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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 16, 1922 17 1 AL III HOUR OF SAILING CHANGED Daylight Trip Down River . Is to Be Provided. NEW SCHEDULE JULY 26 Admiral Farragut to Inaugurate Service by Leaving Here at 10 A. M. Beginning- with the departure of the steamer Admiral Farragut JulV 26 tor California ports as far as San Diego, the Pacific Steam ship company will send Its vessels from Portland on that route at 10 o'clock each Wednesday morning Instead of at 4 o'clock Tuesday af ternoon, as is the present schedule. The new arrangement will not af fect the steamer Senator until August 2, so she will be the last to leave under the present card at 4 o'clock Tuesday. One advantage of the new sched ule is permitting passengers from Portland to enjoy a daylight trip down the Columbia rive, as well as becoming settled aboard ship be- lore reacning the ocean. River Trip Enjoyed. The same sailing hour has been maintained for a long time by the San Francisco & Portland line with the steamer Hose City, and during former days, when the steamers Beaver and Bear operated with her, the summer sailing hour was 9 o'clock. Tourists and even many Portlanders who had not taken the river journey found the daylight run decidedly worth while. The Senator was lifted on drydock this' trip for cleaning and painting the hull and on being floated yes' terday returned to terminal No. 2 to complete heT cargo. The new morning sailing card, according to H. S- Baton, general agent, provides for the steamers reaching San Fran Cisco Friday night and Wilmington Sunday afternoon, the layover there being until Monday afternoon, so San Diego is reached Tuesday morn tag. On the northbound voyage the ships are to arrive at Portland early Monday morning. They will have a longer time at this end of the line than at present. Steamer Headed North. The steamer Admiral Goodrich, which has replaced the Admiral Rod man on the Portland-Marshfield- Eureka-San Francisco route, left the Golden Gate at 11:30 o clock yester day morning with 700 tons of freight. She is due Tuesday and will leave Friday. With the Admiral Goodrich on the run, she being twice the size of the Admiral Rodman, the com ,- pany is to handle cedar poles and other timber between coast ports and Portland, while much of the same class of cargo will be sent to San Francisco as well. ASTORIA TRADES IN INCREASE Customs for Decade and for Last Fiscal Year Illuminating. Statistics covering transactions at the Astoria customs house for 10 years, credit the 1921-22 period with a total value on imports of $338,752, as against $79,795 for 1912-13, and $4,160,575 as the value of exports handled for the year ended June 30, as compared with an export value of $859,381 for the fiscal year 1912 13. Receipts for the year ended last month were $59,712.95 and in 1912-13 they were $20,846.81. While detailed official figures have not been given out relative to the Oregon customs district for the last year, the showing at Astoria was tabulated for the Information of Collector of Customs Piper. The statement sets forts that during 1912-13 there were 110 vessels to enter at Astoria from foreign ports and last year that had grown to 224 ships. The lower Columbia river dis trict has made gains In other ways as with lumber shipments, and the direct service to the Hawaiian is lands from there as well as Increase in other trades, especially in inter- coastal channels is counted on to show to greater advantage for the new year. PORT PICNIC IS TODAY Several Hundred Employes Are Expected to Take Part. Several hundred employes of the Port of Portland commission and their families will participate in the . p.nnual picnic today at Swan Island. The picnickers will meet at the Washington-street dock at 9 o'clock this morning and the steamer Port land and a barge will be used to transport the crowd to the Island. Considerable space on the island has been cleared for the occasion and an improved range installed, tables and benches provided, as well as tents for bathers to dress in and even an emergency hospital tent is up, in charge of which is to be a nurse. A swimming pool has been measured off with lifelines, and a dozen ring buoys are Placed con veniently should any mishap befall a swimmer or any of the particl pants in boat races. Baseball is promised as a feature, teams from the dredges being the contenders, while all manner of races, with a variety of prizes, are on the pro gramme. There will be coffee, ice cream and cookies provided and other edibles are to be furnished from the family larders. SWEDISH SHIPPING NOT IDLE Less Than Eight Per Cent of All Vessels 'Without Cargoes. STOCKHOLM, July 15. Less than S per cent of Swedish, shipping is now idle, according to the latest re port of the Swedish Shipowners' as sociation. This report shows sharp contrast to conditions a year ago, when in June Swedish shipping depression reached bottom mark with over 44 per cent of the coun try's total tonnage idle -and nearly 4S per cent of the men employed laid off. The report of the shipown ers' association covers only its mem bership, but virtually all of the country's shipping is owned by members of the association. The recovery of Sweden in ship ping is based largely on the coun try's approach to normal in many of Its most important industries and the rapid increase in exports. K. STJGA IS TO BE MANAGER Affairs of Mitsui & Co. in Port land to Be Managed. Affairs of Mitsui & company at Portland are to be looked after by K. Suga, who has been connected with the office for some time and has been named manager to succeed the late Y. Moriwaki, whose death occurred about a week ago. Mr. Suga -has been with the com pany at Pacific coast agencies for six years, previous to which he was connected with agencies at Tokio and Osaka. The Mitsui in terests operate steamers between Japan and Portland and deal ex tensively in imports and exports. during the busy' periods shipping eavily on regular lines as well as vessels under their direction. The company has maintained a Portland ffice for several years and has been instrumental in building up trade between the northwest and Japan. Notice to Mariners. The following affects aids to naviga tion in the 17th Lighthouse district: Umpqua River Jetty buoy 1, reported dragged to south side of channel July 4. will be replaced as soon as practicable. . Columbia River Westport Crossing light structure having been carried away, the position was temporarily marked on July S by a flat float surmounted by a skeleton superstructure, with figure 2 In black, moored in 30 feet of water