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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY. MARCH 4. 1918. 8 CSAatBfX OF COMVRCI NSWS, POKTLAITD. OXZOOB 1 CHAinra ov comma mn. romum. ottoox irrat-CTaas fibre fit skoals' kr frost two to two aa4 tbr-forlH anas per .acr It shook! be aonst w as tats coaatccfioa. that wbes flaa is rt4 for ton M is tows snath thicker thaa warn plainest lor Ik seed aloac sad cosstqscatiy. Ih vtcM of strsw ss keasirr. -Eanii J Haasat. another flax expert, formerly of Belaiasn. bat iwm of Salem. Ore . says tbere better ftaa land m Ibe Willamette valley than tn any part of BelcMa, sad from land of rhi character l to 1 to of hbre straw tkosW be produced per acre He says 'Eight tuns of airaw should arodurf one ton of hbre. ccxu $a to Is, will tell lor $100 to t00 aer to' (Mr Juan C Crawford, of the York Street Flax Seiminc Co. Hi-, of Belfast. Ireland, who investi gates conditions in Oregon, say S ton of Oregon flax straw aboaki make one too 'if fibre ) "Mr Bosse says that first grade fibre will brirte; 37 eenlt pee sound, defrvered at Belfast Mr Crawford, above mentioned, gives, asder date of August i. I1S toe following prices of flax fibre at Belfast "Courtrsi. lorraerly 4 cents per lb, now anprocnrable "Klemrsh, formerly I cents per lb . now snprocnrable 'Dutch, formerly 14 cents per lb . now M cents per lb "Insh. formerly II cent per lb . now x cents per lb "Brittany, formerly 10 cents per lb now IT cents "Russian, formerly cents per lb . now 11 cents per lb "The boe prices refer to flax fibre whka has been retted and scotched- ready for spinning mills "Mr Bosse says that the straw of firt grade fibre flax, exclusive of the seed, will bring from $2S lo JO per ion (This, of course, is before h ts retted or scutched or tn any way treated, and representt its yjlue after hat simply been cot and dried, and the seed bolls removed ) There should be a stated above two to two and three-fourths tons per acre In addition there should be from IX to IS busfcels of aea4 urhsch wiD arras; a price to fee detei mined by the amount of oil contained therein The market price of Sax seed on February 14. !!. was a UK. but, of course, the seed of flax which is raised for the fibre uritl not ' comnaad as high a price as when it is raised for the seed a ton The Portland Unseed Oil Works, however, state thai they paid ( per bushes foe the state Baa grown at Salens fast year "Another important point ts that there uriH he uo waste On lend which a not suitable for libra flax, seed flu can be raAed and marketed us the form of both seed and tow There is a large and increasing market for this tow from common seed flax straw, which is used m making insulation for refrigerator cars, buildings, cold storage plants, etc . and for elec trical apparatus, also for upholstering material and for packing loV crockery and glassware According to Bulletin Stt. issued by the Department of Agriculture on January 7, it has been found to be adapted to 'be manufacture of paper and fibre -board The following extract! from letters recently re ceived by the committee will give yon some we a of the demand- even for the common variety of seed fibre, and the prices paid for same - Jamas Thompson. Co., Valley Falls. N T Hare paid, under normal conditions 10 to IS cunts per lb for good quality in ika rough' - Cable Flax Milk, tchagtaticoke. N. Y. We use flax for making thread only Good rough flax as it cotpes from the scutching mil is worth, at present. SO to 2i cents per lb. delivered at a twine factory. This is at least twice the normal price of the last few year Will be pleased to have samples' "V. R. Blebdon. Buffalo. N Y, states that be makes three grades of tow Medium at $1S 0 per Ion: extra una or Ku S fine, at astee pee ton . tour. fine, at SzaLM the showing of flax win assart them steady and seofis. All the World Is asked to pay tribute to KING SALMON Friday, March 10th Pacific Coast Salmon are obtainable on any market in the United States, either in fresh state or in cans. In buying canned salmon ask for Columbia River, Rogue River or Umpqua River Brands Write ihe Department of Agriculture for book of recipes lor preparing salmon CHAMBER Ct C0MMIKCX NEWS. PORTLAND, ORBOOM aTnnu Cav. Asaaara. M. T. Flax as used " tn nuking boea of all ktiMav suck as table ctotka, nan kins, shirts, handkerchiefs, etc, and ban durability two or three teases as great aa cotton. Fbut of ad kinds vary hi price Under normal condition it sefla - for front uc to ae or iTc aer Ik according so the nsvakty. urksle the Sow sells for from uc so 10c "Tha Msnaara asasnlatanf Cav, Msunatata Traaesfur, Mlnav. advertises to nay f t per ton for ordxnary Oax straw, f o b Mirrnesou Traoafer ' "California Caesaa MSa. Co, Oakland. Cat To smote yon taw present price of flax would hardly be a fatr gaud to go byv lor flax at the present time is almost unobtainable M this country. Under ordinary condition tow sells frosa S so t cents per fb, depend