TIIT3 MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1920
15,
COAST SHIPPERS EYE
TEST
Attitude on New Merchant
Marine Law Dependent.
TRAFFIC AFFECT STAKE
Opponents to Measure Declare
Movement Would Be Diverted
from Coast to Atlantic.
The attitude of Pacific coast ship
ping Interests toward section 28 of
the new merchant marine law will
depend upon the outcome of the test
case now being made by the Tacoma
chamber of commerce and Commer
cial club, according to George Powell,
president of the Oregon-Pacific com
pany and leader of the faction in
this city which opposes the enforce
ment of this section. Section 28 of
the new law prohibits the granting
of preferential export rates on goods
moving across the country for ship
ment to a foreign destination in ves
sels of foreign registry.
The contention of opponents of this
section has been that its enforcement
would divert traffic from the Pa
cific coast to the Atlantic and Gulf
ports. In response to this contention.
Admiral Benson, chairman of the
shipping board has replied that in
such an event the shipping board
could check the diversion by calling
npon the interstate- commerce com
mission to declare an embargo on At
lantic and gulf ports for a portion of
this freight, and thus continue Its
movement through the Pacific coast.
In a resolution adopted by the Ta
coma Commercial club and chamber
of commerce. Admiral Benson was
called upaa to effect such an embargo
lmmedlatQy, as eastern ports are
held to be sufficiently congested to
warrant this action.
"If such an embargo can be ef
fected." said Mr. Powell yesterday,
"all opposition to section 28 will
cease, for Pacific coast shippers will
be convinced that the routing of
traffic can be absolutely controlled
by the governmental agencies. If
this embargo cannot be placed in ef
fect, on the other hand, it will be
taken as an indication that the ship
ping board and Interstate commerce
commission cannot prevent the di
version of traffic from the Pacific
coast to the Atlantic and Gulf, and
that the admiral's defense of section
28 Is groundless."
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash.. Aug. SO
(Special.) August has Been a bnW trade
In coast-wise, eastern and foreign water
lumber exportation, with approximately
30 000 000 teet clearing from this port, as
compared with 27.000,000 feet in August
ol last year. During- the past 28 lays
seven steamers and schooners have cleared
for eastern or foreign ports, the Eastern
Glade, for the east coast; the Defiance
and Daisy Mathews for Hawaii; the Idaho
for Peru, the Forest Pride and Klinor H.
for Australia and Luon for the Fiji islands.
Thirty-six vessels have cleared so far this
month, as compared with 3 clearing in
August. 1!19. , . .
The steamer Chehalls. an arrival of Sat
urday, Is loading at the Hulburt mill. In
Aberdeen, after discharging freight at the
Benham dock.
Standard Oil barge No. 1 cleared yes
terday afternoon after discharging at the
Standard Oil tanks.
The steamers Solano and Carmel ar
rived here yesterday afternoon, and are
loading at the West and Hulburt mills In
Aberdeen.
A 26-foot fishing boat was lost Friday
between Shoaiwater bay and Grays Har
bor entrance. The owner. Charles Baker,
and his partner w rescued by another
fishing boat. The loss of the boat la
about $5000 besides $S00 in cash which he
had in a suitcase. Air. jtsaaer uvea iu suum
Aberdeen.
PORT TOWKSEN D, Wash.. Aug. SO.
CSpecial.) The steamer Crown or uaiacia,
rnmine from Liverpool via San Francisco,
passed in at Capo Flattery . today, pro-
r,riinf tn Vancouver, for whicvh port she
has cargo. Later she will come to Puget
Bound to finish discharging and load part
cargo outward.
The Japanese steamer Arizona Mara, en
route to Yokohama with general cargo
loaded at Seattle and Tacoma, called here
this morning to take three Japanese sailors
who were placed in the United States ma
rine hospital upon her arrival from the
orient two weeks ago.
A sailor named Eric Erlckson has dls-
aDDeared from the schooner Camano, an
chored In the stream. It was' believed
that he fell overboard and -was drowned.
He signed the ship's articles yesterday
and went aboard, but this morning he
failed to appear. A search of the vessel
was made without results. His home was
given as Seattle.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 30. Special.) The
barkentlne Annie M. Rolph, coming to
load lumber at Portland, arrived at 12:15
today from Sharpness, England, via Bal
boa and Port Townsend.
The steam schooner W'apama, carrying
a cargo of lumber from St. Helens, sailed
at 10:30 last night for San Pedro via Ban
If'ranc.iseo.
The tank steamer William F. Herrin, af.
ter discharging fuel oil in Portland, sailed
at 10:45 last night for California.
The barkentlne Monterey, laden with
lumber from Portland, sailed at 10:30 this
morning for South Africa.
The steamer City of Topeka, bringing
freight and passengers for Astoria and
Portland, arrived at 5:15 this morning from
San Francisco and way ports.
The steam schooner Trinidad sailed at
31 o'clock today for San Pedro with lum
ber from the Hammond mill.
