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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXUIf. FRIDAY, - JANUARY 5, 1917.
CONCESSION
MADE
BY PRESIDENT BALL
Head of Willamette Iron
&
Steel Company Agrees to
Let Attorney Take Part.
UNION WILL ANSWER T0DAY
Reason for Not Allowing labor , Of
ficials to Act Is Explained in let
ter to Mr. Baker Telling of
Contempt for Contract.
" Officials of the Metal Trades Coun
cil have taken until 5 o'clock this aft
ernoon to give to City Commissioner
George L. Baker, who is acting as in
termediary in the shipbuilding strikes,
an answer to a proposal made yester
day to Mr. Baker by B. C. Ball, presi
dent of the Willamette Iron & Steel
Company, to the effect that the com
pany will agree to meet in a confer
ence with strikers from the Willam
ette plant and will allow them to have
any reputable attorney they wish to
represent them, provided the attorney
selected meets with the company's ap
proval.
Commissioner Baker suggested the
name of ex-Governor Oswald West and
President Ball announced that he
would be satisfactory to the company.
This proposal was obtained from Mr.
Ball after he had flatly refused to
agree to a conference such as Mr. Ba
ker succeeded on Wednesday in arrang
ing between the Northwest plant and its
strikers, including one outsider. Mr.
Baker considered the last proposal of
Mr. Ball a concession on the Willam
ette Company's part and he forthwith
transmitted it to the union leaders,
and after a conference with them got
their promise of a reply not later than
6 P. M. today.
Ban on Closed Shop as Topic Stays.
Arrangements for the conference be
tween the strikers of the Northwest
plant and the officers of the company
probably will be made today. The
union officials informed Commissioner
Baker yesterday that they would se
lect their committee as soon as pos
sible and submit trie names and he
could confer with President Bowles, of
the Northwest Company, and fix the
date and place of the conference.
This conference will be arranged
Wednesday, for the consideration only
of questions of wages and working
conditions. The agreement is explicit
that the question of closed shop will
not be considered. The committee on
the union side will consist of represen
tatives of the striking employes of the
Northwest plant, with one outsider to
accompany the strikers' committee,
Durelv in an advisory capacity.
An effort was made to get a nice
conference arranged with the Willam
lam-
ette plant, but President Ball flatly re
fused in a letter sent to Commissioner
.Bauer yesieraay moinm. i-r
rciusal the proposition of an attornejr
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Reason for Refusal Given.
Mr. Ball's refusal of the first propo-
Bltion (the same proposition as was ac- I
cepted by the Northwest company ana
the union) reads as follows:
Iear Sir We sincerely appreciate your
toffort to brinir about some amicable adjust
ment of the labor disputes brought upon I
us Dy aeinanas lor me ciusea niiup.
Uur refusal -to consiaer a meeting unaer
conditions specified by the labor leaders is I
not because we aesire to De aronra.-y, nor 1
uecause we fall to appreciate your motives I
In endeavoring to bring about this meeting,
in oraer tnat our position may oe clear wejthe-foot of Sheridan street, last night.
-will express some of our reasons for our
position. . - .
Wuoteu rrom tne letter signea Dy Messrs.
jteea, Sullivan ana Misner:
"2. Said committees t he accompanied
toy representatives of their unions in an ad
visory capacity.
v e have very definite erounds lor be
lieving that our men do not desire to be
rt-presen&ed by tnese labor leaders, m ad
dition to this, we are unalterably opposed
to any dealings with men who regard a
-written contract as a scrap of paper. To
be more particular In regard to this point,
the same labor leaders who are now asklns
a conference with us had, a few months
ago signed up aefinite agreements with at
icnsi uii 111111 in . t u 1 1 1 1", in which ftgreo I
ment it was definitely stated that the men
employed by the company referred to would
le allowed to work on material fabricated
in the open shops of Portland. These same
labor leaders have repudiated this contract.
To make this matter even worse the real
damage that will bo done by this violation
of thi3 contract will fall upon the firm
who has signed up with organized labor,
and who is presumably friendly to it, and
will in no way Injure us toward whom their
animosity exists, for all of our contracts
call for delivery of material f. o. b. cars
Portland.
Und-r these circumstances you can easily
appreciate why we positively refuse to sit
in a conterence in wnich these men partlcl-
Acquiescence Cornea Later.
