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ioi: 14 TIIE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, FEB SOUTHERN PACIFIC LINES WILL UNITE Mr. Sproule Confirms Story ' Company Will Take Over Subsidiaries in State. FIRST STEPS ARE TAKEN -Total Mileage Involved Is 119S.08 and to It May Be Added Steam ship Concern Final Action Hets With Directors. "vli!linm Sproule, president of the Southern pacific Company, confirmed yesterday, upon inquiry by The Ore Ionian, that the purchase of allied lines and systems in this state is con templated, as was printed in The Ore cnr.ian yesterday. This will mean the merging of six rail lines in Oregon into the parent Southern Pacific cor poration ami the operation of all un der one management. President Pproule said that the Southern Pacific owns the capital stock of these various lines, and the purchase now under consideration is in accordance with this stork ownership. The actual transfer, he said, is largely a matter of bookkeeping. When the details will be adjusted co that the merger will be accom plished could not be learned yesterday. It is known that preliminary steps have been taken looking: to that end, and It Is believed it will become an ac complished fact within a short time. Several Linen Involved It is expected that the following raillines. with their indicated mileage, will be Fathered Into one organization under the Southern Facific manage ment: Salem, falls -ity & Western, l'S.2; Fortland. Kugene & Kastern. 64.5; Corvailis & Eastern, 140.2; Willamette Pacific, completed track, Eugene to Mapleton. .".S; Itoseburs. Coos Bay & Kastern. 26; Pacific Kallway & Navi gation. !M. 2: and Southern Pacific lines in Oregon. 790.S8. This makes a total mileage of 119S.9S. all within the state. It is expected that to this group of lines will be added the Portland & Coos Bay Steamship c ompany, which also will be operated fllrectly under the name of the South ern Pacific Company. Readjustment of the list of officials of all these lesser lines is expected and various changes are anticipated that will make for added efficiency and economy of operation. Expense to Be Jleduced. The keeping of separate accounts by tlu-se allied roads and added trouble and expense in the auditing systems now in use will largely be avoided, it is believed, by merging them under one head. T!ie first step looking to the consol idation of the lines has already been taken that of putting the Portlano. Ku-cne & Eastern electric lines under t:ie direct control of the Southern Pa cific. In addition to the repainting of the electric cars and substitution of the Southern Pacific title on thera for the old name, passes on the Portland. Eusrene & Eastern are no longer good on these electric lines, only Southern pacific transportation being recog nized. ... Local officials of the Southern Pacific Mv final action will be taken by di rectors of the company only, and that lieidj of the company here must await notification from the East before they will know anything definite in regard to the merger that is believed to be in progress WEED BILLS PROTESTED City Jlecords Mixed i Assessment for Campaign on Lots Is Charge. That the city is going to have a diffi cult time in collecting amounts assessed against property for the cutting of weeds litst Summer became apparent vesterday when dozens of letters were received by City Auditor Barbur pro testing against the assessments, notices for which were sent out first the end of Inst week. The majority of protests are based upon the ground that the city did not cut the weeds, it being con tended that the city's records have be come mixed. The weeds were cut under the direc tion of the department of public works. Tab was kept on the lota cut by the city and notice of the amounts were sscnt to the Auditor. A year ago. through the same trouble, the city failed to col lect in many cases. NO JOB,, MAN IS SUICIDE Attempt of ex-Section Foreman to Live AHcr Cutting Throat Vain. III. friendless and without work. John Flodin. aged S3, slashed his throat with a razor some time Sunday night. He was found dead yesterday in his room at 2T.3H Everett street. After cutting his throat he made a vain attempt to stay the flow of blood, tearing up a shirt and binding it about his neck. A note, part in English and part in Swed ish, told of his loneliness and despond- iicy. Flodin was formerly a section fore man in the employ of the O.