THE MOEXIXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, AriSIL 21, 1020
UNGRATEFUL CHILD
BY JUDGE I
Daughter's Misdealings Re
vealed in Court. . .
FUND WRONGFULLY TAKEN
Mrs. Margaret Dorr Ordered ' to
Koturn Property Purchased '
With Aged Woman's Money.
When Circuit Judge Tazwell re
fused to appoint a. guardian for Mrs.
Marie Laffler, aged 61, at the. de
mand of a daughter, and "further held
that the daughter had wrongfully-f
appropriated more than $2000 belong
ing to her aged mother and- mast
deed over property purchased with
this fium to her widowed parent, spec
tators in the court room yesterday
afternoon gave vent to vociferous ap
plause. "I am thoroughly convinced that
the old lady is well able to take care
of herself and. her own business af
fairs. ' She does not need a guardian."
declared Judge Tazwell. in 'denial of
the petition for appointment of a
guardian, which her attorney. Chris
Schuebel of Oregon City, maintained
would be only a forerunner of an
attempt to have the old woman put
out of the way in an asylum at Salem.
Daughter In Ungrateful.
Mrs. Margaret Dorr appeared in the
role of the ungrateful daughter in
the action filed by Mrs. Laffler
against her husband, George Dorr.
The suit sought to compel the Dorrs
to deed to Mrs. Laffler property
bought with her money and which
was supposed to be in her name, but
which had been conveyed to her
ten instead.
Christ Laffler died in Greenwood.
Wis.. ;n August, 1919, leaving: $200
to his daughter, and $3000 to his
widow. The claim that the daughter
had an interest in this $3000 was re
futed by a deposition introduced yes
terday from a banker in Greenwood,
i nu ivm ui puling me inonry over
to Mp. Laffler, as provided in the
will of her husband.
' Mrs. Dorr, who had never lived at
home or taken much interest in the
welfare of her parents, it was Claimed,
went to Wisconsin and persuaded her
mother to come ,to Oregon to live
with her. The agreement, which
Judge Tazwell ratified by his decision,
was that pproximately $2000 of the
old lady's money was to be paid on a
home in which the Dorrs might live,
in return for which they promised to
keep Mrs. Laffler in comfort for the
remainder of her days. A home- was
purchased for $2800, of which most
of the money was paid in cash.
Old Woman Assaulted.
m treatment, culminating in a per
sonal assault when the old woman
asked her daughter for $58 as pay
ment on a monument for her husband,
was charged, which resulted in Mrs.
Laffler being driven from home. All
this time she believed the home prop
erty to be in her name, as had been
agreed. After she had left she dis
covered that she had no title to the
property, that the deed was in her
daughter's name.
"There is no use to discuss the cir
cumstances of this case further," said
Judge Tazwell. when Attorneys John
Jeffreys and Boon Cason - sought to
argue the matter. "I am convinced in
my own mind that the money be
longed to the old lady and will decide
In her favor.
BRIDE TOJBE CLAIMED
Girl Arrives From Siberia to Wed
Ernest Flshburn.
Ernest Fishburn, 4820 Seventy-first
street southeast, left Portland Sun
day for Vancouver, B. C. to claim
as his bride Mies Julia Boonekamp
of Vladivostok, and the marriage of
the two will be the culmination of
a romance'which started when Fish
burn was a member of the expedi
tionary forces in Siberia:
Mr. Fishburn had, just received
word that his bride-to-be had arrived
on the steamer Empress of Japan
in company with a number of Red
Cross nurses. v -
Mr. Fishburn had great difficulties
arranging a passport for the bring-
ing of his intended bride to this
continent. He did not know of his
success until the receipt of a tele
gram that the girl had landed.
WILSON MEETS CABINET
Second Assembly Since , Illness
Routine in .Nature.
WASHINGTON. April 20. President
Wilson met with his cabinet today for
the second time since his illness in
terrupted the regular schedule of
meetings last fall.
..It was said that matters of a more
or less routine nature were consid
ered. RENTER GETS MORE TIME
Court Allows .AVidow Another Week
to Find New Quarters.
The attempt of H. F. Gerspach,
landlord, to evict Mrs. Lola V. White,
Lift off Corns!
Doesn't hurt a bit and Freezone
costs only a few cents.
With your fingers! You can lift off
any bard corn, soft corn, or corn be
tween the toes, and the hard skin
calluses from, bottom of feet.
A tiny bottle of "Freeione" costs
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon the corn or callus. In
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or callus-
right off. root and all. without
one bit of pain or' soreness. Truly!
No humbug! Adv.- ,
REBUKED
1 widow, and her two daughters,' aged !
8 and 11 years, from their home ai 1
. 4b i-ast. Yamhill street failed- when
the case came before District Judge
1 Hawkins. Though yesterday was the
inal day allowed Mrs. White under
the law, as formal notice to leave
had been served on her 20 days be
fore. Judge Hawkins extended her
time another week. -
Mrs. White told the court that she
had been ill for five months and had
not haen able to pay the rent since
the first of the year.a She was given
notice April 1 to move,-but said she
had walked miles since than looking
for a house and had been unable to
find a place she could rent.
Deputy City Attorney Mackay, who
has been investigating the rent sit
uation in the city, represented Mrs.
White. The law was, admittedly, on
the side of the landlord, as he might
have insisted on the woman moving
January 20. '
CASON ROUTS "EXCUSE"
SOX'S DEATH IX POLICE FIGHT
CALLED MCRDEB.
Attorney
Issues Letter Demand
Conviction of "Mon- , .
sters."
ing
Boon Cason, Portland attorney, in
an open letter issued yesterday de
mands that the men responsible for
the death of his son, Wayne Cason,
shot and killed during a fight in
the- lobby at the police station while
officers were trying to arrest the
boy on a charge of drunkenness April
4, be punished as murderers.
The coroner's jury which investi
gated the case found that death was
accidental. ' ,
In his letter Mrj Cason says in
part:
"I have given careful attention to
all the evidence in the case. 1 feel
that my boy was foully murdered on
Easter day. I shall push every le
gal remedy to the utmost that his
murderers may be adequately pun
ished and that other boys may. not
be murdered without cause.
