1 , THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY . 20. . 1S17. CONTRACTS FOR SHIPS HELD UP BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING CRISIS Steamers -Already Contracted . For Will Be Allowed to Be ' Completed, It Is Said. NUMBER ARE AFFECTED Twntj Craft is Portland, and Tortj on Boufd and Baa Traaclseo Com . Within Scope f Baling-. building $000 ton reinforced wooden craft to be powered with S00 horso power Palor engines. Tbs vessels ava to differ from the usual run of craft In that they will have cruiser stern. Sloan visited several local plant , in search of efficiency ideas. Schooner Given Up. San Francisco, Feb. 20. Hope for the safety of the little sailing schoon er Allie I. Alger, which left Honolulu December 16 for Japan with a cargo of scrap Iron, has virtually been aban doned. The, vessel, which left the Island port with less than two feet of free board. Is believed to have "foun dered. The Alger was commanded by Captain James McFadden of San Fran cisco. Donald McNicoll of Seattle was first mate. Only two other white men were aboard, Joseph Steel, an artist, ann Frank Danzis, a sailor. The rest of the crew was Japanese. i' Contracts for several million dollars tt ' for the construction of steel steamers rV held up pending the settlement of 's-the war crisis according to a local shipbuilder. V; "The efforts of the Cunard Line to ! place contracts with Pacific coast i J yards have at least temporarily been ) -v itield up and there remains some dou!t . AS to whether the six contracts place! i. with the Seattle Construction & Dry dock company will be allowed to stana 'i!t5'T liocal shipbuilders received word . 7 from the government today that the ' '! is t earners they had contracted for for v ign owners prior to the proclamation Issued by President Wilson two weeks ':-X ago would be allowed to be delivered ;" laa per contract. The ruling dos not state, however. What can be expected of future con- . tracts. The Cunard line would have p; placed coniracts for at least 18 moro , vessels it is stated and may have l- placed orders for at least five more ;y previous to the proclamation. The : yard receiving these five, however. ft .:, may be embarrassed by the fact that they have made no announcement up -: to this time of the signing of the con tract. "Affected by the ruling received to t' day axe a number of vessels. The ;V Northwest Steel Co. and WillameUe , Iron & Steel works have eight vessels, , . the Columbia River Shipbuilding cr w; ;' oration have six, the Alblna Engine & Machine works, six. V -' Skinner & Eddy, the Seattle Con K ; atruction & Ilrydork Co.. J. F. Dutaie r: . " a Co., the Amen Shipbuilding Co., all .' of. Seattle, the Todd plant at T acorn a, ; Moore and Scott and the Union Iron i i' Works at San Francisco, have In the neighborhood of 40 steamers under . similar contract Grain From Australia. San Francisco. Feb. 20. The schoon er Snow and Burgess. Captain Soren son. arrived this morning, 84 days from Melbourne. She brought 1603 tons of wheat to order. This is the flrst cargo of wheat ever arriving at San Francisco from Australia. NEWS OF THE PORT Arrivals February 20. Atlas, American steamer, Cmptain Kirkwood, oil, from San Francisco, Standard Oil company. Departures February 20. F. A. Kllburn, American steamer. Captain McLellaa, passengers and freight, for San Francisco and way ports. Northern Pacific Steamshin comouiy. J. B. Stetson. American steamer. Captain Benoixsen, lumber ana passengers, I or los An geles, McOonnlek Lumber company. Atlas, American steamer. Captain Klrkwood, bellast, lor San Francisco, Standard OH com pauy. arine Almanac. Weather at Hirer's Month. North Head, Feb. 20. Condition of the mouth of the rirer at noon, smooth; wind south, 14 miles; weather cloudy. Bun and Tides February 21. Bun rises, 7:04 a. m. Sun seta, 6:46 p. m. Tides at Astoria. High Water: Low Water: 0:38 a. m., 8.2 feet 6:43 a. m., 1.6 ftee 12:20 p. m., 9.4 feet 7:13 p. m., 1 foot The time ball on tbe U. S. hydrographlc of fice was dropped at noon. Daily River Readings. Francises,' av sv Olssas, far Sea rranctseo, noon. . ' - - - Jones. Feb. IS. Balled -Alaska, westbound. 10:30 o. m.; Spokane, southbound. 1 p. as. Ketchikan. Feb. 1S. Ssiled Manposa, seats boond, 3:90 p. ou ; Sydney, Feb. 18-Salled Mskers, cr fs eoarer, via Boootalo. ' Nanslmo, Feb. le. BaUeo nut unammau. for Saa Francisco 4:SO - n Port Adseles. Ken. 20. ArrlTsd Thomas L. Wand, from- Sao Pedro. . Diamond Point, Feb. . ArriTeo unicsgo Mara, from Yokohama, via Victoria, and pro ceeded for Seattle. . Port Townsend. Feb. 20. Arrived Bark Cur- con, from Honolulu, thence January 22, la tow of tog Wanderer, daring last night. fort us m Die-, reo. ltf . ttaueo issdih, tor San Francisco, at 8:30 a. m. . Tfii Everett. Feb. 19. Sailed W. 8. Ttwtir. for San Pedro. J Port Lodlow, Feb. 20. ArrlTed Schooner Albert Merer, from Seattle, towing. Tseotns. Feb. 20. -ArrlTed La Toaehe, from Booth-western Alssksn ports, at 7 a. m. ; Ad miral Watson, from Seattle. Taeoma. Feb. la.Arxlred Admiral Schley, from Seattle. WIDER POWERS ARE REQUESTED FOR PRESIDENT (Continued From Prge One.J RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL OPPONENTS V1LL RlHT FOR LUMP SUM May Be Able to Force Ac ceptance by Threatening Filibuster on Measure.1 FAVOR $25,000,000 FUND sonority Zseport, Signed by Zsspub- ays ZHsorstlonary would Sot Crijrple Work, STATIONS MOTOKSHIP TO TAKE CAIUJO If 1 ai a a s n 5 J Leuiston I 24 2.3 0 0.00 I Urn t ilia I 25 I 1.1 O 0.00 Eujc-ne i .IO ! 