IS
THE MORyiXG OREGOXEiy; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9. 1914.
CITY TAKES MONTH
LEASE ON BRIDGE
Contract With O.-W. R. & N.
Is Extended While County
-Decides What-It Will Do.
STATEMENT TELLS STAND
Portland Commissioners Explain
Ttefusal of Company's Terms and .
Cite Use of Span Cost for
30 Days $3700.
Taking the position that the county
should have the opportunity of leasing
he Steel bridge from the O.-W. R. &
N. Company if it desires to do so, the
City Commissioners at a. secret meet
ing yesterday decided to extend the
city's lease on the bridge for 80 days,
or until January 9, that the county
might have time to settle the question
before the bridge is closed.
The action -was taken at the request
cf the Board of County Commissioners.
The city's expense for continuing the
loa.se for. the 30 days will be about
3700.
City's Stand Explained.
At a second secret meeting of the
Council yesterday afternoon the Com
missioners prepared a statement to the
Board of County Commissioners ex
plaining the city's position. This state
ment will be sent to the county today.
The Council at a meeting this morning
will take whatever action is necessary
to provide for the extension of the
bridge . lease.-
Tn the statement issued by the Coun
cil it is contended that the rental
asked by the railroad company is ex
cessive and that the offer made . by
the city for the use of the bridge was
ns reasonable as the offer made by the
company. The statement follows:
December 8. 3 914. To the Board of Coun.
tv Commissioners of Multnomah County.
:ntlemen: Tour communication to the
"'ity Council, under datoof December 7, re
ceived, requesting that the city extend its
contract Tor rental of the railroad bridge
for 30 days, in order to offer your honorable
Vody f n opportunity io go into the matte of
ontractinj- for the use of or fixed tolls for
umi bridge.
The several Commissioners have expressed
their -wlllluiruess to make a final extensiou
of SO days.
In this connection it is deemed advisable
10 define the city's position in the matter of
Vridgre rentals while it vai under considera
tion, by the Council.
Company's Basis Kef used.
To been with, it was decided that -we
could not entertain the fixing of the rental
cost on the basis of the company's tnvest
. ment or the expenditure for the construe-'
lion of the upper deck, for the reason that
the city had no voice in the type of bridge.
rr fts cost, or Its location, three points of
jrreat importance when contracting an obll-
- .ration.
The city has constructed the Broadway
hridse, located only a short distance north
f the railroad structure, capable of carry-
- ine all of the traffic now crossing; both
. bridges, and which Dractlcallv serves this
.am. territory. The new railroad bridge.
lth Its upper deck, was built to replace a
double-deck structure which the public had
used at a, cost of S350 per month. A bridge
of the caoacity of the new .Hawthorne
bridne or the old railroad bridge would be
more than sufficient to carry all of the
traffic which would cross the new railroad
feridjee.
Site of Bridges Not XJked.
The new Hawthorne bridge cost the city
SS11.000 to construct, yet we were called on
to pay interest, depreciation and taxes on
the upper deck of this new structure mt an
estimated cost of $900,000.
It is fair to assume that, had a new
bridge been ' necessary between the-Broad-"way
bridre and the Burnslde bridge, the
new structure would not have been built on
the site of the present railroad bridge, nor
would the city have Invested 1S00.OO0 In
auch a bridge.
A traffic survey has been prepared by the
city. In which it is shown that the use of
the present railroad bridge is somewhat
rreater than the Broadway Dndge. This
heavy traffic over the railroad bridge is
-partly accounted for by the street paving
conditions now existing on Broadway, be
tween the east approach of the Broadway
bridge and Union avenue. With that high
way -nlaced in the same condition as is Ore
gon street and Adams street, both leading
from the railroad bridge, there would be a
very marked natural diversion of trafflo to
the Broadway bridge. "
Bridge Need Prompts Stand.
Either of these bridges, with little di
version, could take care of all of the traffic
and reach the same territory, and the po
sition of the Council was based on the
necessity to the publlo for this- additional
convenience and its value from a traffio
viewpoint.
The best proposal submitted bv the own
ers of the railroad bridge was $43.0O0 an
nual rental, the city to assume tho payment
of taxes, estimated at $11,000, making a
total of about J59.000, an Increase of $15,000
over the old contract. Taking into consider,
ation that the public had the use of the old
steel bridge, which carried all of this north
traffic at a rental of So50 per month, w.
believe that the tender by the city was. to
sav the least, as reasonable as the figure
fixed by the owners of the railroad bridge.
COtXTY ASKS FOR ADVICE
Decision Set for January B and
. ISodics TTrged to Give Views.
Further .consideration will be given
the railroad bridge situation by the
County Commissioners, who took the
matter up at a special meeting yes
terday afternoon, received a communi
cation from the city on the subject and
postponed final action until January 5.
All three Commissioners were pres
ent, together with District Attorney
Evans. A. C. Spencer, attorney for the
O.-W. R. & N. Company, and City Com
missioner Dieck. The city advised the
county that Its request that the
municipality continue to lease the up
per deck of the bridge until January 9
pending some arrangement between
the county and the railway had been
C ran ted.
In the meanwhile, the county will
determine what will be done. Serious
consideration is being given the propo
sition of the railway company that
the upper deck be turned into a toll
bridge, with the railroad to collect
the charges for traffic passing over
the structure. The Commissioners be
lieve, however. If this is the outcome
of the present tangle, traffic across
the bridge will be suspended almost
wholly and will be diverted to the
Morrison and Broadway bridges, re
sulting In considerable congestion on
both of those spans.
