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TIIE MORXTXO OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY, AUGUST SI, 1915. 12 ITALY WOULD BUY PACIFIC COAST BOA! Inquiry Received by San Fran cisco & Portland Company l Regarding Kansas City. PRICES SHOV BIG ADVANCE Kr(MraMirr hpclrr I-rttfr Akln If Any Vel of .50 Tout Are tnr !. Illdln la America Qolle Brisk. How keen ths demand for steamers fr oil parposes la at present only those tuit:y enxaced la snlpslr.c realise, tut an Idea of tt He'd of certain tlioci of tortr.as U cnasejsd throuh ths rsceipt of a ca6leram from Italy ky the .lis Francisco Portland Steam- hip Compaey. asklnic If tn steamer Kinui City u for sl and at what price. The mii a addrsssad to tn Inrtland Asiatic line, which a formerly operated from this harbor ky to O.-W. K. N, Interests to ths Orient. A J a matter of fart the Kansas City .-lt by tha company to tha tnlon Iron Work at Han Francisco. a bo lnr uitd for ta l"ortlod-Caitfor-ma service, yet ths buyers havs dry docked tr !. replaced plates on ner hall. In-talled w bollera and verhduled tr. machinery. It Is said that on a mnl trial trip aha developed .peed of I' knot, which I only bout two knots 1 than the steamers Heaver and Hear can reel erf when) t.,md to capacity The Kanaaa City"a time. U reported to haa baan made without all of bar boiler working, a she may do batter than It knota later. The Kanaa Oty wa built In ! at 'heter. i'a.. and la of JI tona ro. and lit tona net resiater. belnc li' feet loo. 4i feat beam and 1 feet ept! ef hold. She waa ortslnally planned for the Atlantic Coast run and for a Ions time operated Into aouthern water, be Ira brouchl to tha Pacific aide to ateam under the "Bur Three" fta-a and maUe her Brat, trip to Port land Au(Ml J'. l Harbormaster pler waa tha raotpl ant of an Inquiry yesterday by mall aa to whether there were ee-sels Interned r laid up hara of about ia tona that michi bo purchased. The writer said1 that two vessels of tha alia ware wanted In aboot a month. Advices from abroad cite several riMi to ahow tha Increased value of, eecond-hxrvd torvnaca. one of them belnc tha sal of a rare, ataamer recently for 11 la which four year, mo broocht tl.0 In tha open market. Another waa purchased short ly before war waa declared abroad for l:il 3' and waa sold a short time 1(0 for HM The belief preeail that tha extraordinary demand win continue so lone aa tha war boo is freights. In America there la trading- la ae- nd-hand carriers, but there are mora new veae!s under way than during normal times. There are said to be ! vessel, builJIns: In the I'nited States, ll n tha Atlantic Coast and 13 on lbs I'acinn Coaat. while there are 1 b-ln turned out on the t.real Lakes and 11 In Inland waters. Naval veescla num ber i and for the merchant marine fleet are steamers. St tankers, nine colliers and two achoonera. ianiriECY nouin mutts (Mnrrnmrnl Take I'p Jarstioa l.rlatlve to l ntfnrtn System. r.ntran.-e and clearance of vessel.,, documents Issued to them, general har bor conditions and work performed by tha Custom-house launch 11. W. Hr-olt were matters that occupied much of the time yaeterday of an efficiency board entire at tha Custom-house in its nrst eeaion here. The board la made op cf y. l. Halstead. of Washington. I. 4'. chief of the division of etiatoma In tha office of the Secretary of the Treas ury; ifenry Blackwood, of Seattle, spe cial deputy tVLector of Customs; Jame, K. Jl'-Connachle. of New Tork, apectal agent of tha Treasury Depart ment ; A W. Purell. of Philadelphia, deputy I'otlector of Customs there, and H M. llllman. of Washington. Mr. tla:stead will leave for Taroma today and return later, and Mr. l'.lack wood goea to Seattle for a day or two. but t?)e board wi.l continue sitting here for several daa Other questions will be taken up, the same aa have been gone over In other districts, the object beinx to recommend a uniform system In all matters that will result In the aame dutiee being performed at a min imum coat, with the aame general metriode In vogue. Yesterday afternoon the members were taker, for a tr;p through the bar bor on tia launch If. W. Scott, and ba atde, getting an Idea of the ehtpping eltuation. learned tat tha Scott trav eled a greater number of milea on leas fuel fr the last year than ever before. owing to certain economical changes made, and It waa arguetj that a more flattering showing cuu d be made If a new engine waa installed, which may g'SO be authorised. Kil l AK.M Y ltl.ClllS IUVKH Aslcc all for Jlrlsbane and Ka tanga Arrives at Asorrs. finding a vorasa of - days the Brit ish bark KlUarrarV lowed Into ths river at 4 0 odock yeaterday after noon from M ntevtdeo, w hence aha eal-d June 9. Tha vessel waa epoken once on li way. that being Jane -S tn 11 south. wesL She Is under charter to II. W llouaer to load wheat, and two other vessel he has comma: from Montevideo are the I'.rttish ship Canionta. iZ tliit out. arvl tha l'ren h ahtr Jules Ucmmti, 4S ia a cn the wae Tie st-smer Artec left tha river at 4 1-t oclocaj ye,'erdy afternoon boi:nd for Hrtsba:s with a total of i:ii: of wheat i!itl at 111.411. Another srearrer lokel for In a few ftav, ta tha Bechinrarv which Mr. tloirier 111 load. ."-e waa fixed to load wheat for fe t"n!ted Kingdom, wifiv te option of Australia. Ta Felc.an hark Katansa reached the Aiore from Tortland Faturdav. after a paaa ef T7 Ske was n eomm,n l ef Cartel' Nielsen, who Joined hr at PorCand. anceeedlng Cat tafn Mark, a rltllen, of Orrrasr. who Nreojeht the vessel her and re signed. TW If C1T1FS C.RGO I IIT-WT Mark and Other l'rrlsht loaded and Pa-en;rr irm-rest. KTNVirwtcK. Wash. Am. to-ecta! The steamer Twin Cities, of T"- IaHe-rlumMa line, arrived Frl-da- mo-nlnc w!th shout flee carloads f f-elgil for I'aeco and Kennewick. he,Me, a tarsa I st of passengers. It left later for Hanford to pick up a load ef livetock. At roster Pros." and Nsgel Bre..