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THE MORXIXG OTtEGOXIAX, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1919.
REPORTED SALE OF
IPS
CONFIRMED
Green Star Line Buys Four
Portland-Built Vessels.
PRICE ABOUT 6 MILLION
Operators Believed to Be Preparing
to Dismantle Plants as Con
tracts Are Finished.
The sale of four SSOO-ton steel ships
under construction by the Northwest
Steel company and' Columbia River
Shipbuilding corporation, unofficially
reported Saturday, was confirmed
yesterday by J. R. Bowles and Alfred
F. Smith, respective heads of the two
shipbuilding companies. The vessels
have been purchased by the Green
Star line of New York. The deal was
negotiated' by C. D. Bowles, vice
president of the Columbia River Ship
building corporation, and H. W.
Platenberg, secretary to J. R. Bowles
of the Northwest Steel company.
The purchase price was not made
public, but if these vessels were sold
at the prevailing prices for steel ton
nage, the amount involved must have
been between $6,000,000 and J7.000,
000. Programme Nearly Ended.
The four vessels sold are the
Frances Smith and the Almeda
Bowles of the Columbia river plant
and two unnamed ships on'the ways
of the Northwest Steel company. The
Frances Smith was launched last
Thursday and is expected to be ready
for delivery about November 20. The
other three will all. be completed by
the end of December.
Though the operators of both the
soirth Portland shipbuilding plants
refuse to discuss for Vublication their
plans for the future, it is generally
known that the delivery of these
four ships and the emergency fleet
steamer West Hassayampa, which is
still on the ways at the Columbia
river plant, will end the present steel
shipbuilding programme for Port
land. The force of workmen in each
plant has been undergoing a consist
ent reduction for the past month,
and as vessels are launched no new
keels are laid on the ways.
It is a significant fact that when
the traffic association of Pacific coast
shipbuilders recently sent a delega
tion to Washington to protest against
the present high trans-continental
freight rates on shipbuilding steel,
and invited the Columbia River and
Northwest Steel companies to join the
move, these two companies declined
to send delegates to the conference,
evidently, considering the freight rate
on shipbuilding steel a matter of no
Immediate interest to tlrem.
Farewell Edition on Prru,
The final edition of "Heave To
gether," the plant publication of the
Northwest Steel Company, is now in
the hands of the printer. An elab
orate publication of 112 pages, pro
fusely illustrated, is planned for the
farewell edition.
Workmen in the two South Portland
plants are generally of the opinion
that their Jobs will terminate with the
first of the new near if not before,
and hundreds have already become
applicants for permanent positions
elsewhere in the city. The employ
ment office of the G. M. Standifer
Construction corporation at Vancou
ver has been thronged with job seek
ers for the past month.
The unsettled condition of labor
throughout the country is understood
to be the chief reason for the cessa
tion of work in the two big ship
building plants. Operators are un
willing to build more ships in the
present chaotic state of affairs be
cause they can make no accurate esti
mates of what their labor and mate
rial will cost, and have no assurance
that they will even be able to obtain
labor and material at any price.
Others Still Have Work.
That Portland yards are obliged to
close down before shipbuilding plants
in other sections of the country, where
conditions are the same, is accounted
for by the fact that other plants are
etill busy on government work. The
government programme of the North
west Steel company ended with the
delivery last week of the steamer
West Jaffrey to the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company. Only one govern
ment hull is left at the Columbia
River plant.
The Vancouver plant of the G. M.
Standifer Construction corporation
offers greater promise of continued
operation. Six vessels, in varying
stages of completion, remain to be
delivered to the emergency fleet cor
poration by this company. Of these
the steamer Nishmaha went on dry-
oock yesterday for finishing touches
and is expected to be turned over to
the operators for loading tomorrow
or Thursday. The Olockson, another
Standifer vessel, will make her river
trial trip today, and is also expected
to be turned over for operation be
fore the end of the week. The Mon
tague was launched Saturday and
should be completed late this month
or early in December.
Three Others on Ways.
The other three vessels at the
Standifer plant, the Abercor, Pawlet
and Bearport, are still on the ways
and are not scheduled for delivery
until eariy next year.
A persistent rumor that has been
going the rounds of shipbuilding
circles for several days declares that
contracts for five 9500-ton steel ves
sels have been accepted by the Sta
difer company and one report has
even named the firm for which these
vessels are to be built as the Nafra
company of New York, but officials
of the company refuse either to deny
o-r confirm the report. Guy M.
Standifer, president of the company,
is now in the east and it is under
stood that he has obtained the con
tracts himself.
SHIP'S CAPTAIN' IS ROBBED
Snitcase Stolen From 'William
Warwick at Centralia.
p-rTNTRALIA. Wash.. Nov. 10.
(Special.) A suitcase, containing his
papers as an officer on a ship, a
watch, clothing and insurance papers,
was stolen from William Warwick at
the Kentucky lodging house in the
city Saturday night. On the watch
was engraved, "Presented to William
Warwick by the crew and officers
of the S. S. Majestic."
Mr. Warwick went to the lodging
nouse tor a room. ie left the suit
case in me omce. wnue he was
gone two young men applied for a
room. They were told that all of the
rooms were taken, but when they
left Warwick's suitcase left with
them.
