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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. FRIDAY, MAY 7,. 1915. DOCK CHANGE TODAY NEGATIVE AND AFFIRMATIVE DEBATING TEAMS OF LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL WILL MEET COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY ORATORS TONIGHT. FILM BILLS ENGHANT1NG PEOPLES IN "HELP WANTED" HAS VARXIG NOTE FOR GIRLS. Structure to Be Turned Over to Commission. - - CONTRACT COST $235,000 Tillamook County Gnthric McDougall & Co. at Meeting This Morning Terminate Deal for Modern, IoublcTeckcd Tj-pe With Electrical Gear. Fishing Streams invite the angler 18 1 r I ! i 3 Terminating- their contract with the Commission of Public Docks, Involving 1235.000 and -which was for the con struction of Municipal Dock No. 2, lo cated, between East Washington and Kat Oak streets, Guthrie, McDougall & Company today will turn over the etructure to the Commission, the lat ter having arranged to convene In spe cial session at 10 o'clock this m-orninp. The site on which the dock stands was purchased for $350,000. The new dock is doubledeeketl for the entire area and has a length of B26 feet, which Includes space covered at street ends, and with platforms the width Is 3 22 feet. It Is modern in every respect, being of heavy mill con struction and the lower deck is con crete, the upper deck being planked with heavy material. It has cargo masts, the latest electric gear and other equipment such as are installed at Dock No. 1, in North Portland, also sprinkling system. firetops and "safety first" features where they can be provided. The Commission yet has space on the site about 360 feet long with an aver age width of 160 feet, where ware houses and other storage buildings may be placed. Trackage connections will be ample, and with all lines in that territory. J. I Bowlby, who hu en joyed wide experience In the East, will lie installed as wharfinger at noon and with him w-ill be three watchmen. "While no space reservations have been made, because much of the first busi ness looked for has not materialized, owing to the war abroad, the dock Is expected to come into general use this Summer. Some firms have viewed the premises longingly with the hope of leasing space permanently, but such n system Is not yet within the policy of the Commission. At municipal dock No. 1 the open dock under construction south of the slip is to be finished a week from to day and Immediately thereafter it will be ready for service. A second ware house, for which bonds were sold last week In the sum of $100,000, Is to be ftarted shortly south of the open dock nnrl It will be 315 feet long by 175 feet wide. The warehouse now In use there, on the south end of the site. Is 200 feet long by 190 feet wide and contains 38. 000 square feet of apace. No. 1 has a length on the water front of 955 feet and with platforms is 120 feet wide. The new slip will accommodate the largest vessels in the Pacific trade and has a depth at cro of 30 feet. IXLiAXD KMPIHK ' IX HARBOR -v Tpper Columbia Steamer in Willam ette Waters for First Time. Making her Initial visit to Portland the steamer Inland Kmpire, of The Dalles-Columbia lino, reached Taylor street dock at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon from Pasco, coming, through the Celllo Canal with a large crowd. She left Tasco Tuesday and picked up excursionists at Arlington for Celllo and was through the Canal yesterday morning, making the trip here in seven and a half hours. The crew of the Inland Empire will return at once for the steamers Twin Cities and Re-, lief. The former will have oil burners Installed and be overhauled so as to be In readiness In two weeks to go on the Upper Columbia run. The Relief will be held here. When those vessels are brought down the Inland Empire goes on the Portland-I.ewiston freight run. The steamer .7. N. Teal also arrived yesterday, coming Into the harbor In the morning with passengers and freight from the Snake River region, and she