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- 4 STEAMSHIP OWNERS If FACE PENALTY Great Northern and Northern Pacific Violate Law in Us , ing Panama Canal. MATTER UP FOR DECISION Vessels Belonging to Railways Are Forbidden to Carry Passengers or Freight Through Water way First Trip Cited. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 15. In -view of the find Ins of the Interstate Commerce Com mission that the steamers Great North ern and Northern Pacific, of the Great Northern Pacific line, carried passen gers and freight when they passed through the Panama Canal, en route from philadelpnia for their home port on the Pacific, It is now up to the De partment of Justice or the courts to de termine whether the owners of these ships are to Joe penalized for violating the Panama Canal act. The Commis sion can do nothing- more than investi gate and report the facts, which it did in its recent decision, permitting con tinued railroad ownership and opera tion of these vessels. The Canal act prohibits railroad -owned vessels passing through the Ca nal. If they carry passengers or freight. There is nothing in the law to prevent such vessels using the Canal, but the law does permit the imposition of pen alties for violation of this provision. Rem Not Kegnlar, These two steamers, in passing through the Canal, were not on their regular run. They were merely going from the shipyard where they were built to San Francisco, but the Depart ment of Justice must determine whether or not that infraction of the law is to be punished. The facts, as found by the Commission, are as fol lows: "The construction of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific was in contemplation as early as 1S09. The contracts for building them were made In April. 1913, by the Spokane, Port land & Seattle Railway Company with the William Cramp & Sons Ship & En Sine Building Company, of Philadel phia. The contract price was ll.S45.000 for each ship. "The Great Northern was completed January 2T, 1915. sailed from Phila delphia on that date and passed through the Canal February 2. lilb. The Northern Pacific was completed March 25. 1915. sailed from Philadel phia on that date and passed through the Canal March 31. 1915. Ships Carried Cargoes. Each ship on its trip through the Canal carried passengers and cargo, each cargo consisting of wire and nails, root beer and root beer extract. The Northern Pacific carried some adver tising matter and the Great Northern some wire fencing in addition. "Upon arrival at San Francisco the Great Northern continued on a trial trip to Honolulu and Hilo. Hawaii, and return to San Francisco, retaining as ballast, and without additional charge, the cargo carried through the Can at The freight and most of the passengers carried through the Canal were des tined to San Francisco. A few of the passengers were en route to Los An geles and San Diego. None of the freight or passengers was destined to anv point north of San Francisco. "The Northern Pacific Railway par ticipated at the time in rail rates from Philadelphia to San Francisco on wire, root beer and root beer extract, but the testimony of respondents is that to the beet of their knowledge none of these articles has ever been sent in carloads to San Francisco over their lines. "The Great Northern Pacific Steam ship Con-.pany was organized Septem ber 3. 1911. On November 28. 1914, title to the uncompleted ships was for mally transferred from the Spokane, Portland & Seattle to the Great North ern Pacific Steamship Company." CALII OHNIAN BUYS KOLA (Sturdy Cruising J.anricli to Be Taken to Snn Pedro Soon. Ray King, of this city, has disposed of the big cruising launch Eola to Grover T. Garland, of Los Angeles. As soon as the Ice leaves the river the vessel will be shifted to Astoria to take advantage of the first favorable weather to run to San Pedro, in charge of Captain Cassiday. who has been Identified with vessels operating be tween Portland and Oregon coast porta for years. The Eola was purchased by Mr. King in 1913 from J. P. Rogers, of Salem, and besides being used on long river trips, has been to Taquina Bay and other Oregon harbors. She is 63 feet long, has a beam of 14.6 feet and depth of hold of 6 feet Two engines of 40-horsepower each drive twin screws. There are sleeping quarters for 10 persons Xewftort Project to Be Urged. NEWPORT. Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.) The committee appointed at the big mass meeting here a week ago is busy preparing data to submit to the Board of Engineers at Washington, em phasizing the necessity and importance of Improving the bar at the entrance of Taquina Bay. A pamphlet is being printed and will be illustrated with maps showing the country tributary to Yaquina and the resources to be de veloped as soon as harbor improve ment will furnish egress to the mar kets. ThrouBh the efforts of the Ore gon delegation the engineers extended the time 30 days to permit the col lection and the presentation of such data. Bnndon Takes Newport Lumber. NEWPORT. Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.) The steamer Bandon. of San Fran cisco, crossed out yesterday loaded with 500.000 feet of lumber. This will be her last trip to this port for some time owing to the fact that the big mills at Toledo have been compelled to close down temporarily. The long wet spell has made the logging roads impassable and the logging trains will be laid off till better weather. The road which has been supplying the mills was built last Fall, and the heavy rainfalls have caused so many washouts and slides mat it was lm possible to keep it clear. Tide at Astoria Sunday. High. Low. ST A. M...S2 feetl 4:11 A. M...3.9 feet J1:3S P. M.. . feetl 5.'J2 P. M...0.1 foot Vessels Entered Yesterday. AmerKnn steamer F. H. Buck, cargo 1 efl. from MontfrtT. Japanese steamer Kiucl Mru. gpral cargo, from Japan. Tmh Cleared Yesterday. Arnnimn uteamtr V. H. Buck, bullart. for Monterey. Chilean steamer Oolden Cite, for baa Francisco. T ' PORT OF PORTLAND COMMISSION EFFECTS COMPROMISE WITH OWNERS OF DISABLED VESSEL AS TO SALVAGE. ' -:-PTrr " I . . m ns im nir ' PERUVIAN BABKEST1VB JUDITH. . Owners of the Peruvian barkentine Judith which the Port of Portland tug Wall'la wrestled with the night of October 26 to P7t her ( being cafrled Into the breakers, south of the entrance to the Columbia, and finally carried into ine "v d , waterlogged condition, have agreed to pTthi Port cVmrK itol for 'saving th". ship. Part of that will b. di- VldTheaShwaren'-r0ouJerTm1IGys Harbor for Callao and had been on lk. 10 d.T when picked up. She has been repaired and is about re- loado is to sill tomorrow Sr Tueaday in command of Captain Sanders. RATES TO STAY UP Exporters See No Hopes of Reduced Shipping Tariffs. NO TONNAGE IS AVAILABLE Government Crop Report Comment ing on Situation Shows Wheat Tariffs' Four Times as High as at Same Period of 1914. rvnnrinn n re not in the least en couraeed witn prospects of freights for the coming season, and information from the East Coast tends to Illus trate what may be expected. It is said that a five years' fixture has been made there at 10s 3d. to 10s 6d. deadweight. Handy tonnage is reported ottering for six months at 32s. to 32s 6d, dead weight, delivery in February. As to Northwest chartering there is absolutely nothing in sight and the market is lifeless, there being no ton nage available and no hope that there will be ships to engage during the re mainder of the 1915-16 season. In the latest Issue of the Government Crop Report, an interesting comparison of freights is made from Portland and Puget Sound to the United Kingdom, as well as from the Atlantic side. Ref erence to the situation is as follows: "Owing to the great scarcity of ves sels and other unusual conditions ocean freight rates are higher than for many years.' While actual rates paid may not correspond always with the quotations am m-inted. the Quotations nevertheless show approximately the changes in average ocean freights. During tnree months. September to November. 191a. the rates on wheat from New York to Liverpool averaged 37.2 cents per bushel, or more than four times the average for the corresponding inree months in 1914. The rate on cotton over the same route averaged nearly $1.26 per 100 pounas. or auoui i mu tinies the rates quoted for the same three months in 1914. faimuar great increases occurred in the rates irom the United States Pacific Coast to the United Kingdom on wheat, and from . i . n T .i v.rnnnl on Otton. More detailed comparisons are shown in the table below, wnit-n gives m only the average for the three montns (September to NovemDerj ior eacn ?, ....A , A1 h.. aloA AVrHffS TOT the calendar years 1910-1914. Calendar year averages, however, except ior m ri" unrtinnri Tacoma and Seattle, in clude quotations for some months In which a relatively smau aruuuut m shipments were made." Wheat, per bushel. Cotton. per loo pounds. Z-5 O H V." A p T CP 3 " PERIOD. Wo -Jo o a p - - : 3 . o : 3 : 3 Average for 3 months tSept--Nov.): 10U mu 1913 1012 1911 mo Cents. 88.1 Cents. Cents. Cents. 125.81 40.0 30. S 129.7 5.12 42.3 33.2 3U.5 29.5 9 5. 10.2 S.8 3.7 4S 8 63. 20.0 25.9 41.4 36.5 19.9 20.01 Average for year: 114 li:t mu lino 21.0 21.0 T.S 5.6 SO 8' 29.81 369 20.2 41.8 42.3 24.1 7.7 4)2. I 1S.3 17.5 4.2 35.3 3.1 17.1 81.1 ICE CO.VTIXCES IX- RIVER Efin Almost Held at St. Helens by Accumulation During Xlght. Ice collected along the waterfront at 5t. Helens Friday night caused the gasoline carrier Efin trouble in get ting away from there yesterday, and Captain Babbidge reported that condi tions in the river from there to the entrancn of the Willamette were not Improved. He navigated via Willam ette Slough. The steamer Julia B.. of Astoria, was to have left there yesterday for Port land to undergo repairs, but on re ceiving news of the ice her master postponed the journey STEAMERS ARE SHEATHED Ice Bothers Navigation and Snow Delays Loading of Lumber. Steam Echooners in port during the week were not only sneatnea 10 pro tect them from the ice. which played havoc with some wooden hulls, but were detained owing to lumber cargo plied on docks being frozen so that slow work was made in loading. The steamer Willamette, sailing yes terday with lumber and passengers for California, was sheathed, also the Tamalpals. which sails today, and the J B. Stetson, duo to leave