6.2 0.3 0.84 Albany 20 j 5.7 0 0.84 Salem 20 6.1 0.2 0.81 Ongon City 1 6.5 0.4 0.57 Portland lo 4.3 0.6 0.36 CHy of Astoria Will Begin Loading '" at St. Johns Wednesday. . Canro will commence going aboard ': the motors-hip City of Astoria at the ; St. Johns Lumber company Wednes day morning. A trial trip was to have been In dulged In by the vessel today, but as , her time has been greatly taken up "j In securing proper propellers and en rlne Installation, A. O. Anderson & y Co., her owners, have decided to do s, away with any further trial and com ; mence loading: at once. The vessel Is being: Inspected by Federal Steamboat Inspectors Kd wards and Wynn today and will prob ' ably bo enrolled at once. The customs Inspectors also meas ured the motorshlp Angel at municipal .. dock today and she will shortly go to St. Helens to load lath for San Fran- Cisco. Jler measurements were: ! Length, 111 feet; beam, 26.8 feet; - depth of hold, 9.9 feet; gross tonnage, 840: net tonnage, 294 tons. The Angel Is owned by the Merchants Nav igation company of Los Angeles and Is to ply to Mexican ports from her horn port. ALL ALONG THE WATERFRONT First steel for the Alblna Engine & Machine works arrived from the eaat yesterday and 27 more cars are en route. The keel for the first craft .'i will be laid shortly. The new yard for Daniel Kern and . associates at the foot of Mill street as being graded, a steam donkey engine , and grading rig commencing work : there yesterday. Carrying a full cargo of lumber ar.a . many passengers for Los Angeles the steamer J. B. Stetson left the river today. Tha P. A. Kllburn also' saUi5d ' lor -Ban Francisco and wav ports. i... The schooner Alumna, bringing copra j rrom levuka, arrived In the river Mon cay and will be brought up to the . North Bank dock to discharge. She was 71 days out. .) Arrival of the schooner David Evan si , - now 109 days out, is looked for at'an ' time. Owing to especially long trip being made by all schooners from Aus tralia no alarm is being felt over her . . alow trip. - Shipbuilder Buys Here. ) nuruir material ror nis varfl at Olympia, Phillip D. Sloan, head of the bloan Shipbuilding corporation, was In i-orxiana yesterday. He purchased i locomotive crane and considerable otn r equipment. l no Bloan plant is ( ) ttisirw. ( ) failing. River Forecast. The Willamette rirer at Portland win rise sllifhUy Wednesday and remain nearly station ary Xnursoay. Steamers Due to Arrive. PASSENGEU3 AND FREIGHT Name From Date Rose city 8. F. 4 L. A Feb. ao Northern Pacific 8. V Feb. 22 Bearer 8. T. ft U A Feb. 23 Steamers Due to Depart. Name For Date Rose City S. F. U A Feb. 22 Northern Pacific... B. F. Feb. 23 Bear N L. A. B. F Feb. 28 bteamera learlng Portland for San Francises only connect wlto the steamers Tale and liar yard, leaving. San Francisco Monday. Wednes day, Frldar aud Saturday for Los Angeles and bsu uiegob Vessels Port. Name. Berth Akataa, Am, as Oobls Alumna, Am. as North Bank Astoria, Am. a Municipal Berlin. Am. sb Gobi Colonel P. S. Mlcble, Am, dredger. .. .Llnntoa K, Hall. Am. sen Westoort Levi G. Burgess. Am. sb Gobls Manila, Am. ah Astoria Meteor, Am. itch I.-P. Lumber Co. Kence. Am. ab - Astoria St. Nicholas, Am. b Aatoria At Neighboring Ports. f Astoria. Feb. 20. 44aily1 at S:30 s. m.. W F,. Herrin, for San Fneieo. .'Astoria, b. 19. Arrlred at 2:50 n. m. sebooner Alumna, from Leruka. Arrlred at 8:15 and left up at 10 p. m.. Atlas, from San francispo. sanea at 4:30 n. m.. Washtenaw lor Port San Luis. Port San Luis. Feb. 19. Arrlred J. A Cbanalor. from Portlnnd. San Pedro, Feb. 19. Arrlred Daisy Mat mews, rrom uolumhla rirer. San Francisco, Feb. 20. ArrlTed Admiral Dewey, Seattle, 6:30 a. m.; Despatch, As toria, 7 a. m.; Sea Begle, towing Simla, Port oar. lais, a a. m.; santiam, ixs Angeles. a. m.; Yale, lox Angeles. 9:30 a. m.; Na tlonal City. Fort Bragg, 10 a. m.; Snow and Burgess, Melbourne, h.JQ a. m. Sailed Narigator, towing Monterey, Monte rey. 9:30 a. m. San Francisco, Feb. 20. (P. N.l3.) ArrlTed r-eD. Willamette. Columbia rlTer. 2:20 n m.; Northland, Los Angeles. 3.20 p. m. ; power acnooner aiane. nanaimo, B:o n. m, ; set er Sam&h. Manila, 4:50 p. m.; Maltnomah. Co- lumDia rirer, o:15 p. m. ; Queen, Los Angeles, u.j p. m.; rairoass, uds Aiigeies, V p. m. Sailed Toba Maru. Vladivostok. 11:15 a m. Klamath, Los Angeles, 2:10 p. m.; U S. S Al bany, cruise, 2:2o r. m.; Sea Foam, Mendo cino, z:o p. m.; Peruvian schooner Helvetia lacoma, Ui tow tug Defiance. 3:50 p. m. tJoveroor, Los Angeles, 4:20 p. m.; Adeline Smith, Coos Bay, 4:40 p. m. ; Willamette, Los ADgeies. o r. m. ; Colusa, twient. 10 n. m Balboa, Feb. 16. Sailed Steamer Dakotan for Charleston, Arrived Feb. 18 Steamer naaia, rrom Ban Francisco. SeatUe. Feb. 20. Arrived ATkt. from south eastern Alaskan DOrts. 10:15 a. m. : PrMlAnnt (ten Diego, via Ban Francisco and Victoria, at a. m. hailed Hawaii Maru, foe Hongkong, rla ports. iy a. ok Seattle, Feb. 19. ArrlTed Kajnakura Mara from Hongkong, Tla ports, 2:80 p. m. ; north' western, rrom Is com a, 5 p. m. SaUed Umatilla, for San Pedro, via San Frmnclsco. 