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KL1ATH RAILWAY
OBSTACLES SHOWN
"Hostile Public Sentiment"
Blamed by Southern Pa
cific for Inability.
Is
CHAMBER PLAN IS SET BACK
Appeal for Construction of Line to
tron at Tart of PcTelopmcnt
Movet for District Rc'tiaed
and Stand Kxplalned.
Why th Southern Pacific Company
Sias been, and is. unabla to complete
the Natron-Kiamath cut-o(f. which I
fceeds.1 to sits Portland direct rail
connection with Klamath Falls la told
In a frank and pointed letter just re-
e-elred bjr the Portland Chamber of
Commerce from William Fproule. presi
dent of the Southern Pacific In reply
to a letter from the Chamber asking
Tor a statement of the railroad's at'
tlttvde on this subject.
-Huslile public sentiment. " Is the
Inrae that sums up Mr. Sproule'a
reason for Inactivity on tba Natron
Klamath line.
"When anjrone and everyone can at
tack railroad rates, state and Inter
state." says Jtr. Uproule. "the rall-
base little foundation left upon
which to borrow money.
Mkark .trtlrtty e
Hostile lesislation and hostile public
entlmcnt. be explains, make Investors
tiraM. and when such a sentiment ana
ucb lesislation bave the effect of re
wuclnc railroad revenues, no money
can be expected for new Improvements.
Tbia explanation of the Southern Pa
cific's attitude. It Is feared, will pre
fect the Chamber from waaMcs; a suc
cessful effort at any time la the near
future f"r the Klamath development.
X'rttl public sentiment permits the rail
road to borrow money and relieves
prospective Investors of their frisht.
It Is believed activity on this project
win nave to no neia in aoejrance.
The Chamber of Commerce appealed
to the iouthern Pacific a few weeks
to to bullj the Natron-Klaraatb line.
An appeal to extend the Oregon
Trunk road from Bend to Klamatb
Falls was sent by the Chamber to
James K. Hill and his associated rail
road officials a few weeks a so.
The Klamatb Falls people are eager
to have a direct outlet to Portland.
Their only rail service to the outside
world now Is through Weed. Cel. This
places tbera lo closer touch with San
Francisco than with Portland. As a
resu.t San Francisco rets most of the
Klamatb County trade.
Portland has a vital Interest In ob
taining rail connection with the Kla
mat. i country, but In presenting Its
appeal the Chamber also points out
that tbe railroads doubtless will De
lardy benefited if the connection Is
provided.
L"nIer tbe existing state of public
opinion. However. lr. Sproule. It is evl
dent, -ran see no Immediate benefits ac.
cruise to the railroads from any sew
construction work.
H s letter on this subject Is as fol
lows:
Newer faat Be Raised.
Construction on the projected railway Use
ftaaectfnr Ktamln Katie vita 4ln hs
bea discontinued because we cannot raise
toe money to f:nisa lu Vsocr existing con
st. tlocs we rsnnM make a shoving ot earn
ings that would justify the millions nrces
aery to complete the line u bea anyone
an4 evaryooe aa attack railroad rates, state
mad Interstate, wttft publle approval of the
scaling down or ratlrnad rates and disap
proval nt tee maintenance ot ral.road rev
eanea. the railroads have little foundatloa
Jfl upon which to borrow money, be
the rates ot the present give ao ptomlse for
the revenues of the future.
t'ntll Investments In railroads, which are
xnad4 rrom the savings or the people at
lars. Iwonn iffnr and Inelltne. It Is not
likely that railroad construction In this
country eta be resumed, and least of all oa
the Pacific Coast, where such construction
is seeded boil People will not place their
money la these distant fields of operation
unless the disposition of the peop:e and the
governments sites those people reasonable
assurance that their money is secure -d the
return- on it attractive enough to warrant
Its Investment far away from their home
Tanf.c Coast ststrs are dtstsnt from the
centers of popu.stioa where the, money ac
cumulates.
Thee states need dev-etoument; yet they
save lor some years seen the most rad
test la their attitude toward tbe railroads.
n.cB tne people from whom we might
pe-t to borrow mosey csnnoc understsnd
an I sincerely mistrust.
With respect to the whole subject. I am
very sorrjr. and It Is a source of regret to
the Llrrfr a""! ofTI'-i-s of this company
that we have been nnable to complete) the
project tne Klamatb people have at heart.
Out we do not control the conditions: they
control us. We have money a.reedr In
vested In tbe line In question and naturally
vou.J desire to complete the project if we
could, so ss to accomplish the purposes of
ids iuvCTirovni a.rvaar maae.
COLONEL JACKSON BETTER
Auto Victim Relieves Driver
Blania for Accident-
or
Colonel Jamea Jackson. United State
rniy. retired, and inspector-general of
Ul urezon national Guard, refused
vesterday to prosecute Harry Hanson.
driver of the automobile that ran Into
and injured Mm Tuesday afternoon.
oiontl Jackson la thought to be out
of dancer of serious hurts from the ac
cident.
-lie was driving- carefully, but lost
Ills' bead a little when i grasped the
lender, and did not put on the brakes
la time." said Colonel Jackson. lie
was at his home. S Kast Thirty-sec-
ena street roorth and resting- easily.
Investigation absolved Mr. Hanson
ef blame for tbe accident, and City
iTosecutor Pelch did not hold the
joune man. who Is employed by the
Northwest Butter Produce Company
and lives at Kast Taylor street.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Maniacs f Jceasis.