"The childish excuse offered by
these men for the murder of my boy
is so outrageous to every sense of
decency and justice, and so contrary
to all the facts in the case and to
every law, human and divine, that
his blood cries from the ground for
their punishment, and, God helping
me. it shall not cry In vain. -
'.. "I demand the conviction and pun
ishment of these monsters."
CANDIDATES ARE QUIZZED
SOUTH DEETt CREEK GRANGE
SENDS OCT LETTERS. .
Attitude on Marketing Commission
Plan and Auto Tax Law
- Is Investigated.
ROSEBURG, April 20. (Special.)
At a meeting of South Deer Creek
grange last night, a letter to prospec
tive candidates was indorsed and a
copy will be mailed to every man in
the state seeking legislative honors.
The granges nave put- it squarely
up to legislative candidates as to
whether or not they favor a bill ere
ating a marketing commission simi
lar to the California commission, and
it asks a pledge that the candidate
will vote for a more equitable system
of licensing automobiles '
It is alleged that owners of liht
cars are paying an unjust proportion
of taxes. Candidates are further
asked to pledge themselves to work
for the removal of the tax on pa so
line, particularly that used for In
dustrial purposes, and to assist in re
vision of the law governing sales of
oleomargarine, removing that product
from alleged unfair competition with
butter.
Another letter will be sent to can
didates in this county for ommls
sioner and judge, asking a definite
promise that lateral roads will be
improved tj an equal extent with the
Pacific highway and that timber
lands be assessed at 70 per cent of
their value.
WINIFREES MARRY AGAIN
Woman Who Took Money From
Bank, and Family Are Reunited.
The love for her two daughters
which prompted Mrs. Effie Wlnifree
to rob the vault of tne Aurora State
bank ' caused a reconciliation with
her divorced husband, as it was for
the sake of the children , that she
remarried P. W. Winifree.' ihe told
District Judgae Bell, who officiated,
shortly, after the ceremony Monday
Tears tolled down her cheeks as she
assumed the matrimonial bonds which
disagreement had once severed.
Mrs. Winifree took an envelope
filled with $50 and $100 bills from
the vault of the Aurora bank while
assisting" a cashier friend in the bank
several months ago, and when ar
rested told the officers that she had
taken the money with the hope of
inducing her ex-husband and chil
dren, who were living alone on a
farm near Bull Run, to accept her
back in the home. Winifree. was
taken into custody as an accomplice.
Both of the Winifrees were re
leased from custody and charges
were not pressed n the money
was returned.
TACOMA IS ASKED TO PAY
Fleet Corporation Inquiring About
Debt of $232,000.
- TACOMA, Wash., April 20. Spe
cial:) The specter of financial trou
bles arose again today in the T acorn a
city hall when the Emergency Fleet
corporation asked the city what it
intended to do as to repaying at the
rate of $40,000"annually the $232,000
advanced by the government to make
the municipal car line more efficient.
The 1919 payment has not been made
and another $40,000 will be due this
year. -
Fred Shoemaker, commissioner of
finance, replied that the city, had no
funds to meet the obligation and
that the general fund had been drawn
upon for a $74,000 loan last year to
meet the $86,000 deficit of the munic
ipal line. He told the corporation
also that if the gross earnings tax
continued less than the deficit each
year, the city might as well turn
the line over to the government and
let the latter operate it. ,
Corvallis Bank Holdings Sold.
CORVAL.LIS, Or.. April 20. (Spe
cial.) J. L. Gault of the Cattle Loan
company of Spokane, today acquired
the entire holdings of W. .Et Kyler,
vice-president of the Benton County
State bank. Mr. Gault was for many
years cashier of the First . National
bank of Burns and is well known in
banking circles throughout the state.
Mr. Kyler retires in order that-he may
devote his entire time to his realty
investments.
Phone your want ada to The Orego
nian,. Main 7070, Automatic 560-95..
LUMBER EXPORTERS
THREE CARRIERS
Steamers to Load Cargo on
Columbia River.
SILVERADO COMING FIRST
Vessel Due to Arrive May 1 and
Will Be Followed "by West
Jester and Argus.
The chartering of three additional
steamships to carry lumber from the
Columbia river was announced yes
terday by Dant & Russell, lumber ex
porters. The vessels are the Silver
ado., West Jester and Argus.
- The first of these to arrive here
will be the steamer Silverado, a. ship
ping board vessel under the manage
ment of the General Steamship' cor
poration. This vessel is scheduled to
arrive in Portland about May 1, and
ill Inaugurate the new service to
be maintained between this port and
the west ooast of South America. The
Silverado will take a full cargo of
lumber to Antofagasta and Valpa
raiso. Chile. The Silverado- on her
present voyage carried a cargo of
box ehooks from Astoria to Honolulu,
and arrived there April 7. She will
take about 1.500,000 feet of lumber.
The West Jester, another shipping
board vessel, is under the manage
ment of Frank Water-house & Co..
and has been operating between Pu-
get sound and the orient. She was
last reported as having sailed from
KTibe April 12, '.presumably with
cargo for Seattle. She is scheduled
to etart loading here about May 10.
Dant & Russell have ' arranged to
ship 2,500.000 feet of lumber on th
West Jester. Other local interests
will supply the remainder of the
cargo. The vessel will load for China.
The steamer Argus, fixed for early
June loading to take a full cargo of
lumber to China for Dant & Russell,
is the next Green Star vessel to be
launched at the plant of the G. M.
Standifer ' Construction corporation.
Two of the five ships of 9600 tons
deadweight register, to be built by
the Standifer company for the Green
Star Steamship corgoration, are al
ready in tne water. The Argus, which
is to lie the third of the fleet, is
scheduled for launching May 5.
'S TIME FASTI
COLUMBIA RIVER 17 DAYS
FROM HOXOWJUT.
Thistle, Which Left Islands March
24, Ofr Columbia River Both '
Will Load Lumber.
The schooner Columbia River,
owned by Balfour, Guthrie & Co.,
which entered the Columbia river
Monday night, made the trip -from
Honolulu in 17 days. From 20 to 40
days is generally considered average
speed for this voyage in a sailing
vessel. The Columbia River will re
main at Astoria several days before
coming to Portland to load at the
Eastern & Western: Lumber com
peny's mill.
