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THE MORNING OltEGONTAN, F RID AT," 0. 1914, BRITISH LINER FREE there now consists of Pilots C E. Anderson, Swanson and Wood, with Pilot Staples available should a rush BRAZIL NEEDS POTATOES be experienced. . Port officials probably will not In crease the number of pilots immedi ately, though later it is expected shipping will increase so such a move will be necessary. Meanwhile negoti ations are being continued with a view to pilots gaining control of the work at the entrance so they will be free to follow their own Ideas while the Port will be relieved' of responsibility for maintaining the service. MARKETS CALL FOR AMERICAN PRODUCT, REPORT SAYS. Lowther Range Held at Esqui mau to Load Here. Firms Creed to Send Small Lota to Re sponsible Houses and High Prices Are Cited to Exporters. 18 DOUBT CAUSES SEIZURE WAR STRIKES SOME HOUSES JCaval Battle Off Chile Creates Un easiness Among Shippers, W1k Tear Germans May Watch for Canal Cargoes. ' Success has followed protests made to the British Columbia authorities over the enforced detention at Esqui mau of the British steamer Lowther Range, which was seized because her master is alleged to have been unable to explain satisfactorily why the draft of his ship was considerably less when picked up than when she left port with a full cargo of coal, and the question was raised whether she had made a "West Coast port and discharged part of her load of fuel, which might nave Sound its way to the bunkers of Ger man men-o'-war. The vessel is to pro ceed here at once and load a cargo of foodstuffs that will be supplied by Kerr, Gifford & Co. The British steamer Oristano was an arrival in the harbor last evening, com ing from Puget Sound after having dis charged European cargo. She will be given a full cargo of grain here for the European Continent. Japanese Tramp Laden. The Japanese tramp Kongasan Maru finished taking on 900 tons at Ains worth pck yesterday and dropped down In the afternoon to the plant of the Portland Flouring Mills Company, where she will take on about 3500 tons of flour for the Far East. The Royal Mall liner Merionethshire shifted from Municipal Dock No. 1 to Albina dock yesterday to begin taking on wheat. The Marosa went to the .stream from Irving dock, having terminated load ing grain and the Queen Elizabeth was towed from Albina to Mersey dock for more grain. She will shift again today to Montgomery dock, for the last of her cargo. The engagement between German and British fleets off the coast of Chile Sunday, resulting disastrously for the British, has caused uneasiness among shippers as to the safety of vessels bound from North Pacific ports to Eng land with foodstuffs, for it is regarded probable that after having been sue cesstul off the West Coast the German fleet will make its way northward and probably establish a rendezvous off the Mexican coast to intercept tramp steamers headed for the Canal with wheat and flour. Battle Causes Uneasiness. That English Insurance interests look upon the next probable move in much the same light is evident from the fact cables have been received since the battle was reported, as to whether Information was current here of the German fleet having moved and war risks were said to be featured by a stiff upward tendency. There had been no new quotations yesterday as no re quest had been made for rates, export- crs always waiting until ships are ready to be dispatched before seeking quotations. TESTS OX THE MICH IE TO EX1 Government Bar Digger May Dredge on Humboldt Bay. Tests being conducted aboard the Government dredge Col. P. S. Michie, which was built for use on the Coos Bay bar and ordered here recently for tests, as it Is regarded doubtful if she could work advantageously during the winter, will be completed today. Ex perts aboard are to formulate reports as to the operation of the big machine and it is understood that recommenda tions will be made for changes in her equipment so as to increase the ef ficiency. A request has been made that the Michie be sent to Eureka to dredge on that bar. In