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THE 3IORMXO OKEGOXIAX, THURSDAY, AFRTTj 4, 1912. 13 RAILS OFF FOURTH 15 Ordinance Ousting Southern Pacific From Street Is Passed, S io 3. MAYOR EXPECTED TO SIGN Measure ViII Take llffcrl 3 J"J jalrr f)d'' resolution for Kriooatlon of Traction Illshl I ltrfcrrcd. r.v a ri- of nine to thvt. thrre r.rn.b,r. being abi-nt. the Citr Coj.il ,1, vcfrduy ,.---3-rt ,:o,,n,""m"" J ordinance ousting h "Mhrri from fio of Fourth atreot. It H Triievd Mayor Hit.hllitht will ftgn the Tnoiaurr. and It will take ffct In -0 'counci'man Clyd- resolution dl rect-5na- the City Attorney to prepar tha r-ary iwummn for revocation or 1.11 rm-til- r-Hd by the Portland hallway. I.!rM Power rotnpany. fallal f adoption v a vote of elRht to five It wm rvferre.l to the, Mreot ron.'mittee by tat vote, Councilman Jt.irsard amending Mr. Clyde's motion to adopt by referring to committee. - IX-alh ml Kriwlltlu ITedleled. Th vote, on the ordlnan. t. ouit the Southern Pa Hie from Kourth "treet wa. as follows: Yea Ilaker. Uyde. IIv. r.unnlnc. Jrnnlng.'. Magutrc. Monk'. S.-hmer. Wllhelm. Nay Rur-.-!. Mnntas. .Wallarw. On the Clyde rr-olution f revoke the streetcar franchlw: Yea Clyde. Haly. Jen nlnss. Maeuire. Wllhelm. Nay Baker. Iliiraani. Ininnlnir. Joy. Monk. Montac. S. timer r. Walla.-. Joy was absent wh'n t'.ie Kmirth-etreet ordinance-Va.-sed. but came In later: Councilmen Mcnefee and Watklns were absent throughout the esion. Tb Clvde resolution now will be ronsldKred by the atreet committee, where, be Min.wlf predl. t.d. It will be Titlled." Councilman Burjtard oald he behoved a resol'itlnn of urh Kreat Im portance ahonlH receive iome consid eration before final action was taken, and that was wl.v he mo.Ml its refer ence to the committee on street. hen the Council was called to order by Mavor HushMcht In adjourned i-es-alon. Hen Iey. representing the South ern Pacific, a-'kod for nnd was granted the conrtesv of th flmir. Ilo Raid that the chief officers of the company bad not been notified of the intention of the Council to consider the- ordinance at this time, and that they had made arrangement to confer with llovernor est at Salem over the subject of the j-ubli.r levee at tie foot of Jefferson treet. and therefore were out of the cltv. If asked that a delay be bad. In order that they mlRht be present. He referred to W. I. Kenton. thief roun el. and General Superintendent Camp bell. Ira Heajurat Illaresarded. Tlowever. Councilman Clyde moved that the ordinance be withdrawn from the street committee, to which it was referred last session by Councilman Maker, who was actina: Mayor at the time, and that it be considered. This prder prevailed, and. without murh de bate. tl: ordinance was passed. It did not. however, cet sufficient votes to rarrr an t-morKenry clause, and will not co into effect for 30 days after th flavor slarna it. The ordinance requires that the tracks of the company on Fourth street be removed forthwith, and follows an opinion by city Attorney Grant that the rltr haa the power to enforce such an ordinance. It revokes tha prlvll rci'i granted In an ordinance passed many years ago. Th company is flchtlng the city'a contention that It has no perpetual rights in Fourth street, this case? heinar In the Vnlted States Supreme Court at the present time. City Attorney Crant has but recently filed a request that the case be set forward on the calendar for an early hearing. The company a!so has applications lefore the Council aeekin-r a franchise on Vourth street, as it desires to elec trify its line there and to lay a 'double track. Councilman Huritarii Maid yes terday that he believed it would be better to consider both subjects to gether, and that was his reason for rotlng against the Daly ordinance, lealk Ke-relvea Fardoa. The Council pardoned Fred Mlllbrand, who was arretted for vagramy recent ly althourh Councilman Jennings pro tested. Loyal McCarthy, representing Vie prisoner, said that the young man was not bad: that he had an old mother and two sisters to support, and that he ahould be liberated in order to rare for them. He was arrested for lounging In a poolroom. I would like to know what assur ance this Council has that he will -be any better in future." said Councilman Jennings. "It seems that every pris oner sent to the rockplle these days has a