and showing a flashing white light of 3 sec onds, duration every 2.7 seconds, of 70 candlepower. Grays Harbor Whitcomb Flats bell buoy 8, reported carried away July 9, will be replaced as soon as practicable. Puget Sound and Adjacent Waters Point Partridge gas and bell buoy 2, re ported light extinguished and found out of position, was replaced and relighted July 8. Post Point gas and bell buoy 2, reported light extinguished, was re lighted July 8. By order of the bureau of lighthouses. ROBERT W ARRACK. Superintendent 17th Lighthouse District- Lighterage Company Disbands. Announcement Is made by the Pa cific Steamship company that the Pacific Lighterage company, which has been handling stevedoring for the line at coast ports, being a sub sldiary corporation, has been dis banded. In the future the company is to take care of all longshore work direct. Marine Notes. Captain M. A. Sohst of the steamer Senator, accom panied by Mrs. Sohst. who is here from San Francisco, left yesterday for Puget sound on a week end trip. Captain Sohst will be on deck again with the departure of the Senator Tuesday afternoon for California cities. The Royal Mall steamer Carmarthen shire shifted yesterday from terminal No. 4 to Columbia dock to load addi tional cargo for Europe. The vessel Is to be started for sea Wednesday, and besides 3000 tons of wheat will have aboard canned fruit, frozen berries, dried prunes, cases of drag saws and lumber, Gilbert McCall, sought by his parents. living at 685 Thurman street, who feared his disappearance from home had lndi cated he bad gone to sea, has written from Seattle that he is aboard the steamer West Haven, which was in the harbor for a time and is bound for lsew York. ' "Commodore" Harry Montgomery of the customs house staff had been asked to lend his assistance in the search of shipping records In an endeavor to locate him. Captain E. E. Robertson has returned from a vacation trip and resumed com mand of the flreboat David Campbell, relieving Captain W. C. Monacle. Advices from San PranclBco are that the Toyo Klsen Kalsha liner Oinyo Mara, which was In collision last week with the steamer William A. McKenney off the California coast, would proceed direct from the Golden Gate for Japan, not making Portland this trip. The steamer Orient of the Williams Steamship company a line. Is due in the harbor from New York Saturday. She has considerable Inward freight and out ward consignments await her. ' The present stage of water has per mitted the Shaver Transportation com pany to resume towing two log rafts at time from lower uoiumDia river points for Portland mills. During the higher stages, when there was a much swifter current, only one raft was handled at a time. The steamer Shaver is to under- go her annual: Inspection tomorrow. The Bteamer Felix Taussig of the Crowell & Thurlow fleet, is due from the east Wednesday with general cargo. She loads some wool in addition to mis cellaneous freight here. The steamer Johan poulsen, laden with lumber for San Francisco, got away from Westport for sea yesterday afternoon. The steamer Florldan of the American Hawaiian flag, moved yesterday from terminal No. 1 to terminal No. 4 and is to -shift again this morning to the Eastern & Western mill to take on lum ber for European delivery. The steamer Annette Rolph of the Mc- Cormlck fleet left yesterday for San Francisco and San Pedro with general cargo. The schooner Defiance, which Is under charter to, load lumber for Honolulu, ar- rived up yesterday morning In tow of the tug Wallula and went to the drydock. The Japanese steamer Meigen Mam, loading a lumber cargo for Australia, Is to move today from Fresco tt lor West- port. H. S. Eaton, general agent of the Pacific Steamship company, yesterday met Paul N. Boggs and family of Toledo, O., his cousins, as they were here between trains on their way to California. Mr. Boggs la vice-president and general manaeer of the National Supply com pany, maintaining two large concerns for handling ot well supplies. Tides at Astoria Sunday. Hi eh. Low. 5:22 A. M 6.0 ft 11:31 A. M-. .1.0 ft 6:07 P. M 7.5 it. 1 Port Calendar. To AitIt. at Portland. Lewis Luckenbach.. New York... July 16 Remus so. Amer. . ..July 16 Solano San Pedro. . .July 16 Felix Taussig; Ivew Yoak...Julyl Daisy Putnam San Fran. .. .July IT Robin Gray Baltimore ...July 17 Delco ....New Orleans. July 17 Richmond San Fran. .. .July 18 West Gambo. ...... Buenos Aires. July 18 juuiinoman. ........ Kan Fran July 18 Santlam San Fran July 17 Cape Romaln New York. . .July 18 Aamirai uooaricn... Han Fran. . . .July IS Virginian Europe ......July 18 Siskiyou San Fran. .. .July 18 Rose City ..San Fran July 19 Orleans Quit ...July 20 orient .....New Tork.. .July 22 Mennon Tacoma July 24 Ohloan New York. . .July 24 Adm'l Farracrut. . ..San Diego. ..July 24 ienry a. urove ftaw xorK. . .Aug. j To Depart From Portland. Vwel For Date. West Gambo So. Amer. ...July 16 TJlkarang ...Orient July 17 BooDyaiia. a. uieg-o way. July 17 (Senator San Dieio. ...July 18 Lewis Luckenbach. .New York. ..July 18 Bratsber Orient ..... .Julvlft Robin Goodfellow. . .New York. ..July 19 Carmarthenshire. .. .Europe July 19 Cape Romaln New York. ..July 19 Texas Europe July 20 Richmond San Franf. . . . July 20 Admiral Goodrich... 8. F. & way. .July 21 Virginian Europe July 21 Rose City.... San Fran July 22 Orleans .Gulf July 22 Santiam San Fran . . . .July 22 Siskiyou San Pedro. . .July 22 Adm'l Farragut.... San Diego. ..July 26 Ohloan ... .....New York.. .July 28 Henry S. Grove New York... July SO Teasels. In Port. Vessel Berth. Boobyalla Terminal No. 4, Bratsberg .-Inman-Poulsen. Carmarthenshire ...Terminal No. 4. ; Defiance Drydock. Geo. Xf. Olson Clark-Wilson. Hannawa Vegetable Oil Co. Meigen Maru .Westport. Mobile City Terminal No. 1 Oregon Pine Peninsula mill. Robin Goodfellow...St. Helena Senator Terminal No. 2. Texas Inman-Poulsen. Tjikarang Terminal No. 4. Unlta Terminal -No. 2. Floridian Terminal No. 2. Trans-Paelfle Mall. Closms time for the trans-FaeiHc malls at the Portland main postoffice Is follows (one hour earlier at Station a 282 Oak street): For Hawaii, 7:48 P. M., July 17, Mr steamer Ventura, from San Francisco. For Hawaii, 7:45 P. M., July 20. pr steamer Persia Maru, from San Fran cisco. Vnr Hawaii. China. Japan and Philip pines, 7:43 P. M., July 20. per steamer freeiutaut uiubu.ii, .ivu, ou j rancisco. For China, Japan and Philippines, 11:30 P. M., July 21, per steamer Presi dent Jefferson, from Seattle. Phone your want ads to The Ore gonian. All Its readers are inter ested In the-claasUled columns. BUSINESSMEN OF PORTLAND EXTOL MR. MORIWAKI. Funeral of