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16 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1916, DINNER-DANCE IS GIVEN TO PYTHIANS Supreme Lodge Holds Secret Business Sessions on Pending Legislation. SOCIAL FUNCTION ENJOYED Supreme Tribunal to Meet Today to Dispone of Legal Questions In volving OrderPortland Fj-th-lans Are Guests at Dinner. Social pleasures combined, with sor did business to demand the attention of the delegates to the Knights of Pythias supreme lodge convention yes terday. The r,ush of business was so great yesterday that the afternoon session .was not adjourned until after 5:30. A nisrht session would have been held had it not been for the desire of all the delegates to attend the dinner-dance at the Portland Hotel last night arranged by the Pythian transportation commit tee in honor of the Portland Pythians in charge of the visitors' entertain ment. The supreme lodge went into secret session yesterday morning and contin ued to transact its business behind closed doors throughout the day. Much progress was made on pending legis lation, but most of the work was done in committees. These committees will report at the morning session today. The supreme tribunal, which is the supreme court of Pythianism, will meet at 10 o'clock this morning at the Port- land Hotel to dispose of a number of legal questions involving the order. The members of the tribunal are: Judge Curtis D. Myers, of Blooming ton, 111., chairman: Judge Alexander T. Barber, of Birmingham, Ala.: Judge Edward C. Reynolds, of Portland, Me.; Judge Edward II. Jackson, of Pitts burg, Pa., and Judge Milledge L.. Bon ham, of Anderson. S. C. Nearly all the supreme lodge repre sentatives attended the social affair at the Portland last night, It was one of . the impromptu entertainments in connection with the convention. The invited guests of honor yere: Mr. and Mrs. Gus C. Moser, Mr. and Mrs. Ed D. Curtis, Frank S. Grant and mother, Mr. and Mrs. "W. J. H. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Thad L. Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Walter G. Gleeson. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie J. Crouch, Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Lance. Mrs. R. 'W. Schmeer, of Portland, and James E. Watkins, a delegate from Scranton, Pa., were the soloists. Both were enthusiastically applauded and fa vored the audience with repeated en cores. The dinner-dance was arranged, ex plained Mr. Edens, in appreciation of the splendid entertainment provided by the Portland people. "This is the 10th supreme lodge that I have attended," he added, "and the entertainment here beats them all." SHIPPING PLAN EVOLVED (Continued From First Page.) Mitchell, O. E. Heintz, O. H. Fithian, J. N. Teal, J. M. Latta, W. J. Hofmann, Kathan Strauss, Dr. Andrew C. Smith, Phil Metschan, Jr. : Edward Ehrman, John Burgard. John McCourt, Franklin T. Griffith, Wilbur K. Coman, Henry Reed, A. H. Devere. Colonel H. C. Cabell, John B. Yeon, E. P. Timms, A. H. Lewis, Samuel Kerr, W. C. Alvord, Kdward Cookingham, Max Hirsch, C. C. Chapman. John T. Dou&all, O. C. Jacobs, of Oregon City; J. H. Walker. George E. Hardy and W. D. B. Dodson. After the report of the committee had been read, Mr. Strauss, Mr. Grif fith, Mr. Wilcox, Mr. Teal, Mr. Ladd, Mr. Cookingham, Mr. Corbett, Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Crawford discussed its substance informally, each empha sizing the necessity of developing the shipping industry of the community. Mr. Wilcox particularly deplored the past tendency of Portland to depend for its progress too much upon real estate speculation. He pointed out that In other particulars than real estate Portland has been forging ahead. It is difficult for me to under stand," said Mr. Wilcox, the origin of bo much hard-times talk. I have confi dence In Portland even in its real estate. Within the last two months I have had an offer of a 50 per cent in crease on one piece of property that I own in Portland, and within two weeks 1 have had an offer of a 25 per cent increase on another piece. But I don't i rely on real estate for a livelihood. 1 1 am running my mills and am doing! business." ! Mr. Teal, too, spoke in an optimistic veindeclaring that there is no need for discouragement if water transportation can be developed1. Mr. Corbett dis cussed the subject In a like tone. The complete report of the commit tee follows: SincA organization of th present cham ber of Commerce- the trade and commerce bureau has endeavored to crystalize en timent within this body and among the business community at large for a tux reaching, effective shipping programme as the moat seriou work before Portland and Oregon today. Several plans have been submitted for consideration. Studies have been made of The whole range of shipping opportunity for the port. Data has been gathered to prove opportunities now existing if ships could be obtained. Return cargo problems for all the lines needed and regarded pos sible have been taken up and are ready for presentation. Missions have been re iuested by the bureau to obtain specific services and a good share of the funds furnished this bureau have been used in this in ax. net. We ha ve been ready for the past year and a quarter to prove the statement that absence of liner service has been the most ital weakness we faced. We are ready to show that an important factor in every imase of local development Is improved ship ping. The furmer and frultman must have it for the extension of their market. Secur ing new industries or enlargement of those here is heavily controlled by ability to reach from here thos markets that must be served by water commerce. Without water transportation from this port on a scale - to accommodate a heavy movement of lumber and wood product, and