poor old mother, of whom he had not Vnown before, and ahe needs his help. In less it can be shown positively that Jie will do better. I oppose a pardon." An ordinance assessing the cost of a JTassam pavement on the Macadam road district was passed, after Mayor Kush llght had told the members that he wanted all aewers, which had been rulnc.1 by -concrete from Hassam. re paired at contractors' expense before be slcned any more ordinances for uch contractors. Klwood Wiles was the ontractor In this Instance, and he said he would make good any damage. If his men bad done anv. but that be had never been notified that they had. SLOVER TO HOLD OFFICERS Oiirf Will r.rromnienl Iliiil.al of Lewis and Prloron. The ease against H. A. Lewis and Pen Peterson, suspended patrolmen, charged Jointly with having stolen a gun. the property of Shine Tat. In a gambling raid at ZS7 Kverrtt street en the night of March 1 -. was dis missed in the Municipal Court yester day afternoon, because the owner of the gun was not present to Identify it. Chief of Tollce Slorer said after the trial that he would continue the sus pension of Lewis and Peterson and would personally file charges against them, recommending their dlMnlssal. with the police committee of the Kxe- utlve Board. "Such actions tend to bring the police department Into dis grace and disrepute. The attorneys may make a monkey out of the court, but they can't make a nionkey out of iie." said Chief Plover. PERSONALMENTION. C. r. Gabrielson. an insurance nun ef t cm. U at the Oregon. 1 L. Lvaus. a merchant of American COUNCIL ORDER 1 rails. Idaho. Is registered at the Oregon. K. V. Heath, a merchant of Orants I 'ass, is at the Imperial. s t-nrd. m. Snokane merchant. Is ' registered at the Imperial. j. c. Uappln. a Tacoma contractor. Is registered at the Howers. j Leslie Butler, a banker of Hood Klver, is reptis.ercu ai mi- Mrs. K. K. A. Drake, a su'Traclst of Denver. Is registered at the Perkins. C. A. Overton, a mining man of Coeur d'Alene. is registered at the Cornelius. I-T. Price, a businessman of New berg, is registered at the Cornelius. O. C. Kenlayson, Cement manufacturer of Hoqulatn. is registered at the Port land. J. O- Cruver. of the Mountain Lum ber Company, of Kalama, is at the Uowers. J. E. Nugent, a lawyer of Boise, and Democratic politician of Idaho, la reg istered at the Carlton. Frederick J. HaJkln. a n.agailne writer. Is registered at the Portland, from Washington, D. C. Kugene Kuester. Northwestern repre sentative of the Chicago Opera Com pany, is registered at the Multnomah. Henry Cave, port engineer of the North Pacific Steamship Company, with headquarters at Sun Francisco. Is at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Goodrich, 5f3 Kast Forty-ninth street North, are being congratulated on the birth of an 11-pound boy . Ernest Beardot, president of the Franco-American Food Company, of New York, and also president of the American Association for Promotion of Purity in Food Products, is at the Multnomah. CHICAGO. April 3. f Special.) Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Hoy. of Portland. Or., are at the La Salle Hotel. CHICKENS CAUSE FEUD IlIELAXPS AND PARRKRS Y Alt FOK MOKK THAN YEAK. Trouble Started Over Joint Owner ship of Incubator Increur-cd by Meddling Mediums. The Ireland and the Parkers, who have been on the warpath ever since Mrs- Minnie Splvy. a medium, had in a trance seen the Parkers trying to poi son the Irclands' chickens and also steal several of them, renewed hostili ties yesterday, when F. C Ireland, leader of the Ireland faction, was ar rested at the Instigation of the I'arkers, charged with threatenlna- to kill Mrs. Frances K. Parker, just after lie had paid a fine of 30 in the Police Court. An Intricate maze of intrigues, plots and strategems that had been resorted to bv the warring factions during the progress of their feud lasting over a vear. and which has aroused the entire Alberta district, was unraveled at the hearing In the Police Court last Thurs dav. After the trial they prolonged the airing of their troubles In tho District Attorney's office, and the olive sprig of peace apparently had passed between them after the session. The whole trouble began when the Parkers and the Irelands started in the poultry business and purchased an in cubator, to be the Joint property of both. To emphaaize