The Alaska Portland Packers' associa
tion cannery tender Akutan arrived at
10:35 this morning from Nushagak river,
Alaska.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Aug. 80. (Special.)
The steamsntp hurydamus ox the Blue
Vunnel line's Seattle-United Kingdom, bear.
ins: the distinction or being the first over.
seas carrier to berth for cargo at the Skin
ner & Eddy yards, which are soon to be
come one of the great shipping centers of
the Pacific coast, this afternoon shifted
from pier 14 to the plant to load 100 tons
of ship plates for Glasgow. The steel will
be used in building British ships in the
United Kingdom.
The full-rigged ship Benjamin F. Pack
ard, from Nushagak, Bristol bay, first of
the Northwestern Fisheries company's fleet
to square away from the northern canneries
this year, was taken In tow In the strait
at 7:30 o'clock this morning by the tug
Tyee and arrived at the Hanford street
terminal of the port commission tonight.
The vessel has aboard the cannery crew
and the pack of the Nushagak plant of
the Northwestern fisheries company.
The full-rigged ship Abner Coburn of the
fleet of Libby, McNeil & Libby, also Seattle
bound from Bristol bay, at 8 o'clock this
morning was 15 miles off Cape Flattery
awaiting a tow. The vessel is expected
In Seattle tomorrow morning.
The steamship Cordova, of the Alaska
Steamship company, bound for Kotzebue
sound In the Arctic. Is expected to sail
from Seattle the middle of the week with I
the only consignments of supplies to be
sent to the lsolu ted little settlements i n
that part of the north this year. The
vessel will have .shipments of foodstuffs,
proceries and coal for Kotzebue, Teller,
Candle and Wlawalik. She will call at
Nome and St. Michael on her way to the
Arctic. The Cordova is now in Nanaimo.
B C, loading cpal for the far north.
The steamship BKaRway of the Alaska
Steamship company arrived in Seattle yes
t rday from southwestern Alaska with
10.000 cases of canned salmon and 1400
tons of copper ore. IShe also brought a
locomotive of the Copper River & North
western railroad from Cordova, which is
to be sent east to be rebuilt. The vessel's
ore cargo 1 came from Iatouche.
On her way from Seattle to Nome and
St, Michael the Alaska Steamship com
pany's liner Victoria arrived in Akutan
Auffust 27, according- to advices received
la beattle today.
TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 80. (Special.)
Word was received today that tlie Jap-.nose-built
steamer Eastern Temple, now
in Seattle, would shift here wiUua & imm
TACOMA
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days to load cargo of lumbar for Calls. o.
The vessel was said to have been char
tered or being; operated by G. Amanlclc of
San Fra.nc.sco. 9
In connection with the lumber market
and manufacturing, the plants of the
Pugefc Sound Lumber company and the
Defiance Lumber company, both engaged
n cuiimg zor zoreign mar ice ta to a targe
extent, will open up Wednesday after be
ing closed down for nearly two months.
The Bee arrived here this morning
from San Francisco and was expected to
all today for down-sound ports to load.
The vessel had a cargo of asphalt for the
eastern part of the state.
Bound for down-sound ports to load a
part cargo, the Hoboken. under charter
to a San Francisco firm?a&lled this morn
ing for Seattle.
The Santa Alicia of the W. R. Grace
line. Is due the latter part of this week
from ports of Peru and Chile. The
steamer has among her cargo to load here
1,000,000 feet of lumber.
The Eurydamua, to load flour and wheat
here for Europe, is due Wednesday.-
Bringing 1425 tons of Beataon concen
trates, the steamer kagway arrived from
the north at the smelter today. The
steamers Valdex and Quadra cleared from
the smelter Sunday afternoon."
The little power schooner Iskum of trie
Siberian Trading company, which left Ta
coma several weeks ago laden with 100
tone of merchandise valued at $40,000,
was reported due at Nome, Alaska, today.
The Iekum is on her way to exchange
po-rta on the Kolxma river, Kollucnin bay'
and St. Lawrence bay points In eastern
Sioeria, which are seldom reached by
northern traders.
Ivory, furs and skins will be purchased
from the natives by Captain Kelly Olson,
and the little vessel expects to complete
Its cargo In time to return from the far
north before navigation closes for the
winter.
In addition to the regular crew of the
Iskum, tr. Robert Cram, m research ex
pert and physician. Is accompanying the
party. He will take motion pictures of
the life and conditions of the natives of
the north and will attempt to filrja wild
animals.
The Siberian Trading company Is com
posed largely of Tacoma business men
of which James M. Aahtoa is one of the
largest stockholders.
The first Australia sailing vessel to
visit Puget sound passed In the straits
Sunday and will load 1,000.000 feet of lum
ber for her return cargo. The ship Ja
the Northern Chief, a three - masted
schooner. It is expected that she will load
part of her cargo at Tacoma.
