THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1916.
COUNTY DELEGATION
ELECTS D. C. LEWIS
Organization Effected and De
cision Reached to Pass
v .. on No Measures.
TENURE BILL HEARING SET
Sheriff Advocates Feeding of Pris
oners by County at Ccst and
Gresliara Fair Points Out
Need for Store Money.
TTourteen members of the Multnomah
delegation in the Legislature, includ
ing both Senators and Representatives,
held their first meeting as a delegation
last night, and elected D. C. Lewis as
chairman and Plowden Stott as secre
tary. Both are members of the
House.
The members attending were Sena
tors A. W. Orton, Gus C. Moser. Conrad
P. Olson, John Gill and Hermon A.
Lewis, Joint Senator from Multnomah,
Clackamas and Columbia counties; and
Representatives D. C. Lewis, Herbert
Gordon, John M. Mann, Plowden Stott,
Arthur C. Callan, Stephen A. Matthieu.
JC. K. Kubli, Lionel C. Mackay and A.
H. Burton, Joint Representative from
Multnomah and Clackamas counties.
Absentees were Senators Farrell and
Huston and Representatives Corbett,
Go ode, Laurgaard and Willett.
No Measure to Re Passed On.
Karly In the meeting the delegation
took pains to go emphatically on rec
ord to the efTect that, though it will
gladly hear persons who desire to dis
cuss any matter likely to come before
the Legislature, the delegation will not
favor or oppose any measure prior to
the legislative session.
Two years ago the delegation did
approve certain measures prior to the
session, and its action was misunder
stood by upstate members who accused
the Multnomah men of having held a
little Legislature of their own. Mem
bers of the delegation are determined
not to let such a misunderstanding
occur again.
Before It adjourned the delegation
fixed the date of its first public hear
ing for next Wednesday night in the
Central Library. The meeting will be
held either In Library Hall or Room A.
By motion of Senator Gus C. Moser,
consideration of the teachers' tenure
in office measure will be made the first
order of business.
Teachers' Bill to Be Considered.
The delegation extended an invita
tion to members of the Board of Edu
cation, teachers and any other per
sons interested to appear before it
"Wednesday night and present their
views on this measure, which the Board
of Education desires to have amended
to as to make it easier to dispose of
the services of teachers who are not
satisfactory to the Board.
It had been the intention to con
fine the business of last night's meet
ing, which was held in the Governor's
room of the Portland Chamber of Com
merce, to organization of the delega
tion. The organization was completed
bo early in the evening, however, that
the delegation invited several persons
who were present in behalf of various
measures to speak.
Sheriff Tom Hurlburt, of Multnomah
County, asked the delegation to favor
a measure taking the feeding of pris
oners in the Multnomah County Jail
out of the hands of the Sheriff. He ad
vocated having the county feed the
prisoners at cost, under the supervision
of the Sheriff.
."I am willing to forego any profit
on the feeding of these prisoners,"
said Sheriff Hurlburt. "I believe that
the question of profit should not be
considered. This is a question of what
is right. County prisoners should be
fed by the county at cost."
Senator Olson asked the Sheriff if
it was any part of his plan to ask
increased compensation for the Sheriff
in lieu of the profits to be derived from
feeding prisoners.
"No, sir." replied Sheriff Hurlburt
with emphasis.
The Sheriff also expressed the belief
that the statutes should be so amended
as to grant county prisoners commuta
tion of their sentences for good be
havior, as is done in the penitentiary.
He said it was questionable if this
could be done legally at present, and
added that such an incentive to good
behavior by the prisoners would be
beneficial.
Fair Asks for State Aid.
R. W. Gill, in behalf of the Multno
mah County Fair Association at Gres-
ham, asked the delegation to favor a
larger appropriation for the fair. He
explained that at present the Multno
mah County Fair Association does not
get enough state and county aid to pay
for premiums, and that as a result it is
Heavily in debt.
Several years ago, said Mr. Gill, the
fair association received as much as
$4000 from the state, but the amount
has been reduced to $1000. He said the
fair is in debt about $9000. much of
which represents improvements, and
that it cannot long exist under present
Handicaps.
Mr. Gill called the attention of the
delegation to the fact that under the
state tax or one-twentieth mill for
county fairs, Multnomah Countv is en
titled to $15,000, much of which is now
turned back to be apportioned among
otner counties. He pointed out that the
lat stock show gets $5000 of this fund,
the poultry show $1500, the land prod
ucts show up to this year $5000, and the
Multnomah County Fair only $1000, the
remainder being returned for appor
tionment to other counties.
All of $15,000 Wanted.
"It is only fair to the Multnomah
County Fair," said Mr. Gill, "that Mult
nomah County keep all this fund. The
land products show might be combined
with the Multnomah County Fair at
Gresharn and the fair given more
money."
A lively discussion ensued as to the
propriety of going on record in favor
of such action. The result was the em
phatlc decision not to go on record for
or against any measure prior to the
cession.
