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THE MORNIXG OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1917. V
LABOR In BRITAIN
FAR FROM CONTENT
Attitude Toward War and
Peace to Be Discussed at
Coming Conference.
PEOPLE'S RIGHTS IGNORED
Resolution to Be Introduced Holds
That Old Method or Diplomacy
Has Broken Down Masses
Hereafter Must Be Consulted.
LONDON, Nov. 29. (Correspondence
Of the Associated Press.) British la
bor's attitude Towards war and peace
will be the chief subjects of discussion
at the seventeentn annual conference
of the Labor party, beginning January
23.
Among the resolutions to be submit
ted is one by the British Socialist par
ty, which says in effect that labor's
participation in the government has not
resulted in any tangible benefits to the
mass of the people. The resolution
adds that neither has the association
of the Labor party with the govern
ment assured that the coming peace
will be made by the democratic rather
than by capitalistic diplomacy.
The document also refers to "the
methods employed to remove Mr. Hen
derson from the war cabinet when act
ing in perfect accord with the deci
sions of the Labor party prove that
participation in the government and
fidelity to the labor movement are in
compatible." It will therefore be urged
by the Socialists that members of the
Labor party now holding office be with
drawn. Old Diplomacy Breaks Down
Regarding peace, the Independent La
bor party will submit a resolution for
discussion, which, in part, says:
"That In the opinion of this confer-'
ence the war marks the breakdown
of the old method of diplomacy which
settled the international relations of
the peoples without consulting or even
informing them, but with statesmen,
who have used victories to impose
terms of peace which left suspicion,
hate and resentment behind which were
followed by military alliances and
armaments and which violated the
principles of self-government in order
to satisfy military demands and im
perialist appetites, it therefore calls
upon the Government, if the sacrifices
of the war have not been In vain, to
provide for the direct representation
of the organized democracy in every
conference which discusses the con
dition of peace, to reject war aims
which give the war the character of
an imperialist venture, and to use its
influence and authority in every pos
sible way to remove the causes of war.
To this end the conference declares
that no obstacle should be put in the
way of responsible representatives of
labor conferring together with a view
to arriving at such an understanding
upon the problems of .Europe as will
receive the co-operative 'support of all
the democracies, without which there
can be no lasting peace."
Taxation of Wealth Demanded.
Perhaps the most revolutionary of
all the resolutions is one by the Amal
gamated Society of Engineers, which
said, in part:
"This conference, recognizing that
the present system of financing the
war has resulted in giving to the rich
not only excessive profits during' the
war, but also a constantly increasing
claim upon the national Income after
the war in the form of interest, calls
upon the government to impose at once
a levy of 25 per cent on the whole
capital wealth of the country, to be
levied on all persons in possession of
more than 1000, to be followed by
further levies for the purpose of ex
tinguishing the national debt and com
pelling the rich classes to repay to the
nation the wealth which they have ac
quired, not in return for services ren
dered, but as the. result of an unjust
and vicious economic system."
- Otber Reforms Are Urged.
A 'second resolution by the same or
ganization advocates "the complete
nationalization of shipping and trans,
port," as well as the following:
"State purchase and control of "all
ssential raw materials and foodstuffs.
"The fixing of maximum, but not of
minimum, prices for all essential com
modities, both for the Government and
for the civilian consumer. .
"The elimination of all unnecessary
middlemen's profits.
"The full utilization by the Govern
ment of the resources of the co-operative
movement for the purpose of dis
tribution. "The complete abandonment of th
policy of bounties and subsidies to
capitalist producers and the substitu
tion of a system by which production
is stimulated, not by bounties, but bj
increased .state control of agriculturt
and industry."'
! PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. Mary Pattey, of lone, is at the
Eitz.
G. D. Burdick. of Salem, is at the
Kitz.
H. H. Corey, of Salem, is at the Im
perial. C. A. Fisher, of Enterprise, is at the
Oregon.
H. H. Foster, of Woodburn, is at the
Eaton.
W. A. Welch, of Condon, is at the Im
perial. B. F. Knapp, of Hermiston, is at the
Perkins.
Page R. Bayles, of Salem, is at the
Seward.
Mrs. B, J. Juday, of Heppner, is at
the Ritz.
O. B. Aagaard, of Buxton, is at the
Imperial.
- Percy Powell, of Alberta,- is at the
Nortonia.
His Sixteen Years'
Suffering Now Ended
"I can say with the greatest of
pleasure that Foley Kidney Pills were
the only thing that gave me relief
In sixteen years."
Mr. G. "W. Henderson of Dingle,
Ml 8b.. says more than that, too. He
Buffered with cystitis (inflammation
of the bladder). It went on until he
reached the point where he had dizzy,
weak spells, and sometimes he would
almost faint with pain. Of course,
he doctored, went off to the mineral
springs and drank; waters of different
kinds, which altogether cost him a
large sum of money. Still no per
manent relief. Now comes a friend
who recommends Foley Kidney Pills,
and after using half a dozen bottles,
his pains are all gone, he sleeps
oundly all night.
When kidney and bladder trouble
cornea on you and you suffer the pains
and aches it causes, have irregular,
painful secretions and a burning sen
sation, take Foley's Kidney Pills at
once and you will echo ill, Bender
son's sentiments Adv.
L. Wovren, of Lebanon, is at the
Nortonia.
A. Murray, of Tillamook, is at the
Nortonia.
L. Williamson, of Denver, Colo., is at
the Seward.
Manwell Viltor, of Tacoma, Wash., is
at the Rltz.
