Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 21, 1916, Page 22, Image 22

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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, THT7RSDAT, DECEMBER 21. 1916.
GETS
PLUMS
NATIONAL
Senators, Though Not Demo
crats, Successful With War
.. ' and Navy Departments.
PROMISES NOT ENOUGH
Daniels Persuaded to Espouse Navy
Yard Cause, While Baker Takes
Over Campsite for Army and
Vancouver Is Neglected.
OHEGOXIAN TTEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington, Dec. 20. While Oregon, with
two Democratic Senators. Is sitting
hack this session taking such crumbs
as fall from Uncle Ham's table, the
State of Washington, with no Demo
cratic Senators, is getting clse to the
feast and is being helped liberally,
both by the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of the Navy. This is not all
due to the activity of the Washington
Senators, but in fhe past the Senators
from Washington have demonstrated
that they can get what they go after,
and their spirit of determination has
left its impress in at least two of the
Government departments.
Secretary Daniels, head of the Navy
Department, has become chief official
advocate of the Puget Sound Navy
yard and recently told the House naval
committee that in his opinion future
development on the Pacific Coast should
be centered on the Puget Sound Navy
yard. Xothintt Done for Oregon.
Secretary Daniels is . doing nothing
for Oregon or the Columbia River. He
put off the Oregon delegation last ses
sion with unfulfilled promises and
seems content. The Washington Sen
ators would not be satisfied with mere
promises. They demanded fulfillment,
and now Secretary Daniels has his coat
off working for their Navy-yard. He is
even intimating that he may favor the
building of two additional drydocks at
. that yard.
While this Is going on in the Navy
Department, Secretry Baker is prepar
ing to acccept from Pierce County the
.great American Lake camp site. On
the face of things. Secretary Baker is
merely taking over this property be
cause the Government can get it for
nothing ana because the Army has need
'for It. But there is no one informed
on military matters who does not real
ize that once the American Lake site
passes to Government, handa it will be
extensively improved at Government
expense, and the future it may be the
distant future will see established
there one of the great Army posts of
Uie country.
Vancouver la Neglected.
For years there has been a demand
that Vancouver Barracks, far more ira
portant strategically and accessible to
more means of communication, be ex
panded into a brigade post. Vancouver
Barracks lies in Washington: the
Washington Senators have not been in
terested, because Vancouver draws on
Portland for its supplies. The Ore
gon Senators have done nothing and
Vancouver today is where it has been
for years. This is in face of the fact
that Senator Chamberlain is chairman
of the military affairs committee.
When Senator Warren, of Wyoming.
was chairman of that committee he
obtained from Congress between
$5,000,000 and $10,000,000, with which
the largest Army cost in the United
States was built near Cheyenne, Wyo.
The site was not deemed desirable by
men. it. is not strategically sit
uated; it is difficult of access and until
recently did not even have an adequate
water supply. Tet in face of all these
adverse circumstances Wyoming today
has, from one viewpoint, the best
equipped Army cost in the ceititrv.
Oregon, has no post whatever; Van
couver Barracks has not been expand
ed, and now comes American Lake and
promises to overshadow the post on
me uoiumoia.
ZONE FOR TRADE ASKED
MAJOR G O ETHAL S ITtGES EXCLC
SIVE RIGHT AT CANAL.
Establishment of Attractions for South
and Central American Busl
. . neas Suggested.
NEW YORK Dec. 20. American me
diants and manufacturers should have
the exclusive right to establish ware
houses and showrooms In the Panama
Canal Zone to attract Central and South
American trade. Major-General George
"V. Goethals told members of the mer-
cnants association in an address here
today.
"I have advocated such establish
ments," he declared, "but the stumbling
block seems to be that I desire that
the Zone be used by American mer
chants and manufacturers only, to the
exclusion of those of other countries.
"The United States has invested its
money in the Zone and it ought to have
the right to utilize It for whatever it
fees fit.
Without reference to foreign coun
tries and because of the strategic value
of the Canal to the United States in
time of war, I believe we are fully
Justified in limiting its use for mer
cantile purposes."
"Although General Goethals said the
revenues from the Canal now are 30
per cent less than they ought to be, be
cause of the toll rules, the income
exceeds the cost of operation. If the
toll rules were made "equitable" he
predicted the Canal would begin to pay
interest on the investment of $370.
000.000. General Goethals asserted that in
his Judgment all danger of obstruction
of the Canal by slides now is past.
GREAT PROTEST SIGNED
PRESIDENT URGED TO ACT IN
BELGMX DEPORTATION CASE.
Kllhu Root Says Prominent Ameri
cans Answer Call to Make Known
Their Sentiments.
