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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY, BIAItCII 23, 1917.
BONDS 10 BE SERIAL
Issue of $3,000,000 for Pro
posed Elevator Discussed.
CABLE .LAYING PERMITTED
-Proposal That Funds Bo Placed at
Disposal of Interstate Commis
sion to Pass on Switching
Charges Taken Up.
. Municipal grain elevator bonds, of
which it is proposed to issue a total
of $3,000,000 for the purpose of erect
ing an elevator and providing ware
house storage with docks of slip and
pier costruction, promise to be attrac
tive purchases for investors. They are
to be not more than SO-year bonds,
and after the third year a prescribed
portion will be redeemed annually. If
the maximum powers are taken ad
vantage of. as proposed under a char
ter amendment to be submitted to
the voters in June, the bonds can be
retired in 20 years.
A. draft of the amendment, drawn by
City Attorney La Roche with the as
sistance of G. B. Hegardt, chief engi
neer of the commission, and approved
by Henry Teat, a well-known bond
buyer, was adopted by the commis
sion yesterday and ordered referred to
the Council, with the request 'that it
be placed on the ballot in June, which
action eliminates the necessity of a
petition being filed. Interest is not to
exceed 5 per cent.
On the receipt of a communication
from the Pacific States Telephone &
Telegraph Company, relative to a pro
posal that it be permitted to lay a sub
marine cable from the foot of Petty
grove street to the north end of Irving
dock, provided the cable be placed in
a trench 40 feet below low water,
which would be 10 feet below the river
bed as provided for in the 20-foot
channel project, it was ordered that
Chief Engineer Hegardt confer with
the Port of Portland. Columbia River
Pilots' Association. Harbormaster
Speter and Major Henry C. Jewett The
Port of Portland consented to the cable
laying at its last regular meeting, it
being agreed that the 40-foot depth
would be satisfactory.
Communications were read from dif
ferent boards along the Coast as to
the proposal of the American Associa
tion of Port Authorities that funds be
subscribed to be placed at the disposal
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion for expenditure in a general in
vestigation of switching and other ter
minal charges. The matter has been
taken up with Congressional, delega
tions of some states and it was sug
gested that the Oregon delegation be
cauea on io . o
cial appropriation passed for the
work.
PELOT BOARD REORGANIZES
Commissioners Renamed by Governor
Continues Work as Before
C. G. Wilson, of the Clark & "Wilson
Lumber Company. Linnton, was re
elected president of the Oregon State
Board of Pilot Commissioners at a spe
cial meeting held yesterday. Mr. Wil
son was named when the board first
organized in June. 1915. and he was
complimented yesterday on his admin
istration of the duties.
Judge Edward C. Judd. of Astoria,
the Clatsop County member of the
board, was proposed for president by
Mr. Wilson, but Judge Judd and Har
bormaster Speler insisted on Mr. Wil
eon retaining the office. The original
appointments were made by Governor
Withycombe May 26. 1915, and the
Commissioners were reappointed March
14, at which time Governor Withy
combe took occasion to express his ap
preciation of their efforts. W. E. Ma
honey was reappointed secretary of the
board.
TAHOMA MAT FLOAT TODAY
Syphon Is Wanted as Steamer Is
Lifted From Dalles City Dock.
Orders received last night for a large
sypho to be hurried to the scene was
accepted as indicating that the salvage
of the sunken steamer Tahoma, at
Dalles City Rock, on the Middle Co
lumbia, was progressing rapidly. The
Kear was shipped by express last night,
and the probabilities are the vessel
will be shifted to the Cascade Locks
today. There she will be allowed to
rest on bottom, one lock being un
watered, so temporary repairs can be
made for steaming her to Portland.
The Tahoma struck the rock early
Saturday morning. Steps had been
taken then to provide a buoy to mark
the rock, which has claimed five vie
time, the first .being the steamer Dalles
City, several years ago, as a result of
which accident th rock was named.
PORTS WILL AID IX FIGHT
Concerted Effort Promised to Get
Grant Lands on Tax Rolls.
EUGENE, Or., March 22. (Special.)
The ports of.Siuslaw, Coos, Umpqua
and Bandon will contribute financially
to the campaign, the object of which is
to put the Oregon and California grant
lands on the tax rolls in the various
counties of the state of Oregon, accord
ing to an announcement made by At
torney L. E. Bean, who will forward
an affirmative argument to Salem for
publication in the state pamphlet. The
port districts will pay the expense of
this publication.
Oregon and California lands comprise
a large part of the acreage in some
of these port districts. The port com
missioners argue that inasmuch as the
Federal Government has virtually re
cognized the principle that back taxes
are a lien upon the lands, bonds issued
by the districts during the period for
which back taxes are to be paid are
also a liability against the land.
M3CHIE TO START SEASON
JJ redoing at Entrance to Coos Bay Will
Be Resumed April 1.
TJnder orders from Major Amos A.
Fries, in charge of the First Portland
District, the Government dredge Colonel
J?. S. Michie. is to leave Portland Har
bor Tuesday for Coos Bay. The vessel
has been undergoing repairs and an
overhauling here for several weeks and.
with the labor about completed, it is
planned to have her resume work 'at
the entrance to Coos Bay April 1.
The Michie was built atr Seattle In
1914, being intended for the Coos Bay
entrance project, and she has operated
there during the open season, except
for short periods fa the Grays Harbor
bar and once at the entrance to Hum
boldt Bay.
BEAVER LATE FROM SOUTH
Liner Held at San Francisco Readied
Here Early This Morning:.
The Beaver reached Astoria at 8:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon and was
held until 6:30 o'clock discharging 140
tons of merchandise, so it was after
1 o'clock this morning whe nshe was
alongside AInsworth dock here. The
vessel was a few hours late leaving
San Francisco. Work will start this
morning unloading close to 2000 tons
of cargo and as she is to be reloaded
with about 2500 tons and dispatched
at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, long
shoremen may work through the night.
Captain Mason, who is making his
last voyage as master, is to Join . the
San Francisco pilots May 1 and during
the interim will enjoy his first real
vacation.
B1ARLYE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUB TO ARRIVE.
Nam. From
Beaver. ... Los Angeles. ..
