20.
THE MORNING OREG ONIAN, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1920
COAST PORTS HOLD
IT
33 Per Cent Increase Based
on Entire Trip.
DIFFERENTIAL IS AVOIDED
Rail and Ocean Kates Combined
So That AH Territory Has
Same Chance.
In spite of the advance in rail
freight rates, which is to be made
effective August 26. Pacific coast
ports will continue in a position o.f
equal competition with ports of the
Atlantic and gulf coasts in' the
handling of overland Imports and ex
ports, it was learned here yesterday
through a wire received by W. D.
Skinner, traffic manager of the S. P.
& S. railway, from J. G. W'oodworth,
vice-president, in charge of traffic of
the Northern Pacific railway.
Mr. Woodworth's telegram read
terselv: "Export rates are being re
vised on basis of new rates via New
York. Hope to have tariff ready for
filing to take effect August 26. or
few days thereafter."
Rate to Coast Inllorm.
Interpreted in the light of railroad
practices, this message means that
instead of being increased 33 1-3 per
cent on all lines, as was at first pro-
nosed, the rates will be so modified
that freieht originating anywhere in
this country, destined for a foreign
port, will be laid down at that port
at practically the same cost for trans
portation whether it is shipped
through a port on the Pacific, At
lantic or gulf coast.
In pointing out that this order of
yesterday amounts to the salvation of
Pacific coast commerce, George
Powell president of the Oregon Pacific
company, used the rates on Pittsburg
steel as an illustration of the work
ing of the new rates.
Differential Is Avoided.
Steel originating in the Pittsburg
district is now delivered at Kobe,
Japan, at a tronsportation cost of
J23.26 per ton of 2000 pounds by way
of New York, and at a cost of $23.55
per ton via Portland. The transpor
tation cost via New York is the sum
of 15.40 rail rate and fl7.8Si ocean
rate. Shipped from Pittsburg to Kobe
via Portland, the steel is charged $12
rail rate, $11.25 ocean tate and 30
. cents terminal rate.
The import and export rail rates
are determined as follows: The rail
rate from a given point in the east is
added to the ocean rate from Atlan
tic or Gulf ports to trans-Pacific des
tinations. From this total Is sub
tracted the ocean rate from Pacific
ports. This gives the basis of the
rail rate, which must be established
from the eastern United States to Pa
cific ports In order to move tonnage
, through these ports. Ha.l a flat in
crease of 33-1-3 per cent, as was con
templated, been made effective, the
rail rate on steel from Pittsburg to
r.ew York would hivo risen from
$5.40 to S7.56, while the rate from
Pittsburg to Portland rose from $12
to $16. Ocean freights remaining un
changed it would have cost $2.13- per
ton more to ship steel from Pittsburg
to Kobe through Portland than
through New York. The opinion of
local shippers and freight forwarders
is that such a differential would have
absolutely stopped the movement of
transcontinental export freight
through Pacific ports.
The telegram from Mr. W'oodworth
also gives assurance that import
freights also will be revised on the
same basis.
Thus, freight originating in the
far east and bound for the Atlantic
coast will still be able to move
through a Pacific port at about the
- same total transposition cost as
through a port on the Atlantic or
gulf coast. Had not suja a provision
been made, it is believed that the
- new rail rates would have acted as
a barrier to the In-transit freight
from the far east, which now consti
tutes a large proportion of cargoes
arriving here from across the Pacific
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes.
ASTORIA, Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.) L.
f '"h a full cargo of lumber from
estport the .steam schooner Tiverton
ailed at 3:10 this morning for San Pedro
The steamer Cethana. carrvine
cargo of lumDer rrom Llnnton lor Anto-
. eauea at o mis mornnlng for Se
attle, where she will finish loadine
The BU-amer Mount Ktna arrived at 8:15
JuuiiiinB irom union Day and proceed
ed to l'ortland. where she will load wheat
Jteturning she will complete her cargo of
....-.. . aiiu Diui lor Europe.
coming to load a run cargo of lumber
t the Hammond null the steam schooler
Trinidad arrived at 7:45 this morning from
Kan Ptdro.
The tank steamer Atlas, with barge 93 In
tow, will be due tomorrow morning from
Loiiiuin.H wmi cargoes or luel oil and gas
oline for Astoria and Portland.
A wireless message received this aft-r
noon by (he pilots says the steamer Trel
Issick. from Cristobal for Portland, will
ie uuo ii me mourn or the river at day
light tomorrow.
the government railroad between Nenam
and Fairbanks.
Seattle's new terminal, known as Smith
Cove pier B, will be used exclusively by
overseas passenger ships, according
( decision reached today by the port com
mission, which entered into a preier
ential agreement with the Nippon Tusen
Kaisha by which Its fleet of liners will
use the west side of the great terminal.
The new drydocK of the Los Angeles
Ship-building company will be ready for
use next week. Preliminary tests were
made yesterday and proved satisfactory.
1 ne steamer Cabrmo prooaDiy win oo
the first steamer to test the new dock.
Imports and exports for July, as reported
by the customs collector, showed a big
gain over the corresponding month of
1819. Imports- last month aggregated
more than half a million dollars as com
pared with approximately $200,000 in July,
That there will be a fight between dif
ferent Interests concerning the expenditure
of harbor bonds moneys was indicated
here last night when the chamber of com
merce took a stand that the boulevard af
fording truck access to the outer harbor
docks should be completed and that a
team ferry should be installed. Interests
of the inner harbor are requesting that
money should be spent for the construc
tion of wharves, which will be used by
private steamship companies. r
PORT TOWNEEXD, Wash., Aug. 12.
(Special.) The big steel steamer Trader
arrived from New York via Havana, Bal
boa and. Vancouver and will inaugurate
the Isthmian coast-to-coast service.
