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THE MORNING . OREGOXIAX, . TUESDAY, XECE3IBER 11, 1917.
BED GROSS WANTS
ALL UNDER BANNER
Big Drive for Members Scried
. uled to Start Next Sunday
: v and Run Nine Days.
5000 WORKERS WANTED
Chairman for Each County Cliosen
by Campaign Manager Reed and
ViRorous Drive Will Be Con
- ducted in Every District.
A drive to enlist "every man and
woman in Oregon" under the Red Cross
will be launched December i6. It will
last until Christmas eve.
Preliminary plans were made at noon
yesterday, when the firft executive ses
sion of the headquarters staff met in
conference at the campaign headquar
ters. 250 Morgan building.
Numerically, the Red Cross Christ
mas membership campaign is the bipr
Ijest campaign Oregon has ever faced
It requires the enlistment under the
Red Cross of approximately 30 per cent
of the entire population of the state,
hence that percentage is the quota be
fore each county in Oregon. Two hun
dred and forty thousand members is
the quota assigned to the entire state.
Two thousand persons will be en
listed in the soliciting committees in
Portland alone by Rufus C. Holman.
Portland campaign manager. In the
entire state it is estimated more than
60nn persons will be enlisted.
Henry E. Reed, state campaign man
ager, completed yesterday an organiza
tion of every county in Oregon. In
more than half the state organization
has proceeded to such a stage that
every precinct has been districted.
Stenogrrapbern Are at Work.
A score of stenographers began work
yesterday in the campaign headquar
ters, 250 Morgan building.
The headquarters staff includes A.
C. Black, of the Union Meat Company,
manager publicity bureau; Victor J.
McCone. manager speakers' bureau;
Orton E. Goodwin, manager press bu
reau, and Miss E. A. Bishop, office
manager.
The Multnomah County campaign,
outside of Portland, has been assigned
to Ir. H. C. Fixott. while enrollment
booths to be established in different
sections of the city will be managed
by Mrs. Edmond C. Giltner.
The particular purpose of the cam
paign is to enroll $1 annual member
ships for the American Red Cross.
There are other memberships. $2, in
cluding the Red Cross Magazine; con
tributing $5, sustaining ilO. life $50
and patron $100. but no especial stress
will be laid upon them. The aim of the
campaign is members, not money.
. "On Christmas day. when we have a
member of the American Red Cro3s in
every home in Oregon and in America,
then shall we be "firmly united on the
war; we shall be absolutely united,
bound together by one purpose," said
Henry E. Reed, state campaign man
ager. Annual Drive Proposed.
In the future, there will be only one
Red Cross Christmas membership drive
a year, the week preceding Christmas.
There are at present about 300,0i)0 mem
bers of the Red Cross in Oregon. Many
of these members enlisted less than a
year ago. They will be asked to rancw
their memberships, although that mem
bership has not yet expired.
,. Under Mr. McCone a speaking cam
paign has been Inaugurated that will
cover Multnomah County. Four hun
dred speakers have been enrolled.
Chairmen of subcommittees to look
after this phase of the work were ap
pointed yesterday by Mr. McCone as
follows: Industrial plants. IV. A. Car
ter; noonday luncheon clubs. G. E. Hus
ted: women's clubs, Mrs. Helen Ladd
Corbett; labor unions. C. M. Rynerson.
Rev. H. G. Hansen, secretary Ministerial
Association, has been appointed chair
man of a subcommittee to enlist the
churches under the association and to
arrange for sermons next Sunday
morning, December 16.
Subcommittees will be appointed to
day to arrange for a series of street
meetings, meetings of fraternal organ
izations, schools, etc.
ooi Meetings Arranged.
The Baker Theater has been donated
for the noonhour daily during the week
of the campaign for a series of meet
ings. Vaudeville features will be pre
sented at these meetings, as well as
Red Cross talks.
M. E. Smead, business manager of the
Oregon Voter, is the first new member
of the American Red Cross in Oregon
under the Christmas membership drive.
The Greater Portland Association, in
a letter to all its members yesterday
inclosed an application blank for
Christmas membership in the Red
Cross.
Two hours later Mr. Smead presented
his application at Red Cross campaign
headquarters in the Morgan building
and purchased a $2 annual membership
in the Red Cross.
Following are the chairmen of county-
campaign committees appointed by Mr.
Reed, all of whom have accepted, and
most of whom have active work under
way :
County Chairmen Appointed.
Baker County W. H. Ellis, campaign
manager; Rev. Owen F. Jones, chairman.
JtsaKer.
' Benton County Dr. William T. Johnson
chairman, Corvallis; George W. Peavy, cam
paign manager. Corvallis.
Clackamas County O. D. Eby, Campaign
manager; bva L.. Moulton. secretary. Ore
son City.
Clatsop County C. R. Hlggins. campaign
manager; Byron . &tone. chairman. As
torla.
Columbia County s. C. Morton, campaign
manager. St. Helens.
Coos County L.. J. Simpson, campaign
manager, North Bend; George Dix, chair
man. Marsbfleid.
" Crook County H. Baldwin. chairman
FrlneviUe.
. Curry County Colonel R. II. Rhosa, cam
paign chairman. B.indon.
Deschutes County H. A. Miller, manager.
Bend; J. p. Keyes. chairman. Bend.
