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THE MOTtXIXG OltEG ONI AN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1919.
IS
WHEAT HERE
Opening of Pacif ic-Wlediter-ranean
Line Marked.
CARGO LOADED IN BULK
Mont Cenis Expected to Leare on
Sunday for San Francisco to
Finish With General Freight.
The first offshore carpo of bulk
wheat ever loaded at Portland is be
ing stowed aboard the French steam
er Mont Cenis, the first vessel of the
new Pacific-Mediterranean line estab
lished by Norton Dilly & Co. The
vessel shifted yesterday from munici
pal dock No. 1, where she was pre
pared for the cargo, to the dock of
the Globe Grain & Milling company,
where the wheat was started pour
ln.s into her holJ.
About 4500 tons of wheat are to be
carried by the Mont Cenis, the greater
portion of this amount being taken
in bulk, with only enough sacked
n-heat to keep the cargo in place and
to fill the space into which the loose
grrain cannot be run.
While the loading in No. 2 batch is
proceeding, shipliners are preparing
He remainder of the loading space.
In this manner, the loading will tske
until Sunday afternoon. The Mont
Cr-is is expected to leave down Sun
day niKht for San Francisco. She will
complete her cargo with general
freight at that port.
Officer Are Entertained.
Captain Baptistin Cayol, master of
the .Mont Cenis. and Francois Guidi
elli, first officer, were entertained
at luncheon yesterday in the Chamber
of Commerce dining room by the
French consul, and were given an op
portunity to meet several of the
prominent French-speaking people of
the city.
The steamer Mont Cervin, which will
follow the Mont Cenis in the direct
service from the Pacific to the
Mediterranean, was last reported at
Buenos Aires, from which port she
sailed September 20 tor Akar. She
is due here the latter part of Novem
ber. According to the local operators of
the service, the Mann-Titus company,
the Mont Cervin will bring some in
ward cargo to Portland.
Ships) to Return In Ballant.
Comte de Fayolle. managing direc
tor of the Societe Generale de Trans
ports Maritimcs a Vapeur. the com
pany owning" the fleet which is sup
plying this service, is quoted in a new
Tc rk maritime journal as having
stand In that city that the company
will operate the ships on the return
trip from the Mediterranean in ballast
lor a time if necessary until mer
chants in this section of the country
awake to the saving in time and
money that will accrue from having
shipments come direct to the Pacific
coast rather than to New York and
thence to this coast by rail
IMscussing the extension of the
service to North African ports, the
count is quoted to the effect that
ports in the north of Africa are badly
In need of lumber and that prices paid
there for rough and partly finished
timber are particularly attractive.
T IS
(iEORGE H. WILLIAMS NEEDS
REPAIRS TO COST $8000.
Temporary Use Permitted Funds
Are Lacking, Mr. Biffelow Says.
Two-Mill Iyevy Necessary.
The fireboat George H. Williams
lias been condemned by the federal
steamboat inspectors. Word of the
condemnation was received yesterday
'hy City Commissioner Bigelow. Per
mission has been granted the city to
use the boat for several weeks until
it can be entered into the drydock.
However, City Commissioner Bif?e
low announced yesterday that no steps
to repair the hull of the boat, as. de
manded by the federal officials, can
be taken until the special city elec
tion has been held on November 12.
Jf the 2-mill tax levy is approved the
loat can be repaired, .t an estimated
cost of $8000. Should the measure be
defeated. Commissioner Bifielow says
that the boat must be tied up out of
commission.
The fireboat Williams was put into
service in 1904 and but for a few
months of inaction when the ship
was being- overhauled in 1913 has seen
continuous service. The water front
from St. Johns to the city limits on
the south are protected from fire bv
this and one other fireboat, the David
Campbell.
RIVER STAGE AT LOW MARK
1.8 Feet in October Ixwest Since
189 6, When 1.3 Feet Registered.
The average river etage for Octo
ber, just closed, as shown by readings
of th weather bureau river guage
on the Morrison street bridge, made
by Harry Richmond, bridge super
intendent, was 1.8 feet. This is the
lowest October average since 1896. In
October of that year the average wa
1.3; in the corresponding month in
1S86 and 1890 the average was the
eame as in 1896; in October, 1891 and
1S95 the average was 1.4. The high
et October average was 4.4 in 1909.
On the morning of October 31 the
river fell to the zero point on th
weather bureau guage. This is .
foot above mean sea level, and Is the
lowest October reading since 1896
The lowest reading ever recorded in
October was .7 below zero 'on the
13th and 14th in 1891.
Engines Installed in 3, Days.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 31. Just five
days after her launching last Satur
day at 5 P. . the 9400-ton steel
steamer Chcomico had had all ma
chinery and boilers installed, made
her trial trip and was accepted by
the shipping board. The trial trip was
maae today, unis is believed by off.
cials of the Seattle North Pacific Shin
building company, builders, to be a
world's record.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 31. (Special.)
Jkraden with general freight, the ateam
chooner Willamette arrived at 11 o'clock
last night from San Francisco and pro
ceeded to Portland.
The steamer City of Topeka, bringing
freight and passengers for Astoria and
Portland, arrived at 9 o'clock this morn
ing from San Francisco, via Eureka and
Coos bay.
After discharging fuel oil In Portland,
the tank steamer "Wm. F. Herrin. sailed
at 10 o'clock today for California.
J he steamer Coaxet arrived at 1 o'clock
F
REHC
STEAMER
TAKING
this afternoon from Yokohama, and pro
ceeded to Portland.
Laden with lumber from Ranier and
Knappton the steam schooner Daisy
Matthews sailed at 4 o'clock this after
noon for San Pero.
