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18 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, APRIL . 20, . 1913. SAFETY IS FIRST AIM IN 43 YEARS OREGON CITY LOCKS HAVE HAD BUT ONE TENDER FETE AT LOCKS SET Troubles Wairaislhi j Inspectors Issue Canal Order . to Prevent Accidents. States and Federal Govern ment to Be Represented. Remarkable Blood Remedy That Drives Every Particle of Impurities Out of Your En tire System From Head to Foot STEAMERS POLISHED UP 42 MAIDS TO RULE WATERS SpcHal Arrangements Made on l'n : dine to Carry Ilea vywciglits ol Chamber of Commerce Tarty. Great Crowds Kxpcctcd. Detailed Programme Outlines Transfer Ceremony -When Talks Are to Be Made by Governor, Engineer and Mayors. Thoush masters of steamers are held -responsible at all times for the care of life and property under their con- trol and protection. United State In spectors Edwards and Fuller have taken such an Interest in forthcoming exer ; . rises on the opening of the Celilo Canal nnd the Government ownership of the - ..Oregon City lo;Ks that they have dl rected the attention of masters of Uramcra that will take part in both affairs toward regulations in effect Collector of Customs Burke has de tailed men from his force to see that 'navigation laws are obeyed; that ves eels are not overcrowded at any point, and in a general way insist that Jud fluent be exercised in handling immense "crow ds expected on the river, so that Occidents be avoided and that the im "portant functions be executed withou opins; marred by mishaps due to any carelessness. Circular Is Issued. A circular Issued yesterday by United states Inspectors Ldwards and i ulle ""is as follows: In connection with steam vessels particl patins In the celebration of the opening o tne Celilo Canal, the following; Instruction jiava ueen issued to masters for the pro teclion of life and property by tho United ; JMAte! local inspectors of stoam vessels I'ortland: The masters of all steam vessels will go over (heir life-savins equipment to make suro that it is in pood order and read lor Immediate use. They will see that the .proper rails, guards, gates or ropes ar ; Hround all openings whero there Is the least danger of anyone getting overboard. The? . -will insist rriat no one. other than the navi ; gatlon officers, be permitted in the pllot- ; nouse. j uey win check; all passengers aooard so that there are no more carried than Is allowed by law. ; luring the celebration the assistant in- spectons of steam vessels and three customs . Inspectors will be at The Dalles and Celilo, ; ur., to check passengers, ascertain thai al - equipment is In place. In good condition and . ready for Immediate use, and that th ; proper raits, guards and such safeguards (ire In place. It is desired that all licensed officers on I board vessels participating in this" celebra- ; lion keep "safety first" in view, and that . t.iey In every nay assist the Inspectors to i. tais cna. ! Stesmers Get I'lnsl Touches. Tho steamers Undine. Georgia Bur ; ton. Annie Comings and Georgiana were being' friven their final touches yester day. Work went along on the Upper Columbia and Snake as well on vessels - there. The steamer Lewiston. of the O.-W. U. & N. Snake Iliver fleet, will take part in the programme there and -last night William Lovell, master me "ohanic of the water lines, left for RI Iaria under instructions from Superin tendent Budd to have the Lewiston shifted to Lewiston. The steamer Spo kane could not be detailed for the oc - cation as she is being overhauled. It was reported yesterday that in one stateroom aboard the steamer Un dine, which carries the Chamber of ; Commerce party from here, berths were --belnpr strengthened to withstand an un .usual strain expected. The room has been allotted to Captain E. W. Spencer, reputed to weigh 260 pounds; Chris Minsingcr, who is about the same weight, and Captain O. W. Hosford, who modestly admits tipping the beam at 2u0 pounds. Hho will occupy the lower berth has not been decided, but prob ably will be settled by tossing a coin. "WA PAMA OX MAIDKX VOYAGE ...McCorniick. Fleet Starts S'cw Steamer . and Cliarters Two More. Loaded with every pound of freight ""she can accommodate and having a '"number of passengers, the new McCor---mick steamer Wapama leaves San Francisro Saturday for Portland on her