14 THE MORNING OREGONIAN. SATURDAY, LOAN WOULDBE AID TO NATION, IS VIEW A. L. Mills Says Allies Intend to Spend Every Dollar in . United States. CREDIT THEIR ONLY DESIRE l?efii!ul Would Mean t'nsold Crops, or Low Trices at Least, Says Financier Portland Banks Xot Yet Asked to Join. Whether Portland bankers will take part in the financing: of the proposed big war loan to the allies has not even been discussed by them as yet, for the simple reason that they have not been asked to take part In it. "Its like this." explained A. L. Mills, president of the Kirst National Bank, yesterday: "We don't know what we will do. because we haven't been asked to do anything- We have no advices in regard to this loan and know no more about it than we have read in the papers. T'e seem to have been over looked. "Consequently we have had no meet ings to discuss the subject. So far as I know, what Portland might do toward taking part in the loan has not been considered, even informally, by Port land bankers. We are a good deal in the position of the girl who can't say 'yes' or 'no' to her suitor until she is asked. "If we are asked to take part after the amount of the loan has been de termined, there will still be many things to consider. Many Facturs Important. "The length of the loan, the rate of Interest, the securities offered, whether there are to be separate loans to Eng land, France and Russia, or whether the entire loan will be taken by Eng land, which would in turn lend to its allies, are all important considerations. TVe certainly will not know what we ehall do until we learn these details. "People must realize, however, that unless we make this loan, the wholt v, wi duuci. x ne loss to the Pacific Northwest would be especially heavy, for we would be left with great quantities of agricultural products on our hands for which there wouM nr. demand. "We can only sell our' products to those who are able to pay for it. Take our grain, for example. If those who want it have no monev to pay for it we must sell it on credit and take their notes or keep it ourselves. What would that mean? Well. I am certain that it would mean, for one thing, that wheat which farmers of the Northwest are now holding for 80 to 90 cents a bushel would drop to 30 or 40 cents "If we don't sell our wheat and our eotton and our other products abroad the only market left will be at home' and as we fcave a great surplus over what we can possibly use, the markets will glut and prices will go down, down down. It is inevitable. Oold Ia Drue on Market. h'lE!!rOPeha'' reached "e point where he cannot pay in gold. Why' lie toweinWtMhaVe mSt of the world", gold in this country now. When the war broke out there was $1,200,000 000 in gold in the Ignited States. Now we have S2.000.000.000 in gold. That means nnnnnnnthe War we have absorbed 5800,000.000 more ir. gold. It has be come a drug on the market. We have more"1"1'11 f We dn't want ,3e.haKe What the EurPean nations , uy- bnt- as thpy ca"'t pay fri r .UWe must sel1 il to them on f rertit or they will go elsewhere for it. for example, they will g-o to Argentina for wheat, where they can buv it on long-time notes. Unless th.v k tain credit here they will buy from us only the thinsrs. th.v h.i. 11 . " r have, and manage and contrive some how to scrape along without the other things. And it is amazing how much people can do without when they ab solutely have to." Mr. mills said that many "persons have a wrong understanding of the "I have just read the statement of one man in public affairs who ought to know better." he Should not let so vast an amount of' i.u.iey So out or tne country. Money Would Stay In Country. iow, that is as erroneous an im pression as one could possibly have Phis money will not go out of the country. Not a dollar of it will be taken out of our banks and sent to Europe. It will all remain in this ngni in our own banks to be drawn on as needed for the pur chase of supplies, and these purchases pul mo money in circulat through the country. if we make a loan of $500,000,000 or Sl.000.000.000 to England, or to Eng land and her allies, as the case may be. it will be Justus if we credited them with a checking account of that """' ue spent in this country. xiie loan is only a credit to be drawn against as needed in buying our products, and to secure the loan the borrowers are mortgaging their coun tries. If we make the loan, this money will go into circulation here. If we do remain idle, our products will rot on our hands because they will not have buyers, and our people will be heavy losers. "There is still another point to be brought out in connection with this proposed loan, and it is an important one. Heretofore the United States has betn a debtor nation. This has been embarrassing at times during financial flurries when Europe has suddenly called on us to pay up. European hold ers of our securities have thrown them on our markets at such times faster than we could absorb them, and the re sult has been panics. "This loan will make us a creditor nation. Instead of being in debt to other nations, they will be in debt to us. And we will have a large sum against which to draw to offset our future obligations." BUDGET CUT AUTHORIZED Spokane's County Assessor Decides to Economize by $216 0. SPOKANE, Wash.. Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) A cut in the County Assessor's budget equivalent to the salary of two deputies, was authorized by County As sessor Campbell today, in a letter to the County Commissioners. He stated that he would try to reduce the budget $2160 under the $36,000 at which it was placed by the Commissioners in their preliminary pruning. "Since my talk with you last Tues day I have taken up the matter with the deputies and they, have agreed to help dispense with or to cut my salary budget to the extent of two men, and Sf necessary they are willing to work some nights in the busiest time to make it possible," says Jlr. Campbell's letter to the commissioners. When I took office I cut the force I w i 1 . . -i - - - - " three men. I have cut two men from the outside work and have only three where heretofore we have always had four and part of the time five." TRACK TO MOVE FOR TANK Sumpter Valley Line Is to Change Jioute to Aid lieservoir Plan. BAKER, Or., Sept. 17. (Special.) Plans for the construction of a res ervoir four' miles long in the Sump ter Valley canyon," 15 miles south of here, received fresh impetus today when D. C. Eccles, president of the .umpter Valley Railroad, agreed to permit the moving of eight miles of track. The track will be moved from a few rods to a rod from the present route. The permission was given at a con ference of Mr. Eccles with E. B. Pen gra, manager of the railroad, and S. S. Start, representing the Baker Irriga tion Ditch Company, controlled by B il four, Guthrie & Co., of Portland The cost of the railroad change will be $100,000." and that of the reservoir $500,000. The reservoir will hold enough water to irrigate 45,000 acres. WILLIAM HALL. 75, DIES S'irst Resident of Canjon City Is Victim of Accident. BAKER, Or., Sept. 17. (Special.) William Hall, who built the first house in Canyon City, died at his home there as tne result of iniuries in a minor accident some time ago. ne was born in England To years ago, lived in Oregon 54 years and was one of the best-known men in Grant County. He came to the United States in 185 and in 1861 located in Auburn. In 18 62 he moved to what is now Can yon City and built his home. He has lived in Grant County since. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. E. AV. Killick, of Baker; Mrs. Sarah Holmes, of Helena, Mont-: by three brothers, Henry Hall and Robert Hall both of John Day Valley, and Edwin Hall, a former resident of Grant Coun ty, now in England, and a daughter. Mrs. saran street, or Prairie City. HOOD RIVER SHOW DRAWS Livestock Exhibits Attract Throngs From All Over County. HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 17 (Spe cial.) Hood River County people to day thronged the fruit community's first livestock exhibit. Mosfer ranch ers were present, and stockmen from the grazing districts of Klickitat Coun ty brought animals for sale or came to enter the market for the fancy animals shown. The show will continue tomorrow. The 100 entries are material evidence of diversified farming in Hood River. But Spitzenburg and Newtown jointly occupy the throne in Hood River, and while the excellent Jersey and Guern sey cows, the Berkshire, Poland China and Duroc hogs are having their day, little groups of the stock-raisins or chardists discuss the coming apple har vest. 90-CENT WHEAT WAITED Baker Farmers Store 50,000 Bush els for High Prices. BAKER, Or., Sept. 17. (Special.) More than 250,000 bushels of wheat of Baker County has been stored, nearly as much more is to be threshed, and farmers are offering practically no wheat for sale. Local rnillmen thinK that it will require a UO-cent price to bring the grain out. Many growers are waiting for dollar wheat, but the general opinion is that it will not go to the prices of a year ago. High prices then are giving inde pendence to the growers now. Some grain is being left sacked in the fields until time to sell. Baker mills have been able to keep running on what they obtain, but reports from Pendle ton and other cities say flour mills are short on their supply. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name. From Breakwater Coos Hav Beaver Dos Angeles Northern Pacific Hah Francisco. , Santa Clara San Francisco. , Date. . . In port ..In port ...In port ..Sept. lb . Sept. l'J . Sept. i- ...Sept. 10 noanoke ... san Diego. Rose City Great Northern. F. A. Kllburn. .. Bear Geo. w. Elder. . . I. os Anpeles. . . . .San Francisco. . .San Francisco.. i-ept. .Los Angeles Sept. 2-1 san liieso &epL DUB TO DEPART. Name. For Willamette San Diego Yosemite San Francisco. Northern Pacific. . .San Francisco. Santa Clara. ...... San Francisco. Heaver Los Angeles. . . Date. Sept. 13 .Sept. IT .Sept. In Sept. 1! Sept. Ill wapunia an un-co Sept u Ureal Northern. ...San Francisco. . . .. Sept. 21 Koanoke Breakwater Hose City. ...... F. A. Kllburn Bear Uoo. W. Elder . i5an LfiPRO . Coos Bay . Los Anpeles. . . .San Francisco. . .Los An seles. . . . San Diego . Sept. . Sept. -J J . Sept. - Sept. 24 . Sept. 21) .' Sept. 1U Portland-Atlantic Service. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name. Dakotan lionoiulan Santa Clara. . . Iowan Santa Cruz. Panaman. .... From New York.... New York. New York. . . . .New York. . . . , New York. . . . New York. Date. . .. Sept. 1 . .. Oct. 1 . . . Oct. 1 i .... Oct. i!) . . . Oct. . . . Nov. 3u DUE TO DEPART. For ...... New York. . . . New York. . . . New York. . . . New York. . . . ...... New York .... ...... New York. ... Name. Dakotan .... Honolulan . . . Santa Clara. Santa Cruz. . Iowan Panaman Date. Sept. 22 Oct. 4 Oct. 22 Nov. 6 Nov. U Nov, U Marconi Wireless Reports. (All positions reported at 8 P. M., Septem ber 17. unless otherwise clesig-natetl). Columbia, San Francisco for xJalboa, G40 miles south of tan Francisco. Queen, San Pedro for ban Francisco, two miles north of Point Conception. Chanslor, San Francisco for Honolulu, 2U10 miles out, September 1G. Hyades, Seattle for Honolulu, lOfeo miles from cape Flattery, September 10 Enterprise. Hilo for San Francisco, PS2 miles out, September 16. Manoa, Honolulu for San Francisco, 1440 miles out, September 16. .llilonian, Honolulu tor San Francisco. 420 miles out, September 10. Lurline, San Francisco for Honolulu, miles out, September 16. Georgian. San Francisco far Honolulu, 1270 miRa out, September 10. ' Mills. Honolulu for ban Francisco. 50 miles out. September 16. Xorthland, San Pedro for San Francisco. 133 miles south of San Francisco. Cousress. San Francisco for San . Pedro, eight miles south of Pigeon Point. Jim Butler, San B"rancisco for Santa Ro salia, 100 miles south of San Francisco. George V. Elder, Portland for San Fran cisco? 13 miles north of Point Arena. Topeka. San Francisco for Eureka. US miles north of San Francisco. Adeline Smith. Coos Bay for San Fran cisco. 77 miles north of San Francisco. Hllonian, Honolulu for San Francisco, 157 miles out. Rose City, San Francisco for Portland, seven mil OS south of Point Arena. Asuncion, Portland for Kichmond, 132 miles north of Richmond. . Porter. Everett for Monterey, off Point Plnos. Roanoke. San Francisco for Portland, 123 miles north of San Francisco. EI Segundo. Richmond for Seattle. 405 miles north of San Francisco. Coronado,1 San Francisco for Aberdeen. 45 miles south of Columbia River. Lucas. Vancouver for Richmond. 473 miles north of Richmond. Puebla. San Francisco for Seattle. 112 miles north Blunts Reef. Hooper, Columbia River for San Pedro 0 miles north Blunts Reef. Celilo. Tacoma for San Francisco, 40 miles south Cape Blanco. Speedwell, San Francisco for Seattle, 363 miles north San Francisco. Umatilla, Seattle for San Francisco, left Victoria 7:30 P M. Sept. 1. Johnston straits. BARLEY SHIPMENTS GOING TO ENGLAND Two Vessels Start With 5550 Tons and Two More Are to Take Same Cargo. TW REACH QUEENSTGWN Medway, Taken by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Sails l-'rom Tasmania and Snowdonian for Kerr, GifTord & Co., Xow Off Los Anseles. Two large shipments of barley, the first of several cargoes of that cereal to be dispatched from this port during the months of September and October, will get out of the river Sunday for the United Kingdom with the departure of the French bark Le Pllier and the American steamer Navajo. The bark will take approximately 0300 tons of grain, 750 tons of which is wheat and the remainder barley, and the steamer will take 3000 tons of barley, one-half of which was loaded here Le Pilier, which is under charter to Balfour, Guthrie & Co.. has been load ing at Albina dock. Her cargo was completed yesterday morning and she was shifted into midstream by the tugboat Oklahama. The French bark uupieix, which has been loading at .Mersey dock, was then shifted to AI oina dock to complete loading. The uupieix and the British bark Killarnev are both to load barley for the United ivingdom. The Navajo will load a deckload of lumber at estport today before get ting away for London. The lumber win be transferred to the liner Korea at San Francisco. The barley for the oit-itinci s cargo is iurmsned by w. H. nouser. carrying cargoes jointly valued at two more members of the Portland grain fleet the British ship y "i .Biscay and tne Kussian bark Professor Koch reached Queens-town. .....a .ii Miation was contained Jn a dispatch to the Merchants' Exchange yesieraay. tsoth vessels had made long passages, the Bay of Biscay having been out 1S6 days and the Professor ivocn 101 days. The Bay of Biscay cleared for the lvlnSdom March 13, carryin 37,333 bushels of wheat valued at S?n 400 and 103. 101 bushels of barley valued i h,.su. ne was dispatched by Kerr. Gifford & Co. carrying ifi.549 bushels of wheat valued at J24.S23 and S7.64S bushels of barley valued at J67.313, the Professor ,wt cleared tor the United Kingdom April 17. She was under charter to Strauss & Co. Balfour, Guthrie & Co. announced yesterday that they had chartered the British bark Medway for grain loading at this port. She is a vessel of 229S tons and capable of handling approx imately 150,000 bushels of wheat The Medway sailed from Hobart. Tasmania, for Portland September 10 and is expected for November loading She was secured with options for sev eral United Kingdom and European ports. 1 Advices received by the Merchants' Kxchange yesterday were that the British steamer Snowdonian, whi'i is en route here to ln.irl rnin k...i i '. spoken off Los Angeles. The steamer wmen Is under charter tr. K" ,-;.,.... & Co.. is expected to rrarh V,"...