THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. MAY 1920 OPEN GRA II MARKET MAY BE RESTORED Plans to Be Discussed at Chi cago Meeting. U. S. PROTECTION SOUGHT danger to American Farmers Seen in Buying by Pool of For eign GoTCrnments. CTTTCAGO, May . Plans for the rc-establishment of an. open market for wheat following expiration of the wheat guaranty act on June 1, will be discussed here tomorrow at a meet ing of representatives of boards of trade, country and terminal elevator associations, grain buyers, exporters . and bankers, called by Julius H. Barnes, wheat director. The open market, including trading In futures, was suspended early in the war, at the request of Herbert Hoover and has never been restored, as the government guaranteed price for wheat remains in effect until June 1. The Chicago board or trade and other exchanges throughout the coun try are anxious to resume trading in futures, but want assurances from the government to safeguard their market. Kederal Assurance Asked, They are particularly anxious for governmental protection against the pool of foreign governments, which lias been buying grain for export. Present exchange rules forbid a cor ner in grain in this country, but, unless the government will give its , support, the exchange men. say, there is nothing to prevent foreign govern- i ments manipulating the market and unduly depressing prices at the ex pense of the American farmers. The only way this can be prevented, the boards of trade will tell Mr. . Barnes, is for the United States to notify foreign governments that the embargo section of the Lever act will be invoked if necessary and that contracts executed in violation of American laws will be nullified. The wheat dealers will also ask Mr. Barnes for assurance from the gov ernment that the trading section of the Lever act will not be used against the open market. Lever Act Is Vsefnl. The grain dealers are not partic ularly anxious -to have the Lever act repealed, as they see in its embargo section the one best method of check ing misuse of the board of trade ma chinery by the foreign buying pool. The present high price of wheat is partly due to the fact that there is no' open, market, according to Elmer F. Gates, president of the Chicago board of trade. With future trading and "hedging" barred, the dealer as sumes all the risk when buying grain above the fixed government price, which is $2.26 for No. 1 wheat here. As a consequence. Gates says, dealers take a much wider margin of profit to cover possible losses, whereas under the open market system the total margins between producer and consumer averaged from 6 to 10 per cent. PRESS HEARS CANDIDATES Scores of Aspirants Appear Club Luncheon. at A host of office seekers sought place on the programme at the Port land Press club luncheon yesterday, Attendance was so heavy that the crowd scarcely could be accommo dated in the Tyrolean, room at the Benson hotel. O. C Leiter in presiding called upon the following candidates: Mrs. Alex ander Thompson, Frederick V. Hoi man, William I. Harrison, Colonel Robert A. Miller, Judge R. R. Butler, C. M. Rynerson, A. W. Jones, Gus Moser, Fred Lockley, Eugene E, Smith, Harvey G. Starkweather, John C. McCue, Sanfield McDonald, H. P. Arnest and Deputy Secretary of State Kozer, who was down from Salem for the event. Mrs. Thompson also spoke on the teachers' millage bilL About half a dozen of the political aspirants who spoke are members o . the Press club. WOOL VERDICT SEALED Decision in Harry Nud Ionian Case to Be Known Today. The jury in the case against Harr Xudleman charged in federal cour with the theft of government wool from a local warehouse returned sealed verdict at 7 o'clock last night. The nature of the verdict will be re vealed at the opening of court this morning. iudieman was one of eix men in ..'dieted for the theft of wool from th Theodore Bernheim & Co. warehouse at Thirteenth and Irving street summer. Three of the accused hav already pleaded guilty while tw were dismissed yesterday when Fed cral Judge Bean complied with th motion of the defense for a directed verdict of acquittal in the cases of Jack Himmelfarb and Harry Hafter. Obituary. DR. H. M. RUSS passed away at his home, 74 East Eightieth " 'street north. May 1, at the age of 87. Dr. Rues crossed the plains in 1864 and after living in a number of the valley towns located in Salem. He came to Portland in 1878 and prac- ticed dentistry for more than 30 years. He was a member of long standing of the United Workmen, the Samari tan lodge of the Oddfellows and the Orpha Rebekah lodge No. 81, Monta . villa. He is survived by four daugh ters Mary E. Guthrie. Ida M. War ren and Emma McKercher of Portland and Anna Hartz of Los Angeles, Cal., besides eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday. May 3, at the Ga bles funeral chapel, Monta villa. In terment was in Riverview cemetery. Funeral services for Colonel John Murphy. 84, U. S. A., retired, who died at the family home. 655 Hoyt street, Monday, will be held Saturday morn ing at 10 o'clock from St. Mary's cathedral. The body will be sent to Washington, D. C, for burial in Arlington national cemetery. Colonel Murphy is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary A. Murphy, three .children and two stepchildren Major Fierce Murphy of Pasadena, Cal.: - Major John D. Murphy, Washington, D. C: Mrs. Frank Keller of Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga.; Colonel J. P. O'Neil and Miss Jane Howard O'Neil. BAKER, Or., May 6. (Special.) Mrs. Jesse Paddock, aged 36 years, died Tuesday at St. Elizabeth hos pital in Baker, following the birth --.of twin daughters the even-ng pre ious. She was the wife of John Paddock of Baker and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ancel Cook, pioneer residents of Sumpter valley. She left ix children. Lester C. Wridge, aged 19, was ac cidentally killed Wednesday by a. fly ing log while working at the camp of the Haskell-Carpenter Logging com pany at Cherry Grove, Or. The body was taken to Beaverton. where the young man's parents and three broth- rs reside. Notice of funeral will be given later. EUGENE, Or., May S. (Special.) William E. Purkerson, an early resl- ent of Lane county, died at his home ix miles northwest of Eugene yes- erday at the age of 61 years 2 months and 18 days. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lucy F. Purker son; one son, w. R. Purkerson, who lives on the home farm, and one aughter. Mrs. Velma Anderson, of Harrisburg. U. S. AID TO CHINA URGED MISSIONARY TALKS TO BAP TIST WOMEN'S SESSION. Miss Edith Traver Declares Offi cials in Pekin Are Being Bought hy Japanese. "The Chinese officials, those right n Pekin, are being bought up by the Japanese," asserted Miss Edith Traver of Swatow, China, in her address ast night before the annual meet ng of the Columbia river district of the woman's American Baptist for eign and home mission society', which holding its session . at the f irst Baptist church. 'The situation is one to which America must awaken.. The Chinese ook to America to save her. China s respect for America is of the highest and we must continue to send mis sionaries to that country, for China's needs are great." At the business session yesterday t was decided that . the bi-monthly board meetings of the Columbia river district will alternate, beginning next year, between Portland and beattie. The reports from the four states of the district showed a wonderful growth of the society in all its ac tivities, including Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana. One of the big features of today s programme will be tne spectacular pageant by the World Wide Guild or ganization, to be known as "The Striking of America's Hour," with Miss Minnie Stanard of this city as eader. This morning's session will open at 9:30. o'clock and the afternoon ses sion at 2. The delegates will be taken for an automobile trip. TWO GRAVE EVILS SEEN IOOR.VXCE AXD GODLESSSESS DECLARED GREATEST. Chicago Man, Addressing Sunday School Workers, Xotes Prob-' lems Confronting Them. Ignorance and godlessness are the two principal evils Sunday school workers have to contend with, . said R. A. Waite of Chicago yesterday, ad dressing the opening session of the 3oth annual convention of the Ore gon Sunday school association at ho First Presbyterian church. Mr. Waite discussed the distinctive field of the Sunday school associa tion and in a short preface declared that religious study by children of high, school age in the United States was neglected. It is the duty of the churches of the country to parallel the public school system with reli gious instruction, he said. Figures quoted showed a marked decrease in Sunday school attendance during the past lew years. , Another speaker at the opening ses sion was E. L. Gregory, general sec retary of the Western Washington Sunday school association. He traced the relationship existing between county and state associations of Sun day school workers and declared that the effect of the Sunday school in everyday lire is far-reaching and im portant. Harold Humbert of Portland acted as cnairman. xne theme of the con vention this year is "Brotherhood." FAREWELL PARTY GIVEN Employes and Guests Bid Goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Tom Roberts. Nearly 200 employes and guests of Roberts Brothers' store gathered last night in the main ball room at the Multnomah hotel for an entertain ment and dance. The event was i farewell to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Roberts, who are leaving to spend tne summer in England. The programme included piano so los by Gladys Fowler and Marcella Ruth Catto, a quartette made up of E. Trevor Jones, J. R, Jones, P. C Jones and E. Maldwyn Evans, a gui tar solo by Olave Brady, songs by Mr. Evans, E. Trevor Jones and Mrt Isabella Stewart, and a recitation by H. Hewitt. The floor committee was made up of Mrs. E. Fulcher, Miss Eva Stevens, Mrs. S. White, Mrs. E. Hoff man, Miss B.- Clifford, Miss T. An derson, J. R. 'Jones, A. A Amerein, F. F. Woods, T. P. Stevens, R. M. Evans and IC. Blakney. $500 GIVEN ORCHESTRA School Board Provides lor Concerts for Children. Five hundred dollars was yester day granted the Portland Symphony orchestra by the school board to cover the expense of giving concerts to school children during the coming season. Guy W. Talbot and Mrs. H. Li. Corbett appeared on behalf of the organization and announced that ap proximately 14,000 children can be accommodated at rehearsals this year. The board went on record as in dorsing the higher education millage bill. It also voted "to petition the city to vacate Glisan street near Benson Polytechnic school. Repairs were au thorized on the wall at James Johns high school, now considered unsafe. A contract to care for disabled ex- service men by renting the Benson school this summer, submitted by the federal vocational board, was ap proved. ( Mazamas I'ix Long Hike. Frank Redman will lead a Mazama trip to Rocky Point and Scappoose on Sunday, leaving the North Bank depot at 8:30 on the A. & C. train for Rocky Point. From there the party will tramp westerly over the roads across the range to the extreme northwest corner of the Hillsboro quadrangle, doubling back and descending to Scappoose creek. At Johnson's cross ing or Scappoose the party will take train for Portland, arriving at 9:50. The hike is a walk of 16 or IS miles over a route largely new to Mazamas and the fare is 11.11. Supplies must he taken for lunch and supper. BU5NESS UN TOUR TO TERMIL Swan Island Project Is Ex plained on Trip. MANY EXPRESS WONDER Party Inspects Municipal Facil ities at St. Johns; Steamer Undine Is T7se3. As part of a campaign of education to show Portland business men the needs of their harbor, the navigation committee of the Chamber of Com merce yesterday took 110 bankers, merchants, grain men, city and county officials and miscellaneous commer cial representatives on an excursion on the steamer Undine to municipal terminal No. 4 at St. Johns. That the plan of teaching the busi ness men about the harbor is worth while was proven yesterday by the expressions of astonishment from many of the party when the wonders of the mammoth new rail and water terminal owned and operated by the city were unfolded before them. In honor of the occasion the machinery of the new 1,000,000-bushel