An effort will be made to reach some
amicable adjustment of the matter
with the railway company. Letters
have -been sent to the Chamber of
Commerce and the Commercial , Club
by the Commissioners, asking an ex
pression from both of those organi
zations as to whether or not they
favor a toll bridge and, if not, what
they consider an equitable arrange
ment as to leasing the upper deck.
1 PERSONALMENTION.
C A. A. Modeer. of Astoria, Is at the
Multnomah. - - .
A. C. Jones, a merchant of Amity.
Is at the Perkins.
Dr. J. S. Saurman, of Philadelphia,
Is at the Nortonia.
-V W. Roth, an Albany, OrM booster,
is at the Carlton.
Simon McDonald, of Edwell, Wash.,
is at the Nortonla.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Stanton, of Con
don, are at the Eaton.
J. H Pease, a business man of La
Grande, it at the Oregon.
Thomas Brace, a Tacoma resident, ia
at the Seward with hi3 son, James
Bruce.
J. S. Stanley, a business man of
Salem. Is at the Carlton.
Mrs. L. F. Stiekney. of Underwood.
Wash., is at the Seward.
w- W. Allingham, a business man of
Albany, is. at the Eaton. .
H. L. Gill, a merchant of Woodburn,
is registered at the Eaton.
J. C. McLeod, a lumber merchant of
Astoria, is at the Seward.
King Taylor, a prominent resident
of Boise, is at the Oregon.
W. H. Moeller, a business man of
Baker, is at the Multnomah.
C. T. Crosby, a business man of
Astoria, is at the Cornelius.
G. W. HH1 is registered at the Cor
nelius from Long Beach, Wash.
Rev. A. H. Marsh, a minister of
Yamhill. Or., is at the Imperial.
Lee F. Jones, a business man of
Kelso, Wash., is at the Imperial.
Ray Newell Madras, a raining man of
Fairbanks, Alaska, is at the Perkins.
J. H. Lubin, representing Marcus
SISTER OF THE FOUNDER OF
LENTS BUltlEO YESTER
DAY. Mrs. Mary Orphla Low.
The mother of a family which
has long been well known in
every part of ' Oregon died on
December 3, when Mrs. Orphla
Low, the wife of the late Nathan
B. Ixjw. passed away.
Mrs. Low was the brother of
O. P.' Lent, founder of the sub
urban town of Lents. She was
the mother-of eight children, two
of whom have died. One was Dr.
James A. Low, who died in 1892,
and the other was Charles, whose
death occurred in childhood. The
husband died In 1900.
The others of the family living
are: Samuel P. Low, of Molalla;
Dr.- Oliver P. Low, of Portland;
Mrs. C. E. Spiller, .of Portland;
Miss Celina B. Low. of Portland;
George P. Low. of Napa, Cal., and
Nathan C. Ijow," of Lebanon, Or.
Mr. and Mrs. Low and the fam
ily earns to Oregon in, 1S89 and
have lived in Portland ever since.
She was born in Plymouth, Ohio,
May 25, 1838. Funeral services
were held yesterday at 1:30 P. M.
from the undertaking parlors of
F. S. Dunning. 414 East Alder
street. Interment will be In Mult
nomah Cemetery.
i
Loew, of New York, Is at the Portland
with J. P. Tolman, a theatrical man
of Seattle.
AVIATOR ATTACKS RHEIWIS
Property Is Damaged, but No Per
sonal Injuries Result.
WASHINGTON, Dec 8. Rhelms was
visited today by a German aviator, who
dropped bombs on the city, destroying
property, but wounding no one. accord
ing to dispatches to the French Em
bassy from the foreign Office.
The communication duplicated to
day's War Office statement.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE.
Name Prom ITate.
To c a tan .San Diego. . ..... .In port
Rose City. Los Angeles .In port
Geo. W. Elder .Eureka Dec. 11
Roanoke. San Diego. ...... .Dec. 13
Bear Loa Angeles. .....Dec. 13
Breakwater Coos Bay Dec. 13
Beaver L-os Angeles Dec. 18
DUB TO DEPART.
Kama. For Data.
Yucatan .San Diego. ...... .Dec. 9
J. B. Stetson ....... San Diego ........ Dec. 9
Harvard . F. to L. A. .Deo. it
San Ramon. ... .....San Francisco. ..Dec. -10
Celtlo... K1.. San Diego Dec 11
Yale S. F. to L. A. Dec. 11
Willamette San Diego Dec. 12
Rose City. ...... ...Los Angeles .Dec. 12
Paraiso jC. B. and S. F Dec. 12
Geo. W. Elder.... .'.Eureka Dec. 13
Klamatn San Francisco. ... Dec 14
Breakwater oos Bay Dec. 13
Roanoke .....Xos Angeles .Dec. 16
Bear .San Diego. Dec 17
Multnomah. .... San Francisco. . . Dec. 20
Northland. ...... ..San Francisco. .. .Dec. 20
Beaver Los Angeles Dec. 2:
EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL SERVICB.
Name. From Date.
Glenroy. .......... London. ...Jan. 23
Glengyle .London Feb. '20
Glenlochy .......... London Mar. 20
Name. For Date.
Glenroy. .......... London Jan. J0
Glengyle. ..... . ... London ... Feb. 24
Glenlochy London. ......... Mar. 22
- Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. Decem
ber 8. unless otherwise designated.)
President, Seattle for Bell Ingham. In Bel
llnghaiu Channel.
Argyll, Tacoma for Oleum, 60 miles from
Tacoma, December 7.
Jefferson, southbound, oft Pine Island.
