IS
THE 3IORXIXG OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, MARCTT J, 1010.
LOCAL MILK PRICES
DROP CENT A QUART
Harmony Restored Between
Producers and Distributers.
SCALE EFFECTIVE MARCH 1
Reduction Declared Due to "Grass
Season," Which Will Continue
for About Four Months.
Friction and disagreements which
have existed between milk producers
and distributers who handle the Port
land milk supply were removed and
peace declared at a dinner party at
the Imperial hotel last night. The
festivities were the culmination of ef
forts of both factions for the past few
days to restore harmony which has
been broken for more than a year.
Incidentally, of especial interest to
the milk consumers of Portland is a
reduction of 1 cent a quart in the retail
price of milk delivered at the homes
and sold in stores.
The cut in the price of milk results,
fay members of both former factions,
from the usual spring oversupply of
milk which continues for about four
months beginning about the middle of
February. During this part of the
year, known as the grass season, the
use of expensive feed is curtailed and
the supply exceeds the demand in the
Portland district.-.
Milk Kmptled Into Sewer.
In years past the milk distributers
have been forced to empty thousands
of gallons of skimmed milk into the
sewers and this practice has been the
result of much criticism. Steps have
been taken this year to utilize the
oversupply, and according to speakers
at the dinner there will be no milk
waste this year.
The peace pact secured through ne
gotiations of leaders of both .produc
ers and distributers will only be -carried
out on condition that all concerned
"play the game'" fairly, according to
statements made by members of both
interests.
"The harmony which has been re
stored." said Alma D. Kratz. president
of the Oregon Dairymen's league, "will
result in reductions in cost to both
producers and distributers and thi3
naturally will result in lower cost to
the consumer."
Portland District Affected.
The lowering of the price of milk to
both distributers and consumers af
fects virtually all of the dairy inter
ests serving Portland. A statement is
sued yesterday by the Oregon Dairy
men's league is said to be satisfactory
to the majority of the distributers in
the city and the prices indicated will
he adopted generally by all distrib
uters. Some dairymen who are not affil
iated with the Oregon Dairymen's
league and who have not been fol
lowing the scale of prices heretofore
established by the Portland Milk com
mission have reduced prices, but not
on the scale announced by the league
sLatement. One of these dairymen yes
terday left cards with his customers
announcing a reduction of one cent per
quart on common and certified milk
and one-half cent reduction on pints
of common milk.
A reduction of one cent on all cream
was also announced by this dairyman.
although the league. statement calls for
no reduction in retail prices of cream.
Scale Effective March 1.
The complete price schedule, effective
March 1, will be as follows:
To the producer, f'.i.JO for 3.8 per cent
milk.
To the distributer, l:,- cents a quart and
9 cents a pint, delivered.
Wholesale prices received by distributers
v-ill be reduced lrom 45 to 40 cents a gallon.
This covkis sales to hotels and eating
houses.
Quarts and pints delivered to retail stores
for resale to tile public will bo reduced
from J.'l'A to 1- cents and t to 7', cents
respectively.
Attending the dinner last night were:
A. I. Katz. president Oregon Dairymen's
league; Ci. War!!n, Ortgon Dairymen's
I'-ague; A. M. Work, president Portland
Damascus Milk company; M. Kehrli, Oregon
Dairymen's league: O. M. Washburn. Ore
gon Dairymen's league; F. Knecht. Oregon
creamery; C. M. Gregory, Portland Dairy as
sociation; Fred O'Donnell, Modern dairy;
M. S. Schrock, Oregon Dairymen's league;
3. Graham, Portland-Damascus Milk com
pany; A. Heiman, dairyman; Thomas
t 'armichael, Oregon Dairymen's league; W.
K. Newell, Oregon Dairymen's league: F. W.
2!azlett, Vine- Lodge dairy: E. D. Hamilton,
"olumbfa River creamery, Vancouver, Wash.;
ti. W. Parson. Crumpled Horn dairy: A. H.
Parson, Crumpled Horn dairy: G. W. Horton,
Columbia River creamery. Vancouver, Wash.;
Paul Eckleman, Kiverview dairy; F. T.
"Wilcox. Fernwood dairy: A. H. Schalberger.
Dairymen's league; T. S. Townsend, Sunset
ciairy; Charles Eckleman. Rivervlew dairy;
J. W. Pomeroy, Oregon Dairymen's leaguei
Jacob Luselier. Oregon Dairymen's league;
P. O'Donnell, City dairy; S. B. Hall, Mult
nomah county agricultural agent, and J.
