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18 TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DFrKlfTSFR 18, 1914. SLASHING OF JETTY FUND FELT AS BLOW Men in Touch With Situation Believe $500,000 Cut May Halt Work. SENATE ACT ONLY HOPE '.Possible Opposition to Passage of . Hirers and Harbors Bill Also Reported Continuing Con tract Xow Sought. That all Oregon and the -whole Colum bia River Basin suffers a distinct loss in the action of the House committee "Wednesday which lopped $500,000 from the appropriation of $1,750,000 for the 'building of the north jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River Is the general cplnlon in Portland. This action means. In all probability, that the work on the Jetty will have to be suspended before the next appro . prlatlon, presumably available In July, 1916, ia voted, say those in close touch With the work. One ray of hope remaining, it is said. Is the chance that the Senate, which will take tip the appropriation after the House has disposed of it, may put the work on a continuing contract basis, something that the House committee lias declined to do, and it is believed the House will follow the committee recommendations closely. The estimate of $1,750,000 was made by United States engineers as necessary to carry on the work with maximum efficiency until July, 1916, without ces sation and avoiding the losses that must follow If the jetty operations arc halted. Surplus May IVot Suflicf. It is estimated there will be a surplus Jeft from the $1,000,000 appropriated for Jetty work and dredging operations at the mouth of the river last year. This tan be applied to carrying forward the building of the breakwater, but it is not regarded as likely that this surplus will be sufficient to meet the needs of the improvement, should Congress fail to put It on the continuing contract basis that Is very much desired. On top of the cut of $500,000 from the estimate come private advices that a determined opposition to the passage of a rivers and harbors bill by the pres ent Congress Is contemplated. This would, of course, present a much graver situation and compel halting of the Jetty building even at an earlier date. The north jetty will, when built, atretch to sea for 13,000 feet. It will require approximately 3,000,000 tons of rock for its completion. At present about 90,000 tons of rock are being placed every month by engineers In charge of the work. During the Sum mer months, when conditions are more favorable, this quantity Is Increased to 110,000 tons monthly. It ia estimated that three more working seasons will . complete the.Jetty. Channel-Deepening Aimed. Government engineers believe the Jetty will increase the depth of the Co lumbia River channel at the bar to 40 feet, the action of the breakwater being to confine the current of the river to . comparatively narrow channel and scour away the sand. Time will be necessary for this action to be com pleted, but Improvement should be no ticed constantly. It Is said. On Decem ber 1 633,000 tons of rock had been placed in the Jetty, and the balance on , band for continuing the work was $868,000. That the cut in the proposed appro priation amounts almost to a breach of faith on the part of the Government Is the belief of Portland persons, who have worked long and faithfully for the betterment of the Columbia River waterway. Last year, when the ports of Portland and Astoria voted $475,000 and $25,000 respectively, the sums being based on the assessed valuations, for Columbia River work. It was under stood that the Government, recognizing the efforts locally, practically agreed to keep up the work on a continuing con tract basis thereafter in view of this borne appropriation. Investors Spend 96,000,000. This assessment was levied, too, It Is recalled, after approximately $6,000,000 has been spent by horns Investors on river and harbor Improvement, fully half of which was disbursed for bet terments that came directly under the head of usual Government work. This makes local feeling stronger against the latest cut in appropriations for Oregon. The Chamber of Commerce and the Commercial Club plan to send tele grams to Washington at once, urging