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18 TITE aiOnXTXG OREGONIAN. TITUTtSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1914. MR. BOURNE EAGER TO ELECT MR. BOOTH It Is Important for Nation for Oregon to Go Republican, He Writes. AID OFFERED WHOLE PARTY 3'homas McCusker Receives Uetter From Former United States Sena tor Chamberlain's Desire for Assembly Revealed. "I am extremely anxious for Mr. Sooth's election." writes ex-Senator Jonathan Bourne, in commenting on the Oregon political situation in a let ter to Thomas McCusker, . of Portland. Mr. Bourne already has thrown his support to the Republican ticket in Oregrou. and, although he 13 detained in Washington, D. C, by Important com mittee work, he Is working in every way possible for the Election of Mr. Booth and the other candidates on the Republican ticket. "I have read with interest your analysis of the political situation," says Mr. Bourne in his letter. "It is of the greatest Importance not only to Oregon, but to the Nation that Oregon should go Republican this Fall; hence 1 am extremely anxious for Booth's election. I will be glad to do every thing in my power to help." Mr. Bourne has contributed 500 to the Republican campaign fund in Ore gon this year. At the time he made the contribution he expressed his re gret at being unable to give more. Hard times, due to Democratic misrule, lie said, prevent him from doubling liis contribution. it was Mr. Bourne's earlier Intention to come to Oregon to speak for the Re publican candidates, but his work in Washington probably will detain him there until after the election. He is engaged in a series of investigations for the Federal Government looking to the establishment of good roads and Improvement In postal service. This position, however, gives him an excellent opportunity of studying the political situation at close range and of knowing how the country is faring under the Democratic Administration. His advice to the people of Oregon to vote for the Republican candidates, therefore, is given more than ordinary weight. Friends of Senator Chamberlain who have been trying to revive the dead and wornout assembly issue are sadly embarrassed. They are confronted with the un pleasant truth that Senator Chamber lain himself, when' he was a candidate for re-election as Governor in 1906, wrote a letter in which he suggested an assembly. This letter was written to A. D. Still man, of Pendleton, at that time chair man of the Umatilla County central committee. Mr. Stillman evidently had written Governor Chamberlain regard ing the political situation and asked his advice on the proper methods of procedure to strengthen the position of the Democrats in the state. After replying to these inquiries Mr. Chamberlain wrote. as follows: "I do feel, however, that it would be proper to call an assembly of Demo crats, both in the several counties and In the state, to adopt . declaration of principles and to suggest to the voters capable and trustworthy men to be nominated at the direct primaries." This letter was read at the Repub lican "harmony" dinner at the Com mercial Club Tuesday evening by ex Governor Geer. It created a mild sen sation, even among the Republicans present, but developed into a veritable bombshell in the camp of the Dem ocrats. In spite of his nerve-racking con test with Henry L. Benson, of Klamath Falls, for the Republican nomination tor the Supreme Bench, Judge Mc Nary, of Salem, who was defeated by Judge Benson by but one vote, will support the entire Republican ticket. His announcement, in a telegram read at the Republican banquet Tues day evening, was greeted with heavy applause. Judge McNary's telegram said: "I regret my inability to be pres ent at your banquet this evening, but count me as one loyal to the ticket." What promises to ba one of the spectacular events of the present cam paign will be the "Empty Dinner Pail" dinner at the Multnomah Hotel Friday, October 2. This function has been planned by the women's advisory com mittee of the State Central Committee. Every candidate on the Republican state and county tickets has been in vited. All will try to attend. Mr. Booth and Mr. Withycombe have ar ranged their schedules to permit them to be there. A number of original and nnlque en tertainment features have been ar ranged. They will illustrate and em phasize the emptiness of the working man's dinner pail due to the present Democratic business depression. The women's advisory committee has opened headquarters at 350 Morri son street, where the "Yomen's Repub lican League ' also has offices. The rooms will be open daily. The Hanley Club, composed of sup porters of William Hanley, Progressive candidate for United States Senator, will meet in the Central Library Hall, at Tenth and Yamhill streets, Friday evening at 8 o'clock.. An oratorical and musical programme has been prepared. Miss Anne Shannon Monroe will be the principal speaker. She will advance ar guments on behalf of Mr. Hanley. Frank Branch Riley will Introduce her. Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed will sing, with Jane Sanders, accompanist. Miss Dru silla Dodson, of the Emerson School of Oratory at Boston, will give new read ings. "Things in Douglas County look bright indeed for Republican success." writes George M. Brown of Roseburg, Republican nominee for Attorney-General "There Is no doubt in my mind but what the entire Republican ticket will receive a plurality in this county," he adds. Mr. Brown Is detained at Roseburg on account of his official duties as Dis trict Attorney in Douglas County. He probably will visit Portland and other parts of the state before the election. Marlon County is preparing to roll up a big Republican majority this year. This is the advice from Hal D. Patton, of Salem, who was a candidate for the Republican nomination for State Rail road Commissioner at the recent pri maries. He was defeated by Clyde B. Altchlson. the incumbent, but is work ing earnestly for the success of the entire Republican ticket. ' F. M. Gill,' Progressive candidate for Governor, is continuing his active cam paign work. He will speak Friday afternoon at the Clackamas County Fair at Canby. His subject will be "Marketing." On Saturday he will go to Seaside for an afternoon meetirfg, and on Saturday evening will speak at Rosenberg Hall In Astoria. Benjamin C Sheldon, of Medford, was in Portland yesterday working in be half of the Southern Oregon Normal School at Ashland. A measure on the ballot at the coming election provides for a tax levy of one-fortieth of a mill for support of this institution, which has been closed and inoperative for the last few years. People of Southern Oregon now want it reopened. "This is one of the few times that the people of the southern part of the state have been united on a political measure." said Mr. Sheldon, who is sec retary of a committee of citizens conducting an educational campaign throughout the state to impress the voters of the necessity of reopening this school. "We expect to win the solid support of all our part of the state, and when the people in the outer portions of Oregon understand the situation thor oughly 1 am sure that we will get al most universal support." C. N. McArthur, Republican candidate for Congress, laid aside his political cares yesterday and donned overalls. This act was performed on his farm down In Polk County. "Pat" has a lot of livestock down there and has been pretty fortunate with his crops this year. Ordinarily he is able to get out and help the farmhands about once a week, but with the campaign coming along! he has to stay In Multnomah County a little Closer than usuaL Beginning with the first of October he will devote .nearly all his time to campaign work and will get little chance to visit the farm at all. A special meeting of the Republican County central committee will be held in the headquarters in the Morgan building this evening. Reports from scattering precincts throughout the state indicate an In tention on the part of Republican vot ers to "vote the ticket straight" this year. Edward D. Baldwin, secretary of the Republican state committee, recently addressed every precinct committeeman in the state, asking advice on the political situation in his respective pre cinct. There will be little scratching this year," is the tone of most of the re plies. "The registered Republican voters are going to vote the ticket straight," is the substance of others. Dr. Withycombe, Republican candi date for Governor, is in Tillamook to day. He will deliver an address at the county fair there this afternoon, and will return Friday to be present at the Canby fair where he is scheduled to speak. Senator Chamberlain's personal strength, upon which his friends have been depending as a substantial poli tical asset appears to be dwindling. Reports from over all the state in dicate that the Chamberlain organiza tion does not retain the same formid able proportions of former years. Even the Chamberlain' opponents do not attribute this to any material desertion of Senator Chamberlain's personal supporters, but they point to the fact that the population of Oregon has changed considerably In the last six years. Thousands of new voters have come into the state in that