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18 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 1G, 1917. WHEAT GROWERS :i p .LLl Portland Is Told That Crops Will Go to Seattle if No Provision Is Made. SACKS TO BE DISCARDED .Producers at Federal Hearing Say Facilities Must Be Arranged for Bulk Grain and That Sound Is After Business. Th Portland going: to make adequate preparations to extend its foreign torn, merce? Is Portland willing to expend sub stantial sums for more extensive port and terminal facilities? Does Portland want the good will and business of the immense interior country?" Shall Portland exert Itself to regain its shipping prestige by offering the same advantages to shipper and pro ducer as obtain at Seattle and at other Pacific Coast ports? "Will Portland recognize the wishes of the wheat growers of the Inland Kmpire by providing modern elevators for handling bulk grain? The growers and farmers of the In terior say that Portland must take immediate steps toward the material ization of such projects. They ex pressed themselves in no uncertain terms yesterday during an. informal discussion of the question of han dling grain by bulk. Sacks to Be Discarded. The meeting was incidental .to the hearing conducted by representatives of the Department of Agriculture to gather Informatloa to be used as a guide in fixing system of Federal grain standards. Speakers declared that the wheat growers had definitely decided to dis card the use of sacks and to adopt bulk handling methods. They pointed out that it was a step towars economy and in line with a system used in all other Important grain-growing sec tions of the United States. It was emphasized that the world's market was based on the system of bulk handling, and for that reason alone it was essential that 'Portland establish public elevators and ample terminal facilities. Some of the speak ers said that unless public elevator facilities were established they would not consign their wheat to Portland unsold. Position as Market at Stake. J. A. Smith, an extensive grower of Blalock, in Gilliam County, sprang a sensation when he said that certain In fluences apparently were at work to block the bulk-handling movement. He declared that Portland must bestir Itself to hold Its position as a, port and a grain-marketing center. During the course of the discussion George A. Westgate, of the Albers Mill, and D. A. Pattullo, of Balfour, Guthrie & Co., said that the growers should not hesitate to ship their grain in bulk to Portland. They said that there would be no difficulty for them to conform to the bulk system. G. B. Hegardt, chief engineer of the Commission of Public Docks, assured the delegates that the Commission was solidly back of the movement and was working out plans for a public ele vator and terminal facilities. He said that the voters at the June election would be asked to vote on a bond Issue sufficient to build a modern ele vator with at least 1.000.000 bushels capacity. Mr. Hegardt's announcement was warmly received. Marking of Wheat Approved. The hearing yesterday morning was devoted to a discussion of problems arising over smutty wheat. Dr. Charles T. Brand, chief of mar kets and rural organizations of the De partment of Agriculture, presided at yesterday s hearing. Just before the noon recess J. T. Adkisson, of The Dalles, offered a resolution urging the adoption of grain handling by bulk. Dr. Brand refused to consider the resolution, pointing out that it was the policy of the Government's representa tives at the hearings to discourage any procedure calling for the vote of del egates on questions that might arise. He said that an informal discussion of the subject would be in order, how ever. Following the closing of the Port land hearing, the Federal representa tives left for Seattle, where a hearing will be held today. They will conduct a hearing In Spokane tomorrow. FERRY TOOTS AU REVOIR CITV OF VANCOUVER ftTJITS RTJX WHEN BRIDGE! IS OPENED. Craft Pnlla Out From Slip and Goes to Portland for Ilepnlr Paul Sutton Dai Last Ticket. VAXCOTTVETt, Wash.. Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) Tooting plaintively at 10:30 o'clock today, the ferry-boat City of Vancouver, manned by' the day crew. Captain Frank Stevens and Engineer A. Munger, left her slip at the foot of Columbia street, ' for the last time, and started for Portland to go into drydock for repairs. The departure of the old ferry was witnessed by a few spectators who had gathered and many more who were crossing on the Colum bia River Interstate bridge, which has displaced the ferry. A farewell party on the ferry was given last night by relatives of the night crew. , The last man to give a ticket to Edward Angel, the purser, on the ferry's final trip from Portland last night was Paul Sutton. He wrote his nam on the ticket. On