strongly that the Oregon delegation in sist upon the original appropriation recommended being retained In the riv ers and harbors bill and that the work be put under a continuing contract. President Averlll. of the Chamber of Commerce, and J. N. Teal, attorney for : the Chamber's transportation commit tee, went to Washington laBt February, when the rivers and harbors bill was befofe the Senate, and appeared before the Board of Engineers, the Oregon delegation and others from the Pacific Northwest interested in the subject be ing present, and a report was made that recommendations would be made that the Jetty work be put on a con tinuing contract basis. It was said further that during the Summer plans would be made for a big dredge to operate on the Columbia River bar. The dredge has not materialized and the Jetty appropriation Itself now is threatened. . Continuing Contract Wanted. "The Chamber of Commerce has been trying hard to get the Jetty work on a continuing contract basis," said Presi dent Averlll. "It seems to me this Is the only way to carry this improve ment on, as the Government can save a lot of money by that method. It is the assertion of the best-informed men on river and harbor work that from SO to S3 1-3 per cent can be saved in the cost of Improvements on a continuing contract basis rather than to carry the work forward year to year. "There are three especially strong reasons for completing the north Jetty inickly. and placing it under a continu ing contract with that object in view. One is the uncertainty of obtaining th next appropriation necessary for the work, another is that the other plan is more expensive, and the third is the need for rapid work In improving the Columbia channel, as trade routes In the -Pacific now are forming rapidly because of operation of the Panama Canal." Fund Said to Be Due. President Ramsdell. of the Commer cial Club, urges strongly that the orig inal appropriation bo voted. He said: "The Commercial Club is much In fa vor of replacing the item of $500,000 in tho appropriation. I believe we in Ore Kon are entitled to It. We have not been at all fortunato in gaining our rights In the way of appropriations '. from Washington in the past and it is time there was a change. I am hope ful our Senators will bo successful in obtaining the original sum asked and in having the Columbia River work placed on a continuing contract basis." "I have constantly urged that the north jetty be put on a continuing con tract basis," said J. N. Teal, "for two reasons the time to be saved in its completion, which will probably be three years, and the saving In cost to the Government, which will run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. From both standpoints, therefore, it is logi cal and businesslike that this work should go on under a continuing con tract. r.nElnfrr Put Work I "I rut. "I personally know, that the United States Engineering Department has re ported to Congress that of all public works of this character under Improve ment In the United States, this work should have the first consideration, so far as. a continuing contract is con cerned. From the standpoint of the commercial and industrial interests of the state, the saving of three years in obtaining the full depth, of water at the mouth of the- Columbia could not be over-estimated. "It is my opinion that from the public standpoint, every effort should be made to have this work placed on a continu ing contract basis. The necessity for this has been apparent for some time and delay only makes its completion in the shortest possible time the more urgent. I have no doubt our Senators will do all that is possible to have a continuing contract placed in the bill when it reaches the Senate. We should do all we can to bring this about. Further Opposition Reported. "I have received letters from friends that strong efforts will be made to BIG SHIPMENT OF CORN FROM PORTLAND, ME., COMES DIRECT VIA CANAL TO JOBBERS HERE. X pr " ,r ry : 4 - I X 1 STEAMER ST. HELENS DISCHARGING!. . I .................. -............., prevent the passage of a rivers and harbors bill at all during this Congress. If this Is successful, it will mean - a great blow to this section, not only curtailing the mouth of the river ap propriation, but the Celilo Canal work as welL" Discrimination against the state is charged in some quarters, it being said the cut in the jetty appropriation of $500,000 is of a piece with the shift in the attitude of Secretary Lane, of the Interior Department, whereby the state seems on the point of losing a $450,000 appropriation promised for reclamation work in the interior. COAST DANGERS SHOWN APPROPRIATION FOR CHARTING REEFS URGED ON CONGRESS. Secretary Redlleld Saya Only Excuaea Are Poverty. Indifference or Low Value of Human Life. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 17. Secretary Redfleld, of the Department of Commerce, in a letter to Congress, strongly urges the appropriation this session of $810,000 to enable the Coast Survey and Light house Service to .chart the waters of the Pacific Coast and of Alaska, and to mark pinnacle rocks, shoals and other obstructions to navigation which, because uncharted, result annually in heavy losses to shipping on the Pa cflc Coast. "If we refrain from this necessary work." says Secretary Red field, "we must as a Nation either con fess poverty or Indifference or deny the facts or allege that something else Is of more value than human life. What shall the answer be?" is his parting question to Congress. In setting forth the need for the ap propriation he has recommended. Sec retary RedflelaV in part, says: "The Alaska coast Is of a peculiarly dangerous character and has been tile scene of many disasters. Our citizens haye been drowned (31 In one case) and both private and public property re peatedly lost because the force and ap paratus have not been more fully pro-: vlded with which to survey and chart the waters off the shore of Alaska "What Is true of Alaska is true In a lesser degree of the entire Pacific Coast. The offshore work from the Mexican boundary to Cape Elizabeth, Wash., 12J0 miles, is incomplete, and there Is one section 01 lou miles wnere no systematic work has been done. It Is admirable to build the Alaskan rail way and to develop the coal lands, but neither can be 1 available at its true worth while the water8 that must be navigated to reach them are full of hidden dangers." THIN IOE FORMS IX RIVER Cowlitz River Traffio Suffers Be cause of Freezing Weather. Floating ice from St. Helens to the mouth of the Willamette River was encountered by the steamer Northland, which arrived at 3 o'clock yesterday. Captain Bodge says the ice was soft and not of a character to cause any concern. The St. Helens was 61 hours and 40 minutes from San Francisco to the river, though the vessel was not hurried, as she has made the same run in 47 hours. About 25 passengers made the trip. Masters of other vessels report Ice above St. Helens and some of the tribu taries of the Columbia are frozen. In cluding the Cowlitz River, and though the ice is thin in most places, on the Cowlitz it has resulted in the . little steamer Chester being tied up, so there is no river service between Kelso and Toledo. - BROTJGHTOX STRAIT REOPENED Canadian Government . Removes Mines Plaeed Against Germans. VICTORIA. B. C. Dec 17. The Ca nadian government announced today that Broughton Strait, B. C, on the inside passage between Puget Sound and Alaska, haa been reopened to navi- sration. Broughton Strait was mined and closed to navigation November 11, when fear spread throughout the British Co lumbia coast cities that the German cruiser squadron which defeated the British squadron off the Chilean coast November 1 would come north and bombard the Canadian ports. The government's announcement to day says the. successful operations of the British fleet In the South Atlantic have removed all menace to the British Columbia towns and navigation under normal conditions may be resumed. WATER ROUTE USED Cargo of Corn From Portland, Me., Landed in Oregon. OLD TRADING IS RECALLED Effect or Canal Shown by Goods Sent East IYora Illinois for Ship ment by Boat Jobbing Area "Will - Bo Enlarged. On the arrival here yesterday of the Dodge steamer St.