Admiral Evans, northbound, off Lucy Is
land. Congress, Seattle for San Francisco, 10
miles south of Umatilla lightship.
Santa Rita, San Luis for Seattle, passing
Cape Flattery.
Coronado, San Francisco for Aberdeen, oft
the Columbia River.
John A. Hooper, Grays Harbor for San
Francisco, off .the Columbia River.
Asuncion, Point Orient for 'Portland, IO
miles north of Yaqulna Head.
Santa Cruz, Mukilteo for San Francisco,
100 miles south of Umatilla lightship.
Olson, Puget Sound for Callao, 90 miles
south of Cape Flattery.
Matsonfa, San Francisco for Honolulu,
1940 miles out December 1, 8 P. M.
China. San Francisco for Orient, 801 miles
out. December T. 8 P. M.
Hyades. Seattle for Honolulu, 8S4 miles
from Flattery, December 7, 8 P. M.
Logan. San Francisco for Manila, 639
miles out. December 7. 8 P. M.
San Jose. Balboa for San Francisco, 130
miles south of San Francisco.
Yosemlte. San Pedro for San Francisco,
30 miles north of port San Luis.
Sonoma. Sydney for San Francisco, 223
miles out.
Redondo. Redondo for San Francisco, 20
miles south of Plseon Point.
- Arollne. San Francisco for San Pedro, eft
CIKf House.
Pennsylvania, San Francisco for Balboa,
40 miles south of San Francisco.
Farragut. San Francisco for Seattle, 23
miles north of Point Reyes.
Multnomah. Astoria for San Francisco, 16
miles north of San Francisco.
Lurline. San Francisco for Honolulu, 21
miles out. "
Falcon. San Francisco for Sound ports,
seven miles north of Point Ke-yes.
Washtenaw. San Luis for Portland., 2oo
miles north of San Francisco.
Chatham. Everett for San Francisco, 193
miles north of Pan Francisco.
Elder, coos Bay for Eureka, eight miles
south of Caoe -Blanco.
Dfiwfy. Seattle lor San Francisco, off
Rcddlns- Rock.
Portland. Portland for San Pedro, 200
miles north of Saa Francisco.
Ktla.$. San Francisco for Portland, 2SS
miles north of San Francisco.
Richmond. Kichmo.id for Seattle, 368
miles north of Richmond.
Lucsus. Port Anceles for Richmond, ,337
miles north of San Francisco.
Beaver. Portland for r?an Francisco. 10
miles north of Cape Blanco,
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HASTE IS URGED ON
COLUMBIA JETTY
Chief xf Army Engineers Rec
ommends Appropriation of
$1,750,000 at Once.
ULTIMATE ECONOMY SHOWN
Continuing Contract for Fall Amount
of 94,066,573 Advised Other
Projects in Northwest Covered
in Annual Report.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. December 8. It is the de
sire and intention of the Army Engi
neers to rush work on the north jetty
at the mouth of the Columbia River.
With that in view, the Chief of En
gineers, in bis annual report made
public today, recommends that an ap
propriation of J1.75U.000 cash be made
at the present session of Congress, in
addition to which he renews his rec
ommendation that this project be
placed on a continuing contract basis,
to the full amount of the estimated
cost, $4,066,573,. which includes the
amount immediately needed, but does
not include amounts heretofore ap
propriated or allotted. x '
Appropriation Will Reduce Cowt,
Unless this appropriation is made at
the present session, the ultimate cost
of the north jetty will be materially
Increased, for work will have to stop
when the last $1,000,000 allotment is
exhausted, if the river and harbor bill
should fall.
The report of the Chief of Engineers,
discussing work at the mouth of the
Columbia River, says:
"The north jetty trestle was com
menced on September 17, 1913, and was
extended during the fiscal year "for
6,126 feet. Delivery of rock for the
jetty was begun In December, 1913.
"There has been expended on the"
existing project to the end of the
fiscal year $10,106,726.16, of which
$246,703.21 and $7,894.74 was contribut
ed by the ports of Portland and
Astoria, respectively.
"The total amount expended on all
projects to the end of the fiscal year
1914 was $12,092,979.30, distributed as
follows: South jetty, $8,317,675.62;
north Jetty, $868,083.14; altering, oper
ating and repairing Chinook, $920,
962.40. Continuing Contract Advised.
"The amount estimated as a profit
able expenditure in fiscal year 1914
will be applied to continuing work on
north jetty and to dredging.
"The Port of Portland has agreed to
contribute $475,000 and the Port of As
toria $25,000 toward the Improvement,
to be expended by the district officer.
Of these sums $350,000 and ,13,157.90,
respectively, have been turned over to
date.
"Except for stone for Jetty construc
tion, which is purchased under con
tract, all work is carried on by hired
labor.
"It is strongly recommended that in
addition to any funds appropriated for
this work, a continuing contract au
thorization of the full amount required
to complete be given."
The appropriation of $600,000 that Is
recommended for the Columbia and
Willamette, from Portland" to the sea,
will be applied to the operation of the
dredges Multnomah, Wahkiakum and
Clatsop, and for the construction of
dikes and shore protection. Speaking
dikes and shore protection.
Coqnllle River Considered.
An appropriation of $70,000 is rec
ommended for the Coquille River to
maintain the prevailing depths be
tween Handon and Coquille and for ex
tending the north jetty from its inner
end shoreward to close the breach
made by Winter storms.
Eighty thousand dollars Is the
amount asked for to continue the im
provement at the entrance to Coos Bay
and for dredging on the bar and in the
channel.