sails- tonight on the return. The vessel will remain on that route and the State of Washington is to con tinue to ply to The Dalles from here. OFFICERS INSPECT CHINOOK Wahkiakum Finishes at Pillar Rock and Goes to Uoblebowcr's. To inspect the bar dredge Columbia Colonel McKinstry and Major Jewett left for Astoria yesterday. They were to hoard the Chinook last night and spend today watching her operations On the bar and ascertaining just how she is working. The pipeline dredge "Wahkiakum, which has been engaged at Pillar Rock, Is to be shifted today by the steamer Ocklahama to Doblebowcr's, where she will dig for a time. The Multnomah Is nor ready to move as yet. There not having been heavy snows in the moun tains during the Winter, rivermen do not look for a freshet in June. They atay that as there has been no percept ible rise lately, though warm weather has prevailed, it should be an Ideal reason for dredging in the main chan nel. The Port of .Portland dredge Co lumbia is finishing the first unit of the Astoria fill and may be leased for the second unit, but as soon as released part of her machinery will be shifted to a new steel hull that has been ready for several months. The Portland and "Willamette are both in the harbor and will be kept going most of the season. THREE CAXAIi I.IXERS HERE F.astbotind Shipments' Curtailed Be cause of Limited Space. Three big carriers made the Colum bia River yesterday hailing from New York and working their way via the Canal and California ports. The Iowan, of the American-Hawaiian fleet,- was first In, arriving here about 5 P. M. The Santa Cecilia, of the Grace coterie. was next to report and she was on her way from Astoria for Portland at 3.16 o'clock, while the American. of the American-Hawaiian line, came In dur ing the afternoon and left up at 4:30. The Iowan and American will discharge at Albers dock, while the Santa Cecilia will berth at Municipal Dock No. 1. The Santa Cruz, of the Grace quartet. Is to reach the river Sunday. Space for New York cereal shipments 5s at a premium and flour Is available In niianttty for delivery there, but steamship operators are unable to allot more reservations for cereals than have been accepted, owing to the aecumula tlon of miscellaneous freight. KEW-CIIOP SllfPS OFFERED High Rates Asked for Sailers Avail able for Next Season. Sailing vrssels at from 70 to 80 shillings for new-crop loading Is the latest problem offered grain exporters here, and needles to say there are no takers at such figures. It is under stood that 60 shillings would be con sidered and even 55 shillings might be drawn, but only for a few vessels. There are said to be less than half a Uozen squarcrlggera available as yet. ,afi"niia S " f ii -.- ...:;iammmK::.-. ; . . TOT Teams of Columbia University and Lincoln High School will meet tonight for the first time m ueDate. The Lincoln negative squad. Arthur M. Hoffman, captain. Ralph Hoeber and Elmer P.ankus, will meet the university trio on its own platform. The affirmative team, Sam B. Weinstein, captain, Willfred Ilollingworth and Jack Rtubbs. will argue with the visitors ir the Lincoln auditorium. The question is: "Resolved. That minimum wage law for men in Oregon is advisable." Professor George L. Koehn has been training the Lincoln High teams and Father George Marr those of the university. A beautiful cup has been offered by G. Heitkemper Co mpany, jewelers. and with eome firms doing all possible fairly early dispatch with which to clean up cereal on hand, not much at tention is being directed toward Fall shipping. sailers several weeks ago for San rancisco loading at fairly cheap rates anil thiv haH thn naiml Pu pi f i Cnat options, but being in a fair way to arrive early in the season they are expected to be loaded within the Gold en Gate with barley. FIRST YUKON STEAMER SAILS Vldette Leaves for Dawson ou Ear liest Date Recorded. DAWSON. Yukon Territory. May S The first sailing on the Yukon River this year occurred yesterday when the steamer Vidette left Lake