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OREGON FIR TO BE
MARKETED IN EAST
McCormick Lumber Company
Opens New York Agency
to Sell Its Product.
STEAMER IS CHARTERED
Ft. Helens to load 6,500,000 Feet
' March 1. CiolnS Via Canal.
Other Concerns Arc Expected
to Adopt Similar Plans.
New York has been placed In direct
toii-h with the fir lumber market or
Oregon through the establishment or a
films agency there by the Charles R.
McCormlck Lumber Company. In
.harm of which la C E. Bland, for
xierly of the Ixs Angeles office. The
first step the company has made
toward assembling stork there is the
charter of the steamer St. Helens to
load 1.60O.000 feet hero March 1. going
via the Canal.
All material handled direct by the
McCormick interests Is cut at the big
St. Helens plant and agencies are main
tained In San Francisco. San Pedro and
Pan DIo. Though Just starting, the
New York field offers unlimited op
portunities for the sale of Oregon fir
and cargoes and will be forwarded as
regularly as the demand grants. f .
There have been comparatively few
full cargoes" of lumber sent to the Et;
Coast since the Canal was Pned
war having lessened the call to torn
extent and the doubt regarding the
collection of tolls on deckloads cur
tailed considerable business.
Others yinr Adopt PU.
Tho McCormick corporation has
Planned the New York branch for
months, but only recently were final
details perfected. The step ls o ne that
will probably be followed by other
lumber concerns at .certain Atlantic
Coast cities where trade is expected in
timbers, also lengths and general di
mension stuff that can f0.?"
the pine manufactured in that terri
tory The Emery Steamship Company,
in fostering the operation of the learn
ers Atlantic and Pacific contemplated,
in conjunction with tho steamer line,
the maintenance of a large Umber
depot at - Boston for Northwest fir
products, but with the abandonment of
- the steamship line It Is presumed that
others will reach for that rnarket.
The steamer Klamath, of the McCor
mick line, has reached port from Cali
fornia with 16.000 sacks of fcement and
Ml barrels of asphalt, on discharging
which she loads for Guaymas. Mexico
for which port she will take about
1,000.000 feet.
Pawengers to Be Taken. -
She Is due to leave the river Thurs
day and will carry passengers for the
usual California porta, also for Guay
mas. For the latter place there will
be travelers from Pan Francisco and
J-os Angeles, as reservations have been
made. The steamer may make a sec
ond voyage there, otherwise an outside
vessel will be fixed for the trip.
Engagements were announced yes
tcrdav bv the M.Cormick company of
the steamers San Ramon. Northland.
Coronado and Solano for one voyage
each, while the laisy Gadsby was
chartered for two voyages and the
Fteamers Tahoe and Hoquiam for peri
ods of six months each. The two latter
have been with the idle fleet at San
Francisco for several months. While
the Klamath will be away for a short
time, all others of the regular McCor
rnlrk fleet are in service.
Following the Klamath from Port
land the Multnomah will sail February
26. the Willamette March 3. and the
Ce'lllo March4. .
.SANTA CATALIXA OS TIMiE
Kehabilitation or Blj Liner Goes
Ahead as First Scheduled.
In two weeks the Grace liner Santa
Catalina will be turned over by the
Willamette Iron & Steel -Works a new
vessel, spick and pan as when first
launched and Bhowlng no traces of her
experience or October 18. 1914. when
!he caught fire off Columbia City and
the amldshlp section was gutted. Less
than a month later the contractors"
men (warmed aboard, and since there
j, as been a steady attack to repatr the
ship. As soon as the badly warped and
twisted steel and debris were out of
the way. the hundreds engaged on the
ahip began to gain ground, and today
only evidence of new work remains.
One cabin is being finished In Ore
gon fir. the natural grain of the wood
being.ahown, and in all others the fin
ishings are being replaced as originally
ullt, even to the Java teakwood used
In the pilothouse and chartroom. Dur
ing the week slight trouble was con
tended with among the riveters, but
there has been no material let up. Bert
Ball, manager of the plant, said last
taight that delivery would be made as
specified. March 6.
RIVALRY STOPS ALXi NEWS
Crew on Lightship Ignored These
Days by Tugs Off Bar.
Since the resumption of a fight for
business between tugs of the Port of
Portland and the Puget Sound Tug
boat Company off the Columbia River.
Captain J. Nielsen, of the Columbia
River lightvessel. says the crew of
that ahip no longer enjoy frequent
mail service, get their pick of daily
papers, the ' late magazines and brief
bulletins on the European, war, for the
tug crews are too busy searching for
ships. "
"Those fellows are so busy out there
that they race from one part or the
cruising ground to the other." said Cap
tain Nielsen. "The Wallula acta as a
scout and goes as tar offshore as a
whaler, sending back a message to the
Oneonta when she sights a ship. The
same with the Tatoosh and Goliah and
we don't see the ships first any more.
