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THE MORMXG OREGOXIAX, TTJESDAT, SEPTEMBER 23, 1917.
MAYOR BAKER ACTS
TO SETTLE STRIKE
Wilson and Gompers Are Ap
pealed To When 4000 Men
Lay Down Tools.
POLICE SET FOR TROUBLE
first Day of Shipbuilding Paralysis
Ends Without Disturbance Con
ference Called to Discuss the
Situation by Mayor.
Continued From First Pase.)
and walked out. Upwards of 4000 are
now idle as a result. In addition, close
to 3000 are still out in connection with
the difficulties in the wooden ship
yards.
In the yards of the Northwest Steel
Company, Columbia River Shipbuilding:
Corporation and the Alblna Engine &
Machine Works, where virtually union
whop conditions prevailed, all was quiet
after the hour of the walkout.
At the plant of the Willamette Iron
& Steel Works, where "open-shop" con
ditions have prevailed for several
months, no men went out, out yesterday
afternoon, at the hour for changing of
shifts, 200 men, said by Acting Manager
Jnsley to have been strikers from the
Northwest plant, appeared near the
yard, and, he said, "scared off" some of
the night crew who were approaching
the'' lines for work. Therefore, the
night shift was running somewhat
short.
Night Crew Seared Away.
Mr. Insley. anticipating trouble,
called upon Mayor Baker earlier in the
afternoon, asking for protection, which
was promised.
"When the men appeared pickets
they really were the police stood by
with their hands in their pockets and
did nothing; the strikers went away of
their own accord, after scaring away
some of our night crew who came to
work," said Mr. Insley.
Personal inspection of the Willamette
plant was made by Chief of Police
Johnson. Sheriff Hurlburt and Harbor
master Speler and a squad of men un
der command of Sergeant Wade was on
band during the day. In a personal in
spection of the other plants in the first
police district. Including everything
this side of St. Johns, Captain Speier
yesterday afternoon found conditions
tranquil.
Mediator Harry TJnadviwed.
Supple & Ballin, wooden ship build
ers, did not attempt resumption of op
erations at their plant, owing to the
changed conditions brought about by
the steel tie-up, although it had been
announced that the yard would be put
under way, at least on a small scale.
In the other wooden shipbuilding
plants some men are at work and at
the Coast Company about 200 workmen
Vf re busy: Kern & Kiernan had not
less than 30; the Foundation Company
had quite a large force on duty and
the yards in the lower river were doing
come business.
G. T. Harry, Federal mediator, was
without official advices from Wash
ington up to a late hour last night
and said he did not know what was
to be done. He has steadfastly urged
the workmen to return to their posts,
trusting to the good faith of the Gov
ernment to adjust all differences as
to wages and working" conditions, with
the exception of the "closed shop." He
expressed great regret over the failure
of President Wilson's message to avert
further trouble.
CritlclMra 1m General.
Expressions of regret over the situa
tion which developed at the mass meet
ing of Sunday night were numerous
yesterday and It was especially noted
In labor union circles that the action
was all the more significant, in view
of the fact that high officers of the
Mate Federation of Labor and of the
Portland Central Labor Council were
present and seemed unable to stare off
the added trouble, even with the back
ing of the President's special message.
As soon as the strike became a reality
yesterday morning Mayor Baker laid
plans for stopping violence. He also
delved into the question of negotia
tions looking toward a settlement of
the differences between the men and
the plants.
A telegram was sent to Presjdent
Wilson asking him what the Fe'deral
Government intends to do, and another
message was sent to United States Sen
ator Chamberlain asking him to press
the matter with the President in an
effort to get an early reply, and to do
whatever else he could to aid in bring
ing the strike t$ an end.
Chief Ismtructed to Prepare.
It was after sending the inquiry to
President Wilson that the telegram
was received from-Samuel Gompers.
The Mayor calledi Chief of Police
Johnson and City Attorney La Roche
into conference and got reports on the
situation at each of the shipyards. He
instructed the chief to assemble his
force to prevent violence at any of the
plants or the interference by strikers
-with men wishing to work. He also
called in W. S. U'Ren, attorney for the
strikers, and got from him an assur
ance that the men have been instructed
not to resort to violence or to congre
gate in large numbers.
An effort was made to get a con
ference late yesterday with Governor
Withycombe. Sheriff Hurlburt, District
Attorney Evans and others, but the
Governor was unable to attend, so the
meeting was arranged for this morn
ing. The purpose of this session will
he to determine the attitude of the
various officials In the matter of sup
pressing any possible trouble.
The Mayor was jubilant over the
telegram from Mr. Gompers. He took
it as an indication that the strikers will
be back to work within a short time.
Also he took It as an indication that
It will be an entirely peaceable strike.
Pollcrmes Are Recalled.
