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THE MORNING OltEG ONIAN, SATURDAY. MAT lo, 1920
I LINE TO 00
STEVEDORING ITSELF
Plan Is Announced as Meas
ure of Economy.
NEW FIRM . IS FORMED
Pauif ic Lighterage Company Or
ganized "With. Same Officers of
Pacific Steamship Company.
In order to save the money hereto
fore paid out for stevedores charges
In loading: and unloading vessels, the
Pacific Steamship company has in
corporated a subsidiary organization
to be known as the Pacific Lighterage
company, through which all the steve
doring of the Admiral line will be
conducted.
Officers of the Pacific Lighterage
company are the ame as those of the
Pacific Steamship company, it was an
nounced yesterday. H. F. Alexander
is president and A. H. Haines vice
president and general manager. J. H.
Ryan, who arrived in this city from
Seattle a week ago, will be Portland
manager of the new concern and will
reuvrt directly to Frank J. O.'Connor,
Portland agent of the Pacific Steam
ship company.
Thn ri rri cinn rn t V rH ft ftf the
directors of the Admiral line to have
the company do itsiown stevedoring,
it was explained by Frank O'Connor
before his departure for San Fran
cisco to attend the foreign trade con
vention, is prompted not by any dis
satisfaction with the services of the
Portland stevedoring companies, but
ts merely a measure of economy which
is beig applied to all the operations
of the Admiral line. Similar sub
sidiary companies are to be formed at
Seattle and Tacoma,
The first vessel to be handled vndcr
the new arrangement will be the
Pawlet, due Monday morning from the
orient with a general oriental cargo
and a deep tank full of vegetable oil
in bulk. All vessels of the Admiral
line returning from the orient are
now bringing their deap tanks, hold
ing about 700 tons, full of vegetable
oil.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
PAN PEDnO. Cal.. May 14. (Special.)
Afcnta of the United States department of
justice have been here for the last two
days investigating reports that fishermen
have been dumping catches into the ocean
to uphold prices. Reports of such actions
have been prevalent for the last few
months. American fishermen have charged
the aliens with the practice but the
charges have been denied.
Officers of the different canning com
panies declare that the only solution of
the slutting: of the market when fish are
running heavy is the construction of a
cold storage plant In which to store the
surplus catch. A permit for the con
struction of such a plant has been granted
to the Van Camp Sea Food company. It
will cost, when completed. $300,000. Fish
ermen may store their catch there or
dealers may store the extra supplies and
release them on days when the catch is
light.
Canners have Issued an ultimatum to
the fishermen's association here to agree
on a price within one week for blue fin
tuna. The fishermen recently demanded
$160 per ton. The canners refused, an
agreed price of J20O per ton for .albicore
. nas ocen nxea. o iuna are runnine as
tyet and it is expected that an agreement
on all varieties of fish will be reached
by the time the supply is plentiful.
SEATTLE, Wash.. May 14. (Special.)
After discharging shipments of freight
loaded on the Atlantic coast, the steam
ship Henry T. Scott, which was sold
recently by the Alaska Steamship com
pany to Fred Llndeman of San Francisco,
sailed from Seattle yesterday for Grays
Harbor to load lumber for San Pedro.
After being laid up for four weeks with
neuritis, H. C. Lord, United States in
spector of boilers in the Seattle district.
Is back at his desk in the inspection serv
ices headquarters.
The Nippon Tusen Kalsha liner Katori
Maru, bringing a $10,000,000 oriental cargo
to Seattle, reached the Great Northern
pier. Smith Cove, at 8:30 o'clock this
morning, completing a voyage marked
with an outbreak of influenza which re
sulted in the death of three persons and
a consequent delay of 18 hours at the
quarantine station at Williams Head, B. C.
TACOMA, Wash,, -May 14. (Special.)
Reports received in Tacoma today from
New York said that two of the Ferris type
wooden vessels constructed here will be
placed in the coal trade between Atlantic
coast ports and Europe. These vessels, the
Yakima and Bottineau, it is said, have
been giving excellent service. So far as
reports received here show, the local wood
fleet has made good.
The Lake Fitch, which has been loading
.lumber here for Cuba, will get away to-
i v . , uc; tiwicru Auinirai, wilii a iuii
cargo of flour from local mills, sailed for
the east coast, and the Maquam, to load
flour here, was expected to arrive this eve
ning. The crew of the tug Hunter of Grays
Harbor was brought here last night by
-Captain Erick Arntsen of the Phyllis from
cian r ran cisco, wnicn went to tne rescue or
the tug, which was foundering just south J
of Umatilla lightship. The Phyllis got a
line on the tug and attempted to tow her
but the Hunter filled so fast that this was
found impossible to do. There were six
men in the crew of the tug, which was
-bound for the sound.
PavJd Rodgers may be made an offer to
"shift his contracts to Tacoma from Seattle
- and build a plant on the site of the old
-foundation company's yard. The ground
which adjoins the Todd Drydock and Con
structlon corporation's yard is ide for
- yard. An effort to aid Mr. Rodgers in
financing his project would be made at
once, it was said today, and thus allow
him to handle $46,000,000 worth of con
tracts for steel tankers.
Several steamers for lumber are due
here within a short time, local lumbermen
say, to load for the orient and coast ports.
The Endicott of the Pacific Steamship
company line, which has been held up
down sound, is due to load general freight
and lumber from mills here. The Walling
ford is expected at the St. Paul dock to
load for the Hawaiian islands and another
big carrier is due at this mill to take cargo
to Australia. In the coasting fleet, the
Davenport, loading at the Defiance mill,
sailed for San Francisco and the Lake
Pitch, loading at the St. Paul for Cuba was
expected to get to sea tonight. ,
Among the steamers to load all or a part
cargo of flour at the different Tacoma
f iouring mills for the Atlantic coast are
the Japanese-built Eastern Cloud a,nd East
ern Mafd. One of the vessels Is due early
next week. The Eastern Maid is in com
mand of Captain Walter H. Meyers, for
many years sailing out of sound ports In
lumber schooners. He has been with ship
ping board ships since the war. The East
ern Cloud will be handled by Captain J. E.
