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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 8, 1914)
TIIE MORNING OREGONIy, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1914. 13 $18,600.000 10 IN. OF First National and Security Trust Unite in Strongest Northwest Institution. NEW HOME TO BE BUILT One-Story Structure, Modeled From Athenian Parthenon, to Be Most Beautiful on Coast and Will Be XTsed Only by Concern. ' An official announcement that the new building for the combined First National and Security Savings A Trust banks will be erected on the 100x100 foot parcel at the southwest corner of Fifth and Stark streets was made yes terday by A. L. Mills, president of the First National Bank. A four-story brick, occupied by J. G. Slack & Co, now stands on this site. Flans for the new building, which is to cost between $300,000 and 1400,000, con template the removal of the present structure within the next three months and completion of the bank building within a year of the beginning of work en it. The new building is to be used ex clusively by the First National Bank. Mr. Mills said that it Is to be modeled after the Parthenon of Athens, and that It will be one of the most beau tiful buildings in the Northwest. It will be only one story nign, oui wiw two or three mezzanine balconies. Merger Effective July 23. News of the merger of the First Na tional and the Security Savings & Trust banks as the First National Bank and the fact hat the bank would erect the new building, had previously been published exclusively by The Oregonian. Mr. Mills, in his announcement yes terday, said that the consolidation . 1 ,1 KAonmA affftptlVA nil Jtllv 25. and gave further details of the merger and of the plans for tne Dunaing. Mr. Mills will be president of the new consolidated First National Bank. C. F. Adams, president of the Security, will become a vice-president, and E. A. Wyld. now vice-president of the Se curity, will become a vice-president and cashier of the First National. All the directors of the Security will become directors in the First National, which will increase its capital stock irora $1,500,000 to $2,500,000. By the terms of the merger the stockholders of the Security bank purchase this ad ditional Jl.000,000, the stock of the Se curity bank being reduced to $250,000. Banking Power Increased. The new First National Bank will be by far the strongest financial institu tion in the Pacific Northwest. It will begin with deposits of $18,600,000, which is greater than those of any other bank in Portland or Seattle. After the consolidation becomes ef fective, the First National Bank will have the following officers: A. I Mills, president; H. L. Corbett and C. F. Adams, vice-presidents; E. A. Wyld, vice-president and cashier; B. F. Stevens, assistant cashier; A. O. Jones, assistant cashier, and E. R. Corbett, assistant cashier, and these directors: A. I Mills, H. L. Corbett, James Fail ing. W. C. Alvord, J. N. Teal, C. F. Adams. E. A. Wyld and Joseph Simon. Officers of the Security Savings & Trust Company, which will retain its Individuality as an auxiliary organiz ation to handle the present trust busi ness done by it, will remain, as at pres ent: C. F. Adams, president; A. L. Mills, vice-president; E. A. Wyld, vice-president; R. G. Jubitz, secretary; J. W. Blckford, assistant secretary, and H. B. Dickson, assistant secretary. Quarters to Be Moved. The First National Bank will re move from Its present quarters at First end Washington streets to the present quarters of the Security Bank in the Corbett building, at Fifth and Mor rison streets, the latter part of this month. The First National will have Its offices on the ground floor of the Corbett building, the Security moving into the Goodnough building, adjoin ing the Corbett building, at Fifth and Yamhill. An inside passageway will connect them, and there will also be an entrance to the Security Bank on the Fifth-street side. Much of the second floor of the Corbett building will be required by the offices of the combined banks. Mr. Mills" official statement follows: Capital Stock: Increased. "We shall have the details of the con solidation completed by July 25 and within a few days after that we shall move the First National up to quarters In the Corbett building, where we will remain until our new building is com pleted on the present site of the J. G. Mack store. . "The First increases its capital stock