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THE . OREGON -DAILY , JOURNAtV PORTLAND. FRIDAY EVENING, - MARCH 13, 1601 LOADING LUMBER AT ONE OF THE POKTLAND JIILL "WHARVES. The Equitable ; Life Assurance Society! of; the 'i' 5 . United States 'iltfiiWJi fprictj j a , V ' - V. NewYark.March9. l908. " To Policyholders nd Agents: ., ,? . , Th total assets of the Society on December 3 1 , 1 907, taking the market quotations of that date for stocks arid bonds, amounted $432,647,706.30., :The liabilities Tincluding policy . iccvc8 wwb i .,.w-t. , wwwuhj a urpms or jjLijL i. j, i he assets, taking the amortized book value of bonds, showed a valuation of $453,928,775.06 with a rn!m aaa llUli !! I.IH lfllllll , II I llMMMr.CTM Forea lumber h!pmenU hare picked up rapidlr during the past few weeka and half a dozen large ateamert are under charter to load here aoon. There are four large tramp ateamers In the river now load ing lumber.' i TARS LVIH STRIKE i OWH BARK t Chief Mate Trehondart : Leaves Position on the 5 ;; : Amiral Cornulier. i . t i VESSEL STARTS - ' OX LOXO TRIP a:,: .. .. . j CapUJn Touchet Doea Not Mind v Leavtiig Down the Rlrer on Frl- aay, me lstfl, but Says He Would Not Go to Sea. Th strike on board the French bark Amlrai Cornulier waa called off laat night, and this morning the vessel left down the river, In tow- of the eteamer t Ooklahuna. ' The aallora won out. In aahore with, bag and bafaaje. after hav- ' lug exoaudud every mean a .of perauad J Inr U. balky Ur, to turn to under hU command. Mate Trehondart will Urt for hi i home la France at once, going overland 1 at theeipenae of "hi company,. which uphold hi poaltion, although it was ; peemea peat policy to let the sailor f have their way this time. He resigned miuu;, ana will IIV M-IJ prOOBOllliy tlfled In refusing to sail under' the of ficer, whom they accuse of cruelty. Yes terday on of them told Consul Labbe he would rather be guillotined than give In and take order from Chief Mate Trehondart. Captain Tourhet was pleased to get sianea mis morning, put said mat un it on the ways receiving a general over- Is also the steamer Mller placed in first class condition. Captain Good's steamer Columbia nauung, as from Astoria. All told the yard em ploys a rorce or to men. The Willamette Iron A Bteel works. Which received a contract some dava aer no circumstances would tie allow I ago to construct a fin Iron passenger tli vessel to crosa out Into the open I steamer for a Puget aound run, will ocean on r naay, in ism. oegin me installation or way upjn vlvkta saw f frtAmw i I which the vessel Is to be constructed. Ma could hardlv r,.oh A.tH. In Th" building of this craft will require to get out tonliht. and ha i.ld this A"" i V. L'in wre"2 .. mnHA Kim T I 1 cumimny inienas going into ine suited nlm rln, because Once he went I ahtnhuiMinv k.,.in... J? . to aea on Friday the lith. and hi. v.. "II?1 ?"'ilt",l?lnBr..Du"lnf on ,arf. ..i rfrift. A 1... .-A- -i.u "nu nana i t ne ousiness with the yards trailing In the water for 48 hours, expecting very moment he would turn turtle and carry all on board to the bottom. She final! .tlr At M'"Ptch. It la understood a drydo-k win ue duiii adjoining the company , new alt in north Portland. Other BhlrVftrr1 In the rltv are aim w..bo..n:tProru1H:vthe -1FV POVelr.rm ure'then'ci1 " MV" ''"'H !? 