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TI1E MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 19iS. PORTLAND IS ASKED 10 ASSIST - MARINE Ii Shipping Board Head Urges Preparations for After- . War Business. . AMERICA TO LEAD WORLD delphla headquarters of the Emergency Fleet Corporation a blue pennant flown by the Grant Smith-Porter Ship Com pany, indicating the Portland yard led the country 'daring- June, had only one to wave over the plant, for yes- telegram came, explaining' that organization here was second in the ho wing, so was entitled to a red pennant. However, honors went to the Aber deen yard owned by the same interests, it having taken first place. There four ways are maintained as compared with eight ways at the Portland yard. Best progress in May was made by the Port land yard and second place went to the Aberdeen plant, and. even though the nags again have been held "in the fam ily," Eric V. Hauser, general manager for the company, came in for his share of Joking yesterday for having to ac cord the Grays Harbor plant credit for being the best for the month, though only half as large as the one here. NEW SHIPS TO BE STARTED HARMONY IS URGED BY FLEET OFFICER toward X. Hurley Writes Commer- Two Vacant Way at Supple-Ballln clal Club for Information Con- cerning Its Plans for Deep v Water Traffic. Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, has called on the Portland Chamber of Commerce to help operate soma of the new ships being constructed. Before actually assigning tonnage he seeks to learn the situation here with reference to preparations for deep-water traffic. He narrates in a general way plans for the future in reaching the marts of the globe with American vessels; also asks pointed questions regarding what is under way to accommodate the new conditions. A communication received from him yesterday follows: "I am going to call upon your or ganization for some team work. "The time has come for Americans everywhere to put themselves solidly behind American ships. "Our railroads must no longer stop . at the ocean. We are building an American merchant fleet of 25.000.000 "- tons 3000 ships. We are backing raod ern shiDS with "modern port facilities. establishing our bunkering stations all over the globe, and will operate witn American railroad efficiency. carry American cargoes at rates cor responding to our railroad rates the cheapest in the world. Fast Ameriian passenger and cargo liners will run regularly to every port In Latin Amer ica, the Orient. Africa and Australia. Portland Vrged te Help. "We must take off our coats and work to bring these American ships home to the people of every American Interest and community. "Has your organization appointed a live committee on merchant marine? . "Is the chairman of this committee a man of international vision? "Are you applying the new world vision to the interests represented in .' your organization and learning what ships can do toward widening your ..markets? "These are your ships. It Is your duty . to bring them close, regard them as new railroads, spread knowledge about them through investigation, meetings, discussion. "Public neglect ruined our old mer chant marine. Cqigress was not to blame it simply reflected the Indif- . ference toward ships of the average American. Once more we have a real American merchant fleet under way, backed by far-reaching policies for ef ficient operation. We must dispel In difference and keep our flag on the trade routes of the world. "I want to hear personally from your organization. These are precious days ef opportunity. The Nation is united for team work and service. Let us wake up, America!' which means wak ing up ourselves. I expect you to write me, outlining your views and making any suggestions that you think will be helpful in our work. Commercial Body to Act. The chamber will advise Mr. Hurley that Portland has extensive waterfront facilities, unused now to a material de gree because of the war; that steps have been taken for the organization of an operating company with a view of running ships just as he proposes, and that the trade and commerce bu reau of the chamber has handled im portant matters as a general commit Plant to Be Used for New Vessels, Delay In final execution of contracts on four composite ships the Supple Ballin force Is to construct for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, which were decided on July 12, leaves two building berths at the yard vacant and It Is expected the preliminaries will be hurried so that keels may be laid soon. The original contracts accepted by the corporation were for eight vessels. Six have been launched, the lasf two Detng the A I rile, July 16, and the Ashe- burn, August 1. Two vessels under way are progressing, yet as four ways have been kept going in the