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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.
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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.
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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.