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PUPILS TO OFFICIATE
Portland Girl Will Christen Mc
Cormick Schooner.
EXCURSION IS ARRANGED
Cllamber of Commerce Charters
Steamer Undine for Trip to
St. Helens and Will Pre
sent Official Flags.
T6rtland citizens and school children
will participate In the launching to
morrow at St. Helens of the City of
Portland, the auxiliary power schooner
being built there by Charles R. Mc
Cormick & Co.
As this is the first unit of the McCor
mick motorship fleet being built at the
St. Helens shipbuilding yards and is
named for this city, unusual interest is
being felt in the launching, and when the
new craft takes the water, rousing
cheers from a representative Portland
delegation will signalize the event.
A Portland girl will break the cus
tomary bottle of champagne over the
bow of the new boat as she slides into
the waters of the Columbia. Miss
Elizabeth Wiggins, freshman in Lin
coln High School, and daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Wiggins, 737 Clacka
mas street, will christen the craft. Mr.
Wiggins is an official of the McCormick
Company.
A special excursion under the aus
pices of the Chamber of Commerce
will be run to St. Helens to celebrate
the launching. The steamer Undine
has been chartered and will leave the
Washington-street dock at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning, arriving at St.
Helens in time for an inspection of the
shipbuilding plant prior to the launch
ing. The Undine will leave St. Helens
about 3:30 P. M., arriving in Portland
about 6:30.
. Only 200 tickets for this excursion
can be sold by the Chamber, as 150
high school students will be on board
and will participate in the launching
ceremonies. It is desired by the Cham
ber of Commerce officials that the
party of citizens be thoroughly repre
sentative of the business and commer
cial interests of Portland and they par
ticularly request that all directors
of the Chamber who possibly can ar
range it will be present.
.The participation of high school stu
dents in the launching is a step in the
policy of the Chamber of Commerce
in interesting the younger generation
In maritime affairs.
The Chamber of. Commerce has ap
propriated $40 with which to buy a
set of flags for the City of Portland,
which will include an ensign, a house
flag and a jack. Harbormaster Speier
Is procuring the flags.
The Chamber of Commerce officials
urge that all who desire to go on the
excursion telephone to the office and
indicate at once how many reserva
tions are required. Notification should
be given at the earliest possible hour.
FREED MAN IS ARRESTED
BEX MILES HELD ON FEDERAL
CHARGE AFTER ACQUITTAL,
Violation of Internal Revenue l.nw Is
Alleged Following Trial in
, Municipal Court.
Ben Miles, arrested with Irvie Hutch
Ingson and Everett Parsley on a charge
of violating the prohibition law, was
acquitted by a jury in the Municipal
Court yesterday, but was arrested in
the courtroom by Federal officials and
will be held for alleged violations of
the internal revenue law. The other
defendants were turned over to the
Federal authorities for trial, and the
cases in the Municipal Court were con
tinued indefinitely.
The men were arrested by Patrolmen
Miller and Wellbrook on evidence pro
cured by John Ghrist. Christ testified
that he purchased a bottle of liquor
from Parsley, paying him with J2.50
in marked money. The police told of
searching Miles just after he left a
room in the Butte Hotel and finding
two marked dollars on him. A marked
50-cent piece was said to have been
found in Parsley's pocket. In the room
the police found 60 pints of beer and
some whisky. Parsley pleaded guilty.
The Federal charge is based on in
formation filed with Commissioner
IDrake that the men had been conduct
ing the business of a retail liquor deal
er without paying the Federal tax.
Deputy United States Marshal Berry
arrested the men.
YAMHILL AFTER FARMERS
Kewberg or McMinnville Would En
tertain State Union in 1916.
NEWBERG. Or., April 13. (Special.)
At a meeting of Yamhill County
Farmers' Union at Dayton recently, a
resolution was unanimously adopted to
invite the state union to hold its an
nual meeting next December in Vain
hill County. The last meeting was in
Idaho, and it was there decided to hold
the next meeting in the farming region
of the Willamette Valley, and as -Yam-bill
County has the largest member
ship of any county in the Valley, more
"locals" and the first County Union,
it is highly probable that either New
berg or McMinnville will be selected
es the next meeting place.
The Newberg Commercial Club and
the McMinnville Commercial Club al
ready have given assurance that either
city can and will entertain the dele
gates. CAIN'S BODY RECOVERED
Drowned Man l'ished From Salmon
Uiver After Months in Water.
GRANGEVILLK. Idaho, April 13.
(Special.) The body of Charlie .Cam
was found this morning by Charlie
Lyons, owner of the Lyons Ferry on
the Salmon River, at the mouth of
Whitebird Creek. Charlie Cain, in com
I'any with his brother, Leonard, and
John Johnson, were attempting to ford
the Salmon River' on December 29
1M15, and the two Cain brothers . were
drowned. The bodies were seen several
times during the Winter. The body
was discovered 18 miles below the
;lace of the drowning. The body was
brought to Whitebird and buried today.
S. M. RAMSBY IS DEAD
Pioneer of Clackamas County Is
Called After Short Illness.
OREGON CITY. Or., April 13. (Spe
cial.) S. M. Ramsby. one of the best
known residents of Clackamas County,
whose home is at Molalla, dievl at the
ffaniily residence this morning of heart
failure. Mr. Ramsby had been ill but
a week.
