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TTTK MVRVFXCi OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, . APRIL 5, 1916.
IMPORTS
COLLECTED
Managing Director of kosmos
Fleet Learning What Is in
Demand in Valley.
COAL SUPPLY- ASSURED
I-otfsihilitics of Trade Arc to Be
Weighed and Assistance Is Given
Ity Shippers, Who Plan to
lluild Up Business.
Coal from British Columbia will be
pupplied liners of the Kosmos fleet,
w hich are to operate after the war from
Hamburg to the Pacific Coast on the
-ame basis as the fuel is sold to ves
sels on Fuget Sound, and a guarantee
will be executed for Cesar Wehrhahn,
managing director of the line, now
here, if he deems such assurance nec-
Mr. Wehrhahn and Harold H. Ebey.
Pacific Coast agent of the fleet, with
headquarters at San Francisco, spent
yesterday calling on importers. In his
investigations since reaching Portland
Sunday, Mr. Wehrhahn has made it
plain that the exporting- feature is no
longer an issue, since he . realizes that
commodities that will move to Europe
are fully as abundant at Portland as
elsewhere on the North Pacific Coast.
Import Are Brine Investigated.
But what he seeks to establish is the
amount of importing carried on here
and what will probably be the volume
nfter peace ia restored, on which hinges
the resumption of service by the In
terests he represents.
If time is allowed the visitors will
he taken to Oregon City and other lo
calities . where large manufacturing
plants are turning- out commodities
that are classed as exports, while data
and maps have already been supplied
showing the vast territory contiguous
to Portland. These map3 a'o Indicate
in detail just what parts of the basin
are so strongly related to this harbor
that all exports from thoste places must
pass through here and show that the
residents of the distributive region are
dependent, in turn, on certain commod
ities listed among those that will be
drawn from Europe.
Shippers to Be Called On.
With a direct European line in opera
tion, Portlanders interested in the wel
fare and upbuilding of the port will
most strongly importune the importers
to route their shipments direct. The
practice of delivering their shipments
to lines that will deposit them at San
Francisco or Puget' Sound, to be moved
here by railroad or the water route,
is to be frowned on to such an extent
that the system of purchasing through
brokers at other ports will be made
the subject of diligent investigation.
If necessary, it is said, additional
brokerage facilities will be established
here, so there can be no excuse for di
verting business.
Naturally the coming of the Kosmos
fleet hangs on the establishment of
peace, but in advance of that time Mr.
Wehrhahn and associates are concern
ing themselves with prospective trade.
this -a port of call, if not the terminus
of the European fleet, efforts are being
centered on affording them every op
portunity to learn what there is for
fr-hips to carry.
XOIITIIBOUXU KATES ADVANCE
Stui 1'ianeisco & Portland Line Also
Eliminates Marine Insurance.
Northbound rates on steamers of the
'"Big Four" line are to be increased
May 10, according to copies of the new
tariff received here yesterday. With
that information was included news
that the company will depart at the
amc time from its policy of includ
ing1 marine insurance under the future
rates, shippers being expected to pro
tect themselves. The average insur
ance cost is approximately 125 cents a
ton.
Under the new tarifT first-class rates
advance from 40 to 45 cents on each
100 pounds; second-class rates from 35
to 40 cents; third-class, 30 to 35 cents;
fourth-class, 22i to- 30 cents; fifth
class. 16V4 to 20 cents: A, B. C and D
class rates from 16,i to 20 cents, and
class E rates from 13:i to 15 cents.
Important changes in commodity rates
are on canned goods, malt, also beans
and peas, carload lots, from 12 Vs to
3 5 cents; alfalfa meal. 10 to 15 cents;
dried fruit, 15 to 17 cents, and in less
than ear lots, 20 to 25 cents. No changes
have been indicated in southbound
charges.
ALICE A- LEIGH WANTS TARS
His: OraiJt Cargo IxiacIeU and Ship
Waits Turn for Sailors.
Aboard the British ship Alice A.
T.fili ap( nhniii 4ftiin tnnu rtf n'huar f nr
the United Kingrdom, the last Hack hav
jn gone into the-hold at North Bank
dork yesterday, and now Captain Davi
son faces a problem in obtaining -0
men to complete the ship's complement.