HEAVEVKKXArlrfKK A. ft. H'STener.
Vial. !: W o ' - street, and Uertrsa
li Varvka. !. Hettl Portland
UOV.E-.irCK::i7TT Clvd- TA . Horl-. le
'. li: lieasaio lret. and Mjrrtle n.i
' a:rre:t. 1zj:. ssrne address.
AVPrr.nN.i.)Vi-r.-ArvM K Anderson.
3". - fowetl rtr.et. end aucuste B. Kovce.
Si. lilackstone Hotel.
Births.
HrontR-T. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Ilacser.
ett Uar't sirt. Jiusust j. a dauhter
Jo.sti To Mr. sol ilrm. J. tarl Jonea
lilt Front street. July 1. a daushter
M'NiMlRa T- Mr snd Mrs. Wmiam
r Mcmara. JJ East Taentyeveaia
atre'. J'i r 3. a sob.
r ARr-ei.L To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Par
eel!. Jil Vsscouver avenue. Juljt 2J. a
vjl I.NX To .dr. and Mrs. William Qulnn.
J fitaston strt. Juij n. a o,
TENNAM To Mr. and Mrs. John L.
"fvrcant. 11 alueene street. July SO. a son.
ttTNOLD' To Mr. tn-t M re Georce O.
vtejnoids. 4it East f'stjr-fourth street
aou:hst. Aucust t. a son.
EMWERS'VN To Mr. and Mrs. Jha In
wiersoa. 1111 Cortwtt street, aufusi . a
Hl"BBARr To Mr and Mrs. Russell ' J.
Vuicerd. Hi North Twentieth sttcet. asr
sust , a sen
R KTX To Mr. snd Mrs. Clifford J.
Racrs. ill Lexington street. August . a
dausnter.
Maryland rsnks tenth amonc tho States
a taxea paid ea Individual Incomes. ,
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I IG CROWD VIEWING $103,000 BLAZE Pf T0RT LAND YESTERDAY. .
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WI.fcT WAS e-PFT
FIR EXPORT AID SEEN
Increase Expected With Visit
of Honolulu Lumberman.
ISLES OPPOSE 'FREE SUGAR'
Robert lowers. Visiting Here With
Family, 6ar Great Question If
lVbcUrcr or Not Prices Hill '
Warrant Acreage Planted.
Increased shipments of fir to the Ha
waiian Islands from the mill of be
Columbia and Willamette Rivera are
expected as a result of the visit here of
Robert Lowers, of tbe firm of Lewsrs
A Cooke, of Honolulu, extensive lum
ber des3ers and owners ot a fleet of
vessels, who has been In Portland for
the past few days and leaves today for
San Francisco.
Mr. Lowers Is accompanied by Mrs.
Lewera and their son!
"Our lumber purchases on the main
land are largely Influenced 'by prices."
said Mr. Lewers. "We recently received
a shipment of J00.809 feet from here on
the steamer Klamath, which carried
two cargoes to Pearl Harbor for dry-
dock purposes. In the past much of I
our lumber haa been shipped from Pu- t
get Found and Grays Harbor, though
we have- moved material out of the
river.
Hope Held a galas t Free) Sagar.
"In the Island the great question Is
whether they will receive prices to
warrant. Our entire country, nearly
every industry and virtually every nian
there Is Interested In sugar, and if we
could be sure that 'free sugar" would
not be passed at Washington everyone
would be happy.
For the past 19 years Mr. Lewers has
resided In the Hawaiian lsianas. wita
occasional trips to the Pacific Coast,
his first visit to Portland being In 1 SSO.
He was Dersonally acquainted with Mr.
Pettygrove. who named Portland
through flipping a coin with a compan
ion. During all of his life Mr. Lewers
haa been In the lumber business, and.
as be expresses It. "bat been through
all phases of the trade, from shoving a
lackDlane to buying cargoes.
The firm owns tbe four-masted
schooners Alice Cooke and Robert Lew
era. which they built at Port Blakeley.
and the three-masted schooner Repeat.
one of the famous old Simpson fleet.
which was turned out on Coos Bay,
St. Ileleas Plaate Inspected.
Thev are used In tba lumber trade.
The Robert Lewers arrived at Honolulu
July IS from Grays Harbor, after i
voyage of 21 days: tbe Repeat left Hon
olulu Julv 7 for Wlllapa HarborJ arriv.
ins- August . and the Alice Cooke
reached Port Gamble July II from the
Hawaiian harbor.
Plants at St. Helens and Tlclnlty
were visited Tuesday by Mr. Lewers.
nd be has inspected other lumber man
ufacturing concerns in casting about
for quotations on timbers, piling and
other stuff. Tbe family left the Islands
on the steamer Niagara, traveling by
nt nf Victoria to Vancouver and men
Seattle and T aroma to Portland, and
will return via fan Francisco.
-While here they have been enter
talned by Mrs. R. I. O'Reilly. Miss Ce
cilia O'Reilly and R- J. A O'Refllv, the
families having been close friends for
many years.
rXCA AND TALBOT LISTED
LUzle Vance Leaves and Smith and
Genera -Are finishing.
