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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, FRIDAY APRIL 6, 1917
L MILITIA IS
READY FOR GALL
Mobilization Details Are Nov
Completed and Reserve Can
Be Mustered Quickly.
DUTY TO BE WITH FLEET
500 Men and 14 Officers to Be Sent
to Bremerton When President
Signs AVar Resolution High
Efficiency Is Displayed.
ITews from Washington that the
Navy Department will flash the order
for mobilization of the naval militia
of the country as soon as the President
signs the resolution declaring a. state
of war against Germany found the
Oregon Xaval Militia all ready for the
call, last night.
The mobilization will start promptly
the moment the order comes, so far as
the Oregon Xaval Militia is concerned.
For several days officers and men have
been under orders from Adjutant-General
George A. White, of the Oregon
Kational Guard, to hold themselves in
readiness for any emergency.
Anticipating the call. General White
early in the week instructed Lieutenant
George Jett and a force of yeomen to
prepare all records of the Oregon Naval
Militia for the expected transfer to
ships of war.
Supplies Are Issned.
They have been hard at work ever
since. As a result there will be no
delay. Supplies have been issued and
all arranged for an immediate response.
Lieutenant-Commander George F.
Blair is ranking officer of the Oregon
Naval Militia. The organization has 14
officers and about 200 men, including
recent recruits, and is composed of
a First Division, in which are two deck
divisions, an engineers' division, a ma
rine section and an aviation section.
All are from Portland.
A conference was held last night be
tween General White, Lieutenant-Commander
Blair and chiefs of the various
divisions. At this conference details of
the mobilization were discussed.
Men to Be Assigned to Fleet.
The Oregon Naval Militia will as
semble in response to the mobilization
call in its floating armory, the barge
Swan, which is moored near the de
stroyer Goldsborough at Jefferson
street dock.
The mobilization point for the Naval
Militia of Oregon and other Northwest
ern states will be the Bremerton Navy
yard on Puget Sound. Men of the
Naval Militia will be assigned to re
serve battleships and cruisers of the
Pacific fleet.
The Oregon Naval Militia has been
in a high state of efficiency for the
past two years. in 1915 it won the
National gunnery trophy. It has thor
oughly justified the action of the 1915
Legislature in reconsidering a decision
to abolish the Naval Militia. The Leg
islature had virtually taken such ac
tion when it gave the Naval Militia an
other opportunity at the request of
Governor Withycombe.
50 Recruits Not on List.
Following are the names of officers
and men of the Oregon Naval Militia.
The list is not entirely complete, as
from 50 to 60 recruits recently enlisted
have not been placed yet in the roster.
Headquarters Staff G. F. Blair, Lieutenant-Commander;
John P. Hart, Lieutenant;
J. A. Beckwith, Lieutenant; L. F. Wolf,
Passed Assistant Surgeon; G. E. Dow, Assist
ant Paymaster; Ben L. Norden, Assistant
Surgeon; F. R. Gillard, quartermaster; T.
Gillard, chief carpenter's mate; T. N.
ranlels, carpenter's mate, third class; A. J.
Cornell, chief yeoman; H. Plass, chief yeo
man: S. B. McDonald, chief yeoman: F.
Traxler, yeoman, first class; G. "W. Mclntyre.
yeoman, second class; Chester A. Pike, hos
pital steward; Delbert C. Stanard, hospital
apprentice; William R. Vetter, hospital ap
prentice, A. D. Fox, bugler.
First Division C. J. Dyer, Lieutenant
Junior grade; E. H. LeTourneau, Ensign; R.
T. Strong. Ensign; Philip C. Llnd, G. J. B.
Conway, C. M. Dawes. G. E. M. York. Thad
Wilson, George A. Stanley, N. Murphy, C.
K. King, E. J. Sweeney, Earl C. Wood,
Kenneth C. oole, Harold C. Jones, F. J.
Blanch!. Henry B. Hilbers. E. H. McAl
len. Monte C. Walton, Wesley J. Boardman,
r Clarence M. Martyn, Berlin H. Youmans.
A. L. Akin, C. Dye, Jr.. Kenneth D. Mc
Lean. Harry A. Brubaker, Kenneth N. Weir,
E. C. Mead, Anthony M. Phelan, Lance C.
Munny. Wilbur C. Kelly. Lawrence T. Dor
sey, Charles M. Baldra. Max E. Sloan,
George Weston. W. M. Thorsen, C. L.
I.eaf, W. L. Maher, John F. Lee, Robert
K. Vral. H. Thomas, Lorenzo R. Pllklngton.
Walter B. Rich. D. Irvine. Gilbert T. Ben
son. Chester G. Bertrand, Robert D. Harden,
Carl V. Shoemaker, William L. Gregory,
Joseph M. Pyeatt, Gordon B. Zumwalt.
Ralph B. Whalen, Henry C. Dyer, Ray
mond Shay, Thomas J. Lovell.
Engineer Division George H. Jett. Lieu
tenant; H. R. Wakeman, Ensign; Harry S.
