18 TIIE MORXING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANUARY "16, 1917. ATTEMPT TO FLOAT UNLIKELY fJaval Officers Consider Mil waukee Total Loss and . Plan to Strip Vessel. ADMIRAL ARRIVES TODAY Every Man of Stranded Warship Must Testify at Inquiry to Be Ordered Sailors' Camp Es- - tablished on Beach. EUREKA, Cal., Jan. 15. (Special.) It was announced today that no at tempt to float the stranded cruiser Mil waukee from her position on the beach opposite Eureka will be made unless high authorities of the Navy Depart ment radically alter all plans of the naval authorities here. Officially the Milwaukee is consid ered a total loss. She will be stripped, and even that work will probably be done -through private contract. After the Navy Department is through, if some private contractors care to at tempt to move the Milwaukee, arrange ments may be made, but the Govern ment, It is declared, is through. Salvage Flan Unique. In connection with the plan for strip ping the vessel there evolves a unique piece of work. The Milwaukee will be practically shipped to San Francisco by rail. The Navy men plan to have the present line of the North western Pacific Railroad to Samoa extended a mile over the sand hills to the shore at the Mil waukee wreck. A trestle then will be built to the side of the cruiser, and the boxcars will be laden at the ves sel's side, sealed, and consigned directly to the Mare Island Navy-yard. It is planned to remove everything from the Milwaukee, including her ar mament, her boilers, furnaces, engines, hardware, and everything movable. If necessary to remove the engines, the) hull will be cut up with an oxy-acety-lene torch. Today Lieutenant Newton, com mander of the Milkwaukee, together with other naval officers, boarded the vessel and made an inspection. It was found that the cruiser had worked several yards further inshore, but her list was about the same. The fire rooms are half full of water, the boil ers are buckled, the engines out of plumb, and indications are that the hull had yielded seriously. The water has come in through the opened scams, and it was considered probable that a hole has been pierced in the hull. Every Man Must Testify. Tomorrow Admiral Caperton is due here on board the cruiser Milwaukee and with his arrival definite arrange-J ments tor the Investigation will De started. It was announced here today that the inquiry will be held either here or at Mare Island and that every man and officer who was aboard the Milwaukee must appear before the court of inquiry. It also was announcow that about 300 men would be sent to Mare Island on the San Diego immediately in the event the inquiry is not to be held here. The San Diego, however, will make no at tempt to come into port, fearing the same difficulties which the H-3 and Milwaukee encountered. At New B.ra Park, on the beach a mile from the Milwaukee wreck, a tern porary naval camp has been estab lished. There the men are under naval discipline from 8 in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when they are given liberty. Those who care to may come to Eureka to sleep, and thus avoid the discomfort of sleeping In the open on the beach at night. FRAUD IN IDAHO CHARGE DUMMY ENTRIES UNDER ENLARGED HOMESTEAD LAW ALLEGED. Democratic Majority Tables Claim 912,500 for Legal Service of T. C. . Coffin In Default Case. of STATE CAPITOL. Boise, Idaho. Jan 15. (Special.) It was charged in the Senate of the Idaho Legislature today by Senator Evans, of Power County, that the 64u-acre enlarged homestead law will result in a monopoly of graz ing lands for sheep and cattlemen and that there is evidence to show they have already resorted to dummy entry men to secure the lands. Evans fathered a memorial to Con gress, the President and Secretary of the Interior asking that the law be made inapplicable to Idaho through amendment for the sake of the small farmer and rancher who cannot com ply with its terms, and that there be no classification of grazing lands in this state. The feature of the proceedings in the House was the refusal of the Demo cratic majority to consider the claim of T. C. Coffin, who asked$12,500 and expense money of $1200 for legal serv Ices performed for the state in prose cuting the suit against the National Surety Company to recover under the bond of O. V. Allen, defaulting State Treasurer. The majority indefinitely postponed the claim. Two additional county division bills appfwred, one creating Valley out of Idaho and Boise counties, the other creating Buhl out of the west side of Twin Falls County. BROTHERS WILL MEET BISHOP E. II. HUGHES, BOSTON', TO SEE BISHOP M. S. HUGHES, CITY, Occasion Will Be at Conference to Be mid Today at Vlrat Methodist Episcopal Church. The extreme East will clasp hands with the extreme V est this morning whe Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, of Boston, will be greeted by his. brother, Bisho Matthew S. Hughes, of Portland, at th area conference to be held in the First Methodist Episcopal Church. All the district superintendents o the area over which Bishop M. Hughes has charge will be present and a number of men of distinction will at tend from various parts of the coun try. Bishop Edwin