TTTK uroBVTXG OREGONTAS-. FRIDAr, DECE3IBER 19, 1913. IS WILSON'S WRITINGS USED AGAINST HIM Democratic Senator Quotes From "New Freedom" in Opposition to Caucus. CONCEALMENT IS OPPOSED 'If It Is Public Game, Why Not Play It in Public?" Asked President, and Hitchcock Applies It to Present Day. OREGONIAN NEWS BTTREAU. Wash ington. Dec II. Legislation by secret caucus, which is the approved method pursued by the present Senate, haa been condemned often in the past few months, but never more bitterly than ty Senator Hitchcock. Democrat, of Nebraska. Senator Hitchcock not only condemned the Democratic majority of the Senate, but took pains to place a large part of the responsibility for the caucus gag on rresiaeni v "" ? read from the writings of Mr. Wilson to show that his policies, as President, are diametrically opposed to those prin ciples of government to which he was so strongly wedded before he became President. Senator Hitchcock declared that the consideration of the currency bill by the Senate, conducted for the most part In a practically empty Senate, has been a mere "pretense of discussion."- and that men .who have studied the currency question for years have been compelled to talk to empty chairs. Dbnmloi la Dark Opposed. . "To consider and decide this question in the dark." said Senator Hitchcock, Is contrary to the purposes of the Democratic party and contrary to the teachings of the President, who is lead er of the party." Taking up President Wilson's book, "The New Freedom." Senator Hitch cock read this extract: "The concern of patriotic men is to put our Government again on its right hasls by substituting the popular will for the rule of guardians: the processes of common counsel for those of private arrangement. In order to do this a i.rst necessity is to open the doors and let in the light on all the affairs which the people have a riftnt to know about. "Am th doors open .n a caucus?" asked Senator Hitchcock. "Does any one know how men vote in a caucus or what arguments are used in a caucus or the extent to which men are to be bound against their convictions in a caucus? To attempt to decide the vital questions in this bill behind closed doors, in the secrecy 01 a party caucus, and possibly by one vote to bind the Democratic Senators against their con victions, is in violation of the teachings of this great man. now President of the United States." I'mldrit ApilMt Co-c-almrmt. "if there is -nothing to conceal, then why conceal it?" continued Mr. Wilson In his book. "If it is a public game, why play it In private? If it is a pub lic game, then why not come out Into the open and play It in public? I. for one. have the conviction that govern ment ought to be all outside and no in- "'commentlng on this passage. Senator Hitchcock said: "If that means anything at all. it means that this great bill will bs dis cussed in public debated in public, and men will vote according to their con victions after the discussion, and not decide before the discussion is held. They will not go into secret corners and connive with each other to bargain and trade and surrender their convictions, but they will come here upon the floor of the Senate, and after listening to the debate, give their votes on the merits of the question, in accordance with their convictions." Again turning to The New Freedom." Senator Hitch cock read this extract: "I. for my part, believe that there ought to be no place where anything can be done that everybody does not know about." Legislation Net la Open. "Has this bill already been passed in secret, where nobody except a prlvl- leged few were admitted?" commented the Senator. He then proceeded to read the declaration of Mr. Wilson that legislation, as we nowadays conduct It. Is not conducted in the open. It is not threshed out in open debate upon the floors of our assemblies. It is, on the contrary, framed, digested and con. eluded in committee rooms. It is in committee rooms that legislation not desired by the Interests dies. It is in committee rooms that legislation de sired by the Interests Is framed and brought forth. There is not enough, de bate of it in the open house." The foregoing words of Mr. Wilson, said Senator Hitchcock, constituted an Indictment of Congress. They were written In criticism of conditions which the Democratic party was