The schooner Thistle, owne"d by the
same company, left Honolulu March
24, 10 days ahea-1 of the Columbia
River, and has not yet arrived in the
river, though she has been reported
only a short distance out. '
Strong northwest winds yesterday
delayed the bark Berlin from putting
to sea for Alaska, but the bar tug
is expected to get this windjammer
out into the open today; and will en
deavor to find the schooner Thistle
and bring her in at the same time.
Both the Columbia River and This
tle will load lumber here for Austra
lia. Neither Is bringing cargo from
Honolulu. '
TUGBOAT BREAKS MACHINERY
Barkentine Georgina Left. An
chored Several Hours in Stream.
Because of the breaking of a piece
of her machinery opposite St. Helena
at noon yesterday as she was towing
the lumber-laden barkentine Georgina
to Astoria, the port towboat Portland
was obliged to leave the windjammer
anchored in the stream and put back
to the port drydock. The injury to
the Portla-nd consisted only of the
breaking of her timpan shaft, con
necting the piston with the shank on
the wheel, and it was expected last
night that the necessary ' repairs
could be-completed in a few hburs by
welding. The boat will not have to
be lifted out of the water.
As the Shaver towboat State of
Washington was going down the river
to bring back the Standard Oil barge
Xo. 93, which will be due at the mouth
of the river today, arrangements were
made for this towboat to pick up the
Georgina and taTce her on to Astoria.
The barkentine should reach Astoria
before daylight this mor'ning. and will
probably put to sea today for Sydney,
Australia. -,.'
RECLAMATION PLANS URGED
Astoria Port Commission Plans to
Propose Project.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 20. (Special.)
The infmediate establishment of
reclamation district extending from
the port of Astoria terminals to the
North Bank road bridge across Youngs
bay was one of the important mat
ters considered at the port commit
sioners meeting this .morning. The
Port Calendar.
To Arrive at Portland.
Vessel
5tr. West Colmkia.
From
.San Fran.
.San Fran.
..San Fran.
.San Fran.
. San Fran,
. . San Pedro
.orient
.Honolulu
Due
.April 21
Str. Nome City
.April 22
Str. K. H. Meyer ..
Str. Wapama . . . - -Str.
Celtlo ........
Str. F. H. Buck . . .
Str. Abercos. . . . . .
Sehr. Thistle.-. .
Str. S'eel Maker...
Str. West Katan
Str. "West Keats...
Str. Silverado . . . .
. .April
. .April
..April 21
. .April 24
.April
. . .April 24
.Puget Sound. April 2r
..New YQrli ...April
.San Flan May 1
..Honolulu May 1
?tr. Kaisho Maru.
. Ivobe irfav
?tr. West Navaria. ... San Pedro ....May 7
ir. Wiwa ona orient Mav U
Str. West Jester Seattle May 10
Str. West Keats San ' Pedro ... May 13
5tr. Dewey New York .-...May 15
To Deimrt From Portland
5tr. Rose'Clty ;...San Fran April 22
;tr. Akutcn Aosnatan ...April 25
Str. West Cohakia... China ...... .April 30
Vessels in Port.
Vessel ' . . Berth -Bse.
Acapulco. . i. St. Johns Lbr. mill.
Str. Akutan North Bank dock.
Str. A. S. Brooks. Portland Lbr. mill.
Str. Eastern UlAde.-. .Portland Flour, mills.
Str. Eastern Planet. .Albers Bros. mill.
Str. Johan Poulsen. .. Westport.
Str. 1-aHe Gflbhartv... Vancouver.
M. S. Malahat. ... '. ..Drydock.
St. Rose City Ainsworth dock.
Str. San Jacinto Pac. Mar. Iron Wks.
engineer was instructed to take the
matter up with the reclamation com
mission at once.
The statement was made at the
meeting that the port will soon be
compelled to dredge the channel in
Youngs" bay. and if the reclamation
project is under way the port can
make the necessary fill approximately
at cost, thus saving property owners
a large sum, while at the same time
the port will receive a sufficient sum
to pay the expense of dredging the
channel.
The plan is to have the fill made to
a width or about 400 feet or to- tne
base of the proposed piers on the port i
property. !
Marine Notes.
The itetmr Abercos, the next vend of
the Pacific Steamship company's oriental
fleet to arrive bore, was miles from
the mouth of the Columbia river at 8 P. M.
Monday night, according to a radio report
from Captain A. O. Aanavllt to the local
office of the Admiral line.
The steamer-West Cohakla. coming; from
San Francisco to take a cargo of lumber
to China for the Pacific Export "Lumber
company, will be due in the local harbor
today to start loading at the Eastern and
Western mill. The West Cohakla Is sched
uled to complete her cargo and sail befors
the end of the month. he Is a shipping
board vessel under the management of
Sudden, sc . Chriatenaon, and will be operated
here by the Columbia-Pacific Shipping
company.
"The passenger liner Rose City arrived at
8 o'clock yeatcrday morning from San
Francisco. Sh will sail again tomorrow.
The next vessel to load here In rhe reg
ular North China line of the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company, from present In
dications, will be the st tamer Wast Navarla.
Information was received by tho local com
pany yestertlay from tho San Francisco
agents, to the effect that the West Navarla
will be ready here not later than .May 5.
The steamer West Keats, which will fol
low the West Navarla on- the run. Is ex
pected to be delivered at Kan Pedro next
--Saturday, . and will come here for May
loading. '
Tne steamer Eastern Planet, loading
f'.our for th food administration, will
shift at noon today from tbe Portland
-louring mills to the Crown mills to con
tinue. . The steam schooner Johan Poulsen
dropped down from municipal terminal No.
4 to Westport at 8 o'clock last night to
complete her cs rgo.
Movements or Vessels.
PORTLAND. April 2a Sailed at 10
A. M., barkentine Georgina. for Sydney.
Arrived at 8 A. M., steamer Rom City,
from San Francisco.
ASTORIA. April 20. Left up at 12:53
A. M., steamer Rose City, from San Fran
cisco. Sailed at 8:&5 A. M., steamer
Oleum, for Port CSan Luis. Sailed at :30
last night, steamer Halco, for. San Pedro.