unless this transportation is so bound to the river that it will make the success of the industry here a primary' consideration cur greatest single industry will labor under k most serious handicap. With keen com petition between the lumber-producing re gions of the North Pacific and Southern states, our great Industry must have the protection of more adequate water transpor tation or struggle against serious odds for 3 ears to come. One of the brightest spots In Portland's eommerclal career is her largest distributing trade. This community has the largest i umber and strongest jobbing houses to be fo:nd in any cltv of the Pacific Northwest. Iespite the fact that these institutions have iiot been given fair opportunity to extend their trade by water routes, they have main, t .lined thtir supremacy by vigorous business policies on the land. Extension of our job Mng trade and attracting here other dis tributing houses will be made possible In any fair measure only as w develop water transportation to territory not now reached from Portland. If any additional argument mere needed t prove the supreme and immediate impor tance of taking up a broad shipping pro gramme, it is furnished in the recent de rision of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion in the so-called "Spokane rate case." As a result of the temporary absence of water competition at Pacific Coast ports. In cluding Portland, in handling commerce be tween the Atlantic and Pacific, this order plans to do away with the low terminal rates now in force, which are based on water competition and which every seaport regards a birthright of its location. What ever lethargy or hesitation the community indulged previously in respect to develop ment of Its shipping, should be completely removed by this last act of the Federal rate-making power. Bond Isane XMacosaed. Recently the board of directors Indorsed the plan submitted by Mr. Wilcox for a bond issue by the Port of Portland to estab lish an Alaska steamship line. Legal in vestigation of the powers of the Port as now constituted reveal that considerable time must elapse before the money contem plated . under this plan would be available, even -though the people sustain the idea by their ballots. It is also clear that there is much opposition to the principle of mu nicipal ownership for such an enterprise, and this might result in defeat of the bond Issue, after the same is authorized by legis lative act. Also, should the people approve the bond Issue, and the fund were made available, this plan provides for but one steamship line, whereas a number of different routes should be under consideration of the com munity as Immediate needs and fair possi bilities. We enumerate the following serv ices as being possibilities of great moment for this community, and are absolutely con fident that when the Ammunlty approaches the problem of establishing these lines the necessary development of cargo can be accomplished: An Alaska service, an inter coast service through the Panama Canal. Oriental serv ice, European service, Hawaiian service,. Australian service W-st Coast of Mexico and Central America. West Coast of South America, Oregon Coast service, and pos sibly a service to British Columbia and certain sections of Puget Sound, includ ing the Bremerton Navy-yard. If a bond issue carried for establishment of one line, and this principle were adhered to in other efforts, all funds required for the great later transportation needs of the community would have to be raised from local sources. This latter condition would Impose upon the community a very heavy burden, which must make realization very slow, or impair local ability td take care of other important community requirements Involved in normal development. One-Mill Tax Suggested. To meet conditions of a comprehensive character, as suggested, in approaching many steamship problems, we believe neces sary local support may better be secured through another plan than that of bondlug for full local ownership.- This plan Is to raise a tax of one mill per year for five years, the fund to be disbursed by the Port of Portland, Commission of Public Docks, or a special shipping commission authorized by Legislative act. In the form of a sub sidy or bonus for steamship lines that will give the services need here. If the assessed valuation of the district Included is J323.600.6S0 a 1-mill tax would raise annually $323,600. Put this fund in the hands of a commission competent to handle it. Have a subsidy offered for a service, the amount of subsidy being fixed by the difficulties and hazard of loss found to confront the enterprise. For Instance, if $1,000,000 is needed to establish the line properly, guarantee . on this amount 6 per cent a year for three or five years, or $tt0, 0O0 a year, the time to run being: fixed-so that no such aid would be given after the community had proven its ability to furnish sufficient traffic to make the enterprise profitable. If five years' test, with the whole community striving to furnish necessary business to make the line a success, did not find the line permanently established, it would be safe to say that natural causes would defeat permanency of- - such service under most favorable conditions. All services needed by the community, and which we must in time have, will not need or ask a subsidy or other aid than concentrated community effort in providing cargo. But where previous failure or es pecially -forbidding circumstances stood to discourage capital from embarking upon a needed undertaking, and the commission after investigation was sure that a sound proposition could be developed, a subsidy would be available to overcome local handi caps, pioneering josses, etc. Chance for Local Capital Seen. One of the important advantages of this subsidy