THE 3rOHXING OREGOXIAJT. SATTJRIDAT. OCTOBER 2S, 191C
W,:.W. PEED ' HEADS'
LOGGING CONGRESS
Session Ends With Interest
ing Demonstration of
First-Aid Work.
CAMP SCHOOLS ADVOCATED
Establishment of Educational Facili
ties for Teaching Physics, Wood
Properties, Economics, Me
chanical Drawing, TTrged.
The adoption, of the nominating
committee's report, naming- W. W.
Peed, of the Hammond Lumber Com
pany, of Eureka, Cal., president of the
Pacific Logging Congress, closed the
sessions of the eighth annual conven
tion of that organization yesterday at
the Portland Hotel.
The other officers elected through the
adoption of the nominating commit
tee's report were: Vice-president. T. J.
Humbird, Humbird Lumber Company,
Kandpoint, Idaho; secretary-treasurer,
(ieorgo M. Cornwall, of the Timberman,
Portland.
The members of the executive com
mittee for the ensuing year will be:
For British Columbia, J. M. Dempsey,
of the British Columbia Loggers' Asso
ciation. Vancouver; for California, Don
ald McDonald. Pacific Lumber Com
pany. Scotia. Cal.; Idaho. H. M. Strath
ern. Post Fails Lumber & Manufactur
ing Company, Post Falls; for Montana,
W. R. Ballard, Somers Lumber Com
pany, Somers; ' Oregon, A. H. Powers,
Kmith - Powers Logging Company,
Marshfleld: Washington, George A.
Johnson, Brown's Bay Logging Com
pany, Seattle.
First-Ald Legislation Approved.
Included in the report of the reso
lutions committee unanimously adopted
fcy the congress of logging men were
suggestions that the workmen's com
pensation act be extended to all dis
tricts covered by the association. The
committee further reiterated its ap
proval of that character of legisla
tion including first aid, and based on
"some contributions by employer, em
ploye and the state."
The resolutions committee strongly
urged the establishment in camps as
"the next upward step" in modern
camp development of educational fa
cilities where the laborer might learn
such subjects as elementary physics,
camp sanitation, first aid to the in
jured, the physical properties of wood,
forest mensuration, economics -and me
chanical drawing.
"Education has always been worth
more than it cost," reads the resolu
tion, "and the man who feels the need
of greater knowledge, particularly
along the line of his work, should be
able to get at least the rudiments of
an education in the evenings."
As a conclusion to the proceedings of
the eighth congress, first aid demon
strations were given by Dr. Matthew J.
Shields, field representative of the
American Red Cross, first aid depart
ment. Demonstration) Are Given.
With a corps of helpers. Dr. Shields
demonstrated to the circle of logging
men what to do in case arteries are
severed, legs are broken, burns are
sustained, etc. The restoration of the
drowning was another of the demon
strations. That many opportunities for making
a paying investment out of logging op
erations are lost through the lack of
knowledge of how to utilize water sup
ply was brVught out in the discussion
ft "Availability of Log Flumes for
Transporting Large Logs." by W. D.
Starbird. a local mechanical engineer.
Mr. Starbird asserted that in many
Instances large logs could be trans
ported with a surprisingly small amount
of water.
"Very often." said Mr. Starbird. "the
knowledge of the proper use of avail
able water will turn an unprofitable
operation into a paying investment. An
extremely large amount of water is not
necessary. The cost of transportation
is low. no skilled labor is required in
operation and the initial cost as com
pared, with the cost of logging rail
roads is low."
Co-operation With College Asked,
As most of the morning session was
taken up with a discussion of "Cali
fornia's Proposed Logging and Saw
mill Safety Orders." there was little
time left at the afternoon session for
those papers scheduled.
John P. Van Orsdal. professor of
logging engineering at the Oregon Ag
ricultural College, besought all log
ging men to co-operate with the col
lege in that course. He asserted that
it was their school, as they had spon
sored it. His detailed paper was read
into the minutes of the congress, but
his talk extended over but a few min
utes. That the best results may be ob
tained if there is hearty co-operation
between employer and employe was the
contention of D. S. Painter, of the Mc
Cloud River Lumber Company, of Mc-
Cloud, Cal. Mr. Painter asserted that
to the employe was due the utmost
consideration, as he was the real pro
ducer. He cited ways in which the
employer and employe might best un
derstand each other.
For two hours at the morning session
the loggers listened to the arguments
in favor of and against the proposed
Jogging and sawmill safety orders for
the state of California.
The discussions were led by James C.
Bennett, safety engineer of the Cali
fornia Industrial Accident Commission.
California Proposal Interests.
The safety orders are purely tenta
tive, but logging men from the entire
district under the jurisdiction of the
Pacific Logging Congress were most
interested in what California has pro
posed. Copies of the orders were dis
tributed among the loggers and many
took a spirited part in the inorniu
discussion.
