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20 THE MORNING OREG ONIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1920 PORT DREDGE WORK CONTRACT AWARDED Machinery to Be Renovated and New Hull Built. BUT ONE BID ACCEPTABLE Pacific Marine Iron Works Suc cessful When Two Rival Firms Are Disqualified. A -contract tor the construction of a new sj.eel hull and deck house for the Port of Portland dredge Colum bia and also the renovation of the old dredge's machinery and its. in stallation In the new hull was award ed to the Pacific Marine Works yes terday morning: by the Port of Port land commission. The bid of the Pacific Marine Iron Works f or the entire job was 14-5.500, the work to be completed by January 15,' 1921. A delicate question before the port commission as to which of the three bids submitted and opened April 19 was really the lowest and the most desirable was settled by the presenta tion by Frederick Gronnert, acting as attorney for the Pacific Marine Iron Works, of a copy of a document filed at the courthouse showing that William Cornfoot, proprietor of the Albina Engine & Machine Works, is also a partner in the Albina Marine Iron Works. Bids were submitted by both of these firms, and under one of the rules set forth in the call for bids the fact that Mr. Cornfoot was in terested in both concerns rendered both bids unacceptable. Gus C. Moser, attorney for the port commission, concurred in the opinion that the bids of the Albina Engine & Machine Works and the Albina Marine Iron Works could not be accepted, leaving the bid of the Pacific Marine Iron Works the only one of the three sub mitted which could be considered. Karh Bidder Is J-ard. The port offices during the con sideration of the bids yesterday as sumed the aspect of a courtroom, with the commissioners sitting en banc to pass judgment on the bidders. At a suggestion from Commissioner Kelly, chairman of the port's plant commit tee, each of the bidders was given five minutes in which to convince the commission that his bid was the lowest and most acceptable. - Fred A. Ballin, who made the bid for the Pacific Marine Iron Works, was the first to take the floor. He explained that if his bid was accepted the ma terial for . the new hull was to be fabricated by the Overmire Steel Con struction company and put together at the Supple-Ballin Shipbuilding company's plant, and the machinery installed at the plant of the Pacific Marine Iron Works. C. C. Overmire further explained the position of the collaborators on the Pacific Marine Iron Works bid. When William Corn foot was given the floor he simply stated that be was willing that the commissioners should consider his bid on its merits without argument. Curing a pause following the state ment of Mr. Cornfoot, Attorney Gron nert dramatically introduced his of ficial document to disqualify the bids of the Albina Engine &. Machine Works and the Albina Marine Iron Works. M. H. Houser, chairman of the port commission, promptly de clared the meeting adjourned for a recess, while the commissioners with their attorney retired to a private room to consider the matter. One Bid Acceptable. When they filed back Into the "courtroom" after a few minutes' de liberation, the action decided -upon during the recess was enacted accord ing to formula. Commissioner Kelly, as chairman of the committee hav ing the matter In charge, withdrew the former report of the committee and presented a. new verbal report, recommending that as there was only one acceptable bid this bid be ac cepted. A motion to this effect was made by Commissioner Metschan and car ried without argument. EASTERN DAWX COMING HERE Third Japanese-Built Steamer As- signed to Load Flour. A third Japanese-built shipping board steamer has been assigned to load flour here for the food adminis tration, it was"announced in the local grain cororation offices yesterday. This vessel the steamer Eastern Dawn is scheduled to be ready for delivery at Seattle today upon the completion of repairs and alterations, and should leave Pugret sound Mon day, reaching Portland next Wednes day. Two of the shipping board vessels built in Japanese yards the steamers Eastern Glade and Eastern Planet are now loading in the local harbor. The Eastern Planet shifted yesterday at noon from the Albers Bros mill to the Crown mills to complete her cargo. The Eastern Glade will take a full cargo at the Portland Flouring mills. - Pacific Coast Shipping Note. SAX PEDRO, Cal. April 21. (Special.) Keels for two steamers for the Union Oil company were laid today In the yards of the Southwestern Shipbuilding company. The vessels will be launched soon after August 1 and . will be delivered complete within 60 days thereafter. They will be If now n as the lontebello and the Ia Plaoentia. Officials of the Union Oil com pany witnessed the laying of the keels and partook of a luncheon as the ship building company's guests in the restau rant in the yards after the ceremonies. The vessels will be 1. 