time. These do not know Senator Chamber lain personally, as many of the older residents do. The personal element will not enter Into consideration when this class of voters goes to the polls. "The idea that Chamberlain is going to get a lot of votes because he is well acquainted." said a prominent Demo crat yesterday, "is a delusion. We can no longer depend on that. His ac quaintance among the people of Ore gon as a whole is proportionately small when considered in connection with the experience of former years." Mr. Booth left last night for a trip to Central Oregon He will stop at The Dalle3 for an address this afternoon and will go- also to Heppner and to other points east of the mountains. Later he will make a more extended invasion of the Eastern Oregon terri tory. That he may have more time to de vote to his campaign for County Com missioner, Tom A. Sweeney has re signed as chairman of the Progressive county central committee. Emmett Callahan has been named to succeed him. Thomas B. Neuhausen. chairman of the Progressive state executive com mittee, has named the following mem bers to that committee: Jerry P. Rusk, of La Grande; J. P. Holbrook and H. F. Higby, of Portland, and Mrs. Eva E. Dye. of Oregon City. RAIN NO HINDRANCE TO FAIR Crowds See Douglas Exhibits De spite Postponement of Races. ROSEBURG, Or.ept. IB. (Special.) Although frequent showers made it necessary to postpone today's racing programme the attendance at the County Fair was far greater than had been anticipated. The exhibits are elaborate this year, and the large pavilions are filled with various prod ucts from all sections of Douglas County. Tomorrow is Sutberlin day, and it Is expected that several hundred res idents of that city, accompanied by the Sutherlin band, will attend the fair. V DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPOBT. PORTLAND, Sept. 16. Maximum temper ature, 61 degrees; minimum, ill degrees. River reading, 8 A M.. 3.4 feet; change In lafit 24 nours. 0.6 foot rise. Total rain fall. 6 P. M. to 5 P. M.. O.-li Inch; total rainfall since September 1, 1914. 1.77 Inches' normal. 0 72 inch; excess, 1.05 inches. To tal sunshine. 20 minutes; possible, 12 hours SI minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) E P. M.. 29.71 inches THE WEATHER. Wind STATIONS. Stat of Wwtbei S Baker Boise Boston ..... Calgary ....... Chicago Colfax ........ Denver ....... Des Moines . . . Duluth Eureka ....... Galveston .... Helena ....... Jacksonville .. Kansas City . . Los Angeles . Marshf ield . . . Medford Minneapolis Montreal . . . . . New Orleans . New York . . North Head . . North Yakima Pendleton .... Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg. .... Sacramento .. St. Louis ..... tialt Lake .... San Francisco Seattle Spokane ...... Tacoma 68I0.28!10SW 68lO.(HI 20 SE 720.00 4SW KllO.Oul 4:E 8210. 00, 6SE 6810.16 calm Rain Cloudy Clear Cloudy Clear Cloudy 74O.O0 8LNW S425218;SW 760.40J 6iW 62j0.34 10IS 86.0.00 10JE 66.0. 00-12 SW Pt. cloud Cloudy fu cloudy Cloudy Rain 70J0. 68118 NW, 60.0012S Clear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Kain 760.O0 62 l.SSj 64 0.2G 8210. 00 4.SW 4.SW 4 N 16 N 4 W 14 NE 10'SW fCloudy 74 O.OO 84 0.00 Ulear Clear 7S!0.00 Clear 66j0.16 64,0.28 72 0.17 241SE Cloudv W Cloudy Clear w 94 j0. 00 4 NW Clear PL. cloudy Pt. eloudv SE 6110. 28 3 S 66;0.48 4IW (Rain (4 0.00 12 s Clear 84(0.00: 6SO.O0 8;SE Clear XWClear W :Cloudv 56 O.OO 58 0.16 64,0.06 640.22 S Rain NW Rain S ICloudy WEATHER CONDITIONS. The energetic disturbance central morning near Coos Bay has spread over so much territory In the last 12 hours that It is twiisci u.isiuctcu uungeruus, and the storm warnings ordered between Grays Bar bor and Coos Bay have been taken lown A tropical disturbance Is central off th Florida coast and the barometer continues rtiaiivery uis over iae new England states. Rain has fallen In the Pacific. Northern Rocky Mountain and East Gulf States and also In the upper Mississippi Valley. It Is much warmer In Nevada. Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, and generally cooler in the Plains States. The conditions are favorable for unset tled weather with rain In this district Thursday. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Unsettled with oc casional rain; - southerly winds, Idaho Rain, CLEAR DOCK NEEDED Crowding of Municipal Wharf Prompts Commission's Plea. MERCHANTS' AID SOUGHT Officials to Ask Consignees to Re move Cargoes Promptly Owing to Shortage of Storage Space and Coming of Seven Snips. An appeal to Portland consignees to co-operate In keeping the Municipal Dock clear, by promptly removing all consignments received there, is to be made soon by the Commission of Pub lic Docks. 