THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAX 1, 1910.
STEAMER BEAVER
ARRIVES IH PORT
Selling Out Suits at Sacrifice
Over 200 Ladies' Tailored Suits have
been assembled upon our racks for a
grand May clearance. The season is
becoming very limited " for selling
cloth suits, and we do not intend to be
swamped with an over-stock that is,
if good, strong values and extremely
low prices will move the goods.
Palatial Passenger Vessel Is
Finest in Operation on
Pacific Coast.
TWO STOPS MADE ON TRIP
STANTCELD BOASTS FINE BASEBALL PARK AND A WINNING- TEAM.
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Sight of American Flag- When Ship
Enters Montevideo Harbor Stirs
Generous Welcome Run
Is Made In 63 Days.
With ensign, jack and signal flags set,
and amid the tooting of whistles from
the' Steel bridge and a number of river
craft, the new steamship Beaver, Cap
tain William Kidston, reached Portland
yesterday morning at 6:50 o'clock and
made fast at Alaska dock. The vessel
made the run from New York to Port
land direct, and completed the passage
In 63 days, making two stops en route.
The first was at Montevideo and the sec
ond at Coronel, on the West Coast of
South America. The Bear, a sister ship
to the Beaver, arrived at San Fran
cisco three weeks ago.
"With the exception of the Shawmut,
which Btopped at Montevideo about a
year ago, and the Bear, which preceded
us 21 days, the Beaver was the first
American vessel to drop anchor In the
South American port for many a month,"
eald Captain Kidston. "The Shawmut
and the Bear anchored outside the break
water, but we went to anchor in the in
ner harbor, and the sight of the Stars
and Stripes kicked up considerable of a
disturbance. Consul Goding paid me a
visit, and he was nearly overcome by
the sight of the old flag flying from the
ship. The natives and Europeans gave
us a most generous welcome.
"In the harbor at the time were more
than 60 steamships, engaged in regular
traffic between American and European
ports, but no American flag had been in
Tidence for more than 12 months and
we were not engaged, in trade."
Ten-Knot Speed Maintained.
Fair weather prevailed "throughout the
entire voyage, and the Beaver kept up
to the order of 10 knots during the en
tire run. Montevideo was reached
(March 22. After passing the Straits of
Magellan Bhe shaped a course for Coro
nel, reaching that port April 3. After a
stay, of three days, she headed for the
Columbia Rive-. The run was completed
In 68 days, running time, 'arid the vessel
Is in shape to make the return trip if
necessary. Chief Engineer Paul says
that she Is the finest craft aflot in Pa
cific waters and her engines work like a
watch.
On the voyage around the Horn, offic
ers and crew were not subjected to any
of the hardships incident to a voyage of
60 days. In the refrigerator were 800
pounds of ice, and enough fresh meat to
last several days longer, when the craft
docked yesterday. Ice for the voyage
was taken at Npw York; but fresh meat
was. secured both at Montevideo and
Coronel. Water was the only thing re-
Quired on arrival at Portland.
The Beaver and Bear are, without a
doubt, the finest coasting vessels ever
sent from the Atlantic side, or even in
operation on the Eastern Coast. They
are modern in every respect, equipped
with wireless, sanitary plumbing, elec
tric lights, toilets on all decks and large
ventilated rooms. They- have accommo
dations for 2S7 first-class and 300 second
cabin passengers. Each room has a large
window and is properly ventilated.
Dlning-Room Spacious.
To' the epicure the dining saloon, pantry
nd galley will appeal in more ways than
one. The' galley is situated forward of
the pantry, is large and equipped with
every modem device known to caterers.
The pantry is supplied with the latest
devices in steam tables and appliances
lor the rapid handling of food for a large
crowd. The dining saloon will seat 160
persons and two sittings will take care
of all the passengers the boat can handle.
To the engineer the mechanical de
partment of the Beaver Is a dream. She
Is equipped with a triple expansion
engine, steam for which is furnished by
a battery of six single boilers. She
came out on an average speed of ten
knots under three boilers, and at no
time utilized the power developed.