. The proposition made then bv Com
missioner Baker brought the follow
ing reply and proposal:
Dear Sir Supplementing our letter of this
morning regarding a conference with men
representing our employes, and answering
-our Question as to whether or not wa
vould allow the men to appoint some attor-
ney to represent them In the conference, we
wish to say that there Is no objection what-
ever on our part to the general- plan
We would agree to allow any reputable
raey to represent tne men at such
conference. The selection of this man, how
ever, must meet with our anorovaL
Your suggestion of ex-Governor West as
a man probably satisfactory to our employes
jneeis wnn our approval, and it ex-Governor
"West should be selected to act for th
Jn the capacity of an attorney, we will ba
jriad to Include him in the suggested confer -
'.1
Mr. Baker took this to th iminn
headquarters and asked them to con -
Kider it. They took it under advise -
ment during the afternoon and Mr
Baker returned for a second conference
at 5 o'clock and was in the headquar -
ters tor an hour or more. The final
answer was that the unions would
Sive their-reply by 5 o'clock today.
MORE MES RETURN TO WORK
Kmployes Jeered, but No Violence
Is Reported. .
A few men were added to the forces
t the non-striking employes at, both
the Willamette and the . Northwest
plants yesterday.
Officials of the Willamette works
declared that fully 100 men or virtu
ally one-fourth of their regular fore
was at work yesterday. Union' offi
date insisted that not more than 50
men were atvwork.
Approximately auu men were at worn
at the Northwest nlant. according to
estimates of the officials. On,., the
other hand, the union men asserted
that this figure was greatly exagger-
ated.
Pickets and strike sympathizers con-
tinued to patrol the streets and rail
road tracks surrounding the two big
planus yesterday. All workmen who
entered or left the enclosures were
Jeered. No violence was attempted
Employes of the Northwest works
were taken out last night, as on the
night before, in a special train of
Southern Pacific electric cars. Crowds
of strikers followed the train on foot
and in automobiles, calling derisively
to the men on board.
Big sight-eeeing touring cars took
some of the Willamette employes borne
last night.
Officers of the Metal Trades Coun
cil began yesterday to prepare lista of
their members who are entitled to
strike benefits. They will be paid a
minimum of $7 a week. In some cases
the pay runs as high as $10. These
funds may be supplemented later by
voluntary contributions frpm other
union men.
A meeting1 of the strikers and their
friends will be held at 2 o'clock this
afternoon In Arion Hall. Second and
Oak streets, to consider plans for the
further conduct of the strike.
STEEUVORKER HAS WEAPON
William Trelier Fined $2 5 for Going
to Work Armed.
The first arrest in the prevailing
strike, either at the Northwest Steel
Company or the Willamette Steel &
Iron Works, occurred Wednesday, when
William Treher, 23 years old, a rivet
pressman, was taken into custody by
Patrolman McCulloch on a charge of
carrying conceajed weapons.
Treher is one of the employes who
refused to strike. As he came to work
certain of the pickets informed the
officer that he was armed. Patrol
man McCulloch took him before Ser
jeant Robson, to whom Treher readily
surrendered his revolver.
The workman's home is at 984 East
Sixteenth street, where he has a wife
and two small children. He told the
officers, and reiterated before Muni-
MEMBERS OF FEDERAL NAVAL BASE COMMISSION, WHO INSPECTED COLUMBIA RIVER YESTERDAY AND WILL VIEW PROPOSED SITES
AT ASTORIA TODAY, TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHO FORM ESCORT.
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Left to Right B. G. Hegardt, Engineer of Port of Portland; Commander HuHNey, Captain McKlroy. XV. I. LaRoche, Portland City Attorney; Captala Cun
ningham, W. Li. Capps, Chief of JVavnl Construction 1 II. II. Rousseau, Consul tiha Knarlneert Rear-Admiral Helm, O. SI. Clark, President of Portland
Chamber of Commerce, and Captain Speler, Harbormaster Port of Portland.
,n, Trta- T. rrrh th ,
purchased the weapon because be be
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lieved threats had been made against
him by the strikers. He declared that
dutv tQ hi fnehnd hi. lolr,-
)ng m the strike, and that he felt
must protect them by keeping
his job. .Treher was lined 25.
1 am aorry for Treher. personally.'
said Jud Lanfftnith. "hut Ihoro is
no much at stake in this instance that
I must insist on the fine for the fu-
ture effect.
I.' W. "W. ARE TAKING HA NX)
Police Hear of Plan to Attack Tfoa
nT)t.n -vv'-lroT;
iuikmi vriiers.
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,w- appeared near tne plant
of the Northwest Steel Company, at
and followed the electric car on which
the non-strikers were being1 taken
from the plant, hooting' and decrying
the workmen. The police received a
report that more I. W. W. would be
stationed on the hill above the steel
plant when the workmen's special ap
peared this morning, and would assail
the cars with stones.
To protect the non-strikers Chief
of Police Clark has detailed a squad
of policemen and detectives to form
an ambuscade above the steel plant
. . . - , . , m,n,fli
that arises. The men have orders to
arrest any persons who become dis
orderly,
ROAMER IS ON BEACH
GASOLINE SCHOONER STRANDS ON
ROGUE RIVER SOUTH SPIT.
