Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 11, 1914, Image 18

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Newspaper Page Text18 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY,'' DECE3IBER 11, 1914. SALES AT ATTRACT AUGTIO N VISITORS Fine Line of Stockyard Patter , Dispersed by Guy W. Harvey . Source of Amusement. CATTLE AND SWINE SOLD Xrofcssor Simpson, of Oregon Agrl 1 cultural College, Tells Dairymen ' to Kalso Standards to Shut ' Out Competition. Auction sales of cattle and swine proved to be the center of interest at the Pacific International LivestocK Bhov yesterday, which was East Side Business Men's and Thlrd-Streeters" day. The auction acted as a double drawing card, m cattle dealers being Interested In tne animals placed on Bale, and the city folKs watching curi ously the antics ot Guy W. Harvey, proclaimed the most fascinating auc tioneer in the cattle business. Mr. Harvey comes from Chicago and lie brings with him a line of stockyard patter that appeared yesterday to make many an old mother cow grin with pleasure and accept the Chicagoan's frlowing praise of her worth. The sale was a success both financially and as n entertainment for city people un familiar with the cattle industry. The Auction sales will continue through out the week until all exhibits are old. Rant Side Club Parades. Led by M. B. McFall, president and J,. M. Lepper, secretary, the East Side business Men's Association moved in procession from Grand avenue and Kast morrison street to the ICenton show er rounds. In about 40 automobiles. The Third-Streeters, directed by Sig Slchel and Marcus Cohn, started from Third and Morrison streets, in 30 automo biles. Ad Club day starts at 10 o'clock this morning and will merge with Realty Hoard day at 1:30 P. M-, when the mem bers of the latter organization will visit the Livestock Show in a body, adjourning from the weekly luncheon of the board. Saturday the Muts will have full charge at the show. Shool children 'f the city have been invited to attend the exposition, and each Mut present will wear a big badge so that the Juveniles - can easily recognize them. The Muts will form a voluntary com mittee to look after the children on Saturday. Dairy Address Heard. Compete with Australian and other foreign butter by raising the standard of Oregon butter until it is known as the best that can be made," was the substance of an address by Professor tfimpson, of ' Oregon Agricultural Col lege, at the second session of the an nual meeting of the Oregon Butter and Cheese-Makers' Association, in the livestock Exposition grounds yester day. C. W. Sly, of Eugene. O. B. Neptune, f Albany, and Dr. J. R. Wetherbee, of 1-anglois, also were scheduled to speak, but when the meeting was called none of those on the programme could be found. Later they were discovered and ell made short talks. G. EL Frevert, of the United States dairy division, spoke .on "Defects in Butter." LIBRARY MUCH IN USE HKPOIIT SHOWS THOUSANDS GET BOOKS DURING YEAR, Blcctlngs Attract 157,000 Persona, Ex clusive of Dahlia and Rose Show -J Crowds In Summer. The average resident "of Portland has borrowed four and six-tenths volumes lroin the publio libraries during the past year and each volume has aver aged six home readings, according to the annual report of Mary Frances Jsom, librarian, read to the directors of the Library Association of Portland nt the annual meeting in the Central Library last night. A total of 1.2S4.502 volumes were Jent for home use during tho year. 4S4.