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THE MORXIXG OREGON! AN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1917.
WIDER DISCRETION
SOUGHT BY JUDGES
Legislature Will Be Asked to
Amend Law by Abolishing
Minimum Sentences.
BAR ASSOCIATION IN FAVOR
Argument Made That Courts Hear
. trig Evidence and Seeing Cul
prits Are Best Qualified
to Decide Punishment.
Abolition of the minimum sentence
end the broadening of Judicial discre
tion in punishrnent of criminals-is con
templated in a proposed amendment
which may be prepared by the Circuit
Judges of Multnomah County for pres
entation to tne Legislature this year.
At a meeting of the jurists yester
day Presiding Judge Gantenbein ap
pointed Judges Gatens and Tucker a
committee to hold a. conference with
him in his chambers at noon today to
consider the feasibility of preparing a
satisfactory amendment in time to be
passed on by the Legislature this ses
sion. District Attorney Evans is thor
oughly In sympathy with the plan. In
tact, he proposed such an amendment
et the recent convention of the State
Bar Association when it met with vir
tually unanimous approval.
Judge Gatens suggested yesterday at
a. meeting called to consider another
matter that it was not too late to get
action this session. The proposition
was welcomed.
Penalties Not Approved.
The present penalties are held to be
disproportionate in many instances and
to leave too little to the discretion of
the trial judge. The sentiment of the
Judges yesterday was in favor of a
measure which would abolish fixed
penalties and authorize the trial judge
who hears the evidence, sees the de
Xendant, and should know the details
of the cxse and underlying criminal ten
dencies to fix the penalty at a fine
Jail, or penitentiary sentence.
There would be a general maximum
sentence for the chief groups of
crime but no mimimum sentence. The
parole board would be relieved of much
of its work by the extension of the
parole power of the judges.
The change might be in the nature of
a. sweeping reform of the system now
In force in Oregon controlling the pun
ishment of criminals, and the Judges
desire to proceed slowly in the matter
of recommendations. Judge Ganten
bein yesterday would make no positive
announcement of the plans, which he
declare were very much In embryo, as
yet.
Judges Feel Handicap. ,
Judges of the Circuit Court have been
free to assert for a long time that
they have worked under a decided han
dicap with the present system or inae
terminate sentences.
There are various ways in which the
Iron-bound rulings of the Indeterminate
sentence have been evaded by the ju
dietary in the past. The most familiar
Is to allow the criminal to plead guilty
to a lesser crime when the minimum
for the crime with which he is charged
Is believed too severe for his case.
Often instead of sending a man to
the penitentiary for an indeterminate
sentence a judge will parole him be
cause he cannot well plead guilty to a
lesser crime. And the parole is some
times too lenient; a brief jail sentence
would have been more salutary and
would have bred a deeper respect for
law.
Judges Gantenbein, Gatens, Tucker,
Kavanaugh, Davis and Morrow were
present at the meeting yesterday, at
which indorsement of the reform con
sidered by such an amendment was
given.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
6 tea me r Schedule.
DUB
Sater .
Northern Pacific-
jF. A. KUburn
Rose City
'Breakwater
DUE
Kb mo.
Beaver
W a pam a
TO ARRIVE.
From
Los An petes. . . . ,,
, San Franclsc-a. . . .
San Francisco....
, .Los Angela. . .
. San Francisco. .. ,
TO DEPART,
for
los Angeles
Pan Diego ,
Date.
In port
Jan. 24
Jan. 25
Jan. 27
Jan. SO
Date.
Jan. 24
Jan.
.Jan.
.Jan.
Jan.
.Jan.
.Jan.
.Jan.
F. A. KUburn
.ban Francisco. ..
.fan Francisco. . . ,
S.F. for L.A.-S.I.
.Los Angeles. ....
,San tiego. . .
San Francisco.-..
Northern Pacific
Vale
Koae City. ..... .
Klamath. .......
Breakwater.
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes.
COOS BAY, Or.. Jan. 23. (Special.) The
t earner Adeline Smith sailed with lumber
from the Smith mill today en route to San
Francisco.
The steamship Breakwater arrived from
Portland and brought 175 tona of freight
for this port. The ship sailed late in the
afternoon for hureKa,
Sheriff TV. W. Gage, who went to South
Hay Sunday to search for a liquor cache.
Impressed M T. Bartholomew, a coast guard
At the Charleston station, into service, and
took him to South Bay. It is said the
Sheriff exceeded his authority, and quite
reeling waa arousea at tne ure-saving ata
tlon over the action.
The Charleston Bay coast guard crew
and the gasoline ahooner Tramp towed the
Charles Baker gasoline launch from South
Bay Into thia port.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23. (Special.)
Trie Matson Jiner iurune arrived in port
tonight from Honolulu. She brought a large
pugar cargo and seven cabin passengers from
Hawaii.
The Hill turblner Oreat Northern got away
for Hawaii via San Pedro today. The Great
Northern took out 230 passengers from this
port ana a run general cargo.
The cruiser Pueblo, formerly the Colorado.
came into port at S o'clock this morning
from San Diego and four hours later left
for Eureka. The Pueblo went north to help
salvage some of the equipment of the
wrecked cruiser Milwaukee ashore at Hura-
Domt way.
With the freight on eoaloll 13 cent a
-rail on. the retail price of the commodltv In
Australia must be much higher than in the
T'nited States. where H. C. L. is taken
aboard. The British bark Lord Templetown
nas just oeen cnarterea irom Port Arthur,
Texas, for Australia at $1.30 a case.