the event the digger is assigned there she will not be available for use in this harbor, as proposed by the Port of Portland Com mission, because space is not to be had for material that can be removed from in front of docks by one of the suction dredges. Negotiations are. yet under way by Astoria interests to obtain the 30-inch dredge Columbia for service during the Winter in pumping material behind the-.Beawall along the waterfront of that city. The Columbia was to have been held here so her machinery could be transferred to a new steel hull, which has been ready since Summer, but to accommodate the Astorians that work could be postponed until early Spring. because the Government dredges are at work In the channel and there would be no great loss of time. SIUSLAW CONTRACT ENDS Funds Not on Hand for Continuation of Coast Jetty. Though the time would not expire until March. 1916, the Johnson-Ander- son Company has completed its con ; , tract for extending the Siuslaw Jetty "' and because funds are not on hand to continue the project, operations have been surpended. The work was made possible through an appropriation from ''.the Government In conjunction with a .'fund created by the Port of Siuslaw . Commission. It is said that while un . . completed the Jetty will be a material help at the entrance of that harbor . and undoubtedly steps will be taken to resume next year. Major Morrow, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., in charge of projects on the .. Oregon coast, has been called to Se ' , tittle, together with Captain Dillon, who has supervision over the Celilo '.' Canal work, to report on a proposed ..Grays Harbor improvement, theybeing t members of a board of engineers con- vened for that purpose. " BIG REPAIR JOB SOUGHT HERE Chamber of Commerce Seeks Cata- Una Contract to Help Idle. Efforts to have the steamship Santa Catalina, which was damaged by firs last month, repaired by Portland firms, are being made by the Chamber of Commerce. The repairs will cost about $200,000, - Jt is said. This, members of the Cham- ..ber say, would help solve the unem ployed problem this Winter, as 00 per 'cent of the sum will be spent for labor. The Chamber already has taken the matter up with representatives of '-''W. R. Grace & Co. and written to the .'New York offices of the company . .' which controls the fleet. Slarlne Trading Done With Neutrals or Fellow Countrymen. Masters of vessels making port these days belonging to belligerent flags will trade only with the natives of their own land or those of neutral nations, according to a story going the rounds of the waterfront to the effect that solicitors boarding certain vessels here have been aasked as to their nationality before consideration would be given orders for supplies. As German ships are tied up and British, Russian, Japanese and French Carriers are in port. It would appear as if trade was not good for Crerman solicitors, while the others are reaping what gains are to be had. Some ar gue that the war abroad should not be spread so as to apply restrictions to residents or citizens or tne united States because they originally hailed from one of the countries at sword's point, though it is viewed as natural that skippers should feel bitter toward subjects of Great Britain s enemies. News From Oregon Ports. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 6. (Special.) The Norwegian bark Urania, laden with grain for the United Kingdom, arrived from Portland and probably will sail tomorrow. The French bark Desalx, laden with grain for Europe, is in the lower har bor and is expected to go to sea to morrow. The schooner Inca, with a cargo of lumber from Prescott for Iquique, went to sea. v A ship was reported outside the heads and a bar tug has gone after her. The steam schooner Daisy Freeman with lumber from Wauna and Westport and 750.000 shingles from here, sailed for Wlllapa, where she will complete her cargo for San Francisco. The steamer Roanoke sailed for San Francisco and San Pedro with freight and passengers from Astoria and Port land. . " The steam schooner Willamette