Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, December 30, 1916, Page 13, Image 13

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    THE MORNING OREGONIAK, SATURDAY, DECE3IBER 30, 1910.
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STRIKE BEGINS IN
LOCAL STEEL PLANT
Company Refuses to Confer
With Union Heads and
31 5 Walk Out.
CLOSED SHOP HELD ISSUE
Walkout Is Precipitated When Un
completed Boilers Are Shipped
to Seattle to Avoid Delay on
, Crart Building There.
' Continued From First Page.)
A. O. Andersen & Co. a total of 44
1so a number of dlgestors for paper
mill plants.
Boilers for January Delivery.
The Skinner & Eddy boilers were for
January delivery. In view of the fact
the Metal Trades Council had presented
the form of an agreement more than
two weeks ago covering wages and
working conditions, as well as recogni
tion of the unions. It being understood
that a strike would be called January
1 unless an answer was received, or
efforts" made toward arbitration, the
company moved to get the boilers out
of the way before any chance of delay
hi their completion.
"It was our duty to permit our cus
tomers to accept the boilers in their
present state of completion, and finish
them at Seattle, in order that they be
ready when needed." said Mr. Ball last
night. "We fixed a price for them un
finished, which was accepted, so their
shipment was ordered."
Asked an to what steps would be
taken to cohtlnue operations, Mr. Ball
Ba :d :
"All of our men have not gone out,
and we will go ahead and reorganize
the force. A start will be made at
once. Men are always available, and If
there are any to be gotten on the Coast
we will have them. It Is past the ne
gotiation stage and every other stage.
Committee's Request Refused.
"I was at the Northwest Steel Com
pany's plant when this matter came
up, and was called there on the tele
phone and told that a committee from
our bollermakers had walked Into the
shop superintendent's office, and I was
told over the telephone that they
wanted to know If I would meet with
ft committee from the Metal Trades
Council, which I refused to do, but said
I would meet representatives of our
own shopmen."
Officers of the. Metal Trades Council
assert that their organizations have
been thoroughly perfected since the
movement was Inaugurated several
weeks ago, and that embraced In the
affiliations are the machinists, boiler
makers, pattern-makers, molders. elec
trical workers, sheetraetal workers,
steam fitters and shipwrights, so the
entire shipbuilding Industry Is repre
sented. It Is denied by the organization heads
that the main Issue Is open or closed
shop, but that working hours and
wage scales are concerned In their ef
forts to reach an understanding with
the employers.
Closed Shop Held Issue.
On the other hand, the employers say
closed snop is what the unions seek,
and, while they point to the fact union
men have been employed In the past
without discrimination and that they
have no fault to find with them, they
are firm In their declaration that the
privilege Is theirs to employ any non
union worker capable of turning out
the class of work demanded.
Should the strike spread Immediately
It Is expected the Northwest Steel Com
pany would be affected, there being a
large force employed at the yard on three
steel hulls of eight steamers contracted
for. Adjoining that company on the
south Is the plant ofthe Columbia River
Shipbuilding Corporation, backed by the
Smith & Watson Iron Works, where
six steamers are contracted for and the
ork of laying out the yard is well
under way. Then there are six ves
sels to be built at the Alblna Engine &
Machine Works, the yard of which is
situated on the East Side, between the
upper and lower ferry landings, and
Is In course of construction.
Concern is expressed in business cir
cles over the trouble, as the shipbuild
ing industry was revived only several
months ago. and a tleup would spread
to many smaller plants, where sub
contracts are being turned out for
auxiliary machinery and equipment.
PROTECTION ASKED OF MAYOR
Precautions In Strike Situation
Urged by Business Men.
Prompt action looking toward the
preservation of the peace during the
strike in the shipbuilding plants, which
was begun yesterday, were taken yes
ti rday by the Chamber of Commerce
and by representative citizens and of
licers of prominent clubs of ithe city.
"The Chamber of Commerce In de
claring for the open shop did not de
clare against any class of labor," says
the statement Issued by the board of
erectors of the Chamber of Commerce
last night. "On the contrary Its posi
tion is for all labor.
"The report has been circulated that
the Chamber has been advocating the
non-employment of union labor.
"This Is not true.
"In all of Its declarations the Cham
ber has not asked Its members to de
cline to employ any kind of labor that
Is efficient. The only thing It stands
for Is the right of the employer to
select any labor that desires to work
and is of efficiency that merits em
ployment. "In calling upon the Mayor and local
authorities the Chamber was moved
by one motive only to preserve law
and order and guarantee any laborer
desiring to work the right to do so,
"The board of directors believes that
without interference from any source.
In no other way can the full liberty
of employment be secured, and believes
that no community can progress In a
proper manner unless it is in a position
to guarantee this liberty.