- 4il Hoes and Bve cows we-e oaV4 for Portland. Katurain to KtnneaUk Saturday morning they finished loading te ca pacity. The Kennewick cargo Includ ed It rases of a;rapejulca for Uss An gelas. CaL. aa automobile for Portland and a Mam and wagon for Tha Dalle. oeaiaea a lot or vraeui iuIl(u.. way point a Between Paaro and Ken newick JS passensrs boarded the steamer. The up-rtver farm era are well please a with the stock run. as the boat Joaded direct from their pasture!. The Tmlo Citlaa la running on a six-day sched ule leaving Pasco and Kennewick Sep tember . . 1. 11 and II at 7 A. M. for Portland. TOGHOKV WISTtRBS PF-CE Bc-lUncrani Comrunnlty Protest Against Xolsr Warnlna;. -VTarrack'a Melodeon." -Shrieking Sam." tha Tylna; Calf." the "Skippers-Alarm- and a host of other titles are . . . i . .ivipiril knrn In- oeing nunni m ... stalled at the Whatcom waterway light ana tog signal aiauuu. " - - - - j.i.fi t .. n- Kniuirt Warrack. Inspector of the ITth llghthouae district. la beelegeai witn requeaia irum bam reetdente to cease Its operation. Since the horn began Its work there Is aald to be no person within a reason ... .i.-. . fl mA k lla aoie rufi, w " - . - voice, even those with Impaired hear ing, ana rianry i. uwa, v station, aays attempts have been made to damage the contrivance. On the other hand, masters of vessels that make that port declare the born the bast friend they ever had la a fog and . a s, it. li.hi hntm vini i, ' ti. . " - - - office It la aald a rlaxon horn and simi lar warninge irieu in, w,e mw Isfactory. and tha present fog signal is dubbed the best In tha service. PASSEXGEItS TAX BEAVEK Scramble at San IYanclco to JIaWe Northbound ncarrvatlons. There were 140 travelers on the flag ship Peaver. or tha "Big Three- fleet, when she berthed at Alnsworth dock shortly before 12 o'clock yesterday, smong them being many Portlanders and Uregonlans endlnr their vacallona. an hrnuchi tha aame atorlea of diffi culty In making reservations for the northbound trip, aa nearly every steamer la carrying capacity crowds. The weather along the Coast was said to be moat enjoyable, and the Peaver waa In tha river at an early hour In tha morning. She brought several hun dred tons of cargo, and as soon as that is discharged preparations will be made for an excursion she Is to carry Thurs day night, when members of the O.-W. It. A N. Employes Club and tneir rrienas will go as far as St. Helens and return. The Hear sailed at 9 A. M. with :0 passengers. Including members of Web ber's Juvenile orchestra. Besides other freight aba had lao tons of wheat. NEW VonKF.lt VIEWS JIAHBOF rwrtlaad and al4la Oely Porta Pre via I as: VAarrhatnvs Kacllltlee, Robert Allen Leaner, of New Tork. secretary of tha Committee of Port De velopmenta'and of tha City Club of New Tork. passed yesterday here, af ter having toured tha coaat from San Diego to Ilrittsh Columbia In search of data bearing on various features of terminal development and harbor conditions. Mr. Lesher was Interested particu larly In warehouse facilities and com mented on the fact that Portland and Seattle were the only porta having made such provision, others depend ing solely on docksheds for the stor age of freight. He Is a civil engineer end passed part of tha day with . B. llegardt. chief engineer of the Cost mission of Public Iocks. who provided him with Information. Marine Note. t'nlted FUatea Inspector Kdwarda and Puller wer advised by telecraph yesterday by Bgpervislng Inspector John Bulser that they vera to proceed to beatlle should ih-lr assistance be required In that dis trict. This la because of the trade death Slundsy of captain Itobert A. Turner. In spector of boiler who waa killed near uit.e- Wash., when he loat control of hta automobile en a eteep MIL Captain Turner baa beea In rert and a Bomixr or times with captala Whitney. Inspector of bulla thee servlne here during the absence from duly of tha regular board. James J. nreeo, charred with Improperly navtaatlnc the launch Know Ma and belnc intoxicated about a week aao. had his license aa a motnrhoat operator revoked yesterday by t'nttcd Iflalea Insptora d- erda and Puller. Bringing a number of passengers snJ averese cargo, the orlh Pacific ateamer anta Clara arrived last night from San rran?lsco by way of Kureka and Marah field. ehe aalla at g o'clock tonlcht. aud is expected ta have about SO passeerers. Tha vessel la about two dara tehlml schedule owing to belnr called on to handle additional business, while ilia Oeo. W. Kluer and Koanoke were not operating north of the lloldea Oats. Tha fcld-r Is here on schedule araln and sails tomorrow nigat fur oorts as far eouth aa Pan Pieso. ekii'per of th French bark Noeml and tha French ship La Plller were befor llsrbormaater S-peler yesterday becaje they evchanaed calls Hundsy nlcht In a small boat which showed ao llahta They pleaded Isnaranr et the law and were let off with a warning. Member of tha Harbor Patrol fore bad their handa full Susday night fighting a brush fire north of the plant of the Port land Flouring Mill Company, which ap parently waa started by bather. Carl prehn. nlaht engineer of th patrol tainch. carried water In a bucket two blocks In fisatlng ths blase, which proved atubbora fur a i' me. Ilrtralnc MO tona of cars, the MrCor-m!