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TTTT3 MORNTXO OKEGOXIAX FUIDAY, APltlli 28, 1916.
VAS
T
YET
LAND TRACTS
UNDEVELOPED
'Estimate for Northern Wis
consin, Minnesota and
Michigan Is 30,000.000.
RAILROAD AIDS PROGRESS
Much of Section That Is Xot licin:
Put to Any Usage Is Reing Held
Merely as Investment at
Prices Precluding Progress.
WASHINGTON. April SO. The cut-
over districts of Northern Mlcnipan
Vnrthpm Wisconsin and Northern Min
nesota, contain more than 30.000,000
fro of undeveloDe'l lnnd. Some of
this produces enough timber or fur
nishes enoueh pasture to pay its way
but by far the larger part of this vast
area must be classel -as unproi na m.e
Ouite a DcrcfntaKi! of the best of
the undeveloped land is owned by spec
ulators and some is held at prices that
make its successful development at
present financially impossible. Similar
onrlitions prevail In many parts of
the West. Central and Western states.
A report on file in the Office of
Farm Management tells of delayed ar
ricultural development along a cer
tain railroad in a Western state. For
a long distance the railroad traverses
a belt of level and fertile Dut unaevei-
nnfrl nrairie land. I-ess desirable land
at a distance of eight to 10 miles back
from the railroad is quite well devel
nneri and producing fair crops. At first
it seemed strange tl.at the most fertile
and best located land Khould be the
slowest to develop.
Speculator Hold Land.
Further investigation disclosed the
-.fact that the undeveloped land was
" owned by speculators and held at prices
" that made its development practically
prohibitive. In a more limited may
these conditions are found in all the
new agricultural sections. I -and spec
ulators have, not only greatly inflated
the prices of land, but they are today
holding a tremendous area out of pro
duction altogether.
The unearned Increment may event
ually enrich the present owners, but
to the general public, these acres are
all unprofitable. How to discourage
excessive land speculation ia a prob
lem that is now puzzling many of the
wisest mn in our legislative assem
blies. The solution of this problem
would materially decrease one source
of unprofitable acres in this country.
In the suburbs of nearly every cfty
thete is a considerable area of rich
"agricultural land that has been cut up
into city lots and sold at prices that
prevent its profitable use for agri
cultural purposes.
Tracta lle Idle for Year".
Such land i held for speculation
; and for teany years it may serve no
' useful purpose whatever. In fact.
. these vacant lots are often badly kept.
' unsightly and a menace to the health of
.L the community. It would undoubtedly
have been beter if this land could have
been left In farms until such time as it
' may be needed for building purposes.
. The area of each -lot is small, but the
; total area of such unprofitable land is
verv great.
How to prevent this misuse and
; waste of good agricultural land that
id so well located is not an easy prob
. em. Vacant city lots are being used
. to encourage vegetable gardening in
; connection with boys' and girls club
work. This undertaking is meeting
' with some success, but by far the
, greater part of such land can never be
' used in this way.
Coat of Holding Overlooked.
We hear much comment about the
trreat profit?- that are sometimes made
by holding idle land for rise In price.
The cost of holding this land is usually
overlooked. Taxes and a fair. rate of
interest on the investment take a big
lice of the unearned increment, and
ften unimproved city property is ac
tually held at a loss.
Not infrequently the present owners
and possibly the general public would
'have been the gainers if unused sub
urban lots had been left in farms. In
dividing rich agricultural land into
city lots the desire to get something
for nothing has added materially to
the total number of unprofitable acres.
A considerable percentage of our un
profitable land doubtless never can be
brought under successful cultivation by
any methods now known.
Farm Prodiirta Demand Grona.
It is also true that the. sudden ad
vancement of all our arable land to a
point where each farm would become
lo per cent efficient might seriously
.affect the business side of farming by
lowering the prices of agricultural
products. Yet as population increases
ail classes of people will undoubtedly
be benefited if the rapidly-rising price
of farm products can be met at least
in part by setting idle acres to work
and by making unprofitable acres yield
e satisfactory income.
- To meet the growing demand for
farm products, we must farm more
acres or make each acre produce more.
Land not now in farms should be made
into farms and unimproved land now
in farms should be improved, only iu
b,n far as this can be done profitably.
--J. C. McDowell. Cfiee of Farm Man
agement, in United States Department
f Agriculture Yearbook.
CocfTTan". l-ral. of San Fram-lsc.
l.i; Lm;E-.I KDI.BV O'oi isr Loi1gc. SS. of
Poril.-ind. xn.l Mrs. Xuhio M.dlc, of
1 1 1 e. ha ni. r.
l.i:i.IN;-;ni:ENvojl I.lyi n. far
linn. ::u, ..f Sal-m. or., and Mrs. Ruhy M
urt-tT.'voii', oi L.'a;ian. Or.
HM T.;L.I.N l- A I1UKI.1NI-liaptista Bat
rail. in. ,,r I'ortluml. and Mra. Ciccl.ia
ar:.-iini. or J'"rtlrml.
.lo.VK.--KVA.NS Humphrev Jones. .tJ. of
forthiii.I, and Mrs. Mary Kvmis. -7. of
1 ortland.
;II.I.-M QI A II. .lon.-i.li r-,l!l. ;. of ore
Con I'ity. or.. a"'i Mrs. I.uaimna Mcyuald
o... oi or-j;oii iny. or.
Ml N'iKlt-M'l'AKTHY All.ert Tt. Munirer
l"K:il, of Yam-ouver. Wash., anil Mi. Be.sie
jl.-' artity. i.-rh1. or anoiiver. W ash.
KOHK!:TSUN-M A RK W KI.l. Mark f'.ob
ertson, :.(. of North l'o .J. t or., and Mr.
nuov k. MarKw.n. :(t. of St. Johns. Or.
