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Tills MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER . 1919.
PIUG BOARD
LITTLE IMPROVED
Dropping of Hurley Fails
Better Situation.
to
NEW MEN NOT INFORMED
Old Exploded Fallacy Revived in
Publicity Propaganda Need of
Truth Is Apparent.
OF. EGO.NIAN NEWS BUREAU
"Washington. Sept. 23. Two or three
recent changes in the personnel of
the shipping board apparently have
not improved the reliability of that
great government organization. If
anything the changes have been for
the worse instead of better, because
Chairman Hurley and one or two
others who have gone out had the
benefit of some experience which
would have saved them from a few
errors of statement.
There was one advantage at least
In having Edward N. Hurley, former
chairman of the board, in that office,
notwithstanding his wavering person
ality. At any rate Chairman Hurley
knew better than to repeat some of
the statements that emanated from
his board when an attempt was being
made to beat the Pacific coast ship
builders down to ruinous prices on
the reinstatement of contracts.
9140 Offer Recalled.
It will he recalled that when nego
tiations were under way for the rein
statements of canceled shipbuilding
contracts in Portland yards and else
where on the Pacific coast, the report
was permitted to go out to the coun
try that the board had received an
offer from a certain shipyard, not
named, to build ships for $149 a dead
weight ton. This was given out in
justification of the refusal of the
board to reinstate contracts at Port
land and elsewhere at approximately
$165 a deadweight ton.
But Mr. Hurley and his board failed
to foresee their being summoned be
fore the senate committee where
friends of the shipbuilders would be
free to ask them embarrassing ques
tions. The time came and the $149
fallacy was so shot full of holes that
Mr. Hurley never cared to talk about
it afterward. It was shown that the
offer come from the Submarine Boat
corporation, a government yard, on
which the board had expended mil
lions of dollars of public money, thus
freeing it of any charge for amortisa
tion. And, besides, being a govern
ment yard, there was no charge
against it for excess profits and in
come tax which in the case of private
' yards amounted to $25 on every ton.
Government loa Showed.
By these figures it? was shown that
the government coulft not afford to
build in the scubmarine boat yards
even at $149 a deadweight ton be
cause there was a loss when the fact
was'considered that the treasury got
nothing from the transaction, whereas
the taxes paid in by private yards ex
ceeded the difference between the
private yards' price of $165.
But now comes the shipping board,
since Mr. Hurley has retired and while
Ir. Rosseter, who was present at the
exposure is absent, and in an install
ment of publicity matter given out re
cently says: r
"The Submarine Boat company,
which only two years ago located its
plant on a salt New Jersey meadow,
has delivered 60 vessels to the United
States shipping board since then, and
launched a total of 75." And then,
listen to this: "This is the company
which in April of this year, when esti
mates for ship construction were
ranging as high as' $225 per dead
weight ton, made Newark bay famous
by an offer which the corporation
made to the shipping board to build
$12. 000-ton freighters at a flat price
of $149 per deadweight ton."
Whether anyone will go to the trou
ble to call this fallacy to the atten
tion of the new chairman of the ship
ping board, is doubtful, because, what
is the use? Some new man might soon
succeed him and then the old propa
eanda would be revived, unless the
time shall come when the members of
this board will get together and call
in their publicity man and seek to
have some general understanding of
the truth.
EMPLOYERS
FORM
TJX I OX
Lower Columbia River Organiza
tion Aims Wage Regulation.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.)
The lower Columbia river water
front employers' union was organized
this afternoon at a meeting attended
by representatives of every water
front employer from the mouth of the
river to Westport.
All agreed to join the union, whose
main object is to regulate wages and
working conditions so they will be
uniform. The local body will be af
filiated with similar organizations in
British Columbia, Puget sound and
Portland. A board of directors of
seven members was elected, as fol
lows: P. J. Brix, Knappton mills;
Mr. Thompson, manager Westport
mill; Mr. Butts, manager Wauna mill;
J. A. Rankin, Hammond Lumber com
pany; R. R. Bartlett, Port of Astoria
commission; J. S. M. Hawthorne,
Ceorge W. Sanborn & Co.; Frank M.
Sweet. Columbia River Stevedoring
company.
- STEVEDORES REJECT OFFER
San Francisco Wage Rise Granted
In Effort to End Strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23. Strik
ing members of the Riggers" and
Stevedores' union, who have been out
for a week, voted today to reject the
terms offered- by the Waterfront Em
ployers' union and to remain on
strike.
The employers had offered to grant
the demands of thelongshoremen for
higher wages, but refused to increase
the number of men employed in the
hatches or to lessen the weight of
the sling loads. The men had com
plained that the work was carried
"rr; on at an excessive rate.
Unloading: of ships on the water
front has been at a standstill for
ceveral days as a result of the strike.
PORT TO BE ADVERTISED
. Tublic Docks Commission Joins In
Appropriation of $3000.
Portland's harbor facilities are to
be advertised to the world by the ac
tion of the Port of Portland commis
sion and the commission of public
docks in joint session yesterday in
Rtinropriating $3000, subject to th
approval of the attorneys of the two
bodies, for space in nautical and com
mercial magazines. This sum is to
cover the expenses of advertising for
the period of a year. Copy is to be
furnished to the Pacific Marine Re
via. PciXic Ports, and. to some east-
ern marine publication which circu
lates in Europe. The two commis
sions will deal with all publications
through an advertising agency.
A resolution was adopted instruct
ing John Doyle, secretary of the port
commission, to convey to Colonel J.
R. Slattery, district engineer in
charge of improvements in the -Columbia
river below Portland, the wish
of the two commissions that the gov
ernment engineers recommend to
Washington improvements. in the Co
lumbia between Portland and the sea
to provide for a channel not less than
600 feet in width and, 35 feet in depth.