Turley, Francis W. Orpin, B. F. Monger,
Fred Schmallng. H. A. L Van Coelen,
Joseph F. Llbak, A. B. Chltty. J. Aschen
brenner. George V. D. Fortner, AInsley E.
Dickinson, Walter J. Erlckson, S. Griffin,
Orln J. Heskett, William J. Banks, R. M.
Bertrand, Walter D. Middleton. H. L. Stan
ton. J. I. Laurens. George L Spaulding,
Cecil Shlvely, E. F. Gustafson, L. H. Nel
son, Robert L Orr, Harvey R. Swan, R. H.
Wilehart, Alfred D. Morris. C. E. Braun.
W. H. Norman, El wood P. Davis. Edward
R. Hyskell. Dale R. George, Henry L.
Breidensteln, Charles V. Johnson.
Marine Fectlon Lynn B. Coovert. Second
Lieutenant: Charles A. Myers. Hubert Bash,
Elmer J. Buchman. Colin A. Fowler, M. W.
Hanebut, William J. Adams, John W. Barry,
William H. Barry, H. O. Bull. Jack M
Dand. Elwood H. Gallien. Henry J. Hawkins,
James E. Hohn, John E. Hohn, James I.
Jordan, Charles G, Kinzel. Jerome H. La
velle. Herbert L Leonard, Donald HcAr
thur, Joseph Patrick O'Connor, Edward Os
burn. David H. Rosenthal, Rowland R,
Rushton, Elmer R. Seaton. Edward Sntfw.
Aviation Section L. T. Barln. Ensign;
Roy J. Arnold, A. F. DeBauw, John G.
Mackey. John Sayre Skonlng, Loring J.
Whltalyr.
HIP PLAYLET IS FUNNY
"MAN FROM IIF.SOTA" IS DI
VERTING COMEDY SKIT.
Pretty Girls In Artistic Poses, One
Billed as Most Perfectly Formed
Girl In World, Pleases.
Better even than the bill which be
pan the week at the Hippodrome is
the new one which opened yesterday
to round; out the week, and that is
"saying something," for its predecessor
was one of the best in a season.
This bill is topped by a playlet, a
tabloid comedy that sparkles with new
situations and crisp, bright lines.
Charles Lindholm and a company of
five clever people are sponsors for the
playlet. ' Its title, "The Man From Mln
nesota." indicates the source and va
riety of its comedy. Mr. Lindholm, who
is an excellent dialectician, plays the
title role, and with his inimitable ac
cent and Swedish mannerisms he makes
the role a distinct novelty and one
unique in type.
Artisic in every essential Is the pos
ing act presented by tbe .Garrison els
ters, one of them living up to her bill
NAVA
Ins as the most perfectly formed girl
in the wide, wide world. Hippodrome
audiences, of course, haven't seen all
the girls in the world, but they were
satisfied yesterday to award the palm
to the Garrison beauty.
Their act consists of a series of poses
In replica of famous statues, with a
handsome plush drop as a fitting back
ground to enhance f.he lines of the fig
ures. A flock of snowy pigeons fur
ther adds to the beauty of the act.
The two vagabonds come out good
looking chaps, clad in corduroys and
soft flannel shirts, with old hats set
rakishly atop their heads, and proceed
to make the sweetest melodies on violin
and accordeon, occasionally dashing
into song Nimz and Schuster are their
names and they certainly register big.
Bob Flske and pretty Billie Hill pre
sent a brillant little melange of song
and steps, with several eye-openers in
the way of new dances. Miss Hill also
contributes some specialties of a clas
sical nature, which are highly artistic.
The aerial bar swinging, Roman ring
swinging and gymnastic offering of the
three Falcons is truly sensational. They
constantly create interest.
Two more episodes in "Patrja," fea
turing the attractive Mrs. Vernon Cas
tle, are being shown. One Is "The Island
God Forgot" and the other is "Alias
Nemesis," both of them proving ex
tremely diverting.
COLLEGE BOYS TO DRILL
EVERY MAX AT PACIFIC UNIVER
SITY JOINS VOLUNTARY SQUAD.
Faculty Votes to Give Credit for Time
Spent In Training; and Drill
master Is Obtained.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY. Forest
Grove, Or., April 5. (Special.) Every
man at Pacific University today joined
in forming a voluntary drill squad to
train for war. Ray Williams, formerly
a student at Pacific University, and
who has been four years In the Naval
Marines at Mare Island, will be drill
master. William C. Handlln, who Is head
coach in athletics here, and who has t
had three years' drill work at the
University of Illinois, will have charge
of one section of the squad, and prob
ably the whole squad later, as Drill-
master Williams is expected to Join
his company next week.
At a meeting of the faculty this
morning it was voted to give credit to
the students who engaged in the drill
work, which will be held during one
of the regular recitation .periods.
Coach Handlin has agreed also to give
half an hour of the time of the track
and baseball teams to drill work. All
the track-meets have been cancelled
except two.
The latest developments indicate that
a squad of high-school students will
join with the college squad in training.
