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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN", TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 1919.
pPAniiAi niQDncAi
JillrtUUttL UlUIUUriL
OF U.S. SHIPS URGED
Merchant Marine Body for
Private Ownership.
FEDERAL CONTROL STANDS
fliartrr rf Prlvntl Plpmu IfiK.n.n.
n c ti ! fd Under Cnvprnmnnr Kn-
pcrvsion Pending Transfer.
OREGON IAN" NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Sept. 22. A plan for the
gradual disposition of the govern
ment fleet of merchant vessels will
be urged upon congress by the Na-
tional Merchant Marine association,
if recommendations of the executive
committee of the association are
adopted. The committee has been
working for several months on a
.policy for the development .of an
American merchant marine and has
just completed its task, according to
an announcement by Edward B. Bur
ling, chairman of the committee.
The committee is convinced that
ultimate private ownership and op
eration are essential to the upbuild
ing of a merchant marine, but at the
same time its investigations have
brought it to the conclusion that an
immediate sale of all the ships is not
only undesirable but impractical. Be
cause of this it has based the policy
it recommends upon the idea of a
gradual relinquishment of the gov
ernment fleet and has laid down
principles which, in its opinion, con
gress should enact into law to carry
out the development of the merchant
marine during the transition period.
First, the committee recommends
that the government should, sell its
steel vessels of desirable types to
American individuals or firms as the
demand from responsible purchasers
develops. It specifies that these ships
shall not be allowed to fall into the
hands of any but Americans or firms
that are controlled absolutely by
Americans and recommends that they
be sold at reasonable prices, based on
current world's market prices.
Small Vessels to Be Sold.
The smaller vessels the committee
thinks should be sold at once, without
restriction as to purchasers. On these
points the views of the committee
coincide with those of the shipping
board, as expressed by Chairman
Payne.
Pending the development of a mar
ket for the government ships, the
committee recommends that the ves
sels be chartered to private concerns,
controlled by Americans, upon a basis
favorable to successful operation,
with option to purchase within a rea
sonable time. Such government ves
sels as are operated by the govern
ment the committee feels should be
used to develop new trade routes and
sWbuld not be used to compete with
privately operated lines where those
lines are giving adequate service. In
developing new routes the govern
ment should seek an equitable di
vision of trade with other maritime
nations and should attempt to work
out a form of international co-operation
covering rates and routes.
IT. S. o Have Control.
In order amply to protect the pub
lic in the development of steamship
owning and operating companies, the
committee recommends that all such
companies be required to operate un
der federal charter which will pro
vide for the exercise of close super
vision and capitalization, stock issues
and bonded indebtedness.
The recommendations of the com
mittee have been forwarded to the 55
members of the council in the form
of resolutions. Upon action by the
council the programme will be laid
before congress.
The council already has gone on
record as favoring the transfer of
the administrative bureaus of the
shipping board to the department of
commerce when the war work of the
shipping board is wound up, and the
calling of a conference of shippers,
ship operators, shipbuilders, manu
facturers, exporters and importers to
i : - - n ..n V 1 a n- c Thfl nnn
-c.,., nri,.i,iv will hi held within
the next few weeks.
EXTREME CARE ADVOCATED
YIicat Director Calls Attention to
Danger From Eire.
The United States grain corpora
tion, through M. H. Houser. yester
day issued the following notice to all
mills, elevators and warehouses:
"United States wheat director,
Julius H. Barnes, says that the ter
rible catastrophe at Kansas City,
Saturday afternoon, September 13,
with its appalling loss of life and
porperty, emphasizes the fact that
extreme care should be exercised to
prevent grain dust explosions in grain
elevators and mills.
"On July 31 we sent you a letter
outlining a plan of co-operation be
tween the department of agriculture
. and the grain corporation to conduct
a campaign of education along this
line. All that is necessary, at this
time, is to call your attention to this
explosion, one of the most disastrous
of its kind to occur In America. This
awful elevator calamity gives greater
emphasis to the necessity for unusual
care and attention to the conditions
prevailing in all elevators, mills and
warehouses, than any statement that
we could make. It is a duty we owe
to the individuals identified with the
operation of 'elevators, their families
and the public, to make their work
as safe as possible and remove every
hazard that attends it.
"Renew every precaution against
grain dust explosion.
"Make the cleanliness of your plant
your first business.
"After it is clean and in proper con
dition, see that it is kept so."
STEEL FREIGHTER FAVORED
Economical Advantages Over Small
Schooners Is Noted.
The economical advantage of the
large steel freighter over the small
schooner as a lumber carrier is evi
dent in the fact that the 8800-ton
steamer West Segovia, which recently
sailed for the Orient in the service
of the Columbia-Pacific Shipping
company, carried more than the com
bined cargoes of the five privately
owned vessels now in port to load
off-shore cargoes. The West Segovia
carried 4.543,962 feet, whereas the
five private vessels will load a total
of 4,350,000 feet.
This amount will be apportioned as
follows: Alumna, 9o0,000 feet; Hansen
1 200,000 feet; Harvard. 1,000,000 feet
Muriel, 700,000 feet and Oakland
500,000 feet.
Steamer Windber Chartered.
The steel steamer Windber, owned
bv the Pacific-American Fisheries
company, now lying at Seattle, has
been chartered by the Pacific Steam
hir company, to carry a cargo
lumber to China. The cargo is to be
supplied by Balfour-Guthrie & Co.
The date of the Windber's arrival
here has not been announced. She has
a net tonnage of 2093 and will carry
about 1,500,000 feet of lumber.
