TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 13, 1914.
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OREGON FIR PICKED
Room on Liner Santa Catalina
to Have Fine Finish.
WORK TO EXPLOIT STATE
George McDowell, Agent for Fleet,
Wins Sanction or Owners on I'se
or Home AVood 4 00 Men to
AVork on Kepairs.
Oregon or Douglas fir, the best speci
mens of slashed and edge grain that
can be selected, will bo used In the
finish of one of the main apartments
aboard the Grace liner Santa. Catalina.
which Is being repaired by the Wil
lamette Iron and Steel Works. Bert
C Ball, manager of that plant, said
last night that it had not been deter
mined which room would be selected
for the work. Others are to be re
stored in the original finish of oak.
George McDowell, Portland agent for
the fleet, has worked for several weeks
to obtain the sanction of those Inter
ested for the use of fir, and the Santa
Catalina will have the distinction of
being the first deepwater vessel to
have such an interior finish, the idea
being to treat the material finally so
that all the grain effects, which have
made fir famous from a natural-finish
standpoint, will be prominently and
artistically brought out.
Fir Attract Tourists.
. On the steamer II. B. Kennedy, a
speedy Puget Sound vessel that the
Willamette Iron and Steel Works con
structed, the saloon was finished In
Oregon fir. and it is said that tourists
riding on the fleet steamer are always
attracted by the grain. Of course river
vessels and others built here have con
eiderable fir included in the super
structure, as well as hulls when they
are of wood, but paint Is applied as a
rule and the beauty of the grain is
hidden.
As the Santa Catalina will resume
her route between Portland and New
York, the Oregon room will be in
spected by thousands, and that the his
tory of the finish may live, although
the ship may change officers familiar
with the material, a. brass plate is to
be affixed to the wall setting forth the
character of the wood, details as to
how it was obtained and turned out
and the home of the firm installing it.
40O Men to Work on Craft.
The Santa Catalina was damaged
October IS in a fire that broke out
aboard when she was near Columbia
City on the last leg of her voyage from
Xew York to Portland. After Her cargo
was discharged here and a. complete
survey made of the damage sustained,
a contract was entered into with the
Willamette Iron and Steel Works for
the repairs. In less than an hour after
the company received the ship a crowd
of men were aboard tearing away plates
and other damaged material and gen
erally cleaning up the debris. That
work has been completed and the first
new material was delivered at th
plant Friday, and as more is to be on
the ground tomorrow, it is hoped tn a
week to have fully 400 men employed
on the vessel. A small amount of new
work has been started, such as could
be taken care of preliminary to the
actual rebuilding of the amidship sec
tion. It will be about six weeks be
fore finishing the interior or the super
structure is begun and the final touches
on the Job will follow soon after.
DISENGAGED FLEET GROWING
Foreign and Domestic Carriers Find
Haven for Rest.
In the Columbia and Willamette rivers
owners at last have concluded are ideal
facilities for laying up idle vessels, the
natural fresh-water harbors providing
conditions that are most favorable in
keeping hulls clear of marine growth,
while the absence of bad weather on
most of the stretch, and the fact the
lower harbor in protected from most
quarters, adds to the desirability of
moorings.
In the past nearly all idle tonnage j
has bt.-en assembled at San Francisco,
or. rather, about the bay there and
principally in Oakland Creek. But this
year a greater fleet than ever before,
including the salmon ships, is held in
the river. The largest vessels are the
ticrman bark Arnoldus Vinnen, at Clif
ton, which reached the river October
10; the German bark Dalbek, arriving
July 28, which is at the Victoria dol
phins, and the German bark .Kurt, held
at Astoria since September 11. Those
vessels, like all German merchantmen
on the Coast not being operated by the
Government, are held inactive because
of fear of capture.
One additional foreign carrier, the
Uritlsh schooner David Evans, is at
Astoria, where she arrived from the
Orient July 23, and in her class are the
schooners Mabel Gale, which reported
July 6; the Irene, September Virginia,
Ausura;;w. F. Jewett, October 9, and
Hie Kins Cyrus, October 10. The
steamers Temple K. Dorr and Nehalem
are laid up at St. Helens, where they
arrived this month. At Portland the
steamers Quinault and Thomas L. Wand
arc held temporarily as they were
libeled, and besides the steamers Al
liance and Golden Gate and the gaso
line schooner Anvil are out of service
at the O. W. P. dock, with the gasoline
hchooner Jack Burnham moored on the
west side of the upper harbor, as she is
to be sold to satisfy claims.
MVS1..WY CASH IS CONDITIONAL,
I'ort Must Give Equal Amount to Get
Government Aid.
OIIEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Dec. 12. In recommending to
t'oiijrress that an appropriation of
S117.f.u0 be made for continuing the
improvement of tho Siuelaw Kivcr. the
Secretary of v ar attached the follow
111: condition:
'1'roviclcd that un eq.ua! amount be
provided for the purpose by the I'ort
of Siuslaw or other agency, to be ex
pended by the Secretary of War upon
the same terms and conditions as
those prescribed in connection with
tli,r work authorized by the river and
harbor act approved February" 27. I911."
This condition undoubtedly will be
inserted in the river and harbor bill
nd will place the stuslaw
Siuslaw project on
ilth other Pacific
the same besis
Coast projects.
RECEPTION ABOARD BOSTOX
State and ship Officers to Have
Formal "at Home."
Invitations have been issued for a
leception to be held aboard tho U. S. S.
lioston. training ship of the Oregon
Naval Militia, lying at the foot of East
Halsey street, at 8 o'clock Tuesday
evening, the affair being arranged by
the Naval Board of the &iate of Oregon
and officers of the organization.
The Naval Board is composed of J.
