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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1918)
TIIE 3IOHXIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, JTJXE 1918. 13 QUICK BREAD HERE Portland Bakers to Offer East ern Innovation. REAL WHEAT SAVER FOUND One-Pound "Plates," Retailing at 2 0 Cents, to Slake Their Ap . pearance in Bakeries. and Groceries , Monday. Bakers of Portland have voluntarily agreed to produce all the "quick" bread that a patriotic public will consume. First offerings of the new food article, already extensively used in the East, will be on the market Monday. The new bread Is baked without yeast in pie tins, in appearance and composi tion resembling a round cake of corn bread. It Is to contain at least two thirds of substitute flours to one-third of wheat flour. The substitute to be most generally tried lascornmeal. The bread will be sold through usual chan nels. In paper plates. One-pound plates of the "quick" bread will retail at 20 cents, the whole sale price being 15 cents. These prices are found necessary at first, the bakers find, because of the higher cost of sub stitute materials and the added expense of equipment and delivery. In reporting- the proposal to give Portland residents this new opportu nity to evince their patriotism the bakers told food administration heads they hoped that lowering substitute prices and a real demand for the new bread might enable them to reduce the price later. "I hope that everyone wishing to save wheat to the limit," declared H. H. Ilaynes, chairman of the bakers' divi sion of the food administration, "will turn to the new bread. If they will re member that It is an experiment with us and that it may vary in appearance and texture for a. few days they should overlook these things. Let the patri otic housewives try it next week and if they can make any suggestions, phone them to their baker." "Quick" breads, say those who make them, will be inclined to dry and harden the day after they are baked. To restore the freshness the housewife is advised to place .a dampened cloth over the bread and warm, it in the oven. Decision ot the Portland master bakers to take up the new Hooverizing idea was reached by unanimous action at a special meeting called for the pur pose, and held at the Chamber of Com merce yesterday. LECTURES ABE PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS FCR " WISH TOPICS FOR COURSE. Frank Abbott Mtgrndtr, of Oregon Agricultural College School of Com merce, Talks at Central Library. , A course of lectures on international relations is being given in room H, Central Library, by Professor Frank Abbott Magraduer, Ph. D., of the Ore gon Agricultural College school of commerce. No fees are charged and the public is invited to attend any lec ture, or all of the course. The topic of the lecture g4ven last night was "A General Survey of the Races of Europe." Other ..topics and the dates upon which they will be dis cussed are aa follows: June 1, "Ger many and Its Government"; June 8, 'The British Government and Its Im perial Problems"; June 13. "Austria- Hungary and the Balkans": June 14, The Growth and Decline of the Rus sian Empire"; June 15, "The Partition of Africa"; June 20. "The Background of the World War"; June 21, ''The Im mediate Causes of the World War1 June 22, "Why the United States Is at War"; June 27. "The Chinese Republic and Our Relations to It"; June 28, "Jap anese Expansion and Our Interest in It"; June 29, "The Canadian Govern ment and Its Relations With Great Britain and the United States"; July 4 "Mexico and Our Relations With Her"; GIRLS' PAINS AND WEAKNESS I ... . m Yield to Lydia . Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Thousands of Girls Benefited St. Louis, Mo. "When I was onfy- tuteen years old mother bad to put me to nea every mania for twodaysbecause I suffered such pain. I also suffered from a weakness and mother took me to a doctor but he did not help me. Finally mother made ma take Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Comnound and i t ;., .? .:. !: lit '; - v ' - ' I U;if -- .1 : ;,! lo-- 'ft'. :,";. ' '5 ;LE4.:'( has made me strong and healthy. So vhpn mnthw nr T hear any woman complaining we tell them about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound end what It did for me." Mrs. John Frame, 1121 N. 18th St., St. Louis, Mo. Girls who suffer as Mrs. Frame did should not hesitate to give this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound, a trial, as the evidence that is constantly being published proves beyond question that this grand old remedy has relieved mom Buffering among women than any other xneaicine. For confidential advice write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. the result of their forty years experi ence is at your service. I? Special Notice To Ladies No matter how many sales yon will go to Remember that