From the standpoint of the passen
ger, the Beaver will meet all demands
and more. She has 98 rooms, three
berths to a room, and each room nearly
double the size of quarters on the ves
sels now In service on the Coast. The
cabin deck Is flush and the guard rail
Is high, giving a promenade the entire
length of the ship. The social hall is
finished in walnut and is furnished In
the most modern style. A pianola
jornis a part oi me iurniture.
Life-saving devices is one of the fea
tures of the Beaver on which Captain
Kidston. takes- special pride. Each
boat Is hung on patent quadrant
davits.
Life Boats Easy to Launch.
Two men can easily launch any ona
of the lifeboats from the boat deck.
Each boat is provisioned and eo.ulr.ned.
and in case of emergency passengers
and crew can be handled In an un
tisually short space of time. The gang
ways from the cabin deck to the boat
deck are numerous and large enough
to' permit quick handling of passen
gers. The Beaver Is In command' of Cap
tain William Kidston, formerly master
of the steamship Rose City and later
of the Kansas City. R. S. Paul, former,
ly chief of the steamship Kansas City,
was In charge of the Beaver on the trip
from New York. Edward Henderson, as
chief steward, is In charge of the
cabins. Other officers .of the Beaver
are: First officer, A. T. Hunter: sec
ond officer. M. R. Zuvic; third officer.
' O. Raarstadt; first assistant engineer,
A. Boyer; second assistant engineer, O.
Hughes: third assistant engineer, G.
Williamson.
The Beaver will discharge her cargo
of nails and wire at the Alaska dock,
and will proceed to San Francisco. The
articles call for the voyage to be com
pleted at the California port, where the
crew will he paid off.
Mayor Simon, accompanied bv Har
bormaster Speier. Councilman Dunning.
L. G. Clark and Charles Smith, members
of the Executive Board, visited the
Beaver at 11 o'clock yesterday morn
ing and extended to Captain Kidston
the welcome of the city. Captain
Kidston ' escorted- the city officials
about the ship and explained the work
ings -of the various departments.
Change in Time Northern Pacific
Railway.
On and after May 1 Tacoma-Seattle Ex.
press will leave Portland at 6:45 A."M. in
stead of 7:00 A. M.
One million dollar Removal Sale at
the Olds. Wortman & King store.
Going Street Addition has Bull Run
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STANFIELD, April 29. (Special.)
on the east bank of the Umatilla River. The piature was taken on the occasion of a recent game between Stanflsld
and Echo, both clubs apparlns in the. foreground. These clubs, together with those of Umatilla and Hermiston, con
stitute what is known as . the Irrisatlo n League. Up to the fifth same of this season Stanfleld maintained a percentage
of 1000 and then lost twice to Hermiston. which now holds first place. At the close of the season this league and
the Blue Mountain League will play a series of three games for the championship of Eastern Oregon and for a very
fine silver cup, donated for that purpose by Dr. Henry "W. Coe. Stanfleld has a live bunch of players and as evidence
of how things are. done in Oregon, they propose to capture the Eastern Oregon pennant for a town not yet eight months
old. The standing of the nines follows: Stanfleld. played 6, won 4. lost 2, per cent 660: Hermiston, played 6, won
6, lost 1. per cent 830: Echo, played 6, won 3. lost 8, per cent 500; Umatilla played 6, won none, lost 6, per cent 000.
EXPORTS HOLD UP
Grain Shipments for April Are
Exceptionally Large.
PUGET SOUND DISTANCED
Four Sailing Vessels Clear for
United Kingdom With Full Car
goes of Wheat Lumber Shows
Trifle Below Normal.
Grain export foreign from Portland
for the month of April exceed those of
any month since December.
The total shipments amount to 478.549
bushels, valued at ?4fi7,773. Four vessels
cleared for the United Kingdom and all
were sailing craft. Two of the cargoes
were valued at $1 a bushel and two at
a figure several cents less. .
dumber shipments for the month,
foreign, amount to 7.057.S78 feet, valued
at i94,S66. The coastwise shipments bring
the total up to 15,763,578 feet. This is
considerably less than shipments made
during the past three months. The short
age was largely due to small shipments
foreign, coastwise business having held
up beyond expectation.
liumber Trade Drops Off.