Tugs are picking them up 30 to 40 miles
oft the bar and while it is a fine service
for the ships, it keeps Micky O'Rourke,
the chief engineer of the lightship, and
the rest of us out of touch with the
world."
TWO HOLIDAYS OX BEACH
Only IJegular Vessels Will Dis
charge or Load Cargo ToAjorrow.
Washington's birthday promises to
be observed in all quarters on the wa
terfront tomorrow, as It follows Sun
day, and the aim is not to work two
days in succession when overtime must
be paid, besides Lincoln's birthday was
celebrated a little more than a week
ago.
The Custom-House and all Govern
ment departments will remain closed
and it is understood none of the wheat
ships will work. Some of the regular
coasters will discharge cargo, so as to
be loaded on time, but in the main the
marine traternlty will lay oft. The
Beaver got away yesterday afternoon
for California, so she will be at sea
two holidays and reach San Francisco
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VIEW OF LEWISTOJTS WATERFRONT.
Commercial interests at Lew.ston. Idaho, have mapped out elaborate ;rtalnent to celebrate
opening of The Dalles-Celllo Canal early In May They expect toave r clt,eg concerned have
SSS iLuJnl lsTarunched a score of steamers are looked for that
will crowd the waterfront.
Tuesday morning. The Rose City ar
rives today, also the Roanoke, from
California, and the Breakwater from
Coos Bay, while the Geo. W. Elder
sails today for Coos Bay and Eureka.
Those liners In port will be called on
to work some tomorrow.
CELILO WORK GOIXG AHEAD
Engineers Positive That Opening
Celebration Will Be on Time.
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trolled by the corps of Engineers, u.
S. A., and used on the upper river, will
w al.-i 1 -. noiit.(Ttlio
do irjcKea iiijuuii j. no
Canal to teat the working1 of the rates,
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and no douDt is enieriaineu .um..
blK ditch will be reaoy on u"'"
win ha ftnlnhAd early
during March. It is reported, and then
all efforts will be directed toward
completing a comparatively small
amount of excavating, come i
v. i r ,h (rntfls nil of which
are in place, is on the ground, more Is
being manufactured nere ana kuuiU...
contracts will be awarded soon, as bids
will be called for In a few days on cer
. . etnomtifiBtmpn n r a being
lain pane. . -
asked to participate in the opening
celebration, ana duhuicub
:j k .,.nllv at Uma-
gers are am w k , , -
tilla and other places, who desire to
make the run to tne neaa m nat6.u
SUBMARINES GO TO MANILA
Collier Hector Leaves Pnget Sound
AVith Three Vessels Aboard.
, . -r tpk 9(1 The United
States collier Hector sailed from the
. . i vow.vflrd for Manila
today, carrying on. her deck three sub
marines weighingcSOO tons, and bear
ing also 4500 tons of coal. .
- The submarines are the B-l, which
was taken aboard before the Hector
left the Atlantic Coast, and the A-3
and A-5, which were pickcu up
. . - 4ka WAW-vard ana ae-
posited In cradles on the collier s deck.
Tests nave snown uiv v-.... - ---not
roll with this extra weight aboard.
' Marine Notes.
. nf thn Sun Frail-
, Xj. . 1 .1 1 i , lunilC.v. - '
Cisco & Portland Steamship Company,
who came here from Ban
. i janni-tml for home. Mr.
Blair had sailed on the steamer Bear,
but returned from Astoria because of
urgent business and remained until yes
terday.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co., which firm
has the Japanese steamer Kenkon Maru
under charter to load here for the
United Kingdom, expect the asJ,n
. i wAAk. She will
port nit) ibb, .
carry about 1200 tons of general cargo,
in addition to flour and wheat to be
. i .i.o.torAr Canned goods
and salmon will make up most of the
general freight.
Howard Scott who came to Portland
to play a leading part in the produc
tion of "Sherlock Holmes," at the
t n.i.nnAW h,i anffAreri a. break-
OKECr incaici, t . -
down, left yesterday for San Fran
cisco on tne sxeamer tu i.w--.
which had a full passenger list.
Comyn, Mackall & Co. have chartered
the Japanese steamer Senju Maru, now
- . C" EHntH.n AM hT WAV ll P T P. tOT
a period cf six to nine months, after
she Is delivered to ner owners uy
. . , D IPriA 1..C..1 ig ritlA this
.UILKU1 oc . . -
week with a part cargo loaded at San
Francisco ana nnisnes uero im iwu
that Mitsui & Co. are snipping.
i iKnn tn.i nt Kaw Tork
DliU6"6 J " " " " " "
freight, the Grace liner Santa Crux is
due today. She berths, at Municipal
Dock No. 1.