SAX FRANCISCO. April 20. Sailed at
6 last night, steamer Nome City and
steamer Krneet H. Meyer, for Portland
Sailed at 8:30 A. M.. steamer . Wapama,
V.. J7r-'"-n- Arrived at 7 A M., steamer
Wahkeena. from Portland. Arrived at 2
P. M.. steamer W. F. Herrln. from Port
land, nanea at 3 P. .IS., steamer Cclllo,
for Portland.
SAN PEDRO. April 1. Sailed Steamer
r. n. .buck, tor Portland.
ivRi. April 19. Arrived at 5:33
P. M., schooner Columbia River, from
Honolulu. Arrived at 10 P. M.. steamer
nose -'iiy, irom can Francisco.
SEATTLE. Wash.. April 10 krriri
steamers yueen. from San Diego via Ban
rrancisco; Admiral Goodrich, from south
eastern Alaska via Tacoma: schooner
Hewry Wilson, in tow from In riiti-.
Dt-parted, Steamers Admiral Farragut. for
San Diego via San Francisco: ship Charles
nirouT, I or in bkdck. In tow.
TACOMA. Wash.. 'Anrll 90 IfHuA
Meirnen. Iconlum, from Seattle; Admiral
Farragut. from San Francisco; Admiral
Goodrich, from Ocean Falls. B. C SI11
--Steamers Stanley, for tho orient: Mexico
.viaru. for Yokohama: Admiral Famint
for San Francisco; Admiral Goodrich, for
Aiass.au ports, via Seattle.
BREST. April 12.
Arrived Montraagny
from Victoria, B. C.
MARSEILLES. April 17.-
-Arrived C. H.
45, from Vancouver.
HONGKONG. April IT. Sailed Eld
ridge, from Manila, for Portland.
SAN PEDRO. Cal.. April 20. (Special.)
Arriveo: oteamer Atlas, rrom Portland
2 A. M.; Martha Buehner, from Coos Bay
8 A. M. i Katherlne, from Eureka. B A. M.
West Keats, from Long Beach, 11 A. M. :
Mazatlan. from Mexico, 8 A. M. : Charles
cnristensen. from Raymond, 1 A. M.
Humboldt and Joan of Arc from San
Francisco, P. M.: Alliance, from Mexico,
5 P. M.; Admiral Schley, from San Diego.
OA. M. ; Admiral Dewey, from Seattle. 4
P. M.
Sailed: Steamer Atlas, for San Dlero.
P. M - Uncas. for China, 9 P. M. : Admiral
Schley, for Seattle, 10 A. M.; Humboldt,
for San Francisco. 10 P. M.
SAX FRANCISCO. Cal.. April 20. Ar
rived : steamers Nanking, from Hongkong;
wahkeena. from Columbia river; Archer,
from Honolulu; W. F. Herrln. from As
toria.
Sailed; Steamers Wapama. from Port
land ; B. P. Cheney, from Bristol ' Bay
Lrnest H. Meyer, from Grays Harbor
President, from Seattle: Celllo. from Port-
and: Ventura, from Sydney; Matsonla,
from Honolulu; J. A. Moffett. from Se
attie.
U. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All positions rvnorted at S P. M.
re
tertian unleaa otherwise Indicated.)
LIBBY MAIN, Seattle for. Yukatat, 3
miles from Seattle.
LYMAN STEWART, Vancouver rfor
Oleum. 670 miles from Oleum.
WEST It SON. Seattle for Yokohama. 60
miles wettt of Flattery.
YOSEMITK, San Francslco for Seattle,
5 miles south of Destruction Island.
CORDOVA. San Francisco for Seattle
530 miles north of San Francisco.
MONTAGUE, Portland for Yokohama,
205 miles from Columbia river.
MER1DEN. Port Allen for San Fran
cisco. 853 miles from San Francisco. April
10. B p. M. .
COLONEL E. L. DRAKE. Honolulu fof
San Pedro, 805 miles from Honolulu, April
IV. 8 P. M.
THE ANGELES. Portland for Shanghai.
470 miles west of Columbia lightship, April
in. h p. M.
WEST CAHOKIA, San Francisco for
Columbia river, 23 miles south of Cape
Menaocino. April iw. b p. m.
WEST. HEM BRIE, San Francisco for
Yokohama, TUtt miles west of San Fran
Cisco. April la. 8 P. M.
WEST NILL'S. Hllo for San Francisco,
B17 miles from San Francisco.
CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS, Latouche for
nicnmoDQ, olio miles rrom Richmond.
TUG HERCULES. San Francisco for
Seattle with hull Phylis Comyne in tow.
- miien ii u i in i) i can r rancisco.
RICHMOND. Richmond for Seattle, 103
miles from Richmond.
city ok A LAME, Tslngtau for San
r rancisco. B.-s miles from San Francisco.
ASTRAL, Manila for San Francisco. 684
Allies from San FranclBCo.
HORACE BAXTER. Eagle Harbor for
San Francisco, 10 miles from Eagle
Harbor.
FRED X. BAXTER. San Francisco for
ocaLLic, miiea irom Seattle.
e.L. sbOLsDO, Richmond for .Point
towing oarge a to Columbia river.
-j ' " " h(h wi i.oiumDia river.
MULTNOMAH, San Francisco for Seat
tie. TO miles south of Columhli
PORTER, Gaviota for Everett. 7J2 'miles
Colombia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. April 20. Condition of
tne oar at a r. m. sea choppy; win
northwest, ten miles.
TEACHERS TO BE TAUGHT
Course Opens Monday to Train In
strwetors for Forclgn-Born.
a newi Americanization course, es
pecially adapted for training those
who would teach the 60,000 foreign
Dorn - in Portland, will open nex
Monday night in Library hall. Pro
lessor Ralph P. Boas will be i
charge. Churches, clubs- and othe
organizations have been asked to
back the work and members of for
eign groups are requested to attend
in order that they may understan
the methods and act as interpreters,
Along with a study of tho govern
mem and national institutions th
instructor will touch on the ideals,
characteristics and accomplishments
of the various peoples,. Jn order tha
a better understanding may result.
IS L
600-TON STEEI, STEAMER
" SECOND OF SERIES OF FIVE.
Vessel Slides Down Ways at Stand
ifer Plant, Sponsored by Mrs.