Breakwater. .... an Francisco.
Northern Pacific. San Francisco. ... .
F. A. Kllburn. ... ban Francisco.
Rose City........ Los Angeles. ... ...
. DUE TO DEPART.
Kama. For
Tale. ......... . . J3.F. f orL. A.-S.D.. .
Northern Pacific. ban Francisco. . . .
Harvard. ........S.F. f orI.. A.-S.D. . .
Breakwater. . ... JLos Angeles. ......
Beaver. Los Angeles. .
Multnomah. .... .San Ilego. ........
F. A. Kllburn. .. . San Francisco
Rose City San Francisco
Klamath. ...... San Francisco.
Cellio. .......... att IMego.
Wapama. .. .... . San Diego. .......
Date.
In port
Mar. 23
.Mar. 23
Mar. 28
Mar. 2S
Data
Mar. 2S
.Mar.
. Mar.
Mar.
24
24
24
Mar. 24
Mar. 27
Mar. SO
Mar. 80
Mar. 31
.April 4
Apr. 12
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. M., March
sz, unless otherwise designated.) .
SAN JOSE, San Francisco for Balboa, 25
miles south of San Bias, 8 P. M., March 21.
GOVERNOR, San Pedro for San Fraa
clcso, 15 miles west of Hueneme.
CELILO. St. Helens for San Francisco,
off Vaqulna Head.
SENATOR, San Francisco for Seattle. 80
miles south of Umatilla lightship.
BEAVER. San Francisco for Portland, off
Columbia River.
WAPAMA. St. Helens for San Francisco,
off Columbia River lightship.
QUEEN. San Francisco for Seattle, 212
miles north of Blanco. .
ASUNCION. Portland for Richmond. 275
miles north of Richmond.
NORTHERN PACIFIC. San Francisco for
Flavel. 12 miles south of Blunts Reef.
IDAHA. Grays Harbor for San Pedro," 812
miles south of Grays Harbor.
KILBURN, Coos Bay for Eureka, 80 miles
north of Eureka.
MATSONIA, San Francisco for Honolulu,
90 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M,
March 21.
WILHELMINA, Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, 1955 miles from San Francisco at 8
P. M., March 21.
COLOMBIA. San Francisco for the Orient.
873 miles west of Honolulu at 8 P. M.
March 21.
VENEZUELA, Orient for Ban Francisco,
157 miles fest of Honolulu at 8 P. M..
March 21.
CHINA. San Francisco for the Orient.
869 miles west of Honolulu at 8 P. M.,
March 21.
MOTORSRIP NUTJAmj, San Pedro for
San Pedro for San Francisco, 82 miles south
of San Francisco.
KLAMATH, San Francisco for St. Helens,
60 miles north of San Francisco.
ADELINE SMITH. San Francisco for
Coos Bay, 49 miles north of San Francisco.
ATLAS, Portland for El Segundo, 820
miles from El Segundo.
EL SEGUNDO, Seattle, 12 miles south of
Blunts Reef. ,
WILLAMETTE. San Francisco for San
Pedro, off Mile Rock. ,
MULTNOMAH. San Pedro for San FraB
cisco, 95 miles south of San Francisco.
Marine Notes.
With a larger list of travelers than say
of the McCormlck vessels sailing for. the
past few weeks, the steamer Wapama. Cap
tain Foldat, departed from St. Helens yes
terday for California ports as far as San
Diego. Purer Jack Pennington remarked
that it was like old times, since the vessel
had been on the Puget Sound run of late.
Leaving San Francisco yestreday the
steamer Klamath is to load a return lum
ber cargo here so as to sail Tuesday.
Major Hittinger, of the Alaska Engineer
ing Commission agency. Is in receipt of
specifications for commlsary supplies and
clothing, bids on whlcn are to be opened
at Seattle. April 16.
Moderate to whole southerly gales, ac
companied by rain, are forecasted for the
North Pacific Coast today. At 6:15 o'clock
last night storm warnings were ordered dis
played for a moderate to whole southerly
gale, as a disturbance was moving south
eastward from Alaska and was central last
night north of Prince Rupert.
Though she lost a trip Wednesday, due
being held at Astoria in the blow of Tues
day night, the steamer Lurline left here on
schedule yesterday.
Encouragement has been given Hvermen
that the Willamette Is at last to conform to
former conditions during the Spring, through
the Weather Bureau's forecast that it will
rise during the next few days. It stood
4.3 feet above zero yesterday.
Yielding at last to superior strength of
three towboats. the steamer State of Wash
ington finally left the ways at the Portland
yard last night. She had been hauled out
there recently for an overhauling and the
cradjp Jammed on the ways so that diffi
culty was experienced In getting her into
the water. She will be supplied for regular
service on the Portland-The Dalles run as
a fleetmate to the Dalles City. -
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. March 22. Arrived steam
ers J. A. Chanslor, from San - Francisco;
Beaver, from San Pedro via San Francisco.
Sailed teamers Wapama, for San Diego
via way ports; W. F. Herrln, forSan Fran
cisco. ASTORIA. March 22. Arrived at 6:40 A.
M., steamer Santlam, from San Francisco;
at 7:40 A. M.. gasoline schooner Decora.i,
from cruise. Sailed at 8:50 A. M.. steamer
Cellio, for San Francisco and San . Pedro;
at 12:15 A. M. Uchtshln Relief from iti.
tlon off Columbia. Arrived at 1 and left 1
up at 2:20 P. M., steamer J. A Cnanalor.
from San Francisco. Arrived at l:a0 and
left up at 5:30 P. M-. steamer Beaver, from
San Pedro via San Francisco.
CAN FRANCISCO, March 22. Balled at 11
A M-, steamer Northern Pacific, for Flavel;
at 1 P. M., steamer Klamath, for Columbia
River. Arrived at 5 P. M.. steamer Wil
lamette, from Columbia River, for San
Pedro. March 21. alled at 4 P. M., steam,
er La Primera; at P. M., steamer Shasta,
for Portland.
COOS BAT, March 22. Arrived at 8 A.