the last few trips the ferry was well patronized as the streetcars were not running and the Washington and Oregon National Guardsmen were passing back and forth between Portland and Vancouver Bert Brumagin, night engineer, who Has been working on the ferry : since August 15, 1896, was presented with a pass to all shows at a local moving picture house by J. A. McGill, good lor a month. Mr. Brumagin has not attended half a dozen shows in his life, always work ing the night shift. Soft-Drink Storekeepers Held. D. H. Staley, proprietor of a soft drink store at 321 First street, was ar rested last night by Detective Hill, Sergeant Sherwood, and Patrolman Schum on a charge of violating the pro hibition law. ihe 'same policemen ar rested John Hergenreder, . proprietor of a soft drink store at 73 Russell street, on a similar charge. A small quantity of liquor was seized at each place. ncMnun i IAT0RS ULIIinilU L NEW MEMBER OF PORT OF PORTLAND CHOSEN YESTERDAY. J J" I ' ' : V GEORGE II. G. H. KELLY Alfred Tucker Loses Place on Port Commission. JOINT VOTE IS 60 TO 25 Multnomah Delegation Divided on Candidates and Active Canvass Is Made, Even Farty Lines Being Resorted To. STATE CAPITOIa Salem, Or.. Feb. 15. (Special.) George H. Kelly, prom inent man of affairs In Portland, was elected a member of the Port of Port land Commission by a Joint session of the House and Senate here at noon ioaj. e naa cu votes to zo voles for Alfred Tucker, whom he will suc ceed. Mr. Kelly had 11 of the 19 votes In the Multnomah delegation on the roll call, but before the vote was announced Callan changed from Mr. Tucker, giv ing Mr. Kelly 12 votes. The outside members were inclined to follow the lead of the Multnomah delegation, and had the delegation been united on one man it is probable that the election would have been al most unanimous. Both candidates had been more or less active in soliciting support, Mr. Kelly particularly. At the last min ute efforts were made to make some what of a political Issue out of it on the ground that Mr. Tucker is a Dem ocrat, but this failed to dislodge Bald win, Hodgen and Wilbur, all Democrats, who had lined up with Mr. Kelly. j Mr. Tucker Landed. Farrell. who nominated Mr. Tucker, p-inted out that he has been a resi dent of Portland for 28 years and a prominent business man. that he is at present a member of the commission and "stands in the highest regard among all shippers and other inter ests who have to do with the Port oi Portland." . He enumerated some of the prominent firms and Individuals who had indorsed Mr Tucker. Mr. Kelly's name was presented by Representative Lewis, who spoke of him as a "distinguished citizen, a big taxpayer and successful business man." orton Keconded Mr. Kelly's nomina tion, declaring -.hat he had been in dorsed by a majority of the Multnomah delegation. Farrell replied, tnougn. mi two members or me aeiesauuu ." Ised their votes to both men. Senators' Probity Defended. That could not possibly have been members of the senate.- remamea President Moser, who was in the chair. Lewis seconded Mr. TUCKer s nom ination. Bean orrerea a Beconu 10 iwr. Kelly's nomination, declaring that he had known him for many years and that he Is an energetic business man and a high type of citizen. The rollcall was as iouowo. t.- Tfoilv Achley. Baldwin, Barber, o coimnH Bishop. Brand, Brown, Burdick, Callan. lara.. it. ton. Elmore, r uruta, '"""I UOH-.V, TTJ,.,, Goode, Gordon, oore, v.. .t . i .... -Hortsren. nuney. xiuotvn ' i x tr..lxii i ., Ai Tones, jones ui j-miiic:. t f0v TjLursraard. Leinenweber, D. C Lewis. Mackay. Mann. Martin. Meek, nr'...ii, Olson. Orton. Porter. Port- v...v-. . . , A TMtner. Kcnimpil, 3iJa.ii ivo, onci don. Small. I. Smith. J. C. Smith. c. stolwer. Stott. Thomas, Vinton Von de'r Hellen. Wilbur. Wood, Moser. Stanfield 60. For Tucker Anderson, carreu, rur- ton. Cartmill. ennas, i-oruem -""' dall. Dedman. Eddy. Elgin. Farrell. Garland, Gill. lar oneii.. -- t" " Lunger. Matlhieu. Pierce. Rowe, Stephens. Strayer, Sweeney. Mrs. i-komnxon Tichenor. Willet 2d. Absent Bingham. Bowman, Brown- ell, Dlmlck. Peck 5. REAWIES VOICES PROTEST Effort Being Made to Have State Back Fraud, Is Allegation. MEDFORD. Or.. Feb. 13. (To the Editor.) Recently there appeared in the Journal several articles designed to induce the Legislature to make an ap propriation for the appeal of a water case in Lake County, with which case I gained familiarity by having been counsel for tne seiners. 