Kehrlc, Cloverlaml dairy.
LUMBER CARG0ES LIGHT
Twenty-Six Vessels Carrying 17,
700,000 Feet Sent in February.
ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. S. (Special.)
Lumber cargoes from the Columbia
river during the month of February
were unusually light. Figures com
piled by Deputy Collector Hariri ix show
lhat in the month just closed 20 vessels
loaded at the mills in the lower Colum
bia river district and their combined
cargoes totaled 13,586,102 feet of lum
ber. Sixteen of these vessels, carry
ing 12,128,960 feet went to California,
'while four vessels laden with 1,457,143
are en route to foreign ports.
In the same period six vessels loaded
4. 166.539 feet of lumber at the up-river
Tnills, making a grand total of 17,752,
611 feet of lumber that left the Co
lumbia river in cargoes in the month
of February.
CUBA
BUYS
FIR
LUMBER
Cargoes to Be Floated at Xortlivvest
Forts Soon.
Two cargoes of northwest fir have
, Veen sold for delivery in Cuba, the
lousiness having been transacted
through the Douglas Fir Exploitation
company. Whether one or both of the
orders will be loaded on the Colum
bia river is yet to be determined, but
the principal interest of lumber manu
facturers is in the fact it i3 the first
time northwest fir has been placed in
the Cuban market in such quantity.
The early movement of fir ties to
the east coast, the Cuban business and
lrospects of moving lumber to Europe,
are pointed to by lumbermen as indica
tors of what could be done if only
tonnage adaptable for lumber trans
portation were available.
AV-2 READY FOR LAUNCHING
Second Concrete Ship Completed at
A'ancouver Yard.
W-2. the second of the concrete ships
f i nished by the Great Northern Con
crete Shipbuilding company, will be
launched at the Vancouver yard Mon
day afternoon. The third vessel is
rtady alto. It is planned to have work
started on the fourth and fifth car
riers as soon as the ways are cleared
to permit the forms to be built.
Because of the Port of Portland
commission being Interested In con
crete construction, both in the way of
a hull for the dredge Columbia and a
sixth pontoon for the St. Johns dry
dock. Captains J. W. Shaver and E. W.
Spencer of the commission will in
spect the vessels at Vancouver today.
The first ship, the tV-l. now in the
water, is "as dry as a bone" and is at
tracting considerable attention be
cause of being the first "stone" vessel
to be built in the district. The use of
concrete in barge building and the like
is being gone into and the general
opinion is that the material is desir
able for such carriers.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA, Or., Feb. 2S. (Special.) Fed
eral inspectors of hull and boilers, Astrup
and Duffy, were here today and Inspected the
emergency fleet steamers Cotteral and
Klamath.
Announcement is made from ths local of
fice of the San Francisco board of marine
underwriters that the highest bid for the
wreck of the auxiliary schooner Janet Car
ruthers, which is stranded on the beach near
Oray8 Harbor, was fll.lOO, submitted by a
Mr. Price, of Seattle, and It probably will be
accepted by the board. The highest offer
for the vessel's cargo was $0io.
Barge 93 arrived from Portland at 1 1
o'clock today after discharging fuel oil and
sailed at 12:40 for California in tow of the
tank steamer Kl Segundo, which put in
here this morning on her way down the
coa.st from Puget sound.
Bringing freight and passengers for As
toria and Portland, the steamer City of To
peka arrived at 10:50 today from San Fran
cisco via Eureka and Coos Bay.
The team schooner Daisy Freeman Is due
from San Francisco with freight for here
and Portland.
The cannery ship St. Nicholas returned
at l'J:30 this morning from Portland where
she has been on the drydock to be painted
and have her rudder repaired.
The tank steamer Wm. F. Hcrrfn arrived
this afternoon from California with a cargo
of fuel oil for Portland.
ORATS HARBOR. "Wash.. Kb. C. f Spe
cial. Of nine steamers, loaded and ready
to ctar for California ports, sf-ven got over
the bar about 10 o'clock this morning. Those
to clear were the Daisy Putnam, Yellowstone,
Hoquiam, Carmcl. vea. Grays Harbor and
Tahoe.
There were two arrivals, the Ta?sen and
the Charles Ch ristensen, coming In just be
fore noon. The Iajwen will load at the K.
