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Newspaper Page Textf f THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31. i .1: ft V V ,4 MMS EXPORTS IN DECEMBER EXCEED YEAR AGO $600,000 Aggregate Showing of Wheat Values Is Almost $1,000,- 000 More Than 1913, MEANS MUQH TO FARMER Shipments ef rut T"o Months Bring $4,000,000 to Producers! X.nm fcer 10 rt Cent Off. Export, 1914, Wheat. 7.802,964 bu. . Flour, 424.265 bbla. .. Barley, 2,201,022 bu. . L'mber, 171. 186,000 ft. General cargo ...... 8,215.010 1,775,198 1,830,81 2,241.268 103.915 Total $14,864,705 Exports, 1913. Wheat. 8.463,039 bu. .1 7.232,311 Flour, 786,616 bbl. .. 3,071,695 Barley. 2,092.033 bu. . . 1,379,203 Imber, 192.660.000 ft. 2,411.380 General cargo ...... 628,664 Total 814.6S3.153 Exports, December, 1914. Wheat, 1.963,791 bu. .8 2.363,541 Barley, 110.670 bu. .. 70,385 Lumber, 4,674,000 ft... 22.412 Total $ 2,456,838 Exports, December, 1013. Wheat, 1,222,723 bu.-$ 1,033,36ft Flour, 124,190 bbls. .. 458.271 Barley. 216.128 bu. .. 140,050 Lumber, 11,358,000 ft. 144,010 Total 1.776,691 Portland's exports during the month ef December were over $600,000 In ex cess of the same period last year, ac cording to' figures prepared today. The enormous snipments or wneat maae jr from this, port together with the high price obtained for this cereal caused the Increase. a Exports for the calendar year to talled $14,864,705, a trifle less than during 1913. However, 1913 was a much earlier shipping year than has 1914 proven and much more grain will be moved during the early months of 1915 than did during the early part ef 1914. I Despite this handicap the Wheat ex ports were more valuable during the past year than they were the year be fore. Dollar and better prices for wheat have resulted In the aggregate showing for the year being in excess V.; of 1913 by almost $1,000,000. During tne past two montns, wneat shipped from this port has been over 3.400.000 bushels. Besides the $4,000. 000 left with the Oregon farmer for a the grain itself several hundred thou I sand has been left by the vessels i. ; which took this grain for stevedoring. I supplies and other necessities. Lumber shipments were very light during the- month, the entire attention of foreign shipowners being turned to the moving of the grain crop. Pros- li' pects tor Increased movements of the produces of tho forest grow brighter V 'every fla.y, however, and January and V, Febcu&ry are expected to be much bet L ter months from the lumbermen's ,. viewpoint especially. I J Thirteen vessels left this port this I ' month fo California ports carrying NORTH BOUND RATES LOW Steamships May Announce Advance in Near Future. Word of a readjustment of north- cisco has reached one of the local steamship offices and confirmation is expected today. . Under the new ar rangement It is said that the steam ship lines will get back to a basis of at least $2.50 a ton. Managers of the different lines here state that they have- been forced to operate at a loss for the past aix months through the ' cut In rates made and are especially de- tlrous of seeing this change made, t Fred F. Parr, general manager of " the DodffA' Ktmmflhln rrnnnariv la In fy, -ortiana tooay, and while he would f .not stata that such a move Is contem f plated, ha expressed the wish that this move might be made. It la said Vfcere that the final details in the agreement will be completed today at Ban Francisco. V UPPER COLUMBIA IS FROZEN a. i. oupenotenaent or I Water Lines Makes Report. I lea jama in the middle of tho Co L lumbla river so heavy that at The K ' TW11 hotr. ,. r' -- - ' uiifcn across we river are me diocks to traffic on that waterway. Ed Budd, superin tendent of the O-W. R. & N. Coa water lines, returned from the interior vihla morning and saya that there is ice all tha way from Memaloose Island to The Dalles. Only the Dalles, Portland & Astoria Una la being hampered by tha ice now, however, as neither of tha other two ' linea are -in shape to operate Th n. ginea of the steamer Stata of Wash ington are down, being overhauled! Lime and Tuberculosis lr.. Roberts Ba.rtb.olow, former pro fessor la Jeff arson -Medical collars Philadelphia, and wldaly falnad m Medical writer, says la tne eight edi tion of bis authoritative Materia Med loa (1895), on pages 215 and 816: "Clinical experience has abowa that 1 (referring to a calcium salt) pos sesses tha ill -defined property known aa alterative, removes certain toxio or morbiflo materials and secures their aecretloa by tha orrana of iimil. ST b taatimony which has lately . . v siua tire powers in consumption Is eertalnlw Tery striking." . Of course, he does not refer to tes timony published regarding results ob- Sxsmcu