Blank's Sample Shop la the cheapest In Portland for the best bargain and the heat Salts, Dresses, Coats, Waists and Skirts. Blank's Sample Shop 360 Morrison St., corner Park July 5, "Our Relations With the Carib bean Countries"; July 6, "Our Opportu nities and Duties in South America"; July 11, "The Underlying Economic, Social and Political Causes of "Wars"; July 12, "The Need of a League of Nations"; July 13, "Proposed Constitu tion for a World Federation." DANCER HAS BECOME FLYER Ilal Grady, Well Known Here, Xow Is "Pursuit Pilot." Hal Grady, dancer, has won his com mission as Lieutenant in the flying corps, the bars and silver wings. He has been classified as a "pursuit pilot," which is quite an honor. It means fly ing in a single-seated fighting plane. For a while Lieutenant Grady will be stationed at Rockwell Field in charge of testing and inspection of planes. Mr. Grady came through the ground school and the' training schools with high honors, and he is ready for the cal! for overseas duty. Mrs. Grady is visiting with him at present, and they are domiciled in Coronado. There are severaj Portland men In the aviation schools in the south. Bud Kribbs is with the 114th Aero Squadron at Rockwell Field; Ted Preble Is with the 68th Aero at Otay Mesa, one of the new training schools; Roy Tates is a corporal in the 144th Artillery, sta tioned at Camp Kearney. Mr. Tates formerly was manager of the Mult nomah Hotel, and he has hosts of friends in this city. BUMPER CROP EXPECTED Heppner Business Men to ' Help Farmers inUarvest Time. HEPPNER, Or, June 6. (Special.) The first real Summer weathes of the season Is with us this week and farm ers and stockmen are pleased. While rain is " beginning to be needed, but little damage has been done by lack of moisture. Sheepmen are busy get ting their sheep to the mountains this week, and farmers are also busy get ting ready for what is expected to be the biggest harvest ever gathered in Morrow County. A shortage of competent help Is ex pected at harvest time, and many busl- ess and professional men of Heppner and other Morrow County towns are figuring on taking their Summer vaca tion in the harvest Held. PIONEERS ARE PASSING udge Stephens and Judge Barrett, of Montana, Are Dead. SEATTLE, June G. W. J. Stephens. pioneer attorney and former Probate udge of Missoula, Mont., died here yes terday. HELENA, Mont.. June 6. A. H. Bar rett, one of Montana's earliest pioneers, died today at Wichita, Kan., according to word received here. The body is xpected here Sunday. Judge Barrett was at one time state Treasurer of Montana, for many years chief clerk in the .lower bouse of the Territorial Assembly and later a member of that body. YOUTH 0FJ8 IS KILLED Fatal Accident Occurs While Load ing Logs at Amboy. VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 6. (Spe- ial.) Arthur Koplin, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Koplin, of Chelatchie Prairie, was killed when loading logs for the Columbia Tie & Timber Com pany at Amboy Tuesday. He was 8 years old and was married In Feb ruary. 'his wife being Miss Mary Huffman. He is also survived by three sisters and two brothers. Funeral services will be held at the family home at Chelatchie Thursday" and interment will be In the Chelatchie Cemetery. New Bank Is Organized. ASTORIA. Or., June 6. (Special.) Thirteen Clatsop County young- men win leave on June 15 to begrin train ing, having volunteered under the call for men for mechanical experience. The county's quota was 13. and nearly dou ble that number volunteered. Those who will go are C. B. Trullingrer, A. B. Anderson, G. Uhrbrand, O. L. Kure, Leo Gramms, Osmo Manuala, E. A. Manuala, bherman W. Lovell, A. E. Manula. Bert E. Hodge. A. G. Delia, E. J. Grimbergr, of Astoria, and Oscar Nelson, of Westport. VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 6. fSne- eial.) The American Security Bank. the fourth bank to be organized in Vancouver, will open for business July 1 in tne old commercial Bank bulldinir. Fifth and Main streets. E. F. Bowman, af Portland, will h president of the new bank; O. Jorgen Olson, vice-president and general man ager; Henry Crass, second vice-presi dent, ana casnier, l). e. CYanaall. . j T DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. June ft Uirlm.... ..,....,. ture, 66 degrees; minimum temperature. 63 degrees. River reading-. 8 A. il.. H.6 feet: cnaage in last 24 hours, none- Total rain fall 3 P. M. to 5 P. M. ). none; total rain fall since September 1. 1017, BT.89 Inches: normal rainfall alnce September 1, 42.52 inches; deficiency of rainXall since Kepiem ber 1. 1817, -l.3 inches. Sunrise, 5;2l A. M.: sunset, P. M.j total sunshine. 11 hours 2 minutes; v possible sunshine. 15 hours 38 minutes. Moonrlae, 3:34 A. M ; moonset, 6:B4 P. M. Barometer (reduced sea level), 6 P. M., 29.S8 inches: relative humidity at noon, 88 per cent. THE WEATHER. 