Brlnker.
The Eastern Admiral, which has been
loading here, is due to sail today for New
York.
The Indo Maru. which has been loading
is due to sail for Japan Tuesday afternoon.
Her cargo Is composed largely of sulphate
of ammonia, acetate of lime and caustic
soda to be used as fertilizer and Is said to
be one of the largest shipments of these
products to Japan in recent years.
. The Arabia Maru. the second Osaka Sho-
"week, will clear Friday afternoon for the
orient with a general cargo.
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., -May 34.
-(Special.) The steamer Henry T. Scott
arrived this afternoon from Seattle and
wll! load lumber cargo at the Anderson
Middleton mill, Aberdeen.
The steamer Hartwood sailed this after
noon for San Francisco with cargo from
the American mill, Aberdeen.
The steamer Ernest H. Myers sailed this
afternoon from the Lytle mill, Hoquiam,
for San rearo.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 14. (Special.)
Following the arrival of the merchant ma
rlne training ship Vicksburg from Puget
Sound with HO officer apprentices aboard.
it was announced today that the local
ADMIR
hipping interests will make another at
tempt to have th California legislature
vote such funds as may be required to
put a similar vessel in commission here.
A P. Haines, vice-president and general
manager of the Admiral line, who is here
now, is taking a special interest in the
venture and has managed to get a lot of
the operating men enthusiastic.
Seven small launches arrived here today
from Puget sound en route to San Diego,
where the owners will engage in the fish
ing of tuna. The vessels included the
Costa Rica. Sunbeam, Georgina, Tiger, Cou
gar. Rhode Island and Woodrow Wilson.
The little craft came into port in thJ
oraer namea ana tnrougn me oo-nour
age from the north all had kept close
together. It is an "unusual stunt for o
many of these little craft to make the long
voyage.
The Waterfront Employers" union has
voluntarily raised the compensation of
the local longshoremen and stevedores. A
notice has been posted at all of the piers
notifying all concerned that the workers
will be awarded a bonus of 30 per cent.
The former wage was 0 cents an hour
and the new rate will be equal to 09
cents an hour.
The barkentine Anne Comyn, Captain
Brasting, which was ready to sail for
Australia two weeks ago, but was de
layed because the skipper found it diffi
cult to secure th necessary crew, sailed
today.
The three-masted schooner Esther
Buhne. Captain Troupe, arrived today from
Pago-Pago after a passage of 67 days and
brought a cargo of copra to Wightman &
Crane.
The new steamer City of Reno, built at
the Moore yards and allocated to St rut h
ers & Dixon, steamed over tho official
trial course today and will be turned over
to the operators in a few days.
The Matson steamer Hyadrs, Captain
Ltndberg, sailed today for Seattle and
Honolulu with freight only.
The steamer Baja California, of the
fleet of the General Steamship corporation,
arrived from Valparaiso today, cn route
from South America to Japan.
The Koyo Kisn Kaisha liner Kaiyo
Maru put in here to discharge passengers
and finish cargo loading.
The steamer Santa Inez, en route from
Anacortes for Antofagasta, called in here
today to finish loading.
The army transport Mount Vernon
sailed for European ports today.
The schooner Janet Carruthcrs. wrecked
more than a year ago on the beach near
Copalis. has been sold to the Western Junk
& Wrecking company, and the hull will bo
burned in a fw days for the metal it
contains. Th Carruthers" engines were
salvaged and shipped to Seattle some time
ago. Most of her -lumber has been re
moved. Efforts made to float the hull
failed ' 1
ASTORIA, Or., May 14. (Special.) The
steamer Steel Voyager, with a part cargo
of flour and lumber from Vancouver, B. C,
arrived at 12 o'clock last night and pro
ceeded to Portland to finish loading. She
is destined for Newport, Wales.
The tug Relief with the lumber laden
barge Acapulco from Portland and Ka
lama In tow. sailed at 11 :30 A. M. today
for South America. Captain Jacob Neilsen
was signed on as master of the barge suc
ceeding Captain J. F. C. Miller, who re
signed. The tank steamer El Segundo. with
barge 03 in tow. sailed from Richmond,
fial., at noon yesterday for Portland with
cargoes of fuel oil and gasoline.
X cargo of fuel oil for Portland will be
brought by the tank steamer William F.
Herrin, which will be due from California
tomorrow.
The steam schooner Celilo with freight
from San Francisco for Portland arrived
at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon.
The steam schooner Daisy is expected
to finish loading lumber at Knappton to
night or tomorrow.
After loading 600.000 feet of lumber at
Warrenton, the steam schooner Solano will
shift this evening to Wauna, where she
wiU finish.
PORT TOWN-SEND, Wash., May 14.
(Special.) Three deaths from influenza
occurred on the Japanese steamer Katori
Maru. arriving this morning from the
orient. The victims of the disease were
two Japanese passengers and one member
of the crew. The big liner brought a valu
able cargo. The shipment of raw silk
alone was valued at $8,000,000, which will
be discharged at Seattle, from where it
will be reshipped to the east In special
trains.
The shipping board steamers operated to
the orient by the- Pacific Steamship com
pany are being fitted up with tanks with
a capacity of 1000 tons for transporting
vegetable oils to Puget sound. Hereto
fore oil shipments have been brought in
tin containers. On their outward voy
ages the tankers will be filled with fuel
oil, which will be pumped into reserve
tanks for use on their return trips to Pu
get sound. The Pacific Steamship com
pany will establish regular steamer service
between Puget sound and Portland to
Darlen. A steamer will sail from Puget
sound each month and one from Portland
every six weeks.