Lumber rates to the West Coast of South
America strengthened during the past week,
according to announcement by the Ship
Owners' Association of the Pacific Coast,
The schooner E. B. Jackson was chartered
from the North Pacific to West Coast at
$32. an advance of 50 cents over the rates
Quoted the previous week.
To Australian and New Zealand ports the
rales remain tne same as previously Quoted
and the quotation to South Africa of 2B0
hillings remains at it has been for several
weeks.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 23. (Special.)
Bringing 154 passengers and a capacity car
go, the steamer President arrived from San
i- ran Cisco ana aoutnern California todav
Other arrivals included the steamer Jef
ferson from Southeastern Alaska with 2S pas
sengers and SO boxes of halibut. The freigh
ter Ravalli from Southeastern Alaska, with
a belated shipment of lo.uoo faaes of canned
salmon.
The only departure today was the steam
er lnaba iiaru ior Koue with & light pas
senger list and a full general cargo.
The Luise Nielsen. S80O-ton cargo carta
-city steel steamship built by Skinner A
Eddy ior a. biott in leison, oi Norway, i
successfully launched today.
The steamer Admiral Watson, which nunc
lured her outer skin two weeks ago when
she grounded in Fidalgo Bay, was placed In
drydock for repairs.
ASTORIA. Or, Jan. 23. fSpeelal. The
schooner Henry K. Hall, which arrived y-
erday from San Francisco, was towed today
vv est port, where she will load lumber
for Sydney.
The tank steamer Washtenaw arrived
from California bringing- a cargo of fuel
oil for Portland.
Coming to load a full cargo of lumber
at Knappton. the steam schooner Westerner
arrived from San Francisco.
The coast guard cutter Manning is to
sail Friday for San Francisco en route to
Baltimore. On arrival at Ran Francisco
Captain Wiley will be transferred to com
mand the cutter McCulloch. and Captain
Reed, of the latter vessel, will take the
Manning to the Atlantic Coast.
The steam schooners La Prlmera ana
Daisy Freeman are due from San Francisco
en route to Portland. -
GRAYS HARBOR. Wash.. Jan. 23. (Spe
cial.) The steamer Resolute. 84 days from
Melbourne, arrived last night and will loaa
return cargo at the E. K Wood mill.
The steamer Chehalis arrived last nlgni
and is loading at the American mill.
The steamers Willamette and Tamalpais
arrived. Former loading at the Eureka and
latter at the E. K. Wood mill, both In
Hoquiam.
The steamers Charles Chrlstenson ana u.
C. Lindauer arrived. The former loading at
Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle Company, and
latter at the A. J. West mill In Aberdeen.
The steamer Coronado is due tomorrow
and Doris and San Jacinto are due Friday.
Marine Xotes.
T)Atn1n1 hv toe In the river Monday night.
the steamer Beaver was later than expeC.ed
in making Ainsworth dock yesterday morn
ing, so instead of sailing last nignt. ner ce
parture was postponed until 8 o'clock this
morning. She will have, a fair paasenger
(t an A nhimrlant car CO. Tnoucn almost a
day late starting south, she will make up the
time so as to be on tne new six-aay cneu
ule on leaving the Golden Gate for San
Pedro.
Her rudder having been carried away
while she was maneuvering near the Penin-
iula mill, the propeller Coquille. pride or tne
Shaver fleet, is to be hauled out at the Port-
and Shipbuilding Company's yard as soon
as space is available on the ways. Only one
of the Shaver fleet was working yesterday
and the others have been overhauled in prep
aration for a rush of Spring business in tow
ing.
It is planned to float the steamer Tahoma
at the Portland Shipbuilding Company s
plant today and if ice leaves the river in
th vUinitv nf Mfmalfiouft Island meanwhile.
she will resume operations to The Dalles
Saturday.
Havlnr risen to a stage of 3.2 feet above
zero, the willamete- River is expected to re
main stationary here for a few days.
Permission has been given by the City
Commissioners for the Albina Engine & Ma
chine Works to occupy part ot tne siae-
iic on River street, between Hoiiaaay
nvomiA anA Hardlns street, for an addition
to a storeroom. The company has mucn or
Its plant up for building steel ships and a
new pipe shop and machine shop are con
templated for the near future.
Movements of Vessels.
pnTjrr.ivn Jan. 23. Arrived Steamers
Beaver, from San Pedro via San Francisco
Washtenaw, from Port San Luis.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 23. Arrived at mid-
nleht and left up at 2:30 A. M., steamer
Washtenaw, from Port San Luis. Left up
t 8 A. M.. schooner H. K. Hall. Arrived at
Knappton at 8 A. Id., steamer westerner.
frnm San Francisco. Sailed at noon, gaso
line schooner Patsy. for Bandon and
Umpqua.
6 AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23. Sailed at 11
A -tw steamer Northern Pacific tor iriavei
arrived at 2 P. M., steamer Multnoman, xrom
Columbia River, for San Pedro.
COOS BAT. Or.. Jan. 23. Arrived at 7 A.
M-, steamer Breakwater, from Portland, ior
Eureka and San Francisco.
POINT RETES. Jan- 23. Passed at 9 A.
M., steamer Asuncion, from Portland, lor
San Pedro.
EUREKA. Cal.. Jan. 23. Sailed at 11 A.
