Morning Oregonian., March 02, 1916, Page 18, Image 18

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TIT 13 JfORXIXfr OHEGOXIAX, TITTJItSDAY, MARCH 2, 1!)1G. "
GAR NEED GROWS;
RAILROAD BLAMED
Public Service Commission
Writes Southern Pacific
Requesting Action.
EARLY WARNING IS CITED
2s. J. Stiller Says Company's Atten
tion Was Called to Threatened
Shortage Last October, but
That Oregon Was Neglected.
"Lumber manufacturers and mer
chants on the lines of the Southern
Pacific In Western Oregon are con
fronted -with the worBt car shortage in
their history," said Frank J. Miller, a
member of the Oregon Public Service
Commission, last night.
"The Southern Pacitic Is short fully
1000 cars, and apparently is doing noth
ing to relieve the situation. As a re
sult the lumber industry is becoming
paralyzed; many mills are forced to run
short shifts, others are losing business
'rvery day, and some actually have been
Torced to turn their orders over to
competitors in the state of Washington
to accommodate their patrons.
"We have appealed to the Southern
Pacific officials direct. We have ap
pealed to the Interstate Commerce
'ommission. and have done everything
in our power to induce the Southern
Pacific to furnish the equipment that
we need in this state, but without
results."
After a long series of mail and tele
graphic communications with the
Southern Pacific officials at San Fran
cisco, Mr. Miller, acting for the Com
mission, yesterday addressed a letter
to D. W. Campbell, assistant general
manager, setting forth his views on the
subject.
Mr. Campbell nominally has his of
fice in Portland, but actually does his
business in San Francisco. Mr. Miller
alls attention to this fact, and ven
tures the assertion that the absence
from tho state of all officials with ex
ecutive authority may be responsible
for the present difficulties confronting
the shippers of Oregon.
Situation Set Forth.
His letter to Mr. Campbell, in full.
Is as follows:
"We are in receipt of your telegram
jriving us your personal assurance that
no discrimination in the delivery of
cars for Oregon loading isor will be
practiced by the Southern Pacific
Company. In the light of the past
tinder your immediate supervision we
have no reason to doubt your state
ment, and yet we fear you are not thor
oughly conversant with all the present
conditions.
"When you were in Oregon the ship
pers had someone with authority to
act to whom they could appeal, and
one who was acquainted with the de
tails of the situation. Now it is en
tirely different. There is no executive
officer with power to act nearer than
San Francisco, and because of this dis
tance explanations are necessarily
meager, details of each situation not
readily available and the seriousness
of our case minimized.
"Complaints do not seem to be judi
ciously handled, local officials burdened
with a mulitude of operating troubles
cannot or will not act, and much de
lay and dissatisfaction is caused by
referring every important matter to
San Francisco. With practically 1200
Tulles of operated railroad in this state,
your company seems to give but mi-
iivr cuusiocration to tnese properties
and the well-being of your patrons.
No Special Effort Made.
"Take the present car shortage as
an instance. For the past six months
there has been more or less of a. short
age, and to well-informed persons it
was apparent that so soon as Spring
opened this condition would be accen
tuated, and, so far as our information
goes, no special effort has been made
to prevent tho condition now existing.
Cars have been moving eastward and
held at Atlantic and Gulf Coast points,
serving as warehouses, and the West
has been practically drained of closed
equipment.
"San Francisco and Seattle, being
Coast points where arge quantities of
munitions and supplies are received for
trans-Pacific shipment, and being in
stronger competitive territory, it is
but natural that cars are loaded back
from the vicinity of those ports and
not sent into Oregon. As you know,
forest products are among our great
est resources, and lumbering one of
the most Important, if not the greatest,
industry in the state.
"After a long season of stagnation,
extending over several years, condi
tions in the lumber industry began
improving. Old established mills re
sumed operations, and new mills were
building. Prices for lumber increased,
the demand became greater, and Indi
cations were promising for the future.
Then transportation facilities became
Inadequate to handle the business. Now
many mills are threatened with fail
ure, and instead of a maximum of capa
city, small shifts and short hours are
the rule, and this condition is delay
ing the opening of other mills.
Oregon Need Greatest.
"The order files of your company do
riot disclose tho true situation because
mills aro not placing orders for ad
ditional cars for the reason that orders
now on file remain unfilled, and we be
lieve the demand would more than
double if cars were available. Instead
of decreasing, the shortage is increas
ing, and information in our possession
tends to show that this shortage is
much more accute in Oregon than In
either California or Washington. Other
industries besides lumbering must suf
fer unless this situation can be relieved.