Senator Olson read recommendations
of the County Judges and Commission
ers and M. O. Wilkins. renresentlTiB' mi
tomobile dealers, discussed briefly the
proposal to increase the license fees of
automobiles. He said the big problem
was to raise enough money from the
state to meet the Federal apportion
ment for good roads to which Oregon
will be entitled in the next few years
Mr. "Wilkins said he would discuss this
problem more fully at a future hearing.
Senator H. A. Lewis discussed the
automobile tax question briefly and
told the delegation of a careful investi
gation he has made of state institu
tions at Salem
Shortly afterwards the delegation ad
journed.
COMMITTEE DEEMED TOO BIG
Measure to Cut Down Number in
County Organization Urged.
A measure will be introduced in the
coming Legislature by some member
of the Multnomah delegation to change
the organization of the County Central
Committees of the various political
parties.
Under the present law one Com
mitteeman is elected from each pre
cinct in the county to the County Cen
tral Committee of each party. It is
proposed to amend this by providing
that one Committeeman shall be elected
from a group or district of ten pre
cincts. This change would make of the
County Central Committee, it is argued,
a more compact, representative and
effective organization and would result
in the election to it of men and women
well known in their districts, who
would take an active part in the work
of the committee.
The present arrangement, in Mult
nomah County at least, is ideal for
politicians with personal axes to grind
but highly unsatisfactory from any
standpoint of aiding the party.
In the first place the office of
precinct Committeeman is such a cheap
one that little interest is taken in it
by voters. Many do not vote at all
for precinct Committeeman. Aspirants
for Committeeman are frequently
elected who have received only 8 or 10
votes, because few voters know who
they are.
Of those elected, few attend any
meetings but the first and even at the
first meeting, organization is generally
effected with only a few more than
half the committeemen present. This
is made to order for the politicians.
One result in this county has been
to make it easy for a few energetic
politicians to go out and gain control
of a County Central Committee by get
ting command of a small minority of
the Committeemen, and having gained
control, to use it for their own ends.
By having one precinct Committee
man elected from ten precincts Instead
of one from each precinct, it is pointed
out, men and women who are known
and trusted in the community will be
come candidates. The resulting County
Committee will be a compact working
body of 30 to 40 members in place of
the present theoretical 375. who are
controlled by a bare minority.
SEAL SALE SUCCESSFUL
RECEIPTS FOR RED CROSS WORK
SO FAR TOTAL ?lO91.0.
Children of Seven Schools of Port
land Who Have Been Selling;
Seals Collect S124.24.
Despite the Christmas rush and
hustle, the members of the Portland
Woman's Club that had charge of the
sale of Red Cross Seals yesterday had
a successful sale. Today the Chi
Omega sorority will have charge of the
final booth sale of the 1916 seals. The
total receipts of the booth sales this
season totaled $1091.96 last night.
The children of seven schools of
Portland that have been selling seals
reported yesterday a total of $124.7 4.
This was the 12,474 pennies that the
youngsters donated and collected, and
most of the sum came to the head
quarters of the Oregon Association for
the Prevention of Tuberculosis in
pennies. It is estimated that this year's
sale in the schools will be about $700.
Last year the children gave $454.
The record sale was made this year
by Lincoln High School, where $46.90
was made. Shattuck was the highest
grade school and gave $29. Other
school results are: Creston, $18.33;
Llewellyn, $10.45; Terwilliger, $10.59;
East St. Johns, $4.93, and Stephens,
$4.45. Forty-five schools are left to
report. All this money will go to help
carry on the work in Oregon. Ten
per cent will help to defray the ex
penses of the campaign and printing.
FRIAR IS SENT TO JAIL
JULIUS WILBUR ALSO TO PAY 300
FIXE AND 20O COSTS.
Circuit Judge Campbell Refuses to
Sign Paper for Appeal In Case
of Violator Often Arraigned.
OREGON CITY, Or., Dec. 21. (Spe
cial.) Julius Wilbur, proprietor of the
Friars' Club at Milwaukie, convicted by
a jury in the Circuit Court Tuesday on
a charge of violating the prohibition
law. was sentenced to serve six months
in the county jail and pay a $300 fine
and costs by Circuit Judge Campbell
this morning.
After pronouncing sentence, the court
refused to sign a certificate of prob
able cause, necessary for appeal to the
Supreme Court.
Wilbur has been convicted in the
Clackamas County Circuit Court three
times in the last two and a half years
on liquor charges, once for selling
liquor to a minor, another time for
selling liquor on Sunday and this last
time for violating the new dry law.
The costs of the case will be about
$200, as District Attorney Hedges
figures in every item from Circuit Court
fees to the costs of the raid.
With this $300 fine in the country
treasury, Clackamas County discovers
that the prohibition law is profitable
in spite of the cost of enforcing it. The
county a year ago appropriated $3000
for prohibition law enforcement, but
fines and costs have more than made up
for what money has been spent, includ
ing the salary of Thomas Burke, Dep
uty District Attorney.
CONCERT T0 BE GIVEN
Portlanders Arrange Programme to
Entertain Tars.