G. R. Walker.
The 9600-ton steel steamer Aquarius,
the second of five 'such vessels to be
built by'the G. M. Standifer Construc
tion corporation for -the Green Star
line, was launched successfully from
he atandifer company s Vancouver
plant at 4:45 o'clock yesterday after
oon. Mrs. G. It. Walker, wife of the
Seattle manager for Struthers & Dix
on, acted as sponsor for the new ship.
The firm of Struthers & Euxon was
merged last year with the Green Star
line and the Cosmopolitan Shipping
company to form the largest steam
ship operating concern In the united
States and Struthers & Iixon are act
ing as managers of all the combine's L
activities on the Pacific coast. - T
Captain Andrew Dixon of this firm
lso attended tbe launching yesterday.
The steamer Arcturus, the first
Green Star vessel to be built -at this
plant, was launched March 31 and is
scheduled for a trial trip next Sun
day and delivery shortly thereafter.
Both the Arcturus and Aquarius will
load part cargoes here before pro
ceeding to Seattle for operation to the
orient.
The steamers Antlnous and A pus.
the two remaining on the ways at the
Standifer. plant, are expected to be
launched about May 25 and June 1
respectively. No trade has been de-
ermined for these two vessels.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
SAN PEDRO, Cal... April 20. (Special.)
The steamer Mazatlan arrived today
from Mexican ports with a cargo of to
matoes. The vessel was delayed 24 hours.
ue to the head winds and head seas of the
last three days. The steamer Alliance ar
rived this evening from Mexican ports
1th tomatoes. These are the first big
hlpmcnts of the Mexican vegetable re
ceived this spring. The crop In Mexico
along th west coast Is said to be heavy
this spring and already overtures have bet-n
mads to the officers of the California Mex
ican Steamship company to charter the
steamer for a full cargo of tomatoes only.
The steamer Point Judith of Baltimore
Is discharging 2000 tons of steel plates and
pipes In the outer harbor.
The Joan of Arc arrived this evellng
from tho north, en routo south with oil
well machinery.
But four bids were received by the city
council this afternoon for the purchase of
l,2O0,OO0 worth of harbor bonds. The bids
m-ere based on the bond paying an Interest
rate of 56 per cent. It Is believed the
attempt of -counllmen to place the bonds
at a lower rate of interest will - be aban
doned. GRATs HARBOR. Wifsh.. April 20.
(Special.) The whaler Westport returned
to port yesterday after having been out
several days in starch of whales, during
which time none were sighted. The weath
er was reported rough outside, with poor
prospects of catches until the sea quiets
down. Tho other two whalers, the Moran
and Aberdeen are still out.
"Off San Francisco and all well." was
he wireless message flashed from the
barkentine Vigilant. Captain Ralph Peas
ley, to Eureka. Friday.
Tho mesaase was forward! to Mrs.
Wiley Dillon, mother of Mrs. Peasley, Sat
urday. Exact location of the vessel was
not given, but it is believed sns was out
side tho area which felt the force of the
big storm that raged shortly alter tne
Vigilant sailed.
Tho bis- steamer Anne Haniry arnveo
from San Francisco this afternoon and is
loading at the Lytle mill in Hoqulam.
PORT TOWNSEXD. Wash.. April 20.
(Special.) Shipping is practically at a
standstill on Puget sound, only regular
coast crafts are moving. A number or
vessels are scheduled to arrive from for
eign ports. Shipping men claim that at no
period during the last 15 years has ship
ping been so quiet.
T. B. Watson, who has for several years
been connected with the Pacific Steamship
company, stationed at Seattle, has been
assigned to San Francisco In capacity oi
district freight agent, succeeaing r. ju.
Cropley, who was recently promotea.
sKt-m.R With. Aortl 20. (Special.)
Seattle's last contraction to Uncle Sam's
merchant marine was sent down the ways
this evening by J. K. Duthle & Co.. the
vessel being the SSOO-ton Vest Mahwati.
Rh will be delivered next month to the
shlnnins; board, the transfer ending this
port's government shipbuilding programme.
The Duthle plant already has delivered 23
8S0-tonners to the shipping board.
Captain A. T. Munier, tormer comman
der of tho steamship Northern Pacific,
nnd a son of the late J. C. Hunter, for
years a commander of the steamship
Northwestern, today was appointed port
captain of the uenerai aieamsnip corpora
tion, with Jurisdiction over ooin ccaiuc
and San Francisco. Captain Hunter will
leave San Francisco early In May aboard
the steamship Meriden to open offices and
arrange for agencies in ports on tho west
coast of South America.
In addition to the Meriden. whlcn tne
General Steamship corporation has pur
Chased from the government, the company
will havs tho steamship Lake Filbert,
which has been assigned ' to the South
American route. , The company will op
erate the SSMl-ton steamships West Mah
wati, West Holbrook and Las Vegas be
tween Seattle and ports in Australia ana
New Zealand.
Succeeding R. vs . Baxter, who tendered
his resignation recently. E. T. Stannard.
general manager for the Kennecott Cop
per corporation of the Morgan-oucgenrteim
syndicate of N?w York city, will assume
the duties of vice-president of the Alaska
Steamship company and the Copper Kiver
and Northwestern Railroad company, this
week, with headquarters in Seattle.
The war department announced Tuesday
that the request of the port commission for
new pierhead lines extending uou feet from
tho shortltne had been granted in the W est
Seattle peninsula district. This will per
mit the construction of large ocean
wharves, as heretofore the pierhead lines
was on an average of 200 feet from the
shoreline.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 20. (Special.) A
strong gale and high seas running out-slde
are interfering materially with the move
ment of vessels. The bark Berlin, of the
Alaska Portland Packers' association rffn
nery was scheduled to sail for Bristol Bay
today, but dropped anchor in the lower
harbor.
The steamer Rose City, bringing freight
and passengers for Astoria and Portland,
arrived at U:30 o'clock last night from Saa
Francisco.
After discharging fuel oil In Portland th
tank steamer Oleum sailed at 4 o'clock
this morning for California.
The steamer Lake Gebhart, which has
been taking on lumber at Wauna, ehiftcd
last evening to Vancouver. She will finish
her cargo at Llnnton. .