'The city ordinance regulat ing the dock provides that consignees must remove incoming cargoes within seven days. Under terms of the law, the Commission would be justified in ordering removal of such consignments to warehouses, and collecting storage from the consignees. This phase of the law has not been emphasized In the past, however, and members of the Commission say they hope, with co operation from Portland merchants they will not be obliged to Insist too strictly on that point in the future. The dock fires last Summer have left a shortage in dock storage that will necessitate prompt action on the part of the consignees if the dock Is to be kept clear, members of the commission say. Practically all the foreign and Atlantic cargo is received at the Munic ipal and Albers docks. The S. P. & S. dock, where this class of cargo was received formerly, is devoting nearly all its space to wheat shipments. Counting the Monmouthshire, which reached port Tuesday, and is now berthed at the Municipal Dock, seven ships are expected to land cargo at the Municipal Dock in the next 40 days. The others are the Grace liner Santa Clara, due September 24; the Atlantic due October 6; the Santa Catallna and the Den of Airle, expected October 15; the Merionethshire, due October 22, and a tramp steamer not yet scheduled. MAIL. BOAT'S TRIP EVEXTFXTL Monmouthshire Hindered by War and Typhoons in China Sea. After crossing the Pacific 90 miles south of her usual course to avoid German cruisers, the Royal Mail steam ship Monmouthshire arrived at the Municipal Dock Tuesday with 2000 tons of general cargo. Captain Kccles ton. tier commander, says that the voy age, the first the Monmouthshire has made to this port, was an eventful one. The steamer encountered four typhoons 'In the China Sea, and was tied up in Yokohama for three weeks on account of the war. The steamer ran into Hongkong to avoid the first typhoon. The second she encountered at sea, between Hongkong and Shanghai. The third storm was near Nagasaki, and the last occurred while the Monmouthshire was at Yokohama. The Monmouthshire has been in the trade for two years. On her present trip she came through the Mediter ranean, calling at the Settlements and various Chinese ports. She is load ing cargo at all ports. Captain Kccleston says the ship probably will include Portland on her regular route in future. SHIP CAUTIOUS; NO WRECK Message .by Lifesavers That Vessel Struck Laid to Safety Signals. MARSHFIELD. Or.. Sept. 16. (Spe cial.) Reports from Gold Beach this morning at 4 o'clock said that a medium-sized steam schooner was in trouble off that shore and it was sup posed the vessel had struck on the reef, four or live miles at sea. Wires went down soon after the information was sent and no communication was established afterward. The call came for lifesavers at Bandon and Coos Bay. The affair was explained, it is be lieved, when the Nann Smith arrived from San Francisco. Captain Will Ma gee said he had skirted the shore close at the hour the alarm was sent from Gold Beach and had sounded his whis tle at regular intervals, owing to the density of the atmosphere, to avoid col lision. Captain Magee believes his warnings caused the report from Rogue River and that no vessel stranded. Xews From Oregon Ports. ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 16. (Special.) After taking on 25.000 cases of canned salmon here for shipment to New York, the American-Hawaiian liner Wash ingtonian sailed this morning for Puget Sound. Owing to the gale along the coast, the tug Dauntless did not sail this morning with the Benson log raft in tow. She will leave as soon as the weather conditions are favorable. The tug Wallula returned last even ing from Portland, where she has been undergoing her annual overhauling. The British steamer Strathord that was en route from San Francisco for Puget Sound put into this port about noon today short of fuel. After taking on 60 tons of coal she proceeded on her way. The Strathord encountered con trary winds on the run up the coast and was delayed several hours. The steam schooner F. S. Loop ar rived today from San Francisco and will load lumber at up-river mills for a return cargo. The British bark Kirkcudbrightshire expects to finish discharging coal at the Mack dock tomorrow and will then shift to the Sanborn wharf. The gasoline schooner Mirene cleared today for Newport with general cargo. The Norwegian ship Nordhav, grain laden for Europe, has dropped to the lower harbor, where she will remain until the weather conditions are fa vorable for