THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY .EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1911.
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MATE
HAS QUEER TALES
OF
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SEAS
;0f Locusts From the Sahara,
of a Pirate Falcon, of Stars
and Stripes Sea Serpent,
Singeth He.
tt
o
It
Jot locusts kneo deep on the decks and
.JJcuBti used for fuel for two days fol
Ifwlni, runs the strange tale of First
fJte'Htythe Spicer of the British
Jeamhtp Faint Ronald, which arrived
daat ntgfht with general cargo from Ant
rp and Lelth by way of Honolulu and
fc8in Francisco.
Spicer. who Is said to be a direct
flpscendant of Baron Munchausen, also
Stalls the tale of a falcon that came
kJoard and was trained to do many
iilnes, and of a monstrous sea serpent
J ten Just before tha steamer reached
jonolulu.
MTh Saint Ronald, which la In on the
jfcw Balfour-Guthrie line of steamships
;f com Europe, arrived at the North Bank
jfloclt last night from San Franclaco, will
tfMichartre about 800 tons of 'general
JTJelght and will proceed to Vancouver
Jfith the remainder.
th XrfMmata T.nnfc X.lka X.anfl Ahead.
Jln the 17,000 miles covered by the
IntojiaJdbetWMnLeltli and Ilono-
Lulukby way of the Straits of Magellan,
I theSfiteamer made but two stops, one at
Las FaTfflwi and the other at Monte
video for coal. Three days, after leav
ing the-former place the lookout In the
orowsnpst called out that he made out
land ahead, according to First Mate
Splcer"s. story. That was at 7 o'clock
In the morning- and as soon as his at
tention was called to It the mate says
that he saw n black object ahead that
somewhat resembled land.
He sent word to Captain Shrine, hut
before the captain could reach the deck
the steamer had run Into a cloud of
locusts and fine sand from the Sahara
desert In Africa and the sun was ob-
I srured as by an eclipse.
"The locusts rained down upon tne
deck and before the vessel could plow
thrruh the cloud the decks were knee
deep w ith3 them," Bald Spicer. "and had
it not been that the wash" holes were
open they would have been even with
the bulwarks. The craft trejTi&led under
the added load. .
Tlirllty" Scot Cries, "Good mat"
"Orders had been given to get them
overboard as quickly as' possible." c on
tinued the mate, "when Chief Engineer
Patterson, a Scotchman, noted for his
thrift, told the captain they would make
prnorl fuol, nnd all hands were set to
shoveling the locusts Into the flreronm.
The crew worked at this for two days,
durlrlg- which time the vessel steamed
with the peBts. the saving In. coal being
estimated at about 30 tons, which rather
compensated for ths damage they djd.
Tbey'Vot Into the cabin and out of about
a dozen fine palms which were there
only the pots remained.
"They were a boon to some hens kept
In a coop on the after deck, too, and
were the means of our having fresh
tffg-s after that"
The next day, said the mate, a great
falcon came aboard and perched In the
crosstrees, and when night came one of
the men climbed up and flashed a light
In Its eyes, blinding the bird so that
the quartermaster was able to slip a
bag over Its head. It was afterward
hooded and trained to do many things?
"Chasing flying fish was his favorite
occupation," said the mate, "and when
the steamer was down In the vicinity
of the Straits of. Magellan he kept the
officer's men well supplied. At Monte
video he was unhooded and ,flew aboard
& German steamer, where he made away
with twd -pigeons and brought them
aboard. He, eventually started out to
bring In an albatross, however, and
after alighting on the back of the bird
he flapped his starboard wing as though
to say good bye and disappeared toward
the jtouth.
-From that time on the voyage was
uneventful," continued Mate Spicer, "un
til the Saint Honald was" two days
steaming distance from Honolulu, when
we slglfted a sea serpent which had
reared up out of the water. It had
stripes on Its chest, Its body was spotted
and on its tall, but a small portion of
which could be seen, were beautiful
stars, so from the combination of stars
and stripes we concluded that it was an
American serpent.