maiden voyage, with Captain Jahn T.sen, commodore of the McCormlck co .nterie, on the bridge. The vessel will 'engage regularly in the Portlar.d-Call-".fornia trade with others of that line. The Wapama la a duplicate of -the " Celilo and in all save a few features is like the Willamette and Klamath. Her lumber capacity is about 1,100,000 .feet and she has accommodations for 0 passengers. She was built at St. , Helens and towed south for her ma chinery. The JlcCormick interests have continued their ships in operation ,in spite of the falling off in demand .for domestic lumber on the Coast and yesterday rechartered the steamer laisy Gadsby, which is loading here "for them, besides taking the steamer Coronado for a single voyage. DOLLAK DUK NEXT MOXTH . Exporters May Seek Vessel Said to Have Xo Outward Load. j It was reported yesterday that no ! outward cargo had been definitely ar J ranged for the British steamer Hazel '. Hollar, ; which sailed from Shanghai, j April 9, with cargo for the Coast. 1200 ' tons of which is linseed for Portland. bhe is looked for here about May 23. In view of the fact she may be in I the market for an engagement, it is j probable that gr- porters will offer ! United Kingdom grain cargoes at at tractive rates. At first it was under stood she would load lumber here for the return to the Orient. Unless re pairs to the British steamer Kpsom, .now in .British Columbia waters, re quire longer than estimated, she will "come here to load cereal for Kngland. lf late, it is expected she will be given . cargo on iuget Sound. ; Xortliern Pacific Lowers Time. ; In command of Captain Ahman. who - brought the liner Great Northern fro J'liiladelphia through - the Canal and later navigated her to Honolulu and ..return, beins master until she was "laid up for repairs, the Northern Pa cific, her sister ship, entered the river from San lYancisco at 12:10 o'clock yesterday, five minutes ahead of her best previous time. Captain Lapraik. who brought the Northern Pacific from the Kast and remained in command until her last voyage. Is assisting C. C. lAcey, marine superintendent, in the repairs aboard tho Great Northern. It ' is said he will alternate with Captairi Ahman, each beinjr on the Northern Pacific a week at a time until the Groat Northern is ready for service. l-lect Agencies Are Visited. H. H. O'Reilly, manager of The Dalles. Portland & Astoria Navigation j. Company, and Steve McDonald, superin tendent, returned yesterday, after hav . Injr visited agencien of the line. Mr. '. McDonald is to remain with the com "pany for a time until the new owners become familiar with details of Its , affairs. The Bailey Gatzert. leaving "this morning, will have considerable , li-eisrht and it is said there has been Ian increase in that business during the past fow days to Middle Columbia ; Kiver points. ' fSTrv i-J .0 , 7j ( I i. 1 1j - I I'- Ksh, pj?" Jj 1 lit ' Huv'" : ana x.ra ki.- -.1 ir . 14 ' J 1-3 rri;: JOHN OREGON CITT, Or.. April 26. (Special.) Forty-three years locktender me ureSon -n.y iocks witnout a complaint from any of the scores of river captains who have used the can al during that time is the proud record uuuu v.uaniucis, vno now seeKs reappointment under the Government. Both Mr. Chambers and his son. George Chambers, have taken a Govern ment examination, the latter for the position as assistant locktender. The boy has acted as assistant for his father for several years and was born In a house within a few feet of the canal. John Chambers, in addition to bein .. a imciiiou uu iviioii utiiun JETTY WORK UNDER WAY piLEDItlVEH RENEWS OPERATIONS ON TILLAMOOK HAY. oris la Half Completed and Scouring Effect Declared Beneficial Already. BAY CITY, Or., April 2S. (Special.) Following several weeks of Idleness. the piledriver on the Tillamook Bav jetty started to work again driving the nuge timbers which hold the hundreds of tons of rock in position. A con stant stream of rock trains has been arriving with material lor the great wall, which is gradually creeping out into the cea until it has been com pleted for 2S50 feet and a like distance Is yet to be done. As the work on the jet'y advances it Is more certain that its purpose will be accomplished. The currents have dug the bar until there is 27 feet of water at high tide, which is a cufof nearly 15 feet. When completed