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TTTE 3IOR"IXfr OREGOXIAN, SATUEDAT, APRIIj 8. 1916.
CHAMBER HOLDS BIG
DELIGHTED THRONG
Offices, Bureaus, Conven
iences, Are Thrown Open for
All Members' Inspection.
ANNUAL MEETING SUCCESS
Great Kxliibit of Oregon Resources
and Manufactures. With Mu
sic, Kef resliments, Color Pic
tures, Flease Crowd.
Old Man Oregon and many of nis
sturdy sons and fair daughters were
on parade last night.
An admiring- company of his loyal
subjects watched him proudly strut
cbout and display his numerous charms.
It was appropriate, too, that his public
appearance should take place in. a
building named in his honor. .
The gathering last night was fruit
ful of the purposes that it served.
First, it was the annual meeting of the.
Chamber of Commerce; second, it pro
vided Portland people opportunity of
viewing the numerous specimens of
Oregon natural and manufactured prod
ucts that the Chamber has collected;
third, it served as a christening for the
"Oregon Building" as the former Com
mercial Club building has been named;
fourth, it provided a formal welcome
home to S. C. Lancaster, Phil S. Bates,
Henry Berger, Jr.. and Frank I. Jones,
who recently showed pictures of the
famous Columbia River Highway in all
the important cities of the East; fifth,
it offered a review of the activities of
the Chamber of Commerce that have
been developed in the year that the or
ganization has been in existence.
Overflow Crowd Delighted.
In each of these, and in many other
particulars, the evening's festivities
were acclaimed with delight by the
overflow crowd that attended.
Guests began arriving early in the
evening, and remained until well into
the night. Every portion of the build
ing used by the Chamber of Commerce
in its varied activities was open for
public inspection. While no precise
programme was followed, folks gen
erally maintained the procedure of vis
iting firet the state exhibits on the
first floor, and then passing by easy
stages to the upper floor, upon each of
which new and unexpected wonders
were unfolded.
Governor Withycombe was the guest
of honor in the rooms of the Oregon
development bureau on the ground
floor.' Here were arranged, in artistic
fashion, specimen products of the
state'6 resources representing every
county of Oregon. Included in the dis
play were many of the prize-winning
exhibits from the San Francisco Expo
sition. The rooms of the State Eish and
Game Commission on the same floor
also were open for inspection, arid re
ceived the admiring attention of many
visitors. Officials of this department
f the state government Jvere in charge.
Manufactures Are Surprise
Annttia.. 4ft.anliirA s r. V, I c 1nnl.
was the exhibit of manufactured ar
ticles arranged by the industries and
manufacturers' bureau of the Chamber.
This was a revelation to many people.
who tneretotore naa uefin unaware inai
Portland produces such a variety of
manufactured articles.
An orchestra dispensed music on the
sixth floor, where members of the
women's reception committee officiated
in welcoming the visitors. This com
mittee was headed by Mrs. II.
Daughtrey. assisted by more than a
score of women members of the Cham
ber. in me green room on tne seventn
floor, committees composed of some of
the directors, pointed out the reading
tables, the general offices, the loung
ing rooms and other facilities provided
for the convenience of the membership.
The famous Berger-Jones pictures
were shown in the main dining-room
on the eighth floor. Two exhibitions
were arranged, one beginning at 8:15,
and the other at 9:30. The room was
crowded each time.
The btirenn nfficea a-ntl
room Used by the members' council on
the fifth floor also came in for a large
chare of attention.
ivnne me orcnestra provided music,
light refreshments were served.
STORE TEETH MAY FADE
Lack of German l'ast Dyes Felt by
Dental Profession.
CHICAGO. April 3. If grandfather
smiles at you with a sort of purplish
. or yellow smile, do not send for the,
doctor, i He may seem to have nine
lands of smallpox or "yallah .ianders"
or something, but no. He smiles thus
because the artificial gams of his false
teeth are colored with dye that runs.
The Dental Manufacturers' Club of
the United States, which Is to meet in
tfiA A url i t rtrl n m TTntAl nv, Anvil 1
this regrettable situation to report.
Since the war there have been no Ger
man dyes. Hence it has been impos
sible to make store teeth with fast
colored gums. The gums fade, turn
yellow and purple and look like the
dickeng.
The dentists and the dental manufac
turers are going to try and remedy the
evil.
SOLOMON'S JOB OUTDONE
Chicago Judge Quiets Row Over
Disputed Parentage.
CHICAGO, April S. Here was no
. r. Z133 west Macison street, appeared
in Judge Graham's court against Mrs.
jji ii i tin jjedn tinu ja rs. j.viargaret ba
daro, both of 113 Leavitt street.