Hughes will deliver the principal address this morning. Th meeting will open at 10 o'clock. All who are Interested in the work and activities of the church may attend. A feature of the first session will be the singing by the vested choir of Rose City Park Church. For the various cessions, the Kev. Alfred Bates, of Wax CRUISER renton, will act as leader of the music Rev. Joshua Stansfield, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will welcom the visitors. Among: the men of promt nence who will participate In the pro grammes will be Rev. V. W. Youngson, D. D.. Rev. T. B. Ford, .Robert H. Hughes, editor of the Pacific Christian Advocate; Dr. T. W. Lane and Rev. R. N. Avison, of Salem. Luncheon will be served In the church parlors and the afternoon session will be replete with interesting features. The conference will continue for three days and will close with a large re ception Thursday with Bishop and Mrs. Matthew S. Hughes as host and hostess to all the visiting ministers and promi nent laymen. FARMERS TO BUILD MILL Baker County Grain Kaisers Will Handle Own Wheat. BAKER, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) Farmers of Baker County will erect a flouring mill to handle their wheat. The mill will cost more than $4000 and will be erected next Spring ready to handle the season's crop. The company, known as the Farmers' Milling Company, was organized today. Articles of incorporation have been filed with the Secretary of State call ing for a capitalization of $5000 divided in $25 shares, of which $2525 was subscribed today. Machinery for a complete mill with capacity of nearly 50 barrels of flour day has been ordered for delivery in May. M. S. Bond was chosen chair man of the board of directors. J. W. Biggins and George Miller are the ther directors. " BAKER CLUB ELECTS TEN Many Important Matters Are to Be Taken Up by Organization. BAKER, Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) A municipal athletic field for baseball. ootba.ll and track events, a municipal atural hot-water natatonum. good roads with special efforts toward state lgbways, completing of the ornament- 1 light system and continued efforts toward getting Baker County's share of the forest timber funds were some of the movements outlined at the annual anquet of the Baker Commercial Club, eld in Elks' Hall tonight. More than 00 attended. The following directors were elected for a two-year term: William Duby. W. Calder, Dr. F. T. Notz, H. N. Ryder. A. Smith; for one year, Henry Wendt, F. A. Phillips, Thomas Baird. P. P. Correll, N. N. Elliott. Toasts and vaudeville 'programme were given. MAD DOG RUNS 4 AMUCK Halfway Canine Bites Three Per sons and Numerous Animals. BAKER, Or.. Jar.. 15. (Special.) A do- believed to have been afflicted with hydrophobia was killed at Halfway to day after he had bitten two men, a 12- year-old boy, killed several hogs and bitten several other dogs. The persons who were bitten were examined today by Dr. Kastland. of Halfway. The dog" is believed to" have belonged to a family residing near Halfway. The boy victim, who is the son of Mr. and .Mrs. Albert Melhorn, was bitten yes terday and the two men. Kaleigh Pierce and V. J. Douglas, were attacked to day. Kred Cooper and Richard Gar- itfhouse caught and killed the animal. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVB. Name From Tat. Northern Paclflo. . .l5an Francisco. -In port Kose City Los Angeles. .... .in port Break water.... ... Han Francisco... .Jan. 10 beaver .Los Angeles. .... .Jan. '22 F. A. Kilburn. ..San Francisco.. -.Jan. '23 XU TO DEPART. Name. For TTate. , San Diego ... .Jan. 16 Sati Francisco. .. .Jan. 1 S.F. for UA.-3.D.,Jan. 17 Los A ngele . ... . Jan. 1. , S.F. lor LvA,-S.I. Jan. 19 fan Diego Jan. 19 . baa c ra.uulsco. . . .Jan. 22 . Los Angeles. .... .Jan, '24 . ban Diego. ...... .Jan 2a .Pan ancisco.... Jan. 25 Northern Pacific.. Harvard. ......... Multnomah. . beaver W a pa ma . ......... F. A. Kilburn Marconi Wireless Reports. (All positions reported at S P. M., January to, unieM utiierivioe iefucnat-eu ASTRAL. San Francisco for Shanghai. -45 miles west of tian Francisco. W1LLA11E TTE. San Francisco for San Pedro, 1,"5 miles from San Pedro. BEAVER. San Francisco for San Pedro, 28 miies south of Point Sur. PRESIDENT. San Francisco for San Pedro, 5a miles south of San Francisco. LLZ BLAiNCA. San Francisco for JHiie. 1720 miles south of fcSan Francisco. 8 P. M., January 14. NEWPORT, Balboa for San Francisco. 370 miles north of Balboa, 8 P. M., January 14. KitHMUisu. an rearo xor juonoiuiu. - miles from San Pedro. V At A MA. San Francisco for San Pedro, Q miies west of San Pedro. PLE AIDES. San Francisco for New York, 101'S miles south of San Francisco. . OREGON. San Pedro for Balboa, off San Pedro. SAN JUAN, San Francisco for Balboa, 55 miles soutn ox can rancisco. M.OFFETT. to wine barge 93. San Fran cisco tor Balboa, 1734 miles south of San Francisco. EL. SEGUNDO. towing barge 91. Richmond ror seattie. oJo nines north or Ricnmona. CEL1 LU. San rancisco for Everett, off laquma weau. MATriOMA. Honolulu for San Francisco, 3- miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M., Jan uary 14. W1LHELM1XA. San Francisco tor Hono lulu, 1537 mile from San Francisco, 8 P. M.. January j. i-i i, AUfc-s, Ban Francisco lor wonomiu, 1476 miles from San Francisco, 8 tp. January 14. ENTEKfRiSE.a Mil lor San Francisco, 1713 miles irom ban Francisco. 