Lebarge for Dawsrm. This Is the earliest sailing from Lebarge in the history of naviga tion on the Yukon. Because of low water, it is believed by many that she will be several days iraking the trip. The river Is free from ice everywhere between Dawson and White Horse, the head of navigation, excepting at three points, which prob ably will be open In a day or two. NORTHERN PACIFIC IS LATE Steamer SO Minutes Behind Time, but Train Leaves on Scliedule. FLA V EL, Or.. May - 6. (Special.) The Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company's steamer Northern Pacific arrived at her pier in Flavel'at 1 o'clock, 30 minutes late, with 193 pas sengers and 480 tons of freight. It took onlv 30 minutes to transfer passengers and baggage to the steamer train which left on schedule time for Portland. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name. From Date. Northern Taclflc. San Kranclaco In port Beaver l.oa Angelca. . . - . . .In - port Geo. W. Elder. .. .Kureka May 4 itn... f'itv . . -I.oa Anselei May i ...San uleo ....way i ...UoMKay May 10 .. . Los Anseles. ...May 12 .. San Francisco May 13 ...San Diego May JtS . . .San Kranclaco May IS DUE TO DEPART. Name. For Date. Northern Pacific. San Francisco. - .. .May Yale A F. to L. A May i Santa Barbara. . . San Francisco. .. .May . 7 Heaver. I.oa An Kelca. ...... May 7 Wanama iian DIpko ....May' 8 Harvard S. F. loL. A... May s Northland Loa Angeles. ...... .May a Oeo. w. Elder. .. .Kureka May 9 Willamette San Dleso May 10 Klamath San Diego May 10 Rose Cltv I.oa Angelea. ..... .May 12 eo. W. Elder. . . .San Diego .May 12 Break -water JL'oos Bay . . . : May 13 F. A. Ktlhurn. San Kranclaco. ... May 14 ..San Diego May la .. I.oa Angeles. ..... .May 17 . .San Francisco. ..... M ay 17 ..San Franrlaco. . .. .May 18 .. San Diego. ........ May 18 . .San Kranclaco. . .. .May 19 . . ... ... .San Diego May JU l'ortland-Atlantic Service. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name. From Date. American New York ....In port Iowan New York. .. i ..... In port Santa Cecelia. ... New York ....In port New York May . New York. . . a . . . .May IB New York. ....... .May 23 New York May 26 Yucatan . . Breakwater. . . Bear F. A. Kilburn. Roanoke Santa Clara. . . Multnomah. . Bear Tamalpais. . San Ramon. Ynsemtte. . . . Santa Clara. Roanoke. . . . Santa t'ruz. M Lnneaotan . . . . Hennsylvanian . Ohloan DUE TO DEPART. Name. For American New York - Iowan New 1 ork. Santa Cecelia.. . Minneaotan .... l-ennaylvanlan. , Ohloan ....... h, Santa Cruz , New Y'ork . .New York. . New York . . New York . New York . Date. .Mlv t .May 9 .May 1 .May 1 .May 27 .May 29 .June & Marine Notes. Since the steamer Oeorglana has ended her engagement with the Astoria delegation, whii-h she carried to the Celllo celebration, preparations are being made to return her to the Tortland-Aatorla service on a dally round-trip schedule, as was done last year. On leaving the parade yesterday the work of the steamer Oregona. of the Yellow Stack Tjlne, was not ended, as she carried excursionists from Dayton back to their home. The steamer Orahamona. which brourht a crowd from Salem, did not have to make the return trip, as the visitors chose to make their way Individually. Merchants Exchange reports yesterday In. eluded news that the salmon ship feat. Nich olas was reportee In 57:20 north.- ltfH:42 t at noon May 5. and at the same time the Perlln was 40 miles from Unlmak Pasa. both bound to the fishing ground. Longshoremen engaged in loading the flag ship Beaver, of the "Big-Three" line, en joyed a respite from labors yesterday while the parade was passing Alnswortb dock. Captain Mason entertained a number of guesta aboard. The vesael saila today with about 100 passengers and a full cargo. Employes at tha office of Colonel Mc Kinstry. Corps of Engineers, United States Army, were Invited yesterday to board the Government tug George H. Mendell for a run to Oregon City. Captain Macgenn took the steamer Breakwater from the harbor yesterday on her first trip