1'rid Larson, chairman: Captain C. 8.
tlundcrson, George W. lioyt and Charles
V. Brown, each with the rank of Lieu-tinant-CotniiiAndor.
Orhcers of the Ore
It on Naval Militia are:
Lieutenant - Coiniu:iiiu';r G. J' Blair,
commanding; Lieutenant J. A. Beck-
AMEEICAN-HAWAIIAN LINES
: ''..Mi': - 1 VA V7 '
. STKAMKR M1SSOIRIAN.
It is reported from New York that the Missourian, of the American-Hawaiian fleet, which operates
between Atlantic and Pacific ports, has been chartered for three voyages at least to transport horses
from the East Coast to Bordeaux and is to receive J1400 a day. Many owners have been given oppor
tunities to charter ships for horse transportation and one firm is said to have been unable to arrange ton
nage for 20,000 animals. ,
with, executive officer; Surgeon I J-
Wolfe, medical officer; Paymaster A. J.
Capron, pay officer; P. A. Surgeon B. L
Morden, Chaplain J. Klcnara oison.
Lieutenant (J. G.) T. F. Keeley, Ensign
L. S. Spooner, ordnance officer; Knsign
H. H. Hilton, engineer officer; Ensign
R. J. Cornell. Iihsisrn R. N. Munly. As
sistant Paymaster H. W. Trueblood, En
sign C. J. Dyer, Ensign S. D. young,
Ensign C. J. Fockms, Pay Clerk a. a.
Griflin.
CARRIER H. K. IIALIi IS FIXED
Balfour, Gutlirjc & Co. Closes for
Australian Cargo.'
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. closed for
another Australian cargo yesterday,
when they chartered the schooner H.
K. Hall, a coast-owned carrier of 1,-
600,000 feet capacity. She is to load
here in February. - Davies & Fehon
dispatched the tramp Strathairly a
week ago with a full load of lumber
for Australia.
Lumber charters for the week have
been the Japanese steamer Kenkon
Maru. by the China Import & Export
Lumber Company, to load here for
Shanghai: the Japanese steamer Kei
shiu Maru, by J. J. Moore & Co., to load
at a North Pacific pert for Australia
or the Far East; the Russian ship
Samoena for lumber from Portland to
the United Kingdom, and the Hall for
Australia. In addition, W. R. Grace &
Co. are sending the Norwegian steam
er Tricolor to the Columbia from Van
couver, B. C, by way of Eureka, and
her lumber cargo is to be dispatched
for Australia.
There is no prospect of a spurt In
Australian shipments, say lumbermen,
who regard the business being trans
acted as only of the usual nature and
in the way of material that must be
obtained, because a year ago exports to
the Antipodes were heavy and nearly
all orders moved In tramp steamers.
Save for the two Japanese vessels tak
en, there is little in prospect for a re
sumption of the Far Eastern movement.
There was an inquiry recently from
North jChina for railway timbers and
such material, but it is thought that
the order will be placed in Japan.
OlIIOAN GOES TO NEW YORK
Portland Cargo Includes 205 Tons
or Hood River Arples-
First of the refrigerator ships to
be dispatched from here by the American-Hawaiian
service, the liner Ohloan.
got away from Albers docks at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon with- New
York as her destination, though she
steams via Puget Sound and San Fran
cisco en route to the Canal. The liner
Oreeonlan. next of the fleet to come, is
scheduled to arrive December 21.
In the wav of freight to be carried
under refrigeration, the Ohioan loaded
205 tons of Hood River apples. Other
shipments were 200 tons of tallow, 79
tons of prunes, 22 tons of hops, 24 tons
of telephone pole cross-arms, 125 tons
of canned salmon, "6 tons of clover
seed and an assortment of general
freight. It is said the next refrigerator
ship is scheduled to be here in March,
but it is believed there will be an ear
lier carrier of that class dispatched, as
frultmen look for a heavier demand
after January 1.
GREAT NORTHERN TRIED OUT
Hill Ship Declared Splendid Vessel
and Travels at 2 4.7 Knots.
"She Is the fastest and steadiest liner
flying tiie United States flag." is the
declaration of Cal E. Stone, traffic man
ager of the Great Northern Pacific
Steamship Company, in reference to
the new steamship Great Northern,
which just has completed its trial trip
off the coast of Maine. -She has a speed
of 54.7 knots.
This messare came yesterday to L. C.
Gilmaii, president of the North Bank
Railroad and president of the Great
Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
The Great Northern now win return
to Philadelphia, where she is to be
fitted out and furnished for her maiden
voyage. She is scheduled to leave
Philadelphia January 2 7. The new
liner will start on lier regular run be
tween San Krancisoo and Flarel, at the
mouth of the Columbia, March IS.
The steamship Northern Paciflc, sister
ship of the Great Northern, will leave
Puadelphia
Feb..uarv 17.
tor can r rancisco aooui
BEAR
BRINGING
ORANGES
Southern California Movement
of
Fruit Due Next Month.
Five carloads of oranges from the
San Joa-juin Valley, the first shipment
of consequence started ror Portland
this season, is due to arrive today on
the steamer Bear, which is bringing
other cargo that gives her a l.Mrly good
load. Shipments of oranges from South
ern California are to he resumed lieav
ilv in about three weeks and at times
there will be a dozen carloads on a
steamer.
The Rose City sailed at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon for the Southland
with about every pound of cargo she
could take care of. In the way of pas-
sense: s the vessel had SO in tho cabin
GETS HIGH RATE FOR TRANSPORTING MOUNTS TOR ARMY'PF
ALLIES FIGHTING IN EUROPE.
and . 70 In the steerage. . Unlike the
case of the BeaVer, which signaled
twice for the Broadway bridge when
she left Monday, the Rose City not only
went through without delay, but the
bridge operators raised both leaves of
the draw to a perpendioular position.
As a rule the sections tower above
passing ships at an angle. '
WORK ON PVLITZEK GAUGED
Pilot Schooner to Be Returned to
Station Off Columbia River.