pledged to correct. He asked if the Democratic partv. now it is In power, should plead guilty to the very charges made by the man now occupying the White House. "If it is bad to do these things enumerated by the President in com mltteerooms, where both parties and all partiea are represented, "asserted (Senator Hitchcock. "It would be aggra vating the evil to do it in a party cau cus, where only one side waa repre sented. DYING DAUGHTER FORGIVEN Father Kosbes to Bedside on News of Serious Illness. NEW YORK. Deo. 17 Dr. Powhat tan Schenck. of Norfolk, V, and his daughter. Florence, who hse been es tranged from him since aha slipped out of her bedroom window one night seven year ago and eloped to London with Charles Wilson, the Vanderbilt whip, are about to be reconciled by the death UI'L In response to the dying plea of his daughter, who Is waiting the end at Miss Alston's Sanitarium, the Virginia physician, who long ago publicly dis owned his daughter, wired Dr. E. P. Teague this morning that he was com ing. Miss Schenck has been in the sanitarium for two weeks. GIRL FIGHTS TRAIN PORTER Lass. Lone Passenger in Sleeper, Battles With Negro. CHICAGO. Dec IS. Partial details of a desperate battle on a fast train be tween a negro porter and a young white woman, the only occupants of the car have been disclosed by the police, following the arrest In Chicago of Rob ert Williams, 10 years old. the porter, at his home, 10S South Wabash avenue. Chicago. He was s-1vn over to the Sheriff. A. K- Smith, of Lincoln County. Wis, and taken north. Miss Cecilia Marcouiller. 20 years old. daughter of a prosperous farmer near Tomahawk. Wis, was the victim of the unequal battle in the car. The attack took place near Erokaw, Wis. The girl had started for Dalton. Wis, a" week ago. over the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. She was alone in the passenger car. a sleeper. Sheriff Smith said that the negTO porter made advances to her, which were repelled, whereupon he attacked her by force. She fought desperately until exhausted, screamed and bit her tormentor savagely upon the hands, but he eventually overpowered her. -The roar of the train over the long stretch of country between stations drowned her cries for help. At Dalton she told of her experience, and was taken back home at once, where she is under the care of physi cians, and is said to be in a serious con dition. Williams declined to make any state ment when arrested. ENGLAND BUYS BALLOONS Three of "Parseval- Type Are Pur chased In Germany. LONDON. Dec 19.- (Special.) The news that the British Government has ordered three more "Parseval" airships from the Aerial Machine Company at BltterfleW. Germany, has not occa sioned any surprise in Aldershot, for it is recognized that or all tne types of airships acquired or tried by the Royal Flying Corps .the German cin-s-lble has Droved the most satisfactory. It was learned unofficially in the course of inquiries that the German airships are to be posted to the naval wing and will be nspatcnea to me naval flying stations on the coast, for which airship sheds are to be erected at once. The four airships when ac quired will be stationed along the East Coast, and- the "Astra Torres" on the South Coast in the vicinity of Ports mouth. The --"Parseval" ' already- ac quired will be stationed on the Medway near Chatham. This airship astonished the authorities . by the celerity with which she passed her official trials. When completed at the Royal Aircraft factory at Farnborough her engines were given a preliminary run, and the airship was then brought out, made an ascent, and without any further prepa ration was put through her official trials for speed, ' endurance, steering, handlness and lifting power. Without further ado she passed all- the tests easily, being officially taken over the same day by the naval wing of the Royal Flying Corps and passed into commission. BEARS MAUL GIRL DANCER Trainer at ' Menagerie In Brussels Also Hurt by Infuriated Animals. BRUSSELS, Dec. 19. (Special.) One of the trainers, named Baron, - waa mauled severely and a young girl In a lesser degree, by two bears during a recent performance at iiostocK s menagerr. which forms one of the side-shows of the Ghent Exhibition. While the girl executed a dance in a cage in which eight bears were con fined, one of