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PORMIDIYPICK
ITS OWN TEXTBOOKS
Proposed Law Would Have
Home District Independent
of Commission.
14 CHANGES ARE PLANNED
Abolishment of Public Tax Meeting,
Tse of Schools as Polling Places
and Other Amendments
Are Proposed.
Officials of the Portland school dis
trict will be permitted to adopt school
textbooks independent of rules made
by the State Textbook Commission for
the schools In other parts of the state.
The Multnoman County legislative
committee on school affairs which
recommended last night to the entire
Multnomah delegation 14 changes in
the present school law as it relates to
this city did not advise a change in
the present system of adopting text
books. '
This means that the book selections
made last year by the Portland School
Board and the other school officials
will be permitted to stand and that the
present law which permits a variation
of textbooks between the city and the
rest of the state will be unchanged for
an indefinite Deriod. as the Multnomah
legislators' recommendation doubtless
will be accepted by the members from
other parts of the state, because they
affect the Portland district only.
School laveatlBratlon Complete.
The school committee of the Muttno
man delegation is composed of Sena
ir. Mr. Perkins and FarrelL They
rnmnlrted their work Sunday. Their
task is independent of the investigation
now under way by the corimission ap
pointed by the 1913 Legislature to in
vestigate school affairs in the state at
large. This commission consists of the
same Senators with Senator I. .V. JJay,
also of Portland.
Thu nroDosed amendments are:
The annual school meeting shall be
abolished and the School Board author
lied to fix and levy the annual school
tax the same of the County Lommu
iionrn now tlx the county tax.
Parents of children of school age (4
to 20 years inclusive) shall be privi
leged to vote at school elections, as
well as taxpayers.
Registration Change Advoeated.
The registration law shall be amend
ed to require that Voters, when they
register, must state whether or not
they are taxpayers or parenis oi cnn
dren of school age. (Heretofore no reg
istration lists have been kept for school
lections.)
School elections shall be held annu
ally on the third Saturday of June, in
stead of on the third .Monday in June,
in order that a larger majority of the
electorate may cast their ballots.
The polls shall be open from noon
until 8 P. M., instead of between 2
and C P. M.
Whenever convenient the school
bouses shall be used as polling places.
The School Board shall group as
many precincts as possible in each
polling place so that several precincts
may be served by one set of judges and
clerks.
The County Clerk shall distribute the
polling booth registers, which Hereto
fore have not been used at school elec.
tions.
The Question of bonding the school
district for any improvement may be
submitted to the voters at the annual
school election whenever the School
Board deems such action necessary.
The budget presented annually by the
Fohool Board shall be open to public
discussion and inspection for at least
two weeks before final adoption.
ee Vmr of Bolldlaga Suggested.
The School Board hereafter shall be
authorised to permit the use of school
houses free of charge as polling places
and as social and civic centers at their
discretion.
The School Clerk shall have authority
to deposit funds In banks at interest,
the banks to be selected by the School
Board, and all deposits properly safe
guarded by provisions similar to those
now affecting deposits of the County
Treasurers.
The books of the School Clerk shall
be audited annually by the County
Auditor or under his direction or super
vision. The present tenure of office law shall
be retained.
At the option of the City School
Superintendent children asking en
trance as primary pupils in the first
trade may be refused admission after
the expiration of the first month of
each terra until the beginning of the
net term.
Other Important questions that have
been considered are still undecided In
the minds of the committee members
and additional questions may come up
for deliberation later.
TRIPS TO REWARD PUPILS
Industrial Campaign. Begun to
Arouse Interest In Contests.
N. C. Maris, field worker in the In
dustrial department of the office of
State Superintendent of Schools, is di
recting a campaign to arouse more
general interest In industrial school
work. The success of this work last
year is attributed to spirited contests
among school children in all counties
for agricultural display prizes.
The main prize this year will be a
free trip to the Oreson Agricultural
College at Corral Us and two weeks' at
tendance at the Summer school there.
Twenty-five pupils may win that honor.
Mr. Marls estimates that it will re
quire $25 to defray the expenses of
each pupil. This money is secured by
subscription and Mr. Marls is soliciting
funds for that purpose.
Many smaller prizes are distributed
each year for special displays. The
Oregon State Fair Association appropri
ates $1000 annually for those prizes.
$200,000,000 LOAN SECURED
Italian Government Gets Ya;-t Sum
to Run 25 Years at S 1-2 Per Cent.
" ROME. Jan. 1. The loan of :00.
OOo.OOO arranged for by the government
for use In connection with its military
preparations has been fully subscribed
lor. according to all indications.
The loan is to run for 25 years and
will bear interest at SH per cent.
TWO BID FOR CITY WOOD
Trice of $3.40 Offered for Supply
Cot by TnempIoyed."
The Holman Fuel Company yester
day tendered the highest of two bids
received by the city for the cordwood
.. . d, and l.inntnn. The on
produced ai. i"c ... ... .'.. j -
other bid received was from the Albina
Fuel Company.
Tha iinlmon rnneern offers to pu
chase the first growth best wood for
$3.50 a cord, the good second growth
for $3.25 and the third class (not over
50 per cent dozy) lor J a raro, r -fers
to pay $3.40 a cord for all the wood
Th.
without regara io ine qumuj.
( ..... nllni.H are for the WOOd f. O.
Portland. A price of $1.50 a cord for
all the wood as It stands on the ground
was orrerea.
The Intention of the city in selli
kA conn nr xanh rnrris which will
riurinir the Winter by the "nnem
ployed" is to get out enough of it
reimburse the city.
to
BKLCIAX RELIEF FUND GROWS AS
FOOD AD CASH COME IN
rifta or 1COO la Money aao 2000 la
tlfta or -uw """r, -
Supplies Are Receipts of Day
Seat to Samuel Hill.
rv,trihi.tinns to the fund for Belgian
Contributions to the runa lor x t,
relief continues to be turned in to
Samuel Hill, chairman of the Oregon
,.mrn. and the fund yesterday
amounted almost to $30,000 in cash and
foodstuffs, the total Deing ."