"Prompt delivery is the key to the
lumber industry, and unless reasonably
quick transportation can be had ten
ders will be refused and present orders
canceled. Reports come to us that some
Oregon mills are placing orders with
their competitors in Washington in
order to retain their custom and obtain
more expeditious service.
"Complaint also reaches us of the
manner in which car distribution is
handled in this territory, there being
no separate bureau for this purpose
the distribution being made by a clerk
in the train dispatchers office. We be
lieve a separate bureau. handled
through the superintendent's office or
in tome other adequate manner, would
give better results and prevent much
dissatisfaction.
"The future industrial prosperity of
Oregon is largely in the hands of the
Southern Pacitic Company, and we trust
that no stone will be left unturned to
bring about the most favorable con
ditions possible.
Shortage "Va Foreseen.
Mr. Miller said that the present
shortage was anticipated by him and
by other members of tho Commission
as early as last October. At that time
he was in San Francisco on other
business, and called on the Southern
Pacific officials for the purpose of re
questing them to provide adequate
equipment to handle the Oregon busi
ness. Ho predicted a serious shortage
this Spring unless prompt action was
taken. The Southern Pacific promised
to take care of the situation, he said.
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Sirs. Kliaabetn Oirens, 3Iary K. Oitcdr and J 11. Unndore, Prealdent Rose Festival
When business In the lumber trade1
began to revive a few months ago the
threatened shortage become real.
On February 13 the Commission re
ceived .a telegraphic complaint from
the Ewauna Box Company, of Klamath
Falls. It said.
"Is there a car shortage now, and
is there no way to compel Southern
Pacific Company to furnish us box
cars in which to ship box shooks? Out
of 12 cars last week seven were stocks,
and are unable to secure empties. Will
you help usV"
The Commission promptly laid the
complaint before the Southern Pacific
officials at San Francisco.
W. It. Scott, vice-president of the
company, replied to the effect that the
shortage was due to the fact that
thousands of cars were tied up at
Gulf and Atlantic terminals loaded
with export freight awaiting steamers.
On receipt of this information tho
Commission telegraphed the Public
Service Commissios in Texas and
Louisiana to verify the Southern Pa
cific statements.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
also was appealed to.
The Louisiana and Texas commis
sions confirmed the reports of the
Southern Pacific that hundreds of cars
were held there ready for unloading.
The Interstate Commission gave prompt
reply to the telegram, asking for the
names of the carriers that were unable
to furnish equipment, and promising
to take the question up with the car
riers of the East and the Middle West
and with the American Railway Asso
ciation. Again an appeal was made to Vice
President Scott. Mr. Miller sent him
the following personal letter:
"Dear Sir: As you are fully aware,
the lumber industry of this state has
been in a badly demoralized condition.
After a period of stagnation the mills
are just now resuming business.
"The serious car shortage and its ac
companying damage to this industry, as
well as to other industries of the state,
will be most keenly felt. Therefore,
this Commission will look to you to
put forth every effort to relieve the
oppressing situation."
About this time the commission re
quested F. L. Burckhalter, superintend
ent of the Oregon division of the South
ern Pacific, to submit daily reports of
the car movements, giving the number
of empty cars received, the number on
hand and the number loaded each day.
Mr. Burckhalter was prompt to respond
to this request, furnishing complete
reports every day, and is still doing so.
Shortage Groin Worse.
These reports show a constantly In
creasing shortage from February 18.
when the first report was made, until
the present time. While the shortage
fluctuates from day to day. it is grow
ing more acute right along, according
to the commission's analysis of Mr.
Burckhalter's report.
To offset this situation, said Com
missioner Miller, virtually no relief is
coming from the Southern Pacific lines
in California. The receipt of empty
equipment at Ashland is only normal,
he says:
In an effort to learn what the sit
uation was in both Washington and
California the Commission telegraphed
to the Commissions of both those states.
The Washington Commission replied in
part in the following language:
"There is no real shortage of cars in
our territory at this time, with the
exception of some isolated spots where
the shortage is due to weather condi
tions." The Washington Commission ex
plained that there had been a heavy
movement of wheat from Eastern
Washington to Atlantic seaboard for
export, but that this movement was
largely offset by the receipt of war
munitions and other export commodities
at Seattle and Tacoma.
The California Commission gave this
reply:
"No complaints of car shortage dur
ing last few months." was the tele
gram f'om Sacramento.