from $1,500,000 to $2,500,000, this plan having had the approval of all the stockholders, who will meet .on July 1 to complete the formal transaction of Increasing the capital. The stockhold ers of the Security wll purchase the additional $1.000,000 of capital stock in the First. This plan has also had the cfflclai sanction of the Security's stock holders. The Controller of the Currency has consented to the consolidation, subject only, however, to an examination by a United States National bank examiner of the assets of the Security, and this examination will be made this week. "The Security company will be con tinued in existence, but with its capital stock reduced from $1,000,000 to $250, 000. and with a surplus of from $100,000 to $250,000, to conserve and care for the many trusts held by the Security, -which will devote Its activities to an entirely trust, administrative and ex ecutorship business. "The capital stock of the security will be held exclusively In trust for the benefit of the stockholders of the First and the former bank will be an auxil iary institution of the latter. The or ganization of the Security will' remain as at present, with the same officers and directors. Veteran Officers Retired. "The first National official staff will be materially strengthened by the addi tion of C. F. Adams and E. A. Wyld as ice-presidents, and Mr. Wyld will also succeed J. W. Newkirk as cashier. Mr. Newklrk, who has been with the First for 26 years, and Assistant Cashier D. W. Ross, who has been with us 32 years, are retired on pensions amounting to three-fourths their salaries, with a handsome cash bonus as recognition of their long and faithful service. "All the 88 employes of the First and E0 employes of the Security will be re tained in the service with the combined Institutions. "The Corbett estate has closed a deal for the sale of the Mack property to the Security, and the Security will turn this property over, with its other as sets, to tne First National. "The Mack building will be torn down, and we expect to begin on this work In about two months and build our new home to have it ready for oc MERGER RANKS cupancy In about a year, or not later than -In mi a rv 1. 1916. "Our new home will embrace all the most up-to-date features of bank architecture and construction um can find anywhere in the United States, if win h hut nn a ntnrv in height, with two or three mezzanine balconies, and will be the only structure aevoieo. ex clusively to banking in the Northwest. Improvements to Keep Ince. "We have decided on these extensive and expensive operations for the sole purpose of keeping pace with the growth of Portland. Back in 1865 our First National Bank, the flrst National banking institution west of the Rock ies, had a capital stoek of only $100, 000. and now we are to have a banking power Just 25 times as big as it was then. "X desire to emphasize the opening of a savings department under the provis ions of the new Federal reserve act. This is an entirely new field of opera tions for our bank. We could also open a trust department under a permit from the liovernmeni, out me would not be the same protection to such business under the new act as under the state trust company laws, and for that reason the trust business will remain in the hands of the Secu rity." J. G. Mack & Co., tenants of the Cor bett estate in the present four-story brick at Fifth and Stark streets, have a lease which will not expire until April 1, 1918. Mr. Mack said last night that, all other statements to the con trary, he still holds this lease and no arrangements have been made for its cancellation. Before work on the new building can begiD his lease will have to be taken care of, he said. Mr. Mack characterized as not true a published statement that he was expecting to go out of business. STATE GASH $921,636 TREASURER MAKES REPORT FOR MONTHS ENDED JUNE SO. ' Comparative Statement Issued of In vestments In Trust Funds Week Ago and December 31, 1913. SALEM, Or, July 7. (Special.) The report of State Treasurer Kay, issued today, for six months ended June 30, shows that there was $921,636.56 in the state treasury at that time. There was $112,455.28 in the general fund, but that has since been exhausted. Mr. Kay has $334,612.90 Interest on common school funds, which will be distributed among the school districts August 1. The game protection fund aggregated $41,011.93, the disbursements from the fund for the six months having been $62,723.18. Total disbursements of the state from January 1 to June 30 were $3,040,- 482.67, which, with the balance on hand and transfers, made total receipts of $4,123,480.67. A comparative statement of the In vestments in the several trust funds for the period ended December 31, 1913, and June 30, this year, is as follows: Investments. Common school fund principal Dec. 31, IMS. June 30, 1914. Loans secured oy 1st mortrace on real DroDertr.. .I5.651.65T.60 85.822.004.53 School dist. bond 22(1, 750.00 2U4.750.00 Certificates of sale 348.010.S2 30S.698.B7 Cash 173,201.22 73.000.84 Certificates can-' celed nine Den 31. 