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14 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1917. ELKS WILL CLOSE RED GROSS DRIVE Portland Lodge to Manage Membership - Campaign During Closing Hours. COMMITTEE OF 20 NAMED Entire Membership or No. 142 Will Be Enlisted to End Errort New Tear's Eve in Blaze of Glory. Girls and Soldiers to Help. WEAR YOUR RED CROSS BUT TON OR BADGE TODAY. All members of the Red Cross who have taken out membership during the drive are urged to wear conspicuously their buttons or badges, that workers In the drive may be assisted, as far as possible, in detecting the non member. Workers report as a common excuse: "I forgot my button," and they ask that all wear the badge, that the non member can be "spotted" rap idly. Members of Portland Lodge of Elks, No. 142, some 1800 enthusiastic re cruits, will storm Portland on New Year's eve for the Red Cross member ship campaign, carrying the city's quota over the top to victory. Acting upon a request from the Red Cross campaign committee. Elks Lodge, No. 142, in session last night, appointed a full committee of leaders and laid preliminary plans for the capture of Portland under the standard of the scarlet cross. On New Year's eve this committee, comprising 2 members, will assume complete charge of the local compalgn, and will summon every resident mem ber of the order to active service in the front lines. Theaters, hotels and grills will be taken with a rush. Senator Day Proposes) Plan. When Senator L N. Day made the pro posal to the lodge last night, it was greeted with instant acclaim, and the boast passed around the lodge hall that the local Elks had never undertaken a campaign that waa not carried through to triumph, and that Its members must keep its laurels green in the good cause. Telephone operators In the afternoon before New Year's eve will summon every Elk in the city, notifying them of the need for prompt obedience and vim In the drive for victory. Each worker will be designated by a special Red Cross arm band, and the leaders will usher their companies forth to storm the city. The several committees will be ac companied by girls garbed as Red Cross nurses and by squads of soldiers from Vancouver Barracks. In each theater they will present a short pro gramme of stunts, and chosen speakers will give the message of the member ship campaign. C. T. Haaa Named Chairman. Following the lodge session the cam paign committee went into session and appointed the following officers: C. T. Haas, chairman; W. R. McDonald, treasurer; Monroe Goldstein, secretary. The committee will hold another ses sion for the perfecting of plans this afternoon. Membership of the Elks' campaign committee is as follows: C. T. Haas, E. A. McPherson, W. R. Mc Donald. J. J. Berg. H. G. Allen, E. B. Allen, Monroe Goldstein, C. B. Kauffm&n, J. Leaser. F. Neubauer, A. Rosensteln, C. W. House man. K. W. Wagner, 8. Swlrsky, Charles Rlngler. W. J. McGinn. F. J. Smith, G. P. Henry, Ray Barkhurst. A. C. Dayton, R. C. Dolbln. K. Peterson. John E. Young, W. P. Gtrandborg. Joe Day, J. C. Mauck. Portland jumped Its Red Cross figures more than 5000 yesterday and by tonight is expected to have fully 10,000 more. The latter estimate was made by the leaders of the "Jazz" campaign move WOMAS, HUSBAND IN FRANCE, GIVsJS $1 OK $1.50 FOR RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP. Workers at headquarters of the Red Cross drive were visibly af fected yesterday, when George R. Funk, City Auditor, told of a woman in Montavilla who, when called on by Rev. C. L. Hamilton for a membership, told him her husband was in France, yet in sisted on giving the preacher 11 of the only $1.50 she possessed. Her 8-year-old child clamored to give 25 cents from her bank "to help daddy." ment, which was adoptel as a last minute resource by Rufus C. Holman, city campaign manager or the member chip drive. The campaign yesterday was abound ing in lively features, most of which were .set to syncopated music by the various bands and entertainers, who. worked overtime. From Caesar Zenzola's handorgan up to the police band, there scarcely was a part of Portland where memberships could not be obtained for the Red Cross to the tune of lilting melodies. 500 Worker. Needed. But this campaign needs workers. Three hundred and tifty reported yes terday, yet the campaign committee is sued an appeal for fully 500 more to day. They will not be asked to undertake long streetcar jaunts or tiresome walks. Forty automobiles ar- now at the serv ice of the committee, and if workers are needed at a distance they will be whirled there by machine. In addition an automobile will be sent for them and will carry them home after their day's work is over. Strenuous work was reported by I. L. xtiggs, in charge of the women s auxil laries, by Mrs. Grant Carder and Mrs. Philip Gevurtz. the latter being instru mental in more than 60 women report ing to headquarters, while fully that many more women have promised Mrs Gevurtz their assistance today. Mrs Gevurtz is spending her entire time at headquarters. State Total 188,159. The state total yesterday was at 188,159, of which Portland subscribed 65,792 and the balance of the state 122 367, the increase from the 'preceding day's total being almost exclusively a Portland showing. Both Medford and Eugene have fol lowed Portland's leadership in reorgan izing their campaign with new blood. Campaign Manager Quayle, at Eugene, has put 50 new committees in the field determined to drive up Lane County's totals by New Year's eve, when, it is expected, -the new campaign will close, Baker and Grant counties were the latest to report themselves as over the 100 per cent mark. Baby Is Red Cross Member. RAINIER, Or., Dec 26. (Special.) The youngest person in Rainier to be come a member of the American Red Cross is George LeDuc Vogel. 