During April of last year the foreign
exports from Portland consisted of 42,050
barrels of flour and 7,449.751 feet of lum
ber. Xo wheat cargoes were cleared
during that month. The coastwise lum
ber trade was less than for the month
ending yesterday.
To date, the" wheat exports from Port
land are second only to those dispatched
from New York for the nine months of
the cereal year and from the showing
made for April, this city will stand in
second place for the period ending yes
terday. Merchant Exchange reports for April
show Sound exports of wheat to be 157,
548 bushels, well short of those from Port
land. Flour shipments from the Sound
district, however, amounted to 61,700 bar
rels, which brought the total of food
stufTs shipped foreign to a figure close
to that of Portland.
' For the month the total shipments of
grain (flour included) from Portland were
63.901 bushels greater than those sent out
from the combined ports on Puget Sound,
lumber Shipments Given Out.
Coastwise lumber shipments for. the
'month, follow:
Date. Ship. Rig and Dest. Cargo.
April a Northland. Am. str.. s. T. SS0 000
April 4 Tamalpals, Am str., S. F. M0, 0H0
April 5 Shna Yak. Am. str.. S. F. 750,000
April 6 Casco, Am. str., S. K. .... 550,000
April 6 Saginaw. Am. str., S. F. 800,000
April' 8 St. Helens. Am. str., S. F. .1.450,000
April 9 Thomas L. Wand
Am. str.. S. F. 750,000
April 9 Johaa Foulsen
Am. str., S. F. 1.000
April 11 Shasta, Am. str., San Ped. 905.000
April 11 Nome. City, Am. str., S. F. ' 800,000
April 12 Tallac, Am. etr., S. F... 250.000
April l'-I Tamalpals, Am. etr.. S. F. 50.000
April 20. Northland. Am. str.. S. F. 840.000
April 21 Casco. Am. str., S. F. 550,000
April 23 Bowdoin. Am. str.. San P. 700.000
April 3 Luton, Am. schr., Redondo 740.000
April 28 Shasta, Am. str., San P., 82o)ooO
April 28 Thomas I Wand
Am. str.. S. F. 750.000
Total .
12.708,000
Wheat Exports Heavy.
The wheat exports, foreign, for April,
1910, are as follows:
Cargo, Value,
Vessel. Flag, Rig and Deit. Bushels. Dollars.
Altalr. Br. bark. U. K., f. o. 132,197 132 200
Brabloch. Br ship, do 123.854 HT.ftOO
Arctic Stream. Br. ship, do 90.625 86.0O0
Donna Francesco, Br. bit do 131,973 131.973
Total 478.549 467,773
LUMBER EXPORTS, FOREIGN.
Cargo, Value,
Vessel. Flag. Rig and Dest. Feet. Dollars
Manx King. Br h, Pt Ad .. 1.167. 270 14,000
Inverness. Br etr. Calcutta. 2,897,662 34.776
Bossuet, Fr bk. New Caatle.1, 505.622 22600
Crlllon, Fr sh, Del Bay... 1,487,024 2l'490
Total
.7.057,578 . 84,866
BALFOnt IiAXDS CONTRACT
Local Firm Will Deliver "Lumber to
Government at Manila.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. have been
awarded the contract for the delivery
of 2,500,000 feet of lumber at Manila
by the United States Government. Bids
were submitted several weeks ago 'but
no decision was reached until yester
day. The lumber will be shipped from
Portland.
Secretary of War Dickinson sent spe
cific directions to the Quartermaster
General yesterday, directing that the
One of the finest ball parks In Eastern Oregon is that shown above at Stanfleld
lumber, contract be awarded to Balfour,
Guthrie & Co, This order will settle
the matter and will end the wrangle
which has upset the department for
some time past.
The bids were recently opened at
Washington. For delivery, f. o. b.
Portland the Pacific Export Lumber
Company was the lowest bidder but for
delivery at the port of destination Bal
four, Guthrie & Co. won. Waterhouse
secured authority to submit a special
bid for the fveight rate In connection
with the bids and the matter was held
up pending an offer from that firm for
the transportat.on.
OH Steamers Engage in Race.
