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THE MORNING OlYEGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2G, 1916.
POOL HALL MEN'S
VIEWS HOT ALIKE
Some Oppose Ordinance Pre
venting Cards as Move
- Against Smaller Places.
COUNCILMEN ARE NOT UNIT
Mr. I.a Koclic InMnu-ted to Draft
Xcw Measure Iroldins Separ
ate Ijicn?s, Kit her of Wliicli
t May Uc Kevokcd for Cause.
TT. If. romeroy, of the Orrfron IJill-lard-room
Keepers" Association. is
potiiMv? hp can see legislation looming
in the near future to ouat poolrooms
from the state. A iarce number of
non-members of the association are
unable to see it. Around the two points
of view centered a. lively fight before
the City Council yesterday, when the
Council had a special meeting; to con
sider Commissioner Bigelow's proposed
ordinance to prohibit card playing In
the poolrooms.
Mr. romeroy appeared single-nanded
and fought for the passage of the
ordinance. He declared that anti
poolroom legislation is sweeping the
country and is due to cards in pool
rooms. A dozen other poolroom pro
prietors said. "No. cards are O. K."
The Council, after two hours of de
liberation, put the question over until
later. In the meantime City Attorney
I-aRocbe will work the proposed or
dinance into different form. He will
have it so worded that poolrooms and
cardrooms will have separate licenses,
either one of which may be revoked
tor ausc.
Hostility is Anticipated.
'We can see the handwriting1 on the
wall." said Mr. Pomeroy. "We have
dvioe from all over the country to
cut out the card tables from pool
rooms. They have killed the business
elsewhere and they will do it here.
J-.hminate cards and you will eliminate
!0 per cent of the gambling in pool
halls. I have information from news
papers that they are going after us
and that means our elimination. Now
is the time to clean up and this ordi
nance is one in our interest. It will
ultimately save our business from go
ing where liquor went the first of this
yea r."
'Keepers of pool halls can stop gam
bling if they want to." declared Kred
Fritz. "I have a, lare establishment
and many men and 1 can keep them
from gambling. There is no reason
why proprietors of smaller places can
not do the same."
"And let every pool-room proprietor
make it his business to stop it in the
Place of his competitor," suggested
Mayor Albee.
"Cards are responsible for the revo
cation of six pool-room licenses by the
Council lately," said Mr. Bigelow.
"You are mistaken," said Mayor
Albee. "Three were for permitting
minors to frequent the places and per
mitting young men to use abusive lan
guage." Opposing: View Asserted.
.1. C. Henderson said he did not con
sider the ousting of cards to be fair.
"There is nothing wrong with them
under proper supervision." he said.
"Ix)ok at the newspaper criticism."
said Mr. Pomeroy. "I'll ask you, Mr.
Henderson, do you boast of the busi
ness you are in?"
"Well." said Mr. Henderson, "I am
not particularly proud of it."
"My version is that if we have a
separate license for the cardrooin we
can control the situation." said Mayor
" Albee.
"I believe the solution of the prob
lem," said Mr. Daly, "is to prohibit the
u.-e of checks, beans or matches in the
games. That lessens the chance of
gambling."
"How are you going to play pinochle,
rribbage or solo without chips?" asked
Mr. Baker.
"I beiieire in putting the pool halls
on their giod behavior," said Commis
; sioner Dieck.
"I think there is a whole lot to what
Mr. 1'omeroy says." said Mr. Baker.
"The saloon interests were warned of
impending prohibition, but they could
not see it. There is a growing feeling
against pool halls."
FORGER SUSPECT TAKEN
MAX Att'lfKD OK PASSIXU SI4.-JO
CHUCK IIKI.D I. CA I.I FOR XI A.
J tie Dtilrr Mill Re Rrouubt Back to
Kae Charge of Stealing; Pay
for Carload of Cattle.
Joe Dexter, wanted in Portland on a
charge of having forged a check for
$1150 on the Bank of Kenton, was ar
rested in Marysville, Cal., yesterday,
according to a telegram received at
detective headquarters.
City Detective Archie Leonard left
last night to bring the prisoner back
to stand trial here.
The alleged forgery was on July 27.
1915. and since that time the police
of the country have been on the look
out for' Dexter.
The check was drawn in favor of
K. C. Kilbourne, Seattle physician, and
also owner of a stock ranch in Kastern
Oregon. Dexter, a cook and commis
sary man. brought a carload of cattle
from Dr. Kilbourne's ranch in Kastern
Oregon to the Union Stockyards here.
He then collected the money, a check
for II 150.
The check was indorsed and passed
on the Bank of Kenton. W. V. Burke,
fashier, became suspicious, and gave
Dexter only 350 in gold and the re
mainder in a cashier's check. This was
the last detinite trace of Dexter until
he was arrested yesterday.
OPINION IS EXPLAINED
M'PHEMK COURT GIVES AVIIITTEX
DECISION IX HUGHES CASE,
Intent or Lanr Held to Be That Office
Should Seek. Man, and Xot Man
Seek Office.