J. A. Parker, of Florence, is at the
Washington.
Mrs. P. L. Sjmpson, of Condon, is at
cue uregon.
C. A. Eastland, of Bay City. Wash., is
at the Eaton.
T. W. Thomas, of Boise, Idaho, is at
the Seward.
A. A. Schultz, of Tillamook, is at the
Multnomah.
E. Oliver, of Sacramento, Cal., is at
the Palace.
H. Maximer, of Duluth, Minn., is at
the Nortonia.
R. L Wells, of Seattle, Wash., is at
the Portland.
G. F. Cutter, of St. Louis, Mo., is at
the Portland. '
W. J. Brown, of Caldwell, Idaho, is
at the Eaton.
M. L. Vincent, of Forest Grove, is at
the Perkins.
C. L. Strong, of Canby, is at the
Washington. '
J. B. Wall, of Salt Lake, is at the
Multnomah.
C H. Klieves, of Stockton, Cal., is at
the Cornelius.
J. S. McCown, of The Dalles, is at
the Cornelius.
A. T. Austin, of Wenatchee, Wash.,
is at the Perkins.
George W. Brown, of Cherry Grove,
is at the Oregon.
F. O. Cook, of San Francisco, Cal.,
is at the Portland.
C. P. Mayhew, of San Francisco, Cal.,
is at the Oregon.
Mrs. P. H. Buckholz, of Stanfield, is
at the Washington.
Dan R. Brown, of Los Angeles, Cal.,
is at the Multnomah.
A. T. King and Mrs. King, of Wood
burn, are at the Eaton.
E. C. Ward, of Goldendale, Wash., is
at the Washington. f
W. R. Wilson, an attorney of The
Dalles, is at the Benson.
James P. Hunter, of Philadelphia,
Pa., Is at the Portland.
R. C. Hillman a stockgrower of
Culver, is at the 'Perkins.
" R. R. Butler, an attorney of The
Dalles, is at the Imperial.
L. G: Savage and Mrs. Savage, of
Baker, are at the Cornelius.
Albert Hansen and Mrs. Hansen, of
Eureka, Cal., are 'at the Palace.
G. B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, -of
Astoria,' are at the Multnomah.
W. G. Somerville and Mrs. Somerville,
of Hood River, are at the Palace.
Mrs. F. E. Risley and daughter, of
Genon, Mont., are at the Palace.
E. S. Gilbertson and Mrs. Gilbertson,
of La Grande, are at the Seward.
W. D. Harney and Mrs. Harney, of
Seattle, Wash., are at the Cornelius.
SCHOONER IS DISABLED
AXVIL TOWED IXTO PORT AFTER
B ATT LING WITH GALE. -
Water la Hold Wets Friction Pulleys
and Circnlation Pumps Are Put
Ont of Commission.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec 19. (Special.)
The CM.-'' Med gasoline schooner Anvil
was to cd into port this morning by
the steam schooner Daisy Freeman,
after battling for two days with the
terrific gales and high seas off the
Oregon Coast. She is not badly dam
aged and it is expected that repairs
will be made to her machinery so she
can resume her trip to Coos Bay within
a few days.
The Anvil sailed from the Columbia
River at 11 o'clock Sunday bound for
Coos Bay with general cargo. Cap
tain Robert Jones, her master, says
there was a light westerly wind at the
time, so sails were set and the craft
was making excellent time. About 9
o'clock Monday morning, when the
Anvil was off Taquina Head, a hard
gale was encountered, but the craft
continued to make fair headway until
10 o'clock that evening. The waves
were rolling high and the vessel was
pitched about to the extent that her
seams opened and allowed water to
pour into the hold. The water splashed
up and wet the flywheels so that the
friction pulleys slipped and the cir
culating pumps could not be operated.
As a result the main engines went out
of commission. "
The Anvil then lay helpless drifting
in the storm. She flew distress signals
and Bhortly before daylight the steam
schooner Daisy Freeman hove in sight,
and putting a line on board the Anvil
took her in tow. As soon as the Anvil
ran out of the gale on her return trip
her engines were started and her hold
pumped dry. The vessel Is not damaged
and her engines are in good condition,
but the pumps must be repaired and
new splash boards be put in.
The Anvil is awaiting orders here.
but it is expected that as soon as the
repairs to the pumps are completed she
will proceed to Coos Bay.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Dec 19. Arriced Steamers
w. K. Herrin. from San Francisco; La. Pri
mera, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer
Rose City, for San Francisco and San Pedro.
ASTORIA, Dee. 18. Sailed at 12:35 P. M..
steamer Santlam, for San Pedro; motor
schooner S. L Allard, for San Francisco; at
11:30 A. M.. steamer Johan Poulsen. for
San Francisco. Arrived at 9:40 A. M.a
steamer Daisy Freeman towing- gasoline
schooner Anvil, engine room flooded.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 'l9. Sailed at
noon, steamer F. A. KUburn, for Portland.
Arrived Steamer Daisy Putnam, from San'
Pedro.
POINT RETES. Dec. 18. Passed Steam
er Shasta, from the Columbia River for San
Pedro.
HILO, Dec 18. Arrived Schooner Annie
Larsen, from the Columbia River.
SAN PEDRO, Dec 18. Sailed Steamer
Beaver, for San Francisco and Portland.