Although he anticipates no trouble
from strikers. Chief of Police Johnson
last eight announced that practically
all members of the force now on their
vacations had been recalled to meet
any emergency which might arise.
Four or five patrolmen were attend
ing the State Fair at fealem this week,
assisting as special fair grounds police.
and all were recalled. Other members
in other parts of the state were noti
fied to .return at once.
"We are watching every shipbuilding
plant closely, but thus far have not
found the situation one that should
cause aiarra." said the chief last night.
Strikers Are Peaceful.
- So far as picketing is concerned, the
Chief said that this would be watched
closely. In various plants yesterday
men were standing about all day urg
ing non-union men to Join the unions,
but no coercion was used, nor was
there the least sign of violence, the
Chief said.
"We will not tolerate any concerted
effort to banner these plants," said the
chief, "and I do not believe that any
bannering operations will be started."
The chief announced that a large
force of men would be kept In readiness
at police headquarters to respond at a
moment's notice if any trouble should
start in any part of the city.
"Although we do not anticipate any
trouble whatever, we are taking these
precautionary measures In order to be
in readiness to meet any emergency
which might arise," he said.
Britain May Get Vessels.
One angle considered yesterday in
marine circles was the possibility of
the British government being permit
ted to retain ownership of the steel
vessels under way, which the United
States Shipping: Board recently requi
sitioned. It is rumored that since the Ship
ping Board last week consented to the
British government being allowed to
take the War Viceroy, which was
launched by the Northwest Steel Com
pany end is being finished by the Wil
lamette Iron & Steel Works, It Is not
improbable the other vessels under con-
DEVELOPME5TS IX STRIKE AT
SHIPYARDS BRIEFED.
Four thousand men obey strike
order at steel shipbuilding plants.
Three thousand men still idle
from wooden ship plants. Wil
lamette Iron & Steel Works, only
steel plant In city operating, this
being an "open shop."
Only part crews worked at any
wooden shipyards.
Prominent labor leaders declare
strike "blow to unionism."
Mayor Baker takes early action
to protect property and avert
violence by calling state, county
and city peace officers to meet
this morning.
Mayor also telegraphs Presi
dent for statement of what he In
tends to do.
Officers visit shipyards and
find all t ran qui L
Picketing and bannering will
not be tolerated by the city, and
it is understood the unions will
not attempt It
Police reserves are marshaled
for emergency and special men
from headquarters are posted at
each plant.
struction for the Cunard and other
lines would be turned back to them.
The British interests are said to be
willing, to pay an increase In accord
ance with the new scale asked for by
the unions, which would smooth that
feature of the matter. Even by shoul
dering that additional tax it is estimat
ed the vessels would not represent such
a large sum as would be the case if
contracted for now, considering the
added cost material and labor would
entail.
Federal Action Din cussed.
Builders are yet without a contract
from the Shipping Board for the steel
ships taken over and unless payments
are forthcoming soon the companies
may not find it easy to keep their
plants going. The attitude of the Ship
ping Board in not going on record def
initely in the conferences held at
Washington between employers and
employes is taken by some to indicate
it would be willing to return the ves
sels to the British, especially as they
are intended for mutual service in
transporting supplies across the At
lantic and the crucial call now is for
vessels at any cost and of almost any
flag.
On the other hand, there are those
who think the American Government
might take drastic action to the ex
tent of commandeering the shlobuild-
lng plants. However, such a move
would entail a mass of details, or
ganization and features not desirable
because of the exactions of war.
and no doubt it Is preferred to build
ships under contract.
One solution generally, accepted is
that the Government decide. If the
ownership of the steel ships is to be
retained, that a uniform scale be made
effective along the Coast and the same
policy followed in the employment of
men as is in vogue at Navy-yards.
ASTORIA CARPENTERS STRIKE
Walkout Ordered In Sympathy "With
Shipyards Workers.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.)
Notwithstanding the fact that the
shipyards announced they -would re
sume operations this morning, the
trike situation at those plants is prac
tically unchanged with the exception
that six or eight men reported for duty
at the McEachern yard. The situation
at the sawmills is comewhat improved.
Approximately 50 additional men re
sumed work this morning at the Ham
mond mill and 15 more were employed
at the Astoria Box Company's plant.
The general strike situation was
complicated today by a walkout of ap
proximately 125 house carpenters em
ployed on various construction work
about the city. They made no demands
either for higher wages or shorter
hours, but notified their employers
tliey had been called out in sympathy
with the ship carpenters strike and
also as a protest again using lumber
cut at 10-hour mills. The Wilson and
Rodgers shipyards are working the
same men as on Saturday.
The troops which are guarding the
Hammond mill last night arrested
Arthur S. Westerlund, a laborer, on a
charge of threatening mill employes.
The man is held in the City Jail, while
the case is being Investigated by the
Federal authorities. No formal charges
have yet been filed against him.
