Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (April 7, 1913)
1 n no ft" ' iiviLlI PRECEED AtJY REAL MEVS OF V Families, Relatives, Friends of Those Who 'Were on Mimi Waited All Day Yesterday In Uncertainty. - - Testcrday was a day of sorrow and anxious waiting for the families, rela "Ttives and friends here of the men who were' on the Himl when she capsized. All day they Waited for news. Tele , phone and telegraph wires, were bur dened with , message of. sad inquiry, or of still Badder information. " The hardest part of it was to know that ( clinging to the slhp In the seas .were some few at least, who might be saved if boats could only, reach them. Dark ness shut down evenn that hope W. C- Koen of the Fisher Contracting company, with offices in the Mohawk building, waa one of those lost on the ".. Mlml. He, with Charles S. Fisher; presi dent of the company, , had the contract for the plumbing work and the 'construc tion of piping used to pump the water 'from under the ship to Idbsen the unnd ' so ihe could be taken off. lie has been at the scene of , operations for four weeks, Mr. Koen and his wife have lived' at the Jackson apartments, Union avenue and East Davis street, for some months, . They had been residents of this city for four years, coming here from Houston, Texas. , He is 44 years old. : v When seen- at her apartment this morning Mia. Koen said that she had last received. Word from her busband late Saturday night. As he was unable "" to leave the yesset he had a f rietid tele phone to bis wife. She was told that ' Mr. Koen was In the beat of health and that the work, was progressing very rapid) v, She is anxiously waiting jiome 'definite word as to the fate of her hus band. - r . -, ..Captain Albert Crowe was one of the mo.4t widely known marine men on' the Pacific coast. Since he located In Port' , lard, about 10 "years ago, be has been for neveral years surveyor for the San : Francisco board of marine underwriters, and for a time was a member of the firm of Anderson & Crowe,; shipliners and contractors. , v Prior to establishing himself here per manently, Captain Crowe was a ship master, and for years had command of ' American clipper vessels. He came "to - Portland as master of the bark Muskoka, under the British flag. Under Captain Crowe's command the .Muskoka estate ' 1 lulled a number Of record voyage that art- etill talked of in marine circles whenever a vessel makes an exceptional ly fast voyage. . Captain Crowe was born in Maine, " about 65 years ago, and he is survived by a widow and two children, a son, Bert, sued 3 9, and a daughter, Margery, aced 20. The family residence Is at 22ti Ross street. . Others on th;shlp were well known ' in Portland. Charles S. Fisher, presi dent of the company, had lived here for many years. His wlfe,'r a son and a daughter now live in McMinnville. J. E. Holyfleld, reported lost, superin tendent of the Brighton Mills,, is well known here. ' ' Captain J. Weatphal, who was saved, lifts many friends here. MIMI LASTS BUT TEN MINUTES IN . POUNDING SEAS (Continued From Page One.T ested in the salving of the Mimi; . G. W. Slpp, of North Plains, Or., Jack Fitzpatrick, of Brighton, Or., and O. S. Estes, of Brighton, Or., all members of th donkey engine crew which was assisting in salving the Mimi; Captain ..WestU in com' v, mand of the Mimil twQ, members of the crew named. Kuschorn, one named Ludwig, and l'l others. . ; p - Of these only Fisher, Captain West :..phal, one of the Kusehorns and Ludwig are living. ". r ' . The- Mlml was pulled from the spit into deep water about J:30 o'clock Sun" day morning and capsized under the heavy seas In a few minutes. The Mlml is a total wreck, having been pounded almost to pieces, -here will be little salvage., - Water splashed over her at low tide. At high Ude about lour xeet . snows apov .water. The German bark Mimi went ashore on the North Spit at Nehalem on the A. evening of February 13, while i from Valparaiso to the Columbia river In bal . last to load lumber.. She was charters! .., by Comyn Mackall & 'Co while on the Voyage up from the West Coast, ' to re- -piace tne wrecKea Kritian Dark. Torrls. dale for a cargo of lumber to Antofa gasta. .. The Mimi waa in command of .v Captain L. Westphal and carried a crew of 30 men. She was a vessel of 2?4 . tons 'net and was built at Glasgow, in 1893. She was 283 feet long, 43 feet beam and had 24.6 feet depth of hold. February 28 bids for the. floating of the craft were opened In the offices of Anderson,: Crowe ft Co there being six itii3 ranging irom i4,uuu to S48.009, ' Biio was to be floated and turned over to the owners in the Columbia river on the basis of 'no cure, no pay.": The . Fisher Engineering corporation,. whose bid was $48,000, secured the contract, HIGH SEA HELPS -... LIFT SHIP-FROM . BED IN THE SAND (Continued From Page One.) to keep a steady strain on the cable. Th method adopted- for salving the Mlml bad been to station a donkey engine on ""l ithe bench, and by means of a.cable to a ,'1,11 tf,ffih(lfafA urn! nun i W'C 7? . " i ... u w VIM stranded bark, pull her into deep water when tne uae was greatest. Watts. kept his engine steadily pull iiifj and at about 1:30 a, m. the Mimi came entirely free of the Hand and be 'gan slowly to move toward deep water, nous orer u sea. ' For 10 mmutes or so she rode the liigh seiiS easily. ; Then she turned on her beam ends, swinging broadside to the beach with her deck shoreward.. The distance from shore by this tim ' 1500 feet ad because of the dark iiess thcra was no Jntiimation- at firsf to those W the beach, that anything had hflDnened. as Hgnts continuea to shin M , Mm I, .,,., the ' ressoli As tine. Ml ml settled. 1 however, it soon, became apparent what wan wiuiis. . rnntmn Crowe of Portland, represent "ing Llovd's nnderwrlters at tbe salving aiid aMBting as an expert, had, together with other experts,- rttlmated 2BU tons Of bnllnut would he sntrjrien' to niniii tit in the Mlml on even keel, but to niaka doubly pure 800 tops tvpto kft aboard. t-i.ie resi naa open inrown overuoaru. risher Wanted to Walt. Captain Fisher had been unwilling to attempt floating the Mlml until day light Sunday morning, because of the rf;ugh conditions, but Captain Crowe in sisted that the effort be made as soon nas the Mlml felt the motion cf the era. There .were on shore with Engineer Watts the three mates of, tho Mimi Frederick qoidman. Frederick Flagg and Rudolph Lesda. These men had feared an accident if the Mimi were floated during such a storm, and had declined to stny aboard all night ' Help was accordingly sent for at once. It was necessary to go to Nehalem and tele phone' to Garibaldi. . ; Train Carries tlfesavers. A speclat, train left Garibaldi with lines and the Garibaldi life saving crew and its power boat hurried by wagon to the most available point for launch ing. . Then)' began the long, hoartbreaking, Sunday"erfor-to save the few survivors. Early. Sunday morning men could be seen at Intervals waving from the boat to those on shore, where by this time a great -crowd was beginning to collect.-: ...,.'.- . .".'.'-.'.:. At a. m. a crate containing a pig and chickens came ashore. The pig was dead; the chickens sua . anve. Wreckage began arriving at the beach. The Mimi's four lifeboats came, the broken condition of three, of them tes tifying to the violence of the storm. By Sunday, night the beach for two miles was dotted with portions of Jhe bark. t . ' . . v .-.' - j . . . - Burt Chin Snots PaU Snort, The Garibaldi crew immediately upon arrival undertook to ahoot a line to the black speck 1500 feet out. The dis tance made such effort useless. Then warfon was run 300 feet out Into the surf and the Lytle gun crew tried to shoot aboard. Although Its gun'is one of the most nowerf ul in the west, hav ing an extreme range or l&ou ieet,, me efforts from the wagon also were futile. Meanwhile - Captain Farley and nis Garibaldi Ufesavers were trying to get out In their , power boat Their first ef fort was most successtui oi any until the ultimate rescue, the lifeboat getting within 60 feet of , the Mlml. Bo great, however, was the suction iff the lee of the craft and no Impassable the tangle of rigging and spars, they could not get line fast All this time the waves were running so high that when they struck the Mlml they would at times rise 30 feet above her. Thereafter, both forenoon and after noon Sunday, the sea was so rougn tne lifesavers could not pass the first line of breakers. Biz Seed t Struggle, Six men could be seen from time to time at the portholeB. The other 16 had apparently been washed off when the bark went over. The six clung to a rope ladder part of the time, and, Wil lie ICuachorns, the cabin boy, and Jack FHznatrick, the hooktender of Brighton, Or., lashed themselves securely but died of exposure or pounding from : the waves. ' '. At 10:20 a. m.. three cries, "Help, help, help," were heard. Captain Farley then made a desperate venture and got farther out than at any time since the first attempt. Cheers could be heard from the men on the Mlml. The under tow, was too great, however, for "suc cess. - This morning the Fort Stevens crew arrived, but the Garibaldi crew had Just got "to the wreck. This was at daybreak and the sea was then ao smooth the four survivors were taken off without difficulty. BRIDE OF FIVE DAYS REFUSES TO BELIEVE HUSBAND DROWNED ; ' (Continued From . Page One.) were, with not a chance to say good' bye. ; . . The bride has not even a picture- not so much as a little watch, photo to keep of her husband. They were married last Tuesday in Albany, Or., where ahe is well . known as Miss May Roberts, daughter of J, P. Roberts. They came then ta Portland and lived in the Ju liana -apartments, In Trinity place,: where Mrs. Blackman Is now staying. Her father and mother are with her today. . , Russell. Blackman came here from Rochester, N. T., five years ago. His1 family there has not yet been notified, at the wish of the brlda, for she ays that all will yet be well. The brtde s experience has been one especially sad, for twice her hopes were raised by word that he was alive and would bt saved. The first such report came last night, after a terrible day of waiting in which Word was twice sent her that Ms body had been found. Again this morning she was told that he was among the saved. And then, shortly after, came the crushing news that he la believed cer tainly to have perished. It was then, after bravely bearing the anguish of the day before, to be made happy this morning by hearing that he lived, that she refused to believe him dead. Mr. -Blackman was a civil engineer. and secretary of the Fisher Engineering corporation, which was seeking to sal vage , the wretKea oam. iie was 3T years old. MISSION DEDICATED ' BY OREGON BAPTISTS Under auspices of the Oregon State Baptist convention, the Italian Baptist mission, at East Eighteenth and Tib betts streets, was dedicated yesterday. Rev. O. C. Wright waa chairman. 'I he dedication address" was delivered by Rev. W. O. Shank of the East Side Baptist church. Rev. J. N. Monroe de livered the Invocation! Rev. W. J Beav- en reaa rrom the bible. W. H. Stone, Dr. Haycock, Rev. E. A, Leonard, Rev. C. S. Bergstresser and Dr. C. Visettl, iianan vice-consul, also spoke. - The pastor of the mission is Rev. F, Sanella and Miss Arabella Davis as sistant. '; ' . MARCONI PEOPLE FIRE 4 MEN JOINING UNION (TJdIM Prtu tMe4 Wire) Seattle, Wash.. April 7. Taking the offensive in its dealings with the wire less operators' . union, the - Marconi Wireless company discharged four op erators here who had joined the organ ization. The union, through Its head quarters in Ban Francisco, has been seeking an Increase In pay of opera tors. The company has refused to rec ognise the unlo3 of its demands and A strike la hourly expected. Themen dls charged here include operator, on, the Minnesota, Admiral Farragut, Watson end an operator from the Seattle land station... WINL0CK MILL MAY;BE REBUILT AT KALAMA (Siwlallo The Jrturntl.) . ' CcntrallaT.Wash-AprH. 7 It is nrob- faWe that the Q UonnrlU 1 .timber eom.JH pany, whose mill was recently destroyed by fire In. Winlock, will build a new mill at Kalama. Tlie company, which is one of the heaviest owners of stand ing timber in Lewis. -county, Is preparing to flliip its 'lofts to the Columbia river at Kahuna, to be solo, in the open mar- ,ket STR. SFEEDViELL SAFE; SHE SHOULD GET TO SAII FRfflSCO TODAY Deckload Goes Overboard and Mainmast fs Broken but ; No One Is Injured. (SpevUl to The Joarnal.) Marshfield, Or., April 7. Although badly crippled from heavy seas, the steamship Speedwell, which Saturday night sent out repeated wireless calls for assistance, passed Point Reyes at 8:1$ this morning; and is expected to arrive at San ,Franclsco safely -l$hls afternoon, . '.-': The Speedwell, bound from Coos Bay to Ban Francisco, was damaged by heavy seaB. The steamer , Governor, which caught the S, O. S. signals, ietarted to rescue her. but later was informed that the Speedwell could make Its way unas sisted. . With passengers and freight for San Francisco, the Speedwell left here Sat urday" afternoon.-. Between Cane Argo and Cape Blarico she encountered 'heavy seas and her deckload, and baggage were washed off 'and her mainmast broken. In passing Cape Blanco Sunday morning early she appeared able to take care of herself. The steamer Chancellor atood by Sunday. No one waa Injured or lost during the trouble. Much anxiety here was felt by friends and relatives of the pas sengers aboard after the first reports. The Speedwell Is a new boat put on the San Francisco run out of Coos Bay and tsanaon oy a. . Estabrook Co. F. T. GRIFFITH TO BE -CHOSEN HEAD OF P, R L & P. CO. (Continued From Page One.) land. .Cel.. hiah-school of the elasa of 1886, and of the Oakland Academy in the class of 1889. After coming to Oregon in 1891 and being admitted to the bar In 1894, he took up active practice in Oregon City. He removed to Portland In 1909. :r;.;..: In 1894, 1895, 1896. 