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Newspaper Page Text14 THE MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1914. CITIZENS INDORSE iENT PLAN Many Increases in Estimated Valuation of Business Dis trict Units Favored. SOMERS SYSTEM OUTLINED Value Placed by- Assessor on Property .North of Washington Street, Be . tween Fifth and Broadway, Is Considered Too Ixw. Assessments according to the Somers system, proposed for 1914, on the prop erty of Portland's business district were Indorsed by a number of citizens at a conference called by Assessor Heed at the Library yesterday and in several details the business men recommended a- slight increase in the assessment a unit foot. The meeting yesterday was the first of a series of conferences which Mr. Jieed will hold to give the people of the city an opportunity to consider the as sessment for 1914 and make sugges tions before it is made. While the business men present yes terday in a few cases urged a reduc tion in the proposed assessment a unit foot, in more cases they recommended a small increase, and their expressions Invariably were favorable toward the system of assessment. Under the Somers system the assess, ment Is computed, on the basis of the "unit foot," whichi is a foot front ex- tending to the depth of the middle of the block, in a position far enough from the corner to be unaffected as to values by the. Influence of other streets. Expert Explains Maps. Mr. Reed called the meeting1 to order and turned it over to W. E, Sweeting, the expert land calculator in the As sessor's office, who displayed the maps showing the assessments proposed on the business section lying between Tay lar and Oak streets on the West Side, and went over them with the visitors who attended the conference. E. B. MacNaughton offered the sug gestion that the assessment for the property on the north side of Washing ton street should be higher than for property on the south side, basing his claim on a traffic estimate. Mr. Sweet ing said, however, that traffic counts do not furnish a final basis on which to determine values In business prop erty. The principal reduction suggested by those present at the conference was on the north side of Washington street, between Fifth ad Broadway. The -estimate was $3800 a unit foot and the recommended figure is $3700. The esti mate of $3900 on the other side of the corresponding street was sustained as it Is. Many Increases Recommended Increases recommended above the estimate made by the Assessor were as follows: East side of Broadway, be tween Washington and Stark, $2200 to $2400; between Washington and Alder, from $2700 to $2900; west side of Sixth street, from Alder to Washington, from $S50 to $3100; from Washington to Stark, from $2400 to $2600; east side of Sixth street, from Alder to Washing ton, from $2800 to $3000; from Wash ington to Stark, Increased from $2300 to $2509. Another meeting to consider another section in the series will be held next week, probably Tuesday. Among those who spoke yesterday at the conference were Fred Strong. Whit ney L. Boise. Dr. Leo Friede, Robert Wilson. Edwin Caswell, C. S. Jackson, Bert Hallock, tax and right of way rep resentative for the O.-W. R. & N. Com pany; J. F. Daly, of the Title & Trust Company, and Major V. M. C. Silva. Besides Mr. Reed and Mr. Sweeting, G. R. Funk and Phil Harris represented the Assessor's office. SOUTHERN AGENT IS HERE Shriners Urged to Use Road in Making Trip to Conclave, E. S. Sullivan, of Seattle, traveling passenger agent for the Southern Rail, way, was in Portland yesterday ne gotiating with the transportation com mittee of the local temple of Shriners on the trip of the members to the an nual conclave at Atlanta, Ga., In May. It was planned to travel over the Southern line from St. Louis to Atlanta after using the O.-W. R. & N Oregon snort J-iine, union Paclnc and Burling ton routes to St. Louis. But most of the local delegates are determined to utop off In Nashville, where the Ten nossee Shriners have provided some elaborate entertainment. As the South ern does not run Into Nashville, It is probable that they will go via the Louisville & Nashville. The Southern road will get the party at Chattanooga, which is only 154 miles from Atlanta. "That's pretty tough luck." says Mr. Sullivan, "getting only 154 miles out of a haul of nearly 3000 miles." He expects, however, to have many Shriners travel over the Southern on the return trip, especially those who want to go via Washington, D. C. CAMP CELEBRATES BIRTH Twenty-Third Anniversary of Lodge Cause for.Rennlon. Organized 23 years ago in Gruner's Hall. Stephens' Addition. Multnomah Camp. No. 77, Woodmen of the World, last night celebrated the anniversary In the camp's quarters. East Sixth and Last Washington streets. h A. Beard. T, J. Kruder, E. M. Terkes, Dr. A." K. Higgs and James Rudiman were the committee In charge. A musical company from North Port land furnished entertainment. Remarks were made by C. E. Miller, E. F. Mol rtenhauer and W. H. McMonies. char ter members. After the conclusion of the programme in the