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20 THE "SUXD AT OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND. MARCH 16, 1919. WESTlilTAKES DIPINT0W1LLAMETTE First Boat of Portland-Orien tal Line Is Launched. CRAFT DONS PEACE GARB Steamer Painted Blark, Brown and White and Presents Attractive Appearance in Water. Cone ia the orober -ray paint of irar time on new ehips of the steel fleet, the color that was calculated to mislead the enemy at certain distances having been abandoned along with the camouflage hues. In its steaa are the old time shades that added at tractiveness to ships of the sea and yesterday Portlanders saw the change for the first time since the early days of conflict, when the hull of the West Munham. which leads the Portland Oriental line, left jer building berth at the Columbia River Shipbuilding ornoration's property. It was 11:32 when the big bull started down the ways, and it seemed as if it was plven impetus on us slide wnen Mrs. John F. main, of Seattle crashed bottle ofwlne against the port side of the tm and uttered the name of the carrier. The launching was made more of an vent than has been the rule of late because of the Importance to tne com mercial Interests of the city in having fashioned its own tonnage with which to Inaugurate the new trans-Pacific service. The launching platform was hrdrcked in bunting and at the top of the steps leading thereto was a frame ,r. mo national flags arapea, n n.ll nortieres. Leading from the fore castie head of the ship to the platform was a line wrapped in cedar boughs and entwined with ribbons of red. white and blue, on which nung tne oiu. l-'rom the stem aft to the break of the forecastle were festoons of cedar and the colors of the United States. Craft I'alated Attractively. Below the water line- the hull was rxinted a deep brown, that being cop per paint, and above, stretching to the rail, the pf was covered with Mack paint, while the solid rail at the forecastle head was in white, and all of the topside, save the deck, is white. The ventilators are tan. which .!. m the rnlor on the stack and masts, and. all In all. the color effeca Is a return to the time wnen normal commerce was carried and there was no thought of hiding the identity of vessels from enemies. Mrs. Blain. who is the wife of the manager of the Northern Pacific dis trict of the emergency fleet corpora tion, carried a large bouquet of Amer ican beauty roses. Eht was Joined on th platform by Mrs. Alfred r. Smith, wife of the president tt the plant cor poration, the latter's moth-r, Mrs. George . Fuller, also Mm. M 11 Louns- berry. Mrs. Calvin S. White, airs. rt. Carpenter. Miss Caroline blain. u. Bowles, vice-president of the corpora tion: Mr. Smith. J. Frank Watson, treasurer; also S. P. Fleming, auditor of the Oregon district for the emer gency fleet corporation, and John T. Kichardson. traveling auditor. Follow ing the launching Mrs. liliin was es corted to Mr. Smith's office and made the recipient of a five-piece stiver tea and coffee service, made up of an odd pattern ar.d most attractive. Each piece was engraved on tho bottom with the date, occasion and the name of the corporation. Mark Be Expedited. The AVe.-'t Munham went overboard as No. IS as far as yard records go, and Valter ilrown. superintendent of the plant, says there will be no plaint pos sible as to delay in getting the chip ready. By Tuesday night he promises the main engine will be in place and the following day the boilers will be aboard and fastened to their founda tions. "April 1 for the trial trip and April 3 to be turned over to the government, eo she should be in the lmuds of the Admiral line to load for the far east by April ." was the brief promise of the superintendent. The West Munham is of the 8S00-ton clays and t ho Admiral line has her first lad of steel, machinery and merchan dise ready. Tier next fleetmate should be announced poon and two others are to follow, giving Portland a quartet of modern Meamers with which to revive and hold part of its trade with the ori ent. The Columbia river plant has a total f SS09 men on its payroll, the largest force in its history, and It is expected iisi worn win t).' mucin oi cleaning up on tne government contracts. Hull No. ! will go into the water the lust of fie month ami No. 17. on which only tliree weeks' work has been performed, already has decks under way and could, it is asserted, he rushe.. so as to be in the water in to working days from the tjc time of laying the keel. No. II. on ways south of the main shop, will be launched before No. 17, however, both being afloat In April. BCTV PAYMENT IS OFFERED Conscience Trimbles Man Who Simisslcd Cigarettes. About a year ago a