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tut: mohning .oregoniax. Saturday, jtjne 8, iois. 17 -DRIVE TO START OH BIG-FARM PROBLEMS Help Specialists Will Meet To day in Annual Session at Portland Hotel. LABOR, WAGES, ARE TOPICS Officials From Washington and Del egates From All States of West Will Be Sn. Attendance at Conference. Problems of farm labor, which are closely allied with feedingthe Army and the allies and with winning: the war. win be discussed today in Port land, when the Western division of the Farm Help Specialists' Association, of the Department of Agriculture, will as semble at its annual conference. The sessions will begin this morning; at 10:30 in the Portland Hotel. M. O. Evans, supervisor of farm help specialists in 11 Western states, and C. I. Christie, assistant secretary of agriculture, are in the city to meet with the conference, and E. V. Wilcox, agriculturist of the office of farm man agement, of the Department of Agri culture, is expected to arrive early this morning:. Mr. Evans left Portland six weeks ago and has made a tour including California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Idaho. Crop Condition Average High. He .reports that general crop condi tions seem to strike a pretty high aver age. Crop prospects on dry land In Colorado and New Mexico are very poor. There is also some shortage of water for irrigation in those states, due to light snow in the mountain districts. Utah, south of Salt Lake, is pretty dry, but the northern part of the state shows up well. Dry land conditions in Wyoming and Montana are better than for the last two years. There is practically no surplus of la bor anywhere. Mr. Evans says. By or ganization to the highest possible de gree, and by the community co-oper ation possible in many localities, the harvest can be taken care of pretty well, it is believed. G. F. Thometz, farm help specialist for Idaho, arrived from Boise yesterday. "Idaho will have a larger general crop production than last year. by 25 per cent, said Mr. Thometz. Yield to Be Best In Years. "The American Falls district with 200,000 acres in crop will harvest the best yield for years. The northwestern part of the state has not such good prospects on dry land areas. It is esti mated the fruit crop will not exceed 10 per cent of a normal yield. The Boise valley will have the best fruit crop of any part of the state. Eepresentatives will be present at today s sessions from Colorado. Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho. Wash ington, California and Oregon. The Portland Chamber of Commerce, the National Council of Defense, the Labor Commission and the Federal Employ ment Association will be represented. Plans for the session have been per fected by J. W. Brewer, local farm help specialist. Harvest labor will be among thd topics discussed. At noon today the representatives will be entertained at luncheon by the Chamber of Commerce, and this after noon they will be guests on a tour of tne (joiumDia iiignway, taking advan tage of their visit to view the eclipse. 21 GET DEGREE OF til. D: OREGON MEDICAL SCHOOL, HOLDS GRADUATING EXERCISES. George Fortmlller Recrlvea Medals, Many of Clans Enter Service of Their Country. Twenty-one candidates received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the graduating exercises of the University of Oregon Medical School held last night at Central Library Hall. Frederick V. Holman made the ad dress of the evening on "The Relation of a Physician to the People" In which he said that no profession stands higher tnan mat ot medicine. "You graduates are merely beginning your proiessionai career," he declared. "You must advance. Leave no stone in research work unturned. To be euccesslul requires strenuous appllca lion. , George Earl Fortmiller was present ed with the Anatomy and Saylor med als, given by the faculty of the Medical school for high scholarship. Dr. S. E. Joseph! made the presentation sneech. President P. L. Campbell conferred the degrees and presented the diplomas. An orchastra under the direction of George J. Jeffery contributed musical selections which were encored. Sixteen members of the class have entered the service of their country and are assistant surgeons in the united States Naval Reserve. Those receiving diplomas last night were: Frank Jeffery Clancy, John J. Darby, John Boradhurst Karrior. George Earl Fort! miller, Ira Earl Gaston, J. Carlos Ghormley, Edward Joseph Jasper. J. Dale Jewell, Russell Keiser. Richard Percv T.anrli tieorge W. Montgomery, Kathryn Rueter, Clarence William Shannon, Robert Bell femalley. Eugene P. Stolnmetz, Herbert Leonard Strong-. Dennis S. Swart, Douglas noimw warner. .cjsteua t. Warner, Randall . wnite, Kaipn o. young-. NEW TARIFFS ANNOUNCED Revised Railroad Rates for Soldiers Presage- General Rise. Evidently presaging general pasaen per rate Increases to be put into effect by Director-General McAdoo; of the railroads, came a message yesterday irom vvasnington to tne Adjutant-Gen eral's