Deck Cargo Is Removed and Vessel
Will Re Saved Channel Shoals
and Range la Down.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Jan. 4. (Spe-
,-, -i Ty,a .5ni. Kr-hooner ftoamer
clal Tne gasoline scnooner Koamer
I went on the south splfc at Rogue River
this forenoon. She will be saved. The
crew had " two lines aboard, and has
anchored thetoi with deadmen to points
north of the channel. The Roamer lies
on the beach at the entrance to the
river in several feet of water. Captain
I Peter Olson expects she will float to-
I morrow at high tide. The engines of
I the Roamer are disabled, or at least
1Y.a niimna fnr thv ln9''Prt with BanH
I making Dumping out of the Question.
1 There .is considerable water in the
1 craft's hold.
1 Today the freight on the deck was
I taken off and conveyed to Gold Beach
lin wagons, and nothing was lost In
1 the salvage. The Roamer was ashore
I once before near the same place, but
on the north spit. The grounding was
occasioned by middle ground shoaling.
The bar had not been navigated for
several weeks, and the principal range
mark had fallen down last night. Cap
tain Olson got safely across the bar
with the Roamer. but afterwards struck
a shoal in the channel, of which he was
not warned, owing to the range being
I ao"-
Tonight the Roamer is reported as
resting well, although there is a stiff
southwest wind blowing. Salvors will
stay by the craft during the night and
watch that lines are not lost over
board.
Other vessels have been beached
about the mouth of Rogue River, but
none have been lost. Among these
I which grounded in past years were the
I Berwick, Osprey. ' Enterprise, Rustler
I ana tanaoipn. -xne rtanaoipn was
I drawn across the south spit to the
I river, over a quarter mile stretch of
I sand.
Chinook May Melt Ice.
That a Chinook wind was sweeping
along the Middle Columbia River
Wednesday night was news received
by steamboatmen yesterday from
Lyle and they look for the ice to melt
at Memaloose Island, where the river
is blocked. On reports today depend
I whether the steamer Tahoma will be
started on her run tomorrow after be
ing out of service more than a week.
i PORT COMMISSION'S
VOUCHERS SOUGHT
Investigation of Affairs In
dicated by Demand of Attor
ney W. C. Bristol.
ACCESS TO RECORDS GIVEN
Lawyer Says Taxpayers, Including
Bankers, Are Behind Move, and
That No Politics Is Involved.
Probe Is Invited.
Investigation of the Port of Port
land Commission, its affairs, manage
ment and alleged direct or indirect
benefits derived by any member of the
Board through his connection there
with, is indicated through the demand
of William C. Bristol, attorney, for
copies or vouchers from February 1,
1913, to December 31. 1916.
Resultant from the aforesaid de
mands was a special meeting of the
Commission at 3 o'clock ' yesterday
afternoon, at which a price of 10 cents
a folio was fixed for copying vouchers
for Mr. Bristol, also an Invitation was
ordered extended to him to pursue hisr
investigation accompanied by those,
retaining him. with the help and as
sistance of the Commission and Its
facilities and that they would meet
with him at any ftme he designated.
I have no statement -to make until
after I have looked over the vouchers.
which work I will start tomorrow,
said Mr. Bristol after the meeting. "I
will say that I have been asked to
take up this matter by taxpayers. In
cluding bankers, and there is no
politics Involved and it is not intended
by those I represent to go before the
Legislature In connection with it."
Vouchers Requested In Writing.
It was brought out at the session of
the Commission that Mr. Bristol had
written to John P. Doyle, assistant
secretary, for copies of the vouchers,
and the latter had replied that he did
not know what the charge for the
work would be. That was one reason
for the special call and It was decided
to fix the same charge as the City
Auditor makes for similar copying,
10 cents a folio.
Mr. Bristol had written members of
the Commission, It was said at the
meeting, and Captain A. TU. Pease, who
is secretary of the Board, called on
him. Captain Pease said Mr. Bristol
told him he had been approached by
a group of business men and bankers
to investigate affairs of the Port.
E. W. Wright, manager of the Port,
announced about that time that Mr.
Bristol had telephoned and said that
he wanted the voucher information
matter settled or there would be a
lawsuit begun today.
"There Is no question as to the right
of a taxpayer for copies of the rec
ords, and I move that the charge be
the same as at the City Hall," said
Commissioner D. C. O'Reilly, which
carried. "
Expense Account Included.
Copies desired by Mr, Bristol, it was
understood, were showing the expense
account of General Manager Wright.
payments made to the Shaver Trans
portation Company, Columbia River
Pilot's Association, Diamond O line and
the Portland Shipbuilding Company,
From my own standpoint I will say
that any investigators are at liberty
to do their work and it is up to ns to
facilitate that in every way," said Com-
misioner O Rellly. "I want to offer
Mr. Bristol and any committee every
r acuity, but 1 think we should write
to Mr. Bristol to come forward with
his committee of business men and
bankers and conduct his investigation
aboveboard. I offer a resolution that
these communications from Air. Brls
tol be spread on the records, also
showing the charge to be made for the
copies asked for and that the secretary
address a letter to Mr. Bristol to the
effect we are ready to meet him at any
time he designates.