A concert will be given at the Sea
men's Institute. 131 Second street. to-
night for the crews of the ships in
port. Men who are employed on the
river and use the institute for a club,
as well as any sailors in port, will be
welcome.
Mrs. Endres and her friends will ren-
der the concert, the first this season.
The programme follows:
Piano solo. "Mazurka .Brilliant" (Liszt)
Miss Bourner; reading. "Our Hired Girl,'
"The Raggedy Man" (Riley), Miss Mary
Eastman: vocal solo, "Little Boy Blue
(Field). "Little Gray Home In the West"
(Lohr). Mrs. E. N. Wheeler; reading, se
lected, Charles Paulson; vocal solo, "At
Dawning" (Cadman), "Oh, Dry Those
Tears" (Del Riego), Mrs. J. W. Morris; piano
solo. Les Sylvlans (Chaminade). Ml
Bourner; sketch, "The Introduction," Miss
Helen Kesbit and Charles Paulson; chorus
singing of popular music by the audience.
WIDOW'S CASE SENT UP
"And" and "Or" .Case to Be Before
Supreme Conrt Again.
An order allowing Hamilton John
stone, attorney for the East Side Mill
& Lumber Company, to appeal to the
Supreme Court again the "and" and
"or" case has been signed by Circuit
Judge McGinn.
Mrs. Lulu R. White, widow of James
R. White, the patrolman who was run
down while on traffic duty at East
Burnside and Union avenue by a truck
of the mill company, is plaintiff. She
won a verdict for $7500 the first time
the case was tried and $6000 the second
time. The first judgment was reversed
because and was used in the plead
ings where legal phraseology demand-
eu ur ub uara.
ART EXHIBIT FOB
CHRISTMAS IS MADE
Seasonal Exhibit of Great
Merit Shown at Port
land Art Museum.
OLD MASTERS REPRODUCED
Walla Hung With Likenesses of Fa
mous Paintings Informal
Address to Be Given by
Miss Failing.
BY EDITH KNIGHT HOLMES. -If
you would get the artistic, the mu
sical, the religious and the poetic mes
sage of Christmas, do not miss the
Christmas exhibit in the upper gallery
of the Portland Art Museum. Fifth and
Taylor streets.
Opposite the entrance there is effec
tively portrayed "The Adoration of the
Ma'i" as suggested by Masacchio's
masterpiece of the loth century. The
figures were modeled in clay and
painted by the students of the art
school. Bordering the lifelike scene is
an exquisitely wrought design. The
picture is strikingly lighted and below
it are the words: "Gloria in Excelsls."
About the walls are hung reproduc
tions of many of the most famous
paintings of the old masters. Garlands
of greenery are restooned between the
pictures, and holly wreaths alternate
with rare old brocades which were
made for priests' robes. During the
afternoons there are played some of
the besf carols and anthems dedicated
to Christmas time.
Address to Be Informal.
On Saturday afternoon and attain on
next Thursday, and on Saturday. De
cember 30. and New Year's day. at 8
o'clock. Miss Failing will give an in
formal address for the children and
the grownups who care to accompany
them. Ghe will tell in an interesting
way, but so simply that all may under
stand, the story of some of the .great
pictures.
Mrs. James Cook loaned her victrola
and Sherman, Clay & Co. donated the
use of tha records. Bishop Sumner and
Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett have contrib
uted to this loan exhibit some large
silver candlesticks, some of them three
or more feet in height. The Misses
Failing have donated the decorations
and some of the brocades. Mrs. George
Goods has contributed a beautifutl and
valuable plaque. Fra Angelica's "An
gels,- and Mrs. George Willett has Bent
two lovely Madonnas, one a very old
copy of Raphael's and another a fine
Italian painting.
In viewing the pictures it seems so
appropriate that as we sraxe at a Ma
donna by Giovanni Bolllni thero should
be heard "Hark, the Heraid Angels
Sing," or as wo pause before Pinturic-
cnlo's -Nativity" we hear the Christ
mas hymn. "O, Little Town of Bethle
hem," or "Oh, come, all ye faithful, joy
ful and triumphant, oh come ye. oh,
come ye to Bethlehem."
Many Pictures Interesting.
Among the pictures that attract the
Interest are "The Coronation of the
Virgin" (Botticelli); "The Adoration"
(Luinl); "The Nativity" (Andrea del
Sarto); "Virgin and Child." by Gior-
gione.
An elaborate altar piece is shown in
the Da Faligno "Madonna and Child."
Another handsome altar piece Ms by
Muoert van EycK.
Poetry is represented by Milton's
"Ode to the Nativity," which was deco
rated by Frank Vincent DuMond. This
was published in the Century Maga
zine in December, 1900, and created a
great sensation in art circles at the
time and is still regarded as a gem of
art. Mr. DuMond is well known here
and his work is always appreciated.
Not only the aesthetic, religious, ar
tistic and musical interest is Inspired
by this exhibit. It has its social sig
nificance, as the donods are among the
most prominent social leaders of the
city..