8 P. l. January 14. ATLAS. Rlcnmond for Honolulu. 20 miies from Honolulu. S P. M.. January 14. JIM BUTLER, San Francisco for Santa Rosalia. 10S5 miles south of San i rancisco. S P M.. January 14. PLEIADES. San Francisco for New York, 8t3 miles south of San I-rancisco. ASUNCION. El Seeundo for Portland, five miles outh of Point Reyes. aiULT.NUMAii. San rancisco ror Port land, off Point Arena. CURACAO, san Francisco ror beat tie, rive miies south of Point Keyes. COLUMBIA, Tacoma for San Francisco, l.o nines nortn or ban r rancisco. ADELINE SMITH, San Francisco for Coos Bay. l-o miles north of San Francisco. BREAKWATER, Portland for San Fran- DRAKE. Latouche for San Francisco, milt- north of Richmond. LUCAS, towing barge 95, Richmond for Vancouver. 21S miles nortn of Richmond. GRACE DOLLAR, Vancouver for Tacoma, 7o miles from Tacoma, GOVERNOR, Victoria for Seattle, off Point Wilson. QUEEN Seattle for San Francisco, mine miles west of Point llson. TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports. JUNEAU, leaving- Cordova, Southbound for Seattle at 1 P. M.. January 14. MAR1 PUS A. Juneau for Ketchikan, off Point Crowley at noon. COSTA RICA, San Francisco for Corlnto, left Champerico at 8 P. M., January 14. SAN JOSE. San Francisco for Balboa. 175 miles northwest of Champerico at 8 P. M., January 14. VALDEZ. Nanatmo for San Francisco, 177 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M. M'CULLOCH, from Eureka, arrived ai San Francisco January 15. CHATTANOOGA, from Mare Island, ar rived at San Francisco January lo. RALEIGH, departed from San Franclaco for Acapulco, January 14. Vessels Kntered Yesterday. Wear-wood. British steamer, ballast, from" TTnion fcfay. W. F. Herrin, American steamer, oil, from El searunuo. - Patsy, gasoline schooner, general cargro. from Coast porta ' Monterey, American schooner, oil. from San Francisco, .Vessels Cleared Yesterday. Patsy, gasoline schooner, general cargofor Bandon and way ports. Monterey, American schooner, ballast, for San Francisco. ; W. F. Herrin, American steamer, baliaai lor fean. rancisco. llSTEEL CRAFTS VOTE TO SETTLE STRIKE Differences Between North - J - west Company and Men Adjusted. WORK TOMORROW LIKELY Condition at Willamette Plant Re mains Unchanged, Officials An nouncing Tbat Several Depart ments Are Running; Full. The strike among workmen of the Northwest .Steel Company is virtually settled. After being out more- than two weeks, during which a series of con ferences was held between officials of the company and a committee repre senting the strikers, the various crafts yesterday voted to accept the proposi tion for better working conditions and a slight increase in wages for some of the workmen. The results of the vot ing" were made known to the executive committee of the Metal Trades Council early last night and after a final can vass of the situation, it was decided to accept the proposition. Workers Ready to Accept. "Unless a new phase is injected into negotiations by Mr. Bowles, we are ready to accept the proposal as made by him." said Joseph Keed, business agent of the Metal Trades Council. "I had fully expected that the crafts would accept the proposition," said Mr. Bowles. "If the Metal (Trades Council's action is final, it means that the strike is settled. I have no further state ment to make at this time." It is probable that Mr. Bowles will be formally notified of the action today, and unless new situations arise the men will be ready to go back to work tomorrow. Working: Condition Better. While the men feel that they are- not receiving all that they liad hoped for, they say that they made an Important step in the adjustment of wages. A further concession was reached in the matter of better working conditions. Another result was the right to or ganize a shop committee, whose duties will be to work for the general wel fare of the men and to take up with officials of the company any grievances that ma v arise from time to time. - The new scale of wages is on a basis of that ir effect at the Union Iron Works at San Francisco. Pay for most of the crafts is about the same and in a few instances it is said to be a trifle higher. This is true in regard to the minimum wage for sonre of the helpers. Seven Crafts Affected. The only thing that brought out con Iderable discussion among the crafts, it is said, was the position taken by Mr. Bowles to approve the personnel of the proposed committee of shppmen, composed of one man representing the various crafts at the plant. The pur pose of this committee is to take up with the officials all grievances and such other questions as may affect the workmen from time to time. There are seven crafts employed at the plant that are affiliated with the Metal Trades Council. These are the shipbuilders, machinists, electricians. engineers, blacksmiths, painters and structural shopmen. Under the agreement, Mr. Bowles also would have the right to approve any outside man or representative of the -Metal Trades Council who might attend the