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TTTE -MORXIXO OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1920 E III DEAL WITH U. S. Hamburg Line Agreement May Open Ports of World. GREAT YARDS PLANNED Political Aspect of Arrangement With America iot Overlooked ti- fcy Business Interests. HAMBURG, July 18. (By the Asso ciated Press.) As further particulars come to light regarding' the agree- ment between the Hamburg-American Steamship company and the American Ship & Commerce corporation, by which the former German trade routes are to be opened to American ship ping, the belief is deepening here that it constitutes one of the most mo mentous events for Germany since the war. - Through it the Germans see the means of regaining . touch with the outside world ana an opportunity for Hamburg to re-establish, a' semblance, at least, of its former position as a great port. Political Aspects Held Important. But apart from the commercial benefits expected, the Germans ' at tach much political signifience to the agreement. This was emphasized to day by Wilhelm Cuno, general man ager of the Hamburg-American line, who, in an interview with the Asso ciated Press, declared: "I call your especial attention to the fact that the agreement must not only be considered from a business viewpoint, but must be regarded as a trial at re-estaby shing good relations between the two countries. The way we have taken will be the only possi ble one to resume relations between Germany and foreign countries in the near future. The war left a deep gulf between the belligerent countries and disorganized the entire economic order." Where the German line will obtain Bhips enough to enable it to operate 60 per cent of the vessels on the routes to be reopened under the agreement Is a subject of keen specu lation here. According to best in formation it will be able to lease a considerable number in neutral coun tries and from Great Britain. Other Bhips eventually 'will be built in Ger man shipyards. Many Ships to Be Built. That a ' huge ship - building pro gramme is contemplated is evidenced by preparations now in progress. A meeting of leading shipbuilders and steel manufacturers will be held this week to discuss the amount of ma terial available in Germany for new construction. It is believed that it the conference discloses that sufficent material cannot be had, arrangements will be made to import American steel, which, at the present rate of ex change, can be laid down cheaper than the German product. Meantime, on the lower end of Hamburg harbor a new shipbuilding plant, which, it is said, is destined to be the largest in Europe, Is nearing completion. The Hamburg-American line is one of the principal stock holders in this concern! which will be gin operations within 18 days with facilities for doubling quickly, jts capacity. Herr Cuno stated that the Spa conference supplied the "best proof that co-operation of nations cannot be affected by a victorius govern ment dictating decrees to a beaten government." "The experience of our negotiations with the United States confirms this,' he continued. "From the first day we took up discussions with the full knowledge that this first renewal of friendship on an important and vital point would have to be sincere and binding. Herr Cuno said he was satisfied the agreement would prove a success. believing it would be the reopening of peaceful working relations be tween the two countries. Building, rather than chartering essels is expected to be the Ham burg-American line's aim, owing to the necessity of securing uniformity In the type of ships employed. A representative of Mr. Harriman. it is understood, is coming to Hamburg In September to confer with officials of the line. Tank Not Considered Hopeless. Contrary to belief prevalent In Germany that German shipbuilding is a futile task', as the bulk of new tonnage will have to be turned over to the allies, it is asserted here that the question of the tonnage Germany must deliver within the next two years remains unsettled and that the amount is indefinitely placed at up to -00,000 tons. Before the war German shipyards turned out over 800.000 tons of ship ping annually. If the yards succeed In obtaining credits and materials enabling them to resume on their former scale it is believed only a few years will elapse before Germany again will possess an imposing mer chant marine. Trade organizations of the chipping companies are said to remain intact and they have 60,000 .unemployed sailors to draw upon to 'man new vessels. DETAILS NOT YJJT COMPLETED Admiral Benson Thinks Scheme Is to Help American Shipping. WASHINGTON. July 19. Final de tails of the agreement between the Hamburg-American line and the American Ship and Commerce cor poration have not' yet been worked out. Chairman Benson of the ship ping board said today, but as soon as they are, the agreement will be made public. It is contemplated, he raid, to allow Germany to reconstruct her shipping trade on a "fifty-fifty" basis. Development of the former Hamburg-American line trade routes by American shipping- is regarded by Chairman Benson as a major stroke in placing the American merchant marine on a sure footing In competi tion with the mercantile fleets of the M'orld. CLOSE BEHIND TELEGRAM Transport to Take Last Flour Cargo From Columbia River. The army transport South Bend, coming for a full cargo of shipping board flour at Astoria, made the voy age from Skagway, Alaska, in only a. few hours more time than a tele graphic message received by the Mer chants' exchange yesterday. This message, dated July . 12, told of the departure of the South Bend from tlkagway and dTd not reach the ex change until yesterday afternoon. The transport reached Astoria at 7 o'clock last night. On her way from Can Francisco -to GERMANY SEES HOP Alaska, the South Bend ran aground near Port Angeles on Puget sound, when she put in to pick up a pilot for the trip through the inside passage. The transport will take the last cargo of shipping board flour to o from AUSTRALIA WITHOUT FUEL OIL Shipping Interests Warned Vessels May Be Diverted to Other Trade. WASHINGTON, July 19 American shipping interests are warned of an acute' fuel oil shortage in Australia in a report received by .he depart ment of commerce today from the American consul atSydney, suggest ing the advisability of diverting oil- burning ships from the Australian trade. The consul reported that re cently two American ships, the Lor raln and the Circinus, had been forced to lay up at Sydney to have coal burning equipment substituted for oil burning because they were unable to secure sufficient oil. Unless they have a fuel -capacity sufficient for the round trip or at least for