miuuKii c ua or tCKmani Alterative, sinca- tha medical profes sion makes it a rule never publicly to ivwiuiiienu proprietary remedies. How- F. AVer h.r. i m n 1 n wtrj .1 . - vrauraony, covering many cases of consumption and allied throat and bronchial affections, which seem o have yielded completely to . this retn dyv . Xoabtless this success is due largely to the fact that in Eokman's Alterative a calcium (lime) salt is mo combined with other valuable ingredients as to tva easily assimilated by the average person. V. .... " wj.iiaiiiH neixner opiates, nar Uca nor habit-forming drugs; tt is ife to take. Your irurrit it will get it, or you can order direct. JSoxmaa laboratory, PhOadelphla, 1 while the steamer Tahoma la on the ! ways at the Portland Shipbuilding ; yards. PKOTECTION BOB MARINERS Government Takes Steps to Mini mize Dangers. San Francisco, Cal., Dee. 81. That the government la making every effort to safeguard western navigation la as sured In an announcement by H. W. Rhodes, inspector In charge of the eighteenth lighthouse district. Vessels passing Point Reyes wtll soon be pro tected by the installation of a dla phone which is to take the place of the siren now in use. It is a Canadian invention and la used now in Canadian ?i waters. If. Peterson Is now master of steam er Mary Olson, and John W. Aspe suc ceeds II. C. Nielsen as commander of the American ship Poltalloch. A number of prominent Mexicans hsAe formed a new steamship company to engage in traffic between San Fran cisco and ports of the lower coast. The company has secured the steamers Balboa and Colon, which formerly op erated out of San Diego, and will short ly place them on the berth here. Cap tain FL J. Paulson, who formorlv com manded . tja'e Pacific Coast Steamship company's steamer Curacao, will Join the Balboa' as master. Captain John H. Dawson, senior chief officer in the service of the Oceanic steamship company, has been appoint ed master oi me steamer veniura to succeed Captain J. L. Cowell, who re cently passed away. ALL, ALONG TIIE WATERFRONT All hands and the pilot had to turn to this morning to drop the forward anchor of the Norwegian ship Hero when she was placed in the stream by the Shaver steamer Cascades. The crew of the Hero were ashore pending the Settling of differences between them selves and the ship's master. 'v i In tow of the steamer Shaver, the Norwegian ship Sierra Miranda left down this morning. The Shaver and Henderson left the Norwegian, ships Songvand and Cambusdoon at the Linn ton ballast dock last night. A run from San Francisco to Port land In 47 hours was negotiated by the steamer Willamette, which arrived in last night. She will sail January 6 for San Diego. It was Just a year ago that the steamer Bear left- Portland for San Francisco and was held at Astoria for seven days by the terrific storm which swept up and down the coast. Captain Nopander hopes to have bet ter luck tonight, however. Will Load for Orient. Withdrawn from the west coast trade as a result of the European war the British steamer Rio Pasig will be loaded her early in February for Japanese ports by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Line, according to ad vices received here yesterday by Frank Waterhouse & Co., local agents for tha English line. The next three vessels here in the Royal Mail service are to pass up all Japanese ports, going from here direct to Vladivostok and thence to England. The Rio Pasig will likely make several trips to Japan In this service. NEWS OF THE PORT Arrivala December 81. Willamette. American steamer. Captain Rei ser. In ballast from San Francisco, McCvr mlck. Clarerdon. British ship. Captain Campbell, 6." daya from Callao, via Astoria, 83 daya, to lead grain for Strauss & Co. Departures, December 81. Klamath, American steamer. Captain Green, lumber from St. Helens for Sun Vrnnrt KcCormlvk. ' Marine Almanac. Weather at Eiver's Mouth. North Head, Dec. 31. Condition at the mouth. f the river at 8 a. m., rough; wind east. 18 miles; weather clear. Bun and Tides January 1. gun rises 7:6 a. m. Sun seta 4:37 p. m. Tide at Astoria, High wster. Low water. 1:27 a. m. 6.8 feet. 6:B1 a. m. 3.7 feet 0:27 p. m. 8.9 feet. 7:45 p. m. 0.9 foot. Daily River Readings. e a a STATIONS. 3 OS Lewiaton . Imatllla . Kugene . . Albany ... Salem . . . . Wilxonvtlle Finland . 2.1 O.4IO.00 2.2i 0.2'O.Ou 2.8 0.20.00 3.6 0.210.01 3.6 O.llo.OO 6.71 O.Sjo.OO 4.i; o.4;o.07 -A Kirtng. ( ) Palling. Rfcrer Forecast. i The Willamette river at Portland will remain nearly stationary for the next two or three difrs. Steamships to Arrive. PASSENQER3 AND FKEIOHT Geo. W. Claer Eureka and way.. Jan. 1 Itesver. 