Speaking of the Celilo Canal, the re
port of the engineers says:
"It is necessary to request an addi
tional sum of $80,000 to complete the
work on The Dalles-Celilo Canal. This
is enforced by the delay In the passage
of the act of October 2, 1914.
"It is estimated that on June 30, 1914.
the approved project was about 84 per
cent completed, and about six months'
work will be required for Its comple
tion." ,
For the Willamette above Portland
an appropriation of $42,500 , Is -recommended.
The report says:
"The amount estimated as a profit
able expenditure in fiscal year ending
June 30, 1916. will be applied to the
maintenance of the channel between
Portland and Oregon City, In accord
ance with the modified project adopted
by the river and harbor act of July 25,
1912; to dredging and snagging in the
channel and repairing or constructing
dikes, dams, training walls, etc., nec
essary for the maintenance of the chan
nel of the river above Oregon City, and
to constructing a new hull for th
dredge Mathloma.
Revetments Remain to Construct.
"The total amount expended on all
projects to the end of the fiscal year
1914 is $823,052.51, of which $26,000 was
applied to the existing project between
Portland and Oregon City.
The existing project for the Siuslaw
River will be completed if Congress
appropriates the $117,600 recommended
by the engineer. This amount will be
expended in completing and maintain
ing the two Jetties.
The Tillamook Bay project can be
completed if Congress will appropriate
$207,000 asked for by the War Depart
ment, and the appropriation of the full
sum is strongly recommended, in order
to avoid delay to the contractors In
completing their work.
The two jetties at the entrance to
Nehalem Bay can be completed if the
full amount asked, $116,175, is made
available by the next river and harbor
bllL
Other features of the report of the
Chief of Engineers are summarized as
follows:
Twenty thousand dollars for the Snake
River, Oregon and Washington, to con
tinue snagging and the dredging of
shoals.
The sum of $45,000 Is asked for the
Snake River above Celilo Falls for the
removal of rocks, the building of dams
and for general improvement.
The sum of $10,000 'is asked for the
removal of obstructions in the channel
In the rapids immediately below the
Cascade locks.
PII-OT WOOD IS KXONKRATKD
Pilot Board Delves Into Refusal to
Move Santa Cecelia.
Pilot Wood, of the Port of Portland
force at the entrance to the Columbia,
was exonerated by the State Board
of Pilot Commissioners yesterday of
accusations made because he had de
clined to shift the Grace liner Santa
Cecelia away from Sanborn's dock, at
Astoria, a few weeks ago. unless a
tug was employed to assist, owng to
a strong ebb tide running.
The Commissioners, SS. M. Gallagher
and John Kopp. of Astoria, and James
Monks, of this city, met here, though
their sessions are -usually held in As
toria. The members Inspected the
Willamette River from Portland to its
mouth in the Port of Portland launch
Marie yesterday morning and convened
In the afternoon for the consideration
of the Wood case. It was said that
no -other business of- importance was
transacted.
WASHTSGTOX WARX1XGS FLY
Wind to Diminish Along Oregon
Coast, but Blow Holds In North.
Storm warnings were continued along
the coast of Washington as far south
as the mouth of the Columbia River
last night by Acting Forecaster Drake,
of the Weather Bureau, as there was
little reason tn rit-t n
wind, which was reported at a 40-mile
aalwou &i o u cjock in xne aft
ernoon, and was only -20 miles at North
Head. Less wind ' was forecasted for
the Oregon Coast.
Mr. Drake said that for 36 hours there
had been virtually no change in the
general- situation; that the maximum
wind velocitv n t T,tnn.h .. . i
day was . 53 miles, and that the same
maximum naa Deen reported for each
of the last 12-hour periods. High pres
sure was rinnrtprf v.
ering a large area, while on the ocean
was low pressure, and until they shift
the weather will remain much the same.
ne saia. .
TWO HEW SHIPS DUE
PRINCESSES IREXH AKTD - MIR.
GARET SOON TO ARRIVE.
Captain Troop, for Tun Skipper of
River Boat, Deslams Model Stamen
for Service on XtnkwMt Wen.
Two of the finest equipped vessels of
the Northwest will be the new Canadian
Pacific turbine steamers. Princess Irene
and Princess Margaret, nearlng com
pletion In Scotland.
These steamers were built under the
supervision of Captain James W. Troup,
of Vancouver, B. C, manager of the
Canadian Pacific steamers, who began
his career on a run from Portland to
Vancouver. Wash., more than 40 years
ago. -
The Princess Margaret was launched
at Dumbarton, Scotland, June 24, 1914,
and is expected to arrive at Vancouver
next month. The Princess Irene was
launched in October. Both steamers
will run on Puget Sound. They are 395
feet long, 54-foot beam. 20 feet deep
and 6000 tons. Their speed trials have
not been held, but they are expected
to make more than 20 knots, being
driven by twin screws and having four
turbine engines.
Captain Troup will be remembered by
old seashore visitors. After leaving his
first run he handled boats on the Middle
Columbia, and after that ran to Astoria
as master of the Olympian. Captain
Archie Pease was pilot.
The Olympian was a fine steel vessel
and was queen of the Columbia River,
but she could not beat the old Tele
phone, which burned in 1887.
The Telephone was a wooden craft,
built by the late Captain' U. B. Scott.
Captain W. H. Whltcomb, late master
of the fireboat George H. Williams, was
master, and E. W. Wright, manager of
the Merchants' Exchange, waa first
mate. - -
The rivalry between the two boats
was so keen that people used to ride
on them to see them. race.