"Raising Its huge spotted body 25
feet above the water, the magnificent
monster gazed' at the passing steamer
and the terrified crew, nnd with what
appeared to be a wink of Its eye. plunged
beneath the surface. As a result of
this sight six of the sailors deserted
when we arrived at Honolulu."
This ended the tales of the veracious
mate.
TRAM I HAS ROUGll TRIP
Saint Ronald Arrives From Bay City
With General Cargo.
Heavy weather was encountered on
the way up from San Francisco by the
British steamer Saint Ronald, Captain C
Shrine, which arrived last night to dls
oharge 800 tons of general European
cargo for Balfour, Guthrie & Co. The
tramp fought strong southeast winds
and a heavy swell all the way, and when
she arrived off the mouth of the river
Saturday night sho was unable to get a
pilot, according to the officers, and had
to remain out from 8 o'clock lh the
evening until 7 o'clock the next morn
ing, although a dozen blue lights were
set Off to attract a pilot t.Vi' , ,
Several logs, which are said to be a
menace to navigation, were encountered
by the steamer off Northwest Seal
Rocks, and it Is expected thai they will
be reported' to the United State hydror
graphic office.
The Saint Ronald sailed November 23
from Antwerp for Lelth, where she com
pleted her cargo and sailed from there
December 1 for Honolulu. She had 8000
tons of ..general freight and discharged
2500 tons at the Hlwallan port, the same
amount at San Franolsgo, and she will
discharge between 800 and 1000 tons
here, and the remainder going to Van
couver. .
Tills is the first voyage Of the Saint
Ronald to this coast, the steamer having
been built only 12 months ago. She Is
owned by Rankin & Gllmour of Liver
pool, and Is one of the most completely
equipped tramps that has been In port
She Is now fitted with telephones from
the crow's nest to the bridge, and also
from that point to the engine room. It
Is stated that a wireless outfit will soon
be Installed ,on the steamer to make her
more up to date.
German ship WJlhelmlne, which Is out
17 days today from San Pedro, or the
British, bark Invermay, out 67 daya
today from Junin on the west coast
The WlHelmlne la coming with cargo
from Antwerp for Henry Lund & Co.,
and the Jrivermay is in ballast' to load
wheat for Hind, Rolph Si Co.
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
ALLIANCE CROSSES 8 BARS
Expressions of satisfaction are be
ing made by officials of the North Pa
ciflo Steamship company nvar the fine
trip being made by the steamer Alliance
which, when she arrives in tonight, will
have crossed eight bars in the last six
days. She tailed from here last Tues
day night, calling at Coos 'lay and
Eureka, and on her return trip sailed
from the latter port Saturday, ranching
Coos Bay yesterday. She has passen
gers and general freight snd will sail
from here again Wednssday night.
THREE MASTER SIGHTED
Outside the Columbia river bar a
three-master craft was reported to the
Merchants Exchange this morning and
It is supposed that she Is either the
Carrying passengers and freight the
steamed Rose City, Captain Mason, will
sail this afternoon for San Francisco
She will have about 250 passengers and
1200 tons of freight.
j Having had her wheel, which she cast
off, replaced with a new one,' the quar
termaster department steamer :,. Major
Guy Howard will be lowered, from the
Oregon drydock this afternoon.
When she arrived last night from San
Diego, San Pedro and " San Francisco,
the steamer Roanoke, Captain Poulson
httd 68 passengers and 600 tons of gen
eral freight.
With general freight the Norwegian
steamer Hercules arrived this morning
at San Francisco from Yokohama, and
after discharging a part of the cargo
there will come here,, to finlsn.
A. K. Beals, district weather fore
caster, will leave this afternoon for The
Dalles to make some changes In the
river guage thore and to appoint a suc
cessor to River Observer Brooks, who
has resigned. ,
Carrying 70 passengers and 200 tons
of coal, besides some miscellaneous
freight, the steamer Breakwater, Cap
tain Macgenn, arrived yesterday from
Coos Bay.