MYSTERY SHIP COMING HERE
Diablo Sched tiled for Repairs and
to Load in Portland.
The mystery ship Diabolo, which
caused a sensation in San Francisco
I shipping circles by running short of
fuel oil at sea and arriving at the
Golden Gate in tow of a tug, has been
obtained by the Pacific Steamship
company in exchange for the Standi
fer ship Olockson and will load a
cargo of flour here for New York.
The Diabolo is a 9500-ton shipping
board steamer built at San Francisco
a year ago. She has been in opera
tion in the Hawaiian trade of the
Pacific Mail Steamship company. The
Olockson will make her river trial
trip today, and is expected to be de
livered to her operators before the
end of this week. She will probably
go to San Francisco to load.
The Diabolo is in need of expensive
repairs and will come here to go in
drydock. She is scheduled for load
ing here the latter part of this month.
COAL EMBARGO CONSIDERED
San Francisco Chamber Wants Pro
test From Portland, Too.
The Portland Chamber of Com
merce has been invited by the San
Francisco chamber to join in a coast
wide protest against the proposed
government embargo on bunker coal
for -ships of foreign registry.
A telegram from the San Francisco
chamber of commerce to Walker D.
Hines, director-general of the United
States railroad administration, a copy
of which was inclosed in the letter
from the San Francisco chamber,
cites as an argument against the pro
posed embargo, the fact that at pres
ent 80 per cent of the ship tonnage
on the Pacific coast is under foreign
flags and that such an order would
practically tie up exports and im
ports on the entire coaet.
No action on the matter has been
taken by the Portland Chamber of
Commerce. The question is under
consideration, according to P. Heth
erton, assistant executive secretary.
TOO MAM' STRIKERS RETURN
California Shipyard Reopens and
Union Men Revoke Order.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10. Five hun
dred more men than could be em
ployed reported today at the yards
of the Southwestern Shipbuilding
company, which formally opened after
having been closed under strike con
ditions for several weeks.
The yards advertised last week that
they would reopen today and as a re
sult of the influx of applicants they
began partial operations Friday in
stead of waiting. Today it was an
nounced there was a full crew, with
hundreds of men turned away. After
the yards opened striking machinists
and boilermakers called off their
strike orders. The scale prevailing
before the. strike remained in effect.
CHUM SALMON RUN" IS RECORD
Heavy Rains and Rough Seas Are
Credited With Unusual Run.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 10. (Spe.
cial.) An unprecedented run of
chum salmon is now on. Local can
nery operators report that nothing
like the present run of chums has
ever been seen Here; recoras lor
amount of fish-packing floors have
been repeatedly broken during the
week.
The large run is ascribed to the
advent of a peTiod of heavy rains and
rough seas outside the bar.
The run of blacks continues light.
DESDEMONA SANDS LIGHT OUT
Mariners Are Warned Station Off
Fort Stevens Is Disabled.
Warning to mariners is given by the
superintendent of lighthouses that the
light station at Desdemona Sarffs, off
Fort Stevens, is not functioning. The
machinery which operates both light
and signals is out of order.
A repair crew was sent to the dis
abled station last night, and the
breakdown will be attended to at
once. In the prevailing foggy weather,
however, vessels must proceed with
care in the vicinity of Desdemona
Sands.
Grace Dollar Takes On Oil.
The steamer Grace Dollar, carrying
12 Scotch marine boilers for the Wil
lamette Iron & Steel company and
1,000,000 feet of lumber supplied by
Dant & Russell, shifted to the Stand
ard Oil company's dock yesterday to
take on fuel oil for her voyage to the
orient. The boilers, which are valued
at $300,000, are to be installed in ves
sels being built for the emergency
fleet corporation at Shanghai. The
Grace Dollar is expected to leave
down early this morning.
Shipyards to Open Today.
Though all steamship companies
and practically the entire waterfront
of Portland will close today to cele
brate armistice day, the shipbuilding
plants will operate as usual, it was
announced last night by J. R. Bowles,
president of the Northwest Steel com
pany, and Alfred F. Smith, president
of the Columbia River Shipbuilding
corporation.
McNary to Ask for Radio.
Charles L. McNary, United States
senator from Oregon, will introduce a
bill in the senate soon providing an
appropriation for the establishment
of a high-power naval radio station
at the mouth of the Columbia river,
according to a letter received from
him yesterday by P. Hetherton of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Fleet Director Is Coming.
H. H. Ebey, assistant director of
operations for the emergency fleet
corporation, will be in Portland Fri
day on his way from Washington to
his headquarters in San Francisco.
Arrangements are being made by the
Chamber of Commerce to have Mr.
Ebey meet local ship operators.
Marine Notes.
The steamer Wawalona, now loading at
the St. Johns municipal terminal, is iched
uled to sail for the orient next Saturday.
Loaded with flour for New York, the
steamer West Saginaw put to sea from
Astoria at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
E. M. Callis, district manager of steel
ship construction for the Emergency Fleet
corporation, was in the city yesterday con
ferring with F. B. Pape.