M-, steamer Breakwater, from San Francisco
and Eureka for Portland. Sailed at 11 A
M., steamer F. A. Kllburn. from Portland
for Eureka and San Francisco. "
SAN PEDRO. March 21. Arrived Steam
er Stanwood. from Columbia River. Sailed'
Steamer Necanicum, for Columbia River.
ASTORIA March 21 Sailed at 8 P. M..
steamer Asuncion, for San Francisco. t
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. Arrival
Steamers Carlos and Quinault. from Grays
Harbor; San Pedro, from La Pas. Sailed
Steamers, Tiverton, Shasta. Klajnath and
Northern Pacific, for Astoria; Admiral
Dewey, for Seattle; Adeline Smith, for Coos
Bay.
c-fw iL.rj, y asn jiarcn zz. Arrived
.... . lu.nioui, . . um axaniia.
bailed Steamers Ixlon (British), for Ma-
- . v u .yo.itnri , iyt J&.OD;
aclvuiuu, iur iornox, 1. U. .,
Tides at Astoria f riday.
0:4-2 A. M.. .1.9.1 feet7:17 A M...."-0.2 foot
1:08 P. M 8.8 feet;7:25tP. M 0.6 foot
BREAKWATER HAS LIQUOR
Steamer's Sailing . Delayed Over
Night by Sailors' Arrest.
MARSHFIELiD, - Or.. March 22. (Spe
cial.) Sheriff Gage and his deputies
this morning- found 80 bottles of -whisky
In the berth of the ssilors on the
steamship Breakwater, : arrested A.
r-ricKson, hi. itoss, John Christensen
John Takkls and Walter Wiltermeier.
The vessel was belled to sail for
Portland at 9:30, but the search has
delayed it. The sailors could not give
ball until the agrent communicated with
the home office in San Francisco and
was authorized to sign for $150.
The vessel could not sail without the
sailors without violating the law gov
erning- navigation,' and . the delay kept
the vessel in port over night, involving
a loss or 3uu.
Submarine Is Launched.
jniDGEPORT, Conn., liarch 22.-
The submarine N-6, buili .by the Lake
Torpedoboat Company, was launched in
this city today, . Military guards ex.
eluded from the premises all but am.
ployes of the company.
MOTOR CRAFT READY
Frank D. Stout Takes Water
Tomorrow at St. Helens.
SHIP FIRST OF TYPE HERE
. ;
Miss Angle Ripley Owen, of' Glen
morrle Park, Will Christen
Vessel, Which WIU Go
South for Engines.
First of her type to be launched on
the Columbia and Willamete rivers,
the motorshlp Frank D. Stout will at
tract unusual interest when she takes
the water at the varrl r,t th k u.i.n.
Shipbuilding Company at 4 o'clock to
morrow arternoon. To Miss Angle
Ripley Owen, daughter of Mr nH tut-
S. F. Owen, of Glenmorrie Park, will
do accorded the honor of christening
Lun vessel.
There is one other errli- mi
Coast of the same general pattern.
mo motorsnip bierra, which has made
three Voyages in the Coast trade and
is now on her way for Valparaiso with
a Portland cargo. But at that the
Frank D. Stout will differ from the
Sierra in that she was built with a
view to handling package lumber, that
is, the material will go aboard in
units and be discharged in that man
ner, the same system as is followed
by the C. A. Smith Lumber Company
with its steamers between the Coos
Bay mill and Its San Francisco yard.
The vessel is owned by the Brook
ings Commercial Company, of Brook
ings, CaL, where the California & Ore
gon Lumber Company is located, and
the latter company will operate her.
On the superstructure being completed,
she will be towed to San Francisco
for the installation of her machinery,
the propelling gear being two semi
Bolinder engines of 320 horsepower
each. The Frank E. Stout is 200 feet
long, has a .beam of 43 feet and depth
of hold of 18 feet, her lumber capac
ity being 8S0.000 feet.
Frank D. Stout, after whom the
motorshlp Is named, is a wealthy lum
berman of Chicago, and is interested
in the Brookings plant. Miss Owen,
sponsor for the ship. Is the niece of
James H. Owen, general manager of
the company.
When the Stout tows away the St.
Helens Shipbuilding Company can
cen)er its force on completing the
five-masted auxiliary schooner City of
St- Helens, which will be launched in
a short time..- and 'then the yard will
be free for whatever business is avail
able, possibly being selected by Fed
eral interests for turning out some of
the new tonnage sought in the pres
ent emergency programme.
SIX-SHIP CONTRACT OFFERED
Andersons at Seattle Consider Order
for 8800-Ton Steel Vessels.
SEATTLK, Wash., March 22. A direct
offer of contracts for the construction
of six 8800-ton steel steamships at a
total price in excess of 8. 000,000 was
received today by Captain J. L." Ander
son, head of the Anderson Shipbuilding
Company, a local concern.
The offer came through the New
York shipping brokers, and It is be
lieved that the order is from foreign
Interests. Captain Anderson bas not
yet decided as to whether he will take
the contracts or not.
The order is the largest both In price
and tonnage for merchant ships ever
received In Seattle.
PORTtAXD BARGE IS IiOST
Daniel Kern Reports at Seattle With
Seaman Killed by Hawser.
SEATTLE, March 22. The tug Dan
iel Kern, which was towing barge Co
lumbia No. 38 .from Portland to Seattle,
arrived here today with Charles Swan
son, a seaman, dead, on board and re
ported losing the barge off Grays Har
bor Tuesday night. There were four
men on the barge. It Is supposed she
will be blown ashore.
Swanson was killed by the paring, of
the steel hawser that held the barge.
The hawser smashed Swanson's skulL
The barge had been chartered by the
Alaskan Engineering Commission.
SHIPBUILDERS WILD CONFER
Seattle Sleeting Called to Discuss
Matter of Building for Nation..
SEATTLE, March 22. At the request
of Vice-Chairman Thomas Brent, of the
Federal -Shipping Board, the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce has called a
meeting of all the shipbuilders of Pu
get Sound and Grays Harbor, to be held
at the chamber's rooms in Seattle at
10 A. M. April 10, for the purpose of
conferring with Mr. Brent on the sub
ject of building merchant ships for
Government service.
It is understood the Government de
sires many wooden vessels of 1000 tons'
capacity to transport cargoes to Eu
rope. German's Owners In Arrears.