3J Wind 2 STATIONS. is Ctata of Wsatasr Baker i. .... Boise ....... Boston ....v Calgary Chicago .... 6tl 62 54 r4 64 56 64 SO, 7S 81'jO.OO; 00,0.00 Cloudy w SB SS Cloudy Cloudy iClear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy ICloudv O U.ltl . . 720.00.. 840. 24 uenver ..... Des Moines . Eureka Galveston ... Helena 7G;0.10 lSPB 7j!0.00 12(N o o.oo . .In' 84 O.OollO SE Pt. cloudy 4u Juneauf . . . . 4 .. .0.00. . N'E Clear jvunsas uity Los Angeles. 1U '84,U.UljO .V Cloudy do 76 O.OoL.isw 74 0.001. . N W Dfirnooiivw uiear Clear Marsnrieid .. MetTf ord Minneapolis , New Orleans New York . . 50 55 fly IS 72;0.00'14;Nw!cier Clear Pt. cloudy Cloudy Clear 74:0.00i24'S North Head... 54 eoio.oojisjx North Vahlrual 62 960.00 . . !IE Ptj. cloudy Pt. Cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Phoenix B4I104 0.-OOIJ4IW Krtl o f nt1 in Pocatello .... Portland Roseburg .... Sacramento .. St. Louis ..... Gait Lake .... 6aa Dleiro OS se'oioo ! ! l aa 60 88 0.0010(.N- (Clear H-iear 84 0.44 .. W 86 0.00 . . N'B 66 0.00. .SW Cloudy Cloudy ri. cloudy San Francisco. iHw.oomw ijiear Pt. cloudy Seattle Sitka . Bpokane Tacoma SO'0.00 70 0.00 S2;o.uo 62(0.00 NW; clear Cloudy Cloudy N SW Tatoonh Island n2 68,0.00 Ft. cloudy vaiaezt Walla Walla. Washing-ton , Winnipeg ... ,0.00! SS 0.00 :ear Clear Cloud v 84 0.00 10 6010.26 :o'nw! ru cioaay tA. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day rORECA8TS. Portland and vicinity Showers and cool er; moderate winds, mostly southerly. Oregon and Washington Showers and yooier; moderate winds, mostly southerly. Idaho Showers and thunderstorms: cool r north and southwest portions. EDWARD I WIS Lie. UetesroloffUt. PLEA IS FOR SHIPS Visiting Britons Address Men at Local Yards. AMERICA'S COURSE CLEAR What Will Be Done When United States Strikes With Its Slight -Against Hnns Is Forcibly Shown In Speeches.' Tales of humor ana pathos, with stralght-from-the-shoulder declarations of what has been accomplished by the allied armies and what unquestionably will be realized when the right arm of the United State strikes with Its might as the helper of the countries that have striven since 1914 'to down the Hun, were given by speakers of the National service section of the Emergency .Fleet Corporation to work men of the Northwest Steel Company and Columbia River Shipbuilding Cor poration at noon yesterday. And ' they were not told simply of conditions, such as the abuse of -German soldiers by their officers to com pel them to -throw all their strength into battle, as at the Marne, but sou venirs taken by the British were ex hibited, one of them being a German officer's revolver, at the end of which was affixed a small bayonetlike knife. ca.ts-o"-nin-taIl3 to beat the gray ranks up to the British and French lines and a score of other exhibits. In the party are Crawford Vaughan, former Premier of South Australia; Sergeant-Major C. B. Smith, ot the British army, and Frank L. Cann man ager of the tour. C W. Tebault. Ore gon representative of tha National Service Section, arranged for their visit, which will extend over a period of two weeks and include every yard in the district. Americans Prove Their "Worth. "Before the American 'Army reached foreign soil we had many of your countrymen there, serving as ambu lance men, -and they proved their worth," said Mr. Vaughan. "At the same time, they were picked out by German snipers, just as Red Cross workers are slain. There was one case in which an ambulance was struck by a German shell. A Frenchman working with an American, after view ing the wreck, said: 'We've been com rades in arms and we will be comrades in death." " 'Comrades in hell, retorted the American, "get a move on you and let's clear these mules out of the way.' "There is only one way to get troops from Camp Lewis and your other big cantonments and that is by the ships you, are building. We must have pon toons of ships across the Atlantic so It can be shown that America will stand na nonsense from the Kaiser. A Colorado school girl recently said the purpose of the war was to make fewer ana better Germans. They will be fewer, all right, but I don't know whether they will be better." German Atroeltlee Recalled. Sergeant Major Smith said he was 60 years old when the war brbke out and he served three years and three months "over there." He was a dis patch rider at first, he said, and, holding up a German officer's patent leather spiked helmet, he said Gen eral Joffre was determined in his time that "no goose-stepping Germans would ever reach Paris to wear their little patent leather hats." He told of- German atrocities. - He said the troops of the Kaiser had run amuck. Women and children suffered hcrribly. he said, and mothers who had lost innocent babies and had seen them killed before their eyes, still held them to their breasts when the British arrived. Ha said tnose women were not looking