Tin: o::i;co:j daily jqu::ijal, i o;,!!.:,:;!),
11
U.S.BKE
D
X P. S. Michie VVill Be
Hc:dy for Work in Coos Bay
by July 10, Contract Limit
Set. . .. '
rait of the mechanical plant of the
now government dredge, Col. , P. S.
Mlchle, 1 now in place and the dredge,
Intended for use on Coos Bay,- la more
than SO per cent completed, according
10 Captain If. H, Roberts, corpa of en
. i,ir tTn!tid States array, who ,!re-
turned from Seattle thl morning after
i importing the work. '
Captain Robert aaid this morning that
the boilers are. now installed and the
ruimnins1 engines also, while the en
eines' which Wilt furnish the motive
irtwer tf tho dredge ar -on the ground
and ready to Install.'. The material for
the hull Is ail lit placaV although-all of
die rivet , nave not; yev peeii 'unv,
and .work is going, ahead on the deck
house. The contractor expect to be
ready for the launching on or before
July 19, which ieine os-ie nsvniem :
..... . -;:' -::
While in Seattle, Captain Robert In
terviewed two, oU the engineers ,ln .the
office of Major-Cavanaugh, corps of
nglneers, United States army, who had
beoa engaged: on the Rainier; National
nark project. Captain Robert had the
interview in connection with the Crater
Lake National park , project, Which is
verv similar to the Rainier para
Although work on the Celllo canal
will be suspended - tomorrow on ac
count of It being a legal holiday, Cap
tain Robert will go to Big Eddy tonight
to be gone lor three r Jlour , days to
look over the work there. .
The only contract 1 of 1 considerable
size left now will be about 3000 tons of
steel reinforcing for llhlng of the locks.
, Several hundred Jtona of 'material have
already been delivered to experimental
purposes and It will be put In before
high water to learn what,-will be the
bent method, of placing the llnjng. The
elope where It will be placed is 1 foot
vertical to a feet horlsontal. i
TIG FEARLES3 1KAVE9 ;
::oat Quit Service of Paget Sound
TbHboat Compwjr.;,?;:
Special t Tbe Journal.') s "
Astoria. Or., Feb. 21.AI noort today
- die bar tug Fearless departed from the
. Columbia rlirer, leaving the service, of
the Puget Sound Towboat company, to
whom she has ' been chartered, for the
last year, or more. -';:- 4
She goer direct to Sao Francisco and
' will be turned over to her owners there
hy Captain 1C. t. Parsons 4n conformity
- with orders '.received yesterday front
Manager riummer.of thi P. & T. B.
company, who arrived from Seattle on
this and othef business.
The Fearless i last, tow was the
schooner Defiance, which she took out
ward on her' departure. 1
Captain Parsons is not in position to
say anything definite as to his future
' prospects. . .'. .-,
- FARRAGUT REBUILT
1
- Stesjncr, Xow Oil Burner, Is to B
1 . Used on Coast.- ' ,
IHnlM Pens leasee Xftb ' '
, Seattle, Wash., Feb. 21. Ready for
coast trade, the steamer Farragut was
" turned ' over to the Alaska Pacific
steamship company today after being
rebuilt into an oil burner. State rooms
for 112 first class passengers and 48
., second class have been installed. She
will ail ; for San Francisco on iher
;,' maiden voyage under her new owners
.'.on February, 88. ; t ,Y-
RECREATION PIER
; City Engineer - Instructed to
' Grade at Bttrk Street.
Start
Instructions to the , city engineer to
' 'start a grade t the foot of SUrk street
. . for, the foundations of a recreation- pier
were voted yesterday by the commission
..of public docks and the preliminary sur-
veys have now been started. As Chalr-
man V. W. Mulkey left- for the east
yesterday there was no regular session
J of the commission but a meeting was
.i!C! earner te transact the business in
comiectlon with the dockland landing
, at me root or stark.
; AtoXG THBJVATERFROXT
-With the schooner W. IL Marston in
tow, the steamer Ocklahama is now on
her way down . the river for Astoria
,The Marston loaded 1,147,(91 feet of
lumber, valued at, $17,125, for Antofa
gasta. ,
; Cargo on the British steamer Twlok
enham will not be completed Until late
- this afternoon, it was learned this morn
ing. "She will finish if the Elevator
mmm
Fresh From the Vine
...