SALEM, Or., April 25. (Special.)
Supplementing Its oral decision of last
week, the Oregon Supreme Court today,
in an opinion written by Justice Mc
Bride, advanced reasons for its de
cision that the name of Justice Charles
K. Hughes should be placed on the
Oregon. Republican primary ballot as
a candidate for the nomination for
President of the United States. The
opinion was writtten in the mandamus
proceedings brought by Wallace Mc
Camant, of Portland, to compel Secre
tary of State Olcott to place Justice
Hughes' name on the primary ballo
despite the Justice's expressed wish to
th contrary.
"The idea of the people in enacting
it. Justice McBride says in his opinion
"seems to have been that the. office
should seek the man,' rather than tha
the man should seek the office by pcti
lion, request or acceptance, as pro
vided in the original direct primary
law.
The court points out that the act o
1915 provides for placing the name o
a candidate for President on the ballo
at his request. "It is suggested, how
ever." the court declares, "that the
provision in tlio act of 1913, requirin
that the names of such, candidates for
party nominations for President and
Vi-f.-President shall be printed on the
nfncial ballot, in itself precludes the
idea that the name of the person can
be printed upon the ballot without his
consent, or, as in this instance, contrary
to his wishes. This contention is
neither borne out by the commonly ac
cepted definition of the word 'candi
date.' by authorities, or by any fair
construction of the act now under dis
cussion."
CLEAN-UP ORDERS OUT
UKITKXAXTS WILL ORGANIZE
KACH IMSTRICT FOR CAMI'AlfiX.
Assiatant Fire Marahals Will Make In
spection to Help in Directing
Where Work Should Be bone.
Final Instructions to the 200 or 300
lieutenants who will direct the clean
up campaign in Portland, May 1-15,
wore issued last night at a great meet
ing at the Chamber of Commerce, and
the rest of this week will be devoted
to organization of each district, ready
for the launching of the work early
Monday morning.
Lieutenants in each district plan to
organize each block to handle its in
dividual problems in the general, work.
The plan provides for the most
thorough clean-up campaign that Port
land has ever seen.
Fifty thousand copies of the general
plan, as outlined to the lieutenants
last night by Jacob Kanzler. of the
Civic Bureau of the Chamber, will be
sent out among the families of the
city at once, and these will be supple
mented the latter part of the week
by 60.000 additional leaflets of in
structions, which will be distributed
from house to house by the firemen
in each district.
Forty assistant fire marshals will
make a whirlwind inspection of the
city 48 hours before the clean-up and
will give advice as to what needs to
be done in each district.
Arrangements have been made with
junk, dealers of the city for the sale
of much of the rubbish, and price lists
will be published in the pamphlet to
be r.ent out.
Arrangements also have been made
with Tlmms. Cress Company for the
purchase from the children of bright
tin cans at the rate of 20 cents per
hundred pounds.
TRIAL MARKED BY TILTS
DEKEXSE IX I.OL IE W IXCi CASE
SAYS LEE YET IS GUILTY.
In Direct (iuestion to Chinese on Stand,
by Deputy Prosecutor. Intcrpre-'
ter Is Ignored by Witness.
With occasional tiffs between Attor
ney Dan J. Malarkey and Deputy Dis
trict Attorney John Collier and cccen
tricites of Chinese witnesses enliven
ing the monotony of translated testi
mony, the trial of Louie Wing, alleged
Bing Kung gunman, for the murder
of Leong Yin Luck, a Hop Sing, in the
tong war of February, last, yesterday
dragged through the fourth day.
When Deputy District Attorney Col
lier added to one of his questions dur
ing the morning cross-examination,
"You knew which way you were go
in?" Attorney Malarkey objected to the
examination, and was sustained by Cir
cuit Judge Morrow.
In the afternoon Attorney Malarkey
drew a rebuke from the court. Mr. Ma
larkey, on re-direct examination, had
referred with some heat to the sneering
tone of the deputy District Attorney
in questioning and proceeded to assert
that the cross-examination had been
unfair.
JudKf Rebukes Attorney.
"You shall not examine a witness
with imputations against opposing
counsel," declared Judge Morrow, in
terrupting the attorney. "Strike that
question out. Mr. Iteporter."
The defense continued to put on its
case yesterday. M. Maida and Chen
Sings were the witnesses, by whom At
torney Malarkey endeavored to estab
lish an alibi for Louie Wing. The man
the defense accuses of responsibility
for the death of Leong Yin Luck is Lee
Yet, member of the Bow Leong Tong,
which was affiliated with the Bing
Kungs during the war. Lee Yet cannot
be found.
Chen Sings, on the stand, testified
that he had known Lee Yet for six
years, had worked with him in Alaskan
canneries and had recognized him the
night of the shooting as the slayer.
Chen Sings said he was not a member
of a tong.
