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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1916)
THE MORNING OREGOXUX, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1916. 13 COURSE IS SET wal Militia Being Prepared or Marblehead's Arrival. EATER EFFICIENCY IS AIM inander Blair Anxious That Or- I nlzation Be Familiar With Du ties and Vessel and Inspection Trip Id Contemplated. is the Intention of Lientenant- y mander Blair to gather all the possible as to the expense of l-itenance of the Marblehead. and other details before the new train- chip Is brought to the Portland Nor for the use of the Oregon Naval I la. Commander Blair says that he les to be acquainted with every Ml of the vessel and have all men liainted with the stations that they occupy on board before she is light to Portland so there will be litch In arrangements anywhere. provide for the adequate man- of the new vessel upon her ar il here in ILarch, Commander Blair just arranged a course of study drill to provide for efficiency in the -ice. liJutant-General White and Com- .der Blair Inspected several sites the Marblehead to anchor yester morning. The location approved anchorage belongs to the city and tnmediately south of the Hawthorne fge on the West Side of the river. matter of obtaining that location be brought before the Dock Com- Islon probably today. Other possible ktions are the present anchorage of .Boston, and a place between the rriman and the Broadway bridges on Uest bide of the river. The last led location is the property of the Ithern Pacific Company, ollowing is the course of study and ii ouuinea oy commander Blair: Gunners' Mate Section. at the Portland- Hotel yesterday, said that he was In the city making ar rangemenU for the vessels touching at this port. "The concern which I represent." he said, "is anxious to get into some field and build op a trade before the close of the war." WEATHER DELAYS KILBUKX Roanoke Arrives With 740 Tons of Miscellaneous Cargo. Owing to weather conditions which have been prevailing- off the coast, the North Pacific steamer F. A. Kilburn, which was due to arrive last night, will not make Portland harbor until some time today. The steamer, which is bringing a cargo and passengers from San Francisco and way ports, got away from Coos Bay at 4 o'clock yes terday. The steamer Roanoke, of the same line, which got in Sunday night. broueht a carrfo of 740 tons of mlscel laneous goods from California ports. Included in the cargo was IS tons of hopski. nnary 4, quarterly inspection; January mlnation In all subjects for sea- . February 1. examination in all sub- for seamen: February 8. outline of rtraent Inspection of department store. axlnee. tool, etc; February 15, dls- and assemble rifle and revolver pment infantry orders; February "2, A runs, classes of, nomenclature, parts. tuts: February 29, renerul drills: March ammunition, projectiles, powder, .tor- bandllns. etc; March 14, Artillery and equipment, armory work and pment, use of Holljfleld dotter; March breech mechanisms, dismount and as- lile; March 23, quarterly inspection: tl 4. four-inch s-nn stations, equipment asi loose ana proviae-dotter; April 11, iral quarters. nipht battle quarters IS. small arms firing- regulations 25. general drills, examination: May srpeaoea. mines; ilay 9. gunnery aell- n. object. r. p. groups, trophies, etc.; 16, description and use of R. G.m: 23 fire control stations and systems; 30, care and preservation of battery. ty precautions, tests, regulations, maga- keys: June 6. Infantry First divi- June 18. target practice, regulations instructions, rules: Jane 20, general s. bag inspection; June 27, annual ln- tioa- I Seaman Sect Ian. Inuary 4. quarterly Inspection: Janu- lour-incu sun anil, nomenclature, a. breech mechanism; February 1. sea ship, boats, types, parts, numbering. ,i February 8. navigation sound s' leads. clouds. storms. etc; Feb ry 15. ordnance, small arms, Holli- I dotter: February 22. navigation, pass, logs, glasses, stearins February general, fire, collision, abandon ship; ca 7. seamanship, -lifeboats,- equipping. ' ructions, etc; March 14, navigation, als- : March 21. seamanship, vessels' rigs, :tng. sails, blocks, tackles, etc: March quarterly Inspection; April 4, seamanship iiut. Bide cleaners, watches, terms, etc.: II 11. ordnance, battery drill. 