: Douglas County W. C. Harding, cam
paign manager; J. H. Booth, chairman.
Jloseburg.
Gilliam County O. B. Robertson, cam
paign manager. Condon.
Grant County W. H. Ellis. Baker.
Harney County J. 'J Donegal), campaign
manager; Mrs. James Lt. Gault, vice-chai--
man. Burns.
' Hood River R. E. Pcott. chairman; C. N.
RavlJn. secretary. Hood Kiver.
Jackson County Alfred S. Carpenter,
campaign manager; C Gates, chairman
Bedford.
Jefferson County H. W. Turner, cam
paign manager; I. It. Irving, chairman,
Madras.
Josephine County O. ft. Blanchard. chair.
man; N. F. Macduff, campaign manager,
Orants Pass.
- Klamath County Mrs. H. D. Mortensen
campaign manager. Klamath Falls.
Lake County C. H. Combs, campaign
manager: Harry Bailey, Lakevlew.
- l.ane. County George Quayle. campaign
manager: y Dean H. Hayes, chairman; Al
fred Powers, extension division. University
of Oregon, Eugene.
Lincoln County George W. Peavy, Cor
vallis. campaign manager.
Linn County C. H. Burggraff. campaign
manager; G. H. Young, chairman, Albany.
Malheur County A. L. Cockrum, cam
paign manager: Mrs. E. M. Greig. secretary.
Ontario: Mrs. R. E. Weant. campaign man
aerer. Vale.
Uarion County Rev. Robert S. Gill, cam-
palsn manager; August Hucksteln.
man. Salem.
Morrow County S. E. VanVactor,
paign manager, Heppner.
Polk County Dr. starbuck, Oallas.
Sherman County ladrue Baraum.
palgn chairman. Moro.
Tillamook County Fred C. Baker,
paign manager. Tillamook.
Lmatilla County Roy T. Bishop.
cam
paign manager; V, . L. Thompson, chairman,
Pendleton.
Union County Edward Kiddle, campaign
manager. Island City; Dr. M. K. Hall, chair
man. LaGrande.
Wallowa County Dr. C. D. Hockett. En
terprise. Wasco County Carlton L. Pepper, cam
paign manager; Judge George C. Blakelcy,
chairman. The DalleB.
Washington County B. J. Simpson, cam
paign manager, Forest Grove; Dr. . R. M.
Erwin, campaign manager, Hlllsboro.
Wheeler County E. L. Jamleson. Fossil.
Yamhill County W. B. Dennis, campaign
manager, Carlton.
AUTHOR WOULD REVISE
F". Ci. CARPENTER'S GEOGRAPHICAL
READER IS WROXG.
Misstatements Made Regarding Ger
many Shown Up by War May Be
Corrected in Oregon Schools.
EUGENE. Or., Dec. 10. (Special.)
Frank G. Carpenter, traveler, author
and newspaper correspondent, in a let
ter to W. R. Rutherford, superintendent
of public schools in Eugene, approves
of the plan for the issuance of a bulle
tin dealing with the German govern
ment to supplement his textbook, "Car
penter's Geographical Reader of Eu
rope," now in general use in the public
schools of Oregon.
The textbook has been subject to
criticism, because of statements about
Germany which have been regarded as
misleading. .It states that the Reichs
tag is elected by universal suffrage,
but does not explain that the voting
power is determined by wealth and
that one man with $3,000,000 has as
much power in deciding an election as
1500 men whose combined wealth is
$3,000,000. The book also states that
the Kaiser cannot declare war without
the consent of the Bundesrath, unless
to repel invasion. The present con
flict was Inaugurated by the Kaiser,
without the consent of the Bundesrath,
under the pretext that his action was
to repel invasion,
Mr. Carpenter's letter is in part as
follows:
"I have your letter of November 15.
Iwould like to change the European
Reader to present the German govern
ment and the Kaiser as the war has
shown them to be. No one feels more
deeply on the subject than I. However,
the changes are so many and so rapid
that it is impossible to keep up with
them. I expect to give the book a
thorough revision as soon as the war
is over.
"At present I think it would be a
good idea' for you to send out the bul
letin you propose, although I do not see
how it can be written to fit into the
text that you now have. I surely have
no sympathy with the Germans of to
day, and the government and its action
cannot be pictured worse than they
are."
ENEMIES AIM AT BREAD
PRO-fiERMAX WORKERS INTER.
FERE WITH FOOD PROGRAMME.
Administrator Ayer Gives Xottce That
Thofce Claimlns to Re Inspectors
Are Trouble Makers.
Pro-German and pro-Austrian work
ers became pretty bold in Portland
yesterday, it Is charged, and tried to
interfere with the food administration's
bread programme, it being the first
day upon which the lower rates pre
vailed.
As a result. "V. E. Aver, food ad
ministrator of Oregon, issued a public
statement in which he declares that
anyone representing to be an agent of
his office, as was the case yesterday, I
is an impostor and trouble-maker and
should be immediately reported to his
office in order that action may be
taken. Main 7333 will reach head
quarters.
Men representing themselves to be
inspectors from Mr. Ayer's office called
at a number of grocery stores in the
suburban districts and tried to confuse
the proprietors by various tales, such
as that they must not sell wrapped
bread at the cheaper rates or that this
or that was wrong with conditions.