4:16 p. m. : Admiral Brans, for San "a matter of obligation' to keep Its trade open to any belligerent that can profit by such trade and commerce, the bill would mean that the president would be vested with broadcast powers in keeping American ports open and In keeping American ships plying the seas. The bill was promulgated and studied by the judiciary committee, along with the 14 espionage bills, which were passed in the senate today, j With three others, the 1)111 Quoted. while favorably reported to the Judi ciary committee by a sub-committee, has never been reported by tbe whole committee to the senate. Following the visit of Lansing and Gregory today the committee an nounced it would take action on the bill Thursday. Text of Keastixs Urged. The bill urged by Lansing follows: "Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the United States of America, in congress assem bled, that it shall be lawful for the president of tne united states ana ne hereby empowerea. to employ tne land and naval forces thereof, to de tain any vessel, orivate or public, for eign or domestic In order to enforce omtuiance witn or to prevent tne vio lation of, tne obligations or the united States under tne law or nations; ma rt shall be lawful, and he is hereby further empowered to employ such forces to enrorce any or all otner 0011- gatlons Imposed upon the United States by the law or nations, ty trea ties or conventions to which the United States Is a party, or by the statutes of the United States." Within loss than 30 minutes after the 14 espionage bills were acted on and the one quoted above did not get through. Secretary of State Lansing and Attorney General Gregory hurried to the capltol and went immediately before the Judiciary committee. Washlnkton, Feb. 20 (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL) Opponents of the omnibus rivers and harbors bill In the senate believe they have enough votes to kill it off and to out through In its place a suDsti tute for a lump sum appropriation of $26,000,000 to be expended under the direction of the army engineers, The effect of this movement If suc cessful, would be to eliminate all specific appropriations for particular projects and leave the money to be expended wholly in the discretion of the engineers. It would cut approxi mately $15,000,000 from the amount The house Mil carries Children Cry for Fletcher's Porto Rico Bill Is Passed. Washington. Feb. 20. (U. P.) The Porto Rico bill, providing civil reor ganization for the Islands, passed the senate today without a rollcall. Threat of a filibuster at the last moment caused the striking out of pro visions which v. ould have let down the bars to women voters and have con stituted the first act of the federal government in the direction of na tional woman suffrage. - Austria Asked as to Attitude. Amsterdam, Feb. 20. (U. P.) American Ambassador Penfield at Vienna has asked the Austro-Hunga- rian foreign office what attitude the government Is taking on the submarine warfare, dispatches from the capital declared today. His Inquiry was specifically whether or not Austria-Hungary had withdrawn its assurances in the Ancona and Per sia submarlnings. Army-Navy Orders lor against the effort of tb attorney general ot the? state to. recover vast tracts or vaiuaxtie iana - w me cwm mnn choor fund, when under tha lash of Forbes, Burdlck and Speaker Stan- field It reconsidered ana aiiiea m ap propriation of I500 for the prosecu tion ox tne racino uyci pany cases. Kay Xa Jtsapomsibla. This action was tbs direct outcoma e k. mntinnefl lobbying Of VI . i W LI. State Treasurer Key, wno, iireu u, u.. hostility to Oswald West and aided by the representatives of the Pacific Livestock company, fought the appro- nrlatlon to Indefinite postponement. As a result of the action three years of effort and research on the part of the attorney general's office probably come to naught and the fraud which h. nntsnded has been more than par tially uncovered, will never be threshed out In vjourt. roMtnsr from this to another start ling act the legislature passed ths rcnr-don bilL orovlding for tr.e vaiiaa tlon of title to all land secured from h. nti:e land board prior to January 1. 1907, and raising a two year bar of the statute of limitations between the state and fraudulent tiuee. This bill provides In substance that unless the attorney general commences suit to recover lands secured from the state by fraud within two years rrom the date of the enactment, title be comes absolute in the holder of the land.' and cannot be overturned be cause of the fraud. Attorney General Hampered. It throws barriers around the attor ney general's office and the state that do not exist in private uugation, aau hamstrings his efforts, already well under way In numerous Investigations, where the fraudulent acquisition or school and swamp lands is concerned. Another outstanding evidence of its stats; tha Dlralck conspiracy bUI relat ing to combinations in paying and other pubUo contract work; and others of reoeral pubUo interest, out minor Importance. . As the turmoil Incident to ths clos ing of ths session diss away and it s possible to get a clear perspective ox tbs work dons by ths legislature so that ths wheat may be separated from ths chaff, it can be clearly seen wnat ths session has accomplished, what It has dons that It should not have done, and what It refused to do that should have been dona The big thing Just now Is that the legislature is dead for another two years. agree not to purchase any mors, seems probaMs. ' ; Prices of foods, not only in the pushcart, but In every section of ths city, have advanced tremendously. Ths difference In prices of some vegetables la shown in tbe following: 191T. Ills. String beans, lb Lima beans, lb. . ... Spinach, lb White cabbage, lb.. White squash, each. Yeuow squash, each Cauliflower, each. . Potatoes, lb. Onions, lb. MRS. THOMPSON'S BILL FOR COMMITTMENT OF DEFECTIVES IS LAST the bill earriea about $10,000,000 for new projects, but dlgreKard for the demands that came senator is,enyon ana umers wu UD lt from tne taxpayers of