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16 TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916. PAC IRC HAIL WILL KEEP SEVEN SHIPS Liquidation Halted and Sale to Grace & Co. Rescinded , by Stockholders. F'.AG STAYS ON PACIFIC A' tion of Directors Formally Ap proved by Stockholders at New York Meeting Majority In terest Held by Grace. NEW TOKK. Feb. 18. (Special.) Liquidation of the Pacific Mail Steam ship Company, which was undertaken by the Southern Pacific Company, own er of a majority of the stock, on the ground that It was not profitable to retain the line under the onerous bur dens proposed by the La Follette sea mens act, has been halted and the Pa cific mail will continue in operation. The announcement was made today following: a meeting of stockholders. The present owners of the majority interest in Pacific Mail are vv. R Grace & Co.. who recently acquired 110.800 shares from the Southern Pa cific Company for $10 a shatje, after the distribution of $25 a share from the proceeds of the sale of the com pany's four largest vessels. They have decided, in view of the fact that the Pacific Mail steamship's flag is wel and favorably known to the trade lr Central and South America, to keep the charter alive and to continue the oper ation of the Pacific Mail Company. Vessels Will Be Returned. To make this step legal, the stock holders approved action by their di rectors, looking: to the return of the seven smaller ships recently sold torthe American International Corporation. These are the steamships Peru. City of Para, Newport. Aztec, San Juan. San .lose and Pennslyvania. The sale of these vessels for $1,250,000 was effected . by the Southern Pacific, and it was an : nounced at the time that they would be operated for the new owners by W. R. Grace & Co. Soon afterward the remaining assets of the Pacific Mail Company were ac quired by W. R. Grace & Co., who agreed to pay an additional $2.50 a share If the assets showed that value upon appraisal. The same terms were offered to minority holders. Fleet to Remain Intact. The effect of the new arrangement Is to cancel the recent sale of the seven smaller vessels to the American Inter national Corporation and leave them In possession of the Pacific Mall Steam ship Company, now owned and operated by W. R. Grace & Co. There is a close community of interest between the cor poration and W. R. Grace & Co. Officials of the American Interna tional Corporation explained that the decision to buy the vessels had Deen reached through a desire to keep the American flag on the Pacific and that when W. R. Grace Co. obtained pos session of the other assets the corpo ration was glad to cancel its purchase .agreement. 'As a result the only fleet of American-owned vessels In the Pa cific will remain intact. yesterday as though they "enjoyed Spring practice. There are a number of persons in pleasant weather who dally visit the waterfront with pack ages of waste bread and such food, and their consideration temporarily takes the birds from their usual pas time of following in the wake of ves sels for the galley discard. Weather prophets of the beach re ceived a setback Thursday, when they opined that the fact seagulls were Hying unusually high betokened the approach of a storm. "Captain" Budd, watching their nights from Ash-street dock, said It was safe to form a pool on a shift of weather, but he recalled the declaration when even more pleas ant conditions were experienced yesterday. Marine Xotes. Work of loading the steamer Tamalpais wit h lumber for the West Coast is going ahead at the Multnomah mill and she la to be cleared today. That tho Elmore fleet will not call In the .Siuslaw in the future was given out yes terday , by Joseph Pratt, Portland agent. No reason was assigned for the change. The Tillamook and Patay. of that lUe, got a-?n.y yesterday, the former for Bandon and way ports and tho latter for Tillamook. The Tll Imook Is to be laid np after her present voyage, which is the first she has made in several weeks, having undergone an over hauling at Astoria. That a new light has been established on the easterly sld- the south entrance to the looks and canal at Oregon City was an nounced yesterday at the headquarters of the 17th lighthouse district. Superintendent Hoadley left yesterday for Puget hound on an Inspection trln and will attend the launching at Seattle this morning of the now tender Rose. Having, finished tho first cut of 320 feet in width in Ihe new Slaughter's channel, the Oovprnment dredge Multnomah was shifted to the upper end of the channel yes- terdav to make a second cut that will he ".r.r feet wide for tart of the distance and taper to 200 feet. On the arrival of the Kentuckian, of the American-Hawaiian line, last night, she im mediately began discharging cargo. The vessel has more than 3300 tons of New York freight, and on unloading that will take on about 0h tons for the Hawaiian lsianas, sailing direct for Honolulu, early next week. The vessel is in command of Captain De lano, who made numerous acquaintances here oa his last voyage. ' Completing her trip from Bandon, the steamer Coqullle, purchased by the Shaver line for towing purposes on the river, reached Astoria at 3 o'clock yesterday after noon and will probably be in the harbor to day. She left Bandon Thursday morning and was first reported off the entrance to the Columbia shortly before noon yesterday, covering the distance as had been estimated. Captain James Stewart, here last as mas ter of the British ship Bay of Biscay, has returned from abroad to assume command of tho British bark Trldonia, which Is dis charging ballast at Llnnton. Captain Beat tie, who brought the vessel here, was given command at Newcastle. N. S. W., and will return home from Portland. in tow pf the Port of Portland tng Wal lula.. the French hark Notre Dame d'Arvor, which reached the river from Melbourne Thurndav, arrived up last night ami. berthed at the North Pacific mill to unload ballast. m GORmlGKS ORDER I take full charge of the Second Portland district February 29, responsibility for which is at present vested in Colonel Potter. LUMBER CARRIER St. Helens Will Have Capac ity of 1,500,000 Feet. DRY DOCK PROMISED TAC03IA Structure to Accommodate Biggest of Vessels Will Cost $1,500,000. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 18. .(Special.) Construction of what is eventually New Steamer to Be Built at Lnlniil b AJLryd,c LSpa"" f afloat is to be started off Point De fiance within the near future, follow ing an agreement between the Tacoma Smelting Company and the Metropol tan Park entered into today. The drydock. when the breakwater to be constructed now by the smelting company is turned into the larger proposition, will cost approximately $1,500,000. The breakwater will be 1000 feet long and 40 feet across. The smelting company will build the breakwater with slag from its plant, Having exhausted its own available dumping ground the concern decided to make the offer. At the rate of 20 000 tons of slag a month it will take more than a year to build the break water. JAPANESE IN MARKET, TOO Xegotiations Cnder Way for Con struction of Steel Shipbuilding Plant by Northwest and Wil lamette Steel Companies. 3IAKIXE INTELLIGENCE. ACTIVITY VOTED IN SHIP BUILDING CIRCLES. Charlt a R. McCormick interests order steamer to carry 1,500,000 feet of lumber, to be completed January 1, 1917. Kobe firm asks for bids on construction at Portland of four modern steamers for delivery as soon as possible. . Negotiations under way for es tablishment of steel shipbuilding plant here. News From Northwest Ports. HOQTJIAM. Wash.. Feb. 18. (SDeclal.l ine roar-masted scnooner Fred J. Wood ar rived this afternoon. 70 days oat from Mel bourne. She reported an uneventful pas- sago. After moving to the Ltnstrom ship yards in Aberdeen for general hull over hauling and painting, she vvlll he towed to the K. K. Wood mill In Hoquiam for a full carpo ot lumber lor tne return voyaite. The four-masted schooner Espada has completed at the Lytle mill a full cargo of lumber for Antotagasta, Chile, and will be towed down the harbor tomorrow. Captain Matt Peasley. made famous in stories by Peter B. Kyne. is master of the Fred J. Wood. His wife is aboard also. He made the round trip from Grays Harbor in six months to a day. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 18. (Special.) The British steamer Greystoke Castle sailed to- aay tor tne unnea ningaom wnn grain -irom OLD DECISION IS INDORSED Itecord of Sale to W. R. Grace & Co. Is Formally Cleared. SAN" FRANCISCO, Feb. IS. John H. Rosetter. manager of W. K. Grace & Co. and vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Mail Company, said tonight: "The action of the stockholders in rescinding the Bale of the Pacific Mail Panama fleet to W. R. Grace & Co. was the formal indorsement of a deci sion reached months ago. The Pacific Mail Company is owned by the Amer ican International Mercantile Marine and W. R. Grace & Co. "The officials of the Mercantile Ma rine were undecided at first as to -whether or not they wanted to operate "these steamers as part of the Pacific Mail Company. It was decided to operate them, and today's action in New York clears the record of their sale to Grace & Co." The ships that were sold to W. R. Grace & Co. are operated by the Pa cific Mail between San Francisco and Panama and way ports. Prior to the tale of its Panama fleet the Pacific Mail disposed of its trans-Pacific fleet elsewhere. TWO BAG CARGOES ARRANGED v Summer Schedule. DUE "tO ARRIVE. Name. From Date. Bear Los Angeles In port Breakwater tan Diego reo. ... Beaver Los Angeles Feb. "3 Koanoke San Diego Feb. 27 F. A. Kilburn San Francisco. ... Feb. 27 Northern Pacific. . .San Francisco. ...Mar. V DUE TO DEPART. Name. For Date. Bf-ar Lo Angelea Feb. 1 Wapama San Diego Feb. 20 Breakwater San Diego Feb. 23 Celllo San Diego Feb. 24 Beaver , .Los Angeiea. . . . . Feb. tfi F. A. Kilburn San Francisco. ... Feb. 2S Koanoke San Diego Mar. 1 Northern Taclfic. . .San Francisco Mar. M rortland-Atlantio Service. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name. From Date. Kentuckian New York In port Honolulan .New York Mar. JS Georslan New York April 1 DUE TO DEPART. Name. For Date. Kentuckian....... Honolulu. Feb. 24 Georgian. ........ .Honolulu. ....... April 4 .Atagosau Maru Brings Part of Gunny Load to Portland. Portland is to receive direct ship ments of gunny bags from Calcutta amounting to 4500 bales aboard the Japanese steamer Atagosan Maru, which Mitsui & Co. have chartered to load there for San Francisco and this harbor. On discharging here she loads American shipments for the return to the Far East. The Atagosan Maru was formerly the Alberta and under the British emblem. She Is the second vessel chartered on the Coast to handle bags and burlap so far this season, and more are ex perted to be taken, while shipments will be made as usual jan regular lines. Swayne & Hoyt recently took the Brit ish tramp King Malcolm for gunnies from Calcutta, and her cargo, it is un derstood, is to be handled in the in terest of the Bernes Bag Company. ROTARLANS CHARTER BEAR Jjlncr to Carry San Franctecoans on Special Trip Tuesday. Arrangements may be made today for the issuance of a special excursion permit' for -the steamer Bear to carry StQ Rotarians of San Francisco from their native city to the Farralone Islands, when the ceremony of burying the hammer or some such instrument 14 to be observed. The trip is to be made after the arrival of the Bear there. The Bear sails from Portland at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and will carry among her passengers 30 Or 40 linemen of the Pacific States Telephone & Tele frraph Company's corp., who were or dered here from San Francisco and Los Angeles to aid in the rehabilitation of . the company's system, following- 'the . recent silver thaw. The Bear will I fcave a capacity cargo. ; rOUTLAXDERS FEK0 GULLS Opening of Spring Starts Practice Among Winged Catchers. - One of the pleasant weather pas " limes along the waterfront, that of feeding seagulls frem docks and " bridges, has been taken up with the ' change experienced during the past week from snow and Ice. and there . were a number out yesterday. Most of the gulls worked vp high averages ;Jast year in catching pieces of bread ;ca the fly, and' they were on the wing Marconi Wireless Reports. y All positions reported at 8 P. M. Feb ruary 18 uhIcm otherwise designated.) I-urllne. Honolulu for San Francisco, .134S miles from Han Francisco, February 17. Kntirnrisc Sun Francisco for Honolulu, I2!:t miles from San Francisco, February 17. Hllonian Seattlo for Honolulu 213 miles from Cape Flattery, February 1. Manoa, San r'ranclsro for Honolulu, 693 miles from San r-rancisco. February 17. Hyades. Honolulu for San Francisco, 2u6 miles from San Francisco. February 17. (Jreat Northern. San Francisco for Hono lulu, miles from San Francisco, Feb ruary 17. Bessie Doll3r, Orient for San Francisco. lo."iO miles from San Francisco, February 17. WMhelmfna. left Honolulu for Hilo 0 F. M. February 17. Thomas. San Francisco for Manila, 91 miles west of Honolulu, February 17. Logan, Balboa for Manila. IV22 miles west of Honolulu, February 1". Porter, iiontercy for Portland, 111 miles fro m M o n t c-rev. Topeka, Eureka for San trancisco, 12 miles north of Point Arena. San Kamon. Portland for San Francisco, 40 miles south of Point Arena. Aroline. San Pedro for San Francisco, five miles north of Point Sur. President. San Pedro for San Francisco, 5 miles south of San Francisco. Breakwater, San Francisco for Portland, 17 miles north of San Francisco. Queen. San" Francisco for San Pedro, eight miles north of Pigeon Point. Koanoke. Port rand for San Francisco, 75 miles north f San Francisco. Coronado. Aherdeen for San Francisco, 45 miles south of Blanco. . Herrin, Llnnton for Monterey, 310 miles south of tr.e loiumbia K Ivor. Klamath. Tacoma for San Francisco, 15 miles north of Cape Blanco. Mills, Portland for Martinez, 477 miles from Martinez. Asuncion, Portland for Richmond, 436 miles north of Richmond. Congress. San Francisco for Seattle, 122 miles north of Cape Blanco. Bradford. San Francisco for Taltal, 2290 miles south of San Francisco, February 1 7. Desot-, San Francisco for Plsagua, 1861 mites south of San Francisco, February 17. Newport, Balboa for San Francisco, AcaJutla, February 17. Peru, San Francisco for Balboa, at San Bias. Alliance, San Pedro for Corinth, 61 miles south of San Diego. San Jose, Balboa for San Francisco, 550 miles south of San Francisco. Speedwell, San Pedro for San Francisco, 18 miles north or San Pedro. Cuzco, San Francisco for Callao, 1107 miles south of ban Francisco. Centralla, San Francisco for Mazatlan, 720 mnes sou in or ban I'earo. Chanslor, Monterey for Everett, arrived Everett. Governor, Victoria for San Francisco, off Slip Point. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Feb. IS. Arrived Steamer Kentuckian, from New York via way ports French bark Notre Dame d'Arvor. from Melbourne, balled Steamer F. A. Kilburn. for San Francisco via Coos Bay and Eureka. Astoria, Feb. IS. Arrived at 7 :4." and left up at t A. M., steamer Kentuckian. from New York via way ports. Sailed at 9: CO A. . M., steamer Mills, for Monterey; at 9:40 A. M., cteamer Asuncion, for San Francisco; at 11:40 A. M., British steamer Greystoke Castle and Norwegian steamer Wascana, for United Kingdom. Arrived at 3 P. M., steamer Coqullle, from Bandon. San Francisco. Feb. 18. Sailed at mid night, steamer Carmel, for Portland. Feb. 17 Arrived at 0 and sailed at 1 1 P. M., steamer Multnomah, from Portland for San Pedro. Astoria. Feb. 17. Arrived down at 5:40 P. M-, Norwegian steamer Wascana. Left up at S P. M., French baric Notre Dame d'Arvor. Rio Janeiro, Feb. 15. Arrived Steamer Aran, from Sn Francisco for London. Antofaasta. Feb. 17. Arrived Steamer La H:ibra. from San Francisco. Mejllones. Feb. 17. Arrived Steamer Falcon, from Belllngham. San Francisco. Feb. IS. Arrived Alva rada, from Tacoma; Baja California, Cale ta. from Coloso; Colonel E. I Drake, from Vancouver; Hardy, from Coos Bay ;' Fair Oaks, from Iquique: Admiral Dewey, from Seattle: Rainier, from Port Ludlow. Sailed Steamers Yellowstone, towing" tug Ida W., for Coos Bay; Olympic, for Bellingham; Carmel, for Portland. Seattle. Feb. 1-S. Arrived El Seirundo. Admiral Schley, Northland, from San Fran cisco: Admiral Evans, from Southwestern Alaska. Sailed Steamers Governor, for San Diego; JenVrson, Alkl, for Southeastern Alaska: lxlon (Mruisni. lor Manila; is or in land for San