"The business men of this community
stand for law and order, and they in
tend to insist upon the maintenance
of law and order, and the protection
of the right of all labor to work when
ever it wishes, without intimidation,
threat or violence."
The Mayor was waited upon at S
o'clock yesterday afternoon by a com
mittee of representative business men,
w ho urged that immediate precautions
be taken for the protection of the men
who desire to continue in their em
ployment! in the shipbuilding plant, so
that the strike may not interfere with
their right to work. It was brought
out by B. C. Ball, of the Willamette
Eteel & Iron Works, that these men are
not Imported strikebreakers, but the
company's own employes, who declined
to walk out when the strike was called
and who desire to continue In employ
ment.
A meeting of the members of the
Progressive Business Men's Club com
mlttee, the Ad Club committee that
had been appointed to investigate the
strike, and representatives unofficially
ttt the Rotary Club, were present at the
meeting- at the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday, after wrlch they went In a
body to the Mayor's office to urge pro
tection for the laborers.
The Progressive Business Men's Club
committee was empowered to act offi
cially In this delegation to the Mayor's
office, but Inasmuch as no committee
has been appointed by the Rotary Club
and the Ad Club committee has been
uninstructed as to the matter which
arose with the calling of the strike,
their members went before the Mayor
in unofficial capacity, as private citi
zens. Those in the party waiting on the
Mayor were O. M. Clark, C. C. Chap
man, N. O. Pike. C. T. Cochran, W. D.
Whltcomb. Percy AJett, and the fol
lowing Progressive Business Men's
committee. J. P. Jaeger, P. T. Richards.
J. R. Tomllnson and C. H. Farrlngton.
CXION'S
DEFINE
DEMANDS
Agreement Like San Francisco's and
Seattle's Wanted, They Say.
In their efforts to have the same
agreement signed by Portland firms as
they say Is in force at San Francisco
and Seattle, men concerned In the
strike at the Willamette Iron and Steel
Works take the stand that a closed
shop Is not Insisted on. The agree
ment provides, they aver, that the em
ployer is privileged to hire men not
belonging to the organizations, but the
unions reserve the privilege of asking
them to Join a union.
As to the probability of men being
retained to replace those who are out,
the leaders say a strike of four weeks'
duration at the Independent foundry
has not resulted In a full force being
employed, and that men are not avail
able to fill the places of those leaving
the Willamette plant.
Arthur Burns, of the molders' union.
Is president of the Metal Trades' Coun
cil, and Joseph Reed, of the oiler
makers', is vice-president of the Coun
cil and chairman of the executive
board. They are said to have been
delegated with full power to act lu
the present situation and to Issue state
ments bearing on their side of the
controversy.
Men who left the Willamette works
yesterday met at 2 o'clock In the
afternoon at the Labor Temple and dis
cussed the matter In detail and. while
meetings were convened last night. It
was said they were only among In
dividual organizations represented In
the Metal Trades' Council.
It Is generally admitted that no ac
tion would have been taken yesterday
but for the shipment of partly finished
boilers to Seattle, which were loaded
on cars in front of the plant, the
unlonmen feeling that it was a move
in advance of a positive refusal to
treat with the organizations. Besides,
it is recited, efforts were being made
to dissuade men from continuing In the
unions. As to other plants that were
sent copies of the agreement, they
have not made moves of the kind, and
that notlme has been fixed for calling
a strike there.
As to a statement that before a
strike was called at the Northwest
Steel plant a conference would be held
with J. R. Bowles on his return from
the East, It Is pointed out that he
might be held there on business for
months and no settlement reached
meanwhile.
In the Willamette Iron & Steel
Works, the Northwest Steel Company
and Smith & Watson Iron Works it is
estimated 1400 men were-employed, and
of 400 men estimated by the unions as at
the Willamette, they say more than 90
per cent are out.
EIGHT SHIPS AFFECTED HERE
Two Per Cent of Industry in Amer
ica Involved by Strike.
The report of the bureau of naviga
tion of the department of commerce. Is
sued this week from the office of the
bureau of foreign and domestic com
merce at the Chamber of Commerce,
contained information as to the status
of the steel shipbuilding Industry in
Portland, to which the employers In
the industry point as Indicating the
Importance of minimizing. If possible,
the effects of the labor disturbances
which precipitated the opening strike
yesterday.
The report bears on the shipbuilding
industry of the country at large, but
the status of the business In Portland
was clearly deduced from It by the em
ployers engaged In the steel shipbuild
ing here.
The report showed that steel ships
under contract In American shipyards
December 1, 1915, numbered 202 and
represented gross tonnage of 761,511.
On December 1, 1916, the number of
ships was 400, with gross tonnage of
1,428.003. showing the industry has
nractlcally doubled.