NEW YORK, Dec 20. A petition
signed by persons prominent in all
walks of life throughout the country
and calling on the President of the
United States to "throw the whole In
fluence of his office against the de
portation of the Belgians by the Ger
man government."' will be forwarded
to Washington tomorrow, it was an
nounced here tonight by Elihu Root.
The petition says: "Inasmuch as the
Chief Magistrate of the country is en
titled to know the definite sentiments
WASHINGTON
of the people, we hereby petition the
resiaent of the United States to throw
the whole influence of his office against
the deportation of the Belgians by the
German government.
"And we especially desire that in
whatever manner seems best to him
steps may be taken to Join this coun
try with the other neutral states or
the American continent in a determined
protest against this reversion to bar
barism in warfare, not to be witnessed
by a civilized world without indigna
tion."
A statement issued tonight regarding
the petition said:
"t is a response to the call of the
President for the voice of the people.
Almost every city of the country sends
the names of Its eminent men. Supreme
Court judges of the various states join
with idealists and reformers; bishops,
archbishops and prominent clergy
united with skeptics: railroad presi
dents with labor leaders; manufactur
ers with men of letters; bankers and
business men with sculptors and paint
ers; leaders of the bar with heads of
the laboratory: pacifists with retired
officers of the Army, Navy, Democrats
and Republicans in equal fervor to sup
port the President in his efforts to
save Belgium.
'Whole bodies of men in the various
cities have signed the petition. States
men have sent special letters.
HOPE FOR PEACE WANES
VIEK5A PAPERS SAY PREMIER'S
SPEECH MEANS LONG WAR.
Declaration Made That Lloyd George
Will In Time Realize That Rejection
of Offer Is Fatal to England.
AMSTERDAM, via London, Dec. 20.
Some of the Vienna newspapers, com
menting on the speech of David Lloyd
George, the British Premier, express
the opinion that the rejection of the
peace offer of the Teutonic allies by the
entente allies is virtually certain. The
Fremdenblatt says:
"After Mr. Lloyd George's speech the
continuation of the world war Is in
evitable. Great Britain does not want
to end the war until her aim has been
attained. This aim Mr. Lloyd George
designated by the word 'reparation.
He obviously demands reparation for
the fact that the central powers dared
defend themselves against world ene
cies standing under England's com
mand. . . . Fate will now take its
course and the day doubtless will come
when Mr. Lloyd George shudderingly
will recognize that England by reject
ing the peace offer has really stuck
its head into a noose, with a rope in
our hands."
The NeUe Frele Press. hnwivirr.
thinks that Mr. Lloyd George's speech
still leaves open the possibility that the
question will be put to the central
powers as to what proposals they have
to make and adds that the declaration
of the Italian Foreign Minister 'nlso
Justifies this thought.
PORTLAND STUDENT NAMED
Frank P. Leipzig on Athletic Fi
nance Commitee at Mount Angel.
ST. BENEDICT Or.. Dee. 20. (Sne-
cial.) Mount Angel College students
jiavts ayuginiea a committee on wvh
ana means to wipe out an athletic
association debt. Frank P. Leinzie
senior from Portland. Or., was elected
cnairman or the committee. He re
ceived the appointment from the fact
that as business manager of the Star
ne wm combine both positions. Charles
Simon, of San Francisco. Cal and
William Kreba. of IndeDendencn. Or.
both prominent athletes, were the other
two students placed on the committee.
.flays will be given at the colleen
and in various towns and cities to
raise the money. A auartet will ha
ready to assist the Dramatic Club im
mediately after Christmas.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUB TO ARRIVE.
Ksme. From Tat.
F.oe- Clt -Los Angeles In port
Northwestern Los Angeles Dec. 11
Nonaeri, faclflc. . .San rum isca. .. .Dec. 22
K. A. KHL-urn. .. . ..Ean Franclsc. ... Dec. 24
Beaver ..Loa Ar.ee.ee Dec. i"7
Breakwater ean Francisco Dec. 28
DUB TO DEPART.
Kama. For Data.
ii.amatn ....San Diego Dec 21
-... . a.r . icr L..A.-S.U. Dec.
Northern Pacific. . .San Franclaco. . . .. Doc
Harvard... S.F. for L..A.-S.D. .Dec
om City Lus Auicld Dec
Wapama -Sen Diego. Dec
F A. Klibnrq . ..... Pan Kranc.aco- . . .Dec
Northwestern Los Angeles Dec.
K.-a 'er . ...on jk ncits. .... Dec.
Breakwater . . San Franclaco Dec.
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. M. Decem
ber 20, unless otherwise designated.)
Hilonian. San Franclsoc for Honolulu. 14.3
miles from San Francisco at S P. M Decem
ber 19.
Enterprise. Honolulu for San Francisco
1635 miles from San Francisco at 8 P M '
December 19. '
Great Northern. San Francisco for Hono
lulu. 699 miles northeast of H.llo at 8 P M
December 19. " "
Lurline. Honolulu for Pan Franclaco, 1996
miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M., De-
cemner lu.
