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0 16 TTTE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, NOVE3IBER 13, 1017. TWO TROOP TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER Three Men Killed and 15 In jured in Wreck on Denver & Rio Grande. SOLDIERS ARE FROM UTAH Misting Flagman Blamed for Acci dent, Which, Railroad Officials Declare, Observance of Rales Would Have Averted. T5EKVER. Colo.. Nov. 12. A missing flagman holds the key to the mystery of why two troop trains on the Denver Sn Rio Grande Railroad crashed to gether this morning on a mountain curve near Cotopaxi. a station 72 miles west of Pueblo, with a. death list of three and injuries to 15, two of whom may die. This missing man," whose name was not known to the general offices of the railroad, was flagman of the leading troop train. He is looked to to tell whether a flag was placed at a proper distance behind the leading train to prevent the following one from running into it. Early today three troop trains, bound from Salt Lake City to an Eastern sta tion, were running down the moun tains from the Continental Divide, all - as sections of a passsenger train. No. 16. Ahead of the first troop train, run ning as second No. 16. was a freight train, which stopped to cool a hotbox. Sleeper Crashed ly Steel Car. The troop train also stopped and had scarcely attained a speed of five mi.les an hour on proceeding again when the following section, running 25 miles an hour, struck it, smashing a caboose and driving a heavy steel car. used as a hospital and placed behind the coaches and sleepers .carrying the troops, through and over a tourist sleeper Just ahead of it. In this car were members of the band and head quarters company of the regiment. The dead: Chester P. Preston, first sergeant. Fred T. Whitehouse. musician. Guy B. Alexander, band leader. All live in Utah. Flagman Is Blamed. According to railroad officials here, no report made by members of the train crew indicates whether the flag man of the leading troop train had gone back the requisite distance to forestall such an accident. According to the railroad rules, officials said, this flagman should have placed two torpedoes on the track when called back to his own train preparatory to its moving on again, which would have delayed any succeeding train until a safe clearance had been obtained by the leading troop train. "We do not know whether this flag man did this." said H. C. Mulroy, vice president of the Denver & Rio Grande, tonight. "We do not even know whether he went back far enough to stop the first section before it could overrun the first troop train. We have not been able to find this man so far, though I must say, in Justice to him, that, in the confusion, he may have been there all the time doing his best to help the injured. Scene Near Royal Gorge. Railroad officials, Mr. Mulroy said, were anxious to get a statement from this flagman and were making careful inquiry as to his whereabouts. The country where the wreck oc curred is rugged, being near the Royal tTorge, and the track is much curved. Mr. Mulroy said the short ' distance an engineer could see ahead in such cir cumstances gave little opportunity for stopping the second troop train before it plowed Into the one ahead of it. DESERTION IS CHARGED WORKMAN HELD AS Fl'CITIVE ARIZONA GUARD OFFICER. Man Arrested at Camp Lewis While Employed by Contractors Officers' Camp Opens January 5. CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma. Wash.. Nov. 12. Charged with desertion from the National Guard of Arizona at Naco, ixovemDer i. iit, Joseph Conroy, age 42, an employe of the Hurley-Mason Company, construction contractors Camp Lewis, was arrested by the mil itary police today. Conroy served in the Army during the Spanish-American War and is alleged to have deserted from the regular Army in 1908. He was a Second Lieutenant in the National Guard when he is alleged to have de serted at Naco. Henry Brinkerhoff, of Los Angeles, a Christadelphian, who recently de clined to sign the muster card, has been assigned to duty in the base hospital at Camp Lewis. He said today he had decided to sign the muster card, but did not know whether he would accept pay or wear a uniform. Selection of candidates for the of ficers' training school at Camp Lewis beginning January 5 will be made by platoon commanders November 24. The company commanders will select not more than 10 per cent of their com mands and the net percentage who will finally be passed by the regimental bridgade commanders will be 1.7 per cent of the 91st division. First Lieutenant James L. Roark has been placed on the inactive list and or dered to return to his home in Seattle. CLAUDIA COLEMAN HERE MVSICAL. SPECTACLE FEATURING MAKARENKO AT PANTACES. Hoey and Lee, In Hodgepodge; "All Wrong," Bright Comedy, and Other Good Turn Offered. Another corking good bill Is on at Pantages, with charming Claudia Cole man returned to decorate the decora tions, and a half doien other