The discussions of the proposed Cali
fornia law were highly technical- The
proposed law goes into every detail of
Jogging operation and seeks to reduce
to the minimum, through precautionary
measures, accidents of any kind either
in the camps or on the logging roads.
Providing notched curbs or steel
truard rails for trestles, the provision
of logging train braking without the
trainmen having to run over the entire
length of the train, and the addition of
cabooses on logging trains lor casual
passengers and train crews were sub
jects that consumed many minutes in
the discussion.
Interest in the proposed orders
rvoked heated arguments, for the log
gers split in their opinions of many of
the proposed limitations.
At the conclusion of the business
session of the eighth annual meeting.
the visiting logging men were taken on
an automobile trip through the city,
The report of the resolutions com
mittee, committing the congress to
many constructive suggestions, fol
lows:
The Eighth Pacific Logging Congress de-
fres to emphasize the educational and Ira
ternal features of this organization and
notes with pleasure the Increasing Interest
and earnest co-operation ox Its xnemDers.
Extension of Art Urged.
We tireo the extension of the workman'
comnensatlnn to all ' districts covered h
FIRST-AID DEMONSTRATIONS THAT
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the association and ' reiterate our approval
and encouragement of such legislation. In
cluding first aid, and based on some con
tribution by the employe, the employer and
the state.
The investigations bclnc made by the Tarl-
ouh forest schools and universities, into the
strength, life, uaes and care of woods. Is
most commendable, and we express to the
men, youns and old, who are doing tills
work, our appreciation.
While our members are enjzaeed in the
work of transforming the forests into forms
useful to man. we are doing so with full
regard for the future and with every en
deavor to avoid economic loss. We com
mend all engaged in developing new meth
ods of cutting, handling and manufacturing,
which reduce waste.
Small Fire Loss Fleaaes.
We are pleased to note the Increased
efficiency and co-operation of the. various
f Ire-fight In g organisations. private, stale
and National, and the small loas during the
past year.
We respectfully call to the attention of
the state and National governments, great
areas of cut-over lands, now waste, which
should either be sold for use as farms and
pasture, or reforested.
Great progress has been made during the
past year in the Improvements of camps by
making them brigh ter. more sanitary and
more convenient. Even greater xrogress has
been made in the improvement of the spir
itual and social advantages afforded our
employes.
While the good work along these lines
should be continued and broadened in scone.
we feel that the next - upward step should
be taken by furnishing certain educational
facilities and advantages in our camps.
Camp Classes Advised.
Education has always been worth more
than it cobt and the man who feels the need
of greater knowledge, particularly along the
line of his work, should be able to get at
least the rudiments of an education in the
camp evenings.
There itm t a man In our employ who
would not welcome and profit by occasional
short, simple talks on such subjects as ele
mentary physics, camp sanitation, first uid
to the injured, the physical properties uf
wood, forest mensuration, economics and me
ch an leal drawings.
Since an enlightened employe a a better
employe, we believe that some provism
may well be made in our camps by a certain
reasonable amount of educational work.
We express our thanks to the various rail
roads, the Northern Pacific.. Great Northern,
Spokane, Portland & Seattle, the Spokane
Inland, Southern Pacific, the Oregon-Wash
Ington Railroad & Navigation Company. Chi
cago, Milwaukee Ac St. Paul and the North
western Pacific for reduced rates and courte
sies granted.
Iea.d Are Remembered.
The attitude of the daily press of Port
land in giving prominence to the proceed
ings of the congress, is appreciated, as Is
that of the trade- press toward past gather
ings. We thank the management and employes
of the Portland Hotel for facilities granted
and good service rendered.
We express our high appreciation of the
lavish hospitality of the Columbia River
Loggers' Association, the Grays Harbor Log
gers' Association and the Poison Logging
Company, and to George K. W'entwortli, Jr.,
lor automobiles furnished.
The success of the present congress la evi
dence of the ability and hard work of our
officers, whom we thank.
Mnce our last convention. God has called
home four valued members. Their faces we
shall see no more in this life,, but their
memory will be with us to the end.
To tho families and friends of John K.
Toole, James K. Gowen, Edmund L. Gau
dette and James Ward Dempsey, we convey
our heartfelt sympathy.
J. J. DONOVAN,
K. R. OLIN.
D. 8, PAINTER,
H. It. MACMILLAN,
W. D. HERMlJaTON.
1IOQUIAM READY FOR LOGGERS
Delegates Are to Inspect Works of
Poison Company.
HOQUIAM. Oct. 27. (Special.)
Plans are. complete for the reception
of the delegates - to the annual con
vention of the Pacific Lodging Con
gress, who will arrive in Hoquiam to
morrow morning by special Pullman
train from Portland.
The cpecial . train carrying the log
gers will arrivelin Hoquiam about 7
A. M. and th'ey will go to the Gray
port Hotel for breakfast. Following
breakfast the visitors will be taken
by automobile to the headquarters
camp of the Poison Logging Company,
12 miles north.
