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60.DD0 MEfJ OUT BAY CITY STRIKES 55,000 Workers in Shipyards and Metal Trades Quit. TAXI DRIVERS ALSO OUT Tailor.. Stevedores, Clerks and Street Railway Employes All Join in Walkouts. SA.V FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. San Francisco, Oakland and Alameda to dy were in the rip of industrial disturbances involving; approximately kO.OOV men. which have very greatly hampered industry in the entire ban Francico bay district. Shipyard and iron trades workers, tailors, steve dores, taxlcab drivers, clerks, street railway employes. Key route system ferryboat employes and river steam boat men were affected. The most serious development In the labor situation came today when l'S.000 shipyard and iron trades work ers In Oakland and Alameda and 30. oo in San Francisco struck. The shipyard and iron trades workers went out in an effort to force the payment of a wane increase of ( rents an hour. I nion officials said the tie-up of the shipyards was com plete. No statement was forthcom ing today from the California Metal Trades association. For the past two weeks more than ;i0 San Francisco stevedores have been on strike for Improved working conditions and 1000 members of the Journeymen tailors" union have been nut since September 1. The tailors demand wages of $44 weekly for a 44-hour week. The employes today submitted a compromise offer of J37.ii) for a 4S-hour week. Approximately S00 taxicab drivers also struck liere todey as a result of the refusal of their employers to grant their demand for a wage increase of SI daily. Two hundred and fifty members of the barge and riverboat transporta tion workers' union went out in San Francisco and river ports and several hundred members of the ship clerks' union of San Francisco are striking for a closed shop. Mesa, which has been moored at a point In the upper bay. was towed to the KruH Banks .hipyard. where she will receive ar-me extra work before being seat to San i ra ncisro. The steamshlD Citv of Tooeka arrived again today from San Francisco at 8:il and had no freight. She remained In port out a few hours and then sailed for Port b.nd at 12:30. betns delayed at item some time In maneuvering with a French vessel be found off the L'mpqua river in a dis abled condition. The lug Samjon arrived this morning trom San Francisco at 7:40 and was to have taken the emergency fleet vessel Fort I.ewta out this afternoon, but chanred Diana on belne called bv the ToDeka to re lieve the Topeka of her tow, the French vessel U-41. picked up this atternoon. TACOMA. Wuh, Oct. 1. (Special.) Both the steamers zaremoo ana upnis are tied up at the Todd shipyard docka here as the result of the strike among the ship builders, and the company officials are wondering If the shipping board won't re lieve them of the vessels tomorrow. Both vessels have had trial runs snd are com plete and satisfactory in every way with the exception of lome little parte In the wlreiesa equipment which can be easily Installed within a few hours. If the strike is prolonged and the board does not take the vessels it means a ae.sjr for some ship operators In securing needed tonnage. The Northwestern with a cargo of ore from Alaska arrived here this morning snd marked the only arrival of the day. The vessel may aail for Anchorage tomorrow night. "A solution of the present difficulty can be made by the Todd company by trans ferring its eontracta with the emergency f.eet corporation from the cost plus to the flat tonnsg basis." said C. R. Barrett, former secretary of the metal trades coun cil, this morning. "The unfortunate thing about the present situation Is that the Todd company Is in nowise to' blame. I look for the strike to be of short duration because no provisions have been made for extra watchmen to take rare of the val uable machinery, only foremen being at the plant today." The stesmer Northwestern, from Alsska. arrived at the smelter today to discharge ore. The Anyox is unloading gypsum at the Pacific Coast gypsum plant here. The Canada Maru of the O. . K. line Is due here next Monday at the Mil waukee docka to discharge freight from the orient. Another O. S. K. liner will follow the Canada the middle of next week, which will mean that three large Jap anese aieaemrs will be unloading here and taking on cargo at one time. FREIGHT EMBARGO ' TO SOUTH LIFTED, Pacific Steamship Company Resumes Service. STRIKE IS PARTLY BROKEN jammer and bringing' her in at 2 I o'clock. The Hesperian left up for Portland at 10 o'clock last night. LUMBER SCHOONER DAMAGED I YVahkeena Breaks Rodder on IeaT- Ing Grays Harbor. ASTORIA. Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) Word was received this evening that the lumber-laden steam schooner Wahkeena smashed her rudder while crossing out over the Grays Harbor bar this afternoon and is enroute to the Columbia river in tow of the steamer Charles R. Nelson. She will probably be brought in tomorrow morning. Fishermen Resuming Work. News of Rose City. LUMBER SHIPMENTS LARGE I7.83S.13: Feet Sent From Colum bia in September. ASTORIA. Or, Oct. 1. (Special.) I. amber shipments from the Colum bia river by water amounted to near ly S0.0fl0.000 feet during September, which was one of the most active months of the present year In the lumber industry. According to statistics compiled by Deputy Collector Haddlx. 