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1 TITE MOUSING OUEfiOMAX, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1916. Ifi PORTLAND OUE FOR FRESHET THURSDAY Flood Crest Passes Eugene and Willamette at Salem , Has Risen 19 Feet. DAMAGE FEAR IS SLIGHT Hirer fHorftrrar in Cm I lay trirt Kara! Lraralltlm affcr. II lit. Water aad ..aadalldra Mp Railway OeerBUoa. t in fa. ticrKUbi. rt la lha Colombia, a-i-iia al pie' wh.r Ih.i .tr.ara la such a., at Caac4. lrkt, BO .cerY bare ir-.4-. t'a:.. tha it'imftia r 1 niir.o do sot took for eer'ou. coedl'lan Br. At Abr the rlr.r .tod .1 13 f.l bo. t.ra st i .'clo-k r.et.rdar aft ersoart. a B13 of J. I ft. (o:win lb u: r4d:a( bI 1 A. V. ad at J.ff.r ... ih. .ta. wa lt f.-t. a rie of -ltt f aa Inch 4-zrlr.g th ear. Baler a-!atn fl. n4 th h.lanl iir wa. i f..'.. attrt :i : ri at )l"Viitllta. sa laer.aa. of I ll . C.nr lb l':rm, Ihe 'if. .it II f.i a drop of l t.ath of a f"l dirta th dar. t rratkef MM to rsrr4 llarrr KirDmoai). p'IDtndot oe Ih lorrtoB-t brid. whr Ih f'cUl '!( la lo--said thai B a( looa f.r a fr..h- of rotn ui.ac. ka.tar ! opinio. lar.!r on fe amount of .now r.port.d In th to t'taasotta V:lr an pal otp.M-oc. Mcaanboal mn aro pr.prin ta " rii lewtr dtt'lii If aec.a.ar'r and haneaa .:( Froat tr.l ara l.rs.tr r-adr to .Rift ilockt from Basement. Cntar of .tiUKh'. la mountain aiatrlcts ha. baa polnt-t owl b)r th. Hehr H'ir.at. and railroad, Klr.n .rn r Rain Bad practl.-allT a-at-rf la Or-oa la.t a'llil. and II a ! iui4 al I o'clock that Ih.r i teb of unmoltt .now rofnalninc Ya.r wa .lent inch. at Tkoim, I f.l at altl and 11 Inch al Walla tValia. rg.ir r..4!MM. witb orr.!ool a. era loob.d for tada.. IB Mil mua tfnr"aioro boro trdT aa- IM b0 .1 1KIM4 j t r.i -xr. noon i rwssisc t lllrtr. MrHrni sad Ma.la.. l:i.r Aro Oat of IVanka. irro:NC r . "o. T jpoclal Tbo toillamatt. Iilr t"t. morn ln ra.'F4 a t. of 1 1 faat abora nar mai ant farm land tvt mi , on ollbor .Ma a. tntntat4 Purine Ibo dr lit. rra.t af IB flol appaaroil lo tv pa.an a ad tb wralrr .lowly ft44. alcbousb. If lb warn woatb.r baa t t.ra4 far ba. a la tb mooataln. Ian tba w I bar. aa .r.n craat.r food la f-ari. l far b praparty oa baa b"a coraparatlroly mall. Tba U -K.ntla I. ' aq af It. bank. I.) h. .a'tfinu b. comblnoi la ritlinx off I'aaT'oa from ewmraanftra ttna wlta tha aiirr.ttD4tnf lo.u by wacn ra4. aitbousb fai'r'aj ami traati-sr ri U 6ln maiBfalnad. iricbt IaMltid.a aa tb. Natroa Una bar tof.rf-r.d wita trarri aa that brn.-a of tba Ho.IA.ra l atlfle. Tb r.t rad or-fl.-'.!. l that lia Ira. iil a b rt.ar.4 far al laajt tbr to Tba afrwiat rainfall r.port la Kuca fr bor. .sain at uot la.t Biht ii I tl iacb.a Thar baa boaa aa rata today. Accord in; ta panr .rrlrlnj en train, frora lb Siorl.w coontry. th law Hlrar la on a rampac and oat of II bank. Tba .tr.am at ala .'-tor, it la r.portod. I kicbor maa II ba baaa la l aara Homo of th. boildtaa la tba Iowa aro urroaad.d ky wat.r. Inctu.lia lb larc. lt.rrlB ton bara. . iiim ioum u.oodf:d nilU.M-llr. Now ! I'rrt. lit Jrrtrtl lo Ha 3 loot A bo. a Nuoa. xu:t. Or . r.b. T. I p-1 at) flood condition Ibrouiho.il tbia .c tton of th V IUamtto Vall.y aa a r- i of lb rapt n.a of tha V iliamatt Icir.r and trtaatary tram. Ibr.al .n4 to bacoma arata today, filnca hat arday tba to illara.tta I'.ir.r at Ibla rit baa rl-a t fl. raltrn l a Sot. low watar tonlfht. lowland, ara alroady and.r wat.r. Bcrordlnc lo r.porta from riir di.trlt. Tha rlr.r I. now at tba BLSb.at ll Biaca 1 Inf irfnattoa riro from up-rl'r point. iBdlcalad tt Iho rlr.r will ra-b : fl at "al.m by todn.day aihl. and ahouLd IMl occar. damac to pr-p.rty will mnmnr cr lha II hoar, rsdinc Bl o clock tht. mor.lni. .71 of an in h of ram frit. Today waa cl.ar. wirh th harmomac.r ab-ov. tf-t. Still Oaak and olhaw .troama flow. Irt nroub Sal.m ar. abovo th.lr bank, la many plac. and oparatloa of th iiarrni.nivairt. rarltao baa bawa .l.pannad baan.a of th aubmrcd cirtditiea of lha .tr.al. No dam a I to propaarty In alm ba. ret lak.a plac.. - m:tti.: nort mu mimj C oarlltrosi Are l avorabW' Fn-cpl on Moantala Ilall IJnca. F. ATTt-K. F.bv t. Aft.r rllo lo d.ra shortly after Bona, tb lm- peratqr la ftaaltta fall lo dr.. att a o'clock, and cold rata tweaa lo fall.. aitl aa cherBrt.rtatu-e of a "hlnook. I Th if. a I Northern, aft.r capart-l enctna .noa.Ildc lo-lar. sr up the. attempt lo mora traiaa acroa tha