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Newspaper Page Text16 THE 3IOKXIXG OREGONTAX SATTJITDATV JAXXTAItT 20, 1917. RETIRING JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT AND HIS SUCCESSOR, WHO RECEIVES REAPPOINT MENT AFTER YEAR OF RETIREMENT ERNEST H. MEYER'S MOVE STARTED TO TO BE INVESTIGATED NAME GIVEN SHIP FIX CONSTITUTION City Council Holds Up Work on Tanner-Creek Sewer Until Probe Is Completed. Broughton & Wiggins Buy New Several Thousand Signatures Sought on Petitions to Me morialize Legislature. Steam Schooner Built for McCormick Interests. CONTRACTOR DENIES PLOT LAUNCHING SET FOR TODAY ASSOCIATION IS FORMED lowest Bid la Nearly $30,000 Greater Than Estimate Ameri can Society of Civil Engineers to GItc Opinion on Cost. Ceremonies Will Be Held at Wilson Judges and Lawyers Are Said to Agree That Present Statutes Arc Not Clearly Defined or Harmonious In Plan. Yard at Astoria This Morning. Craft . Will Be Csed In Coast JJumber Trade. COLLUSION RUMORS rlura. The vesae! had 2M passengers and 8 UTn of Island products. The Norwegian steamer Henrlk Tbson was chartered today for a period of one year at the lush price of $75,175 a month. The o-wners of the vessel will realise l!)02.100 dunnr the life of the charter, which Is ss much as the vestsel is worth. The lbseu is now en route from Seattle to Japan. The Mitsui Company announced today that they had chartered the Norwesi-in tea-ner Niels TClelsen for two additional voyages from Puset Sound to the Orient The vessel Is now at Ialny discharging. Demands of the -rw that they be paid a w ire of S5 regular scale a month to go to tne war lone instead of the regular seals of S4o. the crew of the Brltleh steam er Kentra held the ve!-el in port until late this afternoon. The Kentm was scheduled to depart In the morning for Pu get Sound to load for Avonmouth and Swansea. Some, of the men became so bot-tterous in making their demands that Oap'sin Melllng was forced to send them sshcre. Other sailors were obtained and the vessel finally rot away from port. The British oil tanHer Imperial arrived In iKirt today from Vancouver, in ballast, to the Standard Oil Company. The San Francisco A Portland Company's coaster Beaver was placed on the drydock. today for a general overhauling and clean ing. Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock the Beaer will steam for Astoria and Port land Inaugurating the now six-day schedule of the "Big Three Line" between this port and Portland. . The new steamer Florence Olson, whir tr was recently launched at Coos Bay. arrived in port today In tow of the Red Stack tog Defiance. The vessel was taken to Bay Point, where she will discharge her cargo of lumber. The engines of the new vessel will be Installed by the Alameda plant of the Union Iron Works. ABERDEEN-. Wssh.. Jan. 19. (Special.) .The steamers San Gabriel and Nehalem arrived from San Francisco. The former Is loading at the E. K. Wood mill and the latter at the Blagen mlli. The steamer Carlos cleared today for 8an prsnclsco. The steamers Charles Christenson. Daisy Gadsby and Provldencla are due tomorrow from San Francisco. W M jgj 3KC r igftf:' : sV I fl'- - -v:'"'W--r If . fem::.!-:-' iiriL N V 1 f Rumors of collusion among: sewer contractors to. hold up the price for rebuilding: the lower end of the Tanner Creek trunk sewer caused the City Council yesterday to order an investiga tion, before taking any action on bids submitted for the work. An effort will be made to get proof of the verity or falsity of the rumors and a committee of engineers from the American Society of Civil Engineers will be asked to sub mit accurate figures on what the sewer should cost. The lowest bid for the work is nearly 30,000 more than the estimate made by City Engineer Dater which estimate Includes the item of profit. The engi neer's estimate is $273,000 and the lowest bid, that of J. h Shea and Will iam Lind is $302,800. Commissioner Dieck, who has charge of the city's engineering work, told the Council yesterday that while he up held the engineer's estimate he felt that the contract should be awarded at once because the sewer Is in dangerous condition and delay - in construction might prove fatal. Councilman Are Divided. "Are you willing to admit that your estimate is a mistake?" asked Com missioner Baker. "No," replied Mr. Dieck, "I am not. but we are engineers and not contractors. Contractors take into consideration the items of liability and cost of financing the work, which we probably have neglected to give sufficient weight in our estimate." "Well," said Commissioner Baker, "there is a feeling that there is collu sion between contractors in this prop osition and I think it is up to us to look into that before we let a contract. Personally I object to an award of con tract under such conditions." "I take the position of objecting to further delays in the matter because delays are not in the public interest." said Mr. Dieck. "The present sewer is in dangerous condition. I have heard these rumors repeatedly and have Investigated and have been able to find nothing." "I move that this Council either directly or indirectly investigate and that