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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAX, SATURDAY. MAY 8, 1920
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PLAN FOR SHIP SALE
Terms Suggested for Craft
Owned by, War Board.
REPORT IS SUBMITTED
Committee Thinks Present Cost of
Production Should Determine
Prices to Be Asked.
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 7. Pres
ent costs of production rather than
original costs should determine the
shipping board's prices for its war
built tonnage, in the opinion of the
committee of business men appointed
by Chairman Benson to suggest terms
of sale for the vessels owned by the
boa rd.
The committee, which was named
after a conference of business men
here last month, has submitted a re
port which was made public tonight
by the shipping board.
The report asserts that as the ships
owned by the board were built as a
war measure, under war conditions
with attendant abnormal costs and
as a new industry had to be built
up as a war necessity, "the abnormal
cost should be absorbed as war waste
and prices should be fixed upon the
basis of present prices for reproduc
tion, considering both foreign and
domestic production costs."
"The prices should be determined,"
the report adds, "in a manner to as
sure stability, either by fixing prices
for ships of given types and tonnage
which could be maintained over a
period sufficiently long to give buy
ers the assurance that after they
have contracted for purchase of ships
they will not be placed at a disad
vantage by subsequent reduction in
prices, or by fixing prices with defi-
Ite protection to buyers over a, deti
ite period, such protection to consist
f an arrangement under careful safe
guards for price readjustment should
it subsequently prove necessary or
dewirable for the shipping board to
aduce prices.
Taking up the question of terms.
the committee recommended that 10
per cent cash be payable on the de
livery of the ship with additional pay
ments to be due at the rate of 5 per
cent semi-annually for three years
and the balance in 12 yearly install
ments of 5 per cent each. Title would
pass to the purchaser, when in the
discretion of the board, a sufficient
amount had been paid. The board
would have a first lien on the vessels,
until all payments were made.
A committee made the new sugges
tion that "in view of the fact that the
ships constitute a capital asset of the
United States government, the pro
ceeds from the sale of the vessels be
applied to the redemption at market
prices of liberty loan bonds and vie
tory notes.
SALES PLAN UNCHANGED
SUBSTITUTE FOB SHIPPLNG
BO.UID METHOD LOSES.
Amendment to Sundry Oivil Bill
Carrying Appropriation of $197,
500,000 Voted Down.
WASHINGTON, May 7. Efforts to
subbtitute a direct appropriation for
the shipping board and emergency
float corporation for the present
methods of drawing against receipts
from sales of properties were defeat
ed today in the house. An amend
ment to the sundry civil bill carrying
a flat appropriation of 1 197,500,000,
was voted down.
Representative Byrnes, democrat of
Tennessee, urging adoption of the
amendment, said the present policy
might result in forced sale of ships at
a sacrince in price.
Chairman Good of the appropria
tions committee replied that ships
owned by the hpard ought. to be sold
now, when market conditions were
favorable.
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 7. (Special.)
ror ine nrst Reason in many years, the
sailing schooner Kanny Dutard will not be
pen on the codfishlng, banks of western
Alatka this summer. The famous little
tnree-master today was chartered by
ueorga Aioon, oia-time Alaskan, and will
be operated In connection with his salmon
sltery in Port Heiden, Bristol bay. The
Kanny Dutard Is owned by J. A. Mathesen.
oi Anaeortes. She was built In San Fran
Cisco in IHHJ and has been one of the most
widely known cod fishing vessels on the
ai:mc.
Because the Alaska Lighterage company,
In Nomo. will not be able to handle cargo
before .Tune 12, the sailing of the Alaska
Steamship company's liner Victoria from
Seattle for Bering sea. scheduled for June
2. has been postponed until June 4, It was
announced by representatives of the com
pany locay.
In former years the first sailings In the
spring from Seattle for Bering sea have
ben on June 1 and June 2. The steam
ship Senator was the first passenger ves
sel to leave Seattle in the spring in for
mer years, her sailing date being June 1.
This vessel, however, has been withdrawn
rrom tne Alaska trade by her owner, the
Pacific Steamship company, and Is now
operating between San Francisco and ports
en tne east coast or aiexico and Central
America.
The steamship Victoria, sailing from Se.
attle June 4, will go to Nome. St. Michael
and Golovln and will probably be the only
passenger liner on the route during the
spring ana summer.