part of the agree ment, the Incubator was placed on the property line between the two proper ties, with half resting on each. This joint partnership made Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Lreland quite chummy." and they organized) a "500" club. Mrs. Parker soon withdrew from the club and feud started which grew more embittered us time went on. In the course of the feud Mrs. Splvy. the nirdlum. received a metaphysical visi tation In which she saw the Parkers laying poison and stealing the Irclands" chickens. She communicated this to Mrs. Wilson, another spiritualist, and Mr. Wilson told a Mrs. Wilcox, friend of the Irelands. and Mrs. Wilcox told the Irelands- I'pon receiving this In formation the Irelands' wrath roso to a great height. To add zest to the campaign, the 11-year-old son of the Parkers and the 11-year-old son of the Irelands. both red headed, took up the cause of their eld ers and proved very pestiferous to the opposing sides. I.ast week, when the Irelands lost three prize chickens. Mrs. Spivy and her Bister medium. Mrs. Wilson, put their heads together, had a trance nnd received the revelation that they had been stolen by the PArkers. In due time the Information was received at the headquarters of the Irelands, through the same channels as pre viously. In righteous wrath. Ireland unbur dened his mind to the Parkers, and Mrs. Parker caused hi" arrest on a charge of disorderly conduct. This case, which waa tried Thursday, was dismissed yesterday and Ireland was fined $;n on a similar charge on which he had been tried last June, arising out of the same ouarrel. The sentence at that time had been suspended. After he had paid the tine he was arrested again on complaint of Mrs. Parker, who charged him with threatening to kill her. Leavened Bread. HEBREWS OBSERVE FEAST Jews lo Abstain From Ve of I.onvened Ilreod. Further observance of the Feast of e Passover, the oldest festival in the Hebrew calendar, will be commemo rated at services this morning at 9:30 o'clock In Ahaval Sholom Synagogue, when Rabbi Abrahamson will offi ciate. The opening services were held Mon day night in all the Portland syna gogues and at the samo hour last night. At the Hall-street Synagogue the seder service symbolizing certain operations of the Jews In their exodus from Egypt, was held tinder the di rection of Dr. N. Mosessohn. About ZOO were present. For the next five days all Jews will abstain from the use of all but un lea.ened bread in commemoration or the days of flight from Kgypt. when It waa Impossible to prepare leavened bread. PRESS CLUB TO BE HOST Candidates for Office Will Be Asked to Explain Themselves. Every candidate for an elective of fice In Oregon has been notitied to at tend a "candidates' night" at the Port land Press Club tonight. Kch aspirant to city, county, stale, district or Fed eral office will be given one minute to explain his reasons for being on earth and each will In turn be given tlie reasons of some of the club pun sters why he should not be on earth. Many surprises are In store for the liitors. The affair will b featured by vaude ville and refreshments. The record of the County Clerk and the Secretary of State have been perused in getting the names of the candidates and all will be expected to attend. TANK SHIP IS MOVED Wrecked Rosecrans May Be Floated Soon. 2 MORE OIL CARGOES DUE UniiMiall) Ijirge Consumption of Liquid Fuel Here Brings Large I'loet of Oil Vessels Kcgu larly to This Tort. There w-ill be no immediate addition to the fleet of the Associated Oil Company as waa thought probable when the tanker Rosecrans went on the rocks at Oaviota. News has been received that the vessel was moved 200 feet this week by wreckers working under the direction of Captain T. P. H. Whltelaw. and it Is expected tle steamer will be floated without delay. It was assumed hero from early re ports that the Rosecrans. which was caught in a storm at Gaviota, would be a total wreck as it haa been known for some time that the Associated Oil Company is ready to build another lurge carrier when business warrants, it was taken as certain that the Iohs of the Rosecrans would, mean that a new steamer would be ordered. She is not as large as tho J. A. Chanslor and W. V. lleriin, and It is customary to re place the smaller vessels with the modern ones as fust as they are re tired. Two oil cargoes were floated yester- TKAJltR INTELLIGENCE. Doa to Arrive. V ms , Northland. . Carlos . Qulnault . . . . . l.ucerlc . . . Bravar. ...... Alliance Sue H. Elroora Hear Breakwater. .. Falcon Geo W. Elder. Rom City.... Rnanoke. Kansas City.. From. . San Francisco .San Francisco . .San Francisco .Manila....... .San Pedro,.