. i . v, .. t ') nn in mnnev was BUD
JiUio vuau . -" - ..- - .
n i J .. .nil nrnvlaions to tn
value of more than $2000. The fund
was augmented Dy suDscnpiiuu.
many parts or. me smio
..ik.omni hv neoole o
Manual iiuu..wwu.w.. - . ,
Portland. The committee reported the
following receipts yesteraay.
Cash.
Previously acknowledged
..19,078.83
5.00
vrert men. roruii
5.00
C. Clesy. Aurora
5.00
2.00
5.00
5.0U
J. Grim. Aurora...
t 1 1 .... fnrt land ............
Lawrence & Holford. Portland.....
William Whitfield
. . 100.00
(.-pit Simon
I R. Rosen '
5.O0
Wade HolllnKSworth
5.00
10.00
2 ro
Mary E. George
Georce W. Briedwell, Amity. Or
J. T. Rowcllffe, Barton. Or........
2.00
10.00
11.15
5.00
Ladies' ctvic iiupiute'n -
Harrljbure. Or. .... .. .
Friends at Warm Springs. Or
"'. B. Woodworth. Portland
Italph R. Duniway
Sealy-Dresser company
George S. Rodger....
Judge William S. Crowell. Med-
...... I fr
10.00
5.00
5.00
15.00
8.00
Citizens of r.oseburg. Or.....
10.00
10.00
Robert wateiiem.
It. ii. luiuei-,
Total
.$9,318.88
'Foodstuffs.
Approximate
value.
$18,00.33
Previously acknowledged . .
citizens or Kosruuie
BO.uu
George S. Wilson. Yonralla ur. . . .
lOOO
f.0.00
70.00
200.00
Maclcay Estate compwuy. .
Albany Commercial Club....
Ashland Commercial Club
Teton Stake of Zlon and people of
Teton Valley and Jackson, Idaho,
also Driggs. Idaho
European War Relief Society. Og-
750.00
1,000.00
50.00
Town'of Rogue River, Or..........
May ac senders tominr, "
c,- ....................
100.00
A friend. Portland
50.00
Total ' 120.880.83
STATE MOSSKELETON
BOXF.S OF BODY FAKED BY
FRANCE IN COIRTHOI'SE.
LA
Grim Kvldence la Insurance Swindle,
Having So Claimant, Borlal
Haa Beea Postponed.
it.a, i.a AvMpnce-room in the Court
house still contains the skeleton of the
body which J. C. La France used in
the insurance fraud for wnicn ne 1
in the Penitentiary,
developed in the prisoner's recent at
tempt to gain nis noeny uu
m. hrvHv was found in the woods
near Estacaaa in April, iji
buried at Oregon City after a Coroner a
inquest, and later me iw
hm.vffIeT.e"Le-.n letters in the
A .IS.llUB , . . . . ... ...... .7, . )
pockets of the dead man's ciotning 111-
Oicated mai me """J -i
La France, who was missing i
a .nnnlin. In tin. 000 I
lime, iiiaujaimi . '
was imitj .tt ' .
i j . . r.a 7 a Vro nr.
Following the arrest oi ia. rn
in Mar. 1913, the body was exhumed
and brought to Fortland for further
; . , nniv th skeleton re
mained, and examining physicians were
unable to determine the cause of death.
One opinion, it is said, was that the
neck ot the man might have been
broken. ,
La France admitted that ne naq
planted" the body in the woods and
had caused its discovery. He told
...filAttni. ntnrioa a tO the IT! 811-
,. in which he had ootainea tne Doay. i
That he had purchased the body from
ner in which he had obtained the body.
medical students: that ne naa ODtameo
it from an undertaKer. ana mat no iiau
. . j ... f I
rnnnj it In the woods were a few of
his explanations.
rih tnrv was found to he raise.
This led to the suspicion that a mur-
i v. h.an MmmittM ann was one
if the chief reasons why District Attor-
ey Evan, was active in the revoca-
y , , . d..u
ion of La France's parole. La France
refused to make a statement on the
v. , n k.n via win rearrested. De
cember SO, following his parole Decem
ber 13. ....
Meanwhile, say officials in cnarge ot
the evidence-room, the bones have lain
the Courthouse. jsunai was pro
posed several times, but there were
to relatives to ciaim tne uhiuchuu
i.-i . A .,in wax nnstnnnpd.
SKtfieiuu, ...... . . - i 1
The skeleton probably will be buried
immediately.
T. M. C. A. BOYS' SECRETARY RETIRES AND ASSISTANT SUCCEEDS
I " V ' ; i i
ST AST f&Sm&r
James W. Palmer, for six years a secretary at the Toung Men's Christian
i la.mn ha. been granted a leave of absence to tour the country con
ducting evangelical services.
meetings vlU be held in New Hampshire, his native state. Later be will take
a circuitous route back to Portland. ... n. i
jr. Meehan. Mr. Palmers assistant becomes boys secretary. He has
been In the association five years, four of them being in boys work. He
has taken 200O boys on association hikes and to trips to the Spirit Lake
camp.
THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, JANUARY o. 1915.
LUCERIC MAY GOME
Steamer Which Formerly Made
This Port Expected for Grain.