past, all of the men cannot be employed as advan tageously as before. At the same time It is said there has not been any de crease in the force, ao the organization can be held Intact until the word is passed to begin operations. The Calala. first of the fleet finished and which was on her official trial trip Wednes day, probably will be delivered to the Government early In the week. FRENCH SHIP CHANGES WHEEL Commandant Challes' Speed Will Be Advanced to Sleet Standard. to have new propellers fitted, ao she will have the same design as others We will of the fleet finished, the French steam auxiliary schooner Commandant Chal les will shift from the yard of the Foundation Company to the St. Johns drydock this morning. When the wheels are changed the vessel Is to be com missioned. Under the original specifications the vessels are to make eight knots, but greater speed being required In the war zone to conform to the time made by fleets under convoy, the propellers were designed anew. Until the Com mandant Challes was given her trial none of the original propellers were tested, so it was decided to ascertain just what speed could be made with them. Another of the Foundation ships will be drydocked tomorrow and during the coming week the fleet In the water may be augmented by one.' CONCRETE SHIPYARD GROWING. PiledriTer at Work on Site on Co lumbia at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., Aug. 9. Spe cial.) Rapid progress is Deing made in constructing the yard for the building of concrete ships by the Great Northern Shipbuilding Company, at the foot of Columbia street, and just below the Co lumbia River Interstate bridge. This yard adjoins the G. M. Standifer Construction-Corporation's wooden yard, on the east. Buildings in the rear are near- ing completion for the machinery and warehouse, and a plledrlver is now-driv ing piling for the ways. Vancouver is the ouly city on the Pa cific Coast where steel ships, wooden ships, concrete ships and lifeboats are being built. It Is expected that six ways will be put In by this company when fully in operation. MACEY BOARD POWERS FIXED Several Decisions Aimed At In Con ference Held in Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA. Aug. . Several Friction Between Shipyard Managers and Draft Offi cials Is Smoothed Out. SEATTLE METHOD SUCCESS S. A. Keenan Explains How System Does Not 'Disturb Industry. All Interests Here Pledge Helpful Co-operation. it was announced at liberty loan head auarters here today. Each train will carry a number of American troops who participated In the battle.' They will describe their ex- I periences and urge upon their hearers the necessity of buying liberty bonds. In each city time will be allowed the crowd to pass through the train. This inspection will be followed by a for mal programme in which the war I speakers will be heard. nnnmr rnui niumriiT CM SUICIDE WELL-KNOWN GIRL Mrs. Luke Walker, Klamath Falls, Prominent "at State- University. IT M m mm mt inn nun Bill S. REQUESTED Bankers of Twelfth District Take Action Regarding Government Contracts. - EUGENE, Or., Aug. 9. (Special.) m r T 1 TTT.11... - U. 14. J .. i cide at Klamath Falls Wednesday, was CREDIT RELIEF AIMED AT formerly Miss Miiarea Wilson, a stu dent in the University of Oregon. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. St Wil. son. now or Koseburg, who made their home in Eugene while their children Coast Financiers Confer With Fed. were attending scnooi nere. miss wn son was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority and was a favorite in musical and dramatic circles. Dave Wilson, a brother of "Mrs. Walker, who also attended the uni versity, is now in France with the 91st Division. Mrs. Walker took cyanide of potas sium while suffering from a temporary attack, of temperamental melancholy. Stephen A. Keenan. branch officer cf he Emergency Fleet Corporation at Seattle, appearing yesterday before representative shipbuilders and exemp tion board executives essayed to smooth away the friction that has ex is ted "between these groups over oper ation of the selective service system. There were numerous dmonstratlons of the clash of views at the conference. held in the Portland Hotel assembly hall, but marked progress toward solu tion of the difficulties and establish ment of harmonious relations was achieved. A resolution pledging all interests to helpful co-operation was adopted. Seattle Sets Example. Mr. Keenan brought the message from Seattle that the shipbuilders and draft officials . have composed their differences so successfully that that city. both fills .Its draft quotas and speeds shipbuilding operations without interruption. Methods by which class 1 men employed in Seattle shipyards are withdrawn quietly those not neces sary to the Industry were not dis closed by Mr. Keenan. He insisted Qpni ICC that the Tirohlom or wlthHrwino- - W UU JL lectives with a minimum cf disruDtlon for the industry has been handled Mrs. Edna Rose, of Ogden, Asks Po- wun aeciaed success, and that l"ort- i land will do well to fall in line. Tha conference was called and pre sided over by John H. Stevenson, branch officer of the Emergency Fleet Corporation in Portland. About 60 heads and managers of shipbuilding plants and local and distnict exemp tion board members were present. Dan J. Malarkey and Otto R. Hartwig rep resented the district board, and acting Adjutant-General Williams also was in attendance. WILSON FIGHTS ALABAMAN President Classes Congressman Hud dleston Administration, Foe. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. President Wilson, in a telegram, characterised Congressman George Huddleston. of Alabama, as "in every way an opponent of the Admlnistration.M The President's telegram was sent In answer to an in quiry from Frank P. Glass, of Birming ham, as to Representative Huddleston s record. . "I do not feel at liberty to make any discrimination ' between candidates equally loyal, but I think I am justified in saying that Mr. Huddleston s record proved him In every way an opponent of the Administration," the telegram 'said. BELIEVED LOST Difficulties Are Adjusted. lice to Find Andnew Rose. V Mrs. Edna Rose, of Ogden. Utah, tel egraphed Chief of Police Johnson yes terday to assist her In locating the whereabouts of 'her husband, Andrew Rose, from whom she. has not heard since the land drawing held on July 22. She fears her husband may be lost. She said that he was going to look over some more land on July 24. He is described as 6 feet 7 inches in neignt, nas aarK hair, brown eyes. era! Reserve Officials at San Francisco; Aid In Winning War Is Pledged. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. Calling on the United States Government to provide a method for prompt payment under contracts for food and other supplies, representative bankers from the 12th Federal reserve district today held a conference here with Federal reserve officials. Quick action on Army and Navy con tracts was asked in resolutions passed later today so that banks might be relieved from strain on their credit and left free to dispose of the $16,333,000 deficit in subscriptions to the last three Issues of Treasury certificates of indebtedness. A separate organization in each state to direct the sale of the certificates was urged in other resolutions adopted. Country Banks to Get Loans. Banks In the larger centers were asked to lend to such of their country correspondents as are unable to sub scribe to the certificates from their own funds sufficient sums to cover th'eir allotments. City banks, a resolution adopted said, if necessary, should be allowed to pass such loans to the Federal reserve bank for discount and to charge the same rate the certificate bears. James K. Lynch, governor of the Federal reserve bank of San Francisco, presided today and among the speak ers was Governor Stephens, who scored disloyalists and praised the co-operation offered to the Government by the bankers. - RaJph P. Merrltt. Pacific Coast mem ber of the United States division of co-ordination of purchase, explained new plan whereby the Government Is to pay on contracts in this district through the Army quartermaster at Fort Mason and through the naval pay- 4j The ,. EagIe . y Screams From ' y'Ka Mountain -CrOne of Our Country '9 Sunday Nelsen's Orchestra in concert from 2 until 10 P. M. ' Admission to the : Park is Free. . " r r t jne OJ KJUT Vjvuniry -r 4-Minute Men Speaks TONIGHT The management of Council Crest Park especially requests its patrons to assemble at 10 o'clock tonight to hear a spirited four-minute talk on "The Mo , bilization of American Man Power" by Dr. W. Arnold Lindsey Dr. Llndsey has accepted an Invita tion to address the great Saturday night Crest party, and all should hear him. Monte Austin will sing the latest patriotic song hits with the dancing in the big pavilion. It will be a big night tonight at 3 Council Crest Park Hop a C C Car Dancing every evening except Sunday. J DUTCH TALK PEACE New Cabinet May Be Asked to Attempt Mediation. . OBSTACLE POINTED OUT The hostility that has grown up be- wea an opal ring on right hand and master at Mare Island. This is expected tween the clashing Interests over appll cation of the selective service regula tlons, and particularly over deferred under .Emergency Fleet Corporation ar- nAlLaUAU rangements, was In evidence at various unctures during the session. In the end, however, conciliatory resolutions were approved and an Important step toward harmonious adjustment of the difficulties here as in Seattle was taken, On motion of Russell Sewall. of local board No. 2, a resolution voicing the wish