-. . Eureka. ...... Data. In port In In In In port port port port port In . Tillamook. . Pan Pedro.... .Coos Bay . Jian Francisco .San Diego. ... . San Pedro.... ..San maa.... .Saa Pedro.... April April T April T April 1 April 8 April 12 April 14 April 17 Scheduled U Depart, vama. For. Data. Harvard S. F. f or U A.. Apr. Lucarlc Manila....... April Alliance Eureka Apr',1, Carlos .tan Francisco. April Norfhlsnd San 1'edro Ar""!' iuinau'.t an Francisco. April Sue H. Elmore. Tlllanook Apr!' Tal. -S. FTor L. A,. Apr Baaver ..'.San Padro. . . . A pril Freak water. ...Coos Far .Apr. Falcon -Saa Francisco April ci. w rM., San rjlaeo .April F. It. Lrccctt. Falboa. ....... April- Fear Pan Plro... April Koanoka San Dteso. ... April KosaClty San Pedro.... April Kansas City. ..Baa Padro. ... April day for Portland; the steamer W. S. Porter sailing from Monterey and the steamer Catania from Port San Luis. The latter Is to operate regularly In the I'nion Oil Company's service for a period of six months and may be longer. Most of the "tankers" In the Coast line ply to Portland, because of the great consumption of liquid fuel here. More plants are being installed along the river in which oil burners will be used. ST III RK BOTHKKS DETAILLE Portland-Bound Ship Gets Cargo From Sailing Craft. Home of the difficulties being met with in getting the French bark Ed ouard Petaille loaded and dispatched from Rotterdam have been made known in Portland through a communication from abroad, in which conditions fol lowing the strike of coal operators are said to be such that no freight can bo moved on railway lines, and they are limited to tho number of passengers carried dally. No vessels having coal aboard or steamers using it for fuel are permitted to leave any port, the aim being to conserve the amount on hand in tho event of war or trouble that would necessitate the government requiring the fuel for its purpose. The Kdouard Dotaille loaded a part cargo at Lublln and moro was sent to her In small sailing vessels from Glas gow. When she was started for Rotter dam a tug had to be sent from Belgium, as nono of the harbor towboats there could he used. The Frenchman is ex pected to get away shortly and arrive here in the early Fall, unless she Is again held up. NOTTINGHAM'S CAKGO SOLD steamer Inly Gadsby Begins Load ing Material Left. Ii. tails of the sale of 850,000 feet of lumber, representing- w-hat remains of the cargo of the dismasted schooner William Nottingham, which was towed Into the Columbia October 15, after the voyage to Callao had been Riven up and the crew abandoned her at sea, have been completed, and the steamer Halsv tJadsby began loading the ma terial Tuesday at the public drydock. The Perkins Interests, of San Francisco, are the purchasers. The Nottingham sailed from the river with 1.2.'.6.413 feet, and lost 406,413 feet of her deckload In the blow that carried away her Btlcks. The damaged vessel is lying at the drydock. and lit tle progress has been mafle in the way of arbitrating between the owners and underwriters as to the amount of dam ages. As soon as an adjustment is agreed upon it Is believed that the schooner will be repaired. So much time has been expended in debating the de tails that Portlanders aro beginning to believe that the vessel will become a fixture here. 1 1 Alt BO R DEPTHS ARE SHOWS List Made tip of Late Reports Cov ering Soundings on Coast. In response to inquiries as to the depth of water at the entrances to vari ous coast harbors the Merchants' Kx change has complied the following, showing the dates when the soundings were reported. Depth !. F.-eu ini2 - 11112 Ull lull -I 'a Hill S li'ia 7 mil ." 1MI-' lnia j 11.12 SV, lni-j o I!MJ 8 inrj is 11.12 22 1WI2 HO I'M J a inn r.ravi Harbor.. Wlllapa Harbor Columbia River Nhain Ttilamook . . . . Yaqulna Mu:aw I'mpqtl ...... Coos Bay Coqiillle lt"Ku- River .. K InmHlh ...... Mumt.u.dl I!ay San F'-dro San Dlcgo .... A 'sea ..Jan. 17 Mar. -i, .Nov. II. Jan. Dec. Mar. Mir. Fb. F-b. War. 1.1. Mar. 4. F-1.. 