Laden with freight and passengers for
Astoria and Portland, the steamer Rose
City is due about midnight from San
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) The policy ot sending tramp
freighters on long and extended voyages
around the world has been adopted by the
United States shipping board, according to
announcement made today. The plan will
go into effect here with the departure of
the steamer West Helix, Captain Randail
Rogers, on Sunday. The Helix will leave
here with a full general cargo that will
tax the capacity of Us HSOO-dead weight-ton
rating and will discharge at oriental ports.
She will then proceed to Java and will
take on cargo tor some European port
and proceed via Suez canal. The pro
gramme after that has not been decided
upon, but it is possible that If there is
not sufficient cargo offered the steamer
will go to Norfolk in ballast and then load
coal to this coast for the United States
navy.
The purpose served by the new method
will be to have facilities constantly at
hand here to dispatch any reasonable vol
ume of cargo to the Far East when but
little return freight is assured. The around-the-world
trips are expected to attract
also recruits to the American merchant
marine.
J. J. Haverside, of the firm of Haver
side, Withers & Davis, and W. Leslie
Comyn, of Comyn, -Mac kail & Co., today
closed a deal for the purchase of three
five-masted wooden barken tines "built for
the shipping board. Two of these are now
at anchor here, where the unsold shipping
board vessels are kept until a purchaser
comes along. The third barkentine Is in
Lake Union, Seattle. All three will be
ready for sea within a few weeks and open
to charter.
A. J. Frey, district manager for the
"emergency corporation of the United States
shipping board, announced today his res
ignation had been accepted at Washing
ton, to take effect December 31.
According to advices received today from
London, LInyds has decided that the Brit
ish barkentine Lyman D. Foster will never
show up, and the vessel has been posted
as missing. That means the insurance
will be paid by the underwriters and the
vessel posted as a total loss.
The steamer Lake Farrinpton, Captain
J. C. Follett, arrived from New York to
day under the' management of Comyn,
Mackali & Co., and will bunker and then
proceed for the orient. Upon arrival at
Manila the steamer will be turned over
to the Pacific Mail line for operation.
me tug Storm King. Captain Titch
worth, sailed today for San Pedro with the
dredge Los Angeles in tow. The big
new tug rode at what appeared to be the
correct submersion and made a fine ap
pearance as sne steamed to sea.
The motor ship Annie Johnson. Captain
Murray, sailed today for Hilo with a fuil
general cargo for the Matson Navigation
com pany.
The Mexican steamship Korrigan III.
Captain Rubio, arrived from Santa Rosalia
today and will bunker and then proceed
for Puget sound.
'
TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 31. (Special.)
All hopes that the Todd Drydock & Con
struction corporation yard here would open
upon the return of President C. W. Wiley
from the ea.st were dispelled when It was
announced that when the yard would re
sume was problematical. This means, it
is said, that this plant may not open up
before January 1. In the meantime the
government has canceled two more of
the vessels awarded this yard. This leaves
six of the 7,500-ton ships to be constructed
here for the shipping board.
With the last of the season's shipment of
whale oil from Alaska Tor the North Pa
cific Sea Products com nan v Plant, the
steamer Gray arrived here this afternoon.
ine coal strike will find the Tacoma
steam coaling situation tight. It is not
believed that there Is more than enough
coU In the bunkers to supply more than
three steamers. The vessels of the Osaka
Khosen Kaisha, now in port, have their
fuel on board. The Malay Maru now coal
ing, is expected to clear some time to
morrow. In honor of the birthday of the em
peror of Japan, the offices of the Osaka
Shosen Kaisha were c lo.se d today. On
board the Arabia Maru. the day was cel
ebrated by officers of the ship.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 31. (Special)
Captain Charles Brown, one of the most
widely known seafaring men on the north
Pacific and a veteran of the Seattle
Aiaska routes, today was appointed com
mander of the tank steamship Burn well
of the Texas OiJ company, operated be
tween New York, Mexico and Europe. He
will leave for the east tomorrow. The
Burn well is a vessel of nG72 gross tons.
She was built for the shipping board in
Chester, Pa., and is of latest design. 400
feet long, 54.3 feet beam and 31.4 feet
depth of hold.
With the selection of Mrs. Anna Thorn
sen Milburn, daughter of Moritz Thomsen,
capitalist, as sponsor for the 0000-ton
steamship Cross Keys, the Skinner and
Eddy corporation has completed the list
of sponsors for the last four shipping board
carriers it wiil send into the water.
Completing her first round trip to the
Orient, the steamship Edmore of the ship
ping board, managed and operated by the
Pacific Steamship company, arrived in Se
attle this morning from ports In the Orient
and went to a berth at the Smith Cove
terminal of the port commission. The
Edmore brought a full cargo of hemp, pea
nuts, peanut oil, bamboo, rattan furniture,
maize and other freight. The vessel is
commanded by Captain Charles Green, who
was master of the steamship Heffron and
exchanged places with Captain J. E. Gup
till in the Orient. Captain Guptill will
take the Heffron from Japan to Europe.
With a capacity cargo of steel, cotton,
flour, lumber and general merchandise, the
steamship Eld ridge of the Pacific Steam
ship company's shipping board fleet, sailed
from the Smith Cove terminal of the port
commission yesterday bound for China,
Japan and the Philippines.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Oct. 31. (Special)
The steamer Raymond from San Fran
cisco is expected in tonight or tomorrow
morning.
The steamer Carmel Is waiting propitious
conditions to clear for sea. She probably
will get out this evening or tomorrow
morning.
Local shipping circles are reported as
unusually quiet for the last two weeks.
Longshoremen are idle.
The five-mast barkentine Forest Pride,
the first of the four Forest line vessels
launched from the ways of the Grays Har
bor Motorship company, left the yards
today for Cosmopolis, where she will com
mence taking on lumber cargo for United
Kingdom.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. Oct. 31.
(Special.) To relieve the shortage of ton
nage all hulls and uncompleted vessels
owned by the United States shipping board
and moored in Lake Union near Seattle,
and at Portland anda Alameda, will be of
fered for sale at $70 a ton, according to
telegraphic advices received from the sup
ply and sales division of the shipping
board, with headquarters at Philadelphia.