A train will be provided to take
the visitors over the company's log
ging railroad line's. Methods and ap
paratus in use by the company will
be "observed. The Poison Company
operates the largest logging outfit in
the country, if not In the world.
Lunch will be taken at one of the
Poison camps. Following Inspection,
the visitors will be brourht back to
inspect Hoquiam and other Grays j
Harbor mills. In the evening a.
banquet will be served at the Gray
port Hotel. Late in the evening the
loggers" special will pull out of
Hoquiam and at Centralia' the train
will be divided and part sent nortn
and part south, bearing the loggers
home. .
STORE SINGER FACES CURB
City Council Proposes to Pass Pro
hibitory Ordinance.
Singing through open store windows
for advertising purposes is to be pro
hibited by city ordinance. The City
Council yesterday instructed City At
torney LaRoche to prepare an ordi
nance making- the practice punishable
by nne and imprisonment.
Business men on Washington street
between Sixth street and Broadway
demanded the action, as did also the
tenants of the Corbett building. In
addition to the noise of the singing
the merchants say crowds stand along
in front of their places of business to
listen to the music.
Read The Oreconlnn olaKsinVd ndn.
CLOSED EIGHTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE PACIFIC LOGGERS
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.
Demonstration of How to Staunch Flow
of Severed Arterle. and (ienrrsl
First Aid Treatment. Insert, Dr.
Matthew J. Sb Lrlda, Dmonxtrstor and
Lecturer American Red Cross
SHIP WORK IS TOPIC
George M. McBride Speaker at
Portland Realty Board.
VARIED BENEFITS ARE CITED
John II. Price Also Discusses Xew
Industry, Showing Importance to
Community and Advantage
Tills District Offers.
"The significance of the shipbuild
ing - industry to Portland is so far
reaching that none of us realize its full
importance." said George M. McBride,
attorney for the Charles R. MeCormick
Company, in an address before the
Portland Realty Board in the Hotel
Benson yesterday.
Mr. McBride. together with John H.
Price, naval architect, was invited to
explain the ImpAtance of the ship
building industry to the members of
the Board, and before the meeting ad
journed the Board showed its appre
ciation of the industry by appointing
a committee of three Walter F. Bur
rell, John F. Carroll and Eric V. Han
ger to assist in procuring for William
Cornfoot the street vacation privileges
he desires in Albina.
"I understand there are now orders
for 21,000.000 worth of ships in Port
land, a record to be proud of." said Mr.
McBride. "But we need ship owners
as well as ship construction, and we
must boost all shipbuilding enter
prises, irrespective of whether they are
located in Portland or along the Co
lumbia River. The five ships now un
der way at St. Helens and the ships
being built at Astoria help Portland
as well as the state at large, for at
least some of the money comes to
Portland, even if only indirectly.
"The business men of Portland must
learn to appreciate that unless they
lake personal interest in the vessels
built at Portland they may not be
used ultimately to carry Portland
products. It is one thing to raise
products and quite another to get them
to market, and every new industry
like a shipbuilding plant brings pay
rolls and an increased market right at
home.
In specifying the materials and labor
that went Into ship construction Mr.
Price said that between $30,000 and
$60,000 was expended in labor alone
during the construction of the City
of Portland, which he designed. He
explained that Oregon can compete
with any city in the world in ship
building, not only in materials but in
quality of labor.
The members of the Board went on
record yesterday in opposition to the
Sunday blue law and against the water
meter system. The resolution uphold
ing the right of property owners to
have flat rates installed in lieu of the
meters was indorsed unanimously, on
the ground that it tended to destroy
the attractiveness of lawns.
ROBBERY TALE DOUBTED
CHINESE SECRETARY SUSPECTED
!" SHORTAGE IN ACCOUNTS.
Detectives Are In vest inc. ting; Story of
Oriental Found Trussed and
Gassed la His Room.
For "ways that are . dark and for
tricks that are vain." few Celestials
can excel Yong Tong, secretary of the
Huie In Kong Show Company, say
City detectives Tichenor and John
Moloney, who are investigating the
reputed robbery of Tong Tong.
Tnissed and gagged, the secretary
was found in his room at 84 y. Second
street -early Thurnday evening. When
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released, he stated with vehemence of
voice and gesture that he had been as
saulted and robbed by two men. who
secured (306 of the company's money.
The detectives pointed to the fact
that Tongr was visited on Thursday
afternoon by & bondsman, who remind
ed the secretary that he must have his
books in readiness for a meeting' on
Friday. They observe that the utter
absence of marks or abrasions on
Tong's throat contradicts his story of
being choked into unconsciousness.
Further, they have noted the singular
fact that none of Toner's associates, or
members of his company have been to
visit him in the emergency hospital,
where he was taken to recover i from
the treatment he asserted he recived.
Directors of the Huie In Kong: Show
Company plan to hold a meeting, at
which Yons Toniar will be the center of
a formal inquisition while the missing
funds are discussed.