mountalnax Tha North.ra I'aclfio and wi asuk.a railroad., ssovod traiaa with itrtma raatloa. Tha railroad, ara pr.parin for aralanch.. la lha tnoqnuin. and arob ahiy anotb.e (i.up of all 1 1 n.a. Tha amouat of snow pi! I oa lb. lopa ta .nofmoua Th m.lart l.mparalur alnc fUtureJ.r ibl bar. baa blshly Z f.rorabla foe rmoi .1 of tba lowland .now without damace to property. All ear.ara to..t.ra toaablnstoa ar - rtaie al a Btocl.rata rale an-1 aa Iro-"- portant laa frora floajO) has a - ported enywb.r.. nnowsvii it: hhi:kh - tallarawMa) Rlvrr Otrrfkraa. C-a laX t.rral tlanurr. - prtow nv-uxj:. cr. r.bk t. ;.rl.r-T aror.t bin-wal.r eoodltioaa " .ea la .era l.ara w prevail or pertloB of Xor'h aaf South Brcwne- - .fa. Wlthia W houra tb Call.pooia r;:r.r raa. II fl. and avr.a of .r- d.na and .r-bM. ar. floaxi'4. sldo- - .' ara af.oat aa4 biaamaair are 7 ' f,. lar.a n.ar to railroad brlda - war aarly thie moraine and twls4 U -;xl-;l nut a&a 0U RECENT STORM IS NOT CONSIDERED UNUSUAL LJ1 M. Scott TrlU f Weather Condition in Year Cone by When Colaaabia and illamrtla Hirers H Beea Froirn Over. PORTUNP. Tab. To lha Edi tor Tkla .now and br w.alb.r a not aw la 'VVaat.ro Oroo: t I. a rurroa of aa old Wloi.r fa.hioa. thai -com. a back" aaaal'r aaco ar.ry dartd. aoraollmas twtca. la lha la.t i y.ar. tbl. stylo of w.alhrr ba. baan rarord.4 .lahl or nln. l.mc. Tb ar.rac. Imaraal bolwa.n "hard" Wiat.ra la. thar.for. about ibt ra.ra. - Th!. pr.aant tolnt.r yt romas short of lb worst oa rar.nl. Probably th warai was that of January-F.bmary. ti. wb.n lb.ro waa a duration of .now and lew tbrooca days, up Into .arty Marrk. Tba old aatlUr n.rrr Is raucht abort la fiat: M. adju.lmanl lo anrironm.nt t. aorfact In tha! rnixcL Nor do b l.iud him.!f with or pIm-laf fan. II. doaa not apolociaa for .now and lc aor tall aaweomar a lot of -bank" about thla "banana ball." lr lon ha. many tnlnca batl.r lhaa ba nanaa. for xampt: HI timbar. .almon. applaa. sirawbarrl.s anal Irtmridom mineral and sail r.ourca 'o. th old Miliar dos not think a -olJ nap" 11 or So abo sro"bad" for tha r.potatloa of oor rlimat. II knows Ibal aor hardt to'iniara ar mild romrarad with tho of otb.r aorlh.rly ration. Rlr.r Of Ira rr.ara. Not slnco till has Iho WIHamrM. Rlr.r at Tortland fro.cn. But In 1114 i it y..r it fro' aav.n tlmaa. Kacapa from a bad fr.t In th laat : ar succr.ts thai a rrrurrtnM nrM urprtae nobody nor dl.rnay Ih -hlrt-.Iaay booat.r." nor di.couraB lha rnMwInt.r balhar of tha Multno mah Athl.lio Club. Th wrtt.r ha no rax-ord of !" ho-k.y on Wlllamell Rlr.r. but hr ar lha Oil., of B froaon aurf.c; Jan uary :. Mi. January I. I2: Jan uary . Mil. January 14. Jan nary 1. r-bruary li. lll. Jan uary ti. lit. Tha duration of Ih lc rartad btwan a f.w days lo on or two U la Mi lha tmpoa Ri.ar froaa at RoKb.ri. and .ttor and wairons cro.a.d Ih lc. (John II rarl. In Tba iratonltn. March ft. !). Acvordlna to ibia authority, th tharrnomtr rov-orded l dri. balow saro par hat Bol rleaaly corr.cL In January. llt. a lmpralar of Ihro drcrc blow s.ro wbb r.ach'd In J.rk.on County: at Portland two d.trr.. below aaro tha low. at authentic r.cord. Th foilowlna balow-aaro i.mparatur.a w.ra rwordrd In MSI. "Ka.t of th Mountain.": Rlparla, IB; oiarbuck. IJ: l-cm.ror. II: Iarton. It. Walla to'alla. IS. totfaa. S. ripokanc. IT. Haal to lata r l.ia.rlca.4. In Ih TVlniar of l7-t l'ort:and waa compl.l.ly cIo4 la frora Iho first Hit In January until about February 2 Tb.ra waa no crph. no rail road, lb. rlr.r. w.r froaa-n. and on I'o'ich laak. whar. lha I n loo tpot now stand, many prona .kal.d nlahi and day for many waaka T.opl wond-r.d If II would or rain." wroi lb lata dilor. Hary.y to", aicoit, in Ta Oracortlan. January T. lv. "It finally did. Bui nobody waa unhappy about lb situation. Kaln. snow. c. frol It waa all on." . y.ry aay.ra Wlnlar aa. thai of 11 il-JJ li.l afl.r Ih. bit mltrallon of plonaar "arro.a Ih. I'lalaa." Much uff.riBat nud. but nobody Ihouchi of a public mploymBl bur.au. All hut!4 for thmaya In lfl-il .now ba a aa faMnaT Bft.r Cbriatma. roBtlnuad at Intarral. baram ry ct.aa. and did not dlaappaar unul oarly la March, aa abor not.d. lc. rom plai.iy ob.iraclrd th rlrara. Th l.mparalur. fail rlo.a lo s.ra. Tb aam rood lion aial4 la UTS. from J.nua'ry IB ta I'.bruary IS: also lo I'.bruarr. Iltl. Tba Columbia Rlror has baan btork- far aa Una fllation. For a stretch of a mils or ni. la