the return to Panama, no American oil-burning ships should be used ac this time in Australian trade, the consul declared. J. W. CR1CHTDN ADVANCED C. D. KEXXEDY'S AID SUCCEEDS CHIEF AS DISTRICT AGEXT. Xew Appointee of Shipping Board Has Had Wide Experience In Ship Operation. ' . James W. Crichton. for the past two years assistant to C. D. Kennedy, dis trict agent of the operations division v . -TON ' I James I agent i eratioi James W. Crichton, new district of shipping board's op- ions division of the shipping board, yesterday re ceived his appointment to succeed his present chief August 1. Mr. Kennedy has resigned, effective August 1, to become Portland agent for Norton, Lslly &. Co. Mr. Crichton left for San rancisco last night for a ten-day conference with snipping board offi cials In that city. In his position as assistant to the district agent, Mr. Crichton has han dled all details of the routine busi ness, and in this and other capacities has gained a wide acquaintance in steamship circles of the Pacific north west. In the field of steamship operation he has been connected successively with the Alaska Steamship company and Western, Steam Navigation com pany and has been general agent for the Columbia River & Putret Sound Navigation company. Dalles Trans- ! portation company, Portland Steam- ; ship company and Oregon-Alaska Steamship company. He joined Mr. Kennedy when the Portland office of the operations division was organ ized in 1918. James W. Crichton is the son of the late Captain K. W. Crichton. TACOMA TEA IMPORTS SECOND Xew York Gains Lead When War Ends, But San Francisco Is Third. TACOMA. Wash., July 19. (Spe cial.) Tacoma probably will take second place in the United States in tea imports for the year ending June ISO, 1920, falling behind New York for the first time ince the war be gan. Shipments through th Atlantic port were facilitated by the ending of the war. San Francisco will re tain third position as a port of entry for tea. L. G. Fenton, tea examiner for the port of Tacoma, reported that 371, fU9 packages of tea were received through this port the last fiscal year. The outlook for the tea trade is good, say customs' brokers and importers. Barkentine Monterey ArVlves. The barkentine Monterey, coming from San Francisco in tow of the tug Tatoosh, surpassed all expectations by arriving at Astoria last night, 7J hours from ban Francisco. She will load lumber here for South Africa under charter to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Her loading berth has not yet been named, as the problem of dispos ing of her rock ballast must first be settled. Marine Notes. The steamer Montague of the Admiral line oriental fleet, will be lifted in the port drydock Wednesday morning. TheGreen Star steamer Argus, which has been loading for several days at the Du Bols mill at Vancouver, Wash., will hi ft to "West port at 6 o'clock this morn ing to complete her cargo of ties for the United Kingdom. The steamer Eastern Ocean arrived from Seattle at 5 o'clock yesterday Tnorning and started discharging 1000 tons of in ward freight at municipal terminal No. 1. Her inward freight consists of general cargo from Europe and the Atlantic coast. She will load a full cargo of flour outward for the Wheat Export company. The steamer West Keats of the Colum bia-Pacific North China line shifted yes terday morning from the North Pacific mill to the Inman-Foulsen mill to con tinue loading lumber for China. The motor-schooner Cethana, which ar rived Saturday morning from Galveston with SoOO tons of bulk sulphur, started discharging at municipal terminal No. yesterday morning. She is expected to bo unloaded in time to go on drydock next Monday. , Freight Depot Safe Is Blown. ABERDEEN, Wash., Jtily 19. (Spe cial.) The safe at the O.-W. R. & n. freight depot was oiown open Sun day night by yeggmen, who obtained $43 in cash and checks of $208 face value. Yard employes heard the ex plosion, but believed it a revolver shot. Pieces of burned fuse were found among the wreckage. It is thought the operators were the same men who blew a store- safe at Bay City about tnree weeks ago. Phono your want ads to Th Orego ulan. Main. (070, Automata 560-95. ' ' T B STEEL STEAMERS BOOKED By HDBSEB Vessels Will Come to Load Wheafor Europe. ONE ALREADY IN. PORT Two Other Vessels Are Not Yet Chosen But Will Come to Take Year's Crop to Market. Charter or eight additional steel steamers, one of them already in port, to load wheat of the 1919-20 crop for Europe was announced yesterday by Max H. Houser. This fleet of eight, Mr. Houser stated, will conclude the movement of the present crop as far as the Portland Flouring Mills com pany and the Pacific Grain company are concerned. The steamer already in port.which will probably be the-first of the eight to load, is the steamer The Angeles, under the management of the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company, which has made one trip from Portland to the Orient and back in the North China line. She will start loading wheat as soon as -new blades for her propellor arrive from San Francisco and are installed. Indus Also Expected. Another of the Houser grain fleet is the Swedish steamer Indus, building at Vancouver, B. C. Whether she will load here or on Puget sound depends upon the date of her completion, with the odds in favor of Portland. If ready during July she will load on the sound, and if not completed until August will berth at Portland. She was launched June 30. Others booked for grain by Mr. Houser are the steamers Western Cross, West bo ro and Haymon. The Western Cross was last reported as sailing from Shanghai July 4 for Mojl, Japan. Two Not Yet Named. The Westboro is now at Seattle. The Haymon, another permanently as signed to the Columbia-Pacific Ship ping company, is bui lding at San Krancisco and is scheduled to be com Dieted today. Two more shipping "board steamers not yet named to the cnarterer com plete the list of eight vessels. VThe steamer Sinasta, which has been loading at the Portland Flouring Mills and will shift this morning to the Montgomery dock to complete her cargo, is also takMng wheat for the Portland Flouring mills. Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes. SEATTLE, Wash., July 19. (Special.) With 20,000 cases of canned salmon, th largest load of the kind received by Seattle from Alaska on eny one vessel so far this year, the Alaska Steamship company's liner Alameda arrived from the north last night. Fourteen thousand cases came from southwestern Alaska canneries, while the remaining 6000 cases were sent south by the Deep feea Salmon company's Port Althrop plant outside of Cape Spencer, southeastern Alaska. From now on sal mon shipments from the north will in crease rapidly. The A Pkmeda brought 200 passengers, including R. R. Pierson, su perintendent of the Alaska Steamship corn puny, returning from a tour of the north ern ports. The company last night received a wire less message from Captain Fred Warner, master of the Bering sea liner victoria. reporting the ship's position a 1400 miles from Seattle. This means that she was 200 miles from L'nlmak para and should steam through the pass today. She is making schedule time, having left Seattle July 13 and six days being an towed for the ru n I rom Sea 1 1 le to the pa ss. The Victoria is now making her second Nome voyage of the year. Repairs to the army fort tender V. H. will be completed by the end of the month and the vessel will then return to duty at the down-sound forts. bhe came vto Seattle recently, the contract for the work being awarded by the quartermaster corps the McAtecr Shipbuilding company of Seattle. Hull repairs were completed at hat plant and the vessel then shifted to he Stacy street terminal of the quarter master corps, where her machinery Is be ns overhauled by j. M. AiarKey & to., under a sub-contract from the McAteer firm. The work is being done under the general supervision of Captain James K. Thompson, superintending engineer, army transport service. The mine planter Ma jor Samuel Ringgold also will be brought to Seattle in me lau lor general overtiaui- ng and repairs. The cable ship Burnside. which makes Seattle her home port, is in southeastern Alaskan waters, engaged in cable repair work. ASTORIA, Or., July 19. (Special.) The steamer Kan tern Ocean arrived at 6:30 last night from Seattle and proceeded to Portland. The Japanese steamer Hakusbika Maru. coming to load HU00 tons of steel and 5.000.000 feet of lumber at Portland for Shanghai, arrived at 7:30 last night fr.om Seattle. She was brought down the coast by Captain "Buck" -Bailey as pilot. The steam schooner t Javel arrived at midnight from San Pedro and went to Westport to load lumber. A Wireless message was received this afternoon stating that the army transport South Bend vould arrive tonight from Anchorage, Alaska. She comes to load flour at the Astoria port terminals. The steam schooner Halco, carrying a cargo of lumber from the Hammond mill, sailed for San Pedro at 3 this afternoon. The steam schooner Avalon. which is loading 500,000 feet of lumber at Warren- ton, will sail tomorrow for vVillapa. harbor to complete her cargo. The tive-mastea DarKentine Monterev arrived at 3:30 this afternoon from San Francisco in tow of the tug Tatoosh. She goes to Portland to load lumber for Syd ney. The tank steamer Oleum, bringing fuel oil for Astoria and Portland, arrived from California at 2:10 this afternoon. The steam schooner Tahoe and Johan Pouisen are due from baa Francisco en route to Portland. SAN PEDRO. Cal., July 19. (Special.) The last of a fleet of steam schooners due here from northern ports with lumber is expected before morning. Four of th fleet arrived last night after dark and in eluded the steamers G. C. Lindauer. Iaisy Matthews, Martha JBuehner and Bruns wick. Others due are the Claremont and Mukilteo. Arrivals today of lumber carriers in cluded the San Diego, Santa Barbara, Flavel and foouth Coast. Last week there was a dearth of lumber Port Calendar. To Arrive at Portland. Vessel From Date. Str. Johan Pouisen. . . San Fran. . . . .July 20 Str. Tahoe Seattle July 20 Str. Daisy Putnam. . . ban Fran. . . . J my Bkt. Monterey. ...... San Fran. . . . July 21 Str. Pomona Pan Fran. . . .July 22 Str. West Nlvarla. . . . China July 23 Str. Westward Ho. .. . Baltimore ...Jutv 2.1 M. S. Culburra. ...... Galveston . . . July 25 fitr. Hawarden New York... July 30 Str. Waban Orient Aug. . Str. Abercos .urient Aug. 3 To Iepart From Portland. Vessel Foi- Date. Str. Celilo , San Fran July 20 fich. Or. Fir Alelbourne . .July 20 Str. Sinaata Europe Jul; 22 Vessels In Port. Vessel Berth Str. Argus Du Bols mill. M. S. Avarice. ....... Suppie's doc In Str. Celilo St. Helens. M S Cethana Terminal No. 4. Str. Eastern Ocean .. Terminal No. 1. Sen. tiou Inman-l'ouiKpii mill Str. Hakushika Maru. East'n & West'n mill Bkt. K. l . rruenwu. . taammoiid mill. Bkt. Kath. Mackall. . American Can dock. Str. Montague Terminal No. 4. Sch Or Fir Prescott Str. Rose City Ainsworth Dock. tetr. Suiasia ......... .Portland Flour mills Str. The Angeles. Terminal No. 1. Str. Washtenaw. .'. . . .I.innton. Str. West Keats North Pacific mill. 6tr. Wawalona. .... . .Terminal No.- 4. arrivals, San Pedro ha a not suffered much in the decrease of shipments of lumber from northern ports. Local yards are busy and are reported to have plenty of orders. The -steamer Lake Filbert arrived from the north this afternoon and after bunk ering at the Standard Oil wharf sailed for the south this evening. Locally-built steamers will occupy a great portion of the shipping business of this port this week. The West Coyote, dis charging here from the Atlantic, was built in the Southwestern yards. The west Hol brook, built in Los Angeles yards, will go on her trial trip this week. She has been awarded to the Oeneral Steamship corporation. The Vinita. built in Long Beach, is loading for the orient in the inner harbor. WCOMA, Wash., July 19. (Special.) The Del Rosa, bound for the Hawaiian islands, sailed last night with a full carso of freight from Tacoma The scout cruiser Birmingham was also a departure f rm here after several days In port. The only arrlvnl this morning was the Admiral Schley, from Ban Francisco. The Wilmington and Davenport are expected tonight from the south. The Davenport will load lumber here at the local mills. The Osaka Shown Kaisha liner Hawaii Mr.ru. Captain Taurgua, is due here tomor row night from oriental ports. The steamer has about 5300 tons of gen eral freight to discharge here. Fierce county cannot collect R0,000 taxes from tho Todd Drydock A Construc tion company. This was the decision today of Federal Judge Cushman. According to judge (jusnman a aecision. the Todd company taxes amount to only $20,000. This Is because the rest of the Todd plant la he property of the emer gency fl.et corporation and cannot ne taxed. The contract under which the exten sions to the plant were constructed was interpret-d by the judge to the effect that the property belongs to ' the fleet corpo ration and the ending of the war has nothing to do with the contract's effect iveness. When the county assessor fixed the val uation of the entire Todd plant at $t,442, 789 for taxation purposes, the company pro'tested. When the tax bill was received the fleet corporation refused to permit the company to pay U, announcing that if the company did pay it there would be no re imbursement from the government. The tleet corporation also flatly refund to pay. Judge Cv.shm tn holds that the fleet corporation h-is no power to pay' the tax because only :ongrss can waive tax ex emptions on Uiiittd States property. The decision means that until the fleet corpo ration's property i-asses into the hands of the Todd company and the contract is settled the assessor can only assess about fwOO.OOO worta of property at the yards. More mon;y is desired by the city from the Pug.