ar rived from San Francisco and went to Llnnton to load. The steam schooner Klamath arrived from San Francisco with cargo for As tori a and Portland. ' ' The British steamer Oristano arrived from Seattle and will load grain for the United Kingdom. COOS BAY, Or., Nov. 6. (Special.) The steamship Breakwater arrived to day from Portland with passengers and freight. The steamship George W. Eider is due from Eureka tomorrow, and will sail for Portland in the afternoon. The steamer Redondo arrived from San Diego and San Francisco. The Estabrook steam schooner Speed well arrived for' a cargo of lumber to be shipped at North Bend. The Bessie Dollar and Adeline Smith, which were delayed , yesterday by a rougn oar, saiiea xoaay. Marine Notes. It is fully expected that the Willam ette Iron & Steel Works will build the new Government dredge Monticello, In tended for work on the Cowlitz, Lewis and Clatskanie rivers, bids for whi-.h were opened yesterday at the office of Colonel McKinstry. The tender of that firm was the lowest, $29,825:- Other bids were: Joseph Supple, $35,044; Portland Iron Works, $39,715; Wilson Bros., of Astoria. $36,440.20; Hall Broa. of Win slow, Wash., $42,483. - The digger is to be 100 feet long, with a beam of 81 feet and a depth of hold of 6.6 feet. The hull will be wooden and there is to be a 10-inch suction installed. Later a tender for the dredge Is to be built. G. L. Blair, general manager of the 'Big Three' fleet, is to leave San Fran- ci-o today aboard the steamer Rose C'.iy. so as to be here when the vessel is given her annual inspection. The Rose City is due Sunday and the Beav er, flagship of the line, sails tomorrow for the souths United States Inspectors Edwards and Fuller will carry their investiga tions regarding the fire that broke out aboard the Santa Catallna into the fire and engine-rooms and other parts of the ship today. Cargo will be out this morning in all but No. 3 hold and that is to be discharged by night. Work of conducting a survey preparatory to asking bids for repairs will be under taken without"delay. Carrying 450.000 feet of lumber for Los Angeles, the "steamer Willamette was cleared yesterday. The Celilo and Multnomah, both lumber-laden and car rying passengers, left St- Helens for sea yesterday, as did the Johan Poul- sen, laden with lumber. - The North. land went from Llnnton to Knappton to compete her load for San Francisco. C. Z. Delaet has relieved J. H. De- laet as master of the steamer Alarm. After full preparations were made for the steamer Solano to proceed to San trancisco yesterday another delay materialized and she will be held in port until next week. The vessel catr.n here for repairs after having struck on the bar while entering JVillapa Har bor. If the last of a big shipment of rail road ties for Boston are aboard the new steamer Atlantic at Wauna today she win proceed to. sea, bound for San Francisco to take on the rest of her freight. Fire that broke out .early yesterday morning at launch moorings at the foot of Crampton street, damaged the catamaran Kitty Moran considerably ana me wnaluke burned and went down, as did a small launch and launch house. The harbor patrol launch was damaged slightly in fighting the fire and towing the blazing craft into the stream. Brazil needs potatoes. She Imports large quantities. Before the war most of them came from France. The war has Bhut off the supply from that country. These facts are set forth in a recent consular and trade report of the United States Government, which has just been received by H.- B. Miller, director of the department of commercial and industrial survey at the University of Oregon. Investigations concerning markets for Oregon products in South America and promises a more extended report soon. In the meantime Mr. Miller advises that dealers should at least send ex perimental shipments of potatoes to I Brazil. The consular and trade report says:) Prices for potatoes In Brazil are rising rapidly and it not only would be an excellent opportunity for the in troduction of American potatoes, but would be a great relief to the people here to be able to get them. Present I prices are $1.45 to $1.60 per case of 66 I pounds, including cost. Insurance and freight to Santos. 