LUMBER CARGO IS TAKEN
PollaHtx-li, Arriving Here Under
British Flag, Signs American
Crew and Goes to United
Kingdom With Cargo.
an
opportunity of greeting another
I frler,j , maritime came, the 1
old
friend in the maritime game, the Brl
t
ited
from Corral and is believed to De one
nf th r.u rrlora lirtcl.r charter tO load
from Corral and is believed to be
here which have not been declared,
She loaded at Sydney ror corral ana
,,., the Austranan harbor
N-ovember m
Ths Lncerlc is one of the fleet oner
ated by Andrew Weir & Co.. and plied
between Portland and Far Eastern
nnrta tnr a time. The vessel is of 4100
tons net register. The charter of the
D.l.:.k -t Tinn Pitv -n.'llih
iii.iau picaiuci - . . .. ...
loaded here in the Fall for the West
Coast, was made Dy tne uoiiar oieam
ship Company and she Is to load a
Can Prnni.iacn fnr Vladivostok am
China. She will be the first carrier
to take freight from tne ooiaen v,a,i'
for the Russian port. The Glenroy. o
I . I? 1 Ha11 lino rilia Ihici aflSnntll
taL'fs rtn rnnsienments here.' OP. Pu
eet isouca ana at critisn t,uiumuui
-. .. VlaltrnefnV anil nfhpn
of
that- linn nrnhnhlv will follow the same
route so long as cargo is onerea
tiiin'ir.lpnr Intn.
There was a report in grain export
.re was a report in grain export-
stfame'Id berS
to the United Kingdom. The Amen-
can ship Poltalloch, which was built
in 1893 and sailed under the British
riao. until hfrr arrival here November
flag until her arrival here November
Z8 from fuget souna. signea an an
American crew yesterday and was
United Kingdom. She leaves down to
day in tow or tne steamer ucKiaoami
and is in command of Captain Aspe,
formerly in the steam schooner fleet.
The vessel is hound tor uauao ana ner
cargo was dispatched by Balfour,
rc...Krit jr. rvi
unc more ueeyivaici inati
cleared yesterday was the schooner
m. ri. &mun, wnicn goes 10 aucb.-
land. New Zealand, and has aboard
681.318 feet of lumber. The steamer
Corozal, of the Boston-Pacific fleet.
came into the river yesterday from
Puget Sound and went to Wauna to
nnmnlpto lrtadtniT lumber for Boston.
The charter of the British bark
Inversnald is reported from San Fran
risca tn load lumber here or on
D....I Cnfaaarl fnr thn TTnitAll TTIntrfiOm
The vessel sailed from Liverpool July
30 ror jueioourne.
ROSE C1TX" LOSES OXE TRIP
Company Placing Liner In Condi
tion for 1915 Season.
J.r(Jdll 3 11 " l aia.iur.
aboard the steamer Rose City, now at
San Francisco, as was programmeu, no
raaarvotinna Dm hpiniT made fOT 80'
anmmnriations January 11. when she
was scheduled to sail from here fo
California ports. It is understood tha
the San Francisco at roniana uiui-im.
... . i. : anvanta,, or tne vessel De
IID Llinill au.u".D
- f . . V, run rar a short time tO (1 0
other work, so she will be ready for
the 1915 season, wnicn promises, w
busy one.
The flagship Beaver is being given
inennMinn tiprp the Federal
liri nimvai -
steamboat inspectors having taken her
In charge yesteraay ana m stmimi.
.1 t- ... Ha anmnlarad todSV. She
sails tomorrow and will have her share
of cariro and passengers. Because of
.
f eargc . and ' P-e
their size vessels of the "Big Three
besides when drydocked each year their
fleet require two days tor inspection
. ,. irnn a n' tT
-
KOCK AT FAIR
THJjAMUUn.
Model of Station Maintained Here
Goes to San Francisco.
m..i. 1 .. Haan rini1ll rteil at the
Customs House of a working model of
the Tillamook Kock ngmnouse niiu
station, which is to be exhlDitea Dy
the Bureau of Lighthouses at the San
Francisco Exposition. The model was
first shown at the Lewis & Clark Fair
and since has reposed in the office
TTanrar T. Hprlt. InSD6CtOr Of tllO
. .aanfh LlnhthnilflB District.
ine xmamouiv kn
much attention here because so many
Tho Tillamook kock exnioiv urcw
visitor, . - " ".',";
uoast an" k - c, 'Zn'
mark manv learned its history
LUaBl iivs si o -
ocean mark many learned its history
and listened to stories of how it had
eathered some or tne nercest siurina
hA hutArv nf the Pacific Coast.
The model Is a true reproduction of
the rock, even to angles ana its sneer
drops, also of the lighthouse the cage
UnaratMi hv a. derrick, in which Gov-
VpVl Ulcu a . . . . . . . , .. r"
ernment olTiciais ana men wno nave
..tattaii th.ra must ea In ana leave tne
rock, and other teatures.
XAVIGATIOX 3IARKS CHAXGEB
Yaquina Bay and Columbia Rive
Regions Named In Bulletin.
Official notice has been given by the
Bureau of Llgntnouses oi ine iuiiuw-
,, .,.,, Hia tint
ing changes In aids to navigation in
the Seventeenth Lighthouse District:
Yaquina Bay. Middle Ground Llsht Color
chartered to red. December 15.
Columbia River Main channel to Astoria
I.ower Sands Light changed to flashing
white every three seconds, flash .3 second
duration.
Columbia River, main channel. Tongue
Point to Harrlnirton Point Channel buoy 5
moved about 430 yards 228 degrees and
placed In four fathoms of water.
Columbia River, north chsnnel. .'ort Co
lumbia Wharf Light Structure rebuilt about
26 yards 276 degrees from former location.
$107,688 DAMAGES ARE ASKED
Charterers of Olson and Mahony
Sue Because of Clearance Refusal,
SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 4. Damages
nr tin7n.ll warn asked today in
suit filed in the United States District
Cnnrt airainst J. 6. Davis, collector Of
the Port of San Francisco, by Flood
Bros., incorporators of the Golden Gate
Transooitation Company, wnicn cnar
tered the steamship Olson and Mahony
for a voyage to Valparaiso not al
lowed by the collector.
Suspicion that the vessel was carry
ing supplies to the German Pacific
fleet caused an investigation, which
. . A ,i ." n jsnlal .-I t filauranfA nftners.