It was suggested that a special
meeting be arranged, but as the regu
lar meeting is to be held Thursday of
next week, that was abandoned, -th
assumption being that Mr. Bristol
could appear then if he wished.
"These records are public and they
can come here and get them," said
Commissioner -E. W. Spencer. "I don'
think that a special meeting is neces
sary.
. "Underlying this Is undoubtedly
attack on - the honesty and integrity
of members of the Port of Portland.
so it should not be delayed." remarked
President R. D. Inman.
Aeeesa to Records Granted.
It was then ordered that Mr. Bristol
be informed as to the approximate
time when he could have access to the
records, and he is to go there today.
The Impression prevails among the
members that expenditures made by
Manager Wright on personal trips are
to be assailed if possible; that it will
be sought to be shown Commissioner
J. W. Shaver's connection with the
board should prevent the Shaver Trans-
portation Company's vessels from tow- I
ing: that the Diamond O should not I
handle tows in which the port is inter- I
ested as Commissioner O'Reilly is con
nected with that concern, and Com
missioner Pease, ""being with the Co
lumbia River Pilots' Association, must
not pilot a vessel shifted under the
direction of the port. As none of the
Commissioners are interested in the
Portland Shipbuilding Company, con
trolled by Charles Nelson, they say they
do not know the reason for vouchers
paid that corporation being wanted.
It is said that vessels have been
moved by the Shaver boats only when
the port was busy with its towboats
or since the sale, early in the season,
of the sternwheeler Ocklahama. with
which the port moved most of the fleet.
The Dlomond O, it is asserted.-has not
participated in that business, but on on
occasion a fuel barge was towed for
che port.
CAPTAIN REES BELIEVED LOST
Mariner's Friends' Concerned Since
Steamer Portland Disapcared.
Friends here and elsewhere on the
Coast are deeply concerned over the
fate of Captain Rees, of the steamer
Portland, which is reported to have dis
appeared off the Bermudas about De
cember 18. Tne Portland was originally
brought here from the Great Lakes by
the Globe Grain & Milling Company,
and was loaded for Europe after the
war started, remaining on the Atlan
tic, and a few months ago was sold
to French interests, captain Rees re
mained in command, and reports of her
sailing from Havre November 22 for
New York showed he was master then.
The Italian steamer Umbria. which
reached Norfolk December 22, reported
that December 14 she picked up a dis
tress call by wireless from the Port
land and went to her aid. She was 78
miles from Bermuda and the Umbria
s'tood by for two days before the
weather permitted a line to be secured
to the Portland. Late the night of
December 16 the line parted, and the
master of the Umbria said he stood by
day. and a night and finally the
Portland broke away from her anchors
and disappeared.
Cantata Rees had sailed on the Pa
cific side for a number of years and
was a mate aboard the steamer Colum
bia in 1907 when she was lost. He
had many friends, and one of the fea
tures he boasted about aboard the
Portland before she left here was the
entire crew was made up of Ameri
cans. - -
MICHXE DRYDOCKS TOMORROW
Government Digger Being Prepared
for Resumption of Labor at Cvos.
To facilitate a minute examination
of the hull so It may be determined
whether work will be req-uired besides
cleaning and painting and drawing the
tailshafts. the Government dredge -oi.
P. S. Michle will be lifted on the Port
of Portland drvdock tomorrow.
She has been here since finisning
dredging at the entrance of Grays Har
bor last month and is being overhauled
at the Standard dock. In her crew are
numbered three machinists, so much of
the minor repairs formerly taken care
of under contract are being carried on
by her own crew. Unless the condition
of her hull is different than Is now
expected. It Is believd all of the pre
paratory labors for the coming season
will be looked after by those aboard.
No date has been set for her return
to Coos Bay. and the probabilities are
she will be ready in eDruary.
Movements of Vessels.
pOBTLANt). Jan. 4. Arrived Steamers
Washtenaw, from Port San Luis: Atlas and
W. F. Herrin, from San Francisco; motor
hio Sierra, rrom Ban Tan Cisco. oaiisa
U. S. torDedo-boat destroyer Truxton. lor
Astoria.'
ASTORIA. Jan. 4. Left up at A. M.
Ritunar Daisv Putnam. Sailed at 9:30 A.
f steamer Celllo. from Puset bound for
San Francisco. Arrived flown at r. ja.
Steamer La Primers.
SAV FRANCISCO. Jan. 4. Sailed at 11 A.