these bids be laid on the table in the meantime," said Commissioner Baker. Imvlstlgatlon Is Decided On. Commissioner Daly added to Mr. Baker's motion a proposal for the ap pointment by the American Society of Civil Engineers of a committee of three engineers to estimate the probable cost of the sewer and report the find ings to the Council. The two proposi tions were adopted. After the vote In which Commissioner Dieck asked to be recorded as voting "no," J. F. Shea arose and said that he would be willing to put up the cer tified check of $31,000 which he fur nished with his bid, to be forfeited to the city if any proof of collusion could be found. "I am not saying It Is so," said Com missioner Baker. "I am not accusing anyone but I am contending that there Is talk current about collusion and that this Council should investigate fully before awarding- a contract." PAVING CASE IS ARGUED FEDERAL COl'HT ASKED TO BUS TAIBf MASTER IJf CHANCERY Salt Tlarks Back to Controversy of IOCS, When Consolidated Company Was Aecnsed of Infringement. Arguments that the master In chan ccry'a - report that', the Consolidated Contract Company had Infringed on patents held by the Hassam Paving Company and the Oregon-Hassam Pav ing Company should be sustained,. and pleas for triple damages for such In fringements, were heard by Federal Judge Bean yesterday. The master in chancery said that an Infringement had been made and that an assessment of 25 cents a square yard for all the paving the Consoli dated Paving had laid was equitable. This would make the damages total 1 19.900. and the amount now sought would total $59,700. The case harks back to 1908, when the paving war was on in Portland. The Consolidated company bid on pav ing at $1.75 a yard and obtained a con tract for the work on Gantenbeln and TTnion avenues, and Commercial, Macad am, East Yamhill and Milwaukle streets. The Oregon-Hassam Paving Company was bound to pay a royalty to the liassam Paving Company and could not underbid Its competitor. At the time the contract was let it was cited that there was an inf rlnseinent. . The master in chancery reported that he was unable to get hold of the books of the Consolidated company and triple damages are being sought because It is alleged the infringement was wilful. It is further alleged that the Con solidated company has at all times tried to keep without the Jurisdiction of the Federal court, even moving its equipment out of Oregon after the con tract was completed. Y. W. C. A. GETS $700 MORE 'o Work to Be Done Today, but Big Effort Is Set for Monday. Seven hundred dollars was the sum added yesterday to the Y. W. C. A. budget. Only a few of the women In the various teams were assigned to work yesterday, and although the amount netted was regarded as small, many friends promised to subscribe next week. The campaign for the budget will be halted -today and no work will be done until Monday, when the teams will assemble bright and early, at 9:15 o'clock, in the association. To keep the work from dragging, a special effort will be made to gather In the large subscriptions early in the week and prepare for the grand finale on Friday. So far about $5770 is pledged of the $16,000 needed. CITY JUDGE RESIGNS John H. Stevenson to Succeed Judge Arthur Langguth. CHANGE IS DUE MARCH 1 Bench Is Iieft With Regret, as Work of Helping Unfortunates Is En joyed, but Private Matters . Demand More Attention. (Continued From First Page.) I have been burdened with 13 pieces of property in this city on which are five houses, three of them unrented for from four to ten months, and on nearly all of which there is some debt, besides street and sewer liens, the interest alone on which. to say nothing of the installments that have been paid, when added to the regular ex penses and demands made upon me each month, brings the sum total up to an amount more than $150 per month greater than my income, and 1 know no other way than to go back to practicing my profession, if 1 am to meet my obligations as they be come due. Strike Delays Action. It has been apparent to me for more than month that 1 should take this step, but I hesitated to do so because of the possibility of strike and I. W. W. troubles requiring the attention of the court and I felt that 1 should not resign until these matters were at least in a fair way to adjustment. Now that all of the I. W. W. cases have been - dismissed on motion of the District Attorney, and observing in the published ac counts in the dally papers, that the strike . situation Is in a fair way to an early set tlement, 1 have decided to advise you of my determination to resign as Municipal Judge to take effect at the close of busi ness on the 28th day of February, 1917.- 1 shall not make any public announcement of this resignation at this time, but am ad vising you at this early date so that you may have ample time to select my. succes sor, and that he might have ample time to arrange his own business affairs before tak ing up the work of the court on the first day of March, at which time I am anxious to be re-established in my old offices, prac ticing my profession. Appreciating your past favors and expect ing to hear from you In due time before you make any public announcement of this res ignation. 