Mr. Ayer has no inspectors.
The agreement entered into between
Mr. Ayer and the Master Bakers' Asso
ciation is that loaves of bread shall be
of standard size, 16 or 24 ounces each,
and, if purchased' over the counter for
cash, that they shall be cheaper. They
must be wrapped.
the cash prices are 9 and 13 cents
for the two sizes of loaves.
Mr. Ayer announced last night that
some of the small bakeries are violat
ing the rules contained in their licenses
by making rolls in varied sizes: thev
must be standardized, the weight being
tnree. ounces.
OLD MAN PROVIDED FOR
PORSAKEX, ABOIT TO DIE, J. R.
Dl'VALL GETS COMFORTS.
Compelled to Sleep In Sbed by Wife,
With Son Demanding Property for
Keep, Court Grants Caxh.
Another chapter in the -eventful lift
history of 80-year-old J. R. Duvall was
written yesterday when County Judge
Tazwell signed an order permitting
H. L. Lyons, guardian of the aged
man, to borrow money against his
property in order that he might have
a few simple comforts during the de
clining days of his life.
Mr. Duvall has been confined at the
County Hospital for the past month
after insanity proceedings brought by
his wife. Emma Duvall. were dismissed
by Judge Tazwell early in November.
At that hearing testimony was intro
duced showing that his wife had com
pelled him to sleep in the woodshed
with nothing but gunnysacks to pro
tect him. His wife, it was alleged,
refused to provide for his wants and
attempted to free herself from him.
Mr. Duvall has two children, one of
whom announced his willingness to
make suitable provision for him on
condition that Lis property would be
deeded to the son. The father ob
jected to his son's arrangement, it was
said in the County Court yesterday.
According to A W. Orton. chief clerk
of the County .Court, physicians saj
that Mr. Duvall cannot live more than
a few months at best, and, because ot
this fact. Judge Tazwell ordered the
guardian to borrow against his prop
erty in order that he may be provided
for in a suitable manner during his
few remaining days.
City Club Liecture Tonight.
H. B. Hastings -will-give the second
lecture in the Reed College extension
course on "Investigating and Financing
New Local Industries." at S P. M., in
the story hour room of the Central Li
brary tonight. His subject will be
"Location of Plant." This series of
talks, is being given under the auspices
! of the Citv. Club, of Portland.
6-CEIJT FARE ONLY
HOPE FDR COMPANY
Immediate Relief Declared Im
perative and Official Hear
ing Set for This Month.
UNION IS WITH EMPLOYER
Trial Period Xot Elapsed, but Presi
dent! Griffith Informs Commis
sion There Is Xo Probabil
ity of Improvement.
(Continued From First Page.)
inadequate to care for traffic require
ments. This recommendation has been
put into effect, subject at all times to
the checking of both the company's of
ficials and of the Commission's repre
sentatives. The car hours of service
given between October 15 and Novem
ber SO, 1917, was substantially less than
the car hours of service provided im
mediately prior to October 13, but the
service during the said period October
15 to November 30 was substantially
greater than the car hours of service
given during the same period of the
year 1912, although the gross earnings
during the latter period were substan
tially less than during the same period
of 1912.
"The reduction in service installed
has increased the percentage of non
seated passengers during rush hours,
but not to the extent that standing
passengers were carried in 1912.
Good Service Maintained.
"Having in mind the Commission's
direction that reductions in service
should be made with due regard to
adequacy, we have, during the period
October 15 to November 30. 1917, made
only such reductions in service as could
be accomplished without transgressing
the limits of reasonableness. The
streetcar patrons of the company have
been accustomed to a high standard of
streetcar service, and if possible to
avoid it within the limits of revenue
permitted us by your honorable body,
we earnestly desire to make no further
reduction In the standard of service
now given.
"During the month of November.
1917, the new wage scales were in ef
fect. We desire to call to the atten
tion of the Commission the fact that
the revenue of the street railway for
November. 1917. was $37,416.63 greater
than in November, 1916, and that the
operating expenses were $54,S29 greater
than in November, 1916.
Greater Deficit Averted.
"Had we maintained in November,
1917, the same standard of service as
that in effect in November, 1916, the
increase in operating expenses would
have been approximately $73,000.
"This increase in operating expenses
would be still further increased had
we been able, during the month of
November, 1917, to expend for mainte
nance of the street railway such a sum
as is reasonably required to maintain
properly the street railway.
"As the Commission is aware, this
company has, for several years, be
cause of insufficient revenues, been
unable to expend a proper and reason
able amount for maintenance of way
and equipment and this policy of de
ferring maintenance will, if persisted
in, hereafter greatly increase the cost
of maintenance.
Decline Dates to 1912.
"We present-comparative statements
of gross operating revenues of the
street railway system by months from
January, 1912. to and including Novem
ber, 1917. The Commission will recall
that In its order of October 5. 1917, it
found that the year 1912 was the last
year during which the street railway
property earned a net return of 6 per
cent upon the Commission's valuation
of the property. Gross revenues of the
street railway in November, 1917, were
15.5 per cent higher than in Novem
ber. 1916; but were 1.3 per cent lower
than in November, 1912.