The public school children have en
joyed the exhibit on several afternoons
this week, when Miss lone Dunlap has
told them the story of the great mas
ters. While I was there several little
girls came in and they recognized
nearly all the carols and anthems and
went Into raptures at the sight of the
little clay figures in the center set
ting of this harmonious and artistic
exhibit. The public may visit the mu
seum as on other days. The treat Is
there for all who wish to see It. But
it will not be there for very long.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE.
Name. From Date.
Rose City. ........ Los Angeles. ... ..In port
Northern Pacific. .San Francisco. . . .Dec 22
northwestern I -oh Angeles Dec.
F. A. Kllburn San PranciBco. . . Dec
Beaver Los Angeles. .... -Dec.
Breakwater San Francisco. . . Dec
23
24
27
28
DUE TO DEPART.
Name. For Date
Yale S.K. for L. A.-S.D..Dec.
Northern Pacific. . .San Francisco. . . .Dec
Harvard S.F. for L.A.-S.D. Dec
Rose City. ........ Ios Angeles. ..... Dec
F. A. Kilburn San Francisco... Dec.
Wapama San Diego .Dec.
Northwestern..... Los Angeles Dec
Beaver .Los Angeles. .... Dec
Breakwater. ...... San Francisco. . . -Dec.
Klamath. ........ .San Diego. ...... Jan.
25
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. M., Decern
ber 21, unless otherwise designated.)
"Wapama, San Pedro for San Francisco.
10 miles south of Pledras Biancas.
President. San Pedro for San Francisco,
79 miles from San Pedro.
Santa Cruz, San Francisco for Chile, 826
miles south or can Tancisco.
Cauto, San Francisco for Balboa, 800 miles
south of San Francisco.
Pennsylvania, San 'Francisco for Balboa,
1240 miles south of San Francisco.
Centralla, San Francisco t." San Pedro,
five miles south of Point Arguelllo.
Multnomah. Grays Harbor for San Fran
Cisco. 48 miles south of Columbia River.
Grace Dollar. San Francisco for Portland,
540 miles north of San Francisco.
Willamette, Grays Harbor for San Fran
cisco, 50 miles south of Columbia River
lightship.
Coronado, Aberdeen for San Francisco,
515 miles north of San Francisco.
Breakwater. Portland for Coos Bay, 73
miles south of Columbia River.
Oregon, Grays Harbor for Saa Pedro, 60
miles south of Gravs Harbor.
Richmond. Honolulu for San Pedro. 1300
miles from San Pedro. 8 P. M.. December 20.
Acme, ban Francisco for China, 2398 miles
from San Francisco. 8 r. ueeember 20.
Atlas. Kahului for San Francisco, 707
miles from El Segundo, 8 P. M.. December
20.
Manoa, San Francisco tor Honolulu, 247
miles irom ban Francisco, 8 P. M., Decem
ber 20.
Lurline. Honolulu for San Francisco. 1741
miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M., December
20.
Enterprise, Honolulu Tor San trranclsco,
1340 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M., De
cember 20.
HUonlan, San Francisco for Honolulu. 1703
miles from San Francl3co, S P. M.. Decem
ber 20.
Hya les. Honolulu for San TVancisco, 1483
miies irom toan Francisco, s p. M., Decern
ber 20.
Asuncion, San Pedro for Powell River, 290
mlies north or fc-an Pedro.
Topeka, San Francisco for Eureka, 17
miles south of Point Arena.
Queen. San Francisco for Seattle, seven
miles south of Point Arena.
Lucas, towing barge Richmond tor
Vancouver, 204 miles north of Richmond.
Great Northern, Saa Francisco for Honolu
lu. 230 miles northwest of Hilo, 8 P. M. De
cember 20.
Curacao, San Francisco for Seattle. 10
miles north of Mendocino.
Northern Pacific, San Francisco for Flavel,
11 miles south of Blunts Reef.
El srundo. Portland for Astoria, 33 miles
from Portland.
Ravalli, San Francisco for Seattle, 4
miles north of Point Arena.
El Segnndo, Portland for Astoria, 83 miles
from Portland.
Senator. Seattle for San Francisco, SO miles
south of Cape Flattery.
XT. S. Naval Radio Reports.
NORTH HEAD, Wash., Dec. 21. Ala
meda. Juneau for Ketchikan, off Point Har
ris, noon, December 0. .Mariposa. Juneau
for Cordova. 92 miles west of Cape Spencer,
noon. December 20. Dora, Afognak for Uyak.
off Cape Uganlk. Latouche, Granby for
Anyok, abeam Caps Hlnchinbroolc
SAN DIEOO, Cal.. Dec 21. Departures
Buffalo, for Manzanlllo, 11 P. M. December
IB. S. S. Costa Rica. Corinto for San Fran
cisco. 90 miles south of San Pedro 8 AM.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec 21. (Spe
cial.) Arrivals H-l and H-2. from San
Pedro. Departure! Buffalo, for Manzanlllo
December 19: Cheyenne and Arapahoe passed
Eureka southbound at 10 A M.; Goliath,
towing Wallacut, northbound. 45 miles north
of Saa Francisco 8 P. M.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Dee. 2t. Arrived Steamer
Rose City from San Pedro via San Fran
cisco. Sailed Steamers Northland, for San
Francisco; El Segundo. for El Segundo; Des
patch, for San Pedro via way ports; Klamath,
for Saa Diego via way ports.
