Morning Oregonian., May 26, 1916, Page 14, Image 14

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TIIE MOITXIXG- OREGOXIAN, FKIDAT, MAY 2f,. 1910-
HEW FIRM TO BUILD
4 MOTOR SCHOONERS
$75,000 Vancouver Shipyard
Corporation Files Arti-
cles at Olympia.
SITE MAY BE TAKEN TODAY
Craft Ordered,, to Cost $548,000,
Will Go to Different Owners.
I, Hies Auxiliary Type Model
To Be Followed.
INCORPORATION IS FILED AT
OLYMPIA.
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 25.
(Special.) Articles incorporating
the Motorship Construction Com
pany were filed with the Secre
tary of State today, the stated
purpose of the company befng to
build and sell ships, and to erect
and operate a general shipbuild
ing yard at Vancouver, Wash.
The capital stock listed is $75,
000 at 100 per share, with man
agement of the company vested
in two trustees, S. S. Hewitt, of
Vancouver, and Merrill A. Reed,
of Portland, being named for the
period ending August 31, 1916.
The incorporation is for a term
of 50 years.
Anchorage. Mr. Phillipps left last night
for his home after having come here to
be present when a minor operation was
performed on hia 4-year-old son.
POUT
CALEDONIA
ARRIVES
Russian Runs Gauntlet of Undersea
Visiters About British Isles.
Once again the watchful German sub
marines have been eluded by a grain
ship from Portland, as the Russian bark
Port Caledonia reported yesterday at
Queenstown. after a voyage of 121 days
from the Columbia River, by no means
a slow trip.
The Port Caledonia put out of the
river January 24 and the same day the
French bark Bayard got away, while
the French bark Cornil Bart went to sea
January 2. the French bark Pierre An-
tonine and British ship Galgate Jan-
DR.GAHTEIIBEIHDIES
Pastor, Aged 91, Is Father of
Circuit Judge Gantenbein.
CITY WAS HOME 42 YEARS
Four auxiliary cruisers have been
contracted for at a total cost of $548,
000 by the Motorship Construction Com
pany, and options are In force for three
additional vessels of the same type. A
site for the yard probably will be def
initely closed for today. Articles in
corpating the company have been filed
at Olympia, Wash, the capital stock
being $75,000. The incorporators are
Merrill A. Reed, S. S. Hewitt and D. C.
Zimmerman, who represent California
capitalists.
Ebson B. Schock, of New York, de
signer of the vessels, is to be super
vising architect for the new plant. He
has provided standardized models, and
the four vessels, though not all for the
same owners, will be built at the same
time. Delivery is to be made In eight
and 10 months. They will be 250 feet
long, 44 feet beam and 22 feet depth
of hold, having twin screws driven by
two Diesel engines of 320 horsepower
each. They are to be of the Bolinder
patent, some of which of the semi
Diesel type are to be installed in ves
sels now being built on the river.
Satisfactory Type la Aim.
"Our aim is to develop a satisfactory
motorship that is economical as well as
the best in other features for the Pa
cific Coast trade," said Mr. Reed. "They
will be of fir, but instead of having
free holds as some now under way.
will have 'tween decks and supervised
and classified under the American
Dlovd's. In connection with the con
tracts, the company is offered a bonus
for earlier delivery than is specified in
the contracts, and it is intended to op
erate th plant under the Fordsy stem
of employes participating in the profits
and tonuses.
"The matter of obtaining a sufficient
force for the yard does not appear to
be an obstacle, as we have a list of o!
men to be started on the vessels, and
expect to use 100 in all. Band sawn
and other equipment have been ordered,
and will be on the ground in a few
weeks, by which time we will be ready
to connect them."
Financial Standing Good.
Mr. Reed began working on the en
terprise months ago, and quietly formed
an organization of such financial
Ktanding that those to award contracts
had no hesitancy in negotiating. Being
in touch with the marine situation, Mr.
Reed has been a firm believer in the
future of the auxiliary schooner on the
Pacific, and that Portland was the nat
ural center for wooden shipyard activ
ity, being admirably located as regards
big timber supply, and for that reason
attractive to owners who would char
tar for their initial cargoes here.
