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TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAy, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1915.
8.3-MILL - LEVY IS
FINALLY ADOPTED
Public Budget Hearing Devel
ops Into Lively Session in
Council Chamber.
MR. BIGELOW'S VOTE WON
After Keen Discnsison Over Neces
sity for Fire Station at Six
teenth and Washington Streets
Decision Is to Eliminate.
Cortinued From First Page.)
an item of $2950 for school Inspection
is trivial.'"
Increased Cost Shown.
"What did the health department
coBt when you were health officer?"
asked Commissioner Baker.
"About $20,000 a year," replied Dr.
Pohl.
"And now it has gone to J50.0D0,"
eaid Mr. Baker.
"Don't forget one important thing."
replied Dr. Lovejoy. "A woman can
Bet a lot more for a dollar than a
man. If you would fill all your hie;h
offices with women you would be able
to save money. It must be borne in
mind, however, that the health depart
ment now Is doing much more work
than it did when I was health officer."
"It would positively be -false economy
to cut out this miserly sum for school
inspection," declared. Mrs. S. M.
Blumauer. "I represent a part of the
city where people cannot afford a fam
ily physician, and they need this in
spection. It would be a great mistake
to cut it out."
"I am representing the Woman's
Club." said Mrs. G. I Buland, "and
I wish to oppose the cutting out of
this school inspection. There are many
people too poor to have a family physi
cian. Disease is no respecter of per
sons. Look at your own families, gen
tlemen. Would any one of you sacri
fice that boy or girl of yours for the
paltry sum of fzaaO? I cannot believe
intelligent representatives of this com
munity will consider cutting thia item
out."
Other Side la Taken.
"I represent the League of Medical
Freedom," announced Mrs. Lora Little..
"The records show that instead of med
ical inspection decreasing the death
rate that rate rises and falls year by
year. It is a mistake to believe we
can eliminate contagion from the
schools by inspection. This medical in
spection is growing, growing, grow
ing. It is growing toward a dangerous
system. Why, if it keeps on. we won't
be able to leave our house in the morn
ing without getting a health permit."
"We don't care what other cities are
doing." said Mrs. Millie R. TruraDull.
"We know we have had wonderful re
sults from it here. It is the wildest
kind of, extravagance to cut out this
item of J2950. It is so small it is silly
to talk about."
"Why, the idea of saying that doctors
are trying to kill the doctor Duslness!"
exclaimed J. Levi Myers. "I don't know
of any item in this budget that can be
cut out better than this item of ?2950
for medH-al nonsense."
"Is this a matter of economy or is it
that you don't want medical inspec
tion?" asked Mrs. Julia Louisson. "If
It is economy I will say that the wom
en of our clubs will raise this $2950 by
subscription and give it to you."
Milk Inspection Cited.
"A few years ago." said Dr. Lovejoy.
"we tried to get milk inspection and
there was the same kind of fuss against
it. Now we would not abolish it for
the world. I know of cases of disease
which have broken out in schools ancl
caused dangerous epidemics, which,
with inspection. might have been
stopped before they started. If these
things could be controlled with mind
over matter it would be lovely, but I
don't believe they can. We have to de
pend upon the system that has con
trolled the troubles, at least in a way.
in the past."
"Ixok at it from a business stand
point," said H. P. Torrey. "What would
Mr. Baker think would be a fair re
turn for an investment of $2950? Ad
mitting for the sake of argument that
our inspectors are incompetent, it has
been shown that they have found some
cases of scarlet fever in the past.
Would it be a reasonable return on a
$2950 investment to save one child or
to prevent one child from catching dis
ease? I think it would. One of our
Commissioners. I am informed, has
said it Is 'bunk.' I am offended, be
cause there is no profession more de
voted to the public service than the
medical profession."
Mr. Torrey and Mr. Baker SpnK
"And might I ask what is your pro
fession?" asked Mr. Baker.
"I am a professor of biology in Reed
College." replied Mr. Torrey.
"Well." said Mr. Baker, "your senti
ment is beautiful; it is fine, but it Just
happens that God gave me a pair ot
eyes to look out of and when 1 see
what 1 think is an extravagance 1 am
going to fight to get rid of it. I have
to sea through my eyes and use my
own judgment and not yours."
"I'll suggest a compromise," said Mrs.
Trumbull. "Cut out the Inspection in
half of the schools and leave it in the
others and see the results. See then
if it is 'bunk.' as Mr. Baker says."
"Did you hear me say it was bunk?"
Asked Mr. Baker.
"No. but you thought it," replied Mrs.
Trumhuli.
On the question of the abolition of the
fir station at Sixteenth and Washing
ton streets the Council" majority
Baker. Biselow and Daly stood for its
abandonment over the protests of prop
erty owners of that district and the
unanimous protest of the. Board of Fire
Chiefs.
Protests Are I navalllnc.
A petition was presented by K. D.
Oliphant. signed by many business
houses of the vicinity, protesting
against the abandonment. Mr. Oliphant
said that he and the others considered
the station a necessity for the district.
"The proposition is," said Mr. Bige
low." to move the apparatus of this
station to Fourteenth and Glisan
Btreets. With motor apparatus it will
make a difference of only 78 seconds in
the time required to reach a fire from
the Sixteenth and Washington-street
station."
"Seventy-eight seconds means a whole
lot when it comes to the early stages
of a fire." said Commissioner Dieck.
"Is It true that the insurance com
panies will raise their rates if the
station Is moved?" asked Mr. Baker.
"They have made that statement,"
said H. P. Boardman, of the Kquitablc
Fire Insurance rating bureau.
"Yes, they always say that." said Mr.
Daly.
"They always say they will raise
the rates, hut you never hear of them
lowering them when we put in new
stations," said Mr. Bigelow.
Fire Chief Makes Plea.
"It is the unanimous opinion of the
Hoard of Fire Chiefs that the station
should stay." Raid Fire Chief Dowell.