After discharging some freight at Van
couver, she came to Puget sound to dis
charge freight consigned to Seattle, after
whfoh she will load part cargo for At
lantic ports.
She will be followed here during the
present month by the new steamers Steel
Worker and Steel Engineer. The company
has the Steel Voyager and Steel Seafarer
listed to reach Puget sound in September.
In addition to this Bervice the company
has arranged for direct service between
Puget sound and the United Kingdom.
This latter service will be Inaugurated by
the steamer Steel Worker.
The schooner William Bowden was towed
to an offing from her perilous position at
the mouth of the Quillayute river by a
passing power boat and the life-saving
steamer Snohomish returned to Neah bay
this morning. The Bowden has a cargo
of copra for discharging at Seattle. She
will probably pass in at Cape Flattery
Friday.
i!BILL WILL FOSTER
FLEET, SAYS JONES
Senator Denounces Delay
Naming New Board.
in
POLITICS HALTS ACTION
Water Power Measure, Army Act,
Rail Act, Civil Service Measure
Pointed To as Party Record.
SAN FRANCISCO. CaL, Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Two trans-Pacific liners, the steam
era China and Korea Maru, nosed their
way through the thick fog that has been
Interfering ' with Incoming and outgoing
craft at this port for the la&- three days
this morning. flaying aalev captain -J.
J. Lancaster of the China had been c
chored outside the lightship for 24 hours
before he brought In hia vessel.
Despite the bad weather, the largest
number of passengers and the heaviest
shipment of oriental freight ever recorded
passed through the Golden Gate from the
orient. Philippines and - the Hawaiian is
lands. On Monday the steamers Ventura
and Enterprise arrived. Wednesday the
Columbia and Mano arrived. All of these
vessels, including today's arrivals, were ,
loaded full-up with passengers and freight.
Captain M. Jin of the steamer Korea Maru
for excellent seamanship received the or
der of the Fourth Star of Rumania from
Prince Carol of - Rumania., who was a
passenger on the vessel.
Five picture brides, the last that will
be permitted entrance into this country
following the termination of the gentle
men's agreement act between this country
and Japan, arrived on the Korea. Maru.
They were taken to Angel island pending
an investigation of their status.
Captain O. Beaton, formerly in com
mand of the training ship Brookdafe, to
day was notified that he had beeii ap
pointed to a similar position on the cadet
training ship Hollywood. The other offi
cers appointed to various capacities on
the vessel were: 'William Thacher, ex
ecutive officer; William H. Stroud, first
officer; J. M. Elb, second officer; Louis
Wold, third officer; E. F. Reilly, formerly
first assistant engineer of the former
training ship Iris, to the same , position
on the Hollywood; Albert Anderson, first
assistant engineer; J. P. Keating and S.
Dunning, second and third assistant en
gineers, respectively. G. Devesen has been
appointed chief steward and Frank V.
Smith, formerly of the Iris, was, trans
ferred to the Hollywood as master at arms.
The Hollywood is expected to arrive here
about August 20. In announcing the per
sonnel. Captain J. W. Jory, in charge 'of
recruiting for the board, stated that an
Intensive campaign would be started short
ly inrougnout tne states or California, Ore
gon and Washington to obtain 150 cadets
for the vessel.
The motorship Borgland, bringing gen
eral merchandise for the Norway Pacific
line, arrived today from Christiania.
The shipping board steamer Eastern got
to sea this afternoon with cargo for Yoko-
TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 12. (Special.)
Ae steamer Jieicnikan an- vcrl at th
"Mcner luutty irom Loraova with a cargo
tons oi concentrates and ore. The
uaara left the smelter yesterdav. while
Argyll was ex Dec ted tn nwav tn
ght.
V ith the announcement of the nnnnint.
ent of Dudley W. Burchard, veteran Seat
e shipping man. to the nns! nt yoari f
the newly created North Pacific district
the ship-ping board's oneratins- division
Tacoma shippers and mariners were defi-
teiy assured or the division of th d'H-
rict once entirely under the dirAr-rinn nf
San Francisco.
Puget sound shlDDers &r 1tihl!nt av
the granting of their requests for a di-
The BHtih motorship Gethana. nnpmtwl
by the Chtlberg line. Is due tonight at
the Dana her mill to load a cargo of lum
ber.
The Admiral Schley of the Admiral line
due Sunday at the Commercial
ith a general cargo from California.
The Admiral Goodrich, which broueht a
cargo of paper from British Pniumhi
sailed today.
U. S- Naval Radio Reports.
COOS BAT, .Or., Aug. 12. (Special.)
ine steamer C. A. Smith sailed for San
Francisco this afternoon with a lumber
cargo. She departed at 11, after having
" IUI hnw UMJ S.
I ae gaso.lne schooners Tramp and
Osprey arrived this afternoon from Rogue
river Bringing canned fish. There has of
late been a heavy run of chlnook in Rogue
river una the canneries have been working
iu "auuie me oiierings. The t
crafts arrived at 1:15 and 1:30.
The tug Wilson, tender for the dredga
Oregon, sailed at i:15 this morning with a
UKAXS HAKBOR, Wash., Aug. 12.