J..NSp:.V-. l M.MIXi;.S 01- . Jannr-n. 4
or f.-rttan.l, and Mrs. Ina H. lumimngM
oi t-oriiana.
KVI-K I S-KoijINPOV Fred J. Fvertv
or J'orlland. and Mrs. Zora I.. Robinson
i't. i.j f'orilarid.
'i..HRlKl...M.NKi:i,V Leonard W. Cah
rtei. r.r a ncoii -r. Wash., and Mis
UKie K, MrNv.-lv. -J::, of Vancouver. Wash
J('.ih-A l m.nmi.n .la.-k Konnne, im
of I' irtland. and M lua Gladyce Atkinson.
of I'onliinu.
Building rrrmlts.
W. I.. MOP.HAX Kepalr elulit-.tory fire
proof, reinfor. ed ron.-rele stores and offio-s.
il40 Washington slrort. between Hroadway
and park greets: builder, J. bav.-r, J.ioo.
JAf'MKTTA & C'oI.IRTT Repair two
tory frame flais, :t4 Third street, be-
iwe. n (ariithers and fenerldan street,
builder, tlav work; ."".
KUWAKI) KRAMI' K Krect to-story
frame dwellinp, Stanton street, between
Kast Twenty-sixth and Fast Twenty-seventh
streets; builder, l-.rnest Kliey: 4tiuo.
K. ROOKRS Repair lV-tory frame
dwelling. s-j Uutickley avenue. between
Kant Tw enty-sixlh and East Twenty-eighth
sir., rs; r.uiider. .1. it. iiiiman; xiii
MRS. R. K. ' A R K Repair onfe-story frame
flweliine. s.y.t Nelson street, between Randal
and Lawrence streets; builder, day work;
J. MORKTTY Repair one-torv frame
dwelling. InlO Kast Tenth street North be
tween oomg; and All.erta, streets; builder.
1 nomas ;i.jnar.ison ; i.tnij.
KKL1X A. HRYAN Erect one-tory frame
trsrace, t J Lat i.'ak street, oetween h.nst
Tw cut v-first and KaM Twenty-second
slrett: t.ntlder. same; s.;..
'". s. J.VKSON Repair two-story frame
dwelling. t;lo Salmon slrret. rorntr Stout
street; l.nilder, t. .1. Hardv; S..O.
li. CAMPION Erect one-story ordinary
(carajre. s;; West Park street, betw-een Cak
and hrark streets; builder, V. 11. Car
inlchai I ; -o.
o. A. RITES" Repair fotlr-atory ordl
nary offlre and war.-hoiLse. southw-est corner
rirth and Davis streets; builder. It. Hirsch
berrer "'ompany; J-lou.
I'R. NOBI.K W. JONES Krect two-storv
ordinary hoMtotal. ulo Marshall street, be
twe--n Nlnet.-enih and Iwentieth streets;
btiiiaer, . 1;. Huiry and rollesen; S'jooo,
R. I.. and W. T. MAi'KKV Renalr one-
story frama dwelllnK. t;3tt East Fiftieth street
North, between Stanton and Siskiyou streets;
Duuoer, ?am- ; .'"f. -
Al lilM ot ON r;rect one. story frame
srarare. UtR Mis;ssi.pi avenue. between
I're4ott and Jrllandena streets.; builder.
came; 3..
MRS EM.A Tl NK Repair two-story
planing mill. P41 Macadam street, between
Curry and Pennoyer streets; builder. Acme
Planinz Mill om;any; $40.
K. 1. PKFtK . Repair one-storv fra.n.
owei'inir. . ti.pn street, oetween seven
t'eith and Eighteenth streets; builder, D. S.
.viannv ; ?:':.ii
STRIKE HOT EXPECTED
RAII.RO D MA.XAfiKRS' RKPI.Y
MK. DIE TOMORROW.
Urnlal of Kluht-Hour Dar IJemnnd
Foregone Conrluaion and Tron
ble Would Affect All Lines.
Negotiations between the railroad
managers and their train and "engine
crews for an adjustment of tho dif
ferences growing out of the men's de
mands for an eight-Iixur day, are in
progress in Chicago and it Is probable
that a strike will be averted.
The reply of the managers to the
demands of the men must be made
tomorrow. It is understood that it
will be forthcoming at that time.
A conference of managers has been
neia at cnicago within the last few
weeks and they have agreed, tentative
ly, on the attitude that they are to
take in meeting the demands of the
men. YV". li. Scott, vice-president and
general manager of the Southern Pa
cific, has been a member of the con
ference. What proposals, if any. the man
agers are prepared to make to the men
is not apparent now. but It is a fore
gone conclusion that they will not
grant the eight-hour day.
The men. on the other hand, declare
that they will not compromise nor ac
cept a modification of their eight-hour
plan, but the report that they have
refused to arbitrate In believed to be
erroneous.
If a strike ensues the entire country
will be affected. Kvery important road
in the United States and most of those
iu Canada are involved.
ASIATIC EXCLUSION
PROVISION MODIFIED
Senate Immigration Committee
Agrees to Eliminate Refer
ence to Japanese Labor.
NIPPON'S PROTEST IS MET
Satisfactory Amendment Said to
Jray.e Been Arrived At Clash
Over Japanese Boys' Entry
Ilises ut San Kranclsco.
cent was used to make cider, and .-b per
cent was sold from farm or orchard (ei
eluding that used for cider). These figures
are estimates based upon reports from
large list of apple grower? and specialists
10 ine oureau 01 tjrop estimates.
If these percentages be applied to the es
timated total production of apples last year.
10.t11n.1MMj barrels, it would indicate that 4.1.
11 7. lino barrels, or 1 211,000.00(1 bushels, were
sold from farm or orchard, except for cider.