office, naming the new rates to be effective next Monday in the move ment of newly Inducted soldiers. The message Informs draft officials that the rate to be charged for trans porting soldiers in regulation coaches will be 3 cents a mile. The soldier rate in tourist cars is to be 3 cents and that in standard Pullmans Is an nounced at 3 1-3 cents per mile. The tourist cars or Pullmans are always specified for the soldier boys travelin longer distances, when available. Senate Passes Montana Bill. WASHINGTON, June 7. A bill by Senator Myers, of Montana, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make allotments of mineral land in th Blackfoot Indian Reservation in Mon tana, repealing laws prohibiting dls posal of the land was passed today by the senate and sent to the House. AMY LEAH DENNIS IS STRONG FOR YANKEE Although Not Physically Qualified for Actual Warfare, Actress Says Women of America Have Serious Duty to Perform at Home. BY LEONE CASS BAER. f-pjODAY I had a letter from a girl I inena in my home village or Wllkesbarre, Pa., in which she voiced through several pages consider able exultation over the" fact that an other girl whom we both knew has enlisted as a soldier in the Army." Amy Leah Dennis tinkled the Ice in her tea and frowned. At least, she would have tinkled the tee If It hadn't een such a huge piece of ice and so little tea. I guess they're Hooverizing on tea, too. and heaven only knows what us girls will do then. Anyway, Amy Leah Dennis thumped the chunk of ice in her ellxn glass and frowned. The frown had naught to do with the tea. It was brought to her pretty face because she didn't exult with her letter writing friend over a girl being a soldier. xi isn i tne pusmess or women to o actual fighting." said Amy Leah. Not in this war or any other war. Women haven't the strength or the en durance physically to drill and march and then engage in combat. God never made a girl for fighting and nature never planned our sex to engage in hand-to-hand warfare. But women can aid In the war quite as much as men. American Soldiers Ioved. "Every soldier over there or over here needs his backers. Every soldier boy and sailor boy needs his seconds, as they call the helper in a duel, per sons who supply him with fighting material and care for him when wounded. That is what we women are for. The actual fighting can be done by the wonderful men we have, but the courage or mercy and the fine heroism of Patience are quite as vital I S. TO GET 6 SHIPS Portland Steel Yards' June Record Will Soar. PREVIOUS RECORD DOUBLED Shipyards of Oregon District Now Distribute $8,493,800 Among 32,8 50 Employes Tonnage in "Water Is Nearly 500,000. Portland builders of steel vessels will deliver six completed steamers in June, one of them having already been turned over. The Western City, which was done Thursday, is to be followed by the Western Wave, which will be delivered today on her return from her endurance run. The showing for this month will be twice as great as any previous month for finished ships in this city. The first wooden steamer, the Wasco, has been delivered to the Government and leaves today. She will be followed by others in rapid order, now that ma chinery installation is progressing, and about the time more wooden vessels are being finished next month there will be fewer steel carriers ready, ow ing to a change in type at one yard and the fact only one of the others will have hulls ready. The Northwest Steel Company and the Columbia River Shipbuilding Cor poration have had to date a total of 32 contracts for steel steamers, all oi 8800 tons, deadweight. The Albna En gine So Machine Works' contracts to tal 15 ships, ranging from 8300 to 8800 tons. The Northwest Steel Company has launched 12 of the 32 ships ordered and eight of them have been delivered. The Columbia River Shipbuilding Cor poration has launched six of its 82 con tracts and all have been delivered. The Albina Engine & Machine Works has launched six of its 15 vessels and de livered two of them. The Northwest Steel Company and the Willamette Iron & Steel Company, the latter doing all the machinery in stallation and finishing work of the former's hulls, will deliver the steamers Western Chief and Western Ocean this month and the Albina Engine & Ma chine Works will deliver the Point Bonita and Point Lobos. Comparing the existing shipyard sit uation with that of December. 1916, the Chamber of Commerce yesterday Issued the following statistics: December 10, 1916 Plants building steel ships, 3: plants building wooden ships. 