- by Sunday. The Snnwdnni.n from Newport, and it is understood that she will go to Europe. The Norwegian steamer Strinda yfjSW?. h.er yterday morning! reached Astoria, at 4:50 P. M., en route to Colon for orders. NAVAJO TO SAIL 1'Olt LOXDOV Amerlean Ship Will Carry Grain to War Zone. ' The Arrow Line steamer Navajo will be the rirst American vessel since the opening of last season to carry grain to Europe from this port She will take approximately 3000 tons of barley, hair of which wa i-,h,j Seattle and half here. In addition 2500 cases of salmon. weisrhinu- i neighborhood of 9-0 tons Will K I eluded in her cargo. the Navajo goes from here to Lon don and in order to apprise foreign submarines the name nnrl no i ii T... of the vessel and larere Amor-iov. were painted on the side nr steamer yesterday. several American vessels grain from this port both this and last season, but all were dispatched either to Australia or South America. Among them were the steamer Derwent River dispatched June 25 for Australia! steamer Colon, left .TnW a t bourne; steamer Henry T. Scott, dis patched to Valparaiso- stmJi '.. cique, left July H for Melhnrn. , X I John Ena. rlerrt a , , , , - L a ior ii e l Dourne. and steamer Aztec cleared August 3u lor Melbourne. TRACKAGE CONTRACT IS LKT Municipal Iock Award Divided Among Three Bidders. The work of supplying the material and laying the trackage and switches for serving Municipal dock No. 2 was let in three different contracts at a special meeting of the Dock-Commission held yesterday morning. The fig--U6r9 211 tnree contracts total The contract for supplying the frofra and swtches was let to the Seattle Frog & Switch Company for $696 50 The Hoftus Steel & Equipment Com pany, with their figure of 12443.75 se cured the contract for furnishing' the other track steel. C. L. Brown was given the contract for laying the track at J2988.96. PORT COMMISSION" PAYS BILLS Only Necessary Business Handled Because of Lack of Quorum. Several bills were ordered paid at an informal meeting of several mem bers of the Port of Portland Cotii mission yesterday. Sufficient mem bers for a quorum were not present and consequently only business which it was necessary to handle was taken up. The Willamette Iron and Steel Works received $5685. the balance due that concern for the work done on the tug Wallula. The balance due for the repairing of the drydock at St. Johns, amounting to $6300. also was ordered paid. F. Ballin received $3915 on his bill for the installation of a boiler In the dredge Tualatin. VOLGA IN HARBOR IS LINING British Steamer Here Under Charter to Portland Flouring Mills, Tho British steamer Volga, which arrived In port under charter to the Portland Flouring Mills Company Thursday night, is making her sec ond trip to Portland harbor. The steamer was here in November, 1U05. when she took on a cargo of lumber for Tsingtau, China. She was umlor charter at that time to the Pacific Export Lumber Company. The Volga is at the dock of the Eastern and Western Lumber Com pany, where she is lining. It is ex pected that the work will be com pleted today when she will be shifted for loading. LOl(l) TEMI'iETOX IS KX KOCT1. British liark Due Saturday to Load Lumber at St. Helens. The British bark Lord Templeton. which is to lqad lumber here for Australia, left San Francisco for this port yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in tow of the tug Sea Itover. She should arrive here Saturday or Sunday. The Lord Templeton is under charter to J. J. Moore and will load at St. Helens. The Parr-McCormick steamer Yo semite. Which has been loading lumber at St. Helens, got out of the river yes terday for SanFrancisco. Wapama Delayed by Kog. Heavy fog off the mouth of the Co lumbia River Thursday night and Frir day morning caused shipping some trouble and delayed the Parr-McCor- micK steamer Wapama several hours in getting into Astoria. The M'apama was sighted off the mouth of the rive.r iiiuisuay nignt, out she railed to reach Astoria until :30 yesterday morning. The Wapama brings a full load of ce ment from San Francisco. She left up for Portland at noon yesterday. Marine Notes. The steamer Daisy rmnam, under charter to Swayno & Hoyt. will leave Santa Cruz today en route lor Portland, with a full loud of cement. The steamer Daisy, operated by the same line, will leave San Francisco also today for this port, with u heavy con signment of merchandise. The Associated Oil steamer W. F. Herrln reached Astoria yesterday morninfa-, brlns Ins a I.nd of oil from California. She left up at 10:15 A. M. Tho British steamer HaiBh Hall, reported chartered several days aso tor loadina grain liere, is now said to have been booked Ity Kerr. Oifford & Co. It is believed that she will load grain for the United Kingdom. Biginning with tho tailing of the steamer Beaver of the Big Three line. October y tlio vetseis of that line will be changed from Summer to Winter schedule. Instead of leaving Portland in the morning they will leave at 3 o'clock In the ufteinoon of each sailing day. Captain E. H. Works took out papers yes terday as master of the steamer T J Potter He will pilot that vessel today for the children's excursion. The French bark Pierre Antonlne. Captain Coquet, which cleared here this sejsnn with a cargo of grain for the United Kingdom reached Belfast In 114 days. Sl.e is to re turn here to load for M. II. llouser. After completing the cut at Willow bar yesterday, the Government dredge Multno mah was shifted to Knapp's point in tne atternoon to resume operations. News From Oregon Ports. ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 17. (Special.) Krlnsing a heavy list of passengers and a good freight, the steamer Northern Pacific arrived from San Francisco. With a cargo of fuel oil for Portland the tank steamer Wm. F. Herrin arrived from California. Bringing a cargo of cement and asphaltum for Portland, the steam schooner Wapama arrived from San Francisco. Carrying a cargo of grain from Portland, the Norwegian steamer Strinda sailed for the 'Die pending suit between tho British and American Marine Underwriters to determine which shall bear tho expense of the damage sustained by the British steamer Queen Alexandria, which put into San Francisco in a disabled condition about two. veals ago. has again been set for trial In the Federal Court at San Francisco on Septem ber 7. Captains Parsons, Ounderson and Staples and K. M. Cherry have been sum moned as witnosses from here. Tho Queen Alexandria sailed from the Columbia Kiver with a cargo of lumber and had a heavy list when she crossed out. Tho claim is made by tho American underwriters, who carried the cargo insurance, that tii-a ves sel was unseaworthy, and therefore tlte- huli insurance should pay the damage not only to the hull but to the cargo aj well. The en tire lrm is said to have been approximately J 75,000. COOS BAY. Or., Sept. 17. (Special.) Captain Alexander Mercer, s. wh., f.,- no y oh I'M followed the Crcat Lakes and sea in .ii.uost. every uepnrimcnt or snipping, died here last night at Omston. He had been retired for eight years. Ho started an a lad of i'2 as cabin boy. Michael O'Connor, a fireman on the steam schooner Brooklyn, was brought to Coos Hay ami placed in Mercy Hospital. North Bend, under care of the marine, surgeon The tug Gleaner, of Gardiner, is being towed to San Francisco I.v the S:in rt-iirii and will undergo a general overhauling be- The Puget Sound Bridge & Dredge Com pany tug Bermuda sailed l:,re vatAl.H.,., afternoon for Seattle witli four men on board. The tug had been tender fi.i- .1... dredge Seattle, which operated here for Is 111' !1 Lll. The Coos Bay bar has been i sincp S o'clock last nisht. when the he.tvi- iuk oi me year t. uiou over the oa.t. Th Cupo Arago loffhnni has been blow in? incessantly since that hour. 1 he steamPlilD Santa Clira nrrivpri ftff shore from the south at 1 this moinlnir hut could not find the bar. The stoam schooners Thomas L. Wand and Hardv sailed from North Bend this afternoon with lumber, but will nt be able to leave port so iiiiornuitlbn from the coast sava. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Sent. 17. Arrivrt Navajo, from Seattle; W. F. Herrin. from -Monterey ; a pa ma. rrom San Ki-:.nrici.n Sailed Steamers Yoscmite. for San Pedro, via San Francisco; Norwegian steamer Strinda, for Italy. bhAlTLK, t-ept. 17. Arrived Stenmro Vb toria. from Nome; ShidzuoUa Maru (.Ian- anuse), from Hongkong; Kivaston (Hritish), ii uin ryuiiey, i . . v. kri led Steamers Despatch. Humboldt, for Southeastern Ai:. ; President, for S an I)iego ; Calderurove (British!, lor United Kingdom: ITmatilhi Colonel K. I,. Drake, for San Kram lM. ., Hawaii Mru (Japnncre), for Hongkong. l."r:, 'lu ,V Arrived at s and left ?1 "' : "J?.".'" " !. Herrin from Monterey. Arrived Ht :30 and left up l noun oieamer wapama. rrom San Francisco. Arrived at 2 P. M. Steamer Northern Pacific, from San Francisco Sun Francisco, Sept. 17. Snlled at 10 A M. Hritish hark Lord Templeton, in tow of tug Sea Hover, for Portland; steamer Roanoke, from San Diego, via way ports lor Portland; at 1 P. M., steamer Rose Citv" from San Pedro, for Portland. Arrived at P. M. Steamers Santa Barbara, from Co lumbia River; Great Northern, from Fiavel Spoken Sept. 14 British steamer Snowdo niau. from Newport for Portland. 30 X lis W. Queenstown. Sept. 13. Arrived Russian bark Professor Koch and British ship Bay of Hiscay, from Portland. Astoria. Kept. 10. Arrived at 4:40 and left up at b' P. M. Steamer Xavajo, from Seattle. San Francisco. Sept. 17. Arrived Steam ers Congress, from Seattle; Yellowstone irom Coos Bay; Santa Larbara. Great Northern, from Astoria-: Fifield. from Brook ings. Sailed Steamers Alaska, for New York; Mexican, tor Seattle; Roanoke, Ro.-je City, for Por:Iani: Mukilteo, for- Belling ham ; bark Francoise d'Amboiso (French) lor tnited KiugtWtm. Manila. Sept. 10. Arrived Robert Dollar from Tacoma. Arica, Sept. 10. Arrived Nar.n Smith, fnorn San Francisco. Shanghai. Sept. K;. Arrived Steamer Yo kohama Maru. from Seattle. Sailed Sept. 14. Monteayle, for Vancouver. Philadelphia. Sept. 17. Cleared Steamer Eureka, for Portland. Or. Columbia River liar Keport. NORTH HEAD, Sept. 17. Condition of the lar at 5 P. M.. s-a obscured: barometer, 3O.0S inches: wind, northwest, IS miles. Tides at Astoria Saturday. High. Low. !::;o A. M .r..4 feet 2:..!) A. M or 10:32 P. M 8.0 feet!3:04 P. M 3.; toot feet GRANGE MEETS TONIGHT Prog-ramme Arranged lor Gathering at Wood lawn Hall. The Woodlawn grange will hold a meeting tonight at Grange hall. East Seventh street and Dekum avenue. The following programme has been arranged: Piano solo, Miss Ellen Cul lens; 'Education by Means of Agricul ture," Miss Alice V. Joyce; piano duet, Harlen Stansbery and Misa Ellen Cul- lens: "The Schoolhouse as a Com munity Center," Mrs. Josephir.e Sharp and C. A. Dolson; piano solo. Miss Nina Englin. P . 1 . -. m $15,000 UP IN PRIZES Premium List of Fifth Annual Livestock Show Announced. DATE IS DECEMBER 6 TO 11 Student Jutlinr Contest Will Be l'eature und l'ublic Sales or Blooded Ilolsteins. Horefords . and Other Animals IMunncd. The premium list of the fifth annual Pacific International Livestock Exposi tion, to be held at the Union Stock yards, North Fortland, December 6 to 11, has been issued by General Man ager I'lummcr. The exposition will give approximately $15,000 in cash premiums and will make no charge for admission or entrance. The premium money is divided about as follows: Pure-bred cattle or the beet type $:U00 Dairy eattle ' :;."uu Fat cattle 3MH1 Hreedir.ic Loss .' 