K. Wood mill and the Christenscn at Lytle'i
mill, Hoquiam.
TACOMA. Wash., Feb. 2. fSpectal.
With a. cargo valued at over f1.O00.0tm. the
Osaka Shosen Kaisha pt earner Manila Maru
is due to sail tomorrow from here to the
orient. The Justin of the Garland line also
will sail tomorrow with a full cargo for
Shanghai. The Manila this voyage is car
rying a lot of fiOO tons of salt fish, some
nooo b4es of cotton and a big shipment of
tobacco. The Justin has cut tobacco, ateel
and cigarettes.
Following a conference of the shipyard
workers here yesterday the men decided,
according to popular vote, to stay out until
their demands were complied wit h. A icood
many of the men who were engaged in
waterfront work have secured their old
jobs and declare they are through with the
shipyards at least for a lime.
PRATTLE, Wash., Feb. 2S. 'Special.)
With the arrival of the American barkentlne
Benicla in Seattle this afternoon from Syd
ney, Australia, it was learned that the ves
sel had been sold by H. G. Seaborn and
apsociate of Seattle to Whitney & Bodden
of Mobile. Ala. The consideration was not
made public. Prosperity" a sun is shining in
the countries along the west coast of South
America where gold and copper mines are
being operated at top speed and many new
enterprises have been started, according to
officers of the sa fling suhooner Robert R.
Hind, now in Seattle discharging a cargo
of cottonseed cake from Huacho, Peru.
Both Chile and Peru have, been benefited
In a finannial way by the war, and as one
of the officers of the Robert R. Hind ex
pressed it. everybody seems to have money.
Many Germans, including officers and mem
bers of crews of Teuton ships Interned In
Callao at the outbreak of the war. are
being shipped back to Europe by the Pe
ruvian government, according to word
brought by the schooner.
At the annual convention of the American
Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots
held in New York in January, the name of
the organization was changed to the Na
tional Association of Masters, Mates', and
Pilots of America, according to word brought
by Captain G. W. Keeney. who was a dele
gate to tne convention from Seattle. The
local association today sent a protest to
the National organization against the laying
on oi masters or shipping board vessels de
layed by the shipyard strike In Seattle and
other North Pacific ports. These men will
be compelled to seek positions In other
parts of the country If they are not retained
in the service of the shipping board, accord
ing to officers of the Washington association.
SAN FRANCISCO. Fb. 2. (Special.)
The Union steamship Moana. Captain A. K.
Barlow, sailed for Sydney today at 3 P. M.,
but up to the time of departure none of the
customs officers had managed to locate any
of tho contraband pearls reported to have
been shipped 1 rorn Tahiti. There were quite
a number of gems In evidence at sailing
time, but all of these were beln g worn by
paBen&ers of the fair sex. The Moona had
nearly a full lit of passengers, the first
cabins being filled three-quarters and the
second class to capacity.
Announcement was made by the- Pacific
Mail company that an express service will
not be maintained by the steamer Newport
this year to handle the Central A merican
coffee business. Since the close .of the war
more coffee Is moving to the Atlantic and
there will be smaller shipments to this
port.
The three-masted schooner Coronado drift
ed from her position early this morning
when the anchor dragged and the craft
shifted nearly a mile toward the San Pablo
flats. The hook then held fast and no
damage resulted. The schooner was loaded
and ready for sea several weeks ago but
is held up by legal technicalities.
The Gulf Mail Steamship company has
issued a ached ule for the steamer Alliance
which provides for a sailing of the vessel
from this port for the lower coast once a
month.
Steward Theodore Smttn of the Standard
Oil tanker Astral died at sea of smallpox
on February 19 and was buried at sea, ft
was reported when "the ship arrived today
from Cebu. Philippine islands. The vessel
will be held In quarantine until March 5. '
The schooner Tague started for sea en
route to Guam mlth 2.0 tons of general
merchandise today, but the bar was so
rourrh that Captain Forest put back Into the
harbor.
The Standard Oil tanker Tamaha arrived
In ballast today from Kobe.
COOS BAT, Feb. 2R. Special.) The
steam schooner Bandon sailed this morning
at 10:15 with a lumber cargo from the Ore
gon Export company mill, en route to San
Francinco.
Reinstatement was made by the shipping
board on two of the Ferris type vessels under
construction at the Coos Bay Shipbuilding
company's yard. The cabin work wan prac
tically finished on one vessel and advanced
on the second, and so the order cutting away
the superstructure was changed.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Feb. 28. Arrived at mid
night Steamer City of Topeka, from San
Francisco and way ports.