Crossing out from San Francisco to
gether, the tank liners W. S. Porter,
bound for this port, and the Atlas, for
Puget Sound, raced up the coast as far
. SXEAJXEB INTELLIGENCE.
Due to Arrive.
Wain.
Sella .......
RysJa
6ue H. Glmort.
Oolden Oats.
Breakwater. ..
Roanoke. ......
Borne City.
Falcon .
Geo. W. Rider.
Kansas City. .
Henri Ibsen..
Hercules......
Date,
In port
In port
In port
May 1
Hongkong. . . .
Otaru
TlllamooK....
Tillamook....
Coos Bay
Mai-
San Pedro...
Ban Fran c!ct
San Franclsoo
May
May
juay
May
Mlay
Iune
June
.Ban Pedra...
San Francisco
.Hongkona. .. .
Hongkong. ...
Bobedoled to Devai. '
Kama. For Date.
Oolden Oats... Tillamook.... May 2
Roanoke San Francisco May 3
Fue H. Elmor. Tillamook. . . May 3
Rygla Hongkong. .. .May 4
Breakwater. .. Cooa Bay ... . May 4
Sella. ......... Hongkong. ... May 4
Falcon. ...... ..San Pedro... May 7
Rose City .San Franclaco May 8
Geo. W. Hider. .Baa Pedro... May 10
Kansas City. .. San Francises May 14
Henrlk Ibeea. Hongkong. ... Iune 12
Hercules Hongkong. .. .June 15
Kntered Saturday.
Nome City, Am. steamship (Han
son), with general cargo, from San
Francisco.
Beaver. Am. steamship (KJdson),
with general cargo, from New Tork,
Argyll. Am. steamahlp (Dickson),
with general cargo, from San Fran
cisco. W. 6. Porter, Am. steamship
(Holmes), with general cargo, from
San Francisco.
Cleared Saturday.
Argyll. Am. steamship (Dickson),
with ballast, for San Francisco.
W. S. Porter. Am. steamship
(Holmes), with ballast, for San Fran
cisco. as the Columbia River lightship. First
the Atlas would forge to the front and
then the Porter. When off Tillamook
Rock the Porter took a spurt and left
the Atlas several miles In the rear.
Captain Holmes, of the W. S. Porter,
set a broom on each masthead and blew
three -whistles as he crossed over the
Columbia bar with the Standard OH
packet full astern. .
Marine Notes.
The oil-tank steamship W. S. Porter
Is discharging fuel oil at Linn ton.
The steamship Rose City Is due to ar
rive from San Francisco Monday nfght.
The gasoline schooner Wllhelmina
sailed for the Sluslaw yesterday with a
full cargo of merchandise.
The steamship Breakwater Is due to
reach Portland today with passengers
and freight from Coos Bay.
With passengers and freight for San
Francisco the steamship Kansas City
sailed for San Francisco yesterday.
The German steamship Augustus will
carry a full cargo of wheat from Port
land to the United Kingdom. She has
been chartered by Balfour, Guthrie &
Co.
Astoria Marine Xotes.
ASTORIA," Or.. April 30. (Special.)
The steamer Golden Gate arrived today
from Tillamook with freight and passen
gers for Portland. i
The steamer Roanoke arrived this after
noon from San Pedro and way ports with
freight and passengers for Portland.
The steam schooner Johan Poulsen
cleared! at the custom house today for
San Francisco with a cargo of 230,000 feet
of lumber loaded at Prescott, 185,000 feet
loaded at Rainier and 275.000 feet loaded
at Knappton. She will probably go to
sea tomorrow.
The (British ship Manx King, .with a
cargo of lumber from Portland and As
toria, sailed today for Adelaide, Australia.
The steamship Kansas City sailed this
evening for San Francisco with freight
and passengers from Portland and As
toria. The steam schooner . Coaster arrived
this afternoon from San Francisco with
a cargo of powder for Martins Bluff and
general merchandise for Portland.
The steam schooner Daisy Mitchell ar
rived this afternoon from San Francisco
and Is taking on a part cargo of lumber
at Knappton. She will go to Graya Har
bor to finlfh loading.
Arrivals and Departures.