The most important meeting of the
two commissions in months was set
for the afternoon of October 3. At
this joint meeting, plans will be dis
cussed and programmes adopted for
changes in the ferry service across
the river, agitation for a 35-foot
channel and the dredging of Swan
island as recommended by Secretary
of the Navy Daniels on his recent
visit.
LA PR1MERA IS HIT JIT SEA
DAMAGE REPORTED IX COL
LISION WITH JOHAXXA SMITH.
Location of Accident Not Given,
but Vessel Is Reported as Con
tinuing on Her Way.
The steamer La Primera of the
W. S. Scammell fleet, which left San
Francisco August 20 for Portland.
collided at sea Monday night with
the steamer Johanna Smith, a vessel
of 1317 net tons register, according
to information received yesterday by
the Merchants' Exchange. The loca
tion of the accident was not given,
and details are lacking.
The Johanna Smith was bound from
San Francisco to Coos Bay, according
to the report. She left San Fran
cisco September IS, two days ahead
of the La Primera. The La Primera
was reported as damaged, but con
tinuing to her destination, Portland.
According to her agents, who last
night had received no report of the
accident, the La Primera was bring
ing 835 tons of coarse freight, prin
cipally asphalt and cement.
STEAMER LATOKA CHECKS IX
Ship to Take What Brentwood
Leaves of Dertona's Cargo.
The steamer Latoka, a Ferris type
vessel built by the Grant Smith
Porter company, was checked in yes
terday by the Columbia-Pacific Ship-
ping company, and was shifted from I
the Pacific Marine Iron Works, where
she was outfitted, to municipal dock
No. 1 to load stores.
The Latoka will take what the
Brentwood leaves of the Dertona's
cargo. The Dertona was loaded with
ties .for the United Kingdom and de
veloped a leak on her loaded sea
trial, so it was decided to bring her I
to Portland and place her in drvdock
for repairs. The steamer Brentwood
was selected to take the cargo of
the Dertona as it was unloaded so
that the faulty ship could go on dry
dock.
As the Dertona is a 4500-ton ves
sel, however, and the Brentwood only
a 4000-tonner. there will be a con
siderable quantity of ties left over in
thc Dertona after the Brentwood is
loaded to capacity. This residue will
constitute the first part of the La
toka's cargo.
The transfer of cargo from the
Dertona to the Braatwood, which has
been going on atvthe Victoria dol
phins below the Broadway bridge for
the past week, is expected to be com- I
pleted by tonight.
Australia Ships Record Cargo.
ADELAIDE. Australia, Sept. 23.
(Via Montreal.) The former German
steamer Weissenfels has sailed with
a record shipment of wheat, totaling
11,054 tons.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Sept. 23. Arrived at 7
A. M., motor schooner H. C. Hansen, from
Port Angele; at 7 P. M., steamer Washte
naw, from Port San Luis.
ASTORIA, Sept. 23. Sailed at 8 last
night, steamer West Hartland. for the
orient: sailed at 7 A. M.. steamer Klamath,
tor San rranclsco and San Pedro. Ar
rived at 7:30 and left up at 9:13 A. M.
steamer Washtenaw, from Port San Luis;
arrived at 8:15 A. M., steamer Tiverton,
from San Pedro.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 23. Arrived-
Steamer President, from San Pedro. Sailed
Steamer Mannahocking, for Baltimore.
COOS BAY. Sept. 23. Sailed at 11 I
A. M.. steamer City of Topeka, from San I
Francisco, for Portland.
The steamer La Primera collided last
night with the steamer Johanna Smith,
which was bound from San Francisco for
Coos Bay. The La Primera was bound
from San Francisco for Portland. She
was damaged and is proceeding to her
destination, which is Portland.
TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 23. Arrived
Steamer Winber, from Seattle; steamer
Alameda, from Anchorage, via Seattle
steamer Korrigan III Mex. , from Santa
Rosalila. Sailed Steamer San Diego, for
San Pedro; steamer Redwood for Akutan;
steamer Winber for the orient, via ports.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 23. Ar
rived Steamer Tuscaloosa from Hongkong.
Sailed Steamers Admiral Farragut, for
Seattle; Rose City, lor Portland.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 22. Sailed Cham-
plain, for Vancouver, B. C.
AUCKLAND,
Sept. 19. Sailed Kutow
for Vancouver.
HONGKONG, Sept. 22. Arrived Coaxet.
from fortiana.
PATTA, Sept. 22. Arrived Santa" Inez,
from Tacoma, via San Francisco.
SHANGHAI. Sept. 20. Arrived Seattle
Maru, xrom rsew York, via Tacoma.
Vessels in Port.
"West Hunham, Pacific Steamship com
pany. tt. jonna municipal terminal
Alumma. A. -r . 'inane Ac Co.. Inman
rouisen mm.
tenin, Alaska-Portland Packers asso
ciation, victoria aoipnins.
Brentwood. Columbia-Pacific Shipping
company, victoria dolphins.
Oakland.. Albers-U JNell. Inman-Poulsen
mill.
West Cheswald, Pacific Steamship com
pany, municipal qock no. a.
AloosaDee, coiumnla-Paciric Shipping
company, municipal aocK ino. l.
Colindo. Pacific SteamshiD company. P.
M. I. dock.
Lassen, Dant Sc. Russell. Prescott.
l-a Merced, Standard Oil company, St.
Helens.
Harvard. Charles Nelson & Co., North
i'aciric AjumDer company.
Else, A. O. Anderson & Co., municipal
cock ro. i
laisy Putnam, Freeman bteamshlp com
pany.
West Hartley, Columbia-Pacific Snipping
compary. municipal dock ro. i
Latoka. Columbia-Faeific Shipping com
pany. Columbia dock No. 1.
Tiverton. J. O. Davenport. Westport
Washtenaw, Union Oil company. Will
bridge.
Muriel. J. R. Hanfv. Westport.
H. C. Hansen, Balfour, GulUrle & Co- O.
& C dock.