-W. U. & X. in Eastern Oregon. Since he came lo Portland in November he had had no work. The body will be sent by "oroner Pammasch to a brother in Sweden, Flodin was not married. TRAINMEN ENTER DENIAL rvtiiions Against Jitney Arc Circu lated by Trolley Workers. Members of the Brotherhood of Rail way Trainmen, an organization of steam railway workers, fearing a re port that the Brothei hood of Railway Trainmen employed by the Portland Jtailway, Light & Power Company had petitioned the city authorities that the 'jitney" bus be allowed to operate only under a license from the city, would be taken to mean that their organization was meant, want it understood that they are taking no part in the move ment. The petition circulators are members of the Brotherhood of Electrical Rail way Employes of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company. WOMAN IS BOUND OVER Jlrsi. K. A. Van Gorder Accused of Conducting Disorderly House. Mrs. Fl. A. Van Gorder, proprietress of the Van Gorder House, was bound over to the crand jury yesterday af ternoon by Municipal Jud?e Stevenson on the charKe of conducting a dis orderly resort. The preliminary ex amination consisted of the testimony of Folic Lieutenant Harms and Police man Wise concerning: what they did. saw and heard in the raid on the Van Gorder House last week. Thomas Calvert, a bellboy at the Carlton, was found guilty of associat ing with women at the Van Gorder House and fined $10. Oliver Buckman paid a fine of J20 for the same offense. Lieutenant Harms testified on the stand that when he accused Mrs. Van Gorder of running a disorderly house, she replied that the hlirh rents in Port land forced her to do so. This. she emphatically denied sayincr. HIBERNIANS HEAR, TALK St. Bridget's Day Banquet Is Made Occasion for Entertainment. More than 200 persons were in at tendance at the second annual pro gramme of St. Bridget's day banquet, held in the Hibcrnia Hall Sunday night Speeches by several prominent men of NATIVE DAUGHTER PASSES . SALEM. -i -w.-,- 2 Ai Mrs. Llnnlc D. I.ovell. SALEM. Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) Mrs. I,innic B. Lovell, wife of Frank K. Lovell, secretary of the State Tax Commission, died Sat urday following' a prolonged ill ness, aged CS years. Mrs. Lovell was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Stutesman. She was born in this city January 14, JS77. was educated In the public schools here, and for a time was In the employ of the Ladd & Bush Bank. iShe was married to Mr. Lovell April 15, 1003. liesides her husband, Mrs. Lovell leaves two brothers, Clarence L. Stutesman and George Merle Stutesman, of Salem. Mrs. Lovell was a lifelong friend of Mrs. Os wald West. The funeral was held Sunday. Portland were heard and the evening's entertainment was an interesting one. Judge W. X. Gatens, of the Juvenile Court, spoke on moral education. Judge John P. Kavanaugh recalled the old Irish mother and her willingness to help the needy. He told of the ever ready kindness that was always ap parent when needed ' most The entertainment committee, of which D. W. Lane is chairman, is mak ing elaborate preparations for an enter tainment at the Hibernia Hall, March 4. Judge McGinn will be one of the speakers of the evening. BURGLARS FIRE STORE Lcisy riiarmacy Loss $ -1 0 0 0 hut Part of Jewelry Removed. Damage amounting to $1000 was caused by burglars, who ransacked the R. A. Leisy pharmacy at 146 Foster Road at an early hour yesterday morn ing and then set fire to the building. Jewelry valued at $130 that had been stolen was found at 12 o'clock yester day in a vacant lot near the scene of the burglary and fire. Although a gold lavalliere and a number of gold rings are still missing, this was the greater part of the goods taken. Before engine No. 31 could get to the scene, the prescription department had been ruined and much of the drug- stock damaged. SKIN GRAFTING IS SUCCESS Doctors Think Zclda .Moscs:-ohn Will Escape Without Scar. Though there will be a discoloration evident for many months to come, the skin-grafting operation on little 8-year-old Zelda Mosessohn, who was burned in the Irvington School fire during the Christmas-tree entertain ment, has been pronounced a success, bandages being changed yesterday. The operation took place Wednesday morning. The operation required the trans ferring of 24 iru-hea of skin from the thigh of the little girl to her face, so large was the area burned. The girl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David X. Mosessohn. VOMN OK I'MOV IS IV HER MXETV-KIFT1I VKAII. .Mrs. Lucretla MeKennon. VNIOX, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The oldest person at Union is Mrs. Lucretia MeKennon, who is in her ninety-fifth year and bids fair to reach the century mark. Mrs. MeKennon is a native of Tennessee and was born in 1S20. Despite her great age, this wo man keeps up a large correspon dence and writes a plain, legi ble hand of the old school style. Eight sons and daughters were born to Mrs. MeKennon, six of whom are living. She has 26 grandchildren and 3 4 great grandchildren. She makes, tier home with her son, L. L. Me Kennon, of this city, a retired farmer. 4 t I lit- 15--. - - - 1 ! !