"We consider that It Is the best-located
station in the city, because It is direct
ly upon the main arteries of that sec
tion of town. It is the best and easiest
place to get away from in a hurry with
nre apparatus. I'll tell you that sta
tion has stopped many a big nre."
"Another thir.f that must be con
sidered." said Mr. Dieck. "is that there
is danger of an explosion in the Tanner
Creek sewer, which might shut off
fire protection to a large district with
out that station."
"Yes." laughed Mr. Baker, "that's
one reason we voted to cut the station
out. We were afraid it would fall into
that sewer in case ,of an explosion."
"To abolish that station would be a
step backward at least 32 years," said
Battalion Chief Holden. "It is a stra
tegic station because of its access to
important streets."
"It's pretty hard to save money un
der those conditions, isn't it?" said Mr.
Baker.
Another District Complains.
"Right here." said J. B. Easter. "I
wish to make an appeal for the people
of University Park and Portsmouth,
who pay for fire protection and don't
get it. We are entitled to it, not next
year, but now. This little plan of econ
omy seems to have taken possession
of our Commissioners to the detriment
of our safety. We pay for fire pro
tection, and we v.-ant what we pay for."
On the question of the proposed
auditorium there was only ope protest
ant against the building. This was
G. W. McCoy, who declared that under
conditions the city might well get
along without the auditorium and the
band concerts in parks. He declared
that he is opposed to .everything that
means more taxes.
"It has been said these are hard
times." said J. A. Harrison. "That is
just the time for the city to go ahead
with projects like the auditorium,
which will give work. It will do a
lot more good to build this now than
when times are good and work is plen
tiful." ''Aa a representative of the Third
street merchants," said Sig Sichel, "I
wish to urge the building of this audi
torium. Now, when people are talking
optimism, let us show confidence in
ourselves." '
Labor Representative Jleord.
"As a representative of the Central
Labor Council," said E. J. Stack, "I
wish to urge the Council to go ahead
with this building. It is false economy
to cut-out any useful or needed im
provements at this time, when so many
people . need work. The whole cry of
economy at this time comes from the
fact that working people are unem
ployed." At the close of the public session
the Council adjourned and . went into
executive session to settle the ques
tions at stake.
"I have not changed my mind on a
single item," said Mr. Daly.
"The only thing I have any doubt
upon." said Mr. Baker, "is that fire
station at Sixteenth and Washington
streets. The only question I have on
that is the matter of increasing in
surance rates. It is not encouraging to
business people who might come here."
"The insurance people always make
that bluff," said Mr. Daly. "They used
to do the same thing before the old
street committee when I was a member.
I do not tnonk that statement of in
creased rates is authorized or the in
surance companies would have had a
representative here."
Mayor Makes Appeal.
"Were you not favorably impressed
with the. unanimous recommendation
of the fire chiefs that the station is
necessary?" asked the Mayor. "When
the fire chiefs say it. is a favorable
location and a necessary station it
goes a. long way with me."
"The only question with me," said
Mr. Baker, "is that of increased rates.
1 suppose we can handle that in some
other way, however, so I am going to
favor the abolition." He was backed
by Commissioners Daly and Bigelow
against Mayor Albee and Commissioner
Dieck.
In switching over in favor of school
medical inspection. Commissioner Bige
low gave a lengthy explanation. "Since
voting to abolish it," he said. "I have
made an extensive investigation. I
have talked with principals and teach
ers of at least a dozen schools, and
they are unanimous In saying that it
is the most beneficial work the city is
doing. With these facts and bthers,
1 have decided that I am ready to vote
for school inspection."
And school inspection was retained
next year by vote of Mayor Albee and
Commissioners Dieck and Bigelow,
against Commissioners Baker and Daly.'
Health Force Increased.
"And while on this health proposi
tion." said Commissioner Baker, "I am
going to be a little generous. I am
going to vote to give back the stenog
rapher who was cut out of the health
budget." This plan carried.
"Now." said Commissioner Dieck, "I
want to make a last appeal. The tax
lew is proposed at 8.3 mills. I feel
that this is inadequate. I think we
found that we made the levy too low
for the present year, and have been
sorry for it. and we are doing the
same thing for next year, and we will
be sorry again."
"yes," said Mayor Albee, "I feel we
are going too low with the levy."
Mr. Dieck moved to make the levy
8.4 mills, but the motion was defeated
by vote of Commissioners Baker, Bige
low and Daly against the motion, and
Mayor Albee and Commissioner Dieck
for it.
SURPRISED ROBBERS DEAD
One of Men Found Xear Granite
Falls Julius Sideen, cx-Convict.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 12. The two
robbers who were surprised in a cabin
near Granite Falls. Snohomish County,
last night are both dead. One was
shot by Deputy Sheriffs who broke
lxto the cabin, and the second, who
was at first reported wounded by the
officers, shot himself dead to avoid
capture. The authorities say there is
no doubt these men are the pair who
robbed employes of. half a dozer log
ging camps recently.-
One of the dead robbers was iden
tified today as Julius Sideen, aged 27,
whose home was near Arlington, Sno
homish County. 'Sideen was sent to
Monroe reformatory for breaking into
and robbing a store in Arlington two
years ago and was paroled last Jan
uary. .
PACIFIC EXPORTS GROW
Ten Months of 1915 K.xeeed All
1914 by $3,179.62 .
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12. Kxports
from the Port of San Francisco for the
10 months of 1.915 were greater by
three and a half millions than the ex
ports for all of 1J1 4, according to a
report made public today by J. O. Da
vis. Collector of Customs. Kxports in
October, 191. ",, exceeded those of Sep
tember by about $2,000,000 and were
the third largest month in the history
of the office.
The exat-t figures for exports were:
1915 (10 months). $8,63,716: 1914 12
months ., $64.7S4.09 2; October. 1915,
IS.S60.424; September. 1915. 16,564.699.
Aithouerh the European war caused
an increase because of shipments of
war muni tions. other normal exports
showed decreases.
Clackamas License Also Stopied.
ORKGOX CITY. Xv. 12. (Special.)