Of the 400 now under contract 74 are
beintr built or will be built In Port
land, Seattle. San Francisco and Oak
land representing tonnage of 443.538
or almost 57 per cent of the total ton
nage under contract in the entire
United States the preceding year. Now
the ship building on the coast repre
sents more than 2( per cent
construction or 30.1 per cent
tonnage. The distribution is
lows:
of the
of the
as fol-
Gross
tons.
175. 02S
3.V600
177.310
45.600
No. of
City ships.
Pan Francisco ............
Oakland 7
Seattle '
Portland 8
Totals 74 483.538
Portland's share under the figures
available Is 2 per cent of the entire
construction In the country and 3.1 per
cent of the tonnage. -The amount or
the present Portland contracts Is ap
proximately $21,000,000. or more than
four times the total building permits in
Portland for 1916 and equal to the ban
ner year In Portland, 1910.
The report calls attention to the fact
that the shipbuilding Industry was Just
getting under way In Portland when
the labor disputes were precipitated.
'MYSTIC DRUG' BLAMED
ALLEGED SOCIETY BURGLAR
DICATES HIS DEFENSE.
IN-
Wife, Who Is Daughter of Wealthy
Family, Said to Have Won In
Battle Against Kvll Influences.
LOS ANGELES. Dec 29. (Special.)
A story of how love was victorious
in a battle between denizens of the
night life and a beautiful wife was
promised today when Jack L. Baur
dleun, alleged society burglar and
forger, was held for trial in the Su
perior Court on two charges, after a
preliminary hearing before Justice
Forbes.
In the course of the court proceed
ings it was alleged that Baurdieun
was a victim of a mystic drug of sub
tle power, administered by a stranger
whom he had met on his night strolls.
It was this drug and the influence of
the man which plunged Baurdieun Into
a career of crime and lured him mo
mentarily from his wife, the defense
contended.
Baurdieun's attorney said they would
endeavor to prove that, though almost
brokenhearted, the wife struggled with
the unseen power and won her hus
band back and restored his mental
power.
Mrs. Baurdieun Is the daughter of a
wealthy Oakland family and a young
society woman.
John S. Bibber, 75. of New Bedford.
Mass., until the last election never
voted In a presidential election. It has
always happened before that he was at
sea when the elections were held.
POLICE PROTECTION
IN STRIKE PLEDGED
Mayor Asks Steel Company to
Dispense With Armed Guards
to Minimize Animosity.
MR. BALL AGREES READILY
Only Contention Declared to Be
for Open Shop and It Is Xot
Intention to Bring In Strike
breakers to Fill Places.
At a conference yesterday between
Mayor Albee and representatives of
various business and civic organizations
regarding the strike at the Willamette
Iron & Steel Company shipbuilding
plant the Mayor assured the commit
tee that everything Would be done by
the police to prevent violence during
the strike. President Bert Ball, of the
company assured the Mayor that his
company would co-operate in prevent
ing violence in any form.
Mayor Albee said that uniformed po
licemen would be assigned to the plant
to act In an Impartial manner In pro
tecting property and lives. He made a
request that the company employ no
armed guards, but that the maintenance
of peace and order be left to uniformed
policemen. If the present force Is un
able to cope with the situation the
force will be Increased, the Mayor told
the committee. He says he believes the
Council will back him up In that.
Armed Kuardn Disliked.
"I will say," said Mayor Albee, "that
we will do all In our power to keep
peace and order curing the strike at
this plant and others if other strikes
occur. I would request that you do not
put any armed guards at the scene be
cause these were the source of a great
part of the trouble that occurred during
the strike of longshoremen."
"We propose to engage no guards of
this sort," assured Mr. Ball. "We will
have watchmen at the plant to prevent
any destruction of property, but we are
willing to leave the rest to uniformed
policemen. We will co-operate In every
way to prevent violence. It is not our
plan to import strikebreakers, but to
try to Induce our men to come back to
work.
"The question Is purely one of the
open and closed shop. We have ex
pressed a willingness to arbitrate any
questions of wages or hours and are
willing to turn our books over to any
committee of citizens and stand by their
decision."
Ample Protection Ursed.
O. M. Clark, representing the Cham
ber of Commerce, said that all the com
mittee wanted from the Mayor was as
surance that ample police protection
would be given to prevent violence.
"Good protection at the beginning,"
said he, "prevents violence. Lack of
protection encourages violence and vio
lence leads to more violence, often dis
astrous." The committee represented at the
conference comprised O. M. Clark and
W. D. B. Dodson. of the Chamber of
Commerce; J. p. Jaeger. F. T. Richards,
J. R. Tomllnson and C. H. Ferrlngton,
of the Progressive Business Men's Club;
W. D.. Whltcomb and C. C. Chapman, of
the Ad Club; N. G. Pike and C. T.
Cochran, of the Rotary Club.