& ' i i - - r . FLOUR QUERIES FAST England's Demand May Send More Cargoes From Here. 60 SHILLINGS IS LIKELY Tonnage at Reasonable Kate "ov Issue, but Vessels Tteport on AVay and February Exports May Be Increased. Inquiries for flour wanted in Eng land have been such during the past week that it Is estimated between three and four cargoes would be dispatched if steam tonnage is obtainable at rea sonable rates. One exporter expresses the opinion that a steamer taken now would be on a basis of about 60 shill ings, although the British tramp Kish, fixed last week, brought &o shillings. A mixed cargo of oats and barley was reported sold In Australia and another was said to have been sold baturaay for delivery in the United Kingdom. Another steamer has been listed for Portland, the British tramp Clan Mae- Tavish. which left Adelaide December 20 for Newcastle, N. S. W., and reached there January 6 en route for the river. Her charterer has not been announced. The vessel is of 3625 tons net regis ter. A re-charter made known yes terday was that of the Belgian bark Kat&nea. which reached the river Jan uary 26, consigned to the Portland Flouring Mills Company, and was taken over by M. H. Houser. The going rate is said to have been paid for the ves sel, which is to be in the harbor to day. The Norwegian bark Clan Galbraith reached the river yesterday from Hon olulu and had been on the way since January 9. She was towed In by the tug Tatoosh and will be dispatched by Mr. Houser, who also has the Brit ish ship Wlscombe Park, which arrived Sunday from Guayaquil and left up yesterday. The British ship, lvilmeny. Captain John Davies. from Coqulmbo. was entered at the Custom-House yes terday with 600 tons of sand ballast. She loads cereal under engagement to Strauss & Co. The British steamer Strathilee. which was loaded by Kerr, G if ford & Co.. fin ished at Montgomery Dock yesterday and left down In the afternoon, bound for the United Kingdom by way of the Canal. The Norwegian bark Vanduara was shifted from the stream to a berth at Montgomery Dock and the Cambus kenneth went from Albina Dock to Montgomery. There are a few other sailing vessels out sufficiently long to be nearing the Columbia and wheat exports during February will be considerable. In the event steam tonnage can be picked up there will be a spurt in flour business and some of the tonnage on the way will, no doubt, be used if orders con tinue. The tramp Batsford. taken last month by Kerr. Gifford & Co., is work ing her way in this direction, as she was reported at Nagasaki January 4 from Singapore and, after calling at Yokohama, was due to start for the river. The British steamer Kish, also engaged by Kerr, Gifford & Co., reached Chemulpo January -i rrom rusan mm is to come here the latter part of th month or early in March. BEAVER'S COMPAXY STUXG Shipment of Mingless Bees Develops Into Regular Hornet's Xest. 'There is no such a thing as a Bur- bank, or stingless bee," vouchsafed Captain E. V. Mason, skipper of the Portland-California liner Beaver, after that shin made her berth at Ainsworth dock yesterday. The navigator had reference to a shipment of 20 crates of bees made from Portland on the last voyage of the vessel, destined for .1 Centro, Cat., as 2000 of the honey-makers gained their liberty on the way to San Francisco and it is said nearly ev ery sailor was stung. W. M. Kollock. owner of the bees. accompanied them on the journey, and when the 200 got out Jir. jvoiiock is said to have been so seriously stung that he took to his bed. Captain Mason says there were bees on the bridge, promenade deck and in fact every place, from where they were carried on the maindeck to the trucks. He was told the bees were of the Burbank va riety, like the spineless cactus, but he says if there are any of the family that can beat them for stinging, he doesn't want to be in their company. Inci dentally First Officer Parker says each bee had more stings to get rid ot tnan a snake has bites. The Beaver made her way out of San Francisco Bay Saturday during the heighth of the blow that struck Cali fornia. Captain Mason reports that the storm was from the west-northwest and that it hung on until the ship passed Point Reyes. Along the Oregon Coast the weather was rainy, but no stiff ind was encountered. The Beaver brought a shipment of Southern Cali fornia oranges and considerable other cargo. She had a fair passenger list, that included the nrst oriue ana groom of the year on that ship, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Harper. Mr. Harper represents an Eastern shoe concern. Mrs. C. C. Scwell, wife of the executive officer of the United States Steamship San Diego, was a passenger. The cruiser reached San Diego Sunday with bodies of men who lost their lives through a boiler explosion aboard the vessel. LUMBER SHIPS ARE ORDERED American-Hawaiian Loses Xo Time After Announcing Departure. To the Maryland Steamship Company has been awarded contracts for the building of two specially designed lum ber carriers which the American- Hawaiian Company will operate in a year from Portland and Puget Sound to New York. The announcement of their intended construction 'was made last week, also that the steamer Wash ingtonian. which was lost off the Dela ware coast, had been ordered dupli cated and i3 to be ready iivlO months. By way of San Francisco comes news' that the trio of new carriers will represent a total outlay of $3,000,000. The lumber steamers may not be hur ried, as in the case of the Washing tonian's successor, but, at any rate, thev are looked for in service about January 1. 