The Columbia River Packers Asso
ciation filed a libel in the Federal Court
yesterday against the German bark
Arnoldnus Vinnen, owned by F. A. Vin
nen & Co., of Bremen, Germany. It is
alleged that the ship, through its mas
ter. Captain Kruger, purchased sup
plies amounting to $1026.93 that have
not yet been paid for. The ship has
been lying in the Astoria harbor since
October 11, 1914, when she arrived from
Port Natal.
Pacific Coast Shipping News.
COOS BAY, Or., March 22. (Special.)
The steamer Breakwater arrived In port
today after being outside for a day." She
had a light freight consignment for Coos
Bay.
The steam schooner Yellowstone arrived
from San Francisco and Is loading lumber
at North Bend. '
The steamship F. A. Kllburn and the
steam schooner Hardy, which were barbound
for 34 hours, sailed for San Francisco.
ASTORIA, Or., March 22. (Special.)
Bringing a cargo of fuel oil for Portland,
the tank steamer J. A. Chanslor arrived to
day from California. t
The gasoline schooner Decorah arrived
from the fishing banks off the mouth of
the river, bringing a small catch of halibut,
which she took to Portland.
' The steam schooner Santiam arrived from
San Pedro and will load lumber at the
Hammond mill.
The steam schooner Cellio sailed for San
Pedro with a cargo of .lumber . from St.
Helena
The Beaver arrived from San Francisco
and San Pedro, bringing 2000 tons of freight
and nearly 200 passengers. Captain Mason,
who was recently appointed as bar pilot
at San Francisco, is making his last trip
as master of the Beaver.
The Daisy Gadsby is due from San Fran
cisco to load lumber at Knapptoa and West
port. '
The lightship Relief left today for Swift-sure-
bank.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22. (special.)
With -15 passengers and general cargo, the
steamer San Pedro arrived from M&zatlan
this afternoon via San Pedro.
The steam schooner G. C. Llndauer has
been sold by Parr-McCorraick Steamshfp
Company to Pacific Mail & Timber Com
pany. The price is said to have been $65.0Q0.
Two windjammers have been placed on
the berth for the South Pacific by Atkins,
Kroll 4b Co. The schooner Ethel Zane Is to
sail for Suva this month and the ' Otlllle
Fjord is to set away for Apia during- April.
Hydro-cyanic gas used in the fumigation
of steamers at this port claimed another
victim today In the person of Frank Yant
f he. a fireman of the Standard Oil tanker D.
O. Scofleld. He was found shortly after
11 o'clock when the vessel was thrown open
to allow the fumes of the sas to escape.
This fatality adds another death to several
which have occurred since the pew fumiga
tion was started here by quarantine offi
cial a
The schooner Fearless. 658 tons, has been
chartered at 125 shillings to carry lumber
from Puget Sound to Sydney. The schooner
Mahukona, 653 tons, also has been char
tered by A. F. Thane 6c Co. to carry lumber
from the North Pacific to Sydney at the
same terms.
"RATS HARBOR Wash.. March 22.
(Special.) The schooner Golden State, 110
days from Port Natal, South Africa, ar
rived today and la loading an Australian
canto at the Anderson A Middleton mill.
The Daisy Putnam arrived last night from
San Pedro and is loading- at the Eureka
mill. The crew reports an exceptionally
rough passage.
The Svea. Helena. Avalon and Grays Har
bor are expected to arrive tomorrow.
SEATTLE. -Wash., March 22. (Special. -
The Talthyblus, of tbe Blue Funnel line,
arrived from Manila via Yokohama today. -
Departures Included the steamer City of
Seattle, for Southeastern Alaska, with 100
passenger and capacity earn: N. Y. K.
liner Awa Maru, for Kobe, via Yokohama,
with a full passenger list and cargo; Blue
Funnel liner Ixlon, for Manila, with ca
pacity cargo,
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. March 22. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M.: Sea, moderate; wind,
southwest, 24 miles.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Births.
HARRIES To Mr. and Mra George Har
rlss.' 122o Ivon sc. March 14. a son.
AJfCELTJS To Mr. and Mrs. Sam Anee
lus, . 428 First street. March 14. a dauch
ter. ALLY To Mr. and Mrs. Mohamed Ally.
1077 Willamette boulevard, March 14, a
son.
MYERS To Mr. and Mrs. Jay E. Myers.
lOtfU East Eleventh street North, March 15,
a son.
ROBERTSON To Mr. and Mrs. John A.
Robertson, 155 Sixteenth street South. March
15. a son.
DOWLING To Mr. and Mrs. Cecil B.
Dowllng. 346 East Forty-first street North.
March 15, a son.
OSTRANDER To Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
C. Ostrunder, 1402 hi Hawthorne avenue.
March 15. a daughter.
DUNCAN To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dan
ran. 107 Revere street. March 15, a daugh
ter. 8TATTB To xr anA XT,-. n
Staub. 1109 ft Hawthorne, March IS, a
BLAIR To Mr. Anil -Ma T- T1.
431 East Thirty-seventh street. March 17, a
AXELSOX To Mr. and Mra Emll L.
Azelson. 386 Vancouver avenue. March 13?
a daughter.
SOLOMON To Mr. andMrs. Maran Solo
mon. Aiontaviiia. Marcn 18, a daughter.
ELLMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis C.
Ellman. 060 Williams avenue, March 18. a
daughter.
PET RONE To Mr. an Tr TT-onlr T
trone. 113 Dakota street, March 19, a daugh
ter. KINDSFATER To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
amuoiater, to. Baiamora street, March 19,
a son.
Marrfag-e Licenses.
GARRETT-STONE Curtis Garrett. St Jo
seph. Mo., and. Elizabeth O. Stone, 1689
Derby street.
ROE-COLE Ector Clyde Roe. 641 !5 Sev
enteenth street Southeast, and Nellie Blanche
oie, same aaaress.
Building; Permits.
FOSTER A- ' If T .vtcp n rvfs a uv1vu
billboard. Ltnnton road, southwest corner
Newton street: builder, same; S50.