When Captain A. K, M onsen, formerly
In charge of the Baja California, a Norwegian-owned
ship, left the ship's com
mand, he claimed 3000 kroner In back
pay, which he asserted A. O. Undvig,
owner of the vessel, refused to give him.
Captain Monsen had been in command of
tlte Baja California three years, and In
addition to hie back pay requested free
passage home. This also was refused,
he claimed.
Through O. M. Overn, hla, attorney In
Tacoma, Captain Monsen started suit In
Christian!, Norway, against Mr. Llndvig,
wno notified Mr. Overn today that ha
would accede to Captain Monses's de
mands without suit. A -heck" covering
the amount has been forwarded Mr. Llnd
vig, stated Captain Monsen, now in charge
of a. vessel In the Alaska trade.
SAN PEDRO, Cal.. Ang. 30. (Special.)
The congestion of freighters here await
ing oil Is being relieved rapidly. Today
the steamer Henry Steers completed fili
ng her fuel tanks and sailed. The steamer
Haymon, one of the first to be held tip.
owing to the differences between the ship
ping board and the oil companies.-sailed at
midnight Saturday.
She was followed Sunday by the west
Kader, bound for Ireland, and West Ked
ron, bound for Europe with grain and
later by the Costigan, bound for Java
with general cargo.
Tbe West Modus followed the Henry
Steers from the port today.
The annual report of the harbor commis
sion, made public today, showed total re
ceipts of slightly more than $1,000,000.
Expenditures were slightly less than $1,-
000. 00O. More than one- half of the first
million of recently-authorized bonds have
been expended. The commission is seeking
authority to dispose of another block of
bonds so that the work may not etop.
Offices of the California-Mexican Steam
ship company announced this morning that
a third steamer would be built to supple
ment the two now in the service between
here and Mexico. The new vessel will be
built in Long Beach and will cost $5 00, 00 a
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 80. (Special.)
The action of the public utilities commis
sion of the state of Utah In its declara
tion that the 25 per cent Increase In
freight rates allowed the railroads fcy the
Interstate commerce commission will not
be applicable to rates on coal and ore
moving wholly within the state will off'
set any contemplated Increase in the cost
of bunker coal for vessels In this port.
according to officials of a Utah coal com
pany.
The decision to maintain the low rates
on coal and ore will offset any possibility
of coal operators of Australia and British
Columbia from shipping coal into this
port via tramp steamers. It was Aid.
Due to the fact that some of the most
capable steamship companies and officers
manning vessels of the United States ship
ping board had left their commands be
cause they could not take their wives with
tin em. Admiral Benson, chairman of the
shipping board, rescinded the order. Ac
cording to advices reaching here today,
Admiral Benson, upon being apprised '
the situation by Paul Foley, director of
operations, issued an order permitting
wives of officers of the merchant marine
to accompany their husbands on voyages.
Admiral Thomas, Washington, chief of
the bureau of navigation, who arrived here
recently on a tour of inspection, made
an official Inspection today of the naval
base at Mare Island.. He was accom
panied by Admiral J. L. Jayne, command
ant of the 12th naval district, and Cap
tain E. L. Beach, in charge of the Mare
Island navy-yard.
The Japanese steamer Alta Mam, bring
ing oriental cargo to McCormick & Mo
Pherson, arrived today from. Manila and
Yokohama.
The British steamer Tahshee, with cargo
for Japanese ports, went to sea this after
noon.
The Japanese steamer Lisbon Mara,
which put tn here for bunkers en route
from the orient for New York, proceeded
today.
COOS BAT, Or., Ang. 80. (Special.)
The steam schooner Acme arrived in port
this morning from San Francisco, bring
ing a large amount of freight that had
been transferred from the Centralis, which
went on the ways there.
Th government ordered the United
States dredge Col. P. S. Allchla to Grays
Harbor and she left out for thaat port
today. The Mlchle. while operating on
the Coos bay bar this season, removed
about 750.000 yards of sand.
The steamer C. A. Smith was an arrival
from San Francisco this afternoon, com
lng with oement for road work and to
load a lumber cargo at the Smith mill.
Marine Xotes.
Captain Allen A. Sawyer, who com
manded the ill-fated tanker J. A. Chans
lor, which was wrecked near Cape Blanco
last winter, arrived in the city yesterday
to take command of the steamer Egeria,
which Is nearing completion at the yard of
the Coast Shipbuilding company. The
Egeria is being completed as an oil-burning
steam schooner from a shipping board
wooden hull and has been chartered to
carry lumoer to Australia.
The barkentlne Annie M. Rolph and the
schooner Wm. Bowden, both of which will
carry lumber from Portland to Australia,
arrived in the river yesterday and started
op the river at 3:20 yesterday from Astoria
in tow of the port tow boat, Portland. The
Annie M. Rolph will load at the Clark
Wilson mill and the Wm. Bowden at the
St. Johlns Lumber company's mill. Both
windjammers came to the Columbia river
In tow from Puget sound. The Rolph is
in ballast from Sharpness, England. The
Bowden took cargo from Levuka to Se
attle.