1916. By that time the company may adopt plans for increas ing the number of exclusive lumber vessels and go into the trade exten sively. The present liners are not re garded as adapted the handling large quantities of the material, though at times parcels of lumber may be trans ported on them. MINOR REPAIRS HOLD DRAKE Fleet or Oil Carriers Rc-cngagc In Trade After Short Tieup. Having discharged a full cargo of fuel oil the tank steamer Colonel E. L. Drake was due to sail this morning on her return to the Golden Gate, but the breaking of a pump yesterday re sulted in her sailing being postponed until this evening. Captain Badger brought the ship into port. She is one of several oil carriers returned to serv- jice during the, past few weeks, others being the Wm. F. Herrin, Roma. Franl H. Buck. Coalinga and the De Sota The Coalinga was formerly the Brit ish steamer Pectan and the De Soti was the German steamer Phoebus They will continue to trade offshore. The oil movement to Portland ha not ceased by any means, but durinj December and January oil consump tion was not as heavy as before. Taer is an enormous quantity of fuel on used in the Willamette and Columbia district. Only steamers plying on the Upper Willamette and Columbia use other than oil and with the rail lines consuming it on locomotives and the demand by industrial plants, there is usually a good-sized fleet engaged in its transportation. LAW VIOLATIONS REPORTED Captain Gcer Assessed Minimum Fine for Failure to Enroll. Several alleged offenders have been drawn into tho drasnet of the inspec tors of the Custom-House, who made one of their periodical journeys down the river Saturday. Fines are expected to be levied in each case, and the Gov ernment officials say more will follow unless there is a marked change In the manner in which some motorboat own ers operate their craft. Among those charged are Martin Tarabokljo, of Brookfield, said to have had no lights, light screens or horn on his boat; Sacarius Bystrom, George H. Crandall and Leo Ringborn, Oak Point, showing no lights when using a drift net; Jonas Peterson, Westport, having no lights on his motorboat when under way, and owners of five rafts will also be charged with failing to display lights. In the case of Captain A. J. Geer, of the steamer Stranger, charged with having gone out as master of that ves sel when he was not so registered. E. F. Sweet, assistant secretary of the De partment of Commerce, has written that a fine of io be imposed. Captain Geer forwarded a statement, sotting forth that he took the steamer out at night and could not be enrolled as master at the time. COASTERS TO LOAD IX SOUTH Klamath Sails Today With Hull of Latest McCormick Vessel. The McCormick steamers Yosemite and Willamette, discharging their Cali flrnla cargoes here this week, will be ordered north to take on lumber. For the Yosemite a load Is ready on Grays Harbor. The Willamette is to be dis patched from Puget Sound. The steamer Klamath, flagship of that line, sails today with cargo and passengers and in addition, will take the new hull of the steamer Wapama in tow. The latter is to be delivered at San Francisco for the installation of machinery. In about two months she will be ready for operation and is to be placed in commission in the Co lumbia River trade, plying with the other carriers as far south as San Diego with lumber and returning here with general cargo. The next two voy ages of the Klamath will be from the Columbia River to Guaymas, Ilex., with lumber. LUMBER SHIPMENTS GROWING Twenty-Two Cargoes Clear From Mo bile First 1 6 Days or January. MOBILE, Ala.. Feb. 1. Twenty-two cargoes of lumber were cleared from Mobile for foreign ports during the first 16 days of January, according to the latest available figures. . Large shipments in sailing vessels have been made to Genoa. Italy, and a number of steamships have carried lumber and timber to the Clyde River. South and Central American coun tries and Cuba and other West Indian islands have taken their shares. Lum ber dealers are optimistic, seeing a speedy rise in prices. Xews From Oregon Ports. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The Norwegian bark Clan Galbraith ar rived last evening. 22 days from Hono lulu, being towed in by the tug Tatoosh. She was taken this morning to Port land to load grain. The steam schooner Shoshone arrived this morning from San Francisco with a cargo of 503 tons of cement for Port land. The. steamer Beaver arrived this morning from San FranciBco and San Pedro with freight and passengers for Astoria and Portland, and the steamer Bear sailed for these ports. The steamer Geo. W. Elder sailed dur- inar the night for Eureka and Coos Bay with freight and passengers from Port land and Astoria. The British ship Wiscombe Park left this morning for Portland, where she will load grain. COOS BAY, Or., Feb. 1. (Special.) The George W. Elder arrived from Portland today. The steamer Nann Smith sailed for San Francisco loaded with lumber and carrying 60 passengers. While in Marshfiold Edwards and Fuller. Government steamboat inspec tors, will hold a hearing on the Col. Michie-A. M. Simpson collision, which