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THE 3IORNIXG OREGOXIAX,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY
3. 1919.
SCHOOL BOARD WILL
T'Fi
War Camp Community Serv
ice Is Resented.
LODGING CHARGE SCORNED
Notice Posted at Atkinson School
lormitory Announcing 10-Ccnt
Tee Promptly Torn Down.
The psychological deductions of the
"War Camp Community Service in Port
land, whose Hecretary and executive
board decided that a 10-cent charge to
soldiers for sleeping accommodations
at Atkinson school would prevent the
men feeling- :.umiliated by dependence,
finds naught but unsympathetic and
negative scorn on the part of members
of the Portland School Hoard.
"The School Board wants it distinctly
understood," said Director George B.
Thomas yesterday, "that the uniform is
all the ticket of admission that any
man needs to receive sleeping accom
modation at Atkinson School. I am
not speaking for myself alone. Other
members of the board heartily agree
with me. Certainly we are not going
to permit this commercialization of our
fcchool quarters. If the War Camp Com
munity Service, for whom we fitted up
soldiers' sleeping quarters in the At
kinson School, is unable to 'get by'
without making such a charge, it is
altogether likely that the School Board
may run the proposition on its own
account.
Clear Agreement Recalled.
"There was a distinct understanding
between the board and the War Camp
Community Service that Atkinson
School quarters were to be made avail
able on the condition that soldiers and
sailors benefiting thereby were not to
be charged. Nor they going to be."
For some weeks past soldiers unable
to find sleeping accommodations else
where have been directed to the Atkinson
School, where from :o to 250 men have
been sheltered each night. During the
past no charge has been made, but on
Saturday night a card was posted in
the dormitory, advising prospective
guests in uniform that they would be
charged 10 cents for a night's lodging.
Action to that effect was taken by the
executive board or the War Camp Com
munity Service in Portland at a meet
ing held last Thursday without consult
ing the School Board, it is said.
"Late Saturday night," said Director
Thomas, "I went to the Atkinson School
dormitory to see Low the boys were
getting along. The first thing that
greeted me was a card posted on the
wall, which stated that a 10-cent charge
would be made thereafter. The boys
were just beginning to come in but
the first dime hadn't been collected.
Offending Card Torn Down.
"At mydnstruction the card was torn
down. 1 got there just in the nick of
time. The School Board will not stand
for this attempt to make a rooming
house out of a school building under
its supervision. A uniform Is all the
ticket that any soldier or sailor needs.
I understand that notices have been cir
culated by the War Camp Community
Service relative to this attempt to
charge. We want every man in uni
form to understand that no charge will
to made, and that he is welcome at
Atkinson School."
lOirector Thomas said that the School
Board was approached several months
ao by members of the executive board
the War Camp Community Service,
ana that Its members readily acquiesced
la the Brooosal to use Atkinson School
as Bleeping quarters for soldiers unable
to find beds. There was a distinct
understanding that no charge was to be
made, and tUc School Board directed
the Installation of six shower baths and
other improvements, as well as paying
lighting and heating bills. The only
expense to which the War Camp Com
munity Service was put was the salary
of a caretaker, himself a returned sol
dier. Canteen Service Notified.
Mrs. Ferdinand E. Reed, captain of
the Portland Red Cross Canteen, had
been notified of the decision of the
War Camp Community Service board,
and had taka steps to meet it by de
irraying the expense to some extent
from the meager funds of the canteen.
Tickets were printed to be handed out
to returned soldiers at Union Station,
in the event they were unable to secure
quarters, entitling them . to lodging at
Atkinson School.
These tickets were to be redeemed by
the canteen. On Saturday night the
canteen workers issued 67 such tickets,
but were spared the expected expense
ry reason of Director Thomas' arrival
at the school.
H. W. Arbury, executive-secretary of
1he Portland War Camp Community
Service, and In direct charge of the
Atkinson School soldiers' quarters, ex
pressed disappointment and chagrin at
the action of Director Thomas and the
Echool Board. He said that he secured
the sanction of the executive board for
the 10-cent lodging charge and ordered
the notice posted, but had not visited
the quarters on' the night of the epi
sode. Grandstand Play Charged.
"I do not like this grandstand busi
ness of going over there and tearing
down the notice." said Mr. Arbury with
some .heat. "I consider the act as high
ly reprehensible, and I shall tell Di
rector Thomas so when I meet him.
"why didn't they come to me? I was
not aware that any understanding ex
isted whereby no charge was to be
made. Had Mr. Thomas or his fellow
directors come to me and conferred, or
even called me up by phone. I most
certainly would have respected their
wishes. But the card should not have
been torn down.
"I did not know a thing- about Di
rector Thomas' action in taking down
the notice until I read of it in The Ore
eronian this morning. I was surprised
: and pained.