WILL EXPAND
OREGON POWER TO SPEND BIG
SUM IX WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
L. White, Superintendent, Says Fail
ure of Big Concern Means Expen
diture of About 9-tOO.OOO.
EUGENE. Or.. Dec. 29. Extensions
and Improvements In the Oregon Power
Company's properties In the Willamette
Valley are in store for the near future
as a result of the voluntary placing of
the Northern Idaho & Montana Power
company In the hands of a receiver in
Spokane Tuesday. The Oregon Power
Company is a branch of the other or
ganization, which in turn is a branch
of the parent company in Chicago,
the H. M. Billesby Company.
J- L. White, superintendent of the
Willamette Valley division of the Ore
gon Power Company, gave out a state
ment in Albany, Or., yesterday that
he transaction will mean the spend
ing of between $300,000 and $400,000
in the valley shortly after the first
of the year.
The principal cities in which the
company operates in Oregon are
Albany, Eugene, Corvallls, Dallas and
..larshl leld.
ROAD LAWS ARE PROPOSED
Committees Would Make Trespass
ing on Railroad a Misdemeanor.
SALEM. Or, Dec. 29. (Special.)
Provision to make trespassing upon
railroad rights of way a misdemeanor
and numerous suggestions as to elim
ination of danger at grade crossings
were suggested as possible remedial
legislation by committees, which met
here today at the office of the Public
Service Commission. The committees
were named at a conference called by
tho commission In Portland Novem
ber 23.
Suggestions that the Public Service
Commission has complete Jurisdiction
over grade crossings and that auto
mobiles be compelled to stop within a
certain number of feet of such cross
ings were made.
i PORTLAND VESSEL RAMMED
Schooner Crashes Into Steamer
Northwestern, Bound South.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29. The
steamer Northwestern, bound from
Portland to San Francisco with freight
and passengers, collided with an un
identified schooner today off Eureka,
Cal. The schooner struck the North
western 70 feet forward of the stern
on the port side, damaging her. It was
said, not seriously.
The Northwestern is being operated
by the San Francisco & Portland
Steamship Company in place of the
steamer Bear, which went aground
south of Eureka last June with the
loss of five lives and is still stuck
in the sand.
DRUGGIST IS ACQUITTED
J. A. Clemenson Held Not Guilty of
Violating Liquor Law.
J. A. Clemenson, druggist at Front
and Morrison streets, was found not
guilty by a Jury In the court of Dls- f
trici juage ueii in a seaieu veraici
returned yesterday for selling alcohol
In pure form without requiring affi
davits of purchasers.
Three witnesses testified to purchas
ing alcohol at the drug store without
affidavit formalities. A large quantity
of pure alcohol and some sherry wine
was seized by Agents Scott and Jef
fries of the State PhaBmacy Board, in
a raid of the drug store made in con
junction with Sheriff's deputies early
this month.
The overlooking of a gallon Jar of
alcohol labeled "splrltls vtnla rectlfi
catls." the Latin name not being con
nected with alcohol, was recounted by
the druggist on the witness stand.
Deputy District Attorney Roblson
prosecuted the case, and Attorney C M.
Idleman appeared for the defense.
GOVERNOR FOR MERGER
DIRECTION OF HYGIENE WORK BY
HEALTH BOARD FAVORED.
Praise Is Given Society and Proposal
la Made for Advisory Council
of Experienced Workers.
SALEM, Or, Dec 29. (Special.)
Governor Withycombe issued a state
ment today to the effect that he will
favor combining the work of the So
cial Hygiene Society with the State
Board of Health.
"I am thoroughly aware of the great
Importance of the work that has been
done by the Social Hygiene Society and
I sympathize with It heartily." said the
Governor. "It accomplished a- great
deal In handling one of the gravest
present day problems, and the state
owes a debt of gratitude to those who
have contributed so largely of their
time and means in this good work.
"However, I am still of the opinion
that there is room for centralization
in the general campaign for better
public health. I shall favor combining
the social hygiene work with that of
the State Board of Health. The lat
ter should be the central agency for
all such activity.
"I will Insist, however, so far as I
can. that adequate attention be given
to the activities heretofore handled
by the Social Hygiene Society, and I
would favor arranging so that an ad
visory council of those chiefly In
terested and experienced In social
hygiene work co-operate" with the
Board of Health for Its adequate con
tinuance." GALL SENT TO DR. AKED
SAX KBANCISCAJfS ORGAMZE CON
GREGATION FOR PIBPOSE.
Friends Act After Former Parishion
ers Defeat Recall Sen Church
Called Interdenominational.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29. (Special.)
A call was sent today by telegraph
to Dr. Charles F. Aked, former pastor
of the First Congregational Church,
and now In New York, asking him to
accept the pulpit of the new First In
dependent Interdenominational Church,
organized by his friends and others af
ter his former congregation had de
feated two attempts to recall him.