The cannery tender Akutan, of the Alas
ka-Portland Packers' association, arrived
in the river yesterday ana went to Goble,
w nere mo wui ipeau ins winter.
The Admiral line steamer City of To
peka arrived at 3:45 P. M. yesterday at
terminal No. 2 with freight and passengers
from Ban Francisco, Eureka and Coos
Bay. She will sail again tonight.
The barkentlne' James Tuft, which ar
rived at San Francisco last Thursday from
Levuka, Is reportea to nave been char
tered Dy sauour, uutnrie at co. to carry
lumber to Australia from the Columbia
river.
The British steamer Isis is reported as
chartered by nerr, uncord & Co. to carry
grain from the Columbia river to the
cnitea mngaom. The isis is a big vescel
of 5564 net tons. She arrived at Ham
burg August 13 irom Philadelphia.
The steamer Westboro, loading wheat
for Belfast. Ireland, shifted yesterday from
tne portiana louring mills to tbe Mont
gomery dock to complete her cargo.
The Standard Oil tanker El Segundo and
barge im leit aown in ballast at 11 o'clock
yesterday morning.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
1910, Automatic 660-85.
T
Priest Rapids Irrigation Dis
trict Files Request.
BIG ACREAGE AVAILABLE
Development Awaits Authority of
New Federal Law to Pro-
ceed, Is Reported.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington. Aug. SO. Application
has been filed with the federal water
power commission by the Priest
rapids Irrigation district for a permit
to develop power at Priest rapids on
the Columbia river. This is the second
application filed for a Priest rapids
permit. ,
This latest application is under
stood to involve an irrigation project
exclusively while the other Is a com
mercial power project.
A large acreage Is available for
irrigation in the Priest rapids irriga
tion district and Its development, it la
understood, has only been awaiting
the authority of the new federal
water power law to proceed.
New Forma Ready Soon. .
Probably some time this week the
federal water power commission will
have ready for distribution the forms
required In applying for permits
authorizing the preliminary steps in
undertaking development of water
power. In the past the old forms of
1915 have been used, but as the new
law Implies new conditions and new
latitudes speed has been marked in
getting new forms ready.
Secretary O. C. Merrill of the com
mission, said today that he expected I
tnese forms would oe at least in
mimeograph style by next week and
aa soon thereafter as practicable
would be printed and distributed to
all interested applicants.
The first step in the development
pir.c.io 19 to kcl Btrme tentative title
or right In the hands of the prospec
tive development company, which will
warrant it joiner ahead with all pre
liminary work and expense. That this
preliminary right should be full pro
tection for the period required for
fixing the commission, goes as a mat- I
ter of course. It would have to be
exclusive for that period, to prevent
conflicting Interests regarding the I
worn.
License Given for Fall Period.
When this first permit expires, and
the company seeking to develop
power has finished its studies of costs,
plans and other preliminary work.
the final license will be in order.
This must convey a title or right for
the period fixed for construction and
operation of the plant, and for such
extension of this period as is pro
vided by law and the commission.
In formulating this license the
whole problem of finances and rates
Is involved, as this document will he
the contract or agreement required
on the part of the government calcu- I
lated to carry into effect th-a spirit
of the law.
In perfecting such a document, eon
ditions in states that have or have
not public utility commissions will
have to be considered and all the
varying contingencies that are found
in commonwealths of such widely dif
ferent statutes and rules.
Delay WIU Be Many Weeks.
Several weeks are certain to elapse
before all the forms will have been
perfected. After these have been
worked out, the oommision faces the
duty of administering laws, rules and
regulations.
Private companies, eager to get to
work, will be clamoring for dispatch.
while the commission, furnished with
an inadequate appropriation, will be
struggling with the duty of perfect
ing its organization and starting a
new machine on the governmental
road.
CONCRETE TANKER SOLD
PALO ALTO BUILDING AT OAK-
LAXD BRINGS $110 TON.
American Fuel OH Co. Purchaser,
61 Steel Tankers Owned by
Government Not Offered.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU,
Washington, Aug. 30j The govern
ment, through the shipping hoard,
has sold its first big concrete tanker.
the Palo Alto, under construction at
Oakland, for $110 a deadweigni ton.
Its designed tonnage was 7500, but
ready for sea will measure about
6500 tons deadweight. The Ameri
can Fuel Oil company was the suc
cessful bidder, and but two other
firms bid on the craft. Delivery is
for September 1.
A sister ship, the Peralta, delivery
date January 1, was also offered but
as but one bid was submitted, ana
the price was only about half the
rr1ee bid for the Palo Alto, this bid
was rejected, with the purpose of re
offering this ship at a later date.
which will 'probably De wiinin tnree
weeks or a month.