"You don't know anything about
tongs when a murder case is on, do
you?" queried Deputy District Attor
ney collier, to which the witness an
swered with a negative.
Shooting la Witnessed.
Chen Sings saw the shooting at Third
and Alder streets.
"Were you scared?" asked Attorney
Collier.
"I was scared inside, but I was not
scared outside." was the cryptic reply,
translated. "Very scared inside." He
did not run, he said.
Prosecutor Collier became quite
chummy with the witne-is. In getting
mm to point out locations on a map
displayed for the jury. Deputy Collier
spoke direct to the Chinese, who. at
one time, did not wait for the question
to be translated, but pointed out a po
sition desired with smiling eagerness.
i-ouie ing will be put on the stand
today.
LAND BILL IS REPORTED
Amendment Kecogiiiziiig Oregon
Rights Is Adopted.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. April 25. The House public
lands committee today favorably re
ported the bill permitting public land
states to relinquish to the Government
scattered school sections within forest
reserves and to take in exchange com
pact bodies of Government land either
within or outside of forest reserves.
On motion of Representative Sinnott,
the bill was amended, to meet the ob
jections raised .by Attorney-General
Brown, of Oregon, and recognizes the
right of Oregon to get other satis
factory government lands in lieu of
school sections surrendered in the for
est reserves.
The exchange agreement heretofore
made by the state of Idaho is ratified
by the bill, and another amendment
lves the state of Washington the
right to select forest reserve lands in
lieu of school sections heretofore lost
by reason of adverse settlement or ha.
cause the lands were included in other
man iorci reservations.
MOKEL SUES STATE
OFFICIAL ON LETTER
$50,000 Damages for Defam
ation of Character Asked
of W. H. Lytle.
BAD MEAT SALE CHARGE
State Veterinarian's Statement Kcl
alivo to Tubercular Cattle Is
Quoted in Complaint, Outcome
of l'iglit for Postmaster.
George 11. Mokel. the protege of the
Honorable Frank Stott Myers, who was
recommended for the postmastership of
North Portland by Senators Chamber
lain and Lane March 24, began to bite
back at his detractors yeaterday, when
he filed suit for $30,000 damages for
alleged defamation of character against
W. H. Lytle, state veterinarian.
Kmphatic protest against the con
firmation of Mr. Mokel as postmaster
went up from the business center of
the stockyards and packing district on
the Peninsula. State Veterinarian
Lytic assisted the movement by an
open letter to O. M. Plummer, secretary
of the Union Stockyards. It was this
letter that roused Mr. Mokel to legal
action.
The letter openlv accused Mr. Mokel
ot selling dseased meat and the intro
duction of tubercular cattle into the
state. Mr. Mokel is the Mr. Mokel of
the Oeorge R. Mokel Cow Company.
Letter Uuoted In Complaint.
An excerpt from the objectionable
letter, quoted in the complaint filed by
Attorneys Woodward &. Orth in the
Circuit Court yesterday, follows:
In answer to your letter of April
11. regarding our experience with-one
George It. Mokel, will say that I. per
sonally, know that he has knowingly
sold cattle affected with tuberculosis
to buyers throughout the state, and
that he has, to the best of my knowl
edge, been instrumental in bringing
tubercular cattle into the state for the
purpose of selling to unsuspecting
buyers.
"He has been closely in league with
the party, James Dorsey, of Gilberts,
111., whom the Federal Bureau of Ani
mal Industry has now under indict
ment for the interstate movement of
diseased animals. I. personally, do not
think George R. Mokel would be a fit
person to hold any public position."
The letter was written April 12. The
statements in it are false and defama
tory, charges Mr. Mokel, and were made
with intent to injure Mr. Mokel and his
business reputation and credit, all to
the sum of $50,000.
Senators Recommend Mokel.
Mr. Mokel jointly was recommended
to the United States Senate by Senators
Chamberlain and Lane through the ef
forts of Postmaster Myers, of Portland,
though there were seven other candi
dates for the position. Business men
of the North Portland district tele
graphed their disapproval and went so
far as to threaten to refuse to allow
the postoffice to remain in its pres
ent quarters, on property owned by
them, if Mr. Mokel is confirmed.
V.. D. Crosby, incumbent, was in
dorsed strongly for the position by
North Portland business men. The
postoffice in North Portland has no con
nection with the Portland postoffice
nd is outside the city limits. The po
sition of Postmaster there pays $2100 a
year. The candidates are Messrs. Mokel
and Crosby, William Folsom. J. C.
Brown, A. J. Dill.-.n. William M. Caudy,
C. Lonergan and J. W. Grussi.
unions not satisfied
EMPLOYERS DEMAXDS KOR WORK-
1XU HOIRS OPPOSED.