"I want to go on record for upholding
the War Camp Community Service in
Portland. There' is no reason why we
should give the boys free beds. I know
of boys, who have little enough money,
who wouldn't go to the Atkinson
School, simply because it was free.
They had too much pride to accept
charity.
Constructive Help Aim.
"If we give these boys free beds,"
paid Mr. Arbury positively, "and free
meals, for an indefinite period of time,
we are certainly going to make those
ljoys a good many of them profes
sional beggars.
"Ours is a policy of constructive help.
"We do not want to encourage those
tooys to become mendicants. It was
upon my recommendation that the
executive board adopted resolutions au
thorizing me to charge 10 cents for
ibeds. The fund was to help pay for
laundry. We have already spent 11700.
and this does not include the salary of
the custodian, at 12o a month.
"In every other city that I know of,
under the War Camp Community Serv
ice, there is a charge of not less than
25 cents for a night's lodging for a
W
SOLDIERS
Boldier or sailor. At Seattle and Ta-
yqai the charge ia S5 c.sats, and tlje
f
boys feel that they are getting a
mighty reasonable deal.
Thomas' Action Held Hasty.
"Were a plebiscite to be taken of the
boys, both here and abroad, I feel cer
tain that the War Camp Community
Service would be credited for doing
perhaps more than its s-hare toward
making the fighter fit.
"If it is true that there was an agree
ment that no charge was to be made,
then we were wrong. I overlooked a
so wonn deceived
VUl.DED BUY.
FROM
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'4
sergeant Clinton Biiggcm,
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Boggess. of
1178 Commercial street, are anx
iously awaiting word from their
son. Clinton, who was reported
as 'severely wounded last Sep
tember 30. No word has been
received from him since last Au
gust. Sergeant Clinton Boggess en
listed with the 91st Division
while . working on a ranch in
Montana. He was attached to the
362d Infantry, and is believed to
have been in the battle of the
Argonne at the time cf being
wounded. Every effort has been
made by his parents to obtain
information concerning the son,
but so far all inquiries have
been fruitless.
bet. But 1 think that Director Thomas
should have conferred with mo."
T. R.'S -MAXIM RECALLED
'BETTER FAITHFUL THAN FAM
OUS," OFTEN SPOKEN.
Jacob Riis, Close Friend of ex-Prcsi-
dent in Police 'Work In New York,
Writes on Character.
NEW YORK. "Mr. Roosevelt's
creed?" writes Jacob Riis, his close
friend for years in police work in, New
York. "Find it in a speech he made
to the Bible Society a year ago. 'If we
read the book aright,' he said, 'we read
a book that teaches us to go forth and
do the work of the Lord in the world
as we find it; to try to make things
better in the world, even if only a lit
tle better, because we have lived in it.
That kind of work can be done only by
a man who is neither a weakling nor a
coward; by a man who, in the fullest
sense of the word, is a true Christian,
like Greatheart, Bunyon's hero.' "
Mr. Roosevelt was a tireless reader
of books and on his long railroad trips
usually carried half a dozen volumes.
But the side pocket of his traveling
coat always held one stoutly bound,
well-thumbed book a copy of "Plu
tarch's Lives." On campaign tours and
pleasure jaunts he tool a daily half
hour of Plutarch.
"I've read this little volume close to
a thousand times." he said one day,
"but it is ever new."
This poem by Hamlin Garland was
one of his favorites:
0 wild wood and rivers and untrod
sweeps of sod,
1 exult that 1 know you.
I have felt you and worshipped you,
I cannot be robbed of the memory
Of horse- and plain.
Of bird and flower.
Nor the sons of the Illimitable West Wind.
"Better faithful than famous" used
to be one of his characteristic sayings,
wrote Jacob Riis in his life of the for
mer President. "It has been his rule
all his life. A classmate of Roosevelt
told me recently of being present at a
Harvard reunion when a professor told
of asking a graduate what would be
his work in life.
" 'O,' said he, 'really, you know, noth
ing seems to me much worth while."
Rosevelt got up and said to the pro
fessor: " 'That fellow ought to have been
knocked on the head. I would take
my chances with a blackmailing police
man sooner than with him.' "
Soon after the Roosevelts took up
their residence at the White House a
fawning society woman asked one of
the younger boys if he did not dislike
the "common boys" he met at the pubT
lie school. The boy looked at her In
wonderment for a momert and then
replied :
"My papa says there are only tall
boys and short boys and good boys and
bad boys, and that's all the kind of
boys there are."
When the leader of the Rough Riders
returned from the Spanish-American
War he found all his children congre
gated near a pole from which floated a
large flag of their own manufacture, in
scribed: "To Colonel Roosevelt."
He sai that the tribute touched him
more deeply than any of the pretentious
demonstrations accorded him.
While a strict disciplinarian in his
home, Mr. Roosevelt mingled comrade
ship with exercise of authority in a
manner that made a successful father.