ASTORIA. Dec. 21. Arrived down during
the night and sailed at 9:30 A M. Steamer
Tiverton, for San Pedro. Arrived down dur
ing the nlpht and sailed' at 10:20 A. M.
Steamer Breakwater, for San Francisco via
Coos Bay and Eureka. Sailed at 10:15 A
M. Gasoline schooner Patsy, for Coast porta.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 21. Sailed at 11
A. M. Steamer Northern Pacific, for Flavel;
at noon Steamer Oleum: at 3 P. M.
Steamer La Primera, for Portland. Decem
ber 20. Sailed at 6 P. M. Steamer Nor
wood, for Portland.
SAN PEDRO. Dec. 21. Arrived Steamer
Beaver, from Portland via San FranclHCO.
Dec 20. Sailed Motorshlp Sierra, for Port
land via San Francisco.
ABERDEEN. Dec. 20. Arrived at 10 A
M. Steamer Daisy Freeman, from Columbia
-JUvef.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 21. Arrived
Steamers F. A Kllburn, from Portland;
Idaho (new) from Grays Harbor; Admiral
Schley. Admiral Farragut. from Seattle;
Yubarl Maru (Japanese), rrom Calcutta:
Raymond, trom Wlllapa: Vsldez. from Boat
Harbor: schooners Galilee. from Pirate
Cove; Eric, from Apia. Sailed Steamers
Fukuul Maru (Japanese), for Yokohama;
Northern Pacific Oleum, ror Astoria; wueen.
for Vancouver; La Primers, for Portland.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 21. Arrived
Steamer Crown of Leon, from Liverpool.
Sailed Steamers Admiral Goodrich, Senator,
for San Francisco.
TACOMA. Wash., Dec 21. Sailed Steam
er Thorbjorn (Norwegian). lor uamoa;
steamer Canada Maru (Japanese), for Yoko
hama; steamer Santa Maria, lor ban n ran
Cisco. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
COOS BAT. Or.. Dec 21. (Special.) The
steamer Adeline Smith, arriving this morn
ing from San Francisco, is loading lumber
at the Smith electric dock, and will sail
south In the morning.
The Coqullle River passenger Doat unarm.
en route Irom banaoa to ioquuie oexore
daylight, on her regular run, struck a drift
ing log and was damaged so she had to
put In and tie up on shore. The steamer
Telegraph was sent from Coqullle to deliver
her passengers.- Down-river passengers were
delayed until 4 In the afternoon.
The steamship Breakwater, Irom fort-
land. Is due tomorrow.
The steam scnooner laqua arrived irom
San Francisco and will ship a lumber cargo
t the North Bend ilia as Lumber com
pany dock.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec 21. (Special.)
Six steamers, the Svea. Willamette, Coro
nado, Helene, Multnomah and Oregon cleared
for California ports, xne tnree nrst men
tioned had been barbound for a day.
A four-masted schooner, believed to oe the
King Cyrus, 112 days out for Grays Harbor
from Fremantle, was sighted off the harbor
last night but did not get In today.
The steamers Avalon and Doris are due
from San "Francisco.
All records for fast steamship Grays Har
bor-San Francisco travel were broken
Wednesday, when the Chehalls completed
round trip here In less than eight days.
On her record trip she arrived at noon
December 12, loaded. a cargo of 700,000 feet
of lumber, left for the south the following
morning and arrived in San Francisco at 2
A. M. December 17 and cleared the same
night for Grays Harbor, arriving yesterday
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. (Special.)
After baffllnc calms and head winds, the
American schooner Eric arrived from Apia
today. The vessel was 52 days on the trip
from the Samoan port and brought 629 tons
of copra to Atkins Krolly & Co.
The schooner Luck got away for the south
Seas today, sailing direct for Papeete with
general cargo.
Bringing coal irom isritisn uolumoia, xne
Alaska Steamship Company's steamer Val-
dez arrived in port this afternoon.
Th steamer F. A. Kllburn arrived Irom
Portland, via Eureka today with passengers
and merchandise for the North Pacific
Steamship Company.
Amone other steamer arrivals trom tne
North were the Marshfield from Albion with
390.000 feet for the Cottoneva Lumber Com
pany: Lakme from Caspar, with 470.000 feet
for the Caspar Lumber Company, and the
Idaho In tow of the tug Hercules from
Grays Harbor with shooks and 738,000 feet
for Wilson Brothers.
The steamer Northern Pacific, with pas
sengers and freight left for Flavel.
The steamer Oleum departed for Astoria
and the steamer La primera sailed for Port
land. Charters American steamer pauueo (new)
has been laid on berth for Havana and
Cienfuegos, Cuba (January loading) ; by
Dlmond & Co.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec ZL (Special.)
Carrying general freight. the gasoline
schooner Patsy sailed today for Coast
points.