6 number of employes, 4200; monthly payroll, 1302,400; steel cargo ships launched, none; tonnage of steel ships launched, none; wooden ships launched, a; tonnage or wooden ships launched, 10,800; cargo snips on ways, 11 tonnage of ships on ways. 43,000: total amount of contracts, J 22.2,o.0O0. June 5, 191S Plants building steel ships, (1 under construction); plants building wooden ships, 17 (S under construction); number ot employes, 32,350 (Portland 26,- 150, outside ot Portland 6200, total 82,860) ; monthly payroll, (3,483,800; steel cargo ships launched, 24; tonnage of steel ships launched, lb4.S0u; wooaea snips launcnea, 72; tonnage ot wooden ships launched, 276,- S00; cargo ships on ways, 94; tonnage of ships on ways, 870,400 (steel 76.800 tons, wood 203,600 tons, total 370.400 tons): total amount of contract., $200,000,000; steel ships contracted for and to be delivered ex clusive of above vessels launched, 59; wooden ships contracted for and to be delivered ex clusive or above vessels launcnea. vs. Kumber of vessels launched 191S, wood 8, steel 0: 1917, wood 81, steel 8; 191s, wood 42, steel 16. Tonnage 1916. wood 10.800. steel 0. to tal tonnage 10,800: 1917, wood 117,800, steel 61,600. total tonnage 179,400; 1918. wood. 158,700, steel 128,200, total tonnage 281,900. RIVER STEAMER BURNS PALOMA BADLY DAMAGED BT FIRE STARTING IX EXGIXE-ROOM. Early Morning Blase Causes Less 20,004) on Vessel Owaed by Ce. lamblt Digger Company. When Frank Jones, fireman on the steamer Paloma, turned on too much oil to start the fire in the oil-burning engine at 6:15 o'clock yesterday morn lng the blaze got beyond his control and In a few minutes the front part of the vessel was enveloped in flames. Mrs. E. A. Hackett, wife of the cap tain, her young son and six members of the crew had narrow escapes in saving their lives, but all managed to reach a digger scow lying at modrings nearby. Thn damage to the vessel is estimated at $20,000. By the time the fireboat George H. Williams arrived the fore part of the steamer was swept, but the firemen soon got the fire under control. The engine and machinery were badly dam aged, while the hull Is considered al most a total loss. The boat Is owned by the Columbia Digger Company and has been used for several years in towing sand and gravel scows. The craft was 102 feet long, 21.8 feet in beam and of 118 tons FIGHTING MEN and as essential to the physical en forcement of this great spiritual Idea as are the biggest, most valorous deeds of the warriors on the field of battle. "The brightest and most illuminating chapter in the history of womanhood is being written right now." Amy Leah paused a moment and con sidered. She is very, very serious and very, very young.' She plays Mary and has the ankle in "Mary's Ankle" at the Heillg. The play is a comedy and Amy Leah is its brightest luminary in a saucy school girl role. Off stage she runs true to form as comedy players run, and is Intensely serious. Actrese SIgrna for Service She studied elocution and everything, went to a dramatic school, has been in the pictures and when she leaped into a job in New York she had to unlearn all the elocution and all the dramatic school cut and dried prescriptions of "How-to-be-an-Actress-ln-One-Hundred Lessons-Witb-Gestures. Amy Leah's last name is Dennis, but she isn't Irish. She's English on father's side and Welsh on mother's. She'd love to go to England Or Prance and read or recite for the soldiers. "I signed up on Woman's Registra tion day in Chicago and signed for 12 things I can do if they need me. One of them is reading for soldiers. I'd love that. Another is cooking. I can get a good plain meal, not anything fussy, but wholesome substantial cooking. I guess all girls can do that though," Amy Leah modestly added. I thought of the flock of dolls I know who can make what they call ador able pinoche and grand salads and couldn't cook a pot roast to save their eternal souls and hoped that Amy Leah would get the cooking job and let the dolls read to the soldiers. net register, in Portland. She was built In 1602 FRENCH SHIP TEST ARKAXGED Xinth Vessel Will Be Launched at Foundation Plant Next Week. Plans for the official trial trip of the French steam auxiliary schooner Com mandant Roisln. built by the Founda tion Company for the French govern ment and launched March 20, provide for her leaving Portland Monday. Once she is delivered there will be others to follow her In regular order, there be ing eight hulls afloat and another will go overboard Tuesday the Adjutant Dcrme. The Commandant de Hose will be next to leave the ways. Names of 10 following vessels, the company having contracts for 20 in all. ir elude the Aviateur de Terllnes, Gen eral Baratler, General Maunoury, Gen eral Serret. General Gallienl. Colonel Driant, Lunerville, Nancy and Belfort. The arrival of machinery for the new vessels is reported to be satisfactory and the company has a large number of men in the fitting-out department. PORTLAND GETS MORE SHIPS Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Smith Return - From Trip Through East. Alfred Smith, president of the Co lumbia River Shipbuilding Corporation, with Mrs. Smith, formerly Miss Frances Fuller, returned last night from a tour of several weeks in the East, a trip that was a honeymoon, yet resulted in the corporation being given contracts for 14 more steel steamers, each of 8800 tons, making 32 the plant has fin ished and holds under