The activities of the commission at
tracted the attention of the Southern
Pacific officials at San Francisco, and
on iebruary 2S E. V . Campbell, as
sistant general manager at San Fran
Cisco, telegraphed the commission as
follows:
"Understand your body dealing with
car situation in Oregon in general. In
the general course of business wo have
closed and open equipment moving into
Oregon, which territory we supply in
the same manner and upon the same
general basis as the rest of our terri
tory, apportioning equipment in man
ner responsive to demands so rar a
supply available will permit. Will you
please accept my assurance that no dis
crimination against Oregon is or will
be practiced?
This telegram brought forth Mr
Miller's letter heretofore quoted.
FAME OF PORTLAND'S ROSE FESTIVAL ON LONG WALK.
rose in Pocaa qrowr
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JUNE 7-8-9 ISIS
HIKERS START TRIP
From Portland to Portland,
Me., 4000 Miles, Is Plan.
FESTIVAL SLOGAN CARRIED
For "ext 4 Months Joseph Owens,
60, and Family AVill Appear, In
Vaudeville Along Route to Be
Traveled to Atlantic Coast.
'We're on the hike from Portland,
Or., 4000 miles, to Portland. Me," reads
the banner carried by Joseph Owens,
agec". 60, and his son, John S. Owens,
when at the head of the Owens family
of well-known hikers they departed on
their long journey on foot across the
continent yesterday morning.
The start was made from The Orego
nian office. Mrs. Elizabeth Owens.
aged 58 years, who looks years younger.
with her two daughters, Isabelle, aged
20, and Mary, aged 13, make up the
party.
For the next four months the mem
bers of the family will appear in vaude
ville in cities and towns along the route
they will travel. The banner they carry
was presented to them just as they
left Portland by J. H. Dundore. presi
dent of the Rose Festival, and S. C
Bratton. chairman of the publicity
committee of the 1916 fiesta.
. 1016 Slogan Carried.
The banner carries the 1916 slogan
of the Festival. "For you a rose in
Portland grows," and the dates of the
June celebration. June 7. 8 and 9. Mr.
Owens already has arranged for a large
number of engagements in vaudeville
houses and motion picture theaters be
tween Portland and Butte. Mont.
Leaving Portland yesterday, the fam
ily will hike over the Pacific Highway
to Tacoma and Seattle and then fol
low the traveled highways through
Washington. Idaho, Montana, North
Dakota. Minnesota. Wisconsin. Illinois.
Indiana. Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,
Vermont, New Hampshire and into
Maine.
Mr. Owens -plans to reach Portland.
Me., by Thanksgiving day, 1916. He
carries letters of introduction from
Mayor Albee and John Clark, Chief of
Police.
Trip Started via Paget Sound.
It will require about a week between
Portland and Tacoma and three days
from Tacoma to Seattle. From Seattle
the party will walk to Spokane, follow
ing the Northern Pacific tracks through
the Palmer cut-off over the Cascades
and into Spokane.
"We have been walking all our life."
Mr. Owens told President Dundore, just
as they left The Oregonian office, "and
it is no trick to hike to Portland.
Me. We have enjoyed our visit in
Portland and shall be glad to boost for
your rosea and Rose Festival and the
Columbia River Highway.
The Owens are an English family of
hikers and have made frequent trips In
the United States and foreign lands.
TONGS AGREE TO PEACE
Contiru3 From First Par.)
made in dollar terms, according to long
established precedent in Chinese tons'
wars.
Peace Makers Celebrate.
The peace commissioners assembled
at the Kim Sun Low restaurant, Sec
ond and Pine streets, last night and
celebrated their triumphant interven
tion with a. modest banquet. Among- the
guests of the evening were Wong Quok
Lev, president of the peace association
of San Francisco, and Xg Hok Tun,
president of the Seattle Peace Society.
If the treaty impels a keeping of the
faith, the long drawn-out struggle of
the Bins Kong and Hop Sing tongs
is at a close. Its last flare cost four
lives, two of them within the past fort
nigrht in this city.
The peace treaty will be posted at
the Second and Oak-streets bulletin
wall early today.
Marine Notes.
In the Parr-MoCormirk Frvt-e tb steamer
Zchal'.-m arrived Iruiu an Francisco jts-
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terday with 600 tons of cement and the. San
Ramon and Johan Poulaen also reported
with, full loads of general merchandise.