The Port of Portland towboat Ockla
hama went down to Astoria last night
to bring the sohooner Alvena up to
Goble, where she will load lumber for
California,
Laden with 40 tons of miscellaneous
freight, fish and cheese, the steamer
Sue H. Elmore, Captain Schrader, ar
rived last night from Tillamook. She
also had 20 passengers.
There being no wheat for the Elfrleda
at Montgomery dock No. 2, she is idle
today and the Celtic Glen is the only
wheat vessel in port that la loading.
She is at the Irving dock. , . .
Arriving front Vancouver this morn
lng the British tramp steamer Queen
Alexandra left up at .10:30 o'clock this
morning and will go direct to the In-man-Poulsen
mills, where she will load,
about .3,600,000 feet . of lumber for
Shanghai and Taku bar for the Pacific
Export Lumber Co. .
MARINE NOTES.
Astoria, Feb. 8. Arrived at 7:15 and
left up at 10:30 a. m. -British steamer
Queen Alexandra, from Tacoma. Left
up at 2 a. m. Schooner1 Alvena. '
San Francisco, Feb. 6. Sailed at mid
night Steamer Geo. W. Elder, for San
Diego.. Arrived at 1 a. m. Steamer
Hercules, from Hongkong and way
ports.' Arrived at 6 a. m. Steamers
General Hubbard and Yosemite, from
San Pedro.
Astoria. Feb. 5. Sailed at 8:30 a. m.
Steamer Falcon, for San Francisco.
Arrived at 9 and left urt at 9:30 a. m.
Steamer Breakwater, tfrom Coos Bay.
Arrived and left up at 11 a. m. Steam
er Elmore, from Tillamook. Arrived at
10 and left up at 11:30 a. m. Steamer
Roanoke, from San Diego and way ports
Arrived at 10:30 a. in, and left up at
12:30 p. m. rBrltish steamer St. Ronald,
from Antwerp via San Francisco. Ar
rived at 1 p. m. Schooner Alvena, trofn
San, Francisco. Arrived at 4 and left
up at 6:80 p. m. Steamer Roma, from
Port San Luis. Balled at 8 p. m.
Steamer Nome City; at 6:30 p. m.
Steamers Casco and Tanialpats, for San
Franoisco. ' ; ' ' i
Coes Bay, Feb. 8. Sailed Steamer
Alliance, for Portland.
Astoria, Feb. 6. Condition at he
mouth of the fiver at 8 a. m., moderate;
wind west 6 miles; weather, cloudy.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday High wa
ter: 6:44 a. m., 8.3 feet; 8:33 -p. m..
6.6 feet. Low water: . 0:10 a. m., 3.3
feet; 1:68 p. m., 0.9 feet
San Francisco. Feb. 6. Arrived at 2
a. m. and sailed at midnight Steamer
Geo. Wr. Elder, from Portland for San
Diego. Arrived at 2 a. m. and sailed
p. ia.D mater i c oieiouu, irum
Portland for San Pedro.r , Arrived at-9 :
p. m. Steamer, Westerner! from Colum
bia rive,r; at midnight, ateamer Johan
Poulsen, from Portland. ' Sailed at 1
p. m. Steamer Beaver, for Portland;
at 6 p. m., steamer Thomas I Wand,
for Portland. ' ; '
' Shippers' -Forecast.
,The United Stales weather bureau has j
issued the following: "
, Shippers ForecastProtect shipments
as far north as Seattle against tempera
cures oi auuui a& uegrcru; nuriueuai iu
Spokane. '26 degrees; southeast to Boise,
28' degrees-, south to Siskiyou. 24 de
grees. Lowest' temperature at Portland '
..-WW VM 0 .
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Sua to Arrive.
Alliance, Eureka
Sue H. Elmore, Tillamook.
Heaver, San Pedro
Golden Gate, Tillamook .. . ,
Anvil, Bandon. . . . , .
