TIIE 3IORXIXG- OREGOXIA, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1910. THWEST STEEL TO LAUNCH SHIP TODAY 8800-Ton Hull Built in 37V4 Days, or 596 Hours. NATIONAL RECORD CLAIMED West Harlan Will Take W ater at Co lumbia River Yard at 3:15 o'clock. At 11:30 o'clock this morning- the West Chatala will enter the waters of the Willamette river 37 days or 596 actual working hours after her keel was started, establishing the fastest time for assembling- an 8S(M)-ton steel hull in the United States, a feat the Northwest Steel company's force refers to as a "white man's record," because the only speedier construction waj credited to Japanese. Mrs. J. D. Farrell. wife of the presi dent of the O.-W. R. & Nt, is to start the West Chatala on her career, having consented to be sponsor for the vesseL The time spent on the work, as tabu lated, was 66 shirts of eight hours, two shifts of 12 hours and 13 shifts of four hours, only eight hours' overtime being used. The working day at the North west plant is two shifts of eight hours. The keel of the vessel was laid March 3 8, and the first margin plate was in place March 20, the first rider plate up March 21, all the tank top plates on c i. 99 qIqa t Vi Rtpmnnst ji n. and .April 2 all side frames were up, while i t j l - l.tn. uro y i Hnnhl April S and the upperdeck plates April 3 5. The stem was in position April 17 and the bridge and forecastle plates on April 21. the l3t shell plates going into place April 26. The first tank was tested April 23 and the last tank last right. An idea of how the Northwesfs work ers have cut down the time on the last few ship3 is shown by the fact that the West Cherow was floated in 62 days, the West Caleron in 47 days, the West Celina in 46 days, the Deer Ixdse in 45 days and the Tripp in 42 day s. The Columbia River Shipbuilding cor poration launches the West Harlem at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon and, though no fast time is claimed for the ship, it Is hinted from "over the fence," the two yards being on adjoining ground, that the ship, when floated, will make the Northwest's family envious. SHIPS TO PLY FROJt TACOMA Toar Portland Boats to Slake Run to Honolulu Regularly. TACOMA, Wash.. May 2. (Special.) i Tacoma mills and shipping men are preparing to have cargo for the four Matson liners which will be put on the run between Puget Sound ports and Honolulu. An extensive trade was car ried on between the islands and Ta coma prior to the war and it is antici pated that this will be increased. Box shooks and general ireigni went, out from this port and canned goods, sugar and other island products were brought in. With a 10-day service between the islands and Tacoma and four 3800-ton steel steamers on the run, shipping men believe that a satisfactory volume of commerce can be developed. The agreement was reached by Dudley W. Burchard. district director of opera tions of the shipping board, and Man ager E. It. Adams of Alexander & Baldwin, San Francisco shipping firm. The Glorietta, Glynmont and Glyndon, now being finished at Portland, will go on the run. Tacoma shipping men say that they are the ideal type for service between Tacoma and the islands. THREE SHIPS ARE INSPECTED A Trunin, and "Fort Smith .Definitely rassea. Each minute detail having been com- filled with in meeting the exactions of the United States steam vessels inspec tion laws. Inspectors Edwards and "Wynn yesterday placed their final ' stamp of approval on a trio of new ships the 9500-ton steel steamer Coke sit, first of the Standifer carriers of the type; and the Afrania and Fort Smith, two Ferris wooden steamers of 3500 tons built by the Grant Smith Porter Ship company. The war work caused the greatest rush in the history of the office of in spectors, including even the days when nly two officials looked after all the business. Every vessel built for the government has been inspected as to machinery and deck departments, life boats, liferafts and the like. Less labor has been necessary since the signing of 'the armistice resulted in the elimination of extra life-saving equipment spec! fled for vessels traversing the war zone. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 2. (Special.) As oon as her crew arrives here from France, the Aibart Metin, owned by the r rench gov ernment, will go to Marhsfleld, 'fir., to load a cargo of lumber for Cuban ports. The vessel has been chartered by L. D. Carpenter. Captain A. w. Morton, 11 deck officers . and 12 seamen compose another party of Australians arriving In the city yesterday t .man a new wooden freighter being built by the Patterson-Macdonald shipyard for the Australian government. The other party ar rived the first of the week, headed by Cap tain A. S. Martin. Completing a year of war work for the United States, the Japanese steel steamship Penang Maru, Captain T. Araki. was re delivered to the Nippon Tusen Kaisha by the United States shipping board at 7 o'clock xnis morning, iiie ceremony oeing maraea Dy a total absence ox luss or formalities. For a voyage from Everett to Poughken aie. X. Y., with a full cargo of lumber, the 40ou-ton auxinary-powerea schooner HlaKe ley, built for the government by the Harbor island plant ol tne uget bound it ridge A Dredging company, was assigned this mom ing to W. c. Dawson & Co., Seattle shipping firm. The Blakeley will begin loading in Everett May .0. ASTORIA, Or.. May 2. (Special.) Com ing to load lumber at the Hammond mill the stoam schooner Santiam arrived at 12:45 this morning from San Francisco. After discharging fuel oil in Portland the . .. . ....... i T- Wm 1." 