500-ton tankers and will operate for the oil company, with Kan Pedro as their home port. The clerical force of the Southwestern, in an effort to reduce the cost of living, has agreed to come to work in overalls or khaki. This agreement was reached In an informal meeting of the employes yes terday. Those who will not wear the over alls declare that they Intend to exhaust all possibilities of their old clothes before pur chasing others. News that the T.os Angeles Pacific Navi gation company had purchased the steam - era Yale and Harvard and would replace them in the service between here and San PranciHco was received today. , The .ves sels now are on the east coast. STGATTTjE, Wash.. April 21. (Special.) - T. S. I-lppy, president of the Seattle port commission and of the Pacific Coast association of port authorities, today called a conference of port officers of the Pacific northwest to be held in Tacoma tomorrow. Representatives of the port organizations of Seattle, Tacoma, Grays Harbor. Astoria, Portland and Everett have been Invited. Many questions of interest will be dis cussed. Including the establishment of uni form charges in ports on the Pacific coast, the distribution of the federal tonnage tax to ports in which it is collected, export and import transcontinental rates, alloca . tion of ships and foreign trade zone regu lations. The Selina, one of the crack boats of the local fleet, was sold "this morning by the Selina Packing company to Antone BoKonich of San Pedro. The number of purse seiners that have left Puget sound for southern California since the beginning of last fall Is now approximating the 10 mark. Most of the vofcsels are 65-footers and especially adapted for tuna fishing off the southern California coast, wher heavy seas often are encountered. Unfavorable financial conditions In Japan are beginning to be felt In exchange and the Japanese yen, which In normally worth 30 cents tn American money, is af fl. c ted with the same malady which sent the British pound sterling tumbling, ac cording to advices received by Seattle hipping houses today. The Japanese yen was quoted at cents today, two cents off. PORT TOWXSENoT Wash.. April' 21. (Special.) The Norwegian steamer Tancred sailed early-this morning for Hankow with trso of ,umbr loaded at Mukllteo. The steamer Cordova, from the Ocopilla 2 la San Francisco, passed In at Cape Flat tery today, en route to Seattle andTa COma' w.here she will load return cargo. The L. S. coast guard cutter Areata ar rived last night from Point No Point, where she went on information from the lighthouse keeper at that place that he had found a cache of ISO bottles of Sunny brook, whisky. The liquor was brought here and turned over to the deputy col. lector of customs. It will probably be given to the United States public health for medicinal purposes. " - The launching last evening of the 8800 ton steel steamer Mahwah from the J. F. Out hie plant, brings to a close ship con struction for the government on Puge sound. The launching of the Mahwah makes a total of 1,163.000 tons, exclusive of wooden craft, contributed to the United ivtates merchant marine by Puget sound shipyards. !rTALCOMA' Wash., April 21. (Special.) j un her trial runs the Padnsay left out ln" load Drydock Construction corporation yard this morning and arrive'! hack this evening. The vessel Is said to have made a fine slewing." It Is under stood that Swayne & Hovt of San P'ran ?,r0 Wi" operate this vessel. She prob ably will be turned over next week to the shipping board. The Iconlum. .which towed here yester iTi from Seattle, win be about three days taking cargo from Tacoma firms. The ves sel has considerable flour out this voyage and completes with lumber amounting to about 500.O0O feet Cap tarn Howell of this steamer was chief officer during the war with Captain W. Frank Andrews of the International Stevedoring company with headquarters In Tacoma. While here Cap tain Hon ell fa the guest of Captain An drews. - The Santa Alicia wan mertA In .sift I here this evening from down sound and commence loading for Valparaiso and other .west coast ports. The Queen, from San Francisco, arrived this morning and sailed this afternoon southbound. Tho vessel, which has been out of the Tacoma service, is now alter nating with the Farragut and Dewey. SAX FRANCISCO. Cal., April 21. (Spe cial) Delayed by the strong northeast wind while steaming up the coast, the Pacific mail steamship City of Para, Cap tain McKinnon, arrived from Corlnto via ports of Mexico late last night and was berthed today. According to the officers and passengers, the vessel had one of the most pleasant of voyages until tho last 48 hours, when the gale made progress almost impossible at times. The vessel was hit by numerous seas but there was no dam age. The only effect of the bad weather was to bring the ship Into port a day later than scheduled. Although the Para came only from the port of Corlnto, every stateroom was oc cupied and the holds were filled with cargo, which consisted largely of coffee and sugar. - It will be rather difficult to induce a considerable number of travelers t-"en-gage transportation on the new passenger vessels of the shipping board proposed for the trans-Pacific service If the edict ban ishing liquor is upheld, according to W. C. Banner. China mail steamship agent at Hongkong, who returned here on the steamer Nanking for rest. He said "the Japanese in the orient are quite frank about the matter and say that they expect to have all the best of It when the competition between the wet and dry ships begins. San Francisco ship operators have wired officials at Washington demanding that the government take immediate action to protect American Interests from the por tended shortage of fuel oil, reported to be due to British control of the world mar- ket. At Shanghai 80 a ton has been de manded, they say, and the situation is regarded as critical by operators of oil burning vessels. Almost in the wake of the army trans ZJL '" n,cn Btemd in late last week, the transport Thomas arrived at the Fort Mason docks early today, only a few days In advance of the Great Northern. m J- J. wUn C,ul H in com- "d from Vladivostok March 10. and Manila March 25. The transport carl I . casual returning from Siberia, the Philippines and Honolulu, 32 Red Cross workers and a few civilians and naval re serve officers. The voyage was unevent- Th? Matson Navigation company steam er. Manoa. Captain Peter Johnsonf arrived at this port early today, seven days out of- Honolulu, with a capacity passenger list and 6000 tons of Hawaiian arg con sisting largely of sugar - ' shinV.n VHl? 