--h pteam-r Wapama re,-rbe4 the river ferrfee afternoon end left an. be sails on the return Fridar. and many of her rasseneer accotnmodstlons hav been taken. tn the r.nmir Twin Cltlea. arriving Sunday from Kennewick. wae a total of i hca which were gathered from polnra aa far aa ao mile, above Kennewick They were d schsrged at tae t'nloa MockyaM. Te steamer leavea oa the return this meramc and ta now operating ea a ais. uer schedule, Attthorvy yealerdar reached the affc f ttebert Wsrrach. Invpector of tha Seven teenth IjsMheues District, to advertise for bl.!, for drvdvchlng llctveseel No wbich is nw lying at the Tongue I'olot so-r stailoa. T load lumber for the south, the steamer Toaeml'e left St. Helen and proceeded to r.nrt M,rboT last aht. The steamer ;., tlarb.r. with a f j:l earga of lumber, wrt Weetport for California. I.at of ns lumber cargo of the British rrer Itsckrasa.-k goes aboard the vessel I vVeettort this rooming, and she wilt leave Immed ately for aea, being bound for Lendoa. wttt New Tork ear, tha ateamer JCaa). saills la the tiraca fleet, la due ta atfut a week, eha Is bnnain 400 tons ta PoM'atd. The ateamer s;an la due aeut lie same time to load lumber tor tha can.L After havtr.e teea eahlhlted at Astoria for two dars. tat Rrlilsh prison ehlpp Succeaa. hlc:i left here a week ago toalght. ar rived Sundav at Seatt.e. i-antatn te!mar h,ver, of tha Shaver Trsnepoctstlon t'ompanv. and hta family left y-,t-rd,v ow the ateamer Bear ta vtSil tha Sea rrsre-vo f'r Travrhcr In I mrwjua Prowna. rtoSKBVRO. Or.. Aux. 30. tSpeclaLl While swimming In the L'mpqua niver. 13 miles west of Oakland, on Sunday. Cecil Ounter. a well-known Iwiugla County school teacher, war drownee before assistance could reacn him when attacked by cramp. Th body waa recovered a half hour later. Mr Gunter is survived by his parents and several brothers snd slaters. Two Penitentiary Prisoner Eat-ape. eiAIoKM. Aug. J. (Special.! Peni tentiary gttarv, sr searching for Lew la Stacy and William T. Bowen. trusties, who escaped Sunday. Stacy waa serv ing a term from Wallowa County for obtaining money under false pretensss. snl Bowen from Lake County for larcenv. The men were missed when the prisoners were locked up tiuaUay nifai. BRITAIN GITES PRIZE DECISIONS BUI. Germans Uphold Destruction of Maria With Cargo of Portland Wheat. BUYERS HELD UNCERTAIN Court Maintains There Was Xo Way of Ascertaining Whether Eng-llnb (iOTfrnmrnt Would Purchase, According, to l-ondon. LONDON. Aug. SO. Tha British Foreign Office tonight issued the fol lowing statement: "Judgments recently have been de livered by the German prise court at Hamburg In the cases of the steam ship Maria and Batavier V. The Maria, a Dutch vessel, was carrying- a cargo of wheat from Portland. Or., to Bel fast and Dublin. She was captured and sunk by the German cruiser Karls ruhe In the Atlantic September 1L The Batavier V, a Dutch vessel, bound for Itndon, was captured In the North Sea March IS and taken to Zeebrugge on eusplclon of carrying contraband. -The sinking; of the Maria was Jus tified by the German prise court on the ground that, having resard for the place of capture, the commander of the Karlsruhe was unable to take the vessel Into a German port or a port of an allied power. This waa said not to require any further explanation and payment of Indemnity to the own er was refused. -The judges show that. In consider ing the question of destination of con ditional contraband, the German prise court held that it is to bo guided by a communication of the chief of the general stsff of the navy, addressed to the court August IT. 114. concern ing ports to be regarded as fortified places or aa bases of operations and supply for the British armed forces In Great Britain, issued by 'supreme command. As the court In other cases held that such places as Ips wich. Poole Harrow-in-Furness and Grangemouth were bases or fortified places. It may be Inferred that these are also Included In the list referred to. -To rebut the presumption thus set up that conditional ccntraband des tined for sach p'.aces i Intended for military and not tor civil use. the court wheat aboard the Maria they held held that counter proof must satisfy the most rigorous condition. It would only be possible to furnish It In rare esses With regard to the cargo of that there was no means of ascertain ing with the least certainty what use the wheat would have been put to at the arrival of the vessel at Bel fsst. and whether tho r.rltlsh govern ment would not come on the scene as a purchaser. "The effect of these decisions ap pears to abolish the distinction between absolute and conditional contraband of war." The Maria left Portland last Sum mer before the beginning; of hos tilities with a cargo of grain for Kurope. Portland dealers did not suf fer from the loss, as the grain had been sold to foreign buyers and they, in turn, were covered by insurance, without the necessity of tha war risk rates. RKPRESESTATIVK HAWLEV IN SPECTS GOVERVMEST WORK. Sewth Jetty antrlrteatly Extended to blft Channel tlae Mile and Depth Cialne five Pert. cruu ri rt- Aiifr aa tSoeclal.) Representative Hawley spent Satur day nere loosing over mw bar improvements now In progress by the Government and was greatly . . ,.w .... nMW-eae He f I ) 1 1 11 (1 pieasea vim " v' ' --- the piling all driven for the south Jetty and only two montna muiw " before that project will bo completed. A gain of about five feet of water across the bar has been noted. The rock work on the Jetty has been ex- j.j c. ..n,h t nravrnt the river swinging to the south, and the cur rent is wasmng m iw tween the north and south channels. The channel la a mile north of the former position and gradually scouring . ew- ii.. 1 - -1 Kettirriav ehOWSd ueeper. uw ' ' - 4 feet of water at tho edg-e of the new channel at low uae. ana urn erewtle deenened when the rock work has been completed. Kepresentstlve Hawley promised to do his utmost to see that the work on the north Jetty is started aa sisra mm. that of the south Is finished as pos sible. He also promised to work for . : . imnpAvementa In the inner IIIIIIVUIUI VI - harbor. With the new channel and the work the next iresnet. win av uivio jt .ki km V.hal.m Mill hsve one of the safest bars on the Oregon coast, and the lumber schooners will soon maae incir way m. SX.VKIXE I-VTKLLIGK-VCE. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVB. Nana From Data Ceo. W. Eller J'sn Ulego Port Northern l'aclflo..sn Pranclaco.. . In port Hreakaaler Cooe Bar P0" Ueav,r .Los Anslea..... In part easts Clara J-an Krancisco. . . in port lireat Northern.. . -fan Francisco... aepu 1 r. A. Kl kura no Francisco.. . fepu 1 Kos, Cllf Loi ACItiM eept Roanok Ssa Dro sept. J Bear..... ...la Aacslea. .... aept. a DCS TO DIPABT. Name for Data tmik r:irs Kin Francisco... Aug. Northa'a Paetfla.. hta Fiancavco.. Aug. Gee. YY. Elder. ...usa Uleso. . . ... .Sept. Harvard srioL A. Sept. lireei Northera... Saa Fraccieeo... eeut. HreaSaaiar. ...... Bay ...Sept. Ta.e 8 P. ' U A,....-Pt- VYai-ama Eaa Diego t-eii. K.amarn n DI,o pt. F A. aU4bura.....San Fraucleco.. . tiept. Bf,vsr. ..... ...... Los ADfSiil Sept. vi ultaoniah. ...... Jian 1j .ego. ..... .Sept. Rea ioS, San Diego Sept. Rose City ...Loa Ang, las..... Sept. r.nta Barbara.. .. esn lico pt. rt-- 1 Aneelea. . . liepl. hii.tmttK Saa Dlco Pt. U rrf iaad-Allaatie i site. DCS TO ARRIVE. Nam. From Navajo ........ ...Nsw Tork.... aloataaaa New Tork... lahotaa .'....New Tork... llbiioiu.Aa -e Yirfc... loaaa ,vr Tark ranaaaaa w Tork DVB TO DEPART. Name For Motanaa N" Tork..., l4kotaa. Nar York... Honorulaa. -New Turk... lovtan ...New York... Panamas. ........ New Tork... Data Sept. T Sept. T Sept It Oct. I Oct. II Sol. Date Sept. 10 Kept. 11 O-l. 4 Nae. Oct. tl News Krom Ore (ton Ports. ASTPr.l. Or.. Aug. S". (Special.) Car rvlna a carro of grain from Portland, th American steamer Asieo sailed for Sydney fcbe is under charter to Grace 4s Co. With freight aad paasaogera for Astoria and Portland, tha steamer Beaver arrived from San Francisco and San Pedro. Th steamer Bear sailea lor tna cainomia porta. Tha teemer Breakwater arrived from Coo, Bay with frelsht and passengers for Aetnrle enit Portland. After towing the llttla achooner Alpena from San Francisco to w lllapa Maroor, where she la to load lumber, the steam schooner Wspama arrived and will lake on lumKer et .t. Helens. Bringing freight and passenaers for Astoria and Portland, the steamer Santa Clara arrived from San Francisco via Eureka and Coos Bay. Tha British bark KUlsrney arrived from Montevideo. COOS BAT. Or.. Am SO. (Special.) Tha ataamer Adeline bmlth, heretoror a lumber carrier solely, haa added accommo dations for eight passengera between her and San Francisco for emergency trips, snd will chars ratea that will not divert traffic from the paseenger eteamera. The Adeline arrived last night from San Fran cisco snd la loading lumber today. Tha steam achooner Westerner, from Fsn Francisco, arrived at S A. M. and had 70 tona of frelsrht. The Westerner will load lumber at the Smith mills. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Aug. Itw Arrived Steamers Breakwater, from Coca Bay: Baver. from from San Francleco via way porta: Wa pama. from San Francisco, bailed Steamers Bear, for San rearo via oa r lauuiw, Yosemlte. for Oraya Harbor. Astoria. Aug. S. Arrived St S snd left Op at S JV. JM . . l C Ilir I uit. - .. - ' " " Cooa Bar; arrived st S:!0 and left up at S:l A. it., steamer Beaver, from Ssn Pedro ana ssn rrancisco; amea ei -" -" J left np at 15:30 P. M-, steamer Santa Clara. fnm San Francisco via Eureka and Coos . . , . J i... ,,n a, T 1 . T l steamor Wapama. from San Francisco: ar rived down at ;:u ana saneo i . ' : -' steamer Aztec, for Australia: arrived down st 1:39 and sailed at 4 P. U.. steamer Bar. for Sa Francisco and San Pedro; arrived at Hi f. II.. British bark Klllarney, from Montevideo. San Francisco. Am. JO. Arrived Steamer Daisy, from Portland. Sallrd at 11 A. M-. steamer F. A. KHuurn, for Portland via buress ana i.w i - .-vu,. ' . . 4 A. M.. steamer Saginaw, from Portland. San Pedro. Aug. J. Amveo otcirrcr Roanoke, from San Francisco for San Diego via way porta New Tork. Aug. :. Arrived Steamer lowan. from Portland via way porta. w . se SO Sailed r A A M.. steamer W. F. Herrin. for Portland. Asores. Aug. 17. Arrived Belglsn bsrk Kstanga. from Portland. .. . - . I . . - .1 V2-4.I-I. Ka.lr. eeattie. auk. ah"c enttna Success, from Portland In tow of tug Oollah. Seattle. Aug. 10. Arrived Steamers Ala meda, from Southwestern Alaska via South eastern Alaska: Governor, from San tMleg via nan riuuw. .7 , Colonel K. L- Drake, from San t ranclsco; Prince Rupert, irom rnnts nui'i. Sailed Steamers Oleum snd Captain A- F. Lucaa. for aid r rancisco. . t. in A lvet filnsm- e II r rime.v. v,u. -" " " " era President snd City of Puebls. from Seattle; lialsy, rrom ronisnu. " v" wrslan), from Nanalmo: Simla, from Na nalmo: barkentlna Chsrles F. Crocker and schooner Philippine, from Newcsstle. Aus- . . . I .. I 1 tr-nm (a hlllinnS! s-hooner Robert H. Hind, from Papeete. sstlea Meuner r. a. aimmiii " b:a River. Kew York. Aug. JO Arrived Steamer J. I.. T.uckenbach, from San Francisco. Cristobal. Aug. ft. Arrived Nesrton. Newport .Vewa for San Francisco. London. Aug. 2. Arrived Steamer Mer chants, from San Francleco. Manila. Aug. 51. sailed Steamer Tacoms Maru. for Tacoma. Marconi Wireless Reports. (All position reported at S P. M.. August SS, unless othersrisa Indicated.) Flnlsnd, ssn r rancisco tor i.cw 5 miles south of San Franclaco. August 2f. I 1. M. Lewis Luckennacn. Mn rrwnciec" '" New York. 11 : miles south of Ssa Pedro. AV"" -h A Pi,-M. . FV.nei.co. 10 miles east of Point Hueneme. Norwoou. can r rwnciecu mi sevrn miles south of Santa Barbara Speedwell. San Pedro for San Diego, li milea south of San Pedro. Roanoke, San Pedro for San Diego, alx mlk-a southeast of Ssn Pedro s. v. Lucaenoacn. cu cvuiu York. 1J miles south of San Pedro. Santa Crus. San Francisco for New York. 104 miles south of Ssn Francisco ti v.... vifhrnnnd 102S miles south of' San Francisco llghuhlp. Bear Portland for San r ranclsco. 