Detectives Tichenor and Moloney ac
count for Tone's presumed defalcation
by the rumor that he is addicted to
smoking opium.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule,
DUB TO ARRIVE.
From Date.
Pan Francisco. ...In port
Name.
Breakwater
Rose City
Northern Pacific
K. A. Kilburn
beaver
Los Angeles. .... .In port
.San Francisco. ... In port
.San Francisco. .. -Oct.
Los Angeles .Nov. 1
DUE TO DEFAKT.
Name.
For
Rosn City Lob Angeles Oct. 23
Harvard s.K. for U.A.-S.D. Oct.
Nortnorn Pacific. . .San KrancUco. . . . Oct. us
Breakwater fan Francisco. Oct, I'D
YaU- ti.F. for L.A.-S.D.UcU Sit
W illmttitte San Li-go Oct- itl
F. A. K 11 bum. .... .San Francisco. . . .Oct. 11
Wai.amu ...SanDlt-go Nov. 1
biruver Lob Angeles Nov. 4
Klamath. ......... Sa.ii iJiigo. ..... . Nov. 6
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Oct. 27. Arrived Steamer
u. M. uiara anu vv. tr. Herrin. from .San
Francisco. Sailed Steamer. Juhan Poul
sen, for San Krunclsco ; Tiverton, for San
I'tdro.
Astoria. Oct. 2T. Arrived at 2 and left
up at 4 A. M. Steamer W. F. Herrin. from
San Frauclfcco. Arrived at 7:60 and left
up at A. M. Steamer O. M. Clark, from
ban b runcisco. bailed at B:uO A. M. titeam
er Grtat .Northern, for San Franciaco. Sailed
at noon Schooner tieo. E. SHuiikh. for Syl
ney; at 12:3t P. M., gasoline achooner Tilla-
mooK. tor coos May. Arrived at urlo f. M.
steamer .Northern Pacific, from an Fran
Cisco. Sailed at B:4." P. M. Steamer Joban
Poulsen. for an Francisco. Arrived at
4:15 P. M. Steamer LJaisy Putnam, from
ban rranclsco vis Attetoeoi
San Francisco. Oct. 2 1 . Sailed at 11 A.
M. -bteamer W illamette. for Columbia Rlv
er. Arrive! steamer Argyll, from Port-
ia.uu. Eauea ucwour -o at . f . yi. ateame:
Capt. A. Lucas, for Portland.
Seattle. Oct. 27. balled at midnight
steamer ?orin;ana, tor Astoria.
Sharpness. Oct. 25. Arrived British bark
Invergarry. from Portland.
eureka, Oct. -'7. Arrived at 2 P. M.
Steamer F. A. Kilburn. from feua Francisco
for Coos Bay and Portland.
aan Pedro. Oct. 27. Arrived Nwamer
Beaver, from Portland via :-an 1- ranclsc-o.
The gasoline schooner Tillamook sailed
for Coast points with freight.
Hongkong. uct. xo. Arrived feteamer
Shiiiyo Maru, from ban Francisco.
San Francisco. Oct. 27. Arrive! steal
ers. wlndber. from Seattle: Hardy, from
t'ooa Bay. Sailed Steamers Brooklyn, for
Bandon: Raymond, for Willapa: Willamette,
for Astoria;- Col. tC. L. Drake, with barge. !.,
for Seattle; Dramatist 4HrUlsh, for Van
couver: bantlam. for Astoria.
(Seattle. Oct. 27. Sailed steamers Manila
Maru CJaoanesel. for Hongkong; toverno-.
lor Kan Diego: Spokane, for Southeastern
Alaska: Cordova, for ordova: Northland,
for Astoria: barge Palmyra, for Gypsum.
Balboa. Oct. 27. Arrived Motorshlo Ps-
rifle, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer
G. B. Schoefielo. for San Francisco.
MareonI Wireless Reports.
(Alt pooitlons reported at P. ll., Octo
ber 27, unlet otherwise designated.)
Wapama. San Francisco for St. Helens,
elgnt miles norm or isortnweai bwi nutn.
' (Jreat Northern, Flavel for San Francisco,
n tiiti pnuih of Blanco.
Richmond, Seattle for San Francisco, 850
miles north of San h rancisco.
Lucas, Richmond for Portland, 2S3 miles
north of San Francisco.
Acme. San Francisco for tvoorung, SST4
miles from Sau Francisco, October 2o.
China. San Francisco for Orient, 2030
miles west of Honolulu. October 26.
Kcuador, Yokohama for Sao Franclseo,
4320 miles from San Francisco.
Astral. San Frani-lsco for Calcutta, 2033
miles trom ban rrancisco.
I.urllne. Kahuliil for San Francisco, 1601
miles from San branclsco.
Knterpr.se, Hilo for San Francisco, 1323
miles from San r ranclsco.
Yucatsn. Snn Francisco for Orient, 804
miles from San Francisco.
Manna. San Francisco for Honolulu, 869
miles from San Francisco.
