TTTTC MOTIMXG ORFGOXTAX, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1913.
M'ADDO WILL HOLD
HEARINGS Ofi COAST
Portland and Tributary Terri
tory to B3 Heard on
Reserve Bank.
POLITICS NOT REGARDED
tltiniato DecUion Whether Pacific
Coast Will Have More Than One
Bank Depends on Showing
Made by Two Cities.
" OREGO.V1AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Dec. 28 Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo and Secretary of
.Agriculture Houston, constituting the
majority of the Federal reserve or
ganization committee, will bold public
hearings at Portland. Seattle and San
Francisco some time in February, with
a view to obtaining the views of bank-
era and business men aa to the proper
division of tbe Western country into
reserve districts, as well as the most
advantageous location of the head of
fices of the Federal reserve banks.
Hearings will not be held In any
other cities west of Denver, but inter
ested individuals from any part of
Oregon. Washington. Idaho. Montana,
California and Nevada will have the
c ptlon of participating in the hearings
" "Bmea- HEARINGS WAIT OS M ADOO
foil tie not to bs,
Secretary McAdoo made It nlaln to
day that political Influence would not Secretary of Treasury Suffering
convenience and normal movements of
trade and commerce.
"Political considerations will not be
permitted to Influence the committee
In determining these Important ques
tions. While the committee appreciates
the local pride and sentiment which
are prompting many cities to urge
their claims, the committee neverthe
less must appeal to the patriotism of
the country to assist it In arriving at
sound conclusions through considera
tion of fundamental and vital factors.
Purely local sentiment and pride must
yield to the common good In order mat
the system itself may accomplish the
purposes for which it was designed.
namely, to secure to the business of
the country the elastic system of
credits and the stability of conditions
so long: imperatively demanded.
Delea-atloaa to Be Received.
"The committee will be able to re
ceive delegations urging the claims
of particular cities for preference as
the headquarters of the reserve banks.
The claims of all cities will Be con
sidered upon their merits in view of
the facts which will be developed
throughout the Investigations. The
purpose of the committee is to go
about this work In a thoroughly prac
tical and businesslike way. to accom
plish it at the earliest possible moment,
but without undue haste, and only aft
er full consideration of the needs ot
every section of the country.
The work will of necessity oe
arduous, and the committee has deter
mined upon these public hearings as
the quickest and most direct method
of obtaining the necessary information
to enable It to arrive at satisfactory
conclusions.
"The committee, will from time to
time make announcements concerning
its procedure."
Applications for membership In the
new system continued to arrive today.
The estimate tonight was that about.
1000 banks and trust companies have
applied for membership, and there are
few sections and fewer large cities
that have not at least one representa
tive In the long list. If the estimate
correct nearly one-seventh of the
National banks have asked to become
members in the system.
be considered, either in the determina
tion of the reserve districts or the
location of the regional banks, and
that the final decision of these twe
questions will depend largely on In
formation which the committee gathers
at its hearings. The fact that hear
ings will be held at both Portland
and Seattle indicates that the organ
ization committee Is in doubt whethet
there should be one or two banks on
the Pacific Coast, and Indicates fur
ther that If a second bank goes to
the Pacific Coast it is not yet decided
whether the second bank should go
to Portland or to Seattle, but that it
will, if authorized, go to one or tbe
other of these cities.
The statement issued tonight by Sec
retary McAdoo Indicates that Portland
will have much in its favor as against
Seactle. if a second bank Is to be es
tablished on the Pacific Coast, for
geographical location is pointed out as
one of the important factors that will
determine the points where regional
banks are to be established.
Portland's Record la Its Favar.
Furthermore, the fact that Portland
la doing a larger banking business than
Result ot Overwork.
WASHINGTON. Dec'. 26. The organ
ization committee which is to launch
the new Federal reserve banking sys
tem for the Nation announced tonight
its plan of action for marking out
boundaries of reserve districts and the
selection of Federal reserve cities. Pub
lie hearings will be held in 14 large
cities of the country New York, Bos
ton. Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Seattle,
Portland, Or.: San Francisco, Los An
geles, Houston. Tex.: New Orleans, At
lanta. Cincinnati and Cleveland.
Although these cities are the only ones
to be visited, it was announced that the
advantages of many others would be
considered and that bankers and others
included in cities not named In this list
would be heard. The two Cabinet offi
cers composing the committee will
spend practically all of the next two
months in this work and expect to con
clude their labors within the time all
National banks are given in which to
announce their intention of becoming
members of the system. It will not be
gin hearings until next week. Secretary
McAdoo left his office today, suffering
AID FOR JAPANESE
IN MEXICO ASKED
Situation of Foreigners Who
Have Displeased Rebels Is
Cause of Concern.
CONSULS ARE INSTRUCTED
Vessels of International Fleet Send
Xo Alarming Reports and Amer
icans Are Believed Xot
to Be Suffering.
is Seattle, would seem to be another from a slight fever and the other corn-
factor in its favor. The organization mitteeman. secretary nousion. ueciuwi
committee will seek not only to get the
to abandon the task until Mr. McAdoo'a
recovery. It was said the work Mr. Mc
Adoo had done to aid in perfecting the
currency law had told on him.