3i vessels loaded at the mills In the lower river district and their combined cargoes totaled :.93.330 feet of lumber. Twenty-seven of the these vessels, carrying li. 44.000 feet, went to Cal ifornia: sevsn vessels laden with 3.7lt.?9 feet, went to foreign ports SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 1. (Special.) The schooner Mary E. Foster, that ran aground near Port Angeles about six weeks sgo. came off drydock today and shifted to Bellingham to load lumber for Hono lulu. The schooner Bainbtidge, under charter to Balfour. Guthrie 41 Co., from the Port HIakeler Mill company, arrived today from Lf vucs with a cargo of copra. Tomorrow noon the schooner Blaatlnd, built for the American Motor Schooner company, of New York, by the J. H. Price Shipbuilding company of Seattle, will go down the ways, the first sailing vessel on the coast to be launched fully rigged The Blaatlnd Is a vessel of 23UO tons dead. weight and will, carry between l.SOO.UOO and xooo.ooo feet of lumber. The shipping board's new steel vessel (hepadoa. IMOO tons, finished her trial trip today successfully. The Chepsdoa Is a product of the Seattle North Pacific Shlp- oulldlng company. The steel freighter Western Glen went on the ways at Skinner A Eddy's today tor extensive overhauling. The cancellation of the steamship Dewey, the third ship assigned to Williams, Dia mond 4V Co. waa withdrawn twinv The steamship Elk Ion. the eighth per manent assignment to the Pacific Steam ship company, comoleted her trial vovas-e and speed tests Monday and was delivered to the shipping board yesterday. The Elk ton la the fourth vessel delivered bv the Skinner at Eddy corporation In September, the other carriers being the steamships Editor, Elkhorn and Endlcott. During tha same month the Skinner A Eddy plant launched four ships, the Klkton. the Brave Coeur. the Crisfleld and the Cripple Creek. Captain E. D. Hoffman, who was formerly In the service of the Alaska Steamship company, haa been appointed master of the Eikton. TORT TOW.V8END. Wash., Oct. li (Special. I .Bringing a carso of canned aal mon from nnlnf. In nniii...i... . i i. be Pacific Steamship company's steamer -uracoa arrived today, nroceedln to Se aiue. After drifting In the straits since earl luesaay morning, a barge laclent wit ,i u in i, carts in tow or ttie nnwee ' rewenea nere tnis morning. Th ABERDEEN". Wash.. Oct. 1. (Soe- Sun i-ranclsco Agent Advises Tnat cial.) Though the salmon fishermen's T, I strike has not yet ended nor the de ..rSuwuneinoii:u round for In nl. a nound granted it was stated today that some of the fishermen have returned to their nets and are catching some fish. In 'ad dition to closing the canneries the I strike has halted the opening of the The embargo placed on freight for I new salmon egg canning plant San Francisco two weeks ago by the erected here. Pacific Steamship company has been lifted, it was announced yesterday by Frank O'Connor, Portland agent fo the company. The announcement was made upon the receipt of advices from the San Francisco agent of the Ad miral line that the strike of riggers and stevedores in the bay district had been broken sufficiently to make it possible to load and discharge car goes there. The Pacific Steamship company placed the embargo on San Fran cisco freight after the voyage of the steamer City of Topeka, which left here with a full cargo for San Fran cisco, and found the strike so strong in the bay city that she could dis charge nothing but passengers and automobiles carried on deck. The en tire cargo of the Topekawas carried back to Eureka and sent from there to San Francisco by rail. The steamer Rose City, carrying freight ad passengers between Port land and San Francisco for the San Francisco & I AMERICAN MPS BRITAIN LI02VS TAIL TWISTED BV REP RESENTATIVE BRITTEX. HOME SKILL URGED II HI S iii!ililI!!l!IIIIIII!l!l!llll,1l!IIIIIIH State Able to Save Multno mah More Than $300,000. KANSAS CONTRACT IS HIT i. Benson Prefers Repairing of -Spans Several Years to Floating of Big Bond Issues. From Chicago Are Gleefully Re ceived in German Capital. Pub- BT CYRIL BROWN. (Copyright ty the New York World. Ilahed by Arrangement.) BERLIN, Oct. 1. (Special Cable.) Chicago has the distinction of having produced the first visiting American statesman to give an interview to a Portland Steamship German newspaper since former Am- company. has made two trips to ban bassador Gerard's last before the war. Francisco from this port with the i xh. -hicn sro orator who has made his debut in Berlin is Fred A. Britten, representative in congress, who is stopping at the Hotel Adlon with Mrs. Britten. same cargo in her hold. Finding that she could discharge no freight at the other end of the line because of the stevedores' strike, the Rose City brought her cargo back to Portland. Here some more San Francisco- bound freight was added, and she re turned again to the south. The Rose City was due to start for Portland again yesterday, but no information had been received as to whether or not she succeeded in discharging any cargo at San Francisco. Service of the Charles Nelson fleet, land after an economic guardian An which has been