Mrs. H. Husband, of Portland, who has
notified county clerks of Marion Coun
ty. Oregon, and Clarke County. Wash
ington, not tj issue a marriage license
to Samuel C. Husband. 19, and Frieda
Barker, 1 5. sent the same message to
County Clerk Harrington today.
WAR PRIZE IN PORT
Norwegian Bark Bell Was
Standard Oil Carrier.
EARLY REGISTRY GERMAN
As Brilliant Sbe Was Captured by
British and Sold for $61,000.
Wheat Estimated at 2 50,000
Btfshels to Be Taken.
It Is solely because of the European
war that the big Norwegian bark Bell
is here under that flag. On her ar
rival yesterday from Yokkaichi the
story was told of how the Standard
Oil Company plac ed her under the Ger
man flag, beinf; then known as the
Brilliant, and she Is said to have been
the first square-rigger captured by the
British, being taken on entering the
English Channel. ;
Her master then, a German navigator,
was made prisoner, and besides los
ing the ship he faced another loss In
that he had invested about $5000 in
stock in the vessel to' obtain the berth
as skipper. The Brillaint was disposed
of by a prize court and $61,000 is re
ported to have been the price she
brought, and she was then placed un
der the Norwegian banner, though it
is understood her owner resides at
Hull. England.
The Btll went through the Panama
Canal on her way from Philadelphia
with a cargo of case oil for Yokkaichi.
She left Philadelphia May 16, was at
Balboa June 9, and reported at Yokkai
chi September 13. She made the run
across the Pacific in 27 days, one day
better than the French bark Bene,
which reached here November 2 after
a passage of 28 days. Like the Rene
the Bell encountered typhoon weather
in getting away from the Oriental
coast and .that seems to have assisted
rather than interfered with the voy
age, though some canvas suffered be
cause of the boisterous elements.
Captain Ellingsen was complimented
yesterday on the Bell generally, and
for her appearance especially. Being
fitted with ballast tanks she was saved
the delay most windjammers meet with
alongside the ballast docks, going in
stead to the Eastern & Western mill,
where she will be lined to receive a
wheat cargo to be provided by M. H.
Houser. She carries a crew of 36. of
which 26 are In the forecastle. The
bark Is of 3609 tons net register and
has a deadweight capacity of 6800
tons.
The coming of the Bell has revived
talk of big sailing ships and she easily
leads all that have made Portland. The
German bark R. C. Rickmers. which
was cleared here December 7. 1912, was
an auxiliary ship, being fitted with
steam gear that would drive her about
eight knots, so she is not classified
with the Bell, yet the two cargoes will
De the subject of comparison later.
The Rickmers took aboard 271.040 bush
els of wheat. She was of 4696 tons
net register, more than 1000 tons in
excess of the registered tonnage of
the Bell, yet the Rickmers lost about
S00 tons in bunker space because of
coal carried for her steam gear. It
has been estimated that the Bell will
load less than 250,000 bushels.
Another of the Bell's type is the
British bark Daylight, which followed
her on the case oil route, leaving New
York June 9 for Shanghai, where she
arrived September 18. passing through
the Canal June 27. She is of 3599 tons
net register. She was to have sailed
from Hongkong for New York Oc
tober 30.
BELL IS
DAYS OX WAV
Norwegian Bark Slakes Smartest
Passage of Season From Orient.
Sailers bound from Far Eastern
shores are evidently finding a most de
sirable lane across the tireless Pacific,
for crack passages are in order this
season, the big Norwegian bark Bell
having reached the river yesterday
morning from Yokkaichi after a pas
sage of 27 days. She takes first place
for the best time of the season, though
has a close second in the French bark
Rene, which nosed her way up to the
entrance to the Columbia from Kobe
November 2 after having been on the
way only 28 days.
The four-masted Norwegian bark is
a vessel of 3609 tons net, and is the
largest sailing vessel which ever en
tered the Columbia River.
She was formerly the -British bark
Brilliant, and shortly over a year ago
was purchased by the Standard Oil
Company, which placed her under the
uerman flag. About four weeks later
she was captured by the English navy
in the English Channel, being the first
craft flying the German flag taken by
the British during the present war.
After being condemned by the English
prize court she was sold to Norwegian
owners for $61,000.
As the bark is a heavy carrier and
will take nearly 5000 tons of cargo,
her present charter in carrying grain
to Europe will be at the prevailing
rates of approximately 100 shillings
and will bring her owners in the neigh
borhood of $125,000, or more than twice
her cost for the one trip.
The Bell is commanded by Captain
Ellingsen and carries a crew of 35 men.
She is under charter to M. II. Houser
to load grain at Portland.
There is another carrier due from
the other side shortly. the British
steamer St. Dunstan, which is looked
for November 15 or 16 from Muroran.
Like the Bell, she is consigned to M. II.
Houser, and the latter's November ex
ports will grow, as the Bell is of 3609
tons net register and the St. Dunstan
of 2807 tons.
CITY OF CORIXTH LEAVES
Portland Ships Lumber, Salmon
and Barley to London.
On the British steamer City of
Corinth, which Balfour. Guthrie &
Co. dispatched yesterday afternoon
for London by way of San Francisco,
was a cargo made up of 356.813 feet
of lumber, valued at $14,830: salmon
shipments aggregating 9350 cases, val
ued at $51,126, and 37.394 bushels of
barley at. $33,652, also several pack
ages of personal effects. The steamer
had considerable freight that was
loaded on Puget Sound and will work
more within the Golden Gate.
The French ship Andre Theodore fin
ished loading wheat at Irving dock
yesterday and the Norwegian chip Hia
watha shifted from the North Pacific
mill to Victoria dolphins, just above
Irving dock, so she can haul back to
the Andre Theodore's berth as soon as
the Frenchman shifts to the stream.
The Rene is at the North Bank dock.