,7rd!innis & Kerr Bros! Brand
WHOLESALE CPOCERS
SCHOON.ER
w.
; f (Special to The JouraeM
Marshfield. Or.. Feb. 21. The accom-
panying picture is the first taken of the
schooner ' Advent, ' Which- was wrecked
dock's for the 'orient with .flour and
wheat. . ' . ., ' '-
At the steamer Jessie Ilarklns is un
dergoing her annual Jnspsction today,
her run to WashoUgat was taken yester.
day ; by the steamer . stranger, me
latter will be back tonight r - - ;
Barley cargo was started on the Ger
man bark Olona at, th Irving dock! this
morning, and the French bar Vendee
will load the same kind of cargo there
as soon as the Olona is finished. They
are under charter to M, H, Houser.
Light vessel No, 1.3, stauonea on owi
sure Bank, ha tone into Seattle f or
ihrM or four days for coal and aup-
plies, and hef place haa been taken by
relief light vessel No. 92. ,
The French bark General, ae. Kegrier,
how diacharelna general cargo nere,
has been chartered by Comyn. Mackall
ft Co. for a lumber cargo from this port
to the west ccstv v ' -
; JURIXE ; INTJCttdGEIfCB ' - r'.
i,t;'iitM bs to Arrive.;
Ittr. Roanoke, Sua P1po...
Murrll
itx Ber, 8 KrBoi..i...........Mi-nJ
Str. Kom City, Sn Pedro.. "
Str. AHUnoe, Knrek ......... ...... Jb.
Btr. Geo. W. Elder, Sis Dlege....;.b. a
Itr. Bmw. Ban Podro.... March U
Mrcb 8
-. Doe tt Separt.. '
tf.lllaDe, Euraaa i ......M.iFlb-
Str. Kom City, flan Ptdro... JU, a
Btr. Oeors W. tiiner. mauiw
Str. Roanoke. Baa l)iMO..........-i.Mar-n B
Btr. Bear, Ban Pedro .,....,.. ,.JlarcB T
Te leave a rraaeisee.' '-v-'ii;"
Str. Harvard, Saa PedrS .... "t'h
tr. Yale, Ban Diego . . .... . . .Feb. 32
Ea Boot te tos4 luBbtr..
Kane ' . .Balk rf.-: :. -;v V fro
Arables, Nor., str., ..........Antwerp
Baron Napier, Mr. tr. , Motif nong
Battl Abbey. Br. ablp .....Baa Frnnclaoa
Crown( 8eUle, Br. at., Dee. 18....ADtwarp
Dundee Buaa, Mrs sanioa
Inveran, Br. str .........Baa rranctaea
Uakawela, An. rktn. ...... .....San i"raDclc
EapertUty. flrv atr......... ..y ancouTer, a. v.
Inca, Am. ecu., Jau. 21..... Talparalao
W. U. lalbot. Am. ach.. ............. ..lguinua
t)etlaiire, Am. act., Jan, .,.....,. .Honolulu
Wm. H. Smita, Am. ach...... ....... Valparaiao
Battle Abbey, Br. bark. .kt. Ban' rtaoclnco
Vlrrinla. Am. acb ......Bas Francitco
ftbinaa Hare, Jap. atr. Honolulu
TokU Harn, jap. atr.. we. .... uoooiuin
YVray Castle, Br. iDlp..,.. ....... ...BiaTrnr
Prosper. Nor. atr. ............. ,.8an franclae
Wlnslow, Am. aen.. inc. o...........,.vaiit
Ea Bouta to load Ortln.
tetnbek, Ger. tr., Jan. 20..v.,..8anta Boaalia
lxilt Pasteur, ft. bk... Newcastle, A.
enia rwet u eon.
Name and Cbarterer Berth.
Olona, Oer. bk., Houser ................. lrtluf
Vendee, rr. oM nouaer , .unniui
Cambrian Prlsceaa, Br. bk., HoDaer....Unntok
Lumbar Fleet in Port,, .
Name - To Ball foe Berth.