FRANK HARPER Erect one-story frame
dwelling. 3638 Seventy-third street, between
Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth avenue
muuiiicmbl. uuiiuer, same: $:tru.
WILLIAM CORNFOOT Erect one-story
frame office. 28 Lewis, between Lorlng and
uujunjr. earne; ntf.
DR. HARVEY G. PA RIfFB trr,.,
and-one-half-story frame dwelling. 1133
Cumberland road, between Falrfur . nH
Cumberland road; M. W. Lorenz. builder;
E. E. MERGES Rnlr wa-a- k. l
ordinary City Iron Works and printing
p jV.ii 7 Serond street, between Flanders
bun uiiaani
MRS. LAURINE HONEa ...
story frame garage. 140 Royal Court, be
tween East Gllsan and Coloncy Place: John
Grierler. builder: lnr
MRS. S. BAUMGART Alter one-story
" c.ci., w fini.KiijEiiiK worKs, ti rteed
street, between Twnrv-Ki-nnri am t-
' streets North; Electro Galvanizing
Works, builder: f.'iO.
vv- u ijttlk Erect one-story frame
" j-.wn.um avenue, Detween rir.
son and SIxtee,ltl, streets; builder, same
MRS. NETTIE GRAYnEN r-,,
"""y frame garage. 501 East Salmon, be
tween Eaut Thirteenth and East Fourteenth
streets: Wright A Denoyer. builder: S130
C. B. TESTE RM AN Erect one-story
" Li street; Guilder,
same; s0. -
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
w . a .v x a, nmrca maximum tem
-.a.,u.. j. urj8i orra . minimum, a degrees.
River reading at 8 A. M., 4.3 feet; change
i , 1 v.j men; total raln-
aa. rcpioiuuer j., iwj o, zi.ud inches;
Inches : deficiency of rainfall since Seo-
; V"'." t".'.-"-Vl" sunsnine
IK t ' fwwiB ounsnjne, 1 flours.
l iV ' ireuucea to sea
mldlty at noon, 73 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
STATIONS.
State of
weather.
Baker . ......
Cloudy
Boise
Boston . . . .
Calgary . .
Chicago -
Cloudy
uiear
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Colfax .....
Denver. . . . .
&now
Dea Moines.
Clear
Duluth
Kain
Eureka .....
Clear
Galveston
Pt. cloudy
Helena ....
&now
Clear
Jacksonville
Juneaut . . .
Kansas City.
Los Angeles.
Marshfleld .
Medford . . .
Minneapolis
Montreal
Cloudy
ttaln '
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
rtain
Clear
New Orleans..
Pt. ClOUdT
New York. . . .
North Head . .
jiear
Kain
North Yakima
Pt. cloudy
Omaha
Pendleton ...
Phoenix . . . .
Pocatello ....
Portland . .. .
Roseburg ....
Sacramento .
St. Louis
Salt Lake....
San Diego. . . .
Cloudy
Ft. cloudy
Clear
161 8010. (
Cloudy
4 I O . J
4S o.:
6o!o.(
640.(
S'.'io.:
60i0.(
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
San Francisco
60.
Clear
Seattle
4!0.l
Cloudy
Sitka
. . . St!0.
301 44;o.c
30 4410.:
Swl 440.i
16340.
38 GOlO.i
3'J 6:0.
2S 34,0.
Clear
Spokane
,
Cloudy .
Tacoma
Tatoosh Island
Valdest ......
Walla Walla.
Washington
Winnipeg
Cloudy
Rain
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
tA. M. report
ceding day.
today. P. M. report of pre-
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Another disturbance moving southeast.
ward from Alaska is central this evening
somewhere nortn or frince ftupert. and
southwest storm warnings were ordered dls.
played at 6:15 P. M. for moderate to whole
southerly gales. The southwest disturbance
has intensified ana moved to lowa. tilgn
pressure obtains over the Atlantic States
and another high-pressure area overlies
most of the western highlands. No very
high winds have occurred along tne North
Pacific Coast within the last 12 houra
Precipitation has occurred In the North
west. British Columbia. Utah, Colorado.
Oklahoma, Minnesota. Florida and South
eastern New York. The weather is 10 de-
s-reea or more colder In Arizona, and. South
ern Utah and northeastward to South Da
kota; It is correspondingly warmer In Mis
souri and the western portions of Pennsyl
vania, and New York.
The conditions are favorable for occa
sional-ram r riaay in. western Oregon ana
Western Washington and for occasional rain
or snow east' of the cascade Mountains.
Temperature changes will be slight and
wlnuf will be mostly southerly, reaching gale
ldicq near ma vuuau
, FORECASTS.
Portland - and viclnltjr Occasional rain
nutherlv winds.
Oregon and Washington Occasional rain
west, occasional rain or snow east portion:
southerly winds reaching gale force near the
coast.
Idaho Probably rain or snow.
North Pacific Coast Rain; moderate to
whole southerly gales.
T. FRANCIS' DRAKE,
Assistant Forecaster.
OATS" DEMAND HEAVY
Market Now Is Practically on
$40 Basis.
BIG COUNTRY FEED TRADE
Government Calls for Annual Supply
for Southern Border In Addition
to Emergency Pnrcliases.
Sheepmen. Tjargo Buyers.
The oats market Is strong and now prac
tically on a x40 basis; In fact, business was
done in the Interior yesterday at prices equal
to $40 here. Between the emergency de
mand for feed In the sheep-growing sec
tions and the Government needs, it is likely
that stocks In the aNorthwest will be ex
hausted long before the season ends.
The Government has called for bids, to be
opened at San Antonio, Tex., on April 17,
for forage supplies for the Southern De
partment for the fiscal year, beginning July
1917. It la believed the oats requirements
wMl amount to between 40,000 and 50.000
tons. In addition to this. It Is reported
that the Government Is in the open market
now .for oats to be shipped to Hawalla and
the Philippines, and also to the various cav
alry posts In this country. The statement
was also made yesterday that Federal agents
were buying flour at Chicago and In Cali
fornia. The country eats markets continue ex
cited. Sales were made yesterday for ship
ment to Wyoming, Utah. Southern Idaho,
Northern Nevada and Colorado. The O.-Wr
R. A N. la. taking out 100 cars of hay and
oats a day to these points from Eastern
Oregon and Eastern Washington, and it
was announced yesterday that feed is also
going from Eastern Washington points into
Montana. The recent heavy snow storm
caught many sheep growers unprepared
and they were forced to buy feed, regard-
lees of price, wherever it could be obtained.