'inese pub lications have been with reference to the adjudication of the rights to the use of the waters of the Chewaucan River in Lake County. These articles are evidently inspired by the North west Townslte Company and -the Port land . Irrigation Company, two stock selling concerns that have engaged in selling their stock to poor people in the East under a representation that they, could exchange Una stock Xo A ED KELLY, water rights and land. Such sales were in direct violation of the law which forbids the sale of any lands or water right In any Carey-act project prior to completion of the project. These two companies have attempted to pro mote the Carey - act project, the lands of which were to be watered from the Chewaucan River. Most of these lands are desert and are of no 'alue: the stream does not afford suf ficient water for their irrigation unless that water is taken away from those farmers and stockralsers who have used the water since the '70s. I do not know of any stream which has no greater flow than this river, which ir rigates, as this does, 30,000 acres of meadow. I represent some 32 of these ranches In this litigation and have no hesi tancy in saying that when their legi timate water requirements are sup piled there Is no water available for this Carey-act project. The promoters representing these companies sold certificates from which they realized more than $100,000 by means of organizing a Baptist Swedish colony and by using literature which contained a false representation to the effect' that the United States Govern ment and the state of Oregon were be hind the Northwest Townsite Company in this enterprise. The state engineer, who was presi dent of the State Water Board at the time it decided this controversy In the first Instance, was and is secretary of the Desert Land Board. His arraign ment of these corporations for the ae of this fraudulent literature may be seen in a report, over his signature, on file in the office of the Desert Land Board. If there Is any dispute about this I can furnish a certified copy. In order to induce the Legislature to make this appropriation these In spired articles gave out that Judge Daly, who decided the case after It came to the court from the Board, ren dered a decision which was a gross Injustice to the so-called "settlers.1 The articles clearly left the impression that the settlers had been deprived of water. The truth is that these set tlers, who were represented by me, are satisfied with the decree. The so called "settlers' were not in court. Large numbers of them came onto the property in response to this literature. which said that the United States Gov ernment and the state of Oregon were behind this project. They had no right on the land because of the plain pro visions of the law. Nevertheless, they were Induced to come there, believing that the water was ready for their use, and they cleared some of the land. but finally became discouraged and dispersed. They will, of course, never return. It would be an outrage for the state, with full knowledge of all these facts, to give its approval by making an ap propriation to assist these private cor. porations not only In making an ap peal, but to use the act making the ap propriation to enable them to make further sales to these unfortunates, who would be made to believe that the state and the Government are behind the project. In my judgment the decree of Judge Daly was in accordance with the evi dence Introduced In the case and is the only decision that could have been made. It is not right to criticise him for having decided the matter as any other lawyer would have been com pelled to do. It would have been an outrage to have taken this water away from these meadow ranches and to have applied it upon desert land which would never respond successfully to its use. Irrigated meadow lands In this delta have a market value of and can be purchased for $50 per acre. Two of these large ranches have recently been sold at that figure, yet the poor Swede must, according to the price fixed by the Desert Land Board, pay $60 per acre for a piece of desert land with an uncertain water right. We invite any legislative commit tee to take the files of the Desert Land Board in connection with the transac tion and Inspect the literature an make a report as to whether it think, the state should stand sponsor for such a project. It was thought that the present provisions of law would giv protection to investors by lorblddin the sale of lands or water rights until the project is complete. These pro moters have attempted to get around this legal provision by selling cer tificates exchangeable for water right: and land; hence it is that the state apparently approves a stock-sellin scheme which offers nothing, but fi- nancial disaster to the investor. I have no concern whatever as to whether this appeal is taken or not. My clients are satisfied with the de cree and they believe it can be upheld. I have no desire to throw anything in the way of those who want to tak an appeal, but I do object to the abuse of the court, unjustly, and to the state giving these promoters' another chance to say that tne state is Denina tnei stock-selling acheme. A. E. REAMES. U. S. SAILINGS. DOUBTED Plan Is "Wicked Tempting of God,-" ' Says German Paper. AMSTERDAM, via London, Feb. 15. The. Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin ex presses the hope that cabled reports to the effect that American merchant men are sailing In defiance of the sub marine blockade are unfounded. "The plan for such sailings." it says, "at the bottom amounts to nothing else than most wickedly templing God." EGCLES PLANS MILL AUDLIHET0TI1ER $4,000,000 Holdings, Recent ly Acquired, Are Not Intend ed for Speculation. SURVEY TO BE RUSHED Improvements at Other Oregon Plants and on Railroads of Company Are Announced. Higher Prices Forecast. David C. Eccles ' wealthy timberman and railroad owner, of Ogden. Utah, and ead of the Oregon Lumber Company, which recently purchased 27.240 acres of choice Oregon timber land from the DuBois Lu.nber Company, announcea Don his arrival In Portland yesterday that the $4,000,000 purchase was made for the purpose of operation and not or speculation. A a l nfin br cruisers nave uniaiieu tkir vnrlc in the timber a crew oi iirvei-nr will he sent out wiin. in imi-iinn. to rush their worK as mucn s possible that definite plans may oe aunched for the construction or tne lnffplncr r-n H "At the leaBt calculation we nave two years' work ahead of us before we can h nk tnnrh n FinilT a sawmill. m . Kccles at the company ottices in tne Northwestern Bank building yesteraay. We will probably have between n ana n of nllrnad to build and with the labor situation uncertain and steel so scarce It would now be impossible to prophesy how soon the logging roaa can be completed. fl.OOO.OOO Railroad Required. Tl,. love-In road, which lS to b the biggest end of our Improvement acuvi- l will cost us. anywur 1.000.000 to $2,000,000, depending upon how w tackle, the proposition. A e want a road with a maximum grade of not more than 1V4 per cent against tne load. By 1919 I hope the European war will be over and that the price or lum ber will be up so that we may get some of the benefits of a revival In the lum ber business. Thus far we have not given the mill serious thought as that Is a matter of lesser importance. n know, however, that we must have a bie mill Inasmuch as we are nguring upon a minimum operation ot is.u, 000 feet a year." Cora Ordered for Sumpter Line. Mr. Eccles said yesterday that he nao ordered an expenditure of about $125,000 on the Sumpter Valley Railroad durins the current year. Orders have Kn nlaced for six new passenger cars, 50 new freight cars and 1000 tons of teel for new tracks, as wen as otner Imnrovements. Rail auto buses operate on tne r-ccies line running from Hood River to 1'arx nale. A new 30-passenger bus with demountable flange tires was delivered to the company In Portland yesterday. The Eccles mill at Dee win reopen on Monday alter oeing tiuo u.. ir.. -December 10. To start wiin a force of about 150 or 200 men will be emnloved at this mill. The regular forcn ranees from 225 to 250. New machinery has been oraereo. ior the company's mill near Baker, which was severely damaged by fire a few months ago. Reconstruction of this niant will commence as soon as the snour la off the around. Mr Eccles will probably remain In Portland until March 1. conferring with r-hariea T. Earlv. who nas cnarge oi th Eccles timber Interests in uregon and Raymond B. Early, saiesmanager of the Oregon Lumber company. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. CUE TO ARRIVB5. - From Tata. Beaver Los Angeles in porj F. A. Kllburn. . . . Pan Francisco J i Koss City Loa Angeles. . ..... Feb. Breakwater .San Francisco r en. 23 DUE TO DsrAnT. Name. For . !- Talo B.F. for L.A.-S.U... eo. Beaver l.oi ahii 5 Multnomah San llego. ....... . leb. Celllo ian Ulego... ...... . Harvard fe.f. ior ia.-o u.. Willamette. ..... an uwno u J. B. Stetson ban Diego re o. F. A. Kliuurn. . . . Ban r ranciKu Northern Pacific. San Francisco Ee?- Koss City ...umi Breakwater Ban Francisco Feb. Klamath . San Francisco. ..... Fob. Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes. CBiTS HARBOR. Feb. 15. (Special.) Tk. .reamers San Jacinto and Chehalls ar rived The former Is loading at the K. K. Wood mill and the latter at the Lytle mill. The achooner lieuian naa compieiea a cargo for Honolulu at the Donovan mill and will clear thla week. ..." The steamer Daisy Freeman arrived last nlsht and Is loading at the Bay City mill. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 15. (Special.) The new auxiliary scnooner o. X. Alira, carry ing a cargo of lumber from St. Helens, was brought down the river today by the tug Wallula. She will sail tomorrow In tow of the tua- Oneonta for Kan f rancisco, wnere her machinery will be Installed. The. steam schooner Stanwod arrived from San Francisco and went to Prescott to load lumber. Carrying 1.000.000 feet of lumbar from St. Helens, the steam schooner Klamatn cleared for San Pedro and will sail tomorrow. The steam schooner Daisy Matthews sailed for Los Angeles with a cargo of 1, 0SA.000 feet of lumber from St. Helens. The steam chooner Willamette arrived during the night and will load lumber at Stella and St. Helena. SEATTLE. Wnsh.. Feb. 15. (Special.) The steamer Jefferson arrived from South eastern Alaska today with a light passen ger list and a shipment of fresh fish. The freighter Ravalli came In from San Pedro via Sen Francisco with freight. Sailings today included the steamer Ad miral Farragut, for Southeastern and South western Alaska, with 10O passengers and a capacity cargo consisting mostly of cannery supplies, and the steamer Captain A. F. Lucas for San Francisco via Point Wells. H. F. Ostrander. Seattle shipping man. has chartered the new Japanese steamer Somedono Maru for service between this port and the Orient. Tne bomeaono Maru la loading hemp at Manila ror Seattle. Oe trander was a figure In the shipping of war munitions to Vladivostok from January. 1916, until September of the same year, having 20 sailings from this port during the same period. Fifty inbound and 'outbound calls will be made at this port by the O. S. K. liners dur ing h present year, according to the new schedule just Issued. COOS BAY. Feb. 15. (Special.) The steamer Adeline Smith arrived from San Francisco today and Is shipping lumber at the Smith mill. The steam schooner Newberg. which load ed lumber at North Bend, sailed for Sao Francisco. SAX FRANCISCO. Feb. 15. (Special.) After flying at tne masineaa or me steamer Hilonlan for many years the house flag of the Matson Navigation Company was hauled down at noon today. In Ha place was run up the Bear flag of Pacific Freight ers Company and the vessel was turned over to her new owners. Comyn, Mackall & Co. The Hilonlan was sold recently b Captain William Matson for $4'J3.000. The new com pany is to operate her coastwise and her first trip. It was stated today, probably would be to British Columbia, for coal, and then ahe Is likely to be sent to Calls to load nitrate. Brlmtinar ."oo tons or Hawaiian sugar, wnica wiu oe aaippea ay. rail to Mvj York and Philadelphia. the Anierlean- Hawallan freighter Minnesota. n arrived from Hilo this morning-. Nitrate amounting to 22SO tons wu brought to port from Chile by the Nor wegian freighter Baja California, arriving today. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Feb. 15. Arrived Steamen A. Chanslor. from San Francisco: Wil lamette, from San Francisco. sailed Steamers San Gabriel, for San Francisco: Breakwater, for Saa Francisco via Cooa Bay and Eureka. - ASTORIA. Feb. IK. Balled at 2:30 A. M .. steamer Daisy Mathewa, for San Pedro. Ar- rivea down at 3 A. M tur Oneonta towlnr motor-schooner S. I. Allard. Arrived at 11 a. au and left up at noon, steamer titan wood, from San Franciaco. SAM FRANCISCO. Ffk. 15 S.llefl it' 1 P. M., ateamer Santa Barbara, for Colum bia River. Feb. 14. Arrived at 6 P. M., steamer Argyl. from Portland. Sailed at P. M. steamer Westerner, for Columbia River. I SAN PEDRO. Ffb. 1.1 trrli.s Slninn Daisy Gadsby, from Columbia River. PORT SAN LUIS. Feb.' 14 Sailed Steam. er Washtenaw, for Portland. ASTORIA. Fen. u Arrive a .nil left up at 9:30 P. M.. steamer Willamette, from San Franciaco, RAN PRAVCTRm TT-fr. i . I..- oteamers ijueen. from Seattle: Qu In suit, from Wlllapa; Bsja California (Norwegian), from Junln; Mlnnesotan. from Honolulu. Salted Steamers Admiral Schley, for Se ttle: Santa Rarhm fnr a - r-nrnn.n JOT urays Harbor: Yellowstone, for Coos B"": Bandon, for Bandon; Hyades. for Hon olulu: Minnesota, for London via New York; Central!, for Cooa Bay; Westerner, for Co- luiiiDis Aiver. 6MTTLE. Wah ir-K 1 . 1..- Steamers Jefferson". from Southeastern Alaska: Ravalli, from c . u.n. Steamers Admiral Karragirt. for Southwest ern and Southeastern Alaska: Cant. A. F. 1.11CSS. ror han Francisco; Birdswell. Fulton, for Vancouver. B. c Tides at Astoria frldat. Illrli. i oiS? 4' JI ?-2 feet'O:10 A. M....'.X8 feet :21 P. M 5.8 feet 2:51 P. M 0.7 foot Vessels Bntered Yesterday. American t.,tn.. n-. , from S.n Francisco. American steamer Breakwater. general 5rrso, ' San Francisco via Eureka and Coos Bay. American ateamer J. A. from San Pedro. Gasoline schooner Mlrene. Chanslor. oil. general cargo. rum Newport via wsy ports. Vessels Cleared Yesterday. American Steamer n..v , for San Francisco. ' ""'"' r American ..tamr Ttr.iir... t Ku7ek5r Sn rancUc vl Coo. Bay and Ampr Can Itaamao Y a - -t for San FrancUco r. ..... fe.rS"v2,J,-?ch.ooner M!r"". neral cargo, for Newport via way porta BOILER PLANT RESUMES MAJfACEB OF PORTLAND WnnKa SAYS STRIKE IS SETTLED. Full Korre Said to Be Employed. Me Being; Satisfied Columbia Ship builders Mar Walk Out. Operations were resumed yesterday at the Portland Boiler