Ih direction of Crawfordvtll. lha road waa so flooded lhal travel was almost tmpo.ibe, th water rtatnc abov wasoBbe-da Fifty sharp belonsrlnc lo Fr.i Rica, afctcb w.r paalurmc a. of town, w.r stranded and drowned before they rould ba reached. A (ri.t amount of damac baa be. n dona Th flood still Is at a hlh stac. ofct-:i;ov ri r not in i.ngkk IIUli Walcr Crrat I Coming, bat No Damage I Anticipated. OftF.C.ON CITT. Or, Feb. T. Impe rial Th tol!amtt hera la rising steadily, and lha paper mills are pre paring for Ih hich.sl water of the Winter. Uowvr. Ih rlvr la not - Pcie4 lo reach aistage where damage win oar u ' u Mill officials were not prepared thla afternoon lo Bay when ths cret of th blah water wauld go past. They have received Ih fallowing readings from up-rlvr points. Fugen. IT feel: Al bany. Ii feel' falem. U feel: sbor lh fl's here. It.a feel, and below the fan. I! feet. The Clackamas Illver Is higher lhan It ha been for years, according lo official record., and ba rapidly rilmblng out of Its beaks. r.PI-KTO rAMII.IKN MOVIM. navmenl I rood Itctln and on tinned Thaw anara rear. rjtXDUKTOX.'Oc, Feb. T.-' Special.) p-ndlelon famine, ara moving lo place, of aafely today In apprehenalon of a flood which may reeull from the thaw which haa been under, way all day. Tba first report of basement trouble cam. tod), when Ih. l-adow block bamnt was found to b flooded. John Crow, a prominent reservation farmer, telephoned to I'ervdteton saying Iher was a wall of water IB feet high . . e ill. -amW Ik fffinl ruiiira uowej iwmMii. ' . of his place. Re.idenis of Pilot Rock. in Bntbripetlon of a flootl. har moved . . .uit..,.H K a n I A i-ktirrh Or I. higher place. n Ida rounlf). Tn t matllla nirer naa ofiun to i tr. carrying a .on.lderabl stream of muddy waler. The temperature raised la H d'greea today. Ih warmest weather In many days. IlUX I'AI-I.IMi AT IICMt IlIVKR lc Mcllcd front Vnll Trrt-a and OrrKard Not I rarrd. lior RIVFR. Ctr . Jan. T. (Spaclal.1. Kaln baa been falling and the u.ual Winter weather pr.ralla In Hood River todar. Th alarm of fruitgrower was brought to aa and thla morning, wb.n a a arm ouihw..t wind melted from tree the formation of I1 can.ed from laat nicbl .Hr.r lhaa. Na damage I .i?ac(l to reaoll lo orchard, young tr.es having been Uare-l of the heavy snow on which a half Inch of " eru.l bad formed. . iui:h .novr. .MtmT mahk niltamctir Ovrrf srrv... Can.lng )r- on I.Uftref Mnch Tronblr. cnRVALlJn. Or. F.K ' !pelal. With lha waler In ths WHUm.lt at 3 f..t Inch. at O'clock tonight. IB rtr.r was .till rtslrx At o'clock toaigbt water bag. a running aver tb. Ur.goa Fiectrto track at Its lowest fla-, which is o&i Ei-hU mils sd.d with tr this Vlnlcr. Juch block- lha Cnllad 5ial.a mall batw.an Port' Und. Th I'allc and A.iorl had to ba rarrl.d by land (no railroad until lsJ to Th. Ia:t.s; Il. to Astoria). In Jan iary. IT. th. Columbia Rlrrr was cloaad by lc and ths stramahip t.oiura bla waa froarn In at St. Hrlsns. Tar mm often hava walked, arro.a th Co lumbia llinr at Vncou.r on Ih. lea notably. January 12, !: ao January Bda has bran frnu.nt. Many ttro.B h r-oiumhia haa froaan at Th. Dallas and VanruTr. Narltlon has stoppao ofi.n as far down aa Kalarna. In l7i J. M. on Janusry II. tn. iu- naral of Jam. Vilelr crossed Iho I' at Vancouver with home and r.hlcle. Horses and waons crossed iha lea ih.r. In I ail. Amonc th rly year In which lc. blockades of th. Columbia nier may ba noted ar.: January, list: January. I54; January. IS: January. January. l:i: February. IT: Janu ary. It": January -10. It': Jsnbary J. II. Ii;; Iiccember Il-January S. 1 I); Iwmhar l-H. I0: Pecembsr-Jan-uary. I-I: January I-Kebrunry 1. II: January. 1 SSI : Iiecember U-Feb-ruary . I4-S: January IJ-IO. 1S: rc, ,mbcr-January !-;: February I' ll. IIST; January. UJO: February. ll: Norember-lecernber. I'7: February. Il. January li-14. 1901; January. Frraaeary af Ice bawa. Ths lc. blockades show Ih. fr. luency of cold weather. Tho lea condi tions this Winter har. been l sever, than In many of th period noted. He for romnleilon of tho O. R. X. railroad In I2 thea. blockades were ery serious; they closed tho only aren't, of transportation eaut and west Iho Columbia l:iver. ImaKln Portland shut In for thre. and lour weeks at a sirelch. without telegraph or ocean or railroad connections with tho out.tJa world. In th. days prior to 1SSI of x cIu.It .teamboat transportation on th Columbia II was supposed that the railroad would relievo the "c. block ades." But In the Winter of ISal-IS. now. lc and slides closed Ih. rail road. December 17-January . A pas sencer train was snowbound at Vi-e-mo. Iarambar K.January I. and sup plies lo Ih pss.cners had lo b carried to them ovr th. snow from Cascades. Th O. R. N. was cloned In December. It; In February. 