The only supply available was in the North
west. This unexpected movement of feed Into
the sheep country has added to the diffi
culties of wheat shippers, who had trouble
enough in moving grain to the East before
the storm came. Now the limited number
of cars available are being pressed into serv
ice hauling sheep food and none are left
to transport wheat. There was demand
yesterday from the East, particularly St.
Louis, but the business could not be worked.
The Minneapolis cash markets were also
strong, and hard wheat sold there up to
J2.03.
At the local exchange wheat bids were
raised to 2 cents. There was some wheat
offering In tbe country, but as It could
not be moved, buyers were not Interested.
The mi 11 reed market continues strong.
with the demand growing as stocks are re
duced. Bran and shorts were advanced $1
a ton yesterday, to $30 for the former and
$34 for the latter.
The Liverpool grain cable follows r"
"Wheat firm, moderate arrivals and ex
pected light Argentine shipments. Corn
strong on unfavorable Argentine news and
light arrivals. Oats strong. It Is becoming
more evident that improved facilities for
moving American grain to import, countries
is being perfected. It is assured that com
merce lanes will be kept open at all haz
ards. Russia Crop advices unfavorable.
India General corn prospects excellent.
on a largely increased area.
"United Kingdom Wheat arrivals In
creasing, requirements assured, reserves In
creasing. Argentina Weather clear and warm.
Corn estimates being lowered, arrivals mod
erate, tonnage scarce. Estimated shipments
of wheat. 740,000 bushels."
Terminal receipts, in cars, were reported
by the Merchants' Exchange as follows:
Wheat Barley Flour Oats Hay
Portland. Thurs. 6
5
5
Year ago 13
Season to date. 4186
Year ago 9433
1
188
1434
8
1156
1464
1
2019
74
"8
285
. 296
6
2
1003
826
4
1840
2043
3
5
1504
1962
21
18
8211
S528
Tacoma, Wed.. 20
xear ago Ill
Season to date. 5312
Year ago C2S4
Seattle. Wed... 2
112
491
""o
soo
1222
4
6
1317
175S
Year ago ..... 5
Season to date. 4236
Year ago 5002
COLD WEATHER STOPS GOAT SHEARING
Market for New Clip Mohair Is Not Tet
Established.
The stormy weather has put a stop to'
goat shearing in the southern part of the
state, and but little new clip mohair Is
coming forward. A few small lots have
been taken by dealers at SO cents, but grow
ers generally consider - the market value
far above this figure. ,
In the Eastern markets trade Is dull, with
practically no domestic hair moving. Some
business has been done at Boston In Cape
firsts at a price approximately 70 cents,
duty paid. The Commercial Bulletin says
of the foreign situation:
"Reports from Yorkshire indicate gener
ally - quiet business, spinners having most
of their machinery occupied on government
business, and so consuming little mohair,
with stocks none too large. Moreover, since
notice has been given that the government
intends to cut down shipping space for
mohair, the prospects are none too good for
this industry in the United Kingdom for
a while to come.
"Comparatively little new is heard from
the Cape, where stocks are getting low.
America has bought considerable hair again
this year.
"Alpaca, too, has been rather quiet lat
terly, although prices In Liverpool have
been firm enough and the trend has stead
ily been against the buyer."
Boston quotations: Best combing, 629
65c; good combing, 57 60c; ordinary coirfb
ing. 63055c; best carding. 08 62c; good
carding, 65 58c: ordinary carding, 60S2c
Foreign: Cape firsts, 56 58c; Turkey, fair
average, nominal.
EGQ
PRICES
HOLD
UP
WELL
Large Buyers Are Reserved, bat Market Is
, In Good Shape
The egg market was steady, with sales on 1
the street at 24, 264 and 2T cents, case
count. Some of the large buyers are still
holding oft, but the trade does not look for
any weakening of prices. Receipts were of
fair size.
Butter was scarce and the market ' was
firm. .Cube extras sold at 87 and 87 cents.
Prints were put out at the new advanced
price The San Francisco market gained
another half cent.
Poultry was In light supply and all kinds
were firm. Dressed meats were also firm.
MERINOS OXTERED AMERICAN TRADE
Buyers Will Be Allowed to Bid on 10,000
BAies at London Sales.
LONTXr. March 22. The offerings at the
wool auction sales today amounted to 710O
bales. It was a fine assortment, consisting
principally of Queensland. Bidding was
active and prices were firm. Scoured ad
vanced fully 6 per cent, the best grades
touching 4s TVsd. Greasy sold as high as
2s llttd.-
It was officially announced that 10,000
bales of merinos will be allowed to be pur
chased for America on March 29 and 81.
and it Is understood that wool suitable for
America will be catalogued on these daya
Canned Meats Are Advanced.
There were sharp advances In canned
meats yesterday, particularly In corned and
roast beef, which were up 85 cents for Is
snd 80 cents for 2a The rise was believed
to be due to Government buying.
Roseburg BrocroU Received.
Broccoli from Roseburg is now being of-
fered on the local market at $2 a crate.
Among the receipts from California was
pyramid asparagus, quoted at 20 cents, and
white In lug boxes at 18 cents a pound.
The potato market continues quiet at un
changed prices. 1
Bank Clearings.
Bank clearings of the Northwestern cities
yesterday were as follows:
Clearings. Balances.
Portland J2.y.0.074 S2H3.265
Seattle 3.8(13.879 SU3.0S9
Tacoma 473.33 89,319
Spokane 1.072.ao8 243,323
PORTLAND MARKET QUOTATIONS
Grain. Flour. Feed, Etc
Merchants Exchange, noon session.
March delivery: Bia
Wheat Bid. yr.ago
Bluestem $ 1.71 .93
Fortyfold l.fta .87
Club 1.64 .86
Red Russian 1.61 .85
Oats, No. 1 white feed 37.25 53.75
Barley. No. 1 feed........ 39.50 27 00
Futures Bid
April bluestem ....................... 1.71
Muy bluestem 172
April fortyfold. ....................... l!l
May lortylold 1.66
Aprrr club ........................... 164
May club
. 1.64
. 1.62
. 1.H2
.87.50
.88.00
.39.50
.39.50
April Russian
May Russian '
April oats ....