1913 1,800.00 Totals $0,399,619.64 $6,411,203.04 Agricultural College fund principal Loans secured by 1st morteaKa on real nrnoertv. ..I 195.632.39 S 193.176.47 Certificates of sale 2.8JO.O0 2.760.00 Cash, 8,661.00 6.177.52 Totals $ 202,113.09 $ 202.113.90 University fund principal Loans secured by 1st martsaKR on real nronertv. . .1 103.2S6.S2 t 109.752.14 Cash 388.54 883.22 Totals $ 103,635.86 $ 108,635.36 A. R. Burbank trust fund principal Loans secured by 1st mnrtsaza on real DroDertr...! 24.450.00 t 24.840.00 Cash 31.30 141.30 Totals $ 24.481.80 $ 24,481.30 PEACH CROP IS AMPLE LINI COUNTY WILL NOT IMPORT SUPPLIES FOR FIRSX TIME. Heavy Yield and Many New Orchards in . Bearing Meet All -Needs of Local Markets for Year. ALBANY. Or.. July 7. (Special.) For the first time in Its history. Linn County this season has produced enough peaches to supply the local markets completely. According to D. W. Rum baugh, county fruit inspector, it wii: not be necessary to import any peaches this year. This year's condition Is due both to a large crop of peaches in this section of the state and the further fact that a great many new peach orchards have come into bearing this year. Linn County's apple crop, however, will not be much more than 50 per cent of a normal yield, according to Mr. Rumbaugh s estimate, based on pres ent indications. He says, though, that the quality will be first-class. The crop is spotted; that is, some orch ards have a full crop and others prac tically none. The 60 per cent estimate applies to the county as a whole and not to all orchards. This unusual con dition is due to difference in soil, which caused some orchards to bloom earlier than others. The Italian prune crop will also be light, according to the fruit inspector s observation, and he fears there may not be more than 25 per cent of a crop. This is due to the cold rains which came when the trees were blooming. The Petite prunes, which bloomed earlier, missed the rains and are yielding a full crop. There 1b a record-breaking crop of plums, and all trees are loaded. The crop of pears will be good, too, throughout this section of the state. THREE OFFICERS INITIATED Final Rank In Knights of Pythias Conferred on Linn Mian. ALBANY. Or July 7. (Special.) Three Linn County officers received the final rank in the order of Knights of Pythias last night and three other county officials assisted in conferring the rank upon them. Those initiated were Earl L. Fisher, County Assessor; Grant Froman, County Recorder, and Alfred L. Geddes. County Surveyor. The ceremony of knighting them was conducted by W. L. Marks, County Clerk, and among those assisting in conferring the rank were W. w. Fran cis, County Treasurer, and W. L. Jack son. County School Superintendent. Amboy Man's Trial Today. VANCOUVER, Wash., July 7. (Spe cial.) Frank Silk Is under arrest for having fired a rifle shot into the house of his neighbor, M. E. Heath, near Am boy. The trial will be held tomorrow. An effort wiil be made to place Silk under bonds to keep the peace. He is alleged to have threatened to kill Heath, later firing the shot. DOCK PLAN ALTERED Efficiency Increase Is Aim of Municipal Changes. OPEN TYPE IS Tft BE BUILT Wharf Will Be Shortened 120 Feet and Retaining Wall Will Be Con structed on Front Street. Cost to Be 9120,616. It is expected that one-third more efficiency will be added to the second unit of Municipal Dock No. 1 by changes which were authorized at a special meeting of the Dock Commis sion yesterday. There will be a change In the con struction from a slip to an open dock, shortening the dock by 120 feet, and a slip will be dredged 600 by 120 feet. A retaining wall will be built along the east side of Front street. The dock will be 292 feet long, of the, double- rleplr construction