'he P?.' l.. the ----.-i B "" u icnmer west Son Captain Erlckson. arrived from the late last night with a full , uana. T . . vargo. T-ittK . rBO at Vancouver, the British steamer Waimarino, Can tain Davies. sailed for Puget sound 'this morn ing en rpute to Australian ports The Barks Emily F. Whitney and Hecia Aura.srx"neet,,a,ied for After taking on fuel here the Tt-iti.i, Hteamer Admiral, en route from urpe t. The R !eJ.t tmi Sh"&hai today P ' The British schooner Cecilia. x,,hh. Pumper? Mt r X" " d COOS BAT, Or., April ! -. , ? 9" rzlrri-i o clock this afternoon for San Francisco with passengers and freight "anclaco umber from the Johnson m'lliTt Reeds-' The steamer Johanna Smith with lum. E,-.!'"0. theJC- A- 'Smlth mi" li in Ihl rih'' -'"Jablv " 5theSS- w1Pdry a'eVas, to the Columbia river from California points and some are overdue Barae M ?rr,ved t 10:50 this morning from Cali fornia with a cariro of fuel oil and pro ceeded to Portland. She was towed ud the coast by the tank steamer El Sclundo enroute to PRet Pound. ocsrunao. The Alaska-Portland Packers' asinri. tlon brk Berlin failed at 2:0 this afterl noon for Brlstol'say.. Ala.ka. She win Xut!;rk,r7!enrsry "UPI"e at K" " The lumber-laden barkentlne Oeorrlna win e de?v.P,r,lan? at 11:30 y anS be delayed here to complete her crew before sailing for Australia. The steamer West Cohakle will be due early tomorrow morning; from Sa Fran cisco, enroute to Portland to load lumber .sc""oner Thistle, from Honolulu'. Sill - . a en ofr ,he coast for two days did Mot show up today and has apparently been driven well off the shore The steam schooner Nome city Is due UPor,aand iSC WUh frelht outo mmmLn5 V ,oad ,mb"- t the Hammond mill, the steam schooner Santiam is over due from San Pedro. The steam schooner Tahoe. which is en route from San Francisco, is to load lum ber at Westport and St. Helens. ABERBEEX, Wash.. April 21. Steam ers Raymond and Loop arrived at o'clock this afternoon from San Francisco" The Raymond is loadlna- at the Lytle mill In Hoquiam and the Loop at the Donovan mill at Aberdeen. The schooner Robert S. Hinds cleared at 2 o clock today from the Donovan mill for Sydney, Australia. Marine Notes. C. B. Moores and F. T. Randall, presi dent and -assistant secretary, respectively, of the commission of public docks, left last night for Tacoma to attend a confer ence of the Pacific Coast Association of Port Authorities. The principal matters to be discussed at the meeting- are uni form port charges, the allocation of addi tional tonnage to the Pacific coast, the federal tonnage tax and transcontinental freight rates. The steamer Anson S. Brooks 'shifted at 6 o'clock last night from the Portland Lumber company's plant to Kalama to continue loading lumber for Cuba. The Chinese steamer Hwah Wa, char tered by Dant ft Russell to carry lumber to China, is expected to reach this port about May 10 and win be operated here by the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company. She is taking a general cargo from Shang hai to Seattle and has 30t)0 cases of pea nut oil aboard for the order of a local company. The oil will be bulked at munic ipal 'terminal No. 4 and sent cast in tank cars. G. B. Hegardt. chief engineer and secre tary of the commission of public docks, vill go to Coos Bay tonight at the request of authorities of that port to advise ahem In regard to the construction of new dock age facilities there. He expects to return to Portland Sunday. Columbia River Bar Report, NORTH HEAD, April 21. Condition of tho bar at- 6 - P. M. Sea. smooth; wind northwest. 12 miles.- BOATS STAGE RAGE OF 220 MILES Astoriah In First, but Geor . giana Claims Time. CONTEST NECK AND NECK Speed Match Promises to Be Daily Event Until Supremacy Is Won. In-a race of 220 miles to Astoria and back to Portland with the steam er Georg-lana for the title of the fast- eat steamboat on the river, the steam er Astorian finished first last night. reaching her dock at the foot of Tay lor street at 8:10 o'clock. .- The As torian, however,- made only two stops at bkamokawa and Cathlamet on the way back and passed up the oil dobks in order to be the first to tie up. The steamer Georgriana, tech nically the loser in the race, made nine stops on the way back and also took oil at Linn ton on the home stretch. The Georglana, the fast passenger boat of the Harkins fleet, has been completely remodeled since she was taken off the run at the close of the last summer season. Her boilers, burners, propellor and many other vital parts of her machinery are new and she now has two smokestacks in stead of one. The trip to Astoria and back yesterday was her first this season. Boats Lrare . Ta;etitt;r. " Both boats left their docks prompt ly at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. The lead gained by the Georeriana in being three blocks closer to Astoria to start and in having one less bridge to pass through was held by this ves sel all the way to Astoria, and she reached the Sanborn