carrying freight from interview with an American parna- sun tvni-iirn and lumber from Port- I nientarian Remarkable utterances. land, was discontinued when the According to the Vossische Zeitung strike tied up the bay district water the American representative said: front but it la exDected that these "I cannot believe that Germany will vessels will be able to resume their permit tne conclusion or a treaty or aiiinr in few diva agreement with British official or The McCormick line schooners ply- rriomciai representatives which wuuiu ing up and down the coast have not make German industry a greater vas- been affected to any extent, by tne sat or ureal uruain man v-mna m strike, but have been avoiding San of Japan now. I cannot believe either Francisco except with passengers, and calling at other California ports with freight. SHIPPERS' BRIEF IS FILED I a while one vessel carrying 4i.034 feet .mall lug and its tow were caught in the is en route to the Atlantic seaboard. In the same period. :i. 140.801 feet of lumber were loaded on vessels at the mills in the upper river districl, making a grand total of 47.836.132 feet of lumber, which left the Co lumbia river in cargoes during the 1-KrWh Just closed. Ves-els in Port. West MuRham. Pacific Steamship com pany. Pacific coast elevator. West Hartley. Cnlumbia-Paclfle Ship ping compaay, Rerr-.lf ford mill. West Karttans. Columbla-pacifie Ship ping compaay. St. John municipal ter minal. Cotindo, Pacific Steamship company, St. Helena Latoka. Columbia-Pacific Shipping com pany. St. Helena Dertona. Columbia-Pacific Shipping com pany. drydock. Waklkl. Columbia-Pacific Shipping com pany. Columbia dock No. 1. Byfield. Columbia-Pacific Shipping com pany. municipal dock No. 1. - Multnomah. G R. McCormick. municipal eoca o. E. H. Meyer. C. R- McCormlctf. St fieeena. Daisy Mathews. C. R. McCormick. Knapp- ton. J. A. Chanalor. Associated Oil company, oil docka Oakland. Albers-CNieL Albers dock No. a. Harvard, Charles Nelson 4V Co., North rsciric i.umoer company. Els. A. O. Anderson A Co., municipal dock No. I. Muriel. J. H. Hanlfy. W eat port. H. C. Hansen. Balfour. Guthrie A Co.. O. C dock. 1-a Prtmera. W. 8. Scammell. drydock. Wlndber. Pacific Steamship company, laman-Poulsen mill. Flmvel. Hammond Lumber Tongue Point. Johaa Poulsen. Loop Lumber company. Westport. T ma pais. Dant Russell. Presrott Bebtnda. Pacific Export Lumber com pany. Clark-Wilson mill. Berlin. Alaska-Portland Packers' asso ciation, drydock. Lucy. A. o. Anderson Co.. municipal do-k No. 1. Sierra. W. R. Grace Co., Wauna. company. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.' ASTORIA. Or.. Oct. 1 f Special.) Th " ' ij . n-spenaa arrived at 3 o'clock .iumi ing wui ioaa lumber at Th Panama tnotorshlp Helen Quesada. which cam into port disabled a fear h... ago. haa ah'fted to th port dock, where , r i mrw oeing miae. Th motorship Sierra arrived at 9 o'clock thia morning from San Francisco and will lumoer at v. auna and Portland. TH steamer West Cheswold. laden with a cmrgo of flour from Portland for New rrmniaa tnis afternoon from her i.-nour in i run at sea. She will prob- The subsiding of th gale and th clear. leg of th wvathar outside last night per- miitw a mov ement of shipping. Vessels wmrn nan pwn Dealing aoout for several cuu'i war axi to eroaa in. Tne scnooaar Lucy, from San Fran Cisco, bringinw a cargo of copra for Port land. arrived.it 10 o'clock last night. Sh encountered tae gal and loat aom of ber HI a Coming frnm Loa Angeles with freight, the steam rehmntr Multnomah arrived al - clock thd morning and proceeded to Hrlnglng a cargo of fuel oil for Port land, the task steamer J. A. Chans, or arnvea at e-o clock last night from California. Th tank aisamer Atlas, bringing fuel oil Ter Astoria -wnd Portland, arrived at T v r'ot imii s-gnt I mm California. Th steamer Mooaabee. laden with lorn Vr rom stC Helens for Kngland. sailed at ft o'clock -t.!a morning on her 24-hour trial run at -aea. after taking on bunker eoal at th port dock, sh la to return tomorrow morning and may b delayed her oo accopat of th big strlk In Eng land. Laden wit-spruce lumbar from Grays Harbor, th exeamer Faasett ia to sail to night for Ha-rana. Cuba. Having taken on a part cargo of lumber at Knapptoa, the steam schooner Daisy Mattbewa is: to leave tonight for Wauna and will flnisa her cargo at St. Helena Th captured German U-boat and her tender arrlvad at 4 o'clock this afternoon from San Franchvco and moored at the port dock- Sae will sail for Portland at a a'clock to sorrow morning. COOS BAT. Or.. t-t. 1. (Special.) "the ateam schooner Bandon. whic-h had taken part o a lumber cargo at Bandon. ram Into port this mornine at 1:4.. and I completing. her load at the Oregon Ex perts compase mill on Isthmus Inlet. The emcrsrgcy fleet corporation tessW gaie yesterday and carried down the .tr.ii. They left here yesterday morning for Fort t.KAYS HARBOR. Wash.. Oct. 1. (Spe riai. i Tn Humeri Wahkeena and l narles Chnstenson cleared for San Pedro ima morning. The Wahkeena Wil.ri the drays Harbor Lumber company mill ncquiam. ana the Christenson at the Hul oert mm ia Aberdeen. Movements of Vessels. rUKTUA.VD, Oct. 1. Arrived at S A s Norwegian motor schooner Bablnda. from Seattle: at 7 A. M. Steamer J. A. cnanslor. from Gavlota: at 8 A. M. steamer Atlas, from San Francisco; noon Steamer Multnomah. from San Francisco. Sailed at 10 P. M. Steamer Atlas, lor San Francisco: at P. Steamer Tamaipals, for Preicott and San t-euro: at p. M. Steamer Claremont, irom tr rescott. tor san fedro. Astoria. Or.. Oct. 1. Left up at :30 last nignt .