TIIE MORNING OIIEGOMAX, FRIDAY; APRIL 18, 1919.
11
AT ST. JOHNS ASKED
Robert Wakefield's Certified
Check for $17,000 Forfeited.
BOND COMPANIES CAREFUL
Lowest Bidder's Offer $60,000 Be
low xt Lowest Held Too Great
Discrepancy In Price.
?.ew proposal are to be opened one
-wwvk i ruin ioua oj ma cuinmiMiuii u
public docks for the construction of an
addition of 309 feet to pier No. 1 and
the construction of the entire wharf o
pier No. 3. at the St. Johns terminal.
Kobert Wakefield, the lowest of four
bidders who filed tenders two weeks
ago, was unable to obtain a bond, so
j esterday the commission declared for
fetted a certified check for $17,000 and
ordered that new tenders be called for.
In the original advertisement for pro.
porals it was set forth that considers
tion would be accorded only such bids
aa were accompanied by a check, made
payable to the city of Portland, for
amount equal to 6 per cent of the pro
posal, to be forfeited as fixed and liqui
dated damages in case the bidder ree
lected or refused to enter Into a con
tract and provide a suitable bond for
the faithful performance of the work.
Mr. Wakefield was present and re
peated what had been made known to
the commission before, that eurety or
Fanizattons refused to writ a bond be
cause of about tSD.000 between his bid
aud that of the next lowest. .He added
that the next time he filed proposals
It would bo with the bond already tic-
cut-0.
Members of the commission debated
the matter of declaring the check for
felted, b'lt felt that under the construe
tion of the call for tenders there was
no alternative. At the same time it Is
believed that when the work is finally
awarded, whether to Mr. Wakefield or
another, the commission can rescind the
action of yesterday and order the check
returned.
The bid of Mr. Wakefield was 1299.-
971 SO and the next lowest that of A.
Outhrie & Co.. in the sum of H62.Z62.ii.
Air. Wakefield told the commission,
when the bond cubjo'-t was first
broached that In forming- unit prices
on the different features Involved e
had neglected to provide for Insurance,
either In the way of a bond, for fir or
liability, which, he estimated, would
cost him $14,000. It was reported yes
terday that prices Mr. Wakefield ob
tained on lumber and piling; wold save
him J40.000 as compared with other
bidders and that accounted in part for
the low bid.
In the call for new bids It Is provided
that the certified checks of the three
lowest bidders will be retained until
the contract Is awarded. The commis
sion was asked to consider other forms
of contract, but it was armed that aa
It is a readvertisement f-r tenders no
material cctcge should be made as to
the form.
COLOIBIA UrXCHES TODAY
riant to Float 2 0th Hnll and Third
in Two Weeks.
Launching- 20 hulls in 17 months will
save been the showing- made by the
Columbia River Shipbuilding; Corpora
tion by nig-ht as the 20th hull, that of
the West Vluechce. goes into the water
at 3:43 o'clock this afternoon. The
debut of the vessel will mark the third
floated In two weeks, the West Totant
and West Harsrave having left 'lie
Kara since April I.
Since the West Chana was floated
tf the Northwest Steel company April
11, there has been a noticeable jump
In rivalry between the two forces. The
fact the yards join has not tended to
make the feelln? less, since the North
west's crew post signs calling atten
tion of their competitors to the fact
the West Chana was launched in 4J
days, also that a keel was laid th
next day In record time of less than
SO minutes. So the Columbia yard's
fraternity has set out to xubdua 'he
boys across the fence and they are
talking of lowering; the hull record by
10 days.
COKESIT IS OX TRIAL TODAY
fctearoer Is Largest Yet Completed
in Port land Dlytrlct.
Vancouver sends out Its first big
steel ship this morning, tha 9500-ton
Bt earner Cokesit. tha largest ft com
pleted in tha Oregon district. Tha res
fl is scheduled to leave tha G. M.
Standifer Construction Corporation's
plant at S o'clock on her builders' trial.