Mr. Ramsby was bom at Lagonler,
Ind., August 9. 1852, and came to Ore
gon with his parents when a lad. He
moved to Oregon City in 1892, having
been elected County Recorder, and re
mained In office until 1896. He then
became deputy collector of internal
revenue under David M. Dunne and
served in that capacity until about two
years ago.
Mr. Ramsby is -survived by his wife,
Mrs. Francine Ramsby, of Molalla; one
son, C. E. Ramsby, of Molalla; three
sisters, Mrs. A. Nelson, of Portland:
Mrs. Clara Waddell. of Portland, and
Mrs. Jane Blair, of Portland; three
brothers, M. R. Ramsby, of Silverton;
PORTLAND GIRL WHO WILL
CHRISTEN "THE CITY
OF PORTLAND."
C. E. Ramsby, of Silverton, and E. P.
Ramsby, of Roseburg.
PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL CLUB
CD3IFLETES ITS CHARTER.
New Organlia'tlon Adopts Slogan at
First Regular Meeting Supper
and Programme Given.
'The purpose of this organization
shall be to secure better and broader
acquaintanceship among the men of
this community, and to develop a
greater mental, moral and civic interest
in the neighborhood," was the slogan
adopted by the new Men's Club of the
Pilgrim Congregational Church at the
first regular meeting held Wednesday
night. Addresses were made by Dis
trict Attorney Evans, the principal
speaker; Dr. L. M. Davis, A. N. Gam
bell, Rev. W. C. Kantner and President
J. P. Montag. The women of the
church furnished a supper, and Rev.
D. V. Poling and the men's glee club
of the organization rendered selections.
The charter membership completed
Wednesday night is as follows: Presi
dent, J. P. Montag; vice-president, J.
Jones; second vice-president. H. C.
Raver; secretary, M. E. Thompson;
treasurer. Earl Paulson; M. E. Arnold,
Carl G. Anderson, Henry Breithupt, F.
W. Bjork, Dr. F. W. Broole, Dr. L. M.
Davis, David Dupee, A. L. Downs, G.
Gunderson, A. N. Gambell, C. S. Head
ley, G. E. Jameson, P. H. Jeppeson, W.
S. Lathers, J. H. Minton. George F.
MacRae, W. K. Ogden, Dr. J. B. Pear
son, Franklin P. Parker, Eli O. Rudio.
E. V. Russ, C. D. Rademacher. E. B.
Simmons, Abram Stechle. Dr. D. V. Pol
ing. P. H. Wright, G. F. White, G. M.
White, F. O. Young, C. Zeigler. W. C.
Kantner, H. A. Montagv Donald M. Pat
ton, John E. Jensen, H. A. Wentz. Rev.
W. E. Young, C. M. Jones. Fred White
hair, John Hayes, C. G. AVollett, T. J.
Pullin, A. M. Thompson, G. Sheppard,
Edward W. Foy, George Nelson, Lloyd
Welch. J. P. Ogden and A. Roan.
JAIL DOORS M OPEN
INEBRIATES GIVEN OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE ERROR OF WAYS.
Man Who Escaped After 'Coloring"
Woman's Eye Lands in Police
Court and Is Put Away.
Just one of the little company of .in
ebriates who assembled before Munic
ipal Judge Langguth yesterday morn
ing escaped with a fine. The others
were sentenced to jail in Keeping with
Judge Langguth's determination to give
the care-free and casual drunkard time
to repent.
Sentences of ten days in jail were
passed on Frank Williams, Roy Smith,
Leslie Chase. Frank Ramona. G. Cerero
and George B. Hollander. John Webster
was fined $20.
Several days ago Maude Leighton told
the court how she received a black
eye. The discolored optic was plainly
evident, but the assailant could not be
found. Yesterday Edward Pariseau, ac
companied by Maude Leighton and
Mary McGinnis, were arraigned in court
on a, drunk and disorderly charge.
Pariseau was sentenced to serve 45
days in jail. 30 for assault and bnt
tery when the Leighton woman received
her black eye, and 15 days for drunk
enness. The women were sentenced to
serve ten days.
WANDERER'S WIFE HAPPY
Elnm Woman Glad Husband Is Baci
and Starting; to Work.
ELMA, Wash., April 13. (Special.)
Lee Mattox, the Elma man who dropped
out of sight last September in Minne
apolis and who returned home two days
ago telling of a long period of isolated
quarantine in Kansas, starts work to
night for the McCleary . Timber Com
pany, at McCiear.
His pretty girl wife, who with her
10 months' old bady had endured the
long, patient wait, said she was the
happiest woman in the world. Her
mother has shared in the daughter's
recent trials, but other relatives are
skeptical of the story told by Mattox.
He said that the quarantine doctors
in Kansas refiuted to send out mes
sages for the members of his party,
and that when he was released on Feb
ruary 28 he went to work to secure
money to return home.
Fugitive Lunatic Caught.
GRANGE VILLE, Idaho, April 13.
(Special.) James Evans, an escaped
inmate of the asylum at Orofino, was
captured on Joseph Plains this morn
ing after an exchange of shots between
him and Deputy Sheriff William Eller.
Evans' shot was wild. The officer's
shot pierced Evans' coat but did no
damage. Evans was sent to asylum
from here last Winter. He will be re
turned. iiiK r-ti its iiiuuuvch more nun to me
square mile than any other body of water
in the world.