M.. steamer F. A. Kilburn, from San Fran
Cisco, for Coos Bay and Portland,
SAN PEDRO. Cal.. Jan. 22. Balled-
Steamer Santiam, for Columbia River.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 22. Left tip at 5:10
P. M., steamer Beaver.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23. Arrived
Steamers Admiral Farragut, from Seattle;
Yellowstone. Hardy, from Coos Bay; Carmel,
from Willaoa: Asuncion. Multnomah, from
Astoria: F. S. Loop, from Everett; waito-
bara (British), from Sydney. sailed
Steamers Northern Pacific, for Astoria; Hel
ene. for Grays Harbor: Saginaw, schooner
Alpeaa, for Willapa.
SEATTLE, Jan. 23. Arrived Steamers
valli, from Southeastern Alaska. Sailed
Steamer lnaba Maru, for Kobe.
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. M.. Jann
sit 23. unless otherwise uesignateo.j
COLUMBIA, San r rancisco ior v-oamper-
lco, 1267 miles south of San Francisco at
K F M . January Z.
ROSE CITY. San Pedro ror san francisco.
in miles east of Point Concepci&a.
I AQUA. Tacoma lor ban .fearo, miles
west of San Pedro.
CELILO. San rancisco ior can rearo,
.fi - milett nnst of Anacaoa.
UMATILLA, Seattle lor ben jrrancise.
106 miles north of Blanco.
KENTRA, San Francisco for Bellln-gham.
An miles south of Flattery.
rnRONADO. San Francisco for Grays
Harbor, 475 miles north of San Francisco.
CURACAO. Seattle for San -rancisco, xxv
rotten south of Caoe I? lattery.
SENATOR. San Francisco ior beat tie, do
miio north of Cane Mendocino.
LUCAS, towing barge Uo, Port Angeies ior
T?iihmoml. 162 miles north, or Kicnmona.
KILBURN. Eureka lor coos iay, w
TTiilfs north of Eureka.
DRAKE. Point wells ror ban pedro, oua
miles north of San Pedro.
NORTHERN PACIFIC, San irrancisco ior
Flavei. 11 miles soutn ot .unts j-teer.
YOSE, San Francisco lor Puget bound, live
miles north of Blunts Reef.
ECUADOR, Orient for San Francisco, 228
miles west of Honolulu, 8 P. M., Janu
ary 22.
RICHMOND, .San Pedro for Honolulu. 2003
miles from San Pedro, 8 P. M.. January 22.
VENEZUELA, San Francisco for Orient,
98 miles east of Honolulu, 8 P. M., Janu
ary 22.
MANOA, San Francisco for Honolulu. 1968
miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M.. Janu
ary 22.
ASTRAL. San Francisco for Orient, 18"i
miles from. San Francisco, 8 P. M., Janu
ary 2Z.
ATLAS, Honolulu for Richmond, 1204
miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M. Janu
ary 22.
STANDARD ARROW, San Francisco for
Orient, 1103 miles from San Francisco,
8 P. M.. January 22.
LURLINE, Honolulu for San Francisco,
293 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M., Janu
ary 22.
ADELINE SMITH. Coos Bay for San
Francisco, 156 miles north of San Fran
cisco.
QUEEN. San Francisco for Seattle, 9 miles
south of Point Arena.
EL sEGUNDO, towing barge 91, Seat
tie for Richmond, 53 miles north of Rich
mond.
CENTRALIA. Mexican ports for San
Francisco, 20 miles north of Piedras Blancas.
GREAT NORTHERN. San Francisco fo:
San Pedro and Honolulu, 68 miles south of
San Francisco.
DESPATCH. Portland for San Francisco,
25 miles north of Point Reyes.
MULTNOMAH. San Francisco for San
Pedro. 4 miles north of Pigeon Point.
SCOFIELD, San Francisco for Orient, 550
miles from San Francisco.
TEXAN, 2124 miles from Honolulu.
TJ. S. Xaal Radio Reports.
ALAMEDA, Cordova for Seattle, 45 miles
east-southeast of Cape St. Ellas, noon Jan
uary 22.
DORA, Seward for Seldovla, off Dangerous
Cape.
PUEBLO departed for Humboldt Bay
from San Francisco.
MARS departed for Lapax from Sa,n Fran
cisco. SIXALOA for San Pedro, 75 miles north
of Point Arguello.
Vessels Entered Yesterday.
American steamer Beaver, general cargo.
from San Francisco.
American steamer Washtenaw, cargo of
oil, from Port San Luis,
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
American- steamer Beaver, general cargo,
for San Francisco.
American steamer Washtenaw, ballast, for
Port San Luis.
Tides at Astoria Wednesday.
High. Low.
1:4 A. M. - . . 84 feet'7:43 A. M 2.2 feet
1:23 P. M....10.0 feet 8:19 P. M L2 feet
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Jan. 23. Condition of
the bar at 5 P, M.: Sea. moderate; wind,
west 6 ' miles.
2 SHIPS TO BE BUILT
Eastern Maritime Firm Con
tracts With Joseph Supple.
VESSELS TO BE OF WOOD
Shipbuilding Plant to Be Construct
ed on East Side on Property
Leased From XortTa Bank Ex.
perienced Designer Engaged.
Gaston, "Williams & Wlsmore Steam
ship Corporation, of New York, one of
the best-known Eastern maritime
firms, has contracted with Joseph
Supple for the construction of two
wooden vessels that will be built on
the East Side, on property under lease
to Mr. Supple from the Spokane, Port
land & beattle Railroad, north of the
Hawthorne-avenue bridge approach and
handy to his present plant at the foot
of Belmont street.