ing on its ajaabty and cleanliness Lin flax sells front II to IS cents per lb, depending on Ms condition. At the present time eery little tow can be obtained for less thaa S lo IS emu per lb . and hue flax is selling when it can be obtained, from IS to ZS and even M cent per lb If yon get the industry started in a commercial way tn your State and have any samples to submit to us. we would be glad to analyse them and lo report to you what we consider them worth and what we could afford to pay for same Of course you understand that lb high price of flax at present is on account of the fact that by far the greatest percentage of flax haa been grown in Belgium and Russia Ire land has been a large producer also but the Irish supply is practically all taken up by the Irish manufacturers rUnion Fibra Co, Winona, Mas. We manufacture principally insulating ptrmKtsptpe-coverings. etc Wr draw straw each fall from Southern Minnesota and Eastern South Dakota from distances up to about three hundred miles, and freight rate up to fifteen cents Kr est, or $3 00 per ton For several years past we ve been able to fill our average requirements of 7 .JOS to 10.000 tons at an average of $7 IS to $7 JO -per ton, delivered Winona, bat ou account of the cutting off of smporr fibres by the European war. flax tow is in somewhat better demand this year, and consequently flax straw baa increased until the average price this season is about aa. JO per ton. delivered winona a lair estimate of present prices on the three grades of tow. I. o b Chicago market ts ss touows " Coarse Tow J J 00 per ton f "Medium Tow (4000 per ton f " "Fine Tow gas 00 to $70.90 per Son (depending on number of runs)." Lystar H. Dewey. Botanist m dUrgs of Fibre In vastigatiooa. Bur sun of Plant Industry, Department of Afnculture. in a letter dated February is. Ul. states, among other things. "Most of the upholstering 'tow it prepared from straw that has been grown unmanly for seed produc tion and has been threshed fif ordinary threshing ma chines, i is run througha series of fluted rollers, usually followed by a ahauyif. or beating device but no attempt is made to beatVut all of the shives A ton of straw will produce fronvJOO to lsaajwasxsod of upholstering tow This nvaterwucoraansnds a prtcrS of $30 to $40 per ton, delivered at Trie factories where it is to be used The normal prices of fibre for spinning purposes range from about 7 to IS cents per pound for the tow, and 15 to 30 cent per pound for the line fibre At the present time these prices are nearly doubled, owing to the difficulty of securing the usual supplies from Russia and Belgium ' "Wmle the present high prices will, tn all probability continue for at least two or three years, we are not attempting to give the impression to farmer that they will receive any extraordinary returns from the planting of flax, but simply to demonstrate lo them that pertuae tame to establish the industry sa this Statu, -and w earnestly request that yea as your best effort to secure the co-te ration of tke Federal Government to turn asmertalDavg.' TAC0MA CHAMBER DOIK0 WELL. On of the callers gt the Trade and Commerce Bu reau this week was Dr. E A. Rich. Vice-President of the New Tacosna Chamber of Commerce. Speak ing of the Tacosna Chamber of Commerce Dr. Rich sud the Chamber has teen built up from a member skip of tn Ha present ntemberthip of Sua The commercial bodies of Taeoraa have been brought to gether under the new Chamber, whose officers art. Dr E. C Wheeler. President; A. G. Pringle, First Vice-President: E. A- Rick, Second Vice-President; Fred Brewer, Chairman of the Members' Council. GREA J NORTHERN RESUM SERVE TO" E TO 1 tra expense In nabllng the srain through here to Seattle or.Tacoma la seen. Both v easels are under charter to M. a HouBer. RIVER MD-APRL ALL ALONG THE WATERFRONT A CZNTUKT OF THJtlFT. The AmericmB Institute of Bankniff has proclaincl lor 191 a movement for tottrhn thrift The idea it to be couldered aa recoffmtioa of the one hand red th anniverMrr of the chartering of the firt savings bank in the United States Just what plan vnt) be adopted for Portland has not yet been annonnced lo Nashville, Tent-, a city bank has supplied every member of the Chamber of Commerce with dime banks No obligation is imposed as to where savings shall be deposited The jronnger men of the Chamber have organized themselves into an asociatioo known as the "Dune Scoopers" and lay hands on every dime they see RETAILERS DINE AND TiVLa Retail merchants of the city are gathered at the Chamber of Commerce tonight to consider their own problems. The subject of "Present and Prospective Prices of Merchandise" ts being considered from all angles, and for the first time in the history of Port land the women are participating in the meeting The women are there to tell the attitude of shoppers J C English, chairman of the Retail Merchants Bu reau, is presiding, and among the speakers to be heard are W F Woodward. R D Carpenter, Edward