8, F. .....Jan. S Yucatan D. and war.... Jan. 8 Breakwater Ooes Bsy Jan. 8 Bos City B. F. and way. ...Jan. 7 Reesosa.. ....S. P. and way. ...Jan. 10 iiear. ............ D. and way. ...Jan. 12 Steamers Due to Depart. PASSENGERS AND gHEiwHT Name From Data Beat 8. F. and way... Jan. 1 beo W. Elder, C B. and Eureka. Jan. 8 Breakwater Cooe Bay jan 5 Beaver ........S. P. and way. ...Jan. 6 Yncatan. S. D. and way. ..Jan. a Paralso S. F Jan. 10 bote City.. 8. P. and way. ...Jan. 11 Roanoke. ........... t. D. and way. ..Jan. 13 Ban Ramon ...f. F. , Jan. 15 Vessel in Port. Name Hero. Norwegian ship Hsfrsfjord. Nor. bk Hsvlls. Dan. bk -1 Berth ....Stream ....Astoria . . Astoria l.urbtsnlD No. ST. Am. ttr Onn n,.dk Uirene. gaa ach Astoria Poltalloch, Am. ship Alblna Pierre Antonine. Vr- bk...... Nonh r. o.erra aairanoa, nor. sn Wm. H. Smith. Am. sch ..Astoria ...... .Linnton ....St. Helens .....Ainsworth .......Linnton Linnton ....St. Helens ........ Astoria ...Linnton - Astoria .......Linnton Bbintsu Ilaru, Jap. str Bear, Am. str Llcdtleld. Nor. bk . Pert Csledonta, Rubs, bk Klamath, Am. str Sangvoid. Nor. sh Couibusdoon, Nor. bk Ktdawold. "r. bk Claverdon, Br. sn... .......... Celtic Gien, Br. sh . .Astoria B H. Vsnce, Am. str ,.....8t. Helens wiuamene, aid. air p. Lbr. Co. Teasels Clseagagaa. Akatan, Am. bu... ..Ooble Arnoldua Vlnnen. CMr. sh Cllftos Alliance, Am. str ...O. W. P Berlin, Am. bk ...Ooble Chinook. V. 8. dredge , Astoria Dalhek. Ger. bk Victoria Dolphins David Evans, Br. era Astoria Uolden Gate, Am. ttr o. W. P. inene. Aa. acn.... ..Astorle Kurt, Ger. ah....... ............Astorl King Cyrna, Am. acb. ............. . . .tarM Nebalem. Am. etr St. Helsne Temple E. Dorr. Am. str .....St. Helens Thomas 1 Wand. Am. etr ......Oak Su At Neighboring Ports. Astoria. Dec. 81 Sailed at 8 a. m. Steam er Roanoke for San Diego and way porta. Ar rived down at 8:30 a. nk Danish bark Ha vila. Sailed at 10:40 a. jn. Norwegian ilnm- cr inmui kit ojuury; at iu:ao a. m. Brit ish ahip Centnrioa, for United Klnailom. Coos Bay, Dec. 81. Arrived at 8 a. ro. Bteamer ureaawater rrom Portland. Arrived at 8 a. m. Steamer Geo, W. Elder from Eu reka. Monterey. Dee. SO Sailed Steamer F. H. Buck for Portland. Astoria, Dec. 30. Arrived at 11:30 a. m. and left ug atH:30 p. m Steamer Willam ette from Pan Francisco. Sailed at 1 p. m. nteamer ttreacwarer lor coos Bay. lell op at 4 p. m. British ship Claverdon. Honolulu. Dee. 80. Arrived British steamer Glenroy from London for Portland via Paget aernd. . Shanghai. Dee. 29. . Arrived Japanese i a J E S tt 8s 3XSAX AX.TSSKATXTS. Her Husband Thera are two good farces at the theatres. Want to see one? Mrs. Plumpleigh No, I don't. The ads of one say you'll laugh till you split your Bides, which is bad enough, and the reviews of the other say you'll laugh and grow fat, which is worse. steamer Asama Mara frm Portland. Baa Francisco. Dec. 81. Arrived American steamer Yucatan, San Pedro. 4 a. m. ; Ameri can ateamer Voseailte, licdondo, 4 a. ra.; American ataamer :iona, Sjdncy, a a.- m.: American Fteaiuer B'liidon, San Pedro, 7 a. m. ; American at turner Vanguard. Eureka, 8 a. m. ; Amarlcaq ataamer Maralif leld, Albion, 8 a. in, ; Handalay, Saa Pedro, V a. m.; American ateamer Argyll. Seattle, 9 a. m. ; American ataamer Norin Fork, Eureka, 11 . m. Sailed American ateamer lie Soto, Iuutque, 10 a. m.; Amurlcan ateamer Yoaeimta, Portland, 11 a. m.; American ateamer alary Olaon, Port Ludlow, 0 p, rn. lHt niffht. Seattle, Wash., Pec. 81. Arrived, American ateamer Hjadea, Honolulu, noon. Sailed American ateamer isanta Clara, Brarctt, s a. m. Victoria. B. C, Dec. St. ArriTed. Ruaaiaq ateamer Tambor, Vladiroatok. Tia Yokohama, 9:30 a. n.; Japanese ateamer Yokohama Maru, Orient, 10 a. m. Taeoma. Wash., Dec. 31. Sailed. British steamer Stratbeak. United Kingdom, wheat laden, 6:43 a. m. San Franciaco. Deo. 81. .ArrlTed, American aliip Columbian, New York, it p. m.: American BtiiD Eureka, Santa Barbara. S:45 p. in.: American ship Washtenaw.. Port San Lola. 4:43 p. ra. ; American ship Adeline Smith. Cooa Bar. 1:50 p. m. Sailed, American ship Couxress. Seattle. 12:80 p. iu. ; American ship Matslas, Honolulu. 12:40 p. m.: Norwegian1 ship Cusco, Puftet sound, 2: S3 p. m.j American ship Bee, Puget sound. 3:30 D- m.; Am. ship Noma City, Puget sound, 3:50 p. to.: Kedondo, Oooa Bay, 3:Kl p. m.; American ship Brunswick, 'ort Bracg, 8:B0 p. m.; American ahip Har vard, Ban DiB; 415 P- "; American ahip Seatoam. Mendocino. 