Tuesday. SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLASD, JANUARY 16, 1916. TITE The North Pacific steamer F. A. Kil- bum, dispatched yesterday morning ior . i. naA via wnv nortR. was sheathed at Astoria, and before her departure yesterday irom nere muro sheathiag was put on the hull forward. mi. , . , .. DhHaa a.1i,a,4 rn m the ll.C CUIUS a?a,,.sai. - " south yesterday in ballast, and the San Ramon 18 due toaay, tne isiw unus- Ino- lolfi Inn, of rar&ro. and both of those vessels will be protected. LTXEKS' KETCKS WELCOMED Canadian Pacific Steamers Resume Oriental Runs. nRKOONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Jan. 15. Consul-General K. E. Mansfield, writing from Vancouver, B. C, to the Department of Commerce, says: "Vancouver shippers welcome mo nou-a nf th t-orurn to the Pacific trade of the Canadian Pacific Railway liners. A triweekly service to tne orient, wm in all probability be resumed, which will greatly assist in eliminating the congestion of traffic at all ports on the . . . Tl.. TonanoaA 1 1 n M . Mlnnnn And Osaka, which between them maintain a weekly service, will nnd competition, as will the Blue Funnel line, operating a monthly service. These three lines Kdan honHllnp Inrffa nunntitiea of silk' during the past year, but the re turn or tne uanaaian jiners win urm greater competition in the Oriental trade to this coast. 'irlpt.c)ns muiKeneer travel at nres- ent is very heavy, and the ships oper ating find it impossible to accommodate all applicants. The great demand, how- .iriir i a I ii r I I is I kii.i I' I 1 1 1 1 I. I r houses on this coast there are thou sands of tons or ireignt awaiung ship ment to tne unenu ine uuauian x-a-cilic liners Empress of Asia, Empress r. Du.ai, ,1, m. i i I ii nnl lnr?A rartrn carriers, will assist in relieving the congesiion. CALIFORNIA TRAVELERS GO Beaver Takes More Thau 100 Pas sengers in Spite of Cold Snap. Chill winds did not deter 105 from taking passage on the "Big Three" flag ship Beaver yesterday, though when Captain Mason backed the big coaster away from Ainsworth dock ice was displayed clinging to the hull In sev eral places, and ordinary strain on a line forward caused it to snap with a report like that of a revolver. Major H. L, Bowlby. ex-State High way Engineer, was a passenger for California, as was Miss Vera F. Gar ratt. who is returning south after a visit here. The vessel carried 2400 tons of cargo. GOLDEX GATE HAS NEW FLAG Vessel Leaves Today Under Banner of ClUle, to Ply on Southerly Coast Under the flag of Chile and with Valparaiso named as her home port. the steamer Golden Gate is to leave the harbor today for San Francisco. She was shifted yesterday to take on stores and supplies, and at San Fran cisco will be outfitted for future serv ice on the West Coast, where it is pro posed to operate her as a tramp. Captain Robert Jones goes out as skipper on the first leg of her Journey The vessel was purchased recently from C. P. Doe. of the North Pacific Steam ship Company. Retriever Returns Leaking. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 15. The American barkentine Retriever, which was overhauled and placed in service after being tied up for five years at her dock in Oakland, put back to port today with eight feet of water in her hold. She was blown up and down the Coast first to Point Reyes, 33 miles north of here, then to Point Piedras Blancas, 166 miles south of this port, since she went to sea; January 8, with a cargo of lumber bound for Melbourne, Australia. Marine Notes, Weather conditions are responsible for fle- i l a ..nn a a hna th Ru- sian bark Port Caledonia and as soon as that orK is enaea, ine win icj o ur k. va.al net. lrffl VfRtrdAV with 142.313 hn.hoii nf wheat, valued at S17T.895. for i-t..anE(Awi nr Pnlmnuth for orders. G. I. Blair, general manager of the San rrt'niiiA A- Portland fleet Is expected In k .irr thi wk. Hiii visit la in connec tion with the installation of new boilers aboard the steamer Kose city. mat worn has been retarded slightly because of pre veiling m-Mthar. News has been receivea by Krank jsoiiam that George "W. Allen, who was well known here in the days of ticket brokers, died at t Angeles. January 8. He left Portland about 18 years ago. Part of her grain cargo having been tan en on at the Oregon -Wash ing ton dock, the afternoon to Irvington dock to work the last or ner loaa. Inspector Robert Warrack. of the 17th t i.iitiiAii a Tiiatriet returned from Puget A..nrf vMturdav. He said conditions in Georgia Straits and that vicinity were bad for a few days because of high winds end i i j Havlfftlnn z-a imnfiulhl. worn on uus Merchants' Exchange returns show there were iso.sa. ounf v. wi-. bushels of barley exported from Portland last wet-It. , i .Trsafrrl in ffnfah d.K- WDgauwrnuti' - - ' , charging the Japanese steamer NLssei Maru . ..niiTiei rinrU vn. l. so she can leave . , w. ' rr-vaeial KrAITC-ht 7 .".7 7 hnfl Of sulphur from Hakodate and 280.714 feet of h.iwrwtri Jumber from Otaru. She was days on her way to San Francisco and en ..aHj neiiipmhi. bad weather. Captain Macdonald entered the Associated oil tanker Fran . fucn, nwm ""'- . i... i. w el iuUI Viarrwli nf Oil i o ronier wim can . - the Teet. G. M. McDowell, Portland manager son. in charge at Seattle, lert yesterday aft ernoon for the Golden Gate and will be an frtt- h (.rice t -o.. ua DEATHS 22 Fatalities in Wrecks, Acci dents and Collisions Listed. 