The steamer Coaxet, having discharged
her cargo from the orient, will go on dry
dock tomorrow morning for painting and
minor repairs. She will take the place of
the Nishmaha, which is now in the dock.
The steam schooner Saginaw of the
Charles Nelson fleet is due from San Fran
cisco. She Is the first of the Nelt-on boats
to come here since the San Francisco
watertront was tied up by the stevedores'
strike.
The steamer Rose City arrived at 8
o'clock yesterday morning with freight and
passengers from San Francisco.
Notice to Mariners.
The following affects the aids to navi
gation in me inn ngntnouse district:
Oregon Seacoast, Orford Reef Gas,
Whistling and Submarine bell, buoy, 2 or'
reported extinguished Nov. 7, 191U. will be
religntea as soon as practicable.
ROBERT W ARRACK,
Superintendent of Lighthouses,
Tides at Astoria Tuesday.
High. Low.
8:25 A. M.. . J.7.8 feet 9:16 A.M 3.1
2:51 P.M 9 7 feetll0:07 P. M 0.8
feet
foot
The utilization of water power in
France has increased by more than
50 per cent since the commencement
offthe war, and by the end of 1921
thA va.ila.ble water nower will Ym
double the amount installed at the
outbreak of the war,
STICE CHEER
WILL REIGN TODAY
Portland to Observe Anniver
sary of War's End.
MANY EVENTS SCHEDULED
Meeting at Auditorium This After
noon and Dance at Multnomah
Hotel to Entertain Veterans.
(Continued From Firtt Paee.)
is the huge military parade, com
prised of veterans of the world war
and organizations of war workers,
which will form in the vicinity of the
courthouse at 1 o'clock and move on
its course through the downtown dis
trict at 1:30 o'clock, terminating its
march at the auditorium, where a
special programme will be given at
2:30 o'clock. Colonel H. E. Dosch is
grand marshal of the parade, with
Captain James P. Shaw, commanding
the military section, and Harry Allen,
in charge of the municipal and fra
ternal division, as his chief aides. The
order for parade formation is as
follows:
On Main, between Fourth and Fifth
Police platoon, marine band, grand mar
shal color guard.
AO. 1, vJreKon national guard. West
side of Fourtn street, right dressing on
Main.
No. 2, Veterans World War and Legion.
On east side of Fourth street, right
dressing on Main.
No. a. Grand Army. On Fourth street
west side, right dressing on Main.
No. 4. Spanish War Veterans. Main
street, south side, right dressing on Fourth
street.
No. 5, Pons of Veterans. In rear of
Spanish War Veterans.
No. H-, Multnomah guard. On Main
street. north side, right dressing on
Fourth street.
No. 7, Fathers and Mothers of Soldiers
and Sailors.-: On east side of Fourth
street, right dressing on Main.
No. 8. Boy Scouts. In rear of Mothers
and Fathers of Soldiers and Sailors.
No. y, I'.ed Cross. On Salmon, south side
of Fourth, right dressing on Fourth street.
No. 10, Canteen Girls. In rear of Ked
Cross.
. No. 11. Saltation Army. Salmon street,
north side, right dressing on Fourth street,
east of Fourth. .
No. 12, Knights of Columbus. Salmon
street, west of Fourth, south side, right
dressing on Fourth.
No. 1.1, V. M. C. A. Salmon street, west
of Fourth, south side, right dressing on
Fourth.
No. 14. Y. W. C. A. War Workers.
Salmon street, north side, west of Fourth
street, right dressing on Fourth street.
No. 15, War Camp Community Workers,
Jewish Welfare Workers. American War
Mothers, other patriotic societies. On Sal
mon street, west of Fourth street, right
dressing on Fourth street.
Second division, section 1. Mayor Baker,
circuit judges, county commissioners, city
commissioners.
Section 2. Automobiles and floats.
Doors to Open Early.
Terminating at the auditorium at
2:30 o'clock, the parade will disband
for the opening of the programme in
the big public playhouse. The doors
of the auditorium will be open at 1:30
o'clock for the convenience of those
who wish to secure seats and await
the arrival of the paraders. The
auditorium programme is announced
as follows:
Mayor Baker, chairman. Assembly,
bugler; invocation. Dr. McElvaine;
organ recital. Frederick W Goodrich ;
community singing- of "America," led
by Walter Jenkins, with ladles' chortle
and audience; presentation of cap
tured enemy cannon, with .ddri
'by B, F. Irri-o; acceptance on blLalf
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e UDerty loan organisation- ot
Oregon oy Edward Cookingham; ac
ceptance on behalf of the people of
Portland by Mayor Baker; dedica
tion of cannon. Dr. E. H. Pence; pre
sentation of croix de guerre to Hubert
J. Hudson and Rudolph Meinck by
Captain Hunt; "Star-Spangled Ban
ner," solo by Mrs. Rose Coursen
Reed; benediction. Chaplain Hoadley;
taps, bugler. Community singing, led
by Walter Jenkins, will comprise the
following favorites: "'America," "Keep
the Home ' Fires Burning," "Long,
Long Trail" and "Battle Hymn of the
Republic.