1 1 ..rin a. 9.91 , this morning for California. The British motor schooner Malahat, ' -which arrived last evening from Yokohama. received orders this morning to proceed ta ' the North Pacific mill to load lumbar for ' Australia. She will leave for Portland at 10 clock tonight. The emergency fleet steamer Birchieaf re turned at 4 o'clock this afternoon after a 24 hour trial run at sea and proceeded to Port Jand. GRAYS HARBOR. "Wash.. May 2. (Spe ' ial. ) The schooner Defender arrived today .,-Jrom San Francisco and will load lumber at the A. J. West mill. Aberdeen, for the wes coast of South America. SAN FRANCISCO. May 2. (Special.) - The Matson liner Sachem sailed for Hono lulu today with 6:1 passengers and a full 1 general cargo. The vessel's passenger ac oommodations have been booked in advance up IO OPitieiauti. Visitors will be permitted to board th battleship Oregon for three days. They will be handled by the launch concerns. Th ' Oregon is in the harbor to boost the vie torv loan. The motorship Annie Johnson of the Mat son line sailed for Honolulu today with sen' eii.l cargo. NOB The steamer G. C. Lindauer has been sold by Fred D. Parr to the Pacific Mill A Tim ber company. The Lindauer has operated out of this port since 1901. Ten more wooden steamers may be al lotted by the shipping board to carry flour to Europe. These vessels will be taken from the northern ports and loaded here, it is expected. A number of others may be loaded at northern centers. The delay on westbound cable messages affecting coast shipping interests has been reduced from 141 hours to 329 hours during the past 24 hours, was announced today. The charter of two more steel steamers of the emergency fleet corporation to carry flour from this coast to Europe was an nounced today. They are the West Cherow. launched at Portland, February 28. and the West Iimo, launched at Seattle, March 29. The Cherow will load on the Columbia river and the Ismo at a Puget sound port. An other charter announced is that of the newly-completed steamer Albert Metin, which will take a cargo of lumber from Coos Bay to Neuvitas. Cuba. This is a French vessel and waa built at Seattle. The overdue schooner Kdward R. West Is now out 311 days from Sydney, bound for this port. She has not been spoken. TACOMA, Wash., May 2. (Special.) Bound for Europe the auxiliary schooner Brisk, Captain John Nilson. sailed this after noon, carrying a cargo of 1.500.OOO feet of lumber. This is a part of a tie order re ceived by tha Tacoma mills. The barken tine Lahaina, Captain O. Arnesen. Is ex pected to sail tomorrow, bound for Port Ptrie with a cargo of lumber. Next Tuesday the Tr.OO-ton steel steamer Ossining will be launched from the plant of the Todd rrydock & Construction corporation. The vessel will be sponsored by Retha Hicks, the 12-year-old daughter of rr. Grant fl. Hicks of Tacoma, who is known in Portland. The Arabia Maru of the O. S. K. line, due at Tacoma May 8. is bringing one of the largest silk cargoes brought into the sound in some months. This amounts to COOO bales. The steamer also has a larga amount of general freight for Tacoma discharge. COOS BAT. Or.. May 2. (Special.-) The steamship City of Topeka arrived from Sao Francisco and Eureka at r:3f this morning and sailed for Portland at 4 in the afternoon. The ship waa crowded with passengers when she left. The gasoline schooner E. l- Smith arrived from Rogue river this morning, bringing fish from the Seaborg cannery. She will return south with cannery supplies. The steam schooner Bandon arrived in port last night, coming for a lumber cargo launching of the Feshewan at tne looa Bay Shipbuilding company yard for Satur day afternoon was postptned to a date next week. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. May 2. Sailed at 4 P. M. New steamer Klamath, for rlrays TTarbor; steamer Aurelia, for San Francisco, via Eureka and Coos Bay. ASTORIA. May 2. Sailed at 31 A. M. Steamer W. F. Herrln, for Gaviota. Left up Steamer Johan Poulsen, from Westport, for Portland. Arrived at . 13:45 A. M. Steamer Saa tiam, from San Pedro. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2. Arrived at P. M. TJ. S. S. Oregon; from Portland. Sailed at 5 P. M. Steamer Daisy, for Columbia River. EUREKA. May 1. Sailed at T A. M. Steamer City of Topeka. for Portland, via Coos Bay. from San Francisco. ASTORIA. May 2. Arrived at 4:30 P. M. British auxiliary schooner Malahat. from Yokohama. SINGAPORE, May 2. Arrived Steamer Key West, from Vancouver, via Hongkong. SEATTLE. May 2. Arrived Steamers Toshlda Mara No. 3 from the orient; Nome City, Willamette, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Governor, for San Diego; Rainier, for San Francisco; Orldono Maru, for Atlantic ports. TACOMA. May 2. Arrived Steamers Mexico M&ru (Japanese), from Yokohama; Marmion (British), from Uranby. B. C; Sailed Steamers Marmion, for Vancouver, B. C. ; Admiral Evans, for Alaska, via Seat tie; auxiliary schooner Brick, for Falmouth. GIBRALTAR. April 29. Amrea Steamer West Modus, from Portland, Or. NEW YORK. Mi Nieuw Amsterdam, y 2. Arrived Steamers from BreST; canonlcus, xrom Fauillac. Sailed Steamers Vitellia, for Glasgow: Kaiserln Auguste Victoria, for Brest; La Lorraine, for Havre; Siboney, for Brest; Orizaba, for Brest; cruiser (transport) Mon tana, for Brest; North Carolina, for Brest. ANTWERP, April 25. Arrived Steamer Gothland, from New York. Sailed, April 114. Steamer Samland, tor New York. LIVERPOOL. Anrtl SO. Arrived Steamer Minnedosa, from St. Johns, N. B. ; May 1, Magantic, from New York, via Havre. HAVRE. A tr 1 1 OR Railed Stumer T. Savoie. for New Tork. SAN FRANCISCO. May 2. Arrived Steamers C. A. Smith, from Coos Bay: J. A. Chanslor, from Astoria. Sailed Steamers Oleum, Admiral Dewey, for Seattle; Wa- pama, for Portland; Sinaloa (Norwegian). for Iqulque. NEW TORK. fv " Ir.iv.H TAn Loma, from San Francisco. NEWPORT NEWS M,v o a-i,,.. Chimo. from San Francisco. MANILA. April 28. Arrived Arnherm from tian Francisco. ' COLOMBIA. Arjril ?S 4 rrlv.H c.,i. Cruz, from San Francisco. Marine Notes. Annual inspectioin of the river steamer Hercules is to be conducted today by United States Steamvessel Inspectors Edwards ana Wynn. Frank Sharer, manager of the San Fran- isco & Portland Steamship company, is said to be a passenger aboard the Rose City, which is due at Ainsworth dock to night on her first voyage since December. She left San Francisco at noon Thursday. 'Jim Clarkson. manager of the wood shipyards of the G. M. Standifer Construc tion corporation, has all details ready for the launching at 10 o'clock this morning of the Ferris hull Kudapasan, the last of the federal fleet to be floated from the North Portland plant. By Tuesday he plans to have another hull ready for launch ing at the corporations Vancouver yard. Carrying a full cargo, the Admiral line steamer Aurelia, an exclusive freight ves sel operated between Portland and San Francisco, with calls at Marshfleld an$ Eureka, sailed on her southbound voyage last night. To load a tie cargo for the Atlantic, the new steamer Klamath, one of the federal carriers completed by the McEachern Ship company, sailed late yesterday for Grays Harbor. The steamer West Munham. Portland's first carrier of the new oriental fleet, left the St. Jonns terminal yesterday for the oil dock to take on fuel oil, and should start for sea today. Soon after the European war began the Ham burg-American line and the Koyal Mall fleet withdrew their steam era from the Portland-far eastern route, so the West Munham is the first of a regular line to steam for ports across the Pacific since. To work flour for the Atlantic sid the new steamer west Hargrave started from the Fifteenth-street terminal to Montgom ery dock yesterday. The steamer Johan Poulsen reached the Willamette Iron & Steel Works last night to take on a shipment of Scotch marine boilers for the Duthie yard at Seattle, and sails at noon today. The steamer Ernest H. Meyer will get away from St. Helens for Los Angeles and San Diego tonight, laden with lumber. The steamer Daisy Freeman will unload the last of her inward general cargo at Couch-street dock this morning and shift to the Peninsula mill to .start ner south bound lumber cargo. The Willamette's rise here is not rapid, the gain for 24 hours ending yesterday moorning being four-tenths of a foot. The stage was 12. a feet above zero. The weather bureau forecast is that it will continue to come up for a few days. J. D. Kenworthy, Phil Metschan, Jr., and Drake C. O'Reilly, of the Port of Port land commission, are members of a com mittee in search of more suitable quarters than those occupied on the sixth floor of the courthouse. They will probably report at the regular meeting Thursday. 82 Aliens Denied Citizenship. DCLUTH, Minn., May 2. Eighty-two aliens who had applied for American citizenship have been forever barred from becoming citizens. Examiner Roe reported to Washington today. These men voluntarily surrendered their first papers to escape military service. Evangelists Go to Texas. FRANKFORT, Ind. The Rev. and Mrs. A. D. George, singing evangelists of this city, have accepted a call to the First Baptist church at San Antonio, Texas, where they will have charge of the music in all the church depart ments. The Rev. Mr. George resigned his pastorate here last fall to enter Y. M. C. A. service. Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. 1'h.one Main 7070, A 6015. MAYOR ASKS HURLEY FOR SHIPYARD FACTS Information on Future Plans in Portland Requested. CRISIS IS DECLARED FACED Effort Made to Determine now Many Idle Men Mnst Bo Ab sorbed by Other Industries. A direct appeal for information on the future plans of the United States shipping board concerning Portland's shipbuilding programme was made yes terday by Mayor Baker In a telegram dispatched to Edward N. Hurley, head of the board. Mayor Baker explained to Chairman Hurley that Portland now faces a problem of having approximately 30,000 shipVorkers out of employment on October 1 if reports can be relied upon, and that it is imperative to .work out some plan to absorb this labor in other industries should the government fail to renew contracts or permit foreign contracts. Grave Criaia Declared Faced. "Portland and Oregon faces a grave crisis," wrote Mayor Baker, "with the probability that 30,000 shipworkers in Portland will be out of employment on October 1. It is Imperative that we provide public work to take up, or, at least, partially take up, the slack. "We are anxious to know immediate ly what plans the shipping board has outlined in this connection and to know just exactly what We may expect. I am taking this action, not In the In terest of any particular shipbuilders, but in the Interest of the citizens of Oregon, who are entitled to know Just how far we must go to alleviate the condition which threatens us next fall. "It is necessary for me, as chairman of the state reconstruction committee, to go before the people and ask them to authorize bonds for reconstruction measures which will provide work for the unemployed. If we have no def inite facts to work on it is not possible to make any convincing arguments in favor of these measures. Therefore, these facts are not being collected and compiled." Appeal to 'WIImob Planned. The action of Mayor Baker followi the note of warning sounded by Joseh R. Bowles, president of the Northwejt Steel company, who at a recent confer-i ence of shipbuilders predicted that tlie shipbuilding industry "would virtually end in Portland unless some govern mental action could be secured. In addition to the appeal to Chalrmin Hurley for definite information. Major Baker plans to take steps to prestnt the entire matter before President W it son as soon as he returns from France. Mayor Baker favors the plan of calling conference of officials and business men of all the cities on the Pad fie coast to outline a campaign before the federal officials which would aid in perpetuating the shipbuilding industry in the yards on the western coast. The Portland Ad club has gone on record in supporting Mayor Baker and a committee has been appointed to co operate with him in his efforts to re vive the shipbuilding industry in Port land. - CANADA TURN'S BACK CHINESE Students Already Landed May Seek Entrance to America.. Of 800 Chinese who have entered British Columbia since December, un der a special act permitting students to land there, some of them are ex pected to make an effort to cross the border, says R. P. Bonham. United States immigration inspector, who says the act has now been changed so that only bona fide students, qualified to pass university entrance examinations. are now welcome. Mr. Bonham, who has returned from a trip to Vancouver, says that when he left there were 150 Chinese aboard the liner Empress of Asia, who had been ordered returned to their native land because they were not students. The military system in Canada, permitting discharged soldiers to elect what point they will accept transportation for, is resulting in many more men going into British Columbia than enlisted there- says Mr. Bonham, and with some labor unrest already, a further influx of Chi nese was not desired. PJER AWARD VET UXSETTLED Dock Commission to Have Further Session Today on Matter. For two hours yesterday afternoon the commission of public docks wres tled with details pertaining to award ing a contract for pier work at the St. Johns municipal terminal and then ad Journed until 2 o clock this afternoon without having accomplished its ob ject. It is understood Elliott & Scoggins, low bidders for the work, which em braces a 300-foot extension to the wharf of pier No. 1 and building of all of the wharf of pier No. 2, which is to be 1500 feet long, are prepared to offer their bond and otherwise com ply Willi lllU IIUIDIUIIB UL II1C JL1 1 1UI bids. It is probable the matter will be finally decided today. Some of the others who filed proposals with the commission are interested in the out come and" have attended all meetings since the bids were opened a week ago yesterday. Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. May 2. Condition of th bar at 5 P. M. Sea smooth; wind north west, IS miles. Tides at Astoria Saturday. High. Low. 3:28 A. M...9.M feet'10:43 A. M...-1.S feel 4:53 P. M...7.5 feeti!0:4 P. M... 2.8 feet JAPANESE GAIN PRESTIGE SHANTUNG DECISIOX ALL THAT NIPPONESE ASKED FOR, German Rights Atvarded by Peace Conference Must in Turn Be Transferred to China. BT WILSON HARRIS. (Copyright by the New Tork World. Pub lished by Arrangement.) PARIS. ' May 2. (Special cable.) Japan, in all essentials, has got all she asked for. All German rights in the Shantung provinces are to be trans ferred to Japan without reserve, but on the understanding that she, in turn, hands back full sovereignty over this area to China. I have reason to believe that the president of the United States hopes that when the league of nations comes into effective operation, the whole question of such alien settlements- on the soil of another sovereign state will be faced in earnest. The decision means sain of prestige for Japan and loss of prestige for China, and among Oriental nations prestige has a. value with which west ern diplomats are not altogether fa miliar. What Japan will retain are various economic privileges inherited from Germany, together with the right to establish a settlement at Tsing Tau. The Japanese military forces are to be withdrawn at the earliest possible mo ment and the railway police force will consist of Chinese, with such instruct ors as the railway directors who are almost all Japanese may chose to ap point. The treaty of 1915, by which Japan xtorted a number of valuable conces ions from China, remains unaffected. As regards the Shantung peninsula his treaty puts certain railways of high strategic and commercial value nder Japanese influence and makes certain other provisions of less im portance. GABLE LINES SET FREE BURLESON- RESTORES PROPER TIES TO PRIVATE OWXERS. Postmaster-General Curtly Answers Mackay's Request for Return of Postal's Land Lines. WASHINGTON. May 2. American ca ble lines taken over by the govern ment in Novenmer were restored to pri vate ownership and operation at mid- 1ght tonight by direction of President Wilson. The turnback was without for mality. Since December, Newcomb Carlton, president of the Western Union Telegraph company, has been irccting head of the cable service by appointment of the postmaster-general. Beginning tomorrow, however. Clar ence H. Markay. president of the Com mercial Cable company, will resume his former duties with that company. Mr. Mackay was removed by the postmas- er-general because of his refusal to co-operate in government efforts to Unify all trans-Atlantic service. Postmaster-General Burleson during the day received another telegram from Mr. Mackay requesting the return of the Postal company's land lines at once. Mr. Burleson replied as follows: 'Replying to your telegrams of yes- erday and today you are advised that my telegram to you of the first instant disposes of the matter so far as the postmaster-general is concerned." FIRST PLANE ON DISPLAY National Museum Exhibits Veteran American-Built Craft. WASHINGTON. The United States National museum now has on exhibi tion the first American-built battle plane constructed in this country for the United States government. This plane was constructed in Dayton, O, by the Dayton-Wright Airplane com pany and was completed on October 29, 1917. It is the first plane flown with a Liberty-12 motor. The De H 4 was adopted by the United States gov ernment in 1917 for use by the Ameri can expeditionary forces as a day- bomber and observation plane. It was first flown on the day of its completion at the south field of th Dayton-Wright company in Ohio. Since that time it has been used for all mili tary tests and experiments intended to improve the De H 4. In all, more than 2500 experiments, ranging from motor tests and different propellers to slight changes in control surfaces, have been made on this machine. It has been used in more than 4000 flights: has been in the air for more than 1078 hours and has traveled more than 111,000 miles. Twenty-eight of the trips made by this machine were for more than 100 miles each, includ ing trips from Dayton to Washington, New York, Philadelphia and return. As seen on exhibition in the museum, it is as originally constructed, save for new coat of military paint. With the exception of a patch on the landing gear and a new section on the side cowling, there have been no repairs made to the ship. The machine carries full military equipment including 10 No. 25 bombs. camera, wireless telegraph and gener ator, oxygen bottles and helmets, in tercommunicating telephone, heated clothing and generator and armament consisting