"A compilation by months from Jan
uary, 1912, to and including Novem
ber, 1917. of operating expenses of the
street railway is also presented. The
Commission will observe that operating
expenses of the street railway in No
vember, 1917, were 41.8 per cent higher
than in November, 1916, notwithstand
ing the reduction in service In No
vember, 1917.
Operating; Cost Jumps.
"The Commission will also note from
said comparison that operating ex
penses of. the street railway for No
vember, 1917, were 23 per cent higher
than in November, 1912. It is apparent
from the various comparisons that on
the present basis of revenues and ex
penses the street railway property is
earning net approximately 2 per cent
upon the value of the street railway,
as determined by the Commission, and
also that any restoration of service
recently curtailed will still further re
duce, if not obliterate, the said net re
turn. "It is also apparent that the present
basis of net earnings of the street rail
way would provide less than one-half
of the annual interest and sinking
fund requirements on that portion of
the bonded Indebtedness of the com
pany allocated to the street railway
with absolutely no return on that por
tion of the value of the street railway,
approximately 28 per cent, represented
by the equity of the stockholders.
Improvements Are Needed.
"The Commission is aware that asldu
from any financial obligation to- stock
holders for dividends, there are certain
financial obligations of the street
railway, exclusive of operating expenses
and dividends, that must be provided
for. These obligations are necessary
extensions and betterments, including
street pavement, installments of prin
cipal and interest on paving assess
ments, sinking fund requirements and
interest and discount on bonds
"We also present a showing of these
financial requirements for the years
1912 to 1916 inclusive. The aggregate
of these requirements in 1912 was
$1,716,163.87. In 1916, by" reason of the
reduction in betterments and expenses,
these financial requirements aggre
gated $1,073,397:21. These same finan
cial requirements for the year 1917
have been Tind will be approximately
equal to the flguVes for 1916.
Many Obligations ot Met.
'In other words the street railway
branch of the business of the com
pany must in some manner, in addition
to operating expenses, provide approxi
mately $1,100,000 . annually to meet
absolute financial requirements before
it can possibly have any funds for
distribution to its stockholders as divi
dends. The present basts of net earn
ings are insufficient to meet more
than 40 per cent of these absolute
financial requirements.
"Therefore, We respectfully renew
our application for an increase in fares
on the street railway of Portland for
the reason and purposes as set forth In
our original application."
In speaking of the effect of the trial
regime upon the company's operatives.
President Griffith save full credit to
the betterment of working conditions.
"A more contented and better set of j
employes than we have ever had. re I
the men now in- our service," he as- I
serted. I believe that they are supe-
rior in every way to street railway em
ployes in any other coast city, or in
America, for that matter. The men are
all loyal . and striving their utmost to
make the trial period a success. Tbey
have worked in entire harmony with
the company.
Jlest Made for Employes.
"It would be a move not only unpop
ular," he said, referring to the - com
pany's privilege of rescinding the pres
ent scale on January 1. "but It would
be doing violence to what the men be
lieve is their right. Within the limits
of reason the policy of shorter Hours
ia spreading over the entire country."
Introduced by W. S. U'Ren, attorney
for the Central Labor Council, C. P.
Howard, president of the labor organ
ization, urged the commission to im
mediate action in granting the com
pany's demands, in order that no back
ward step might be taken in the status
of labor. He read the resolution re
cently enacted by the council, indorsing
the increased fare application.
Mr. Howard maintained that labor
unions, strong in their power, should
exercise that fairness in dealing with
the rights of their employers that they
demand for themselves. He asserted
that a thorough Investigation by the
Central Labor Council's committee had
served to convince that body of the
serious plight of the company. result
Ins in an indorsement of its request
for relief.
Clubs Indorse Increase.
As for the carmen. Mr. Howard af
f limed his belief that "their present
condition is nothing more than fair
and must be maintained."
G. L. Rauch, appearing for the gen
eral committee of civic organizations,
which Investigated the merits of the
case, and L. M. Lepper. president of
the Kast Side Business Men's Club, ad
dressed the Commission at length, de
tailing the affirmative results of their
investigations, and the Indorsement giv
en to the increased fare application by
the general committee and the East
Side organization. Similar indorse
ments are confidently expected from
the various civic clubs, individually, as
soon as they have time to act.
In presenting the findings of his
committee, Mr. Rauch laid stress upon
the admission of the recent board of
arbitration, the members ot which ac
knowledged that they were convinced
when they made the award that the
company could not continue on the new
basis unless relief was afforded, but
that they were willing to give an op
portunity for proof by trial.
Other Relief Vrged.
Mr. Lepper, in reviewing the fran
chise burdens of the company, street
paving, bridge tolls, etc., reminded the
Public Service Commission of its pow
ers to take independent action in the
annulment of the burdensome provi
sions, if that body chose to do so, with
out submission of the matter to a ref
erendum vote.
Members of the Commission made
no comment upon the evidence sub
mitted, but again asserted their desire
to consider all testimony having bear
ing on the application. After some dis
cussion, owing to the number of hear
ings now on the calendar, the Com
mission fixed the date of final hear
ing of the increased fare application
at Thursday. December 20, at 10 o'clock
A M., with the provision that the hear
ing might be continued to the follow
ing day if necessary.
MINE CASE IS ARGUED
BRIEF TO BE SUBMITTED IX COEl'R
D'ALEXE SIT IT.