Mrs. J. C. Gillingham, chairman of
the Red Cross parade section, has
issued instructions that the division
assemble at 12:30 o'clock today at
Tenth and Couch streets, there to
form and march to parade center.
The following formation will be ob
served: Red Cross Canteen band, can
teen girls, executive committee, pro
duction department and auxiliaries,
motor corps. Red Cross shop, nurses'
bureau. Red Cross overseas workers,
home service and Junior Red Cross.
The Red Cross canteen girls are not
to assemble at Tenth and Couch
streets but at the Oregonian build
ing at the same hour, according to
instruction issued by Mrs. Ferdinand
E. Reed, captain.
Navy Band to Appear.
One of the features of the nnrarle
will be the appearance of the siith
battleship division band of Mare
island, comprising 50 musicians.
which Is in the city for the exnress
purpose of Joining in the Armistice
dry celebration.
During the progress of the parade
Curtlss seagull plane. Diloted hv
Victor Vernon, will fly over the
downtown district, dropping thou-
ands of bits of paper. Five of these
will be tickets redeemable with ride
in the big plane during the week of
the livestock show. The plane will
carry as passengers Howard Charlton,
manager ol the Oregon, Washington
& Idaho Airplane company, and Oliver
i.. jeirery, wno will take aerial pho
tographs of the parade.
That all citizens wear a white
flower today, in memory of the lives
that were sacrificed on foreign fields
for the honor of America, is the plea
of Mayor Baker.
In the evening a social dance will
be given at Multnomah hotel by Over
tne Top Post No. 81, Veterans of For
eign Wars. All former service mtn
have been requested to attend in uni
form. A supper, entertainment and dance
will be given by the Association of
Fathers of Soldiers and Sailors, in
the hall at 123 Fourth street, with an
invitation extended to members,
wives, sons who were in the service,
girl friends, and all soldiers and sail
ors who wish to attend. Banquet
preparations are for 500 guests.
The Canadian Veterans' association,
a newly organized unit, will open its
club rooms in the Manchester build
ing tonight with an entertainment
ami reunion. A. E. Brown of the
British consulate, will preside.
Arrangements for the celebration
of Armistice day have been under the
direction of Frank Glenn, executive
secretary.
VANCOUVER TO GET HOLIDAY
American Legion Has Charge of
Armistice Celebration.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 10.
(Special.) Vancouver will take a hol
iday tomorrow and celebrate Armis
tice day for the second time. Most
of the business houses will be closed
all day, and all public and countv
offices, banks and similar places will
! be closed.
Governor
Hart of the state
1
Washington has declared the day a
holiday, and G. R. Percival, mayor of
Vancouver, also did the same thing
for the city. .
The American Legion will lead the
celebration here. A football game
will be played between the legion
team and Vancouver High school. In
the evening a bonfire will be held,
and later dancing will be enjoyed in
the clubrooms at 608 Main street.
The window of the Vancouver Sta
tionery company has been given over
to the American Legion, and the re
turned soldiers have filled it with
hundreds of trophies brought back
from France, Belgium and Germany.
The collection is a large one and is
owned by the individual members ol
Smith-Reynolds post here.
CORVALLIS WILIi CELEBRATE
Withycombe Post of American Le
gion in Charge of Events.
CORVALLIS. Or., Nov. 10. (Spe
cial..) Withycombe posft of the Amer
ican Legion of this city is ready for
ARMISTICE-DAY EVENTS IN
POKTLA1M D.
7:30 to 8 A. M. Rousing of
city by ringing of bells and
blowing of whistles.
10:30 A. M. Football game at
Multnomah field. Benson Poly
technic vs. James John high
school.
1:30 P. M. Military and civic
parade through downtown dis
trict, ending at auditorium.
2:30 P. M. Mass . meeting,
community sing and special
programme at the auditorium.
Night General Jollification.
Veterans" of Foreign Wars'
dance at Multnomah hotel.
"Daddies' " club gives dance,
supper and entertainment at
129 Fourth street.
Route of parade Forms at
courthouse at 1 o'clock, start
ing at 1:30 and taking this
course: West on Main to Broad-w-ay,
north on Broadway to
Morrison, east on Morrison to
Sixth, north on Sixth to Pine,
return south on Sixth to Mor
rison, east on Morrison to Third,
thence south to the auditorium.
the big celebration of Armistice day
tomorrow.
A mammoth parade is planned to
stsrt at 9:3 o'clock, in which the col
lege cadets and military will partici
pate. The parade will end at- the
armory, where the crowd will be ad
dressed by Rev. J. E. Snyder of this
city and Rev. J. D. Ferguson of Philo
math. The Grand Army of the Re
public, Women's Relief Corps and
Spa.tish War Veterans will have
places of honor in the parade and the
citizens generally are asked to Join.
At 11 o'clock there will be a mon
ster salute, followed at 2 o'clock by a
football game between Corvallis high
school and Oregon City.
An afternoon dance will start at the
same time under auspices of the
American Legion. The festivities will
close with another dance In the even
It. g-
Members of company K are start
.ng the celebration this evening by
giving a dinner for the company at
the Julian hotel.
QUIET OBSERVANCE PLANNED
Yakima Celebrates In Accordance
With ex-Soldiers' AVishes.