ICSUJlcu .1. ul"".i v. . . .- i .
Subsequent researches by the United
subsequent researches Dy me unit
Stata. ottnrnov'tl office here led tO
report to the Department or justice
ice
)n Washington that tne cargo ioaae
aboard the Olson and Mahony had been
bought from funds furnished by Baron
bought from funds furnished by Baron
C-..V, 1. anHnir Clarman ConSUl-
General here. The Baron promptly
denied any knowledlge of the cargo
r rnnnprHnn with Its purchase.
Suit is based on charges that the
rarnaai nt rlpsrAnce Daners .was
"wanton malicious and In reckless
disregard to the charterers' rights."
In similar suits the Federal Govern
man! alvaTfl haa flSSUmed rOSPOnsi
bility for damage asked of one of its
officers.
EAST ASIATIC KEPT BUSY
Report Out That Fleet Can Be Sup
plied by California Alone.
Rrt rrar Is the demand for Pacifli
products at Scandanavian ports
-ers without the war zone. at
iimneu - ---
fleet can be filled at California ports,
is news brought here. The motor-
t.. i j nt that enrvirrt. left
hin .Tutlandia. of that service, left
San Francisco Friday for Copenhagen
and ( lot h !n ill1 J'ST. with S
...11 .alii n hnVA haan TI1M dft
lull 1. 11 1 V' oaiu .w
up of much of the same freight that
tho Malakka carried wnen sne was
I driven on Cedros Island recently while
bound home.
i Efforts hav
Tffnrta have been made to have
thaaa vAaeai. mil at Portland regu
ifiriv hut even though they have
loaded large cargoes for this harbor,
it is always transshipped at San Fran
cisco. Their visits to Puget Sound are
ta a riim tn th. fact that certain
. c .nntractarl In advance Of
the recent heavy shipments from Cali
fornia, otnerwise tney proDaoiy yvuuiu
not steam north of the Golden Gate.
TILLAMOOK JETTY ADVANCES
Dumping of Rock on Nehalem Proj
ect to Be Resumed February 1.
w..th. onnriitlnn. Ml the Coast
have not deterred the dumping of rock
along the Tillamosk Bay jetty, say
reports received by the Government
anrlnnra. and Giebish & JopHn, COn-
tractors there, plan to keep going all
Winter, as their quarry has oeen De
veloped thoroughly and plenty of ma
terial is being taKen 0111.
rl'l. v.halam lattv Timlcct WaS held
up temporarily November 10. as time
was required in which to block out
rock at the quarry. The plant is to
be started again February 1. weather
permitting, and there will be no ces
sation of activity after that. Inves-
;...( Vaa nnnvlnaai the Government
engineers that there will be an abun
dance of rock available for both
jetties, while the commercial interests
of those harbors are anxious that the
work be completed without delay so
bar depths may be Increased.
CANAL TO BE OPENED MAY 1
Force of Builders to Be Kept Em
ployed During Winter.
Few more men will be discharged on
The Dalles-Celilo Canal project, as it
is the intention to keep approximately
SOO working until May 1, when it is
expected that the locks and canal will
be In shape ror passing inrousii
first vessel. Earlier estimates re
sulted in the opening date being set
for Mav 30. but such progress has
been made during the past two months
that a month's gain will be made.
There are close to 400 men on the
work at present. Only 10,000 yards of
Ins. to be finished.
weather premitting, and rip-rapping is
going ahead encouragingly. Just what
early trade will iouow ine opening ui
tho -anal has not been gauged by
river enthusiasts, though it Is felt
certain that one or two ventures will
be launched this year. In that con
nection one plan will be to advance
the improvement of the Lower Snake
River as much as possible.
Xews From Oregon Ports.
nnns RAY Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.)
The steamship Geo. W. Elder arrived
from Portland this afternoon at 2:15.
The steamers IMann smitn, Adeline
ciuh anrl Porinnrio sailed for San
Francisco this afternoon between 1 and
o'clock.
Tha otoam nrhonner Sneedwell ar
rived from Bandon this afternoon at 2
o'clock and will load a deck cargo
of lumber at North Bend.
The steam schooner Yellowstone
sailed this afternoon at 1:30 with lum
ber for the San Francisco market.
cnino. tnilai? ot a P. Af.. the A. M.
Simpson carried lumber for San Fran
cisco.
Tho tiiir Gleaner arrived from the
Umpqua River for freight.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.)
.. - . . . nf tho lllnAcm nf Cantain
W 1 1 AI.1.VI1I1. . . '
Gus Anderson, one of the Port of Port
land bar pilots. Captain C. S. Gunder
son will re-enter the service on
Wednesday for a few weeks, at least.
The American steamer corozal. ox
the
Boston line, arrived this morning
from Victoria wth a part cargo or
i i. .1 n-ant tn Wanna tn talro
on about 1.200,000 feet of lumber for
ew York.
Tha livhthnnaa tpndor ManMTllta
sailed today for Port Orford and Coos
Bay to change Duoys.
Tho tnnk steamer Frank H. Buck
sailed today for California, after dls-
larging fuel oil at fortiana.
Tha Nnrva? an narir Hav a saiiea
today for the United Kingdom with a
cargo of grain from Portland.
The steamer iagar n. vanes saneu
ye
!Sterday afternoon tor an r-earo.
ith a
cargo of lumber irom urays
Wauna and the Hammond
Harbor,
mill
ill.
Tho WnnretHan bark Hafrsflord and
the Norwegian ship Sierra Miranda,
both grain laden for the United King
dom, went to sea. this afternoon.
Fewer Vessels Reach New York.
xtfTJC VfYRTT Tan 4 The 1914 shiD-
pinff record for the Port of New Tork
shows a decrease in arrivals or 451
vessels, as compared with the year 1913.