This sale attracted much attention,
as it was the largest concrete tanker
yet built by the government. Good
new steel tanker are held at about
220 a ton. and it was stated that the
Palo Alto cost about ,200 a ton to
build. The government has about 64
steel tankers, which it refuses to
. , . x ,u .v.
otter lur s3.ia uuvy, uu unw iuo
oil supply situation for the shipping
hn r ri,et is much improved. xnis
is not expected to be much under one
year.
STEAMER BRINGS FLX CARGO
West Nomentum "Will Be Fuml
gated Before Return to Orient.
Millions of Manchurian files, which
have been stowaways on the steamer
West Nomentum of the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company's North China
line, will meet an untimely fate this
morning when the vessel undergoes
fumigation before loading for the re
turn trip across the Pacific
As reported by officers of the West
Nomentum, the flies were first en
countered in large quantities when
the vessel put into Dairen. Manchu
ria, on her last voyage to fill her
deep tank with soya bean oil. Appar
estiy living and thriving on the vege
table oil, which is stored is enormous
quantities at Dairen. th'e flies were
so thick at that port and took Buch
complete possession of the West No
mentum. her officers report, that the
steel and woodwork was completely
hidden by the myriad of little black
bodies.
When the West Nomentum left Dai
ren, he carried a full complement of
flies with her. The buzzing, which
has persisted to this day. la the hold
POWER
ASKED
COLUMBIA
of the vessel, will cease, however,
when the formaldehyde fumes fret In
their work. - The West Nomentum
finished discharging last night.
The Imported fly is not to be dis
tinguished from the familiar, home-loving-
species of this country..
TAC03IA ASKS JAPANESE BAX
Petition for Embargo Latest Move
to Fight Jones Law Section.
TACOMA Wash., Aug. 30. A reso-
lution adopted by the Tacoma Com
mercial club asking: for an embargo
on oriental- shipments from the At
lantic and Gulf ports through the
Panama canal, has been Sent to the
United States shipping board and o
commercial organizations at San
Francisco, Portland and Seattle for
approval.
The request for the embargo Is said
to be the latest move of west coast
ports to combat section 28 of the
Jones marine law.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Auk. SO. Arrived at 3 A
M. British tteamer Pilar de L&rrinaga,
from Newcastle. Eng.; at 3:80 P. M..
steamer City ol Topeka, from tian Fran
cisco via Eureka and Coos Bay.
balled at 11 A. M. Steamer EL eennao:
barge No. 83, for San franciaco.
ASTORIA. An. So. 8alld at 1 last
nlg-ht -Steamer Wapama, for San Fran
cisco and San Pedro; at 11 last night
bteamer w. V. Herrin. for Monterey. Ar
rived at 4 and left up at 6:45 A. M
Steamer City of Topeka. from San Fran
cisco. Eureka and Cooa Bay. Sailed at
I lO:30 A. M. Barkentlne Monterey, for
Durban and. Cape Town. Arrived at 11:30
A. M. and. left up at 2 P. AI. Gasoline
tug Akutan, from Nushsgak. Arrived at I
12:50 P. M. Barkentlne Annie M. Rolph.
from Sharpness via Port Townsend. Sailed
at 1:14 P. M. Steamer Trinidad, for San
Pedro. Left uo at 3:20 P. M. Schooner
William Bowden and barkentlne Annie M.
Hoiph.
SAN FRANCISCO. An. SO. Sailed yes
terday Steamer Daisy Freeman, for Port
land: steamer Steel Trader, from Portland
for New York. Arrived at 10 A. M.
Steamer Klamath, from Portland. Sailed
10 A. M. Steamer Rosa City, for Port
land.
POINT RETBS. Aur. 2B. Passed Brit
ish steamer Niceto da Larrinaga. from
ci'Oo lor Portland.
balboa, An. 2. Arrived steamer
British steamer Tannenburs. for Port-
romona, from Portland for Europe. Sailed
'ana.
VXADrvOSTOK. Aug. 25. Sailed I
steamer Pawlet, for Portland.
NEW TORE, Aug. 29. Arrived Steam-
er Souths Band rmm i.tnria.
COOS BAT. Or.. Aue. 80. Arrived. 11
A. M. Acme, from' San Francisco; 1:30
mt. jm. kj. A. smith.
Departed, 10:30 A. M. Tf. S. dredge CoL
o. Aiicnie, for Grays Harbor.
SEATTLE. Wash- Auar. SO. Arrived
enjamin F. Packard in tow rug Tyee,
from Nushagak; Cordova, from Nanaimo,
n. s. ,
Sailed Arizona Ma.ru. for Manila; Rich
mond, for San Pedro.
TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 30. Arrived
Steamers Bee, from San Francisco; 6kaK-
way, irom Alaska.
Sailed Hoboken Bee, for Seattle.
SAN PEDRO. Cal.. Auk. 80. (Soeelal.l
Arrived steamers Hartwood. from Willa-
pa 6 A. M. ; Captain A. F. Lucas from
Port Angeles 6 A. M. : Prentiss from Al-
bion 8 A. M.: Fred Baxter from Pueet
Sound 6 A. M. ; Santlam from Astoria 6 1
Sailed steamers Admiral Farramt fori..