of two Lewis and two Mar- lin machine guns. About 1800 of these planes were de livered to the army in France and they were used extensively on the front for day bombing and observation work. This ship was criticised severelv during the period of the war on ac count, chiefly, of a failure on the part of the public to understand its pur pose. It was designed to serve either as a fighter or a bomber. When sent up for combat work it carried a light load and was able to attain greater speed at 17.000 feet than any other ship used in the war. Its maneuver ing ability when carrying a light load was considered good. When sent up on a bombing expedition it necessarily carried a much heavier load and its speed and acrobatic ability suffered as a result. The maximum speed of the Do II 4 is set at 122 miles per hour but much higher speed has been developed. Its landing speed is 08 miles an hour. Its wing span is 42 feet 5 Vi inches; length over all, 31 feet 1 hi inches; height, 11 feet 9 inches; gap. 6 feet 10 inches: total supporting area 440 square feet. Its weight with a full load and mili tary armament is 3800 pounds. MISSION IS MADE CLEAR Japanese Premier Welcomes Trip of American. Ranker. TOKIO. To put a. stop to the vari ous reports which have been appearing in the Japanese and Chinese press re garding the financial mission of Mr. J. J. Abbott of Chicago, as representative of New York and Chicago banking in terests in China, Premier Ilara of Ja pan has issued the following official statement to the press: "Apropos of Mr. Abbott's visit to China, there seems to be -some who re gard him as representing American capitalists and having a plan for at tempting great economic activities in China by ousting and restricting Japan. I know that such is unequivocally un true and regret that there are still mis- chiefmakers ent on estranging the re iations of Japan and America. "When he was here on ihs way to China, I met him personally and freely exchanged views on the Americo-Japan relations on the investments in China. The ministers of foreign affairs and ot finance also had frank conversations with him. Particularly, Mr. Abbott, when we met him, expressed the earn est desire on the part of American bankers for the co-operation of Japan and America on investments in China. Needless to say, the joint Investment of Japanese and American capital in China is what has been wished for by Japan. "Not only is this the best step for both Japan and America, but it har monizes, at the same time, with the true and permanent interests of China. I believe that Mr. Abbott's visit to the Car east this time would mark a new epoch in co-operation of American and Japanese capitalists. The return of American bankers' group to the finan cial syndicate for furnishing loans to China Is what Japan has been looking for, and more than once asked the American to do so. I think the visi of Mr. Abbott would prove an effective means of realizing it. PORT COM SSONTO ASK FOB BOND ISSUE Million Needed to Meet Peace Time Contingencies. PLAN IS FULLY DISCUSSED Aim Is to nave Ijoeal Port Ready for Anything In Way of Competition That May Develop. Water transportation line maVini Portland their terminal when noaoa obtains will no doubt find the Port of Portland commission readv to meet any legitimate competition with other ports, ror it has been determined to ask the voter3 at the election June 3 for a POnd lSSUe of J1.000.COO. so anv- nitrtlnn or it may be disposed of to advantage in a maritime way. llccently a representative of Japanese steamship interest. sought to Ascertain wnat tno Port of Portland miirht offer lor a trans-Pacific line. The commission tnen was not in a position to consider such a proposal, as there were no funds available. The prospect of earl v n,mi an4 tv feelirfg that the shipping board must soon make known its policy as to whether the government is to operate vessels or permit charters and sales to private interests, were features of the general shipping subject discussed at an adjourned meeting of the Tort of Portland yesterday. Million Counted Minimum. T would say that we should ask the voters to pass on not Jess than a 1,- cou.ooq bond issue," said J. D. Ken- worthy. The port should ask for a liberal amount so as to meet any contingency In safeguarding the community's ship ping interests." said Andrew Porter. "Should we require more than $1. 