1898 and 1905, Mr. Griffith was city attorney of Oregon City. In 1896 he served as deputy dis trict attorney for the Fifth judicial dis trict, of which Oregon City is a part. He Is a member of the Arlington and Commercial clubs and Waverly Golf club of Portland, "the Illihee , club ' of Salem, and the Oregon City Commercial club. In 1896 he married Miss Etta Pope. He and his family live at 6 Elliott avenue. i Tribute to Iiocal Opinion. "Upon several occasions in the recent past' said Mr. Clark, "when Mr.' Josse lyn has expressed a desire to be re lieved from the etraln connected with the position of president of -a large pub lic utility company such as the Portland Railway, I4ght & Power company have considered naturally the question of selecting a suitable successor. "And previous to coming to Portlani on this 'Visit I had decided that F. T Griffith was the best equipped in every way for the position. Not only on ac count of his great knowledge of the de tails of the business of the company, but because of his large acquaintance and, standing In the comflfunlty. In all such cases it is always jny preference to select a local man where the proper material is available, This having been my, attitude and conclusions on coming to Portland, ; virv naturally was very much gratl fled bv the letters and communications of all kinds, both written-and verbal which have come to me during the lat ten days, strongly endorsing Mr. Grir fith'fof the presidency upon the re tirement of Mr. Josselyn. These en dorsements from every community J served by the company, from all class es of people, I believe, express the opinion of the community at large. The "knowledge will be very gratifying for mo to take back to the eastern stock- holders of the company, assuring them. aa It does, that we have maae a wise and proper selection." . At the same meeting ot tne do mi directors at which Mr. uruiun was selected for president, resolutions oi thanks to Mr. Josselyn for his long and efficient service as president, and regret at hia retirement, were adopted. They follow: Board Praises Josselyn.. 'Resolved, That the board of directors of the Portland Railway. Light & Power company learns with -regret that B. S. Josselyn has determined to retire from the presidency of the company on tho termination of his six years of service, July h 1911. , ' , ' , "The board appreciates the hard tasks he has had ever since he became presi dent of the company. He came at a time shortly after the company had ac quired its present properties, at that time largely undeveloped, on which he has built its present large -plants and their equipments. This has been done during a time when there has been great agitation against public service corpora tions all Over the country, not only by th Mnl. but also by state and munl- ir,oi irnvernments. based In most In stances on falsa premises, -and leading wnn conclusions. He has been compelled to stand the brunt ot criti- i- Bwinnii mMiioli wir not well- m ........ - r..AA fii-nrtvlsed. -and. In many instances, based on false grounds, and malicious in character. watched Details Himself, "In spite of all these matters, he has tfreativ RRsisted and directed the growth of the company; until it stands today a remarkable instance or, a greai unu. uu .oaSrni nubile service corporation. Ln der his direction, the moneys of the company so generously . supplied by its extern owners, have been honestly and 'economically expended, and its transpor tation and electric plants are muuern and efficient and a Credit to htm, the company and the places in which they are situated and operated. -i-t mav be said truly that these plants are a. monument to the fore sight and business sagacity of the own ers of the property and to the execu tive ability of Mr." Josselyn. coupled with his knowledge Of what the busi ness of the company should be and the needs of the communities in which its properties are situated. He has been untiring In his devotion to his duties as president, and has not only planned its policies, but has made: himself acquaint ed with, and has personally supervised the details of its great enterprises. Stands wall With Workers. "During the presidency of Mr. Josse lyn, there have been no serious labor troubles between the company and its employes. He has secured friendly, re lations between them and the company; and between the. employes themselves. has-astahl taped PJganlaaUung ,fnr their benefit, and the free clubtroom he has provided for the employes of. the operative departments, of transportation and of electrio power and light have been succrsf ful. Tlnse actions of Mr; JosHelyn have ,. largely . contributed to the fl'li'lidly re'R'ions of its rmplove to tba uOiratiy. We believe that he has the respei-t. confidence Hndgcotl-will of an overwhelming.. ..majority of the em ployes of the company. 