municipal grain elevator was placed in opera tion yesterday for the first time, and the visitors were shown the manner of moving the wheat mechanically from the cars to the ships' holds. Swan Island Circumnavigated. The first maneuver of the Undine was to circumnavigate Swan island, while various members of the port and dock commissions and committee of 15 explained to little groups the purpose of the 10,000,000 project for removing a portion of the island, opening the west channel to naviga- lon. and improving the adjacent low lands as dock and industrial sites. A stop was made while the excur sionists visited the dredge Willam ette, which is excavating a new log pond and filling a mill site for the Peninsula Lumber company. Because of the time consumed in the inspection of the new municipal terminal and the grain elevatr. the excursion did not continue to St. Hel-J ens as had been planned, but returned immediately from the terminal to the Alder-street dock, A buffet luncheon was served on the way back. ( List Is Extensive One. A partial list of those present in cluded: Robert G. Dieck. P. C. Knaon J. V. Mason, James H. Polhemus, John Bur surd, Drake C. O'Reilly, Captain F. A. Wilson, John P. Doyle, Ira F. Powers, Will C. Moore, George H. Kelly. Harry Humphries, J. J. Savre. F. L Randall. Chief of Police Jenkins, Captain O. W. nosiora, captain Jacob Speier, John T. Dougall, J. C. Wilson. P. Hetherton. K. N. Weinbaum, G. B. Hegardt, W. T. Sexton, G. -Melvin, Major J. R. Slattery. R. E. Hickson, William Cornfoot, E. J. Jaeger, tt. Lt. Hudson, lidward Ostrander. W. H. Crawford, F. M. Warren, D. A. Patullo, Captain . J. Allyn, A. Muck. X. A. Leach, J. H. Klosterman, M. G. Russi, L. M. Lep per. Colonel J. B. Cavanaugh, R. H. Strong, J. Zentbauer, A. G. , Clark, Edward Cook Ingham, George Lawrence, Robert Law rence, Robert Witherow, Edgar Smith, A. J. Bale, W. G. McPherson. C. P. McPher- on, C. D. Brunn, E. G. Crawford, George A. Westgate, C. W. Hodson. E. R. Wig gins, C. A. Malboeuf and William McRae. MEIKO MARU IS DUE HERE Japanese Steamer to Get Big Part of Cargo in Portland. The Japanese steamer Meiko Maru, coming dvect frm Kobe to this city light to load lumber and steel for Japan, will be off the mouth of the Columbia river this morning, accord ing to a radio message from the ves sel received yesterday by A. M. Gilles pie & Co. of Seattle, her operators, and relayed to the Oregon Stevedor ing company, which will have charge of loading the vessel. The Meiko is expected to reach the local harbor this afternoon. She will load first at municipal terminal No. 4, taking the heavy part of her cargo there. She will take lumber at St. Helens and Westport. The lumber part of the cargo for the Jap is to be supplied by the Douglas Fir Exploitation. & Export company. Ship Westward IIo Delayed. The steamer Westward Ho, the first vessel, launched by the Columbia River Shipbuilding corporation of this city and scheduled as the first vessel in the new Baltimore-Portland freight service of the Pacific Mail Steamship company, haa been delayed in sailing from Baltimore by repairs found necessary at the last moment, according to word received Wednes day by J. G. Melvin, local freight agent for the Pacific Mail. The Westward Ho arrived at Balti more late last month from Brest. She is expected to sail for Portland be tween May 15 and May 20. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 6. (Special.) Nearly 30O0 longshoremen attended the meeting today at which the vote was taken by which a general strike was de cided upon. "We refused to be picked and would not work by the selective system up to today, but now we have called a general strike on the waterfront effective at once." said one of the officers of the Seattle local of Lue International Longshoremf n's associa tion. "We have followed a waiting policy up to the present,' but a real strike is now on." . With "openeshop" conditions prevailing. vessels are working cargo at a number of the Seattle piers today, although delay is being experienced. Employers say they expect to increase the number of non union gangs and the efficiency tomorrow. Officers of the employers union have sent out a call for 2OO0 non-union men and declare they will conduct no further nego tiations with the International Longshore men's association. They have organized an employment department and say they will operate the piers and terminals on the "open shop" system. "We have not been on strike, but have to declare a strike for self-protection," said John Keeler of the Seattle local of the International Longshoremen's associa tion. "The men have refused to be picked, that's all there is to It. We have just been waiting, but will have to strike now. We let the bosses come to tne hall and pick the men to save trouble. We have given away everything we had In the way of an advantage to prevent a strike. They say we have broken the agreement. The agreement did not take effect until April 12. They broke the agreement when they picked the men in the hall before the new agreement took effect." The executive committee of the Cham ber of Commerce foreign trade bureau yesterday went on record as strongly rec ommending that the government acquire control of the cable at the Island of lap This line, closed when the Japanese seized it during the war, never has been opened to busineaa since, and the need of an other cable to the orient from this coast Is keenly felt. The committee and representatives from the China club voted to Join with other coast organizations in efforts to secure federal authority to enable American con cerns to incorporate in foreign trade cen ters on an equal basis with those of other nations. For S400.000 the Alaska Steamship com pany, it was announced today, has sold the steamship Henry T. Scott to Fred Linderman of San Fraricisco-. The vessel is now at Pier 2, having arrived in Seattle a few days ago from the Atlantic coast. She was purchased by the Alaska Steam. ship company Beveral years ago and since then has been operated 'on th Atlantic. This is her first trip to Seattle. Representatives of the White Pass and Tukon route in Seattle today are willing to hazard