"My mother," said Mrs. Walker,
"gave my baby a dress. One day I saw
the dress on Mrs. Dean's child. Then
.ir. oeuaro ium i ii e neignDors my
husband was not the father of my
child."
Mrs. Walker said something of the
sort about Mrs. Dean's child nrt than
all three started ta'lklng at once and
the children all began crying at once.
: The judge threw .up his hands, the
bailiff rapped for order and all were
put under peace bonds.
Wife of Plotter Tries Suicide.
CALGARY, Alta., April 2. Mrs. H.
von Koolbergen attempted suicide in
her apartments here, but was net suc
cessful Her husband, who is known
under the name of Von Montford, was
accused of complicity in plots of Ger
mans attached to the Seattle and San
Krancisco Consulates to blow -up
, bridges in uanaaa. on Jvool b&rsren
was sentenced to two years in Leth
bridge jail for forgery three months
go.
Americans now monopolize the Spltzen
berg coal fields.
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2 BOATS ORDERED
P!cCormick Officials Closing
Contract at Astoria.
EACH WILL COST $135,000
Carrying Capacity Is to Be 1,500,
000 Feet of Iiiimber and Schoon
ers Will Be Equipped with En
gines for Auxiliary Power.
ASTORIA. Or., April 7. (Special.)
H. F. McCormick and S. C. Morton.
representing the Charles R. McCormick
Company, are in the city closing a con
tract with the Wilson Bros.' boatyards
for the construction' of .Two "auxiliary
power lumber schooners at th local
plant.
The proposed craft each will have a
carrying1 capacity of. 1,500,000 feet of
lumber, and one of them is to be
christened the City of Astoria. Each
vessel will cost approximately $135,000,
and the intention is to purchase all the
lumber and materials used in the con
struction from the local mills and deal
ers. The schooners are to be equipped
with semi-Diesel engines as auxiliary
power and will also have power
winches for handling cargo. i
While all the details are not yet ar
ranged, the City of Astoria probably
will be operated by a corporation
known as the McCormick Navigation
Company, and Astoria will be her home
port. She is to be of . the type of the
City of Portland, now under construc
tion at the McCormick yards in St.
Helens.
ST. HELENS. April 7. (Special.)
The -McCormick shipbuilding plant of
this city has placed a contract with
Wilson Bros.,' shipbuilding plant at
Astoria, because the plant in this city
has all it can do, and it was desired
that the new vessels should be ready
for commission within the next six
months.
WASHINGTON IN NORTHWEST
Skipper Apprehensive That Weather
Caused Trouble, So Files Protest.
Northwest weather that struck the
steamer Washington wltn the force of
a gale April 3, when coming up the
Coast from San Francisco, held on from
6:30 o'clock that morning for 48 hours,
and Captain J. G. Ahlin, her master.
fearing damage to cargo through the
straining of the vessel that might have
opened scams or butts, yesterday filed
a protest at the Custom-Housed The
Washington is on her second voyage
here 10 the Parr-McCormick service,
and brought 810 tons of cargo, 200
tons of which was asphalt, while much
of her underdeck cargo was salt and
sugar.
She has been cleared for the return
to the Golden Gate with 500,000 feet
of lumber. The McCormick steamer
Klamath began discharging at Couch
street dock yesterday, and she ioads
l,0a0,000 feet of lumber for San Pedro.
Bossnet's Crew Indignant.
Captain Henry, of the French bark
Bossuet, was waited on yesterday by
his entire crew to protest against sus
picions alleged to have been expressed
by police officials that they were con
THE EXHIBIT ROOM AT CHAMBER
LAST NIGHT. .
cerned in the disappearance of clothing
and other belongings of Charles Hauch,
watchman at the plant of the St. Johns
Lumber Company. Captain Henry in
turn referred the charges to George
Taylor, of Taylor, Young & Co.. agents
of the vessel, who says that every as
surance has been given him that the
men are innocent and further they most
heatedly resent the imputation.
PCCET SOUND IiOSES APPE.il
Department to Enforce Seamen's
Act Even if Ships Lie Idle.
SEATTLE. Wash., April 7. The De
partment of Commerce, which was
asked by the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce to permit clearance of vessels
without fully certified crews, replied
today that the department could not
suspend or annul the law. The cham
ber yesterday sent a message to Secre
tary Redfield, saying:
"Shipping from Puget Sound is
greatly hampered by inability to obtain
sailors under the seamen's law. Thir
teen loaded vessels have been detained
from three to 11 days. This, in the
face of prevailing scarcity of tonnage,
is producing a commercial crisis. When
honest efforts to obtain a crew demon
strate that certified seamen are .not
available, is it not possible to permit
clearance of vessels with such crews
as they can obtain?"
Acting Secretary of Commerce Thur
man sent the following reply:
"The law is explicit. The depart
ment has no power to suspend or annul
it. Congress alone can alter the law.
