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Newspaper Page Text31 TIIE MORNING OREGON'IAN, FRIDAY, MAY 1919. PIEZ REJECTS OFFER TO CUT SHIP PRICES year. To that Mr. Northwest Steel to Begin Early Reduction of Forces. LOSS TO GOVERNMENT BIG scrlption for "this Hurley sent the following:: "Congratulations. The workmen of your yard certainly are 6howing inter est in the victory loan campaign as ex emplified by results. Tell the boys I know they will go over the top in rec ord time. Please wire results today." Wednesday "the boys" sent Mr. Hur ley a personal message outlining the conditions facing them -in connection with carrying their payments . on the victory loan subscriptions and asking that he come to their aid by recogniz ing the fairness of the proposal made by their employers. The message read as follows: E BID IS FERRIS & IIARDGROVE GIVEN $1,250,000 HARBOR BONDS. Price Is 86.50 Per Cent, Which Is Better Than Former Offers Made for Securities. Employes Answer E. X. Hurley's Victory Loan Congratulations by Appeal for Justice. Even' at a savins of several million dollars the United States shipping board .has refused to reinstate contracts for eix vessels at the plant of the Northwest Steel company, which will, as a consequence, end its work early in October and is to begin at once to re duce its force. The shipping board has no definite policy as to future con struction, contrary to reports circu lated. When the shipping board issued a statement about ten days ago that fu--.ture construction must be carried out on a peace-time basis, the Northwest Steel company offered the emergency fleet corporation the privilege of fix ing its own price on all vessels started since the signing of the armistice No vember 11. It offered also to make corresponding reductions on vessels under way which had been laid down after August 1, 1918, provided six ves sels canceled would be reinstated, so the plant could maintain its organiza tion during the coming winter, by which time It is believed the govern ment will permit contracts to be ac cepted from foreign interests. Pies Takes 'So Action. One of the last acts of Charles Piez, director-general of the Emergency Kleet corporation, whose resignation became effective yesterday, was to send the following telegram to the company: "Your telegram of ""April 25, sub mitting proposition for reduction in price on contract vessels, received and given careful consideration. As . your proposition depends upon reinstating six suspended vessels and, as no action on this point can be taken at the pres ent tim and until a definite policy for future construction is determined, I am unable to act in this matter and must leava it to my successor. I regret that It has been impossible to come to an agreement." In explanation of the message, Joseph It. Bowles, president of the Northwest Steel company, yesterday made the following statement: At the request of the shipping board. April 25 we submitted a proposal reducing prices on all vessels constructed November 11, being our and providing contract after the armistice. hulls Nob. 25 to 4:1, inclusive. for a credit on vessels in course of. construc tion at that time, our hulls Nos. 13 to 24, inclusive, proportioned on the unfinished work based upon making new contracts for nulla Nos. 2a to 42. We are in receipt of a telegram from Mr. Plea advising that, as our proposition de pends upon reinstating the six suspeneded vessels, no action can be taken on our pro posal at the present time, or until a def inite policy . for future construction is de termined. Saving Proposal Rejected. This is a substantiation by the shipping noara ot its position that we are not allowed to make contracts with foreigners and the shipping board itself will place no contracts whatever. What this means to the ahtp- bullaing industry needs no comment. A lew months ago the newspapers were full of statements emanating from the ship ping board ot Its intention to build 25.000.000 tons of steeel ships; yet, wheen