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the aioRxnrc oregonian., Wednesday, September 9, 1914. 18 SOUND WINS BARGE Wakena to Ply North After Ex tensive Overhauling. FREIGHT FIELD INVITES Twin-Screw Gasoline Craft to Make Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver Buns and May Stay Perma nently In New Trade. On the completion of new work In the way of bulwarks forward and changes to nt her for northern waters, besides having her machinery over hauled, the twin-screw gasoline barge Wakena, owned by tne Clatskanle Transportation Company, will go to Puget Sound to ply principally between Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver. A rep resentative of interests there Is due at Portland today to consult with the owners of the vessel and suggest alter ations to increase her efficiency. The assignment of the Wakena to new fields is a result of a recent trip of Captain Victor Degerstedt, of the steamer Beaver, and Captain O. W. Hos ford, a director of the corporation, to look over the field. They are sanguine that there Is sufficient trade to Justify the step. Sale Is Possible. The vessel bay be Bold later to re main permanently on Puget Sound, but for a time she will be operated by the company under command of a master familiar with those waters, and an em ploye of the company is to act as freight - The Wakena was built here In 1911 when logging camps were running in full blast and other business along the river was brisk. She was intended to handle freight of a bulky character to assist the steamer Beaver, which runs between Portland and Clatskanle. at the same time carrying explosives and such cargo as could not be accom modated aboard the Beaver. With a deckload she carries close to 250 tons. She is 116.5 feet long, with a beam of 25.7 feet and depth of hold of 7.8 feet Her engines are of 200-horsepower. and she is ordinarily operated with a crew of six. Piles of Freight Walt. There is said to be considerable freight in the Mt. Vernon district that will move to British Columbia ports as well as Seattle and Tacoma. while a large amount of miscellaneous freight Is thought to be available on streams emptying Into Puget Sound that the Wakena can navigate advantageously and economically. San Francisco inter ests negotiated for the Wakena early in the season, also Coos Bay mariners figured on acquiring her, but, while she has been idle for a long period, her owners refused to sell at a sacrifice. OREGOTOAJT REACHES PORT American-Hawaiian Carrier From New York Makes Fine Impression. "Ready for Federal Inspection at any moment" 4s the boast of skippers of the American-Hawaiian fleet, and water front men who looked over the steamer Oregonian at Albers dock yesterday said, from all appearances, the boast is not idle. The Oregonian is here on her first visit, and while she only" brought about 900 tons of general cargo, the liner is by no means small. She has been In service since 1901 and is of 6597 tons, gross, and 3651 tons net register, being 406.8 feet long, with a beam of 61.1 feet and depth of hold 30.3 feet. She carries a crew of 45. Everything about the superstructure is as spick and span as a yacht, while the steel decks are painted and she looks more like a passenger vesesl than a freighter. The ship nnlsnes oiscnars- , lng today, and goes to Puget bouna 10 unload freight remaining and to take on lumber for Poughkeepsle. The liner Washingtonian, one of the newest type constructed for the fleet and which was turned out last year, is due tomorrow. The vessel has about 1500 tons of cargo, and on the Ohioan, also new, and which is scheduled to arrive Tuesday. 1700 tons of cargo are said to be aboard. The three vessels proceeded from New York by way of the Straits of Magellan, and are the last of the line to follow that course, others having been diverted via the Panama Canal. After they are dis patched from here there will be a break in the service until October, by which time the canal schedule will be perma nent. FOREIGN OFFICERS RETAINED President Wilson Says Allen Mar iners Slay Remain Seven Years. K T Chamberlain, Commissioner of Navigation, advised the Portland Cus-tom-House staff yesterday by telegraph of changes in the new ship act in favor of licensed officers on foreign bottoms at such time as they are brought under the flag by Americans. The instruc tions are as follows: The President's order, Issued today, under section 5. of the ship registry act. August 18, 1914, provides: All forelen-built ships which shall be ad mUted to United States registry under said act may retain the