WAGE SCALE TO BE DRAFTED
President Ortfers Schedule to Be
Submitted to Coast Strikers.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. Drafting of
a tentative wage schedule for the en
tire shipbuilding industry of the Pa
cific Coast was undertaken today by
the shipbuilding labor adjustment
board at the request of President Wil
son. The board's scales, when com
pleted, will be offered as a substitute
for the temporary agreement under
which troubles at San Francisco and
elsewhere are being settled.
Alfredo J. Berres, the American Fed
eration of Labor's member of the board,
telegraphed today to the Portland
strikers urging that they return to
work and await the board's effort to
adjust their grievances.
COMMISSION TO COME WEST
Men Headed by Secretary Wilson to
Leave Next Week.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. The com
mission, headed by Secretary Wilson
to investigate labor conditions in the
West plans to leave Washington early
next week.
It was announced today at the La
bor Department that a meeting would
be held here late this week to formulate
a policy and method of procedure. The
commission also will confer with Presi
dent Wilson, who is expected to am
plify his formal instructions to ascer
tain the cause for labor disorders and
discover & means of promoting future
harmony.
5000 NAVY-YARD MEN STRIKE
Norfolk Mechanics Lay Down Tools
Pending Wag-e Agreement.
NORFOLK. Vs.. Sept. 24. Approxi
mately 50 00 men employed at the
Navy-yard here struck today pending
an agreement on a new wage scale.
Work in many departments of tbe
plant was said to have been virtually
suspended.
STRIKE VOIDS PACT
Men Fail to Keep Faith With
Chiefs and President.
ACTION NOT SANCTIONED
Feature or Portland Union Leaders
to Get Results at Capital Dae to
Violation of "No Strike"
Agreement With Gompers.
When the mass meeting- of unions
affiliated with the Metal and Building
Trades Council and the District Coun
cil of Carpenters voted to declare a
strike at their session Sunday niejht
they violated an Important agreement
between their international officers.
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, and, in
directly. President Wilson. This was
entered into August 25, and was in
tended to make certain that no such
situations as that now existing in
Portland should occur during; the period
of the war to insure the safe handling
of the Government's shipbuilding pro
gramme. Under the terms of this agreement,
which was made by the international
officers of the union, upon request of
Mr. Gompers. the vajru and working
conditions in effect July 15 were to
continue wherever trouble threatened
in shipyards until the grievances could
be adjusted.
A board, consisting of three mem
bers, was appointed as an adjunct to
the Shipping Board, which was em
powered to hear and adjust these
grievances and to make agreements
which must be binding for six months.
This board consists of E. T. Carey,
of Chicago, representing the Shipping
Board; Everett Massey, representing
the general public and named by
President Wilson, and Alfred Berres.
representing the American Federation
of Labor, appointei by Samuel Gompers.
Not only hue the Portland unions
violated this agreement, but they have
also called the local strikes, it is de
clared, without the sanction of their
international union officers and may
be ousted from their internationals or,
perhaps, as a lighter punishment, be
made to suffer the cessation of any
strike benefits to which they would
be entitled had they struck in com
pliance with or agreement to the plan
sanctioned by their International union
chiefs.
It has been known from the outset
that the steel workers and the wooden
ship men were handicapped because
they violated this agreement and that
they were unable to get satisfactory
action by their international chiefs be
cause of this.
At the present time, Joseph Reed,
chairman of the executive committee of
the Metal Trades Council of Portland,
and James J. Morrison, who were sent
to Washington to represent the local
labor unions involved in the strike,
are returning home without having ac
complished any substantial results for
their men.' It is believed that this is
because of the fact that they repre
sented men who had refused to abide
by the agreement of their international
officers, a strike order having been
Issued here before they left, but having
been lifted upon receipt of wires from
v. ashington, asking for the confer
ence. Not only were the officials of the
Federal Government willing: to confer
with the local unions, but they agreed
that any readjustment as to wages,
etc., would be retroactive as of date
August 1.
It is believed, although not con
firmed, that it was largely because
of the failure of the two representa
tives at Washington to get results be
fore the adjustment board that the
mass meeting of Sunday night voted
for a tieup of the steel ship yards.
In view of the facts regarding the
strike situation here, it was predicted
yesterday by labor union men that it
would not be surprising should the
unions affiliated with the various in
ternationals be discontinued unless
they immediately reconsider their
action and return to work.
$6 IS MAXIMUM DAILY WAGE
San Francisco Temporary Scale to
Be Voted On by Unions. '
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 24. The
temporary wage schedule upon which
25,000 metal trades unionists in San
Francisco and the bay region will re
turn to work Wednesday after a week's
strike, became known tonight at a spe
cial meeting of the Iron Trades Coun
cil. The new schedule's scale was re
ported as follows:
A 20 per cent increase for all men
earning $4.25 a day and less; a 12& per
cent increase for all men earning more
than $4.25 a day; a 10 per cent increase
to all men earning $5 a day; a 6
maximum daily wage and double time
for all overtime after 11 P. M. All
other working conditions remain the
same, the men being allowed an extra
hour on repair work and increases to
be applied in this work.