ASTORIA, Feb. 2. Arrived down during
the night Ship St. Nicholas, from Portland.
Arrived at 9 A. M. and sailed at i:i:.10 P.
M. Steamer El Segundo, towing barge 93,
for San Francisco. Arrived at 11:40 A. M.
Steamer City of Topeka, from San Francisco
via Kureka. Left up at 4:10 P. M. Steamer
City of Topeka.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28. Sailed at 7
A. M. Steamer Oleum, for Portland, Sailed
at 8 last night Steamer Johan Poulsen. for
Columbia river.
SAN DIEGO. Feb. 27. Arrived Steamer
Daisy Matthews, from Portland via San
Francisco and San Pedro.
SAN PEDRO, Feb. 27. Arrived Steamer
Celilo. from Portland via San Francisco,
for San Diego.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 28. Arrived
Steamers Atlas, Klamath, from Seattle;
Lamaha, from Osaka; Oleum, from Astoria;
Satanta. from Liverpool. Sailed Steamer
Pasadena, for Albion.
NAGASAKI, Feb. 25. Arrived Fushiml
Maru, from Tacoraa and Seattle.
SEATTLE. Feb. 2S. Arrived Steamers
Hakushika Maru. from Daren ; City of Se
attle, from southeast Alaska: barken tine
Benicia. in tow of tug Tyee. from Sydney.
Saiied Steamers President, lor ban Die
Richmond, for San Pedro.
TACOMA, Feb. 28. Arrived Steamer
Quadra, from Britannia Beach, B. C. : Fulton.
Powell River. B. C Departed, steamer Ad
miral Nicholson, for Seattle.
GIBRALTAR. Feb. 27. Arrived Steamer
West Creasy, from Tacoma, via Norfolk.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27. Arrived.
Stearacr Bob King from Seattle, -
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CHARGES OF WASTE
Accusations of Lawmakers
Declared Unfounded.
GEORGE H. KELLY SEATED
Commissioners Hold Special Meeting
to Accept New Coal Storage
Dock at St. Johns.
The legislature' had Its Inning last
week in criticising the Port of Portland
commission as it is composed now. but
yesterday the commission "went to the
bat" and a few long flies went into the
field in the way of counter-criticism of
those who brougnt up certain features
of the port administration that were
declared to be unfounded.
Also the port body adopted a resolu
tion going on record as resenting the
allegations, as well as frowning on
the "alligators" in having held before
the public gaze certain matters averred
to be financial waste and general inac
tivity. "I don't know that it will do any
good, but I make a motion tht here
after any criticism of the Port of Port
land be confined to facts, for after a
while they will not be able to get men
to serve on this board if they are to be
subjected to such treatment," said Cap
tain K. W. Spencer.
"I feel that the commission should
have demanded of the legislature that
It be investigated when such declara
tions were made," said D. C. O'Reilly,
named to serve on the new board, who
was out of the city at the time.
"You know, and everyone in Port
land knows, it has been impossible to
get ships at any price during the war,
and why should a man get up before
the legislature and say we have lost
our 'pep' and lost the shipping of the
port?" continued Captain Spencer.
Captain Archie L. Pease thereupon
indicated that he would second the
Spencer motion, but George H. Kelly,
recently named by the legislature to
serve on the present board as well as
continue on the new one, said he un
derstood the Spencer motion was to
prevent persons "saying unkind things"
and. while he would be delighted to
bring, about such a condition, he ques
tioned whether the fact of the port
board going on record would still such
a practice.
He suggested. Instead, that a resolu
tion be offered to the effect the mem
bers resent the recent criticism.
"If these people know we are going
to make a roar against such treatment
they will he more careful in the fu
ture," insisted Captain Fpencer. ".My
idea is to compel them hereafter to rely
on the facts. I think the port has
shown 'pep' and the members have
helped the shipyards, which represent
ed the most important interests on the
river during the past year, and we even
went as far as Vancouver to make fills
for the shipping industry.
The commissioners had In mind, as
shown by the discussion, utterances by
S. B. Cobb, George H. Shepherd and
others, that the port body had lost its
"pep"; that 130.000 had been spent dur
ing the last year for legal fees, where
as less than $24,200 had been expended
for such services in seven years, and
that $21,500 had been spent for rubber
boots, the latter being declared to have
no relation to port expenditures, but
that it was made by the city in con
nection with work in Columbia slough.