of the Interested factions to co operate and work harmoniously both had an open-faced watch with the name Rose engraved on the back. SURVEY MADE Plan to Unify Operation of Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric. SALEM, Or- Aug. 9. (Special.) A complete survey of the situation in the Willamette Valley leading to - uni fication of operation of the Southern for the building of ships and the raising Pacific and Oregon Electric is being con of Army quotas was introduced and ducted tv Fnlanil Minmr n'Rri.n pih tee. suoh as he asks about, while under I decisions regarding the administration it Is the navigation committee, also active In matters other than those which have a direct bearing on the channel. Mr. Hurley's queries coma at a time looked upon as most opportune by offi cials of the Chamber. The recent visit of John H. Rosseter. the newly ap pointed director of the bureau of oper ation of the Kmergency Fleet Corpora tion, also afforded opportunity for pointing ont advantages of Portland; of the Macey board were reached .at todays conference of Pacific Coast shipbuilders and representatives of their employes. It was agreed that recommendation be made to the board, which convenes in Washington next Monday, that each district examiner associate with him self a representative of labor and the shipbuilder in the discharge of his office, and that the examiner's de cisions should be put Into effect with likewise. Mr. Rosseter was in position I out reference to any other inner. to name additional facilities that could This leaves but one Important ques be provided to strengthen Portland's tlon to come before the conference, position In bidding for Government that of the extent of the powers of the ships to ply on old as well as new trade I Macey board. routes. Mr. Hurley's letter opens the way FLOREXCE zor oirect ana tull presentation of the position of the entire Columbia River and Inland Empire districts. BAR DEEPENED FORT'S FUNDS ARE LIMITED Coal Dock May Be Provided First and Dredge Hull Later. Confronted by two heavy expendi tures which must be made this year, that necessary for the construction of an open storage dock alongside the drydock for taking care of bunker coal and building a new hull for the 80-lnch .pipeline dredge Columbia, the Port of J'ortland Commission is expected to . decide in favor of the coal dock first Construction of Jetties Adds Two Feet of Water Without Dredging. EUGENE. Or- Aug. ,9. (Special.) Blueprints of the Government surrey or the harbor at Florence. Lane County. show that since the completion of the jetties last May the depth of water at mean low tide over the shallowest place on the bar has been Increased from 12 to 14 feet by the action of the water and without dredging, according to tu. j. Adams, who has returned from a business trip to Florence. 'The beauty of it is that the channel goes straight to sea without changing Its course," Mr. Adams stated. "A pilot and endeavor to obtain funds for the can drive his vessel straight into the Columbia's hull later. The construction of the new stern wheel steamer Portland Is virtually provided for, part of the expense be ing represented by money received last year through the sale of the steamer Ocklahama. and the difference will no doubt be drawn from the funds on quiet waters of the river." Marine Notes. Employes of the Ceast Shipbuilding Cora 1 panr art agog over preparations for a pic nie to t held tomorrow at Estarada. It Is I said at the vara tnat tne number of tickets -- ..no Kiwii m. i.v.rvnn. mi r mi watenmnn- . plan to ask for authority to increase ls taxation revenue at the next elec tion, the per cent limitation law hav . ing prevented the Port having all means necessary to carry on projects deemed most important. COLUMBIA DOCK ACQUIRED To so over details of the new 5000-ton all wooden steamer Bbipbulldflr and represen tatives of the Emerxeney Fleet Corporation met lut nlirht at the Hotel Multnomah. The final check enables the plana betns presented to tne government experts at Philadelphia as embodying the Ideas of the Willamette and Columbia River builders. Inspection of the new steamer Kstla was flnlehed at the Kleraan c Kern yard yes Kerr, Glfford & Co. Increase Wharf Steamveeael Inspectors Edwards and Wynn. boo win so on inai next weea. ana storage f acilities. By a rental deal just concluded the Columbia Dock, the property of the Lewis Investment Company, has been added to the wharf and storage facil ities of Kerr, Gifford A Co, Inc. An nouncement to that effect was made yesterday by H. H. Rasmussen. general snarager or tne last named company. The dock has capacity for approxi mately 11,000 tons of grain and will be operated as a grain dock in connection with the company's regular grain busi ness. Kerr, Glfford A Co.. Inc also have tinder