Ceo. E. Billings, Am. sen., Sydney.. '.St. Helen
Neotofleld. Br. bark, Bj-dney ..... North Padfle
Golden Bbore, Am. soh., West Coast, Port Luni-
bee u. .
Eldorado, Asa. ach., West Coast, Portland dry
ddek. ' '
Bangor, Nor.' B. 8., Shanghai, Inman. .Poulsen
Crown of India, Br. bk. U. K Weatport
Marsden, W. H., Am. ach., Valparaiso, on
,!. way down. , : i ,
Alaska Cannery Fleet ia Fort.
Name .Berth,
Berllu. Am. ship.. ....tioblt
fit. Nicholas, Am. ship. ............ ......Goble
St. Krniieea, Am. ship... ............. ..Astoria
W, B. Clint, Am. bark ..Astoria
XlaosUaneous in Fart.
Twickenham, Br. 88. Orient,,-..., Crown Mills
Qen. de Negrter, rt. bk. ........ .North Bank
MARINE NOTES
Astoria. Feb. Bailed, tt JJ:30 a. m.
Steamer J. A. Chanalor for Monterey. Bailed tt
a a. m. Steamer Northland tor Bin Pedro. Ar
t-Wed at liM s", m. 'Steamer Aurelia from
Ran Pedro. Balled at B:3fi a. m. Steamer Bear
for Ban Francisco and Ban Pedro, Arrlted tt :30
and left np at 11 a. m. Steamer Shafts from
San Pedro. ' Bailed at 2 a. ra. Steamer Ban
Pedro for Sin Frnnciseel ateamer General Hub
bard for San Pedro. Arrived dowi it S;M
a. m Norwegian steamer Artemis. Arrived
Packed
Where Grown
For the
Family Table
Tomatoes are inval
uable as a food arti
,clc, because of their
cooiinu, astrmirent
properties i tHVs
contriouting g.r eat
benclit to health
-The full:. -'-natural
flavor ,3s preserved
in preparing : -the
choicest fruit in. ol
jnost their Bktflral
form. MonopOlc
tomatoes .are low
enough in price for
the person of mod
est - mean s And
. good enough in
quality for- the per
son of wealth..
.lid pack and ai
tomatoes, 'r "M o n o-
pole lomatoes are
cheaper u. than v any
Standard Grade.
Ai for !. brand
MOMOPdLIL
ADVENT GOING
X
II-
off Coos Ba y: this week. To lake the
picture It; was necessary to opehite th-
camera on top of a bluff 150 -feet hign
over the ocean, Vv'-"
down daring tht Mght Schooner Defiance.
Balled at poos British steamer Harleeden tor
Bydneyv-"' ..... ;',. -;
Ban Franeisre. Fen. ki, sauea at i s. m.
Steamer tvsf'f for Portland, j ' ' f
Ban Pedro, Feb. 30. Arrived steamer uiym'
le from Portland;, steamer Hornet from Co
umbla 4-Iyer. .
Aatoria, Feb. .ArrtTed down at S and
tailed at 10:30 p. m. Steamer Roanoke for
Man Dliiro and fer port. Arrived Wown at T
p. . m. .Steamer J, A.v Cbanalor; at JO:0u .
m. Steamer Bear. ' '
Bandon. Feb. 20. Arrived OaaoUna SCBOOS'
er Anvil from Portland.
Coos Bar. Feb. Armed steamer Al
liance from Eureka. - v, u .
Ban Francisco.' Febv a.-aiiea ai . p.-m.
Steamer Ptraleo for- Portland. , Arrived at I
and salted at 7 p. m. Steamer xosetnite iroai
Portland for Sao Diego. - . '
Port Han Iji a. Feb. sa Arrteed at mm.
Sight Steamer Oleum from Portland.
Yokohtmt, Feb. 3a Arrived prevlotisly
lapaaeae steamer , Klnkasaa Mara .from Port
land. - ... ' -...,... ; r
Astoria. Feb. 21. Condition tt the fotmui of
the, river at 8 a, m.,' smooth; wind southeast,
ml lea j weather, clear.