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NEW TRADE ADDED
Portland to Be Distributing
Point for Hardwood.
WHARF SPACE IS LEASED
Mitsui & Co. Will Bring; Supplies
From Japan and Australia, Using
25,000 Square Peet on Mu
nicipal Dock for Storage.
Portland is to become the Northwest
headquarters for hig stocks of Oriental
and Australian hardwoods. Mitsui &
Co., Japanese importers and exporters,
have taken space in the rear of Muni
cipal dock No. 2, at the foot of East
Washington street, to be utilized for
the storage of such material.
The Commission of Public Docks yes
terday fixed a rate of $125 a month for
25,000 square feet of space between the
dock and East Water street, while
temporary storage or additional space
may be obtained up to 40.000 square
feet at the same rate. Mitsui & Co.
operate their own vessels as well as
being the charterers of a number of
others, and the first shipment under
the new system arrived on the Union
Steamship Company's liner Waikawa
and was discharged at the, dock
Wednesday. It was 4 0,000 feet of iron
bark, from Australia, a material in
demand in wooden ship construction
and repairs. Japanese oak and other
woods from the Nippon domain will
also be brought.
The Commission is also favorable .to
the building of a meat-inspection sta
tion on East Water street. Dr. Marcel
lus. City Health Officer, and Dr. Chase,
meat inspector, having appeared before
the Commission yesterday in that con
nection. A meat rack with hooks is
to be installed in the dock warehouse,
so meat can be delivered there in con
formity with the new inspection ordi
nance. '
W. R. Grace & Co. formally notified
the Commission of the relinquishment
of a ccntract for a preferential berth
at Municipal dock No. 1. owing to the
company having closed its Portland of
fice. A contract for dock space was
in force until August.
W. W. Pugh, employed by the Com
mission in the engineering department
for three years and whose term of
service ended April 1 because of lack
of work, applied for 15 days' time on
the ground that a vacation of that
period was due him. City Attorney I.a
Roche had filed an opinion in which he
said he did not think Mr. Pugh was
entitled to the compensation. The Com.
mission favored the claim, but it was
requested that Mr. La Roche go into
the matter further with reference to
the provisions of an ordinance coverin"
vacations.
SUSPICION tiO BATt TO JOB
Dock Commission Gives Killing as
to Employment of Janitor.
Because a man applying for a po
sition under the municipality once was
accused of having property of the city
wrongfully in his possession, but was
freed of the charge, is no, bar to his
employment by a department under the
administration.
That is the view of members of the
Commission of Public Docks, who were
informed yesterday that it was un
derstood Mayor Albee was opposed to
the man being hired. The Commis
sion was considering the selection of a
Janitor to work at the municipal boat
landing, foot of Stark street, and a
list of three eligibles had been certi
fied by the Civil Servie Commission,
they being Henry C. Allen. Thomas E.
Brunner and Phillip St. J. Hilton.
Allen, being the head of the list
with the highest rating, was proposed
for the place.
AUSTRAI,IAX LIXKIt LEAVKS
Waikawa Carries Paper and Salmon
Shipments From Portland.
Only seven minutes were required to
pass the big Canadian-Australian liner,
Waikawa. through the Burnside street
bridge at 5 o'clock yesterday, when she
got away with shipments of paper and
salmon from Portland for Australia.
She will leave the Columbia today and
head for San Francisco to work a mis
cellaneous freight.
One consignment of paper loaded
here, is for Melbourne. The bulk of
the cargo is for Sidney, there being
1030 cases of salmon valued at $5253
and paper shipments aggregating 1200
tons are worth $2090.63.
PUAKO CASE IS BROUGHT UP
Port Will Resist Move to Collect
Extensive Damages.
Damages alleged to have been sus
tained by the barkentine Puako when
getting under way on her last vovatre.
she having grounded after shifting out
or Westport Slough, are placed at
$650J, according to a statement of the
owners to the Port of Portland Com
mission, which faces responsibility be
cause the Puako was in tow of a Port
tug.
The Port has information to the ef
fect the Puako was leaking before she
reached the river to load. The Com
mission will contest any claim for ex
tensive damages.
TURBIXERS TO STAY ON RUN
North Bank Officials Deny Craft
Will Go to San Pedro.
The Great Northern Pacific tur
biners will resume their regular tri
weekly Summer schedule between Fla
vel and San Francisco June 1, said of
ficials of the North Bank system yes
terday when asked as to reports from
California that the ships would oper
ate between Flavel and San Pedro,
thus considerably lengthening the
coastwise schedule.
There is no intention, said the ex
ecutives, of changing the announced
plans for the operation of the vessels.
The Great Northern will arrive at
Flavel today.
BURGESS WIIL LEAVE TODAY
Berlin Put Out From Columbia and
Akiitan to Go Next Week.
The salmon ship Levi G. Burgess, of
the Alaska-Portland Packers' Associa
tion, cleared for Nushagak yesterday
and will leave the harbor early this
morning. There are prospects that she
will be close behind the bark Berlin,
which sailed from the river at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning for the same des
tination. Fred Daly, superintendent of the
Alaska-Portland Packers' Association,
who makes the trip each season to
the canneries, expects to leave on the
tug Akutan April 22.