the largest sprang at the tamer and knocked him down. Before he could rise another bear fell on him and started lacerating his throat with its claws. . A panic ' resulted, in the midst of which Baron, his throat and chest man gled, was dragged away from the in furiated animals with great difficulty. The dancing girl, who also had been attacked, was rescued, also suffering from severe injuries. The spectators had regained their composure somewhat when suddenly there arose the cry, "A bear has es caped!" and once again the people rose terror-stricken from their seats, and a wild rush was made for the doors. The fugitive bear, which had made its way into the grounds, was recap tured without difficulty. SHIPS ARE POOLED Own-ers of Lumber Schooners Seek Higher Rates. THIRTY TO REMAIN IDLE GOWNS PR0L0NG "EXILE" German Empress Disapproves of Princess' Parisian Dress. BERLIN, Dec 19. (Special.) It is announced In court circles that, con trary to . general expectations, the Crown Prlnce"s "exile" at Danzig, which ought to have ended this month, is to be prolonged for another year. The Kaiser's heir and the Crown Princess had prepared to move to Bres lau, as the Crown Prince has been pro moted to command the Breslau Guards. In spite of his remonstrances, the Kaiser ordered him to remain a Dan zig. It is said that, in addition to the fric tion between the Kaiser and his son, some misunderstanding has occurred between the Empress and the Crown Princess. The former does not approve of the less rigid ways of her daugnter in-law. For one thing, the Crown Prin cess' Parisian dresses are disliked by the Empress, who adheres to the rigid Prussian severity. DUEL FOUGHT ON ENGINE Stoker and Driver Struggle on Mov ing Express In France. PARIS. Dec 19. (Special.) A duel between an engine driver and a stoker, on the footplate of an engine is nar rated in the Matin. Th ane-lna driver, named Laeoste, and the stoker, named Hlrigoyen. of the 3:40 P. M, or the 15:40 as it is called on the French railways, express train from Puyoo to Montrejeau, in the south of France, began to quarrel on the Puyoo platform, attracting a crowa. The train started on time, but on the fiwitnifli thn ouarrel became a duel. The engine driver threw himself on Hlrigoyen. who seized a knife and struck him several , blows. Lo caste, however, in spite of his wounds, ap plied the brakes. It was found that he was too severely Injured to continue the Journey, and the head official of Puyoo was sent for, taking his place beside the stoker. GIRL'S SMOKING SHOCKS Lassie Causes Sensation In Assembly ' by Purring Cigarette. ALBANY. N. Y, Dec 1-Miss Ethel Shackman. of New Tork City, who refused to give her address, created something of a sensation today by smoking a cigarette in the Assembly chamber Just before the session was called to order. She and some friends on the way to Niagara Falls were seat ed Just inside the big brass rail and aa nearly everybody waa smoking Miss Shackman saw no harm in lighting a cigarette. In an instant Miss Shackman was the center of -attention. She enjoyed hsr smoke and when it was all over the sergeant-at-arms of the Assembly told her she could not smoke In the Assem bly. Man, 61, Takes First Train Ride. QCINCT I1U Dec. 11. John Bchmal shoff. aged SI. who has been a farmer for many years near the neighboring village of Richfield, went to the near est railroad station and for the first time in his life rode on a railroad train. As his Journey to Quincy and return was without mishap, he is seri ously considering the matter of trying the experiment again. Harris Trunk Co. for leather novel ties. Adv. - Western Steamship Company Said to Have Been Formed to Force $3.?5 Toll From Columbia to Golden Gate. Certain steam schooner owners at San Francisco are said to have pooled their vessels under the name of the Western Steamship Company, with the understanding that the ships remain idle unless a rate or 3.va 1000 feet Is received for trans porting lumber from Portland or Puget Sound to the Golden Gate, or $4.50 to Los Angeles. The rate now is J 3 to San Francisco and 13.50 to los Angeles. The new company is capitalized at 110,000 and owners have become stock, holders who have no. connection with sawmills on Puget Bound, urays Har bor or the Columbia River. Ostensibly the vessels are chartered to the west