like the first unit. At the back will be an open dock, and adjoining it an area to be used for the storage of quantity commodities. This type of dock, it is said, will give the Municipal Dock advantage over all others in the handling ' of heavv and bulk freight. A. C. U. Berry, who has the contract. will make the contemplated changes at a cost of $120,616 instead of $121, 738.50, as the original contract called for. To complete the open dock and pro vide a system of fender piles on the north line of the slip tne commission will invite bids and award separate contracts. It is estimated that the cost will be $21,500. The dredging at the north end will amount to 30,000 cubic vards at 30 cents a yard, and there will be 70,000 yards dredged in the rear of the dock to fill the vacant space at ii cents a yard. The statement was made by Com missioner Kellaher that when expenses of handling freight over public and railroad docks are compared, tne cost oer ton over the public dock is 25 cents net more than over the railroad dock. The difference is due to a rebate which the railroads give in order to control the business, he said. J, J. Hughes and A. G. Ross were appointed permanent watchmen on Dock No. 1. News From Oregon Ports. COOS BAY. July 7. (Special.) The tug L. Roscoe returned to Coos isay this morning, after having towed the barge Lawrence to Gardiner and Flor ence. The Roscoe brought with her today the Larsen dredge Oregon, which had been employed at Florence for the last 18 months. The steam - schooner Nann Smith sailed from Marshfield today, bound for San Francisco. The Nann had 40 passengers and 1,500,000 feet of lum ber. BANDON, Or., July 7. (Special.) The steam schooner Speedwell arrived today from San Francisco with freight. NEWPORT, Or., July 7. (Special.) The Bandon, laden with 650,000 feet of green lumber, arrived from Toledo this afternoon and sailed for San Pedro to night. Captain Schillinsky said that the Bandon grounded when he tried to turn and that present conditions made it hard for him to dock and leave. ASTORIA, Or., July 7. (Special.) The launch Suisun, recently built by Wilson Brothers for the United States engineer's department at San Fran cisco, left today for San Francisco un der command of Captain Staples, the bar pilot. , The steamer Portland arrived today from California with a cargo of 2500 barrels of crude oil and went to Port land. The steam schooner Northland sailed today for San Pedro with 800,000 feet of lumber loaded at various points along the river. The steamer Daisy Gadsby arrived from Portland today and is taking on lumber at the Clatsop mill. The steamer Breakwater sailed to day for Coos Bay with freight and pas sengers. The steamer Edgar H. Vance went from Prescott to Westport to complete her cargo of lumber. The steamer George W. Fenwick Is expected to arrive from San Francisco tomorrow to load at the Hammond mill. The schooners Mable Gale and King Cyrus, which arrived recently, have not been chartered for outward loading and will remain here for orders. The work of installing additional overflow pipes in the dredge Chinook will be completed tonight and the craft will resume operations at the mouth of the river tomorrow. The steam schooner Shasta Is due from Grays Harbor with a part cargo of lumber and will go to St. Johns to finish. Itinerary to Include New York. As soon as the Panama Canal is open the Pacific Steam Navigation Company will extend the itinerary of its ships to New York, with calls in the West Indies. The Orcoma will be the first ship of the line to make the short trip to New York. The 10 steamers of the line are scheduled to arrive in New York on alternate Wednesdays and re turn on alternate Saturdays. Thus al ternating with the steamships of the Royal Mail Steam Packet there will be weekly sailings from tnis port. Log Baft to Go South. From Westport tonight the Benson Logging Company will dispatch an other raft for san uiego. xwo or tne Shaver towboats will take It as far as Astoria, where it will be turned over to the tug Hercules. Before the Fall storms set In the Benson company will send three or four more rafts to San Diego, and the Hammond Lumber Corn- pay will send about the same number to San Francisco. Schooner Brings Halibut. Besides 30,000 pounds of halibut, the gas schooner' Decorah unloaded at the Ash-street dock yesterday auu pounds each of red snapper and ling cod. This is the third and the largest