Hyades. 6an Francisco for Honolulu, 652
miles from san rrancisco.
Wllhelmlna, left Honolulu for Hilo
11 P. M-
Drake, tow-lng barge r., Richmond for
Seottle. nS miles north of Richmond.
- Willamttte. San Francisco for Portland.
30 miles north or Point Keyes.
Brsfiford. Chilean ports for San Fran
clseo. 0 miles south of San Francisco.
Queen. San Francisco for San Pedro, seven
miles south or Pigeon Polnx.
Topeka. Eureka for San Francisco, five
miles north of point Arena.
City of Para, San Francisco for Ralhoa.
::s miles south or San Francisco. October 26.
Klamath, Pan Francisco for San Pedro.
miles Houin or Mima siroara.
Multnomah. San Pedro for San Francisco,
six miles west or Point Vincent.
Centralis, San Pedro for San Francisco,
on point Vincent.
Moffett towing baree f3. Pan Pedro for
Balboa, 6R3 mllrs south of San Pedro.
Saraga, C'lmax for Panama, 000 miles
from f'omoi at roon.
Senator, San Francisco for Seattle, 120
miles south or timatlMa lightship.
5000 BELGIANS ARE EXILED
Ten Thousand Others Ordered to
Prepare to Go to Germany.
AMSTERDAM, via London. Oct. 27.
Another 5000 Belgians were sent from
Ghent to Germany Monday, according
to the Telegraaf.
About 10,000 more at other points
have received orders to prepare for
their departure.
INSPECTOR OU VISIT
Ship Owners to Complain
- Safety Regulations.
of
COST THOUGHT TOO HIGH
George filler, Here for First Time
i rt Five Years, to Tonstder Pro
test That Xew Devices Are
Not Xeeded on Klver.
On bis way through the various dis
tricts George TJhler. supervising inspector-general
of tho United States
steamboat inspection service, reached
the city yesterday and will be in con
ference this morning at the Custom
House with steamboat owners here
who desire to amend certain regula
tions. Mr. TJhler is accompanied by Cap
tain John K. Bulger, supervising in
spector of the Western district. They
have been over the Puget Sound terri
tory and previous to that Mr. Uhler was
through Eastern districts ana tne
Great Lakes.
For IS years he has been at the head
of the department and many changes
have been made under his administra
tion In regulations of various kinds.
including the "safety first measures
rmw in force. Experience is said to
have demonstrated It Is Impracticable
to enforce a rule for all classes be
cause of the difference in conditions
among deep-sea vessels as compared
with those in lakes, bays, sounds and
rivers, so in a general way inspectors
of the respective districts are charged
with the task of Impressing on licensed
officers the need of adopting all pre
cautions. '
Some of the new measures of general
application are strongly objected to by
owners of the Willamette and Colum
bia River fleets. They assert that the
types of combination pasxenger and
freight carriers in service here should
not be required to install automatic
sprinkler systems and similar gear that
might apply to deepwater vessels: that
trie fact tne vessel can make tne beacn
in a few minutes at any point on the
river and that they carry adequate flre-
tlghting apparatus now, makes the new
rule burdensome and in iome cases
highly costly for the smaller vessels.
Mr. TJhler and the supervising in
spectors have authority to alter regu
lations not prescribed by -statute, so
the I'ortlajid owners will endeavor to
Impress on the visitors the Justice of
tneir plaint. It has been live years
since the head of the department was
here, thougn he was on the way a year
ago and was called to his headquarters
from ban Francisco. Inspectors Deed
ing and Craft, of the Alaska District.
are here as well as Captain B. S. Ed
wards, of the Portland district.
LIXEB IS OS IiAST VOYAGE
Great Northern Goes on llonoluln
Run Until 1917 Season.
It was 9 o'clock yesterday morning
before -the Great Northern. Captain
Ah man, cleared from Flavel on her
last southbound trip from 'the river to
California until next March. The pas
senger list totaled 282, of which 121
were first-class. There were 1235 tons
of freight in the hold. The Great
Northern brought north the largest
cargo she has ever carried and every
available longshoreman was requisi
tioned to work cargo for a straight
stretch of 24 hours.
The Northern Pacific docked at 1:30
yesterday afternoon from San Fran
clsco. Owing to the fact her sailing
date was advanced, in order to relieve
the Great Northern, which goes on the
drydock for a few days, the passenger
list was light. It will require severa
trips of the Northern Pacific to clear
up the accumulation of freight at
I lavei.
JAPANESE VESSEIi IS SCED
Libel Action Brought for $502 5 for
Wages of Crew.
The Kenkon Maru No. 3. at the pres
ent time at the drydock, is in the hands
of the united States Marshal as a re
suit, of a libel suit filed in the Federal
Court against the owner of the vessel
by the charterers.
The Kenkon Maru was chartered in
October. 1915, by the Waterhouse
Trading Company, of Seattle, the own
era of the vessel being the Inul Gome
Kalsha Company.