Francisco. Ba boa. Feb. J Naiiea steamers J, A. Moffett, for San Francisco, towing barge f3; Paralso. from San Francisco for Guayaquil. Shanghai. Feb. 3 7 Arrived steamer Nip pon Maru. from San Francisco. Sailed, 16th Steamer Yucatan for San Francisco. Stavanger. Feb. IS. Arrived Steamer Arabien, from San Francisco. One day's developments in Portland's fvortIand- As ereFad ial,Ie,d to, havl maritime sphere show that there are ln Pnrnnnfi h- h,fi rnmiS tn numerous puasiunuiea lur una, uwuui- do, the steamer was delayed here over night incr a center for the construction or for fumigation. deep-water-men of both wooden and The gasoline schooner Mirene arrived dur steel tvoes tne night from Waldport with general Information became current yester- n,r . H6WO(ian n .fB.m.. vfl aay mat me ivicoormiCK nne, w men tucklan arrived today from New York via operates from Ban Diepro and otner the Straits of Magellan and San Francisco California norts to Portland, handling; with part cargo for Portland. general cargro this way and returning Th tank steamers Mills and Asuncion with lumber, has decided on building "yiitjrtlSaf01" discharlDS another steamer, of much the same Tne Norwegian steamer "Wascana sailed general type as others of the fleet, but today for the United Kingdom, with a cargo larger and capable of carrying about of grain from Portland. 500.000 feet more lumber, giving her a "he steam schooner Daisy Putnam with ranoitv f 1 Rnn Ann Sh ho lumoer irora roriitmu, me v eater n reguu mill, Westport, and Wauna. shifted to turned out at the plant of the St. Knappton during the niht to load 140.000 .ntjitrna on ipou i lain g tompany uy ou.uu- feet 0f lumber, sne win sail ior san Fran ary 1. 1917. The company is completing! cisco tonight. the auxiliary schooner City of Portland The work of discharging the deckioad ot month; a second of the same type and r0rt will then be maae to pump out the hold. size is under way. and a third has been ordered to be started when the City of COOS BAY", Or.. Fftb. 18. (Special.) The Portland is completed, while yet an- steam schooner Westenjer "Tfi??!" omer auxiliary scnooner nas oeen . -H nt VnPth -R-nd started there for Captain William Foe obscured the Coos Bay bar this noon Wrightson, of Mobile, Ala., for the and no vessels have been sighted since, nor Mobile-Cuban trade, to be ready in has any departed. The Cape Arago fog RAPID POSTOFFICE WORK IS INDICATED Secretary McAdoo Asks for Increase in Allotment of Funds for Year. $850,000 NOW DESIRED tablishinsr a United States naval base on the Columbia River near Astoria is tirgred in a resolution adopted today by the Salem Commercial Club. The obtaining of a naval base of the first class at the mouth of the Colum bia Is declared to be an "essential and vital element of the preparedness pro gramme for National defense." The resolution indorses the bill recently in troduced in the House of Representa tives by W. C. Hawley. of this district, providing for establishing: . the naval base for an initial expenditure of $3,000,000 for the purpose. Another resolution adopted by the club indorses the movement for the state publication of textbooks for ele mentary schools. Copies of this resolu tion will be sent to all other commer cial bodies of Oregon with the request tnat they bacK the plan for obtaining legislative sanction for state-published textbooks. CHINESE TELLS NEED Many Who Are Educated Do Not Do Right. Says Speaker. Work Probably Will Start Soon and HequestyMade Congress Gives Pronyse of Completion by June 30, 1917. ORKGON1AN NEWS BUREAU. "Wash ington, Feb. 18. The Secretary of the Treasury today sent to Congress sup plemental estimates for appropriations GRAPES SOUR, SAYS BERLIN German Press Minimize Importance of Fall of Erzcrnm. BERLIN, via London. -Feb. 18. The Berlin newspapers generally accept as true the announcement from Petrograd of the capture of Erzerum, although It has not been confirmed from Turkish sources. The press is Inclined to mini mize the importance of the Russian success. The Lokal Anzieger flays the forts for public buildings which can De prof-I at Erzerum were old and probably con itably expended during the coming fis cal year. He recommends that the Portland ap- proprfation be increased to $8o0,000. that the Roseburg appropriation be in creased to J128.000, and Vancouver item to S155.000. These increased appro priations, if authorized in the sundry civil bill, will permit continuous work. News that the Secraiary of the Treas ury has recommended that the Portland appropriation for public buildings for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, be increased to $850,000. his previous rec- DAI I A9 IWFIM ATTAPK QUIT 1 $425,000, is ... ... vwi tamed no guns that were not built more than 20 years ago. It points out that tne mountainous district to the west of Erzerum makes possible effect lve opposition by the Turks to pur suing Russians. The Tageblatt thinks the political re sults may be more important than the military consequences. It believes the effect on the military situation will not be great, as the fortress can servo the Russians for only unimportant local operations. ommendation having been the first sign of hope to a waiting city that the beginning of work on the new postoffice is actually near at hand. Reading Between the lines of the lor mal recommendation, it carries an orn cial intimation that worK not only will start soon, but that the postoffice build ing itself may be completed and ready for equipment by June 30. 