Northwest Banks Apply.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Dec 26. The Secretary of the
Treasury today received applications
from the Mercantile National Bank, of
Seattle: National Bank, of Tacoma:
Dexter Horton National, of Seattle, and
First National, of Clarkston, Wash,
asking to be brought in under the new
Federal banking system.
FRANCE HAS NEW PARTY
PURPOSE IS TO PUT NATIONAL
ABOVE PARTY POLITICS.
Name Contributed
Brlaad Maay
Enrolled aa
By Ex-Premier
Ex-Mlalatera
Members.
views of bankers and business men of
cities which are competing for regional
banks, but will seek the opinions of
bankers and others in smaller cities
whose convenience must be considered
In establishing the head offices in each
district -
It will therefore be to Portland's in
terest to have preesnt at the hearing at
Portland bankers from various parts
of Oregon. Idaho. Southern and Eastern
Washington and Montana who favor
Portland as against Seattle, for
'Strong showing of this nature will go
far to advance Portland's chances ot
recognition.
Much will also depend on the show
ing made at Portland and Seattle
whether a second regional bank will be
authorized on the Pacific Coast at all.
Chamberlain to See MeAdoe.
Senator Chamberlain has an appoint'
ment to meet Secretary McAdoo, of the
Treasury Department, tomorrow to dis?
cuss the question. The Commercial Club
and Chamber of Commerce have urged
that Portland be selected for the re
gional bank and Senator Chamberlain
will make an effort to have Portland
named. It Is conceded that San Fran
cisco will be selected for one Coast
bank.
Aeccptaaee Required by February 22.
The committee's announcement fol
lows:
"A meeting of the majority of the
members of the Federal reserve organ
ization committee consisting of the
Secretary of the Treasury and the Sec
retary of Agriculture was held today.
"The committee decided to forward
immediately to every National and
state bank and trust company a copy
of the Federal reserve act. together
with the furm of application for mem
bership in the Federal reserve system.
"Under the provisions of the Federal
reserve act all National banks are re
quired to signify their acceptance of
its terms and provisions on or before
February :i. 1914, and all eligible state
banks and trust companies are per
mitted to signify their acceptance
within the same time.
"It was determined that the organi
sation committee would have hearings
In various Important cities In the coun
try for the purpose of securing the
views of bankers and business men as
to the division of the country into Fed
eral reserve districts, and the location
in each district of the head ohice of
the Fedeml reserve banks which- are
to be established under the Federal re
serve act.
"It will not be possible for the com
mittee to hold sessions In any other
cities, but ample opportunity will be
given for representatives of various
cities in the country contiguous to Uuii i nnv II I 1 r UlfiLI
these cities to appear before the com- oMALLrUA ILL LIVE niUrl
mlttee and present their views. It must
not be Inferred that the committee has I charge Made Walla Walla Isolated
oetermineu upon any one or mese cmes
PARIS, Dec 26. The "Brlandlst
party," a new political organization,
was formed today by 105 Republicans,
Senators and memoers of the Chamber
of deputies.
As its name indicates, the party Is
headed by Aristlde Briand. ex-Premier.
It includes among Its prominent mem
bers J. Louis Barthou, Steven Pichon.
Alexandre Mlllerand. Jean Dupuy and
L. L. Klotx, all of whom have served
as Cabinet Ministers. The party is
expected to draw supporters from all
sections ot the Left who refuse to obey
the newly reorganized radical party.
The object of the Briandlsts, aa an
nounced by its organizers. Is to put
the good of France as a whole before
the considerations of local politics. In
the words of M. Briand. the new or
ganization cherishes no hostility to
any Republican ana nas no intention
of attempting to overthrow either the
Ministry or the radical party, with
whom he says it differs not so mucn
in programme as in method.
Placards containing the programme
ot the new party will be posted in all
the constituencies, and a speechmaking
campaign inaugurated in preparation
for general elections in May, 1914,
when the Briandlsts will strongly op
pose the "Caillautins," as the radicals,
led by Joseph Caillaux, Minister of Fi
nance, are now known.
WASHINGTON. Dec 2G. The situa
tion of foreigners In Mexico who have
incurred the ill-will ot the rebels again
giving some concern to State De
partment officials. The Japanese Am
bassador called today on Acting Sec
retary Moore to request that the Unit-
ed States Government do what it could
to protect Japanese in El Paso and In
other border points.
There is some apprehension tnat
these Japanese may be made to feel
the weight of resentment by the Con
stitutionalists because the federals are
receiving supplies -of arms and am
munition from Japan, although It has
already been pointed out that these
goods are being delivered under con
tracts made by Japanese mercnanis
last April.
Acting Secretary Moore promisea to
Instruct the American Consuls in the
rebel country to extend the same care
to Japanese as they would to Ameri
can citizens.
Araerlcaaa Not Suffering.
Although the vessels of the inter
national fleet, off the Pacific Coast
of Mexico, have made visits to most
of the important ports In the last few
days, no alarming reports have been
received from them. It Is said tonight
that although provisions may be run
ning short, there is not much likeli
hood that any Americans are suffer
ing extreme privations. The American
Red Cross has aided many Americans
In different parts of Sinaloa, where
application has been made for assist
ance by residents in Topolobampo, ru
mored to be In distress.
The arrival of the German cruiser
Nurenburg at Mazatlan, from San Bias,
was reported in today's Consular dis
patches. A British gunboat has left
Mazatlan. for Manzanillo, but Is ex
pected to return December SI.