under the new schedule, which provides for her departure for Coos Bay at 8 o'clock Thursday morning Instead of Friday, and she sails from Marshfleld Sunday, reaching here Monday. Making another speedy run from San Francisco, the liner Northern Pacific crossed into the river at 12:10 o'clock yesterday. She brought a number of passengers. Tha vessel sails on the return today with one of the largest lists she haa carried south bound, i News IVoni Oregon Ports. COOS BAY, Or., May 6. (Special.) The steamship Geo. VV. Elder arrived this morn ing from Eureka and left for Portland with 91 passengers. The gasoline schooner Rustler arrived this morning from Rogue River. The gasoline schooner Roamer sailed last night for Siuslaw River. The steam schooner Yellowstone will sail with lumber from North Bend tomorrow for San Francisco. The dredge Seattle commenced a $50,000 dredging contract at the Moore mill. Ban don, yesterday morning and Is working three shifts. The Adeline Smith, a Coon Bay Lumber Company carrier, la due tonight or in the morning from San Francisco. Deep sea fishing boats are having poor auccesa, owing to continuous fog, ASTORIA. Or., May 6. tSpeclal.) The Quartermaster's Department ateamer Major Guy Howard, which is being replanked at the Wilson yards, will be placed in the water early next week. The ateamer Roanoke Balled this morning for san Francisco and San Fedro. The steamer Breakwater sailed for Coos Bay with freight and passengers. The steam schooner Willamette arrived today from San Francisco and proceeded to Portland. The pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer came Inside this evening for water and supplies. The steam schooner Northland arrived from San Francisco. The American-Hawaiian - line steamer Iowan arrived from San Francisco and the steamer American, of the same line, from San Pedro. Each brought part cargo from New York for Portland. The steam schooner Despatch will sail to morrow for Southeaatern Alaska, after load ing about 1000 tons of cannery supplies. Tha Grace line steamer Santa Cecelia ar rived this afternoon from New York, via San Francisco, TOLEDO, Or., May 6. (Special.) The Gerald C- owned by- the S. Elmore Company of. Astoria, arrived with a cargo of lum ber from Waldport, Or., for use in building a bridge across the river from Toledo. It will take the Gerald C. about six trips to complete the hauling. The M Irene sailed Saturday with a 48 foot boat In tow for Astoria and thence to Oakland, Cal.. where her engines will be Installed. The boat will be used by W. H. Gregg In towing. The boat aas built and launched .here. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, May 6. Arrived Steamers Northland and Willamette, from San Fran cisco; Iowan and Santa Cecilia, from New York. Sailed, ateamer Breakwater, for Coos Bay.. - Aatoria, May 6. Sailed at s A. M.. ateamer Roanoke, for San Diego and way ports. Arrived at S and left up at 9:30 A. M., steamer Iowan, from. New York. Ar rived at 8::S0 and left up at 10 A. M., steam er Willamette, from San Francisco. Arrived at 13.10 P.M.. steamer Northern Pacific, from San Francisco. Arrived at 1:30 and left un at 3 P. M.. ateamer Northland, from San Francisco. Arrived 'at 2 and left up at 3 P. M.. ateamer Santa Cecilia, from New York. Arrived down at 3:AO and sailed t 5:23 P. M., steamer Breakwater, for Coos Bay. Arrived at 4:43 and lel't up at 4:Jj P. M., steamer American, from New York. San Francisco. May 6. Arrived at 2 A. M., steamer Datay Putnam, from Portland: at 8 A. M.. steamer Yucatan, from San Diego, for Portland. Sailed at 8 A. M-. ateamer Kl Segundo. for Portland. Sailed at ii last night, steamer W. b Herrin, for Portland. Cooj Bay. May 6. Arrived at 5 A. M. and aalled, steamer Geo. W. Elder, from Eureka, for Portland. Taroma, May 6. Arrived, steamer Yosem Ite, from Portland. Seattle. May 5. Spoken at noon, ship St. Nicholas, from Astoria, for Nushagak, 57:20 N., 100:42 W. : - ship Berlin, from Portlanxl. 