The department must enforce the law
,to the fullest extent of its power. Due
consideration will be given to the facts
in ' each case when officially ascertained."-
WING DAM BLOCKS CHANNEL
Eola Bar Scene of Latest Change in
Marine-Way of the Willamette.
On the heels of trouble at Pike Pole
Bend, on the Yamhill River, where a
recent slide now blocks the channel,
the Yellow Stack line faces another
blockade at Eola Bar, on the Upper
Willamette, which will be removed to
day when piling in a partially, con
structed wing dam there Is pulled put
to permit the passage of steamers.
Since the dam was started the channel
has changed and deep water is now
through the center of the line of pil
ing. Captain A. W. Graham, superintend
ent of the fleet, left for Salem last
night and will start for Eola Bar with
the steamer Pomona at .daybreak this
morning to remove sufficient piling for
navigation purposes, so there will be
no interruption in the service to Salem
and Corvallis.
SPRING FEVER IS ALARMING
Four Youths Seek Cure on Water
Front iu Izaak Wralton Stunt.
Four boys were found fishing in the
rear of the Hawthorne dock yesterday
afternoon by Patrolman Powell, of the
harbor patrol force, suffering from
serious illness. At least they informed
the officer they were on the sick list;
and for that reason were not attending
school sessions.
Harry Hunter, 14 years, of 155 East
Seventh street, told the patrolman that
he had added responsibilities, as he
was looking after his brother. Kred
Hunter, 12 years, who was the sickest.
Monroe Gies. It years, of 480 East
Salmon street, and Paul Remaley, of
210 East Seventh street, were in the
party. ,
OF COMMERCE "HO US E WARM ING
ASTORIA STOP OPPOSED
CHAMBER BACKING MEASURE
AID OF SHIPPERS,
Bill Introduced in Hoiihc and Senate
to Do Away Witk Delay Said
' to Involve Expense.
Cut out the unnecessary stop at Astoria-
for ocean-going vessels bound
to and from Portland, is the appeal
made by the navigation committee of
the Chamber of Commerce to members
Of the Oregon delegation in Congress.
The committee met last night and
indorsed the bills now pending in Con
gress providing for the elimination of
such stops. A bill for this purpose was
Introduced in, the House a few weeks
ago by Representative McArthur. Sen
ator Lane has introduced a similar
measure in the upper bouse. The plan
of the Congressmen is to procure pass
age of either of these bills.'
It. is understood that some opposi
tion to the plan will develop at As
toria, but the local shippers are endeav
oring to arouse the entire Portland
community to the necessity of support
ing the new move.
They point out that when the state
of Washington was formed into one
customs district, the stops that were
necessary at Port Townsend by ves
sels going from Seattle and Tacoma
were eliminated. Shipping men who
have investigated the situation at the
mouth of the Columbia believe that
automatically the old statutes requir
ing stops at Astoria were repealed
when the state of Oregon was made
one customs district. However, the de
partment ruled adversely and there is
no other way of freeing Portland's
commerce from this delay than by re
pealing the two. sections of the statute
affecting-the case.
A number of instances have been
furnished the. Chamber of Commerce
of serious losses resulting from the
stop required by the present statutes.
There is a fee involved in the practice
which, they say. should be eliminated.
Complaint was made by the steamship
lines operating in the offshore trade
of the condition and for two or three
years the Chamber of Commerce has
been urging that the statutes be re
pealed.. It was the sense of the naviga
tion committee last night that aggres
sive action should be taken by this
community to protect itself and if any
further arguments were necessary to
present the facts clearly with a view
to obtaining early results.
L. ROSCOE BEING REFITTED
Tug- Taken by Government Getting
in Trim for Alaska Service.
The tug L. Roscoe. built in 1903. will
appear under the flag, of the Alaska
rtauroaa commission in aooui a week.
She is undergoing - many changes at
the Linnton plant of the Columbia En
gineering Works. The firm is looking
after machinery details, and Captain'
Bob Mcintosh is in charge of wood
work and rigging.
In the first place her hull has been
partly sheathed with iron bark, her
pilothouse is being rebuilt, while her
one lone mast has been taken out and
a new foremast stepped. A second stick
has been added to care for a new wire
less set being installed. A new smoke
stack was hoisted into place yesterday.
Columbia Kiver Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, April 7. Condition of the
bar at 3 P. M. : Sea smooth, wind soutli-
west, xour miles.
Telegrams sent in
aid of naval base
Additional Signatures Will Be
Telegraphed to Oregon
Congressmen Daily
SUPPORT IS VOLUNTEERED
Chairman Harley, of Columbia Com
mittee; Says Puget Sound Inter
ests Have Had Representative
in Washington All Winter.