acts of assorted sorts with comedy in the ascendant. Claudia isn't the headlfher. but her act is of headline quality and she is a joy forever. She is good to look upon and her act is one in which sheer personal ability counts. Miss Coleman has a flock of hats and she shows by her manner of wearing them various types of femininity we all know. She contrasts, too, the almost opera singer and a cabaret queen sing ing the same ballad, and offers a de lightful study as a tired waitress with lots to talk about. Miss Coleman is undeniably clever, and her radiant per sonality counts for half of her cheery act. The hm"- dor, ablaze with colorful tapestries, rugs and Oriental trappings. Madame Makarenko, a beautiful prima donna, is featured among a group of attractive Oriental girls. The act takes on the val u of a pantomime at first, and an opium dreamer sinks into a dream, which Is depicted to the audience when the curtain lifts. The scene is gorgeous, and the dancers' graceful. Madame Maka renko has a well-trained high soprano voice and she wears lovely gowns. Mon sieur Marenko leads the orchestra dur ing the act, and contributes a solo. -A wee kiddle adds a novel note, and a beautiful dancer, La. Polita, amazes with her skill. A pair of clever folk are Charles Hoey and Harry Lee in their newest offering, "The Nominee," which is a hodgepodge of brilliant repartee set to Yiddish atmosphere. They have a lot of smart parodies and are a real riot of tun. V'AII Wrong" is the title of a bright little comedy, which has a stunning surprise as its climax. It is particu larly well acted by a 'versatile chap. Fraunie French, and a keen girl named Frances Brent. The sketch has to do with the pertinent subject of how to make home entertaining for a wife. Goldberg and Wayne and a piano offer a dandy act, full of harmony and a judicious sprinkling of smart repartee. Opening the bill is a splendid ath letic demonstration in which a chap named Younger tosses a pretty and beautifully modeled Mrs. Younger all over the stage in plastique poses and diversified feats of strength. MORE MEN RECLAIMED lO TREATED BY NAVAL AND CIVIL- IA.V SURGEONS ENLIST. I'hynieally Disqualified for Military - Service, Men Are Operated On Without Charge. Another group of young men has been reclaimed for service to the Gov ernment by local Navy surgeons, as sisted by the physicians of this city. The men, who were patients at St. Vincent's Hospital, are J. T. Pool. M. R. Cough. R. E. Gonser. Carl Harting, N O. Miller, M. G. Norton. H. R. An derson, Francis Kruse, Andrew Thuli and E. P. Hickethler. Physically disqualified for military service, theso men were operated upon without charge and made not only fit for service, but better and stronger men physically, and more useful citi zens in time of peace. Hernias and deformities of hands and feet were some of the physical, imperfections overcome. In the treatment of these men no charge is made by the Navy surgeons. who are assisted in the work by local surgeons. The hospitals receive a nominal fee in each case but the greater part of this expense here has thus far been provided by individual citizens. One of the chief contributors has been M. H. Houser, agent of the United States food administration grain corporation. FOOD AGENTS WILL MEET Officials for Oregon Counties Confer at Corvallls. to OREGON AGRICULTURAL. COLLEGE. Corvallis. Nov. 12. (Special.) Emer gency county agricultural agents ap pointed under the recent National food bill will meet at Oregon Agricultural College Thursday and Friday with State Leader Paul V. Maris. Methods of co-ordination In county work and special projects for various counties will be discussed and plans made for carrying out the work. Those who will confer with Mr. Maris are C. J. Hurd, Douglas County; George W. Kable, Benton: R. J. Werner. Clackamas: N. C. Jamison, Washington; H. E. Tweed, Baker, and Mac Hoke, Wallowa. Henry E. Tweed has Just been ap pointed County Agricultural .Agent for Baker County. He is A graduate of Washington State College. DAMAGE TO FOREST PAID Milwaukee Road Pays $89,264 to Government; $20,775 Interest. Interest amounting to $20,775 was included in a deposit of $89,264 made recently by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad to the Government in payment of damages to the St. Joe National forest In Northern Idaho, the district forester's office was notified yesterday. When the railroad was built through the forest about 10 years ago, the Forest Service made the usual requirements that timber cut along the right of way must be paid for, and that the railroad must sign certain stipula tions to protect National forest in terests. The company refused to comply with these requirements, and the case pended in the courts until June 7, 1917, when the United States Supreme Court ren dered a decision in favor of the Gov ernment. ROAD WORK TO CONTINUE Columbia Highway Improvements to Be Made This Winter. SALEM, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) H. Whitmore, engineer of the State Highway department, returned from a trip over the lower Columbia River Highway today. Camps at Knappa and Svenson will be closed soon, he said. Two cruisers and quarries have been established on the Bugby Loops and it is believed that work can be continued out of these camps all Winter. Also a camp and quarry at Clatskanie prob ably will continued In operation. "Good progress Is being made on the bridges and roads in Columbia County," said Mr. Whitmore, "and that work will go ahead. Slides In the Delena cutoff will be removed this Winter. Work on a concrete bridge at Goble over Goble Creek will go ahead at once." EXEMPTIONIS OPPOSED Case of Son of Famous Indian Scout, "Buckskin Bob" Smith, Reopened. EUGENE. Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) The exemption board today reopened the case of Clarence Smith, : of Port Orford, son of the famous Indian scout, "Buckskin Bob" Smith. He was ex empted that he might care for the farm and his father, whose patriotic service is a matter of history, in his declining years. Neighbors have protested the action of the board, asserting that the young er Smith's services are not needed on the farm. The board was influenced by a show ing that the applicant tried to join the Navy, but that his eyes had sub sequently been injured in an accident. disqualifying him. The board today directed that his eyesight be examined. Xorthcliffe Arrives in England. NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Announce ment was made today that Lord North cllffe and Lord Reading, who spent some time in the United States on missions, had arrived in England. IT lilUl III) I EXEMPT FROM TAX Internal Revenue Collector Ex plains War Income and Income Taxes. STATE OFFICIALS DON'T PAY President, Supreme Court Judges Only Men Getting Federal Pay Who Make No Returns; Sin gle Man's $1000 Exempt. President Wilson and the judges of the Supreme and Inferior courts of the United States now in office are the only Federal officials exempt from the payment of taxes under the Income and war-income laws. The compensation of all officials and employes of a state, or any political subdivision thereof. except when such compensation is paid by the United States Govern ment." are also exempt from the tax provision of these two laws. j M. A. Miller. Collector of Internal: Revenue, yesterday called attention to these specific exemptions for the pur pose of correcting unreliable state ments that have been published as to the actual scope of these revenue-nro- ducing measures. It has been repeated-' ly puDiisnea throughout the country and made the subject of adverse edi torial comment In the press, that the United States Senators and Repre sentatives in Congress, the men who by their votes enacted both measures, had exempted themselves from the payment of the taxes authorized thereunder. Federal Employes Pay. The fact is that the members of Con gress and all other Federal official. and employes of the Government, whose net income exceeds the minimum ex emptions allowed under, the statutes, have the same standing as an indivi dual and must pay an Income tax, a war income tax and a surtax. Federal judges were exempted from paying these taxes on the theory that they should not be taxed under a measure they might be called upon to interpret in their judicial capacity. f Under the war income tax the fol lowing exemptions are allowed: Mar ried man (or the head of a family). $2000f single man. $1000. Under the in come tax the married man (or head of a family) is granted an exemption of $4000 and the single man $3000. The surtax under the war income tax law applies to all net incomes exceeding $5000 and, under the income tax act, on all net incomes exceeding $20,000. In addition to the exemptions already referred to, the married man (or head of a family), is allowed an exemption of $200 for each child or dependent relative under 18 years of age. Illustration Is Given. As an illustration of how the tax ap ples, the following instance is cited the subject being a married man. with two children under 18 years of age, and whose net income is $6000 a year. Un der the war income tax he would have an exemption of $2000 for 4itmself and $200 each for the two children, or a total of $2400, and would pay a war income tax or z per cent on the dif ference between his income of $6000 ana sztuo, or $3600, amounting to $72. On the same income, the single man, aiter deducting nis exemption of $1000, would pay a 2 per cent tax on the re maining $5000, or $100. Under, the Income tax the same mar ried man would deduct from his $6000 income his personal exemption of $4000 and $400 for his two children and pay a i per cent tax on the balance. $1600. or $32. The single man, after deduct ing his exemption of $3000, would pay a. z per cent tax on the balance, $3000 or $60. Surtax 1 Per Cent. The same married man would be liable under the surtax provision of the law to a 1 per cent tax on his net income In