conferences of the shop com mittee and officials of the company in an advisory capacity. AVIIlametfe Csmc VBcIlanKed. There was no change of the strike situation as it affected the Willamette Iron & Steel Works yesterday- All de partments of the plant are Operating, most oi mem nearly io capacity, say officials of the company. As a direct result of unsettled labor conditions among the steelworkers in Portland, one contract involving more than $50,000 worth of marine machinery has been lost to the city, according to statement made yesterday by Fred Hesse, of the Hesse & Martin Machine Works. "We had fan order to turn out auxiliary machinery amounting to more than $50,000, but on account of uncer tainties of the labor situation here we sublet the contract to a British Colum bia firm," said Mr. Hesse. "We did this in order that we would be sure that the machinery could be delivered with in the specified time. As long as the strike continues in Portland, we will not run any risk. There have been some little differences among our own employes, but these have been settled and we are working to capacity now. We have 70 men employed. BARGES TO RAISE AVOODLAXD Oregona Handles Freight to Yamhill River as Result of Accident. Barges to be used in raising he sternwheel steamer Woodland, which sank Friday night a mile above the mouth of the north fork of the lamhill River, were delivered there yesterday.i by the steamer Oregona. The latter also carried freight shipped from Port land to McMinnville, so she proceeded to the latter point to discharge, re turning by way of Dayton, where ship ments were taken on for Portland. United States Inspectors Edwards and Wynn have not fixed a date for investigating the accident to the Woodland. A report received by them yesterday relative to the case was that the steamer was tied up at 5:45 o'clock Friday afternoon and sank about 4 o'clock the following morning, the cause not Having been ascertained. As the vessel left here at 5 o'clock Friday morning she could not reach her desti nation in 13. hours, as is required with a single crew, so stopped for the night. Turblner to Miss One Trip. Notice will be sent shippers and trav elers this week by the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company that the northbound sailing of the Northern Pa cific February 15 will be canceled and the turbiner will lay over in San Fran cisco for Federal inspection. The ship will leave San Francisco February 17 and return south February 20. This will reverse the published schedules for the latter part of February. New cards will be issued In due time, according to the revised sailings. Ca pacity cargoes and large passenger lists are being carried Dy the steamer. y Marine Notes. Assistant United State Steamboat In spectors Weldin and Edthofer leave today for Coo Pay, where they will rei aspect the ferry Transit. The inspection of the re built packet City of Ridrefield has been commenced. The ferry City of Vancouver was relnspected yesterday, also the tug Sum son was inapectea. I Captain Tyler left last nipht for Seattle to Join the united btates Engineers I tug Wilson, which leaves there today for TV: mook iay ana win taKe in tow the drJt'ge Oregon, which goes to Gray Harbor 1 for channel improvements inside. T.'ie W:1eod and tow will be convoyed from Tillazcfok by one of the Port of Portland tugs. I To have her engine inUiied the XrJkoU being completed here for the San Pedro-Mex ican trade by the Merchants' rsavlgatloB Company, of Los Angeles, is to be towed to Ban Franciaco tne latter part of th month. The vessel was lifted on the Oregon dry dock yesterday i for minor work and paint-lag-. , Hull work being finished on the Reg ulator line t earner Dalle City, which was damaged by fire a iejveeks ago, ihe is to be launched at the yara of the Portland Shipbuilding Company today, and her place will be taken by the State of Washington, of the same fleet. Both operate on the ?n and no cbans b made m ruary 1. Having discharged 19,000 barrels of fuel oil, the schooner Monterey, of the Associated Oil Company's fleet, left down yesterday in tow of the tug Navigator. The tanker Wra. F. Herrin was entered yesterday from Ga vlota and El Segundo with 44,000 barrels of fuel oil, 940 barrels of gasoline and 940 barrels of distillate. Bound for Newport and Bandon, the gas oline schooner Patsy, Captain Finding, was cleared yesterday with 105 tons of freight. Gas buoys at the entrance to the Co lumbia River are being changed, the out side buoy having been replaced. Saturday with one recently overhauled and restocked with Illuminating material, and the main channel buoy was changed yesterday, the work being done by the tender Manzanita. Lumber laden for San Pedro the steamer Tiverton got away yesterday from Preacott. Towing the hull of the new McCormlck steamer Wahkeenah the steamer Willamette reached San Francisco Sunday. She left the river ten hours In advance of the steamer Wapama, of the same flag, and her arrival within the Golden Gate was ten hours later than the Wapama'a, a difference of '20 hours with such a tow being rated good work. . Not leaving up from Astoria fcntil after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the steamer Rose City was due at Alnsworth dock about 1 o'clock this morning. She brought 1300 tons of cargo and will go out with a full load, being scheduled to saif at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Lumber - for Bombay was started aboard the new Norwegian steamer Capto at West port yesterday, she having reached there sunday from San Francisco, where she was built. The vessel works part of ths lumber at Wauna and Linn ton. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. GRATS HARBOR Wash., Jan. 15. (Spe cial. ) The steamer Coronado arrived last night and Is loading at the Bar City M11L The steamer Carlos, bhna i ak and San Gabriel are due tomorrow. The two last mentioned have never, before been on Gray harbor. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) The Japanese steamer tnkat Maru .o. 2 ar rived today from British Columbia with I part cargo of flaxseed for Portland. She will load lumber at the Inman-PouUen mill for Europe. Bringing a full cargo or xreig-nt ana large lit of passengers the seamer Rose City arrived from San Pedro and San Fran Cisco. The steam schooner Santlam will finish loading lumber at the Hammond mill this evening and sail for San Pedro. Brinelna a cargo or iuei oil for Portland, the tank steamer Wm. F. Herrin arrived durinsr the night from radlornia. The steamer scnooner 'iiverion snirtea to day from Prescott to Westport to take on lumber. The steam schooner Necanlcum Is due to load lumber at the Hammond mill. COOS BAT. Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) The gasoline schooner Roamer has been chartered by Tom B. James, a shipping a Kent, for traffic between Coos Bay and Portland and she will aall tomorrow on her first trip north. The ltoamer la equipped with twin acrews and semi-Ilesel engines. but carries only lOO tons of freight. SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. 15. (Special.) Among lumber steamer arrivals from the North today were the Elizabeth, from Ban don, and Pasadena, from Albion, with 3o7, OoO feet for the Albion Ltrmber Company: lumber carriers leaving for Northern ports were: Nehalem, for Grays Harbor; Solano, for Grays Harbor; Multnomah, for Portland Phoenix, for Bandon, and Avalon, fur Grays Harbor. The XT. " S. S. Chattanooga arrived today from - San Diego and proceeded to Mare Island. The Japanese steamer Tenyo Maru, of the T. K. K. line, arrived from Oriental ports via Honolulu today bringing 364 pas sengers and a large cargo of general Ori ental merchandise. 'After six hours' fight the flames aboard the Japanese steamer Tsushima Maru were extinguished late last evening. A survey made today by the insurance surveyors dis closed little damage to the steamer. The cargo in the hold where the fire was lo cated was considerably damaged by the blaze and the steam forced in to smother it.- It is expected that the vessel will be ready to resume her voyage for New York Saturday. The Bteamer Grays Harbor, bound from Grays Harbor to San Pedro, put into port today to land her chief engineer, who was taken sick on the voyage down the coast. TACOMA, Wash.! Jan. 15. (Special.) Northerly winds now prevail off the coast nre believed to be holding back several sail ing vessels bound for the Sound from West Coast ports and Australia. Two of these vessels are bound for Tacoma, but with pres ent weather conditions may not show up for several weeks. The American ship Aryan. CajHaln Mac Lac hlan, for Tacoma with nitrates for the Dupont, Is now out about G3 days from Co- quimbo. It Is possible that If may be air- other two weeks before tms vessel Is re ported. The Ayran made one start for Ta coma in November, but had to put back on account of a leak, discovered after the ves sel had got to sea. The Peruvian schooner Helvetia, bound for Tacoma to load at the Danaher mill. Is listed for San Francisco and is 71 days out from Callao for that port. It is possible that if the Helvetia puts into the Califor nia port she wilt be towed north. Theschooner Else, of Portland, out f pom Everett for Point Pirie. Is now due at her destination and out about US days. The kle was built here for O. A, Andersen & Co. and is on her first voyage, SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.) The Pacific Steamship Company's liner Governor, with light passenger list and gen eral cargo from California, arrived tonight from San .Diego via Sa.n Francisco and Vic toria. After a stormy voyage and bringing an or dinary list of passengers and general Ori ental cargo, the Nippon Vuaen K.isha liner Inaba Maru arrived at t :3U P. M. today from Kobe and pprts. She was 17 days from Yokohama to Victoria. She landed 7S steer age passengers at Diamond Point on her way here. The steam schooner F. 8. Loop arrived to night from San Francisco via Port Angeles. The steamer laqua arrived from San Fran cisco. The steamer Queen, with a large passen ger list and general freight, departed for San Pedro and San Francisco. The steamer Jefferson, with light passen ger kst and cargo of mining machinery and general freight, departed for Southeastern Alaska. Movements of Vessels. PORTUAICI, Jan. 18. Sailed Schooner Modkm. tJE Xavlirator. for Kin Francisco: steamer F. A. Kilburn-. tor Coos Bay, Eu reka and San Franclaco: steamer W. F. Her rfn. for San Francisco. Arrived Japanese steamer Lnlcal - Maru o. 2, xrom iiooa; steamer W. F. Herrin, from El Sea-undo. ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 15. Left up at mid night, steamer W. F. Herrin. Arrived a 7:30 A. M. and left up at noon, Japanese, steamer TJnkai Maru No. 2. from Kobe, via Pucret Sound. Arrived at 2 and left up 4:5U P. M., steamer Rosa City, from San Pedro and San Francisco. . SAX PRAXCISCO, Jan. 15. Arrived at 7 A. M ateamer J. A- chanslor, from Port land. Sailed at Id A. M., steamer Multno mah, for Columbia River; at noon, ateamer Beaver, for San Pedro. Arrived at noon. steamer Oleum, xrom Portland. SAJT PEDRO, Jan. 15. Arrived Motor schooner Sierra, from Portland, SAN FRAXCISCO, Jan. 15. Arrived Steamera Tenyo Maru (Japanese). from HonKkons: J. A. Ch&nslor, Oleum, from As toria; Grays Harbor, from Aberdeen. Sailed Steamers Astral, for Wooeung-; Adeline Smith, for Coos Bay; Multnomah, for As tona; Phoenix, for Bandon; Avalon. for Grays Harbor. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 15. Arrived Steamers Governor, F. S. lop. laqua, from San Francisco: tiovernor, from San Diego: Inaba Maru. from Kobe. Sailed Steamers Queen, for San Pedro; Jefferson, for South eastern Alaska. Tides at Astoria Tuesday. Hleh. Low. 5:52 A- M 8.8 feetll2:58 P. M J.2 feet B:40 P. M 0.7 feetill:45 P. M 2.3 feet Columbia RlTer Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Jan. 15. Condition of the bar at & P. M. Sea smoth, -wind east four miles. An anonymous Frenchman has .of fered a $10,000 prize for the mechan leal apparatus that will best supply the Place of a missing Human hand. PUT OFF River Too Low for Sending S. I. Allard Off Ways. ICE RETARDS OPERATIONS Water In Snake and Tpper Colom bia Freezing Willamette Ex pected to Continue to Fall for Several Days. Cool weather, which has "thinned" the water in the Willamette River bo there is only 1.8 feet above zero show ing; on the gauge, meaning a channel depth of 31.8 feet, has prompted a post ponement of the launching; of the nve masted auxiliary schooner S. -I. Allard, which was tohave taken place at St. Helens this morning. The cold weather has caused ice to form again in the Snake and Upper Columbia, which are correspondingly low. As to the ice, which causes the most concern tp the river fraternity, be cause the S. I. Al lard's work can go ahead on the ways Just as well as in ine water up to a certain point, it yes terday caused Major Jewell, Corps of Kngineers, U. S. A., to order a drill scow working at Homly Rapids, above Celilo, to cease operations, and In the Snake River the O.-W. R. & N. steamer L,ewiston was ordered from Riparia to Lewiston to be tied up until danger of Uie has passed. F. C. Schubert, assistant engineer In the Jflrst Portland District, was In touch with the Upper Columbia situa tion, and he said that, while the drill scow was hauled off, so far it was principally shore ice that was reported. The Bteamer Umatilla, working above Celilo. was ordered to the Cascade Locks, and will operate there for i time, blasting boulders from the chan nel below the locks and in other ways improving the entrance road. The launching of the S. I. Allard will take place Saturday if conditions im prove, or if it is decided to take ad vantage of the tide, which is expected to be more favorable then. The Mc Cormlck company, which owns the ves sel. will make no change In the launch ins of the hull of the steamer LAtpurell, fixed for Saturday at Wilson Bros.- yard, Astoria, as that is regulated by title. The Weather Bureau forecast Is that the Willamette will continue to fall here, it being the. same as far as Eu gene, and the Columbia and Snake are dropping as well. Unless prolonged cold weather prevails, rivermen do not look for a general freezeup. WAR KEEPS WE4KWOOD BUSY Vessel, Made Ixnxr Voyage In Ballast and Coaled In British Columbia. Since soon after the outbreak of the war In 191 Captain Spooner, of the British tramp Wearwood. which shifted yesterday from the North Pacific mill to Mersey dock to start her wheat cargo of 4300 long tons, has been in the service of the government, his ship being numbered with the enormous fleet the British Admiralty has oper ated in the transportation of men, ma terial and foodstuffs. ine wearwood. while given a respite of several weeks in Bermuda, is being kept busy of late. She was at St. Lucia December 13 and on the run to Vic toria was in ballast. Her stay at the northern port was six hours, and after coaling she got under way for Port land. The vessel will work grain at North Bank dock and one other berth, being expected to get away the latter part of the week. ' MOORIXG CAST FOR CHINOOK Concrete Block Will Hold After Line of Dredge When 'Wintering Here. Anchors quoted around SV cents a pound, as indicated in bids opened yesterday for supplying the dredge Chinook with a 9000-pound "mudhook" to replace one lost last year at As toria, has caused Uncle Sam's engineer ing force here to squirm and wall about the high cost of living even for ships, and as an after mooring "anchor is required at Llnnton for use of the Chinook when in Winter quarters, as well as