--iS from the central building and 800, 114 from the branches and other agen cies. This marks an increase of nearly 10 per cent over the showing for 1913. At tho close ot the year the Library owned 201.633 volumes; 3.3S6 of these were added during tho year and 7040 volumes were gilts. Thirty-one thou sand two hundred and thirty volumes were purchased at a cost of J20,261'.92. an average cost per volume of 93.7 tenia. Six hundred and thirty-one magazines were received regularly by the Library, and 170 newspapers. There are now 49.913 volumes, 675 picture books and 1751 pamphlets in tho school collection. There were 753 distributing points in charge of this department during the year. Two hun dred and sixty-one thousand, four hun dred and nlncty-two were lent. Thir teen thousand, nine hundred and fifty Siine mounted pictures were used. In struction was given to 27.SS9 pupils in 93 classes. Six hundred and thirty-five islts were made to schools by the head of tho department and her assistants. During the year 5652 worn-out vol umes were distributed to the Multno mah Farm. County Hospital, County .lail. City JatI, Men's Resort, Scadding House, Mornlngside Hospital, State Tu berculosis Sanitarium and the Boys' Club on Marquam HilL Three hundred and sixty-four lec tures and 1220 meetings of clubs, com mittees and other' organizations wre bold, with a total attendance of 94,00i. In addition to this, tho north sallery was used for the da. .Ha show October 9 and 10, and both north and south Kallerles for t.ie rose show June 9 and 3 0. Four hundred and sixty-four lec turcs and meetings were held in the branches with a total attendance of 11.552. New deposit stations were placed during the year at Parkrose, Richmond, Ventura Park and YVarrendale. In ad dition, there were deposit stations in nctive operation at Bridal Veil, Brooks, Urower. Cedarvllle, Chamberlain, Cor bett. Neighborhood House, the Albina Hranch of the People's Institute, Pleas cint Home, Pleasant Valley, the Pert land Industrial Home, Fairview, the Italian Mission, atourell, Multnomah Powell Valley and Rockwood. Six hundred and fifty-seven story hours were held in the libraries with an attendance of 28.029. One hundred and seven were given in 12 playgrounds with an attendance of 646b. The directors re-elected Richard W. Montague and Robert H.-Strong, whose directorates expired last night, to serve for another term. Jackson County, has made an impor tant discovery in economics in that by increasing the weight of circular let ters which he has been mailing he saved his county 50 per cent in postage. With each circular he sent a bulky catalogue and was given the benefit of the pound postal rate. At ounce rates the postage would have been 23 cents, but by making his packages exceed four pounds he cut the postage charge in two. School Supervisor Is Economist. SALEM. Or, Per. 10. (Special.) E. R. Peterson, School Superintendent of FROST HEAVY ALONG RIVER Maritime Weather Prophets Not Prepared to Foretell Conditions. Pilot Julius Allyn brought the first tale of Winter's advent on the Colum bia River yesterday when he recount ed that heavy frost covered the banks in the vicinity or St. Helens, which is a locality that usually has heavier snowfall than between there and Portland. As yet the oldest mariner has not come forward with predictions for the cold period, neither has Harry Mont gomery, of the Custom-House staff, narrated how the squirrels and chip munks gathered two nuts each trip in stead of one, an "Indian sign he has referred to annually for several years. So there Is no "hard Winter" talk go ing the rounds on the waterfront and some of the more conservative ones are inclined to the view that there is rea son to prepare for emergencies, for when the human "telltales" uttered dire predictions In. the past It has been found largely the opposite. BIG LIXERS MAY BE RELEASED Canadian Pacific Likely to Get Use of Two Steamers. SEATTLE, Dec. 10. It is expected that the destruction of the German fleet in South American waters will release to the Canadian Pacific Steam ship Company its new big trans-Pacific liners Eif press of Russia and Empress of Asia, ,hich are being used as scout cruisers in the Orient and which, it is thought, will not be needed longer, as many Japanese and British cruisers have been released by the naval victory. The other three European boats takeu from the Pacific service and the Australian passenger boats of the Union Steamship Company are being used as troop transports, and there is no hope of their release until the end of the war. MAKXXE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVE. Xaxne From Rose City .Los Angeles. Date. In port Geo. W. Elder -Eureka Dec. 11 ! Roanoke an oieeo lec id .Bear .Los Angeles. ..... Dec 1 3 Breakwater. ...... -Coos Hay ........ Dec. 3 3 Beaver. .......... .Los Angeles Deo. 1 3 Yucatan San Diego uec, no DUB TO DEPART. , Name. For Date. Celilo San Diego -Dec II xaif is. r . to L. A. Dec J i Harvard JS. F. to L. A. Dec l'l Willamette tan Dieeo Dec 12 Rose City .Los Angeles Dec 12 Faraiso XT. B. and S. JT Dec 12 Geo. W. Elder. .....Eu-eka Dec. 13 , Klamath. ... ...... San Francisco. .-.Dee. 14 Breakwater ...Coos Bay Dec Id Koanofce x-os Angeles. . ...Dec l Bear Ban Diego Dec 1? Multnomah. ..... ..6an Francisco Dec 2U Northland. ...... . i5an Francisco. . . .Dec. 20 Ueaver Los Angeles. .... .Dec. ! Yucatan an Die icq Dec 23 J. B. Stetson San Diego Dec. 25 San Ramon tiau Francisco. .... Dec. 25 EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL SERVICH. Name From Date. Glenroy. .......... London. Jan. -3 Glengyle. ......... .London. ... . ...Feb. Q liietiiocny ..London. ...... ... iiar. Name. For Date. Glenroy London Jan. RC Glengyle. ... .. .... London . . . . Feb. 2h Glenlocby London . .. . Mar. 4 Marconi Wireless Ileports. (All DOKltions reoorted at 8 P. M.. Decem ber 10. unless otherwise designated.) J. L. Luckenbacli. New York for San Pedro. 2Gtt miles sovth of San 1'edro at noon. St. Helens. Portland. Maine, for San Fran cisco. 300 miles suuth of San J'raneisco. Governor. San Pedro tor ban Francisco. seven miles north of Point Arsuello. Multnomah. nn Francisco lor ban Pedro. 14 miles east of Santa Barbara. Northland. San Francisco for San Pedro, 10 miles north of Point Arguello. Camir.o. Sun Pedro fur Rotterdam. 505 miles south of San Pedro. Pennsylvania. San Francisco for Balboa, 423, miles south of San Francisco. Admiral Farragut. San Francisco for Se attle. 85 miles from Seattle. Alki. northbound, oft Tree Point. Sea Pora. Ketchikan for lakatat. 30 miles north of Jvetchikun. MariDosa. Seattle lor Alaska, in Queen Charlotte- Sound. Geo. w. Elder, Coos Bay for Portland, 126 miles south of the Columbia River. x ucatan, Portland tor ban r rancisco. rive miles south of Umpqua River. uueen, tan irrancisco zor Seattle. u miles north of Cape Blanco. Kaicon. San rancisco for bound ports. 10 miles north of Columbia River. Admiral Schley. Seattle for San Francisco. 10 milus north of Yaquina Head. Lurline. Honolulu for ban Francisco. S40 miles out. December U, 8 P. M. iiyaues. beattie ror Honolulu. 1371 miles from Flattery, December S. S P. M. bierra. ban t rancisco lor Honolulu. 45G miles out, December l, 8 P. M. Yosemlte, San Francisco for Portland, 10 miles west of San Francisco. Leelanaw. to wine Acauuico. Kan Francisco for Port Angeles, 30 miles north of San t rancisco. Hooper. Grays Harbor lor ban Francisco. 18 miles north of Arena. Speedwell. Coos Hay for ban Francisco. 160 miles north of San Francisco. Adeline bniun. Oakland for Coos Bav. 125 miles north of San Francisco. Olson. I'ugtt sunu for Callao. 20 miles north of Cape, Mendocino. bant a Cruz. .Mukilteeo for Fan Francisco. 30 miles north of Point Arena. enwiuk. Balboa for San Francisco 15b miles south of San Francisco. Portland. Portland for San Pedro. 210 miles north of San Pedro. Centralia, Sari Pedro for Ban Francisco, anchored- off Port Harford. wnittler. ban v rancisco for San Luis. 80 miles south of San Francisco. rvann Smith. Coos Bay for San Franclsro. 125 miles north of San Francisco. Nome City, ban Francisco for Pueat SoirrM ports, 10 miles south of St. Georges Reef. Herrin. Linnton for Avon, 237 miles south of the Columbia River. Argyll. Tacoma for Oleum. SOO mile nnrth of Sa n Francisco. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Dec 1. Arrtv v: Ohioan, from New York, via San Francisco F. H. Buck, from Monterey ; Atlas, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer Asuncion. for ban rancisco. Astoria, Dec. 10. Arrived at midnight and left up at 2 A. M., steamer Ohioan, from New York, via way ports. Arrived at 4 and left up at 5 A. M.. bteamer F. H. Buck, from Monterey. Sailed at 5 A. M.. steamer Yucatan, for San Diego, via way ports. Ar rived at S and left up at 1:15 A. M.. steam er At lac, from San Francisco. Arrived at 2:15 P. M., British steamer Usher, from Norfolk. Sait Francisco, Dec. 10. Arrrived at 2 P. M., bteamer F. S. Loop, from Portland. Ar rived at noon, steamer Bear, from San Pe dro, for Portland. December 9 Sailed at S P. M., steamer Northland, for San Pedro. Arrived at 9:30 P. 11., steamer Beaver, from Portland. Coos Bay. Dec. 10. Arrived at 2 A. M., steamer Breakwater, from Portland; arrived at 7 A. M., steamer Geo. V. Elder, from Eureka, for Portland. December Sailed Steamer Daisy Putnam, from Portland, for San Francisco. Seattle, Dec. 10. Arrived Steamer Rich mond, from San Francisco. Sailed Steam ers Araa (Norwegian), for United Kingdom, via :an Francisco; Orange River tBritlsh, for Port Soudan, via Sydney. Queens towu. Dec. lu. Arrived Steamer Volga, from Tacoma. Su ii Franci3co. Dec. 3 0 Arrived Steam ers William Chatham, from Everett; Ach libster (British), from Glasgow; Tallac f rem Port Towrnend . Cairn hill (British), Trom Newcastle. Australia; Captain A. . Lucas, from Port Angels ; Shasta, from Ho auiam; Johau Poulgen, from Eagle Harbor: F. S. Loop, from Astoria. galled Steamers Cordelia (Britisn), zor ancouver; Adeline Smith, for Coos Bay; Pacific, for Boston; Svea. for Grays Harbor; Grenada (British) for Queenitown. Tides at Astoria Friday. HtJth Low. 7:28 A. M S.O fet'0:49 A. M 1.4 feet t:-.4 P. 11 .i ieet;:i4 f. A1.....2.2 feet Columbia River Bar Beport. NORTH HEAD, Dec 10. Condition of the bar at 6 P. M.: Sea, smooth; wind, east 8 iHIALG nnDT rum u 1.1 MILLS LEVY FOR YEAR Commissioners Unable to Keep Rate Down Because of Deficit Likely. ' DREDGING IS BIG ITEM Schooner Ordered to River's Month to Await Incoming Ships Re lay Power Plant Proposed to Lengthen Dump I4nes. Port of Portland Commissioner! yes terday fixed the 1914 tax levy at 1.1 mills to create a total revenue of $340. 032. The budget calls for $328,412. but a levy of 1 mill would produce only 1309.120 based on the assessed valua tion of $322,000,000. The Commisison ordered that Imme diate steps be taken to recommisslon the pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer and place her on station off the mouth of the Columbia. One hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars is to be spent in the dredging department to provide efficient equipment so the harbor can be cleared to a uniform depth of 30 feet. Deficit force Levy Up. An item In the budget under the head of Bikes, for which $65,000 is es timated, refers to work to be prose cuted at Henrici's, Included in the orig inal project of tho Corps of Engineers, United States Army, to provide a 30 foot channel from Portland to Astoria. Last year the levy was 1.85 mills and the latest represents a reduction of approximately 40 per cent. It was hoped to keep the levy within 1 mill, but as the Commission faced a deficit of $10,000 this year, it was deemed best to make allowance. A draft of the budget as submitted follows: Dredge Department. Superintendence, 12 months at S460. .S " C.472 Dredge Portland, a mo. at $3600. . 21,600 lredg-e Columbia 8 mo. at $6900.... 55,k.v0 Dredge Willamette 8 mo. at $5300. . 42.4U0 Str. Wenonah 12 mo. at $420 5,040 Str. McCraken 12 mo. at $950 11,400 Str. Pronto 12 mo. at $1100 13,200 Total $154,312 Towage and Pilotage Department. Superintendence 12 mo. at $700....$ S 400 T. Ii. Ocklaharaa 12 mo. at f 2SOO. . 33.600 Tug Wallula 12 mo. at $2200 26,400 Tug Oneonta 12 mo. at $2600....... -31 2u0 Pilots 12 mo. at $1000 12,000 Assistance 1.S00 Total $118,400 (No allowance for ex. tug.) AdiriniEtratlon $ 18.O00 Bond interest ....... ........... 17,500 Dikes 65,000 Colombia Reconstruction. Hult construction contract $ 46,)C0.U0 House construction contract...... 34,905.00 Labor, material (estimated) . . . . . 26,792.75 Various contracts ............ 32,242.25 Total $100,000.00 Less amount paid... 65,800.00 $ 84,200.00 Cash deficit 1014 I0.ooo.oo $412,412.00 Earning-s. Dredges, towage 'and pilotage de partment (estimated $ 84,000.00 $328,412.00 Estimated valuation $322,000.00 S-10 mill will return (96 per cent) .. $247,300 0-10 mill will return (96 per cent). 