Marine Notes.
At 6 o'clock yesterday morning tho
British steamer Wiakawa. of the Union
line, steamed from the Columbia River for
San Francisco and Australia, her departure
from Portland having been at 5 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, so she made good
time.
Funp Tin, who deserted from the steam
ship Lyra here several years ago, and Lew
Njeo. recently arrested after having gained
entrance to the country by way of Canada,
were taken to Seattle yesterday for depor
tation. To work the remainder of a lumber cargo
measuring 700.000 feet, the steamer Bow
doin left down last night from the North
Pacific mill for St. Helens. The steamer
Nehalem sailed from St. Helens for San
Pedro with a full load. I
To remove spar buoys from the channel in
advance of high water looked for shortly,
the lighthouse tender Heather will leave
up from Astoria this morning.
Captain Trott. general Inspector of the
United States lighthouse service, who ar
rived from the Kast via California Wednes
day night on the steamer Bear, spent yes
terday hre. and expects to leave at once
for Puget Sound.
With 80 tons of cargo for Tillamook, the
steamer Sue H. Elmore was cleared yester
day. Oil cargo brought yesterday by the
tanker Washtenaw from Los Angeles
amounted to 25,000 barrels.
In tow of the tug Oneonta. the British
bark Inverlogie left up at 11:30 o'clock yes
terday. She reached the river from St.
Nazaire on Wednesday. She will discharge
ballast at the Xorth Pacific mill. The
French bark Bossuet, grain laden for
Ipswich. left down yesterday in tow of the
tug Wallula.
Preparations are being made by the Co
lumbia Contract Company to transport
lumber from the river to Alaska on barges
towed by the tugs Samson and H. J. Biddle.
Four barges are to be used, and the service
will be Inaugurated early next month.
W. L. Gazzam, of the Kitsap Transporta
tion Company, is here from Seattle to in
spect work being done on a new 22-mile
steamer for the line, which Joseph Supple
is building.
Xotice to Mariners.
The following affects aids to navigation
in the 17th lighthouse district:
Siujslaw River entrance Outer buoy, PS.
found missing April 5, was replaced same
date, 4-o yards 13 degrees from former
position.
Columbia River entrance Columbia River
light vessel temporarily replaced by relief
light vessel April 0. The change will be
for a few days. .
Columbia River Tongue Pornt channel
range lights, front light, re-established April
5, now shown 3 7 feet above the water from
top of white house on pile structure in -2
feet of water. Rear light, 923 yards 03 Va
decrees from preceding.
Off Umatilla Reef Umatilla Reef light
vessel to be replaced temporarily by relief
light vessel, about April 20. The change
will be for a few days.
Juan de Fuca Strait approach Swif tsure
Bank light vessel replaced on station and
relief light vessel withdrawn April S. No
change has been made in the appearance of
the station vessel.
Washington Sound Turn Rock light re
ported as extinguished since about March 1.
To be relighted as soon as practicable.
ROBERT WAR RACK,
Lighthouse Inspector.
News From Northwest Ports.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 13. (Special. The
steam schooner Doris sailed today for San
Francisco with lumber from uprlver points.
The British steamer Watkawa sailed today
for Sydney. Australia, with 2,443.617 pounds
of paper and 1030 cases of canned salmon
from Portliand.
The British bark Inverlogie, which arrived
yesterday from France, left up the river and
will load grain.
The French bark Bossuet, grain-laden for
the United Kingdom, arrived from Portland
and will go to sea tomorrow.
On account of thick weather at the mouth
of the river, the Alaska-Portland Packers'
Association bark Berlin did not get away
last night, but sailed today for NushagaK
River, Alaska. She carries a cargo of can
nery supplies.
The schooner Beulah sailed for Honolulu
carrying a cargo of lumber from Knappton.
After discharging fuel oil at Portland, the
tank steamer William F. Herrln sailed for
California. ,
The Japanese steamer Hokkal Maru will
come down from Westport tonight and sal,
for Shanghai tomorrow.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. April 13. (Special. "
One of the engineers aboard the schooner
Melville Dollar, which cleared yesterday for
China, was Louis Druke, six years ago s
New Tork Giant twirler. Druke lost out in
the big leagues when he was thrown on a
train and injured his arm.
The steamer Grays Harbor cleared th Is
morning and the steamer Daisy this evening
for San Pedro. Both loaded the bulk of
their cargoes at the Anderson & Middleton
mill.
COOS BAT, Or., April 13. (Special. The
steam schooners San Pedro. Hardy, Coaster
and Tiverton, all laden with Coos Bay lum
ber, sailed for the South at high tide.
The steamer Speedwell sailed for San
Pedro and other Southern California points
last night.
Arriving during the night from San Fran
cisco, the steam schooner Yellowstone en
tered port this morning and is loading at
JCorth Bend.
The steamship F. A. Kilburn was delayed
.t Eureka but reached port tonight. She
will sail for Portland tomorrow.
The steamer Adeline Smith, with lumber
from the Smith mills, sailed for San Fran
cisco this evening with 1,600,000 feet of
lumber.
ADD GLUB TO TAKE TRIP
CHAMBER IS BACKIXG EXCIRSIOXS
TO MAS1V NORTHWEST POINTS.
Basineia Men Are to Wltnew Launch
ingr of New Type of Carrier at
St. Helena Tomorrow.