Foreigners Will Be Helped.
The American cruiser Pittsburg is
now at Mazatlan. Officials said to
night that any of these vessels would
extend succor to foreigners in any
Pacific Mexican ports. If reports of
distress should prove true.
According to State Department re
ports. General Candido Aguilar, the
rebel leader, with 700 men, recently
entered the hacienda Canahl. owned
by the Tamplco Navigation Company,
and compelled payment of $5000.
Aguilar and his troops are Bald to be
staying at Canahl. requiring the navi
gation company to feed both the men
and horses.
Today's reports said the entire State
of Tabasco, in Southern Mexico, waa
peaceful, with prospects steadily Im
proving for permanent peace.
OFFICIAL- HONORS EXCHANGED
Admiral Covrles Recognizes Gover
nor of Sinaloa.
CULIACAN. Sinaloa, Dec. 26. Offi
cials of Sinaloa were received with of
ficial honors when they visited the
United States cruiser Pittsburg at San
Bias, according to details of the visit
related today when the party returned
here.
The Insurgent state officials visited
the Pittsburg on request of Admiral
Cowles, whom they had entertained at
the state caDital at Culiacan. When
Governor Riveros and General Iturbe
boarded the Pittsburg they were greet
ed with a salute of 16 guns. The Mex
ican trl-color floated with the Stars
and Stripes over the American ship of
war.
porta from various parts of the North
west. The country bankers generally
are with us. We have bad voluntary
support from many places to Eastern
Washington and In all parts ot idano,
SPOKANE OPPOSES SEATTLE
Washington Cities Split on Location
of Regional Bank.
SPOKANE, Wash, Dec 26. (Spe
cial.) Tacoma today, on behalf of Se
attle, urged Spokane to withdraw its
application for a regional bank under
the new currency bill and combine in
a general campaign to secure one of
tbe kinks for the State of Washing
ton.
The invitation comes too late, for any
action by Spokane, as the campaign in
behalf of this city has already been
started and will be pressed vigorously
by the Joint committees of the Cham
ber of Commerce and the Spokane
clearing-house.
"For many reasons we believe that
Seattle, is the logical location for the
proposed bank, in event the authorities
decide to place one in the Northwest
country," urgea President George
Schofleld. of th-e Tacoma Commercial
Club and Chamber of Commerce, in a
communication to the local Comercial
Club.
"The City of Portland Is making an
earnest effort to have that city named
as the location for the proposed
regional bank, and a contest un
doubtedly will follow between Wash
ington and Oregon. If the State of
Washington Is divided as to location,
our efforts may be seriously handicapped."
TIDES CAUSE BIG LOSS
DAMAGE ALONG SOUTHERN CALI
FORNIA COAST 25O,0O0.
Residence Are Undermined Live Are
Menaced and Breakfastera Ranted
by the Ragtag Waters.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 26. Damage
estimated as high as $250,000 was
wrought along the Southern California
coast today by extraordinarily high
tides.
At Venice, Santa Monica and Ocean
Park, practically one resort, the dam
age was the greatest, the sufferers de
claring that they had been damaged
financially to the extent of $150,000.
Combers 20 feet high undermined
residences, tore out expensive walks
and threatened , lives. Two conces
sionaires at Venice, C. C. Davis and
Roy Horton, were washed from a stair
way on a pleasure pier and were saved
from drowning in the breakers only
by desperate work of llfesavers.
At Ocean Park the tide dashed Into a
restaurant where many persons were
breakfasting.
From that point northward to Santa
Barbara reports of considerable dam
age were received, not only to seaside
residences, but to bulkheads and to
many small fishing craft, fragments of
which were strewn along the shore.
M. SENDA HONORED
High Tribute Paid Manager of
Japanese Commercial House.
SUCCESSOR IS INTRODUCED
Representative Portland Shippers
Guests at Luncheon, and High
Opinion of Mitsn House and
Agents Is Expressed.
WASHINGTON, Dec 26. Honors ac
corded Governor Riveros and his party
by Rear-Admiral Cowles on board the
cruiser Pittsburg were in recognition
of the legally elected officials of the
State of Sinaloa and not of members
of the Constitutionalist forces oppos
ing the Huerta government in Mexico.
"As the duly elected Governor, Mr.
Riveros was entitled to a salute of 17
guns," said Franklin D. Roosevelt,
Acting Secretary of the Navy, tonight,
"but," he added, "in no sense of the
word were the Mexican officials re
ceived as representatives of the Con
stitutionalist faction."
Mr. Roosevelt explained that Rear-
Admlral Cowles had previously to the
visit of the Governor and his party to
the Pittsburg paid formal courtesy to
the state authorities. Governor
Riveros was elected in 1911 and has
been the recognized head of the State
of Sinaloa since that time.'
as a location for the Federal reserve
bank: they have oven chosen as places
for holding sessions of the committee,
cutely because of their accessibility and
convenience.
"The committee will sit at the Cus
tom-House In New York City January
2 and 3: In Boston on January 5 and 6.
and return to New York for additional
sessions on the th and 10th. The com
mittee will sit In Washington from
January 13 to 17; in Chit-ago January
19. 20 and 21: St. Louis January 22. 23
and 24: Denver January 26. Hearings
for the other cities will be held be
tween January 2s and March 1. Wher
ever possible the bearings will be held
In Uovernment buildings.