The Waterhouse Trading Company 1
seeking to recover damages amounting
to S5025.16. alleged to be due under the
terms of the charter. The llbellants
have brought action because the Ken
kon Maru No. 3 stranded on Bell Chain
Buoy near Nanalmo, B. C. last January,
The charterers contend that under th
terms of their charter their liability
for payment of crew wages and "tothe
expenses discontinued when the vesse
stranded.
WATt DESTROYS IiAUGE FLEET
Others Than Norwegians Now Look
to Wooden Carriers for Fnture.
Ships that have disappeared from
trade routes since the war, due to suo
marine activity, striking mines and
such causes, are said by r . C Knapp,
of the Peninsula Shipbuilding Com
nanv. to represent the equivalent In
deadweight cargo capacity of 2000 ves
sels of the type of five-masted auxil
lary schooners being turned out on the
river at present.
The loss of such a fleet at first drew
Innulrv principally for steel vesse
with which to replace tho tonnage, and
that was followed by orders fo
wooden carriers until today ther
seems to be about an equal solicita
tion. The Columbia and Willamette
River yards have received contract
from Norwegian owners and now it i
said British vessel owners are rap
idly turning toward wooden carriers.
INVERGARRY IN HOME WATERS
Last of the Columbia Hiver Fleet o
Grain Carriers Reports.
With the arrival out Wednesday of
the British bark Invergarry. which
passed Sharpness that day, says a mes
sage reaching the Merchants' Exchange
yesterday, the last carrier or tne ivist
1916 grain fleet is accounted for. TH
Invergarry left the river May 13 an
proceeded via the Azores for orders.
The Inverlogle. which left tne colum
bia May 31, reached St- Nazaire. France,
October .
During the season E grain carriers
were dispatched from Portland and six
of the fleet failed to arrive out, the
Lindfleld. Bell. Inverlyon and Galgat
having been torpedoed, the I-.ngdal
was wrecked and the Hokoku Maru
disappeared, she not having been re
ported after leaving the Orient on her
way to the United Kingdom via the
Suez route.
ACCIDENT STOPS COLCMBU
Hold Flooded When Large Rock
Breaks Through Discharge Pipe.
While th Port of Portland dredge
Columbia was engaged in pumping ma
terial for a fill at the site of the plant
of the new Columbia River Shipbuild
ing Company. In South Portland, at -6
o'clock yesterday morning, a large
rock broke the big 50-tnch discharge
pipe ' inside the hull and water and
dredgings. that immediately flowed
into the hold, threatened for a time
sink the digger.
The Columbia's shore discharge nipe-
Ilne is about 2200 feet long and the
extreme elevation 28 feet, so the mass
or material In the pipe found its way
oack into the hold. Pumps were start
ed at once and the water and lighter
material gotten rid of. Repairs were
ordered immediately and she resumed
digging last night.
BUYERS WANT PORT'S TCGS
New York Ship Brokers After One-
onta and Wallula
New Tork hip brokers have en
deavored to open negotiations with the
Port of Portland Commission for the
purchase of the tugs Oneonta and Wal
lula, which are used at the mouth of
the Columbia River in handling Bhips
to and from the river.
It was said tho vessels were desired
for towing on the Atlantic and while
It has been indicated that the vessels
are not for sale, it is not Improbable
negotiations will ensue, as it is under
stood the New Torkers are prepared
to offer attractive bids, particularly for
trio. Oneonta,
The work of the tugs on the bar and
towing successfully carried on of late.
tne auuia towing the damaged Jap
anese steamer Kenkon Maru No. 3 from
tsquiraauit to the river, and the Oneonta
taking the disabled steamer General
Hubbard from Astoria to San Fran
Cisco, has attracted notice.
- News From Northwest Ports.
ASTORIA. Or . Or "7 1 nmm I .
-ii to capacity wim general freight slid
i-anyiug a. cooa list ol Dassencers. th
steamer Great Northern . salleJ today for
San Francisco on what will be her last
trip on inat run during the present Winter.
She Is to undergo minor reuairs at San
Francisco snd on November 7 will leave
on ner ilrat excursion to Honolulu.
The steamer Jsorthern Pacific arrived to.
day from San Krancisco, bringing a full
cargo oi irtignt sua aooul ,uu passengers.
one win sau tor tne nay city tomorrow.
unnging a run cargo of ruel oil for
Portland. th tank steamer W. F. Herrin
arrived early this morning- from San Fran-
ro.
The steam schooner O. M Clark arrived
today from San Francisco, bringing freight
tor Astoria ana rortiana. Mia was de
layed outside fur over day by the denss
tog.
carrying a cargo of lumber from west
port, the schooner George fcL Billluga sailed
touay tor Australia.
COOS. BAT. Or.. Oct. 21. (Special.) The
steamship F. A. Kilburn is due in the morn
ing from Kureka snd San rrancisco.
the Southern Psctfic tug Fiver sailed for
uaruiner at II today.