hall a banquet was served. Multnomah Camp has issued a spe cial edition of the Booster, giving its history, which was distributed to the members. The camp has 2285 mem bers. Its property is estimated to be worth $40,000, consisting of a tract 62 by 200 feet and a building cover ing about two-thirds of the land. TWO MAY GETNEW TRIAL Jury in Case of If. A. Connors and J. l- Connolly Cannot Agree. A new trial may start early next week for Henry A. Connors and John F. Connolly, accused of misuse of the mails. Disagreement was the result of the deliberations of the jury in the case tn United States District Court. After being out all night and until 10:30 yes terday morning, inability to agree was announced. This announcement came after the jury had heard a portion of the evidence read from the sten ographer's transcript. The case of J. AV. Pullian, also ac cused of misuse of the mails, was set for yesterday morning, but because the jury had been out all night. Judge Bean gave it a recess until this morning, when the Pullian trial will begin. PAYMASTER PLAN ILLEGAL Attorney Decides New Legislation Is Xeedcd to Work Out Scheme. New legislation is necessary before a county paymaster can be installed. Dis trict Attorney Evans yesterday advised the County Commissioners. Some plan under which the county employes, es pecially those who work outside the city and by the day. can be paid in cash instead of by warrant was considered by the Commissioners. The matter was referred to District Attorney Evans for his opinion as to the legality of the contemplated change. A decision of the Supreme Court of Oregon, In a case brought up from Baker County, indicates Mr. Evans advised the Commissioners, that such a plan could not be pursued unless the laws regulating the payment of county warrants be changed. The Commissioners referred Mr. Evans' report to Insurance Commis sioner Ferguson, whom they had re quested to work out the details of a paymaster plan, and Louis Goldsmith, secretary of the Taxpayers League, which organization had urged the new plan. STOCK IS LEFT TO WIDOW Two Sons of Late Walter J. White Share Estate Under Will. Shares of stock in the White Seal & Stamp Company, owned by the . late Water J. White, wo died in Portland February 6 were left to his widow, Mrs. J essie E. W hite, and his son, "Wal ter B. White, by the terms of his will, which was died for probate yesterday in County Clerk Coffey's office. Accom panying the will was a petition by Mrs. White that she be appointed executor of the estate, which she estimates is worth approximately $4200. The bulk Is divided among the widow and two sons, Walter B. White, of Portland, and Arthur L. White, of Vancouver. B. C. Petition that Roscoe R. Hurst be ap pointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Mary Neer was filed by Mrs. Delia Shadlnger, of Josephine County. Mrs. Neer is survived by a widower, John D. Neer, and a daughter, Mrs. Shadinger. KNIFE MUSTCUT DEEP Meeting Tonight Will Lay Plans to Curb City Expenses. An organization, the purpose of which is announced to be to curb in every way possible the unwarranted expendi ture of public money, will be formed tonight at a mass meeting to be held at the library at 8 o'clock. The or ganization, which has been In the mak ing for several weeks past, probably will be known as the Portland Tax payers' Association. Preliminary arrangements have been made by Roger B. Sinnott, temporary chairman of the organization commit tee, and Henry Hahn. The plan which will be suggested at the meeting to night will be the division of the county Into 14 districts with .20 precincts in a district. Five members will be selected from each of the 14 districts to take the leadership In the organization. COURT PAROLES DEALER R. L. Mathison Gets One to Five Years for Fraudulent Bargains. Sentence of from'one to five years In the penitentiary was imposed on R. L. Mathison, convicted fraudulent real es tate dealer, by Circuit Judge Kava naugh yesterday. Because of his old age and the influence exerted over htm by his daughter, Mrs. Helen M. Geren, and J. H. Tipton, In the fraudulent deals. Judge Kavanaugh paroled Mathi son to J. W. McDougall, superintendent of the Portland district of the Metho dist Episcopal Church. Sentence will be passed on Mrs. Geren and Tipton, convicted at separate trials on the same transaction for which Mathison was tried, by Judge Kava- CAXDIDATE FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. TO MAKE HOT CAMPAIGN. 45v '"tow "W. S. Conner. W. S. Conser, bailiff of County Judge Cleeton's court, who on Thursday announced his inten tion of running for the office of Commissioner of Multnomah ' County on the Republican ticket, will make a vigorous campaign preliminary to the primaries in May on a platform pledging a strict business administration of the office. Just prior to assuming his present position in the Court house, Mr. Conser was employed for nearly two years by the County Board of Relief. It Is expected he will file the official announcement of his candidacy this week. naugh Tuesday morning. The three were tried and convicted of defrauding Miss Mary Flynn of $2000. Meat Ordinance to Be "Aired." Portland's proposed new meat ordi nance, which, if passed by the City Commission, will require the inspec tion of all meat slaughtered in the city or shipped in from the outside, will be given a complete airing at a special meeting of the City Council to be held Friday, March 6, at 2:30 P. M.. in the Council chamber at the City Hall. The measure came before the commission yesterday and was passed to third reading. It then went over until the public meeting, when it will be considered in every detail. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To tret th genuine, call for full name, LAX ATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for signa ture, of E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold In One Day. 25c POWER COMPANY TO LOSE G. J. FRANKLIN General Superintendent of Railways of Local Corpora tion Tenders Resignation. UTILITY ADVICE IS INTENT Arrangements Made With Eastern Interests to Act as Expert Re viewer of Problems Met in Promoting Projects. C. J. Franklin, general superintend ent of railways for the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, ten dered his resignation to President Griffith, upon his return yesterday from New Tork City, where he com pleted affiliations with leading finan cial interests. For some time Mr. Franklin has contemplated the organization of an institution to -furnish public utility companies an opportunity to employ expert service in all matters embrac- C. jr. Franklin, Portland Traffic Official Who Bn Resigned. ing operating problems, matters of con struction, valuation and appraisals, projected railroads, arbitrations and rate situations. Mr. Franklin says he had been called to New York City to organize this new departure and has concluded to accept the invitation. Utility Reviews Needed. "I find," eaid Mr. Franklin, "that there is a great demand throughout the country for competent reviews of impending difficulties in the matter of operation and of service. The ques tions involved are largely technical and are matters which appeal directly to the owners of the properties. It will require my absence from Portland to a larger degree than I would wish, but the field is so inviting and the" op portunities for doing, good work are so abundant that I accepted the offer." Mr. Franklin will open offices In the "Wilcox building, and H. M. Clark, his private secretary, who has-been with him since Mr. Franklin has been con nected with the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, will be as sociated with him. The resignation of Mr. Franklin will take from the local field one of the most prominent operating officials on the Pacific Coast. He has been con nected with the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company as its gen eral superintendent for seven years. During this time he had charge of the entire operation of the railways of the company. During the last two years he gave close attention to methods of opera tion and studies of details for new business, and his services upon special occasions were retained by the prin cipal public utility companies on the Pacific Coast from Canada to Cali fornia. Early Environs Electrical. Previous to coming to Portland Mr. Franklin passed five years with the Stone & Webster syndicate and was located at Tacoma as general super intendent of the Tacoma Railway & Power Company and the Puget Sound Electric Railway Company, operating between Tacoma and Seattle. Mr. Franklin was brought to the Pa cific Coast by the Stone & "Webster syndicate after he had served 13 year3 with the Virginia Passenger & Power Company of Richmond, Va. He first became associated with the electric railway business In Richmond, Va where, as a boy, he started at work in the shops. It was with this com pany that the first successful commer cial introduction of the electric rail way took place in this country, and Mr. Franklin grew up in its environments! "The resignation of General Super intendent Franklin," said Mr. Griffiths, "has been accepted with regret. Mr. Franklin is one of the ablest operating officials in the country, and he is well fitted for his new field." SLOVER REBUKES BOARD LETTER SAYS HEARINGS BIASED AND ARB UNFAIR. "Political Jobbery" Characterizes Ses sions Thus Far Held, He Says, and K Greater Hope Offered. Objecting to the action of the Munic ipal Civil Service Board In arbitrarily setting the hearing of the case of ex Police Captain Slover for 8 o'clock to night, Mr. Slover yesterday wrote a letter of rebuke to members of the board. In which de declares that the action in his case appears to be "po litical jobbery." "Having learned through my attor ney today that you have set my case for hearing on Saturday night at 8 o'clock," reads Mr. Slover's letter, "I am appalled at your lack of courtesy and fairness in again attempting to bring this matter before your own body at this unusual hour, especially after the court decided that the proper pro cedure would be to take the matter before the court for a writ of review, which steps have already been taken. "You are well aware that my repu tation and good name have been pub licly trampled and besmirched and ad vertised from one end of the country to the other. Stories suggestive of immor ality and unbecoming conduct in my as i t : rH j t , ...... i j : Y-v 1 j t sociations with the underworld have been maliciously spread broadcast. "I have reached my decision on this question owing to the following facts: "First At the first hearing I was not given the chance to make any de fense whatever. "Second -r- Police officers were em ployed to scour the city in an effort to secure evidence detrimental to my rep utation and you only used those wit nesses who would testify against me and failed to call those who. when asked as to their knowledge of affairs, had only good to say of me. "Third I understand that one mem ber of your body was absent at all hearings on the case and will therefore have to be guided by the unsavory sug gestive evidence already accepted and still fresh In the minds of the people, and as we have no promise that he will be present at this .hearing, I will not trust myself to the" 'kangaroo' methods you have bo far shown. "Fourth I am inclined to believe that the whole matter is political job bery.' Were I sure that the other member of the commission would be present and ample time allowed me to get my people together again and that my evidence would be heard and that no pressure would be brought to bear on my witnesses to prevent them giv ing evidence or to bias such evidence, I would appear before your body, but deem It wise, under the circumstances. to turn it down and await the decision of the court, remembering as I well do that every other officer - was sub penaed before your so-called public hearing except myself, at which your leading questions indicated your ani mosity. Yours respectfully, "E. A. SLOVER." MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVE. Name. From Data. Beaver . . .....Loa Angeles. .... .Feb. 21 Breakwater Coos Bay Feb. 22 Roanoke San Uiego Feb. 22 Alliance . . . .Eureka .Feb. 23 Rose City Los Angeles Feb. 2tl Yucatan .... .San Diego Mar. 1 Bear Los Angeles ..Mar. 8 TO DEPART. Name. For Date. Harvard S. F. to L. A Feb. 21 Celtlo San Diego Feb. 21 J. B. Stetson Los Angeles Feb. 23 Yale S. F. to JU A Feb. 3 Breakwater Coos Bay ....Feb. 24 Beaver. .Los Angeles. .... .Feb. 2n Roanoke. ......... San Diego Feb. 25 Alliance Eureka Fb. 26 Rose City. ....... . Los Angeles Mar. & Yucatan. ......... -an Francisco. . .Mar. 4 Bear. ............ .Los Angeles. .... -Mar. 7 EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL SERVICE. Name. From Date Glenroy .London. ......... Feb. 23 Crown of Toledo. . . Glasgow. ...... ...Feb. 2s Belgravla . Hamburg;. ...... ..Feb. 2s Cardiganshire. .... London Mar. 15 Saxon ia .Hamburg;. ....... Mar. 19 Radnorshire London. ........ -Apr. 20 Den of Ruthven. . . .London ..May 15 Glenlochy London .June 10 Carnavonshlre. ... .London. - July 1 Name. For Date. Glenroy. ..... .... .London. . . . . Mar. 8 Belgravla Hamburg. ....... Mar. 4 Saxona London Mar. 20 Cardiganshire. .... London Mar. 23 Radnorshire Hamburg. ...... ..May 1 Den of Ruthven. . . .London. ...... . . ..May 22 Glenlochy London. ........ .June 10 Carnarvonshire. . . . London .July h Due for Inspection. Steamer La Center. ............... .Feb. 28 Steamer Tahoma. ....Feb. 28 Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Feb. 20. Arrived Steamer J. B. Stetson, from San Francisco. Sailed British steamer Merionethshire, for London via Puget Sound and Oriental ports Brlt;ish steamer Bilbster, for Melbourne; steamer Bear, for San Francisco and Los Angeles. Astoria, Feb. 20. Sailed at 6 A. M. Steamers Leclanaw and Oliver J. Olson, for San Francisco. Arrived at 7 and left up at 8:40 A. M. Steamer J. B. Stetson, from San Francisco. Sailed at :15 A. M. French bark Noemi, for Grimsby. Sailed at 10 A. il. Steamer Paraiso, for San FranclBco. San Francisco. Feb. 20. Sailed at 10 A. M. Steamer Roanoke; at noon Steamer Yosemtte, for Portland; steamer Rose City, for San Pedro. Sailed last night Steamer Johan Poulsen, for Portland. Eureka, Feb. 10. Sailed Steamer Al liance, for Portland. Seattle, Feb. 20. Sailed at noon Steamer Tiverton, for Portland. Victoria, Feb. 20. Sailed British steam er Foreric, from Columbia River, for Syd ney. Shanghai. Feb. 18. Arrived British steamer Lord Sefton, from Portland. San Pedro, Feb. 19. Sailed Steamer Sis kiyou, for Portland. Montevideo, Feb. 20. Arrived previously Steamer Beachy, from Tacoma. San Francisco. Feb. 20. Sailed Steamers Roanoke, Yosemlte, for Portland ; Temple E. Dorr, for Grays Harbor; Hardy, for Coos Bay; Admiral Farragut, for Seattle. Shanghai, Feb. 18. Arrived Steamers Lord Sefton, from Portland, Or., before 20th; Bangor, from Portland, Or.; Panama Maru, from Tacoma. Tacoma. Wash., Feb. 20. Departed steamer Mexican, .for Honolulu; steamer . S. Loop, for San Francisco. Arrived Jap anese steamer Chicago Maru, from Yoko hama. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 20. Steamer Umatilla, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Mari posa, for Southwestern Alaska; Tiverton, for rornana ; Argyii, zor ban r rancisco. Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, Feb. 20. Condition of the bar at fi P. M., cloudy; bar, smooth; wind, east, S miles. Tides at Astoria Saturday. HiKh. Low. 10:17 A. M 8.2 feet4:44 A. M 3.7 feet 11:53 P. M....6.9 feet5:35 P. M . . 0.2 foot Marconi Wireless Reports. (All positions reported at 8 P. M.9 Febru 20, unless otherwise designated.) W. S. Porter, Everett for San Francisco, 80 miles from Everett. Honolulan, San Francisco for Honolulu, 510 miles from San Francisco, February 19. Nile, San Francisco for Orient, 1101 miles from Honolulu, February 19. Santa Maria, Port San Luis for Honolulu, 87 miles from Port San Luis, February 19. Mongolia, Orient for San Francisco, 1230 miles from San Francisco, February 19. Manchuria, San Francisco for Orient. 2230 miles from San Francisco, February 19. Yale, San Francisco for San Pedro, passed Pigeon Point, 7:14 P. M. Columbia, San Francisco for Aberdeen, ten miles west of Duxbury Reef. Farragut, San Francisco for Seattle, off Duxbury Reef. Falcon, Everett for San Pedro, 25 miles south of Point Arena. Yosemlte, San Francisco for San Pedro, off Anonulve Island. Lyra, San Pedro for San Francisco, GO miles south of San Francisco. Beaver. San Francisco for Portland, six miles north of Heceta Head. Oliver J. Olson, Portland for San Fran cisco, 11 miles north of Heceta Head. Atlas, San Francisco for Seattle, 565 miles north of San Francisco. Herrln, Monterey for Portland, 499 miles irom JHonierey. LeeJanaw, Portland for San Francisco, 80 miles south of Columbia River. Bear. Portland for San -Francisco, off Cape Horn. President, Seattle for San Francisco, 160 miles south of Umatilla lightship. Richmond. Seattle for Richmond, 220 miles north of San Francisco. Chatham, Everett for San Francisco, 40 miles north of Cape Mendocino. Yucatan. Portland for San Francisco, five miles south of Cape Mendocino. W. H. DUN WOODY IS DEAD Great Northern Director, Friend of Hill, Passes. News has reached Portland of the death In Minneapolis of William H. DunWbody, one of Minnesota's richest men and a director In the Great North ern Railroad for a number of years. Mr. Dunwoody accompanied James J. Hill to Portland on his last trip. Mr. Dunwoody left an estate esti mated at more than JMOO.OOO. which Is divided among1 many charities and among boards of the Presbyterian cnurcn, or which he was a member, and relatives. Mrs. Fay Bousfield, of Aberdeen, Wash., a niece, receives J1&0.000. Illinois Society to Meet. The Illinois Society will meet Thursday evening in room A in Central Library. The anual election of officers will be held and it is especially urged by the committee that all members be pres ent. An interesting programme has been prepared, to which all former Illinois folk are cordially invited..- PILOT OF HUBBARD SUSPENDED 60 DAYS Second Officer Also Loses Li cense Temporarily as Re sult of Collision. CAPTAIN IS EXONERATED Testimony Shows Orders Covered Exhibition of Lights bnt None Were Visible to Persons on Steamer Portland. Responsibility for t h ft fthsPTirn rf 11. lumlnations on the steamer General tiuoDard, which Is alleged to have pre vented the navigator of the steamer Portland from discerning her, was fixed yesterday by United States Steamboat Inspectors Edwards and Fuller and the license of Pilot Charles J. Anderson, in charge of the General Hubbard, was suspended for 60 days. The license .of N. Thomsen, second of ficer of the steamer, was suspended for the same oerind. rnntain t."" - ri i gar was exonerated. The suspensions o v luty enect loaay. aecona oiricer Thomsen admitted that CaDtain riAiiAaf'a .... t v. night book fully covered the exhibition of lights as required by law. -testimony berore the inspectors was to the effect no lights were visible on the steamer General TTnhhtirri in on the steamer Portland until from three to five minutes before the ves sels collided Monday night, except a masthead lieht. T v rr,L-A v Weather Bureau, was summoned to fix mo nine ui sunset, wnicn na said was at d-.jo o clock. The time Ktdelie-hta ..v, 8a'il to be about 6:10 or 6:12 o'clock, and the accident occurred about 6:15 " -fja.. some evidence was offered that f h A VARfiBla afrnlr i- . . o'clock. The inspectors charged the officers with being negligent. in aaaiuon to other testimony, Cap tain C. F. Hall, master of the steamer Portland, wan ml H tt1 tt h, i, : J ' - a. - liaw&iiia, first assistant engineer of the General iiuuua.ru. wno was on watch, also tes tified. C. W. Tfllltnn -araa attornov fnr tVi a ttq t uuu uuiuuisr Company, owning the General Hub- Ua.iu, una v miace Mcuamant. as coun sel for the Nyno line, controlling the Portland, which in nnara. i ' . j um kLtsi e by the Globe Grain & Milling Com- ASSORTED LOAD OX LINER Merionetshire's Cargo Goes to Nn- merons Oriental Ports. Cargo aboard the Royal Mail liner Merionethshire, which sallorl phv afternoon for the Far East and Europe. niueu at Ds,i3g. xne liner was given fair dispatch, as she arrived here Sunday night and after discharging about 1500 tons of freight shifted to various berths working outward con signments. The Glenroy. of the same line, is due Tuesday, coming from Lon don and the Orient by way of Victoria. The following shipments, their value and destination, were on the Merioneth- snire: Four cases machinery, $305, Shanghai; 5 tierces lard. $211. Ham burg; 3000 cases lard compound, $14,250, luaniia; a cases Molly milk, $7, Manila; 15 boxes green apples, $45, Yokohama; 1 box trees, $25, Yokohama: 1 box pre served strawberries, $15, Canton: 720 cases canned salmon, $1617, Hongkong: 72 cases shoes, $1851; Manila; 248. 