Announcement of this action was
made by C. L. Carpenter, vice-chairman
of the executive committee of the
new congregation, who expressed the
belief that Dr. Aked would accept the
call. A reply is expected tomorrow or
Sunday.
Dr. Aked had been Informed by his
friends that such a call was probable,
and asked to withhold decision on of
fers from Eastern congregations. He
promised to consider any offer made
from this city.
'ATHLETIC HEART' IS MYTH
Doctor Says Cardiac Irregularities
Xot Due to Physical Exercise.
NEW YORK. Dec. 29. There is no
such thing as an "athletic heart," Dr.
Roger I. Lee. of Harvard University,
today told delegates to the National"
Collegiate Athletic Association. Dr. Lee
said he had proved this during the
last year by experiments upon Harvard
oarsmen by means of new Instruments
devised - to take graphic records.
"With these instruments." said Dr.
Leee. "I have been able to study the
cardiac rythm and natural rythm. Car
diac irregularities are In no way related
to physical exercise, but rather to
increased nervou sensibility."
Dr. Lee declared that heart Irregu
larities occur frequently In all walks
of life and are not limited to athletic
persons.
ALCAZAR MOVE IS NOVELTY
Midnight Matinee at Baker Expect
ed to Attract Many.
A midnight matinee of the spoken
drama will be a novelty never before
given here, but for the benefit of those
who desire to watch the old year out
the Alcazar Players are going to stage
a second performance of the great
Western drama Immediately following
the regular evening performance to
morrow night. It will start at 11
o'clock, or perhaps a few minutes later,
and run until about 1 A. M., and not a
detail of the beautiful production will
be lacking.
The changes of acts will be quickly
made and a thoroughly enjoyable two
hours
witnessing one of America's
foremost dramas, will doubtless be
taken advantage of by every play
goer who can crowd Into theT cozy
Baker Theater.
TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports.
KOr.TH HEAD. Wash.. Dec 29. Watson,
eastbound, at Latouche 8 P. M. Decembet 28.
C G. C. Manning, left Port Angclea, bound
for Astoria. 9 A. M. December 29.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec 29. (Special.) The
steam schooner Santlam arrived today from
San Pedro via San Francisco, and went to
the Hammond mill to load lumber.
After discharging fuel oil at Portland, the
tank steamer J. A. Chanslor sailed early this
morning for California.
POINT ARGUELLO. Cal.. Dec 29. Steam
er Costa Rica. San Francisco for Corlnto. 35
miles from San Pedro at 8- P. M.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Dec 29. Arrivala
Brutus, December 29. Departures Saturn.
Tlburon for San Francisco, December 29. New
Orleans for Angels Bay. December 28.
EUREKA, Cai., Dec. 29. Northwestern.
Portland for San Francisco. 20 miles north
of Cape Mendocino at noon.
SAN DIIXIO, Cal.. Dec. 29. (Special.)
17. S. S. New Orleana arrived at Georges Bay
at 12:30 P. M., sailed for Angeles Bay at B
P. M.. December 28. Tug Dauntless. San
Francisco for New York. 1133 mllea from
San Franciaco, December 18. S. 6. Peru.
San Francisco for Balboa, 44 miles north of
Corlnto.
The largest pieces of marble ever
set in any structure in this country
have been swung Into place In the Lin
coln Memorial. Each of these giant
slabs weighs 28 tons.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
HAVE a new novelty ready for the trade,
want partner with amall capital to handle
unu; money secured. AG W9n Oregon..
ICE STOPS SERVICE
Reports of Floes Inspire Order
for Tie-Ups.
DREDGE MAY QUIT, TOO
Thin Ice Reported at Mouth or
Willamette and Steamers Have
Difficulty In Making Land
ings at Some Points.
Ice forming in the Columbia River
has tied up steamers in service bet-ween
Portland and The Dalles. The
situation is not serious but the danger
of greater trouble during the next day
or two has prompted transportation
heads to act.
The Regulator line definitely an
nounced a few days ago that its serv
ice would be discontinued January 1,
but repot ts Wednesday that Ice was
forming above The Dalles resulted In
orders being given for the steamer
State of Washington to be tied up on
her return yesterday, which was done.
On the heels of that move notice was
given yesterday by the Peoples' Trans
portation Company that the steamer
Tahoma would bo held here pending
developments.
Major Jewett, Corps of Engineers, U.
S. A, was Informed yesterday by the
captain of the pipeline dredge Wahkia
kum that Ice was forming at St. Hel
ens, near where she is working, and
that the probabilities were the digger
would have to tie up.
Captain McCully. of the steamer Lur
llne, of the Harklns line, 'said on his
arrival from Astoria yesterday morning
that there was Ice near Henrlci's, but
not enough to hamper the handling of
the vessel.