Material for the completion of the ves
sels and equipment will be sold to the
purchasers on equal basis.
The movement of shingles, lumber and
wood pulp from the Olympic peninsula Is
increasing. During the present week 126
carloads of such material have been taken
from here to Seattle on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railway company's ferry
at Seattle. The cars are then placed on
the company's tracks apd taken east.
Saturday the lO.OOO-fon steel steamer
Egremont will be launched from the Skin
ner & Eddy plant near Seattle. The big
craft will be christened by Mrs Greene,
wife of Joshua Greene, president of the
Puget Sound Navigation company.
Vessels in Fort.
West Pocasset, Pacific Steamship com
pany. Astoria.
Siletz, Pacific Steamship company, ele
vator. Dertona, Columbia-Pacific Shipping com
pany, Astoria.
Byfield, Pacific Steamship company, mu
nicipal dock No. 1.
Harvard, Charles Nelson company. Rai
nier. Else. A. O. Anderson Co., Anderson dock.
Lucy, A. J. Pollard, drydock.
William Bowden, Burns-Phillip company,
municipal dock No. 1.
West Saginaw, Columbia-Pacific Ship
ping company, elevator dock.
Chehalis, Sudden & Christeasen, dry
dock. t
Mont Cenis, Mann-Titus company. Globe
mills.
Wawalona, Pacific Steamship company,
municipal dock No. 1.
Willamette, C. R. McCormick, drydock.
City of Topeka, Pacific Steamship com
pany, municipal aooK ro. z.
Professor Sweetser to Liecture.
Professor E. R. Sweetser, head of
the botany department of University
of Oregon, - will give a lecture on
"Ferns Past and Present" at Library
hall. Central library, tonight from
7 to 8 o'clock. The lecture is one of
a series given particularly for the
Boy Scouts on the first and third Sat
urdays of each month. Everyone la
invited, however.
'CHilL NEGLECT'
IS LAID TO BUILDERS
Grand Jury Report Calls for
Further Probe.
SLIPSHOD WORK CHARGED
Lives of Crews Endangered by De
fects That Had Escaped Eyes
of Inspectors, Is Finding.
That ships built In this port for
the emergency fleet corporation were
sent to sea in such condition as to
show "criminal neglect of duty," Is
a charge maae by the federal grand
jury. In a special report filed with
Judge Bean in the federal court, yes
terday. As the jury had cctmpleted
its duties and was about to be dis
charged, the inquisitorial body recom
mended that a thorough investigation
be made into the subject by the next
grand Jury.
"The main object seems to have
been to get the ships past inspection
and not put them in the proper con
dition for a voyage on the high seas,"
declared the report.
It was while investigrting other
matters that the grand jury obtained
an inkling as to the conditions exist
ing on some of the vessels which had
been built and sent out of this port.
Members of the Jury gathered enough
information to satisfy them that the
entire subject should be probed to
the bottom.
SirknrSH of Crew Noted.
It is said that on many ships go
ing out of here, the crews became
sick, the cause being traced to slip
shod methods which had escaped the
eye of inspectors. Failure to remove
white lead and red lead from pipes
and failure to clean the water tanks
before they, were filled for the voy
age are said- to have been responsible
for considerable sickness among tne
sailors.
"In considering certain matters
which have been brought before this
grand Jury for investigation," reads
the special report, evidence, which
was collateral to the matters before
us, was brought out which indicated
that certain ships built in this port
for the Emergency Fleet corporation
have been put in commission and
sent to sea without being properly
prepared and equipped to protect the
health and insure the safety of the
crews; that sickness has developed
among the crews and their lives have
been endangered by reason of condi
tions which could have been prevent
ed by the use of reasonable care; that
the main object seems to have been
to get the ships past inspection and
not to put them in the proper condi
tion for a voyarge on the high seas.
Time Short for Investigation.
"Lack of time has prevented this
grand jury from making a thorough
investigation of this matter, but we
have before us sufficient evidence to
indicate to our minds that there has
been a criminal neglect of duty on
the part of some whose duty It was
to see that the ships were In proper
shape before being put in commis
sion, and we respectfully recommend
that this matter be called to the
attention of the next grand Jury
summoned by this court in order that
they might make an investigation and
determine whether or not these con
ditions existed and, if such conditions
did exist, take the proper action
against the officials responsible for
them."
The grand Jury handled an im
mense amount of work. It examined
267 witnesses, investigated 89 cases
and returned indictments in 78 cases.
A large peryientage of the indict
ments returned were for violations of
the liquor laws, such as operating
stills, making wines and supplying
whisky to Indians.
LUMBER SHIPMENTS DROP
OCTOBER CARGOES LESS THAN
POR SEPTEMBER.
Vessels Leaving Astoria Carry More
Than 30,000,000 Feet; 23
Go to California.
ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 31. (Special.)
While the cargo lumber shipments
from the Columbia river during the
month of October were lighter than
for the preceding month, they to
taled well over 30,000,000 feet. Ac
cording to statistics compiled by Dep
uty Collector Haddix, 30 vessels load
ed at the mills in the lower river dis
trict and their combined cargoes
amounted to 21,776,695 feet of lum
ber. Twenty-three of these vessels, laden
with 16,281.000 feet, went to Califor
nia: three carrying 1,339.773 feet went
to the Atlantic coast; three laden with
3.533,237 feet are en route to foreign
ports, and one carrying 622,685 feet
went to Honolulu.
In the same period 16 vessels load
ed 9.940,430 feet at the up-river mills,
making a grand total of 31,717,125
feet of lumber which left the Colum
bia river cargoes in the month of Oc
tober. Among the miscellaneous ship
ments from Astoria in the same month
were 38,464 barrels of flour wh'cb
went to New York.