22.0IMI. OOO bushels used for cider, to, 000. 000
bushels consumed for human use on farms.
except for cider, and 34,000,000 bushels
wasted or eaten by livestock.
The estimate of total production last year
or iw.oiO.OOo barrels was obtained by aonlV'
log to tho census figures of production 'in
loiio an estimated increase since then of
about .t7 per cent. It is not likely, however.
that the census enumeration included all the
wasted portion of the crop.
The value of the portion sold is estimated
at 69 cents per bushel, indicating a total
or aoout s.ooo.oo0: that used for cider. 1
cents per bushel, or a total of .".ooo.000
consumed on farms. 03 cents a bushel, or a
lital ot S24.oon.ouo: and that wasted or eaten
by livestoek, 15 cents per bushel, or a total
ot . 1,000,000.
WASHINGTON. April 27. The Senate
immigration committee today agreed to
modify the Asiatic exclusion section
of the pending immigration bill to
eliminate reference to the Root-Taka-hira
agreement restricting immigration
of Japanese laborers. This meets
Japan's protest.
Chairman Stone, of the foreign rela
tions committee, attended the immigra
tion committee mcetins.
A tentative draft of 8n amendment
was considered and probably will be
submitted to the State repartment for
conference with the Japanese Am
bassador.
"There will be no trouble about it,
Senator JJodge said, "and a satisfactory
amendment will be submitted at the
proper time.'
SAX FRANCISCO, April 27. Edward
White. Commissioner of Immigration
here, in a complaint filed in the United
States District Court, charges that
Matsutaro Nakao, a 17-year-old Jap
anese boy, ordered deported, attempted
to gain admission to this country In
violation of the Root-Takahira labor
ers exclusion agreement. ine do &
father. Snketaro Nakao, according to
Commissioner White, is a laundry em
ploye at Stockton, Cal.. and on the basis
that Matsutaro was likely to become a
public charge, he was denied admission.
Attorneys tor the Japanese suea out
a writ of habeas corpus before Judge
Maurice T. IJooling. of the District
ourl. and It was in answer to this that
Commissioner White said the "gentle
men's agreement" made between Japan
and the United States had been violated.
Representatives of the United States
District Attorney's office said that the
boy could not be barred legally unaer
this agreement.
Commissioner White denied tonay
that he had made any representations
to the secretary of labor that the
agreement was being violated in
numerous instances, asserting that this
is onlv the second case of its Kind
that has come to his attention.
The Japanese government, he said,
believed was unaware of any at
tempted violations of the agreement.
YEARNING WIFE IS GONE
HUSBAND SAYS $-100,000 1JISAP.
I'EAHED AT SAMK TIME.
BEN DAVIS LEADS CROP
DAILY CLTY STATISTICS
Births.
LEWI; To Mr. and Mrs. llarrv I.
" - 'o Fourteenth street outli. April a
tuL?h t. r.
LINK LATER To Mr. and Mrs. Wi'llam
-J. Llnklatr. luo Allna avenue. April 20.
a ton.
'MEEK To Mr. and Mrs. Clifford T.
C heak. l owell alley road. April 12, a
. ..iiii.ht' r.
' m.'OTT To Mr. and Mrs. Charlev.P. Seott.
-to-' Tenth street. Aprii 2.". a daughter
ZETTKRBKR-j To Mr. and Mrs. Kdward
. 7.cTterbers. Tenino avenue. April i'J, a
r-M TTH To Mr. and M rs. Olenn B. fimtth.
Kast Tiilrt -ninth street, April 21 a
.lujfhter
.." MAS.-EY To Mr and Mrs. fheMer P.
-i-Ias.ev. J2j Kast Tj ler street. April is, a
"". ImDDRIDI'.E To Mr. and Mrs tVaudc
-f "ddr:de. 1 t Khs Huflalo Alrcet. April
CI. a d'jujrht-r.
. "HRITjLt' To Mr. and Mrs. John M
1 "hrij-tolo. Third trecl. Aril IS. a
un'iaii' r.
. MVOPK To Mr. and Mrs. Franci K.
J-ope, Kast Tlitrty-litt rtreii West,
-vpri. IT,, a ion
1 f-L'RKS T Mr. and Mrs. Cfuri. Kdard
J'urk. L'malitia atenuc. Apiil 20. a
i. a 1. jf 11 1 r.
Marriage L4renea.
BROKTjn-OR r f. K;K..J t; Broetje
legal, .1.-, Ka-t Mxl -firal strt. and Haiti
L. oroer.iz. leral. pame a drrns
HVif'T.niKBiw'i'it-lia .-ift. leiral.
S-::vr.,j. ard Hai-I Tne.,erf. le-.-al, l"J"
J.ov-d'in ptr-T
KiNVltK-LKirKSON .Fohrt' R'ml'li. I-
Vainoa,.. Or., and Ann I. Ei Irkeon.
..?3l. 4 7". laiir.z street.
liiHN.f'NtNllK-EX Chn'Ies JhnTCn.
o.V1 tlvirr .irret. and I'a'llinf F.ndre
f n. I.Kal. 77'J Marh.ill fltrf-t.
' - LAXUMAS-VAWEK-Hmtirli l.angman.
,l"al. 1011 U't; dni.tr. biuvard, aiid Lena
, 1 4v-r. iea:. 7-.:i fc,a.-t It-nth Hir.t Noriii.
e;t XTON-OnOH K'ln liaard Rui
. r"or. leu.l. 27: l.at T w t -1 oi r t li btr.t.
9 ''d Dmilv Made.ina Oroh. kgal. 27y Karft
' J'irsi street Norlb.
Choice of Caucus Killed.
IIOSLY.V, Wash., April 27. (Special.)