COOS BAY VESSEL TO CARRY OWNERS ON JAUNT TO MAG
DALENA BAY AND WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA.
GASOLIXE SCHOONER BARNACLE.
Kauipped with canvas as well as auxiliary gasoline power' the
schooner Barnacle, built on Coos Bay and of Oregon material, leaves
Shn?.t March 1 for the 1915 fair and after a visit of two months there
n?oceedl down the coast to Magdalena Bay and then along the West
Coast Her owners. W. S. Wilson. D. M. Poste and Frank Harris
ouest of gold as well as or adventure and expect to prospect
fn the vicinity of Magdalena Bay first though they will visit Mexican
norts A gold-saving machine for working sand will be part of her
MUioment The vessel has a speed of 10 knots and is S7 feet long
wUh ? beam of 12.6 feet and a draft of 5.8 feet In the cabin are
Tour berth. Tand facilities for cooking. Tanks for gasoline hold 400
ganons and those for fresh water have a capacity of 200 gallons.
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND,
WAVlliATlUjM WIinurMUiijur miiim
HARRY CAMPION HAPPY
PORT'S TIGS BRI I BIG FRENCH
BARKS.
Bar Fleet Show to Be Par Wit. Tat
ooali and Goliah of Paget Sound
Company's Line.
Harry Campion, superintendent Wt
towing for the Port of Portland, wore
a smile yesterday that looked like a
half-moon, because the port's bar fleet
had towed in the French barks Francois
and Touraine, so that the tugs Wallula
and Oneonta are on a par with the
tugs Tatoosh and Goliah. of the Puget
Sound Tugboat Company's line, which
have competed with the others off the
bar since December.
When the Goliah and Tatoosh were
sent to the river their skippers en
tered into tho game of opposition with
such zest that they outpointed the
navigators of the Wallula and Oneonta
and when January ended the Puget
Sound skippers had towed four ships
more than the Port crowd. During
February the lead has been overcome
gradually and with yesterday's report
that the Touraine had been picked up
by the Wallula, 30 miles off the bar,
the lead had been lowered to one and
then was tied on the receipt of a later
message that the Francois had been
taken in tow by tho Oneonta.
If the sailing dates given are cor
rect which are not always to be de
pended on these days, because some
either are hidden purposely or delayed
in transmission, the two Frenchmen
were not detained on the way. Both
hail from Antofogasta and the Francois
is said to have gotten to sea December
18 and the Touraine December 22. The
former will be loaded by M. H. Houser
and the latter by Balfour, Guthrie & Co.
The Port Stanley was moved from
Linnton to the Globe mill yesterday
and may start cargo Tuesday. The
Clan Galbralth left down yesterday
morning in tow of the steamer Game
Cock and the Castleton will be next to
get away. The Prompt has begun load
ing and will finish early in the week.
For the week ending yesterday re
ceipts of wheat were 685,000 b"fhe's
and there were exported 465.786 bush
els, as against 97,494 bushels for the
preceding case. In addition 1500 barrels
of flour were exported last week and
1250 barrels the week before.
Yesterday's cables from abroad did
not indicate any business being done
in chartering and some exporters said
they knew of no vessels offering for
the United Kingdom trade. The charter
bf the British steamer Epsom during
the week at 70 shillings marked the
highest price yet paid for steam ton
nage from this port Certain business
Is said to have been placed here that
will necessitate the engagement of ad
ditional steamers, but few sailers are
likely to be taken, as there Is a, good
sized fleet yet to arrive.
f 'MILLIONAIRE PTJRSER" HERE
Bean Brnmmel of Coast Fleet to
Purchase Burro Herd.
George Howard. Renown as the "mil
lionaire purser" of the steamer Klam
ath, because he is rated the most fas
tidious dresser of the maritime fra
ternity on the Coast, learned on ar
rival here yesterday from San Fran
cisco that a Portlander wants 12
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Copyright, J. B. Wilson. ,
burros brought from Guaymas, Mex
ico, on the vessel. Mr. Howard has
earned a reputation among travelers
on the Klamath for his efforts to make
the trip pleasant hut he balks on en
tertaining burros and is wondering
how he is going to handle them with
out being familiar with the language
of the peons.
Captain Green will be saved from
dealing with the donkey cargo, as the
proposition is for the animals to be
purchased on the order of a Portlander.