ern Steamship Company, though It is reported that it would be an easy mat ter to cancel charters if the rate sought is offered. About 30 steamers are controlled n tnar. way. With that tonnage laid up at Oak land, owners of steam schooners estl mate that from .000,000 to 60,000,000 feet less will move each month from northern ports, and before long they look for a healthier tone in freights. They insist that at going rates nothing is left for the profit column, the reve nue merely offsetting the cost or oper ation. Vessels controlled by milling Inter ests or in which lumbermen have BtocK r not suffering from the depression In rates. As a matter of fact there have been comparatively few steamerB aauiea off the Columbia rllver route. LX-CKENBACK LINE NOT SURE Company Awaits Building of More Docks at Portland. In a letter from R. C. Thackara, i i .i . r th. T.iKkffnhack viUDJicaucii, v. . -...- Steamship Company, operating between San Francisco ana new lorn, wim Portland shipments nanaiea Dy iranmei a tnmv. nf thA I ) fWl tT H IietiU II1B Commission of Public Docks was in formed yesterday mat no aennuo ar rangements have been made to extend v, ,4 i.snt aAfvioA lmrA after the Canal opens. Consideration will be given the matter when docks are built. it Is said. A, a rairttla, M C I ft Tl of the COtnmiS- sion yesterday It was decided to v. I n n 4.. fram the first and third Thursdays of the month to the second and fourth Thursdays. A letter was read from the North Pacific Steamship Company relative to its ap- -li 'I Qfit; aat nf KT1A.C A OH liivauvn . WW 1 public dock No. 1. but no action was taken pending the receipt oi lniorma tion showing the amount of cargo handled here by tne line, a resolu tion was passed requesting the Port of Portland to dredge in front . of public dock No. 1 and deposit the ma terial between the rear retaining wall and Front street Chief Engineer Hegardt was empowered to receive bids for building a bulkhead along the ferry slip at the north end of the dock to prevent the dredged, material piling up there and interfering with traffic BRIDGE LIGHTS NOT CHANGED Broadway Lamps Permanent and Draw-Rest Marks Are Legal. Red lights on the top of draw piers of the Broadway bridge having been "hooded" so their rays are directed downward, no change will be recom mended by Henry L. Beck, Inspector of the Seventeenth Lighthouse District, as requested by rivermen, who wanted the nhitninottnti inwprprt. Mr. Beck says the complaint that the red lights could not be seen in a tog aoes noi wnrr a change, for they are discernible un .ufh cnnriitinns but a short dis tance. In the fog of Monday night he says brilliant arc ugnts cuuiu w picked up easily. HAi,Drf4(ra lha 1l CCAR tlon that Single red lights marking the end of draw rests be douoied so as to aiBunsumu them from lights at each side of the Morrison-street and Burnside-street bridge draws, he Bays Federal regu lations prescribe - one light, and no change can be made. Something may be done to increase their brilliancy. BERTHS AT LEVEE ARE DENIED Southern Pacific Is Asked Whether Structure Is Claimed by Road. Owners of vessels occupying berths at the City Levee have been given for mal notification by the Commission of Public Docks to vacate, and all applica tions for space there are bem denied, as steps have been taken to raze the structure because of its dllapltated con dition. As the Oregon & California Railroad is said to have built the levee about 30 years ago, the Commission has written to the Southern Pacific to ascertain if they claim the structure. In the event the road asserts ownership it will be ordered torn down. If it Is agreed that the city obtained right to the levee with the passing- of title to the land, then the razing will proceed without delay. DRYDOCK BASIN IS DREDGED Government Diggers Being Finished at O.-W. R. & N. "Bonevard." Taking advantage of the low water period, as the Government gauge showed a depth of but 2.5 feet above zero yesterday, the Oregon Drydock Company has employed the dredge t-i . . AmnVA mntrl from the dry- dock berth. The drydock section waa shifted into the slip of the Willamette Iron and Steel Works so tne aryaoca basin wss accessible for dredging. Th. nmiMi tmt at the new Govern ment suction dredges Multnomah and Wahkiakum will be nem snoniy. ine houses are on both and the exteriors i . muA Thv ava belnsr rnmnleted at the O.