Tides at Aaiorlt sateraaf Mign wnier, i:oe
s. m., 8.7 feet 1:61 p. as., s.s reeb uw
water, 8:00 t. m., 1.0 foot; 8:28 p. m.. 0.3
foOt. . - ' ' : ' V ,; "':; -; ';;:. ;;'
f " Dally Kivep Readings. . ; ;
A
u
il
TATIONI
-I
3
Lewiato .4. 2
8.41
.03
0
0
.OS
.06
.01
0
.04
4.01 0.4
tlmatills ...I 25
Engens ..................! 10
S.8
! O.t
6.7r0.2
Albanr ZO
5.5
0,51
Salem ...1 20
6.3
8.9
B.7
O.R
WilsonvlUt I 37
Portland I IS
-O.Si
O.li
() Blatoi. (-r) rtlUftg."
(Onlted Press leased Wire.t . '
Sacramento, Cal Feb.' 21. Califor
nia's first year of equal suffrage shows
not a sign of the predicted loss of do
mestic) Instincts as recorded in the birth
rate. On the contrary, the Increase of
babies Is notable.
The 89,330 births registered in 191 1
represent a rate of 16.1 per 1000, as
against only" 14 for 1911; 13.4 for 1910,
and 1909, and so on in diminishing
scale.
Numerically the increase of-19ll was
4602, by far the largest during the past
seven years.- - -
The stork visited California about
once every 13 minutes, to use another
illustration.
Notes of Aurora, Or.
(Bp'--ial to The Journal. ,
Aurora, Or., . Feb. . 21. A farmers'
meeting will be held here Saturday aft
ernoon, March under the auspices of
the Commercial club, at which Profes
sor Potter of the O. A. . and Judge
Dlmick of Oregon City will deliver ad
dresses on the breeding of thoroughbred
stock. Professor Potter from the stand
point of the professor of animal hua-
bandry, and Judge Dlmick from the view
point of the "layman" breeder. The
club is doing rill 1q Its power to arouse
greater interest In better stock of every
Description.
The school board opened bids ;f or the
of
construction of a now schoolhouse. but
made no award. There were eight bid
ders nut only two submitted rigurei
Which" the board would consider, as it
can expend only 6000j "The award will
not be made until a week from next
Monday, School will close about April
i. to auow plenty or time for the erec
tlon of the new building.
A representative of the Pacific Tele
graph & Telephone Co. was here this
week, closing contracts for right of wav
for a new line across the nroDcrty of
people near town. Thla line Is designed
to shorten the distance between Port-
land and this point, where the new line
joins the old
Logger Drowns Iri Young's Bay.
Bpecll In The Journal.)
Astoria, Or.. Feb. 21. Lying half
buried in the eoft ntudV in the bastn-of
Toung's bay, the body of a logger,
thought to be named Stone, a recent
arrival from Portland, was found last
night at low tide by Hans I.areen. keen
er of the bridge who waded in the mud
up to, his hips to the drowned man and
secured the body to the bridge by pass
ing a rope under the arms. , (
The unfortunate man was seen cross
ing. the railway trestle about 11:30 yes
terday morning, walking away from
the city, when ha lost his balance and
plunged Into the water, then at high
tiae.
Asks Itetufn of Land.
The" return of title to 3.01 acres of
land, and SfiOO'O damages is asked in
a suit filed In the circuit court against
the Mount Hood Hallway & Power Co.
and Its successor in interest., the Port
land ' Ballway, Light .& Power, Co., by
wiiuam M. and Augusta lr Kilworth
TnriaMTrToeate&reasr cf tinrcTtr ana
was purchased for 12412 by the Mount
Ho'd company in ' November, 1910, for
right of way. The Kllworths claim the
company broke its agreement" "because
it failed teoperst electric trains over
the uhe. ana aek for the damages bo
cauKti 'the.'' company arroyilatt'd more
Juntthan it jiurchasvd,. . i-- I
CUT DOWN BIRTH IWTE
TO PIECES
"1
'4UieAWiMekfer
The Vessel has now fallen over and is
going to pieces. This picture wag taken
shortly after she struck the beach. -
. ." (Staff Rorreeposdeflce. i vl
Balenu Or. Feb. 21. By a margin of
one voj the cement bill, as it has been
called, failed ' to pass the senate, this
morning. : . Th temporary absence, of
Senator Mbser, who had spoken for trie
bill,' but had not eipeeted It to come
up at once on passage, caused defeat,
for with him it would have mustered
18 votes. - ! : :..",; f
The bill feaulred Portland- cement te
be' incased In paper' bags, and was ad
vocated by a delegation of longshore
men as a means of protection to health.