It Is said of him that he postponed con
sideration of important affairs of state
to "play bear" with his children and
that he was known to excuse himself to
a company of friends who were spend
ing the evenings at his home while he
went upstairs to spank one of the chil
dren who had disregarded repeated ad
monitions to make less noise. He was
a chum of all the members of his house
hold. He repeately expressed disap
proval of the "good-goody boy." He
said on one occasion:
"I do not want anyone to believe
that my little ones are brought up to
be cowards in' this house. If they are
struck thev are not taught to turn the
other check. I havn't any use for
weaklings. I commend gentleness and
manliness. I want my boys to be
stror.g and gentle. For all my children
I pray they may be healthy and nat
ural." A remarkable bird found in Mexico
Is the-bee-martin, which has a trick
of ruffling up the feathers on top of
its head into the exact resemblance of
a beautiful flower: when a bee comes
along to sip the honey from the sup
posed flower it is snapped up by the
bird.
We pay 21c for first-class Tiogs.
We pay 22c for first-class veal.
We never charge commission.
FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO..
"Fighting the Beef Trust."
i& Alder. &U, EfiUlni. Ot-T A4&
REV. W. W. WILLARD
GIVES FIRST SEnrvlDiJ
'Life's Supreme Watchword,'
Subject at Congregational.
HOUR'S CHALLENGE NOTED
Religion Declared Essential Factor
in Progress of Nations; Great
lyes son Is Explained.
Rev. Wallace W. Willard of Chicago,
who will supply the First Congrega
tional Church pulpit for the coming
three months, made his initial appear
ance before his congregation yesterday
morning, using for his subject "Life's
Supreme Watchword."
"As the glass lens concentrates ef
fectively the rarys of the sun, so a
watchword may focus for us the mean
ing of life," said Dr. Willard.
"Science today reveals the universe
as a realm of incalculable forces. Noth
ing is static everywhere is movement.
The stone at your feet is an atomic
system of measureless energy.
"Science also reveals meaning, as well
as motion. Everywhere there is a for
word movement toward intelligible
ends. The universe, as a whole, is an
unfolding drama of infinite interest
and so is each tiniest organism.'
"Evolution, however, especially in
the human world, is not necessarily
progress. Evolution may be devolution
and the burning question of the hour
is 'What is progress?' The nations have
been going forward, but it has been
'the race toward the abyss.'
Rcllttlon Essential Factor.
"If there is anything of which we
may be certain it is that religfon is the
essential factor in progress. Eliminate
the moral and spiritual elements in
human life, and you have instant de
generacy. "Herein is the challenge of the hour.
Unless we can shape the social order
through the influence of spiritual prin
ciples and motives, we are doomed to
social anarchy. Cnless human life,
from the unit of the individual to the
world, order itself be based on the ele
mental truths of religion, there can be
no such thing as progress.
"The challenge that conies to every
man is a challenge to get his moral
bearings and forge forward toward the
best he knows. The will is the core of
personality and to be a man means an
unflinching moral attitude toward an
ideal.
Moral Ideal Personal.
"To a Christian, the moral ideal is
personal and by a profound psychologi
cal law, a soul is transformed into the
likeness of the ideal, which it con
templates. This is the great lesson of
Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'Great Stone
Face,' wherein the boy, Ernest, through
gazing lovingly at the "Man of the
Mountain," becomes himself the like
ness of the great Stone Face.
"The highway of progress for every
soul and for society is the life of the
spirit as revealed supremely in Jesus of
Galilee."
"MORAL CONFLICT" IS SUBJECT
Ficv. John S. Geary Delivers Sermon
at Free Methodist Church.
Rev. John S. Geary, returned bishop
of the Free Methodist Church of Af
rica and now general missionary secre
tary, occupied the pulpit of the First
Free Methodist Church yesterday morn
ing and delivered a strong sermon on
'Moral Conflict and Victory."
"He who would win in the moral
conflict must be possessed of a strong
character," said Rev. Geary. "The
weak-kneed, the half-hearted, will
surely go down in the fight. Strong
character does not imply self -assert! ve-
ness or combativeness. Jesus, our
great example, was free from bluster,
boastfulncsa and the spirit of contro
versy. He was, however, always erect.
manly, never shrinking when duty
called, never avoiding conflict with
error or wrong when these must be
met. It does imply purity, gentleness,
nobility. Only toward sham and hypoc
risy did the Master show the fires of
righteous indignation.
"Self-denial implies the emptying out
of the self life so that the individual
in no sense lives for self. Not simply
emptied of selfishness, but self, so
that the voice of God, the voice of duty,
is the only voice heard. By this path
way the Master reached his throne. He
promies s a share In his throne his
glory to all who "overcome."
"The fight is on. God calls for men
who dare to be right and true. For
them a crowning day is coming. No
mere earthly dominion for a few days,
but a share in the glory and dominion
of the king of kings forever and ever."