May oats
April barley .
May barley
FLOUR Patents. SR.40; Itralrhti ST AAA
T.80; valley. Z7.O0; whole wheat. J.S.60; gra
ham. $8.40.
MILLFEED Spot prices: Bran. ISO
p?r- shorts. $34 per ton; rolled barley,
421743.
CORN Whole. 51 per ton; cracked. $52
per ton.
Producers' prices: Timothy, East
ern Oregon. 1920 per ton: alfalfa. $140
16; Valley grain hay. $12.50 014.
Dairy and Country Produce.
BUTTER Cubes, extras. 37S7Hc: prime
iirais, aowjouc uoDoisg prices: prints, ex
tras, 38039c; cartons. ' lc extra; butterfat.
No. 1. 4iic; No. 2, 38c
CHEESE: Jobbers' buying prices, f. o. b.
dock. Portland; Tillamook triplets. 23c;
Young Americas. 24c per pound.
EGGS Oregon ranch, current receipts.
26Q27o per dozen; Oregon ranch, selects, 29o
per dozen.
POULTRY Hens. 18Q19o per pound;
Springs, 1820c; turkeys, live, 22 a 24c;
ducks, 2022c; geese. 12 14c
VEAL Fancy, 14415o per pound.
PORK Fancy. 17M18o per pound.
Frnlta and Vegetables.
Local Jobbing quotations:
TROPICAL FRUITS Oranges, navels,
$2.353.25: lemons, $3.504.25 per box; ba
nanas, 5c per pound; grapefruit. $2.606.25.
VEGETABLES Artichokes, $L106L25 per
dozen, tomatoes, $3.75 per crate: cabbage.
$45.50 per hundred: cnslanL 25e ner lb.:
lettuce. $2.S03.25; cucumbers, $11.50 per
uozen; ceiery, at 471.00 per dozen; Florida,
$5 per crate: cauliflower. $202.75 crate:
peppers, 5oc per pound; sprouts, 12Ho per
pound; rhubarb, $2.25.2.60 per box; peas.
1517tto per pound; asparagus. 18020c per
aouna; spinacn, i---3 dj) 1.00 per box.
POTATOES Oregon buying prices, $2.50
92.75 per hundred; new Florida, lOo per
pound.
ONIONS Oregons. Jobbing prices: No. 1.
19 to 9.50; No. 2. S6 ner sack.
GREEN FRUITS Apples. 80c $2 per
cranoerries, so per barrel.
Staple Groceries.
Local Jobbing Quotations:
SUGAR Fruit and berry, $8.10; Honolulu
Plantation, .oo; tirants Pass beet. S7.BO
California beet. $7.90; extra C. $7.70; pow-
uereo. in oarreia. ss.H; cuDes. In barrels,
$8.85.
SALMON Columbia River, 1-pound tails.
$2.40 per dozen; one-half flats, $L50; 1
pound flats. $2.50; Alaska pinks. 1-pound
tans, ai.3.
HONEY rhnlr. A9 9!t ....
NUTS Walnuts, sack ' lots, 18c; Brazil
nuts. 19c; rilberts, 19c; almonds. 18 tt 19c;
peanuts, 7c; cocoajiuts, $1.10 per dozen; pe-
ca.ns, iBtffiwc; cnestnuts. 10c
BEANS Oregon, small white, loe- Call.
fornla. small white. 12Hc; 'large trhlte,
12"4c; Lima. 14c; bayous. 9Hc; pink.
iuc;-juexicana. Uttc; Manchurlan. 9c
COFFEE Roasted, in drums, 17j.6c
t SALT Granulated. $16.75" Der ton: half
ground. 100s. $11.30 per ton; 60s. $12.10 per
ton; dairy. zi4.Ta ner ton.
RICE Southern head. 77Hc per pound;
oroaen. 4c; Japi,u style. 4ez4Vfcc
DRIED FRUIT Apples. 10011c; apri
cots, ltt19c; peaches, sVi 10c; prunes.
Italian. 8;9c; raisins. 8V&15HC: dates.
Persian, 15c per pouua; fard. $2.50 per box
currants. 15 (a 16c; figs. $23.50 per box.
Hops. Wool. Hides. Etc.
HOPS 1916 crop, 47o per pound: 1917
contracts, nominal.
HIDEri Salted hides (25 Bounds dd)
18c: salted stags (50 pounds and up), 14c;
green and salted kip (15 pounds to 25
pounds), 18c; green and salted calf skins (up
to 15 pounds). 28c; green hides (25
pounds and up), 16c; green stags (50 pounds
ana up), i.c: ary nines. 30c: salt aides.
25c; dry horse hides, $L502.50; salt horse
niaes. $3gjl5.
PELTS Dry long-wooled pelts. 25c; salt
ed long-wooled pelts. $L50?3. '
TALLOW No. L 9c per pound.
WOOL Eastern Oregon. fine. 80035c;
coarse. 40c; valley, 40c
MOHAIR Nominal. .50a Per pound.
CASCAKA BARK Old and Dew. 6H O7o
per pouna.
GRAIN BAGS Car lots. 10 10c
Provisions.
HAMS All sires, choice, 27c: standard
2Bc; skinned, 24&25c; picnics, 19c; cottage
rolls. 22
LARD Tierce basis, kettle - rendered,
21 Wc; standard pure, 21c; compound, 16Vzc
BACON Fancy. 83 34c; standard. 28M0
29c; choice. 2427ttc
DRY SALT Short clear backs. 21 23c;
export, 2224c: plate. 18019Mb
OUs.
KEROSENE Water white, drums, barrels
er tank wagons. 10c; cases. 18V22c
GASOLINE Bulk, 21 He; cases, 30c; nap
tha. drums, 19c; cases, 28c; engine distil
late, drums, 10 He; cases, 19c
LINSEED OIL Raw. barrels. $1.14; cases.
$1.21; boiled, barrels. $1.16; cases, $1.23.