an. offeer is made by a builder to cancel contracts for 3 8 vessels and enter into a new contract which would give the -shipping board the six new vessels in lieu of those suspended at prices even below its own ideas of pres ent values, still the. answer is "No con tracts. The shipping board is fully aware of the fact that many of the . shipyards, unless given orders Immediately, must begin cut ting crews in May or June and be complete ly disbanded by the coming fall. When the victory liberty loan cam paign had been gotten under way Ed ward N. Hurley, chairman of the ship ting board, sent the management of the plant the appended message: "Reports are reaching Washington of many yards making strong effotts to go over the top for the victory loan this first week of the drive. Please advise me what amount your men ex pect to subscribe, and the progress the drive is making. We want to an nounce from the capital the name of the first shipyard to go over the top for this loan. Every workman who wants to finish the patriotic job he has worked at for two years will clinch victory by subscribing now. The coun try knows it can depend upon all. ship yard workers. What yard will go over the top first?" Employes Answer Tllr. Hurley. In reply Mr. Hurley was informed that the first day employes of the com pany had "subscribed $500,000 to the victory loan, making 100 per cent eub- We appreciate your telegram of congratu lation for having gon over the top in the victory loan and wo, the shop committee representing the men of the Northwest Steel company, comprising about GOO0 workmen, being fully aware of the liberal reduction on hulls 17 to 0 olfersd by our company, feel that you are more than Justified In granting us the contracts for at least six vessels, which will keep us workmen at work through the winter. We did our part In the war in evsry way "and have always subscribed to the limit of our ability to help the government loans and war char ities. We believe thoroughly in our gov ernment, and wa further believe that the government should. In justice and humanity, come to some agreoment with our efficient yard insuring no Interruption of the chance of earning a living as shipbuilders. Iue to contract suspension we have been placed in position of losing our privilege" to work very soon. We appeal to you. Mr. Hurley. We feel that you do not understand the situation facing us workmen and appeal to your sense of Justice to give tha word that will allow us to work on building ships con tinuously for the governmont, since our government seas fit to allow our company to take on foreign contracts. We are re lying on you, Mr. Hurley, and our presi dent, Mr. Wilson, to help us to continue our work and wa bellave that you will not force us out of work, feeling sure that within a fow days we will be assured of at loast six vessals in place of those sus pended, and we assure you of our heartiest co-operation if you do this. Signed: C. K. Gay, E. L,. English, O. H. Hickman, G. "W. Beers, D. V. Snyder, W. P. Bryant, all on behalf of boilermakers and shipbuilders. RuCus V. Frost, C. A. Retnsen, C. r. Crum, on behalf of electricians. Charles E. Ames, H. R. Holman. E. M. Wlss inger, on behalf of engineers. W. H. Slngler, V. L. Ives, on behalf of machinists. Will iam Taylors and George Cam'pbell, on be half of shipwrights and Joiners. H. G. Whipple, G. H. Beeler, Harry Squires, on be half of anglesmltha; O. W. Peterson, I. S. Ward, James A. Johnson, on behalf of black smiths. Jacob D. Dautoff. L. R. Stiger. H. Eckart, on behalf of draftsmen. Big Um la Faced. The proposition of the northwest steel interests was. in brief, that con tracts be canceled and new ones drawn on a peace-time basis, which would mean for 18 vessels, including the Blx asked to be reinstated. Such an ar rangement would have relieved the Emergency Fleet corporation from damages on cancellations, which must now be met, also for the loss of profit, material, obligations of builders in their commitments to