Labor leaders tonight were prepar
ing for a referendum vote tomorrow of
all members of the 25 unions affected
by this strike on the temporary agree
ment.
ROSE CITY IN PORT AGAIN
Breakwater Sails for Southland and
Wapama Goes Thursday.
-Bringing 175 passengers and a ca
pacity cargo the liner Rose City, Cap
tain Clyde Parker, made the river yes
terday afternoon from California har
bors and berthed at Ainsworth dock
shortly after midnight. She sails on
the return tomorrow afternoon, and
will probably have every berth taken,
while it is certain all cargo space will
be filled.
The Breakwater, of the Emerald line,
got away at 6 o'clock last night with
one of the biggest passenger lists car
ried recently, as well as all the freight
that could be taken. She calls at
Marshfteld and Eureka on the way to
tbe Golden Gate.
The Wapama. of the McCormiclc line.
also reported yesterday from San
Diego, San Pedro and San Francisco
with a full list of cabin travelers. She
leaves on the return Thursday after
noon, and already most of her accom
modations have been reserved.
PORT
TtGS
GET
HAWSERS
Coimiialsaion Fits Out Sturdy Yeawla
for Com ins; Winter's Duty.
One new piece of equipment to go
aboard the tug Oneonta, of the Port of
Portland fleet, to fit her for Winter
work, is a hawser 1500 feet In length
and 1, inches in diameter, which cost
98 cents a foot. The tug Wallula, of
the same flag, was furnished with a
hawser 1200 feet Ions and 1 inches
in diameter.
The Oneonta has been used for tow
ing at sea during th past few months,
having- made several voyagres to San
Francisco, and that work is decidedly
wearing on hawsers and such gear. It
was decided by the Port Commission to
have the new hawser aboard for
emergencies, though she has other
line as well. The vessel is at the dry
dock, being overhauled, and will leave
in a day or two.
TASCOMTEK
SHIPYARD
OPENS
Strike at G. M. Standifer Plant Ap
pear! Aboat EadeeU
VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 24. (Spe
cial.) The G. M. Standifer Construc
tion Corporation, which is building six
ships here for the Government, will
open Its plant tomorrow and expects
that a full crew will report for work.
Friday 86 per cent of the crew worked
and it is understood that all of the men
out on strike, with a few exceptions,
will report for work tomorrow.
While less than 300 men are working
now, three more keels will be laid, and
soon at least 1000 men will be working
in the shipyards here. And all of the
boats built by this corporation in Port
land will be launched and towed here
to have the machinery put in the hulls.
Bis Barn to Be Built.
MARSHFIELD, Or, Sept. 24. (Spe
cial.) The Macleay estate at Wedder
burn is planning construction of an
immense barn to house the cattle on
the ranch. A large- -silo is also to be
added to the improvements. The Mac
leay estate marketed $14,000 worth of
beef cattle this year. The new barn
is planned to accommodate 150 cattle
and will be used - largely for dairy
cows.
Marine Notes.
H. H. Bancroft. Portland agent for the
Emerald line, is confined to his home with
two broken ribs. He was Injured Sunday
when be fell on a temporary gangplank that
was being used in unloading an automobile
from the steamer Breakwater.
Her oil cargo being discharged, the tanker
El Begundo is to sail this morning on the
return to California.
L. O. Hosford has resumed command of the
steamer (ieorglana, on. tbe Portland-Astoria
route, relieving Enos Crawford. C. O. Gris
wold is skipper of the Marie again, F. .
Copeland being relieved.
J. W. Phalon, district freight and pas
senger agent of the Great Northern, with
headquarters at Los Angeles, was in the city
yesterday and says the withdrawal of the
turblners Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific will no doubt be felt by many in
Southern California. Me said the Loi An
geles office handled considerable business
for the steamers and by passengers taking
the Yale or Harvard there and transferring
at San Francisco the run to Portland could
be made with only two nights at sea.
With the arrival at Bremerton Navy-yard
Sunday afternoon of the turblner Great
Northern -the two big liners formally passed
into the possession of the Government and
will hereafter be considered as part of the
big floating war plant.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Sept. 24. Arrived Steamer
Wapama. from San Francisco. 8ailed
Steamer Breakwater, for San Francisco via
Eureka and Coos Bay; bark Levi G. Burgess,
for Goble.
ASTORIA, Sept. 24. Arrived at 4 and left
up at 6 A. M. Steamer Wapama, from San
Francisco, for Westport. Sailed at 7 A. M.
Bark Gamecock, for Australia; at 0:20 A.