-Helens, - "the days of '49" were recalled, because she is the first water carrier to make the run direct from Portland, Me, to Port land. Or., since that year. Lying at Couch-street dock, the St. Helens dis charged her cargo of canned corn, consigned to Allen & Lewis, the shlp- ment being handled on a dock that was built primarily for cargo from the At lantic side, which was carried on clip per ships during the early days of its service. Another feature of the Journey of the St. Helens was recalled, by Frank Spen cer, of Allen & Lewis, who Baid that in 1884, when the O. R. & N. Co. completed its line between Portland and Hunting ton, there connecting with the Union Pacific system, among the first traffic to move over it was a full trainload of corn from Portland, Me., much of which was consigned to that same firm. Territory Ia Increased. "This shipment illustrates what the Panama Canal means to this Coast, for lower rates have followed its opening to general traffic and savings effected by Portland firms mean that more in terior territory can be reached In dis tributing commodities," said Mr. Spen cer. "There are ten carloads of corn assembled at Baltimore that will move here on our account, while five car loads of Eastern oyster pack move from New Orleans shortly, besides which were shipments from as far west as Illinois routed to New York for ship ment Dy water and a large consign ment Of catSUD from Cincinnati the Grace liner Santa Clara next week. As late as 1805 ships berthed at Couch street dock with Eastern cargo and some of the men who made the run around the Horn in those days were selected to command the first steamers . uiicmea unaer the American Hawaiian flag." Captain Odland. of the St. Helens, ays that her easthnuni vnvao-a. v. she carried ft r'lnm 1 1 . Poughkeepsie, N. Y., was uneventful save on her arrival at Kfir9inn where she was ftrrlnimiui v rier to report there with a Pacific Coast cargo. He maintains that thr wa no appliance at Poughkeepsie that could be converted Into a noise-maker that wan not hrnncht ln. i j,,,. ocivice, even CVUr5. 13 beinS clanged as a means j .uuiug 10 me cin that announced direct water connection with the land ? . ?cltic- On discharging the lOad Of Tit Tn-itoi-in 1 -. , ; -- me oieamer pro ceeded to Portland. Me., and there worK.ec, me snare of that pack she was assigned to deliver here. Brltlah Cruiser Spoken. On tho run Pnntaln i-i.j 1 . did not chance to get In the track of fn- a . al vessela until nearlng the Atlantic entrance of the Canal. I when the British cruiser Berwick hove In sight early one morning and si--1 naled to ascertain the name of the St. niMnS' r,eT, ?"go and ""nation. The British fighter stood about three miles away, says Captain Odland, and. be- "'o d.ny morning haze, he could not distinguish the signals nor others later flown t . - ; tx.u imme diate answer. Apparently th R,in in command rKntwi , and ordered two shots fired across the bow of the American. The St. Helens' skipper refers to the fno.as Long Toms" and adds that the St. Helens checked her headway In " f m time, xnen a small boat put off from tho cruiser and the officer who boarded the St. Helens searched vrvurhAvt i-.. " cLiui.t to maKe sure she was a Yankee and not carrv- -.-c j """o -t-v tuo enemy. To Cao tain Odland he explained that those on the cruiser mlstnnv c n.,. . - . xieiens at 1. C 5 a torpedo-boat because of her ..iSu luiouasue ana nouse aft. her short funnel heightening the effect. Grace & Co. took- nvov v. ?. v. Ja,t-ni&?,rand B.h,f Proceeded to the '" mm to load lumber and h na., "I1""111 mlu rr the last of her Portland cargo today so as to be started for sea tonight if possible. Longshoremen worked all of last night to get lumber aboard. The steamer ?5 "V, t0 Soun,i to rlnls& and will be dispatched for the East Coast. POLTALIXJOH- CREW PAID OFF Some Seamen From Xevr American Sbip Return to Australia. About 12 members of the crew of the ship Poltalloch, which came into the river November 8 under the British flag and today flies the American ban ner, will be sent to Australia, where they signed. The men are to be paid off today, also three Americans, but the latter will not receive transporta tion to the port where they were shipped. As to the British subjects to Join the company in Australia, their