construction a new cereal mill la connection with the Alblna dock, which is expected to be completed and ready for operation within SO days. This mill will be used mainly In the manufacture of oatmeal and other ce real foods. Machinery for the plant. It is said, is already on hand. ABERDEEN 'V-VRI ls FIRST Grant Smith-Porter Plant Passes Pennant to Small Brother. ' Due to a mistake made at the Phlla-1 i.os P. M Employee of the Grant Smith-Porter Bhlp Company were addressed at noon yester day by sergeant Hathaway and Dr. Tra malne, of the National Service Section. Raymond Shipyard Has Paper. RAYMOND. Wash., Aug. . (Spe cial.) A newspaper called Chips will be issued by the Sanderson-Porter ship yard at Raymond and is to represent the various activities of the shipbuild ing Industry on the Wlllapa Harbor. Thirteen hundred men are employed here beside the office force and the newspaper to voice their interests and record their doings will be of great benefit, as well as a matter of much In terest among the workers. The paper will be printed by the Raymond Herald. Fondue on Way to Seattle. RAYMOND. Wash., Aug. . (Special.) The Fondueo. the first ship launched by the Sanderson-Porter Shipyard In this city, started for Seattle Thursday. Three tuga had her In tow. Tides Saturday a Astoria. High. Low. :JS A. M TS feetllO:0 A M...0.8 foot passed. It was voted further that Chair man Stevenson appoint a committee of three members to take up the .matter nd plan to carry Into execution the spirit of the resolution. In his talk before the conferees Mr. Keenan declared that too much em phasis has been put upon the effort to rout slackers from employment In ship yarns. Slackers -To Be Weedeel Out. "We've got to quit worrying so much about the isolated cases of slackers down lh the yards." he - declared. "TBeyre there that we all know but never mind, they'll be found. We'll get them out In due time. In the mean time, there ls no need to disrupt ac tlvltles by dragging out essential workers. Among those who spoke at the ses sion. Chairman Stevenson Included. were Mr. Malarkey. of the district draft board; Acting Adjutant-General Wil liams, Charles F. Swlgert, vice-presi' dent of the G. M. Standifer Ship Con struction Corporation; William F. Woodward, of local board No. 7. and A. F. Flegel, of local board No. 9. Important among the questions raised was one dealing with the powers or tne district arart board In classify ing Industrial workers. It was agreed promptly by members of this board and those holding to opposing views to sub mit the question to the Provost Mar shal-General through the Adjutant General's office. General Manager Davidson, according to a letter received by Public Service Commissioner Buchtel from District Director Gllman. The letter is in response to a query as to what ls being dona about a phys ical connection of the two lines Eugene. to eliminate delay In payment,. Mr. Mer- ritt said. Final action, he announced. will be taken on the matter at a con ference of the division of co-ordination of purchase at Washington, i. C, in September. War Support Pledged. Resolutions adopted today, pledging the bankers' aid to the Government in winning the war. were drafted by a committee including Edward Cooking- ham, of Portland, Or., chairman; David H. Moss, of Seattle, Wash.; F. H. Par sons, of Boise, Idaho; P. P. Greer, of Globe, Ariz; Charles S. Burton, of Salt Lake City, Utah; J K. Moffitt, of San Francisco, and Stoddard . Jess, of Los Angeles. The conference closed to night. Nieuw Courant, of The Hague, Says Some Belligerents Might Be Offended; Smugglers of . Gold Are Busy. denly from heart failure at the family home. 646 Alberta street, at 10:30 o'clock last night. During a residence of 25 years in. this city, Mrs. Murphy was an active worker in Anchor Lodge. Knights and Ladies of Security, and other fraternal orders. She ls survived by a widower and one daughter. Miss Florence Martin, of this city. Tba fu neral will be arranged later. "PATH OF GOLD" DARKENED s 'CRUISE' -EHDSIMABREST SOLDIERS' MAIL IS VAST Seven Mlllon Letters Received From Men In France Since July 2 9. WASHINGTON. Aug. 9 More than 7.000,000 letters from American soldiers in France have been received at Atlan tic ports since July 29 and the Post Office Department announced today that every one of them was started for its destination, within 21 hours after Its arrival. Of all this mail, the department said. 80 per cent was sorted as to railroad routes in this country before it left France. SIX OFFICERS HELD AS STEAMER YADKIN ARRIVES IX PORT. Side Trip Through Mediterranean! Ii Taken on Return VoyageShip's Supples Sold for Pittance. NEW YORK. Aug. 9. Behind the ar rest by Federal officials today of six officers of the steamship Yadkin, a former North German Lloyd liner taken over by the United