the guess that the mighty Tukon will -be open for .navigation between June 8 and June 10. when the big fleet of river boats which have been tied up during the winter will start on their Journey to down-river points and to the sea. . The opening of navigation this year will be about a week late, owing to the severe weather, it is explained by repre sentatives of the White Pass and Tukon route. King winter has been slow in quitting- the Tukon river district this year, and it was 60 degrees below zero at White- borse in April. PORT TOWNS END, Wash., May . (Special.) The shipping board steamer Wheatland Montana, carrying general cargo, sailed this morning for ports in the orient. The new - steel steamer Kayseeka, en route to Puget sound from the Atlantic, is expected to arrive May 10 to load flour for Kurope. She has been assigned to Struthers & Dixon as managing agents and will replace the steamer Hesseltlne. originally assigned to Struthers & Dixon, but later withdrawn and assigned to a Los Angeles shipping .firm for operation out of that port for the orient. A shipment of cows and road-building machinery will be sent from Puget sound next Monday for Southeastern Alaska on the auxiliary schooner Lady Mine. The United States government freight will be landed at Hyder, while the cows and horses will be landed at Stewart. TACOMA, Wash., May 6. (Special.) Bound for San Francisco with prominent Tacoma business and shipping men on board, the steam yacht Aqullo, owned by Col. D. C. Jackllng of San Francisco and H- F. Alexander, president of the Pacific Steamship company of Tacoma, will sail tomorrow. This will be the first outside voyage made by the yacht since coming under control, of the present owners. Those making up the party will be S. M. Jackson. C. A. foster. Paul T. Shaw, W. R. Nichols, T. E. ' Ripley, Dr. T. B. Curran and Mr. Alexander. The Aquilb. Is in command of Captain R. Marquart, formerly of the Ad miral Farra-rut, who has with him C. C. Graham, chief offi :er, and A. Petre, boat swain. H. X. Knoell Is chief engineer, with A. K. Gray first assistant. The Lake Fitch arrived during the night from Anacortes and will complete loading her lumber caro here for Cuba. The Fitch and Lake Frtnchton, also loading for Cuba, will be in port about a week. The Santa Inez, now loading for west coast ports, may not get away from Ta coma before Sunday. The steamer began taking a full load of lumber and general cargo here. . After discharging here and at Dupont, the Mukilteo sailed this afternoon for San Francisco via down sound ports. One of the featurA of the freisht of the motor freighter Apex, which loaded freight here today, was a number of concrete an chors. These anchors looked like young Washington monuments and were arranged with hooks on the bottom. The anchors will be used In fishing in the north. The Arabia Maru of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha is expected at Victoria on her way ! to Tacoma from the orient tomorrow morn ing. It is possible that the steamer will arrive here Saturday. ASTORIA. Or., May 6. (Special.) The steamer Eastern Dawn finished taking on about 2000 tons of flour at the port dock at noon today and sailed at 4 this after noon on her 12-hour trial run at sea. Nine teen men to complete her crew were signed on at the custom-house today. The steim schooner Daisy Matthews, loading lumber at Knappton for San Pedro, will sail tomorrow. The steam schooner Santlam arrived at 11 today from San Pedro to load lumber at the Hammond mill. With the exception of a cook, the lumber-laden barkmtne Georgina has com pleted her crew and she is scheduled to sail tomorrow for Australia. The motor schooner Malahat arrived from Portland at 8 o'clock last night and went to the Hammond mill to load lumber for Adelaide, Australia. She will com plete her cargo at Westport. After discharging gasoline and coal oil here and in Portland, the tank steamer El Segundo with barge 93 lit tow sailed at 10 o'clock today for California. The tug Wallula arrived at 4:30 this aft ernoon from Portland, where she has been overhauled. Ono of the CaIlendar Navigation ' com pany steamers left this morning for West port to recover the anchor and 70 fathoms of chain wnlch were lost recently by the steamer Eastern Glade. SAN PEDRO, Cal., May 6. (Special.) News that three more capital ships of the Pacific fleet had been ordered here was made known this morning when it was learned that the battleships New Tork, Arkansas and Texas had been ordered to maae tneir permanent base In the local port. The warships now are stationed in Bremerton naVy-yard. The Wnmlnr which was a portion of division 6, of which the other three form the organization, ar rived early this week. This will make seven large warships of the dreadnought and superdreadnought type with their home port in San Pedro. A report that Captain Chauneev shark- ford, commander of the submarine base, would be ordered to command the new warship California was denied by the naval officer today. The steamer Tison-Darl arrived this mtt- emoon from Batavla with 1500 tons of copra cake. It Is the first cargo of this kind to be received direct from the East Indies. The steamer s the first of a fleet which will call regularly. She has on board several hundred Chinese coolies, who are to be sent to Mexico. The immigra tion department refused permission to land the ccolies here, the transportation agent wisning :o sena tnem overland to Mexican. SAN FRANCISCO. May 6. (Special.)' The motorshlp Astoria, recently built and equipped with Skandia twin engines of 350 horsepower each, on her trial trip here today showed a uniform average speed of Shi Jtnots. The vessel will carry 2,000,000 zeet ol lumDer. The Admiral steamship Senator. Cap tain Shost, sailed today for ports of Mexi co and Central America with a fair list of passengers and a full general cargo. The vessel is listed to make the regular ports of call, the officials of the Admiral line believing that the revolutionary conditions of the lower countries will not interfere with the movement of the ships. Although tne passenger list going out is not big. there will be a capacity num-ber of travel. ers ready to