On a cruise that will cover between
12.00O and 14.000 miles, the United States
const guara cutter Bear, Captain . 8.
van Hoskerck commanding, is preparing
to Bieam irom tne well street pier for the
Icy tides of Bering Fea and the Arctic
ocean, where she will safeguard the ship
ping, preserve law and order, administer
to tne sick, the lame and the bait, and
reprovlsion the native schools and mis
sions along the Arctic shores of Alaska.
, TACOMA, Wash., May 7. (Special.) To
load a part cargo of flour here for Alex
andria. Egypt. the motorshlp George
Washington arrived th!s morning and may
shift down sound tomorrow night. This
Is the first trip of the Oeorge Washing
ton here and marks resumption of the
service of the Norway Pacific line from
Tacoma.
The steam yacht Aqullo. carrying H. V.
Alexander and a pany of Tacoma busi
ness men to San Francisco, sailed this
m-ninfc for the south. The Aqullo is ex
pected to make Sn Francisco Monday
morning.
The Rawtern Admiral, which Is loading
flour here, will not get away before
Wednesday, according to present Indica
tions. The steamer will take bunkers be
fore sailing.
The Santa ln-a will get to sea Ssturday
afternoon, according to Tacoma mill men
loading the veseL The steamer will go
from here to San Francisco and then to
Valparaiso.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. May 7.
(Special.) Heavy Importations of raw
silk from the orient continues unabated.
The Japanese steamer Arabia ' Maru, ar
riving this evening, brought a shipment of'
silk valued at 3,000.0M) She will be
followed by the Katnrla Maru Wednes
day with silk valued at $8,000,000. These
shipments will be rushed by fast special
trains from Seattle so they will reach
New Tork before the expected slump oc
curs. In addition to silk the Arabia Msru
brought M0 tons of frosen products. 2000
tons of general merchandise and 310 pas
BUSINESS MEN URG
sengers. She will proceed to Seattle early
Saturday.
The cannery tender Puffin, owned by
the Southern Alaska Canning company,
has been sold to the Marine Products
company. She will sail In a few days for
Hawk inlet, where she will be operated
during the summer.
The United States coast-guard cutter
Areata' captured a power boat en route
from British Columbia with nearly 300
quarts of ' liquor. When those on the
power boat realized they could not escape
they ran the craft ashore, setting her on
fire and took to the woods. The fire was
extinguished, but not until she was con
siderably damaged. One hundred and
sixty-eight quarts were obtained. Both the
liquor ana the launcn were Drougni nere.
With 80O0 tons of copper ore for the
Tacoma smelter, the steamer Diablo will
sail from Arica, Chile, May 13. She Is In
the service of the Pacific Steamship com
pany, and after discharging she will be
placed on the oriental route.
'ASTORIA. Or.. May 7. (Special.) The
barkentino Georgiana laden with a cargo
of lumber from Portland will sail tomor
row for Australia after being delayed here
several days to obtain a crew.
The steam schooner Daisy Matthews
sailed at 5 P. A. today for San Pedro with
a cargo of lumber from Knappton.
Bringing freight and passengers for As
toria and Portland, the steamer Rose City
arrived at 3:20 o'clock from San Francisco.
The anchor and seven fathoms of chain
which the steamer Eastern Glade lost in
the river off Westport were recovered last
evening.
The tug Oneonta left at 10 o'clock this
morning for Portland to be Inspected. After
discharging fuel ptl in Portland the tank
steamer William Herrin sailed at 8
o'clock this morning for California.
The Japanese steamer Meiko Maru ar
rived at 2 o'clock this afternoon from
Japan and will tsrfce on cargo at Portland
and lumber at St. Helens and Westport.
The British schooner Cecelia Sudden ar
rived at 5:o0 P. M. today from San Franr
cisco and comes to load lumber.
The steam schooner Trinidad will bs
due Sunday from San Pedro to' load at
the Hammond mill.
SAN PEDRO. Cel., May 7. (Special.)
Another conference between the president
of the city council and the president of
the L.'ia Angeles chamber of commerce has
been held in reference to the sale of
$1,200,000 worth of harbor bonds. The
conference resulted In one member of the
finance committee charging that the
finance committee was being Ignored and
that interests were holding "star" cham
ber sessions which were delaying haibor
Improvement- Secretary Wade today
called attention to the business being lost
by the port - through inability to make
needed Improvements because of lack of
money.
The steamer Anson S. Brooks arrived
this afternoon from Astoria en route to
Cuba. . After loading fuel oil here she
sailed this evening.
The steamer Boynton arrived from Seat
tle for fuel oil and minor repairs to her
engines. She la bound for Neuvitas.