1 beg' to remain, faithfully yours, ARTHUR LANGGDTU. Word of Judge Langguth's resigna tion, which was first made known late yesterday, elicited many expressions of regret from attaches of the Municipal Court and those who are familiar with the work of that bench. . Justice Evenly Administered. "Above all. Judge Langguth was 'square with every defendant before him." commented one of these yester day. "He gave an attention as close and scrupulous to the narrative of a 'plain drunk' as to that of some wealthy pleader in a speeding case. And his judgment on either was im partial He may have made mistakes. but no defendant ever left the Munici pal Court without getting what Judge Langguth considered to be absolute Justice." During his year on the bench Judge Langguth has especially Interested himself In the cases of delinquent young women and young men. Wher ever possible he sought to gain their friendship and confidence, and to hit upon some plan whereby they might be saved to society and themselves. Delinquents Appreciate Help. A score or more of letters, unso licited and inspiringly sincere, have come to him from young people who have appeared before him on delin quency charges. He has other letters, with ugly threats and anonymous sig natures, but they never have stirred him in a decision. It was Judge Langguth who called the first conference ot Portland drug gists, to discuss measures for the abatement of the alcohol evil. From the bench and the corridors and the street Judge Langguth worked and spoke against the vicious "white mule,' adopting an uncompromising attitude in the cases of druggists who were brought before him for illegal sales. Hundreds of cases of violations of the prohibition law have come before Judge Langguth. rendering necessary the holding of long and tedious trials, several or more each week. Where convictions were obtained, heavy ones and Jail sentences were allotted and the business of bootlegging has been discouraged to a minimum by the se vere sentences of the Municipal Court. Judge Stevenson Accepts. "I liked it," said Judge Langguth regretfully. I hate to quit. And wouldn't quit while it looked as though I was running from trouble. But all's quiet now, and I must return to my practice or sacrifice it, which I am not disposed to do. Hard on the heels of Judge Lang guth's resignation, while the Municipal Court circle and police officers at Sec ond and Oak streets were discussing the probable appointee, came the Infor mation that ex-Judge John H. Stevenson had been reappointed and accepted. Re gret at the retirement of Judge Lang guth was somewhat tempered by the acclaim with which the reappointment was gmicu. Mr. Stevenson said last night that he Is now in good physical condition and feels like getting back Is the traces again. "When I resigned a year ago," he said, I was weary of the grind and was broken in health. I felt that it was too much of a strain. Since then I have had a good rest, have gained 10 pounds in weight and feel fully capable of taking up the work again. The posi tion came to me without my solicita tion." Council Pleased by Selection. Appointment of John Stevenson as Municipal Judge was decided by the City Council within a short time after Judge Langgutb's resignation was re ceived by Mayor Albee. It was not un til after members of the Council had considered two other prospective ap pointees that Mr. Stevenson's willing ness to accept the appointment became known to the Council and his selection was agreed to immediately. '"Speaking for myself, and I believe for the rest of the Council, I em very much pleased that Judge Stevenson agreed to take the position," - said Mayor Albee last night. "His former term was exceedingly satisfactory and we know that his service this time will be the same. We are relieved of the necessity of experimenting." ORIENTAL LINE IS .TOPIG CHAMBER. OK COMMERCE TO HEAR D. S. ROSE SPEAK ON' MONDAY. Plans of Chinese-American Products Exchange Company Will Be Told by General Counsel. Whether Portland Is to become the Pacific Coast terminus of a proposed Oriental steamer line fostered by the Chinese-American Products Exchange Company may be made known through the visit 'of David S. Rose, general counsel of the company, who is due here tomorrow night from Washington, E. C, en route to Vancouver. B. C, where he will head a large party com prising the American Honorary Com mercial Commission aboard the liner Empress of Russia, which is officially returning the visit to this country in May, 1915, of the Chinese Honorary Commercial Commission. Mr. Rose formerly was Mayor of Mil waukee, Wis., and is widely known in the East. His brother. Robert F. Rose, is secretary of the Chinese-American Products Exchange Company, and it is said some of the most influential com mercial interests in the United States are identified with It, as well as money from Chinese sources being Invested. it has been arranged that Mr. Rose will meet business men of this city Monday noon, when he will speak at the members' congress of the Chamber of