The committee desires to be informed
particularly upon the following points.
which are considered primary factors
In determining the boundaries of the
proposed districts and the location of
tbe Kea era! reserve banks:
Patients Raid Hencoops.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec 26.
That the smallDox patients of the
County Isolation Hospital, recently
numbering half a dozen men. left the
premises and came Into tnis city at
1L in addition to raiding nearDy
chicken houses and having midnight
dinners and card games, were the
complaints made to the County Com
missioners, in session this aiternoon.
It was alleged that one patient came
Into a barber shop here, got a shave,
and gave the disease to the proprietor
of the shop and caused many others
to be exposed to the disease.
Three more cases were aiscoverea
and sent to the hospital today by
health authorities, and the Commis
sioners are considering placing an
armed guard over the premises to
maintain a strict quarantine.
This brings the total number or
First Geographical convenience. 8maiipox cases discovered In this city
during the past few weeks to udoui zu.
rhlch Involves transportation faclli
ties and rapid and easy communica
tion with all parts of the district.
eeda of Rearloa Coaaldrred.
"Second Industrial and commercial
development and nee.is of each section,
which Involves consideration of the
general movement of commodities and
tf business transactions within -the
districts and the transfer of funds and
exchanges of credits arising there
from. "Thirel The established custom and
trend of business as developed by the
present system of bank reserves and
checking accounts. In laying out the
districts and establishing the head
quarter for reserve banks, every ef
fort will be made to promote business.
Young Man of 84 Celebrates.
CENTRA LI A. Wash Dec 26. (Spe
cial.) Born on December 24, 1S29. in
Hillsdale. N. Y Judge Jones, a pioneer
resident and the first Mayor of Kelso,
Wednesday celebrated his S4th birth
day. The genial Judge, who first saw
the light of day during tne nrst term
of Andrew Jackson as President: Is as
active as ever, and can still jump Into
the air and strike his heels together
despite his advanced years. He settled
In Cowlltx County In 181. taking up a
homestead on the Coweeman River. He
has four children. 12 grandchildren and
5 KtCftt-SWdhjUr em. i
4 STATES WANT BANK HERE
(Continued From First pace.)
mination of the reserve districts or
the location of the regional banks.
W ashington Men May Be Neutral.
It is understood that the Washing
ton cities had been counting on po
litical log-rolling to aid their cause.
Senators Jones and Poindexter, Re
publican and Progressive, respectively,
voted for the currency bill." This fact
was relied upon to a great extent by
both Seattle and Spokane for prefer
ence at the hands of the Democratic
Administration, but now that the two
Washington towns are warring against
one another it is believed probable
that the Washington Senators will re
main neutral.
While both Oregon Senators support
ed the bill, they, as Democrats, were
expected to vote for it as a party
measure. .
"In appealing to the Federal officials
the Portland commercial organizations
and bankers are not depending on
politics to aid their cause. Portland's
supremacy as a commercial and finan
cial factor in the affairs of the North
west is established. Its geographical
position is secure. It is the logical
place for the regional bank." This
is the attitude of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, which initiated a
movement for a regional bank in Port
land. While the banks individually have
been active for the last few days, they
have taken no concerted action. The
proposed meeting of the Clearing
House this afternoon is to start united
effort.
Emery Olmstead. manager of the
Northwestern National Bank and the
Portland Trust Company, has been one
of the most active in this campaign.
"The time is here now," he said yes
terday, "for the banks of Portland to
get together on this plan. Unless they
do there will be a lot of duplicated ef
fort.
"1 have, heard many encouraging re-J
MAYOR MAY BE CANDIDATE
. Ii. Sleeves Suggested to Succeed
Representative Hawley.
SALEM, Or., Dc. 26. (Special.) B. L.
Steeves, Mayor of Saelm, is being
groomed for Representative in Congress
to succeed Representative Hawley, ac
cording to a report current here today.
While the Mayor has made no an
nouncement of his political ambition,
friends say that he has long had a de
sire to represent the district in the
House of Representatives.
The new City Council will hold a cau
cus early next week to determine who
shall be named City Attorney, Health
Officer, Fire Chief, Engineer, Sanitary
Inspector and Street Commissioner. The
Mayor is reported to be one of the most
active men in the preliminary skir
mishes, and, with men satisfactory to
him named for the offices, his chances
for obtaining political favors would be
Increased. ,
W. H. Trlndle, leader of the recent
successful local option fight in this city,
has been mentioned for City Attorney
to succeed City Attorney Page.
Credit for much of the Oriental trade
benefits ot the past three years In cer
tain lines and for having materially
Increased the business of Mitsui & Co.
one of the most powerful of Japanese
mercantile corporations. In Portland
and the Northwest, was clven M. Sen
da at a luncheon attended by shippers
yesterday. Mr. Senda leaves tomorrow
or Calcutta to assume charge of the
firm a affairs.
Since it was learned Mr. Senda had
been transferred to the . Calcutta
agency he has been the guest of T. B.
v llcox. president of the Portland
Flouring Mills, at a dinner, and of W.
L. Wheelwright, president of the Pa
cific Export Lumber Company, at. I
luncheon. Yesterday Mr. Senda acted
as host at a luncheon at the Hotel Ore
gon, at which he took occasion to In
troduce his successor', T. Urabe.