I Fifty representative business men of
Chicago will make a tour of Inspection of
the' port tomorrow and also be guests of
the commanding officer of the United
States ship Mississippi. The party la en
route to the foreign trade convention In
San Francisco and arrived la Los Angeles
this morning.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. May 7. (Spe
cial.) The Toyo Kisen Kaisha liner Shlnyo
Maru. Captain G, Kametaka, sailed for
Honolulu and the orient today. She took
out 160 passengers in the first cabins.
This is the second Toyo Klsen Kaisha
vessel to leave port with less than a ca
pacity list of passengers. There were nu
merous cancellations a few days before
sailing, and the restrictions surrounding
the granting of passports makes It im
possible to fill up from the waiting list.
At the forthcoming convention of the
foreign traders It is proposed to adopt a
resolution demanding that the methods of
granting passports be simplified. The sug
gestion is to introduce a system permitting
the local immigration service to pass upon
the rights of travelers to book passage out
of the country, thus eliminating the usual
delay and making it possible to fill up
every departing liner.
There will be no arrivals here of trans
Pacific steamers from the orient until May
18. when the Toyo Kisen Kaisha steamship
Persia Maru is scheduled to steam Into
Pert, It was announced tody. The disrup
tion of the Service of 1 ho China Vfnll
Steamship line resulting from the, China
stranding In Nagasaki harhor and the
crippling and delay of the Nile while en
route from Honolulu, Is responsible. There
after there win be an arrival or sailing
every four of five days.
manager k T)o! of the Tov viBAn
sha. announced tod.v ihat hm win ,nt,r.
tain 40 delegates from Portland In th
coming foreign trade convention here in
return for the entertainment given him
when he. visited Portland recently
uuuipieis cargo tor Europe, the -shipping
board steamer Wst Kara rniin
Waters, departed imiav fnr x--ionH .h
Seattle.
The tanker Cltar of V .,....,
Eckert, steamed tod.v f- i. 1. ...
of Mexico to load oil for this port.
In the service of the Pacific Mall com
pany the .hipping board steamer West Se
quana. Capuln .VlacDonald. dtmruH
flay tor Calcutta and for eastern ports with
general ergo.
COOS BAY. Or M. i o
The steamer City of Topeka arrived at
A. M from San Fra
Kureka and brought ...-., ,
I"hler, S,'t. caiTled 150 tons of freight for
the Coos bay cities and will sail for Port-
Tonignt or in the morning.
The eteamer Johanna Smith, with a
CJt?' 'umber 1to the C. A. Smith mill,
sailed this afternoon at 3:40 for San Fran
cisco. Tl.. ....ill , .
at Reedaport on the Urapo.ua river ai
tola week, to take a cargo of lumber from
tne Johnson mill.
. T,he engineers from Portland who were
" " 1" 1 to UOOS (RV to ,-!-,-. ,K ...
suitable site for a terminal dock, are ex-
pectea to give their opinion sometime this
TJ. S. Xaval Radio Report.
ol'.erwr,fcer)rteI " P' M' Un,e
auLl.N OM AH. San Pedro for San Fran
cisco, lOo miles south of San Franrlur-r,
, WASHTENAW, San Diego for Port San
Luis. Jo miles from Port San Luis.
COLONEL E L. DRAKE. San Pedro for
w """. u miles south of Point
:.llKRm,K,- Linnton for Gaviota,
22s miles from Linnton.
,,,BaMTH' Coo Ba" ' San
ines. norm or San Frau
Cisco.
PROVIDENCIA, Grays Harbor for San
Francisco, J00 miles north of San Fran
cisco. C1TJ- OF TOPEKA. three miles north of
Coos Bay.
EL SEGUNDO. tow in har at o .
Lanl JI San Pedro- 539 miles north of
OLEUM. Port San Lula for Portland
200 miles from Astoria. a-oniano,
QUABBIN, Richmond for Seattle 479
miles north of San Francisco
ADMIRAL SCHLEY, San Francisco for
nine, irora saa rancisco.
i" j-'v r uivia, for San Francisco, 2
Tt 8 P M.. May 6. "htniI
WESTERN CROSS, for Yokohama, 838
c 1 an iranciaco at a P. M.,
CITY. OF BERKELEY. San P.rf-
Honolulu, 1150 mllea from San Pedro at
o i .tiny o. i
MAUI. San Francisco for Honolulu, 897
iiiufr. v cut oi oan r rancisco at 8 P. M.