contract. As six have been delivered, 26 remain to be built.1 The contracts paved the way for the corporation adding two more ways to the yard's stocks, making a total of five, while there will be a second plate shop erected to care for the ships on the new ways. There is an extension being built to the fittlng-out dock and. if the new work is not delayed, there will be several additional bulls floated before the year ends. Marine Notes. From checking sailors on Incoming ships. R. P. Bonham. United States Immigration Inspector, yesterday transferred hie atten tion to Alaska patients at tbe Mornlngslde Sanitarium and found several for deports tion. A check made recently of 61 women confined at Kelly Butte showed few aliens among them. At daybreak this morning the tank steam er Argyll Is to leave from the dock of the Portland Gas Company at Linnton for sea. Her Inward cargo discharged, the Mc cormick steamer Klamath leaves early this morning for Westport and after working lumber one day there will proceed to St. Helens to finish. On finishing a part cargo of lumber today at the mill of the Peninsula Lumber Com pany the steamer Daisy Freeman proceeds to Grays Harbor to take on tbe last ot her load. Bound for California ports with lumber cargoes, the steamers Santa Barbara and Johan Poulsen left Westport last night. Heading for sea to undergo her endurance run of six hours outside, the new 8800-ton steamer Western Wave got under way from the harbor at s:30 o clock yesterday mom lng. To hare her underwater machinery shipped, the new auxiliary schooner Elvira Stolts yesterday shifted to the Port of Port land drydock from the plant of the Colunv bla Engineering Company. At a meeting of the Commission of Pub 11c Docks yesterday an application of the Jobes Milling Company to maintain a build lng on Bradford street was laid on the table because a question of the location of the street line la at Issue and It is proposed to go carefully Into the surveys of the form city of 8t. Johns. The Northwest Process Company and the Willamette Fuel & Sup ply Company were granted permission to use part of Qulmby street for the duration of tbe war, which will close the thoroughfare between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets. Members of the St. Johns High School numbering 160, also students of some Port land schools, will leave at 7 o clock this morning aboard the steamer Georgiana for Mount Coffin wltn the expectation ot wit nesslng part of the eclipse of the sun. The Portland students will board the steamer a Alder-street dock and the others at . St. Johns. First of the big cigar-shaped log rafts ot the season win be started on Its way to Ca Ifornla Sunday, being one built by the Ham mond Lumber Company and Intended for delivery at San Francisco. The Shaver steamers Shaver, Cascades and Sarah Dixon will be used for towing the raft to Astoria from Stella. Reports from the Bast of the sinking of the steamer Eldsvold by a German subma rlne caused some to recollect that a vessel of the same name was here a few years ago. but Merchants' Exchange records show her to have been a Norwegian bark. Bringing 250 travelers and 2300 tons freight, the San Francisco & Portlan Bteamsmp uompinre liner Beaver reap peered from California ports at Atnsworth dock at 10 o'clock last night. She is to sail on the return tomorrow. The Beaver h the distinction of being a vessel desired by the Navy and actually commandeered, onl to be returned to her route as more valuable for shipping Interests In view of the rail road demands than she would be In the war. Two Mosler Boys Join Navy. MOSIER. June 7. (Special.) Tw more Mosler boys have responded to the call of Uncle Sam, Carroll Cole, eld est son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cole, and Frank Proctor, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John Proctor, of Mosler, havln passed satisfactory examinations for th Navy one day this week in Portland. The boys will be allowed to return home for a stay of 10 days before beln placed in the naval training station Phone your want ads to The Ore go nian. Mala 7070, A 6095, SHIP WORKERS MAY ABANDON HOLIDAY Eleven of 17 Unions Already Have Reported Six Others to Report Thursday. STANDIFER MEN UNANIMOUS Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company Employes to Ask Permission to Work Half Holiday Begin ning; June 22. Another week will probably tell the tale whether shipyard workers will work Saturday afternoons during June, July and August on a straight time asls, instead of doublt time, or take he afternoon as a holiday. As far as the union men are concerned, affiliated with organizations under the Portland Metal Trades Council, it is said 11 of 17 unions have reported on their vote and alx others are to be reported by Thursday night. At tbe office of the Emergency Fleet Corporation it was said yesterday the voting in the yards will be finished next week, and until that time no offi cial action will be taken. The several thousand employes