'Kcnolved, ''further. That Mr. Jossr-lyn has our great esteem for the masterly and efficient way In whlOh he lias con ducted and managed the affairs . and enterprises of the company, and, that, in any new employment or business in which iie may encase, we trust he may achieve" the sueeeMH which he truly de serves.' Be It further Resolved, That Mr. C. N. Illgglns, as assistant secretary of the company, cause an engrossed copy to be made of the foregoing reflations and thereupon certify the same under the corporate seal of the company, and deliver such certified copy to Mr, Josselyn.'' . GAMMA SIGMA VETERANS. BANQUET- AT PACIFIC U . . (Special to I'iin Journal ) Pacific University, Forest Grove, Or., April 7. Tho tenth annual banquet of the Gamma SlgmaX4terary society was held Saturday night at, the I.auglilln hotel. About TO alumni, students and friends s were present.? The early part of the evening was spent at the Knights of Pythias hall, where the reception and entertainment were held. After retiring to the hotel an elaborate banquet was en. joyed. ; Many of ' the eld members now prominent In affairs throughout the northwest joined In the reunion. The affair marks the celebration of the 50th anniversary, of Gamma Sign a, which has the distinction of feeing (be oldest college society In Oregon. Hugh W. Sparks presided as toastmas- ter, and among the prominent responses were the following: 'Trying Times of an Old Lawyer," 8. B. Lawrence; "Mlt- tens and Other Tarns," S. W. Grathwell; "Public Speaking During the War." R. F. Peters; '."When Gamma Was In Knee Pants." Howard R., Taylor, and "The Early Literary Society," Professor E. D, West. ; ',:, NEW VELASQUEZ FOUND . IN OBSCURE GALLERY (Special to The Journnl.) London. April J. The observer an nouncea today the 'discovery of a , paint ing by velasquea in the house of a prominent Swedish family, where It bas hung unrecognized for over loo years, The family history of the owners of the painting indicates that it was probably taken to Sweden at the time Bernadotte was elected heir to the Swedish throne early in the nineteenth century. The subject Is the prostrate figure of a nude man whose attitude justifies the title given by the present owners, "The Dying Gladiator," MUNICIPAL DOCK : QUESTION IN ASTORIA (Specltl to Tbe Journal.) Astoria, Or., April 1. G. B. McLeod of the Port of Astoria commission lias definitely decided to call that body to gether for the purpose of preparing the way for the submission to the voters of the . county tho question of bonding the county for the construction of mu nicipal docks. The plans will be fully discussed and clearly outlined by the commission " before being presented to th voters, -. Tho matter will have the full' and unanJnous indorsement of - the reorganised committee of direction. MARE ISLAND WILL BE RETAINED FIRST CLASS (RpecUI to The Journal.) Washington,, April 7. Mare Island Navy yard will retain its status as a first-class plant as the result of the hearing held by Secretary of the Navy Daniels on the recommendation made by former Secretary Meyer that the California yard be placed in the second class. . The claims of Mare Island were pre sented by a special committee com nosed fof Frank R. Devlin and H, J. Wideman or vaiiejo, ana xneoaore. a. eu or San Francisco. Sent to Asylum. Vale, Or., April 7. Two insane pa tients have been committed to- the men tal hospital at Pendleton from Malheur county the past few, days. Mrs. Anna Cartright, wife of the former station agent at Ontario, was examined by County Judge McKnight and physicians, found to be violently insane, and com mitted. John Palwi, the bohunk pos sessing $810, .who was found wander lng on tut streets of Vale last week, and whom the officers had to chase for J15 miles through the sagebrush before thoy captured him, was also adjudged dan gerously insane and committed to the Pendleton instlt-.ite. 1 Vamish Shabby . -'Surfaces - : Varnished surfaces will get shabby floors, fur niture and woodwork become marred, scratched and scuffed. They can easily be. made bright and new at little cost. There's an ACME QUALITY , ; - - J-' , VARNISH for every .purpose. A floor varnish made to be walked upon; a quick-drying furniture varnish that imparts'a brilliant, durable lustre, and var nishes for all outdoor and indoor "surfaces in any quantity desired. , Which do' ypu need ? , . i - ACME QUALITY PAlNflTORE 187-189 Second St., luiiwaiii.ip-.iuinauKie .uprrantll. Co. (wwefoOiiWffo l.uinbnr 'o. H, ' Jonii -tVtitnoHl llunltiiuo ('ft. lulvttsllj' l'ttik, i'oi'lluud Hurt & Luun. : FOE MllllOil (Special' to 111 Jonmil.i Hood River, Or, April 7. After, three hours' hard fight on the flopr againbt tho present plans of organizing the cen tral selling agency by amalgamation of the local plants, led by A. I. Mason, amalgamation carried by a vote of 31 9'S for to 408"hare9 against - The entire old board of directors was reelected unanimously. ; ' A new corporation will be organized Immediately to take over the amalga mated Interests. Practically 1450,000 Worth of property is Involved In the transaction iu which the Apple Growers' union will control 05 per. cent of the stock. The report of the secretary showed the assets of the union to amount to $315,325 with liabilities of practically the same (amount Manager Wiimer Sieg read his report ' and prefaced U by a strong resentment of tbe attack made on him by -one of the local papers. In his report Mr, Sieg strongly urged central selling agency for the Hood river valley fruit in order to stamp out the present methods of the Hood River shipping concerns in using the growers' apples to come, into competition In the same market with their neighbors' and to destroy the necessity of consigning Hood River fruit. , He urged the growers to. cull out all the off varies of .apple trees In the or chards by either grubbing them out or top grafting them to standard varieties The i'ellpw Newtowns and Spitsenbergs are the two leading varieties that should be considered, and that the Delicious was also a good variety to grow, Mr, Sieg stated also that the pears grown in the Hood River vallejr were of su perior quality and that the prices ob tained this. year would be as good as those received by any other section In the northwest;- - t' -"-' The report ehowed that the union had shipped this season 802,000 boxes, or 3800 carloads. The fruit bad entered 45 of the larger cities of the United States and sold in 30 different state of the union ana u foreign , countries. Mr. Steg reporteu that the export trade could be largely Increased another season. The following prices were given out as those that will nrobably obtain at the close of the season for the best grades of each variety, per box: Arkansas Blacks, 11.66: Delicious,- 12.40: jonatnans, $1.11; Yellow Newtons, tl.92! Ortley, $1.24; Red Cheek Pippins, $1.40; Spltzen- bergs, $1.34; Winter Banana. l.!u; wine saps, $1.50; Pears, $1.87. . , 1 CHAMP CLARK IS CHOSEN SPEAKER OF LOWER HOUSE (Continued From Page One.) was overwneiming, us responsipuuy complete. Absent from familiar stations were "Uncle Joe" Cannon, long dictator of the house; "Nick" Longworth, son-in law of Colonel Jtoosevelt; Victor Berger, pioneer Socialist member, and many another who figured largely In congres slonal news of the past two years. On the new canerseated benches half en circling the rostrum, were the succes sors of 117. members who failed to re turn, and 35 men chosen from additional districts or from states at large. Only five of the 142 new members had ever sat in congress before, -The clerk announced a quorum pres ent, 'and stated that vacancies existed in three districts the Thirteenth Mas-' 8achusetts, First South Carolina ' and Tenth Texas. He announced the next business to be the election of a speaker, - Clark Reelected Speaker, Champ Clark of Missouri was placed In nomination for a second terra on be. half of the Democratic caucus. James R. Mann of Illinois wa8 similarly pre sented by the Republicans. Victor Mur- dock of Kansas was named by the Pro-1 gresslves. The roll was called in al-1 phabetical order and Clark was de- j clared elected. A committee of the three ' parties was named to escort him to the chair, amid applause that awfpt . the galleries and echoed through the' cham ber and the corridors beyond. " The vote stood: Clark - 271, Mann 111, Murdock IS, Nelson of Wisconsin 1, Cooper of Wisconsin 4. The senate was In session- only 20 minutes, during which time It disposed of pending business, and then took a recess until' 2 o'clock. Senators Law rence T. Sherman of Illinois and Nathan Gof f of West Virginia were sworn. In accepting, reelection m speaker. Champ Clark said: - "Profoundly grateful for reelection to PORTLAND, OR. . VaiU'oiiTor, Wimb.'-Bowcra A Hurra. . 4l!l 7th Ht. S. K.-t-h'rii Park Hnrrlwara (,. 6NK Wtllinini Ayp.