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Newspaper Page Text20 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1916. STRIKE MEETING 15 BARREN OF RESULTS Employers Will Confer and Appoint Committee to Meet With Employes. MEDIATOR AT CONFERENCE 'President Judali, ot Merchants and Manufacturers Association, Ur ges Tteturn of San Pedro Strik crs Pending Settlement. LOS ANGELES, June 13. Employ ers and union labor leaders failed to day to reach any settlement of the longshoremen's strike at San Pedro at a conference conducted by Henry M. "White. Federal mediator, and adjourned, without setting a date for another meeting. It was announced, however, that employers would ec er, appoint a committee to act for them and meet the men later. II. G. Judah. president of the Mer chants & Manufacturers Association of Loa Angeles, acted as one of the spokes men for employers at the conference. He made the r.nnouncement the em ployers would deal with the union men through an employers' committee later. Mr. White, who presided at the four liour conference today, in his capacity as Commissioner of Mediation, appoint ed bv W. B. Wilson. Secretary of La bor, said he had not been invited, to attend the proposed conference, but as sumed he would be called in. Strikers Asked to Return. The one concrete basis of settlement offered today at the ..conference, which was an'executive session, was that of fered by Mr. Juuah. He suggested the strikers return to work at San Pedro under the old working conditions pend ing settlement of their demands by con ference within a period of 60 days or eome reasonable time limit. Mr. White decided to remain here for the time being in 'the hope that the employers' conference committee will be appointed and be ready to act within a day or two. Union labor lead ers said they expected to be informed of the proposed conference through Mr. "White. Neither employers nor the men in dicated there was hope of a compro mise. Gordon J. Kelly, of "Vancouver, vice president of the International Associa tion of Longshormen. who came here with Mr. White, said he and others of the longshoremen's executives were without authority to modify any of the demands for increased wages, an eight-hour day and other working con ditions. San Pedro Sltnntion Discussed. Part of the afternoon was devoted Tnv the conference to attempts to clarify the situation at San Pedro, where the men refused to return to work under the tentative agreement negotiated at Sari Francisco, under which most of the strikers on the Pacific Coast returned to work with their demands granted temporarily, pending final determina tion by arbitration. Mr. White, when questioned concern ing the reason for the men remaining out at San Pedro, said he did not know of any. Mr. Kelly said it was because the lumbermen never replied to an in vitation for a conference. Mr. White Vaid the situation in the northern cities was different. At San Francisco, he said, the lumber handlers comprised a timall percentage of the men affected, while at San Pedro they dominated the situation. Another difficulty in the way of set tlement, according to Mr. Kelly, is the railroads. "Tou are safe In saying," Mr. Kelly said, "that the railroads are blocking the game now." The Southern Pacific Railroad, which handles much of the freight out of San Pedro, in a statement by its publicity agent, said the railroad asserted its right to handle freight on and off Its cars at the docks. .1. J. Foley, president of the Pacific Coast district of the Longshoremen. .ald the longshoremen's work included handling all freight from ship to rail road car at docks. SAN FRANCISCO? June 13. The Chamber of Commerce received the fol lowing telegram today in answer to its appeal to Secretary Redfield, of the United States Department of Com merce, to co-operate in permanently settling the longshoremen's strike: "Pursuant to your night letter ten dered our aid to Department of Labor. which appreciates seiiousness of the situation and will use utmost en deavors." Shipowners' associations of the Pa cific Coast and various lumber inter ests announced here today that the closed shop, for which the longshore men of the coast are on strike, would not be conceded. PORTLAND MEX SEE LIGHTSHIP Battleship Oregon Leaves Astoria for San Francisco. ASTORIA, Or., June 13. (Special.) A delegation from the Portland Cham ber of Commerce cjme down the river toaay on tne tender Manzanita and after a trip outside to the lia-htshin returned in time to catch the evening train lor rornano. The battleship Oregon sailed today lur Oct ti jrancisco. 13,200 Sucks of Cement Arrive. Bringing- a heavy cargo of cement the steamer O. M Clark arrived at the Oak-street dock yesterday from San Francisco. Owing to northwest winds the steamer made a slow trip from the southern port, being five days en route, The vessel carried 13,200 sacks of ce ment. which was discharged yesterday The O. M. Clark will take on 1.000,000 feet of lumber for shipment to San Diego. The lumber will be furnished liy Charles R. McCormick. MARIXE INTELLIGENCE. i Steamer Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVE. Name. From Data. leaver . Los Angeles. ..... June Northern Pacific. .San Francisco.. .. June lireakwater San Diego June Great Northern. San Francisco.... June 14 1 lrt 16 xi ow in.. ....... X.OS Angeles. .... j i.ne P. KUburn. ... ..San Diego inn. .Bear. ..... ...... . .Los Angeles. .... June DUE TO DEPART. Namo. For . Data. liarvard. P. tn L. A June 14 ronn-rri facilio. . .i-an