at the wooden yards of the G. M. Standlfer Construction Corporation, aT Vancou ver, Thursday met voluntarily and of fered to give up the Saturday half holiday, granted by ' the Emergency Fleet Corporation for June, July and Angust, and to work through the Sum mer on those days at straight time, thus turning out one more ship. Standlfer Men Vn.aJsn.ua. After the meeting, which indorsed the proposal practically unanimously. the news was transmitted to officers of the company. The employes will now draw up a pe tition asking permission of the Emer gency Fleet Corporation to work at straight time Saturday afternoons. On close figuring, the men asserted they could turn out. at least one extra hip by working Saturday afternoons. as during the three months IS half holl- Idays would be declared. Men employed by the Grant Smith- Porter Company have decided to pe- ition the Emergency Fleet Corpora Ion to be permitted to work the half holiday, beginning a week from today. There will be no work carried on to day in the yards, except comparatively few men who will be engaged in work that must be rushed. Labor organizations whose members are. engaged in war industries are not unanimously in favor of giving up the Saturday half-holiday during the Sum mer months. This was brought out at the meeting Thursday night of the Central Labor Council, when three large unions reported that they have not concurred In the proposal. Machinists, shipwrights and steam- fitters' unions, the reports showed, have not voted for relinquishment of the half holiday as a means of speed ing production in the shipyards. The reason for hesitation to approve the waiving of the half day was asserted as a desire to have the change ar ranged by agreement at Washington and not merely through action of the laboring men themselves. Speedy Operations Favored. Fred L. ' Bourne, president of the Portland Metal Trades Council, himself an employe of a shipyard, said be felt the suggestion to. have the change brought about at Washington was a good one. At the same time there are a num ber of men in the yards who express themselves as willing and anxious to "turn to" Saturday afternoons without more ado, because they feel that 32, 350 men building shtps in Oregon can bring about a decided Impetus In the speeding up programme with half a day's extra labor. They also say it Is better for the Oregon forces to ini tiate the movement, as they have, and to carry it out as well, rather than have the executives of the Shipping Board request it, which they regard as probable soon. A question has also arisen as to the night shifts, which start to work at the usual hour Saturday. It is contended by some that they are entitled to half a day vacation every week or else dou ble pay, while employers recite that the night shift Is paid a bonus of ( per cent over the day men and the half holiday does not apply. WASCO LEAVES HARBOR TODAY Guests Are Bidden to Ride on First Wooden Ship to Astoria. Carrying representatives of the wooden shipbuilding division of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, her builders and a few guests that Include members of the Chamber of .Commerce, the City Commission and others, the new wooden steamer w asco, first wooden ship completed in the Oregon district, as well as having been the first launched, will leave down today and carry the party as far as Astoria. She is to remain there a few days and then go forth for a coal cargo. Captain Hanson made final arrange ments for the vessel's documents at the Custom-House yesterday and, while all of her crew are not aboard, they will join the ship at Astoria. The Wasco one or the Hough design and was built by the Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company, which has 11 others of the same type In th water. The Inspec tion of the Kasota. the third vessel floated, will be started today. RIVERS ARE RISING ABOVE No Gain at Portland During Day, Though Depth Will Increase. Points, on the Columbia and Snake rivers reported Increases In the stage of water for the 24-hour period ending at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, but only a minor gain was shown here, three-tenths of a foot Increase being Indicated In that time and between 8 o'clock In the morning and 8 o'clock last night there was no change, the river here standing at 11.9 feet above zero. The forecast of the Weather Bureau is that It will be 13.3 feet here Monday. Yesterday's readings were: -3 "J o. STATIONS. B-a Wenatchee Lewiaton Umatilla .. The Dalles Eugene .... Albany .... Salem Oregon City Portland .. 40;26.0 2211. 4 2514. 2 40.il. 2 -f-o.sio.no -t-l.2iU.U0 -t-0.OiO.00 0.S0.00 10 3.0 -4-0.3 0.00 20 2.4 1.1 U U.UVi -f-o.3lo.no I 20 J2 IS 2.9 -t-o.ilo.oo --0. 