WORLD DREAM IS CRITICISED
Rer. John H. Boyd Declares Nations
Without Necessary Material.
Disbelief in the present world dreams
of optimism and democracy were ex
pressed by Dr. John H. Boyd, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, in
his sermon yesterday morning.
"War brings about intense feelings,
and after the excitement of actual bat
tle we have today an optimistic democ
racy in which I am not taking much
part," said Dr. Boyd. "I have no more
faith in it than I have in blue prints
which an enthusiastic architect might
bring to me plans of splendor and of
craze. Why don't I believe in our pres
ent dreams of democracy? Because we
haven't the materials, and our idealistic
dreams of splendor cannot be built.
"Such dreams as we hold today for
the world can only be built on spirit
uality which the world as a whole does
not possess. Our foundation on which
all things of permanence must be built
is rotten and enervating and must be
strengthened by a sense of God and in
finitude. Business men are living lives
entirely devoid of spirituality and par
ents of the present day are bringing
up their children with that part of
their development neglected. Until we.
a a Nation and a world, have changed
this condition, we never can fulfill our
present dreams of God and democracy."
ST. JAMES TO WIPE OUT DEBT
Reports Show Church to Be in Pros
perous Financial Condition.
The annual meeting of St. James'
Lutheran Church was held Sunday, fol
loninK the morning- service. The past
year has been a most successful one,
many new members having been en
rolled. Large financial receipts were reported
for the year. Generous offerings were
also made to special objects, including
National Lutheran. Soldiers' and Sailors'
Welfare Commission and the American
Bible Society. Regular and special
synodlcal apportionments were raised
in full. Funds were also raised for Bel
gian relief and the Armenian and Syrian
cause.
The members of t. James congrega-
, Uoa, ftia. aU fc&ldoxa ot JAbeajr fpondB,
and $4532 worth of war stamps -were
sold by St. James Sunday school.
The pastor. Rev. W. E. Brinkman,
gave an Interesting report of the work
of the parish for the year. It was voted
by the congregation to open a cam
paign for the immediate cancelling of
the remaining new church building
debt, amounting to $1500.
The following members of the con
gregation were unanimously elected to
serve as officials on the church coun
cil: Adolph Olson, Louis Lundberg,
J. J. Holm and T3. M. Bequette.
Legislative Sidelights.
STATE CAPITOL, Salem. Or., t eb.
(Special.) Jullen Hurley. Senator
from Malheur County, is soon to lose
the distinction of being the only un
married man in the Senate. His mar
riage to Miss Fay Clark will be sol
emnized at Eugene next Saturday even
ing. His fellow legislators are plan
ning for a rousing reception when the
newly-weds arrive at the Capitol on
the first stage of their honeymoon.
One of 'the hardest working trio of
legislators at the Capitol are Senator
Norblad and Representatives Ronan
and Hurd, Clatsop's delegation at this
assembly. These three meet frequent
ly as a delegation and examine every
bill which might affect their home
county, and they already have defeated
two bills they thought might not ac
cord with the views of those whom
they represent- Senator Norblad is a
lawyer; Representative Hurd, a news
paper publisher and Mayor of Seaside,
and Representative Ronan, a banker.
This combination appears to work
smoothly in legislative matters.
Had it not been for the 6tand taken
by Senator Ira S. Smith, of Coos and
Curry counties. Senator Pierce's bill
fixing the salaries of State Highway
Commissioners at $4000 a year might
have received more votes when it ap
peared for final passage in the Senate.
The roads and highway committee
was unable to reach an agreement on
the measure. Senators Lachmund and
Thomas, avowed opponents of the com
mission's paving programme. were
strong for the passage of the measure,
as it meant, in eflect, that . the three
present commissioners would be com
pelled to ' resign. Other members of
the committee agreed to report the bill
back without recommendation. but
Senator Smith insisted on signing a
minority report against the bill. He
framed his report and before the bill
reached the Senate four other members
had signed it with him. and the erst
while minority report became the ma
jority report. The bill met with in
stant defeat when it made its appear
ance. Newspaper men at the Legislature
are looking forward in keen anticipa
tion of the dinner to be given to them
next Tuesday evening by Dr. R. E. L.
Steiner, superintendent of the state
hospital.
Dr. Steiner is noted as a host and
the reporters are expecting a real treat.
INFLUENZA GERM BLAMED
Novel Pica Saves .Man Who Hills
Family ot Fire.
CHICAGO. By a verdict of the Jury
in the Criminal Court the "flu" is re
sponsible for homicidal insanity.
Peter Marazzo was returned ' insane
yesterday in Judge Windes" court on
the plea of his attorneys, Frank Com
erford and William Navigato, and cent
to Chester Asylum, after it was ad
mitted he had cut the throats of his
wife. Angelina, and his our children,
Jem ma. aged 6; Arturo. aged 4; Al
berto, aged 2, and Fostino, an infant
of 6 months, on the night of October
22, in their home, 850 South Morgan
street.