Two lumber csrriers were added to
the en route list of vessels on tbe
bosrd at the Merchants' Exchange yes
terday. tbe schooner Inca. coming from
Adelaide, and the schooner W. H. Tal
bot, from Sydney, both under engage
ment to Comyn, Mackall Co. Tbe
lnca is now on the way to Australia
from Tacoma. having left Puget Bound
with a lumber cargo June 13. The W.
H. Talbot left Puget Sound July II for
Sydney with lumber loaded at Port An
geles. The lnca haa a capacity of
1 SOO.Bae feet and the Talbot l.ouu.ueu
fcet.
The schooner Lirsisj Vance, which
reached the river July 11 from Ean
Francisco, to load lumber at Westport
for Kahulul. under charter to Hind.
Rolpb & Co.. finished her cargo Tuea
day and left down that night. The
scbooner W. H. Smith Is also at West
port, loading for Sydney In the Interest
of the American Trading Company, and
tbe brlgantlne 'Geneva, working lum
ber at the North Pacific mill for the
same firm, which will be dispatched to
Sydney, has started her deckload and
will Inlsh this week.
NORM! IX FOR CEItEAIi LOAD
La Filler Will Be Loaded WJien Aus
tralian Cargo Is Floated.
Making a run of II days from the
Golden Gate, tbe French bark Noam I
waa reported off the river at 4:14
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was
brought Inside by tbe Port of Portland
tug Oneonta. She loads grain for Aus
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V -T e.wi.-.v
OP WOOL. WAKEHOI SE flP THEODORE
tralia under charter to Balfour. Guthrie
4k Co.. her cargo being ready. The
firm also has the French bark L Filler,
which goea to tbe United Kingdom, and
her loading was delayed ao the Noetal
can be started for sea first.
Tbe arrival of the Noeml Is expected
to clean up the aalling fleet that will
handle old crop grain. There are other
carriera on the way due to arrive aoon,
so when they are ready for cargo there
will be new crop wheat at tidewater
with which to load tbera. It was re
ported yesterday that Balfour, Guthrie
Co. had fixed the French bark Babln
Chevaye for a round voyage from the
Tyne to tbe Golden Gate, and she la
expected to be loaded back with barley.
ORFORD KEEP BCQT; CHANGED
Flashing Characteristics of Big Gas
Navigation Aid More Rapid.
Under orders to proceed to Orford
Reef god pica, up s big gas buqy In
service there, replacing It with Its mate.
that now Is adjusted for different char
acteristics, ths lighthouse tender Man-
ntta left the river yesterday.
The buoy In position shows a white
light for five seconds and Is then dark
for the same period, while the buoy to
be placed there will flash white every
three seconds or 29 flashes a minute.
Orford Reef Is a group of Irregular
rocks extending off Cape Blanco, and
before tbe establishment of a gas buoy
there several vessels met with trou
ble, but since It has proved a valuable
aid. The buoy also Is equipped with a
submarine bell signal.
The tender Heather Is due at Astoria
today, after having delivered supplies
to light stations on Puget Sound end
attended to aids to navigation.
MARIXE rVTELLl GKXCE.
Steamer Scbedolc.
DUB TO AELBIYK.
Kama From - Data.
Brcaawater. ....Xooa Bay. ......... In port
Bear Los Anseles. ...... In port
Nortbera Pacific. fcaa Francisco....; In port
Creat Northern. . tan Franciaco.... Aug. 13
V. A. Kllburn.... has Francisco. . Aug. 1J
Geo. W. lder. ...ken Dieco Aug. lo
Braver Ljs Augeles. ...... Aug. la
Santa Clara. Kin Francisco Aug. IS
Koae City....... .Loa Anseles. ...... Aug. 20
Koanoke . ian Pltge Aug. XI
DCS TO D&FART.
Name. For Data
Northern Pacific. Ban Francisco. ....Aug. Xi
ereaasater coos Jiay .....Aug
Vale .& '. to U A. .Aug:
Harvard a F. to U A. Aug.
Gnat Northern.. San Fraaclsco Aug.
F. A. Kllburn.... Ban Francisco. ... . Aug.
Bear Los Angelas Aug.
Yosemlte. baa Diego. Aug.
Wapama. ban Diego. ...... Aug
Celllo ...-San Diego. ........ Aug
Santa Monica.... Kan Franclsoo..'... Aug!
Geo. W. Elder. ...San Diego ,. Aug.
lamaipais ..Kan Francisco..'..; tug
Santa Clara. .... .San Francisco Aug."
Multnomah. ... ..San Diego. .........ug.
IJcaver .....Los Anielee Aug.
Willamette San Diego ...Aug.
Klamath......... Ean Diego......... Aug.
Roanoke .San Diego Aug.
Santa Barbara. . . ban Diego Aug.
KoseClty Los Anss.es Aug.
Pertlaad-Atlantio Service.
DUB TO A&&1VJL
Nam From Data
Nevauan. ....... Nsw York. ........ Aue. la
Santa Crus.
Ohioaa
Navajo
Name.
Nevadao. ..
Ohloan. ....
. .. .. J"ew York. Aug. i;
New Tork ....Aug.
New Tork Aug. tu
DCS TO DEPART.
. For, Date.
..... -Nsw York. ........ Aug ID
.....New Tork......... Aug. 27
Montanaa..
ivew zera. SeuL lu
Dakotan
,.New York..
, Sept.
Honoluiaa.....
lowan.
rssemea
New Tork..
.New Tork.,
.New Tor. .
..... Uct.
Oct.
..... Nov.
3Iarcoil Wireless Reports.
(All Doeitloaa resorted at A af A
11. onleae vtherwiae tndirsUed.k
Governor. Seattle for Kan ni.A iiu
miles north of rape Blanco. '
Hrr1n. Port Costa for Linn ton. 20 miles
south of Columbia River.
CelUo. San Francisco for Partlanil to
Wapama. sau Francisco for Portland. 20
illes north of Heceta Head. -
E Sveundo. RCi,mon or gtt.. 48S
illes north of San Francisco.
t ongreas. Ad Francisco for Ki
11 If
miles north ot Cape Blanco.
rtanta t'larm. Fornind for vs.
miles north of Coos Bay ' '
Cbsnslor. Monterey for Everett. 149 miles
from Everett.
Tosemlte. Bsa Franciaco for Portland fr
noniooa. san IHcro fop San p.rir.
uii.p norm or ran I'lero.
Coronado. San Pedro tnr flan IT..
4 mil.e west of Point Vincent.
Beaver. San Pedro fn, nan rn.,1...
10 nillea eaai of Point Coocfurlon.
Mills, San Prdro for Seatti ax nii
north of San Peuro.
Mlnnesotan. Seattle for Honolulu. tks
miles southwest of cape Flsttery.
Minnesota. Seattle for Orient. 1223 miles
from Seattle. - -
Senstor. Noms for Seattle, ear mmm .
of Scotch Cape.
l unions, unent lor Sen Franriaro 9na
miles ont.
Manchuria. San Franciaco for nri.ni vrxT
nalles west of Honolulu.
Thomas, ban Francisco for liaBlla llni
miles out.
Tucatan. Honolulu for Fan F"r- nriu-n aert
mll.s from Honolulu.
Porter. Port ban Luis for Oleum, iimi
miles south of Ssn Frsnclsco.
titO. . RIQer. Ssn Pedro for Ran IV.ii.
di-o. IS mil's north of Point Arsuello.
Adeline Smith. -an Frsnclsco r for rooa
Bsv. 17 miles north of San Francisco.
Kentm. New Tork for Victoria, as mllca
southwest of Fan Frsnclsco IlKht-hlp.
Queen, from San Pedro, off Point Kamr
Tear.
Matsonls, San Frsnclsco forf Honolulu. S3
mllrs oat.
Kllburn. Eureka for Coos Bay, 43 miles
irth of Eureka
Centratia. San Frsnclsco for Eureka, pass
Ins In Eureka ' T
Asuncion. KicsDiono lor woraovs. sis milea
north of Richmond.
Nsnn Smith. San Francisco for Tacoma.
184 miles north of tan Frsnclsco. "
Koae city, roctisna lor sen Frsnclsco. of?
Point Gords. ' '
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAR Aur. 11. Condition of
the bar at S P. M : (tea. smooth: barometer.
lull; wind, northwest II miles.
Tides s)t Astoria Thursday.
HUh. ' ...
I:1S A. M....S.S feet 8:05 A. M.7..6.2 foot
2:1 P. i....S.O test dill P. at 2.1 lest
BERXHEI M at CO.
FIRE LOSS $105,500
Two Firemen Badly Bruised
and Cut by Debris.
ENTIRE BLOCK THREATENED
Theodore Bcrnhelm & Co. Wool
Warehouse Is Virtually Total
Loss Other Buildings Xearby
Are Damaged by Flames.
fContlnued rrom First Page.
tbe roof of that building, but tbe dam
age was slight. Tbe flour and feed
warehouse of the Dement Bros, was
damaged to the extent of about $2000,
principally caused py gmoKe aamage
to the contents.
The warehouse had a capacity of
2,000.000 pounda of wool, hut was not
tilled, said tneoaore uernneim yester
day. He' figured the loss to be at least
1100.000. and possibly $110,000. The in
surance totals $83,200, which is placed
In the following companies: Atlas,
New Zealand. Liverpool, London
Globe. Phoenix & London, Connecticut,
Hartford, Northern of London, cale
donian. Firemen's,' London Insurance,
California and Palatine of London.
Eight engine companies and two
truck companies responded to the
alarms. The flre-flghting was under
tbe direction of Battalion Chief Young.
Police Captain Moore dispatched Ser
geants Thatcher, Lyon and Carlson' to
tbe scene, hopes were not stretched,
but a crowd of several thousand con
gregated on nearby streets and con
venient roofs. For a time the blaze
was very spectacular, great flames
shooting upward, and it appeared that
tbe entire block might be doomed.
Xews Front Oregon Ports.
ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 11. (Special.) Tbe
pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer came inside
Hod ay alter water ana supplies.
The steam schooner J. B. Stetson sailed
for Grays Hsrbor to load lumber.
The steamer Santa Clara sailed for San
Francisco vfa Eureka and Coos Bay, with
freight and passengers from Portland and
Astoria.
The steam schooner Johsn Paulsen shifted
from Westport to Osk Point to complete her
carao of lumber.
The tank steamer Atlas, with barre No.
II In tow, arrived during the night from
California wltn cargoes oi luei oil xor As
torts and Portland.
The steamer Northern Pacific arrived from
San Francisco bringing a full complement
of passengers ana a neavy xreigu.