WATER CHARGES LOW HERE
Big British Tramp Fills Tanks After
Csinjr Hose All Iayl
Advocates of free water being de
livered to ships in the harbor have a
poor ally in the person of Harbor
master Speier. whose men finished fill
ing the tanks of the British steamer
City of Corinth at 11 o'clock Friday
night, after a line of hose had been
stretched across the Southern Pacific's'
East Side trestle all day, the vessel
taking aboard approximately 46,000
gallons of pure Bull Run aqua. In re
turn for which . the City of Portland
derives a revenue of $13.20.
About 5332 gallons were charged to
the French ship Andre . Theodore, the
rate being $5 for the first 5000 gallons
or less, and 20 cents for each. 1000
gallons additional, which marine men
declare is the cheapest water on the
Coast considering the quality and the
cleanly manner in which it is delivered.
Yet, some masters have been known
to refuse to take on fresh water when
the minimum rate was $1, declaring
they preferred to obtain it from the
Columbia River on their way to sea.
Without question the least expense a
ship incurs here is for pure, fresh
water.
CHICKENS GOING TO FAIR
Great Northern. Carries Contenders
for Poultry Honors South.
On the steamship Great Northern,
which reached San Francisco yesterday,
were 163 crates of fancy poultry con
signed to San Francisco. The ship
ment represented a considerable sum,
as the birds are leaders in Northwest
poultry aristocracy and are going to
the poultry exhibition at the exposi
tion. There were 334 passengers on
the Great Northern, and 1256 tons of
miscellaneous freight were carried.
The Great Northern will return Novem
ber 14, and sail again Tuesday, Novem
ber 16. The Northern Pacific is in
drydock and will be cleaned and
painted.
Traffic Manager Stone, of the twin
turbine line, telegraphed from San
Francisco yesterday that arrangements
had been made for Aviator Art Smith,
who is daily performing at the expo
sition, to scatter flowers on the deck
of the Great Northern as a token of
good luck and "aloha" to the people of
Hawaii when the ship passes out
through the Golden Gate on the initial
cruise to the Hawaiian islands. Los
Angeles residents, headed by the Cham
ber of Commerce membership, will rec
ognize the inauguration of the new
service from the mainland by giving
an official civic reception.
BREAKWATER WILL BURN OIL
Steamer to Go Into Service on New
Route in About 10 Bays.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12. (Special.)
On the arrival of the steamer Break
water today it was made known that
before she is placed In service between
this port and Portland, going into Hum
boldt and Coos Bays as well, she will be
equipped with oil burners. The ves
sel has burned coal since coming out
from the East Coast, and being under
the Southern Pacific flag used fuel
from the company's mines near Coos
Bay.
The Breakwater is to be lifted on
drydock Sunday. A temporary oil tank
is to be constructed to serve until
suitable oil storage space can be pro
vided in the main bunker. It is
thought the steamer will be ready for
service in 10 days, and the substitu
tion of oil as fuel is expected to In
crease her speed at least two knots.
So far as is known. Captain T. J. Mac
genn, who has been master of the ves
sel since her operation by the Southern
Pacific, will continue in the service of
her new owners, the North Pacific
Steamship Company.
SLAUGHTER CUT TO BE RUSHED
Government Sends Second Dredge to
Operate on New Channel.
Changing the original programme, it
has been determined at the office of
Colonel Potter, Corps of Engineers, U.
S. A., that next week the dredge Mult
nomah will be ordered direct to the
scene of the new cut at Slaughter's,
not going to Martin's, as was planned.
It is desired that the work at Slaugh
ter's be completed as soon as possible,
and with plenty of water below that
point there will be no need of further
operations this season. The dredge.
Wahkiakum has been operating there
for two weeks.
E. W. Wright, directing the Port of
Portland dredging fleet, will shift the
Willamette to Postoffice Bar to start
working down stream to effect a junc
ture with the Columbia engaged below,
so that part of the channel will b6 in
the best of condition. Heavy gravel en
countered in the harbor is to be re
moved when the river rises, so pump
ing will be easier for the dredges.
BAXKOKU MARU NOT FINED
Department Overlooks Infraction of
Wireless Law This Time.
No fine is to be assessed against the
Japanese steamer Bankoku Maru, ply
ing in the service of the Chinese I m
port & Export Lumber Company, which
was reported after her arrival here in
October for having transported 60 per
sons between San Francisco and As
toria when not equipped with wireless.
Collector of Customs Burke has been
so informed from Washington, the de
partment holding that, while the ship
was guilty of violating the law, the
matter should have been taken up be
fore she left San Francisco.
The case grew out of the fact Cap
tain, Randall Rogers was taken aboard
at San Francisco as pilot. After bring
ing the ship into the river Captain
Rogers was arrested on a charge or
not having an Oregon pilot license, on
which he was since indicted by the
Clatsop County grand jury.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE,
Steamer Schedule.
DUE
Name.
Beaver. ..........
P. A. Kilburn
Great Northern. . .
TO ARRIVE.
From
.Los Angeles .....
.San Fran Cisco .
.San Francisco....
, San Diego. ......
, Los AtiKeies. ....
Date.
Nov. 13
Nov. 13
Nov. 14
Nov. 14
Nov. ;
Nov.
Nov. 21
Nov. 23
Roanoke
Rose City
Northern Pacific. .
.San Francisco. . . .
San Diego
Geo. W..t-laer. ...
Bear. ,
I DUE
Nfftne.
Wapama
F. A. Kilburn
Klamath
Great Northern. ..
Heaver
Multnomah
Koanoke .........
Celilo
Yosemite. ........
.Los Angeles. ....
TO DEPART.
For
San Pedro
San Francisco....
.San Diego
San Francisco. . .
Los Angeles
. .San Diego. ......
San Diego. ......
. San Diego ,
San Francisco. . -.
. .Los Angeles.
Date.
Nov. J3
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
.Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
.Nov.
Rose City
Northern Pacific. .
J. B. Stetson
San Francisco.
San Diego. ......
San Diego. ......
Geo. W. jsicler
Bear
Los Angeles. ....
-Atlantic Service.
TO ARRIVE.
From
Portland-
DUE
Nanie.