Ho will contend that as the purser is
the ship's financial agent and handles
all disbursements. It will be up to him
to negotiate and care for the four
legged passengers.
News From Oregon Ports.
FLORENCE, Or., Feb. 20. Special.)
The gas schooner Roamer arrived
from Coos Bay at 5 P. M. today.
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 20, (Special.)
The British bark Wlscombe Park sailed
today for the United Kingdom with a
cargo of grain from Portland.
The Grace line steamer Santa Cruz
arrived tonight from New York via
San Francisco with part cargo for
Portland. Outward bound, the steamer
will dock at the Sanborn wharf and
load 350 tons of canned salmon for
New York. She will also load 250 tons
of flour at the Astoria mill to be re
st) Ipped at New York for Europe.
The steam schooner Klamath arrived
during the night from San Francisco
with general cargo for Astoria and
Portland.
The steam schooner Shoshone sailed
today for San Pedro with a cargo of
lumber from Knappton.
The American-Hawaiian liner Iowan
sailed today for Puget Sound, where
she will discharge part cargo from
New York. , . ' ' '
The French bark Francois and the
French bark Touraine, both from Anto
fogasta, were taken in tow by the
tugs Oneonta- and Wallula this after
noon and brought into port tonight.
Both barks will load grain at Portland.
COOS' BAY, Or, Feb. 20. (Special.)
The steamer Speedwell arrived last
evening from Bandon.
The steamship Breakwater left for
Portland this afternoon at 3 o'clock,
having 27 passengers. .
The gasoline schooner Rustler sailed
this morning at 8 o'clock with a cargo
of miscellaneous freight for Siuslaw
River points.
The steamer Redondo is due to sail
for San Francisco and San Pedro to
morrow afternoon at 3.
Tho steamer Speedwell will sail for
San Francisco Sunday afternoon.
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W. H. MARSTOX TO LOAD 1.400,000
FEET FOR AUSTRALIA.
Deepvratennaii Ta Due Here April 15.
High Rate Wall In Lumber In
dustry la View of 'Many.
J. J. Moore & Co. have chartered the
schooner W. H. Marston to load 1,400,
000 feet of lumDer on the river for
Adelaide. Australia. The vessel, which
sailed from East London, South Africa,
January 11 for the Columbia, is ex
pected about April 15.
The Marston is one of a few deep
watermen making this her home port
and about the only carrier of the class
that hails from here. Since being taken
over by Harry Pemell. of the St. Johns
Lumber Company, a few years ago, the
Marston has failed to figure on the
idle list and has been on the disen
gaged list only as in the present case,
for she was not under engagement
when she put out of East London.
High freights demanded by most vessel-owners
on the Coast are said to be
the stumbling-block now to at least
a partial resumption of the lumber In
dustry on the river. Australian deal
ers are in the market but it is said
that rates are at such a point that
millmen have been unable to accept
some orders in which delivery was
specified in Australia.
Three sailers in the river remain, dis
engaged, the British schooner David
Evans, which' has been at Astoria since
July 23; the Mabel Gale, that reached
the river July 6. and the schooner Vir
ginia, which came over the bar on Au
gust 24. There is a chance that the
Mabel Gale will be picked up for an
offshore voyage. The schooner King
Cyrus is loading a Sydney cargo at
Westport and the schooner H. K. Hall
was towed down the river yesterday,
carrjting a full cargo of lumber for
Delagoa Bay. '
More coastwise steamers are being
drawn from Oakland Creek and other
places along the Coast where they
Wintered. The Columbia. River fleet of
that class consists only of three car
riers, the Temple E. Dorr, J. B. Stetson
and Nehalem, which are laid up at St
Helens.
To Send Cargo Costs $50,000.
SEATTLE Feb. 20. The steel bark
William T. Lewis, loading a 825,000
cargo of lumber at Everett for the
United Kingdom, will receive 850,000
for carrving the cargo to England, the
charges "being added to the price of the
lumber when sold in England. The
Lewis will change from British to
American register before sailing.
Wild horaea In Arabia will not admit a
tame horse among them; but the wild horses
of South America endeavorV to decoy do
mesticated horses from their masters, and
teem eager to welcome them.
FEBRUARY 81, 1913.
PORTLAND ROSES
Birthday Celebration of First
President Planned in
Floral Planting.
INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN OUT
E. J. Mischc, of City Beautiful Com
mittee, Issues Ttnles for Caring
for Roses Plant One Color
in Block to Give Effect.
The principal celebration of Washing
ton's birthday by citizens of Portland
tomorrow will be by the planting of
roses, for that also will be the official
Rose Planting day decreed by the City
Beautiful Committee of the Rose Fes
tival Association.