1917, One million dollars has been appro priated by Congress for the postoffice. Of this amount the supervising archl tect at Portland has apportioned $850, 000 for the building and $150,000 for equipment and furnishing. It is the custom for Congress to make such ap To Correct Impression Over Polk County Statement Is Signed. DALLAS. Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) Five members of the Dallas City Coun cil in a signed statement today an nounced the injunction suit- recently commenced to test the right of the County Court to levy taxes within the City of Dallas to raise funds with which to aid in the construction of the inter- county bridge at West Salem. In the statement it is said that the PPTlflrt hna kOr.n 1 r-ll 1 ;j t ail mtnw tia propriatlons available according to the COUnty that Dallas, as a municipal cor- Juno and cost $60,000. Japanese Want VchucIs Built. A firm of Japanese vessel owners located at Kobe were heard from yes terday in a request that a Portland firm bid on four modern carriers, all steamers, one of 3000 to -1000 tons, the next to be from 4000 to 5000 tons, the third from 6000 to 7000 tons, and the fourth from 8000 to 10,000 tons. It was promised that if plants here would undertake to construct the ships a rep resentative of the company would be ordered here at once to confer with builders. The information was "Conveyed to Bert C. Ball, president of the Willam ette Iron & Steel Works, who may be ln a position shortly to handle such work. It has been known for some time that the Willamette Iron & Steel Works was interested in having an independent plant established on the river where steel could be assembled for the construction of hulls of steam ers, the preference being that another concern handle that part of contracts. while the Willamette interests would Mr. build machinery and boilers. St. Helens Plant Won't Change. An effort was made to. have the St. Helens Shipbuilding Company join ln such a departure, enlarging the St. Helens plant and installing additional machinery, as at present only wooden vessels are built there. The St. Helens corporation preferred to continue wooden construction, though strong pressure was brought to bear, as was published In The Oregonian, December 4, 1915. Now the plan Is for the Willamette Iron & Steel Works, the plant which Is at the foot of Seventeenth street, to join with the Northwest Steel Company, located at the foot of Sheridan street, in a shipyard Fiorn was blowing constantly this afternoon and the fog became thicker. ABERDEEN. Wash., Feb. 18. (Special.) The schooner Ariel. 64 days from Sydney, expected here shortly to load. Six other windjammers are en route to Grays Harbor, but most or them are not due lor luiiy month yet. Vessels Kntered Yesterday. American steamer F. A. Kilburn, eeneral cargo, from San Francisco and way ports. Vessels Cleared Yesterday. American steamer F. A. Kilburn, general carw. for San Francisco via way ports. Gasoline schooner TlllamooR. general cargo, tor roast ports. CLAIMS BILL MAY PUSS measure: for aid of sherhax COINTV SETTLERS DEPARTURE, Sinnott Has Tabulated Amounts Aggregating 994,6-18 Approved by Committee. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 17. Representative Sinnott having obtained a favorable report on his Sherman County settlers' bill, is hopefuh of procuring its passage through the House when irt the claims calendar is reached. The bill differs radically from previous bills for the settlement of these long-stand' ing claims, in that it specifies the amount to be paid to. each individual whose claim has been approved by the Interior Department and by the claims committee of the House. Only claims amounts recommended for expenditure by the Secretary of the Treasury, by providing revenue against the amounts to be so expended. Lewis P. Hobart, the ban Francisco architect who drew up the plans for the Postoffice building, is now at Wash ington talking it over with the super vising architect. Inasmuch as Secre tary McAdoo has raised his estimate of the amount that can be profitably ex pended from $425,000, as reported a few days ago, to $850,000, the exact amount apportioned to the building, it looks as if the supervising architect had de cided the whole building can be com pleted within the coming fiscal year. SHERIDAN APPEAL HEARD poration, was behind the injunction suit in order to avoid paying its just proportion of the cost of the Salem bridge, and it was to correct this that the statement was made. Responsibil ity for the suit is entirely shifted to the individual plaintiff. The injunc tion was denied by Judge Belt, who holds that a city could not exempt it self from liability for its proportion of taxes for the construction of inter- county bridges. MISSIONARIES ARE PRAISED rSOON "FLASHES" ARE SEEN Arguments Made in Behalf of Con victed Kosebnrg Banker. ROSEBURG. Or.. Feb. 1 8. (Special.) Arguments in the appealed case of T. R. Sheridan, a former Roseburg banker, who was convicted in the Fed eral Court at Portland some time ago on two charges 0 abstracting funds from a National, banking association, were heard before the Court of Ap peals at San Francisco today, accord ing to word received by local attorneys. It was asserted by the prosecution at the time of Mr. Sheridan's trial In Portland that he withdrew the funds of David Hull, of Roseburg, and Mrs. T ...n.