occurred last Summer, and examine ap plicants for gasoline boat licenses. Marino Notes. With the Cascade locks again in oper ation steamboat men are preparing to resume trade betwern Portland and The Dalles. By Thursday the entire fleet will no doubt be again in service, as above the locks soft ice was reported yesterday and it was raining. Bound for San Pedro, the steamer Klamath was cleared yesterday with a lumber cargo measuring 990,000 feet. John Pending has been signed on the bar tug Wallula as master, succeeding II. F. Astrup, who goes to the tug jne- onta; E. E. Kellogg is master of the tug L. E. Thompson, George H. Hale re tiring and L. C. weir is master oi tne Kteamer C. Minsinger. relieving R. F. Caples. Bringing 500 tons of coal, loaded at Philadelphia, the steamer Cricket is due in the river today by way of San Fran. Cisco, where she towed the prison ship Success. Robert Warrack began his first duties yesterday as official head of the 17th lighthouse district, his appointment as inspector dating from February 1. Major Amos Frees, Corps of Engi neers. V. S. A., who came here to re lieve Colonel Mclilnstry lor so aays, expects to end his duties a week from tomorrow, when he will return to Los Angeles to continue the study of oiled roads until the expiration of the Winter season in Yellowstone Park, where he will continue In charge of road con struction. Assistant United States. Steamboat Inspectors Weldon and Meany will pro ceed to Astoria tomorrow to inspect several vessels. Having returned to port yesterday from San Francisco. the steamer Thomas L. Wand berthed at the Eastern & Western mill to work lumber. Captain Norrls. of the British steamer Strathdee. reported to United States Immigration Inspector Barbour yester day that one of his Chinese crew had deserted and he offered a reward of $100 for bis capture. Lumber Shipments Boom. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Feb. 1. The sudden revival of the lumber industry is shown by the lact that lo sailing vessels are now in Grays Harbor await ing cargo with eight more due In a few days, so that there will be 21 lumber ships in port at one time, the largest number in many years. ES i$w3.-0;Tacoma$36. 55, Spokane $46.80. SHIP FARE IS $5 LOWER Forty-Day Trips to San Diego Will Cost $66.65. $58.60 and $69.05 From Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane Respectively. Esnnsiiion rates from the racltlc Northwest to the fairs at San Francisco on San nie.iro this year have been de cided upon by the North Pacific Coast Passenger Association and were an nounced by the passenger department of the O.-W. R. & N. Company yester day. Thirty-day round trip tickets to San FrnnHsro via the Southern Pacific Company will be sold from Seattle for $38.40. Tacoma, $36.55. and Spokane. $46.80. Via the San Francisco & Port land Steamship Company, the 30-day patAa a ri ns follows; Seat tle. $33.40; Tacoma, $31.55, and Spokane. $41.80. Ninety-day round trip tickets via the Southern Pacific Company to San Fran cisco are as follows: From Seattle, S44.S0; Tacoma, $42.65: Spokane. $54.60. Via the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company, from Seattle, $35: Tacoma, $35, and Spokane. $47.10. vnrv.Aa v rmtnri trin tickets Will be sold to San Diego via the Southern Pa cific Company as follows: From Seattle, $60.65; Tacoma. $S8.60; Spokane, $69.06. The rate from Spokane will also apply via Huntington and Salt Lake City. Tickets good for 40 days to San Diego and return will be sold on the follow ing basis via the San Francisco & Port land Steamship Company: From Seat tle, $63.45; Tacoma. $53.55; Spokane. $63.80. Via the same steamship line, 90-day round trip tickets will be sold to San Diego as follows: From Seattle, $66.20; Tacoma, $54.50: Spokane, $66.60. Southern Pacific rates from Portland were announced before: Via the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Com pany, the HPilay round trip rate to San Francisco is $-5 and the 90-day rate is $27.50. To San Diego the 90-day round ,-ir. ,nin Is S47 from Portland via a ctAmer line direct through San Pedro.. Via Los Angeles, the rate is ou cents higher. nM.oeo vtitna will tlA In effect thTOUgh- out the exposition period, or practically throughout the year, rroponioimw in ductions are made throughout the rest of the territory, special fares being ,i .1.. ..nm all BtatlAnn In Idaho. UUllIUII.cu jiw.' Oregon, Washington and British Colum bia, stopovers are auowea wiuun limits of the tickets in either direction. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. SUE Kama. Beaver Geo. W. Elder. TO ARRIVE. From Date. .In Port . Feb. 6 . Fab. Feb. 7 . Feb. 1 ,.1.oa Angeles... . Eureka . Los Angeles. . . . San Blego .Coos Hay .Los Angelea. .. . San Dtego TO DEPART. For . Coos Bay. .... .San Diego . S. F. to U. A.. . . San Diego , ,l,oa Angelea. . . . .San Francisco. .S.F. tolA... . .Sau Francisco. . Eureka , .San Diego. San Diego. . San Diego. ... . San Diego. . . . . Dos Angeles. . . . .San Francisco. Xos Angeles. . . Koso City Hoanoke Breakwater Bear Yucatan .......... dub Name. Breakwater. ..... Klamath Harvard Yucatan Heaver San Ramon Yale Multnomah Geo. W. Elder.... Yosemite Willamette I'elllo Koanoke P.ose City Northland 12ear Feb. Feb. 15 Date. . Feb. t , Feb. . Feb. . Feb. Feb. Feu. .b. .'et. . . . Feb. ... Feb. ... Feb. . .. Feb. ... Feb. Feb. Feb. . . . Feb. EUROPEAN AN D ORIENTAL SERVICE. Date. ..Feb. 20 Mar. 10 Date. . . . Feb. 2D 2uar. 23 Name. Glengyle.... Ulenlochy. . . Name. Glengyle. ... Gleclochy. .. From .London. ..... .London For . London London Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Feb. 1. Arrived Steamers w. F. Herrin, from San Francisco: Beaver, from San Pedro and 'San Francisco; Sho shone, from San Francisco: British ship w Is- combe ParK, irom juauuii. oi.u ish steamer Strathdee. for United Kingdom: steamer Klamath, for San Pedro via M. Helena. . Astoria. Feb. 1. Arrived st T:lo and left up at 8:40 A. M.. steamer Beaver, from San Pedro and San Francisco. Sailed at 7:lo A SI , steamer Bear, for San Francisco and San Pedro. Left up at S A. M.. British shiu Wiscombe Park. Arrived at S:l" and left up at 30-30 A. M.. steamer Shoshone, from San Francisco. Left up at 11 A. M., Nor wegian bark Clan Galbraith ,,., San Francisco. Feb. 1. Sailed at 10 A. M.. steamer Willamette, for Portland. Limerick. Jan. JO. Arrived, Norwegian bark Alcides. from Portland. Astoria. Jan. 31. Arrived at g P.M.. Nor wegian bark Clan Galbraith. from Honolulu. San Pedro, Feb. 1. Arrived, steamer Celilo, from Portland. Sailed, steamer Sls kivou! for Portland. iquique. Jon. 31. Arrived, schooner Inca, from Columbia River. Seattle Feb. I. Arrived Steamers Hornet and Admiral Farragut, from San Francisco: President. from San Diego; Barkentlno Amazon, from Callao. Sailed Steamers Alameda. for Southwestern Alaska: Alkl. lor Southeastern Alaska. San Francisco. Feb. I. Arrived Steam ers Caddo from Vancouver; Svea. from Grays Harbor: Santa Cecilia and Honolu lan from New York; Chlyo Mini (Japa nese), from Hongkong, via Honolulu; At lantic, from Boston: Lewis K. Thurlow and Newport News, from Cristobal. Sailed Steamer Oregonian. for New York; Wil lamette, for Portland ... San Diego. Feb. 1. Arrived, steamer Alaskan, from New York. San Pedro. Feb. 1. Sailed Steamers Tnn,o eoe -Rnlhoa: Siskiyou, for Astoria. Newport News. Feb. 1. Arrived, steamer StrathesH, irom ibiuh Balboa Feb. I. Arrived Steamers Mon toso. from San Francisco, for New York and Philadelphia: Jean, from San Francisco, for nw Y'ork tand both proceeded). Cristobal. Feb. 1. Arrived Steamers Texan from New York, for San Francisco, not previously; Olson and Mahoney. from New York and Newport News, for San Francisco Sailed Steamers Santa Crus. from Now York, for San Francisco: Crown of Seville, from London, for Portland. Or. Manila .Tan 30. Arrived Steamer Bes sie Dollar, from Tacoma. Marconi Wircle-ss Report?. ( ll positions reported at V. M. February I, unless otherwise designated.) dmlrol Schley, Seattle for San Francisco, off C ape Falcon. M No-thland Portland for San Francisco, SO miles south Northwest Seal Rock Nann Smith. Coos Bay for San Francisco, SS miles south of Coos Bay. Nnrrhlflnd. Portland for ban Francisco, 30 miles south of Northwest Seal Rocl Nann Smith, coos ay tor oan riaiiwaw, 88 miles south of Coos Bay. Lyra. New York for San Francisco, 64 miles south of San Pedro. City of Para. San Francisco for Balboa, 1187 miles south ot San Francisco. California, san rrancisco ior 61 mllea south or san ran Cisco. Paraiso c-an rrancisvo ior oou itum, v miles north Arguello. Queen. San Pedro for San Francisco, off Santa Barbara. iro- h Vance San Francisco for Aca- jutla. 710 miles south of San Francisco. Yosemite, oau i"cb iui w Point Loma. . Daraara, san reuro iur .cr i" 'snr Maria. Ran Luis for Honolulu. 1007 mllea out January SI. ' Sonoma, Sydney for San Francisco, 92T miles out January 31. Matsonla. San t rancisco ior nonoiuiu, 1274 miles 'out January 31. Hilonian. Seattle ior rionoiuiu, iwu miies from Flattery January Hyades, Honolulu tor oan rrnci;o, miles out January oi. Logan. Manila for San Francisco. 10J4 miles west of Honolulu January SI. Chanslor. Honolulu ior ean t rancisco, 1234 miles out January 31. China, Orient for San Franclaco, 2321 miles out January SI. nrap rni!ar. Kazle Harbor for San Fran-1 Cisco. 21o miles north of San Francisco. arge vl, in tow xvaiaace, Aicamooa ior .13 ID San PiMlm. IS m1! north of Point Sur Willamette, Sn Francisco for Astoria, ot. Arena. Governor. Sn FrincUco for San Pedro, off Plmon Point. Coronado. Ran Vranplitco for Pan rcaro. 1 mil outb of Vntim. Kilburn. Eureka for San Francisco, 4" miles north of Arena. San Kamon. Puirct Sound for San rertro. 140 miles north of San Kranrlnen. Hear, Portland for San Francisco, W miles north of San Francisco. Kl S"Kumlo. Tacoma. for Richmond, miles from Richmond. Topeka. San Francisco for Eurcxa. off Smith. San Francisco for Coos Bav, 32 miles north of San Francisco. Ilerrln. I.lnnton for Tort Costa. 