Scores of prominent Portland busi
ness men yesterday joined in forward
ing to the Oregon delegation in Con
gress a telegraphic appeal for support
of the Lane and Hawley bills providing
for the establishment of a naval base
at the mouth of the Columbia River.
The contents of this telegram, with
the names of every signer, have been
telegraphed to Chairman F. C. Harley,
of the naval base committee, at his
headquarters, in Washington. Mr.
Harley advises that he has made ar-'
rangements for presenting the claims
of the Columbia before Secretary of
the Navy Daniels next Wednesday and
also before the naval committees of
the Senate and House.
Mr. Harley disclosed the information
that J. E. Barnes, of the Puget Sound
Navy-yard interests, has been in Wash
ington all Winter, with headquarters
in the private office of Senator Poin
dexter, of Washington. "Compared with
these methods," he said, "the advocates
of the Columbia River recognize that
they have been asleep at the switch,
but it is our purpose, assisted by the
business interests and Congressmen of
the Columbia basin, to make up in live
wire work from now on what we have
failed to do in the past." r
Support Is Promised.
Many friendly expressions are being
received at the headquarters of the
committee at Astoria from Senators and
Representatives to whom complete data
covering the claims of the Columbia
River have been sent. Letters and
telegrams by the hundreds are also
going forward from commercial" bodies
of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Mon
tana, North and South Dakota and
Wyoming to congressional delegations
uKing their support of the Columbia
River measures. Private telegrams
from individual citizens are also being
sent to Congressmen frdm. other states
soliciting their support.
The following is a copy of the tele
gram sent to Senator Chamberlain and
his confreres, with the' names of the
business men of Portland who signed
it. It is the purpose of the naval base
committee and its secretary. Wallace
R. Struble, to solicit many additional
signers to the telegram and forward
them to the Oregon delegates every
day. Mr. Struble has established Port
land headquarters in room 1136 North
western Bank building and will conduct
his Portland campaign therefrom.
Copy of Telegram Given.
The telegram says;
Portland. Or., April 7, 1!UG. Senators
Chamberlain and Lane and Oregon Repre
sentatives, Senate Chamber, Washington,
D. C: We believe Uawloy and Lane bills
for naval base of first class at or near
mouth of Columbia Itlver to be desirable
measure in interest of general preparedness
of Nation and Pacific Northwest and par
ticularly of the great Columbia basin, and
respectfully urso the entire Oregon jielosa
tion to strongly support these measures,
both in Senate and House.
xrthwstcni Xational Bank. L,loyd L.
Mulit. vice-lrsident; the First National
Bank, K. A. VVMU, vice-presiueni-casnier;
Laiid & Tilton Bank, W. M. Ladd, president;
United Slates National Uank. of Fortlaud,
J. ' Alnsworth. president; the Bank of
California, J. T. Burtchaell, assistant man
ager; ilarlman & Thompson, bankers, J. L.
Kartrnan; Lumbermen's National Bank, K.
O. ' Crawford, president; Kquitable Savings
& Loan Association, V. iicKercner, secre
tary; the Canadian Bank of Commerce, F.
C. Malpas, manager; llibernia Savings Bank,
l H. sewall. assistant cashier; the Scan
dinavian-American Bank, J. Hawkinson, as
sistant cashier; Ashley & Kumelln. bankers,
M. A. M. Ashley, cashier: the Citizens Bank.
Will H. Bennett, cashier; Bast Side Bank of
Portland, H. H. Newhall. president-cashier;
Portland Railway, Light & power Company.
Franklin T. (Jrifflth. president; bpokane.
Portland & Seattle Hallway Company, L. C.
(illman. president: The Oregonian, H. L.
Pittock, president; C. S. Jackson; Evening
Teleeram. John F. Carroll, puiisher; Andrew
C. Smith, president Hibernla. Savings
Bank: Theodore B. Wilcox; smith & Watson
Iron Works. H. W. Bates, cashier; Portland
Lumber Company. L. J. Wentworth, vice-
president; Lang & Co., I. Lang, president;
Mason Ehrman & Co.. Inc., E. Ehrman. pres
ideut: M. Seller & Co., F. M. Heller; W. P.
Fuller & Co., C B. Woodruff, manager;
Willamette Iron S: Steel Works, H. V.
Carpenter, treasurer: Eastern & Western
Lumber Company. K. H. Koehlec. assistant
treasurer; W. P. Burrell; Northwestern
Steel Company, W. B. Beebe, president;
Everdimr & Parrel. T. C. Farrell. pres
ident; the George Lawrence Company,
Oeorge Lawrence, Jr.; Fleischner. Mayer &
Co.. Nathan Strauss; Allen & Lewis, F. A.
Spencer, manager: Wadhams & Co., H.
Hahn. president; Wadhams & Kerr Bros.