With 10.000 tons of flour loaded at Ta
coma, the United States shipping board
steamer Eastern Admiral sailed this after
noon for New York. The steamer Henry
T. Scott, recently sold by the Alaska
Steamship company to Fred Lindeman of
San Francisco, sailed last night for San
Francisco to be delivered to her new
owner. She will call at Grays Harbor,
where Bhe will complete cargo with lumber.
Carrying a full cargo of box shooks, cans
and other salmon canning supplies the
Admiral Rodman sailed this morning for
southeastern Alaska points. She will fin
ish discharging at Funter bay.
Returning from southeastern and south
western Alsaka this morning, the steamers
Spokane and Admiral Watson brought full
cargoes. The Watson brought 400 tons of
concentrates, paper and fish, while the
Spokane's cargo consisted principally of
paper from Ocean Falls and fish from
other points.
Marine Notes.
The Chinese steamer Hwah Wu finished
discharKihK her inward cargo last night
and will shift to the West Oregon Lumber
company's mill this morning to start load
ing a full cargo of lumber supplied by
Dant & Russell, her charterers, for trans
portation to China.
The steam schooner Avalon finished
loadine at the Peninsula mill yesterday
afternoon, picked up a small shipment of
lumber at .the St. Johns Lumber company's
mill, and went on down to Prescott at 8
o'clock last night to complete her cargo.
With freight for the Charles R. McCor-
mirk company, the steam schooner Celilo
arrived in the river yesterday afternoon
and started up for the Couch-street dock
where she will discharge. She should reach
her dock early this morning.
The steamer West 'Jester, under the
management of Frank Waterhouse & Co.,
and operated Here by tne uolumbia-r'a-
clfic Shipping company, shifted yesterday
moraine from the Clark-Wilson mill
the lnman-Poulsen mill to complete her
cargo of lumber for Japan and China.
The steamer Bearport. the Armenian re
lief ship that took a cargo of flour from
Portland to Philadelphia, was reported to
the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company
yesterday as having arrived at the canal
May 11. She is carrying freight from
Philadelphia to San rancisco.
Tides at Astoria Sunday.
High.. Low.
10:49 A. M...7.0 feet!4:54 A- M 0.8 foot
10:43 P. M...9.1 feet4:39 P. M 2.3 feet
Police Aid Stricken Woman.
Mrs. Ida Miller, 662 First street,
apparently unable to speak, was found
yesterday by Patrolman Cameron at
the Union depot and taken to police
headquarters for Investigation. Her
husband arrived later and said she
frequently became ill in this manner,
The woman was released.
Port Calendar.
To Arrive at Portland.
Vessel. From. Doe.
Str. Wm. F. Herrin. Gariota May 36
Ktr. Olen fan rran May 17
Str. Silverado San Fran May 17
Str. Eastern uoua....-fue .-May 17
Str. Pawlet -Orient May 17
Str. Rose City San Fran May 17
str Tiverton rran May
Str. Vancouver Maru. .Balboa May 24
Str. BakerstieiQ new i or. . . . . May
Str. Uellsle San Fran May 30
Str. Dewey N.Y.via S. F.May 31
To Depart From Portland.
Vessel. For. Date.
Str. West Keats. China May Jo
Str. West Catan U. K. May 17
Vessels in Port.
Vessel. Berth.
Str. Avalon Prescott
Sch. Cecelia Sudden.. East & Western mill.
btr. jeiuo Loucn-sireet flock,
Str. Corone Terminal No. 1.
Sch. Columbia River. Mersey dock.
Str. Daisy ..Knappton.
Str. Hwah Wu West Oregon mill.
str. iaisno maru. . . . 'l erminai No. 1
Str. Melko Maru...
.Westport.
.Alblna dock.
Str. Steel Voyager.
Sch. Thistle
Str. Wapama
Str. West Katan. . .
Str. West Keats....
Str. West Jester
Str. West Nivaria..
.East. & Western mill.
.pi. neiens.
.Columbia dock.
.N. Pac. Lbr. mill.
.Tnman-Poulsen mill.
&t. Jonns mill.
Sch. Wo, H, Smith .. Inmaa-Poulsen mili,
STEVEDORES WAIT
LI
No Answer Received From
" Union to Call for Men.
TROUBLE IS NOT STRIKE
Employment of Outside 3Ien
Causes Peculiar Difficulty That
Is Not Organization Grievance.
Not until 8 o'clock in the morning,
the hour at which the steamer Steel
Voyager of the Isthmian is to start
loading wheat at the Albina dock,
will the operators of the vessel know
whether or not members of the long
shoremen's union will load the vessel.
The Oregon Stevedoring company,
which will load the Steel Voyager,
applied to the longshoremen's "union
yesterday for a crew to stow the
wheat in the vessel. A decision as to
whether or not the work would be
accepted by the union was expected
at a longshoremen's meeting last
night, but no reply was given to the
stevedores.
The disagreement with-the long
shoremen is a three-cornered contro
versy that is neither a strike, a lock
out nor any of the other common
forms of labor dispute. Because of
the employment of r?on-union men as
truckers on the wheat docks, the
longshoremen's unicfn refused to load
the steamer Steelmaker, the first ves
sel of the Isthmian line to call here,
which took out a cargo of wheat and
loaded a part cargo of wheat and
lumber here early this month.
As the controversy affects only ves
sels loading wheat, the next one
which- was expected to experience
difficulty was the steamer West Ka
tan of the Kuropean-Paclf ic line. N'o
complaint was made by or expected
of the longshoremen, as the lumber
and flour were stowed on this vessel,
and when she shifted to the Columbia
dock to load wheat Thursday, the
union longshoremen continued work.
The West Katan is expected to sail
today for Liverpool via Seattle and
San Pedro.
