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18 THE HORNING OREGOXIAJT, TIIUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1917. GRAIN MEN STUDY GRADING PROBLEMS Growers, Dealers, Millers, and Shippers Confer With Federal Officials. STANDARDS TO BE UNIFORM representatives of Department of Agriculture Gather Information at Hearing Sere Attended by More Tban 2 00. Ulore than 200 wheatgrowers, dealers, millers and shippers of Oregon, includ ing many from Washington, were pres ent yesterday at a hearing conducted by representatives of the Department of Agriculture to gather information to be used later as a basis of establishing uniform grain standards. When Dr. J. W. T. Duval, crop tech nologist in charge of wheat standard ization investigations of the Depart ment of Agriculture, opened the meet ing In the aasembly-room of the Mult nomah Hotel he declared that the at tendance was the largest that has been noted since the series of hearings were started a month ago. Unusual Interest vaa taken in the proceedings by the growers and many features of grain standardization and methods of mar keting grain were brought out b friendly discussions. Bulk Handling: Discussed, While the hearing was called pri marily to discuss grain grading, the delegates took advantage of the oppoi tunity to discuss Informally the ques tions of bulk grain handling and state grain inspection. The growers of the Inland Empire especially are interested In the bulk handling system, and at their request this subject will be taken up as a special order of business at today's session. Representatives of the Federal Grain Standards Board recog nize the Importance of the movement and readily consented to deviate from the routine programme. Just before adjournment of the after noon session a resolution presented by J. T. Adkisson, of The Dalles, urging the lower branch of the Legislature to pass the grain inspection measure was adopted unanimously. The resolution Is as follows: Whereas, there la a. genera demand among the growers, dealers and warehouse men of tliis state for a grain Inspection law that will bring the grain trade of Oregon on a parity with the grain trade ot the state o Washington, and Whereas, whenever bulk handling is adopted In the state of Oregon, state stand ards and state inspection will become im perative, and Whereas, Senate bill No. 224 has passed that branch of the Legislature and is now ponding before the House of Representatives at Salem; therefore, be it Resolved, by this body of grain dealers, growers and warehouse men assembled In Portland to attend the hearings of the Federal Grain Standards Bureau, that we petition the House of Representatives of the Oregon Legislature - to pass, before adjourn ment. Senate bill No. 2-'4. so as to cover the vital needs now faced by this community In rising to a larger and more economical handling of its cereals. Board to Determine Standards. Dr. Duvel, as chairman of the meet ing, explained that the Federal law providing for the fixing of standards of wheat would become operative within 90 days after the Federal Grain Standards Board had determined upon the standards to be adopted. He said that it was desired to receive expres sions and suggestions from all persons Interested in the grain industry, so that the Government would be enabled to fix consistent standards for the various classes of wheat. The morning session was taken up by Dr. Duvel in explaining by the use of charts and tabulations the results ar rived at after careful investigations showing the average moisture content of the various classes of grain. During the afternoon session there was long discussion of mixed grades. Representatives of the department pointed out that there were more mixed grades in the Northwest than in other wheatgrowing sections and declared that it would be to the advantage of the farmers to produce clearer grades of wheat. Benefit for Farmers to Result. "Wheat usually brings its full value," said L. M. Jeffers, supervisor in charge of the Portland office of the Federal grain inspection district. "When you have better grades, you will get what your wheat is worth on the market. In most cases. Competition among . buyers will take care of the price. The standards to be adopted by the de partment will result in raising the standards of grain and you farmers will benefit." Some of the growers thought that because wheat was mixed, especially with a high grade, it should not be classed lower than if it were entirely of one variety. The discussion resulted in the adoption of a resolution provid ing that "in all cases where wheat is graded below No. 1, for the reason that it is mixed, the inspection certi ficate shall show the reason why it has been so graded." Following the morning hearing the visiting wheat men received an op portunity to watch a session of the Merchants' Exchange, where trading In wheat is conducted daily during the noon hour. Afterwards the visitors were escorted to the Chamber of Com merce, where a luncheon was served by the grain standards bureau of the Chamber. M. H. Houser, chairman, of the board, presided at the luncheon. Besides Dr. Duvel and Mr. Jeffers, others representing the Government at the hearing are: George Livingston, specialist in grain marketing; E. B. Quiggle, of the solicitor's office; R. C. Miller, svrvisor in grain Inspection; S. A. Rpf' and Milan Voder, assistants In the Portland office