Santa Cecelia.
lowan
Panaman
Kentuckian. ......
DUE
Name.
Santa Cecelia
lowan . . . . i
Panaman
Kentuckian
Date.
Dec. 8
Dec 11
Dec 23
Dec. &
Date.
gee 10
ec 14
Dec 26
Dec S
.New York. ......
.New York .......
.Ne'jr York. ......
-New York
TO DEPART.
For
.New York. ......
.New York: ......
.New York
New York .......
Marine Notes. S
. I'nited States Steamboat Inspectors Ed
wards and Fuller have fixed Monday morn
ing to investigate the sinking of the steamer
lone, which struck a rock in the Middle
Columbia and was beached near Masten's
Landing. She Is now undergoing repairs at
the yard of the Portland Shipbuilding Com
pany. There having been such an amount of
cargo waiting for shipment to coast ports,
the gasoline schooner Patsy did not sail
last night and is to get away today. The
steamer Sue H. Elmore, of the same fleet,
will be inspected Monday and sail on her
lat trip of the season for Tillamook.
When the steamer Tamalpsls reached the
river yesterday she proceeaed to Wanna
and was to have left up for Portland last
night. The steamer Willamette sailed from
San Francisco for Portland yesterday with
a general cargo and the steamer Wapama.
with passengers and full cargo, leaves to
day for California ports.
Harbormaster Spelcr picked up a. run
away houseboat yesterday that had drifted
against the dock of the American Can Com
pany a plant, where be made it fast and
arranged with the Port of Portland to tow
it to the lower part of the harbor and
beached. It will probably be set afire, be
ing regarded as beyond repair.
Men forming a surveying party who have
been on duty at the mouth of the Columbia
for the past two ' weeks were ordered to
return yesterday. Their full report will be
made in a few days. The annual December
survey will not be made this year 'and the
next is expected to be ordered in March.
On the "Big Three" liner Bear 265 pas
sengers departed yesterday for California
ports. The vessel had a cargo of 2300 tons.
The steamer Beaver, due today, has lt0
passengers and 1200 tons of cargo, the
freight list being heavier than usual.
It was reported yesterday that three or
four vessels could be taken for lumber be
tween the Columbia River and California
ports. The rate is firm at $4 to San Fran
cisco and $4.50 to ports south, -with pros
pects, say vessel owners, that a further
advance will be made next month.
Frank Bollam, Northwest agent for ths
racific Navigation Company, one rating tha
steamers Harvard and Yale, received a tele-
graiu irom I lie. tan Francisco office yes
terday to the effect neither vessel was
damaged in a minor collision' at San Pedro
Thursday and the schedule will not be
Interfered with.
Other than reading and approving minutes
of several meetings there were no business
matters disposed of at a continued session
of the Port of Portland Commission held
yesterday morning.
C. D. Ktnnedy, Portland agent or the
American-Hawaiian line, leaves tonight for
Eastern cities and expects to spend three
weeks on the tour. He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Kennedy.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Nov. 12. Arrived Nor
wegian bark Bell, from Yokkaichi. Sailed
steamer Bear, for San Francisco and San
Pedro; British steamer City of Corinth,
for United Kingdom via San Francisco.
Astoria. Nov. 12. Arrived at 7:30 and
left up at 10 A. M. Steamer Tamalpais,
rrom San Francisco. Sailed at 12:45 p. M.
Barkentine James Tuft, for South Africa.
San Francisco, Nov. 12. Sailed at a A.
M-: Steamer Willamette, for Portland. Ar
ed, st"amer Breakwater, from Portland
via Coos Bay. Sailed at noon Steamer Rose
C.ty. from Portland for San Pedro. Arrived
ft 3 ,p- M- Steamer Great Northern, from
FlaveL Nov. 11. sailed at 7 P. M. Steamer
Santa Barbara, for Columbia River.
San Diego, Nov. 12. Arrived Steamer
Celilo, from Portland via way porta.
Coos Bay, Nov. 12. Arrived at noon
Steamer F. A. Kilburn. from San Francisco
and Eureka for Portland.
Point Lobos. Nov. 12. Passed at noon
Steamer Shasta, from San Pedro for Port
land. San Francisco, Nov. 12. Arrived Steam
ers Breakwater, from Coos Bay: Wilming
ton, from Everett; Great Northern, from
Astoria. Sailed Steamers Acme and Mult
nomah, for Seattle: Roanoke, for Portland
Falcon, for Iquique.
SEATTLE, Nov. 12. Arrived Steamers
Congress, San Diego; Tacoma Maru (Jap
anese), Hong Kong; Washtenaw, Port San
Luis. Sailed Ixlon (British). 'Yokohama
Maru (Japanese). Hong Kong; Admiral Far
ragut. Southwestern Alaska; Hllonian, Hono
lulu; Admiral Schley. F. S. Loop. J. A. Mof
fett, San Francisco; Governor, San Diego;
Prince Rupert (Britlfh), Prince Rupert.
News From Oregon Ports.
ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.)
Bringing freight for Astoria and Portland,
the steam schooner Tamalpais arrived todav
from San Francisco.
Carrying a cargo of lumber from West
port, the barkentine James Tuft was towed
to sea today, en route for South Africa,
Columbia River lightship No. S8. which
has been undergoing repairs at Portland,
came down the river last evening and will
go to her station off the mouth of the river.
The steam-schooner Daisy Putnam shifted
during the night to Westport, where she is
completing her cargo of lumber.
The steam schooner Necanicum will finish
loading lumber at the Hammond mill to
morrow and will Bail for San Pedro.
The crippled Peruvian barkentine Judith
was shifted today to the municipal dock,
where her deckload of lumber Is being dis
charged. Columbia Oliver Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Nov. 12. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. SI.:.. Sea. smooth; wind, west
four miles.
Tides at Astoria Saturday.
High. Low.
6:24 A. M 7.0 feed
5:4a P. M 7.6 feet0:09 P. M 3.4 feet
Marconi Wireless Reports.
All noMtinn reported at 8 P, M., Nov
12, unless otherwise designated.