wstch officers employed thereon, without regard to citizenship, for even years from this date, and such watch officers shall be eligible for promotion. Any vacancy occurring among such watch of ficers within two years from this date may be filled without regard to citizenship, but any vacancies which may occur thereafter hall be filled by a watch officer who Is a citizen of the United States. That the provisions of the law requiring urvey. Inspection and measurement by of ficers of the United States of foreign-bulit hips admitted to United States registry un der said act are hereby suspended for two years from thla date. NEW ALASKA SHIPS WANTED Charters to Expire Soon on Two Now in Commission. As the charter of the Portland-Alaska steamer J. B. Stetson expires at the termination of her present voyage, it is fully expected that early action will be taken by the Portland Steamship Company's directorate to extend her engagement or arrange for another carrier. At a meeting held yesterday Jay S. Hamilton, head of a lumber cor poration bearing his name, was elected president, succeeding A. H. Devers, who recently resigned. The charter of the steamer Qulnault, which arrived on Puget Sound from Ketchikan yesterday on her way here, expires September 26 and that of the Thomas L. Wand continues until the first of the year. It has been planned to replace the vessels with larger and faster carriers and a stronger bid will be made for passenger business as well as freight. CHARTER MARKET REVIVING Quito and Oristano Load at Portland for English Market. Two tramps were added to the list of those chartered for grain yesterday, the British steamer Quito, an old trader here, which reached Balboa from Marta August 16. and the British steamer Oristano, reported having left Ant werp for San Francisco August 13. The latter was taken by Strauss & Com pany and Is to be loaded at this port by the Northern Grain & Warehouse Company. The fixtures, together with that last week of the Queen Adelaide, following a stagnant charter market since the European war began. Is re sponsible for a more cheerful feeling in export circles and some hope that the October muument of cereal will be an average. The Norwegian bark Nordhav la to complete her grain cargo at Irving dock today and will leave the last of the week for the United Kingdom. The British steamer Saxon Monarch moves to a berth there from Linnton and will be given her wheat cargo rapidly. There was talk yesterday of the steamer Eng lish Monarch coming here from Puget Sound for wheat, but she shifted from Victoria to Tacoma, where a full cargo goes aboard. NEW YORKER LOADS ON HARBOR Hoquiam Has Its First Big Lumber Cargo on Begular Eastern Trip. HOQUIAM, Wash., Sept. 8. (Special.) With the arrival next week of the steamer Peter H. Crowell to load lum ber for New York Grays Harbor wfll get its first ship which will make reg ular runs to the East coast. The Crowell is under charter by the Sudden & Chrlstensen Company, of San Francisco, to load lumber in either Grays Harbor or Willapa Harbor. Next week the Crowell will take on 3,500, 000 feet of lumber at the Lytle mill. In Hoquiam. and other harbor mills for the East coast, via the Panama Canal. The Crowell will be among the largest , hi.i. visit! the harbor and hereafter will make regular trips every two montns. KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE IS HEBE "Little British Ship With Long Name" Arrives in Columbia. The British ship Kirkcudbrightshire, about which much concern has been felt, owing to the presence in Pacific waters of the German cruisers leip slg and Nurnberg, arrived in Astoria iv,i .f a two months trip mat .-. " -- from Newcastle. NT S. W. The "little Briusn snip mm name" left Newcastle early in July and was towed into the river last night by the tug Oneonta. The Kirkcudbrightshire carries a i qt,h nmhnhlv will leave up for Portland this morning. Later she will load wneai ior iuo Kingdom. DOCK FOB ILWACO IS TJBGED With Sand Island Channel Open Water Service Desired. snt 8 (Soecial.) Now that the Government is main taining a ship channel north of Sand Island past Ilwaco to ton v-auuj, City Council is being urged to pro vide funds for the repair and exten sion of the city dock. The Portland passenger steamer -.s rt its ATcursion trips to Fort Canby passes Ilwaco and would land passengers here ll me cn was in good condition. Government Blasting Out Bocks. TOLEDO, Or., Sept. 8. (Special.) The Government, under the supervision of Engineer Claude K. Wright, Is at work, four miles from Toledo, blasting out a number of rocks in order to widen the Yaquina River channel. The channel is at present about 50 feet wide, but later will be 200 feet wide between the rocks. Mr. Gatens, of Newport, who Is Deputy Game and Fish Warden of this district, has been worked up about the matter of blasting in so far as it may affect killing of fish. News From Oregon Ports. .