The disagreement between the
steamship operators and the steve
dores, who are organized as the Wa
ter Front Employers' Union, can
not be settled directly by arbitration
between the employers' and the em- I
ployes' unions because neither or
ganization has any grievance against
the other. Operators of the grain
docks are not included in the Water
front Employers' association, and it is
the employment of outside men by the
dock operators that is at the bottom
of the entire trouble.
STRIKE IS EASILY BROKEN
Seattle Stevedores' Walkout Un
usual in Lack of Resistance.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 14. (Spe
cial.) The strike just ended was con
sidered one of the most unusual in the
history of industrial controversy on
this coast. There has been no dis
order of any kind and not even a
feeble resistance to the action of the
employers in hiring nonunion gangs.
Some of the more conservative of the
members of" the Seattle local of the
longshoremen's assocation considered
the strike a lost cause after it was de
clared, and many of the stevedores en
tered into it in a half-hearted way.
In answering the call of the em
ployers for nonunion men to take the
place of the strikers, hundreds of men
appeared on the waterfront, and in a
few days more men than were needed
were available. Representatives of
the employers estimated today that
their nonunion rolls had the names of
between 1400 and 1500 men who were
eager for permanent work as steve
dores or truckers.
Officers of the Waterfront Employ
ers' union, n hcli" is composed of em
ployers of waterfront labor, fought
the list system from the first, declar-
ng that they would not employ long
shoremen unless they could select
them on their ability and not by an
alphabetical list system prepared by
the union.
During the last three days of the
strike an increasing number of union
men appeared at the piers and ter
minals without their union buttons,
explaining that the strike was un
authorized by the International offi
cers and they were not breaking faith
with thaeir organization by returning
to work. This morning a big per
centage of the men employed on the
piers and terminals were members of
the Seattle local of the longshore
men's association.
Hours -before the strike was called
off this morning longshoremen and
truckers were so plentiful on the
waterfront that it was difficult to
place all who applied for work de
spite the fact that three additional
offshore vessels began working car
goes.
JAP LINER IS SEARCHED
SHERIFF HOTS FOR LIQUOR
WITHOUT WARRANT.
Protests of Captain Are Ignored
but Investigation Proves to
Be Futile Nevertheless.
BELLINGHAM, Wash.. May 14.
over the protests of federal customs
officers, deputies from the county
sheriffs office, armed with a search
warrant issued in the superior court.
went on board the Japanese liner
Yonan Maru Shinhana today and
searched the vessel for whisky.
The action of the sheriff was based
on his allegation that at leaet five
persons had purchased liquor since
the liner arrived In port early this
week.
The customs officers said that the
Tonan Maru had 25 cases of liquor on
board when it left Japan and that
after the steamship arrived here they
had sealed the Intoxicants, allotting
small quantities to the officers for
their personal use while in this port.
They took the view that the vessel is
Japanese property. When the county
officers went on board, service of the
search warrant was refused by Cap
tain Thomas L. Burley, who is in com
mand while the vessel is in American
waters, 'but the search was made over
his protest. ,
The officers made no seizure.
"THE ANGELES" AT SHANGHAI
West Nivaria Converting Boilers
for Coal Burning.
The steamer The Angeles, the first
vessel In the Columbia-Pacific Ship
ping company's North China line,
which sailed from Portland April IS
with a cargo of lumber, was reported
1 MEN
to the company as having arrived at
Shanghai Friday. She was delayed
on her trans-Pacific voyage by losing
a blade of her propeller.
The steamer West Keats, the sec
ond vessel of the line, is expected to
sail today. Th third vessel, the
steamer West Niveria, is also loading
in the local harbor and will be ready
to gro in a few days.
Because of the shortage of fuel oil
here, the West Nivaria is now under
going conversion from oil-burning to
coal-burning appliances under two of
her boilers. Enough fuel oil has been
secured to keep fire under one boiler.
Report From Month of CoIumblaRiTer,
NORTH HEAD, May 14. Condition of
the sea at B P. M.. smooth; wind, north
west, 12 ml Irs.
TUG SINKS, SIX RESCUED
STEAMER PHYLLIS GOES
RESCUE OF HUNTER.
TO
Crew Leaves Tacoma for Hoquiam,
None Worse for Experience; Dis
tress Whistles Heard.
TACOMA, Wash., May 14 Taken
from the tug Hunter, found sinking
at sea by the steamer Phyllis, Cap
tain Erick Arnsten. and the crew of
six men of the Hunter were brought
to Tacoma tonight by the Phyllis. The
crew left for Hoquiam tonight, none
the worse for their adventure. At the
time of the sinking of the Hunter, the
tug was bound from Grays Harbor to
the sound and foundered about 10
miles south of Umatilla reef light
ship. Captain Arnsteni heard the distress
whistles and located the Hunter,
whose crew reported the tug sinking,
and asked to be- taken off. After tow
ing the Hunter for a short time it
was seen that the tug was settling
rapidly and the Phyllis cut loose. In
a short time the tug went out of
sight.
The quick response of the Phyllis
was believed to have saved the men
from certain death.
ABERDEEN, Wash.., May 14 (Spe
cial.) The Hunter, a well known har
bor craft, recently was sold by Orays
Harbor Construction company of Ho
quiam to Carry-Davis Tug company
of Seattle. The crew was composed
of Captain Harry Hubbell, Elmer
Wilkins, cook; two firemen, Frank L.
Call, engfieer; a deck band. One of
the new owners also was taken off
by the steamer Phyllis.
U. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All positions reported at P. M. yes-
wmT unicffs oinfrwiM inairaieu.l
IDAHO, San Pedro for drays Harbor. 25
miles southeast of Point Sur.
WLST IRA, Kobe for San Francisco. 65J
miles west of San Francisco, 8 P. M., May
Wl UHELm Ika, San Francisco for Hon
olulu, il.) miles west of San Francisco, .
P. M., May 13.
MAKOA, Honolulu for an Francisco,
jh .it. td-iL vi. nunoiuiu, o i . jm., may
AO.