Marine Notes.
The steamer Bell Brook, a -Peninsula-built
wooden vessel, completed a success
ful river trial trip yesterday. She is ex
pected to be delivered Friday to the Pa
cific Steamship company for operation for
the shipping board.
The Diana, last of the Supple-Ballln
vessels, will make her river trial trip this
morning. She has not as yet been as
signed.
The steamers West Pocasset. built bv
the Northwest Steel company, and the
West Siletz. launched last week by the
Columbia Kiver Shipbuilding cohporation
were assigned yesterday by C. p. Kennedy,
of the operations division of the shipping
board, to the Pacific Steamship company
for operation, ai flour carrier
STRIKES END, FLOUR
E
Lqngshoremen and Cereal
Workers Sign Agreement.
3 SHIPS AWAIT CARGOES
Union Representatives and .Com
mittees of Millers Settle Issues.
Old Jobs to Be Restored.
The strike of cereal workers and
longshoremen was terminated at a
meeting last night of representatives
of the longshoremen's cereal workers'
and grain handlers' unions and a com
mittee of the millers. A mutually
satisfactory agreement was reached
by virtue of which cereal workers
who have been out on strike for the
past week will resume their old
places as fast as they can be vacated,
and longshoremen, who last Thurs
day refused, in sympathy with the
cereal workers, to load flour aboard
vessels, will resume loading.
The three ships in the harbor as
signed as flour carriers, the West
Munham, West Cheswald and West
Hartley, will all be loaded and dis
patched as rapidly as possible.
Serlona Lo Forestalled.
The end of the strike came just in
time to forestall a serious loss to
Portland shipping interests and to the
longshoremen themselves.
Because of the urgency of the flour
shipments, a plan was under consid
eration by the operations division of
the shipping board and by the grain
corporation to send all the flour ves
sels to Puget sound to load, and it is
the accepted belief that had the labor
trouble on the waterfront delayed
loading of vessels but a few days
more, the result would have been the
loss to this port of at least five and
possibly more vessels which, now that
the trouble is settled, will load flour
here as originally planned.
Nrw Vessels Assigned.
In addition to the West Munham,
West Cheswald and West HartTey, al
ready ordered into this service, two
more new 8800-ton steel vessels were
assigned as flour carriers yesterday
by C. D. Kennedy, agent of the opera
tions division of the shipping board.
They are the West Pocasset. built
by the Northwest Steel company,
which will be ready for delivery Oc
tober 15, and the West Siletz, launched
last week by the Columbia River
Shipbuilding corporation, which is ex
pected to be ready for delivery Oc-
toner ju.
Both vessels were assigned to the
Pacific Steamship company for op
eration. Pacific Coast Shipping Xotcs.
PAX FRANCISCO. Sent. 23. (SdmIiI I
That the Pacific coast is sadly in need
or. me installation of a series of compass
Control Hfntlnna a b on .M . ... . .
became apparent today, when advices were
received telling of a collision between thn
steamers Johanna Smith and La Primera.
i ne bmttn, which Is owned and oueratud
by the Coos Bay Lumber company, was
steaming toward Marsh field when she
collided with the La Primera, which Is
operated by Walter Scammell.
ISotn vessels were able to continue
toward their destinations. It is pointed
out by shipping men that the govern
ment has installed compass control sta
tions on the Atlantic In numerous olaces
and these have prevented many wrecks
An appeal will be made to Washington
to have similar safeguards established
along the coasts of California, Oregon and
Washington-as soon as possible. All of the
navigators who have returned from the
Atlantic contend that If these are in
stalled here there will be few wrecks
owing to foggy weather.
Ofllcials of the sailors union and the
managements of the operating steamship
lines here nave gone on record as being
opposed to making a change in the sea
men's lows which will provide that gradu
ates of the shipping board training ships
and schools qualify as able seamen after
six months actual experience, was an
nounced today. It Is contended that the
American merchant marine does not need
additional able seamen badly enough to
sacrifice the possibility of having com
petent men turned out. At present, it is
said, there is available a sufficient number
of men to answer requirements.
Captain Nevlr. in command of the Hind,
Rolph & Co., tug Relief, started for the
north today towing the schooner Oolden
Shore and barkentine Hesperian. The lat-
ter will be dropped at Astoria and the
Golden Shore will be towed to Vancouver.
The Mauon liner Manoa. Captain Soule,
arrived from Honolulu today with a full
list of passengers and general Island prod
ucts. The San Francisco-Portalnd steamship
Rose City left for Portland on time today
but did not take out ony freight. The
vessel was supplied with passengers to its
full capacity.
TACOMA. Wash.. Sept. 23. (Special.)
At the yard of the Todd Drydnc'k & Con
struction corporation the 75ou-ton steel
steamer Hlgho will be launched Saturday.
The vessel will be sponsored by Airs. Paul
Savldge. wife of the assistant superintend
ent of the plant.
With ore from Mexico, the steamer Kor
rigan III arrived. The Korrigan, after dis
charging, goes to Aberdeen to load mining
props for Santa Rosalia. The Windber
was also an arrtval and is loading copper
at the Tacoma smelter for the orient.
The Struthers & Dixon steamer Elkorn
is expected the latter part of the week to
load general freight for the orient. 8he
will probably be In port several days taking
cargo.
The Siskiyou, which has been scheduled
for Tacoma arrival for several days, put
into Marshfleld for fuel, according to local
I reports, and may not make here before
Saturday. The vessel has nitrates for
DuPont.
Word reached Tacoma today that nu
merous shippers In San Francisco have
started to protect their business by having
exports routed via Tacoma ana other
northern ports, owing to the strike of the
stevedores and riggers in the bay city.
which has held up outgoing and incoming
cargo for several days with no indication
of a settlement.
If the strike continues, it is said, the
PBi-lfti. Xfnil RtMmihIn nnmtiflnv rh. Mat.