STRIKERS DEMAND HEARING
Railroad Administrator Asked to
Intervene in San Erancisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 22. A tele
gram demanding that the Southern
Pacific compan-- grant them a' con
ference was sent to Walker D. Hines
United States railroad administrator,
by representatives of the barge and
river boat transportation workers'
union, which is on strike in San
Francisco, Sacramento and Stockton.
The union was joined in the demand
by the master mates and pilots' asso-
ALBANY WOMAN. RESIDENT
OF OREGON 35 TEARS,
DIES.
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Mrs. C. A. Heath.
ALBANY, Or, Sept. 22. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. C. A. Heath, who
died at the home of her son, L.
A.Heath.in this city, last Thurs-
day, had resided in Oregon the J
past 35 years. When she and her T
husband came to this state they
located at Grass Valley and k
lived there until 1910, when
they removed to Grants Pass, t
They, lived .in the Josephine
county capital until they came
to Albany last spring.
Mrs. Heath was 73 years of
age. Her maiden name was
Eliza J. Rose and she was born
in Schuyler county. New York.
She went to Grand Rapids,
Mich., in 1857 and was married
to C. A. Heath January 1, 1865.
She was the mother of five sons,
three of whom died in infancy.
She is survived by her hus
band and two sons, E. F. Heath
nf fi-qnte Tooa 1 1 n ri T. A 1 I -i t Vl
of Albany. She also leaves five f
grandchildren and two great- a
grandchildren.
ciation and the marine engineers' as
sociation. Employers ald an effort would be
made to break the strike.
Union representatives said they had
asked for a quick answer from Mr.
Hines in order to move the tons of
perishable foodstuffs now tied up
here and at Sacramento and San
Joaquin Valley points. -
The striking longshoremen here
were to meet in special session to
morrow to hear a plea of the San
rancisco labor council that they re
urn to work until thetr differences
an be adjusted.
Cl'XARDS ACQUIRE IMPERATOR
Liner, Taken From Germans, Now
Being Refitted.
The ex-Hamburg-American liner
mperator, which has been in service
ince the signing of the armistice for
repatriating American troops, lias
been acquired by the Cunard Steam
snip company, according to an an
nouncement from the New York of-
ices of the Cunard line. The big
liner is at present in dock in the
Hudson river, being refitted for her
new occupation as a passenger ship.
When she was launched, shortly be
fore the beginning of hostilities, th
mperator received wide attention be
cause of the luxurious nature of her
appointments and her enormous size.
She is 919 feet long, has a beam of
90 feet, is of 50,000 tons register and
z,uuu norsepower; mere are nine
decks from the water line to the
bridge and they contain a Pompeiian
bath and swimming pool, a complete
Turkish bath establishment, a gym
nasium, an a la carte restaurant and
winter garden, in addition to the
usual public rooms.
Steam Schooner Goes Ashore.
EUREKA, Cal., Sept. '22. The steam
schooner North Fork, bound from
San Francisco to Eureka, went ashore
n the fog south of here last night.
All aboard were saved. It was re
ported that the boat would be i
total loss.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Sept. 22. Sailed at
P. M. Stramer Klamath from St. Helens,
for ban fedro via San r rancisco. Arrived
at 10 P. 31. Steamer J. A. Chanslor from
Gavlota.
ASTORIA. Sept. 22. Sailed at 2 A. M.
Steamer h.1 Segundo for San Krancibco.
Arrived down at 2:30 and sailed at b:o0
A. M. Steamer west Hartland for trial
trip and orient. Sailed at ti A. M.
Steamer Oleum for San Francisco. Arrived
at 10:30 and left up at 11:30 A. M.
Steamer Daisy Putnam from San LHego
and San Francisco. Left up at . . P. M.
Norwegian motor schooner H. C. Hansen
from Portland Angeles, lor United King
dom. Arrived ai noon ana lett up at 1
P. M. Steamer J. A. Chanslor from
Gaviota.
SAN PEDRO, Cal.. Sept. 22. Arrived
yesterday Steamers Daisy Matthews from
Columbia river, and Flavel from Columbia
river.
BALBOA, Sept. 18. Arrived Steamer
West Cbatala from Portland for New York.
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 13. Sailed Africa
Maru for Tacoma; Empress of Russia for
Vancouver. Sept. 14 Kashima Maru for
Tacoma.
HANKOW,
Tacoma.
Sept. IS. Sailed Justin for
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 22. Arrived Arabia
Maru from Tacoma. Sept. 14, Empress of
Asia from Vancouver lor Hong Kong.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Sept. 22. Ar
.rived Steamers Falls of Clye from Hono
lulu Sarhae from Levuku; city of Para
from Balboa
Sailed Steamer Tsushima Maru (Jap.)
from Yokohama.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 22. Arrived
Steamers Yoko Maru from Kobe; F. S.
Loop from San Francisco.
Sailed Steamer Wheatland for Hong
Kong.
EVERETT. Wash., Sept. 22. Sailed
Steamer W. S. Porter, towing S. H. Marion
Chilcott, from San Francisco.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Sept. 22. Condition of
the bar at S P. M. : Sea. smooth; wind,
north. 18 miles.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday.
High. Low.
1:18 A. it.... 8. 2 feetlT:30 A. M 0.3 feet
17:08 P. il..0.3 Xeet
PLANS EVOLVED TO
SELL WJW STOCKS ?
Marine Officials' Session
. Here Is Prolonged.
DEMAND FOR STUFF GREAT
C. O. Yoakum In Charge of West
ern Supplies Fleet Corporation
Representative Is Here.
Working out the details of the gen
eral selling campaign of the supply
and sales division of the emergency
fleet corporation is held of such im
portance that a conference of Pacific
coast executives, convened here yes
terday, was continued until late last
night and will be carried on today
with the expectation of concluding
the sessions tonight.
