Morning Oregonian., January 03, 1920, Page 13, Image 13

TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1920.
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SHIP BOARD TO SELL
EX-
Leviathan Is Included in List
of 30 Vessels.
BIDS TO BE IN JANUARY 20
Disposal Decided Upon Mainly' Be
cause of Cost of Recondition
ing, Is Declaration.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Thirty ex
German passenger ships seized when
the United States entered the war,
including the Leviathan, the largest
vessel afloat, the Agamemnon, George
Washington and others which were
the pride of the German merchant
marine, were offered for sale today
by the shipping board.
Proposals for the purchase of the
vessels, which may be filed up to
January 20, will be received only
from American buyers and must in
clude a pledge to use the ships on
lines designated by the board.
Decision of the boara to offer the
ex-German liners for sale was de
termined principally by the cost of
reconditioning them for passenger
service. Chairman Payne said.
Manx Used as Transport.
Many of the vessels were used by
the war department as transports
both before and after the armistice,
and the cost of refitting them for
passenger service has been estimated
by shipping board officials at ap
proximately $50,000,000.
By restricting the sale of the ships
to American interests and to perma
nent service on the designated lines,
the board expects to accomplish the
establishment of lis proposed pas
senger service programme to all parts
of the world along the same lines
that would have been followed had
the board itself put the liners Into
service.
List of Vessels Announced.
The vessels of the first-class pas
senger type offered for sale are: Le
viathan, Agamemnon, Mount Vernon,
Von Steuben, George Washington,
Martha Washington (Austrian),
America, De Kalb, Aeolus. Huron.
Princess Matoika, Pocahontas, Callao,
Moccasin. Black Arrow and Otsego.
Fourteen others of the intermediate
tpe adapted for steerage and cargo.
Including the President Grant. Anti
tronne, Mercury and Amphlon, also are
offered to buyers.
The ships are to be turned over to
the successful bidder upon payment
of 25 per cent of the purchase price
and satisfactory fulfillment of other
terms of sale. Such of the vessels as
are not sold at this time will be used
by the board In passenger service un
til the whole of the government (fleet
has passed Into private hands.
TACOMA 'RECEIPTS INCREASE
Car Shortage and Eastern Demand
for Wheat Held Canse.
TACOMA. Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
Grain receipts in Tacoma for 1919,
though large, have not surpassed the
banner year of 1918. This has been
the result, the state grain inspection
office reports, of car shortage
throughout the west, the falling off
of exports and the Increased buying
of western wheat by eastern mills.
Cars arriving in Tacoma during the
year were: Wheat, 5415; oats, 216;
barley, 94; corn, 143; rye, 7; hay, 936;
making a total of 6813 as compared
with 8358 for 1918.
The car shortage, which Is expected
to be relieved shortly, will bring more
wheat to the west coast, it is be
lieved High premiums paid on wheat
have discouraged expectations from
Puget sound and the number of grain
vessels calling at these ports has
been less, due to post-war conditions.
With the allocation of shipping board
vessels to this coast the grain trade
should resume former proportions,
shipping men say.
THREE SHIPS JtAY BE ADDED
Baltimore & Central Route of Pa-
cific Mail Plans Extension.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. An ad
dition of three passenger and freight-
carrying vessels to the Baltimore &
Central American route of the Pa
cific Mail is under contemplation,
officials of the line announced here
today. The vessels are the Venezuela,
Colombia and Educator, which now
run between San Francisco and fa
eastern points for the company. At
four vessels, does not touch any be
low the Ithmus of Panama, but it
Is contemplated to extend the serv
ice to include more Central and South
American ports, the company offi
cials said.
The three vessels named will be
put on the route as soon as promised
allocations of passenger and freight
vessels are received from the ship
ping board. The shipping board
boats will be put on the far east
route.
Marine Xotes.
The steamer City of Topeka, of the Pa
cific Steamship company's coastwise fleet,
arrived in Portland last night with a
broken propeller. In tow of the harbor tow
boat Portland. The damage occurred while
the vessel was crossing the Columbia river
bar. Repairs will be made hers after the
City of Topeka has discharged her freight
from San Francisco.
The steamer Siletx ehlftad yesterday
from the port of Portland drydock, where
she has been undergoing repairs, to the
Alblna dock, where she will start loading
this morning.
The wooden steamer Clackamas, built
by the Peninsula Shipbuilding company,
moved yesterday from the Peninsula plant
to the drydock to undergo final caulking
and painting. She is scheduled for de
livery January 14.
The steamer Diana, operated by the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company, came
back to Portland from the St. Helen's ti
boom to fill her bunkers at the Paciiio
-osi uoai company a dock. The Diana will
go to the United Kingdom with a cargo
of tics.
The steamer Nlshmaha Is expected to
sail toaay ior new york with flour.
. MoTcments of Vessels.
ASTORIA. Jn. 2. Arrived at 9:30
a. m.. steamer Litv or Topeka. from San
Francisco via Eureka and Coos Bay, lost
rudder crossing Columbia river bar, will
r. towca io f-oriia.no:. Sailed at 8:SX A. M.
steamer Diablo, for New York via Balhn,'
sailed at T:r;o last night, steamer Wash
tenaw, for Port San Luis; sailed at 9:10
A. M.. steamer Curacao, for San Fran
cisco via Kurtka and Coos n:
tit 10:4K A. M., steamer W. H. Porter, low.
in own, ' n ( iync, ior Mill Fran
Cisco. i.eri up at :;m r. at., steamer City
of Topeka, In tow. bnr tug.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1. Sailed at 1
F. A!., steamer W. F. Herrin. for Portland.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2. Sailed at 1
P. M., steamer Rose City, for Portland;
sailed at 2 P. "M., steamer Klamath, for
Portland.