Completing her cargo of lumber at the
Hammond mill, the steam schooner Halco
sailed at 9:30 o'clock last night "for San
Pedro.
Th steam schooner Trinidad will be
due on Thursday from San Pedro, and
comes to load lumber at the Hammond
mill.
Coming with a cargo of general freight
for Portland, - the stesm schooner Daisy
Freeman Is due from San Francisco.
The steam schooner Santiam is due from
San Pcdrof and comes to load lumber at
the Hammond mill.
The steamer West Copakie sailed Sun
day from San Francisco, 'and should ar
rive early tomorrow morning to load lum
ber at Portland.
The steam schooner Nome City Is en
route from San Francisco, and is scheduled
to arrive on Thursday.
The tank steamer Kl Segundo, with barge
03 in tow, will be due off the mouth of the
river tomorrow morning. The steamer is
en route to Puget Sound, while the barge
will discharge fuel oil here.
While the tug Onconta made a search
this morning and again this afternoon, she
was unable to find any trace of the
schooner Thistle, which was reported a
short distance below the mouth of the river
yesterday.
COOS BAY. Or.. April 20. (Special.)
The steamer Yellowstone, which arrived off
the bar yesterday from San Francisco, en
tered at 1:30 this afternoon, and after dis
charging freight will load lumber at North
Bend.
The steamer Johanna Smith, loaded with
lumber from the C. A. Smith mill, will sail
tomorrow for San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. (Special.)
The China Mail steamship company's
liner Nanking. Captain J. II. Bobson. ar
rived from the orient via Honolulu today
after a passa that was smooth and
pleasant, an .exception for the last 24'
hours. When the popular liner waa about
300 miiea from port she hit into a strong
gale from the northwest and during the
rest of the voyage there were enough
breaking seas to send all hands to cover.
Tho Nanking carried in round numbers 795
passengers. Of these. 238 were in the
first cabins. 11 In tho second-class and
tho balance in the steerage. Tho vessel
has a valuable oriental cargo aboard.
The Oceanic liner Ventura, Captain J.
H. Dawson, sailed today for Sydney via
Honolulu and Pago-Pago with a total of
200 passengers and a full cargo of general
freight.
With the arrival here within the next
few months of three new shlos built at
Kog lutaml. the Vnlted States army trans
ports Sheridan. Thomas. I.igan and Sher
man, now In service on tlfe Pacific, will
be retired. It was reported here today.
The new vessels carry 5MM troops each.
No decision has been reached vet re
garding the Great Northern, which Is
now transporting troops from Siberia.
The four transports which will be re
placed here have been in service since
the Spanish-American war.
The Malion liner Matsonla. Captain
Peterson, sailed today for Honolulu with
a capacity list of passengers and a full
cargo. The demand for transportation to
the Islands continues, according to com
pany officials, and there Is little pros
pect that all comers can be accommodated
for some months.
The bark. Emily F. Whitney. Captain
sanea today ror. Nushagak.
Alaska.
Northwest gales that have swept the
coast since last Saturday have seriously
affected the running time and arrivals
of all northbound vessels. A velocity of
72 miles an hour was recorded at Point
Reyes st 6 o'clock this morning, subsid
ing to 50 miles an hour at noon.
Several vessels that left port were
forced to return.
The Japanese-hutlt steamer Eastern
Maid sailed outfor Seattle, but had to
return here for more ballast after being
pounded by the heavy seas a few miles off
sh or.
The Eastern Maid was going north to be
turned over to the United States shipping
board.
All vessels bound from southern ports
north are from 2f to 33 hours late over
their regular schedule.
All of the sailing ships of salmon pack
ers that left port during the last three
weeks for Alaskan waters will be driven
far off shore to the southwest by the
storm.
Xotlee to Mariners.
The following affects the aids to navi
gation in th I7th lighthouse district:
Oreion Tillamook bay Main channel
light reported earrieo. away April 11. l!2.
will be replaced as soon as practicable.
Washington Seacoast Rrayi Harbor
outside bar gas and whistling buoy here
tofore reported adrift, was replaced April
17. 1920.
Grays Harbor North channel light No.
I. Structure reported damaged and light
extinguished April 16. J2n. will be re
lighted as soon as practicable.
Juan de Fuca strait Neah bay gas and
whistling buoy 2. reported damaged and
light extinguished April 19. 11L'0. will bo
lighted as soon as practicable.
ROBERT W ARRACK.
Superintendent of Lighthouses.
Tides at Astoria Wednesday,
"Sh. . Low.
2:03 A. M fl.7 fcet l:07 A. M...-1.2 feet
3:16 P. M 7.6 feet::04 p. M... 2.4 fect
PAII.Y M CTEOROI.OGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Or.. April 20r Maximum
temperature. IS (Icurets; minimum tem
perature. 30 degree. J?:ver reaaing 8
A M.. 7 5 fet: change In last 24 hour,
o.l-foot fall. Total rainfall (.- P. M. to
5 P. M.). .13 Inch: total rainfall since
September 1. loin. 20.!2 Inches, normal
rainfall since September 1. .IS all inches:
deficiency of rainfall since September 1-,
1010. 8.ST inches. Sunrise. .1:16 A M ;
sunset. 7:04 P. M. : total sunshine. 3 hours
50 minutes; possible sunshine. 13 hours
4S minutes. Moonrise. :33 A. M. ; moon
set. 9:36 P. M. Barometer (reduced sea
level). 5 P. M.. o0.07 Inches. Relative
humidity: 5 A. M.. S9 per cent; noon,
74 per cent: 5 P. M., 61 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
Wind
STATIONS.
Weather.
Baker
Tlolse
I r,oi
4n o.oo in xwpt. cloudy
41O.0o:10:X Cloudy
6i O.UO'12 SW iciear
40 O.OI 10 W U'loudy
62 0.20;. .'XE iCloudy
500.0Oi..iN" iCiear
Uoston
Calgary
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines..
Kureka
:n
B.in . JS ;p:. c'.oudy
:al veston
To
" id t. tear
N-'iO.lM)!. .INWCiear
Helena 40
H.--S l- s i Rain
t.luneau ....1 34;.".0 O.oo . . : Jt'lesr
Kansas City.
441 HM O.OO'M S 'ft
Los Angeles,
llarshfleld .!