SEATTLE. Dec. 19. Arrived Steamers
Jefferson, from Alaska; Columbia, from San
Francisco; Prince George, from Prince Ru
pert; Alameda. Grays Harbor, from Ta
coma. Sailed Steamers Salvor, for Victo
ria; Prince George, for Prince Rupert.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec
Steamer Admiral Goodrich,
19. Arrived
from Belling-
ham. Sailed Steamer F.
Portland.
6-CENT FARE INDORSED
Chamber of Commerce and Rotary
Club Support Petition.
Resolutions favorable to an increase
in the fare charged by the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company on
city lines to 6 cents have been adopted
by the Chamber of Commerce and by
the Kotary Club.
Directors of the Chamber yesterday
approved the recommendations of its
special committee of three that the
Public Service Commission should allow
the traction company to charge a 6
cent fare under present conditions.
The Rotary Club based its recommen
dation upon the recent investigation
made by several committees of various
civic clubs and organizations of Port
land.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
TITLES III
DEMAND
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson to Name
New War Emergency Fleet.
PORTLAND WOMAN TO HELP
Names of Cities, Kivers, Falls and
Other Oregon Places and Fea
tures Probably Be Suggested to
"First Lady of Land."
The American steamer Westland is
the official title of an 8800-ton
freighter that left the harbor last
night for Puget Sound, which was
previously known as the steamer
Landaas. The Hallgrim, now being
completed, is to be the West Wind and
the Margit, also having her machinery
installed, is renamed the Tillamook,
while' the War Sirdar is to be the
Westward Ho.
To Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of
the President, has fallen the task of
naming the new war fleet contracted
for by the Emergency Fleet Corpo
ration, and without question it will
prove a task to find titles for such a
number. For vessels on Puget Sound
that were requisitioned by the Emer
gency Fleet Corporation, they having
been contracted for by private inter
ests, Mrs. Wilson has selected the
names West Haven, Sacramento, West
Point, Westerly and Westerner.
As a means of assisting in the choice
of names for carriers contracted for
in Oregon it was requested yesterday
that Mrs. Thomas Cairick Burke, who
is acquainted with Mrs. Wilson, sug
gest names of cities, rivers, falls or
symbolic of other Oregon places and
features. Mrs. Burke consented, being
urged on the score that the first lady
of the land would no doubt appreciate
such aid, inasmuch as she Is prob
ably expected by dilferent sections to
propose titles that will always asso
ciate the vessels with the scene of
their construction.
As there are more than 100 vessels,
steel and wooden, under contract in
the state and scores of them will be.
delivered during the coming year, it
is viewed as an opportune time to
dwell on the matter of names. It will
be an all-important occasion for some
maids and matrons of Oregon when
they are elected to christen carriers
named by the wife of the President,
and it is felt that since Oregon has
been first in several war moves, part
of her reward can well be paid in
perpetuating certain state titles that
are closely woven with her history
and progress.
There are 32 steel steamers under
contract, so, with four renamed, 28
are yet to be given their titles of
genuine American origin.
FRESHET HOLDS UP llOSK CITY
Vessel Takes Freight From Lower
Deck to Escape Rising Waters. .
Two hundred and eighty-two travel
ers aboard the liner Rose City passed
last night alongside Ainsworth dock.
This was due to the fact that the ves
sel was detained in loading cargo from
the lower dock to escape freshet dam
age: also to the current and drift run
ning in the river. The vessel's depar
ture was delayed until daylight this
morning. She has a capacity cargo.
Captain Parker and his crew played
a part in saving the freight stored on
the dock. When it was decided Tues
day to remove it there was a rush to
assemble more longshoremen, after
which the freight-house crew of the
O.-W. R. & N., numbering 100 men, was
enlisted. Then the Rose City's company
was called on.
The steamer Hassalo was shifted to
the dock and then the steamer Pomona
was called on, so cargo not destined
for the Ros9 City was stored in those
vessels.
W. D. Wells, agent for the steamship
fleet, and his office force worked all
night and succeeded in moving the last
freight as the rising waters reached
the lower level.
CAPTAIN
SOUTHARD
HOME
Master of Manila, Sunk by Seeadler,
Here on Way to Fireside.
There was a reunion among deepwa-
termen yesterday when Captain South
ard, who was master on the schooner
Manila, sunk by the German raider
Seeadler, July 8, 1917, when bound
from Newcastle for Honolulu, dropped
off here on his way from San Francisco
to his home at bhelton. Wash. He
spent much of the day with Captain W.
C. McNaught, surveyor for the . San
Francisco Board of Marine Underwrit
ers, and met many other friends who
were genuinely pleased to see him
again..
The Manila loaded lumber in the
river for Australia and it was after she
discharged that cargo that she took on
another for the Hawaiian The mas
ter and his men were taken aboard the
Seeadler and on her reached Mophia
Island, July 31. It was there the raid
er swung onto a ledge and ended her
career, the German commander and
part of his crew leaving in a motor-
boat. Others took a French schooner
later and got away, but were subse
quently taken.
OCEAN FREIGHT RATES RISE
Charges From Honolulu to Pacific
Coast Advance $4 a Ton.
HONOLULU, T. H.. Dec 19. (Spe
cial.) Ocean freight rates from Hono
lulu to the Coast have advanced $4 a
ton. ' The United States Shipping Board
has fixed the freight rate for the next
season at 87 a ton from Honolulu to
San Francisco and SIS a ton from Hon
olulu to New York via the Panama
Canal.
Information to this effect has been
received by the Hawaiian sugar plant
ers from their representative in Wash
ington, D. C. The message contained
the added information that the fixing
of these charges -is based on actual
charter costs.