Some time last niglit after his ..elec
tion as a delegate to the Hepublican
county convention, Enoch Browitte. a
well-known miner of the Roslyn field,
was klled in one of the Roslyn Fuel
Company's mines at Joneeville.
After the caucus Mr. Browitte had
fione on duty as fire boss of the mine,
and it is believed he was struck by a
strip of coal cars. The body was not
found until the regular shifts went to
work, and his report of the condition
of the mines was missing from the
board.
Mr. Browitte had lived in thi city
for 23 years and was active 'in public
affairs. He leaves a widow and five
children.
OVKK FOIHTKKS PER CKXT OF TO
TAL Al'PLK -YIELD.
to
cliooI Bonds Is Isuo.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. April 27. (Spe
cial.) Interest of electors in Hood
River and outlying rural communities,
composing School District No. 3. is cen
tered in the election tomorrow for a
bond issue of $45,000. Writh a portion
of a fund of $11,000 now in the treas
ury of the school district, it is pro
posed by those supporting the bonds to
buy additional property for the con
struction of a new grade school build
ing and an annex to the high school.
The estimated cost of the former is
placed at approximately $18,000 and
that of the latter proposed building
at about $27,000. The new grade build
ing is to be of brick or stone construction.
Oaldnlna Hank Second, According
Government Statlxtlcs DiNpoxI-
t ion of 1015 Production.
llo.e lien Davis apples were rro,Il,cetl
last year than any other variety, the esti
mate being ll.lnO.OOO barrels (of three
bushels!, or 14.5 pi-r cent of the crop. Bald
wins ranked second, with 8,312,000 barrel,
or 1011 per cent, and Winesaps third, with
."..JU.J.0U0 barrels, or 7.3 per cent of the total
crop. Of the total crop produced about 63
per cent was sold, varying by varieties from
77.7 per cent of the crop or Tompkins Klhs
sold to 42.7 per cent of LimbertwiBS, which
were sold by producers.
The variety receiving the highest aver
age f. o. b. harvest price is the iiolntosh.
being $2.50 per bam-1. seconded by the Y--low
Newtown at $2.40. The variety receiving
the lowest price is the Limbertwig. $1.41
per barrel, but closely followed by the Ben
Davis at 1.42. These estimates are United
States averages, based upon reports from a
large number of apple growers and fpe
ciBlists to the Bureau of Crop Estimates.
About 18 per cent of the crop was classed
as "Summer" apples, 2T per cent "Fall,"
and Ti7 per cent "Winter" apples.
Ksttmated averages for the United States
for important varieties of apples follow:
Produced
Barrels. K. o. b.
Per ct.
of crop.
, 14. i
I'atta of Larger Life Beckons, Like En
trancing; Mirage on Commonplace
. Path of Existence.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 27. Charg
ing that his wife persuaded him to take
a trip into the country to sketch cherry
blossoms, kissed him good-bye after
getting from him Ms office keys, "so
that she could get the place cleaned
during his absence, and then took pos
session of cash and securities valued at
inu.ouo and ran away with another
man,, Samuel II. Westfall. a wealth v
mining man, of this city, filed suit here
today for divorce.
On his return from the bl ossom
sketching trip, the complaint alleged
u estfall found a note from his w ife
saying that she had left him "for the
path of a larger life, the reflection of
winch beckoned like an entrancing
mirage on the barren commonplace of
a prosaic existence.
There was nothing in Westfall, the
letter told him. "that brought response
o ner larger yearnings."
In addition to taking all the cash
and securities in his office. Mis. West-
fall, the complaint said, had their joint
Dank account transferred to Samuel II.
Day, a young San Francisco attorney.
the court granted the injunction re
straining Day from making use of the
bank account and issued orders to pre
vent the collection of dividends from
the missing securities.
The Westfalls were married in 1897
in Indianapolis and came to San Fran
cisco in 1903.
LAW MAY DE CHANGED
MATKIIIAL MUX SAID TO FAVOR nK-
PKAL I'AIIT OK LIEN ACT.
Labor Council Discusses State Work-
mcn'tt .Vrvisimpcr, an I'ro ported
by Attorney L'llen.
Bon Davis
Baldwin
Wlnesap ..........
Jonathan
Oreenins
Home Beauty
Wealthy
t;rinies OoUlen . . .
Northern Spy
York Imperial ...
Oldenburg
f'sno
Ptayman Winesap.
I.iinbertwlg
Y-t. Newtown ( rip.
l'ameuse I Snow!..
Tompkins King ...
Yellow lielif loner.
Golden Russet ....
Wa gener
Mcintosh
Gravenstein
Others
Total ."
OOO harvest
omitted, price.
l l.li'ii
in.it
7.:t
.". I
4 7
4H
4
ss
: s
2
2. 4
2 0
1.7
13
l.:t
1.2
1.2
1 1
4.0
II
17.7
100.0
s.:;i2
5...I.I
4. 4 VI
:i. .-!.".
::..VJ I
:;.2:n;
2 hi::
2 NT
2.4. MJ
2. 1 "
1.5. -.2
1 77"
1..M 1
l.:i2
leu;
:t::i
7!l
S2
iio
l.l.r.4.-.
7B.3S0
1.42
l.l'S
l.!.-
I. "'7
1.7.)
!.::
1.71
2. or.
l.s
l!i
2.0M
141
2.411
1.X4
2. 2 1
l.M
1. HC,
2. "id
2.U2
1.64
That the men handling construction
material are planning to work for the
repeal of the amendment to the lien
law that requires the rendering ot a
statement within 10 days after material
Is delivered, was the belief expressed
by 'II. L. Idleman. who sDoke at the.
Central Labor Council meeting last
night. Mr. Idleman urged that the
amendment, which was passed at the
last session or the Legislature, have the
support of the laboring men.