5 LOST ON CHILEAN BARK Carlemapu Disaster Off West Coast of Vancouver Island November 5 Is Considered Worst In Vicinity During Tear. Wrecks, accidents aboard vessels and collisions caused the death of -.22 ioi5 m the Willamette. Columbia and Snake rivers and outside Oregon ports. Th. mnot baHaiih was the loss of the steamer Santa Clara at Coos Bay No vember 2. when 12 wera drowneo. u 1914 the greatest toll on one vessel was the foundring of the steamer Francis H. Lggett off the Oregon Coast, when bound from Grays Harbor for San Francisco, 62 being lost. On the Pacific Coast last year the wreck of the Chilean bark Carlemapu November 5, off the west coast ol ,r T-i a ....ii 1 to drown. only five of her company being saved. That is classed as me iu of the year on the Coast in loss of life, A list of accidents recorded here for 1915 is as follows: t a s r roroxol. grounded "on Clatsop Spit; no damage. . .teerR-'MdrSUwhUerwa. on way from Astoria w wrcp .Tanu.rV 24 S. S. Breakwater and gaso line schooner Patsy collided la Astoria Har bor. Breakwater undamaged. Damage to Pauy 25. . . mn torboat Charm collided on Coqullla Kl er. near Bestula Landing. No dsjnage to rale graph and nominal damage to i-hm. April 24 Gasoline schooner Randolph wrecked on Coquille River bar. Loss une passenger uia ww ' --- v . May 2 Koy v. nuicituwu. . drowned from steamer J. X. Teal, at iston. idabo. through falling through wneel- May Steamer America grounded Inside Columbia River bar. near Buoy No. 4 when trying to avoid fish nets. No damage. May Steamer Santa Cecillia S?. near Buoy No. when trying to avoid fish nets. No damage. " A . Mar 20 Steamer Claremont irui.. v N-nrth octv. entrance to Coos nay. ana wrecked. Crew saved. June 16 Steamer onnern -"" came unmanageable after crossing into Co lumbia River because of rudder trouble. r,i.i nn both sides of rudder having been carried away. Cost of repairs 10.00 June 21 Fire broke out aboard ferry Bt. Johns. Damage 7000 . JU1V 14 iUg Vliooun uAiit.e,- - - sisting steamer Northern Paclflo Into berth at iavei: esumaieu hi September 1 Steamer Tahoma collided with barge, carrying passengers, In tow of launch Camas, near Lady Island. Colum bia River. A.- Duffln, passenger, drowned. August 16 steamer .rrumu have run over fishing boat near Caples Landing. two crown. . H h-lnur mouth of Westport Moufih. Part or cargo uiatimiacu . ... damaBe. .nH T j ; ,. X A fins.- Via "nmiDI im.nph Hfrv collided near Pcwtoffice Bar, on - Willamette. No damage to Butterfly and nominal carriage o neuy. . October 2 J. Roman, deckhand aboard teamer Annie Comings, fell from vessel and was drowned in trying to escape from falling pile of lumber, which was being un load en ai inierfcLcn-e utiusc, . ver October 9 snart on sieamer onv broke. Damage 3rt0. No one injured. October 27 Peruvian barkentine Judith towed into river in disabled condition. October 29 Steamer Columbia and tug nnniPl Kern collided in fog near Tongue ,. s, r.am-a fnllim hi STnOU. damage to barge in tow of Kern 100. crossing Coos Bay bar; 12 passengers and crew drowned. Vessel valued at $170,000. - i c CtnnmAx Inna arnirlr nit Hassalo Reef, bound from Camas to Port land, ana Deacnea. uaw0w iw. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVE. From .Pan Francisco ,L.os Anpeles. .. . San Dies .San Francisco .Los Angeles. TO DEPART. For . S. F. for S. D. . .San Francisco. . .San Francisco. ..San Francisco. . S. F. for S. D. . .Los Angeles. . . .San Francisco. Date. .Jan. 16 .Jan. 19 .Jan. L'3 Jan. 24 Jan. -0 Northern Pacific. . Bear Roanoke F. A. Kilburn Beaver DUE Nime. Date . Jan. 17 .Jan. IS .Jan. IS .Jan. 20 ..Jan. -1 Jan. '22 .Jan. 25 Jan. 26 -Jan. Jan. I'D Northern Pacific. R. stetson San Ramon Yale Bear F. A. Kllburn Roanoke Ronvcr . San Diego .Los Angeles. .... .San Diepro . San Diegco. ...... . .San Diego. ....... .Atlantic Service. TO ARRIVE. From . JS'ew York , .New York TO DEPART. For , .Honolulu .Honolulu Willamette. Celtio Feb. 1 Feb. 6 Multnomah Portland DUE 'nie. Date. Feb. 13 Mar. 1Z Date. Feb. 16 lAar. 6 Kentucklan. Honolulan DUB Kentucklan - Uonolulan Marconi Wireless Reports. .... ... ...i . v 1 Juaiiarv 15, unless otherwine desienated.) Columbia. Sau Francisco ior nu.0-.-. 143 miles south of San Francisco. cr- fnr San PranciSCO. 30 miles east of Point Concepcion. Cuzco Eten. Peru, for ban Pedro, 60 miles south of San Pedro Porter. Monterey for Llnnton, 316 miles 'rNorthrnepacific, San Francisco for Flavel, Bix miles north of Blunts Keef. Adeline smltn. an v rain.-is,-u iui field, J59 miles north of San iranclsco. . Pr..id,.nt. Victoria for San Francisco, off Blanco. ,. St. Helens, war reoro ior miles north of Sen Francisco. Atlas. Portland for EI Segundo. off Heceta Head. . . L. ..- Matsonla. Honolulu lor san muc.u, xi miles out. January 14. dii- Enterprise, san rrancico ii H::s miles out. January 14. ,, x-tii.Aimn. Ran Francisco for Honolulu, 840 mileB out. January 14. China. San Francisco for Orient, 2467 miles out. January 14. , ,,..ii- Mlnnesotan, nonotuiu iui " ;tu miles southeast of Honolulu. January 14. x.,,lnrl for San PfidrO. 