TACOMA. Trash... Jan. 2. An-lved
Steamers Cordovia. from Unalaaka: Wheat
laud Montana, from the orient via Seat
tle. Sailed Steamers Prince Albert, for
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LINERS
Vancouver. B. C: Korrigan II, for Eaa
Francisco via ports.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. 2. Arrived
Steamers Canada Maru, from Hongkong
via ports; Panama Maru. from Singapore
via ports; Admiral Dewey, from San Diego
via San Francisco; schooner Columbia from
Iqulque via Honolulu. Departed Steam
ers President, for San Diego via San Fran
cisco; Skagway, for southwestern Alaska
via Ladysralth. B. C.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. Arrived
Steamers Crown of Castile, from Balboa:
Brooklyn, from- Bandon; TJnimak. from
Bowens Landing: Calcutta Maru, from Port
Wells; Washington, from New York: Caro
lyn Francis, from Seattle: Navigator, from
Pirate Cove. Departed Steamers Kaisha
Maru. from Tokohama: Ernest H. Meyer,
for Portland; Rose City, for Portland;
Nome City, for Portland; Point Lobos. for
Baltimore; San Jacinto. tor Aberdeen;
Klamath, for Astoria.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 28. Arrived Katorl
Maru, from- Seattle.
NORFOLK, Jan. 2. Arrived Trios
Rivieres from Vancouver, B. C.
ORIENT SERVICE PLANKED
SHIPPIXG BOARD CONSIDERS
tlXES FOR PACIFIC.
Weekly Passenger Sailings Ior
Japan, China and Russia Fart
of Government Scheme.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Tentative
plans for the development of passen
ger service from Pacific coast ports,
outlined today by Chairman Payne
of the shipping; board, call for estab
lishment of three lines. These will
be to Japan, China and the Philip
pine islands, with weekly sailings to
Japan. China and Vladivostok and
sailings to the Philippines, the Straits
settlements and India every three
weeks.
Sailings cannot begin before May,
the chairman stated, as the vessels to
be put into these services are under
construction and will not lie completed
before that time. It is planned to op
erate three ships on each of the first
two lines and two on the last. The
vessels are to be 530-foot passenger
ships, oil burners, capable of 17 knots
and with a deadweight tonnage of
11,000 each. They are to have ac
commodation for 249 first-class and
300 third-class passengers.
COAST WINS SHIP DEMAXD
Pacific Delegation Gets Allotment
for Trade Xeeds.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2. The an
nouncement by the shipping board of
tentative plans for allotting passen
ger ships to the Pacific coast for de
veloping service to ports In the far
east comes as a direct result of the
demand of the Pacific coast delega
tion which recently appeared before
the board that west coast business
men be allowed to prepare for the ex
pected trade development, according;
to a statement issued tonight by the
oa.n x rancisco chamber of commerce.
The chamber expressed 'the hope
that 12 vessels would be allocated to
the coast at the rate of one a month
or perhaps even faster. Out of this
ban Francisco s share would be five,
according to the chamber.
Paul S. Reinsch. former minister to
China, who acted as chief spokesman
for the Pacific coast committee, did
not confine his efforts to interviews
with Chairman Payne of the shipping
board. It was disclosed, but also went
to New York and prevailed on asso
ciations and firms interested in Chi
nese commerce to use their influence
in having shipping allocated to fhe
coast.
"It was represented to the shipping
board that the immediate commercial
future of the Pacific coast was in
the board's hands," the chamber of
commerce statement said, "and that
time was the essence of our pros
perity, because if the announcement
regarding allotment of ships was
made early merchants could prepare
shipments for whatever trade routes
might be established.
"Undoubtedly shipping will take a
big Jump forward early this year."
TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(AH positions reported at S 1. M. yes
terday unless otherwise Indicated.)
ADMIRAL. SEBKEE. San Francisco for
Seattle, miles north of San Francisco.
WASHTENAW. Portland for Port San
Luis. 4415 miles from Port San Luis.
MENUOBA, Portland for England. 27g
miles south of Columbia river lightship.
PROVIDENCIA, San Francisco for Ta
coma, 295 miles north of San Francisco.
MANHAM, Seattle for New York, off
Cape Mendocino.
CURACAO. Portland for San Francisco.
100 miles south of Columbia river.
ATLAS, towing barge 93. San Pedro for
Portland. 460 miles south of San Fran
cisco. CELILO. San Francisco for Seattle. 860
miles north of San Francisco.
WAPAMA. San Francisco for Portland,.
miles soutn or Columbia river.
WHITTIER. San Pedro for Sanlnis, 53
miles from Sanlnis.
LANSING, Port San Luis for Portland.
S15 miles from Portland.
LA BREA. Colombia for orient. 413
miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M. Jan
uary 1.
WALLINGFORD, Kahulul for San Fran
cisco, S63 miles from Kahulul, 8 P. M.
January 1.
CHINA. San Francisco for orient. 1676
miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M. Jan
uary 1.
COLONEL E. L. DRAKE.-San Francisco
for Honolulu, 63 miles from Honolulu. 8
P. M. January 1.
BROAD ARROW, San Francisco for
Shanghai, 807 miles from San Francisco,
8 P. M. January 1.
WEST J EN AS, Seattle for Tokohama,
off Flattery. 8 P. M. January 1.
GLYNDON. Seattle for Cuba. 723 miles
from Seattle.
PHYLLIS. Seattle for San Pedro. 60
miles south of San Francisco.
PORTER, with Clyde In tow. Linn ton
for San Francisco. 182 miles from Linnton.
ERNEST MEYER, San Francsico for
Portland. 45 miles north of San Francisco.
SPOKANE, San Francisco for Wilming
ton, B7 miles from San Francisco.
WAHKEEMA. St. Helens for San Pedro,
165 miles south of San Francisco.
ASUNCION, Richmond for Eureka, 70
miles north of Richmond.
KLAMATH. San Francisco for Portland,
25 miles north of Point Vteyes-
ARCHER. San Francisco for Honolulu,
865 miles from San Francisco.