'L ""UP Ubll.llm.nt. The trouble on the Amiral Cornulier " "- is almost a repetition of the L Bre- , tarne strike a year aco. The Hretie GOES IXTO 8ERTICK SOON. was, lik th Amiral Cornulier, at an- chor In th stream ready to proceed to e . n c ...... ea. when her crew refused to turn to mer Chaa. R. Spencer 111 Carry hxcnrslona on Sunday because of th men men being dlssatls nd with tn chief officer. They cut the hawser when the towboat Ockla hama cam along, and finally won the trlk. 7 Trehondart' place was taken by the On April 1 th ateamer Charles R. Spencer will go Into commission on a dally schedule between Portland and The Dalles. She will In all probability ne over in fortiana on Fridays to gl second officer, whose pffcee again wi h" nV Jrrm I, emi i k. ti.i. r," the officer and crew their weekly hoi- ..lieu iiitiu. v.niiin xuucnni ot ldnv ciaing mat two oincars win be enough fa fnr .... 1m .iTl JV: cacursions win ue run to tne Cas- that he ha. such a detefmlnad Tot in Sdt?..everr "1y. and CapUIn Bpen th crew. IIUILDIXO NEW CRAFT. cer believes that there will be a greater excursion business this year than even durlnr the exposition Year. The unner Columbia acenery Is steadily gaining Its deserved reputation for grandeur. PorUand Shipyard Unnaually Buay northwest without devoting at least a a Thia Timm. vA. i aay 10 in, i:oiumDia river. wniiHnn Shipbuilder, in and about Portland wh"enUv. Xl&f'tZ y'"Jt Societv will be mailed UDon reauest to anv ant intrrtrv The payments to policyholders during 1907 amounted to $45,305,831.30. , 1 ji ims amoum io,v,uy.o was paid m death benefits. VVb of aU death claims . T T i. i t ... wmv.um. v uiinuiuua. i uc auiuuiu set asiae IO De. paid in dividends to jpolicyholders entitled thereto under their contracts during 1908 is $8,523,342180. $18,804,975.29 was paid to policyholders in matured Endowments, Annuities, Surrender Values and other benefits. Over and above these direct pavments to policyholders the Society on December 31, 1907 had $49,615,393.06 outstanding m loans to policyholders on the sole security of their Equitable policies as collateral, an increase for the year of $14,261,097.94. The new loans made du of safety, amounted to $ 1 0,245,000, which was placed at an average rate of 5. 1 796. This rate of interest showed a most substantial gain as compared with an average rate on new loans of 4.93 in 1906, 4.55 in 1905 and 4.53 in 1904. The total outstanding loans on mortgages as of December 31, 1 907, amounted to $95,008,970 and yielded 4.53 average rate durinc 1907 as against 4.47 in 1 906, 4.32 in 1 905, 4.32 in 1 904. 8 On securities in which the Society may lecally invest there was loaned $ II ,4 1 2,000 during 1 907, always with an ample margin of collater al, at an average interest rate of 5.44. The earnings of the Society from interest and rents was $1,151 ,064.27 greater in 1 907 than in 1906. The average rate of interest realized during 1 907 amounted to 4.39 as acaimt 4.26 in 1 906, 4.03 m 1 905, 3.90 in 1 904. The Directors and Officers of the Societv are co-oDerarincr with inoUna rS advance the best interests of the policyholders. The Society is complying with the spiri as with the letter of the new insurance laws of the State of New Yorlr. Lusting financial and commercial conditions make life insurance absolutely necessary to purpose to spirit as well may uicu at me picsem umc, me great prosperity ana maation of the past ten years having made them careless of the indispensable service which it performs. That the insuring public recognizes these conditions as well as aDDreciates the effort of Th FnniKU I U A, f loin the yessel again upon her arrival noma, when the crew will he paid off f ana aiscnargea. c;rrort win probably r. isu ov maae 10 prosecute mem ror hav ing caused trouble on the vessel. ; Frenoh marine law are very strict in this respect, and the matter will no 4 doubt be aired before the authorities when the vessel gets home. sTa4 lagladr to rraso. h thre men ertt to Jail Thursday 1 night on th charge of being rlnglead t r in the strike, will be Meni to franc i Jhn . thai eiN. a.llln. u .... I l ..... - - a h 1. 