YAKIMA, Wash!, Nov. 10. (Spe
cial.) Yakima's observance of Ar
mistice day will not be in the nature
of a celebration, but. at the request
of the former service men of the
community, will be in keeping with
the solemn character of the occasion
It Ts designed to commemorate.
The exercises will be held in the
Yakima armory. Dr. A. H. Henry will
tne principal speaker. The Camo-
n 1,,K ,t,l. rt(..r n.tll I .. U
rata club of this city will furnish
music and following the address by
Mr. Henry there will be a community
sing.
HISTORIC WORD RECALLED
PORTLAND SOLDIER READS AR
MISTICE ORDERS AT TOIL.
Headquarters of Second Army No
tified of Declaration Two
Hours Before Effective.
It was a year ago today at 9:20
A. M. that an orderly from the head
quarters of the second army. A. E. F.,
dashed into the office of Brigadier-
General Deakyne, chief engineer, at
Tout, with a slip of paper bearing: the
most important news since the ar
rival of the first American troops in
France.
Allen T. Slade of Portland, regi
mental sergeant-major, picked up the
eiip and read:
'General Order No. 20, Headquar
ters Second Army, American E. F,
Armistice has been declared for
11 A. M. today.
"2. Work of all kinds ordered In
this army will continue unlese the
proper authority has ordered it to
stop.
3. Chief of service sections and
services will refrain from asking:
higher authority at this time about
desisting from work ordered and will
continue with the same.
"By command of
"LIEUT-GEN. EULLARD."
"With the notice came verbal orders
to transmit the armiat.ee declaration
to all troops under the command of
General Deakyne which meant about
20,000. including- the 23d engineers.
508th engineers and several labor bat
talions. One thousand copies were
struck off as soon as possible, for the
message had to be relayed before 11
o'clock and every man available wae
pressed into service at the headquar
ters as courier.
Roseburg Plans Complete.
ROSEBURG, Or., Nov. 10. (Special.)
The anniversary of the signing of
the armistice will find all stores
closed in this city and the entire
population bent on celebrating in an
appropriate manner. The programme
for the day is under direction of
former service men, all of whom are
members of the American legion, and
the morning exercises will be held
in the armory. Hon. Binger Herman
will deliver the address of the day,
"Americanism" being his theme.
Scenes enacted on November 11, 1918,
emphasized by the presence of several
score overseas ex-service men, besides
as many more soldiers who were en
route across when the armistice halted
them, are expected to be repeated.
The Dalles Stores to Close.
THE DALLES, Or., Nov. 10. (Spe
cial.) Stores will close tomorrow in
The Dalles In observance of Armistice
day. The day will be celebrated in a
quiet manner. No official celebra
tion will be held. Half holiday will
be observed by the local postoffice.
One city delivery will be made in the
morning, none in the afternoon.
Rural deliveries will be made as
usual.
Pendleton to Honor Heroes.
PENDLETON, Or., Nov. 10. (Spe-:
of cial.) Pendleton will turn out en
masse tomorrow to pay honor to its
veterans of the world war with a
great Armistice day programme. The
schedule of the day's events includes
a parade, songs, speaking and various
other events.
Klamath Weather Interferes.
KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Nov. 10.
(Special.) Business men today volun
tarily agreed to close tomorrow in
observance of Armistice day. Bad
weather prevents any parade or
formal celebration. The American
Legion post plans a big dance and
entertainment for its members to
morrow night.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Or.. Nov. 10. Arrived at
8:15 A. M., steamer Kose City, from San
Francisco. Sailed at 5 P. M.. steamer !
Wapama,
and San
n Pedro
Francisco. Sailed at 7 P. M..
barge U3, for San Francisco. Sailed at
5 P. M., steamer Bytleld. for United King
dom. ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 10. Left up at 1
A M., steamer Rose City from San Fran
cisco. Arrived at 6 and left up at 7 A.
M., steamer Daisy, from San Francisco.
Arrived at 8 A. M., steamer West Saginaw
from trial trip.
BALBOA, Nov. 8. Arrived, steamer
Clio, from Grays Harbor via Astoria for
New York.
HONG KONG, Nov. 8. Arrived, steamer
West Hartland, from Portland, Or.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Nov. 10. Arrived
Schooner Omega, from Melbourne; steam
ers Fred Baxter, Nome City, from San
Francisco; Meriden, from Honolulu; U. 6.
C. G. liear, from Point Barrow. Sailed
Steamers Curacao, for San Francisco; Ad
miral Schley, for San Pedro: Admiral
Nicholson, for southeast Alaska; Brook
dale, for Kaanapall.
EVERETT,
Wanh., Nov. 10. Sailed
Porter, for Ban Pedro,
Steamer W. S.
PORT TOWNS END. Nov. 10. Sailed
Steamer Cripple Creek, for New York.
TACOMA, Wash.. Nov. 10. Arrived
Steamers Ch1ca.Ro Maru (Japanese), from
Yokohama; ania Inez, Irom Valparaiso.
Sailed Steamer Fulton, for Vancouver.