Samuel C. Kerr, president; Honeyman Hard
ware Company, T. D. Honeyman, president;
Albera Bros. Milling Company. "William
Albers: Edmond C. Giltner; Clarice-Wood
ward DniK Corrpany. Louis O. Clarke.
president: Llpman-Wolfe Company. Adolph
Wolfe, president: Charles R. McCormick
Co., E. H. Meyer, manager; J. B. Yeon;
M. C. Banfield; Martin L. Pipes; M. H.
Houser; A. B. Steinbach; Daniel Kern:
Estate of H. W. Corbett. E. R. Corbett;
Joseph Simon: Edward E. Goudey: Roberts
Bros.; Dean Vincent: Heald Map Company;
Title & Trust Company. W. M. Daly, treas
urer: Lumbermen's Trust Company, F. A.
Freeman, vice-president: Colonel E. Everett;
Olds, Wortman & King, H. C. Wortman:
Meier & Frank Company, Aaron M. Frank;
Union Meat Company. C. C. Colt, president:
E. E. Coovert: S. Benson; General Charles
F. Beebe: Cronan Mortgage Company, John
B. Cronan, president: C. F. Adams; W. G.
McPherson: A. I Mills: John F. Looran;
J. J. Fitzgerald; Butterfield Bros.. H. S.
Butterfield: A. T. Charlton: E. L. Thompson:-
L. J. Simpson: Frank E. Smith Com
pany. Frank E. Smith, president: John M.
Gearln: F. W. Newell.
ASTORIA GETS NAVAL TTEiYRING
Senate Committee and Mr. Daniels
to Hear I C. Harley.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April 7. At the request of F.
C. Harley. of Astoria, Senator Lane to
day conferred with Senator Tillman,
chairman of the naval affairs commit
tee, and received assurance that the
committee will give a hearing on the
Columbia River naval-base bill when
ever the Oregon delegation can appear.
Senator Tillman said it was desirable
to have the full Congressional delega
tion 'appear with Mr. Harley, -and Sen
ator Lane was asked to determine what
date will be generally agreeable. He
expects to set the hearing for some
day next week.
This morning Mr. Harley called on
Secretary Daniels and arranged to go
over the Columbia River base situation
with him in detail next Wednesday.
The Secretary postponed the conference
until he can give sufficient time to
discuss the question in all its phases.
Grain Ship Goes to Stream.
" To await her crew the British ship
Alice A. Leigh was hauled into the
stream from the North Bank dock yes
terday, grain laden for the United
Kingdom. She joins the Norwegian
bark Olivebank, which has a flour
cargo for the other side, and Is de
tained to complete her crew. When the
Bossuet and Invergarry are dispatched
crew troubles will be over for a time,
they being the last here to load.
LANG STRIKES OBSTRICTIOX
Steamer Beached on Way to Cunias
to Place Soft Patches on Hull.
Second of the early season's acci
dents, due to submerged obstructions
in the river, fell to the lot of 1 1,
steamer N. R. Lang, of the Willam
ette Transportation Company's fleet,
which has limped to Oregon City for
repairs, after having been beached
Thursday in the Columbia when on her
way to Camas with a load of pulp.
After st-iking the log or snag respon
sible, the vessel was beached and a
soft patch applied and after getting
under way it was found necessary to
apply a second patch.
X he first victim was the steamer
Twin Cities, of The Dalles-Columbia
line, which sank in North Portland
harbor. Much 25, and was raised
Wednesday and is now on the ways at
the Portland Shipburlding Company's
yard. Work has been started on the
partial reconstruction of the hull and
deck forward r.nd the dt mage will be
gone over there by United States
Steamboat Inspectors Edwards and
Wynn.
Marine Xotes.
It was sugar day among the steam schoon
ers in port from San Francisco yesterday, as
the Wapama arrived with 700 tons, and
aboard the Klamath were 800 tons of sugar,
and on the Washington 600 tons. Another
commodity moving in volume these days is
of loading the British bark Inver
garry, at Montgomery dock, and the French
bark Bossuet. at the North Bank dock. Is
to be begun this morning, both vessels work
ing barley for the United Kingdom.
Alaska cargo going aboard the bark Ber
lin for delivery at the Nushagak canneries
will be stowed this afternoon, and she leaves
tomorrow in tow for Astoria.
Three seamen were signed aboard
Norwegian bark Olivebank yesterday,
she requires seven more to complete
crew. ,
Arriving from Coos Bay yesterday.
the
and
her
the
lighthouse tender Manzanita received orders
to load supplies for Destruction Island,
where she goes early in the week.
Part of the testimony in the case of Harry
A. Symes, discharged pilot of the fireboat
Geo. H. Williams, was taken yesterday be
fore United States Steamboat Inspectors Ed
wards and W'ynu, and the Investigation ia to
be brought to a close Monday.
