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THE "MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAT, .NOVEMBER 4, 1916.
TAX
2.8
WILL
MILLS
REACH
Increase in Cost of Supplies
Needed for Year Makes
Appreciable Difference.
SALARY ADVANCES SOUGHT
Bndget : Committee Organizes, With
E. B. McXanghton Chairman, but
Consideration of Figures De
ferred Until After Election.
Partial estimates for the county gen
eral budget calling for $590,321.90, an
Increase of S6S.774.03 over the tax share
of the same departments in 1916, are in
the hands of the advisory budget com
mittee. The total general fund budget
last year was $771,976.80.
Based on the present $30,000,000 val
uation of property In Multnomah Coun
ty," the $68,774.03 Increase would raise
the tax rate. If adopted, approximately
.235 of a mill. On the present land val
uation, the 2.45-mill tax of last year
would not raise nearly $771,976.80; the
tax would have to be more than 2.57
mills.
From these figures" It Is estimated
that If the increase granted In the bud
get be no greater than has already
been asked for in reports from a ma
jority of the departments of county
government, the probable tax levy for
general county purposes wil" be about
2.8 mills.
Action on Budget Deferred.
The budget committee met for the
first time yesterday and organized, E.
B. McNaughton being chosen chairman
and Henry E. Reed, secretary. The
estimates submitted were not discussed,
any action on the budget being post
poned until after the election, by whjch
time the offices which have not yet
reported, notably those of the County
Cleric and Sheriff, will "have turned in
estimates.
Salary raises, asked for because of the
high cost of living, and the increase of
prices on needed supplies, are respon
sible for the estimated requirements
over this year's allotment.
W. A. Eatchel, superintendent of ma
chinery, asks that his salary be in
creased from $125 to $150 a month.
Ed Kehoe, building superintendent at
the Courthouse, requests an increase
from $85 to $95 a month. Advances of
$70 to $80 a month are asked by the
head janitors at the Courthouse, from
$65 to $75 by the subordinate Janitors
and from $65 to $75 by the night watch
men. Surveyor Asks for $7920
County Surveyor Bonser estimates
that he will need $7920 for himself and
deputies during 1917. His estimate was
similar for 1916, but he -only received
53500 when the committee was through
with the budget.
Constable Weinberger will not be In
office next year and believes his suc
cessor can get along nicely with two
less deputies than are now employed,
at a saving in salary of $2400. He also
estimates that the supplies needed by
the next Incumbent of the Constable's
office should not cost more than $1160.
They cost him $1830 this year.
Coroner Dammasch has submitted no
estimates, as he has a plan for the
conduct of his office which he desires
to talk over, personally, with the mem
bers of the budget, committee. He, asks
an hour's time next week.
The Grand Army of the Republic de
clares the need of indigent soldiers
next year will total $25.0u0. due to the
Increased living cost. The appro
priation for old soldiers last year was
only $15,000.
County Farm Change Proposed.
The County Farm considers dis
pensing with the services in the main
division of an assistant superintendent
next year, but asks that the salary of
the bookkeeper and steward be raised
$5 a month each. In the farm division,
it is considered advisable to employ
expert poultry help, etc, next year at
& total co of $790.
At the County Hospital a night su
perintendent at a salary of $50 a month
is asked, and it Is desired to raise the
salary of the cook from $50 to $75
a month.
Madison Welch, superintendent of
bridges and ferries, asks that his own
salary be increased from $12 to $150
a month and that 34 gatemen receive
nominal increases. In the salary item
for bridge and ferry work, which Is
about $8000'more than was granted for
1916. $26,760.99 is asked for extra la
bor, much of which will be expended in
work on the Kenton bridge.
945.0OO Asked for Widows.
For widowed mothers" pensions t-iere
Is asked $45,000 for next year. The
1916 appropriation for this was $37,500.
Judge Cleeton, of the County Court,
Eaid yesterday that the amount askd
might have to be Increased from $50,
000 to $100,000 If pending litigation
with regard to widows" pensions is
Fettled in a manner adverse to the In
terests or the county.
nigh cost of supplies is shown In
one instance In the cost of fuel oil for
use in the courthouse. In 1916. the oil
cost $13,165. For 1917. the same amount
win cost, it- is estimated, $17,550, an
increase or $4385.
Then there Is the matter of tools
machinery and cable used In the bridge
and ferry department. The estimate
for supplies for this department is
nearly $20,000 greater than for 1916.
Estimates of all departments which
nave reported to the budget committee
showing a comparison with 1916 fig
ures, follow:
1917.
County Auditor . estimates.
Salaries 3 7, 9J0.no
Supplies OoO.OO
1019
budget.
3 7.U2O.00
OOO.OO
Totals u. $ 8.S20.00
County Treasurer
Falaries ....3 -4.fi00.fH
Eupplies 031.50
8. 82O.00
4.600.00
770.00
Totals
County Surveyor
Falaxles .........
Supplies
Totals .
6.551.30
C.870.0O
7.920. 00
349.00
3,500.00
500.00
.8.269.O0
3 4.O00.00
Courthouse.