The present freight rate for sugar
rrom Hawaii to San Francisco is $3 a
ton, and from Hawaii to New York via
the Panama Canal $9.50 a ton. This
new rate will mean that the estimated
crop for 1918 of 675,000 tons will pay
an additional 15,000,000 in freight bills.
It is expected these. new charges will
go into effect January 1.
TOWING BILLS ARE TAXED
Port of Portland Business Under
War Revenue Regulations.
In the future 3 per cent war tax
will be added to all towage bills on
work performed by the Port of Port
land, official notice having bee'n re
ceived yesterday that the service is
classified as transportation of property,
so the owners of vessels hauled by the
tugs of the Port will have to "do their
bit" at the rate of 3 per cent.
The order dates from November
and it had been expected, so the ques
tion was raised as to wether the tow
age bills came within the category of
war taxes, the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue at Washington, D. C,
holding that the tax must be charged.
His decision was obtained In a letter
received yesterday.
SEXECA
REACHES
HAWAII
Former German Craft Carries Coal
to Honolulu.
HONOLULU. T. H., Dec. 19. (Spe
cial.) The Seneca, a former German
ship which was tied up in Manila until
the outbreak of the war between the
United States and Germany, is in port
here, with 6660 tons of coal from Seat
tle. The Seneca was formerly called the
Turjin, and, after being taken over in
Manila, went to Hongkong for repairs
to her machinery. The German crew
attempted to damage the vessel at the
time of the declaration of war. Cap
tain J,. i,ocKe is now her master.
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Marine Notes. ( -
To be lifted for cleaning and natntinflr ti
auxiliary schooner Astoria hauled across the
harbor yesterday from the Alblna dock: to
the Oregon drydock.
On entering the river vesterdav the
steamer Daisy Freeman proceeded to Oak
roun to worn lao.ooo reet of lumber and
then Was to go to llrav, Harhnr tn flni.v.
The steamer -Stanwood, lumber laden for the
south, got away from Westport at noon yes
terday. Her lumber cargo belnsr aboard. the
chooner Spokane has hauled from the lower
part of the harbor to Mersey dock and there
berthed to complete her crew.
.Between 60O and. TOO tons of freieht wa
moved off the Couch-street dock yesterday
and about dark he lower level was flooded
by the freshet waters.
Owing to the current and amount of drift
running, the Government dredge Multnomah
hauled out of the cut at Hunter's yesterday
and will remain tied up until conditions Im
prove.
Being held yesterday to load freight from
the lower level of the East Washington-
street terminal, which was endangered by
tne xiooa waters, the fiarklna line steamer
Lurllne was unable to make her customary
trip to Astoria. '
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA, Dec 19. (Special.) The steam
schooner Daisy Freeman arrived today from
ban franclsco, bringing freight for Astoria
and Portland.
After discharging fuel oil in Astoria and
Portland, the tank steamer Atlas got away
ms morning for California.
The motor schooner S. I. Allard sailed to
day for San Francisco with a cargo of lum
ber from Portland.
Carrying lumber from Oak Point and West-
port, the steam schooner Johan Poulsen
sailed today for San Francisco.
The steam schooner Santlam. carrying
lumber from Westport and the Hammond
mill and shingles from Kalama, sailed to
da"y for San Pedro.
SEATTLE. Dec 19. (Special.) The Se
attle Construction & Drydock Company to
day launched the steamship Walter A. Luck.
nDacn, tne largest ship ever designed In
the Pacific Northwest. She is 400 feet long,
with a cruiser type stern, 55.11 feet beam.
40.8 feet molded depth and will have a load
draft of 28 feet.
Mrs. C. W. Wiley, wife of the president
f the construction company, acted as spon-
or. The name of the big ship will prob-
bly be changed by the Shipping Board
later. She will have a carrying capacity of
12.000 deadweight tons, and will displace
T.0O0 tons. She is designed for a speed of
4 knots, making her also the fastest of
the freighter types yet built in the North
west. The schooner W. G. Irwin, owned bv the
Roche Harbor Lime Company, of Tacoma,
was today purchased by W. T. Isted for
Captain Alexander Woodslde. of San Fran
cisco. She will proceed immediately to
Mukllteo to load lumber for Kuhulul. and
from that port will go to a South Sea port
for a return cargo of copra. '
With 10 big steel steamships practically
completed on Puget Sound and several more
ready at Portland, the Shipping Board's
merchant marine recruiting service is to re
double its efforts to provide crews for the
vessels to follow. The graduates of the in-
enslve training courses from the rhree
Northwestern schools will just about fill the
required quota of deck officers for these
ships, and to. keep pace with the production
following the coming of the New Tear will
tax these schools to the limit.
Fish-packing concerns operating canneries
along the Alaskan Coast are commencing
to rush supplies north for the coming fish
ing season, and are not to await the open
ing of the season as in the past. Steam-
nips bound north are booked full with gen
iral supplies for these cannery points, an
unusual condition at this period of the year.
ine steamship Spokane was placed on
drydock today and it was discovered that
her entire prow was so badly broken and
dented that It will virtually have to be re- k
Duiit. over 30 - steel plates were removed
and replaced.
The efforts to salvage the barge Barra-
couta, aground near Seward, have so far
failed, owing to heavy weather conditions
revalling in the Gulf of Alaska and vicin
ity.
COOS BAT. Or.. Dec. 19. (Special.) The
steam schooner Hardy, arriving this fore-
oon from San Francisco, brought a large
cargo of freight. The ship will load lumber
at the Buehner sawmill.