traveler from abroad passed the federal authorities at New York City without divulging the fact that he carried with him six packages of cigarettes. Yesterday he visited the customs-house and wanted to contribute to the "conscience" fund. He was referred to Chief Deputy Collector Pike, to whom he recounted the circumstances. Mr. Pike decreed that the traveler was entitled to have thai much sm.'king material in his cus tody on entering the land, so there was no chance for duty to be collected, add ing "that if lie got past the New York carrher he certainly was entitled to smoke his smokes in peace." Several persons hiive contributed to the "conscience" fund. The customs-house authorities for warded the. amounts to the treasury department, where, so far as is known here, the fund remains Intact, there be ing no provision under the law for ntilixing it. WOODFX SHIPS TO BE BLACK (ray Paint to Be Exhausted by Builder First, However. Practicing strict economy, the gray war patnt on wooden ships Is not to be discarded for peace time decorations in Oregon, thouch as soon as builders ex haust present supplies the wooden car riers are to blossom out In black hulls and white topsides. The painting features of wooden ship contracts have undergone changes since the war started. Inasmuch as it was first prescribed that the hulls have three coats of gray paint. hile soon after the foremost members of the fleet were afloat the shipping board ordered camouflage desiens to he added, that being substituted for the third coat. The lack of positive knowledge that German raiders in the Pacific had all keen disposed of and the chance that HULL OF 8S00-TON "STEAMER START PORTLAND-ORIENTAL - 'l ess M l'pper-Weat Mnakam after leaving the way, laaert Mrsw John r . main of Seattle, aponaor. , the wooden ships might operate in the Atlnntic, were responsible for the cam ouflage. With the signing of the armistice the "crazy quilt" coat was left off and plain gray provided. PLANT GKAK GOES TO SOUTH Foundation Company to Use Port' land Compressors at Savannah. Shipment of three condensora from the Foundation company s portlana nlant to one of its yards at Savannah, Ua.. has been ordered and the work of preparing the gear for the trip has been started. Other equipment, as wen s some material, has been moved from he yard to the company s Victoria plant, where 3000-ton wood steamers re being constructed for the Frencn government. There is said to be strong probability that the bulk of the machinery and gen- ral equipment will be loaded on one f the new vessels sent here from Vic- oria so that it can be transported to ranee. Much of the equipment is less than a year old. having been installed s the plant Increased its stride during 918 and. as there is reported a short- It e of machinery In France, as well i much of that in use being sadly orn because of war demands, added weight is eiven the suggestion for send ing it across the Atlantic. BLAIN TO HAVE OFFICE HERE Staff to Be Assembled for General Marine Purposes. Captain John F. Blain, whose resig nation as manager of the northern Pacific district of the Emergency Fleet corporation, which covers the construc tion of steel ships in Oregon and Washington, as well as wood vessels in the Utter district, takes effect April 1. will establish an office at Portland as well as at Seattle, for handling ves sels owned on the Atlantic coast. It was said yesterday by Captain Blain that he is to be joined by others in the enterprise and that there will be two to' three supervising marine engineers attached to the northwest acemJes. so not alone, will the loading and dispatch of carriers be attended to, but repairs, overhauling and partial reconstruction can be looked after. "It mav be three or four months be fore we open a Portland office, but we will he interested here as well as on Puget sound." he said yesterday. TACOMA PORT SITE SELECTED Engineer Frank J. Walsh Makes An- nonncement of Plans. TACOMA. Wash.. March IS. (Spe cial.) Two hundred and forty acres Ivinir between the Milwaukee railroad vards and the Todd and Foundation shinvards. north of Eleventh street. will be the first land utilized for Ta coma's port district. Frank J. Walsh, chief engineer, said today in a public address. Mr. Walsh formerly lived in Portland. "A herring-bone waterway should be provided." said Mr. Walsh. 