To ascertain the condition of the
pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer, which
has been lying at the St. Johns drydock
since retired by the Port of Portland
from service oft the Columbia River
bar, a partial survey was made yes
terday by Harry Campion, superintend
ent of towage and pilotage; Captain
Astrup, of the tug Oneonta, and t red
Pape, master mechanic. A further in
spection may be made later, but it la
not believed there is a great amount
of work to be Jone before she can be
made ready for sea.
The Port of Portland Commission
meets in special session Tuesday after
noon to consider further the recom
missioning of the Pulitzer and it is
believed that she will be prepared for
active service without delay. As the
Sierra Miranda was picked up off the
river late at night recently and the
Norwegian ship Hero was taken in tow
by - the tug Wallula off the river at
9:45 o'clock Friday night, some shipr
pers believe that with the schooner on
station many delays would be averted
as pilots could board vessels at night
and if possible hold them in the vicinity
of the river until daylight.
rSHER
SPEEDS IX PACIFIC
Son of Vessel's Owner Goes Down
With British Cruiser Good Hope.-
Making the run from Balboa to the
Columbia River in 17 days with an
average -daily speed of 230 knots, is
the fastest stretch the British steamer
Usher has covered and with the least
coal consumption In her history, says
Captain F. C. Doty, her master. The
vessel came into the harbor Friday
night to load a wheat cargo for M. H.
Houser and goes to Irving dock to
morrow to start.
On reaching here Captain Doty re
ceived mail advices from the vessel's
owners. H. Cann & Son. that another
son. Midshipman Malcolm Cann, went
down with the Good Hope off the Coast
of South America when she was sunk
by the German fleet. The Usher halls
from New York via Norfolk and Cap
tain Doty says he saw nothing of Ger
man sea fighters on the trip.
RlVAIi SHIPS MAY COMPETE
Oweenee and Crown of India to
Leave River About Same Time.
With three rrangs of longshoremen
aboard each vessel, the squareriggers
Oweenee and Crown of India began
working grain for England yesterday
and. though the Crown of India prob
ably will be loaded first. It is possible
that both will get away rrom tne river
about the same time, and a question
as to which Is the smartest sailer will
be disposed of on the run "home.
The Crown of India started at Irving
dock yesterday. The Centurion will
shift to the Globe mill so as t'o begin
loading there tomorrow. The Oweenee
will finish Wednesday or Thursday.
She is a large carrier and, as she had
been dispatched with 37 65 tons of coal.
will take considerable wheat.
.
Channel Near AVoodland Obstructed.
WOODLAND, Wash., Dec. 12. (Spe
cial.) Owing to obstructions tn the
channel of the North Fork of Lii
River at what is known as Lamb';
Bar, the steamer oodland, which
should lwve arrived here Wednesday I
night, did riot get in until Thursday
morning. These obstructions were
snags that were exposed by a change
in the channel due to the recent rise
in the river. Captain Exon. of the
Woodland, immediately communicated
with the United States Engineers" of
fice in Portland, and they Authorized
him to have thse removed, and Cap
tain Lulie Gray, of the steamer Etna,
with a crew of men, was engaged to
dynamite them. "
News From Oregon Ports."
COOS BAY. Or.. Dee. 12. CSpecial.)
The steamship Breakwater sailed for
Portland this morning at 7:30. having
freight and 23 passengers.
Arriving at 1:30 this afternoon, the
steam schooner Yellowstone dis
charged cargo trd called for Portland
tonight.
ATt R ! A. Or., heu 12. (Special.)
The Norwegian ship Hero arrived to
day. 113 days from Port Nolloth. South
Africa. She encountered heavy weath
er between the Cape of Good Hope and
Australia, but was not injured. The
Hero is to load grain at Portland for
Europe. While tne ship flies the Nor
wegian flag she is owned in Belgium.
The steam schooner J. B. Stetson,
with a cargo of lumber from St. HelenB,
sailed for San Francisco today.
The steam schooner Celilo, with a
cargo of lumber from Rainier for San
Francisco, went to sea tooay.
' The tank steamers Washtenaw and
Atlas sailed early this morning for
California, after discharging their car
goes of fuel oil at Portland.
ROCKEFELLER CARGO GOES
Steamer With 6 00 Tons of Food
on Way to Belgium.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12. Further re--llef
went to the Belgian people today
with the sailing ot the steamer Neches,
carrying 6000 tons of food supplies. The
entire cargo, with the exception of a
few small donations, was bought by
the Rockefeller Foundation and Is
valued at about $400,000. The bulk of
the shipment consists of flour. Con
signments of beans, peas, coffee and
salted meats also were on board.
It was announced today by the Com
mission for Relief in Belgium that an
arrangement had been completed
through the Postoffice Department
whereby it would soon be possible In
the United States for those who de
sired to help the Belgians by contri
butions of packages oz food to go to
the nearest postoffice and send his do
nation in at the expense of the com
mission. T-he commission will refund parcel
post payments to individuals.
LIBELED STEAMERS RELEASED
Owners File Against Portland Oper
ators to Make Settlement.
W. T. Cleverdon, of San Francisco,
representing owners of the steamers
Qumault and Thomas L. Wand, filed
bonds yesterday for their release from
libels instituted during the week, and
the Quinault steamed for Prcscott to
finish loading lumber,, while the Wand
Is to remain at Oak-street dock for
the present. Mr. Cleverdon said that
an action had been ordered filed
against the Portland Steamship Com
pany. which had the ships under char
ter, whereby it was expected to adjust
matters.
He takes the stand that it was stip
ulated in the charter that the owners
would not be responsible for any bills
for stores or supplies.
Marine Notes.
Harry Campion, superintendent
towage and pilotage for the Port
of
of
Portland, plans to have the steamer
Ocklahama leave up from Astoria to
day with the Norwegian bark Harfrs
jord, an arrival Friday from Corral,
and the Norwegian ship Hero, which
came into the river yesterday from Port
Nolloth, as both are in ballast. They
are to berth at Lannton.