The barge C. A. Smith. In tow of th tug
Samson, arrived from San Francisco this
afternoon at 4:15 to obtain a lumber cargo
t the Smith mills.
Word has been received here that the
Macleay Estate, charterer of the gasoline
schooner Anvil, reported in trouble off the
Oregon coast today has complained that the
freight business between Portland and Coos
Bay does not warrant keeping the Anvil on
the run. Merchants here who were await
ing freight several days overdue on the
Anvil will not receive It now before Christ
mas. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 19. (Special.)
The Japanese liner Shlnyo Mini arrived from
the Orient today with a general Oriental
cargo and a full complement of passengers.
ma steam ocean-going tug Undaunted.
nder construction at the Alameda plant of
the Union Iron, Works, for the Rolph Navi
gation & Coal Company, has been com
mandeered by the United States Government
for use by the Navy. The Undaunted is a
sister vessel to the Dreadnaught, which was
given a trial trip on the bay Tuesday. The
trip of the Dreadnaught, the most powerful
vessel of her kind In the country, was
marred by an accident, the origin of which
is under investigation by Federal secret serv
ice men. Several Iron nuts were found in
ne of the cylinders, crippling the vessel.
The Navy will also take possession of the
Dreadnaught as soon as she is put In final
hape lor use.
The Norwegian steamer Romulus, launched
November 10 and taken over by the Federal
Shipping Board, has been rechrlstened the
Redondo. by the Government.
The American ship John En a, owned by
Hind. Rolph & Co., arrived today from an
Australian port with a cargo of hemp and
pelts, which will be shipped Immediately to
an Eastern city. The ship will take out a
cargo of case oil on her next off-shore voy
age. v
The Red stack tug Fearless arrived today
from Eureka with the hull of the new
steamship Halco in tow. The vessel was
built at a Eureka shipyard for the Ham
mond Lumber Company. The engines will
be installed here.
TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports.
A NT OX. towing bargs Vlllard. Valdex for
Ketchikan, off Hlnchinbrook.
(All reports are at 8 P. !.. yesterday un
less otherwise noted.)
ATLAS, towing barge 91, Grays Harbor
for Richmond. 566 miles north of Richmond.
SANTA ALICIA, towing barge W. J. Par-
rie, for San Francisco, 160 miles from Port
Townsend.
MULTNOMAH, San Francisco for Seattle.
70 miles south of the Columbia River light
ship.
RAINIER, Seattle for San Francisco. 90
miles south of Cape Flattery.
FRED BAXTER. Port Townsend lor San
Pedro, 240 miles south of Tatoosh.
HORACE X. BAXTER, San Pedro for
Seattle. 10 miles from Seattle.
ADMIRAL SCHLET. Los Angeles for San
FranclBCO, 98 miles from Los Angeles.
NUUANU. Martinez for San Pedro,' 80
miles from San Francisco.
ERNEST H. MEYER. Everett for San
Pedro. 144 miles from San Pedro.
ADMIRAL DEWEY, Seattle for San Fran
cisco, 273 miles from San Francisco.
CELILO. Grays Harbor for San Franojsco,
eight miles south of Northwest Seal Rocks.
C. A. SMITH, tn tow tug Samson, San
Francisco for Coos Bay, 165 miles north of
San Francisco.
KLAMATH. San Francisco for St. Helens,
10 miles south of Cape Blanco.
ADMIRAL FAKHAGUT, Ban Francisco for
Seattle, 850 miles north of San Francisco.
WILLAMETTE, San Francisco for Port
land, five miles north of San Francisco.
CITY OF TOPEKA. San Francisco for
Eureka, 25 miles north of Point Reyes.
BREAKWATER, Portland for San Fran
Cisco, 75 miles north of San Francisco.
F. A. KILBURN. San Francisco for Port
land, 00 miles north of San Francisco.
Tides at Astoria Thursday.
High. Low.
5:42 A. M 8.7 feetl 0:02 A. M....2.8 feet
5:31 P. M.....7.5 feetill:59 P. M.....1.6 feet
SCORED
Highway Engineer Terminates
Warren Company Contracts.
NEGLIGENCE HELD GROSS
Columbia County Jobs Taken Over
by State After (Accounts Are
Found to1 Contain ' Items for
Which State Had Paid.
SALEM, Or., Dec 19. (Special.)
State Highway Engineer Nunn today
forwarded notice to the Warren Con
struction Company of the termination
of two force account road construction
contracts, and in notifying the com
pany, charges it with gross negligence
and carelessness. - -,
The two contracts in particular in
clude a macadam surface lob on the
Columbia River Highway between
Svensen and Westport and a grading
and macadamizing job on the Columbia
Highway between the Clatsop County
line and Clatskanie in Columbia
County.
The work on the contracts is about
5 per cent completed. Mr. Nunn said
today that the Highway Commission
would complete the work itself.
It is charged in the notices terminat-
ng the contracts that competent em
ployees have not been hired, that prop
er equipment has not been furnished
and a poor system of accounting has
been kept.
It has been known for some little
time that considerable trouble has
xisted in the auditing of the accounts
from the Warren Construction Com
pany, and not long ago Secretary of
State Olcott, as state auditor, served
notice on the State Highway Commis-
ion that unless the accounts from
this work came in in proper form
he would refuse to attempt to audit
such accounts.
Mr. Nunn also charged in his notice
of termination that accounts of ex
penses were not submitted within a
reasonable time and that in the ac
counts submitted to the commission
items already paid had been included.
and also items not properly chargeable
to the commission.