Cook ing ham and E. D Timnt CONFERENCE RUXINQ The lollowtng Conference Ruling has been adopted Interest Upon Overcharge Claims. Upon farther con sideration of Conference Ruling 444, it is held, that interest oa an overcharge accrues from the date of its collection by the carriers, whether arising from an error in rate weight or classification LAKE AND RAIL RATES. Organisation of the Great Lakes Transit Comoanv to control per cent of the passenger, packet freight and grain steamships navigating the great lakes has been annonnced. The company's fleet will comprise 35 vessels with a freight capacity of 150,000 tons These are steamers that six railroad companies were compelled to relinquish under the section of the Panama Canal Act forbidding rail lines to own competing water routes Tariffs for-throegh rail and water east and westbound traffic will be filed with the Interstate Commerce Com mission by April l The new rates, it is stated, will Hill Line Officials Veto Pro posal to Keep Liner on the Honolulu Run, FAST SERVICE PLANNED Past 8avso&'s Tin Trad ProTti Ar gument to Official... Becond Pros perous Season Zs in .Prospect. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NEWS, PORTLAND. OREGON not differ from those which prevailed beiore lake nav tffatsoa closed last December The ship, purchased by the company include for the most part those heretofore engaged in this same service on the great lakes. The headquarters of the rew com pany will be m Bufialo. N Y DEVELOPMENT BUREAU SMOKES. Ai the smoker tor the member, of the Oregoi. De vclopment But can, held last Monday mght. induration of the accomplishments to be reported for the year were sjtven Among .hem will be mentioned the promotion ot the Land Grant Conference at Salem, activity by which S3 counties exhibited at the Manufacturers and Land Products Show, promotion of the Irrigation Congress which wss attended by 500 delegates, the encourage ment of the employment of County Agriculturalists by which such officer, have been added to Yamhill, Jose phine, Multnomah and Wasco Counties; the encourage ment of flax growing, and the Convention for the con sideration of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Credits. Six hundred farms have been appraised and classified nr sale Complete information has been secured of the avail able acreage in to irrigation projects, costs of land and water, and such other data as is of value to pros pective settlers An investigation of prices of logged-off lanfls ts beins; made and it is expected that complete information of those areas in the entire state will soon be ready. Since December 11th. the Bureau has answered 3,781 letters of inquiry about different parts of Oregon. The Secretary, J. W. Brewer, has visited practically every county in the state and has co-operated with such communities as needed his help. BIOS ANNOUNCED IN LAST ISSUE Alaska Engineering Commission. Railroad Steel, etc., Seattle, March 6th, 1914. Sixteenth Lighthouse District, Miscellaneous Hardware and Machinery, Ketchikan, March 1st to 15th, 1916 Sixteenth Lighthouse District, Building Material, Ketchikan, Alaska, March 10, 1916. Quartermaster's Dept.. Hay, San Francisco, March 6th, 1916. Navy Dept., Telephone Material and Piling. New Schedule Received. Alaska, By Whom Whhtn Ketchikan, Ala 16th Lighthouse Dist t'ipe. Fjttmgs. etc March 20, 1916. Washington, Panama Canal Com. Misce Hanequs March 8, 1916. Seattle. Wash Alaska Eng. Com. Roofing Material, etc. March 15, 1916. Washington, D. C. Navy Dept Miscellaneous. March 21. 1916. Alaska Engineering " Seattle, Wash. Commission (156) Plumbing Supplies and Material March 20. 1916. Seattle, Wash. Do S. C (346 Railroad Equipment. March 1C, 1916. . Seattle. Wash Do S C (347 ) 4 Vault Doors. March 8, 1916. Seattle, Wash. Do S. C (343; Office Supplies- March 14. 1916. San Francisco, Cat. Quartermaster Dept. fiil.000 I.hs. of Bran March 13. J916. Fort Laramie. Reclamation Service Construction of about 10 miles ol Irrigation Canal on the Wyoming. North Piatt Project. March 10. 1916. Washington, D. C Navy Dept. (513) Box Cars, Tool Handles, Hose. Lard. Leather. Evapoated Date not yet Milk. Sponges. Hardware. Paints and Oils am Steel Pipe. announced. A 11 Cities of Washington, Montana Idaho, Oregon Utah Should be represented on the trip to Honolulu The Royal Rosarrans, of Portland, sail from this port April 15 and invite every city to join the party. 