The Coaxet. tUtershtp, s also about
ready and will aoon be under trial.
Tha Waban. the third of the big
hulls. Is to be launched tomorrow aft
ernoon and she will go into the water
in an advanced ctaae of completion,
her main engine being aboard, while
her masts and booms are up and
standing rigging finished and even the
lifeboats on-iieck. The Wawalona. the
fourth to laffnch. will have hrr Scotch
marina boilers in place as well aa tha
main engine and funnel when aha
elides Into the Columbia, and it is not
Veyond the bounds of possibilities that
she will sound her own whistle as she
is water-borne.
JiEW JAP TK.1JIP LOADS HERE
Jant'A Russell to Supply Initial
Cargo for Kalan Maru.
On her first voyage from the United
Statca the new Japanese freighter
Kalan Maru, a carrier of 8400 dead
weight tons, will load lumber here In
Miv for Mns. She haw been fixed
by Dant Russell and it Is estimated
she may load close to 4. 000. 000 feet.
The vessel has been prepared for the
trip from Japan to San Francisco with
general freight and will come north
for lumber.
- C. E. Dant, of the firm, haa returned
from China, where be went seven
weeks ago. He says there undoubtedly
will be a good trade re-established
with the far east in lumber and he
looks for fully as large a volume as
waa the case before the European war,
the only drawback being abundant ton
nage, though It Is thought much of It
will be supplied from tha Japanese
fleet. Mr. iJant was visiting business
connections of the firm and says he
was most encouraged by the indications
of business revival.
SEATTLE SHIPPING INSPECTED
Assistant Director of Federal Board
Leaves Paget Sound.
SEATTrji April 17. H. H. Ebey, as
sistant director of operations for tha
United States shipping board, with jur
isdiction over the Pacific coast, len
Seattle late today for his headquarters
in San Fraiclsco.
Mr. Ebey has been in Seattle several
days, inspecting shipping; board prop
erty and port facilities.
CAPITAL REPORT IS DENIED
BCILDIXG OF MOTORSHIPS 'OT
DESIRED BY PLANT.
WOOD
STEAMSHIPS
SOLD TD NEW YORK
Fifteen Vessels, Five Built in
Portland, Disposed Of. .
PRICE PAID $650,000 EACH
Oa Basis of Contracts Let by Ship
ping; Board Sale Indicates Loss
of 920 a Ton From Cost.
Captain Robert Ferguson, Master of
Adricn Bad in, Entertains Mcr
chants at Sonrabaja,
Washington reports, to the effect the
Peninsula Shipbuilding company was
endeavoring to induce the shippln
board to build wooden motorshlps, are
said by officials of the corporation evi
dently to have reference to suggestions
made that instead of converting Bulla,
intended as steamers, into sailing ves
sels, it would be more advantageous
to install internal combustion engines.
There are four vessels of 11 con
tracted for that will not be steamers
and instructions have been received
from the Emergency Fleet corporation
headquarters tor officials of the Ore
gon district to have an estimate made
of tha cost of converting two of them
into motorshlps.
The Idea of the Philadelphia officers
of the Emergency Fleet corporation is
to ftt the vessels with twin engines,
each of 750-horsepower, the Mcintosh
and Seymour design being Indicated.
That is not decided, as the estimating
details are now under way.
The Peninsula plant has turned out
four auxiliary schooners, each fitted
with twin engines of tha winton de
sign, the vessels being tha Erris, Ks
peranca, Adrien Badin and Pechlney.
In a letter from Colombo, Captain
Ferguson, master of the Adrien Badin,
writes that the vessel was 11 days on
he way there from Java, ZsOO miles.
At Sourabaya a number of merchants
were entertained aboard and they were
so impressed with the vessel and he
economical operation that Captain
Ferguson was induced to part with a
set of her plans. Captain r erguson
says there are excellent opportunities
for such vessels In the Chinese and Java
trade.