1 ii in.i ; way from Portland. The charges of ln I subordination will be pressed against them, but they will probably put jp a hard fight to ehow that they were Jue- are busier this spring than ever before and good mechanic In that line are having no difficulty finding employ ment. The busiest yard' today about Portland 1 that Of th Portland Bhin. uuiiuiiiK company in soutn Portland rill want to View the h&nal tin rllff. mat form the bank of the upper Co lumuiM. PORTLAND LEADS AGAIN. ig .IWnV anltlon.,'n Um Mor Vw,8e,s fn Port ud E The aomRany Is building a larg stern route Than All Ptigct Sound. riYrtan?er 'or government Again Portland has more a-rain ves unnei rJiZhi. . vL?" L. Bnak "1 " th bor than on the en route r. the. P,nd Oreille Navl- tonnage en route than on the corre- JClVii V '"i""'!.'" wyerme on "ena d l spondln u " rer- ,Bre lw ooat for the 106 eral large scow and a number repair jyum. mi largest or tnese 1 m rebuilding of Captain E. Vf, Spencer's steamer Charles It. BponCjr. is: date durlnr the or i,u7. xn total ear 1908 onnage en onKver I ransporiation Company, aev. I rnnta tndv I. , nil tnn. k-.,. or big 600 tons more than on the corresponding date last year. Th total tonnage In port far exceeds Tha Bpencer ha been on th wa . J I- ir.' n ih. n..i..f.. . i . . , . I ...... a . f, v " v.,. . i .ui icDuuiiuiiia oai oi ivve. it is aoout l.uoo tons vreaLer tllRn file tnlMl t annua a an rniit. the exact figures being: In port, 3,7li iuiis, en rouie, as.uzt ions. Statistic CoraDiled bv the Merchants' Exchange of this city show that in th matter of grain vessels both en route and in port Portland is far in the lead oi fugei sound, me total tonnage en rout for the combined rjorta tin north neing only 14,432 ions, and me total tonnage in hort bcinar 14.789. or ! than half the tonnage of the fleet in thla port. " .vim.i.v." "Ill 1 WUB VpiCK and span as a new boat. Tha nHr H.iii has been overhauled and the machinery PORT COMnSSIO MEETS. Request to Extend Harbor Lines in River Bend Denied. The Port of Portland held Its regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon In It room in th city hall. Very little business outside of routine was trans acted, and the session was brief. Captain A. I Pease reoorted adverse ly to the petition from the Peninsular LumDtr company ror permission to ex tend the harbor lines In front of the company's plant In the bend of the Hvatr at tha fnnt n Qnran l.l.n rnn tain Pease' objection is baaed on the fact that the proposed harbor line would I place the outside dolphins in 24 feet of water at xero, and at that narrow place would not leave room enough for large vessel to swing. The line desired by tha mill people was established bv the United State engineers. Society to satisfy its present policyholders and to appeal to people wanting life in proved by the fact that the Society's new business for January, 1908, showed an i: insurance, is 44, and tor February, 1908, an increase of 50, over the corresponding months of 1907. Prtsidenl Verbena, Br. bk. ...Montgomery No. 2 Ley land Bros.. Br. h. M. Turney, Am. sen King Cyrus, Am. sen. .. Albyn, Rus. bk Ernest Legouve, Fr. bk., Johan Poulsen. Am. as. . Clan Buchanon, Br. ah. .Astoria . . ..Astoria . . .Prescott on way up , . . .Astoria . . Prescdtt . . . .Stream I Bout to Zaoad &umbr. Our regular Spring (Opening of everything for men's and boys' wear will take place soon, but already