While the dredge Chinook was working
on the bsr yesterdsy tbo connecting piece
between tbe backstay and the "A" frame
that supports, one ot tbe 30-inch pipes was
csrrled sway The craft came to the upper
harbor to make repairs, and as this work
was in pros kiss last evening two Heavy
straps that had been rigged to hold tbe
weight of the pipe snapped oft and the
big suction pipe psrted. This is now being
connected and the dredge probably will be
able to return to work: tomorrow.
COOS BAT. Or.. Aug. 11. (Special.) The
taam schooner Hardy sailed xor ban Fran
Cisco at noon wl(b lumber from the' Porter
mill,
Ths steamship F. A. Kllburn is due Tours
a v from Eureka.
The dredge Col. P. S. Michle has dredged
17.600 vards from the bar in August.
A survey of the Coos Bsy bar was com
pleted last night by Inspector, C R. Wright
and flenres will be compiled by Thursday.
The survey was tried, to determine what
advantage tbe dredging by the Michle haa
hn to the dentn in tne oar cnannei.
The reports from 'ths bar today indicated
rough water and small craft were unable to
cross.
Marine Xotes.
Having aboard shout 1000 tons of Nsw
Tork cargo, tbe Grace liner Santa Cms is
due here Tuesday by way of Ean Francisco.
She Is to De dlspatcneo witn saimon. gen
era I careo snd lumber. ' a
In bslisst tbe stesmer Temple E- Dorr
sited !e"t night for Hoqulam to load lum
ber for California. She brought 12.000 sscks
of cement here from ' Santa Cms. The
steamer Olympic arrived in ballast from
San Pedro and loaded for the return with
40.000 feet of lumber.
Comm. Mackall A Co. were yesterday
reported to have closed for ths charter ot
one of the Andrew Weir A Co.'s steamers
to load lumber pn Pugt Sound for the
United ' Kingdom. She is to carry about
4.000.000 feet. .
Cables from Englsnd yesterdsy are ssld
to bavs Indicated that stesmers could be
chsrtered st about 02s Sd. with some ex
porters inclined to tbe belief that tonnsge
might be secured ' St VO shillings. Latest
charters nave peen aone st s snii'ings.
Bringing general cargo for the Dodge In
terest. the steamer Yosemlte la due tomor
row from Cslifornls. She aaila on the re
turn srltb cargo snd passengers Tuesday. '
Advices from the Alaska Steamship Com-
psny to Frsnk Boltsm, Portlsnd agent for
the fleet, are tost irouoie along tne line ox
tbe Copper River 4b Northwestern Railway
bas been repaired, following damage ' by
high water, snd that tbe sale of tickets snd
space engsgements for freight to points on
the railroad bad been resumed with the
sailing of the steamer Alameda from Seat
tle todsy.
With 54 tons of csrgo the gasoline schoon
er Mlrene was cleared yesterdsy for Taqulna
and Waldport. "
Two carriers of the Union OH Company's
fleet are due today, the Oleum and Catania.
In tow of the steamer Vulcan the kteamar
Game -Cock, of the Willamette A Columbia
River Towing Company's fleet, was brought
here yesterday with' a broken shaft, which
let go when the vessel was near Rainier.
On the Great Northern Pacific liner North
em Pacific, ehfeh reached Flavel yesterday
from San Frsnclsco, were SIS passengers snd
400 tons of freight.
SURVEY HEED URGED
Alaskan Waters Particularly
Without Protection.
FISH INDUSTRY RETARDED
Geodetic Superintendent Declares
Siowness in Charting Northern
Seas Has Caused Loss of
Many Vessels.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11. (Special.)
'During. the last 16 years there have
been over TO sizeable vessels, valued at
more than $2,500,000, lost in the waters
of Alaska. In addition to this haa been
the serious loss of life. It is no wonder
that people who invest their money in
vessels to carry on a large and legiti
mate business should hesitate to enter
the waters of Alaska.' of which there
are not only no correct surveys, or no
surveys at all, but which are generally
without lighthouses, buoys and other
aids to navigation."
This assertion was made by . Dr. E.
Lester Jones, superintendent of the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey, in an address delivered today be
fore the Pacific Fisheries' Society. Dr.
Jones, until recently, was Deputy Cora-
misaioner of Fisheries, and in that
Capacity visited Alaska last Summer.
He gained first-band information not
only regarding the fisheries of Alaska,
but about the lack of safety in those
waters.
In his new office, he explained, he rs
striving to secure appropriations which
will enable the Coast Survey to chart
thoroughly the waters of Alaska and
the entire Pacific Coast. Dr. Jones
solicited the support of the members
of the Pacific Fisheries Society in get
ting from Congress the" necessary ap
propriations.
Dr. jones, in nis aaaress, aeciarea
the unsafe condition of Alaskan waters
greatly retarded tbe fishing Industry.
Continuing, Dr. Jones said:
"In 1914 the various fishing fleets
operationg in Alaska waters approxi
mated 2300 vessels, with a total net
tonnage of almost 147,000 and valued
at nearly $S, 250, 000. The home ports
of these vessels are in Alaska, or tbe
seaports of 'Washington, Oregon and
California.
'"Alaska has been owned by this
cpuntry for 48 years, and today all ves
sels, fishing and commercial, as well
as Government vessels, still ply waters
largely unprotected, endangering both
life and property. Tbe failure to safe
guard the seas and the bays has
exacted a heavy annual toll from th
fishing Interests of the Pacific Coast
and Alaska.
"This may seem to reflect on th
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey. But the blame does not lie there.