the fighting it propose that under tneir staU was lts passage of the abortive plan aiso- pan or me money suau b delinquent tax publication bill. Jammed for new Improvements, "which are of I ,,,., k iri-r. stanfieid and pressing commercial and naval lm- j MoBel.t again fixing upon the property portaaee." owner who fails to pay his taxes the "The minority believe that this plan inordinate publication graft of past will not cripple any legitimate water- years way improvement," says the report, I Just what the legislature has In real- but that it will enable the carrying ity accomplished will require some lit tle time to determine. It went far In highway enactments. much further than any other pre vious sessions nas ever unaertaaen to go. It passed the Bean bill providing emergency bonds to meet tne federal aid'of the Shackleford act. It passed the $6,000,000 bonding act, which will go to the people for their approval or rejection In June next. It doubled automobile licenses, and turned all of this revenue Into the general fund for road construction work, and it enacted the highway code, so-called, which puts all highway construction in the on of new projects necessary for naval and commercial exigencies, and will save approximately $15,000,000." The minority report is signed by Senators Kenyon of Iowa, Jones of Washington, Sherman of Illinois, Harding of Ohio and Watson of Indi ana, all Republicans. The rivers and" harbors bill will be thrown Into the big Jockey game In the last days of the session, and un less passed by March 4 lt dies. This gives the opposition an advantage, for by threatening a filibuster in the last few days they may be able to force an acceptance of the lump sum plan, even with a few votes less than a majority hands of a commission of three men. one from each congressional district. ffl 11 PI AMD TIMkI to be appointed by the governor. Wl ' "I" w Under this act the road construction nANf:PRv nANinP niRRP work will be directly under the super FOR THE LEGISLATURE b ?.m?t!?loa "d .rabu to as, - S 1 AAajgi SSVWMS. Jsoad Supervisors Go. The present system of road super visors was also wiped out, and the construction of county roads put in the hands of the county court. How l..ese various enactments will merge and harmonize can only be told 'oy operation, and whether lt all shai stand rests with the people of the state. An Insurance code has been passed (Continued From Pare One.) troducera. Men made records or. drew legislative blanks, according to their standing: with the leaders of their own house or of the other. Old-Tims Tobby. Not since that historic time which Billy Swope now sadly denominated "the Kood old davs." has so strong and diversely Interested a lobby descended voluminous, technical and Intricate In uoon a legislative session as during the 1LS provisions. ew Know what lt con .The Kind You Have Always Bought has borne the signa i tore of Chas. II. Fletcher, and has been made under his personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations ..and . Just-as-good" are but experiments, and endanger the health of Children Experience against Experiment. ' WhatisCASTORlAv Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare- Soric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It contains neither pium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. For .- mora than thirty years it has been in constant use for the , ' relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and , - Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, ' - and by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the as similation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. 4. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend, Tho Kind You Have Always Bought 'Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years Washinrtoo. Feb. 20. (I. N. B.l Armr or ders: Captain John W. Bntts. signal corps, now on leare at New Borbelle, N. Y., Is re Uered from- the southern deoartment am) will go to Mlneola, L. I., for duty at tbe signal oc-rp aTtation school. Major Uu? W. Burke. TTnlTersltr of Minns. sots and L'nirersity of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Captain Webb Cooper, Vanderbllt nnlTerslty. jumtuh, ana u Hirers! ty of Tennessee. Mem phis. Captain Cooper la assigned to temporary station at Fort Logan, ark.; Major Henry F. Piper. Washington unlTerslty, Mexico. St. Lords unlTerslty and School of medicine. St. Louis, Mo.; Captain Norman L. McDlard, UnlTerslty of LoalsTllle. Ky., snd Cincinnati unlTerslty; Captain Thomas C. Austin, L'niTersity of Ala bama, and Tulane UnlTerslty of Louisiana, New Orleans; Major Harry L. OUchrlst. UnlTerslty of Pittsburgh Captain John A. Bnrket, Unl Terslty of Colorado Retired officers: Major Walter D. Webb, Georgetown -nnirerslty, and UnlTerslty el Virginia, CharlottesTllle; J. M. Banister. Crelrhton unlreraltr and TJnlTemltT of Nebraska.' Colonel Louis A. Garde, medical College of Virginia,, Richmond. In addition to nia auues as teacher.' each officer will he or. dered t Instruct students and Internes in med ical corps ana reserre corps, to examine applt cants for medical officers' reserve eomo. to or. g anise the corps Into sections and instruct of- ucera or these sections In tbe duties of medical Officer in oeace and war. Field clerks Phillip A. Scholia, quartermaster corps. Is rellered from Philippine department, and will proceed to San Francisco, thence to t-nmaaeipntt tor duty in the quartermaster's omce; unaries Aerriund. quartermaster, Chi cago to New York clty to relieve John Barr: Field Clerk