4-lnch !: April IS. navigation, lights, buoys. s road, knots, splices; April 25. gen , followed by examination for sea rate; 2. seamanship. weights, handling a carrying out anchors, etc: May u. mtry, light and heavy marching order, ling party: May 111. lifeboat drill, car- m out ancnors, running lines: Juay . llery drill; May 30, boats under oars sail; June 6. Infantry; June 13, boats ler oars, signals from ship: June 2t). eral. bag inspection; June 27, annual e'tion. rder of evening drills: Inspection, 6 lutes: physical drill, 5 minutes: gun Jons and drill. 10 minutes; regular even- drill, 60 minutes. Quart erxoaMrr Section. annary 4, quarterly inspection; jwra- examlnatlon In all subjects xor man: February l, examination in an jects for seaman; February 8. compass. j-umenta ana appliances; reoruary w, trlng: February 22. signals, dot and h. semaphore, flags: February 29. gen- drills; March 7. logs, leads, soundings; reh 14. vesse-s. lights, rules road, buoys: -eh 21 clouds, storms; March 28. quar- y Inspection: April 4. keeping the log. rles. etc.; April 11. signala codes, spe 1, use of books, handling hoists, dress ship, etc.; April 18. regulations and -.ructions: April 20. general examination: f 2. signals, all codes: May 9. charts, irlr-gs. conning ship; May rhronom Ks. care of, winding, comparing tick: using tat los-heaving. ieaa aouno- Mnv SO. sicnnls. special use ot ins. truck IlKlit, lsntern; June 8, In- itry twlth First division): June i. V. boat and ship, flags (with First dl- ioni; June 20. qneral. bag inspection, le 27. annual Inspection. Commander Blair probably will ike a trip to San Francisco and go the Marblehead with naval orri there to get thoroughly acquainted th her equipment before sne Is ught to Portland. v, 2... XS COLUMBIA GOIXG OUT (vigation Expected to Continue If remperature Doesn't Take Drop. Although the weather turned colder ;nday nijtht and yesteraay tne ice in Columbia still was going out, ana Ipplng men believe that the channel on will be tree II tne temperature esn't take a big drop. New Ice Is orted between Hood Klver and The lies Sunday night. he steamer Tanoma was sun ira- soned yesterday, although- the Ice rounding her was reported Breaking i. The vessel managed to mate ner ay down stream a short distance, -irrounded by ice. and some hope was xpressed that she might be able to ake her escape from the floes today. . steamer was dispatched to assist her i breaking up the lea The channel Is sufficiently clear for ver steamers, which have resumed Derations. The lone made the trip own from Camas The Jessie Hark ins on the run to Washougal and the ancouver ferry is operating. The Wil mette River at Portland Is rising rap Hy. It is now about eight feet above ero and is expected to reach the 13- oot mark by Wednesday. Tami Mara Chartered for Lumber. Announcement was made yesterday by Mitsui & Co. that it had booked th Japanese steamer Tami Maru to bring a cargo of lumber and sulphur from Japan to this port. The jate was nut rirpn ont The Tami 'Maru is scheduled to arrive in May. After un- loading here she probably will go to San Francisco for car fro. She is of 5000 tons capacity. Marine Notes. Th. , irhnniiir Multnomah, which is . .ri carso is expected to wufi o ' i c-n riu.n tomorrow. The steam schooner Tamalpais is due to make Portland today. 4)he comes In ballast from California porta and win taae . u cellaneous cargo here for San Francisco. l- i. uAnam Portland agent, has re ceived notice of the new schedule of the steamer Jefferson, operating from Seattle to nth.atm Alaska. The vessel will leave tnr he north January 28. February 1, 17 and 27 and March 8. tik itaimar Temnle E. Dorr got away f-nm Astnria for California ports at mia- ..,,, e- 1 ., Th, vmsmI haa been libeled. charged with 'ramming the Port of Portland tug OK shams. A new propellor will be fitted on the gas schooner Patsy, which was hauled oat on the wave at SuDnle's yard yesterday. The Haft nf