-t Sound Navigation company for th3 us of the municipal dock by the Stattle-T.VTDrna boats and the city attorney was instructed today to negotiate a new cor-tract. s The company is paying just the same now that it did whtn it first began using the dock, when it was charging only f0 ccnts for a1 round trip. Now it is charging rr.ore than that for a fart one way. City officials will try to bring the company to an agreement to pay the city according to the number of passengers carried, a per capita rate to be levied on each passenger. The European Pacific liner Effingham began her voyage to Alexandria. Egypt, yesterday with a cargo of flour loaded in Tacorua. G&AYS HARBOR, Wash., July 19. (Special. The pchooner. King Cyrus, which arrived from Sydney, Australia, Saturday afternoon at. 5 o'clock, is loading at the National mill in Hoquiam. The steamer Daisy Gadsby arrived from Astoria Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and is loading at the Bay City mil) in Aberdeen. ' The steamer Chehalls arrived from San Francisco yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and is loading at the American mill, Aber deen. The steamers Tamalpais, Svea and Hart wood cleared Sunday at noon for San Pedro. The Tamalpais loaded at the Donovan, the Svea at the Wilson and the Hartwood at the American mills in Aber deen. The steamer Ernest H. Meyers cleared at noon today from the Blagen mill in Hoquiam for San Pedro. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., July 19. (Special.) The Chilberg fleet of motor ships is heading for Puget Sound from ports on the Atlantic. The Coolcha, re turning from Antwerp, parsed in at Cape Flattery today, proceeding to Vancouver, where she will discharge a cargo of BUiphur from Galveston. After discharging uhe wilt come to Puget Sound to load lumber for the west coast. The Challamba will arrrive In a few days from Norfolk with coal for the Puget Sound navy yard. She will load lumber for the west coast. The Cethana is now at Portland discharg ing sulphur and the Coolcha is due on the Columbia from Galveston with a similar cargo. Unlet-s present plans are changed, they will come to Puget Sound for lumber for west count ports. The Japanese Eteamer Erie Maru reports by wireless that she will arrive from Yokohama tomorrow morning. She was bound for Vancouver but w as diverted to Puget Sound. COOS BAY. Or.. July 19. (Special. The steamer C. A. Smith arrived from San Francisco this morning' at 4;45 for a umoer cargo. The steam schooner Bandon. arrivinr last evening. Is here for a part lumber cargo and laOO telephone poles as a deck oaa. btie is loading at the smith terminal dock. The City or Topeka went south Sundav morning for Eureka and San Francisco. SAN FRANQISCO, Juiy 19. (Special.) Reports received here today from Fort Bragg stated that a mysterious 30-foot sailing launch stripped of ail rigging had been sighted on the sea coast five miles north of Fo rt B ra g g. Efforts to identify the dismasted vessel have been so far futile, owing to the fact that all but faint letter tracings on the bow has been obliterated. Advices stated that the vessel is painted gray, about 30 feet long and appears to have-been .built either in Washington or Oregon. In contrast to the activity of last week no oriental or south American passenger vessels are scheduled to arrive this week, Saturday, however, will witness two liner sailings, the Pacific mail steamer Ecuad and the China mail steamer Nile, both for the orient. En route from the Atlantic coast with general merchandise cargo for the orient the Japaoese steamer Tottori Maru, Cap tain '1 an item, put in here todav to load fuel. She is under operation of Dodwell &. CO. In the freight service of the Matson Navigation company the shipping board steamer Mohinkis, Captain Johannsen, ar rived here today from the Hawaiian islands with the very large cargo of 118, O00 bags of sugar and 62.000 caacs of canned pineapples. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. July 19. Sailed it 1 P. M Steamer Daisy Freeman, from Westport. for San Francisco. Sailed at 6 P. M. bteamer xiverton, from Westport. for San irancisco. Arrived at o A. M. Steame Eastern Ocean, from New York. Arrived at o A. -M. Japanese steamer Hakushika Maru. irom seatue. ASTORIA. July 19. Left up at 9:80 last night Japanese steamer Hakushika Maru. irom oeattie. Arrived at 11 last n eht and left up midnight Steamer Flavel, from San Pedro, for Westport. Arrlvedat 2:10 and left up 9 P. M. Steamer Oleum, from Port San Luis. Arrived ,at 3:15 P.. M. Tug latoosh. towing schooner Monterey, from San Francisco. Sailed at 4:50 P. M. Steamer Halco, for San Pedro. Arrived at 7 P. M. Steamer South Bend, from oewara, aiaKs. SKAGWAY, July 12. Sailed Steamer aouta isena. ior an r rancisco. BALBOA. July 17. Arrived Steamer Fort w ayne, irom Portland, lor Bordeaux. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. July 19. A rived Steamers Totorri Maru. from- tsjw York; Mohtnkin, from Kahulin ; Qucn. from Seattle: Hoquiam, irom w lllapa. Sailed bteamer eastern Crown. for riongaong. PF;ATTLE Wash., July 19. Arrived j-rinoe Aioeri, uioiurBiiip vvaKeena. from British Columbia ports: u. a. s. Burnside, from southeastern Alaska. Departed Amur, for Vancouver, B. C TACOMA. Wash.. July 19. Arrived Admiral Schley, from Wilmington; Daven- Dort. irom &an r rancisco. Sailed Cordova. Ior Alaska; Admiral Schley. Ior ban rancisco. SAN PEDRO. Cal.. July 19. f Special Arrived Steamers San Diego, from Ta coma. BA. Al. : j. c xlnoauer. Brunn. wick. Martha Buehner, Daisy Matthews. 1 A. M. ; Lake Filbert. 1 P. M. ; South Coast. 6 A. M. : Flavel. from Kureka a A. M. ; Santa Barbara, from Eureka, 6 A. M. Sailed Steamers West Notus. for San Francisco, 8 P. M.; Admiral Farragut. for San Diego. 