Five-masted vessels of 2,000.000 feet
carrying capacity have been adopted
generally for the lumber- trade of the
coast, and the four latest provided for
will be much the same in general re
spects as the McCormick fleet, now
composed of the City of Portland, that
is to load her initial cargo next month;
the City of St. Helens, which is on the
stocks, and the City of Eureka, being
started. They are building at St. Hel
ens, where two three-masters are un
der way for the Cuban trade, and an
other coaster has been contracted for
by the California & Oregon Dumber
Company.
At the Peninsula' Shipbuilding Com
pany's plant the same kind of ships
will be built, the site for the establish
ment being improved with a fill at
present ana at the McEachern yard
Astoria, the first of three auxiliary
schooners has been begun. Still other
interests are figuring on wooden ship
yards and at the rate firms are en
deavoring to place orders for vessels
It would seem that all will have their
capacities taxed for months.
TWO CRUISERS WILL COME
JNavy Contingent Appreciates Wel
come Accorded In Past Years
two vessels or the Pacific reserve
fleet are to come to Portland for the
Rose Festival as planned at present,
the cruisers Maryland and South Da
kota. Harbormaster Speier, who re
turned from San Diego Wednesday
night, after having met Admirals
Winslow and Fullam, who are engaged
In fleet maneuvers there, says that he
was given assurances that both ves
sel! would be here. Later, providing
the Mexican situation is less threaten
ing, probably others on trie Pacific side
will visit this harbor.
It is realized that abundant water is
available at the entrance and in the
river channel, so no longer is that an
clent bugaboo brought up when a visit
' to this city is suggested," said Mr,
Speier.
ALASKA LLVES ARE ACTIVE
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Capacity Business Handled Between
Sound and Southwestern District.
Space for the shipment of freight
', from Puget Sound to points in South--western
Alaska Is not available until
. August, say reports from the north,
though there Is not the same conges
tion reported on cargo offered for
Southeastern Alaska ports,
Carl D. Phillipps. formerly with the
Oregon Electric system here and now
associated with W C, Dawson, at Se
attle .says that the Alaskan trade is de
cidedly -brisk and there is talk of in
creasing the service owing to the
amount of material required by the
Government for railroad work out of
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-Special-
A. B. S. & C. Tablets
Used as a tonic laxative.
Bottle of 100. No. 1 and
No. 2. Reg. 25c. Spe
cial Friday, and 1 T
Saturday...' C
Dr. Jolin Gantenbein, Pioneer
Portland Minister. Mho Passed
Away at Age of 91.
uary -4 and the British bark Medway
January 5: The Galgate was sunk by
.a submarine May 6 and the others have
not been reported.
BOAT LATIN CUED AT HOQUIAM
Daisy Matthews' Dip Into Water Is
Viewed by 1000.
HOQUIAM, Wash., May 25. (Spe
cial.) With upwards of 1000 specta
tors lined along the wharves and banks
of the Hoquiam River the steam schoon
er Daisy Matthews glided from her
ways at the Matthews . shipyards into
the river at dusk this evening. The
launching was held shortly after 8
o'clock on account of the high tide.
, The Matthews is the first vessel to
be launched on Grays Harbor in four
years and the first of a large fleet
which will be built at the Matthews
yards. S. S. Freeman, head of the Free
man Company, of San Francisco, own
ers, was here for the launching.
It is expected the vessel will be com
plete, except her machinery by June 1
and will be towed to San Francisco
then, to have her machinery installed.
She will be used in the coasting lum
ber trade.
Alaskan Aid Established.
Concerning future improvements In
the interest of navigation on the
Alaskan coast the Commissioner of
Lighthouses has issued the following:
On or about September 1. 1916. a light
and fog signal will be established on
on the south end of Kayak Island. The
light will show a group of two white
flashes every 20 seconds. The fog sig
nal will be a first-class siren to sound
a group of two blasts every 60 seconds.
each blast of four seconds duration.
long silence 48 seconds.
Medical Degree Taken to Help Poor
ot Congregation First German
Reformed Church Organized
Shortly After Arrival.
Dr. John Gantenbein, for 42 years
a resident of this city, died Wednes
day night at his home in this city, 261
East First street North, aged 91. He
had enjoyed excellent health until a
lew months ago. when, owing to ad
vancing years, he began to fail. His
death was unexpected.