I ,on steamship company and the Union
Steamship company, operating the largest
number of Pacific coast vessels, will prob
ably designate Tacoma and other north
ern ports as ports of call for delivery and
receipt or freight shipments, 'rnese com
panies operate vessels to Australia, Hono
lulu and the orient. In fact, it is said they
handle the bulk of all freight and pas
senger business on the Pacifio at this time.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Sept. 2.1. (Special.
As a result of a disagreement between the
ship's engineers and the shipping board in
regard to the articles they were to sign.
the steamship Wheatland Montana, which
was due to leave Seattle this morning for
ports In the far east, has been delayed in
sailing. The engineers Insisted that a
clause be placed in the articles providing
that they be sent home at the expense
of the government If tney left the Wheat
land Montana in the orient. This was
I refused by representatives of the shipping
board, and although theVvessel was fully
laden she was unable to sail.
Hound for Seattle, the steamship West
ern Knight, of the United States shipping
board, and managed and operated by the
Pacific Steamship company, sailed from
Shanghai September 13, according to cable
advices received in this city today. The
vessel Is due In this port with a full
cargo of oriental freight in October. The
Western Knight Is scheduled to sail from
Seattle October 27 on her next voyage
to porta in China, Japan and the Philip
pines. ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 23. (Special.)
I With
full cargo of lumber from St.
the steam schooner Klamath
I Helens,
sailed for San Pedro via San Francisco.
With fuel oil. the tank steamer Washte
naw arrived from California and proceeded
to Portland.
The body of John Owens, mate on the
team schooner Tiverton, who was drowned
NG TO
HESUM
Ion February 25 by falling overboard an
the vetwel was entering: the Columbia
river, was distlnterred today and shipped
to Seattle for burial.
The steam schooner Tiverton arrived
from San Francisco and went to West
port to load lumber.
T. Achlno and U. Osawa. of Seattle,
representing the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Steamship company, are here looking; over
the facilities at the port dock and in
latlve to making I
terviewing shippers,
the Columbia river a port of call for the
steamers of their line.
The motor schooner Tssnen. lumber
laden from Rainier and "vVestport, crossed
out for San Fedro.
ABERDEEN'. Wuh., Sept. 23. (Special.
The channel opposite Grays Harbor city
will be widened from 150 feet to 200 feet
snd deepened to 22 feet St low water.
The dredge Seattle will begin operations
tomorrow. It Is estimated that the Job
will take three or four weeks.
The steamer Santa. Barbara arrived at 8
o'clock today from San Francisco and will
load at the National mill at Hoqulam.
The steamer Santiam arrived from San
Pedro and will load at the Lyttle mill at
Hoqulam. The steamer Helene cleared for
San Pedro with cargo from the Aberdeen
lumber and shingle plant.
OWNERS TO VIEW DOCKS
NEW POLICY ADOPTED BY
WATERFROXT COMMITTEE.
Conference to Be Held With Prop
erty Holders Before Condemna
tion Is Recommended.
Owners of docks along the Port
land waterfront will be invited to
accompany the waterfront committee
on its inspection in the future. This
policy was adopted at & meeting of
the committee, as it was the opinion
of members that a spirit of fairness
should prevail in recommendations.
Heretofore the committee has made
its investigations without calling
owners of property into consultation.
Although the committee has no au
thority to condemn, but can only
recommend action to the dock com
mission, owners of property have crit
icised the failure of the committee to
confer with owners before making
recommendations.
As a result of the new policy the
committee will make new investiga
tions, the first to be conducted next
Tuesday, when the Pacific dock, at
the foot of Salmon street, the Meier
& Frank company dock at the foot
of Morrison street, and the Oak-street
dock at the foot of Oa-k, will be in
spected. Owners of the property will
be notified of the time of inspection
of each dock.
DEWEY TO LOAD HERE OCT. 1
Cargo for United Kingdom to Be
Completed at San Francisco.
The steamer Dewey, a 9600-ton steel
vessel which has been allocated by
the shipping board as the second ship
on the direct service of Williams,
Dimond & Co. to London and Liver
pool, will start loading in Portland
about October 1, it was announced
yesterday by the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company, local agents for
Williams. Dimond & Co.
The Dewey, following the Eelbeck
which sailed from this port August
22 on the same service, will load part
of her cargo at Seattle, take on Port
land's offering for the United King
dom, and complete her load at San
Francisco. Portland has been allowed
1000 tons of space on the Eelbeck.
and officials of the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company are confident that
at least this much freight can be pro
vided.
A Williams-Dimond vessel for Scan
dinavian ports is expected to load
here during the first half of October.
rORTLAXD TO TOW VESSELS
Port Commission to Use Steamer
for Harbor Work.
The steamer Portland, built for the
Port of Portland, will be placed in
operation immediately to move ves
sels around in the harbor and per
form other work of towing required
of the port, it was decided by the
Port of Portland commission at
meeting yesterday.
The Portland is a powerful stern
wheel towboat designed particularly
for moving large vessels in the har
bor. The cost of her construction
was about (130.000. Her hull and
house were built by the Portland
Shipbuilding company. She is
equipped with locomotive type boilers
built by the Willamette Iron & Steel
works. The engines and auxiliaries
of the steamer Portland are out of
the steamer Telephone, built several
years ago for the Portland to Astoria
run, but not used to any great extent.
This equipment was bought by the
Fort of Portland at a time when new
machinery was hard to obtain.
Coburn Leaves Alaska in Tow.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 23. After
having been delayed by a mutinous
crew for more than a month, the full
rigged fishing ship Abner Coburn o
the Libby, McNeill & Libby fleet, left
Libbyville, Bristol Bay. Alaska. Sept.
14, for Seattle, according to word re
ceived here today. The crew refused
to man the vessel, declaring she was
unseaworthy. The United States coast
guard cutter Unalga is towing the
Coburn.
Salmon Thrive in Maine.