279,500 1 mill will return t96 per cent).... HOD. 120 1 1-10 mills will return (86 per cent) 340,032 Deep interest centered in special re ports from M. Talbot, manager of the port, and Captain H. T. Groves, super intendent of dredging, on a proposal that instead of the machinery being transferred from the present dredge Columbia to a new steel hull that has been in readiness since Summer,- the main engine, boilers and other parts available for pumping be left aboard so she could be used as a relay on long pipelines. It is estimated that 40.000 will be required to transfer all machinery and replace certain parts, while to equip the new hull and make the relay plant a valuable adjunct for dredging with looo-norsepower the entire expenditure would be $125,000. Longer Lines Possible. The reports were to the effect the harbor, between the Broadway bridee and the upper end of Swan Island, could be dredged with one of the 30-inch dredges, assisted by the relay plant, to a depth of 30 feet and between harbor lines, so the material could be pumped onto Mock's Bottom and Guild's Lake. with such an equipment 10.000 feet of pipeline could be used advantageously. ii was saiu. ine amount of material to be removed in that part of the har bor was placed at 2,500,000 cubic vards. and if the work was carried to the mouth of the Willamette River it would be increased to 7,500,000 cubic yards. Commissioners Spencer, Inman and Mears were named to delve into the details and report at the next session. If adopted, the plan will give the port the dredge Columbia, new in nearly every part, with 2000-horsepower; the dredgo Willamette, built little over a year ago. of 1500-horsepower; the dredge Portland, of 600-horsepower and the relay plant of 1500-horsepower. several residents of St. Johns . ap peared before the Commission to ob tain financial assistance to complete a road to the tlrydock there. " The Standard - American Dredelner Company, which is seeking to lease the dredge Columbia lor work at Astoria in filling behind a seawall,' is to pre sent a bond for $60,000 in five days and begin .work with tha machine by December 26. The Commission declined to alter certain features of tho con tract dealing with lost time. Deal With Steel Works Closed. As the 'Willamette Iron & Steel Works was promised assistance by the Com mission in drydocking the Grace liner Santa Catalina, under repairs, a charge of $995.50 for ono day on drydock was cancelled and it was voted to permit the vessel to be drydocked later to make certain repairs at 20 per cent of the tariff. In return the Willamette in terests place the Oregon drydock at the disposal of the port and have with drawn an action for judgment in the sum or $1412.63, which represents an alleged balance from the construction of the steel dredge Willamette. An offer had been made by the Union Oil Company to contract with the port for fuel oil at SO cents a barrel as against 95 cents now paid to the same corporation. Other campanies bid in formally in the same sum and Mr. Tal bot was Instructed to close a new con tract with the Union. The Port uses about 3000 barrels a month. New contracts were also authorized for wireless on the tugs Oneonta. and Wallula. the Marconi Wireless Company navingr raised its rates from $100 to $140 a month on those vessels for wire less equipment and operators. MARSHAL LIBELS QTJIXACXT Portland Firms Assert Money Is Due for Supplies Furnished. The steamer Quinault, which left the public drydock Tuesday, following re pairs of damages received on her last trio from Alaska, wan raIxpH Vtv TkAm.tv United States Marshal Leonard Becker yesterday on a libel in which several Portland firms joined with the Stand- ard Oil Company, and claims that the Quinault owes it $1574.72 for supplies. 