Plaintiff Contends Eugene Day Was
Administrator of C'ardoner Estate
Whea He Bongkt Interest.
COELTt D'ALEXE, Ida., Dec. 10.
Arguments In the suit brought by Mrs.
Mathilde Cardoner, of Albuquerque, N.
M., against Eugene R. Day and other
members of the Day family to recover
a one-sixteenth interest in the Hercu
les lead and silver mine in the Burke.
Idaho, district, were concluded In Unit
ed States District Court today and
Judge F. S. Dietrich took the case un
der advisement. Briefs are to be sub
mitted later by counsel for plaintiff
and defendants.
Attorney Frank H. Graves, for the
plaintiff, argued today that Eugene R.
Day was still administrator of the es
tate of Dominica Cardoner. late hus
band of the plaintiff, on October 16,
1916. when she sold her interest in the
property for $250,000. on a basia of a
total valuation of $5,000,000 for the
mine. . She now contends it was worth
$30,000,000 and says she was not fully
Informed as . to Its true value. Attor
ney Graves contended that the Idaho
laws restrict such a transaction and
that the burden of proof was placed on
the defendant.
Attorney C. W. Beale. representing
Eugene R. Day and Eleanor Day Boyce,
his sister, argued that, with the enter
ing of the decree of distribution of the
estate, Mr. Day ceased to be adminis
trator, and declared Mrs. Cardoner was
fully intormed as to the value rf the
property when she completed the tran
saction, which he declared was entered
Into at her own request.
8-HOUR BODY IS NAMED
PIXE MAXIFACTIBEBS' . PRESI
DENT APPOINTS COMMITTEE.
Two Oregon, Two 'Washington, . One
Idaho, and One Montana Lumber
men to Arrange Wage Scale.
SPOKANE. Wash.. Dec. 10. (Spe
cial.) Membership of the committee of
the Western Pine Manufacturers' Asso
ciation, which will work out details for
putting into effect the basic eight-hour
working day In the lumber mills and
logging camps of the Inland Empire
January 1. was announced tonight by
A. W. Cooper, secretary. The appoint
ments were made by B. H. Hornby,
president.
The committee, which contains two
Oregon members, two from Washing
ton and one each from Idaho and Mon
tana, is composed of T. A. McCann. of
the Shevlin-Hixon Company. Bend. Or.,
C. T. Early, of Portland, manager of
the Oregon Lumber Company at Baker
Or.: J. P. McGoldrick. president of the
McGoldrlck Lumber Company, of Spo
kane; A. H. Heubner, manager of the
Cascade Lumber Company, North Yaki
ma: R- M. Hart, manager of the Black
well Lumber Company, Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho, and Webb Ballord. manager of
the Somers Lumber Company. Somers,
Mont.
The committee will, according to the
wording of the appointment by Presi
dent Hornby, "endeavor to make rec
ommendations for the adjustment of
wage scales and any other details of
inaugurating the basic eight-hour
day."
Opinion History Liecture Tonight.
Lecture No. 7 in the Reed College ex
tension course on "The History of
Opinion" will be given at the Central
Library tonight, room H. at 8 P. M.
The speaker will be J. K. Hart. He
w-ill discuss "The Social Solution;
Socrates." The meeting is open to the
public.
Read The Oregonlaa classified ads.
SHIPS TAKEN AHEAD
Sailing Tonnage Chartered to
Carry Lumber in 1919.
COPRA BROUGHT ON RETURN
J. J. Moore & Co., of San Francisco,
Have Signed for Nine Vessels
Durlnp Past Month Rates for
Outbound Voyage Attractive.
Chartering sailing tonnage for 1919
loading to carry lumber to Australia
foreshadows a continuation of the
heavy movement of manufactured ma
terial from the United States. During
the past month J. J." Moore tc Com
pany, of San Francisco, have taken
nine vessels for that business, all at
private terms and for 1919 loading.
Most of the sailing vessels owned
on the Coast that Are used in the lum
ber trade are plying between the main
land and the Antipodes, bound south
ward with lumber, and many of them
are returned with copra cargoes of
late, also deckloads of ironbark and
other hardwoods. Some take coal to
Honolulu and proceed to the Coast in
ballast. Rates are most attractive for
the outbound voyage. $42.50 to $45 a
thousand feet being quoted. Recently
the schooner Henry Wilson, now at Ta
coma, was taken for spot loading at
160 shillings and, even though carriers
fixed by J. J. Moore & Company are for
service more than a year away, it is
understood they were taken at close to
going rates.
The attitude of the Shipping Board in
not indicating a desire to acquire the
ordinary sailing fleet for emergency
purposes, except In special cases such
as the requisition of several square
riggers of the salmon fleet to ply be
tween San Francisco and Honolulu. Is
taken to mean the schooners and bark
entines are comparatively secure
from being Impressed Into service. For
that reason shipping men feel they are
safe in chartering so far In advance.
The .vessels taken by J. J. Moore &
Company Include the barkentines Au
rora. James Johnson and Thomas P.
Emigh, with the schooners Crescent,
Harvester, Mary Winkleman. Minnie A.
Caine. Oceania Vance and Tarns. All
of the engagements are for North Pa
cific loading, which means the Colum
bia River, Grays Harbor or Puget
Sound.