Laborers Said to Have Given Ulti
matum at San FraneUco, With
May 1 as Strike Dale,
Private messages reaching here in
dicate that a conference at San Fran
cisco yesterday between employers and
representatives of marine unions diU
not terminate eatisf actorily, it being
understood the men were practically
agreeable to the new wage scale but
objected to the proposal of managers
of Puget Sound and Alaska lines that
the present working hours be retained.
G. L. Blair, general manager of the
San Francisco &: Portland steamship
Company, who has been here looking
after repairs to the steamer Rose City,
eft last night for San Francisco to
attend the conference, so that the prin
cipal rjeet on the Coast will be repre
sented at future sessions.
It is understood that the steamship
nterests have offered oilers, coal pas
sers ami wipers to a month increase,
the same as allowed sailors, cooks and
waiters. The engine-room crews orig-
nally demanded $10 more a month.
As to the northern lines, it is said
the union men stand firm for a con
tinuation of the same watches in port
as obtain at sea. while the managers
argue for the existing scheme, all hands
turning to in port and the usual
watches being stood when the ships
are under way.
The demands were made with the
ultimatum that a noncompliance would
result in a strike along the Coast. May
1. In such event steamshipmen would
axpect difficulty trying to fill out
crews owing to the etrict provisions
of the new seamen's act.
SURPRISE GIVEN SALTS
CAPTAIN OLIVER P. RAXKIX HOLDS
UNIQUE POSITION.
Portland Man. Graduate of Original
.Portland High School. In Com
mand of Two Steamers.
Captain Oliver P. Rankin, fondly re
ferred to. by prldeful friends as a
"Portland boy" because this city is his
real home and also because he was
graduated from the original Portland
High School, likewise because he won
his way as about the youngest navi
gator on the Pacific Coast when he
was given command of the steamer
Rose City, yesterday made a higher
jump and accomplished what wise and
sagacious salts would acclaim is im
possible, being master of two deep
water vessels at the same time.
It is a fact, nevertheless. Captain
Rankin is today master of the steamer
Rose City, the overhauling of which is
being completed at the dock of the
Vulcan Iron Works preparatory to re
suming service on the Portland-California
route early next, month, and he
is also master of the live-masted auxil
iary schooner City of Portland,' being
finished at the yard of the St. Helens
Shipbuilding Company.
For the edification of the uninitiated it
might be set forth in passing that from
the San Francisco & Portland Steam
ship Company, owning the Rose City,
Captain Rankin draws his stipend, while
as master of the City of Portland he
simply acquiesced in his usual courte
ous mein to serve in name only as
master so the vessel could be docu
mented yesterday at the Custom-House,
as Captain Johnson, master of the
steamer Klamath, selected as the per
manent skipper of the motor schooner,
was detained in arriving from San
Francisco.
Incidentally, without detracting from
the honor of the dual responsibilities
of Captain Rankin, it is of interest to
note that the Rose City or City of
Portland cannot turn a wheel today,
as neither is ready for sea, hence there
is not the slightest danger that the
master might attempt to start both for
the Paciric simultaneously.
The enrollment of the City of Port
land, with the .metropolis of Oregon as
her home port, establishes another mile
stone in the maritime advancement of.
this, port. The schooner Wm. H. Mars
ton, controlled by Harry Pennell, of
the St. Johns Lumber Company, is reg
istered here, also he barks Berlin and
Levi G. Burgess, owned by the Alaska
Portland Packers' Association, so with
the City of Portland claiming this as
her home port, the fleet is growing.
Official measurements have been made
of the new schooner, which has a length
of 276 feet, beam of 48.3 feet, depth
of hold of 19.1 feet, while she is of
1791 tons gross and 1649 tons net regis
ter. She will load lumber early in
May for Australia.
CUSTOMS HOUSE ASKED
ASTORIA WAXTS HEADQUARTERS
OF DISTRICT CHANGED.
Mr. Ilavrley Also Is Requested to Pro
vide for 30-Foot Channel for Yards
on Young's Bay.
ASTORIA. Or., April 23. (Special.)
The Port of Astoria Commission at its
meeting today requested Representa
tive Hawley to introduce a measure in
Congress changing the location of the
headquarters of the customs district of
Oregon.
The Commissioners of the Port of
Astoria believe its rightful place is at
the mouth of the Columbia River,
where all ocean-going: vessels first en
ter the harbor.
The Commission also sent a telegram
to Mr. Hawley asking him to request
the engineers' department to provid
for the survey and early dredging of
a 30-foot channel in Young's Bay.
In support of this request it was set
forth that there had recently been es
tablished two large shipbuilding plants
that would require deeper water in
the channel to accommodate their busi
ness, and that a 91, 000,000 graving dock
was contemplated near the McEachern
shipyards that would demand the full
and free use of Young's Bay as a
harbor.