10 mllrl from I.lnnton. Columbia. San Pedro for Pan Francisco, off Point sur. P.edondo. San Pedro for San Francisco. J4 milts north or Point Sur. Wllhelmlna. Honolulu for Pan Franclaco, 141 miles out. Tides at Astoria Tuesday. HlSh. tx. 3:"S A. M l ft.:S:"4 A. M I I ft 2:14 P. M ,8H ft. P. M 0 2 ft. Columbia River ISau- Report. NORTH HKAD. Feb. 1. Condition of th bar at 3 P. M., sea moderate; wind soutli east, 16 miles per hour. UNION PICKETS AT MILL OBJECTORS TO UK ItEASK IM.ACE GUARDS AT MK.IEFF.E PLAXT. Laborers Aakcd to Join Orfanlaatloa When They Appear for Work. Head of Compear Kxplalaa. Ticketing of the shingle mills of the L. B. Menefee Lumber Company was begun yesterday mornins by union men who are objectine to tho 10 per cent decrease of the wage scale Just put into effect. A representative of the union inter ests said that the men were only ask ing for what they believed to be their due. No disorder has been ruported. although the presence of pickets caused Chief 'Clark to send Serjeant Roberts and two patrolmen to the scene to maintain order. The pickets contonted themselves with stoppinR the men as they came to work and attempting: to persuade them to Join the union men. The market docs not justuy tne con tinuance of the scale in effect in the palmy days of the lumber Industry." said President U. B. Menefee last night. If we continued to pay the old scale It would mean that we could not re main in business. The war has closed down many mills, and those thst are resuming operations cannot pay th union scale with the present prices re ceived." The mills were opened after having been closed for five months. The prin cipal objection of the union men is ald to be their fear that the reduction to tide over temporary depression mar be made permanent. At University Tark 80 men are em ployed by the Menefee company, 40 are employed at Mitwaukie and 18 at Ka lama. The three mills cut I.JuO.OuO shingles a day. MERIT IRKS GIVEN 88 MR DIECK ADVISES IUHHI) It K WARDS WITH REASOS. Stand la Takrn That, Vnlrr LKflTlrlrary S)Mtrmf CrdU la Due for Good If Bud Work Wlna Demerit. Taking the stand that under the city's so-called efficiency system, meri torious service should be rewardo! with merit marks, since Inefficient service brings -demerit marks. City Commis sioner Dieck yesterday sent notice to the Municipal Civil Servico Board of the rewarding of 88 of his employes with merit marks during the months of September, October, November and December. During that time, 0 re ceived demerits and about 00 got neither merit nor demerit marks. In awarding the merit marks, un usual reasons have been Revised. Mont of those rewarded got at loast ten merit marks. Some pot as many as 00. It was found that the Commissioner was so well pleased with one of his stenographers that he gave her more merit marks than the efficienry law permit. He had to take some of them off. Merits are given for such rea sons ad "Knowledge of duties," "results obtained," "willingness to work," "for mechanical and electrical ability," "for execution of reports," "for usefulness," "for mastery of dilties," "for Intel Uzence." Among the other things for which merit marks are given is "work over time." Several employes, are given 23 merits for having worked after hours. BULL RUN W0RK IN SUIT For Alleged Extra Work on Conduit $230,628 and Interest Is Asked. The suit ot the Shaw-Batcher I'ipe Works, of Sacramento, asralnnt the City of Portland for 12.10,628.37 for alleged extra work performed on the Bull Run conduit No. 2 in 1S10 anil 1911, including interest arcrued from November, 1911, to June. 11114, went to trial before United States District Judge K. S. Bean yesterday. The company allesies that. olnK to changes In the plans, extra work was necessary to the value of JlSii.62i.40 and the interest represented $.11. 007. S?. It is alleged that the work was held up for five months through the failure of the city to complete plans and holds that it should have been allowed a bonus Instead of the $7200 penalty the city placed against it because the work was not completed until "2 days after the expiration of the contract time. 14 CHICKENS FEED EIGHT Confession by Alleged Thieves Tells of Xcw Year Banquet. Fourteen thickens mane up the New Tear's dinner served at i"07, Sixty-third avenue Southeast, Recording to a con fession said to have been made by four alleged chicken thieves arrested Sat urday by Deputy Sheriffs Ward. Chris tofferson and Bakcey. Klght people par ticipated in the meal. Twelve residents of the Woodstock districts appeared at the Sheriffs of fice yesterday morning and each wanted to sign complaints aftalnst Leonard Taylor. Ray Eicholts, Eidon Crosswhite and Rule Eicholtz, the four alleged chicken thieves. Their depre dations are alleged to have started last July. DIVERS TOP PANTAGES BILL Multnomah Club Friends tircet Vivian Marshall and "I.illies." Vivian Marshall, daintiest and md clever of water nymphs, if at the I'an tagea this week as the headlne attrac tion. Miss Marshall appears tirst In an elfin dance. Then she and her water lilies," four shapfly. graceful girls, give an exhibition of diving anil swimming feats. Many old friends of Multnomah Club welcomed Miss Mar- ..u-.lt m.Kn fnrmnrlv wus awlmminK in structor for the clubwomen. As