Acme, ban ranclsco for th Orient w.i
miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M.'. De
cember 19. '"
Richmond. Honolulu for San Pedro, 1605
miles from San Pedro at 8 P, M., Decem
ber 19 V
ber 19
Hyades. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1647
miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M., De
cember 19.
Atlas, Kahului for Kl Segundo, 946 miles
from El Segundo at 8 P. M., December 19.
Beaver, San Francisco for San Franclaco
33 miles south of Point Sur.
Kilburn. Eureka for San Franclaco 90
milea north of San Francl8co. "
Curacao. San Franclaco for Seattle, five
xnilea north of San Francisco lightship..
Lewla Luckenbach. Mllllones, Chile, "for
Vladivostok, SO miles south of San Franclaco
at 6 P. M.
Centralla. San Franclaco for Mexican porta,
five milea aouth of San Francisco at 6 P M
Ravalli. San Francisco for Seattle, off San
Franclaco lightship at 6 P. M.
Lucas, towing barge 95, Richmond for
Vancouver. ZiZ mlleB north of Richmond at
6 P. M.
Admiral Schley. Seattle for San Franclaco,
187 milea from San Francisco.
Steamer Valdez, Seattle for San Fnanciaco,
off Point Punta Gorda,
Asuncion, San Pedro for Powell River, 10
milea weat of Hueneme.
Cauto. San Francisco for Balboa, B18
milea Bouth of San Francisco.
Santa Cruz, San Francisco for Chile, 1063
miles aouth of San Francisco.
Iaqua, San Francisco for Cooa Ray, 50
milea north of Blunt8 Reef.
Drake, towing barge 91, Richmond for Se
attle. 221 milea north of Richmond.
Adeline Smith, San Francisco for Cooa
Bay, 240 milea north of San Francisco.
Grace Dollar, San Francisco for Portland,
96 milea north of San Francisco.
Willamette, Grays Harbor for San Fran
cisco, barbound lnalde Grays Harbor.
Yoaemite. ( San Francisco for Puget Sound,
ports. 84 milea from Port Gamble.
Coronado, Aberdeen for San Francisco,
barbound lnalde- Grays Harbor.
TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports.
NORTH HT5AD. TVnsh.. Dec. 20. Ala
meda, Cordova, 31 milea west of Cape Spen
cer at noon. December 10. Dora, at Ouzin-
kie at 8 P. M-. December 19. u. s. A.
transport Bumslde, 08:40 north, 140:36 weat,
at 8 P. M. December 19.
CAPE BLANCO, Or., Dec. 20. Admiral
Farragut, Seattle for San Franclaco, 82
miles from Tacoma at 8 P. M. Admiral
Schley. Seattle for San Francisco. 4S0 miles
from San Francisco at 8 P. M.
SAM FRAXCISCO, CaL, Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) ArrlvalB Truxton, at Mare Island;
Oregon, at San Diego. Departures McCul
lough, Eureka fur San Franclaco,
EMBARGO IS LIFTED
"Big Three" Line Again Has
Three Vessels Running.
CHARTERED SHIP COMING
Steamer Northwestern Expected to
Move About 14,000 Tons of
Freight During Two Months
' on Portland Run.
Embargo on all classes of freight was
lifted yesterday by the San Francisco
Sc. Portland Steamship Company, and
the' announcement made that the
steamer Northwestern, chartered from
the Alaska Steamship Company, would
leave Portland on her first voyage De
cember 27. She will be operated for
two months, and then redelivered to
her owners at San Francisco Febru
ary 27.
G. L. Blair, general manager of the
line, who passed through Portland Sun
day on his way from San Francisco to
Seattle to close for the liner, returned
yesterday and completed details of a
new schedule, on which the Northwest
ern. Beaver and Rose City will operate
on virtually a four-day service, which
is one day gained over the card in ef
fect before the Bear went on the beach.
Trio Again Running.
The coming of the Northwestern for
the Winter period gives the "Big
Three" line a trio of vessels again.
While the Northwestern is the same
size as the Rose City and was built
the same year at Chester, the former
has different passenger accommoda
tions, including such features as two
bridal chambers, an observation smoking-room
and all outside rooms on the
main deck.
Mr. Blair, said yesterday that the
Northwestern will carry about 2400
tons, measurement, and during the
period she will operate for the com
pany will take care of aproximately
14,000 tons of cargo, which will be a
material help in moving offerings that
have caused an overflow up to this
time.
Captain Hunter, who has been on the
vessel a lengthy period, and operated
her for the owners between Puget
Sound and Alaska, will retain com
mand. He is the father of Captain Al
Hunter, of the turbiner Northern Pa
cific. A. D. Tlbbetts First Officer.