2.".t0 Fat hoirs son Kroedini? sheep 15tt0 Fat sheep fcuo Three hundred dollars will also be given in the student juds;in? contest, which will be participated in this year by students from the agricultural col leges of Orecon. Idaho, Washington, Montana, California and Utah. Publie SrIok Announced. On Monday. December 6, the colleee students will do their Judging. By Tuesday nipht. December 7, Judging in all the different classes will have been finished. December 8 will be given up to the sale of fat cattle, hogs and sheep. December 9 is the date set for the combination sale of shorthorns. This events has been known for many years as the "Minor-Dunn-Brown sale." December 10 will be given over to the Holstein sale, under the direction of George W. Gue, who has been so suc cessful in his Holstein handling during- the past few yeirs. A new de parture? this ye:ir will bo the com bination sale of Hereford under the direction of R. J. Kinzer. secretary of the American, Cattle Breeders' Associa tion. Consignments will bo from the herd3 of the b-st-known Western breeders. K. I. ThompKon Is President. The officers of the exposition this year are: President, E. L. Thompson; vice-presidents, William M. Ladd, Portland; H. A. Jastro, Bakersfieid, C'al.; Frank J. Ilngenbarth. Spencer, Idaho"; William Hanley. Burns, Or.; Governor James Withycombe: T. C. Oilman, Portland; Franklin T. Griffith. Portland, and Louis W. Hill. St. Paul, Minn. N. C. Maris is again secretary and L. R McGee treasurer. The general manager of the show is O. M. Plum mer, who will be assisted by John L. Smith, of Spokane. Wash. CORVALLIS DAY Gift TllOl:SAMJS ATTKSin BE.NTO.V t'Ol'.V TV'S IHU F'AIR. Street Parade Such Iluste SuceeNM That It Will He Repented Today. Stuck Show Hetter. CORVALLIS. Or.. Sept. 17. (Special.) Between 3000 and 4000 people at tended tho Benton County Fair today. This ie the second day of the fair and is known as Corvallis day. The mer chants closed their business houses this afternoon and attended .the fair. At 11 o'clock this morning a stock parade was held on tho downtown streets. Tiiis is the first time a street parade has ever been attempted at any of tho Ben ton County fairs, and it was such a suc cess that it will be repeated tomorrow. The stock show this year outnum bered that shown at previou fairs of this county, and the Judges were unable to complete their task this afternoon and will finish tomorrow. The school exhibits also were large in number of entries. - Captain Butler, the balloonist, had a narrow escape in his flight this after noon. The balloon carried him up a few hundred feet and then began to settle. His attempts to cut loose were unsuccessful and the balloon dropped with him over Marys Itiver. The bal loonist let go when near the water, dropped into the water and swam ashore. Tomorrow is Philomath day, and the Philomath Horse Show Association will give an exhibition of horsemanship. A number of -well-known cowboys are here to take part in the bulldogging contests, roping exhibitions and bucking-horse-riding competitions. Today's gate receipts may clear the association of debt. 2 "DOLLAR DAYS" PLANNED Vancouver to Kmuiate Portland September 2 3 and 2 4. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Sept. 17. (Special.) Not to be outdone by Port land, the merchants of Vancouver will not only give one "dollar day," but two, September 23 and 24. This was decided at a meeting of business men at the Commercial Club last night at which T. M. Adams, president of the Vancouver National Bank, presided. The two days are given, as Kriday, the 24th', is public market day, and this will give the farmers in the city a chance to get the "dollar 3ay" bar gains. A public auction will also be held at Fifth and Main streets, and all articles listed there will be sold free of charge by the auctioneers. DUO CONFESS TO THEFTS Sacks, Chicken and Pig Ileturned to KiRlilfiil Owners. Lorenz Boggs and Simon Sharp were arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff rhillips and later confessed to the heft of 1500 sacks, two chickens and a suckling pig from four farms In the vicinity of Hillsdale. All the property was returned to its owners. The two men took the Deputy Sher iff to the ranch of Adrian Anderegg, Fred Teuscher, G. Wardin and SI. Kehrli, near Hillsdale, and said they secured some of the pelf from each of these places. Boggs and Sharp are held under larceny charges. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Iacenftea. ROBISON'-JOYCE A. O. Itobison, U9, 4-TJO Fortieth avenue Southeast, and Mary B. Joyce, lil, y07 Thirty-ninth avenue South east. SVOBODA-LOUTOCKA Joe P. Svoboda. legal, 1173 Delaware street, and Lydia R Loutocka. legal. 1214 Ivanhoe street. FUANK-BANTZ Otto B. Frank, 33, the- Birth. --SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith. 521S seventy-second, street, August Ji a dauphter. STRWART To Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Stewart. 301 Shaver strcut, September lu. r. daug liter. IS1ENKCKER To Mr. and Mrs. John P. P.ienecker. tilai E. Ninetieth street. Septem ber S. a sen. VAN' STR ATT AX To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Van titrattan. Florida street. Sojluniier Hi. a pnn. BUCK To Mr. and Mrs. B. C. ' Btlrk. MS Dunckley av?nue. September 12.. a daiiKhter. ANDEKSON To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Anderson. 