The vessel was only IS days from
Shanghai for Sourabaya. M00 miles.
ix days of which time there was light
wind and she moved ahead under her
auxiliary power. On the voyage it Is
aid the vessel burned only 13 barrels
of fuel and used 10 gallons of lubricat
ing oil.
MB AN ELIDES INTO RIVER
BIG 9500-TO.V STEAMER IS
LAUNCHED AT VANCOUVER.
Mrs. V. Mcnefee Beach Is Sponsor of
"ew Craft Standifer Yards Are
of Modern Construction.
Dr. Carter's K. & B. Tea
Makes Finest Home-made
Laxative Syrup
Easily Prepared Two Pints
Cost Almost Nothing: but is
iTompt, bure and Effective.
Beady-made laxative syrups for chlf.
6en are costly. By making this at
1 mm you not only save practically
SI.., but roii will have a much more
prompt and effective preparation.
fcimply obtain from any drug store a
packace of Vr. Carter's K. c B, Tea.
Put contents in a bowl. Add l'j pints
rf boiling water, rover and allow to
stand for 2 hours. Strain, add 1 pound
vt sugar and stir until dissolved.
Flavor either with essence of pepper
mint or wtntergreen according to taste.
love for adults, 1 tablespoonfut each
Mght or niht and morning until a
regular movement of the bowels is ef
fected. For children. 1 teaspoonful
more oa lews according to age.
For a real springtime tonic and blood
purifier, 1 teaspoonful every night or
every other niht for at least three
wrks.
Cut this recipe out and pasta tt on
tbo bolUc Adv.
VANCOUVER, Wash., April 17. (Spe-
ial.) The Waban. a 9500-ton steamer
built for the United States government,
was launched at 4:43 o'clock today by
the Q. M. standifer construction cor
poration. Mrs. V. Menefee Beach was
sponsor for the Waban. Mrs. Beach is
daughter of L- B. Menefee, of Port
land.
When the Waban was launched today.
the Cokesit. the first steel ship to be
launched by the Standifer corporation.
nd the Coaxet, the second one, were
moored by the outfitting dock. Tha
Cokesit returned last night from a six
hour river triai which she stood ex
ceptionally welL The Coaxet is rapidly
nearing completion and It win not oe
long before she will have her trial trips.
Just a little more than a year ago,
the land where the outfitting dock now
stands, and where three 800-ton ships
are moored, was covered with tall Cot
tonwood treea and where the great in
dustrial plant stands was a farm. Won
derful chajiges have been wrought In
short time and it is now asserted
that the Standifer steel plant is the
most ideal In the district, has the deep
est water for launching and the best-
laid-out yard.
The Waban is one of 10 such ships
being bnilt here and there are four
others on the great ways, three being
launched. She is 403 feet long and Is of
the Isherwood type. The keel for the
Ightb hull will be laid tomorrow.
DREDGING CONTRACT IS LET
Tillamook Harbor Channel to Be
Extended to Sawmills.
BAT CITT. Or.. April 15. (Special.)
The port of Bay City has let a con
tract to the Tacoma Dredge company to
dredge a channel with suitable turning
basins rom the main channel near the
mouth of Tillamook bay to the Cum
mings-Moberly saw-mill plant on the
lower bay above Garibaldi, and to con
tinue northerly along the Bay City
channel of the bay to Hobsonville,
where the Coatee people are now re
constructing the old Miami Lumber
company saw-mill.
The Cummings-Moberly company are
now taking logs and will aoon be
turning out lumber. They plan to
build about 100 cottages during the
coming spring and summer.
The sale of bonds to finance the
dredging operations haa already been
made to Morris Brothers of Portland.
FILL BIDS ARE TURNED DOWN
Work on Astoria Reclamation Proj
ect Delayed Temporarily,
ASTORIA. Or.. April IT. (Special.)
New bids will be asked for making the
fill in Astoria's third reclamation dis
trict. That was decided by the com
mission today when the only proposal
submitted, that of the Puget Sound
Bridge Dredging company, was re
jected. This bid was at the rate of
24 8 cents per cubic yard, a total of
j:s.0. The engineer's estimate was
357.000.