SOLDIER ROBBERS CONFESS
Series of Hold-Uns In Portland, De
tectives Say, Numbered 8.
James Utroska and Fred Hendrix,
soldiers from Camp Lewis, who are
held for the grand jury under $1000
bonds, have confessed to eight highway
robberies in this city, according to city
detectives.
W- W. Hardinger, living in the May
apartments, at Fourteenth and Yam-
ill streets, a former detective of Pitts
burg, when held up December 13, gave
the boys 11.75 and invited them to call
on. him at his office the following day.
When the soldier-bandits appeared,
accordance with his invitation, he
offered! to buy their tickets back to
Camp Lewis if they would leave im
mediately. His offer was refused.
Mr. Hardinger was the boys' seventh
victim. Their next robbery, two nights
later, resulted in their arrest.
GIFT SHIPMENT ARRIVES
All Northwest Remembers Soldiers
at Camp Lewis.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 19. (Special.)
The first shipment of Christmas
gifts to be distributed to the soldiers
at Camp Lewis by the T. M. C. A.
has arrived. It came from all parts
of the Northwest and comprised mag
azines, candies, fruit, books, garments
and many other articles.
One of "the aims of the T. M. C. A.
in distributing these gifts is to give
them to men who are unlikely to get
anything from "outside." A special
man has been put to work assorting
the presents.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
SCHULTZ-HAHN C. A. Schultz. 29. 13 V,
West Third street, and Edna Hahn, 23. Port
land Hotel.
DOWLING-PATTERSON Orme Dowling.
6. 100 East Twenty-fourth street North, and
Blanche Patterson. 24, 682 Lovejoy street.
EHRLICH-EGGIGANS Frederlch Ehr-
lich, legal, 9134 Foster road, and Anna Eggl-
xnans, legal, 7019 Ninety-second street.
LOVELY-LESTER Thomas J. Lovely, 23.
Oregon City, and Anna E. Lester, 19, Ore
gon Hotel.
SIMMONS-CROVICH Harry J. Simmons.
legal, 726 Oswego street, and Elisabeth Cro
vich. legal, same address.
VICTOR-KENDALL Robert Victor, 24.
204 Columbia, and Lena Kendall. 21. 3818
Sixty-second street Southeast.
BLASER-BUCHMULLER John M. Blaser.
36, Hotel Helvetia, and Amelia Buchmlller,
30. 012 Missouri avenue.
LILLIS-HILDERBRANT James J. Llllis.
62, 768 Vaughn street, and Lizzie Hllder
brant. 51. 841 Thurman street.
TAYBURN-COLE Harry H. Tayburn. 19.
688 East Morrison, and Amelia Cole. 18,
same address.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
THOMPSON-PAFF Walter S. Thompson.
21, of Porter, Wash., and Blanche E. Paff,
21, of Porter. Wash.
JENMNUS-KAhN waiter w. Jennings,
8. of Portland, and Minnie A. Rahn. 27. of
Portland.
GROAT-AYRES Miner E. Groat. 26. of
Vancouver. Wash., and Lillle Ayres, 17, of
Rldgefield, wash.
Brtha.
WARDLE To Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. War-
die, 491 Sumner, December 13. a son.
GOULET To Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Gnu-
let. 489 Vi Washington, December 12. a
daughter.
KANE To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Kane.
ROAD FIR
Piny ALL Keeerda, Ineladtnff Fnthe.
All-wood somad ebnmber better tone.
Two reprodseorm, Instaatlr iatrchaagmb.
Aeevrately tinted svatomatle stop.
Throat-way vnlanie control.
Extra onvavettr motor.
Improved Index files.
Truer cabinet work
All phonographs la no.
Costa loss.
Regalar saodolst
Pric $32.50 to 9180
SOULE BROS., Agents
166 10th. Near Morrison
Ala Denier ta Ttna mm sad Player .
. Pianos.
AMTJ8KMBNT8.
Guaranteed Attraction
SEASON'S BEST PLAY
OUTT T f Broadway at Taylor.
-L -H-'lLlO Main 1 and A 1122.
3 b' Tonight, 8:15
Begrinnins;
BARGAIN PRICE-
MAT. TOMORROW
$1
(FRIDAY)
FLOOR 1j BAL 75. 50
SPECIAL PRICE MAT. SAT.
Wlnchel Smith and John L. Golden
Preaent the Fascinating
Comedy - Drama
L1C
tVEwEZ
A PLAY OF
LOVE, LAUGHTER, THRILLS
ORIGINAL CAST.
Eve's Floor 11 row f,2, 7 rows 1 -SO.
Balcony I, 75c. 50c. Gallery SOc.
TICKETS NOW SELLING.
BAKER
ALCAZAR
PLAYERS
Bargain Mat. Today, 25c.
Tonight All Week Mat. Saturday.
An Instantaneous Hit
"TOO MANY IIISBANUS"
One Continual Scream of Laughter
Prices: 2ro, 30c. Tic. Sat. Mat.. Hoc. 50c
Next Week "The Trail of the Lone
some Pine.'
Next week: McINTYRE & HEATH,
Noel Travers and Renie Douglass, Rae
Eleanor Ball, Henrv Sylvester and
Malda Vance, Bee Ho Gray and Ada
Summervlll". 3 Misses Stewart, ALEX
ANDER KIDS.
IPPODROME
VAUDEVILLE
THURSDAY,
FRIDAY, SATURDAY
PEARL BROS. & BURNS
In "A Ventrlloqnlal Burlesque."