Buck, san Francisco for Seattle, 452 miles
troiii an v rancusco.
Atlas, with barge ill, Richmond for Port
land, lo miles north Cape Meares.
Nann Smith. Tacoma for San Francisco,
41u miles north of San Francisco.
Ouzco. San Francisco for West Coast ports,
9SO miles south of San Francisco, Novem
ber 11. .
.Celilo. San Diego for San Pedro, off Point
Loma.
Kroonland, San Francisco for London, 133
nines south oi san peuro.
Arollne. San Pedro- for San Francisco. 24
miles south of Point Snr.
Herrin. Gaviota for Linnton, 31 miles north
of Gaviota. -
Logan. Manila for San Francisco, -727
times out, Aovemoer j i.
Thomas, San Francisco for Manila, 1854
miles out. November 11.
Manoa, Honolulu for San Francisco 155vS
miies out, November li.
Willamette, San Francisco for Portland,
125 miles north of San Francisco.
Asucion. Richmond for Powell River, 40
miles north Richmond.
Topeka. San Francisco for Eureka, 22
miles south Point Arena.
Multnomah, San Francisco for Seattle. 40
miles north Point Reyes. .
Roanoke. San Francisco for Portland, 112
nines norm oi csan Francisco.
Geo. W. Elder, Portland for San Francisco,
40 mil3S north Of Point Aren
Columbia, Portland for San Francisco, 240
miles north of San Frnel-n
Queen. San Francisco for" San Pedro. 2
nines norm oi rigeon oint.
Logan, Manila for San Francisco, 440 miles
El Segundo, Honolulu for San Francisco,
miles out.
Drake. Seattle for Richmond. 215 miles
north of Richmond.
Speedwell, coos Ray for San Francisco,
340 miles north of San Francisco
Porter. Point Wells for San Francisco,
372 miles north of San Francisco.
Chancellor. Linnton for Monterey, 384
miles south of Columbia.
Hilonian, Seattle for San Francisco off
Morristone Point.
Governor. Seattle for San Francisco, 32
miles west of Race Rock.
Jamoffatt, Seattle for San Francisco. 700
miles from San Francisco.
BEftVERSliVEliRNING
M'CRKDIE SAYS CLUB WILL QUIT IF
TRAVEL COST DOESXT DROP.
Demand for Rate Concession Renewed
Before Pacific Coast League
That Convenes) Today.
SAN FRANCISCO. CaL. Nov. 12.
(Special.) Judge McCredie. of Port
land, sounded a note of warning today
to the Pacific Coast League that is
to convene tomorrow morning in an
nual session. It is an old subject, in a
way, but the statement from the Beaver
magnate is an important one.
"Unless we can obtain a concession
from the railroad people," he said, "or
unless we can make arrangements with
one of the steamship lines, I "am afraid
that Portland will have to drop out
of the Pacific Coast League. We can
not stand the present heavy traveling
expenses. Originally, we received a
fair rate. Now it costs us $800 every
time we make a trip to San Francijco
for Tailroad fares alone, with $200 for
berths and $300 for hotel expenses for
a week. Nothing is said in that table
concerning players' salaries, which
leaves us nothing at all.
"This last season the Portland club
paid out $9000 alone in'railroad fares,
and it is too much of a burden. We
have inquired into the use of a steam
ship line, but the liners would have to
arrange to depart from iSan Francisco
on Sunday night in order to be of any,
service to us. This isn't talk; it is a
serious condition that faces us."
Shedd and Junction City to Meet.
SHEDD, Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.)
Shedd High School will line up against
the Junction City team Saturday for
the second time this season. Coach
Hardesty has the team in excellent
shape, and will use the following line
up: Coon and L. H. Jacobs, ends; Greg
ory and Pugh, tackles; McBride and
Bryant, guards; L. W. Jacobs, center;
Stone and 11. Couey, halfbacks; Simon,
fullback, and W. Coucy, quarterback.
GIRLS ARE CAPTURED
Missing Maids, Dresesd as
Boys, Are at The Dalles.
TR0UTDALE GIVES . CASH
Velma Peterson and Emma Lehr Are
Taken After Subscriptions Have
Included Clothes and Funds.
Mother of One Near Death.
Dressed in overalls, blue shirts and
caps and with their hair bobbed. Velma
Harper-Peterson, aged 16, and Emma
Lehr, aged 17, last seen on v.he cruiser
Boston Wednesday afternoon, were cap
tured at The Dalles last nlgjt by Chief
Kurtz. While frantic parents and rel
atives were awaiting reports f-Am the
police, the missing girls arrived at
Troutdale Thursday night, told a pa
thetic story, and were aided to leave
the town yesterday morning by sub
scriptions to a fund raised by sym
pathetic citizens.
The girls at first gave the names of
Elaine Williams and Florence O'Brien,
but later said that their true names
were Velma Harper and Stella Lee, and
that their homes were in Silverton, Or.
They further told The Dalles authori
ties that they had been members of the
chorus at a theater in Portland, but not
making enough money, had left in stage
costume.
Mother of One Is Near Death.
Gladys Canter, a newspaper woman
of The Dalles, solicited wearing apparel
for the girls, better fitted for their sex.
from women of the city last night.
Mrs. C. Lehr, ot 806 East Nipth street
North, the mother of one of the girls,
is at the point of death, it was re
ported yesterday. Mrs. Lehr was ill
when the girl left, and the anxiety over
her missing daughter made her con
dition critical.
Miss Peterson's home was at 860
Saratoga street. She has been em
ployed by Meier & Frank Co.. and her
relatives know of no reason for her
going away, as she was happy at
home.
That either of the girls ever visited
friends on the cruiser Boston is said to
have been a distinct surprise "to their
parents when investigations proved
that that was where they were last
seen. Archie Edwards, nlghtwatchman
aboard the cruiser, was known to Miss
Lehr, and Duko Dolliver. seaman, was
supposed to have been friendly with
Miss Peterson.
Cruiser's Search Fruitless.