49 hours Id, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Vogel, f this place. It Is believed that this is the youngest Red Cross member in the United States. Mr. Vogel Is a real state dealer at this place. SOLDIER BOY COULD XOT WAIT Donald Currier Confesses He Opened Christmas Package in Advance. EUGENE, .Or., Dec 27. (Special.) The Eugene chapter of the Red Cross as received Its first acknowledgment f a Christmas paokage, from among he 500 or 600 sent to soldiers by the local organization. Donald L. Currier, of the 64th Com pany, 14th Battalion, 166th depot bri gade, statione 1 at Camp Lewis, was the recipient. In his letter he, makes a confession as follows: I hope you will pardon my opening the package before Christmas, but like kid. I couldn t refrain. He adds: Your forethought and work has brightened the camp life here for a good many of us and we all greatly appreciate your efforts." The Eugene chrpter of the Red Cross has received a shipment - ' 500 pound? f yarn, valued at $1200, from the head- uarters for the Northwest division of th-3 Red Cross in Seattle. The yarn is elng distributed to women and an ffort will be made to sei the knitted garments to Seattle at the earliest pos- ible time. GHAXDVIEW VERY SUCCESSFUL Drive Continues After Quota of Dis trict Has Been Filled. GRANDVIEW, Wash., Dec 27. (Special.) This district "went over the top" In the Red Cross driie so early in the game that during the later days of the drive it has been merely a ques tion of how many tops would be "gone over." With a population of about 600 and a proportionate surrounding territory. Grandview was assigned a quota of 540, somewhat larger than that of other owns its size in the Yakima Valley. Even after the quota was filled the work was continued in order that every ome might have a ilea cross service flag for the Christmas eve ceremony. When the time for that ceremony ar rived there were more than 1100 mem bers. The Christmas eve ceremony prob ably was the most impressive thing of its kind ever held here. $10,000 TOTAL IN SIGHT RECEIPTS OF RED CROSS SALE PI LB UP. Gd Reports Made of Financing Cam paign's Progress In Behalf of Fight on White Plague. Oregon will have $10,000 with which fight tuberculosis in 1918. Returns rom the sale of Red Cross Christmas eals conducted by the Oregon Asso iation for the Prevention of Tuber ulosis now total $9263.29, and the only utside towns that made complete re ports are Pendleton, Brownsville and Union. Mrs. W. P. Boynton. chairman of the Lane County campaign, who is a guest at Hotel Portland for a few days. turned in $300 on account yesterday. and in discussing the campaign In her ounty said: I shall be greatly disappointed if the entire sale does not amount to 600. The campaign was an unquali fied success from first to last. In cases where in past years but one or wo dollars worth of seals were sold 20 worth were sold this year, and many of the agents are continuing the sale until after the first of the ear." Brownsville made the gratifying turn-in of $40.39, and the Union V Om an's Club sold $10 worth of seals. Through its teacher, Hildegard Plum raer, the little school near Hillsdale ent In $13 realized from the sale of eals. School District No. 14. Hood River County, sold seals to the amount of 15. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Silvers, of John Day, sent their check for $5, and Clyde Brindley, of Merrill, sent a check for $5. Three Portland schools have turned n, as follows: Washington High, 20.05; Chapman, $19.25; Glencoe, $12.24. Contributions from Portland people follow: Dr. James O. C. Riley and H. B. Van Duzer, $5 each; H. W. Corbett Es tate. Senator Charles McNary and the Clarke County Timber Company, $10 each. MEDICAL BOARD GOMES PORTLAND PHYSICIANS TO ARMY EXAMINATIONS. Applicants Expected to Come From Several Adjoining Counties for Reserve Corp Test. The Oregon traveling board for the examination of applicants for the Medical Officers' Reserve Corps Is completing its tour of the Willamette Valley, after conducting examinations and holding meetings in Hood River, renaieton, J.a uranue. Baker, Astoria, Eugene, Roseburg and Medford. The board Is composed of Captain Ralph A. Fenton and Lieutenant Karl P. Moran, of Portland. Sessions are being held In Albany. Corvallis, Dallas and Salem and a meeting is now being arranged under the auspices of the Portland City and County Medical Society, to be held in Portland during the coming week. On this occasion, the date of which will be announced later. It Is hoped that men from Clackamas, Multnomah, v ashington and Columbia counties will be present and it is also desired that all physicians intending to take the examinations will arrange to do so the early part of the week. The work of the board will be termi nated by January 6, and, after that time, candidates will again have to appear at Vancouver for examination. It is especially urged that men eligible i lor the draft appear now, in their own protection, because unless such men apply for commission they may be drafted as privates and not be given opportunity to become