40 miles from Unlmak Pass at noon. Astoria. May r.. Arrived at 7 P.M., steamer Geo. W Fenwlck. from San Pedro. Manila, May 3. Arrived, ateamer Seattle Maru, from Tacoma. Hongkong, May 4. Sailed, Sado Maru. for Seattle. Seattle. May . Arrived, ateamer Dolphin, from Southeastern Alaska.- Sailed Steam ers Mariposa, for Southwestern - Alaska; Paraiso. for Southeastern Alaska; Frotesi laus (British), for Liverpool. Ssn Francisco, May . Arrived Steamers Enterprise, llllo. Daisy Futman, Colntflbia River; Speedwell. Coos Bay; Kurahime Maru .lapnnese, Otaru: Carolyn. New Yor. Schooner Honolpu. Hana. Sailed Steamers El Segundo, Portland; WIHapa. Aberdeen. Schooner Golden -Gate, Pirate Cove Balboa. May 6. Sailed Steamer Boyne tfrom Vancouver;, tor ivjngaton (.for order's). DREDGING IS ATTACKED ISJl'.YCTIOX IS ASKKH TO STOP WORK OPPOSITE ASTORIA, Tides at Astoria lYIilaj. High. Low. 7:40 A. M 7.0 ft.'?:0rl A. M 3.0 ft. 8:4I 1'. M.. 7.7 ft..l:lD IV M 0.0 ft. Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, May 6. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. : Sea, smooth; wind, north west 14 miles. Two Ashland Restaurants . Burned. ASHLAND, '6r, May 6. Special.) Two restaurants in the depot section burned out this morning, occupied by A. F. Rosenstock and I-.. T. Dyke. The losses are practicallj" complete, but a small portion of the contents being saved. They were partially Insured. Rebuilding will be barred unless fire proof materials are used. Owners) of Property Aver Removal of Sands to Fill Reclamation Dis tricts Caaaea Dam age. ASTORIA, Or., May S. (Special.) An action that will determine whether or not dredging operations on the sands opposite the city can be con tinued to fill in the city reclamation districts was filed in the Circuit Court tod a y . The suit was brought by the Van dusen Investment Companyj Reba Twelves. Kdwin Hobson and Bertha Halderman against the Standard Amer ican Dredging Company. J. It. Parker, E. Mattson and the Port of Portland. It asks that the defendants be re strained from continuing the opera tions on the sands, be compelled to remove the obstructions erected there and that the court determine the amount of damages which the plain tiffs have sustained. The complaint recites that the plain tiffs are the owners of the sands in question; that the defendants have driven several piling on the property and are operating a dredge there. The sands, the complaint avors. are valu able for fishing purposes and the plaintiffs have arranged to use them for that purpose during the season which opened May 1. Continuing, fhe complaint says, the piling ami the dredge are obstructions to the fish ing operations and unless they are re moved the plaintiffs will suffer the loss of several hundred thousand dol lars. Judge Kakin made aji order direct ing the defendants to appear before court at St. Helens at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of May 15 to show cause why a preliminary Injunction as prayed for should not be granted pending the hearing of the case. In the meantime the dredging operations can be con tinued as usual. . Larconi Wireless Reports. (All poklilont reported at 8 P. M., May 6, unless otherwise indicated.) itoae City. San Francisco "for Portland, off ITmpqiia River. Breakwater. Portland for Coos Bay, 12 miles south of Tillamook Rock. Geo. W. FHler, Coos Bay for Portland, off Heceta Head. Congress, san Francisco for Seattle, 115 miles notth of Cape Hlauco. Roanoke. Portland for San Francisco, H74 miles north of San Francisi-o. Multnomah. Everett for San Francisco. S7 miles south of Umatilla lightship. Barge L'l. in tow of tug Defiance. Rich mond for Aberdeen, off Grays Harbor. President. San Pulro for San Francisco, 12 miles north of Point Arguello. tvillo. San FranclFco for San Pedro. 25 miles east of Poinc Cunoepcion. Porter, Everett for San Pedro, 43 miles from San, Pedro. San Joae, Balhoa for San Francisco, SS0 miles south of San Francisco. Chanslor, Honolulu for San Francisco, t03 miles out. May a, S P. M. Matsonla, Honolulu for San Francisco 1940 miles out. May .", s P. M. Bear. San Frati'-isco for San Fedro, 31 miles south of Point Stir. ; Centralis. San Francisco for Eureka. 