PINNACLE PEAK SCALED
Mountaineers Return From Snow
'Shoe Trips in Rainier Park.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
Tobogannlng, skiing, snowshoelng
and other winter sports featured the
mid-winter climb of the mountaineers
who returned early today from a five-
day stay In Rainier National park.
Portland Mazamas made up a party
of the group of 126 mountaineers who
enjoyed the outing. Tacoma, Seattle,
Kverett, Berkeley, CaL. WashlnB-tnn
D. C. New York city and Yakima
likewise were represented In the
party. For the first time tn the his
tory of their outings the mountaineers
made snowshoe trips to the saddle of
Pinnacle peak. Another trip waa
made to McClure'g rock and a re w
of the hardier members ventured to
tamp wun at me 10.000-foot level
ino snow was encountered until
Narad a falls was reached. Monday
afternoon and Tuesday snow fell con
stantly. The next two days were
clear, nowever.
In charge of this year's arrno-
ments were Dick Wainwright, 'Will
luimer ana r red rs. tocnentt.
Phone your want ads to the Orego.
nian. Main 7070, A 6035.
HORTH CITY HARBOR
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Maritime Opportunity Seen in
Neglected Waterfront
BIG MILL WOULD OPEN
Railroad Company Against Ke-
building of Dyke, Fearing: De
struction of Bridge.
Further Improvement of North
Portland harbor, or Columbia slough.
Is demanded In the name of industrial
development by W. H. Crawford of
the industrial department of the
Chamber of Commerce, Alfred A. Aya
of the Peninsula Development com
pany, and others who see in that par
ticular stretch of neglected water
front one of the maritime and in
dustrial opportunities of the city, r
The huge plant of the Monarch
lumber mills, one of the largest In
the entire northwest, lies Idle on
North Portland harbor. If It were In
operation it would add 300 workmen
or more to Portland's payroll. And
It will be placed In commission once
more if the harbor Is Improved to
Justify such action, declares Mr.
Crawford, who has spent some time
Investigating the situation.
Harbor Improvement Awaited.
"It is my understanding, from cor
respondence and conversations rela
tive to the Improvement of North
Portland harbor," said Mr. Crawford
y esterday, "that the Monarch mill has
been sold to Hart W. Palmer of Ta
coma and his associates, contingent
upon the Improvement of the harbor
to the point where the mill can load
coastwise and deep-sea ships with its
product. It is my understanding that
the mill has never been successfully
operated for lack of these facilities.
"I have written to the Port of Port
land relative to the purchase of the
Monarch mill, and of the opportunity
for additional Industrial and trade ex
pansion that is ours If steps will be
taken to put North Portland harbor
In commission within the next year
or so. Were the harbor practicable.
It is obvious that the water frontage
in that vicinity would at once become
the scene of commercial and Indus
trial activity."
Harbor History Reviewed.
North Portland harbor, or Columbia
slough before Its rechrlstening. lies
to the south of Hayden island and
the main current of the Columbia
river. Its course was fairly practi
cable for navigation some years ago.
To make It more so, and at the same
time to scour the river channel deep
er toward Vancouver, the United
States engineers placed a dyke
obliquely across the slough, at its
Parting from the river, at the head
of Hayden island. This was designed
to scour the main channel north of
the Island, and at the same time to
create In North Portland harbor a
deep, placid current that would never
succumb to tilt and require dredg
ing. .
For a time the new dyke did all
that was promised and more. It ac
celerated and twisted the current of
the main river to such effect that the
S. P. &. S. railroad bridge from the
Island to Vancouver was threatened !
with undermining, according to the
reports of engineers of the company
and of divers who sought the river
bed to determine what damage was
being done. At the base of the con
crete the strong current was tearing
away the sand and trainloads of rock
and rubble were dumped In by the
railroad company to sustain the
strengrth of the bridge.
Re-bulldintf of Dyke Opposed.
It Is said that the company was
waging a losinrr fight against the ef
fects of the dyke, and was ready to
take summary action to dispose or
the menace to its bridge, when the
dyke gave and the extreme pressure
was relieved. With the breaking of
the dyke some portion of its former
current was returned to North Port
land harbor, but with It came silt and
the certainty that the original plan
for its improvement had fizzled away.
For the improvement of North
Portland harbor, say those in touch,
but cne course Is open that of
dreJg:ng. To restore the dyke would
simplify the restoration of the har
bor. But the S. P. & 8. railroad quite
liten.lly hay declared '.hat "only over
Its dead body" will anyone ever re
build the dyke and threaten its bridge
with destruction that it will go the
legal limit and to the last dollar In
defens- of its Imperiled pr. perty.
"If North Portland harbor could be
dredged, for it certainly can't be
dyked without tremendous legal ob
stacles to fight, there is every reason
to believe that the Monarch mill, as
well as other Industries, would be
added to the prosperous industrial
family of the port." said Mr. Craw
ford last night. "We hope to Inter
est as;? in the United States engineers
In the improvement of the harbor, and
that speedily."
CLAUSEUS NOT TO LOAD HERE
Green Star Line, Contrary to Prom
ises, Sends Vessel to Sound.
Contrary to the expectations of
Portland shippers and the promises of
officials of the Green Star line, the
steamer Clauseus. to be delivered to
her owners today by the Northwest
Bteel company, will not load at Port
land, but will go to Puget aound.
where a cargo has been assembled
and Is awaiting her. It waa announced
yesterday. It is understood that she
will take a general cargo to the
orient.
With the Pacific Steamship com
pany continually beseeching the ship
ping board for the allocation of more
vessels for their oriental service and
many commodities, especially lumber,
awaiting bottoms to. move them to the
far east, local shippers are agreed
that a cargo for the Clauseus could
easily have been secured here, had
the owners announced a short time
ago that such a cargo was desired.
No such announcement was made,
however, and the big freighter will
go out 'empty Monday, according to
present plans.
The Clauseus completed a success
ful trial trip yesterday In the river.
She is the last vessel In the present
programme of the Northwest Steel
company and, aside from a little work
of cleaning up, the big south Portland
plant is now Idle.