The survey Is doing and - has been
doing everything possible with th
means at hand boats like the Gadnay
and McArtbur. 41 and 40 years old re
spectlvely. ready - to - sink - at-almoet
any-time sort. Congress, however, last
year did appropriate money for a new
vessel to be known as the Surveyor,
which will be used exclusively in car
rying on surveys in Alaskan waters.
"I know from experience that you
Senators and Congressmen on the Pa
ciflc Coast are with you heart and
soul In furthering this great work for
Alaska.
UXDIXE IS OX MEGLETt ROUTE
Withdrawal of Hassalo Docs Not In
terrere With Service to Beach.
Succeeding the steamer Hassalo, of
the O.-W. R. & N. fleet, which was or
dered out of commission on her ar
rival from Megler Tuesday night, the
steamer Undine, of the Harkins Trans
portation Company's fleet, leaves Ash
street dock at 8:30 o'clock this morn
ing for Megler, and will continue
on that run on tbe same schedule as
the Hassalo. Her departure Saturdays
will be at 1 o clock in the afternoon.
She will leave Megler on the return
every afternoon after making train con
nections there lor North Beach, and
Sunday nights will depart from there
in company with tbe steamer T. J
Potter.
Captain Hosford, in announcing the
schedule yesterday, said the steamer
Georgians would continue on the daily
round-trip run between Portland and
Astoria, laying over here Monday, and
that day passengers can take the
steamer Lurline for Astoria at 7:45
o'clock in the morning, or by going
on the Undine at 8:30 o clock reach
Astoria from Megler by transferring
to the steamer Nahcotta.
The O.-W. R. & N. steamer Harvest
Queen leaves Ash-street dock at
o'clock at night for Astoria and the
T. J. Potter at 9 o'clock from the same
berth for Megler. except Saturday
nights, when she departs at 10 o'clock.
Tickets will be sold at Ash-street
dock for tbe Undine the same as when
the Hassalo was operating, baggage
being checked also as before. For
the present the Hassalo will remain
out oi service.
CHIXOQK MASTER TO LEAVE
Captain Jlareno to Command Xew
Digger at San Francisco.
ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 11. (Special.Q
Captain "Jack" JIareno, of the dredge
Cbinook, oas received official notifi
cation of his appointment as master of
the new dredge San Pablo, which is
being built at Baltimore for opera
tlon in can Francisco bay. Captain
Mareno will leave within the next lew
weeks for Baltimore to assemble the
crew and bring the dredge to this
coast.
While there bas been no official an
nouncement as to who the new master
of the Chinook will be, it is surmised
that either Captain H. T. Payne or
Captain U. Jf. Astrup will be seletced.
Movements of Vessels .
PORTLAND. Aug. 11. Arrived Japanese
steamer Tokai Maru. steamer Atlas snd
barge No. 91 from San Francisco, galled
Steamer Temple E. Dorr, tor Grays Harbor
Schooner Lizzie Vance, for Kahulul.
Astoria. Aug. 11. sailed at 6:80 A. M.
Steamer Santa Clara, lot san Francisco and
way Dorts. Lett up at 7 A. SI. steamer
Atlws. Sailed at 8:30 A. St. Steamer J. B.
Stetson, for Graya Harbor. Left up at 11:30
A. M. Barge No. 81. Arrived at 1:50 P. M.
teamer rvonnera jaciuc, irom ban f rsn
clsco. Outside St 4:30 P. M. French bark
Noeml. from San Frsnclsco for Portland.
Grays Harbor, Aug. ii. Arrived steamer
fian VranclscO. Aug. 11. Arrived at S P.
M." Steams1! Great Northern, from Flavel;
he Norwegian snip atoms, rrom Portland
for Oueenstown. was torpedoed, crew saved.
August IS Arrived st 8 P. U. Steamer Sho-
none. irom trui liuuu.
Eureka. Aug. 11. Arrived st 9 A. sf.
c. . 1T1 fi-nm Can Tr" ..I
for Portland and Coos Bay. . ' '
San uiego, Aug. i. eeuee at l f. M.
Steamer Geo. W. Eider, for Portland and
ay ports.
San Pedro, Aug. 11. Sailed Steamer Bea
ver, for ean Francisco ana Portland.
Shields. Aug. 11. Tbe British steamer
Rosalie, for Portland, was beached, supposed
lo have been torpedoed, craw saved.
Cooa Bay. Aug. 11. Arrived Steamer
Santa Clara, from Portland, for San Fran
cisco via Eureka. ' "
Astoria. Aug. lo. Arrived at 4 and left
up at :1S P- pi- Japanese steamer Tokal
Maru, from San Francisco.' Sailed st 6:13
p. m. steamer ttose uiiy, ror ban Francisco
and San Pedro.' Arrived at 8:30 P. M.
Steamer Atlas and barge No, 81. from San
Francisco. '
Seattle, wesn., Aug. 10. Arrived steam-,
AMUSEMENTS
Iheilig
at TAYXOB
A 1122.
TONIGHT, 8:15
THIS
SPECIAL PKIC0 MAT. SATURDAY
The Big Musical Revue.
"DANCING AROUND
With the Bouncer of the Blues.
AL JOJ-SQN
Eve's. 82 to 50c. gat Mat. $1.60 to 60c
MATINEES, 10c. NIGHTS, ISO. lOe.
Matinee
:0 P. M.