Mr. Kelly was formally seated at the
opening of the meeting yesterdav.
which was a special gathering called
to accept the new coal storage dock at
St. Johns, built under a cost-plus ar
rangement by Robert Wakefield. The
dock is 90 feet wide and 250 feet long.
Discussion was indulged In regarding
the formation of the Albina dock,
where large boulders were encountered
in dredging.
They were first believed to have been
dumped overboard from some ship
which brought them as ballast, but it
was said yesterday the boulders were
apparently In the formation naturally.
Kither the dredge Titan, of the Pacific
Bridge company's fleet, will be em
ployed, or a "clamshell" rig used to re
move the collection.
COMPANY TO HONOR OKFICER
Steamship Portland to Be Renamed
Admiral Knight.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 28. (Special.)
......... .ru.ii .,. Aiiigni, a rear
aumiiui oi me American navy, the Pa
cific Steamship company today an
mm me name or the steam
ship Portland, recently added to the
umirai une, win De renamed the Ad
..... w j,.. ,uu(ji?(f tne company's
huih-j i naming us vessels after cor
manders In the American na.vv
ine i-omana recently was purchased
from the Alaska Navigation rnmn.n
and. after being drydocked. overhauled'
and refitted, she will be nla.-.H ii,.
company's freight run to souihnat.m
AiasKa points. Handling cannery busl
ucaa annual exclusively.
VANCOUVER TO LAUNCH SHIP
Second Concrete Vessel to Slide Into
Water Monday.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Keh ..
cial.) All is in readiness for the
launcning or the second concrete hin
the W-2. and the launching will be
held Monday, March 3. It is probable
that the W-3 will be launched Tues
day. March 4. The Columbia river.
which was rather low, is rising and
the water its suitable for launching
ships.
As toon as the W-2 and W-3 are
launcaed. work will begin on W-4 and
W-5, and it is planned to comnlete
theni before the June highwater of the
Columbia.
Marine Xotcs.
The steamer City of Topeka arrived late
last night in the ervlce of the Admiral line,
hailing from the liolden Gate. She called
at Eureka, but omitted the top at Marsh
field because of rouKh water at the en
trance. The result wax that pancengers
bound for Cool Bay pointa were brought to
thin city and will leave again on the hlp
tomorrow night.
Word reached Portland yesterday that the
steamer Krnest H. Meyer, which is owned
here, reported at Sallna Crui for fuel oil
Thursday on her way back from Antofa
gasta. where she delivered a cargo of lumber
loaded on the river. The vessel will pro
ceed to San Pedro and load for Tacoma.
The steamer West Modus was taken over
yesterday by the Admiral lines and the
West Harcuvar will be delivered to the
same fleet today. Both are to work flour
cargoes for the Atlantic.
Plans are being considered for sending the
dredge Portland to the Linnton station of
the Associated Oil company to clear away
sediment at the upper end of the oil dock,
the material beinf? pumped ashore for a
fill. Between 15.0O and lO.noo cubic yards
of material are needed to bring the property
up to grade to provide space for extending
the tank-storage facilities and allow for
the construction of a warehouse and truck
garage.
Surveying being done in the Willamette
river under the direction of the Port com
mission will include running lines along the
east shore of Swan Island, where the com
mission plans to acquire several acreH so
that the land may be dredged out to widen
the channel.
PORT EMBERS DENY
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"Had the League been in existence in 1914, Europe would have escaped the bloodiest of all
wars," declares the Birmingham Age-Herald. While the majority of the newspapers of
America regard the experiment of a League of Nations as tremendously worth trying, some
are as dubious as the-New York Sun, which says: "If the present project means the elimina
tion of the Monroe Doctrine; if it means the restriction of our independence; if it means
we are tying our hands as concerns the independent action of a free people and a free nation;
if it means that the United States shall carry the load and pay in large measure the bills of
maintaining peace in all the little countries of Europe and throughout the world the little
tribal nations and the big nations as well; if it means the hampering of this nation in its
economic relations to and with the other nations of the world, is it good enough for this
free people, this free nation is it the thing we want?" Read THE LITERARY DIGEST
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WEST CHERQW TAKES DIP
TWEXTV-FIFTII SHIP LACXCIIKD
BY NORTHWEST STEEL.