come here, because so many are anxious to get away from the zone of trouble. Dr. J. S. Bolton. local quarantine offl cer for the past two years and one of the most popular officials of the local board ing squad, will leave for Port Townsend on May !." to take charge of the quarantine work in the north. He will succeed Dr. C. J. McDevItt, who goes to Manila. The Oceanic Steamship Sonoma. Captain J. H. Trask. arrived today from Sydney via Pago-Pago with a capacity list of pas sengers, a run general cargo or freight and the story of a quiet and uneventful voy age. Captain Trask said that the indications were that there will be an increased move ment of both freight and passengers be tween Australia and the Imited States in the immediate future. The Shell Oil tanker War Ghurka, Cap tain-Queree, arrived from Singapore and far-east ports today. She will return with oil. With nearly 10,000 tons of general mer chandise In her holds, the shipping board steamer West Selene, Captain Connell, op erating In the service of the Pacific Mall Steamship company, arrived from Saigon via Manila today. The ship William T. Lewis was SDoken on May 2 in latitude 32:10 north and Port Calendar. To Arrive at Portland. Vessel From Duo. str. Rose City San Fran. . .mv Str. Kalsho Maru... .Kobe ...May Str. Wapama ian hran. ....Mav s .Sir. Meiko Maru Seattle May 9 Str. City or iopea. .Dan rran May 9 ytr. west navari...n rmn .May c- T1I1a .........San Frnn M,. Str. Avaion Mil r run. .... May 10 str. Multnomah San Fran Mav 10 Str. Silverado Mn Fran May 10 Str. llwan w u oeaitie May 1 l wMt Jester. .. ..Seattle i .. . i Str. Oleum Port San Luis .May 10 Str. Celllo ? "an May 1 sir. Steel Voyager. ..Puget sound. .May l Sir. Iewey v,ew ork - May 1 Str. Olen rnn-ionia. .Aiv 1 west Katan San Fran May 1 Str. Pawlet . . Orient May IT SLr. ancouver iu.wncui May Slr. Bakersfield Mew Tork ....May 23 To Depart from Portland. Str. Steelmaker L. K. May 10 str. Rose i-ny - May 1 Str. City of Topek..san Fran Mario str. Aoercos . , Mar i Str. West Keats Orient May 14 vessels la Port. Vessel Berth Str. Abercos Terminal Na 4. Be Acapulco Kalama. str Corono Terminal No. 1. Sen Columbia River. Crown mills. Str Daisy Freeman. . .Couch-street dock. Sir Daisy Matthews. Knappton-. Str Daisy Putnam. ..Wauna. Str! Frank D. Stout. .St. Helens. cj. . inhnn Poulsen. ..Couch-street docW Str Steel Maker. .. . .Inman-Poulsen mill Str. Thistle East, and West. mill. ytr. Tivenon ...... .ouca-Bireet dock. Str. West Keats Peninsula mill. Sir. Wm. F. Herrin. . . Linnton. Sch Wm. H. Smith . .Ininan-PoulHcn mill longitude 138:26 weft. Tbe vessel was en route from Balboa for Puget sound and all was well. The steamer West Islip arrived from Norfolk today en route for Manila and will bunker here before proceeding. The British steamer Magician arrived to day from Antwerp with a general Euro pean cargo consigned to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. The British tanker Berwlndmoor. Cap tain J. C. Lucas, put to sea for the far east today with fuel oil. COOS BAY, Or.. May 6. (Special.) The steamer Johanna Smith, which ar- rived from San Francisco at 7 o'clock last night, began loading lumber at the C. Smith mill. . The steam schooner Tellowstone, which has been undergoing repairs at the K ruse & Banks shipyard at North Bend, will bs ready for service in a few days. The gasoline schooner Gazelle left to night at 5 o'clock for the Umpqua, river with a barge in tow. Marine Xotes. The Port of Portland pilot tug Wallula went, down river at 9 o'clock yesterday morning to relieve . the tug Oneonta on duty at the mouth of the Columbia. The Oneonta will come to Portland for in spection and minor repairs, and will lie up for the summer. The steam schooner Daisy Freeman dis charged a quantity of boiler plate at the Willamette Iron & Steel works dock yes terday and moved to couch street to un load the rest of her cargo from California. She will start loading for the return voy age this morning at the Multnomah Lum ber & Box company a mill The steam schooner Johan Poulsen of the Loop Lumber company, which brought redwood and other cargo from California, spent a good portion of her time yester day moving from one dock to another. She started in the morning at the Supple Ballln dock, where she finished discharg ing the redwood, and moved from there across the river to the Couch-street dock. From there she went to the Star Sand companys dock to leave some cement, and late last night went to municipal terminal No. 1 to discharge oil. Frank J. O'Connor, Portland agent of the Pacific Steamship company, returned yesterday from a business trip to Seattle and will leave for San Francisco today. V. S. Naval Radio Reports. (All positions reported at 8 P. M., yes terday unless otherwise indicated.) EL SEGUNDO, towing barge 93, Port land for San Pedro. TU1 miles north of San Pedro. HORACE BAXTER. San Franctsco for Seattle. ::16 miles south of Seattle. -- STORM KING, tug, with drydock pon toon In tow, Seattle for Oakland, S2 miles from Seattle. DELL WOOD, Bellingham for Honolulu. 643 miles from Cape Flattery, May C, 8 P. M. KAYSEKA. orient for Seattle. 700 miles west of Cape Flattery. May 6. 8 P. Is. ATLAS. Juneau for Richmond, 80 miles from Port Angeles. PRESIDENT. San Francisco for Seattle, 20 miles from Seattle. QUEEN, Seattle for San Francisco, S4 miles from Seattle. ALASKA, seven . miles south of Cape Mudgp. southbound. PADNSAY, Tacoma for New Tork, S30 miles south of Cape Flattery; 8 P. M., May 5. WEST HIXTON. Los Angeles for Singa pore. 8B3 miles west of Los Angeles; 8 P. M., May 5. ROSE CITY, San Francisco for Portland, 325 miles north of San Francisco. WILLAMETTE, Bellingham for San Francisco, 280 miles north of San Fran cisco. FRANK H. BUCK, Linnton southbound, 427 miles from Linnton. QUABBIN, San Francisco for Seattle. 232 miles north of San Francisco. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. Seattle for San Francisco, 220 miles north of San Fran- 13CO. PARAISO, San Francisco for Victoria. 335 miles north of San Francisco. WEST NILUS. San Francisco for Hono lulu, 512 miles from San Frajiclsco. WAHKEENA. Portland for Port San Luis. 135 miles north of San Francisco. GOVERNOR, Los Angeles for San Fran- isco: 8 miles north of Pigeon point. ADMIRAL SCHLEY, San Francisco for Seattle. 