2. Mr. 14. Oct. . tan rl'l" In addition there has been received a communication from O- II. Plttman, superintendent of the Coast and Oco rletlc survey, Metiinir forth that the last survey of the Willapa Harbor bar showed the maximum draft that could be accomodated at mean low water, was 5 feet, restricted to a width of 2r0 yards, or 33 feet restricted to a width of 400 yards. A chart covering the data is about to be issued. F. X. .MATT1UEC GREETS SALTS Spinning of Yarns, Makes Captain Pope Feel Like Juvenile. Captain George A. Pease, the vet eran rlverman and father of Captain Archie Pease, of the Columbia F.ivcr Pilots' Association, was the guest yes terday morning of Francois Xavier Matthlcu. the aged pioneer of the Champoeg rfleetlng. who celebrated bis 94th birthday Tuesday. They discussed early steamboatlng days, when Mr. Matthleti was a part owner in tho steamer Elk. which blew up over 50 years ago on the Upper Wil lamette. Captain Will Pope, who boasts hav ing passed his 72d year, was pilot for Captain Pease on the trip to Mr. Mat thieu's home, the Pope auto being used, and though Captain Pease Is over 82 years of age he enjoyed being on the bridge of the benzine brig. Mr. Matthieu talked of pioneer days on the river, but Captain Pope said it made him feel like a young fellow to hear the two discussing events such as the blowing up of the Elk. which oc curred when he was a boy yet attend ing school. IIASSALO LEAVES THE WAYS O.-W. R. & X. River Steamer Looks Like New Vessel. There is again afloat another favor ite In the river fleet, the Hassalo, fly ing the O.-W. R. &. X. flag, which took the water yesterday at the boneyard, after having been high and dry on the ways for several months. The vessel will be ready for service in another month and probably will be used to replace the Harvest Queen for a time on the Portland-Astoria run, while the latter is overhauled. There is not a department aboard the Hassalo that has nt been given atten tion. From her Jackstaff forward to the nionkey rudders she has been gone over. Planks were renewed on the hull and ' particular attention paid to the staterooms and cabin, there being lit tle machinery work. The Harriman line officials have aimed- to make the steamer more attractive with new paint, slso in the way of comforts in staterooms and the social hall, where all fittings have been renovated. Marine Notes. Fred Aakerwik has succeeded Martin Ramsay as skipper of the launch Traveler. Bound for San Pedro the steamer Coronado cleared yesterday with 600, 000 feet of lumber and- will sail today. The steamer Northland cleared for San Pedro with SOO.OOO feet and is to leave the river tomorrow, as she went to Prescott yesterday to finish. At the yard of the Craig Shipbuild ing Company. Long Beach, Cal.. the new steamer Camino, being built for the Western Steam Navigation Company, owners of the steamer Navajo, will be launched early in May and enter the Coast trade when completed. She is 310 feet long. ' United States Inspectors Edwards and Fuller will begin an investigation to day regarding the collision .Saturday be tween the steamer Paloma and the launch Fairbanks-Morse. Occupants of the latter aver in a communication to the Inspectors that they were run down, while the skipper of the Paloma says the launch ran into a scow being towed by his steamer. There nre 11 grain carriers remain ing on tho en route list, as the French bark Pierre I.otl crossed Into the river during Tuesday night, coming from Cocapllla in 68 days. She is consigned to Kerr. Glfford & Co., and probably wlll get away this month. She la the only grain carrier In the river. After having been under repairs but 14 davs. tho lighthouse tender Colum bine has been floated from the Oregon drvdock. She has 33 new shell plates on' the hull. 30 foet of keel renewed and repairs made on deck, in addition to the machinery being overhauled. The contract was executed by the Al blna Engino & Machine Works. In tow of the steamer Oeklahama. with Harry Camp'on, superintendent of the Port of Portland pilotage and tow age service, aboard, the schooner llono ipu left down from the North Pacific mill yesterday, lumber laden, for the Hawaiian Islands. The barkentlne Amazon, loaded with lumber and bound for Valparaiso, will be towed from Westport to Astoria today. Coming to r.alfour. Guthrie & Co., the British steamer Ikalis arrived up last evening and will start working lumber from the plant of the Monarch Lumber Company. She will take on more at Llnnton and the Eastern & Western, the material being destined for the Australian market. It is re ported that the American Trading Com pany has chartered the British steamer Strathbeg to load a part cargo here for Australia. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. April 8 Arrived British steamer Ikalis. from Nanalmo. B. ..: "" er Alllsnca. from F.nreka and cooa Fay. Sailed Steamer Sue H. t-lram-e. tor Tilla mook: .leamkr Breakwater, for Coos Ba. Mcamer Yoaemlle. for San Ulego: .leaner Uoanoke. for Han Dleao snd ay ports, schooner Honoipu. for Honotpu. II. 1. Astoria. April a. -Condition at the mouth of tho river at S P. M-. rough; wind north west eight miles: weather cloudy. Arrived at midnight. Frencli bark Pierre Loll from Tocopllla. v Arrived at 1 A. M.. gasoline achoonor Tatsy. from Florence. Arrived St 8 A. M.. st-amer Geo. W. Fcnwick. from San Pedro! Arrived at 8 A. M.. and left up at 1:30 P. M.. British steamer Ikalis trouv Nanalmo. Arrived at 10:30 and left UD at 11:30 A. M.. steamer Alliance, from Kureka and Coos Bay. Sailed at 11:0 A. Si" sfeaincr Manning, for Puaet Sound. s led at 12:.".0 P. M.. steamer Coaster, for ISn Pedro Sailed at 3 P. M., schooner Annie M. Campbell, for Redondo. Sailed at 6 last night, steamer Kansas City, for San Francisco and San Pedro. Hailed at 10:15 A. M., steamer Klamath, for San Pedro. San Francisco. April 3. Sailed at 8 A. M im.r J. A- Chanslor. for Portland Sailed at IO A M steamer Aaunclon. for Portland. Sailed last night, steamer Temple E. Dorr, or'eT1-April 3 -Sa.led-ete.mer W. a Porter, for Portland. Port San Luis. April 2. Sailed at mld nlsbt. steamer Catania, for Portland San Pedro. April 3. Bailed Steamer Bear, for Portland. San Francisco. April 2. Steamer Ross City on drydock. has slight explosion of gas. Several workmen slightly hurt. No damage to vessel Hongkonr. April 3 Arrived previously Shlnyo Mini, irom San Francisco; Siberia, from San Francisco. , San Francisco, April 3. Arrived Steam era Burkman. Maverick, from Seattle: As suan. Tricolor, from Tacoma. Sailed Steam ers Acapulco, for Ancon; Nile, for Hongkong- J. A. Chanslor. for Portland: Clare monti for Grays Harbor: Asuncion, for Port land: schooner Galilee codflshlng. Seattle, April S. Arrived Steamers Hum boldt, from Skagway; Lyra, from San Fran cisco; Yukon, from Tacoma: schooner So phie Chiistlnsen. from Callao: bark J. D. Peters, from Port Blakeley. Sailed Steam ers Col E. L. Drake, for Tacoma; Umatilla, Oleum, for San Francisco; Northwestern, for Southwestern Alaska; Curacao, for Ketchikan. Ttdea at Astoria Thursday. High Water. Low Water. S-02 A. M Ill fect'R:44 A. M... 0.1 foot 2:4S P. M 7-5 feet S:42 P. M 2 2 feet Delayed Rlast Kills Shift Ross. F.UGKNE. Or.. April 8. (Special.) Jens Hansen, single. shift boss for Twohy Brothers at the Noti tunnel, was killed yesterday afternoon by a dnlaycd blast. He was thrown 30 feet by the fores of the explosion and lived 45 minutes. VICTIMS ARE MANY' Women and Youths Pay $20 Each for Experience. BIG SALARIES ACT AS LURE George G. Clows Co. Continues In Business Despite Xarrow Escape From Indictment as Gross Cheat Only 'Week Ago. Despite the fact that one of its rep resentatives narrowly escaped indict ment as a gross cheat last week, the George G. Clows Company, of Philadel phia, still appears to be doing a thriv ing business in extorting from women and youths out of employment, sums ranging around 20. In exchange for glowing promises of big salaries. A contract in the company's usual form, drawn less than a week ago, has been produced by the victim, a young wom an. Miss Mazle Lloyd. 