States Shipping Board, lies " the story of a strange "journey" which the vessel ls said to LONDON, Aug 9. Rumors are cur rent in Dutch political circles that Deputy Nolens Intends to suggest to the new Cabinet that it makes an offer for mediation to both belligerent groups, according to Amsterdam dis patches to the Central News. The Nieuw Courant, of The Hague, warns the government against any such attempt, saying that it might bring Holland into difficulties with the group which does not desire mediation. ARNHEM, Holland, Aug. J. Smug glers have done a big trade here for some time past in sending Into Ger many gold coins of all nations. The coins are eagerly bought up by dealers of indeterminate nationality, mostly in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague, at a premium which has reached 70 per cent of the face value. In Germany they fetch double that sum. Thousands of smugglers have been dealt with in the courts In the last four years - and 700 cases are still await iner trial. One smuggler was caught recently San Francisco's Hrllllantly-LIghtcd Street to Dazzle Xo More. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9 (Special.) The San Francisco city authorities were notified today by United States Fuel Administrator Albert 12. Schwab acker that if use of the two lower lights of the .electroliers along the "Path of Gold" on Market street were not discontinued until permission be given by him to use them again, the Federal authorities would attend to the matter themselves. The Fuel Admin istrator was Informed by the Board of Supervisors that control of the lights rested with the downtown association. On communicating with that organiza tion, Schwabacher was told that his order would be obeyed without ques tion. The famous "Path of Gold." known as one of the most brilliantly-lighted streets In the world, tonight has but one of its three lights burning" on each pole. This, with all lights for street signs and show windows out, makes San Francisco's big street a gloomy thoroughfare. TO PROTECT RAILROADS Special Agents Named for Properties In Northwest Districts. SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 9. Special agents for property protection of Gov ernment railroads In Seattle, Spokane and Portland districts were named to- CONDUCTOR IS ARRESTED Southern Paclfio Man Accused of Stealing $15,000 In Quicksilver. the country. He wore a suit every button of which was a cloth-coverea ten-florin or five-florin piece. There are also reports of sandwiches ith srold coins Instead of slices of have taken through the Mediterranean sausage oetween tne nreaa anu uunor. after having recently landed a cargo of supplies ior tne aniea armies. , . , , . rmim 01Cn On this cruise, which constituted alLMUIirrriin rilVULJ J I JU "stae trip on tne return voyage, tne attempting to take gold coins out of at a etlng here of chief special officers are said to have made merry, stopping at various ports and selling the ship's valuable stores ls order to supply themselves with wine and spare cash. On arriving In this country sev eral days overdue, their "alibi' 'Is al M. Androa Found Guilty in New port for Violating Dry Law. NEWPORT. Or., Aug. 9. (Special) agents with Robert S. Mitchell, of St. Louis, representing the section of rail road property protection of the railroad administration. W. H. Uecker, chief special agent of the Great Northern In Seattle, was named local head of the new system of Government policing. E. B. Wood, chief special agent at Portland for the Ore gon-Washington line, was named for that district, and J. S. Hlndman, chief at Spokane for the Northern Pacific, was named for Eastern Washington. Mr. Mitchell said that special agents working on one line will be required to assist In apprehension of thieves on all other lines in their district. It is SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9. Following leS8d to hav been that submarines had M. Andros, the Portland chauffeur who SecretarT McAdoo's Idea, he explained. charges by Department of Justice oper atives that he stole $15,000 worth of quicksilver from freight shipments on his trains, Charles M. Gibson, a South ern Pacific Company conductor, on the line between Tucson and Lordsburg, N. M., was arrested here today. Gibson was said to have taken 125 flasks of the substance and to have shipped them to himself in this city under the name of J. R. Porter. to have freight handled by the Govern ment as inviolate as mail. PASP0RTS ARE DENIED With Socialists in Switzerland. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. SEATTU!. Wash.. Au. . rSneels.1.1 ia uesry, a Seattle naval architect, is attending a conference of the United States Shipping Board where the adoption of his design of a wooden ship of 6400 deadweight tone ls being advocated ss the most praotical type or vessel for the Emer gency Fleet. The Geary design has received the indorsement of the Washington Wood Shipbuilders' Association, a delegation from which body is in attendance on the Ship ping Board. The Geary type calls for a wood snip or oeou aeadwelght tons, 330 feet long. 40-feet beam and 29-feet depth of hold, with flush decks and low suDerstruc- w- . i v A.v-wtj y j-jjw i-. aus. . i . , . . - . . . , .... Dan or tne nouse r Seven new steel freighters of the 8800-ton x,.tf prosecution bv the Dominion srov- eoers. Assistani. unuea otaies Before ronce JUOge naraing resuneu . - ...., , .11 K.. 1 1 , k. ...Una 1. . .hi. t ' " - - ' 1 Af.nAV fMm KflWln IV 1 KArtrtV nf I- V. J . . . . . -"'" ----- nwnt will be undertaken acainst """'r-r-" - . . 'i.r '" " Ju'- Duuaing pisms in tne unent, nave oeen at- .. . .. . 7. -.T Tnmnklnaville. cnier officer or tne jcaa- tivri to the United states shinnini BnH. those responsible ior tne t-nouri. , The ships .re tastern star. Eastern Sun. strike engineered iast riaay ana bat- n th. Mltrrnan vovaVe the MrMKr nCTrilTlflM UflMC HDCM .VCi- ; V w n : lt ulilhiiuh huiiil vi uii draft evader, Albert I 0 nil,..!,,, nth., nnrii At on a port, it is charged. S100 tons of coal was sold for only flZ3. Strike Leaders to Be Prosecuted. driven them from their course. I was arrested last week by the state This "exnlanatlon." however. Is said nollcs for having liquor In his posses to have been discredited when the of- sion, was tried here today before Judge ficers.of a Spanish vessel to whom an Harding and found guilty. He was offer had been made at sea to sell the fined $150. His attorney gave notice of Yadkin's coal became susDlcious and I Annual. reported the matter on their arrival to I Andros was Indicted 'by the grand the United States Shipping Board, jury for the same offense. He was tried Commons Members Desire to Confer When the Yadkin eventually reachetj I before Judge Hamilton and rount not this country the shin s stores, valued at guilty. Major Deich, of the State Mill thousands of dollars, were practlcaly I tary Police, prosecuted the city case exhausted. It Is charged. I here today. The case against William Details of the Mediterranean cruise lArmitage for a similar offense was dis- are furnished in a confession said to missed In the Circuit Court, but a trial have been obtined by Henry Ward I here yesterday for the same offense Eastern Chief. Eastern King. Eastern Queen. urday protest against the killing I Yadkin Is said to have stooped at Ge Kiatern Sea and Esst Port. The vessels -t- j . . I Yadkin is said to nave stopped at be- are the first of a fleet of SO such vessels contracted for by the United States Shipping Board and built by Japan In exchange for shipbuilding material. Columbia River Bar Report. TffTRTH HEAD. Aug. . Condition of the bar at x. u.; fees, smootn; wina, soutn miles. River resdlng at 8 P. M. New York Sugar Mark rt. KEW YORK. Aug. 9. ?The market for sugar Is unchanged at O85o for Cuba's cost and freight, equal to 6.0350 for oentrlfugaL of the alleged Goodwin, according; to a statement made here tonight by W. T. Crothers, Minister of Labor. Conduct of the sol diers in connection with the strike will be left to the military court of Inquiry. The appointment of W. E. Burns as 6.4 feet, special prosecutor In the case was an nounced Dy Jar. urotners. Fifty Women Moved From Kelly Butte to Troutdale Institution. 22 D. H. Rowan Goes .Fast. TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 9. (Special.) D. H. Rowan, general agent of the UNSKILLED LABOR ISSUE War Work Firms Can Advertise Only for Skilled Men. LONDON, July 9. Arthur Henderson, Charles W. Bowerman, secretary of the Trade Union Congress, and other mem bers of the House of Commons have to Switzerland to confer with Pieter Troelstra, the Dutch Socialist leader, regarding letters received from Socialists In enemy coun tries. The War Cabinet declined to grant them passports. The parliamentary committee of the Trade Union Congress and the execu tives of the labor party protested this . refusal strongly. Fifty women Inmates of the women's detention home at Kelly Butte were moved yesterday to the new home erected by the city at a cost of $25,000, near Troutdale, under the supervision WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. -Advertising, sa 1 1 V sk ihniip'h navifona nara r ! hv ntliAT SLACK.C.K UHASh III SI AM I "nern oM ireignz department in means, to obtain unskilled labor by em OLHlllXLIl IsllrtOl- IU l"l Tacnma mrlor to the time th Govern- j ...u-.ii.. ,i iuui iuuk u v ci ma luiruKlta, jeit to American Tax Dodgers in Canada Will Be Run Down. WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. To round up the tax slackers among American citi zens living In Canada, a corps of ape daily trained revenue agents soon will be sent to Canadian communities near the border. Revenue Commissioner Roper an Bounced today that the campaign against tax dodgers would result In the filing or income returns by many thousands of persons, including a large number of farmers, within the next few weeks. day for Chicago, where he will become representative of the Northwest Steel Company, of Portland. Directors of the Chamber- of Commerce tendered him a luncheon today. He was active in the organization. Mr.