Men charged with the responsibility
of moving surplus stocks remaining
from the big war shipbuilding pro
gramme are gathered here from the
three coast states, bent on united ef
forts to accelerate the disposition of
the property in their care. Added to
the call from American shipbuilders,
lumber manufacturers, loggers and
others who have need of much of the
material and equipment is a demand
from abroad, the oriental countries
being particularly concerned with ob
taining gear with which to carry on
ship construction. Another trade de
velopment indicated is with the west
coast of South America. It is the im
pression that the conference will end
with a comprehensive schedule being
adopted that will add momentum to
the selling.
C. O. Yoakum In Charfte.
C. O. Yoakum. general manacer of
the western district for the supply
and sales division, is in charge of all
territory and stocks west of the
Rockies. This embraces property re
maining as far east as Denver, where
valuable assistance was lent in turn
ing out machinery during the war
period, to the coast, where three large
concentration warehouses are now
maintained, one at St. Johns, another
at Tacoma and the third at Alameda.
The surplus stocks embrace all items
having to do wit i ship equipment.
also much material, while there are
appurtenances for shinyard plants.
-representing the Emergency Fleet
corporation from the Philadelphia of
fice is W. R. Defield. consulting en
gineer and special representative, who
is taking a leading part in the con
ference, detailing to the men under
Mr. Yoakum the essential features of
the work, from the inception of the
formation of the sales and supply
division to the point reached today to
fill the demand for the property it
retains.
Other Cities) Represented.
F. N. Mills, in charge of the San
Francisco sub-office is here in com
pany with T. G. Baird and Carl Berry,
and from the Seattle sub-office is
R. D. Caney, in charge, with G. E.
Hunt, Thomas Stark. W. Deute and
S. r. Carlton.
Besides Mr. Toakum the Portland
office is represented by J. II. Wood,
assistant district supply and sales
nanager. 'From his department there
ire also in attendance D. W. Wend
ick. superintending storekeeper at St.
Johns, and E. Brumbaugh, H. C. Gar-
verich and C. P. Carroll of the ware
house personnel; Jay S. Hamilton, as
sistant in charge of sales, with F. U.
Zahn and G. N. McBride; S. P. Flem
ing, district controller, also G. W.
Long and Kenneth Robertson of the
auditing force. George Binkley, as
sistant in charge of inventory and
appraisements; A. B. Wastell, assist
ant in charge of cancellations and
MacCormac Snow and C. G. Wither-
spoon of the same section.
The conference is held at the head
quarters, in the Northwestern Na
tional Bank building and another
gathering will be convened at San
Francisco the last of the week. Mr.
Yoakum and Mr. Defield going over
matters there with Mr. Mills and his
co-workers relative to the disposi
tion of the Alameda warehouse stocks.
Mr. 1 oakum said last night that as
quickly as possible lists will be issued
and later catalogues will be gotten
out and all assistance lent the trade
to take advantage of the opportunity
to purchase the equipment.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept.22. (Special.)
while inquiries for vessels to go in near
ly all directions are numerous, few char
ters are being made at present, accord
ing to today's report of the Universal ShiD-
plng & Trading company of Seattle.
Freight rates the last week showed little
or no change so far as concerns Pacific
coast lumber shipments.
Allocation of three more steel steam
ships .to the flour movement from Puget
sound toEurop e was made by the ship
ping board's department of operation this
morning, the vessels being the 7500-ton
Ophis. Dullt by the Todd plant in Tacoma;
the il600-ton Brave Coeur, under construc
tion by Skinner & Eddy of Seattle, and
the 9400-ton Chepdao. under construction
by the Seattle North Pacific plant in
Seattle.
GRAYS HARBOR. Wash., Sept. 22.
(Special.) Steamer Daisy Gadsby arrived
from San Francisco today to load at the
Grays Harbor Lumber company's mill at
Hoqulam.
The steamers Svea and Daisy Freeman
sailed with cargoes for San Francisco.
Discussion has started as to the ad
visability of obtaining, if possible, the old
Slade mill property as a site for a muni
cipal dock. It is the most accessible of
any property in the city which could be
obtained for the purpose. No definite
steps have yet been taken.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.)
The steamer Aspenhtll. lumber-laden from
Grays Harbor, returned from her trial trip
at sea. She will complete her crew and
then sail for England.
The Norwegian motor schooner H. C.
Hansen arrived from British Columbia and
is to load at Portland.
After discharging fuel oil here and in
Portland, the tank steamer El Segundo
sailed for California.
With a cargo of fuel oil for Portland,
the tank steamer J. A. Chanslor arrived
from California.
The motor schooner Lassen shifted from
Rainier to Westport to complete her cargo
of lumber.
The steam schooner Flavel will be due
Friday from San Pedro to load lumber at
the Hammond mill.
The tank steamer Oleum sailed for Cali
fornia after discharging fuel oil in As
toria and Portland.
To load lumber at Portland, the steam
schooner Daisy Putnam arrived from San
Francisco.
The steamer West Hartland, with gen
eral cargo from Portland to China, re
turned from her trial trip at sea. She
sailed tonight for the orient.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 22. Arrived
Steamer Amur from Prince Rupert; F. S.
Loop, Redwood, from San Francisco; Ful
ton from Powell river; Panama Maru from
New Orleans.
Sailed Schooner Spokane for Winlow;
steamers Fulton and F. S. Loop for Se
attle, and Amur for Vancouver, B. C.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 22. (Special.)