DEVELIN & MILLER
Present
"Just One Little Girl"
4-0ther Meritorious Acts-4
GAIL KANE
"A Game of Wits"
JOIN Til K RED CROSS TODAY!
REMEMBER THE BOYS WHO ARE
FIGHTING FOR YOU.
412 Vancouver avenue. December 14. a son
WIE6CHMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
j. vv lesenman, bmitn avenue, Decem
ber 13, a daughter.
RAMSAY To Mr. and Mr. Frank R.
Ramsay. 8T0 Princeton, December T, a
daughter.
ANTONINI To Mr. and Mrs. Mike An
toninl, 498 Patton road, December 15, a
daughter.
CLIFF To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H.
Cliffe, 719 Weldler. December 16. a son.
SCHLEY To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rea
Schley. 585 Raleigh. November 30. a son.
SCHULZE To Mr. and Mrs. Gustav H.
Schulze. 211 Sixteenth street, December 12.
a daughter.
SCOTT To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Scott.
387 Taylor street. December 10. a son.
JONES To Mr. and Mrs. Marshall A.
Jones. 1380 East Lincoln, December 10, a
son.
JAMES To Mr. and Mrs. Milton H.
James, Bend, Or., December 11, a son.
ERICKSON To Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Erickson, 4410 Sixty-fourth, Deoe-mber 14, a
Bon.
LTJND To Mr. and Mrs. Tonnes Lund.
153 West Winchester. December 13. a ion.
PECK To Mr. and Mrs. Elmer M. Peck.
Hampton. Or., December 12, a son.
H1LLIS To Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt T. Hu
lls, 698 East Seventy-second. December 16,
a daughter.
LARRSON To Mr. and Mrs. Gustof Larr
son, 327 Third street, December 16, a daugh
ter. BARR To Mr. and Mrs. James I. Barr.
418 Bristol, December 6. a daughter.
Building Permits.
CENTRAL DOOR AND LUMBER COM
PANY Repair frame water tank supports.
750 Long, between Twenty-fourth and S. P.
R. R. ; E. Anderson, builder: $95.
DRS. S. A. AND E. L. BROWN Repair
two-story frame -esIdence4C9 Yamhill, be
tween Tenth and Eleventh: J. A. Melton
Company, builders: $200.
HANS P. OLSEN- Erect two-story frame
residence. 417 Roselawn avenue. between
Sixth and Seventh streets; E. L. Largly,
builder: $2500.
SIR. DOOLEY Repair three-story brick
ordinary hotel. S20 Flanders, between Sixth
and Broadway; Nick Bausch, builder; $100.
ALICE J. HARRIS Repair one-story
frame residence. 95 East Seventy-second
street, between Alder and Stark: Hawthorne
Sheet Metal Works, builders: $185.
FOUNDATION COMPANY Erect two
story frame office. Sherlock avenue, near
Nlcolal: builders, same: $2500.
BLAKE-McFALL COMPANY Repair four
story mill stores and offices, 41, 43. 45
Fourth street, between Ankeny and Pine; J.
A. Melton Co.. bulders; $2H0.
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AMUSEMENTS.
ANTAGE
MAT. DAILY 2:30
"HONEY BEES,"
With Billy Browning and Host of Pretty
Girls.
FIVE OTHER BIG ACTS.
Three performances dally. Night curtain
at 7 and 0.
LY RIG
MUSICAL
(STOCK
Mat. Daily, 10c Nfghts continuous, 15e, 25o
Dillon & Franks, Comedians
The pretty Rosebud Chorus and the Lyrio
" - .umouj company in
THE MEKKV LIARS
Nothing but mirth, music and pretty girls.
Over the Top Every Week.
Tues. Night. Country Store. Extra.
Friday Chorus Girls" Contest. ,
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buna ad three consecutive times
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under "New Today" and all other classifica
tions, except the following
situations Wanted Male.
situations Wanted Female.
lor Kent Rooms Private Families.
Board and Kooms Private Families.
Housekeeping Kooms Privats Families.
Kates on the above classification are V
cents a line each insertion.
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rectified by republication without additional
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made where the error does not materially
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Advertisements intended for City News in
Brief columns In Sunday's issue must be
handed in The Oregonian business office by
4:30 o'clock Saturday evening.
MEETING NOTICES.
AL KADER TEMPLE. A.
A. O. N. M. S. Stated session
Saturday, Dec '22, at 8 P. M.
Masonic Temple, West Parte
and Yamhill stfeets Election
of officers and representatives
to the imperial council. Con
cert by the band at 7 P. M.
Visiting; nobles cordially in
vited. JAS. P. MOFFETT,
Potentate.
A. AND A. S. RITE: The
second Winter social party will
be given at our Cathedral this
(Thursday) evening. All mem
bers having the 1918 card are
cordially invited to attend.
Dancing and refreshments. By
order THE TRUSTEES.
OREGON COMMANDS RY.
K. T. Special conclave this
(Thursday) afternoon at 4
. o'clock, and evening at 7:30.
Red Cross and order of the
Temple. Your attendance will
be appreciated.
C. F. W I EG AND, Rec.
KENTON LODGE, NO. 14o,
A. K. AND A. M. Stated com
munication this (Thursday)
evening pt 7:30 o'clock. An
nual election and Installation of
officers: payment of dues.
Members are requested to attend. Visitors
welcome. Refreshments.