400 people will be carried aboard. The "Great Northern" has been chartered for the round trip. The fare is $150 per person, exclusive of meals, etc., on shore. It will be a trip that will broaden busi ness connections. It will be a pleasant vacation in company with congenial people. "The Islands are at their Best at this Season" Send reservations to the Royal Rosarians or the Chamber of Commerce llcnor51all Officials of the Great Northern Pa cific Steamship company have vetoed the proposal of Hawaiian merchants that the steamer Great Northern be j kept on the Honolulu run permanently and announce that she will leave that service after April 4. and after ra i pairs resume the Flavel-San Fran cisco run tn conjunction with th Northern a'acific. The plan proposed in San Francisco was given some tnought by the offi cials, as it was considered very prom ising from a freight standpoint and it wa believed that the passenger travel might be built up sufficiently to make the run pay the year around. Recollections of the highly profit able year enjoyed on the Portland a. -avel-San Francisco run by both of the large turbiners last season swung the balance in favor of the local prop osition, however. V. D. Skinner, traffic manager of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle rail road and the Great Northern Steam ship company made the positive an nouncement of the intention to re main on the Portland run, this mom ! ing. "The two steamers were built es pecially to give the Hill lines an opening Into San Francisco and the territory back of It," he declared this morning. . 'During their first SsJling for San Francisco this aft ernoon the steamer Bear will carry a full cargo of freight and a number of passengers. The gas schooner Ahwaneda went to Supple's yards for hull repairs this morning. 'The French bark Jolnvllle will not be raised in the drydock for cleaning and painting until Wednesday. That the steamer Coquille will be the most powerful craft of her kind on the river is the belief of Chief Engineer Lincoln Shaver of the Sha ver Transportation company. He is rearranging the machinery on the craft so that the power will be better applied. The steamer Wapama, coming from San Fi-ancisco with 950 tons of freight for Parr-McCormick Steam-M ship company, stopped at St. Helena this morning to discharge a number of stores for the shipbuilding plant and mills there. J. Cecil Alter, an observer in vhe local branch of the weather bureau, left this morning for Medford to take up the frost warning work In Rogue River valley. J. H. Jarboe has been transferred here from Panama to take his place. Li. S. Williams traffic manager of the Parr-McCormick Steamship com pany, and Mrs. Williams, sailed for San Francisco via Grays harbor on the etearaer San Ramon last night. (caster. Portland. 6:20 p. tn.; Klamath, Seat tle, :80 p. m.; Queen. Sud Diego, 7:30 p. in.; Santa Barbara. Tortlaud, S:40 p. m.; Helen t Drew, Albion. l:0 'p. m. ; Northland. Seattle, 11 p. in. ; Niton Smltb. Coos Bay, 11:50 p.m. Seattle. TVasa.. March 4. Arrived Japa nese ateamer ShlUzuoka Maru. Hona-kona; via porta, 4.45 a. ru. : Japanese steamer Hawaii Hani, Tcomi, l:0O a. m. ; lienriette, Tararoa. 7 a. m. rialled Japanese steamer Hawaii Mara, Hongkonj via porta. Hi a. ni. Seattle, March 3. Arrived Congreaa, San Franrfaco. 8:H0 p. m.; Mexlra. New York and Ban Franclaco, 5 p. iu.: c'omatirbe. Bell iugham, 4 p. ru. Sailed &rkane S. K. AJfcaka, via Prince Ruiiert. R. ('.. 4:15 p. ni.; Admiral Dewey. Tactnua. 8 p. ni. Valdei. Alaska, March Sailed Admiral Evens, southbound. 5.::o p. m. Jnneau. March 3. Sailed Northwestern. acuthboiind. 1 a. m. Petersburg, March 3 Sailed Jefferson, northbound. 4 a. ru. Callao. March 3. Arrived Schooner Hal cyon, Port Angreles. tuence iSovenilHT 15. Mejillones, March 2. Sailed Bradford, from San Francisco for Taltal. rort Allen. March 2. Sailed Bark Hawaii. ruget eound. lloooluln, Maren 3. saiiea Meanwnip M gara, Sydney, N. 8. W for Vancouver. 11. C. Jaconia. Marco 4. s.tuen a?muw. "an Francisco. March 3 Arrived Wni. II. Murphy, San Fra ncisco. Vancouver. B. C. Mnreb 4. Siiloa British Khip TalthyMus. Seattle, via Comoz, 7 a. ui. Arrived Hetwie Dollar, Manna via oriental ports and San Francisco. Japanese Buy Mackinaw. San Francisco, Cal., March 4. P. N S.) Word -was received today from George Flood, a member of the local shipping firm of Flood Bros., who is now In Vladivostok with the steamer Mackinaw, that the ship had been sold for $300,000 to a subsidiary of the Jap anese government. The Flood Bros. bought the Mackinaw eight months aT0 for J100.000. and cleared more than $50,000 on the two trips she made She has been taking war munitions and supplies to Vladivostok from Seattle. son's run tney gave eminent satis faction and we are convinced that the place for them is the run they were .built for. "Traffic conditions between here and California are all that could be Campbell Is Chartered. San Francisco. Cal.. March 4. The schooner John A. Campbell has been chartered to carry lumber from the north Pacific to Sydney and Newcastle sea- 'at 110s, by Comyn, Mac kail & Co., re let, May-June. Fog Signal Invented. San Francisco, Cal., Maroh 4. (U. P.) A wireless apparatus to warn riPKireri Th.r. . nnt .nnnrh ta m. , shi p of fog peril has been invented. ers to handle the business at present, &nd BOon Installed at g overa- and rates are stiff. The passenger "ent coat stations and lightships. It traffic looks promising as the whole . operates ior a aisiance oi iu uu