Nothing further was done today rela
tive to the construction of the proposed
river steamers, excepting that the Com
missioners agreed to defer awarding
liny contracts for a short time to see i
the parity rate matter cannot be ad
justed without a tight. -The Kerr Tur
bine Company, which submitted the
lowest bid on the machinery for the
steamers, notified the Commission that
its bid will remain open for acceptance
for 30 days. Commissioner Sanborn
urged that contracts for the steamers
be let at once, saying the steamer line
will be of more benefit than the parity
rates, but the other members did not
agree with him.
SHIP PAIXTIXG ATTRACTIVE
Car-SIiop l'orec Adds l'inisli to In
terior "Work on Hose City.
Walls and ceilings in the saloon, so
cial hall and captain's cabin of the
liner Roee City are being enameled-by
a crew from the Albina shops of the
O.-W. R. & N.
The Rose City hauled up from
Municipal Iock No. 1 to a berth at
the Vulcan Iron Works yesterday. The
steel plates of her hull above the water-
line have been chipped as smooth as
when new and so free of paint that
plates, covering what were gun ports
in the days when she was the trans
port Lawton, are exposed to view.
Before le-iving for San Francisco
last night, G. L. Blair, general mana
ger of tne "Big Three," gave out a
tentative schedule for the vessels so
the Rose City can be returned to the
run without a lengthy break in service.
At present the Bear and Beaver are
sailing- on a weekly schedule, leaving
here Saturday afternoons, and after the
departure of the Beaver May 6, the
change takes place with the Rose City
leaving May 10; Bear May 13; Beaver
May 19; Rose City May 24 and Bear
May 29. so the former five-day sail
ings will be in vogue again.
CHINOOK IS ABOUT HEADY
Dig&er Leaves This Week to ltegin
1910 Dredging at Entrance.
Chief Engineer "Bill-' Marhoff has
been in charge of the cngineroom of
the dredge Chinook, of Uncle Sam's
fleet, exactly 14 years, and he said yes
terday that the vessel was in better
condition than at any time since she
was converted into a digger from a
transport.
She was floated from the Port of
Portland drydock yesterday after hav
ing sternbearings replaced and pro
pellers shipped, and will leave down
Friday to ply at the entrance to the
Columbia 16 hours a day from May 1
to June 1 and then 24 hours will be a
working day, with three crews.
Portlander Dies at Callao.
Andrew Elliott, of Portland, who
signed on the steamer Tampico here
February 9 s a fireman, died at Callao
March 20, says a message received by
Collector of Customs Burke, who is
making an effort to locate the man's
wife. Information reaching here is that
a watch and other personal effects and
wages are in the possession of the
American Consul at Callao.
MAltLVE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE).
Nam. From Oat.
Bear I.oa Angeles. ...... Apt. i
K. A. Kilburn. . . San Dkso. ........ A i,r. ..
Northern .Pacific. San Francisco. . . . .. Apr. ;
Beaver . .. Lea Angeles. ....... May
Breakwater San Diego ....May
. DUE TO DEPART.
Name. For Data.
Harvard ...S. F. t L. A. Apr.
J. B. Stetson San Diego Apr.
Yale S. F. to Lk A Apr.
Northern Pacific. San Francisco Apr.
Bear ...Los Angeles.. Apr.
K. A. Kllburn. .. San Diego Apr.
Willamette. ..... San Diego Apr.
Yosemlte San Francisco May
Beaver Los Angeles. ...... .May
Breakwater San Dleno May
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Wash., April 23. Condi
tion of the bar at u P. M.: Sea, smooth;
wind, southeast. 4 miles.
Aggie Carnival Queen Chosen.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallis. April 25. (Special.) Mis
Irene Brandies, of Portland, was today
elected queen of the athletic carnival
to be held as a part of the junior week
end exercises the first week in May.
The king of the carnival will be elect
ed by the student body next week.
Miss Brandies is a senior in home eco-
omies and one of the most popular
members of Alpha Chi Omega.
BALBOA PAYS MORE
San Ramon, for Portland,
Turns Back for Better Rate.
ALL STEAMERS IN DEMAND
Lumbermen Declare Bids Cannot Be
aiadc on Specifications of De
livery Because of Uncer
tainty of Bottoms.
Turned back after being listed for
Portland, the steamer San Ramon has
been taken to load a cargo at Balboa,
proceeding there from Mazatlan. A
telegram received yesterday indicated
she will obtain a most attractive rate,
and would not be free again to come
here until May 25, when she Is due to
leave San Francisco, northbound.
As the vessel was to have loaded lum
ber here for San Pedro on a basis of
at least $6.25 a thousand feet, and the
time of her expected arrival would have
given her about three trips in May, it
is reasoned that the west coast char
ter was decidedly more attractive.
With no steamers available yesterday
for spot loading, lumbermen said there
were virtually no rates quoted, vessels
not being immediately obtainable at
any price. An idea of results of the
existing demand is shown in the fact
that steamers taken on account of the
C. A. Smith Lumber Company, at Marsh
field, are paid $5.25 for the short haul
from Coos Bay to San Francisco, and,
besides, the lumber is loaded in units
and discharged largely, in the same
manner, so the vessels escape cargo
handling charges. The steamer Nann
Smith, owned by the Smith interests,
was taken for an Oriental voyage, so,
with only the Adeline Smith remaining
on the run, outside vessels have been
chartered to fill in.