4:30 p. m.; American shin Centralis, Eureka, 5:20 p. m.: American ahip Evelyn, New York. :40 p. nv : American ahlo Pleiadea. New York. :15 p. so. Tatoosh Island, Wash.. Dec. SO. Paaaed In Japanese sehlp Yokohama Msru, orient, tor Seattle, 0 p. m. Port Townsend. Wash., Dec. 30. Sailed, American steamer Uaiuler, San Francisco; American schooner Blakeley, Port Blakeley, for Honolulu. . , . , Seattle, Wash,, Dec. 30. Arrired Britlah ship Hurst. Honolulu via Eureka. Will load 2,000,000 feet lumber at Seattle, 500.000 feet at BelllnKham. Australia, under charter Daria a. Kebou. ... Taeoma, Wash.. Dec. 30. Sailed, American ship Atlas, Ban rrancisco, 4 p. m. Port Crescent. Wash.. Dec. 30. Pwd in American ship Hyadea, Honolulu, for Seattle, 4:15 p. m.. SCURVY WHILE UPON iL Two Victims of Disease Are Now Confined to Cots in Emergency Hospital, " Echoes of the olden days of the merchant marine when all ships were windjammers and scurvy was the commonest disease known to sea faring men, came to Portland Sunday when the British bark Port Caledonia reached this port. Slocum. one of the crew, who is a well educated young Englishman, and Otto Kulando are in the city emerg ency hospital at police headquarters, flat on their back with the disease, and two others are sick on board the ship, while others are said to show traces of the disease. The Port Caledonia left Port Tal bot. England, March 26 with a cargo of fuel for Iquique, on the west coast of Chile. Food ran short and long before the vessel reached her first port the men had nothing but salt pork or "salt horse," with a few po tatoes and bread. The supply of lime juice running out, however, caused the seamen to become ill. For five weeks ' the vessel beat off Cape Horn, beset by head winds. The gale was so severe that there were no fires for the cooking of the food and the salt meat had to be eaten raw. There was snow and ice in the galley. On the day that war was declared between England and Germany, Au gust 4, the ship hove into the South American port, and of the 29 seamen. all but five deserted. Slocum and Kulando were two of those who re mained for the trip to Portland. The vessel left for Portland in bal last and head winds kept the ship be hind time so much that the last of the salt meat, the only food left, was consumed the same day that the Se attle tug picked the ship' up off the mouth of the Columbia river. The vessel reached the river Christmas day, but Slocum', was sick for three weeks before that. The feet of the two men are so badly swollen that they cannot walk, and it is doubtful if they will be able to leave with the ship when she de parts with her grain cargo. On the voyage up the west coast, Slocum said, the salt meat diet was so persistent that the American cook was made very ill one day, when Cap tain Carlson gave him some pineapple from his private supply to eat. Sent to Jail for Sixty Days. William Emmett, a shoemaker, aged 28, and Albert Conner, a laborer, aged 31, were each given 60 days in jail this morning in the municipal court on a charge of. vagrancy. The two were arrested last night by Harbor Patrolmen Todd and Powell, who saw them climbing from the window of Kadderly & Co.'b store at Front and Alder streets. A plate glass window was broken but the part entered by the two men was separate from the rest of the building, and there was nothing In it which they could carry off. Death of Miss Webber. After an Illness extending over the past two yeWs, Miss Lulu May Web ber, daughter of the lata Joseph K. and Mrs. Anna Webber, died at her home at the Chetopa Apartments, yes terday. The funeral will be held at the Sell wood crematorium tomorrow at 1 p. in. Fowler Indicted for Murder. San Francisco. Dec 31. -An Indict ment was returned charging Vernon W. Fowler with murdering Will Fas sett, who was shot dead by a burglar 10 days ago. - MEN ATTACKED WITH SENSATION! VOYAGE She Really, Jack, I cannot decide between you and Dickbut, listen. Jack I realise that you ar by far sacrificing ao won't you pleas back out and then I can decide on poor Dick? FEDERAL CONTROL OF STOCK EXCHANGES IS PLEA OF UNTERMYER Regulation Is Necessary for Good of Country at Large He Tells Economists. (United Frees Lead Wire.) Prlribeton. N. J., Dec. 31. Immedi ate action to place the country's stock exchanges under government regula tion was urged here by Samuel Untermyer, formerly attorney for the congressional "money trust" investi gating committee. Speaking before the American Economic association, Untermyer probed deep into the work ings of the stock exchanges, bitterly scoring such of their members who are fighting government regulation. Before launching into his plea for a change in' existing conditions, Unter myer declared he wanted it under stood that he was not opposed to the exchange as an Institution. "I have no patience with the legis lators, agitators, demagogues and ignoramuses throughout the country who regard the exchange as a sort of JLmbling den or its membership- a coterie of