M. Steamer northern pacific, ror r lavoi.
COOS BAT. Jan. 4. Arrived it I A M.
Steamer Breakwater, from Portland for
Eureka and San Francisco.
ETTREKA. Jan. 4. Sailed at 8 A. M.
Steamer F. A. KUburn. from Portland and
Coos Bay. for San Francisco.
SAX PEDRO, Jan. 4. Arrived Steamers
Beaver, from Portland via San Francisco
Daisy Matthews. from Columbia River.
Jan. 3. Sailed Steamers 'Norwood and
Northwestern, for Portland via San Fran
cisco.
ASTORIA. Jan. 3. Left un at :50 P. M
Steamer Washtenaw. Arrived at 8 and
left up at 10 P. Mi Steamer Atlas, from
San Francisco. Arrived at 9 and left up
at 11 P. M. Steamer W. F. Berrln, from
San Francisco.
SEATTLE. Jan. 4. Arrived Steamers
Farragut. from San Francisco: EI Segundo.
from Richmond. Sailed Steamers HokkaL
for Vladivostok: Talthyblus. for Manila and
Yokohama; El Segundo, for San Francisco
Santa Maria, for Port San L,u!s: United
States coast guard unaiga. tor TaKutat.
SAV FRANCISCO. Jan. 4. Arrived
Steamers Columbia, from Valparaiso: Queen,
from Seattle: motorsnip (jeorge wumm
ton (Norwegian), from Norfolk. Sailed
Steamers crown of leon (British), for
London: Willamette, for Grays . Harbor
Northern Pacific. for Astoria; Admiral
Schley, for Seattle.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.) The
steam schooner Celllo. which towed the dis
abled steam schooner Klamath Into port
yesterday, sailed: today ror ban Francisco.
After taking on lumber at Knappton. th
steam schooner Daisy Putnam will shift to
finish loading at Rainier and westport.
Carrying 2.H5.000 feet of lumber from West
port and 270,000 feet from Prescott, the
steam schooner Tiverton cleared for San
Francisco. She will sail tomorrow.
After losdlna box snooks at Portlsnd an
Astoria the steam schooner La Primers
cleared for San FrmncUco. She expects to
ear'y omor.row-
'"e.ius w"u' wn'?B n,a"'"aJ?? "
coast In search of the disabled steam schoon
er Klamath, returned to port last night.
The destroyer Truxtun. with Admiral
Helm and the other members of the. Iraval
Commission on board, arrived from Port
land this afternoon. She will remain here
until tomorrow evening.
Bringing fuel oil for Portland the tank
steamer Wm. F Berrln arrived during the
night from California.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 4. (Special.)
The steamer Hokkat Mini, of the Mitsui
fleet, suited tor Vladivostok today with a
full TOQD-ton cargo consisting . mainly of
agricultural Implements.
The Blue Funnel line steamer Talthyblus
also got away tor ports in the Orient, sail
ing with 17.000 measurement tons of gen
eral cargo aboard.
Other departures Included the steamer El
Segundo tor San Francisco, at 2 P. M.: the
oil tanker Santa Maria for Port San Luis, at
8 A. M., and the United States coast guard
ITnalga. for Tukutat. The last named has
been sent north to act as a hospital ship
lor the fishing fleet.
The Santa Maria steamed south with a.
new blade on her propeller, which was fitted
on here. She struck wreckage coming north
and snapped off a blade.
The steamer Admiral Farragut arrived
from San Francisco with a light freight
cargo. On her next voyage south, sailing
Saturday morning, she will sail as a pas
senger steamer to San Francisco only. The
steamer El Segundo got in from Richmond
at S A. M. today.
SAN- FRANCTSCO, Jan. 4. (Special.)
Bringing a general cargo from alny, the
motorshlp Indlen, of the Faat Asiatic fleet,
arrived in port late today. She will load
here for Scandinavia.
On her first visit to this port the Nor
wegian motorshlp George Washington ar
rived here from Scandinavia and the east
from Norfolk to the Federal Government.
The Washington is to load a full cargo for
Scandinavia as soon aa she dischargee her
coal.
Nearly COO passengers left for Hawaii
when the turblner Great Northern put to
sea for the islands via San Pedro. The
passenger llet this voyage Is the heaviest
of the year. .
First results in San Francisco of the re
,cent order of the British government to
keep- the departures of all British ships
secret is the departure of the Crown of
l.eon. which cleared Saturday, but which
did not go to sea until Wednesday night
In the foff. The Crown of Leon is one of
the Harrison direct line operating between
thl Coast and the United Kingdom. Bal-
xour. uutnrl at company are tne local
gents. - While no Information would be
given out at the local agency except that
movements of steamers were to be kept
secret, it Is understood that the Crown of
Leon l.ad, been ready for sea several daya.
She took out cenertl cargo, foodstuffs.
canned fruit and salmon for lxndon, Laver
Vui ana ui7Bgow.