for sympathy or pity, but revenge. The speakers will appear at th Van couver yard of the G. M. Standifor Con struction Corporation at 10:15 o'clock this morning and at the Grant Smith Porter Ship Company's plant at St. Jcbns at 12:15 o'clock. CONFERENCE TO BE HELD Government Official Leaves - Today for "Washington. Wilfred F. Smith, director of the United States employment service in Oregon, leaves today for Washington to attend conferences of field superin tendents and state directors of the or ganisation relative to supplying ship work workers at cities where Govern ment vessels are under way, also to plan for meeting labor demands of all kinds. The conferences will be held June 13, 14 and 16. The ship labor situation here Is not as serious aa indicated two weeks ago, when the combined needs of the plants in the state were fixed at 1400 laborers. One lot of 06 men was drawn from Salt Lake City and 64 men from Boise and no others have been sent here, though the first plan was for at least 500. In the last six weeks an average of 250 mem have been sent to positions every day and the quarters on Davis street, between Second and Third streets, are several times the size they were three months ago, while the office staff has been Increased to seven Gov ernment men and three of the city of Portland a staff. The Government also has an agency at Hood Klver to supply help for harvesting fruit and will open more at Pendleton, Salem, Eugene and Medford. FLOOD LIGHTS SHOWN TONIGHT I'lro Underwriters to Demonstrate . System at Stark Street. Having in view an Improved light ing system on docks, probably follow ing the flood-lighting ideas of the ship yards, there will be a demonstration' of the latter at 9 o'clock tonight at the Stark-street municipal boatlanding, authority having been obtained from the Commission of Public - Docks to erect temporary lights in order to show the effect. Fire Marshal Grenfell and represent atives of the Board of Fire Underwrit ers are Interested in the matter and will be present. The methods followed In the shipyards have in most cases produced the desired results in flood ing dark nooks with light, through which watchmen and guards are en abled to keep a better lookout on both river and land. RIVER "WILli. RISE SLOWLY One Foot More Water Looked For in Willamette by Sunday. There was little change in the height of the rlvar her,e yesterday. trie guaga registering ii. reet above zero at 8 o'clock in the morning, showing no variation for 24 hours, and at 8 o'clock last night it was 11.5 feat. a drop of one-tenth or a foot. Mete orologlst Wells, of the Weather Bureau, says warmer conditions in the Snake River watershed will have some effect by Sunday, when a stage of 12,6 feet may be experienced. With the offi ciar flood stage at 13 feet there is pa lleved to be little prospect of serious trouble. Warm conditions have not been reported in British Columbia In the vicinity of the headwaters of the Columbia River, though they may be experienced today. Wenatchee reported the Columbia River stationary yesterday and the Snake showed a gain of 1.1 feet at Lewiston. The Willamette is expected to rise, here today and tomorrow, prob ably slowly and more rapidly Sunday. The readings yesterday were: "9 s a re 6 ? a . i 3 -z : S E- si : r. 3 : ". a - : " eQCV&l S'0.00 aio. 21 1.1 o.oo L'5 13. T 0.3 0.00 40C0.4 o'o.OO 10 2.7 0 0. OO 20 2.4 0 0.0l 20 0.8 -Q.1'0.00 12 2.8 0 0. IM) 13 11.6 O.O.OO STATIONS. tV'enetchee .... Lewtston ..... Umatilla ...... The Dalles .... Euicene ........ Albany ........ Salem .., Orefon City Portland JOBES MILL TO BE ENLARGED Northwest Process Company Wants More Space for Government. - Important street vacations, to be for the period of the war only, will be con sidered at a meeting of the Commission of Public Docks this morning. The Jobes Milling Company has asked that an ordinance be passed granting per mission to maintain a building on Bradford street, where the present building has been since 1904, being the first on the street, but there is a ques tion regarding the location of the south line of the street and the company wishes that cleared up aa extensive im provements are to be made there. As the Northwest Process Company Is turning out copper- -work for the wooden steamers under way for the Government it is asked that a portion of Quimbv street be vacated, nermit- ting the fencing of the thoroughfare between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. It is Intended to acquire an adjacent block? as well. The Willamette Fuel & Supply Company haa asked for authority to store coal on Quimby street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. t SIORE CONTRACTS ABE COMING Shipping Board Pleased With Per. formance in Northwest. 