or bonus plan would be to get away from the objection of municipal ownership, and to give to private capital from the outside the Inducement to enter this field of business. In due course of time, as the steamship enterprises were made a success, local private capita could be Induced to invest with the outsiders. . srlvlnz the neces sary local tie. Drawing to this community large sums of outside capital. Instead of relying so heavily upon local resources, is a most Im portant phase of all t?reat work that may be undertaken here. Instead of $1,000,000 being thus used exclusively for one prop osition about -$1,600,000 1 mill tax for five years would be used to draw into local business many millions; public ownership of private business would be obviated, and local resources would not be strained in preparation for further work. Keen finan cial and commercial students of North western development have often commented that Portland did not draw sufficiently upon outside capital, thus winning for the community, not only the sums so invested, but the permanent operation and sympathy of the heavy interests that Invested here. The subsidy principle has been well es tablished by a large number of countries and communities as a most effective method of developing permanent steamship serv ice. On the Pacific we have two brilliant examples of Its use Japan and New South Wales. Australia. Japan not only subsidized the operation of steamship lines, but also their construction, and today In absolutely dominating the Pacific with her merchant marine fleet. In New South Wales sub sidies were granted for the operation of vessels ta get into the copra trade until Sydney was enabled to control not only the copra trails but the return cargo move ments of a large part of the "South Sea Islands. Argument Made for Subsidy. Comparison of the subsidy, or bonus, fund suggested, with other expenditures of the community in recent years, is Interesting. .mo iuna we suggest is less than one-half that expended here the past five years for sewers, and less than half the amount put into water mains. Portland has expended for city improvements in five years, bond ed and otherwise. $29,000,000. and for street improvements aione i,ooo.OOO in the same period. Recognizing that these public works are necessary, we cannot lose sight of the fact that much of the work of this charac ter has been to enhance values of realty for speculative purposes, and that although such were done to make realty saleable. property vaiues in tne community have de- ctiaitu i i iiiuoi bcluuiii IICdT Hy. It a fair percentage of the outlay had been to encourage and establish- shipping and re lated industries, incomparably greater sta bility would have been given realty values of the community. It Is never too late to correct a mistake, and now is the time to change policy and put ample funds into these elements of supreme strength for community business. In the past five years the Port of Port land has expended above $2,000,000. This work is of the utmost value, in fact, funda mental, but after providing the channel for ships, they have not come as they should have. The Commission of Public Docks was voted $2,500,000 for publicly-owned wharf properties, and, although most of this has been expended, the ships to use the docks have not arrived. War in Europe Is re sponsible for the greatest influence In tak ing our shipping, but with the trend of shipping in the Northwest set against us, due to Inadequate channels in earlier days, now that we have the channel, it is im perative that we use extraordinary means to regain shipping lost, and to take our fair share of that which is yet to come. Steamship Kleet Sought. At the mouth of the Columbia River the Federal Government has expended more than $15,000,000 in making a great channel through which to enter the Columbia River Basin. More millions are being spent by the same power In finishing the river chan nel between here and the entrance. It is up to us to use our strength and capital to make these waterways, constructed at such great outlay, serviceable to mankind by having fleets of steamships operating here. Several inequalities in costs of operating ships to and from this port have been at tacked. Providing an adequate channel is the first and greatest problem now being largely overcome. When the present water front strike of the Pacific Coast is over, we will have equality in handling- charaes another important differential against us remove a. As a part of our general shipping pro gramme, we appeal to the Port of Portland to- establish here a coal bunkering plant, which will guarantee Vancouver Island coal in. the bunkers of steamships loading here at the same costs as In Seattle or Tucoma. even though in doing so there is some loss in furnishing this fuel. We also include as a part of the construc tive shipping programme for the Chamber and community, an equalization of every im portant cost for shipping here in compari son with our other Northwestern jorts. W feel that all possible energies of the Chamber should be centered upon the work, and that a campaign of such persistence and strength should be undertaken as will guar antee alignment of our people forever in the cause of great shipping development. To this end we ask the board, if It does not accept the plan.