r rnncisco. . . . June 3 osemite San Diego June IS a aie a.r.iouA... June 1 .Breakwater San Diego. ..... . June ..reat northern. ...ban Francisco... June 17 .er. .......... .LAu Angeles. ... . J uuo 1 Hose City Los Angeles. ..... June '2 j-. A. Kilburn .... .San Diego June 24 Klamath ..San Diego .June 24 V"apama ..San Diego June 24 otar . . L.os Angeles June Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. June 13. Arrived Steamers F H. Buck, from Monterey; O. M. Clark, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Bow doln. for San Francisco and San Pedro: Bear, for San Francisco and San Pedro. Astoria, June 13 Arrived at midnight and left up at 1 A. M., steamer Santa Monica, from San Francisco. Sailed at '10:15 A. M.. n. S. cruiser South rakota. for Bremerton; at 10:45 A. Ji., battleship Oregon, for San FranclBco; at 2:30 P. M., sleainer Great Northern, for Ban Francisco. San Francisco, June l.'l. Sailed at 1 A. M., steamer Celilo, for. Portland. Arrived at 5 A. M. and sailed at noon, steamer Klamath, from Portland for San Pedro. Sailed at 11 A. M.. steamer Northern Pacific, for Flavel: at noon, steamer Rose City, from Portland for San Pedro. June 12. Sailed at 5 P. M.. steamer Atlas, towing barge No. 91. for Portland. Pauillac. June 5. Arrived British bark Medway. from Portland. Coos Bay, June 12. Sailed at 5 P. M. steamer F. A. KUburn, from Portland for San Diego via way. ports. San Pedro, June 12. Arrived at 6 P. M.. steamer Nehalem. from Columbia River. Arrived and sailed, steamftr Breakwater, from San Diego for Portland via way ports. Astoria. June 12. Left up at 6:13 P. M , steamer F. H. Buck. Arrived at t and lef: up at 8:15 P. 11., steamer O. M. Clark, from San Francisco. Seattle. June 13. Arrived Steamers Grcna (Norwegian), from Kobe; President, from San Francisco. Sailed steamers San ta Ana. Curacao, for Southeastern Alaska. San Francisco. June 13. Arrived Steam ers Nome City, from Seattle; El Segundo, from Tacoma; Klamath, from Astoria: U. 3. A. T. Sheridan, from Manila. Sailed Steam ers Sierra, for Sydney; Adeline Smith, lor Coos Bay; Captain A. K. Lucas, for Honolulu; Northern Pacific. Ccillo. for Astoria; Santa Cruz, for Tacoma; Providencia, for Santa Rosa. . . Vladivostok. June 3. Sailed Steamer Sukl Maru. for Seattle. Shanghai. June 12. Sailed Steamer To kohama Maru. for Tacoma. Marconi Wireless Reports. (All positions reported at 8 F. M. June 13 unlet otherwise Indicated.) Manoa. San Francisco for Honolulu. 703 miles from San Francisco. Juno 12. 8 P. M. Columbia. Palta for Honolulu. 573 miles from Honolulu. June 12, 8 P. M. Yucatan. Kobe for San Francisco, 13B0 miles from San Francisco, June 12, S P- M. Lucair. Richmond for Honolulu. Cs miles from Richmond. Santa Cruz, San Franojsro for Victoria, 51 miles north of San Francisco. Klamath, San Francisco for San Pedro, 42 miles south of Pigeon Point. Rose City, San Francisco for San Pedro, 15 miles south of Point Bur. Draae, Kl Segundo for Seattle, 473 mtles north of san Francisco. Congress. Seattle for San Francisco, 166 miles south of Tatoosh, Beaver. San Francisco for Portland, 100 miles south of the Columbia River. 'Jreat Northern, Flavel for San Francisco, 121 miles south of the Columbia River. Multnomah, San Pedro for San fjlego, 25 miles north of Point Loma, Willamette, San Diego for San Pedro, 15 miles north of Point l.oma. Asuncion. El Segundo for Cordova, 10 mites west of El Segundo. Kilburn, Eureka for San Francisco, 165 miles north or San Francisco. rvorthern pacific. San Francisco for ! la- el. off Blunts Reef. Celilo. Ban Francisco for Portland, off Blunts Reef. Atlas and barge m. Richmond for Point Wells, via Astoria, 2ti0 miles north of Rich mond. Mills. Seattle for Martinez. 316 miles north of Martinez. Adeline Smith. San Francisco for Coos Bay. 205 miles north of San Francisco. Hilonlan. San Francisco for Seattle. 10 miles south of Blanco. Vessels Entered Testerday. American steamer Sue H. Elmore, general cargo, from Tillamook. Oasollne schooner Tillamook, general car go, from Coos Bay. American steamer uiympic. Dauast. rrom San Pedro. American steamer O. M. Clark. 13.200 sacks cement, from San Francisco, American steamer F. II. Buck. olL from Monterey. Gasoline schooner 1'atsy, general cargo. from Bandon. Vessels Cleared Yesterday. American barge No. 41. 603.172 feet lum ber, for Anchorage. American steamer sue II. hlmore, genera. cargo, for Tillamook. tiasollne schooner Tillamook, general car . for Coos Bay. American steamer Olympic, 130.000 feet lumber, for San Pedro. American steamer o. M. Clark. 1.UU0.000 feet lumber, for San Diego. American steamer F. 1. buck, Dauast. lor San Francisco. American steamer Bear, general cargo. for San Francisco. Tides at Atitoria Wednesday. High. Low. 2:12 P. M 6.7 feetB:00 A. M...-1.0 foot 1:27 P. M....U.S feetf.:2 p. -M....3.