The total number of vessls arriving
!.. -nro a Q 9 fi t nf HvVlir-Vt 4674 Wfire
from foreign ports and 4529 from do
mestic ports. Compared with 1913,
foreign arrivals decreased 92 and do
mestic arrivals 359.
WHEAT HERE SOARS
Markets Excited by England's
Demand for Food.
CEREAL SALES ARE RECORD
Grain Worth $100,700 Changes at
Quotations 1 1-2 to S Cents High
er Flour Takes 20-Cent Rise
Today, Millers Say.
n. i r 1 1! itv in the world'
wheat markets yesterday which caused
tha Portland grain
trade than any .event that has occurred
since the war began.
A. a ...anaara nf the bulge
prices at Chicago and in England,
wheat values in the local exchange
hi.. l aA tV.it hicrhotst loVfil of thO
were inicu iu mo - .
season. In the half hour's session of
the Merchants' Exchange grain worm
S106.700 changed hands. Wheat sales
aggregated 60.000 bushels.
Cereals Break Local Record.
li.i. 1 1 .(., nnt tho lnrereat auan
11 11 1 1 13 1.11 1 0 10 ami. ...v . ' -
tity that has been sold there In one
day, the total transactions in all cereals
broke the local record. Seven hundred
tons of oats were disposed of, a large
quantity lor any marset, mm
Prices jumped, on actual sales, from
1 to 3 cents over eauiraay u nuuio
c . ant ot 11.32. Febru
nuns. ojjui. L i ii ii " ' , ,
ary club brought $1.34 and March club
; i 5s mil 1 3B. Fortv-
&H1CS WClC o. . . " " " ' -
fold, for February delivery, was sold at
1.35. Ked wneai was in blivus
mand, $1.26 being paid for prompt and
1 n, ira.ah nolivorv. ThOSO red
prices are 3 and 3 cents better than
last week s.
n-i tn t nnta valllaa T" II 11 C P II 11 D CO
75 cents a ton, and there was a- similar
advance in Daney. my uu.
worth $35, and it is beliexed by deal
ers that the price will go to $40 before
May is here. Oats sold up to the $40
mark a few years ago, but wheat has
not brought the present quotations
since pioneer aays.
Farmers Hold Surplus.
News received from the country mar
i. . . i ... .. ii r inactive condi
neLH J tin It. i ii J " w-
tions. not for any lack of demand. Dill
1 n . . formaro and nnPCUlatorS WOUld
not sell. The buying In this market
of all cereals was for export account.
The rise in wheat prices has brought
.. - j 1 -!i .. i- a on..-, ad
ers aiinouin-cvi y ...ili... u.. .- -
vapce in all grades of flour, effective
thi mnrninir. Millfeed prices have
been raised $1 a ton.
i.-i .. . !...- n. rVil.ao.n -itimnen 3
vv near piii-ca bl . . . . -, j .
cents yesterday, following the rise at
Liverpool. A serious uuinimwia
n .r. c.l,-ah mal-lcat The nOSSl'
iruuis tne juiif,iii3i ..in.. .. .
bility of getting wheat from Argentina
at a reasonable price nas neon onov-
tered by tne rise in ireitsm. 10.10.
. , 1 .....I.... n.laaa worO ildt fl 1
jLilverpuui mi i 1 i" ' -
lowed to be sent out yesterday by the
British censor, but the advance was un
doubtedly a sharp one. London cabled
a 6-pence aavance in taiewca
passageJ and the Paris market also
was higher.
With the Argentina source of supply
in part eliminated. English buyers
again have turned their attention to the
markets of North America, and yester-
. a. m t. ' v
day's flurry was tne resuiu i '
t 1A3. wn. tho hitrh-
CagO qUULallUIi Ul . ' -" . ..
est of the season, the nearest approach
being on septemoer o mci, . -the
Germans were nearing Paris, when
il... .u ot ti 22. At St. Louis
may wiicai ii i' i " - ,
May wheat went to $1.31, the season s
record. Kansas jny anu u.n.
western markets had similar advances.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE
Name.
TO ARRIVE.
From
, .Los Angeles. . .
. .San IMego. ...
. Coos Bay
. Xos Angeles. . .
. Jureka
..San Diego
.Los Angeles. . .
TO DEPART.
For
- Date.
...In port
...In port
, . . In port
. . .Indeft.
...Jan. 8
. . .Jan. 10
...Jan. 1-i
Date.
. . .Indeft.
, . . Jan. 8
... J an. o
...Jan. S
Beaver
Yucatan
Breakwater
Roao City
Geo. W. Elder. ...
Roanoke
Bear
DUE
Name.
Rose City
Yale
Willamette
. .Los Angeles. . .
. S. F. to L. A. .
, .San Diego
. Coos Bay
. S. F. to L. A. . .
..Los Angeles.
. San Diego
..San Francisco.
,.San Diego.....
. .San Francisco.
. .Eureka
. San Diego
. .San Diego
. San Diego
. San Diego
. .San Francisco.
, ,San Francisco.
, .Los Angeles
Breakwater
Harvard
, . ..Jan
. . .Jan
. . Jan
. . .Jan.
. . . Jan.
. . .Jan.
. . ..Jan.
. . .Jan.
, . .Jan.
. . .Jan,
. . .Jan.
. . Jan.
. . . Jan.
. . .Jan.
Beaver
Yucatan
Northland
Yosemite
Multnomah. . .
Geo. W. illder.
Roanoke
J. B. Stetson. .
Roanoke
Celilo
San Ramon. . -Klamath
Bear
EUROPEAN AX
D ORIENTAL
SERV.ICE.
Date.
. . . Jan. 23
.. Feb. IO
...Feb. HO
...Mad. 10
Date.
...Jan. 30
. ...Feb. 35
. . . Feb.
. . .Alar. U'6
Name.
From
Glenroy
Rio Pasis
.London
. -Manila
. London
.London
For
. London
..Kobe
. London
. .London
Olengyle
Glenlochy
Name.