sub-contractors. property damage, reimbursement for special equipment installed at the order of the Emergency Fleet corporation. and a host of smaller claims. It is es timated that investments in the spe cial plant, at the Instance of the Fleet corporation alone, represent between Tl. 500.000 and $2,000,000. The proposal meant that even should the fleet corporation insist that the six to be reinstated be of the 12-000 ton type, about which there has been so much talk, the builders would have shouldered the cost of changing the ways to accommodate the larger vessels and taken care of all other expense. Forcea to Be Reduced, The belief prevails alone; Portland builders that on the return of Presl dent Wilson public opinion will shortly force a lifting of the bars, so that foreign steel ship contracts may be ac cepted. Such yards as must close be fore winter completely disorganizing their forces, will, it is pointed out, be unable to compete with European yards for new business when the government permits it to be taken. By continuing operations at the Northwest plant until spring it was hoped to keep the men now engaged, but since no encourager menf is offered by the telegram of Mr. Piez, it is said the force must be cut, starting in a small way this month and continuing more rapidly as the ships are launched. Seven hulls remain to be floated. One of them leaves the ways tomorrow. There are four Bets of ways, so when three more keels are laid men will wit ness work on the last ship. The Northwest was the pioneer of the steel shipbuilding plants at Port land. With the launching of the shin tomorrow the force there will hafe contributed 264,000 deadweight tons of steel ships to the merchant marine Ferris & Hardgrove of Spokane yes terday were awarded an issue of fl. 250,000 of 4 per cent harbor develop ment bonds, on a bid of J9C5.90 for each S1000 bond, or on a basis of 96.50 per cent. The sale was made at about 3 per cent above the last Issue of bonds disposed of by the commission of public docks. Bidding was spirited and the propos als were above what had been expected. Henry Teal's bid was for 86.09 per cent; E. H. Rollins & Pons, Kountie Bros, and Redmond & Co., 95.42 per cent: John K. Price as Co. and Blod- gett & Co., 96.78 per cent; Carstens & Earles, 95.B7 per cent; U. M. Cramp, . 95.88 per cent; Continental & Commer cial Trust & Savings bank, Harris Trust & Savings bank, and the Lumbermen's Trust company, 06.41 per dent; Free man, Smith & Camp company, A. V. Leach & Co., Halsey, Hteward & Co., and Edmund brothers, 96.2? per rent. The bonds are to be dated May 1. and will be ready in a few days. They are Intended to obtain funds with which to carry on the construction of pier No. 2 at the St. Johns municipal ter minal, and extend the wharf of pier No. 1 inshore 800 feet, also to increase the length of slip No. 1 from 1ZO0 to 1500 feet and dredge Blip No. 2 the entire length, as well as take care of other expenses' In connection with the terminal programme as far as it has progressed. The bonds are part of an Issue of S5.000.000 authorized by the voters at an election November 6, 1918, and 40 of them are to mature May 1, 1922, and 40 yearly thereafter until May 1, 1941, after which 50 bonds will ma ture annually until May 1, 1948. and the last 8100,000 worth are redeemable May 1, 1949. One of the contracts to be awarded. that for extending pier No. 1 and build ing the wharf of No. 2, may be dis posed of at 4 o'clock this afternoon, when the commission will hear a final report on the bid of Elliott A Scogr gins, in the sum of 8329,279.20. It is said the firm is ready to file a surety bond. DAYS, AT SMITH'S WALL. PAPER HOUSE HUNDREDS OF ROLLS OF PRETTY PATTERNS from this new Wall Paper Store are finding their way into the homes of Portland and the sur rounding country every day. "We can afford to buy paper at these prices" Is what pleased cus tomers tell us again and again. i QBE SAMPLE SHOP 264 Alder St., Near 3d, Opp. Gill's Book Store P ft - LXlt