55. miles from San Francisco. ADMIRAL NICHOLSON. Santa Barbara for Monterey, 15 miles from Monterey. KiLTiMOXD. towing barge 95. San Pedro for Richmond. S3 miles from Richmond HART WOOD, San Pedro for San Fran cisco, 23 miles west of San Pedro. IDAHO, Grays Harbor for Redondo. 40 miles west or Redondo. ADMIRAL DEWEY, Los Angeles for San Francisco, 124 miles from Los Angeles. DELISLE. San Pedro for San Francisco, 40 miles south of San Francisco. BOYNTON. San Francisco for Panama. 35 miles south of San Francisco. PADNSAY, Tacoma for New York. 1080 miles south of Cape Flattery. LAKE GEBHARD, San Francisco for Callao, 512 miles south of San Francisco BROOKDALE?, .Seattle for Honolulu. 670 miles from Cape Flattery; 8 P. M., May 5. ENTERPRISE, Hilo for Ban Francisco 52 miles from San Francisco; 8 P. M., May 5. NANKING. San Francisco for the orient, oOj miles from San ranclsco; 8 P. M. May 6. WEST UAHOMA, Portland for tne orient, 741 miles west of the Columbia river lightship: 8 P. M., May 5. MOSINKIS. San Francisco for Honolulu, 1077 miles from San Francisco; 8 P. M May 5. WEST MINGO, Kahulul for San Fran Cisco. 1086 miles from San Francisco; 8 P. M., May 5. HATHAWAY, San Francisco for Hono- ulu, 471 miles from San Pedro; 8 P. M May 5. CITY OF BERKELEY. San Pedro for Honolulu. 916 miles from San Pedro. MAUI. San Francisco for Honolulu, 42 miles from San Francisco: 8 P. M.. May 5. DELLWOOD. Bellingham for Honolulu 812 miles from Cape Flattery. WEST MINGO. Kahulul for. San Fran Cisco. 840 miles west of San Francisco. SENATOR, San Francisco for San Pe dro, 43 miles south of San Francisco. WHITTIER, Port San Luis for Oleum, 63 miles from Oleum. PORTER, Everett for San Francisco, 727 miles from Everett. ARGYLL, Oleum for Port San Luis, 3o miles from Port San Luis. LYMAN STEWART. San Luis for Van couver, 807 miles trom ancoaver. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. May 6. Arrived at 4 A M. : Steamer W. F. Herrin from San Fran cico. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 6. (Special.) A rri vfrt- Steamers Jefferson. Ullv or fee ttle from southeastern Alaska: fresioen frnm Rnoniffn via San t ranclsco. Departed: Steamers tiueen rrom oan Perti-o la San Francisco: Motorshlp Ad miralsSebree from Ocean Falls. B. C. TACOMA. Wash., May 6. Arrived teamers Lake Fitch. from Anacortes Mukilteo. from San Diego via San ran Cisco. Sailed: Steamers Queen for San Fran cIbco: Mukilteo for San Francisco via Port Angeles. ' saw R a Knif.ro. Cal.. May 6. Ar rivpH . steamers West Islip from Norfolk C A. Smith from Coos Bay: War Ghurka from Singapore; Magician from Antwerp PnMiirtena. from AIDlop: l-armei iroin au erdeen: Sonoma from Sydney: West Belene from Honolulu. Sailed: Steamers Nome City for Seattle Admiral Schley for -eaitie. eaw PF-nRn r-aL. May 6. (Special.) i.Hvi tmprs Tlisondarl. from Ba tavla. 4 P. M.; Colonel E. L. Drake, from Dnpti.nil o A f Humboldt, from Si Francisco. 8 A. M. : Bandon. from Bandon 7 A. M.; Admiral Dewey, from Fan Diego t a Ttf r"rlon from L,ravs Hamor. noon: Daisy Gadsby, from Grays Harbor 8:30 P M. : Baiieo oteamers ueunie. 10 :Qn nvanriim tt P M i Hoauiam (or Grayi Harbor, in the night: Hartwood. for San Francisco, 3 P. M. : Ernest H. Meyer, for f,n Francisco. 5 P. M. : Admiral Dewey for Seattle, 11 A. M. ; Humboldt, for San Francisco. 0:30 P. M. A RICA Mav 3. Arrived: Steamer Flor ence Olson from Portland via San Pedro and Sauna Cruz. PORT SAN LUIS. May 5 Sailed Steamer Oleum for Portland. SAN FRANCISCO. May 5. Sailed at 4 p. M. : Steamer Rose City for Portland. TCTJREKA. Mav 6. Arrived: Steamer City of Topeka from San Francisco for Portland via Coos Bay. ASTORIA. May C. Arrived at 8:15 A. M. : Steamer Santiam from San Pedro. Arrived down at 7 A. M. : British motor schooner Malahat. Sailed at 10:40 A. M. : Steamer El Se gundo, towing Barge 93 for San Francisco. Sailed at 4:05 P. M. : Steamer Eastern Dawn for New York. ASTORIA. May 5. Arrived at 4:15 and left ud at 6 P. M.: Steamer W. F. Herrin from San Francisco. Tides at Astoria Friday. High Water. Low Water. 2-4.-I A. M 8.1 feet'9.58 A 4:15 P. M.. . .6.8 feetlB::!.-. P .0.4 foot .3.6 feet Master plumbers of a Birmingham, Ala., are required to furnish chauf feurs to drive union plumbers to and from work. JUNKET WEST PLANNED nOUSE COMMITTEE TO INSPECT PUBLIC WORKS. Change in Itinerary Planned Like ly to Be Made on Request of Western Members. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington, May 6. Members of the house appropriations committee, it is practically agreed, will make a trip west to inspect public works soon after the adjournment of this session of congress, early fn June. . The itinerary planned, however, is likely to be changed to please several western members of congress who found that their sections were about to be overlooked by the visiting statesmen. The present itinerary would take the committee west by the northern route Dy way of Spokane to Seattle and from Seattle to Port land and on down the coast through California. Members from Idaho, particularly, are displeased with this plan because the idea of such a tour is understood to have originated in the minds of Representatives French and Smith of Idaho, the latter a member of the appropriations committee. Such an itinerary would provide for visiting the Yakima and Okanogan irrigation projects in Washington and the Klam- th in Oregon, but would omit the Umatilla project in Eastern Oregon and all of the large projects in South- rn Idaho. Some pressure is to be brought to bear to have the itinerary made more comprehensive. Western members of congress pin big hopes to the effect I this trip if they succeed in get- ing the members of the committee to make a careful inspection and study of what Irrigation has accom plished in the west. Western members of congress, who are to meet tomorrow to hear a. dis- ussion of the McFadden bill for the ejief of the gold mining industry by representative of the American min ing congress, will assemble in another conference Saturday with Represen tative L. T. McFadden of Pennsyl