Special drills will be held once a week
at which the town band will furnish
the music.
LAW SIFTS FARM LOANS
THIRD OK APPLICATIONS FAIL ON
INVESTIGATION OF PURPOSE.
Amendment Provides Expenditure on
Purchase of Land, Equipment
or Improvement Work.
SALEM, Or., April 5. (Special.)
With scores of applications for loans
from the rural credits fund pouring
Into the State Land Board, it is esti
mated that fully one-third of such ap
plications are being returned because
it is the desire of the applicant to use
money obtained under the loan for
purposes other than those provided by
law.
The amendment provides that such
loans shall not be made except to own
ers who operate and occupy the lands
mortgaged and shall be made only for
the following purposes: The payment
for lands purchased; the purchase of
livestock and other equipment, and the
making of improvements which, in the
Judgment of the Land Board, will In
crease the productivity of such lands
or add to their value as a farm home
in a degree to Justify such expendi
ture, and for the satisfaction of incum
brances upon such lands which, in the
Judgment of the board, were incurred
or assumed by the applicant for the
purchases named.
Violation of the last clause Is one
of the main digressions.
OWL TO HOLD MEN'S JOBS
Benefits of Services With Company
Not to Be Lessened by Enlistment.
The Owl Drug Company will hold
open the positions of all employes who
Join the colors, andewill also see that
all the benefits derlyed by continuous
service will not be affected. The fol
lowing bulletin was Issued yesterday
from the head office of the company:
"The management desires to an
nounce that in the present crisis that
confronts the United States that all
employes who, inspired by patriotism
for their country. Join the colors in
response to the call of the President of
the United States, that we guarantee
to hold open for them their positions,
and that all benefits derived by them
by reason of continuous sevice shall
in no way De anectea Dy any enlist
ment." .
EX-COUNTY OFFICIALS BUSY
Two Linn Men Turn to Grocery
Trade In Albany.
ALBANY, Or.. April 5. (Special.)
When Grant Froman, former County
Recorder of Linn County, bought a
grocery store in this city yesterday, he
was the second man who retired as a
county officer of Linn County the first
of the year, after a long official serv.
ice to have gone into the same line of
business here since that time.
Mr. Froman had served 10 years con
tinuously as County Recorder of this
county. Prior to taking this office he
conducted a gun store In this city.
W. L. Jackson, who served as County
School Superintendent of Linn County
for 16 years, bought a half interest in
a grocery store.
MARSHF1ELD HAS CLEANUP
Rubbish Gathered Also in North
Bend by Scores of Workers.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. April 5. (Spe
cial.) Clean-up day was a big success
In Marshfield and North Bend and fine
weather aided the general scouring.
Hundreds of people dug and scraped to
get the rubbish together at the border
of the streets. Teams will gather the
debris tomorrow and haul it away.
The tin-can brigade of boys gathered
a pile containing several cubic yards
and the hunt for waste paper resulted
in the collection of several tons. Boy
Scouts orrieiatea tor tne paper gather
ing and the city was divided into dis
tricts, with, a manager for every sec
Hon
SEA SERVICES WANT
REAL FIGHTING MEN
Genera! Barnett Says, "We
Need Marines as Well
as Submarines."
NAVY CALLS MORE JACKIES
These Arms of Nation's Defenses
Certain to Be First In Action.
Recrultlns Officers Here
Are Enlisting Many.
Some real fighting men are wanted
by the United States Navy and marine
corps for immediate duty.
If this country is going to do any
real fighting the Navy and marine
corps 'will have a direct hand in it.
Doubtless they will be first on the Job
ahead of the Army. even.
While the number of men demanded
by these two branches of the service
is not great, the need is urgent.
Time, too, is essential. The Govern
ment wants no delays in getting men.
It wants them right away today or
tomorrow.
Tlie Navy still is short more than
30,000 men and the marine corps more
than 4000.
Oregon is expected to furnish 800
recruits for the Navy and its proper
quota for the Marine Corps.
Enlistments for the Navy can be
made at the office of Lieutenant-Commander
J. H. Blackburn in the Dekum
building. Third and Washington streets,
and for the Marine Corps with Captain
L. P. Pinkston, in the Panama building.
Third and Alder streets.
Six Months' Trainlns Given.
It is necessary to put these men
through a course of training for a pe
riod of at least six months before they
can be ready for actual duty. It may
be vital for the country to wait six
months to get its men in shape. It
certainly will be serious business to
wait much longer than that.
Indicative of the concern manifested
by high officials at Washington is the
following telegram received yesterday
by Captain Pinkston from Major-General
George Barnett, commandant of
the Marine Corps:
"The press in your city is devoting
considerable space to the fact that the
urgent need of the hour is more men
for the Navy. Impress upon prospec
tive recruits, and request assistance of
the press, the following facts:
"First The Marine Corps is an In
tegral part of the naval service, the
first line of defense.
"Second Every capital ship of the
Navy carries a company of Marines.
Third The Marines are the soldier
branch of the naval service.