The Pacific humpback species of
salmon has been successfully estab
lished in Maine waters, according to
a report of the government commis
sioner of fisheries in Washington. A
large run of the humpbacks was re
ported in Passamoquoddy bay and Its
tributary streams, and smaller runs
were observed in other waters of the
vicinity.
TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday
unless otherwise Indicated.)
RAINIER passed Tatoosh at 10 A. M.
MOFFKTTO, from San Pedro for Seattle,
orr cape Kiattery.
D. U. SCOFIELD. from Point Wells for
San Pedro, 107 miles from Seattle.
KLAMATH, from St. Helens for San Pe
dro, 205 miles south of the Columbia river
bar.
IDAHO, from San Pedro for Grays har
bor. HO miles south of Grays Harbor.
COLONEL E. L. DRAKE, towing barge
93. from El Segundo for Portland, 130
miles south of Columbia river lightship.
CITY OF TOPEKA, from San Francisco
for Portland, tio miles south of the Colum
bal river.
OLEl'M, from Portland for San Fran
cisco. 192 miles from San Francisco.
WHITTIER. from Coos Bay for San Luis,
435 miles from San Luis.
JOHANNA SMITH, from Marshfleld for
San Francisco, 152 miles north of San
Francisco.
EL SEGUNDO. from Portland for San
Francisco, 127 miles north ot Richmond.
ATLAS, from Vancouver' for Victoria,
B. C, 30 miles from Victoria.
Notice to Mariners.
Alaka Chatham Tenaker entrance, reefl
renoried Information has been received I
through the superintendent Alaska Steam
ship company of the discovery of an un
charted reef with 18 feet over It In the
entrance Tenakee Inlet. Its position betnic
approximately three-fourth of a mile. 200
decrrees (SxE magnetic) from east Pol.n
Chatham straits. Pendlnit an examination,
of the locality, this reef will be placed on
the succeeding editions of charts as po
sition doubtful.
GEORGE E. GANDY.
Branch H vdrorraphic office. Lt. (J. G.)
Usnrf In charge
Colombia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Sept. 23. Condition of
the bar at 6 P. H. Sea smooth; wind
north, miles.
NEWS NOTES FROM THE CAPITOL
fNALEM, Or., Sept. 23. (Special.)
Jerry Rusk, who served as
speaker of the house during the
1511 session of the Oregon legislature.
arrived in Salem today from La
Grande to take in the state fair. He
called at the capttol during the after
noon and enjoyed a brief chat with
Governor Olcott, Don Upjohn, private
secretary to the executive, and other
state officials. Mr. Rusk passed 14
months in France during the war, re
turning to the United States about
four weeks ago.
A. S. Huey. who sells diamonds
down at Roseburg. arrived on the
fair grounds last night and will re
main here during the rest of the week.
tie was accompanied by Mrs. Huey
and two children.
M. C. Athey, prior to two years ago
publisher of the Harney County News,
was a visitor at the capitol today.
He passed a few minutes visiting
with Governor Olcott and other offi
cials. Mr. Athey Is now engaged In
the show business and has a conces
sion at the state fair.
About 30 prize-winning youths In
the Boys' and Girls' Industrial club
competition at the state fair visited
the capitol this morning. They were
ushered through the state house by
Don Upjohn, private secretary to the
governor, and were given an oppor
tunity to become acquainted with the
inside workings of the state govern
ment. The boys appreciated the many
courtesies extended to them by Mr.
Upjohn, and gave the secretary many
a vote of thanks.
Will H. Bennett, state banking su
perintendent, returned here this morn
ing from Pendleton where he attended
the annual round up. He was accom
panied on the trip by Mrs. Bennett
and infant son. and the former's
mother, Mrs. S. J. Burchill.
Captain H. J. Eberly, who saw serv
ice in France during the late war
with Germany, has returned to the
capitol and has resumed his duties in
the state forester's office. During
his stay overseas he served in the for
estry division.
J. J- Elliott, son of State Forester
F. A. Elliott, arrived here last even-
ng by airplane from Eugene and will
pass the remainder of the week at the
state fair. Mr. Elliott is one of the
best known pilots in Oregon, and
served several months in the airplane
division of the United States army.
m m m
Major Albert B. Smith, who had
charge of the fire patrol airplanes in
oalem ror several weeks during the
patt summer, is row enjoying a hunt
ing trip in Douglas county, according
to word received by State Forester El
liott this morning. About October 1
Major Smith will pass through Salem
In a plane bound for Portland. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Smith
and they will pass several days visit
ing with friends at the Oregon me
tropolis. Joseph Richardson, deputy state
treasurer, who underwent an opera
tion at fortland .Saturday. left this
afternoon for San Francisco, where he
will pus two weeks on business.
H. H. Corey, member of the Oregon
public service commission, returned
JOHN W. MELDHUM DIES
OltECOX PIOXEER SUCCUMBS
TO IIKAltT DISEASE.
Ex-Judge of Clackamas County
Had Long, Active Public Career.
Funeral Thursday.
OREGON CITY, Or., Sept. 3. (Spe
cial.) Judge John William Meldrum.
prominent Oregon pioneer, a resident
of Meldrum Btatlon, which receives Its
name from him, died at the family
home this morning at 11 o'clock, after
an Illness of several months. Mr. Mel
drum's health had been failing: for
some time, but his death today came
suddenly, doe to heart trouble.
Mr. Meldrum was born near Bur
linKton. la- December 17, 1839. and
crossed the plains with his parents.
He took up surveying and followed
this occupation for 20 years, when
he was appointed as United States
deputy surveyor.
In 1890 he was elected to the office
of county Judge, during which time he
brought about the abolition of the old
poll tax or labor system. He was one
of the oldest members of the local
I. O. O. F. lodge, having been a mem
ber of the order since L869, and was
also a member of the Kncampment
and member of the A. O. U. W. lodge.