1S0: In February. laJ; November I-Dcmber I. la7; February I-S. I0J. "liver Thaw" Sir Till. F.nouKh has be.n cited to show the frequency of snow, lc and cold wea ther. The -silver thaw" I a new nam for Ih old "lc. storm." Old residents Uilnk llchily of Ih recurrences. But ner has Western Orrrjon had a real biiaaard. Thes "cold spells" are al ways followed by full cropa. Our tender-hearted citlaena need not fear ex tinction of th bird, for bird life l also pretty well adapted to Ita en vironment. All the record show that Ih. climate la not "chanajlnir": that it I yl th same as ev.r. Our trees will com out Ih. better for the prun ing by Ih. lc. Th llf of soma of our rat re MOeO or leOO years! and Ih. counCess fenerations of their ancestor, all evolved from our condi tions or climate and sotl. Indicate that our ctimai Is a reat scheme of eons and lhal chances. In the Insignificantly short Uvea of our wl.et onions, are Imperceptible. Of courae. this bad weather cannot be blamed on tba Imocratlc party: lhat would b. a partl.an ab.urdlly and a roa Inju.tlca. But th weather would bo lla-htly felt If our people were busy Bod prosperous. Th climate and the .oil ar aa full of fruits and ro aa aver. "Only man I. vll." I.KS1.IK M. MCOTT. from tha depot. Th water Is covering thousands of acres of Ibod east of Corvallia Tb waler runnlnr through from th old riverbed east of this city Is Bwlft and wa.hlng. carrying with It Im mense quantities of drift, which Is giving tha Oregon Flectrlo much trouble at two or three bridges. on. of th. mud sills of th Alsra River brldg. al Alsea turned over yes terday, and a large crew of men worked all of today lo save the bridge. IUVEK IS HIGH AT ALBA W Trouble With Hrlilcc and Marooning of family llrportrd. ALRAXT. Or.. Fab. 7. I Special.) Th Wlllamell Is up 2 feef tonleht. with ln.ll, atlona lhat It will be i or :7 feet before morning. Th Corvallla F.aalrrn bridge over Thomas Creek, near Thomas Hlatlon. was out of order part of th lime ttMlay. Train were routed through Lebanon to hhelburn until repairs were made. Reports from Caacadla said rain fell In the mountains as far a Mountain House, which Is within eight miles of the summit of the watershed, so that all snow I. earected to disappear. The h.iniom is out of Its banks at all point. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Kwander and fam ily of .even children are marooned In the second story. of their home near Trill, but will be safe there If the river slops at I feet, aa expected. ftIN r.M.S AT TIIK DALLES Colombia lev la Slowly MrUing and No Jam Expeclpd. THE DALLES. Or, Feb. 7. (Spe cial.) With a maximum temperature of 47 today, snow Is melting rapidly. Th six-Inch fall Saturday night turned to rain Funday, tn resulting precipita tion making th big total of 1.1! In th Columbia Is slowly melt ing and Is expected to go out gradually a it hoot Jam. No wire communication -th Port land I' had except By desultory -patched" wire via fpokan. A strong Chinook ha. struck higher districts south of Tb Dalles, More moisture la In th ground now t-n at any tint within recollection. Farmers are all jubilant. FLOOD PASSES CAXTOXTILLE Crc-l of HIrIi Water Itrcrdea on llaliny. Springlike Day. CANTONYII.LE, Or, Feh. 7. (Spe cial.) The crest of yesterday's high water reached here at midnight bun day, without any damage being re ported. Th. South I'mpqua Klv.r fell lhr feet hr today, white Cow Creek remains about th same level as yes terday, hut doing no damage. Today haa be.n clear, warm and Springlike. Honey be. are flying around. - - a Port D red go I-ave-s Drydnrk. After having undergone repairs lo her hull, the Port of Portland dredge Col imMa left the drvdo. k at SI. Johns ye.t.rday. Her place on the dock I to be taken by Ih Norwegian steamer Wsscana. which Is lo undrr.ro a general her Thursday. She l under charter ts. luiour. Uuthrl A Co. to load grain hare, CUSTOMS DISTRICT EXTENSION SIGNED North Bank of Columbia River Transferred to Oregon by President