officers. Several doctors who did not take advantage of this are still serving as privates at Camp Lewis. It is a regrettable fact, in the opinion of the board, that many of the younger and busier physicians and surgeons do not appear to realize how necessary their services are to the Army and they are holding back, without shame, while older men, with far greater interests to abandon, are giving up everything and taking the chances that applica tion means. Enemies and Slackers Jailed. In a general tour of the business and residence districts of the city Wednesday night and yesterday. Dep uty United States Marshals Tichenor and Pace arrested 13 alien enemies and four slackers. The unnaturalized aliens vere K. Treckrt, J. Free, Fred Prussa, C. Mine. A. Schmidt, G. Lichtblau. R. Polst. H. Ditreck, F. Broun. Will Hoppe, L. Knight, N. Pesick and P. Gebros. Those facing a slacker charge for failing to register were: A. Ger man, B. Poldurils, N. Shore and E. Harmon. ANTI-PICKET LAW DEFEATS ITSELF Oregon Supreme Court Holds Portland Ordinance Is Unconstitutional. TOO MUCH IS INCLUDED Feature Which Endeavored to Pro hibit Strikes Invalidates Measure, Judges Declare, Otherwise It Would Have Been Upheld. SALEM. Or.. Dec. 27 (Special.) The Supreme Court today held the Portland anti-plcketing ordinance un constitutional, in original habeas cor pus proceedings brought by Earl Hall against N. F. Johnson, as Chief of Po lice of Portland. In a nutshell the court holds that the feature of the ordinance prohibiting strikes invali dates the measure. Otherwise the act would have been upheld. The ordinance, however, not only denounces picketing, but includes voluntary abandonment of employment by workmen acting together, and the two are so woven together as to make the entire act void," says the opinion, written by Justice Benson. Hall, the petitioner in the habeas corpus proceedings, was convicted of violation of the ordinance in the Mu nicipal Court of Portland and peti tioned for a writ of habeas corpus di rectly in the Supreme Court. ttulttingr Work not Illegal. "The ordinance we are now consider ing Is the only one we have been able to discover which seeks to prevent workmen from quitting their employ ment in a body," says the opinion in part. "Neither have we been able to discover a case in any state in the Union which holds that such concerted withdrawal from employment is either unlawful per se or that it may be en joined. It will not be disputed that every workman has an absolute right, in the absence of contract, to quit his employment when he pleases and that the employer has the reciprocal right to discharge a workman in a like man ner. The fact a number of workmen exercise this right in common, cannot, we think, make the act criminal. Such contention is opposed to the spirit of our laws and form of Government. It is contrary to the public policy of the Nation as expressed in its statutes and decisions of the courts. Doctrine Repudiated by Parliament. "It is true that there was a time when the courts of England held that an agreement of workmen to quit work in a body for the purpose of securing better wages or Improved conditions for labor was a criminal conspiracy at common law, but this attitude may well be considered to have been a survival of the spirit which existed when. Gurth. the Saxon swineherd, wore an Iron collar riveted about his neck. More than 40 years ago the English Parlia ment repudiated this doctrine by an af firmative statute. The act of quitting employment in a body cannot, in itself, Involve any question of the public peace, health and safety, unless it be complicated with some other problem, as in time of war, and in such an emergency the problem is shifted to the state or Federal Government. In this particular, then, the ordinance is unreasonable, and void as against pub lic policy as disclosed in legislation, and in the decisions of both state and Federal courts. Antl-Picketlng Not Decided. "However, we d-o not wish to be un derstood as holding that if the legisla tion had been in fact what it is called an anti-picketing ordinance that it would have been necessarily Invalid. The question of peaceable picketing is one that has been discussed frequently and for many years past In the courts. The judicial opinions have been con flicting and it is difficult to determine accurately where the weight of author ity falls. All the authorities agree that picketing accompanied by threats, force and intimidation is unlawful. Many courts have held that peaceable picketing is not illegal, while many others have held, and we think with reason, that there can be no such thing as 'peaceable" picketing." Other Decision Given. Other opinions today were as fol lows: School District No. 80, Clatsop County, vs. Almeda Construction Company, et al.. ap pellants; appealed from Clatsop; suit on bond: opinion by Justice Burnett; Judgment of Circuit Judge Eakln modified. Crites vs. Willamette Valley Lumber Com pany, appellant; appealed from Polk; action on a contract; opinion by Chief Justice Mc- Bride: Circuit Judge Belt affirmed. W. C. Elliott et al. vs. City of Portland, appellant; appealed from Multnomah; auit to enjoin sale of certain property by city for collection of reassessment against same for Riverside sewer; opinion by Justice Bean; judgment of Circuit Judge Morrow modi fied. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Naviga tion Company vs. Frank 1. Reed et al., ap Dellants: appealed from Multnomah: suit to quiet title to right of way; opinion by Justice Moore: Judgment of Circuit Judge McGinn modified. Minnie T. Reed, appellant, vs. Oregon Washington Railroad A Navigation Com pany: appealed from Multnomah: suit to re form deed; opinion by Justice Moore; Cir cuit Judge McGinn affirmed. H. H. Caplea. appellant, vs. John Ditch burn; -appealed from Multnomah; suit for accounting: Circuit judge navanuagn re versed: opinion per curiam. F. N. Derby vs. United States Fidelity Guarantee Company, appellant; suit on bond, opinion by Justice Burnett; Circuit Judge Galloway reversed. Brayton & Lawbaugh vs. Monarch Lum ber Company, et al, appellants; appealed from Multnomah; involving title to real property; opinion by Justice Harris; Circuit Judge Kavanaugn ainrmea. Grayson N. P. Murphy, appellant vs. John BJellk. et al; appealed from Multnomah; suit to remove cloud from title to property; opinion by Justice Harris; Circuit Judge Kavanaugn affirmed. VOTERS PASSED ORDINANCE Employer Expresses Surprise While Labor Leader Is "Well Satisfied. "I have not received any official in formation as to the decision," said Mayor Baker last night, "and have not had a chance yet to read the news paper reports of the decision, and therefore I am not prepared to make any definite statement. I will say, however, that the trade conspiracy law was one passed by the voters at the city election and put up to me to en force. It was my sworn duty to en force it and I have done so to the best of my ability, with the aid of the police force and the courts. "The law met the approval of a ma jority of the voters, and therefore I have held it to be a law passed by the city's highest tribunal and have enforced it accordingly. I have done and will do the same in every other case. Until I receive the decision and have time to analyze it I have no further statement to make." W. F. Prier, president of the Em ployers' Association, expressed surprise with the Supreme Court decision. "If this is a country where the ma jority rule, it would seem that the ordi nance should have been sustained by the courts," said Mr. Prier. "I cannot see why the law should be nullified after a clear majority of the people af fected by its provisions have declared that they desired the legislation. The matter will be taken up with our law yers and until this has been done and we have had an opportunity to read the opinion rendered y the court, I cannot say what further steps will be taken by our organization. Complete satisfaction with the) deci sion of the court was announced last night by O. R. Hartwig, president of the Oregon Federation of Labor, who issued the following statement: In declaring the so-called anti- conspiracy ordinance unconstitutional the Supreme Court of Oregon did what our hopes and judgment led us to be lieve it would do. If such drastic un-American legislation had been al lowed to stand it would soon have been followed by still more drastic measures, which, in the end, would have wiped out all constitutional rights now being enjoyed and cher ished by all true American citizens who strive to Improve the lot of the toiler. "The decision was a timely inter ference with a plan that could only have resulted disastrously for our city, state and country. The decision savors of the modern spirit of true industrial democracy and enlightened interpreta tion of human rights. SERVICE BONUS STOPS DOCK BOARD EMPLOYES E LISTING IX FUTURE AFFECTED. Six Months Difference In Pay Contin ues In Effect for Those Who Joined Early. In line with action taken by county for supplying motors for the St. Johns municipal grain elevator. The award for transformers was left to Chief En gineer Hegardt on a question of guar anteed delivery. No action was taken on a communi cation from the Oregon Insurance Rat and city administrations, the Commis sion of Public Docks voted yesterday that employes who Join the colors in the future will not be given the dif ference in pay for a period of six months, as In the past. Men who en listed prior to yesterday will he al loted the amounts until six months have expired. To the Allis-Chambers Manufactur ing Company was awarded a contract lng Bureau, advising a resurvey or dock property with a view to changing policies, as the advance in cost of ma terial is making the property much more valuable, figuring on what would be required to replace it in the event of destruction by fire. On the suggestion of Chief Engineer Murry, of the O.-W. R. N., changes were ordered in plans ana speciiica- tions for proposed trackage connec tions at the Pittsburg-street terminal. et. Johns. Permission is to be granted the Port land Gas & Coke Company to lay a main across the East Washington street terminal, when documents are executed safeguarding the city. Adverse action was taken on a pro posal from the Industrial Film Service Company to make reels or qock prop erty and display them at motion-picture theaters. FORESTER MAKES SLOW RUN Schooner Is 9 7 Days to Valparaiso With Oregon Lumber Cargo. Reporting at "Valparaiso Christmas day, with a lumber cargo from Port land, a voyage that covered a perioa of 57 days, the schooner Forester has moved back to the class of slow sailers for the last half of the year. There have been longer trips to the West Coast port, but at that, 97 days is far from record time. The schooner M. Turner, about load ing which there was a question raised by the Government, was reported to the Merchants exchange yesieraay