The rose bushes that had been se
cured from various nurserymen for the
sale held by the committee a short
time ago, were nearly all delivered yes
terday. They were gathered at the
Esmond Hotel and dispatched and de
livered therefrom, practically all of
them reaching purchasers yesterday.
The remainder will be delivered in time
for planting tomorrow.
E. T. Mische. of the City Beautiful
Committee, has issued the following
general list of instructions for planting
and caring for the roses:
Rules Ten How to Trea Bam
Plant one color In each block. It ta
vastly superior in color effect to ualn two
colors. . f
Plant close toeether to secure the Best
bdge effect.
Uo stable manure. If firat-clasa It la a
complete fertilizer. Deficiency In soil can
later be supplied by commercial fertilisers
such as bone incal, nitrate of aoda, etc
Tie climbing roses to supports. Do It Be
fore growth starts lest the young, tender
shoots will be broken in handling.
Spade the aoll. Dig in fertilisers, leave
the sround reasonably rough to encourage
aeration. Later It can be smoothed with a
"use Bordeaux mixture for spraying after
the leaves appear.
Remove weak growth when pruning. Many
of tho roses In yards have bean pruned By
cutting back, but weak stems are suffered
to remain. Thin out all weak growth II
larse flowers are wanted.
Pruning climbers ia accomplished by
other methods than those used for bush
plants, several special articles have been
printed explaining the methods and prin
clplea and refer to them.
Schools Stay la Session.
Although Washington's birthday is a
legal holiday, the schools will be la
session, but a portion of the day will
be devoted to patriotic exercises. The
city beautiful committee, however, has
Interested the children in rose plant
ing by issuing a badge of honor to all
who plant roses and it is probable that
the children will participate largely .n
the planting exercises after school
hours. .
The banks and general offices of tne
railroads will be closed and the Cit
HalL Courthouse and Postoffice will be
closed. The Postoffice will be open
until noon and In the afternoon one
parcel post window will remain open.
But one delivery of mail will be made
i : J 3 -(sT at
The Museum of Art will be open from
2 to & o clock, aamiesion ire.
r.n-r rrtnnHI ta Work.
While Washington's birthday will be
a holiday for city empw". -----employed
on a salary basis will receive
pay for the day,-those working by the
day will not be paid.
The City Council will work. Ar
rangements have been made for a trip
to the Bull Run headworks to look over
the intake of the Bull Run pipelines
and to look over tho site of a proposed
concrete dam across Bull Run can
yon to form a natural reservoir at the
aeauwuiAB. -
The California Society will hold a
Washington's Dinnaay psru
day evening at the Commercial Club.
The meeting is called for 8 o clot.
All ex-Californians and their friends
are invited.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE.
Name. From
Geo.W.Eldfcr .Eureka. . .
Rose City -Los Angeles. .
Roanoke ian Diego
m-eakwater ( oos Bay
Date.
....In port
...Feb. 21
..Feb. XI
...Feb. il
. . . Feb. 20
. . Feb. 2S
. . .Mar. i
Bear.
. .I.OS Angeles.
Yucatan .
Beaver.. .
.San Diego. . . .
Los Angeles. . .
TfUS TO DEPART.
Name. Fr
Geo. W. Elder Eureka. . . . . . .
Iie B.F.WUA...
Tosemite San Diego
Breakwater Coos Bay. . . . .
Harvard . F. tp L. A. . .
Roanoke S Olego
Rose City Los Angeles. ..
Klamath fan Diego
Multnomah San Francisco.
jjoftr .L.oa Angeles. . .
Yucatan n Diego.
Willamette gan Diego
Oelllo San Diego ...
Northland San Francisco.
San Ramon San Francisco.
Beaver Angeles. ..
EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL,
Name. From
Glengyle London
Glenlochy London
Name. For
Glengyle London
Glenlochy London.
Date.
...Feb. 21
...Feb. 22
. . .Feb. 23
, . . Feb. 23
. . . Feb. 24
. . Feb. 24
...Feb. 25
. . .Feb. 2J
...Feb. 26
...Mar. 2
...Mar. 3
.. Mar. 3
.. Mar. 4
...Mar. 6
...Mar. 7
. . .Mar. 7
SERVICE.
Date.
...Mar. 8
...April 2
Date.
...April 1
...Mar. 10
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Feb. 20. Sailed Steamers
Northland and San Ramon, from St. Helens,
for San Pedro: steamer Beaver, for ban
Francisco and San Pedro: steamer J a.bP, f or
Mukilteo; Norwegian bark clan Galbralth
for United Kingdom. Arrived Cjteamer
Klamath, from San Francisco M
Astoria. Feb. 20. Sailed at 4:80 A. M..