'Great care should be taken In pack ing. Wooden cases, as light as possi ble, to stand the rough handling of ocean freight, should be used. They Ehould be securely strapped with either wooden staves or steel wire. The planks must be far enough apart to al low' the air to pass through freely and each box must contain 66 pounds. The present price to the consumer Is about $4 a case in the local market I "Recently ' Messrs. Hampshire & Co.. I an English house of high standing, who have been importers in the Brazilian market fop many years, expressed a desire to get in touch with some Amer ican shipper who would send them small shipment on consignment as an experiment. Messrs. Hampshire & Co. are agents for the Lamport & Holt line and a consignment to a ' responsible house at Santos should prove profitable, and stand high. Anyone who would care to -take advantage of this oppor tunity could not do better than to form a connection with this nrm. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer schedule. Data. .In Dort . Nov. . . .Nov. .. Nov. . . Nov. . . .Nov. .. Nov. v tS Data. 1 J a a 10 10 11 8 1 DUE TO ARRIVE. Kama. From Beiver . . . .L.os Angeles. . Geo. W. Elder .Eureka Hose City, ........ .lx Angeles. .. Y ucatan .-ban Diego. Breakwater. ...... Coos Bay. ... Bear. ............. Los Angeles. . . Ho a no lie. ......... baa Diego. . . . . DUK TO DEfAKT. Nam. for J. B. Stetson San Diego .Nov. VVUlainette. ...... .ban Diego Nov. Beaver. . .......... Los Angeles. .... .Nov. Yosemite. au Kruicisco.. . . Nov. Geo W.Elder .Eureka Nov. Northland. .San Francisco. ... Nov. Breakwater. ...... Coos Bay. ....... Nov. Klamath. ......... San Diego Nov. ban K anion. ...... .ban Francisco. . . Nov. Yucatan. . ........ .bxia D.ego. ...... Nov. Rose City. ......... .Dos Angeles. ..... Nov. Celilo. ban Diego Nov. Muitnoinan.. ...... .ban uiego. ...... jnov. Bear Dos Angeles Nov. Koanoke. ......... ban uiego iNov. Vaie S. F. toL. A. Nov. Harvard -S. F. to k A Nov. EUROPEAN A.ND ORIENTAL SERVICE. Name. From Date. Merionethshire. ... London. .... In oort Den of Air lie London. ........ ..Nov. o Name. For Date. Merionethshire . . . London ........ Nov. 9 1 Den o Alrlie London.. Nov. 10 ALASKAN SERVICE. Nam a. For Data, Qmnault. ......... Skagway. . Nov. 7 1 xnua. L. V. ana fc.Ru a way rwv. if Marconi Wireless Reports. (All Dotations reported at 8 P. M.. Novem ber 5. uniestt otherwise detiiicnateti.) Wuanttnaw, isau LtUia lor roruana, ore me Columbia Klver. Atlas, Seattle for ban Francisco. znnes north of ban rancisco. Admiral Schley, ban Francisco for Seattle, zu miles south or cane Flattery. (jongress. ban rancisco zor seat tie. nve mlleu north of Taauina Mead. KoanoKe, fort lana - for ban J: rancisco, z miles north of Point Blanco. Dewey. Seattle lor San Francisco. 13 miles north of Ynnuina Head. a ScKundo. Richmond Tor Vancouver, ax miles north of the Columbia River. Coronado. - Aberdeen for ban Francisco. 18 miles south of the Columbia River. Alameda. Alaska for Seattle. So miles cast oi cape st. -nas, at r. iu... xsovemDei . Dolphin. Alaska for Seattle, off Far triage Pass. Georgian. San Francisco for New York. 875 mnes faoutn ol oan rearo. banta Clara. Port ban Luis for Santa Bar bara, off Point Arxuello. Lvra. San Peuro lor ban Francisco. -iu miles south of San Francisco ' President. Sen Pedro ton. San Francisco, five miles north of Point Arxuello. Damara, San Francisco for New York. 610 miles south or aan peuro. Hyades, Hilo for San Francisco. loS-t miles out ai o tr, oi., inov em per . . . Enterprise. Honolulu for San Francisco, G67 miles out at o P. M.. November 4. Wilhelmlna, Honolulu tor San Francisco. lKi miles out at s p. m.. is ov em ber 4. Hiloman. Seattle for Honolulu. SS6 miles irom Cape Flattery at 8 P. M.. November 4. W nittier. oieum zor Eureka. 55 miles north of San Francisco. Lansine. Juneau for Port - San Luis. 60 miles north of San Francisco. Columbia. San Francisco for Grays Harbor. off Northwest Seal Rocks. Colonel Drake, be at tie for San Francisco, 73 miles north of San Francisco. Topeka. San Francisco for Eureka. 