San Dieiro 10 A. M. ; West Kader for
United Kingdom 1 A. M. ; West Modus
for Manila S P. M. : Hattie Luckenbach
for New Tork S P. M.'; Claremont for I
Portland 6 P. M.: Saginaw for Puaet I
sound 6 P. M.
ASTORIA. Or.. Aug. 80. (Special.
Arrived 12:15, barkentlne Annie E. Rolph
irom enarpness, England: 6:15 A. M..
steamer City of Topeka from San Fran
cisco; 10:35, cannery tender Akutan from
xvusnugak river. Alaska.
Sailed 10:30 last nlrht. schooner Wan-
ama. for Rnn I '..H m in-4 . v. . t. ..
Wm. F. Herrin for' California: 10:30. bark-
schooner Trinidad for San Prdro.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash.. Anir SO
cisawSnlSTS r5
Sailed Arizona, Mara for Yokohama.
LONDON. Aug. 28.
Arrived Diablo
from Seattle.
PANAMA CANAL. Balboa. Ait. M I
.arrived romona from Portlar-d. Or.; Robin
uooaieiiov xrom victoria.
Sailed Tannenburg for Portland, Or.
HONO KONG, Aug. 25. Sailed Em
press 01 itussia lor victoria.
MANILA, Aug. 20. Sailed Africa. Hint
lor cc.iuo.
AUCKLAND. Ah. 28. Sailed Nl
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 80. Arrtvuf
Altai Aiaru irom Manila.
Sailed Lisbon for New Tork: Ttnm r?lf-
w rgmuia; xieien x . urew ror Green
wood.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 27. Arrived Fu.hU
ma ju&ru, irom Beattle.
YOKOHAMA. Aur. 27 Salle A Tn.
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DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Ang. SO. Maxtmnm tem
perature. i. a Degrees, minimum, 44.1 de
grees, jtiver reading, 8 A. M.. 8.8 feet:
change In last 24 hours, 0.3 foot rise.
Total rainfall (5 P. XI. to B P nm,-
total since September 1, 1919. 36.76 Inches;
I normal since September 1, ' 45.10 inches:
deficiency, 8.34 Inches. Sunrise, B:29 A.
M.: sunset. :54 P. M. Total sunshine, 8
hours and 54 minutes; possible sunshine.
13 hours and 25 minutes. Moonrlse. 7:10
P. M. ; moonset. 6:51 A. M. Barometer
ireaucea to sea level) a P. M., 30.141 Inches.
KeiauvA numldltv: & A. M HI n,r
noon, 50 per cent; 5 P. M., 36 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
Wind
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STATIONS.
Waataar.
Baker ...
Boise .....
Boston ....
Calgary ..
Chicago ..
Denver ....
84(0.001. .NW
Clear
88!0.0012W
Clear
82iO.0O
Li(SW
Clear
BJIO.O
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IW
SW
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Pt. cloudy
h8,0.0O
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84 0.00
Pt. cloudy
Pt. cloudy
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8S0.OO
i jreka ..
I Galveston
5X10.001
INW
uiear
10 SB
Clear
i fimeiia.
5 0.01
M
S
Pt. cloudy
t Juneau
154;0. 0K!
..louay
Clear
Clear
Kansas City
Los Angeles.
Marshi'ield ..
Medford ....
Minneapolis.
New Orleans.
New Tork ..
S
SW
7OI0.00
7b 0.00,
880.001
720. 00
NW
NW
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
80)0.14
s
S4l0.OO(20iSW
North Head.
0!0. 00118
N W
Phoenix ...
Pocatello ..
Portland . .
Roneburg . .
Sacramento.
St. Louis
Salt I.ake . .
San Diego
San Fran...
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860. 2412
74i0.00. .
74 0.00 . .
NW
SW
NW
NW
NW
S
NW!
Clear
Clear
IClear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
w
70!O.COS8lW
Seattle ....
tSUka
Spokane ..
Tacoma ...
Tatoosh .
tVaaldes . .
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5H10.00I. .
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louay
Clear
Clear
Clear
Walla Walla I
.1 7o;o.ooi. .IN
wasntngton
I 581 7810.
. .1 5 HI 70,0.
..( 42 74,0.
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w lunlpeg
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Pt. cloudy
tA. M. today; IP. M. preceding day.
FORECASTS.
Portland and viclnitsr Tuesday fair and
warmer; northwesterly winds.
Oregon and Washington Tuesday fair
and warmer; moderate northwesterly
winds.
Oregon City Marriage Licenses.
OREGON CITY. Or., Aug. 30. (Special.)
.Marriage licenses were issued today to
Diamond C. Schaffner, 22, of Gaston, and
Lucille Perry. 20. of Sherwood; Robert
W, Downey, 23, and Amy Montgomery,
21. both of West Linn: Fred Heinz. 20.
aiidfiiargaxet Kruser, 17. both of Aurora,
DEEP CHANNEL WANTED
TAXCOUTER SHIPYARD STEEL
FREIGHT ITEM IS BIG.