The Shipping Board has announced
its determination to sail the new wood
en steamers being built on the Coast
in the Pacific trade, in the main re
placing steel steamers that are to be
drawn for war service in the Atlantic,
so It is thought that until there Is a
surplus the Government ships will be
placed on regular runs, which means
that if lumber Is handled on them It
will be mainly in parcels and) full car
goes will go forward only on vessels
taken for that purpose.
FUNDS SAVED OX CHIXOOK
Former Jetty Machine Shop Docs
Duty at Moorings These Days.
In one respect Government engineers
are escaping the higher cost of repair
work, notably in the case of - the big
dredge Chinook, overhauling of which
usually necessitates the awarding of
contracts to outside machine shops, but
this time the Government is using
equipment transfered to the Govern
ment moorings from Fort Canby after
the completion of the north jetty at
the mouth of the Columbia.
Chief Engineer Slocum is deep in
the labor of overhauling all . of the
principal machinery . aboard and such
machine shop Jobs as must be attended
to ashore are sent to the moorings, off
which the ship is anchored. Captain
Archie Cann has ordered all depart
ments made shipshape in readiness for
the 1918 work at the mouth of the
river. Instead of starting to work
May 1, as has been the rule for the
past few seasons. It is probable an ef
fort will be made to have the ship on
station there about a month earlier.
PORTLAND FOR EAST COAST
S. I. Allard Will Ply Between Main
land and Hawaiian Islands.
In connection with the formal taking
over by the United States Shipping
Board of the auxiliary schooner City of
Portland, built at St. Helens and owned
by the McCormick interests, it is re
ported here that she will be selected to
load a cargo of lumber on the Coast
for one of the Eastern shipyards. Plants
on the Atlantic side are in need of cer
tain lengths and dimension material
with which to hasten Government con
tracts. Regarding the S. I. Allard. sister ship
and fleetmate of the City of Portland,
which is included in the Shipping
Board's commandeering orders, she
will get away from St. Helens this
week and on discharging her lumber
cargo at San Francisco is expected to
be assigned to the trade between the
Golden Gate and Honolulu. The Ship
ping Board is endeavoring to make up
on that run for tonnage lost through
the Matson liners being requisitioned.
LUMBER FREIGHTS STIFFEN
Charges on Coast to South America
and South Africa Advanced.
Lumber freights to California and
on down the West Coast, also to South
Africa, have stiffened according to the
weekly circular of the Shipowners' As
sociation of the Pacific, reaching here
yesterday, the Coast freights having
again climbed to $7 to San FYancisco
and $8 to Southern California, at which
point they were previous to the lumber
mill strikes during the Summer. The
steamer Daisy has been taken at those
rates for a voyage from here to the
Golden Gate. also for one voyage
from Grays Harbor to San Pedro.
Freights to Valparaiso and Callao
have advanced from $40 to $45 and to
South' African ports from 275 shillings
to 300 shillings. Australian and New
Zealand voyages remain firm at $42.50,
except to Melbourne and Adelaide,
where $45 is quoted.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Dec. 10. Arrived Steamer
Oleum, from Port San L.urs; W. F. Merrln.
from Port San Luis; F. A. Kilhum. from
San Francisco. Sailed Steamer W. P. Her
rin. for San Francisco.
ASTORIA. Dec. 10. Arrived at 7 A. M.
and left up at 11:30 A. M.. steamer F. A.
Kllburn. from Pan Francisco. Left up at 7
A. M.. steamer Shasta, rrom San Francisco:
at 11:25 A. M., steamer Oleum, from Port
San Luis.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10. Arrived at
noon, steamer Atlas, from Portland. Sailed
Steamer Johan Poulsen, for Portland.
ASTORIA. Dec. 0. balled at 6:30 P. M..
steamer Davenport, for San Pedro: at 6:30
P. M., steamer Daisy Putnam, for San
Pedro. Arrived at 8 P. M.. steamer Flavel.
from San Pedro: steamer Oleum, from Port
San Luis.
PORT SAN H'lS. Dec. 8. Arrived and
Sailed Steamer Washtenaw, from Portland,
for Portland. ,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9. Sailed at noon,
steamer Eaatlam, tor Columbia River; at
P. M.. steamer Beaver, for Portland. Arrived
at 8 P. M., steamer Rose City, from Port
land. ...
SEATTLE. Deel 10. Arrived Steamers
Admiral Schley, Admiral Goodrich, from
Fan Francisco: Amur, from Anvox. B. C. :
Queen City, from Vancouver. H. C. Sailed
Steamer Admiral Farragut, tor San Fran
cisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10. Arrived
Steamers Acme. Elisabeth, from Bandon:
Flrwood, Norwood, from Seattle: Atlas, from
Astoria. Sailed Steamer Frank H. Buck,
for Seattle.
Marine Notes.
To cut a 10-foot channel for the benefit
of river steamers near Catnlamet. extending
past the mouth of the Elokomln and with
a length of 3000 feet, the Government dredge
anKiaKum shifted yestercay from Walker
Island. The new channel will b utilized bv
all of the river fleet nukim Catnlamet.
where they are hampered now during -low
water conditions.
Lieutenant Candy. U. S. X.. boa-ding of
ficer here, examined the crews of the- steam
er Wm. F. Herrln and tne auxiliary schoon
ers S. I. Allard and May yesterday to as
certain if all of the men were Americans or
neutral aliens and that they were supplied
with passports or identification certificates.