(Special.) The steamer Raymond cleared
ior San Pedro this morning with a cargo
from the Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle
Tha bSOO-ton shipping board steamer
Eastern Glade, due here for a cargo of
10,000 ties for Philadelphia, is now in San
Francisco undergoing repairs, according to
an vices received, c-ne is expected to
rive at Grays Harbor within a week
ten days.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 12 (Special.)
a no sic-iiu.uM oi.ee i iraa arrived In Se
iuo im morning irom .Nw York via
Vancouver and Union Bay, B. C. The
vessel went to a berth at the Spokane
ireei lerrainai oi me port commiminn
She discharged her cargo from the east
coast in Vancouver and will load ahin,
merits of lumber and general merchandise
in beame ior .xw ior. Norton. I.tiiv
Co. are Pacific coast agents for the lsth
mian sceamsmp an s mter-coastal serv
ice.
beattie is tne mecca this year of the
greatest movement of tourists ever handled
oy in unna i runtt faciric Steamshi
company ana tne urand Trunk railroad
according to C. E. Jenney, general agent
OE m pasacriBcr uruanmfni or the bi
transcontinental transportation system,
witn neaaquariers in ancouver, B. C.
wno was in oeame inia afternoon on
business trip.
With shipments of lumber and railroad
equipment tor tne government railroad i
Alaska, which will be discharged on barges
at tel. iiicnaei ana transported ud the Vn
' kon to Nenana, the freighter Latouche o:
the Alaska Steamship company saLled trcm
St-att'.e last nigni. i ne government ship
xnents lnciuaea ti.uuu ieet or lumber, s:
knocked-down narrow-gauge f la tears and
one knocked-cown narrow-gauge road lo
comotive. The equrpment will be used
(All positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday
unices oiuernise indicated.)
HORACE X. BAXTER. Eael TTar-Hrt,-
for San Francisco, 2t2 miles from Eagle
Harhor.
TUG HERCULES. Astoria, for- Stan Ttl.rA
600 miles north of San Francisco.
rvKriSR, Gaviota for Everett, 703 miles
north of Gaviota.
JOL. E. L. DRAKE, Honolulu for San
Pedro. 10U3 miles from San Pedro
ADMIRAL FARRAGTJT, Seattle for San
Francisco. 382 miles from Seattle.
PRESIDENT. Victoria. B. C. for Seat.
le, off Point Wilson.
LIBBY MAINE. Bristol Bav for St.
tie, t2 miles from Scotch Cane- a t vf
August 11.
HiADLS, Kahului tor San Francisco.
3 miles from San FranriscA- a t Tut'
August 11.
GO ERNOR, Los Aneeles for San Fran.
Isco. 43 miles north of Pieeon Point
TUG STORM KING. Pnrr Anl fr
San Francisco, 82 miles from San Francisco.
ROSE CITY. San Francisco for Portland
80 miles north of San Francisco.
WAHKEB.NA, San Francisco for Rravi
xuiutT. nines norm oi san Francisco.
vVAPAMA, 70 miles from San Francisco.
J11Y Or TOrEKA. Eureka for ;.
Francisco, 125 miles north of San Fran
cisco.
HYADES. Kahului for Ran rnriPA
Mintro irom cvan rrancisco.
VEMriA, cleared for San Dieeo at ft
A. -U.
FRANK H. BUCK. Monterev for Pnrt,
land. 75 miles from Monterey.
CELILO, Columbia river for San Fran
Cisco, 20 miles south of Blunts Reef.
ULhl .M . i'ortlana for Oleum. 1 54 mf1
from Oleum.
EL SEGlNDO, Richmond for Point
Wells. 322 miles south of Point Well.
QUABBIN. Port Wells for San Pedro. 20
miles south of Seal Rock.
CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS, WiUbridge for
San Pedro. 4HT miles from San Pedro.
W. S. H ERR IN. Linnton for ALbinn ill
miles from Llnnton.
C. A. SMITH. Coos Bav for San TPran.
Cisco. 3S miles south of Coos Bay.
CITY OF TOPEKA. Eureka for ri
Francisco, 165 miles north of San Francisco.
WITHEVTLLE. Union Bav "R c
Baiboa, 17 miles north of Cape Mendocino.
HUMBOLDT, San Pedro for San Fran
cisco, 105 miles south of San Francisco
ROYAL ARROW. Beaumont, Texas, for
San Francisco, 650 miles eouth of San
Francisco.
H ATT IE LUCKENBACK. PhMaANht.
for San Pedro, 460 miles south of San
Pedro.
VEXETIA, San Francisco for San Diego
115 miles south of San Francisco.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Aus. 22. (Spe
cial.) United States Senator Wesley
Lu Jones, speaking before the YouTig
Men's Republican club at a luncheon
gathering- today, declared that mer
chant marine legislation enacted by
the last congress will restore Ameri
can fleets to commerce if its provis
ions are carried out.
Senator Jones denounced the delay
in appointing' the new shipping board
of seven members and told the young
republicans he had been informed no
appointment might.be made until aft
er the elections.
Pointing out the republican con
gressional record, Senator Jones laid j
special emphasis upon the new water
power bill, army reorganization act, I
railroad act, civil service retirement I
act, women's suffrage amendment'
and the law to enforce the provisions
of the eighteenth constitutional
amendment, or national prohibition.
The prohibition law enforcement act.
Senator Jones emphasized, was passed
over executive disapproval.
Senator 22 Years.
Discussing his own campaign, Sen
ator Jones called attention to his 22
years' service in both branches of
congress and cited the fact that he is
now chairman of the committee on
commerce, third on the appropria
tions committee and second irrigation
and territories, never before attained
by a Pacific coast senator. In the
event a majority of the party wish to
displace him with a new republican,
Senator Jones said he would cheer
fully acquiesce, but he would not
tamely submit to the nomination of
"any man who, denouncing repub
licanism, uses the repuolican banner
to secure a nomination and election
to carry out principles that are not
repuolican. It would be better to
elect a good democrat than such kind.
Senator Jones insisted. '
During the course of hts speech
Senator Jones said, in part:
Iefemite Aeed Slnriue.
"Merchant marine legislation was
passed by the last congress that
would be the basis of development
and maintenance of an adequate mer
chant marine. Such a merchant ma
rine we must have for our- commer
cial growth and our national defense.