Having conducted the quarterly survey of
the entrance to Columbia River, a. surveying
party that has been at work there for a week
was- ordered to return yesterday by Major
Jewett, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., who will
check over the data and charts next week.
That the British steamer Erroll 'reported
at St. Nazaire March 1!6, was a message con
veyed to the Merchants' Exchange yesterday.
She left here Leceniber -7 with a cargo of
flour dispatched by Kerr, ' Gif ford & Co.
There was another message to the effect
that the Norwegian steamer Wtiscana passed
Punto Arenas April 3 bound from Portland
for the United Kingdom with a full grain
cargo.
From San Francisco comes information
that 00.000 feet of lumber in the cargo of
the steamer Minnesota, originally intended
for delivery at London, has been unloaded
within the Golden Gate, where the big vessel
is having new boilers Installed, and will be
shipped to lAustralia. it is also reported
that the grain aboard the Minnesota will be
discharged and routed overland to the At
lantic seaboard and there reshipped to Lou
don. New boilers are in place, and the work
of connecting them is under way. Should
the cargo be removed it is said the Minnesota
would be in line for a most attractive en
gagement carrying war supplies from the
Coast to Vladivostok.
News Form Northwest Pirts.
ASTORIA. April 7. CSpecial.) The steam
schooner Klamath arrived during the night
from San Francisco with freight for As
toria and Portland.
The pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer came
in from her station this afternoon to get
water and supplies.
Bringing freight for Astoria and Portland,
the steam schooner Wapama arrived this
morning from San Francisco.
The Norwegian ship Musselcrag shifted
to the lower harbor and will sail tomorrow
for the United Kingdom with a cargo of
grain from Portland.
The steam schooner Johan Poulscn arrived
today from San Francisco and went to West
port to load lumber.
The gasoline schooner Delia arrived this
morning from Nestucca with 203 cases of
cheese and a quantity of hides.
The steam schooner J. B. Stetson is due
from San Francisco with freight.
COOS BAY. Or., April 7. (Special.) Of
interest to mariners is the statement of
Captain T. J. Macgenn, of the steamship
Breakwater, who says the bell buoy at
Charleston Spit has been encroached upon
by the sand and he will recommend Its re
moval 73 yeards to the soutlKiast.
The steamer Adeline Smith arrived from
San Francisco at S o'clock this morning and
is loading lumber at the Smith docks.
The steam schooner Cleone, which ar
rived this morning at an early hour, to
transport lumber for the Simpson Lumber
Company, is making her first voyage from
this port. The Cleone carries 200.000 feet of
lumber.
The steamship Breakwater arrived from
San Francisco and sailed for Portland this
afternoon.
With a cargo of 1,000.000 feet of lumber
from the Smith mills, the steam schooner
Fair Oaks sailed for San Francisco.
This was the schooner'e trip for the com
pany, and she is replacing the Nann Smith,
which has gone to the Orient.
The steam schooner A'. M. Simpson sailed
for the south with lumber from the Porter
sawmill.
HOQTTIAM, WnshTI April 7. (Special.)
Steam schooner Yosemite arrived today from
San Francisco and is loading at the Grays
Harbor mill.
The steam schooner Hoquiam sailed for
San Pedro from the Grays Harbor mill, Ho
quiam. The Hoquiam loaded 1n 11 hors.
45 minutes a full cargo of ties. This is
equal to record. Fourteen men did the work.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. April 7. (Special.)
The steamer Westerner cleared today for
San Francisco with a cargo loaded at the
American mill.
The steamer Melville Dollar arrived at 7
A. M. from Puget Sound and is loading at
the Bay City mill for China. The Dollar
wiil carry about 1.10C.O0O feet of lumber.
George Lind, 'cook on the Coronado. who
was arrested a few days ago for bringing
an oversupply of booze from that steamer
when she landed here, has been fined $100.
He will serve the fine out by a 30-day Jail
term.
Notice to lariners.
The following affects aids to navigation
in the Seventeenth Lighthouse District:
Oregon coast Orford reef gas, whistling
and submarine bell buoy 2-OR, submarine
bell reported as not sounding March 20; to
be repaired as soon as practicable.
Oregon coast Baltimore Rock bell buoy
2. reported out of position, was replaced
March 31.
Coos Bay North Spit jetty bell buoy 1-A,
reported out of position, was replaced on
April 1.
Yaquina Bay Reef south end buoy 1,
reported out of position, was replaced April 6.
Slletz River Buoy "Slletz River," found
missing April 6, was replaced same date.
Tillamook Bay Main channel buoy 2, re
ported missing March 29, to be replaced
as soon as practicable.