Engineering Ilvision
Salaries
. 17,837.50
. 80,504.20
3 16,197.50
Supplies
.0,073.00
Totals
Janitor Division
Stlaries
Supplies
$ 4S.341.70 $ 41,272.50
S 23.4S7.KO
3. 234. OO
20.5r.2.5O
2.096. OO
COUNTY
Totals 3 26,671.30 3 23,548.50
Constable
Salaries 3 14.820.OO $ 17.220 00
supplies 1.160.0O 1.S30.00
- Totals $ 15.08O.0O 3 19.030.00
Insane
Examination fees $ 2.000. 00 $ 2,000.00
District Attorney e
"Salaries of clerks and
assistants not other
wise provided by
law S.MO.OO 3 8, "UO.OO
Supplies , 840.00 840.00
Totals 9.6SO.0O $ 9.6SO.00
Board of Health
Fatartes. expenses $ 6.320.00 3 6,320.00.
fcupplies 1.SS5.00 1.690.00
Totals $ 7.205.00 3 7,010.00
Fruit Inspector v
Farary f 1.200 00 1.20O 00
Supplies 40.OO 4O.00
TVitnl '.'...'....... t '1.?4onn ' i f fin
Indigent soldiers. $ 25.000.00 $ 15.000.00
County Farm,
Main division
Salaries $ 12.210.0O $ 12.1O9.00
Supplies 34. 027. 15 3'J.408.69
Totals $ 46.243.U5 44,507.09
Farm division
Salaries 3,r,o.nn f 8.1HO.00
Supplies 7. JUS. OO 7,S2i.OO
Totals $ 11,245.00 $ 10.9S3.00
County Hospital
Salaries $ 12,710.00 3 11.4O0.00
Supplies J.4H.OO 22.i78.00
Totals 39.121.00 $ 33.978.00
Largs bridges end fernfc--
Falarles 1.1S.72iT.Tl $130,481.22
Supplies 64.208.08 44.510.00
Totals $202,937.79 $174,907.22
Widows" pensions . . .$ 45.000.00 $ 37,000.00
O.-W R & N. bridge
rental $ 4S.SG7.96 4S.S67.9S
County Court
Salars $ 6.60O.0O 3 6,480.00
Supplies 200.00 123.00
Totals .86O.0O $ .05.00
Two estimates were presented for
the Juvenile Court and Detention Home,
one based on continuation of the pres
ent "home-placing" department, the
other with that department eliminated.
The Juvenile Court estimates are:
with
home-placing, without, 1916.
Salaries ir..400 $13,300 $12.650
Supplies 2.UV0 2.9Gt 2,820
Totals $18,300 16. 200 15. -ISO
The Detention Home estimates are:
With
nome-bulldlnsr. Without. 1916.
Salaries $3,000 $ 6.380.00 $ 4.000
Supplies 4.535 9.512.30 7.103
Totals ?S.4r. 1 5.092.50 $11,603
'SISSY' EFFECT WANES
SALESMAN SAYS WESTERS MAST
WONT WEAR LADYLIKE CLOTHES.
Eastern Manufacturers Find Few Here
to Adopt Extreme Fukioiu, so
Plan Ahead Accordingly.
The feminine influence of masculine
clothes Is soon to pass and the Western
man may be credited with the change.
Thus speaks George Schwarzenljach,
Jr., representative of the Dutchess
Trouser Company, of Poughkeepsle, N.
T-, who once more has reached the Pa
cific Coast on his semiannual pilgrim
age of business and "philosophical
salesmanship."
"This Winter and next Spring will
see men's clothes about as tight and
feminine as they ever will get," said
Mr. Schwarzenbach yesterday at Hotel
Benson. "The masculine style after
that will begin to swing backward to
clothes more abundantly built, with
less . trimmings and fewer furbelows.
And you can Just about credit It to the
Western men, who, especially this year,
have declined the 'super-sister" effect
in clothes. Like in politics and litera
ture. Western' men have begun to dic
tate. "In the East manufacturers find they
can get a reasonable number of men
to take up the extreme fashions for
men, but when -they begin to make
clothes for the trade you understand.
for the Middle West and "Western trade
they run up against a stone wait
Manufacturers are more and more feei
ng out each year the sentiment of
Western men, learning what the West
ern men like.
That's why I say that part of my
business this trip Is to sell trousers
and part of it to act as a sort of philo
sophical pathiinder for the firm. Big
manufacturers nowadays expect their
salesmen to feel out sentiment of the
ultimate consumers as much as of the
retailers and firms who stock up on
certain kinds of goods." -
JUVENILE COURT TOPIC
SOCIAL WORKERS' CLUB HEARS All-
DRESS OX INSTITUTION.
Sentimentalists Give More Trouble Thai
Delinquent Children, Declares
, . One Speaker.
The future of the -Juvenile Court of
Multnomah County was the subject of
discussion of the speakers who partic
ipated in the programme that followed
the dinner of the Social Workers Club
In the Hotel Portland last night.
Judge George Tazwell, In giving his
views, said that although the subject
of . a parental home is a mooted ques
tion, such a home might well be. es
tablished and be a great power for
good. He said that when a. delinquent
girl is brought to court there should be
a woman assistant to hear her case.
George McBride said the real pur
pose of the Juvenile Court Is humani
tarian and that the dealings should be
conducted with as little publicity as
possible so that the pride of the
children should not be killed.
"When I was In the Juvenile Court.
said J. Teuscher, as officer of the Boys'
and Girls' Aid Society. "I didn't have
half the trouble with the delinquent
children, that I did with the sentimen
talists and hypocrites."
Kufus Holman discussed the condi
tions at the Frazier Home. He sug
gested that all the resources be put be
hind one good Institution.
Mrs. Harriet Heller, of the Boys and
Girls" Aid Society, spoke of the need of
having the right kind of people In In
stitutional work.
Judge Cleeton spoke briefly. George
Thacher presided. The next social serv
ice conference will be held in the Li
brary Thursday at 10:30 o'clock.
BUDGET IS UNCERTAIN
RISES IX FOOD PRICES UPSETS ALL
STATE INSTITUTION FIGURES.