Twelve More Vessels to Be Floated
by Company Before Change
in Type Is Efrective.
On ways No. 1 t tho property of the
Northwest Steel company seven hulls
have been built, valued at nearly
$3,500,000 and havlnsr a total dead
weight capacity of 63.600 tons.
The hull of the ateamer West Cherow
left tho ways at 12:05 o'clock yesterday
and was the seventh carrier to be
started rlverward from that berth.
The ship was No. 25. according; to the
plant count, and all have been launched
in less than 24 mdnths. the first, tho
War Baron, which went from ways No.
1 also, having; teeu ' sent overboard
March 20. 1917.
Mrs. K. ildward Grelle. whose husband
operates the Independent Foundry
company's plant, was Invited to chris
ten tho ship and most successfully per
fromed the sponsor's task. Tho West
Cherow undertook her maiden voyagre
as though she had been tho same vessel
lunched seven times from tho same
cradle. ,
The West Cherow is to bo tho first
of the fleet completely outfitted at the
company s plant, tne z preceoniR
having: been finished by tho Willamette
Iron &. Steel Works. Tho Northwest
Steel company recently began tho es
tablishment of its own dock and shops
for fitting out ships. in cnarge is
William Lovcll. as marine superintend
ent, who Is one or tne ost Known ma
rine engineers in tne aiotrici. r ncu
the steamer was afloat a good start
had been made in the Installation of
pumps and such auxiliary gear and she
was shifted at once alongside the new
dock to receive her main engine, boilers
and such equipment. Joiner worK win
be carried out there as well as plac
ing all furnishings and fittings aboard.
ITnder the amended Bhip programme
the company will float about another
dozen ships before there will do any
change in the type.
OAKLAND IS NOW AT APIA
Portland Scliooner May load Copra
for Delivery Here.
Confirmation of the safe arrival of
the schooner Oakland at Apia, from
Lyttelton. New Zealand, was received
in a cable yesterday by Jack O'Neill of
this city, one of tho owners of the ves
sel. The Oakland left Lyttelton the
latter part of December. Fears were
expressed at San Francisco she had
trouble on the way, but Mr. O'Neill at
tributed the slow passage to the
typhoon season.
The Oakland is under charter to C.
Henry Smith of San Francisco, and
loads a cargo of copra at Apia on ac
count of A. O. Anderson & Co.. of
this city. It is possible she will be
ordered here to discharge, though tho
Smith interests are said to be desirous
of havinc her head for the Golden Gate.
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than many would assume from pre
vailing conditions, in the opinion of
James B. Kerr of the legal firm of
Carey & Kerr, who dined with mem
bers of tho Oregon Wood Shipbuilders
association last night. Mr. Kerr re
cently ended an eastern trip that via
made In behalf of the wood ship In
terests and had to do with ascertain
ing the future policy of the shipping
board with reference to terminating
the programme In Oregon and how set
tlements were to be adjudicated.
Pacific coast plants have built wood
vessels cheaper than either Atlantic
coast or the gulf yards." ho said. Mr.
Kerr made it plain that in lowering
the cost the, western yards had not
detracted from the substantial con
struction of vessels, but had made that
a standard and proved that the north
west was tho homo of the wood hip,
where all material abounds and car
goes are available for the completed
vessels as well.
PULITZER GOES INTO SERVICE
Port Decides to Recall Pilot Schoon
er From City.
Thoroughly overhauling of the pilot
schooner Joseph Pulitzer, making such
reasonable changes as members of the
Columbia River Pilots association may
recommend and placing her in condi
tion for service off the river as soon
as possible was agreed on yesterday
by the Port of Portland commission.
The vessel Is nominally in possession
of the city, having been lent early
last year to be used as a fishing ves
sel on the Oregon halibut hanks, but
STRESS Or BUSlfJESS
A nation's necessity has plunged many thousands
of boys and girls in their teens into the vortex of
business before their time. Many will feel the
strain upon vitality and energy and likewise the
need for the nourishing and tonic virtues of
A very little, taken regularly, is far more beneficial than
when taken by fits and starts. Scott's Emulsion is
concentrated nourishment that contributes to strength
and helps confirm the body in vigor and health.
Scott Bowie, Bloomfield. H. J.
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What Kind of a Memorial?
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the Port commission decided she could
no longer be spared for lhat purpose.