Seattle Harbor East waterway entrance
buoy 2, reported in damaged condition
April 6, to be replaced as soon as prac
ticable. ROBERT WARRACK,
Lighthouse Inspector.
MARIXE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE.
Kama Prom
Date.
Beaver. Los Angeles.
. In port
Breakwater. .... .San Diego. ........ Apr. S
Northern Pacific. San Francisco..... Apr. 9
Bear. ........... Los Angeles ...... .Apr. 12
F. A. Kllburn Bar. 'egr Apr. la
DUE TO DEPART.
Name.
Harvard . .
K iamath. .
For Date.
. . S. F. to L. A Apr. S
..san Diego Apr. S
. .Los Angeles. . . . Apr. 8
Beaver
Breakwater. ...... ban Ulego. ...... Apr. 9
Wapama Sen Diego Apr. 9
Yale S. F. to L A Apr. 10
Northern Pacific. . -ban Francisco. .. .Apr 11
San Diego Celllo Apr. 11
i?un Ramon ...... . San Francisco. . . Apr 11
F. A. Kllburn San Diego Apr. 15
Bear Los Angeles. .. ..Apr. 15
Movements of Vessels. .
PORTLAND. April 7. Arrived Steamers
Sltna Yak, Klamath. Wapama and Johan
I'oulsen. irom &iin Francisco, sailed steam
rrs Necanlcum. for San Francisco: Sana Yak
for Port Gamble; tug Navigator towing
scnooner aaonterey, tor &an j-ranclsco.
Astoria, April 7. Arrived at 7 and left up
at S A. M., steamer Wapama. from San
Francisco. Arrived at 8:.'i0 and left up at
9 A. M-. steamer Johan Poulsen. from San
Francisco. Arrived down at 0:30 A. M.
Norwegian bark Musselcrag.
Saa Francisco. April 7. Arrived at 2:40
P. M-. steamer NorLhern Pacific, from Flavel.
Coos Bay. April 7. Sailed at 4 P. M..
steamer Breakwater, from San Diego and
way ports for Portland.
San Pedro. April 7. Arrived, steamer
Bear, from Portland and San Francisco.
San Francisco, April 6. Sailed at U P.
steamer Nehalem. for Portland.
Monterey, April 6. Sailed, steamer W. tj.
Porter, for Portland.
Punta Arenas, April 3. Sailed. Norwegian
steamer Wascana, irom Portland for Uuued.
Kingdom.
- Astoria, April 6. Arrived at 1 P. M ,
schooner Repeat, from Aberdeen. Arrived at
5 and left up at t:30 P. M., steamer Shna.
Yark. from Sau Francisco. Arrived at 3
aiidleft up at i:30 P. M., steamer Klamath. .
from Sart Francisco.
Mol'endo. April 6. Arrived Steamer Co
lumn, from San Francisco.
Shanghai. April 4.- Sailed Steamer Ma -nula
Uru, from Hongkong for Taconiu.
Yokohama. April 5. Sailed Steamer Se
attle Mam, for San Francisco.
San Francisco, April 7. Arrived Steam-
ers Yellowstone, Coaster, for Coos Bay.
Sailed Steamers Avalon, Quinault, for ii
lapa. Seattle, Wash., April 7. Arrived Steam
ers City of Seattio, from Southeastern
Alaska; Tamba Maru, from Hongkong; Pres
ident, from Vancouver; F. is. Loop, from
San Francisco; iidith. from British Columbia,
ports; ship St. Paul, from Port BlaKely.
Sailed Steamers President, for San Iiei;o;
Oleum, for Port San Luis; bargo Nuuanu.
for San Francisco.
Marconi W ireless Reports.
All positions reported at 8 P. M.v April 7,
unless- otherwise designated.
Wilhelmina. from San Francisco for Hono
lulu, 437 miles from San Francisco, April ti.
Matsonla, from Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, 15S4 miles from San Francisco, April 6.
Great Northern, from Honolulu for Sao.
Francisco, 1004 miles from Honolulu, April fc.
Yucatan, from San Francisco for Japan,
miles from San Francisco, April 6.
Transport Logan, from Manila for Sail
Francisco. 0011 miles west of Honolulu,
April .
Congress, from San Francisco for Saa
Pedro, six miles south of Pigeon Point.
Drake, from Kl Segundo for Seattle, seven
miles north of San Francisco.
Bradford, San Francisco for Pisaqua, 1775
miles south of San Francisco, April ti.
t'entralia, San Francisco for Mexican,
ports, ;-io miles south of San Pedro.
Yacht Veiietia, San Francisco for Sao.
Diego, 4o miles east of Point Ooncepcion.
Ascuncion. El Seyuudo for Powell River,
20 miles from Kl iegundo.
Moffett. towing barye S3. Balboa for
Richmond, O.'O miles south of Lightship.