Gravity Injected Into Situs tlon Waei
$1000 Increase Is Asked by
State School for Deaf.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. 3, (Special.) The
steady advance in the price of food
stuffs and other supplies has forced
heads of the 10 state Institutions to
consider seriously how to keep their
per capita cost for maintenance during
the next two years within their esti
mates to be submitted to the next Leg
islature. First intimation of the gravity of the
situation caused by the rise In prices of
foodstuffs was given to the members
of the State Board of Control today
when Superintendent Tillinghast of the
State- School for the Deaf asked for
$1000 more for maintenance purposes,
bringing the amount to be requested
from the Legislature for the next two
years for his institution up to $54,500.
Since the heads of the state institu
tions submitted their maintenance esti
mated to the Board of Control for -supplies
have risen greatly, and In today's
discussion It developed that to keep
within the estimated per capita cost, it
would probably b necessary to use
more of the cheaper staples during the
next biennium.
The combined population of the 10
state institutions on October 31. was
3385.: At the Oregon State Hospital
there are 1591 patients. The per capita
cost of maintenance -last month ' was
S15.94.
TJeeause i lacks accessible quarries from
which to get .pavinc materials. Brazil is
f" t"i litv-t "c -1 f' fWin-f WrtiiV'
SEAMEN'S BILL HOT
OPPOSED BY HUGHES
McAdoo Ship-Purchase Meas
ure One Denounced in Mil
waukee Speech.
ONE PAPER MAKES . ERROR
Full Acknowledgment Made, bat
Democrats Stick to Old Story.
Paper Stolen From Files of -Portland
Library.
One paper In the United States, and
one only. In publishing an account of
Charles E. Hughes' Milwaukee address
September 21, carried an introductory
paragraph erroneously stating that Mr.
Hughes had denounced the La Follette
seaman's bill and advocated the repeal
of the whole Democratic legislative ac
complishment."
That paper was the Chicago. Tribune,
and on the following day it acknowl
edged the error and .published a cor
rection. Neither representatives of the Asso
ciated Press, nor the United Press, not
any other of the newspaper correspond
ents present beard Mr. Hughes make
such a- statement. - The stenographers
who took his speech verbatim did not
hear. It.
The Portland Journal has persisted.
In spite of the correction in the Trib
une and in spite of the overwhelming
available evidence supplied by Its own
news agency and by the detailed report
In the Tribune, and in spite of steno
graphic reports of the speech published
in . many papers, has persisted In re
peating the false statement as to what
Mr. Hughes said.
Paper Stolen From Library.
By a "strange coincidence" the only
readily available Portland means of
determining the full text of the Trib
une's report of - the speech has been
stolen from the Portland Public Li
brary. Not only the erroneous Intro
ductory paragraph, but the two-column
report carried by the Tribune of Mr.
Hughes" speeches, from which it could
be ascertained that the introduction
was not supported by the text of the
article, have been torn from the Library
files. .
Yesterday E. S. Beck, managing edi
tor of the Chicago Tribune, in response
Uj an inquiry- from The Oregonian.
added further correction of the story.
Mr. Beck says in his telegram:
"The Tribune's report of the Wiscon
sin trip was that of K. C. Hill, staff
correspondent of the New York Sun
service. The paragraph In question,
carrying the misstatements, contained
the observations and comment of Mr.
Hill and these are not supported in the
two-column report of Mr. Hughes' Wis
consin day speech by any direct quo
tations from Mr. Hughes.
Full Correction Printed.
. "On Friday. September 22. the Trib
une printed this story, including head
lines, as follows:
"Hughes Did Not Attack La Follette
Seaman's Bill. Measure Denounced by
Candidate in Milwaukee Speech Was
McAdoo Ship-Purchase Bill.
"'Through an error the Tribune yes
terday quoted Charles E. Hughes as
having opposed the La- Follette sea
man's bill In his address at Milwaukee
and as having announced that it should
be repealed.
" 'Mr. Hughes' address did not re
fer to the La Follette seaman's bill,
but to the McAdoo ship-purchase bill.
Of this the Republican candidate aid:
"'"The shipping bill is a menace to
American industry. - ;It unjustifiably In
troduces the Government into the ship
building business."
"'Based on the misstatement In re
gard to the La Follette bill, the pub
licity, bureau- of the Western Demo
cratic headquarters yesterday Issued a
statement saying Mr. Hughes now op
poses progressive legislation.
"It Is needless to say that the Demo
cratic publicity bureau did not carry
the correction made on the following
day In the columns of the Tribune."
BUDGET ESTIMATES CUT
(Continued From First Page.)
Commissioner Dieck's plan, retired to
work out their cuts. They probably
will be ready to report early next week
and some startling disclosures will fol
low. It is said that Commissioners Daly
and Blgelow got busy with the budgets
and outlined a plan for a long pro
gramme of cuts in the departments
under Commissioner Dieck and Mayor
Albee. along a line similar to that put
through in the same way a year ago.
These two are the largest departments,
and it was planned to force cuts with
a ruthless hand. Commissioner Dieck
got wind of the plan and spent until
midnight Thursday framing a real econ
omy programme. He was cocked and
ready for the others when the budget
session opened yesterday.
It is being whispered around the City
Hall that Commissioner Baker was the
man who held the whip hand in the
whole proposition. On the one hand
were Commissioners Daly and Blgelow,
who had their fine programme for cut
ting "the other fellows' departments,"
and on the other hand were Mayor
Albee and Commissioner Dieck, who
felt their budgets were down to the
bone, and If there was any cutting each
Commissioner should stand his share.
They naturally wanted to head off the
Daly-Blgelow assault.
Mr. Baker Is Neutral.
Commissioner Baker, standing on a
platform of economy, is said to have
announced to both sides that he was
for economy regardless of how It came.
It is said he told the Albee-Dieck fac
tion that unless they were willing to
sign up for a general 5 per cent cut
right down the line he would fall -In
for the Daly-Bigelow programme.