A. T. Tibbetts, now second officer of
the Beaver, and who was first officer
of the Bear, goes on the Northwestern
as first officer, and F. P. Lawson, who
was purser of the Rose City until the
loss of the Bear, when he was relieved
by Bert Eddings. Is to run as purser
on the Northwestern. Possibly the sec
ond steward will be from the "Big
Three" staff, the chief steward being
in the employ of the Alaska Steamship
Company, as will all others on the
vessel. ,
The Northwestern may bring a cargo
of coal from Seattle as ballast, and was
to have left there late last night or
early today. The Rose City was late
reaching the river yesterday and will
begin discharging at Ainsworth dock
this morning, sailing Saturday, while
the Beaver arrives Wednesday, when
the Northwestern sails on her first
trip.
CHAJTNEIj PROJECT IP AGAIN
Chamber Will Ask. for Improvement
Below Brookfield.
Oregon's delegation in Congress is to
be Importuned by the Chamber of
Commerce to confer with the War De
partment officials and chief of engineers
to have the dO-foot channel project
extended from Brookfield to 40-foot
channel inside the entrance of the Co
lumbia. A report urging that action
was submitted to the directors of the
Chamber yesterday by the navigation
committee and was adopted unani
mously. Government engineers say that the
SO-foot project really extends from
Portland to the estuary and that
dredges have worked below Brookfield
virtually to 30 feet, also that the proj
ect there really calls for 30 feet. Re
gardless of that, there is an average
tidal influence of seven feet, and that
is held to he more than abundant for
present needs.
KORTHLAX D GOES TO PERU
In March Steamer Will Enter Service
of Pacific Line for Year.
From Grays Harbor to Peru, carrying
lumber for use in a big oil district
will be the next voyage of the steamer
Northland, now loading 1000 tons of
wheat and 400 tons of oats here for
San Francisco. She is sailing for this
voyage in the interest of the Globe
Grain '& Milling Company.
Since leaving the Alaska run last sea
son, she was decked over at Oakland
her passenger accommodations torn
out and other changes made to increase
her cargo capacity to 1500 to 1600 tons
Instead of . 800 tons. In March the
vessel will be turned over to the Pa
cific Steamship Company to ply either
between Puget Sound and San Fran
Cisco or to run to Alaska, that corpora
tion having taken her for a year.
KELiSOMOOR is expected here
Tramp May Take Load of Oregon
Ties to TJnited Kingdom.
That the British tramp Kelsomoor
would come here from British Columbia
to load ties for the United Kingdom
was reported on the waterfront yes
terday. A cargo of the railroad ma
terial was ordered some time ago, and
mills have been waiting for the vessel
to be named to carry them.
The Kelsomoor is shown in maritime
records to have left St. Lucia on Octo
ber 27 for Vancouver, B. C. and
reached Balboa November 3. and is now
supposed to be in the northern waters.
Like the Don Benito, which is coming
from British Columbia early next
month, according to the latest report.
she is in the service of the British
Admiralty.
SEABORX IS RATED HIGHEST
Surveyor Considers Vessel Best Ever
Built on Pacific.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 20. (Special.
As a tribute to her builders and the
material that has gone into the vessel
Surveyor Frank Walker, representing
the Bureau Veritas, has given the new
auxiliary schooner Seaborn, built bv
the Seaborn Shipbuilding Company, of
Tacoma, the highest rating ever give
a' wooden vessel built on the Pacific
Coast. -
This classification stands for 12
years and is subject to renewal if the
Seaborn is kept in good condition.
The Seaborn, which is under charte
to the China Import & Export Com
pany. may load lumber on Puget Sound
instead of on the Columbia River, as
first reported. Her loading port
not yet given by her charterers.
Southwesterly Winds Forecast.
L On the heels of a rough aea prevail
ing off the entrance to the Columbia I
River at 5 o'clock yesterday, accom
panied by a westerly wind of 14 miles,
the Weather Bureau forecast for the
North Pacific Coast today is rain with
fresh to strong southwesterly winds.
CAPTAIX STUART OLD GUARD
Retirement After SO Years Service
Is Precluded bjr Death.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
Captain Charles Stuart, who died at
San Francisco a couple of days ago,
was one of the oldest and most ef
ficient captains in the Coast Guard
service on the Pacific Coast, and had
ho lived would have retired on Janu
ary 1 on a pension after 30 years' con
tinuous and honorable service.
He was born at Shoalwater Bay 55
years and six months ago. When a
young man he entered what was then
called the life saving service as a
surfman In the Cape Disappointment
crew. Later he was appointed keeper
of the port station in California, where
he remained a few years. He was
transferred to Point -Adams and later
went to the Cape Disappointment sta
tion, where he was in charge for 19
years. About four years ago he was
appointed keeper of the station at
Yaquina Bay. after nearly 26 years of
active service at the mouth of the
Columbia River.