There was no question as to the evi
dence. It waa admitted that Marazzo
had used a potato-paring knife and a
stiletto that night and murdered his
whole' family, and had tried to kill
himself by cutting his own throat
with a razor.
But it was shown that he had been
a good family man: that on the day of
the murders he had bought one of his
children a velocipede; that he was not
in love with any other woman; that
his wife was not suspected of affec
tion for any other man; that there was
no motive in insurance or other finan
cial consideration for the killing.
It was also shown that Marazzo had
been a steady-going worker and that
there was no history of insanity or
mental disorder either in his life or
that of his family.
Dr. George Rubin, an alienist, and
Captain in the Army, testified that,
from observation and the history of
the case, in reply to a hypothetical
question by Attorney Comerford. the
only reason he could assign for Maraz
zo's insanity (he stated the defendant
was unquestionably insane) waa a re
cent attack of influenza, the taxin
from the germ of the disease, instead
of lodging in the" lungs and causing
pneumonia, or in the intestines and
causing acute gastric trouble, had
lodged in the brain cells and wrecked
storm," that accounted for the sudden
and acute homicidal mania.
The same plea was made by Mr.
Comerford to the jury which found
Marazzo insane at the time of the mur
der and still Insane. He waa commit
ted to the Chester Asylum. This is
said to be the first case in the history
of criminal jurisprudence in which in
fluenza has been found to cause homi
cidal insanity.
Pacific Coast Shipping Note.
COOS BAT, Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) The
steamer C. A. Smith arrived at 9 o'clock
this morning from San Francisco and is hers
for a lumber careo from the Smith mills.
Tho steam schooner Yellowstone, which
came into port this mornlnc at 8:15. from
San Frsncitco. brought a larce freiaht cargo
from the varioua points on the bay.
Captain Jensen, of the coast guard, re
ported the finest conditions at the bar today
that have prevailed In several months.
SEATTLE. Wash" Feb. 2. (Special.)
Organization of an association of operators
and managers of vessels of the United States
Shipping Board, with a view of establishing
a uniform system of handling the carriers.
Is proposed In the call for a meeting of rep
resentatives of Seattle steamship companies
and shipping firms to which Government
craft have been assigned. February 5. In
vitations to attend tha conference were sent
to officers of the PaeHIc Steamship Com
pany, the Alaska Steamship Conrpany.
Frank Waterhouse ft Co.. W. C. TJaweon AV
Co.. H. F. Ostrander & Co.. A. M. Gillespie
& Co., Sadden & Chrtstensen, and Struthers
& Dixon.
After a month's visit to Kew Tork and
Washington. D. C. Frank Waterhouse, presi
dent of Frank Waterhouse A Co, pioneer
foreign trade shipping corporation, of Seat
tle, arrived home last night. While East
ha supervised the enlargement of his New
York branch and attended to other Impor
tant matters connected with his plans for
greater shipping operations In the recon
struction period.
ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) Bring
ing freight and passengers for Astoria and
Portland, the steamer City of Topeka ar
rived at 6 o'clock this morning from San
Francisco via way porta.
The steamer Anthers returned at 6 o'clock
this evening from a 24-hour trial run at
sea and left for Portland.
The tug Gleaner is due from Grays Har
bor and Is to tow a barge to Yaqulna.
The steam schoonor Frank T. Stout is due
from San Francisco, with freight for Port
land. The tank steamer Wm. F. Herrin Is due
during the night from California, with fuel
oil for Portland
The Arabs Introduced simple princi
ples into mathematics and extended the
use and application of that- science.
They added to arithmetic the decimal
system and the Arabic numerals, which
are, however, of Hindoo origin.
A new railway route across the Andes
from Chile to Bolivia scales to-a height
of between 14.000 and 15.000 feet, and to
insure the comfort of the travelers in
this rarefied atmosphere the trains
have been provided with oxygen cham-,feIA-
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COUNCIL TO ACT ON
E CONTRACT
Peninsula and Rose City Park
Sewage Questions Up.
DETAILS BEING ARRANGED
City and County Drainage District
No. 1 Expected to Act; Fish
Market Report Is Due.
Decision upon a contract between
the city and officials of the Multnomah
County Drainage District No. 1. as the
means of beginning preliminary work
toward the construction of a large
sewerage system for the Peninsula dis
trict and completion of plans for a
sewer system for a large district in
Rose City Park, looms as the most
important work before the City Coun
cil this week.
Negotiations have been under way
for the past week between member
of the City Council and officers of the
drainage district and already a tenta
tive plan, which is said to be satisfac
tory to both parties, has been drafted
and given to Deputy City Attorney
Latourette. who will draw up the final
agreement.