dock Just three minutes before her rival reached the Callendar dock. While the Astorian stopped only at Cathlamet and Skanjokawa. the Georglana halted at Eureka. Cathla met, Skamokawa, Brookfield and Pillar Rock. On the return trip,' the Astorian left her dock a few minutes ahead of the Georglana, and though the Har kins boat drew close to the Astorian several times, she was unable to pass. The Astorian. though, made only her two regular stops while the Georglana increased the number of her ports of call to nine, including Altoona, Mid way, Rainier and St. Helens. (.ror(Uaa Claim Time. Thus, though the Astorian reached her dock in this city first, the Georgiana claims the better running time, and officers of the Harkins com pany maintain that as soon as her new machinery is shaken down a little, her supremacy of the river will be unquestioned. Until one boat or the other estab lishes her. claim to superiority, the race to Astoria and back promises to be a daily feature, as each will leave here at 7 o'clock every morning ex cept Friday, returning in the evening. Through the main harbor to the Portland Flouring mills, the speed limit on the river Is 8 miles an hour. From that point to the oil docks the vessels are allowed 12 miles an hour, and from there to Astoria a steamboat is limited only by the ability of Its power plant. GEORGIAN. LEADS FIRST LAP Vessels Arrive at Astoria Only 3 Minutes Apart. ASTORIA. April 21. (Special.) The steamers Georgiana and Astorian had a real brush this morning during practically the entire run of 110 miles from Portland to Astoria, with the finish about as close as can be esti mated, although the. Georgiana landed approximately three minutes ahead of her rival, her running time being 5 hours and 45 minutes. The two craft pulled away from Iheir wharves in Portland at exactly 7:10-o'clock this morning, but the Astorian was de layed several minutes at one of the drawbridges, throwing her some dis tance behind. The Georgiana maintained her lead all the way down and made five land ings, touching, at Cathlamet, Pillar Rock, Eureka, fttamokawa and Brook field. She has just been overhauled, this being her first trip of the season, and her machinery worked perfectly, although she was carrying 40 pounds less steam than she is allowed. The' Astorian made only two stops, at Cathlamet and Skamokawa, but she was handicapped by a leaky boiler and her steam pressure was 65 pounds under the limit- Captain Wilson says his craft was not opened up until she was coming across' the bay Into As toria. The 'officers of both craft say their vessels were not forced, but each craft developed the fact that it is speedy. ine steamers leit promptly at 2 o'clock this afternoon on their return runs up the river and sped across the bay almost neck and neck. WHEAT SHIPMENTS BOOKED 30 0 0 Tons Scheduled to Go to England on Private Account. Three- thousand -' tons . of sacked wheat, representing the first ship ment of this commodity to England on private account since the creation of the" United States grain corporation, were booked yesterday by the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company for the steamer,, Went Katan of the European-Pacific Wne. The steamer West Katan, one of the regular carriers in the triangular Port Calendar. T Arrive at Portlaad. Vespel ' From Due 5tr. West Cohakla. . . San Fran ... .'April 22 3tr. Nome 'City San-Fran. .-. .April '-1 Sir. B. H. Meyer San Fran. ...April -it Str. Wapama .......San Fran. .. .April 22 Slr.'Celllo . : San Frin. ...April III Str. F. H. Buck San Pedro ...April 24 Str. Abereos. . . . . . 'rlent April 24 Schr. Thistle .....Honolulu -...April 24 5tr. Steel Msker. .. ,T'urt Sound. April 25 Str. Klamath. ..'..'.. .San Fran.. .. .April 28 Str. West Katan.. ... New Tqrk ...Aprll.2H Str. Kastern Dawn. .Seattle -April 28 Str. Silverado ...... Honolulu' May 1 ?tr. Kaisho Maru....Kobtt . ........ May S Itr. West Navaria. . - .San Pedro ....May 7 Str. Wawalona. ...... Orient- ...... ..May 9 Str. Hwah Wu..,. .. ..Seattle May 10 Str. West Jester .....Seattle May 10 sir. nut ikBi3.....on rfaro ...May 13 3tr. Dewey . New York .Mavis Str. Olen San Fran May IS To Depart From Portland. Str. Rose City San Fran April 22 ?tr. Akutr.n NushaKak ...April 2A Str. Celilo San Fran ....April 27 Str. West Cohakla... Chln.-i April 3o Str. Klamath San Fran May 1 . Vesaela' In Port. X Vessel Berth Bge. Acapulco. St. Johns I,br. mllL Str. Akutan North Bank dock. Str. A- S. Brooks Kalama. Str. Eastern Glade. .. Portland Flour, mills. Sir. Eastern Planet. .Albers Bros. mill. Str. Johan Poulsen... Westport. 3tr. Lake Gebhart. ... Vancouver. M. S. Matahat. .... ..Drydock. St.Roso City . . . .. Atnsworth dock. ' - Str. San Jacinto. ... .Pan. Mar. Iron Wlu. RIVER service between Pacific ports, Europe and the Atlantic coast, left New York April 2 with cargo for Portland and other coast ports and will be due here about next Wednesday. In addition to the grain, 100,000 feet of lumber have been booked for shipment on this vessel. . . WOODEX VESSELS ASSIGXED Columbia-Pacific Company to Op erate Corone and Cartona. The wooden shipping board steam ers Corone and Cartona, the last two vessels to be built here for the fleet corporation, were formally assigned to the Columbia-Pacific Shipping com pany for management and operation by C. ,D. Kennedy, district agent for the operations division of the emer gency fleet corporatfon. Both vessels are near completion at the plant of the Peninsula Shipbuilding company and are scheduled forclivety before May 1, the date on which the -construction activities of the shipping board in this district are to end. Under an informal agreement with agents of the shipping board, the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company has been offering the Corone and Cartona for Cuba loading for the past two weeks. Their trade has not been defi nitely determined. FCEL, OIL PRICE EXCESSIVE Pacific Steamship Company to Op erate Far East Ships on Coal. SEATTLE, Wash., April. 