News of closing of contracts was re
ceived yesterday, though it has been
known for weeks that negotiations
were under way, and Mr. Supple, with
Fred A. Ballin, associated with him
as designer of the ships, left for' New
York two weeks ago. J. B. C. Lock
wood, who has been in business with
Mr. Ballin for a long period, will be
concerned as well.
Mr. Ballin is the designer of a spe
cial type of a composite vessel, wood
and steel being used, while Mr. Supple
has had a strong leaning toward a
wooden vessel with a double planked
hull, the first planking next to the
frames being laid diagonally to afford
strength. Both have been submitted
to prospective purchasers, but the
builders had declined to close except
at figures that would insure the new
yard a profit. In this case It is be
lieved by their friends that the move
means the plant will be extensive, as
ell as permanent, for considerable
business is looked for.
Mr. Supple began his deep-water
building on the Great Lakes, and on
shifting to the Pacific Coast started
at San Diego, coming to Portland from
there, and he has turned out some of
the fastest as well as best-known
inland vessels in Western waters. His
latest construction success was the
steamer Kitsap II for Puget Sound
interests, which exceeded her guaran
teed speed of 22 miles, and she was
the third he 'turned out for the same
owners.
The steamer Sue H. Elmore, nuiit
n 1890 for the Elmore fleet, is one of
the coasters Mr. Supple built at the
Belmont-street yards, and she is said
to have proved fully the adaptability
of Oregon timber in outside ships.
HAWAIIAN VOYAGE BOOSTED
W. D. Skinner Thinks Garden Spot
of Pacific Well Merits Patronage.
On his return from hie initial trip to
the Hawaiian Islands, W. D. Skinner,
traffic manager of the Spokane, Port
land & Seattle line and having to do as
well with the Great Northern Pacific
Steamship Company, said yesteraay
that he was fully alive to tne aurac
tions of the mid-Pacific possessions
that drew so many seaward each year.
"All records have been DroKen inw
season for passenger business between
the mainland and tne isianas, ne saiu.
'a.rVo. nn the trin Is lust tne cnarac-
ter that pleases the travelers and the
itinerary takes them over the moet
interesting route. Not the least impres
sive of the features are the farewells
at San Francisco and San Pedro with
each sailing of the Great Northern, the
use of confetti and streamers of ser
pentine paper giving docks And steam
er the appearance of a carnival cen
ter." . . .
MV filclnner says "mine nosi- i. r.
Thiele, of the Alexander Young Hotel,
who also directs other hosteiries mere,
is about the busiest man on the Islands
this year.
STEEL YARD HCMMCfG NOW
Majority of Union Men Resume,
Mostly Helpers Being Unemployed.
Since the dove of peace has spread
wings over the plant of the Northwest
Steel Company, following the strike
early this month, reorganization is be
ing rapidly worked out and it is esti
mated that all but about 100 men who
went out are again on the payroll.
Those remaining idle are mostly help
ers and places are to be made for some
when the force is increased or others
resign.
In the main it Is said the union and
non-union workers are maintaining
fairly harmonious relations. The man
agement insists on adhering to its an
nounced policy of discharging men of
either body who do not conduct them
selves amiably. The task of assembling
the big steel freighters is advancing as
far as material deliveries permit. Late
advices of blockades of railroad lines in
the East do not promise immediate de
livery of material that shortly will be
required.
ROSE STARTS NEW SERVICE
Smaller Harbors on Coast Will Have
Regular Attention for Aids.
For the first, time in several years,
according to attaches of the Seven
teenth Lighthouse District, a tender is
to visit Yaquina and Umpqua, the ves
sel being the Rose, which was finished
last year and is intended for operation
in the smaller harbors of Oregon and
Washington. The vessel will leave the
Columbia River today and in the fu
ture it is planned to have her make
frequent trips to those waters to look
after navigation aids. That will leave
the tenders Manzanita. and Heather for
other work.
The Heather got away from Puget
Sound yesterday for Astoria and she
will be ordered to sea again as soon as
stores and supplies are loaded. The
Columbia River lightvessel is here un
dergoing repairs and an overhauling
and will relieve No. 92 off the river
when again in commission.
ASTORIA TO BUILD DREDGE
Port of Portland Offer Rejected and
Gasoline Tax Protected.
ASTORIA. Or., Jan. 23. (Special.)
The Port of Astoria Commission today
rejected the offer of the Port of Port
land to sell its 20-inch dredge Port
land for $40,000.
This action was taken because the
local Commission believes it can ac
complish more efficient harbor im
provement work by constructing its
own dredging equipment. The Port
has already prepared plans and has
called for bids for a dredge.
The Commission, at its session today.
decided to file a protest against the.
enactment of the proposed state law
placing a tar on gasoline. The mem
bers believe such a law would be aj
unjust burden upon industry. There
are several thousand fishing boats on
the Columbia and illamette rivara
which would be affected.
President Stone was delegated to
speaic tX the convention of tiie Qre
gon Retail Merchants Association,
which will meet in Portland on Febru
ary 19 to 21. His subject will be "The
Development of the Commercial Ports
of Oregon." Frank H. Swanton. of the
Astoria Flouring Mills, was delegated
to represent the Port at the highway
convention to be held In Pasco, Wash,
on February 4.