Carrying a full cargo of lumber from Pres
cott, the steam schooner Tiverton sailed for
San Francisco.
With freight and passengers from Port
land and Astoria, the steamer Breakwater
sailed for San Francisco via Coos Bay and
Eureka
With lumber from Rainier and Knappton.
the steam scnooner Daisy Putnam sailed to
day for San Pedro. 1
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 21. (Special.) H.
P. Alexander, president of the Pacific
Steamship Company, Issued orders today
that every one of the 1500 employes of the
company from San Diego to Anchorage is
to be given a turkey for Christmas. Every
one la Included from office boys up. with
the exception that women employes may
take a 85 box of candy In place of the
turkey If they wish.
The Crown of Leon arrived today from the
United Kingdom via San Francisco with
general cargo. She will load lumber, canned
goods and arsenic for return.
Sailings today Included the steamer Ad
miral Goodrich, for San Francisco via Nana
irao, B. C. and the steamer Senator, for
San Francisco with freight. The steamer
Admiral Goodrich will load a full .cargo of
coal at Nanalmo for the Western Fuel Com
pany, of San Francisco.
The steamer Governor, sailing Friday for
San Francisco and Southern California, will
have more than 400 passengers aboard,
many of whom are for San Francisco, to
pass Christmas. The Governor will reach
San Francisco Christmas evening. t
The steamer Valdez hss been chartered ;
from the Alaska Steamship Company by the
Western Fuel Company, of San Francisco,
for a second voyage, taking coal from
Nanalmo, B, C, to San Francisco. She will
load starting January 5. j
Vessels Entered Yesterday.
American steamer Rose City, general cargo. ,
from San Francisco.
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
American steamer Despatch, general cargo. :
for San Pedro via San Francisco and Santa
Barbara. j
Colombia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Dec. 21. Condition of the '
bar at 5 P. M. : Sea. rough; wind, north-,
west 20 miles. i
Tides at Astoria Friday.
High. " Low.
10:13 A.
11:03 P.
M. ....:: Teet:3:os A. M....3.7 feet
M 6.4 feet!5:4i P. M . . 0.7 foot
New Ordinance Chief Named.
WASHINGTON, Dec 21. Commander
Ralph Earle was today nominated by
President Wilson to succeed Rear-Ad-miral
Strauss as chief of the bureau of
ordnance of the Navy Department, with
the rank, of Rear-Admiral,
CAPTO GOES FIRST
New Norwegian Craft to Take
Lumber to Bombay.
VESSEL NEARS COMPLETION
Run From San Francisco to Llnnton
Mill to Bo Trial Trip Ship
ment Will Lead Columbia
River Exports for 1917.
Lumber exports from Portland for
1917 will be led by a shipment of 3.
500,000 feet for Bombay that will be
carried on the new Norwegian steamer
Capto. which is being completed at the
San Francisco plant of the Moore &
Scott Iron Works for B. Stolt Nielsen,
of Norway.
The Capto Is to be here January 6,
and will load a part of the cargo at
the Clark & Wilson Mill, Llnntorx,
shifting then to Westport and Wauna.
The vessel has been taken on time
charter in neutral trades for a period
of six months on a basis of 35 shil
lings. The order for the lumber is re
ported to have been handled through
the newly organized Douglas Fir Ex
ploitation & Export Company.
The vessel selected for the voyage
is one of the new types of tramps, 376
feet long, 52.3 feet beam and 28 feet
depth of hold, fitted, with a 'geared
turbine engine of 2400-horse-power.
She is to carry about 7200 tons dead
weight. The Capto was launched Oc
tober 14. and it is said that, so far.
all work aboard has proved highly sat
isfactory. She will be given a fair
trial coming up the Coast, and on the
long run to Bombay will be thorough
ly tested in every respect.
In addition to the reported engage
ment of the British steamer Kelsomoor
to load ties here for the United King
dom, under charter to the British Ad
miralty, the Japanese steamer Unka.1
Maru No. 2 will be here to work a full
lumDer cargo for the Pacific Export
Lumber Company, so January will
prove more encouraging in the deep
water lumber trade. There will be a
few sailers to go offshore as well, early
in the new year.
Before 1917 is half gone some of the
steel tonnage being built here will be
in commission, and. with a choice of
lumber or grain cargoes, it is not Ques
tioned all of them will work their first
loaas on the river. Also, the wooden
auxiliary fleet will be growing, and
an or those snips will go into the off
shore lumber trade, some of them hav
ing been taken in advance of comple
tion.
KILBURN BRINGING REDWOOD
California Lumber Will Be Included
in Cargo From Here for Sydney,
On the steamer F. A. Kilburn. which
left Eureka Wednesday and is due in
the river today, is the last of an order
for 110,000 feet of redwood lumber.
which is destined for delivery at Sydney
aboard the barkentine Benicia, now
loading In the river.