Works after a two-day shutdown as a result of a strike called because the company refused to accept cantracts from the Willamette Iron & Steel Works. Union metal workers are still conducting a picket against the Wllamette plant, on which a strike was called more than two months ago. Thomas Monks, manager of the Port land Boiler Works, said all his em ployes reported for work yesterday morning, and that a full force Is now working. "The strike ts settled as far as we are concerned." said Mr. Monks. "Our men are satisfied with wages and working conditions and refused to go on the picket line." More men were put to work at the Columbia Engineering Works yesterday and Manager A. M. Mears announces that there are more applicants for jobs than . can be taken care of at once. "The men we are putting to work are a good class of workmen." said Mr. Mears. "Just as soon as we get them well established we will be able to take on other men. We expect to have a normal force working very soon." A committee of workmen from the shipyards operated by the company waited on Mr. idears yesterday and said that it was possible that there would be a walkout at the yards In a day or two. The only reason given for such action, Mr. Mears said, was that the shipbuilders were being per suaded by outside influences. PORT MEN AT SPOKANE MEET Wasliin-rton Grain Handlers WHI Learn of Plans at Portland. Charles B. Moores. chairman of f.ie Commission of Public Docks, and G. B. Heerardt. chief engineer of that body left last night for Spokane to represent Portland at the annual convention of Washington grainhandlers. w.hich opens at Spokane this morning. On the occasion of the con- entlon of Northwest handlers at Corvallis early in January. Puget Sound Interests had energetic representatives on hand, and. besides narrating steps taken in tne north in the way of grain elevators tidewater and other facilities, invited the delegates to meet them at Seattle a move that might have drawn much crrain from this territory. Meanwhile, Portland has started the ball rolling for an adequate grain elevator and storaite facilities to augment the ex isting dock system, and the Portland ers at today's invention will have something to unfold to Illustrate that this port Is still to be recaonea with In wheat competition. BARGE TENDERS REJECTED Head of Alaska Railroad Commission Passes Tlirougn City. Bids for building two ocean-going barges for the Alaska Engineering Commission, which were opened a Seattle Saturday, have been rejected, according to C A. Dole, purchasing agent of the Commission, who was In the city yesterday. The figures were regarded oo high. Captain Frederick Mears, head o the Commission, who has been in Ca lfornia, reached the city at 8 o'clock In the morning, and less than an hou later was en route to Seattle, and was to have sailed from there last night for Anchorage. It was to con fer with Captain Mears that Mr. Dol came here, and on the way north they disposed of a number of matters deal ing with buying equipment' and sup plies m the northwest. Infected Herd Killed. BEAVERTON, Or.. Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) The whole herd of cows at th dairy of the Orphans' Home. St. Mary's were found iniectea wun tuoerculost and ordered killed by the authorities Thirty-three cows and one bull, com prising the herd, were killed. More cows have been purchased from owners near Cornelius, Marine Information Stopped. BALTIMORE. Feb. 15. The marln observer at Cape Henry. Va.. has notified the Baltimore maritime ex change that reports of vessels pass ! Insr In and out of Cape Henry were I stopped today by orders of the Stat vcyaiuucub v ,i Au.ua)vu, PORT CAHIIOT AID Several Dredging Requests From Outside Territory. CHARTER LIMITS WORK Authority Is Held Lacking for Im provements at St. Helens and Willamette Slough Wlllapa Proposal Also Declined. Forestalled through its inability to deviate from the provisions of its char ter, in spite of improvements suggested that are Important, as they would serve as a benefit and convenience to shipping, the Port of Portland Com mission found Itself yesterday unable to lend a helping hand on dredging requests. At St. Helens the McCormlck Lum ber Company Is desirous of "having a small amount of dredging executed that would facilitate the movement of1 Its big lumber fleet to and from Its property. At Willamette Slough saw mill and other industries look to the Port to maintain Multnomah channel. ow 22 feet deep and 1500 feet long. wh'le sawmill Interests on Wlllapa arbor asked for tugboat service, as hey were assured of abundant business in Ihe way of offshore cargoes If bar towing facilities were available. Ersklne Wood, of counsel for the Commission, was summoned regarding the St. Helens and Willamette Slough dredcrlng petitions, and he quoted the rovlslons of the charter