cargo Cap tain Johnson has brought In since the schooner went into service two months ago. The halibut ranged in length from two to four feet. The Decorah will re turn to the banks this afternoon. Marine Notes. The steamer Breakwater left at 8 A. M. for Coos Bay. The British steamship Strathclyde is loading a cargo of lumber for Shang hai. E. P. Williams has succeeded Chris topher Bluhm as master of the steamer Oregonla. The lumber steamers Yosemite and San Ramon sailed yesterday for the South. ' The steamer Portland arrived in the river yesterday to load grain for San Francisco. The olltanker Maverick, which brought north 635,000 gallons of oil, sailed last night. The British steamship New Zealand Transport, a new ship, -will arrive to morrow from Karatsu, Japan, to load 4,000,000 feet of lumber. The Daisy Mitchell went from St. Johns to Astoria and the Daisy Putnam to Eastport to finish loading. Repairs to lightship No. 88, stationed off the entrance to the Columbia, will be completed and the vessel restored to service July 15. Repairs to the harbor patrol boat Elidor will be finished today and the gasboat Astoria will be returned to the Port of Portland Commission. The steamship J. B. Stetson will leave for Alaska tonight. She has made a record for speed on the north run, and her passenger business has improved. The British eteamshln Strathallan arrived In San Francisco July 2 to dis charge 6018 tons of Australian coal. She will come north for her return cargo. The Japanese steamship Shlnkai Maru should arrive about July 20 for 3,500,00 feet of fir, and she will be followed by the Kenkon Maru No. 8 about the end of the month. The British ship Langdale, Captain Plunkett, arrived at Queensland Mon day with a cargo of 116,314 bushels of wheat from Portland, valued at $102, 356, loaded at the Portland Flouring Mills. The British steamship Strathalbyn sailed from Mojl June 29 and should be In San Francisco July 12 with a cargo of Oriental goods. She will come to Eureka for redwood and finish her cargo in Portland. The French bark Moline passed Llz zard, England, July 6, bound for Grims by with 114.810 bushels of barley and 18,718 bushels of wheat loaded by M. H. Houser and valued at $88,488. , "Captain". Budd, of the O.-W. K. 4 N. Company, returned on the steamer Potter yesterday, after looking over the railroad lines. He Inaugurated a new timecard, which calls for six more trains from Megler to Nacotah. The Saxonia, of the Hamburg-American line, which left Yokohama July 3 and is due here July 26, will discharge 2000 tons of freight In Portland. She will load 6000 tons of grain, flour and lumber here for the Far East and Eu rope, finishing off her cargo In the Sound. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name. From Yucatan San Diego Beaver. Loa Angelea. . , Breakwater Cooa Bay Geo. W. Elder. .. .Eureka Ron City X.os Angeles. . . Roanoke San Diego Celllo San Diego Bear Los Angeles. . Northland Los Angeles.. DUE TO DEPART. Nsme. For Yucatan San Diego Yale S. F. to L. A... Klamath San Diego Harvard 8. F. to I A.. . Beaver Los Angelea. . . ' Data. . . . In port . .. In port . . July ..July 10 ..July 11 ...July 11 ...July 12 ..July 18 ..July 16 Data. ..July , . July . July ..July 10 ..July 11 ..July 12 Geo. W. Elder. ... ;ureKa Breakwater. . Coos Bay. ..July a ..July 13 Multnomah. , Roanoke. Celllo Hose City Willamette... Northland.... . .San Francisco. . . San Diego. . .. .. . San Diego . .Los Angeles. ... , .San Diego ,.Los Angeles. ... ..July IS ..July 15 ..July is ..July 18 ..July 20 ..July 21 han Ramon. . .San Francisco. Bear Los Angeles. ..July 2i ..July 21 Yosemite Los Angeles. ... EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL Name. From Carnarvonshire. .. . Lmdon Saxonia Hamburg Andalusia Hamburg Belgravla Hamburg Brasilia Hamburg Name. For Carnarvonshire .... London Saxonia Hamburg Andalusia Hamburg Belgravla Hamburg Brasilia. .1 Hamburg ALASKAN SERVICE. Name. For J. B. Stetson Skagway Thos. L. Wand Skagway. ...... Qulnault Skagway SERVICE Date. ..In port . .juiy 2i . . Sept. 12 ..Oct. 2S ..Nov. 22 Date. . . July 12 ..July 21 , . Sept. 16 . . is ov. , . Nov. 28 Data. . July . July 11 .July 1 Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. July 7. Arrived Steamers Portland, from San Francisco; F. H. Leg- gett, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Breakwater, for Coos Bay; Yosemite, for SRn Francisco; San Ramon, for San Fran