gamblers whose activities should be suppressed." he declared. Ixohange a XTeoeaalty. "Tha exchange is a wholesome pub lic necessity. We could no more get along without it than we could with out banks." Talking of the exchange members attitude in regard to their operations, he said: 'Their state of mind is not unliko that which has taken possession of officers and directors of railroad cor porations as to their duties and obli gations to the public and to tlieir shareholders, until a very recent time and from which now they are slowly and painfully recovering. The same sort of awakening Is in store for the stock exchange members, but they will not see it." Untermyer scored tha governing body of the exchange for remaining open for two days last July after the exchanges in other countries had closed on account of the war. He added, however, that they handled the situation well, considering their dif ficulties. Close to Great Disaster. "If these gentlemen had chosen to permit dealings to continue after July 30, as many of them were desirous of doing, and as they were said to have decided to do tha night hefore, there would have been no public authority anywhere to restrain them," he de clared. "They probably would have bankrupted the banks, life insurance companies and other public institu tions. Fortunately for us, these par ticular men, at this particular .junc ture, had the enlightened selfishness to realize that la the tottering mar kets which they would have encoun tered the following day, if tho ex change had been opened, the margins on their pledged collateral with the banks would have been exhausted and they would have bankrupted them selves. "If the banks and brokera had been comparatively free of stocks and with plenty of cheap 'easy in hand and a band of rich, reckless "speculators had been In control, as has happened and may happen again, imagine what a catastrophe ' could have been precipi tated upon us with the cheerful, ever ready aid of the 'short sellers.' Ho Xiegal Control. -1 do not mean to imply that any such brutal thing would have been done, although we have had some un fortunate experiences of that kind -on a smaller Bcate ar. times. 1 no iact that it would have been possible and that there is no authority in any pub lic officer to control euch a situation is the point I want to make in this connection. The necessity for regula tion Is not to be tested by what was done but by what jnay be lawfully done under existing laws without fear or opportunity of discovery or punish ment under given conditions ana in. the absence of regulative and restrict ive laws." Untermyer compared the United States' method of handling the stock exchanges to that of Great Britain, France. Holland and Germany. In those countries the government con trols tha exchange absolutely. Playing With Marked Cards. Lack of supervision or control has been the basis of many illegitimate fortunes, he said. This also allowed manipulating." which he scored as th great "curse" of tha exchange. "Manipulation is dishonest specula tion," h declared. "It is playing with marked cards." Bogus purchases and sales to create a false impression of activity, he declared, was the princi pal form of manipulation. The post master general should be delegated the duty of probing tor manipulations. Untermyer asserted. Tha quotations, he declared, are circulated through tha mails and if ihey are fraudulent. the originators should be punished as are any other violators of the postal laws. Keesling Ready to Quit. San Francisco, Dec. 31. It became known today that Chairman Keesling" s resignation was in the California Re publican central committee's hands, though not yet acted on. . Ex-Congressman Dies. San Francisco, Dec. 31A-Duncan E. McKinlay, ex-congressman and ex -sur veyor of tha port of San Francisco, died suddenly of apoplexy yesterday. SO SUHTXiB. " Wallii -They say that people that other get to look alike. Yes. like each Wallie Ah er, have you 'noticed any change in m? Irene Not a cent. NOTES OF WEDNESDAY'S HAPPENINGS Brief Paragraphs Give Journal Readers the New of Late Yesterday Afternoon and Last Night, European War. Ffench submarine boat torpedoed the Austhan dreadnaught Vlrlhus Unltis at Pola, it Is announced at Lon don. The hull of the big vessel was pierced, but she succeeded in reaching her dock. The premium to Insure against wars being declared between Norway and Great Britain in 1! months is now 7 guineas. A premium of 15 guineas was being paid in Lloyd's on policies forded : "To pay a total loss In the event of the declaration of war between Great Britain and America within 12 months." Rioting against the war is reported from six different provinces of Aus-tro-Hungary