That a north wind and feezing tempera
tures had closed the channel on Lake
Coeur d' Alene was news received yesterday
by "Captain" Budd, of the O.-W. R. 4k N".
lines, the conditions being- such that the
steamer Harrison, hlch resumed the lake
transfer service Monday, after lying idle
since December 31, had been again tied up.
Major Henry C. Jewett, Corps of En
gineers, U. S. A., spent his first day yester
day as commanding officer- of the Second
Portland District, in charge of the import
ant developments in the Willamette and Co
lumbia Rivers, the responsibilities having
been transferred to him Tuesday by Colonel
Potter, division engineer, who also remains
in charge of the First Portland District
until tbe return of Major Williams.
Her oil cargo being discharged, the tanker
Washtenaw leaves Willbrldge early this
morning on her return to San Francisco.
Loaded with freight and with a number
of passengers, the steamer Roanoke got
away last night for Kan Francisco on the
last trip she will make from Portland for
a few months, she being chartered to ply
between San Francisco and Central Amer
ica for a time. The steamers Breakwater
and F. A. Kilburn are to maintain the serv
ice from Portland in that line, touching all
Important ports as far as San Diego.
Kntering the river yesterday from Vladi
vostok, under charter to the British Ad
miralty, to load ties tor England, the Brit
ish steamer St. Veronica was reported or
dered to St. Helens instead of West port.
She was to have gone to the latter point,
but as other vessels are loading there, it
was decided to first take on material ready
at St. Helens, finishing at Westport.
It is expected the steamer Tempie K. Dorr
will complete her lumber cargo at Rainier
so as to sail tonight for California.
Aboard a barge in tow of the launch
Beaver, that arrived from the Cowlitz River
yesterday afternoon, were BOO boxes of smelt,
itegular steamers are handling smelt ship
ments and the run in the Cowlitz, white
regarded as late, is said to be large.
That the Norwegian ship Xordsee, which
reached Queenstown after a rattling run of
107 days, had been ordered to Dublin and
arrived there February 28. was news pouted
on the Merchants Exchange board yester
day. It is open season for snags on the river
and Harbormaster Speier and his crew have
rounded up a rrumter during the past few
days. The Port of Portland tug Wenonah
towed half a dozen unwieldy logs from the
Stark-street landing yesterday, which ere
gathered by the harbor patrol family.
Leaving San Francisco yesterday with a
full cargo of merchandise, the steamer
W a pa ma. Captain Fo.ldat, is to be given
such dispatch here that she will sail on the
return Monday, golr.g as far as San Diego.
Xews From Xortliwest Ports.
ASTORIA. Or.. March 1. f Special.) The
strarn schooners Johan Poulsen and San
Ramon arrived during the nigbt from San
Francisco with, freight for Astoria anu
Portland.
The steam schooner Daisy Gadsby sailed
today for Oakland with a cargo of lumber
from Westport.
Tho steam schooner Daisy Putnam shifted
during the night from Portland to Knapv
ton, where she is to complete her cargo
of lumber. She will sail tonight for ban
Francisco.
The steam schooner Temple E. Dorr ar
rived during the night from ittu Francisoo
and went to Rainier to load lumber.
Bringing freight and passengers ror As
toria and Portland, the uteamer Bear ar
rived this morning from San Francisco ana
San Pedro.
Bids on repairing the disabled schooner
Repeat will be opened tomorrow at the
office of Captain Genereaux, in Portland.
Tne vessel is not injured below the water
line. The steam schooner Nehalera arrived this
morning from San Francisco with freight
for Astoria and Portlarfd.
The British steamer St. Veronica arrived
this morning, 2:: days from Vladivostok,
and went to Westport to loaa ntiiroaa ties
for the British Admiralty. She will also
load ties- at the Hammond mill and Is tu
take 00.000 feet of ties from Pt. Helena.
The steamer will carry about 4,000. 00O feet.
The British bark Holt Hill arrived thia
afternoon from Melbourne and will loaa
grain at Portland.
ABERDEEN", Wash., March 1. fSpeciat.)
Word from the Seattle lessees of the Llnd
strora shipyards here is to the effect that
they are now buying machinery for the Ab
erdeen yards and that the work of remodel
ing these to accommodate the laying of
keels for tw-o vessels each to be -00 feet long,
will start next Monday.
The schooner Fred -J. Wood completed re
pairs at the Lindstrom marine yards here
this morning and proceeded to the E. K.
Wood mill in Hoquiam to load for Nevr
Zealand.
HOQUIAM. Wash., March 1. (Special.)