& reet Columbia Klver Bar Report. SOUTH HEAD. June 13. Condition of the bar at 5 p. M. Sea smooth, wind north west 24 miles. RIVER CHANNEL IS GOOD IXSPKCTIO.V PARTY OX MANZAMTA FIXDS ROl'TK SATISFACTORY. Delegation From Portland to Entrance of Columbia Report Waterway Is Ready to Receive Any Vessels. First-hand knowledge of the channel from Portland through to the Pacific, as gleaned yesterday by a, delegation that covered the pilotage grounds aboard the United States lighthouse tender Manzanita, was highly satisfactory as to its present condition, as well as re gards Improvements developing from the dredging campaign since the last annual trip of the party. It was not a case in which a survey of the road to the ocean brought on comments and estimates of types that could be accommodated in the river, but following as it did the round trips of the cruiser South Dakota and battle ship Oregon, made last week, added interest was lent the inspection. The presence of the big British tramp Pho tinia at Kalama. where she is working a cargo of ties for London that will approximate 4,000,000 feet, was an Illus tration of the steam merchantmen en tering the river. In the party were Harry Pennell, chairman of the navigation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, with W. P. La Roche and G. B. Hegardt, of that body; Captain G. B. Macdonald, master of the big tanker F. H. Buck, of the Associated Oil Company's fleet which is discharging in port, though her skipper Is enjoying a month's visit here; C. G. Wilson, president of the Oregon State Board of Pilot Com missloners. with Edward C. Jtidd, the Astoria member; Robert Warrack, in spector of the Seventeenth lighthouse district; Captain James Smith, of the Columbia River Pilots' Association, and members of the press. From the time the Manzanita got under way from Albers lock at 7:15 o' clock in the morning. Captain Rich ardson, her master and veteran navi gator of the Seventeenth District, proved a valuable cicerone in going" over the ground, while he added much to his reputation as a host. In the river the delegation was par ticularly Interested in the new Slaugh ter s channel, which extends from Bourne's Landing to Mount Coffin, and the proposed new cut in the Kalama side that pilots favor r a means of getting away from the crooked road on the Goble side. Soundings are. to be made in the Slaughter's cut shortly and, while it has been used to some extent in Its nresent state, the nlan is to establish lighted ranges there early next month if found to have "stood up" since dredging was ended. The Manzanita continued direct to sea on gaining the lower harbor, pro ceeding to the lightship, and after "taking a turn" around that floating navigation aid. steamed inside and to Astoria. One of the things of particu lar Interest at the entrance was a large gas buoy established a 'ew days ago to mark Clatsop Spit, known as Is o. 12 Until the present it has been found im possible to maintain an adequate mark there and the spot has been the scene of trouble for low-powered vessels. Of ficers believe the new mark will "stand up" In spite of strong tidal influences The party returned by train last night and all expressed themselves regard' ing it as about the most productive in spection yet made. The Chinook, which was seen In steady operation at the en trance, is expected to come in for he share of praise on the termination of the June survey, which is to be begun at once. Regardless of what showing is made there, the entrance and rive channels are pronounced in excellen order and ready for the reception of any Commercial vessels the trade of th world attracts. CLOSED SHOP NOW ISSUE OF STRIKE Steamboatmen Willing to Con cede Wage Questions if Union Is Recognized. OWNERS REFUSE DEMAND Pickets From Strikers , Succeed in Calling Off Men Employed Un loading Paper From Train for Shipment to Australia. Efforts to bring to an end the strike of the steamboat men at Portland failed yesterday when their offer to compromise the demands relative to wages and "overtime pay, provided they were granted the privilege- of a closed shop, was rejected at a meeting of the steamboat owners. " The steamboat owners" committee, consisting of Captain A. TV". Graham. Captain J. V. Shaver and B. T. Mc- Bain. reported at yesterday's meeting that, as a result of a conference held with representatives of the union Mon day, the strikers had agreed to come to an understanding on any Just basis relative to the wage and .overtime de mands. This offer was made, however, with the understanding that the own- rs must procure all their men through the union, and. In addition, non-union men at present employed on the boats hould be discharged. The strikers made it plain to the owners committee that it was the losed shop which they were fighting for In particular and that they would sacrifice all their other demands, at least to a great extent, if there was possibility of success In that one par ticular. Owners Are Firm. The owners decided that they could on no conditions agree to the closed shop, and the meeting adjourned, leav ing the opposing factions in the strike till as far from any agreement as be- fore. C. A. Ilickox, acting business ageirt for Uie River Steamboat Men's Union, declared last night that the steamboat men stood firm on their demands for a closed shop. We were willing to concede most anything in the way of wages," he said. provided we could get the owners to ecognize the union." Mr. Hickox said that no further in formation had been received from San Francisco relative- to the situation there. As the result of the efforts of pick ets from the strikers, men who were ngaged in unloading paper shipped by train from Camas to Municipal Dock No. 1 quit work Monday, and so far t has been found impossible to get men o complete the job, the result being that the loaded cars are standing on the track. The paper is being stored at the dock for shipment to Australia. Before the strike it was shipped to the dock from Camas by steamer. Shipment by Rail forced. The refusal of the longshoremen to load any eargo handled by a. steam boat "unfair" to the union resulted in the paper being sent by train. As an outgrowth of the strike Louis Miller, one