When the auxiliary schooner May left
the main harbor for the olldock yesterday to
fill her tanks, time was taken advantage of
to "swing ship" in adjusting compasses, and
she will probably be on her way to sea early
this morning, making her maiden voyage
and that will be under tne flag of the Dol
lar Steamship Company, which corporation
bought her from A. O. Andersen & Co.
In order to complete the inspection of the
tug Star, of the Star Sand Company's fleet,
she Is to be hauled out for an examination
of the hull.
Leaving San Franclxeo on schedule Sun
day afternoon, the steamer Beaver. Captain
Rankin, had 140 passengers and about l.tno
tons of cargo. She is due this afternoon and
is to sail on her next southbound voyage
Thursday.
Duo to low water, the Yellow Stack steam
ers are not having an rjr time of it mak
ing Corvallis. though they are reaching Sa
lem daily. Toward the last of the week It
Is expected there will be an Improvement In
the depth on the upper river.
To discharge the last or her cargo, the
pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer was along
side the Couch-street dock yesterday. The
Port of Portland Commission meets Thurs
day and then it will be decided whether the
vessel will be chartered for another voyage
to Vnalaska or used on the Oregon halibut
banks to furnish the Portland market with
fresh fish, which has been proposed by
City Commissioner Kellaher.
Cargo of the Emerald line steamer F. A.
Kllburn, which arrived trom San Francisco
yesterday. Is being handled with dispatch
so she can get away on schedule tonight.
Bids are to be opened January 10 at the
office of Colonel Zlnn. Oorps of Engineers.
U. S. A., Customhouse. for condemned
launches, rope and general gear that ia
awaiting sale at the Lmnton moorings.
R. P. Bonham. Vnlted States Immigration
Inspector, mttym there continues to bo an un
usual number of laborers available for ship
yard work, but with the plants filled with
helpers there is little prospect of them find
ing employment. Builders can always place
shipwrights and ealkers. but in other depart
ments they have abundant forces.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 10. (Special.)
When the steamship Admiral Goodrich,
owned by the Pacific Steamship Companv,
arrived from the West Coast today W. R.
Grace A Co., charterers of the vessel on
her last two voyages, notified the owners
that the option for a third voyage would
be exercised, and the big freighter soon
will commence loading for another South
ern vcyage.
Captain A. J. Storrs. superintendent of
traffic of the Pacific Steamship Company,
today notified General Manager Haines that
the Inng-delayed effort to float the liner
Spokane would be attempted tomorrow.
Captain Storrs reports her position favor
able and that the necessary patching has
been completed.
The French auxiliary schooner Douau-
mont commenced loading a cargo of cereals
under the direction of Thorndvke & Tren
holme today. The vessel Is the second of
a neet of such carriers built by the Wash
ington Shipping Corporation to go into com
mission.. Her destination is not announced
in necordnnce with the censorship reouest
The freighter Admiral Wainwright is due
In port tomorrow with the largest single
shipment of paper ever handled by one ves
sel at this port She Is bringing 2000 tons
of paper from Ocean Falls, much of which
Is destined for San Francisco.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. TO. ( Special.) The
tank steamer Oleum arrived today from
California with fuel oil ror Astoria and
Portland.
The steam schooner Flavel arrived from
San Pedro via Ssn Fraticlsco and will take
on a full cargo of lumber at the Hammond
mill.
After discharging fuel oil at Portland, the
tank steamer J. A. C.hans'.or cleared for
California.
Bringing a full cargo or freight and a
large list of passengers for Astoria and
Portland, the steamer F. A Kllburn arrived
from San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10. (Special.)
The steamer Australomont. of the Australian
Commonwealth line, arrived today from an
Australian port, with nson tons of wheat,
consigned to Balfour. Guthrie & Co. The
Australomont Is one of the fleet being used
by the Australian government in moving
last seasons wheat crop to other parts of
the world.
Before an Oriental liner cleared from the
pier this afternoon the A00 pesaengers had
the fact driven home that the United States
ia at war. A force of Inspectors under the
direction of W. u. Tldwell. special agent
of the Treasury Department, and Henry
Blackwood, special deputy collector of cus
toms at Seattle, ransacked every piece of
baggage and scrutinized every document
and. letter In the possession of the travelers.
It marked the beginning of the new plan
of increased co-operation by the customs
service In the war activities of the Govern
ment, the exhaustive inspection being de
signed to prevent any maps, plans or data
of possible value to the enemy setting out
of the country.
The latest charters reported by the Ship
owners' Association of the Pacific Coast are:
Steamers Daisy (first trip. Graya Harbor
to San Pedro. SS: steamer Daisy (second
trip). Columbia River to San Francisco. $7.
Recent statement that the Navy will take
over the t'nitsd States Shipping Board's
free navigation schools or that students in
the schools will be drafted Into the Naral
Reserve are without foundation, according
to Henry Howard, chief of the Shipping
Board's recruiting service, who has tele
graphed Fa m ham P. Griffiths. California
recruiting chief. The recruiting service lwis
Just received authority from the Shipping
Board to continue the school here for an
other six months after January 1.
V. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All vessels reporting at 8 P. M. unless
otherwise Indicated.)