This left Mr. Baker, as stated, with
the whip hand, and to equalize the bur
den so that all Commissioners would
share In the general economy If that
was what was to come, he announced
that he would stand for the 5 per cent
general trim rather than the other pro.
gramme of trimming - In - spots. And
that wasthe way the proposition went
through. " Each Commissioner Is to
share his burden In the economy In
stead of forcing one or two to suffer the
whole loss.
"I have been harassed," said Com
missioner Dteck at the opening of the
budget session," by newspaper state
ments that I have been extravagant In
expenditures. They will not and in fact
do not want to see that conditions have
changed In the last few years; that we
have annexed St. Johns and Llnnton
and that pavements and sewers are
wearing out and that the expense of
upkeep must be greater.
Mayor Is In Accord.
"Now If it is real economy you want,
let's have a showdown right now." And
then he unfolded his 5 per cent plan.
"It means cutting down on every
thing." ..said Mayor .Albee. "You. can
not tell me that that is what the peo
ple want. They want a reduction of
taxes, but they still want more and
more service. I believe, however, that
service it should be general and should
not be confined to any one depart
ment. There is no reason why one
department should go along absolutely
efficiently and another be cut until It
Is Inefficient."
"That's the point." said Mr. Dieck.
"If we are going to cut let's treat
them all alike. Don't pick on any lame
ducks. I'm ready to sacrifice what I
consider the most Important things In
my department, the paving plant and
the O.-W. R. Sc. N. regrade project, if
It must be done."-
"Yes," said Commissioner Baker,
"make everybody get down to brass
tacks. Wo have gone over this budget
once and cut out everything we felt we
could. Now. if we are to cut, let's all
cut. I do not feel that I should go ino
Mr. Daly's department or Mr. Dieck's
department, or any department of any
other Commissioner, and tell him what
he shall cut. Let each man reorganize
his department to suit himself. He
knows what he can do. There should
be no favorites." ..
Mr. Blgelow Says He Cant.
After the - meeting had adjourned
Commissioner Blgelow made the asser
tion that he could not cut 5 per cent
out of his budget. It is likely that If he
is unable to find a way the rest of the
Council will find It for him. It has
been suggested that - the purchasing
bureau can be abolished at a saving of
several times 6 per cent.
City Auditor Barbur, It Is said. Is In
position to take over the purchasing
bureau work without any additional
.help and can handle the work better
than It is being handled at present.
' There may be such a thing as the
O.-W. R. & N. regrade project being
saved from the wreckage. There is a
sum of $70,000 In the regrade fund at
present, and an attempt will be made
to finance the remaining cost by sale
of a lot of securities held In the city's
general fund. Proceedings for the proj
ect have not been stopped as yet.
Great uneasiness exists at the City
Hall on account of the sudden revolu
tlon. It means a great pruning of
employes and the cutting down of the
work of the city to a great extent.
CITY TRADE TOUR BEGUN
PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS MEV HOLD
FIRST EXCURSION TO DAT.
Itinerary Includes Shipbuilding Plants.
Foundries and Fnrsltore Maau
fartarlns Establishments.
. The flrsfr Industrial excursion under
the auspices of ine Progressive Bus!
ness Men's Club will be taken this
afternoon, starting at 1 o'clock from
the Multnomah Hotel. The itinerary
covers, various shipbuilding plants,
foundries and furniture manufacturing
establishments, and from time to time
the itineraries will Include practically
every substantial and growing manu
facturing concern in the city. The Idea
Is to acquaint the members of the club
with the industrial importance and op
portunities of the city and to promote
an- understanding of the made-at-home
market.
The excursion will first visit 'Smith
& Watson's Iron Works, leaving there
at,Z o clock for the Northwest Steel
Company's plant, where 45 minutes will
be spent. At 3:05 o'clock the Heath
Shipbuilding plant will be visited, and
following that the Portland Shipbuild
lng Company and the Columbia Ship
building Company will be visited. In
order then the Portland Stove Works,
the Freeland Furniture Company. Car
man Manufacturing Company, Oregon
Chair Company and the Oregon Box A
Manufacturing Company will be visited.
The printed Itinerary which guidei
the excursion carries notations show
ing the number of men and women em'
ployed, the payrolls and tbe trade ter
rltory covered by the establishments.
At each plant other data will be pro
vided by the managers in charge.
Tho second Industrial excursion will
be taken in two weeks. The committee
In charge includes Wilfred P. Jones,
B. . C. Burntrager, Frank Barringei
Sidney Rasmussen, Bert Richards and
E. A. Clark, chairman.
ADAMSOfJ LAW PUZZLES
ENFORCEMENT MEANS STRIKE.
SAYS SANTA FB HEAD.
Earnings of Hlgh-Prlced Men Would
Be Reduced and Legality Is De
nied by Best Legal Opinion.
CHICAGO, - Not. S. E. P. Ripley
president of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Jj"e Railroad, addressing members
of the City Club here today, let It be
known that the legal talent of the rail
roads are still In a quandary as to
what the roads should do with regard
to the Adamson law.
"Nobody knows what the Adamson
law means, or how It can be applied
to existing conditions, said Mr. Rip
ley. "The best legal opinion Is that i
cannot be construed to be a legal and
Binding statute. This means -that
the railroads tried to enforce it as
stands there would be a strike, because
It would seriously reduce the earnings
or a large part of the highest paid men.
"If, on the other hand, the railroads
follow the law as the brotherhoods
would like to have them do, namely
taking the hot end of the poker in
every case. 11 would cost litem a very
large sum. estimated at 3100.000.000
year. ' The law will be tested and Drob
ably will find Itself In the Supreme
court or the united states unless modi
fled by Congress before Its effective
date."