vania, author of the bill. URKS PASS ARMENIANS Safe Transport of Cartozian Kin Assured Through Masons. Through the local Scottish Rite Masons arrangements have been made with the high Turkish Masoas for passage from Sivas for two Armenian families, relatives of Cartozian broth- rs of this city. The 11 members of the party are all that remain of the family since the recent massacres and their escape was largely owing to membership in the Masonic order. liefer Kirishian. nephew of H. O. Cartozian of this city, will leave his home in Spokane, Wash., within a few days for New York to meet the family, who probibly will arrive there three weeks. They are now in Constantinople. Tn the group are the father and mother of young Nerses Cartozian, who escaped from the Turks and came to Portland several months ago. RRIGATION PLAN FAVORED Start on $1,321,000 Project May Be Made During Summer. BEXD, Or., May 6. (Special.) Word was received from Salem today that a favorable report is to be made on the Benham Falls reservoir site within ten days. This may mean the beginning of construction, this sum mer on a $1,321,000 Irrigation project to impound at Benham Fails water sufficient for the irrigation of 100,000 acres. The expected report will be based on a survey conducted last summer by Professor W. O. Crosby, geologist of international reputation, to de termlnt the water holding properties of the proposed reservoir site. DAILY METEOROI-OCICAL, REPORT. PORTLAND. Or.. Mav Maximum temperature. 82 degrees: minimum tem perature. 47 degrees. River reading. 3 A. M.. 6 feet: change in last -24 hniii-n 0.3-foot fall. Total rainfall (o P. M. to 3 P. M. ), none; total rainfall since Sep tember 1, 1B19, 30.31 Inches: normal rain fall since September 1, 40.37 inches; de ficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1011. iu.nu incnes. sunrise. 4:.iO A. M. : sunset. 7:2," P. M. : total sunshine. 14 hours 33 minutes; possible sunshine. 14 hours 3i minutes. Moonrise, 11:06 P. M. ; moonset. 7:27 A. M. Barometer (reduced sea level. 5 P. M., 30.01 Inches. Relative humidity: 5 A. M., ftl per cent; noon, 40 per cent; 5 P. M., 3D per cent. THE WEATHER. 7 Wind 2. 0 "o t o c 2 ? o Z 2 a ? w : '. . m STATIONS. Baker Boise ....... Boston Calgary .... Chicago Denver Des Moines.. Eureka Galveston . . Helena t.) uneau Kansas City. Los Angeles. Marshfield . 36 42 42 30 441 421 48! 46 721 e.S!0.00. ASK 7nn.oo:i4 K d'JO.OO 14, sw Grt.O.OOilOISE riSio.noiN 4 0.l!014iR 64 U.(rfi. . XK .VjiO.001 . . N W 7.S ii.oihu'sr 64 O.OHI . . ISW . . lO.OOl ..IE 64I0.II4I12:E iciear Clear Clear Clear Clear Rain Cloud v iCloudy Cloudy cloudy Clear :ts 82 Pt. cloudv r.o 7o o. on'. .SW 36! 70 0. 001. .!NW .".ej M o.oni. . )nw 4S! 70 0.00' 'N Clear Clear Med ford Minneapolis..! New Orleans New York .. North Head. Phoenix .... Pocatello -.. Portland Roseburg ... Sacramento . St. Louis . .. Salt Lake . . San Diego . . S. Francisco. Seattle Sitka Spokane . . .. Tacoma Clear Pt. cloudy PL cloudy Clear Clear 7 8Si0.OO:i2,SE 66 O.0024 S OH O.OO 16 N 10 O.IHil . . iNW SS O.OO 12!N 42 44 ool Clear 4 Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Cloudy 47 82;0.tWJ 40 St! O.OO 50 (iOO.OO . .IE .. NW . .IS . .IKR S4 660.01 44( 62 0.001. ,(SW i.lwir 52! 64 0. Ool. .INW Clear 461 62 0.00 20'SW Clear 4li 72 0.0010,N Clear 32 44 0.22!.. E Clear 401 74:0. 00. . XE 44 74'O.dOI. .N 44 56;0.00lSjNE B. ..lO.OOi.. XE 46 7l0.OO . .NW 401 66 0.0O . .IS Clear Clear Clear Clear Tatoosh Isld. tVadez .. Walla Walla Clear Washington. Winnipeg .. Yakima . -. Clear Pt. cloudy 18i 74 0.011. .ISE 42 78;0 .00j ..ISW jClear tA. M. today, ing day. P. M. report of preced- FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair, continued warm; northeasterly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair, continued warm; moderate northeasterly winds. Railway to Docks Planned. ASTORIA, Or.. May 6. (Special.) The port of Astoria commission "has instructed its engineerirfg department to make surveys at once, preparatory to condemning a rigrht of way for the extension or the Belt line railway from Tenth street to the eastern limits of the city. The port commis sion will work in conjunction with the city council in opening- this pro posed new thoroughfare. ihich will be an extension of Astor street. Steps are already under way to open that street westward to a connection with the port docks. Hawaiian, Origin Studied. HONOLULU, T. H., -May 6. (Spe cial.) Gerard Fowke. archaeologist of the Smithsonian -Institute, is here to unearth the origin of the Hawaiian race. He will be connected with the Bishop Museum expedition that goes this summer on a tour of the eouth seas in pursuit of his investigations, t AsSDats ofF iri Spring WMk are the best ofi th DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licences. GRAN-MA AS Albert F. (iran, 1037 Bast Twentieth street Xorth, and Irene fcl. Maas, legal, SOS East Tenth street. I.OTZ-JOHNSON William E. Lota. 35, Hotel Athens, and Laura Bell Johnson, 32. route A. box 47. STREET-MKTCALF E H. Street, leira!, 220 Medical- buildins. and Lola Mctcalf. legal. 811 Johnson street. CITRDELLI - POLAM INDEPSI Sesare Curdelii, 34, 427 East Seventh street, and Toscha Polamindcssi. 23, 32'J Jackson stienti ERVIN-PLATT William B. Ervin. 22. 3S1 Fourth sfreet. and Carmen Elsie Plait, 18. 3iil Fourth street. Vancouver larrlaffe I.lcens. AXDERSOX-HIOBEE George G. Ander son. 24. Vancouver. Wash., and Marie Mc Devitt Htgbee, lepal, Vancouver, Wash. GATES-HOWELL Robert Gates. "0. Corvallis. Or., and Mary . Howell, 21, Corvllis, Or. CHANDLER-HEFFRON Harry Chan dler, 34, Portland, .nd Alice E. Heffron. 19. Portland. H A YSL1 P-ANDREWS Emm it t Hayslip, 26, Vancouver, Wash., and Nola B. An drews. 22. Vancouver, Wash. Mc KAY-NUTTER Lorenza D. McKay. ?0, Portland, and Sarah, E. Nutter, til, Portland. CUAYNE-WELLS S. W. Crayne, 43. Portland; and Flora E. Wells, 20. Port land. YOHNKE-HOINE Chris Yohkne. 56. Portland, and Nellie Hoine. 47, Portland. MYFlts.H ilFVM A N Waiter A. Myers. 2.1. Portland, and Gladys I. Hoffman, Port land. NELSON-KERR Harold Nelson. 30, Ka lama. Wash., and Emma J. Kerr, 23. Ka lama. Wash. svtTH.I.AMAR Arthur J. Smith, 30 Portland, and Celia Lamar. 