the Tillamook Jetty will be 5700 feet long and will have gone so far out into the ocean that piles will have to -be about 120 feet ong. It will contain 617.000 tons of rock and is aimed to make Tillamoolc Bay navigable as far as Bay City. According to the contractors, Gie- bisch & Joplln, the work of dredging the bay will be started v 'thin a short time and will be completed before Fall. There will then be a channel 2C0 feet wide and 15 deep at low water to the Bay City municipal dock. In the past the bay has been navigable only to boats drawing about ten feet- When the jetty and dredging is completed t seems likely that tne channel will be about 20 feet deep at low tide and 28 feet at high tide, as many parts of the channel now are 20 feet and more, while the jetty has started currents which are scouring the channel, as well as the bar. CAMIXO REACHES KOTTERDAM Voyage of Keller Steamer Fraught With Varied Experiences. 'Wc are steaming through part of the North Sea, with our lifeboats swung out, ready to take to them in the event the ship strikes a mine," writes Captain Ahlin, of the Camino, of the Swayne & tloyt fleet, in a letter received by Frank Bollam, of this city, written when the vessel was nearing Rotterdam.' April 10. The Camino car ried donations from Callfornians for the starving Belgians and after call ing at New York encountered heavy weather, which damaged her so she was compelled to go Into Halifax for repairs. She got under way again so that she arrived on Plymouth April 8, after a run of 12 days from Halifax, during which she encountered, more rough weather. Captain Ahlin wrote that a pilot was taken aboard off Plymouth and that I SMALL HOPE ENTERTAINED ! ; 4 VKSSEI AS 8HK tAhZS OX THE SUDS OFF COQUILLi; It IV Kit. t-owhk' AP?! ,2S'S?na1 Sma11 hope i3 entertained of saving the 60-foot gasoline schooner Randolph Hh?h .fe.dvmV00eet 0fT the Coui"e Kiver Bar Saturday afternoon, with a loss of three rioun'?e? heavily by the breakers, the vessel is daily sinking? deeper into the sand tm 7,w?iAaad?i?ih Wl? h" at ?ando,phJ "r- in 101'! and was owned b- Bandon and Gold Beach parties. -ln has followed the vessel from the time of it., launching. A number of men have been droVned hile traveling or working on the boat and it is said to have been beached more times than any gas schooner on the Oregon coast. C1IA1IBKRS. g the only tender the locks ever has wnea me iocks were built. on the way to P.otterdam the sea wa: dotted with naval vessels. From Rot tcrdam he expects to return to New w. . i - i . , .j. . aim to. a ue nopes tne run irom there will lead him to the Golden Gate. ror a long period the Camino was on the Portland-San Francisco route and nun is wen Known here, as is Chief Engineer Bell and others of ner company. LUMBER FLEET WILL FORM Vessels From East to Move Through Panama Canal. Offices have been opened in the Railway-Exchange building by the West Coast Navigation Company, which in tends engaging In the movement of lumber from Pacific Coast ports via the Canal to the Atlantic side by means of schooners towed by tugs. Irvin Butterworth, president of the com pany, says that Captain C. W. Harri son, vice-president and general man ager, has departed for the East byway of San Francisco to arrange for schooners and tugs and that he is san guine he can charter a fleet without delay. . . The vessels will bring coal and other bulky cargo to the Pacific side and load back with lumber, fiOm two to three schooners being in tow of each tug. the latter being powerful vessels, with sufficient steaming radius. At times It is calculated the schooners can make use of their canvas so as to re lieve the tug and transportation will be reasonably fast. It is said that under existing conditions 250.000,000 feet of lumber in the next jaar could be disposed of from the North Paciflo territory to the East Coast markets. DRVDOCK BIDS ARE REJECTED Contractors Will-Be Given Oimnr. tunity to Compete May 8. Six tenders opened bv the Pnrt f Portland Commission Tuesday for re building the wings of the nuhlie Hr. dock were rejected at a session yesterday afternoon. It was ih t call for nejv bids, to be opened Mav 8 The lowest proposal, that of l,'nkM Mcintosh, was in the sum of 2G,268, to provide new wings for each of the five pontoons, or j-b.sbs to tear down the present wings and reconstruct