Barr upon, -relief will proceed to Chicago for duty as chief quartermaster, state aeparimeot;, u. M. McVean to San Francisco. from Columbus, N. M-, for duty In office quar termaster examination department; W W Boggeaa, from Fort Word en to Fort Mason, uai.. for duty In office constructing; Captain Herman, coast artillery corps. Is rellered as constructing quartermaster Fort .Caswell, N. c. ; Captain Henry S. Wlgan, 21st infantry, to Let- lenman general Hospital, san Francisco, for ob- errsuon ana treatment. First Lleutenast Henrr w n Whil -M Infantry, North Carolina National Guard, 'has uwu mn.uBini irvm ui serTice. raragTaph jb, Feb. 12: First Lieutenant RaiDh. caTalrr. la revoked- rfenfatn TT.nr. n Richmond, caralry.' detarhmt Hat. ha. hjn nr. uereu 10 soouiera oeoartment to irnmiunr troops to point nearest Fort Leavenworth, jxau-t uien 10 oiscipunary Darrarks lor dotr. uap tain William NlckeU. 8d, and First Ldeuienaoi jonn A. crane. 6th field artlllerr to southern department, ts accompany troops to a point nearest Fort Learen worth, then for duty. Officers medical corps detailed to de IItst course of lectures on military medicine and camj sanlutlon. Lieutenant Colonel Wes ton P. Chamberlain. Harvard university. Tufts xniegc meuicai scoooi ana Boston universitv, Boston. . . Major James I. Mate, UnlrersltT of Buffalo ana Syracuse unlTerslty, X. Y.; Captain Rob art C. McDonald. UniTersIrr of Texas. nl- Teaton; CapUin McDonald is assigned to tem porary station at Fort Crockett. Major George F. Jenneman, medical college of South Car- 3twm I 1 Tm At I Lieutenant Colonel Frederick M. Harta, New lock Homeopathic Medical college, and of Flower hospital. Fordasm nniTersity of New York, and Lone Island nosnital Rranblvn- Lleu tenant Henry Puge, UnlTersltr of Penn sylvania ana lempie unlTerslty. Philadelphia; Captain Taylor. Darby nnirerslty of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins unlTerslty. Baltimore: Can- tain Darby Is assigned to temporary at a tlon at r on Howard. Major Thomas T. Khoades. Unl verslty of Arkaosas, Little Bock; Major James Boorke, Marquette unlruralty, Mil waukee, and Detroit Medical college, and UnlTerslty of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.; Major William M. BIspham. UnlTerslty of Illinois ueaicai college, ieoii nniTersity, Kuan Med ical college, and Hahnemann Medical college, Chicago. "Lieutenant Colonel Frank Cheatbam, quar termaster corps, will assume charge un der Instructions of - the Quartermas ter general of construction work at posts in and about Sen Francisco,- and establlsbmant of improreaients of an army supply depot at Fort Mason, CaL. rellsTlng Major Ira L. Fez. In Italy electricity used for light ing Is taxed and that ""weed for heat ing Is not, - and ' lo prevent persons using beating current for lights there has been Invented' apparatus to period ically Interrupt tha current. . tains, or how It changes the existing law. It was given the whole hearteu support of the big Insurance comtn niea, of insurance agents, and openly expressed opposition to lt died down before Its passage. Whether it Is as good a law as Its proponents contend will also be told by the operation of time. ' Other enactments that stood out dur ing the session were the "bone dry' law and the act providing: for search r 1 measures, but lt has blotched its cal endar here and there with enactments Usurf liquet; the repeal of the notorious the question of Its legislative sanity during the afternoon of Its existence. First and foremost of this unwis- 41 days Just closed. Never' has the floor of hall and senate been so flooded and cluttered, nor the corridors so crowded with men and women .come to urge for or against different tneas- urea. In spite of thyese handicaps and ham pering incidences the session will probably check out in fair comparison with the most of the preceding ses sions. It has left behind lt a record 80c 40c 4 Oo 20c to S0C 25c 6c to se 7c to Be 7c to s ic to 7c 20c 4c c 16c 15c lOo 26c 10c 180 Gomes's forces 4n Santa Clara. With the exception of scattered revolts la Orient province, now believed to as well In hand, the malcontents have ap parently been overcome and order is stored throughout the greater part ot the island. Hundreds of prisoners havs been arrested. Salem. Or, Feb. 20. The last bill to be passed by the senate of the twenty-ninth legislative assembly was Mrs. Alexander Thompson's ' measure providing for commitment of feeble minded persons to the state Institu tion for feeble minded. The measure came over from the house last Saturday, and because of objections to some of Its provisions the senators laid lt on the table. After 2 o'clock this morning Mrs, Thompson visited the senate to see about ths bill. It was taken from the table, and she was Invited to ex plain the measure. Bill Zs Passed. After she had spoken five minutes. explaining that Oregon now has no law under which It can commit and hold feeble-minded persons, the senate went Into committee of the whole to make a slight amendment, and then passed its last bill of the session. After the clock had been stopped at 11:59, so the session would not offi cially run past midnight, two last- hour appropriation bills came to the senate from the house and roused the senators from their napping for a while. Jrremlum Bill Killed. One of the bills appropriated $3800 for the purchase of stables and black smith shops for the Oregon National Guard, for horses purchased on the border, and the other appropriated 15000 for premiums for the Pacific International Livestock exposition. The