'Fourth The Secretary of the Navy
himself has advised the country that
the Marine Corps offers exceptional op
portunity to young men of grit and
ambition to serve their country.
Fifth Tell those young men who
desire to get into the thick of the fight
and get there quick the Marine Corps
offers an opportunity second to none.
Sixth We need Marines as well as
submarines."
Editor's Office Pleases.
Captain Pinkston was highly pleased
yesterday, too, by the receipt of a
letter from Merrill A. Reed, editor of
the Boatman, offering him, free of
charge, any desired advertising to en
courage enlistments and to provide
space for a live news story telling
something of the Marine Corps. This
publication has extensive circulation
among boat owners and young men in
terested in the water and water sports.
so the offer was readily accepted by
Captain Pinkston.
Commander Blackburn recruited 31
Jackies at his headquarters in the De
kum building yesterday. He and his
force were busy from early until late.
The rush of applicants forced them to
take larger quarters. They secured the
rooms along the entire north side of the
second floor in the Dekum building,
which provides space for the officers.
as well as ample accommodations for
the examining surgeons.
Reading Material Wanted.
A big waiting-room also is available
for the young men. Here they can
smoke and read. Magazines have been
provided by some of the clubs. Others
are wanted. Persons who want to con
tribute magazines for these offices
should bring them to Commander
Blackburn, as the office has no avail
able men to send for them.
Most recruits, in both the Marine
Corps and Navy are coming fromr the
country many from Eastern Oregon,
Eastern Washington, and various parts
of Idano.
The Government furnishes transpor
tation to all applicants from their
homes to Portland and thence from
Portland to the Navy yards. Boys in
the outside cities and towns desiring
to enlist should apply to their Post
masters, who will see that they get
railroad tickets.
55 ARE ENLISTED AT BAKER
O.-W. R. & N. Contractor Offers Self
and 150 Employes.
BAKER. Or.. April 6. (Special.)
Fifty-five men have signed to Join a
local company of the State Militia and
those fostering the movement declared
that the required loO men will have
answered the call before the end of
the week. In addition to the men en
listing in the National Guard, Baker
has sent more tban 60 recruits to the
regular Army and Navy forces in the
last fortnight,
J. A. Hoskins today offered the serv
ices of himself and 150 employes to the
Nation. He has Just undertaken
grading contract for the O.-W. R. &
N.
One car of soldiers passing through
the city on the way from Wallace,
Idaho, to Boise .added an air of tense
rest to the already strong military
spirit of the community last nig'it.
George Woll, Richard Kelso and Ca
pcr McCardle enlisted in the Navv to
day. Chief Quartermaster S. Watson, Na
val recruiting officer, will remain in
this field until Saturday night, and
will consign all recruits to Portland.
KLAMATH HAS BIG PARADE
Recruits March to Depot Amid Patri
otic Demonstration.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or.. April 5.
(Special.) A monster patriotic demon
stration took place here Tuesday
mornliTg when six local boys left with
Navy recruiting officers for Portland.
The demonstration, and the decoration
with flags of the engine and train on
which the boys left, made the train a
veritable Klamath Falls patriotic spe
cial. Some of the boys were students
in Klamath County High School, and
the entire student body of the school
followed a large flag carried by Henry
Newnham, accompanied by O. A.
Stearns and C M. Hunt, of the local
Grand Army of the Republic Corps,
from the high school to the station.
They were accompanied by Principal
Bownman and other members of the
faculty.
Superintendent of City Schools R. H.
Dunbar allowed the upper grades of the
city schools a recess to Join the parade,
which was accompanied by a number
of citizens.
Two officers who arrived In this city
Monday night left Tuesday morning
with six recruits. Four of the recruits
will leave tomorrow morning. One of
the boys who left this morning was
Maurice Graves, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Graves. The others were Ellis
Ireland, Walter Rouse. Thomas Otto.
Warren Keilog and O. H. Osborne. Ben
jamin F. Manton and Nelson Hall and
two others left Wednesday morning.
A patriotic mass meeting of loyal
citizens of the city has been called at
the Opera-House here for Saturday aft
ernoon. ALBANY EXPECTS BIG CROWD
Patriotic Rally Tonight Promises
Great American Enthusiasm.
ALBANY. Or.. April 5. (Special.)
From all indications one of the largest
audiences ever assembled in this city
win. participate in the big patriotic
rally here tomorrow evening. This
rally will be held in the Armory. Law
rence T. Harris, of the State Supreme
Court: Percy R. Kelly, Circuit Judge
of the Third Judicial District, and
others will speak.
In the afternoon preceding the rally
there will be a big patriotic parade.
Several local organizations will par
ticipate. The rally is under the aus
pices of a committee named by the
local lodge of Elks, consisting of E.
D. Cusick. Mark V. Weatherfortl and
Charles H. Burggraf.
ALBAXY TO CREDIT STUDENTS
School Board Encourages Enlist
ments in National Guard.
ALBANY, Or.. April 5. (Special.)