Captain Asmussen of the schooner Samar,
which arrived from Levuka after a voyage
of 57 days, said the Murva was en route
from Gilbert Island for this port and was
spoken on September 7. The Samar brought
a cargo of copra. Captain Asmussen ran
short of provisions September 0 and the
crew would have been compelled to exlt
on water and hope If the Associated Oil
ship Falls of Clyde had not been spoken.
Captain Smith. e the windjammer, had
more than was needed, to Asmussen and
hi men sot a plentiful supply.
Captain Dyer and his crew
schooner Esther also showed
ciation of a good deed rendered by Lap-
tain Smith of the Falls of Clyde on Sep
mm
tember 0 by racing; into th
ay ahead of the olg ship.
Iko ran short of provision
voyage from the Kins. Capti
promptly supplied everything that was
needed. Then Captain Dyer clapped on -a
lot of rail and struck away at a rate that
left Smith far behind. The Clyde brought
2"Th;"Hrw.m Urnh.m. re-
cently sold b Walter Sea mm ell to Captain
K. I,, Whitney of Mobile, vailed for Napier
today with a cargo of cape oil for the
Standard Oil company. This Is one of
the old charters and the shippers are pay
ins the handsome rate of $1.37 per cane,
while the present charter price la only
60 cents a case. Before proceeding; to sea.
the skipper had his motor launch carefully
overhauled. During- the last voyage Worth
encountered three calm periods and met
the emergency by lowering the launch and
using It to tow his command across the
calm area. Jn this way he saved at least
three weeks of time and Incidentally the
charter which obtains the old high rate.
The Gulf mail steamship Alliance, Cap
tain Svendsen. arrived from Maratlan to
day with a full cargo and 22 passengers.
The latter consisted principally of Mexi
cans, who are going to Hawaii to work on
plantations.
The Pacific Mai! steamer City of Para,
Captain McKlnnon, arrived from Balboa
via ManzaniOo today with 69 cabin pas
sengers and 32 In the steerage. On board
was treasure worth $100,000.
Tentatively, the sailing of the Pacific
Mail steamship Colombia for the orient has
been set for tomorrow. If It is Impossible
to get the vessel discharged and loaded in
time this may be postponed.
TACOMA, Wash.. Sept. 22. (Special.)
The Osaka Shosen Kaiaha steamer Pan
ama Maru, from New Orleans, arrived
here to bunker. It Is said the vessel may
be delayed slightly on account of needed
repairs to her boilers, which bothered
some on the last part of her voyage up
the coast. She is bound lor the orient.
The Spokane shifted down sound, during
the night to go on the ways for painting.
It Is expected that the schooner will re
turn here the latter part of the week to
load lumber for South Africa.
The F. S. Loop arrived from California
and will sail for down sound ports to load
for San Francisco.
The longshoremen's strike in San Fran
cisco Is beginning to be felt here among
some of the dock workers. On account of
no freight arriving several checkers have
been laid off at the local docks. It Is
expected that the working forces will ba
further decreased If the strike continues.
Marine Xotes.
The steamship Colindo, recently accepted
from the builders by the Pacific Steam
ship company, has been stored and bal
lasted and is lying at dock awaiting orders
from the shipping board. 6he can start
loading on two hours' notice, according to
Frank O'Connor.
Captain D. O. Klllman yesterday was
appointed master of the steamer Bell
Brook. S. B. Sheppard will be chief en
gineer of the vessel.
BJarne Larsen has been given the berth
of chief engineer on the shipping board
steamer Wakiki, which will be operated
by the Columbia-Pacific 8hlpplng company.
The steamer Klamath sailed from St.
Helens yesterday afternoon with passengers
for San Francisco and San Pedro, and
freight for the latter port. Because of
the longshoremen's strike at San Fran
cisco no freight was loaded for that port.
The schooner Else, which reached Port
land Sunday from the Tonga Islands,
brought 980 tons of copra for the Palm
olive company's factories here. The schoon
er Lucy, which is expected in today from
San Francisco, brought 3S0 tons of copra.
The steamer Braeburn, built by the Pen
insula Shipbuilding company, and carrying
ties from Portland to England, left the
Axores September 17, according to a re
port received yesterday by the Merchants'
Exchange.
V. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All poltion reported at A p. M. yester
day unlens otherwise Indicated.)
CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS. Richmond for
Bremerton. 16H miles south of Bremerton.
EL SKGUNDO. Portland for San Fran
cisco, 411 miles north of Richmond.
WILLAMETTE. San Francisco for Grays
HarDor, 4l. miles north of San Francisco.
WASHTENAW. Port San Lewis for
Portland. 2rK miles from Portland.
OLEUM, Portland for Oleum, 442 miles
north of Kan Francisco.
IRIS. Seattle for San Francisco, 36
miles south of Cape Blanco.
IDAHO. San Pedro for Grays Harbor, off
Cape Blanco.
ARGYLL, Seattle for Oleum, 233 miles
from Oleum.
LYMAN STEWART, Vancouver for Port
San Luis, 211 miles from Oleum.
TOPE K A. San Francisco for Portland, 33
miles south of Cape Blanco.
JOHANNA SMITH.. Marwhfleld for San
Francisco. CS miles south of Marshfield.
COL. E. L. DRAKE, towing barge 03,
El Segundo for Portland. 300 miles south
of the Columbia river.
HATCH IE, San Francisco for Balboa,
971 miles south of San Francisco, Sept. 12,
at 8 P. M.
BOTTINEAU. Seattle for the United
Kingdom. 70 miles south of San Diego,
September 21, at 8 P. M.
ASTRAL. N-agasakl for San Francisco,
55."i miles' west of San Francisco, Sept. 21.
at R P. M.