Commerce. At that time details of the service decided on are expected to be made known. Captain Richard Chil cott. of this city, is representing the company on the Pacific side, and to expedite the service he is prepared to rush work on suitable wooden vessels that can be operated until trade de velopments necessitate other vessels being provided. It is understood here that the financial arrangements have been made, and that- the Chinese gov ernment is willing to assist as a means of encouraging the line. Mr. Rose and his party will take in the' principal Oriental cities, making Yokohama, Tokio and Nagasaki on the way to Manila, then returning via Hongkong, and from February SO un til late In March they will be In Chi nese territory, returning by way of Japanese ports. The arrival at Van couver is to be March 31. TWO DREDGES A I IK SHIFTED Multnomah and Columbia Go to Puget Island. Puget Island Is to be the scene of new dredging activity, as the Govern ment digger Multnomah shifted there yesterday from Pancake Point and the Port of Portland Commission has or dered the dredge Columbia to the vi cinity, the latter to undertake several days' work In the Interest of the Co lumbia Packers Association, which is to pev the customary daily rats for her services. The Columbia has been working on fill at the yard of the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation in South Portland, but was ordered withdrawn from that task Thursday night and will be towed down the river. The packing interests want dredging done on what is known as the T. K- John son seining grounds. It is thought she will finish there In about a week. The Multnomah is to engage in chan nel operations and will be near the foot of the island, material pumped be ing deposited on the shore of the Island. WEARWOOD GOES TO JAMAICA Wheat Cargo Cleared From Portland to Be Diverted at Kingston. Kingston. Jamaica, for orders is the manner in which the British steamer Wearwood was yesterday cleared from Portland with a cargo of wheat and leaves this morning for sea 'from Irv ing dock. The cereal was loaded at Mersey. North Bank and Irving docks and amounts to 175,900 bushels, valued at 299.064. It is the first time a wheat ship has been cleared from here for Kingston. The vessel came here a week ago from Britlsn Columbia, having steamed there from St. Lucia, and is in the serv ice of the British Admiralt; . as is the Don Benito, which got away early In the .month with wheat and was ordered to Panama for orders. Secrecy is maintained by the British Admiralty as to the movements of vessels as far as possible and final instructions for crossing the Atlantic and their exact j thougrh she continued in-service. On destination have been imparted in the 'the lower river no trouble was re Canal Zone. .... -ported. PILOTAGE ACT SAFE Supreme Court Decision" Does Not Affect Old, Amendment. LEGISLATURE TO GET PLEA Port of Portland Commission Dis cusses New Pliase North Port- . land Interests Engage Coun sel to Draw Amendment. It was decided by the Oregon Supreme Court November 24. 1908, that an amendment to the Port of Portland charter, voted on June 1. 1908 and adopted by a vote of 16.111 to 4294. em powering the Port to maintain a tow age and pilotage service, was legal, therefore the decision of January 16, 1917, in effect that the voters of the district were powerless to amend the charter and that It must be made by the Legislature or through the voters of the entire state, does not effect the towage and pilotage feature. Richard Montague, of counsel for the Port of Portland, directed the attention of the commission to that point yester day, during a special meeting called to determine what steps should be taken to have the Legislature enact proper amendments. He said the ruling of last week did not effect other decisions, which stand as rendered despite the law being interpreted differently lates Amendment la Drafted. However, as the Supreme Court ruled last week in that connection that the vote of 1912, when the Port was au thorized to take the North Portland harbor district into Its confines and perform .dredging there, also to erect and maintain coal bunkers In the in terest of deep-water shipping, was void and the remedy pointed out in showing that the Legislature had the power consideration was given that feature It was said that counsel for North Portland harbor Interests was engaged in drafting an amendment, coinciding with the amendment submitted to the voters in 1912, for presentation to the Legislature. It was said that the Port of Astoria proposed to install coal bunkers short ly, but the Port of Portland Commis sioners opined that would not deter them from at least gaining authority rfor such facilities, the Installation ol which could be taken up later. Schooner Rental Advised- Commissioners A. L. Pease. E. W, Spencer and W. H. Patterson, a com mittee on pilotage service at the mouth of the Columbia, made a report, recom mending that control of the service be vested solely in the state through the Oregon State Board of Pilotage Com missioners and that the pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer be offered the state at a nominal rental until such time as modern vessel with adequate power, was provided. The ' report was not adopted pending an opinion from Mr. Montague, who was requested to ascer tain whether. In his opinion, the Port could be relieved from responsibility for damage under the law, even though it did not participate In the service in advance of consulting authorities on the subject. Mr. Montague was of the opinion that the Port could not elim inate its responsibility. SEASIDE SUES CONTRACTOR $7967.58 Is Asked for Alleged Faulty Sewer 'Work. ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. IS. (Special.) Seeking to recover i367.55 on accoun of alleged failure to perform work ac cording to contract, the city of Seasid today filed a suit In the Circuit Court against the James Keoneay construc tion Company and the Aetna Accident & Liability Company, its surety. The complaint recites mat in May, 1914. the plaintiff awarded a contract to the defendant to lay a sewer with laterals and branches on Third street Seaside. The defendant-continued work on the contract until the following Sep tember. when, "by false and fraudulent representations," the defendant induced the city to accept the worn. Since then, asserts the complaint, the discovery was made that the work was not done according to contract. As result of this improper work the sewe has become blocked and the health of the inhabitants is endangered. T properly construct the 'sewer will cost $7967.58, and that amount of damages la asked. ICE TIES TJP STEAMER. TAHOMA Middle Columbia Situation 'ot Re garded Alarming by Mariners. Pending a change In the ice condi tions on the Middle Columbia, whicb prevented her from steaming beyond Hood River, the Tahoma. of the Peo ples' line, is to remain tied up at Oak street dock. She was to have left this morning for The Dalles, but Matt San ders, Portland agent, says there -will have to be a decided Improvement on the river before she resumes opera tions. Steamboatmen arriving yesterday from the middle river said they did not regard the situation as alarming, though there waa considerable Ice run ning below Camas. Low water and floating Ice did not make navigation ! easy for th-e ferry City of Vancouver, Ernest H. Meyer will be the name of a big, modern steam schooner launched at 9 o'clock this morning at Wilson Bros.' yard, Astoria, the original name, Latourell, having been discarded yesterday on the sale of the vessel by the Charles R. McCormick Company to the well-known logging firm of Broughton & Wiggins, and friendship for Mr. Meyer, Portland manager for the McCormick interests, prompted the new owners to insist on honoring him. Steam schooners of the McCormick fleet are named after Western water falls, which Idea has been adhered to from the time the Cascade was built as the pioneer of the fleet, until the recent launching of the Wahkeenah. sister ship to the' Ernest M. Meyer, and built at Wilson's yard. Mr. Meyer came to Portland 10 years ago from the Great Lakes region, and established the McCormlck's Northwest ern headquarters, and to his efforts is largely credited the steady growth of the business, while he bad displayed enthusiasm In cargo trade and the construction of new carriers, all of hich. in -addition to friendship for Mr. Meyer. Influenced the purchasers of the vessel to have his name blazoned on "bow and stern. Charles R. McCormick, William B. Wiggins and others were in a delega tion that left last night for Astoria to be present at the launching. Ger- rude Cochran, daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. S. J. Cochran, of this city, will be sponser for the vessel. Mr. Cochran having acted as superintendent of con struction on the twp vessels. Masts have been turned out there ready to be stepped and other work done, so the vessel will be finished as far as possible In advance of the In stallation of her machinery. She will be loaded with lumber and towed to San Francisco, where engines and boil ers are waiting, so it is estimated she will be ready for service late In April or early In May. She is 222 feet long with a beam of 40 feet and depth of hold of 16 feet. The vessel will have 850-horsepower engines and her lumber capacity is to be 1,200.000 feet.. Like the Wahkeenah, she Is of the same general type as other McCormick steam schooners, but will not have passenger accommodations installed unless It is determined to add them later. The plan is to keep the Ernest H. Meyer in the Coast trade, and she will fly the flag of the Broughton & Wig gins Navigation Company. PORT WOULiD FAVOR ASTORIA New Price Made on Dredge Port land, Tender Wenonah and Gear. Sale of the 20-lnch dredge Portland, with all pipeline, pontoons, extra parts designed alone for her use. together with the propeller Wenonah. used as a tender for the dredger, was authorised to the Port of Astoria Commission for $40,000 yesterday by the Port of Port land Commission. "I would favor making It plain that thie figure Is fixed solely for the Port of Astoria's consideration and Is not indicating what we would ask for the property from others," said Commis sioner E. W. Spencer, who moved that