- suggested, that some comprehensive shipping programme be adopt ed, and with it an industrial development programme that will aid in solving the re turn cargo problem. When euch a plan is prepared, we then ask the board to adopt this as the cardinal work of the organiza tion and the community until success is realized. NATHAN STRAUSS, chairman, F. A. SPENCER, O. H. FITHIAN, C. C. COLT. F. C KNAPP, H. B. MILLER. RIVER SURVEY IS ON Five Dredges Will Operate in . Columbia This Week. FRESHET SEDIMENT TO GO Port of Portland Will Send Three Diggers to Work Wltli Two ' Government Craft at Places Already Designated. Five pipeline dredges will be operat ing in the Columbia River this week in tackling the sediment deposited at several points by the freshet. To con duct a preliminary survey a party of river pilots left yesterday aboard the Port of Portland tug Wenonah. They were expected to reach Rainier last night and finish their work today. . The Government dredges Wahkiakum and Multnomah went to their stations yesterday, the former to Henrici's and the latter to Slaughter's. Major H. C. Jewett, Corps of Engineers, V. S. A., In charge of the work between Fort land and the sea, requested E. W. Wright, manager of the Port of Port land, to use the dredges Tualatin, Wil lamette and Columbia, all 30-inch dig gers, in the Columbia, placing one at Reeder's. another at Morgan's and the third on Willow Bar. Mr. Wright ex pects t,o start the big dredges for those points today, shifting them from work on the Lower Willamette. The Columbia is far from being at a low stage at present, so the plan is to begin the removal of the soft sedi ment without delay. With such a fleet available short work will be made of the task, and the port's dredges can be returned here for continuing the programme of widening and straight ening the road below the city. Captain Arehle Pease and John J. Anderson, of the Columbia River Pilots' Association; Captain H. T. Groves, su perintendent of the Port of Portland dredges, and Captain T. H. Crang, pilot for the Union Oil Company's fleet, were in the party aboard the Wenonah. When dredging is resumed regular soundings will be made by Government men to ascertain headway gained and any changes that might be developed. As soon as the dredge Chinook clears the channel at the entrance to 40 feet, for a width of 1000 feet, half of which work is finished at the 40-foot depth, she will shift to Flavel shoal, inside the mouth, and clear that away be tween the confines of the channel. The dredge Clatsop is to be returned to the lower river in a few days, so all dredges except the Portland, retained here by the port, will be in commission, and by Fall the clean-up campaign 'will be at an end. BIG JOB OX KEXKOX MAR V Seattle Sends Man to Join Portland Crew in Repairing Freighter. Details of lifting the damaged Jap anese steamer Kenkon Maru No. 3 on the Port of Portland drydock were ac complished in 12 hours Sunday, the ship being high and dry on the blocks at 9 o'clock that night, while the same task recjuiied two days at - the Esquimalt drydock when she had been towed there from the scene of her sinking off Van couver Island. A crew of 100 men arrived yesterday from Seattle and about 60 were placed at work of the force of the Alblna Engine & Machine Works, while more to be employed today will make a to tal of about 200 men on the Job. The sight of the hull as it appears from the deck of the drydock caused mariners to say yesterday it was the worst looking repair job they had seen. There is about 50 feet of the keel gone aft and another section forward, while the forefoot is gone and numerous plated damaged, necessitating in the neighborhood of 150 being replaced, also numerous frames. As the ship is to be ready for service October 15. there will be no cessation of operations as long as she is on the dock. Li. WILLIAMS LEAVES LINE r Parr-McCormick Service Will Han dle Building Materials for Time. Lansing Williams, for two years Portland representative of the Parr McCormick line, a service devoted ex clusively to the transportation of gen eral cargo from California to Portland, has severed his connection with the organization. i "red Smith, chief clerk in Mr. Williams office and who has been in the business a lengthy period. is to act as agent. It is expected that little general freight will be handled during the re mainder of the year, though there will be a regular movement of cement, plaster and asphalt. The company has maintained storage facilities on Couch street and Oak-street docks, but the former has been closed and negotia tions are under way to cancel a lease on the property. Oak-street dock is under lease until early next year, and that will be kept open. Mr. Williams says he has not concluded whether he will continue his residence here, hav ing two proposals under consideration. John Parr, secretary of the line, is here from San Francisco, in connection with the changes. SPANISH LINE IS PREPARING Consul Vejar Works in Interest of Service From Spain to Portland. Lumber, newspaper machinery and such commodities are wanted by Span ish commercial interests that are said to be supporting a proposed steam ship line from Spain to the Pacific Coast via the Panama Canal. A. R. Vejar. newly appointed Spanish Consul at Portland, said yesterday that the Cohsul-General of Spain had written concerning the service, but the date of starting the line had not been de termined. Mr. Vejar Is in communication with the' consular and commercial depart ments at Madrid and his understanding of the service is that it will be from Spain to New Orleans and thence by way of the canal to Portland, making San Francisco on the way. At present Spanish lines-reach to Spanish posses sions, to New York and other countries on the opposite side, and the demand for materials available on this Coast has given support to the Pacific fleet. SHAVER HITS SXAG AND SINKS Steamer in Several Feet of Water at Head of Walker's Island. Striking a snag near the head of Walker's Island when bound here with two log rafts, the steamer Shaver, Cap tain Monacle. was damaged so she sank in several feet of water there at 5 o'clock yesterday morning. The steamer Wiuna was started from Portland for the scene, aboard her being Captain