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
With a cargo of approximately 12,000
measurement tons of freight, the steam
ship Cross Keys of the shipping board Is
scheduled to sail from the Smith Cove ter
minal of the port commission at 5 o'clock
tomorrow morning for Japan, China and
the Philippines. The vessel was built by
the Skinner Eddy corporation and is
loading for her maiden voyage. She Is
managed and operated by the? Pacific
Steamship company.
The steamship Seattle Spirit of the ship
ping board, which recently completed a
voyage to the orient, after going on dry-
1 dock in tne sKinner at r.aay plant, will
load a full cargo of flour In Seattle for
the Atiantlc coast. She will be managed
IMPROV
MASKED
and operated during the voyage by the
Pacific Steamship company.
After encountering heavy gales on ths
Atlantic, which tossed tons of water on
her decks, the Seattle-built 8400-ton
steamship Chepadoa of the shipping board
arrived in Antwerp- December 18, accord
ing to a letter received in Seattle today
from Captain Frank Worth, master of
the vessel. The Chepadoa sailed from
Seattle October 12 and arrived in Balboa
October 29 on her way to ths Atlantic. She
took bunker supplies In Newport News
and steamed from that port for Fal
mouth, where she was ordered to Belgium.
"The voyage from Newport News to
Falmouth required 13 days and 10 hours,
said Captain Worth In his letter. "We had
heavy weather and head winds during the
entire passage. Tons of water swept the
decks, but the ship behaved well and
Is the best sea boat I ever commanded."
The Chepadoa was last reported sailing
from Brest for Hamburg December 27.
She is managed and operated by the Pa
cific Steamship company.
COOS BAT, Or., Jan. 2. (Special.) The
steam schooner Daisy Freeman arrived
this morning from San Francisco with a
cargo of freight and for a cargo of lumber
at the Bay Park, mill. She crossed, the
bar at 8:30.
ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 2, tSpeclal.)
After discharging fuel oil In Portland, ths
tank steamer Washtenaw sailed at T:0
last night for California..
The tank steamer W. S. Porter, which
arrived- last night from Portland, sailed
at 10:40 o'clock this morning for San
Francisco with the ship Falls of Clyde In
tow.
The steamer Diablo, from Portland, with
81.000 barrels of flour for New York and
1.000,000 feet of lumber for Balboa, sailed
at 8:45 o'clock this morning.
Carrying freight and passengers from
Portland and Astoria, the steamer Curacao
sailed at 10 o'clock this morning tor San
Francisco via way ports.
r .owl n u- her rudder and a. nortlon of her
rudder post and shoe, Just after entering
the river, about 1 o'clock this morning,
the steamer City of Topeka was com
pelled to drop anchor In the lower harbor
until the tug Oneonta arrived and brought
her to the dock. The sea was smooth and
the craft was in no danger. The City of
Topeka came from San Francisco via way
ports and brought freight and passengers
for Astoria and Portland. All passengers
were discharged hers and the steamer
left at o'clock this afternoon In tow of
the tug Oneonta for Portland, where the
remainder of her freight will be removed
and she will go on a drydock for repairs.
.The steam schooner Daisy arrived at
4:30- o'clock this afternoon from San Fran
cisco, with freight for Portland.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 2. (Special.)
That German; already is starting out to
regain a portion of her foreign shipping
Is the statement of Captain W. F. Eckert
of the steamer West Elkrldge, who took
this vessel from Tacoma to Genoa. While
In Genoa. Captain Eckert says that one
of the smaller German freighters arrived
there from Hamburg with ten tons of
freight, enough to pay for about one
hour's steaming of the vessel. Her offi
cers figured they soon would get enough
business to pay for ths voyage. Captain
Eckert says the feeling in Italy is not so
strong against Germany as it Is against
Austria
While tbe Robin Hood, 10,400 tons, is de
clared the last word in shipbuilding, it is
said that one thing was forgotten In ar
ranging the dining quarters for officers.
The skipper, chief engineer and chief of
ficer have a small separate dining room
for themselves, the other officers have a
well-arranged but separate room. Tbe
lesser officers In the engine room crew
have relused to sign on tbe ship here un
til permitted to dins with their superiors.
They are backed up by the Marine Engi
neers' association, it is said.
The Wheatland Montana has arrived at
the Tacoma smelter to load copper for
the orient under the Admiral flag, and the
Cordova arrived to discharge Alaska ore.
President Alexander of ths Pacific
Steamship company returned home today
from San Francisco.
Cantaln W. C. W. Renny, formerly in
the western Knight, has taken command
of the Chllberg line motorship Benowa.
which will load at Ballard for ths east
coast.
In a letter received from Captain P. M.
Frantzen of the Garland liner Grayson,
now on the east coast, Csptaln Frantzen
says be Is bound for Valparaiso for ni
trates consigned to New York, but ex
pects to be back on this coast in ths near
future and sail out of Tacoma In the
Grayson.
By ths purchase of the two unfinished
hulls at the plant of the Martlnollch Ship
building company by the Poison Logging
company of Hoqulam. it Is thought that
work will be resumed at this plant and
the bulls completed. This plant had
three vessels -under construction. The
Dockton was completed. Financial diffi
culties beset the builders which resulted
In John L. Roberts of Tacoma buying
some of ths machinery of the plant. Ths
hulls were not Included in this sale.
GRAYS HARBOR. Wash.. Jan. 2. (Spe
cial.) The steamers Charles Christensen,
Carlos and Carmel arrived -today from
southern ports. The Christensen Is loading
at tbe Lytle mill. Hoquiam; the Carios at
the Donovan mill. South Aberdeen, and
the Carmel at the Lytle mill. Hoquiam.
The Daisy Gadsby has finished loading
and is expected to sail for San Francisco
tomorrow morning.
The barkentlne Forest Dream, ths sec
ond of the Forest line to load here, has
completed' loading 1,600.000 feet of lumber
for Sydney and Is expected to clear to
morrow or Sunday.