1 mostly fuel oiL Other libellanta ' are Mason, Erhman & Company, whose claim Is $79.27: Al len & Lewis, whose claim is $173.02: W. B. Glafke & Co $44.78, and Closset & Devers, $22.10. The libellanta ask that the Quinault 1 bo condemned and sold by order of tne united States District Court to sat- tsry tneir claims. The vessel was operated by the- Port land Steamship Company during; the season between this port and Skagway I ana sne was released last month. On ner last trip she grounded on Flat island, sustaining damage to her hull. CAX1TORXIA BTJTIXC " STARTS Portland to Make Heavy Cereal Shipments After New Year's. Orders are being placed for wheat to be shipped from Portland to California again and it is estimated that the total movement to the iiear state after Jan uary 1 will be between 4.000.000 and 4.500.000 bushels. Up to December 1 the Merchants Exchange reported that & total of 2,051.693 bushels of wheat went to California, as compared with 3,101,177 bushels tor the same period in the 1913-14 season. To date 201,929 barrels of flour have gone south and a yar ago only 163,175 barrls had moved. From Puget Sound 905,925 bushels of wheat have been sold and 930,750 bushels went for the same time last year, but for the Dresent season 298.331 barrels of flour has been floated I there and last season the business had reached 235.765 barrels. During the 1913-14 season California RhinniAnt f rr n- c ceo ere hllKllfl nf Whftot V, .1 cA'. ! 1,916.022 bushels. In the way of flour Portland sold 452.129 barrels and Pusret Sound 597,779 barrels. Virtually the same water rates are In effect as a year ago and the movement of cereal gives every promise of being as heavy. HAWSER RELEASE PATENTED Dock Body Sees Demonstration of Device for .Letting Go Lines. At yesterday's session of the Com mission of Public Docks Joel Lucius, of this city, exhibited a model of an automatic wharfllne cleat, designed to release mooring lines of a vessel in an emergency, such as a dock fire. The lines are thrown from the cleat by a level, either compressed air or elec tricity being used In its operation. An order was made that the books of the commission be audited by an ac countant not connected with the admin istration, though under the law the work Is done by the auditor. The commission directed that formal notice be given Joseph SuDDle to va cate the end of Belmont street, which has been used in conjunction with his shipbuilding plant. Other street ends probably will be dealt with in the same manner. Chief Engineer Hegai Hegardt. In his report for November, says six deep water vessels and four coasters berthed at Municipal Dock No. 1 during the period. The revenue was $3089.33. OJIIOAV IN PORT OSCE MORE New York Liner to Load Large Single Shipments Eastbound. - Captain Blake brought the liner Ohi oan, of the American-Hawaiian fleet, to a berth at Albers dock yesterday morn ing from New York on her second voy age and the big 10,000-ton carrier will have considerable more freight to work for the return trip than before. Cap tain Blake reported the Journey with out incident, at least that would appeal to a mariner as out of the usual course of events. Assembled on the docks are 800 bar rels of tallow, all billed for New York, but which are expected, ultimately, to find their way across the Atlantic to foreign climes. The shipment is be ing made by Bissinger & Company, and, as each barrel weighs from 450 to 600 pounds, the Holman Transfer Com pany officials feel that their teamsters did good work in delivering the entire lot in a day. Another large shipment is hops, while there will be 13 carloads of Hood River apples to go as well. In all the Ohioan will have approximately 1000 tons for the East Coast. Steamship "Wand Is Seized. The steamship Thomas L. Wand, which has been plying to Alaska under charter to the Portland-Alaska Steam ship Company, was seized yesterday by Leonard Becker. Deputy United States Marshal, having been libeled by the Standard Oil Company, which, with Mason, Ehrman & Co.. Allen & Lewis. W. B. Glafke & Co. and Closett & De vers, had claims amounting to $1918.6$ all told. Marine Notes. Carrying passengers, as well as mem bers of the crew of the steamer Temple E. Dorr, which has been laid up at St. Helens, the steamer J. B. Stetson will sail today for California ports. The steamer Celilo, of the independent pas senger fleet, also will depart. Captain Kirkwood was in port yester day with his charge, the