ACME. San Francisco for Tsngtau. 640
miles west of San Francisco, Sept. 21, at
8 P. M.
GLYMONT. Honolulu for New York. 22.10
miles from Honolulu. Sept. 21. a 8 P. M.
MANOA, Honolulu for Fan Francisco. 538
milfs west of San Francisco, Sept. 21, at
8 P. M.
GOODS PEED. Seattle for Cuba, 120 miles
south of San Francisco.
WEST KEENE. San Francisco for
Manila. 2010 miles west of Honolulu.
1.1'RLINE, San Francisco for Honolulu.
1048 miles west of San Francisco.
G LOR I ETTA, Honolulu for San Fran
cisco. 1H70 miles from San Francisco.
BALLIETT. San Francisco for Honolulu,
1009 milen from Kan Francisco.
CLYMONT. Hilo for San Francisco, 880
miles from San Francisco.
SPOKANE. San Francisco for Wilming
ton, 48 miles from San Francisco.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Sept. 22. Maximum tem
perature. S3 degrees; minimum. 54 degrees.
River reading at 8 A. M.. 3.2 feet: change
In last '-'4 hours, none. Total rainfall (3
P. M. to 5 P. M.i. none; total rainfall since
Q.nt.mh.r 1 I'll 11 AM n,h... n..i i-
rall since toeniemoer 1. 1.14 inches: Krnut
of rainfall since September X'J. 1H19. 1.54
inches, sunrise. 6:io A. M. : sunset. 7:OQ
P. M. Total sunshine. 12 hours, 11 min
utes; possible sunshine. 12 hours, 11 min
utes. Moonrise. u:2ti A. M. ; moonset. 6:13
P. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at
5 P. M.. ao.00 Inches. Rajatlve humidity at
6 A. M.. 78 per cent: at 1 P. M.. 22 per
cent: at S P. M.. 18 per cent.
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641 70!O.Oo;i2INWIPt. cloudy
541 70O.00I2OISW
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3S1 7010.001. AS
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4S 64110. 0OI22 NE
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Tatoosh lsl'd
Vsldezt I 32i4S:0.20i. ,SW IRaln
Walla Wallal 4s 7S0.00;..W IClesr
Washington .1 72! 80 0. 021 . . IS W Rain
Winnipeg
- -I
40! S2I0.001Q!SE ICIoudy
tA. M. today,
day.
P. M. report ot preceding
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Fair; gentle
northeasterly winds.
Oregon and Washington Fair west, fair
and warmer eas'aJortion; ffentle north
easterly winds. EjT
Idaho Fair an ft warmer.
EDWAKD .UltIlS. Meteorologist.
ISiPO MILLS REOPEN;
STRIKERS RESENTFUL
Portland and Kerr - Gift ord
Grain Plants Operating.
NON-UNIONISTS ON BOAT
Union. Offieials Hint Unrest Way
Come to Head Today Another
Ship Tied Up.
The grain strike situation in Port
land was made more tense yesterday
by the opening of two mills, the Kerr
Gifford and the Portland Flouring
mills, which had been idle since the
strike of the cereal workers was de
clared. Both mills reopened with
non-union labor, and their resump
tion of activity aroused considerable
resentment among organized grain
workers. The longshoremen still re
fused to handle flour from any of the
mills, and the grainhandlers on the
docks worked yesterday in an atmos
phere manifestly charged with un
rest.
Another special meeting of the
grainhandlers' union was held yester
day afternoon, making three such
meetings in the past four days.
The tensity of the situation in
shipping circles was further added to
yesterday by the turning over of an
other shipping board vessel, the West
Hartley, as a flour carrier. She was
checked in by the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company for operation. She
will be stored, lined and ready for
loading in about three days.
The addition of the West Hartley
to the flour fleet makes a total of
three vessels tied up by the strike.
No attempt has been made since the
strike was called to finish loading
the West Munham. which had part
of her cargo aboard, or to start load
ing the West Cheswald, which was
ready to receive cargo.
It is rumored in shipping circles
that important developments are to
be expected today. It has been inti
mated that the United States grain
corporation has almost reached the
end of its patience, and that the tol
erance of the shipping board has been
tried almost to the limit. The un
rest of the grain handlers, it is hinted
by union officials, is likely to come
to a head today.
The management of the Portland
Flouring Mills has taken steps to
prevent disorder by chartering the
steamer T. J. Potter, a big river boat,
and mooring her at the mill as eat
ing and sleeping quarters' for the
loyal workmen in the plant. This
step was taken to obviate the neces
sity on the part of the workmen of
walking through the lonely regions
around the mill on their way to and
from work, where they might expect
to meet witn rougn treatment.
Vessels In Port.
West Munham. Pacific Steamship com'
pany. St. Johns municipal terminal.
Alumma. A. F. Thane A Co.. Inman
Poulsen mill.
Berlin. Alaska-Portland Packers' Asso
ciation, municipal dork No. 1.
Dertona. Columbia-Pacific Shipping com
pany, victoria aoipnlns.
Brentwood. Columbia - Pacific Shipping
company. Victoria dolphins.
Oakland. Albers - O'Netl. Inman-Poulsen
mill.
West Cheswald. Pacific Steamship com
pany, municipal dock No. I.
Moosabee. Columbia-Pacific Shipping
company, municipal aocK ISO. 1.
Colindo. Pacific Steamship company, P.
ra. . QOCK.
Lassen. Dant A Russell. Presrott.
La Merced, Standard Oil company, St.
Helens.
rtaico. Hammond Lumber company,
lonsue r oini.