For nearly four decades Dr. Ganten
bein had been prominent in educational
and church circles in this city, having
come here from Philadelphia in 1874.
He immediately set about to organize
the first German Reformed Church at I
Tenth and Stark streets, and for many
years was pastor of that congregation.
resigning in the late '90s. since when
he had lived a more or less retired life.
Medleal Deicne Also Obtained.
Dr. Gantenbein was born In Werden-
berg, near St. Gallen, Switzerland, De
cember 10, 1824, and came to America
a young theologian in 1851 as pastor I
of a German Reformed Church in Phil
adelphia. During his work in that city
he started the first Sunday school pub
lication of that denomination in this
country, and also organized the first
orphan asylum of that church in 1861,1
primarily for the orphans of soldiers
of German and Swiss nativity or de
scent who had been killed in the Civil
War. After he came to Portland the
Franklym and Marshall College of
Pennsylvania conferred on him the de
gree of doctor of divinity, in recogni
tion of his researches along theologi
cal lines and his constructive work in
the mission field.
While in active service in Philadel
phia, Dr. Gantenbein pursued a medical
course in Hahneman College, being in
spired by his desire to benefit the poor
of his congregation. He received his
degree in medicine in 1868.
Judge Gantenbein Is Son.
Fifty-nine years ago he married
Mary Schwaebil. who died in Portland
in 1891. Of this union there were nine
children, all of whom lived to maturity
and have taught in the schools in Port
land. All are still living, with the ex
ception of Mrs. Laura Hagedorn, who
died in this city three years ago. The
living children are: Mrs. Christine M.
Krumbine, Miss Anna Gantenbein. Am
brose E. Gantenbein, all of Portland:
Mrs. Sophie Schieda, of Lancaster. Pa.'
Mrs. Marie Bowers, of Philadelphia:
Judge Calvin U. Gantenbein, J. Edward
Gantenbein and Miss Lillie Gertrude
Gantenbein, of Portland. Doctor Gan
tenbein also leaves 23 grand-children
and 11 great-grandchildren.
Despite the limitations of his pastor's)
salary, through strict frugality and
self-denial lr. and Mrs. Gantenbein
were enabled to send all of their chil
dren to Germany to complete their ed
ucation. The two eldest daughters, on
their return to this country, taught
school and turned their money into the
family fund. With this the next two
were sent to Europe, and so on down
the line.
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At The Owl Drug Store
Friday and Saturday
Special-
Powdered Sulphur
Pound package, regularly
sold at 10c.
Special Friday and C
Saturday OC
Hair Brushes Special
50c Bath Brush, Special
Powder Puff
A dainty 10c wool powder puff
free with, any face powder in the
following list at 25c:
Harmony
Melbaline
Palmer's
FTeeman'i
Pinaud's Roman
icials 4
25c A
...12c
13c
29c Crv
79c
5?
-
73c
16c
33c Tf
33c
7c
25c
SPECIAL
Hat Dye and Cleaner
Owl Straw Hat Cleaner
These brushes bristle with value.
Any $1.00 Brush Special $ .79
" , 1.50 Brush Special 1.19
3.00 Brush Special 2.79
Try Red Feather Hair Tonic. Gives
new beauty to the hair 50
This 50c bath brush Is celebrated for
Its high quality. Solid back. Large
body. Long unbleached bristles. De
tachable handle. Back strap. An
extraordinary value at
50c quality
Rubber Gloves
$1 size
Liquid Arvon
15c size
Bandolene.
25c size -
Squibb's Talc. Powder
35c size
Limestone Phosphate
$1 size
Nuxated Iron
$1 size
Pinkham Compound
50c size
, Liquid Veneer
$1 size
Sal Hepatica
25c size
Sloan's Liniment
50c size
Harlem Oil Capsules
50c size
Mentholatum '
10c size
Epsom Salts, full lb
10c size
Sterno Canned Heat, 4 for.
29c
Two 15c Cakes
nurcnni SKin soap A
Churchill Antiseptic Skin Soap is a KS
Owl
Foot
Comfort
Reg.