J. W. Shaver, bead of the line, who planned to supply a soft patch over the broken planking and pump the hold free. Reports yesterday were that the water was just above the main deck, so it was not thought much difficulty would oe met wnn in the salvage operations. Pilot Ring was on watch when the steamer struck. The snag was submerged, tt is said, and not discernible from the pilot-house. ANOTHER AUXILIARY TAKEN City- of Portland Makes Run at Sea Under 10 1-2 Knot Clip. One of the new Columbia River motor-ships, at present unnamed, baa been engaged by the American Trading Company for May, 1917, loading at 140 shillings, delivery of cargo to be made at Port Pirle. That is the same voyage undertaken by the new motor-ship City of Portland, of the McCormick fleet, which reported off the San Francisco light-vessel at 2 o'clock Sunday morn ing from the river, having made the run with an average speed rf 10 hi knots. The City of Portland loaded more than 2.000.000 feet and had a draft of 21. 6 feet, which is 1.4 feet less than was expected. She continued her voy age from the light-vessel direct for Port Pirle. W. R. Hewitt, marine superintendent for the Charles R. Mc Cormick Lumber Company, made the trip from .Portland to San Francisco and. In a telegram received yesterday, said he -was well pleased with her performance. JAP COOK DESERTS TRAMP Second of Crew Leaves Taisho Mara in River and Three Lert in South. Aboard the Japanese tramp Talaho Maru. loading lumber at Knappton for Bombay, there is grief, for the "cookie is no more seen in the scullery berth, having gone over the side Sunday night, and is supposed to be seeking a new location in the land of the free. The skipper has informed United States Immigration Inspector J. H. Barbour that he has posted $25 reward for the return of the cook, who is signed on the ship's articles as Kaneda Ryoichi. He is 30 years old and short and stout. Soon after the arrival of the steamer July 30 a Japanese sailor left unex pectedly and. as three others deserted at San Francisco, the skipper is not In a Jovial frame of mind and hopes to pick up the men lost here. CAPT. GEXEREAXJX SL'RVEYOIl Kred A. Ballin Leaves Bureau Veritas After Several Years' Service, Fred A. Ballin marine architect, for several years Po'rtland representative of the Bureau Veritas as surveyor for that society, has resigned and Captain E. C. Genereaux, of the Oregon Steve doring1 Company, has been named in his stead. One reason for the change is that Mr. Ballin is interested in the North Pa cific Shipbuilding Company, a recently formed corporation, which will embark in the construction of compo-J- ves sels, frames and other parts being- steel while wooden planking: will be uiied and the same material utilized for decka and exterior work. Marin Notes. In a wireless message from Captain John son, of the tug- Oneonta, Manager Wright, of the Port of Portland, was Informed yes terday that sne would probably gain th Columbia River this morning, having In tow the schooner Irmgard, from San Francisco, which loads lumber on the ,river. Captain Shook, of the Government dredge Oregon, has been brought here from Tilla mook and taken to St, Vincent's Hospital for treatment, be having been ill for the past week. To look over the buoy depot aa well aa the tender Manxanlta, Robert Warrack, In spector of the Seventeenth Lighthouse Dis trict, left yesterday for Astoria. E. J. Rath bunt of Seattle, formerly in the steamboat sphere here, is in the city on business. Bound for Anchorage, Alaska, barge No. 88. loaded with 677.081 feet of lumber, val ued at $8092, was cleared yesterday by the Columbia Contract Company. r Coming from Coast harbor, tne gasoline schooner Patsy was entered yesterday with shipments of white cedar and waa cleared for the return with 10 tons of general freight. Lumber carriers cleared yesterday Includ ed the steamer Temple E. Dorr, for San Francisco, with 7 1)0,000 feet; Daisy Mat thews, San Francisco, 1,200.000 feet, and the Klamath, for San Pedro, with 1.025,000 feet. Liquid cargo brought from Port Costa by the tank steamer Wm. F. Herrln consisted of 45.OO0 barrels of ruel oil, 144 barrels of gasoline and 944 barrels of distillate. Being loaded with lumber, the steamer DsA-enport proceeded seaward from Pres cott yesterday, and the steamer Gray a Har bor, from Rainier. The last of her sulphur and hardwood cargo being discharged that Is Intended for Portland, the Japanese steamer Mayachl Maru sails this morning- for Puget Sound to unload that ' remaining. She will be given her outward cargo there, as well. As more repair work was necessary to the hull of the steamed F. A. Kilburn than first estimated, her departure from San Fran cisco has been delayed, and the North Pa cific Steamship Company announce that the steamer Breakwater will be the next vessel from Portland in that service, being due to reach here Saturday and sail Mon day. In more ' general instructions from the Department of Commerce bearing on Ameri can seamen being supplied with passports when bound for a port in a belligerent country. Collector - of Customs Burke has been informed that he Is privileged to Issue certificates of cltixenshlp on the produc tion of proof as to the applicant's right thereto. News From Northwest Ports. ORATS HARBOR. Wash.. Aug. 7. (Spe cial.) The schooner Mabel Gale, after load ing at Anderson & Mid die ton mill, sailed for Melbourne, Australia. The steamer J. B. Stetson arrived from San Francisco and is loading at the Burek. mill, Hoquiam. ASTORIA. Or., Aug. - T. (Special.) The steam schooner Grays Harbor sailed this afternoon for San Pedro with lumber from Rainier. Pilots coming down the river this after noon report that the river towboat Shaver struck a snag while towing up the river and was beached at the head of Walker's Island. The water Is well over her deck, but she can be raised easily. The steam schooner J. B. Stetson, after discharging freight at Astoria and Port land, sailed today for Grays Harbor to load lumber Carrying a cargo of lumber from Portland, the steam schooner Klamath sailed this morning for San Pedro. The steamer Edgar H. Vance arrived this morning from San Pedro and went to the Hammond mill to load lumber. The steam schooner Tosemite arrived to day from San Francisco with freight for Astoria and Portland and will load lum ber, for a return cargo. COOS BAT, Or., Aug. 7. 