to show tne Port had no authority to dredge at St. Helens, Willamette Slough or else where, as the woik was not part of he main channel to the sea. Wlllapa Proposal Impracticable'. As to the proposal to tow on Wlllapa arbor, it was found impossible, be cause the district is without the state f Oregon. J. B. C. Lock wood, representing the ew shipbuilding plant at the foot of Kast Oak street. In which he Is a part- er with Joseph Supple and Fred A. Ballln. asked the Commission to ar range for the dredge Willamette to make additional fill on property on the orth, if the firm closed for a lease here, which hinged on contracts be ing taken for building wooden steani- rs. now under negotiation. It was greed to make the fill when the lease la closed, and it was ordered that a committee of two be named to act with Minager Wright In ordering the dredge o .increase the fill. STIIMCS INLET SPAN OPPOSED Coos Port Commission Votes Against Proposed Structure. MARSHFIELD, Or.. Feb. 15. (Spe cial.) The Port of Coos Bay Commis sioners, to which body the advisability of constructing a draw-bridge across sthmus inlet was referred by the Gov ernment, unanimously voted against the proposal. The bridge was planned by the County Commissioners to facilitate highway traffic between Sumner and other portions of the county. The site at Coos City six miles from Marsh field. Isthmus Inlet is a navigable arm of Coos Bay and capable of admitting vessels four miles beyond the site. The Commissioners of the port held the structure would Impede development of Isthmus inlet. In connection with this bridge the County Commissioners planned a four and a half mile road between Coos City nd Sumner. FERRY PILOT UNDER CHARGES St. Johns Navigator Said to Have Used Profane Language. A complaint that Harry Reeve, pilot on the ferry St. Johns, gave vent to profanity In the presence of a woman and her daughter recently was madt o United States Steamboat Inspectors Edwards and Wynn yesterday by A. H. PBeach. proprietor of a boathouse at St. Johns. The Inspectors have an nounced they will investigate the mat ter. Inspector Wynn returned yester day from Kennewick. where he was on an inspection tour. The steamer Tahoma is due for her annual Inspection today, and the Pa- loma. which was to have been gone over tomorrow, will be inspected Mon day, and the tug H. J. Biddle the same day. The tug Melville, at Astoria, will be visited tomorrow. SHIP CALKERS GKT ADVANCE Portland Scale Is Raised to $6 a Day on Dccpwatcr Vessels. Effective yesterday, a new scale for ship calkers is $6 a day, an advance of tl. , Notice of the advance was mailed to all shipbuilders and marine con tractors, as well as the Port of Port land Commission. It was the understanding of the Port's personnel that work done on river vessels would be JS a day, the $6 scale applying to vessels built to go into the deepwater trade or on repairs to other carriers that cross the bar. Local 1052. the calkers union, issued official circulars of the Increased pay. In advance of that it was understood some calkers were receiving the scale, and the Port of Portland paid it on the last work at the drydock. AID IS SENT TOR RETRIEVER Tug Wallula and Cutter Snohomish Search for Food less Ship. Responding to a telegram from Seat tle yesterday, E. W. Wright, manager of the Port of Portland, instructed Cap tain John Reed, of the tug Wallula. to proceed outside to the aid of the bark entine Retriever, reported off thelcoast a week ago. short of provisions and with the crew in danger of starving. The coast guard cutter Snohomish was dispatched from Puget Sound to search. The Retriever is about izu days out from Adelaide for Grays Harbor, though she has not been at sea all of that time, having called at Honolulu January 3 to land a sick sailor and replenish stores, sailing again Janu ary 3. Mr. Wright said yesterday it was generally assumed that steps had been taken by either her owners or charterers to send aid to the vessel, while had it been known here no ac tion was authorized one of the Port's tugs could probably have picked her up Storm Warnings I'p. Indications of an approaching storm sent warnings up at the mouth of tht Columbia and all Washington coast harbors at 6:15 o'clock last night, and the Weather Bureau forecast for today is fresh southerly gales north of the Columbia and strong southerly winds south of the entrance. The bar was smooth at 5 o'clock yesterday, with a southeast wind on making only 10 miles an hour. Marino Xotes. 