Alliance. Mazatlun for San Francisco, 1?3
miles south of San Pedro.
California, San Franr-isco for Iquique, IrtPl
miles south of San Francisco.
Multnomah. San Francisco for Grays Bar
bor. five miles south of Columbia River
Atlas. Richmond for Vancouver, latitude
43 norili, longitude 124:17 west.
breakwater, coos Sav for Portland. 4
miles north of Coos Bay.
.elllo. ban r rancisco for Grays Harbor. 25
miles south of Columbia River.
bauta Cruz, beattle for san Francisco. 70
miles south of Cape Flattery.
Kl f-egur.do. Klchmoud for Seattle, '-'O
miles from Seattle.
Curacoa. Alaska for Seattle, eight tnilct
north of Active Pass.
Porter. Monterey for Portland. 201 miles
from Monterey.
Buck. Seattle for Point Orient. r,2o miles
from Seattle.
Vessels Entered Yesterday.
Schooner Monterey, careo of oil. from San
Francisco.
American steamer Washington, general
cargo, from San Francisco.
American steamer ivlamatn. general carzo.
from San Francisco.
American steamer shna l ak, cargo of as
phalt, from San Francisco.
Tug Navigator, ballast, from San Fran
cisco.
Gasoline schooner Patpy. general car.co.
from Landon.
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
Schooner Monterey, ballast, for San Fran
cisco.
American steamer Klamath, cargo of lum
ber, for San Pedro.
American steamer Washington, cargo ct
lumber, for San Francisco.
American steamer Shna Yak, ballast, rot
Port Gamble.
Tug Navigator, ballast, for San Fran
cisco. Tides at Astoria Saturday.
Hirh. Low.
3:41 A. M 7.0 ft.!11:11 A. M ". ft
5:24 P. M 5. ft.10:47 P. M 4 0 IU
PRICE OF MEAT SOARING
Allies Contract for Largre Supply.
Causing Big Advance.
meat has advanced several cents a.
pound in the last three weeks, and will
V. : .-. V. .. .1 . . 1 . . - . - . 1. ',-,-1. and
smoked meats and fowl have advanced
two ana inree cents a pouna.
the housewife. Owing to a falling off
in the marKet, veal nas aroppea inren
cents. Best veal can be bought for II
cents a pound. It was 17 and 18 cents
three weeks ago.
The demand of the allies, dealers say.
has boosted the price of meat, although
the supply Is as great, ir not great-r.
than ever. New York. Chicago nml
T.-. ........ ... -; , ..Luin-litni. V,mcoa .1 r fill-
in c- nirlrs fnr Kurone as fast as they
can dress, pack and ship the meat.
A Ch.cago pacKing nouse. it is sam
contracted for 26,000.000 pounds of
meat for the allies two weeks ago.
The orders are more desirable, deal
ers assert, than supplying the demand
in the United States, ss the minute a
foreign order is placed aboard a boat
for shipment it is paid for in American
gold.
TV, ,7 In nrii'HJ Yt f Ilflrfl:V7Pri
business in this city's market." Wil
liam Minder, president or me wastims
ton Market Merchants' Association.
said today.
WASHINGTON, April 1. Prices on
meat animals hogs, cattle, sheep ami
chickens were 16.4 per cent higher on
March 15 than they were on that date
a year ago. A report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture yesterday says th
level of prices paid to producers of th
country for meat animals increased
8.4 per cent from February 15 to March.
15 this year, compared with an aver
age increase of 3.1 per cent in the Earn1!
period o("th-! last six years.
Prices paid for hogs showed an in
crease of $1.53 per 100 pounds over
March 15 a year ago. Beef cattle in
creased 45 cents over last year and PS
cents over the six-year average, and
sheep increased 99 cents over last year
and $1.47 over the six-year average.
Paper Mills Going: on 8-Hour System
APPLETON. Wis.. April 2. Sixteen
paper mills in the Fox river valley
have announced that they had volun
tarily changed their schedule from th
two to the three tour, giving all tour
men an eight hour day instead of an
11-hour .day and 13-hour night shift.
The change will be made as rapidly
as, additional employes can be obtained.
No demand or request was made on
the mills, according to the manufac
turers, although one was ready to be
presented. It is predicted that in a
week or 10 days practically every
paper manufacturer in the Fox river
valley will have adopted the eight
hour system.
Sore Throat
Chest Pains 2
Tightness across the chest and M
ore throat can at once be relieved H
by applying Sloan's Liniment. It M
goes right to the seat of pain SI
warming and soothing the painful 9t
parts. The inflammation subsides B
and the pain is gone. SJ
Sloan's 1
Liniment
KILLS PAIN H
"Keep a bottle in your home." W
Price 25c 50c Sl.00