10 A. M. ; Lake Filbert, for canal, o P. M. KORFOlV July 19. Arrived Dewey, from Portland. YOKOHAMA, July 14. Arrived West Ivls, from Seattle. Tides at Astoria Tnesday High. Low. 3:53 A. M...7.T feet! 10:26 A. M..0.2 foot 1:3s P. M... 8.1 ftetlll:li P. it. .1.3 Xeet FOREIGN TRADE GRAB ENDED, SAYS BENSON Diversion of Business From Ports Believed Blocked. PREFERRED RATES GIVEN Freight Increases Would Limit Aest Markets for Eastern In dustry and l-'all on Public. WASHINGTON, July 19. Two meth ods have been established by law for preventing the diversion of business from Amerlcain ports by foreign ship ping interests. Chairman Benson of the shipping board declared today in an address to the National Associa tion of Manufacturers. These methods, the chairman said, are in the merchant marine bill. The first privilege is that preferential rates be granted by railroaos to im ports and exports moving in American bottoms. The other gives the inter state commerce commission authority to give directions for embargoes or for the movement of traffic under permit over American rail lines. Rail Rates Act u Curb. "If foreign carriers were to trans- xer meir vessels iruin Aiutncuu pa cific ports to Vancouver, for in stance," said Chairman Benson, "and the rate differential section were en forced with regard to far-east ports, neither through rates nor export pref erential rail ra-tes could then be ap plied for merchandise moving through Vancouver,, unless it were handled from that port in American vessels. "Such merchandise moving in for eign ships would be required to pay the full local rail charges between the point of origin or destination in the Lnited States and the point where -the lines of the rail carrier cross the border between Canada and the United States. This differential in itself plus the Canadian rail rate would' be a greater handicap against foreign steamers than would be the domestic rate to a Pacific coast American port." Increases Hit Public. Discussing the other method of eeting foreign threats, the chairman declared that any further diversion of business from the western rail roads would make it necessary for them to seek additional freight rate ncreases. "Such Increases would react un favorably upon living costs of the general public and would greatly re strict western markets for eastern manufacturers," the chairman stated. 'If there were no other reasons, the adverse effect upon the American railroads and the American public would constitute an emergency re- Quiring drastic action by the commis sion under its authority. 'When confronted with the addi tional fact that such attempts by foreign carriers to destroy the trend of rail traffic within the United States was for the admitted purpose of endeavoring to nullify a law of the United States passed for the pro tection of its citizens, there can be no doubt that the commission would exercise its authority to embargo or direct the movement of traffic in such manner as would prevent diversion of that business, either to foreign ports of Canada or to Atlantic or gulf ports of the United States." Monopoly In Doomed. 'In planning steamship service. under the new transportation act, the board proposes to break up the mo nopoly heretofore held by a few At lantic seaports, he said. 'Services will be maintained at American ports with a view of re lieving congestion of railroads and bringing goods to the seaports near est the point of consumption; mo nopoly of shipping held by large sea ports has retarded development of the merchant marine. The bad fa cilities for the loading and discharg ing of vessels and the spirit of in difference of many commercial In terests have lone much to curb proper growth of the shipping inter ests. By logically spreading shipping the spirit of competition will be aroused among the various seaports of this land to the advantage of all." Government-built ships were said by Admiral Benson to be standing the wear and tear of peace service. disproving, he said, the criticism that owing to the emergency construction programme the vessels were of emer gency character. The bulk of the tonnage is not only seaworthy but of an efficient type. MARINE DISTRICTS ARE 2 PORTLAND TO BE PLACED IX SEATTLE TERRITORY. Effort Being Made by Large Ports to Control Appointment of Shipping Board Members. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington, July 19. Pacific coast shipping is to be divided into two districts of the shipping board, ac cording to a resolution adopted by the board July 8. It will become ef fective at the discretion of the director of operations, probably with in a few weeks. The northern district takes in all the Puget Sound and Columbia river ports, including Seattle, Tacoma. Port land and Astoria- The other district takes in all the ports on the Pacific coast as far south as the Mexican line. Seattle is headquarters for the upper district and San Francisco for the lower. No appointment has yet been an nounced for the new shipping board and the shipping concerns interested in concentrating all the merchant marine business in the big ports like San Francisco and New York are doing every possible thing to delay the announcement, hoping by pres sure and influence, it is said, to have named men partial to their ports as agaUist other ports of the country. V. S. Xaval Radio Reports. (AH positions reported at 8 P. M. yes terday unless otherwise indicated.) - EASTERN MARINER, San Francisco for Manila, 4S0 miles west of San Fran cisco at 8 P. M., July 18. WEST NILUS, San Francisco for Hono lulu. 549 miles from San Francisco. PORTER. Everett for Sun Francisco, 553 miles from Everett. WILLAMETTE, St. Helens for San Fran cisco. 155 miles north of San Francisco. HERCULES, San Francisco for Seat tle, 290 miles north of San Francisco. CITY OF TOPEKA. Eureka for San Francisco, off Blunts reef. s EL SEGUNDO, Richmond for Point Wells. 29 miles north of Richmond. CAPT. A. F. LUCA6. Latouche for San Pedro, inoo miles from San ' Pedro. SAN DIEGO, Tacoma for San Pedro. 83 miles north of San Pedro. WHITTIER. Ventura for Oleum, 270 miles irom uteum. NANKING, baa Francisco to orient, l.",05 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M., July 18. EL, LOBO. Ban Francisco fr Para. Peru. 414 miles south ot .San Francisco. HVADES, Bellingham to Honolulu. 1708 mllps from Tatoosh. MATSOMA. San Francisco to Honolulu. 1517 mlies west of San Francisco. H1CHCONCAL, Port San L.ula to Hono lulu. 1S1 miles nest of Honolulu. QUABBIN. Honolulu to ban Pedro, 1303 miles west of San Pedro. ELKHOR.V, San Francisco to Yokohama, 10S7 miles west of San Francisco. MAUI, Honolulu for San Francisco, 6S3 miles west of San Francisco. HARTWOOD. Grays Harbor for San Francisco, miles north of San Fran cisco. Li'MAN STEWART. Seattle for Port San Luis. 618 miles from Port San Luis. ERNEST H. MEYER. Grays Harbor for San Pedro, 43 miles south of Grays Harbor. SANTA RITA, towing barge W. J. Perrie, Tacoma for San Franci&co. 452 miles north o( San FranctFco. EFFINGHAM.' Seattle for San Pedro. 40 miles south of Columbia river. TUG STORM-KING, with log raft In I tow. Astoria for San Francisco, 477 miles north of San Francisco. VERRETTE. Astoria for Honolulu. 