PORTLAND, April 3D. Arrived, steamship
W. S. Porter, rrom San Francisco; steam
ship Argyll, from San Francisco; steamship
Beaver, rrom New Tork. Sailed, steamship
Kansas City, for San Francisco: gasoline
schooner Wllhelmina, for the Sluslaw.
Astoria, Or., April 80. Condition at the
mouth of the river at 5 P. M.. smooth,
wind southwest. 8 miles; weather cloudy.
Arrived down during the night, steamer
Johan Poulsen; arrived at 11 A. M. and
left up at 3:30 P. M.. steamer Golden Gate,
from Tillamook: arrived at 1 and left up
at 5 P. M., steamer Roanoke, from San
Pedro and San Francisco: arrived at 2 P.
M-, steamer Daisy Mitchell, from San Fran
cisco; arrived at 2:30 and left up at 4:15
P. M.. steamer Coaster, from San Francleco;
arrived down at 8:30 and sailed at 6 P. M..
steamer Kansas City, for San Francisco.
Sailed at 4 P. M., British ship Manx King,
for Australia.
San Francisco. April 30. Arrived at 9
A. M., steamer George W. Elder, from Port
land. Sailed at 3 P. M., steamer Rose City,
for Portlatd.
San Pedro, April 30. Sailed yesterday,
barkentlne C. F. Crocker, for Portland. Ar
rived, steamer George W. Fenwlck, from Co
lumbia River.
San Francisco, April 30. Arrived
Steamers Geo. W. Elder. from Astoria;
Asia, from Kongkons; English Monarch,
from Newcastle, Aui. ; Falls of Clyde, from
Honolulu; F. S. Loop, from Tacoma. Sailed
Steamers Roae City, for Portland; Kvi
chak, for Bristol Bay; Amasis, for Ham
burg: Enterprise, for Hllo; Admiral
Sampson, for Seattle: schooner Dauntless,
for Grays Harbor: steamer President, for
Seattle; M. F- Plant, for Coos Bay; Tiver
ton, for Ludlow; bark Olympic, for Bristol
Bay.
Seattle. April 80. Arrived Steamer Buck
man, from Sound parts;- steamer Santa
Ana. from Tacoma; steamer Kumeric, from
Tacoma; steamer Claverly from Comox;
steamer Riverside, from Bremerton; steamer
PorUand. from Tacoma. Sailed Steamer
Humboldt, for Skagway; steamer Korthland,
lor Bltaa.
Tides at Astoria Sunday.
High. Low.
4:25 A. M 7.6 feetlll:45 A. M 0.T foot
6:45 y. M....6.1 fnetl11:52 P. M 4.6 feet
DEAD MAN MAY BE KUHN
Time Check in Pocket Gives Only
Clew to Identity.
Finding of a badly-decomposed body,
supposed to be that of Oscar Kuhn, a
laborer, was reported to the office of
the" Coroner yesterday morning by
George Thomas and Edward Stack,
who found the body In a shack one
and one-half miles south of Holbrook
Station, on the Cornelius Pass road. A
bottle containing chloroform was found
near the corpse, suggesting the suicide
theory. The bottle was tightly corked,
however.
In the pockets of the clothing- was
found a time check drawn In favor of
Oscar Kuhn on the United Railways
Company for $23 and a check for $3.25
from a local contractor. A camping
outfit, such as Is used by tramps, was
beside him. The dead man was about
45 years ojd, weighed about 140 pounds,
had a dark complexion and was clean
shaven. The man had been dead about
10 days.
Thomas and Stack, who came upon
the dead body, are two boys living In
the neighborhood, who were on a fish
ing trip.
PORTLAND ON MAP TO EAST
Even Elite Boston Gives Pacific
Coast Over to Two Citie.
Onlyi Portland and San Francisco are
on the map of the Pacific Coast, ac
cording to H. H. Ahrens, superintend
ent of a local gas appliance company,
who has Just returned from a trip
through the Eastern states.
While In Boston, Mr. Ahrens visited
the Museum of Natural History in that
city and there discovered a fine large
topographical map of the country
showing every natural feature of the
country. Only a few of the most Im
portant cities In the country were
shown and on this Coast the only two
deemed worthy of a place were Port
land and San Francisco. Various mi
nor towns that have been clamoring;
for recognition were utterly ignored.