Steamer Iowan, for New York, via way Pojts
Sailed at 3 P M., steamer Shoshone, for San
Pedro; at 8 So P. M.. British ehlp Wlscombe
Park, for United Kingdom. Arrived at 5 P.
M., French bark Touraine. from 'Antofogasta;
at 6:30 P. M., French bark Francois, from
ASan0F?anclsc0. Feb. 20.-SaiIed at mid
night, ateamer Multnomah, for Portland. Ar
rived at 5 A. M.. steamer Yucatan, from
Portland. Sailed at 10 A. M.. steamers Asun
cion and Yosemlte, for Portland.
SaUle. Feb. 20. Arrived Steamer Moy
une t British), from Liverpool. Sailed
Steamer Johan Poulsen, for Los Angeles.
Victoria B. C, Feb. 20 Sailed Steamer
Canada Cape (British) for San Francisco.
Bremerton. Wash.. Feb. 20. Sailed L. S.
S. Hector for Manila.
San Francisco. Feb. 20. ArrivedSteam
ers Lewis H. Thurlow, from Grays Harbor.
Admiral Dewey, from Seattle; Elisabeth.
Brooklyn, from Bandon. Sailed Steamers
Governor, for Victoria: China, for Hongkong;.
Adeline Smith, for Coos Bay; Henry T Scott,
barae Acapulco. for Nanalmo; Asuncion, for
Portland? Richmond, barge 95. for New
York; Isthmian, for Iqulque.
Lizard. Feb. 10. Passed Steamer Cal
chas. from Seattle, for Liverpool
Launceston. Feb. 18. Arrived Steamer
tricolor, from Tongue Point. Or.
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All positions reported at S P. M. February
20, unless otherwise designated.)
Drake. Richmond for Vancouver, due at
Vancouver. , .
Great Northern. San Francisco for Hono
lulu. 1209 miles out February 19.
Lurllne Honolulu for San Francisco, 118T
m,A"as.Ul'KaehuTutr?'fo?- San Francisco. 722
miles from Kahulul February 19.
Enterprise. San Francisco for Honolulu.
1600 miles out February 19.
Thomas. San Francisco for Manila, 3225
miles out February 19.
Manoa, San Francisco for Honolulu. 953
miles out February 19.
Chanalor. San Francisco for Honolulu, 181
miles from Honolulu February 19.
Hanify. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1.6i
miles out February 19.
BhVT.nnH, towing barge 95, Ean Frascitce
H0N0RWASHIN6T0N
for New Tork. 10 mllre south San Francisco.
Governor. San Francisco for Seattle, via
Victoria, 12 miles north Point Arena.
Yosemlte. San Francisco for Portland, 43
miles north Reyes.
Asuncion, Rlcbmond for Portland, 72 miles
north San Francisco.
Bear. Kan Francisco for San Pedro. Z
miles south Sur. .
t'entralla. San Francisco for Eureka. 8
miles north Reyes. ., .
Multnomah. San Francisco for Portland,
25 milea south Blunt's Reef.
Scott, with Acapulco In tow. Pan Fran
cisco for Nanalmo. 30 miles north Reyes.
China, San Francisco for Orltnt, 8 miles
out. , .
Santa Clara, San Luis for San Franclaco.
10 miles aouth Pledraa Blancas.
Barge 91. In tow tug Defiance, Richmond
for San Pedro, 5 miles north Pledraa Blancas.
Farragut. San Francisco for Seattle, 10
miles north Blanco.
Adeline Smith. San Francisco for Coos
Bay, 1.13 miles north Son Francisco.
Speedwell, Coos Bar for San Diego, 562
milea north San Francisco.
Multnomah. San Francisco for Portland,
25 miles south Blunts Reef.
Paralso. Portland for San Francisco, 28
miles south Northwest Seal Rocks.
Herrln. Linnton for Monterey, 2S6 milea
south Columbia River.
Nann Smith, San Francisco for Coot Bay.
135 miles south Coos Hay.
Ilose City, San Francisco for Portland, 18
miles south Heceta Head.
Humboldt, SSn Francisco for Seattle, 1
miles north Grays Harbor. ,
President. Seattle for San Franclaco.
miles north Blanco.
Great Northern, San Prdrn for Honolulu.
1109 miles from San Pedro February 19.
General Ypesqulera. San Francisco for
Panama. 2261 miles aouth San Franclaco
February 19.
Peru. San Franclaco for Balboa, 20S3 miles
south San Francisco February 19.
Newport. Bulboa for San FTanclsco. 205
miles south Ssn Franclaco February 19.
Lucae, towing barge 9.1. Richmond for
Balboa. 32r, miles south San Francisco.