A race was finally scheduled. After
a neck-and-neck dash through eddies
and over shoals to gain time, and both
boats suffering damage in collision,
both docked at the same time and sev
eral, hours were spent in repairing the
damages to each. After that the Tele
phone was allowed to keep her reputa
tion as the fastest boat on the river,
and the Olympian waa known as the
finest.
Captain Troup built several steamers,
among them the T. J. Potter and the
Flyer, which plies on Puget Sound. Be
fore going to Vancouver he was super
intendent of the water lines of the Ore-"
gon-Washington Railroad & Navigation
Company.
OXEOXTA irEXD nr, Amft.t-.ss
B'ederal Inspectors Find Tug Han-
died Sqnarerlgger Properly.
That the Port of Portland tug
Oneonta was In no way to blame for
the loss of two anchors from the
French ship Pierre Antonlne at Astoria
recently, and that the tug crew did
all that was necessary In bringing the
vessel to an anchorage, was held by
United States Inspectors Edwards and
Fuller yesterday after investigating
the matter. It was brought before
them at the Instance of United States
District Attorney Reames, to whom
Captain Pierre Le Bras, of the ship,
denied responsibility for damage to
the Desdemona lighthouse, against
which the vessel drifted- when both
anchors were lost.
Testimony was given yesterday by
Harbormaster Frank M. Sweet, of
Astoria, and Captain ' H. F. Astrup,
master of the Oneonta, with Pilot C.
E. Anderson who was aboard the
Pierre Antonine, and Pilot R. Swan
son, of the Port of Portland - service.
From the ship were Captain Le Bras.
First Mate. Victor Le Floch, Second
Mate Marie Ange Doniel, Carpenter
Claire Perou and Boatswain Pierre
Clequln. It had been held by Captain
Le Bras that the ship had headway
equal to seven or eight miles an hour
when dropped by the tug, but testi
mony of Pilot Anderson was that
she was moving at about one mile an
hour and he contended that it was
the failure of the compressor to
operate properly that let thp anchor
chain run out. The result of the in
vestigation Is that there will be no
responsibility placed on either the
master of the tug or pilot on the ship.
News From Oregon Ports.
COOS BAT. Or.. Dec 8. (Special.)
The steam schooner Speedwell arrived
today from Ban don and after loading
a deck cargo of ties, will sail south
tomorrow.
The gasoline schooner Rustler made
a record round trip between Coos Bay
and Florence, leaving Sunday morning
with a cargo and returning Monday
night.
, The gasoline schooner Roamer Is in
port and Is shipping freight for points
on the Siuslaw River. .
A storm which has been prevailing
for the past two days is still raging
and more than five inches of rain has
fallen. The wind has been steadily in
the southeast for three days. Condi
tions at the bar are favorable. 1
ASTORIA Or., Dec. 8. (Special.)
Considerable alarm Is felt for the safe
ty of the Norwegian ship Songvand.
which Is out 123 days frora Rockhamp
ton, N. S. W., for this port. Rockhamp
ton is only a short distance from New
castle, and recently the French bark
Vendee made the run from the latter
port In 50 days. Shipmasters say that
soon after leaving Rockfaampton a ves
sel is compelled to run the gauntlet
of a succession of dangerous reefs, and
some are inclined to the belief that
the Songvand met with disaster on one
of them.
The steam schooner J. B. Stetson ar
rived this morning from San Francisco
and went to Rainier to take on lumber.-
The steamer Rose City arrived with
freight and passengers for Astoria and
Portland and the steamer Beaver sailed
south.
The tank steamer Wm. F. Herrin ar
rived from California with a cargo of
fuel oil.
BIG CHANGE GOMES
Routing of Freight From East
Is Important.
COASTERS TO GET TRADE
Southern Shipments Discharged at
San Francisco Are to Come North
on Same Plan as Carried Out
by the Iuckcnbach Line.
One of the pronounced changes in
transportation that has followed the
general utilization of the Panama Ca
nal by .steamship Interests is In the
routing of freight to and from terri
tory lying between the Atlantic Coast
and tho Mississippi River and as yet
along, the latter stream. W. C Mc
Bride. Portland agent for the Gould
system, was advised yesterday that Vis
company Is working now In conjunc
tion with the Sudden & Christenson
fleet, which makes New Orleans and
Mobile on a monthly schedule, handling
cargo to Los Angeles and San Fran
cisco direct and trans-shipping from
there for Portland and Puget Sound.
In the first place, rail rates from
Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis and, in
fact, the entire territory will be the
same to New Orlf-.n. . h
those cities to New Tork and on east
bound freight discharged at New Or
leans and Mobile tho Gould system will
haul that to destination on rates the
same as if the commodities moved by
water from the Pacific Coast to New
Tork and were there distributed. South
ern shipments discharged at San Fran
cisco are to come north on coasters the
same as the plan of the Luckenbach
line. That leaves the American-Hawaiian,
Grace fleet and the Boston
Pacific ships the only ones delivering
here and on Puget Sound direct.
The steamer Peter H. Crowell, of the
Sudden & Christenson line, which
sailed from New Orleans November 19
and loaded at Mobile as well, carried
800 tons of castiroa pipe, 980 tons of
pigiron. 250 tons of wire and nails. 15
carloads of staves. 500 barrels of rosin,
5 cars of beer and a car of turpentine,
all drawn from Alabama territory. The
steamer Montoso leaves New Orleans
within a week from today and it is un
derstood that she will load considerable
cargo there. The steamer Louis K.
Thurlow is the January ship from
there. All of the vessels make New
York as well.