her to proceed to sea. The steam schooner Siskiyou arrived this afternoon from San Francisco and went to Knappton to load lumber. The British steamer Hurst, lumber laden for Australia, arrived from Wauna this evening. COOS BAY. Or.. Sept. 16. (Special.) The steam schooner Nann Smith ar rived this forenoon from San Francisco with a large cargo of freight and 50 passengers. The steamer Breakwater arrived from Portland at 10:30 A. M. and had been delayed down the coast by a gale. Most of the passengers suffered from sea sickness. The Daisy Gadsby, carrying lumber from the North Bend Lumber Com pany's mill, went down the bay this evening, with the expectation of sail ing for San Francisco. Government Steamboat Inspectors Edwards and Fuller watched Are and boat drill on the Nann Smith this after noon and found the service satisfactory. Marine Notes. The steamer K. 6. Loop arrived in port last night to load wheat and a deckload of lumber for California ports. The British steamer Inverbervie, of the Andrew Weir line, is due at As toria. She is under charter to Kerr, Gifford & Co., to load wheat for the United Kingdom. As a preparation for Winter, a pax- Greatest Event -in Woman's Life ATI human experience looks back to motherhood as the wonder of wonders The patience, tha fortitude, the sub lime faith during the period of expectancy are second only to the mother love be stowed upon the) most helpless but most marvelous cre ation a baby. Women are quick to learn from .nxH 3theT those helpful agencies that aid to comfort, and yet are perfectly safe to use and among these they recommend "Mother's Friend." It is entirely an external application designed to lubricate the . broad, flat muscles and skin that protect the abdomen. It has been in favorable use for nearly half a century and is known to mothers In almost every settled com munity in the United States who highly recommend it. You will find it on sale In drug stores. "Mother's Friend" is utterly harmless, contains no deadening Crags, very beneficial, very soothing and A wonderful help. . Get a bottle of "Mother Friend" to day at any drug store and write to us for our instructive little book to mothers. Address Bradfleld Regulator Co 811 Isimnr Bldg.. Atlanta. Ga. house at the municipal boat landing, to make an office for the harbor police. Lockers will be installed in the office upstairs. Captain L. O. Hoe ford has succeeded Captain F. A. Copeland as master of the river steamer Undine. Among the passengers on the steam er Multnomah, which left down yester day, was Sergeant Frank E. O'Brien, a detective in the District Attorney's of fice at San Francisco. Sergeant O'Brien has spent his vacation in Portland. The steam schooner Temple E. Dorr, under charter to the E. J. Dodge Com pany, will arrive in Portland Friday with 700 or 800 tons of general cargo. She left San Francisco Monday night. The steamer Santa Cecelia, of the Grace line, started through the Panama Canal yesterday bound for New York. She is the second steamer of that line to enter the canaL According to reports Tecelved here yesterday the steamer J. B. Stetson ran Into head winds on the way down from Alaska and will not reach port until late this morning. After finishing her cargo with lumber from the Portland Lumber Company's dock yesterday the steamer Cuzco sailed last night for the West Coast of South America, via San Francisco. Carrying a general cargo for South eastern Alaska, the Portland Steamship Company's steamer Thomas L. Wand left down last night. The first storm warnings of the sea son were posted yesterday by the United States Weather Bureau, an nouncing a heavy southern gale on the Oregon shore. Yucatan Clears for San Diego. Carrying 99 passengers and 358 tons of general cargo, the steamer Yucatan cleared for Saa Diego last night. She was obliged to refuse a number of pas sengers, because her cabins have not been completed. These will be installed at San Francisco before January. With her full equipment the Yucatan will accommodate 400 passengers. In her cargo were 60 tons of sugar and 78 tons of canned goods. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Sept. la. Arrived Steamers J &. 