The bids of J. H. Dirkes and C. A.
Gerding on constructing the bulkhead
a: 1 the rip rap work, totaling (123.000,
were the lowest received. These were
satisfactory, but no contracts will be
awarded until new bids are received
for the nn. !
OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash!
ington, April 17. Five wooden steam
era, constructed at the Supple and Bal-
lin yards, at Portland, have been sold.
witn ten built at the .National amp.
building company yard at Orange,
Texas, at a price of 1650.000 for each
vessel, or S145 for each deadweight ton,
according to announcement of the ship
ping board today.
The fleet will be operated by the
Brooks Steamship company in the
trans-Atlantio trade, five out of New
York, five out of Havana and five out
of New Orleans. The vessels built at
Portland are the Dalana, Thala. Air
lie, Ashburn and Blrchleaf.
WASHINGTON, April 17. Negotia
tlons have been opened by the pur
chasers for 16 more vessels of the same
type. It is understood the purchasers
obtained insurance ranging from ly.
to Hi per cent, which shipping experts
said indicated the underwriters now
regard this type of vessel as a good
risk. The original insurance rate
ranged from 6 to 7 per cent. The latest
figures of the shipping board show 115
wooden ahlpa in aervice. Contracts
were originally det for 703 vessels of
this type, but 214 of the contracts were
canceled after the armistice.
Uu at $20 a torn Snataiaed.
According to the shipping board's
second annual report, contracts for
wooden ships which were let up to
August SI, 1918, called for an expend!
ture of approximately 8165 a ton. On
this basia the sale today indicates a loss
of zu a ton from the cost of produc
tion during the war, a total on the 67.-
000 tona sold of 81,340,000. Chairman
Hurley .as stated that in the Bale or
operation during peace of the fleet
built during the war a substantial
writing off would be necessary to allow
for the Increased cost of materials and
labor while the war was in progress.
Bias ror za additional ships of the
same class will be received by the
shipping board Monday, May 5. Suc
cessful bidders may transfer the ves
sels to foreign registry If desired.
Success of Vessels Assured.
Each of tha vessels to be sold aver
ages 3600 tons deadweight. The ship
ping board announced that the ships
were suitable for coastwise. trans-Atlantic
or trans-Pacific trading, a num
ber of the same class having been used
successfully in the Pacific Coast-Hawaiian
trade and between the United
States and Central America. West In
dian and South American ports on both
coasts.
The purchase of the Supple-Ballln
fleet by the Brooks line is accepted
here as the culmination of negotia
tions entered into several weeks ago.
At that time telegrams reached Port
land that a sale was pending. The
vessels were designed by Fred A. Bal
lin, who with Joseph Supple, formed
the Supple-Ballln organisation and
their first work was constructing the
motorshlps Mount Hood and Mount
Shasta for Gaston, Williams and Wig
more of New York. Then they took on
government contracts, Mr. Ballin having
his design of composite ships accepted
and the same vessels are being turned
out at the Vancouver plant of the G.
M. Standifer Construction corporation.
The Ballin ships are of the 4o00-ton
class, while the ships built at Orange
are known as the Dairgherty type and
are of 5000 tons deadweight. The first
two ships launched at the Supple-Ballin
plant for the emergency fleet corpora
tion were the Harney, now the Thala,
and the Wallowa. The former is run
ning between the Golden Gate and the
Hawaiian Islands and the Wallowa was
last reported, April 3, sailing from Phil
adelphia for Bordeaux.
The Awensdaw is held here, having
been delivered to the division of oper
ation and Is ready for service, while
the Dertona was launched a week ago
yesterday. There are two more of the
same design to be floated, which will
close the contract between Mrs govern
ment and the corporation.