travel pay will be turned over to "the British Consul. The latter hopes to. find berths for the men on some vessel bound for the Antipodes and when they arrive there tho money will be awaiting them. If transportation is not so arranged, tick ets probably will be purchased and they will be given passage without performing labor. With repairs to be made and other expenses, the firm of Eachen & Minor, owners of the Poltal loch, will pay a tidy sum to gain the protection of Uncle Sam. EAST WIND HOLDS SAILER Additional Sqoarerlggers Get Under Way for Portland. Those who have kept an expectant eye on reports of arrivals at the mouth of the river, with the hope of learning that the British bark Kinross-shire passed in, are figuring that the pre vailing east wind is responsible for her delayed appearance, though she is not as yet in tho class of slow sailers or making a slow passage, as she did not put out from Honolulu until November 21. She reached the island harbor Oc tober 16 with general cargo from Ham burg. More windjammers are getting under way for the North Pacific, now that danger of capture or detention by hos tile naval fighters is over, sailings re ported yesterday being that of the Norwegian ship Llka, from Melbourne, she having gotten to sea Wednesday, while the Norwegian bark Aggie left Port Nolloth November 30, says a mes sage to the Merchants' Exchange. SKIPPERS WILL TELL NEEDS Soutu Channel - Improvements Are I7p for Discussion. Bar pilots, tugboat masters and navigators of coasting vessels familiar with conditions on the Columbia River bar, are requested by Henry L. Beck, lnepector of tho 17th lighthouse dis trict, to communicate with him per sonally or In writing as to their views regarding .; the manner in. which the south channel Is marked with naviga tion aids, . also as to how they, think the system there might be Improved. The bureau of lighthouses has au thorized Mr. Beck to proceed with pre liminaries looking to the establishment of more aids if deemed advisable. As Improvements in the south channel have Induced more general use of it a lighted range has been suggested to facilitate night navigation. Other marks likewise have been talked of and Mr. Beck believes that a general discussion In advance of ordering changes or additions will prove val uable, besides every man competent to pass on the situation will have a voice. LONGSHOREMEN BAR CREW Insist on Handling Other Than Pa ' clfic Coast Cargo Alone. Longshoremen will not work cargo bound for Atlantic Coast ports or orig inating there, with sailors of a vessel handling it, which was made plain yes terday when the . steamer St. Helens arrived from New York and a request was made for the longshoremen, to dis charge it in company with . the crew. The upshot of the matter was the long shoremen unloaded all of the shipment. Andy Madsen, secretary-treasurer of the Pacific Coast District, International Longshoremen's Association, said yes terday that longshoremen and crews of any vessel worked together on Pacific Coast cargoes, which Include any from the Mexican line north to Alaska, tak ing in British Columbia ports. But on what Is termed deepwater ships, mean ing all bound to the Bast Coast and all American possessions as well as foreign lands, longshoremen claim the work. Xfivs From Oregon Ports. COOS BAY, Or., Dec 17. (Special.) Today was ono of the greatest in amount of shipping in the history ' of the port. Three C. A. Smith lumber steamers, the Adeline Smith. Nann Smith and Redondo, sailed within an hour of each other, carrying away to the south, 4,000.000 feet of lumber. The three vessels were loading at the same time yesterday and photographs of them were obtained by the company. The steamship George W. Elder ar rived from Eureka and sailed for Port-, land. The steamship Breakwater arrived from Portland during the night at 2 o'clock, having a fair list of passengers and much Christmas freight Mariners who were In port today state the sea has been smoother in the past week than during the Summer months. This is accountable to the east wind which has prevailed for some time, according to the masters. The San Francisco Ad Club 'will be the recipient of a fine 14-foot