Agent for Mitsui Line Attended by Prominent Local Friends of Oriental. , . . : Regard in which Toshitaro Mori waki, Portland ' manager for Mitsui & Co. since 19ii, was held by Amer ican business associates was evi denced at the funeral services Mon day, atended by many; when eulogies were delivered by President Mielke of the Chamber of Commerce and J., W. Ganong of Kerr, Gifford & Co. Services were at the Japanese Buddhist church. Mr. Moriwaki first was associated with the American affairs of Mitsui & Co., in 1915 when he joined the staff of the Seattle office. He was born at Hiroshima, Japan, In 1882, 1'oxhltaro Moriwaki, whose ' fu neral was held- last week. and in 1908 was graduated from the Kobe commercial college. A post graduate course at the Tokio com mercial college earned for him the degree of master of commerce. He retained the management of the Portland branch longer than any predecessor. - " During his residence in Portland Mr. Moriwaki studied American cus toms generally and ' his dealings with exporting and Importing Inter ests drew a large acquaintance. Mrs. Moriwaki and an 8-year-old son, Yoshiuuki, of Portland, also a daughter, Masako, 10 years of age, attending school In Japan, survive. The family home Is on Market street drive. ; Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or.. July 15. Carrying a full cargo of lumber from Knappton the steam schooner Hornet will sail tonight tomorrow morning for San Fran cisco. The Matson line steamer Lur- line will be due early tomorrow from San Francisco and will load about 1500 tons of general cargo at the port ter minals for Honolulu, sailing early to morrow via Port Angeles and Seattle, The cargo taken on here will include general merchandise, flour, box shooks, lumber, shingles, cooperage stock, Irozen meat and cold pack strawberries. The steam schooner Shasta sailed at 11 o'clock last night- for San Francisco, carrying 250.000 feet of lumber from Llnnton and 630,000 feet from St. Helens. After discharging bunker coal at the Astoria terminals the Norwegian Bteam er Unite, ahifted at -10:30 last evening to Portland, woere ane is to foaa lumber for the orient. GRAYS HARBOR. Wash.. July 15. (Special.) The steamer' Munalres ar rived from Puget sound this afternoon and will load cargo at the Graya harbor Commercial dock, Cosmopolls. The steamer Svea arrived late last night from 8an Francisco and will load at the National mill, Hoqulam. The steamer WIUsolo cleared this aft ernoon with cargo from the National mill, ioquiam.. The steamer YDres Maru cleared today for Yokohama with cargo loaded at the Blshoo dolnhins from rafts. The schooner Columbia cleared this afternoon for Honolulu with cargo from the E. K. Wood mill, Hoqulam. . The steamer San Jacinto cleared this afternoon for San Pedro with cargo from the E. K. Wood mill, Hoqulam. The steamer Remus with cargo from the Grays Harbor mill, Hoqulam, and the Lehigh, with cargo from the Wilson mill, Aberdeen, are expected to clear Sunday morning. The schooner William Taylor Is sched uled to clear Sunday afternoon for Port Albernl, Is. C, to load lumber lor South America. The steamer Willfaro shifted last night from the Donovan mill to the Commercial company to complete loading. TACOMA, Wash., July 15. The bark entlne Monitor arrived here last night from San Francsco In tow of the Port Angeles and went Into the stream to discharge rock ballast. The Monitor will take slag ballast at the smelter and shift Tuesday to Mukllteo to load a full cargo of lumber for South Africa. The Port Angeles, after discharging local freight, shifted to Seattle this morning and returned tonight to discharge and load smelter cargo, later going down sound to load. With a full cargo of general freight and a number of Japanese passengers. the Osaka Shosen Kalsha liner Africa Maru departed this morning for Japan and China. The vessel will stop for mall and passengers at Seattle and Victoria. The Amur, from Granby, B. C, with ore for the Tacoma smelter, arrived this morning and will depart north bound tomorrow morning. The tanker Atlas of the Standard Oil fleet arrived here early this morning from California. The Atlas will depart tomorrow morning. Under the new schedule adopted by the Pacific company, the Admiral Dewey and Admiral Schley will make Tacoma, alter. natlng each Monday, while the Dorothy Alexander and the Ruth Alexander will be here each Friday. There has been a general shift in the clearing time of vessels due to the addition of the H, F. Alexander on the coast route. To load flour at the grain docks for gulf ports, the west Haven of the At lantic, Gulf & Pacific line arrived here Friday night. The vessel was due to depart tonight or tomorrow morning. The cornova snutea trom the smelter to the port dock this morning and is picking up cargo for Alaska. The vessel will depart Monday.- SAN PEDRO. Cal.. July 15. Admiral W. S. Benson. Meyer Lissner and Genre Chamberlain, officials ot the United States shipping board, are scheduled to arrive here Wednesday to determine the sent!. ment of local shippers on the proposed abolition of tolls to American vessels passing tnrougn tne mama canal The Struthers & Barry freighter Dewey is expected here tomorrow from San Francisco tO' loaa dUOO tons of case oil. old newsprint and steel for delivery at oriental ports. Preparations have been made for the reconditioning at this port of the steamer City of Los Angeles, which is due here tomorrow irom f.ew xerk. It is est I mated that the work will require about six weeks, after which the big liner win De openea lor public inspection. Seven vessels dockinj? here during. ,h past 24 hours with combined cargoes of 9.000,000 . feet of lumber brought the week's receipts ot that commodity close to 50,000,000 feet, a new high mark for this port. Twenty-six lumber steamers aiscnargea cargoes nere today. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 15. Annrotl. mately 1,000,000 boxes of Washington apples and about 300,000 additional boxes from Oregon will be handled at the refrigerator terminals of the port of Seattle the coming season, according to George B. Lamping, port commissioner. Last year 250.000 boxes were handled, as it was -then more or les4 of an ex periment, for the coming of refrigerator equipped steamships in both the north' European and intercoastal traffic first made it possible to experiment with fresh Washington fruits. The apples arrived at destination In good condition In all pages and shippers at ones' arranged to C 2 ' iSanSf5 fi EVERY STATE CONTRIBUTES TO NEW NATIONAL ABORETUM Seeds From Historic Trees Throughout the Country Will Be Planted in Washington to Perpetuate Notable Events- t-jt WASHINGTON, D. C, July 15. A Every state In the union will I I be represented In the new national arboretum In Washington. Seeds from trees in the hall of fame for trees with a history are being collected by the - American Forestry association from every state. Lieutenant-Colonel C. O. Sher rlll and Major D. I Weart of the department of public buildings and grounds are working- out plans whereby many of the trees and shrubs in the capital will be marked with their common names so that thousands of visitors may know them. The first state to send tree seeds is Indiana. Dumont Kennedy of Crawfordsville has sent In a box of seeds from the famous Dumont Kennedy elm. .