI., Jan. 10. The Record-
Herald tomorrow will say:
The combination of Republicans and
Democrats at Springfield which elected
Edward G. Shurtleff speaker of the
House, proposes to canvass the vote
cast at the November election, Tuesday
morning. It is proposed that Speaker
Shurtleff shall proceed with the can
vass of the vote, irrespective of whether
the Senate is present or not in fact.
He will declare that Governor De
neen and the other state officers chosen
in November are duly elected. The way
will then be open for the filing of a
contest for the governorship.
SNOWBALLS QUENCH FIRE
Residence Saved from Destruction
By Timely Volleys.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 10. (Special.)
A prompt and vigorous pelting by a volley
of snowballs saved a residence from de
struction by fire here tonight. The J4O0O
home of C. E. Bailey, on Forty-second
avenue southwest had caught Are and
was burned to the ground before the fire
fighters could organize their work with
the meager facilities at hand. The resi
dence of John E. Walling, which stood
six feet from the burned building, was
damaged, but was saved from destruction
by a continual bombardment with snow
balls. PANAMA EXPLOSION KILLS
One Dead and Fight More Badly
Injured.
PANAMA, Jan. 10. A premature ex
plosion occurred today at Cucaracha, on
the line of the Panama Canal. One man
was killed instantly and eight badly
hurt.
Mishaps Reach Climax
in Fatal Explosion.
OWNER DIRECTS-RELIEF WORK
Bodies of 19 Recovered, Five
More Still Buried.
OPENED AFTER SIX WEEKS
Battle With Serious Fires Just End
ed and Full Force Was to Re
sume in Few Days Spark
From Trolley Ignites Gas.
DISASTROUS MINE ACCIDENTS
IX RECENT YEARS.
Year. Place.
102 Fratervllle. Tenn.
Lives Lost.
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19U3 Hanna. Wyo
1904 Lackawanna, Pa
1904 Tercio, Cal
1905 Virginia City, Ala
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1H5 Dlamondvllle, Wyo. ...
11103 M. K. & T. Company.
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190t; Oourri-re, Franco
ll'Oii Oak Hill, W. Va
190(5 West Fork, Va
1907 Faycttevllle, w. Va
1907 Saarbruck, Prussia
1907 Las Esperanzas, Mexico
11MV7 Mnnongaheln, Pa. ....
1907 Tokyo. Japan '. . .
1907 Jacobs Oreek, Pa
1907 Monogahela, W. Va. . .
1907 Yolande, Ala
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ZEIGLER, 111.. Jan. 10. (Special.) The
series of mishaps in Joe Leiter's famous
(1,000,000 colliery hero during the last few
years reached a climax shortly after 1
o'clock this morning, when a mysterious
explosion killed 24 men.
Nineteen dead have been recovered, five
are missing and' are undoubtedly dead,
and two are Injured critically.
This is the second serious disaster In
the Zelgler Coal Company's property.
which has been the scene of several minor
fatalities and where for more than two
years a desperate labor war was waged
as the result of a strike. An explosion
in 1905 killed 35 men at work In the mine.
Lclter Directs Relief Work.
Joseph Leiter and his bride of half a
year were here when the explosion hap
pened. Leiter came to town several weeks
ago to direct the fight on a Are In the
workings, which, after a month's battle,
was got under control Friday night.
Leiter himself conducted the first relief
party Into the mine. Tho first coal
hoisted out of tho shaft In more than six
weeks was brought up yesterday and it
was expected to put the full force of
men at work during the next few days.
List of Identified Dead.
The dead men so far identified were:
John Cassay.
Joe Duleno.
J. D. Evans.
Thomas Hubbard.
Apostle Hudaloss.
Stephen Izaneoss.
Gilgert Jones.
Aaron Jeroll.
Albert Kerr, foreman.
Fred Morgan.
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Foreign.
Church in Pwlaa vlllaKO collapses, killing
nearly entire congregation. lago 1.
No drinker of plague in Messina owlny to
stringent police measures. Page '2,
Castro's fall due to dislike of one-man-rule
by Venezuela. Page 'J,
Rear-Admiral .Sperry Arrives at Naples with
Flagship Connecticut. Pago 4.
National.
Tillman topic of conversation at capital ;
Koonevelt criticised for manner of ex
posing allegpd connection with Oregon
land deal. Page 4.
Roosevelt nettled because Taft refused to
take Loeb for Cabinet member. Page 1.
New Turkish Ambassador says all factions
in his country are united. Page 2.
Domestic.
Explosion in Joe Leiter's mine at Zelgler
kills 24 Page 1.
Cold weather record broken In Montana.
Page li.
OH from lamps was used to cremate body
of man murdered In church. Pago 4.
Sports.
Gocd events on cord for inter-club meet
bt- tween Spokane and Multncmah Fri
day night. Page 0-
Pacific Northwest.
Slavden forces capitulate and Meigs will be
Speaker of House at Olympia; both
houses to organize today without fric
tion. Page 5.
Governor-fclect Cosgrove prepares to start
for Olympia but son Howard advlsas him
not to and trip is postponed. Page 2.
Oregon Legislature will convene at Salem
tills morning; presiding officers selected.
Pcgo 1.
Intensity of cold Increases at moat points
over Northwest. Page 1.
Portland and Vicinitr.
Wlnrich Ofug Von fia?3endorfr, claiming to
be member of German nobility, in jail
here for passing bad check. Page I.
Many bills await consideration of Legisla
ture, which convenes today, page .
Weather Forecaster Beals gives no prorrjsa
of more moderate woather. Page 8.
Juvenile Portland makes most of oppor
tunities for coasting. Pago 8.
Superintendent Dodge, of city water system,
wains citizens against allowing faucets
to run. Page 8.
City lighting controversy will probably be
settled today. Page 13.
Tomorrow last day In which to submit
"Btn Hur" essays. Page 12.
Rev. K. S. Muckley closes pastorate at First
Christian Church. Page 13.
Steamship Alliance, for Coos Bay from
Portland, fast iu ice In Lower Columbia.
Page 8.