them, the first figure beinar baseri o,i Port demolishing the old wings with us own men. it was said yesterday that all bids had not been aii-nrHir,r to specifications, so the Commission determined to reject them. In th r.B, specifications it will be provided that the wings may be repaired at the dry dock or each pontoon towed to the contractor's plant for the work, the first specifications having stated that the pontoons must be moved from the dock, one being under repairs at n time. "Bud Fisher" Launched at Toledo. TOLEDO. Or.. April 27. fSnorl.l The "Bud Fisher" slid into the Ya quina River from the Walker ship yards yesterday and will sail for her home port some time next month, where she will enter into the tuna fishing business. OF SAVING WRECKED GASOLINE A ? 4 OREGON CITY. Or., April 28. (Special.) Representatives In' Con gress, - Governors, United States Sena tors and other prominent citizens from the three Pacific Northwest states will be in Oregon City on the morning of May 6 to take part in The Lalles Celilo Canal-Oregon City Locks cele bration. The final detailed programme was completed today by T. W. Sullivan and M. 1. Latourette, the committee in charge of the event. The programme of the day begins at 8:30 o'clock in the morning and ends at 1:30 o'clock, when the steamers Ruth and Lang, of the fleet of the Willamette Navigation Company, will take the visiters and local delegation to Port land to take part in the celebration there. The principal event on the programme is the speaking and ceremonies from the grandstand, which probably will be the Courthouse steps. In case of rain, the speaking will be in Busch's Hall, Eleventh and Main streets. Prominent VIMtora Cueata. The 42 sponsors of tributaries of the Columbia and A illamette rivers. Gov ernor Lister, of Washington; Governor Alexander, of Idaho; Senator Walsh, of .Montana; Senator Brady, of Idaho Representative Humphrey, of Wash ington; Representative Haw-ley. of Ore gon, and Senator Chamberlain an among those who will take part in the programme. At 12 o'clock there will be a luncheon at the Commercial Club to the sponsors, the speakers, the board of governors of the Commercla Club and other gnests. The ceremony of the transfer of the locks from the Portland Railway. Light & Power Company to the Government and tnen to the people will be the fea hire of the morning. The locks will be formally delivered by Franklin T Griffith, of the power company, to the united states War Department through t-oionei u. i. AlcK.instry. Engineer to flt-rc Lurki to People. Colonel McKinstry, in turn, will pre sent the property to the public and Governor Withycombe will deliver the response. A vessel of water taken above the falls will then be brought to the grandstand and then poured in the lower river. The Southern Pacific will give ex cursion rates May 5-6 as far south as Eugene, and special excursions will be run from McMinnvllle. Dayton. Salem and other Valley points. The Willam ette Valley Southern probably will give rates from Mount Angel and Mo lalla. The complete programme follows: 8:30 to 9:1. A AT R.n . Seventh and Main sweets by Oregon City band. 8 to 9:30 A. M. Assembling of hours from all Willamette Valley. Portland and othar Oregon towns. :4. A. M. Arrival of the 42 maids as representatives of the tributaries of the vv uiameue ana (.'olumtiia rivers. Great Parade Arranged. 10:00 A. M. Monster parade, which will begin at Fourteenth and Main streets, move southward- to Second street on Main street and return to grandstand. 10:45 A. M. The following programme will be given at the grandstand with T. W. Sullivan, president of the Commercial Club, as master of ceremonies: Address of - welcome by Mayor Jones and response by Mayors of Willamette Valley towns. Formal delivery of Oregon Cltv locks by Franklin T. Griffith, president of the Port land Railway Light & Power Company, to the United States War Department through Colonel C. H. McKinstry, United States lin gineer. Formal presentation of the Oregon City locks to the public by Colonel McKinstry. Response by Governor Withycombe. Arrival of maids with vessels of water from the Willamette River above the falls and emptying into lower river. Meeting of the waters, presided over by Miss Satie Sullivan, representing the Willamette. Crowd to Sing "America, " Song "America" led by Oscar Lawrence Woodfin with the' audience joining. Ac companied by the Moose band. Andreas by J. Ts Teal. Solo by Oscar Lawrence Woodfin. Addresses by Governor Lister, of Wash ington; Governor Alexander, of Idaho; Senator Brady, of Idaho; Representative Humphrey, of Washington: Representative Hawley, of Oregon, and Senator Chamber lain. 12:30 P. M. Luncheon at Commercial Club to maids, speakers, board of governors ox tne commercial ciud and distinguished guests 1:30 P. M. Embark on Willamette River fleet at Eighth and Main streets. Fleet will proceed to Portland to meet the Upper Loiumoia Kiver r leet, wnicn is coming down from Celilo and The Dalles, and participate in tne foriiana programme. Marine Notes. To spend 10 days on the shore of the rest less Pacific. Frank Boliam, Portland agent lor independent steamers, and George w Joseph, barrister, leave for Gearhart this morning. Hammer 4: .Co. are said to have fixed the rteamer Yucatan, which sailed yesterday for California porta, to load a grain cargo here early next month lor Australian delivery. In that event it is supposed that the steamer Geo. V. Elder will replace her and probably the Santa Clara sent north to ply on the Portland-Coos Bay-Lureka schedule. After discharging a cargo of oil here Captain Spencer took the tanker Asuncion I to eea last night, proceeding here first SCHOONER RANDOLPH. .in.-..? ' ?'&.::: , , ,t t " -i '- rsMll-ir--"' -- -- Strength, Power. Accomplishment Typified by a When blood troubles become so firmly em bedded in the glands and deeper tissues It calls for the searching Influence of S. S. S. to dislodge them. And there are many reasons why S. 5. S. does this. To begin with, the medicinal prop erties of S. S. S. are derircd from semi tropical drug plants and extracted direct from their natural state. No other drugs are added, no minerals, nothing to disturb the stomach or to create harmful conditions. Thns it goes directly into the blood and becomes at once a medical Influence for prompt and effective repair. This is impor tant. We obtain all sustenance ft o solid foods, liquids and air. All of these sub stances are utilized up to a certain degree, then either changed or converted or even if from the oil dock to refill the fresh water' latins with J3ul. Run. Partly loaded with lumber the itfampr Daisy Gadsby went from Rainier to West port last evening and the Thomas L. Wand proceeded here from St. Helens, beinar undnr orders to finish loading at Westport. Bound for Peru with a. lumber carer. tn- taling JSiw7a feet, the schooner Virginia is ready lo proceed. She is said to have been chartered to load redwood at Eureka for Sydney on her return from th w Coast. All sorts of unclaimed baggage figured In i "old hots' sale on Ash-ireet dock vi- terday, which attracted scores. Xo hidden wealth or mysteries were uncovered by those no ooueni unsignt unseen." Bringing several hundred tons of Cali fornia freight, the steamer Multnomah is due today. Lea viner the Columbia River Dpcemhpr 1 5 the French bark Vendee has made a fairly good run to the United Kingdom, she hav- ni been reported Da&simr the Lizards .Sun day and arrived out at 1'almoui 1 Tuesday. The vessel was crain laden. The Crown of India and Oweenee were 1-1 days on the way, th best time reeled off this season. George Wi(te Is ekiuuer of the leebeiac. a aunch that has been placed on the " "ice cream route along the river, making var- ous nlacvs in tho miner harbor in the cuise of a marine soda fountain. Officials of the Shaver Transportation Company have carefully preserved a soldier's cap found on the dock recently, which be longed to a member of Company E, Twenty first Infantry, according to the crossed rifles fastened thereon. The cap was found on the river side &r the dock and whether the owner lies at the bottom of the Wil lamette Lb nut know n. Captain David Smith was yesterday signed as skipper of the steamer Inland JCmpire. relieving Captain Arthur Riggsu who shifted his gear aboard the steamer J. K. Teal. After having passed numerous bates ot burlap through tne Custom-House free, be cause It is not dutiable. Uncle Sam reaped $47SJ yesterday when 1040 bales of burlap bags, valued at $47,890. were entered. In the manufactured state they are dutiable. Owners of steamers that will participate In The Dailes-Celilo Canal