Slush Ice was said to be running at
Vancouver, and E. W. Wright, manager
of the Port of Portland, visited the
dredge Tualatin yesterday morning and
said there was thin Ice running near
the mouth of the Willamette.
On the downtrlp Thursday the
steamer Tahoma had difficulty making
a landing at Butler's, owing to the ice.
and ot other points large pieces were
seen floating.
It was January 6 this year when the
Tahoma was caught in the Ice, when
on her way from The Dalles for Port
land, and she was Imprisoned until
February 12. Naturally. Captain Nel
son does not care to risk repeating that
experience so ordered the steamer held
here yesterday.
FREIGHT TABOO EXTENDED
Mariners Install Sprinklers and
Lose More Cargo Business.
News that Captain J. K. Bulger, su
pervising Inspector of steam vessels
for the western district, headquarters
at San Francisco, and issued an order
preventing roofing paper, with cans of
cement in the center of the rolls,
being transported on passenger ves
sels. Is the subject of varied comment
among Portland steamboat owners be
cause of a new regulation providing
for the equipping of all combined
freight and passenger vessels with
sprinkler systems.
The edict against the cement mixture
being shipped with the roofing paper,
the cement being Intended for use In
laying the paper, is said to have grown
from a dlsasterous fire aboard the
steamer Congress off Coos Bay, a few
months ago. there having been a large
shipment of the paper aboard. The
Willamette and Columbia River oper
ators say that there have been so many
restrictions on freight that a passenger
vessel can really carry little that Is
Inflammable. The attitude of the In
spectors is that all precautions must
be taken as to the dangerous class ot-
freight and the use of sprinklers.
XORTHWESTERX IS DAMAGED
Steamer Bound South From Port
land Struck hy Schooner.
Brief dispatches reaching here early
yesterday afternoon that the steamer
Northwestern was damaged In colli
sion with an unidentified schooner off
Eureka at 5 o'clock in th-- morning,
caused grave concern unt'' later in
formation that the steamer was not
I seriously injured. She left Portland at
3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon on her
first trip In the service of the "Big
Three' line, having been chartered for
a period of two months to assist In
relieving the freight congestion and to
help move the regular business after
that.
Captain J. C. Hunter, her master, is a
veteran commander of the Pacfflc and
the father of Captain Al Hunter, of the
turblner Northern Pacific. The loca-
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tion and nature of the accident recalled
that July 21. 1907. the steamer Colum
bia, of the same line, eras struck by the
steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter
Cove and went down. The Northwest
ern replaces the steamer Bear for the
time, the Bear being on the beach
north of Cape Mendocino, where a big
force is engaged in stripping the liner
She went on the beach June 14.
SEA WEDDING IS PREFERRED
Couple Leave on F. A. Kllburn to
Have Knot Tied Sailor Fashion.
Planning to be married at sea, W.
T. Purcell and Miss C. B. Mitchell, of
this city, were passeengers aboard the
North Pacific steamer F. A. Kllburn
when she sailed last night for the
Golden Gate, by way of Marshfield and
Eureka. The couple bought tickets
Thursday, and while plenty of time was
at their disposal for a wedding ashore,
they preferrel a sailor's knot.
The rfilburn got away with a fair
passenger list and full cargo. She
will probably pass her fleetmate. the
Breakwater, in the river, as the latter
was due out of Marshfield yesterday.
The latter is scheduled to sail Monday
and an effort will be made to get them
back on schedule, as they are to sail
five days apart.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUK TO ARRIVE.
From Data
. ... . .Los Anrelesi In port
N'ame
Braver
Rreekwattr
Northern Pacific
Rose City .
F. A Kllburn
Northwestern. . .
Ban Francisco. . . fee. 80
San Francisco. ... Dec SI
Los Angeles Jan. ?
San Francisco. . . Jan. 6
Los Angeles Jan. 1
DUE TO DEPART.
For
...Los Ang-elea
8.F. for LA.-S.D
Name.
Beaver. . ,
Harvard .
fate.
Dec.
3"
Dec.
M
1
1
1
4
o
8
10
Yale
Breakwater
Northern Pacific.
Klamath .
Rose Cltv
P. A. Kllburn
S.F. for L.A.-S.D. Jan
San Francisco. . . Jan.
San Kran-leco. .. .Jan.
Ssn Diego Jan.
Los AnKe!es. .... Jan.
San F anclsco. .. .Jan.
Northwestern. ..
1-os Angeiea Jan.
Wapama 6an Diego Ji
a.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
COOS BAT. Or.. Dec. 29. (Special.) The
steam schooner Yellowstone sailed for Sau
Francisco today carrying a lumbar cargo
from the North Bend Mill Lumbar Com
pany plant.