310 miles north of San Pedro. ., in Arollne. San Pedro for San Francisco, 18 miles north of Point Sur - . Topeka san rrancisco iut .e.--miles south of Point Arena . r-h.n.ir tr.verett for Monterey. 68 miles north of Monterey. . . Multnoman. san r-earo ior owi 105 miles south of San Francisco. Governor, t-an r rtincwru iui Llles nortn or j-omi. Ka Centralla. leaving San Francisco for Aber deen. ... . Paraiso, san h rancisco ior sejiiue, via", miles north of Columbia River. El Segundo, towing barge 81, Point Wells for Richmond, 650 miles from Richmond. Asuncion. Richmond for Powell River, 10 miles south of Columbia River. Drake, Seattle for Richmond, 510 miles from Richmond. Celilo. San Francisco for Seattle, five miles north of Grays Harbor. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Jan. 15. Arrived Steamer W F Herrln, from Monterey. Sailed Steamer Willamette, for San Pedro; F. A. Kilburn. for San Francisco, via Cooa Bay and Eureka: Beaver, for Ban Francisco and San Pedro. . . Astoria. Jan. I V Arrived at . AS and left up at 8 A. M. Steamer W F. Her rln. from Monterey. Arrived at i :S0 and left up at 8 A. M. Steamer Santa Barbara, from San Francisco. Sailed at 9. A. M. Steamer Atlas, for San Francisco. Ar rived at 9 A. M. Steamer 8anta Monica, from San Francisco. . , . . . San Francisco, Jan. 15. Arrived at 6 A M. Steamer Roanoke, from Portland, for San Pedro, via way ports. Sailed Steamer Oleum. fr Portland. Jan. 14, sailed at 0 P. M. Steamer Johan Poulsen, for Portland. Seattle. Jan. 15. Arrived at t A. M. Jepaneso steamer Tesan Mara, from Port- Hongkong. Jan. 13. Arrived Steamer Sado Maru. from Seattle. San Pedro. Jan. IS. Sailed Steamer Bear, for Portland, via San i'raiiciaco-Jan. 14, sailed Steamer Multnomah, for Port land, via oan x-rjM.-nM--w. Callao. Jan. 14. Arrived Steamer Baja California, from San Francisco. T&n ii a rrivpfi .tPAmer Edna, from San Francisco. syaney, w. o. w jan. . Steamer Makurka. from Victoria. B. C . . . Tn i irivafi steamer All liritlrS toko, st nix. a-. .-. i . i - v. Nichlyo Maru from San Francisco. San Franjisco, Jan. 15. Arrived Steam ers Roanoke, from Portland; U. S. A. tn pon x nomas iium jusuno., - i:, T I V. ish), from La Pa; ship Falls of Clyde, from Honolulu; schooner Commerce, from Lre vuka. Sailed Steamers San Juan, foi Bal boa; Northern Pacific, for Astoria; William H. Murphy, for Puget Sound ; Governor. Ho met, for Seattle; Oleum, for Portland; Thor, Kanaimo; Arena, ior cou Cabo; Sequoia (British), for Shanghai. Bar- Kenitne -vouictci . a - Francisco for Melbourne, returned today 1etti. Jan. 15. Arrived Steamers Tarn-, ba Maru. from Hongkong; lighthouse tender Heather, from San Juan Islands ; Yesan Maru. from Yokohama; Titan, from Van couver; Queen, from San Diego. Sailed Steamers Lyman Stewart, for Port San Luis; Comanche, for British Columbia. - - News From Oregon Porta. ASTUK1A, ur Jan. ly-w discharging fuel oil at Portland, the tank steamer Atlas sailed for California. The Steam scnouner oa-Jii ? V- - this morning from San Franciaco and after taxing on ou.wv iwi w iuuiu " mond Mill went to Westport to complete !r.J:ar0- r.- f.... t,..k. ..d .. M '.,u:". ; tnis mominE iruiu o.u . . IS to loaa lumoer i vvcblijui ri i i .. nf f i : nil th tank steamer William F. Herrln arrived today from Callforlna. The steamer San Rnmon arrived from San Francisco with freight for Portland and Astoria. COOS BAT. Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) The tug: flyer of the Southern Pacific sailed for the TJmpqua River at :15 this morning with a scow of bridge material. The gasoline schooner Enterprise, which had been In port since Christmas, sailed this morning for Wallnort with freight. The gasoline schooner Relief sailed this forenoon, at :30 for Florence and Acme on tne siusiaw Kivcr. The steamship F. A. Kllburn la due Sun to COLONEL POTTER ARRANGES RE PORTS AND DATA OP DISTRICTS. E. P. Thompson Becomes Chief Clerk, and Position for Civilian Mar Soon Be Available. Complying with Instructions from the office of General Kingman. Chief of Engineers at Washington, D. C, work has been started by Colonel Pot ter, who is stationed here as division engineer and acting as district en gineer of both Portland districts at present, on the segregation of all re ports and records of the division from those districts. E. P. Thompson, formerly in the of fice of the Second Portland District, has been named chief clerk of the di vision, offices being located on the first floor of the Custom-House building. Ultimately it is said the change no doubt will result in the appointment of an assistant engineer in that office, a post for a civilian. - Besides the two Portland districts, the division engineer is responsible for improvement projects' in the state of Washington, where Colonel Cavanaugh is in charge, and during the season 7 ............ rt wnrlf . IlH rnnsifif-r n. ijuq tnuwuiai. " - - able traveling falls to tha lot of the .1 I ... l f r ( 11 .hn'.it two Ve&TS ago the division head was stationed at San Francisco, and his territory em braced the entire Coast. here, he was given the dual duties of division engineer and in cnarge oi me Second District also, his work being i. hi? rnlnnAl Potter, and now if ia tr ha made more extensive. It is fully expected that later Major Jew- ctt, military assistant to toionei rui ter. will be triven charge of the Second Portland District. There is a good prospect that Mayor Williams, wno was in charge of the First Portland Dis trict and is now on sick leave in Cali fornia., will be returned here. It was thought for a time that he would have to on to a warm climate, on the ad- In a letter received yesteraay n is said Mayor Williams is on. leave for i. t..fa,rl et four mntitlifl. as a IUUI1UI, ihoiv&m vm. . was at first recommended, and at the expiration or that time ne win return here unless his condition Is unimproved. ALBANY BANKER ELECTED Officers of All Institutions Are Chosen for Year. i t d i wv n- l.n IS fSneniaLV All of Albany's banks held their annual elections this week. Senator B. L. (Jusick. u. n. v-usita .i u n r-naiflr wArn nhnaen directors of the bank of J. W. Cusick & Co., Sena tor Cuslck being elected president, C. . . .J . .. 1 TLX t fi. CUSICK vlce-JJreblueilL au The Albany State Bank elected Frank J. Miller, X. xl. Williamson, j. iom linson. D. H. Bodine. Elmer B. Will TV T. lucliunn and I) N. Will iamson directors. The directors elect- i xnilAt. nmciflfnt Air. Tnmlinson. vice-president; H. N. Bouley, cashier. and j. . Williamson, ursaiaiaui uw'hw. The First National Bank re-elected V,nnrri n e I a 1 1 n tr flT IS. ID 117. A. C. Schmitt. P. A. Goodwin, W. A. Bar- ...l. VT CAnAfa 1 )r .1 V VVB 1ACA Una O. A. Archibald. Mr. Young was re- 1 CLLi . : " . - . , Tii-AsidAnt. Mr. Schmitt vice- n. iiK-nt. Mr. Archibald cashier: J. C. Irvine, first assistant cashier; Ralph McKechnie, second assistant; Ealph W, KnnrtA rnira npniaLaiH.. The First Savings Bank, wmcn is owned by the same stockholders as the First National, elected tne same oni cers. . ALBANY GETS CONVENTION Oregon Clay Workers Association to Meet February 8 and 10 ALBANY. Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) The Oregon uiay worKers, a. etaits as sociation of brick and tile makers, will hold its annual convention in Al bany Wednesday and Thursday, Feb ruary 9 and 10. This was the word re ceived here today by C. G. Rawlings, who owns the Albany brickyard and ...V. Ia a mAmttAr of Till- Association. Plans which are being made for the UUUVCU.1UU J ,., gon Agricultural College at Corvallis during the gathering. 4,a1,io'a O. VIQIT TO I MM lire- The. officers of the association are: W. E. Wilson, of Salem, president; president; S. Geijsbeck of Portland, secretary, and W. E. Fields, of Eugene; Philip Wltnycomoe. oi lamnm. ana j.. S. Mann, of Portland, directors. .ii-iF limDr-UnilOC Dl AMMCn IMCVV VIHntnUUdL I unniiLU Llnn-Bcnton Growers' Association Looking for Site. ALBANY, Or.. Jan. IB. (Special.) A warehouse and assembling plant will be established in Aioany mis T&SjL'XSSZKt i- v,.,, i. Ia much mnr like- fy that a new tructure. built to meet the exact needs of the association, will Ut9 LUiu.' . The association will operate the can- D..n..vili. .0-nln next season. jjery m w n h. . BB Reports received at theannual meet ing indicated tnai me nanunos ui ui cannery last year was a success. SEGREGATION IS BEGUN OLD FRIENDS PART Labor Council Puts Jitney Lawyer on "Unfair" List. A. W. LAFFERTY IS OUT Honorary Membership In Union I Kecalled Political Opposition Hinted Trouble Began Over Increased Pay Demands. A. Walter LafTerty. erstwhile Repre- sentative of the Portland district (v.,,. .nd late attorney for Coneress and late attorney for the Jitney Drivers' Union, who has al ways boasted or nis inenasnip ganized labor, nas Deen piaceu ju "unfair" list by the Central Labor Council. . , i i i.w It la iinnprstood. Is i . vigauiAcu -" - marshalling Its rorces m '"" - Mr. Lafferty. who has announced nim- self a candidate for the Republican nomination for his former office at the nomination lur m y forthcoming primaries, The present differences between Mr. T fff.rtv an(i the Central Labor Council ir"""y ' of oIitics. but out of a fight he is making on the Jitney Driv ers' Union. For a long time he was the . . p iitmnv Hrlv.ra in legal astsiii. wi j --- - combating legislation enacted by the people of Portland ior me reuuu"""' 01 tne jiiiic i.a.ii. He carried the ordinance swcinci j the people on referendum lasi juno m the Supreme Court, where he obtained decision in favor ot me jitney drivers. Pay Canses Trouble. -nri.An tl., rMtv f'rtuncll nassed an other ordinance, bearing an emergency clause, he carried it through the Cir- o th Rnnrimfl Court, where. other ordinance, bearing an emergency last week, a decision was renuereu uiinn. ,v. vniiHitv of the measure. T.. nrti a .11 thin llTlatlOn III T. Ii 1 1 V " - - ' . ui .toba hotwfipn the pruica, kXUUW.O " ' " jitney drivers and their legal repre sentative over tne question ui iiuo..