-.-..e -dav -- cAt fi Sr.MjV1 V W W O J.1 J-, V., f m 1' ' The tug Gleaner, after loading freight on uoos say, saiieu ior uaruuioi tuuaj- The steam scnooner naray arrives . . 7.,.- f-r, Kan ffranriscn anrt is load ing lumber at the Porter mill, Nortn Bend. The steam schooners Nann Smith and Redondo, delayed yesterday through lack of longshoremen, finished dis charging cargo today and are loading lumber at the C. A. Smith mill. The George W. Elder sailed for Eureka last night. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 8. (Special.) The steam schooner Shoshone arrived today from San Francisco and went to Knappton to load lumber. The steam schooner San Ramon ar rived from San Francisco with general cargo. The schooner John A. Campbell was towed to Westport, where she will load lumber for New Zealand. - The steam schooner Daisy Gadsby arrived form San Francisco with a cargo of plaster for Portland. The steamer Breakwater arrived from Coos Bay with freight and pas sengers for Astoria and Portland. A wireless message was received by r,l,trriKin Pflfkflrs' Association from its cannery ship Reuce stating that at V ociock last mgm uzcj vca&ci was 155 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River and all were well on board. The ship is en route from Chig nik Bay, Alaska, and should reach this port tomorrow. The steamer Portland, with cargo from San Francisco for Portland, will arrive at midnight. The British ship Kirkcudbrightshire, with a cargo of coal from Australia for Astoria, was brought In tonight. Marine Notes. While the Willamette River fell Slightly here during 24 hours ending at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, reach ing a stage of 3.2 feet above zero, the weather bureau forecasts that the stream will rise slightly for two or three days. Carp were so numerous beneath the municipal boatlanding yesterday that Hugh Brady. municipal grappler, speared one with a pikepole. Low water is bringing the carp to their old haunts in schools. Being ready to load lumber, the schooner Samar will tow from the public drydock to Clark & Wilson's mills today. Harbormaster Speier has been re quested to find a berth for the German bark Dalbek. which is lying at Linnton awalnting a charter. As she flies the German emblem, her grain charter was cancelled wheii war broke out and it Is regarded doubtful If she will be flxd until there is a cessatrbn of hos tilities. On finishing her lumber cargo at Westport this afternoon the British steamer Inveran will be assisted into the channel by the steamer Ocklahama and head for sea. She goes to Aus tralia and has a part cargo taken aboard at Eureka. The ship is being dispatched by Davies & Fehon. Carrying a full list of passengers and laden to capacity with grain and lumber, the steamer Northland left Rainier for San Francisco last evening. Entering with 16.000 sacks of ce ment from California the steamer Ce lllo has been cleared for San Diego with 950,000 feet of lumber. The steamer Johan Poulsen brought 20,000 fire brick and 66 sacks of fire clay from San Francisco for the St, Johns Lumber Company and loads for the return with 700,000 feet of lumber. Changes of masters recorded at the Custom-House yesterday include that of Captain A. W. Gates taking com mand of the steamer Tahoma, reliev ing Captain Nelson; F. F. H. Paterson relieved F. W. Talbot on the Frolic and G. H. Gage relinquished the wheel on the Mildred H. In favor of Clarence BicknelL Captain W. P. Whitcomb has been signed as master of the little steamer Chester, operated on the Cowlius, vice A. O. Kruse. Captain Whitcomb, whose permanent command is the steamer Joseph Kellogg, yesterday said that water was so low In the Cowlitz that the Kellogg could not make her usual course at all times and the Chester was used as a transfer vessel. With cargo from Portland and Puget Sound, the Royal Mall liner Radnor shire successfully eluded German war ships on her run to England, for she was reported in a cable to the Merchants- Exchange yesterday as having reached LondW Saturday. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. . DUE TO ARRIVE!. Name. From Date. Beaver Los Angeles -In port Roanoke San Diego In port Breakwater Coos Bay In port Rose City Los Angeles Sept. 9 Geo. W. Elder .Eureka Sept. 11 Yucatan -San Diego Sept. IS Bear Los Angelas Sept. 14 DUE TO DEPART. Name. For Date. Paralso fian Francisco Sept. 9 Roanoke San Diego Sept. 9 Beaver Los Angeles Sept. 9 Harvard S. F. to L A Sept. 9 Breakwater Coos Bay Sept. 10 Klamath San Diego Sept. 10 Celilo San Diego Sept. 11 Tale 6. t'. to L. A Sept. 11 San Ramon San Francisco. .. . Sept. 12 Geo. W. Elder .Eureka Sept. 13 Rose City Xos Angeles Sept. 14 Yucatan -San Diego Sept. 16 Bear Los Angeles Sept. 19 Northland San Francisco. . . . Sept. 26 EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL SERVICE. Name. From Date. Andalusia Hamburg Ind'f't Monmouthshire. . . .London . . . Sept. 15 Cardiganshire London ...Nov. 18 Den of Alrlte London .....Sept. 22 Brasilia Hamburg Nov. 22 Merionethshire London Oct 23 Belgravla Hamburg Oct. 28 Name. For Date, 'Andalusia Hamburg Ind'f t Monmouthshire. London ..Sept. 20 DenofAirlle London -Oct. 1 Merionethshire. London .Nov. 2 Belgravia Hamburg Nov. 3 Cardiganshire London Nov. 18 Brasilia Hamburg Nov. 29 ALASKAN SERVICE. Name. For Date. Qulnault Skagway Sept. 12 Thos. L.Wand Skagway Sept. 15 J. B. Stetson Skagway Sept. 19 Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Sept. 8. Arrived Steamers San Ramon, from San Francisco; Break water, from coos Bay, Daisy Gadsby, from San Francisco: Oregonian, from New York. Sailed, steamer Northland, for San Fran cisco. Astoria. Sept. 8. Arrived at 5 and left uo at 8:ii0 A. M.. steamer San Ramon, from San Francisco; arrived at 6 A. M.. steamer Shoshone, from San Francisco; arrived at 7:30 and left un at 9:30 A. M., steamer Breakwater, from Coos Bay; arrived at 7:50 and left up at 10 A M steamer Daisy Gadsby. from San Francisco. London, Sept. 5. Arrived, British steam er Radnorshire, from Portland. Tatoosh, Sept. 8. Passed out at 7A. M., dredge Washington, for Astoria. Naniiimo. Sept 8. Sailed, French steamer English Monarch, for Tacoma. Seattle. Sept. 8. Arrived at 11 A. M.. British steamer Teucer. from Liverpool; at 9 A. M-. steamer Quinalt, from Skagway, for Portland. San Francisco, Sept. 8. Arrived at noon, steamtr W. F. Herrin, from Portland; sailed at noon, steamer Bear, for San Pedro; sailed, steamer Nevadan. for New York. San Pedro, Sent. S. Arrived, steamer Yosemite. from Portland via San Francisco. San Diego. Sept. 8. Arrived at 5 A M-, stuamer Yucatan, from Portland via San Francisco and San Pedro. El Segundo. Sept. 7. Arrived, steamer W. F. Herrin. from Portland. Victoria, Sept. 7. Arrived, British steam er crown of Seville, from Portland. Astoria, Sept. 7. Arrived at 9:30 and left up at 11 P. M.. American steamer Oregonian, from New York and way ports. Seattle Wash.. Sept. 8. Arrived Steam ers Hyndford (British). Admiral Farragut. William Chatham, from San Francisco; Teucer (British), from Liverpool; Argyll, from San Luis; Isthmian. from Balboa; Quinalt, from Alaska. Sailed Steamers Northwestern. Humboldt, Admiral Evans, for Southeastern Alaska; Tamba Maru (Japa nese!, for Honkong. San Francisco, Sept. 8. Arrived Steamers Mexican, from New York; William F. Her rin. from Astoria; Admiral Watson, from Seattle; Lurllne, from Honolulu; Ship Star of Italy, from Naknek. Sailed, steamer Nevadan. for New York. Tides at Astoria Wednesday. High water. Low water. 3:23 A.M. .. .6.7 feet I 9:17 A, M. ...2.6feet 3:13 P.M. ...8.2 feet I 10:20 P. M 1.1 feet Marconi Wireless Reports. (All potations reported at 8 P. M., September 8. unless otherwise designated.) Portland, San Francisco for Portland, 32 miles south of the Columbia River. Buck, Everett for Monterey, S01 miles from Everett. John A. Hooper, San Francisco for Bellingham, 100 miles north of Cape Blanco. Senator Nome for Seattle, 380 miles from Seattle, September 7. at 8 P. M. Peru, anchored off Mazatlan at 8 P. M. September 7. , Carolyn. New York for San Francisco, 125 miles south of San Pedro. President, San Francisco for San Pedro, 17 miles south of Anacapa Island. Maverick, San Diego for El Segundo, 11 miles southeast of Point Flrmin. Harvard, San Pedro for San Francisco, passed Point Hueneme at 6:28 P. M. El Segundo, Richmond for Ketchikan, 244 miles north of San Francisco. Nome City, Mukllteo for San Francisco, 72 miles south of Cape Blanco. Rose City, San Francisco for Portland, 160 miles south of the Columbia River. Siberia, San Francisco for Honolulu, 800 miles out. September 7. Sonoma, San Francisco for Honolulu, 2187 miles out. Kvlchak, Bristol Bay for San Francisco, 1075 miles from Umlmak Pass. Arollne, San Pedro for San Francisco, 12 miles north of Piedras Blancas. Multnomah, San Francisco for Portland, five miles north of Point Bonlta, Santa Clara, San Francisco for Port San Luis, two miles north of Pigeon Point. Adeline Smith, San Francisco for Coos Bay, 35 miles north of San Francisco. Scott. Everett for San Pedro, 20 miles south of Point Sur. Bear. San Francisco Ior ban Fearo. so miles south of Point Sur. Lucas, Point Wells for Richmond, 10 miles north of Blanco. Topeka, Enreka for San Francisco, 87 miles north of Point Arena. 