of Federal grain supervision. Charles J. Brand, chief of the office of market and rural organization. De partment of Agriculture, arrived in the city last night and will be present at today's hearing. Many Here From Out of Town. The out-of-town visitors at the hear ing are: J. T. Adklnson. "The Dalles. Or.: Zo At kinson. Waltsbure:. Wash.: S. C. Armstrong. Seattle: A. L. Beatie. Oregon City: C. C. burroughs. Condon. Or.: M. r. Campbell, Condon. Or.: W. S. Clark. Walla Walla; H. W. -olllns. Pendleton: W. R. Copeland, Walla Walla: William Courter. Pendleton; Fred A. Covey. Maupln, Or.: R. M. from melln. Pendleton: R. W. Davis. Rarrlsburir. Or.: F. M. Dement, Walla Walla: TT. F. Deyoe. Amity. Or.: C. H. Diener. Wilbur. Or.: Earl Dudley. Weston. Or.; rs. F. Durst, Sherwood. Or.: W. O. Echols. Condon. Or.: Herbert Egbert. The Dalles. Or.: IT. J. Elliott, Perrydale. Or.: Carl Engdahl. Helix. Or.; I.. E. Fowler, Condon. Or.; Manuel Frledly. Pendleton; TT. W. Card, Madras. Or.; T. W. Glavey, The Dalles: E. H. Han son. McMlnnvllle. Or.; O. A. Hardth. The Dalles; R. D. Hetzel. Corvallls O. A. C. : W. S. Hlbbert. Dayton, Or.; W. T. Hoff man. Independence, Or.: B. A. Howard. Mullno. Or.: H. B. Howell. TJ. ft. Office Markets. Omaha: 3. Lansing Hurd, Cor vallls, O. A. C. : Gr. R. . Hyslop, Corvallls, O. A. C: J. B. Imlay, Keeflville. Or.; jr. W. Imlay. Walla Walla: F. B. Ingels, Dufur, Or.: R. D. Jarboe, Tacoma: A. L. Johnson, Carlton, Or.; C. A. Johnson. Lexlnrton; Owen Jones, Dufur, Or.: H. J. Kauffman, McMlnnville. Or.; H. E. Keeney, Culver. Or.; C. F. Kennedy, Condon, Or.; Frank Kirk, Halsey, Or.; C. H. Koontz. Halsey. Or.: R. I. Leonard, Walla. Walla; George R. Malcolm, Walia Walla; H. A. Martin, Walla Walla; Edwin Mays, Maupln. Or.: W. P. McMillan, Lexington, Or.; M. B. Mikkelson, Lewiston, Idaho; T. IT. Morlock, Joseph; H. S. Murray, Freewater, Or.; W. R. Myrick, Pendleton. Or.; B. F. Owsley. Walla Walla; 8. A. Pease. Jefferson; Frank Price. Weston. Or.; H. W. Rayman. Rosalia, Wash.; J. B. Rayman, Rosalia, Wash.; A. 8. Rice. Con don, Or.; J. A. Rlddell. Monmouth. Or.: Allen Roberta, The Dalles; V. H. Rogers, Walla Walla: C. K. Schain, Farmers' Ele vator Company, Condon; W. B. Shaffer, Walla Walla; W. L. Sheard, Dayton. Wash.; Paul H. Spillman. La'Vrande; i. S. Smith. Arlington; J. A. Smith,' Blalock, Or.; Frank W. Swanton. Astoria; A. H. Tasker, Barons. Alta., Canada; J. T. Tasker, Barons, Alta., Canada: R. J. Thompkina, Walla Walla; R. M. Thurston. Newberg; A. W. Tldmarsh. Seattle (Seattle Grain Company): Ora Van Tassel. Madras. Or.; W. F. Van Vactor, Joseph. Or.; F. Ward, Condon, Or.; L. A. Wellsandt. Rltzville. Wash.; S. H. Wilson, Maupin, Or.; Reed Wolfe. Walla Walla, WIRELESS FLASHES FAR MESSAGE SENT FRO 31 HARTFORD, COXS, TO HOO.UIAM, WASH. Amateur Operators Succeed In. Relay ing Greetings for First Time in History. HOQTJIAM. Wash.. Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) Amateur wireless operators. In a chain from the Atlantic to the Pa cific, eu ly Tuesday morning succeed ed in relaying a message across the continent, from Hartford, Conn., to Hoquiam, and as far as known here a reply was relayed back. The message is considered to set a new mark for development of the use of the wire less. Henry G. Blagen, of Hoquiam, yes terday received the following message from the editor of the Hartford Cou rant, addressed to the editor of the Hoquiam Dally Washingtonlan: "Atlantic greetings to the Pacific by wireless. Please answer." In reply the following message was sent to the Courant: "Accept Pacific greetings. This is his toric feat in wireless development." The message was started from Hart ford by Hiram Percy Maxim, president of the American Radio Relay League, and was received and forwarded by amateur operators at Albany, N. Y., Chicago, Minneapolis, Lewiston, Mont., and La Grande, Or., the latter sending the message to Mr. Blagen. As soon as he delivered the message to tho Washingtonlan he was given, the reply and started it on its way. GENERAL CASTILLO PICTCRESO.UE FIGURE AT EXPOSITION, Invitations for Duel Often Issued When on Jury of Awards at San Fran cisco, but All Avoided. BAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. (Special.) General Enrique Loynaz del Castillo, reported wounded in Cuba, was one of the most unique figures at the Exposi tion. At all official affairs he wore the snow white uniform of a Cuban General, with an abundant display of gold braid. Several times his honor required him to send out invitations to duels, which, however, were always politely refused. The most sensational affair of his career at the Exposition was a tiff with Director-General Skiff, whom he challenged, to a duel, after the latter had made a remark which could be taken as a reflection on the honor of the International Jury of awards, of which Castillo was a member. Actual hostilities were prevented only when President. Moore, accompanied by his naval and military aides and several members of his official staff, paid a penitent call to the General and ex plained the matter on the steps of the Cuban pavilion. While the General was on a visit to Cuba to celebrate his wedding anni versary and to obtain an additional ap propriation of $50,000 for entertain ment, his local staff Inaugurated an intrigue to depose him. He met the plot promptly by returning here post haste and discharging everybody concerned. RUSSIAN ATTACKS FAIL "SXOW SHIRT" DISGUISE