CITIf TERMINAL IS LAUDED
PORTLAND MAKES GOOD START,
SATS COLOXEU
if
Plant Declared Valuable Asset
Portland Is to Enjoy Advan
tages of Commerce
In the J5t, Johns terminal Portland
has a valuable asset if there, ie to be
any appreciable business at this port,
for the first unit is .in line with the
highly developed terminals on the At
lantic coast that resulted from the de
mands ofwar, said Colonel William
Aiken Starrett. who was chairman of
the emergency construction section of
the war industries board, follow in an
inspection of the St, Johns property
yesterday.
I regard tne terminal as excepuon-
lly fine, strictly modern and splendid
ly laid out. and it has the ear marks
of the "best engineering, he continued.
I believe it is the best possible plan
and it strikes me as extremely reason
able. A feature that will no doubt
prove of inestimable value there is the
anchorage nearoy ror vessels, wnicn
must be proven when the shipping sit
uation brings about the development
of lighterage facilities, which is really
a system corresponding to the use of
motor trucks about the city to gather
packages and such freight for assem
blinff at railroad stations. Terminals
do not have to be in the -city, and if
they are several miles away it is not
objectionable, for cargo is handled eco
nomically in lighters to and from ships
instead of having them shift often.
'In the St. Johns terminal I find a
most laudable start toward the right
character of development that will in
sure for Portland most important as
.stance when the atain is busy with
shipping.
Colonel Starrett leaves for Seattle
tonlsrht and sails from there Tuesday
for Japan, China, Corea and Manchu
ria, the journey being principally for
pleasure, he says.
LOS AXGELES IS ELIMINATED
San Francisco & Portland Line to
Serve Only Two Ports.
When the liner Hose City resumes
operations May 1 she will ply only
between Portland and ban r rancisco.
Urn in a ting the run to Los Angeles.
That was made known yesterday, by G.
E-an, Portland agent for the San
Francisco & Portland Steamship com
pany. Mr. Egan says tne nose city
will be held to a nine-day schedule, so
there will not be allowance for the
southern California trip. The line has
included Los Angeles in Its schedule
since July, 1910.
The arrangement now is for the
steamer to sail from the Golden Gate,
May 1, arriving here May 3, and sail
ing southbound May 6, after which she
will be dispatched every nine days. At
San Francisco the steamer -will lay
over two days each voyago. The San
Francisco tfc Portland Steamship com
pany was considering offers from the
Admiral line for - a time to sell . the
Rose City, but as . the company was
paid - for the loss of the liner Bear,
also for the sale of the Beaver to the
navy, it is believed modern steamers
will be built to replace them as soon
as shipbuilders drop down to a cheaper
level, which is not expected imme
diately. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
SEATTLE!, Wash.. April 17. (Special.)
"Just here to look the plants over and meet
the boys again." declared William H. Todd
of New York, owner of the Todd Dry dock
of Seattle and the Todd Shipyard at Ta
coma, who arrived in Seattle last night.
Mr. Todd came In too late to attend the
launching of a ship at his Tacoma plant
last nifht. but will visit there today. He
said he had no news to offer. He was met
by C. W. Wiley, president of the Pueet
Sound Todd interests, and was in conference
with Mm until a late hour, lie is at the
New Washington hotel.
In a letter to Captain C. W. Hall of Seat
tle, Captain J. E. Brinker, who left here aa
master of the steamship Basteriing-, says
he has been transferred to the West Tucker.
a Portland built vessel, and Is en route to
uubiin, Ireland, with a cargo for the ship
ping board. Captain Brinker writes that
he expects to take the West Tucker to
Mediterranean waters with a possible call
at Constantinople. -
SAN" FRANCISCO. April 17. (Snecial.1
Australian coal Is cutttnr in on American
coal in the Hawaiian islands, according to
J. A. Kennedy, president of the Inter
Island Navigation company, who is in San
Francisco today on his way to Washington.
Kennedy believes the lack of American ships
is the main cause of the falling off of
American trade In coal. Up to a few
months ago the United States shipping
board sent large quantities of coal to the
islands in vessels owned by the Matson
Navigation company, the ships coming back
to tne Lrnited Mates with island carcoes.