BALFOUR FLEET AUGMENTED
Company Has Five Carriers Listed
for River to WoA Lumber.
Lumber to make up the next cargo
of the schooner Camano, now on the
way to San Francisco from Gilbert
Islands, has been purchased by Bal
four, Guthrie & Company from the
Eastern & Western mill. The schoon
er is one of those bought last(year by
Balfour, Guthrie & Company, and she
will be dispatched for the West Coast.
More schooners of the Balfour-Guthrie
fleet also are destined to be load
ed here on their forthcoming voyages,
the schooner Luzon, at Wauna, and the
schooner Okanogan, at the mill of the
Portland Lumber Company. They will
be dispatched for Australia. The Ca
mano carries 900,000 feet, the Luzon
750,000 feet and the Okanogan 950,000
feet. In addition the company has the
British schooner David Evans on the
way from Port Pirie and she has been
out 81 days. The latter carrier is to
load at Knappton and Astoria. The
schooner Irmgard la listed from Cape
town for the same firm and she car
ries 800,000 feet.
OLYMPLi IS TO BUILD SHIPS
Yard to Be Started at Once to Han
dle Four Motor Ships.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 23. (Special.)
Phillip D. Sloan, president and gen
eral manager of the Sloan Shipyards
Company of Seattle, today announced
the completion of negotiations by
which work is to begin at once on the
construction of a shipyard in Olympia
that will cover 12 acres. The site is
furnished by an association of Olympia
business men on a lease of five years
ior S3U00 a year.
President Sloan said today that the
new yards will employ 600 men at
maximum capacity and add 1350.000 an
nually to the local payroll. He also
said the company has contracts for
four motor ships, each 280 feet long
over all. 46-foot beam and 32,000 tons
local capacity, upon which construe-i
tlon will be commenced as soon as tbe.1
yards are ready for the builders.
WOODLAND IS IX SERVICE
i
Sternwheeler's Underwater Stunt to
Be Probed by Inspectors.
Apparently little the worse for hr
submarine tactics in diving to the bot
tom of the Yamhill River early In tbe
month, the steamer Woodland steamed
proudly into the harbor yesterday cur
rying fret ht as of yore. The vesi.el
had been tied to the bank one night
after having been operated to wittiln
15 minutes of the 13-hour law and d'ur-
ing the night she went to the bot
tom. United States Steamboat Inspectors
Edwards and Wynn have fixed. 9
o'clock this morning as the time for
beginning an Investigation into the
accident. Officers and others of the
crew have been summoned to testify.
For the past few months the Woodland
has been on the run from Foyrtland
to Yamhill River points.
Notice to Mariners.
The following affects aids to nav
igation in the Seventeenth Lighthouse
Ulstrict:
Columbia River Tongue Point crossing
light reportea as carried away and the light
extinguished Jajiuary 21. To be replaced
as soon as practicable.
Puget Sound Eagle Harbor . sand spit
buoy a, neretolore reported as Qrifted, w;
replaced In position January 19k
ROBEKT W Ait RACK,
Inspector.
TEACHERS SEE GLASSES
WORK OF" JEWISH WOTTES IS AMAZ-
IXG TO EDUCATORS.
Children Learning English Are Visited
In Classroom, While Owners Play for
Reception and Tea.
More than 300 members of the Port
land Grade Teachers Association ac
cepted the hospitality of the Council
of Jewish Women at a tea and infor
mal reception in the Neighborhood
House, Second and Wood streets. After
being greeted and served with tea, the
visitors were. taken in groups on tours
of inspection about the building.
Great interest was shown by the
teachers in the splendid work being
done in helping and educating the
children of foreign parentage in South
Portland. Exclamations of surprise
were frequent whven the little children
were discovered in the classes in He
brew. Tiny lads and lassies who are
learning English are at the same' time
becoming acquainted with the language
and literature of the past ages.
The Neighborhood House orchestra.
made up of gifted young musicians,
directed by Albert Creitz, played
throughout th reception. Their ef
forts brought forth generous praise
from the teachers. Mrs. B. M. Blu-
mauer, chairman of the committee, and
Miss Ida Lownberg, head worker, as
sisted by a. score of prominent women,
welcomed the teachers.
Among the younger women who are
members of the council and are teach
ers were several who assisted about
the rooms. They included Miss Hen
rietta Baum, Miss Harris, Miss Zagor
sk y. Miss Mollie Segal, Miss Bess Segal
and Miss Belle Joseph. Mrs. Gus Simon
and Mrs. Sigmund Frank presided at
the tea table.
GOVERNOR TO BE AT DINNER
"Lang Syne" Society to Have Annual
, Gathering at Multnomah.
The fourth annual reception and din
ner of the "Lan? Syne" Society, to take
place at the Multnomah Hotel this
eveninfr. will start with a reception in
the gray parlors of thehotel. The re
ception will continue from 5 to
o'clock, at which hour the "old-timers'
will march to the ballroom, where the
dinner will be served.
Governor Withycombe will be pres
ent. General Charles F Beebe, presi
dent of the society, will preside.
A short programme of speeches has
been arranged, including addresses by
the Governor, Robert Livingstone,
Theodore B. Wilcox, General Anderson,
Rev. Dr. Morrison and others. George
H. Himes, historian of the society, will
display a few lantern slides, showing
soenes in the early life of the city.
. The exercises will be interspersed
with music About 200 members of the
sjociety have signified their intention
of being present.