22 miles north of point Reyes. Falcon. Port Angeles for ban Francisco. 25 miles south of Point Arena. Kilburn. Eureka for San Francisco. 735 miles north of San Francisco. Richmond. Richmond for Seattle. 10O -miles from Richmond. Asuncion. Portland for El Serundo. off Farallones. anta Rita. Port San Luis for Seattle. lOO miles south of San Francisco. Oleum. Portland for Port Harford. 127 miles from Port Harford. Queen. Seattle for San Francisco. 10 miles north of Point Reyes. San Juan, San Francisco for Balboa. 13u miles south of San Francisco. Matsonla, San Francisco for Honolulu, 45S miles out. Aroline, San Francisco for San Pedro, off Cliff House. Eider, Eureka for Coos Bay, 10 miles south of Northwest Seal Rock. Argyll, Seattle for San Francisco, 85 miles north of San Francisco. Adeline Smith, Coos Bay for Oakland off Northwest Seal Rock. .SHORE DRAWS BAR PILOTS . No Additions Looked For Soon In Staff at Entrance. Pilots Gus Anderson and Gunderson, ef the Columbia River bar force, have " decided to become full-fledged lands men for the Winter, they having re signed. The Port of Portland stair SHOW TO BE STAGED Many Kntries Made Already for A. C. Exltiblt Saturday. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallis, ' Nov. 5. (Special.) The horticultural exhibit to be given on Saturday, November 7, -by the stu. dents of the department of horticulture of the Oregon Agricultural College bt&s fair to be one of the best shows ever staged at the college. . - A large number of exhibitors have entered fruits, flowers, vegetables and horticultural by-products. These ex hibits, together with a number of spe cial demonstrations and educational features, will make the show of great interest. A number of visitors are ex pected from Corvallis. A featurg of the show will be the Judging contests, in which the students of the department will take part. Lecture on "Sex" to Be Given. Caroline Kelson, of San Francisco, will speak at Scandinavian Hall, Fourth and Yamhill streets, Sunday at 2 P. M., on "Sex." The lecture will be exclu sively for women and all are Invited. There will be no admission. Strawberries Picked In Snow. , NEW WILMINGTON. Pa. Nov, 1. During a light snowfall, Howell T. Getty, cashier of a. local bank, picked ripe strawberries in. his garden. . . - Copyright Bart Scbaliner & Marx You can buy a Hart Schaffner &,Marx full dress suit for $35 MANY men young ,men especially go without full dress clothes because they think they can't afford the price. We've fixed that for you. We've produced a new full dress suit that you can buy for $35. It's a suit you'll be proud to wear; made by special highly-skilled craftsmen. Here's what you'll get: ' Fine black dress fabric; all wool; silk lined, silk faced; braid on trousers, outside seam. Special ' models designed for men and young men. You'll see the above illustration, inxolors, displayed in the windows of the merchant who sells our goods. He can fit you in a dress suit, at $35. Be sure of our label; a small thing to look for, a big thing to find. Hart Schaffner & Marx Good Clothes Makers Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. , Exclusive Agents for Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Nov. 5. Arrived Steamer Willamette and Klamath, from Han Fran cisco; British steamer Oristano, Irom Seat tle. Sailed Steamers Northland and Johan roulsen, lor faan rrancisco; Multnomah and Celilo. for San Pedro, via San Francisco Astoria, Nov. 5. Arrived at midnight and ieii up ac 1 a. m... steamer wuiamete, from San Francisco. Sailed at 4:110 A M.. steamer Roanoke, for San Diego via way ports. Arrived at 8 and left up at 10 A. M., British steamer Oristano. from Seattle. Ar rived down at 8:0O A. M.. Norwegian bark Urania. Arrived at 9:15 A. M. and left up at x l in., iieamer twiamaio, irom oan J? ran Cisco. ban -Francisco, Nov. 5. Arrived at mid night, steamer Bear, from Portland; steam er Yucatan, from San Diego, for Portland. Arrived at noon, steamer Rose