NEW STEEL YARD IS BUSY
Albina Engine & Machine Works
Getting Into Permanent Quarters.
Over at the old Montgomery deck
site 250 men. comprising the force on
the payroll of the Albina Engine & Ma
chine Works, are transforming the
property into a model steel shipyard
with surprising speed. The combina
tion office buildng and mould loft, on
Loring street. Is finished and the draft
ing force has moved there. William
Cornfoot, head of the concern, who is
holdinar forth at nresent in an aband
oned liquor emporium, that being the
only available space for a temporary
office, expects to shift into the new
headquarters this week.
The mould loft is rated the finest
on the Coast and such care has been ex;
erclsed in the finishing that even
cracks in the floor has been puttied.
The big shop, where plate, forge and
other departments will be housed. 1
under way. Four ways are being built
and plenty of pitch is being given to
Insure prompt launching.
4 OF WRECKED CREW RESCUED
Two Are Left on Storm Island With
Provisions for Week.
VICTORIA. B. C Dec 20. A wireless
dispatch from Alert Bay says that the
steamer Humboldt, northbound. re
ported at 1:30 o'clock that she had
taken four men off the beaen at storm
Island. Two were left with a week's
nrovisions. One of them. Teddy Brown,
was sick with a weak heart, and H. S.
Gardner was left to care for him.
It was necessary to pull tne men
through the surf. The men belong to
the gasoline survey launch Stadia,
which was wrecked a week ago. The
names of the rescued men are Mc-
Lellan, Osborne, Nichols and Carswell.
Sears to Command Dauntless.
Captain Sears, who was master of
the North Pacific steamer F. A. K.U
burn for several trips until relieved
by Captain McLellan on the last voyage,
has been selected to navigate the tug
Dauntless from' San Francisco to the
Atlantic side, the vessel having been
sold by the Red Stack interests to
the Luckenback Steamship Company.
The Dauntless Is one of the best known
tugs that has operated on the Pacific
side, and it Is reportea ner saie was
for the sum of $165,000.
Marine Notes.
G. Ij. Blair, general manager of the San
Francisco & Portland Steam.imp company,
ir lo.t nlcht for his San Franclaco head
quarters after having- apent the day In con
ference wltn fortiana rciiroac;i ui n
line.
with T40.O00 feet of lumber for San
Pedro, the ateamer Nehalem was cleared
yeaterday. She left the Pentnaula mill last
night for St. Helens to work the last of
the shipment. The ateamer Tiverton got
away last night from Preacott with lum
ber for the South.
Potatoes, closo to 1000 tons of them.
comprlae the bulk of the cargo of the
ateamer Despatch, of the Border line, which
oaded vesterdar at tne ortn Hanx hock
and sails today on her first voyage In the
Fortland-fran Franclaco service of that com
pany. Some oniona were also ahlppea. bae
Is to operata on a io-day acheaule.
To undergo rcpalra. the Government tug
George H. Mendell will be lifted on the
Oregon drydock today. On her way up the
river yeaterday ahe struck: a anag and It
is believed the rudder was damaged.
Jack Noyes. of the Globe Grain & Mill
lng Company, has been informed that the
ateamer EUnu Thompson, which was to
have come here for a wheat cargo, has been
ordered from the Golden Gate- to Puget
Sound, and grain that waa to move on her
will be token care or on tne ateamer Jor-
ood.
Hough conditions have prevented the quir.
terly aurvey of the entrance to the Columbia
Kiver being carried out. and another effort
will probably bo made next week.
Gaining aeven-tentha of a foot for 24
hours ending at 8 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, the stage then being 2.5 feet above
zero, the Willamette River here la expeted
to continue to gain today and tomorrow
In the aame period a gain of 1.7 feet waa
recorded at Eugene and 1.2 at Albany and
eight-tenths at Salem.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
GRAYS HARBOR. Wash.. Dec. 20. (Spe- '
rial.) The steamers Daisy Freeman and
Chehalla arrived, the former Is loading at
the National mill and the latter at the
Hulbert mill, both of Aberdeen.
The King Cyrus is overdue, being now out
110 days for Grays Harbor from Freemanlle.
The steamers Willamette, Svea and Coro
nado are still barbound In the lower harbor.
About $30,000 worth of dredging work In
the Inner harbor between Grays Harbor City
and Aberdeen la to be done by the dredge
Oregon, which will come here as aoon as she
haa completed repairs at Portland.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
After taking on lumber at Knappton and
shingles at the Astoria Box Company's
plant, the steam schooner Daiay ahlfted this
afternoon to Prescott to complete her cargo.
Bringing a full cargo of general freight
and a fair list of passengers for Astoria and
Portland, the ateamer Roae City arrived to
day from San Pedro and San Francisco.