first bill was passed and the second one was killed. Shortly before adjournment Senator Orton In behalf of the senators and legislative attaches, presented Presi dent Moser with a silver tea set as a token of the esteem in which the pre siding officer was held on the closing night of the session. Many speeches of good will followed. WOMEN RIOT IN NEW YORK OVER HIGH FOOD COST Dig Up Central Park, Advice. New York. Feb. 20. (U. P.) Mobi lise the young men of America for work on the farms during tbe coming summer. If necessary, to meet the needs of New York and combat the rapidly soaring food prices dig up Central Park and make lt a huge truck garden. These were the suggestions of Mrs. Julian Heath, head of the National Housewives league, today. With the serious situation brought sharply to the fore by food riots In tenement dis tricts here yesterday, Mrs. Heath de clared every effort to meet the pre vailing rood conditions was now a patriotic duty. Britain Regulates Potato Sales. London, Feb. 20. (I. N. S.) New food regulations, governing the dis tribution of potatoes, went into effect today. According to the decree issued by the food controller, not more than three and one half cents per pound may be charged for potatoes, nor may re tailers charge more than $70 per ton. For last year's crops they may not charge more than $40 per ton during February, $46 a ton In March and April and $50 a ton in May and June. Prices Doe for Break. Chicago. Feb. 20. (I. N S.) Thi Mt of cheer came from the nation's food center today: Rising food prices have about reached the celling and are due for a rebound. Bljr commission houses here declared today that there will be an early break in the high price of potatoes, now re tailing at 80 cents a peck on the Chi cago market. The first break in th winter weather will bring carloads of potatoes tumbling Into the market from farmers throughout Michigan Wisconsin and other producing states Eggs dropped 3 cents today on re newed activity by the hens due to the appearance of spring. fOm tinned From Page Ons.) In their facea and wild cries and Im precations followed. swarm of police reserves and FOR A BAD COUGH Here Is a fine old-fashioned recipe for coughs, colds or catarrh trouble that has been used with great success. Oet from your druggist 1 oa. of Par mint (Double Strength) about 75c worth and add to lt U pint of hot water and 4 ox. of granu lated sugar. This, will make full half a pint when mixed. Take one tablespoonf ul 4 times a day. No mors racking your whole body with a cough. Clogged nos trils should open, air passages of your head clear up ao you can breathe freely. It Is easy to pre- fiare. costs little and Is pleasant o take. Anyone who has a stub born cough, or hard cold or ca tarrh In any form should give this prescription a trial. It Works! Try It Tell how to loosen a sore, tender corn so It lifts out without pain. ernment troops on General Jose Miguel Today's Aid to Beauty 1 -I non-support amendxrrent of 1915 which relieved divorced fathers of thel obligation to support -their children; dom stands the Bean bill, practically of " "Vt nnnZ i m Z m .vl lf county prisoners In Multnomah putting the state of Oregon into the United States supreme court as an In tervener on behalf of the Southern Pa clfic Railroad company In the land grant litigation now pending on re hearing, And here, not satisfied with putting itself In such a light the legislature seemingly to mak its unbalance al! county by the county and not by the sheriff; the act providing for vesting absolute title In school dlaUicbs where property had been secured by condem nation; the Hawley bill providing for the production of agricultural lime; the rural credits act putting the rural credits amendment In force; the La the more apparent, sent the enactment Follett 1,111 s"rantlng seasonable excep- to the laymen of tha state for thai- "na in ins nours governing tne em verdict upon a mooted question of law, ploym ent of women, for the relief of so delicate ana so new tnat courts have tne rruit ana oerry industry or tne not passed upon lt or decisions con strued It. men to neap tne measure nearer full, ths house put itself on record dur ing its dying hours last night as oe- Feel Fine! Don't Be Sick, Bilious or Constipated Enjoy life! Stop the head aches, colds, bad breath sour stomach. 99 Gained 32 Pounds In Sixty Days Says Young; Lady Who Formerly Was -Horribly Thin and Anaemic" Advises Thin Blooded People to Use Hypo-Nodane Tablets. A brief extract from a letter from Miss Cassie Brown, Danville, Ills., reads: "Doctors had given me up to die. I was subsisting on milk alone. My stomach would not retain solid 10-Cent "CaSCaretS" is best ir 1 was deathly pale and my it. i- r blopd was watery. As a last hope I ca.uiaruc ior men, wom en, children. tried three-grain Hypo-Nuclane Tab lets. The effect was marvelous. I began to gain and in a few weeks could eat and digest anything. My strength grew by leaps and bounds and I oon became plump and con tentedly well." Tbis is an extraordinary case, but any thin, bloodless, anaemic person can increase weight, strength na health through the use of Hypo- Nuclane Tablets. One or two pack ages will prove tnat tms new com pound of the salient extract from yolks of eggs, hypophosphites, iron, and simple vegetable tonics in tablets is a blessing and benefit taken with meals to produce new blood, new flesh and induce plumpness. The process is intricate, but the results are certain. Sold bv druggists 90 are certain. Sold by druggists. ous thing about us snd Is probably the