5U0 leet lumber. $2875, Manila; 2200 feet lum ber, $35, Kobe; 500 barrels flour, $2000, Cebu; 500 barrels flour, $2000, Manila; 3750 barrels olfru, $15,000, Hongkong; 1000 barrels flour. $4000, Moji; 2038 barrels flour, $8152. Yokohama; 18 333 bushels wheat, $15,750, Kobe. BROWN BONES BURDEN BEAR Collection From La Paz Shipped to Fertilizer Works. There will be a rattling of bones aboard the San Francisco & Portland liner Bear today, when she passes onto the expansive Pacific, for at Astoria she was to load 40 tons of them. Bones of horses, bones of cows, bones of mules, bones of sheep, and. mayhap, bones of revolutionists, are In the list, for the collection originated at La Paz, Mexico, and was brought to Astoria on the schooner Caroline. Remnants of what were once animals of the earth have been separated from any sentiment or romance that might have surrounded them by commercial ism, for they go to San Francisco to be converted Into fertilizer. Otherwise the cargo of the Bear is of a more cheerful collection that has to do with life and comforts and. just enough space was reserved in the hold for the Astoria shipment. There were 160 passengers on her list, over 100 being in the cabin. The Beaver comes today from the southland with an average load and many passengers. FREIGHT OFFICE IS MOVED North Pacific Assembles All of Cargo Force on Columbia Dock. Offices of the freight department of the North Pacific Steamship Company were moved yesterday from the Failing building to Columbia dock No. 1. where new quarters have been provided, as that is to be the berth of the line for at least three years. The ticket office remains ' at Third and Washington streets. The company also relinquished pos session of the Martin dock yesterday, so the Commission of Public Docks can proceed with the demolition of build ings there and prepare for the second unit of dock No. 1, which will be 412 feet long, giving the new dock a front age of 1075 feet. G. R. Walker, as sistant to the president of the North Paciflce fleet, leaves for San Francisco today or tomorrow, as his visit here had to do with transferring the berth. The steamer Roanoke, due tomorrow, will be the first carrier handled at Columbia dock No. 1 for the company. STUDENT BUILDS OWN BOAT Ridgefield, Wash., Lad to Launch His Craft Today. RIDGEFIELD, Wash., Feb. 20. (Spe cial.) William Horst, a local high school boy, has built a fine boat dur ing. leisure hours and will launch it in Lake River Saturday. The boat is 30 feet long and will be Installed with a 12-horsepower engine. The youth works on a dairy ranch for his room and board while attending school. He will graduate this Spring. During the Summer he fishes on the Columbia for salmon. "DRY" RIVER TOWNS OBJECT Vessel Crews Must Face Music if Liquor Is Sold. Ouce again the liquor question, aa it relates to the sale of spirits aboard coasters, has been revived through a story reaching agents of lines here that a few sales of "booze" were made at towns in dry counties along the river where vessels have loaded. Vessel owners are reported to have given . strict injunctions to those in charge of liquor aboard steamers that repetition of the acts will not be coun tenanced. They declare that so long as crews of ships know they are working cargo in prohibition cities they shall prevent anyorfe procuring liquor the same as buffet cars on railroads are closed when passing through such districts. LUMBER FOR FAIR BUILDING McCormick 31111s and Vessels to De liver 1915 Material. Oregon lumber will be. used in the construction' of the Oregon building at the San Francisco 1915 fair, transported from Oregon mills In Oregon-built ves sels. The Charles R. McCormick in terests have been awarded a contract for the material, and arrangements are under way for an early movement of the stuff. The lumber -will be cut at St. Helens and is to be delivered before Summer wanes. There will be considerable spe cial stock specified. As it Is averred some of the longest timbers and best sizes are obtainable in the St. Helens region, the contractors count on fur nishing forest specimens that will be valuable advertising for the state. News From Oregon Ports. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 20. (Special) The lighthouse tender Manzanlta was down to the mouth of the river yester day dragging for the gas buoy that has been missing for some time and was supposed to have been sunk. She could find no trace of the buoy and will give up the search, as it Is now reasonably certain the buoy drifted to sea. A new gas buoy has arrived at the Tongue Point station and it will be Established in the near future to replace the miss ing one. The steamer Paraiso, which sailed to day for San Francisco, loaded about 100 cases of canned salmon here for ship ment to the Atlantic Coast. The French bark Neomi sailed today for the United Kingdom with a cargo of grain. She was the only foreign bound vessel in the harbor that was ready for sea. COOS BAY, Or.. Feb. 20. (Special.) The gasoline schooner Randolph, re ported in trouble below Port Orford, was lying safe in the harbor at Bandon when the story was given out. The Randolph arrived at Bandon yesterday, having safely discharged her cargo at Rogue River. The steam tug Gleaner will sail for the Umpqua River Saturday morning and will tow the schooner Lucy, with Gardiner lumber, to sea on Sunday. The Gleaner will then return here to tow the barge Lawrence, with coal, to the Umpqua. The steam schooner Mayfalr arrived today at 6 in the morning from San Francisco, and is loading lumber at the C. A. Smith mill. The steamer Breakwater will sail from Coos Bay Saturday morning at 7:30. The steam schooner Elizabeth is load ed and will sail from Bandon Saturday at 9 o'clock. The gasoline schooner Rustler has loaded for the Rogue River and is lying in the lower bay awaiting the next tide. TILLAMOOK, OrTFeb. 20. (Special.) Patsy arrived at this city and is un loading a full cargo of mixed freight. BANDON, Or., Feb. 20. (Special.) The gas schooner Randolph came into port here safely today after a rough night off the Rogue River. Marine Notes. Having aboard 200,000 gallons of creosote for St. Helens, the new British tank steamer Elsinore has arrived at Seattle from Amsterdam, which port she left December 21. She is of 4169 tons net register. The tanker is ex pected in the river tomorrow and pro ceeds to the plant of the St. Helens Creosoting Company. In finishing her grain cargo, the Champigny hauled upstream yesterday from Columbia Dock No. 2 to Irving. The Noemi, which left the harbor at 7:10 o'clock Thursday morning, reached Astoria at 6:15 o'clock that evening and went to sea at 9:30 o'clock yester day morning. In addition to the British steamer Queen Eugenie, recently chartered, the Pacific Export Lumber Company has taken the tramp Queen Maud. Both load ties for British India Bound for Melbourne, the British steamer Bilbster got away yesterday afternoon, carrying lumber loaded here as well as at Astoria, Eureka and San Francisco. -United States inspectors paid the steamer Jessie Harkins an annual visit yesterday. She Is undergoing repairs and will be returned to her run in a day or two. - To consider how payments are to be made to Colonel McKinstry, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., of $475,000 donated to the Government fund for improve ments at the mouth of the Columbia, the Port of Portland Commission will hold a special meeting at 11 o'clock this morning. There are several minor matters also slated for consideration. AD CLUB IS COLLEGE HOST Students of Reed to Be Guests at Wednesday Luncheon. Next Wednesday will be Reed Col lege day at the Portland Ad Club and a delegation from the college will give a programme at the luncheon at the Portland Hotel. The Glee Club and the male quartet will sing several se lections. Short speeches by the repre sentatives of the student body of the college will be made. A feature of the day will be a spe cial eight-page issue of the Reed Col lege Quest. The issue will contain a number of special articles regarding the activities of the faculty and stu dents of the college. Judge Gatens Will Speak. There will be a Francis Willard me morial programme at the Sunnyslde Congregational Church, Sunday night, February 22, by the Sunnyslde W. C. T. U. Judge Gatens will give the ad dress of the evening. No man is Stronger Than his Stomach The Medical Adviser by R. V. Pierce, M. D., Buf falo, N. Y. answers hosts of delicate questions ' about which every man or woman, single or mar ried ought to know. Sent free on receipt of SI one cent stamps to pay for wrapping and mailing. RIVER TRADE DROPS Only 5 Per Cent of Business Goes by Steamer. DREDGING PLANS BLOCKED Little Argument In Portland's Fight for Clearing Channel Unless More Shippers Use Water Route Offered. Future appropriations for the im provement of the Willamette River between Portland and Peoria may not be forthcoming because but 6 per cent of the business in the river territory is diverted to the water route. The old story of steamers being used as regulators of rail rates and then dropped is being repeated. That is the attitude of commercial interests concerned in Government aid in bringing about betterments on the Upper Willamette. During the past few weeks, 1100 cards have been mailed to dealers and Jobbers here and as far south as Peoria, calling their atten tion to the fact that patronage of rail roads is fast diminishing the river traffic. It is argued that Just as the Govern ment is about