The North Pacific line, operating the
Kllburn and Breakwater, is handling
such numerous shipments for Coos Bay
and Humboldt Bay that only half the
space can be reserved for San Fran
cisco freight. Cargo discharged at
Coos Bay is replaced with shingles and
other commodities for San Francisco,
and of late there has been flour mov
ing south from Eureka, that having
been salved from the wrecked steamer
Bear and reconditioned there, being
sold for certain purposes as a low
grade product.
Ocean Storm Moves Inland.
Storm warnings, ordei d displayed
throughout the district at 6:15 o'clock
yesterday morning for a blow ap
proaching the coast, were ordered
down again at noon, and last night's
report of the Weather Bureau was to
the effect that the storm, which was
of marked energy, moved inland from
off the mouth of the Columbia River,
and was centered last night in North
eastern Washington. The maximum
wind velocity recorded at North Head
during the blow was 66 miles from
the northwest and at 5 o'clock it was
20 miles from the northwest and the
sea was rough. At Tatoosh the wind
was 24 miles from the west at 5
o'clock. Fresh westerly winds are fore
casted for the North Pacific Coast to
day. Captain Calkins Served Here.
Captain Carlos Gilman Calkins. TJ. S.
N.. whose death occurred at Berkeley
Tuesday, was widely known here be
,.... - v.-tHr hn stationed at Port
New Year's Oregonian
Annual Numler, Jan. 1, 1917
Will be the most interesting and complete edition ever published- Yon
will want to send copies to your friends in the East. On sale Monday,
January 1, 1917. Single copy 5c, postage 5c in United States and Pos
sessions; foreign 10c
Fill out blank form and send to Oregonian office, Sixth and Alder Sts.
Name 1 "Street I Town I State
i
m .
THE OREGONIAN,
Portland, Oregon.
Gentlemen: Enclosed find for which mail The Oregonian's New
Year's Annual to each of the above addresses! (Enclose 10c for each address in
United States or Possessions, 15c for each foreign address.)
(Duplicate blanks may be had by calling, telephoning or writing to The Or
gonian Circulation Department)
land in 1903 as Inspector of the Thir
teenth Lighthouse District. Previous
to that duty he was in charge of the
Portland branch of the hydrographic
office. He married Miss Minnie Ran
dall here and retired in 1905. Captain
Calkins was navigating officer on the
cruiser Olympla. Admiral Dewey's flag
ship, in the battle of Manila Bay, May
1. 1898. and it is said he had much
to do in outlining the movements of
the vessels, which were decided before
the fleet left Hongkong.
WORK FAST ON THE KLAMATH
Vessel Makes Round Voyage, Dis
charging; 1,000,000 Feet, in 12 Days
Captain Cullen, of the McCormlck
steamer Klamath, with which he com
pleted a round voyage in 12 days be-1
tween the Columbia River and ban
Pedro, arriving at Astoria on the re
turn at 7 o'clock Tuesday night, is
again bound for sea to make the same
time, being expected to get away at 7
o'clock this morning from Astoria- As
the vessel worked 1.000,000 feet of lum
ber at St. Helens between the time she
reached there Wednesday morning and
her departure last night, she has lost no
time. A number of passengers left on
the ship, bound for San Francisco and
Los Angeles.
The steamer Wapama, flagship of
the McCormlck line. Is due from the
south Sunday and her sailing has been
set for Wednesday, for, in spite of the
advantage being taken of time these
days, the McCormlck management does
not permit work to be done Christmas
day, except in the case of vessels under
way.
MAJOR WILLIAMS GOES SOUTH
All Work In Oregon Now Under Ma-
jor Jewett, U. S. Engineers.
His condition having improved con
siderably. Major Arthur Williams. Corps
of Engineers. U. S. A., wno nas oeen
in charge of the First Portland district,
left yesterday for the Presidio. San
Francisco, to enter the Letterman Hos
nltal for a time. His orders came more
than a week ago, but he was not able
to make the trip then.
Major Henry C Jewett. in charge
of the Second Portland district, who
was detailed by the chief of engineers
at Washington to shoulder the duties
of Maior Williams, accepted the re
sponsibilities of the office yesterday, a
short time before Major Williams leit.
It is not known what the plans of the
chief of engineers are. though It is
believed another officer will not be de
tailed here for the present.
Marine Notes.
On the Government tug Geo. H. Mendell
h.lnif lifted on the Oregon drydock yester
day it was concluded that repairs to her
rudder, necessitated through the fact it was
damaged In striking a snag when she was
on the way up tne river luesaay, woum
keep the vessel here until after Christmas.
Captain Bodge, master of the steamer
Northland, which finished loading grain for
San Francisco late last night, expects to
set to sea today. Many have commented
on the odd appearance of the Northland
since she returned after being "decked
over," but Captain Bodge says he thinks
she is in the finest shape In her history.
Aboard the Border line steamer Despatch
which left yesterday morning for the Gol
den Gate on her first voyage In the Fort-
land-San Francisco service, were 11,393 sacks
of potatoes and 6S50 sacks of onions.
Captain J. G. Ludlow, port captain for
the recently formed Pacific Steamship Com
pany, was in the city yesterday from his
Seattle headquarters. Captain Ludlow was
formerly In the service of the Hammond
Lumber Company and McCormlck line, so
is well known among the marine fraternity
here. He measured the steamer Northland.
which his company is to take over in March
under charter for one year.