Frank Waterhouse & Co. have been
Informed that the Royal Mail liner
Gleng-yle will reach Puget Sound from
England end the Orient February 6.
After discharging she proceeds here
with more shipments and begins load
ing for the return. The Glenroy is due
here in January.
Wheat-laden for the United Kingdom
the French bark Vendee left down yes
terday. Following the victory of the British
fleet over the Germans off the Falk
land Islands, shippers look for a mate
rial reduction in war risks on cargo
and vessels bound from here with wheat
for Europe.
Low water is again being experienced
on the Willamette, the stream being
reported at 3.7 feet above zero yester
day, and is expected to continue to fall
slowly during the next few days.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Dec 12. Sailed Steamers
Rose City, tor Kan Pedro and Pan Fran
cisco; San Ramon, for Kan Francisco;
Ohioan. for New York, via way i,rts;
French- bark Vendee, for United Kingdom;
Atlas, for Kan Francisco.
Astoria, Dec 12. Sailed .at 1:00 A. M.
-Steamer Cellio, for Ban Diego, via way
porta Arrived at 3::i0 A. M. Norwegian
ship Hero, from Port Kolloth. Sailed at 8
. M. steamer J. B. Stetson, for San
t-j-ancisco; at 8:30 A. M., steamer Waah
iVnaw, for Port Kan Luis.
ban Francisco, Dec. 1. Arnvea--Aat 4 A.
M.. steamer Daisy Gadsby, rrom Portland:
at 6 A. II.. steamers Yucatan, from Port
land, tor Kan Dieso: W. F. Herrln. from
Portland, for Monterey. Sailed at midnight
Steamer Oeo. 1-enwK-K, lor rurllana.
Sailed at noon Steamer Beaver, from Port
land, for San Pedro.
Coos Bay. Dec li Sailed at 7 A. M.
Steamer Breakwater, tor Portland.
Kan Pedro, Dec. 11. Sailed Steamers
Multnomaii. from Portland, tor San Dieero;
Northland, for Portland.
Kan Francisco. Dec. 12. Arrived Steam
ers U. S. s. Mars, from Norfolk: Bt. Helens.
from Portland. Me.: Daisy Gadsby. from Co
lumbia Rive; Yucatan, from Fortiand:
Argyll, from Tacoma; W. I. Herrin, irum
ABtnri.: Admiral Sch ey. rrom Seattle.
Sailed Steamers Pandon. for Yaquina
Tiny ; Governor, for Victoria; Manchuria, for
Hongkong; John A. Hooper. lor .ew ork.
Yokohama, Dec lt. Arivea lukod aioru,
from Tac-onia.
Adelaide. Dec. 10. Arivcd Strathdene.
from Portland. Or.
Newcastle. N. S. W., Dec 5. Sailed
Sverre, for San Fi-ancieco.
New York, Dec. 12. Arrived S:eame:-B
Lyra, from San Francisco. Sailed Mon
tanan. for San Francisco.
Seattle. Dec. 12. Arrived Steamer Queen,
from San Diego. Sailed Steamer President,
for San Diego, via San Francisco; Richmond,
for San Francisco.
Tide sit Astnri Hiiminy.
High Water. ! - Low Water.
3:07 A. M 9.0 fetl3:43 A. M 2.5 feet
10:19 P. M. -B.3 f eet 4 :21 P. M 0.2 foot
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Dec 12. Condition of
the bar at 3 P. M. Hea, smooth: wind.
"south, four miles.
A rierman nartfcr manufacturinc- r.lant to
utllicc rice straw, is beinc erected .in Cnlna
by Japanese.
PEACE HOT ASKED
German Paper Deprecates
Movement in America.
INJURY TO CREDIT FEARED
Public Opinion in TTnlted States Re
garded as Favorinj Allies, Dis
' qualifying Nation for Part
In ' Final Arbitration.
'. AMSTERDAM. Dec 12. via London.
In a. long article dealing with the pos
sibility of the United States playing an
Important role in the conclusion of
peace among the European powers, the
Cologne Gazette says that the "peace
movement in America is not inspired by
Germany," and that "American bank
ers with German names, in urging the
desirability of peace, render a doubtful
service to Germany."
Such language, the newspaper says.
is likely to be misconstrued as an Indi
cation that Germany is exhausted by
the war, and, it adds, such notices only
tend to Injure German credit with neu
tral states. ,
Americans Regarded aa Uafrleadly.
Despite all friendliness with America,
the Cologne Gazette continues, Germans
must not allow themselves to be de
ceived, and they must look in the face
the fact that America cannot be an
arbitrator in the fight between Ger
many and Great Britain.
"It would be an -ostrich policy," the
newspaper declares, not to recognize
that public opinion -in America, taken
as a whole, is entirely friendly to Great
Britain. It may be argued, it says, that
the American Government has observed
the strictest neutrality, "but one can be
neutral in an indifferent way, and, on
the whole, American neutrality has been
favorable to Great Britain.'
Confidence Is Lacking.
The newspaper then says:
"In view of all this, we cannot have
In. America the confidence we ought to
be able to repose in a power which
would act as an impartial arbitrator in
regard to an arrangement of peace.
"We cherish no feeling of Irritation
against America because she is friend
ly to Great Britain. Such a feeling is
only natural, as Great Britain is
America's motherland; but it is just
fox this reason that we fear prejudice
and must, in a friendly but firm man
ner, reject America as an arbitrator."
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE,
islam From Dmti
Geo W. Elder... ...Eureka ...In p-rt
Roanoke. Jan lleso. ... ....im, xm
Bear ...Los Ansalea .uea.
Breakwater .Coos Bay. ....... n
Beaver. ......... . .i-os Angeles. ...
Yucatan. ......... .San Diego. ...... .Deo.
Rose City Loi Angtlf i .Dec
DUK TO DEPART. -Kam
For Data.