Glenroy
Rio Pasig
Glengyle... . . .
Glenochy. .
Marconi Wireless Reports.
. . . . -.i . i 1 .Tannnrv 4
(All POIII I rr-purw:u . w -. .
unless otherwise designated).
Buck, Portland for Monterey. 97 miles
south coiumpia 0 off
Farragut, &eaiuo awit "
sctt? Aberdeen for San Francisco, of TU-
Ia5o?Jn!an5,dSan Francisco for Portland. S5
milM north cape Blanco
Lansing, aan ijuw iui ,
north al san rranciuu.
. . . , 7 tt tViT- con TTTancisco. 935
illloni;tJi, nuiiuiu. . -
1081 miles east of Honolulu January a.
Matsonia. oan piuuna.w
i2." miles out January 3.
Tr.t.ir. Kvrtnev for San Francisco. X9J0
152
lChansfor. Honolulu for Monterey. 2OT0
illPS OUt January a.
11, Unn;ia rtt- Bnn Francisco. 1(0
mllttt west Ot HOnoiuiu j au o 3 -
Topeka? Ian Francisco for Eureka, five
H" MiStSf? Unnton. 222 mile,
n0Governo.06anrF;ancisco for San Pedro. 10
mile, outh of Pigeon Point. . . .
lies north of San Francisco
Kllbnrn Eureka for San Francisco. 146
lie, north of San Francisco.
Grice Dollar. Bandon for Tacoma, 423
n,ul
Coronado. Sin Francfsco for Gray, Harbor.
n'r' Poland. 10 mile.
10
""SrJl ?.0in 01, San Francisco for
Seattle, .off Point Reyej.
wnittier, Dau n." -
n. south of Pan Francisco.
'wfthMmrna. Honolulu for San Francisco.
L?wi, Senbach. San Francisco for New
Torfc 100 miles south of San Francisco
Areyl. Oleum for Seattle. 80 mile, from
Lawuche. Ketchikan for Seattle, off Oyster
BlS&ta?ntSheba0,?red- f'o"r VZ"S2i
-anie3 64 mile,
"sfetson fVmcUc. for Columbia Klver.
fLmBqamoniIVE,erett for San Pedro. 50
CoyntTr San Francisco.
40 mile, south of Coos Bay
Redondo. Coos Bay for San Francisco.
mile, south of Cape Blanco.
Movements of Vessels.
ASTORIA, Jan. 4. Arrived at 6 and left
no at 10 A. M. Steamer Corozal. from Vic
toria Sailed at 9:30 A M. Steamer F.
H Buck for Monterey. Sailed at 10:40 A.
g Danish bark Havila, for Ijnited King-
av'm. for orders, at 1 P. M. -Norwegian ship
Sierra Miranda and Norwoslan bark Hafrsf-
Jord. for United Kingdom, for orders.
San Francisco. Jan. 3. Arrived at 5 P.
M. Steamer Bear, from Portland. Arrived
at 8 P M. Steamer Celllo. from Portland,
for San Dieco. Jan. 4. Sailed arjnldntRlit
Steamer Montanan. for Portland. Arrived
at 3 P. M. Steamer Klamath, from Port
land. London, Jan. 5. Arrived British teamer
Oristano. from Portland.
San Pedro. Jan. 4. Arrived Steamer Ro
anoke, from Portland, for San Diego, via
way ports. Jan. 3. -Sailed French ship
Am'iral Courbet, for Puset Sound.
Monterey, Jan. 3. Sailed Steamer TV. F.
Herrin, for Portland.
Coos Bay, Jan. 4. Sailed at P. M.
Steamer Yellowstone, from San Francisco,
for Portland.
Shanghai, Jan. 1. Arrived Japanese
steamer Asumasan Maru, from Portland.
Astoria, Jan. 3. Sailed at 2:30 P. M.
Steamer E. H. Vance, for San Pedro. Ar
rived down at 5 and sailed at 10 P. M.
Steamer Geo. W". Elder, for Eureka, via
Coos Bay.
San Franclseo. Jan. 4. Arrived Steam
ers Admiral Schlev. Humboldt, from Seat
tle: Governor, from Victoria: Shlnyo Mard
(Japanese), from Manila via Honolulu: Svea,
from Gravs Harbor: Colusa, from Mukllteo:
Klamath, from Columbia Klver; ship Will
lam T. Lewi, (British), from Newcastle,
Australia, via Masatian. Mex. Sailed
Steamers Lewis Luckenbach. for Xew York;
Cordelia (British), for Ancon; Coronado. for
Grays Harbor; Col. E. L. Drake, towing
barge M, for Seattle.
Seattle. Wah.. Jan. 4. Arrived Steam
ers President, from San Diego; Admiral
Dewev, from San Francisco.
New York. Jan. I. Sailed Steamer, Min
neapolis, for London; S. V. Luckenbach, for
San Francisco.
Arica. Jan. 4. Arrived Steamer Co
lumbia, from San Francisco.
London, Jan. 4. Arrived Steamer Orl.
tano, from Portland, Or., and Newport Newa
Xew St. Johns' Dock I-ease Asked.
ST. JOHNS. Or.. Jan. 4 (Special.)
The Crown Willamette Paper Company.
wnicri nas naa a tease ot tne i-id
dock, has asked for terms for another
lease of the dock. The lease expired
January S. The company asked for an
option but the City Council demanded
increased rental, which the company
refused. There has beer, talk of selling
the city dock to relieve the city from
the cost of maintenance, as it has
never paid.
Marine Xotes.
Victor Helgas. for a Ion? period
quartermaster aboard the "Big Three"
liner Bear and later on the steamer
San Juan as third officer, is now third
officer of the steamer Colusa, of the
Grace fleet.
Favored by an east wind there was
a cleanup of squarerlpBers in the
lower harbor yesterday, the Danish
bark Havila. Norwegian ship Sierra
Miranda and the Norwegian bark
Hafrsfjord having crossed to sea.