1110 miles from Columbia river. Julv IS, 8 P. M. W1LHELM1NA, left Kahuiiil for Hono lulu. July 18. 8 P. M. SYLVAN ARROW. Shanghai for San Francisco. 115 miles from San Francisco. HUMBOLDT, San Francisco for San Pe dro. 115 miles south of San .Francisco. WEST KADER. Cuba for Vancouver. 40 miles south of San Francisco lightship. LA HKEA. Oleum for Port San Luis, 170 miles from Port San Luis. WI.NDBER. Grays Harbor for Callao. 44S miles south of Columbia river. ASUNCION, Eureka for San Pedro. 433 miles north of San Pedro. Colamhia River Bar Report. JCORTH HEAD, July 19. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. Sea smooth; wind west. PRINCE MUCH TlUBLEDIlii JOACHIM'S MENTAL CONDITION HAD CAUSED CONCERN. Son of Ex-Kaiser Said to Have 1'carcd Harm at Hands or Republican Government, BERLIN", July 19. (By the Associ ated Press.; The mental condition of Prince Joachim, who committed sui cide, had lately caused his family grave concern. His adjutant, the eld erly Colonel von Steuben, with whom he conversed late Friday, without in dicating: a design to take his own life, was so alarmed by the prince's depression the same evening: that he told Pince Kitel of his younger broth er's condition. ' Joachim; says the National Zeitung. after taking: leave of his 3-year-old son, shot himself through the chest about Friday midnight. Servants found him early Saturday lying in front ot his bed. unconscious. He was removed to a hospital and regained consciousness anil was able to talk to Kitel. He rapidly gre worse and died at 1 A. M. Sunday. Some reports are that Joachim suf fered from the belief that he would be driven from his home by the re publican government. The action for divorce brought by his wife, who left him a year ago, also preyed upon his mind. Prince Kitel Frederick, wjio Is In charge of the ,body, was to have left today for Holland to visit his mother, whose condition of health is reported worse. Kitel, however, postponed his departure. The body of Joachim lay in state to day in the Friedenskirche, Potsdam, where it will be buried Tuesday in privacy. DOORS, Holland, July 19. (By the Associated Press.) The announce ment of Prince Joachim's death came to Doom castle like a thunderbolt. The former Germar empress, who last week again was seriously trou bled by her heart ailment, is believed not to have been informed of the tragedy. The ex-emperor, however, was told, of it and was greatly af fected. BEACH'S AID SENTENCED Paul Dair Gets Three Years in Prison for l-'orgery. NEW YORK, July 19. Paul Dair, former secretary to Rex Beach, the novelist, was sentenced to serve a maximum of three years in the pen itentiary today after being convicted of forgery in connection with misuse of signed checks entrusted to him by Mr. Beach. Instead of using the checks to pay current household expenses during his absence in Mexico last spring. Mr. Beach decrared Dair filled out the checks with fictitious names and cashed some $8000 worth. Mr. Beach recommended clemency. A letter from Dair's wife was read. stating that Uair had committed-the forgeries through his desire to pro vide for his family. RAIDERS BURN ARMY CARS Soldiers Overpowered and' Supplies at Berlin Terminus Destroyed. BERLIN. July 19. (By the Asso ciated Press.) A daring raid was made by armed men at the King's bridge terminus of the Great South ern railway today. It resulted in the destruction of three railway cars filled with military stores, which were be ing guarded by ten soldiers. The raiders, armed with revolvers, drove up in motor cars and surround ed and disarmed the soldiers and aft erward set fire to the cars. The fire brigade was summoned, but the men refused to extinguish, the fire, but kept it from spreading. LA FOLLETTE TO DECIDE Candidacy On Liberal Party Ticket Held In Abeyance. CHICAGO. July 19. Senator La Fol lette will decide this week whether he will .be a candidate for the presi dency, if nominated on the liberal party ticket, leaders announced to night. A delegation representing the newly-organized party, which brok-e away from the committee of 48 here last week, visited Senator La Follette in Madison. Wis., and asked him if he would accept the nomination, to be ratified at a mass convention later, members of the party said. It was announced that assurance of financial support was made to the senator. ASHES LIE IN STATE Xew York Honors Porto Rican Patriot .Who Died in 1898. NEW YORK. July 19. Tho ashes of Dr. Ramon Emerterio Betances, Porto Rican patriot, scientist and poet, who died at Paris in 1S98. today lay in state in an urn at the city hall here for two hours before being taken to his own country on the United States transport Kuford. . Dr. Betances at the time of his death was minister and envoy ex traordinary of Cuba to France. Phone your want ads to The Orego- I nian. Main 7070, Automatic 660-95, CUTTLE MARKET HIGHER PRICES IP 25 TO 50 CENTS AT LOCAL YARDS.- Hogs Arc Firm and Sheep and .Lambs Are Steady; Good Run Over Sunday. There was m yood run of 07 loads at the stockyards yesterday - and" an active and generally firm, market.' Cattle prices were advanced L'5 ra hKW wjth choice grass steers quoted at a).5U& ftt.DO. and choice cows and heifers, at $7.73 Co 8..V Hogs were firm on the basts of $17.50, with a few xancy neaa going a quarter belter. &neep land lambs were 'unchanged from last week- Receipts were 1S cattle. L'&l calves. 1015 hogs and 8006 sheep. The day's aales were as follows: Wt. Price. I W't. Price. i;u $ 8.00:12 lambs. SI 1.00 044 7.75: laS lambs 74 ll.io 26 steers. 21 steers. 27 steers. 1120 9.50, lo ewes. . SH a .'.O 13 steers. 1034 i.To.'Jti ewes. . los .i0 9.00,10 ewes. . H'U 5.00 7J5i 2ewea.. 1-T 6.00 7.oui 2 ewes. . 100 H "0 7..io; 2 ewes.. 113 6 O0 6 steers. ."i5 821 2S steers. 15 steers. 1021 1 steers. 14 steers. 745 1050 16 ewes. . 110 9.00. 74 year!.. 87 16 steers. y5 7.30 S.00 6 00 13 steers. 922 7.0051 yearl. 9.00! 3 yearl.. 9 7.r0iti wethers 93 S3 25 steers. 1165 23 steers. 5.30 7 uu "00 4.00 4.O0 4 50 9 75 1 0 tl 10.50 13 steers. 1155 10.23 103 weth. 110 '.S 170 2O0 106 10:12 lo!5 10!'5 2S steers. 1051 1 7 cows . . lt45 S.iOl 104 weth 7.ooi 2 bulls. . 7 3o; 1 bull. . . 7.331 3 bulls. . 8.001 2S steers. 7.73 27 steers. 9.30i27 steers. 6.00 27 steers. S. 00:20 steers. 8 001 Ju sters . 8.23' 20 steers. 6.00.20 steers. 7.30i21 steers. 7.00. 2 steers . S.30I 4 steers. 7.301 6 steers. 7.501 1 steer. . 5.00 26 steers. 8.001 2 steers. 7.31H 13 steers. 7.30:27 steers. 7.23'2rt steers. 3.31H. 3 steers. 1:00 23 steers. 13.00, 13 steers. 11.73. 1 steer. . 13.7.V2H steers. 10,001 1 steer. . S. 00:20 steers. 14.00'20 cows. . 14.0ii!2S cows. . 13.73 :12 cows. . 16.00122 cow s. . 