As the navy retains the tug Oneonta.
tho tug Wallula is the only vessel left
for work at the entrance and when she
Is called away to tow on the coast or
In the river the entrance is left with
out a vessel to carry pilots to and from
ships. The commission will request
Captain E. P. Parsons, manager of the
pilot association, to look over the ves
sel and make recommendations for the
work. She may be In service in a month,
WEST n.KI).V W A V IS AFLOAT
Columbia River Yard Launches Sec
ond Hull From New Ways.
Mrs. Percy A. Smith, sister-in-law of
Alfred V. Smith, president of the Co
lumbia Itlver Shipbuilding corporation,
christened the West liardaw.iv shortly
after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
big sSOO-ton hull is the second launched
from the new ways south of the main
plant.
Since the first ship was floated the
plant organization has attended to all
details of finishing the ships, even
hollers being manufactured on the
ground. The boiler shop is also build
ing boilers for all vessels to bo turned
out hereafter by the Northwest Steel
company. The two plants, with a total
of nine ways, ire credited with being
among tho leaders of steel yards In the
United Slates from tho standpoint of
the ships produced and the number of
men employed.
TRUSTEE FOR SOPHIA NAMED
Robert Trlpple Placed In Charge of
Wrecked Steamer.
SEATTLE, Feb. 2S. Tn the federal
district court today Judge Jeremiah
Neterer appointed Kobert A. Trlpple,
Seattle, trustee of the wreck of the
steamer Princess Sophia and of a fund
of $$805. representing the earnings of
the steamer on its last trip, when it
sunk October 25 of f . Vanderbilt reef,
Lynn canal, with a loss of more than
1
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PeopI
n
10 Cents
340 lives. This fund will be disbursed
by order of the court to claimants
against the Canadian Pacific Railway
company, owner of the Sophia.
The company formally surrendered
the wreck and fund to the Unite.:
Slates court. Claimants against the
company will be asked to submit dam
age claims to a commissioner to be
selected by the court.
U. S. Naval Radio Reports.
All position, riven at P. M. yesterdav
nnl"Hi otherwise Indicated.
AI'MIHAL Sl'HI.KY, San Francisco for
Seattle. ITS miles from Seattle.
A. K. Ll'i-AS. Powell Klver. W. C, (nr
F5tchmnd. -'n mlle north of Richmond.
8 1. M ., February -.
K. A. UOFFITT. I'rlnre Itupert for San
Pedro, mtlea trnm San 1'e.lro.
I. A SMITH. Siin am-lav for Mirth-
fl!d. r.L7 mile north of San Fran-vo.
l't iltTKH, Kirrrlt for San Prano-o. Sin
mile rmtth of l-'v.rett.
YOSKMITK. Port (.amhle for Fan Pran-rl.-'o.
ciile prt(ih of Cme Klatlerv.
II.HAK BXTKR. San Pedro for EaBle
lla-oor. nife otith of Kag'-e Harbor
HKNJAMIN HKKWSTKR. Vancouver fr
San Franrlrco. 47 J mi north of San Kran
cl.ro. noon. Kebruary 's
KI. itt;rMj4i, lowmjr harce . .Aston,
for San r'rant-tsco. rJ mllea north of fea'i
t"r n ci
rilANSLOS, Portland for San Francisco.
20. mllea rou;h of i'ilnnlii river.
WItl.AM KTTK. Mukllteo for San Fran
cl-o, C'.mi mllea from San FYanrlavo.
PHES1PKXT, S.attle for San Franclaco.
off Slip Point.
RH'HMOND. with Hotilfa barge ti. Seattl-:
for San Francisco. 7 j miles from SealUe.
Tides at Astoria Saturday.
Pish. 1iw.
0:O A. M 7.7 feet'flO A. M t. fee;
11:01 P. M R..1 feet 4:4T H. M 0.3 loo:
Columbia Rive-r liar Report.
NORTH HEAP. Feb. 2V Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M. tiea smooth; wind southwest.
16 miles.
Phone your want ads to tho Orego
nian. Phone Main 7070. A 609i.
ANNOUNCEMENT
We are pleased to announce) that
we have purchased the entire stock
and structural business of the North
west Steel Company and art pre
pared to furnish all classes of fabri
cated and structural material, bolts
and rivets. We hope to give all or
ders, both large and small, the aama
careful attention and excellent serv
ice of which our predecessors have
been so Justly proud.
NORTHWEST BRIDGE & IRON
COMPANY
P. O. Box OSS. Portlaad. Or.
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