according to reports re ceived in London. Police broke a peace demonstration meeting in Vienna. The Tokio foreign office declares there Is no truth in the published statement that Japanese troops had been landed at Vladivostok or any other place on their way to Europe. It is rumored at Rome that the kaiser has suffered a serious relapse. It has been impossible to confirm these rumors. It is anounced that there is a strong possibility that tha triple entente re sulting from tha recent conference be tween the three Scandinavian; kings will be continued after the present war is over and that a strong Scandinavian nation, divided into three independent families, will be formed. Premier Salandra of Italy has been decorated with the Order of tha An nonciade by King Victor Emmanuel It is the highest order possible and en titles the wearer to call himself the cousin of the king. Germany announces its Intention to close Belgium to all comers on and after January 1, 1915. Only special military passes will be issued or rec ognized. The cause of the unusual precaution to be taken by German administration in Belgium is reported at Rotterdam to have been ordered to prevent es pronageT ' Eastern. Governor-elect Capper of Kansas de clared that Kansas is actually dry and that prohibition has proved success ful in that stae. One farmer in five Is said to own his own automobile. Fifty-five additional New Year's pardons and paroles have been issued by Governor Blease of South Carolina, making the total number of prisoners freed by Governor Blease 1544 during bis four year term of office. .The steamship Navara, a St. John, BUILDING PERMITS James hrawford Erect 1 story frame enr age. E. 22d between It razee and Knott; builder, J. H. Greenougb, $150. Mrs. Flanders Repsir prlvste roadway, east of Kront street net ween Burnside end Couch; builder, same. $150. Frank Valck Kreft 1 story frame stable. E. 33d between Calling; and Sharer; builder, same, $50. O. H. Foster F.reot 2 story frame store, E. Oilcan between 50tn and 67th su. ; builder, same, f)O0. A. L. Majorosky Repsir 1 story frame dwelling, Sherman between Water and Front; builder. A. tirover, $00. H. Majorosky Renoir 1 story frame dwell ing, Sherman between Water and iront; build er A- Grover, $375. tT. 6. Berry Erect 1 story frame Rnvery, 51st ave. between 70th and T2d sis.; builder, A. Moline, $500. Blodget Co., Ltd. Repair l story fireproof steel frame store, Broadway between Wasn lnsrton and Stark! builder, Hurley-Mason Co., $225. John A. Johnson Repair 2 story frame dwelling, B. met between Tillamook and Schuy ler: builder, same. 4o. Ueo. J. Emrich Kreer 1 atory irame Kar ate. E. 23d between xiDDetts ana i-oweu; builder, Tomllnxon, $25. f. J. Henrlcsson fcrecr. i story irame irar- ag-e, Kodnev between Ainerta aca Bumner; builder. II. O. Koeppen, $100. L. t . Kuiloir llepair 1 story rrame aweuinK. Morton between Bellevue ind Durham; builder, E. Ilubbell, $100. REALTYTRANSFERS Provident Trnst Co. to Caroline A. Kamm. L. 26, B. 10. L. 10, B. Ill: T . 11 T. - t .... 11 . . . n II. J. Holdsworth and wife to M. A. KnaPD. L. 22. B. 3. Kircanno 650 The Realty Inv. Co. to Fred W. Wilson, u. e, ts. in, Ldureinursi 10 The Lnnislen Estate to Pavel Petroff. L. 1. 13. B. 4. Lumsoen 10 Bnehner Co. to A. J. Brock, K. .10 ft. L. 8. B. 4. Buehner addition 10 T. M. Word, sheriff, to O. Ernst Johnfon. L 7. B. 11. Tremont Place 636 J. C. Mitcheltree and wife to John I). IXirr. Li. 9. 12. B. . Anabel 1.500 Caroline Hamilton McDonald and bus. to E. B. Porter. L. S, B. 83, Rose City Park 10 J. E. Tappan to Gertrude E. Andrews, Tract 10. IJnn Park ". 3,000 Louise Kuhn and husband to Mary A. Bacon, L. 1, tt. X. Bones addition to St. John -. 730 W. L. Jones to Joseph C. Irvln L. 4, 5, B. 6, Esst Mt. Tabor 10 Joeepb Irvln to Will . Norwood, t 4, o. B. , Kast Mt. -lanor i G. R. Thalman to I. D. Murfleld. L. 5. B. "A." Park View Extd 2.000 Sumner R. Booth to Julia Uilnett, L. 5. B A. Park View t-xtetidcd 10 Cecelia Gertmde Bush and hnsband to Marie L. Noyes. I 29, 21, B. 4. Se wickly addition E. U. Thompson et al to Lenora M. Chapman. I,. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. B. 8. Rose wood addition 10 Bernard Fontaine to Louis Jacobaen. L. 12, B. 9. Wuitwood Court..; 10 Olive M. Mark ley and hnsband to Sa rah M. I-awrence, E. , 17, B. 4, Olm ted Park C- F. Nash and wife to TJnabel J. Bechtel. E L. S, 4, B. 3, Eigga addition H. E. Noble and wire to August el son. L. 16, B. 1 Bonlta Park kfabel C Glover Root and hnsband to 2,150 10 H. E. Noble, L. 3, B. 1, Diels addi tion t 400 D. A. Din? moor and wife to Geo. H. Clarke. L. 5, B. 1. Midway An nex addition .... .. ... 