16 cows.. IS cows.. JS90 S cows.. 1153 21 cows .. M5 6 cows.. 11 cows.. 1143 limn !t5 973 lo:!l S!4 1D24 !2 1021 945 1000 10SS 9112 8:3 873 833 220 140 H 134 142 137 123 170 1 30 20 0H5 7.00 1120 10 00 j 12 cows.. ions 10.00 1120 10.00 lOi'S 1075 740 002 972 1000 1012 1O90 10IH) 1 15S 1020 873 S'i5 875 710 9-15 850 1073 804 !:3 975 990 !;: 8 75 S'-'7 8(0 SO0 073 ." 970 ll'JI S'.I5 1 1O0 lo: 0 7: 9: 2 750 ' 8"l 862 9NO 870 950 1055 1"40 1O.O0 8 50 6.50 8 50 8 50 7 25 9 50 7.50 9 30 10 00 10 00 7.00 7 50 7 50 8.50 9 50 S.50 S 50 7.50 7 50 7.00 5.75 7 00 5 . 2 5 7.1 0 8 50 3 00 IO cows.. 1 :i cows.. 10 cows.. -I cows.. 1.$ cows.. 23 cows.. J7 cows., "li cows.. 15 cows.. U9 cows.. 1 calf. . 1 calf. . -3 calves V- i-alvcs 6 calves 4 calves 1 calf. . 2 calves 1 calf. . 3 calves 3 calves 10 calves 27 calves 2ri calxesv 9 calves 1 bull . . 1 bull. . 1 bull. . 1 bull . . 2 bulls. 1 bull . . 3 bulls. 1 bull . . 1 bull. . 16 mixed 5 mixed 72 hoes . . hogs. . 24 hogs. . 61 hogs. . 20 hosts. . 14 hogs. . 5 hogs. . 9 hogs. . 4 holts. . 39 hogs. . 2 hogs. . 3 hogs. . 6 hogs. . 60 hogs. . 176 l.-.S 12.31)120 cows. 13.30, 2 cows. 217 I 13.50I 4 cows. 233 14 0! 1 cow. .. 303 o.ool 1 cow. . . I0110 3. 00, 2 cows. . 040 5.5o! 2 cows.. S0 5. 501 4 cows. . 1240 7 001 12 cows.. 1035 5.00 ! 5 cows.. 1270 6.00I 1 cow. .. 1273 6.0OI 1 cow . . . 4 to 6.00'13 cow s. . 1720 0 00 15 cows.. 6:SS 7.251 1 cow . . . 50S 6 50; 1 cow. . . 204 17.301 4 cows. . 217 1 5.50I 4 cow s . . 220 17 50 4 cows.. 206 17.50' 1 cow 201 17. SO 2 cows. . 184 14.50! 1 cow. .. 350 ll.OO 20 cows.'. 200 17.50! 25 calves 220 17.251 S calves IKS 17.35 22 calves 200 15.25; 4 calves 31 3 15 Ooi 1 calf. . 115 14.50! 9 calves 211 17.75! 4 calves 233 17.75 2 calves 147 17.oo! s mixed 220 17 25! 22 mixed 19 17. 50l 7 hoes. . 1.".1 14.501 1 hog- . . 140 14 50116 hogs. . 102 13 50! 2 hoes. . IV, 13 OO! 2 hogs. . loo lO.iiO1 2 hogs. . 87 10.r.5!5O hogs. . 67 8.00' 3 hogs. . 74 9.50! 19 hogs. . 97 9.50' 24 hogs. . 66 8 50' 12 hogs. . 60 S 501 1 hog. . . ti.no 7. on s.00 7.00 5 no 7.no 5 00 3d0 1 1.00 13 75 JO CHI 9 25 1 i.oO 5 00 11.50 14.10 14.no 6.011 7.25 17.50 15.35 17.35 17 25 15 50 16 no 17.50 15.5-1 15 50 14 25 17.50 15 50 10 50 1 n 50 7. no 11 on 8 00 6 S5 3:10 351 175 1 10 3:5 210 2 1 5 598 8 17 231 120 216 1 55 1 25 S50 104 3O0 145 115 320 92 92 4 7.1 60 6 hogs. - 13 hogs. . 3S hogs. . 20 hogs . . 2S hogs. . 14 hogs. . it hogs. . 19 hogs. . 1 hog... 01 lambs. 3rt lambs. 2:i lambs. 4 lambs. 10 lambs. 01 lambs. ."0 lambs. 22 lambs. 3 lambs . 12 iambs. Sr... lambs "J .-." lambs 10 lambs. 8 lambs. 4 lambs. 39 ll.OO! 12 lambs 60 9 76 67 63 89 92 72 9.75' I 2 lambs 9.75' 20 lambs 11 0O! 1 lambs ll.r.OI 4B lambs I !.oo!27 year!.. I I on' l 4 vearl 10 onl 8 eives. . 9. not 4 ewes. . 8.501 7 ewes . . 120 121 in.-. 2: 4 51 10 lambs 6." 70 2 50 Livestock prices at the Portland stock yards were as follows: Cattle Choice grass steers Price. .sin.r.O'jT io.oo Good to choice steers Medium and good steers Fair to good steers Common to fair steers Choice cows and heifers Good to choice cows, heifers. Medium to good cows, heifers. runners Bulls Choirs dairy calves Prime light calves Medium light calves Heavy Calves ........ Hogs Prime mixed Medium mixed Smooth heavy Rough heavy Pigs . 9 75iinsn 9.O0'o' 9.75 S 25'o 9 no 7.0no! K 25 7 75 ff S 25 7 no n.Ml 5n 3.5n7 4 M 5.50r rt Ml 1 2.00 (ri 1 4 25 1 i.mi'ii is no 9.nnr lo.nn 7. on 8.50 17 nnfriT .50 1 sn-a i7.nn 13.nn-n-i5.50 lo on? -13 no 12.511 15.30 11.0flWll.R0 in .501 1 1 nn 7.5nt R 50 rt r,n i s on rt nnr' 7. no 2.50fc 0.25 Sheep East-of -mountain lambs ..... Valley lambs Cull lambs Yearlings Wethers Ewes Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. July 19. Cattle Receipts. lfi.OOO, opened steady to strong. Fat. light steers, good she stock, calves and durable stockers. strong; weighty steers, dull: me dium, draggy; in-between kind, she stock I and bulls, alow; good bologna hulls and handv-weight butcher hulls, steady. Hogs Receipts. 30.000. mostly 25c to 35c higher; packers sparing buyers early; top, $18.4.1; bulk light and light butchers. $lrt,15ffii1rt.40; bulk. 250 pounds and over, $14.2510.10-, pigs strong to higher; bulk, $13 50 14.50 Sheep Receipts. CI. 000. slow, steady. Native lambs. $15.80: bulk. $14. 15; very good yearlings. $13; choice western ewes, $3.50; top native. $8. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. July 19 Hogs Receipts. B500. market fully 25c higher; bulk. $14.25ii 15. Cattle Receipts. 7300. top good and choice fed steers and butcher stock steady to strong; best steers. $18.25; others and grassers steady to 25c lower; veals steady; stockers and feeders, steady to 25c lower. Sheep Receipts, 241X1. lambs 25 4f50c lower: sheep and feeders, slow to lower; best sale of western range Iambs, $15.75; bulk, $1515.f0: range yearlings. $3.75 $10; wethers. $8.25(-8.75; ewes, $7.50, Kansas City Livestock Market. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. July 19. Cattle. 18,000; steers and fat she stock, steady to 15c lower; steers, steady. $9 12.50; top native steers, $16.50; bulk. Jl 1 a 13.75: native above medium grades closed strong: butchers, weak; best heifers, $13; bulk cows. $7.50& 9.50: bulls and calves, steady; bulk vealers, $1112; stockers and feed ers, strong. Sheep, 7000; lambs, steady to strong: prime Arisonas, $15.25: others. $14.25; top natives, $14.85; culls. $77.50. Seattle IJvestoek Market. SEATTLE. Wash.. July 19. Hogs Re ceipts, 240, stronger; prime. $17.25& 17 ij5 ; medium to choice. $16.25 17.25; much heavies. $14.50 515.50: pigs. $12.50 13.50. Cattle Receipts, 91, steady; prime, $10.5U11; medium to choice, $U10; common to good, $65 7.50; best cows and heifers. $S8.50; medium to choice, $7iS; common to good. $54(,8.50; bulls. $5.50 $8.50; calves. $7 14. Corfee Market Lower. NEW TORK, July 19. The market for coffee futures had a heavy opening at a decline of 15 to 29 points and later in the day broke to the lowest level since the war, September reaching 11.2oc; December, 11.30c, and March, 11.37c. Very weak cables from Brazil, accompanied by reports of firm offers at the lost point yet touched, inspired heavy liquidation and short selling, part of .which was absorbed b Wall street Interests. There seemed lo be no buvlng power from Europe and it was understood that a good deal of coffee is coming to merchants here which was bought at much higher levels and for which very little demand exists today, the spot market here being heavy with Rio 7s quoted 13Vs13Vic and Santos 4s, 19VI U2UWC Tiew York Dairy Produce. NEW YORK. July 19. Butter, firm; creamery higher than extras. 67",i(&5(c: creamery extras, 67c; creamery firsts, 53t'5Wc Eggs, firm; fresh gathered extra firsts. 49i5 51 Vac; fresh gathered firsts, 460 48Hc Cheese, irregular; state, whole milk flats, current make, white and colored spe cials! 