Excursions to various points of the
compass are being planned by the
Chamber of Commerce and allied bodies,
this being the particular activity that
is responding to the Springtime desire
for new scenes. In addition to an ex
cursion to St. Helens tomorrow to wit
ness the launching of the McCormick
Lumber Company's new schooner, the
Chamber has under way a trade ex
cursion to North Yakima, and yester
day the same body undertook to aid the
Portland Ad Club In its Spring outing
to Eugene on May 5.
At that time a special train party to
the college town will be undertaken
that will be an enjoyable feature of
civic club life. The excursion party will
be guests of the University of Oregon
and the Eugene Commercial Club on
arrival in that city. Stunts and various
entertainment features are being
planned.
The Ad Club quartet will be on board
the train, a luncheon will be served en
route and the Eugene people are plan
ning entertainment that promises to
outdo any former reception to an Ad
Club delegation. Entertainment fea
tures include a scenic automobile ride
over the campus, the city of Eugene
and its environs, inspection of the state
university and a banquet at night.
The Ad Club will leave the Union De
pot at 9:30 A. M., arriving at Eugene
at 2 P. M., while tickets will be good
for return on other trains until the
following Monday, although the Ad
Club special will leave for the return
at 7:30 P. M. Reservations are limited
to 200.
FORECLOSURE IS DEMANDED
Writ Served on Judge Galloway to
Set Date for $00,000 Suit. v
SALEM. Or.. April 13. (Special.)
To compel Circuit Judge Galloway to
set a date to hear evidence in the suit
to foreclose a mortgage for approxi
mately 90,000 on the liubbard build
ing in this city, the judge today was
served with a writ of mandamus, or
dering him to appear in the Oregon
Supreme Court
Judge Galloway has ruled that the
building is a paying concern in the
hands of the receiver and that to fore
close now would leave Mrs. Fannie F.
Hubbard, the owner, penniless. The
Hubbard building is one of' Salem's
largest. The site at State and High
streets is valued at $40,000.
Roscburg to Get $12,000 Church.
ROSEBURG. Or., April 13. (Special.)
It was announced here yesterday that
work on the new South Methodist
Church would begin early in June. The
structure will cost between $12,000 and
$15,000 and will occupy one of the most
sightly locations in the city. Formal
transfer of the site" to the trustees of
the church has been made.
FILL PERMIT IS GIVEN
Port Dredge Will Build Up
Steel Plant Shipyard.
RATES FOR SERVICE FIXED
Xew York Man Arrives and Con
firms Report Two Steamers
Ordered Here Have Been
Disposed Of in Norway.
Consent of the Port of Portland Com- :
mission was given yesterday to an ap
plication of Walter F. Beebe, of the
Northwest Steel Company, for a fill
on property or the O.-W. R. & T.
Company, adjoining the steel plant at
the foot of Sheridan street, where ways
are to be built on which to construct
two steel steamers. It Is estimated
that 60,000 cubic yards will be required
for the fill and that wlH be delivered
from the riverbed with the use of the
dredgre Portland.
The Commission fixed a price of 8
cents a cubic yard for the fill, the
company also to pay for shore work
in shiftinar the discharge pipe, plus 10
per cent of that cost. A question arose
as to additional material that migrht be
dumped on property of the O.-W. R. &
X, Company beyond the area leased by
the steel corporation for shipbuilding
purposes, and that will be taken care
of under a new agreement if the ex
tended fill is made.
V. Johnson, of the- firm of Hannevijr
& Johnson, of Xew York, who have
contracted for the two vessels, reached
the city yesterday from the East, in
connection with the work, and con
firms news received Wednesday that
the ships have been disposed of. the
purchaser being- Lauritz Kloster, of
Stavanger, Norway.
In connection with dredging, the
Commission received a request from
the County Commissioners to send a
dredge to the Middle Columbia and
make a fill at Multnomah Falls, where
It is proposed to provide a bathing
beach and other space for park pur
poses. As a doubt exists whether the
Commission Is empowered to send a
dredge out of the district, except when
under lease, and it was assumed the
County Commissioners expected the
work to be done gratis, the matter was
referred to counsel for the Port.
Bids were opened for the construc
tion of 30 pipeline pontoons for the
dredging fleet, the lowest tender being
that of the Portland Shipbuilding Com
pany, $5400. Others were: McAllister
& Son, $7726.60; Joseph Supple, $7950;
St. Johns Shipbuilding Companv, $5730;
C. C. White. $8300. and Oregon-Washington
Shiplining Company, $7143.60.
It was voted to cancel a contract in
force for the delivery of meat to
dredges and steamers operated by the
Port, and Manager Wright was dele
gated with authority to obtain new
proposals.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
ftranifr Schedule.
CU TO ARRIVE.
Name. From rat
Bear Los An-e'es In port
F. A- Kilburn. ... San D'ego ait. t&
Northern Pacific. San Francisco. .... A pr. 34
Beaver Loi AnRelea. Apr. 1
Breakwater San Die?o Apr. iil
rrUffi TO DEPART.
Xante. For Date.
Harvard S. F. to I. A Aj.r. 32
Vale S. F. to L A Apr. 14
Northern Pacific. . ,8an Franoaco -Apr. 15
F. A. Kilburn.. ..... Han Diego Apr. i 0
Bear .l.oa A tigeles. . . . Apr. 15
Willamette San Diego Apr. 35
Beaver Los Anele... Apr.