Medford ....
M inneapolls. . j
New Orleans
New York ..
North Head.
Phoenix ....
Pncatello ...I
Portland ...
Roseburg ...
Sacramento .
St. Louis . ..
Salt Lake . ..
San Diego ..
S. Fancisco.
Seattle
Sitka
Spokane
Tacoma . . . .
321 60 o.fMV. .iSW iPr clouSy
:- 32 O.L'iv. ..NWVCloudy
32! oO O.OO 12 NWifloudy
4; n.n.32'lo;s ICloudy
7; SO 0.O0I. .iSW iciear
.121 M O.IIO IS'SW iRain
.trti 44 o. 10 lOi.NWVloudy
4 n O.OO'MISW iciear
3S :;s '0.O2 24.SW Cloudy
.16: 4S o.l;!' .N viMoudy
34: 4S0.14!..NW Pt. cloudy
42 64 O.OOi. .jN C!ear
341 x l.34i. .iNW'Cloudv
421 4 0.201. 'N Ictoudv
34l 3SO.00 12S !Pt. cloudy
,461 3 O.OO'lHiNWCIear
:t4l 3) 0.:t.12.SW ICloudv
2!) SO O.OOI . .1
34! 46 0.02:i R SW
' tear
Pt. cloudy
34' 30 0.1:I2IV
421 4 O.OO 16' W
22 44 n.no . .IN'
;:6' 4-s o.oo:. .,s
3' K2 0 . 64 . . S R
,1l 4IHI. IO'14 NE
34' iSll.ni)!..fNW
t louoy
Pt. cooay
Pt. rlou.ly
Pt. cloudy
Rain
f'loudy
Taloosli Isld.
tvaider ....
Walia Walla
Washington. .
Winnipeg . ..
Yakitna
I t. cloudy
tA. M.
Ing day.
today. P. M. report of preced-
FO RECASTS.
Portland
and vicinity Generally
fair;
westerly winds.
Oregon and .Washington Generally fair;
fresh weterlv wind.
ASTORIA AND WAY POINTS
The Fast Passenger
Steamer Georgiana
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
DAILY ROUND TRIPS
LEAVES PORTLAND, ALDER-ST. DOCK
Daily (Except Friday), 7:00 A. M.
LEAVES ASTORIA, SANBORN DOCK
Daily (Except Friday), 2:00 P. M.
FARE $1.65 EACH WAY
Special Dining Service
Telephones: Main 1422 Automatic 541-22
THE HARKINS TRANSPORTATION CO.
None Equal to
"I have tried most of the cough medi
cines, and find that there is none that
equal Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It
has never failed to give me prompt relief,
writes W. V. Harner, Montpelier, Ind.
CHARGE CALLED FOOLISH
GARDINER MARIXER SEEMS
SURPRISED AT IXQCIUY.
Gus Weserdale, Former Master or
Trawler Ituna, Relates Own
Story of Disaster.
GARDINER, Or.. April 20. (Special.)
Captain Gus Westerdale of Gardiner,
retired navigator and former master
of the steam trawler ltuna. wrecked
off San Francisco on the night of
March 13, expressed surprise when he
learned of the report that he is to be
summoned for inquiry, lie says that
any charge that he abanboncd t.eorge
Nevin, seasHck In his bunk, and left
him to drown is foolish in the ex
treme and that at the time of the
wreck the ship was in the hands of
the mate.
"When I was called on deck at
10:30." he says, "I saw that the ship
was sinking and I started to call all
hands on deck at once. It was only
seven minutes from the time I was
called until the boat sank.
"As soon as I saw that the boat was
sinking I. at once ordered the lifeboat
lowered, and when she was ready I
asked loudly if all hands were there.
The men said 'yes.' I saw the trawler
wouIuT'soon go under, and so the life
boat put off. The trawler, being a
metal ship, sank quickly, and if the
lifeboat had been near the suction
would have pulled her under and all
would have been, drowned."
Captain Westerdale says he is ut
terly unable to account for the reason
that caused- the Ituna to sunk.
YALE AND HARVARD SOLD
STKAMKRS TO GO OX I'ORJILR
COAST RCX.
Ixs Angeles Syndicate Purchases
Two Vessels for oTlal of
$ I, "35, 000.
WASHINGTON. April 20. The
steamers Yale and Harvard were sold
today by the navy department to
agents for a Los Angeles syndicate
which will put them back on the Pa
cific coast run on .which they were
operating when purchased by the
navy.
The price for both vessels was
ll.75.V0O0.
Although it is understood the de
partment held for more than a mil
lion dollars for each vessol, the
amount for which they were sold .ex
ceeds their present eppraised value
by 155.000. Terms of the sale were
2 5 per cent cash and a like amount
in annual installments, beginning
with tho third year after purchase,
with 4j per cent interest on deferred
payments.
The Yale and Harvard were anions:
the first vessels taken over by the
navy when this country entered the
war. They are 407 feet lonjr and have
a maximum speed of 22 knots.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
ZANOTTO-ZL'CCO Prtmo Zanoito, le
gal. 130O Glenn avenue, and Estber Zucco,
legal, 3S9 Patton road.
SMOKE-TOELLE WilMam R. Smoke.
22, Uool East Ninety-fourth street South
east. teA'l bllla Toelle, 20. 60U1 East Ninety-
fourth street Southeast.
MERKICK-LAL'UESON Louis J. Mer
rick. 2M. 310 Washington street, and Esther
Laugeson. 22. 13.9 Front street.
McDO.NALD-DOrCHTTE Joseph D. Mc
Donal'i. 24. St. Helens. Or., and Louise
May Doucette. 19, 6"R6 Fifty-fifth avenue
Southeast.
PKTEKSON-TA Y LOR Hugh Cairo
Peterson. 2S. Goldenilale, Wash., and Vera
t,velyn Taylor, o. bl Flanders street
O' il ALLEY -SEX KY Malcolm O'Malley.
21. Grant hotel, and Mab.e Seney. It), 4il
.ast Harrison street.
TAVWH-BRLVE Frank F. Taylor. 30,
303 Graham avenue, and Cl-.ar:otto Mar
garet Bruce. 23. 316 Graham avenue.