Stanley Dollar, Anson
Breakwater, Coos Bay....,
Bear, San Pedro
Rose City, San Pedro.......
Dae to Depart,
Rose City, San Pedro . , .
Breakwater, Coos Bay.
Alliance. Eureka . . . ,
Sue H. Elmore, Tillamook ,
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.Feb. 8
.Feb. 7
,Feb. T
.Feb 9
.Feb. 11 s
.Feb. 12
.Feb. 12
.Feb. 13
.Feb. 17. .
.Feb. 6
.Feb. 8.
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Dally Rrrcr Readings.
STATIONS. J" t t
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Lewiston ..I 14 I 8.811.01 0
Rlparla 80 8.24.8 0
Umatilla ............. 25 8.80.8 0
Eugene ...t., ...... 10 6.0 0 .40
Harrleburg ........ 18 8.0 0.2 .88
Albany 20 6.9 0.1 .44
Salem 20 6.0 0.1 .08
Wilsonvllle 87 10.06.8 ,15
Portland .. . . .. . 15 6.0 6 .15
RlHlng; ( ) falling.
Free Long-Distance Mail-Order Telephone Service Now Extends to All Parts of Oregon and Washington Call Mail-Order Dept.
flake Lunch Tomorrow in 7th Floor Tea Room Good Menu Express Elevator Service See Airship Display, Rotunda, 4th Floor
Judging of Booths at Food Fair Tomorrow
TOMORROWS feature at the Great Pure Food Fair will
be the judging of booths by a committee of well-known
architects, members' of the Portland Architectural Club, as
follows: Frank Logan, John M. Hatton, H. Goodwin Beck
with, William P. Dawson, William Flanigan. Prizes will be
awarded to the most architecturally perfect booths. This
will take place at 2 p. m. . '
The big Military Band Organ will play for you tomorrow.
See the monster loaf of bread on exhibit in Monarch Mill
ing Company's booth.
See the great cake in the Crescent Company's booth.
Attend the great Pure Food Fair tomorrow 1
Tihe Great Fe&rraary HomefiralsMinig Sales itiined
9
Great February Furniture Sale
GHOOSE from a mammoth stock of sturdy, dependable Furniture at matchless Febru
ary Sale economies. Just a hint below:
$13 JO Chiffon
iers for $9.98
IINEST lines of golden
oak, birdseye maple and
Circassian walnut. These are
best $13.50 Chif- (Q QO
fonirrs priced atD7l0
$16.00 Chiffoniers $12.39
$18.00 Chiffoniers $13.69
$20.00 Chiffoniers ?14.34
$30.00 Chiffoniers $21.20
$32.00 Chiffoniers $22.49
$29.00 Chiffoniers $19.98
$3r3 Rockers
For $2.69
AS PICTURED.with
handsome, durable
leather seats, golden
oak or mahogany fin
ish. Best o A
$3.75 rockers ) U
$3 Rockers at $2.34
$5 Rockers at $3.89
$7 Rockers at $5.28
$11 Rockers at $9.35
$13.50 Rockers $10.49
$18.00 Rockars $12.98
$17.00 Rockers $11.75
$22 Rockers at $12.98
JUST AS
ILLUSTRATED
life- -j 1
' f , is
1
$7.00 Metal Beds on Sale
For $5.25 Each
PEBRUARY sale of finest Metal Beds, exactly
as illustrated, with artistic enamel Af jh
finish in blue, green, white; all sizes. b
$4.50 Metal Beds for $2.99
$4.75 Metal Beds for $3.74
$6.00 Metal Beds for $4.68
$20.00 Metal Beds for $14.24
31.50 Chairs 98c
ITXTRA special in Dining
Chairs with cobbler or cane
seats; golden oak fin-AO
ish; best $1.50 grade at aOC
$1.75 Dining Chair for $l.i2
$2.25 Dining Chair for $1.62
$2.50 Dining Chair for $1.98
$2.75 Dining Chair for $2.10
$5.50 Dining Chair for $4.49
Febru'y Picture Sale
7 5c Pictures 45c
THE great February Sale of
Pictures embraces a wide
variety of pretty subjects, including
landscapes, those suitable for din
ing room, etc. Fancy gilt frames,
size 10x12 inches. P,cst Toe il
grades on special sale now at DC
$1.50 Pictures 69c
FRAMED Etchings, 1-14-incli mat
and Vz inch walnut"-finished
frame, $1.50 pictures, special at 69
Short Mouldings V2
ALL short lengths of Picture
Mouldings in a great variety of
kinds and finishes at D-!-..