Mr. Andrews' says that all the East
ern states have been hard hit by the
blizzard which followed an unusually
early Spring.
Cement Company Holds Election.
At the annual meeting of the Port
land " Cement Company, Aman Moore,
president of the company, resigned and
Walter F. Burrell was elected' in his
stead. The new board of directors con
sists of Walter F. Burrell, Theodore B.
Wilcox, Joseph N. Teal, George Law
rence, Jr., Aman Moore, L. A. Lewis, J.
C. Alnsworth, Wirt Minor, Andrew C.
Smith, W. A. Gordon, Tom Richardson,
Charles E. Ladd, W. J. Kerr, C. Leon-
ardt and C. W. Nibley. Construction of
the first unit of the plant at Oswego.
Or., is now ufider way and is expected
to be completed In the early part of
1911. Mr. Moore has had extended ex
perience In the manufacture of cement
and will act In an advisory capacity to
the company.
Pioneer of 1 8 S 1 Passes.
Mrs. Hannah Larter, a pioneer of
1851. died at her borne near Toledo,
$20-$25 Spring Suits - - QC
to Be Closed Out at tpllr
All our ladies' Spring Suit values
from $20 to $25, in serges, worsteds,
wide wales, etc.; colors: tans, blues,
greens, grays and blacks ; satin-lined,
many handsomely trimmed; all sizes;
will close out at the very 11 .O
special price of
$27.50-$35 Spring Suits
S
to Be Closed Out
All our ladies' Spring Suits, values
from $27.50 to $35.00, in better grades
of serges, worsteds, wide wales, taf
feta lined, some color shades as first
lot but of better quality,
to close out at spe. price .
Corset Covers, 33c Each $7.00 Skirts.at $1.95 Ea.
Muslin Corset Covers our 50c lead- Twenty-five Skirts in plaids, stripes
ers handsomely trimmed with lace and mixtures, light shades; values
and insertion and embroid- OO are up to $7.00, but 'will QC
erj. Sale price of cJcjC close out at tplyO
Shirtwaists at 89c Each 75c Muslin Drawers, 49c
All of our $1.50 and $1.75 Tailored Ladies' Muslin Drawers, lace and
and Lingerie Shirtwaists have OQ 5-in. embroidery trini'd, reg. A Q
been marked to close out. at 0rC 75c values at only TyC
acwe Gevurtz & Sons .
Account First and Yamhill--Se:ond and Yamhill U Good
Wash .pril 16, after an Illness of sev
eral months. She was' formerly Miss
Hannah Foster and was born May 3,
1850. near Janesvllle, Rock County,
Illinois. She crossed the plains with
her parents In 1851. She was married
February 1, 1R77, to John Larter, and
Made to Your Order
HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT
PATTERNS TO SELECT FROM
Worth $35 and $40
American Gentleman Tailors
PORTLAND'S LEADING
$19:15
$19.75
lived near University Park until July,
1882, when she moved with her hus
band to Cowlitz County, Washington.
Moving- again In March, 1883, to Tole
do, Lewis County, Washington. She
leaves a hu&band and two children,
Thomas Larter and Mrs. G. F. Swope,
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
LOSE NO TIME
The goods we axe offering Include the choicest lines of -woolens shown
here or elsewhere, and are of a weight suitable for all seasons.
No matter how keen is your appetite, you can't digest two hig dinners
the same day. We bought for two stores. We were disappointed in se
curing the lease of our second store, so we are overstocked swamped.
This is your chance to profit by our disappointment. Call and see for
yourself that we are not exaggerating in the slightest degree. At first
reading it may seem improbable, hut our store contains several hundred
proofs of what we claim.
The fit and style will prove equally satisfying.
TAILORS
Corner
who reside near Toledo. Wash. ' She
also leaves one brother, George Foster,
of Kelso, Wash., and a sister. Mrs.
Mary E. Gasaway, of Manor, Wash.
One million dollar Removal Sale at
the Olds, Wortman &- King store.
ONLY
of Sixth and Stark Streets