M. Motor schooner Grays Harbor, for West
Coast; at 11 A. M. Steamer Stahwood, for
San Pedro. Arrived at 4:30 and left up at
6:80 P. M. Steamer Rose City, from San
Pedro and San Francisco.
POINT REYES. Sept.- 24. Passed at 9 A.
M. Steamer TamalDals. f rum Pnnl..rf -
San Pedro.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24. Arrived
Stemers Adeline Smith, from Coos Bay J
A. Moffett, from Vancouver. '
A PACIFIC PORT, Sept. 24. Arrived
Steamer Essllngen. from Oriental porta.
SEATTLE, Sept. 24. Arrived Steamer
Saginaw, from San Francisco; bark Oriental,
from Iggaglk, in tow of tug Richard Holyoke.
Sailed Steamers Jefferson, for Alaska; Ad
miral Dewey, tor San Francisco; Kavalli, for
Alaska,
A PACIFIC PORT, Sept. 24. Arrived
Steamer Satlo Ua.ru, from Hongkong.
TACOMA. Sept. 24. Arrived Schooner
Northern Light, in tow tug Tatoosh; steamer
Alameda, Cordova.
A PACIFIC PORT. Sept. 24. Arrived
Steamer Admiral Goodrich, from Antofa
gaata. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24. (Special.)
With a cargo of concentrates, the schooner
Else arrived today from Port PIrle, after
being compelled to put into Wellington, N.
Z., on account of the craft springing a leak.
All the cargo was discharged, the hull com
pletely re caulked and some of the rigging
replaced, the schooner sailed from Welling
ton June 28 and came on to this port without
mishap. The Else Is a new vessel, having
been built at Tacoma for A. E. Anderson
& Co.
On account of the scarcity of tonnage in
the deep-water-carrying trade a shipping
urm in tne fc.ast nas purchased the old
English convict ship Success, which was a
feature at the exposition, and plan to turn
her into a cargo packet. The old er&ft is
now at Louisville, Ky. With the cells re
moved it Is expected the ship can carry
about 750,000 feet of lumber.
The Alaska Packers' Association bark
Star of Holland, which arrived today from
the canneries with $6,428 cases of salmon,
has been chartered to Balfour, Guthrie &
Co. for a voyage to Manila. The ship Star
of Russia arrived today from the canneries
with 30.000 cases of salmon.
According to reports brought on the
steamship Essllngen from Manila, the Jap
anese ship owners are negotiating with the
government of China for the purchase of 14
former German and Austrian vessels, which
were seized by China when war was de
clared by that republic against the central
allies. The 14 vessels aggregate 32.000 tons.
It is expected if the sale goes through that
tbe ships will be used In the trans-Pacific
trade.
COOS BAT. Or.. Sept. 24. (Special.)
The steam schooner Jobannah Smith, some
time ago reported sold to the Government
and idle here for two months. Is now being
loaded with lumber at the C. A. Smith dock
and will be towed between this port and
San Francisco.
The gasoline schooner Delia, In port from
Rome River, discharged wool and is loading
cans for the salmon cannery at Wa Id port-
On arriving there the Delia wlU ship a sal
mon cargo for Portland.
The Fred Baxter recently launched at
the Kruse A Banks shipyard, will be laden
with lumber at the smith mill ana towed
to San Francisco, where her machinery will
be installed.
Local steamboat inspectors rrom portiana
will examine and pass upon the qualifica
tions of the remodeled tug Astoria, arriving
here Tuesday.
Lieutenant C. E. Anderson, from the
Bremerton Navy-yard is in the county for
the purpose of issuing licenses lately re
quired by the Government to such masters
as sail seagoing craft..
The steam schooner G. C. Lindauer ar
rived this afternoon at 4:20 from San Fran
cisco, bringing freight for Coos Bay mer
chants, tain Henry L. Boyd, who will take charge
temporarily.
ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. 24. (Special.) The
steamer Ernest H. Meyer shifted today to
W innrt tn comnlete her Cargo.
Captain Frits Hirsch, the bar pilot, left
last evening for Bremerton Navy-yard to
enter the Federal service as a Lieutenant.
Captain Hirsch is a member of the Naval
RMrv and was summoned to report to the
Navy-yard. Just what his duties will be is
not known here.
The steamer Rose City, bringing freight
and passengers from San Pedro and San
Francisco for Astoria ana r-ortiana, arrivea
thlH afternoon.
Tbe steam schooner Wapama arrived from
San Francisco and went to Westport to load
lumher.
The steam schooner Stan wood sailed for
Fan Pedro with a cargo of lumber from
WBtTort.
The motor schooner Grays Harbor, which
has been loading lumber at the port dock,
sailed for the West Coast via San Fran-
The bark Gamecock sailed this morning
for Sydney with a cargo of lumber from
Portland.