Oeo. W. Elder.... ..Eureka... ...... Deo. 13
Yale fc. F. to L. A. Dec 14
Klamath San Francisco. ... Dee. 14
Breakwater Coos Bay Dec. IS
Harvard J. F. to 1 A. uec. m
Roanoke. ...... ...-Los Annies. ... . .Dec. !
He. ir Ean Dlezo ...Dec 1
Multnomah Ban Fruclsco Doc 20
Northland. ....... .San Francisco. ... Deo. 20
Paxa.laa C B. and S F . . Dec 2
Beaver. ......... .Los Angeles. . . Dec . 22
Yucatan. .Earn Diego. ..... . Dec. 23
J. B. Stetson Ban Diego Dee. 23
San Ramon. ...... .San Francisco. . ..Dec 25
Willamette ban Diego ... . .Dec. 2i
Rose City. . . ... . ..Los Angeles Dec 27
Celilo San Diego Dec. 2
EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL SSRVICH.
Kama - From Date.
Glenroy . London. ....... ..Jan. 28
rclena-vla JLondon. ...Feb. 20
Olenlocby. ... .... .London. ......... Mar. zo
-rem Fir Data.
Glenroy ........... London .......... Jan. 30
Glengyle . . .. London Feb. 28
Glenlochy . ........ London . ......... Mar. 9
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. SI., Decem
ber 12, unlesa otherwise designated.)
I.eelnnaw. towine ' barare . AcaDUlco. Kan
Francisco for Port Angeles, 116 miles from
fnri Anffeles. .
Yosemite, San Francisco for Portland, off
Cape Meares. w ... .
Atlas. Portland for San Francisco, oM
mll.H frnm Run Francisco.
t oronado. Aberdeen for Kan r rancisco, a-s
miles north of Columbia River.
President. Seattle for Kan Francisco. iua
miles north of Bianco.
t'eliio. Portland for San Francisco, off
Kama Kita. Meadow Point for San Luis,
-sh mil., north of Kan Francisco.
Breakwater, t'oos Hay tor roruanu, -o
milps north of Cane Meares.
Richmond. Seattle for Richmond, 480 miles
from Richmond. ,
Roanoke. Kan Francisco for Portland, 4
miles north of Umpo.ua.
Bear, San Francisco for Portland, 82 miles
mirh nf iIia r.olumbia River.
Fenwlck San Francisco lor tne tjoiunmia
River. 840 miles south ot tbe Columbia
Iliver.
Lucas. Richmond for Seattle, 304 miles
rtnftU nf ftan ITranClSCO.
Willamette. San Francisco for Astoria,
20 miles north of St, Georges Reef.
Asuncion, Portland for Richmond, off St.
rSpomres Reef.
Admiral Dewey, San Francisco for Seattle,
nW f-nnnllla Plv.
Adeline Smith, .Coos Bay for Oakland, off
Coos Bay.
Norwood, Grays Harbor for San Pedro, 23
milM northwest of Seal Rocks.
Sierra, San Francisco for Honolulu, 1073
miles out, December 11.
Manoa. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1138
mllca ..ii, ner-ember 11.
Hyades." Seatle for Hllo. 1846 miles from
rann rittei-v. December 11.
Uean, San Francisco for Manila, 1806
mil. etif lecember 11.
Lurllne.' San Francisco for Honolulu, 892
miles out. Lieceraoer 11.
Governor. San Francisco for Seattle, 17
mi!s north of Point Arena.
Yacht Venetla. Kan Francisco for San
m. ,ii Aff PI I'd m Point.
BarKa 01. Ventura for Richmond, 60 miles
trnm 1'inhniODd.
Beaver. Kan Francisco tor San Pedro, 28
miles south of Point Sur.
Lanslns. Kan Francisco for San Luis. 105
miles south of San Francisco.
Aroline, San Francisco for Kan Pedro, off
Cliff Hnnse
Kedondo, San Pedro for San Francisco,
1R miles north of Point Sur.
Newport. Balboa for San Francisco. 1603
mileB south of San Francisco. December 11
Columbia, San Francisco for Talta, 16o
mil enutli r.f San Pedro. December 1L
Vance. New York for San Francisco, 151
miles south of San Pedro. December 11.
Northland, Long; Beach for San Francisco,
44 miles west or Kan fedro.
Oliver J. Olson. Puget Sound for Callao,
14 miles east of Point Concepcion.
Pennsylvania, San Francisco for Balboa,
fin- miles south of Kan Francisco.
Scott. Baltimore for San Pedro. 560 miles
south of Han Pedro.
Carolyn. San Francisco for NewFork, 200
miles south of San Francisco.
John A. Hooper. San Francisco for Naw
York. 140 miles south of San Francisco.
Santa Clara, Port San Luis for San Fran
cisco, 10 miles north of Piedras Blaneas.
Nome City, San Francisco for Puget
Sound ports, off Narrowstone Point.
Hilonian. Seattle for Hetnolulu. off Slip
Point.
CITY STATISTICS
Marriae IJcenaefl.
JONKF-DAVIS William 8. Jones. 22, EUt
Thtrty-f If tn and Belmont street , nd
lorothsr K. tavls, 21. East Tw.enty-nihtl.
and Davis streets. .
LOUOHEAD - KITTT Edward H. Loug
head 27. Vancouver Barracks, Wash., and
Edna Kutt. "125 East Twenty-eighth
strt.
MlLLER-RANDS James E. MiV.er. 22.
Lorenzo, Idaho, and East Pearl Rands. 21.
SKr4 Fifty-elshth street Southeast.
rSHER-FlBLD Roy E. Usher, 24, o03
dfumnfr street, and Edna Field. 23. 150
East Ninth street North.
PAUOKTT-KHYNE Chester M. Padgett,
leval 421 Goln street, and Mottle U.
Rhviie lesal. 4J1 Goln street.
K AUT I N E -Rl'TT O Antonio Famine. JM,
Cam-?. Wash., and Maria Rutto, 21, y4
First stre?t.
A R'OU-tNQER Wayne R. Arnold. 21.