C. E. TRAVILLION, W. M.
THE MASTERS. WARDENS'
AND PAST MASTERS' ASSO
CIATION OF PORTLAND, will
hold Its regular meeting at the
Acacia Club, second floor Cen
tral building. Tenth and Alder
streets, at 8 o'clock tonlgb't (Thursday). De
cember '20. Matters of importance to bt
considered and a full attendance is desired.
By order of the president.
LESLIE S. PARKER. Sec.
PORTLAND LODGE, NO. 55,
A. F. AND A. M. Stated com
munication tomorrow Friday)
evening at 8 o'clock. Election
and installation of officers. Vis
itors welcome. Order W. M.
C. M. STEADMAN, Sec
SUNNY SIDE LODGE. NO.
163, A. F. AND A. M. Spe
cial communication this (Thurs
day) evening, 7:30 o'clock. E.
A. degree. By order W. M.
K. M. LANCE, Sec.
B. P. O. ELKS. NO. 142
Regular meeting this (Thurs
day) evening. Elks Temple,
8 o'clock. Visiting brothers
welcome. By order of the
E. R.
M. R. S PAULDING, Sec.
ONEONTA TRIBE, NO. 2.
IMPROVED ORDER OF RED
MEN, will hold their regular
meeting tonight (Thursday) In
their wigwam. 112 East Sixth
street, near "Alder.
O. L. DICKEL,
Chief of Records.
GOLDEN RULE ENCAMPMENT NO. 28.
I. O. O. F.. meets this (Thursday) evening
at Orient Hall. East Sixth and Alder, at 8
o'clock. Patriarchal degrees. Tne grand
patriarch will pay us an official visit. All
patriarchs are urgently requested to bo
present. O. C. STARR.
Scribe.
THE MACCABEES Portland Tent. No. 1,
will have regular review this (Thursday)
evening at their hall. 409 Alder street. About
30 candidates will be Initiated. All members
are urged to be present.
GEO. D. BAKER, R. K.
R. E. A. card party. 5O0 Allsky HaH,
Th Lrd and Morrison s t ree ts. seco nd f 1 oor.
this (Thursday) evening at 8:30. Turkey
prizes. Also Saturday afternoon at 2:lo,
Saturday night at 8:30. Two turkeys Sat
urday night. Admission 25c. Main 8176.
MANCHESTER HALL,
85 Fifth St.
500 card party. Turkeys and chickens
for prizes. Friday afternoon 2:30. Friday
night 8:30. Saturday 8::t0.
WIN your Christmas turkey, 600. T. F. B.
High Cost of Living Club. Friday, Dec 21,
M. W. A. Hall. 11th and Burnsido; chickens
and grocery prizes. 15cad. Cards 8:30 sharp.
EMBLEM Jewelry, buttons, charms, pin a.
New designs. Jaeger Bros.. 131-3 Sixth it.
FRIEDLANDER'S for lodge emblems,
elass pins and medals. 810 Washington at.
FUNERAL NOTICES.
UiV PfifiPAWP Tn thin rltv at 1 TToatt
12th St.. Dec. 19. Arthur L. Van Boscamp,
aged fft years 11 months and 28 days.
Deceased is survived by his widow, Hen
rietta Van Boscamp; one stepson, William
E. Newman, Elsie Newman, his wife, and
three grandchildren, Wllmer, Anita and
Mildred Newman, all of Portland. The
funeral services will be held Friday, Dec.
21. at 2 :30 P. M., In the conservatory
chapel of F. S. Dunning, Inc., 414 East
Alder St.. under the auspices of Camp No.
77, W. O. W.. of which Mr. Van Boscamp
was a member. Brother Woodmen and
friends are invited to attend. Interment
in Mt. Scott Park Cemetery.
JACKSON In this city, Dec. 17. Albert
Jackson, 185 13th St., aged 64 years 8
months 20 days. Survived by widow, son
and daughter. Friends invited to atend
funeral services, which will be held at
the Portland Crematorium at 10 A. M.
today (Thursday), Dec. 20. Take Sellwood
car for crematorium. Remains are at Hol
man's funeral parlors until 9 A. M. today
(Thursday).
SHADINGER In this city. Dec. 19, A. C.
Shadinger, aged 24 years, husband of Mrs.
Helen Gay Shadinger, of Warren, Oregon;
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Shadinger,
brother of Gretna. Gail B. and Mas H.
Shadinger. The remains were forwarded
last (Wednesday) night by J. P. Flnley &
Son to Snohomish, Wash., where services
will be held and Interment made.
FLEXNER The funeral services of the late
Eetelle B. Flexner will be held today
(Thursday) at 2 P. M. at the Portland
Crematorium, 14th and Bybee sts. Friends
invited. The remains are at the residence
establishment of J. P. Finley & Son, Mont
gomery at 5th.
NAGELI Died this morning at Knapps,
Wash.. John Nagell. aged 39 years. Fu
neral services will be held at Second Re
formed Church, at Columbia boulevard,
on Saturday, December 22. at 2 P. M.
Interment Rose City Cemetery.
RIED The funeral serve ee of Mrs. Jane C.
Ried will be held at the conservatory
chapel of F. S. Dunning, Inc. 414 East
Alder street, at 10:30 A. M. today (Thurs
day). Friends invited. Interment will
take place later in Rlvervlew Cemetery.
ANDERSEN At his late residence. 1012
East Eighth street North. Axel Andersen,
aged 51 years 20 days. Remains will be
forwarded to Aberdeen. Wash.. today
(Thursday). December 20. by Wilson A
Ross, Multnomah and Bast Seventh.
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