Wilson. DELAYS OBVIATED BY ACT Executive Order la Issued When Efficiency Committee) lie porta I'nneceasarjr Expense I'nder Former Arrangement. ORKJONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 7. On recommendation of Secretary McAdoo the Prealdent today lgnd an order transferrins the north bank of the Columbia River, west or the llth degree of west longitude, from the Seattle to the Portland cus toms district. In a statement Issued tonight Secretary McAdoo srs: "This action waa taken In order to expedite buslneas and to Improve the administration of the customs serv ice. The tecretary was advised that the Inclusion of th. north bank of the Columbia River In the Seattle district resulted In unnecessary delay, hard slilp and expenae to the vessels enter ing and clearing along- that river. Delays Caased Oflea. While there are three principal places on tho north side of the river, namely. Kalama. Stella and Knappton, at which foreign business haa been conducted, there la only one deputy collector slong the river at Kalama. and when a vessel entered or cleared It was necessary, if this deputy collector could not be found, to communicate with headquarters at Seattle, which caused delay and expense to aessels. particularly as the charter prices of vessels vary from $100 to $.00 per day. Th. efficiency committee of the cus toms service which investigated the matter was of the opinion that the ex pense and delay Involved will be avoided If the waters and shores of the Columbia River In the Seattle district were transferred to the Portland dis trict." Furthermore, it la a general rjite in the customs organization not to divide any waterway between two different districts unless absolutely necessary. The enforcement of the navigation laws and the lawa relating to motor boats render a division in the Jurisdic tion over th. same waterway between two different districts Inadvisable. Bene fits Are Ki peeled. It I believed the change will fa cilitate administration of the customs servlc. and expedite the handling of Ih. Important export business of the Columbia Kiver. Dispatches from Washington) last meek were to the effect Secretary Mo A duo had recommended to I'resldent Wilson that the change lr customs boundaries be made, through which the north bank of the Columbia River is Included In the Oregon district, the ter ritory extending from the mouth of the Columbia to alout Pasco and Kennedy, after which the Una follows tha Ore gon boundary. The slep sever that much from th Washington customs district, and was advocated simply as a means of facilitating shipping. L'p to this time It has been customary for vessels loading on th Columbia, where It frequently happens a ship must move to two or three mills to finish loading, to enter ami clear as they go from one. customs district to another. A deputy collector was stationed at Kalama. representing the Washington district, and it was hi duty to enter and clear vessels on that Bide. Therefore, he was called on to mage special tripe often and there were times vessels were delayed, to Bay nothing of additional and unnecessary fees paid for entrance and clearanca. Under the new arrangement the Oregon district will be propefly credited with business transacted on the Columbia River, and shlDs will "enter and clear at Astoria or Portland, depending on which part of the district they are handling cargo. Marine Notes. Order, w.re laaued ye.t.rday for th schoon.r K. B. Jaekiwn, which mad th. rlr.r Saturday from Dunedln. lo proceed to tb riark A Wllaon mill, at IJnnt.m. ta load lumber. She will b tow.d from Astoria by th tug Wallula. II a as Intended to cut down the -fore of men mploed on th Oorernm.nt dreclce Multnomah and Wahkiakum c tcrriar. but report, of th lc going out ar expected to re.ult In the d laser, being able to re.'im aork Jn a dsy or two on th n.w r'l.u.hter. cul. wher. they were op erating when floating lc forced a suspen sion. W. B. Hoaell. United elates General Ap praiser at New Tork. and Harry M. Far relU a.l.tant Cnllecl Plate District Attor ney, are due here tomorrow to conduct a ae.alon at ih I'oiloTri-HouM, there being a few re on thn docket Involving the rla.airic.don of Imports. Th official, were to h.r been here la.t week, but were on a train atall.d In th. Ea.t through .form. raptaln Kngalla .tarted for sea yesterday afternoon sboard the Auoclated Oil Com