Christ mas tree of exquisite foliage, sent them today on the Redondo by J. A. Ward, of the Coos-Curry exhibit management. FLORENCE, Or7bec 17. (Special.) The steamer Patsy arrived here to day. ' ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 17. (Special.) The British bark Crown of India ar rived during the night from Portland, with a cargo of grain for the United Kingdom. She will go to sea tomorrow. The steamer Geo. W. Fenwlck sailed during the night for Balboa, via San Francisco, with a cargo of lumber from the Hammond mill. The steam schooner Qulnault sailed for San Francisco after taken on lum ber at Knappton. . The gasoline schooner Mirene cleared for Waldport, with general cargo. The steam schooner St. Helens ar rived during the night from San Fran cisco, with general cargo for Portland. The steam schooner Northland ar rived early from San Francisco, with general cargo for Astoria and Port land. The steamer Roanoke sailed for San Francisco and San Pedro, with freight and passengers from Astoria and Port land. - Marine Notes. "Merry Christmas" greetings were In order when the bulldog" Bear," of the "Big Three" fleet, prepared to depart yesterday, as her crew will be in Cali fornia climes when that day la ush ered In. The liner got away with a passenger list of 230 and a large cargo. Captain Mason Is en route with the flagship Beaver and she docks here this afternoon, sailing Tuesday, so she will pass Christmas at San Francisco, as will the Bear, the latter being due to reach there that day on the way from San Pedro for Portland. Fully laden with grain for the United Kingdom, the British steamer Strath allan left the harbor last evening. She had aboard 7220 tona of the cereal. -The British steamer Usher finished working grain at Irving dock and went to the stream, probably leaving down today for the same destination. The big British bark Oweenee will leave down today carrying 137,472 bushels of wheat, the first cargo dispatched this season for the other side by Statter & Co. The Sierra Miranda shifted yes terday from Montgomery dock to Mer sey to finish grain, and the Centurion hauled down from the Globe elevator to Irving dock. The Cortez left the harbor yesterday in tow of the steam er Ocklahama. Fred C Hagemann. who was a mem ber of the State Board of Pilot Com missioners from 1908 to 1911, is being mentioned for appointment next year. Tides at Astoria Friday. 1:00 A. M 7.2 feet7:32 A. M 8.S feet 1:10 r. M 9.7 feet8::u P. M... '.-!. feet Legislators Vrislt Normal School. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Mon mouth, Dec. 17 (Special.) Congress man Hawley and Representative Irving, of the Oregon Legislature, visited the Normal School today to investigate the necessity for a new building. They seemed to be pleased with the work. New Will be most interesting and complete edition 1 ever published. Five complete sections. You will want to send copies to your friends in the East. On sale Friday, January 1, 1915. Single copy 5c, postage 5c ; Fill out blank form and send to Oregonian office, Sixth and Alder Sts. m Name j Street - Town State THE OREGONIAN, Portland, Oregon Gentlemen : Enclosed Year's Annual to each of Sent by Duplicate blanks may Circulation Department) CHRISTMAS PLANS LAID O.-W. R. A N. 'PREPARES FOB MAXX HOMELESS MEN AS GUESTS. Uaaaalo to Be Decked for Featlvitlea and Raeea Between Boat Crewa Are Arranged. Christmas plans were begun yester day by. the O.-W. R. & N. Company, which Is to entertain worklngmen of the waterfront aboard the steamer Hassalo, at Ash-street dock, with the third an nual dinner, and there will be a second feature this year a boatrace between the lifeboat crews of the Portland-California liner Rose City. "Captain" Budd. superintendent of the river traffic of the big system, caused the Hassalo to be shifted from the "boneyard" to Ash-street dock yester day afternoon, so that all preparations can be made for the yuletlde feast. Re gardless of the weather,, the Hassalo wiU be made as warm and comfortable as a home, while decorative features will be as cheerful and attractive as possible. The Christmas dinner is an occasion that interests every officer and employe of the O.