of the striking steamboat men, was fined $5 on a charge of as sault before Municipal Judge Lang- guth yesterday. Miller was one of the complaining witnesses against C. L. Chapman, strikebreaker, who appeared n court last Saturday on a charge of carrying a revolver. Chapman in turn swore out a complaint against Miller. Commenting on the strike. Judge Langguth'said: If the union has any control over its men," he said, "it should insist that they all act like men. If it allows its members to run wild it will have everybody against it. No controversy was ever won without public sentiment. and the surest way to lose public sen timent is by acts of violence." P. N. Schumell. president of the River Steamboat Men's Union, who ap peared on behalf of Miller, said he was trying to hold the members of the union in check. JAPANESE TO TOUCH HERE Mitsui & Co. Add Two Steamers to Portland Service. Two additional steamers have been booked to come to Portland from Japan in. the service of Mitsui & Co. They are the Hokkai Maru and the Mayachi Maru, both of which will bring cargoes of hardwood lumber and sulphur. The Hokkai Maru is due early- In July and the Mayachi Maru in Sep tember. The Hokkai Maru is now en route to San Pedro from Ataru and Hako date. After discharging at Portland she will go to the Sound to take on munitions for Vladivostok. The Mayachi Maru is now en route from Puget Sound to Vladivostok with munitions. BARGE TAKING LUMBER NORTH Cargo Valued at $7389 Designed Primarily for Depots. The Columbia- Contract Company's barge No. 41 will leave for Anchorage. Alaska, this morning in tow of one of the company's towboats, carrying 603,- 172 feet "of lumber. The lumber is a part of a 6,000.000-foot order which is being furnished the Government for use in railroad work in Alaska. The cargo of Barge No, 41 will be used primarily in the construction of depots. It is valued at $7389.06. Captain H. O. Domlck, master of the barge, completed all arrangements yes terday so that he could get his com mand away early this morning. WRECK LOOTING AGAIX PROBED Secret Agent Investigates Theft of Mail on Santa Clara. MARSHFIELD, Or., June 13. (Spe cial.) The wreck of the steamship Santa uiara is recalled again by the presence of T. G. Rowan, a Government secret service officer, who has been on Coos Bay for several days ques tioning persons involved In taking property from tne steamship after sh foundered at the entrance of the bay. Mr. Rowan's investigation is much deeper than that of other secret service men who have been here on the same errand, and he has seen a score of per sons. The so-called looting and also the opening of mail sacks taken from the Santa Clara are being investigated. He will be here for several days longer. REAR CARRIES FLOUR CARGO Other Commodities Taken and Pas- senger List Is Heavy. A heavy consignment of flour was in cluded in the cargo of the "Big 3" liner Bear, Captain L. N. Nopander, which got away for San Francisco San Pedro yesterday. The Bear carried 2775 sacks of flour and In addition 266 bales and 667 bar rels cf the same commodity. Included in the cargo were also 674 sacks of bran, 200 cases of canned peas and 149 bundles of sacks. The Bear also had a good load of passengers. CREW OX TENDER OX STRIKE Kukul in Alaska Lighthouse Service Tied Up When Sailors Walk Out. SEWARD, Alaska, June 13. The lighthouse tender Kukui was tied up here today by a strike of the entire crew of 23 men, who demanded an increase in wages of to a month. Cap tain Gregory and Inspector Dibrell, who is aboard the tender, are awaiting word from Washington before taking any action. The tender has aboard supplies and oil needed at the Scotch Gap and the Sarichef lights, besides gas for buoys and blinker lights and new buoys and lights for Cook Inlet. The men say the pay they have been receiving is too low for work in Alaska, and point to the recent in crease in wages given workmen on the United States railroad as justification for their demands. They say that besides working as aailors they handle and equip all beacon bouys and do other work usually done by longshoremen. STEAMER LINE XOT TO WAIT Astoria Gives Up Effort to Get Bet ter Rail Kates. ASTORIA. Or., June 13. (Special.) After a delay of a month, during which an effort was made amicably to adjust Astoria's demand for equitable rail freight rates, the Port of Astoria Commission, at its meeting today, de cided to proceed at once with the es tablishment of a steamer line between here and points on the upper river. Negotiations are now under way for the charter of one or more steamers, so as to begin the operation of the line in the immediate future. In. the meantime steps will be taken for the construction of at least two steamers and a fleet of barges. Port to Hear Complaint June 1 7. MARSHFIELD, Or., June 13. (Spe cial.) Ranchers along the Coquille River between Bandon and Coquille have complained to the port commis sioners that the speed of boats trav eling between the two cities is ex travagant, and petitioners declared that much valuable land was washed away by the disturbance of fast boats, and additional trouble was the fact, that banks broken down and sloughing Into the river materailiy blocks the channel, To hear the situation more fully the commissioners have appointed a spe cial meeting to consider the complaint for June 17. Coquille River Survey Is Ended. MARSHFIELD, Or.. June 13. (Spe cial.) .The survey of the Coquille River between Coquille and Bandon will be completed probably Thursday by the