The "Lang Syne Society was or
ganized in 1913.
Sweet Pea Society to Meet.
The Oregon Sweet Pea Society will
meet tomorrow night in rooui H of the
Public Library to take up plans fo
the 1917 show, which probably will be
held early in July. There will be
music and literary programme and
business reports. Committees to handle
the 1917 show will be named and there
will be two speakers.
Read. The Oregonian classified ads.
WOOL AT TOP PBIGE
Best
Valley Product Brings
Forty-Qme Cents.
NEW CLIP MAY BE HIGHER
Contract Offfers East of Mountains
Do Not Appeal to Growers Bids
Are Advancing All Along Line.
Spot Market Is Strong.
What Is seported to be the highest price
ever paid for Oregon wool was realised by
the Portlaad Wool Warehouse Company,
which hu Jnst sold 40.000 pounds of
quarter and three-eighths 1916 Valley wooi
at up to 41 cents a pound. Woolgrowers in
the Willamette Valley never before rot
within hailing distance of such a price,
but they are confident that during the com
ing season they will market their clips at
even mora money.
Not raruch Is doing In the way of con
tracting east of the mountains. Buyers have
been offering 28 hi cents for fine and 85
cents for coarse wool, but growers are not
disposed to sign up. It is figured that less
than 250,000 pounds of Kastern Oregon wools
have been contracted for to date. Eastern
buyers, are operating In other parts of the
WMt- where they can find sellers, and
prices for new wool are slowly but surely
advancing all along the line.
In' the Boston market, according to ad
vice received, there has been a fair de
mand for domestic wools, especially those
of good characteristics. Territory wools
have been In fair request, mostly for the
fine and fine medium classes. Fairly con
siderable quantities of New Mexican and
elmllar fine medium wools have been sold
at around 95 cents and up to 81 clean basis
ror rainy fine wools. A fair-sized line of
abouV a doll ar clean 7, ,
" the orhVlnl Z. J ' '.1, W.
T.. k.. v" Hardly anything In
,el,' rme wools also changed hands at
Texas has been sold, but a fair Una of fall
rornia Humboldt wools Is reported to have
been sold at about 93 cents, clean baala.
There has also been a demand for medium
wools and several small lots nr nnBH. wA
three-eighths wools have changed hands at
40 to 42 cents, according to the wool.
The opening of the Eastern goods market
Is being accomplished without trouble In
spite of the extreme prices. Good staple
and fancy worsteds are quoted about 30
cents to 60 cents above last year's prices.
wnicn was to be expected In view of the
advance In raw materials. Apparently
woolen manufacturers are finding the open
ings thus far rather more propitious than
are the worsted 'men, due no doubt to the
fact that they are tn a rather better post
tlon as regards the cost of raw materials
than are the worsted manufacturers at the
moment. Spinners and top-makers report
no excitement In their respective markets.
but everything Is held very firm. Top-male
era want $1.40 and better for fine tops and
half-bloods are held at about the same
price. Occasional spot lots of fine tops might
perhaps be found at $1.35. but these would
not be many. Spinners want $1.67 H for
good 2-40s half-blood yarns and on that
basis for other counts.
BITTERS OUT OF WHEAT MARKET
Local Bids Are
I-owered
Three to Foot
Cents.
The local wheat market was weak yes
terday, with buyers lacking. At the Mer
chants' Exchange bid prices were 3 to 4
cents lower than Monday.
Oats were steady and unchanged in price.
with arrivals on a more liberal scale. Bar
ley bids were a half lower.
The Liverpool cable yesterday said:
"wheat firm, with moderate arrivals. Ex
port offers scarce. Corn firm on light Ar
gentlne offers and unfavorable reports. Ar
gentina Is shipping lightly, cold weather In
creasing consumption. Flour strong and
scarce. Oreece Foreign arrivals Increasing:
further purchases are authorized. Argen
tina Weather now clear and hot Recent
rain reported was light and general rains
are now wanted everywhere, as prospects
for corn are very unfavorable. Freights ad
vanced 10 - shillings stnee Friday. Foreign
crop summary unfavorable.
The Canadian visible wheat supply Is 46.
078,000 bushels: decrease, 492.000 bushels.
Last year. 42.553.000 bushels. Oats, 25,146,
000 bushels; decrease. 85,000 bushels. Last
year. 16.086,000 bushels.
An Eastern broker WTltes of the outlook
to wheat:
"Speculation has toned down considerably
at this level, but the commercial situa
tion of supply and demand Is unaltered,
With most of our surplus already sold and
simply awaiting shipment, we are practically
left on a domestic basis. A good covering
of snow exists over the Winter belt, but
the outlook is not entirely satisfactory over
the Important state of Kansas. We would
call attention to the heavy discount on July
any adverse crop news or a late crop
would tend to produce a narrowing of the
difference from May. We have arrived at
a period of the season usually critical
to market tendencies, more so than usual
Just now, owing to the uncertainties con
nected with the European situation."
A report from the American Consul-Gen
eral at London says that the English Food
Controller has issued an order that after
January 29 millers must mill up to 81 per
cent of the whole wheat or add to 76 per
cent wheat S per cent barley, corn, rice
or oats flour, option given to millers
increase barley, corn, rice or oats to 10 per
cent. After May 1 tt will be Illegal to buy
or sell confectionary at retail prices exceed
ing 3d per ounce for chocolate and 2d for
other articles. Including the covering.