Mr. Wilcox yesterday paid a high
tribute to the character of the men
selected by the Mitsui Interests to
manage their affairs In foreign lands
and told of his acqauintance with four
who had preclded Mr. Senda. He took
occasion to say of the latter that he
had won the respect and admiration of
all with whom he had transacted busi
ness here and predicted that in a few
years tie would reach the Toklo office.
which is the goal of all on the foreign
stall.
Mitsui & Co. employs graduates of a
leading Japanese college in its service
and employs several hundred clerks at
Toklo. Mr. Urabe comes here after hav
ing managed the Kobe branch for more
than two years and only a few months
ago commenced- the study of English, in
which tongue he spoke to the luncheon
guests yesterday.
Quantities of wheat and flour, also
lumber, are transported from Portland
or Puget Sound, all business being di
rected by the office here, and there is a
gradual increase in imports of sulphur,
Iron and other merchandise.
Prominent among those at the
Inucheon yesterday were T. B. Wilcox,
W. D. Wheelwright, Peter Kerr, of
Kerr. Giftord & Co.; D. A. Patullo, of
the Crown Flour Mill; O. AT. Clark, of
the Clark & Wilson Lumber Company;
A. H. Averill, president of the Chamber
of Commerce; M. Ida, Japanese Consul;
D. W. L. MacGregor, of Balfour. Guth
rie & Co.; R. B. Wilcox, of the Portland
Flouring Mills Company; ex-United
States Senator John M. Gearln and John
T. Burtchaell, of the Bank of California.
SrCXICIPAIi LANDING READY
Harbor Patrol Moves Headquarters
to Xew City Structure.
Hampered" facilities for handling the
public when embarking in small boats
for naval vessels and similar harbor
events, likewise undesirable quarters
for the men who watch the waterfront,
are virtually but memories, for the Mu
nicipal boatlanding at the foot of Stark
street is about finished and the launch
house of the Harbor Patrol was shifted
there yesterday.
Until the sand and gravel fill be
tween the walls settles, no move will be
made to lay permanent- pavement, but
planks extending to Front street will
afford launch owners a means of reach-
Rosalia he ordered the tanks filled and
paid therefore $130. while he has re
celved 5000 gallons of sparkling Bull
Run water here for the sum of it
Furthermore he says the Santa Rosalia
water is not fit for cattle.
Shipping men contend that water
rates at Portland are entirely too low.
They are below other Coast ports and
with limited facilities on docks for
supplying ships .it is necessary to de
liver several hundred feet of hose from
the Harbor Patrol station each time a
vessel requires water. Many of them
take 6000 gallons or less, so come
within the minimum charge. The Santa
Catallna. sailing Christmas Day for
New York by way of Puget Sound,
loaded SO.000 gallons, her owners pay
ing therefore 110, while the Maple Leaf
liner Buenaventura, for DunKirK, took
36,000 gallons that cost $7.20.
CABLE IX GADSBY'S WHEEL
Steamer's Departure for Los Angeles
-JJ-ilayed by Accident.
As the steamer Daisy Gadsby was
backing away from the dock - of the
Multnomah Box & Lumber Company
yesterday, bound for Los Angeles with
1.050,000 feet of lumber, her wheel be
came entangled in a steel cable and she
was forced to haul back to the dock. In
a report made to Harbormaster Speier,
officers of the vessel said that the
cable was one stretched from the dock
to a dredge working in the stream,
where a Bull Run water main Is to be
laid.
An investigation is to be made today
when Captain McNaught, surveyor for
the San Francisco Board of Marine
Underwriters, will be present. It is In
tended to have a diver go down as
early as possible and clear the wheel.
Abandoned cables are thought to be in
that part of the channel, and one of
them may have been picked up.
OLIVER
OLSON LIBELLED
Longshoreman Asks $3000 as Balm
for Personal Injuries.
The steam schooner Oliver J. Olson
was seized yesterday by Deputy United
States Marshal De Boese on a libel
brought by William Atkins, a long
shoreman, who has instituted an action
against the owners for J3000 for per
sonal Injuries alleged to have been sus
tained while working aboard the ves
sel. Olson & Mahony, of San Fran
cisco, controlling the steamer, are ex
pected to file bond for her release to
day.
The Olson had been cleared for San
Francisco with 1465 tons of grain and
230,000 feet of lumber. She will make
two or three trips more for wheat
under present arrangements, and may
be fixed for additional business then.
lng the sliD leadlnsr to the landing
stage. For the present the officers of I bridge and will complete a cnannei to
Marine Notes.
To load wheat for the United King
dom, the French bark Bretagne arrived
In the river yesterday fr.om Honolulu,
which port she left December s. i ne
French bark La Rochelaquelein sailed
from San Francisco yesterday for Port
land to join the grain fleet. Both are
under charter to M. H. Houser.
In tow of the steamer Ocklahama the
Russian bark Marlborough Hill, whl.h
arrived from Callao Thursday, is to
leave up from Astoria today.
For 24 hours ending yesterday tne
Willamette River rose a foot here and
it Is expected to rise slowly today and
tomorrow.