Sailing at noon, the steam schooner Hardy
was bound for San Francisco, with a cargo
of Bueht.er lumber.
The ga-ollne schooner Mlrene, after being
in port a week, sailed this morning for the
Sluslaw River.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 29. (Special.)
The ateamer President sailed at 11 o'clock
today for San Francisco and Southern Cali
fornia with 379 passengers and a capacity
cargo.
Other sailings today Included the steamer
city of Statue for Southeastern Alaska with
30 passengers and full rrelght cargo; the
steamer Ravalli for Southeastern Alaska at
A. M.. with general cargo. Including a
shipment of explosives for mining purposes,
and the ateamer Javary from Meadow Point
for Shanghai at 8 A. M.
Arrivala Included the ateamer Mariposa,
from Southeastern Alaska, at 4:45 P. M .
with jv passengers and 1200 tons of ore and
a shipment of fresh fish; the steamer F. S.
Loop, from San Francisco, at 3 P. M . and
the steamer Admiral Schley, from San Fran
cisco, with 4S passengers and capacity
cargo, at S A. M.
FLORENCE. Or.. Dec 29. (Special.)
Gasoline schooner Iflrene arrived from Fort
land today at 3 P. M.
san francisco" Dec 29. (Special.)
Twenty-two days from Wellington, via Pa
peete, the Union liner Mona arrived this
morning with passengers and South Seas
products.
The British steamer Kentra. from Caleta.
arrived In port late tonight and will pass
quarantine tomorrow morning.
The Hill liner-Northern Paclfle arrived
from Flavel at 4r10 this afternoon with the
usual freight and passenger list.
l"he oil tanker W. F. Herrln arrived from
Astoria this morning In ballast to the As
sociated OH Company.
Among lumber steamera arriving from the
north today were the Adeline 8mlth. from
Cooa Bay. with 1.733.000 feet for the C. A.
Smith Lumber Company; Caspar, from Cas
par, Uh 340.000 feet and 10. OOO tlea for the
Caspar Lumber Company, and Prentiss, from
Albion, with S75.OO0 feet for the Albion.
Departures for the north Included the
steamers Elizabeth, for Bandon: Iaqua, tor
Grays Harbor; Dispatch, for Portland; Svea,
for Graya Harbor; Raymond, for Wtllapa;
Qulnault, for Grays Harbor: Tahoa, for
Grays Harbor; Tiverton, for Astoria; Mult
nomah, for Grays Harbor, and Phoenix, for
Bandon.
Murine Notes.
To load her second cargo, the steamer
Despatch left San Francisco for this harbor
at 11 o'clock yesterday morning. She Is
sailing In the service of the Border line and
came here from Puget Sound to ply tor a
few trips, moving cargo that cannot be ac
commodated on the regular fleets.
On her way back the "Big Three" liner
Rose City put out from San Francisco yes
terday morning. She left Portland Satur
day and as the schedule has been changed
from a weekly sailing to one every four days,
the Rose City Is due to steam from here
again January 5
To be lined for a wheat cargo, the British
steamer Don Bonlto reached the Eastern &
Western mill yesterday. She balls from
Esquimau and for the past few months has
been In the service of the British Admiralty
there, carrying coal.
Dr. Bush, selected as resident surgeon at
Fort Canby. where his duties will be con
fined to the force engaged In Jetty con
struction, reached the city yesterday from
Indianapolis and reported to Major Jewett.
Corps of Engineers. V. S. A.
Bound for Los Angeles the steamer Palsy
Mathews got away yesterday afternoon, hav
ing finished her cargo at Llnnten.
With at least a fair Hat of cabin passen
gers, though the steerage guests are not
expected to be numerous, the steamer Beaver
sails thai afternoon for California porta The
liner will have a rapacity cargo.
Captain W. L. Alley, ot New Orleans, to
which port he navigated the three-maated
auxiliary schooner June, built at it. Helens
and purchased from Captain William YVright
son. of Mobile, by M T. Snyder, ot New Or
leans, hat returned to Portland to look after
vessels building at the plant of the Columbia
Engineering Works tor Mr. Snyder.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Deo. 29. Sailed Steamers
Daisy Mathewa. for San Pedro: F. A. Kll
burn. for Coos Bay. Eureka and San Fran
cisco. Arrived British steamer Don Benito,
from Esquimau
ASTORIA. Dec 29 Arrived at 8:40 P. SI.
Steamer Santlam. from San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 29. Arrived at S
A. M. Steamer W. F. Herrtn. from Port
land Sailed at 11 A. M. Steamer Despatch,
for Portland. Arrived at 4 P. M. Steamer
Northern Pacific, from Flavel. Steamer
Northwestern, from Portland, for San Fran
cisco, waa In collision with an unknown
schooner off Eureka at 5 A. M was not
seriously damaged.