A schooner waa reported outside the bar
thla afternoon and the tug haa gone after
her. The vessel la believed to be the Ho
noipu, which la overdue from Newcastle.
SEATTLE, 'Wash., Dec 20. (Special.)
The steamer Admiral Watson sailed tonight
for Southcaatern and Southwestern Alaska
with a light pasaenger list and full freight .
cargo.
The Hanna Nlelson, built for B. Btolt Nell-
sen, of Norway, by the Skinner 8c Kddy Cor
poration, had her trial trip on the sound ;
today. She will be turned over to repre- '
aentatlves of ber owners tomorrow or Frl- J
day. , I
The ateamer Eureka, of the Alaska Steam- j
ship Company, sailed at 6 P. M. for San ;
Franclaco with a full cargo of coal. It waa
the second sailing of the Alaska Company
to California.
The steamer Speedwell shifted to Tacoma
today to load lumber ' for Panama under
charter to W. R. Grace & Co.
The Ward liner Panuco. built by the
Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, j
wilt DO LUI ilv. " ' 1 1 iu v x. a 1 1 1 , p. ' 1 1 L
for the owner, the New Tork Sc. Cuba Mail
Ssteamnhip Company, and for the char
terer, Wllllama, Diamond & Co., San Fran
cisco, January 13. The Panuco will load at
Seattle for Havana and Cienfuegos.
SAN" FRANCISCO. Dec. 20. (Special.)
The Pacific Mall liner. City of Para, arrived
from Heiiboa via West Coast points early
thla morning. The Para brought 24 paBsen
gera and a light cargo. In her apecle tanka
aha had bullion from mines in Central Amer
ica and Mexico conalgned to local ameltera.
Bringing five paaaengera and 70O0 tona
of general Japanese freight, the Danish
motorahlp Jntlandia arrived In port thla
morning. The veeael waa 20 daya from Kobe
direct to this port. After discharging here
she will load lumber for the weat coast of
South Ar.erlca.
Loaded with a full general cargo for
Japan, the Japanese freighter Fukul Maru
cleared thla afternoon and la to get away at
daybreak.
Among the steamers departing; for the
north today were the Elizabeth, for Ban
don; Norwood, for Portland; Doris for
Grays Harbor, and Grays Harbor for Grays
Harbor.
The Hill liner Northern Paclflo arrived
thla afternoon with passengers and a ca
pacity cargo Tor Flavel.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Dec 20. Arrived Steamers
El Segundo. from El Segundo via San Fran
claco; Klamath, from San Franclaco; Dea
patch, from Seattle. Sailed Steamers
Breakwater, for San Francisco via Coos Bay
and Eureka; Tiverton, for San Pedro.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec 20. Arrived at 1:at)
P. M., steamer Daisy, from San Francisco.
Arrived at 2:20 P. M. and left up. ateamer
Rose City, from San Pedro via Saa Fran
cisco. EUREKA, Cal.. Dec 20. Sailed Steamer
F. A Kilburn, from Portland and Coos Bay
for San Francisco.
ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 10. Sailed at S:30
P. M. , ateamer Necanlcum, for San Pedro;
at 7 P. M.. steamer W. F. Herrln. for San
Franclaco. Arrived at 5 and left up at S:3U
P. M., ateamer Klamath, from San Fran
claco. Arrived at 5:30 and left ud at 7 P.
M.. ateamer Deapatch. from Seattle.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 20. Arrived
steamers city or para, rrom Balboa; North
ern Pacific from Astoria; Selyo Mara (Jap-
anese), from .Yokohama; sckkooner Sophie
cnristenaon, xrom Honolulu; motoramp Jut
landlsw (Danish), from Kobe. Sailed
feteamers Doris, uraya Harbor, for Grays
naroor; cuzaoein, lur usaaoa; captain A.
. x-ucas, xor v ancouver.
HONGKONG, Dec 14. Arrived Steamer
Tamba uaru, from Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wast., Dec 20. Sailed
Steamera Eureka, for San Francisco : Ad
miral Watson, for Southwestern and South
eastern Aiaajta.
CRISTOBAL Dec 20. Sailed Auxiliary
schooner .Ruby, from Llnnton. Or., for New
Orleans.
Vessels Entered Yesterday.
American steamer Northland. cement.
from San Francisco.
American steamer Despatch, ballast, from
Seattle.
American ateamer Breakwater, general
cargo, from San Francisco.
American steamer El Segundo, oil, from
El Segundo.
American steamer Nehalem. general cargo,
from San Francisco.
Vessels Cleared Yeaterday.
American ateamer Breakwater, reneral
cargn. for San Franclaco via Coos Bay and
Eureka.
Gasoline schooner
for Coast Dorts.
Patsy, general cargo,
American steamer Northland, grain, for
San Franclaco.