puctly V2 FNCC
10c Mouldings, sale price, foot 5
15c Mouldings, sale price, foot 7Vz$
J0c3Iodduigsalc.prkeloot.lO4,
25c Mouldings, sale price, ft. 12l2$
30c 'Mouldings, .sale price, foot 15
45c Mouldings, sale price, ft. 22
Reductions on Table
and Household Linens
First Floor. New BIdg. Order by Mail
WORTH-WHILE savings on Linens you
can rely on! Tablecloths, Towels,
Sheets, etc., all included in the great Febru
ary Homefurnishing Sales! Examples of
the economies:
Sheets, heavy, seamless,
full 81x90 inches; fine, soft
Best $1.75 All-Linen Satin
Table Damask, full 70 ins.
wide; just 1500 yards in
the lot, on spe- (j-J OP
cial sale at, yd. PJ-t)
35c Linen Htick Towels,
size 20x40 ins., spe- OP
cia! sale only, ea. iitliv
Pillow Cases, full 42x36
ins. size, fully bleached and
hem'd; special for Febru
ary Homefur- "
nishing sale, ea,
75c Table Damask, all lin
en, bleached, 70 ins. EQf
wide, special at, yd. t7l
UntonHuck Towels7lSx34
in. size; of Rood, durable
quality, special, "10
dozen $1.25, ea. JL2l
finished grade, spe-r7pr
cial at only, each I Js
Heavy Sheets, full 81x90
inches, durable, wound
thread grade; on PP.
special sale at, ea. Utlv
Bed Spreads, extra large,
crochet hemmed Spreads,
in Marseilles, (Ji pTA
patterns, sp'l.
Bed Spreads, fine cro
cheted Spreads, with
fringe and cut (PQ AA
corners, sp'l. tP6UU
satin Spreads, Tine qual-
ity, with cut corners, fig
ured or seal
loped, special
ured or seal- G A EA
fN years to come we'll have a hard time surpassing the wonderful selling records rolled up by these great February
Homefurnishing Sales today! -
All day long every department involved has been thronged with eager enthusiastic buyers. Many with new homes
in construction fitted them out entirely from Furniture down to the thin, dainty Chinaware and snowy Table Lin
ens. All the sales in full force again tomorrow be here.
If Desired, We Will Arrange Easy, Dignified Credit Terms
Carpets and Rugs at February Sale Prices
First Floor, Main Building Order bj Mail.
IVIOT only homes, but hotels, boarding-houses and users of Floor Cover
mgs in big quantities should take advantage of these great February
economies!
All prices continued tomorrow, providing lots are riot sold out.
$1.35 Velvet Carpet 93c
Fifteen hundred yards of
fine
$1.35 Velvet Carpet in wide selec
tion of beautiful patterns. Rich,
high-pile grades, which give no
splendid wear. Feb. sale, yd. 7jC
$30 Room Rugs $19.75
Twelve handsome patterns in
these fine quality Body Brussels
Room Size Rugs. Our very best $27
to $30 grades, mostly A pjj
9x12 ft. sizes. Feb. sale 3)li7. I D
$18 Wool Rugs, 9x12 feet, for $12
$85 French Wilton Rugs $42.50
$1.35 Axminster Carpet, yard 95
$1.75 Brussels Carpet, yard $1.35
$1.22 Axminster Carpet, yard 89
$2.50 Axminster Rugs $1.55
Just five hundred of these small
Axminster Rugs, size 27x54-inch, in
pretty Oriental and floral .designs.