to take the final step In acquiring the locks and canal at Oregon City, and eliminate the princi pal barrier to rapid and cheap-water transportation, support has been taken from the steamer fleet. For that reason, It is insisted, there will be little argument to offer should the contemplated dredging and dyking project for the upper river be carried before the chief of engineers. Instead of an increase of water tonnage that might Justify the expenditure, only a deficit in shipments can be exhibited. Some wholesale dealers and Jobbers here have taken the trouble to direct the attention of interior customers to the situation, asking that they order the routing of some commodities by. water, not alone to take advantage of lower tariffs, but to be Instrumental in making a more equitable distribu tion of the freight movement. "When we started the Yellow Stack Line there were 15 steamers oh the Willamette In the trade; now the steamer Grahamona takes care of every pouna or rreignt moving by water," remarked Captain A. B. Graham yes terday. "As a result we see no future for three steamers and are prepared to sen eitner the Oregona or Pomona. There is nothing to indicate, in my mind, that free locks will better the situation. It appears to me as if the Upper Willamette trade will die, as did that on the Upper Columbia, for after the Open River Transportation Company forced wholesale reductions in rail rates, the shippers patronized the railroads and killed the water line." SECOND GRAIN VESSEL FIXED Norwegian Bark Erbrln Gets Rate of 25 Shillings. At least two more sailing vessels will load grain at Portland for the United Kingdom before the cereal season ends June 30, for the second charter this week was made known yesterday for that business, the vessel being the Nor wegian bark Erbrin, which was fixed at 25 shillings, one shilling above the engagement Thursday of the German bark Barmbek. The Erbrln was last reported at Callao January 20, she having reached that harbor January 1 from Melbourne. She Is a carrier of 1968 tons net reg ister. M. H. Houser, charterer of tho Barmbek, expects her here for March April loading and probably the Erbla will not be far behind her. The Barm bek holds first place as the lowest charter for the past few seasons. LONG SEARCH FINALLY CROWNED WITH SUCCESS Traveled From East to West Before He Finally Found Plant Juice and Health. Here is an interesting story told by Mr. W. H. Prentice, who resides at 462 Spokane avenue in this city. Mr. Pren tice was born in Mystic, Conn., In 1S50, and was for a long time a successful business man there; he was compelled to retire on account of his health. Mr. Prentice has lived -in Portland five years, and makes the following com ments on Plant Juice: "I have been in bad health for some time, and lately seemed to be growing worse. I suffered with diabetes and had severe pains in my back, at times so intense that I could hardly stand on my feet: had to get up frequently in the night, and my health was broken. My digestion was very poor; stomach would get sour and food seemed to lay in a lump; In fact, my entire constitu tion was broken down. I tried everyj thing I could hear of, but nothing seemed to help, me, and I was very much discouraged when I first heard of Plant Juice. I had little faith In it. but it was like a drowning man catching at a straw. I have used less than three bottles, and It is little less than a miracle what Plant Juice has done for me. I have no more pains In my back; do not get up at night; sleep well; stomach is In fine condition, eat any thing I want, and feel better in every way. A short time ago my folks would not let me leave the house, now I am at work. I am glad of the opportunity to tell others about this new remedy." As a remedy for ailments of the stomach, liver and kidneys. Plant Juice is in a class by itself. If you have aches or pains of any kind try a bottle and see what It will do. For sale by The Owl Drug Company. Adv. LET the greatest athlete have dyspepsia and his strength will soon fail. One's stamina force fullness and strength of mind or muscle depend upon the blood, and the blood in turn, requires a healthy stomach, for the stomach is the laboratory where the food is digested and such ele ments are taken up or assimilated which maka blood. In consequence all the organs of the body, such as heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, as well aa the nervous system, feel the bad effect if the stom ach is deranged. Br. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery helps the stomach to digest food properly, starts the liver into new activity, removing the poisons from the blood, and the various organs get rich, red blood, in stead of being illy nourished. The refreshing influence of this extract of native medicinal plants has been favorably known for over 40 years. Everywhere some neighbor can tell you of the good it has done. Sold by all medicine dealers In liquid or tablet forms or send SO one-cent stamps to Dr. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, and a trial box will be mailed yao.