most easily damaged by bad or careless treatment. If we are very careful in hair washing, we will have virtually no hair troubles. An es pecially fine shampoo for this weathci, one that brings out all the natural beauty of the hair, that dissolves and entirely removes all dandruff, excess oil and dirt, can easily b used at trifling expense oy simply dissolving a teaspoon ful of eanthrox (which you can get at any druggists) In a cup of hot water. This jfaaass a full cup of shampoo liquid, enosrgh so It Is easy to apply lt to all the hair Instead of Just the top of the head. This chemi cally dissolves ell Impurities and creates a soothing, cooling lather. Rinsing leaves the scalp spotlessly clean, soft and pliant, while the hair takes' on the glossy richness of nat ural color, also a fluffiness which makes it seem much heavier than lt lt. After a eanthrox shampoo, ar ranging the hair Is a pleasure. Case uj eis are a treati They liven your liver, clean your thirty feet of ooweis and sweeten your stomach. You eat one or two Cascarets like candy before going to bed and In the morn- I lng your head Is clear, tongue Is clean. stomach sweet, breath right, and cold gone and you. feel grand. - Get a 10 or 25 vcent box at any drug store and enjoy ths nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever ex perienced. Stop sick headaches, bil ious spells, indigestion, furred tongue, offensive breath and constipation. Mothers ' should ' give cross, peevish, feverish, bilious children a whole Cas- Eery Niqhf For Constipation Headache Jndiestiori,ctc R Safe and Sure fVif if if mm ftfiffif inr Holland Cats Bread Rations London, Feb. 20. (I. N. S.) The seriousness of the food shortage in Holland is shown by a dispatch from Rotterdam to the Dally News today saying that bread rations, lnolydlng the flour allowance. Is to be rut to about 8 V4 ounces per day. There 1 also a great scarcity of potatoes and coal. Collapse of Cuban Revolt Predicted Havana Cuba, Feb. 20. (TJ. P.) Col lapse of ths Cuban revolt was predicted plainclothes men drove ths women from ', w,hfn announcement was made tw lna -MarH., an thotl - I " uiuirauii ' -l' Ul I"' the . women, urging them to remain ! in the street, and especially to do . nothing that would -give the police an excuse to arrest them. With this, the I crowd quieted and "Sweet Marie' and , Mrs. Harris were admitted to the buid- ! lng as representatives of the protest ing women. Mrs. Harris declared she represented no political organization of any kind. Hundreds Vear Starvation. "I represent no one but mothers," she said. "My husband is a watchman. I have three children and we Just man age to get along. But other motheTS who can't get along come to me with tears in their eyes and ask me what to do. We were promised a public school in which to hold a protest meet ing' next Tuesday. By that time, though, hundreds would be starving. so we determined to march down here to see the mayor." Mrs. Harris was told that May Mltchel wa not in his office, but was promised that he would meet them later today or tomorrow. At noon a delegation of women had gathered In front of police headquar ters, demanding to see Police Comm'n sioner Wood. At the same time the police receive! word that 2000 additional women werp forming In Rutgers Square to march to the city hall. Bwset Karl Zs Arrested. A serious outbreak was threatened when Marie Ganz was arrested after the main body of women had been dis persed. The crowd In City Hall park by this time numbered thousands. "Sweet Marie" has been Identified with agitators here and the police quickly sought to separate her from the women demanding food. She was hurried to the police pre cinct station In the city hall and then a patrol wagon. Sighting her In the wagon, the women made a rush for It, yelling, screaming and demanding her release. A line of police was quickly formed to stop the onrushing women and the patrol whisked away. A committee headed by Dr. A. H. Friedman will demand of Mayor Mitchell and Food Commissioner John Dillon drastic action to reduce the cost of food in New York. The committee decided to act, following riots in threo of New York's congested tenement dis tricts. Pushcarts were stripped, over turned and burned by frantic women. Market Zs Wrecked. In the Williamsburg section of Long Island the open air market was wrecked and dealers hid behind barred and locked doors. Police reserves bat tled to preserve order. The riot fol lowed a sudden Jump in the price of onions and potatoes. In the Brownsville section and on the east side of Manhattan there were food riots almost as serious. Commissioner of Weights and Meas ures Hartlgan planned today to send to state departments of food and mar kets or other state officials through out the union a letter urging that food shipments to this city be increased. His letter asks for particulars regard ing producers, growers, dairy products, canneries, shippers and handlers of food and manufactured products. Boycotts Are Probable. The trouble started in Williamsburg when a woman, unable to pay the price for onions, put her shoulder to the pushcart and tipped lt over. In a mo ment hundreds of women were on their knees scrambling' for the potatoes and onions. The contagion of the flgnt fo' food spread, and soon other carts wre in the street and the peddlers fleeing. Kerosene was thrown on some of the carta, and in some instances they were set afire. Later 2000 residents of one district assembled in mass meeting to bear the peddlers side of ths case. One man declared he mads but 20 cents on a