country is immersed In a prosperity swirl which cannot help but induce more traveling." WATERHOUSE GOES SOUTU No More Armenians Are to Be Deported ' Protest of the United States Bring Promise From Turkish Kinliter ; Those Deported Kay Ketura. Washington. March 4. (I. N. S.) Repeated protests by I'nlted States representatives have finally brought about an end to the deportation of Armenians from Turkey. Hoffman WAS ADVISED TO BE OPERATED ON Popular Milwaukee Matron Had Remarkable Experi ence Which She Relates to Her Friends. Philip, "American charge d'affaires at Constantinople in the absence of Am bassador MorRenthau. has notified the state department that he has been in formed by the Turkish minister of foreign affairs that no more Armen ians would be deported. The Turkish minister further stated that Catholic and Protestant Armen ians who have been deported will le allowed to return to the country. HOUSE DELAYS WARNING VOTE UNTIL TUESDAY (Continued From Page One.) Every day more and more people are scaring themselves into unnecessary i trips to the operating table. In many cases they have been simply ovor- ' strained by the tiresome symptoms of a deranged stomach, and have magni- fled their troubles until they firmly believe that only the knife can sa.'e . them. Plant Juice, the new herbal preparation, has been the means of saving very many the unnecessary ex pense and trouble of surgical opera- -.. tions. Testimonials irom gratif iet people who have been cured by Plant Juice continue to pour in. The fol- lowing signed statement of Mrs. Betty Webster, who lives at No. 705 Jackson street. Milwaukee, Wis., proves that v ..."this famous remedy is living up to its : reputation. She said: - .. I have been a stomach, liver and j kidney sufferer tor years. I had in - . digestion so bad that my food fer- merited on my stomach, causing gas - to Torm. There seemed to be a hard lump r In my - stomach after eating, and- I always had headaches and was : chronically constipated. My kidneys T were affected and I always had pains - in my back. Aly trouble had been - called anaemia and consumption, and I was also told that I had appendicitis. I was advised to be operated on for ' . these troubles. I bare used one bot ' tie of your medicine and It has helped - ' me more than anything I have taken. My stomach now feels good and I can - cat anything I wish without causing . i. ma pain or distress. .The constipation baa disappeared which bothered me for - seven years. The pain in my back as . gone: I im sleeping- fine;, in fact.- can say that I am cured of all my troubles. -: i never want to b without PlanWutca i and . am recommending, it to all my - friends." , -u, - , , - - Plant Juice is sold in aU Owl Drug " r . Stores. .' . - iii-vts.v,. bers from nearby districts had gone to their homes for the week end. Pou yesterday asked an agreement that the house today consider claims and private bills. Many, therefore, as sumed that this would be the only business. Vote May Be Unanimous. It is believed that the McLemorc res olution, when it comes to a vote, will be placed on the table by a decisive vote. Possibly the vote will be unani mous. The fact that the recommenda tion that the resolution be tabled in effect asks the president to take no step which might lead to war without first consulting congress, has pleased many, who favored forcing the resolu tion to a vote; and these latter are now content to let the measure be tabled. A majority of the Republicans also favor this procedure, although "many, including Mann, believe that an explanation of the warning should be made. There will be no debating when the resolution comes to a vote, but previous to the formal motion a lively 40 minutes' discussion is permissible. Senate Tote Conclnsivs. White Mouse advisers today laughed at suggestions that yesterday's action in the senate was inconclusive. "A licking is a licking, no matter how administered," they said, "everv possible question was - Jammed into James- motion and the senate Itnew what it was voting on. The president is satisfied." The attitude at the White House undoubtedly is that the president now has a free hand In ne gotiations with Germany and the fee- i-f,teX 8ts thf 4 eVMually &n amicable settlement with Germany will be made. The chief danger is that an Ameri- S5 Pacing9 WUed WhU action, Conferences Are Held. After the decision was mad, tn pone consideration of the McLemore resolution until next week, various conferences were held to determine pro- ?!?Ur.. ""V" of tn ru commit tee held an. Informal nf.. .... dora of delay, declaring that general business was set back and embarrassed by international issues. n sKTnT latter; therefore, should be disposed of some agreement satisfactory was not possible. Leaders however, ..iat a postponement was best. Finally Clark gathered the varl- ous inferees in his office. It was a r-parent that there was another per-1 iod of confusion and that disagree ment was beginning. The