The Norwegian bark Musselcrag re
ciuires four men to fill out her crew
and more empty berths are listed
aboard the Norwegian bark Olivebank,
both of which probably will be started
for pea in advance of the departure of
the Alice A. reit?h. The latter paid off
13 sailors last week, grivin them half
of the wagres earned on the run from
X-ublin to Portland, because the new
.seamen's law provides that the .sailors
are entitled to that amount of money
due them. Captain Davison has doubts
that any of the crowd paid off will re
turn aboard, so estimates that he is
fully 20 salts shy. I
The British bark Inversrerrv has five
men in a hospital and a few others suf- 1
! ferine from beri-beri and five others
, left the vessel Monday nipht, so ehe
; will have more to sign on when her
cereal cargo is aboard. She and the
French bark Bossuet are the only
squareriggers remaining" of the grain
fleet yet to receive cargo.
ItASSALO rOH ASTOItIA JtUN
O.-W. Ii. & N. to Overhaul Harvest
' Quceu in. Readiness for Season.
Vart of the Ash-street dock force
was stricken with Spring fever yes
terday when "Captain" Ed Budd or
; dered the steamer i-Iassulo up from the
.yards, for the speedy stern wheeler's
coming- was taken to mean that steps
were actually under way for the 1916
. North Beach season.
."While that is the case in a measure,
the shi f ting- of the llassalo from the
"boneyard" is for the purpose of tak
ing the phice of the Harvest Queen
on the Portland-Astoria run and she
makes her first trip Sunday nig-ht. The
Harvest Queen will be driven her an
nual inspection and then overhauled
lor the Summer season. The Hassalo
will be retired then until the June
travel opens to North Beach.
Twin Cities Is Patched.
"Work of sal vinir the steamer Twin
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DISTINCTIVE SPRING MILLINERY DISPLAYED AT GIRLS SCHOOL OF TRADES YESTERDAY.
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ASSORTMENT OF SEASON'S FANCIES IN FASHIONABLE HATS.
Cities, which sank a week ago Satur
day In North Portland harbor, is going
ahead so that it has been expected
she would be floated late yesterday or
early today. A. large hole In the hull,
resulting from the vessel striking a
sunken log there, is said to have been
covered with a soft patch and unless
Other damage to the hull caused leaks
it was felt that the vessel could be
raised by pumping out the hull. It is
intended to repair the Twin Cities and
replace her in the Portland-Lewlston
service in preference to overhauling the
steamer Inland Empire. At present
the J. N. Teal is handling the business.
NEW SHIP 'PliAXT IS TOPIC
Spokane and Portland Business Men
to Meet Shortly.
Spokane and Portland capitalists
concerned in the establishment of a
plant here for the construction of
wooden deepwater vessels are to meet
here in a few days to arrange final
details of the financial end of the
enterprise and take steps for launching
the organization.
Judge A. L. Flewelling. of Spokane,
who reached the city Monday, left for
his home yesterday and it is under
stood he will arrange with associates
there to come to this city. R. C. Sweatt,
of Spokane, who is expected to be con
nected with the plant, is here with H.
B. Spear, who is to look after con
struction features and they will attend
to certain preliminaries.
The McEachern yard, at Astoria, has
been started and a large force of men
is reported to be engaged in getting
the necessary plant ready for laying
keels of two vessels.
$53,-16 1 MACHINERY DEAL MADE
Astoria Committee Lets Contract to
Equip Two Steamers.
ASTORIA, Or., April 4. (Special.)
At the meeting of the Port of Astoria
committee this morning a contract was
awarded to the Kerr Turbine Com
pany to furnish the machinery for
the two proposed steamers to be oper
ated by the committee between this
city and points on the Upper Columbia
and Snake rivers. The price was ?53,
464 for the two sets of machinery. The
only other bid submitted was that of
the Westinghouse Electric Company in
the sum of $81,770.
The machinery is to be delivered in
5'S- months, and the intention is to
have the steamers ready for operation
before November 1. Manager Swanton,
of the Astoria Flouring Mills, informed
the commission that his company is
arranging to export grain from Astoria,
and said it will give the proposed
steamer line all the business it can
handle in bringing grain down the
river.
Xews From Xortliwetst Iorts.
ASTORIA, Or.
Btoani w:hooner
San Diego with
Westport.
April 4. (Special.) The
Daisy Gadsby sailed for
a cargo of lumber from
The tug Navigator with the oil barge
Monterey in tow is due from California.
ABERDEEN. Wash., April 4. (Special.)