- Many other famous trees will send "children" to Washington for a home in the nation's capital. There is the famous Lincoln h&ckberry at . Decorah, la., planted by John Finn, in memory of Lincoln a few days after Lincoln was shot. Mr. Finn went out in the woods and pulled up a sapling which he placed on the street in front of his house. Today, the tree is 110 feet high. Another tree that will be repre sented will be the Washington horse-chestnut at Bath, Pat, which was presented to General Brown by George Washingt6n. The sapling came from Mount Vernon. ' In the list of famous trees from which seeds will come to Washing ton are the Sir Joseph Hooker.oak at Chico, Cal., the Wye Mills oak at Eaaton, Md., the Washington wal nut at Maplewood, N. J., the Weath ersfield elm at Middletown, Conn., the oaks from England at Milford, Va., the mulberry tree at Spartans burg, S. C, the acacia tree at Day ton, O., the Rath bone elm at Mari etta, O., the Bartram cypress at Philadelphia, DeSoto oak at Tampa, continue this method of forwarding their product. The state public service commission of Washington will hold & conference in Seattle next Thursday with owners and operators of barges, scows and lighters of Puget sound with a view to bringing about the filing of a regular schedule of tariffs for this service. The new motorshlp Mlssourian, in the service of the American-Hawaiian Steam ship company,, sailed from Boston today for this port. The Mlssourian -Is a sis ter snip oi the caiuornian, wnicn was recently here on her - maiden voyage. The operation of these ships is being watched with interest in shipping cir cles, as the motorshlp idea is making headway. Bringing 1548 tons of Atlantic coast cargo and 480 tons from north Europe, the steamship Virginian of the American-Hawaiian line arrived in port to night. The vessel will load on Puget sound and shift to Tacoma Monday night. The steamship Chrlstlaniaford is en route to the Pacific. This will be the first of a fleet of five steamers chartered from Swedish interests - by the Trans Oceanic company and will load at Seat tle, Vancouver and San Jb rancisco on this voyage. . The vessel will berth here in late August or early September and ill be followed in September by - tne steamship Frogner, now in the orient. which will likely load at Grays Har bor or the Columbia river. The steam ship Anten, whWh is being withdrawn from the . Australian trade, win De loaded for ports of London, Hull and Lelth at San Francisco. VANCOUVER. B. C July 15. The Neraazee steamer Bermuda Is due at Quarantine Sunday morning from the orient and will go up to Fraser- mills to commence loading on Monday for Atlantic ports. She will take 1,800.000 feet of lumber on the river and then shift to Burrard inlet to load 600,000 feet more and 16,000.000 shingles. VICTORIA. B. C. July 15. Sir Mark Sheldon, formerly commissioner for Aus tralia in the United States, and one of Australia's most prominent public ng- ures, arrived here today aboard the liner Niagara from Sydney, N. S. w.. en route to England. "No special significance is attached to my present trip." said Sir Mark on his arrival here. "I am going through to London and expect to return to Australia in about nine months." 'Everything Is in good shape in Aus tralia and the country is remarkably free of strikes," said Sir Mark. "Grain is higher than it ever was and prosperous conditions are particularly noticeable." Bringing in one of the largest lists ot passengers from Australasia this season. the Canadian-Australlaslan liner Niagara, Captain J. T. Rolls made port t 1 this morning suvr a puann gi a uay a nun, Sydney. N. S. W.. via Auckland, Suva and Honolulu. The Bteamer had 506 pas sengers aboard, including 226 salon and 118 second class and 92 tnird class. Sixty first-class, 30 second-class and 20 third-class passengers lanaea at tnis port. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. July 15. Twenty-two days from San Francisco, the schooner Anna M. Campbell arrived this morning. When she passed in at Capt Flattery a strong westerly wind pre vailed which enabled her to sail up the straits to anchorage. The Campbell will shift to Port Ludlow, where she will load lumber lor Caliao. Coming from the orient in ballast the Australian steamer Waltemate arrived this afternoon for fumigation after which she will shift to Anacortes where she will load lumber and box shooks tor Australia. She probably will go to Van couver, B. C, to complete cargo. The state fisheries boat Governor Eltsha P. " Ferry arrived today from a cruise down the straits enforcing the laws rela tive to fishing. BELLINGHAM, "wash., July 15. The Harry Luckenbach, lumber laden, de parted this afternoon from the Bloedel Donovan. docks for the Atlantic coast. The - shipping board steamer West Haven, due today from Seattle, did not arrive, but is expected to begin loading a lumber cargo tomorrow. ' The Admiral Dewey was due from San Francesco tonight. IS LESS THAX CARLOAD SHIP MENTS NOW INCLUDED. Announcement of Change Is Re ceived by Columbia Pacific Shipping Company. ' Absorption of transfer charges on less than carload shipments received by the American-Hawaiian Steam ship ; company at Bush terminals, New York, for delivery at Pacific coast ports, Is the latest move to the advantage of shippers, as an nounced yesterday by the Columbia Pacific Shipping company, Portland agents for the fleet, which was ad vised of the step by telegraph. -It has been customary to to-ke care of transfer charges on carload ship ments, cars being switched to the terminals, while the unloading is not taxed against the freight. But on less than carload movements there has been a charge of 8 cents on each 100 pounds. The new ab sorption Is said to be applicable to water shipments reaching New York for westbound , movements, as well as those originating at rail points. New York advices are that the Luckenbach line has withdrawn from the gulf conference on the plea that rates between the gulf and Pacific ports may . be affected as a consequence of rate cutting by the North Atlantio coast lines. The present situation was precipitated ." - ' ' -" ' "" Fla., the La Fayette poplar near Geneva, N. T., Stratford on Avon oak In Central park, New York city, Whittier . 