21. Be cause of the excessive price of fuel oil obtained in the orient, vessels of the Pacific Coast Steamship company will operate in the far east as coal burners, it was announced at the com pany's offices here today. Ships of the foreign fleet will leave Seattle with enough fuel oil for a cruise to Yokohama and return. At Yokohama coal-burning equipment will be in stalled and oriental ports of cal) will be made on coal. The company now has five steel ships in Chinese and Japanese porta, it was said, and these will start burn ing coal as soon as the change can be made. LUMBER STEAMER DELAYED West Cohakla, on War Prom San Francisco, Caught in Winds. The steamer West Cohakla, coming to Portland light to load lumber for China for the Pacific Export Lumber company, had not been reported off the mouth of the Columbia river yes terday evening, though ehe was ex pected to appear at any time. The vessel sailed from San Fran cisco Sunday and under normal con ditions should have reached this city yesterday. Riding high out of the water, however, she has been feeling the full effect of the strong north west winds which have been prevail ing: on the coast for several days and which have delayed all northbound shipping. CHOOXER THISTLE IS FOCXD Windjammer Blown From River Mouth by Xorthwcst AVlnd. The fort' of Portland bar tug Cneonta. searching about in the- open Pacific for the schooner Thistle, which sailed from Honolulu for this port March 24 and was reported a few miles off the mouth of the . river three days ago, found the windjam mer 20 miles south of the river en trance at 6 . o'clock last night and started with her for Astoria, accord ing to a radio message flashed to J. P. Doyle, assistant secretary of the port commission. The Thistle had been carried away from the harbor entrance by the strong northwest wind. , The Thistle will load lumber here for Sydney, Australia. IMPORTS FROM ORIEXT RISE Figures at Seattle for February More Than Double of Year, Ago. SEATTLE. Wash.. April "SI. Seat tle's imports from the Orient totaledt $28,965,954 during February, more than doubling the record in the same trade- in February, 1919, when import figures were $14,378,098, according to a report made public today by Port Warden Fred M. Lothe. Imports from Siberia totaled $167. 331, as compared to nothing- for the same month last year. Lumber Schooner . Coming. The British schooner Cecelia Sud den, under charter to A. F. Thane Se Co. to carry lumber from the Colum bia river to Sydney, Australia, sailed from San Francisco for this port yes terday afternoon, according to a re port received by the Merchants' Ex change. The sailing vessel Is coming here under the power of her own can vas and if the weather along the coast does not change, will be con siderable time on the, way. She re cently arrived at San Francisco from Apia with a cargo of copra for Burns, Philip & Co. - - Movements of Vessels. SAN PEDRO, Cal., April 21. (Special.) Arrived Steamers Quabbin, from Pearl Harbor. 5 A. M. ; Santa Monica, from Eureka, 6 A- M. : Coquille River, from San Diego, 11 A. M. ; Asuncion, from San Dieso, 11 A- M. ; Governor, from 8an Fran cisco, 11 A. M. ; Mukllteo, from Pueet sound, 1 A. M. ; Carmel, from Grays Har bor. 4 P. M. Sailed Steamers CoquHft River, for San Francisco, 11 A. M. ; Hia-iboldt, for San Francisco, 4 A. -M. ; Admiral Dewey, for San Dleco, 10 A. M. , Grays Harbor, for Grays Harbor, 2 P. M. ; Alliance, for San Francisco, 4 P. M.; Point Judith, for Saa Francisco, 4 P. M. ; Shasta, for Portland, 4 P. M.; Katherlne, for Eureka, 5 P. M. ; Charles Chrlstensen, for Wlllapa, In the nlc-nt; Helen, for Grays Harbor, April SO. KOBE, April 17. Arrived: Brave Coeur from Seattle. SHANGHAI. April 17. Sailed: Methven for Vancouver. YOKOHAMA. April IT. Sailed : Empress of Asia for Vancouver; Tajlma Mini tor Seattle. KOBE. April 17. 6ailed: Kureba for Seattle; Kayseeka for Seattle. PORTLAND. April 21. Arrived at mid night: Barco Kg. 93. from San Pedro. ASTORIA, April 21. Arrived at 10:50 A. M. and left up 1:30 P. M.: Barge No. 93. from San Pedro. Arrived down at noon: Barkentlne Georslna. Sailed at 2:30 P. M.: Bark Berlin, for Nushasak. SAN FRANCISCO. April 21. Sailed at 2 A. M.: Steamer W. F. Herrln. for Portland. Sailed: British schooner Cecilia Sudden, for Columbia river. COOS BAY. April 21. Sailed at 3 P. M. : Steamer City of Topeka. from Portland for San Francisco,- via Jureka. SHANGHAI. April 18. Departed: Paw let, for Portland, Or. TACOMA. Wash. April 21. Arrived: Steamer Fulton, from Powell river. B. C. ; Queen, from San Francisco; Padnsay, trial run: Admiral Watson, from Alaska porta. Departed: Padnsay. trial run; Argyll, for Port San Luis; Queen, for San Fran cisco; Alaska, for Alaska porta. SAN FRANCISCO, April 21. Arrived: South Coast, from Crescent City. Departed: William F. Herrln, for Lyn ton; Necanlcuxn, for Brookings. SEATTLE, Wash., April 21. Arrived: Yosemite. for San Francisco: Admiral Watson and Alameda, for southwestern ita.k. Rnnksn. for lOntliWMt.F. lla.i.. V Departed: Argyll, for Port San