Captain and Mrs. Ralph Peasley expect
to sail for Sydney, Australia, early la
February In the new schooner Vigilant, re
cently launched at the Matthews shipyard,
Hoqulam.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., ' Jan. 2.
(Special.) In the service of Frank Water
house & Co., the United States shipping
board steamer Stanley sailed this morning
for Hongkong with a mixed cargo, con
sisting of lumber, cotton. Iron, steel and
general merchandise.
After discharging a cargo of copper ore
at the smelter at Tacoma, the Mexican
steamer Korrigan III sailed tonight for
Genoa bay. B. C, where she will load
cedar poles and mining props for Santa
Rosalia.
Two Germans, sailors on the schooner
Columbia, arriving a few days ago from
Iqulque via Honolulu, were taken from the
schooner last night by the immigration
authorities. One of the men Joined the
Columbia at Iqulque. where he had been
interned more than two years, as he was
a member of the crew of a German ship.
The other was a sailor on a small Ger
man war vessel Interned at Honolulu. Tbe
Immigration authorities will hold them
subject to instructions from Washington.
Bringing a full cargo of oriental prod
ucts, the Japanese steamer Canada Maru
arrived this morning. After receiving
pratique she proceeded to Seattle and Ta
coma to discharge and load outward.
The accumulation of freight at the vari
ous warehouses on Puget sound shows a
marked increase as a result of the lack
of tonnage. At tbe present time there
are 80.0O0 tons ' of commodities awaiting
movement, an increase of mors than 10,
000 tons since ths last weekly report.
BAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1 (Special.)
The Nippon Maru will be turned over to
the new Chilean owners tomorrow, when
there will be special ceremonies. Includ
ing the lowering of the Japanese flag and
the raising of that of Chile. There will
also be a banquet aboard.
Ths steamer Hornwlck Hall, from
'Savannah for Kobe, has been ordered to
put into San Francisco. No reason has
been given, but it Is believed that ths
vessel will fuel hers and then take a
consignment of liquors before proceed
ing. The Japanese freighter Calcutta Mara,
Captalrr Masuzuml. arrived ' from New
York today en route for Kobe, with gen
eral merchandise and will bunker here
snd then proceed on the voyage. This
veseel is handled here by Dodwell 4b Co.
The steamer Kaatt wind, en routs from
tbe Atlantio to the orient, put in here
for fuel and orders..
Tbe Japanese steamer Kaisho Mara,
Captain Yams maru. sailed this morning
for Japan porta with general cargo.
The steamer Xenla, operated by E. C.
Evans sc Hons, has gone on berth to tsks
aboard 8000 barrels of California wines
and liquors. She will then proceed to
Wine Haven, where 4000 additional bar
rels will be loaded. This Is one of the
largest individual consignments of native
Uquor loaded at this port.
Tides at Astoria Saturday.
High. Low.
10:20 A. M....0.9 feet;4:20 A. M g
11:47 P. M 7.4 feetlH:SS P. M 0.6 foot
Columbia River Bmr Report.
NORTH HEAD. Jan. 2. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M. : Sea. moderate; wind
southeast, four miles.
Industrial Disputes Few.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. The United
States entered the new year with
fewer pending Industrial disputes
than at any time during the past
three years, asserted Hugh Lv Ker
wln, director of conciliation of the
department of labor, today after re
ceiving reports from the department's
conciliators In 35 great industrial cen
ters of the country.
two ships conn
E
Transport Marica and Steam
er Duquesne to Load Flour.
CARGOES GO TO ATLANTIC
Fears of Portland Millers That
Vessels Will Be Lacking Are
Allayed by Orders.
Two big steamers now at Honolulu
will leave within the next five days
for Portland to load flour for the At
lantic coast, it was announced yester
day from different sources, giving as
surance that though the government's
shipbuilding programme here Is prac
tically completed, the need of Port
land for tonnage . has been recog
nised and the exportation of flour Is
to continue.
The two steamers ' to come here
from Honolulu are the army trans
port Marica and the shipping board
steamer Duquesne. The Marica was
built during 191$ at Chester, Pa., and
was engaged in the movement of
troops homeward from France. She
was then sent to San Francisco, and
to the Hawaiian islands. She will
leave Honolulu for Portland Monday
and will arrive here between January
IS and 15. according to telegraphic
Information received yesterday by
Major Tingley, In charge of the local
quartermaster depot of the army.
The Marica will load between 9000
and 10,000 tons of flour for a destina
tion through the Panama canal, stop
ping at Sao Francisco to take on
stores and a few passengers. Major
Tingley has not been informed
whether her destination is the At
lantic coast of America or Europe,
though It Is considered probable that
her cargo of flour will go direct to
the American army in Europe.
The steamer Duquesne is a ship
ping board vessel of 4927 net ton
nage, built last summer at New
Jersey. On her last voyage she took
a cargo of coal from Baltimore to
Honolulu. She is coming to Portland
light.
The Marica Is one of the largest
YOUR CALIFORNIA
Aveme Weekly Temperatures of Lrsfhii
Max. Mln. Mean.
Los Angeles . . .
Long Beach ..
Arrowhead ....
Santa Barbara
...75 65 95
. . . 71 4 86
...70 S3 66
... 75 43 59
fin r I -rj
"Within
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J
HOTEL VIRGINIA.
j a jvrsa-vaiass
3n6 Beach
i California
t:-j Foremost among ths great resort
v- hotels of the world. Money, brains
and progress have made tbe Virginia ths
acme of comfort in hotel life. The most
popular seaside hostelry along ths Pacific
coast.
"A GREAT RECREATION CENTER,
WTlt-iiK SOCIAL LIFE . MAINTAINS
ITS HtB
Picturesque drives. wonderful motor
Boulevards. uuLr( tennis, winter Darning
dancing, etc.
AMERICAN PLAN ARSOLCTELT
FIREPROOF.