The steam schooner San Jacinto completed
loading today at the E. K. Wood mill, Ho
quiam, and sailed for San Pedro.
The steam schooner Daisy Freeman com
pleted her cargo at the Anderson Mlddleton
mill. Aberdeen, and sailed for San Fran
cisco. There were no new arrivals today.
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
American steamer Washtenaw, ballast, for
Oleum.
American steamer Roanoke, general cargu.
for Pan Diego via way ponn.
Oasolfne schooner Ahwaneda, general
cargo, for coast ports.
Vessels Kntered Yesterday.
American smer Johan Poulsen, general
cariro. from San Franctuco.
American steamer Washtenaw, cargo ot
oil. i r " r ii rori ci n i.um.
Gasoline twhooucr Patsy, general cargo,
from, Tuiainovk,
VICE PROBE BEGUN;
GIRLS INFORMANTS
Warrants Issued for 10 Men
Following Startling Reve
lations by Children.
INQUIRY IS ONLY STARTED
Sister of Little Irene I lodges, Victim
of Attack, Breaks Down and
Tells Enough to Start Prose
cutor Investigating.
A vice probe, with ramifications Into
every section of the city, was begun
by District Attorney Evans yesterday
following investigation of the criminal
attack on 7-year-old Irene Fenn Hodges
in the Heller Hotel Saturday.
Twelve men are Involved thus far.
warrants being issued for 10 last
night, charging them with contributing
to the delinquency of minor girls. Three
girls, one 14 years old. one 16. and the
other 17. are the informants whose
revelations have led to uncovering of
unsuspected sources of social crime.
But one of the men accused of re
lations with the young girls is in his
minority. He is 19 years old. Two are
married men and two" others are fire
men in the city bureau.
Arthur Dunn Held In Jail.
Arthur Dunn, aged 20, whose brother,
Ben Dunn, was at one time under In
dictment for his relations with a young
girl, is held in the County Jail under
a statutory charge as the result of an
attack on the Hodges girl Saturday.
His alleged victim Is at the County
Hospital in a serious condition. Dr.
George H. Buck reported yesterday that
she was out of danger, but that there
was still a possibility of paralysis.
Investigation into Dunn's case led to
the wholesale crime charges. It was
found that he had been keeping com
pany with 17-year-old Marie Hodges.
She left him alone in a room with her
7-year-old sister when she went on an
errand Saturday, and upon her return
Dunn was gone and her sister was
writhing in pain.
Marie Hodges was faced by Deputy
District Attorney Robinson yesterday.
He saw traces of rouge on her cheeks
and an unnatural tinge of black on her
eyebrows. Her lips were a vivid car
mine. "What have you ever done?" he de
manded. "Nothing,' she answered.
"I'd like you to talk with our physi
cian." the deputy told her. "Your
coloring is not natural and I can't be
lieve that you are well."
Girl Breaka Donn, Telia Story.
The girl at this broke into tears and
told her story. The result was that two
other girls were brought before Juve
nile Judge Cleeton and their stories,
confessed to with many tears, dis
closed the temptations to which young
girls, without the proper home life and
protection, are subjected in some quar
ters. "It's horrible, but we shall see the
matter through to the end." commented
Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens, president of
the Portland Parent-Teachers' Associa
tion, who was present during the after
noon revelations to Judge Cleeton.
"People don't realize what social
workers have to contend with, until the
problem is brought Into their own
homes," she went on. "Conditions such
as are found in the present instance
almost defy solution, but everything
possible will be done. I cannot speak
too strongly against the dissolute men
who have preyed upon the girls who
have been before us today."
In spite of her evident attempt to
enhance natural charms, one of the
girls questioned yesterday proved to be
remarkably pretty.
Scope of Inqniry Extends.
Two firehouses. one printing shop
and the homes of several men were
disclosed yesterday as places to which
the girls had been taken by their
elderly friends. The men accused, with
one exception named, are of the ages
of 21 to 40.
One flagrant Instance, told by a girl
whose name is being withheld by the
Juvenile Court, Is of a trip to Eugene
and Salem that she took in company
with a married man. Presents made
under the guise of friendship, impru
dent invitations accepted and lax pa
rental watchfulness are blamed by the
girls. Their code of morals is a strange
one, nurtured by bad companionship
and the ignorance of youth. All ex
pressed sorrow that the men, some or
whom they had learned to hate, might
suffer imprisonment because of thel
relations.