-learner J. A. Chanslor. from Gavlota. Left up at 7:30 last night nteamer Atlas, rrom San Frsnc sco. Ar rived at 9 last night and left up at 7 P. M schooner Lucy, from Llfuku via San Francisco. Arrived at 1 and left up - A. M. Steamer Multnomah, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 2:30 and sailed at 6 A. M. Steamer West Ches- wald, for trial trip. Arrived at 10:30 A. M and left up at noon Motor schooner Sierra, from San Franrlco. Arrived S:40 and left up at 7 P. M. Barkentlne Hesperian, from San Francisco SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 1. Arrived Steamer Curacao, from southeast Alaska. Sailed Steamer Governor, for San Diego Lyman Stewart, for Oleum. TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 1. Arrived Steamers Northwestern, from Anchorage via Seattle; Quadra (Br.), from Britannia Beach. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 1. Passed at ! P. M. Steamer W. F. Herrln, from Port land for Gavlota. COOS BAT. Oct. 1. Arrived at 9 A. M. and sailed P. M. Steamer City of To peka. from San Francisco via Eureka, tor fort. ana. SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. Sailed Steamer El Segundo. for Paulsboro. Marine Xotes. The flour carrier West Munham shifted yesterdsy from the Portland Flouring mills to the facme coaat elevator. Th ateamer West Hartley, also loading flour, moved from the Crown mills to the Kerr-Glfrnrd mill. She will probably take the last of her cargo at Astoria. Th damaged ateamer La Primera moved to the drydock yesterday to await re pairs. Because of th atrlke. she will prob ably be next In order, taking the place of the Dertona, upon whom the men refuse to work. The steamer West Raritans shifted from municipal dock No. 1 to th St. Johns municipal terminal. The schooner Lucy, bringing copra from the Tonga -Islands for A. O. Anderson A Co.. arrived up laat night at municipal dock No. 1 to discharge her cargo. C. S. Naval Radio Reports. (All position) reported at S P. M. vte-. day aniens otherwise Indicated.) FRED BAXTKR. Eagle Harbor for 8a q Francisco, miles north of San Fran. Cisco. W. S. PORTER. San Pedro for Meadow Point. ! miles from San Pedro. TANK STEAMER BELRIDGE. San Pe dro for Vancouver, 20 miles west of Can atenuocino. RAINIER. Seattle for San Francisco. 17S miles from San Francisco. ARGYLL, Seattle for Oleum. 280 mile. from Oleum. COL. E. L. DRAKE. Richmond for F.l Segundo. 90 mllea from Richmond. BAKlii l in tow Standard Kortharn Two, Richmond for El Segundo, Si miles trom rcicnmona. PHYLLIS. Redondo for Tacoma. 30 mllea from Tacoma. If the county commissioners desire to save Multnomah county upwards of $300,000 in following out a proposed bridge programme involving the con struction of two and possibly three new bridges across the Willamette, they need only take down a telephone receiver and call "Main 48C8." When S. Benson, chairman of the state highway commission, answers the call, the commissioners could say. "Mr. Benson, we would like to turn our entire bridge problem over to the state highway commission. If the Outspoken Remarks of Statesman I present bridges can be made to serve many years longer in safety, well and good. If not, we would like the com mission to prepare plans and specifi cations and be ready to take over the construction of new spans as soon as a bond issue is floated." Saving Could Be Effected, This action, in the eyes of several leading engineers of the state who talked the matter over yesterday in the Teon building, would not only assure Multnomah county the saving of o per cent of the amount, probably $6,000,000, necessary to spend in pay ing private firms of engineers, but would insure the fabrication of steel for the structures in local plants and employment of Oregon workmen. Under the law the state highway commission must undertake such a problem of bridge construction if re quested to by a county of the state. "As a member of the highway com mission, I would not ask to be given this amount of work," said Mr. Ben son yesterday, "as it would take a great deal of the time of a large part of our working force, but as a tax payer in Multnomah county I would be interested in seeing the highway commission get the work, for I know it would save me money." Commissioner Holman raised the question of the competency of Ore gon men for the job. in a meeting of the board Monday, when O. Laurgaard requested, on behalf of the Oresron i branch of the American Kngineers' association, that local firms be con sidered in the awarding of a con tract for bridge construction. Job Not Too Tiig. "The engineering force of the state highway commission is absolutely competent to handle such a job," said Mr. Benson yesterday, indignant that there should have been a question of Representative Britten twisted the British libn's tail with outspoken en thusiasm which made his every word most nourishing manna, to his Ger man interviewer. Professor Stein, of the Vossische Zeitung. That