'WASHINGTON. June 6. Such splen did progress in shipbuilding has been made in the Pacific Northwest that the Shipping Board has decided to place new contracts there calling for the ex penditure of more than $30,000,000. Since the placing of contracts for a fleet of 14 steel steamers last week with the Columbia River -Shipbuilding Corporation, no new orders have been closed by Portland plants, it Is Bald. The 130.000.000 mentioned in the dis patch is counted a comparatively small outlay'for the entire Northwest, as it would mean 20 steamers at $1,600,000 each, or 16 at S3.000.000 each. The Skinner A Eddy Interests at Seattle were given an order a few days ago for 35 ships, each of S800 tons. SHIPPING BOARD APPROVES Skinner' and Eddy Company Will Expand Present Facilities. WASHINGTON. June The Ship ping Board has approved the purchase by the Skinner Eddy Company, of Seattle, of the properties of the Seattle Drydock & Construction Company, and the first of the new contracts will be placed with that firm. The Skinner & Kddy Company will expand their present facilities to per mit the building of a large number of 8 800-ton steel cargo' ships simultane ously. ir. S. Naval Radio Reports. (All locations are at 8 1. M. yesterday nnless otherwise noted). KATHT5RINE D. from King Cove 4"or Port Holier, orr Scotch Cape; a l M.. June 5. ADMIRAL, iVVKRAGUT. from Seward for Port Qraham. off Kast Chugalch Island In thick fog; $ P. M., June u. SPOKANE, southbound, 103 miles from Petersburg; 8 A. M.. June 0. REDONUO. left Sitka for Steamboat Ita 10 A. M.. June 6. LA TOUCHK, ffom Lt Toucha for Ella mar, left La. Touch 1 P. M.. June . HUMBODL.T. from Seattle for Ketchikan, off Apple Tree Point. MnL.TNO.MAH. from Pan FrancJiro for Seattle, 10 miles north of Columbia Light. hip. ARGYLL, from Oleum for Portland, cross ing In Columbia River 1:30 P. M., .Tune . ATLAS, Portland for Richmond. 50 miles south of Columbia River Lightship. EL SEOUNDO. Seattle (or Richmond. 861 miles north of Richmond. LYMAN STEWART, arrived Ban Francis Co, 8 A. M.. June 8. from Vancouver. PORTER. Gavlota for Everett. 74 mile rrom oaviota. Marine 'otes. Under orders to proceed to Nehalem and take In tow a barge loaded with spruce for delivery here, the Port of Portland tug Wallula Is to leave Astoria this morning. She Is later to proceed to Gray's Harbor for the hull of the steamer Bancroft, which will be fitted nut at the plant of the Grant bmlth-Porter Snip Company. Part of the crew of the new steamer Western City Is ready to be signed on when sue returns irom ner tnai trip. First Inspection of the new wooden steamer Wasco, built by the Grant Smith- Porter Ship Company for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, was completed yester day and she will leave for sea In a day or two. u he Inspection of the steamer Kasote, third of the fleet launched there, will bo started tomorrow. Hollers of the stegmers Point Lobos and Point Judith are to be tested today at the yard of their builders, the Albina Engine & Marhlne Work. With S20 tons of peneral cargo from Pan Francisco, the steamer Daisy reeman reached Couch-street dock early yesterday. She was consigned to the Parr-McCormick line, and on being unloaded will start her return ctrso of lumber at the peninsula Lumber Company's mill. The) McCormlck steamer Klamath reached the river yester day afternoon from the Ctolden Gate and will be at the dock this morning, having SOU tons to unload. The ste&nvtr Tiverton is due Tuesday with AoO tons, the Wlllam ette. June 13, with 800 tons, and the Daisy Putnam. June is, with sou tons. The liner Beaver Is expected In the fiver today from California ports, having been reassigned to service after nelng once com mandeered by the Navy, she will sail oil the return Sunday. The liner Kone City Is following her closely, and will be aispatcnea from Portland for California, porta Wednes day. The Beaver Is to sail agalu June XI, and the Rose city June .o. Llovd J. Wentworth, supervisor of the Oregon district In wooden ship construction for .he Emergency neet corporation, re turned yesterday from California after an absence of two weem. EDDIE WONG IN FRANCE Former Chinese Tong Man Serving In Army of Democracy. District Attorney Walter H. Evans yesterday received a letter from Eddie R. Wong, a former Chinese tongman in this city, who is now "somewhere in France," as an enlisted man with the United States forces, being a member of BattcYy B, 65th Artillery. Wong was a member of the Bing Kunc Bow Leong tong 1 and In the wholesale arrest of local tongemep several weeks ago was among those taken into custody. He was later in1 dieted, but the charge was dismissed when an investigation disclosed no evidence. Wong wrote an especially optimistic letter, giving high praise for the abun dant food and clothing with which the United States troops are provided and predicting confidently that his next letter would be mailed from Berlin, TRADE WILL BE BIG American and Australian terests Identical. In- GERMANS OUT OF PACIFIC Crawford