Harvard. Chas. Nelson A Co.. North Pa
ciric Lumber company
Else. A. O. Anderson A Co.. munlclpa
dork No. 1.
Daisy Putnam. Charles R. McCormlck,
i-oucn-street aocK.
J. A. Chanslor, Associated Oil company,
Linnton.
DATE FOR FLIGHT IS SET
AKRIALi FOREST PATItOLi WILL
START OCTOBER 1.
Mayor Albert Smith, at Roseburg,
Will Fly Over Timber Lands In
5 States Seeking Good Bases.
ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 22. (Special.)
Major Albert Smith, in charge of
the forest patrol work in the north
west, beginning: October 1. will un
dertake a flight covering Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wy
oming for the purpose of locating
suitable bases for aerial fleets, and
determining upon landing places
where aircraft may make safe de
scent and find supplies.
Major Smith, who has been In Rose-
uuir a v . wna, n vra urcu
1 selected by the war department to
make this long flight, which means
penetration of vast new territory for
the flying machine, the covering of
thousands of miles, and will occupy
a month or more to complete. He
will make maps of the country trav
ersed and all the data will be submit-
Children Cry
The Kind Tou ITave Always Bonpht lias borne the wlprna
ture of Chas. 11. Fletcher, and has been made under his
personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits Imitations and
Tust-as-pood" are but experiments, and endanger the
bealth of Children Experience against Experiment.
What is CASTORIA
Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, l'nre
porlc. Drops and Soothing Syrups. It contains neither
Opium, Morphine nor other narcotic substance. For
more than thirty years it has been in constant use fortho
relief of Constipation, Flatulency, "Wind Colic and
Diarrhoea; allaying: Feverishness arising therefrom,
and by regxilatlngr the Stomach and Iiowels, aids the as
similation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep
The Children's l'anacca The Mother's Friend.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears
SIP . srT
- W J
In Use For Over 30 Years
th cfiw eoMPasfT, srew rowtt ernr.
wsWrwsmtwisy-TWsw iii nrw;." 11 nuw-am n ' ' 'ur!".?wj". I wywWsiWsaWM
ted to the department with a view of
perfecting the forest patrol system
for the coming year.
nately i
imber ' t
lUKlaa f
Since Oregon has approximately
one-fortieth of the standing ti
in the United states, and Doug
county about one-seventh of mer
chantable timber of the state, the
government recognises the necessity
of putting forth great efforts here ;
for nrntrtinp t ri i wealth, anil tt : sps I
will be established throughout the
timbered areas of this section, ac
cording to Major Smith, who told of
his .plans today.
As soon as the proposed flight Is
finished Major and Mrs. Smith will
go to Sacramento, and expect to re
turn, to Roseburg in the spring.
WOMEN MEET B1GEL0W
CONFERENCE OX PRICKS TO
BE. HELD AT 1 1 TODAY.
Meeting in Afternoon and Hearing
on Prices at Night Will Consid
er Market Conditions.
Elimination of the price-fixing pol
icy at the Tamhill-streel public mar
ket probably will be recommended to
the city council tomorrow by City
Commissioner Bigelow. To discuss
the price-fixing question. Mr. Bigelow
has called a conference with members
of the housewives' committee in his
office this morning at 11 o'clock.
Arguments in behalf of a new pub
lic market, to occupy a full block.
have not convinced Mr. Bigelow that
such a plan is advisable, he said yes
terday. To establish such a market
Mr. Bigelow feels that it would be
necessary to remove the market from
the shopping district, and any such
move he believes will tend to make
the market unpopular.
There was no demonstration on the
Tamh ill-street market yesterday, such
as the market producers staged Sat
urday when they displayed a large
quantity of high-class produce ac
companied with the label, "This is not
for eale on the public market."
The maximum price of eggs which
had been particularly noticeable by
their absence from the stalls Satur
day, was Increased yesterday by the
market master from 65 cents to 67
cents. The maximum prices on all
other articles which had borne "not
for sale" signs Saturday remained the
eame.
In view of the demonstration Sat
urday renewed interest is being dis
played in the regular weekly meeting
of housewives this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in Library hall. The regular
public session of the fair price com
mittee will be held at 8 o'clock in
the grand Jury room of the central
postof f ice.
FARM BRINGS $25,000
Woman Sells to Man Once Own
ing Place, Then Worth 916.000.
HARKISBlTFtG. Or.. Sept. 22. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Klizabeth Patterson sold
her 320-acre farm southeast of town
last week to J. F. Kelly of Kugcne
for $25,000.
About seven years ago Mr. Kelly
purchased this farm for $16,000 ami
gave it to his nephew l.loyd Patter
son. Mr. Patterson was killed in a
railroad accident in 1917 and and his
wife succeeded him as owner of the
farm until last week when Mr. Kelly
again purchased it, paying in ca."h
the price named.
FALL KILLS. ARMY FLIER
Drop of ISO Foot Fatal to Sergeant
Butler at San IHoro.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Sept. 22. Robert
I. Butler, sergeant first elass, attached
to the ninth aero squadron, was In
stantly killed at Rockwell field today.
His airplane crashed to the ground
from an altitude of J50 feet.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage l.lcnr.
VlTKKirH-MA!"DKLL Tony Vuksih.
25. o.TJ Twf nty-lhird trpt North, city,
and Matties MaUdll, .1. t3 Savlrr trret.
en v.
BARTKIS-rARTKR WlHUni Jam"
p.ir'elt. -1, Cot 3 s Crovp. Or., and J uiia
Carl r. IS. 4- Tillamook trt, rity.
f IKBKNTKITT-II ANS -N V. C. Sirbon
ti itt. V-Ki A Id r. and Ida. O. Hanson,
35. T. W. C. A., rlty.
NKISOX-H AI'CK Curl O. Klon. 1.