Pellce rrsblrm Presented.
Reorganization of work in Municipal
Court by the placing of an additional
Deputy City Attorney to, handle night
cases as they are brought into the Po
lice Station is the plan which Mayor
Baker has asked the City Council to
approve. The plan Is not a night court,
as ie held in some cities, but all rases
during the night hours will be brought
to the attention of the attorney on
duty, who will prepare the case for
court, thus eliminating the delay for
both court and defendant.
The completion of a report which
will decide the fate of the municipal
fish market also is due this week, ac
cording to City Commissioner Bigclow,
who is conducting an investigation of
the conduct of the market. Although
no irregularities have been disclosed,
it is said that, poor judgment in the
storage or fish may result in heavy
losses to the city.
Market lie port Kxneelrd.
City Commissioner Bigelow is de
laying his request for continued use
of the fishing schooner Pulitzer, owned
by the Port of Portland, until this in
vestigation has been completed and
a report made to the City Council. It
is probable that failure to deduct de-
4 preciatlon from both the fishboat and
the fish market will reduce the email
profit which has been credited to the
market for its first year of operation
and add to the lots charged againt-t
the boat.
Friends of the municipal fish market
claim that it should be perpetuated, as
through its operation the price ot fish
has been greatly reduced. These same
people contend that the market will
have a greater chance to show profit
during the coming year, as it has been
firmly established and now enjoys a
large patronage.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Feb. 2. Sailed at 8:30 A. M..
MeAmer Jacox. for San Francisco: at 12:30
A. M., steamer .lohan Pe-ulsen. for pan Fran
cisco via Westnort: at 7 P. M.. itramrr I'e
lilo. for San Francisco and fan Pedro. Ar
rived at S:30 P. M., steamer C'ltv of Toneka.
Tom San Francisco via Eureka and Coos Bay.
ASTORIA. Feb. 2. Arrived at T and left
up at lO A. M.. steamer City of Topeka. from
San Francisco. Eureka and Coos Bay. Ar
rived at 8:10 and left up at a P. M.. ateamer
Frank D. Stout, from Sah Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2. Failed !aM
night steamers Washtenaw and Aurelia. for
Portland.
ANTOFAflASTA. Jan.
Steamer Bee, from Portland.
-Arrived
TACOMA. Feb. 2. Arrived Steamer Mar
mlon, from Gr&ndby. B. C.
SAN" FRANCISCO. Feb. 2. Arrived
Steamer President, from Seattle. Departed
fc'teamer Triumph, for New York.
Tides at Astoria Monday.
Tltgh. T,ow.
2:ni A. M R.T feetl:R2 A. M 1 5 feet
2:6 P. M 8.7 feeti:07 P. M 0.1 foot
Colombia Kivrr Rar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Feb. 2. Condition of the
bar at r, P. M. : Sea, smooth; wind, southeast.
10 miles.
The great success with which the in
troduction of electric power from the
generating station on the Ghats is be
ing developed in Bombay is revealed
by the report of the Tata Hydro-Llec-tric
Power Supply Company. The en
ergy now being supplied to motors
in Bombay amounts to 48.000 horse
power. Thirty-six mills are receiving
power, and only the difficulties aris
ing from the war prevented develop
ment being more rapid.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Feb. 2 Maximum tcmpe--ature.
4- degrees: minimum. 33 degrees.
River reading at R A. M.. 6-2 feet: change
In last 24 hours. O.S foot fall. Total rainfall
i!i r. M. to S P. M l. none: total rainfall
since September 1. 11R. 21. 4 Inches: nor
mal rainfall since September 1. 2H.2B Inches:
deficiency of rainfall since September 1.
1!1S. 4.R2 Inches. Sunrise. 7:32 A. M.: sun
set. 3:18 P. M. Total sunshine February 2.
none: possible sunshine, 9 hours. 44 minuten.
Moonrlee. 8:0." A. M. : moonset. 7:5'. P. M.
Barometer I reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M..
2v.it!) inches. Relative humidity at noon.
40 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
DUG
K a t Wind
S it? o
a i H
STATIONS. " ? ? w,mlo.r.
I 5 : 1 i :
S 5 j j j
Baker I 20j 2 n
Boise I. . .1 4 o
Boston ....... 1. ..I 42 0
.oo,. .'NW'rioody
oi . .inw Clear
OO'IS NV;Clear
Calgary ! . . . 1 SiVO.oni nk Pt. cl
Chicago I... 1 Snn.OOloSB Clear
Denver I i 2010. ol '1 2. NB ISnow
loudy
Les Moines.
,u o.oo 10.S ICloudv
B2 0.00 ..I.S Pt. cloudy
64 0.00'IOSE Cloudy
Eureka
Galveston
Helena .....
Juneaut
Kansas City.
Los Angeles.
Marshfleld ..
Medford ....