The schooner A. M. Baxter, . which com
pleted repairs at the Lindstrom yards yes
terday, cleared today for Willapa Harbor
to load lumber for Sydney, Australia.
Tht steamers Daisy Freeman and West
erner arrived today f com Kan Francisco,
th former is loading- at the Wilson mill
and the latter at the American mill.
The steamers I.indauer and. Hoquiam are
due tomorrow from San Francisco, while
t lie Yosemite, Helene, Multnomah, Celilo
and Svea are billed to arrive the latter
part of the week.
COOS BAY. Or., April 4. (Special.) The
steamer Nann Smith sailed today for San
Francisco and will make a voyage to Kobe
and Hongkong before returning. Captain
William Ma gee is accompanied on the trip
by Mr5. Ma gee.
The gasoline schooner Tillamook sailed
for Portland.
The steam schooner Fair Oaks, under
charter to the C. A. Smith Company for
transporting lumber to San Francisco, is due.
The steam schooner Coaster arrived from
San Francisco today.
After discharging pnrt of a cargo of
freight, the gasoline schooner Patsy sailed
for 13andon.
Marine Notes.
On her next trip south the steamer San
Ramon, which is due to sail from Portland
April 11, will be drydocked at San Fran
cisco for minor repairs and everhauling.
Others of the independent fleet carrying
passengers to get away will be 'the Kla
math Saturday and the Wapama Sunday,
both going as far as San Diego.
At Supple's yard work has been hurried
on the steamer Joseph Kellogg and it is
hoped to have her ready today, so the
steamer can be retired from the Portland
Kelso run to replace the Unrline In the
Astoria service for a short time.
Steve McDonald, agent for the regulator
line on Aider-Street dock, says that the
steamer State of Washington is proving
a popular paraet on tne night run. between
Portland and The Dalles. As she de
parts at midnight Ttnd goes through the
Cascade Locks at daylight, travelers reach
Thj Dalles in good season each morning.
Once again the German bark Dalbek has
taken on her old appearance, as her top
masts are being replaced at her berth at
1-innton. When lying above the Haw-
thorne-evrnue bridge, at the Smith dock
the topmasts had been lowered, which de
tracted from her looks somewhat.
.With the assistance of the tug Hard
tack, of Inman-Pouisen's flag, Harbormaster
Speier removed a large snag from the
channel above tne bridges yesterday. As
the water lowers more of the submerged
onstrucitons to navigation make their ap
pearance and a watch is maintaind, so they
may bo removed as soon a a located. The
sinking of the steamer Twin Cities in
Xorth Portland harbor ten days ago is
pointed to by rl vermeil as illustrating the
menace of sunken timber.
Delayed in loading the last of her cargo
at San Francisco, the steamer Heaver. Cap
tain Mason, sailed at o'clock Monday
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night and may be tardy reaching here to
night. She has aboard 150 travelers and
close to 2oOO tons of cargo.
Operating under a new schedule that
provides for her departure from Flavel for
San. Francisco tomorrow, instead of Sat
urday, also leaving April 11, 15. 20, 25 and
2S. the turbiner Northern Pacific got
away from the Golden Gate at 11 o clock
yesterday morning.
Hound here to load lumber for the re
turn voyage, the steamer Doris left San
Pedro Monday. She has been an infrequent
visitor in this harbor of late. The steamer
Daisy Futman sailed last night for L-os
Angeles harbor via Knappton.
Having passed quarantine and entered at
tbe Astoria Custom-House, the Japanese
steamer llokkal Maru, which arrived Mon
day afternoon from the Far Kast by way
of Honolulu, left up at 5 o'clock yester
day morning for Westport. where she works
a lumber cargo for Shanghai. She belongs
to the Mitsui fleet.
Preliminary to the establishment of the
Pacific Coast headquarters of A. O. Ander
son & Company, ghipowners and brokers, at
Portland. George M. McDowell, until April
1 manager here for W, R. Grace &. Company,
departed yesterday afternoon for San Fran
cisco to confer with Frank Hitching, as
sistant manager of the Anderson corpora
tion. They -will journey to New York, and
on his return Mr. McDowell will establish
headquarters. Ihe Anderson interests ex
pect to handle lumber and other com
modities from Portland to the markets of
the world.
Negotiations for the construction of ves
sels here aru said to have been responsible
for the departure from Portland Monday
of Bert C. Ball, president of llic "Willam
ette Iron & Steel Works. J. R. Bowles,
head of the Northwestern Steel Company,
has been there for a few weeks and if
contracts are closed for it is proposed to
build the vessel at a plant to be operated
by both concerns.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUt: TO ARRIVE.