Vaushn, ex-Prlmo Minis ter of South Australia, Here to ' Tell Shipyard , Workers ' Truths of EuropeaVi War. "American-Australian trade condi tions and prospects are under? serious consideration now. though the ma terialization of a greater volume through " Increased service must be awaited as art after-the-war matter, and since we have the Germans out of the Pacific and Oriental trad let's keep them out." Is the sentiment ot Crawford Vaughan, exFrlme Minister of South Australia, who Is here with party of National Service Section speakers to tell shipyard workers the truth of the European situation. Because of his former prominent connection with the South Australian government. Mr. Vaughan haa been delegated to make an Investigation of trade matters with particular reference to the Pacific Coast, He will speak before the members' council ot the Chamber of Commerce Monday on the trade. Speaking of that feature of his trip yesterday Mr. Vaughan said: 'Interests of Americans and Ans tralians In the Pacific are Identical. We get lumber from you in great quan titles, while hardwoods are aent bacK to you from Australia for some ship construction purposea and for furnl ture manufacturing. Also, we have a large wool export ordinarily, but lt Is, of- course, limited now because of the war. Tour fruit is harvested in an op poslte season from that In Australia. We are big citrus fruit producers and t a time when you have no crop, so there could be a varied interchange of commodities in normal times. 'Prevailing rates prohibit tran portatlon along those lines at present. feit .Australia is building wooden ves eels on Puget Sound and we are deep ly interested in concrete ships, having excellent cement at home with an abundance of other materials needed. even to steel. There la no apparent reason why some of the large wooden steamers being built by the American Government for the Pacifio trade can not be U6ed on the Australian run and. since we get so much fir from Wash ington and Oregon; they might be op erated from the northern ports." Mr. Vaughan is particularly Inter ested In wool and Intends visiting plants here and at Oregon City In a few days. WESTERN CITY'S TIME FAST Big Freighter Accepted In Record Time After Making Trial Hun. With a mark of 11.8 knots on her trial trip, which was completed off the mouth of the Columbia Wednesday aft ernoon, the 8800-ton steamer Western City has shown herself to be in the class of speedy freighters. Incidentally, she lost no time in other respects, for the Columbia River Shipbuilding Cor poration delivered her to the Emer gency Fleet Corporation and the latter had her registered and turned the ves sel over to the Pacific Steamship Com pany before 11 o'clock yesterday morn ing, A. J. Storr. superintendent of the Pacific Steamship Company, accepting her. Captain G. C. Bows Is master of the steamer. He hails from Honolulu, where he Is widely known, and is the son of C. S. Bown, of Kent, Wash. The Western Wave was to have been start ed for sea last night on her trial. She has been ready 11 days, except for final adjustment of her-main engine. NEW BUILDIXO RECOItn MADE Seattle Concern Completes Big Hull lu 61 Workings Bays. SEATTLE. Wash., June 6.Breaking the Pacific Coast steel ship launching record of 55 working days from date of keel laying, set by the same ship yard, the Skinner & Eddy Corporation here later today launched the West Cohas, an 8S00-ton steel carrier. In 54 working days after her keel had been put downi The West Lianga, launched a month ago In 55 days had previously held the Pacific Coast record for speed in ship construction. The West Cohas Is the 23d steel strip launched in Seattle this year, it was announced and the tenth steel ship to be launched at the Skinner & Eddy yard during the same period. TANKER HAS RUDDER TROCBLE Repairs Will lie Made to Clianslor Without Drjdocklng. Following a survey made of the rud der of the oil tanker J. A. Clianslor, -4-of the Associated Oil Company's fleet. Waller Stirling, a diver, reported one of tha straps had snapped. It has been decided to make repairs without dry- docking. That will be done by filling forward tanks to "put her down by the head." raising the stern so the work can be carried on from a platform. It Is not expected the repairs will detain tha ship materially. The Chanslor was on drydock at San Francisco five weeks ago and the rud der was In proper condition then. A report of the matter was made yester day to United States Steam Vessel In spectors Udwsrds and Wynn, Hydrographtc Offlco Xotlce. Information has been received bv wire. less from the master of an American vessel that at 10:54 A. M. June 3. 10IS. when In latitude 47:01 north, longitude 124:44 west, passed a big tree about 41 feet long. Shows above water about 13 fret. Very dangerous to navigation. OSCAK W. SCHWA HZ, Nautical Expert, U. S. Navy, in Charge. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. June .Sailed Steamers Johan Poulsen. for San Francisco; J. A. Chanslor, for Gaviota. ASTORIA. June a Arrived at 6 and left up at T A. M.. steamer Juneau, from Ku- We manufacture for Shipbuilders BOAT SPIKES BOLTS SHIP RIVETS NORTHWEST STEEL CO. Portland. Oregon. reka; arrived at 8:40 A. M-. steamer Halco. from Tacoma; arrived at 3:30 P. M., steam er Argyll, from ban Francisco, and left up; arrived, steamer Kiamatu, from aa Fran cisco. SAN FRANCISCO. June 8. Arrived at 10 A. M-. steamer Wapama. from Portland for San Pedro. ASTORIA. June 5. Arrived at 7 P. If- steamer Trinidad, from San Pedro. SAN FRANCISCO. Juno 5. Sailed at 6 P. M.. steamer Beaver, for Portland. SAN PEDRO. June C. Sailed Steamer Rose City for Portland. TACOMA, June 8. Arrived Quadra (Brit ish), from British Columbia; Governor, from California. Departed Quadra (British) for British Columbia; Admiral Watson for Alaska. SEATTLE, June 8. Arrlvid Ketchikan, from San Francisco. Departed Humboldt. Despatch, for Southeastern Alaska. SAN FRANCISCO, June . Arrived Jo hanna Smith, from Coos Bay; Lyman Stew art, from Port Angeles; Wapama, from As toria. - Pacific Coast Snipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or., June 8. (Special. After discharging fuel oil In Astoria and Portland, the tank steamer Atlas and the barge 03 ailed at 8 o'clock this afternoon for Cali fornia. With a part cargo of lumber loaded at Eureka, the steamer Juneau arrived at 6 o'clock this morning to finish loading at Patterson. f The steam schooner Trinidad arrived at T o'clock last evening from San Pedro to load lumber, at the Hammond mill. Petltlolna to the Shipping Board are being circulated among the employes at the local shlpyaftis and are being numerously signed, asking that the Saturday afternoon holiday be declared off. The petitions state that in order to hasten the production of ships the men arevwllilng to work Saturday after uodns on straight time. Bringing freight for Portland, the steam schooner Klamath arrived at 1 o'clock this afternoon from San Francisco. The tank steamer Argyll arrived at 3 o'olock today from California with fuel oil for Astoria and Portland. A heavy log bank that enveloped the mouth of the river this morning delayed shipping to several hours. SAN FRANCISCO. Jttna a Opeclal.) The Luckenbaca Steamattlp lompuny o Increased Its capital from 10,oo,ooO to 23.KO.OU0 it was announced In advices from ih. F:t lodav. Tha company. It Is an nounced, p. ans the construction of numer ous new vessels. Oscar F. Luckenbach. president of the company, stated that the plans Included the construction of 13 twin screw cargo- vessels of 12,000 tons, four of these have already been turned over to the company and are In Government service, nth.,, m-iu eoinoleted In a few months. The total tonnage to bo made Immediately avnl'.ablo will total about Sio.OOO tona Pacific Coast service will be resumed V. . n tha war la over. The schooner Kxpeoslon, which was wrecked near Suva recently, will prove n..Hv b t.tiLl loss, according to cable ad vices received today, lt Is reported that the vessel, or rather wreck. wassold at auction K. hut s.::.,il U'nder a regulation promulgated by the Food Administration lest week, sieamsnips Iqg from American ports will be prevenied rinm uvini out of the country foods re- -.hi.m,ni in the allies and our a In Kiirnne. Steamships bound for . . , . fhlll India, or AUS . ii U.-H1 h allowed to purchase only enough wheat flour to maintain supplies for vovaKA. That for the return trip must be boucht In those countries. No ship- will be allowed to mako further wheat pur. chases In the United states alter n nae tained euoub for the outward-bound "' ehliM elearlne- for Brasll. Uruguay, Ar. gertlna. Chill or Peru will be similarly re stricted In their purcnase ot wi, nn iinii vail. Doultrv. lard and eps. AH records for seven-elghths-lnch counter sunk rivets with a "handgun" were broken by O. Simon at the Moore Shipbuilding rnmnmi Oakland plant Tuesday night. nr.. announced tudiv. Samon used 1-pound gun with a solid handle and suc ceeded in driving v-a rivets in nmo M .n iii htir records made have been nossihie. It is said., because a heavy 21uO- ,,,n mn-nt..! from a sling, was ueen. ThrM records cau never be equaled by the handgun. C003 BAT. Or.. June 6. (Special.) The e-aMoline schooner Tramp sailed tnis morn ing at :5, carrying a freight cargo to w.ilri.rhiirn f.r the Macleay estate. The Tramn to- una uort veaterday forenoon. With a lumber cargo from the Bay Park iawmlll.-he steam schooner o. t- Linuauer sailed last nlxht for San Francisco at 8:30. ti. vl m I hi, carried ' paasengers. Vh Hvr steamboat Alert, which has been undergoing repairs for some weeks, . ...