D1LWORTFJ. San Pedro for Hnnnlnlu
!, miles from San Pedro. 8 P. M.. May
ADMIRAL NICHOLSON, leaving Mnn
terey for San Francisco, 8 P. M.. May 1.1.
nwoe. v-jix. Ban rranclseo tor Port
land, 82 miles north of San Francisco.
Ji.AS.TEKN GUIDE, San Francisco for
Honolulu, sm onlles from San Francisco.
lunriKj, can Pedro for Gravs Harbor
passing Point Reyes.
WILLAMETTE. San Dieeo for Kn Wan.
CISCO. 4.J miles SOUth Of San Pranrifn
OLEUM. Oleum for San I.,. I. i -. n
from San Luis.
ASTRAL. San Francisco for Knh. ann
...... .,En. . i omi r ranciECO.
RICHMOND, towine barge 93. San Pe
dro for Seattle. 445 milos from San Pedro
PRESIDENT. San Francisco for Wil
mington, 28 miles south of Pnini s.,
C. A. SMITH. San BV. i , r-
n.. .. , - . . " ' " 1 .wa
t.-. . mi.es norm or san Francisco
. ELKR1DGE. Los Anirele. tnr R it
CiSv- .-milf southeast of San Francisco.
H1ADP.S, San Francisco for Seattle, 30
.....d iiu. in u. mini Keyes.
maater. San Francisco for Se
attle. 4i miles from Sputilt.
COL.ONEL E. L. DRAKE. Point Wells
l":"'"uno- nu miles from Richmond.
c j r- MEIER. Grays Harbor for
oiwi rtuni, -oi miles south of Grays Har
akjiiiiaij i j f. vv h-: v k,m n r c-
Francisco. 400 miles from San Francisco
HARTWOOD, Gray, Harbor for San
Francisco, 101 miles south of r:a. u-
bo r.
HERCULES, til IT Son -PTO--1 -err,.
lapa Harbor, barkentine Kohala in tow
5oo mllos north of San Francisco
HORACE BAXTER. s..ti. r c
Francisco, 561 miles north of San Fran
cisco. ATLAS, Richmond for Snrn r roo
o-l'nRA' SfJ? Francisco for Bellingha
2o6 miles north of San Prn,l,ra
. SA-r,E,GO' Port Blakeley for San Pe-
SVAi;. . ."ir.X. orln OI oan rranclseo.
STORM KING with drvrinrV- nn.
tow. Seattle for Oakland, 148 miles from
W. F. HERRIN. riavinta ,. Ti.. j
626 miles from Gaviota.
unifiLL, ceattie for n pnm it-.
from Oleum.
... oM1.R,AL-ARRAGUT- s" Francisco
" -its miien nnrrh rxt Can it
cisco.
D.bYM STEWART. S.ttle for San
vC, , irom isan Pedro.
w-it, "E'"Lit'o. Kichmond for Point
flBT n ., I v" river,
i.'r.T., . Columbia river.
ELLOBO LOBITOS. Peru for Vancouver
427 miles south of ran. u-i... "",,r.
At?fJrETT- San Pedro fr Lowell river
483 miles north of San rj . '"r'
n.eK-nREXCHTOX' Tacoma for San
Dieeo, 20 miles south of Caoe Mendnr-mn
3Iovements of Vessels.
PORTLAND Xfair 1A
..m.r lu-.i.' ":a Japanese
.;. Vii . -"rU, ior l okohama. and
Kobe via Westport. Arrived at 5 p' M
steamer Steel Voyager, from Vancouver
VnA ST?,RIA. Max 14 Arrived at midntsht
I?''1 u,p at -15 A. M., steamer Steel
y. n?l-' .frT V,"couv". B- C. Sailed
at 10:4a A. M.. baree Ainn.,i.. t
Sn,.P."lro, "J?d s-'in Cruz, in tow of
. . i .r"vei at s:30 and left up
at 5:30 P. M., steamer Celilo, from San
SAN FRANCISCO. May 14.SaTled at 1
P M.. steamer Rose City, for Portland
Sailed at 1 I Xf ... . . .
-- -- - - - "-. oiecimaaer
from Portland, for London.
HONGKONG. May 10. Sailed Steamer
coaxet, . for Portland.
BALBOA. Mav II e.
Eastern . Glade, from Portland for New
iora. lowing disabled steamer Cansumse
from Portland for Liverpool.
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BAN PEDRO. Cal.. May 14. I Special 1
Arrived Steamers Santiam. from As
toria, at 3 A. M. : Humboldt, from San
Francisco, at 8 A. M.: Quabbln. from Puset
sound, at 12 noon; W. S. Porter, from San
Francisco, at 8 A. M. ; Asuncion, from San
Francisco, at 5:30 A. M. ; La Primera, from
Seattle, at 3 P. M.
Sailed Steamers Bertie M. Hanlon. for
San Francisco. May 13: Asuncion, for San
Francisco, at 2 P. M.: Humboldt, for, San
rrancisco at v:.v r . ai.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. May 14. De
parted Hyades, for Seattle: Chehallis, for
Aberdeen.
Arrived City of Reno, from Seattle
Santa Inez. from Anacortes; Admiral
Schley, from Seattle; Costa Rica, from Se
attle; Georgia, from Seattle; Tiger, from
Bellingrtam ; Conger, from Belllngham
Woodrow Wilson, from Belllngham; Rhode
Island, from Beiiingham.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 14. Arrived
Admiral Watson, from Anchorage; Spo
kane, from southeastern Alaska: Latouche.
from southwestern Alaska; Multnomah and
Fred Baxter, from ban rranclseo; Gov
ernor, from San Pedro via San Francisco
Katori Maru, from Hongkong.
Departed Helnan Maru. for Kobe
schooner Henry Wilson, for Bristol Bay.