The situation is such that some firms
are unable to bid on specifications re
ceived for large amounts of lumber, de
livery being specified, and even small
carriers here recently, such as the
Alcatraz and Brunswick, are not to be
had, as they are owned by redwood in
terests and are temporarily out of the
market to ply between Eureka and the
Golden Gate.
The steamers Olympic and J. B. Stet
son leave today for the south with
capacity loads, and it is promised that
some of the carriers that have made
one or two trips to Grays Harbor and
Puget Sound again will be on the Co
lumbia River trade next month; but
with no additional tonnage returning
from the Atlantic via the canal as yet,
there seems to be no increase pros
pective to the regular fleet.
DRUNKENNESS NOT PltOVED
Pilot's Expressive Denial Loads to
Minor Penalty on License.
Captain Harry A. Symes. former pilot
of the fireboat Geo. H. Williams, whose
retirement from the city service re
sulted in an investigation by United
States Steamboat Inspectors Edwards
and Wynn into alleged charges of
drunkenness and improper language,
has been informed by the inspectors
that the charge of drunkenness was
not sustained. As to improper lan
guage, the inspectors held that it was
sustained and Captain Symes' license
was suspended for 10 days.
Captain Symes said yesterday he was
naturally moved to express himself
forcibly when he was accused of using
liquor, so from his heated retort grew
the accusation of improper language.
New Agent for Turbiners.
W. D. Powell, ticket agent at the
North Bank station, has been appointed
traveling passenger agent for the Great
Northern Pacific Steamship Company,
with headquarters in Portland, ef
fective May 1. He will have jurisdic
tion over the territory west of Winni
peg, St. Paul and Omaha, succeeding
H. M. Burns, resigned to engage in
other business.
Great Northern Suils.
The steamship Great Northern got
away on time from Flavel yesterday,
carrying 100 passengers for California
points and 1422 tons of freight. Canned
salmon, cheese, potatoes and shooks
and shingles constituted the major
portion of the cargo.
North Bend Lease Under Way.
NORTH BEND. Or.. April 25. (Spe
cial.) L. J. Simpson, of the Simpson
9
It would be difficult for any parent to find a physician of modern education who
would contend that coffee and tea are not harmful, especially to growing children.
The fact remains, however, that many parents give these beverages to their little folks
and allow their use in older children at a time when physical and mental development
is the most rapid.
The drug, caffeine, in coffee and tea retards growth and interferes with school
progress. Disturbances of eyesight, headaches, nervousness, irritability, indigestion and
other ills appear in many, seemingly without cause, and the damage often occurs at the
most impressionable period of life.
No parent should permit the use of coffee and tea in the growing young; for the men
and women of tomori-ow will be what the parent of today makes the children by wise
upbringing.
Children as well as adults need an invigorating, warm drink, and in a growing number
of homes it has been found that the most wholesome table beverage is
NSTANT POSTU
This pure food-drink, made of prime wheat and a bit of wholesome molasses is readily
prepared at the table, a cup at a time.
. A level teaspoonful of Instant Postum in a cup of hot water, with cream and sugar
added, makes an attractive, healthful drink, and its pleasant flavour wins children and
usually the parents.
Lumber Company, is authority for the
statement that negotiations are on
with Standish & Hickey, of San Fran
cisco, tor the lease of a portion of the
company's waterfront at Old North
Bend, where the company has a saw
mill that has been idle for the past two
years. One of the improvements would
be the establishment of a shipyard,
it is stated.
Merchantmen Listed for War.
News received yesterday through the
Associated Press that Navy officers at
Vallejo, Cal., had been ordered to in
spect all privately owned vessels on
the Coast with a view to determining
their availability in time of war -as
auxiliaries, recalls that during threat
ened trouble with Mexico before the
same steps were taken. The Bear,
Beaver, Rose City, Geo. W. Elder,
Roanoke and others plying from here
at the time were listed, and many
others would be used of the Coast
fleet if necessary.
Marine Xotes.
To begin a fill at the site of a steel ship
building plant fostered by the Northwest
Steel Company and the Willamette Iron &
Steel Works, near the foot of Sheridan street,
the dredge Portland was shifted there yes
terday from the lower harbor and begins op
erations today. The fill is to be made in
a month, according to an estimate.
Carrying a full load the steamer Twin
Cities got away last night for Lewiston and
other points above The Dalles.
With supplies for Grays Harbor and De
struction Island light stations the tender
Heather sailed yesterday from Astoria.
Engineer Lock, of the Alaska Railroad
Commission, who has returned to the city,
reports that the tug Anne W.. purchased
from the Hosford Transportation Company
by the Commission, reached Anchorage in
fine shape and at times on the run assisted
the tug Crosby towing a barge.