Government crew under D. M. Charle son and Roy Rozell. The survey is to ascertain how much and where the river must be dredged to furnish 10 reet of water at low tide. The channel is 26 miles between the two points, and between nine and 1-1 miles between the county seat and Myrtle Point. Grain Ship Reaches France. The British bark Medway. one of the members of the Portland grain fleet. reached Her destination at Pauillac France, June 5, according to advices received at the Merchants' Exchange yesterday. The Medway left the river January 5, being dispatched to the United Kingdom for orders. She car ried 136,906 bushels of wheat valued at $120,060. The Medway was dispatched by Balfour. Guthrie & Co. Tons of Freight Go South. Freight accumulation on the Flavel docks- was disposed of yesterday, when the Great Northern, Captain Ahman, got away for San Francisco. In the hold were 1286 tons of freight and there were 133 passengers. The North ern Pacific sailed from San Francisco with 156 passengers. Murine Notes. The cruiser South Dakota, which . has been lying at Astoria since Saturday night got away for Puget Sound yesterday. She was followed shortly after by the battle. ship Oregon, which left for San Francisco, The Associated Oil tanker Frank 11. Buck, Charles Clarkson master, entered from Mon terey yesterday with 57.0OU barrel of fuel oil. The steamer cleared for San Fran cisco with water ballast and stores. The gas screw Patsy, John Finding mas ter, entered from Bandon and Coos Bay yesterday with li tons of canned salmon and 40 tons if miscellaneous goods. The steamer Olympic, now in the river, will take out 730,000 feet of lumber. She goes to San Pedro in the service of JJant & KusselL. The gas schooner Tillamook cleared for Coos Bay yesterday with 325 tons of gen eral merchandise. On her last trip to Port, land from-Coos Bay she brought 51 cases of salmon. 2o5 cases of ' butter and cheese and five tons of merchandise and house hold goods Aboard the Sue H. Elmore, which cleared yesterday for Tillamook, was 12U tons miscellaneous freight. The Elmore entered with 724 cases of cheese and three tons miscellaneous cargo. The cannery tender Dlehless. of the Co- lumbla Hiver Packers' Association, reached the municipal boatlandlng at the foot o Stark street yesterday from Astoria. Sh made the dlBtance- from Astoria to Port land In 12 hours and 18 minutes, consum ing for the trip 18 gallons of fuel valued a SI. 25. The Dlehless was built at the As torla Boat Works and is equipped with Fairbanks-Morse semi-Diesel engines. Sh is 63 feet long. 17 feet beam and has . draft of five feet. E. C. Gillette, superintendent of nava construction, bureau of lighthouses, was a viasior in Portland yesterday. He is making a tour of the Coast, and is Inspecting light houses In the course of construction at Seattle and Long Beach. A party of United States engineers will start down the river this morning aboard the Government steamer George H. Mendel to make a survey of the channel at th entrance to the Columbia River. The schooner Forest Home, which la be ing overhauled at the plant of the Wil lamette Iron & Steel Works, Is expected to get away for Westport some time today, She is to take on a cargo of lumber fo Australia. Repairs are being made to the engines of the gasoline schooner Anwaneaa at tne sup ple ship yards. News From Northwest Ports. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash.. June 13. (Spe cial.) The steamer Tamalpals arrived and is loading at the K. K. Wood mill In Hoquiam. The schooner Manila will clear tomor row for Sydney from the Aberdeen Lumber uc Shingle mill. The steamers Lindauer and Doris are due tomorrow and the steamer Celilo on Thursday. ASTORIA, Or.. June 13. (Special.) After devoting yesterday In the harbor wash ing boilers, the dredge Chinook left today to resume operations on the bar channel. The cruiser South Dakota left today for Bremerton to go on the drydock. She then will go to San Francisco for a month and later will proceed to San Diego for target practice. The steam schooner Santa Monica ar rived during the night from San Francisco and went to Westport to load lumber, she is being loaded by her own crew, as her owners have not yet signed the tentative agreement with the longshoremen's union. The gasoline schooner Mirene sailed for Waldport with freight. The steam schooner O. M. Clark arrived during the night from San Francisco with a cargo of cement for Portland. Carrying a full cargo of freight and a small list of passengers, the steamer Great Northern sailed today for San Francisco. Exploration has proved a long; maintained theory that Finnish Lapland contains vast deposits ot the hlshest grade iron ore, equal if not superior, to the, best Swedish. r.IcmiTU dhdti AiiriTn UUUIII I UIIILHUU IU EXTEND CAMPAIGN Enthusiastic Meeting Decides to Educate All Sections on Playground Need. GULCH IS CALLED. BLQT Organizations Promise Support and Congratulate Peoplo on Spirit for Which Success Is Pre- . elided Pupils Drill. Enthusiasm marked a meeting of the South Portland Improvement Associa tion last night at the Holman School. Rousing talks were made, lending en couragement to the movement the South Tortland people now have on hand, the filling of Marquam gulch, and it was decided that in the course of the coming Summer months com mittees from the South Portland or ganization will appear before other civic bodies and explain the movement to fill the gulch so that the whole city will become familiar with it. "i wish we had the old Citv Council back again, with all its faults," said J.