'Special.) Cap tain C P. Britt. of the Coos Bay Coast Guard Station, and John John sen. one of his aides, arrived home at Coos Bay last nlht in the power life-saving boat they obtained at Cape Disappointment roant Guard Station. They came the distance without sny mishap and called on the way at Yaquina Buy and the I mpqua River. The steamer Adeline Smith, which arrived from fran Francisco last night at S:.'i0, sailed from the Smith mill this afternoon at 4 o'clock Ith a cargo of lumber. The steam schooner Hardy, chartered to th Buehner Lumber Company, arrived for a cargo of lumber today at 10:30. Her freight cargo consisted of 60.000 brick for th Go!n building In Marshfleld and an electric light plant for I. J. Simpson's Shore Acres ranch. PRISONER TO BE RETURNED Requisition Issued for FY lu Bryant, Wanted on Theft Charge. SALEM, Or.. Aug. 7. (Special.) Governor Wlthyeombe today issued a. requisition on the Governor of Idaho for the extradition of K. L. Bryant, who ia wanted in Gilliam County on a charge of larceny of $53 from C. I. Driver, proprietor of 'the hotel at Lone Rock.. . According: to the Information against Bryant, he cashed checks given him by Mr. Driver for deposit in a local bank and fled. . The works of Charles Dickens contain 1425 characters. LEIGHTON'SNQ MORE Restaurant and Candy Shop Closes Out Business. COOL SUMMER IS BLAMED Proprietor Says Cold Weather Has Hurt Ice Cream Soda Trade. Goods Are Disposed Of at Bargain Prices. With a bargain sale of. candles and Iced confections. Lelghton's restaurant. Ice cream and candy store. 117 Broad way, closed its loors last night. J. H. Leighton. the proprietor, said he ex pecta again to establish a candy and Ice cream shop later on a less preten tious scale. The closing of Leigh ton's new store, one of the moat elaborate establish ments of its kind in the city, with en trances ru three streets, which has been In operation since last May, seems ta indicate that a hoodoo still hangs over the location, wnlch was opened by the Rainbow, when the Morgan building was erected at Broadway and Washington street, several years ago. The Rainbow closed Its doors because r. lack cf profit, and after remaining vacant for some months, the location was taken by Mr. Leighton. Stork Sella With Rnk. During a few hours yesterday after noon and evening busy clerks sold out the remaining stock of candies and Ice cream at what the goods would bring. Customers waited upon them selves, brought their packages to the cashier and paid what was asked. A thriving business was done, the sell ing prices being formerly unheard of for that class of goods. Furnishings of the closed establlsn ment were most ornate, onyx being featured in the trimmings of the soda. Ice cream and candy sections. and tables and chairs were of black wal nut. Mr. Leighton said last night that the backward Summer weather played an unfortunate part in his enterprise. Backward Summer Blamed. "Yes. I am going out of business and. strange as it may seem, it is main ly on account of the weather," said Mr. Leighton. "When I opened my es tablishment last May I anticipated an enormous business during the Summer in Ice creams, sodas and other things of that nature that usually appeal to the palate during the bummer season. But I was double-crossed by the man who serves this section with weather. There has been no real Summer, and as a result the demand for the tlings that I made particular arrangements to ierve was of a negligible quantity. 'Then, too, while the trade in cm- diis was good, it has not been suffi cient to offset the enormous loss sus tained in the ice cream and soda branch of the business. As a result overhead expenses have more thin eaten up the profits and I decided to close. Under all circumstances, I have done a good business, being well patronized by the public in the bon bon department at II times and in the Ice cream ana soaa end on the rare occasions that atmos pheric conditions have caused general recourse- to cooling beverages and foods." MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUB Name, Great Northern. .. Beaver. Northern Pacific. Breakwater. ...... Hose City i A. Kilburn DUE Name. Great Northern. .. Harvard Northern Pacific. Yosemlte Ya!e Olilo- Beaver Breakwater Willamette Multnomah, . . Ho Be City F: A. Kilburn TO ARRIVE. From .San Kranrlsco. , Los Annates. . ..San Francisco. . ban Diego , Los Angeles. . .ban LMko TO DEPART. For .San Francisco. ,b- F. to 1 A . . . , 8an Francisco. .San Dleffo .... ,S. F. f l A. .. .San Diego . . . .Los An.'clei.. . . Sar. Ptego. ... Ban Dlefc , ban Dletfo . . . , Lrf.s An (teles. . Sa-i Dics; ate. .In port AUK. .Aug. V . Auk. 12 .Aug. 16 . Indeft Date. .Aug .Aug. .Aug. . Aug. Aug. . Auk. Aug. 12 .AUg. J .Aug. 15 .Aug. 17 .Aug. 10 Indeft Movements of Vessels. . j PORTLAND, Aug. 7. Arrived Steamers Tosemite and W. F. Herrln, from San Kranclsco. Sailed Steamers Grays Har bor, for San Krancleco; Davenport, for San lrranciro and ban Pedro. Astoria. Aug. 7. Sailed at midnight Pt earners J. B. Stotson, for Grayi Harbor; Klamatb, for San Francisco and fean Pedro. Arrived at 8:30 A. M., and left up at 12:aU P. M-, steamer Yoscmite. from San Fran cisco. Arrived at 8:4. A, M., steamer Kd gar H. Vance, from San Pedro. Sailed at 2:45 P. M-, steamer Grays Harbor, for San Francisco. San Francisco. Auk. 7. Arrived last nlsht Steamers Daisy Freeman, from Columbia River for San Pedro; Olympic, from ban Pedro for Portland. Eureka. Auk. 7. Arrived at A. M. and sailed at 2 P. M.. steamer Breakwater, from Portland and Cook Hay for San Die so via ay ports. Astoria. Aug. 6. Sailed at 6:30 P. M.. stesmer Daisy Gad a by. for San Francisco. Arrived at 7 and lert up at 0 P. M.. steam er W. F. Hrrln, from San Francisco San Francisco. A us;. 