1 he steam schooner Tellowstons Is due
from San Francisco tonight.
Marine Notes.
In order to insure her departure on time
this afternoon, the steamer ltose City,
which arrived Thursday from California,
day late, was worked until late last
night. She will have,- a good load snd
average passenger list toaay.
Major H. C. Jewttt Corps of Engineers,
TJ. s. A., mails a special trip to Fort
Stevens yesterday. As he has an appoint
ment tor a conference here today, lis was
unable to remain on the lower river until
today for the, big launching event.
Bound for Sydney with a full lumber
cargo the schooner Geo. B. Billings towed
to sea yesterday. She loaded at Weatport,
wnere the schooner Melrose Is now work
lng lumber for the Hawallana.
Surveyors were yesterday engaged In run
ning llnea at the site of a new steel shlp-
yara to De estrihllsned by William Corn
foot, of ths Albina Engine ac Machine
Works, where Montgomery dock stood pre
vlous to the fire two years ago.
Carrying a capacity lumber cargo, the
steamer Johsn Poulsen sailed from West-
port for San Francisco yesterday, and the
stamer Tiverton got sway from Prescott for
the same destination. The ateamer Nehalem
la due to l.ave St. Helens this afternoon
for San Pedro with lumber and probably
tne ateamer laqua win be started from
there by night.
c. r. Kennedy. Portland stent for the
American-Hawaiian fleet, was advised yes-
ternay by Williams. Diamond & Co., San
Francisco agents, that they were to look
nfter the loading of the new Ward liner
cauio. being completed at Seattle, which
will l.e ready to sail lor Havana the latter
part of November. She will call at San
Francisco en route, and while Portland cargo
is being solicited, it must be shipped
Seattle. A rate of 70 cents Is quoted on
iiour. im rents on canned goods snd si
on ariea xruits.
Tides at Astoria Saturday.
High. Low
l:- A. M 7.2 feet'7:22 A. M 2.0 feet
i:i f. J1....U.O teeta.Ji p. M...-1.0 foo
Vessels Entered Yesterday.
American steamer w. F. Herrin. cargo of
oil. from San Francisco.
American steamer Hose
City, general
cargo, from San Francisco.
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
American steamer W. F. Herrin, ballast
tor sin r ranclsco.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Oct. 27. Condition of the
hsr at . P. M. . sea, moaerate; wind, north
west, o miles.
CHINESE TO PLAY LEAD
OUIF.XTAI, AT RKED COIXEliE TO
TAKE PART IS DRAMA.
Students Preparing; Trro Comedy Pr
aturtlonat to Be filveaa la
ar Future.
Kocheng Chung, a native of China.
who was sent to Reed College by th
Chinese government as a Boxer Indent
nlty student, will play tne leading role
in "French Without a Master."
French comedy written by Trlstrand
Bernard, which will soon be presented
by the Reed College Drama Club.
Chung will play tne part of Percy,
an English tramp, who, totally Iffno
rant of the French language, poses as
a translator and involves certain
traveling Britons in a maze of ludi
croon entanglements.
The other parts In the play have
been astjikrned as follows: Chanoln
Malherbe, Gilbert Benson; Gerald For
syth. Dale lllnkle: Porter, Frank
Pearcy: Seraphlne. Louise Caswell
Cashier. Wllma Dlttrlch.
The Drama Club is preparing to pro
duce Edmund Rostand's "The Ro
mancers" at the same time. This also
Is a comedy and is bubbling over with
the same delicate humor and technic
which made "Chanticleer" a world
famed success- The plot deals with the
joys and disappointments of a roman
tic young couple.
The 'following cast has been chosen
for "The Romancers": Perclnet, Har
vey Kagleson; Sylvette, Lavandeur
Chulnard; straford. Arthur House;
Pasquinot. Maurice Howard: Benjamin."
Frank Keelan; Blaise. Rex PelTer.
The text used for both plays will be
a translation into Knglish.
HARVARD TO TEACH POLICE
Course in Duties of Officers Is A Veil
I'ndcr Way.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Oct. 37. Har
vard University is to extend its in
structions to police officers. It be
came known today that a course In
duties of officers was well under way
and would be instituted within a
month.
The police of this city will form the
first classes. Harvard having decided
to inaugurate the course at the sug
geKtlon tif Msyor Rock wood.
RRANRF.S RTRflNRI Y '
Wllllliwaiw w s W las
OPPOSE SINGLE TAX
Full Rental Value Land Tax
and Homeseekers' Loan
Fund Bill Is Held Vicious.
EFFECT IS CONFISCATORY
Measure Hurtful to State, Whether
It Passes or Not, Is View, as It
Is Menace to Investors in
Lands of Oregon.
MEAI RE HVRTFl'L TO STATE.