Since the withdrawal of the vessels from
the Hawaiian run Kennedy declared that
more than 209K'0 tons of freight have
piled up on the docks at Honolulu await
lng shipment, and British vessels, released
from war service, are- now being put on
the Australian-Honolulu run. brinrina coal
and returning with Inland products. Ken
nedy is going to Washington to see if re
lief can be procured and the business di
verted to this coast. Four of the Matson
company's big boats are still in the serv
ice of tne government ana are at present
on the Atlantic coast.
Owing to the big volume of freieht of
fered to the White Flyer line, now operat
ing the steamer Humboldt between this
port and Los Angeles, Walter Scam m ell
expects he will have to place the steamer
Mayiair on tne same run in order to pro
vide facilities for caring for the surplus
business offered. The Humboldt arrived
from the southland today with a bfc list
of passengers and a capacity cargo. Scam-
mell said that he is offered enough freieht
to fill available space three-fold. The May-
fair is now en route to Puget sound, so
if the shift is to be made it cannot be
done until the vessel returns In about 10
days. x.
The schooner Matthew Turner, Captain
F. O. Scott, arrived from Cadis, P. I., today
with tf.i5.000 feet of Philippine hardwood.
Captain Scott reported that he encountered
a typhoon off the coast of Japan and lost a
number of sails and the rigging also was
damaged- The cargo is the largest Indi
vidual consignment of hardwood ever
brought to this port by a sailing vessel.
TACOMA, Wash., April 17. (Special.)
On a visit of inspection of the Tacoma and
Seattle plants of his organization. Presi
dent Todd of fcfi Todd Drydock & Ship
building corporation of New York arrived
here this afternoon. He says that he may
have some announcement to make tomor
row in connection with work here.
The U S. S. torpedo boat destroyer Gwfnn
underwent preliminary trial run this aft
ernoon. The Gwlnn is a product of the
old Seattle Drydock & Construction cor
poration, but on her trial runs lsitt year
wrecked a turbine which the plant here
replaced besides doing other work on the
vesnel.
The wooden steamers Chesterfield and
Fort Union were launched here this evening
from the Seaborn and Tacoma shipyards.
On account of heavy weather the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha steamer Canada Maru, on
her way to Tacoma from Japan and due
Thursday at Victoria, will not make this
port until Friday.
The Canada Mara This trtp has 2000 bales
of nilk for the United States valued at
S.OOO.OOO. The vessel has about 6000 tons
of freight for sound and British Columbia
ports and the east.
COOS BAY. Or.. April 17. Special.)
The steam schooner South . Coast is loaded
with lumber for ban Pedro and snouia sail
some time during the night.
The oil tanker Whittier arrived this after
noon from the south bringing in a fuel-oil
arro of 11 ,ono narreis lor tne Mountain
Slates Power company.
The steam schooner Martna uuenner la
ready for sea and is expected to sail for
San Francisco tonight.
Many small fishing craft have been to
sea in the past few days and a number of
good halibut eatcnes were maoe, iing ana
red snapper are plenteous In the local markets.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, April 17. Sailed at 7 A. M.
-American barks Levi G. Burgess and Ber
lin, for Nushagak. At 5 p. M. bteamer
Celllo. from St. Helens for San Diego, via
San Francisco and ban Pedro. Arrived at
9 A. M, steamer Daily Matthews, from San
Francisco.
ASTORIA. April 17. Sailed at 1:15 P. M.
Steamer West Togua. for Norfolk for
orders. Arrived at 1:30 P. M. steamer
Aurelia, from San Francisco.
HO QUI AM, April 16. Arrived Steamer
Willamette, from Portland for San Diego.
PORT SAN LUIS, April 17. Arrived
Steamer Washtenaw, from Portland,
FAN PEDRO, April IS. Arrived Steamer
Halco. from Columbia river.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17. Sailed at
7 A. M. Steamer Providencia, from Colum
bia river for Santa Rosalia.