In the Grace fleet the steamer Santa
Clara Is on the way north from Bal
boa, which port she left December 3
on her way from New York. The Santa
Cecilia begins loading at New York De
cember 23 and is to sail December 31
and should be h;re the latter part of
January. f (
The latest temporary schedule of the
American-Hawaiian provides for a
Portland service up to February 25
when the liner Pennsylvanian. which
left Saturday, is to return. The Mon
tanan comes January 6, the Hawaiian
January 16, ' Honolulan January 26,
Panaman February 6. and the Iowan
February 15. Meanwhile, the Ohioan is
due December 14, the Oregonian De
cember 18 and the Georgian Decem
ber 28.
POIiTAMiOOH IXSPECnON DTJE
Fleet of Squarerlggers Changed , to
American Flag:.
Whether the ship Poltalloch has a
licensed master and Is suitable to
carry dry and perishable cargo, within
the meaning ot the amended shipping
law, is to be determined by United
States Inspectors Edwards and Ful
ler, as the vessel is being brought
under the American flag. Since her
construction, she has flown the British
emblem and her present owners, Eshen
& Minor, of San Francisco, have
changed her registry, also that of the
British ship Yoeman.
The latter vessel is loading at Vic
toria, B. C, for South Africa and the
Poltolloch is to work grain here after
being drydocked. She was towed to
the St. Johns drydock yesterday from
Linnton. where she unloaded ballast.
Another ship, the Dunsyre, of the same
ownership, has been brought under the
Stars and Stripes and is loading gen
eral Australian . cargo at Sydney for
San Francisco.
STEAMERS TJVHTJRT IX SMIASH
George W. Elder and Hercules With
Tow Collide Without Damage.
Off Mclntyre's Landing, the steamer
George W. Elder, bound seaward with
passengers and cargo, and the steamer
Hercules, towing five empty barges up.
stream, collided at 11 -3n a xr - i
' - - .
says a report filed with United States
inspectors tawapos and Fuller yester
day by Captain Albert Kass. of the
Hurcules. An investigation is to be
held, which may be set for Saturday
morning. The Elder is due in port
Friday.
- Captain Sass sets forth that there
was a fofir enrAlnnlno t)i. ri. 1
tlme and when he discerned the Elder
sne was a nine on his port side and
he sounded one whistle signal, which
the Elder answered. He says there waa
no damage, but his statement did not
set forth Just how the vessels -str'uek.
No official report was received from
Captain Lofsted. of the Elder, which
continued to Coos Bay and Eureka.
Marine Xotes.
Cargo carried - frora here by the
British steamer Fernley, which got
away from the river August 23, is to
be discharged at Limerick, the Mer
chants Exchange having been informed
yesterday that she reached that port
Monday. The British steamer Queen
Adelaide, also grain laden, and which
left the river October 10, reported at
Liverpool Monday.
Lumber laden for Sydney, the
British steamer Strathairly left down
last evening.
To load a full cargo of lumber, the
steamer Celilo went to St. Helens yes
terday; The steamer Temple E. Dorr
proceeded there also to lay- up after
discharging 60 tons of shells, 300 tons
of rye and 145 tons of salt for Albers
Bros., which she brought from Cali
fornia. The steamer. J. B. Stetson was
ordered to St. Helens on her way up
the river yesterday.
Making an unusually early arrival,
the steamer Rose City waa at -Alns-worth
dock at 1:30 o'clock yesterday
from California ports.
Newton S. Farley, deputy collector of
customs at San Francisco, left for his
home last night after having passed
a day here on his return from Wash
ington. D. C. and a tour of the East
as a member of the efficiency commit
tee maintained by the Treasury De
partment. It has been developed through an in
spection that the tailshaft of light ves
sel No. 67 is cracked, and it is probable
that authority will be received from
Washington, O. C. to replace it while
the vessel is undergoing an overhaul
ing here.
To satisfy a default judgment in
favor of the Jones Cash Store an or
der waa made in the Federal Court
yesterday for the sale of the gasoline
schooner Jack Burnham, and ten days'
AVERAGE TEMPERATE RES AT VARIOC8 CAUFORX1A RESORTS
For Werk iodine Saturday, Kovember X8.
Max. Mln. Mean.
Los Anyelea 78 07 68
San Dleffo 73 67 65
santa Barbara,-......,..... 75 - - 4 is
Hollywood 7 S8
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WSQUTWERN CALIFORNIA
W if-
M SJ IV! M. l . ALl
Be One of t he Men v
To Live at This Winter Resort.
Thta is the life: Surf baihlriK.
outdoor sports, dancine, boating.
t ifchtliv. motor in if md nnmitrniii
other diversions. Ocean Park is the
Ideal ulace to Koend tlia Winter
coia, w lntry Dlasu Just one contin
uous seaeon of warm, equable weather. Un
usually fine hotel accommodations. Easily
accessible to all points of interest. De
scriptive booklet and literature g-ladly sent
on request. Write R. T. McMiliin, Seo'y
Ocean Park Boosters' Association.
Host curative baths known. Decidedly radio,
active. Magnificent new rulldics. Admiral
Kobley 1). Gvaoi said: "Anyone can set well
at Paso Robles." Finest hotel accommoda
tions. Spacious ground!. Ideal cllmste.
Sporty 9-hole rolf links. Bvery outdoor
diversion. Stop-over privileges. F. W.
Sawyer, Mgr., Paso Robles. CaI.
DUSodlum Arsenate, on of
the rarest and moat bene
ficial ingredients, is present
In the water. Mud and
water radioactive. Hottest
and most beneficial springs
In the world. A delightful
recreation and health re
sort. Bxcellent c u I s 1 n .