Approval has been given by the chief of
engineers at Washington for the issuance of
a call for bids to supply 4000 tons of coai
and 70,000 barrels of fuel oil for use at the
north jetty and dredges engaged on lower
river work. Tenders are expected to be
asked for in two weeks.
Bound for Coos Bay the gasoline schooner
Tillamook was cleared yesterday with 10
tons of cargo and the steamer Sue 11. El
more, for Tillamook, had -o tons.
Captain A. B. Tabcll, formerly in the Kl
more fleet, yesterday cleared the gasoline
craft Glacier for Cordova, Alaska. She Is a
new vessel; recently built here, and flies the
flag of the Canoe Pass Packing Company.
R. A. Caples has been signed as master of
the steamer Ottawa, relieving O. S. Justifl.
who transferred his sea bag to the Metlako.
To load additional grain the British bark
Tnverlogle is to shift this morning from the
North Bank dock to Irving dock.
Cleaning and painting the hull is part ol
the overhauling programme for the Port ot
Portland tug Wallula, which was lifted on
the St. Johns drydock yesterday and will be
placed in the best of condition for future
service, though she is to remain idle until
shipping resumes.
Stuart Mason, engineer of the Port of
Portland launch Marie, has been named to
assume charge of all gasoline plants op
erated by the Alaska Railroad Commission
and will leave for the North Kriday. K. W.
Wright, manager of the Port, has not named
his successor. .
News From Northwest Ports.
MARSHFIELD. Or., April 25. (Special.)
The Coos Bay bar is smooth today, and
the Government dredge Michlc started on
the work of dredging the bar. -It is likely
there will be favorable weather from now
on so thVt the dredge can work continu
ously. For the first time in a long time
there are no boats in the harbor, and none
crossed in or out today.
The Adeline Smith, Cleone and Coquille
River, which were in the lower bay yester
day, got out last night.
ASTORIA. Or.. April S.I. (Special.)
Carrying freight and passengers from Port
land and Astoria, the steamer Breakwater
sailed today for San Francisco. San Pedro
and way ports.
The gasoline schooner Patsy arrived from
Coast points with freight for Portland.
Completing their cargoes of lumber at
Westprrt. tne stt-am schooners Santa Bar
bara and F. S. l.o'op sailed during the night
for San Francisco.
GRAYS HARBOR. Wash.. April 2.".
(Special. 1 The keel of the steamer Idaho,
the second vessel to be built by Wilson
Bros. here, is being laid at the Andrew
Peterson yards. The Idaho will be 205 feet
long and a sister ship of the Oregon, now
being built here.
The steamer Doris arrived today and.
after discharging a large quantity ot freight,
proceeded to the A. J. West mill to load
for San Pedro.
The steamers Daisy Freeman and Hclene
arrived. The Freeman is loading at Wilson
Bros.' mill and the Helenc at the Panama
Kastern mill in Hoquiam, both for Cali
fornia. The steamer Carlos will clear in the
morning for San Pedro from the Donovan
mill.
The schooner King Cyrus shifted from
the Llndstrom repair yards tonight and will
commence loading a cargo for Australia to
morrow morning.
The steamer Svea is due in the morning.
Marconi Wireless Jtcport.
(AH poltions reported at 8 P. M., April 25,
unless otherwise designated). ,
Hyades. Seattle for Honolulu. 1S44 mile
from Cape Flattery, A pril 24, s P. .M.
Matsonla. San Francisco for Honolulu,
loiii miles from San Francisco. April 24, S
P M.
Puehla. Hongkong for San Francisco. 12.1:!
miles from San Francisco. April 24, S P. M.
Floridian, San Francisco for Yokohama.
JK2 miles from San Francisco, April 24, 8
P. M.
Umatilla. Seattle for San B rancisco. two
miles north Point Arena.
Multnomah, Grays Harbor for San Fran
cisco. GO miles south of Blunts Reef.
Alias. Richmond for Honolulu. 322 miles
from Richmond.
'I.urline, San Francisco for Honolulu, OlM
Goffee
and Children
"There's a Reason
WOMAN AVOIDS ;
- OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur
geon's Work Unnecessary.
Astoria. N. Y. "For two years I
was feeling ill and took all kinds of
tonics. 1 was pet
ing worse everyday.
1 had chills.my bead
would ache, I was
always tired. I could
not walk straight
because of the pain
in myback and I had
pains in my stom
ach. I went to a
doctor and he said I
must go under an
operation, but J did
not go. I read in
the paper about
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about it. I
said I know nothing will help me but I
will try this.' I found myself improv
ing from the very first bottle, and in two
weeks time I was able to sit down and
eat a hearty breakfast with my hus
band, which I had not done for two years.
I am now in the best of health and
did not have the operation." Mrs.
John A. Koenig, 502 Flushing Avenue, J
Astoria, N. Y.