Students of the Albany High School
who enlist for military service will
receive credits for the remainder of
their year's work, provided their
standings thus far are satisfactory.
This action was decided on by the
School Board yesterday. The rule ap
plies to young women who enter the
Red Cross work, as well as the boys.
A large number of the nigh scnooi
students here, including most of the
school's leading athletes, have enlist
ed recently in the local Oregon Na
tional Guard company and more nave
agreed to enlist as soon as a call to
service comes.
JOBS ARE HELD FOR RECRUITS
St. Helens Ijumber and Shipbuilding
Companies Guarantee Places.
ST. HELENS, Or., April 5. (Special.)
To encourage enlistment in either the
Army or Navy the St. Helens Lumber
Company, through its manager. H. F.
McCormick, has informed the employes
of the concern that if any wish to vol
unteer for Government service their
positions will be held open for them
This order also applies to employe!
of the St. Helens Shipbuilding Company
and the Columbia County Lumber Com
pany employes. The employes of the
concerns number more than 500 men.
100 Astoria Girls Join Honor Guard.
ASTORIA. Or.. April 5. (Special.)
More than 100 women attended an en
thusiastic meeting today to further the
organization of a Girls' Honor Guard
here. Miss Agnes Wahlgren was
elected president; Miss Myrtle Harri
son, sub-chairman; Miss Wenona Dyer,
sergeant-at-arms; Mrs. Fred Evenden,
secretary; Miss Elvia Tagg, treasurer.
Permanent organization will not be ef
fected until the arrival of Miss Lucile
Danforth, of Portland.
CITY URGED TO WAKE UP
GREATER PORTLAND ASSOCIATION
ADDRESSED BY F N. CLARK.
President Quotes Easterner as Saying
"When World Can't Get Lumber,
It'll Go to Northwest for It.
Portland is suffering from the dis
ease called lethargy, according to F. N.
Clark, president of the Greater Port
land Association, who addressed the
regular noon luncheon of that organiza
tion at the Portland Hotel yesterday.
Lieutenant-Commander J. H. Black
burn, one of the speakers of the day,
explained the need for recruits for the
Navy. The organization voted to ap
point a committee to take active part
in recruiting tor tnat branch of the
service. The organization voted an
appropriation of $100 to the fund for
assisting in financing the coming Rose
Festival.
Mr. Clark made a stirring appeal for
Portlanders to awake from lethargy
and go out after business. He Quoted
an Easterner as having said to him,
"The world is going to need lumber
some day and when it has to have it it
will go to the Northwest."
The speaker referred to the possibill
ties for shipbuilding here.
"We can have a payroll here which
will make the section so prosDerous
that we won't realize we ever had to
have an association like the Greater
Portland Association," he said.
"Let us work for the th intra which
will mean the progress of this section,
let's get settlers on our land, let's get
behind anything that is good and will
mean a bigger and more prosperous
community.
GRAIN ELEVATOR URGED
M. D. CAMPBELL. CONDON, POINTS
TO POSSIBILITY FOR PROGRESS.
"Can Portland Afford to Overlook Ad.
vantages of Bulk Handling Sys
tem?" Asks Mill Manager.
m. u. trampbell. manager of the
L.onaon Aiming Company, of Condon.
Or., strongly indorses the proposal for
a municipal elevator here for receiv
ing ana handling grain for export.
now ne oeneves Portland would ben
efit he points, out as follows:
Portland is the leading citv of Ore.
gon; it is so situated that there is free
access to the Willamette and Colum
bla rivers ahd also to the main rail
roads. Portland has a great future if
shj only will make the best of her
advantages. Why let Seattle and also
many little towns of Oregon push
ahead when Portland, in some respects.
has much greater advantages? A large
number of towns are preparing for the
handling of grain in bulk. Can Port
land afford to overlook the Importance
ol the bulk handling movement?
"The more industries in a city the
more people and money, and that is
what a public elevator would mean
for Portland. It would bring farmers
from all over the country and thus
would benefit the city in a good many
ways, as they are the buyers and they
would spend their money In their own
section instead of sending East for
every little necessity, a practice which
many farmers . follow at the present
time.
SHIP ffH EXPECTANT
Yards Here Await Contracts
for Government Work.
PRIVATE JOBS ACCEPTED
Facilities Ready to Be Devoted to
Rushing Vessels for Jfavy, but
Business Is Still Handled for.
Personal Enterprises.
Washington news dispatches to the
effect that the Navy Department is
placing orders for all wooden patrol
boats authorized and that consideration
is being given an increase in the num
ber of vessels is fully expected to land
some of the emergency contracts here.
The Chamber of Commerce has tele
graphed to the Oregon delegation in
Congress to keep before the Navy offi
cials the fact that contracts can be
placed here and rushed.
Several bids were filed by Oregon
firms, and at Portland alone there are
four plants not engaged in building
large wooden vessels thatcould under
take the patrol construction. So far the
Navy Department has made awards on
a straight contract basis, that is, fig
ures of the bidders being accepted, and
It is said the officers prefer not to
authorize work on a basis of 10 per cent
profit to the builders, because of such a
system complicating and increasing in
spection details and bookkeeping.