Luis; Mexico Maru, tor ioKohama; Admiral Goodrich and Santa Ana, for southeastern Alaska, with Benjamin F, Packard, for Nuahagak, in tow. Tides at .Astoria, Thursday. High. ' Low. !:A.M 9.4 feet. 8:S8 A.M. ... . .1.0 foot 4:12 P.M 7.3 feet 9:08 P.M 2.S feet HDICTED Mi PAID By TWO SHIP FIRMS Ex-Shipping Board Official Gets $25,000 in Portland. RECORDS ARE DEMANDED Government to Summon Heads of .Northwest Steel and Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation. Within six weeks from the day he severed his connections with t he United States shipping board as Its western manager Captain John F. Blaln. now under indictment at Se attle, received an aggregate of $25,000 from two Portland shipbuilding con cerns, the Northwest Steel company and the Columbia River Shipbuilding corporation. These facts were learned yesterday in connection with'the investigation of the shipping board and Portland shipbuilding plants which is being conducted by the United States de partment of justice. It is to clear up these financial dealings between the two local shiD- building plants and Captain Blain that operatives of the department - of Jus tice demanded possession of the books and records of the two plants. Each of these concerns paid Captain Blaln $12,600. Goveraaaeat to File Actios. It was also learned yesterday that United States Attorney Humphreys will, wlthn the next few days, file proceedings direct in the federal court demanding the presence of certain of ficials of these two corporations in court, together with the records which the department of Justice desires to examine. This contemplated legal action will be the first step of the government to compel the production of these rec ords. It Is believed the purposes and scope of the present probe will be given the full light of publicity with the filing of this preliminary action. Officials of the Northwest Steel company and the Columbia River Shipbuilding corporation yesterday made no denial that they had each paid Captain Blaln $12,500. but in each instance it was insisted that the money was paid to him in advance for his services for which they had con traded as an inspector of hulls. It was said yesterday that the in vestiKatlon now under progress by five operatives of the department of justice was practically blocked until possession of these books and records can he obtained. For that reason tho United States attorney is expected to file mandamus proceedings Just as soon as the papers can be prepared. - thlpballdera Authorise ittnrit. When officials of the Northwest Steel company and the Columbia River Shipbuilding company were apprised yesterday that the major factor tn the investigation centered about the em ployment of Captain Blaln and the payment to him of $25,000. they Issued a statement over the signature of their attorney, W. Lair Thompson, setting forth their dealings with the former western manager of the ship ping board. "Captain Blaln was employed by the Northwest Steel company and the Co lumbia River Shipbuilding corpora tion several weeks after he had ceased working for the emergency fleet cor poration," said Mr. Thompson in his statement to the press. "Likewise, he was employed by other shipbuilding concerns in the northwest, including Skinner & Eddy in Seattle and the Al bina Engine &. Machine works In Portland. Blala Prepares Cost Estimate. "It will be remembered that the Northwest Steel company and Colum bia River Shipbuilding corporation constructed some boats upon private contract after Captain Blaln severed his relations with the government. Captain Blaln was the only man in the northwest who had a national and international reputation as a ship en gineer and inspector. . When he had re-entered private life his services were in demand and the Northwest Steel company and Columbia River Shipbuilding corporation, as well as other shipbuilding concerns, gave him employment. "He, at his own expense, inspected the boats built on private contract by the Northwest Steel company and Co lumbia River Shipbuilding corpora tion, drew plans for other ships, per formed engineering services and pre pared for my clients plans and esti mates in detail of the cost of operat ing ships. "The Northwest Steel company and Columbia River Shipbuilding corpora tion had in mind a continuation of the steel shipbuilding programme in Port land 'and were In the field for con tracts. It was anticipated that they might be compelled to operate on their own account some ships which were planned in the summer of 1919. The payments by these two com panies were not disproportionate to the services. No thought of emploir ing Captain Blain was entertained or suggested and no obligations created to him during his services to the gov ernment. , . " "Some weeks after these services were terminated .Captain Blain was employed in the ordinary course of business by the Northwest Steel com pany and the Columbia River Ship building corporation, and by each of these companies was paid $12,500 for his services. IaTearlgators Deelarea Advised. "The government knew of this em ployment and the present investiga tors many weeks ago were frankly given full and complete information regarding-it by the officials of the Northwest Steel company and Co lumbia River Shipbuilding corpora tion. These Investigators were ad vised of the .time when Captain Blaln was employed, the amount paid to him and when the payments were made. You may draw your own conclu sions as to why all of the facts have not been given by these government investigators." J STEAMERS POSTED MISSING Overdue Vessels Are American Co badlbt and Mexican Tug. LONDON. April 21. Two overdue vessels, the American steamer Cuba dlst , and the Mexican tug Samuel Faunce, were posted today as missing. The Cubadlst, which, with a crew of 39 men, left Havana February 26, for Baltimore, was 3S9 feet long and had a gross tonnage of 5,788. -The Samuel Faunce, which was 80 feet long with a gross tonnage of 98. sailed from Wilmington, N. C, Janu ary JO, for Tampico. V. S. Xaval Radio Reports. All Position Keported at P. M. In less Otherwise Indicated. El. Segundo, Richmond for Point Wells. 