Oak drove. Or., and Helen G. linger. 19.
Kern Park
..SANBOKX-FISI1 William J. Sauborn, 20,
Florence. Or. and Mabel Fish, IS, Hotel
Rainier.
HAINES - WKITTAKER Burton C
Haines, legal. 743 Hoyt street, and Ger
aldine C. Wuittaker. legal, iw) Sast Six
tuenth street North.
IATI-VUET Joseph G. Tate, leeal.
Hotel Edwards. - and Kloa V. Vliet. lcal.
4X.-: Fiftv-scond street Southeast.
WILLIAMS-THOMAS B. D. Williams, 23,
Florence. Or. and Florence Thomas, Uo,
Hotel Coccress.
HEALINGER-THIM Bpear G. Herlineer.
2G. 44a Fifth street, and. Hazel J. Xnim, 20,
694 Fast Ankeny street.
FOKTELLO HAMPSHIRE Frank E.
Portello. 21. 69 FarraKut street, and Margie
Hampshire. 20. 1674 Minnesota avenue.
MARTIN-DRVMMOND James K. Matrtln.
31, Seattle. Wash., and Mary Drummoni, su,
Hotel Rainier. -
LARSON-1SAKSON Ajtel B. Larsen. 24,
S2.V. sixth street, and Hilda A. Isaekaon. 24.
b2 '.- Sixth street . ..
SIGLIATTl - CHIODA - G. Slsliattl. aa.
Fails creek. Or., and Concetta Chioda, 26,
Bull Run. or. - ,
MACK-BODWELL Charles E- Mack. 25,
Euaene. Or., and Frances C. fiodwell, 20,
Imperial Hotel.
FLYZIK.-EVAN3 Martin J. Flyzik, leial.
Seattle. Wash., and Cora Evans, legal. Hotel
Benon.
LAIDLAW-VAN NAME William J. Laid
Iaw. leaal. JS3 East Fifty-seventh street
North, and Florence R. Van Name, legal.
84-1 Kast Ash street.
ME1ER-DORFER Carl W. Meier, 22,
1167 East Seventeenth street North, ana
Etta E. Dorter. 18. 1B70 East Clay street.
WATKINS-DICKEL Al F. Watklns, legal.
Castle Rock. Wash., and Tlllie Dlckel, legal,
9U7 East Tenth street North.
PEK KINS-PERKINS Harker S. Perkins.
32. Haddon Hail Auartments. and Josephine
H. Perkins. 120: Taggart street.
HICKS-MYEKS James G. Hicks, legal,
62 East Twenty-ninth street, and Cora A.
Myers, leeal. 6- East- Twenty-ninth atreet.
MIULEll - BLINN William K. Miller,
lcjal. u!2 East Ash street, and Ruth M.
Blinn, legal, lifi East Russell street.
MA PLE-B LETCH Edwin H. Maple, legal.
790 Roosevelt street, and Anna L. Bletch,
legal. 431 East Salmon street.
SEED-MEINKK J. S. Seed, legal. ,18
Multnomah street, and Jeanetto M. Meiner,
legal. 41i0 East Forty-ninth street North.
SELL-CLARK Walter J. Sell, 24, 214 Co
lumbia street, and Sybil M. Clark, 24, 1230
Minnesota avenuo.
DAHLOU1SX-OLSON Charles Dahlquist,
S4, Grexhara. Or., and Orace M. Olson. 19,
Uresham. Or.
SCOTT-HARKET W. V. Scott, legal.
Eaalesvllle. Cal.. and Lena Harkey, 19,
GreBham. Or. ,
OLIVER-THOMPSON Robert H. Oliver,
legal, walla Walla. Wash., and Jeanle C.
Thompson, lecal. 12 Sixty-first street North.
rnwAS.Hlr.HTt-HEW Calvin O. Cowan.
rgal. f.44 Clatsop street, and Deasle Hight-
chew. legal. 6:'.3 Linn avenue
BAItLVWKNB U.NAHLl.M, KOSS .
Earlyweno. legal. Everett. Wash., and Minnie
G- rcnflhliiie-. leitaL 411 Hawt iiorne -avenue.
REE V ES-FEN NICK' William A. Keeve,
legal. Echo. Or., and Stella Fennlck, legal.
r.r. utlli- av niip.
SEVERANCE-STEWART Adam w. sev
erance, legal. McMiunvllle. Or., and Louise
Stewart, legal. 664 'A East Pine street.
TELFORD - DAVIS James tj. teuoro,
legal. 1061 East Sixth street, and Mayne F .
Davis, legal, St. Johns. Or.
WALTON-ROBINSON Jaonia v. wanon,
24. 9U1 Lincoln street, and Hazel V. Robin
son. 21. TpOI Clay street.
BERKE-KESTEKSON Leslie J. tierxe.
26. 4SoO Sixty-fifth Btreet Southeast, and
Leona V. Keterson. 21. Uresham, Or.
CLARK-OVERTON Robert Clark. 3.
Edenholme Apartments, and Isabel Overton.
24. 210 Market street.
' Births.
SCOTT To Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Scott.
405 Simpson street, November 4. a son.
RICE To Mr. and Mrs. Richard li. Kice,
979 East Alder street, November 28, a son.
LUCKLE To Mr. and Mrs. John A
Luckle. Hi Nineteenth street, December 3,
daughter.
NAG To Mr. and Mrs. John Nag. 1220
East Sixteenth street North, December 5, a
daughter.
GRIFFIN TO Mr. ana il rs. r. in. unuin.
870 North Twenty-second street. December
a daughter.
K1RKPATRICK To Mr. and Mrs. W.
Kirkpatrick. 4936 Sixty-first street toutu
east, December 7, a daughter.
UAlnoaJ xo ar, ouu mi, ocido -
rose, 7115 Thirty-seventn avenue ooumeasu
December 2, a son.
snAlFb To Mr., ana jara Jim ocaue.