the 9000-pound anchor forward. It has been determined to cast one of concrete. A contract- for the ship anchor will be awarded shortly. Unlike the metal anchor, the moor ing weight simply will be a huge con crete block, similar, to those 'used by the Bureau of Lighthouses for moor ing navigation aids. The block is to weigh between 7500 and 8000 pounrds, and the cost Is estimated at approxi mately 120. TVhen the Chinook leaves for the entrance to the Columbia in the Spring to resume dredging, the concrete anchor, will be raised onto a barge, to be replaced in the Fall for the benefit of the ship. BRACOXDALE LATEST LISTED Unkai Mam Comes With Linseed and Load's Lumber- Outward. That the British steamer Bracondale Is out seven days from Charleston for Portland is the latest carrier reported in the en route fleet. She is a vessel of 1317 tons net register and is sup posed to be coming to work a load of grain. The Japanese steamer Unkal Maru No. 2 ' gained the harbor last night. coming from Puget Sound after having discharged an Oriental cargo there. She brought about 200 tons of linseed oil for Portland, which will be unloaded at Albers Brothers' dock,, after which she works a lumber cargo at Inman Poulsen's for Bombay. The Unkal Maru came across the Pa cific under charter to Mitsui & Co., and is expected to find her way back from India to the Far Hast. In the past Mitsui & Co. have handled lots of sul phur to Portland each year, but rates are said to be so high no definite ar rangements have been made for bring ing much of the material here direct. RATE RISE IS PROPOSED Steam Schooner Owners Take Up Matter of Increasing Charge $1 Consideration is being accorded a proposal to advance passenger rates on 'ndependent vessels plying between here and California points and the first move may be raising the tariff for up per deck outside rooms to $11. the charge now being SiO. and the present rate would apply to inside rooms and outside rooms on - the lower or mats. deck. The 11 rate applied tor all cabin accommodations on the steam schooner fleet early laBt year and was dropped to 110. but Increase In travel of late has been responsible for an ad vance being discussed. The steamer F. A. Kilburn. of the North Pacific fleet, sailed last night for Marshfield, Eureka and San -Francisco and the steamer Kftmath. the latter of the Independent fleet, leaves today, to be followed Friday by the Multnomah, which left the Golden Gate yesterday. ' Head Tlie Orefuniau classified, ads. LAUNCHING " -L. ...1 .1',,!.., ..." i'Wv!' 3 ieX j P Set Contents 15Fluid Praclrrfj ff5 AfKTtlfjM' ALCOHOI.-3 PER CENT. 1 1 AVeictabtePrcparouQftinrAs f tjngtiicStofMdisafitlBqwcls Tf. .nr Promoting Die5tc .n'r-hMt Cheerfulness ana wts.n neiUier Opiam. Morphine nor Itinera!. Not Narcotic A fcotnf ii! Remedy fcf '(knrtipauonarnlDiarThoei.j 1 r-shness and tl LOSS OF SLEEP resulting trrfrormnlrfaltty- lac Simue Sijntirrot Tbe CEirtAtmCoHMnc. Exact. Copy of Wrapper. PLANT SITE TAKEN Tract of 14 Acres Acquired for $29,500 by Mr. Averill. HEAVY MACHINERY CARRIED Building to Be Commenced This Year and Production on Larger Scale Proposed Inquiries In dicate Better Business. A realty deal that may 'be inter preted as forecasting a revival In the lumber business was closed yesterday, when the A. H, Averill Machinery Com pany purchased 14 acres of land sit uated between East Forty-seventh, East Forty-ninth, East Glisan street and the O.-W. it, &. N . tracks, where an en larged plant for the assembly and man ufacture of sawmill, threshing and tractor machinery will be erected, prob ably during the coming year. A. H. Averill, president of the com pany and member or the commission of Public Docks, who served two years as president of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, said yesterday that his company had received more inquiries for sawmill machinery during the past 60 days than during the year and a half preceding that time. ' Present Quarters Outgrows. The present plant of the company. which embraces land 100 by 200 feet in area on Belmont between East First and East Second streets, has become too small. Mr. Averill says. Several concrete buildings are to be erected on the acreage acquired yesterday, at least two of which, an office structure and a factory building 100 by 300 feet in dimensions, will undoubtedly be built during the current year. The next unit is to be a large storage build ing between &00 and 600 feet long and about 120 feet wide, one story high. The property just purchased belonged formerly to Herman D. Gradon, now of San Francisco, who at one time was city engineer In Portland, and Charles S. Wright. Mr. Gradon owned 5.47 acres and Mr. Wright 8.6 acres. The price paid .was J 29.500. all cash. The transaction was handled through Will iam H. Mall, -of the realty firm of Mall & Von BorsteL. Heavier Production Proposed. The A. H. Averill Machinery Company deals In-heavy . machinery such as en gines, boilers, threshers, road and saw mill machinery. For some time the firm has done considerable manufacturing, but now that additional room has been acquired the company will go into assembling and manufacture gradually until, ultimately, the East Side plant will assume great proportions. The firm of Russell Bros., big dealers In the same line of machinery, who operate a huge plant at Massillon, 0 are Interested in the Averill company stockholders, and It is understood that they will concentrate their ef forts on Portland as their Western headquarters. Branch houses at Spo kane. Montana and at ban Jose. Cal, are operated from the Portland offices of the Averill company. About 15 years ago the concern. which had by that time come to b known as the A. H. Averill Machlner) Company, moved to Its present locatloa at East First and Belmont streets. 