the veesel also will be repaired. Th. Tananeee steamer Bankoku Maru is ,.,-t a. Portland from Shanghai In February, she is under charter to the China Import A Export Lumber company, ana win carry fir lumber to the Orient and deliver coal at Honolulu while en route. The British steamers Greystoke Castle and st Veronica are expected to make harbor Hi February or early In March to take car goes of lumber to Europe, Both come from Vladivostok. . The dredger Columbia was Inspected by a commmlttee from the Port of Portland Com mission yesterday to determine the extent of repairs necessary to tne vessel uui. Frits de Rock, the diver, yesterday re covered the launch of the Standard Amer ican Dredging Company, which was sunk In the Oregon Slough two weeks ago. The ice had punctured two large holes In the ves sel's planking. News From Oregon ports. ' ASTORIA. Or., Jan. !. fSpecial.) The Russian bark Port Caledonia, grain laaen from Portland to the United Kingdom, passed out today. The tank steamer Washtenaw, from Cali fornia, arrived in port this morning and left up the river immediately. The coast guard cutter Manning crossed out today for a cruise along tne coast. The French bark tiayara. wneai imuoa from Portland for the United Kingdom, crossed out to sea at 4 o'clock. The steam schooner Temple tiorr, lum ber laden, crossed out to sea today. COOS BAT. Or., Jan. 24. (Special.) The steamship F. A. Kilburn. with 30 Coos Bay passengers and considerable freight xrom this port, sailed tor rortiana tooay. The steam schooner Bardy is due to sail for San Francisco tomorrow with lumber from North Bend. a Colombia River Bar Report. NORTH HJSAD Jan. ; 24 Condition f the har at 5 P. M.: Sea smooth, wind east lb miles. - 2 GRAIN SHIPS SAIL Race Between Port Caledonia and Bayard Expected. CARGOES WORTH $316,000 Elginshire, Undergoing Repairs Af ter Being Loaded, Langdale and Verengere, Ready to Take on -Wheat and Flour, to Go Soon. Two members of the .Portland grain fleet, the Russian bark Port Caledonia and the French bark Bayard, both dis patched by M. H. Houser for the United Kingdom, got away from Astoria yes terday within a few hours of each other, and a race between the ships is predicted in local shipping circles. The Port Caledonia left Astoria at 11:50 yesterday morning and the Bay ard at 4 o'clock. The Port Caledonia is a four-master and the Bayard a three-masted vessel. Both vessels were cleared for Queens town, Falmouth . or Plymouth for orders. The Port Caledonia cleared with 142,- 313 bushels of wheat valued at S177, 895 and the Bayard with 110,743 bush els valued at $138,430. , The British bark Elginshire, which Is now undergoing repairs to its rigging preparatory to departure, is expected to get out of the river either tomorrow or Thursday morning. The vessel, which was loaded by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Is to be dispatched to the United King dom. The Elginshire completed load ing several days ago and is now in mid-stream. The British ship Lancdale. which is under charter to the Portland Flour ing Mills Company to take on flour here, was shifted to the dock of that company yesterday morning. The work of loading is expected to begin tomor row. The French ship Berengere, which is to take on cereal here for Strauss & Co., was shifted yesterday by the Port of Portland tug from the dock of the North Pacific Lumber Company to the North Bank dock preparatory to load lng. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Jan. 24. Arrived Steamer Washtenaw, from San Francisco. Astoria. Jan. 34. Sailed at midnight. steamer Temple E. Dorr, for San Pedro. Arrived at 8:o0 and left up at 10:30 A. M., steamer tvashtenaw, from San Francisco. Sailed -at 11:50 A. M., Russian bark Part Caledonia, for United Kingdom: at 1 P. M., U. S. revenue cutter Manning, for Puget Sound : .it 4 P. M.. French bark Bayard. for Unl'.ed Kingdom. San Francisco. Jan. 4. Arrived Steamer Santa Barbara, from. Columbia Kiver; steamer Oleum, from Portland last night. Sailed Steamer Santa Barbara, for San edro: at 4 P. at., steamer Asfincion. for Portland. Coos Bay. Jan. 24. Sailed at 4 P. If.. steamer