pane, tanker W'm. F. Herrln. after having dlreharaed a fuel oil cargo at l.lnnton. Information h. reached th branch hrdrographlo offlc her that the Yauulna Electric A Telephone Company will eatab ll.h a commercial radio .tatlon at M.wport. en Y.qulna Bay, which I. to have a radius of tVM miles and aav length of SOO metres. To hare her propeller replaced and b cleaned and p.lnted. tna Norwegian steamer vt'.ecana wa. lifted on lha Port of Portland drydock yeeterday. Kullv laden alth lumber the steamer Hoquiam railed from St. Helens Isrt nlsbt for pan FrancUco. Th. .learner 6an Pedro srrlved In the river yesterday, snd will dlacnarce general cargo at the Couch- traei dock today, con.lgoed to the Parr Mct'ormlck line. While minor repairs sr being made to lha ctoremment lug J. r. Post on th Ore gon drydock today she will hsra her boiler teetcd by Vnll.d States steamboat In- px-ioia. a ho .r. to perform th ..me duty aboard lha Hremmnt dredg Wanklakum lomorrow. cm From OreRon Port. fO is PAY. Or.. Feb. 7. . Special. Th te.mer Ad.lln Smith sslled for ban Fran clco with lumber at 2 P M. , Th. .team athooner e.terner arrived from San Francleco this morning snd will load lumber at North Bend. The .team schooner A, M. Simpson was d'l.ved In loading snd will not sail for toe south until Tueadsy sfternoon. Th. .team.lilp Y. A. Kllburn Is due from Portland tomorrow morning. Tba f. A. Smith mill ha. log supplies for two more day. snd will Hk.ly ba closed down for several d.ys until r.p.lrs sr ma,' on th southern pacific Kallroad. hera water ha disturbed the track. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. T. (pc!ai. Corn In ta l,d tie at Portland for th Britiah Adntiraltr. lha Brltl.h .team.r Orey.tok Caati arrlvej tod.y from Vladlvoalok. Tha tank .learner Atl.a aalld today for California ftr discharging fu.l oil hem and at portlaBd. m . Caroms freight and pasaang.r from As toria snd Portland, th. .te.m.r F. A. Kll bura sailed todsv for Ssa Francisco via bu nk and Cooa Bay. Th .t.am ch-nr 8n Pedro arrived from Sao Francia. o with freight for Altorla and Porfand. She reports rough w.ath.r .11 th. w.r "P th co..t. During th. gal bout M barrel of oil from h.r deck cargo .era waahed orerboard. Order, w.r received thla afternoon for ,h .. hoon.r K. B. J.ckaon lo proceed lo Portland to load lumber. r,eaae4. Cleared leelerday. Am.rk.n .te.mer W. T, Uerria. ballast, lax Bava. i laacaica. a oa a knife, scissors or tools means satisfaction every time, a3 you define the word. It means that you must get what you want out of it. The Keen Kutter trade mark means that the dealer is authorized to return your money for any article that bears it Try a Keen Kutter pocket knife and youll say it's a first-rate knife. SOLD AND GUARANTEED BY FRANK CUSCH, 110-09 Main Streat OREGON OITY. ORE. W. O. WINK " , :70 Washii-ton St. BACKUS & :iORSn, 73 Morrison 8t KELLER-8EEQERQER HARDWARE C ... 344 Washington St. F. R. OHOWN, ' WESTERN H XRDWARE 00., Brosdwat at Pin. PORTLAND- OREGON CANAL SUHVEY ASKED Waterway From Puget Sound to Columbia Proposed. SENATOR JONES HAS BILL Inclusion of Willapa and Grays Harbors In Koule Suggested, but Plan Is Not Taken .Seriously by Sninpers. To authorize a preliminary exami nation of tho region between the Co lumbia Hlver and Puget Sound to de . i.. h advisability of construct ing- a canal to connect the waterways. aa well as Include urays narur Willapa Harbor, a measure waa intro duced m Congress by Senator Jones. of Washington, on January 20. Tho resolution suDmmea oy ocui Jones is worded as follow-: Resolved oy tne nc.ioio .v.. -----of Representatives concurring). That th. Secretary of War be. and he 18. . w ' i a nH directed to cause nereoy auuiwi -- preliminary examination and survey to " a .nn- r Ksa TTIM 1 r be mtdf, ana rcwvi - ------ thereon to Con-ress. of the territory between r-ugei uu Columbia River, with a view to deter mining the advisability of constructing P eanut connecting Puget Sound with n,.v- Harbor. Willapa Harbor and the Columbia River." A Joint resolution was suomnic- Srnator JoneB cn jhiiu.j for a surey of Baker s Bay. n-ar muth of the Columbia, wltr . a view to Improving navigation conditions by dredging. . . . w.