-B. Laber, in discussing the gulch problem. "Now we have not a repre sentative city government.. We could get more action formerly when mem bers of the. Council represented the different districts of the citv- Now adays the Commissioners have no in terests anywhere and are slow to i.ikn action." JudKe Muuly Approves Move. I r. Roberts, principal of the Hol man School, presided at last nlrhl'a meeting. Letters were read from vari ous persons who promised support to tne guich-fllling undertaking. Judge M. G. Munly, chairman of the School Board, wsrs one who sent his best wishes for success. A letter was read from Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens pledging the co-operation of the Portland Parent-Teacher Council. George B. Taz well also sent his best wishes, and Isaac Gevurtz offered the free use of Gevurtz Hall, Front and Gibbs streets, to the association at any time for meetings. , Mrs. Percy Stowell. president of th Holman Parent-Teacher Association, spoke briefly, saying that Marquam Gulch Is a blot on the neighborhood, and from the recent activity displayed ouuin -ortiana in the cleanup cam paign, she felt sure of success in the present undertaking. Pupils of the ninth grade of Hnlmin School sang, and children of the sixth ana seventh grades gave a wand drill. Miss Inez Dagmar Kelly sang a solo. All of these numbers were much en joyed. Playgrounds Declared Kssentlal. Mrs. Aristene Felts. nreslHonr r ha Oregon Congress of Mothers, said she wouiu ratner live in South Portland than any other place in the world Kh saia l-ortiand is fortunate in that it has no slums, but to keen out tha slums, playgrounds are essential and laciutiex ror a denser population must be provided. Rev. H. G. Hanson rit'elorprf v, -uroc Interested chiefly in the boys and girls and the people of South Portland and tncir weiiare Is test served by ad vantages lor development. He said the present campaign is an excellent one to transform an eyesore into Deauty spot. Alex 11. McGowan. manas-or of th. Reed estate, cited South Portland'- n- cess in former years in bringing about m3 creation 01 steel bridges across me guicnea and he predicted n. lik success in getting the unsightly spots 1 111 j 1 v v eu. That the plan should be a city move ment and not one confined to South i-ortianu was the belief of M v. He said the improvement of the ap- ui lub entrance to Terwilllger uuuieva.ru is a matter In which the whole city should be interested. He said it is one of the strongest scenic assets ot tne city. Others spoke along similar lines, urg. ing mac an work together to bring about the desired results. Last night's meeting was almost the last of the general mass meetings that will be held by the association during the Summer months. Next Fall these gatherings will be resumed. Meanwhile commit tees and officers of the association will ccii at. wuig. cn aetaus. 8, BUTTE 1 HEDRIX IS rOl'XDED FOR SEVEX RUNS AXD SEVEX HITS I.V TWO. Tacoma Loses Well-Played Contest to Seattle 3-2 and Si kase Rests Great "alli 1 1-1. VANCOUVKR. B. C, June 13. Van couver pound,ed Hendrix for seven runs and seven hits in less than two innings mis evening ana with Acosta hold ins ouue Bale, Vancouver was an easy winner Dy a score of 8 to 1. The score: R.H. E. R.H. E. Butte 1 8 1 Vancouver. 8 9 Batteries Hendrix. Leifer and Alt man; Acosta and Cheek. Seattle 3, Tacoma '2. TACOMA. Wash., June 13. "Dutch' Meh..iar made his debut as a pitcher in the Northwestern League today, los ing a weii-piayed game to Seattle. 3 to 2. Rose relieved Mclvor after he had walked the first two men and pitched big league ball. The score: R. H. E.I R. H. E Seattle 3 5 lTacoma ... 2 6 Batteries Mclvor. Rowe and . Cad- man; Mehlhaf and Roberts. Spokane 11, Great Falls 1. SPOKANE. Wash., June 13. Spokane easily won from Great Falls today, 11 to 1. by knocking Kngle out of the box in the second inni- g, at the end of which the locals had rive runs to the good, in tne nttn three walks and fusillade of hits scored five more. The score: R. H. E.I R. H. E. Great Falls 1 7 2Spoane ..11 13 1 Batteries Engle, Rock and Haworth Noble and Sheehy. SWEELY WINS TUAP SHOOT Interstate Tournament at Twin Falls Closes With Election. TWIN FALLS. Idaho. 'June 13 (Special.) In the annual state trap shooting tournament, which closed here today, the interstate champion ship was won by Everett M. Sweely of Twin Falls. Other winners In order were: Grice. of Boise; Holohan. of Burley: Coate. of Jerome; Wade, of Wendell: Fisher and White, of Twin Falls. Wade won both the trophy cup and the Holohan medal, and Wood, of Twin Fails, won the Statesman trophy. O'Connor, president of the Spokane Gun Club, was high man today, and half the number participating shot over 90 per cent. Dennis Holohan, of Burley, broke the greatest number of targets in all handicap events. The association voted unanimously to hold next year's tournament in Twin Falls. Officers elected were: President. Sweely, Twin Falls: vice-president. Weaver. Boise: secretary-treasurer, Wright. Twin Falls. AVOLGAST LOSES BOUT ON" FOUL Frankio Russell Collapses After Low Blow Is Struck in Fourth. ST. LOUIS. June 13. Frankie Rus sell, of New Orleans, won on a foul from Ad Wolgast, of Cadillac, Mich., In the' fourth round of a scheduled 12 round boxing bout here tonight. Rus sell was knocked down in the fourth round. lie claimed the ex-champion had hit low, but the referee continued counting. Russell came to his feet at the count of nine. A few