SPECIAL.
2 for 25c
- ,Fof "ore, perspiring.
iiiiil fprinicie a
little In your shoes. In
dispensable for hikers.
S-reat comfort whn
added to the foot bath.
Special, Prlday
l ? apeciaJ, Friday o f O
nd Haturdjiy. Z IOr aCOC
fssl
high quality medicated toilet soap. It is
a quick and efficient cleanser. Very
agreeable to use and lasting. Lathers
with remarkable ease in hard or soft
water. One of our most popular soaps.
itegnuiriy sens at l&c
per cake.
Friday and Sat
4
t' urday, 2 CaJtcM for
r V the price of one,
15c
Specials
..25c
..19c
29c
33c
35c size
Denatured Alcohol. .
35c size
Castoria
50c size
Syrup of Figs
50c size Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur..
5c size
Williams' Bath Soap, 2 for.OC
5c Specials
10c Soda Mint Tablets, spel 5
10c Adhesive Tape .. Special 5f
10c Dental Floss Special
10c Eyebrow Pencils Special. 5
10c Wool Powder Puff Spl 5
10c Styptic Pencils. .Special 5c
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
Renews the weather-beaten, faded straw
hat. Regular 25c
Special, 15
Rajah Hat
Dye
Gives a glossy black to
the straw. Reg-. 25c
Special 19
Standard 25c
Articles ....
17c
30c
23c Owl Glove Cleaner .... .. 17c
23c Blanco .... 1 7c
23c Imported Rose Water 17c
23c Violet Ammonia .....17c
23c Fluid Kxtract Casrara 17c
25c Kssence Peppermint ....17c
23c llay Rum 17c
23c CeUulold Rattles 1 7c
25c Oil of Eucalyptus 17c
25c Kxtract of Vanilla 17c
25c Owl Laxative Herb Tea 17c
23c Powdered Boric Acid 1 7c
Powder and Rouge 1
BOTH
SPECIAL
Bird Rouge, 3 shades Light, Spanish and
Dark. Sells regularly at 2 5c.
Bird Complexion Powder Soft, delicately
perfumed. Sells regularly at 25c' EE
Both, Special,
Friday and Saturday,
30c
DUE TO ARRIVE.
Name. From
Bear Los Angeles.
Northern Pa.elf.ic. . .San Francisco. .
Beaver .Los Angeles. ...
F. A. Kllburn San Diego
Rose City Los Angeles. . . .
Breakwater San Diego
DUE TO DEPART.
Name. For
Wapama Diego
Yale r. f. to L. A
Northern Pacific. . .San Francisco. .
Harvard b. F. to L. A.. ....
Bear .Los Angeles.
F. A. Kllburn.... ..San Liegc
Los Angeles. . . .
. . . . San Die to ,
.... Lo Angeles. .
. . . . ban Die pro
Date.
.In port
..May
.May 30
June 1
.June 4
June 7
Beaver.
Multnomah. .
Rose City .
Breakwater. .
Date.
May 26
. May
.May
. May
.May
J un
Jun
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.June
June
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Produce to Be Carried by 1'erries.
SEATTLE, -Wash., May 25. (Spe
cial.) The most immediate benefit to
Seattle through the construction of the
Government canals connecting its chain
of lakes with salt water will be the
operation of the county ferries "which
now ply on Lake Washington, to the
foot of Lake Union, half a mile from the
business heart ot Seattle. Produce from
the market gardens of Lake Washing
ton will be brought to a public market
on the shore of Lake union.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, May 23. -Arrived Schooner
A 15c n a 1
douche with every
purchase of a 23c
bottle of Rubilyp
tus. Rubllyptus Is a
most agreeable
antiseptic for the
mouth, throat and
nostrils; 40c value
SPECIAL
25c
Special for Shavers
Rexsll Shavtnz Lotion. A ltutur after
the sbftTe. Regular 'J5c.
Hex all Violet Talcum. Soothes the akin
after sharing. Regular ISc.
jl Both, Special. .