10 P. A. Marqnam Jr. to T. V. Matson. I. S. B. 6. Morgan's addition in Glen haven Park 10 Sarah K. Sharp and hnrband to J. C. Mitcheltree, L. 8. B. 4, Stewart Park 1 (i I, Wehh anil wife to Horatio 1. I Clement, L. 8, 10, B. 2, Ha Seidell.. ' 600 Wellesley Land Co. to Mry A. Scott XTEE9ES 1 KESt. - I Doctor (after an examination)- What is your business? Patient-M.T h. I'm a gentleman. Doctor 1 e! Wall, you'll have to cut it out for six months. Go some place where you can get it completely off your mind. Say, Washington, N. B., vessel, loaded with hay, oats. . j .. . V a Rril. auiuu cluu aim pupjiuw wi isn, structt a roc on xoiea jougtm, Tucket island, in tha Bay of Fund y, , "v - 1 ana win .r uo iv nem j jjiMnun - miral, U. A N, died at Tankers, N. Y at tne age or 11 years. That France la building two great nil- flAtn with tha intention of lnvad - ing aermany in the spring, ia tha . . . . l.n. U.T1UA v.-- . . (. aviaiur, wna nn. 3 - Europe ana wno nn jum, nrriveu in New York. Oreeon. The county court of Benton county approved the budget aod levied an aa- sessment of 1S.1 mills for county and state taxes, and S mills for road tax, Senator Smith of Marshfield has gone to Salem in the interests of his proposed new tax law which would do away with clerk hire in the sheriff's office and make it unnecessary 10 print delinquent tax lists. The Clatsop county court Ttxea tne . , - . I 1Q11 1 , llli. milld for state, county and county school purposes. This is s.t muis peiow year s levy. i John Martinous of Astoria, who lost an eye while at work, was granted damages In the sum of $860 as result of stiuulation aimed by the Clatsop Mill company and attorneys lor the plaintiff in the action. Wrank Tlavev. renresentative-elect of Malheur and Harney counties, accom - paniad by his wife, left Burns for 8a- lam. General. The Belgian minister filed with tha action of Germany in requisitioning merchandise in Belgium estimated to be worth 67.000,000 franca, declaring rA nnntnan rs1 i tar mi 1 rl ruin j " the industry of' Belgium. President WilBon tecelved a cable gram from the kaiser warmly eon v.i vi rift,. .v..u imiuiituiiK ill ft imjugum birthday. The only other ruler of any ol tne c.uiuit;aii uci a iv bcuu DinuiAr word was King George of England. Cable troubles are supposed to nave delayed otner messages. Wet petitions asked for by hotel . - , i - t.1 . i a o.ft, Keepers oi v, hsiiiukiuu icueivtu ov 'u names irom t-posane ana suDurDan i towns. Tne petition win require $3, - 000 names. r. mutvmisj, t-mjroBtiil- tive in congress from California, died 1 1 ill 1 1 a owwivcr ui nniutij suovamcu ill nis nome at xterKeiey. TWO COUNTIES SHOW Statement by State Board of . r Mas Accouni ng ueta s monev ' . r &i " nftnt TOT HP. IP.t. 1 Salem. Or.. Dec. 31. Widows' Mn- !i"8 'eS! LlM.V.a-Ua a. months from Janua'rv i. 1914. tn s.n. tember so- 1914. nnrrlinr t, ments prepared by the sUte board of ..o,.T.tc According to sworn reports on file. Gilliam and Marion counties pay oat no funds for widows' pensions and these disbursements are apparently under the head of relief and care of the poor. The statement given out is interest ing in that it shows that a compara tively small amount of money has been necessary in providing pensions for widows. The following shows the amounts .... i .1 t, I n Ka aA.,A-At .1 . widows Relief and County Baker I Benton Clackamas . ... Clatsop Columbia Coos Crook Curry Douglas Gilliam Grant Harney Hood River . . . Jackson ...... Josephine . ... Klamath .... Lake . . .-..-. Lane . ....... Lincoln . . , . . . Linn Maiheur . ..... Marion Morrow . ... Multnomah . m"m Pol Id. Shewnan . .... Tillamook . ... Umatilla . .... Union . ....... Wallowa . .... Wasco Washington ... Pensions. Care Poor. 2.90.Ti0 $ 4,250.99 -954.40 l-UZll 7,110.11 2,617.60 1.390.00 6,951.26 3,777.50 340.00 2,483.00 2o.47o.77 n. n i .i i g ii4 ?' '42 1.945.00 680.00 1.457.50 4,552.50 3,083.60 2.9W.00 80.00 7.787.75 919.00 3.637.50 1.340.60 ! 1,926'. 88 22.215.09 3,410.00 175.00 707.60 3,945.00 4,170.66 3,962.50 2.552.23 3,506.06 144.00 3.957.48 11,773.26 l 7AI) an 26,301.60 .T . ' l,i92!7o i'V.a aS i'koS i 7.235.91 3.810.38 Wheeler . ..... Yamhill . . . . . , 2 363 Totals . $106,649.41 8194.980.49 U 25. 26. B. 4. Wellesley 4S0 Ida B. Peters et a I tn Geo. D. Pe ters, L. 3. 4. B. 2. Howltt additioa 10 Same to same. U. 9, B. JOT. Norwood addition 10 Same to same, W. 2 1Z feet X, . B. 22. ilansoa's 2d addition 10 Maltnomaa-Orecoa Bealtv Co. to Evert Khoadn, U 11, 12. B. 10, Caamnr 200 rrana a. torn and wife to Joaeph Me- ; Cnllouirh,' et aJL L. 2. B. 26. Alblna NO EXPENDITURES FOR PENSION FOR WIDOWS Hemeatead 3,000 DELINQUENT TAXES, SHOWN BY REPORT, NEAR TWO MILLION Insurance Commissioner Of - fers Figures Wrth Coos and; Multnomah to Hear Fjom. (Salem Bureau of The Joarnal.) Salem, Or., Dac. 31. -Insurance Com mUstoner Ferguson today gave out a statement from the state accountancy department showing that the delin. quent taxes of Oregon outstanding IclaT rCrrv lVuLZ 1 .T.,,"",? cfnu""tS tle.f $l.74.73B.7u. Of the total of Bepieraner bo, with no reports from . 