.lay o.
WEST HIXTON. Los Ancelea rnr-ci...
pore, 10S5 miles west of Los Angeles at
8 P. M May 6.
ASUNCION. Eureka for San Pedro. 4TO
suites nurin oi san reoro.
NORTH WESTERN, northbound. off
oaorona tteer.
QUE1SN, Seattle for San Francisco, S97
miles from San Francisco.
PARAISO, San Francisco for Victoria,
mnes nortn oi Ban franclsco.
KLAMATH, Everett for San Francisco
mlies soutn or Cape Flattery.
ATLAS. Juneau for Richmond. 532 miles
from Kicnmono.
DELISLE. San Pedro for San Francisco,
arrived at Kan Francisco at 11 A. M
ENTERPRISE, Hllo for San Fra,nclsc6
mues irom an. francieco, at B P. M
May fi.
WEST CAHOKIA. Portland for the on
ent. 025 miles fest of the Columbia river
lightship at s P. M.. May 6. -
M1SKIANZA. orient for San Francisco,
8S(1 miles west orf San Francisco at 8 P.
M.. May o.
BJtOAD ARROW, Shanghai for San Fran
Cisco, 11G3 miles from San Francisco at
8 r. m.. 31 ay o.
HATH AW AT, San Francisco for Hono
lulu. 63 miles from San Francisco at
P. M.. May 6.
EASTERN DOWN. Astoria for New York,
90 miles- south or san Francisco.
WHITTIER, Oleum for Port San Luis,
371 mlTea Irom fort pan Luis.
ERNEST H. MEYER. San Pedro for
San Francisco. 85 miles 'south of San
Francisco.
HUMBOLDT. San Pedro for Pan Fran
cinco. im miles south of San Francisco.
HARTWOOU. ban Pedro for San Fran
Cisco, 3 miles irom an r rancisco.
LYMAN STEWART. San Luis for Van
eouver. 63f miles from Vancouver.
WAHKEENA. Portland for Port San
Luis, ve mues soutn ox baa irranclsco.
SEATTLE CARGOES HANDLED
DESPITE STRIKE.
Nearly 3 00 Men Respond to Call
of Employers for Help and Work
on Waterfront Proceeds.
SEATTLE, Wash.. May 7. (Spe
cial.) With nearly 300 non-union
m.n hanillinv .a n. f . nl... onH
terminals, vessels iru-Seattle today ex-
. ' , . , , . . ,
pci icucea less atiay as a resua ui
the longshoremen's strike.
"The waterfront trouble started last
week with the refusal of the long
shoremen to allow the gangs to be
picked by the employers and reached
its climax yesterday, when the "hold
over" workers were ordered off th9
piers and a general strike on the
waterfront was declared.
In answer to the call for 2000 non
union workers issued by the employ
ers yesterday nearly 300 men made
application for work this morning,
and were distributed along the water
front. Pier 3, operated by the Alaska
Steamship company, was the busiest
of the Seattle shipping terminals.
Nearly 100 non-union men were in
the dock house handling cargo. The
steamship Northwestern, which was
loaded entirely by non-union men.
sailed this morning for Alaska.
More than 100 non-union men
worked the cargo of the steamship
President of the Pacific Steamship
company, which arrived last night
from San Francisco.
Police patrolled the waterfront to
day, but no disturbances of any kind
were reported.
MEIKO MfiHU REPORTED IN
STEAMER EXDS SPECULATION
AS TO .WHEREABOUTS.
Vessel Expected to Reach Munic
ipal Terminal No. 4 Before Day
light First Loading Berth.
The Japanese eteamer Meiko Maru.
coming to load lumber and steel for
Japan, passed In at Astoria yesterday
fternoon and started up the river for
Portland at 5 o'clock. She was ex
pected to reach the - municipal ter
minal No. 4, her first loading berth.
before daylight this morning. The
-coming of the Meiko has been a sub
set of considerable speculation along
the water front from the last week
because she was reported on her way
by her operators but was not report-
d through any of the usual channels
o have left any other port.
Another Japanese steamer, the Kal-
ho Maru, now discharging cargo at
eattle, will be off the mouth of the
Columbia river Sunday morning, ac
cording to word received yesterday
by the Columbia river pilots. It Is
everal years since two Japanese
teamers have been in the local har
bor at the same time.
The Meiko Maru Is under the man-
gement of A. M. Gillespie & Co., and
the Xaisho Maru that of James Grif
fith & Co.. both Seattle firms. Both
essels will load out combination car
goes of lumber and steel.