-W. R. & N. boneyard. and are to be turned over to tne t-orps oi engi neers next month. GAS WORKS NUISANCE GONE. Use of New Plant Saves Rivermen From Further Caustic Comment. There has been a Christmas cheer presented the waterfront fraternity that is deeply appreciated, it being the almost complete shutdown of the Port land Gas & Coke Company's plant at the foot of Flanders street, which is now used but a few hours in the early morning. No longer do the winsd carry mil lions of cinders, particles of soot and other residue from the manufacture of gas that constantly found its way mm You cannot get along without a banking " connec tion if you have any aspirations whatever for bus iness success, and the important thing is to tie up with a good bank early in your business career. Northwestern National Bank Third and Oak Streets. through the immense stacks to free dom, only to fall largely on white work of steamers or float on the surface of the river until it lodged against a shiny hull. Likewise optics of skippers are free from the blinding storm of black specs, and taken all together there. Is every reason for Joy among mariners. The new plant below the city is in operation and only during the holiday week will the Flanders-street plant be worked so as to supply extra gas in the. shopping district. 1 ST. HELENS TO RUN ON COAST Seattle Blen Do Not Take Portland's Alaska Service Seriously. On the arrival of the steamer St. Helens at- San Francisco from Hono lulu with a cargo of pineapples and scrap-iron, plans will be made to re turn her to the Portland-Los Angeles route, carrying lumber south and handling cement and general cargo north. Manager Parr, or tne uonge Steamship Company, who is in the city on his way from Puget Sound to San Francisco, says the St. Helens was as signed to make but two voyages to the Hawaiian group ano. will ply on tne coast for the present. Because of the probability that Dodge steamers will figure in the Portland-Alaska line Mr. furr says ne was subjected,, to a large amount of Joshing on the part of Seattleites, who are skeptical that Portland will be come a formidable rival for the Alaska trade. . TUG COLUMBIA SHOWS SPEED Captain Simpson Delivers Coos Bay Vessel at Seattle. Steaming ' from North Bend. Or, to Seattle in 51 hours is what the tug Co lumbia, formerly controlled by the Simpson interests, of Coos Bay, has accomplished, according to Captain Ed gar Simpson, who passed tnrougn tne city yesterday on his return from Puget Sound to Coos Bay. The uoiumDia was sold by the Simpsons to Seattle inter ests, who propose to use her for towinr inside. She was built In 1891 at North Bend and is 102 feet long, with a beam of 24.3 feet and depth of hold of 11.3 feet. Captain Simpson says that weath er at sea was favorable for the trip and regardless of the fact that the Colum bia had been out of commission about three years, she did herself proud. WHEAT SHIPS ARE CLEARED More Squarerlggers Move Into Har bor to Work Grain. Two grain cargoes were cleared yes terday, the British bark Thistlebank having 130.382 bushels of wheat valued at $118,106 and the British bark Hlnemoa 130,176 bushels worth $108,650. Both are being dispatched lor the United Kingdom. The Hlnemoa will be towed to sea today. The Belgian ship Kassai towed Into the harbor front Llnnton yesterday and berthed at Montgomery dock No. 1. The Clyde, after having taken on wheat stiffening, shifted to Linnton to discharge ballast. The Inverurie is to come into the harbor today from Llnnton. Her berth at the ballast dock is to be taken by the Crocodile. - STATE SAILORS TO CUSTER Navy Department to Learn of Naval Militia Body Next Month. Officers and men of the Oregon Naval Militia are to gather aboard the cruiser Boston the night of January 5 for in spection and muster. Lieutenant Smith. U. S. N., assigned as instructor to the militia, is to make an Inspection and report his observations to tho Navy Department. Lieutenant J. A. Beckwith, who has been on cruise with the Atlantic fleet to the Mediterranean, is to be home for the inspection, and will relieve Lieu tenant Edwards, chief engineer, who has been in temporary command. Lumber Schooner Shifted. ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 18. (Special.) The lumber-laden schooner George. E. Billings, that has been delayed here for several days to have a new ruaoer shipped, was shifted to the lower har bor this afternoon. Marine Notes.- xr Ptiln,,, nllnr, aboard TT.Mk.. AmAr-1.an lin,r Will tlP ff-iVSn shore leave at Portland and on Puget Sound, as a Dona in tne sum m 000 has been filed with the Govern- naiit rn each deserter there is a head tax of $500 collected. To load lumber at Prescott, tne schooner Churchill is on the way from Grays Harbor. tsmArfl rnnrted vester- day as having sailed for Portland in clude the Lord Sefton, from San Fran- A u. lumhAi tnr the Orient. and the new Grace liner Santa Catalina. to discharge New Xork ana cantos car.u One Complete Edition The Oregonian Annual January i, 1914 Nothing will be lacking1 to make this yearly review the most effective that has been published in the Pacific Northwest. By text, statistics and illus trations it will chronicle Oregon's progress in a way that will commend its wide circulation. It will contain a large number of pages, but the reading -" matter will be concise and of absorbing interest. Every line and every picture will tell the story of progress. Every page will be a revelation even to the citizens of our own state. The public appreciates the Annual because it is beyond comparison with other publications of its class. No expense or effort is spared to make it thorough and reliable. The art work on the Annual is exceptional. Two months' work by an Oregonian artist was necassary for a single illustration, a two-page drawing of Portland s. busi ness district. There is a double-page perspective drawing of the Columbia River Basin and scores of other pictures that are impressive and please the eye. The Oregonian s Annual Is An Institution For more than 30 years this edition has been reporting ,the advancement of the Pacific Northwest. It is the established medium for spreading this information. Its circulation is far larger than that of any other PubJica tion in this territory. Thousands of copies each year are sent to the East, the Middle West, and even to foreign countries. ' More Features Than Ever Before - The Annual will contain more features than ever before. They are being outlined from day to day in announcements in these columns. It will be a number that no one should miss. More than 80 prominent citizens are contributing articles on subjects in which they are specialists. A1r fnr Order Blanks Write or telephone to The Oregonian, circulation de Ask for Kjraer DiatlKS partment; foorder blanks. They will be sent free to any address. The price of the Annual is 5 cents. Postage in the United States or possessions, Canada or Mexico, 5 cents extra; foreign postage, 10 cents. ? i and load for the return voyage, and the tramp Oceano, from "Victoria, to load lumber. Captain O. Kellogg, of the Kellogg Transportation Company, leaves for the Cowlitz River today, where work is to start on a dike two miles below Kelso to cost $1500, which the steamboat and commercial Interests have subscribed. To load lumber for Australia, the British steamer Rothley has been en gaged by G. W. McNear and will start her cargo at Eureka and finish here. Plans are being drawn for the re location of the time ball, maintained by the hydrographic . office on the Custom-House. on the east tower of the O.-W. R. & N. bridge. A special report on the change has been for warded to Washington and an estimate of cost is to be compiled when the plans are finished. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DOB TO ARRIVH, Name. From .Date. Rom City San Pedro Dec. 19 Yucatan San Diego Dee. 1 Breakwater Coos Bay Dac. 21 Beaver. ... l.o Angeles -Dec it Alliance Bureka Dec 26 Bear Los Angeles Dec 28 Roanoke San Diego....... Xtc 2S TO DEPART. Name. For . Dste. TaleVTr. B. F. to L. A. Dec It Camino San Francisco. ... Dea It Harvard S. F. to L. A Deo. 30 Klamath Los Angeles. Dec 22 Koee Cltr Angeles Dec li Breakwater Coos Bay. Deo. 23 Yucatan . -San Francisco. . . -Dec a Willamette Los Angeles Dec 24 Beaver Los Angeles Dec 2i Alliance .Coos Bay Dec 28 Roanoke San Diego .Dec 81 Bear ' Los Angeles Jan. 1 EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL SBRVICB. Name. ' From . Date Andalusia Hamburg In port DenofAlrUe London Dec SB Sithonla Hamburg -Jan.. 10 Merionethshire.... London Jn 10 Olenroy .London. ... .Feb. IS Crown of Toledo.. .Glasgow., Feb. 28 Cardiganshire London. Mar. ; IS Radnorshire London Apr.