310.00 11.9 Movements of Vessels. ' I Kh PORTLAND, June T. Arrived Steamers arnath and Argyll, from San Francisco; aver, Irom aa Francisco sj tjaa Pedro; Washtenaw, from Port San Luis. Palled Steamer Korzigan 111, for San Francisco. ABERDEEN, Wash., June T. (Special.) The steamer Raymond arrived at W A. M. and la loading at the'Hulbert mill. The steamer Chehalls arrived at 11 A. M.. and after discharging a cargo of general merchandise at the Foster dock In Hoquiam and the Commercial dock here, will load a cargo of lumber at the Hoquiam Lumber & Shingle MUL The steamers Daisy Matthews. Helene and Tamalpals all cleared today. The Matthews cleared for Honolulu from the National mill in Hoquiam and the Helene from the Aber deen Lumber A Shingle mill, and tbe Tamal pals from the B. K. Wood mill, both for California porta. ASTORIA, June 7. Arrived at 6:30 and left up at T A. M., steamer Washtenaw, from Port San l.uls. Arrived at 9:15 A. M. and left up at 4:20 P. M., steamer Beaver, from San Francisco and San Pedro. Left up at 12:30 A. M, steamer Argyll, from San Francisco. TACOMA. June 7. Arrived Steamers North Bend, from British Columbia: Kavalll. from Alaska. Departed Steamer Governor, for California. SAItT FRANCISCO. June T. Arrived Auxiliary schooner Ethel, from Portland, for Salvador. POINT REYES. June T. Passed at 10 A. M.. steamer Halco, from. Tacoma for San Pedro. SAN FRANCISCO. June 6. Arrived at 8 P. .M.. steamer Rose City, from San Pedro for Portland. SEATTLE, Wash., June T. Arrived Steamers Multnomah and Richmond, tow ing barge 95, from San Francisco: Racalll. from Portland; Admiral Nicholson, from Southeastern Alaska. Departed Steamers Governor, for San Diego; Cordova, for South weatarn Alaska. SAN FRANCISCO, June T. Arrived Steamers Martha Buehner and O. C. Lln- dauer. from Coos Bay; Pasadena, from Al bion; Halco, from Tacoma; Svea. from Aber deen. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or., June 7. (Special.) The third ot the Emergency Fleet ateamers con structed at the McEachern yards will be launched at high tide on Monday. The craft le of the Hough type and will be christened the Makonda. Miss itose Mary Mahoney, daughter of the marine editor of The Ore gonlan. acting as sponsor. Bringing fuel oil for Astoria and Port land, the tank steamer Washtenaw arrived at T o'clock tble morning from California. The steamer Beaver arrived at 9 o'clock thla morning from San Pedro and San Fran cisco, bringing freight and passengers for Astoria and Portland. The steam echooner Trinidad shifts to night to Stella, where she will take on i deok load of piling. Laden with lumber from Westport. th steam schooner Johan Poulaea will sail this evening for San Francisco. The steam schooner H.ntt Barabara. csr rylng lumber from Westport, is to sail to night for San Pedro. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. June 7. (Spe cial.) The War Klsk Insurance Bursau Is considering tbe advisability of reducing the coat of seamen s Insurance, according to advices reoelved from Washington today. The rates have remained unchanged alncs the system was put into effect. As tbe rates of insurance for hulls and cargoes have been decreased It Is suggested that the ratea of seamen's Insurance ahould be cut In proportion. The reports or tne various riveting con tests held at shipyards through the country are so ambiguous that but little Informs tlon la conveyed to those havtng a knowledge of work In the shipyards. It Is announced by a local official of the Oovernment, whose duty Is connected with the shipbuilding In dustry here. This " of ficlal malntalna that the report for each so-called record per formance should enumerate all the details. The report should state the kind of rivet used, countersunk or snap, the diameter of the rivet, the kind of machine or gun em- Ployed, hand or the heavy, suspended type, and everything else which will Illustrate how the riveter managed to perform the record In question. The officials of the Emergency Fleet Corporation have made en Investigation and will. It is expected. suggest that all riveting records be made under uniform conditions. IT. S. Naval Radio Reports. TOSEMITE, San Franclsed for Seattle. 115 miles south of Columbia Hlver. RAINIER, San Francisco for Vancouver, 400 miles north ot San Francisco. ADMIRAL FARRACKTT. northbound, fog bound off the east of Chugach Islands on June 6. S. E. VICTORIA, Seattle for Nome, 2: miles east of Unlmak Pass on June a. ALASKA, southbound, leaving Seward for Latouche. NORTHWESTERN at Shaken. ADMIRAL 8CHLEY, In tow of steamer Wahkeena, Los Angeles for San Francisco, 177 miles from I.os Angeles. ATLAS, towing barge 03. Portland for Richmond, 204 miles north of Richmond. Tides) at Astoria Saturday. High. Low, . M T.2 feetf:53 A. M T:43 P. M 1:00 . .1.8 feet 8.1 feet Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, June 7. Condition of the bar at 0 P. M. : Sea, smooth; wind, south, light. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, June 7. Maximum temper ature, 83 degrees: minimum, 67 degrees. Hlver reading, 8 A. M.. 11.9 feet; change in last 24 hours, 0.3 font rise. Total rain fa! (B P. M. to 5 p. M.) none. ' Total rain fall, since September 1. 1H17. 87 SM inches normal. 42.58 Inches: deficiency. 4.tt9 Inches. Sunrise. 