Builders assume that at first the
department will place as many con
tracts as possible in the East, it being
reasoned that the urgent demand for
patrol equipment will be on the Atlan
tic side; at the same time when the
rush is over no doubt the Pacific plants
will be called on so that any temporary
patrol established here caa be aug
mented and eventually relieved by the
new types.
In a measure the larger wooden yards
are awaiting word from the Federal
Shipping Board relative to steamers
wanted to replace tonnage lost through
the submarine campaign. At the same
time, those who have negotiated with
firms for new ships are not turning
down prospective business. Vice-Chair
man Brent and J. x. Underwood, naval
architect, who wero here Monday and
Tuesday, must first make an exhaustive
report to others of the Board at Wash
ington, and, in fact, a determination
must be reached as to the exact type
of vessel and system of standardiza
tion before work is allotted.
The Government representatives have
been assured that the river yards are
available for almost any class of
emergency construction, and when the
rush comes some of the private work
may be set back to expedite orders for
war purposes.
CAPTATV MASOX BIBS ADIEU
Retiring Blaster Sounds Regulation
Whistle Salute on Departing.
Though Captain Mason was on the
bridge as usual, it was Captain Clyde
F. Parker, first officer of the Beaver,
who was accorded the privilege of
taking the ship away from the dock
yesterday afternoon and "lined" the
vessel to head through the Broadway
bridge. Captain Parker also docked
the ship Thursday when she reported
here. Captain Mason letting hia sec
ond In command "break in," as Cap
tain Parker is to command the steamer
Roso City next trip.
Three long blasts from the Beaver s
deep-toned whistle was Captain Ma
son's farewell to many friends ashore
as the ship started downstream. He
Joins the San Francisco Bay pilots May
1, and for a time will feel out of place
on a pilot schooner when the big coast
er makes her way in and out of the
Golden Gate. The Rose City is due
Monday and Captain Rankin transfers
from her to the Beaver at San Fran
cisco tomorrow.
SAXTIXA DELAYED BY BLOW
Four Auxiliaries Await Finishing Work
and Others Are to Be Launched.
Clear weather on the North Pacific
Coast will bring the new auxiliary
schooner Santino to the Columbia, she
having cleared from Aberdeen Tuesday,
but is reported to have been held inside
that waterway because of the weather.
Today's forecast for the North Pacific
Coast is strong northwesterly winds in
the south portion and fresh westerly
winds in the north, a change from
southerly winds that have prevailed
of late. ,
With her arrival there will be five
of the new type in the river, as the
City of Portland Is here after her first
voyage, being refitted for another trip
with lumber: the Alpha and Beta are
at the Peninsula yard to have machin
ery installed, and the Margaret is afloat
at the- McEachern plant. Astoria. The
Frank B. Stout is ready for launching
at St. Helens: the first Libby. McNeill
& Libby ship is to take the water
shortly at the Standifer-Clarkson yard,
and the first ship at the Columbia En
gineering Works is having propellers
shipped, after which she will dip.
FERRY " TO CARRY FIGHTERS
Vancouver Ieaves Tomorrow on Way
to New Puget Sound Service.
Not many realize that lying in the
harbor is a vessel that will play a
part in the war game, though she flies
no fighting banner. It is the ferry City
of Vancouver, which, for years, plied
across the Columbia between Vancouver
and the Oregon shore, being supplanted
by the Interstate bridge, while today
she is being fitted to tow to Puget
Sound and there operate between Point
Defiance and Gig Harbor, affording the
Army and Navy stations modern ferry
communication.
Captain Clancy, for years with the
O.-W. R. & N., on Puget Sound, and
who has taken four vessels in his career
from the Columbia to the Washington
harbor, is looking after the Vancouver
at the Oregon drydock. iThe ferry
leaves here tomorrow for Astoria.
MEXICAN" SHIP GETS READY
Machinery Delivered for Former
Lightship Being Made Over Here.
Receipt of two Standard gasoline en
gines for installation in old Light
vessel No. 50. now converted into a
passenger and freight carrier for the
Mexican trade, has paved the way for
early completion of the ship, which is
now at Supple's dock taking on fittings
and gear, after which she drops down
to the dock of the Willamette Iron &
Steel Works to have the engines placed.
The vessel will have a cargo capacity
of about 500 tons and Mr. Supple thinks
she will prove herself an excellent ves
sel for the Lower Coast business. The
Angel, also finished here for Mexican
service, is now at San Francisco, where
her machinery is being put in and she
will be ready shortly. Captain E. D.
Parsons, formerly of the Columbia
River bar pilots. Is to be her master.
Marine Notes.
It Is planned by tbe McCormick Interests
to staxt Lb. new steamer Wahkeenah oa her
first voyHCfl from San Francisco tomorrow.
She will load at St. Helens tor Southern
California ports and will carry about 1.200.
OOO feet. Unlike others of the McCormick
line, the Wahkeenah will not be in the pas
senger trade.