- 28 Name For - Date. Andalusia Hamburg Dec 1 DenofAlrUe London Dec 8J Sithonla Hamburg Jan. 10 Merionethshire.... London. ..- -Jan. - 24 Glenroy London. ...- Feb. 21 Cardiganshire London Mar. 20 Radnorshire London Apr. 2 Movements or Vessels. PORTLAND, Dec 18. Arrived Schooner Winslow, from Coquimbo. Sailed Steamer Sue H. Elmore, for Tillamook; steamer Al liance for Coos Bay and Eureka; steamers Bee and Olson & Mahony, for Los Angeles; Astoria, Dec 18. Sailed at . 3 A. M. steamer ijear, lor can x rtwitinvw o.uu tjctu Pedro. Sailed at A. M. Steamer Roanoke, for San Diego and way ports. Sailed at $:80 A. JU. OLWWUCl ' ...... u.., . . terey. Sailed at 3 P. M. Steamer Wash tenaw, tor rui i diui nui . - - M. 'British steamer Harlesden. for West uoast via aan rntntiwu, u. er Hornelen, for Melbourne; British steamer Strathdee. for Sydney. Outside at t P. M. Ban Francisco, Dec. 18. Sailed last night r. v. - . 1 -I t ..AamA, T Jirrf Af. ton and Steamer Santa Catalina, for Port Coos Bay. Dec. 18. Arrived Steamer ureaKwater, irom jrurnnuu. Victoria, Dec 18. Sailed British steamer Oceano, for Portland. Tatoosh, Dec. 18. Passed out at 8:40 A. M Brltlsn steamer jjueuvwiui, mox, for Portland. -Liverpool. Dec 18. Arrived British steamer J5euuv;i, Monterey, Dec 17. Sailed Steamer W. P. Herrln, for Portland. Astoria, Dec. 17. Leit up at P. M. Schooner Winslow. Redondo. Dec. 17. Arrived Steamer Daisy Gadsby, from Portland. San Francisco. Dec 18. Arrived Steam ers Hicnmona l lie w mun .win, . j ... pic from Grays Harbor: Nebraskan. from Satlna Cruz: Strathdon (British), from Moji. Sailed Steamer Mongolia, for Hongkong. Havre. Dec. 16. Arrived Steamer Mora, from San Francisco. Liverpool. Dec. 18. Arrived -Belinda, from Portland. Or. via Rio Janeiro, etc. Tacoma. Wash.. Dec. 18. Arrived Steam er rroitBimuB v." . . - . '. Las Palmas. Dec. 18. Arrived Steamer Queen Luise. from San Francisco. Seattle, rvoii. , , t:. ,o. -. - - era Humboldt. Delhi, Southeastern Alaska; Northwestern, Southwestern Alaska; Captain A. F Lucas. Admiral Farragut, San Fran- . .. .. . . r"nrt am Ran Cisco. oanea: oicwoo - Diego: Titan (British). Liverpool via Orient; Catania, rwn Tides at Astoria Friday. High. Low. 5:S9 A. M....T.S feet'U: A. M....t.t feet 6:09 P. M....7.3 feetll:6 P. M 0.7 foot Marconi Wireless Reports. All Positions Are Reported at 8 P. Dee. 19, uiurM " -i . t a lanrl fnr Rn n KranclBCO. 40 roriiKiiu, r mile south of Columbia. River. Santa Catalina, San Francisco for Port land. 222 miles north of San Francisco. south of Destruction Island. . - . TT U w TM VnPTl.llfl. suena vemun, j . . - off Shoalwater Bay. , Watson. Seattle for San Francisco, off Taqulna Head. Bear, Portland for San Francisco, 8S miles south of Columbia River. . Catania, Seattle for Port San Luis, BOS miles north of Ban Francisco D-p.1t.-H f Tn-t Ran Lull. VVA8niia-, . ........... . ... . - 500 mile north of San Francisco. Corona do. urays luroiv w oa iwili , off Columbia River. . , Rome, Port San Luis for Tacoma, 445 miles north of San Francisco. Senator. San Francisco for Seattle via Vic toria, 10 miles north of Columbia River. Spokane, Alaska for Seattle, of Smith Isl- nMeteor; Aiaska for Seattle, 90 miles from Seattle, 4 P. M. . City of Sydney, San Francisco for Panama, 12SO miles south of San Francisco. Pectan, Port Harford for Panama. SIS miles south of Port Harford. Governor, San Pedro for San Francisco, on Arguello. Stetson. San Francisco for San Diego, a miles south of San Pedro. Vance. Columbia River for San Pedro. 20 miles north of Arguello. Northland, Son Pedro for San Francisco, off Vincent. , , Tale. San Pedro for San Francisco, oil Hueneme. :15 P. M. IHilonlan, Hilo tor San Francisco, 15oo miles out. 8 P. M., December 17. Ventura. San Francisco for Sydney, 4ia miles out, 8 P. M., December 17. City of Topeka, San Francisco for Eureka, ten miles south of point Arena. Henry T. Scott Tacoma for San Pedro, ten miles north of Cape Blanco. Speedwell, Bandon for San- Francisco, 23 miles south of Cape Blanco. Multnomah. Portland for San Francisco, 20 miles south of Point Arena. Colusa. Saltna Cruz for San Francisco, 7o miles south of Point Arena. Willamette, San Francisco for Portland, ten miles south of Point