--, fi-nrv. honlf nf whlih he was president and applied the FRIENDLY SUIT IS CLOSED money to nis personal use. ne is unuer sentence to serve five vears at McNeil's Island. Prior to his arrest Mr. Sheri- Record Made for Sale of Kpiscopal dan was one of the most prominent , . hanker in Oregon. School Property. Phenomenon Due to Clouds or Hu midity in Upper Air Strata. If you happened to notice the moon. either last night or the night before, when it was appearing above the horizon, and saw gleams of light that seemed to-break from the moon and vanish in indefinite lines and angles. you were not mistaken. This is not unnatural phenomenon. Several Portland moongazers no ticed the frequent "moon flashes," and inquiry shows the phenomenon due either to the formation of filmy clouds on the horizon, invisible to the naked eye, yet of sufficient density to ob scure the moon ever so slightly; or to the increase of humidity in the upper strata of air, inducing refraction of the (noons light. Silver Jubilee- of Christian Institu tion Celebrated Willi Talks on Work In Orient and Exten sive Musical Protrrunime. Educated Chinese students who back to China without realizing the fullness of Christianity are a nulsanrn to the Chinese government, said Kcv. Leo Tong at tho silver jubileo of tho Chinese Christian Mission, celebrated yesterday and last nlRht at the East Side Christian Church. "The trouble with most of our young men who are educated in America in that they go back to China without tho love of God in their hearts. Th-v enter tho civil service and become grafters. You cannot make a Chinese a citizen by writing him out a citizenship paper; that will not make him loyal. Von must teach him. He must learn r.nn lish, learn about government, and niosl. of all, learn Christianity. I am glad to see women teaching and working In America. You do not find that ln China. Our women do not get out and teach the. foreigners. Thc have no ambition. Hut the missionaries are changing China. For myself I am glad for everything I have learned In America. What I am the Chinese, Mis sion has made me." An interesting description of the life of the Orientals and the methods of educating and Christianiziim I hein was given by Mrs. A A. Kcllms. l.oule Dip, h Chinese student, told of "Wli.it the Mission Means to Me," praising tho work and expressing gratitude for the benefits of American civilization .'iiui Christianity. Law Mar, another stu dent, sang. Several numbers were sung by the Woodlawn choir, comprising lis boys and girls. Key. L. A. MelllnRcr. of tlv V oo.l- lawn Church, talked on missionary work in general, and said that " ilh alf due respect to tho luynicn's mission ary movement, most of our missiona ry enthusiasm is mere sentiment, and wi1 are indifferent to the field at our feet." Twenty-six Chinese boys from the mission and their dozen teachers sang a hymn at the. close of the service. In the afternoon Mrs. H. L. Dunn, Mrs. W. L. Mellincer and Mrs. L. D. ilriilmin spoke. The East Side Young People's Society prr,vided tho music. w ho th n,Dft so approved have been incorporated in sideration some time and have nego- "1". ' " k-,, 1 tiated with the Northwest Steel Com pany, but nothing definite has been done," said Mr. Ball yesterday. "Nego tiations may be terminated next week It is not settled where the yard would be located, but. In all probability, as the Northwest fateel Company has ground space south of the plant, it would be established there. Joseph R. Bowles, president of the Northwest Steel Company, is in San Francisco, according to Walter B. Beebe, vice-president of the company, who said last night that negotiations had not been closed. ASTORIA STOP OPPOSED MR. BURKE BACKS BILL TO REPEAL ANTIQUATED MEASURES. Plan of Having Only One Cimtom Home, A'ecesaltating Registration at Aatorla, Is Assailed. Tide at Arttoita iSaturdar. HlEh. - Ixw. 1:2 A. M T.S feet!7:-12 A. M 2.2 feet 1:05 P. M S.4 feeti7:51 p. it., ...0.1 foot Vessels bound to or from Portland should not be compelled, as at present, to stop at Astoria to file ship's papers unless they have business there in the way of passengers or Cargo. That is the vierw of Collector of Cus toms Burke, and the reason he assigns for - supporting a measure now before Congress, introduced by Kepresenta tive McArthur, which has for its object the repeal of three antiquated statutes, which make it incumbent on masters of vessels entering or leaving the river to file a copy of their manifest at the Astoria Customs-house. In connection with statements cred ited to Frank Patton. of the Port of Astoria Commission, as published in a report of Wednesday s proceedings of that body, that there should be only one custom-house In the Oregon dis trict and that located at Astoria, Col lector Burke has issued a communica tion, copies of which have been given the press and forwarded to commercial bodies here and at Astoria. Collector Burke says: 'Equally absurd is the idea of hav ing only one custom-house in the Ore gon district and locating that at the mouth of the river. Viewed exclu sively in the interest of Columbia River commerce the bills now before Con gress itnended to relieve the Columbia River boats from the unnecessary de lays mentioned, should have the hearty Support, in my judgment, of both Port and and Astoria." Major Jewett in Charge of District. Under orders from the War Depart ment, reaching here yesterday. Major Henry C. Jewett, Corps of Engineers. U. S. A., who was assigned to Portland as military assistant to Colonel Mc Klnstry, reporting in March, 1915, will priation of $94,648. Thebill provides '"win! for the payment of the claims: Harry Hill, $1235; Hiram B. Powell, de- l.ceased, $2000: Otis B. Messlnger, $2000, David w. Hutr, deceased, J14-10: Eliza J. Powell, 512U5; Luther B. Hill, $S00; Alva B. Craft. $1290; Benjamin E. Dougherty, $16U0; Theron S. Hill, deceased, $2000; James H. Clements, $1300; Absalom B. Allison, $1S75; Edsar Lewis, $llso; Kliza- beth A. Bates, $las.": Lena Wegener, J12.SO; kuius ri. K.ing, cnaries k.. Huff, $1iW0; Grace T. Hill, $1625; John B. Coon, $1420.41; Merit F. S. Henton, $1500; Robert U Allison, $ihis; ciarK E. Brown. K1515; Reuben D. Allison. $1430; Adolph Perrault, $2U00; Lester A. Heath, $18:JU; Warren D. Marshall, $15)70; Anastalle Perrault, $14(10 John Willet, 110; John W. -Willis. $800; Diedrich Patjens. deceased, $S50; Ellen E McLeod. now Ellen E. Somer, $S0O; George SI. Simpson, $800; Henry Nachand. ssoo: Casclous W. Falrchild, $833; Frank Wat- kins, deceased. $5tH; William Daugherty, deceased, $10:29; Alice M. Coats, deceased, $570; Thomas J. Farra. deceased, $1700; Edgar G. Messlnger, $1760; Louisa M. Clem ents, jiooo; George u. Clements, sieu.i; William Krusow. $1899.72; Thomas F. Cochran. $300; George Meader, $2000; Will. lam H. Andrews, $2uu0; Charlie W. Barzee, $ltfOO; Joel H. Reed, deceased, $1370; John O. Powell. $1400; Abraham C. Huff. $1400; John D. Wilcox. $1200; Eugene W. GarlicK $1400: Goodrich D. Boardman, $700; Elisha T. vallandlngham. $1080: Frank A. Sayrs. $1900; Wlliiam S. Powell, as transferee of Georee W. Mark. $l.)!Mi Thomas Macken, $1120; Jamee Macken, $1200; Joel M. Powell, deceased, J20"o; Leon V. Moore, sin4u; r Tea Kriijow. $:255; TTriah Serviss, $2000; Alex ander Scott $1350; Thomas Walsh, deceased. $480: johan Janssen, i3.o; rcimer f. neatn. $1000: John Fulton. $1200- Carl Peetz. $2000; John W. Messlnger, $2000. The bill also contains the following provisos: 'That no agent, attorney, firm of at torneys, or any persons engaged here' tofore or hereafter in preparing, pre senting, or prosecuting this claim shall directly or indirectly, receive or re tain for such service in preparing, pre senting, or prosecuting such claim, or for any a,ct whatsoever In connection therewith an amount greater than-5 per centum of the amount allowed under this bill to the person for whom he has acted as agent or attorney. "That no purchaser or assignee of the claims of any of the said claim ants shalf receive therefore a greater amount than was paid to the claimant for his assignment." 1-411 I lO rl IIO nOOnorO . I rT irienaiy suit orougnt Dy toisnop UHLLHO bLUD UffUOLO HOI Walter T. Sumner, of the Episcopal IMsneiising With Services of Road- master Leads to Objection. ASTORIA DEBATERS WIN Church, for the purpose of making record of the consent of all parties concerned -to the diversion of the trust fund of the Bishop Scott Academy to other church purposes and the sale of the 100 acres of property in Yamhill DALLAS, Or., ' Feb. 18. (Special.) I County, was consummated yesterday The Dallas Commercial Club held its I when Circuit Judge Gatens signed the first regular monthly dinner at the- decree. Hotel Gail in this city last evening. The suit was filed Wednesday, and The club went on record as being op- the same day the answer was tiled con- posed to the County Court dispensing senting to the decree asked. The ac withthe services of a roadmaster. At tion was brought against heirs of the the last meeting of the Commissioners, donors of the original property at J. Waldo Finn, roadmaster, was re- Eighteenth and Everett streets to the lieved from duty. This action was not ! academy. The school was losing money due to any objection to Mr. Finn, but heavily, ana had been discontinued. merely because the County Court de sire,l to cut down the oneratinc- ex- penses of the county government. MOOSE ARE UN IN STRUCT ED unon Dublicitv and promotion to pre pare a list of the achievements of the lowans. However, Will Be E.xpectetl local organization since its institution five years ago. to Support Roosevelt. ORCHESTRA HEARD BY 1700 Rehearsal Snid to Promise Treat for Tomorrow. Seventeen hundred students from Jefferson High School, St. Mary's Academy and grade school orchestras attended the rehearsal yesterday morning at the Heilig Theater of the programme that will be performed by the Portland Symphony Orchestra to morrow afternoon. The behavior of the children was excellent, and a marked lesson ln etiquette to older people. There was no talking or whispering. The fine rendition of the music, espe cially of the Haydn symphony, "Fare well," was listened to with close at tention. Harold Bayly was conductor. The music treat for tomorrow is a first-class one. Tillamook High School Team Beaten on Military Topic. Is ASTORIA, Or.; Feb. 18. (Special.) The Astoria High School debating team defeated the Tillamook High School team tonight by a vote of two to one. The question discussed was "Resolved. That the United States should adopt the essential features of the Swiss system of military training and serv ices." The Astoria team consisting of Miss es Agnes Lahti and Ethel Jacobsen, supported the affirmative. JAPANESE BUY- IN ISLANDS Negotiations for More Holdings in Philippines Under Way. MANILA. Feb. 18. Japanese, inter ests are negotiating for the purchase from an American lumber company of its mills and business In the Philip pine Islands for $1,000,000. Increased activity has been 'mani fested by Japanese capitalists in bid ding for insular properties. They re cently bought sugar-producing prop erty formerly belonging to the Domini can monks at Calamba, to the south of Laguna de Bay, island of Luzon, and