as Hav ing sailed from San Francisco in tow of the steamer F. S. Loop. She is bound, here to work an African lumber cargo. She has been within, the Golden Gate since November 13. As men required to complete the crew of the schooner Golden State have arrived from Puget Sound, that vessel Is to get under way at daylight this morning, in tow of the Shaver steamer Sarah Dixon, for Astoria. She has a lumber cargo for a Pacific port. SIMONS HITS BRIDGE DRAW Barge Goes Adrift With Lone Pas senger and Strikes Second Bridge. Due to a line having fouled the wheel, also the fact a strong current was running, the tug George W. Simons was carried against the up stream side of the Morrison-street bridge draw at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, carrying away her stack and whistle. A barge in tow of the steam er, on which was a man and a wood saw, was cut adrift and was carried down the harbor, striking the west pier of the Burnside-street bridge, where it was caught and made fast to shore. The Simons put out from the foot of Tamhill street, apparently bound up stream, and on being carried toward the bridge gave an opening signal, but before the draw could be cleared she had drifted against the drawrest and then struck the draw. Following the accident the Simons proceeded up stream. SANTA CLACS AT SHIPYARD McEachern .Management Gives 701 Employes Extra Day's Pay. Special Christmas checks to 701 em ployes of the McEachern ship Company, at Astoria, each representing one day's wages, amounted to $3275. .It is said the corporation's executives felt the men should be remembered to that extent as the force is rated 10b per cent in efficiency and work during the last few months has been carried along with a spirit and headway that was appreciated. Max H. Houser, widely . knovn grain man and now In charge of the Govern ment's cereal purchases here, is head of the McEachern plant, and besides fin ishing two auxiliary schooners for pri vate account has undertaken to deliver 10 wooden steamers for the snipping Board. The progress maintained at the yard is regarded as a big war gain, as well as other advances that will aid the combat forces going abroad. CABLE ENDANGERS STEAMER Complain Is to be lodged today with Colonel Zinn, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, against certain in terests In a gravel business above Al bany, which the officers' of the steamer Grahamona reported permitted a steel cable to be stretched across the river, swinging eight or nine feet above the surface, that came near causing a seri ous accident early Tuesday morning, when that vessel was bound for Cor vallis. Part of the draw of the bridge at Al bany is reported damaged and consid erable draft lodged against the upper side. Pouch Containing $50,000 Lost. RICHMOND. Va., Dec. 27. A pouch containing 150.000 sent by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond to a bank in Columbia, S. C, disappeared in transit last Saturday and is believed to have been stolen. Detectives are now at work in several cities. December Precipitation Five Inches Above Normal. RIVER STILL AT 15 FEET Little Change In Depth Noted; Rise Is Not Expected; Columbia River Drops Six-Tenths of Foot at Umatilla, Report. When November ended, the Tortland district was short 2.24 inches in normal rainfall, but up to yesterday a fall of 11.24 inches recorded for December de creased the lead to .86 inch for the season, which dates from September 1. and for December the total is five Inches In excess of the normal for the last month of the year, with five days yet to be added to the record. The October rainfall was .03 inch and the normal for that month is 3.69 inches. September had been about nor mal with 1.84 inches and with Novem ber's efforts in rainmaking scant by 2.24 Inches, It was not expected that December would display such speed. The greatest precipitation for Decem ber was 20.14 inches, in 1882. Little change was indicated in the stage of the river yesterday, the gauge at Portland showing a depth above zero of 15.3 at 5 o'clock in the after noon, whereas it was 15.1 feet at 8 o'clock in the morning and for two or three hours appeared to be at a stand still. As compared with the reading at 8 o'clock Wednesday morning, the stream had risen 1.2 feet here in 24 hours and in the same time there was a gain of 2.8 feet at Albany. The greatest rainfall during the 24 hours was at Oregon City, where 1.10 inches fell. The river there rose five-tenths of a foot. The condition at Portland is above the official flood stage, that being 15 feet and at Oregon City it was one tenth of a foot above the flood stage, the reading being 12.1 feet. The out look is not for a material rise unless the precipitation increases. The Snake River rose eight-tenths of a foot at Lewiston from Wednesday morning un til yesterday, but there was a drop of six-tenths of a foot in the Columbia at Umatilla,, and rlvermen feel that the surplus water in the Willamette will soon run out so long as the Colum bia is not high. The steamers Grahamona and Pomona were tied up above the locks at Ore gon City yesterday to remain until that waterway can be opened, which will be about the 11-foot stage. KILBURN IS UNDER REPAIRS Marine Superintendent Here From South to Supervise Work on Pump. To assume charge of pump repairs aboard the steamer F. A. Kilburn, Marine Engineer Martinoni, of tLe Emerald line, arrived last night from San Francisco and it is expected the work will be