Edwards declared yesterday that he
knew the girl3 only by sight, and had
seen them only on board the ship. He
said that he had just returned from
the postoffice with the ship's mail,
when he met the girls on the ship.
This was Wednesday afternoon. He
said that they had their hair clipped
and told him they were .going to leave
the city with three other girls.
The cruiser was . searched by the
police Thursday afternoon without any
trace being found of the girls. The
authorities learned yesterday that two
girls had spent the night at Troutdale
Thursday and. had gone on their way
in the morning after collecting money
from townsfolk. They were reported
to have been in boys' clothing, and
the description answered that of the
missing girls.
Miss Lehr is 17 years old, 5 feet 6
inches tall, weighs 98 pounds and is
slight. She has blue eyes and dark
brown hair. Miss Peterson is 16, short,
inclined to be stout and has a lonsr
high nose, blue eyes and very dark
hair.
Detective Hawley handled the case
for the Portland police bureau.
SALEM GAME CRITICAL
ALB AN V HOl'FS TO WIV VALLEY
TITLE OX SATURDAY.
Challenge From Hftqulam for Turkey
Day Contest to Be Accepted If
Capital City Team Loses.
ALBANY, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.)
Albany is football mad. The Albany
High School football team has not been
defeated for two seasons. In fact they
were not scored upon last season and
have not had their goal line crossed
this year. Franklin High, of Portland,
has been wiped out 61 to 0. Eugene
suffered a-41-to-0 defeat. Last Satur
day Corvallis was vanquished 48 to 0
and now comes Salem. ,
Everybody in Albany knows that
Albany High is going to play Salem
next teaturday and everybody in Albany
thinks Albany High is going to win,
but wishes the game was over and
the suspense ended.
The Albany aggregation of this year
is being touted as the equal of the
old eleven of a few seasons ago that
furnished the Aggies with Herman
Abraham, Edmund Anderson and Merle
Briggs and sent Dean Crowell, Orville
Montieth and Lyle and Carson Bigbee
to Oregon.
The line has three mainstays that
stand head and shoulders above their
teammates. They are Miller and
1 hacker at end positions and "Tub1
Davis, a 200-pounder, at center.
In the backneld five men vie for
honors. Captain McChesnev. who is
playing his second season at the pivot
position, nas a great record both as an
able field general and as a punter and
place-kicker. Louis Schultz, Johnnie
Clelland and Carl Bilyeu. who alternate
at the halfback positions, are all fast
men. xracy at luilback is in a class
by himself.
Already Manager" Tate has received
an offer from Hoquiam High School to
play their eleven in Hoquiam on
Thanksgiving for the Northwest cham
pionship. If the locals can clear the
Oregon slate they expect to accept the
wasnington s team s invitation.
EAST WINS SIX TITLES
WEST GETS O.VLV TWO IN BOXING
MATCHES AT EXPOSITION. '
William Prior, of Cleveland, Takes Best
Contest ot Xla-nt From F. D.
Rooney, of San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. Out of
eight boxing contests fought tonight in
the finals of the Panama-Pacific inter
national boxing championship, six went
to Eastern fighters. The West drew
only two champions.
The best fight of the night was in
the 115-pound class, in which William
Prior, of the Cleveland Athletic Cluo.
defeated F. D. Rooney, of the. San Fran
cisco Olympic Club. In the 175-pound
class Wolgast and Spengter were both
so weak at the finish of the third round
that their punches were harmless.
"The heavyweight bout. In which
William J. L'Hereux, of San Francisco,
defeated Arthur Sheridan, of the Trin
ity Club, Brooklyn, was an exhibition
without thrills.
115-pound class, three roundtr Will
iam Prior. Cleveland A. C-, defeated F
D. Rooney, Olympic Club. San Fran
cisco. -
125-pound class, four rounds Charl.s
Leonard. New York, unattached, d
feated George - Locke, Olympic Out.
San Francisco.
135-pound class, three rounds John
ny Stanton. Olympic Club, San Fran
cisco, defeated Vincent Monpier, Mult
nomah A. C. Portland. Or.
145-pound class, three rounds John
Karpenski. Cleveland A. C, defeated F.
Eberling, Visltaclon A. C. San Fran
cisco. 158-pound class, three rounds John
Gaddi, St. Bartholomew Club, New
York, defeated T. Kelly, Olympic Club,
San Francisco.
175-pound class, three rounds Monte
Wolgast, Olympic Club, San Francisco,
defeated William Spengler. Union Set
tlement Club. New York.
Heavyweight class William J.
L'Hereux. Olympic Club. San Francisco,
defeated Arthur Sheridan, Trinity Club
Brooklyn, N. Y.
WALLA AVALLA LOSES, 0 TO O
Spokane Xorth Central High School
Crumples Defense In Last Period.
WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Nov. 12.
(Special.) Weight and clever forward
passes by the visitors won the football
game between Spokane North Central
High School and the Walla Walla Fligh
today, 9 to 0. The r.ctual scores were
made by a perfect r'acekick by 0.uar-
teroacK Aicisaac from the 35-yard line
in the first of the second Quarter and
a touchdown by Fullback Skadan at
the beginning of the fourth quarter
following a series of line smashes.
The game was one of the most thrill
ing and spectacular interscholastlc
games ever played In Walla Walla.
Both elevens played clean and the men
taken out were -.ot badly hurt. Spo
kane earned the victory, but the Walla
Walla team made them play for it.
OREGON FRESHIES PLAY
AGGIE "FROSH" WILL BE OPPONENT
ON EUGENE CAMPUS TODAY.
Practically Same Conditions Martina:
Former Victory for University Ex
pected on Muddy Gridiron.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene.
Nov. 12. (Special.) After a lapse of
three years, the Eugene campus again
will witness a football game between
the freshman classes of the University
of Oregon and the Oregon Agricultural
College tomorrow afternoon.
Three weeks ago the same elevens
met in Corvallis with the men from
Eugene declared a winner after four
quarters of slow football on a muddy
field. The same weather conditions will
prevail tomorrow, if indications tonight
can be taken as authentic, and the odds
one way or the other are little known.