NEW MAIL SERVICE IS DUE
Paget Sound Run to Be to West
Coast of South America.
SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 31. The
new service of the Rolph Mail Steam
ship company between Puget sound
and the west coast of South America
will be inaugurated about November
25 with the arrival here of the
steamer Joan of Arc, the Seattle
branch of the company has an
nounced. The Georgena Rolph and Annette
Rolph also will be used in the serv
ice, it was said. All three are new
vessels.
Schirneck Limps Back to Port.
VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. 31. With two
feet of water in her hold the French
steamer Schirneck limpe back to
Victoria today from off Cape Flattery,
Wash., where the water got the best
of her pumps last night An examina
tion today disclosed that the pumps
were clogged by chips.
Marine Notes.
The Peninsula-built steamer Bell Brook
will be checked in today by the Pacific
Steamship company, to whom she has been
assigned for operation. She will start
loading Monday for the United Kingdom.
The steamer Byfieid, which has been
loading ties at municipal dock Xo. 1, will
shift to the Eastern & Western mill at 7
o'clock this morning to complete her cargo.
She is expected to finish loading Monday.
The steamer West Pocasset, loaded with
Hour tor New York, which was delayed
at Astoria by engine trouble, is expected
to be ready to put to sea. Sunday.
"With her crew complete at last, the
barkentine Hesperian left down yesterday
from the Eastern & Western mill lor
AlKoa bay. South Africa.
The steamer Siletz finished loading; at
the elevator yesterday. She will go to the
Peninsula mill this morning;.
Taking the last of the ties contracted
by c. R. McCormick Co.. for the rail
road administration, the steamer Dertona
left down for Astoria last night. She will
bunker there and is expected to sail
Monday.
Tides at Astoria Saturday:
High. Low.
7:0B A. M 6.8 feet0:32 A. M 1.4 feet
6:29 P. M 6.8 feetl:16 P. M 3.9 feet
Columbia Klver Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Oct. 31. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M. Sea moderate; wind
south, 22 miles.
SHIPPING BOARD MAX TELLS
OF DESTRUCTIVE INFLUENCE.
Lieutenant Harold C. Jones and
George L. Rauch Urge Building
Up Civilian Reserve.
The rapid spread or the I. W. W.
movement, especially among the sea
faring men, as well as among other
trades, was treated by Lieutenant
Harold C. Jones of the recruiting de
partment of the' shipping board, who
presented the need of the organiza
tion of a strong civilian reserve at
a meeting of Webfoot camp. Wood
men of the World, last night.
Lieutenant Jones told of the ar
rest of one I. W. W. organizer on
one of the ships at Astoria, who had
in his possession receipts showing
him to have turned In within the last
few months J1430 in 2 memberships.
"The I. W. W. offers nothing con
structive, their entire programme is
destructive and we must combat the
movement for the safety of good gov
ernment and for the safety of the
nation," he said.
Literature and stickers showing the
trend of I. W. W."ism and what the
teachings of that organization really
are formed exhibit A of Lieutenant
Jones' address.
George L. Rauch also presented the
case of the civilian reserve, urging
its organization as a means of com
batting the destructive element and
the building up of the best In patri
otic citizenship.
Another of the series of addresses
forming a part of the campaign for
the organization of the civilian
reserve was delivered by Franklin F.
Korell at the 10:15 assembly of the
James John high Rchool yesterday.
CHART ODNOR MYSTERY
WEATHER REPORT MINUS
NAME OF VESSEL AND MASTER.
Hydrographic Office Gets Valuable
Set of Readings From Some
Ship's Run to Sydney.
Conforming to the request of the
hydrographic bureau of the navy for
weather observations at sea," some
modest mariner who recently com
pleted a voyage from a north Pacific
port to Sydney, Australia, mailed to
Lieatenant Gandy, in charge of the
local hydrographic office, an anno
tated chart of his trip, giving barom
eter readings and wind directions
over the entire route. He neglected,
however, to Inclose his name or that
of his vessel.
From the dates given on the chart,
showing the first weather observa
tion June 8 off Tatoosh Island and
the last near Sydney August 17, the
navigator is believed to be Captain
Murchlson, master of the schooner
Columbia River. This windjammer
left Tacoma June 6 with a cargo of
lumber and arrived at Sydney August
21. Another possibility is Captain
Koos of the schooner Edward R.
West, which left Port Blakeley June
7 and reached Sydney September 2.
Of the two. Captain Murchison is con
sidered the most likely candidate, as
he has taken many vessels from this
port and is well known here.
Lieutenant Gandy says that the ob
servations are or considerable value
and that the skipper's desire to help
the hydrographic work is unmistak
able. His only regret is that he does
not know who to thank.
R. M. ROBISON IS APPOINTED
Assistant Boiler Inspector Takes
Up Duties of New Office.
Lieutenant R. R. Robison, who
was recently placed on the inactive
list of the naval reserve, has been
appointed assistant inspector of boil
ers in the local government steam
boat Inspection service. He began his
new duties yesterday.
Lieutenant Robison received "his
commission the day the United States
declared war and was naval recruiting
and mobilizing officer for the Seattle
district. He was also in charge of
the branch hydrographic office and
was given the additional position of
naval censor. He served with the
Washington militia through 'the Spanish-American
war and the Philippine
Insurrection, and then started his sea
career as a marine engineer.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Oct. 31. Arrived at 10
A. M., steamer Willamette, from San Fran
cisco, for drydock; at 7 P. M., steamer
City of Topeka, from San Francisco via
Eureka and Coos bay. Sailed at 1 P. M..
barkentine Hesperian, for Algoa bay. South
Africa. Steamer Dertona, from Westport,
for Philadelphia; at 8 P. M., steamer Wa
ban, for Hongkong.