'This would run through the center of the land tract and have three slips on each side of it. Ample warehouse and track age space would lie between the slips.' Mr. Walsh said that the port com mission contemplated another similar waterway south of Kleventh street and parallel with the first one. ASTORIA LAUNCHING TUT OFF Order Received Holding Onteora on Ways at Wilson Yards. ASTORIA. Or.. March 13. (Special.) Notwithstanding the fact that the hull of the emergency fleet steamer On teora has been completetat the Wilson yards, she was not launched today, as had been scheduled. Late last night the buildens received a telegram as fol lows: "Owing to hull No. 1460 being finished as hull only, do not launch Saturday. March 15. . Hold vessel on ways until further instructions. Went wort h." While nothing definite is known, the officials at the yard believe the delay is only temporary and that the craft will be launched within -a few days. RELIEF SHIPS REACH ALASKA Schooner Bender Brothers and Eu nice Carry Supplies. SEATTLE. Wash.. March IS. Carry ing supplies to the needy In western Alaskan districts, the power schooners Hender Brothers and Eunice arrived at Kodiak island March 11. according to work received here today. It was be lieved here that the two have already left Kodiak for the westward. The schooners will try to reach some point on the Aleutian islands, where the goods will be transferred to shore and carried overland to the Ktiskok wlm district, where the inhabitants are reported short of food. Janet Carrutliers Dismantled. ABERDEEN. Wash.. March 15. (Spe cial.) Dismantling of the stranded auxiliary schooner Janet Carruthers, which went ashore Just north of the Grays harbor entrance several months ago, is proceeding with the aid of a srge crew. Tne engines are now oemg taken out and are being prepated for shipment to Seattle. The hull is still standing up well, and the purchasers of the wreck have hopes of getting it Into the water after the machinery and lumber cargo have been taken out. 1- 7 ASSIGNED BY SHIPPING BOARD TO LINE. LAUNCHED YESTERDAY. 3 J i 4 ' : CAPTAIN E. C. GENEREAUX GOES TO SACRAMENTO. Former Manager of Oregon Steve' doring Company Will Sell Farm Tractors in California. Captain E. C. Genereaux, for the past four years manager of the Oregon Stevedoring company and surveyor for the Bureau Veritas, leaves this week for Sacramento to handle farm tractors, having shifted his vocation from sea to land ships. Dave Bell, among the city's best- known marine engineers and plant in stallation experts, will represent the Bureau Veritas, the French marine classification society. He has had charge of the wooden auviliary schoon ers built by the Foundation company here for the French government as far as machinery figured. Captain Genereaux' place with the Oregon Stevedoring company has not been filled, negotiations being under way at present. The International Stevedoring company of the Puget sound district is interested in the Port land concern, and it is said that the four years since Captain Genereaux took charge here has proven the ship ping in normal times warrants the business being continued. Marine Notes. Lining the holds of the steel steamer West Imboden was finished ac the Fifteenth- street municipal terminal yesterday and she hauls across the elevator dock tomorrow to tart her flour earito. The vessel is ex pected to work 4.100 tons of the cereal prod uct here then go to Fuset Sound for about 3mou tons of canned salmon. The tanker Washtenaw cleared yesterday for the return voyage to San Francisco In ballast, having discharged a fuel oil cargo bt re. J. R. Bowles, president of the Northwest Steel Company, Is en route to Washington and will attend a session there this week which employers and officers of labor bodies will attempt to reach an understand ing on wage matters and working condi tions to be adhered to after the Macy scale terminates. March 31. There are no other Portlund builders to be present. The commission of nrblle docks holds an adjourned meetlnjr tomorrow to consider the sale of M.2."i0.iMiu of harbor improvement bonds with which to carry on the comple tion of Pier No. 1 and start Pier No. i. at the St. Johns municipal terminal. The com mission may also decide finally on the pro posed construction of a 1-. 000-ton drydock. OrKanizalinn of the Hort of Portland com mission is to be perfected Tuesday after noon, when the new members will meet and elect officers and name committees. U. S. Naval Radio Reports. (All positions reported at 8 P. M. yesierday unless otherwise indicated.) ATLAS, from Richmond for Seattle, 238 miles from Richmond. RAINIKR. from San Francisco for "Seattle, 4!Ml miles from Seattle. c. A. P.M1TH. from Marshfield- for San Francisco. :'.2 miles north of San-Fra-ncisco. L. A. MOFFETT. from Port Angeles for San Francisco, ltio miles from San. Francisco. WAFAMA. from Portland for .San ' Fran cisco. V' miles south of Yaoilina heads. PRESIDF.NT. from Seattle for San Fran cisco, off Cape Blanco. Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. March 15. Condition of bur ai 5 P. M. Sea rough; wind west. miles. HIBRARD rOl'PLR OBSERVES 60011 WKDDINCW AN.MVLHSARV. X 0 4 1 k Mr. and Mrs. John Zeek of Hubbard, Or..' celebrated their 60th wedding an niversary Saturday. They were guests of honor for a reception given by the Kebekans and Oddfellows in their hall. A wedding service was read by Rev. H. O. Cooper of the Methodist Episco pal church, after which eupper was served f the Rebekahs. The couple formerly lived In this city, their marriage taking place at the home of Mrs. eek a parents on the northeast corner of Sixth and Wash ington streets. Mr. Zeek crossed the plains in 162 and during the Indian troubles he joined the Oregon volunteers. Mrs. Zeek was Cbloe Hutchinson. At the reception the couple was presented with a purse of gold coins by their lode members. - - 4 ki l A f - ' A- SUUNG VESSELS ME Order Converting Hulls Into Barges May Be Changed. MANY ARGUMENTS GIVEN Telegrams Passing Between Port land and Philadelphia Give Promise of Revision of Plans. Telegrams passing yesterday gave promise that the Philadelphia head quarters of the Emergency Fleet corpo ration mignt snortiy alter an uruei made a week aero for converting several of the wood iiulls on the ways in the Oregon district into barges in favor of making them sailing vessels. Builders are primed with arguments against the barge plan, declaring there is not. a marked demand for barges in the Pacific and that the only practical means of using barges is to tow them with steamers, not tugs; also that the steamers are to be utilized for other purposes. From an insurance stand point it is declared the barges cannot be insured for 'more than 50 per cent of their actual value, and that, while hulls on the ways represent as high as $190,000 in cost, they would be ratea at about half the sum as barges. Emphasis Is placed on the need of vessels in the Pacific for transporting lumber, a trade, it is asserted, in which the present wood steamers do not fit. For that reason some are advocating that the hulls, or such of them that can be changed, be finished as sailers, either schooners or barkentines. For two kinds of cargo the wooden steamers have so far been acceptable. flour and ties. The successful trip of the steamsr Boxley from Portland to New York with flour, when in the serv ice of the Admiral line, also the move ment of three cargoes safely to France on steam aux;lia,ry .schooners built for the French government, is held to have established that wood vessels can serve in the flour trade. Lumbermen hold that in transporting ties the wooden steamers are most desirable, particular ly if the shipping board will consent to deckloads. But for other purposes the sailing vessels are favored, they being able to carry lumber to the orient and Australia and load back witn under deck cargoes of various kinds. Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes. ASTORIA. Or., March 13. (Special.) The tank s -.earner Washtenaw arrived at midnight with a cargo of fuel oil and pro ceeded to Portland. The steam schooner Wapama sailed at 7 o'clock this morning for San Pedro with cargo of lumber from St. Helens. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash.. March 15. (Special. ) The steamer Chehalts arrived this morning after discharging a general cargo of merchandise at the Foster dock She proceeded to the American mill here to load. The steamer Hoquiam has finished loading and is expected to clear Sunday for tan Pedro from the Grays Harbor lumber mill in Hoquiam. The steamer Daley uadsby is due to ar rive Sunday from San Pedro. SAN FRANCISCO, March 15. (Special.) If the China mail steamer China, Captain A. Dunning, which sailed for Honolulu and the onent today, had possessed accomtnoda ttions for 'JO times l-o passengers ia the cabins Instead of the regular 1J5, each of the staterooms would have been fully occupied, according- to General Passenger Agent H. N. Thomas. The ship had been fully booked for more than a month and the waiting list would have reached around city block in a row 10 deep. Thomas said here were accommodations for juat one enth of the persons who desired to make the trans-Pacific voyage and at present no relief is in sight. A bit of rough weather on the Pacific holds forth no terror for the thousands who prefer to travel coast wine points by sea rather than by the facilities offered by the United Mates railway administration. The Pacific Steamship company's steamer Governor sailed north today with a capacity list of passengers. The pier of the Admiral line was thronged with the crowd booking from this port today, and for the first time this season it looked as if it might be neces sary to turn some away. The McCormick