SHIP GEORGIXA FINED $300
Failure to Have Sufficient Able
Seamen Charged.
ASTORIA, Or., May 7. (Special.)
A fiae of $500 was imposed by Deputy
Customs Collector Kartnen today on
the lumber-laden barkentine Geor
gina, which is to sail tomorrow for
Australia. The craft -is charged
with violating the provision of the
seaman's act, which says that at least
65 per cent of the deck crew must
consist of able seamen, whereas of the
Georgina's'crew of seven, only one is
an able seaman. s
Captain Alstrom, master of the
craft, in asking that the fine be miti
gated, says be had tried without suc
cess at all the ports on the coast to
secure the services of certified able
seamen. He has, however, shipped
two extra men and considers the ves
sel is sufficiently manned for the
voyage.
CHINESE STEAMER IS COMIN9
Hwah Wu Brings General Cargo
and Peanut Oil for Portland.
The Chinese steamer Hwah Wu
now on her way here from Shanghai,
is bringing 900 tons o general cargo
wnicn win De aiscnargea nere as well
buo cases of peanut oil, it was
learned yesterday hy the Columbia
Pacific Shipping company, which will
operate the vessel. The Hwah Wu will
load outward a full cargo of lumber
for Dant & Rusfell.
A bulking table designed for the
express purpose of transferring vege
table oils from the cases In which
they arrive from the orient to storage
tanks or tank cars has Just been co
pleted at municipal terminal No. 4 by
the commission of public docks, and
will be utilized for the first time in
working the cargo of the Hwah Wu
ABERCOS TO TAKE ON OIL
Decision Not to Adopt Coal as Fnel
la Made.
The question of whether the
steamer Abercos of the Admiral line's
oriental fleet would make her next
voyage to sea as a coal burner or
continue as a burner of fuel oil was
settled yesterday by sending her to
the Union Oil company s dock to
take a supply of oil from the quan-
Port Calendar.
To Arrive at Portland.
Vessel From
Due.
. .May
. .May
. . May
. .May
Str. Wipint fan ran. ,
Str. City of Topeka. .San Fran.,
sir. West Navaria. . .San Fran. .
Ktr. Delisl. San Fran..
Str. Kalsho Maru Seattle
. . May 10
. .May 10
. .May 10
..May 10
Ktr. Avalon.
San Fran.
Ktr. Multnomah....
. . San Fran.
..Fan Fran
. .S-attle ..
..Seattle ..
Str. Silverado
Sir. Hwah Wu. ...
. - May 10
Str. west jester..
Str. Oleum
Str. Celilo
Str. 8teel Voyager
Str. Olen
Str. Wait Katan. ..
Btr. Pawlet
Qrr. riewey
May 11
. .Port San Luis .May 10
. i-an r ran Alay 11
..Puget Sound.. May 12
. . PhilAdlDhia. .May 15
..San Fran. ....May 17
. .Orient May 17
-N. Y. via S. F. Mav 22
a,,. Vancouver Maru. Orient
May 2.1
May 25
Str. Bakersfield New Vorlc
To Hepart From Irt land.
Str Tiverton n Iran May 8
Str. Frank D. Stout. San Fran May 8
Str. Steelmaker V. K May 10
Str. Rose City San Fran May 10
Str. City of Topeka.. San Fran Mav 10
Str. Abercos Orient May 11
Str. West Keats Orient May 14
Vttuwll in Port.
Vessel - Berth.
Str. Abercos Terminal No. 4.
Bge. Acspulco Kalama.
Str. Corone ..Terminal No. 1.
Sen. Columbia River. Crown mills.
Sir. Daisy Freeman. . .Mult. Lbr. & Box Co
Sir. Daisy Matthews. Knappton.
Sir. Daisy Putnam ... Wauna.
Str. Frank D. Stout.. St. Helens.
Str. Joiian Poulsen. ..Peninsula mill.
Sir. Meil.o Maru Terminal No. 4
Str. Rose City Ainsworth dock.
Btr. Steel Maker Inman-Poulsen mill
Str. Thistle East and West alii.
Str. Tiverton Westport.
Btr. West Keats Peninsula mill.
Sea. Wm. b. Smith.. Inman-i" ouison ntiu.
tity for which the Admiral line has
contracted for the year. !