seconds later he collapsed. The referee then declared Wolgast's blow had been foul and gave the de cision to Russell. The men weighed 135 pounds. BEAVERS SEEK ELLIOTT JlTniiDIES VA!T CATCHER TO RE PLACE JACK ROCHE. If Oaks Pat Crandall Is Charare Club Portland Experts 1 Be Able 10 Land Howdy. If Kowdy Elliott is deposed as man ager of the Oakland club, of the Pa cine Coast League, Portland may make an effort to land him. This Was in timated by Juttee W. W. McCredie, of the Portland club, last night. It is known that Manager Walter Mc Credie. of the Beavers, Is not satisfied with the work of Jack Roche. Roche's throwing continues poor. While in his box at the game yester day afternoon. V. friend of Judge Mc Credie asked him what would become of Klliott if Otis Crandall was placed n charge of the Oakland team. It s hardly possible that Klliott would stay with the Oaks." said the Portland jurist. "He would surely look sweet on our team. Klliott is thought well of by the Me- Credies and it is thought that Rowdy will land here if Crandall is named manager of Frank Leavitt's team. Klliott is not a success as a leader and the change is bound to come sooner or later. When advised that the Cleveland club has asked waivers on Catcher Tom Daly, Manager Walter McCredie said that he had not communicated with Lee Fohl's club relative to securing the big American Leaguer. Neither has he heard anything from them relative to Daly's coming here. The discarded Indian may be sent to New Orleans or sorre other farm of Cleveland's. Amateur Athletic- tf AGER RAY COOK and his Portland Heights baseball team trimmed the Oak Grove representatives. 5 to 3. in 10 innings at Oak Grove. Or., last Sunday. The Portlanders tied the score in the ninth and won -out in the 10th. Riddell, for the winnerx. . lowed only six hits and struck out 13 opponents. . Manager Cook would like to arrange out-of-town games. Write him at either 175 North Twenty-first street or 746 Johnson street, or tele phone to him at Main 94. He haa no game for next Sunday. Every time the Portland Newsboys have scheduled a game so far this sea son they have had such an easy time of It to win that Manager Brown is getting "sore because he can't find some real opposition. Last Sunday the Newsboys walloped the Capitol Hill bunch. 21- to 7. The hitting of the Newsboys featured. For games with the Newsboys write to Manager Brown at 820 Corbett street or call him Main 82S)3. ualio and Brown were in the points for the newsdealers Bun day, opposed by Nape and Hogg. Abe Popick is playing a great game with the Lents Grays. He has made good at third base, and unless a better proposition is made to him be will re main th.-re the rest of the 1916 sea son. Les Gregg was in great shape Sun day for the Kenton Club and scored a 4-to-0 shutout over The Dalles at that town. This Is the second defeat of the season for The Dalles and was one of the fastest played games seen In the Columbia River town in many moons. it took only one hour and 10 minutes. according to the Portlanders. Denny Williams was easily the star at bat for the winners, knocking out two two baggers and scoring three of the four runs made by the Kenton Club. The Kenton Club would like to hear from both Hood River. Or., and Dallas, Or., regarding games. Write to Jake Rau. 169 Knott street, or call him at Wood lawn 2882. . The Woodstock Volunteer Firemen defeated the Goldenrods. 8 to 6. Sunday. Malone. of the Goldenrods. allowed only three hits, but his support wobbled at the wrong time. s "Busher" Blake, pitching for the Bricklayers, defeated the Gresham Giants at Gresham. Or.. J3 to 4. last Sunday, allowing four hits. His team mates garnered 22 safeties, four of them by Anderson, including a homer and two three-baggers. Blake and Bo land opposed Thompson, Hamlin and Hamlin. For games with the Brick layers call Marshall 2188. Fulton added to its long win column by downing Llnnton, 16 to 6. at Linn ton. Or. Coffman, Jorgensen and Brooks featured at bat for Fulton. Lozier and Jorgenson worked for Ful ton, opposed by Trever, Hargreaves and Webber. Manager Durhkopp is out with a challenge to any semi-professional baseball team In Oregon. Wash ington or Idaho, and to obtain games with Fulton write to him at 80 Florida street or call Main 2041. The Fulton Club has planned a benefit dance to raise money for suits and other equip ment to be held at Rohse's Park, in Fulton, a week from Saturday night. Manager Cook, of Oswego, wants to arrange - games with Portland teams. His Oswego aggregation won from Oakhurst, 29 to 3. at Oswego, Or., last Sunday. K. Anderson and Headrick worked for Oswego, with Livingston. Hcmbree and Laffy. The Vancouver. Wash.. Lifestaff Club does not want to be known as the Vancouver Tigers. Manager Moriarty wants to get games with Portland clubs. Al Cronquist. who handles the des tinies of the Multnomah Commercial Club baseball team, of Multnomah. Or., has such a strong aggregation of ball tossers that he is claiming the cham pionship of the illamette Valley. Al bad a squad last season that could play the game with any of them and he hopes to repeat during the 19 IS season. About S.00O.000 natives of Slam are en- f raxed in the cultivation of rice, but the art's Increase tn the production of Amer ican rice Is bavins; ths affect of reducing th. Slam crop. ALBANY COLLEGE TO REMAIN INTACT mpossibility of Transferring Endowment to Pacific Uni versity Balks Merger. HOME TRUSTEES PLEASED Alternative Flan Suggested 1 Tlriitjring Facific Under Frce-liy-tcriun