Reyes. Sierra. Honolulu for San Francisco, 138 miles out. . Hose City, San Francisco for Portland, ten miles north of Umpqua River. ... Centralla. San Francisco for Aberdeen, three miles west of Duxbury Beef. Flfleld. San Francisco for Bandon, off Duxbury Reef. Atlas, El Segundo for San Francisco, 57 miles south of San Francisco. Porter, Everett for Port San Luis, 88 miles north of San Francisco. Adeline Smith, San Francisco for Coos Bay, 18 miles northwest of -Seal Rock. Klamath, San Francisco for Astoria, b miles north northwest of Seal Rock. Asuncion, San Francisco for Vancouver, 10 miles off St. George's Reef. Umatilla, Seattle for San Francisco, 24 miles off Cape Blanco." Santa Rita, Port San Luis for Seattle, 335 miles north of San Francisco. Herrln, Monterey for Portland, 160 miles north of San Francisco. Chanslor, Portland for Monterey, 150 miles south of Columbia River. Oleum, Port San Luis for Portland, 850 miles north of San Franclsoo. CZAR RECOGNIZES CLOWN Jewel Presentation Arouses Ire of Police Officials. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 19 (Spe cial.) Indignation has been caused in the Russian official world by the Czar's action In sending- a valuable Jewel as a present to Vladimir Duroff, a clever clrous clown, who had amused the Imperial children at Yalta by his performances, which included the antics of a number of trained pig-s. Duroff had roused the ire of police and other officials by never missing- an opportunity to hold them up to ridi cule, and ihe has already been expelled from more than 60 different towns. As an Instance of his ready wit and audacity, it is said Duroff's perform ance having- been forbidden by tho Governor of a certain town, the clown, entering- the arena, addressed the audi ence as follows: "Ladies and gentlemen, to my great regret I am unable to give my show today" (and pointing in the direction of the box occupied by the Governor), "the pig refuses." Duroff now claims the right, on the strength of the signal honor conferred on him by the Czar, to give his per formances in the 50 towns from whicn he has been expelled. ' The town authorities and police have thus been placed in an awkward dilemma, having to choose between offending the Czar by discrimination againBt a person who was the recipient of the Imperial favor and stultifying themselves by sanctioning an entertainment which they had stopped as throwing ridicule on themselves. 1 CONVICT LABOR GIVEN UP Saddle Tree Makers Think State "Will Quit Hiring Prisoners, JEFFERSON CITT, Mo., Dec. 17. Acting upon the belief that the days of the contract system of convict labor in Missouri are numbered, the Sulli van Saddle Tree factory, of which J. M. Hays, of St. Louis, is chief owner and manager, is preparing to remove from the penitentiary at the expiration of its new contract, which will ex pire December 31, 1915. This concern employs approximately 350 convicts. J. M. Hays said today that the sad . i .A -nmnonv 1 now havlner fac tory buildings constructed and equipped at St. Louis, -Mo- ana x-ueoio, uiu. no says these are being prepared against . v. ,i,an , V, - T.eo-lalntiira will final- LI1C UaJ " 111... buw ly abolish the convict system in the Missouri penitentiary ana budsiuuw some form of state work. SLOT METER IS BLAMED PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 17. Clasped , v. -.1 -. Inhn nmnimr 72 in eauu uiudi o . n..., w ...... -, years old, a veteran of the Civil War and a retired sea captain, ana his year-old wife, were found dead today from the effects of illuminating gas. The police believe the dead man ac cidentally failed to turn off or light a eas fixture after he had placed a coin in the meter. Christmas and New Year's Excursions VIA Great Northern Railway TACOMA and return $ 5.80 SEATTLE and return $ 7.50 EVERETT and return $ 8-80 BELLLNGHAM and return $1140 VANCOUVER, B. C, and return. $13.75 Other points in proportion. SALE DATES Dec. 18th to 24th inclusive. Return Limit January 5th TRAINS LEAVE NORTH BANK STATION 10 A. M.. 5 P. WL. 12:30 MIDNIGHT. Tickets, sleeping and parlor car res ervations at City Ticket Office, 348 Washington Street, Morgan Building, and at Depot H. DICKSON, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, Telephones, Marshall 3071, A-2286. . OEXrHTTAL LIMITED FOR ALL POINTS EAST DAILY. AT 7:00 P. M.