As the Columbia River continues to
be blocked with Ice from Craijr's to
The Dalles the steamer Gamecock
will not leave here this mornlnK. but
is scheduled to make the attempt to
get through Thursday.
E. R. Budd. superintendent of the O.
W. R. & N. river fleets and the fifth
division, left last night for North
Beach to inspect the line between
Megler and Narhcotta.
Captain H. T. Groves, superintend
ent of dredging- for the Port of Port
land, Is having the size of his Ash
street dock office Increased.
Shifting last nlpht from Couch
street dock to the Eastern & Western.
the steamer Multnomah is to work a
part of her cargo and proceed to St.
Helens today, loading In all 950,000
feet for San Francisco. The Willam
ette, of the same fleet, leaves St
Helens for California ports this after
noon. Rock dumping has been resumed on
the north Jetty at the mouth of the
CnliimhlH River, sufficient stone hav
ing been delivered there so the entire
force was "turned to yesteraay morn
ing. That work had been suspended
one week.
United States Inspector Edwards and
Fuller have ordered the Inspection of
the steamer John A. Shaw, a new tug
built for the Hammond Lumber Com
pany, to take place at Astoria to
morrow, and that of the steamer Seon
tt Newberg Friday.
Captain W. H. Curtis entered the
Union oil tanker Oleum at the Custom
House yesterday with 30,560 barrels of
fuel oil and 6109 barrels of refined
oil, and she was cleared for the re
turn to San Francisco.
Aboard the American-Hawaiian liner
Montanan, which sailed from San
Francisco at 11 o'clock Sunday night
and is due at Albers" dock tomorrow
morning, are 2JB0 tons of New York
cargo, the largest load any vessel of
that fleet has delivered here.
Confirmation of a report that the
Johnson line of motorships. made up
of the Pacific, Suecia, Gustav Adolph
and Crown Princessen Margarite,
would call at Portland in conjunction
with a service being established be
tween the Pacific Coast and Swedish
and Norwegian harbors, was brought,
fmm San Francisco by G. W. Mc
Dowell, agent here for W. R. Grace &
Co.. The firm is Coast agent lor tne
new fleet.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday.
High. " Low. ....
S:46 A. M 7.6 feet9:33 A. M a.s reel
3:05 P. M 8.1 feet(9:57 P. M 0.O foot
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Jan. 4. Condition of the
bar at 6 P. M. : Sea, smootn; wino., easi tv
miles.
Bombs Dropped Xear Brussels.
LONDON. Jan. 4, 10:30 A. M. Accord
ing to an Amsterdam dispatch to the
Kxohana-e Telegraph uompany. r renin
aviators dropped bombs in the vicinity
of Brussels Saturday, partly destroying
ZenDelln shed under econstruction
and killing several German soldiers.
Blood Remedy
Sustains World
Myriads Have Learned of Its Re
markable Curative Value.
From the very fact that 8. 8. 8., the
famous blood purifier is A natural medi
cine, it Is opposed by those who can not
give up mercury and other dangerous
drags. Habit is a strange master. Af
flicted people use mercury with a blind
force of habit. Not warned by the rheu
matism they see all around them, un
mindful of the locomotor ataxia, paraly
sis -and other dreaded results of mineral
poisoning, they cling to the fast disap
pearing treatment so surely and positive
ly being replaced by 8. S. 8., wherever
the light strikes in. 8. 8. B. is fast be
coming the world's panacea for all blood
troubles because It Is welcome to a weak
stomach, is taken naturally Into the
blood, U a wave of purifying influence
known by Its remarkable curative results,
and Is the standby of a host of people.
It goes Into the blood and remains a strong
medicinal Influence to the end and this
without any other effect than that of a
purely cleansing property.
It Is the most universally recom
mended blood remedy known, and has
sustained Its reputation for half a cen
tury. Its ingredients are Nature's detl
nlte antidotes for germs that create our
worst afflictions. Get a bottle today of
any druggist. Refuse all substitutes.
Write the medical department. The Swift
Specific Co., 62 Swift Bldg., Atlanta. Ga.,
for free advice on blood troubles, and bow
to overcome them. This department Is one
of the finest helps to men to be found
anywhere, and it is entirely free.
aMIHEMKNTH.
Broadway, at Taylor
.Main I and A 113.
HE1LIG
TONIGHT 8:15 JETr""0
fPP'IM. PRICE MAT.
TOMOKKIIH I'.iv.
. $1. .c. iMK-. 2-Vi. ,
MAY. R0BS0N
In Her i.rratrot Comedy Mueeiae
"Martha-By-the-Day"
Evenlnes: I.Oer floor. U rows . T
rows 1. Balcony, i rows $1. 4 ros 7e.
i ronj 60c. Gallery, 3&c. Jjc.
Thnr.. Krl.. Nal.. 4an. 1. . , Ma. Hat.
"jgrtounDTrtE world "Tour
-11 WlTHCoMMHrOfJO
1 tfAQICIAHS. fAHlRS
$50000 PRODUCTION
WOToraOr
An rtw.
Sicujr rune
W0 Hen
Srrv-a.
Lions
Trie Hinoo Hope TBif K
l&scos DecAMTATton ( Vf f I
ALAVGHrrvr.7 nT ur i i. l:l
pfirM i. i.sr rtf. r.c.
SEAT OPKNS TODAY.
BAKER
THr.ATrn
Mala V A H.1M
L. Hiker, mtrr.
Hon of the ramaaa Bofeer riayoeo.
Thura. Spech.1 Barraln Mai. for Mothers
and Daushlere Only.
... tivii m its. w r.n..
THi'k.. NAT. Cosmo H.mllt'o,,-. '""'i';!
play, foundea up"" '
cussed subject of the hour,
"The Blindness of Yirtue"
about Every mother, every daushter sh..ul.i
:.b.OUthi. play, -t.rtlln,. drama... and .J.
b"txlo,iVly rT'?