"I can venture no guess as to the
end of the investigation." commented
District Attorney Evans last nignt. "It
is quite probable that there will be
more implicated than we know of now."
Marconi Wireless Itcports.
(All poi.lt lonH reported at 8 P. M., March
1, lindets oltlerwfoe designated.)
Queen, Seattle tor San Francisco, 10 xnilea
north of Blanco.
Atlas, towing barge J1, Richmond for
Portland, off Yaqulna Head.
Herrin, Port Coata for l.innton, 113 miles
south of the Columbia River.
.Spokane, Alabka ports for Seattle, off
Chatham Point.
Willamette. Grays Harbor for San Fran
cisco. 10 miles south of Crescent City.
Kilburn. Portland tor Coos Bay, barbound
oft Coos Bay.
Oiaivlor. Seattle for Monterey, 270 miles
south of Cape Klattery.
Northern Pacific, Honolulu for Fan Fran
cisco. 815 miles from Hilo, February 29.
Enterprise, Honolulu for Kaji Francisco.
15M miles from tan Francisco. February
Great Northern. Honolulu for Sn Fran
cisco. 7o-'i miles from ban Francisco.
February 2ft.
Kl Serundo. San Francisco for Kahultn.
77 mil- from tan Francisco, February 1.!..
Moffeit. towln barge Kl. Balboa for
Richmond, 7 miles south of Pan Francisco.
Adeline Smith. San Francisco for Coos
Bay. 141 miles north of San Francisco.
Great Northern. Honolulu Tor San Frau
cisco. 4- miles from San Francisco.
Topeka. Eureka for tian Francisco, off
Point Arena.
"ongres. San Francisco for Seattle, tour
miles soutn ot feint Arena.
Grace lollar, Tacoma for San Francisco,
3S miles north of San Francisco.
Wapama. San Frauclsco for Portland. Sri
miles north of Point Reyes.
San Jose, San Francisco for Balboa, 53
miles soul ii ot san Francisco.
Speedwell. Sanu Pedro for San Diego, 27
miles south of San Pedro.
Olllo. San Pedro fos San Iles. 25 miles
south of San Pedro.
Tosemlte, San P'firo for Fan Francisco,
five miles west of Point Vincent.
Breakwater. San Pedro for San Francisco,
17 miles north of Point Afzuello.
Honolulan. New York; for San Pedro, 2 SO
miles soutu of San pearo.
Newport. Balboa for San FranclscoC 1033
mlls south-of San Francisco.
Centralis. Mexico for San Pedro. 620 miles
south of San Pedro.
Schooner Multnomah Damaged.
BRLUXGHAM.'Wash.. March 1. The
two-masted steam schooner Multnomah,
of San Francisco, struck Viti Rocks. 10
miles went of Bellinprham during a tog
afl mWnisht lat nijcht and wan later
beached in Bellingrtiam Bay with two
largo holes stove in her bow. Tha
Multnomah is owned by the McCormicK
Steamship Company.
Tide at AMorii Tbonwlsr.
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Valuable Health Hints
For Our Readers
CATARRH
Just because you hawk and spit and
your nose is wet, cold, red, sore and
a nuisance, don't merely plug it up.
You can't cure catarrh by greasing
your nose. Take S. S. S. regularly
and you will drive catarrhal poisons
out of your blood. The membranes
will soon recover and no longer con
tinue to accumulate the mucous that
gathers and thickens into catarrh.
S. S. S. stimulates the cells of the tis
sues to select from the blood their own
essential nutriment. Rapid recovery
from catarrhal inflamation in the stom
ach, kidney, bladder and all mem
branes is the result.
MALARIA.
Throughout the country, wherever
malaria abounds, are happy. Joyful
Seople to whom S. S. S. has given won
errul help in the treatment of mala
ria after the most sickening torture
Imaginable.
The gaunt complexion of malaria's
Victims, the chiMs and fever, the ma
larial dysentery that seems to defy all
other treatment, the malarial leg, the
enlarged liver, the persistent anemia
where the blood turns to water and
the system wastes away. These are
the conditions that S. S. S. so effectu
ally aslssts in overcoming, by helping
to restore the blood to its natural vigor.
STUBBORN SORES
Sometimes a sore spot becomes indo
lent. The tissues surrounding it lose
tone and are unable to provide suffi
cient nutriment to stop the drain. It
Is then chronic. Just saturate your
blood with S. S. S. This is quickly
accomplished, as S. S. S. is naturally
assimilated the same as milk or any
Other healthful liquid. '
Nature acts with marvelous rapidity
when given the proper assistance, and
8. S. S. so stimulates cellular activity
that the parts surrounding an ulcer se
lect from the blood the materials that
make new tissue. Thus the sore spot
rapidly heals in a natural way.