USED IX UNSUCCESSFUL ASSAULT. Heavy Losses Sustained on Riga and Dvlna Fronts Germans Make Gains on Lower Stock. hod. BERLIN, Feb. 14. (By wireless to Tuckerton, N. J.) Reviewing recent operations along the Russian front, the military critic of the Overseas News Agency, writing under date of Feb ruary 13, says: "After their sanguinary failure in the offensive attempt on the Riga bridgehead, the Russians during the past few days have attempted local advances along the Dvlna front. At tacking forces wearing 'snow shirts' have closely approached the German defenses on dark nights, but have in variably been driven away by the well directed fire of the vigilant defenders. Each time the Russians suffered heavy losses. "The only enterprises on a large scale were the two attacks by several Rus sian battalions, made February 12, near Zvyzyn, on the Upper Sereth, which, despite full-co-operation by the artil lery, broke down completely in front of the German line. "German patrols, on the other hand, have during the past few days re peatedly gained noteworthy successes. On the Lower Stockhod a German re connoitering detachment on February 10 brought in prisoners and valuable material, while in a short but vigorous advance near Kiselin on February 11 two officers and 40 Russians were made prisoners. Souh of Lake Drisviaty, on February 12. 90 men were captured." U. S. ATTACHE ARRESTED Mlnisetr Whittock's Aide Held Up Frequently by Germans. BERNE, via Paris, Feb. 14. Christian N. Herter, formerly an attache of the American Embassy in Berlin, but who was lent by Ambassador Gerard . to Brand Whitlock, the American Minister to Belgium, arrived in Berne today after having been arrested by German petty officials at Mayence and having been subjected to much other annoy ance in leaving Belgium. Mr. Herter said today that he had ap plied for his passports February 6, but was kept waiting for them until Febru ary 9. When he had to change trains at Mayence he was seized and locked up for most of the night. 1. OXfifi DENIES KNOWING ACCUSER Star Witness Against Alleged Bomb Plotters Disputes Woman's Affidavit. . PROSECUTOR IS MET HERE Deputy District Attorney Arrives From San Francisco to Confer With Durkee, Or., Stockman Regarding Testimony. Frank: C. Oxman, star witness against Thomas J. Mooney and Warren K. Billings, recently convicted of plant ing the bomb in San Francisco last July when a preparedness parade was being held, and which resulted in the death of 10 persons, vigorously denies that he ever knew or saw Mrs. E. R. La Posee, the ex-Portland woman who has sworn to an affidavit to the effect that Mr. Oxman perjured himself on the witness stand. In her affidavit Mrs. La Posee sets forth Mr. Oxman was many blocks from the scene at the time of the explosion and that he stepped on her foot, which made her take particular notice of him. Mr. Oxman characterizes the move of Mrs. La Posee as one made exclusively to gain a new trial for Mooney, whose sentence is being held up. Mr. Oxmai yesterday was in confer ence here with Edward A. Cunha, dep uty District Attorney from San Fran cisco, the prosecutor who secured the conviction of Mooney and Billings. Mr. Cunha came to Portland or business and when he read of Mrs. La Posee's affidavit he took immediate steps to file a counter-affidavit contradicting her sworn statements. Nearby Hotel .Patronised. "After having prosecuted the case so vigorously and successfully we cannot have it spoiled by Mrs. La Posee's affi davit," said Mr. Cunha yesterday. "I came here on business, but as I am here I will see that Mr. Oxman Is pro tected and. that nothing is left un done." "I never saw this woman," says Mr. Oxman, stockman from Durkee, Or., who testified he was near the curb when the automobile bearing the Mooney-Billings party bore down on the crowd. He was in San Francisco to sell 12,000 sheep and was staying at the Terminal Hotel, across the street from the place where the explosion oc curred. He said he had an appointment at 2 o'clock and that while killing time he was standing across the street from the hotel when the Buitcase was plant ed. He took particular notice of the occupants of the car, hp said, as it was the only automobile around, and the occupants were rather excited, the whole affair being one to arouse sus picion. He then went across the street to the hotel, found that the man he was to meet could not keep the appoint ment and ther went to a nearby res taurant to eat. It was while he was there that the explosion took place. Frame-Up Is Charted. Mr. Oxman says that there is not a grain of truth in what Mrs. La Posee has sworn to. He asserts that she will have a hard time trying to make her story stick. "It is Just & frame-up on tho part of the defendants to obtain a new trial and they believe they can get away with it because Mr. Oxman is out of the city." Is the assertion of Mr. Cunha. Mr. .Oxman is able to tell just where he was all of the afternoon and even ing of the day of the explosion and that information is In the hands of the District Attorney. He says that that is more than any of the four defend ants has been able to do, for their ac tions are clouded around, the, time of the explosion. Mr. Oxman has had dealings with many men in a business way and says that since he has a hard time remem bering names he has trained himself to remember faces. This ability stood him in good stead when the machine drove