I 29c
SPECIAL
Burton Liver Tablets
For all liver troubles. Choco
late coated. Easily taken. Lax
ative and cathartic. Reg. 25c.
tyER.JABLirr.-J Saturday
Fiberoid
Lunch Case
43c Special Price
and FREE 1
Offer Combined 1
A very handy
size. Strong and
useful for many
purposes. Regu
lar 55c. -
Special 43c
COMBS
2 Packages 25c
SPKCIAIj FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY ONLY
High quality rubber combs:
Any $1 hard rubber comb, ,
Special
Any 50c hard rubber
comb. Special
69c
39c
A &Oe peckas of
Barclay Antieptle
Powder Fre witb a
t2.M Barclay Syringe,
reduced to Thera
two aell regularly at
3.O0.
Special
Friday,
Saturday,
$2-19
Marine Kerry to Be lUiilt at Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 25. (Spe
cial.) Construction of a large passen
ger steamer to ply between Seattle and
the Navy-yard town of Bremerton on
the west side of Puget Sound will en
able automobile owners to ferry their
cars to the west side ol tne bound and
enter a vast area from which they are
now shut out by inability to get their
machines across the water. The land
trip via Olympia is very long. The
ferry will open the beautiful Hood
canal country to automobiliets.
A NXOl'XCEM EXT
The Owl Drug Co.
announces to its patrons
and friends that a new
Owl Drug Store has
been opened In Pasa
dena, at the corner of
Fair Oaks and Colorado.
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Portland Store Located at Broadway and Washington.
Out-of-Town Customers send for our free 100-page catalogue and buy
your drugs, toilet articles and medicines at The Owl prices.
-Special-
Hinkle Cascara
Tablets
Used for constipation.
Bottle of 100. Reg. 35c.
Special Friday ;
Saturday
tod
17c
Interior Kreiglit on Turbincr.
The Xakotas are frequent purchasers
of California preserved fruit, several
consignments having been shipped
through Portland recently on the liner
Northern Pacific. Forty - tons for
prairie consumers are coming- on the
ship which sailed yesterday from San
Francisco. Paper, sugar, salt, choco
late and paper boxes makes up the bal
ance of the 765 tons of cargo. Her. pas
senger list carried 159 names.
Xews From Xortliwcsi' Ports.
ASTORIA, Or.. May 25. (Special. -
ryini? a full load ot freight and a fair list
of passengers from Portland and Astoria,
the steamer Rose City sailed today for San
Francisco and tan Fenro.
The gasoline schooner Ahwaneria arrived
during the night from Bandon wtih freight.
lnoiuaing several long- or coai.
The steam schooner Santa Monica Is duo
from San Francisco to load lumber at West-
port.
COOS BAT. Or.. May 2T. (Special.)
The steam schooner Xoyo and Hardy sailed
last night for San Francisco.
The gasoline schooner Rustler arrived from
Rogue River, bringing a consignment of
canned fish.
Arriving at 7 o'clock, the gasoline schoon
er Tillamook had a cargo of general freight
for Marsh field and XortH Bend merchants.
The steam schooner Bandon. de to leava
the port of "Bandon today, will call at Port
Orford to ship a large consignment of whita
cedar ties.
YmwIs 2?nire4 1'eMerday,
American steamer Breakwater, general
cargo, from Kan Diego via way ports,
American steamer -Bear, general cargo,
from San Francisco,
Gasoline schooner Jllrene, general cargo,
from Waldport-
VMfifls Cleared Yesterday,
British steamer King Malcolm, 24.?.32
bushels wheat, for United Kingdonv via San
Francisco.
Gasoline schooner Mireno. general cargo,
for Newport via way ports.
American steamer Breakwater, general
cargo, for San Diego via way ports.
Alumna, from Sydney.
Astoria. May 2o. -Sailed at 3:30 A. -M..
steamer Rose City, for San Pedro via San j
Fraht'.uco; at C;20 A. M.. lighthouse tender I
MniizanJta. for coast ports: leit up at 11:1
a. ii.. Bcnooner Alumna.
San Francisco. May 25. Sailed at mid- I
night, steamer Johan Poulsen, for Portland.
Ainved at 10 and sailed at 11 A. M.. steam
er Willamette, from Columbia River for San
Pedro. Sailed at 11 A. M.. steamer Northern
Pacific, for Flavel. May 24 bailed at 0
P. M., steamer Alcatraz; at P. M., steamer
xofremite, ior .fort. ana.
point Reyes. May 2.. Passed steamerl
fahna lak, from Portland, for San Pedro.