000.000 it would undoubtedly be in con nection with such a large proposition that we could submit it to the voters at another election," declared Drake C. O'Reilly. "It strikes me that $1,000,000 is the minimum to be considered," was the view of Phil Metschan Jr. "Shipping interests are safeguarding their affairs in the same way. holding funds in reserve, for they .have been unable to ascertain what the plans ol the shipping board are," said Max H. Houser. Resolution In Adopted. Erskine- Wood, of counsel for the port, submitted the following state ment as setting forth th position of the commission, and it was unanimous ly adopted: "The commission feels that owing to unsettled conditions the world over, particularly in ocean transportation, it should be supplied with funds with which to meet emergencies that may arise in carrying out the commission's duties to develop the maritime com merce of this port. Due to the same unsettled conditions the commission does not wish to commit itself to a hard and fast plan for the expenditur of this money. It feels that any defi nite plan, now adopted, might have to be modified to meet changing condi tions. For example, much will depend on what disposition the United States shipping board decides to make of its tonnage. Much depends on how early peace is made and what immediate re sults to the business world will flow therefrom. 'Therefore, the commission intends to ask the people to authorize a J 1.000, -000 bond issue to provide funds to de velop and promote the maritime com merce of the port in ways which the commission, acting within the author ity conferred on it, may decide is best tor Portland." U. S. Xaval Radio Reports. All nottition renorted at H P. M- vrtr- uay umesH oincrwtw inairatea. SCOF1 ELD. Point -Wells for Richmond 650 miles north of Richmond. CITY OF TOPEKA. San Francisco for Portland. 12. milea south of Columbia river. W. K. H EKR1N, Linn ton for iian Francisco, " mile south of tilnnton. AUUO. Vancouver for ban rranclsco, ito miles south of Cape Blanco. HURA'.'E X. RAXTKK. San FVanclseo for Seattle. 170 miles north of San Francisco. LYMAN STEWART, OlcuSl for Seattle. 4Uu milea from Seattle. ATLAS, Eureka for Marshfleld, 50 miles north of F.uu-ka. WAHKBKNA, Fan Diego for Graya Har bor. ti0 miles north of ban Dleeo. W1LLAMKTTE, San Francisco for Seattle. So milra from beartle. GOVERNOR. Seattle for San Franciaco. via. Victoria, B. C, 1:1 miles west of Race Rock. RAINIER, for San Francisco, 30 miles from cattle ANYOX. tow in r barge Haroda. Panama for Seward, abeam t-arallones. OLEUM. San FrancUco for Seattle. 738 miles from Seattle. CHANSLOR. San Franclseo for Gaviota, 33 miles routh from San Franciaco. WHITTIBK, San Francisco for Ventura, 0 miles from Ventura. MOTORSHIP SIERRA, San Franclseo for ItelllnKham, eight miles west from luxbury roef. ADMIRAL SCHLEY. San Francisco for Wilmington, us miles rroni San Francisco. COMMISSION OF 15 ASKED SLOUGH TERMINAL PLAN WILL BE THOROUGHLY STUDIED. Dock: Board, Port and Mayor to Each Name Candidates to Final Inquiry Body. At a conference between Max H. Houser. chairman of the Port of Port land. Charles B. Moores, chairman of the dock commission, and Mayor Baker, it was decided that a list of 45 citizens would be compiled, from which Mayor Baker will select a commission of la men to study the proposed terminal project on the Columbia river slough. Under the plan adopted the dock commission will name 15 men, the Port commission another 15 and the mayor will oropose a like number.- From the 45 names will be selected the 15 mem bers of the commission. At a meeting of the Port commission yesterday the plan was approved and the names will be forwarded to the mayor early next week. The dock commission will probably take similar action at its next meeting. LEGION "Dugouts' NAME IS SOUGHT Suggested for Branches of American Association. NEW YORK. Branches of the Amer lean legion, the newly formed organi zation of American soldiers and sailors who served in the world war. will be known as "dug6uts" if a suggestion made today at the headquarters of the temporary executive committee is adopted. The suggestion will be con sidered by "a special committee, dealing with questions of organization at the St. Louis caucus scheduled for May 8. The idea of using the word "dugout," a term made famous by the war. is to obtain a designation distinct from the Xomiglit Is The .NiahLt! Better, Brighter, Happier Than Ever; Opening With a Bang for Its Banner Sea son. OUNCIL CREST PARK It's time to get out under the stars and dance on the mountain top. The glad season Is here, and the Big Pavilion is ready, with the Council Crest ten piece orchestra and Monte The Olant Kerrta Wheel, Ktw Great Attraction. c "ir-i I ai iS iii iiHiirr ill Council Crest Park Hop a C-C Car Tonight "posts " of the O. A. R. or the bivou acs" of the Confederate veterans An other suggestion which the 8nla-' committee will be asked to consider is a scheme for monthly "chows or din ners by the various "dugouts L!eutenant-Joionei ; '" - , temporary secretary of the executive committee, left here tonight for St. IjOuis ui vui , ---- - of that city and the convention com mittee of the &t nouia t.i-..... " " merce relative to Plana for he f ucus. Colonel wooa win - , . and Cleveland to aid in organizing local branches of the legion and on his re turn trip he will visit Chicago to