-.... ,n h.r nwn.r. and will ply during the Summer between Marshflaltf and Allegany ana uo excursion Sailing this forenoon at 11:4J. the steam schooner Yellowstone, of the North Bend Mill a. Lumber Company, carlred lumber for 8an Francisco from the Smith docks. Chief Fnulneer B. Tracy, ot tno reuow stone. Is likely to change berths and ship on the stsamer Alvarailo on reaching San rranrlica Tha vnyace In view lor tne 41 varado Is to the Olrent and six months will pass before her return. The rasollne sohooner Delia haa departed for Rogue River with a quantity ot freight for the Seaborg cannery. The North Bend box factory went on spruce lumber manufacturing yesterday, by order of Colonel Dlsque. The factory has a mill caoable of sawing SO.000 feet dally. According to an Interview with Deputy Candlish. of the fir and spruce board, sev eral mills on Coos Bay are likely to he reaueated to nut en extra shifts of men, since the Government finds the production here la not up to expectations ana neen-. AMfrSKMENTg. ArVltjSErVl aE-IN-lT CHAT NO. 16. Will you be in tha crowd that will view the eclipse of the eun from the Oaks Saturday? We are going; to have hundreds of smoked glasses here free for your use the eclipse should not be viewed ex cept through smoked glass. Big Bill Hart of Western picture fame will be featured in the audi torium Saturday. Then in the evening Cioffi's Celebrated Band will give one of its splendid con certs, together with Beth Groves Young's soprano solos and the pic ture play. This programme is all given in the auditorium free to Oaks patrons. Come out in the afternoon to eee the eclipse, bring a picnic supper and pend the even ing you really will enjoy every minute. ' Have you been in swimming yet this season? About sixty bathers tried the Oaks plunge last Sunday and declared the water fine a cool dip would feel good these days. The scenic railway will put new life into you, and a trip through Hilarity Hall is as good as a tonic just come and try some of these guaranteed gloom dispellers. Cars leave First and Alder streets vary few minutes transfer from any part of the city 6-cent fare. JOHN F. CORDRAY The eclipse may be viewed from the Oaks Saturday free smoked glass for alL OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY Of tie. Boom ISS Courthouoe. ftfc &t. fcotnuico. Phone from 8 to 6. Main S78. Homo Pbonc A thlh. Mailt call aflr offiro hour. Main 270. Ktjport ttll cae of cruelty to th auov d dresvt, Flectric lot hmt chamber for email anl m&ip. Homo tmbuiitnce for lek and disabled animal at a niornent'a no tic. Anyone deatr lnr a dog or oilier pet communicate witU uk Call for all lefct or strayed acock. a w lojk a I tor all lmpoundm. There la no more cligr pound, just Orctsoa ttumu.o Society,. AMFSEMEXTS. DECIDEDLY TRIW Last Msht's Verdict. tTtJTT Jf reswsy at Taylor a aa-aaa v- Phone 3 Tonight, 8:15, e Main 1. A 11U LAST TIME &'i -ea., TUnUHKOW SPECIAL, PKICE- Mat. Tomorrow 2:15 Floor VI BaL St. 7Se. SOet Gal. SOe BRILLIANT KARCE-CO MEDY. "MARY'S ANKLE" "ANY, MA"Y 1.ATJGT1". SPLENDID CAS I" AN LI PRODLCTIOX Erfs, Floor auw flat, SI. T5c. SOc baL 60c CITY MAIL, ORDERS REC'D NOW HEI1JG NEXT WEEK JUNE 13, 14,15 Special Price Matlaca Saturday Oliver Hersies Preaeata HIS GREATEST X.ATJGHI'G HIT "UPSTAIRS and DOWN" By Frederic and Fanny Hatton Typical iloroico Cast Eve's.: Floor. St. 50. Bal, SI. T5o. SOc Gal.. 60c Sat. Mat.: Floor, 11 rows, 1.50; 7 rows. 11. Bal.. 11. 75c. 50c Gallery. 60c BAKER ALCAZAR flAYEM Tonlcbs-All Week Mala. Wed.. Sat. Greatest ot all modern comedies. BREWSTER'S MILLIONS" Imrnimt cast and acenla production. Evest tSe. SSc, ssc- hat. Mat.! tSe. SSe. Next vt'ek. startlnp Sunday tnattaee -The Marrlace ot Kitty.- Mr. Martin Beck Preaenta LVCILLB CAVANAG1I with Frank Hurst A 1d Doner. Whitfteld-Ireland & C. Jean A Ei'.een. JOTEDDAH THE RAJAH CO. Paul Cordon Am Rica. Marsot Francis efc Partner. .. MARIK ORDSTBOSC ANTAGE MAT. LJAIL.Y 2 :30 rv -PEACOCK ALLEV. TlTlan Blackburn. Elwood F. Boat wick and A mot late riayera. Six Othes Bla Acts. Three Performances Dally. Niaht Curtain at f and a. L Y R I C Mat. Dally 10c Ntstita stfcrt at 7. Another bl double how this week. Pilloa Krauks and tne Lyrle Company la THE MERHY-K-KOt"M. And Fatty Arbuckle in his Utest comedy hit. Moanahtae. CIIORVS GIRLS' CONTEST TOMCHT. THE IPPODROME THURSDAY". FRIDAY, SATl'KDAY PREMIER FILIPINO SEXTETTE Sweet mtrslo from queer instruments. SPECIAL FEATURE ' In th talk on health and beauty by Mr. Kramer, of Kramer As Cross, LILLIAN RUSSELL'S Health and Beasity Adviser 5 OTHER KSTEBTAIS- C INU MMBKKS Including the photoplay. "VENGEANCE IS MINE" with MRS. VERNON CASTLE WEEKDAY MATI.NKB lOst Columbia Beach Portland's Coney Island. Dancing every evening and Sunday. Pelz and his exceptional orchestra, 15 pieces all artists. The ideal spot for picnics mod outings. A safe resort for ladies and children. Take Vancouver Cars. 25th and RALEIGH i fj 2 DAYS. COM. M0N.t JUNE e".V ft a--- MENAGERIE PROCESSIONAL SPECTACU AMERICA' SST2 PERFORTrlANCES iiil P a It n 108.2