Harbormaster Speler has an enrasement
at $ o'clock tomorrow morning with two St.
Johns boys who are held responsible for
shots being; fired near the foot of Jefferson
street a few days ago. The youngsters said
they were practicing in shooting- at cans
thrown into the river, most opportunely for
pettlng' an ordinance against such pastimes.
The session with the head ot the harbor
patrol is to determine whether the gun is
returned.
Frank Smith, who holds ths berth of
purser on the propeller Georgian a during the
Summer season. Is trying hla hand In the
same capacity aboard the steamer Lurllne.
while Purser Blanchard Is enjoying a short
shift ashore. The Undine probably will be
ready to replace the Lurllne Monday, when
the machinery and house of the latter will
be transferred to a new hull at the Portland
yard.
J. Claude Daly, of San Francisco, repre
senting the lumber exporting firm of Comyn,
Mackall &. Co.. Is In the city.
After being overhauled and having had
considerable repainting done, the Hosford
steamer Weown has been shifted to the Oak
street dock and will be ready for service
shortly.
Collector of Customs Burks is in receipt
of a circular from the State Department,
relative to American seamen having certifi
cates of Identification when bound for tbe
United Kingdom, which says that the men
must have photographs attached thereto.
Information to the State Department from
the Consul-General at London is that ab
scence of photographs haa caused embarrass
ment In many Instances.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
CUE TO ARRITB.
Kama. Prom Data.
Northern Paeifle . . .Fan Francisco.. ..Apr. 6
Breakwater. ...... San Franclaoo. .. . Apr. 7
F. A. KUburD. ..... San Francisco. .. .Apr. 8
RoaeCltjr.. ImAwIh Apr. 3
Beavar. ..... . . . ..Loa Angeles. .....Apr. 13
DUB TO DEPART.
Nam. For Data.
Tale ........S.F. for LA.-S.D... Apr. 0
Klamath. ....... an Francisco. ... . Apr. 7
Harvard B.F. for L.A-S.P... Apr. T
Northern Pacific. "San Francisco. ... .-Apr. 7
Breakwater. .... .l.os Angeles. ..... Apr. 9
F. A. Kllburn. ... San Francisco.. ... .Apr. 10
Rose City. ..... .San Francisco. Apr. 1 1
Beaver. ..... .... Los Angeles. ...... .Apr. 17
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. April B. Sailed Steamer
Beaver, for San Francisco and San Pedro.
Arrived Steamer Atlas, from San Fran
cisco. ASTORIA. April B. Arrived at T and left
np at 10 A. M.. steamer Atlas, from San
Francisco. Arrived down at 4 P. M., schoon
er Camano.
SAN FRANCISCO, April B. Sailed at 3
A. M.. steamer J. A. Chanslor, for Portland.
Arrived at 6:30 A. M., steamer Johan Pou'.
sen. from Columbia River. Sailed at 11
A. M.. steamers F. A. Kllburn. for Eureka.
Coos Bay and Portland; Northern Pacific
for Flavel. Sailed at 3 P. M., steamer Daisy,
for Columbia River.
ASTORIA. April A. Arrived at 6:30 P. M..
steamer Santlam. from San Francisco. Sailed
at 8:30 P. M.. steamers Santa Monica, for
San Pedro.
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All Positions reported at 8 P. M. April
5, unless otherwise designated.)
COLUMBIA Talara for San Francisco,
1209 miles south of San Francisco, S P. M.,
April 4.
SANTA RITA San Francisco for Chill.
2116 miles south of San Francisco, 8 P.
April 4.
COVERXOR San Pedro for San Fran
cisco, 4 miles west of Hueneme.
NEWPORT Balboa for San Francisco,
BSO miles south of San Francisco.
BARGE 91 San Diego for El Seg-undo, 22
miles from El Segundo.
ASUNCION Richmond for Powell River,
485 miles north of Richmond.
KLAMATH San Francisco for St. Hel
ens, 65 miles north of Cape Blanco.
MATSONIA Honolulu for San Francisco,
104O miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M..
April 4. '
GREAT NORTHERN Honolulu for San
Francisco, 1200 miles from Honolulu.
NORTHERN PACIFIC San Francisco for
Flavel. 8 miles south of Blunts Reef.
KILBURN San Francisco for Eureka, 45
miles north of Point Reyes.
QUEEN San Francisco for Seattle, 8
miles south of Umatilla Lightship.
CURACAO Seattle for Anchorage, off
Dewey Rock.
WINBER Bell Ingham for Port Moiler.
400 miles west of Cape Flaxtery.
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes.
COOS BAY, Or.. April B. (Special.)
The steam schooner Centralla arrived In port
last night, bringing machinery for the new
wood products mill at Bay City. The steam
er Adeline Smith arrived from San Fran
cisco today. She is shipping lumber at the
Smith docks.
Two Coos Bay fishing boats returned
from sea, bringing fine catches of ling, cod
ajid red snapper.
A strange craft, resembling a converted
sailing schooner, appeared off shore this
afternoon, but found the bar too rough for
entry and so went to ma. ifgaln.