'elm at Haverhill, Mass., the McDonough oak. New Orleans, the "Green Tree Hotel" at LeClair, beneath which J. B. Barnes, who nominated It, and one "Willie Cody" played as boys 70 years ago; the sycamore at Fort Ball, now Tiffin, O., Kingston oak at Kingston, Tenn., Hilgard chestnut at the University of California, Basking Ridge oak, Basking Ridge, . N. J., Teddy's De light at Phelps, N. Y., General Grant's tree, Chicago, Wesley oak, St. Simon's Island. Georgia, Shakes peare tree at University of Roches ter, . New York, Webster tree at: Franklin, N- H., Battle Ground oak and. New Garden oak, Guilford col lege. North Carolina,- Treaty oak, Washington, Council tree, Council Bluffs, la., Pomona live oak, Po mona, Cal., Fremont oak, Oakland, Cal., the tree v that , owns itself, at Athens, Ga., Caney Creek sycamore, Caney Creek, Ky., Johnston oak at Corinth, Miss., La Fayette tree at Concord, N. H., the famous Scythe tree. at Waterloo, N..Y., the Logan elm at Circlevllle, O., La- Fayette's tree at Battle of Brandywlne, Chadd's Ford, Pa., and the tree planted by . La Fayette at York-, town. ' , , "Every, one of .these trees have seen history made or marks a historic- spot," says Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the American Forestry association.. "In future years the nation's capital is to be a national arboretum and the nation should be congratulated on the plans being made by' Lieutenant Colonel Sherrill to this end. Trees and shrubs are being marked in plain-English so that not only the residents of the nation's capital but the thousands of visitors can see the famous and interesting trees. This is of the highest educational value and every city in the country should mark their trees In the same way." ' by the withdrawal of the American Hawaiian from the North Atlantic coast or intercostal conference, with the announcement at the time that its tariff was being changed. The Luckenbach Interests launched a campaign for business on lower rates and there has been keen com petition between -the two at the principal ports as -a result. Other lines have taken part to some ex tent, though all do not admit hav ing changed rates and say that they have been able to hold most of their business under the old . tariff. AUT0M0TIVEMEN ELECT E. - S. Johnson Chosen President of Idaho Association. BOISE, Idaho, July 15. (Spe cial.) The Idaho Automotive Trades association at its session at Hailey today - went on record in favor of state-bo.nded garages for the further' protectlon of automo bile owners and also favored the levying of a two-cent tax on gaso line, the proceedB to be used on automobile passenger lines under supervision of the public utilities commission the same as other car riers. -The-meeting represented practic ally every section In southern Idaho and a number In the north. Officers elected by the associa tion were; E. S. , Johnsoij, Twin Falls, president; "W. C. Ash, Boise, first vice-president; J. C. Clay, Idaho Falls, second vice-president; w. T, Newberry, Coeur d'Alene; Ci J. Hugo, Moscow; Charles Bennett, Lewiston; Frank Parke, Burley; J. K. Thome, Caldwell; D. M. Gallafant, Pocatel lo, and J. W. Flaharty, Blackfoot, directors. Guy Flenner of Boise and Poca tello again was unanimously elected secretary and treasurer. DAILY C1TY STATISTICS . ? ' u Marriage Licenses. GERHARD-CLARK Harold Frederick Gerhard, legal, Delmajo hotel, and Clemmie L. Clark, legal. Delmajo hotel. .TOHNSON-DEAN Clifford Edward Johnson, legal, Tacoma, Wash., and Tillle E. Dean, legal. S22 East Twenty fourth street. FORZA-FORZA George Forza. 81. 270 North Thirteenth street, and Nina Fnra. 270 North Thirteenth street. KENT-GORDON Wendell Edward Kent, 22, 1028 East Lincoln street, and Eleno're Mae -Gordon. 20, 310 East Twontv-Meventh street. t.vtt.e-CREED Amel K. Lytle. 24. Hood River, Or., and Dora Florence Creed, 22. 1427 East Glisan street. PETERSON-KELLOGG Raymond J. Pfttftrson. 21. 123 South Swenson street, and Grace A. Kellogg. 17, 023 South Jersey street. TlAT.AS-LEWIS John Ba-las. legal. 2007 Hawthorne avenue, and Florence T.wi. leial. 305 Sixth street. TANAKA-YAMADA Benjamin Tana- ka, 34. 50j Third street, ana jaickiyi xamaaa, aw, rouie i. uu. iu, var vji . KIRK-GRAFF William rt. Kirk, legal. 250 Twelfth street, and Marguerite uraii, teenl. 505 Jefferson. KNIGHT-BOYD Walter R. Knight, legal, Corbett, Or., and Bessie M. Boyd, loe-nl. Portland. Or. ILLSLET-SKINNER Howard E. Ills ley, legal, Venable hotel, and Catherine Skinner, Utopia apartments. GRIFFIN-ALSLEBEN Thomas Grif fin lpeal. 660 East Morrison Btreet, and Ida Marie Alsleben, legal, 122 East Ninth street. f MORR1S-PARRISH Rollie D. Morris, legal. Scio, Or., and Eleanor Parrlsh, legal 489 East Thirteenth street North. BUCK-BACON Edgar Stanley Buck, 32, 272 West Wlnchell street, and Sarah Bacon, 29, 272 West Wlnchell street. JOHNSON-LUNDEEN: Gus G. John son legal, Chesapeake street, and Cella C. Lundeen, legal, 85 East Sixteenth OTHITS-HART Byron F. Othus, legal, 927 Hoyt street, and Martha N. Hart, legal, 4766 Fifty-seventh street. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. DAVIS-WARD George W. Davis. 26. of Pittsburg, Pa., and Lela Ward. 22, of Shreveport. La. JENKIN8-KILGORE Vanover V. Jen kins, 27, of Portland, and Hazel I. Kil gore, 18. of Portland. SILVER-HODES Frank Silver, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Eda Hodes. 40, of Chicago. - VAN ATTA-HOLDEN Artie R.. Van Atta, 35, of Yakima, Wash., and Mrs. Wanda J. Holden. 31, of Portland. SYVERSON - BEVIER Arnold B. Syverson, 27, of Gates, Or., and Blanche M. Bevier, -18. of Gates. Or. i JEAL-INMAN Mike Jeal,.42. of Port land, and Mrs. Lilly Inman, 38, of New Hampshire. PRATT-REDMOND Edward Pratt, 20, of Portland, and Saida Redmond, 19, of Portland. ELLENWOOD-SIMMONS Frank A. Ellenwood," legal, of Portland, and Mrs. Mary Simmons, legal, of Portland. BADER-SNOW George Bader, 25, - of Portland, and Irene B. Snow, 17, of Port land. . MILLER-JOHNSON Richard H. Mil ler, 48, of Portland, and Ada M. John son. 44, of Portland. WILLIAMS-JOHNSTONE George Wil liams, legal, of Portland, and Maria Johnstone, legal, ot Portland. DALEY-WATSON George W. Daley, 44, ot Portland, and Birdie Watson, 38, of Portland. TAYLOR-HAMILTON William W. Taylor, 38, of Portland, and Mrs. Phelena Hamilton, 28. of Portland. DANIELSON-SMITH Martin J. Dan lelson, legal,- of Can by, Or., and Mrs. Bertha C. Smith, legal, of Canby. Or. : FOX-ATTERBURY John W. Fox, le gal, of Gresham, Or., and Mrs. Pearl G. Atterbury, legal, of Gresham. NBLSON-FOLKLAND Charles W. Nelson, 21, of Portland, and Anne L. Folkland, 18, of Portland. RICKETTS-SCHROEDER George W. Rlcketts. 