4." miles north of Point Reyes. ' Speedwell, San Francisco for San Diego. S9 miles south of San Francisco. Kllhurn. San Francisco for Eureka, nine miles south of Point Arena. El Segundo. Richmond for Portland, 119 miles north of San Francisco. Moffett. Balboa for San Francisco, 70 miles south of San Francisco. Lucas, towing barge l-'t, Richmond for Se attle. 240 miles north of Richmond. Herrin, Port Costa for l.innton. 22S miles north of Port Costa. Asuncion. Richmond for Powell River, off Race Rocks. Colonel Drake. Richmond for Vancouver, o3 miles front Vancouver, Humboldt, Seattle for Alaskan ports, 200 miles from Seattle. May .". K p. M. TEACHERS TO VISIT 0. A. C. Special Trains AVIH Take Visitors to Oorvallis Saturday. Schoolteachers from the Portland schools will visit the Oregon Agricul tural College at Corvallis on Satur day. Special trains over the Southern Pacific will take the visitors to the college city. The teachers who will make the trip are members of the Portland Educational Association. A special train will leave the Union depot at 7:55 A. M. Saturday, arriving at Corvallis at 11 o'clock, and leaving on the return trip at 8 P. M. The regu lar work will be carried on so that the visitors may see how the collate Is conducted. The excursion will be head ed by A. R. Draper, president of the association. Silos are being built underground ex tensively through the western part of the United States. Thrilling Story of Temptations In Way of Pretty Employe Told 'With Interwoven Lore Tale. "Help 'Wanted," produced by the Oliver Morosco company, is being shown at the Peoples Theater this week and continues until Saturday night. It Is a live story, handling In a startling way the lact that many em ployers who have on their best be havior while In a. girl's home, regard her as fair prey when she enters an office as an employe. It Is a. drama of the humiliations that may happen to any girl at any moment and the production Is a piece of superb pro tography. Headed by Owen Moore and Lois Meredith, a famous-cast of players take the different roles, and upon Miss Mer edith's first appearance as little Gertie Meyer she immediately wins a place of esteem by her naturalness and her sym pathetic impersonation. Scott & Son have two stenographers, one to do the work and one whose sole essential is that she should be pretty and about 17. In her simplicity Gertie little suspects the motive of the elder Scott's "fatherly" Interest In her. A scene ensues. Just as she is about to give up in despair the door is burst open with a bookkeeper's stool and there stands the millionaire's eon! The son's manly attitude touches the father, who regains his senses and re stores Jack to his rights and to his former place in the firm. Gertie has the supreme satisfaction of seeing the family reunited and herself becoming a part of it. "THE VICTIM" IS AT SUNSET Mae Marsh Plays Leading Role In Lauded Mutual Picture. Those who were so fortunate as to see Mae Mu.rsh In the recent produc tion here of "The Outcast" have an other treat in store, for Miss Marsh plays the leading role in another Mu tual master picture. "The Victim." which heads an especially good bill opening at the Sunset Theater yester day. Robert Harron, who scored a hit In the former play. Is also In this one, and Kugene Pallette Is one of a strong supporting cast. "The Victim Is shorter than the other Mutual master picture, but its three acts are brimful of vivid sultuations and compelling action. Second in Interest only to "The Vic tim'" is "A Power of the Street," a drama of Wall street, high finance and a woman's Jealousy. "Walter Edwards and Clara Williams play the leading roles. A breezy Keystone comedy, which opens an entire new line of funny stuff, rounds out the programme. DANGERS TO GIRLS DESCRIBED "Help Wanted'' Thrilling Play of I.ovc and Intrigue at Peoples. "Help Wanted," now running