previous prices be rescinded, they hav- ng-been as high as $60,000 without the Wenonah being included. Commis sioner J. W. Shaver seconded the mo tion and It was carried unanimously. E. W. Wright, general manager, was authorised to communicate with the Astoria body immediately. It was the opinion of the Commis sion that the dredges Columbia. Wil lamette and Tualatin were sufficient for work in the Willamette so long as the Government did not call on part of the plant for operation In the Colum bia, so the Portland could be spared. Marine Notes. Captain Charles Green and Steward J. C. MacMlllan, of the McCormick steamer Multnoma.h. have been greeting- old friends since, the ship arrived a few days ago. Hbe aalla from Bt. Helens this morning for Cal ifornia ports. Wr, MacMlllan satlel for a lengthy period with Captain Foldat and Steward Jack Pennlncrton on the W a pa in.. bo Is at home here. The W a pa ma put out of the Oolden Oat for Portland yesterday. On her first voyage here In a lengthy period, the steamer Westerner sailed from Kan Francisco at midnight Thursday. he loads lumber on the river for the return trip. Captain David Ingram, of llghtvessel Na 92, off the Columbia River, has reported to Inspector Warrack'a office that he had picked up a-skiff 14 feet long that drifted from the river January 14. At the Portland headquarters ft Is said the owner can re cover the craft by identifying It. Arriving yesterday from San Francisco the North Pacific steamer Breakwater, Captain Jessen is being prepared to sail tomorrow night. The steamer K. A. Kllburn left Eu reka for the Csolden Gate yesterday and she Is due to get away from Portland on her nert southbound trip Thursday. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 19. P pedal. The steamer Breakwater arrived this afternoon from San Francisco, with freight and pas se u:rers for Astoria and Portland. With a capacity load of general freight and a good list of passengers, the steamer Northern Pacific arrived this afternoon from San FranclMco. - With a cargo of lumber from the Him lnond mill the steam schooner Necanlcum sailed this afternoon, for ban Pedro. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 19. f Special. The Alaska Steamship Company today completed- the new schedule for freight vessels to Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska providing sailings every seven days from Seattle to be furnished by steamers Juneau. Latouehe, Stanley Dollar and Cordova, with departures on 1st. 8th. 15th and Z2tl of each month. The steamer City of Seattle arrived et 12:20 A. M. from Southeastern Alaska ports with 55 passengers and cargo of loo tons of gold concentrates and 100 boxes of fresn fish. She made the fast time of 4.3 hours on the home stretch from Prince Rupert. Called Into service by heavy offerings for Alaska, the Nome liner Victoria, of the Alaska Steamship Company, which has beeu Idle In the East materway here since No vember. wl!l sail for Cordova and Valdez only with 2700 measurement ton of cargo, leaving here probably Wednesday or Thurs day. Steamer Umatilla arrived at 8:43 A. M from San Francisco, with general cargo. With large passenger list and genertl freight, the steamer Governor departed at 11 A. M. for San Diego, via San Francisco and Victoria. B. C- Steamer Manila Man), with general cargo for the Orient, departed at 10:20 A. M.. for Manila and ports. Oil tanker Oleum arrived tonight from San Francisco. Freighter Mmln Star arrived at 31:30 A- M. from Vancouver. B. C. Freighter- Shtntsu Mara, with full cargo, departed late taulgbt for Kobe and Yoko hama. SAN" FRAVCIS'SO. Jan. 19. (Special) in port this afcernoon. after a speedy pas - sage of four days and 57 minutes from Hon- i us Dig nii ner nsi norxnern amveu MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVE. Name. From Date. Northern Pacific... Pan Francisco. .. .In port Breakwater. ...... San Francisco. .. -In port Beaver. ......... .Los Angeles. .... - Jan. F. A. Kllburn......San Francisco. .. -Jan. -3 Rose City..... .Los Angeles. .... .Jan. DUE TO DEPART. Name. for Date. Harvard .S.F. for UA..S.D..JH. Northern Pacific. ..San Francisco. .Jan. Breakwater.. . San Francisco. . . .Jin. Yale Beaver. ...... Wapama. F. A. Kllburn. . S.F. for UA.-S.B. Jsn. Los Angeles. . -Jan. ...San Diego ...San Francisco. . .Jan. . - Jan. . - Jan. Jan. Rose City. X-os Angeles. .. Klamath San Diego. 3Iovements of Vessels. PORTIJIND. Jan. 19. Sailed Steamers i Asuncion, for San Pedro; J. A. Chans lor, for San Francisco. ASTORIA. Jan. 19. Arrived at 12:40 P. M.s- steamer Northern Pacific, from San Francisco: at 4 P. M.. steamer Breakwater. from San Francisco.. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19. failed at mid night, steamer Westerner, for Columbia River. Arrived at 7 A. M.. steamer Klam ath, from Portland for San Diego via way porta Sailed at 10 A. M.. steamers Wap ama. for the Columbia River; Klamath, for San Diego via way porta. KTJREKA. Jan. 19. Sailed Steamer F. A. Kllburn. from Portland and Coos Bay for San Francisco 1 SAN PKDRO. Jan. 18. Arrived Pteamer J. B. Stetson, from the Columbia River via San Francisco. Arrived at 5 P. M , steamer Daisy Matthews, from the Columbia River. RAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19. Arrived Steamers Imperoyal (British), from Vancou ver; Adeline Smith, from Coos Bay; D. Q. Scofleld. Senator, from Seattle; Coronado, from Aberdeen: Great Northern, from Hono lulu; schooner W. G. Irwin, rrom Roche Har bor. Sailed Steamers Waaldjik. for New York; Wapama, for Astoria; Acme, for Ban don: Tamalpals. for Grays Harbor. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 19. Arrived ?-temers Oleum. Umatilla, City of Alaska, from Southeastern Alaska: Mnrnlnr Star. from Vancouver. B. C. Sailed Steamers Shiatsu Maru. for Kobe; Manila Maru. for i-ufcuuj , vrtiierugr, ior can uiego. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 19. (Special ) Arrived Annapolis, from Topoloharapo. Jan. 18; Oregon from San Pedro. Jan. 1; Buffalo, from Mazatlan. Jan. 17; Yorktown, from Acapulco. Jan. IS: Mohave, from Pu get Sound. Jan. 19. Sailed New Orleans. iur .Dan J-negu. jnn. 19. Marconi Wireless Reports. (Positions of all vessels reported at ft I. M- January 19. unless otherwise designated.) Transport Thomas. San Friinclam for Ma nila. H8 miles west of Honolulu. 8 P. M.. January 18. Atlas. Honolulu for Richmond. 20.10 mil from San Francisco, 8 P. M. January 18. Minnetfotan. Newport News for Honolulu. mues east ot Honolulu, 8 P. Janu ary IK. Hllonlan. San Frinclseo for Honolulu. 14'VO miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M.. Janu- y ii L-urllne. Honolulu for San Francisco. 1433 miles from San Francisco. 8 P. M.. Janu ary 1. Richmond. Pan Pedro for Honolulu. 1000 mlljs from San Pedro, 8 P. M. January 18 Astral. San FranctM-o for ShtMiirhaL 33 m I lea from Son Francisco, 8 P. M, Janu ary 18. Knterprise, Hllo for (tn Francisco. T74 miles from San Francisco. 8 P. M.. Janu ary 18. Veiiesiela, San Francisco for Orient. 728 miles from 6an Francisco, ft P. M.. Janu ary la. Manoa, San Francisco for Honolulu. SST miles from an Francisco. 8 P. M Janu ary 18. Wiihelmlna, left Honolulu 5 P. M. for Hllo. Ecuador, Orient for San Francfsco, 1363 mlls west of Honolulu. Standard Arrow, San Francisco for Toko bama. 280 miles west of Sao Francisco. Kentra, Siin .Francisco for Puget Sound. 32 miles north of rtn Francisco, Klamath. San Francisco for San Pedro, 16 miles south of Pigeon Point. Wspama. San Francisco for St. Helena off P -Int Arena. Kilhurn. Eureka for San Francisco, DO miles north of San Francisco. Enterprise, Hllo for Ban Francisco. 660 mil a from San Francisco. Tosemite, Port Gamble for San Francisco. 10 miles north of Blanco. Columbia, Sau Franclrv for Champerico, 5SO miles south of San Francisco. Oregon. San Pedro for Balboa, 875 miles south of San Pedro. Caido. San Pedro for Plaagua, Chile, 820 miles south of San Pedro. San Juan, San Francisco for Balboa, miles south of Ma sat lan. Centralis. Mexico for San Francisco, 580 miles south ot San Pedro. Iaqua, Tacoma for San Pedro, 70 miles south of Flatterr. Celllo. Everett for San Francisco, S3 miles north of Columbia River. Drake. Richmond for Seattle. 605 miles north of Richmond. Grace Dollar. Taoma for San Francisco, 518 miles north of San Francisco. RICHMOND. San Pedro for Honolulu. 1348 miles from San Pedro. ASTRAL San Francisco for Shanghai, 2205 miles west of San Francisco, TJ. S. Xaval Radio Reports. ALAMED4 left Cordova for Valdes noon. ADM'RAl. FCHLET, San Francisco for Se attle. 3-45 miles from can Francisco at p. ; Vessels Entered Yesterday. American steamer Asuncion, oil, from San Pedro. Tessels Cleared Yesterday. American steamer Asuncion, ballast; for San Pedro. British steamer "Wearwood. 17S.P20 bushels of wheat, for Kingston, for orders. Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Jan. 19. Condition of the bar at & P. M: Sea. smooth; wind, south east 12 miles. Tides at Astoria Saturday. High. Low. 0:52 A. M P.3 feet 3:38 A. M 4.2 feet 11:37 P. H 6.8 foet;r;l9 P. M....-0.4 foot Suitcases of Liquor Seized. Eleven suitcases of bottled liquor, totaling- lOo quarts, were seized at th North Panic station early last night by District Attorney Evans and Detectives Cahlll and Ham me rely. Tbe liquor ha been, checked as bag-gragre from Flavel. The police watched the consignmen for several hours in the hope that th consignee would appear to claim it. bu J . utiwrv out arresta at 8 o'clock the) seizure was- made with Headed by the Constitutional Revision Association of Orepron, a movement is under way to me moralize the present Legislature to revise the state consti tution in such manner as to establish a harmonious plan of government." Petitions are being circulated, and it is the desire of officials of the associa tion to obtain as many signers as pos sible from all classes in all parts of the state. About 250 signatures have beon obtained, and as soon as several thousand are secured the petition will. do presents to the Legislature. The petition reads as follows: whereas Successful rule by the peoplo requires a prooer adjustment of constitution and la we; and Whereas. Lawyers and Judges agree that In Oregon we have no clearly defined dia tlnctlon between constitution and statues; and. Whereas. Oregon must