The I. O. O. F. lodge ia to assist with
the funeral services.
Mr. Meldrum was the father of three
children. Charles E. Meldrum of Mel
drum station, Eva S. Meldrum, de
ceased, and D. Thompson Meldrum of
Meldrum station, who Is deputy coun
ty surveyor of Clackamas county. Mr.
Meldrum also leaves his widow, for
merly Miss Gcorgianna Pope, a daugh
ter of early Oregon pioneers.
The funeral services will be held
from the Methodist church Thursday
afternon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. E. E.
Gllber.t. pastor, officiating. The in
terment will be in the family lot in
the I. O. O. F. plat of Mountain View
cemetery. Mr. Meldrum was trustee
and member of the Methodist church
of this city for many years.
OVERSEAS MAN ELECTED
Rein Jackson Chosen President ol
Willamette "U" Class.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sa
lem, Or.. Sept. 23. (Special.) Names
of two overseas men were placed on
the ballot for the presidency of the
junior class in the election which
took place yesterday. Rein Jackson,
an Idaho man. and Raymond Atte
bury. whose home address is Everett.
Wash., both served in France for 18
months, enlisting In M company dur
ing the spring of 1917.
Jackson, who is a letter man in
basketball, won by a single vote.
Other officers elected by the 1921
class are: Sybil Smith. Vancouver.
Wash., vice-president; Edna Gilbert.
Salem, secretary; Paul Wise. Granger,
Wash., treasurer: Paul Wapato. Oka
nogan, Wash., athletic manager; John
Medler. Wasco, forensic manager;
Paul Flegel, Portland, interclass ri
valry committee: Lawrence Davies.
St. Helens, sergeant-at-arms.
22 GET SCHOLARSHIPS
Honor Graduates of His'' Schools
Attracted to Willamette.
WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Sa
lem, Kept. 23. (Special.) The schol
arships offered by the university each
year to the honor graduates of high
schools In Oregon, Washington and
Idaho, attracted 22 students to Wil
lamette this year thus far, and more
may be expected to take advantage of
the prizes within one or two weeks.
The scholarships are worth $40 to
the recipient to apply toward the first
year's tuition. The number accepted
this year exceeds the quota or any re-
cent year. The following freshmen
there last night from Portland, where
he attended a hearing of the applica
tion of the Portland Railway, Light
A.-. Power company, in which they seek
an increase In fares on the traction
lines of the corporation. Mr. Corey
returned to Portland at noon today.
F. F. Cooper, school supervisor of
Lane county, arrived in Salem yester
day, accompanied by Mrs. Cooper and
daughter and several members of the
boys' and girls' industrial clubs of
that section. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper are
being entertained at the home of Ste
phen Stone, the Salem correspondent
for a Portland newspaper.
Chester Moores, private secretary to
the late Governor Withycombe, left
for his home in Portland this after
noon after a couple of days spent in
Salem attending the state fair and
visiting with friends. Last night Mr.
Moores was a speaker at the Withy
combe memorial ceremonies held in
the new livestock stadium on the fair
grounds.
Dr. J. R. N. Bell of Corvallis. pas
tor emeritus of the First Presbyterian
church of his home city, was among
the fair visitors who arrived in Salem
today. Dr. Bell has a wide acquaint
anceship throughout the state and met
many of his old-time friends here
today. He was a caller at the capitol.
Captain R. B. Duncan, formerly a
Salem attorney, who has returned
from war service, arrived in Salem to
day and will pass the remainder of
the week at the state fair. He will
locate at Burns, and probably will
leave for that city early next week.
Miss Gertrude Trask of Jackson
county is a fair visitor in the city.
She visited the capitel this morning
and conferred with officials in the
offices of the state superintendent of
public instruction,
R. Bailey. H. II. Reid and Thomas
Poley. of Portland, were arrested late
last night charged with operating an
automobile on the state fair grounds
while intoxicated. They pleaded guilty
in the recorder's court this morning
and were fined $25 each. When at
tendants at the fair grounds protested
with the men because of their care
less driving they showed fight, and
it was necessary to summon the city
officers.
The car shortage in Oregon showed
a slight Improvement today, accord
ing tu reports filed in the offices of
the Oregon public service commission.
The Southern Pacific company report
ed a shortage of 252 cars, while the
Spokane, Portland & Eastern railroad
reported a shortage of 212 cars. This
is a material reduction in the number
of cars needed to fil present orders
when compared with reports previous
ly received from the railroads at the
offices of the commission.
Oscar G. Larson of Silverton. Ancel
C. Jones and Edgar Freed, both of
Portland, today were admitted to
practice law in Oregon by the su
preme court. Mr. Larson and Mr.
Jones are required to practice under
nine months' probation, while Mr.
Freed has been given a permanent
commission. Mr. Larson presented a
certificate issued by the state of
Montana, while Mr. Jones based his
application on a certificate issued by
the state of Indiana.
receiving the awards last commence
ment arc taking advantage of them
this year:
lluth Thomas, Harrisburg. Or.; Ruby
Rosenkranx. Colfax, Wash.: Helen
Ray, Prairie City, Or.; Genevieve
Phillips, Lebanon, Or.: Margaret Bow
en. Walla Walla, Wash.; Grace Brain
ard, Marshfleld, Or.; Wilda lngels, Sa
lem, Or.; Minnie Ambler, Astoria, Or.;
Mary Hunt. (Lewis and Clark High
school). Spokane, Wash.; Elmer Stre
vey (North Central High school). Spo
kane. Wash.; Ada Hawley, Woodburn,
Or.; Pauline McClintock. Ashland, Or.;
Audrey Montague. Pomeroy, Wash.;
Lois Geddes, Roseburg, Or.; Evelyn
De Moses, Forest Grove, Or.; Orio
Gillet. Tangent, Or.: Irma Smith, Day
ton, Or.; Florence Howe, Brownsville,
Or.: Carmel Marsters. Mvrtle PoinL
! Or.; Adeline Magness, Amity, Or.;
Winifred St. Clair, Gresham, Or.; Car
rol Rabskopf, Coqu41le. Or.