HUMPH KKYS-MILLER Fred Hum
phreys. 46. 173 North Seventeenth street
and Ruth Miller. 42. 4S3U Sixty-sixth
street Southeast.
ASH LEY-M EA RS Willis Stratton Ash
ley. 23. 10.i3 Westover. and Antoinette
Mears. 23, 66S Everett street.
Del.ETTS-BOVvKR-e-Ilarold W. DoLettit,
23. 272 AVe.-t Terry street, and Alice Bower,
19. 32S Beech street.
TOl NO-l'OST Ixiuis Young, legal, 1733
East Fifteenth street, and Minnl G. Post,
legal, 4310 East Forty-third street South
east. VaneMtver Marriage I-tcenae.
BROWN-MYERS G. L. Brown. 21. Ore
gon City. or., and Wiilowln Myers. IS,
Dreron Cltv. Or.
COHEN-LOWEN Hymen Cohen. 3S
Portland, and Ida Lowen. 34. Portland.
BARBEE-TAVLOli Clifford W. Bar
bee. 22, Carson. Wash., and Chritle L
Tnvlnr. 24 I'irlnn. Wash.
QRY ANT-GRANT Frederick H. Pry
ant. 21. Rlrlgefield. Wash., and Mollie
Grant IS. HUigerieM. Wash.
FR1CK-FH1CF. Henry Frice. 30. Van
couver. Wash., and Mrs. Jennell Frice, 39,
M n-i .- r Or
CLIFTON-nrPIIS John n. Clifton.
Vancouver. Wash., and Sarah Dupiis,
Vancouver. Wash.
LONG-REKVES Charles B. Long.
l- -.... , v ' - K a t L-.i.. V. Reeves
21.
1.
21.
I Seattle! Wash.'
T'l'H M-R A N V T.eee a T-p'-n-n
Chamberlain's
i
JJRS. A. L. AVILDRIK, of Los
Angeles, Calif., ri says she
had to spend half her ti
and could not get relief
look Tanlac. Declares
feels as well as she evek felt in
her life and that she has gained
fifteen pound! in weight.
The followlntr remarkable state
nient was made recently by Mrs. A. 1
v ildrlck, a well-known and hiphl
respected resident of Los Angel.--
Cal., living at No. 22S North Aivara.
street. "Mrs. Wildrlck is 69 years r
ape and is the mother of seven chi !
dren. Her photograph appears her
"For the past year or more." sa
Mrs. Wildrick', "I have been in vcr
poor health. I suffered principal!
fiom chronic indip-estion and m
condition was so Lad I had to spf n
half of my time in bed from thee
weakness. In ripite of aJl the mod
ine I took I could not possibly sr
ny relief and I became so neroi:
and unstrunc that at times I coul
hardly realize what I was doinr.
Just had no appetite at all and mf
ferod terribly nearly all the time vtiti
Indigestion and wa really in a vcr
1 ad way physically. If i did eat
little something I would always hav
miserable, distressed feclinp after;
ward and I tell vou I was coins: dotv4
mil pretty fast.
"Well. I Just can't find words to te'
you how really bad off I was at
nlso to tell you what Tanlac has dor
for me. for I feel as well now as
ever felt in myiife, Why. after tnk
In? three and a half bottles f tlv
medicine l have actually ciined :
pounds in wcicht and everyone tel
me 1 am looking; better than in yenrs
"Since I have been taking Tanla
I have fourfd out that several of in
Intimate friends are also takinsr :
and everyone of them are delitrhte
with it. I am surely g-lad to recom
mend Tanlac and help spread th
goodness of this medicine. Yes.
want you to use my photograph, to'
so that all my friends may see ho
well 1 am looking. Anyone who cou!
see me now after seeing" me only
few weeks airo would be convincf
that Tanlac must be a really wor
derful medicine."
Tanlac is sold in Tortland by th
Owl drugr store. Adv.
(
Rio Vista. Cal.. and Ann W. Rann. lega
Vancouver v asn.
AXliKHSO.N-AI.SEN' Peter J. Anderto
r.3. Portland, and Nellie G. A, sea. -Portland.
SALEM "SLEEPER" DIES
KirsA Death I rom encephalitis IV
corded Man Never Awakes.
SALKM. Or.. April 10. The fit
death to occur in Salem rrom enit
phaiilis "sleeping: sickness" '
recorded today with the death c
John Tonlo. 23, a Bulgarian. Ton:
has been at tbe hospital one wee!
and although under constant care c
physicians, he failed to awake at an:
time from the strange sleep.
Investigation showed that deal
was caused from Inflammation a
the base of the brain, doctors sa:o
travel ennr; and resorts.
S. S. "CITT OF TO r ERA."
ails from PoMland P. M., April 27.
for Maroh'ield. Kureka and San Kras
r moo . conatertinK svitto atcssaen to Joa
Angeles and ea Dlrtc.
PA8SENiFR AND IHEIGHT
m:kh k TO
MKirO AMI CKNTRAI. AMF.Rir
PORTS fltOM SAN IRANCIstu 1A
S. S. -SEJis'lOR," Al'ltlb as.
Ticket Office. 101 Third St.
I'relsht Offi-e. Municipal Dock No. S.
Phone Main &2S1.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COM PANT
SAN FRANCISCO
S. S. Rose City
Depart 12 Noon
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
From Ainsworth Dock
Fare includes Berth and Meals
City Ticket Office, 3d & VashingloH
Phone Main 3o30
Freight Office, Ainsworth Dock
Phone Broadway 26S
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLANl
S. S. CO.
ASTORIA
S.S.ASTORIAN
Daily (except Friday)' round trip J
Portland to Astoria.
Leave Portland, Taylor-Street Dock
7:10 A. M.
Leave Astoria, Collender Dock, -a:
2 P.M.
Excellent meals a la carte service
FARE $1.05 EACH WAY
(Including War Tax)
For further particulars
Phone Main 8065
AUSTRALIA
Sr.W ZEALAND AI) SOCTII HKAS
via Tahiti and Rarmtonc Mail and pa
lancer MirvK-e Irom bun Jrrancifrco every
28 oajft.
tMON S. ti. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND,
2:;0 California Kt.. Nan tnioclora.
er local Mea m h i p and railroad aTnrfev
mm
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