face a great busi ness crisis at the end of the preserft world's war, when millions of workmen will be seek ing employment; therefore, a proper so lution of the adjustment of our state con stitution and statutory laws In such manner as to establish a harmonious plan of gov ernment is a task to be performed at the earliest possible day. e desire a real and Ideal constitution nd to preserve such an Instrument It must be guarded against Improper amendment. We ask for a revised constitution, di vorced from statutory law and confined to strictly constitutional functions. we deplore continued agitation threaten ing to confiscate some kinds of private prop erty to public ownership, and we desire to appeal to the people to adopt some defi nite plan of constitutional government. In which private enterprise may be safe In promoting and operating. To this end. we the undersigned le:.l voters of Oregon, petition your honorable body to prepare and submit to the people under the referendum such constitutional revision as will establish safe aud wise government. and permit a vote for its adoption at a special election duly called. The officers of the association are President, A. M. Crawford, ex-Attorney General; first vice-president. Leo Friede, of Portland; second vlco-presi- ent, T. V. Ward, of Portland; treas urer, Lloyd Lw Mulit. of Portland, and secretary, T. j. Fording, of Portland. The headquarters of the association are at 801 Northwestern Bank building. BILL IS IN LAI HGAARD INTRODUCES MKA5. IKK DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE. Provision Made for Examlnati. .( Bonds fcy Officials to Make Them Approved Security. STATE CAPITOU Salem. Or.. Jan. IS. (Special.) Complete revision ot the irrigation lairs of the state la pro vided In a bill covering 41 or 42 type written pages introduced by Repre sentative Laurgaard this morning. The code was recommended bv the Oregon' Irrigation Congress recently nelU in Portland, and was crafted by committee cousistiug of J. V. Brew er, retiring president of the congress; Percy Cupper. Jay H. Upton, Albert Elder, of Klamath Falls, and. Repre sentative Laurgaard. The new code was recommended when it w;a learned that the irrigation district law had been so amenoed as to make It almost unworkable and that the United states Reclamation Service contemplated introducing a bill making extensive amendments to many ol tbe sections. The Laurgaard bill embraces virtu ally all the principal provisions of the old law arranged in logical order, and. includes alo some new features. ths most Important of which are tbce re quested by the United States Reclama tion Service, and duplicates of the Cal ifornia statutes relating to the certifi cation of irrigation district bonds. The Attorney-General. Superintend ent of Banks and State Engineer are to comprise a board having power to examine the bonds of an Irrigation dis trict, and If such bonds meet the re quirements of the act and receive th approval of Wiis board they would be certified by the Secretary of State. anl may be used as security by banks anil Insurance companies the same as mu nicipal bonds. Provision is made to include within" the bonded area of an irrigation dis trict towns lying adjacent to it, pro vided a majority of the land owners within the town, together with a ma jority outside the town, sign tbe pro visions necessary lor creation of th district. The proposed law would permit land owners for the purpose not only of con structing irrigation works, but also fop ttie purpose of operating, maintaining or reconstructing such works. Bonds may be issued for any purpose. Includ ing the redemption of outstanding bonds, payment of Interest or outstanck ing warrants. The present law seema to contemplate organisation of an Irri gation district only for the purpose oC constructing irrigation works. Under the new code, says Laurgaard, the United States Reclamation Service projects will be able to organize and operate under the state irrigation law. and It Is probable that water ufcers associations on these projects will be) discontinued. BILIi CHAMPIONS IX MATES Aim Is to Prohibit "Involuntary Servitude" in Institutions. STATE CAPITOU Salem, Or., Jan. 13. (Special.) Representative Walter B. Jones, of Lane County, introduced a bill in the House today that is arousing much interest. It aims to "prohibit in voluntary servitude and forcible deten tion," in all Institutions, including "re formatory homes, rescue homes, con vents, sectarian seminaries and schools." and provides for the inspection of such, institutions by the County Commission ers of the counties in which they are situated, or by persons appointed by the proper authorities. Such Inspections shall be made "un announced" and the inspectors shall in terrogate each Inmate out of the hear ing of any "official or servitors" to de termine whether or not the inmates are "in fact the- subjects of involuntary confinement and servitude or forcible detention." Heavy penalty Is provided for viola tions of the proposed law. Because of its low starch content, soy-bean flour is used as a constituent in many so-called diabetic breads, bis cults -nd crackers.