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Entering the rlvrr at 8:30 o'clock Wednes day night, the McCormlck steamer Wlllam- lt proceeded to St. Helens, so was there yesterday in company with the Multnomah and Celtlo. The latter two sull today for California harbors and the Willamette goes tomorrow. Krunk. Hnlluni. Portland passen ger agent for the line announces that the steamer J. J. Sietson will sail from here Monday. luspector Warrack. of the 17th lighthouse district, has muds known that Clatsop Spit gas Duoy ISo. l'J has been changed to a flashing red light Instead of white. After delivering 4-MHto barrels of fuel oil here, the Associated Oil Company's tanker J. A. Chanslor sailed last night on til return to California. With 70 tons of freight for Waldnort. Nemport and Toledo the gasoline schooner Mlrane was cleared yesterday. Carrying 4.4.O0O feet of lumber for Pan Francisco, the steamer San Gabriel col away from the upper harbor yesterday aft ernoon. In tow of the tug Oneonta. Captain John son, the five masted schooner S. I. Allard, got to sea yesterday from Astoria, bound for San Francisco to have her engines Installed. She returns here for an Australian lumber cargo. Hlds were opened at 11 o'clock yesterday morning for repairing and overhauling the Government dredge Chinook and It was said the firm of llelser & llnrlnn was lowest. Marconi Wireless Reports. (All positions reported at P. M.. Feb ruary 13, unlens otherwise designated.) IDAHO. Grsys Hsrbor for San Pedro. 101 miles south of Grays Harbor. KLAMATH. St. Helens for San Francisco, anchored off Astoria. SENATOR. San Francisco for Seattle, 39 miles from Seattle. KENTRA. San Francisco for Santa Ro salia. 140. miles south of San Francisco. 8 P. M.. February 14. PENNSYLVANIA. Balboa for San Fran cisco. 1417 miles south of San Francisco, 8 P. M.. February 14. PRESIDENT. San Pedro for San Fran cisco. 37 miles north of San Pedro. BAIliiE Pi. In tow tug Standard No. 5. Richmond for San Pedro, l.'J miles from San Pedro. ASUNCION. Richmond for Powell River. SO miles north of Cape Mendocino. BRADFORD. Vancouver for San Fran cisco. 10 miles south of Cape Blanco. YOSE MITE. San Francisco for Port Gam ble, off Cape . Arago. WAPAMA. San Francisco for Everett. 6 miles south of Northwest Seal Rock. El. SEGCNDO. Richmond for Seattle, anchored off Port Townsend. LI'CAS. with barge 1.".. Seattle Tor Rich mond, miles west of Seattle. I.URL.1NE. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1700 miles from San Francisco. 8 P. M., pehmarv 14. ENTERPRISE. Honolulu for Pan Fran ciaco. 975 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M.. February 14. MANOA. Pan Francisco for Honolulu. BftO miles from San Francisco. 8 P. M., Febru ary 14. ECUADOR, San Francisco for the Orient. 4rt miles from San Francisco. 8 P. M.. February 14. COKONADO. Pan Francisco for Grays Harbor. 45 miles north of San Francisco. HYADES. San Francisco for Honolulu. miles from San Krancisco. CfRACAO, San Francisco for Eureka. 12 miles south of Point Arena. RICHMOND, and barge D.l. Ran Francisco for Pan Pedro, off San Francisco lightship. SANTA CRUZ. New Tork for Pan Fran cisco, d4 miles south of San Francisco, Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Feb. 13. Condition of the bar at 3 P. M. Sea, smooth; wind, south cast, 10 mtlss. FOUR DIVORCE SUITS FILED One Woman Married In 1890 and Another In 18 0 5 Deserted. Anna Sargent filed suit for divorce from Erwln H. Sargent in the Circuit Court yesterday, asking custody of their four children and alleging deser tion. She was married in 1890 in Min nesota, Anna Louise Eggensperger asks sep aration from Frank X. Eggensperger, and custody of their three children, on grounds of desertion. She was married in Pennsylvania in 1893. Mary O. McCord filed suit for divorce from George S. McCord. alleging cruel treatment. She asks that her title to considerable property be affirmed. Ellen Mellis desires a divorce from Arthur J. Mellis and custody of Clement Mellis. atrert 1. allesrlner cruel treatment. For Al. Pain "The efficiency of any drag" says Dr. CP. Robbing "Is known to as by the results we obtain from its use. If we are able to con trol pain and disease by means of any prep aration, we certainly are warranted In lta use. One of the principal symptoms of all dlseaaes Is pain, and this Is what the patient most often applies to us for, 1. e something to relieve his pain. If we can arrest this promptly the patient Is most liable to trust In us tor the other remedies which will effect a permanent cure. One remedy which I bave used largely In my practice t antl kamnla tablet. Many and varied are their uses. 1 have put thm to the test on many occasions, and have never been disappoint ed. I found them especially valuable for Deadaches of malarial or lit! a, where quinine was betng taken. They appear to prevent the bad after-effects of the quinine. Antl kamnla tablets are also excellent for the headaches from Improper digestion; also for headaches of a neuraiglo origin, and es pecially for women subject to pains a certain times. Two antl-kamnla tablets give I prompt relief, and In a snort mile the patient I Is able to gu about as uiuai."