barrel of potatoes that cost him $10. The dealers charged they were al lowed to purchase at one time from only two cars of, potatoes, when 11 were on ths tracks. A. boycott, in which women of these districts -will agree to buy mo more onion or potatoes until tbs pries roes down and in which the dealers will Good news spreads rapidly and drug gists her are kept busy dispensing freesone, the ether discovery of a Cin cinnati man, which Is said to loosen any corn so lt lifts out with the fingers. Ask at any pharmacy 3or a quarter ounce of freesone, which will cost very little, but Is said to be sufficient to rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or callus. You apply Just a few drops on the tender, aching corn and instantly the soreness la relieved, and soon the corn Is so shriveled that it lifts out with out pain. It is a sticky substance which dries when applied and never Inflame or even Irritates the adjoin ing tissue. This discovery will prevent thou sands of deaths annually from lockjaw and infection heretofore resulting from the suicidal . habit of cutting corns. Get Results . In Constipation by Lubrication New Paraffins Oil Treatment Proves Its Worth Even in Stubborn Cases. Hair is by far the most conspicu-l The simple principle of lubrication " 1 i 11. J -.1 a a Oall Stones, Cancer and Ulcers of the Stomach and Intestines, Auto-intoxica-tlon. Yellow Jaundice. Acute Indiges tion, Appendicitis, Gastritis and other fatal aliments result from Stomach Trouble. Thousands of Stomach Suf ferers ows their complete recoTerr to Msrfs Wonderful KemelT. Unlike sny other for Stem srh Ailments. For ssle by Tbs Owl Drag OSk, nil 1rtirsit everywhere B ELL-AWS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it 25pat all druggists. has been applied to the treatment of constipation with most remarkable re sults Ameroil is being more and more widely used for constipation and vari ous other disorders of the Intestinal tract. Its many advantages are winning more favorable recognition. It has been shown that Ameroil does not in any way affect the digestive processes, that it does not absorb Into the system, and that it has healing properties very valuable where Irritation Is present. That this oil Is purely mechanical in its action is shown by the fact that It simply passes through the body, oiling the intestinal channel as it goes, and softening the hardened masses which have caused the const ipstlon. Ameroil is odorless, colorless and tasteless. This preparation is sold st all Owl Drug Stores at 60c per pint bottle. Dyspeptics Should Avoid Drugs and Medicines Try a XJttla Magnesia Instead. Boms people Instinctively shut their eyes to danger, and lt may be that Instinct, or custom or habit causes dys peptics to take drugs, patent foods and medicines, artificial digestents, etc. But closing the eyes does not banish tbs danger, and it is certain tbat nei ther drugs nor medicines possess ths power to destroy the harmful excess) v acid in the stomach, which is the un derlying cause of most forms of indi gestion and dyspepsia. They may give temporary relief, but ever increasing quantities must be taken, and all the time the add remains in ths stomach as dangerous as sver. Physicians know this and that is why their advice so often to sufferers from digestive and stomach trouble is "Just get about an ounce of pure blsue rated magnesia from your druggist and take a teaspoonful in a little water immediately after every meal. This will instantly neutralize all the hsrm ful acid in the stomach and stop all food fermentation, thus enabling you to enjoy hearty meals without experi encing the least pain or unpleasantness afterward." (Adv.) SUFFERERS FROM KIDNEY AILMENTS SHOULD REMEMBER THIS Fifteen or more years ago I began selling Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and during my entire experience I cannot recall a single instance where a cus tomer was not pleased with the results obtained from its use. I believe lt is a splendid medicine, and I recom mend lt for what it Is intended. . Very truly yours, C. B. COMPTON, Druggist, Aug. 1st, 1916. Payette, Idaho. Since your remedy has been intro duced in this market I havs sold and recommended it, and It is a prepara tion that Is well spoken of by the large number of people who use it. From the reports I havs received I believe Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root pos sesses great merit as a kidney, liver and bladder remedy. Very truly yours, GEO. P SHIIET, Druggist. Missouri vaiiey, la. April 2th. 1911 Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You. There is only one medicine that really stands out pre-eminent as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, liver and bladder. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands ths highest for ths reason that it has proven to be Just the remedy needed in' thousands upon thousands of eTsn the most distressing cases. Swamp-Root, a physician's prescription for spe cial disease, makes friends quickly because its mild and immediate effect is s?on realized in most cases. It Is a gentle, healing vegetable compound. -s Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer CO- Bingbamton. N. T., for a sampls sis bottle. It will convincs anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuabls In formation, telling about ths kidneys an bladder. When writing, be sura and mention Ths Portland Dally Journal. Regular fifty -cent and on-delMa size bottles for sals at all drag; stores. . - , t . . ; ' . - ' , ' - C . i. - . . :, ... ..v - ,-. - .' . - - -.- 1 I