5:21 A. it : sunset. 8:oU I. M. Total sunshine, 11 hours 46 minutes: possible, 15 hours 39 minutes. Moonrl.e. 4:17 A. M.: moonset, 8.04 P. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level) fi P. M.. 20.9b Inches. Relative hu mldlty at noon. 33 per cent. THE WEATHER. Wind STATIONS. Slate of Weather Baker Kolse Boston Calrary Chicago 81; O.0O 12 V U4 0.00:. ..V 7 0.32 18, SW Cloudy Clear Pt. clonrty Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy 80,0. 00 calm 62 0.00 Unnver Lies Moines ... 70 0.00 . 70 O.O(l). 60 0.0OI. NWiCloudy SE ICloudy Eureka -n w iClouuy Galveston tU O.OO'M'S Cloudy Clear Cloudy ' Pt. cloudy Helena 80 0.0U. ,XW ..IO.OSL.iK t Juneau ...... Kansas City . . I.os Angeles . . Marshfleld .... Medford Minneapolis . . Bl! 74 0.00 . . SW clear 72 0.00 . ..NW'Clear IXliO.OO 12 N'W 7O0.OOi...SW BOiO.OOl. .!8 78 1.52.24NW colo.ool . . ;s Pt. cloudy Clear New Orleans . . Pt. cloudy New lork ... Cler Cloudy North Head . . North Yakima. 02 0.0O . . INE clear Clear Clear Pt- cloudy Phoenix Pocatello Portland 104, 0.0O N 800. 00 N'W 82 0.0O . 84 0. oil!. W N Koeeburff Clear Sacramento . . St. Loula Salt Lake .... San lMeso San Francisco. Seattle BO 0.00 15 3 Clear Clear Cloudy 7H 0.0012;NE 81 0.0UI. .NW 6S 0.00 . .SW 64 0. 00,18 SW 72 0. OO . .W 62 0.O0I. .hV VO 0 .txi'lO.PW 70 0-OOj. ,NW 60,0. OOl. .S . . . ;0.01 calm 12 0.0O . .W Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clourfv Sitka. Spokane ...... Tacoma Tatooih Island. (Cloudy Cloudy tValdex Walla Walla . . Washington .. Winnipeg Clear Clear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy SO O.IH'12'XW 74 0.O0 14,S tA. M. today; P. M. report preceding day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair and cooler, moderate westerly winds. Oregon Fair and cooler; moderate west erly winds. Washington Showers: west portion fair, cooler east portion; moderate southwesterly W'ldaho Fair; cooler north and southeast iwirl Innl. EDWARD L. WELLS. MeteoroJnglst. We manufacture for Shipbuilders BOAT SPIKES BOLTS SHIP RIVETS NORTHWEST STEEL Ct). Portland, Oregon. CHEERS ARE LUSTY Shipyard Workers' Perform ance-Pleases Britons. VISITORS ARE CONFIDENT Addresses Delivered at St. Johns Plants Elicit Enthusiastic Re sponses From Men; Workers Urged to Build Ships. Men of the Q. M. Standifer Construc tion Corporation's wooden yard and those on -the payroll of the Grant Smith-Porter Ship Company, at St. Johns, proved to Crawford Vausrhan. former Prime Minister of South Aus tralia, and Sergeant-Major C. H. Smith. a veteran of the Marno and other early ngagements with the Huns, that the Americans are husky in voice as well as otherwise yesterday. when they cheered the speakers, the Army and the country in a way that would have drowned a bollershop din. It pleased the visitors, even to Frank L. Cann, who is traveling with the speakers as manager of. their tour in the interest of the National Service Section of the Emergency Fleet Cor poratlon. Mr. Cann believes in brevity and force. 'ahlps, bhlps. Away, is the way they cheer on the Atlantic Coast these days, as well as the old "Hip, Hip, Hurrah!' he told the men at the St. Johns plant. He asked them to use the new words in cheering. They did. It could have been better. And. just to prove that they could Improve, the men tried it again, and Mr. Cann ad mitted that their cheers made some of the Eastern yell teams sound like novices. Victory H(s em Tonnage. James F. Clarkson, general manager of the Standlfer wood yards. Intro duced the speakers at Vancouver at 10:15 o'clock, and at the St. Johns yard the honor fell to E. A. O'Callahan. head rigger, the addresses starting there at 12:15 o'clock. Mr. Vaughan told the men of his de sire to go into the war zone and of being officially denied the chance, but said he had received word that he was to start for France on the conclusion of his speaking tour and displayed pleas ure at the prospect. "victory now depends on tonnsge. said the speaker. "Through that alone we can go ahead, as there is no ques tion of men or supplies. But their de livery to the trenches depends on ships. The flag of freedom, our boys and your boys say. wlil never be pulled down for the white flag of surrender. The bald headed eagle of the Rocky Mountains will yet fly over the double-dyed Ger man vulture. General Blrdweod "nocked." Mr. Vaughan told a story of General Blrdwood. of the Australian forces, who was discovered at a dangerous point In the trenches by an enlisted man who yelled at him as a shell was heard screaming: "Birdie, duck yer bloomln' 'ead." When asked afterward if he punished such a display of familiarity and lack of discipline. General Bird wood said: "No, I simply ducked my bloomln' 'ead." The speaker told his hearers to con sider what might happen in the United States If the Germans controlled Can ada. He said the border would be lined with forts, such as Belgium had faced, and he 'said with their superior forces, as before the war, they could sweep the northern