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