FUMIGANT KILLS SEAMEN
Three Others, Going to Rescue, Are
Overcome In Steamship's Hold.
. SATs FRANCISCO. Nov. S. One man
was killed and three others, who wen
to his rescue, were rendered uncon
scious by the -fumes-of a disinfecting
gas used here today by the Federal
quarantine authorities on the Dutch
steamship Roald Amundsen.
Jacobus Kramer, coal passer, lost hi
life, and Chief Officer HJalmar Hen
recksen. Second Officer Peter Nelson
and Carl Johannsen, a sailor who went
to Kramer's aid. were dragged from
tbe hold unconscious. Henrecksen and
Johannsen were In a hospital tonigh
In serious condition as tbe result of
inhaling the poisonous fumes.
The quarantine officials said that a
fumlgant of a deadly nature was used
on the Arqundsen and that Kramer
must have disregarded the specific
warnings given to all hands and ven
tured below before the fumes had dls
slpated.
Mlzpah Pastor to Begin Work.
Rev. David A. Thompson, the new
pastor of Mlzpah Presbyterian. Church
who arrived from Olympia. Wash..
few days ago, will begin his work on
Sunday. Dr. and Mrs.. Thompson hav
taken a residence- at 950 Brooklyn
street. The new pastor was called by
several other churches, but decided
upon the Mizpah Church. A reception
In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Thompson wa
given on Tuesday by the church
members. . . -
An average r re ef 80 years has been at
l.ln.'l Hv ,.,-. fl.Brffnfinta n f haul.
Ko,.p.e. the-.ojrii'it blns.82. the younii. US
SHIPYARDS TO GROW
Standifer-Clarkson Company
to Have Four Sets of Ways.
FIRST SHIP GAINS SHAPE
Peninsula Company's Announcement
of Proposed Increase In Facili
ties Followed by News That
' Two Vessels Hare Been Sold.
Providing - for future business, the
Standifer-Clarkson Company la to have
four sets of ways at the North Portland
harbor plant. located on property ad-
Joining that of the Monarch mill, and
work is now under way on the second
set. the finst being occupied by a mo-
torship, being built for Libby, McNeill
& Libby.
The five-masted auxiliary schooner
Maid of Douglass, to stock of which
Portlanders are subscribing, will prob
ably be started on the second ways, and
negotiations for other vessels are pend
ing.
The first ship Is to be launched be
fore Spring. Record time was made In
getting her frames In place and she is
now being ceiled. To expedite Winter
work, a canvas protection has been
rlggedT In lieu of a shed, so the force
can be kept going despite Inclement
weather.
Following on the haels of the an
nouncement Thursday by F. C. Knapp,
neaa of the Peninsula Shipbuilding
Company, that two more ways had been
ordered built there and that three ad
ditional vessels of the five-masted aux.
lllary type would be turned out.' it was
given out yesterday that the two ves
sels now on the stocks had been sold
through the Donald Steamship Com-
pany, of New York, to Norwegian own
ers. They will be operated under the
Norwegian banner.
The first vessel will be launched No
vember 25 and Is to be delivered about
February 1, while the second will take
the water late In December and will be
ready for delivery in March. With ths
first hull in the water the third will be
started. Soon after the third set of
ways will be ready and the present
force of 260 men will be materially In
creased.
The first of two steam schooners
building at the Astoria yard of Wilson
Brothers for the McCormlck fleet will be
launched today. The vessels are to be
exclusive lumber carriers and. while of
much the same dimensions as the Wa
pama, Multnomah and others used un
der the McCormlck flag, will be larger
carriers.
JCXE REACHES CAXAli PORT
Vessel Depended on Canvas More
Than Auxiliary Power on Voyage.
Time made by the three-masted aux
iliary schooner June in the run down
the Columbia River to Balboa, she hav
ing gotten away October i and arrived
at Balboa Thursday, is taken here to
Indicate that tbe vessel used her satis
much of the time as It is believed that
with her power, which consists of two
100-horsepower engines driving twin
screws, greater speed could have been
made. She Is owned by M. T. Snyder,
of New Orleans,, and was under charter
for the Balboa cargo to W. R. Grace
& Co.
The Ruby, her sister ship. Is now
loading at the Portland mill for Birr
boa in the interest of W. R. Grace & Co..
and she Is . owned by Captain William
Vt rightson. of Mobile, who will sail
her South.
BAYARD GOES TO ORIEXT
George Washington to Be First Here
as Brazil Also Goes to Far East,
Portland's chance of loading a part
of the cargo of the motorship Bayard
of the Norway-Pacific Line which was
to have been used to start the service
of that company to Christiania. la gone
according to San r rancisco reports,
which have It that the vessel was
chartered to tbe Robert Dollar Com
pany and will start loading about No
vember 15 for Shanghai,
and Manila.
Hong Kong
The second of the fleet, the Brazil,
loads for Kobe, that having been an
nounced a week ago, and so far as is
known now the first ship to come here
will be the George Washington. She
is to be launched this month In Nor
way and be sent to the Coast-
BILLINGS IS IX MIDSTREAM
Surrey Shows Damaged Schooner to
Be Leaking.
(ASTORIA. Or, Nov. S. (Special.)
The crlpplled five-masted schooner
George E. Billings Is still lying In
midstream. A survey of her today
showed her to ba leaking slightly, al
though she Is In still water.
The owners and marine underwriters
have been notified and Instructions are
awaited from ' them before deciding
what will be done with the craft- It is
expected, however, that her deckload
will be discharged, so the upper por
tion of the hull can be recaulked.
Slarlne Notes.