Carlos. San Pedro for San Francisco, 10
miles west San Pedro.
I.yra. San Franciaco for New York, 1273
miles soutli San Francisco.
Georgian, Hllo for Delaware Breakwater,
1510 miles from Balboa.
John A. Hooper. San Pedro for Tocoptlla,
Chile, 635 miles south San Pedro.
Tides at Astoria Sunday.
High. low.
5.06 A. M 7.S feet;:2 A. M 1.5 feat
6:32 P. M 5.8 feetH:24 A. M 8.7 feat
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HBAD. Feb. 20. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M.: Sea, smooth; lnd, aouth-
west, 18 miles.
700 HEAR FARM TALKS
PLANS FOR AGBJCCLTIKR CLI'B
LAID AT WOODBl'RJi.
Retail Dealera Aaaortatloai Is If oat. to
SOO Farmers at Laarhroa. Bis;
Programme Is Feature.
WOODBURN, Or.. Feh. 29. (Special.)
The farmers' institute hero today was
a pronounced success In every respect.
More than GOO farmers were ifuests at
the luncheon of the Woodburn Retail
Dealers Association In the Armory.
This was the largest gathering of the
kind ih the history of Marion County.
The programme lasted from 10 until
4 o'clock. Interest throughout the en
tire entertainment was keen. The prin
cipal speakers were Professor 1L T.
French, of the Oregon Agricultural
College, who spoke on "Contraction of
Forces": L.uther J. Chapln, county agri
culturist, whose subject was "Sultahlo
Crop Kotatlon," and U. A. Brodie. of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture, speaking on Farming as a llusl
ness." Interspersed with the programme
were vocal selections by a double quar
tet of women and a concert by Com
pany I military band. The feature of
today's meeting was tho launching of
a plan for the organization of an
agriculture club of farmers and busi
ness men. The object is to identify
the interests of farmer and merchant,
to promote farmers' Institutes and to
advance any project for the lyneftt of
the community.
The following committee was named
to draft by-laws for such an organiza
tion: J. M. Poorman and L. Lawrence,
of Woodburn. and P. U Kenady. W. I
Bentley, J. L. Dlnwoodio and K. K.
Shields, prominent farmers in this vi
cinity. This committee will report at
a meeting in the near future. In all
about 700 attended today's meeting.
FIRE DEATH VERDICT GIVEN
Coroner's Jury Completes Invcstlga
lion at Marslificld.
MARSHF1RLD, Or., Feb. 20. (Spe
cial.) ..The Coronor's Jury in the Bunker
Hill fire case this afternoon returned
a verdict after an hour's deliberation.
The foreman. William Grimes, said that
the Jury would file supplemental find
ings In a few days. About 12 witnesses
were examined In the three days of In
vestigation. -A
The verdict read; "Wo, the Jury, find
he or they came to hlrf or their deaths
In the early morning fire of February
17. about 2 o'clock, of suffocation and
burns, caused by fire in the building
known as the C. A. Smith lumber and
manufacturing company boarding
house, located in that section of Marsh
field known as Bunker Hill, leased and
operated by George W. Craig. Origin
of this fire to this Jury Is unknown."
LIQUOR SALE IS .DENIED
Oregon City Man Waives Kxaruina
tlon In Death of 3-Vear-OId Boy.
OREGON CITY, Feb. 20. (Special.)
Angus McKinnon. charged -with
giving liquor to Charles Edward 'White,
aged 3 years, the day of his death, was
bound over to the grand Jury today
by Justice of the Peace Sievers. He
waived examination. George C. Brownell
has been retained as attorney for Mc
Kinnon. McKinnon maintains his innocence
and today said that he had been "made
the goat" of the affair. He was unable
to raise J50J bail.
The bottle of whisky, which caused
the death of the child, is being held
by Dr. H. S. Mount who probably -will
analyze it.
FARMERS T0 BE DINED
Special Programme Ready for Short
Course in Klamath Falls.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Feb. 20.
(Special.) Klamath County farmers
attending the short course in this city
next week will be the guests of the
Klamath Falls business men at a bis
luncheon Tuesday. John V, Houston, of
the Star Theater, has offered all the
women and children registered for the
course free tickets to a special matinee.
The short course programme alreaoy
has been arranged, and covers talking
on dairying. Irrigation, dry land farm
ing and poultry and hog raising for the
men and domestic science for the
women. Several instructors from Ore
gon Agricultural College will be
present.
Women Form Civic Club.
CENTRALIA. Wash, Feb. 20. (Spe
cial ) A permanent organization of a
women's auxiliary to the Wlnlork
Boosters and Builders' Club was ef
fected at a- meeting held last night.