cisco; Daisy Mitchell, lor san rrancisco; Maverick, lor Kan Jt'rancisco. i.inr. .Tiilv 7. Kflilrtri at 3 A. M. Qt.oTnAr Mnrrhlnnd. for San Pedro. Arrived at 0 and left up at 1 A. M. Steamer Port land, trom San Francisco. ruiea at o jr. M .Q..amr Ftroakwater. far Coos Bay. San Pedro. July 1. Sai';d Steamer Rose City, for Los Angeles. July 0. Arrived Steamer Celllo, Irom i ortlana. Queenstown, July 6. Arrived British l..t,.ilaa frnn Portland. Antwerp, July 3. Sailed French bark Pierre Antonlne, for Portland. Lizard. July 5. Passed French bark Noemt, from Portland. San Diego , July 7. Arrived Steamer Roanoke, from Portland. Astoria, July 6. Arrived at 8 and left up t u p M. Steamer F. H. Leggett. from oan Francisco. Sailed at 8 P. M. Steamer J. A. Chanslor, for Monterey. San Francisco, July 7. Arrived Steamer Matsonla, from Honolulu; schooners Lily, from Umpqua; W. G. Irwin, from Roche Harbor. Sailed steamers -oi, a- . ' for Seattle; Sonoma, for Sydney; Tallac, Hongkong, July 5. Arrived Steamer ghldzuoka, to irom oui. Muroran, July 6. Arrived Steamer St. Theodore, irom roruanu. Shanghai, July 6. Arrived Steamer Can a An u.m from Kesttle. Yokohama, July 4. Sailed Steamer Em press of Japan, for Vancouver. B. C. Seattle, July 7. Arrived Steamers Dol phin, from Southeastern Alaska; Wilming ton, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Panama Maru (Japanese), for Hongkong; Congress, for Los Angeles; Spokane, for Southeastern AiasKa: jap wuiwwb mui and Azuma, ior loaonama. Tides at Astoria Wednesday. Ul-h Low. 0:34 A. M.....0.3 feet7:S6 A. M....-1.8 feet 2.08 P. M 7.1 feet7:r2 P. M 3.3 feet Marconi Wireless Reports. an nnitlnna shown at 8 P. M. July 7 i... Ath.wls. s'nn trrl. 1 Catania,- Port San Luis for Portland, 424 miles rorth of San Francisco. Congress. Seattle for San Francisco, 10 miles soutn i . bvuvdu U...1.1.. c.a.ti. fop san ITranclaco. 70 miles soutn 01 .o.i'u"'t'"1" Breakwater, Portland I"r coos jjay,. s miles south of Tillamook. t Tt.lllno.hnm for Port San Lma. S3 miles north of Columbia River. Farragut, San Francisco lor Seattle, lu miles north of Destruction Island. Porter, Monterey for Nome, 1SST miles Latoucne, seattie ior nuH..u.w, aa" reo uove. - . . tj t sent TCverett for San Pedro, i mile's west of Point Wilson. , i li'. ...... c.a.tl. fr Kan trmn. AUJUIIAI . . n.uu,,, -' ' - " " Cisco, 214 miles north of San Francisco. Chanslor. iortiana ior san jomwwff, .n miles south of Columbia River. Argyll, Tacoma ior ou frsucavw, .v a. . V. .. . Ca . li'M.'lvii . t- Ti.o-rt 1 ir Port TTarford ISO yieum. "-,-1. miles soutn oi x-tj... Rose City. San Pedro for San Francisco, 20 miles east of Point Concepclon. Willamette, San Francisco for San Pedro, off Santa Barbara. Roanoke, san liego ior on nun, lies east of San Pedro. . , en p p r I t- (i for san Francisco. ..--,'-. XJ.i.namn nf A-14 T M pftSHeu I win.- . 1 1. - v Kedonao, aan retuw mr oau j. . a.i..cL, miles norm or an rm. China, San Francisco for Orient, 1176 miles out, 8 P. M. July 6. Honolulan, Honolulu for San Francisco, 1150 miles out, 8 P. M. July 6. Wilhelmina, San Francisco for Honolulu, 81 miles from Honolulu, 8 P. M. July 6. Santa Maria. Hllo for Port San Luis. 1492 ..... . . . 1 ' Tula fi Xt XT Tlllv A miles irom rtri o" . ... , Sierra, Honolulu for San Francisco, 1304 mDrake, 'Richmond for Seattle, 10 miles south of Point Arena. Lucas, Seattle for Richmond, off Point Cabrilio. ... ... Santa Rita, Port San Luis for Seattle. 13 miles north of San Francisco. Nome City, Everett for San Franclsoo BO miles north of San Francisco. Buck, Portland for Monterey, 85 miles from Monterey. Adeline Smith, San Francisco for Coos Bay, 15 miles north of Point Bonlta. Arollne San Francisco for San Pedro, passed Cliff House. Grace Dollar, San Francisco for Bandon, 11 miles north of San Francisco. Sonoma, San Francisco for Sydney, 63 miles out. --,,.,. Manoa, San Francisco for Honolulu, 26 miles out. Washtenaw, Port San Luis for San Fran cisco, 90 miles south of San Francisco. Peru, San Francisco for Panama, three miles south of San Francisco. Bear Portland for San Francisco, 138 miles north of San Francisco. Hanalei, Eureka for San Francisco, 39 miles southeast of Blunts Reef. J Vfell Choi's -ffie matter 1: now T ,-7 c . Bill Smvens and Mrs. Bill in it to navigate . matrimonial day about the irresisto with us 10 laiest aance selections aim eiguu umcio, au. icm8 vm w . Eilers Music House for $5 a month, and was promptly