-W. R. & N. and splendid co-operation has made it com paratively easy In the past to take care of more than a regiment of men, not dependents, but those who are far re moved from family ties that day and are given a hearty welcome at the dork. ' ' The boatraco feature Is the out growth of rivalry among the Rose City"s men. On each visit to port her lifeboats are over the side at least once ami the first to return to the ship's side usually receives praise. Now it is proposed to have the eight lifeboats regularly manned and they are to be pulled from the Burnslde-street bridge to the Broadway bridge. Prizes will bo presented to the winning boat crew and then three boats, one representing the deck department, another the en gineering department and the third the steward's department, will race for place. Those men are to be picked frftm each division and It promises to be a contest of Interest. Besides complying with regulations In having boat drill regularly, masters of the "Big Three" fleet insist that every man know his station and be ca pable of performing the duties as signed to him. It Is not admitted that one ship has the best' of the other and after the Rose City's, race the winners may meet the best oarsmen of the other liners at San Francisco during the holidays. While drilling In quiet water It has been shown in the past that the boats can be lowered and manned in a seaway without difficulty. 3LTtrVJE rXTEbblGEXCE. Steamer Schedule. DUE TO ARRIVE. Name From Data Go. W. Elder .Eureka. geo. 18 Beaver ..Los Anselea Dec is Yucatan J3an Diego. ....... Io. .20 Breakwater Coos Bay ec- Hose City -Los Angeles Vca. -J Roanoke Ban Diego Deo. ii Bear Los Anrelu Deo. -its DUE TO DEPART. Name Wot Bate Bear Ban Diego Jan. 1 Willamette San Dleso Deo. is Klamath......... Ban Francisco. .. .Dec 18 Vale 8. F. to L. A. Iec. Is Harvard S.K.WL.A. Jc JJ Geo. W. Elder .Eureka ec. -0 I'araiso JC. B. and S. F Dec J.1 Beaver Loi Angeles .Dec z Breakwater cooa F.ay J?ec- r; Yucatan .San Diego Dec. M Northland San Francisco. . . . Lec Multnomah... San Francisco. ... Dec San Ramon ....... .San Francisco. ... Dec .5 J. B. Etetaon San Diego Dec. 27 Hose City O.OS Angeles J?ec- zl Celilo ...San Diego Dec. Roanoke Los Angeles Dec. 80 EUROPEAN ANX ORIENTAL SERVICE. Name. From Date. Glenroy London Jan. 23 Glengyle London J"eo. JO Glenlochy London Mar. 20 Name. - For Data. Glenroy London Jan. 80 Glengyle London Feb. .S8 (iienlochy . .... . . . London. . . ....... alar, Marconi "Wireless Reports. (All positions reported at 8 P. M., Decem ber 17, unless otherwise designated.) Richmond. Richmond for Seattle, 370 miles from Richmond. Alameda, Seattle for Alaskan porta, orr Safety Cove. Admiral Dewey. Seattle for San Francisco, off Yaquina Head. Beaver, San Francisco for Portland, five miles south of Heceta Head. Captain A. F. Lucas, Seattle for Richmond, 390 miles north of Richmond. Roanoke. Portland for San Francisco, five milea north of Umpqua River. Fcnwick, Astoria for Ban Pedro. 200 miles south of the Columbia River. Congress, San Francisco for Seattle, 133 miles nortli of Cape Blanco. Geo. W. Elder, Coos Bay for Portland, 15 miles north of Taquina Head. Cordova, Prince William Sound for Ta corrua, 270 miles from Seattle. Leelanaw, towing barge Aecapulco. Na nalmo for San Francisco, 130 miles from Nanaimo. Admiral -Schley,. San Francisco for Seattle, 27 miles south of Cape Flttry. Chatham, San Francisco 'r Seattle, 68o miles from Ban Fnnin . Evelyn, San Fraclsuo for Seattle, five miles south of Columbia River. Year's 1915 ' find . ..for which mail The Oregonian 's New the above addresses. (Enclose 10c foreach name.) be had by calling, telephoning or -writing to The Oregonian Olson and Mahoney, Grays Harbor for New York, SO miles south of the Columbia River. Vana, . Philadelphia for San Pedro, llo miles south of Sun Pedro. Bargo 91. Ventura for Richmond, 18 miles east of Point Concepclon. Hooper, San Francisco for New York, 3396 miles south of San Francisco. '"arolyn, San Francisco for New York, 824 miles south of San Pedro. Portland, San Pedro for Callao, 968 miles south of San Pedro. Oliver J. Olson, Pnget Sound for Callao, 662 miles south of San Pedro. Lewis Luckenbach, New York for San Francisco, 1004 miies south of San Diego. Newport, Balboa for San Francisco, 850 miles south of San Francisco. Sant Cruz, San Francisco for New York, 800 miles south of San Francisco. Redondo. Coos Bay for Sun Francisco, aevjn milea south of Northwest Seal Rock. Nann Smith, Coos Bay for San Francisco, 100 miles south of Coos Bay. Santa Rita, San Luis for Seattle, 171 miles north of San Francisco. Adeline Smith. Coos Bay for Ban Fran cisco. 