City, from ban Pedro, for Portland, balled at noon steamer Montanan, frjjin Portland, for New York. via. way ports; at 2 P. M., steamer Alvarado, for Portland, via Coos Bay. Seattle, Nov. 4 Sailed at 8 P. M steam er Quinault, for ''Portland; British steamer Den of Air lie, for Portland, via Vancouver. Coos Bay. Nov. 5. Arrived at 7 A. M., steamer Breakwater, from Portland. Tatoosh. Nov. 2. Passed in, British steamer vlmetra, from Portland, for Mel bourne, via Puget Sound. Passed out at 1 P. M., steamer Quinault, from Skagway, for Portland, via Puget Sound. - Eureka, Nov. 5. Arrived at , mid nigh t, steamer Geo. W. Klder, from Portland, via Coos Bay. Bandon, Nov. 5. Arrived Gasoline schooner Tillamook, from Portland. Astoria, Nov. 4. Sailed" at 1 P. M., Brit ish steamer Vlmeira, for Alel bourne, via Puffet Sound. , Galveston, Nov. 6. Arrived Steamer Plei ades, from San Francisco. New York, Nov. 5. Sailed Steamer Caro lyn, for San Francisco. Tacoma, Nov. &. Arrived Steamer VI merla (British), from Columbia River; Buena Ventura, from Vancouver, B. C. ; steamer Chicago -Maru (Japanese), from Vancouver, B. G - , Balboa. . Nov. S. Arrived Steamer Natal, from San Francisco, for LlverpooL London. 'Nov. 6. Arrived Glenlochy. from Portland, Or. Mollendo; Nov. 4. Arrived Cuico, from San Francisco. New York. Nov. 6. Arrived Santa Clara, from Seattle; Ohloan. from Seattle via Phil adelphia. Sailed Pennsylvania. Zor ban Francisco. ; S attle. Nov. 5- ArrtveeT Steamers Sen ator from Nome; Strathavon (British), from Valparaiso, and Edith, from Southeastern Alaska. San Francisco, Nov. S. Arrived Steam ers Bear, from Portland William Chatham, from Everett: City of Paris, from Balboa; St. Hugo (British), arrived off harbor, from Valparaiso,: for San Francisco, but was or dered to proceed to the Columbia Klver. Sailed Steamers Tatarrax (British), for Itoskl; San Juan, for Panama. Alva ratio, for Portland; Wilmington, for Victoria; Mon tanan, for New York; Richmond, for Seat tle; U. S. A. transport Thomas, for Manila; bark Pierre Dotl (French), for Harwich. Tides at Astoria Friday. High.1 Low. 3:05 A. M feet'8:2t A. M 3.0 feet 2:04 P. M 8.5 feet9:33 P. M... 0.1 foot Columbia River Bar Report, NORTH HEAD. Nov. 0. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. : Sea, smooth; wind, west, 19 miles. GIRL BLAMED BY DEFENSE Case of ' Frank Arellanes Given to , Jury but No Decision Reached. After an Adam-like defenso wherein the woman was blamed, followed by I severe grilling by Deputy District At torney Collier, Frank Arellanes, base ball pitcher, saw his fate placed in the hands of. the iury late yesterday. No verdict had been returned . late, last night and the Jury retired to resume consideration of the case this morning. Arellanes. was tried on a charge of having contributed to the delinquency of a 14-year-old girl. Judge McCredie sought to Impress the jury with the statement of the de fendant that the girl was rather the pursuer than the pursued in the acts which are complained at against the pitcher. He related other instances that have come to his attention because or his position as one of the owners of the Portland baseball club, in which j players have proved magnets to .at tract thoughtless' girls, and he used the figure of the moth and the flame to illustrate his point. His argument to the Jury on behalf of Arellanes was commented upon as being highly ef fective. Deputy District Attorney Collier ridi culed the position of the defense that protection was needed for grown men who played baseball and doubted that Arellanes, a sturdy married man of 29, was led astray by the 14-year-old com plaining witness. He characterized the rigid cross-examination of the girl as cowardly. "Any defendant who had a spark of manhood in him would not put up such a defense," said Mr. Collier. I never saw a more shameful cross-examina tion. If I were accused of this.crime I would rather go to prison and serve my sentence than to make such a sorry spectacle as the defense has presented. ROAD CONTRACT IN COURT Astoria Plaintiffs Sne for "Work Done on Columbia Highway. ' ASTORIA, Or, Not. 