-n-.. RDresentatlve Jonnwn. oi ,.c...c. ton. introduced a bill, in the House January !0. which. If passed, directs .. t'-- tn nroceed with a preliminary survey and estimate for the Improvement of the channel in Haker-s Bay. extending from the main ship channel of the Columbia to the docks at Ilwaco, Wash. The plan of connecting Puget Sound with tho Columbia Is not considered seriously by shippers. TVRBIXCK DIE BACK IX MARCH New Stlieiinlo for Northern Pacific on Return From Hawaiian Cruise. Notice was Issued from North Bank road headquarters last night that tho Meamshlp Northern Pacific will return to the San Francisco-Flavel run March S. Tho schedule will be one sailing a week from each end of the ?oute. The ship wilt leave San Fran cisco every Wednesday, northbound, and frora Flavel every Saturday south bound. , X C T 1C S Mecklem has succeeded C. P. Fork, as purser on the Northern Pa cific and Dr. Henry Esmond has been appointed surgeon for the vessel. The Northern Pacific brought an un usually heavy cargo north arid she sails south today with her hold filled to the limit, clearing up the warehouse at the Flavel terminal. She has aboard about 1400 tons of freight. Several cars of goods en route from the Kast to fan Francisco, Including one carload of au tomobile chains, were delayed by storms and failed to connect for this sailing The vessel will receive an overhauling upon her arrival at San Francisco Wednesday and will be put Into trim to carry excursionists to Honolulu, leaving San Francisco Febru ary IS. . MATERIA!. IX FOR STEAMER Assembling of Eastern Oak Means Speedy Vessel to Be Ready May 1. One Var of many Included in five trains that reached the city yesterday from the Rast via Ppoxane, on the line of the Spokane. Portland & Seattle road, contained a shipment of Eastern oak to bo used In the construction of a 13-mile steamer for the Kitsap Trans portation Company, to be turned out at Supple's yard this Spring. Mr. Sup ple has waited for several weeks for tho material and says that immediately on delivery, providing weather condi tions aro not unfavorable, a start will be made on actttad construction. A model of the hull has been fin ished and all patterns are ready, with the hull plan fully laid out and the engine Is on the way. so Mr. feupple Is sanguine he can make delivery of the vessel at 4he time promised. May 1. SNOW RETARDS BOILER WORK Men on Ko!- City Shovel Accumu lation From Shin's Hold. More labor was added to that origi nally outlined for the force aboard tha steamer Rose City through the storm of last week, snow having fallen into the huge aperture cut through which to remove the vessel a boilers, and yesterday men were at work re moving tho accumulation from the bilges- An awning had been spread over the uncovered portion of the steamer, but the weight of the snow and sleet caused It to Tall. Fred Ballln. who Is installing four raw bollors in the ship, said yesterday that h. did not look for more delay and, mat aa boos as ttio hold, .iras The Keen Kutter Pocket Knife A NY Keen Kutter pocket knife is J. the king bee of quality. It is eruaranteed for that. It has the gump tion and finish, the live, strong steel and the capacity for hard work and long life that puts all Keen Kutter cutlery and tools in a class by themselves. IWtffi cleaned progress would ho much faster. After the Rose City was laid up It was decided to do more rebuilding than first planned, so it is not thought she will be in service again before April 1. CAPTAIN FINDS BAR GONE Breakwater Carries Larger Crew, Except In Fireroom. Breaking an absence since October, when she made her last trip on the Tortland-Coos Bay run, the steamer Breakwater Is tn port again under Cap tain Macgenn. the "Poet of the Pacific." and he says that not only is his charge better than ever, but when he came into the river his rirst surprise waa me a.u sence of the bar. The Breakwater carries a crew of 43. being six more than when pre viously in tho Portland fleet. Her com pany has been Increased through car rying an extra wireless operator, an other engineer, extra mate, one more cook, an oiler and two sailors, out through the installation of oil burners one fireman waa, laid off. On the run to the river she averaged 11 knots. and Captain Macgenn asserts that when her burners are regulated she win make 13 to 14 knots. Cement in the bottom of the hull for years was re moved at San Francisco and the plates beneath are said to have been found to have retained their original finish. GREYSTOKE CASTLE ARRIVES Steamer Comes From Vladivostok to Load