TJ. 6. Naval Radio Reports.
KLAMATH. St. Helens for San Francisco,
ftl miles south of Blunts Reef.
WILLAMETTE. St. Helens for San Fran
cisco. 175 miles north of San Francisco.
ravalll in Haro Straits, northbound,
CAPT. A. F. LUCAS. Richmond for Pow-
T1 R1vr. five miles west of Race Rocks.
ADMIRAL DEWEY, Seattle for San Fran
cisco. 4S miles from Seattle.
ADMIRAL WAINW RIGHT, for Port
Waller, off Cape Decision.
SHIPS TO 'BE F01D
Tonnage for Flour Transport
Assured by Hoover.
MILLS WILL BE ACTIVE
Some Vessels Now Building to Take
First Cargoes Here and Live
ly Shipping Season Is
Expected.
Assurance on the part of Food Ad
ministrator Hoover that tonnage will
be available for transporting flour
ground from Northwest wheat promises
a return to old-time sights in the har
bor this Fall and Winter, when vessels
are working- the cereal product.
It is estimated that Portland mills
can grind 33.000 barrels of flour a week,
while at Seattle 28,800 barrels can be
turned, and Tacoma overtops all with
a weekly capacity of 57.000. Besides,
there must be reckoned the country
mills, which will grind and ship their
product to tidewater mainly, and of
that part of the production in the
Northwest it Is figured one-third will
be drawn via Portland.
Storage Space Available.
Portland has a vast amount of stor
age space on privately owned docks,
while the municipal docks are crowded
much of the time, so as fast as flour
is turned out it can be assembled on
nearby docks as well as on the mill
docks proper. Just where tonnage is
coming from shippers here profess not
to know, and as a matter of fact it is
not necessary that they be apprised, so
long as the food administration is to
take care of the transportation feature.
Some of the new vessels building
along- the Pacific Coast will be called
on to load here their first cargoes of
flour, then tonnage taken over from
the Germans when the declaration of
war was made will come in for a shar
of the load, and there is abundant Brit-
ish tonnage at times that comes to the
Pacific with cargoes from England
that can be loaded back with flour.
Demand Is for Steamers.
The square-rigged sailer that for
merly made the harbor picturesque
during the grain season will have no
share in the movement of flour to the
East Coast - and beyond, for steamers
that can travel at a faster clip and are
better suited for convoys are in greater
demand. Sailers may have a part to
play in moving Australian grain to the
Coast so it can be milled and sent to
the Allies.
For the last cereal year Portland was
credited with having floated for all
ports, foreign and domestic, 590,465
barrels, and the preceding year the
total was 886,610 barrels. In 1914-15
the shipments were 904,397 barrels, and
in 1913-14, 1,154,561 barrels.
SALMON SHIPS TO TjAY UP
Burgess and Berlin Go to Goble to
Remain Until Spring.
Once more Goble becomes the ren
dezvous of full-rigged ships, for the
AJaska Portland Packers' Association
sent the bark Levi G. Burgess there
yesterday and she will be followed to
day by the bark Berlin. Both have de
livered their cargoes of Alaska salmon
here from Nushagak, so are due to lay
up at Goble until March, when the call
will go forth again for them to be out
fitted for a voyage to the northern
fishing grounds.
As was the case last season, the fact
Ida squareriggers are in the river has
revived queries as to whether they will
be chartered for lumber. The owners
have refused steadfastly to consider
employment for the vessels during the
Winter, arguing that while rates are
attractive for offshore business, the
risk of not getting the vessels home in
time to load for Alaska is too great.
They prefer to have them ready on time
than to run the risk of having to char
ter outside vessels with which to re
place them.
ST. HELENS' ENGINES TRIED
Newest of McCormlck Auxiliary
Ships Has Bollnder Motive Power
Two S2-horsepower Bolinder engines.
with which the motorship City of St.
Helens is equipped, were "turned over"
yesterday at the Fifteenth-street termi
nal and in every way their action was
highly satisfactory. George A. Hopps
has been in charge of the installation
work on the ship, for which the firm
of Helser & Unden has the contract.
Oscar Hedburg, representing the Bo
linder interests, is here from Sweden
In connection with placing the engines
and he had the same responsibilities
when the City of Portland and S. I.
Allard had their machinery placed".
Since the engines are operating sat
isfactory, other work on the comple
tion of the St. Helens will be expedited
and early in October she will be load
ing her first cargo. She flies the Mc
Cormlck flag and in many respects is
an improvement over her two sister
ships that are now on the high seas.
THREE SHIFTS ON LOCK WORK
Government to Have Lighting Sys
tem for Night Laborers.
Determined to hasten Improvements
at the Oregon City locks so as to re
store that channel to water transporta
tion .with the least delay, the Govern
men engineers have arranged for the
employment of three shifts of men, so
work will be carried on at night as
well as during, the day. Toward the
last of the week a full crew will be
working, as by then the lighting sys
tem will have been installed.