COOS BAY, 'Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.) The
gasoline schooner Roamer sailed for Rogue
itiver points last night.
The steamship F. A. KUburn arrived today
from Portland and after discharging loaded
hingles at North Bend, sailing for Eureka.
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. L, Janu
ary 4, unless otherwise designated.)
Morthera Pacific. San Francisco for Fla-
vel. lO miles south of Blunts Keef.
Lucas, lowing oarge vo, Kicnmoaa zor
Seattle. 8 -to miles north of Richmond.
Willamette, San Francisco tor Orays Har
bor, five miles south of Cape Mendocino.
Curacao San Francisco for Seattle, seven
mlli-s north of Blunts Reef.
Iaq.ua. Grays Harbor tor San Pedro. 237
miles south of Grays Harbor.
Umatilla, San Francisco for Seattle, off
Tatoosh.
Lewis T.Uw'kentach. Victoria fnr Russia.
120 miles -west northwest of Flattery, Jan. ii.
Asuncion, as miles xrom can rearo.
Wapama, San Pedro for San Francisco.
off San Pedro, breakwater.
President. San Pedro tor San Francisco.
78 miles north of San Pedro.
Cuzco. Child for San Francisco, 166 miles
soutn of Kan fr-rancisco.
Celllo. Everett for San Francisco. 65 mil
south of Columbia River.
Senator. 'Seattle for San Francisco. 78
miles north of Cape Blanco.
Astral, Hongkong for ban Francisco. 1733
miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M.. Jan. 3.
Enterprise, San Francisco for Hllo, 1029
miles from San Francisco, g p. M., Jan. 3.
Manoa. Honolulu for San Francisco. 1729
miles from San Francisco, S P. M.. Jan. 3.
Lurllne. San Francisco for Honolulu. 823
miles from San Francisco, s P. M., Jan. 3.
Pleiades. Orient for San Francisco. 13S3
miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M.. Jan. 3.
China. San Francisco for Orient. TOO miles
west of Honolulu, s P. M., January 3.
Venezuela. Orient for San Francisco. 14S1
miles from San Francisco. 8 P. M.. Jan. 3.
Logan, Manila for San Francisco, 369 miles
west of Honolulu. S P. M-. January 3.
Hilonian. Honolulu for San Francisco, 2 SO
miles from San Francisco.
Scofield. Point Wells for Richmond. 70
miles north of Richmond.
Topeka. Eureka for San Francisco, oft
Point Arena.
Great Northern. San Francisco ror Hono
lulu, via San Pedro. 11 miles south of San
Francisco.
KUburn. Eureka for San Francisco, nine
miles -outh of San Francisco.
Cusco. South American ports ror san
Francisco, 166 miles south of San Fran
cisco. Marino Notes.
Her wheat cargo having been finished
last night the British steamer Don Benito,
which came here from British Columbia
last week, sails this morning for the United
Kingdom. The cereal is the first to be
loaded at tidewater here for a foreign port
this season.
Telegraphic advice from the San Francisco
office of the North Pacific Steamship Com
pany .yesterday was that the steamer Break
water, leaving there Monday, would pro
ceed to Portland direct, and sail from here
direct for San Francisco Friday, eliminat
ing calls at Marshfleld and Eureka on
both voyages. The F. A. KUburn sails from
an Francisco tomorrow and makes tboss
ports as In the past.
u. . V a tMMmrs Northwestern and Nor
wood, the former sailing in the service of
the "Big Three" line, and the latter under
charter to the Globe Grain ac Milling Com
pany left" S:in Pedro for Portland yester
day The steamer Beaver, ot tne -dii
Three" flag, reported there from this har
bor. An official trial trip of four honrs was
held Monday, and another run made yes
terday to adjust compasses, so the new
Norwegian steamer . apto. cnanerea w ioa
3 5OO.0OO feet of lumber here for India, Is
expected to leave San Francisco for Port
land today. She ta said to have averaged
lit, knots on her first trial.
Captain Reed returned to Astoria with
the tur Wallula shortly before midnight
Wednciday, fter having failed to get In
communication by mlrelesa with the dis
abled stearm-r Klamath, which was towed
in by the CellWv
Tides at Astoria Friday.
High. Low.
10:38 A. M....9 1 feet'4:82 A. M 8.9 feet
i:S3 P. M....0.0 toot
I
RIVER INSPECTED BY
L
Three Sites at Astoria to Be
Viewed Today Need of
Defense Realized.
FOG DELAYS PROCEEDINGS
Portland Chamber Has- Representa
tives With Party and Base Se
lection on Merits Purely Is
Confidently Assured.
ASTORIA, Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.)