steamer Celilo arrived from Portland with i full list, and this is also an unusual condi tion. At the present rate of increase in the coastwise travel there will soon be a big watting list. The Tenyo Marti, Captain K. Hashimoto. arrived from Honolulu and the orient today, bringing 611 passengers in all classes and 4030 tons of general oriental merchandise, vaiuea at ..uuu.uuuu. The passenger ac commodations had been filled to capacity, and, according to Chief Steward Billy Ash man, thousands of people in the orient are wafting for an opportunity to book passage. The French bark Calde Ville Bois Mare nil arrived from Wellington today with tho most valuabre cargo of wool ever brought Into port by a windjammer. The cargo of 770 tons Is valued at something like 000,000 In the American market. The ship ment will be rushed to the Atlantic Imme diately and turned over to the woolen mills, which will now be relieved on account of the probable constant supply which is as sured on account of the elimination of the embargo placed by the Australian and New Zealand governments. The bark brought the first load since the embargo was raised. The Pacific Mail steamship San Juan ar rived today from Balboa via ports of Mex ico and Central America too late to pass quarantine. She has passengers and gen eral cargo. The shipping board training ship Iris, Captain McAvoy, arrived from Seattle to day. The Iris is now regularly plying be tween the Puget sound port and San Fran cisco and the apprentices are graduated at either end of the trip. The Mahonev schooner Rose Mahoney, Captain Sorenson, arrived from Melbourne today after a pass age or bd day-a. The cargo consisted of mtQO tons of wheat. This was the vessel's maiden trip. The Associated OH ship Falls of Clyde ar rived from Hilo today with -300 tons of molasses in her tanks. According to a report current today the tug Samson was severely damaged in the collision of Friday and may have to be nearly rebuilt. A report of the survey will be made Monday. The schooner Lily arrived from Levnka today with a cargo of copra. me unuen btates army transoort RheH- dan sailed for Manila and Vladivostok to day at noon. The mine planter General George Armisted sailed for Honolulu today. SEATTLE, Wash., March IS. (Special.) rubber and hemp were armne,d tv hv Harrjr Y. Saint, director of the foreign trade Dureau oi ine vnamner or commerce and commercial club. These conferences are the first of an extensive series to be held with the eastern an dmiddle-weatern im porters for the discussion of shipping prob lems which affect the Pacific coast. They are designed to bring about a better under standing and co-operative relationship be tween the exporters and importers of the eat and tho west. Bound for Seattle via Hongkonjr, the mo torshi4 Libby Maine, under charter to the Pacific Steamship company, sailed from Manila March 12, according to cable ad vices received in Seattle from the Philip pines today. The vessel is laden with a cargo of hard wood. M. J. Wright, of the traffic staff of the Pacific Steamship company, arrived in Hongkong March 6 on his way to Manila to become general a pent for the company in the Philippines. Mr. Wright expecta to reach Manila March 25. TACOMA. Wash., March 15. (Special.) Making the first launch here in several months due to the shipyard strike, the Sea born yard will place the Puyallup In the water Thursday morning. This is a Ferris type vessel. It is understood she will be fully completed. Another vessel building here will be altered into a barge. On account of inability to secure freight, the Garland line steamer Grayson will not get to sea until sometime tomorrow. The Grayson goes to Shanghai. Captain Frantzen of the Grayson, who was arrested several days ago on the charge of taking gold from the county, was bound over to appear be fore the lederal grand jury under $300 baiL Captain Frantren declares the money was taken to pay his men off, who always de manded to be paid in gold. It is believed the matter will be adjusted satisfactorily for tho skipper. The Santa Alicia and the barge Pterrle are expected to shift tomorrow. The Alicia goes to Com ox and the Pierrie to Everett. COOS BAT. Or., March 15. (Special.) The steamship City of Topeka, which arrived in port this morning at 7 o'clock from San Francisco, had a good list of passengers and a larger freight shipment than usual. The Topeka remains in the harbor until tomor row morning, when she sails for Portland and Astoria. The gasoline schooner E. L. Smith, freighting between Coos Bay and Rogue river for the Gold Beach Mercantile com pany, departed for the south at 9 oclock this morning. The steam schooner Aurelia, which was In harbor over night, sailed