finished so the vessel can proceed to sea tomorrow night oi early Sunday. She turned back Wednesday after having passed -Mt of the river on her way to the Golden Gate, the breaking of a feed pump be ing the trouble. The steamer Breakwater left here last night and she took passengers from the Kilburn, besides consign ments of perishable cargo. On being made ready for sea, the Kilburn will leave direct from Astoria for the Cal ifornia metropolis. The work on the vessel will be permanent, so she will regain her place on the schedule and continue during the Winter. MOTORSHIP TO BE READY SOON James Tlmpson, Owned in Boston, Will Be Used In Mahogany Trade. VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) The James Tlmpson, of New York, a motorship being built here for the I. T. Williams & Sons, to be used in the mahogany trade, has been taken to Portland to be dry-docked. The propellers and rudders will be placed, which will require but a few days, and then the boat will be brought back here fcr the installation of Diesel engines, and the completion of the ship, of which Captain Otis W. Clarke, of Boston, Mass.. is master. Thai Tlmpson is being built by the G. M. Standifer Construction Corpora tion. All of the other boats being built In North Portland by this company will be towed here to be outfitted and com pleted. ABERDEEN TO GET NEW PLANT Grays Harbor Motorshlp Corpora tion Plans Addition. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) A machinery Installation plant. which will cost $75,000 to $100,000 and will give employment to between 300 and 400 workmen, will be built here by the Grays Harbor motorship corpora tion for fully equipping all Government steamers launched at that plant. Work on the addition will be started Imme diately and it will be in operation within 60 days, according to plans an nounced today by Manager M. R. Word, of the motorship corporation. In addition to the new plant the com pany also will erect a 50xl50-foot club house for the use of its workmen. TACOMA YARD GETS CONTRACT Two Wooden Vessels of 35 00 Tons Each Ordered by Board. TACOMA, Wash.. Dec. 27. (Special.) Babare Bros, will build two addi tional wooden steamships for the United States Shipping Board. ' The contracts will be for vessels of 3500 tons each at an estimated value of about $300,000 each. The company now is building one 3500-ton vessel, with a valuation of $290,000. Advices received In Tacoma from Washington today indicate that Gov ernment representatives have made a survey of the Barbare plant in Ta coma and facilities were found to be highly satisfactory, with ample room for the construction of two additional wooden boats. HOWARD HERE FOR REPAIRS Government Steamer Built by Supple Back to Have Hnll Work Done. To have new keelsons placed and limited overhauling done, the steamer Major Guy Howard, of the United States quartermaster corps fleet, which does duty between Astoria and military stations at the mouth of th Columbia River, has arrived and is at Supple's Belmont-street yard. It is proposed to replace certain keelsons, which are in sections, with one-length timDers. The steamer was built by Mr. Supple in 1903. She has a length of 80 feet, beam of 18.6 feet and depth of hold of 8.6 feet. A shed was erected at the Belmont-street plant to protect workmen and material, when the ves sel was under way, the she being yet in place, and though much smaller is the same general scheme adopted by wooden shipyards in connection with the wooden ocean-going steamers being constructed for the Shipping Board. TESTIMONY IS IN CONFLICT Opposition to Wooden Ships Fast ened on Admiral Bowles. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec 27. While Admiral Bowles, testifying today before the Sen ate commerce committee, was voicing disapproval of the wooden ships. Chair man Hurley, of the Shipping Board, signed a contract for two more stand ard wood ships to be built by Barbare Bros., of Tacoma. This yard heretofore was given a contract for one ship. Like numerous other yards on the Pacific Coast. Bar bare Bros. invested consider, -le money installing new shipways on the assurance that they would be given Government contracts if they did sc. ine snipping Hoard failed to make good its promise. The award of this contract today is the result of the ef forts of Senator Jones, who cited this case to the attention of Mr. Hurley last week. . Admiral Bowles' testimony resrardina wood ships was In serious conflict with testimony previously given by Chair man Hurley and General Manager Piez, and discloses the main source of op position to the wood-ship programme in tne snipping Board. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. , COOS BAT, Or.. Dec. 27. (Special.) The barge Johanna Smith arrived from San Francisco this morning in tow of the tut Defiance. She will ship lumber at the Smith mills. With a lumber cargo of 700,000 feet from the North Bend Mill & Lumber Com pany dock, the eteam schooner Tellowatone sailed for San Francisco this morning. H. A. Knight, representing the Columbia River Navigation Company, is on the bay inspecting the gasoline schooner Roamer, which the Portland company will pur chase. Captain G. E. Lundqulst, of the Johanna Smith, had his crew photographed today to meet Government regulations for certifying the seamen. Deputy Customs Collector McGrath Is on Coos Bay for the purpose of furnishing In formation regarding the new ruling on tax ing the mosquito fleet. Much confusion had occurred hero regarding the revenue due from boat owners. Captain O. P. Britt, at the Coss Bay Coast Guard station, reported that the wind had maintained a velocity of nearly 60 miles an hour for the last 24 hours. There was no rough water at the bar. Captain Britt said, and on the south spit, where there is always rough water, there were so breakers today. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2T. (Special.) Half a dozen ships are held In the stream and at the wharves on account of the scarcity of seamen. The number of sailors grew perceptibly smaller when the era of bonuses opened on the Atlantic, and the situation has not Improved since the United States Government has been enforcing strict regulations as to seamen's certificates. Even the ships of the Shipping Board are hav ing difficulty in getting full crews. The steamship Tippecanoe is in the stream and It is expected will sail as soon as the sea men are signed up. The Tippecanoe is the old German steamship Holsatla. The Star of Italy, turned over by the Shipping Board to the Matron Navigation Company, would have sailed for Honolulu early in the week if a full crew could have been found. By picking up a man here and there it is expected the sailing craft will get away tomorrow. The barkentlne Kohala. which was sighted near the lightship Christmas day, probably Is quite a distance off shore, as she has not been seen since Tuesday. The southeast storm kept the vessel from getting close. The Federal Shipping Board steamship Yuma, formerly of German registry, has sailed from Koratsu, Japan, for this port with a cargo consigned to the Robert Dol lar Company. The Yuma Is one of the ves sels seized by the United States Government at the outbreak of the war, ASTORIA, Or., Dec, 2T. (Special.) Com ing to load a full cargo of lumber at the Hammond mill, the steam schooner Flavel arrived today from San Pedro. Oil barge No. 91, which arrived yesterday from California, left today for Portland to discharge. Marine Notes. Loaded with lumber taken on here, the Peruvian steamer National City, towing the schooner Vega, got away from San Pedro Wednesday for Pimental. They will re turn to the river for a second cargo. Towed by the steamer Cascades, barge No. 91 is due this morning from San Fran cisco with an oil cargo. To be lifted so the shafts and propellers may be shipped, the motorship James Tlmp son, built by the Standlfer-Clarkson Com pany, on North Portland harbor, for I. T. Williams & Sons, of New York, will be shifted from the Oregon drydock to the St. Johns drydock today. Her engines have not been delivered, but are expected soon. They are full Diesel Wintons of 600 horse power each. Having finished work at Henricl's. where trenches were dug to facilitate the con struction of dikes, the Government dredge Montlcello has shifted to the east fork of Lewis River to do channel work. The stage of water there yesterday waa reported as eight feet, whereas four feet is normal at this season. Instructions to the Collector of Customs from the Treasury Department are that all moving picture reels for export are to be personally Inspected by him before being allowed to be shipped. That applies as well to such reels as have already been covered by export licenses. The action Is taken at the Instance of the war trade bureau and concerns shipment of reels to all countries. If objectionable features are found the mat ter la to be reported to the United States Attorney for action. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Dec. 27. Arrived Barge 91B from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer Breakwater, for San Francisco. ASTORIA. Dec. 2T. Arrived at 7 A. M., steamer Flavel, from San Francisco. Left up at 7 A. M., barge 91, from San Fran ci&co. a ATsT FRANCISCO. Dec. 27. Sailed at 10 A. M., steamer Shasta, for Portland. Ar rived Schooner Monterey, in tow or tug Navigator. from Portland; at 4 P. M, steamer Klamath, from Portland. Sailed at 4 P. M., steamer Nehalem, for Columbia River. Sailed at 4 P. M.. schooner M. t.. .. in .n w nf steamer F. S. Loon, for Columbia River. BAN DIEGO, Dec. 27. Arrived Steamer Wapama, from Columbia River, via San Francisco and San Pedro. POINT REYES, Dec. 27. Passed at 2 P. M., steamer J. A. Chanslor, trom Portland, for San Pedro. SAN PEDRO. Dec. 26. Sailed Steamer National City and schooner Vega, from Co lumbia River, for Pimental. VALPARAISO, Deo. 28. Arrived Schooner Forester, from Columbia River. SEATTLE, Dec. 27. Arrived Admiral Schley, from Vancouver. Sailed Admiral Schley, for San Francisco; Alameda, for Alaska; Chicago Maru. for Tacoma. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27. Sailed Nor wood. Captain A. F. Lucas, for Seattle; Phoenix, for Bandon; Shasta, for Astoria. TACOMA, Dec 27. Arrived Tanker At las, from San Francisco. Departed Steamer Morning Star, for British Columbia. TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports. KETCHIKAN, for Ellamar, left Cordova at 4 P. M. LATOUCHE, Cordova for Tacoma, off Fairway Island, Chatham Straits. VICTORIA, Cordova for Seattle, 100 miles east of Cape Stellas. WILLAMETTE, Everett for San Fran cisco, 502 miles north of San Francisco. Tides at Astoria Friday. High. Low. 1-13 A. M. 7.6 feet6:03 A. M 8.7 feet 0:26 P. M 9.B feet7:38 P. M -0.8 foot Colombia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Dec. 2". Condition of the bar at 5 P. M.;"ea, obscured; wind, south 20 miles. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Dec. 27. Maximum tem perature. 