42 Alder street, who paid the usual 20 to a man named J. II. Pierce. Her experience is in no wise different from that of a dozen or more other victims, who hitherto havo laid their complaints before the author ities. :"Jokera" Cleverly Concealed. Bearing what purports to be a legal seal, and plastered on the back with testimonials from delighted agents who have made Immense profits In the serv ice of the company, so great in fact that they feel impelled to go before no taries and take oath that they are not exaggerating the facts, the contract form of the George G. Clows Company Is one of the most ironclad, cut-throat instruments ever drawn up In legal form. But the "jokers" in it aro clev erly concealed, while on its face if bears the appearance of being a message direct from the headquarters of Gen eral Prosperity. Seekers for Incomes behold that the comijany binds Itself to employ them as traveling managers, at salaries rang ing from 120 a week up. with all legit imate traveling expenses. All they have to do In return is to obtain six agents for the company before going on salary, and deposit 20 as an evl donce of good faith. The payment of this surety is the only clause in the contract that has been fulfilled In any of the cases coming to light. The In strument further provides that the con tract may be terminated at any time. In such case tho comiany retains the J20 as payment for instructions given. Many Are Swindled. How many Portland persons have been swindled by this device is not ac curately known, but the number is large. The swindle first came to the notice of the authorities several months ago when a representative of the com pany, staying at a leading hotel, was warned by the District Attorney that his scheme was believed to go beyond the pale of the law. He dropped out of sight and the representation was then assumed by John T. Hoey. a retired minister, w-ho was arrested and had a preliminary hearing in Justice Olson s court, where half a dozen victims of the company gave testimony against him and the court, after a scathing rebuke, held him to the grand Jury. That body refused to return an in dictment and the business appears to have received a new stimulus from the fact All tho authorities who have come in contact with the transactions of the company denounce the scheme as an apparent swindle in which the-only bona fide part is the payment made by the aspiring agent. One T. H. Pierce is now acting as the company's repre sentative here. SCHOONER'S FINE IS $10 Federal Officials Mitigate Assess ment Against Kona. ASTORIA. Or., April 3. (Special.) Shortly before the departure of the schooner Kona. which sailed yesterday for Nouema. New Caledonia, with a cargo of lumber, word was received from Washington that the total fines of 5100 assessed against the vessel by the Customs Service had been mitigated to J10. When the vessel arrived here some weeks ago from Suva. Fiji Islands, Captain P. J. Hansen, master of the craft was fined S..0OO by Col lector McGregor for failure to bring a consular bill of health and he also was fined $100 for having lost his crew list An appeal was taken to the depart ment officials in Washington, who set aside the 15000 line, for the reason that shortly before the Kona sailed from Suva the American Consular Office had been closed there, but the Customs Department had not been Informed of that fact. The department reduced the 100 fine to 10 and this was paid by Captain Hansen. THUSS MAY HOLD IXVEKR11 Steamer to Load at Portland Mill if Clearance Permits. Captain Hand, of the British steamer Inverkip, which is discharging here, after completing a voyage from Ant werp in the Henry Lund & Co. line, has been asked by the Columbia River Pilots' Assocfatlon to ascertafn defi nitely the height of the vessel's masts above the water, as she is to proceed to the Portland mill to load 1.000.000 feet of lumber when1 her inward cargo Is unloaded. Cantalu Hand thinks that the sticks are 120 feet above the water when the vessel Is light. The clearance beneath the temporary truss of the new Harri man bridge Is 115 feet at low water, but with the gauge standing now about five feet above zero, the clearance is onlv 110 feet. In the event the Inver klp's masts are as high as the skipper estimates, the lumber will have to be shifted from the mill in lighters. The steamer reached Portland Tuesday night, and Captain Hand says the trip from Antwerp, via the Straits of Ma gellan, was of the usual character. LEGGETT GOES TO ABERDEEN Skipper Told That I. W. AV. Crowd Will Xot Delay Ship. That mills at Aberdeen are free from interference from the I. W. "W. element so far as cargo business is concerned, was information obtained yesterday by Captain Hall, of the steamer Francis H. Leggett, who telephoned from Port land to learn If his vessel could be given 1.000.000 feet of lumber there, as she is due to start working the mate rial tomorrow. Captain