8227 Fifty-third street Southeast. December
a son.
CLARK To Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Clark.
ES4 East Oak street. December 4, a daugh
ter. '" . ..
RENNETT To Mr. ana Mrs. Arrnur w.
Bennett. .-,S2 Williams . avenue. December-,
WOOD To Mr. and Mrs. Myron C. Wocd,
5431 Forty-Iiist street, Decemoer i,
rtn nirli r,T.
CORNWALL. to Mr. ana Mrs. i.
Cornwall. 11S3 Kelly street. November 16,
khuh To Mr and Mrs. Jacob Shuh. 331
North Twenty-second street, November 13.
a daughter.
BOYD To Mr. and Mrs. Leon o. noya,
201 Blandena street. December t, a daugh
ter. .
I'niiTUdni) in Mr. and irs. Homer u.
Portwood. . 130S Macadam street. December
6. a son.
HUSK - Tor Mr. ana jurs. v.iauae. w
Ttns'-i r,4i; nllsan street. December U. a son.
i.tt : to wr. ana Airs, cnaries v.
Altig-, 766 Gantenbeln avenue, December 4, a
son. v .
IUS.H to Mr. ana Airs, "-nanes bubu,
1836 Calvert street, November y. a daugh-
MARTIRE TO Mr, ana Airs, jotcijh jni-
i-a w'.n.iinu I Oecmber K. a son.
Tl itXKR -To .ilr. ana .virs. cuanes i.
Turner, ;ib7 East First street North, Hi
AAn,,s r. a finiienTpr.
M I I ; I u kit.- ana airs. ui
nlna 473 East Flf ty.-Bixtb. street North,
i i ...... ... v... n a Hon .
MUNROB To Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C.
Munroe. Baker, or., Decemner i, a uauga
"nAGBL To Mr. -and Mrs. Charles L Na-
gel, 414 Jefferson street, December o. a
SULLIVAN To Mr. and Mrs. Florence A.
Sullivan, 460 East Seventeenth street North.
December 4. a daugnter. -
H13BARD To Mr. and Mrs. Leo R. Hub
bard, 8nu East Fonietn street, rsoriii, ru.
i;OLHMIS To Mr. auo Mrs. torn .,
mlfi -So llalsev street, December 3. a son.
DAT.Y To Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Daly.
1021 Quimby street, jovemoer xy. a oauitu-
KDW1RDP To Mr. and Mrs.' Robert L.
Edwards. 100 North Eighteenth street. No
.-... i " rlauKhter.
riRAY To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph II. Gray
763 Schuyler street, November 22. a uaugn
HKKDRIK80X To Mr. and Mrs. August
Hendrikson. U12 r my-sixm avenue, tieuu.
MnvomT,, B. a daughter.
ROGER To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Roger,
652H Fifth street, November 15, a aaugn
SASO To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Saso.' 06i
East Seventeenth street, November 2S,
M A.CKINLOY To Mr. and Mrs. Robert
M Macklnlov. 212 Portland bulevord. No
wnviniw To Mr. and Mrs. William 11
Mnnahan. 676 Vanderbllt street, November
'snwAftD To Mr. and Mrs. Henry H
Soward, 793 Yale street, November 17,
RODLPM To Mr. and Mrs. Nels A. Rod
lun. 6532 Sixty-third street Southeast, De
....iit.fi. T a llin
JEPREN To Mr. and Mrs. Peter Jepsen,
.--Tn o.uv.riiv, street. December ,. a son.
"HUNTER To Mr. and Mrs. Glen O. Hun
ter, Elghtv-fourth and Cummings street, No;
..AmWA- Qii twin datiah ters.
M-l.AfGHLIN To Mr. and Mrs. C. J.
McLaughlin. 307 Sacramento street, Novem.
hA- 1 nnn.
HENDERSON To Mr. and Mrs. Earl E
Henderson, 10ii2 Union avenue North, No
vember IS. a daugnter. -T,rrui.-v
Tn Mr and Mrs Samnel Ben
sen 733 East Seventy-seventh street North,
Ocloher 13. a son.
crTu T Mp and Mrs. James C. Smith,
106 East Seventy-fifth street North, October
31, a daughter.
strTER To Mr. snd Mrs. John sauter.
873 East Pine street. November 17. a daugh
PETERS To Mr. and Mrs. William Peters,
. ... f . .. . i .. i VnvFmh0r 1 fl. a EOD.
v-A-v HAUTE.V To Mr. and Mrs. John
T. Van Hauten. 950 Leverne avenue. Decern
hs, A a turn
rvctrc-w Tr, Mr anil Mra Etlward F. Owen.
420 East Eighty-first street North, December
1. a daughter.
t t . t- -r- Mr unn Mrs. Ernest C.
Lvndes 2S27 Forty-eighth street Southeast.
inn..l. . A a daughter.
i.-tmtjt.t! To Mr. and Mrs. Chester H
K-lmh'all. 101 East Seventy-fourth street
North. N0venner -. a son.
IMMUNITY PLEA ABSURD
Milwankie Hotels Have Xo Special
Privilege, Governor Says.
SAL.E5I, Or., Dec. 12. Special.)
Governor West today characterized al
leged statements that certain hotels in
Milwaukie were Immune from prose'
cution because he had granted therh
charters as absurd. He said the state
ments had been made by officials of the
city-
"This office cannot grant charters of
any kind to anyone," said the Governor.
"If either of the hotels hold charters
of any kind they could have been ob
tained only through the hotels having
been incorporated under the laws of the
Btate throueh the corporation depart
ment. 8uch a charter, however, would
not give protection to anyone connect
ed with the organization if such per
son were found violating: the criminal
laws of the state or ' municipality, as
the officers and others connected with
these resorts are subject to the crimi
nal laws of the state and any other
contention is childish."
SELF DEFENSE PLEA
Mrs. Grier, Who Shot Hus
band, Tells of Threats.