for Eureka and San Francisco this morning at 10 o'clock. Tho steam schooner Bandon, which called at Bandon on her way from San Francisco, arrived here at noon and will ship a lum ber cargo at the Oregon Exports company mill. The steamer C. A. Smith, which lay at anchor last night near Empire, sailed for Bay Point this forenoon at 11 o'clock. Owing to tides rising in the evening, ves sels coming into port at present are unable to sail the same day, even if their freight is discharged. The steam schooner South Coast, ready In the lower bay with a lumber cargo, failed to put to sea this morning, while many other vessels were entering and departing. Portland Auto Dealers Get In Bad at Seattle. "Bum" Check Charges Prove Work of Practical Jokers. HEATTLE, "Wash., March 15. (Spe- O cial.) "You're wanted at head quarters." The speaker, a sparsely built man with an iron grip backed up by a shining badge laid both hands on the shoulders of H. H. Elingf, man ager of the Overland-Pacific company and Roy F. Fike, of the Portland Mo torcar company, both of Portland, late last night. "Who, us?" both men demanded. 'Us," laconically replied the detec tive, for it was none other than De tective Sergeant Cochran, of the city force. Explanations were demanded, but Sergeant Cochran," an old officer, and true to the breed, summoned a car and Fike and Eling were whisked to the station. "What's this I hear about you Port landers passing a lot of bum checks?" demanded Station Sergeant Keefe when the two men were taken before him. "Who, us?" once more demanded the astounded victims. "Yes, us," Keefe shouted back. "Now let 'me explain, I ah, I ah, began Fike. "I don't really know what this is about. There must be some mistake." "Mistake," shouted Keefe, as he pressed a fcutton. A moment later an orderly entered and brought a re port on which were the descriptions of two men answering to the name of Tike and Eling and giving their de scriptions. The descriptions tallied in every detail. "I guess there's no mis take about grabbing you birds." Fike and Eling spent some time in explaining that they had never passed a "bum", check in their lives, that they were responsible business men in Port land and they offered to put up a check for J5000 bail to show that they were real business men. "That's good," shouted Keefe, "a couple of bum check artists trying to bunk old Doc Keefe to let 'em out of jail, with some kind of bum paper that got them in bad. H'ar h'ar, that's good. The cement fioor for you." Fike and Eling finally prevailed on the sergeant to allow them to tele phone for friends. Ten minutes later a Seattle automobile dealer appeared and peremptorily ordered the police sergeant to release the two men and then walked out with them. He rec ommended that a box of $8 cigars would be all that was necessary and these were purchased and sent back by messenger to the sergeant. Fifteen minutes later Fike and Eling were led into the grill room of the Butler hotel where 200 automobile men were having a high jinks following the automobile show session. The crowd was wise, members of it having arranged for the fake arrest and they noised it about among the others. .following the big e big hurrah Fike and-Eling were called on again to buy the cigars for the crowd. T CAPTAIN A. 11. CONNOR MEN TIONED FOR IDAHO SENATOR. Former Speaker of House in Idaho Now in Hospital Recovering From Wounds Received Abroad. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, JVIarch 15. Captain Albert H. Connor, who is a patient at Walter Reed hospital, this city, while recov ering: from a wound sustained in the Argonne figrhtingr, is a very probable candidate for the, republican nomina tion for United States senator in Idaho next year. There appears to be a considerable demand from some of the republicans of north Idaho that Captain Connor make the race, according1 to informa tion receivea from some of his friends in this city. Besides an enviable war record Captain Connor is said to have clean record at home, where he is best known tv trie statesmanlike quali ties which distinguished his conduct as speaker of the house in the Idaho legislature of 1915. His home is at Sandpoint, in north Idaho, a location which is pointed out should mean some thing in the next nominating contest, as the other republican senator, Will iam E. Borah, is from south Idaho. It is sai of Captain Connor that he is one of the few political possibilities north Idaho who can claim an ac quaintance and following to any wide extent in the southern part of the state. It will be several weeks before he can leave the hospital permanently, at which time he" contemplates returning to Sandpoint to resume the practice of law. Captain