The Standard Oil company refueed
to bunker the vessel because - the
contract with this company which
expired last month was not renewed,
by the emergency fleet corporation,
and, according: to officials of the oil
companies, the present available sup;
ply is barely adequate to take care
of existing contracts.
Steamer "Cody" Soon Launched.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.. May 7. The
steamship Cody, named In honor of
the late "Buffalo Bill" Cody, famous
scout and Indian fighter, will be
launched at Hog Island, Pa., May 31,
according to word received here to
r Mrs Mary Allen daughter of
Cody, who Is on a visit here in behalf
of the National Republican Women's
Executive committee.
BOND COMMITTEE ACTIVE
VOTERS ASKED TO DECIDE OJi
ISSUE OF $130,000.
Automobiles Will Take People to
Register and Also to Polls
on Election Day.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 7. (Spe
cial.) The committee to handle the
publicity for the, special bond elec
tion June 15, when the voters will
decide upon a bond issue of $130,000
to build a dock, held its first meet
ing today. John H. Elwell was elected
chairman, C. H. Moran secretary and
W. S. Short treasurer.
The committee will try to have those
in favor of bonding the city to use
their automobiles in getting the
voters out to register and also to
take them to the polls on election
day. The registration books close
May 24.
The committees appointed by Mr.
Elwell today are arf follows: Registra
tion, Henry Crass, Lewis Shattuck
and Dr. C. S. Irwin: publicity, W. H.
Hornibrook. A. H. Fletcher and W. S.
Short: statistics, Allison Burnham, L
M. Hidden and C. H. Moran; finance,
Clement Scott, L. M. Hidden and John
H. Elwell.
The general committee appointed
by Clement Scott, president of the
Vancouver chamber of commerce, is
John H. Elwell, C. H. Moran, W. S.
Short, Henry Crass, Allison Burnham,
Dr. C. S. IrwiTi. W. H. Hornibrook, A.
H. Fletcher. Lewis Shattuck and L. M.
Hidden.
All of the committees will meet at
luncheon on Tuesday and Friday noon,
at the Hollywood.
ROUTE CHOICE DEFERRED
COMMISSION UNANIMOUS FOR
MUNICIPAL CARLINE.
Grain Elevator at Terminal No. 4
Practically Ready and Turned
Over to Operating Branch.
Final selection of one of four pos
sible routes for the municipal 6treet
car line to connect the St. Johns line
of the Portland Railway. Light &
Power company with, municipal termi
nal No. 4 was deferred yesterday by
the commission of public docks, to
await a full report upon the cost of
right of way and track construction,
and the probable date of completion
of each route.
The commissioners are unanimous
that the construction of such a mu
nicipal street car line is a public ne
cessity and that the work should be
done as rapidly as possible. The four
routes under consideration have a
common starting point at the inter
section of Jersey and Fessenden
streets in St. Johns..
The 1,000,000-bushel municipal grain
elevator at terminal No. 4 is prac
tically ready and was turned over to
the operating department May 1, ac
cording to the monthly report of G. B.
Hegardt, chief engineer for the com
mission, which was submitted at yes
terday's - meeting. All the material
for the construction of seven ad
ditional oil storage tanks at the termi
nal has been -fabricated by the Albina
Engine & Machine works, and the
tanks are now about 50 per cent com
pleted.
The bulking table at terminal No. 4
for transferring vegetable oils from
cases to the storage tanks has been
installed and connected with tsteam
pipes and, oil pumps, and is now ready
for operation at any time.
Railroad track Is being lall on pier
No. 2 and on the approach to pier
No. 5. and the welfare building will
be ready by May 15. Proposals have
been invited for conveyors to be in
stalled in the phosphate rock bunkers
on pier No. 5.
The revenues from the municipal
docks and terminals during April
were: Terminal No. 1, v3907.28; termi
nal No. 2, $5856.46; terminal No. 3,
JS572.85; terminal No. 4. 120,691.60;
public levee, $320.83; total. $39,349.02.
YACHT CARRIES PARTY SOUTH
Tacoma Business Men Sail to At
tend Trade Convention.
V TACOMA, Wash.. May 7. (Special.)
H. F. Alexander, president of the
Pacific Steamship company, and
party of Tacoma business men, sailed
today on the yacht Aqullo for San
Francisco to attend the national for
eign trade convention. Mr. Alexan
der's yacht will make about the same
time as the Admiral Farragut be
tween the two ports. The party ex
pects to reach San Francisco early
Monday morning. About 40 other
Tacoma business men will attend the
convention.
Dredge Columbia to Be Renovated.