eci&Is On Suits, Coats, Capes, Dolmans and Dresses Buy Your Own . Paper! SAVE ABOUT HALF Attractive Patterns at 10c, 13c, 20c, 23c and 30c for bolt of 16 yards. Best Oatmeal Paper, 30 inches wide, in 15-yard rolls, all colors. Special at 39c roll. DELAY IX EXPORTS FORECAST Year, MY TIRED FEET ACHED FOR "TIZ Let your sore, swollen, aching teet spread out in a- bath or "Tiz." Just take your shoes off and then put those weary, shoe-crinkled, aching1, burning, corn-pestered, bunion-tortured feet of yours in a "Tiz" bath. You toes will wriggle with joy: they'll look up at you and almost talk and then they'll take another dive in that "Tiz' bath. When your feet feel like lumps of lead all tired out just try "Tiz." It1 grand it's glorious. Tour- feet will dance with joy; also you will find pain pone from corns, callouses and bunions. There's nothing like "Tiz." It's th only remedy that draws out all th poisonous exudations wnicn. putt .up your feet and cause root torture. ijet a -o-cent dox oe i lz at an drug or department store don't wai .h! how clad your feet get: how com fortsble your shoes feel. You can wca shoes a size smaller if you desire Adv. Movements to Start in. One Says Shipping Official, SEATTLE, May 1. (Special.) While England, France and Belgium will offer an enormous field for northwest lumber, shipments will not begin to ove in large quantltiesu ntil an ther 12 months, according to O. A. Dailey, secretary of the Pacific Coast Shippers' association, and member of the foreign trade commission of the American Export Lumber corporation, ho returned this week, from a trip to rope. we naa expected tnere would be an immediate movement, but found that would be put oft for a while," said Mr. Dailey today. "When It does come It will be enormous and will extend over a period of from 10 to IS years In France there is a big need for lumber. Normal building, has been stopped for four years and in addition much of the country has been devas tated. This could not but create a de mand for lumber. England will be the first to come back. While she has her problems of redits and the like, with her it mainly s a matter ol transportation. She Is better shape than either Belgium or France. She has no lumber stocks and already has started buying. This will be increased as rapidly as she acquires transportation facilities. She is'funda mentally sound." PORT TO DETERMIXE POLICY Meeting Today to Consider Whether Special Bond Issue Is Necessary. wnetner tne .Fort of Portland com mission is to ask voters at the June election to sanction the issuance of bonds for building and operation of vessels, or- for granting subsidies to lines including Portland in their itin erary, will probably be determined at an adjourned meeting to be convened at 11 o clock today. The commission was in session yesterday and the ques iton came up, resulting In a decision to devote time today to its consideration. The commission yesterday subscribed for S60.000 victory liberty loan bonds, making a total of $260,000 taken of all issues. In respect to an application from the City of Portland to change tne location oi a cam on Columbia Slough in connection with a proposed channel to be dredged to connect the slough with the Columbia river, the Port decided there was no objection to changing the location of the dam, but did not go on record as favorable to the new cnannei. , . Marine Notes. The steamer Ceitlo left yesterday for St. Helens to start her lumber cargo for south- em California, after having discharged gen eral freight here. The steamer Ernest H. Meyer, which loaded a part cargo at the Peninsula mill and then shifted to the Co lumbla river shipysrd to load three Scotch, marine boilers for Sun l'edro, continued on to St. Helens yesterday to finish her lum ber load. , ( j The steamer Johan Poulsen, which Is loading lumber at Westport. Is due to pro ceed here tonight to load six boilers at the Willamette Iron & Bteel worts lor delivery to the Duthie yard at Seattle. The steamer West