.flans for holding an annual meetintr
of tiie Labor Council, at which reports
wouia oe reaa and which would be
attended by union Mnen generally, were
referred to the executive board. Eu
gene E. Srnith, president of the board,
urged that arrangements be made for
such a meeting.
Recommendation by the theatrical
workers that Dr. Daniel Grant be sun-
ported for the office of County Coroner
were reterrea to the executive board.
1 ne council indorsed plans for the'
establishment of headquarters for the
State Federation of Labor near the fes
tival center during the Rose Festival.
flans tor a state newspaper, con
ducted by a board consisting of two
memuers irom organized labor, two
rrom tne farmers and one from the em
ployers' association, were presented by
W. S. U'ren.
E. J. Stack, secretary, thought the
scneme impracticable, others expressed
the belief that it would be impossible
to get the farmers to co-ODerate. Eu
gene E. Smith favored backing th
move.
LEIGH DELAY ENDS
Britisher Gets Away Tomor
row With Full Crew.
THREE WEEKS LOST HERE
Seven Americans, Three From Port
land. Are Signed for Voyage
on Grain Carrier to War
Zone In Europe.
Three weeks ago today the British
ship Alice A. Leigh was shifted from
her loading berth to the stream, hav
ing aboard 172.660 bushels of wheat,
valued at $202,011. and yesterday the
last two men required to fill out her
complement of seamen were signed on
the articles. The vessel was not taken
at the highest rate, 86s 3d being paid.
but her detention represents consider
able loss to the owners, who are
naturally anxious to get ier across the
Atlantic in order to reap benefits of
more attractive charters on that side.
The record rale for Portland loading
was 110 shillings, which was ?aid the
Ollvebank.
The Alice A. Leigh made a slight
gain in Portland in the way of cargo.
-ft on the occasion of a voyage from
ruget Sound in May. 1901. her cargo
amounted to 168.910 bushels, and while
the increase may add slightly to her
earnings it really amounts to nothing
when compared to what the delay has
cost. In tow of the Port of Portland
tug Oneonta she leaves for sea at day
light tomorrow.
Though he has traded in many less
attractive ports. Captain Davison said
he is truly pleased to bid adieu to
Portland, in view of the trouble ex
perienced in gathering a crew, part of
which is charged to the new seamen's
law, some to the alleged hesitancy ex
hibited to shipping on a vessel bound
for the war zone and last the season
able scarcity of sailors, who are at
tracted ashore by higher wages.
On the crew list of the ship are
represented several nationalities, and
of those shipped here are seven Ameri
cans, five Britishers, two Italians, one
born in Austria, another from Fin
land, a Belgian, a Dane and a repre
sentative of The Netherlands. Of the
Americans, three claim Portland as
their home, L. Burke, of 556 Third
street: Fred Loerger. 1 834 Thirty-sixth
avenue southeast, and Harry Brown,
address not given. The ship goes to
Queenstown, Falmouth or Plymouth for
orders.
The British hark Invergarry is lying
In the stream loaded with SO, 617
bushels of barley and 22,406 bushels of
wheat, and lacks about ;i dozen tars
to fill out her sailor family, so 1
due to tug at her anchor for several
days. The Inverlogle should receive
the last of her grain today and yien
take her turn in obtaining men, the
Invercrarrv having first choice. The
Inverlogie will be the last square
igger Portlanders will see here load
Ins grain before next season, and Judg
Ing from the dearth of vessels so far,
there may not be any of the sailing
fleet In the harbor, wheat and barley
being diverted overland, as has been
done to large extent this year.
DOCK AT ST. JOIIXS FAVOHElt
S1.7S
Nearly 15 per cent of last year's apple
production was wasted or eaten by livestock:
10 per cent was consumed on farms for bus
man purposes, other than as eider; 10 per
SALESMEN T0 ENTERTAIN
Mites and Friends Are Invited to
Affair at Oregon Jiotcl May 5.
The Portland Salesmen's Club mem
bers will be hosts at a dinner and en
tertainment for their wives and friends
at the orange room of the Oregon Hotel
on Friday night. May 5. A musical
programme and a progressive 5U0 party
will be features.
The Portland Salesmen's Club ladies'
quartet will make its debut at that
time. The quartet is composed of Mrs.
Dudley Clark. Mr. P. H. Green. Mrs.
Burt Holcomb and Miss Alice Justin.
The programme will include several
numbers by the quartet, solos by Mrs.
Dudley Clark. Miss Alice Justin and
Mrs. 1'. H. Green; numbers by a five
piece orchestra and costume songs by
Frank Hennessy and company.
This will be the first strictly social
evening given by the club..
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
Commission Makes Attractive Kate
There for Storing Certain Free;lit
To encourage the use of Municipal
dock No. 3. at St. Johns, for the storage
of sulphur and magneslte, the Commis
sion of Public Docks yesterday fixed a
tariff of 25 cents for wharfage, that
charge including storage for 30 days,
and after that period 10 cents a ton is
to be levied each month. The freight
brought here on vessels and then
transferred to paper plants and by con
fining its storage largely aj; St. Johns
other municipal docks will be left free
for different cargo. Regarding the St.
Johns dock the Commission also voted
to cover it with 525.000 Insurance, for
mer policies having expired, and the
renewals will be written bj agents at
St. Johns.
Plans, tentatively considered at
previous meeting, of building a small
structure in the rear of dock No. 2, at
Kast Washington street, to be used by
the bureau of health as a meat inspec
tlon station, were altered on the re
ceipt of an opinion from City Attorney
La Roche that the Commission was
without authority to divert funds for
other than dock purposes. The site
will be allotted, but the city must take
care of the construction cost.