The old Port of Portland dredge
Columbia, for which a new hull is to
be built by the Pacific Marine Iron
works, will be moved next week from
her mooring place at the port dry
dock to the Pacific Marine Iron Works
plant. Her machinery will be taken
out and the work of overhauling and
renovating it. which. Is Included In the
contract, will be started at once. The
first steel for the new hull is not ex
pected to reach Portland before Oc
tober.
. Ship Wreck Report Denied.
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SEATTLE, May 7. Reports that
aa unidentified steamer, was ashore
at Ozette. near Cape Flattery, were
unfounded, officers of the coast guard
cutter, Snohomish declared upon the
return of the Snohomish to Neah baV.
Washington, after a thorough search
of the region, according to word re
ceived here tonight. No trace of the
vessel was found, the officers said.
11 1 tie SclMoner Arrives.
The little British schooner Cecelia
Sudden. 545 net tons register, arrived
in at Astoria at 4:15 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, 16 days from San Fran-
Cisco. She is under charter to A. F.
Thane & Co. to carry lumber from the
Columbia river to Sydney, Australia.
Her loading berth has not yet been
learned here.
. Tides at Astoria Saturday
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LIMBER CARRIER DEFENDER
COMPLETE WRECK.
Crew of 1 1 Saved,- According to Re
portsVessel on Way to Fiji
Island Port.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. The
schooner Defender, bound from Grays
Harbor to Levuka, Fiji islands, with
a cargo of lumber, was ewept ashore
and completely, wrecked on Onega
reef, Fiji islands, but her crew of
11 were saved, according to cable ad
vices received by the marine de
partment of the chamber or com
merce here today. No further de
tails were given.
The Defender was built in Eureka,
Cal., in 1896, and was a wooden four-
masted schooner of 446 gross ton
nage. She was owned by the Hlnd
Rolph company of this city and was
the first vessel built for that com
pany. t
Her captain, E. Erlckeon, Is a resi
dent of this city.
The Defender departed from Grays
Harbor April g. She was to bring
back a load of copra to this port.
The owners were notified today
that the vessel is a total loss.
HARBOR WORK IS WASTED
lloqulam and Aberdeen Will Try
to Get Bond Issne.
HOQUIAM, Wash., May 8. (Spe
cial.) The proposed Improvement of
Grays Harbor port has just received
the unqualified approval and indorse
ment of the war department. In a let
ter received by the Hoquiam Mer-1
chants club from Colonel H. Taylor
chief of the department of engineers,
and transmitted through Congress
man Albert Johnson.
Colonel Taylor expresses belief that
the funds to be raised by a coming
bond Issue will be well expended and
will repay all work for Improvement
of the harbor. The chief of engineers
sends plans and specifications for
20-inch pipe line suction dredge spe
cially designed for the purpose.
Hoquiam and Aberdeen are uniting
in a joint effort to put the bonds
through and are having get-together
mass meetings to boost the movement.
Movements of Vessels.
ASTORIA, Or., May T. Sailed at :lo A
M. eteamer W. F. Herrin, for San Fran
cisco. Arrived at 2:15 P. M., Japanese
steamer Meiko Maru. from orient, and left
up at 5 P. M. Arrived at 4 and left up
8 P. M-. steamer Rose City, from San
Francisco. Arrived at 4:15 P. M.. British
schooner Cecilia Sudden, from San Fran
cisco.
SAN FRAVCISCO. May 7. Balled at 8
last night, steamer West Nlvaiia for Port
land. Sailed at 8 A. steamer Wsst
Katan, for Portland, via Seattle.
COOS BAT. Or., May 7. Arrived at
noon, steamer City of Topeka, from 8 an
Francisco, via Eureka, for Portland.
SAN PEDRO. Cal.. May 7. (Special.)
Arrived Steamers Vaniruard. from Eureka,
4 A. M. : South Coast, from Crescent City,
9 A. M. : Flavel, rrom iiureKa, 7 A. M.
G. C Lindauer, from Albion, 1AM.
Anson S. Brooks, from Astoria. 12:30
P. M. ; Boynton, from Ban Francisco. 12:30
I t' m
I Sailed Steamer Anson S. Brooks, for
Cuba, 8 P.- M.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 7. Arrived
Ahsha, from Southwestern Alaska.