B. C.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10. Arrived
teamers Teenkai British), from Singa
pore; Moana (British) from Papeete.
bailed Steamers BelridKe (Norwegian) for
Vancouver; Muscoota, for Manila; Ban
Jose, for canal zone.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Nov. 10. (Special.)
The steamer Helene was expected here
tonight or tomorrow morning from ban
Francisco with a general merchandise
cargo. The Helcne cleared Ironi ban r ran-
ciaco Friday and took the place of the
Carmel, bulletined to have made, the voy
age. The Helene will be the first freight
vessel here from San ranclsco since Sep
tember -
The steamer Svea arrived at 10 o'clock
this morning from San Francisco and Is
loading at the Grays Harbor Commercial
company mill, Cosmopoiis.
ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 10. (Special.)
With freight and passengers for Astoria
and Portland, the steamer Rose City ar
rived from San Francisco and sailed for
Portland.
The steam schooner Saginaw arrived
from Sun Francisco en route to Portland.
She will load lumber and on her trip
south will tow the lumber-laden bark
Harvard to San Francisco.
The steamer West Saginaw, laden with
flour from Portland for New York, re
turned fiom her 12-hour trial run at sea
and sailed for the Atlantic coast.
The steam schooner Daisy arrived from
San Francisco and went to Wauna to load
lumber.
With lumber from Kalama, Prescott
and Rainier, the steam schooner Che hall
ailed for San Pedro.
The steamer City of Topeka will be due
tomorrow from San Francisco via way
ports with freight and passengers for As
toria and Portland.
The steam schooner Multnomah is due
from San Francisco with freight for Port
land. COOS BAY, Or., Nov. 10. (Special.)
The steamship City of Topeka arrived from
San Francisco and Eureka with freight and
passengers. one departed lor Portland and
Astoria.
The steamer Johanna Smith, which
comes here every five days for a lumber
cargo at the C. A. Smith mills, entered
port last night at 11 :'u, an unusual per
formance on this bay at this season of the
year. Moonlight aided Captain Hermanuon
In piloting the craft in.
The steamer Centralia is due here to
night for lumber cargo at Oregon Exports
company and North Bend Mill & Lumber
company docks.
Boats due here In the near future for
special cargoes include the Hartwood and
the Uaisy Freeman.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Nov. 10.
(Special.) The steamer Cripple Creek
completed repairs to her steering gear
Sunday at Seattle and sailed for the
rrient. Before reaching this port minor
engine trouble developed causing her o
remain here until 3 P. M when sne sailed.
Bringing J ."ou tons of copper ore and
700 tons of nitrates from the west coast,
the Grace steamer Santa Inez arrived this
morning, proceeding to Tacoma. She will
load outward cargo at Tacoma.
F. B. Wurzbacker, a widely known
transportation man. has been appointed
traffic chief of the United States shipping
board. He will make his headquarters at
Seattle.
After remaining here all day Sunday
making minor repairs to her machinery,
the naval collier Jupiter sailed this morn
ing for Mare Island.
The schooner Omega shifted this morn
ing to Seattle, where she will dock for
overhauling, after which she will load
lumber at Port Blakeley for Antofagasta.
To enter the sugar trade on the Atlan
tic coast the steamer Helen Querada
sailed today for Cuba with . cargo of
lumber loaded at Port Angeles. She was
formerly the British steamer Bowler.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 10. (Special.)
With 900,000 pounds of sugar, the steam
schooner Fred Baxter of the Parr, McCor
mick steamship Una arrived at pier 4 from
San Francisco.
The steam schooner Idaho of the same
fleet will arrive tomorrow with a small
sugar shipment.
The steam schooner F. S. Loop, also a
Parr, McCormlck freighter, sailed from
San Francisco with 10,000 sacks of sugar,
almost a full cargo.
The Fred Baxter, commanded by Cap
tain Hansen, made a fine run up the
coast.
.Despite a number of difficulties. Includ
ing the strike situation in San Francisco,
the Parr, McCormlck line Is succeeding in
keeping sugar moving steadily from San
Francisco for Seattle.
Besides sugar the Fred Baxter brought
500 tons of salt, 200 tons of canned prod
ucts, and 300 tons of miscellaneous ship
ments. the cargo being one of the largest
ever carried b the Baxter to this port.
Bound for San Francisco, where she will
be placed on the California-Portland route.
the steamship Curacao of the Pacific
Steamship company sailed today. The ves
sel will load part cargo In Anacortes on
her way down the sound. She has been
operating; between Seattle and Alaska
ports.
Purchased by J. F. Judy from W. T
Is ted the hull of the steamboat Washing
ton left Vancouver. B. C. today on her
way back to Seattle after an absence of
i!l months. The new owner will equip the
hull with Diesel engines and place her In !
the Puget sound freight routes out of Se- ,
attle. News of the vessel's sale was made i
public today.
Lumber carried by the 4000-ton wooden
steamship Conewago, to sail from Aber
deen tomorrow, with Frank Waterhouse &
Co. of Seattle as managers and operators
for the shipping board, will be used In
helping repair the damage sustained by
West Hartlepool, England, when that fish
ing port was shelled by German cruisers
in the early period of the war.
TACOMA, Wash., .Nov. 10. (Special.)