ASTORIA, Oct. 31. Arrived at 11 last
night and left up at midnight, steamer
Willamette, from San Francisco, for dry
dock. Sailed at 9 A. M., steamer William
F. Herrin, for Gavlota. Arrived at 8:30
and left up at 10:30 A. M.. steamer City
of Topeka, from San Francisco via Eureka
and Coos bay.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 31. Sailed at
5:30 A. ai., steamer Wapama, for Port
land. SEATTLE, Oct. 31. Sailed at 9 A. M
steamer Grace Dollar for Portland. "
SAN FRANCISCoTOct. 81. Arrived
Steamers Lake Farmingdale. from Balboa -Korrigan
III (Mex.), from Santa Rosalia
Nome City. from JUukilteo. Sailed
Steamers Wotoc, for Seattle; Wapama. for
Portland.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Oct. 31. Arrived
Steamer Edmore, from Hongkong. Sailed
Steamers Gray Cloud, for Philadelphia;
Governor, for San Diego; Mexico Maru, for
Singapore; Grace Dollar, for Portland.
POINT WELLS. Oct. 31. Safled
steamer ut crta, ior san Francisco.
TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 81. Arrived
Steamers Phyllis. Stanwood, from San
Francisco. Sailed Steamers Mexico Maru
.(Jap.), Xor Yokohama; Horace Baxter, for
San Pedro; Rainier, for San Francisco, via
Seattle.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 24. Sailed Ixion
for Seattle.
NORFOLK, Oct. 81. Arrived Cabeza.
from Astoria.
PHILADELPHTA. Oct.
Okiya, from Portland.
31. Arrlved-
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 30. Arrived Hud
son, from Victoria, B. C.
LINER COMET RETURNS
ORIENTAL VOYAGER COM
PLETS MAIDEN TRIP.
Full Cargo Includes Hemp and
Chinese Merchandiser Wawalona
Will Check In Today.
Completing her maiden voyage, the
liner Coaxet of the Pacific Steam
ship company's oriental fleet, started
up the river from Astoria at 5:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon. She
will reach the St. Johns municipal
terminal early this morning, and will
start discharging. R. W. Bruce,
head of the foreign freight depart
ment in the Portland ofrice or the
Admiral line, has received wireless
reports that the Coaxet is bringing
a full cargo, but aside from the fact
that it contains hemp and Chinese
merchandise, he has received no
definite information as to its nature.
Somewhere on the Columbia the
sister ships Coaxet and Waban, both
built by the G. M. Standifer Con
struction corporation, passed last
night, the one returning from, the
other bound to the orient. The
Waban. loaded to capacity with a
miscellaneous cargo, left down at 8
o'clock last night. Separate consign
ments of her cargo varied from 1000
tons or steel plates to such items a?
300 pounds of canned strawberries
and one sewing machine. The plates
are shipbuilding steel consigned to
Japan.
The steamer Wawalona, which will
follow the Waban to the orient, will
be checked In and stored today at
municipal dock No. 1 by the Pacific
Steamship company, and will start
loading at the St. Johns municipal
terminal Monday. The inward cargo
of the Coaxet and the outward cargo
of the Wawalona will be handled at
the. terminal at the same time.
The steamer West Hartland, which
left here for the orient September
21, was reported at Shanghai October
25. eight days ahead of her schedule.
The ports of call are Yokohama,
Kobe. Shanghai, Hong Kong and
Manila. With the four vessels now in
service, the Admiral line expects to
maintain its regular schedule of a
sailing every 28 days.
CAPTAIN J. ROBERTSON DIES
Blood Poisoning Fatal to Resident
of Juneau.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) Captain James Robertson. 73,
master mariner and fbrmer mayor or
Anacortes. died Wednesday in Juneau,
Alaska, from blood poisoning, accord
ing to word reecived today.
Captain Robertson was a charter
member of Washington association
No. 12, National Association of Mas
ters. Mates and Pilots of America.
Victor Robertson. his son, left Seattle
for Juneau a few days ago on the
steamship Jefferson on hearing his
father was ill. The body will be
brought to Seattle.
Captain Robertson was connected
with the Todd Packing company in
Juneau. Besides his son, he is sur
vived by his widow, who resides in
the North Park district.
FRENCH OFFICER RECALLED
Lieutenant Framery Ordered to Go
to New Vork.
TACOMA. Wash., Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) Lieutenant I,eo Framery, rep
resentative of the French hijrh com
mission, in dismantling the Founda
tion shipyards in Tacoma and Port
land, has been ordered to return to
New York. He expects to spend sev
eral weeks on the Atlantic seaboard
inspecting plants and then return to
Paris, where he makes his home.
The steamer General Pau Is loading
machinery and gear at the Founda
tino yard here, and when finished
will shift to the river, where she will
load like equipment for France. The
Pau was formerly the Osprey, built
at the Anierson yard on Lake Wash
ington. She was taken over by the
French government and outfitted at
the Foundation yard In Victoria.
U. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All position reported at 8 P. M. yester
day unless otherwise indicated.)
CELIL.O, Port AiiKfien lor San Francisco,
10 miles north ot the Columbia river.
Ml.'LTNOMAH, Port Angeles for San
Francisco, 135 miles south of Tatoosh
Island.
G LYNDON, for Honolulu, 214 miles from
Seattle.
MOFKETT. Richmond for Powell River,
58() miles youth of Powell River.
ROSE CITT, San Francisco for Portland.
29 miles from the Columbia river.
WASHTENAW. Port San Luis for Port
land, S)V5 miles from Portland.
KLAMATH, St. Helens for San Diego,
185 miles north of San Francisco.
OOLUSA, San Francisco for Honolulu.
12.2 miles from San Francisco, October
30. 8 P. M.
LAKE FARMINGDALE. New York for
San Francisco, 1 l:t miles from San Fran
cisco October 30. 8 P. M.
VENEZUELA, 2242 miles from San
Francisco.