TACOMA. Wash., May 14. Departed
Eastern Admiral, for New York: Daven
nfirl. for San Francisco: Phyllis, for San
Francisco via t,vereiu
ROADS ASK BIG
FUND
TO Ei FREIGHT Jl
Rail Chiefs Urge Use of
$125,000,000 for Cars.
APPLE CROP IS AFFECTED
Methods of Using: Revolving Fund
Outlined to' Interstate Com
merce Commission.
WASHINGTON. May 14. Immediate
use of a part of the government's re
volving fund for the purchase of rail
equipment was suggested to the in-
erstate commerce commission by the
Association of Railway Executives to
aid in relieving the present acute
freight congestion. At the same time
the senate adopted a resolution by
Senator Reed (Missouri) calling upon
the commission for information as to
what steps it had taken toward break-
ng the traffic jam.
The executives recommended that
$125,000,000 be set aside for purchase
of equipments, and urged the com
mission to act at the earliest opportunity-
because of the car shortage.
The executives offered also the fol-
owing programme for disposition of
the remainder of the $300,000,000:
A temporary reserve for judgments
and claims against the railroad ad
ministration on the roads account.
$40,000,000.
Appropriation for the short line
railroads, $12,000,000.
950,000,000 Itrarrve Vrprcd.-
A reserve to meet maturing obliga-
ions, $50,000,000.
Appropriation for additions and bet
terments which wilt promote the
movement of cars, $37,000,000.
If maturing obligations of the va
rious roads io not require full use of
the $50,000,000 set aside for that pur
pose, the remainder should be turned
nto the fund for the purchase of
equipment, it was added.
The commission should adopt a more
liberal policy with respect" to "weaker
roads," in the matter of securities ac
cepted by the government, the execu
tives urged.
The commission was asked to join
in urging enactment of the Cummins
amendment to the transportation act
because of the effect it would have in
aiding the corporations to expend
greater sums for equipment. It was
said that if tlpc five-year limitation
were removed and extended to ten
years for refunding loans, the roads
would be in better position to develop
a complete programme of equipment
buying.
Benefits Pointed Out.
As viewed by some executives, the
Cummins amendment would mean that
the railroads would have approxi
mately $300,000,000 more in cash than
under original provisions of the trans
portation act. The roads would be
given 10 years to pay back $765,000,-
000 expended on their properties dur
ing federal control. Director-General
Hines had proposed to reduce this
amount by withholding $495,000,000
which the government owes the roads
in rentals. This, it was asserted
would accomplish the object sought
by western shippers who urged con
gress last week to increase the loan
fund to enable the roads to buy more
cars at this time.
While the executives were laying
their programme before the commis
sion, some of its members were en
gaged in investigation of the car
shortage and freight congestion on
which reports have come from all
corners of the country. Several con
ferences were held.
Further Congestion Reported.
Protests and reports of further in
creases in the congestion continued to
pile up. Fruit and vegetable inter
eats from several sections sent word
that their crops were in danger be
cause they could not be moved. The
apple crop of the Pacific northwest
is nearly all awaiting shipment, but
without immediate prospects of move
ment, it wan declared.
PRISONER TO STUDY LAW
Habitual Criminal Given Chance to
Perfect Own Appeal.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 14. (Spe
cial.) Charles W. Kelch, burglar,
forger, writer of death threats and
habitual criminal, stood complacent
ly before Judge John S. Jurey in
euperlor court this morning and heard
himself sentenced to life imprison
ment.
"Have you anything to say?" asked
the judge, after sentence had been
pronounced.
"Nothing much," said Kelch. "ex
cept that I would like permission to
be taken from jail to the prosecuting
attorney's law library, where I can
study up on how to perfect my ap
peal to the supreme court."
Thus he revealed his intention of
assuming the role of lawyer in a last
effort to save himself. His motion
was granted. From time to time,
whenever he wishes, a deputy sheriff
will take him from his cell to the
law library on the fourth floor of the
county-city building.
Kelch served one term in Salem, Or.
and two in Walla Walla.
Obituary.
BAKER. Or., May 1 4. (Special.)
John H. Powers, one of the first set
tiers on land in the North Powder
river section, died a few days ago at
Stockton, Cal., where he had been re
siding for some time, according to
word which has just reached rela
tives and some of his many friends in
Baker. Mr. Powers is survived by
four sisters: Mrs. J. L. Dodson of
Baker, Mrs. Mary Hutchinson of
Union. Mrs. Elian Ei Mann of Baker,
and Mrs. Ida E. Turner of Colfax,
Cal. Mr. Powers left an estate valued
Sleepless Nights Caused by
Tormenting Skin Diseases
When'the Skin Seems Ablaze
With Itching Pain.
When your skin disease reaches Its
worst stage and the fiery burning
causes you to scratch and scratch. In
an effort to obtain relief, there is
many a sleepless night In store for
you.
It is nothing more than' folly to
expect to be cured by the use- of local
treatment, such as ointments, salves,
lotions, etc. Such remedies may afford
some temporary relief, but you want
more than relief; you want a cure that
will rid you forever of the torturing
disorder.
Eczema, tetter, bolls, pimples, ul
at $30,000, mostly In land in Baker
and Union counties. '
GASTON, Or.. May 14. (Special.)
Mrs. Thomas Cook, a bride of three
weeks, died suddenly Wednesday
night at her home near Cherry Grove.
Before her marriage she was Gladys
Matteson, the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Elbe Matteson of Gaston,
and was born and educated here. She
was the granddaughter of the late
Alverius Matteson, who was tho first
settler in this part of Washington
county, later selling the present site
of Gaston to Joseph Gaston. She
leaves besides the widower and her
parents two small sisters ' and a
brother. Thomas Cook is an employe
of the Williams Lumber company,
near Cherry Grove.
E HELD UP
HEARING ON NJEW WASHING
TON SCA1-E ORDERED.
Grant Recently Made to Hotel and
Res la oruxit Employes Must He
Tried Out in Court.