news paper put over Mr. Britten's . hotel lobby rhetoric the headlines: "Eng- that Germany will do business through the British-German clearing house. which would be organized in the in terest of Great Britain, Germany is lone against all the world and can not reject world-wide opportunities. "Germany's great buying and sell- Oswald West Attacks Rate Policy I ing market must always be America the competency of Oregon engineers in Grain Case. Oswald West, attorney for the In land Kmpire Shippers' league, has filed his brief in the grain rate case which was up for hearing before three members of the interstate com merce commission, beginning at Port land. July 21. In the statement of the case Mr. West asks this question: "Shall the shippers of grain and grain products from points in the in land empire to Columbia river ports over the lines of the defendants be permitted to enjoy the rates based upon cost of service over said, lines or shall they be compelled for all time to come to pay rates based upon the cost of service over the northern lines with longer hauls and mountain ous routes?" In conclusion, and in outlining what, are the rights of shippers, the brief" says: "Under the common law shippers had a right to have their products carried to market at a rea sonable rate. That right has been confirmed by the act to regulate com merce. It has also been confirmed by the federal control act. Yet that right has been, and is now being, nullified by a policy of ratemaking which fixes for all- roads serving a territory rates based upon the cost of service over the 4 road with the highest operating cost." and the Americans will neither tol erate nor recognize British supremacy in the mask of a clearing house, to say nothing about our natural "aver sion to such an unfair proposal." Representative Britten expressed himself as displeased because, al though he had a special pass as a member of congress, he had to ask permission of the British government to enter Germany. He added: 'Another bad thing that must not be tolerated is that American busi ness men must tell Great Britain their business reasons for going to Ger many. The sooner our government takes action against this nuisance and arrogance, the sooner will American and German business men get to gether to promote mutual interests. I think we are powerful enough to ob tain entrance into Germany without British permission." Salem Teacher Resigns. SALEM, Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) Mrs. Marie von Eschen, who has been In charge of the Lincoln school here for several years, has given up her work because of the illness of her daughter. Mrs. von Eschen will be succeeded by Mrs. Lamoin R. Clark, formerly connected with the Highland school. , Alleged Anto Thief Sentenced. SEME CRAFT AIDED STEAMER SWICKLEY IX TOW OF PORTL-AXD-BUILT SHIP. We have the machinery and the men who can do the work." Action of the highway commission in the construction of a $300,000 bridge at Salem last year in which $20,000 was saved on the cost of construction and the only complaint heard touch ing the work was that the bridge was too strong, safer than necessary, was mentioned by Mr. Benson. Then there were the plans, just approved by the government,' prepared by the commission for the $500,000 bridge across Young's bay, near Astoria. These plans eliminated payment of patent rights for a jack-knife span, such as used on the Broadway bridge, by original designs. ISO Bridges Built. State Highway Engineer Nunn said yesterday that the commission had constructed 130 bridges this year and the only fault which had been found with any was their substantial quali ties which appeared to some objectors to be greater than necessary for safety. C H. McCullough, chief .bridge en gineer of the commission, is held to be very well qualified in bridge con struction. To enlarge the organiza tion of the commission for the hand ling of a big building programme, it would not be necessary to go out side the city, said Mr. Benson. "Local engineers have no axe to grind," said one engineer yesterday. "No one is looking for a job, but we Permanent Positions or Young Women Due to constantly increasing requirements of the service, permanent positions are now open in the operating department Telephone operators earn approximately $800.00 during first year of employment. During first month while learning to operate they earn $52.00 and by the end of seven months they earn from $63.00 to s $72.00 per month. Thereafter periodical increases are given until an e operator will earn from $85.50 to $94.50 a month. Supervising opera- e tors will earn from $88.00 to $106.00 a month. The opportunities or promotion to still higher-salaried positions are f excellent " ee Previous experience not required. EE A good salary paid immediately upon employment EE Increases regularly given to all employes. EE Excellent opportunities for promotion. EE Annual vacation with pay. EE Permanent and continuous employment EE Large, cheerful operating rooms. EE Attractive, comfortable recreation rooms. EE Lunch-rooms where meals are served at cost Plan for sickness, pension and death benefits with- EE out cost to employes. , Young women considering employment should call upon the Employ- j ment Supervisor, Telephone Building, Park and Oak streets. Tele- EE phone Broadway 12000. EE The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. n MHIliilllllillllllilim SALEM. Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) want the work done locally and can Boosters for Wooden Vessels, Con structed Here, Find Subject . for Discussion. Harold Walsh, accused of being im plicated in an automobile theft, was today sentenced by Justice Unruth to a term of 30 days in the city jail. Frank Hesse, who was traveling with Walsh at the time the theft was com mltted, was released from custody and will return to his home at Tacoma. see absolutely no necessity for send ing east for engineers. The county would take no risk so far as safetv is concernea ana no money would be wasted. " Columbia Blver Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Oct. 1. Condition of tha bar at Z P. 3f. Kepurt mlMing. Tiriea mt Art-rla Thursday. Hish. Low. 4S A. M 5.T feet'l:IS A. Ji I I f.t P. X fM:24 P. M 3.9 feet Jury Disagrees,' Dismissed. 1 ASTORIA. Or.. Oct. 1. .(Special.) The circuit couft Jury in the case of Joseph Craig and J. W. Killin, charged with robbery in a pool room, was un able to reach an agreement today and was dismissed. 1 he date for the sec ond trial has not been set. Boosters of the Portland-built wooden ship will find a subject for discussion in a report received yes- erday by the wood construction division of the shipping board here from the master of the steamer Uma ilia, a Ferris type vessel 'built at he G. M. Standifer woodtyard in Van couver. According to the report of her mas ter, the Umatilla was proceeding down the coast with a consignment of ties for the United Kingdom when she met the steamer Swickley, built at Seattle, similarly loaded, and imilarly bound. The meeting took place at Salina Crui. . The steamer Swickley, after being delivered to the shipping board at Seattle, had been loaded and started her way. When she put in at Astoria for coal she was laid up there ten days for repairs. After being once more made ready for the sea. the Swickley started out again, ut encountered one difficulty after another, and finally put in at Salina Cruz in a sad condition. Here tempo rary repairs were made by the crew. nd then the Portland-built vessel came to the rescue. We are proceeding to Panama," said the report from the Umatilla's skipper, with the steamer Swickley in tow. We will leave her there for repairs." HESPERIAN I.OST FOR AWHILE t Tug Finally Locates Barkentlne and Brings Her In River. The barkentine Hesperian, which will reach the Eastern & Western lumber mill some time this morning to load a full cargo of 1,800,000 feet of lumber, got lost before getting Into Astoria yesterday, according to re ports reaching the Merchants' Exchange. The Hesperian came from San Fran cisco in tow of the tug Relief, which was also towing the schooner Golden Shore, bound for Victoria, B. C. Drop ping the Hesperian outside Astoria, the Relief continued on her way. A tug' set out from Astoria to bring in the barkentine, but was unable to find her yesterday morning. A sec ond tug went out in the afternoon And succeeded in finding the wind- DAILY METEOROLOGICAL, REPORT. PORTLAND. Or.. Oct. 1. Maximum tem perature, 50 degrees; minimum tempera ture, on degrees. Klver reading, 8 A. M. 1.4 reet; cnange in last fall. Total rainfall o P. ,:tj-lnch: total rainfall since September 1, 11110, 3.24 Inches; normal rainlall since September 1. 1.U4 Inches; excess of rain fall since September 1. 11110. 1.30 Inches: Sunrise. 7:O0 A. M.; sunrise. :52 P. M.; to tal sunshine, none; possible sunshine, 11 hours 43 minutes. Moonrise. 2:30 P. M. ; moonset, 11:17 P. M. Barometer (reduced sea level), 5 P. M., 29.83 Inches. Relative humidity: 6 A. M., 87 per cent; 1 P. M., 73 per cent; 6 P. M.. 86 per cent. THE WEATHER. STATIONS. o X C 8 Wind Weather. Baker Boise Boston .. Calcarv .... Chicago .... Uenver Des Moines.. Kureka ..... Galveston . .. Helena t Juneau Kansas Citv. Los Angeles. Marsh field Med ford . Minneapolis.. New Orleans. New York. . North Head N. kaklma. Phoenix ... Pocatello .. Portland ... Roseburg .. Sacramento. St. Louis .. Salt Lake.. San Diego. . S. Francisco. Seattle Sitka Spokane .... Tacoma Tatoosh laid. tVaidex Walla Walla. Washington.. Winnipeg 441 54 .O'-'i 4 5H 0.3B 4N 3 SW INK 54:0.00 . . SW e-Jlo.nol. .in 820.SOI10S 78 O.OOI12IN 8l0.Ot2lISW 10 NW S E W s SW SW NW OOiO.BSI. . 84!0.OO 54 0.20 34j58lO.OO 701 no'O.OOl 64 70I0.0O 48 62 0.7lt. . . . 5SI0.2OI. . 48l B4 0.01 12 70 JWO.OOl. .SB 501 58!O.22l10iE 50l 5210.50 1 4-NWI 3rt 54i0.00' ,NB 0i 8410. 00. .nw 5210.50 12ISW 5!0.4fl .. NW 5H 1.0OI. .IW 62 0.02 10ISE 0!0.0i20iS 5SI0.00I. .ISE 6SO.OOI14 NW; 040.20 10'NW 52 O.OllllOINW 34, 560. Oil 4rti 54 0.021. . SW 48 54'0.20 . . N . .1 5'0.02 . . SW 2S:54!0.00 . . SW 48 5SI0.2SI.. SW Rain 62 6210.001. . HE Rain 46' S2iO.01ilO.VE Rain tA. M. ing day. today. P. M. report of preced Kansas Contract Offered. The matter was brought to a head by the efforts of E. E. Howard, an engineer of the firm of Harrineton Howard & Ash, Kansas City, to bind tne commissioners in a contract pro viding that preliminary and final work should go to his firm, which 4 hours. 