COMMISSION'S HOME ACCEPTED
Tardy Delivery of Jlebuiit Structure
Not Charged to Contractor.
Acceptance of the Stark street muni
cipal boat landing and Mulkcy Park
which comprises the work of con
structing a second story to the land
ing for tho use of the Commission of
Public Docks, also the approach to be
known as the park, was made j ester
day by the Commission and a final set
tlement ordered with J. A. Backstrand,
who handled the contract. While the
period originally specified for complet
ing the job had expired, no penalties
were exacted, on the recommendation
of Chief Engineer Hegardt, who held
that delays met with in the way of
storms and certain changes were not
the fault of the contractor.
The heating system there was like-
7
wise accepted from the Kendall Heat
ing Company and with only the lawn
to be started, the Commission has de
cided to move into tho quarters from
the Worcester building tomorrow.
SWIMMING PLACE INSPECTED
Officials Prepare for Season in Pro
viding Bathers Protection.
vlmbued with a desire to provide a
bathing beac.n free from dangerous ed
dies and depressions to catch unwary
swimmers. Commissioner George Baker,
Park .Superintendent Convill, Harbor
master Speler and Ray Ivessel, secre
tary to Commissioner Baker, yesterday
inspected West Side property of the
O.-W. R. & N. south of the plant of the
Northwest Steel Company, at the foot
of Sheridan street, the use of which the
railroad interests have accorded the
city for bathing purposes.
It is intended to mark the swimming
place with a line of boom sticks, beyond
which swimmers will not be permitted
Later a site in the northern part of the
city may be obtained, as Harbormaster
Speier is against bathing being per
mitted in tho main section of the har
bor between any bridges.
VESSEL SENT 3VOKTII LIGHT
Iligli Lumber Freights Make Gen
eral Cargoes Less Attractive.
Demand for rapid transportation of
lumber being greater than the call for
delivery of general cargo, the McCor
mick steamer Willamette came in light
from Southern California yesterday
and proceeded to Rainier to load Ium
her. She goes to St. Helens today and
is slated to be ready to sail tonight,
Steam schooner owners do not take
Kinciiy to working northbound car
goes at low rates these days with
lumber freights so high.
The Nehalem was another arrival
she getting into the river from San
1 rancisco with 625 tons of freight.
French-Ships for French Ports.
In accordance with instructions from
abroad, C. Henri Lai be, French Consul
has issued a circular for the guidance
of shippers, setting forth that the Pres
ident of France, in a decree issued April
4, prohibits vessels flying the French
flag from loading for other than French
ports, unless by special authority. Ships
having home ports in trench colonies
are "excluded. In event a French ship
Is loaded here, her cargo can only be
cleared for- another country through
cabled authority from the French Min
ister of Marine. There are no French
vessels here or listed.
Harvest Queen to Start Hun.
Entering permanently in the 1316
service of the D.-W. R. & N-. steamer
Harvest Queen leaves Sunday night
for Astoria, relieving the steamer Has
salo so the latter can be overhauled
for the Summer trade. Probably piqued
because exterior painting of the steam
er Rose Citv was lauded. "Captatn
Budd. of the O.-W. R. & N.. river feet
declared yesterday that never In the
annals of steamboating on the Vi mam
ette was there a vessel floated with
a more glistening coat than the Har
vest Queen and in every other feature
he asserts she is as good as new.
News From Northwest Ports.
ASTORIA, Or., April 27. (Special.) The
sloam schooner J. B. Stetson sailed today
for San Francis-o with 800,000 feet of lum
hf-r. loaded at St. Helens.
The steam schooner Willamette arrived
during the nislit from San Francisco and
win load lumoer at Kainier anu ci. neieua.
The stam schooner Nehalem arrived from
San Francisco, with freight for Astoria
and Portland.
After undergoing repairs, the lightship
Columbia left fur her station off the mouth
of the river, snd the lightship Relief came
into port.
Port Launch Engineer Named.
D. M. Glover has been named by E.
W. Wright, manager of the Port of
Portland, to succeed Stuart Mason as
engineer of the gasoline launch Marie,
which is used between the city and
the drydock or other points on the
river where dredges are engaged. Mr.
Mason has received his transportation
to proceed to Anchorage as a super
intending gasoline engineer for the
Alaska Railroad Commission, and will
shortly have charge of the engineroom
on a powerful gas tug now being built
at Seattle.
Patsy Makes Four Calls.
Newnoi-t. Unmaua. Coos Bay and Ban-
don are ports of call for the Elmore
gasoline schooner Patsy, which was
cleared yesterday wnn too ic-uo i
fri-lit fnr those harbors. Besides
those consignments for Coos Bay, the
o-nsoline schooner Tillamook had con
siderable cargo for those points on her
last trip, she being regularly on tne
Portland-Coos Bay route.
Marine Notes.
u .i,. ahonrrf shins are apparently so nu-
tiiat th. Government has been un
able to sign a third mate on the big dredge
rhinoolt. which will leave here tomorrow
for the entrance to the Columbia. The third
mate is paid ?85 a month, also given sub
sistence.
f trotting the Port of Portland tow-
boat Ocklahama ready for service is being
hurried and she will be available next week.
.!... v. Manager Wright has not determined
that she w ill gc Into regular commission at
once, as there is a lull between the grain
and lumber movement
Ftoaiise of detention in southern waters
tho North Pacific steamer F. A. Kilburn is
not looked for here until Tuesday, and in
that event will sail on the return to San
Diego and way ports the following day.
ThrnSffh having broken her propeller the
steamer Northwestern, of the Alaska Steam
ship Company's line, will not leave Seattle
for the rsortn until .May o. ner sailing orig
inally was set for Sunday. The change
means she will take the outside rotlte 'and
not jiroeeed west of Seward, so she can re
turn in time to sail irom beattle on scneauie,
Miiv 20. The Information was received yes
terday by Frank Bollam, Portland agent.
from J. H. Bunch, general freight and pas
senger, agent.