Every one dreads the surgeon's knife'
end the operating table. Sometimes
nothing else will do ; but many times
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not. Letter after letter cornea
to the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; or,if performed,did no good,
out Lydia E.Pinkham's Vegetable Com
poundwas used and good health followed.
If you -want advice write to
J.ydia K. Pinkbam Medicine Co,
(confidential), Lynn, Mass.
miles from San Francisco light hi p.
Adeline Smith. Coos Hay for Ma n Fran
cisco. VI miles north of Sau Francisco.
Topeka. riati Krancis-o for Kureka. 1
miles south of Point Arena.
Drake. Richmond for Vancouver. Jti mile.
nort h of Kich niond.
Klamath. irays Harbor for fiau I'dro,
miln south of Point Sur.
i.'eniralia. San fed ro for San Francisco,
45 miles vcM of San Pedro.
H-i.tnoke. Corinto for San Francisco. 4-"
miles south of San lUcpo.
Jim i-tutler. Santa Ilowalia for San Fran
cisco. i:;:r mi les south of Sa n P"d ro.
Lucas, poi nt Wells for Kl St-g undo, at Kl
Seiri-i.rio.
Buck. Seattle for Toint Orient, 408 mihs
from St-att le.
Wil laniftte. San Francisco for Portland,
CO" miles nort h of San Francisco.
''oronado. San Francisco for Aberdeen, '!."
mih's north of Cape Mendocino.
Kl Semindo. towing haruc :M, Richmond
for Scan le, J"J." miles from Seattle
'Treat Nort li rn. Flavel 1 or San Francisco,
l'JS miles south of the Columbia ftivcr.
Speedwell, Bandon for Coos Hay, six mllea
north of t'oquillc .River.
Grace Dollar, Tacoma for San Francisco,
OL'O miles north of Sa n Francisco.
Hn ak wnt er. Port la nd for Coos Bay, t7
mil.-s sooth of tin Columbia River
Mills. Martine-. for Meadow l'oint
miles from Meadow Point.
Hear. San Francisco for Portland,
miles so til h of the (,'olumljia Ulvcr.
Movements of Vessels.
4lH
iu
ASTORIA. April Xo.
steamer Brea k water, f'
ports. Sailed at 1:1!0
Sailed at 11 A. M..
San DtcKo. via way
M ., steamer Oreat
Nort hern, for San Fran
SCO.
Francisco. April H.Y Sailed at mid -
nieb t, steamer N'ehalcm. for Tort land. Ar
rived at noon, steamer W. F. 1 1 err in. from
Portland. April :M. Sailed at 6 P.
Steamer Bear, from San Pedro for Portland.
Sa n Ped ro. A pr i 1 LT. Sn tied at 11 A. M ,
steamer F. A. Kilhuru. from Portland mid
way ports, for San Diego. Arrived Steamer
Temple K. Dorr, f rom Portland.
Aslorla. April L'4. Sailed hI 7:0 P. M,
Bt earner F. S. l,nup; at . P. M.. steamer
Santa Barbara, for San Franeittco.
S..at t le. Wash.. A pril J7. A rri ed Steam
ers Governor, from San Dieco ; H um bold t ,
from Southeastern A laska. Sailed St came is
WVllesly, fot" Anehorase; Iatouchc. tor
Southwestern Alaska; Spokane anr Redondo,k
for Southeastern Alaska; Admiral Dewey,
for San Francisco: Queen, for San Dieuo.
A ntofacasta. A pril '2 . Arrived Steamer
Col u sa. from San Frami.sco.
Manila. April "' 1 A rrived Steamer Per
sia Maru, from San Francisco.
Yokohama. April "Jl!. - Sailed Steamer
T xion. from Honckonc for Puijct Sound.
April 24. Sailed Steamer Yeitai Maru. lor
pucet Sound.
San Francisco. April 2.V Arrived Steam
ers Alva rario, from Ca Uao ; Rainier, from
Port iambic ; Anyo Maru Japn lies . from.
Honkonp ; Wil helm I na. from Honolulu : W.
F. Herrin. from Astoria ; Raymond, from
Wil la pa ; l.os Angeles, from Port A m;ele.j.
Sailed Steamers Nehalem. for .Astoria;
Peru, for A neon ; Colonel K. D. Drake, for
Vam-ouvcr; Provide neia, for Sa n ta Rosalia ;
schooner Prosper, for Bristol Bay.
Tilet at Astoria AVelnetda.v.
I lieh. Low.
7:r. A- M 7.:. feet"J:24 A. M H. n feet
9:JJ P. M 7. ft feet'-' 4T. P. M O.fJ foot
VefMIs Cleared Yesterday.
Oasolinc schooner Glacier, ballast, for Cor
dova. American steamer Sue II. K I more, general
carso, for Ti II a monk .
Gasoline sch m.ner Tillamook, general car
go, for Coos Bay.
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Grocers everywhere sell Instant Postum.