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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.
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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Sold by all medicine dealers In liquid or tablet forms
or send SO one-cent stamps to Dr. Pierce, Invalids'
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