Local applications for any skin dls
case wlll afford protection from with.
NEW OIL TANKER DUE
Steamer Mills, of California,
Will Arrive Today.
STORAGE STATION READY
Cargo Will Bo Initial One to B
Received for Distribution by
the Shell Company in
Portland Market..
Conveying the initial cargro of fuel
oil the Shell Company, of California,
will distribute in the Portland market,
the tank steamer Mills is due in the
river today from the Bear State. The
company has tankers in service on the
Atlantic and more are under construc
tion in Eastern yards for the Pacific
trade, but, until vessels are available
on this side, the product will be han
dled in chartered tankers.
The Shell Company has completed a
receiving: and storage station on the
Linnton road, and its dock, where tank
ers are to discharge, is located at
Willbrldge, between the dock: of the
Standard Oil Company and the property
of the Portland Gas & Coke Company.
The tanker Mills is owned by the
General Petroleum Company, and, of
late, has been under charter to the
Union Oil Company until taken over by
the Shell interests, which have been
preparing to enter the Portland field
for some time and, with its own ves
sels in operation, it will mean that
this harbor will be reached by four
oil-carrying fleets those of the tSand-
ard Oil Company. Associated Oil Com
pany, Union Oil Company and the
Shell Company.
Fuel oil consumption at Portland and
what is termed tho Oregon territory,
comprising the zone reached from here.
s said to approximate 400,000 barrels a
month, each barrel containing 42 gal
lons. That Is used by deep-water and
inland vessels, railroads, industrial
concerns, heating plants and for simi
lar purposes. Of the total amount of
fuel oil brought to this market, steam
ers of the Associated Oil Company are
estimated to transport close to 70 per
cent of the deliveries, that company
having eight tankers in service on the
Pacific.
Shipments from California are not
confined to fuel oil, as illuminating
oils, gasoline, distillate, lubricating oils
and kindred products are moved as
well. "With railroad lines and virtually
all vessels of size equipped with oil
burners and a majority of the large
plants using the fuel, marked gains in
consumption are not looked for that
might compare with the increases re
corded up to about two years ago.
PORTLAND LEADS IN WHEAT
Amount of Klour Shipped From Here
Lat Month Exceeds Year Ago.
February's wheat shipments from
Portland, foreign and domestic, were
423,344 bushels, and from Puget Sound
they were ol6,J46 bushels. For the sea
son to date the Portland movement hai
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out. but have no medical value. Ec
zema, tetter, acne and all such erup
tive diseases should be treated with
S. S. S.
POISONED BLOOD.
So many different things contribute,
to poison the blood and the effect is
so startling that the sufferer becomes
panic-stricken and is 'd to use harm
ful drugs. If you have any blood-trouble,
get a bottle of S. S. S. and take
according to directions.
Don't take anything else. Poisoned
blood is bad enough without ruining
your bones, joints, teeth and vitals
with minerals. S. S. S. so stimulates
cellular activity that they reject all
poisonous influences and select only
those materials in the blood that make
healthy tissue. This is why its assist
ance toward recovery is so" noticeable
and at times remarkable.
S. S. S. is welcome to the -weakest
stomach and is assimilated just as
readily as the most nutritious food. It
has helped to ctire a host of sufferers.
RHEUMATISM.
In any form of rheumatism give the
blood a good effectual cleansing with
S. S. S.
Use this remedy for three days and
take a hot salt water bath to open the
pores. This relieves the lungs and
kidneys and assists S. S. S. to utilize
the skin as the principal avenue or
elimination.
Avoid salts, calomel and other dras
tic purgatives, as they absorb the mois
ture from the walls and membranes of
the intestines, weaken the muscular
action, produce chronic constipation
and thus stagnate the system with
rheumatic poisons. Get a bottle of
S. S. S. at any drug store. Don't
take a substitute.
S. S. S. is purelv vegetable and In
prepared onlv bv the Swift Specific
Co., 271 Swift Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. Write
for special booklet on any of the dis
eases mentioned and if medical advice
Is wanted, write for that also to ad
dress given above. Both booklet and
medical advice are free.
been 7.037.970 bushels and from Tuget
Sound 4.&31.639 bushels. As compared,
with February, 1915, there was a de
cided falling off, due to scarcity of ton
nage and the unprecedented wheat
movement overland and thence by wa
ter from the Atlantic seaboard.