31. of Salem. Or., and Martha Schroeder. 33, ot Salem. Or. Phone your want ado to The Ore gonlan, Main 7070, Automatic 56-0-95. OFFER TO SALVAGE STEAMER HELD TOO. HIGH. Negotiations for Disposition of British Vessel Now Menace to Navigation Under Way. i On the heels of the action of the federal government in taking pos session of the- wrecked British steamer "Welsh Prince,-which was announced Friday, . information has been received that in tentative ne gotiations for the salvage of the wreck" and cargo as a contract job $200,000 had been asked by wreck ers which was reiused. On the other hand a bid of about $37,500 was received for the purchase of the wreck and cargo, of:' which amount it Is saia the figure for the hull alone was about 13100. . In proceedings In the matter the war department has held the wreck to be an obstruction and a menace to navigation, and , so , instructed Major Richard Park, corps of en gineers. United States army, to take charge and advertise for proposals covering its removal. " 'A draft of specifications was finished yester day and early in the week copies are .to be available for bidders. On the blanks being given out a date for opening bids is to be made known. The plan is to have such details closed in 30 days, so that as soon as possible afterward the suc cessful bidder can begin operations. It has been indicated in late tele grams from the east that the own ers of the Welsh prince have aban doned the vessel to the underwrit ers, but in view of the low figures offered for the hull alone, it Is re garded as doubtful if the under writers will make any further move. simply permitting the government to go ahead with its programme for the sale and removal of the sunk en vessel and cargo.' The means to be employed In the work promises to Interest the ma rine and salvage fraternity. Some favor blowing away the decks so that the cargo of timbers, which was destined for ' the orient, can float free. Then 3600 tons of, steel plate might be reached more easily. ' Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. July 15, Arrived at 10:15 A. M., Norewgian steamer Unlta, from orient via San Francisco; schooner De flence, from Grays Harbor.- Sailed at 10 A. M.. steamer Mobile City, for Pueet sound porta; steamer Johan Poulsen. from westport, for San Francisco; sailed at 11:55 .P. M., steamer Annette Rolph, for san i-earo via Man Francisco. ASTORIA. July 15. Left up at 10:30 last night, schooner Defiance; left up at ii last night. Norwegian Bteamer Unlta: sailed at 10 last night, steamer Shasta, ior an rearo. . SAN FRANCISCO. July 15. Arrived at 4 A. M., steamer Frank G. Drum, from Portland: arrived at 4 A. M.. steamer Nehalem, from Portland; arrived at 11 A. Al., steamer Rose City, from Portland. Sailed at noon, steamer Admiral Good rich, for Portland via Eureka and Coos Bay. . SAN PEDRO, July ' 14. Arrived: Steamers Walter A. Luckenbach, from Boston, for Portland and Puget sound Cape Romaln, from New York for Port land and Puget sound; Edgar F. Lucken bach, from Portland for New York. Sailed: Steamers Daisy Freeman, for Columbia river; Steel Ranger, from New rork. ior Portland and Puget sound; santiam, zor Columbia river. CHRISTOBAL July 13. . Sailed Steamer Howick Hall, from Portland, for Mancnester. NORFOLK, July 14. Arrived: Jap anese steamer Aden Maru, from Portland. LIVERPOOL, July . 14. Arrived Steamer Panaman, from Portland, for Glasgow.. TACOMA. Wash.. Julv 15. Arrived: Atlas, from San Francisco; Port Angeles irom J'ort rownsend; Darkentlne Monitor from San Francisco; West Haven, from rew jfork; Amur from Granby. B. C. Ibuksan Maru, from Yokohama, during nignt. Departed: Port Angeles, for Seattle Africa Maru for Yokohama. SEATTLE, Wash., July 15. Arrived; John Klrkrpatrlck, irom -San Pedro, P. M. ; Alameda, from southwestern Alaska, 6 P. M. ; Virginian, from Boston. 7 P. M. ; Africa Maru. from Tacoma, 10 F. M. ; Admiral Dewey, from San Pedro. 10:30 A. M. ; Redondo, from southeastern Alaska, 6 A, M.; Port Angeles, from San Pedro, o:4a a. M. Departed: Dorothy Alexander, for San Diego, midnight; Font Angeles, for Ev erett, 3:45 P. M. ; Spokane, for south eastern Alaska, iu A. M. ; west Haven, for New, York, 7:45 A. M. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., July 15. Arrived : Waltemata,- from Kobe. RAYMOND, Wash.. July 15. (Special.) Departed, 12 noon: Ryder Hanify (or San Pedro. SAN PEDRO, Cal, July 15. Arrived Santa Rita, Irom Ban Diego. 1:30 A. M Los Angeles, from San Francisco. A. M. ; Fort Bragg, from Fort Bragg. 7 A. M. : Ruth Alexander, from San Dlgo 7:50 A. M. ; Qulnault, from Tacoma. 8 A. M. ; Claremont, from Wlllapa harbor, 8:15 A. M. ;. Harvard, Irom Ban Fran cisco. 10:15 A. M. Sailed: Orleans, for Portland and Se attle. 0:15 A. M. : Yorba Linda, for Ever ett, at noon; West Prospect, for San Francisco. iz:sv r. ii. : Kutn Alexander. for Seattle, 3 P. M.; Harvard, for San Francisco, 4 P. M. ; Whitney, and Olion, for Graya Harbor, 6 p. M.; Dardauus, for Portland and Seattle. 6 P. M.; Ed gar F. Luckenbach, for New York, 6:30 P. M. ; Los Angeles, for San Francisco, 8:30 P. M. CRISTOBAL, July 14. Arrived. Dele rosa, from San Francisco. MALMO, July 11. Arrived. Valparaiso, from San Francisco. SYDNEY, N. S. W., July 12. Arrived, Canadian Highlander, from Portland, Or. ROTTERDAM. July IS Arrived, City of Bombay, irom san ft-rancisco. SHANGHAI. July 18. Arrived. West Ivan, from San Francisco; July 14, Pres ident Wilson, for San Francisco. MANILA, July 14. Arrived, Maru, from Seattle. . Arizona BARCELONIA, July 11. Arrived, Coaxet, from Seattle SHANGHAI, July 13. Sailed, Siberia Maru, for San Francisco. MANILA, July 14. Sailed, West Far. Ion, for San Francisco. KOBE, July 13. Sailed, Harold Dollar, for San Francisco. YOKOHAMA, July 13. Sailed, Presi dent Cleveland, for San Francisco TAIPEH, July 15. Sailed,- President McKlnley. for Seattle. NEW YORK, July 15. Arrived, Scy thia, from Liverpool. . PLYMOUTH. July 14. Arrived, Presi dent Garfield, from New York. SOUTHAMPTON, July 14. Arrived, Majestic, .from New York. CHRISTIANIA", July 10. Stavanger fjord, from New York. HAMBURG, July 14. Arrived, Saxon la. from New York. . NAPLES, July 9. Arrived, Megall Hellas, from New York. NEW YORK, July 15. Sailed, Olympic, for Southampton; cedrlc. for -Liverpool Noordam, for Rotterdam; La savote, for Havre, Algeria, Glasgow. Kroonland and Antwerp; prottingholm, for Gothenburg, MESSINA, July 13. Sailed, Italia, for New York. - CONSTANZA, July 8. Sailed, Constan. tinople, for New York SAN FRANCISCO, July 15. Sailed, Carlos, for Aberdeen, 1:45 P. M.: Eliza beth, for Bandon, 1:35 P. M.; Thomas L. Wand, for Coos Bay, 2:13 A. M. ; Admiral Goodrich, for Portland. 