The kind which always A f PP
sell for $2.50.' This sale J)1JJ
To $40 Wilton Rugs $24.65
Finest grades Royal Wilton Rugs,
8.3x10.6 foot size, in dozens of ex
quisite patterns and colorings. Our
regular $32.00 to $-10.00 Art m nt
Rugs. February sale4D0
$4 Axminster Rugs, 36x72, $2.98
70c Heavy Printed Linoleum 45
$10 Ingrain Rugs, 9x12 feet $7.25
$9 to $12 Small Mohair Rugs $6.75
$2.50 Bissell Carpet Sweepers $1.95
Remnants Tapestry,Velvet, Body Brussels and Wilton Carpets, Yard 50c to 75c
February Sale White
Austrian Chinaware
Basement, Main BIdg. - Order by Mall
DAINTY, transparently thin White Austrian
Chinaware at almost half regular price
during the Great Homefurnishing Sales!
Body is beautifully finished, plain white with
small, neat, embossed pattern on the edges. Note
a few of the unusual reductions:
. $1.35 riates, S-inch, doz.,
on special sale, only
$2.00 Plates, 7-n., dozen
at, special price of $1.21
$2.00 Soup Plates, dozen at
the special price of $1.21
$1.40 Fruit Saucers, Sj-in
special price, dozen, 889
50c Individual Butter
Dishes for only, doz. 40
75c Platters, 10-inch 40
$1.25 Platters, 12-inch 63
-$1.60 Platters, 14-inch, at
the low price of only 83
50c Baking Dishes, ea. 35
25c BowISy-i-irL-fcize..! S L
$4 Bouillon Cups and Sau
cers, on sale, dozen $2.79
$1.25 Tea Pots, each 79
90c Sugar Bowls, each 57 1
50c Creamers, special 31S
60c Celery Trays, each 45
$2.50 Soup Tureens $1.59
$1.60 Covered Vegetable
Dish for only, each $1.03
$1 Covered Vegetable Dish
for ihe special price 58
90c Sauceboats, spe. 64
$3.50 Cups and Saucers for
the special price of $2.03
$3.00 Chocolate Cups and
Saucers, low price" $2.03
$1.50 Tea Pots" at 79
$1.50 Coffee Pot at 79
$1.50 Chocolate Pot at 79
,$20XU.ikiipTuri-S1.04.
$2.50 Soup Tureen $1.59
$1.25 Jug, special onlv 70tf
$275 Pudding Set $1.69
$1.50 Comports, ' spe. 82
February SaleDraperieSjCurtains
Third Floor, Main BIdg.
Order by Mail.
iiH 4
IT IS HARD to believe that much could be left after
today's strenuous selling, but there are still
thousands and thousands of pairs of Curtains and unequaled
assortments of Draperies to be had at tremendous savings
during great February Homefurnishing Sales. Examples:
DraperyFabrics
At One-Half
Large .lot of short lengths of
Tapestry Upholstery Fabrics Jn
a very large assortment of pat
terns and colorings; ajso Dam
asks, Jutes, Reps, Linens, Ve
lours, etc. All 50 inches wide;
$2.50 to $10.00 1 DiW,
79
$5.00 Portieres
For $3.79
Nine hundred pairs of hand
some Portieres, made of fine
figured reps, finished with tap
estry borders and wide hemVin
green, brown and red. Some
are in pretty . two-toned effects.
Come 50 inches wide and three
yards long. Best $5 flfl,rf A
grades, special, , pair I U
crades. snecial
$6.50 Lace Curtains, in white or ecru, 2l2 yards long. 7 Special, pair $3.65
vjqa curtains, including aenms, tSrussels INet, etc, $2 to $50 grades, at half
3Qc ArLTicking jorocore priced 3u sale at45c
Regular 15c Curtain Swisses for new snrin? curtain.. 36
on special sale for th. great February Sale athis very low price, yard VC
if