- J. V. Tauitesia A Co. ', . tf Third M. Afi'T . tu3 llal&cj St. llnus I'haruiacf. Klifp, the highest- honor an bestow,' 1 am proud that piled by a unanimous noini- is accompanied by the per- liicli you ca Lit was prccp nation ana sonal friendships and good wishes of 11 members Without regard to political affiliations. Your Indorsement of my conduct during my first term in this high sta tion by' giving me a second is more precious' that rubies. I hope to dis charge the important, delicate and dif ficult duties of the position with abso lute impartiality and to the satisfac tion of members and all fair-minded persons. " ' . . ,. " Frslsea Eoase Member. "Whatever measure, of success I achieved as speaker in the Sixty-second congress waa dtie largely to the cour tesy, Kinaness and general Rood feeling of members toward each other and to wards he chair. For our own benefit and for the welfare of the country, may ,the same course be pursued in the pres ent congress, By reason -f vth- in creased membership, it will be even more important than hitherto. ; There, fore, I most cordially Invite -the co operation of all members tn maintaining order and in the dispatch of business, to tne ena that our fre institutions may be fttrengthened and perpetuated. 'As this congress is to bek sown In history by works rather than "words, I am ready to take the oath and ask Rep resentative Talbot to administer It." tJectton of the clerk, sergeant-at arms, chaplain" and minor officials was secured by resolution, offered on behalf or the majority.- The Republican, ml nority .submitted Its-list of . candidates as a substitute, which Was promptly voted down. The officers were imme diately sworn in. Bennett Clark, 23 years old, son of the speaker,, waa appointed house par liamentarian. Resolutions of a routine nature, such as always accompany the convening of a new congress, then were adopted and tne senate aent In word that it , had named a committee to act with a house committee to notify the president that au was ready for h i wishes . " Beaches Xeplace Beaks, . Under time-honored ; precedent. the lottery of seat-drawing waa the next scnedulea procedure. But the rearrange ment of the house chamber, whereby benenes replaced the familiar desks and swivel chefirs, made a, change necessary. placers planned to submit to the house tne proposition of whether members take any seats that suited them on all occasions or have a place definitely as signee, in rormer congresses, the draw lng for seats was one of the most Die turesque incidenta of the convening ot me national legislature., : in the senate the procedure was without other special formality than the reading or tne president a proclamation, Election or orncers and swearing in of new members had been disposed of oeiore tne Jjiarcn adjournment. IMMIGRATION CONGRESS - MAY BE INVITED HERE The Pacific Coast Immigration con gress may be Invited to Portland ln,1914 by the state board of Immigration. Its meeting this year is In San Francisco; last year Tacoma, and it la considered appropriate that the body having as a purpose the . solution of immigration problems related to the opening of the Panama canal should come to Oregon for Its third meeting. . . The San Francisco program will deal with means of stimulating? public senti ment so that immigrants already here may be given a. fair chance and. that themany more who will come to the Pacific coast after the opening of the canal may be properly received. An other feature of the program wll be dis cussion of means for protecting and educating Immigrants, and- a third fea ture, how to get them located on the land. MEX BEIXO DEPORTED With stiff sentences hanging over their heads and which will have to be served out should they, ever return to Oregon or the United States, : three aliens are being deported from the pen itentiary at Salem to Vancouver today. The will leave here tomorrow morn. lng in charge of Herman Lowe, official Interpreter of tne immigration ornce here, who will bs the deporting ofifcer, and an attendant. Tne men, wno nave been paroled by Governor West on con ditlon that they do not 1 return, are Hugh Parr, Joseph Roberge and Clar. ence Wilson,' all Canadians, and should they break their paroles the immigra tion officials will return them to the Oregon penitentiary to serve the rest of their time, V , ' , , . . m . Quicker and better results may be obtained by including your phone num. ber in your want ad. TBAXSrOBTATIOV San Francisco and Los Angeles 83. Bose City gaus s a. m., April la, 88. Beaver Sails 9 a. m., April 17. The flan Francisco fc Portland 8. 8. Co. Tloket Offloe 3d and Wash, (with O-W, SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES ; AND SAN DfEOO VUiEUS North Pacific S. S. Co. 8..S. ROANOKB and 8. S. ELDER Ball Every WtdocWr, sUwDitily, it ( m. Ilektt effle. VO-A Third St., nr Al'iw. - Pbone. Main 1314; A-U14. MARTIN I. HIGliBY, Fan. AfnL - W. H. BLCSSEH. freight Af.Dt the speakership. TRANS-ATLANTIC LINES """"AMERICAN LINE"" N. T.-Plymoutk-Clierbonr(-8outhanipton . ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE Haw Tork Londoa Direst RED STAR LINE . Maw Xork DoTnAiitw.rB. WHITE STAR LINE- Kn York Quematown Liverpool T, Pljrmoath Ohrrbourr Bouthamptoa 6rula. K.w Tork and A. E. MSMTY, PA88. AOT.. 619 SECOND Or local Railway 00 tear. Seattla, "Wa.h., Mldniffht, Wednesday, for . Victoria, Vancouver, Prlnca Kapart, Oranoy Bay and Qua.n Charlotta 'Islanai, ; . . AXTCBKATX r "PRINCE JOHN" AND "PRINCE ALBERT' connecting Vlth "S. 8 PKINCJS RUPERT," from SKATTLI3, on Xirtnmday. GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY rnnspnaTPr trains leave prince, ' Rupert WeducaUa and Saturday at 10 A, ' - GRANP-TRUNK-RAILVAY. SYST1"! llOUBlB-TRACTt ItOfTr. Thlraer, to Nw York and othir . STANI'rtn s'ld'TortUSr slpeplng Pboile Karehail 1379. Uty CKice 69 TMW C" AGENTS FOR ALL TEAN3-ATL II r I I I II Jg J, iT.jil..-. Pliii)F0, C. C. Poling and S, S. r.un?" mey Presiding Elders of Two Districts- (Sprrlal to The Juurntl.) Eugene, Or., April 7. The fnitpJ Evangelical Conferenee c-f Oregon, iit before adjourning this morning, an.. nounced .the following ministerial as-. signmenta Dor the coming year; - Portland, illstrlct, C. C. Poling. presiJ- lne elder; fPnrtlanfl. Flr r r Pnlin, Portland -Mtlssion, to be nupplled;. Tort- land, Ocklety Green. G.' I Ixivell: St. Johns, W. 8. Plowman; Portland, Subur- man, H. H. Farnham: Adna. G. If? Stieg. litt; Hillsboro, F.'E Fisher: Chelaheni. to be supyilied; J. Bowersox, city mis sionary ail member Ockley Green flua. .. teny conference; A, W. Brickley. mem- ber Portland Suburban Mission ttuarter ly conference; E. Bitner, member Port land Flra church -quarterly conference. Dallas idistrict, S. S. Mummey, presid m etderc Brooks,' G. R. Stover; Bcu- iaa ana aummit,, j. Burns: Buena Vista and Air lie, S. M. Woods; Corvallis, N. W. Phelps; Dallas. C. P. Gates; Day- ton and Lafayette, , V, Crbino; Kugene, V. WllBngs; Florence. M. V. Wall: Gas ton, V, A. Ballantyne; Kings Valley, . E. Erstdne; Louivill, F. . E, Brickley ; , McMinrtville, to be supplied; Mapleton, to be supplied; Newport and Bayview, to be supplied;; Rlekreall, M. J. Ballan tyne; Salem, supplied by A. A. Winters; Sodaville, LC. Larson; SweetHome, I-- H. Woods; D, M., Metzger, A. W.. Teats fcnd M. B. Young, members of Dallas duarterlyi conference; T. A. Tost, member of Fltirence quarterly confer ence; F. A. Phelps, member Bodav.llle quarterly conference. Creamery op Toledo, Wash. fSpwIal-to The Journal.) Chehalis. Wash., April 7. -Ed Jepson is to build a fine modern creamery at Toledo.: He has had SO years', expe rience, and will make both butter and cheese. Toledo Is the head of Cowlitz river navigation, having a regular boat service to Portland. It has & very large farming country tributary! Many fine dairy herds are being built up la the section tributary, to the town. NOf3TH , LLOYD 6ire Wathiagtoi April 19 Kaim Wilheba r tm April M raat-MeU iliug. Bafbarotae . Hay 1 Bramra ' " , May 1 Prina friearich Umirala Kay lfl London-Paris Bremen Salllnga es SATURDAYS' for Tbe Uediterrsoeaa Xoenig Albart Bnlia April 89 . Hay 10 JtOBWAY P0IAK REGIONS . June 16, Jalj S, frsm Brma OBLRICITS k CO.. CRN. AGENTS S Broadway, N. T. , ROBERT CAPEIXB. 6. A. P. C. 250 Powell St., sear St. Francui betel and uy tit., Saa Fran doo, of local agent. , GOOSBY AND EUREKA Steamer Alliance Sails Tuesday, April 8, at p. m. x NORTH PACIPIO STTAMSanp CO., iaa-AL imrq e.t wear w asyngron. HAMBURG-AMERICAN UN . . Tracs-Faclfio TrelsTit Service S. S, BITIIONIA Is expected to sail May IS cia. Sound port' to Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkonjr, Manila, Straits an Europe. For freight apply to TS.ITZ KIBCHEOrr. 828 Chammer of Com merce. Marehall 98. A-4357.- American-Hawaiian S. S. Co. rEBAtnrrPEO otrrxs' Freight Service Between New Tork- . , portland-Kurope, Treo.nent Schednled Saillnin, low Bates C. p. KENNEDY Agent. ' J10 hallway Exchange Bldy. COOS BAYLINE : Steamer Breakwater an., March 6, and tbtwaftar .ry HednM day mornlDg, S a. an. Frelcbt received until S p. m.. OB aalllog day. KaaMBger fre llr.-t elaaa $10. awwod clua T, 1bc1u11d( bertk r4 BMalav ticket ottie at AtnawsrUt x-k. Port. laod A Coo. Bar gtMmablp l.ln. U, U. Kant- inc. af eni, . Kim avwi . Canadian Service Sailiag s Erary Saturday from Koatieal mi Hue oca. BT LARGEST CANADIAN LINERS THE i- ' Including th. v, ' LAUIEKTIO. TEUTONIC MEG AM I1C CANADA Bead for folder of th BhoH Land-loekei Bt. Lawreac Kute to Europo. Voaton Mediterranean Trrvt. ' AVENUE, MAIM rLOOa, SXAK, SEATTLE and Btaamahip Afenta. ErrscTiVB xabch setn, 1913. .'S.S. Prince Rupert 'S.S.PriaceGeorrg' X..AT. Beattl., Wash,, Mldatg-ht, Sunday, . tor 1 Victoria, Vanoouyer, Princ. Kup.rt, Stewart and Maaa.tt. B. C. Atlantic sexfHiMM. r i; r, cars. j. v