part of the coun try, repeating the outrages that had rendered Belgium and France a waste. "The finest message you can send over there are these ships of liberty, and I say to every shlpworker. stay on your job, for you can build 25 tons a man each year and that will trans port five fighting men." Sergeant-Major Smith spoke to the men at Vancouver, telling of his per sonal experiences at the front and dis playing souvenirs he brought from the battle fields. At the Grant Smith-Porter yard the party was entertained at luncheon. Two materials are used to make up most of the dresses, Jersey and cloth, taffetas and Irish lace as a waistcoat, taffeta and Jersey, linen and cloth. orene de rhine and crepe treorcrette. AMCBEJfKTS. CHAT NO. 16. , Do you know that a Pathe Film man will be in the Oaka Park to morrow afternoon taking pictures? Yes, he is going to photograph everyone visiting; the park in the afternoon real moving pictures that will be shown in the Oaks Au ditorium the following Wednesday. It eurely will be a novelty for some of us to see ourselves on the screen and you can imagine the comedy that will be worked in when un suspecting couples are caught un awares. Be out here Sunday aft ernooncome out in the morning, bring a picnic lunch and spend the day. Cioffi's Celebrated Band will give a splendid concert both in the afternoon and evening. Beth Groves Young will sing and there will be a rousing Western movie with Big Bill Hart featured. This pro gramme is entirely free to Park guests. For picnic parties there are the most inviting little Summer houses here with tables and seats for lunch time. Hot coffee, too, may be prepared in the free kitchenette. You may leave your lunch baskets in perfect safety in the free check ing room. Plan to . spend your Sunday at the Oaks there is something live ly happening there every minute of the day thrilling rides may be had on the scenic railway, Ferris wheel, chutes and for the little tots the smallest engine and train in captivity. Then there are places just built for laughter aod fun you will feel better for having spent a day in this pleasure park. Cars leave First and Alder every few minutes transfer from any part of the city 6-cent fare. Launches leave foot of Morrison. JOHN F. CORDRAY Moving Pictures Taken at the Oaks Sunday. AMTS1MTXTII, ATTEND HEILIG SPECIAL PRICE MAT. TODAY, 2:15 Performance Stopped -TO V1KW- ECLIPSE IF VISIBLK LAST TIME TONIGHT, 8:15 Brilliant Farce -Comedy 'Mary's Ankle' IF TOr DO NOT "fiET" 40O LACGIIS YOU AHE HOT WELL. TODAY SI. 75g. 6O4 TONIGHT 1.50. 81. 75S BO BAKER ALCAZAB PLATERS Mat. today Last time tonight. Greatest of all modern comedies, -BREWSTKR'S MILLIONS" Immense cast and ecenic production. Eves: SSe. 55c. 3r. Sat. Mat. i ZSe, ate. Kejtt wek. starting tomorrow matinee "The Marriage of Kitty." Mr. Martin Beck Presents. LCCILLELCAVAXAGH with Frank Hurst A Ted Tjoner. Wttltf lrld-re:and & Co. Jean & Eileen. JovrnriAH the rajah co. Paul Gordon & Ante Rica, 1 argot Francis A Partner. MARIE NORDSTROM PANTAGE ZL MAT. DAILY 2 :S0 PEACOCK ALLEY," Vlvlasi Blackbnrn. F. I wood F. Boatwtrk sad Aseorlate Playera. Six Other Big Arts. Three Performances raily. Night Curtain at 7 and 9. LY'RI C MCSTCAI. HOK Mat. Dally 10c. Nights start at 7. Today and tonight. Dillon Franks and tns Lyric Company la THE MF.RRT-GO-ROCND. And Fatty Arbuckle In his latest comedy hit. Moonsblne." Ksxt wk. starting tomorrow mat.. "THE I.OV-E PIHATES." See it today from Council Crest Park the opportunity of a life time to view The Creators Most Marvelous Spectacle, The Suns Eclipse "Portland's Roof Garden" is the "high spot" of the Northwest, sommanding an unobstructed view of the country ' for many miles around. Admission to the park is FREE t v nandns; in the (treat Crest I Parlllon. with the famous I Council Crest Orchestra and I Monte Austin. I t V TUJ1UKKU1Y I The first of a series of Sun- I day- afternoon concerts by I Nelsen's Peer less Orchestra. I Monte Austin slugs. 1 HOP A C. C. CAR Council Crest Park The Happiest Spot in Town AUDITORIUM TONIGHT, 8:15 Music Festival MABEL RIEGELMATssoiras. FRANCES INGRAM, co.tr.it. MORGAN KINGSTON, t..., HIRAM TUTTLE, n.rit... Chorus 250 Voices. Portland Symphony Orchestra. 'Prices, $1.50, $1, 75c, 50c, 25c. Sale until 6 P. M. at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s. After 7 P. M. at Auditorium. DANCING! TONIGHT Cotillion Hall Fourteenth Off AVaablnsjto.. Portland's Finest Amusement Palace, nall-Hearlns: Sprlna; Floor. rKi7.i: wal'i-z. OREGON HUMANE SOCIETY Offlc. Room IKS Courthoooe, Mb St. ln trance. F1ion from 8 to 6, Main 378, Home Phone A 2020. Mfbt call after office hours. Main t70. Keport ail caaea of cruelty to the above acW drasa. Electric lethal chamber for email ant mm. Horae ambulance for alck and dlaabied anltuala at a moment' a notice. Anyone deatr ln a dog or other pet communicate with ua. Call for all lost or atrayed atock. aa we look after all Impounding. There la no more c.iy pound, juat Ore son Humana 6oclir i