To the Morris Machine Works, of
Baldwinsville, N. Y has been awarded
a contract by the Corps of Engineers,
U. S. A., for delivering here in 90 days
two triple-expansion engines, maritime
tyne. of 100-horsepower. which are to
be Installed in the dredge Chinook to
operate her two new 30-inch pumps,
plans for which are being prepared. The
engines are to cost $9293 each.
United States Inspectors Edwards and
Fuller InSDected the new Government
suction dredge Multnomah at the O.-W.
R. & N. "boneyard" yesterday. Wltn
the new dredge Wahkiakum, she will
be ready for service next month.
After having been shut down since
Wednesday morning, first because of
rough weather and then because her
pipeline was damaged, the fort or Port
land dredge Columbia resumed oper
ations In the Sand Island channel yes
terday. The dredge Willamette has
started digging in North Portland har
bor at the Spokane, Portland & Seattle
The Home of Coats
Pre-Inventory
Raincoat
Sale
Only a few days preced
ing stock-taking;. The entire
stock must be reduced. The
continued dry spell finds us
overstocked, which compels
tremendous price reductions.
"We are reducing all our su
perb double - service, all
weather Raincoats, English
Slip-Ons, Gabardines and
Rainproof Overcoats regard
less of cost. This sale begins
Saturday morning at 8 A. M.
and ends New Year's Eve.
The following Raincoat Bar
gains listed are just an idea
of the many to be found here.
Jlen's and Ladies' Eng
lish . Slip-Ons, $12.50
values, at S5.75
Men's and Ladies' Dou
ble Texture Cashmere
Slip-Ons, guaranteed
rainproof, $16.50 val
ues, at.. $8.25
Men's and Ladies' Eng
lish Gabardines, con
vertible and military
collars, $25 vals. $12.75
Boys' and ' Girls' Tan
Bombazine Raincoats,
ages 6 to 16, $7.50 .
values, at $3.45
Alteration free of charge.
Open Saturday night un
til 10 P. M.
LONDON
RAINCOAT CO.
313 Washington St.,
Opp. Lipman, Wolfe & Co.
DEATH ENDS TOUR ABROAD
Prominent North Yakima Woman
Expires in Rome on Delayed Trip.
NORTH TAKIMA, Wash.. Dec. 26.
(Special.) Mrs. Alexander Miller, wife
of the owner -of tbe Yakima Milling
Company, which has the largest office
building in North Yakima and exten
sive real estate holdings in this valley,
died yesterday in Rome, according to a
cablegram from Mr. Miller received this
noon by M. W. Phillips, her father.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller left November 20,
five years after their marriage, on a
long deferred trip to Europe. They In
tended to return in the Spring.
Mr. Miller will sail from Rome Sun
day and arrive in New York January 10.
Funeral services will be held in this
city about the middle of January. Mra
Miller was prominent in society. Last
year she was regent of the North Yak
ima' Daughters of the American Revo
lution.
Milwaukee Plans Extension.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) -It has been reported In Toledo
from an apparently reliable source that
the Milwaukee Railroad shortly after
the first of the year will begin the ex
tension of the Tacoma & Eastern 20
miles beyond Morton, the present east
ern terminus or tne roaa. ii is me
general opinion that Portland is the
ultimate destination of the road and
that the new line will cut through the
Cowlitz Valley to Kelso and thence
Darallel the Northern Pacific to Port
land, thus traversing one of the richest
nuopened timber and agricultural sec
tions in the state.
Mill In Receiver's Hands.
CHEHALia Wash., Dec 26. (Spe
cial.) A temporary receiver has been
named for the Wisconsin LumDer com
pany, which operates a large mill at
Lit tell, four miles west of Chehalis,
on the South Bend branch. W. AL
Urquhart, of this city, has been ap
pointed to the position. The liabilities
of the cc mpany are estimated at close
to S100.000, with assets ample to much
more than cover the same. Inability
to make collections and the temporary
tlump in the lumber business are as
signed as the reasons for the trouble.
Derbyshire to Run for Judgeship.
NORTH BEND. Or Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) A. H. Derbyshire, City Recorder
of North Bend and formerly State's At
torney in Idaho, has retired from
city affairs here and next year will
seek election as County and Probate
Judge. Mr. Derbyshire has been a
resident of North Bend for seven years
and has been prominent in municipal
and public affairs. Mr. Derbyshire is
a Republican in politics.
Boy Kills Father Defending Mother.
PORTLAND, Me.. Dec 26. Norris W.
Rowe, of West Buxton, died tonight
from a bullet wound Inflicted by bis
l-vear-old son Leon. The boy de
clared he shot in defense of his mother
after her husband had seized her by the
throat and threatened to kill ber and
tbeir five children.
the Harbor Patrol will use the boat
house, but as soon as the south room
on the front of the dock is ready Har
bormaster Speier will move his head
quarters there.
BULKHEAD CONTRACT IS JjTTT
Ferry Landing Will Be Protected
From Fill Overflowing,
On a bid of $1167.72 the Portland
Bridge & Building Company, of which
Robert Wakefield' Is the head, was
awarded a contract yesterday by the
Commission of Public Docks for the
construction of piling and timber bulk
head at the foot of Seventeenth street,
extending along the ferry slip there.
The bulkhead is Intended to hold ma
terial that will be pumped there by the
Port of Portland In making a fill be
hind a concrete retaining wall that
marks the rear of Public Dock No. 1,
now under way.