SAYS PHOM1XE.XT GRANGER,
"I regard the proposed full
rental value land tax and home
makers loan fund amendment to
be voted on in November as one
X
wi ins most vicious measure!
t strongly hurtful to the entir
J state, and It ought to and will b
or tne most 'lclous measures.
re
be
t
acicatra oy u. targe majority, it
is nurtiui to tne state, whether
or not it carries, on account of
its menace to investors in Ore
gon land. It has been coming up
for several elections in this state,
and there must be something
more than mere sentiment back
of these persistent efforts to
force single tax," declared J. J.
Johnson, master of Evening Star
and Multnomah County Pomona
Grange.
The sentiment of the granges and
Patrons of Husbandry, in Multnomah.
Clackamas and Washington counties.
Is nearly unanimously against the
proposed single tax measure on th
ballot the "Full Rental Value I-ani
Tax and Homemakers' Loan Fund
Amendment." according to. the reports
of the deputies who have been visiting
these granges. Especially Is this op
position pronounced in these thres
counties and according to the reports
there will be a sweeping majority
against the measure. The grangers
have been making a careful study of
the measure in Multnomah County and
have decided that it is purely a con
fiscatory measure.
T. J. Kreuder, deputy state master.
of Multnomah County. has visited
Evening Star. Pleasant Valley. Rock-
wood. Fairview, Russell vil le and Co
lumbia granges of this countv ami
reports the members will vote almost
unanimously against the measure.
Opposition Nearly I'sanlmoua.
"I have found sentiment practically
unanimous against this single tax
measure." said Deputy Kreuder. yes
terday, "for the grangers have been
making a study of the measure and
see that the measure is purely con
fiscatory ira its effect. Instead of
benefiting the farmer and lowering
his taxes. At first there were sunn
who were deceived by the title of
the measure. but they have been
studying its real purpose and hare
decided It Is a dangerous, purely
single tax. confiscatory measure. From
my observation In this county I Judge ,
the vote will be about nine against to
one for it. If the same sentiment pre
vails throughout the state against the
measure, and I believe it will, it will
be defeated by a great majority in the
state. State Master Spence is speak
ing and working against the law all
the time."
State Deputy Master C. T. Dickin
son, of the Oswego Grange, says that
the sentiment In the Washington and
Clackamas County granges Is tremen
dously opposed to the measure.
Washington Partners Oppose mil.
"Washington County Potjiona Orantre
met at Tualatin Wednesday." said Mr.
Dickinson, "and there the sentiment
expressed was practically against the
measure. There were more than 2n0
members present and it was the best
meeting of the sort I have attended .
for months. The single tax law was
discussed by myself and others and
fully explained, with the result that
the farmers and their wives went back
to their homes determined to vote
agRinst it. They want to retain tho
title to their own homes and farms
and wiU not vole to transfer It to
the state at the behest of Mr. VKen.
"I have visited nearly all the granges
of Washington and Clackamas coun
ties and am out every week to soroj
Grange and find tho opposition to tho
measure nearly nine to one. I ant
convinced that the state will defeat
this single tag measure with such a
majority that it will not come u
again soon."
H. A. Lm-lj, president of the Mult
nomah County Fair Association. d
i r t v, , e v, a unutter
ably orposed to the proposed lan-i
rental and loan law. as it is . a con
fiscatory law. i
"This Is one of the worst an. jrnSst
vicious measures on the ballot this
year." declared Mr. Lewis, "and ought
to be voted down by a great majority.
And I believe It will be in Multnomah
County.
eteatlmeat Against Bill StroatT.
"I have visited nearly all tha
granges of this county and find every
where the sentiment against It and
that a great majority will be cast
against the iaw. The farmers of this
county are not deceived into believlnl
this law would give them great
benefit, when It simply means the con
fiscation of their property and trans
ference of title to the state."
"I regard the 'Full Rental Value
Land Tax and Home Makers" Loan
Fund Amendment" the single tax
measure one of the most vicious com
ing up at this election." said J. J.
Johnson, master of Evening Star
Grange and Multnomah County Po
mona Grange, "and I don't think we
can hit the measure any too hard. It
Is a measure that is extremely hurt
ful to the entire state. Although de
feated in othervforms. this single tax
measure comes up again in this state
to cast doubt and retard investment.
Certainly, back of this measure there
must be something more than mere
sentiment, although It might be hard
to prove what that something might
be. This constant recurrence of single
tax In some form is exceedingly hurt
ful to the state. Multnomah County
granges are practically unanimous
against tho law and after hearing the
discussion between C. H. Chapman and
A. L. Veazie. Multnomah County Po
mona Grange unanimously adopted
resolutions against the law. The State
Master and nearly every prominent
granger is opposing the bill,"
Rain Kalis at Forest Grove.
FOREST GROVE. Or.. Oct, 37. (Spe
cial.) The long dry spell was broken
here last night by a rainfall of .23 inch,
the first that has fallen for 48 days.
The dampness was welcomed by farm
ers and townspeople alike.
AlMeator steak tastes like coarse fish.
TTe.n'nrns 1S15 Imports were valued-
t