150 miles south of 'Point WtUs: Multno mah. San Francisco for Seattle, passed Cape Klatterj- :J5 V. M.: Porter. Gaviota for Everett. 028 mls from Gavlola. WEST 11 ARTS, Kotx- for Puget sound. 140 miles from Cape Flattery. ENTERPRISE. San Francisco for H!!o. SSO miles west of San Francisco, 8 P. M. April 20. THE ANGELF.S, Portland for Shanghai. 883 miles meat of Columbia river lightahip. S P. M. April 2il. WEST HEMBRIE. San Francisco for Yokohama, 1M0 miles west of San Fran cisso. S P. M. April L'O. WHEATLAND MOXTAXA, Honolulu for Seattle, ass miles from Seattle, 8 P. M. April 20. COLONEL E. L. DRAKE. Honolulu for Ban Pedro. 10.V, miles from Honolulu. E. H. MEYER. SHin Francisco for Colum bia river, 2iO miles south of Columbia river. ' LYMAN STEWART. Vancouver for Oleum. Sll miles from Oleum. HART WOOD. San Francisco for Grays Harbor. 116 miles north of an Francisco. WAPAMA. San Francisco for Port'and. ?SR mil.. nrh nt Uun l' , i I EXTKA1.IA, Eureka for San Francisco? JOJ miles north of San Francisco. WH1TTIER. liar bound off Eureka. WEST C'ONOB. San Francisco for Hono lulu. 4S0 mils from San Francisco light ship. - . CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS, Latouche for Richmond, 2S miles from Richmond. WEST HARTS, Kobe for Puget Sound, 416 miles from Cape Flattery, 8 P. M. April 20. WEST JENA. Port Townsend for Yoko hama, 4 1 a miles from Port Townsend 8 P. M. April -0 WEST JESL'P. Kobe for Seattle, 10K) miles from Seattle. ARGYLE, Seattle for Oleum. 765 miles from Oleum. THO HERCl'LES. San Francisco to Seattle, towing hull Phyllis and Oomyme, .;Sj miles north of San Francisco RICHMOND. Richmond for Seattle, 415 miles from Richmond.' BREMERTON. Coos Bay for San Fran cisco, off Coos Bay. Montague. Portland for Yokohama, 439 miles from Columbia river. West Iron. Seattle for Yokohama. 253 irlles west of Cape Flattery. President. San Francisco for Seatttle, 73 miles north of Cape Blanco. Admiral Farragut. Seattle for San Fran cisco. 302 miles from Seattle. Bark Berlin. Astoria for Naknek. Alaska eight mikes from Nonhead. Fred Baxter. San .Francisco for Seattle. 173 miles from Seattle. Horace Baxter. Eagle HacSor for San Francisco, Ml miles north of San Fran cisco. "KING OF GREECE" INSANE Keriakas P. Aggouros to Be Sent to State Hospital. Possessed or the hallucination that he is the king of Greece, in which role he has written President Wil son. Governor Olcott and other public men to complain against fancied at tempts on his life, Keriakas P. Ag gouros was subjected to an examina tion yesterday, as the result of which he will leave Portland today for the Oregon state hospital at Salem. The unfortunate man is a clean cut, neatly-dressed barber, who has lived in Portland six years and Ore gon ten years. He Is 35 years old. IJnder the constant delusion that he Is Greece's ruler and that some one is conspiring to capture his throne, he has bothered public officials fre quently during the past year. The hearing was conducted by W. B. Cameron, special agent. rr. Leon Wolff was examining physician. SCHOOL PAPER REAPPEARS Institute for Deaf Troubled Willi Sickness Among Pupils. VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 21: (Special.) The Washlngtonian, the school paper of the Washington State School for the Deaf, which has not been Issued for six weeks on account of sickness at the Institution, is out again today with apologies for its long silence. Since the opening of the present school term there have been 11 mild cases of smallpox. The head of the laundry, rather than submit to vac cination, resigned and left rather hur riedly. On March 4 two girls be came ill with scarlet fever and the whole Institution -was quarantined. Scarlet fever. In a mild form, spread until 40 had taken it. A few cases of diphtheria also developed. There were no fatalities and not an hour of school was lost except by those who were 11 L DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Uceista. SHEASGREEN-McGREEVEY Ernest J. Sheasgreen, legal, 135 Nebraska street, and Madge M. McUreevey, legal, 111! Com mercial street. HORNBY-SMITH George I. Hornby. 25. 80 West Going street, and Celeste F. Smith, 28, 838 Colonial avenue. PLATT-Hl'BER I .a Verne Piatt, legal, 843 Second street, and Clara Huber, legal, 2 o Grand avenue. WATERS-SLAVENS Damon Ellis Wa ters, 23, Brownsville, Or., and Lens Slavens, 18, 102O S. Leonard street. MrCASDLEHS-BURGLl'ND Elmer Mc Candless. 21. 167 Eleventh street, and Sarah Burglund. 22, 450 Yamhill street. THOMAS-ALLEN Claire M. Thomas, 27, 718 Union avenue north, and Anna B. Allen, 22, 2H4 Going street. Bl'DGE-WISHEllT James W. Budge, 3S, Mllwaukle, Or., and Mary E. Wlshert. 31, 909 East Twenty-sixth street. HILL-JONES William A. Hill, 25. Cochran, Or., and LInnle Jones, 21, 91 Forty-sixth street. VINCENT-LYNCH Fred 'd. Vincent, legal. 