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 14. (Spe
cial.) Upon application of Maurice
Langhorne, attorney for the state
hotel keepers' association, the Thurs
ton county superior court has issued
a writ of review against the mini
mum wage scale of $1S a week
granted to hotel and restaurant em
ployes by the minimum wage confer
ence several weeks ago. The writ
restrains the industrial welfare com
mission from putting the new scale
into effect until the case in tried in
court, otherwise the increased scale
would have become effective June
Tho writ is returnable tor hearing
in the superior coSrt May 27. This
procedure will decide a question
raised at the recent minimum wage
conference for women employes in
manufacturing Industries which fail
ed to agree upon a scale and which
is called attain for a new conference.
My 18 and 19. The claim is made that
preliminary hearings for the taking
of sworn testimony on the cost of
living have not been held as con
templated in the industrial welfare
ct. The industrial welfare commis
sion will be defended by the attorney
general.
Hotel and restaurant employes nave
had a minimum of $13.20 a week,
which they claim is insufficient at
prevailing costs.
BARNES PRAISES HOUSER
WHEAT DIRECTOR COMMENTS
ON EXONERATION.
Devotion of Official of Grain Cor
poration to National Service
Held to Be Vindicated.
DULUTH, May 14. In commenting
on the decision or the attorney-gen
cril on the charire made by the fed
eral grand jury at Spokane against
Max H. Houser, vice-president of the
United States grain corporation, that
h hud used his office to make profits
for himself. Julius H. Barnes, national
wheat director, said here today:
"The Spokane grand jury did not
bring in an indictment, therefore Mr.
Houser and the grain corporation in
sisted upon an immediate and com
plete investigation by the attorney
general of the United States of any
hasis of these statements.
"The renort was a complete vindi
cation and has been done with much
more than usual care and over a con
siderable length of time.
"The wheat director and the ether
officers of the United States gra.in
corporation never doubted -the out
come of the investigation into the
conduct of the north Pacific office
under Mr. Houser.
"His unassuming but real devotion
to that national service and his nat
ural conspicuous ability in adminis
tration could produce only a story
heartening to all good citizens.
"There is in America today in pub
lie speech and press altogether too
much impugning of motives and ma
ligning of character."
IRISH RAIDS CONTINUE
.VAXCY BARRACKS WHOLLY
OR PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
Income Tax ' Books Taken From
Revenue Offices Pension Doc
uments "ot Disturbed.
DUBLIN', May 14. An official re
port issued this evening says that on
Thursday night 17 vacant police bar
racks and huts were raided and
wholly or partially destroyed. Five
postoffices also were raided, the offi
cials being held up by armed masked
men.
Five revenue offices were raided
and the income tax books removed.
Notices were posted conveying threats
against persons who fail to abstain
from speaking to policemen. No doc
uments relating to old-age pensions
were disturbed. Notices were left
saying that nothing had been taken
"except matter harmful to the Irish
republic."
Bodies of constabulary and military
reinforcements are arriving in the
counties of Leitrim and Roscommon.
AUTO DRIVER IS INJURED
Man Attributes Collision to Lack
or Lights on Other Machine.
R. Y. Appleby of Ardenwald sta
tion" last night ran into and injured
Levi Downhan, a plumber. 752 Burn
side street, as the latter was crank
ing his machine, which was said to
be without lights. The accident
cers. Irritations and scalp eruptions,
as well as all other forms of skin
diseases, come from a disordered con
dition of the blood. They must be
cured through the blood, and this ex
plains why local treatment fails bo
absolutely.
The radical and rational treatment
is to take a thorough course of S. S.
S.. the purely vegetable blood remedy,
which thoroughly cleanses the blood
of every particle of impurity. A few
bottles of S. S. S. will rout out the
disease germs from your blood, your
complexion will begin to clear up and
you will soon be rid of the disease, as
thousands of others have.
Get a bottle at the drugstore tdday,
write to our head physician, who
will gladly give you full medical ad
vice without charge. Address Medi
cal Director, 169 Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta, Ga. Adv.
NORMAL BLOOD
O 0 0
THE BLOOD
(BT LIB HERBERT SMITH, M. D.)
AFTER GRIP OR FLU AND HARD WINTER
After an attack of the grip orj
pneumonia, or even a hard cold,
the blood is left thin, watery, and
one is said to be anemic. Instead
of the blood cells being round, as
in diajrram "A", they become
irregular, as in "B." When you
feel weak, nervous, or the skin
breaks out in pimples, eruptions
or boils, and you feel "blue" and
without any snap or energy,
sometimes hands cold and clam
my, there is usually a large de
crease in the red or white blood
corpuscles and one should build
up with some good blood-builder
and tonic.
You can put iron in your blood
and the cells become round and
rxd, losing the irregular shape, by
happened on Milwaukie avenue be
tween Mall and Holgate streets.
Downham was removed to St. Vin
cent's hospital. He sirstained a
crushed chest, but his injuries were
not considered serious. bitting in
Downham'9 automobile at the time
were his wife and four children, all
of whom escaped injury.
According to Appleby, he was pro
ceeding north on Milwaukie avenue
at a moderate rate of speed.
Suicide Attempt frustrated.
In an attempt to commit suicide.
Frank Ernst, 63, a carpenter, resid
ing at 1134 Macadam street, jumped
from the west span of the Hawthorne
bridge at 9:45 Thursday niRht, but
was rescued by R. M. McCurry, a
boatman. McCurry held the man's
head above water until the harbor
patrol was notified. Officers of the
harbor police arrived in time to take
Ernst from the water. lie was re
moved to the emergency hospital,
where it was found that he was only
suffering from shock, succeeding his
immersion in the river. When dis
charged from the hospital Ernst
promised that "he would never try it
again."
Child Is Badly Scalded.
ROSEBURG, Or., May 14. (Special.)