7. Arrived Steam ers Persia Maru (Jap.), Honsrkonsr; Car rael. Grays Harbor; J. A. Chanelor, Port Wells; J. A. Moffftt. barge No. 93. Balboa. Sailed Steamers Tancred (Nor.), Nanaimo; Olympic, Grays Harbor. Vladivostok.- July 29. Arrived Steamer Penrith Castle. Baltimore via Comox, B. C; Suki Maru. Victoria. B. C. . Junln. Auaj. 4. Arrived Steamer Cush ins;. San Francisco. Mollendo. Auk. 6. Arrived Steamer San ta Crux. San Francisco. Shanghai. Aug. 7. Arrived Steamer Can ada Maru, Seattle. Manila. Auk. 7. Sailed Steamer Shlnyi Maru. San Francisco; Nippon Maru. san Francisco. Seattle. Auk 7. Arrived Congress, from San Diego; Admiral Watson, from South western Alaska : Jefferson, from Southeast ern Alaska; Prince George (British), Irom An vox. Sailed Steamers Spokane. for Southeastern Alaska; . Prince Georgo (Brit ish), for skagway. Marconi WirelesH Reports. (All positions reported at 8 P. M.. August 7. unless otherwise designated. Atlas. Portland for- Richmond. 170 miles from Richmond. Queen, Seattle for San Francisco. 28 miles south of Mendocino. Celilo, San Francisco for Portland. 40 miles north of Blunt's Reef. - Speedwell. San Francisco for Bandon, 200 miles north of San Francisco. China. San Francisco for Ortesst. 1676 miles from San Francisco. AuKust k Manoa, San Francisco for Honolalo. 1363 miles from San Francisco, August sj. Logan. San Francisco for Manila. 357 miles from San Francisco, August 6. Hyades. San Francisco for Honolulu. 107 miles from San Francisco, August 6. Uurllne. Honolulu for Sun Francisco, 643 miles from San Francisco, August 6. Governor, San Francisco for baa Pedro, 10 miles south of Pigeon Point. Atlas, Portland for Richmond, 176 miles fgTom Richmond. President. San Pedro for San Francisco, nine miles from San Francisco. Enterprise. Honolulu for San Francisco, 94 miles from San Francisco. Bever. San Francisco for Portland, 16 miles north of Point Reyes. Congress. San Francisco for Seattle. 6 tnlles meat of Point Wilson. Curacao. Seattle for Juneau, off Dewey Rock. Dixon's Entmno, Aug. 6. Kl S-undo. Seattle for Ketchikan, xnllvs northeast Of Langara Island. Aug. 6. t-cnator. Seattle for San Francisco, 190 miles south of Cape Flattery. Richmond and barsre .". Richmond for Seattle, AW miles north of San Francisco. i.'ity of Puebli, San Francisco for Puget Sound. lft7 miles north of Cape Bianco. Lucas. Richmond for Vancouver, &4 miles north of Richmond. Klamath. 1'ortland for San Frsncisco. 143 mil south of the Coluinoia Kl sr. Coronado. Pan Francisco for Aberdeen. 500 miles north of Pan Francisco. Jim Butler. Santa Rosalia, tor San Diego, ST2 miles south of San Xnego, August C Vessels Kntered YrMerday. Ameilran steamer Klamath, ballast, from San Francisco. American suamer Daisy Matthews, bal last, from San Francisco. American steamer Temple E. Dorr, cement and planter, from San Francisco. Americas steamer "W. F. Herrln. cargo of oil. from San Francisco. Gasoline schooner i'atsy. general cargo, from Coast porta Vessels Cleared Yesterday. American stesmer Temple E. Dorr. Tf, OOO feet of lumber, for San Franctco. American steamer Daley Matthews, 1.TOO. 0OO fr-et of lumber, for San Pdro. Ameriran steamer Klamath, 1,220,000 feet of lumber, for San Plro Japanese stesmer Mayachl Maru, cargo In transit, for Seattle. American ateamer W. F. Herrln. ballast, for San Kranrisco. Gasoline schooner Patsy, general cargo, for Bandon. Colombia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. "Aug. 7. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M.: Sea, smooth; wind, west four miles. Tides at Astoria Tuesday. High t Low. 8:S4A. M 53 ft S:1 S A. M... Oft foot T:-46 P. M S.S feet O 7 P. M g.ft teet FRITZ BOYSEN RELEASED EXOIILWAIK1B HOTEL MAX PITS IP fJOO BAIL. Release f Parole-Breaker I'ader Ball Is Termed "Rather Vnusuar by District Attoraey Uedgea. OREGON CITY. Or., Aug-. 7. (Spe cial.) FrlU Boysen. after five days of ef lection In the Clackamas County Jail, was a-ranted his freedom today by Circuit Judge Campbell under 1200 bail until Ihe court nas time to Investigate the case. Boysen was arrested in Milwaukie last Wednesday night by Sheriff Wil son and Deputy Sheriff Frost as ho was making; himself at home In the Belle Hotel, of which he waa once pro prietor. He was charged with break-l-igr his parole by returning; to the county. John Stevenson. Boysen's at torney, pleaded to the court today that Boysen did not break the parole In tent'onally. that ns the ex-hotel man understood the conditions imposed by the court he was merely to keep cut of business in this county. The first parole a-ranted by Judge Campbell was verbal. "There is the possibility that Boysen misunderstood the conditions of the first parole." said the court. ""I have placed him under 200 ball until I have had time to investigate the case more thoroughly." District Attorney Hedges terms the release of a parole-breaker under bail as "rather unusual" and doubts the legality of such action. mooseIkertwilson PORTLAXD PROGRESSIVES ELATED AT ROBINS' STAND. Swlnsr of Third Party Leader Mi If uk I-es Regsrd aa Slaralflcaat by IX Fovex, of Committee. Portland Progressives are elated at the announcement of Raymond Kobfns, recent chalrmaa of the National Pro gressive Convention, that be will sup port. Charles Ls. HuKhea for