Control and Denying SupKrt to Albany. ALBANY. Or., June 13. (Special.) Albany College will not be merged with Pacific University. All thoughts of such a union were dropped when n. committee headed by Dr. J. H. Boyd, ot Portland, reported that legal obstacles made it absolutely impossible- to chango any of the Albany College endowment to the credit of Pacific University. Such. was the announcement of President Wallace Howe Lee following the ad journment of the annual meeting of the Albany College board of trustees to night. Although the local trustees were solidly behind the idea that no merger should take place, the outside trustees, led by Dr. Boyd, of Portland had been expected to make a strong fight for the change. When Dr. Boyd as chair man of the committee appointed to , investigate the matter made the report that the endowment could not be moved things -took an unexpeoted turn. The report was adopted and the committee dismissed. There is but one move now that can possibly bring Pacific University under Presbyterian patronage and control, it is for the backers ot the plan to go before the Presbyterian synod of Ore gon at its meeting next month and have it adopt Pacific University as a second Presbyterian school for this state, refuse to assist in raising funds for Albany College to erect its new buildings and allow the local institu tion if continued to depend entirely upon local support. The Albany men have no intimation that it will, .while those who were at first in favor of merging the two col leges and have today apparently dis missed the plan refuse to state what their future course will be. The local trutitees have satisfied themselves on two points, however. Albany College campus will not be taken away and the endowment will not be moved, and neither can be moved without the con sent of the Board. The further action by the Board was to authorize the conferring of the de gree of bachelor of arts upon the 12 who were graduated from the collego of liberal arts this year and also grant ing diplomas to one graduate of- the conservatory of music and two grad uates of the academy. The faculty committee was author ized to fill the vacancies at the head of the department of mathematics left vacant by the death of Professor Da vid P. Torbet. the chair of Bible and the department of foreign language. Dr. William Parson resigned from one and Dr. E. M. Sharp from the other of these positions. The Sportiight By Grantland Itlco. How to Keep Cool. (As the warm weather editorial ad visers would have us do. Sure cure, if you can get away with it.) Neither fret nor worry nor go think ing of the weather. Though your collar's wilting and your shirt is on the splash; Imagine- you're an iceberg that has clipped its Greenland tether. Churning up the ocean with a cool ing, icy dash. What's the use of bothering or ranting with profanity. Though your shirt and undcrstuff be clinging to your meat? Go and fetch a cord of wood with un alloyed urbanity. Build a fire in the grate and try to warm your feet. When you think you're clammy with a stream of perspiration Running down your body till your svstein is afloat. Put the reverse English on your thick imagination Get your Winter flannels out and buy an overcoat- Yes, it's quite an easy job to follow the advices Cheerful editors put forth without the least restraint: To can the cool and chilly stuff like unto beer or ices. Provided you can kid yourself that you are what you ain't, With four such entries as Giant?. Robins, Braves and Phillies it is fairly certain, or approximately so, that an Eastern club will win the national League pennant this season. But the reported weakness of the Western clubs hasn't shown as yet. AH four art showing much better stuff than they are supposed to have, the Reds and Cubs especially showing sur prising strength. Two months' play is generally sufficient to show a good test of comparative power. This being the case the National League has the keen est balance it has ever known. In 1908 three clubs were almost tied on the final play, less than a game apart. But for 1916 the ball club in seventh place has won almost as many games as the leader. It's easy enough to be pleasant When very few troubles encroach; But the guy who will win Is the one who can grin When he foozles a short approach. When the Washington ball club was out Joyriding at the head of the pro cession. Hughie Jennings made this remark: "Washington is now getting good pitching in almost every game. Most of the other clubs are not. Wait until better arrives and the other clubs start getting some pitching. Then seo how long Washington sticks at the top." Sir: To help settle an argument, has the East or the West produced the leading college athlete this season; I mean in track and field sports? L. J. P. Wa should say the two leading ath letes of the year from the track were Bob Simpson, of Missouri, and Ted Meredith, of Pennsylvania. Both were marvels. Meredith's record of 14 3-5 for the 120 hurdles was the star achievement of the season one of the greatest performances of all time. Baseball for 1916 in both major leagues has come to one big change. In the old days there were always three or four clubs to the circuit that were the softest sort of picking, clubs that would yield three games out of four, to the flag contenders. But there is hardly a soft mark now among the 16 clubs. Even the Mackmen, with Myers or Bush pitching, are likely to rise at any moment and sting the lead ing entries in spots said to be quite vulnerable.