0.2-rt constructed the Interstate bridsre and xl. 10 o f. m.i. tne Mawtnorne bridge. An iron-clad contract with his firm, on a 5 per cent basis, employing it for bridge construction in case. the bridge programme went through, was presented recently. It was turned down. A modified contract was then drawn up and approved as to form by District Attorney Evans. The second contract provided for a semi-annual survey and inspection of bridges across the Willamette, as to safety, etc, for which $500 was to be paid annually; the preparation of sketches and plans for new Morrison and Burnside bridges, new approaches to the Hawthorne and possibly for a new bridge between Sellwood and south Portland; and third, a contract nt 5 per cent for the entire construc tion work if the plans were approved, providing that no preliminary plans were to be paid for involving struc tures for which Harrington, Howard & Ash did'not get the contract, except that if no construction contracts were awarded this firm it would be reim bursed, for its preliminary work. More Replacements Favored. The proposal made second has been considered at some lengthy by the commissioners, but has not yet been signed, Commisioner Muck having gone on record as firmly opposed. to it. Commissioner Holman is said to favor granting the. contract to the Kansas City firm. Reports have been made that the upkeep on the bridges across the Willamette at Portland has not been attended to properly. There is a bridge superintendent to attend to minor repair work, but big jobs are attempted seldom. The painting of the .Broadway bridge this year is the first coat that structure has had since its .erection about five years ago, ac cording to County Auditor Martin. More paint and more attention to the replacement of worn material would make the present bridges last much longer, it is said. Multnomah is the only county in the state in which the commissioners or county court have not requested the state highway commissioners to look Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudv ft. cloudy 1 Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy Clear KTlear Clear Cloudy rtain Cloudy clear ICloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Rain Rain Cloudy Pt. cloudy I Clear Pt. cloudy ciear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy I last at least 30 years. It may be light for the heavy traffic now borne but I believe it can be put in shape to stand many more years of travel. Mr. Benson does not favor any im mediate building plan without first determining beyond any doubt that the present bridges are in a danger ous condition, and cannot be repaired. "I rather think that investigation would show that by the expenditure of between J50.000 and $100,000 imme diately in repairs, that five or ten years might be added to the lives of the Morrison and Burnside bridges," asserted Mr. Benson. "Far better, to my mind, to spend $100,000 or more in repairs .at this time, making the bridges safe for an additional number of years, if it can be done, than to pay 6 per cent interest on a $5,000,000 or $6,000,000 bond issue, or more than $300,000 a year. Mark Data Needed. "If repairs are possible, they should be made first, and then careful inves tigation can be begun with the ulti mate aim of replacing the bridges. There are traffic "conditions to be studied carefully, accurate river soundings to be taken, high and low water marks checked, river currents to be determined, gas and water mains to be figured on, and grade changes to be taken under considera tion, as well as many petty details. With all the data gradually accumu lating by proper investigation, every thing would be ready for action when the necessity really arrived to replace the bridges." As an example of a grade change which will be necessary, there was mentioned the probability that new bridges would extend as far as Second street on the west side, and overhead crossings would have to be provided over several railroad lines. There are no great engineering problem's to be encountered in the construction of bridges across the Willamette at Portland, it was point ed out yesterday, none greater than those which have already been suc cessfully solved by the highway com mission engineers on smaller propects. to pass on a proposed issue of $1,438, 000, to give Union county approxi mately 500 miles of roads, connect the most important towns and place the county on the Columbia highway. The diagram showing intended road locations connects Cove with La Grande, but not with Union, which gives general dissatisfaction, as Union is Cove's nearest shipping point and its present road is almost impassible for four months every year. years in local commercial salmon fishing. He Is survived by a wife and two children. Following funeral services con ducted by the Knights of Pythias lodge here tomorrow, interment will be at the Knights of Pythias cemetery. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Vancouver Marriaxe Lleenhes. DAMM-WHITIKS lleorge Damm, legal, of Aurora. Or., and Luella Whities, 17, of Aurora. Or. SMASAL-SMITH Lewis Smasal, legal, of Eugene, Or., and Clara Smith, legal, of Noti. Or. WILKINS-BUTLER Emmett Wilkins. 