O. M. Burbank. Mgr., Long Beach.
amiHGTOli HO
SANTA BARBARA. CAIaAj
On S. P. Coast Line.
th. Mission t : 1 1 v. Amerl-
can plan. Splendid table. Close to the
old Mission and other points of Inter
est. Three kinds of GOLF. Beautiful
drives. Climate like Southern France.
15. P. Dunn, Lessee.
MONTI
COAST RPORTH MECCA
and FAMOUS WATERING
EEbOKT. WINTER GOUT
TOCRNAM ENTS.
rOI.O season opened Jan. 1st.
Invitational tournament
Feb. 1st to 10th.
Where tbe romance of old Span
ish days blends with tbe count,
less pleasures of the present.
Delightful mild w'inter climate.
Hotel. American Plan.
Lodge, Kuroiteava Plan.
Carl s. Stanley, Mgr.
DEL nO?iTE vCAL.
UIU
HER
FROM
HAWAII
Pi
mm
steamers ever sent to Portland har
bor. Her else and capacity, as com
pared with the 9500-ton steamers built
by the Standifer company, such as the
steamer Coaxet, which are the largest
vessels built here, are shown by the
following dimensions: Gross tonnage,
Coaxet 6155. Marica 8738: net ton
nage, Coaxet 3821, Marica 6453; length
Coaxet 401.4 feet, Marloa 448.9 feet:
width, Coaxet 63.2 feet. Marica 60.2
feet; depth, Coaxet 31.9 feet.' Marica
28.2 feet.
Fears of Portland millers and ship
pers that with completion of govern
ment shipbuilding here and the dis
patch of the last locally built ship
ping board vessel from the port, no
tonnage would be available to move
flour, are allayed by the evident pol
icy of the shipping board in allocating
vessels to come here light from other
ports to take Portland flour.
Two steamers thus brought here
light have put to sea from Astoria
with cargoes of flour from Portland
within the past two days. They are
the Diablo, sent here from San Fran
cisco, and the Manham. cent from
Seattle.
HARTLAXD HEARIXG IS BEGUN
Crew Complains of Food to United
States Commissioner.
Investigation by government of fl-1
clals of the charges- made by mem
bers of the crew of the oriental liner
West Hartland. which arrived here
December 29, were started yesterday
with a hearing before Harry Mont
gomery, United States shipping com
missioner. The afternoon was con
sumed with the talcing of testimony
from members of the crew, who re
peated their assertions that they were
served with improper food, especially
spoiled meat.
Captain Richard Willowden. master
of the West Hartland. and other offi
cers of the ship will make theif state,
ments to the shipping commissioner
today. Statements to the division of
operations of the emergency fleet
corporation will also be made by the
Pacific Steamship company, operator
of tbe West Hartland. It is expected
that the entire investigation will take
a week.
The crew of the West Hartland
have filed claims for additional com
pensation because of the alleged fail
ure of the company to provide the
scale of provisions required by tbe
seamen's act.
Czechs Get Ship Ofrice.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2. Increased pas
senger and freight traffic between the
United States and the new Czecho
slovak republic has resulted in the
establishment of a steamship office at
Prague by the Cunard. Anchor and
Anchor-Donaldson lines, according to
announcement by steamship officials
today.
WINTER ITINERARY
California Resorts of VTeek Ending Satnr-
Max. Mln. Mean.
.. 68 4S 58
.. 57 47 61
.. 69 49 69
.. 58 43 52
San Diego
San Francisco
Coronado ....
Del Monte
Esuy Reach of Evthtr
ANGELEX
OKKt'.ON HEADgCAKTEKa.
Steel frame and concrete construction. Ab
solutely fireproof 655 rooms each with pri
vate bath. Conducted on both the American and
European plan. Every desired luxury, refine
ment and convenience. Right In heart of ciy
almost epposlta beautiful Pershing Square. Cars
to all points of interest Including missions,
beaches, eto.. few stops from lobby. Fireproof
garage. For foldsr. tarrlf and reservations,
write
'. M. DIM MICK. Less.se and Manager.
HEADQUARTERS.
S0O all outside
rooms raca with
Drlvsts bath. Positively flreoroof On
a direct car line to all points. With
in easy walking distance of theaters,
stores, etc. Homelike with a person,
alltjf distinctively its own. OOLF
courtesies. AMERICAN AND -EUROPEAN
PLANS. Garage, near-by
Frederick C. Cllft. president and
managing director.
FASTEST GROWING CITY IN AMERICA
LONG BEACH
Bwothern Callforala.
Population nearly 6.0OO Of fers unlim
ited opportunities to investors.
A BEAl'Tin'I, CITY OF HOMES
WHERE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
THRIVE.
Combines all the attractions of the best
amown watering resorts of the world.
Home of tbe famous Hotel Virginia.
WHERE PI.EASURF. SEEKERS
CONGREGATE
Writs for Interesting dats. Chamber of
Commerce. Long Beach, Cal.
THE ARROWHEAD POINTS TO THE
WORLD'8 WONDER SPA.
WotSprffids
BAN BERNARDINO
MOUNTAINS.
Altitude SOOO Feet.
Southern California.
Where many severely gassed snd shell
shocked soldiers have been successfully
treated. Water, mud and steam radio
active home of the only Dl-Sodlum Arse,
nate Natural Steam Caves known. A de
lightful spot to rest and recuperate. The
finest motor boulevards, benutlful moun
tain bridle paths. Dancing and other di
versions. American Plan Hotel. Splendid
table. ARROWHEAD SPRINGS, CAL.
AMCSJEJDENTS.
r- LAST TWO TIMES .
I I TICKETS NOW SELtlXC I
HEILIGBTsforMiilY,or
-SPECIAL PRICE
Mat. Today, 2:15 I
LAST '
I TONIGHT, 8:15
TIME
STTTART WALKER PRESENTS
BOOTH TARKiNGTOffS
DELIGHTFUL COMEDY
MOST FASCINATING PLAY
PORTLAND HAS HAD THIS YEAR
SPLKMHD
CAST
Sl'PERB
PRODUCTION
TODAY l-50. SI, SOe.