ASTORIA, Or., April 17. (Special.)
With freight and passengers from Astoria
and Portland, the steamer Aurelia arrived
at noon today from San Francisco, via .Eu
reka ana coos ay.
The steam schooner Celllo, carrying him
ber from St.. Helens, Is to sail tonight for
Kan Pedro.
The flour-laden emergency fleet steamer
West Togus, which crossed out yesterday
on ber trial run, returned to port at 4
o'clock this morning and sailed at 1:20 thfs
afternoon for Panama, en route to Norfolk.
GRATS, HARBOR, Wash., April 17.
(Special.) The steamer Hoquiam cleared
today for San Pedro from the Grays Harbor
Lumber company's mm at Hoquiam.
HONGKONG, Aprn It. jirrrved Steam
er China, for Ban Francisco, via Yokohama,
etc
SHANGHAI. April 11. Sailed Steamer
Monteagle, from Hongkong for Vancouver.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 17. Arrived
Steamers J. C. Lindauer, C. A. Smith, from
Coos Bay; Kaian Maru (Japanese), for
Kobe. Sailed Steamer Hyades, for Hono
lulu.
SEATTLE. Wash., April 17. Arrived
City of Seattle, from southeast Alaska;
Oleum, from Oleum. Sailed Steamers Ad
miral Evans, for southeast Alaska; Rainier,
for San Francisco; Ska sway, for southwest
Alaska; ship St Paul, for Kenai, in tow of
the Wanderer.
351-355
Alder St,
Cor. Park
Medical
Bldff.
351-355
Alder St,
Cor. Park
Medical
Bldg-.
A Specially Arranged Dress Sale
150 Sample
Dresses
$29.50, $35.00 and $39.50 values, on sale
tomorrow at
Silk Dresses
Jersey Dresses
Cloth Dresses
Georgettes
Foulards
All Colors
Sizes 14 io 44
Special Sale of
Spring
Suits
Hundreds of Styles in every popular shade and
material
$35.00
and
$45.00
Developed of velours; checks, serges, tricotines,
Poriet twills in many new and different styles.
SHIP Cm IS PROMISED
COIiTJMBIA RIVER PROJECT TO
HAVE FEDERAL SUPPORT.'
U. S. aval Radio Reports.
(All positions reports at 8 V. M. yesterdar
unices otherwise Indicated.) .
PHYLLIS, from Seattle for San Pedro,
274 mtleg from Seattle.
PORTER, from San Pedro for Everett,
663 mllefl from San Francisco.
QUEEN, from San Francisco for Seattle,
394 miles nortn of San Francisco.
W. H. HERfUN'. from Gaviota lor Linn
ton, 727 miles north of Gaviota.
ATLAS, from Ketchikan for Richmond,
604 miles from Richmond.
WASHTENAW, from Port San Luis for
Esquimault. 610 miles south of Esquimault-
D. G. SCOFIELD. from San Pedro for
Point Wells, 605 miles south of Point Wells.
MULTNOMAH, from San Francisco for
Seartle, 13 miles north of Columbia river.
ADMIRAL DEWEY, from Seattle for San
Francisco, 303 miles from Seattle.
RAINIER, from Seattle tor San Fran
cisco. 40 miles from Seattle.
ADMIRAL EVANS, from Seattle for
Ketchikan, 17 miles north of Seattle.
YOSBMITE, from Fort Gamble lor Saa
Francisco, 35 miles from Port Gamble,
Representative Johnson Would Hold
Down Immigration Laws and
Deport Alien Slackers.
ASTORIA, Or., April 15. (Special.)
A ship canal leading from the Columbia
river at Ilwaco to Willapa harbor Is
an improvement which will be author
ized by congress in the immediate fu
ture. Such was the assertion of Repre
sentative Albert Johnson, who was in
the city yesterday en route to his homo
after a visit to the towns in south
western Washington.
"This project," he said, "will be the
first link in a chain of waterways,
suitable for light draft craft, that will
connect all the harbors from the Co
lumbia river to Puget sound, starting
at Ilawco and ending near Olympia.