Hall was told that there would be no delay in dis patching his vessel. On leaving Grays Harbor the Leggett will return to the Columbia River, as she is to load two parcels, one at West port snd the other at Prescott. The cargo Is consigned to the Panama Zone and tho Lcgsctt' owners have, mado stantly attacking our physical systems. Healthy blood stimulates the excretory members and enables them to filter out of the system everything that is not neces sary or beneficial to the growth and development of the body. Thus we are apt to remain healthy unless there is a weakening of the vital fluid or an impure infection of the circulation. Imperfect blood takes various forms in its outward manifestation. A weak, watery circulation denotes anaemia with its attendant evils of pale, waxy complexions, malarial conditions, or perhaps some more definitely marked disorder is shown. Frequently the blood becomes infected with acrid humors, and Eczema, Tetter, Acne, or some other skin affection makes its appearance, while an excess of uric acid in the circulation produces Rheumatism with its pains and aches. Old Sores and Ulcers are likewise dependent on bad blood, these places being kept open and in a state of irritation by the drainage of pollution which disordered blood constantly discharges into them. Another common indication of weak, impure blood is tfie loss of appetite, tired, worn out feeling and a general run-down condition of the system. This is an ailment very prevalent in the Spring and most persons so afflicted realize the necessity of overcoming the trouble by the use of a tonic. We recommend to all in need of a blood purifier or tonic, the use of S. S. S., a medicine which has proven itself the greatest oFall blood purifiers. It goes down into the circulation and removes all im purities, humors and poisons and makes the blood pure and health sustaining. It purifies and strengthens weak deteriorated blood, supplies it with the healthful properties it needs and lays the founda- the best mm mitm IS THE BEST TOHIC and early Summer, should commence its use at once. S. S. S.? the King of Blood Purifiers, is a genuine blood cleanser, made entirely from roots, herbs and barks; it does not contain a particle of mineral in any form. You could not do better than begin the use of S. S. S. if from any cause your Wood Is weak or impure. S. S. 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"The railroad company virtually con trols a strip of land about 35 to 40 miles in w'dth to the southern bound ary of the state, and by withdrawing the land from market, preventing set tlement and improvement and also preventing construction of competing lines, holds a practical monopoly not only upon the transportation but also the industries of the state, which pol icy has been very disastrous in its re sults. "All of these conditions conspire to hold back settlement and development." Judge C. U. Gantenbein spoke on tho duties of the Federal Government to ECZEMA IDE BABY'S FACE RAWAND RED Used Different Remedies With No Benefit. Doctor's Wife Advised Cuticura Soap and Ointment Baby Perfectly Cured. - Birch wood, Wis. "My baby's face got kind of pimply blotches on the cheek and it spread over on each cheek. It itched so that she couldn't sleep except a little while at a time. It made her face raw and red. My baby had this eczema for about two months and I used different remedies with no benefit until our home doctor's wife advised me to use Cuticura 8oap and Ointment which I did and she is perfectly cured now through their use. I also bad an itch on my band and I cured it with Cuticura Soap and Ointment." (Signed) Mrs. W. J. Thomas, Nov. 9, 1911. DANDRUFF AND FALLING HAI3 For 20 Yean. Itching Intense and Constant. 46 W. 22nd St., New York City. "For twenty years I have been troubled with dan druff and falling hair, itching and burning scalp, and in that time I have used dozens of widely advertised hair tonics, dandruff cures, and scalp treatments. The dandruff was so bad that my coat collar and shoulders were continually covered with the great white scales, and my hair was becoming very thin. The itching and smarting was so intense and o constant that at times I could not sleep. "I purchased a cake of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment. 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