There were six tenders for the work,
the highest being $2622, filed by the
Lewis A. Hicks Company, which is en
gaged in building the first unit of the
dock. The bulkhead Is to be finished
in 20 days.
NAVAJO FOR GRAYS HARBOR
San Ramon Slakes Smart Trip From
Golden Gate Here.
To complete her cargo for San Fran
cisco the steamer Navajo was cleared
yesterday via Grays Harbor, where she
is to work 800,000 feet of lumber, sne
sailed last night with 950 tons of
wheat. 75 tons of flour, 3405 cases of
canned goods, 240 barrels of cherries.
20,000 feet of oak lumber and 150 tons
of merchandise.
The San Ramon entered from the
Golden Gate yesterday with about 350
ton? of general stuff, which she dis
charged at Couch street. The vessel
left Sin Francisco Tuesday night and
was here to start discharging on time
yesterday. She was 48 hours reaching
the Columbia River ana was eignt ana
one-half hours from Astoria to Port
land, completing a speedy run for one
of her class.
deep water.
In readiness to load a lumber cargo
for New Zealand the schooner Mabel
Gale was shifted yesterday from the
Port of Portland drydoclc to Clarke &
Wilson's mill, at Linnton.
The Norwegian ship Asgerd hauled
down yesterday from Montgomery dock
No. 2 to Oceanic, exchanging berths
with the British bark Inverurie, which
will resume loading at Montgomery
dock this morning.
Additional staterooms are being built
on the steamer Beaver, operating to
Clatskanie, her texas being extended
aft for that purpose. ' ,
On her way from Los Angeles to the
Columbia, the schooner Beulah was re
ported arriving at San Francisco yes
terday to have two neaosans repiacea
the former ones having been carried
away.
Coming from Eureka to complete a
lumber cargo for Australia, tne Nor
wegian steamer Christian Bors has ar
rived at Prescott.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE,
-w.mj. From. Date.
Beaver Los Angeles -In -port
Alliance. ......... JureKft. . . ....... ucc t
Breakwater Coos Bay Oec
Bear .Los Angeles. ..... Deo.
Roanoke. .
Rose City.
Yucatan. .
Name. .
Harvard. .
Beaver. ...
Alliance. .
ALARSI FELT FOR INVERAVEN
Vessel Long Overdue at Astoria Be
lieved Lost in Pacific Gale.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 26. (Special.)
Considerable alarm is felt for the safety
of the British ship Inveraven, which
sailed from Callao for this port on
October 4 and is long overdue. At the
request of the owners of the tug One
onta is making cruises well oft shore in
search of the missing craft.
The general impression among ship
ping men is that the ship shifted her
ballast and was lost during the gale
which wrecked the British ship Dalgo-
mar. as the two vessels left Callao
about the same time.
VESSELS GET WATER CHEAP
Kassal Supplied for $130 at Mexican
Harbor and for $1 Here.
Captain Behrends, of the Belgian ship
Kassai, has learned that mathematics
differ in Mexico from the system in
vogue In Portland in the matter of de
livering fresh water aboard his vessel,
for on setting ready to sail from Santa
San Diego Deo. 28
....San Pedro Jan. 2
...San Diego Jan. 4
TO DEPART.
For. Date.
...6. F. toL. A Dec. 27
Los Angeles Dec 21
....Coos Bay Dec 2s
Yale 8. F. to L A Dec 2
Breakwater coos Bay yec ou
Nortland San Diego Dec a
Roanoke. ......... San Diego. .... .. Dec 31
Bear. ............ .Los Angeles Jan. 1
Camlno San Francisco. ..-Jan. 8
Rose City Los Angeles Jan. 6
Yucatan. .. . -San Francisco. .. ..Jan. 7
EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL BERVICii.
Name From. Date.
Den of Alrlie London -Jan. I
Sithonia Hamburg. ...... .Jan. lo
Merionethshire. ... Loncon J. f
Glenroy London.. ..eb. . le
Crown of Toledo. .. Glasgow. Feb. 2a
BeJgravia Hamburg Feb. 2S
Cardiganshire London Mar. 10
Saxonia - Hamburg Mar. 19
Radnorshire London Apr. 2S
am. For Date.
Den of Alrlie London Jan. 9
Eithonia .Hamburg Jan. 24
Merionethshire... . London Jan. lo
Glenroy London Feb. 21
Bel era via Hamburg Mar. 9
Cardiganshire London Mar. 20
Saxonia Hamburg Mar. 28
Radnorshire. . . . . -London. . Apr. 29
' Movements of Vessels. j
pm tt, aktv Dec. 26. Arrived Steamer 1
San Ramon, from San Francisco. Sailed
Steamer Oliver J. Olson, for San Francisco.
ARtnria. Dec. 26. Sailed at 8 A. M. steam-
shin J. A. Chanslor, for Monterey. Sailed at
8:30 A. M., steamer Santa Catallna, for New
York via way ports, bailed at 11 a. ai.,
British barks Philadelphia and Thistlebank,
fnr Oueenstown or Falmouth. Arrived at
12:35 P. M., French bark Bretagne, from
Honolulu.
San Francisco, Dec. 26. Arrived at 7 A.