TUG STORM KING, towing dredger Los
Angeles, Oakland harbor for San Pedro,
42 miles south of San Francisco.
JOHANNA SMITH, north bound, 15
miles north of San Francisco.
ATLAS, towing barge 1)3. Portland for
Richmond. 10j miles from Richmond.
RICHMOND, with barge 5. San Fran
Cisco for Point Wells, 30 miles north of
San Francisco.
SANTA ALICIA. Tacoma for San Fran
cisco. 80 miles north of San Francisco.
LANSING, San Pedro for Seattle, 829
miles from Seattle.
F. H. BUCK, San Pedro for Meadow
Point. 513 miles north of San Pedro.
WAPAMA, San Francisco for Portland,
140 miles north of San Francisco.
PEARL SHELL, Shanghai fpr San
Francisco, 1000 miles from San Francisco.
QUEEN, San Francisco for Seattle, 40
miles north of San Francisco.
CAPTAIN A, F. LUCAS. El Segundo for
Cordova, 1333 miles from Cordova,
J. A. CHANS LOR, Monterey for Everett,
175 miles north of Monterey.
IDAHO CARS ARE DIVERTED
Embargo in Effect on Short Line
West of Pocatello.
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 31. (Special.)
An embargo tieing up shipment of
all commodities except wheat' and
merchandise on the Oregon Short
Line between Pocatello and Hunting
ton, Or, and diverting all empty
cars from this district to lines of
the O.-W. R. & N. railway on the
coast, was announced this morning
by the local office of the United
States railroad administration.
The probable duration or the order
and the reason for its having been
issued waa not announced. It may
prove only temporary, not longer
than 24 hours, according to Joel L.
Priest, general agent of the Short
Line.
Obituary.
Harvey H. Delano, long-time resi
dent of Portland, died yeeterday at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. R. V.
Shuman, 1841 East Yamhill street, at
the age of 74.
Mr. Delano came to Oregon at the
age of 25, and was well-known ae an
accountant. He was associated with
the Hodge-Davis Drug Company
years ago, and his last work was
with Woodard. Clark & Co. He was
a brother-in-law of ex-Governor Pen
noyer. Mr. Delano is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ella Peters Delano, and
three daughters. Mrs. A. W. Botkin
Gresham, Or.; Mrs. R. V. Shuman,
841 East Yamhill street, and Mrs.
Chester Martin of Pendleton, Or.
Word of the death In Phoenix. Ariz.,
of Rose Helen Hutter, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William Hutter of Hillsdale.
Or., has Just reached her parents.
reath was caused by tuberculosis, and
followed an illness of seven months.
Miss Hutter was born in Portland In
ll98, and attended grade school In
this city. She was employed by the
Pacific Telephone company for a
number of years. A year ago she left
Portland for Los Angeles, from which
city she went to Phoenix to enter a
sanitarium.
LEWISTON. Idaho, Oct. 31. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Mrs. George
Hensley, who died at her home in
this city last Saturday, took place
Wednesday afternoon, burial being
in the Lewiston cemetery. Mrs. Hens
ley Is survived by her husband, a son,
Clyde. 9, and a daughter, 6. Mrs.
Hensley's mother, two brothers and
two sisters live at Leon, la., the for
mer home of Mrs. Hensley.
The funeral of Reese Thomas, who
died from burns and Internal injuries
received by the explosion of a hot
water furnace at the Indian Cache
ranch, was held Wednesday. No
known relatives survive. Manager
Darwin or the ranch has endeavored
to communicate with friends.
COTTAGE GROVE, Or., Oct. 31.
(Special.) George Baldwin, who had
been a resident here but a few weeks,
died Wednesday. He was born in
Ohio, had lived in Bakersfield. Cal.,
for 11 years and was 65 years of age.
The funeral was held Thursday from
the chapel. Rev. E. G. O. Groat of
ficiating. GRANTS? PASS. Oct, 31. (Special.)
William Love of Indianapolis, Ind., a
former railroad contractor, who came
to Grants Pass several weeks ago to
identify himself with the F. M.
Fauvre Interests in the construction
of a proposed gravity irrigation ditch,
died at the hospital in this city. His
remains will be sent to Indianapolis.
RED CROSS HEED SHOWN
DRIVE TO MAKE EMERGENCY
FUNDS UNNECESSARY. ,
Saving of Lives and Relief of Suf
fering Following Disasters Ob
jeet, Says- C. D. Stimson.
"Universal Red Cross membership
will continue to save lives and relieve
suffering after every great disaster,
like the one at Corpus Christl. and
will make special collections of funds
at such times unnecessary," is the
belier or C. D. Stimson, war-time di
vision manager and chairman or the
advisory committee of the American
Red Cross, expressed In a letter re
ceived yesterday by H. E. Wltham,
campaiarn chairman or the third an
nual membership drive of Portland
chapter.
The great peace programme of the
Red Cross will be financed wholly
from the proceeds of memberships at
31 each, of which 50 cents is retained
by the chapter for local needs, points
out Mr. Stimson.
The local drive will be under the
direct supervision of Henry E. Reed,
city campaign manager; Mrs. E. J.
Elvers, assistant city campaign man
ager, and Edward C. Summons, "gen
eral" in charge of the membership
teams. The drive begins Thursday,
November 6.
"In case the influenza epidemic re
curs, the co-operation of a fully-organized
American Red Cross will save
hundreds or thousands or lives, some
or them In your community, that will
otherwise be sacrificed," added Mr.
Stimson. "Remember, the epldemio
of last year took more than five times
as many lives as we lost overseas
in a year and a half of war."
MEMORIAL SERVICES SET
Vancouver to Hold Exercises In
Honor of Roosevelt.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Oct. 31.
(Special.) Memorial services in hon
or ot Theodore Roosevelt will be held
in the First Presbyterian church o
this city Sunday evening, November
2. The chler speaker will be former
United States Senator Samuel H.