celebration thronged the office of United .Inspectors Kd wards and Fuller yesterday In making final arrangements for the trip. The in spectors have informed all of changes in regulations of the service that will apply hereafter, because calling their attention to "safety first" precautions. To load lumber here for- the Orient the Pacific Jsixport Lumber Company has char tered the Japanese lumber steamer Kenkon Maru I i. She first discharges an Oriental cargo on rugci sounu, MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVE. Nam. From Bear Los Angeles. .. . Breakwater Coos Bay Northern Pacific. San Francisco.. Geo. W. Elder. .Eureka Roanoke ..-ban Iiego Beaver. w ...... Los Angeles Rose City Los Angeles. ... iucatan San Diego J'C& TO DEPAilT. . Date. ..In port ..in port . . In port ..April .iu . . May ..May . -May ..May M Mine. b or Date. Xortheru Pacific. San Francisco April Vosemlte . San Diego - .. .April Tamalpala . ...... San Francisco April iiv Breakwater. .... .Coos Bay . . .April Liv Vale . b i L. A April 3 Celilo ,San Diego May 1 Multnomah. ... . .San Diego .May 1 San Ramon Si.n Francisco. .. .May 1 Harvard S. F. to U A May 1 Geo W. iblder. ... Eureka May it Bear I-oa Angeles. . ...May Santa. Barbara. San Francisco.. ...Mav Z Roanoke .San Dieo May 0 weaver Los Angeles. .... .. .May t Northland Los Angeles May 8 Willamette San Diego .. .A.ay fc v m inn i u jin uiego ...May Ju Ros City Los Angeles May 12 Yucatan San Diego My 4 li' Portland-Atlantic Bervlce. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name. From r.. American New York M x Santa Cecelia. . . . New York . . .May 5 Santa Cruz New York .May 5 lovvan f . . . .New York .May Minnesotau. . . . . . Newr York May lti Santa Cataifna. .. New York ....Mav 2ii Pennsylvania. .. . New York fc Mav 25 Ghioan , . .. . New York. . DUE TO DEPART. For Name. Date. American .New Yjrk New York , New York , New York ...... New York , New York New York New York .May tt Santa Cecelia. . .. .May . . .May . . . M ay .. .May .May .. .May ...May Iowan Santa Crus. -M innesotan . . . Pennsylvania!! Uhioan Santa Catallna News "rom Ore on Porta. ASTORIA. Or., April 28. (Special.) The steam schooner Daisy Putnam arrived this morning from San Francisco with a cargo of cement for Portland. The steamship Nortnern Pacific arrived this afternoon from San Francisco, crossing the bar at 1-:1". She brought approx imately -UO passengers and a fair cargo of general freight The hulk of the old gunboat Concord ar rived today from Bremerton Navy-Yard in tow of the tug orosby and Tva taken to the Federal quarantTne station, where it is to be used as detention, ba: racks. Oil Large Io. armed, this morning sot changed they mut all be eliminated waste. Now, S. S. S. is just as necessary to health if the blood be sick as the elements of food and air. There Is nothing theoretical about this. It has been established as fact by recoveries from eczema, acne and other skin afflictions, from catarrh wherever located, from rheumatism of whatever form, from long standing and stubborn eruptive con ditions. And eren In anemic conditions where the blood has become thin and impoverished S. S. S. exerts a mighty power to enable the blood to refill Itself of flesb-producirjg ele ments. . There Isn't m well stocked drug or depart ment store anywhere in America but what has sold S. S. S. continuously year after year. It is tha most generally recommended remedy known. fBom California with a cargo of fuel, oil. The barge was towed, up the coast bv the tank steamer Captain A. F. Lucaa and was brought inside hi th tug Wall uia. COOS BAY. ' Or., April 2S. (Special.) Th- s learner Ade'lne Smith, for San Fran cisco, is barbouiic, in the lower ba. The t ujr t. 'i-aner, await in i- favorable weather for towing the dredge Seattle to Band on, will make a trip to Florence to morrow with a largre load of railroad ma terial for the Willamette-Pacific. The steamship Ceo. W. Elder is due In the morning from Kureka and will sail fur port land in the evening. The Nairn Smith will sail for Pan Fran cisco tomorrow evening wit li a full passen ger list and the usual J'inib"r carg i. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, April 28. Arrived Steamer Daisy Putnam, from San J ranciaco. Sailed steamers Y ucatan, for S'n Diego via way port; Asuncion, fur San Fraucisco. Astoria. April 28. LcTt up a midnight Steamer Daisy Putnam. Arrived at Io:i0 A. M. Barge No. 3, from San Francisco. Ar rived at 1 1' : 1 0 P. M. Steamer Northern Pacific, from San Francisco. Sar. Franclco. April SR. Sailed at 1 P. M. Steamer Oleum, for Portland. April 27. Sailed at 7 1. M- Steamer Tamalpais, foi" Portland. Seattle. April 28. Arrived at A. M. Steamer Honilulan. from Portland. Ship Berlin, from Portland for N ushatcak, re ported oo miles from Untmak Pass at 8 o'clock last bight. San Pedro. April 28. Sailed Steamer Beaver, for Portland, via San Francisco. Arrived Steamer Willamette, from Port land via San Franciaco. April 27. Sailed Steamer Itoanoke, for Portland via San Francisco. Eureka, Ap.-ll 28. Sailed at 11 A. M. Steamer Geo. W. Kider, for Portland via Coos Bay. Falmouth, April 27. Arrived French bark Vendee, from Portland. Astoria, April 7. Arrived at 10 P. M. Steamer Daisy Putnam, from baa t rancisco. Seattle. Wash., April 28. Arrived Steamers Houululan, from New York; Col. K. L. Drake, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Machaen t British , for Loudon. Admiral Farragut. for San i rancisco Argyll, for Port San Luis. Sin Francisco. April 28. Arrived Steamers Admiral Schlev. from Seattle; Cor onado. from Oia Harbor; Carlos, from tv erett: Hyadea. from Hilo; Ventura, from Svd nev . Robert Hind, from tit ava Harbor. Sailed Steamers iiattle Luckenbach, for New York; Oleum, Icr Portland ; Queen, for Seattle. Delagoa Bay, April 26. Arrived Her miston. from Portland, Or. Shanghai. April 27. Arrived 6hino Maru, from San Francisco. Marconi Wirelcts Reports. (All positions reported at 8 1. M 28. unlet utlienritie designated.) April Cuzco. San Pedro tor West Coast port in.". nii-t Month of San Pedro. ADril 27. Peru. San Francisco for Balboa, U&.J miles sou tli of San Francio, A pril 2". Pennsylvania, Halboa for San Francisco, 11M miles south of San Francifco. Willamette. San Pedro foi San Diego, 40 miles south of San Pedro. Aroline. San Francisco for San Pedro, 12 milei east of Point Conception. Stanley DoMnr. New York for Pan Fran cisco. 2V miles south of San Francisco. Norwood. Sun Pedro for San Francisco, 210 miles north of San Pedro. Heaver. San Pedro for Pan Francisco. 10 miles east of Point Concepcion. Lucas. Richmond for Seattle, 20 miles north of Destruction island. El Segundo. Richmond for Seattle, 208 miles from Seattle. Celilo. San Francisco for Portland, off Tillamook Rock. Buena Ventura, New York for Vancouver. 2Go miles south of Cape Flattery. Congress. Seattle for San Francisco, 69 mites south of Cape Blanco. Herrfn, Monterey for,. Linn ton, miles north of Monterey. Porter, Monterey for Everett, 429 miles north of Pan Francifco. Rose City, Portland for San Francisco, off Point Gorda. Elder. Eureka for Coos Bay. 05 miles south of cay Blanco. Multnomah. San Francisco lor roruana, off Heceta Head. Speedwell, Coos Fay for Bandon, live miles south of Coos Bay. Adeline Smith, Coos Bay for San Fran cisco, Larbound o t Coos Ba y. Col. Drake, Richmond for Seattle, orr Point No Point. Manchuria. Hongkong for Fan Francisco, li: miles east of Honolulu. April 2"7. Maona. Honolulu for San Francisco. 2045 ie:;o 1784 miles out, April 27. mila from Monterey, April 27. Ent-rpriie. Hilo for San Francisco, miles out. April 27. Georgian, Seattle- for Honolulu, 0 miles from Cape Flattery, April 27. Hanify. San Pedro for Honolulu, 836 miles from San Pedro, April 27. Fiberia. San Francisco for Hongkong. 1160 milr-s out. A prll 27. Cor.mado. San Franrincn for San Pedro, IS miles south of pigeon Point. Kilburn. San Francisco for Eureka, 15 miles south of Point Arena. Ilatti" Luckenbach, San Francisco for New York. Sr. miles south of Fan Francisco. Roanoke. San Pedro for San Francisco, 107 milr-s south of San Francisco Carlos. San Francisco for San Pedro, five miles south of San Francisco. Quoen. San Francisco tor Sea.tio, Arena. 4 Yosemite. San Francisco for a clsco, 20 miles norm of PoLrt bur. ' Point Famous Blood Purifier Not a drop of minerals Is used In this famous preparation and it is thus ranady that anyone can safely use and ran hoa estly and conscientiously urgo his beat friend to use it. For this reason when you ask for a bottle of S. S. S.. do not be talked into something "just as good," as 70a will cer tainly be fooled and deceived. S. S. S. is prepared only In the labctratorf of the Swift Specific o.. 40s Swiff Bldg.. Atlanta, Ga. And anyone wbo is afflicted with any form of blood trouble, may write for free advice en the best method of using S. S. S.. to gether with helpful advice on other matters. This department has been of incalculable bav eflt to a host of thankful people during tne past half century. DAILY METKOKOI OCJIt'AL KEPOKT. POHTLAND. April 28. Maximum tern prratuie. 