they are at present considering the purchase of several large sugar plantations with mills and cqiupment. DICS MOINES. la., Feb. 18. Iowa Progressives will send an uninstructed delegation to the National convention of the party in Chicago June 7. This was the decision of the State Central Committee late today. It was the opinion of the committeemen and other third party men who met with them that the delegates will have no thought of supporting any other man for the Presidential nomination than Theodore Roosevelt, however. A state ticket will bo brought out through the ordinary channels of the primary. BOY POLICE TO HAVE BANO Increase in Number of Members I Also Planned at Meeting. Plans fi recruiting the I'oitlari'l junior police to at least 50 members were taken up last night at the regu lar Friday night meeting of the or ganization at. room -'.'12 Chamber of Commerce building. A move to organ ize a band of 20 pieces was put under way. A leader will bo chosen at once. F. II. Haas, chief, presided. Other officers present were A. Bertram, first captain; John Wolf, first sergeant, and Chauncey Hoi'mann, second sergeant. About 20 members attended. H. II. Moore, of the Oregon Social Hygiene Society, addressed the meet ing, after which the boys attended tho liaker Theater, having been invited by Manager Seaman. OREGON STUDENTS IN LEAD Greater Number of Grammar S himl Graduates Kntcr High School-:. Kducatiou was characterized as the safeguard of the. commonwealth by I'. L. Campbell, president of l'nivei- sity of Orepoii. in his address at Teinplo Beth Israel last night on tho sul- jeet "Education of a Democracy." He declared that education was also of impottani-e. for the production of wealth and for tho enjoyment ot the best kind of life. "On an average 2 r, per cent of Ihe students finishing grammar glades take up high school work, sunt President Campbell, "but In Oregon SO per cent of the students take up high school work. In Portland the percentage Is To and in Eugene labt year it wns 117'.-." STRONG BAKER MAN DIES William. Puttcri-on Succumb Short Illness. to BAKE II. Or., Feb. IS. (Special. 1 William Patterson, known as "th county s strongest man. riled at his home hero after a six days' Illness with diabetes. Ho was aii years old und had lived in tho county "1 years, in late years being a stockraiser. Whet in health he was known to lift a. tilled barrel of whisky oa the bar. A year ago lie weighed St'.O pounds, but lost 100 pounds before Ills death. He was an Elk and Is survived by willow, one son, two sisters and three brothers, two of whom, Edward anil Henry, reside in Portland. JiUmber Town Is Improving. ELMA, Wash.. Feb. 18. (Special.) The Vance Lumber Company at Malone has moved from their old headquarters into the new buildings just completed The postoffice also has been moved into the new community building. Ten new residences were started yesterday and will be built bungalow style, ln accordance with other buildings of Ma lone. Malone is credited with being one of the prettiest mill towns in the state. SALEM URGES NAVAL BASE Commercial Club Backs Move for 'Prompt and Adequate Action." SALEM, Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) 'Prompt and adequate action" for es- Schafer Camp in Full Operation. ELMA. Wash.. Feb. 18. (Special.) The Schafer Bros, logging camps are now in full operation with a crew of 80 men, and will place 20 more to work within the next few days. They will start logging with one of the largest donkey engines in the county at their present location, where they have logs to last for the next three years without moving their camp. Farther back they have timber to last for the next seven years. Maytown Mills Have Many Orders. CHEHALIS. Wash., Feb. 18. (Spe cial.) The sawmill of the Maytown Lumber Company at Maytown, on the Milwaukee road north of this city, has been overhauled and put in first-class shape for business. The number of employes has recently been increased. The company has an abundance of orders and a. prosperous season is anticipated. Read The Oregonian's Classified Ads, Canadian Competition Mel. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. IX. The transcontinental railroads auuounrcd today that through fares from Alaska points to tho East via Seattlo had been reduced approximately $11 to meet tlio competition of the Grand Trunk Paci fic, which has been making lower fares to eastern points in tho I'nilcd Slates via Prince Rupert, H. C. The railroaos and Alaska steamship lines agreed to absorb the reduction proportionately. Church Society to l'nlerlain. The young people's society of tin-. Norwegian Danish Methodist Clini' h, corner of Vancouver and Skldmore ave nues, will give a basket social ai tin- church tonight. A musical and liter ary entertainment will follow fie award of the baskets. All friends and members arc invited. , Tho young women are to provide the lia.-kil lunches. Kit gene Seeks Coos Trade. EUGENE, Or., Feb. IS. (Special.) J. O. Holt, manager of the Eugene Fruit Growers' Association, left to. lay for Marshfield and Coos Hay to ar range for tho introduction of products manufactured in the associations can nery hero at the. time of the opening of the Willamette. Pacific railroad be tween Eugene and Marshfielil. Portlantl Man Jrouned. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) John F. Carney, an employe of the Big Creek Logging Company af Knappa, was drowned today while, booming logs. The body was recovered. Carney was 31 years old., and his home was in Port land. ' i