quiet whlth had followed the arrangement to bring the resolution up today threat ened to be disturbed. Question of Debate Unsettled. At noon today Kitchin began a can vass to determine whether sentiment favored having a vote taken on tne merits of the question rather than a proposition of tabling the resolution. Kitchin previously had expressed him self in favor of disposing of and not dodging the main question. The rules committee was divided, however. Administration members wanted a rule framed permitting debate of 40 minutes but so drawn that the reso lution itself could be stifled. The op position wants the resolution open to general debate. To Clark, Kitchin, Pou, Flood and Sherley fell the task of trying to bring about an agree ment. Three Railroads Add To Wages of 12,000 Section Sands Get 15 Cants a Day Increase and Section foremen Axe Allowed Additional $5 Per Month. Scranton, Pa., March 4. u. N. S.) Twelve thousand section hands employed by the Lackawanna, Hud son and Jersey Central railroads havo received an increase of 15 cents a day in wages. The Lackawanna also granted a flat increase of $5 a month to each of its 350 section fore men. The increase was voluntary, al though there have been some expres sions of dissatisfaction among the nien on the wage question. in.i.tea! j Famous Craft May ;nt was . Be Sold on Arrival In Foreign Port Great Seattle Shipping Man May Start Line From Bay City. San Francisco, March 4. (P. N. S.) Frank Waterhouse, shipping mag nate, from Seattle, is here temporarily with a well defined plan to organize a fleet of freighters that shall carry from San Francisco to the orient car goes brought from east of the Missis sippi by the Union Pacific railroad. If he carries out this plan on the scale he expects to, the tonnage from the port of San Francisco will be materially increased. That this is a great time for owners of steamers and a bad time for ship pers and charterers was emphasized by Waterhouse, who is operating a fleet of 16 freighters that ply between northern porta and Vladivostok. Waterhouse also announced that he represents the Union Pacific as a for eign freight agent, with special pow ers.; and that he has Just come from the south, where he has been confer ring with Judge Robert S. Lovett and Traffic Manager Winchell of the Union Pacific. Is said to be an effective warning. Northland Floated. Chemainus, B. C, March 4, The steamship Northland. which went ashore on North Reef beacon, Stuart channel, near here, at 4 o'clock yester day morning, was floated at 5 o'clock this morning and is proceeding to Alaska apparently undamaged. NEWS OF THE PORT Arrived March 4. WaiMima. American steamer. Captain rolrVat pamtencprs anil freight, from San Francisco. I'arr-McCormir-k Steamship company. Departures Kirch 4. Bear. American steamer. Captain Nopandpr, pattsenzerx and freight, for Ban Franrtef-n aru J08 Angeles, San Francisco Ic Portland Steam sliin coinuariT. Atlas. American steamer. Captain Klrkwood, ballast, for San Francisco, via Astoria, Stand ard Oil company. Anrll. pas schooner. Captain Barnes, wheat, for San Francisco, Northern Grain & Ware- - i . ine orient ana i ,un. tm,Hnii iiumw rmiiin Rnni, lumber, for Sen Francisco, McCormlck Lumber company. Steamer Northland Is Ashore on Eeeii Steel rrelghter Bound from Seattle f Alaska Strikes Kocki In Btewal Chans el; Xeported Hot leaad&r. Seattle, Wash.. March 3. Tnat freight steamer Northland bound, fro Seattle for Ale ska points, went asho on the north reef of Stewart channd near Cbemainus, B. C, at 4 o'clock th morning. Tugs have been sent fro .-.adysmith, B. C. to lighter part her cargo and it is expected that M will be floated on I:lh water tome. row. She is not leaking. The vessel has a full cargo of ca nery supplies and other freight 't ports in the north. High School Burns. Rochester, N. V.. March 4. (I S) The Pittsford high school he was destroyed by fire early todaJ I The loss is estimated at 125,000. T I building was unoccupied. ' TUG BOAT WAR IS ON AGAIN San Fraivcisoo, March 4. The British steamer Cetrlana, which has been operating be tween San Francisco and Mexi can ports, is to leave here today for Liverpool. The vessel Is under charter -to Dodwell and company. It is rumored that upon her arrival In Liverpool the Cetrlana is to be sold. Paget Sound Company Captures Bark Bonchainp. The tugboat battles off the mouth of the river have been resumed. Capture of the French bark Bon champ out of Gatico, Chile, for this port in ballast to Strauss & Co. was made last night by. the Puget Sound Tugboat company's tug Pioneer. The Pioneer was sent down a week j ago in search of the British bark Holt 11111, which was spoken 30 miles off Yaqulna by the steamship Governor and her position wirelessed to shore." Marine Almanac. Weather at B.ivar'a Month. North HUd, March 4. Condition of the mouth of tbe rlrer a,t noon, smooth; wind north, six miles; cloudy. Sun and Tidea March 5. Ban rises, 0:42 a. m. Sun sets, 0:03 p. m. Tidea at Astoria. High Water: Low Wter: l-.:.7 a. m. 80 feet 8:07 a. m. O.fl foot l:.V) p. m. 8-1 feet 8:15 p. m. 0.5 foot Tlie time ball on the V. S. hydrographle orfice wan dropped at exactly noun today, 1-Oth meridian time. Daily River Readings. 