Minneapolis .
New Orleans.
New York . . .
North Head . .
1! 2. 0.0-j'. .In W!Pt. cloudy
24;32 0.O0I. ,. ...kTloudy
62 0.0O 8 SE Cloudy
52 0. Oil. .INK iRaln
4S 0.00,. . NV Pt. cloudv
44 0.00...IPE Cloudy
84 0.621. .ISIS Snow
62 0. 01'.. 'E Rain
40 rt.oo 24! W Clear
4Hrt.onioSE Clear
44 0.0OI..ISE Clear
S4 0.1H . Pt. cloudy
3O.OOJOW Cloudy
North Yakimal
Phoenix ...
Pocatello . .
Portland ...
Roseburg . .
Sacramento
St. Xouis...
Salt I.ke...
San Diego..
84' 42 0.0lli.. E ICIoudv
30' 42 O.0O . . NW Cloudy
421 56 O.OOI. . N WlCIear
..I 44iO.OOI S'SE ICIoudv
..I SS 0.02 14 SW ICloudy
.. 3rt 0.021 S.S ICloudy
.. 62 0.041. .!NE .Clear
San Franciscoi
Seattle
301 4K0.0O!10'S
IClear .
Sitka . . 42 0.0O . . NE
Cloudy
Sookana 24l 3S 0.OO'.. S IClear
Tacoma 1301 46 0.001 .. !SW Clear
Tatoosh Island 40' 44 0.0OI.. E IClear
Valdezt I 2S'2S 0.4fii . .; finow
Walla Walla.. I 30i 3S 0.OO. . .'sw ICloudy
Washington ,.... 42 O.IMV . .'NWjClear
Winnipeg I. . -I 12 0. OO 10 W .Clear
A. M. today. tP. M. report ot preceding
dav.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Cloudy ; easterly
m'lmis.
Oregon and Washington Cloudy; gentle
easlcriv winds.
KDJiASa 1 Jgffl.TiP. UMMttlasiOb
The Bank of California
National Association
Portland Branch
Third and Stark Streets
Capital
Surplus and Undivided
For convenience of our depositors, our Savings Depart
ment will be open on Saturday evening from 6 to 8
o'clock until further notice.
Interest Paid on Time and Savings Deposits
SURVIVOR OF DUMAHU
TELLS OF EXPERIENCE
Theron Bean Addresses West
minster Sunday School.
LIGHTNING FIRES VESSEL
Men in Lifeboat Reach Philippine;
After 1 Days at Sea. anil
Placed in Ho-pital.
How 32 men dwindled to 14 emaciated
human brings after 24 davt in an open
lifeboat, how they went for more than
a week without food or drink, how
they fousrht to keep men from jtimpinc
overboard or killing their mate5. ho
they sighted land and ships only to
be disappointed, how they struccld
through a 20-foot surf after their life
boat had been overturned and how he
shrank to le?s than hO pounds aftor
nearly a month of hunper, thirst, ex
posure and isolation these were Bom
of the main points in the tale of Theron
Bean, wireless operator and survivor
of the ship. Iumaru, as he told it yes
terday to members of the Westminster
Presbyterian Sunday school. Pevernl
hundred persons listened in wonder to
the story.
The Dumaru, United States Shipping
floard boat, sailed from Portland last
October. On it were several Portland
men, among them Theron Bean, who
was one of the few who survived the
tropical storm off the island of Liuam.
Wlrrleaa Meiutts Seat.
The third holt of lightntns hit us
square." said Touns Bean in telling of
his thrilling experience. "The ship
burst into flames. I had been in the
me.ss room at supper, but ran to the
wireless house when the bolt struck.
The receiving appartus had been short
ed." but I continued to send messages
for IS minutes.
"An officer came down to tell me that
the last lifeboat was leaving and that
they were waiting for me. When I
went on deck the boat was 100 feet
from the rumaru, so I jumped in the
sea and swam the distance. Five of
ficers stayed aboard the Dumaru. later
making up a raft and being rescued
after only nine days at sea.
"For the 31 men in the boat there
were S00 hardtack biscuits and less
than :0 gallons of water. The casks
had been only half filled or we would
have had"40 gallons of water. Vc ra
tioned this at two teaspoonfuls and one
hardtack a day. The water lasted 13
days and the food 17 days.
"Our first loss was an American ne
gro, who became violent oia the 10th
day, declaring he never could last past
the 13th day. We buried him overboard
the 15th day superstition killed him.
"When our water gave out, the cas
ualty list grew at the rate of two or
thrse a day. When the men began dy
ing, we had difficulty with the others,
keeping them from becoming disheart
ened and Jumping overboard. Several
lost relatives and near friends, which
made matters worse.
"We had to tie down a Greek fire
man, who gave the most trouble. He
had a knife and threatened to run
amuck.