Due to delay in th. south, the McCor
mlck steamer Klamath wtll sail from her.
Wednesday Instead of Xlonday.
Laden with lumber for Saa Pedro, the
new steamer Kantlam left on her maiden
voyase from ths river early yesterday.
With passentrers and carro from Portland
direct, the steamer Breakwater reached San
Franclaco at 10 o'clock yesterday mornlnx
and leaves there today on th. return. As
was th. case on the southbound voysg-e.
the vessel will not call at Eureka and
Marahfleid eomlnr this way. ao that she may
set back on schedule, but on leaving Port
land Tuesday ah. will make thoae porta.
The F. A. Kllburn. her fleet mate."" waa re"
ported at Eureka yeaterday on th. way south
from this city.
Inspector-Warraek. of the lTth lighthouse
district, was advised yesterday that the
south channel buoy at th. mouth of the
Columbia had son. adrift because of the
stosm.- Wit h two buos reported rone from
ths entrance to Coos Bay yesterday, the
financial loss is estimated at tooo.
Oaptaln E C. Oenerraux. of the Oregon
Btevedorln- Company and representing the
Bureau Veritas, left last night for Aatorta
where ha mill make a survey of ths leak Ins
schooner Geo. E. Billlncs on behalf of the
owners.
- C'aptatn Macrxnald yesterday entered the
tank steamer Frank VT. rlurk. flagship of
the Associated Oil Company's coterie, with
oe.OOO barrels of fuel oil.
Havlns dlsrharsed Alaska freight at As
toria, th. steamer Despatch, of the Border
line, left the river for Seattle yeaterday.
Further . conference yesterday between
lumbermen and representatives of the Ions
shoremen were not productive of definite re
sults and further negotiations are to be
conducted. '
stormy conditions at th. entrance to the
Columbia have Interfered with the d!ntii
butlon of rock along the north Jetty. In a
few days it is expected to resume ths normal
distribution. During October , a total of
80.500 tons of rock were dumped.
Repairs and overhauling of th. steamer
Annie Comings, of the Western Transporta
tion & Towing Company's fleet, are to be
completed at the yard of the Portland
Shipbuilding Company the latter- part of
next week.
News From Xorthwest Torts.
cnos
BAT. .Or . Nov, 3. fSpeelxl.V
mils wind. Is driving t the oar -tonlcht.
Th-re are no vessels due. so far as known,
and no dimip hns - resulted Kiln Is
falllnc and cousldersbls wiud is blowtna
Inlsnd.
ASTOTtTA. Or.. Nov. 3 Special. After
discharging fuel oil at Astorts and PurtUnd.
the tank steamer Oleum sailed earlr today.
Having discharged i'O.OOO cases of canned
salmon at this port, ths steam schooner Des
patch sailed early thla morning tor South
atern Alaska, via Seattle.
Ths steam schooner antlam, the latest
addition to the Hammond Lumber Com
pany's fleet, sailed today tor ban Francisco
with a cargo ot lumber, loaded at Wesiporc
GRAYS HARBOR, Wah Nov. 3 (Spe
cial.) The steamer Cray a Harbor arrived
last nlctat ana la loading at the lotie mill
lu Uoqulam.
STRAXGER IX PrXPLES UXE
Tahoma to Have Flectmate on Portland-Dalles
Route.
Through a merger of interests, the
steamer Stranger, owned by Captain
Archie Geer, lias become part of the
People's Navigation Company, as does
her owner, and hereafter she will be
operated between Portland and The
Dalles alternately with the steamer Ta
homa. beginning Tuesday. Captain
Geer, who was on the steamer State of
Washington, of the Regulator line, left
that service Thursday and is looking
after the overhauling of the Stranger
preparatory to the first trip.
Captain Charles Nelson, master of
the Tahoma and head of the company,
expects to shift his sea bag to the
Stranger. Captain Ueer becoming mas
ter of the Tahoma.
601ILE GALE RAGES
RAILROAD AT BARV1EW .DAMAGED
AND TRAINS DELAYED.
Temporary Bulkhead
Washed Oat, .bat
- Astoria Is Ket
at Newport
Shipping; ai
Disturbed.
Is
ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 3. (Special.)
Astoria had another touch today of
genuine November weather, when she
wss visited by a southeast gale that
arrived about midnight and at times
attained a rate of nearly 60 miles an
hour.
Reports from outside tonight said a
high sea was running, but the bar was
moderate and shipping was not mate
rially delayed. Tonight the wind mod
erated considerably. No damage was
done either on land or to shipping.
TILLAMOOK. Or, Nov. 3. (Special.)
Except at Barvlew. where heavy seas
have been damaging the railroad track.
little damage from the storm has been
reported. Karly in the week telephone
and telegraph companies had numerous
complaints and somo wires are still
dewu.
" At Barvlew the railroad Is having
difficulty in getting trains through.
Only with continuous effort Is traffic
possible and every train since Saturday
has been delayed.
NEWPORT. Or, Nov. 3. (Special.)
Heavy southwest wind and rain pre-
vailed here all day. and the sea is
rough. The temporary bulkhead near
the Nicolal Hotel was washed out. but
no other dansage along this part of the
coast has been reported.
31AKINK INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE.
Nam. From Date.
Heaver Tos Anclfi. ..... In Dort
Northern Pacific. . .Sin KrancIco. . . - Nov. ft
isrrtkwater. ...... ivvr h rancisco. ... Nov.
itoae City Lt Annalrt Nov.
F. A. Kllburn. ttn Frauciaoo....Nov.
UU TO DEPART.
Name. For T)at.
HarvarU U.K. lor L.A.-S-D. Nov.
Vvr . ........ . .L Angela. .... Nov.
Kl.mth ...e.n UUso Nov.