27VtMVc; state, whole milk, twins, current make, specials. 27 '4 c. Dried Fruit at Sew York. NEW. YORli. July 19. Evaporated ap- pies, dull; Callfornias. ll15c; state. 13 isvic. Prunes. n-g!ected: California. 86 30c; Orecons. H j :M u. c Peaches, steady ; standard. 7'.iS19c; choice. Is 204c; fancy. I!"e21c. Swift Co. Stocks. Closing prices of Swift 4: Co. stocks at Chicago were reported bv Overbtck a; t'ooke Co. of Portland as follows: Swift Co T.IOS :.ihh. .McNeil i- Libby 1 Hnr,nal Leather 11 ' Sit't International 35 Naval Store. SAVANNAH, tia.. July 19. Turpentine, firm; sales. 779; receipts, 414; shipments. 737: stock. 9O50. Rosin, firm; sales. 1411; receipts. 11S9; shipments. 2006: stock. 34.370. Cuote: B. .1.50 ; D, K. F. is. H I. K, 14fc3li: M. N. WU. WW. $14.5015. New York Sugar Market. NFW YORK, Julv 19. Raw sugar, steady. Centrifugal, l.oe: refined. ittad . fine granulated. 22ft 22.30c. Cotton Market. ,'EW TORK. July 19. Cotton Spot, steady; middling. 42.2V Duluth Linseed Market. DL'LUTH. July 19. Linseed. J3.4SS3.3S. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. LARrVIER-REONER E. W. T.arrvtcr. legal. 866 feast 24th street, and Clare J. Kegner. legal. 580 Lafayette street. D11.Y-G1I.ES Charles W. Dlly. legal, 333 Kast 42d street, and Maud H. Uilcs, lesal. 5 Ea?t 26th street. MeKlE-PlERCE Allan McKie. 21. Pt. Helens, or., and Mae Pierce, 20, Imperial hotel. ALLEN-EGGER John H. Allen. S6. 32S Morris street, and Madeline A. Egger, 22, 32S Morris street. BOWERS-WOOD C. G. Bowers, legal. Wanna upts., and Jessie A. Wood, legal. 372 Vs Hawthorne avenue. Vineonrer Marringe Licenses. BLT.XUTTE - BAV1.ESS William Ft. Burnette. 30, of Portland, and Ethel Bay less. 10. of Portland. BRYAN-MOOR Richard W. Brvan. 44. of Portland, and Anna Moor. 30, of HiUv dale. Or. JOHNSON-BIPPELL Char'.ev T. John son. 44, of Battle Ground. Wash., and Mrs. Anna Bissell, 50, of BaLtle Ground. Wash. M YSLONT-SOHA IDA K J. J. Vvsionv. 41, of Portland, and Tckla Sohaidak, 30, of Portland. Fl ETCHER-SHERMAN J. R. Fletcher, legal, of Vancouver. V ash., and Minnie Sherman. Icg:il. of Camas. Wash. CONKI.1N-JOHNSON Duke F. Conk lin, 35. of Portland, and Addle Johnson, 50. of Seattle. RE1D-BARKER William G. Reid. 23. of Portland, and Gertrude Barker. 19, of Portland. BEEBE-OORDOX Hart Beebe. CS. of ceoe, or s L. Gordon, I C. Foss. uianauii. n asn., and Gladys in. or Ki.ig. -field. Wash. F 1SS-M Gl.OTHHX Orval . Tn? Da'lcs. Or., and Gertrude G. Mc- uioimin, I, or 1 lie Uallcs, Or KING-HURST Paul E. King 22. of Bremerton. Wash., and Lucile Hurst, 16. u r., i t - a no. OftbM-tLARK Richard (1r,m "r. nf Co! ion. Or., and Myrtle 1. Clark. 17. of Co: ton Or. SNYDER-PARKER George IT. Pnvdrr. IS. of Portland, and Martha E. Parker. 10, of Portland. Kelso Has Bet Hay Crop. KELSO. Wash.. July 19. (Special.) The heaviest and finest qualitv hay crop harvested in Cowlitz county in years is now being cut. The rtins last week ceased before any damage was done. Continued rains this spring gave the grass and grain a tre mendous growth. On the diked low lands in this vicinity timothy hay stands six feet high and clover 4 l, feet high. In many cases the hay yield is so abundant that there is not ground room enough to stock it for curing. Timber Destroyed Near Baker. BAKER. Or.. July 19. (Special.) The local forestry office has received reports of three fires near Baker. The first of these was discovered by a forest ranger near the Edison saw mill in the Sparta district and several acres of valuable timber were said t'J have been destroyed. The two other fires were in th region about Austin, but these were minor conflagrations and did not destroy much timber be fore extinguished. DAILY MKTKOK01.Ot.ICAL REPORT. , PORTLAND. Or.. July 19. Maximum temperature. 72 drgrevs: minimum tcm peraiure t'.l degrees. River reading. S A. M.. I.".. ! feet: change in last 24 hours, 0.1 -foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.l. none: total rainfall since Septem ber 1. 1919. :'.5.;i:i im-hes: normal ruinlal! since September 1. 44.::t; Inches; deficiency of rHiufuIl since September 1. 1H19, 9.o:i inches. Sunrise. 4::i!l A. M.: sunset, 7:55 I. M.: total sunshine. .1 hours: possible sunshine. 15 hours 15 minutes. Moonri.-e, 9:ST A. M.; moonset. 9:4:1 P. M. Barom eter l reduced sea level . 5 P. M.. 3n. lo Inches. Reiativo humidity: 5 A. M.. "t per cent; noon, rto per cent; o P. M.. 56 per cent. THE WEATHER. 2 1 Wind 5" 3 3 a? - T - c 2 o - 3 g p 2. STATIONS. If ? Weather. 1 ! Ii M S ? ' : : Baker Hoif-e ....... Boston Ciilcaiy Chicago . Denver lies Moines.. Kureka I, a i veston Helena tJ uneau . . . . Kansas City. I. os Angeles. Marshfield 58i SK o. ooi ,N li'h ar r.s 94 o.no! . JN WiClear 5S! S4 11.2s I4s li-lear ,-,x ss o.iml . ,s ll't. cloudy not 7oo.no..jK Icicar .-.' su o.ool . .iNw:rt. cloudy HO! So O.ool . JsK jciear 5 Hi 4 O.oo IDIXW'Pt. cloudy snj Sfo.nnl2 s Clear 54 Sso.oo,..;e Rain ."2170 O.oo' .1. . ..cloudy l 82 o.o.. INK Clear '! Sso.no..;sv clear 541 74 O.ool. .INW.Clear Medford ,71 81 0.00'12'X WiPt. cloudy Minneapolis..! roll sno.uo 10,S Clear .New Orleans! N no o . 04: . . . . ., New York ..I 8S S2 0.3HI2O SW iloudy pt. clouay Ciear North Head. 5SI O.O'I, . vv 80110 O.oo . . W Phoenix Pocatel lo Portland Roseburg 'Clear 5 rtl 9 0. nolle SW Clear 81 72 O.OO . .INWlCloudy o 7S 0.0O 10 N WlPt. cloudy 5ii! 8S1I.0O 14 S IClear 6 ti 82 (l.0O. .iB Clear 7(1 98 0.00,. . SB Clear 82 74 0.0O . . W Clear 52 8 0.on;24W Clear 58! 7n 0.01 1. .ISW (Cloudy 4S 88 0.00. . iNW.Cloudy 701 9(1 O.OO 12 SW IClear 58 72 0. 112 . .W Cloudy 52. 82 O.oo!. . -SW Clear 4S54 0.021.. NE Cloudy !! 90 o.oo . . SW IClear 74! SS 0.4S(. .INW Pt. cloudy 4j 8S O.OO 18; W iPt. cloudy 64l 92 O.onl. .INWiCIear Sacramento . St. Louis ... Salt Lake .. San Diego . . S. Francisco. Seattle tSiika Spokane . . . . Tacoma . . . . Tatooh laid. t Values Walla Walla Washington. . Winnipeg . .. Yakima .... A. M. today, day. P. M. report of preceding FORECASTS. .Portland and vicinity Fair; westerly winds. Oregon and Washington Fair; contin ued warm in the ea&t portion; moderate westerly winds. I , .A ri (v Fa i r and cortlniid warm. x-t-K-:..:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-: .. FACTS NO. 541. E POINT WITH PRIDE" .. Six years ago. in .1915. sixty miles of roads, in- .; eluding the C o 1 u rah i a River Highway, were paved with Warrenite- Bitulithic. During Shrine - week 50,000 visitors from : every section were taken over" these roads and their attention called to the fact that the pavement is in better condition than when first laid. This is the usual record of every road paved with. I'WARRENITE i BITULITHIC Warren Brothers Company .;. .. " A 1