74. a d-nie-s; minimum, i i 4 de grees. Rlv er reading, a A. M .. t. fret; rhauae in Ut hours, u. 1 fout rue. To tal rainfall. 5 P. M. to 5 P. M., none; to tal rainfall sinTe Srptember 1, 1914, Inches; normal, S.2 Inches; deficiency la. 1 inches. Total unhinc, 14 hours 1 minutes; po.Hlbi. 14 hours 1 r in i nut-. Ba rometer (reduced to sea lecl a 1'. M.. 29.80 inches. THE WEATHER. ,j wind m r. 5 s- T. 2 1 m i TATIO.,4 ! ? 3 9 State of A .mar Haker 80 .t n ii sl; si u.oitj i; 4H 0. U(l' s i; T y , ') . o) i j n K iJo;se ......... Boston ....... Calgary Chicag j oliax Denver 1'es Moli.es . . . Dulut ii Eureka , tial euton . . . . , IJolfllH Jiieltar.uvilitt . . KanxM City Lo AiircIvj . . , Mamlifield . . . , Mdford , M iri neapolis . . . Moiiirvrfl New Orleans ., New York North Head . .. North Yakima , Pt'iuiifton Phoenix , Poca t - io ...... Port land Hose burs; , Sacramento St. Louis , Salt Lake San Francisco , S.-attle Spokane Taoina , TutooBii Inland A" alia Walla . . Washington Winnipeg sti u.oojjx sv riuuily hit O.ut) L'S SV Cloudy 7'0,d0 12 S1J (Cloudy b 0.4 12! N Clear fis (i. tin : v .".4 o.o z 2 N 7 K 1 0 . 0t' ( S 0 .Oil! Ii X 'VSAV i'luul y ( 'loiidy ( 'lea r I llla f S4 O, (H; 4 SK (iti 0 .0 b 4 . o . " Z svv Pt. cloudy t i' t loudv s :w Cloudy st(i.0l 12 NW Ht. cloudy 74 0.01 N VV .Clear o'(t. lo,2U S 'oudy Wfl.Oli 4 N ;.U0.02 8 E louiJ y 'loudy :.o n.oo 2 -1 N W i 'loudy i KM) . 4 S E C lea r h5 0.tO. 4 NE fi t. cloudy fcit o.00! N VV.Pt. clouuy 78 M.oo 4 Si; ciear 74 U. 00 N VV Clear 7 I o. 00 ' N W,t lear I 7 (i.OO lb S ,(.'loudy 86 0.OO; 4 N'W Cloudy I 82 O.OO 14 XK JCUiudv I CO 0.00 14 SW Cloudy I ti' O.OH 1CN Clouiiv I 71 (p.ooi 4 NK !Pt. cloudy fcS.O.mjj 4 V iCloudy 52,0.00 14 W 'rt. cloudy 82 O.tio 4 N VV(lt. rloudy M'.'O. 02 lo W ' loudy tiO '0.00.21. IN WjCIcar W'KATJIKR condition.??. The barometer Is relatively low over the Rocky Mountain Stat-s Hnd relatively IhkIi over the Plains Stales. Showers and thunder-storm have occurred in the Southern Rocky Mountain Ptats. Southern California and in portion of the Mississippi and Oh:o Valleys, Lak Region and Atlantic States. It In much cooler in the Lower Luke Region. Middle Atlantic Stain, t lie Dlwi rlct of -I u th b ia. Kat Ten nr sscc, the Da kotaa, fco'ilh -crn Utah anrl Arizona. The cond ii ions a re favorable for Increas ing cloudiness In this tiiBtrirt Tliursday fol lowed by showers and cooler weather. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Increasing cloud ness followed by showers; cooler; wines mostly westerly. Oregon Increasing cloudiness followed by showTs; cooler except near the coast; wlnc.s most ly westerly. Washington Shower; cooler cast por tion ; winds most ly westerly. Idaho Increasing cloudiness followed by howcru and tii under torms; cooler. KDWAIU) A. RKAI.S. District Forcr-aMer. Greatest Event isiWoman's Life IA7I liuman experience looks back tO motherhood as the wonder of wonders. The patience, th fortitude, the sub lime faith during th period of expectancy re second only to the mother love be stowed upon thej most helpless but most marvelous cre ation a baby. Women are quick! to learn frnm a . 3ther thoe helpful Rrenelcs that aid to comfort, and yet are perfectly safe to Usa and amonc; these they recommend "Mother's Friend." it is entirely an external nnnli.-.Tf inr. designed to lubricate the broad, flat muscles and akin that protect tha abdomen. It has been la favorable us for nearly half a century and Is known to mothers in almost every settled com munity In the United States who htchly recommend it. Xou will find It on sals in drug stores. "Mother's Friend" Is utterly harmless, contains no deadenlna; drucs, rery beneficial, very soot blue and A wonderful help. 3et a bottle of "Mother I-Tiend" to day at any drus; store ana write to us for our Instructive little book to mothers. Address Hradfleld Hcfrulatoc Co, HM Lamar Eld?.. Atlanta. Ga. t