L'nder charter to the Coast Shipping Coin
puny the s'-hooner llonoipu is to load lumber
hero for Honolulu. Sh. is now at Caiiuo.
The schooner A. K. Coates also has been
fixed for Portland I :iding. tho charterers
being Hind. Rolph & Co., and her cargo will
be dispatched for Australia.
Shipments of cans and fishing suppliev
coupled with a movement of grain, added to
the burden of the steamer L-urllne yesterday
so she was detained in getting away for
Astoria "until noon.
To attend to buoy work en route, the light
house tender Heather is to leave Astoria for
Portland today and on arrival will lead sup
plies for various stations. Inspector War
rack left yesterday for I'uget Sound on. aa
inspection trip.
In spite of a question being raised previ
ously as to the legality of paying an assess
ment for repairs to the Est Stark-street
sewer, a levy for that having been mad
against Dock No. 2. on the East Side, tha
Commission of Public Docks has ordered the
amount liquidated.
Preparatory to going into service betwcea
Portland and Alaska, towing barges, the tugs
Daniel Kern and H. J. Biddie are being
cleaned and painted at the Oregon drydock.
News From Northwest Ports.
COOS BAT, Or.. April -J7. (Special. Tha
tug Pioneer, from Puget Sound, which called
at Coos Bay yesterday, during the high
w-lnd, sailed south today with htsr barge
in tow.
The dredge Michie worked two shifts on
the bar.
The steamer Adeline Smith Is due tomor
row from San Francisco and will load lumber
at the Smith sawmills.
The gasoline launch Queen, which bafl
been engaged at Siuslaw Klver points on th
Southern Pacific bridge work, arrived in
Coos Bay last night.
The gasoline schooner said to have been in
trouble last night, was the Tramp, of this
port. The was seen through a mist and
thought to be in trouble, but was not.
Robert Dollar, of the Robert Dollar Lum
ber Company, will arrive tomorrow on tha
Adeline Smith to look over his interests iu
tho Coquille Valley.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. April 27. (Special )
Tho steamer Coronado arrived this morn
ing and after discharging a general cargo
proceeded to the Bay city mill to load
The steamers Doris and Daie.y Freeman
cleared for San Francisco. The Freeman
leaded at Wilson mills and the Doris at th-e.
Federal mill.
ORAYS HARBOR. Wash.. April 27. Tho
steam schooners Doris and Daisv Freeman
cleared today, the first from tiie Federal
mill, Aberdeen, tho second from the Wilson
mill. Aberdeen.
The steam schooner Coronado arrived frnrn
San Francisco and moved to the Bay City
mill. Aberdeen, to load after discharging
general freij-ht at Darragh dock. Aberdeen.
MA It INE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE.
Name From
Bear I,os Angeles
Great Northern.. San Francisco...
F. A. Kilburn .... San Diego
Beaver ,oi Angeles
Breakwater .San Diego
DUE TO DEPART.
Name. For
Yale P. F. to I.. A
Willamette San Diego
Harvard S. F. to t.. A
lit-eat Northern . . San I1" rancisco . . .
Bear l,os Angeles
F. A. Kilburn. . . . San Diego
Yosemite San Francisco...
Beaver I,os Angeles
Breakwater San Diego
J. B. stetson San Diego
Date.
In port
. Apr. 2S
. May 1
May :t
, May
Date.
. Apr. 2
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. A pr.
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. May
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Photo by Moffett Studio, Chicago.
1 VHIiani K. Monr Baltimore, Md.s 2 Alvah II. Martin, Norfolk, m. ;i JnniciT P. Goodrich, Indianapolln. Inl. 4 F. X. Stanley, W ichita, Kan.j & -Ralph K. Williams, Dalian, Or.; 6 John T
damn, Duhaqne, la.; 7 Fred , I pton. Chlrafco, III. sT. K. Nelderingbaua, St. I.ouia, Mo.f 0 fieorg; R. Sheldon, Xew York, . V.; lO Jamei B. Reynolds Washington, 13. C.) 11 Char lea
TV Xw orlt-.-X. V.t 1.' rhnrlfa ft. Wli""-n. f ,M. th.s in Fr! W. F.Mtnlirook. nhnn. V. fT.t tt f rflklln Mnrphy, Nevrnrk. H, J.t l.'S i Unnomi, RRfrlch, NT, C.
(All pobtloriH rrportd at ft P. M. April
7 mlPbit ot herwihe dt-ttiRtiated.)
' Oraoft Dollar. Tucoma for San Kranclaco
26.1 nils north of San I''ranclsco.
Grop.t N'tirt horn, Fla vl for San Francisco,
10 miles south of Blunts Rc?f.
A.ltline Smit h, San Francisco for Coos
Bay. 2(M ni ilea north of San Francibco.
Breakwater, liureka for San Francisco,
i;to miles nor tli of San Francisco.
Yosemlt. San Francisco for Portland, five
mil"? uth of Blunts Rf.
Munna, Honolulu for San Francisco, 172
mils from San Francisco. S P. M-, April 2i.
I-.ur! in e. San Fra nrisro for Honolulu.
milft from San Kranc-isco. IS F. M.. April 2.
Piu-ola. Honekonir for San Franciaco. 75
miles from San Francltico. S P. M.. April 26.
Atla?. San Francisco for Honolulu. j4t
miJfls from Klcliniond. 8 Y. M.. April 2t.
Florid Jan. San Francisco for Yokohama.
J 422 miles from San Francisco. 8 P. M.
April 26.
Ha-rk. Berlin. Astoria for Brfstol Bav.