Manufacturers opposed it on the ground
that It' would discriminate against a
plant under way at Oswego, In competi
tion with' cement works in other states.
Smith Of Coos. Kellaher end Joseph,
suDDOrted th bilL while Kiddle and
Wood opposed it. President Malarkey left
the chair to plead for the bin. saying
that the small cost involved should not
be balanced against the menace to the
health of those who suffer In handling
cement, Ha said Oregon cannot afford
to wait for action- by adjoining states in
such. legislation. . .: .,.,....--,,...,;
' Those voting in favor of the bill were
Bean, Butler, - Dlmick Terrell, Joseph,
Kellaher, Lester, McColloch, Miller,
Perkins, Ragsdale, Smith of Coos, Smith
of Josephine, Stewart and' President
Malarkey. ' - 3
Senator Calkins gave notice he would
move tomorrow to reconsider the vote,
doing, this in order, that . Moser may
have an opportunity to be recorded upon
it If there bo no changes In the bal
lot,' it will win tomorrow. .., ' ; ,.
-J, A.i:i...viiub in mm .iw..n i .iifi in, '' i i - -.'r ';: '
STOP PROCEEDINGS
FOR DELAWARE SEWER
' , '.i . ' .. .'i - , ..;.;';';'" . ,'' .';'.
Property owners of the Delaware
avenue . sewer district . were successful
this morning In prevailing 'upon tho
sewef committee of the city council td
recommend the rescinding of proceed
ings for the construction of the pro-1
posed Delaware avenue trunk sewer, j
About SO men and women of the dls-1
trlct appeared before the committee to!
remonstrate against the construction of
the sewer at this tjme. They said they
want a sewer, but" not until after, pro
Vision has been made to dredge Colum
bia slough so s.8 to create a current in
which to empty the sewage of the Pcn
lnsulA.vClty Engineer Hurlburt and the
members of the committee were unani
mously in favor of rescission.
P. R., L. & P. CH AIRMAN -DUE
HERE' MARCH 1
C. M. Clark, chairman of the etecu
tive committee of the Portland Railway,
Light, A .Power company, will be In
Portland about March 1 to confer 'with;
President B. 8. Josselyn relative to ex-1
tensions and Improvements for the com-1
Ing year, which will Involve several
million dollars. During his presence
here the board of directors' meeting will
be held, ; President Josselyn, who Is
now on a tour of California.' accomna-!
hied by his wife arid daughter, will: re-(
turn March 1.
... amecl AdmlniNtrator. .
On petition of Mary A; dreen. widow
of George W. Green, who died in Van
couver. Wash., July 29. 1912, Fred Has
muBsen has been appointed administra
tor of the estate of Mr. Oreen in this
county. The "rental value is approxi
mately 1300 ia year. Roy A, Green ot
Boottsville, Mich., a son, Is the only
other, heir. -
Don't Blame Your
Over Worked Stomach
When your stomach will act digest
food, the worst thing you can do is to
take a lot of digestive medicines.' True,
theyTve temporary- relief but your
stomach la tho sufferer. Loss of ap
petite, indigestion, dyspepsia and head
aches can only be permanently relieved
by removing the cause.' (fn many cases,
Various remedies taken to relieve these
conditions result in ruining the stomach j
and "preventing 1 It from digesting food'
in a natural way. 1 " j
If you want your stomach to do its,
own work properly, without resorting '
to artificial 'digestives or predigested
foods, use Jayno's Tonic Vermifuge.