It is not a perfect measure.
"it is framed, however, solefy in our
interest and to aid our shipping. Ev
ery feature of it. is believed to be
wise. If experience shows any pro
vision not to be wise, it will be
changed, supplemented or repealed.
"Some claim section 2 will be in
jurious to our section of the country,
Others just as wise, just as devoted
to the interests of this section and
just as patriotic feel just as strongly
that section 29 will be of special ben
efit to us. Our competitors want It
repealed. That should commend it to
us. ltdoes to me. This section will
be administered by American agencies
that will see to it that American in
terests will be fully protected.
Experience Will Show.
"Experience, and experience alone,
can show what.it will do. By that I
will abide. Under its influence, with
the many other provisions in the
bill, 1 confidently believe that an
American merchant marine construct
ed in American yards, manned by
American seamen, carrying American
products and flying the American
flag, will take the place it ought to
have on the Pacific and the seas of
the world.
"X want to emphasize one line of
proof of democratic incapacity. The
marine act was approved June 5. It
provided for a Toard of seven. Upon
this board really depends the success
of the act, and the development of
our merchant marine. It has not yet
been approved. It will be a national
calamity If this board is not approved
soon. It has been hinted that it
would not be approved till after elec
tion. This would be a blunder little
short of a crime. . This course has
been the policy of this administration
however, with reference to the other
important board created by congress.
came In also for a great deal of
criticism.
The Queen arrived Wednesday morn,
ing from San Francisco with consider
able freight and. after 'loading, sailed
in the afternoon. The Admiral Good
rich, with a full cargo of vaper for
San Francisco, is due tonight to dis
charge. After loading freight about the
sound, the motorship Santa Flavia
arrived here Wednesday to pick up
more cargo and was expected to sail
tonight for west coast ports.
The motrship Coolcha is due Thurs
day morning from Port Blakeley
to load lumber for west coast porta.
It is not thought that she will be
here over two days.
The West Togus, operated by the
Pacific Steamship company and now
down-sound, is -expected the latter
part of the week to load flour here.
Captain Archie McKay has suc
ceeded Captain Theodore Anderson
as port superintendent of the Struth
ers & Dixon line on Puget sound.
Captain Anderson will engage in busi
ness in Alaska for the time being.
Captain McKay is an old-time Alaska
navigator.
The big Norwegian motorship Berg
Iund is expected here shortly to load
flour for Europe. The Berglund,
which is a larger vessel than the
George Washington, which loaded
several months ago at the flour mill,
will take about 4000 tons of cargo
from Tacoma.
CIVIL ENGINEERS
VISIT TERMINAL 4
Municipal Grain Elevator
Also Is Inspected.
TRIP MADE IN AUTOS
GAS
BOAT
GOES
ASHORE
Convention in Portland Brought to
Close Vith Smoker; Sock Com
mission Plays Host.
and here reload it on vessels and
eliminate to a considerable extent the
custom that ha been- in vogue for
the last few years of shipping east
by raiL
R. A. TVernlch. managrer of the
Sitka Spruce company at Coquille. is
reported as having- purchased suffi
cient railway cars to assure that mil!
of sufficient rolling stock to keep
the lumber coming to Cooe; Bay in
sufficient quantities to maintain a
shipload reserve at all times.
One or two mills at Reedsport
which are unable to ship lumber as
promptly as desired also contemplate
shipping here to the port dock, it is
said.
Honolulu Shipping Growing.
HONOLULU. T. H.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Honolulu harbor shipping is
crowing. Estimates by the harbor
master show that 180 more snips
called in the fiscal year, which ended
June SO. than in the previous 12
months. The total number of steam
vessels for the past year was 776.
The increase in tonnage was 1,650.000.
Craft Has In Tow Alice When Ac
cident Takes Place.
SEATTLE; Aug. 12 Messages re
ceived here today said the gas boat
Dagne. towing: the' disabled gaa boat
Alice, went ashore on Ballanac Island,
18 miles north of Nanimo, B. C, yes
terday afternoon.
Alter the Ijagne grounded tne
Alice broke loose and went adrift in
the Gulf of Georgia, according to the
message. The crew landed safely. The
Dagne was bound from K.etchikan,
Alaska, to Seattle.
Port Commissioners Named.
NORTH BEND, Or., Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Robert Banks, of the firm of
Kruse & Banks, shipbuilders, with
a plant in North Bend, was appointed
by the Port of Coos Bay commission
ers to serve out the unexpired term of
Charles S. Winsor, resigned. The ap
pointment would extend until Jan
uary 1 and at that time Mr. Banks.
who is one of the three candidates for
port commissioners, will be elected, as
there are three to name.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Aug. 12. Arrived at 7
P. M. British steamer Mount Etna., from
Union Bay. B. C. Arrived at 3 A. M.
Steamer Stanwood, from Raymond. Sailed
tt P. M. Steamer Joaan Poulsen. lor
San Francisco, via Westport.
ASTORIA, Aug. 12. Sailed at 10 last
night Steamer Tiverton, for San Pedro.
Arrived at 8 and left up at 11 A. M.
British steamer Mount Etna, from Map
sellles, via Vancouver and Union Bay,
B. C. Arrived at 8:33 A. M. Steamer
Trinidad, from San Pedro.
NORFOLK.
Fort Wayne,
deaux.
Aug.
from
11. Sailed Steamer
Portland, for Bor
Portland's mammoth new municipal
terminal No. 4 was the mecca yes
terday of members of the American
Society of Civil Engineers for the
final day of their convention here.