Breakwater fcan Diego Apr. 23
Wapaina Kan Dlee-- Apr. 25
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Apni 33. Sailed Steamer
Nehalem, for Sun Francisco ; Frencii bark
Bossuet, for IpHWieh.
Atitoria, Aprii i:t.--Sai!ed at 4 A. M..
fcteaiuer Doris, for San Francisco, Arrived
down during the niifht and sailed at 6 A. M.,
British steamer Waikawa, for Sydney via
San Francisco. Sailed at 8 A. M., ehip Ber
lin, for Nushagak. Left up at 11:30 A. M.,
British bark Inverlogie. Sailed at 12 :5u
P. M., steamer W. F. Herrin, for San Fran
cisco. Arrived down at 3:13 P. M., French,
bark Bossuet.
San Francisco, April 33. Arrived at 5
A. M., steamer Johan Poulsen, from Port
land; tug Navigator, towing schooner Mon
terey, from Portland; at 8 A. M., steamer
Washington, from Portland. Sailed Sieamer
Beaver, from Portland for San Pedro. Sailed
at 1 P. M., steamer Great Northern, for
Flavel. April 12Arrived at 7 P. M., and
sailed, steamer Klamath, from Portland for
San Diego via. way ports.
San Pedro, April 13. Arrived Steamer
Santa Barbara, from Columbia liiver. April
12 Arrived Steamer Edgar H. Vance, from
Astoria.
Eureka, Apri! 12. Arrived at P. M.,
steamers Breakwater, from Portland aiid
Coos Bay. for San Diego via way ports; K. A.
Kilburn, from San Diego and way ports for
Coos Bay and Portland.
Seattle, Wash.. April 13. Arrived Steam
ers Spokane, from Southeastern Alaska; Ad
miral Dewey, -Frank H. Buck and Mukllteo,
from San Francisco : Keishin Maru Japan
ese , from New York.
San Francisco. April 13. Arrived Steam
ers San Paulsen and "Washington, from As
toria; Admiral Schley, from Seattle; Paraiso.
from San Jose de Guatemala. Sailed Steam
ers Unimak, for Karluk; Great Northern, for
Astoria; Fairoaks, for Aberdeen; barks Kost.
katherine. B. P. Cheney and Pactolus, for
Bristol Bay.
Marconi Wireless Keports.
All positions reported at S P. M., April
13, unless otherwise indicated.)
Manoa, San Francisco fur Honolulu, 206
miles out April 12. s p. M.
Lurline, Honolulu for San Francisco, 2 Too
miles out April 12. 8 P. M.
Nann Smith, San Francisco for the Orient,
4S7 miles out April 12. 1. M.
Transport Logan, Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, ISul miles out April 32, S P. M.
Georgian. Tacoma for the Orient, 704 "liKs
southwest of Sw it tsure lightship April J2.
S P. M.
Great Northern. San Francisco for Flavel,
47 m lies north of Puin t Arena.
Queen, Seattle for San Francisco, 22 miles
north of Point Reyes.
Breakwater. Eureka for San Francisco, 152
miles north of San Francisco.
M uttnomah. Grays Harbor for San Pedro,
30 miles south of Pip eon Point.
Speed well. Coos Bay for S;m Francisco.
120 miles north of San Francisco.
Beaver. San Francisco for San Pedro, 32
miies south of Point Sur.
Cell lo, San Francisco for San Pedro, off
Cliff House.
Wapama, San Francisco for San Pedro, off
Cliff Hoase.
Grace Dollar. Port Angeles for Pan Fran
cisco. 330 miles north of San Francisco.
Paraiso. tsan Francisco for Vancouver, oflf
Lime Point.
F.l SRunio, Richmond for Seattle, off
Ptint Bonita.
Atlas, Port Angeles for Richmond, latitude
43 :20 north, longitude 324 : 48 west.
Drake. Seattle for KI Scgundo, 170 miles
north of San Francisco.
Barge il in tow tug Defiance. Kl Segunrlo
for Aberdeen, seven miles north of St.
Georges Reef.
Martinez. Martinez for Richmond Beach,
4it miles from Richmond Beach.
Peru. Balboa for San FrnncJsro, 1418
miles south of San Francisco. April 32,
S I. M.
Santa Cruz. 413 miles south of Lightship.
Moff ett. towinir barge P't. Richmond for
Baib-a. 2"3 miles south of Lightship.
Klamath, San Francisco for San Pedro,
off Point Arguello.
President. S:in Pedro for Pan Francisco,
321 miles north of San Pedro.
BerMn. Astoria for Bristol Bay. Alaska,
S3 miles southwest of the Columbia River.
Willamette. San Francisco for Portland,
3. mi les north of Cap Blanco.
Coronado, San Francisco for Aberdeen, 1ft
mile; south of Cape M ears.
Congress. San Francisco for Seattle, S2
niils north of Cape Blanco.
Kilburn. Eurek a for Coos Bay, 35 miles
south of Coo! Bay.
Columbia. Port Angela for San Francisco,
4. "i(J mils from San Francisco. .
Tides at Astoria Friday.
High. Low.