-' Rowan was con nected with the Northern-Pacinc both at Portland and Seattle prior to his coming to this city. He had been with I the Una for many years- Aviators to Be Watched. . - WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. To keep ' a close watch on the health of Army avi ators, training fields and 'camps, both In the United States and France, are to be supplied with "flight surgeons" and war work with a maximum force of more than 100 men ls prohibited by an order Issued today by the United States. Employment Service, and advertising ls held to interfere with the activities of the service. Non-war industries may continue to advertise for unskilled labor, but may not In the advertising offer superior in ducements or in any way undertake to compete with Government or war In dustries. War Industries also may con tinue to advertiee for skilled labor. Blaze In Supply Ship Put Out. NEW YORK. Aug. 9. A mysterious fire in the cargo of a large steamship loaded with supplies for the allies was of Chief Johnson, of the police depart- I discovered tonight as she lay at her ment. I dock on Staten iBland. Sailors turned The new home ls capable of taking I a stream of water into the hold con- rare of 60 women," said Chief Johnson. I talning the shells for the ship's guns. 'Each girl has her separate room and! which was next to that In which the bath and the surroundings are con-1 blaze started. After two hours the genial. All resemblance to a prison has been removed in the erection or tne new home, ana everything nas oeen done to make the new quarters "as homelike as possible." The new home Is In charge of Mrs. Rogers and two cottages are at the disposal or the women In addition to the main building. burning section was flooded. The shin was almost ready to sail when the fire) was discovered. France Lodges Protest. LIBERTY SPECIALS COMING CANNERY. STRIKE ENDED Administrator Merrltt Mediates in California Dispute. PEKIN, Aug. 9. (By the Associated nhvsica.1 dlrectors.v It wa nnnim-Ari k.i-iini. tn h. .nnnT.tm.n) ment of a strike of cannery workers in today that In future surgeons will live of a Chinese Minister to the Vatican tne Oakland plant of a large canning in close touch with the fivers and will nA th. reconfirm nf numi nnnolo at corporation was announced tonigni oy direct necessary perioas or rest, recrea- IPekin as being In contravention of the irtaipn r. momm '" ... . . . . . i i x si 1 1 i i r i. tion ana reiier irom outy. State Officer to Be Seaman. BEAUMONT, Tex., Aug. 9. George M. Howard, Secretary of State of Texas, has enlisted in the United States Navy as an apprentice seaman at New Or leans, according to word received by friends. It was said he would resign Immediately. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9. Settle- We manufacture izz Shipbuilders BOAT SPIKES Oregon to See Trophies of . War I Taken by Americans. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 9. Two trains, known as "Liberty Loan Spe cials." loaded with war trophies .cap tured by Americans on the Aisne- Two Army Flyers Killed. COLON. Aug. 9. First Lieutenant Thomas R. Evans, of Santa Cruz. Cal., and Corporal George D. Sensey, of ITien-Tsin treaty of 1868, which recog nizes a French protectorate over the I Catholics in China. A dispatch from Rome July 10 said that, as the Chinese republic expressed a desire to establish diplomatic rela- aay In ' an airplane accident. The plane In which they were flvlnsr Marne front, are, to tour the states In j dropped into -Colon Bay in 40 feet of tne i wemu r eaorai KMoryj lyisinci in i wateranct the men, strapped In the Ridgefield Park, N. J., were killed to- tions with the Vatican, the Popo had approved the appointment of Tai I every, particular. iTcheng-nn as Minister to the Holy See. lstrator for California. Mr. Merrltt acted as mediator In ths controversy. Under the terms of agreement the wage scale will return a minimum of 20 cents per hour to 85 per cent of the women employes ' engaged on piece work, and the official wage scale of male cannery workers was upheld in BOLTS SHIP RIVETS 7,8 feetliO;o P, H...1.3 feet the interests of the fourth liberty loan, j machine, were drowned, Phone your want ads to Ths Orego- nian. Main 7070, A 6035, Mrs. Mary Murphy Passes. Mrs. Mary A. Murphy, S3, died ud- NORTHWEST STEEL CO. Portland, Oregon