From
.... Ios An geles . - . . .
Name.
Date.
. Apr.
. Apr.
.Apr.
.Apr.
. .Apr.
Date.
Apr.
Apr.
Beaver. . . -
Northern Pacific. San Francisco...
Breakwater San Diego
Bear Los An geles
V. A. Kilhurn. . - . San D'egr
DUE TO DEPART.
Name. For
Harvard S. F. loL. A...
Santa Barbara .... San Francisco.
Northern Pacific. . San Francisco.
Apr.
Yale S. F. to L A Aprl,
Klamath San Diego Apr.
Breakwater San Diego Apr.
Beaver Los Angeles. . . . Apr.
Wapama San Diego Apr.
San Diego Celilo Apr.
San K anion sail r raiicisco. .. Apr.
F. A. Kilburn San Dbgo Apr.
iiear Los Angeles. . . . Apr.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. April 4. Sailed Steamer
Daisy Putnam, for San Pedro via Knapp
ton.
Astoria. April 4. Left up at 5 A. M.
Japanese steamer Uokkal Maru.
San Francisco, April 4. sailed at t A. M.
steamer Tarn a 1 pa is, from Portland for San
Pedro. Arrived at 8 A. M. steamer Break
water, from Portland and way ports for
San Diego via way ports. Sailed at 11
A. M- steamers Northern Pacific, for
Flavel ; Wapama, for Portland ; at S P. M.
steamer. .lohan Houlsen. for Portland.
April :i Sailed at 7 p. M.. steamer Beaver,
from San Pedro for Portland.
Kureka. April 4. Arrived at 10 A. M.
and sailed at :t P. M.. steamer F. A . Kil
burn, from Portland and Coos Bay for San
Df euo via way ports.
Sau, Pedro, April 3 Sailed Steamer
Doris, for Portland.
Point Reyes. April . Passed at n P. M.,
steamer W. F. Herrin, from Portland for
Monterev.
Astoria. April 3. Sailed at 6:"0 P. M
steamer San Jacinto, for San Francisco: at
H P. M.t steamer Daisy Gadsby, for San
Ped ro.
San Francisco. April 4. Arrived Steam
ers Mukilteo, towing barge Charles Nelson
from Port Angeles; Daisy, from Grays Har
bor. Sailed Steamer Northern pacific, tor
Astoria; ship star of Alaska, for Chlgnak.
Seattle, April 4. Arrived Steamers Pres.
ident. from Sail Diego; Frank H. Buck, from
San Francisco; schooner C. S. Holmes, from
W ellington. Sailed H umboldt. for South
eastern A laska; Congress, for San Diego;
Kamckura Maru (Japanese), for Hongkong;
Admiral Watson, for South western A laska;
l. &. Kxpiorer, ror sout neastern Alaska.
Marconi Wireless 1 Reports
(All position reported at 8 V. 31. April
4 umet otherwise tniiit-aicii.)
Willamette, Seattle for San Francisco. 230
miles north of San Francisco.
Nann. Smith, Coos Bay for San Francisco,
67 miles south of Coos Bav.
Northern Pacific, - San Francisco for
Flavel. miles south of Blunts Reef.
Beaver. San Francisco for Portland, 237
miles south of the oiumbia River.
Hyades. Hilo for San Francisco, 401 miles
from San Franeiaeo.
Lurllne. San Francisco for Honolulu, 1955
miles from San Francisco.
Yucatan. San Francisco for Kobe, 966
miles irorn San Francisco.
Speed well, San Francisco for Bandon. 20
ml ls north of San Francisco.
Topeka. San Francisco for Eureka, 35
miles north of Point Keves.
F-i Segundo, Richmond for Seattle, 40
mils from Richmond.
Coronado, Aberdeen for San Francisco, 62
mnes north oi san t raiicisco.
Drake. San Francisco for l-Jl Segundo, S
miles south of San Francisco.
Klamath, San Francisco for Portland, 20
miles north of Point Arena.
Yosemite, San Francisco for Grays Harbor,
six miles north of Point Reves.
Wapama. San Francisco for Portland, 40
miles north of Point Reyes.
Celilo. San Pec ro for San Francisco. 20
miles south of Point Sur.
Buck. Point Orient for Seattle, 35 miles
from Seattle.