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by the Merchants Exchange as follows
Wheat. Barley.Flour. Oats. Hay.
Portland. Tues. 5
Year ago 6
Season to date. 3507
Year afro 9O06
Tacoma, Mod.. 1H
Year ago.... 3
Season to date. 4777
Year ago.... .5664
12 12 B
1 2 7
1.17 S08 lBOl 1491
1328 1042 813 1477
1
2
110 .... 2.13 1372
4l8 244 1574
3 6 4 32
12 la
n5 ion ions 24i
1214 1475 731 3U36
Seattle, Slon.... 24
1 ear ago -.
Season to date.S77H
Year ago . . ...1QH2
DECLINE IN KGGS PARTLY CHECKED
Outside Market Is Found for Local Ac
cumulation.
The decline In the egg market was not
so rapid yesterday, prices being only one
cent lower than Monday's, at 83 to 34
-Ants case count. About two cans were-1
shipped out of town during the day and
this cleaned up most of the accumulation
on the street. Local buying was still un
satisfactory. The butter market was firm and sales
of outside creamery In cubes averaged half
a cent higher. Local prints were not
changed.
There Is a growing Eastern demand for
cheese and several cars will be shipped out
this week. An early advance In the market
Is anticipated.
Poultry was in light supply, and heavy
bens sold readily at 17ia cents and light
hens at 16&17 cents. Dressed pork waa
firm, but veal dragged.
SIX CABS
Vegetables h
OF OEAXGES RECEIVED
Boot hero California. Hit by
jrrosc.
Six cars of oranges were unloaded from
the steamer yesterday. A 'quantity of veg
etables also arrived. Including red. cabbage,
which was quoted at 4H cents a pound.
Another shipment of rhubarb came in from
Canby and sold at 15 cents.
A car of fine cauliflower was received
from Los Angeies. which will be the last to
The Canadian Bank of Commerce
HEAD OFFICE, TORONTO. CANADA
Established 1867.
A Itienl saaklsc
Oasssetta,
later cat paid am Usa deposits.
PORTLAND BRANCH. CORNER SECOND AND STARK STREETS
JT. C MALI" AS. Manager.
arrive for ten days. Frost damage to veg
etables In that section was severe, accord
ing to advices received yesterday.
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances-
Portland SS.127.8S4 4S6.130
Seattle 3.O4.910 2H8.14U
Tacoma 4S18.RS4 28.1S2
Spokane 823.924 82.6U1
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Flour. Feed. Etc
Merchant's Exchange, noon session.
January delivery Sid.
Wheat Bid. Tr. ago.
Bluestem ...'.....$ 1.65 $ 1.13H
Fortyfold 1.62 -1.08
Club LCO l.l-
Ked fife 1.U3
Red Russian 1.31 1.U2
Oa I.
No. 1 white feed ............. 86.50
27.50
Barley
No. 1 feed 80.50
28.50
Futures
Bid.
February bluestem 1.65
March bluestem 1.66
February fortyfold l-l2
March xortvroia . ................. 1
Fettruary club ....................... l.0
March club l.Brt
February Russian .................... l.T7
March Russian 1.57
r ebruary oats ........................ on. i ft
March oats 37.0)
February barley 3H.50
March barley 39.50
FLOUR Patents, S.40; straights. $7,600
7.80; Valley. S7.90: whole wheat. S8.60: gra
ham, $8.40.
MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. $28 50
per ton.1 Shorts, $30.50 per ton; rolled bar-
ley. $42&tS.
CORN whole. $46 per ton; cracked. $47
per ton.
HAY Producers" prices: Timothy. East
ern Oregon. $1921 per ton; timothy. Val-
'ey. iiKali per ton: alfalfa, $17toi8: val
ley grain hay. $1315: clover. $12.50.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. S74c: prime
firsts. 36 4 37c-, firsts. 3SMS3tic Jobbing
prices: Prints, extras, 39c; cartons. 1 cent
extra; butterfat. No. 1, 3Sc; No. 2. 36c.
Portland.
CHEESE; Jobbers buying prices, f. o. b.
dock, Portland: Tillamook triplets, 20c;
Young Americas not quoted.
EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts, 33
34c per dozen; Oregon ranch, candled. 35
43ttc per dozen: Oregon ranch, selects. 38c
POULTRY Hens, heavy. 17&18c: light.
16i&17c per pound; Springs. 16ft 18c: turkeys.
live. 18&20c: dressed, 22tte-6c; ducks. 20
4j--Hc; geese. 1213c
EAL Fancy, 14H915o per 'pound,
PORK. Fancy, 1S613MC per pound.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Local jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels.
$2.252.50; Japanese. $1Q1.25 per bundle;
lemons, $33.7o per box; bananas, oc per
pound; grapefruit. $3(5.
VEGETABLES Artichokes, DDcetl.lo per
dosen ; tomatoes. $7 per crate: cabbage, $3.50
t4 per hundred; eggplant, 25c per pound;
lettuce. $2.50; cucumbers. $1.50)2.00 per
doz. ; celery, $5.50 per crate; cauliflower.
$2.50 per crate; peppers, 2530o per pound;
sack vegetables. $1.25 per sack; sprouts, 11c
per pound: rhubarb. 15c per pound.
POTATOES Oregon buying prices. $2
2.25 per hundred: sweet. $4 per hundred.
ONIONS Oregon buying prices, $5 per
sack, country points.