Conferences Being Held in Regard
to Facilities for Handling .
Freight at Water Rates.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug. SO.
(Special.) The. present rate on steel
from the east to Vancouver by rail
is $1.35, compared to Panama canal
boat shipments of 70 cents. The
freight expenre on a 12,000-ton Bteel
ship, such as is being built by the
G. M. Standifer Construction corpora
tion In Vancouver, is a big sum.
An effort Is being me do to have
the Columbia river channel between
Vancouver harbor and the mouth of
the Willamette river dredged bo that
ocean-going ships may be brought di
rect to Vancouver, thus enabling lo
cal industries to obtain the lowest
possible rate on shipments.
The city recently voted 1130,000
bonds to construct a dock in Van
couver harbor. The government will
dredge the high spots in the Colum
bia river channel, it Is understood,
giving at least a 30-foot channel, but
dock must be built to handle the
ships when they arrive.
To this end, the port of Vancouver
commissioners and officials of the
G. M. Standifer Construction corpora
tion are holding conferences, and It
is assured that much valuable data
'111 be ready in October when the
United States board of engineers is
expected to come here to hear the
case.
The lumber industry will also bene
fit greatly by the deeper channel.
SHIP TO PACIFIC 15 PLAN
TACOMA COMMERCIAL CLUB
LACXCHES CAMPAIGN.
Senator Jones and Representative
Totui9on Telegraph . Admiral
Benson, Urging Action.
TACOMA, Wash.. Aug. 30. (Spe
ciaL) Support of the plan to have
all trans-Pacific " shipments move
through Pacific ports will be asked sf
every commercial organization on the
Pacific coast by the traffic and trans
portation bureau of the Tacorrfa com
mercial club. Senator Wesley L. Jones
and Representative Albert Johnson
have telegraphed Admiral Benson,
chairman of the shipping board, to
ask the Interstate commerce commis
sion to order shipments destined for
the orient to be routed by rail to Pa
cific ports.
"If the interstate commerce com
mission has not the power to do this,
let us determine it as soon as pos
sible so we may give it the power,
said Senator Jones in his message to
Admiral Benson. The telegram was
made public here today by Jay W. Mc-
Cune. Recretiirv of the traffic and
tranonnrtatinn hnr.911
I rr. 1 1 I J C . T -
... . , . .
tnat x-aciiic ports nave aireaay lost a
vast tonnage to Gulf and Atlantic
ports because of preferential rates.
Senator Jones points out also that the
fjirs are needed on the roast to shin
return commodities east.
42 SHIP FIRMS INDICTED
PLOT TO RESTRAIX TRADE IS
I CHARGED LV TRUE BILLS.
3S-urty All Big Trans-Atlantlo
Lines and Freight Brokers Are
Xamed -Violations Listed.
NOT TORK. Aug. 80. Forty-two
steamship. companies and freight
brokers, including virtually all the
big trans-Atlantic lines, were Indicted
by the federal grand Jury here today
on charges of conspiracy and restraint
of trade in violation of the Sherman
ant-trust law.
The indictments Included the Inter
national Mercantile Marine, Atlantic
transport; Cunard Steamship compan
ies, Ltd.; Anchor line; Booth-Ameri
can Shipping corporation: Compagnle
Generate Trans - Atlantlque; Kerr
Steamship company, members of the
trans-Atlantic associated freight con
ferences ana directors oi tne bieim
ship Freight Brokers' association.
An injunction and dissolution suit
against the defendants named in the
Indictments as members of the Steam
ship Freight Brokers association and
the associated freight conferences was
entered simultaneously.
The indictment charged and the
petition in the suit alleged that the
defendants January 1, 1917, conspired
and have continuonsly violated the
Sherman law by restraining inter
state trade and foreign commerce in
grain, oil, lumber, coal and other
commodities and manufactured art!
cles produced throughout the United
States and In foreign countries.
WESTWARD . HO DISCHARGES
Only 700 Tons of Frelgtit for Fort-
land; Seattle Gets Remainder.
The steamer Westward Ho, bringing
sreneral freight from Baltimore In the
Bervice of the Pacific Mail Steamship
company, arrived Sunday and yester
day started discharging her cargo at
terminal No. 1. She will leave a little
over 700 tons of freight here and take
the remainder to Seattle, where she
will be checked over to Williams, Dl
mond & Co for management and oper
Port Calendar.
To Arrive at Portland.
Vesml From Date
Str. Eastern Belle.. ..New York. .. .Aug. SO
btr. Pi. a larrinaga.. rsaiooa ......bept.
Str. Kose city wan r ran ...sept.
Str. Mawaraen new I ork.
Ptr. Springfield Boston ...
..Sept.
..Sept.
. .Sept.
. .Sept.
. .Sept.
. .Sept.
.Sept.