Congress. Seattle for San Francisco, off
Cane Flattery.
California. San Francisco for Iquique, 557
miies sou tn or san Fra nrisro.
Mof fett. towing barge Balboa for
Rich mood, 3 J.. miles south of San Fran
cisco.
Paraiso. San Jose for San Francisco, l.;i0
miles south of San Francisco.
"j-ace Dollar. San Francim-o for Tacoma
36o m iles north of Pan Francisco.
Mills. Martinez for Richmond Beach, 29i
mlicd from Richmond Beach.
Tides at Astoria Wednesday.
High. Low.
1 :.".! A. M S.f feet I:Or; A. M... 0.2 foot
3:42 P. M . feetl:2."i P. M S.3 feet
Columbia RWer Bar Report.
NORTH H K AD. April 4 Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M
Sea smooth; wind west, 30
miles per hour.
The rivers of the earth carry ."00 cubic
miles of water into thy sea each year. This
means a column 10 miles square and
uiilca high.
HAT DISPLAY DRAWS
Work of School of Trade Girls
Is Put on Exhibti.
100 CREATIONS ARE SHOWN
Many Women Inspect Work, Show-
inj? Mode3 for All Occasions and
Moods Other Feminine Ac
cessories Are Shown.
Spring bonnets of everv hue and
make featured the hat display yester
day at the Girls School of Trades by
the millinery department of the school.
The display, which included probably
hundred hats, proved popu lar with
women of Portland, and there were
many visitors.
There were soft, fluffy creations.
more sober sporting- hats, automobile
hats, boating hats and hats for all occa
sions and moods. They were all distinct
ive.
Lucie S. Schmidt, head of the millin
ery department of the school, holds
that there is a certain language in the
way trimming is put on a hat and the
way xt is shaped. At any rate, some of
the creations on display seemed al
most to speak.
The entire work of constructing the
hats, beginning with the frame and
ending with the trimming, was done by
the students of the department.
In addition to the hats, there was
display of other accessories, including
handbags of the latest type - and con
taining coin purse, card case, mirror
and all the other little necessities dear
to the feminine heart.
The display showed some of the lat
est models, as well as patterns fash
ioned after some of the best of the
older types of hats.
Tea was served to the visitors by
some of the girls of the department.
There are 14S girls in the millinery
department of the school.
M0DJESKA CASE UP TODAY
Separate Maintenance Suit Against
Knirineer to lies lieu id.
CHICAGO, April 4. (.Special.) Mrs.
Ralph Moajeska., daujjhtcr-in-law und
niece of Mme. ModjesKa, the noted i'ol-
isn actress, will have her lnninys in
Judge Mcivinley's court tomorrow. She
suing her husband;. a civil engineer.
for separate maintenance as a counter
action to his attempt to divorce her
n Portland, or., in laij, wnicn uttempt
failed.
It is reported that tiie engineer's
mode of living since he returned to
Chicago after his divorce suit failed
in Portland is to be attacked by the
complainant, but his reported offers
of $50,000 to $80,000 lor a quiet divorce
are still spurned by his wife.
"He can't buy a divorce from me.
is the reply made by Mrs. Modjeska.
WELL-KNOWN NEWPORT CITI
iKEN fsrrri'MBS TO AP
PENDICITIS. Ira Clark Hampton.
NEWPORT, Or.. April 3. (Spe
cial.) Ira Clark Hampton, one
of Newport's well-known citi
zens, died Saturday from appen
dicitis. The funeral was held
Wednesday under the auspices of
the Masonic fraternity, of which
he was a member.
Mr. Hampton was born in For
est Grove, Or., in 1S74, and was
the only son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Hampton, of this city. He
came to Newport with his par
ents when quite a young lad
and had grown up in this com
munity. In 1901 he married Miss
Olive Logan, of Newport. He is
survived by a widow and one son,
Othmer, aged 9, also by his aged
parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
Hampton, of Newport,
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IS. CLARK LOSES
Slander Suit Against Rector
Defeated on Appeal.
RALSTON JUDGMENT CUT
Supreme Court Refuses to Issue
Mandamus for Alcohol, Pointing
Out Replevin n Remedy.
Other Cases Heard.
SALEM. Or.. April 4. (Special.) The
Supreme Court today, in an opinion by
Justice Benson, affirmed the judgment
of Circuit Judge Oantenbein. Multno
mah County, who ruled in favor of Rev.