Hargrave starts her flour cargo at tha plant of the Portland Flouring Mills company today. The Columbia Klver Shipbuilding cor poration will launch the hull of the steamer West Harlem tomorrow, this being the -1st hull finished there. Captain B. M. Trott, general superin tendent of the bureau of lighthouses, who arrived Wednesday from Pan Francisco and expected to remain a week in this region, was summoned to Washington yesterday. He leaves Astoria today for an inspection of stations up the coast and will proceed east from Seattle. Laden with lumber for the California mar ket, the steamer Flavel got out of the river at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The steamer Tiverton reported from Kan Fran cisco at 4:10 P. M., coming to load a return cargo of lumber. It is hoped to finish the cargo of the steamer West Munham this morning, and if possible she will steam for the orient late tonight. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. May 1. Arrived at 4 P. M fcteamer uaisy r reeman, rrom Fan Fran cisco; steamer Aurella, from Kan Fran cisco. Eureka and Coos B.ur. Balled at 8 A. Bieumer rwrcnieni. lor sea trial trip. Palled at 4 P. M. Steamer W. F. Herrin for Gaviota. Bailed, A. M. Steamer Ce lilo, tor San Diego via St- Holens. Astoria, May 1. Arrived at mldnirht ana leit up at 4:;m A. .m. steamer Daisy reeman. irom San rranelsco. Arrived at midnight and left up at :15 A. M. steamer Aureus. from San Francisco, Eureka and Coos Bay. SAN" FRANCISCO. May 1: Arrived at 1 A. M. Steamer G. C. Linflauer. from Co lumbia liver. Balled at midnight Steamer Tahoe. for-Columbta river. Sailed at 1 P. M Steamer Rose City, for Portland. SAN FTtANCISC. May I. Arrived Steamers Iris. Admiral Schley, from Seat tle: Oleum, from Astoria.' Hailed Steam ers Lyman Stewart, for Seattle: Darrah, for London: Kose City, for Portland. KOBE. April 2... Arrived Steamer Em press of Russia, from Vancouver via Yolrn. hama for Hongkong. HONGKONG. April 23. Sailed Stium.r Admiral oooaricn, tor fcsatii. SHANGHAI, April SZ. Sailed' Bteam.r Melville Dollar, from Vancouver, for Ma nila. SEATTLE. Wash., May 1. Arrived Steamers Admiral Evans, from southeast Alaska; Horaisan Maru. from Calciirt Sailed Steamers City of Seatle, for south east Alaska; Cordova, for Morshovai bay Northwestern, for Anchorage: Rainier, lor Ran Francisco: Canada Maru, for Hongkons" schooner John A., for Bering sea. Dainty cut-out borders to match all papers at 3c, 5c, 7c and 10c yard. Cream and White Moire Ceiling at 18c for a 16-yard roll. 30-yard roll Deadening Felt, $2.23. Certain-teed Paints, Varnishes, Stain, Kalsomine, Roofing, etc. GET OUR PRICES BEFORE YOU BUY Smith's Wall Paper House 108-110 Second, Near Washington SHIPBUILDERS IN PROTEST CANCELIiATIOX OF CALIFORNIA CONTRACTS FOUGHT. - Kighty-Seven Vessels, on Which 80,000 Men. Are Employed, Said to lie Affected. SAN FRANCISCO, May 1. Shipbuild ers, labor leaders and public officials throughout the bay region met here yesterday to formulate a protest aeainst what they termed was the announced intention of the United States ship ping board to cancel all contracts in this state for all ships whoso keels have not been actually laid. The cancellation, it was pointed out, would terminate contrasts for 87 ves sels of 791,300 deadweight tonnasre, and would effect approximately 80,000 ship yard workers. The meeting" resolved itself into a committee which will send resolutions to Edward K. Hurley, chairman of the United States shipping- board; President Wilson and members of congress, pro- eRtlnir Hcainst any proposal to cancel contracts, and also inviting- Mr. Hurley come here for a conference. A statement waa Issued which Bald cancellation would cost the government many millions of dollars, it was saiq abor would lose 67.tiae.io'J aione hrough the plan, if it becomes ertec- tlve. Wireless Phones Due on liig Liners. HONOLULU, T. II., April 22. (By Mall.) Wireless telephones are to be installed on the Toyo Kisen Kaisha passenger liners operating