1-ood and Paralso. from San Francisco. balled steamers Thomas L. Wand, for " j iJuris, iucautn, lor baa Diego and way ports; Multnomah, from St. Helens, for San iTranclsco: Norwegian steamer Cuzco. for Went cno.r via Francisco; JJrltlsh steamer Hurst, for Syd- Astoria. Bent. 18. Arrived British t.. er Strathorti from San Francisco, for Port Blakely; sailed at 8:30 A. M.. steamer Wait Ingtonlan. for New Yorlc, via way ports. Arrived at 12:3U and left up at 1:80 P. M., steamer F. SS. Loop, from San Francisco. San Francisco. Sept. 16. Arrived a.t K A M., steamer Portland, from Portland; at noon, steamer Beaver, from San Pedro, for roriiana; at a r. M., steamer Koie City, from Portland, for San Pedro. San Francisco. Sept. 15. Arrived at 4 P. M., steamer Yellowstone, from Portland, via joos nay. baueu at r. M.. steamer Ohloau. for Portland. Eureka Sept. 16. Sailed at 10 A M stealer Geo. W. Elder, for Portland via Coos Bay. Balboa. Sept. 16. Sailed Steamer Santa Leciiia. xrom Portland for New York. Loos Bay, Sept. 15. Sailed Gasoline schooner Tillamook, for Portland. San Pedro, Sept. 16. Arrived Steamer tugar u. vance, from Colombia River. Sailed Schooner W. F Jewett. for Portland San Francisco. Sept. 16. Arrived Steam ers Satanta (British), from Itoaaki; Port land. Kose city, from Portland; Avalon, from Wlllapa; Admiral Dewey, from Seattle. Sailed Steamers Volumnla (British), for Ant werp; Queen Victoria. William Chatham, for p. L uwunu, dv uuvjiici ntiBu nugan, mr Sluslaw, tu? Hercules, tor Balboa, with Caisson In tow. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 16. Arrived Steam ers Crown of Seville (British), from Glas- No War Prices On This Food ."With price of meats, and bounds, it is well to Made of choicest wheat and barley, this food is fully cooked, easy to di gest, and full of rich nourishment. With cream or good milk, an economical, delicious dish for any meal. You can be independent and live well with Grape-Nuts. Packed dust and germ proof in wax-sealed packages always fresh and appetizing, and - There's South America Calls! TpROM every centre in South America is coming calls for our goods. We have practically no com petition in that rich market to-day. It is ours if we go after it it is urging us to come. The Business Man Who Retrenches Now Is Pulling Against the Tide sow; Bee, from San Francisco; Alameda, from Southeastern Alaska; St. Paul, from Orca. galled Steamer Santa Rosalia, for Swansea; Jefferson, for Southeastern Alaska; Admiral Schley, for San Francisco; Santa Cruz, for New York Astoria, Sept. 15. Arrived at and left up at 7 :30 P. M-, steamer Paralso, from San Francisco. Marconi Wireless Reports. (All position reported at 8 P. M., September 16, unless otherwise designated.) City of Sydney, Balboa for San Fran cisco, GOO miles south of San Francisco on September 16 City of Sydney, Balboa for San Francisco. 375 miles south of San Francisco. Speedwell, San Pedro for San Diego, SO miles south of San Pedro. John A. Hooper, San Francisco for New York, 250 miles east of Point Conception. Celilo, San Francisco for San Pedro, 43 miles east of Point Conception. Columbia, San Pedro for Santa Barbara, off San Pedro breakwater. Admiral Schley, Seattle for Ean Francisco, off Four-Mile Rock. El Segundo, Ketchikan ror Point Wells, 5 miles west of Race Rock. Alameda, Alaska for Seattle, off Smith Island. Santa Rita. Seattle for Port San Xxila, 317 miles north of San Francisco. Geo. W. Elder, Eureka for Coos Bar, 23 miles south of Cape Blanco. Willamette, Saa Francisco for Everett, off YttQuina Head. Congress, Seattle for San Francisco, 40 miles south of Cape Blanco. Adeline Smith, San Francisco for Coos Bay, ISO miles north of San Francisco. Farragut, San Francisco for Seattle, off Macks Arch. Ventura, Honolulu for San Francisco. 614 miles out on September 15. Manchuria, Honolulu for Pan Francisco, 6(M miles out on September 15. Chanslor. Honolulu for San Francisco 871 miles out on September 15. Sierra, San Francisco for Honolulu. 62 miles out on September 15. Asuncion, Hueneme for Richmond, 25 miles north of point Sur. Uuen, San Francisco for Ban Pedro, parsed Pigeon Point at 6:39 P. M. Chatham, with schooner Hugh Hogan In tow, San Francisco for Seattle, 14 miles north of Point Reyes. Kilburn, San Francisco for Eureka 82 miles south of Point Arena. Herrln, Linn ton for Uaviota, i0 miles south of San Francisco. Chanslor, San Pedro for San Francisco. 20 miles north of Point Sur. HI Ionian, San Francisco ror Honolulu, 2S7 miles out. Scott, San Pedro for San Francisco, 1 mile north of Point Sur. Richmond, Richmond for Seattle, off point Bonlta, Whittler, San Pedro for Mart in es, 10 miles south of Point Sur. Washingtonlan, Astoria, for Seattle, oft Tatoosh Island. Vosemlte, San Francisco for Portland, 8 milea north of Heceta Head. Argyll. Oleum for Seattle. 