excess of $5000. or $1000. and would pay a tax of $10. The single man with the same income Is allowed a like exemption and would also nav a 1 per cent tax on $1000. or $10. in case the net income of a married man (or head of a family) or that of a single man exceeds $20,000, a second surtax would apply at the, rate of 1 per cent on an income of from $20,000 to $40,000 and graduate upwards. Ihe ecale or taxes to be paid under the war income tax is also arranged on graduated scale as rollows: 1 per cent on incomes of $5000 to $7500; 2 per cent on incomes of $7500 to $10,000; 3 per cent on incomes of $10,000 to $12,500. and the rate of tax Increasing proportionately with the increase in income. Returns Made by March. '"Between January 1 and March 1, 1918, every individual whose net In come for the year 1917 exceeded $1000 or $2000. respectively, for a single man or a married man. including the head of a family, is required under fhe law to make a report to the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue in his district," said Mr. Miller yesterday. "Blanks for making these reports may be procured from my office in the Customs Building about the first of the years "It is mandatory that all persons liable to the payment of this tax shall prepare and file a report. Only in case of absence from home or place of busi ness, an extension of 30 days may be granted upon written request for mak ing this statement. The law provides as a penalty a fine of from $20 to $1000 for the individual who fails to make and file his report within the time indicated. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) The indicators now are that the steam schooner National City and the schooner Vega, both lumber laden from Prescott. will be able to clear for Callao. Peru, tomorrow. Captain Nason. master of the National City, received Instructions today from the owners to give tne necessary bond that both vessels will re turn to the United States after discharg ing their cargoes. Deputy Collector Had dix has reported this to the department and asked the amount 'of the bond required. So soon as a reply is received the bond will be filed and the clearance papers issued. Bringing a cargo of fuel for Astoria and Portland the tank steamer Oleum arrived from California. The steamer F. A. Kilburn Is due from San Francisco, with freight and passengers for Astoria and Portland. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12. (Special.) After having heavy weather all the way from Apia, the schooner Zarapa arrived to night with a cargo of copra. The veesel lost an entire suit of sails on the voyage. A five-masted schooner, probably the schooner Inca. from Manila, was outside tonight. She sailed from Manila August 8. The steam schooner South Coast arrived from Westport today minus a mast. In a lurch of the vessel one of the masts was snapped off. A new mast will be placed In the vessel at a local plant. The steam schooner Prentiss, which was floated Sunday at Albion, will be towed to this port by the steamship Helen H. Drew. Repairs will be made at a local plant, the work taking about a week. It Is expected. The Toyo Klsen Kaisha's Klyo Maru. which was expected Sunday, arrived today from West Coast ports on the way to Orl ertnl ports. The big steamship brought 42 GOFGR LUG: charged here. After taking on coal the j Klyu Maru will sail. , The Matson Navigation Company's motor 1 schooner Annie Johnson arrived today from Mahukona with 26.00O bass of sugar. The voyage from the island port was made in IS days. The vessel will fie used in carry ins general cargo to the islands. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 12. The resigna tion of R. J. Ringwood. of San Francisco, vice-president In charge of traffic for the Pacific Steamship Company since the or ganization of that company a year ago. was announced at the general offices here today. Mr. Ringwood. who for 10 years prior to the organization of the new com pany, occupied a similar position with the old Admiral line, intends to engage in busi ness for himself. Before leaving for San Francisco he declined to discuss his future plans. The Pacific Steamship Company to day announced the time chartering of the steamships Ftrwood and Norwood, built and owned by the Pacific-American Fisheries Company, and both vessels will be oper ated between Fuget Sound and California porta. The Firwood will carry freight and pas sengers between Seattle and San Francisco, leaving on her first voyage November 14. while the Norwood will run to San Pedro and San Diego, as well as to San Francisco as a freighter. The steamship Humboldt, with freight and passengers, will make one voyage to San Francisco, sailing from hero next Sat urday. She Is to be overhauled and In spected at San Francisco and will return to the Southeastern Alaska run In about six weeks. SHIP XE.RLY TURNS TURTLE Baja California Saved bj Fact That Lumber Was Not Lashed. TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 12. (Special.) omtng