Leaving the Multnomah hotel at 9
o'clock In the morning, the visiting
engineers traveled by auto to the
terminal. There they inspected crit
ically every aspect and engineering
feature of the rail and water ter
minal and the adjoining municipal
grain elevator.
V ithout exception, the visitors
were favorably impressed by the high
character of engineering skill shown
in the design and construction of
the docks, piers, warehouses, rail fa
cilities, conveyor galleries, oil stor
age tanks and other mechanical fea
tures.
Party Led by G. B. Hegardt.
The party was under the leader
ship of G. B. Hegardt, chief engineer
of the commission of public docks,
who explained the plant in detail to
the visitors. Commissioners Averill
and iCnapp were also in attendance
and helped explain the work of the
commission.
A meeting of the dock commission.
scheduled for 10 o'clock yesterday
morning, was postponed to 2 P. M..
and then called off entirely to per
mit the entertainment of the visiting
engineers.
Part of the programme was a
luncheon served to the engineers In
the cafeteria at terminal No. 4, which
was recently completed and placed
in operation.
Smoker Ends Programme.
The set programme of the SOth an
nual convention of the American So
ciety of Civil Engineers ended with
a smoker Wednesday evening at the
Multnomah hotel, at which Prank
Branch Riley held the visitors for
two hours with his lecture. "The Lure
of the Great Northwest."
The grand ballroom of the Mult
nomah hotel was filled to its full
seating and standing capacity.
Fresh from a tour of the highway,
the visitors entered into the spirit of
Mr. Rilejra colorful descriptions.
TRAFFIC MAN PROMOTED
E.
X. McCOXAJjOGCE TO LEAVE
FOR SAX FRAXCISCO.
SAN FRAXCTSCO, Aug. 12. Sailed at
5 A. M. Steamer Daisy Freeman, for
Portland. galled at 2 P.. M. Steamer
Rose City, for Portland. Arrived at 2
P. M. Steamer Rlchconcal, from Portland.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 8. Arrived Steamer
-Coaxet, from Portland, via Yokohama and
Kobe, for Hong ivong, via JVianiia.
SEATTLE, Aug. 12. Arrived Steamer
Steel Trader, from New York, via Van
couver, B. C, for Portland and New York.
SAN PEDRO, Aug. 11. Arrived at 8
A. M. Steamer Eastern Belle, from Bos
ton, via Balboa, for Portland.
JOXES BILL HAS
'TEETH'
DISTRICT IS ASKED FOR
Absurd to Do Business With. San
N Francisco, Says Senator.
OREGOMAN XEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Aug. 12. At the first
meeting of the federal water power
commission today, a letter was read
from Senator Wesley Jones of
Washiiftrton, one of the sponsors of
the new water power act, urging the
establishment of a water power dis
trict in the Pacific northwest.
Senator Jones protested against
plans formulated by the commission,
establishing three districts, with
headquarters at St. Paul, St. Louis
and San Prancisco, respectively. He
satd it was absurd to force the north
west, where most of the valuable
power sites are situated, to transact
business with a San Francisco head
quarters, 1000 miles away.
The commission began, hearings
today on the rules under which ap
plications for permits are to be re
ceived. Among those appearing before the
commission were Guy Talbot and
F. T. Griffith, of Portland, Or.
road In question Is 9.3 miles in length.
It is proposed to employ the Donahoa
road law on the improvement.
TRAVELERS' GrlTJE.
Northwest Manager of General
Steamship Firm to Have Ju
risdiction Over Coast.
E. N McConalogue, heretofore
northwest traffic manager for the
General Steamship corporation, has
been promoted to the position of traf
fic manager of the company for the
entire Pacific coast, he announced
yesterday in telling of his intended
departure for San Francisco Monday
night to take up his new duties. Jir.
McConalogue opened the Portland of
fice of the General Steamship cor
poration early this. week. F. Devine,
who has been named as I'ortiana
agent of the company, will arrive in
this city Monday.
Mr. McConalogue also announced
that he had asked that arrangements
be made for refrigerating space for
400 tons of cargo in each of the ves
sels plying in this company's line to
Australia and New Zealand. He is
confident that a large amount of
apples and other perishable commod
ities will move from this port to tne
Antipodes if such facilities are. pro
vided and that such facilities alsb
will make possible the bringing of
dairy products and other perishables
from Australia and New Zealand to
the Pacific coast.
The steamer Depere. of the Gsnei 1
Steamship corporation's west coast of
of South America service, will be due
here Saturday.
James Road Being Surveyed.
CENTRALIA, Wa5h., Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) The James road Irom Grand
Mound through Rochester to the
Thurston-Grays Harbor county line is
being sun-eyed incident to the pro
posed paving of the highway. The
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EAMSTflP
s. s. -rrrv or topek.v
Sails 9 P. M. August 18th for Coos Bay.
Eureka and San Francisco. Connectinic
with steamers to l.os Aneeles and San
Diego.
TO ALASKA FROM SEATTLE
The S. S. "ADMIRAL, WATSON." to
Anchorage, K.odiaK and way porta. Au
gust 22d.
Ticket Office 101 Third St.
Freight Office Municipal Dock No. 3.
Fhone Alain S2SL
Pmclflo Steamship Co.
TOYO RISEN KAISHA
DIRECT PASSENGER SERVICE
PORTLAND TO JAPAN AND CHINA
8. S. -SEITO MARU,"
Freight and p.vssen!t;er steamer.
tons, sails from Portland September 19
for Tok.ihama. Kobe, lioji and Hone
kone. ior rates, fares, space or ialor
xnatioa address
Oregon -Pacific Company
General Agsnta.
Wilcox Bids- Main 4565.
BOSTON.
Springfield.
Aug. 11. Sailed Steamer
for Portland, via Balboa.