470 miles north of San Francisco. Geo. W. Fenwlck. San Pedro for Astoria, 50 miles south of the Columbia River. Santa Crux.. r Seattle for San Francisco, 8 miles south of Umatilla, flour, sugar and all other foods climbing by leaps remember the economy and better health in E53 no advance Grocers everywhere sell Grape-Nuts. There is enough business right on our own hemisphere to keep trade booming. - Ships are being provided. Financial and . exchange problems are being solved. The harvest-is ready that spells boom times for American industries. We have had our lean years, our period of retrench ment. It is now time to go ahead. Oleum, Port Harford for Portland, 4S1 miles north of San Francisco, Tides at Astoria Thursday. High. Low. 11:19 A. M 4.7 feet5:13 A. M 0.0 foot 10:58 P. M 0.6 fee 1:17 P. M 2.6 feet Columbia BJver Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, Sept. 1G. Condition at the mouth of the river at & P. M., smooth; wind, southeast, 24 mlls; weather, cloudy. CRIME HOT REALIZED MRS. FLORENCE SOHX, WHO SHOT TOTS AND SELF, TALKS. Doctor Believe. Loneljr Hoar. With Hu.band Away and Xelshfeor. Dis tant Unbalanced Blind. OREGON CITY.Or., Sept. 16. (Spe cial.) With two bullet wounds near her heart and only small chances of re covery, according to Dr. B. F. Gleey. Mrs. Florence Sohn, who killed her two Infant children yesterday morning and then shot herself, was still una ware of the seriousness of her deed and, despite her critical condition, talked freely with friends and neigh bors who called at the Sohn home to-. day. "All Is well now. I want to Bet well. Everything is all right." she told her husband and friends. The fact that she has killed her own children bad no apparent effect upon her than If she had inflicted some minor punish ment. She requested that the two bod lea be burled in the same coffin In the Butteville cemetery and her request probably will be carried out tomorrow. Mrs. Sohn has taken lull responsioii lty for the killing. She tells of secur ing the gun. testing it, turning It on 2-year-old Richard, then Dorothy Vir ginia, age 8 months, and finally upon herself. Dr. Giesy, of Aurora, Is of the opin ion that constant brooding has affected Mrs. Sohn's mind. He said this af ternoon: "At first I believed that Mrs. Sohn had a brief period of mental depres sion, but now I am of the opinion that she is demented. I hardly can under stand how she can continue her spirit of-calmness under such circumstances She shows no signs of mental suffering whatever. Her home is some distance from the next dwelling and I believe FOOD in price! MuniLs that lonesomeness Is largely to blame tor her act. Her husband worked and was a-one all day and she seldom uw neighbors." PIMPLES ON HEAD Baby's Head Covered. Kept Spread ing. Would Scratch and Fret. Cuti cura Soap and Ointment Healed. Tell City. Ind. "My baby's head was covered with sores and the top was a solid cab. It began with pimples and he would scratch bis head until 1 would bleed and then scab over and keep spread ing. Be would claw his head and fret it Itched and burned so and I was afraid he would never have any hair on top of his head again. "A friend recommended Cutteura Soap and Ointment to me. I asked our family doctor and he said. 'Tec, go right ahead and use them.' W got one cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuti cura Ointment and they healed him from the first. I would wash him with Cuticura Soap and warm water and then rub the Cuticura Ointment on his head with my fingers and great drops of sweat would come out. The scabs would become soft. In a few days his head did not seem to Itch or bother him in the least and before we had used one set he was healed and he has a fine growth of hair. It was worth many times the cost." (Signed) Mrs. Rosa M. Banks. Jan. 26, 1914. Samples Free by Mail Why not have a clear skin, soft white hands, a clean scalp and good hair? 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It is true that nature and a woman's work has produced the grandest remedy for woman's ills that the world has ever known. From the roots and herbs of the field, Lydia E. Pinkham, forty years ago, gave to womankind a remedy for their peculiar ills which has proved more efficacious than any other combination of drugs ever com pounded, and today Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is recognized from coast to coast as the standard remedy for woman's ills. In the Pinkham Laboratory at Lynn, Mass., are files containing hundreds of thousands of letters from women seek ing health many of them openly state over their own signatures that they have regained their health by taking Lydia -E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; and in some cases that it nas saved tnem from surgical operations. In every town there is a restaurant. or perhaps two, that keep the real oa tate stents fairly busy. TCHED BURNED A