across the Pacific from San .Francisco to Yoko hama. The department of communica tion of Japan, according to dispatches received here by a Japanese daily from Tokio, is completing arrangements to connect the steamers at sea with public telephone centrals at Tokio and Yoko hama by means of wireless telephonic apparatus. TACOMA. Wash., May 1. Arrived Steamers Bhasta, from San Franoluro; Ad miral i'arragut. Admiral Evans, from Alas ka; Quadra (Br.), from Britannia Beach B. C; fort Russell, from Seattle. Sailed Steamers Edfce Hill, for New York; Admiral f arragut. tor AJasKa via ports: Rainier, for san rrancisco; l. o. o. ftnonomlsh and eight submarine chasers, tor Belllnaham; Quadra llydrographic Office Notice. Information has been received from the collector of customs at Astoria that a lum ber barge which went adrift off Haystack hocks wnile being towed by the gas screw Roamer, has been picked up on the beach about two miles south of Cape Iookout. Captain w. A. Hall of tha City of To- peka reports the depth of the water on Coos Bay bar as follows: Northbound. April 20, 3 P. M.. water 21 feet; bar rough. Northbound, April 21, 4:40 P. M.. water 17 feet: bar rough. Southbound, April 23. 11:48 A. M.. water IS teet: bar rough. Southbound, April 25, 8 P. M., water 2( feel; bar smooth. Movements of Vessel. This office Is now prepared to give In formation to the public as to the movements of the following ships: Navy, army trans. ports, tT. S. S. B. ships, and all foreign ships entering or leaving any port of the United States. As tne Information. Is printed In New York and is sent to this office through the mall it will necessarily follow that tbe reports will be from five days to a week late. "inus any information given will be of the last known location of the ship: the date of her arrival or departure and her destination lf known). The public is invited to .make use of this Information. WILLIAM B. QIBBONS, Lieut. T. S. N. R. F., in Charge. T. S. Nat-al Radio Reports. All positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday tinlesb otherwise inuiratei. W. S. PORTER. Gavita for Everett, 895 miles from Gavlota. CITY OF TOPEKA, San Francisco for Portland, four miles north of Cape Blanco. QUEEN, San Francisco for Seattle. 303 miles north of aSn Francisco. ADMIRAL WATSON, Seattle for Bristol Bav. Alaska. 7f. miles from Seattle. WILLAMETTE, San Francisco for Seattle: 247 milese Fouth of Seattle. IDAHO. 40 miles south of Grays Haarbor, for San Pedro. PRESIDENT, Wilmington for San Fran oiFro. 14 lnlles off Point Concepclon, 7 P. M. FRED BAXTER. Redondo for San Fran Cisco. 1J." mile from San Francisco. MOFFETT, Seattle for San Pedro, 125 miles north of San Pedro. YARD TO FLOAT IAST SHIP Pacific Coat Shipping: Notes. a rtohia. Or.. Mir 1. (Special.) Witl freight for Astoria and Portland. thHieamT A ..r.Ho m rrlvrl t 1 .V lock til Ifl ITlOrn- ntr from Ban rancisco. via journ Coo Bay. 'i" h m vam rnnnnur 1 amv r in rived at 4:30 this niorninK from Sa J-ran-rlsro with, freleht and proceeded to i'ort- 1 -m The emerrRncy Iiet "I'amtr firenw4 from Portland crowned out aL O clock tills -.... ha- J 4 h j-i t f trial run at Ba. I a si u' 1 1 )i liimhKP Irnm nf iianiiiivnu mill, the steam achooncr Klavel nailed lor uun pih m or k nViopk thiM venlnir. Th HritiKh motornhiD Malahat arrived at 3 o'clock thla afternoon. 21 days from Yoko nam a. n n ia in I nan mm urn. Th atmm irhMnr Hantlam Is due from Can trii-n ia innrl a.t the Hammond mill. Tha atcam schooner Tlvorton axrlved at 4:1U froaji. baa Kranclsco to load lumber. Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, May 1. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. Sea smooth; wind north west, 39 miles. RAX FRANCISCO, May 1. (Special.) In ,ntlilDatloii of a vast amount of snip pair work wnlcn will nava to do nanaieu at this port in the future, me local snip buimina plants are planning to create am pi facilities to oertn tne various snips in ory dock or on tha marine railways. The Moore & Scott Co. is proceeuing with tbe con struction of a huge drydock which will ac commodate a 10.000-ton deadweight stee shin. This will be a floating dock and has been designed to handle any of tho ship ping board steel vessels that have been built with a tonnaga not In excess of lo.uou. The various concerns ara now going ahea with improvements calculated to care fo tha repair of ships at a rate which promise that as the naw vessels become older and need mora attention In the matter of D&lrs. the facilities will be hero to care for any reasonable number simultaneously, That tha aoa service bureau of the ship- nlnK board is intended to be self-supportin In th future was announced today by Cap tain John Lea;, the local chief. I, ale said that beginning today a charge of 92 ;0 wil be assessed against the ship for every roan booked by the bureau. This will be far cheaper for the ships and the men than tho rate enforced a decade ago. Lieutenant-Commander Randall Rogers, IT. S. N'. reserva, now on the inactive 11 after handling the alien enemy inspectlo detail Tor the navy on the local waterfront for tho period of the war, has tn ken active work again by accepting the com mand of the shipping board steamer Mulpau. The Mulpau is now receiving the rintthin touches at the Moore plant and the ne commander Is looking after the final detaf of the work. The vessel will so to Port land to load cargo for New York and Europe, The Standard Oil tanker Broad Arrow, which wunt aground off Flack Point on Wednesday, was floated Into deep water tho same night. Neither vessel or oil carffo re reived any damage. The tanker E. Drake was placed alongside and a fair share of the Arrow's cargo waa pumped Into the smaller vessel. The big tanker then floated and proceeded. sponsorea ny .mips taun narry, naughter of Commodore James H. Barry, naval of ficer of the port of Kan Vranrisco. the Vnlted .States destroy tr Nicholas waa launched at We give what we advertise and if within three days you are not satisfied, your money will be cheerfully refunded. r i UIT In all sizes and shades, up to $37.50 at only 3 1 S.S5 UIT Greatly reduced, at only tho Potruro plant of the Bthlhem Chip buililino; corporation at 1::10 P. M. The vessel was numed in honor of Major Samuel Nicholas or the marlno corps. BOAT SERVICK IS IMPROVED Two Lines Xow Operating Between Tha Dalles and Portland. HOOD RIVER, Or., May 1. (Spe cial.) Hood River and mid-Columbia points are supplied by the service ot wo boat companies ot similar name. esterday the Xeapalem made her first p-river trip for The Dalles-Columbia River Navigation company. For sev- ral weeks The Dalles-Columbia line as been operating- the J. Jf. Teal on an very-other-day schedule between The Dalles and Portland. S. R. Sorenson, local acent of th latter line, announces that the service the Teal will be supplemented soon by that of the Twin Cities. Then a ally service will be Inaugurated be- ween here and Portland, boats lcavlnar each niKht about 9 o'clock in order to arry berries and vegetables to the ortland market for the next day. This ervice, a novelty ror local berry grow- rs ana truck g-ardeners, bids fair to be come popular. Floated From Tomorrow. Kudapasan to Be Stand Ifer Plant Kudapasan is the name of tho seventh and last of the srovernment hips to be launched at the North Port. land plant of the O. M. Standifer Con struction corporation and she is sched uled to leave tne ways tomorrow. The eighth vessel contracted for, the Doylestown, was ordered canceled. .Before the government work was undertaken the plant turned out three ships for private interests, the W. K. Burrows, L,tbby Maine and James Timpson. On the occasion of a visit by Charles Schwab and Charles Piez of the Kmergency Fleet corporation July 13, 1918, four ships were launched t the plant the same day. the Uma tllla. Montezuma. Helding and Ar vonia, while two were floated that day from the corporation's Vancouver plant, the Benzonla and Moosabee. The Bushrod was launched at the lat ter property