The 6-year-old son of Mrs. Henbcst.
a widow, fell backward into a tub of
boiling water last evening and sus
tained injuries that may prove fatal.
Patent Medicines Provide Spree.
One bottle of witch hazel and an-
OF INTEREST
TO WOMEN
This is a Short Letter, but it
Brings a Message of Im
portance to every Woman.
Woodford. Vt. "I took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Liver Pills before
mychild was born
and it did won
derful work for
me. My baby
weigh'ed 'a
pounds when
born and I did not
suffer many pains.
You can publish
this letter if you
wish for I would
not be without
vour medicine be
fore childbirth." Mrs. John Libi
siisi, Woodford. Vt.
The reason why Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is eo success
ful in overcoming woman's ills is be
cause it contains the tonic, strength
ening properties of good old fashioned
roots and herbs, which act on the fe
male organism. Women from all
parts of the country are continually
testifying to its strengthening, cura
tive influence, and as it contains no
narcotics or harmful drugs it is a safe
medicine for women.
If you want special advice write
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (con
fidential), Lynn, Mass. 'Your letter
will be opened, read, and answered
by women only.
WHY HAVE
HEADACHES?
They Are So Unnecessary
Colda anA headache steal many en
joyable productive month from th
average life. Old-time remedies In
variably were "last resorts" because
they ultimately depressed the lie art
or weakened the stomach. So they
were avoided until the danger and
araCerinr front cold or headache over
shadowed tne danger in the relief.
Colds and headaches can be prevented,
or relieved now SAFELY and SPEED
ILY. ASAFHEN is the scientific- dis
covery that makes this possible. It
lias been thoroughly proved by physl
' clans to be a, relief for colds entl
headaches that can be taken without
iear because it really is SATE. Many
recoveries from influents and fever
are attributed to its remarkable qual
ities. Doctors recommend it. Hospi
tals administer it. Get it from your
nearest drug stors. Mark well the
spelling', A-S-A-P-H-E-N, for there)
are preparations on the market with,
samel that sound very much. tb
same.
EEEEZSaEr Price 33c
a SAFE and speedy zelief
for COLDS, HEADACHE and LA GRIPPB
Also good for earache, rheumatism,
lumbago, neuritis, joint pains,
pain generally and over-iatigue.
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IN ANEMU
COLDS
taking a good iron tonic, called
"Irontic," put up by Dr. Pierce
and sold by most druggists. . This
"Irontic" is compounded of a sol
uble iron, nux and herbal extracts.
With this you gain in vim, vigor
and vitality. Instead of pale
cheeks, tired and worn out before
the day is half done, after taking
"Irontic" your cheeks will have
color, you will feel strong tad
vigorous and ready for work.
Or if you like a good alterative
and herbal tonic, such a one can
be obtained at any drug store,
favorably known for the past fifty
years as Dr. Pierce's Golden Medi
cal Discovery. This is made from
the wild roots aftid brtrks of forest
trees and without the use of alcohol.
other of a patent medicine were ob
tained by the police last night when
they arrested George Strow at Third
and Yamhill streets on tho charge of
drunkenness. According to the po
lice, Strow had mixed the two' liquids
to provide an intoxicating drink.
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ASTORIA AND WAY POINTS
Str. Georgiana
Round Trip loily (I'.irrpt I-'ridav)
LEAVES PORTLAND 7:10 A. M.
Aldfr-Mrcrt Dork.
LEAVES ASTORIA 2 P. M.
H.AVKI, IIIIIK.
i-'ahu i.a.- i:rn wav.
Spe-lul a la t'arle Dining Senior.
IMrrct 1'onnrrMon for South Heat-ben
NIGHT BOAT DAILY, 8 P. M.
'I he Ilarklnn 1'rnnaportation Co.
Ma-tn MISS.
SanFrancisco
S. S. ROSE CITY
DEPARTS 10 A. M.
Wednesday, May 19
' FKOM A1NSIVOIITI1 HOCK.
Fare Includes Berth and Meals.
CITY TICKKT OFFICE. 3D AND
WASH. 1'IIO.Vfc MAIN 35S0.
FKKKillT OFFICE. AINSWOKTH
DOCK. MiUMi BU1VV. 26.
THIS SAN FKAXClsru ft fOKILAXD
S. S. COMPANY.
Columbia Pacific
Shipping Company
"NORTH CHINA LINK."
Direct service -without trans-shipment.
PORTLAND to Kobe, Yokohama. Shang
hai, T?inglij.u, Taku Har and Da ire n-
S. S. "Th Ancrlr, Kurl- July Loa1inir
S. S. "The Wwt Kent" Late July lvoadnr
S. Si. "Tho Mt Nrtvaira Lkirly Aus. Loud.
The above-na.TiPti vessels are now boinr
booked. For further information regarding
space, rales, etc., apply
Traffic Department
Board of Trade Building
Fortlanil, Oregon.
STEAMER
FOR
SAN FKANCISCO
Sailing: Monday a.t :0 I. M.
CHEAP RATES
M. BOLMM, AGT.
123 Third S. l'lione Main 26
Astoria Route
S. S. "ASTORIAN"
2:30 P. M. rATLY (Except Thurs.)
FARK J1.63, Including tax.
Taylor St. Dock,
Phonps Main S065. 611-46.
PERNAMSJCOStHIA.
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MONTEVIDEO BUENOS AYRES.
LAM PORT HOLT LI N E
FrcHJT7t Railinn from Nrw York by new and fast
v . . ,i -v wo u.siiKnj pwwntrer steamers
Or Dorsev B. Smith.
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116 Third St.,
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NEW ZEALAND AND SOITH SEAS
via Tahiti and KaratotiRft. Mail and pas
wnper tterrice from ban Franc itco every
days.
IMON 8. S4 CO. OF NEW ZEALAND.
230 California, tst.. ISao Fraociwo.
or local ttteamship and railroad aK?ndes.
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