A. M 71 feet 1 4:3.T A. M 2 , "J feet
10:46 P, M 7.9 feet (4:41 P. M 3.0 feet
Yeel Kntered Yesterday.
American steamer Sue H. Elmore, general
cargo, from TiKamook.
American steamer Washtenaw, cargo of
oil, from San Francisco,
American steamer Bowdoin, general cargo.
from, San Francisco.
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
American steamer Sue H. Elmore, general
cargo, for Tillamook.
America steamer Washtenaw, ballast, lor
Port San Luis.
American steamer Bowdoin, 700,000 feet
lumber, for San Francisco.
American bark Levi G. Burgess, general,
for Nushagak.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH H EAD, April 13. Condition of
the bar at o p. M. Sea, smooth ; wind,
soutii, 10 miles.
MINISTERS PUT ON JURY
Linn County Breaks Record for
Preachers on Panels.
ALBANY. Or.. April 13. (Special.)
Two ministers were drawn yesterday
to serve on the Circuit Court jury in
this county at the May term of court.
Such a number breaks all local records.
The two are Rev. Willard A, Elkins.
pastor of the First Christian Church
of Lebanon, and Rev. J. Edward Blair,
a Presbyterian minister of this city.
Court work will not be a nev.' exper
ience for Rev. Elkins. He was City
Recorder of Lebanon, and resigned
recently. Twenty farmers, one under
taker, one contractor, one foreman, one
carpenter, one merchant, one laundry
man, one millwright, one teamster and
one livestock dealer will serve on the
panel.
OSTEOPATHS ARE SUED
Yakima Jewelers Allege Cons-piracy
to Circulate Slander.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash.. April 13.
(Special.) C. M. Jones and Samuel O.
Hawkes, partners in the jewelry busi
ness here, today began suits for $5000
damages each against Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. Howick, osteopathic practitioners,
charging the latter with conspiring to
circulate a false report that the jewel
ers substituted a glass or paste imita
tion for a valuable diamond left with
them to be cleaned.
All parties to the litigation are
prominent in business and professional
circles and active church workers.
Eight persons to whom the statement
is alleged to have been made are men
tioned. F. C. FREESE ASKS DIVORCE
Prominent Oregon City Man Says
Wife Wouldn't Talk to Him.
OREGON CITY, Or.. April 13. (Spe
cial.) Charging that for days at a
time she would not speak to him, that
she always found fault with his con
duct and that she once told him to
"clear out," P. C. Freese has filed a
suit in the Circuit Court for a divorce
from Luncinda Freese. The family is
one of the best known in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Freese were married
December 12, 1894, in Cleveland. Ohio.
They have two children. Katherine.
aged 17 years, and Edith, aged 15
years, the custody of whom is sought
by the plaintiff.
H. E. CROSS IS SECRETARY
Gladstone Chautauqua Office Is Ac
cepted Finally.
OREGON CITY, Or., April 13. (Spe
cial.) Harvey E. Cross, through whose
energy the Gladstone Chautauqua has
been conducted steadily for the last 22
years with constantly increasing popu
larity, today accepted the position of
secretary of the assembly.
Mr. Cross reversed his previous stand
only after the Chautauqua, directors
agreed to take off his shoulders all
the detal work. Thomas A. Burk will
handle all publicity work and adver
tising. The directors today author
ized the repair of the present taber
nacle. The Chautauqua association has
a surplus of $1700.
CITY HALL TAKEN AWAY
Owner of Gladstone Building De
cides to Use It Himsefl.
OREGON CITY, April 13. (Special.)
Following the long fight between
members of the Gladstone Council over
selection of water superintendent and
the deadlock resulting therefrom, that
body will be deprived of a meeting
place after May 1.
Recorder Sievers, of Gladstone, re
ceived a communication from II. E.
Cross, of the Gladstone Real Estate As
sociation, owners of the building in
which the Council has met, that on May
I the association intends to resume pos
session of the property.
As three of the six members refuse
to attend, preventing a quorum, the
Council hardly needs a meeting place.
DEMOCRATS SHUN OFFICE
Meeting to lie Called to Fill Up
Ticket for Clackamas.
OREGON CITY, April 13. (Special.)
Local Democratic leaders, aroused by
the fact that only two candidates of
their party nave appeared for general
county offices, are preparing to hold
a quiet little get-together meeting
when they will wish on each other the
distinction of being candidates at the
May primary.
District Attorney Hedges has de
clared his candidacy for re-election
and Charles W, Risley for Commis
sioner. Even the office of Sheriff, so
long considered personal property of
the Democrats, finds no aspirants of
that party..
Colville Farmer Killed in Runaway.
COLVILLE, Wash., April 13. (Spe
cial.) Frank F, Verrell. who was fa
tally hurt in a runaway accident Satur
day afternoon on the streets of Col
ville. is dead here. He was a native of
Minnesota and came here from Oregon
five years ago anj purchased a small
farm, where he has since resided with
his family. Besides Mrs. Verrell he is
survived by two daughters, Marie and
Laura, and a son, Ned, at home, and
Ray and Cecil, in Minneapolis. He was
a member of the M. E. Church,
Boardman Plants Shade Trees.
BOARDMAN. Or. April 13. (Special.)
The Townsite Company has just com
pleted setting 500 shade trees along
all the streets of the new town of
Boardman. Rapid growing varieties
were used, such as locust, poplar and
maple. The Government has donated
a school site of five acres adjoining
the east side of the town, where trees
will also be planted by the district and
a four-room school will be erected
during the Summer.