Take small doses regularly, preferably
before meals."'), In a little time " youif
stomach will again do its own work
and (.you will, eat heartily, keep welt and
enjoy living. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge
is not a digester in itself, but it tones
up the stomach and-Intestines, giving
you all the nutriment and strength from
. Many forms of supposes indigestion
are the result of Intestinal parasites, '
for which Jayne's, Tonlcr Vermifuge Is
unsurpassed.' Insist on Jayne's;' accept
no other.- Millions have praised it for
mom thuri etzhtv VonrM. Kolrl hv ilriip-'
tii.itu cvrrynhcro. , tt. D. Jayne & Kuril
I'hlladiOphla, 1'a,
CEMENT
HANDLERS
MAY WIN T
DM
says EAsr j;u sou
1 5 IIAVE EVES .ON OBEGffii
Among people cf , the cutt and the
south, Oregon Is . the most talked -of
state in the Union, according to George
II. Kelly, the big timber and realty
operator, who has'just returned to Port
land after a si weeks' trip to the 'At
laptio 'seaboor) and the Gulf section.
4 "Everywhere I went," sal Mr, Kolly
today, l heard people talking of ; the
marvelous opportunities they have been
told offer themselves in Oregon. 1 "
"While in New Tork I met a number
of well, known financiers, who told me
that Oregon securities are in active de
mand on every stock market of the east.
Especially is this true of timber lands,
for which the large bunks are daily re
ceiving orders, .I believe that within
the next year or two the timber busl
ness ofr this state will attract ! many
millions of dollar of eastern capital.
i "On other trips I have, taken to the
east In past years Seattle seemed to be
the principal city of the coast that at
tracted the attention of investors, but
this time Portland held the center of
the stage. A. number of large life In
surance companies now have agents here
looking for building loans, .
y "The president of a large railroad
told me that In his opinion that portion
of the state west of the Cascades will
within the next decade experience the
greatest boom in the history of western
land development. The only thing that
has held the money of investors back
heretofore la the high prices asked for
farm lands and the fact that there
has been .too little railroad construc
tlonf . r ' :' y ? y:.-v-f :.-;;v.
GUARDIAN FOR ESTATE
:' 0F W.T. Ba NICHOLSON
k Probate Judge Cleeton yesterday ap
pointed J. V. Beach guardian of the
estate of W. T. B. Nicholson at' the re
quest of Mr. Nicholson's children. The
petition for the appointment states that
Mr. Nicholson la It years Old and his
memory Is falling. Mr. Nlohol son owns
a large amount of "unimproved real es
tate in central East Portland. .' Mr.
Beach is an old friend 'and has been
counsel for Mr, Nicholson for years.
The children are Mrs. Margaret Root,
Mrs.' Grace Holmatn' and Mrs. Minnie
U Hill of Portland and Earl and Rodney
Nicholson of - Seattle. : v.yv ;7:;-'?fl
SUES SALOON MAN FOR Sf i
; NOT v STOPPING. FIGhT
C. K. Chapman has started 'suit In the
circuit court against P. C. Douglass, sa
loonkeeper at soi Washington street,
for 16060 on account of an alleged beat
ing received at the hands Of two gam
blers In Douglass' saloon on February
4 last. Chapman declares that the men
asked him to play poker and on his re
fusal knocked him down, beating and
kicking him. while Douglass and his
bartender watched the row without in
terfering, v - ,';; :... '
7 ' If anting for Me!rt. "
-'Nd administrator will be appointed by
Probate Judge Cleeton in the estate Of
Elizabeth Toung, a north end character,
known ' familiarly as "Liverpool Lis,"
for the next 30 days. Judge Cleeton fs
delaying the probate of the estate in
the hope of discovering heirs. County
Commissioner Hart is one of the num
ber who have asked for the appointment
as administrator. The estate it esti
mated at from 26000 to 115,000, and is
being cared for by Harry Bulger, spe
cial agent of the county court, . Bulger
was placed in charge on request of Dis
trict Attorney Evans, Deputy Sheriff
Penumbra Kelly Is . seeking for two
Children; of a sister who, he believes,
reside in the city.
Portland's Quality and
Economy Store" : .
Weiv Spring Styles
Men's Hats Are tlov on
Display at THE UOti
Ask to
See
Tht Best $3.00 Hat
i .-Si- 4Sr j..
Today and Saturday
Are the Best Days for You
To choose and profit by our great final clean-up sale of all
.