Alaska. usO mllea west hv north of th
Columbia Klver, noon. April
Miiturn, an ieoro tor fan t rancisco.
miles south of San Francisco.
Hikmian. San Franci.r-o for Seattle. 20
mile south of Point Arena.
weaver. San h ra nclsco f o r San Iei ro. 1 n
miles south of Point Sur.
Q'lt'fn. Seattle for San Francisco. :;2 miles
sout h of Point Arena.
T-peka. Eurek.i tor San Francisco, six
miles sout h of point A rena.
indbor. Balboa for Seattle. 20 miles
south of Cape San Lucas, 8 P. M. April 2-
A lliance. han I ranelsco for Corinto. .t.
miles south of San Pedro, S P. M., April 2i.
Cuzro. Paita for Honolulu. 21G7 miles from
Honolulu. S P. M.. April 2.
Lewis Lucketinaeii. New " ork for San
Francisco. 710 miles south of San Pedro. S
P. M.. April 26.
Koanoke.f Corinto for San Francisco. 280
miles south of San Francisco.
Multnomah, San Francisco for San Pedro.
0 miles west of San Pedro.
President. San Pedro for San Francisco.
110 miles north of San Pedro.
Jim Butler. Santa Rosalia for San Fran
cisco. HIS miles south of San Francisco.
Peru. San Francisco for Balboa. o6v miles
south of San Francisro.
Klamath. San Pedro for Guaymas, 205
miles south of San Pedro.
Citv of Para. Balboa for San Francisco.
61." miles south of San Francisco.
onrress. San Francisco for Seattle. 132
miles north of Cape Blaneo.
Celilo. Tacoma for San Francisco. 03 mile
nnrl b of .""a n "Rla nr-o
Speedwell. Coos Bay for Pan Francisco,
5 miles north of Con uilie River.
Paraiso. Tacoma for San Francisco. 30
miles north of San Franclpco.
TVapa ma, Tacoma for San Francisco, 5
miles north of Yaquina Head.
Drake. Richmond for Vancouver,
mfls north of Richmond.
S. Porter, point Wells for San Fran
clseo. 71 miles from Point Wells.
Ravalli. Seattle for Alaska, off Lumnl
Island.
Movements of Ves&els.
PORTLAND. April 27. Sailed Steamer
Olympic, for San Pedro.
Astoria. April 27. Sailed at 6 A. M..
steamer J. B. Stetson, for San Francisco and
San Pedro. Arrived at 4:J0 P. steamer
Neha lem. from San Francisco.
San Francisco, April 27. Sailed at 1 A. M.,
steamer Oleum, for Portland ; at 11 A. M.,
steamer Great Northern, for FTavel; at noon,
steamer Beaver, f rom Portia nd for San Pe
dro. Arrived at 4 P. M.. steamers V. S. Loop,
from Portland; Santa Barbara, from Colum
bia River. April 26 Sailed at 11 P. M..
steamer Yosemite. for Portland. Arrived
Steamer Necanlcum, from Astoria.
Eureka. April 27. Arrived at 7 A. M. and
sailed at noon, steamer Break-water, from
Portland and Coos Bay, for San Diego via
way ports.
Cooa Bay, April 27. Arrived Gasoline
schooner Tillamook, from Portland. .
Point Reyes, April 27. Passed at 1 P. M-,
steamer Santa Barbara, from Columbia
River, for San Francisco.
Astoria. Aprfl 2. Arrived at 8 and left up
at 0 p. M,, .steamer Willarnet;te. , f ro,m San
Francisco.
Yokohama. April 21. Sailed Steamer
Kwento Maru. for San Francisco.
Manila. April 2.". Sailed Steamer Persia
Maru. for Shu Francisco.
Sa n Francisco. A pril 27. Arrived Steam
ers Wili'jHm H. Murphy, from Orays Harbor;
San fa Ba rbara and F. S. Loop, from Colum -bin
River; Johan Poulsen, from Pujret Sound;
Frank IT. Buck, from Seattle; Klfzabeth,
from Dsndon; CI eon e. from Coos Bay ; Cen
tralia. from Mexico; U. S. S. MrColloeh,
f 'om Honoiul u. S3 iled Steamers H ! Ionian,
for Seattle: Hofjuiam. for Aijfrrieen; William
Chatham, for Vancouver; Oleum, for Co
lumbia River; Adeline Smith, for Cons Ba :
Brooklyn, for Bandon r ti rca t Northern, for
Aetorin.
Bai'oa. Apnl 27. Arrived Steamer Brit
ish Kmpire. from San Francisco; Balboa,
from San Francisco.
Wellington. April 21. Arrived Steamer
Mnana. from San Francisro.
Melbourne, April 27. Arrived Steamer
Walmarlno. from San Francisco.
Seattle. April 27. A rrj ved Steamers Ad -mlral
Kvang from Southwestern Alaska:
Trma Maru (.bpanfp.! from Honekonc:
Seward, from V adlvociok ; Dolphin, from
Southwestern Alalia; Mills, from San Fran,
eiso. Sailed Steamers Humboldt, for South
eastern Alaska; Lakme. for Pan Pedro.
TiJes at Astoria I ririay.
' H!gh. Low.
10:1 A. M 7.2 feet f 4 :32 A. M. .. 1 4 fet
10:r.9 P, ?1 ... .S.7 feet j 4.1 P. M - . .. .1.3 feet
- Ve.elp Kntered Testerday.
American steamer Bear, sen era I carso.
from Stn Francisco.
AH!el Cleared Yesterday.
British ship Alice A. Leigh 172.try bushels
of wheat, for t'nited Kingdom.
Gasoline schooner Patsy, seneral cargo, for
Bandon.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, April 27. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M. Sea. smooth; wind,
south, 24 miles
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