8:00 A. M.. 120th Meridian Time. rtATIONa. Captain "Hurry Up" Johnson and the tug Oneonta made a fast run and beat the Pioneer to the Holt Hill. The op position tug then stayed on until the Ixwiston ... 1 matllla ... Kuaene j Alba ny . . . . riulem Oregon City. I'ortlanrl 15 m5 L S3 24 2S lO 20 M Vi 15 The Cetriana is the little steamer which at the outbreak of the European war was bound for Magdalena bay with coal for the German cruiser Leipzig. She had no wireless and could not be recalled. The commander of the cruiser in former Captain Minster of the outbreak of the war after he had taken the coal aboard and then without paying for the coal, told him to get out. Bonchamp was captured last night. r The Oneonta is still outside search ! ing for the British bark Alice A. Leigh and the Norwegian bark Musselcrag, a both of which are due shortly. a)t The Bonchamp's sailing date from & Gatica was not received here, but it is I understood that she sailed late in De- j cember. . STRANGER RREAKS SHAFT ! 3.9 3.9 0.1 8.7 7.5 7.8 0.4 0 2.5 1.7 0. 0.12 0.1 o.7s i).4) 0.54 0.4 t-- itisiiig. ( Falling. River Forecast. Tbe Willamette river at Portland will rise lowly for tbe next two days. Steamers Due to Arrive. FAShKNUKHH AND FE1CIOHX Name. From. Date. Breakwater 8. P.. C. B. at E..llar. 5 it rarer 8. f.. C. B. A E..lisr. 8 Northern Pacific... 8. F alar F. A. Kllburn 8. F., C B. K.-Mar. 10 Boanok. 8. D. and way... Mar. 12 Bear. ...... ...... 8. 1. at 1. A.....Mar. 12 tatave City L. A. ss S. V lades'. Steamers Dne to Depart. PASSENGERS AND FEKIOHT N a me. From. Date. Pear 8. F. ax la. A Mar. 4 wapama 8. D Mar. Lavender Stockings Bad for an Indian . Tacoma, Wash., March 4. (U. P.) Jack Bernier. a Nisquaily Indian, be gan serving a sentence of from five to IS years in the state penitentiary at Walla Walla today because be stole a pair of lavender colored silk stock ings. The stockings were the property of Miss Hazel de Haven, whose home at NisqueJly, Bernier was found guilty of robbing. . Clyde Liner Breaks Shaft. New York. March 4. X H. S.) The Clyde liner Apache, bound from Jack" snnvllla r V.w VmL .l ai- 1m I-"" sn . awia, inui av pas sengers. today wirelessed that it was disabled -off Cape Henry with as. brok- Army-Navy Orders is San Francisco. March a rp v n orders: Leares granted: Second Lieutenant Oscar A. Eaatwold, coast artillery corps, two months on arrival in United States. F,int L,etnnt William H. Rucker, 6th field artillery, detailed for general recruiting aeiTiee. Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Major Harold C. Fiske. .orpsfof engineers, to Hot Springs. Ark., army and nary general borpltal, for observation and treatment. Flrat Lieutenant Joseph C. King, Tth cav alry, detailed as pro feasor of military science and taetlcs at University of Missouri, Colum bus, Mo. Navy Orders. Lieutenant J. T. G. 8tapler detached Caa- une ana to Aiaoama a engineer officer and to command the 1'er- to Downea, March 15, kins. Ensign J. M. Miller, detached Tennessee, continue on leave of absence. Afslstant Surgeons T. S. Wilson, defsrhei naval hospital. Canaeao. P. I., jto tbe Mon terey; A. E. Beddoe. detached Tennessee to temporary duty Vermont. 1 Cable frosn commander-in-chief Asiatic fleet, dated Cavlte. P. I., March 2: Lieutenant Com mander H. K. Cage, detached naval aution OloDgapo. P. I., to Brooklyn, as rieet engi neer Asiatic fleet. Lienteaanta W. F. Amsden. detached El Ctno, to Barry; 8. H. La Boanty. detached Barry to Helena. Maviment of TeaaaU. Arrlvafl - Raich r U. r, p ss . at Korfolk; Orion at Lambert Point. ' Balled Arete a aa from Gnaeauavbo Bay for Guantaaamo; Glacier from I .a Pas for San IMeco; Monterey from Manila for Parang, Mindanao; Proteus from Honolulu tor Naga saki March -2;.. Wilmington from Hongkong for Macao. , :' Votes. Tbe following is tbe tentative Itinerary of tbe Supply en route from Bremerton to tioam; Bremertoo Depart March ifr; Ban Franeiare, arrive March 23, depart March 27; Honolulu, arrive April 5; depart April,?; Guam, arrive April 22. ....... , .v.-f.. Craft Being Repaired Rapidly and Will Ukely Sail Monday. Breaking a crankshaft while just below the rapide at Moffit's Landing, the Retrulator line steamer Stransrnr u'fle tnvsd Vwinlr tn r.rvct vAot a,.. a c u i Break water. C. S. A 8. P. .Mar. rr" i" v;; rr.: n.. ....... l. a. & s. F...Marc n r. aV,vu iv . uouai my iiuj Northern Pacific.... 8. F Mar. II morning, but will probably be out in r. A. Kilborn C. B, E. S. r..Mar. 12 ttma for tho Mnnilnv nlllnr o V, a. Hose CI t - L. a. a & r iDdef. irrm ujc m irm . 