within an ace of turning tur tle off Robinson's Point today, outward bound from Tacoma, the steamer Baja California was only saved from going over by the fact that her deckload of lumber was not lashed and part of it went over the side. Righting herself following this, the boat made her way back to port and tied up at the Pacific Steamship dock, where she listed again to the other side, but was held by her lines fastened to the dock. There was a commotion on board and some of the crew became badly frightened. Captain Monsen and his officers got the steamer headed back for port as soon as part of the deck load had gone by the board, and- the steamer made at once for the dock. COQCILXE VALUES EXCEED Coos Bay Expends Jlore Than $600,- 0 00 In Improving Port. COQUILLE, Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) Tabulation of the assessment rolls of the three ports in Coos County give the Coquille Valley, in which the Port of Bandon and the Port of Coquille are situated, a valuation of $10,311,158. as against a valuation of $8,240,760 for the Port of Coos Bay. This comparison is not drawn as an indication of what work the various ports have done to better their waterways, but simply to show that the Coquille Valley has a greater valuation in timber, farm lands and general property. Coos Bay has expended more than $600,000 in improving the depth of wa ter, while the ports on the Coquille River have not expended more than 25 per cent of that amount. U. S. Naval Radio Reports. (All reports received at 8 P. M. unless otherwise noted.) KLAMATH. Portland for San Francisco, 25 miles northwest of Seal Rocks. QUEISN. Seattle for San Francisco. 20 miles north of Cape Mendocino. ADMIRAL. WATSON. Seattle for San Francisco. 15.1 miles north of San Francisco. ATL.AS. towing barge 01. Portland for El SeRUndo. 6S5 miles north of El Segundo. JOHANNA SMITH, in tow tug Defiance, Coos Bay for San Francisco, 205 miles north of San Francisco. EL SEGUNDO. Point Wells for Oleum, 273 miles north of Oleum. WAPAMA. San Pedro for San Francisco, 10 miles west of Santa Barbara. DESPATCH, of Wrangell, southbound. 3 A. M. ALASKA, southbound, S5 miles from Seat tle. Two Aviators Killed. FORT WORTH. Tex., Nov. 12. Sec ond Lieutenant R. T. Johnson. Cana dian Royal Flying Corps, and Ser geant Malloy, United States aviation section, were killed this afternoon when an airplane in which they were making - a practice flight fell about seven miles from this city. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Nov. 12. Maximum tempera ture. 54 degrees; minimum. 50 degrees. River reading, 8 A. M.. 1.9 feet; change in last 24 hours. 0.2 foot rise. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M., .22 inch; total rainfall since September 1,-1017, 3.ti9 Inches; normal rain fall since September 1, 7.1)6 Inches; defi ciency of rainfall since September 1, 4.27 Inches. Sunrise, 7:07 A. M. ; sunset. 4:43 P. M. Total sunshine, none; possible sun shine. 9 hours 36 minutes. Moonrtse, 5:04 A. M. ;' moonset. 3:21 P. M. Barometer (re duced to sea level). 5 P. M.. 30.20 inches. Relative humidity at noon, 84 per cent. THE WEATHER. o K)3 8TATION3. State of weather. Baker Boise ......... Boston ...... raixarv ..... 5o;.oi N W NW NW W NE N NE SW Cloudy Clear .18 O.OOI ulliO.OO 5S,o.00 44;(l.00j .'.4(1.00 4tli0.0l) Clear Clear Chicago . .... 14 Cloudy uenver Dei Moines . . DulutU Eureka t.iear Cloudy 34iu.no . Cloudy 6S0.20 . .IN 70:0.011 . . SW 4'o.oo . . SW Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Clear Galveston .. ., Helena - Jacksonville . Juneauf 4!O.0O14iSE B844, 0.441 Rain Rain Kansas Olty . . 42 440.00 . N SW Los Angeles . Marshf ield . . . Med ford Minneapolis . New Orleans. New York . . . . North Head.. r.til Gri 0.001 Clear Clear liilll .401. . 5S!0.38 . . 3R 0.0O,. . i;slo.OO . . NW NW Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy E NW O.OOI'JHjNE 52,11. iuilOiNW 5410.82 . .N Pt. cloudy North Yakima, viouay Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg Sacramento . . . St. Louis Salt Lake .... Sb n Diego ... Sun Francisco Seattle Sitka Spokane ..... Tacoma Clear Rain Cloudy 52i0.OO10:w &II0.22I . . SW A:0.2N..S 6410. 01i. .N 44i0.no . .IN I flijn.ool. . NW 6:0.0(lj. . W Glli. rut . . NW i)2!0.2i . . SB Clear Cloudy CTlouuy Clear Clear Rain . . i"4s in. ODi ...... 421 r.arn.oHi. .(s r.n 52,o.i 2. . s Rain Rain Clear -i-. w t i ,1 I ,ol r. t si 1" aw Valdezt I l'2 O.OOI. .If . .. Walla Walla..! 42 5x0. 0H! . . SW Washington . .1 38 6rt:0.00 . .N Winnipeg I 2S aiiiO.OOilOiSB Pt. cloudy tJiouay Clear Cloudy tA. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. WEATHER CONDITIONS. A large high-pressure area Is advancing Inland from the Pacific Ocean over the North Pacific states, causing clearing weather 1 Southern Oregon and Northern California another high-pressure area covers almost all of the United states east or tne Missis sippl River. The pressure is low over Art zona and Utah. Rain nas xallen In Oregon Washington. Idaho. Nevada and Northern California, also In Tennessee; 1.40 Inches of rain fell at Marshfleid during tne last 24 hours. Temperatures are lower in the Lake region, Kansas and Iowa. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair; moderate westerlv winds. Washington Tuesday probably fair: mod erate southerly winds. Idaho Tuesday fair, except rain or snow southeast portion. Oregon Tuesday fair; moderate westerly winds. A. H. THIESBEN, Meteorologist. Tides at Astoria Tuesday. Hleh- Low. n:00 A. M 7.2 feet'B.43 A. M 3.3 feet 11:31 P. M. 9.8 feet6:38 P. M. ....0.1 foot Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Nov. 12. Condition at " moderate; wind, northwest 20 INSURANCE IS FIKED Flat 2 Per Cent Assessed Beaver's Cargo. on F. A. KILBURN IS DELAYED With Freight Piling Up, Shippers Are Hopeful Extra Steamers May Be Used Occasionally to Relieve Congestion. Damage sustained by the San Fran cisco & Portland liner Beaver a week ago. when she was in collision .with the Norwegian motorshlp Bayard, Just after getting under way from San Francisco for Portland, has resulted in the underwriters declaring a general average of 2 per cent, and papers cov ering the cargo reached Portland yes terday. Shippers are being notified by the company of the 2 per cent pay ments being due. It is said none of the cargo was damaged, that being confined to the bow of the vessel, but as is customary in such cases the underwriters mold ing the hull insurance declared a gen eral average. Shippers whose con signments were insured will be either relieved from paying the 2 per cent or reimbursed later, while those having uninsured freight must stand the as sessment. The Beaver is under repairs and In formation reaching here is that she will be dispatched from the Golden Gate for Portland on schedule. The Rose City reported here early yester day morning and the work of discharg ing cargo was continued all of last night so she could sail on time this afternoon. The liner will have all the freight that can be accommodated, yet that will not clear away the shipments stacked on the dock, much less take care of more ready to be delivered there. The Emerald liner F. A. Kilburn, bound here frorrr the Golden Gate, was reported yesterday having put into Eu reka on account of machinery trouble and is to sail from there today. H. H. Bancroft. Portland agent, was bo ad vised yesterday in a telegram from General Passenger Agent Cooper. The delay will postpone-the departure of the vessel from Portland until Friday night, instead of tomorrow night. Shippers are hoping that there may be extra steamers used from time, to time in carrying cargoes between oast ports as a means of relieving the regular vessels. As foreign ships may now trade between American ports nder a special license, they can han dle cargo if bound here from the south to work shipments for a foreign desti nation. SAGEBRUSH BLOOMS LIKED Collector Moore Also Has Bunehgrass as Reminder of "Home." Flowers of rare beauty, including the festival roses of Portland, are less charming today to Will Moore, Collector of Customs, than a vase filled with sagebrush blooms and a tuft of bunehgrass. On a shelf. In his office t the Custom-House, backed by a heavy plate mlrrow, rests a glass vase nd therein repose the sagebrush and unchgrass, natives of Eastern Ore on. Mr. Moore was in the Eastern part f the state a few days ago and ob tamed the growths and the aroma that pervades his headquarters now, he says, almost makes him forget at times that he is away from the region where spent more than 35 years. While is home was at Pendleton of late, he resided in the Walla Walla country as well, so was close to sagebrush lways. As to the bunehgrass, he nows Its value to Eastern Oregon ranchers and thinks it should keep company with the sagebrush. Passports for All and Excuses for Draft Eliglbles Demanded. Men who were sigrncd on the auxiliary chooner Eaperanca yesterday were treated to a general inspection im mediately afterward by Lieutenant Ganby. U. S. N., as to their papers. Some of them were sent ashore to obtain passports and those under the maximum draft age were compelled to obtain permission from the exemption board before sailing. Crews on all eep water craft are being Inspected these days when the boats are ready to sail, so It is certain all regulations re observed. In the Inspection of shipyards, manu facturing plants and vessels in the arbor Lieutenant Ganby and Harbor master Speier have made headway and when yesterday's tour waa ended it was said most of them had been visited. In view of the number of men employed comparatively few slackers have been found. 2 OUT FOB PORT COMMISSION F. A. Swan and W. F. Edwards Only Aspirants for Place. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) Floyd A. Swan, a real estate man of this city, and vv . F. Edwards, who lives east of Vancouver Barracks, undoubtedly will be the next two com missioners of the Port of Vancouver, as they have filed notice of candidacy and there will be no opposition. The election will bo held December 1 and George McCoy, incumbent, will be the third member. The office of Port Commissioner Is not one to which a salary is attached. At a recent election at which the polls were open from 1 P. M.. until 8 P. M. and very lew votes cast, tnere being no contest, the Commissioners al lowed the election officials $2 each, hut several election officials wrote ln- Rultlnr letters to the commissioners, holding that regular election wages should be paid. COUXCIL. GETS DOCK BUDGET Commission Holds Special Meeting to Provide Detailed Statement. Tn ant on a reauest from the City Council that a detailed copy of the budget be furnished, to replace a sum mnrv of the budget previously filed. the Commission of Public Docks met in Rncriai session yesterday. rranic Randall, assistant secretary, was dele gated with authority to provide the nminril will the cony sought and per sonally to explain the items to the P.ntin cil The question of whether the Council wiU include the budget of the Dock Board in its levy has not oeen deter mined. The Commission was formed in 1912 and for two years the Council took care of its budget. After that it was excluded from the regular city levy and the budget since has been filed with the county ana tne levy made separately. Marine Motes. To work a part of her cargo the steamer I proceeded from Astoria to westport yesterday and returned down stream last night. In order that the hull be given final' in spection before loading for her initial voyage, the auxiliary schooner May was lifted on the Oregon drydock yesterday. Captain P. E. S. Edwards and John Wynn. constituting the Oregon board of the United States Steamvessel Inspection Service, left yesterday for Coos Bay and other harbors on the south coast'of their territory to con duct inspections on various vessels. They are expected to return Friday. Thomas Nelson, of Astoria, representing Clatsop County on the Oregon State Board of Pilot Commissioners. Is in the city to attend his first session with that body to day. Rains have revived hopes of steamboat men who operate on the Upper Willamette that there will be a bitf hn.iin. .,-.. y. ,. 1 the time the Government finishes rrnatrs to the Oregon City locks this month. Crew. are engaged there in three shifts and are making satisfactory progress. DECK GEAR DELIVERED HERE Part of Equipment for Xew Steamer John Kiernan Arrives. Part of the deck gear of the new steamer John Kiernan, being built at the Kiernan & Kern yard, foot of Mill street, has arrived from San Francisco via the Park-McCormick line, consist ing of a deck winch and one anchor. The builders will have her ready tor her initial dip soon and she will take her place among the largest steam schooners turned out on the Coast. The manufacture of winches, anchor hoists, steering engines and such equipment continues to tax all plants along the Coast, and at every port they are being turned out for ships at other places. Wrhile the John Kier nan's gear came from San Francisco, there Is machinery being built here for firms in the south, even as far away as Los Angeles, and also for Grays Harbor and Puget Sound build ers. Contracts have been placed where they could be -filled. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Nov. 12. Arrived Steamer Rose City, from San Francisco and San Pedro; steamer W. F. lierrln, from San Francisco. ASTORIA. Not. 12. Arrived at 1:25 and ana lert up at 5:30 p. M.. steamer Oleum, from San Franctaco. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12. Arrived at 7 A. M., steamer Breakwater, from Portland. EUREKA, Nov. 12. Arrived at A. M., steamer F. A. Kilburn, from Portland. ASTORIA. Nov. 11. Arrived at S.and left up at T:30 p. M., steamer Ryder Hanlfy, from San Francisco. TACOMA. Nov. 12. Arrived Steamers Quadra (British), from Ala.-ka; Baja Call fornia put back Into port. Departed Steam ers Quadra. for Alaska; Admiral Wain wrlght. for Seattle. SEATTLE. Nov. 12. Arrived Steamers President, from San Francisco: Firwood. from Alaska; Curacao, from Alaska: Nome City, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer Admiral Farragut, for San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 12. Arrived Steamer Breakwater, from Portland. Sailed Steamer Daisy Matthews, for Astoria. CYCLE YOUTH'S UNDOING BAKERSFIELD BOY GOES HOME WITH DEPUTY SHERIFF. Easy Payment Plan Starts Pat Riner. 10. on Career of Crime That Results In Arrest Here EUGENE. Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) Pat Riner. 