Connor, however, is not the old soldier candidate mentioned for th senate seat now held by John F. gent, democrat. Colonel E. C. Davis, formerly of Boise, but now on the gen eral staff of the army and detailed to the war college, is another possible candidate for the republican nomina tion. Club Work Extension Planned. CHICAGO, March 15. Extension of the international phaes of the Inter national Association of Rotary Clubs to include clubs in foreign countries where other than English is spoken, as well as to consider means of aiding the public health service, universal mili tary training, government employment service, school garden, vocational edu cation and universal physical training programmes, will be acted on at a meeting of the organization here March 17 .and 18. Nitrate of Soda Released. WASHINGTON, March 15. Release of 150,000 tons of nitrate of soda by the war department to the department of agriculture for use as fertilizer was announced today. nian. Phone Main 7070, A 6095. Phone your want ads to the Orego- . . . ,,,, -?,.T . ,r. . ; I V tit v I & - f - v .11 -"v. J k' v- .?f V W W Jl - - - Perfect Fitting Glasses Made after a thorough personal examination, are constantly perform ing an almost marvelous work in the relief of eye-strain and defective vision. 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Vesta Nepean, a young woman living with her parents on Doumecq Plains, in the Salmon river country, was shot and severely wcund ed today by Mrs. Newton Otto, 1 neighbor. The shooting followed a quarrel in which Miss Nepean's brother and George Lynch, Mrs. Otto s brother, are said to have' participated. - The wound is not thought to be fatal, the bullet having entered the leg. and unless blood poisoning should develop serious results are . not ex pected. Reports from the scene of the shoot ing indicate that at a dance given Friday night in the Nepean neighbor hood the two men had. an t'.tercation and today as the Nepeans passed the Otto ranch hostilities were renewed, and while the twp men were fight ing the women engaged in a dispute, leading to the shooting. Sheriff Eller and Prosecuting: At torney Auger left immediately for the scene of the trouble. The shooting has aroused the entire community, due to the nature of the case, and the prominence of the persons involved. BALLOT MEASURE IS FfXED Only Proposed Laws Designated in Eddy Bill to Be Voted On. SALEM, Or., March 15. (Special.) (Only such measures as were designated iln tne Eddy bill, calling for a special election June 3, will be on the ballot at that election, Attorney-General Brown today ruled for Senator I. S. Smith, who had telegraphed to ascer tain whether the proposed constitu tional amendment extending the right of eminent domain for products of the farm, forest and mines, could be voted on in June. Consequently that amend ment must hold over until the next general election. The Attorney-General today provided a ballot title for an initiative measure also to.be voted on at the next general election, this prohibiting the use of seines, traps and fish wheels in the waters of the state. This amendment was initiated by E. L. Walters, of Ore gon City. PORT STRIKE IS REFERRED Sir Reginald T. Tower Selected as Official jfediator. BUENOS AIRES, March 15. Sir Regi nald T. Tower, the British minister, will act as mediator in the port strike. The minister conferred at length with President Irigoyen today and the presi dent accepted his offer of mediation. Sir Reginald conferred this afternoon with the cabinet ministers who have been trying to bring about a settle ment. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. GODBEY To Mr. and Mrs. L. Godbey, 300 East Thirty-sixth. February 27, a son. HOLSTROM To Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Hol atrom. Coble. Or., March 4, a son. YOUNG To Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin A. Young. Cascade Locks, Or., March 8, a daughter. ' ZURBACHFA To Mr. and Mrs. J. Zur bachen. Hilhsdale, Or., March 5, a daughter. MlKESELil- To Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Mike sell, 1173 East Yamhill, March 10, a daughter. BARHAM To Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Barham, Winlock. Wash., March 10. a daughter. CLARK To Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Clark, 310 Benton. March 10. a son. RASMUSSEX TO Mr. ana airs. ft. as- mussen, 107 ISOrtn r uitjeiiiu, maruu o, a son. BRASEN To Mr. and Mrs. D. Brasen, 660 Clackamas, March 11. a son. HARRIS To Mr. and Mrs. James O. Har ris, Larrabee, February 8, a daughter. BALDREDGE To Mr. and Mrs. James L. Baldredse, -Oak Point, March 4, a son. OLESOX To Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Oleson, 421 SKidmore, March 11, a son. Marriage Licenses. McKlLLOP - STILSON Archibald John McKillop legal, Tacoma, Wash., and Minnie Leone Stilson. legal, 312 Imperial Arms aPM?KIXNEY-RANET J. W. McKinney, 57, HlUsboro, Or., and Annie Raney, 03, 1005 Glenn avenue. BORDES-DUNGOISE: Joseph Bordes, le gal. 23H East Eighty-first street North, and Ivone Dungoiae, legal, !i0 Florida street. JOHNSON-WILSON Ivan E. Johnson, le gal. Salem. Or., and Jiana Wilson, legal, Wheeler street. HOLFORD-KELLEY John Berton Hol ford, 24. Monterey, Tenn., and Mrs. Laura Mav'e !elley, 23. 