29, of Portland, and Mabel Butler, 20, of Portland. House Orders Sugar Inquiry. WASHINGTON; Oct. ' I. Investiga tion of wholesale and retail prices of sugar by the federal trade commis sion was ordered by the house late today through adoption of a resolu tion introduced by Representative Tinkham, republican. MasnRohuHet t. of Portland, and Dorothy McCrea, 22, of Portland. Zir.LIVERGER-BADGLEy Joseph Zill Iverger, 34. of San Francisco. Cal., and Ethel Hadgley. legal, of Portland. CARGILI.E-MALMSTEX Ralph Car Rille. 31, of Bayonne, N. J., and Esther Malmsten. legal, of Vancouver, Wash. HEALBT-COYLE Joseph Healey, of Portland, and Elsie Coyle, legal, of Van couver. Wash. HANSEN-WAHL Nels Hansen. 20. of Portland, and Llllie Wahl, legal, of Portland. Centralia Welcomes Rev. Burton. CENTRALIA. Wash., Oct. 1. A re cfption was held last flight at the First Baptist church in honor of Rev. E. Burton, formerly of Portland, who recently assumed the pastorate of the church. A short programme was fal lowed by a social hour, during which refreshments were served. Addresses welcoming the new minister were made on behalf of the Baptist con gregation by C. J. Williams and on behalf of the other churches of the city by Rev. G. W. Frame and Rev. J. H. Gervin. v DELCO-LIGHT The complete Electric Light and Power Plant Betters living and working condi tions, attracts labor to the farm. MOUKKN APPLIANCE CO., Seattle H. A. Conner, No. 3 JV. 6th At, Portland, Or. TRAVELERS GUIDE. Road Bond Election Called. COVE, Or., Oct. 1. (Special.) No tices have been posted for a road bond election. Saturday. October 11, Bert Rent, Hood River, Head. HOOD RIVER, Or., Oct. 1. (Spe cial.) Bert Kent, former Hood River Underwood, Wash., ferryman, who was taken to a Portland hospital for treatment, died Tuesday. Mr. Kent was entragred for the past several CATARRH IS NOT INCURABLE SM8 SAILINGS BATES But Vou Can't Rely on Sprays and Inhalers. FORECASTS Portland and vicinity Occasional rain I after tne upkeep of the bridges, said and warmer: moderate westerly winds. urearon occasional ratn, warmer In west portion : moderate westerly winds. Washington Occasional rain, warmer except coast; moderate westerly winds. idabo-Occasional rain; warmer. . Mr. Benson yesterday. Mr. Benson for Repair. 'Our department could do the work easily," he declared. "The Morrison bridge is only IS years old. II should There is no use permitting your self to be deceived. Perhaps, like thousands of others afflicted with Catarrh, you are- about ready to be lieve that the disease is incurable. and that you are doomed to spend the remainder of your days hawking and spitting, with no relief In sight from inflamed and stopped-up air passages that make the days miser able and the nights sleepless. Of course this all depends upon whether or not you are willing to continue the old - time makeshift methods of treatment that you and many other sufferers have used for years with no substantial results. If you are still content to depend upon the use of sprays, douches, inhalers, jellies and other like remedies by themselves, that are applied to the surface and cannot reach below it, then make up your mind now that your Catarrh wiM remain a life com panion and will follow you to the grave. You must realize that the disease itself, and not its symptoms, is what you have to cure. Of course you know that when you are cured of any disease its symptoms will disap pear. Catarrh manifests itself by in flammation of the delicate mem branes of the' nose and air passages, 1 which choke up and make breathing very difficult. To get rid of these distressing effects you must remove their cause. The blood is laden with the Oa tarrh germs, which direct their at tack against the tender and delicate membranes of the. nose and throat. These germs cannot be reached by sprays or douches, which, of course, have no effect whatever upon the blood. S. S. S. is a purely vegetable rem edy, made from roots and herbs di rect from the forests which combat promptly any disease germs or im purities in tne blood. This great remedy nas Deen used for more than 50 years, with most satisfactory re sults. It has been successfully used by those afflicted with even the se verest cases of Catarrh, because it drives out from the blood the Ca tarrh germs, and eliminates every foreign substance from the blood. S. S. S. is sold by druggists every where. For the benefit of those afflicted with Catarrh or other blood diseases, we maintain a medical department in charge of a specialist skilled in these diseases. If you v. ill write us fully, he will give your case careful study, and write you just what your own inaiviaual case requires. No charge is made for this service. Ad dress Swift Specific Co., 406 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ga Adv,-' - 1 CP I QUEBEC-LIVERPOOL Empress of France Oct. 7, Nov. 1, Nov. 25 1st $170, 2d $100, 3d $63.75 Mon treal -Liverpool. 10 A.M. Cabin Third Mclita ....Oct. 1 $100 up $62.50 MlmiedoBa .Oct.lB 100 up O'i.r.O Suandln'v'n Oi:L 24 IIS up l.2J lletagama Oct. 30 95 up Bl.-o Montreal -Glasgow. Corslcan ..Si-pt.28 $05 up $81.2,1 Scotian . Oct. 2a S up 61.25 Sicilian ....Nov. 1 00 up 61.25 CANADIAN PACIFIC OCEAN SERVICES Phone Uilwy. 90. .... ail bt l'ortland. SAN FRANCISCO S. S. Rose City Depart 12 Noon OCTOBER 7 From Ainsworth Dock Fare includes Berth and Meals. 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