Piles, who will be introduced by Don
ald McMaster, who will preside at the
meeting.
Community singing for half an hour
will be led by Walter Jenkins of
Fortland and Miss Beatrice Mumford
will give a recitation. The meeting
Is to be held under the auspices or the
War Camp Community Service.
SOFT HANDS PENALIZED
Judge Rossman Sentences Carbarn
Suspects.
George Harwood and Harry Saun
ders, who were arrested jt suspects
by Inspectors Cahlll and Morris fol
lowing the Piedmont barn holdup,
were given four months each In the
county Jail by Municipal Judge Ross
man yesterday.
The two men made protestations
that they were honest, hard-working
men.
"Let's see your hands," said the
judge.
"They're too soft." he continued
when those members were shown
him. "Four months."
Steel and Iron for Immediate Delivery
Is purchasable at principal Pacific coast ports from surplus stocks that
comprise assortments of
Plates
Flats
Angles
Rivets
Round and
Bar Iron
Domestic and export
Alameda, Cal.
United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
SUPPLY AND SALES DIVISION
Exchange Block
San Francisco
FORTLflND FACES DANGER
CITY IS SHORT OF FUNDS AND
WINTER BRINGS TROUBLES.
Necessity for Passage of Two-Mill
Tax Levy Propounded In Talk
by Commissioner Fier.
"With Portland facing an unem
ployment condition, is this a time for
the city to put its foot down on all
street, eener and other public im
provements which property owners
want and stand willing to pay for?
With Portland, in common with all
other cities, facing a serious wave of
crime. Is this a time to reduce the
police department? With the city
growing at an unprecedented rate is
this a time to cut out fire stations
and reduce fire protection?"
These questions were propounded
yesterday by City Commissioner Tier
tor consideration or the voters at the
special election November 12 at
which the matter or city service in
all lines being reduced for lack of
funds will be the Issue.
"The future is full of uncertainties.
We do not not know what is facing
us in the way of plagues, conflagra
tions, snow blockades, unemployment
or other troubles or disasters. Is
this a time to have the city go into
next year without a cent which could
be spent in meeting any such dis
aster. These things have happened
in the past. We had a 'flu' epi
demic a year ago. The city met it
at an enormous expense. We had an
unemployment situation and a snow
blockade , and the city was able to
meet it. It has been able to meet
these things because money Jjas been
available in the past, but it will not
be available after December 1 of this
year, unless this 2-mill tax measure
carries.
"We hear persons say, let the city
cut its cloth according to the materi
al on hand.' This is an Idle state
ment made by persons who do not
realize what is really facing this
community. I tell you it is time
for people of that sort to start mak
ing a little invstigation before com
ing to such a conclusion, because
after this election it will be too late
to correct the serious consequence
that will follow in a city without
means to protect itself."
REED PARTY IS TONIGHT
"Hard Times" Dictate Wearing of
Tattered Apparel by All.
"Hard times." with all its restric
tions, has gripped Reed college stu
dents, all because of a decree of the
freshmen that none but the absolute
needy will be admitted to the annual
Halloween party given by the class
tonight in the Reed gymnasium.
Heavy restrictions have been placed
on guests by the freshmen. Unusual
punishment awaits unwise youths who
appear with white ehirts. collars tics,
creased trousers or shoe shines. Girls
will not be permitted to wear party
rrocks. Jewelry above a 15-cent value
is taboo and silk hosiery has been
ruled out. although stockings of some
sort must be worn.
A rummaging expedition started
yesterday which has scoured store
rooms and trunks for ancient and tat
tered garments, and it is expected
that by night Reed's ultra-dignified
faculty and student body will be liv
ing examples of the future If clothing
prices continue to rise.
LAVA HOLDS UP ROAD
Workers Have Trouble to Blast
Way Through Cemented Ash.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Oct. 31. fSpe
rlal.) Although only three miles long.
t?Te section of Columbia river high
way between this city and Ruthton
hill, to replace the old state road, has
been one of the most difficult con
tractors have ever encountered. Al
most a half mile of the stretch is un
finished. A tough cemented lava ash.
Impervious to blasting, has been en
countered on a large section of the
work. The excavation in this mate
rial progresses slowly by hand work.
A steam shovel on the link will be
removed soon and the remainder,
chiefly rock work, will be finished
this winter.
CIVIC HEADS AT DINNER
Unemployment Is Topic at Cham
ber Luncheon.
Heads of all the civic organizations
attended the Chamber of Commerce
dinner to club presidents at the
Chamber of Commerce last night.
The problem of the unemployment
situation in the city was discussed
and action taken to make investiga
tion. Dr. G. H. Douglas, president of the
Rotary club, was appointed chairman
of the committee named to take care
of returned soldiers and other unem
ployed. Other members of the com
mittee are Fred Spoeri, representing
the Ad club and O. C. Leiter, rep
resenting the Press club.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
MOE-LIAN Einar Angus Moe. 26. 628
Fast Nineteenth street, and Gunda Lian,
25. 312 Twelfth street.
HINKI.E-Bt'TI.ER I.eo HlnkTe. 2. 1(106
Sheet Iron
Black and
Galvanized
Bolts and Nuts
Sheet Lead
Lead Pipe
Metal and Wood Blocks, Asbestos Boiler
and Pipe Covering, Tools and Hardware
inquiries solicited. Material
Portland, Ore.
Northwestern National Bank Bldg.
Portland
Dorft let skin
spoil your good time
esKio!
heals sick skins
" I can't have any fun ! I am such a
sight with this eczema that per-cle avoid
me wherever I po. And !. iuhin
torments me so that I don't get any
peace, anyhow."
Don't be discouraged ! Even in se
vere, well-established cases of eczema,
ringworm or similar skin-troubles, Kes
inol Ointment, aided by Rcsinol Soap
usually relieves the itchinfr at once anV
quickly clears the eruption away.