MANY CRIMES REPORTED
PORTLAND HOMES ROBBED OF
VALUABLE ARTICLES.
Loss Said to Total $10,000
Last Three Weeks Despite
Activity of Police.
in
Clothing, jewelry, silverware and
other articles valued in excess of
$10,000 have been stolen from Port
land homes during the past three
weeks and despite the activities of
the police the burglaries are still
continuing unabated.
Several more burglaries reported to
the police detective bureau yester
day swell the loss several hundreds
of dollars. The home of J. D. Hart.
444 Montgomery drive, was the heav
iest loser. Burglars ransacked the
home during the absence of tho fam
ily and took a large quantity of
clothing as well as $80 in war savings
stamps and $40 in cash. Several suits
of men's and women's clothing to
gether with silk hose, silk shirts,
neckties and numerous other articles
of wearing apparel were stolen.
Olaf Uthang, 786 East Seventy-fifth
street north, reported the loss of
clothing. Jewelry and $25 In cash
when burglars entered his home dur
ing the absence of the family. Dr.
F. G. Bleeg. 439 East Thirtieth street,
says he lost a quantity of jewelry
and clothing.
A pearl necklace and six loose
pearls were stolen some time Mon
day from the residence of E. S. Thom
as. 961 East Flanders street. Thieves
entered the Scottish Rite cathedral
some time Monday and stole some
Indian curios and electric light globes.
Other minor thefts also were reported
to the police.
WELLS ARE BOND BASIS
Irrigation Districts Valid With No
v Other Water Supply.
SALEM, Or.. Sept. 23. (Special.)
Irrigation districts may be formed
and bonds voted for their development
even though wells are the only source
of water supply, according to a legal
opinion announced by Attorney-Gen-eray
Brown today. "
The opinion was asked by George E.
Carter, of Crane, Harney county.
BOND ISSUE CERTIFIED
State Commission Approves Se
curities of Gold Hill Project.
SALEM, Of., Sept. 23. (Special.)
Bonds in the sum of $-5,000 were to
day certified by the state irrigation
securities commission for the Gold
Hill Irrigation district. Most of the
money will pro toward payinpr off
obligations already Contracted and re
UrinK funds advanced for construc
tion work. Bonds amounting to $75,
' 0U0 also were certified for the Squaw
GUARANTEE SALE
Registered Holsteins
60 - Choice Individuals - 60
At Segliers, Ore.
Wednesday, October 8th
Complete dispersal, Cloveridge Farm herd and 9 choice young
females from the herd of Thos. Carmichael.
DUKE HOMESTEAD AAGGIE'S daughters are undoubtedly
unexcelled by those of any other bull in the Northwest from the
standpoint of confirmation, color and breeding:. His dam, Princess
Rose Aaggie, as beautiful a Holstein mother as there is in
America, made S0.7 lbs. of butter in 7 days and her owner, Mr.
W. S. Moscrip, one of the greatest breeders in America, says she
is capable of making 40 lbs.
Holstein Breeders Attention
Mr. Carmichael and Mr. Newell have taken all the chance in
building up these herds. The ability of these cattle to produce at
the pail has been proved.
PRINCESS LILL DEKOL sold to O. A. C. by TV. K. Newell
as a heifer made 24.13 lbs. of butter in 7 days. Her dam made
over 19 lbs.; just dropped a calf and is milking over 60 lbs. today.
She's in the sale besides 8 other high A. R. O. cows with their
progeny, sired by Duke Homestead Aaggie.
You can wish for nothing better.
Don't forget those 20 bred heifers.
Do not fail to be on time and inspect the cattle thoroughly be
fore the sale.
To reach Seghers station, take S. P. red cars at 4th and Wash
ington sts. at 7:20 or 10:00 in the morning.
The barns are only 500 feet from Seghers station.
One-half freight paid on car load lots.
BARBECUE AND FREE LUNCH AT NOON
For catalogues address:
Western Breeders' Sales & PedigTee Company,
202 Wilcox Bldp;., Portland, Or.,
Sales Managers.
i
J. W. Hughes, Forest drove, On, and
Geo. A. Gue, Yakima, Wash., Auctioneers.
C. D. INlinton, Portland, Or., Assistant.
MANDIUS OLSEN ESTATE, Owners,
Seghers,' Oregon
creek irrigation district in Deschutes
county. .This district previously is
sued $94.01)0 worth of bonds.
The matter of the state guarantee
ing interest on the $1. 250. 000 bond is
sue of the Ochoco Irrigation district
and $1,350,000 voted by the Warm
Springs Irrigation district also was
considered by the commission.
Judge Dalton Bigss. of Malheur
countv. was asked to act as appraiser
of lands in the Warm Springs district
and R. A. Ward, of the First Na
tional bank of Bend, was requested
to act in a similar capacity in the
Ochoco district.
STREET LIGHTS PROPOSED
Chclialis Council Outlines Plan for
Improvement of City.
CHEHALIS. Wash., Sept. 23. (Spe
cial.) Chehalis property owners in
the proposed new street lighting dis
trict will be asked to petition for an
improvement district under the state
law. When this is done the city com-
mission will proceed with the work, I
according to the decision of that body J
yesterday. j
The plan has the backing of the
Citizens' club and is now in the hands
of a committee. The change is esti
mated to cost $10,000. Under the plan
the property owners will stand the
cost of installation and the city will
furnish the lights. The system would
include the entire business section.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT,
PORTLAND. Or.. Sept. 23. Maximum
temperature. S5 degrees: minimum temper
ature, 5ti decrees. Kiver reauing. 8 A. M-,
:t.U feet; c limine In last -'4 hours. ll.T-foot
rise. Total rainfall t5 P. M. to 5 P. M..
none; total rainfall since September 1,
1!10. 2.tS Inches: normal rainfall since
September 1. Inches; excess of rain
fall since September 1. lr.. 1.41 Inches.