There was a gain in flour. Febru
ary's total being 83.332 barrels, and a
year ago there were 65,558 barrels
floated. For eipht months of the cereal
season flour shipped from Portland to
tals 631,590 barrels, and for the same
period last season there had been 6-2.-barrel
sent by water.
Lumber shipments last month to do
mestic ports reached 10.429,000 feet and
the offshore movement was 4.239.1 40
feet, the latter valued at $44,076. Tho
foreign movement was made up of 2.
939,757 feet of ties on the British
steamer Greystoke Castle, for Engrland.
and 1,239,140 feet on the steamer Tam
pico, for South American ports. In
February. 1915, the foreign movement
was 2.344.186 feet, and that to domes
tic harbors 13,802.244 feet.
Twin Cities Starts Saturday.
Beginning Saturday night. the
steamer Twin Cities, of The Ialles-Co-lumbia
line, which ceased operating tho.
latter part of 1915, resumes service be
tween Portland and Upper Columbia
River points as far as, Kennewick and
on the SnaKe River to Lewiston. Sho
makes no stops between Portland and
The Dalles except to pick up freight
destined for points beyond The Dalles,
and to deliver freight from the Upper
Columbia when bound down stream.
Will Land is is to represent the com
pany on Taylor-street dock and it Is
understood Charles Steelsmith will take
up the management of the line on his
return from Iowa, where he was sum
moned because of the serious illness
of his father.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. 21 arch 1. Arrived Stram-n
Johun PouUen. .an Ramon and Nelialcm,
from San Francisco; Bear, from San PeJrv
via. Pan Francisco : British steamer St.
Veronica, from Vladivostok, Sailed steamer
Roanoke, for Sau Diego via way ports.
Astoria. March 1. Left up at mldnlcrht.
steamers Temple K. Dorr and Johan poulsen.
Arrived at 2 and left u-j at 4 A. M., stcaraet
yan Ramon, from San Francisco. Arrive!
at 7:".u and left up at 10:15 A. M-. steamer
Nehalem, from San Francisco. A rrived ni
S :;;i A. M. and loft up al 12:40 P. M.,
British steamer 8t. Veronica, from Vladivo
stok. Arrived at S:"a and left up at 10:lv
A. M., steamer Bear, from San Pedro via
San Kranciffo. Sailed at I A. M.. steamer
Lalsy Garisby, for San Pedro. Arrived at
1 il'O P. M.. British bark Holt Hill, from
Melbourne.
isan Francisco. March 1. Sailed at 10 A.
II.. steamer Wapama, for Portland.
Sa n Fed ro, March 1 . A rrl ved St earner
Celllo, from Portland for San Diego via way
ports. Feb. i!9 Arrived Steamer l. -H.
Vance, from the- Columbia River. Sailed
Steamer Breakwater, from Sa.n Diego for
Portland via way port?.
Dublin. Feb. 2S. Arrived Norwegian ship
Nordaee. from Portland.
Astoria. Feb. A rrived at 10 p. M..
steamers Johan Poulsen, from San Fran
cisco; Temple F. Dorr, from S;n Pedro.
h anuria!. Feb. -7. Arrived S'.eamer
Hazel Dollar, from Seattle for Vladivostock.
Sailed Steamer Kamakura Maru, for Se
attle. Hongkong, Feb. l.S. Arrived Steamer
Canada Maru, from Seattle.
San Francisco, March 1. Arrived Steam
ers Rainier, from Port Gamble ; Frank H.
BucTf. from Seattle; T anion Maruc, No. l.
Japanese t, from Japan; Elth, from Balboa.
Sailed Steamer Wapama. for -Portland;
Adeline Smith, for Coos Bay; Congress, for
Seattle; San Jose, for Balboa.
Seattle. March 1. Arrived Steamer Mex
ico Maru t Japanese . from Hongkong; Sa
inaw. Alki. from Soutastoro Alaska. Sailed
Steamers Admiral Shley. for San Fran
cisco; Alaska, for South western Alaska,
12 aw Alcoliol for Irinks Forbidden.
BERLIN", March 1. Owinjr to the
great demand for alcohol for technical
purposes. Dr. von Bethmann-IIollwet;,
the German Imperial Chancellor, today
issued an order prohibiting temporar
ily the usaKe of raw alcohol for drink
Int? purposes.
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