"After 20 days a week without
water and three days without food
we fixed up an evaporator from some
cans. From this we each had a sip of
water, made from the salt water of the
ocean. With a hook which took two
days to sharpen we caught three fish,
weighing about 15 pounds. We had
trouble cooking them with only salt
water, but the moisture obtained from
the fisii did us all good.
Crrat Prevenli Landing.
"Soon after being cast off. we had
sighted the Island of Guam, but a
strong current, the wind and the tide
kept us from landing. We also sighted
a boat, but were unable to attract at
tention. Distress signals while only
20 miles off Guam brought no relief.
"Another big disappointment was in
the rain. Not a drop hit us. but sev
eral rain storms came within a few
blocks of us, only to stop entirely or
choose a different course.
"At noon of the Itth day we sighted
land, which later proved to be one of
the Philippine Islands. By 4 P. Nf. we
were In the surf, which was from :0
to 25 feet in height. The third roller
caught us the wrong way and we cap
eizexi. Two of the 16 men left were
wafhed out to sea. Fourteen struggled
their way on to the sandy beach, which
stretched out 600 yards on a coral reef.
Negro C.lve Itellef.
"We had to rest a couple of hours
before any of us had energy enough to
move. Then we made our way up the
mountainous coast lands. With another
man. I slept In the jungles tho first
night, listening to the chatter of mon
keys. The Insects, reptiles and ani
mals made the night hideous. Next
morning we found two gallons of water,
which we drank at once.
"Finally we reached a native hut. A
negro ran from the hut armed with a
knife, but didn't hurt us when he found
we were shipwrecked. We lived with
him for several days, dining on rice, po
tatoes, cocoanuts and fruits.
"We joined the rest of the party and
made our way to a big town of 5000.
where we found three Americans who
treated us fine for a couple of weeks,
when we were taken to Manila, where
the Government put us in hospitals and
took care of us.
"I weighed. 70 pounds two weeks
after being rescued. I had gained six
pounds the first two days and about
a pound and a half a day after that.
Of the 14 men who landed. 11 came
back to the States on the transport
Townsend. Two were natives of the
Philippines and another accepted a job
In Manila. I apparently suffered no
bad effects from the experience, though
I will always remember those awful
days of suffering, anxiety and fear."
railroad company. r India s exx
$8,500,000.00
Profits $S,575,673.29
perimcnting with slecl passencer
ooi. wn.ch is insula
against the heat of the metal w
USUCS IOS.
SEARCH MADE FOR HE
Seteral Hundred tlec!;iml Citm
Nnmctl Joliiixm .Make t 'la int.
r.I.A.XP. o. Several hur.i
. ie rianacrs surnamcd Johnson,
whose mothers or grandmothers
surnained Johnson, are frantically t
ing to ronnvi't themselves with
.lonnson. knld in a railroad acid.
4" years ago. Kansas City attorn-
are searching for his heirs so that tl
may give theni JJ, "). iVtrt.
Last April Tl? A. Sejlus died ti..
leaving an estate of flO.onn.onn. II
of this went to his wife. She died f.
days later without leaving a
Kleven aunts and uncles shared
mother's S-.5"0.ino and a like sum
waiting for the heirs of her father.
Sam Johnson who was killed here
years ago.
Head The Oregonian classified ari
Let
Kondons
help you
dodge this
danger
-When the noae is stopped up.
as by a cold in the head, or
when from bad hab.t mouth
breathing is indulged in. the
inspired air is only P
warmed, moistened and other
wise prepared for contact with,
the deeper tissues and diseases
of the throat, windpipe or
lungs are very apt to develop
as a consequence of such mis-
.f0-F'l book hy . Umoo. doctor.
To. inanrearainet month -breethh(,
form the healthy habit of clearing
kONDON'S up your noae.
Buy a rube at mny druir wore. We
rillv'Ia'irr!J '"ur njoney back if
KONLON S does not do all we
say. Sample ton free on request.
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Passengers and freight.
Sailing rehruarr T.rd and every 1C
days thereafter.
S. S. ArRRLIA.
Freight only, sailing Kebrjary S
and every It days.
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and San Kranclaeo.
Tickets sold to
Los Angeles and San IHero. Also
to All Porta In Alaaka.
Fares Include berth and meila.
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day.
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FRENCH LINE
Corn pa mi f.neraJ Trantmtlanliqm f
NKW )ORK-Kit NCK
U KtKI.Y DK PARTI RfcS.
Far- Bro.. Vc. Cat Areola. 109 ibarrr
Ft.. battle, or any Voml Arnt.
PRODUCTION
AGAIN INCREASED
Last month we manufactured
5,800,000 pounds of
RIVETS, BOLTS
and
BOAT SPIKES
Can we serve you?
NORTHWEST STEEL CO.
Portland, Oregon
SAVE FEED
with an
INDIANA SILO
Silo Feed Book Free
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