a. special ou,cruiK xiariy Blood Sufferers Want t9 Know The light la Turned on to Subject of DarLnei. The mere fart that S. S. th famene blood puriticr. drlTm out disease la a world's story, a topic ef coavrrsatloi wher ever men get toKtber. They wonder whs, simply because iest. remedies are mystified and put before tbem as "discoveries." The facta are that wa pay too much attention lo possibilities and not enough to real, homespun accomplish ment. S. S. H. is a remedy of our fathers. It has a history that is written deeply In men's minds because it has dune the work, driven out deep seated Ulseaae, revived hope, put the O. K. on appearance anl clamped down light any rfort of terms to pet the upper hand. Any sore spot on the skin la an Immediate demand f"f S. S. S. since the first principle of ibis famous remedy Is to strike out for plaera of trouble. This l a phrslolojli si fa i and S. S. S. Is true to the wnrUuss if' our body. Get r bottle of 8. S. S. todsy at ai drucKist and tvcln Mood health. It will master any blood disease, and do il In a way to emphasize its Influence. And If you would like definite advice write The Swift Specific Co.. .'.ft Swift ni'lc Atlants. tJa. Their meilleal dcparlmenl is where most people nrst seek advice that putt them on the freight road. COLO GONE! HEAD OPEN-IT'S FINE! "Pape's Cold Compound'' ends colds and grippe in a few hours. T;ike "Pape's Cold Compound" every two hours until you have tuken three doses, then ull grippe misery goes and vour cold will be broken. It promptly opens your clogged-up nostrils and tho air passages of the head; stops nasi' discharge or nose running; relieves the headache, dullness, feveilshnesa. note tliront, stiffening, soreness iind stiffness. Don't stny stuffed-upl Wuit plowing and snuffling. Eane your throbbing head nothlnir else In the world givea such prompt relief as Tape's Cold Compound." which costs only la cents at any drug store. H acta without as sistance, taatcs nice, and causes no In convenience, Accept no substitute. Adv. & Company are playing 'Tbe I.iuk of a Totem." Plenty of the romance or tho Northland and of tho mining amp with a plot that thrills l featured lv spcct.icular totem-polo menu ot rich, well-trained voices. Sll-e Mell.i Watts, the pretty girl of the pl.iy. sinus in a way that wins ull. Just for Fun" la the way in n;cn Helena Hamilton and Jark Harnea are billed and they certainly are funny In a little act that brims with good fea tures. Quinn Brothers and Marion do some dancing that Is a treat. Mnrion ts. a graceful girl whose too dancing is a sensation. Also she. is n hlk'h kicVer and decidedly nlnilile-footed The Quinns are Jokestcrs uml sinReis, well as dancers. Interwoven In the set presented by Hilllur Is a lot of oilgln.il rapld-fie nonsense, a seine of entertaining trlrks ml sonui ormlnal shadow graph work. Keystone comedv movies roniplfte thla all-around first-class bill. Itiillmtid Men Would Kill Veto. rturniiV VL'IVB Pl'lM' II Wmhlr.. ton Feb. I. Tho Oregon delegation is renucaiea o iiio jinm imi in' ii w railway p,a.i,.n - in vols lo ias the in-.migi atioil bl.i over the president's veto. Boy or Girl? Great questions This brings tc many minds r oU' tried family remedy an externa' an- plleatior nown aa lis 1 1, iji au ui.wV iW "Mother's Friend." &--&ACiiW i,urln rw'i r aVVfccTi expectancy It is ap plied lo the ab dominal muscle and is deelrned to soothe 1hr intricate neiworw i rt nerves Involved. WnJA&iv has such aplendld lunuence a 10 just fy Its use In all eases ef eomlnsi mother-hnod. Jt has been generally rec ommended for years and years and those who have used It speak In highest Tralse of the immense relief it affords. Particu larly do these knowing mothers sheas' of the absence of morning sickness, absence of strain on the ligaments and freedom from those many ether distresser usually locked lorward tc wltb such concern. There is no question but what "Mother's Ylcnd" has a marked tendeaer to relieve the mind and this of Itself to addition to the nhyslesl relief has glrfis It a very wide popularity among women. Tou can obtain 'Moiher'a Krtnd" at slmost sny druf store. Tt has kelpej host ef moihers to a complete- recovery. It IS prejwred only by bradficli.' Reg. alato- Co . 201 I-amer Bldg.. Atlanta. u Avoid the many worthless substitutes. ssayatajasis'saasSae'isSa Baby's Happiness Depends on Health Cro.-s. fretful hablea usually need a laxative to make them comfortable, and comfort begets haiuilness. Constipation Is tne cause of much discomfort. Moth er?! should watch closely the con dition of their chlldren"s bowels and see that they are regular. A in I If), pleasant-tasting laxa tive such a Dr. Caldwell's Syrup lenrin Is Ideal for children di- ckiiss of its natural composition and gentle action, and becaufe It contains no opiate, narcotic or other harmful habit - forming drug. nr. Caldwell s Syrup pep. tn Is sold by druggists every where. A tenspoollf ul at brrttlina will bring easy, certain relirt. A free trial bottle can be ob tained by writing lo Dr. . M. Caldwell. 4Z1 Washington cU Monticello. 111. CLEAR AND NOSE