TONIGHT S3. S1.SO. SI. T5e. BO.
TONIGHT MAT. SAT.
ALCAZAR
la tbe Bis; Joy Show.
"OH, BOY!"
At the matinees Alice Pterllnf trill
address ths ladies on the "Duel of the
Sexes." concerning- marriastt. divorce
and love.
Prices Nights, for an over 15 year.
- 60c. 75c, SI, plus tax.
BAKER
STOCK COMPANY.
Last Time Matinee and Night.
"Please Get Married"
Next Week
TUB WOMAN IN ROOM IS"
PA N T A C E Q
MAT. DAILY 2:30 O
ALL THIS WEEK
THE FAMOUS
MID-WINTER CIRCUS
SIX OTHER BIG ACTS.
Three Performances Daily. Night Curtain
at 7 and St. Midnight Frolics. New Year's
Eve at 11:30 o'Ciock.
SEVENTEEN
fsJ
ALCAZAR UO.V MAT. JAN. J I
Z5e Dally Matinees ZSc
A for Indies A
SOe Only. See
"Not a Picture.-
I I
Portland Business Bulletin
A directory of business firms and professional men condensed and clas
sified for ready reference. For rates by the month or year, or oiher
information, telephone The Oregonian, Main 7070 or A 6095, House 29.
ACCOUNTANTS.
JUi-lUS R. BLACK, accountant, auditor,
specialist on involved accounts. Modern
systsms installed, maintained. 7-S-9 Pit
lock block. Telephone Broadway 1.
ALTlTvilONS.
KKFITTING and making of ladls' gar
ments, reasonable; work guaranteed.
J. Keubln, Ladies' Tailor. 409 Bush st
Lane bldg.
ASSAVIRS AND ANALYSTS.
MONTANA ASSAY OFFICE, 142 Second
lipid, silver and platinum bought!
CARPET WEAVING.
pilfiOThe kind that wear the best are
nUUO made from your worn-out carpets
by the Northwest P.ug Co. (former ad
dress 153 Union av.) Rag rugs woven,
all sizes. Carpet clesning. refitting and
resizing. Mall orders solicited. lfS K.
8th street. Phone East SOHO. B 10.
FLUFF RUGS FROM OLD CARPETS
Rag Rugs, all sizes Mail orders prompt.
Send for Booklet.
9x12 rugs steam or dry cleaned. $1.50-
FLL'FF RLU CO..
54-5S Union ave. N. East 6316. B 14T3.
CELLULOID BUTTONS.
THE IRWIN-HODSON COMPANY.
87 Washington. Broadway 4:4. A lS4.
CHIROPRACTOR.
300,000 KNOW Mc.Mahoo, 100 Chiroprac
tor, throngs pronounce treatment easl
est. best, permanent- 81 "treats" 1S- Tel.
CHIROPODIST ARCH SPECIALIST
WILLIAM, Estelle and Florello De Veny.
the only scientific chiropodist and arcb
specialists In the city. Parlors 30L' fier
linger D'rtg., S. W. corner 2d and Alder.
Phons Main 1301.
CHIROPODIST.
DR. GARTNER, foot eo-clailst; corns, bun
tons, foot arches made to order. 311
Swotland bldg., ith Wash. Main 10S1.
CIRCULAR I.ETTIfRS.
CRANE LETTER CO.. 1510-11-12 Roval
building. Marshall iSJ'J. Multigraphlng;
mimeographing and mall advertising.
COLLECTIONS.
NETH A CO.. Worcester bldg- Main 1706.
No collections, no charge. Estab. 19O0.
DANCING SCHOOL.
KATHERINB M. ROWN.
guarantees to teach all latest dances
In 12 private lessons: 12 lessons. S3: 4
lessons. S2. 03 Ellen bldg.. between
4th and 6th on Wash, st. Main S0O4.
MRS. SUMMER'S Berkeley dancing acad
emy. 19 4tli. Lessons day. eve.: class
Thurs. Ladies t 50. gents $5. Main 3318.
MRS. BAYH. 30S Dekum bldg. 10-class
lessons. $o. Beginners Mon. eve. Privets
lessons day snd eve. Main 1345.
BALLROOM snd stsge dancing. Miss
Dorothy Rasmussen. 610 Ellera bldg.
DOG AND CAT HOSPrfAL.
ROSE CITY VETERINARY HOSPITAL.
415 East Seventh. East 1S47. B 1U62.
ELECTRICAL REPAIRING.
H.M.H.ELECTRIC CO.
81 N. 1t. Portland. Or. R-
U$!s5ui w,"dn- nd electrical repatr
J VJvoV ln prciaity. See us about
nr- op usfa luOiori. uawy.
1045. A 1044.
WHOLESALERS AND
GRAIN MFRCHANTS.
PACIFIC GRAIN CO.. Board of Trade bldg.
HATS AND CAPS.
T1IANHOUSSER HAT CO.. 53-6S Front St.
HIDES. WOOL iXD CASCAKA BARK.
KAHN BKOS. 1!5 Front St.
PIPE. PIPE FITTINGS AND VALVES.
M. L. KLINE. b4-S6-87-S9 Front street.
THE PEERLESS PACIFIC COMPANY
68-70-72 Front st.. Portland.
PAINTS. OILS AND GLASS.
W. P. FULLER st CO.. Front and Morrison.
ftAlL&&i st CWu Second anil Tailor.
AMTSEMENTS.
GRAND CONCERT
ALICE NIELSEfi!
"America's Favorite Soprano."
, With
THOMAS GRISULLE, PIANIST.
AUDITORIUM TONIGHT
AT i30 P. M.
In Joint Concert With Portland
ORATORIO SOCIETY
IN HANDEL'S
it nurnni i n n
Special Orchestra Chorus of 200.