114 East Twelfth street, -and Mrs. Gertrude Lynch, legal, 114 t East Twelfth street. . ' t.BVTN-HAC.Bt.OM Bernard f." T-vln. A SURE CURE "When a "widower begins to wonder whether she will think he is too old for her he ceases to complain about bis lumbago." i But the man who gets up in the morning all out of sorts with lame back, stiff limbs, a dull "achy" head, better look out for himself maybe his kidneys are to blame. . Swollen hands, ankles, feet are due to a dropsical condition, often caused by disordered kidneys. Naturally when the kidneys are deranged the blood is filled with poisonous, waste matter, which settles in. the feet, ankles and wrists; or under the eyes in bag-like formations.: -' As a remedy for those easily recognized symptoms of inflam mation caused by uric acid as scalding urine, backache and fre quent urination, as well as sediment in the urine, or if uric acid in the blood has caused rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, gout, it is simply, wonderful how quickly An-u-ric acts; the pains and stiff ness rapidly disappear, for Anuric (anti-uric-acid) is many times more potent fhan lithia and often eliminates uric acid as hot water melts sugar. . ' - " Anuric is a recent scientific discovery by. Doctor Pierce of the Inralids' Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y. Send ten cents there lor a trial package of .Anuria . ' . Disinfection and Health Go Hand in Hand v Fortunately, thousands of men and women are recognizing the danger of disease germs, and are doing their part through proper and regular disinfection Jo protect health and put an end to epidemics. Every epidemjp of contagious disease can be traced to carelessness or indifference to proper sanitation. And hundreds of innocent victims must pay the price of someone's carelessness. - Don't let contagious disease get a foothold in your office or home. Insist on regular disinfection. Tfu.r. J Disixii Lysol Disinfectant, at the moment of its ap plication kills all germ life, or prevents its crea tion. . . At the office: Ilave a solution of. Lysol Dis infectant used in cuspidors, toilet-rooms, dark corners, on floors, rugs, etc. In the home: Ifave a solution of Lysol Dis-. infectant sprinkled regularly in sinks,, drains, toilets, garbage cans. A 50c bottle makes five gallons of powerful disinfectant; a 25c bottle makes two gallons. Remember, there is but one genuine -Lysol Disinfectant made, bottled, signed, and sealed by Lehn & Fink, Inc. Lysol Toilet 5odh , 25c a Cake Contain the necessary proportioQ of tha antiseptic ingredient of Lysol Disinfectant to protect to skin from gem infection. It is refresh ingly sootbing and beating and Help ful for Improving tne smn Ask your dealer. If b hasn't it, ask him to order tt for yoa. ASTORIA AND WAY POINTS The Fast Passenger ( Steamer Georgiana BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 DAILY ROUND TRIPS LEAVES PORTLAND, ALDER-ST. DOCK Daily (Except Friday), 7:00 A. M. LEAVES ASTORIA, SANBORN DOCK Daily (Except Friday), 2:00 P. M. - FARE $1.65 EACH WAY Special Dining Service Telephones: Main 1422- Automatic 541-22 THE HARKINS TRANSPORTATION CO 24, Vancouver, Wash., and Violet O. Hag blom. -1. 0.1 Colonial avenue. LARSON-WEBERU (Jscar Larson. 47, Tho Ualles, Or., and Nellie Weberg. 48. 141 North Sixteenth street. HOBHS-HAMM Fowler K. Hobbs, legal. 28 Everett street, and Wenona llamra, legal, RoSc Friend apartments. . . Vancouver Marriage Licenses. Tt TAN-MERRILL Kenneth Ryan. 21. of Portland, and Blanche Merrill, 18, of Fort land. SILTA-THOMPSON John F. Sllta, 2S. of Wlnlook, Wash., and Hulda L. Thompson, 20, of Tacoma, Wash. ROBINSON-.NKAL Jack Robinson. 22. of -La Center, Wash., and Goldie Neal, 21, of Am boy. Wash. . ROjII.VSON-HELTZKI. Paul S Rohln. tson, 42, of Ranks, Or., and Clara R. lleit- Erl. 30k of Ranks, Or. I.EW1R-MKPAR1S Hell ?. I.-tvl.. 2. 1 ectant Lysol STiaxHrtg Cream in Tubes Contain the ml i i y proportion of the antiseptic ingredients of Lysol Fnsiafeetant to kill germs on raxor and shaving - brush (where gersas sbeomdt and to guard tn tiny euta from infection and give an anti septic fasve- Tf your dealer hasn't it, ask hiss to order a supply for yett. of Kalama, Wah., and Rose Lee Medari 24, of Kalama. Wash. TMOMAS-BRADEN Kenneth Thomas, 1., of tayton. Or., and Miss Ethel Bradcn. l!. of West Stayton. Vir. TRAVEL CriOK AND RESORTS. CP OS nntwr I 1 A I I.I N. J fsaaw -.1 ROI'Ii. taf J KROM OUEBKG. 4 P. M. Late Steamship To 1 May 7 Vi. torlao ' Liverpool May 14 Emp. Prune Liverpool FROM MONTREAL 10 A. M. I Uate StettmHhlD To Msv H ('outran Liverpool Mar 0 Scotian Havre-London Myl. Melita l.lverpoo. May 1!) Slclllsn Olasrow Japan-rhlna-rhlllnpinea. From Vancouver, ft. c.. to VokobmoM. r-rmnsrhai, Manila, Uobc Kong. Pate Steamship. April 2S Empress of Japan May 1 Monteacla M iy Empress of Asia All Information From CANADIAN PACIFIC , OCEAN SERVICES rnoot nowr, ea o sd t FerUaoc, ASTORIA S.S.ASTORIAN Daily (except Friday) round trips Portland to Astoria. Leave Portland, Taylor-Street Dock. 7:10 A.M. Leave Astoria. Collendcr Dock, at 2 P. AL Excellent meals a la carteervice. FARE $1.63 EACH WAY (Including- War Tax) For further particulars Phone Main 8065 Rio DCJANrmo jLAM-rrvt nowTrvioeo vucmos ayres. LAM PORT HOLT L I N F 1T.U0O too awplAcemeatk rml-. mod fast "fr ste-arara Jorty . O ill 1 1 a, Portland. Or. 11 Third St AUSTRALIA Honolulu. Sura. Nm Irntaad. ise I'alatia.1 faaornaer cu amera JJ'.'i,tiAK" -Vl. UAaTta 2S.TJM I30Toa Sail Iran Viseasw, H. C I or (ares and anilines apply Can. Pae. Rails. mar. 66 Third S l-ortland. or Cansdlaa. Australian Royal Mail Um, o kasaaoa L. ancousr. B. C