-c-. Mr. Lafferty contended that the jitney r nn. nnvins- him enough. The jitney owners declared that they had paid him more man enougn. Out of this dispute grew the Jitney Service Company, a corporation, with an authorized capital stock of $1000, Incorporated Dy a. w. iaiKji u, Merrick and C. A. Catching. The ob- j--- .u n.ffani,aHnn 1n to sell STaSO- jeui ui itio & u. . line and other supplies to the jitney drivers, ana to conauci . uuoiuu.a . . . i t. .. . n tl,A itv H n (1 iice in luk umu i' - - - .A-A At-A mafrftnined on Second IIU.IWIO A.1 w - street, between Washington and Stark streets. nrivers Draw Ont. ar- T...t. .YnlalnpH that hfl OrtTan- IA.lt! .J . .... . . . ized the company for the purpose of earning additional funds for the Jitney Drivers Union. r want i-ou to make more money so that you can pay me more," he Bays he u v.Am -t .n't afford to handle your business for what you now are able to pay me. But the venture was a losing one f i, ,t.,t Rnnn thA iitnev driv ers became fearful that they would run themselves into deDt, ana Degan to nraw awav from the organization. T ff..i.. hllne- on inVARtiniT. he says, his private funds in the enter prise. A few nights after the union had fA-mnllv withdrawn its connection from the new company, Iafferty, by unanimous vote, was aismioseu as m .k imlnn 1-1 i ti nonorirv SlLUIllCjr lui I ' 1 vl uuiw... - - -" . membership in the union also was re called. "Lafferty Stays On o.,. T .ff.i-t., nAefAtAfl in h In ftffort to make the Jitney Service Company a success. He continues at the business today and sells gasoline, oil and other n..,nmnK,lA Df-KCRKApiPfl tO 11 COmSrS. He also issues route cards, tickets and printed signs. In competition witn me Recently he issued a Bmall leaflet called "What's Hot," devoted largely to a castlgation of the union omciais VAt- m.thniE T.- .hADn vai-inns offAnaAa AtTAlnFtt the union Mr. Lafferty was branded as "unfair by tne l.:enirai iaDor uouacu the other night. .T- .laJ It ilwlarAn TjffArtV yesterday, in discussing the action of the Labor Council. MT... htmph alwavM Htrl fiirllt mfl and now that they are out in the open against me o isui luciu uu iou.u, anyway." DELTA PHIS AT EUGENE LAW FRATERNITY CHAPTER IS TRAKSFEHRBD FROM PORTLAND. Deady Senate Is Instituted With Name In Honor of Federal Judge Ban quet Begins Ceremony. UNIVERSITY" OF OREGON. Eugene. r , c (Cnulal Tina Hi. tOnu tn of .jail. ..uvv.. Delta Theta Phi, National Honorary Law fraternity, was instituted in the University law scnooi tonignt. ine la t a n ai,.a4 fOm thA IlCW vimi'ici ia ... .......... . law school at Portland to the campus law department, iz lanes me piaue oi Phi Sigma, a Eugene society formed two yiars ago. , Harry Pearce, an attorney of Port land, and district thancellor of Delta Theta Phi, was the installing officer. 1 1 ,uaa AoaluiAl nv PmIdIi F. Read. Judge Arthur Langguth, Rodolph W. Cabell. iranK J. sireiDig ana uaruoi L. Green, all lawyers of Portland, and nAn.M Vnunc of Fnerene. and an alumnus of the Minnesota Senate. The ceremonies began witn a Ban quet at the Hotel Osburn. J. Bothwell Avlson, senior in the university, was the toastmaster. The principal speakers were Dr. Edward W. Hope, dean of the university law department, and Harry Pearce. The officers later in stalled were: Dean, H. Elmer Barn hart, of Falls City; warden. Charles tt o-nt.. "K-.nA-AnAT plprlt of thft XI. V..U1111... w . rolls. Graham H. McConneH. of Boise, ". - exchequer. .Sterling "ah" J;1" 010 Seattle; master of -i a. l T Dathnrnll ivififllV nf Ppn(.ll , M Ki of M Ue ball "a'Seth L Smith o( Port. - y - on'taloA of the Installed officers, in- t.A.A- a,a,-a Mflmh Goodwin and Herbert Lombard and Dr. Edward W. Hope, of Eugene. ugene. mu. ..kAmtA,. 1a named after Matthew P Deady, the judge of tne first united States Federal District of Oregon, and the man who subscribed the money for the erection of the first building on the campus of the university. It is called Deady Hall in his honor. SPOKANE COURT HAS LULL ' - Decrea8e In Police Cases Noted With SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 15. (Spe cial.) in the first two weeks of pro hibition, the Fpokane Police Court has handled 94 rases less than were handled for the first two weeks of January, 1915. During the first two weeks of 1915. 190 cases passed through the court, while during the two weeks just passed nine cases were dealt with. During the second week of this year, 41 fewer cases were handled than were handled during the second week a year ago. The total for the second week a year ago was 91. while in the week just closed only 50 were dealt with. For the first week a year ago. there were 99 cases and the flr?t week this year 46. making 63 less this yr. LINN ELECTION INTERESTS Unusual Kace Is Promised for County Commissionership. Al.RAW Or. .Tun IS SnAi-lal. P(ntrrv to thA usual t-11 1 Ih. .office of County Commissioner will be much sought arter in tne next county elec tion in Linn County, from present In dications. W. E. Chrlsman, of Scio, yesterday announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for this office. Previously T. J. Butler, of Albany, the present Commissioner, whose term expires, announced he would be a can didate for re-election. P. H. Freerk- sen, of Shedd, also has said ne would likely be a candidate, and B. C. Carle- ton, of Lebanon, also is oeing men tioned extensively for the Republican fore the chief contests In this county have centered on otner ouiccb iiu generally there have been but few can didates for Commissioner. HORSE SHIPPING GAINS Figures on O.