37 miles south of tha Columbia River. Coronado. San Pedro for Aberdeen. s miles north of Cape Blanco. ,, Astec. Portland for Brisbane. 14S miles from Portland. . , Lucas, point vv etis in D".;"5i,i,n for Portland. 15 miles south of Cape Blanco vndeco. Al T slnlt. nunwiuiu IJ" I, 407 milea out. August 29. 8 P. M. i . v. Can Pranfirn for PortlaHO. five mile- Irom Han Kranciico. . Willamette. --n r i uw' ISO mile, south of San Jrncl.c congress. -ei ...... - -- 16 mile, north of Plaeon Point. Columbia. San Francisco for Tacoma. JO milea north of San Francisco. ,. Topeka. r.urrx a tor ' ' miles north of Point Arena, p,dro inline. San Franclaco for San Pedro. off Cliff House. Co President, san rr.nci.ci. six mile, aouth of Pelnl : Nt Y car Kllburn. San Francisco for fcureka, miles south of Point Arena. .-ellio. Portland for San Francisco. 4U miles south of Blunts Reef. tc tr Merrin. Monterey for Llnnton, 140 mla north of Monlerey. c,.i. Grace Dollar. in rr.n..i M milts north of San Francisco. Matsonia. Honolulu for Ssn Francisco, 1J0 mKl Seaundo. Seattle for Richmond. 135 miles from Richmond. Tide at Astoria Tuesday. 5 15 A M? T.:.S.tfeet10:43 A. M. ."...J.J feet 4.00 P. M. 7.5 feetl Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Aug. JO. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M.: Sea, moderate; barometer. -9.9&;wlnd. south six miles 60 DISTRICTS MAY BE 4 Clackamas Hears Proposal to Xante Supervisors and Consolidate. ORKGOX C1TT. Or.. Aug. 30. (Spe cial.) A plan to dlvlda the county into four road districts, instead of 60. will be discussed at session of the County Court, which begins Wednesday. Under a new law 70 per cent instead of SO per cent of the road money col lected by the general county road tax i,. w -,..-ne tn the districts. CUt- nii l w 1 . . i. ...... . - ting down the general fund materially, i- the nian is adopted, the court will endeavor to find four prac tical road men who win oecoiiie, mc ...u.i-iuim lTnilpr a law en acted by the IMS Legislature, changes In rosd districts can oe maae omy m the September term of court. ROSEBURG MAN IS CHOSEN Colonel J. G. May to Be SoaUiero Pacific Trnlnmatttcr In Portland. ,-.v-r.- a-.- ft it rr ft rt f KnAial. I Vv ar-sa InrlaV thftt 11 WaS IIII tJl-IIV-C7. a.--, w Colonel J. G. May. for aeveral years aa- sistant superinier.eni. m ."c Pscific lines, with headquarters in this city would be transferred to Portland on 'September 1. where he will be made trainmaster. J K. linger, now on ins hk's . ." . i . v. i ,(,ff all: be made train-aiaiisii-'iiiie " r , chief tram dispatcher at this point- - . . Ctlanlv ft Id I-- r red i-ianern. ui a vi nen.-. IV Intendent stationed here. The traln tllspatchiDR sta here will be composed A, C. Harden. YARDS NEAR ALBANY BUSY Pickers at Work and Good Yield Predicted by Growers. ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 30 (Special.) Hop in this section or me sisis uclns a yield a litUe above the prod av veraice. The hops are all ol a spienuiu qual ility. and weather conamons are isfactory for harvesting". sati 1.1 e has been reporiea in oui c yards. i. The vines are wen cu .... hops, and a heavy yield Is pre- ftood dlcte Th IS tirSt PKSIIIS III nie last Wednesday. Most yards began ran picking today. T HIGH SGHQOL BOYS ARE DROWNED Walter Nelson Dies Heroically Trying to Save Alvin Haw kins From River. BOTH POPULAR STUDENTS Accident Occurs at Swimming Place on Willamette Cecil Junn Attempts Rescue Bod ies Are Recovered. With one struggling heroically to save his companion who had been seized with cramps, two prominent Jef ferson High School students were drowned in the Willamette yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock near the Port land Flouring Mills. Alvia Hawkins, con of John W. Haw kins. 859 Castle street, and brother of Martin Hawkins, the athlete, was ex hausted and warm from an afternoon of tennis playing when he entered the water, and In a swim which would have taxed his strength under ordinary con ditions, he found himself in the grip of cramps. Walter Nelson, a schoolmate, aged 19. son of Otto Nelson. 838 Mon tana avenue, plunged in with another to the rescue and soon reached the side of the struggling lad. Caught in the deathgrtp of the friend he was trying to save, young Nelson also sank from sight. Tlfe bodies were recovered an hour and a half later by the Harbor Patrol, and the pulmotor was used, but to no effect. The spot where the two young men were in swimming with two compan ions, was a favorite rendezvous during the warm Summer days, and Is about half way between the Portland Flour ing Mills and the dock of the O.