Two passengers aboard the "Big Three'
tlner Rose City when she berthed at Alns
worth dock at 2 o'clock yesterday morning
were A. D. Tibbetts. second officer of the
Beaver, who is to be first officer of the
chartered steamer Northwestern, and F. P.
Lawson, formerly purser on the Rose City,
who Is to be purser of the Northwestern.
The latter steamer is looked for here to
morrow, and will be loaded so as to sail
Wednesday on her first voyage to San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles.
With the river gauge again showing more
than three feet above aero hope has risen
that the present flow of superfluous water
will be sufficient to permit the launching
of the auxiliary schooner Alpha, at the yard
of the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company.
Inspector J. H. Klippel, of the Custom
house force. Is to go to Lewis River tomor
row to measure the packet City of Ridge
field, formerly the Mlmare.
BAGS LEFT AT OWN RISK
Hotelman Is Held Not Responsible
for Forgotten Suitcase.
When you forget your baggage on
leaving a hotel, the hotelkeeper Is only
the "gratuitous bailee" of your travel
ing bags and cannot be held respon
sible for their safe-keeping unless he
shows gross negligence in caring for
them.
This was the ruling of District Judge
Jones yesterday when he granted S.
Natcher, proprietor of the Overland
Hotel. 33H Third street, a non-suit in
the action brought by Nick Radovlch
to recover for the loss of his "Sunday
suit" and other articles left at the ho
fl in a forerotten suitcase.-
. W. OPPOSES ONION
v - . . . a E.a3 An
WAITRESSES MAY RESULT.
Latter Organisation Is Backed by Cen
tral Labor Council, Which Rules
Matter Should Be Settled.
A controversy has broken out be
tween the Industrial Workers of the
World ond the Waiters' and Wait
resses' Union, of Portland, the latter
backed by the Federation of Labor,
which may result in open war between
those two organizations here. An
nouncement" of the controversy was
made by Henry Harder, representative
and business agent of the Waiters" and
Waitresses' Unson, No. 1S3. at the
meeting of the Labor Council last
night.
The cause for friction arose when
the Industrial Workers of the World
began the organization of & Waiters'
and Waitresses' local here, taking in
the workers of several houses against
which an active strike and boycott was
begun.
Mr. Harder and Eugene E. Smith,
president of the Central Labor Council,
took the matter up with representa
tives of the Industrial Workers of the
World, but no definite decision was
reached.
Mr. Harder declared last night that
his organization would oppose any ef
fort of the Industrial Workers of the
World to assume job control of any
place. He was backed by Mr. Smith,
who said that the Jurisdiction of the
Federation of Labor must remain in
tact. The Central Labor Council refused'
to take any action relative to the con
troversy on the ground that it was a
difference which should be settled by
the Walters" Union and the Industrial
Workers of the World without outside
interference.
It was decided- to nominate delegates
for the State Federation of Labor con
vention to be held at Salem January 27
at the meeting of the council next
Thursday. The election will be held a
week from that date.
WILSON'S MOVE APPROVED
President Congratulated for Sending
Out Peace Note.
William IL Galvani, chairman of the
Oregon branch of the American Neu
tral Conference Committee, and secre
tary of the Oregon Peace Society, tele
graphed President Wilson expressions
of gratitude for his note to all bellig
erents and to all neutrals for informa
tion that might lead to a restoration
of peace among the nations now at
war.
The following is the full text of Mr.
Galvanl's message to the President:
"In behalf of Oregon branch. Amer
ican Neutral Conference Committee, we
beg to express to you our' gratitude
for your effort to restore peace among
the warring nations of the Old World.
Humanity looks to you as the one
mediator on whom depends the
achievement of a lasting peace."
TRACKLAYING TO BEGIN
Cars May Operate Across Interstate
Bridge Next Month.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 21. (Spe
cial.) Track-laying from the end of
the Columbia River Interstate bridge
up First to Main and from the bridge
to Second on Washington, will be begun
soon by the Bridge Commission. The
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany will build a track from Second
and Main to the North Coast Power
Company's track at Third and Main and
also from Main to Washington and
thence to Second street.
The Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company has already begun to make,
connections with the Hay-den Island end.
There seems a possibility that street
cars may cross the bridge by the mid
dle of January.
CONTRACTOR OUT ON BAIL
Camas Mun Accused of 'destroying
Bed When in Jail.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 21. (Spe
cial.) Considerable interest has been
created by the arrest of Joseph Wilson,
a contractor of Camas, on & charge of
destroying public property while in
carcerated in the Camas City Jail. It
is charged he destroyed the bed.
He was brought before W. S. T. Derr.
of Vancouver, who placed him under a
$50 cash bond, which was put up. Mr.
Wilson was in the Camas jail on a
charge of being drunk.
Work has been begun in Egypt on
a project for draining and reclaiming
1.000.000 acres of land, one of the
greatest and costliest tasks of the kind
e-v attempted.