Maui Ilroadway. at titer A ..
AUCK K1S AM) BKRT IW.SCH
In .ha danv of the temptress.
Anna t handler
Jack ttardnor.
In '"urse You, Jack Dalton.
Kleanor II alter 4 tt.
Klea lienaaer
1 eur lanutte
Mt'Kae tle
VANTAGES
llroaalway aod Alder.
;c Mliero III Crowd ooaa."
Janiea J. Corhell, Harold, Holland Io..
Transfield Mlleri Skipper. Keanrtlf aad
Reovea: i Mlualrela le l.aae; 1 be Mal.ua
Braa. I'hone Mala 4IU. A itM.
mmm
Mhl
i howa
The Mary Uardea of Kalu."
"SOPHIK Tl'CkKR."
6 Other lllsttnia Acta
Choice lull for flrai-iimhl show reserved
on rt,uat.
Dp IfCC I Afternooua 100. 1o
riVlUtiO) isiKbu. 'o.
CLASSIFED AD. RATES
Daily dBuada,
One lime
Same ad two eoneeeullvo llmea s-e
same aa turee nmanmi.p -
banioad mix. or oevea consecutive llmea. . awe
'Jho above rales ali'iy i '""'""""
under "New Today" and. all other rlaIU.a
tlons eicelH the follow ln( I
situation Wanle-l Male.
Mituittlona Wun.eo l emale.
ror Kent, IUcim, ITlvale I-a mil loo.
Board and Katonis, I'rlvata r n;""";1
Houekeepln-H"oin. I'r vate tanilllr.
Kate on the above clasaillrallon. U J l-oota
a line each inaertlon. .
On "rharae" advertlaemenla ehantewlll rte
baed on the number of line, apiiearlns In
the paper, reardlea of Hie number of wttrda
la ea-h line. Minlniimi rharre, two llnro. ,
The treaonian itm . ' v , , U
vertieementa over the telephone. P'. "'
tho auveriitacr . ...-. - ... -----
phone. No price, will I- ,)"
nhnue. but hill "1 be reod.re.1 Ihe follow
ing day. W hether eilbeequent advertleemenia
n II be accep.eu over iu. v - V,","
.V ntnNi of Mvmiit of lele-
.Une advertlsementa. rl. uatlon. M MJed
tanal I'erttonal advert Ittement a will not lie ae
Jep.ed v?r the te.e,m..ne. rder. or one.
hmerllon only will be ac.el-.ed lor"! oral-
.... fist PIllr. "HUMIiraa .irfsrv.s
nlllo.." and -edtoRen,"
or a.ume reponll.llily for error, oceurrln
in telephone.1 advertlemenl.
Hca.ion must be In The Oreaoulan .fr.ee bo
fore o'clock at nlaht. e.cepl tat. inlay.
loelng hour for Th. Sunday ronl.a w I
he l:i0 o'clock Hatunlay aighl. Ihe ofll.o
will be open until 10 o'clock P. M . a. aMial.
ind all ada received loa late I'";!"
clawill.Tatlon will he run under Ihe beadin
Too Ite .o iaa.i y. ... .
more than one Incorrect lo-erlloa of any ad-
vertl-etnen.. "'"",..-
Telephones, .m.i.
OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY
7 C.RAIND AW 1.
P.onea K..t 14S, H M15. Open D.
Report all caaea of cruelty tn this of
flcei. Lethal chamber for small '''mu
tie.?., ambulance for sick or di.abl.d
animals at a moment's notice. Anyone
Searing m pet may communicate with
ADCTIOS BALES TODAT.
at BAKER'S AUCTION- HOL'FB. lat-im
Park st. Furniture, rugs, etc. fcaia at
o'clock.
MKETIXO NOTICES.
A. A A. P. KITE oresnn
Lodge of Perfection. No. 1 Reg
ular meeting In Memorial Hall,
Scottish Rita Cathedral, this
evening at 8 o'clock. Hy order
VKN. MAh'TKIl.
The funeral "Sm.nH.e. .. In. . ructcd and all
trroneV'ol 'oj; :s
brother. K. J. F. Mill. of,VOLPi g,P,.ry.
IMPCHIAL. l.ODOK NO.
. v AK-rt A M. Kneclal com.
aW munlcatlon this Tue.1.y even.
, in i -M o'clock. January a,
l ..." h B. A. dt-Kr.-a. u rcKi!.r
brelhrca wolcome. riv or'ifr
.fl. ji, W V. ANDIll h, eee.
GOOD T1MEI W'lTIMK! HOTTIVKI
O.y time at the Hard Time Dance hy ""'',
w.shltigton tamp No. Xitl. at W. t. .
TomS i. 12 Kl.ventl. atre. Tuel.y er-n.
in January 6. ITIsea Iu b.t and m.l
comical mk-up. ull oichaaira. A4n.lt
ilou, l'JC.
HAWTHUKN'K l-OnOK. NO.
Ill, A. F. AND A. M Hlated
communication this Tu.d.r
evening at 1 :XU o'clock. la.oii0
Temple. .Visiting brelhreu wel
come. C. B. .MU.I.KK. fee.
BORN.
GUTHRIE To Mr. and Mra K. F. Outline,
of Medford. Or., Jan. 3. a son.
FOX In this city, January , Martha K.
yox. ased Co years, laie of e"-l k.a.1
Thlrty-elahth street North. Notice, of
funeral hereafter.
SOLXIN January 4. Vllae S-on, aged S
years, belovea brother of Mr.. rrll Ma
glnnis. Kemalns at Uunnlnn McKnlM a
na.i.r, N'nttc. of funeral later.
STUART In Shanghai. China. Deeeml.er J.
11114, alary .vi i u . muau, - - -
Fiaak llaydea Stuart.