12. Arrived at 10
F. H. Buck, from
SHIPPERS ARE XOT COXVLXCED
Jones Is Scored for Letting Clarke
Handle Defense.
TACOMA. Wash.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Following the discussion of
the Jones merchant marine hill here
Tuesday, local shipping- men ex
press themselves as not vet fully sat
isfied with explanation's given by
Senator W. L. Jones as to the effect
section 28 will have on this coast.
It is held that it is a case of live
or die for Pacific coast shipping it
the bill works out, in this particular
section, as some of the opponents de
clare it will do. It is believed that
one certain effect of the act will be
to make eastern ports the terminals
of one or more of the Japanese lines
now centering here.
The fact that Senator Jones turned
the defense of his bill over to W. F.
Clarke, representing the Admiral line,
MONTEREY, Aug.
last night Steamer
Portland.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Aug. 12.
Arrived: China. Hongkong; Wahkeena,
Redondo; Korea Maru. Hongkong; Wa
pama, Everett; Richmond, Seattle; Santa
Alicia. Salina Cruz; Richconcal. Astoria.
Sailed: Rose City. Portland.
HONG KONG, Aug. 10. Arrived: Ixiom
from Manila (for Seattle).
YOKOHAMA, Aug. 7. Sailed: Empress
of Asia for Vancouver.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 12. Arrived:
President from San Pedro, via San Diego;
Admiral Goodrich from Ocean Falls. B. O;
Tajima Maru from Hongkong; Steel
Trader from New York; Westham from
British Columbia ports.
Ieparted: Alameda for Anchorage;
Queen for San Diego, via San Francisco;
Argyll ior Aort ban luls.
SAN PEDRO. CaL. Aug. 12. Arrived:
Steamers Ernest H. Meyer from Grays
Harbor. 6 A. M-: Phyllis from Everett. 6
A. M.; Vanguard from Eureka, 7 A. M. ;
Eastern Ocean from Portland, 7 A. M. :
Boobyalla from San Francisco, 7 A. M.;
the Angeles from Portland, 8 A. M. ; Ava
lon from Willapa, 6 A. M.
Sailed: Claremont for Willapa. 6 P. M. :
Admiral Dewey for San Francisco, 10
A. M. ; the Angeles for England, 5 P. M. ;
Eastern Ocean for England, 4 P. M. : East-
em Belle for San Francisco. 6 P. M. : Fla-
vel for Eureka, & P. M. ; Halco for Astoria.
5 P. M. ; Brunswick for Fort Bragg. 5
P. M. ; Point Judith for San Francisco.
6. P. M.
Ship Board Counsel Says Cargo Is
' Assured V. S. Vessels.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) The American merchant marine
law, framed by Senator Jones of
Washington, has "teeth."
This is the message brought here by
H. A. Dean, general counsel for the
shipping board. Dean is' in Seattle
to settle shipping board claims and
tonfer with shippers on merchant
marine problems.
The Jones bill, he said, "provides
that American ships will get cargoes i
in foreign ports on equal terms with
foreign vessels, or -foreign vessels
will get no cargoes in American ports.
'If American ships are excluded
from foreign rate-making conferences,.
ships of companies in such confer-
nces will be excluded from American
ports.
I am surprised that there is so
much local criticism of section 28 of
the Jones law, which grants a pref-
rential rate on goods shipped in
American vessels.
The law has given us the right to
build and sell ships and establish trade
routes. In other words, it gives the
merchant marine of America the op
portunity to succeed."
There shortly will be American ves
sels in every port, he said, to carry
cargoes.
Wireless Telephones Installed.
HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) Wireless telephones will be in
stalled on the China Mail, Pacific Mail
and Admiral line fleets, acording to
word brought here by officers of the
steamer Nile of the China Mail. It is
reported that the Radio Corporation
of America is already at work on the
plans.
Celilo Loading at Stella.
KELSO. Wash.. Aug. 12. (Special.)
The steam schooner Celllo has been
at Stella the past few days taking
aboard a cargo of lumber from the
Struckmeier & Smathers sawmill
which is a few miles from Stella. The
lumber la hauled to Stella by truck.
The cargo is to go to southern California.
TRAVKI.F.RS' GCIDE.
Astoria Route
S. S. "ASTORIAN"
2:30 P. it DAILT (Except Thursday).
FARE Sl.tto. Including tax.
Morrisoa-St. Dock.
Phones: Main 8063. 511-48.
' COLITMBIA PACIFIC
6HI1'1'IG COMPANY
'North China Line'
Direct err1ce wlthont Transshipment.
PORTLAND to Kobe. Yokohama. Shang
hai, Ts in eta a Taku Bar and Dalran.
S. 8. "West Xlvarla" Snilinr Karlr Oct.
S. S. "West ' omentum Sailing Early Sept.
S. S. "West Keats" Sailing lat bept.
Tha above-named vessels ara now beln g
booked. For further information regarding
pace, rates, ate, apply
Traffic Department
s Board of Trade Building
Portland, Oregon
Astoria and Way Points
STR. GEORGIANA
Round trip dally (except Frlday leave
Portland 7:10 A. M Alder-street docj
Leave Astoria 2 P. M.. fla vel dock. Kara
(1.65 each way. Special a la carta dining
service. Direct connection for souta
beaches. Night boat daily, 8 P. KLL. dally
except Sunday. Tha Harkla TrttosporLa
uoa Co. ataln 142i .641-22.
Port Calendar.
Marine Notes.
The British steamer Mount Etna ar
rived at 7 o'clock last night to load grain
ana lumoer ior Marseilles ana uenoa.
The steam schooner J oh an Poulsen.
which brought sugar from San Francisco
and redwood from Eureka, finished dis
charging yesterday evening and went to
v est port to load lumber for California.