up and the bomb was planted. Mr. Cunha will be in the city sev eral days. He is a Stanford graduate and has many friends in Portland, among them being Plowden Stott, Dep uty District Attorney A. A. Murphy, Ben Dey, Kenneth Fenton and others. Mr. Oxmar may go to New York to Identify the fifth member of the alleged bomb plotters. dinavian countries. The note, says the Dagblad. is a defense of the Inalienable right of neutrals to the free use of the' open seas. The measures of the central powers, it declares, cannot be acknowledged as a valid blockade and the German theory that the British proclamations of 1914 and 1917 created a new international law regarding war zones cannot be recognized as having any foundation. The Dagblad insists that the protest is no "juridical gesture of a platonic nature," as is shown by Its reservation of full liberty of action in case lives or property suffer. "The note," it com ments, "is couched in firm and deft terms which ought to make an impres sion in the countries against whose Il legal measures it is directed." This newspaper says the note proves Sweden's Impartial neutrality: that the country's grave protest against the vi olation of the laws of naval warfare does not depend on sympathy for one side or the other, but is supported by a united people whose protests against injury to their countrymen's life and property are far more than a formality. MRS. INNES SENTENCED FORMER OREGON WOMAN SENT TO PRISON FOR THREE YEARS. AMERICANS KEEP CALM COLONY IN BERLIN SETTLING DOWN TO BUSINESS. Trade Association Urges Members to Conduct Affairs as Uaual and Sees No Danger, Even In War. BERLIN, Feb. 13. via London, Feb. 14. An appeal to Americans in Ger many not to. become alarmed and to conduct their business as usual is con tained in the weekly bulletin of the American Association of Commerce and Trade, an organization representing American business interests in Ger many. The bulletin says in part: "At present we cannot see any rea son why Americans should become alarmed or hysterical and neglect or abandon their business. No matter how the situation may develop, we believe that Americans in Germany who con duct themselves properly, will have nothing to fear and will in no way be disturbed." Only three or four members of the American dentists' colony in Berlin, which is quite numerous, have left Ger many and the remaining Americans in the German capital are apparently set tling down to their usual routine after the flurry following the breach of rela tions with the United States SWEDISHOPINION UNITED PRO-GERMAN PRESS APPROVES PROTEST TO BERLIN. Child's Burns Fatal. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., Feb. 14. (Special.) Little Ralph Birkenstock, who was burned Sunday afternoon, died Monday evening and will be buried this afternoon. Measures of Central Powers Cannot Re Acknowledged as Valid Block ade, Is Declaration. STOCKHOLM, via London, Feb. 14, "This time the Hammarskjoeld gov ernment has the whole Swedish nation on its side with the exception of a few denationalized individuals," says the liberal pro-entente Dagens Niheter in concluding its editorial today on the Scandinavian nation's protest against the submarine blockade. The Conserv ative pro-German newspapers, the Stockholm Dagblad and Svenska Dag bladet, likewise commend in the high est terms the attitude of the Scan. Husband Already Convicted and Sen tenced to Seven-Year Term for Larceny After Trust. ATLANTA. Ga, Feb. 14. Mrs. Victor E. Innes, of Eugene, Or., convicted yesterday of larceny after trust, was sentenced today to three years' im prisonment. With her husband who already has been convicted and sen tenced to serve seven years, Mrs. Innes was charged with misappropriating more than $3000 of funds of the Nelms sisters of Atlanta. The young women disappeared from San Antonio, Tex., in June, 1914, and never have been found. Innes and his wife were acquitted in San Antonio of charges of murdering the two women. SHIPYARD PROJECT AIDED Florence Chamber Sleets 'With En couragement In Undertaking. FLORENCE, Or.. Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) A special meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce was held last night to discuss methods of co-operating with the Eugene organization for se curing the proposed shipyard. A com mittee was appointed, consisting of J. W. Bergman. W. H. O'Keily, R. T. F. Smith. D. M. Kyle and William Brynd, who will confer with the Eugene com mittee and take up the matter of ob taining stock subscriptions locally. Those Interested are meeting with much encouragement, locally and from Eugene and Portland persons. Johnson Porter, of Porter Bros., owners of the local sawmill, has expressed willing ness to aid the project financially and in any other possible manner. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name. From Date. Breakwater. .... .San Kranciaco. . . . In port Heaver Loa Angeles. .......In port Northern Pacific. Pan Franclaco. ... Feb.. 36 F. A. Kllburn. ... Ban Francisco. .. . .Feb. 17 Rose City Los AnKeles. ..... ..Feb. 20 DUB TO DEPART. Kama. For Data. Breakwater San Franclaco Feb. 15 Yale .S.F. for LA.-S.D... Feb. 16 Beaver. Loa An Kelea. ...... Feb. Itf Multnomah San Diego Feb. 16 Celllo. .......... .San Diego Feb. Ifl Harvard S.F. for L.A.-S D.. . Feb. 17 Northern Pacific. Pan Franclaco Feb. 17 Willamette. . .... San Diego. ........ Feb. 17 F. A. Kllburn. ... San Francisco. ..... Feb. lji Kose City Loa Angeles. ...... Feb. 22 Klamath San Franclaco Feb. 28 Marconi Wireless Reports. (AU positions reported at 8 P. M., Feb ruary 14, unless otherwise designated.) ADELINE SMITH. San Francisco for Coos Bay. 253 miles north of San Francisco. YOSISMITE. San Francisco for Port Gam ble. 10 miles north of Blunts Reef. SENATOR, San Francisco for Seattle, 200 miles north of San Francisco. MANOA, San Francisco for Honolulu. 29 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M, Feb ruary 13. ENTERPRISE. Honolulu for Pan Fran cisco, 1236 miles from San Franclaco at 8 P. M.. February 13. CORONADO, San Pedro for Pan Fran cisco. 130 miles from San Francisco. KILBURN", San Francisco for Eureka. 65 miles north of Snn Francisco. GREAT NORTHERN. San Francisco for Honolulu via San Pedro, 499 miles from San Pedro. NAPAMA, Pan Francisco for Everett, 48 miles north of Point Reyes. BARGE 91. Richmond for San Pedro. 28 miles from Richmond. ASUNCION. Richmond for Powell River, five miles north of San Francisco. PENNSYLVANIA. Balboa for San Fran cisco. 1670 miles aouth of San Francisco at 8 P. M.. February 13. NEWPORT. San Francisco for Balboa. 1040 miles south of Point Bontta, SANTA CRUZ. South America for San Francisco, 202 miles south of San Fran cisco. RAVALLI. San Francisco for Seattle, off Port Anprelea. DRAKE. Point Orient for Victoria, B!5 miles north of Point Orient. IDAHO. Grays Harbor for San Francisco, barbound Inside Grays Harbor. UMATILLA. Pan Francisco for Seatle, 23 miles north of Blanco. EL SEGUNDO. Richmond for Seattle. B51 miles north of Richmond. BRADFORD. Vancouver for San Fran cisco. 170 miles north of Blanco WILLAMETTE. San Francisco for Port land. Inside the Columbia River bar QUEEN. Seattle for San Francisco. CO miles south of Cape Mendocino. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Feb. 14 Arrived, ttexmera Beaver, from Snn Pedro via San Fran c!s;o: Multnomah end Celllo, from San Francisco. Sailed, steamers Daisy Mathews and Klamath for San Pedro. ASTORIA. Feb. 14. Arrived at 8:80 and left tip at 10:20. steamer Beaver, from San Pedro via San Francisco. Arrived at 9 and left up at 10:20 A. M.. steamer Mult nomah, from San Francisco. Arrived at 0 and left up at 11 A M.. steamer C-Hlo, from Snn Francisco. Arrived at 3:40 P. Af. and left up. steamer jr. A. Cbanalor. from Port San Luis. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. Sailed at 11 A. M, steamer F. A Kllburn, for Portland via Eureka and Coos Bay: at noon, steamer Rose City, fron Portland for San Pedro. Arrived at 4 P. M., steamer Northern Pa cific, from FlaveU February 13, sailed at 4 P. M-, steamer J. B. Stetson, for Co lumbia River. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. Arrived Steamers Tancred (Norwegian), from Nan- Dmn' 1 ,1 d. frn m V.t.hllr... A . . , - ...... - . - . . ....... . . . in. oimp- son. from Coos Bay: Elizabeth, from Ban don: schooner Esther Buhne. from Apia, Sailed Steamers F. A. Kllburn. for Port land; Brooklyn, for Bandon; Oleum, Wap ama. for Seattle, BALBOA. Feb. 13. Arrived Motor-ship George Washing-ton, from Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 14. Sailed Steamera Stanley Dollar, for Southwestern and Southeastern Alaaka; Admiral Good rich, for Southeaatern Alaska. SAN PEDRO. Feb. 13. Arrived at 5 P M., motor schooner Sierra, from Portland. Tides at Astoria. Thursday. Hla-h water Low water f!:r7A. M 8.2feetl 7 :07 P. M 5.3 fentll :32 P. M 1.2 feet Vessels Entered Yesterday. American steamer San GabiieL, ballnstl from San Franlcaco. Vessels Cleared Yesterday. American Bteamer San Gabriel, 474,000 feet of lumber, for San Francisco. Columbia River Bar Report. " NORTH HEAD, Feb. 14. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. Sea smooth; wind north, 22 miles. HARBOR IS DEEPENED Sediment Is Being Removed Close to Municipal Dock 2. NEW YARDS BEING FILLED Supple-Ballin-Lockrvood Shipbuild ing Plant Making Progress Fa cilities for Rapid Handling of Materials Being Provided. Harbor work being' carried on by the Port of Portland with the dredgre Wil lamette, between the Morrison-street and Burnside-street bridges. Is Insur ing a larger and deeper area off mu nicipal dock No. 2, and it Is understood sediment will be cleared as close to the dock as possible. Since the war steam ers of the Union line carrying paper to Australia have used that berth when calling here, and while depths have been adequate, the new work is provid ing greater benefits. ' It is estimated that on the property now held by the Supple-Ballin-Lock-wood wooden shipbuilding plant at East Oak street, not as much material will be needed for the fill as was cal culated at first, the amount then being 80.000 cubic yards. If adjoining land is taken, as may be necessary with more ship contracts, more fill will be made and thereby space provided for receiving virtually all the dredgings of the Willamette In-clearing the channel between the bridges. The shipyard site now comprises about six acres. About two acres more, lying on the waterfront north of the yard as well as stretching shoreward, will be taken when additional contracts are closed. Gangs of men were engaged yester day cutting through the former dock of the Standard Box & Lumber Com pany mere, the plan being to carry the building ways through the dock to the river. Facilities for rapid handling of iimienai irom me saws and other parts of the plant to the ships