A. A. Morrison, pastor of the Trinity
Episcopal .Church, in the slander suit
instituted against the clergyman by
Mrs. Marcella Clark, ex-wife of A. E.
Clark, a well-known Portland attor
ney. The court held that the complaint
did not state sufficient cause of action.
In June. 1913, according to the alle
gations of Mrs. Clark, Rev. Mr. Morri
son declared before a number of per
sons: "You are an obstreperous person and
a mischief-maker and a nuisance in the
parish."
Mrs. Clark instituted action against
the clergyman, seeking to recover $25,
000 damages which she alleged she had
sustained through the pastor's alleged
remarks. In deciding for Rev. Mr. Mor
rison the court declared that the com
plainant's allegation of having suffered
loss of substantial hospitality was
not sufficient to justify a recovery.
Sickness Not Sufficient Basis.
Justice Benson pointed out that loss
of social intercourse and communion
with friends could not be made the
basis for special damages. Continuing,
he said :
"Special damages must flow from im
paired reputation. It must be a loss of
a pecuniary character, or loss of some
substantial or material advantage. The
allegation of the complaint, to be of
any value, must have stated some facts
from which the conclusion would fol
low that there had been a loss of sub
stantial hospitality. The great weight
of authority is to the effect that phys-
cal sickness is not an element of spe
cial damages.
In the case of S. G. Sargent. State
Superintendent of Banks, on behalf of
the creditors of the American Bank &
Trust Company, insolvent, against I O.
Ralston, appellant, the Supreme Court
denied Ralston's petition for a rehear
ing, although it altered its original
opinion as to the amount of interest the
banker should pay. The opinion was
written by Justice Harris.
Mandamus for Alcohol Denied.
A few weeks ago the Supreme Court
affirmed a judgment against Ralston
for $24,000 for 245 shares of stock pur
chased in the defunct bank. At this
time the court allowed interest from
May 2. 1908. equaling about $10,000. In
today's opinion the court held that
Ralston should pay interest only from
July 10, 1915, the date of judgment
against him.
Writ of mandamus to compel the San
Francisco & Portland Steamship Com
pany to deliver two barrels of ethyl
alcohol bought of a San Francisco firm
to Wadhams & Co., at Portland, was
denied today by the Supreme Court.
Justice Burnett, who wrote the opin
ion, held that the plaintiff had a rem
edy by replevin.
Other decisions were:
Lewis L. SmitU vs. W. G. Dwight. ap
pellant, appealed from Tillamook County,
suit to quiet title, opinion by Justice Bean,
Judgment of former Circuit Judgo Holmes
for plaintiff modified. .
Henry C. Lemler vs. Rex E. Bord, ap
pellant, appealed from Klamath county,
action to recover money, opinion by .Tustico
Moore, judgment of former Judge Noland
for plaintiff modified.
n ft l"n!e Annlnnt. vs fltv of KenstHe.
1 involving the validity of a road improve
ment, opinion by Justice Burnett. Circuit
Judge Kakin's judgment for defendant re
versed.
Rehearing was denied in Mattuon vs.
Dresser.
GRANGE MASTER NAMES
COMMITTEES SELECTED FOR MEET
AT GRANTS PASS MAY 0-13.
Special Raton Are Obtained and Chair
men Are trged to Prepare Re
ports Before Conference.
OREGON' CITY. April 4. (Special.)
C. E. Spence, State Orange Master,
today announced the standing com
mittees of the 43d annual session of
the State Grange, in Grants Pass
May 9 to 13.
The usual convention rates have been
obtained. The transportation com
panies offering rates and the sections
of their lines included follow: All
stations in Oregon on the Oregon Short
Line, the Oregon-Washington Railroad
& Navigation Company, the Spokane
Portland & Seattle Railway and all
Southern Pacific lines. There are no
interchange agreements between the
Oregon Electric and the Southern Pa
cific. All persons purchasing tickets
to Grants Pass on these lines will pay
full fare and ask their local agent for
a certificate. The agent at Grants Pass
will then sell a return ticket for one
third fare on the presentation of the
certificate.
Mr. Spence asks that all chairmen of
important committees should com
municate with the other members and
discuss with them the general features
of their report so as to have the mat
ter well in hand before going to the
session.
NEWBERG AFTER PLANT
LOGANBERRY, CIDER AND VINEGAR
FACTOR Y MAY BE ERECTED.