1. employs 55 persons. Prlneville Rancher Ixscs Eye. PRINK VILLK. Or.. Jan. 15. (Spe clal.) James Cram, a prominent stock' man of Prineville, suffered the loss of his left eye through the rebound of a wire staple ha was removing- from a fence post. Dr. Rosenburfe dressed the eye at onre and gent him to St. Vin- r - V Hi?" r EATING MEAT REGULAR CLOGS THE KIDNEYS, THEN YOUR BACK HURTS Flush Your Kidneys Occasionally With a Tablespoonful of Salts to Avoid Danger. Most folks forget that the kidneys, like the bowels, get sluggist and clogged and need a flushing occasion ally, else we have backache and dull misery In the kidney region, severe headaches, rheumatic twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach, sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder disorders. You simply must keep your kidneys active and clean, and the moment you feel an ache or pain in the kidney region, get about .four 'ounces of Jad Siilto from any trood dru store here, For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Gastoria , Always Bears the Signature of 'In Use For Over Thirty Years Tiisa cent's Hospital, Portland. In care of his brother. 11. S. Cram. Dr. Coghlin. who has rharge of the case, hopes to keep the eyeball intact- W. R. Gaskln races Liquor Charge. KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.) William R. Gaskin. a whits man, who was arrested here charged with disposing of liquor to Indians who were wards of the Government, waa brought before United States Commis sioner Bert C. Thomas for preliminary examination. Gaskin, however, waived examination and was bound over- to await the action of tho Federal grand jury, and was taken to Portland by Deputy United Ststes Marshal Kerry. WHY HAIR FALLS OUT Dandruff causes a feverish Irritation of the scalp, tho hair roots shrink, loos en and then the hair comes out fast. To stop falling hair at once and rid tho scalp of every particle of dandruff, get a 25-cent bottle of Danderine at any drug stor, pour a little in your hand, and rub well into tho scalp. After a few applications all dandruff disappears and the hair stops coming out. LOOK AT CHILD'S T r ir l ir oiui. CROSS, FEVERISH Hurry, Mother! Remove Poisons From Little Stomach, Liver, Bowels. Give "California Syrup of Figs" at Once if Bilious or Constipated. Look at the tongue, mother! If coat ed. It Is a sure sign that your little) one's stomach, liver -.nd bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. When peevish, cross, llsUess. pale. jesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu rally, or Is feverish, ttomach sour, breath bad; has stomach ache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a Figs," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its little bowels without griping, and you have a, well, playful child again. You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless "fruit laxative"; they love its delicious taste, and it always makes them leel splendid. As. your Jrugglst for a 60-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which, has directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown-ups plainly on tha bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold here. To be sure you get t le genuine, aslc to see that It is made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt. Adv. STOPS STUBBORN COUGHS The simplest and best way to stop coughs, is to take Foley's Honey and Tar. You get the curative Influence of the pine balsam together with the mollifying effect of the honey, and other healing ingredi ents. It leaves a soothing coating on the Inflamed tickling throat, raises phlegm easily and puts a quick end to hard wearing coughs. K. F. H.11. Mabe, Va, writes: "On bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar stopped a troublesome bronchial cough and Irritation that had bothered me for fifteen years." Your dealer sells It. Try it- take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast for a few days and your kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid of grapes and lemon juice combined with lithla, and is harmless to flush clogged kidneys and stimulate them to normal activity. It also neutralizes the acids In the urine so it no longer Irritates, thus ending bladder disorders. Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive; makes a delightful effervescent llthla water drink, which everybody should take now and then to keep their kid neys clean, thus avoiding serious com plications. V A well-known local druggist says Is) slls lots of Jad Salts to folks who b." lieve in overcoming kidney trouble while it is only tru'jHf. r OIU 0101