280 miles north of San Francisco. Atlas. San Francisco for Seattle, 270 milea north of San Francisco. Cuzco, Balboa for San Francisco, -1605 miles south of San Pedro, December 16. tj P. M. Logan, San Francisco for Manila, S91 miles west of Honolulu, December 16, at 8 P. M. Hilonian. Seattle for Honolulu, 1029 miles from Flattery, December 16, 8 P. M. Manchuria. San Francisco for Orient. 1S93 miles out. December 16, 8 P. M. Washingtonlan. San Francisco for Hono lulu. 391 miles from Honolulu, December 10. 3 P. M. ' Matsonla, Honolulu for San Francisco, lu:!8 miles out, Deeenzher 16, 8 P. M. Hazel Dollar. Yokohama for San Fran cisco, 1000 miles out. December 16, 8 P. M. Wilhelmlna, San Francisco for Honolulu, 95 miles out, December 16 8 P. M. Santa Maria, Port Harford for Honolulu. 173 miles out. December 16. 8 P. M. Kllburn, San Francisco for Eureka, 14 miles south of Arena. . Queen, fcealtie for San Francisco, off Point Reyes. Paraiso. Coos Bay for San Francisco, 15 milea south of Point Arena. Herriu, Gaviota for Linnton, 825 miles north of Gavlota. Lnslnc. Oleum for Ean Luis, 55 milea south of San Francisco. Whittier. Oleum for Eureka, 35 miles north of San Francisco. Topeka, Eureka for San Francisco, 16 miles north of Point Arena. President, San Pedro for San Francisco, 15 ntlles north of Arguello. Rose City. San Francisco for San Pedro, off Point Sur. Aroline. San Franctsco for San Pedro, oft Cliff House. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Dec 17. Arrived Steamers Northland, from San Francisco; St. Helens, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer Bear, for San Pedro, via San Francisco; British steamer Strathallan, for United Kingdom; Norwegian ship Cortez, for United Kingdom. Astoria, Dec. 17. Arrived at 8 and left up at 6 A. M., steamer Northland from San Francisco. Sailed at 6:40 A. M., steamer Roanoke for San Diego, via way ports. San Francisco, Dec 17. Arrived Steamer Yucatan, from San Diego, for Portland. Sailed at noon, steamer Rose City, from Portland, for San Pedro. Coos Bay, Dec. 17. Arrived at 4 A. M.. steamer Breakwater, from Portland. Arrived at 4 A. M., and sailed at noon, Geo. W. El der, from Eureka, for Portland. Philadelphia. Doc. 17. Cleared, steamer Cricket, for San Francisco. Kirkwall, Dec, 8. Arrived Kronprlna Gustaf Adolf, from San Francisco. Hongkong. Dec. 16. Arrived Steamer Chicago laru, from Tacoma. Ixmdon, Dec. 17. Arrived Teucer, from Seattle. Sau Francisco, Dec 17. Arrived Steam ers G. C. Llndauer, from Grays Harbor; U. S. A transport Buffford, from Balboa; Cor ozal, from Boston; fetrathblano IBritlsh). from Seattle; Henry T. Scott, from Seattle; Colusa, from Valparaiso. Sailed Steamer Shasta, for Grays Harbor; ahlp Boacbamp (French), for Grimsby. Tacoma, Dec 16. Arrived fiteamar Toaa mlte. from Portland. Gavlota, Dec 16. Balled Oteamar W. F. Herrin, for Portland. Point Loboa. Dec IT. Passed at 10 A. M.. steamer W. F. Herrin, from Gavlota. tor Portland. Newport Newa, Dae. 18. Arrived Brltlah steamer Orlstano. from Portland. Port Nolloth. Nov. 80. Sailed Norwegian bark Aggl. for Portland. Melbourne. Dec 16. Sailed Norwegian ship Llka and Swedish bark Svlthold, for Portland. Yokohama.' Dec 17. Arrived Japanese steamer Kongaaan Maru, from Portland. Astoria, Dec. 16. Arrived at 7:30 and left up at 8:15 P. M., steamer' St. Helens, from Portland, Me., via San Francisco. Sailed at 11:45 P. M., steamer Geo. W. Fen wlck. for San Pedro. Arrived down during the night, British bark Crown of India.. Colombia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, Dec 17. Condition of the bar at S P. M.: Sea,-smooth; wind, east 8 miles. Centralla War Veteran Elect. CENTR ALIA Wash.. 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