we have all the striking patterns in single and double-breasted fsuitsl Styles that i . ?"'''':iA'8AA"r '"-'j' will interest men who are notsatisfied with the common-place. & MOM Clbthatli.0 Co. MARIJTK INTKtOGEJrCE. slegrnlar ztara Sue to Arrive. Breakwater, Coo Bay March 16 Sue H. Elmore, Tillamook. .. .March IS Roe City. San Francisco March 18 Hanalel, Ran Francisco March 16 Alliance. Coo bay March 17 O. W. Elder, flan Pedro ..... .March 17 8enatof, San-Francisco...... March 17 Roanoke, San Pedro and way. .March 24 AraDia, orient April 1 Nloomedla, orUnt May ! Alesia. orient....... Jnnai Kumantia. orient July l Baffuu Uaera to Depart. Dta 1 Qn M VmnAlaAA 1 . . Alliance, C?6os Bay March 14 I Numantla. orient Mamh Tk Sue H. Elmore, Tillamook March 17 Hanalel. San Francisco Mnroh 1 7 Breakwater, San Francisco ....Mch. i Qeo. W. Elder, San Pedro ....March 13 Senator, . San Francisco March $0 Roanoke, San Pedro and way.. March 2 Arabia, orient ....April It Nlconiedia, orient ..............May B Aleaia, orient June S Teeeela la Tort. 8L Nicholas, Am. an. Aatorta Berlin. Am. b Oohu Henry VUlard. Am. ah St. John Acme. Am. -ah.. .... .Portland T.hr rn Arctic Stream, Br. ss Oceanic jonn a. uampDen. Am. sea. ....Astoria ferdanhtll, Br. sh .Linnton Alice Marie. Fr. bk. A.Martins Andre Theodore, Fr. bk... Columbia No. 3 Jules Oommes, Fr. bk. ..... .Greenwich ....EL 4 W Mill street Klevn f or ixaiunna, r. dk. coal bunker Echo. Am. bktn. naitan A. M. Campbell. Am. ach. Reoondo St Helena, Am. sh San Francisco Northland. Am. ss San Francisco Melville Dollar, Am. ss...8an Francisco Irene, Am. sen Redondo Ravalli. Am. SS.... San Francis Amen Meyer, Am. sen.. Ban Francisco Churchill. Am. sch KMinni Kelburn, Br. bk Mollllones j. m. weamerwax. Am. sen. San Fran Bn Boat With Cement ana CrataL Eugen Kerganne. Fr. bk. Antwerp Cornll Bart Fr. bk. Antwerp Aberfoylv Br. ah. Antwerp camuna nnwa. t r. ok iiniinn Emanuel Accame. It. bk Kamiuiri igard, Nor. hlp Antwerp dart. Fr. bk amun, niMin nivaiii.i wc. ua anrwarn Clan Graham. Br. ah. Cardiff Eugeni Fautrel. Fr. bk Antwerp vincennes or, ua, Antwerp Gael. Fr. bk London Coal Ship b Boat. Ancalos, Br. en Newcastle. A. Minooro, Am. cn. .xnswcasti. N. & W. tiatumet. nr. ...Newcastle. A. Tramp 8tainni s Bout. Akar. Nor. San Pedro Minerva, Nor. a Panama Strathgyl. Brltlah a.... San Francisco Needles. Br. a. Magdalena Bay inversaip, or. ss oan Francisco Elsa, Nor. a. ,; Guaymas Bn Route u Ballaat to &oad Oraln. Alsterkamp, Ger. sh......Calta Colosa Caltlcburn. Br. bk. ......Santa Rosalia Manx King, ar. an Taltral Urania, Nor. bk Valparaiso Port Crawford, Br. sh .Callao) nuwaru u, . ruuji, jar, dk, ...Ban fecro Nomla, Ger. bk. Tocopllla Agues uswaiu, xar. an Callao Oil Stamr En Bout. Geo. Loom la An. Ban Francisco Drinking Men Not Wanted Catania. Am. ss. San Francisco w. d. sorter, Am. ss San Francisco B1ARINK NOTES Astoria, March 13 Arrived down at 4:30 a. m., ateamer Roanoke. St. Helens, March 18 Passed at 9:50 a. m., British ship Clan Buchanan. Astoria, March 13 Condition of th Dar at 8 a. m, obscured; wind, south 60 mile; weather, raining and foggy. Tides at Astoria today High water. :50 a. m., 7.8 feet: 11:16 p. m., 7.2 feet. Low water. 