Ties tor Europe. Ffrit of two vessels promised to load railroad ties and timbers for the United Kingdom, the British steamer Greystoke Castle, entered the Colum bia at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from Vladivostok. She Is a carrier of 2431! tons net register and is to work the first part of her cargo at the North Pacific mill and shift to Inman-Poul-sen's for additional material. Tlje Greystoke Castle carried a cargo from New York for Vladivostok, having left the Atlantic side September 26 and proceeded by way of St. Lucta. Port Natal and Labuan. Sho is consigned to A. F. Thane & Co. The British steamer St. Veronica is also listed to load ties and is under charter to the British Admiralty, and her cargo will be taken on at West port. She left Philadelphia for Vladi vostok October 17. and went by way of St. Vincent and Port Natal, getting away from Singapore December 19, so should be along shortly. Marconi Wireless Reports. (All position, reported at 8 P. M. February 7 unletai otherwise deiisaated.) San Jose, Balboa for San Franciaco, at Champerico. city of Para. Balhoa for San Franciaco. will arrive al Manzanlllo February 8. Muffett. towing barge wJ, Kiuhmond for Balboa. 1414 mtl;3 south of San Francisco. Wapama. San FruncLco for San Pedro, 35 mile, south of Piedras Blancas. Florence Luckenbacli, New York for San Pedro 772 mile, south of San Pedro. Pennsylvania. Balboa for San Francisco, 405 miles soulh of San Francisco. Klamath, tan Diego for San Pedro, off rhanMorlPoInt Orient for Seattle, 392 miles from Point Orient. Drake. Point Wells for Richmond, Bio miles from Kicl.mond. Kllburn, Portland for Coos Bay, -40 miles south of the Columbia River. Atlas. Portland for Richmond, 490 miles from Richmond ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. Atjge(ailelnaralwnlxis similating theFootfandReguIa ting tlie Stomaxlrs andBowelsof Promotes DigpsttonCkf rf uf ness and ItestXontains ncitltrr Opium-Morphine nor Mineral Not Narcotic. jthdSetntt JhUltSdts" yfriatSmt HimSefd- ramrs . r , T) Art rYePrmcrTfTf. Hon . Sour Stoiu-Diarrtoa WorTOS.COlWUlSluiraa cru w rujssfflssorjLEEP. TacSimae Signature or rhrr CeNTABR COMPAHT b c-ti ti Exact Copy of Wrapper. mm aBaa..5j';- j h? ii' HI til! ! ! ;i i iiiimii' hi i i; 11 i i,7.7.r-o.':n COMFORT BABTS ITCHING SKIN YITIt CUTICURA SOAP BATHINGS They ar so cleansing and soothing. If his skin is irritated or rashy, anoiut gently with a little Cuticura Ointment. Sample Each Free by Mail With 33-p. Skin Book on request. Ad dress post-card "Coticara, Dept. 16ti, i OU1U leLU UUUUUU WW r- 51111s, Seattle for Martinez, ;10 miles from Seattle. , Cuzeo. Tieiunrrnam lor mh rrsmiKu, - miles north of San Francisco. San Kamon San Francleco for Portland. 60 miles north of Blanco. Buck. Point Wells lor can rnuin, i-j-miles from Point Wells. irfno Smith. Marshfie d for San Fran cisco, :il9 miles north of San Francisco. Multnomah. San Francisco for Portland. 104 miles north or lilunts Keer. Pesquira isewcaLie tor oaii r, 1641 miles from San Francisco, February b. Lurllne. San i-'rancisco tor nunuiuni. 1618 miles from San Francisco, henruary . Logan Balboa for Honolulu. S4a.i miles from Balboa, February ti. Kh.i-.nn Honolu.u for San Francisco. 1.HS miles from San Francisco t ei'ruary u. Manoa. Honolulu for San Francisco. 4:;t miles from San braneisco. l-en a. Lucas. Point Wells for San Francisco. IJ" ml'es north of San Francisco. Willamette. San Francisco for Portland, .i. miles north of Point Reyes Porter Seattle for Point Oaent, 644 miles south of Seattle. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Feb. 7. Arrived Steamer San Pedro, from San Francisco, saneu Steamers Hoquiam, for feau ream, n. r . Herrln. lor nib r mnci.cu. Astoria. reo. I. Arnveu a.L ... . steamer Kdgar H. Vance, from San Pedro Sailed at 10 A. M.. steamer Atlas, for San Francisco. Arrived at 11 A. M., and left up at 1 P. M.. steamer San Pedro, from San Francisco. San Francisco, Feb. 7. Arrived steamers Governor, from Seattle; Harry Luckenbaeh. from Balboa; Alliance, from Corinlo; bark W B. 1 Flint, from Honolulu. Sailed Steamers Alaskan, for Honolulu; Willamette, for Astoria; Kauri (British), for Lyttleton. New Zealand. Payta, Feb. 5. Arrived Steamers Colusa, from San Francisco; Stanley Dollar, from San Francisco. era For Infants and Children. 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