4.04 Fortieth ivnun Southeast, h nd M m.
Kd :th Gay r Hauck, Iri;al, 1 Mi A Cor
BVfflUf.
TUKNKY-Mt'U.KN OfArc Frnest Tur
nev, F.Airt Forty. fifth ntrt.
rd Hazol Kuth Mullen, legal, 421 Shu
BURNKY-PAl.l.KT Olydo tlavmond
BumKy, -ft. at'adr l.nrkK, Or., HndZ lie
tl'-rmnine rnll-t. 17. rand avenut.
COhPSMlTH-HOTHrHILI Arthur A.
Crldsmit.i, i!4. San Kmnii!ro. Oh I., and
Amy C. P.oth hlld. J4. lll Wentover mad.
DAY-MEYKR Alfred O. Hay. Isal. .v;j
Twentieth Htret K;mt. and El va K. Mfycr,
le at. Fifteenth and Davis ntret.
REEU-STUART Rohrt V. KeH. S.
Kanaaa City, Mo., and Myrtle Viola Stuart.
22. IMA ;arfleld utreet.
NORTON-EPPINU John R. Norton,
legal. Hood Hlver. Or., and Adrienne Kp
pi:tg. 2-. Benson hotel, city.
Vancouver Maniac LIcenMes.
BONKBRAKE-S1 EWART Cheater
Honei take. 31 of Portland, and KUia
St-wart. I, of P.--tland.
HLKTCH-WATFON William Hletrh. 'J'A
of Portland, and Alice Watson. IS of Port
land. JOHNPO.V-KNVTSON Arne Johnson,
.in. of Astoria. Or., and BtTta Knut&ou,
of Antoria. Or.
SHIKLDSLBXvtS Fmd Shields. :.n. of
Portland, and Kffie Lewli, It gal. of Port-
lAMILLTCK-WOTHIXOTOV John Mil-
3
for Fletcher's
the Signature" cf
I, , 1
Ik I HtAAiaMil hii i
Helps Make Strong
Sturdy Men and
Beautiful Healthy
Women Used By
Over 3,000,000 Peo
ple Annually as a
Tonic, Strength and
Blood Builder. Ask
v. if?-
Your Doctor or
Druggist.
Ili k. ''T. of Sherl l:.n. Or., and Klilh
Worthinctfni. 1'., t.f siu'rul:tn, r.
t" N"Nl.K V-Se TT Henry Coiml. y. "
of M arMi town. Iowa. uui Lus S'utt, -O,
cf Pi i thind.
PI KKCK-CJ KL'NPY Frank Pierce. 41. of
Phoet.ix. Ar:.. an-J Lilly Oruudy of Port
IdiKl. linlXS-rARTKH John Coins. 4.".. of
Albany, nr., aiil Sumo Carter, 47. of
Alliar.v. Or.
O'HUI KX-DOVVUM, Edw ard O'Brien,
of Portland, and Lliiie Dow ell. Sn. of
Port'ami.
I'llxiX-STKi'.MAX Marion Kilson. .".O.
of Portland, and Minnie Supaun, -. of
Vo' t (and.
XH l;SK-lRA V Harry Morse. 34. of
Vam-ouver. Wash., nd Nui:llray, i:. of
Va ii'ouv, r. a.nli.
1'IXTII-liLKrllA.M Ctorci- Pinto. ::o. of
Vancouver, Wa.h.. and Mabel Hurcliatti,
o:;. cf Walla Walla. a.h.
XViTRCM-MC.M.l. Sim Nystrom. :'.-.
of 'a-homcal. Wa.-di.. and Clara MeCa.l,
o4. of Wa!liollR,.i I. Wash.
LAKSriX-KKX.NEUV I-outs Larjon, 'Jit.
of Marquam. or., and Maud Kennedy. -'1,
of neffon Citv. Or.
lA'lHiS.jf.'HWAiaMAX E:iert Horc.
-. of i -t i.. ind, and Kuth tfcliw arzinan.
-.". of Portland.
TRAVKI.KRS' Gl'IDE.
OS
SAILINCS
RATES
I QUEBEC-LIVERPOOL
2im Day o Lmxmrp
EMPRESS OF FRANCE
1S.SO0 Tans .
Salts from Quebec
4 I'. M. Oct. 7, Nov. . Her. 4.
Beautiful aultss Rooms with bath
Wngla rooms Two-berth rooms
Fares First Class SI70
Second. "l00; Third. tttJS.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
OCEAN SERVICES
Phone Itroailw ar !!.
Third -I- Portland
SAN FRANCISCO
S. S. Rose City
Depart 12 Noon
SEl'TEMBKK 28
From Ainsworth Dock
Fare includes Berth and Meals.
City Ticket Office, 3d and Washington
Phone Main 3330
Frcipht Office, Ainsworth Dock
Phone Broadway 268
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND
S. S. LINES
SAN FRANCISCO
SS. La Primera
S II.S SKIT. 2T.
tl.HI IIS IIIM K. Ml, .1.
Kreiylit .'iilv.
rhnnr Itrnattivay ZtMlt.
W. M AMIIKM, .V ., Acrnls.
AUSTRALIA
Honolulu. Suva. Vr Mtlanrl.
Th I'u In t I'HrnKrr NtiiMr
K. M. n. "M KA" It. . S. "M KI KA"
o.nm Ton. :t..mi Tuna
nil from Vanromrr. It. ( .
I or farn nnil :iilinc it ( an. I'ur. Hail
war. 55 Third (.. I'ortl.iml. or annuinn-At.ttrH.t-.i:iti
Koh( Mttil l.inr, 410 imiur
t.. Vancouver. II.