will be put In and with the dock space available also the builders can receive material in short time from any mill, either by water, team or railroad Establishment of the new plant in ine neart or the harbor gives Port land eight shipyards engaged in deen water construction and yet the string is not complete, others being hard at work fostering additions to the in dustry and if they materialize it Is proposed to locate In the city. Ad vantages in being close to labor and supplies is the main attraction in the way of city sites. ALEXANDER BILL ATTACKED Congressman McArthur Officially Protests to I Ion. so Committee. Supporting the contention that the Alexander shipping bill, now before Con gress, providing in effect that vessels constructed in the United States must be owned by Americans, would cripple the industry, particularly on the Pacific Coast, Congressman McArthur has as sured the Chamber of Commerce that he is watching the matter carefully. In a telegram received yesterday he says: "Please advise all shipbuilding con cerns that I have entered vigorous pro test with House committee on merchant marine and fisheries against House bill No. 20,800 and similar Senate bill, and will advise as to results." Senator Chamberlain Informed the Chamber by telegraph Tuesday of his efforts in behalf of the builders here, in safeguarding their interests as to foreign contracts. The steps have been taken in response to'emphatic objection voiced here by heads of firms building both steel and wooden vessels. CHANNEL WORE CLEANING TJP Widening of Road at Pillar Rock Begun by Dredge Multnomah. Last of the work mapped out for the present In providing for the projected depth of water between Portland and the estuary of the Columbia was be gun yesterday by the Government dredge Multnomah at Pillar Rock, where she shifted from Puget Island. There is 30 feet of water in the chan nel there, but as the best depth is not on both sides of the range. It was or dered that the cut be widened so the range will mark the center. The dredge Wahkiakum has about two weeks' work at Henrici's. There will be a survey started this morning of the Willamette River be tween its mouth and the Broadway bridge, ty a crew from the office of Major Jewett, Corps of Engineers. U. S. A. The last Federal survey of that stretch was made in 1909 and in 1914 the Port of Portland made an in dependent survey. The work is being carried out principally for the benefit of the Port of Portland, which handles all dredging over that course. PORTLAND CONTROLLED HERE Corporation Organized to Handle Operation of Vessel Purchased. Formatlcn of tho Oregon Alaska Steamship Company, articles incorpo rating which have been filed, is to con trol the motorship Kuskokwim River, purchased -last month by C. A. Burck hardt and F. O. Burckhardt. of this city, from the Graham Interests at Seattle. The vessel is to be equipped with steam gear taen from the torpedo-boat Fox and her oil engines will be used for other purposes. The company is capitalized for $75, 000 and the incorporators are C. A. Burckhardt. F. O. Burckhardt and L. A. iicNary. The vessel's .name is to be Portland and she will hall from this harbor. Changes in the machinery are expected to be completed so she can make her first voyage from Seattle to Alaska canneries about March 1. COAST PROJECTS INSPECTED Major Fries Familiarizes Himself With New Territory. To familiarize himself with details of projects under way along the Oregon Coast, over which he has supervision by virtue of having recently taken charge of the First Portland District, Major Amos A. Fries, Corps or Engineers, U. S. A., left yesterday for Tillamook Bay and next week will make the trip from muslaw soutn as rar as work is under way. At Tillamook he will take in Im provements on the bay. Including the jetty undertaking and quarry from which rock for that is drawn, and to day is to visit Nehalem. Last week Major Fries inspected tne uelilo Canal and the Cascade Locks, while later he expects to go into the upper river dis trict, where improvements are carried on, also in the Snake. JAPANESE OFFICERS ARRIVE Three Fast Cruisers at Esquimau Said to Have Brought Gold. SEATTLE, Feb. 14. Fourteen Japa nese naval officers for Admiral T. Ta kashita's squadron of cruisers, which arrived at Esquimau last week, reached Seattle from Japan Monday night and departed for Esquimau last night. The cruisers at Esquimau are the Idzuma, Iwate and Nishin, all fast vessels. Flag Lieutenant Y. Tamamoto. of Ad miral Takashlta's staff, said that Japan purposed to send & fleet to assist her allies in European waters. It is re ported that the cruisers now at Esqui mau brought a shipment of 110.000,000 gold for Ottawa, but the officers de clined to speak on this subject. SHIP OWNERS AID DRY LAW District Attorney at Marshfleld Is Asked to Co-operate. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) District Attorney Hall has been asked to co-operate with a steamship line running vessels between Bandon and San Francisco in preventing the vessels from breaking the liquor law. Mr. Hall did not name the company, however. He expects, he said, to ob tain co-operation from all steamship lines maintaining service to the Co quile River and Coos Bay. with an aim to making the immediate section of the Coast bone dry .in fact. Only one liquor caee has developed on Coos Bay since the new law was signed by Governor James Withy combe. The city officials have con fiscated a suitcase filled with liquor. Marine Notes. Captain Mitchell, who made an enviable record when Bailing the crack schooner Irene, la akipper of the new five-masted auxiliary schooner S. I. AUard. which left St. Helena last night for San Franclaco to have her machinery put in. The vessel la to be towed, so she was registered here as a barge and will be frtven m schooner registry after com pletion at San Franclaco. About the time the McCormlek steamer Klamath sailed from St. Helena last night with numerous pajsseiagers. the steamers Multnomah and Celilo docked there and are to be loaded eo aa to depart tomorrow, while late last night the Willamette was looked for and she is to get away on tha return to California porta Saturday. Clear weather Is again exerting an influ ence on the stage of the river here, it being at 3.2 feet above zero yesterday and the Weather Bureau forecast ia that it will con tinue to drop during the next few days. Lumber laden for San Pedro, the steamer Daisy Mathews got away from St. Helena yesterday afternoon. The steamer Ban CJabrlel was cleared yesterday for San Fran cisco with 474.000 feet of lumber. In response to notice published Sunday, of examinations to be held April 1 to till po sitions requiring experienced men and la borers, the division engineer's office at the Custotn-House, room 102, has received many callers, 152 men being given application blanks Monday and 60 yesterday, while 40 letters were received In which It waaa asked that the necessary papers be forwarded. Summer Trip for Beaver. Calm seas, bracing zephrys and gen erally delightful conditions are said to have been experienced on the voyage of the San Francisco & Portland liner Beaver, Captain Mason, which docked here yesterday afternoon. The ves sel had aboard 100 travelers, most of whom enjoyed the run. In the way of cargo the ship brought more than tne customary load from the south, close to 1800 tons being below deck. She Is assured of a large list of pas sengers on sailing tomorrow, while no empty freight space will be left. Northern Pacific Misses Trip. As she is to undergo annual inspec tion at San Francisco beginning to day, the turbiner Northern Pacific is to omit her Saturday sailing from Flavel, leaving the Golden Gate that day instead, so her next departure from here will be February 20. The size of the ship and many details to be gone over by the steamboat inspectors necessitates two days being spent at the task. JOBS BEING FILLED Strikes by Metal Trades Work ers Fall Flat. MANY WANT PLACES BACK Steamship Goes Aground. BELLIXGHAM, Wash.. Feb. 14. The steamship Windber, of the Pacific American Fisheries, went on Starr Rock here today at 11 o'clock, while backing into position at a lumber mill dock. The steamship Norwood and tugs attempted to pull the vessel off but failed. Motorship Ijeaves St. Helens. ST. HELENS. Or., Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) The motorship S. I. Allard, launched at the t. Helens Shipbuild ing Company's yards last month, left tonight for Astoria, being towed by a tug. At Astoria there will be about 10 days work before the vessel will be ready to be towed to San Fran cisco, where engines will be installed. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ORATS HARBOR, Wash.. Feb. 14. (Spe cial.) The iteamers Carloa and Helena ar rived from San Pedro. The former la load ing at Donovan's mill and the latter at the Lyle mill. The United States Dredge Oregon ia on the Ltndstrom marine ways here undergoing repairs. The steamer Grays Harbor arrived from San Francisco last night and la loading at the Hulbert mill. The schooner Eric has completed loading and will clear for Sydney during the week. Approximately 600 quarta of whisky were seized by the police laat night in a raid on the ateamer Graya Harbor, berthed at the Hulbert mill. The booze in bottlea waa found stored tinder the floor In the engine-room and filled 39 gunnyaacks. Thla raid netted the biggest capture of whisky made on Graya Harbor alnce the dry law went Into effect. No arreste have been made aa yet. but it la likely that some will be made in the near future. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 14. (Special.) The ateam achooner Celllo arrived thla morning from San Franclaco and went to Llnnton to load lumber. The steam schooner Multnomah arrived today from San Francisco and Is to load lumber at St. Helens. Bringing freight and passengera for At torla and Portland, the steamer Beaver arrived today from San Pedro and San Francisco. The tank steamer J. A. Chanslor la due from California with a cargo ot fuel oil. SEATTLE. Wash.. Feb. 14. (Special.) The ateamer Stanley Dollar sailed for Southeaatern and Southwestern Alaska at 4:15 P. M.. with a full cargo of lumber and coal. The preeent voyage is the first the vessel has made alnce ahe atruck a rock in Active Paaa last month on her maiden voyage for her new owners, the Alaska Steamship Company. The steamer Admiral Goodrich sailed for Southeastern Alaaka at 12:50 P. M. today with 40 passengers and cannery supplies. H. P. Warren, engineering representative of the Alaska Engineering Commission, to day estimated the total number of men to be used on the road next Summer at 6500. SAJT FRANCISCO. Feb. 14. (Special.' More windjammers are en route from Pa cific ports than for some time, although there have been several arrivals during the paat ' few daya. At present there are 15 Balling vessels bound to San Franclaco from flvo porta of the Pacific Seven are coming north from Sydney alone. Something which haa not been aeen for a long time previous .to laat year are wind jammers plying between Manila and this port, three being now on the way. The 14th of the month seems to have a direct bearing on the career of the steamer Mlnneaota. largeat passenger ship in the world flying the American flag. ' The Min nesota got away from Seattle for United Klnrdora November 14, 1915, arrived back In San Franclaco. disabled. December 14. 