-W. K. & N. Activities In Garfield County Compiled. DrvajfTT'Onv Waah .Tan IK fKnA- ...L-it,..a pamnllBH h Shlnnfnir Clerk Floyd Blake, of the O.-W. R. & N., show tnat uariieia county aurinx 1915 shipped out more horses and hogs than in 1914. but fewer carloads of cattle. In 1915 there were 21 cars of horses against four cars for 1914, while 75 cars or nogs were Bii!)Jj)eu as tuui- pared to 62 cars in 1914 and 37 cars for 1913. During the year Fomeroy received 492 carloads of commodities as against 808 cars carrying outgoing shipments. The total shipments of grain during 1915 were 554 cars, of which 279 were n.hAA. an,l 97.1 harlpv. while In 1914 there were 614 cars, of which 326 were wheat and 288 barley. In 1915, 3,696.400 pounds of merchan dise was received. STUDENTS HEAR MR. RICE Portland Educator Delivers Address at Oregon Normal. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Mon mouth, Jan. 15. (SDeclal.) Assistant City Superintendent Rice, of Portland, addressed the students of the Oregon Normal School yesterday. Mr. Rice was formerly connected with this school as principal of the training department. From years of experience his address on "The Qualifications of a Teacher" gave many suggestions to the students who are preparing to teach. He urged an attitude of cheerfulness and loyalty on he part of a teacher to his pupils, his board and his community as a vital element to success in his work and a means of extending his influence to the largest possible extent. CAMERA CLUB MEN NAMED Oregon Club Elects Officers Annual Meeting. at The annual meeting of the Oregon Camera Club was held in its rooms, 550-51 Washington building, January 11, and the following officers were elected: T C F. Richardson, president: H. C Morse, vice-president; J. J. Tyrroll, secretary-treasurer; W. B. Struble. A. G. Myers and Will H. Walker, direc tors. The Oregon Camera Club is the sec ond oldest in the United States, being incorporated In 1896, and has had much to do with the advancement of this part of the country through the me dium of photographs which its mem bers have taken. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTTjATCD, Jan. 15. Maximum temper ature 24 degrees; minimum temperature, 20 degrees. River rnadlns. 8 A. M-, l.T feet. Change in last 24 hour.. 0 4 foot fall. Total rainfall (j P. M. to S P. M.l, none. Total rainfall since September 1. 1915 24 1C inches. Normal rainfall sin-e Sentomber 1, 22.6T. Inches. Excess of rain fall since September 1. 1915, 2.33 Inche.. Total sunshine, 3 hours :.2 minutes. Pos sible sunshine, 0 hours 2 minutes. Barome ter (reduced to sea level) 8 P. M., 30.1O lnhe"- THE WEATHER. iS " Wind p ts 3 - 2- 0 STATIONS. ? Weather ? ? ' I 5 2 : r p . Baker Boise Boston Calgary Chicago ! Denver Des Moines Duluth Eureka Galveston ....... Helena Jacksonville .... Kansas City Los Angeles. .... Marshfield MeUford Minneapolis ... Montreal New Orleans ... in A 1!S O.rtll. . N'W:Cloucly 24'0.("M0S cioudy 2 0.001..IW Clear I8i0.04il4!SW Cloudy 14i0.02 10INE Cloudy 14'0.0l..N Pt. cloudy 2 0.WW W Clear 4u o.;-;s!. . SB iciouiy e2!0,0l'14S ICloudy -O.O.SOlW Clear 6S 0.00 14 SE 'Cloudy 32 0.0rt J NW;Pt. cloudy )0.10l. .SE Cloudy 40 0.48 .. :E Clear 3b,0.0S,'. .(NWIBaln 4 0.02 law Pt. cloudy 160.04'12SW Snow 6410. 00. .iSW Cloudy 24 0.00,20 3 Cloudy 2.S 0.01 22 E Pt. cloudy 18O.O0,14,NE Clear 52 0.28 . .,E Rain 2s:0.10l..s Cloudy 2410. w'30 E Pt. cloudy 88 0.02 . . IN Snow 5- o oil . . s vt. cloudy 80I0.0OI..ISW Cloudy 34 0.10!. .iNWiClear 52 0.24 . . ISW IRain !--!A on'10'K Clear New York North Head ... North yaklma. . Phoenix pocatello port land ... Roseburg Sacramento . . . St. Louis cit ijka San Francisco. . . Seattle Spokane Tacoma Walla walla.... I 14 0.00'. .'NE Clear 2S 0.00 24INE Clear 12 0.02,'.. ISW Clear 2S 0 . 00 . . ?W 'Cloudy Washington ... WEATHER CONDITIONS. a lnrea hlah presure area with an at tenda"cofd v. extend, from Brltjsl, Columbia southeastward to Kansas. The baromeur I. relatively low over Northern California. Except along the coast the tin.oeratures in this district are .lightly lowePr Thin they were yesterday afternoon, and there Is no Immediate pro.pect for any t"rrne? weather In Oregon or Washington. Jnd It m be colder "Sunday In ldah... com wave warning having been ordere.l 2 evening tor the W"1""" f0",? "f that state. Light snow has fallen at Rose burc and Boise and It was raining at 5 nurg anu dtord Bnow ha. 1bo oc furred at many place. In the Missouri and T-Jf? uis.is.lcDi valleys, the Central pfaPteau Sate. Ohio Valley' and lower lake reglo" A maximum wind velocity ot S mile, from the northeast occurred todav S Island and 28 mile, from th. ac1o9nddi1trion'.10an fav-for fair and coid weather in Oregon and Washington Sunday Txcept ir! the .outh.rn portion of Oregon, where light .now will fall. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair, continued dregrn-Kalr.Wexdcept light .now .outh west portion, continued cold; ea.terly "Washington Fair, continued cold west, lightly colder eat portion; easterly winds, moderately high along the out IdahoFair, slightly colder north, cold wave south fmD A BEArA .fore cast r.