The Columbia River rom Portland to
the sea was Inspected today by the
special commission on Navy-yards and
Navy stations, and tomorrow a tour of I
Astoria harbor will be made to scan
three sites that have been Dronosed as
..,ihi. w.nnn. or. .Hriori naval
k.. I
These stations are at Tongue Point.
Astoria. Point Elllce. across the har-
bor. and Toung'i Bay. Below the city.
A special committee of Astorians will
nolnt them out to the commission with-
out prejudice. I
ronlcrht a conference was neia. at 1
which salient features of the three
tentative locations were presented.
e ImUlna- Gives.
That the Columbia River deserves to
be defended, and it is' agreed that this
mufli oe Gone oy ids ia,vy. is uuu"""1
edly the prevailing sentiment of the
party that came down the river trom
and it will not be until their report is
. . . . , . . . . .
formulated and submitted to Congress
that the result of their investigations
will be known.
Charts of the Columbia were exam
ined carefully by the commission mem
bers today as the good ship Truxtun,
Captain Ware, stepped along at a 25
mile gait down the river.
Chamber Sends Committee.
O. 3r. Clark, president of the Port-
land Chamber of Commerce: G. B.
Hegardt. engineer of the Portland Iock
Commission, and W. P. LaRoche, City
Attorney of Portland, formed the Port-
land Chamber of Commerce committee
that accompanied the commission and
suDDlied all information about the
river. J. Speier. Portland s Harbor-
master, made the trip down by way of
showing courtesy to the visitors.
The commission as appointed by Sec
retary Daniels, in accordance, with au
thority given py the naval approprl
Mtinn bill aoDroved August 29. 1916.
consists of Rear-Admiral J. M. Helm,
Chief Constructor W. I. Capps. -Cap-
tain G. W. McElroy. Civil Engineer H.
N AVA
COMMISSION
. .mv, . . United States torpedo-boat destroyer
destroyer Truxtun. Members or the T,..,, T f , , . ' . . , ...
. . . . Truxtun, lieutenant J. ti. are corn
commission are keeping their own " j . . r--. t t-
. w . . . . . - manalng. are said by Captain J . .
counsel as to what location, if any, on ol . . . 1
H. Rousseau and Commander C L. Hua- I port from North Head showed the en
sey. To the party of visitors to the Co- ,ranc ttheC?l.umb.i,a JRiver
lumbia River ports has been added
Captain A. A. Cunningham, detailed
for the work from the Pensacola avl
and general conditions that Influence
aviation.
Trip Includes Air Flight.
The commission has been on its tour
of investigation since November IS.
Several Atlantic Coast Ports were In-
spected and the trip Included an aero
plane flight for the members of the in
vestigating body at Pensacola. They
visited New Orleans and -California and
from Astoria they wll go to Puget
Sound. They hope to present their re
port to the present session of Congress
if possible.
The commission has authority to
recommend the establishment of new
naval stations. Navy-yards or naval
bases on either the Atlantic or Pacific
coasts, or Dotn. aa weu as tne aoanaon-
ment or sucn estaoilanments now in use
as they see fit. The cost jaf building
new naval stations or yards, as well as
the annual coat thereafter mini ha nh.
mlt.H n It will K .k- .
.... . " - ' o
no light one. '
rnmmlm. 1 a ,.-..... K.J il,.
that the investigation is in good hands
Bkuu iuai eacn UL tne macule uoasi
ports will receive full and fair consid
eration. The Aatoria committeemen
believe this. too.
Fog Delays Party,
"The commissioner are men of very
. .., . tK- !.
every detail of the situation." said
President Clark, of the Portland Cham
ber of Commerce, after a day spent in
talking with them. "1 am sure from
the caliber of the men and the Interest
they take that the sites wre offer will
receive full consideration.
The Party was delayed on the trip
down by fog. leaving Portland at 10:40
and reaching Astoria at 3:40 P. AL
Rain and mist made Inspection of sites
here tonight impracticable. The com
missioners will set out on that work
early tomorrow.
At Astoria the commission was met
by the local committee, headed by J.
Q. A. Bowlby." Other members were B.
Van Dusen. C. B. Johnson, Jack De
laney. Mayor F. C. Harley, John.E.
Gratke, Captain F. M. Sweet and Joseph
E. Marias. A dinner was given Tor the
visitors at the. Welnhardt Hotel, after
which a conference on the availability
of sites about Astoria for an added
naval station for the Pacific Coast was
held. - "
PORT ORFORD IS CONTENDER
' e .
Natural Defense to Be Urged on Naval
Ba9C Commission.
MARSHFIELD. Or., Jan. 4. (Spe
cial.) Port Orford is not Joking when
she tells the public she is after tne
Pacific Coast naval base, and has left
nothing undone that will bring her
claims properly before the Commission
which is now visiting the Coast- At a
ba n q u et of the Port Orford Commercial
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Club g-lven in honor of Frank B. Tlche-
nor beforA Vi . lf, fnr th tat T
jsiature. a committee of three lead-
lngr citizens was appointed to present
tne city s advantages as a naval base.