steamer Asun cion, from Richmond, with 22,000 barrel3 of oil. Captain Macdonald ar rived with the crack tanker, Frank H. Buck, .which brought 51,000 barrels of oil from Monterey. United States Inspectors Edwards and Fuller were made custodians of a license yesterday in the name of Frank B. Herlshoff, which was found on the street- They were unable to find any record of its issuance. Closer scrutiny revealed that it was made to cover "navigation of any vessel with liquid cargo over any bar. Including Nehalem." G. E. Channing. special agent of the Treasury Department, headquarters at Seattle, was at the Custom House yes terday on official business. S. E. Armstrong,, who has been on duty In Japan for three years as a spe cial agent of the Treasury Department, studying valuations on Oriental goods! called on Collector of Customs Burke yesterday. Mr. Burke and Mr. Arm strong were schoolmates in Iowa. Mr. Armstrong expects to remain in the United States hereafter. As the dredge Willamette finished' a cut on St. Helens bar. near Columbia City, she has been returned to the St. Johns drydock, where the dredges Wil lamette and Portland also are tied up. Coming from Norfolk to load wheat under charter to M. H. Houser. tho British steamer Usher reached the river yesterday. She left Norfolk Novem ber 9. News From Oregon Ports. COOS BAY, Or.. Dec. 10 (Special.) The steamship Breakwater arrived from Portland with freight and 60 passen gers. - The Geo. W. Elder arrived from Eu reka and sailed for Portland. ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 10. (Special.) The tank steamers Washtenaw. Frank H. Buck and Atlas arrived from Cali fornia with cargoes of fuel oil for As toria and Portland. The British steamer Usher arrived from New York via the Panama Canal, en route to Portland, where she will load grain. The American-Hawaiian line steamer Ohioan arrived from New York via San Francisco with part cargo for Port land. The steamer Yucatan sailed for San Francisco and San Pedro with freight and passengers from Astoria and Portland. e Bektia It. id hi II II H W m III : War luiwrhitfnTi 'Pictures Will be on sale at The Oregonian Business Office and the Heilio; Box Office after Friday noon. There will be no reserved seats, but the admission is by ticket and by securing them in advance you avoid the rush at the theater box office. Remember the profits of the ven ture go half to the Belgian Red Cross and half to the local Associated Charities. The Only Authentic Motion Pictures of the EMPEAM WAR Taken by Edwin F. Weigle, Staff Photographer The Chicago Tribune If you want to see the EUROPEAN WAR as it really happened if you want to see the ACTUAL FIGHTING on the battlefields of Belgium if you want to see The Burning of Antwerp, The Battle of Alost, The Destruction of Termonde, The Battle of Aerschot, The Flooding of Lierre and The Battle of Malines if you want to see the GENUINE SCENES of the European War, GO TO THE HEILIG THEATER on the dates mentioned below, and see the 4 reels of motion pictures taken on the battlefields by Edwin F. Weigle, Tribune Staff Photographer. These sensational motion pictures are the FIRST and ONLY Genuine Views of Actual Fighting taken on the Belgian battle fields. They are shown by exclusive permission of the Belgian Government, whose Red Cross will receive 50 of the profits. ALL SEATS 25 CENTS These Pictures Will Be Shown at P TMV k TOP 1 ul on the Following Dates: Beginning -Sunday evening, Dec 13, 6 to 11 P. M. Wed., Dec. 16, 12 noon to 11 at night Thurs., Dec. 17, 12 noon to 11 at night Friday, Dec. 18, 12 noon to 6 P. M. Sat., Dec. 19, 12 noon to 11 at night All Seats 25c Admission by ticket, whicli be bought at the Heilig Theater box office or The Oregonian business office after Friday noon, Dec 1L On account of the Heilig Theater having been previously engaged, the Pictures will not be shown Monday or Tuesday or Friday night. Note, however, that they will be shown Friday afternoon. The 'Qregonian will turn over to the local Associated Charities all the Profits after giving the Tribune the fifty per cent for the Belgian Red Cross i