TURPENTINE In tanks, 67c; In cases,
74c; 10-case lots, lo less.
Cannery Contracts for Vegetables.
LEWISTON. Idaho. March 22. (Special.)
The Oregon Packing; Company has con
tracted . for the purchase of 200 acres of
tomatoes and string beans of the 1917 crop.
The packing company la building a large,
model cannery In Lewtston and Intends to
contract for several hundred, acres of veg
etables. A price of $20 a ton is guaranteed
for the tomatoes and $30 a ton for beans.
The plant will be In operation within 40
days.
Duluth Linseed Market.
TTTLTJTH, March 22. Linseed on track,
$2.88 2.8S4 ; to arrive. $2.83 62.88.;
May. $2.89: July, $2.91 bid.
Last Day for filing Is Here.
Today is the last day for filing appli
cations as inspectors for the reinforced
concrete work to be done in connection
with the building of the Sullivan Gulch
viaducts by the city. The examinations
will be "held Monday at the City Hall,
but the applications for taking the
examinations must be in the engineer's
office by tonight. The positions pay
$125 a month.
Thirty-seven libraries in 32 cities of
the state have student libraries from
the Wisconsin lfbrary school.
The smoke uncurls
and visas in tVie still
ness of the book-lined
room, a fra&ranr in-
cense
-PALL, MALI.-
A 5rwR.nAin Lcvtclcav
A Quarter Bern
SHIP PLANT TO RISE
$150,000 Subscribed Already
for Florence Project.
LANE TO RAISE $50,000
Portland Capital Interested J. Fred
Larson Takes TJp Matter at
Eugene Four 2500-Ton
Craft to Be Built at Once.
ETJGKNT3. Or., Marcn 22. (Special.)
J. Fred Larson, interested with Port
land capitalists in a plan to establish,
a $200,000 shipbuilding plant at Flor
ence, the seaport town of Western
Lane County, made the first announce
ment or the project upon his arrival
in Eugene from the coast this after
noon.
Mr. Larson stated that 11S0 onft ha
been subscribed toward the project la
i-omana and that the remaining $50.
000, which will grive the enterprise lo
cal character, will be subscribed In
Lane County.
Florence business men have sriven
without reserve a plot of water front
age 800x550 feet on the bay, where
tne water is sufficiently deep to float
2500-ton vessels loaded. The Oitv Coun
cil, it is understood, will grant the com
pany a rrancnise for the construction
of a tramway for transportation of
lumber from the tidewater mills to the
piani. rne $10,000 of the capital stock:
in the company which it was decided
to place in Florence, was oversub
scribed within 24 hours after Mr. Lar
son announced that the Portland capi
tal was available.
Ways will be built for the construc
tion of four boats at once. The first
keel will be laid in two months and th
first boat completed in less than eight
months. The boats will be of 2500
tonnage. Engines will be placed in
them at San Francisco. The craft will
each have a carrying capacity of
1.600.000 feet of lumber. The cost of
each, will be under $200,000.
Baker Engineer Goes to Huntington.
BAK TvT (lr "Vt!, -rU ee c i i x
L- R. Stockman, a civil engineer of Ba
iter, nas Deen caned to Huntington to
make a survey of the streets and al
leys. His findings will be utilized for
estimates for installing a sewage sys
tem and macadamizing and grading
tne streets.
The British bar has declined to con
sider a proposal to admit women to tha
lepal profession.
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Chance El Rosttl
The Big.
Clean.
Comfortable.
lesantly Appointed,
beasolng
S. S. BEAVER
Sails Prom AInsworth nnrk
IF.3L SATURDAY, MARCH 24.
100 Golden Miles oa
Columbia River
Ail Kates Include -
Berths and Meals
Table and Services
I n excelled
The San Franclsc Portland S. S. Co
Third and? Washington street (with
O.-W. R. js N. Co.). lei. Broadway Mi
A 6121.
STWIN PALACES
TORTI.AVD TO SAN FRANCISCO
8. S. NORTHERN PACI1IC, express
train time, balls 9:30 A. M., March 20, 24.
29. Cal. Sir. Express leaves 0:30 A M.
Fares $8. J12.50. $15. $17.50. $20.
8. S. GREAT NORTHERN". San Fran
risco and Los Angeles to Honolulu. March
23; Apyl 11, 30; $130 round trip.
North Bank, oth and Stark.
T1CKFT Station, 10th and Hoyt.
OFFICES " 3d and Mor N. P. Ry.
u"11" 84S Wash.. G. N. Ry.
100 Sd, Burlington Ry.
Sail Francisco $10.00
Coos Bay $7.00
Eureka $15.00
F-lrat-Clas Meala and Berth
Included.
S. S. BREAKWATER
6 P. M. SATURDAY, MAR. 24
North Pacific S. S. Dock.
Krar Broadway Bridgre and
124 Third St.
Phones, Broadway 530, A 5422.
ALASKA
Pflnce Roprrt, Ketrhlkan, Wrmnfel,
Petersburg, Juneau. Tread well, Ioujt-ha,
Thaoa Uainet. tekagrway, Cordova, V ai
des and be ward.
CALIFORNIA
Via Seattle or San Francisco to Ixs
Anireles and San Diego. Largest ships,
unequaled service, low rates, including
meals and berth.
For particulars apply or telephone
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Main 26, Home A 4396. 124 Third St.
'REriO. Lift I
UMMSIIfE bENEEALE TRANSATUUTTIQUE
NEW YORK BORDEAUX PARIS
vitcxt rtout .to the Continent.
WEEKLY llBPARTlKKS
. For All Particular Inquire
Fojrasl Bros., mc. Coast Agents. 109 Cherry
.. Seattle, or Any luteal Agents.
American-Hawaiian Steamship Co.
All sailings between
U. S. Atlantic and
U. S. Pacific porta
are canceled until
further notice.
C. O. h mrir ift. t; Stark wt. Partisan
U.S. Mail S.S. SIERRA, SONOMA, VENTURA
SAMOA
iOWEST KATES OF PASSAGE Apply
, r A put- o. o. vj. wwi
Uijs.very 21 iiy ApL S. 24, May IS, June (
III u