American ateamer El Segundo, ballast, for
El Segundo.
American steamer Nehalem. 740,000 feet
of lumber, for San Pedro.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Dec 20. Condition of the
bar at 6 P. M.: Sea. rough; wind, west 14
miles.
Tides at Astoria Thursday.
High. Low.
:24 A. M 8.8 feet!2:S2 A. M 3.8 feet
10:59 P. M 6.0 feet4:51 P. M 0.1 foot
'BIG 3' CHARTERS LINER
G. L. BLAIR. GETS NORTHWESTERN
TO REPLACE STEAMER BEAR.
Deal Is Closed at Price That Makes
Loss Certain but Is Done to Help
Out Regular Shippers.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 20. (Special.)
At a charter rate which he says will
mean a loss in revenue but will en
able his line to take care of shippers
who have depended on the "Big Three"
in the past. G. L. Blali, of San Fran
cisco, general . manager of the San
Francisco & Portland" Steamship Com
pany, who has been in Seattle the last
two days negotiating for the steam
ship Northwestern, of the Alaska
Steamship Company, has closed the
charter of the vessel.
The Northwestern will be delivered
to her charterers at Portland. She will
leave Seattle for Portland tomorrow to
enter her new service. The vessel is
to be placed on tho Portland-San Francisco-Los
Angeles route as a freight
er and passenger liner sailing from
Portland, December 27. replacing the
wrecked steamship Bear.
"The high rate we are compelled to
pay for the Northwestern means that
we 'will lose money on the charter."
said Mr. Blair. "We will put the
steamer on the run, however, to ac
commodate shippers who have been re
lying on us in the past."
Mr. Blair said that with three steam
ships on the route he hoped to work
out a schedule whereby there would
be sailings every four days from Port
land. INVESTIGATORS AT NORMAL
Finances and Work Observed
Talks Made to Students.
ind
OREGOM NORMAL SCHOOL. Mon
mouth. Dec. 20. (Special.) Superin
tendent W. H. Strayer. of Baker, and
Representative Charles Childs. of
Brownsville, the hold-over members of
a committee of five appointed ty tne
last Legislature to Investigate state ed
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the Normal School on Monday and Tues
day. They investigated the financial
status of the institution, visited the
various departments and were speakers
at the chapel exercises on Tuesday.
Representative Chllds in his address
gave the students, as prospective teach
ers, some good counsel on the subject
of applications to School Boards and
teachers'- contracts, and showed that
the teachers themselves can do much
to improve the service by their co-op
eration.
Senator Strayer spoke in happy and
felicitous fashion to the students, rep
resenting himself as an ex-Normal
School student, and as an ex-teacher.
LIEUT. MURRAY HONORED
Nephew of Mrs. T. J. Armstrong:, of
Portland, Wins Military Cross.
Distinct honor has been conferred
on. Lieutenant George Belcher Murray,
son of G. H. Murray, Premier of
Nova Scotia, and nephew of Mrs. T. J.
Armstrong, of 4a0 Fast Twenty-fourth
street. North.
The account of the circumstances
leading to the conferring of the Mili
tary Cross on Lieutenant Murray is
contained In a, recent edition of the
London Canada. It follows:
"Lieutenant George Belcher Murray,
Halifax. For conspicuous gallantry in
action. He affected a daylight relief
under heavy fire with great courage
and initiative. Later, he reorganized
a counter attack and successfully
drove the enemy back. Although the
relieving unit had taken over, he re
mained on duty for five hours."
FIVE WED AT VANCOUVER
Feature of Marriages Is That Xo
Couples Are From Portland
VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) Five couples came to Vancouver
today and were married, and the unique
thing about it was that not one was
from Portland.
Oscar F. Frye and Miss Nettie Go
forth Journeyed here from Stella,
Wash.; Dewey A. Zwlegart, of Hood
River, Or., met Miss Mathelia Jessie,
17. of Banks. Or., here; Charles E.
Dunkel, of Eugene. Or., met Mrs. Ellen
Baker, of Kansas City. Mo., and was
married; Theodore Oswald Peterson, of
Grays River, Wash-, and his bride-to-be.
Miss Louise S. Henry, made the trip
here from Dahlia. Wash., while Bur
ton W. Cobb, of Vancouver, wedded
Miss Lillian Vohs, of Banks, Or.
WILSON FOR OWENS BILL
Aid for Corrupt Practices Act Is
Promised Senator Owen.
WASHINGTON. Dec 20. President
Wilson today promised to do every
thing possible to aid in securing this
session of Congress legislation to pre
vent corrupt political practices. He
discussed the question with benator
Owen, author of a corrupt practices
bill, which will be taken up in the
Senate early In January.
The question was considered tonight
by a Senate sub-committee.