GREEN FRUITS Apples. 75e$1.50 per
box; pears, $L752-50; cranberries, $1011
per Darrel.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry. $7.35: Honolulu
Plantation, $7.80; Grants) Pass beet. $7.13:
California beet, $7.15: extra C, $6.95: pow
dered. In barrels, $7.85; cubes, in barrels,
$8.10.
SALMON Columbia River. 1-pound tails.
$2.40 per dozen; one-half flats, $1.50;
1-pound flats, $2.50; Alaska pinks, 1-pound
tails. $1.25.
HONEY Choice. $3 3.25 per case.
NUTS Walnuts, sack lots. 18c; Brasll
nuts, 19c; filberts. 19c; almonds. 18&-19C;
peanuts. 7c: cocoanuts. $1.10 per dozen; pe
cans, 1819c: chestnuts. 10c.
BEANS Small white, 11 c: large white.
ll.ioc: Lima, 9ttc: bayous. 8.20c; pink. 8!c;
red Mexicans. 94c; Manchurian. 84c
COFFEE Roasted, In drums, 1735c
SALT Granulated. $16.75 per ton: half
ground 100s. $11.80 per ton; 60s. $12.10 per
ton: aalry. $14.75 per ton.
RICE Southern head. 7tf74c per pound
broken. 4c: Japan style. 4Q44c
DRIED FRUITS Apples. 10'jillc: apri
cots, wsiw; peacnes, S4tTll)e; prunes.
Italian. 8&9c: raisins, 8154c; dates.
Persian, 15c per pound; fard. $2.50 per box;
currants, 15j16c; figs, $2j3.50 per box.
Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc.
HOPS 1016 crop. SG9o per pound.
HIDES Salted hides (25 lbs. and up,
18c; salted stags (50 lbs. and up, 14c;
green and salted kip (15 lbs. to 25 lbs.).
18c: green and salted calf skins (up to 15
ids.), Z7f;&c; green hides (25 lbs. and up)
16c; green stags (50 lbs. and up), 12c; dry
niaes, auc; sajt niues, oc: ary norse hides.
sic-; salt norse niaes. saq(f;.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 24c; dry
snori-wootea pelts. jc:; ary snearllnga. lOifcf
20c eacn. sanea long-wooiea pelts, $1&L50
salted short-wooled pelts, 50c?$l.'
TALLOW No. 1. 8tie per pound.
Wool. Eastern Oregon. fine, 2480c;
coarse, oouott;, vauey, oo U 11C
MOHAIR Nominal.
CASCARA BARK. Old and new. Stie per
pound.
Provisions.
HAMS All sizes, choice. 28ttc; standard.
zzc; BKinnea. iusic; picnics, 10c; cot
tage rolls. 17 He
LARD Tierce basis: Kettle rendered,
19Uc: standard pure. 19e: comoound. 1 Hr
BACON Fancy. 28 4 6 30 He; standard. 24
Q2c; cnoice, 21023c
DRT SALT Short, clear bucks. 17 HO 19c
export. lSliUL'Oc; plate. 144rl5Hc.
BARREL GOODS Mess beef. 822: olate
beef, $23; brisket pork., market; tripe. $10.50
Oils.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels
or tank wagons, 10c; cases, 18 H if 22c
GASOLINE Bulk. 21 He; cases. 3uc; naph
tha. drums. 194c; cases, 80c; engine distil
late, drums. lOHc; cases, 19c
LINSEED OIL Raw, drums, $1.10; bar
rels, l.us; cases. $1.18; boiled, drums. $L12;
Barrel., ti.iu; cases, ai.xo.
TURPENTINE In tanks. 67c; in cases.
i.c; Au-case lots, ic jess.
MRS. HENS01M SUES RIVAL
Bertb'a Schmidt Accused of Stealing
Husband and $5000 Asked.
Mrs. Lucile Henson asks damages of
$5000 in a suit for alienation of affec
tions filed in the Circuit Court yester
day against Bertha Schmidt, who she
says has broken up her home by win
ninsr the love of her husband.
Mrs. Henson asserts she was married
to O. B. Henson September 8. 1909. Be
tween the months of April and Septem
ber of last year, the "other woman'
came between them, declared Mrs. Hen
son.
bne aided mm financially, as one
means of wrongfully and wickedly
Kalnlng- his affections, charges Mrs.
HensonJ Mr. Henson sent his wife to
Eugene to live with her relatives, his
wife asserts, at the solicitation ot the
other woman, that they might be to
gether in Portland more frequently.
ELOPERS HELDBY POLICE
Daughter of Wealthy Rancher and
Farmhand Are Arrested.
OAKLAND. Cal.. Jan. 23. (Special.)
Sixteen-year-old Gussie Fox, dauch
ter of Jesse Fox, a wealthy rancher
cner i
ten- I
o. a.
near Eugene, Or., is held in the Det
tion Home here, and Haxiey Ham,
Csmmcrclal I-fen et CredJS
laaxcsl.
Elxchan ire on LidoR, TTn g la a s
Mesgbt aa SeleV
farm hand, also is in - custody on a
charge of violating the Mann act.
The couple, say the police, left Eu
gene tog:ether on November 25 last and
came to Oakland. Ham was arrested
Monday as a suspicious character.
Mr. Fox has been notified and is ex
pected here tomorrow.
A species of tree of unlimited grrowth
in Natal, heretofore regarded as worth
less commercially, has been found to
yield a Juice that contains rubber in.
larire quantities.
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