OTHER ATTACKS ASSERTED
Brutal Treatment Through Married
Life Is Declared and Shooting;
Will Be Held Due to Fear of
5Ian Who Maltreated Her.
ALBANY. Or.. Dec. 12. (Special.)
That she ahot in self-defense will be
the ground on wnlch Vada Grier will
seek to justify the killing: of her hus
band. Frank Orier, when she is placed
on trial for murder in tho second de
gree in the Circuit Court here next
week. This was indicated in.the open
ins; statement of the case by her coun
sel yesterday.
The defense wiii maintain that Grier
started toward her with a pitchfork
at first and then reached toward his
hip-pocket with a threat to "finish
her," and that because of his allegred
conduct in inflicting; physical injury
on her before she thought it necessary
to fire to save her life. Grier was
found to be unarmed after the shooting-,
but the defense will maintain that
from appearances Mrs. Grier was led
to believe her life was in danger.
That more than one person saw the
shooting: was developed in the open
ing: statements yesterday. While S. G.
Wilson was the only person at the
scene, it appears that at least two
others saw part of the events which
culminated in Frank Orler's death at
the ha mis of his wife. That the woman
fired several shots in addition to the
one which sent the death-causing- bul
let into her husband's abdomen also
developed.
Cave. Delayed For Convenience.
Because, owing; to the few trains be
tween Albany and Mill City and their
time of running, the large number or
witnesses in the ccse would have had
to come to Albany tonight and remain
over Sunday if the case had begun
Monday morning, the introduction of
evidence will not begin until Tuesday
morning-. Monday will be devoted to a
view of the premises where the Khoot-
lne; occurred. The jury will so to Mill
City for that purpose Monday morn
ing-. Judsre Kelly, before whom the
case will be tried, will (ro with the jury
nd take personal charare of the in
spection.
District Attorney Hill, in making the
openingr statement of the case on be
half of the- state, after the Jury had
been impanelled yesterday, said that
Grier was delivering hay which he had
sold to S. G. Wilson, at the time of
the tragredy. He said that Grier owned
two tons of hay in a barn on a place
where Grier had lived before he end
his wife had separated a few weeks
before. Grier and Wilson had hauled
one load of hay from the barn and had
crone back for a second load when the
sho'tins occu-red.
Deliberation Is Charged.
"The defendant knew th:.t Grier had
been at this barn." said. Mr Hill, "and
was there armed with -a rifle when he
returned. Orier and Wilson came up
and had backed the wagon around to
et the second load of hay when with
out any warning- she deliberately shot
Grier. She also tried to shoot Wilson.
There were several shots fired. The
evidence will vary on the number as
met rinng- was rapid, out tnere were
not less than three shots, and possibly
as many as six. One witness saw all
of the shooting and others saw a part
of tho affair.
The state will be able to show that
the shooting- was done deliberately and
maliciously, that tne woman went there
for that purpose and carried out her
purpose."
"The defendant." said M. V. Weath
erford, her attorney, in making; the
opening statement of the case for the
defense, "is a woman about 27 years
old, weigrhing- 1C5 pounds. Her hus
band, who Tat 8, weighed about BOO
pounds and was a strong-, robust, atb
letio man. For about a year prior to
last July the defendant- and her hus
band had resided in a. tent near this
barn, and Mrs. Grier kept her cow
there. She had the cow in a pasture
during1 tho Summer and returned hor
to this barn in the Fall. In the mean
time she and her husband had had
trouble and he had abandoned her
there and gone to Stayton.
T' reat Is Alleiced.
"Mrs. Grier was feeding her cow this
hay, which was all the feed she had.
Grier came there, tore the roof off the
barn and was taking away the hay.
Mrs. Grier was at the corral there mint
ing her cow and asked him to leave the
hay alone."
Grier had a pitchfork In his hands,
said Mr. Weatherford, and started to
ward the defendant. "I'll finish you
right here." he It, alleged to have said,
and turned to get a revolver, she
thought, according to her assertion.
Mrs. Grier was In the habit of carrying
a 22-caliber rifle about with her, coun
sel said, and she had it there that
morning and, picking it up, fired with
out aiming. Mr. Weatherford said the
evidence would dlsclote that it was
plainly a case of self-defense.
That during their married life Grier
had been extremely brutal to his wife
was tr declaration of : "r. Weather
ford. On one occasion he struck her in
the race with hi.T fist urith such for?o
that he broke a bone or cartilage in
her nose. At another timi he struck her
on the head with a book, knocking her
senseless. Once, her attorney s2.1d, her
husband had held her by her arms and
kicked her with his knee until ho broke
a pelvic bone and permanently injured
her.
He said these experiences had Caused
her to have a great fear of Grier, and
that when he started toward her she
feared for her life.
It is expected that the Introduction
of evidence in the case will require iwo
or three days.
PORTLAND CASE CALLED
Lumbermen Hear Own Caustic Let
ters Head at Spokane.
SPOKANE. Wash., Dec. IS. (Spe
clal.) D. C. Eradford, president of the
Bradford-Kennedy Lumber Company, ot
Omaha, and N. K. Ayer. president of the
St. Johns Lumber Company, of Port
land, Or., smiled broadly in the court
of Judge Bruce Blake today as they
heard correspondence read w ich car
ried caustic remarks to each otter over
their signatures.
They faced in the suit of the St.
Johns Lumber Company against the
Bradford-Kennedy Company. . The liti
gation involves 2,000,000 feet of silo
material purchased by the Bradford
Kennedy Company from the Portland
firm.
Mr. Ayer alleges his company is en
titled to a $12,117 balance on the ma
terial delivered, while Mr. Bradford de
clares that Mr. Ayer failed to comply
with the terms of his contract and is
entitled to but $4321. .
In tire rainy season the wet, flrtr lands
of KcuaJor produce a vine yielding a fruit
which, when dried. forms a vegetanl.
sponge said by son-.e persons to -bo super
ior to animal sponses.