Today saw a visitation of a Grace line
vessel here and the representatives of the
Grace company about as busy as they
have been for some time. The latest ar
rival was the Santa Inez, which came In
this morning from west coast ports with
nitrates and ore for local discharge. The
Inez had bad weather coming up the coast.
Captain Wilson reports. The Santa Rita
and barge W. J. Pirrie are discharging
here and the Pedro Christophersen. repre
sented by the Grace line, also Is discharg
ing cargo. The last vessel probably will
get away tomorrow. Both the Rita and
Pirrie have large amounts of freight to
load outward at Tacoma.
The work of dismantling the buildings of
the old Foundation Shipbuilding Company
was started here this morning. It is ex
pected It will take three months to wreck
the plant. During the time this firm oper
ated at Tacoma 20 wooden vessels were
constructed here. In all, the Foundation
company built 63 wooden vessels in the
corthwwt
Captain T, 6. Burley of Tacoma will bp
one of the representatives of the north
west Tugboat Owners'- association In Wash
ington, D. C. Captain Burley will leave
in a few days, for the east. He also will
work to obtain changes and new aides
to navigation at different points on the
sound.
The French steamer General Pau. load
ing machinery here for France, will be in
port another ten days taking her cargo,
it is said by the French government rep
resentative here.
The Chicago Maru, 17 days from Toko,
haina. arrived at the Milwaukee docks Sun
day afternoon with more than 4000 tons of
freight for Tacoma. Captain Tamane said
he had a good sea coming over. The Chi
cago Maru, as soon as she completes dis
charging, will begin to load for her out
ward journey, leaving this port on the
17th of the month.
PAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10. (Special.)
The off-shore steamship activities for
the week started today with the arrival
of the Union steamship Moana, Captain
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classes waa 16:J. Many of theSe came
from Tahiti and consisted of residents of
the South Pacific going- to France.
The Gulf Mall Steamship company has
been reorganized with R. J. Ringwood as
president and general manager, according
to an announcement made today simul
taneously with the sailing of the steam
ship J. B. Stetson from San Pedro for
all the lower coast ports as far as Corinto.
Aboard'the Stetson was Major R. J. Sul
livan, assist ant to the general manager,
who fs making the trip in personal In
vestigation of the conditions that prevail
for shipping in Mexico and Central Amer
ica. Operated by Struthers & Dixon, the ship
ping board steamer Muscoota n. Captain
Mont Eaton, sailed today for Manila with
ftS.OOO cases of coal oil.
With general cargo of Pacific coast
products, the steamer Cockaponset. oper
ated by Williams. Diamond & Co., left
for Europe.
After lying at anchor off the exposi
tion grounds since Saturday, the troop
ship Mount Vernon, the first four-funnel
steamer ever to pass through the Golden
Gate, and also one of the largest, shifted
her anchorage today to Mission bay. The
Mount Vernon, due to her great length
of 705 feet, will be forced to anchor where
she la now until pier 41 can be utilized.
None of the other open piers available.
Including the transport dock, can accom
modate her.
The French steamer C-4S put into port
bere today with engine trouble.
U. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(AM poaitlons reported at 6 P. M. yes
terday unless otherwise Indicated.)
WAHKEENA. Grays Harbor for San
Diego. 4.0 miles south of Grays harbor.
FIR WOOD. Everett for Callao. 170 miles
nort h of San Francf co.
E KN EST H. M E V E RS. Colu mbta river
for San Pedro. 200 miles north of San
Francisco
GOVERNOR, San Francisco for Seattle,
104 miles north of Cape Blanco.
WASHTENAW, Port San Luis for Port
land. 2S0 miles from Portland.
D. G. SCOFIELD, Fan Pedro for Seat
tle. 'Ill miles from Seattle.
CITY OF TOPEKA, San Francisco for
Portland, 130 miles south of the Columbia
river.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY, Seattle for San
t ranciBto, luT miles from Seattle.
CORDOVA, towing Abner Coburn, nine
miles west of Tatoosh, bound for Seattle.
VICTORIA, 4tfS miles east of Unlmak
pass. November 9. at 8 P. M.
IDAHO, San Francisco for Seattle, off
Point No Point.
SANTA CRUZ, 92 miles from San Fran
cisco. MANOA, from San Francisco for Hono
lulu, tiio miies west of San Francisco.
DEVOLENTTE, from Hankow for San
Pedro, io miles west of San Pedro.
RICHMOND, towing barge 95, from Se
attle for San Pedro, 325 miles from San
Pedro.
STANDARD ARROW, 550 miles west of
San Francisco, bound for Shanghai.
ARDMORE, from Talara for Vancouver,
55 miles north of San Francisco.
SPOKANE. San Francisco for Wilming
ton, OO miles from San Francisco.
CATHERINE E. REEK, for Wilmington,
17 miles south of Point Arena.
PROVIDENCIA, from San Francisco for
Tacoma, 27 miles north of San Francisco.
LANSING, from Point San Luis for Se
attle. 717 miles from Seattle.
MANOA, from San Francisco for Hono
lulu, 3;t0 miles west of San Francisco.