Bvery a c o o m m o datloa.
Beautiful surroundings. De
scriptive folder, sddress
.. 8outnera California.
Arrowhead P.
ARLINGTON HOTEL
SANTA BARBARA JaS
r a noiei mat a uiiierenr." jwaicn
r Ieee group of attractions. Comfort- '
aoie, attractive ana picturesque.
Beautiful surroundings. Fine cuisine.
or loiaer write iu. f. jjaon, lessee.
HOTEL
SUTTER
SUTTER AMI KEARNY STS
SAX KIiA CISCO.
Enropris Plan a Day rjav
America Plan KSJiO a Day Hat.
250 ROOMS WITH 200 BATHS.
NEW CENTRAL FIREPROOF.
Bvery comfort and convenience.
In the center of theater and retail
district. On carlines transferring to
all parts of city. Omnibus meets ail
trains and steamers.
notice will bo given by United States
Marshal Montag.
' Notice to Mariners.
The following affects aids to nav
igation in the Seventeenth Lighthouse
district:
Yaqulna River buoys 2 and 4. fourth-class
spars, reported out of position by Captaiu
L. O. Carner, December 3. Will be replaced
as soon as practicable.
Columbia River Fort Stevens wharf light,
occulting mechanism out of order. Light
shows fixed red instead of occulting. To
be adjusted as soon as practicable.
Fort Columbia wharf light found ex
tinguished and structure carried away De
cember 7. It will be replaced as soon as
practicable.
Puget Sound West Point buoy, 1, first
class spar, heretofore reported out of po
sition, was replaced December 5.
Rich Passage Bain bridge Reef buoy. X.
first-class nun. heretofore reported in sink
ing - condition, was replaced December 7.
Admiralty Inlet Point Hudson light;
characteristic to be changed about Decem
ber 15, to occulting every 'five seconds;
light three seconds, eclipse two seconds.
Washington Bound Alden Bank gas and
bell buoy. HS, to be established about Jan
uary 15, 1915, in the present position of
Anden Bank. buoy. US, which will then be
discontinued. The buoy will be cylindrical,
with pyramidal skeleton superstructure and
will show a flashing white light of about
70-candlepower every three seconds, flash
three-tenths second duration.
HENRY U BECK, Inspector.
Movements or Vessels,
PORTLAND. Dec. 8. Arrived Steamers
-Rose City, from San Pedro and San Fran
cisco; J. B. Stetson, from San Francisco; W.
F. Herrin, from Monterey. Sailed Steam
ers Breakwater, for Coos Bay; Daisy Gadsby,
for - San Francisco; British, steamer Strath
airly, for Sydney.
Astoria, Dec. 8. Arrived at 2 and left up
at 3:45 A. M.. steamer J. B. Stetson, from
San Francisco. Arrived at 8 and left up at
4:30 A. M.. steamer W. V. Herrin, from
Monterey. Arrived at 4 and left up at 5:40
A. M.. steamer Rose City, from San Pedro
and San Francisco. Sailed at 5:20 A. M.,
steamer Beaver, for San Francisco and San
Pedro. .Arrived down at 1:30 and sailed at
3 P. M., steamer Siskiyou, for San Pedro.
San Francisco, Dec. 8. Arrived at 8 A
M. steamer Northland, from Portland
Sailed at 8 A. M., steamer Ohtoan,-for Port
land
Eagle Harbor, Dec. 5. Sailed Schooner
Wm. H. Smith, for Portland.
6an . Pedro,. Dec. 7. Arrived and aalled
Steamer Roanoke, from Portland, for San
Diego; steamer Alvarado, from Portland;
Bear, from Portland. " ,
Limerick. Dee. 7. Arrived British steam- 1
snip Fernley, from Portland.
Liverpool, Dec. 7; Arrived British
steamer Queen Adelaide, from Portland.
Monterey. Dec 7. Sailed Steamer F. H.
Buck, for Portland.
San Pedro. Dec. 8. Arrived Steamer
Bear, from Portland, via San Francisco.
Coos Bay, Dec 8. Palled at 2 P. M-, Geo.
W. Elder, from Portland, for Eureka.
Seattle. 'Wash., Dec. 8. Arrived Steam
ers Jefferson and Northland, from Southeast
ern Alaska; Strathblane (British), from Hon
olulu. Sailed Steamers Tacoma Mara (Jap
anese), for Hongkong; Congress, for San
Diego.
Sydney. X. S. W., Dec. 5. Arrived
Steamer Strathdene, from Portland, Or.
Dublin, Dec 7. Arrived Inverlc, from
Portland, Or.
Shanghai, Dec. 7. Arrived Steamer
Korea, from San Francisco.
San Francisco, Dec. 8. Arrived Steam
ers Cordelia (British), from Puget Sound;
Avalon, from Willapa: Northland, from As
toria; Bandon, from yaqulna Bay; Redondo,
from Coos Bay. Sailed Steamers Pennsyl
vania, for Ancon; Sierra, for Honolulu;
Ohioan. for Portland; TJ. S. S. Saturn, for
Mexico.
Balboa, Dec. 8. Arrived Steamers Queen
Eugenie, from Seattle, for Liverpool; Santa
Cecilia, from Tacoma, for New York (and
both proceeded).-
Cristobal. Dee 8. Arrived Steamers
Tie wis Luckenbach. New Tork for San Fran
cisco (and proceeded); Pleiades, from New
Orleans, for San Francisco.
Tides at Astoria Wednesday. .