at the Teoples Theater, which will continue until Saturday night, shows the dan gers that face pretty little girls who have to make their own living better than any film seen In many a day. As Gertie Meyer, Miss Meredith plays the role of the little working girl with much understanding. In answering "Help Wanted" ads In the paper Gertie meets Jerrold Scott, owner of Scott & Son. Jack Scott, the son, has really fallen in love with the girl and one night when he goes to her home on New York's East Side to tell her mother that he loves Gertie and wants her tor his own, he finds her mother frantic because Gertie has not yet arrived from work. He imme diately reassures the mother and then leaves for his father's office, getting there just in the nick of time to cheat the spider of his prey. McMinnrillc Resident Burled. M'MIN.NVILLE. Or, May 6. (Spe cial.) 10. C. Vanatta, a prominent resi dent of McMinnvllle, died at his home here Wednesday. Mr. Vanatta was a native of Pennsylvania, but lately had resided in Brush Prairie, Wash., and in McMinnvllle. He was 67 years old. He is survived by his widow, three daughters and six sons. The daughters arei Mrs. Kva Cox, Vancouver. Wish.: Mrs. Allie Harrison, New Zealand, and Mrs. Let ha Green, of Llnville, Wash. The sons are: Merritt. Willis, Arlie, Volney, Walter and Ellis, all of this county. The funeral was held today at the home and the body taken to Brush Prairie, Wash., for burial. Kelso Street Bills Paid. KELSO, Wash., May 6. Special.) Bills for improvement of several streets in West Kelso were accepted and paid by the Council amounting to more than 1000. The mostof the time was taken up with a pfoposed anti-peddlers' ordinance. As only four mem bers of the Council were present and they lined up two for the measure and two against, action was postponed un til another meeting, when there Is a full attendance. DAII.V METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. May . Maximum tempera, ture, 70.4 degrees; minimum, 51.8 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M., 8.3 feet; change In last -4 hours, none. Total rainfall (5 P.kM. to ."f I. M.) none; total rainfall since September 1. 1014. 2ti inches; normal rain fall since September 1, 40.:;7 inches; defi ciency of rainfall since September 1, ltfll, 14.:i7 Inches. Total sunshine, .11 hours 10 minutes; possible sunshine. 14 hours ,j mfn. utes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) & P. M.. 0.77 Inches. THE WEATHER. f Wind. 3 S.S - ? STATIONS. I WeVu.tr. If ? 8 ' 1 JL. .L. J Kaker Boise Boston t'alrary Chtc-aao ...... Colfax Uecvfr ....... Ies Moines . . . IXiluth I'Jureka ....... Calvrston Helena ....... Jacksonville .. Kansas t'itv I. os A ngclea . . . Marshfleld .... .Med ford Minneapolis .. . Montreal New Orleans . . New York North Head . . . Nort h Yakima Pendleton Phoenix Pocatello Portland ...... Rosebura; Sacramento .. . St. louts ...... Salt Lake San Kranclsco Seattle Spokane Tacoma ...... Tatoosh Island Walla Walla .. Washlnicton Winnipeg rtvn 17,0 7l'0 70 0 e o 7K o 4rt O rj it. 4n it, f.4 7 O o r. o 2 O 4 0, 7H o 4ti 0 C.4 O SJ 0. 7o:o, Tt'J o h-'O Si o 7'J 0 l'0 7!i 1 7 0 ftl.;o 4'0. r.s o. ,"S II. 74 o. Trt 0 SO 0 BO 0. 7fl 0. 7 0 4:0. 00 8 0010 00i 8 00 OOI14 SO 12 4IIIKI 1S S 0O (HIS oni 4 IMI'10 .' is 001 K Ool ( 001 6 Oil 4 on: 12 no' 12 OOIo oo: 14 00 .001 8 .001 e' 0" 8 .CO 4 Olll 6 ,IMI't2 HH 10' (in'14: Oo1 llll (101 111 Oil .001 6 Olll 4 0O 8! 0S12, NW Clear NWIClrsr NW, Clear 1 jt'Ioudy !. . ..iClear SV U'iear N I Rain S ,Pain NWi loudy S IClear NW lear SE Cloudy X Cloudy s jCloudy N W Pt. eioudy 1 N K (--loaiil v NW Cloudy w s w N W N W : W w Pt. cloudy Ha In Clfluilv Cloudy Clear f-lear r-la f NW! Pt- rlouHv 'SK Clear E Cloudy S IClear XWJRain NWjflear W Cloudy NW Clear W I'la.r I'NWICleai sw N S M-lejtr ICloudy (cloud v 4 lea WEATHER CONDITIONS. . A trough-shaped depression overlies the Mississippi Valley and the barometer Is relatively high over both the Atlantic and Pacific states. Showers and thunder storms have occurred In the Mississippi Valley West Oulf States. Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Fishing Is Excellent on the Salmonberry and Nehalem Rivers and other Tillamook County streams -Round Trip Portland to Salmonherry and similar reduced fares to other Tillamook seashore resorts and fishing streams See the City Ticket Agent. SO Sixth Street, Corner Oak; Agent Union Depot or Kast Morrison-street Lcpot, or Any Agent of the Southern Pacific John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Or. 0 55 - Utah and Nebraska. Unusually low tem peratures prevail In Colorado, New Mexico. Kansas. Oklahoma, and the Upper Missis. Ippl Valley. Conditions are favorable for fair weather Inthla district Friday, with lower ternpera turea In the Interior of Western Oregon and Western Washington. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity: Friday fair and cooler; westerly winds. Oregon and Washington: Friday fair, cooler, interior; west portion, westerly winds. Idaho: Friday fair. EDWARD A. I5KALS. District Forecaster. Man Found Dead Believed Slain. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. May 6. (Special.) As a result of Investiga tions by Justice Forrest Sweet and the takinsT of an X-ray picture of the body of John Ronky. which was found under the Selah bridge over the Naches itiver Monday mornlner. the theory has been advanced that Konky was murdered. An Inquest is to be held tomorrow. The X-ray picture showed the location of a bullet in the body and the missile's course from a point of entrance. It is said that the shot could not have been self-inflicted. The man has no rela tive or friend here. He Is believed to have been killed for money. Yakima Must Pay Bllglit Hills. NOKTII YAKIMA. Wash., May 6. (Special.) On application of E. K. Perry, one of the inspectors In the blifjht campaign in Yakima County or chards, a writ of mandamus was trrant ed today by Judcre CJrady in Superior Court requiring: the Hoard of County Commissioners and County Auditor to pay bills incurred in such campaigrn. despite ft recent opinion from the of fice of the Attorney-General that the emergency clause of the new horticul tural law is invalid. CLEANUP SWAYS EUGENE Six Teams Hard at Work Need Until Monday to Haul Out ICubbii.li. EUGEXE, Or., May C (Special.) Six teams and eevrn men aro haullnc rubbish out of the city by the tons. Three teams failed to 0e7in to cover the allotted territory on Monday. The number wa3 increased to four teams yesterday and this number failed. To day the strect-clcanlnc department cautrht tip with the work, tliouph it will take until m-xt Monday to com plete the work with the six teams. This is the result of cle-an-up week In Kuftene. Accumulations of 15 years back are beintx dug out of attics and cellars and yards and parkiutra aro belnK cut. All is heinK put In bawn to await the arrival of the city teams. One-eij-hth of the city Is covered each day and from 30 to f.O loads are dis poned of every elirht liour.o. TOO LATK Itl CI-ASSirY. IMUM.NU CONTRACT. To the man who Aill bnv a n'.-toa truck from tin e have an attra'-ti-e hauling contract of tio to (Hi days' work which Mould net him ;;u a flay above operaniiK eMi'-tiS'-s. ;t-t Iiuky at onr terms on triif-k. Cler-llnger Motor far t o.. Washington and King. I'honc Marshall 11110. WEEK-END SPECIAL TO CLATSOP BEACH Astoria, Seaside and Gcarhart SATURDAY, MAY 8 AND ALL SEASON 2 P. 1VL Special Returns Sunday Evening NORTH DANK STATION 10th and Hoyt TICKETS Observation Parlor Car Reservations 5th and Stark $2,000,000 More "Toward the Cause The board of directors of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail way Company have just author ized the purchase of $1,500,000 worth of equipment. They be lieve in " Buy-It-Now." The Chicago Great "Western has contracted for $585,000 worth of new material. Do your part buy that suit, that kitchen cabinet or that plow and BUY-IT-NOW. Thia is the time of all times for the U. S. A. to make vast strides. Let's all get busy