6. (Special.) A suit on a contract was filed in the Circuit Court today by Em 11 Carlson and 12 others against C. Johnson and Andrew Peterson, doing business under the name of Peterson & Johnson, ask ing for a judgment in the sum of )1465.'95, with costs and attorney fees. The complaints recite in June, 1914 the plaintiffs entered Into a contract with the defendants to grub and grade the portion of the Columbia Highway between station 279 X00 and station 333 X50 on the unit basis. The com plaint also avers that the plaintiffs worked until October 22, when their contract was canceled by the defend ants. The plaintiffs, say the com Dlaints. performed 1053 days' labor. worth $2.50 a day, and John Soinl, one of the plaintiffs, acted as foreman on the work during 102 days, his services being worth 3 a day. The plaintiffs value their labor at $2743.80 and allege they have been paid only $1277.85, leav ing a balance aue oi noa.sj. DOCTOR RAISES NEW BARS Three More Families Irlsoners of Quarantine at Willamette. OREGON CITT. Or.. Nov. 6. (Spe cial.) Three more families were placed under quarantine at Willamette Thursday by County Health Officer Van Brakle and two cases of scarlet fever were found in the family of S. A. Cobb. Eight houses in Willamette now are quarantined and 12 persons are ill either with diphtheria or scarlet fever. The cases of scarlet fever still further complicate the situation. Three dis eases, contagious tonsilltis, diphtheria and scarlet fever, now are prevalent in the town, the first two approaching the nature of an epidemic. Dr. "Van Brakle took four cultures Wednesday and they were examined by the State Board of Health at night in Portland. KleDora Cobb, one of the cases dis covered today, has diphtheria as well as scarlet fever. SENATOR W.D. COTTER DIES Pur allup .Pioneer and Close Friend of Governor Lister Passes. OLYMPIA. Wash.. Nov. 5. (Special.) State Senator W. D. Cotter, of PuyalluD. died today. This will neces sitate a special by-election to fill the seat, and probably will mean a Re publican gain in the State Senate, as Pierce County Is strongly Republican. Senator Cotter, elected on th9 Pro gressive wave two years ago. was prominent pioneer resident and close personal friend or uovernor uster.- BABE BURNED TO DEATH Mother Gone but Few Minutes Re turns to Find Home in Flames. AMITY, Or., Nov. 5. (Special.) The little 11-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. diaries Phelps was burned to death today when the house in which they lived was destroyed by fire. The Phelps lived in a small .house on a farm two miles west of here and Mrs. Phelps had gone to the neighbor's house, a few feet away, for only a few moments, leaving the baby asleep. When she returned and opened the door the flames prevented her' entry to get her child. The house being small, the whole Interior was a mass of flames before the fire showed from the outside. OLDEST CARRIER DIES T. K. Vhito Victim of Heart Trouble After Work on Amity Route. AMITY, Or.. Nov. 5 (Special.) T. E. White, the veteran mallcarrier on route No. 1. dropped dead from heart trouble at his home in this city last night. Mr. White had gone over his rout yesterday, and up to 7 o'clock last night sorted his mail. Although it is rumored that his team had run away with him while on his route, he men tioned no Injuries. His wife found him dead when she returned from a neighbor's. Mr. White was a prominent Oddfel low and was the oldest mailcarrler Ln this county, having made the first trial trips when the service - was inaug urated. District Attorney Reanies to Speak. Clarence L. Reames, United States Distirct Attorney, will address the Portland Realty Board at its weekly luncheon meeting ln the rooms of the Portland Commercial Club today on "Realty Swindlers." Joseph C. Gibson will act as chairman of the day. Union-Avenue Bridge Completed. The new surface on the Union-avenue bridge across Sullivan's Gulch has been completed. The bridge has a pavement of wood blocks placed on treated plank. The Grand-avenue bridge over Sullivan's Gulch will now be redecked.