502 East Ash street, September 0, a son. AHERN'ATHEIT To Mr. and Mrs. Ch.-irlcs Ahernat hey, Mosier, Or., September 'J. a daughter. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. CLARK-LADY John J. Clark, 2H. and Miss Grace M. Ladv 2ti. both of Porthind S.CH.M L'CK AL.-XK UMAX Em II Sehmuck al. ot Heaverton. Or., and iiiss Ernestine Xeuman, cf Portland SHEltWIX-D'ELlA Delwin G Pherwln. of Portland, and Miss illnnle L. D'Elia. of Astoria. LA VESE-DRAKE-Arthur H. La Vere and Mrs. Elizabeth Drake, both of Portland PHILLIPS-HOHRHAl'H John E. Phillips and Miss Emily Kohrbaeh, both of Portland. SHOW D RAWS iOOO PKIISOVS ATTEXn IIPE.MXG AT J V .V CT IO. C1TV. Queen and Attendants Head Automo bile Parade Float Are Fea tured by MerchnntM. JUNCTION CITV. Or.. Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) The sixth a-nnual "Punkin" show of Northern Lane County is in progress with a record crowd of 2000 in attend ance. The feature of the first day was the automobile parade led bv the band, followed by the "queen" and her suite in the automobile driven by Mayor Miller. Helen Love, Woodmen of the World candidate, is queen. Maids of honor are Mabel Craig. Helen Flint. Anna Jensen and Margaret Young. Zelma Stronie is the juvenile queen. The civic and trade parade held this morning at 10 o'clock featured the floats of the merchants. The exhibits of tho "runkin" show this year ate exceptionally good on account of the bumper crops of this county, and they Include a largo va riety of grains, grasses and seeds, veg etables, pumpkins and products of the orchard and vineyard. The industrial school exhibits, fancy work anj flowers and art are strong 1 atures in this year's show. B. F. Keeney, nf Eugene, said: "The poultry exhibit is a display of fine quality." fc'ompctttion to all tho state was open in this department. Seventy boosters from Springfield ar rived Thursday nig'st by automobiles and attended the "Punkin" show. The baby buggy parade will be held Saturday. The judging is expected to be finished by -oon. Jennie Bossen. one of the two Supervisors of this coun ty, is here and will take the industrial school exhibits to the Eugene county fair. LIQUOR ACT INVOKED AGAIN Street Kniploye Caualit With )wr Froiu I'ortlaml, Chief C'harae. ORKGOX CITV, Sopt. 17. Spo cial.) The second person iiceiisril of violation of the Jones liquor ordinance, copiotl after the now jtate law, in two days was arrested tonight by Chi of Shaw as he stepped from a Portland jitney. The chief charges that A. Schaefer, who has been working for the Standard Pavinpr Company on Main street for several weeks, broucrht in three bottles of beer. The man was released to appear before . Kccordor Ioder at 1 o'clock tomorrow morn Inff. Paul Kl linns, a farmer of the Twi lijrht district, who was arrested last niht as he left a jitney on Seventh and Main streets witli three bottles of wine, was taken before Recorder Loder thid niorninp:. Sentence was suspended after the Recorder explained to Kllinpa that he would be allowed to ship in liquor by the express company, but not to bringc it in himself. DOUGLAS FAIR IS CLOSED Ideal WoHtlir-r Bis AI1 Toward Mak ing Kxliihit I ip; Success. no.SKRTTRC!. Or.. Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) With ideal weather prevailing throughout the week the annual Douglas County, Fair closed here to night after the niost successful event in its history. Today the school chil dren of the county were ndmitted to the grounds free, and it is estimated that 2500 of them were present to view the exhibits and enjoy the races. Tho Kullerton School of llosoburpr, won the lirst prize in the school in dustrial competition; C'anyonville, sec ond: Benson School of llosehurr. third: lliddle School fourth and the Yonrnlla School, lifth. Leslie Butner and Flor ence Wharton, of Hosobiir?. and.Mary lluntincton and Herbert Dunav. of Yoncalla. were awarded the highest honors in the industrial club contests and will be sent to the State Fair from this county. COUNTY AUTOS COST $8300 Pierce Budget, Increased $144,328, Provides for Car t'pkcep. TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) Keeping up automobiles is a pretty costly thin: for Pierce County, and taxpayers are congratulating themselves that the entire county lot consists only of three Kords and a Cadillac. To maintain these four autos and a truck wiil cost Pierce County $S30o next year, considerably more than all five machines could be bought for, ac cording to the budget estimate of the County Commissioners, just completed and snowing a total increase of S144.