AMI'S KM KNTS.
ANCING
UK HOME'S IAI; AfADKMV,
Twenty-third nnil nMhf n-clon.
All nrw steps anl mo!trn dancrs
taught in e i p h t lssons. Kadios
$ 2.70. c ntiemen $ New rl:iss'S f r
lu'Riniu-rs start Monday mid Friday
evenings thi week. Advanced rlass
Tuesday and Thursday evnin;s. Take
one or four lessons a wek. Tickets
are (rood until used. The only school
teaching from h to 1 I :". IMenty of
practice. No embarrassment. Sepa
rate step room and extra teachers for
backward pupils. A t horoti g h print ft 1
description of all dances free for
pij'pils. We have larre and select
cla sses. an d t lie social f ea t u re a ln
Is worth douhle the pri-. and this
is the only school where they guaran
tee to teach you to dance. I'rivate
lessont piven all hours. i'a 1 1 a f ter
noon or evening." L-earn from profes
sional dancers. Phone Main 7G56.
Dance Tonight
CO'liLLION
HALL
Milton Tliitferrtrld and the
ew Cotillion irchetra.
I'ubllc danrln t every evening
rifrpl Sunday.
Sanday afternoon and eve. at
Columbia Heach.
COUNCIL
CREST
PARK
Remains open during September.
UAC1U KVlOItY i;VKM(i
Kxrrpt Saaday.
BASEBALL
Portland vs. Sacramento
Vaughn St. Park
Sept. 23, 24, 23, 26, 27, 28
!
AMl'SFHESTS.
TICK KT (IKl'lCK SALK
ori:s inn vi.
I I I?T T Tn nroadwiT at TTlr
llLiXLlVJ .Main l and A 1 122.
TOMORROW AT 7 AND P. M.
COTIl
llflMlM tll M V I TO II 1. V.
! ,Vr";da"J,- SEPT. 25, 26, 27
, ,
ClilLDilKV VMIKR 16 AOT
AUMITTKll.
PUQZ.IC MEsZZ. TH Ff.
9
Sinrrlnsr
Kichartl llrnnrtt
and
Claire Adamn
HAK lOV TOI.l) lOt'R I1. Il
licit WHAT ior kov sin:
OllillT TO IvNOWf
l'oni laii ruin:.
Floor, SOe. Ilaloony. nr.c, S."c
Thenter
jMin.-Mon.- lur. Nic tit. l."c to $ I .
Sun.-Mun -Iur.-W'tl M'uouu. lac to 15c.
Carl Jorn
JA-DA TRIO BI RT AND KOSEDALE
Tango Sho GS REG AY
-N7 LORRAINE SISTERS HELGH'M
trio rviadam Eilis
Till" M(o l.OSKS
WITH KINKI W MATINEE.
MtTiM'.H 'iiniimiiinv
ALCAZAR
JIIMIAI. IM.WI'.HS
With
MAIlKt. Wll.lll.H M OSCAR
mill n
In Prank llnnlrln Comic Opfra.
THE WIZARD OF THE NILE
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BAKER
Men K I llll'M
Ml Wrrk Mnto. r.l.. Sal.
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MivtT MnniM ii.
1 m: i.K-oi-'r
A I'lpvor ('nnieih l- idp Authors tf
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atidV il!e l.utf-t NnelT
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With Mmirirr 4iiMvii. lit Own i nipun
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ul 7 mil i ;i.
5 MINI Tr's M l.0
I. At t.ll
res
Hippodrome
TODAY
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IN M'H'Y. .M OI'.Vl l l)
MI'IION V.
"THUNDERBOLT OF FATE"
A r.v.Tful ' l'!"l.,.li..ma
St :i rr" -r
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NELLIE BENNETT'S ATHLETI
GIRLS
IN A SKNSATIOSAI, NO Kl.TY
1'eo.de With Blue Should Drop In
Thii Week.
LYRIC
Matinee Pal'.y at i Niehls at 7 mul 1.
This Uwk Iillo:i aii'l KraiiKa In
TIIK KINti K AI.AIJAZr.
i:ors'us Miikl'-al Kxtmvneaiiza. With -"
1'r.tty l.irls.
fountry ftore (extra). Tonj!it.
CIRCLE
l-'ourth at
Douglas Fairbanks
- in
"The Knickerbocker Buckaroo"
AI-o Mutt ami l-ff iHm dy.
Open from 1 1m k in tl; iinunim: unt.i
4 oVlork of I ho f.ilii'Uin.i; moi ::;ni
Classified. Advertisements
in
The Oregonian.
Iatly and Sunday
I'rr line.
One line !
Two eonerutie liitie t!c
Three roieentie line ::tc
six or f(rn ranrrutixr tiiiim ti.
The fallow ine rlu.if tratlon errittl.
Hie rat f wliirh in M-r line r i.i :
-1
ilJK(itBSgaaitii
Sit n a t ion anted l:tle. nut inn
Vtttitd l 'itiule. No ml t;iUtn for !--'
thuil tun .Count ft vimK Hie
line. .Vderti-eiiieit eet "Vrr
miimUh) will l tukfil uvrr (Hr t-te-iiitne
If Hi al rrt r it m ut'-i itn-r
1 o til lirr phone. No ri-- will he
(intel er f lie nlimi. hut tstulrui ttl
will Im- rendered the follnwiiic it:i . Ai-
erf iemenl re htkm lor The lii:l
Ureeuiiiao until :: I. M . : fr Ih
Similar OrrKuliiun until I. M. .itn- l.i