Propoxal Made Whereby Farmcn May
. Pay for Required 910,000 In Stock
by Supply of Products.
NEWBERG, Or., April 4. (Special.)
The erection of a factory here for the
manufacture of loganberry juice, cider
and vinegar depends upon whether or
not Nowbers capitalists are willing to
invest $10,000 in an organization to be
known as Jones Bros. & Co., Cor
poration of Oregon, according to the
proposal made at the enthusiastic
meeting at the Commercial Club rooms
last night.
Charley Jones and D. C. Jones ex
plained their plans to establish the
headquarters of the organization at
F'ortland with a capital stock of
$50,000. Of this they promise to put up
$45,000.
The growers may make the payments
for their stock by supplying apples and
berries to the plant if they so desire.
Before the close of the meeting,
$2000 in stock had been subscribed.
The promoters predict an excellent
business in the berry juice, which they
say promises to be th favorite bever
age of the whole country.
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SERBIA ASSERTS LIFE
MINISTER DENIES SOVEREIGNTY
HAS BECOME EXTINCT.
Temporary Military Occupation of
Country Declared Only Passing
Phase of Conflict.
r.RIS. April 5. Dr. M. R. Vesnitch.
Serbian minister to France, made to the
Associated Press today the following
statement concerning the quoted decla
ration by M. Radoslavoff, the Bulgar
ian Premier, to the American Jlinister
at Sofia that Serbia has ceased to exist
as a sovereign nation:
"Premier Radoslavoff's assertion
should not be taken seriously, as it is
contrary to the facts and contrary to
the elementary principles of interna
tional law relative to the means where
by the sovereignty of a nation can be
extinguished.
"Within the last century Prussia was
Invaded. Berlin occupied, and Prussian
territory divided, but no one asserted
that Prussia's national sovereignty was
extinguished. Any such assertion as
to Serbia is infantile, for, while her
territory is invaded, it is a military oc
cupation and one of the first principles
of international law is that military
occupation does not constitute political
sovereignty.
feerbia as a nation retains complete
sovereignty and continues to carry out
all governmental functions. The tem
porary military occupation is only one
passing phase of the vast conflict.
We believe that the Serbian army.
reconstituted, will soon have a part in
expelling the invader, but if a single
foot of Serbian soil remains under the
military authority of the invader, it
will remain for a future congress of
nations to determine whether its politi
cal sovereignty as a part of Serbia is
terminated.
"Even Germany, which invented the
theory that treaties were scraps of
paper, never had the effrontery to as
sert that Belgium or Serbia no longer
had a sovereign existence. I am quite
sure that M. Radoslavoff will not have
to wait long to see how unfounded is
his theory that Serbia does not exist."
EX-MILITIAMEN TO MEET
Old Company I to Hold Heunion
at Hood ISiver.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. April 4. (Spe
cial.) At the instigation of Georgo T.
Prather, a member of Company D, Third
Regiment, of the Oregon National
Guard, the pride of Hood River 25 years
ago, the members are enthusiastically
planning a reunion and banquet to be
held May 29. On the following day the
pioneer day soldier boys plan to march
with the local corps of the Grand Army
of the Republic to Idlewilde Cemetery
to participate in Memorial day exer
cises. Captain A. S. Blowers and Lieu
tenant O. Li. Stranahan. of Company D,
are buried in Idlewilde Cemetery.
Mr. Prattler s:s that he thinks 40 of
the 64 members of the old company
still survive.
in 1S91 President Harrison made a
call at Hood River. Company D forming
a military escort for him.
FALSE TEETH SUSPECTED
Kntentc Allies Examine Dental
Work From Ameriea.
CHICAGO. April 4. That the allies
have established a semi-blockade on
false teeth was revealed today at the
opening of the annual exhibit of the
Dental Manufacturers' Club.
Shop-made molars from America are
allowed to be shipped through neutral
countries to Germany, but only "after
United States parcel post packages,
containing the store teeth, have been
opened and every bicuspid and molar
examined. As more than two tons of
teeth are being shipped to Europe every
month, the Job of inspecting the sepa
rate teeth is like counting kernels of
corn.
The manufacturers reported that the
demand for American-made teeth has
increased enormously in Europe since
the war began.
WHEAT RECEIPTS INCREASE
Seattle and Tacoma, Gain in Num
ber of Carloads.
SEATTLE. Wash.. April 4. (Special.)