As the gates betwen the locks have
been removed to be replaced with new
ones, an upper and lower dam are be
ing built so the canal will be dry dur
ing the deepening operations. The low
water depth over the sill of the lower
or downstream lock was 1.8 feet when
the canal was closed, and the project
calls for a depth of six feet. The
bottom there is solid rock, which means
a large amount of blasting will be
necessary.
PORTS TO SELL BONDS SOON
Toledo and Newport to Have Valid
ity of Incorporation Tested.
TOLEDO, Or., Sept. 24. (Special.)
Lee Wade, secretary of the ports of
Toledo and Newport, was authorized to
get an attorney to pass upon the val
idity of the ports incorporation. As
soon as a report is had the port bands
for $412,000 will be advertised for sale.
C. R. Wright, a Government engineer
of Portland, has been obtained, at $200
a month, to make a list of the ma chin
ery needed In the improvement of
YaAuina Bay. He will arrange to lease
the same from the Government during
the work period. Mr. Wright will take
charge of the work about November 1.
"Woman Is Pound Unconscious.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Sept. 24.
( SpeciaL ) Mrs. Eugene Spencer met
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! similataStfceFood byKetar
1 tiniMticStomadis and Bowels
Thereby Promoting msss
Cheerfulness ana
neither OplanuMorphine ner
Mineral. Not Nahcot
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I andWrfslmess ana M
Loss of aw;
facsimile Sinatoreet
JHE CENTAL GoKPt
with a serious accident ' at 'Spencer
Creek Station yesterday on one of her
trips to determine the height of the
water in the Klamath River. She was
unconscious when found, and has not
been able to speak since. It is believed
that she was either thrown from her
horse, or suffered a stroke of paralysis
and fell off. -
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH BEAD. Sept. 14. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M. ; Sea, smooth; wind, south
east, 34 miles.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday.
High. Low.
8:28 A. M 5.8 feet '1:45 A. M 0.6 foot
7:3tf P. M 7.5 feetil:35 P. M 3.8 feet
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Sept. 24. Maximum temper
ature, til degrees ; minimum. 50 decrees.
Kiver reacting at o a, ai., x.v xeet: cnange
In last ti4 hours, none. Total rainfall
(5 I M. to 5 P M.. O.02 inch: total rainfall
since September 1, 1917, 1.94 inches; nor
mal rainfall since September 1, 1.30 inches;
excess of rainfall since September 1, 1917.
0.G4 inch. Sunrise 6:02 A. M. ; sun set.
6:03 P. M. Total sunshine September 'J.A.
hours. iiO minutes; possible sunshine,
hours, 6 minutes. Moon rise. 3:05 P. M.
Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P.
M.. 30.21 Inches. Relative humidity at noon.
63 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
STATIONS.
Stat at
weather.
Baker ........
Boiso '.
Boston .......
GS'O.
OS 0.
56 0.
. . INW
6 W
.. NB
.e
..3
. -!SE
10IN
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Calgary
Chicago ......
Denver
Des Moines. . .
Duluth
Eureka ......
Or Ives ton
Helena
Pt. cloudy
Pt- cloudy
Clear
Pt. cloudy
Clear
2) 82i0.O0ll0SE
Cloudy
Jacksonville ..
Juneaut
; 20iNE
tcatn
. .IE
Pt. cloudy
Clear
Clear
Kansas City. .
Los Angeles. ..
Marshtield .. .
Medford
Minneapolis . .
New Orleans. .
New York ...
North Head .
I 14)813
,NW
S
Cloudy
Cloudy
.00110 S
.001. . fSE
.00114INE
(jiear .
iClear
Cloudy
Rain
.10 34SE
North Yakima
8NW
,.NW
jCloudy
Phoenix
Pocatello ....
Clear
Cloudy
Rain
10 INW
91SE
. . E
Portland ....
Roseburg ...
Sacramento .
St. Louis ....
Salt Lake ... ..
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Sitka
Spokane ......
Tacoma
Cloudy
12 NW
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
12SE
..INB
. . W
14IW
16; SE
. -!NE
Pt. ciouay
62 O.i
56(0.
540.
4I0.
64 iO.
62 10
70i0.
12tSW
Cloudy
SW
Kain
Tatoosh Island
101E
(Cloudy
Valdezf
calm
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Cloudy
Walla waui
Washington
. . (SW
. . N
2S SE
Winnioe
Yel'wstone P'k.
38 42,0.
. .iNW
tA, M. . today:
report of preceding
day.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
An area of hlfch pressure off the coast of
Southern Oregon is causing cool, showery
weather over the North Pacific States. A
storm area which was over Alberta yester
day has moved eastward attended by heavy
rain in juontana ana iigni enowers in tne
adjoining states. A 24-hour rainfall of 2.40
Inches was reported from Havre, Mont., this
evening. Clear weatner prevails over the
states east of the Mississippi River as a re
sult of a high-pressure area central over the
St. Lawrence valley.