Queenstown. Mav 24. A rrivpd 'RiiKKlnn
Darrc Port Caledonia, from Portland.
San Pedro. May 2,. Arrived steamers 1
TT , T lMinrn frn.n Pfrll-mf a nrl a ,r la
for San Diego via way porta; Beaver, from ,11IIIIIIII1I1IIIII1III11II1I1IIII11IIII1I1I111III1IIIIIIII1III
X JI I ' U U U ls Call IdllC 1BLO.
Astoria. May 24. Arrived at 6 P. M..
schooner Alumna, from Sydney.
loKonama, aiay l'.k Arrived Steamer
iCKohama Jiaru, from Seattle.
San franrlsco, May 23. Arrived Steam
ers Thor, from .analmo; Klamath, from
Tacoma; Lyman Stewart, from Seattle: Will
amette, from Portland; Queen, from Seattle;
City of Napies Rritish, from New York:
schooner Eric, from Sydney. Sailed Steam
ers Mills, for feeattle; .Northern Pacific, for
Astoria ; Hoquiam, for Aberdeen.
Seattle. Wash, May 2t. Arrived Steam
ers J'aitnyoius KritishJ from Man. if
Shlmpo Maru (Japanese), from Yokohama:
hhidzuoka Maru (Japanese), from Hong
kong: Hyades and J. R. Stetson, from San
Francisco. Sailed Steamers Admiral newv
and City of Puehla. for San Francisco;
Aiariposa. ior soutn western Alaska; Des
patch, tor faoutneastern Alaska.
Tides at Antorl Friday.
High. . l)w.
S:f,r, A. M. ...... 6.5 feet 8:12 Af M 1.
feet
y.-lo P. M 8.7 feet S:00 P. 31'. 8 feet
Marconi Wireless Keports.
(All position reported at 8 P. M. May
unleH otherwise indicated.)
Newport, San Francisro for Balboa. 1010
miles south of San Francisco, May 24. 8 P. M
Moffett. towing barg Richmond for
Balboa. 1371 milea south of Lightship, May
24. 8 P. M.
Celilo, San Pedro for San Francisco, off
Pledras iiancas.
Coronado. San Pedro for San Francisco,
o miles nortn or san Luis Obispo.
President. San Pedro for San Francisco,
'2 miles north of San Pedro.
Kilburn, San Pedro for San Diego, five
miles south or Kan Pedro.
Manoa. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1604
miles from San Francisco. May 24. 8 P. M.
Enterprise. ean Francisco for Hllo, 1321
miles from San Francisco. May 24. R P. M
J. Ij. Lauckenhach. Seattle for Orient, 446
mnei west oi Seattle. May 4. 8 P. M.
Mills. Martinez for Richmond Beach, 125
miies nortn or .Martinez.
Klamath. San Francisco for Ran Pedro,
eiKiii muen Bomn ni r r7)ltlt.
WiVamette. San Francisco for San Pedro,
-j mnes nortn oi roint rur.
City of Puehla. Seattle for Pan Francisco,
w mi:es soutn or imatnia Lightship
Colusa. San Francisco for Victoria- 54T
miles north of San Franclwo
Xvucaa, Vancouver for El Be gun do, at Port
Angeles.
folnmhia River Rar Report,
NORTH HEAD, May 1,- rendition of tna
Dar at ft l M. j ba. smooth ; wind, south
-n nines,
FRUIT
GROWERS
WARNED
State Weight and Measure Official
Visits I tood River.
that any fruit not up to lepal require
merits, either wltn respect 10 capacity
of boxes used or pack, would be sub
ject to confiscation.
The standard doi usea in xne uai
of berries, said Mr. wortman, "tnusi
r, either of 67.2 or 33.6 cubic inches
capacity, equal in volume, respectively.
the old dray quart or pini. a purcnas
er is entitled to receive the box level
full of fruit."
CRIMINAL'S WOES BLURTED
Notorious Jail Breaker Tells Antl-
Criine Board of Coppers' Acts.