ASSISTING SOLOISTS!
Goldie Petersen. Soprano- Mary
AdelVanna, Contralto; J. Mc
Aiillan Muir. Tenor; John
C. Monteith. Baritone.
At the Organ, Edgar I. Coursen.
PHII KS 1..0. SI. 75c and 50c.
Box Office Now Open at sner
mas. Clay A: Co.
Management
WESTERN 311 SIC A L, BtREAC.
Inc.
Laurence A. Lambert. Gen'l Mgr,
287 Washington St.
,THI best', in vauosvillb
3 Nlsrhta Pun., Motv, Tu., lfle to $t
4 Mats.. Sun.. Mon.. Tues.. Wed. 13c to Too
THE FOrn MORTONS
Black A 0'Iunncll. Ilutller.
trin si Phillips.
BTI.T.Y MASTER
McDtKMOTT GABK1EL si CO.
James Dutton A Co.. Kfnorramt (Kxclus
lve Topics of Day.
MA KM FIX SISTTTKS
and DAV1U SCHOOLER.
This Shoir Closes With the Matinee,
Wednesday, Jan. 7.
Oh! Girls
A Diamond Ring Fre,s
Dance Tonight
Snappy Dreamy Jai
The Temple
Bargain Prices. 2d and Morrison
New dancing classes now
forming.
Prof. "Walton, Mgr.
LYRIC
MtSlfAL
COMEDY
Mat. Dally: Nights st T and 9.
DILLON & FRANKS,
Eccentric Comedians, and the Rosebud
Cbnrus in
THE GLOBE TROTTERS
Next Week "The Champagne Girl."
CIRCLE
FOrRTH AT
WASHINGTON
Ethel Clayton
IN
"A Sporting Chance"
Also a big comedy and the Path Xewt.'
Open from 9 o'clock in tha momhiK until 4
o'clock of the following- morning.
HARD WOOD FLOORING.
CfcJT estimates for new or old house. Port
land Hardwood Floor Co.. 1ST W. Park.
HEMSTITCHING.
K. STEPHAN, hemstitching, scalloping, ac
cordion Side pleat, buttons covered; mail
orders 21U Pittock bik. Broadway lOal.
OPTKLNS.
NO PROFITEERING ON SPECTACLES.
Dr. George Kubenstem. the veteran op
tician, still flu. the uett eyeg.ass.-s at
very moderate prices. Tories. Kryptons.
a, so the cheaper grades. 6 Morrison.
OPTOMETRISTS AND OPTICIANS.
GLASSES AT A SAVING
I solicit our patronase on the
bais ol" capable service. Thou
sands of talis! leu customers. i
trial will convince you. Charles V. Good
niun, optotnetnaL. HUJ Mormon. M. -1-4.
PIANO IIXEK.
PIANO tuner. J. F. Stevens: special rates
on church aud preacners' pianos. . Phone
Tabor 54:13.
PATENT ATTORNEYS.
R. C. WRIGHT 22 years' experience U. a
and foreign patents, out uenuin uius.
GO LOBE KG. 620 Worcester bldg. M. 252.V
PHYSICIANS."
LR. R. A. PHILLIPS. Broadway bids.
Rheumatism, stomach, bowel, lung, liver,
klaney. bladder, rectal, prostatic. lemao
disorders. kin sflectiuns. bloodpressure.
" pTXmbing supplies.
PLUMBING SUPPLIES AT WHOLESALE
prices. Starke-Davis Co., 212 3d. M.
PRINTING.
KEYSTONE PRESS. J. E. Gantenbein.
Manager. Prinliug snd linotyping. 10U'
Front St.. corner Stark. Main or A 1418.
DDIWfj)f F. W. BALTE3 & COM FAN Y
rrilill lilU 1st and Oak sts. M. Ifi5. A 116o
PAINTING.
ROoK painting, tarring and repairitvx:
work guarauK.-cd. F. Branslner, Wood
lawn l!4o. ,
C H. TERRILL, house, sign painting, pa
pering. UntlnjrTraprJJSlL 310 E. 4-4lh.
SECOND-HAND STORES.
LEVIN HARDWARE - FURNITURE CO.
21 FRONT ST.
Wo buy and sell everything In the
hardwsre and furniture line. Phone
Main 9S70. A 7174.
TRA DKMARKS.
OREGON TRADEMARK RU RJvxS'. 6lTl
Dekum bldg. V. S.. foreign trademarks
TRANSFER AND STORAGE,
OREGON AUTO DESPATCH
"The Service With a Reputation."
MOVING-PAOK'G-STORAGE-BAGOAGH
13th and Kearnov. Rrancli BtfUy.
PHONE BDWY. 3309
OREf.ON TRANSFER CO.. 474 GUvnn st..
, rorner 13th. Fhonfl Broadway l-Xl or
1 160. W own nd operate two )arrb
riss "A warhou! on terminal tracl.ii.
TA)w?t Injiuni.nr rated In the city.
FIREPROOF STORAGE
M. OI.SEN TRANSFER CO , 2IB Pipe
PACKING. SI'iVI.r,. STORAGE.
PKCI'RITV STORAGE TRANSFER
CO.. 105 PARK ST. MAIN 6105. A ln.M.
MANUFACTURERS
MILL MPPLIF.S.
THE PEEKLKSS PACIFIC COMPANY.
QM-7Q-7J Front street. Portland.
Pl.l MKING AM) STEAM MUPPLIKS.
M. L. KLINE. j-4-SO-e,7-e9 Front 1 1 reejL
THE PEERLESS PACIFIC COMPANY.
B-S-7U-7J Front street. Portland.
I'KOlH t K COMMISSION M ERCIIANTS.
EVEHD1NG A FARREI.L. 14Q Front Tt.
ROPE AND BINDER TWINE.
Portland Cordage Co.. 14th and Nortbruc
SASH, DOORS AND GLASS.
W. P. i ULLfcR at CO.. Flout aud AlorrUbU.
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