AIRMAN VISITS NAVY-YARD
Fliglit Is Made From Washington
to Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 20. Sergeant
William Ocker, an Army aviator, who
piloted Representative - elect L. D.
Blakesley. of Franklin. Pa., to the
Capitol from this city November 25.
flew from Washington to the Phila
delphia Navy-Yard today.
Ocker said he made the trip of 137
miles, railroad distance, in one hour
and 25 minutes.
O. A. C. Chrlstnius Kecess Is Friday.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE. Corvallis. Or.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) Christmas recess at tho Ore
gon Agricultural College will begin
Friday noon and will continue until
Monday. January 8. when regular
classes will be resumed. Farmers' and
Home-Makers' Week will be held the
week of January 2. when the majority
of the students will be away from
college. TSie annual winter short
course will begin January S for six
weeks.
Forest Grove Itenunies Fire Chief.
FOREST GROVE. Or., Dec. 20. (Spe
clal.) At the meeting of the city fire
department J. G. Lennevllle was re
elected fire chief for the 14th consec
utive time. The department will give
a public dance on the night of New
Year's day.
Saca. Me., Is now without a hotel, a
manufacturing concern having leased
the only building of the kind for ac
commodations for its employes, who
could not find quarters elsewhere in
'he city.
Name I Street 1 Town S tate
H-3 SAND LOCKED1
Plan Evolved to "Log Out"
Submarine Like Big Tree.
30-DAY TASK IN PROSPECT
Charges Culling for Court-Martial
Preferred Against Captain
in Charge of Lifesavers Be
cause of Salvage Work.
jJUREKA. Cal.. Dec. 20. (Special.)
The suomarine H-3, nine feet deep in
sand, where she grounded last Thurs
day, may be "logged out" precisely
like the giant redwood trees here
abouts, it was learned today.
A proposal nov being considered by
the Navy Department is for a lumber
cerw to build a skid road down the
beach to the vessel, pull her up with
a donkey engine, and across half a
mile of sandspit to the bay, where she
may be overhauled and relaunched.
Thlrty days, it Is said, would be re
quired for the work. Chances of pull
ing the H-3 out through the surf from
her present position were .--aid to be
slender.
Charges Are Preferred.
As a result of friction between
Navy and Coast Guard officers in the
work of rescuing the crew of the H-3
and salving the diver charges were
preferred today against Captain Laur
ence Elleson, keeper of the Humboldt
Bay Llfesaving Station, by Lieutenant
William B. Howe, commander of the.
monitor Cheyenne. It was said the
charges would result in-a courtmartial
of Captain Elleson.
Tho nature of Lieutenant Howe's
charges wero not disclosed, but it is
believed, tilts between him and Elleson
as to when and how the crew of the
H-3 should be taken off the H-3 when
it was bouncing helplessly in the
breakers last Thursday led to them.
Captain Elleson. it was said, protested
against sending his surfmen through
the breakers while the seas were afa
their heaviest. The next day, after the
crew had been rescued b- surfmen,
Elleson again protested against risk
ing the lives of his men to save prop
erty the H-3.
Jurisdiction Is at Issue.
Charges of inefficiency, made by
Captain Howe, of the monitor Chey
enne, have precipitated the investiga
tion, which will be made by Captain
S. B. Winran, of the Thirteenth District
Coast Guard Service.
At the time of the wreck Elleson
and Howe clashed over the questions
of jurisdiction. Elleson differing as to
methods to be employed in saving the
men from the stranded diver. Later,
when salvage work was begun, Howe
wished to employ the coast guard in
the work, but Elleson hesitated, say
ing that the coast guard station should
not be robbed of its crew and ap
paratus. Other differences increased
the friction and resulted in the charge
of inefficiency. During the past few
days the coast guard station at the
Entrance Bay has been practically
without apparatus or men. these being
employed in the salvage work.
PRISON BREAK THWARTED
Twenty - Five Oklahoma Convlcta
Plan Escape hy Tunnel.
M'ALESTER. Okla.. Dec. 20. Christ
mas was a word of both sorrow and
Joy at the state penitentiary here to
day. Discovery of an underground tun
nel through which 25 convicts planned
to escape Christmas eve thwarted tho
plans, of these men for liberty durincr
the holidays, while 83 good conduct
prisoners were released to go home on
Christmas pardons, paroles and re
prieves from Governor Williams.
Four men have been placed in soli
tary confinement in connection with
the attempted prison delivery.
Sunday Funerals Opposed.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) A ban will be issued on Sunday
funerals and upon opening caskets in
churches, if the wishes of several Aber
deen ministers are approved by tho
Grays Harbor Ministerial Alliance. Tho
alliance has been asked by the Rev. T.
H. Simpson, of the First Presbyterian
Church, to adopt resolutions against
Sunday funerals in the churches. Tho
subject has been referred to a special
committee, which will report back to
the alliance at its January meeting.
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