CHICAGO. May 22. Jeff Sharon
paused and pondered. He passed his
chubby fingers over the meager corru
gated elevation of his brow. It was
plain to be seen that ne was t runn
ing deeply.
State Representative John H. Lyle
repeated the question:
'Have you any suggestions to make
regarding the parole law?"
"Yes. 1 have, said Mr. Sharon slow
ly. "From my long and varied expe
rience I'm convinced and I say this
without prejudice., fear or favor that
the parole board has too much power.
I firmly believe the board s power
ought to be limited.
The "long and. varied experience ' of
Mr. Sharon, who Is known to the police
of many Settles as "Little Jeff, has
consisted mostly of wriggling out of
almost as many Jails aa he has got into.
Including one unceremonious exit from
the Jollet penltentlarr. He was testl
fylng yesterday at an e-j.rte hear
ing of the legislative anti-crime com
mission in the county Jail,
, "Say, I wanna tell yuh a copprU
swear to anything." he blurted, "The
police keep after the young fellers too
much. They lock em up for little
things, and then a guy gets a record
and it's good-night.
"Why, them fellers start out cadgin
doormats and wind up by kickin' a Jug
robbin a bank, I mean. Then the
copper comes along and commits per
jury. Say, I'll bet 10 per cent of the
fellers convicted in big cities are In
nocent. Then the coppers begin
shakin' 'em down. why, let me tell
Is rotten. A guy kin buy his way out I
o" Jail there easier than any place I 1
know."
John Fay. charged with robbery, who
recently lost his temper In court and
knocked Assistant State's Attorney
Moran off a chair by a blow on the
Jaw. was the next witness called by the
commission.
"I'm In favor of a straight sentence
no indeterminate sentence." was his
opinion.
HOOD RIVER, Or, May 25. (Spe
cial.) S. "Wortman. of Portland, a dep
uty of the State Department of Weights
and Measures, was here this morning
issuing a warning to f ruit-shiimina-
agencies and strawberry growers alike! yuh in Frisco and New York the iTraftfo0t stroke, the boiler to be 27 feet long
TOUOAT IS CONSIDERED
ronT BOARD TAKES VP MATTER OF
RKI'LACIXK OCLAHAMA.
Specifications for Engines, Bollrra and
Hull Are Discussed at Com
mission MfttlnK.
Appreciating the value of llmo in
Drovidinir a modern and powerful tow-
boat for harbor and river work, the
Port of Portland Commission yesterday
ordered that specification be gotten
out and bids called for firebox on a
boiler o It can be ascertained when
that will be ready for Installation,
Steps have been taken to obtain m
chinery that la thought to ba avaliabla,
but in the event It must Ja turned out
a new tandem-compound engine IS
favored, eoulnned with coiulensor.
Commlssoloners J. W Shaver. A, It
Pease and E, AV. Spnced niada a. re
port to the board yesterday on th pro.
posed new boat which has. been iu
thorized to replace the steafner Ocia
hama. Bold Mar 11 for $ J200, A. model
of a hull was exhibited yesterday, but
it has not been determined as to that
feature, other than the committee
recommended that It be 18 feet long.
with a beam of 40 feet and depth ol
hold of eight feet. The Oclahama is
161.1 feet long, has a beam of S3.5 feet
and 8.3 feet depth of hold.
Fred Pane, supervising mechanical
engineer for the port, is to turn out
specifications for the boiler at once.
F.neines recommended were w-ith cylin
tiers 26 inches in diameter and eight-
and 96 inches in diameter, having 16
foot tubes of 24 Inches In diameter.
An 11-foot firebox is suggested, and
the steam pressure placed at 200
pounds.
More new work contemplated, as in
dicated yesterday, is the construction
of a sixth pontoon for the drydock at
St. Johns.
lotter Wins In Benton.
CORVALL1S, Or.. May 25. (Special. )
Complete returns in Benton County
for District Judge of the second Judicial
district follow: Buchanan, 1143; Card-
well. 1163; Coke, 755; Potter. 1234;
Sehlebred, 693.
After Ions experimenting; a war has been
found to utilize the coarser textiles the
fiber of the Cuban malva. plant, ot which
there are 11 varieties.
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