Nln-ht
t sbovrs
7:30, 8:ip
Tonight
Second
Show
10
Acts
Including
4 .
i e
Professional
Tryouts
MATINIPAI1Y 230
EDMUND HAYES & CO. in THE PIANO MOYERS
The Koyal Italian Sextette.
Stars of tbe Laiubardi Gi and opera Company
S OTHEB BIG-TIME ACTS S
Boxes, lint Row Balcony beats Beserved
by phone. ' Main 4G36, A 236.
Positively Only Bis; Clrcns Coming;
Ttala Season.
PORTLAND-2 Days
Mon. Aug. 1 6-Tues. Aug. 1 7
Tents Twenty-sixth and Italelsb.
1600-PERFORMING ANIMALS-600
SENSATIONAL WHO ANIMAL C
OO" ACTS AND FEATURES OJ
MORE EDUCATED, PERFORMING WILD
ANIMALS THAN SHOWN BV ALL OTHER
SHOWS COMBINED
-24-
Horse-Riding liens.
Leopards, Bears,
Seals and Sea Lions,
World's Wsndir Festers
AFRICAN LIONS
IN ONE ACT
SSO World's Prvmlara Harass and Penlsa
SOUos,TlgsaMLMants 40 Basra lOO Oess
SOAnlmslClron Msrds Stoplisnts mt Camete
Hili-Liit faradl It 1131 rtrfiisuctJ. i its I P. .
The Round-Up
PENDLETON, OREGON
SEPTEMBER 23, 24 AND 25
"Let 'er Buck."
X5f)e OAKS
Portland's Great Amusement lark.
BUr free show. Including new muat
cal comedy and 80 pretty lrls. Danc
ing, Skating, Swimming and l'arki
Attractions. Children's day every
Wednesday. Children under 15 ad
mitted free. Admission to park, 10c.
Express cars, lint and Alder streets.
Launches, Morrison Bridge.
BASEBALL
HECREATIOX PARK
Corner Vaughn and Twenty-fourth Sts.
VENICE
vs. ,
P O R T L AN D
AUGUST 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, IS
Games Begin Weekdays at 3 P. M.
Sundays, 2t30 P. 91.
Reserved box seats (or sale at Riche's
Cigar Stand, Sixth and Washington Sts.
Ladle-' Days Wednesday and Friday.
er Tosan Maru (Japanese), from - Vokahama
via Vancouver; Captain A. t. L,ucas, rrom
San Francisco." Sailed Steamers Admiral
Farrtgut, lor Ban Francisco: colonel . J.
Drake, for San Francisco.
Antolasasta. Aug. 10. Arrived t-dcar H.
Vance, from San Francisco.
Callao. Aug. 11. Arrived William Chat
ham, from San Francisco.
Shields. Auk. 11. Arrived Steamer Eng
lish Monarch, from Seattle.
Newport, Aug. ju. &auea onowopnian,
for San Francisco.
New York. Aug. 11. Sailed Steamers
Frederick VIII, foe Copenhagen; slontanan.
or Ban Francisco.
San Francisco. Aug. 12. Arrived fcteara
s Admiral Schley; from Seattle: Great
Northern,' from "Astoria. "Sailed Steamers
Matsonla, for Honolulu; G. C. Lindauer, for
Aberdeen.
Tacoma. Aug. 11. Arrived bteamer rod-
ert Dollar, from San Irancisco. Balled
Steamers Latouche, for St. Michaels, Alaska;
Admiral Farragut. lor (-an pranclsco.
State to Buy Hoqulam School Bonds.
OLYliPIA. Wash., Aug-. 11. (Spe-
lal.) The State Board of Finance has
ome to the rescue of Hoquiam by
srreeinz to invest $75,000 of tbe state's
permanent school fund in 6 per cent
bonds of the Grays Harbor city, which
the latter had difficulty in floating.
The city needed to sell a $150,006 bond
ssue immediately to meet maturing in
debtedness.
Austria last year bad 32 works for pro
ducing copper ore.
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On "charge" advertisements charires wia to
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vertisements over the telephone, provided,
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No prices will be quoted over the phone, but
bill will be rendered the following day.
Whether subeenuent advertisements will be
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tisements. Situations Wanted and Fersonal
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pes Opportunities "lioomiug-liuuses" and
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and 'all ads received too lute for proper
classification will be run under the heading
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TOO I-ATE TO CLASSIFY.
SOLICITOR, commission; a good bat; Just
give phone. AR 6, oregonlan.
NICB girl wanted for housework. 30T 11th.
apt. C.
AUCTION SALES TODAY.
At Baker's Auction House. 1SS-168 Park
St. Furniture, etc. Sale at 10 A. M.
MEETING NOTICES.
OREGON COMMANDERT.
K. T. Regular conclave this
(Thursday) evening at 7:80.
Tour attendance will be ap
preciated. Parlors open from
and after 1:30 P. M.
C. F. tVIEGAND. Recorder.
,vo OREGON SHRINE, NO. 1. A
C'Vi regular meeting will be held this
(Thursday) evening at 8 o CiocK in
the Masonic Temple.
NELLIE "M'Kl.VLET, Scribe.
VTOPIA REBEKAH LODGE No. 62, I.
O. O. F. Regular meeting this (Thursday)
evening, in Orient Hall, East 6th and Alder
Sts. Visitors 'welcome. '
JESSIE HENDERSON. Sea
EXTRA Past Master's Jewels. Special
designs lb embiem jewelry. Jaeger Broa
I DIED.