Veterans at Centralis Entertain.
CENTRAL! A. "Wash., April 13. (Spe
cial.) H. W. North, of Everett, depart
ment commander of the Grand Army of
the Republic, paid an official visit to
night to the T. P. Price post. The vet
erans were assisted in his entertain
ment by the members of the Women's
Relief Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army
of the Republic. Spanish War Veterans
and. the Spanish auxiliary. Tomorrow
morning Commander North will be en
tertained by the Kelso veterans.
Will I JRF Tfl flFT WIT
IIIU-LJ1UL. U UL IU
P1EHCB C'Ol'NTV DEMOCRATS Foil
TACOMA POLITICIAN.
Active Candidacy Is Not Announced for
Delegate to National Caucus West
Side After Appointment.
TACOMA. Wash., April 13. (Special.)
Despite the fact that Hugh C. Wal
lace will not be an active candidate in
the state Democratic convention at
North Yakima for National committee
man from Washington, it is assured
that Pierce County delegation will vote
for him. Mr. Wallace is a resident of
Tacoma and is high in. the counsels of
his party. He had much to do with the
distribution of patronage during tho
Wilson Administration. He was in Eu
rope for several months, where it is
said that he was acting as a special
emissary for the President.
If Mr. Wallace is not named. Demo
crats say, his successor should be a
man strongly in accord with Wallace
principles. Mr. Wallace went to Balti
more at the head of a Clark delega
tion, but when Mr. Wilson was nomi
nated he immediately gave $:0o0 to the
campaign fund.
Among the more active candidates
for the National committeeship are
State Chairman John H. Fogarty of
Everett: Judge Judson B. -Shorett 'and
George Murphy, of Seattle, and Julius
Zittel, of Spokane. The East Side man
will have a strong following in tho
convention, but Bourbons from the
West Side believe that the appointment
should come to the Coast this vear as
the incumbent. John Pattison, lives in
Spokane.
PIONEER DIES AT BAKER
Mrs. George Bowman Passes Away
at Ripe Age of 8 1.
BAKER, Or.. April 13. (Special.)
Mary Elizabeth, wife of George J. Bow
man, and a pioneer of this vicinitv,
died this noon at her home on Valley
avenue, after a week's illness caused bv
paralysis.
She was born in Ohio 81 years ago
and came to Oregon in 1S74. living in
Baker and Wallowa Counties since
then.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Bowman
is survived by seven children: Mrs.
Kate Palmer, F. G. Bowman and J. T
Bowman, of Baker; Mrs. J. P. Hallcv
and Mrs. Myrtle Campbell, of Rich
land; Mrs. Beulah Stalker, of Ohio, and
Robert Bowman, of Wallowa.
NEW LOGGING TO START
Aberdeen Company to Kmploy 125
Men Along Xorth River.
ABKRDEKX. Wash.. April 13. (Spe
cial.) Logging operations will be
started shortly in the North River Val
ley by the Anderson & Middleton Lum
ber Company of this city, which has
extensive holdings in that district. Two
camps, employing a total of about 125,
will begin cutting timber in about si
weeks.
Preparations are being made fol
sending logging equipment into tha
section and to insl.il this and get th
camps in readiness for work. Some rail
road extension will be necessary be
fore much logging can be done.
BOOTLEGGERS ARE ACTIVE
Alcohol Drunks Are Increasing in
Pendleton Police Court.
PENDLETON, Or.. April 13. (Spe
cial.) The bootlegging question is
bothering Pendleton. There have been
18 cases of drunkenness in the Police
Court in ten day3 and every one of
these has been the result of alcohol.
Councilman Claude Penland, head of
the police department, says the Indian
agent has threatened to Hop the pay
ment of money to his wards unlets
they are protected from bootleggers.
Methodist Women Elect.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. April 13.
(Special.) The following officers wore
elected at the recent convention of tho
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Methodist Church of the Eugene
district, held here: President, Mrs.
Upmeyer, of Harnsburg; vice-presidents,
Mrs. Bovard, of Eugene, and Mrs.
Chambers, of Cottage Grove; corre
sponding secretary, Mrs. Cummings. of
Corvallis recording secretary, Mrs.
Taylor, of Brownsville.; treasurer. Mrs.
Smith, of Brownsville: extension secre
tary, Mrs. Simeral. of Cottage Grove:
superintendent of young people's work.
Mrs. Benson, of Cottage Grove: super
intendent of children's work. Miss Bar
rett, of Eugene.
GRANDPA DIDN'T
NEED CASCARETS
FOR THE BOWELS
Two Hours a Day Sawing Wood
Will Keep Liver and
Bowels Right.
You Who Take Exercise in an
Easy Chair Must Take
"Cascarets."
Enjoy life feel bully! Don't stay
sick, bilious, headachy, constiipated. Re
move the liver and bowel poison which
Is keeping your head dizzy, your tongue
coated, your breath offensive, stomach
sour and your body full of cold. Why
don't you get a 10 or 25-cent box of
Cascarets at the drug ttore and enjoy
the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced? Cas
carets work v.-hiie you sleep. You will
wake up feeling fit and fine. Children
need this bandy cathartic, too. Adv.
I