NAGANO MARU, 3n0 miles west of San
Francisco, bound for MoJI.
KLAMATH, from San Diego for Port
land. K4 miles south of the Columbia river.
MULTNOMAH, from San Francisco for
Portland, 10 miles from Astoria.
Vessels in Port.
Siletz, Pacific Steamship company, St.
Johns municipal terminal.
Wawalona, Pacific Steamship company,
SC Johns terminal.
Coaxet, Pacific Steamship company, ary
dock. Byfield, Pacific Steamship company,
Astoria.
Bellebrook, Pacific Steamship company.
Rainier.
Chehalls, Suddea & Chrlatensen, Pres
cott. William Bowden, A F. Thane A Co..
Portland lumber mill.
Lucy, A. J. Pol lard, drydock.
Else. A. O. Anderson & Co., Anderson
dock.
Claremont, Hart-Wood Lumber company.
Peninsula mill.
Rose City, San Francisco & Portland
Steamship company, Ains worth dock.
W. F. Herri n. Associated Oil company.
unnion.
Daisy,
Wauna.
Freeman Steamship company,
SHIPPING BODY REBUFFED
Senate Committee Refuses to Be
Gout for Wooden Ship Claims.
WASHINGTON', Nov. 10. Tha sen
ate commerce committee will not In
itiate legislation for settlement by
the shipping: board of claims of wood;
en shipbuilders, Chairman Jones said
today in a letter addressed to Presi
dent C. H. Hamilton of the Washing
ton Wooden Shipbuilders' association
I he committee, he said, would not
be made a "buffer to protect the
shipping: board for an unfair or un
just settlement or for a refusal to ad
just and settle the claims."
CAMP GRANT PRICE HIGH
Cost-Plus System Responsible for
Huge Losses to IT. S.
KOCKTORD, III., Nov. 10. Great
losses were suffered by the govern
ment in the construction of Camp
Grant, the army cantonment, due
chiefly to necessity for speed in con
struction, according- to testimony
griven before the congressional com
mittee investigating the building of
army camps.
The cost-plus system was severely
criticised by some witnesses, but all
admitted that it was necessary.
CREW CONTINUES MISSING
Apprehension Felt for Safety of
Men From Steamer Polar land.
HALIFAX. N. S., Nov. 10. Captain
Wheeler and crew of 49 of the Amer
lean steamer Polarland, which found
ered 75 miles off the Cape Breton
coast yesterday, were still missing
at a late hour tonight.
Because of the heavy sea in which
the men put out in open boats con
siderable apprehension is felt for
their safety.
Candidate for Office Withdraws.
Joseph Thornton of the retail clerks'
union and candidate for president of
the Portland central labor council at
the special election to be held Thurs
day night, announced yesterday that
he has withdrawn as a candidate and
will not accept the office if elected.
Election Campaigns in Roumania
BUDAPEST. Nov. 10. (French
wireless.) Election campaigns, are in
full swing throughout Koumania. Al
though the electoral struggle is being
bitterly contested, order reigns every
where.
Phone your want ads to the Ore
gonian. Main "070. A 6095. .
More Than
Ordinary Care
Needed to Check
"Acid-Moaith"
For "Acid-Mouth" is a com
mon and particularly baffling con
dition. So common that 95 of
all persons are said to have it. So
baffling that only the most
scientific care can make headway
against it.
TOOTH PASTE
Counteracts "Acid-Mouth"
Twice-yearly examinations by a re
liable dentist, and the twice-daily use
of Pebeco Tooth Paste seem to be the
most effective means of combating
harmful mouth acids. Pebeco simply
encourages the saliva to do its normal
daily work, and there is no tooth
cleanser, mouth wash, or neutralizer of
"Acid-Mouth" that can equal natural
alkaline saliva.
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DAKOTA MAY TAKE MINES
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Executive Makes Demand for Coal
Now Badly -Needed Because of
Blizzard That Rages.
BISMARCK. X. D.. Nov. 10. Gov
ernor L. J. Frazier tonight issued a
proclamation declaring his intention
of taking over the North Dakota
lignite mines and operating them in
behalf of the state.
This is threatened if the operators
have not gotten together with their
men and a settlement reached by 6
P. M. tomorrow.
The miners, through President
Drennan of the North Dakota and
Montana district mine workers, de
mand a 60 per cent increase in wages
for the miners of this state. Such an
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treasuries of the various locals and
be used as a fund for striking miners
of these states.
Governor Frazler's proclamation
recites the history of the negotiations
with the operators, which came to an
end last Thursday when the operators
declined to accept Drennail e pro
posal. The governor pictures the situa
tion in North Dakota today as the
result of the worst blizzard in the
state's history, and declares that
necessity prompts his act.
Commenting on the proclamation
tonight. Governor Frazier said:
"I am not demanding that the pro
ducers accept Mr. Drennan's terms;
I am demanding that they get to
gether with their own men and give
us the coal we must have."
It is understood that if Governor
Frazier takes over the mines tomor
row J. M. Deerny of Kenmare. will
be placed in charge of the mines for
the state.
Fifty-eight concessions for pros
pecting gold and silver mines were
granted in 1914 in the Dutch East
Indies.
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