Yl- 8.F. for U.A.-S.D. Nov.
Hrkwttr ean Francisco... Nov.
Northern Pacific. . .4n Kr.ncaco. ... Nov
T
10
11
14
14
t A. Kl.buiu. . . . . . Francisco- . Nov.
Row Clt ......... 1a An ec-It. .... Nov.
Waamia r-an Ul ko .Nov.
V ..imtit.it. ..... -Sun LM-ff. ...... .Nov.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Nov. 3. Sailed Fteatner
V II. lsuck, for San Franelaco; schooner
Monterey, lu tow tug ia.visaior, fur fcan
Franulaeo.
Alun-. Nov. 3. Sal'.ed during the nteht.
iteincr antlam. for dan lJlro; at mid
nlKbt. aleamer Ueayatch. lor 6ettie; Oleum.
Cor San Kraaclsco.
San Francisco, Nov. 3. Arrived at 10 A.
M.. steamer Hreakwater. from Portland: at
11 A. M.. steamer A. K. Lucai, from Port
land: at 4 P. M.. steamer Northern Pacific,
from Klavei.
Kureka, Nov. 8. Arrived Steamer F. A.
VTIihttrn fr.-im P.irtliatiri f.ir San Kiam-isro.
I J.. 'I.... .. O A . 1 1 ii.illi.,.
ichoouer'june. "from Portland.
San Pedro, Nov. Arrived Steamer
Roa. City, from Port:and. Arrived yester
day Steamer . U. Vance, trout Columbia
Klv.r.
Seattle. Nov. 3. Arrived Steamers Wlnd
her. from San Franclaco; City of SeatUs,
from Southeastern Aiaaka; Bankoku Maru
(Japanese, iroin Vladivostok. Sailed Steam
era President, tor Saa Ulego; JetXeraon, tor
Southeaalern Alaska.
Manila. Nov. 2. Arrived TJUtembang,
San Irauclaco.
Yokohama. Xo. 1. Balled Steamer
llluu. Seattle: Nippon Maru. San Franclaco.
San Kranclsco. .uv. b. Arrived steam
ers Adeline Smith. Coos Hay; TJleondari
Uutch. Uatavta; Breakwater. Capta.ln A.
F. Lucas. Astoria.; Senator, Seattle; Tel
lowstone, Cooa Bay. Sailed Steitmers Sa.u
Gabriel. Cnipquu, Klver; schooner Carolina.
Puset Sound.
London. .Nov. 2. Arrived Steamer Crown
of sevl.lcv from Seattle.
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All positions reported tar. M "Nov. 3,
unless otiierwia. J e ixumt-i.
Transport Sbvrman, Manila for Fan
Francisco, 3041 mllea from San Francisco.
November 1!.
Ecuador, Tokohaina for Fan Franclaco.
5811 miles from San Francisco. November 2.
Yucatan. San Krantltcs for Orient, 220
miles nt of Honolulu. November -.
Wl'helmina, Honolulu for San Francisco,
1023 miles from San Franclaco. November 2.
Venezuela, Sao Francisco for Orient, 1540
miles from Pan Frauclnco, Novem-ber 2.
Hilonlan. San Francisco tor Honolulu. K36
miles from San Francisco. November 2.
Mateonia. San Franclaco for Honolulu. 447
miles from San Franclaco, Novt-mber 2.
Acme. San Francisco for Wooauug. 4353
mllri from San FrancUeo.
Astral. San Franclaco for Calcutta, 8879
miles from san Kram-lsco.
Standard Arrow. Takue Bar for San Fran.
rlco. :;70 miles from San Franclaco.
Wapaina. St. Helens tor ban Francisco.
10 mtl-a off Golden tiate.
Queen. San Francisco tor Seattle, 3 miles
esrt of Slip Point.
President. Seattle for Saa Franclaco, off
s:;p point.
Aikl. Alaska for Beattle. off Fraser River.
Drake, towing barge Seattle for Rich
mond. 0O3 miles north of Richmond.
Moffett. towing barge 93. San Pedro for
Colon. 1958 milea south of San Pedro. No
vember 2.
Atlas. El Segun&o for Seattle. 89 miles
from El Segundo.
Scofield. Balboa for San Franclaco. 930
miles south of san Francesco.
Celllo. San Francisco for Fan Pedro, 30
miles north of Point Arguello.
saa Jose, Balboa for San Francisco. 50
miles west of Mszatlan.
Grace Dollar, Tacoma for' San Franelsoo.
800 miles north of Ssn Francisco.
Barg. 91. In tow. tug Defiance. Fan Fran
claco tor Aberdeen. i&S mllea from Aber
deen. Topeka. Eureka for San Franclaco, 15
mllea south of Blunts Reef.
Asuncion, Portlsnd for Richmond. S10
ml'es north of Richmond.
Richmond. Fan Francisco for Honolulu.
1043 mllea from San Franclaco.
Kllburn. Eureka for tan Franelsoo. 3
miles south of Kureka.
Tides at Astoria batnrdrty.
HUh. Low.
8:37 A. M 7.T feetl!:f A M OS foot
o:3 P. M 7.0 tet I 3:02 P. M S.4 feet
Vessels Entered Yesterday.
F. H. Buck. American steamer, crude oil.
from San Francisco.
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
F. If. Buck, Awierican steamer, ballast, for
San Francisco.
Beater. American steamer, general.
San Franclaco and Fan Pedro.
for
Columbia Hirer Iter Report.
NORTH HEAD. Nov. 8. Cond:tlon of the
bar ut .VP.-M. Seau -modera t. ; Vkind. south
HEW CHARTER MADE
Bellingham Fisheries Craft to
Carry Wheat.