4:20 a. m., 8.7 feet; 4:48 p. m., 0.7 feet. BURGLARS MAKE ' RAH) OX GROCERY Burglars entered the grocery store of J. C. Mann, at the corner of Grand avenue and Hassalo street, some time , early this morning by breaking through a thick corrugated glass window lead ing into in ornce or the store. The burglar helped themselves to several dollars' worm or pennies and a sou venir Lewis and Clark gold dollar. The content of the store were thoroughly gone' through in the search for money. A big vase that stood In front of the winaow tnrougn wnicn the hnnrinr. on tered the store was hrnlian Mr. Mann thinks the rohherv mn.t have been committed early this morn ing a the car pass the door every 15 minute until 1 o'clock. There i . wsicnraan i ins nre station at Mult nomah street and Grand avenue, but he neara no nuiae oi any Kind unr n. th . . " Have you 75 cents? See page 12. POPCORN CARTS NOW ON HURRY UP LIST The B?g Store With the Little Prices snm mats WE JUST RECEIVED A complete nne of John a Stetson Hats in all the new thapes and colorings for Spring of 1908 WE SOLICIT EARLY INSPECTION SAtSBURY HATS in every new shape and every new shade IHoche. Fr. bk., Colonna, ; Nor. bk , A ::-J:Kj " . , ' 166-168 THIRD STREET it- i i.'i ' Broderick CasUe. Br. ship , , , ,, Astoria Aiic iuacwonaiu. Am. acn..... Larglemore. Br. ah. Edward Detaille, Fr. bk. . . The above sign I now seen in many shops and office In thi city, becaus drinking men are -unreliable. Competition 1 too keen and life la too strenuous tor an emplbyer to keep men on his payroll whose nerve are un teady and whose brains are not clear. Every line of business la beginning to clos it door to drinking" men. Drunkenness is a disease and, like most diseases, ha its remedy. Orrine 1 th reliable treatment and is sold under a posltlv guarantee to effect a ure or your money will be refunded Orrine 1 In two form; No., l, which can be used without the patient' knowl edge in tea, cdftee, or food, and No. 2, for those who wish to be cured. -The guarantee applie to both forma Mailed in plain sealed package on re celpt of $1.00. Write for free honWet. mailed In plain sealed envelone. The AIbfna2rrl" Co Washington, D. C, or Clarke- .Astoria .Astoria i ...... a Lrnm ISommerstad, Nor. ss.... Linnton Strathblane. Br. Astoria Marechal Davont Fr. bk. . . . Dolphlna iMolier. Fr. bk Stream Nereus, Ger. bk , . Ban field Numantla. Ger. "aal : . . . . . A Ihlna 'Alliance. Am., ss.i........ Couch street I Woodward Drue Ca, and nearly all t .. i - 1.1- . i . . - ... . . . ... . Crown of India, Sr. bk. xjja,. Stream Oxugjlata 1 Portland, Chief Gritimacher. acting under In struction from the city auditor has is. sued orders to arrest all popcorn and peanut vender found loitering on the street corners. As a result three men were arrested yesterday. According io tne city ordinance cover ng this matter, the venders cannot aton onger than five minutes in anv onS V . norhi.,noiy. tlla,n 10 minutes In on lock. Th object la tn wn h."... "fa ail L 4i u iiiuw. i 1 1 u man ua l ...... a ... ...w ,..u...v.a, mui i una released. PERSONAL. S. Swirsky, who was operated on at the Good Samaritan hospital over a month ago, is at his home, 466 Seventh ror DOt b abl8 t0 b Portland a.nmnanloi1 K ' . . tar. ti Winn returned iwmm. . VlIt to Washinaton H .h.. cltiea The conditions In thi part of the country. Mr. riwlnn T' .i mnk K...... 1' r. ? . r .k.. . tu,"""a wun tnos Qt th SSLi ;hat thei? ta.no coraparlBon. Th a. vjiuiClUM uajlKHr Ml TTI lion nUaa.iI .f V Ji?it,wfy .he.,w""tvrn Peopl and Indue trial institutlona h. .- Mr. Gwinn will be Tiere several day - School Bonds Voted. 4 ' (Special DIMtc t Ta JoaratL) Scacnooaa. Or.. Uan-h i it. . clal school meeting it wa voted to bond th district for 116,000, , the tvjnd to Mji )( ) Sole sMty ohJ U Agents We Are Sole Agents EVERY HAT GUARANTEED , . . . . . . . HAT BRtTSH FREE WITH -EVERY HAT SEE WINDOW DISPLAY " if? 20 years, to buUd tha propoiid cw Store Open Satuf . days Dntiii 10:30 CLOTHINGCpMPANY Corner Morrison and Second Sts. Store Open Until 10:30