CLARK In this city, August 10. Ada Smith
Clark, aged 38 years; beloved wife of Har
od J. Clark, of Lyle. Wash., and mother
of Genevieve Augusta and Mary Elinor
Clark, anil beloved daughter of sir. and
Mrs. G. W. Smith, of S0 East Thirty
seventh street, and sister ot Mrs. A. E.
Hatdln. .Mrs. James Reed, Mrs. Walter
Curl and Fred G. Smith. Services will' be
held Friday. August 13. at 10:30 A. ML, at
Portland 'Crematorium. Friends respect
fully invited to attend. Remains may be
viewed at the parlors of Miller & Tracey.
until A. M. Friday. Klickitat and
Wasco papers please copy.
VAUGHAN At the residence. 701 Davis St.,
Aug." 11, Jesse E. Vaughn, aged 82 yeara.
Remains forwarded to Sherwood, Oregon,
where funeral services will be held and
Interment In family cemetery plot.
BOYD At 1119 Ogden St. August 11.
Andrew Gray Boyd, aged 78 years 1
months 14 days. Funeral notice later.
FCNEBAL NOTICES.
NORTON At his late home, 1992 East Al
der street. Aug. . William Elmer Nor
ton, aged 50 years. Beloved husband of
Mrs. W. E. Norton, son of W. C. Norton,
of Portland; brother ot Geo. M. Norton,
of Portland; Mrs C. G. Haker, of David
City. Neb.; father of Mrs. H. C. Taylor,
The Dalles; Audrey and Pauline, at home.
The remains are at W. H. Hamilton's fu
neral chapel. East Suth and Gllsan. Fu
neral service at the chapel of Mt. Scott
Cemetery, today (Thursday), Aug. 12. In
terment In family plot.
RITTER In this city. August 10. Charles
' A Rltter. aged 56 years, late of 860 Msl
lory avenue, beloved husband of Etta Rlt
ter Friends invited to attend funeral
services, which will be held at Holman's
fnn.rol nnrlnrs at 2:30 P. M. tomorrow
(Friilav), Aug. 13. Interment Lone Fir
Cemetery.
ABBOTT At Alameda, Csl., August S. Eliz
abeth E. Abbott, aged 9 months, beloved
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Ab
bott Friends Invited to attend luneral
services, which will be held at Holman's
funeral parlors at 2 P. M. today (Thurs
day).' August 12. Interment BlvervleW
Cemetery.
WILSON At the Tower Sanitarium. Mount
Tabor, on Tuesday, Aug. 10, Mrs. Grace
E. Wilson, widow of Rev. Thos. N. Wilson,
for some years In charge of St. Stephen's
Pro-Cathedral. Funeral from F. Dunning
chapel. East 6th snd Alder streets, at 10
A. M. today (Thursday).
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
The only resiuauce unuertaking establish
ment lu Portland with private driveway.
Main u. A loay.
J. P. FIN LEI Sc SON,
Montgomery at Fifth.
MR. EDWARD HOLM AN, the leading
funeral director, 2'0 Third street, corner
Salmon. Lady assistant. A loll. Main 6JJ.
F. S DUNNING. INC.
East Side Funeral Directors. I4 East Al
sr street. East 62, B 2025.
M1LL&K THACEV. independent funeral
directors. Funerals as low as 20 MO, i0.
Washington and Ella sts. Main suBl. A
A. R. ZELLER CO., Ct2 WILLIAMS AVh..
East loss. C. loss. Lady attendant. Day
ind night service.
DUNNING & M'ENTEE, funeral directors,
Broadway and Pine. Phoua Main 430, A 40oa.
Lady attendant. '
P. L. LERCIi. East 11th and Clay streets.
Lady assistant. East 7SL
SKEWES UNDERTAKING COMPANY. 8d
and Clay. Main 4102. A Zol. Lay attenaam.
R T. BYRNES, Williams ave. and Knott.
East 1115. C 1843. Lady attendant.
BREEZE & SNOOK. ISunnyside Parlors;
auto liearse. 1028 Belmont, Tab. 1258. B 122.
FLORISTS.
MARTIN & FORBES CO., florists, 817 Wash
ington. Main lioU. A 1269. Flowers for all
occasions artistically arranged.
CLARKE BROS., florists, 287 Morrison St.
Main or A 1S05. Fine flowers and floral
designs. No branch stores.
6UNNYSIDE greenhouse. Fresh flowers.
Phone B 1522. E. 33d snd Taylor.
MAX M. SMITH. Main 7215. A 2121. Belling.
MONUMENTS.
PORTLAKD Marble Works, 266 4th St.,
opposite "City Hall, builders ot memorials.
Phone Your Want Ads to
THE OREGONIAN
Main 7070. A 609o
OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY
574 BELMONT ST.
Phones East 1423, B 2515, Open Day
and IWftsjt.
ReDort all cases of cruelty to this of
fice. Lethal chamber for small animals.
Horse ambulance , for sick or disabled
animals at a moment's notice. Anyone
desiring a pet may communicate with us.
NEW TODAY.
Western Bond &
Mortgage Co.
Onr Own Money at Current Rates.
MUNICIPAL AND CORPORATION BONDS,
FARM AND CITY LOANS.
80 Fourth St.. Board of Trade BldJT.
MORTGAGE) A A
AMY AMOUNT GURWT USES IJRiO
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