1383 CAR OF FRUIT GO North Pacific Association Busy Since Strawberry Season. ALBANY, On, Sept. 8. (Special.) From opening- of the strawberry sea son to September 5, 13S3 carloads of fruit and produce nave been shipped from this state by the North Pacific Fruitgrowers' Distributing Associa tion, declares O. H. Cash, inspector of the Oregon branch of that organiza tion. Mr. Cash passed Sunday visiting sev eral sections of this county in search of ready apple crops for the Eastern markets. A carload of apples will be shipped soon from this vicinity. Mr. Cash says this year's apple crop will average well but that prices will be lower, owing to the war In Europe. The Willamette Valley has shipped more than 33 carloads of produce this year. ANOTHER TRAWLER SUNK British Report Says Xumber Has Been Increased. GRIMSBY,' Eng., Sept 8. Wreckage of the Nelson has been picked up in the North Sea and news has reached here of the sinking' by a German cruis er of the trawler Capricornus. With these two vessels, the total number of Grimsbr trawlers sunk by German ships since the commence ment of the war is 16. Ad Club to Visit Fair. Members of the Portland Ad Club will celebrate at trie Vancouver Fair today. The excursion " will leave Second and Washington streets at 10:50 o'clock. W. D. MCWaters will be chairman of the day. Soule Bros. Bankrupt I have purchased the entire stock of Soule Bros., Bankrupt. By agreeing to pay cash, I secured a dis count that will enable me to sell a piano at the same heretofore advertised price which is almost unbeliev able for truly high-grade pianos rand still make terms of one, two, three or four years, according to the piano you select. The creditors want their money, but if you are not able to pay all cash just at this time, come in and tell me what you can pay. If you will even pay a few dollars down, just to show good faith, I will then sell you on small monthly or weekly payments. I will not only sell the bankrupt stock, but also a lot of other musical instruments secured from a dealer who needed the cash. C. E. LUCORE, Agt. i Pianos Now to Be Sold at the Advertised Cash Price on Payments 1 00 Per Player Pianos 15 Per Week Store Open in the Evening Until 9 o'Oock Almost Every Piano a Brand New One Ivers and Pond, Behning, Wegman, Lester, H. P. Nelson, Chase and Baker, Weber, Kohler & Chase and Many Others $1050 Weber Pianola $537 Lester Grand-Pianola, listed value $1500, Now $666 Burmeister Pianola, listed value 500, Now 218 Many Others Equally Low- Talking Machines Must Go! Columbia, Edison or Victor We Must Also Close Out All Fixtures: Four Desks, Two Safes, a Number of Chairs, Music Rolls, Rugs, Stools, Benches, Cabinets and Typewriter C. E. LUCORE, Agent Soule Bros. Bankrupt Piano Stock Now on Sale at Unbelievable Prices Q rw FVAninr Until 9 o'CIock Week Read These Prices: New Pianos $97.20. Many of Them $260 and $300 Values. Guar anteed Ten Tears It seems almost impossible to think of buying a new Upright Grand Piano of $250 to $300 value for only $97.20, but it is not a ques tion of price or value. The court ordered these pianos sold to me at my offer. At this price you will not find simply one or two pianos for you to select from, but you will find a big stock, of all colors of cases, ail brand new instruments. New Pianos $118. Many of Them $300 to $360 Values. Guaran teed Ten Years A big stock to select from, several different makes, all new pianos. Instruments guaranteed for ten years, with an unco nditional guarantee. These instru ments are all plain cases, but they are beautiful pianos. Player Piano, $188. Original Values $700 to $800 The above are splendid in struments and practically as good as new, so far as tone and looks are con cerned. $188 seems an ex ceptionally low price for a player piano, but we don't want this sale to continue any great length of time. We want to wind it up at the very earliest possible moment. All New Player Pianos, $850 Values, Guaran teed Ten Years, Now $337 $1000 New Player Pianos Now $688 A number of other player pianos at equally low prices. Baby Grands, $337 for $800 Values $387 for $900 to $1000 Values 388 Morrison