The locality's arguments, aside from
th natural crescent-shaped harbor
with deep water, consists principally
01 maae-io-oraer DacKgrouna tor
lortuications. jiacK or the city there
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the sea. and the statement is made that
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TRUXTUX SCATTERS SAWLOGS
shaver Interests Work Yesterday Re-
raftinif Dislodged Timbers.
Swells thrown yesterday by
I . ! 'iJ.... h " ,
ijiela in the fehaver boom, opposite J-inn-
ton. and BO logs went adrift.
The steamer Sarah Dixon and a
power boat used at the boom devoted
the remainder of the day to roundinjr
up the runaways and Captain Shaver
thought all of them had been saved.
The Truxtun left here at 10:30
o'clock carrying the Naval Base Com
mission and a delegation of I'ortland-
ers to Astoria. She made a good run
down the river, reaching Astoria soon
after 3 o'clock. No damage has been
reported as a result of her trip up the
river Wednesday. The vessel has en-
gines of 3800-horsepower driving twin
screws and even in her present condi
tion It is said she can make 25 knots
an hour.
SUA. SMOOTH IN BIG WIND
Storm Warnings I'osted and Gale Is
Looked For on Coast Today.
Mariners commented on an unusual
I condition yesterday when the noon re-
from the south with a velocity of 34
miles. At S o clock in the afternoon
the sea was obscured and the wind was
mUe8.on, tho sou,ti'- V "'"'mura
I during the day was 48 miles.
The weather bureau, through As
sistant Forecaster Drake, ordered
I storm warnings up at all ports for a
I southeast blow and the prognostication
I for today on the Coast is rain, with a
moderate to strong southerly gale.
There was a maximum southerly wind
of 40 miles an hour during the day at
Seattle and the highest velocity at Ta
toosh was 62 miles, dropping to 48
miles at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
V. S. Naval Kadio Reports.
CAPE BLANCO, Or.. Jan. 4. (Special.)
Gollah. towing Washougal. northbound, 5u
miles north of Cape Blanco.
vitnTif head. Wash.. Jan. 4 Alameda.
I discharging at Seward, noon. January 3.
I Junu Seattle to Seward, off Cape St.
I Ellas, January 3. Dora, eastbound, five miles
tut of Unlniak Pass, January -a. Admiral
I Watson. I.atoucne lor hodo sav. miirs
I . t .i.ii.h, .lanmrv A. Vuldec
I y-.-.i.--. for Vancouver, off Tatoosh Island.
I POINT ARCCELLO. Cal., Jan. 4. (Spe-
Norwood. 140 miles south of
I s rranclscot
SAN FRAKCTSCO, Cat. Jan. 4. (Spe
cial.) Tll!ameok. San LMeeo. January -.
Denver. Gulf of Fons.-ca, January Saturn,
parsed Point Argucllo, southbound, Janu
ary 3, 3 : 5,"i P. M. Nora, passed Point Ar
gucllo', southbound. Albany, 1S:30 P. M.
Depsr-ures New Orleans. Angels Bay M
I lco, for Gusymas, January 2. Iroquois.
for
ban lM-go. January o. neyenne oil (,um,
January 4.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Jan 4. (Spe
cial) Admiral Schley, San Francisco for
SeaUle. S2 miles from San Francisco, 8 P.
M. '
SAN DIEGO. Cel.. Jan. 4. (Special.
Arrivals U. S. S. Denver, Gulf of Fonseca
1 from corinto. 6 P. M.. January 3. Depar
I turcs U. S. S. Denver, Corluto for Gulf
of Fonseca, 11 A. M. January 3.: U. S. S.
Glacier, from San Diego for San Francisco.
4 P. M.. January 4: S. S. Providencla. Santa
Rosalia for San Francisco, oO miles south
of Santa Rosalia. S P. M.. January 4.
Vessels Entered Testerday.
American steamer V". F. Herrin, cargo of
oil. from Monterey.
American steamer Atlas, cargo of oil,
from San FrancUico.
American steamer Rose City, general
cargo, front San Francisco.
American steamer Washtenaw, cargo of
oil. from Port San Lula
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
American steamer W. F. Herrin. xballast.
for San Francisco.
Amerlcaa steamer Atlas, ballast, for San
Francleco.
American stesmer Rose City, genera
cargo, for San Francisco.
American steamer Washtenaw, ballaafj
for Port San Luis.
Columbus River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Jan. 4. Condition of th
bar at o P. M. Sea. obscured: wind, south.
33 miles.
W. V. Epler, of Seattle, Dead.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 4. William
F. Epler. an old resident ot Seattle
and owner of much real estate, died
today of paralysis, aged 77 years.
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