.C,0iS 5ATi Dc- Arrived and sailed
at 1 P. M. Steamer Breakwater, from San
Francisco, for Portland.
SAN PEDRO, Dec 29 Arrived Steamer
Nehalem. from Portland. Sailed Steamer
Rose City, for Portland.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 29. Arrived
Steamers Colonel E. L. Drake, barge 91. from
Point Wells: Adeline Smith, from Coos Bay:
Moana (British), from Wellington: William
F. Herrln. from Astoria; Jim Butler, from'
Santa Rosalia Sailed Steamera Taboe.
Qulr.ault. for Aberdeen; O'.eum. for Seattle:
Raymond, for Raymond: Elizabeth, for Ban
don: Speedwell, for Balboa: Iaqua, for
Grays Harbor; schooner Ethel Zane. for 1
HUo.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 29. Arrived
Steamers Mariposa, from Southeastern and
Southwestern Alaska: F. S. Loop, from San,
Francisco; Admiral Schley, from San Pedro..
Sailed Steamers City of Seattle and Ra-
vaui, tor southeastern Alaaka; President,
for San Diego ; Javary. for Shanghai; tug"
Kingfisher, for Anyox. B. C.
Marconi Wireless Reports-.
(All positions reported at 8 p. M Decem
ber 29, unless otherwise designated.)
Matsonla. San Francisco for Honolulu, Br
miles from San Francisco at S P. M-, De
cember 28. n-
Wilhelmlna, Honolulu for San Francisco.
1.1SI miles from San Francisco at S P. M.. .
December 28.
Hllonlan. Honolulu for San Francisco. 19R0
miles from San Francisco at S P. M-. Decem
ber 28.
Chlr.a. San Francisco for the Orient. 1.182'.
miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M. De
cember 2s.
Venezuela. Orient for San Francisco. 29M
miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M. Decern-'
ber 2S.
Great Northern. Honolulu for San sran
clsco. 1211 miles from Honolulu at 8 P L,
December 28.
Atlas. Richmond for Eureka. 121 miles
from Richmond.
Multnomah. San Francisco for Grays Har
bor, three miles north sY Point Reyes.
El Segundo. El Segundo for Richmond, 8
miles south of Richmond.
Umatilla, from tfan Pedro, five miles
south of Pigeon Point.
Toaemlte. San Francisco for Puget Sound,
six miles north of Point Rev es.
Richmond, San Pedro for Prince Rupert.
3D miles north of San Francisco.
Willamette. San Pedro for San Francisco,
12 miles north of Pledras Blancas.
Great Northern, Honolulu for San Fran
cisco. 1716 miles northeast of Honolulu.
Bradford. San Pedro for Chile, 1380 miles
south of San Pedro at 8 P. M-, December 23.
Newport. San Francisco for Balboa, at
Mazatlan.
Columbia, Salaverrr for San Pedro. 62f
mllea south of San Pedro
Alliance. Sallna Cruz for San Francisco.
95 mllea south of San Pedro.
Klamath, San Pedro for San Francisco,
five miles west of Point Flrln.
Cuzco. Chile for San Francisco. 1186 miles
south of San Francisco.
Oregon, from San Francisco, ten miles
west of San Pedro.
Moffett. towlnit barge 98, Colon for Ran
Francisco. 200 miles aouth of San Francisco.
H. C. Folger. San Francisco for Balboa,
828 miles south of San Francisco.
President. Seattle for San Francisco, ST
miles west of Victoria.
Scofleld. Richmond for Seattle, 182 miles
from Seattle.
Asuncion. Port Angeles for San Pedro. 870
mllea from Port Angelee.
Lucas, towing barge 93. and tug Darin..
Point Angeles for Richmond, jM2 miles north
of Richmond.
Breakwater, Eureka for Cooa Bay, 86
mllea north of Eureka.
Senator. San Francisco for Seattle, 15
miles south of Blanco.
Curacao. Seattle for San Francisco, 86
miles south of Blanco.
Wapama. St. Helens for San Franclsco.
30 miles north of Blunts Reef
Vessels Entered Yesterday.
F. A Kllburn. American steamer, general
cargo, from San Francisco. Eureka and Cooa
Bay.
Beaver. American ateamer. general cargo.
from San Pedro and San Franciaco.
Don Benito. British steamer, ballast, from
Esquimau.
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
Beaver. American steamer, general cargo,
for San Francisco and San Pedro.
F. A. Kllburn. American steamer, general
cargo, for Cooa Bay, Eureka and San Fran
cisco. Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Dc. 29. Condition of
the bar at 5 P.
east. 16 miles.
M. Sea, amooth; wind.
Tides at Astoria Saturday.
High. Low.
S:25 V M 8.4 feet'11 :U A. M....1.8 feet
i:24 P. M....T0 fsell:32 P. M. .0.9 foot