61 degrees: minimum. 56 de grees. River reading. 8 A. M., 15.1 feet; change in last uuuis, x. icci rise. .to tal rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M-. 0.35 Inch. Total rainfall since September 1, 1917. 17.32 inches; normal, 18.38 Inches; deficiency, 1.06 inches. Sunrise, 7:53 A. M. ; sunset, 4.32 p. M. Total sunshine, none; possible, 8 hours, 41 minutes. Moonrise, 4:07 P. M. ; moonset, 7:19 A. H. Barometer (reduced to AMTSEMT5NTS. TICKETS NOW SELLING I LTJ7TT J( Broadway at Xaylor. llLlLilVJ Main 1 and A 1123. Tonight, 8:15, TOMORROW NIGHT. -SPECIAL PRICE- MAT. TOMORROW, 2:15 Floor 1. Bal. 1, 75c. SOc FARCE-COMEDY HIT. Fair and Warmer SPLENDID CAST AND PRODUCTION Eve's Floor $1.50. Balcony SI, 75c 60c. Gallery 60c BAKER FLAYERS All this week Matinee tomorrow. The scenic wonder of the age The Trail of the Lonesome Pine Dramatized from the noted novel. Greater than ever before. Sat. Mat.. 25c 50c. Eve's, 25c, BOc. 75c Note See the Old Year Out With the Alcazar Players. Midnight Matinee Dee. 31, 11:30 P. M. Next Week "Which One Shall I Marry T" AVON COMEDY 4; HARRY GREEN AND PLATERS; Vivian Holt & Lillian Rosedale; Gaudsmldt Bros.; Tyler 4 St. Clair; BERT SWOR: ANNA CHANDLER. MIDNIGHT MATINEE Monday. Dec. 81. After Regular Night Show. Extra! Charlie Diamond and His Hawailana. PANT AGE MAT. DAILY 2:30 gjjp "THE BEASTS AND THE FAIRY,' Marguerite and Her Trained Leopards and Pumas. FIVE OTHER BIO ACTS. " w iguL curtain at 7 and 8. JLY R I C MUSICAL STOCK Mat. Dally. 15c Nights. 20c, 80c THE MUSTARD KINGS." WE PAY ALL WAR TAX. Chorus Girls' Contest Tonight. Midnight Matinee, December 31. sea level) 5 P. M.. 30.08 Inches. Relative uumiaity at noon, 86 per cent. THE WEATHER. "0 Wind toj STATIONS. State of weather. Baker Boise Boston ... . I 44 5210 54 0 IS . -200 S4'o. 031 8IS 06 4'S . . . 8;N 08 8 SE 0O1SW (Rain 44 4 Snow Ca.lma.r-r Cloudy Chicago ' .-. . Cloudy Cloudy uenver ...... 4Q 62 IO. O0I10IN Les Moines .. Duluth Eureka ....... Galveston ..... Helena ...... Jacksonville . . Juneaut Kansas City Los Angelea . , Marshfleid ... Medford Minneapolis .. New Orleans . . New York North Head . . North Yakima Phoenix Pocatello Portland Roseburg; Ft. clouar 101 1410 68 0. 60 0 -60 44i0 410 40iO. 74j0 08 24 W 04 6ISE 00 12!SE Cear 60 44 Cloudy Clear Cloudy -14 04 4NW; 40 4 32 01 14IN 00114INE 0OI24IN Clouay Clear Clear 5 0O. .W Clear 56 44 22 54 0 24j0 501. 24'0 54(0 40 0 740 50i0 6110 14 4INW Rain Clear Cloudy Clear 10 '66 24;NW 6NE . . NB 60i 46 14 20 S Rain 28 4 N Rain Clear Cloudy Rain 40 .00: 42 56 02 01 35 02 20ISW 6iSW 4!SE ..IN 6610. 6S0. 3610. 5210. 6J0. 2i0. 5610. 20 . . 4KjO. 58 1. Pt. cloudy Sacramento ... 54 .00 Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy St. Louis 261 OOf SW Salt Lake 44 001. .ISE San Diego . San Francisco. OO! 54 001. .IN W Clear 001. . NE 58I14IS ...).. INE 04 4iN Clear Seattle SS Cloudy Sitka Clear Spokane ...... Tacoma Tatoosh Island. Valdezt 321 Cloudy Cloudy 4 08il2;sW 40 -18 '1210.00 calm 6210.06 8ISW Solo. 00 . .IS Clear Walla Walla . . 3: Rain Washing-ton - . 18 Clear Clear Winnipeg -220.0O 8NW tA. M. today. "P. M. report of preceding- day. WEATHER CONDITIONS. Portland and vicinity Rain; fresh south easterly winds. Oregon ana vvumnsion Atin; xresn southeasterly winds. Idaho Rain. T. FRANCIS DRAKE, Meteorologist. TOO LATE TO CLASSD7Y. SINGLE women and 2 women can have use of 4 unfurnished rooms; g-ood neigh borhood, close to- Williams ave car, for 1 hour's work a day. MacLachlan, Public Library. WANT Seventh-Day Adventist to sweep. wash and iron Sundays, zoc an nour. Woodlawn 1576. Sunday morning. GOOD girl for general housework: no wash- inif. Apply at once. .- jwhi oim. MEETING NOTICES. SELLWOOD LODGE, NO. 131. A. F. AND A. M. Stated com munlcatlon this (Friday) even ing at 8 o'clock. F. C. degree. Visitors welcome. By order W. M. J. H. BUTLER. Sec. PORTLAND LODGE. NO. 65. A. F. AND A. M. Special com munication this (Friday) even ing 7:30 o'clock. Work in E. A. degree. Visitors welcome. Order W. M. C. M. STEADMAN. Sec MYRTLB CHAPTER, NO. 15. O. E. F. Regular meeting this (Friday) evening In Masonlo Jt) and social. By order W. M. JENNIE GALLOWAY. Bee. uein WILL meet this (Friday) nAboALU evening at 7:30 o'clock at 21'9 Alder street. Work la the 'NtIS r Initiatory degree. Visitors wel LOlOlE come. F. COZENS, Rec Bee. CHAS. H IN MAN, N. G. WEBFOOT CAMP NO. 65. WOODMEN OF Tiil WORLD, meets every Friday night at W. O. W. Temple. 128 11th street. All members welcome. Kum to Kamp Friday, night. A. L. BARBUR. Clerk. UK. A. VAN CLEVE. Consul Commander. FIVE HUNDRED party, prizes and re freshments, admission 15c, Saturday even ing. 8:30. Dec 29, by the Bee Hive Club, at L O. O. F. Hall. First and Alder. DEKUM DANCING CLUB The opening dance will be held on Dec. 29, at the Mod ern Woodman Hall, 11th and Burnsldo sts. Orchestra. 8:30. EMBLEM Jewelry, buttons, eharme, pins. New designs. Jaeger Broa, 131-8 Sixth St. FRIEDLANDER'S for lodge emblem, class pins and medals. 810 Washington St. AUCTION BALES TODAY. Ford Auction House, 191 2d St. Furniture, carpets, etc Sale at 2 P. M. At Wilson's Auction House, at 10 A. M. Furniture. 169-171 Second at. DIED. EUWER In this city, December 27. Jan Agnes Euwer, aged 82 years. The remaino are at the residence establishment of J. P. Flnley & Son, Montgomery at Fifth. THOMAS Dec 27, Nicholas Thomas, age 40 years. Remains at Dunning & Mc Lnteo'a parlors. Notice of funeral later. 1S8