The Merchants Exchange today, for
the first time, in its history, was able
to show that carload receipts of wheat
at both Seattle and Tacoma for one
month exceeded those of Portland. Re
ceipts for March at Seattle were 486
cars, at Tacoma 4j0 cars and at Port
land 3S4 cars.
Receipts of wheat by carload lots
for the fiscal year beginning July 1 to
April 1 at Seattle were 7i7i cars, at
Tacoma C40S cars and at Portland 34S9
cars.
l our Speeders l'ined.
Four speeders, arrested by Motorcycle
Patrolmun Frank Irvin, were heavily
The Manila Hotel
greatest Colony
(Including China and Japan)
Luxurious Liners
fined in Municipal Court yesterday.
Kenneth French was lined $15; li. W".
Rossman. A. L. Hog and C. W. Schwabel
were each fined $20. Conrad ICreiger, a
garbage hauler, was fined $5 for reck
lessly driving across the course of
early-morning motorists.
OREGON ADMITS POTATOES
California Tubers May Mc Sent
Here After Inspection.
STOCKTON". Cal.. April 4. r. K.
Piatt, a leading Stockton potato ship
per, was sent to Oregon and Wash
ington recently to appeal for change
in the regulations against the admis
sion of California potatoes into the
northern markets. "A report received
today says the Oregon authorities have
agreed to admit California potatoes
when inspected before shipment, and
this will be done.
Next Mr. Piatt will appeal to Wash
ington authorities. He showed that
California potatoes are not sent north
for seed, but for consumption, at a
time when the home product is not in
market, and that the tuber moth,
which is the cause of the quarantine,
is being eradicated, here.
NAVAL BASE IS PUSHED
Mr. Hurley, of Astoria, in Washing
ton to Attend Hearing.
OREGOXIAN' XEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. April 4. F. C. Jlarley, repre
senting the Astoria naval base committee,-
has arrived in Washington to
further that project and expects to
remain some time. He conferred at
length with ReDresentative Hawlev.
and as soon as possible will see Sec
retary Daniels and other naval of
ficials. Mr. Hawley will arrange a hearing
before the naval committee when Mr.
Harley and members of the Oregon del
egation can present facts in support of
the naval base bill.
SKATING DANGER IS NOTED
Safety Commission Wants Children
Prevented From Grasping; Vehicles;.
Warning children not to hang onto
wagons or automobiles while roller
skating on the streets is to be com
menced by the police, if recommenda
tions made yesterday by tho Public
Safety Commission are adopted.
It is proposed to have policemen
warn all children against the practice,
which is considered extremely dan
gerous. India Missionary at llidgefield.
RIDGKFIEI.D. Wash.. April 4. (Spe
cial.) J. C. Butcher. M. D., superin
tendent of Punjab district, of Lahore.
India, will speak Saturday night at the
Ridgefield Methodist Episcopal Church.
He has been obtained to make an ad
dress by the local pastor. Rev. Harvey
O. Cooper.
HE HELPED TO SHOOT
UP OLD VERA CRUZ
Was One of "Uncle Sam's"
Boys Who Assisted lo
Carry Out the "Watch
ful W'aiting" Policy
Interest in the celebrated system ton
ic. Plant Juice, is now intense. News of
the wonders it has worked In the large
cities throughout the country has come
to local ears and everyone is realizing
that the success of this notable formula
Is an established fact. Every day testi
monials are received speaking of the
benefits that have been derived from
the use of Plant Juice.
One tSt the most recent received is
that of Mr. Alexander Brown, who lives
at Haughville. Ind.. R. K. No. 19, and
who is a well-known and popular
young man. as he was one of "Uncle
Sam's Roys" who recently took a cruise
in Southern waters to assist Gen.
Huerta to salute "Old Glory," and nh')
incidentally participated in the fight
ing in .Vera Cruz. He said:
"For the past two years I have born
a sufferer with stomach trouble, which
took the form of indigestion. Since my
service in the Navy it has grown stead
ily worse until lately I could scarcely
retain food of any kind in my stomach,
as it would ferment and form gas. ami
I was in a generally run-down and mis
erable condition. A friend recommend
ed Plant Juice, saying that it had cured
him of a bad case of stomach troubh .
I urn now on my second bottle and can
cat any kind of food, for the siom;n h
trouble has entirely disappeared atul I
am in first-class condition, thunl.s 1j
Phtnt Juice."
Pliint Juice id sold in all C.'l Jiui;
stores.