The steam schooner Stanwood arrived
at tne West Oregon Lumber company's
aocK at o ciock yesteraay morning;
complete a cargo of lumber lor the west
coast of bouth America.
Tide at Astoria Friday.
Hiarh. Low.
19:26 A. M...-1.S feet
12:35 P. M...7.7 feetj6:36 P. M... 1.5 feet
To Arrive
Vessel
M. S. Astoria
Str. Alias
at Portland.
From
-San Fran . .
.Richmond . ,
S O. barge 93 Richmond .
Str. Rose City San Fran .
itr. Steel Tracer .ew lorK.
St. West Momentum. . China
Str. Mount Ktna .(Jenoa
Str. Lepere San Fran
Str. City of lopeKa.fcan r ran .
Str. F. H. Buck. . . .Monterey ..
Str. Daisy rreeman.&an r ran .
Str. Willamette Kan rTan
Str. Multnomah San Fran
Str. Davenport c-an
Str. W'tt Cayote. .
Str. Klamath ...
Sir. Aoercos
Str. Everett
Str. westwara. no.
Date.
-Aug. 13
.Aug. 13
. Auk. 13
.Aug. 14
.AUg. 14
..Aug. IS
.Aug. 15
Aiff. 5
, .Aug. 10
..Aug. 16
..Aug. 1
. .Aug. 1
. .Auk. 1
. .Aug. 17
AUg.
. . Aug
. .Aug.
..Aug. 23
,.AUg. 27
, .Auk. 28
.AU(. 30
.Aug. .0
COOS DOCKAGE IN DEMAXD
Lumber Mills Plan Way to Avoid
Shortage of Rail Carriers.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Augr. 12. The
dockage the port of Coos Bay is un
dertakine to construct on the water
front between Marshf ield and North
Bend already is in demand, although
it will not be finished inside of 60
days. Owinsr to the shortage of rail
road cars it is proposed by several
small milling plants adjacent to
Coos Bay to ship lumber to this point
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Aug. 12. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M. sea, smooth; wind.
northwest, 14 miles.
Fran
. . . San Fran ,
Pan Fran
, . . Orient . . .
...San Fran
.. -Baltimore
stf Pnlnt Lobos .Colon .
Str. Eastern Belle -New York
Str. tlawaraen .ew i or
To Depart Prom Portland.
Vessel For 3ate.
Str. Indus U. Kingdom. Aug. 12
M. S. Parthta Cuba Aug. 12
Str. Stanwood Callao Auk. 14
Str Johan Foulsen.San Fran Aug. lo
Str. Rose City San Fran Aug. 17
Str. City of Topeka-.-Pan Fran. .. .Aug. 18
;tr Willamette . San Fran Aug. 22
Str. Multnomah ....San Fran ...Aug. 23
Vessels In Port.
Ve?el Berth
Str. Culburra. ....... Alb. En. fc Mch Wka.
Str. Daisy St. Helens.
Str. Indus MontKomery dock.
Str. Johan Foulsen... Westport.
Bkt. Monterey Inman-Poulsen milL
St. Oicn Peninsula mill.
Str Mount Etna Columbia dock.
M. S- Parthla Clark-Wilson mill.
Str. Stanwood West. Or. Lbr. Co.
Str. West Kader Drydock.
Sir. "West Nlv&ria.... St- Johns Lumber Co.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
SMITH-ROBINSON Orville Lester Smith
legal. 5-419 Ninety-second street. and
Frances Robinson, legal, 5419 Ninety-sec
ond street.
HOL'SE-STEELIS George Lee House, 44
322 Vi Stark street, and Clara M. Steele,
44. Twelfth and Mill streets.
COOPER-GASSXER Frank L. Cooper.
24,. 420 Sacramento street, and Hilda Oass
ner, 18, 420 Sacramento street.
KELLOGG-CHERRY Gladstone B. Kel
logg, legal. Glendale, Or., and Hilda Mo
let Cherry, legal. 101 East Forty-first stree
North.
MERCER-JONES Fred Clarence Mercer.
29, 519 East Polk street, and Agnes Pearl
Jones. IS. 216 r.orth Hart man street.
SMITH-NELITZ Robert Smith. 22, 2S4
Seventy-third street, and Martha elita,
23. 24 East Ninth street North.
PHIPPS-ODELL Robert P. PhiPps. 25
152 Willamette boulevard, and Mildred
II. Odell, 25. 3"i3 Harrison street.
NOTE-TOOLE Rex Josia Note. 24. n
Park street, and' Mary V. Toole, 23, C
Park street.
BENVENISTE-CAPELOT7TO V 1 c t C
Benveniste. 24. 346 Columbia street, and
Sara. Capilouto. 21. 346 Colorado street
W AK.NKK-uuf i Harry J. Warner, le
gal. Athens hotel, and Myrtle B. Duff,
letral. Irving apartments.
WORKING-ALLEN James TV. Working,
r-ugene. itr., ana -inei a. Alien,
179 East Seventh-ninth street North.
GRAF-EDLEF?E. R. H. Graf. Ieca
Corvallis, Or.; and Blanche Ann Edlefsen.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
BEERS-SMITH Frank J. Beers. 31
Portland, and Katy Smith, 24, of Port
land.
BCBULO-RICHMOND Mike Bubulo. 28.
of Portland, and Mary Richmond, 21, of
roniana.
BALL-STARK Roy M. Ball. legal,
Astoria. Or., and Jennie C. titark, legal,
oi Astoria, ur.
LITTLETON-DUNN Lovelle G. Llttl-
ton, 21, of Portland and Elizabeth Dunn,
18. of Seattle.
FENIMORE-SM1TH Wallace Fenimore,
32. of Battleground. Wash., and Julia
Smith, 18. of La Center. Wash.