32. Portland. CRIBBEN-I.K KWi rrann i rumen, o-. Portland, and Kertha Le Roy. 24, Port. and. SPENCER-HKAM ER Orville H. Spen cer, lesal, Portland, and Iva Beaman, 27, Portland. LI. EN-WRIGHT ,T. B. Allen, o2. Portland, and Mabel E. Wright. 30. Port- la MOHAMED-Tl ARRIS Hasscn Mohamed, legal. Dryad. Wash., and Grace Harris, le gal. Portland. . . . c-rrilvii-.I.l.-CAMPION Curtis A. Stow- ell. 3. Portland, and May 1. Campion. 40, Portland. LAWYER GETS JAIL TERM Brothor of Miss Jeanncltc Rankin Sentenced. HELENA, Mont., May 6. Wellins D. Rankin, attorney and brother of Miss Jeannette Rankin, ex-representative in congress from this state, opnt Aticcd to Jail today for 4S hours and to pay a fine of $250 for contempt j of court, was admitted to $500 bail for a period of 10 days to give him an , opportunity to bring habeas corpus proceedings, when he appealed to the supreme court late today. Rankin was held in contempt by . District Judge Word of this county for alleged insulting demeanor in asking exceptions during the trial of Dr. R. K. Rainville, charged with murder in the alleged performance of an illegal operation. County Accepts Compensation Act. BEND. Or.. May 6. (Special.) All county employes are to go under the provisions of the working men's compensation, act. as soon as possible, with the exception of those engaged in office work. This decision was reached by the commissioners today after a settlement for $550 was made to William Hunt, - la borer, whose eye was injured last October while he was employed on the county roads. ' ew Ship Line Announced. VIGO. Spain, May 6. A new steam ship service between Vigo and Cuba and Mexico is announced for the pres ent month. The line will operate rapid mail and passenger vessels un der the auspices cf the Yankee Mail line. ' Citizenship School Tonight. J. B. Easter, deputy county clerk, will con- Aged People Suffer And Weaken Their VltallSy by Consti pation, Liver, Kidney and Other IrresularllieM. Sulpherb Tablets. a Mild. F.ficlent Formula, Uains Wide Popu larity in Recent Years. Mild. A "young" woman, seventy-seven years old, writes: "I am taking Sul pherb Tablets, and I think they are a splendid remedy for constipation. I am seventy-seven years old and have tried many remedies, but have found none as effective as this. I am recom mending them to all my friends suf fering from the effects of constipa tion. They are not only laxative, but a fine tonic also. I feel much better and stronger since I began to take them. Sincerely and gratefully yours." (Mrs.) Ellen A. Bennle,k, Cambridge, Mass. Sulpherb Tablets (not sulphur tab lets) are composed of sulphur, cream of tartar and the fine extracts of roots and! herbs, and are surely suited for children or adults to overcome the ills that follow a dormant liver, consti pated bowels and inactive kidneys. Headaches, backaches, dizzy spells, pimples, rash, bolls, nervousness, all follow the train of irregular elimina tion of impurities. A week's treat ment will please and gratify the most skeptical. Sold by leading druggists everywhere at 60c per tube Adv. ''S ppl e vear And right at hand you have Victoria the Garden City of Canada with all the unique charm of the south of England or northern France in Spring. Warm, mild air, roses and brilliant foliage, wonderful motor roads by sea and mountain, ideal golf, salmon and trout fish ing, motor boating and canoeing, sea bathing, typical English atmosphere and traditions and THE BEAUTIFUL EMPRESS the meeting place of East and West, one of the best appointed and most delightful hotels of the famous Canadian Pacific group. For information and reservations address CANADIAN PACIFIC HOTELS E. E. PENN 55 Third Street PORTLAND duct a special review for all candi dates for citizenship tonight at the citizenship school in room 304 court house. He will touch chiefly on pro ceedings in federal, state and muni cipal courts. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070, Automatic 560-95. Women Need Swamp -Root Thousands of women have kidney and bladder trouble and never sus pect it. Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder dis ease. If the kidneys are not in a healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased. Tain in the back, head'.ichc, loss of ambition, nervousness, are oftentimes symptoms of kidney trouble. Don't delay starting treatment. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, a physician's prescription, obtained at any drug store, may be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions. Get a medium or large size bottle immediately from any drug store. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, X. V., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention the Portland Oregonian. Adv. ' TRAVEL GLIDE AND RKSORTS. F"TT UT&AMSniP S. S. "CITY lit- TOPEKA" Sails from Portland 9 F. !!.. May 10. for Murhfipri. Eureka and San Fran cisco, connecting ivith steamers to Los Angeles and San lieco. TO ALASKA FROM SEATTLE S. S. "ADMIRAL EVANS." to Anchor acre anil way non. Mav 10. S. SS. "CITY OK SEATTLE." to Skac vfay and way port. -May 11. S. s. M uk. E. to Sitka and port. May 1 . . Ticket Office. 101 Third St. FrciR-tat Office. Municipal Dock No. Phone .Main 8281. PACIFIC STEAMSHIP CO. ASTORIA AND WAY POINTS Str. Georgiana Round Trip Daily (Kicrpt Krlday) Lrevea Portland 7:10 A. 31. Alder Street Dock . Leave Astoria. 2 P. M. Sanborn Dock FARE JI.H3 UAC1I WAV. Special a la Curie IJInInK Service. Main 14S'2. 541-22 TH1I UAllKIVS Tit A.NSPOItTA 'IlO.SI CO. SanFrancisco S. S. ROSE CITY DKTARTS 10 A. SL Monday, May 10 1KO.M AINSWORTII UUCK. Faro Includes Berth and Meals. CITY TICKKT OFFICK. 3I AND WASH. PHONE MAIN 3330. KKKltiHT OFHt'K, A1NSWOKTH DOCK. 1-1IONL lilllVV. T1IK SAN FKANCISCO POKTLAND b. S. COMPANY. ASTORIA S.S.ASTORIAN Daily (except Friday) round trips Portland to Astoria. Leave Portland. Taylor-Street Dock. 7:10 A. IiL Leave Astoria, Cullender Dock, at 2 P. M. Excellent meals a la carte service, FARE $1.G5 EACU WAY (Including War Tax) For further particulars Phone Main 8065 STEAMER KOK I.OS ANGKLKS DIRECT Sailing Saturday at 2:30 P. M. CHEAP RATES M. BOLL AM, AtiT. 1-23 Third St. I'lione Main SB. 1?