- 28 over the preceding year's county expenses. Tne Cadillac is used only liv the three County Commissioners exclusive ly. In the $R30. are the salaries of ma.chinist at $1200 and two drivers at $1020 each and the remaining $5060 is allowed for gasoline, oils, tires and parts. MAN WOULD 'FIND HIMSELF' Aid of Spokane Cliicf of Police Is Sought by Mr. Keller." SPOKANE. Sept. 17. (Special.) A well-dressed man walked into the police station this morning and asked Chief William Weir for aid in "finding him self." He told the Chief the strange story that he had been wandering about the Pacific Coast states trying to locate some familiar spot which would open the gates of his memory. In these five weeks he has been going by the name or ""Kelley." though he does not believe that is his real name. The latter, together with every fact of his occupation, his past life and his place in the world is gone from him. Ho is haggard with the nervous tor ture of trying to spur his lost faculties back to life. "Kelley" Is a man upwards of 30 years of age and shows evidence of being, or having been, a man of soma PUNKIN" Mnin '4, A 5;;0 lincirlway and Morrison Uomr of Iorrland Kanmut Uakrr I layer. Mat. Today Lat Time Tonight. "THE MISLKADIX; I.A1V." Different Irom the rest, tfrartimg nit, Di rect from two years" success in the E&st. Kveninjrs. TfOc ; box and lose. 7."V. All Mats, and Man. nights, nil soats (exr,-rc box) 2rc. Vpxt v-ek. irirtiiiK tomorrow Mat. "The Yellow Ticket." "THE lUBEtillASIIKKY." with Harring ton Knold. Lucile I'almer and a larKO company of Nrw York't tirrtlit ifirU. 6 (ITIIKIt ltlli ACTS 6 Bnxfit, Fir.t Kow liaU'ony Seat. Keserved by pbone Main 413ti. A 2'-I36. KKCIlEATIO PARK Cornrr Vaughn and Tirutr-fourtb Sta. VENICE vs. PORTLAND SEPTE5IBK11 14, IS, la. IT. IS, 19. Uamu Rrcln Wcekdn t at 3 I M.i Sundays, 2::Ui I". M. Reserved box scats for sale at Uiche"s Cisar Stand. Sixth and Washington Sts. l.adle Days Wednesday and Kriday, means. He- wears grood tailor-m. clothes. He still carries considerable money and wears two rincrs, one a largd diamond; an expensive pold watch, a grold penknife and gold collar and cuff buttons. REBEKAH TO CELEBRATE Lodges of Port In ml AViU Observe Anniversary Tonlsriit. The 64th anniversary of the Kebekah degree of the Kehekah Loilse will be celebrated at oddfellows" Temple to night by 14 Rebekah lodges of Port land, with a membership of approxi mately 5000. 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X4n bun.e tro cuiitoi-cuuve Lime 3M bame t ix or ein -ou&tcuiive ttntrt 660 Ihe ahut e rales uppiy to uuverliemrni under etv Xoij" aiiti all uiuer cAaUii HuoH except tuts lollutvinK: MtiiHtiuuD untU Male. titu:Uoii Wuntfd triiutle. l or ittiiH. tioouis I'nvttie iramilien. ifcoartl and liuoius l'n4le k-amities. lluutekeepiUA iioom JL'nvate t umtlin. Kute uu liic above cluiwilicMiioun a 2 ceats a line rarii incrrtiou. tin "fharue" ativenisementu rhareeii will be liaacd uu llie number ii !uie appearing m the iuper, rtuat ulf ot the u umber ol uurds Ul rucU line. .uiiuuium ciiare, iuu hoc. Ihe Oregon iao viil accept ciatil iei d-TcrtiM-nieiitu over tue uteplioue, pruviueU the atverti!er it a huhM-ri4i-i to ruber piiua o nrues u.ill tie juoteu over the piioue, uu hkli will be remtereu the follow iur uy. it m i tier hu tsruiieiil aU verilfciiieui will u k will upon ae adf A'ernoV over accepted over H piioue acpe uia upon pi umptiie mem os i-iepuone 1 ikenifiitH. Itii.ua 1 itm W aodd and x ud eriicmentr w iii uot accoptetl over telephone. Oi(icri for one inri lion only vui be uecepiea lor turunuie ior siue. uiut- iicM Opportunities, " uyouiuj(-uuuw aua " aiUed to Kent." 'leieptioue )laui 11)70. A 6095. Advertisements to receive prompt classi fication niut be in J ue ijrcKomun onice be fore ii o'clock at night, except aturciv. 1 lot lug hour fur 1 he tiuilay orexunian O be 7 :3U o cim-K Mtnuuuy nioi. 1 ne on will be open uutU 10 o'clock 1. M.. as dl ml it 1 1 atK received too late for prop cluhmliration will he ran under the heading "loo Late to Clashify." MLETINH NOTICES. AL, KADER TEMPLE. A. A. O. X. M. S. Special ses sion Saturday. Hepiem rr J . at S P. M.. Masonic Tmp;e. West Park, and YamhilE Th? business to be consid ered will be a pllrime to c-alem on Oct. 2 anil t::e ap propriation cf the nfc-ssary funds therefor. Nobles ore urireiitly requested 10 he pios eiit. liy urder of tho I'o tenta'e. u i;;h J. BOVD. Rec. WILI.A.M iCTTE LOPr, ;k. so. 2. cial com- a I . AM) A M. Spec munlcatii.n i!iis sat u rday at l'.;'.o I". M. f.'iarp at Joi?e room :o t.-n'iujt the I'lineral services jivr te remains ot our deceased brother. Geori; Whitakt-r. Sorvicus at F:n- le's utidertukinpT jiailors at 1 P. il. Kull at tend uiic-3 (ierfiretl. "isitoi a in vi ted to attend. U'. S. WEEKS. Sec. OilrMON LODGE, NO. 101. O K. AND A. M. Special comm ct'on tiiis (Saturday ev-i at S o'clock. A ork in the XL. . dopr---e. Visiting brethren oor diallv Invited. tiy order of tho LESLIE S. PAKKt:il, .Sec. M. OREGON STATE FAIR. Salem. Sept. 27 to Oct. 2. "Meet me ht the fcair." EXTRA New emblem Jewelry of all kinds ai Jwger liros.. 131-3 Sixth t. iiki. CURLT.S At tho residence of his dauchtT. in Damascus. Or.. September I .", He mail Curiiss, aged years 1 month 14 Gays. Deceased is survived hy to daughters. Mrs. Carrie Martin. Bowman N. D.t and Mi s. Flora Yountf. of Damascus, Or., and tiiree sons. Alfred, of Oregon City; Charles. . f Montana, and Kred Curlias, of Bowman. -N. D. The remains are at the parlors of the Sk-?wtrs I'tKKTiakir.e Co., corner Third and Clay. Funeral notice later. CL'SHM AN At tho residence. 304 Everett street. Elizabeth E. Cushinan, aged 7 9 years. Kemains at the parlors of Miller Tracey. Jteniams will be forwarded Moro, Or., sur.atti, September lvt, 7:45 A. M. DUTCliEP. At his late residence, 6145 Fos ter road. Alexander Dutcher. aged years. Remains at P. Lerch's funeral I)ar:ors. E. 11th nnd Clay a is. Funeral notice later. ARHIGOTTl In this city, Ro?a Arripottt, aged 23 years. Remains -at P. 1. Lurch's funeral parlors. E. llth and Clay ata. Funeral notice later. V A. 5 i