Mrs. A. W. McFee was elected president
and Mrs. Jacob Tansen secretary. Con
stitution and by-laws were adopted.
The new club has appointed Mrs. C. E.
Harklns, Mrs. F. C. Schaefer and Mrs.
J. Coleman as a committee to co-operate
with a similar committee from the
men's club to get the Northern I'acine
to beautify strips of land along Ita
right of way through Wlnlock.
OFFICIALS 10 GOME
All Efforts Tend Toward Get
ting President, Too.
CANAL OPENING IS IN MAY
Referring to Knlarirrd Powers GItM
Port Commissioners by Oregon
Legislature, H arbor CongrefV
Official Sees New l'.porb.
Official participation of a"
. --. i. nrerf I n the
isortnwoaiern rw .
celebration of the opening f C"'"
rommiiiiiinunini , ...
Ptruble. of the celebration rimtnlttee.
from Washington. T. C. '""""'
there will he a large representation
of tiovernment oin-iia rn ""
Alreadv efforts are being made ir
rearrange the Western Itinerary of
President Woodrow Wilson to Insure
his visiting the Northwest In time to
be present at tho dedication cere
monies on May S.
Secretary S. A. Thompson, of W nm
tlonal Rivera and Harhore ron"7T.'
has written from Washington, p. C,
assuring the committee of his 'nten
tion to attend. If possible, and r thai
President Kamsdell. of the rongresa.
also will endeavor to bo present.
Rreat Import Afieraed.
Mr. Tbompson declare the c.i-aaflori
to he one of Importnnce. approaching
In Its relation to the Pacific Coast and
the Nortliweet the Importance rf the
opening of the Panama Canal In Its
relation to the Tnlted Mates at Urge.
-Evidently." he aays. "you are golna
to have a splendid celebration of thel
Important event, an event. Indeed, the
importance of which ran scarcely be
realized at the present time, hut which
wUl be more apparent as the years
'"Referring to the enlarged powers
given port commissions hy the Oregon
Legislature. Secretary Thompson says.
"In the newspapers eent me I find an
indication of tho power which lias been
given to port commissioners hy the law
recently passed by the Oregon legisla
ture. "This power to operate heats inn
railways and to engage In foreign anil
domestic commerce Is a great step for
ward. The great ports of Europe al
ready are operated In the public in
terest, and the entire port la under
control of a hoard of public commis
sion, or whatever the name of the gov.
erning board may he. but I do n"t re
call at tho moment any Inntance in
which tho port authority has actually
owned or controlled or operated boat
lines.
Law Starke New i:ar.
"The passage of ihl law mav ell
mark the resinning of a new epo. h.
i'ou folks In the Northwe-t are rea.ly
to do things without afklnn whether
aomebody else has been doing I hem f'r
100 years or not. and success on tlie
Columbia ltlver. which I not only hope,
but believe will be obtained, undoubt
edly will lead to the passage nf (.mi
liar laws and the operation nf boat
lines and water terminals. Including
terminal railways. In other parts of the
country and eventually In all psrta of
the country."
One of the Interesting features of
the celebration will be the participa
tion of those Interested in the Pacific
and Columbia Highway, arrangements
having been made for formsl recngnl
tlon of portions of the Columbia High
way In Multnomah County and the Uol-dondale-Maryvllle-Wasco
sections or
the Pacific Highway.
The flotilla of steamboats will step
at Maryhlll during ihe forenoon of May
5 and excursionists will he whirled In
autns to tioldendnle nnd Wasco and re
turn. Port of SIukUiu- Honda Sold.
FLORENCE, Or.. Feh. 2ft (Fpe
clal.l Sealed bids for nn issue of .uj..
000 Port of Siuslaw bonds were senetl
today. The hlKhest of five blila. that
of Sweet, Causey, Foster As Co.. of Una.
ton, for par plus 1100 ami accrued In
terest, was arcepted.
CHILD BURNER TO DEATH
Play With Matelies by l.lltle tJirl at
Xaorl, Wash.. Is l ata I.
ASTORIA. Or . Feb. (Special -
Viola Sllvola. the 2-yesr-oM daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Silvola. of Nasel.
Wash., died here Krlday as the r-sult of
burns sustained at the fnmlly home.
The little girl and another child of
the same family were plsyina with
matches In a room by themselves yes
terday morning. Attracted by the
screams of the older child, the father,
who was outside tho house, nifhed in
to find the little girls clothing I"
flames. The child was badly burned
about the neck and body. She was
rushed to Astoria for treatment and
every effort made to relieve her suf
fering, but all meaaures taken to save
her life were futile.
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