TWO VOYAGES PLANNED
Globe Milling Company Engage
Steamer AYlndber to Load Here
for California Columbia
A 1 so to Bo Opera ted .
Compfld to rrovMft Indeoend-nt
transportation in order to move wheat
to California, regular lines being now
unable to care for th bunnw-s, the
Globe Grain & Mill in c-
through John H. Noyes. manager of
the Portland plant, yesterday char
tered the steamer T"indber from the
Pacific-American Fisheries Companv.
of Bellingham. iShe will make at least
tWO VOVHL'S. and -rtn .-V, ..ill 1 .1
from 3200 to S300 tons of cereal.
R- 1- Pinneo, for a number of vears
with the Pacific Coast Meamship Com
pany, and who established an agency
and ship brokerage business on the
merging or the Pacific Coast and Ad
miral line fleets under the fiir rt th.
Pacific Steamship Company November
x. hm nere yesterday to close the en
gagement, representing the owners. Ef
forts will be made to retain the vessel
on the run after her second voyage.
She has been under charter to th
Pacific Coast line for a few trips and
will be loaded early next week at Se
attle for her final voyage in that serv
ice, returning here from th. south
when discharged. The vessel was built
in 1889 at Wet Hartlepool. England,
and is of ;-I10 tons gross and 1810 torn
net register, being 2S0 feet long. 41
feet beam and 51.9 feet depth of hold.
Tho Olobe Grain & Milling Companv
purchased the steamer Columbia last
week from the Hammond Lumber
Company and she win go into serv
ice regularly between Portland and
California ports early next year. The
company owned and operated tb
steamer Portland In teat trade until
two years ago. wheat being loaded here
to upply San Francisco and Los An
geles plants operated by the company.
Executives of the Pan Francisco &
Portland Steamship Company have In
dicated more tonnage will be obtained
if possible to operate with the steam
ers Beaver and Roie City, pending fur
ther efforts to release the liner Bear
from the beach near Cape Mendocino.
The two vessels running are unable to
handle cargo offered. The turblner
Northern Pacific crowded to suc'.t an
extent a freight embargo Is heing en
forced. oai.k swrnrs xoirnt coast
North Head Station Registers Vlntl
Veloelty of 72 Miles an llonr.
Southerly winds that howled along
the Coast yesterday, at one time at
taining a velocity of 72 ml.es an hour
at North Head, quieted down to 18 miles
there, and the same velocity at Tatoosh
at 5 o'clock. No damage was reported
to shipping, though the schooner Oak
land, shifted from the sands near Ne
halem a short distance seaward a few
days ago. Is thought to bo in a bad
position, and every effort is being made
to hold her until assistance can be pro
cured.
District Forecaster Beala has In
augurated a new service for the bene
fit of navigators in Issuing a special
forecast each night.
MRS. DUDLEY IS SANE
WOMAN WINS KIGHT TO PREVENT
RETURN TO ASYLIM.
Three Husbands Are Said to Have
Warned Her of Poison Efforts and
All Were Bad. 5-be Sara,
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Nov. . (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Olive 13. Dudley Is sane.
Judge Abel late today rendering an
opinion in her favor upon the con
clusion of her hearing asking to be
adjudged sane and to have the record,
of her prior commitment to the state
asylum at bteilacoom wiped from the
books.
The opinion follows the close of a
hearing that has lasted several days
and has involved many witnesses. In
cluding a long array of expert alienists,
about half of whom pronounced Mrs.
Dudley a paranoiac
Mrs. Dudley, whose home waa In
Cosmopolls and who escaped from the
Steilacoom asylum, did not say what
her future plans would be. She may
make her home with her daughter, Mrs.
C. J. Austin, of Cosinopoll.i.
Mrs. Dudley, on the stand again
this morning, gave the following testi
writer and was in fear for his life on
several occasions. He frequently had
to do with a woman named Mrs. Cody
and had warned Mrs. Dudley, then Mrs.
Wager, to look out for poison. Mrs.
Dudley understood and thought she had
reason to suspect Mrs. Cody. Davis, the
second husband, was a morphine user
and had all the weird fears and Imagin
ings of a fiend, and had at times sus
pected attempts at poisoning. Dudley,
the last husband, employed first as a
detective, frequently warned her of
poison attempts and was a man whe
kept bad company, she said.
BOYCOTT ON EGGS URGED
llousewlves League Would Force)
Price) Down by Nonnse.
NEW TORlv, Nov. 3 Ths executive
committee of the National Housewives
League decided today to urge Its mem
bership throughout the country, said to
number 700.000, to stop buying cold
storage fSSJ until the price had bet-n
reduced from 60 cents or 70 cents to
35 cents a dozen.
Women will be asked to buy cgf.i
only for Invalids until the price com-s
down. Officers of the league assert
that the dealers paid L'2 cents a doit n
for the eggs, for which tlicy now de
mand 60 cents to 0 cento.
liivorcc Ar-ketl After S3 Vears.
OREGON CITT. Or, Nov. 3. (Ppe
elal.) After married life extending
over a period of 33 years. George K.
Hall today filed in the Clackamas
County .Circuit Court a sutt for divorce
against Jenett Hall. They were mar
ried February 1SS3. In Madison.
Madison County, N. Y.. and, he charses.
she deserted him in 1907.
500 ut Full City Republican Hall v.
DALLAS. Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) A
rousing; Republican rally at Falls City
last night attracted 600. Walter It
Evans. District Attorney for Multnomah
County, was tho principal speaker. Mil
sic .wa furnished by the Falls City
. ' . -i t r--.ii. i -..
mony of the three men who have been
her husbands: Wager, an editorial
writer of a Portland newspaper at one
time, was a heavy drinker and reform