55- q M . x.'- Uste1- i.276,150 64 ir Vv" T assesameni rous, Real taxes delinquent, including the 18i roils, amount to 8S83.309.82; per. aonal taxes, tS49.l78.Sa, and not seg regated aa between tha real and per. aonal. 842,t4.8a. The following is the statement by counties; Baker lien ton . . . 5g.917.S3 32.637.64 63.212.6) S5.844.0i 89.2.93 52.0tM.6T 167.812.21 36,297.67 23,466.04 34,490.74 21,863.65 267,791.8 YA7 A09 lift Clackamas Clatsop I Columbia V100" I Douglas 1 uuiiam "rant , Harnev Hood River 1 jackson Josephine 1 K.ianata 133iSL3 ! 33.522.65 I 1 i.ake IIane 14e,345.73 64,778.87 48,203.07 89.419.11 Lincoln 1 - mainour I Marion S4.10S.8l ! 31.140.07 , 38,046.93 1 Morrow Polk Hherman f ,oa 1 28,304.51 44,870.03 19,304 80 23,320.20 41,580.4 65,035.28 18,718,17 41,706.14 Tillamook ,,, I Wallowa Waseo Washington wneelw """" Total .31,874.735.70 WHATLAB0R IS DOING J Astoria Longshoremen Celebrate incoming lew in ritung Manner, wui Saturn Tomorrow. I J. A. Madsen, secretary of the Pa- I citio Coast Longshoremen, is in As- toria this evening to help local zn-l or mat port celebrate the Coming of I new year in appropriate manner, I Ha says it Is an established custom 1 ' tna longshoremen of Astoria to uelore lnem ma last night in each year and hava htm tell tnem about tho accomplishments of the old year and tha expectations for tha new year. Ha will return on tha morning of January 1. Declared Unconstitutional. Compulsory compensation haa been deciared unconstitutional by tha Tp- I ,. - . " i pe me court qi Kentucky. Have One Say in even. Employers in New York state muat I . ' - - M.. trieir amnlnvoa nn. . foP reat. and tne eutre'm court i uecrees. Becover treat Ground. Glass workers in P.nriv.ni. . recovering lo.t mmnH i s-..., ... 1 . " - ' i or wage scales, 1 Both idee Pleased. I Tho n li-reement K.twun ih. ni.n an.1 the Mnnnvm In uml,tnn is hailed . both a uninr. I snop VICtOry. I a e Would Eliminate Bannara. . Efforts are being made to bring tha representatives ox union labor and tha employers of Seattle together in an agreement to aettle labor disputes in tne future by conciliation and ar Duration, and to eliminate boycott Danners on tna streets e Will Saw for Beady. Wives, daughters and sisters tt union men in (Seattle are to meet to gether to sew and make garments for neeoy lamines, Enforcement of Ltw Difficult. " b"f b,en,fo,"nd thtL? th? 55rc- rnent of the eight hour law In Oregon u",cui1-, nunored aoiiara has been paid by the Central .Labor council m one case, and efforts will lb ma1 a tn a.,ii h " - " - w . cn.wi WIUOU, of the law at tha expense of the state. Flaarrant -vlnlati " ' "ul "5B" l'va " suy. Tailors XnTOlyad la Oontroraray, Tn different uniona of tailors and 1 garment workers are In an involved faoveTBy throughout tha country in n endeavor to get together under I 7, . . " ' . ""';'' cauea tne .. ' xnauatriai union, in tnis city re lne garment vvoricers and Every Woman Can U$e ana ouxM to use occasionally. Q Wrv Mmorlo . -fi. tV,q 1 ft-vyt. iviuwij a.v4 wi neaaacne, DacKacne, languor, nervousness ana depress- on t "wnich she may be subject. These troubles and 9.72o:7 others are symptoms of debu i'io489 P001 circulation caused l'lo? oo ky indigestion or constipation mm 1 ar- bnee safe, certain and I ennvsnunt Thaw rl.ar nratan nd pnrify. the blood. They ex-'i ert general tome effect ana S insure rood health anl gtreneth. 1 so uu an ue Bouiiv orsans qo J their natural work without causing 17 1 "Utiering. Mery woman or the ujuusouus wno nare uxeti uiem, 1 knows that Beecham'a Pills act To Certain Advantage I Kratneaa wan Erary 1W ef sfsda TalaatoWasjea. ' SsUevetywW. la Was, 18c, 2Sc the-Journeyman, Tailors. Tha tailors liav coma in under tha federation, but are somewhat "up in tha air avr th fact that tha federation idea was turned dowa by- the American Federa tion of Labor at tta last international convention. There are also twa dif ferent organisations of the, Garment Warkera. which are mostly factory workers, in the United States, one rec ognised by the A. F. of I and on not. The Tailors' Industrial union In I thts city may go back to tha Journey I men Tailors form, a charter for which j they still hold, in order to remain sc th cntrtl Lbor Kdlefsena wish you a. happy 1915, Ad. Krazy ICat Cooirlxhf. 1914, Internatlooal Mew aurvte , SPAT t?A) T 107 op tuck, Thba . SHVLVtl : W - 3. , rcR&y o 0N& J