1114a v. ,awv aw Kjmu v . m-r only connect wits tna steamers xal ana nar vara, leaving Sao Francisco Monday. Wedoes day, Friday and Saturday for Loa Angeles and Kai Lnego. Vessels in Fort. Name. Berth Col. P. S. Miekle, Am. aa drydock George C. Billings, Am. acta Wcstport Holt Hill. Br. bk N. P. Mill Inca. Am. sen ;. West port E. B. Jackson. Am. acb Ltnnton Joinville, Fr. bk North Bank Melrose. Am. sen Westport Notra Dame d'Orvor, Fr bk North Bank Rose City. Am. ss Pier So. 1 St. Helens 1 tream No. 91, Am. barge Llnnton Allan. Am. aa Astoria Wapama, Am. as Coach I Willamette Iron & Steel Wotks i making fast, time on the new shaft Army The Stranger was picked up by a launch which saw her trouble, and lowed into Vancouver, where the steamer Dalles City, also of the Regu lator fleet, relieved the launch owner and brought the vessel into the city. WATER GRADE THE MAGNET French Barks Will Come Here to Load It Is Rnmored. Shipping men are citing today an in- SIS1!?. &' " .VaVilV3 VI TV laCa,. I, II "3 W 4 IC 1 I (LUC liCLU LJentenant (j" QL) P W. Magrnderdetacbed 'n Portland really Is worth, in dis- - mark' iiaa i mismcu -wit sasfw nenrr wun as, df ; Clark called upon Pou and Mke4 - If J . crankshaft. Tugs are en routs. Witt please mention - or calling . oa i, The Journal. a d vri Lfwi i s, . . tdV.) v cussing a rumor that the French barks Eugene Schneider and Mare. chal de Vi liars will come here to load cargoes of grain for Europe. The two vessels are posted at the Merchants exchange bound for Puget sound, but word from the owners is that both vessels will be diverted here. The Portland docks have plenty of grain stored here. There are only seven sailing craft left on the due to arrive list and no need of the ex- NUXATED IRON Increases strength of delicate, nervous, rundown people, 201 per cent in tea days in many Instances. J00 forfeit tf U fails as per full ex planation lo large article soon to ap pear - in . this ; paper. Ask voar doctor or druggist aboat it. Owl rrug Co.. al ways carry it in stock. - - , . CAav.) . 'mm At Neighboring Ports. Attoria, March 4. Arrived at midnight and left up at 2 a. m., Wapama. from San Fran cisco. Sailed at nildnlabt. W. F. Herrln. for Han Francisco. Arrived at mldniarbt. French bark Bonchamp, from Gatico. Sailed at 3 a. m., San Samoa, for Grays Harbor. Astoria, March 3. Sailed at noon, Temple B. Dorr, for Ran Pedro. Hooololn. March a. Arrived Keatucklan. from Portland. San Pedro, March 8. Arrived Beaver, from Portland, via Ban Francisco. Sailed Edgar H. Vance, for Columbia river. 8aa Francisco. March 4. Arrived West erner, Eureka. 1 a. m,; Fearless, towing Fol lerton. Port San Lata, 8 a. m.: Harrard, San I ri ri ' Balled British ateamer W almarlno. Sydney. 12 soldnlgM; 8ea stover, sowing Krskine M. Pbelps. Port San Lots, 8 a. m. Kan Francisco, March 3. Arrived President, San Pedro, 1:15 p. m. ; Whtteaboro, Greenwood, 1:20 p. m.: Tosemite. Han Pedro, 3:13 p. m.; Runts Barbara. Radondo, 4 AO p. ru.; Cleotse, Mendocino. 7:30 P. m. Sailed Willamette, San Pedro, 11 a. m.; Breakwater, Portland via porta. 11:20 a. m.; Sects Coast, Fort Bragg, 11:30 a. m ; Cityl i of Topeka. Enreka, noon; Brunswick. San Pe-1 I dro, aoon; . Hardy, 1 Coos Bay. 12:15 p. - .; I Noyo. MendoclBO. " J :3U -p. - as.: Yale. : San 1 I TMego,- 4:10 p. m.; yoaeanite Grays Harbor. I I :6t . aa.,' Homer, Hucnema, . ;10 p. m.; i He I The Sign of the . Ppj I Perfect Drink MADE BY THE I 15 I oranc rewnS Company U ! I I Qa1a4 V.WT yur rocer' druggist and Uil I JOia Dy at leading refreshment places Try It for Plain Toast, French Toast, Sand wichss or Ordinary TabU Uae. ORDER A LOAF FROM YOUR GROCER TODAY 1 "Baked by Frans' At the U. S. Bakery E. 11th and Flanders aS :S3 Hi Central Location Modern Conveniences Jill Outside Rooms Unexcelled Service The Journal , Building' A few offices for rent at reasonable - rates Proprietor of Spencer Tea Room Declares Conditions Are Making For Solid Business Progress. "A young- man Just back from a trip south, characterized the general prosperity as 'fair dazzling,' and there is every reason to believe thai we are coming to our share." de flared Mrs. J. D. .Spencer of the Spencer Tea Room in Ths Journal building. "Conditions in Portland are not normal yet that we all know. But on the other hand condi tions are making for good times hers. Lumber for instance is finding a market and will begin to move in earnest as soon as we can get abipa and cars. "The rainfall augurs for a heavy crop in the inland empire, and good crops means always more money for Portland. We have no munition fac tories to make us millions aa ha th east, hut with reconstruction Burope will look to the northwest for our products lumber, wheat, etc. in im mense quantities, when those fac tories will be Idle. We have had years of prosperity here, and we shall have many more." - Mrs. Spencer came to Oregon in 1906 from California and until a year Sato was manager of the tea room at the Olds. Wortman & King depart ment store. Then she entered bus! ness for herself and from the begin ning won -success. ra:-ffT.TTi pr.;r5:g?.;CT,;ff?r.rOT..fra,jra:g')r& mm mm mm, ti ' si