Waterways of this kind are being con
structed on the Atlantic coast right
rrow and are proving of- immeasurable
benefit to commerce, affording a means
of cheaper transportation than can be
provided by rail and tho same result
will obtain here."
Mr. Johnson announced that he will
introduce a bill at the coming session
of the national legislative body pro
viding for the suspension of immigra
tion and also for the deportation of
certain aliens already here, including
those who claimed exemption from mil
itary service on the- ground of being
aliens, as well as those whose actions
have shown -thera. to be undesirables,
or have made no effort to learn or
practice good citizenship.
Columbia BlTer Ear Report.
NORTH HKAD. April 17. Condition of
the bar at 5 P.
south, 42 miles.
M. Sea moderate; wind
Tides at Astoria Friday.
Hiah. Low.
2:58 A. M 8.4 feet10:10 A. M.. . .0.0 feet
4:08 P. M 8.9 feet! 9:55 P. M....3.1 feet
High School Soldier Enters O. A; C.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls, April 17. (Special.) Minot
S. Fry, formerly of Washington High
school, has entered O. A. C. He has
just returned from service overseas
with the Third division. Sixth engi-
STEEL
TBCCTTTRAL SHAPES.
fLATES,
BAAS,
RIVETS. BOLTS,
VrSET BODS.
FABRICATE: D MATERIA
FOR
BRIDGES, BUILDINGS,
TANKS. TOWERS,
SHIPS.
NORTHWEST BRIDGE & IRON
COMPANY
PORTLAND. OR.
P. O. Box 98$. Ffcoas Main 1 13.
SHEEP DO WELL
OSf SILAGFE FROM AS
INDIANA SILO
LET US TELLL YOU WHY '
SPAULDING LOGGING CO.
SALEM. OR.
neers, Company B. He was in three big
drives and was gassed the day that the
armistiue- was- signed. Mr. Fry has reg
istered in electrical engineering.
Read The Oregonian clapsified ad?
TRAVELERS' Ol'IDE.
TiV
UTEAM5HIP
"CITY OF TOPEKA"
Sails April 23d Astoria, Coos Bay,
Eureka, San Francisco. Connections
for Los Angeles and San Diego.
Round Trip Excursion to Alaska
TICKET OFFICE, 101 THIRD ST.
Main 1466 A 3332
Freight Office, East 4331
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IS
jPACIfIC 3TCAMSHIP COMPANY
S.S. "CITY OF TOPEKA"
Passengers and Freight
Sailing Wednesday, April 23, for
Marshfield, North Bend, Eureka,
- and San Francisco
Reservation made for Alaska ports
Ticket Office, 101 Third
A-3332 Main 1466
Watch Your Child's Tongue 1,
Constipated Children Gladly Take
"California Syrup of Figs
For the Liver and Bowels
Tell ypur druggist you want genuina
"California Syrup of Figs." Full directions
and dose for babies and children of all ages
who are constipated, bilious, feverish, tongue
coated, or full of cold, are plainly printed on
- the " bottle. Look for the name "California"
.and accept no other "Fig Syrup." Beware!
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SERVICE RESUMED
S. S. ROSE CITY.
Between Portland and
San Francisco Only
KreleM and Passengers.
Leave San ITsnciseo 11 A. M.. May 1
Leave Portland 3 P. M- May .
Sailings Every 9 Days.
San Francisco & Portland
S. S. Lines.
Tickets at Consolidated Ticket Office,
Third and Washing-ton.
Phone Main 3S30. A Mil.
Freiaht, Ainsvrorth Dork, llroad
way A
STEAMERS
The Dalle and Way Points.
Sailings, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, 10 P. Ik
DALLES COLUMBIA LINE
Ash St. Dock. Broadway 3454
Sao Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego
Steamer bailing- Saturday. 2:iO V. M.
31. Bollajn, Accent, Vi'i 3d St.
Phone Main '2.
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