con fer with members of the Illinois com mittee, in regard to tne "ini. vention to be held there November 11. Major-General John F. O Ryan, head of the New York state militia, an nounced tonight that he would issue a call this week to members of the 17 tn division urging mem w jn. "It i the duty of all American sol diers." he said, "to join the legion so thev may continue to fight any forces of evil which may creep into our na tional life or threaten it in the future. PARIS FEARFUL OF THREAT Prediction Atributcd to Ir. Richard von Kuehlmanrt Disturbs. PARIS. (Correspondence of the As sociated Press.) Warnings are being heard on all sides that the oermans will exert all their ingenuity to make true the prediction attributed to Pr. Richard von Kuehlmann (former Ger man foreign secretary), that "In less than five years' time, the Germans will be back in Paris (pacifically, that is to say) and in favorable conditions." Evidence is accumulating that the preliminaries of the kind of pacific penetration at which the Germans seem to be particularly adept, already have commenced. Oerman merchants with pre-war business connections in France are endeavoring to "pick up threads" threads" again, and the papers now and then publish obsequisously worded missives to French firms. Inviting them to "resume our pleasant relations." More dangerous in the eyes of the French are the attempts that are being made by German servants, now posing as Alsatians or Swiss, to slip quietly back into their old places with French families. In some cases, their Teutonic accent betrays them; in others sus picious employers have detected minute flaws in- otherwise Irreproachable le gitimate papers. Registry offices, al though exercising the most scrupulous care in weeding out suspects, are not infallible. In a case cited bv La Liherte. a fac- BETTER THAN CALOMEL Thousands Have Discovered Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets are a Harmless Substitute. Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets the substi tute for calomel are a mild but sure laxative, and their effect on the liver t almost instantaneous. They are the result f Dr. Edwards determination not to treat liver and bowel complaints with calomel. His efforts to banish it brought out these little olive-colored tablets. These pleasant little tablets do the good that calomel does, but have no bad after eflects. They don't injure the teeth like strong liquids or calomel. They take hold of the trouble and quickly correct it. Why cure the liver at the expense of the teeth? Calomel sometimes plays .havoc with the gums. So do strong liquids. It is best not to taen calomel hut tn l TV Olive Tablets take its place. Most headaches; "dullness and that lazy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets when yon feel loggy" and "heavy." Note how they "clear" clouded brain and how they "perk up" the spirits. 10c and 25c a box. Ail druggists. ' - . , ' -v. - y - a . .'-.r.. Austin Tonight Monte will 6ing "When Ton Look in the Heart of a Rose." "Salvation Lassie of Mine," "In the Land of Beginning Again," ThonR," "Johnnie's in Town" and "Anything Is Nice if it Comes From Dixie Land," with the dancing. SUNDAY Free concert by Nelsen's ten piece orchestra in the Old Orchard. Come and bring your lunch. tory owner near Paris who had adver tised for a foreman received an appli cant who came "highly recommended" and whose papers were in seemingly perfect order. Still the employer had some vague misgivings and consulted a detective, with the result that the would-be foreman was unmasked as a German who had escaped from an in ternment camp in Brittany in May last year. His papers were forgeries. GIRL JUDGE AS TO INSANITY Romantic Illusion Sends Sheridan Man to Asylum. SHERIDAN. Wyo. In the absence of Judge Rurgess of tho district court. Miss Effle Pellisier, clerk of the court, presided at an inquiry into the sanity of John Meier and when the Jury found that Meier was of unsound mind com mitted the unfortunate to the state asylum for the insane. Meier imagines that a beautiful girl named Mae wants to marry him. and is making arrange ments for the wedding, but is keeping the matter from him with the intention of surprising him. STEEL ITULCTt'RAL SHAVES. t-LitTEJ, MAHS. IIVETH. BOLT IPSET RODS. riBBlCATKU UATERUk ros BRIDGES. UllLniNG, TANKS. TOWtiiUS. SHIPS. NORTHWEST BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY PORTLAND. OR. P. O. Boa StUk SlalB II S3. TRAVELERS' GriDE. SERVICE RESUMED S. S. ROSE CITY. Between Portland and San Francisco Only Freight aad Passengera. Leave Smm Kraaeiaeo 11 A. M May 1 Um Psrtlaad 3 P. !.. May C Sailing- t: very a Uaya, San Francisco & Portland S. S. Lines. Tickets at Consolidated Ticket Office. Third aad H'Mklnctoa. Phones Mala 3530. A SCI 1 Frclgrht. AlaawortB Dock. Brtai way 2a. jl 1234. 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