1015. and steamed for New Tork today. February 14. Pilot Jack Shea took the big liner to aea shortly after 6 o'clock thla evening and ahe started for the eaat coast and Europe via the canal. The major part of her freight is for New York, but she has some canned goods for London and ao cleared for that port via the Eastern metropolis. Her crew signed on for the trip to New Tork only. Sixty daya from Apia, tho achooner Esther Buhne arrived early thla morning, bring ing 2T5 tona of copra to Atkins, Kroll & Co. The Mataon Bteamer Evades cleared late todnv for Honolulu with general cargo. When the steamer A. M. Slmpaon left port this afternoon for Los Angeles, her name had been changed to the Martha Reuhner. The American bark Algoa Bay. nil tona had. been changed to the Martha Beuhner. Co. to carry lumber from Puget Sound to the weat coast. Terma are private. The American schooner Defender. 3S2 tons, has been chartered by J. J. Moore & iso. to carry inmoer irom the North Pa cute is iew Managers at Columbia Engineering AVorks and Portland Boiler Works Refuse to Heed Demands for Closed Shop. More than 50 per cent of a normal crew is working at the Columbia En gineering Works, at Linnton. and Man ager A. W. Hears expects to have a full force working In two days. A. strike was called Monday when the company refused to recognize certain demands of the metal trades unions. Mr. Mears said last night that most of the men who walked out are eager to go to work again. The men. with a few exceptions, were not in, sympathy wtth the strike leaders and they will betaken back, said Mr. Mears. 'Vo expect to have everything run ning smoothly again soon." said Mr. Mears. "Good men are applying for work constantly and by two days at least we will have a full force at work. "The employes have not had any complaints to make about wages or working conditions. We have been paying as high wages as obtain in any other plant. The strike was brought or in an attempt to compel us to adopt the closed shop principle. Since I be came manager of the company, there have been three other attempts to force us to recognize the unions." In addition to the foundry, the com pany is operating a shipbuilding yard. At present it has contracts for the construction of five auxiliary schoon ers, and about 200 men are employed in the shipyard. It is understood that attempts are being made to call out the men working there. Mr. Mears says the shipbuilders are satisfied with conditions and does not look for them to go on strike. "We will resume operations today with a bigger force than ever." That is how Thomas Monks, manager of the Portland Boiler Works, has met the strike situation at his plant. Mr. Monks said yesterday that the employes will be back to work this morning and. in addition, several new men will bo put on Jobs. "We expect to have at least 25 men at work tomorrow morning." said Mr. Monks. "Our employes were persuaded by former employes of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works.' who have been out of jobs ever since they went cn strike against that plant. I am ad vised that they really wanted to in duce our men to quit so that they might get their jobs. "We have been paying our men higher wages than are paid by other similar plants. We have been oper ating on the eight-hour basis. Our men have been well satisfied and are glad to resume work under the same conditions that have prevailed. "We intend to continue operation strictly on the open-shop basis and. furthermore, will have no reason to) stop doing special work for the Will amette Iron & Steel Works." The Portland Boiler Works has been closed two days. Mr. Monks being ab sent from the city the first day the trouble was started by the picketers Vom the Willamette works. TACOMA TO HAVE NEW YOKDS Contracts for Seven Steel Ships to Cost $10,000,000 Said to be Let. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 14. (Special.) Crews of workmen have started to convert a tideland tract into shipyards for the Todd Shipbuilding Drydock Corporation. It is said that the Todda have contracts for seven steel ships, approximating $10,000,000 in value, and are eager to get to work. A rumor is abroad among shipping men that a Cunard liner may be built here. Chester Thome, one of the directors of the company, said today that he knew of several contracts from foreign interests offered, and that if the boats were built on this coast there would be but little doubt that the Todd interests would get their share, as they are big users of steel and are in a position to gt materials. IN FIVE MINUTES NO SICK STOMACH, NDIGESTiON, GAS 'Tape's Diapepsin" Is the Quick est and Surest Stomach Relief. Tou don't know what upset your stomach which portion of the food did the damage do you? Well, don't both er. 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