Klgh. - Low.
M9 A. M 7.2 feettll:48 A. M Z.i feet
P. M 7.0 feet
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Dec. 8. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M. ; Sea, smooth; wind, east, lit'
miles.
Enterprise Man Named Judge..
SAhEM, Or., Dec 8. (Special.) Gov-
. O
Max. Min. Mean.
Ocean Park ' 7 X 63 - 61
Paso F.oblea 84 b$
Lonj Beacli ................. 74 14 K4
Arrowhead 74 64 64
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LOS ANGELES, C4C
ass ROOMS.
All Vnth Private Bath.
TAlilH- $1.50 TO S.O0.
Steel and Concrete Absolutely Fireproof.
Half block from Central Park. Convenient
to all stores, theaters and amusements.
V. M. DWM1CK, Lessee.
Hill St.. between eth and 6th. Ls Angelas.
The Popular RendezTOus for Winter Visitors.
Location, elegance and refinement havf
sivrii A4.or.ei Virginia a world-famous dis
Unction. A hotel Whore comfort im .tf nnra
mount Importance. The excellence of culume
the thoroughness of rvir a nr! tha liiv.
urious appointments appeal at once to ths
(.raveier. x our trip to California Is not
complete until you nave visited this mag
nificent resort- AbaOlutA'.V fimnrnnf iAlfli,
surf bathing, tennis, yachting, motoring, etel
v rite - ror oooKiet and rates.
ISo Change in Tariff lnripg 1915.
Ej HOTEL,
HOLLYWOOD
HOTEL'
SAN FRANCISCO
Ctapf Street, above Union Squats
European Pian $1.50 a day urn
, American Plan $3.50 a tiar o?
Kw steel and concrete structure. Third
addition of hundred room jnst com-
Sleted. ETery modern conTenlance.
oderate- rates. Center of theatre sad
retail district. Oa carlines transfer
ring all OTr -CitT. ElflP.tr in mnnOina
ineeU trains and ateamera. J
ii 1 1 i ii
ernor West today appointed Charlir
G. Bilyeu, of Enterprise. County Judg
of Wallowa County to succeed Judg
French, resigned. Mr. Bilyeu is a so
Of W. R. RilvAii AlKDn.. .
-- j w., VS. fULfU., ttllU iui a
merly wa8 County Cleric of Wallowrl
TRAIN HITS NEWBERG MAN
J. S. B. 3IcXay, 63, and Deaf, Fail
, to Hear Oncoming Electric.
NEWBERG, Or.. Dec- 8. (SpeciaL)-J
J. S. B. McNay. 63, and deaf, todaj
stepped on the tracks of the Portland
Eugene & Eastern Railroad here an;
was struck by a rapidly movinsr elec.
trie train. He suffered the fracturd
oi tnree rins, a broken ankle and in
juries to his head and has been un
conscious at his home since the acci
dent.
Sir. McNay is married and has (on
grown children. He resides here witn
nis wire. Mr. McNay did not see no
hear the oncoming: train.
Suicide Theory Doubted."
OREGON CITY, Or.. Dec. 8.(Spe
cial.) The discovery- that r. F Shn
han. employe of the Hawley Pulp f
Paper Company, found old clothes bear
lng: the name of O. J. Plxley in a ncvJ
suitcase, tnrew the clothes in the rive:
and took the case home, has destroyer
the theory that Pixley committed sui
cide here Sunday.
Officers believe that the clothes wer
"planted" by the river to enable Pixie,
to escape service on a summons to ap
pear as a witness in the criminal cas
of Tony Cadeleu against Mabel Pixle
set for January 4, 191G, at Everett
Wash. ' '
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(a fA
g Makes Stubborn Coughs j
g - vantsn tn a tiurry
Saratristagly Geed Conajk gyra
. . . Kssily and Cheaply '
Made at Home
If some one in your family has an o
Ft in ate cougn or a Dad throat or chet
cold that has been hanging on and refuse
u yieia to treatment, get iroin any dru
store 24 ounces of Pinex and make i
into a pint of cough syrup, and watc
that cough vanish.
Pour the 2& ounces of Pinex (fi
vcuua nuriu mro a pint ooicie ana II
ino oottie witn plain granulated sugi?
tvniD. The totalcost is about fi4 .-ml
and gives you a full pint a famil
supply of a most effective remedy, at
saving of S2. A day's use will usual!
overcome a Hard cough. Easily prepart
in 5 minutes full directions with Pine
Keeps perfectly and has a pleasant tast
Children like it.
It's really remarkable how prompt
and easily it loosens the drv. hnra i
tight cough and heals the inflamed meil
nranes in a pamtul cough, xt also sto
the formation of nlilwm in t.h thrn
and bronchial tubes, thus ending the pe
.... ...i w . ... . rz wuj;u. x spiffnaifi remec
for bronchitis, winter coughs, bronchi;
asthma and whooping cough.
Pinex is a special and highly conce
trated compound of genuine Norway pi
extract, rich in guaiacol, which is i
healing to the membranes.)
Avoid disappointment bv asking vroJ
druggist for "2 ounces of Pinex,""sa'
do not accept anything else. A guaraiHJ
of absolute satisfaction t'ltea witrh ti
Preparation or money promptly reiundiJ
1 LV ' 164 BEACH C4
-p Hollywood. Los Angeles. CsO. fcv
H Ideally situated. Just a. few minutes
ride to the ocean, the mountains and S
B Los Angeles. Excellent cuisine. Splendid 8
accommodations. Write Ueo. S. Krom. B
Mgr., for booklet.
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