Men's Suits and All f?
f;m Mat ! I TZ m I U X
$20, $25 arid $30 Only
Men's Top' Coats and Three-Quartet Overcoats! that were $i5,
$20 and $25, and $15 Rubberized Raincoats,, are -tJO CC!
. now "on sale, at' this specially low(jeduced,fiure.'DOtUu
. See Our
Ralston
Four-
; Dollar
' , Shoes
I
1
-mm
1 11 1VJ l 1-V4 1
AL11EWPW
. lie East SlJa Business Men's club
hold Its regular semi-monthly meeting
last 'night at the Hotel Clifford, East
Sixth and Morrison streets. After con
siderable discussion, 'a resolution oppos
ing the alternate block stop system, re
cently inaugurated on the oust side linen,
was passed ' unanimously, -
It r was brought .out In the discus
sion' that he tnain reason for their dls
sattHf action with the altornate block
system wag because the company had
taken ofr several cars, thereby lessening
the service.' Another reason was be
cause, in their opinion, the express ser
vice to the outlying districts is very
poor, and In need of a radical change.
The several committees of the cub
handed in their reports, the most promi
nent among which was the report of the
municipal ownorship committee; , Th,ie
phase of the club's activity will be taken
up' at the.' next regular meetlngi.sf;-;;;;';'
PIGS IS PIGS7-EVEN
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Los Angeles) , Feb. 21. Pecndlng the
receipt of-a ruling from the treasury
department, a fat pig brought to Amer
ican shores In. the Chinese junk Ningpo
is. envying vlfe'oii',a" rancu near! San
Pedro, and Salvador DIrrfcco, boatman,
who attempted to land the porker, is
under arrest, 'charged with violating the
customs law.'-;-'-' '. ; -'i '' -':
Dr. W. A, Weldon, port health officer,
refused to permit the beast to remain
on the junk. Deputy Collector Wicker
sham refused to permit its removal. It
was sent to-the ranch when Dlrrocco
brought It ashore.' Weldon and Wicker
sham, unable' to decide their dispute,
wired the particulars to Washington.
: The pig is the pet of the sailors. t '
DISCUSS BETTERMENT ' .
OF STREETCAR SERVICE
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- Counollman Magulre, Chief of Police
Slover and Sam Woodward of tho
North Alblna Commercial club were" tho
principal speakers at v meeting of the
Portsmouth Commercial club held la the
PortsnDUtH school last night. . Among
the subjects discussed I wsre the im
provement of the streetcar system on
the Peninsula, local fire protection, and
the proposed sewer system far that sec
tion f ..the city.,' George H. -Ketchum
was appointed chairman of a eommittee
to look after the putting of the strap
hanger ordinance before the people In
the June election. ; - ;
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"II the Imperial wert m San Francisco, said a
southern visitor at the Imperial last.wck, "and
served th same food at the , same prices and
,.i V" ' offered the same efficient service, guards would be
' ..'needed to (iontrol. the. crowds; ..Portland people
must get away from town for a vhile to appre- ,
BsaaajMssBBsJ ciate its unique superiority." 4 , '
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San Francisco Club Women
File Recall ' Petition for ,
Police Judge Wcllcr.
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San Francisco, Feb. 31. -The petition .
circulated by San Francisco club wom
en for the recall or Police Judge Wellcr, .
signed. It is claimed, by more than 13,- .
000 registered voters, is on file today ':
With Registrar' Zemanskyi Only 70j0'
names are required to call a peel a I
election. -,, ',.-"...' -;-..'.;' ;'''.
:The (Campaign for ! signatures, 'th
women declare, will continue right up to
the day of 'the recall election. iJr,
"We want as many names as we cue
get, for; the educative value,!. said Mrs.
bully Field, a leader In the movement.
"We are ; well on our way now to the,'
second 10,000." - - .: . 1 (
r Judge Aveller aroused the ro of thai
women' when be reduced the bail of
man held on a statutory offense. IT
furnished the reduced ball and fled. . -
' No iorganliatlori In New tori., except
the Hotel Workers' union, has given the
I.s W.'W. recognition so far, and in' an
official statement Issued" by It recently
It was 4eclare4 that there had been no
afflliatlon.rt?'U'V-;v;'vV . .
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