forgiven. Besides, plans for attendinff the Seattle Potlatch are occupying a great deal of attention in the Spivens household just now. MURHANE WILL SUE Deposed Official Will Ask for $25,000 Damages. CHARACTER HELD DEFAMED Former Superintendent Says He Will Make Commissioner Lightner An swer in Court for State ments About Him. Michael J. Murnane, deposed county superintendent of bridges and ferries, announced last night that he will start suit against County Commissioner W. U Lightner for alleged defamation of character. Murnane declares Lightner has, at various times, asserted that Murnane was a drunkard and ordered the men under his supervision to take hazard ous risks. This, he declares, Is false and defamatory. Murnane plans to ask for $25,000 damages. Ha chareres that his removal Mon day by Commissioners Lightner and Hart was due to petty politics, m a statement yesterday be says: Charges Are Denied. T have lived in Portland 30 years, most of the time working as a wage earner. I have raised a family, built a home, tried to better my condition in life and conducted myself as best I could, being human with human limi tations. My friends and neighbors of these years past will hardly take Bill Lightner'a word that I am a drunkard. grafter, an inhuman driver of men, even to murdering my fellow wage- earner. "When I was first employed as bridge superintendent I was aware of some friction between Commissioners Lightner and Holman over some ques tion of policy. That made me prudent Every man discharged by me was dis charged by Lightner's command; when I did demur when some good man was about to be fired, then Lightner and Hart took. the power away from me to either hire or discharge men. Deal Said to Have Been Offered. "Then came the primary election campaign. Lightner suggested to me that I Join him In downing Holman for the nomination in the primaries, in consideration of which I could have what I wanted. I told him I could not do that for the reason that Holman had always treated me squarely, but T also told Lightner that I would re main neutral in the primary fight as both he and Holman were friends of mine and that I didn't want to mix up in the primary election struggle any way. "From that time on Lightner's con duct to me was plainly antagonistic, al though I kept my word and kept out of the primary row petween i,igniner and Holman. Briefly, Lightner is af ter Holman's scalp through some po litical differences and I have been made a sacrifice, called a drunkard, grafter and murderer to discredit Hol man and to disgrace me before the peo ple of Portland. "I have placed my cause In the hands of attorneys and I will leave It to the Judgment of a Jury Of my coun trymen whether I am a drunkard, grafter and murderer.'' BLOW BY BOTTLE FATAL BAKER. ORIENTAL FELLED IJT ROW, BREAKING SKULL. Henry Sprsgue, Former Fighter, Jailed on Murder Charge, Said to Be Result of Argument. tj X wx rr- .Tulv 7. fSnecial.) u.nrv Knroc-ilA 30 a f O T IT1 f' T PUSTillst. Is in the County Jail today charged with first degree murder as the result of the death late Sunday night of Tama Gama, one of the leading Japanese res idents of Baker, who was struck from the rear with a bottle of mineral water. Tk. hinw crushed Tama s skull like paper and inflicted fatal injuries. The assault occurred late oaturoay t.irhi aftpr the revels of July . Sprague was with a man known as .di. a. halfbreed. Saturday afternoon In the restaurant conducted by Tama ,Gama. The Japanese ana "Big George" got into an argument nir,.,- thn nrice of a meal and Tama Gama struck George with a stick. Sprague is said to nave cut into tne onri tha Jananese chided him. .in., him "Von a-ot nothing to say here. You owe me for meals and never pay." The police then arrested Tama, but at once reieasea mm ua iwuma the nature of the trouble. Tuia -at a a at 4 o'clock in the after- noon. That night late others In the place say they saw a man auegea to Well I just can't Fori i UrJi v "YVilWc the lTRtsSTo but ijou never hi for roe, and ljou so attentive- I know Iou6 mom . I tAlaJ T crOOl yioiiqy Nv sad to say, encountered their first seas, out uui saia ne wouia nu be Sprague walk In and approach the Japanese, who was bending over, wash ing dishes. The Japanese" back was toward the Intruder, who, without a word. Is alleged to ha. sent a bottle crashing against Yama's skull, felling him. He then hurled a bottle at an other Japanese helper, Oura, and