Temperatures are aoout normal along the
ECZEMA HEALED
Greatly I nflamed and Spread
Rapidly. Itching Intense.
"From childhood I had been a sufferer
from eczema. It broke out on my cheek
first in the form of a pimple which be
came greatly mnamea ana
spread rapidly, covering
my entire face and neck
, in less than a day. The
itching was intense and
caused great distress, and
I found no rest whatever.
I was not a sufferer con-
- stantly but would break
( out every now and then
and occasionally these attacks would
last for weeks without abating in pain.
"I decided to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. By using two cakes of Cuti
cura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura
Ointment I was healed." (Signed) Miss
Svlvia A. Smith, R. 1, Kennewick,
Wash., Jan. 17, 1917.
Make your skin beautiful by using
Cuticura Soap daily for the toilet, and
Cuticura Ointment for first sjgns ol
pimples, redness or roughness.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address post-card: "Cuticura,
Dept. H, Boston.' Sold everywhere.
Soap 25c Ointment 25 and 50c.
"ECCopyO Tto:irrunooaF.i.T. swTQ.rTT.
BY cumuM
For Infants and Children.
OBsMsHi.HHmiK)a:HC3
Mothers Know That
Genuine Castoria
Always
Bears the
Signature
of
In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
Atlantic Coast and over th southern por
tion of th country; they are above normal
in tne upper Mississippi valley, and aDout
10 degrees below the average along th.
Pacific Coast.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Rain: fresh south
westerly winds.
wasmnston turn, xresh southerly winds.
Idaho Rain north, fair south portion;
probably frost In early morning south por
tion. Oregon Rain west, fair east portion: fresh
southwest winds.
Tacoma Mills Resume.
TACOMA, "Wash., Sept. 24. (Special.)
Tiiat everything: was running;
smoothly was the declaration of offi
cers of the Pempsey Lumber Company
and Pugret Sound Lumber Company,
whose mills started this morning on a
10-hour basis after being closed for
several weeks as the result of the wark-
out of their men, who demanded an
eight-hour day, with no reduction in
wages. Just how many men were
working was not stated. During the
time the Dempsey plant has been closed
extensive repairs have been made.
11 UJi
FARMER'S I c
A A
PROBLEM t T :
Q
O
The problem that S
confronts the farm
er in carrying on his
business is not com- -
SI e ted when he grows
is crops. Until his
crop is sold and de-
liver ed to the mar-
ketirne point his wor-
ries are not over. To
spend less time and
haul larger loads to
market the rural
roads must be hard-
surfaced with
BITULITHIC
WARREX BROS CO.,
Journal 111 il sr-
Portland, Or.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
San Francisco
Los Angeles
(Without Chance Eo RouU
The Bis.
Clean.
Comfortable,
Elegantly Appointed
Seaft-oinff
S. S. ROSE CITY
Satis Prom Ainsworth Dock
S P. M. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26.
100 Golden Miles on
Columbia River.
Ail Bate Include
Bertns and Meals.
Table and Service
Unexcelled,
The Ban Francisco A Portland 8. S. Co.,
Third and Washington streets (with
U.-W. K. M. Co.). Tel. Broadway 4 Sod.
A 6UL
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Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau, Dour,
las, Haines, Skagway, Cordova, Vai
dez, Seward and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
via Seattle or San Francisco to Loa
Angeles and San Diego direct. La r gr
eat ships, unequaled service, low
rates, including berth and meals.
Make reservations.
AUSTRALIA
JT Honolulu, Suva, Naw Zvalaat
fti acinar sauinics irum v Buuuuroi, . y
tbe .Palatial I'assencer bteamert of th
Canadian-Australian Koyal Mail Line.
For full Information apply Can. Pac. Kail
way, 64 Third tet., Portland, or General
A cent. 440 Seymour fet., Vanouver. B. C
STR. GEORGIANA
ASTORIA AND WAY LANDINGS.
Leaves 7 A. M. daily, except Friday, Sun
days 7:30 A. M. Returning lea.ves Astoria
2 PM. Arrives Portland B P. M.
8TB. LCKLINE leaves 7:45 A. M. dally
except Sunday. Returning leaves Astoria
7 PM.
Main 1422 Washinston-St. Dock A 4121.
THE ESTABUSMEp Y TO
rncui. u. R- mail bs. sikkra, so noma, tutcu
UDickntFaWAS. Lowest Kf.
Sailing;, Oct. 9, Oct. 30. Nor. S.
Oceanic- . . Co., 601 Market t. &. If., Cal
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lil3JLLOI 124 Third St. Main 28,