RAINIER. San Francisco for Seattle. 3j
miles from San Francisco.
YOSEMITE. towing barge Wallactit. San
Francisco for Port Ludlow, off Cape Blanco.
ALAMEDA, Valdez for Cordova, abeam
Raven Point.
ADMIRAL FARRAGITT. Seattle for San
Francisco, off Dungeness.
VICTORIA. Cordova for Seattle. 154 miles
southwest of Cape Ommaney.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday.
High. Low.
10-1.1 A. M. ... .9 2 feet'4:12 A. M 4.0 feet
11:13 P. M 6.9 feet .1:34 P. M 0.5 foot
Colombia River War Report.
NORTH HKAD. Dec. in. Condition of the
bar at ." P. M.. moderate; wind, southwest.
4 miles.
Vacolt Editor Enlists.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Dec. 10. (Spe
cial.) Front the editor's chair to the.
post of Sergeant . In the Quartermas
ter's Corps is the charge "fhade by El
mer Armstrong, editor of the Yacolt
News, of Yacolt. Wash., 30 miles from
this city, on the Northern Pacific
branch. The News has been purchased
by Charles Miller, of this city, who sold
his Job shop to Thomas Harlan. Mr
Armstrong Is to enlist in the Quarter
master's Corps this week.
Jeweler Identifies Robber.
DENVER. Dec. 10. R. Ferguson, ar
rested late today on a downtown street
here, was identified by J. W. Clark, a
Jeweler.' as the man who attempt
ed to rob his store last Friday after
noon, and who later shot and killed
Henry W.' Morgensen. a druggist, as
the latter attempted to prevent his es
cape. . DAILY METEOUOLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Dec. in. Maximum temper
ature. 51 degrees: minimum temperature. H8
dfgrees. River reading, fi A. M.. ll.u feet.
Change in Inst 24 hours. 0.2 foot rise. Total
rainfall f5 P. M. to R P. M . none. Tolnl
rainfall Bince September 1. 1D1T. 7.6:1 Inches:
normal rainfall singe September 1. 14.40
AMCSEMENTS.
H
TICKETS NOW SELLING
AT THEATER
TTI7IT T "" nroadway at Taylor
llUtlAVJ Main 1 and A
112
Extra
.Friday $1, 75c, 50c
Bargain Mat.
3 JSTng Next Thurs.
-Mat.
Sat.
ANNA HELD
snd her own b? company In brilliant
Musical Conjetlv
"FOLLOW ME"
' Eves.: Floor 11 rows. S2: T rows,
tl.oi). Balcony. 1, 75c, 50c. Gallery,
Sue.
Sat. Mat.. $1.30. 1. 73c. 50c.
BAKER
AI.CAZAR
PLAYERS
Tonight. All Week Mats. Wed.. Sat.
By arrangement with Wm. A.
Brady
SINNERS
as presented with great success st
The Playhouse. New York.
First time in Portland.
Why not let the woman as well as
the man be redeemed?
Evenings: U3c. f.Oc. 75c. Sat. Mat..
25c. 60c Wed. Mat., 2oC.
Next week: "Too Many Husbands."
Fanrhon and Macro with Jsxz Band:
Montgomery and rerry; Rita Boland:
Robbie Gordone: .Tim Cullen: loleea Sis
ters: Claud and Fannie Usher.
PANTAGE
MAT. DAILY 2:30
HONGKONG MYSTERIES
With N'eek Seun and Company,
Oriental Magic Madiera.
FIVE OTHER BIG ACTS.
Three performances daily. Night curtain
at 7 and tl.
HIPPODROME
Mob, Toes., Wed.
VAUDEVILLE
Return engagement of
GENE KNIGHT'S
7 Portland Symphony B dies
COSTA TROUPE
"Novelty Surprise."
4-OTHER ACTS-4
Luke Comedjr
CLUBS ARE TRUMPS'
Week-day Matinees
LY RIC
MLSICAL
STOCK
Mat. Dally, 10r: Night, continuous. 15c. S.lc
Dillon and Franks In a riotous creation of
mirth, color and melody
FADS AND FOM.IKS
With th; popular Lyric Musical Comedy
Company a.nd the Rosebud Chorus.
All lauyhtfr, music and pretty girl.
"Tues.; "The Country Store Cxtra,
Krt. : Chorus Olrle" Contact.
PAOLO GALAZZI
BAK1TO.VK
with
The Apollo Club
of Portland. Ore iron
75 MAIL VOICES
Thursday Dee. 13th
At the Auditorium Sea.ts now sell
ing at Sherman, Clay & Co.'a.
Irlrr fl.10, S5c. 50e. 25c
inches; d f1cinry -f rainfall since Peptem-b-r
1. li17. .7S inchoa. Sunrise. 7:-lJ A
M. : sunset. P. M. Total sunshine,
hours 7 minutes; possible sunshine. S hour?
42 minutes. Moonriso, :."." A. M. ; moonst.
2:1M P. !. Raron.eter rdured to sea level'.
5 P. M.. o.hs inches. Kclattve humidity nt
noon, 78 per cent.
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KORKCAST.
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portion: fair eaat portion; moderate south
westerly winds.
Idaho Fnir.
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T. FRANCIS bKAKE, Mvlcoroloslct.