-W. K. & N. The current is not swift here. Yonlh Not Expert Swimmer. Alvin Hawkins had been playing ten nis on his own court n Overlook since noon, and was quite warm and tired by 2:30. He suggested a swim in the river as an ideal means of cooling off. and with two companions, Walter Nel son, and Cecil Dunn, went to the river bank. Alvin was the youngest of six children and was not an expert swim mer, though fairly at hofe in the water. Walter Nelson was considered a strong swimmer. A cannel beacon, or dolphin, about 100 yards out In the river, was sug gested as a convenient spot to swim to. Alvin was the last to start from the bank. It was a rather long distance for him. but he believed he would make it easily', though he was tired. He had gone but little over half the distance when seized with the cramps. His cries and struggles attracted the others and Walter was the first to reach the side of the drowning lad. He was caught In a grasp that he could not loosen. Cecil Dunn, aged 20, the other young man who formed the party, caught the drowning lad from the other side, but both sank and it was with difficulty that he escaped being dragged down with them. There was no one on the bank at the time and the cries for aid were unheard. Though he swam under water i na search for the young men who had sunk. Dunn could find no trace of them and swam to shore for held and to sum mon the harbor patrol. Family la Prominent. Alvin Hawkins was of a prominent family of this city, his father being a realty operator, and had lived here for 16 years. He was born in Salem. He had been attending Jefferson High School, where he was a favorite among the students. He had returned but a few days ago from Westport, where he spent his Summer vacation. A brother, Martin Hawkins, has been prominent in athletic circles and is a graduate of the University of Oregon." The young man leaves his father and mother, four brothers Emil Hawkins, of La Center. Wash., and Martin, David and Henry Hawkins, of Portland and one sister, Esther Hawkins. Walter Nelson, who died with the friend he tried to save, was born in Portland, the son of Otto Nelson, a merchant. He was in the February, '16, graduating class of the Jefferson High School, and was studious and well liked. His spare hours were oc cupied with an Oregonian route that he handled. He was regarded as one of the most efficient solicitors in- the employ of the paper, being one of the prize-winners In the contest this year that took him to the fair at San Fran cisco as a guest of The Oregonian last July. He leaves his father and mother, a younger brother, George, and two sis ters, Anna and Margaret Nelson. GAIN IN SHIPS IS RECORD SIOBB ABB UNDER AMERICAN FLAG THAX SINCE 1SII3. Vesaela In Foreign Trade Somber 2708. and Practically All Iecreaaea Attributed to New Law. WASHINGTON. Aug. 30. The Ameri can flag now floats over more ships In the foreign trade than at any other time since 13. and the United States is pressing close on France and Nor way as a marine nation. Figures made public today by the Department of Commerce show a rec ord Increase In American shipping for the year ended June 30. On that date there were registered in the foreign trade 276S ships, totaling 1.813,775 gross tons, an increase of 363 ships and 73.. 623 tons for the year. Practically all the Increases are due to the new American registry law. Assistant Secretary Sweet of the De partment of Commerce said in a state ment today: "This is about triple the Increase in registered tonnage for any previous year in American history. Our regis tered tonnage is now much greater than at any time since 1S63. when we had 2.026,114 gross tons in foreign trade. It is many times more efficient, however, as. the steam tonnage now amounts to 1,273.067 gross tons, while in 1863 It amounted to only 133,215 tons. "The increase from the ship registry act of August 18. 1914. to June 13. 1915, was so rapid that the tonnage under the American flag now employed in foreign trade Is nearly equal to such tonnage under the French or Norwe gian flaga British tonnage, of course, is more than tenfold greater." Land Board Keeps Mr. Brown Clerk. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 30. (Special.) George G. Brown was reappointed, by a unanimous vote, clerk of the State Land Board today. He has been clerk of the Board since 1903. He has been connected wlta the department since AMCSK1L11NTS. Baker Theater Thursday Eve., Sept. 2 Great American Business Play. The Tapping at the Door An Intensely Interesting Comedy Drama Founded on Salesmanship, Office Efficiency and a Wife'. Devotion Depicting the Sorrows of a Strug gling Manufacturer. Showing the Influence of the Knocker ill Business Life. Direction W. A. Wilkins. Auspices Ben Franklin Club. Seats Now Selling at Box Office. SEATS NOW SELLING. Opening- ol season of The Famou. Baker Players next Sunday Matinee, September 6, In Bayard Velll-er's WITHIN THE LAW Most remarkable play ot modern times Beat company ever organised. Immense line of plays- and productions. Evening- price: 25c, 50c. box and lore. 75c. All matinees and Monday nig-ht. all seats (except box and lope) Hoc Season seats held for all performances except Monday nights. "STAR OF THE MOVIES," Musical Farce with Kd Armstrong and a Biir Chorus. 5 OTHER BH1-T1MK ACTS S Boxes, First Row Balcony beats Reserved br phone. Main 463S, A 2S.it. Fritzi Scheff In TBKTTY MB1!, SMITH." 1895. The Board appointed F. B. Pul ford, of Myrtle Point, its attorney tn Coos County. He succeeds L. A. Roberts, resigned. HOP CROP SATISFACTORY Picking Starts in Yards Around ' Independence. INDEPENDENCE. Or., Aug-. 30. (Special.) Notwithstanding the ex tremely hot weather of the past few days, hop picking has commenced in this section in a few of the smaller yards. Special trains are coming- in daily loaded with pickers, there being in many cases whole families who have come many miles to enjoy the outing. The yield will be considerably short of last year in this section; although some of the newer yards are showing up well. A few of the larger yards are showing up well, with about an aver age crop. All the yards are picking by hand, excepting Horst & Co.. where machines are being used. The fuggles that were picked this last week are light. RAIL CURVE TO BE CUT OUT Surveys Completed for , New Line Through Tongue Point. ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 30. (Special.) To do away with the sharp curve at Tongue Point, the Hill railroad com pany has decided to build a new line through the point about half a mile back of the present track. The route will not only cut out the bad curve, but also will do away with a stretch of trestle. One of the sur veys provides for running the line along the shore to a point a short distance west of Thirty-seventh street before Joining the trestle. The surveys have been completed and the rights of way obtained. THIRD BROTHER LICENSED Lane County Clerk Issues Permit for Another Family Wedding. ALBANY. Or., Aug. 30. (Special.) When County Clerk Russell Issued a marriage license Saturday for the wed ding of his brother. Theron M. Russell, it was the third license ho had issued for one of the boys of his family. He issued the first when he was a deputy clerk here for the marriage of his brother, Earl M. Russell, to Miss Anna Steidel, of Shelburn. Last April he issued a license for his own mar riage to Miss Goldia O. Jones, of Shel burn. Theron M. Russell was married yesterday at Shelburn to Miss Gertrude Edith McClain. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. TERESE To Mr. and Mrs. A. Terese, 5'J6 East Seventeenth street. August 20, a son. PICHAHD To Mr. and Mrs. John Picn ard, 234 East Seventy-first street, August '"'SAUKDERS To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L. Saunders, 307 East Forty-ninth street .North, August 10. a on. LAVANTLKE To Mr. and Mrs. H. E. I-avanture. 63 SOth street. August io. a daBARKER-To Mr. and Krs. Walllr Bar ker, 1243 East Yamhill street, August 12. OXODA To Mr. and Mrs. S. Onoda, 407 Davis street. July 22. a daughter. GLAFKE To Mr. and Mrs. William B. Olafke. city. August 11, a son. GEER To Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Geer. St. Vincents. August 17. a son. TON'NOSON To Mr. and Mrs. Ole Tonno son. 1115 21st street North, August 14. a daughter. Marriage Licenses. O'DOSVELL-LATTIVIOKE Xomah Will iam Cornelius ODonnell. legal, M3 East Stark street, and Marie Augusta bdna Laltl more leal. 220 East Eighty-ninth street. ANDERSON-BOh-NA Fred Anderson, le gal. Boring, Or., and Nettle Hazel Boons, les-a1. Lents, Or. tSHUYLER - HOAGLAND William P. Shuyier legal. Sterling, Kas., and Aurllla k'. Hoa'gland. legal, Grcsham. Or. HYLE-JANOWSKT Carl C. Hyle legal, 31 East Eighty-first street North, and Louise Loretta Janowsky. legal. 861 Mallory "fULCHER-M'EWEX Jay A. Fulcher. 22, 327 East Thirty-fifth street, and Effie M. McEwen, 21. 1232 Commercial street. SALVON-LL'CAS Aator M. Salvon, legal, Astoria, Or., and Florence L. Lucas, legal. H SPRINGER-TAYLOR S. D. Springer, 4S, Pleasant Home, Or., and Helen Lizzie Tay lor. 17, same address. T1MISOX-HOURSTOX William R. Toml son. legal. 341 Eleventh street, and Alice Mafion yourston. legal. Y. W. C. A- iHA-BALANTI- Behor Plha. 29 128 Third street, and Esther Ualantl, 19, o3 North Ninth street PETARDI-BETOSA Michele Petardl, 25, Gaston, Or., and Marie Betosa, 25, 602 Sixth "rETHLEFSON-McDONALD Henry Reth lefson. legal, 425 East Seventh street, and Genevieve G. McDonald, legal, 533 A Everett street. . ... THORN-UKAI xiwrrr juuisan tiu. Savoy Hotel, and Ruth L. Gray. 22, 112o East Thirty-third street North. Vancouver (Wash.) Marriage Licenses. BERRY-CLYNE Benjamin A. Berry and Miss Hazel E. Clyne, both of legal age and of Vancouver. FOX-H1TTIXGER Carlos Ray paynton Fox and Miss Jennie Bertha Hittinger, of Portland. PHILLIPS-PHILLIPS Oliver Phillips, of Eueene. Or., and Mrs. Lucy E. Phillips. 01 Cnirwlia. Wash. TOO LATE TO CLASS. FY. CARPENTER to remodel store front. Call 24S 1st. upstairs. LZUaJl'ark, W. Park, ar. "-'- " CLASSIFIED AD. RVTES laii and &uuCaj. Ver line. One Time A am ad two conitecutiv times 2-io bAiiie ad three .-atculive tunet. ...... .JttK. bttme ad lx ur fee-en coavecuuve timet. .iXks Xbe above rate appJj to advertiRemeai under "iSew T 011" aii oilier ciwkttMUica Uon except l He tl.iaiB: biluatiout Wanted ALale. bituatiuna Wanted renwie. tor Kent, Kuoni 1'nvate f-'aratliea. lloard aud ttooma Private i-ami-it. Housekeepini? Koomo -l'rivate iramtUe. Bat on the above ciaMaiicaiioo ia 1 cent a line each msartion. On "cnarce" advettlenients chance rill be baaed on the number of tinea appearing la lite paper, resardieaa of the number ol word In each line. Minimum cnarge, two lines. Tbe Oregonian w.U accept claasified ad vertisement over the telephone, provided the advertiser in a -tub writer to either phone No prices will be quoted over the phone, but bill will be rendered the follow ins day. Whether subsequent advertisements will be accepte over the phone depends upon tn promptnet-s of payment of telephone adver tiaementa. (situations Wanted and aferaoual advertienient will not be accepted ever the telephone. Orders for one intteriion oniy will be accepted for "furniture for bale," 'Buai. ness Opportunities ' Koominc-tlUAes" and "Wanted to Kent. Telephone Main 1070. A 609V Advertisements to receive prompt classifi cation DiuKt be in The Oresonian office be fore 0 o'clock at night, except bat urdar. ! Closing? hour for Tbe Sunday Oregonian will J be 7:30 o'clock Saturday nifiht. The of lie will be open until lu o'clock f. M.. as usual, and all ads received too late for proper classification will be run under the heaUins; "Too Late to Claw-ify." ACCTION SAIKS TODAt. At Baker's Auction House, 186-1BS Park St. Furniture, etc. Sale at 10 A. M. MEETING NOTlt'Ea. ej-a-, A AL KADER TEMPLE NfCL-y JUNKET Attention. Nobles! nobles and their ladies, band and patrol, next Friday evening, September 3, to tho home of our illustrious poten tate at Gresham. All nobles having autos will kindly, bring them and sec that each seat is ocrupieii. those unable t en in machines will have free transportation by special car leaving 1st and Alder at l r. m. i ne i charge will provide ample entertainment and if you fall to cime our pote and wife will miss you and you'll be sorry tho rest of your life The start will be made promptly from Masonic Temple at 7 P. M Friday next. September S. Call Main 4(i,i! and tell us how many you will take, so the i convmlttes may prepare accorolngly. CUMMiribb. ATTENTION SUMNER POST No. 12, G. A. R. old soldiers at tend tho funeral of our late comrade. Henry .Tones, ffrlvate, Company '. Twelfth Regiment. Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, at Mount Scott Crematorium today (Tuesday), August :il. Be at Lents at one (1) o'clxtck sharp. Conveyances will meet you there. Funeral at 2 P. M. T H STEVEN'S. Commander. J. W. OG1LBEE, Adjutant. WASHINGTON LODGE NO. 48, A F. and A. M. Slated com munication tomorrow (.Wednes day) evening at 7:30 o'clock. v. Kth and Burnside sta. At this time final arrangements will be made for our trip to Seaside, Sept 4. Don't miss It. We are sure to have agoort time All M M. Invited. By order W. M. See Bro T M. Patterson for sleeping car rlservati'ons. J. H. RICHMOND, sec. - STATED ASSEMBLY OF MULT- Jk NOMAH COUNCIL NO. 11, R. & F. M. cCfJf. will be held Wednesday evening at -er-s. 7:30 in Masonic Temple. Degree work. R. D. ROBINSON, Recorder. EXTRA New emblem Jewelry of all kinds at Jaeger Bros.. 131-3 Sixth St. DIED. HAWKINS Aug. 30, bv accidental drown ing. Alvin H. Hawkins, age 17 years. Beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hawkins, of Si9 Castle ave. ; brother or Emil Martin. David, Honry and Esther Hawkins. Remains at Pearsons under taking parlors, Russell st. at Union ave. Funeral announcement later. EN GST ROME At the home pf her aunt, Mrs. Xels N. Pierce, SSS Borthwlck. after a lingering illness of several months, Helen Engstrome, beloved wife of O. ii. Eng strome. Remains at Pearson s undertak- . ing parlors. Russell st. at Union ave. Funeral notice later. DOWNS At 604 East Madison street, Aug. 2, William Clifford Downs, age 34 years 6 months 27 days. Funeral uotice later. JONES At his home, near Gresham. Sun day, August il'J, luio, neiiiy omica, ,.--70 years, 3 months and 13 days. lUNEKAL NOTICES. JENSEN On August 2S, Ole An'drlas Jen sen, oil years, 10 months and 2o days; be loved husband of Otilie Kirstina Jensen, late of oG2 Union ave. N. Funeral serv ices will be conducted today (Tuesday). August 31, at 1:30 P. M-. from Pearson s undertaking parlors, Russell st. at Union ave. Friends invited. Interment family plot. Lone Fir Cemetery. please omit flowers. Mr. Jensen was a native of Norway and a member of Webfoot Camp 63. W. O. W. HILL Ann R. Hill, aged SO years mother of Dr J. W. Hill, president of Hill Mili ary Academy, died at the home of her eon Monday morning. August :;o. uneraj services will bo held at the Trinity Episco pal Church, 19th and Everett sts., at 4 V M iomorroow, Wednesday, September 1. Dr A A Morrison will officiate. Mrs. Hiil Is' also survived by a daughter, Mrs. George S. Brooks, of Spokane. Interment River View Cemetery. BURKE At her residence. B51 Host st., Au gust 30, Sarah J. Burke, aged 72 years 10 months 21 days, widow of the late Brigade-General Daniel W. Burke Funeral from tho above residence at 8:4. .A. M. tomorrow, Wednesday. September 1. thence to the Cathedral, loth and Davis sts.,-. where services will be held at O A M. Friends invited. Interment Mt. Calvary. Cemetery. Please omit flowers. Services at the grave private. : LYN'DE The funeral services of William Clifford Downs, beloved son of Mr. ana Mrs C W. Lynde, aged 34 years 6 months 27 days, will be held today (Tuesday). August 31. at 5 o'clock P. M-, from the, family residence, 604 E. Madison st. Friends Invited. Remains wlll be for warded to Chicago, III., at 7:23 o'clock P. M. by Walter C. Kenworthy for In terment. Tos-Eo At his home near Gresham. Henry JonesTborn in Iowa, aged 70 years. Serv ices will be held In the Crematorium chapel at Mount Scott Park Cemetery on Tuesday August 31. at 2 P. M. Friends are lnvlt"d to attend. Body can be viewed at the Carlson undertaking Parlors, Gresham. Cremation to be at Mount Sco.t iJark Cemetery. Dl'RRAH-lu this city. August 30. George B ni.rrah Ked 60 years, S months. Re mains forwarded by the Holman Undertake- Co to Grays River. Wash., where funeral services will be held and interment in family plot. IOXES Funeral services of the late I'enry J Jones will be held at Carlson , chapel. Gresham, today, Tuesday, at 11 A. M. . Funeral services at Mt. Scott Park Ceme tery at iTso P. M.. conducted by Sumner Post No. 12, G. A. R. rUNEKAL DIRECTORS. The only reslaence undertaking establish ment la Portland with private driveway. Main 0, A 1399. J. p. FIN LEY & SON. Montgomery at Fifth. MR. EDWARD HOLMAN, the lesd'lns funeral director, 220 Third street corner Salmon. Lady assistant. A 1511. Main SOT. F. 8. DUNNING. INC. East Side Funeral Directors. 414 East AJ- der street. East 82, B 2525. , " MILLER & TBACEY. independent funeral directors Funerals as low as r Va"7.: Washington and Ella '- Main 891. A isa. "aTrTzELLER CO., 682 WILLIAMS AVEy East loss. C 1068. Lady a.tendant. Day and night service. DUNNING At a liiiao. ir",' ViT V V-i Broadway snd Pine. Phone Main 43. A 4oo. Lady attendant. , , P. L. LERCH. East 11th and Clay streets. SKEWES UNDERTAKING COMPANY. 3d and Clay. Main 4loZ. a aKi. 5 5 BYRNE A Williams ave. and Knolt. East 111 . C l"-"- Lsdy attendant. BREEZE '& SNOOK. Lunnyside 1r1f?i auto hearse, 1026 B.iiuont. lab. 1258, fi 1.5J