6 Union avenue. IMLAY-HASKELL Charles T. Imlay, 25, Reedville. Or., and Gertrude E. Haskell, 23, 800 Weidler street. GOLDBERG-GOLDBERG Harry Gold berg, legal, Washington hotel, and Edith Goldberg, legal. 567 Glisan st. W1LSON-ABERCROMBIE Fred Wilson, ; legal, Y. M. C. A., and Lois J? . Aoer crombie, legal, 6 East Sixty-second street. WATTERS-NICHOLS Pascal E. Walters, 40, 426 Kirby street, and May Nichols, 24, New Greene hotel. RYAN-WANG James Ryan, legal, Mult nomah hotel, and Lillian T. Waag, legal, 402 Caflotta - courU EYESIGHT SPECIALIST Second Floor STOXE-ATKIXS George M. Stone, 27. Halsey. Or., and Iva M. Atkins, 5, 1500 East Ash street. LYNCH-CLEVE Troy Edgar Lynch, 3J, 309 Baltimore street, and Mrs. Anna Cleve, 2ti, 1011 Denver avenue. QUINX-KOBIN Wilbur J. Quinn. 32, Fort Sam Houston. Tex., and Cora Jcanetle Robin, 3, 681 East Ash street. Centralis Soldiers Return. CENT HA LI A, Wash., March 15 (Special.) FVani rifim - i . - - p wini noni oung Centralian. has received his dis- v-..jBc ii urn ine army and returned home ThllrsHflV oiranjnr X r -,, - . ji inim has been stationed at Galveston. Ser geant Lloyd Chapman, nephew of Mrs. ocainaii or winiocK, has returned DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. temrlJtirQ hF March ".-Maximum tfiriP 5r UJ?' 49 desree; minimum leinpera- k (i fJZt ver read ng, b A M HUM it Uu Ittinia" since September 1, i 10' inches; normal rainiall aim-.- sinri", H-'Ui , r ' JU1S' 1Jl Inches. shlnp 11 hi.. -.. n"n"ies; possible un P If-. ihours !- minute. .Moonriso, 5:48 I. -M . moonset, u:37 A. il. ISurometor (re duced sea level). 3 P. M.. 20.SU lichei: rill. me numiaity at noon. (Hi per ceuU THE WEATHER. K K U Wind g I ?S ? 3 m 0 3 a . 3 3 :- : I . 5 p st . , c c : a .i STATIONS Etat. of Weather. ioaker o-Jj 40 0.011. .NWSnow 4" o.l-l. .iKK iPt. cloudy Boise Boston Calgnry ....... ("hicago Denver -491 30.00. '.1KB ICIear i'H r.o,l.ll',!S IKain .i-'l 440.00. .SB irioudy 4B .!'!. 701. .is IKain 4o so,o.i2. ..v iPt. cloudy M! (iiiu.ooo.si1: Icioudy ! ::olo.j. .N-visnow 3aj-.'00.nni-jNE iciear lVs Moines ... Eureka Galveston .... Helena t.f uneau K ansus City . . I I'li'i-mi!.-! liain lin o.id. .isw Marshi ield , . . Med ford Minneapolis . . Sew Orltuns.. New York . ... ICIear T't. cloudy Ht. cloudy :isi mho. 4Nl. .inw :i.- so,o.osii4isv 4s o.:mi. .in or Tso.on'i'SE U0 IslO.O-ilo.E US 4N;0.JSJSIVV .14 ."1' 0. on iii,u Cloudy Icioudy I't. cloudy Pi. cloudy North Yakima. t'hoenix Pocatello I 40 iH'O.Kl' ..IE SOI 40 o.'d.".'v ICIoudy Clear Portland Roseburg Sacramento . . St. Louis Salt Lake San Diego . . . San Franctscn Its! 4VO intii'sw 41.11 4X'0.1l)ill'!.SV Ssl S'0.00,14!SW 6n fill O.lHiXll.S "01 4-j:o.ooi.'ise 40 lis 0.OOI . .iSW 4it( firtin.nnliolsw o(l 40'0.oil;4isv . . .1 ;t 0.00'. .1. ... S2 US o. ofil. .IS ;tti! 4i! 0.0''I4!SW 341 4W0.lil:iB'W . . . I. . .10.00! . .Ine 34 SO0.02l20SVV roil 4u'o ft" Cloudy Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Rain cioudy IPt. cluudy Rain Seattle Pt. cloudy Clourly ICloudy Rain Spoktine Tatoosh Island Vahiez Walla Walla.. Washington .. Winnipeg . . . . Pt. cloudy Clear Pt. cloudy Ruin 8o S4jn.:;isis IHnow tA. M. today. P. M. report uf prcci'dinff day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain; moderate sout,n westerly wtnda. . Oregon and Washington Rain west, rain or snow east portion; moderate southwest erly winds. Idaho Probably rain or snow. EDWARP 1.. WKI.l.S. Mi-toorolojriyt. SOLDIERS and SAILORS ATTENTION To the boys of UNCLE SAM desiring employment The Ore gonian will, for a limited time, publish free for three days the advertisement of any soldier or sailor in uniform or those show ing credentials that they have been honorably discharged from the service. ADVERTISEMENTS MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE BUSINESS OFFICE OF THE OREGONIAN. TELEPHONE OR MAIL ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. STEEL STRUCTT'RAli SHAPES, FLATUS. BARS R.IVKT5. BOLTS, LPSET RODS, . FABRICATED MATERIAL FOR BRIDOES, Bl'II.niNGB, JA-KS. TOWERS, SHIPS. NORTHWEST BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY PORTLAND, OR. p. O. Box 888. Phone Mala 1193. 5