The steam schooner Yellowstone sailed
for San Francisco carrying lumber from
North Bend.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5. (Special.)
With seven windjammers of the Packers'
fleet already beating their way to Bering
Sea and others scattered along the docks
of San Francisco's waterfront preparing for
the Northern cruise, the flight of the can
nery hands to Alaska is well under way. At
half a dozen docks lie the huge sailing ves
sels being made ready with minor repairs
and stores for their season In the North.
Within a few weeks the great fleet, the
largest sail fleet under the American flag,
will be on the way to Alaska.
Ninety-five Javanese, men and women,
came through San Francisco on the lutch
steamer Buitenzorg today and are on their
way to Dutch Guiana. They will be trans
shipped at New York for a steamer bound
to South America. These Javanese are the
first to arrive here and were a source of
wonder and Interest to port officials. The
Buitzenzorg stopped for fuel only and after
taking it on will proceed on her voyage
Announcement was maae today of the
new name for the line of Dutch passenger
vessels which is to operate between this
port and Java. It will be known aa the
Java-Pacific Mail Lin and there will be 10
vessels in service within a few month
The first one to arrive here will be the
Rembrant. which Is now en route from the
East Indies. The liners will call at Hono
lulu, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki. Hongkong
au oiuEAiwrq ueiore arrival at Batavia,
which will be the terminus in the Orient.
The barge Isaac Reed, which nut In hr.
several days ago leaking, went to sea again
today with her coal cargo and in tow of
the tug Hercules.
ASTORIA. Or., April 0. (Special.) The
tug Oneonta returned today from Grays
Harbor, where she went after the new aux
iliary schooner Santino, which Is to go to
Portland to be painted and then will load
lumber at Westport. The Grays Harbor
bar was too- rough to tow the vessel out.
The lumber laden schooner Camano ar
rived from Portland today and will sail to
morrow for Australia.
The schooner Alumna, carrying lumber
from WeBtport. will sail tomorrow for Aus
tralia. Coming to load lumber at the Hammond
mill, the steam schooner Santiam arrived
during the night from San Pedro.
Carrying a cargo of lumber from West
port, the steam schooner Santa Monica
sailed for San Francisco.
Bringing fuel oil for Astoria and Port
land, the tank steamer Atlaa arrived from
California.
The steam schooner Daisy Putnam Is duo
to ioaa iu,to teet ol lumber at Knapptoa
ant iv t;uiiipi(7ie ner cargo at Llnnton.
SEATTLE, Wash., April 5. (Special.)
nrrivitis iwinj mciuuea tne steamer Sina
loa, from the West Coast, via San Fran
cisco, In ballast: the steamer El Segundo.
from San Francisco: the steamer Dolphin,
from Southeastern Alaska, with 10 passen
gers and a cargo of fresh fish. The Slna
loa will load lumber, flour and canned sal
mon at Tacoma for South America.
The steamer Mariposa, for Anchorage,
via Southeastern and Southwestern Alaska,
with 402 passengers and capacity cargo,
was the only sailing. .
Edgar Ames, head of the Ames Ship
building & Drydock Company, returned to
day from New York. He announces that
he has contracts for the construction of
two 8800-ton steel ships for Norwegian In
terests, two 0000-ton tankers for the Stand
ard Oil Company, and five 8S00-ton and
three 8500-ton freighters for the Cunard
line. Deliveries ot all ships will be made
before the end of 101S. The smaller type
of Cunarders will be of a faster type than
the others. Mr. Ames said also that work
on a 10,000-ton. floating drydock would
start at once and that a fourth building
way would be Installed. The keels of three
of the ships have been laid.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HHiAI. April 6. Condition of the
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Tides at Astoria Friday,
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O:00 M 8.1 feet I 6:42 A. M 0.T foot
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EASY TO DARKEN
YOUR JAY HAIR
You Can Bring Back Color and
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When you darken your hair with
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MOTHERS, 09 THIS
When the Children Cough, Rub
Musterole on Throats
and Chests
MlJnfr Vinw snnn the svmntoms may
develop into croup, or worse. And then's
when you're glad you have a jar of Mus
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As first aid and a certain remedy.
Musterole is excellent. Thousands of
mothers know it. Yqu should keep a
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It is the remedy for adults, too. Re-
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lumbago, pains and aches of back or
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frosted feet and colds of the chest (it
often prevents pneumonia;.
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
(
Savs Dr. Edwards, a Well-Known
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Dr. F. M. Edwards for 17 years
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for AH Pain
Are yon In palnT This Is the Question
yon will hear daily, and to be able to relieve)
pain, whether It be a slight nervous head
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Touching this point, Hugo Engle, A.M.
M. says, "Antl-kamnla tablets have be
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profession; they are very reliable in ail
kinds of pain, and aot at once. To stop pain
quickly, the dose is one or two tablets re
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Antl-kamnla tablets relieve all pains dns
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Ask for A. K. Tablets. Obtainable at drug
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