Sunrise. 6:.VI A. M. ; sunset, 7:7 P. M.:
total sunnhlne. 12 hours minutes; pos
sible sunshine, 12 hours S minutes. Moon
rise, rtioa A. M.: moonset. li:." V. M.
Harometer (reduced sea level . P. M..
-l.l4 inches. Relative humidity: A. M..
71 per cent; 1 P. il., 3S per cent; U P. !.,
3 'J per cent.
THE WEATHER.
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Washington.
Winnipeg . . .
t.. M. today.
Inc day.
P. M. report ol" preceU-
FOU ROASTS.
Portland and vicinity Fair; moderate
northwesterly winds
Oregon and Washinctoo hair; moder
ate northwesterly winds.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
liirihff.
WORHLERT Tu Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
"Worhlert, 35S4 Seventy-tseventh street
Souih'ait. Hptember 17. a dmiRhtfr.
L.K WIS To Mr. and Mrn. Krl Conrade
Lewis, 1040 Kelly street. September 17. a
daughter.
H ANN AM To Mr. and Mrn. Ieo Han
ram. lO Eat Twenty-txth atreot North.
September Iti. a hot.
CRl'CHON To Mr. and Mn. William
Cruchon. Hawthorne avenue. Septem
ber 13. a son.
KRAFT To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kraft.
Canbv. Or.. September 1, a dufhtr.
CORK To Mr. and Mrs. Rbort K. Cor't.
IIS'J Kast Grant street. September 14, a
son.
R O E T o Mr. and M rs. T. E . Roe,
640 !
Highland street. September nn.
STRONG To Mr. and Mrs. WiUiam 3.
St rone. HKS Union avenue North, Septem
ber li. n son.
RKN'Z To Mr. and Mrs. William Renz.
.147 Eat T-venty-ninlh street. September
1j. a dauchter.
lliUMiAKIi To Mr. snd Mrs. G. W. God
dard. Vancouver. Wash., September It, a
uuushlcr.
Deathn.
HUNG ATE Clinton Ward Humcate. 1230
Ka.it Sal'iion street. September l.s. years.
LK.MAKX 5eorice Lfman:. tinnd Sa
mar:tu!i hospital. September I R. 37 years.
K TOR LKS William Kverett Kuorolea.
617 Kovitl annex. September 1. 7'J years.
Ol'RIKN Mabel Mary ol-vrie'n. 249
Thirteenth street, September 17. 21 years.
POI.l.K Lena Rolle. 23 Prescott street,
September is. 60 years.
WAI.1AIER John Wallauer. 721'
MichiRan aveiue September IN, tS years.
Marriage Ueenses.
FAHI.BERC-WESTMAX I. T. Fahl
berfE.. 3., Imperial hotel, city, and Lillian
Weslman. 23. lmjerial hotel, city.
CrRTIS-AtiKK Arthur Curtis. 45.
RrookM.-M. Wash., and Anna L.. Axce,
lesal. 4'j7 Vancouver avenue, citv.
CODY-St'HrDDliK M. J. Cody. 2S. lloO
East Morrison street, city, and Mablo
Seudder, 23, 1U7 Kast Seventeenth street,
city.
BENXETT-MILI.KR Aubrey Kew Ben
nett. leKal, 1U3M Multnomah, and Phyllis
N. Miller, legal. 4U1 Holladay.
Vancouver Marriage Licensee.
JOSt.IN-APPL.K Alvln Joslin. 24. Port
land, and Nellie Apple, l'.l. of Portland.
KICK-BA'ON Hay Rice. 33. of Port
land, and Channlan Bacon. 24. of Port
land. HARRIN'OTOK-rOOPER Harwin Har-
j rington
2. of Vancouver. Wash., and tve-
lyn Cooper, 16. of Vancouver. Wash.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nian. Main "070. A 6095.
GOVERNMENT SALE OF
ESCORT WAGONS
359. stored at Camp Kearney, Camp
Kreeniont. Cal., and Camp Lewis
Wash Suitable for farming, contracting-,
lumbering- and structural
steel hauling. Sealed bids will be
opened 10 A. M-, October 10. 1919.
at Zone Supply Office Kort Mason,
Sa nFrancisco. Cal. Particulars,
special bid terms may be obtained
at above office. Refer to S. F. D.
N.. 2T.1S MV.
IBAT.I.tRS" ;rinic
5 By -jJvwJm
tCbADMIRAL LINS.
S. 8. CITY OF TOPEKA
Pslls at 9 P. M.. Sept. t. for Coos Bar.
Kurfka, San Fram-isoo. connecting with
Mrimira to I.os AnKls and Pan r1.'Ko.
Tu-ketM sold to all th.-s. points and tas
gafi checked throuEb.
Round trip summer excursion tickets
on sale to September 30 only. Tlire
steamers each week from Seattle, to
ralifornia ports. Make reservation
tliree week In Advance.
Ticket office. 101 Third street.
Main 146H: A 33.12.
Local freight Office: K. 4331.
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP (OMFV.VV.
SAN FRANCISCO
S. S. Rose City
Depart 12 Noon
SEPTEMBER 28
From Ainsworth Dock
Fare includes Berth and Meals.
City Ticket Office. 3d and Washington
Phone Main 3530
Freight Office. Ainsworth Dock
Phone Broadway 268
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND
S. S. LINES
AUSTRALIA
NFW 7EAI.An A NO SOrTH SFAS
Via Tahiti and Karatonaa. Mail and pan
f.enaer service from Ea Francisco every
25 lv.
IMIIX JS. S. CO. OF NF.1V ZF.AI-AN'D,
2:0 California tt.. n Francisco,
or local steamship and railroad ajtenciea.
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