19, of Bakersfield, Cal.. is on his way home tonight in charge of Deputy Sheriff Newell, of that city, who came to Oregon for the prisoner, who is charged with grand larceny. Rlner's offense involves a series of al leged motorcycle thefts. He was caught in the net thrown out for the highway man who robbed the Springfield bank, being arrested near Roseburg, while riding a stolen motorcycle. Riner. who gave the name of Henry Lane when arrested, admits his guilt. He stated that his downfall resulted from the purchase of a motorcycle at Bakersfield on the installment plan and its sale before he had completed pay- ment of the purchase price. The man I from whom ne purcnasea tne macnine returned to that city unexpectedly at I a time wnen ne naa no money, accora- Iing to Ills siuiy. ritJ iuuiv Lite limi mu- return to California, and took a new motorcycle belonging to Elmer Jen sen irom one ut lue uuatncaa &uecia iu E u gene. 2 7 Examined at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) Twenty-seven young men were exam ined today by the local exemption Don't Trifle With Blood Disorders, But Get Rid Cleanse the System of All Impurities. Watch your blood supply closely, be ever on the alert lest some Impurity creep in which will make Inroads upon your general health. For upon tbe condition of your blood I depends largely whether or not you I are to enjoy that robust and splendid viialltv to which vou are entitled. m , the mM. Dalnful and serious ailments are diseases of the blood. I Whlch could be avoided by alert and prompt attention. Rheumatism comes from a tiny germ which gets its foot hold when the blood supply is Impure and run down. Catarrh Is another disease which science has shown is more easily con tracted when the blood Is In an Impov- Don't endure that itching Heal it with ITU It That itching which keeps you awake at night, nd forces you to scratch at the most embarrass ing times, is almost sure to yield to Resinol Oint ment. Usually the discomfort stops and healing beginswith the first application, andthedistressing eruption quickly disappears. Resinol Ointment is even more effective if aided by Resinol Soap. AMUSEMENTS. D A. lr IT t ALCAZAR M- XT. 11 JL. PLAYERS Portland's tireat btock Company. Tonight All Week Mats. Wen., Sat. First tinio In stock. Season's bisest laughing hit, TOO MANY COOKS "Spoil the broth." Everybody knows It. Did anything llko this ever hap pen In your rase? Evenings 25c. 50c. 7Fc; Sat. Mat.. 25f, Sue; Wed, Mat., 25c only. Next week "The Little Minister." AT HEILIG THEATER 4 NIGHTS This Week 4 MATINEES Sun-Mon-Tue-V.ed) Sophie Tucker Bert Baker & Co. Other ORPKSUM Acts and Second Episode of TITE RFTRKAT OF TUB OFRMANS AT THE BATTLK OF ARRAS. Greatest Fight ing ri.'fnrn FVT V-iii". Mau laiiy Uc--ac-dC. Mights 1 ie-litsc-ioc-(3c. Then Prices Include tha Government a Thx. PANTAGE MAT. DAILY 2:30 DREAM OF THE ORIENT. Mme. Makarenko and Beautiful Oriental Dancing Girls. FIVE OTHER B1Q ACTS. Three performances daily. Night eurtala at 7 and U. LY RIC mfsicai. STOCK MATINEE DAILY. 10c NIGHTS. lSe. XSe. This week a teasing, tantallzlnr tornado of. pretty girls, fun and music "THE HONEYMOON G1RI.S. with Dillon and Franks Mike and Ike) and -the Rosebud Chorus. Something doing every minute. Tuesday night. "Country Store"; Friday night. Chorus lilrls' Contest. IPPODROME VAUDEVILLE SUNDAY, MONDAY, rVESDAY, WEDNESDAY RURAL EIGHT IX egOXGS OK YESTERDAY AND TODAY." ROSS BROTHERS CHAMPION HAIRWEIGHT BOXERS." "A TRIP THROUGH LONDON" C. POST MASON'S PHOTOPLAY EXCURSION TO THE WORLD'S GREATEST METROPOLIS. 4 Other Great Acts I COXTIXCOIS PERFORMANCE SUNDAY, 1-11 P. M. MATINEE DAILY, 2 P. M. board relative to their qualifications for military service. Four were dis charged on account of physical defects, and of the ' remainder about one-half claimed exemption on account of having dependents. Coquille to Hold Korn Karnlval. COQUILLE. Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) The annual Korn Karnlval for its third year has been designated a corn and potato show for 1917 and will take place November 16 and 17. More ex tensive plans than ever before have been devised for the amusement of visi tors and the committees in charge of the event include all the leading men of the city. Chairmen of the enter tainment committees are J. A. Lamb, F. G. Leslie, F. B. Phillips. L. J. Cary. Charles Baxter. 11. A. Young and S. M. Nosier. of Them Quickly erished and disordered state. There aro numerous other diseases which are due solely to an impure condition of the blood. Can you not see, therefore, the im portance of taking a blood purifier, so as to avoid these diseases? Just give the system a thorough cleansing with S. S. S., that sterling blood remedy, and you will be in position to enjoy the blessings of good health. S. S. S. has been on the market for more than fifty years and Is sold by druggists everywhere. Demand S. S. S. and don't take a substitute. Free med ical advice will be gladly given about your own case if you will write to our medical director. Address Swift Specific Co., 217-A. Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga. Adv. w ml esino. Resinol Ointment is so near ly fleslvcoiored that it cavn be used on exposed surfaces with out attractinc undue attention Contains nothing that could ir ritate the tenderet skin. Res inol Ointment and Resinol Soap are sold by all drurists. Usa Resinol Soap for the bath shampoo and baby's skis. t