GIL.BREATH-G ENTRY Millard L. Gil
breath. 2tt, of Silver Lake, .Wash., and
Ruby J. Gentry.. 23. of Camas. Wash.
Obituary.
W
Tr.T.T A T BURCHET.T.. a member
of the police force Eince 1904,
died at his late residence, 7S3 Tibbett
street, yesterday morning after a long
Illness.
Mr. Burchell was born 7 years ago
in Indiana and came to Oregon in
18S9. For several years he was a
farmer in eastern Oregon, coming to
Portland about 1900. He is survived
by his widow and son Harold, his
mother, Mrs. Catherine Burchell of
Portland, and four brothers, H. L. of
Seattle, Edward of Heppner. Charles
of Corvallis and H. N. Burchell of
Sheridan.
The funeral will be tomorrow after
noon at 2 o'clock from the East Side
funeral directors and interment will
be at Mount Scott cemetery.
VANCOUVER. "Wash.. Aug. 12.
(Special.) The thermometer today at
3 o'clock registered 97 degrees, the
hottest point reached this year, ac
cording to A. A. Quarnberg, official
weather observer. At 5 o'clock the
temperature had dropped to 93 de
grees;
SUMMER VACATION
EXCURSION FARES
TO
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Aug. 12. Maximum tem
perature. 08 degrees; minimum. 68 degrees.
River reading a a a. b.u ieet; cnanjre
in the last 24 hours, 0.1-foot fall. Total
rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. none. Total
rainfall since September 1. 1919. 35.51
inches; normal rainfall since September 1,
44.70 inches; deficiency of rainfall since
September 1, 1919. 9.19 Inches. Sunrise,
5:07 A. M.; sunset, 7:25 P. M.: total sun
shine. 14 hours and 18 minutes; possible
sunshine, 14 hours and 18 minutes. Moon-
rise, 3:24 A. M. ; moons t, 6:07 p. M. Ba
rometer (reduced to sea level, 5 P. M.,
29.84 inches. Relative humidity: 5 A. M.,
63 per cent; noon, AH per cent; ir. l..
26 per cent.
bC S: "V Wind
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Coffee Imports Show Big Gain.
WASHINGTON.' Aug. 12. Coffee
imports for the fiscal year of 1920
increased more than 398,000,000
pounds over 1919, it was announced
today.
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Chicago
Denver
Des Moines..
Eureka
Galveston -
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Juneauf . . . .1
Kansas City.
Lob Angeles.
Marshfieid
Medford . . .
Minneapolis
Nw Orleans
Ne-ar York . .
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Phoenix
Pocatello . .
Portland . . .
Roseourg .. .
Sacramento .
St. Louis . . .
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San Die?o .
San Fran. . .
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Tacoma
Tatoosh .. . .
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Walla Walla
Washington
Winnipeg
Yakima . .
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TA. M. today. P. M. report preceding day.
FORECASTS.
' Portland and vicinity Fair, continued
warm; northerly winds.
Oregon and Washington Fair, continued
warm; gentle northerly wind.
OldFrench Canada?
Hotels and customs change
slowly in ancient cities
and in this "new era" it is
all the more enjoyable going
back to places with an old
world flavor. It was about
400 years ago when hardy
Frenchmen first entered
the St. Lawrence River to
found and fortify
Qifebec and
Montreal
Two cities, truly .with apetst
a past woven closely with
American history. Victory,
defeat, thrilling romance
every crooked little street
below Chateau Frontenac
tells a story in Quebec. And
Montreal blends easily a
great modern city with
quaint traditions of bold ad
ventures in by-gone days.
Come this summer. There
is so much to seer-so much
pleasure to enjoy in both
these strongholds of the
Canadian Pacific
Railway
E. E. Penn, Gen. Ag't Pass. Dept
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
55 Third SU Portland, Or.
Canadian nemttaparx and information rtzard-
tng tanaaa on Jum
L at this office, t. .
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ft V JililulHmnJ-t. . A Mi-1
OCEAN RESORTS
Season tickets are on sale daily, good to return until
October 31, and allow stop-overs. Week-end tickets
are on sale Saturdays and Sundays, limited to return
following Mondays.
Clatsop Beach
GEARHART AND SEASIDE
NORTH BEACH POINTS
Round Trips
$4.50 Week-Ends
$5.50 Season
HAK TAX ADDITIONAL.
Fast trains carrying observation parlor cars and
coaches leave North Bank Station 8:30 A. M., 6:20 P. M.
daily, and 2:00 P. M. Saturday.
CONSOLIDATED TICKET OFFICE, THIRD AND WASHINGTON STS.
NORTH BANK STATION. TENTH AND HOYT STS.
Astoria
North
Steamer
and
each
Service
OF THE
Union Pacific System
OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO.
From Portland every day except Sunday
From Astoria every day except Saturday
Direct connections at Astoria to and from North Beach
"Hassalo"
From Portland A insworth
Dock, 8:00 P. M. Tuesdays and
Thursdays; 10:00 P. M. Sat
urdays. From Astoria 0.-W. R. & N.
Dock, 7:00 P. M. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
.
"Harvest Queen
From Portland Ains worth
Dock, 8:00 P. M. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays.
From Astoria 0.-W. R. & N.
Dock, 7:00 P. M. Sundays,
Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Between
Portland and Astoria
$1.65
War Tax Included
FARES
North Beach Resorts
Round Trip From Portland
Week-End Season
$4.50 $5.50
War Tax to Be Added
Tickets and Reservations, Broadway 268, or Consolidated Ticket Office
Third and Washington Streets Main 3530
Receiving or Delivering Freight, Call Broadway 172
Wm. McMurray, General Passenger Agent