April f and three remain to leave the ways. Capes and Dolmans All sizes in Blue and Black and a few light shades. Up to $22.50, at only $12.95 and Dolmans and Dresses Mostly samples. Some in this lot run up to $27.50, and, we do not exaggerate these great bargains at only Sample Suits Sample Capes Sample Dolmans Some run up to $45. To close out during this sale at only $23.95 and S1S.OS Silk Sport Skirts Many samples. To close S4.95 SILK CREPE DE CHINE and GEORGETTE WAISTS, also SWEATER SLIP- fcr qc OVERS in this lot, at only D.ZJJ SHIP FITTED OUT QUICKLY Eleven Pays From Launehing (o De livery, Said to Be Record. Delivery of the West Hargrave. the last of the kSOO-ton design the Colum bia River Shipbuilding corporation haa finished, was made yesterday by the shipping board to the Emergency Fleet corporation. She represents the record, so far as in known, for fitting out. The Joiner work. Installation of fit tings and complete furnishing of the living and operating quarters of the ship were complete in 11 days after she was launched. The Columbia river plant has grad ually cut down its time for completing a ship after Its launching, and when the West Totant was finished in 15 days it was thought the fastest time had been gained. The West Hargrave will load a flour cargo for the Atlantic and will be managed by the Pacific Steamship company. LUMBER SHIPMENTS ARE BIG Total April Cargoes From Columbia River Are 22,158,793 Feci. ASTORIA. May 1. (Special.) Twen ty-nine vessels loaded at the mills on the lower Columbia river district our- Ino- Anrll and their combined cargoes amounted to 20.1)3,793 feet of lumber. according to statistics compiled by Dep uty Collector Haddlx. Twenty-five of these vessels, carrying 18,714.000 feet. went to California: one, laden with 1.423.939 feet, went to the Atlantic coast; two craft, carrying 145.&54 feet, went to Alaska, and one, laden with 300,000 feet, is en route foreign. In the same period five vessels loaded 1.575,000 feet at the up-river mills, mak ing a grand total of 23.158,793 feet of lumber that left the Columbia river In cargoes during April. Tides at Astoria lrltlaj. llfh. Low. 3:40 A. M....100 fet':0S A. M...-1.T ft S:iU V. M-... 78 fis:5 P. M....a.S fset STEEL ITKICTIHAL SUAl'CX fLAIES, HABa, ITETI, BOLT trSET RODS. rABHICA'IKl BIATERIAI. FOR RIDGE!, BHLIJI1CJ, '1 AAKH. TUVVKHS. " III PS. NORTHWEST BRIDGE & iUON COMPANY PORTLAND. OR. P. O. Box 9bH. Phone Mala 1 IDA mission to pass upon lamps sold and carbide is easily obtained from Nor way. Rend The Orfeonian classified ads. &Lh JEAMSniP jAeADMIRALLINE. Acetylene is expected to come into general use for lighting in Denmark, af the government has named a enm- TRAVELF.RS' C.UIDK. SERVICE RESUMED S. S. KOSE CITY. Between Portland and San Francisco Only Freight aid Passengers. Leave San Franrisro 11 A. M May 1 lscave Portland 3 P. t May 4k Sailings Evrrr 9 Ztmyu. San Francisco & Portland i- S. Lines. . Tickets at Consolidated Ticket Office. Third and Washington. . . Phones Main S&30, a salt. Freight. Alstnsrtk Uork. Broad way A 8.S. -CITY OF TOPEKA," Mar A. 1SI9. AMorie. Coos Bay. Eureka and Saa Francisco co:iiiecttnK wlrh our steamer to Santa liar bara, los Angeles anil vn DieRo. .Pcml rouud-trtu fares to California and Alaska. Make your innervations three weeks in ad vance for Alaska porta. First steamer leaves Seattle for Noma and SU Michael June 1. Ticket olflee. 101 Third street. Mln 14RO. A Freight offUs. Kast 4"M. STEAMERS The Dalles and Way Points. Sailings, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 P. M. DALLES COLUMBIA LINE Ash St. Dock. Broadway 3434 STEAMERS DIRECT TO San Francisco Los Angeles, San Diego ,s SATVUDAV, 3:30 P. M. For information, etc., call San Fran cisco, rortlaml & Los Angeles Steam ship Co., M. Uollam, Agt., 2'2 Third St. Main -tt DRENCH LINE1 l taraparul General Traiisatlantiunr JJj F.x press I'osts terries. 1SKW YOR.v Pi NCB HLKKIY DKPARTCRKS. t"U(Sl Bru., rue Coast Aieoti. 10 Chirrs St.. haatUoa ax aajr Lwcal AsauA.