12:15 P. M. Guerrero, for Santa Cruz,' 7:20 A. M. Ar rived, India Arrow,, irom Shanghai, 4;ao A M.;' Nehalem. from Astoria.. 4:30 A. M. ; Frank G. Drum, from Astoria, 4:30 A. M.; Gymeric. from London, 5:55 A. M. ; Johanna Smith, from Coos Bay, 8 A. M'.; Delco, from Mobile, 10:10 A. M. ; Rose City, from Portland. 10:40 A. M. : Admiral Schley, from Seattle. 11:20 A. M. ; Lyman Stewart, from Seattle, 1 P. M. . t Ship Rejports by Radio. By the Radio Corporation of America. (The Radio Corporation of America, in co-operation with the United States pub lic healrh service and the Seamen's Church institute, will receive requests for medical or surgical advice through its Ban Francisco statloa- wunoui cost.; , Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday, 1 unless otherwise indicated, were as fol lows: ALLOWAY, Yokohama for Vancouver, ' 832 miles from Vancouver, July 14. uaaiel ivEKN, Seattle lor nanarmo, C; off Jefferson head. TUG EQUATOR. Union Bay. B. C for Seattle, 130 miles from Seattle. YOSEMITE Port Ludlow for San Fran- sco, 20 miles from Port Ludlow. HORACE X. BAXTER. San Pedro for -Blaine, 8 miles from Blaine. SPOKANE. Seattle for Ketchikan. 113 miles from Seattle. U. 8. L T. ROSE. 60 miles northwest of "Columbia river, bound for Destruction island. LURLINE. San Francisco for Astoria, 461 miles north of San Francisco. FOREST KING. Seattle for Redondo. 250 miles from Seattle. CITY OF LOS ANGELES. New York for San Pedro, 679 miles southeast of San Pedro. July 14. HYADES, Kahulul for San Francisco, 400 miles from Kahului, July 14. VIMTA. San Francisco for Sydney. 944 miles from San Francisco, July 14. WEST NOTU8. San Pedro for Panama, 955 miles south of San Pedro, at noon. STEEL MAKER, New Orleans for San Pedro, 846 miles south of San Pedro, t noon. THOMAS H. BEAL. San Pedro for Boston, 700 miles south of San Pedro, at noon.' T-'SCALOOSA CITY. Manila for San Francisco, 1270 miles from San Fran cisco, at noon. CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS, barge 93 In vtow, Richmond for San Pedro, 40 miles from Richmond. BABINDA. San Francisco for San Pedro, 40 miles south of San Francisco. W. S. MILLER, Richmond for San Pedro, 235 miles from San Pedro. ADMIRAL GOODRICH. San Francisco for Eureka, 70 miles north of San Fran cisco. SISKIYOU. San Pedro for Columbia river. 94 miles south of San Francisco. SEA LION, log raft In tow, Columbia river for San Diego, five miles west of Point Sur. RICHMOND, San' Pedro for Astoria, 595 miles from Astoria. OOWICHE. Baltimore for San Pedro, 1297 miles from San Pedro, at noon. WAUKEGAN. New York for San Fran-, Cisco. 510 miles south of San Francisco, BENLAWERS. Portland lor Panama, 100 miles west ef San Francisco. STEEL RANGER. San Pedro Ior San Francisco, 104 miles south of San Fran cIrco. ORLEANS. San Pedro for San Fran cisco. 280 miles from San Francisco. EDYKE, San Francisco for Victoria, 80 "miles north of San Francisco. HUMBOLDT. San Pedro for San Fran clscn. 105 miles south of San Francisco. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. san rranciseo for Wilmington, 112 miles south of San Francisco. COTTON PLANT, San Francisco Ior Coos Bay, 200 miles north of San Fran cisco. YANKEE ARROW. Shanghai for San Francisco. 80 miles frdm San Francisco. FLORENCE LUCKENBACH, Seattle for San Francisco, 122 miles north of San Francisco. - HYADES. Kahulul for San Francisco, 229 miles from San Francisco. STEEL EXPORTER. San Pedro lor Japan, 149 miles west of San Pedro. PARAISO. Grays Harbor for San J-Tan- clsco. 90 miles from San Francisco. EL SEGUNDO. San Pedro for Point Wells. 020 miles from San Pedro. ADMIRAL RODMAN. San Francisco for Seattle. 168 miles from San Francisco DERBLAY, Halboa lor san Francisco, 116 miles from San Francisco. DEWEY. San Francisco for San Pedro, 10 miles south of Sal Pedro. ELDENA. Honolulu for New York, latitude 19:09 north, longitude 124:47 west. noon. D. G. SCOPIELD. New York Ior San Pedro, 797 miles from San Pedro. H. M. STOREY. London for San Pe, dro. 784 mllci south of San Francisco. OHIOAN, San Francisco ior Seattle, u miles south of San Francisco. RUTH ALEXANDER. Wilmington for San Francisco, .301 miles from San Fran cisco. ROBIN GRAY. San Francisco for Portland. 388 miles from Columbia river. WEST GAMBO, 54 miles north of cape Mendocino, noon. PATRICK HENRY, 1024 miles east oi Honolulu. ROBIN GRAY, 140 miles north ot Point Reyes. CANADIAN WINNER. San Francisco for Seattle, latitude 41:20 north, longi tude 125:07 west. BEARPORT. Loa Angeles lor xono. hama, 2916 miles from Los Angeles, July 14. NANKING. San Francisco lor Hong kong, 719 miles west of Honolulu, July 14. BROAD ARROW, Hongkong lor san Francisco, 2440 miles Irom ban Fran cisco. July 14. astral. Dairen ior san urancracu, 2178 miles from San Francisco, July 14. MATSONIA. San Francisco for Hono lulu, 727 mllesfrom San Francisco, July 14. CHINA ARROW. San Francisco Ior Hongkong. 1475 miles west of San Fran cisco, July 14. ELDENA, nonoiuiu ior new lorn, ijai. 19:47 north. Long. 127:46 west, July 14. CALIFORNIA. Portland Ior Ham burg. 480 milea from Balboa, July 14. AMERICAN, San Pedro lor ixew iork, 2 miles south ot Ban reoro, juiy n. ASPIXA. San Francisco for New York, 1900 miles from San Francisco. July 14. ARTIGAS. San Pedro lor Philadelphia, 625 miles from San Pedro. July 14. NYANZA. San Pedro from Halboa, 1203 miles south of San Diego. July 14. D. G. SCOFIELD. New York Ior San Pedro. 1102 miles south of San Pedro, July 14. H. M. STOKKX. London ior san rran Cisco. 1068 miles south of San Fran cisco. Julv 14. ESTHER DOLLAR, Ban Francisco ior Yokohama, 1400 miles from San Fran cisco. July, .14. TAHITI. San Francisco for Sydney, 2421 miles from San Francisco. July 14. MANULANI. Seattle for Honolulu, 1399 miles from Seattle. July 14. MAUI. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1210 miles from San Franclsoo. July 14. LA PLACENTIA. San 'Pedro for Hono lulu, 903 miles from Honolulu, July 14. SANTA CRUZ. San Francisco for Ta Iara, 747 miles south of San Francisco, July 14. F. H. HILLMAN, San Francisco for Philadelphia, 577 miles south ot San Pedro, July 14. By Federal Telegraph Company HANNA NIELSEN, . Portland for Shanghai, 2110 miles west of Columbia river. July 14. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, Yokohama for San Francisco, 2862 miles west of Honolulu, July 14. PRESIDENT GRANT, Seattle for Yokohama, 2500 miles west of Seattle. BROAD ARROW, Hongkong for San Francisco, 2521 miles west of San Fran cisco, July 14. ASTRAL, Dalren for San Francisco, 2128 miles west of San Francisco, July 14, HAMER, Honolulu for San Pedro, 1193 miles west of San Pedro, July 14. PRESIDENT MADISON. Yokohama for Seattle, 1388 miles west of Seattle, July 14. WEST OROWA. Shanghai for San Pe dro, 1890 miles west of San Pedro, July 14. BEARPORT, San Pedro for Yokohama, 2916 miles west of San Pedro, July 14. ELDENA (U. S. A. T.), Honolulu for New York, latitude 19:47 north, longi tude 128:46 west, noon, July 14. W. F. HBRRIN, San Pedro for Avon, 155 miles north of San Pedro. WEST PROSPECT. San Pedro for San Francuico, 283 miles south of San Fran- Cisco. ERNEST H. MEYER, Columbia river for San Pedro, 90 miles north of San Francisco. LA PURISIMA, Richmond Beach for Oleum, 85 miles from Oleum. FRED BAXTER. Vancouver for San Pedro. 30S miles north of San Pedro. SIERRA, San Pedro tor Belltngham. 125 miles north ot San Francisco. YALE, San Francisco for San Pedro, 70 miles south of San Francisco. SAN DIEGO, San Pedro for Tacoma, 216 miles north of San Pedro. EVERETT, Everett for San Pedro, 345 miles north of San Pedro. LA BREA, San Francisco for San Pe dro, five miles south of San Francisco. TRONTOLITE, San Francisco for loco, 279 miles northwest' of San Francioco, noon. FRANK G. DRUM. Port Costa for Portland, sailed at 9 P. M. HARVARD, San Pedro for San Fran cisco, 70 miles north of San Pedro. FRANTC H. BUCK, Monterey for Ga viota, off Gaviota. COLOMBIA, San Francisco for New York, 489 miles south, of -Ban Francisco. POOR MIGHT ACQUIRES FORTU Penniless Greek Saves; $500,000 in America. . HELP IS GIVEN FRIENDS Career Begun as Dishwasher and After 10 Years Eating House Is Purchased. NEW YORK, July 9. (Special.) This is the story of James Constan- tine, who landed in America from Greece 21 years ago in poor health nd penniless and who is returning: home for a visit with a. half million dollars he has accumulated here. Constantine's story of accumula tion is also one of generosity and good living. He has worked hard in his time, but once the money came he began living. Lonstantine, whom every one knows as "Jim," was seen In his New Minden house at Jamaica. He is a tall, handsome, fleshy man, who regards his corpulency with humor. His appetite, he says, is one of the most expensive In the country. He was born in Paphos. the Island of Cyprus. It is an English possession. but the language and customs on that island, however, are Greek. He went to school until 14 and then was apprenticed to a tailor. He dldnt like the trade very well, but a- living had to be earned somehow. From. Paphos he went to Smyrna, Turkey, where he practiced his trade, but had no great success at it; it Just about keot him from starving. After five years In Smyrna, he found he had a balance of about $100. He was 21 at the threshold of life. He had heard of the won ders of America. Maybe that land held something lor him. Anything was better than tailoring. He took passage and came across steerage. On the same ship were other Greeks, but they all knew some one in, America; Constantino was alone. He tried to describe to a visitor his feeling when he landed, in Castle Garden and looked around. All his countrymen were rushing to meet mends and relatives. No one came for him. He didn't know where to go, or what to do. Luckily one of his shipmates, an. Italian, saw (him. Both went to a cheap lodging' house the Italian" knew about. Here was Constantine's first en counter with the psychology of food. Let him tell it: When I walked into the dining room run with the lodging house I didn't know what to order. I didn't know a word of English. My Italian friend spoke to me with signs. I sat down to the table, and there oppo site me was a man eating ham, and eggs. When the waiter came I pointed to the ham and eggs. He told me their name. I nodded. For a week after that I lived on .ham and eggs. I ate that food three times a : day. I was heartily sick of it, but didn't know how to order anything else. Also my money was running low. Pretty soon I wouldn't be able . to afford ham and eggs." Eating: House Purchased. Then came a relief. A man walked ! into the house one day and said he wanted a dishwasher. Several men rose for the job. but the pay was only ?15 a month and nobody wanted to work for that. Constantine, how ever, took the Job. That Is how he went to work for Mike Minden, the only boss he ever had. Mike Minden at that time had a restaurant on Ocean boulevard. Constantine moved slowly upward. He was promoted to fireman, then second cook and finally chef. He worked for Minden ten years, in every one of his restaurants. About 1910 he purchased the Minden House, which he still runs in Jamaica. At . that time the racing season was at its height. Constantine's place was popular as a rendezvous. Friends Are Helped. There was one thing about this rendezvous which every one learned to respect. No crooked work was tolerated. Constantine saw many a bet placed, but he never bet him self. That is one of the reasons why, he says, he still has his money. He saw rich men go broke over night. He heard wild stories of riches. But he wasn't taking the get-rich-quick method. But many a racing man did he help. Often the freest spenders landed Up broke. Then Constantine would take them in and feed them. All the benevolent organizations in Jamaica tell about contributions from Constantine. His entertaining was lavish. When he married, and at the birth of each of his children, Constantine's house was thrown open. And his generosity paid. People liked to gather in his place. Constantine was voted a "good fellow." Constantine is going to the island of Cyprus, where he will visit his old mother. Also he will tour Europe with his wife and two ohil- -dren. And it Is said that when he leaves his escort to the ship will amount to a parade. That's what Jamaica thinks of "Jim" Constan tine. Oil Price Reduced.' TULSA, Okla., July 15. The Prai rie Oil & Gas company today an nounced a reduction of 25 cents in the price of Mid-Continental oil. The new price is $1.75 for Ok lahoma and Kansas oil and, $2 for north central Texas oil. Oor the relief of br to prevent the occurrence of av id. other farms ornausea mothersilCs seasick remedy The Only Guaranteed Relief in the World for Thee Ailment Small capsules keep good Indefinitely. Put a package ta vour traveling bag NOW so you will have them when needed. 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