the missile struck Oura behind the ear, felling him, too. Aura Is now in the hospital. He will probably recover. Sprague was not arrested at the time of the altercation, but he disappeared. As soon as the Sheriff's office learned last night, however, that Tama Gama had died, it at once took Sprague in oustody. UNPAID TAX ROLL BID FOR Pendleton Attorney Agrees to Take Over 70,000 for Baker. BAKER, Or., July 7. (Special) James 6. Johns, abstractor and attor ney of Pendleton, called on the County Court today with a proposal to pur chase the entire delinquent tax roll of Baker County. This, roll, according to the experts, amounted to about S76.000 January 1, but since then some pay ments have been made and the roll now probably Is less than 170,000. Efforts to collect on the delinquent taxes have been unavailing in the past and Mr. Johns' company collects these accounts with profit both to the county and to Itself. The Commissioners took no action, but will confer further with Mr. Johns. His company paid $13,400 for the delinquent roll of Union County, covering back taxes up to 1913. ABERDEEN STORE ASSIGNS Livingstone & Co. Taken Over by Creditors 111 Health Blamed. ABERDEEN, Wash., July 7. (Spe cial. J. A. Livingston, head of Liv ingston & Co., one of the largest de partment stores here, assigned his in terests in the business yesterday to Lee Hall, of Marion, Ind., who will take over the store for the benefit of J. V. Farwell & Co. and other creditors. The Farwell Company Is the princi pal creditor. Mr. Livingston is In Port land, where he has been for several weeks. He is in poor health and has been under treatment for three months. This Is given as one of the reasons of (K. BBafo-nmon Xf r T.l Vtn flNtOn C&Rlfl to Aberdeen more than 10 years ago, opening xwo stores mat num. FORK AT LOWEST STAGE North Branch f Lewis River Makes Kecord and Salmon Are Few. RIDGEFIELD. Wash.. July 7. (Spe- a . Wiuiri and WBRH.. 1 SI B. TBCOra lOW stage, with only Shi feet of water. On account of the lacg or water mere una ii u i. ifcmi w .-,.. . - ... As the season for bass does not open up until juiy 10, ninny nusinia co pending on the creeks and Lake Merrill for their sport. The fishing in this lake is better this season than for sev eral years. NEW STEAMER LINE PLAN Astoria Commission Prepares for Opening of Celllo Canal. ASTORIA, Or., July 7. (Special.) The establishment of a line of steam ers to ply between Astoria and Pasco as soon as the Celllo Canal is opened is the project that was taken up today by the Port of Astoria Commission at its regular weekly meeting. After considerable discussion, a spe cial committee was appointed to inves tigate and outline the best plan of procedure and report to the commission. BEACH SEASON NOW IN FULL BLAST! The Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Companj AFFORDS EXCELLENT SERVICE TO NORTH BEACH The Finest North Paciflo Coast Summer Resort 25 Miles of Hard. Smooth. Sandy Beach THREE STEAMERS "T. J. Potter," "Hatsalo" and "Harvest Queen" Leaving Portland, Ash-street Dock, dally ex cept Sunday, at convenient hours, connect with beach trains. For schedules, fares, tickets and reserva tions, etc, ask our CITY TICKET OFFICE Third and Washington Streets Phones: Marshall 4500, A 0121 heD Yforripn- r wrw V"ini4- J 9 aod fte record; Yere J -V V rough weather since commenc- w tmjuuujr aw vu nuviy GANAL BOON TO LUMBER IlOSTOX DEALER SAYJ MARKETI OF EAST AKB orK TO WEST. S. L Wooa t'rgcs Fartorlr to I tills Opportunities Affardr4 by Kew Waterway to Atlantis. SEATTLE. July 7. (Special.) As serting that vast markets on ths At lantic seaboard lay at the command of North Paclflo Coast lumbermen. S. L Wood, a prominent lumberman, of Bos ton, in an address before 125 manufac turers and wholesalers at ths ltaths keller today, urged Washington manu facturers to sets the opportunities that will be offered at the opening of the Panama Canal. Mr. Wood said that sine his brief stay on the Pacific Coast he had gone carefully into the question of rates through the canal and predicted that they would not exceed 110 per thousand feet frr.m Seattle to Boston or other Atlantic ports. "Your trouble out here is that you are all making shingles and siding," he said. "Drop this for a while, until the market gets stronger, and make mora finishing stock." Auto Frightens Toledo Tcnm. TOLEDO, Or.. July 7. (Special.) . 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