Departed Northwestern, .for Southwest
era Alaska; schooner Fanny Dutard, for
Kuskowkim. In tow; Kasn, for British Co
lumbia porta
TACOMA Wash.. May T. Arrived
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Milkesao Maru. from Kobe; Alaska, from
Alaska porta.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., May 7. Arrived
Caspar, from Caspar; Kecanlcum, from
Brookings: Deslisle. from Balboa: Admiral
Farragut from Seattle; Knterprlse. from
Hi!o. Departed City of Alameda, for
Tamplco; Avalon. for Portland; Shinyo
Maru for Hong Kong.
SAN PEDRO. May 7. Sailed at last
night, steamer Dellsle, for Portland, via
San Francisco.
YOKOHAMA, May 2. Arrived Africa
Maru, from Seattle; Cross Keys, from Se
attle. KOBE. May 4. Arrlved
from Seattla.
-Hokkai Maru.
KOBE, May 2. Departed Eldrldse. fof
Seattle; Lake Filbert, for Puset sound:
Flrthcltffe. for Seattle. May 3.
Slarine Notes.
The passenger steamer Rose City of the
San Francisco &c Portland Steamship com-
pany arrlvea in at Astoria yesterday and
started up for Portland at 8 o'clock last
night. ,
Scotch marine boilers manufactured bv
the Willamette Iron & Steel works tor In
stallation in government vessels building
at San Francisco will form part of the
deck load or tne steam schooner Johan
Poulsen. The Poulsen will finish at the
Peninsula mill this morning, take on the
boilers at the Willamette Iron & Steel
works dock, and then go down to West
port to complete her eargo with lumber.
The steam schooners Tiverton and Frank
D. Stout will sail for San Francisco at
noon today from Westport and St. Helens,
respectively.
After discharging 130, tons of canned
corn at municipal terminal No. 2. the
steam schooner Daisy Freeman, shifted to
the Multnomah Lumber & Box company's
mm last nignt to load ner outward cargo
The steamer Bgerla will be moved from
the Coast Shipbuilding company's uant to
the port of Portland drydock this morning
and iixiea xor wora Deiow tne water line.
The Port of Portland Dllot tue Onenntk
returned to fortiana yesterday from the
mouth of tne Columbia, where she was re
lieved for the summer by the tug Wallula.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, May 7. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M.
smooth; wind'
northwest. 24 miles.
Skin troubles need immediate
and proper attention
Don't wait thinking they will dis
appear in time. Perhaps they will,
but in the meantime you are suffer
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badly effected, when a little Resi
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ABERDEEN BOND ELECTION
ELICITS COMMENDATION.
Letter Received From Secretary of
War Assuring Dredge for Work
on Outer Harbors.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. May 7. (Spe
cial.); The calling of a special elec
tion for this port district for the pur
pose of passing on an $S00.000 bond
Issue for harbor Improvement evi
dently has made a favorable Impres
sion In official government circles,
as a letter of commendation and
promise of co-operation has been re
ceived from Secretary of War Baker.
As a first evidence of the Interest
of the federal government In the pro
posed work, assurances have been
given that the dredge Michie will be
ordered here for July and August
work on the outer bar. Shipping men
say that the dredge will during that
time do sufficient work to keep the
inner harbor work busy for two years
to catch up to the improved bar con
ditions; and that as a result the need
for an inner harbor dredge will be
urgent.
The assurance of Secretary Baker
that Grays Harbor will be appor
tioned sufficient money for an outer
harbor dredge from the funds ap
propriated in the current rivers and
harbors bill is contained in a letter
to Senator Jones.
Working Rules Changed.
NEW YORK, May 7. -A working
agreement has been reached between
the seamen's union and the United
States shipping board and the Ameri
can Steamship Owners' association, it
was announced nere toaay. unaer tne
agreement, effective from May 1,
Unless the skin affection is caused
by some internal disorder, Resinol
Ointment usually clears it away
because it contains harmless, and
soothing antidotes for such condi
tions. It can be used easily for it is t
so nearly flesh-colored it does not
attract attention. At all druggists.
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1920. to May 1, 1921. wage scales and
overtime will remain the same as In
the past year, but changes have been
made in the working rules for the
comfort and security of the seamen
on board ship.
THE P.1ISERY OF
AGKAOHE
Removed by Lydia E. Pink
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How to Gain Flesh
A simple but sure way to Increase
the weight, it is asserted by several
well-known physician?, is to take reg
ularly for several months, one or two
3-grain hypo-nuclane tablets after
each meal. These little tablets have
the distinguished merit of increasing
the red and white blood corpuscles,
aiding digestion and promoting as
similation and absorption of the ele
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