IVctor prescribe the Resinol treatment. AH aVsa
SM sell RsmboI OtaUM aad Kolaal Sosa
Albina avenue, and Mary Butler, 24, 1102
Commercial street.
KDWAKDS-HARPOl.E John L. FM
wanls. '.l. -43." East Twelfth street, and
Beryl E. Harpote. io. 1T5 Last Nineteenth
street Southeast.
SITTON-PATTEX Willard J. Sitton. S3.
Tacoma. Wash., and Anna G. Patton, 6,
125 Fourteenth street.
LeDVC-ANTHONY Louis T. LePuc. 24.
Klrkland. Wash., and Louise S Anthony,
25, Kainler Hotel.
SHKRM AN-LAN15 I-awrenoe H. Sher
man. 2.V 12113 Uay street and Annetta L.
Lane 21, S2 East Ainsworth avenue.
VKJNA-BIRUE San Vidua, 25. 126
Woodstock avenue, and Julia BirKe. 20,
same address.
PAUlgriST-AHUiRBX Albert Talm
quist. 4'l, 24:i Holludav avenue, and la
tliihia AhlRren. 2s. citv.
I'HALMKKS-ROBINSON William M.
Chalmers, legal, (ilen.iale. Or., and Ada
Robinson, lecal. 2H7 North Twelfth street.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Or., Ot. SI. Maximum
temperature. 50 degrees; minimum temper
ature, 41 deKrees. liiver readinc. R A. M.,
xero; chance in last 24 hours. 0.5-foot de
crease. Total rainfall 5 P. M. to 5 P. M. ,
.11-inch: total rainfall since September J,
1I1I. 4.50 inches: normal rainfall since
September 1, 5.5:t inches; deiiciency of
rainfail sinre September 1. lltli. 1.i:
inches. Sunrise. ti:51 A. M. ; sunset. 4:5'J
P. M.; total sunshine, none: possible sun
shine. 30 hours S minutes. Moonrise. 1:11
P. M.; nioonset. 1l:lt; p. M. Harometer
(re.lured sea level), 5 P. M., .to. 10 Inches.
Relative humi.lity: 5 A. M.. M per cent;
noon. SO per cent; 5 P. M.. 4 per cent.
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STATIONS.
Hakttr lv oil n. lo. . . ,N W.Snow
Hoise 24: 4'io.oj!.. K ;Snow
Itosotn 40. 7Mt . t . . 1 N K ; "loudly
TalEary lis O.nO . .'NWjl'lear
'hicKo . fi-ll o.tis . , NWji'loudy
I -nver ;(., 4i il.nii 1J, W "loudy
Ik s Moines.. 44, 4; n.t.v . . NW'. ' ! c r
Kureka lis, rt it . oo, . . :"".cu.ly
tialveston ... is- sou. on . ,'SR Pt. cloudy
Helena 14 :tt o. mi . . i s" W 'louly
t Juneau .... ;tj :;s o.:is! . . SW iSnow
Kansas City. .VJ M O.OlIlSN ( oudy
I,os Angeles.! ."ol 74(1.00... W iClear
MarshfiWd . ai o . -j4 .. SV 'r loudy
Mecf.ird 4 o.oo . JxW Hain
Minneapolis.. ."'.4' :tii0.nu 14 W '1-Hr
New Orleans. 74; StMi . on . . SK MMear
New Vork .. ".4 To o. I 4 11 S V ( 'loudy
North Head. 44 .'.'Ki.b'JJ S Cloudy
No. Yakima. .1H ."s 11 . no . . SE '('loudy
Phoenix .... 4 4! 7' o. noi . . sV "lear
Pocatello ... JO 400.00'.. S j'loudy ,
Portland ... 4o' ." ) . 1 PJ SW 'Rain
Kosr-burc ... .V-' o.nj . .NW Rain
Sacramento.. 42 H4 0.oo!.. sB ii't. cloudy
St. Iouis . .. 7o 1 .04 10 N o'loudy
Salt I.HkA . . ti; Xs n.iio . .IN Clear
San I'lefto ."10; 72 o.no 10 VW Clear
S. HranUsco. T.'2 60 O.00 to V 'lear
Sattle I 4o; 4H O.Oo lo SW U'loudV
Sitka I r.4' 42 0.A2 .. K Cloudy
Spokane .... ."o .1" o.ns . , ' S W Cloudy
Taroma .... 40i r.O ti.Ol l.'i SW Cloudy
Tatoonh laid. 4'! M....;S Cloudy
tVahiez ;;s o.oo; . jsV pt. cloudy
W alla Walla. 44; r.O 0 . OO VJ S Rain
Washington. : soo.oo!.. S Cloudy
Winni peg ... is i'o 0,02 in SW Icioudy
tA. M. today. P., M. report of preced
ing day.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Rain; moderate
aout herlv winds.
Oregon Rain in the west portion, rain
or snow and warmer in t he east portion ;
moderate pout her 1 V wlnas.
. Washington Kain. warmer in the north-
enct rrrt in : r? h rm wriv winn.
TOO I.ATK TO CLASSIFY.
THAMH1TKS In this city. Oct. 30. 1911.
John Tramhites, aped 7 years. Funeral
service will be held at the Holman'a
parlors today, Nov. 1, 1011., at 10 A. M
I n t ermen 1 .m u nnomn inrirp .
5 oil O-ROOM house for cash, from owner.
S 337. orpgnnian.
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZTCAI.AND AND SOUTH SRA9
Via Tavhiti and Kratnjc. Mall and paa
aencer service f rum ban Fraoclaco every
S3 day.
tMON . 8. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND,
or locaiatamu.p and railroad agenda.
Copper Pipe -Sheet
Copper
Brass Pipe
Manilla Rope
Steel Cable
Boat Spikes
may be inspected at
Tacoma, Wash.
Securities Bldg.
Seattle
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