F. A. Kilburn. from San Fran cisco and Eureka for Portland. Shanghai. Jan. 22. Arrived Steamer Jav- ary, from Tacoma, St. Lucia. Jan. 22. Arrived Steamer Carolyn, from San Francisco for New York. Valparaiso. Jan. 22. Arrived steamer Arab, from San Francisco for London. Barbados. Jan. 24. Arrived Steamer Lewis, Luckenbach. from New York for San Francisco (rudder damaged). Yokohama, Jan. 22. Sailed Steamer Kiyo Maru, from Bongkong tor San Fran cisco. San Francisco, Jan. 24. Arrived Steam ers Wapama. from Maxatlan; Santa Bar bara, from Columbia River: Heeperos (Nor weglan). from Tocopilla: Governor, from Victoria; Adeline Smith, from Coos Bay; Admiral Schley, from Seattle; Klamath, from Guaymas. Sailed Steamers Willam ette, for Seattle: Beaver, for Portland, TWIN-SIX, First Automobi Annual e Salon i Hotel Multnomah Jan. 24-29 2 to 1 0:30 P. M. NO ADMISSION FEE Frank C. Riggs Company Dodg e Brothers MOTOR CAR Seattle. Wash., Jan. 24. Arrtvedfi team era President, from San Diego: Franfc ti. Ri.rk. from San Francisco; PrlnceGreorg fRriHah.. from Prince Rupert. baiiea Steamen polyphemua Brmsiw, pool; Prince Oeorge (British). Rupert. for LJver- for Prince (All Marconi Wireless Reports, ponf i lone reported t 8 P. M.. nary 24, unless otherwise desi lated.) Yacht Venetian, San Francisco for San Diego. 60 miles south of point Concepclon. Lucas, with barge 93, Balboa for San Francisco, S65 miles south of San Fran cisco. Geo. W. Elfier, San PeJr for Balboa, 636 miles south of San Pedro Grace Dollar. Everett for San Francisco, off Bush Point Buck. Point Orient for Seattle, 10 miles from Seattie. Mills. San Pedro for Seattle, 329 miles from Seattle. Porter, Point Richmond for Seattle, 608 miles from point Richmond. Drake, Port Angeles for Richmond, 632 miles from Richmond. Kilburn. Coos Bay for Portland, 125 miles south of Columbia River. Hyadea. Seattle for Honolulu, 1105 miles from Cape FlaUery, January 23. M of feu. Shanghai for San Francisco. 1S50 miles from San Francisco, January 72 r 19 Lurllne. Honolulu for San Francisco. miles from San Francisco, January 23. Beaver, San Francisco for Portland, miles soutn oi roim Arena. Arolfne, San Pedro for Sao Francisco, 14 miles south of Point Sur. Willamette, 8an Francisco for Seattle, 20 miles north of Point Reyen. Asuncion, Richmond for Portland, 50 miles north of Richmond. Speedwell, San Pedro for San Francisco, 145 miles south of San Francisco. EW" COA5T FLfET 7 Veswls From Atlantic Coast May Touch at Portland. A substantial addition to the flet of easels now operating between Port- md and other Pacific Co9t port and he Atlantic seaboard is to be made. (-cording1 to announcement of Peter D. lilioy. of New York, who is in this ity. Mr. Milloy says that a fleet of 17 easels is to be put on that run. backed r Independent American capital. The. plan of the new service, Mr. Iilloy says. Is to brinff West Virginia oal to the Pacific Coast and carry amber. Brain and a-eneral cargo on he return trip. Mr. Mllloy, who wast The First Worm-Drive Truck At Anywhere Near So Low a Price $1250 F. O. B. Factory See It at the Auto Show Here's the truck sensation not only of the year but of all years. We know something about trucks and when we expected this truck to sell at $1650 we regarded it as a winner but manufacturing facili ties and a decision to make it a leader, have brought the price, down to a point that sweeps aside all need for argument Here Is a New KISSEL 34 to 1-Ton Truck With David-Brown worm-drive con struction built according to the high standards which have made the name "Kissell" synonymous with satisfaction and the price is only $1250 F. O. B. Factory. Never before to our knowl edge has a worm-drive truck of this capacity been offered at anywhere near this low price. The Truck is now on display at the Portland Automobile Show, Armory Building. The motor is Kissel built four L head water-cooled cylinders ; bore 3, stroke 5Vt frame 4 steel, deep suction, 14 inch gauge, 3 point suspension. Three speed gear set, 25-ft. turning radius, 125 wheel base. Tires pneumatic or solid, at buyer's option. 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