Both teams have been regularly
coached and have been on the job prac
tically since the beginning of the pres
ent season.
Oregon "green-cappers" finished their
preparatory labors tonight with signal
drill, which was more or less spasmodic
and unsatisfactory, as the youngsters
slipped and sprawled In the mud.
Malarkey's team will average not
more than 165 pounds to the man and
are only fairly fast.
A probable Lemon-Yellow lineup is:
Downard, center; Piel and Earl, guards;
Miller and Madden, tackles; Cook and
Wilson, ends; Jensen and Mast, halves;
Morfitt, quarter; Hoisington, fullback
and captain.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Ucurntres. .
-WIMBI.K-.TACKSON Edward P. Wimbl.
legal, iCast Madison street, and. Maudo
1 Jackson, lepal. 141 Royal Court
JACOBS-REINSTKIN John I,ee Jacobs,
lea, tan Francisco, and Bertha Marie
Relnstein, legal, gl Overton street.
Births.
GARDNER To Mr. and Mrs. Curtis A.
Gardner. Eugene, Or.. November 10. a son.
EHINGER To Mr. and Mrs. Anton Ehin
eer. S44 Clinton street. November 8, adaugli- -ter.
DALLAS To Mr., and Mrs. Evan M. Dal
las, 1369 East Harrison street, November 3
a son.
AKTN To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel O. Akin.
460 Maiden street. November 1, a son.
MOY To Mr. and Mrs. Fred John Moy.
326 Wygant street. November 1, a son.
BL.ISS To Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin V.
Bliss, Oswego, Or., November 4. a daughter.
F1NZER To Mr. and Mrs. John A mm on
Finzer. Clackamas, Or., November 3. a
daughter.
SLLWOOD To Mr. and Mrs. William
H. Sell wood. Long Beach.. Wash., November
4, a daughter.
FAZOCKERLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward C. Fazockerley. &10 North Hays stree., '
November 1, a daughter.
Buildinff Permits.
K. PANTER Repair one and one-half-story
frame dwelling. J40 Clinton street, be
tween Ettt Tiiirty-f irst and East Thirty
second streets; builder. J. I'1. Opdvke; '$100.
JOHN BL1ED Erect one-story frame
garage, 104 East Nineteenth street, between
Washington "and Alder streets; builder, W.
P. Wilson; $60.
MRS. M. E. CODY Repair three-story or
dinary apartment, 431 East Taylor street,
corner East .Seventh street; builder, W. li.
Kritzer; $500.
O. C. ALLEN Erect on and one-half-bu
ry frame dwelling. 1191 East Ash street,
between East Thirty-ninth and East Forty
first streets; builder, same; $3500.
C. A. STEVE H Erect one-story frame
dwelling. 594 East Fifty-first North, be
tween Alameda and Stanton streets; builder,
same; $2250.
ROBERT B. BEAT Erect two-story
frame dwelling. 857 Mason street, between
East Twenty-seventh and East Twenty
eighth streets; builder, same; $3500.
ROBERT B. BEAT Erect one-story frame
garage, 857 Mason street, between East
Twenty-seventh and East Twenty-elghtb.
streets; builder, same; $1'00.'
MRS. ALTA OLNEY Erect one-story
frame dwelling, 16 Buffalo street, between
Martha and I'atton avenue; ,builder, Mac
Eacheron : $1 500.
NELLIE MEAD Repair one and one-half-story
frame dwelling. 763 East Broadway,
between East Twenty-second and Ea-st
Twenty-fourth streets; builder, day work;
S7H.
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
Members Portland Osteopathic Ass'n.
Baker, Dr. Lillian. 920 Corbett Bldg.
Phones Main S227, A 4879.
Barrett, Ir. II. Lester. 419 Morgan
Bldg. Phone Main 429.
Browne, Dr. Atnn M.. 331 Plttock BIk.
Phones Broadway 3609. Main 256.
Farrlor. Dr. Jessie B., 820 Selling Bldg.
Phones Main 438t. A 5516.
Flark, Dr. William O.. 917 Broadway
Bldg. Main 3391. Main 9453.
Gates. Dr. Gertrnde I., 923 Corbett
Bldg. Main 1833, A 4706.
Giles, Dr. Mary K.. 609 Morgan Bldg.
Phones Main 6566, A 1966.
Howland. Dr. L. K 915 Selling Bldg.
Main 2213, A 2229.
Keller, Dr. William G.f 508 Taylor St.
Phones Main 644, A 3444.
Lacy, Dr. H. ST., suite 301 Morgan Bldg.
Phones Marshall 1888. Tabor 4278.
Leonard, Dr. H. K., 757 Morgan Bldg.
Phones Main 709. A 1709.
Leweau, Dr. Virginia V.. 612 Morgan
Bldg. Phones Main 1497. Mar. 3244.
Moore, Drs. K. K. anal H. C. P., 908 Sell
ing Bldg. Marshall 1275, A 3031.
Myers, Dr. Katharine 805-7 Journal'
bldg. Marshall 1275. A 3031.
Korthrap, Dr. II. If., 308 Morgan Bide
Phones Main 349, Bast 1028.
Fcnsra, Dr. C. T.. 709-710 Selling Bldg.
. Phones Main 3440, Main 3445.
Shepherd, Dr. B. P 608-609 Morgan
Bldg. Main 6566, Bast 243. A 1S.
Styles, Dr. John H. Jr., Tabor 5345. 650
Pittock Blk. Bdwy. 1673.
Walker, Dr. Et S.. 124 Bast 24th St.
N. Phone East 6322.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
WANT a used, ."-passnser. i-cylindrr auto:
Ifl drive. cnter control, electric liKhls
and starter. What have yon? How much
for t-aeb ? AO -o, Cr-gonlan.
LOST Kngllsh setter, hluck. white spotted.
Notify j. b. Bell. Phone Broadway 4S11;
xcwaxd.