M., Steamers W. F. Herrin and Rose City,
from Portland; at 9 A. M., steamer Klamath,
frnm Portland. Sailed at 11 A. M.. Steamer
Roanoke, for Portland; French bark La
Rochejaquelein, for Portland. Sailed at 1
P. II., steamer Bear, from Portland. Arrived
last night, schooner Beulah, from San Pedro,
for Columbia River for repairs, two head-
sails carried away.
Coos Bay. Dec zo. oanea si v a. m..,
taamai AllfAnce. i or Portland.
Limerick. Dec 25. Arrived British
steamer Epsom, from Portland
Astoria, Dec. 2a. Arrived at 4 P. M., Rus
sian bark Marlborough Hill, from Callao. Ar
rived at 7 and left up at 10 P. M., Norwegian
steamer Christian Bors, from Eureka. Ar
rived at U P. M., and left up at midnight.
steamer Fan Ramon, from Kan Francisco.
San Pedro, Dec. 25. Sailed Steamer JS.
H. Vance, for Portland.
Seattle. Wash.. Dec 26. Arrived Steam
ers Umatilla, Watson, from Ran Francisco;
Sidak (Grmta), frwm Hamburg. Sailed
Steamers Northland, Jefferson, for Southeast
ern Alaska ; Cordova, for Southwestern
Alaska ; Governor, for San Diego.
San Francisco, Dec. Arrived Steam
ers Francis H. Leggett, from Seattle; W. F.
Herrin, Klamath, from Astoria; Asuncion,
from Vancouver; Enterprise, Hllo; Ros
City, from Portland; Grace Dollar, from
Bandon. Sailed Steamers Nehalem, Doris,
for Gravs Harbor; Bear for Portland;
Mayfair,-" for Seattle; bark Anne de Bre
tagne French , tor London via Seattle.
Hongkong, Dec. 25. Arrived previously
Steamers Buffalo, from San Francisco; Seat
tle ilaru. from Tacoma.
Yokohama, Dec. 25. Arrived previously
Steamer Nile, from San Francisco.
Limerick, Dec, 26. Arrived Steamer Ep
som, from Portland, Or.
Antofogasts, Dee. 25, Arrived previously
Steamer Santa Clara, from San Felice, for
New York.
, Tides at Astoria Saturday.
High. Low.
1:06 A. M 6.8 feet6:32 A. M 8.4 feet
0:12 P. M 9.6 fect7:31 P. M -1.4 feet
Marconi "Wireless Reports.
All iMMltlmis reoorted at 8 P. M. Decern-
Kr a imiii il hr-tA'ihi deHiensited.)
Catania, port San Luis for Portland, 445
miles north of San Francisco.
Chanslor; Portland for Port San Luis 11.
miles south of Columbia River.
Aroline, Grays Harbor for San Francisco,
86 miles south of Grays Harbor.
Argyll, San Francisco for Seattle. 510
miles north of San ' Francisco.
Umatilla, Seattle for Vancouver, off Point-No-Point.
Mentra, bound for Vancouver. 480 miles
south of San Pedro.
Georgian, San Francisco for Salina Cruz,
fc54 miles south of San Pedro, December 2..
Yucatan. Portland for San Francisco, S'l
miles south of Cape Mendocino.
El Segundo and barge 91. Vancouver for
San Francisco. 45 miles south of Cape
Blanco.
Yosemite, Columbia River for San Pedro.
19 miles south of Seal Rock.
Harvard, San Pedro for San Francisco, off
Hueneme, at t:05 P. M.
Mongolia, San Francisco for Orient. 34
miles west of Honolulu. December 25.
Honolulan, San Francisco for Honolulu.
5S8 miles from San Francisco, December 2.".
Phelps. Honolulu for Port San Luis, 700
miles from Port San Luis. December 25.
Bear, San Francisco for Portland, tour
miles north of Point Arena.
Yale. San Francisco for San Pedro, passed
Pigeon Point G;20 P. M.
Roanoke, San Francisco for Portland, ten
mles north of Point Arena.
Klamath, San Francisco for San Pedro,
ten miles south of San Francisco.
Willamette. Portland for San Francisco,
30 miles south of point Arena.
Atlaa. Seattle for San Francisco, 6S miles
north of San Francisco.
Robert Dollar. San Francisco for San Pe
dro. 14 miles south of Point Sur.
Newport. Balboa for San Francisco. 7U
miles from San Francisco.
Santa Rita. Soattle for port san .uuis,
miles north of San Francisco.
Falcon. Everett lor San i-rancisco.
miles north of Cape Mendocino.
Richmond. San Francisco for beattie. au
miles north of San Francisco.
Maverick. El Seeundo for Point ells. lt
miles south of Blunts Reef.
Drake and barxe 93. Seattle Tor Han Fran
cisco. 48 miles south of Cape Blanco.
uentraiia. ADeraeen ror can reuio.
miles south of Point Gorda.
A New Li?ht
Coming!
A year or so ago a. new light -was
invented that importantly reduced
bills for illuminating. Now hints
leak out from the laboratories that
soon another light will come on tbe
market that will be even more revo
lutionary. Probably the first news of this
great discovery and many others of
equal Importance will come to you
In the advertising columns of your
favorite newspaper.
Progress naturally seeks the chan
nels of progress; and business news
likes to run along live wires.
Advertising is the channel through
which new ideas seek their market.
If you expect to keep up with
what the bright minds are doing you
must read the advertising. Adv.