Preiirint . L. Povey, until recently a promi nent Progressive, now "a member of the Hughes campaign committee of the Oregon Republican State Central Com mittee, last night said: "Mr. Robins was one of the stroirest men In the Progressive movement. At the meeting of the National Committee of the Progressive Party at Chicago on June 26 the vote to indorse Hughes was 33 to 15, and had it not been for the fact that Mr. Hoblns at t at time indicated his intention to support President Wilson for re-electiou the vote in favor of indorsement of Mr. Hughes would have been much larger, as many of the 15 r. o either failed to vote or voted against the motion were influenced by Mr. Robins attitude. "When I returned from Chicago after this conference I predicted that 75 to 80 per cent of the Progressives ould support Mr. Hughes. I now believe that, with Mr. Robins In Hue. not 10 per cent of the Progressive vote will go to Mr. "Vllson." 30,504'AUTOS III STATE FIGVHKS ARB REGISTRATION FOR KIR ST 7 MO.XTHS OP 191. Receipts for Wkola of ISIS Already Ex ceeded Tats Tear br 923,163 Mo torcycles Kunbcr 3-07. SALEM, Or, Aug;. 7. (Special.) Re ceipts of the state automobile depart ment of the Secretary of State's office for the first seven months of 191G o taled $132,044.50. as compared with 1108. 881. 50 for the entire 12 months of 1915. A steady Increase In the number of motor vehiclea In Oregon is shown. Last year there were 23.5S5 automobiles and 31S8 motorcycles. This year, with five months yet remaining:, there are 30.504 autombiles registered and 3207 motor cycles. The number of dealers who have taken out licenses this year Is 266, as compared with 173 in 1915. Chauffeur registrations this year, numbering 3323, tye less than in 1915. when 4131 were listed. This Is believed accounted for by the fact that last year the opera tion of Jitney buses reached Us maxi mum and there has been a decrease in the number operated since then. Oregon's gain in motor vehicles of all classes in the laet six years Is effectively shewn in the following, giv ing the number for the different years: 1911. 6428; 1912. 10.165; 1913. 13.957; 1914. 19,245; 1915. 2S.743; 1916, 33,811.' AUTOISTS ARE FROM AFAR Texas and Honolulu Parties Sleet at Mount Hood Lodge. HOOD RIVER. Or, Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) An unique meeting of motorists occurred Saturday at Mount Hood Lodge, one of the mountain hostelrles on the base of Mount Hood, when William Buchanan, a railway official from Texarkana. Tex., and party, and Dr. J. D. Prye and party, of Honolulu, drove up simultaneously to the resort. At the Lodge at the time was Jerry O. Hoyt, of Portland, driving an auto mobile that had Just finished traveling a total of 18.000 miles. The motorists from the three corners of the earth passed an interesting even ing relating experiences met with on different roads of their long travels. Woodmen's Band to Play. JUNCTION CITT. Or.. Aug. 7. (Spe cial. The Woodmen of World band, assisted by six visitors from Albany and members of Harrlsburg. will give a street concert here Thursday night. no mm DOCTOR dDomnoR TOUR (MPLEXION HNXldiSiAP When assisted by occasional Hght touches of Cuticura Ointment. These super-creamy emollients do much to prevent pore-cloein, pimples, black heads, redness and roughness. Sample Each Free by Mall M With aj-p. book oa to. akin. AAn. pot-rmrd: Xtlciin.Dap.UG.Buw." SoUmoirMnk W. I- Perman is directing a series of concerts here and at Harrlsburg. BANKER NOT PROMOTER aiWARD G, CRAWFORD CONFUSED WITH SEATTLE MAX. Lasnberaaea'a President I. Not In Air Way Identified With Flan Launch ew College. Promoting new educational institu tions Is something in which Edward O. Crawford, president of the Lum bermen's National Bank, is not en gaged. He states that the bank takes up all of his time and that he has no connection with the Greater Portland University, which was proposed here a few weeks ago. "Many people have confounded me with the Crawford who is endeavoring to launch the project," said K. G. Craw ford yesterday. "I never heard of him before, and have no connection with him or his plan. He la from Seattle, so I understand, and I am not. He seems to be encaged in promoting a new-fangled educational institution. I am not, and don't intend to be. My banking duties he;p me buy and I am not enlarging upon my activities In a business way at all. "Innumerable people have called upon, me or written me asking about the proposed university. I don't know anything about it and have no desire to. I hope that people will cease to confound me with the Crawford from Seattle." HOOD ROADS ARE PRAISED Autolst He ports Finding; Poor High ways Elsewhere. HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 7 (Spe cial.) Completing a journey of 1S00 miles. Ashley Wilson, superintendent of the Mount Hood Railroad Company, and wife, who were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. George Partis returned last night from Crater Lake and Southern Oregon. "Our. roads are like pavements. says Mr. Wilson, "after the negotia tion of some of the highways in South ern Oregon and the road from Bend to La Pine. Taken as a whole we found that the roads uf Hood Itiver County and Eastern Oregon far surpass anything down in Southern Oregon or the Willamette Valley." SPEAKER CLARK CHEERED Colleagues Join In Tribute on 3 3d Anniversary as Lawmaker. WASHINGTON. Aug. 7 Republican Lealer Mann reminded the House today that Speaker Clark had just passed his 33d anniversary as a member of Congress. Republicans and Democrats rose and cheered the speaker for sev eral minutes. Responding. Mr. Clark said he was not sure he wanted to remain in the House another 83 years, but he did know he wanted to stay as long as he could. 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