. .Sept. 1
Str. Kyder Haniiy.. .. Honolulu .
Str. Abercos ,
Orient
Str. Klamath ......
. San Fran. . .
.San Fran.. .
Baltimore .
.New York..
Marseilles .
Orient
.Cardiff
Valparaiso .
China
.Boston ....
. New York. .
.New York..
Str. Multnomah ...
Str. Point l.obos ...
Ptr. Steel Worker..
Sir. Mom cents....
Str. Pawlet
6tr. Tannenburg ..
Str. Seiyo Maru....
Str. West Keats...
Str. Artigas
Str. Waterbury ....
Str. West Katan...
Str. West Nlvarla. .
..Sept. 1
. .Sept. 1
. .Sept. 1
. .Sept. 1
..Sept. 2
. .Sept. 2
. .Sept. 2
.Sept. 2
.China Sept. 30
To Depart from Portland.
Vessel For Date.
8Hr. DalFT San Fran Aur. 3
Str. City of Topeka.. -San Fran. , . -.Aug. 81
fetr. v eaiDoro ....... neiiast ......wept.
Str. West Nomentum. China Sept. 1
Str. Seiyo Maru, Orient Sept. 17
Vessels in Port.
Vessel
Bkt. Annie M. Rolph. Clark-Wilson mill.
M. S. Challamba St. Johns mill.
Str. City of Topeka. . Terminal No. 2.
M. S. Culburra.
American can dock.
.St. Helens.
Knappton.
. Coast S. B. Co.
6tr. Daley
Str. Daisy Putnam.
Str. Johan Poulsen.
Str. Olen
Terminal No. 4.
Str. P. de Larrinaga.. Elevator dock.
Str. Ran Jacinto. .... Westport.
Str. Tiverton Westport.
Str. Wm. F. Herrin. . Llnnton.
Scbi Wm. Bowden. .. .St. Johns mill.
Str. Wapama ..St. Helens.
Str. West Nomentum. Terminal No. 1.
Str. Westboro ....... Montgomery dock.
. Bu. Westward Uq, ..Terminal Jio, 1.
ation. She will load outward either
on Puget sound or at Portland.
BesideB being the first vessel
launched by the Columbia River Ship
building corporation, the Westward
Ho is the first shipping board vessel
at Portland to return here after oper
ation in European waters.
HARRI3IAX INTERESTS INVEST
Holdings of Kerr Navigation Com
pany Will Be Increased,
NEW YORK, Aug. 30. The Harri-
man Interests, recent purchasers of
big steamship enterprises throughout
the world, have bought from H. F.
Kerr and A. E. Clegg. a large part
of their Investments in the Kerr
Navigation company for $5,000,000 and
soon will acquire additional' amounts
of stocks in this corporation, it was
announced here today.
Funds acquired by Kerr and Clegg
from these liquidations are to be
Invested in United States shipping
board -vessels or in steamships built
in American yards on plans to be
approved by Rear-Admiral Benson.
Motorshlp Aarala Libeled.
Two libels and one intervention
have now been filed against the mo
torshlp Challambra, loading lumber
at the St. Johns dock. The second
libel was filed yesterday in the dis
trict court by the Robins Drydock &
Repair company for work done in
June when the vessel was being built
and amounting to $3300. The boat is
one of several recently turned out on
Puget sound and its principal owner
is J. E. Chilberg of Seattle.
TJ. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. M. yes
terday unless otherwise indicskted.)
W. 8. PORTER, Everett for Monterey,
884 miles from Everett.
TATOOSH, with barge 1 in tow, Ab
erdeen for Richmond, 4od miles Irom Rich
mond. W. F. HERRIN, Llnnton for Ban Fran
cisco. 830 milet from Linnton.
WAPAMA, Portland for San Francisco,
lO miles south of Cape Blanco.
QUABBN, San Pedro for Seattle, 13U
miles south of Seattle.
SIERRA. San Francisco for Tacoma, 423
miles north of San Francisco.
AROTLE, Oleum for Seattle, 485 miles
from Seattle.
SAN DIEX30, Tacoma for San Pedro. 580
miles north of San Francisco.
EL SEGUNDO. towing barge 93, Port
land for Richmond, 531 miles north of
Richmond.
JEFFERSON, Seattle for Ketchikan, 120
miles south of Ketchikan, August 29, 8
P. M.
CORDOVA, Ketchikan for Seattle, at
Nanaimo. August 29. 8 P. M.
SPOKANE. Seattle for Ketchikan. 114
mites north of Seattle. August 29, 8 P. M.
ABNER COBURN, Bristol bay for Se
ttle, 23 miles off Flattery.
DE QUE3NE. Honolulu for Balboa, 1163
miles east of Honolulu. August 29, 8 P. M.
Bark BURGESS, Naknek, Alaska, for
Portland, 75 miles west of North Head,
August 30, 6 P. M.
NICETO DE LARRINAGA. . Baltimore
for Astoria, 29 miles northwest of Eureka,
August SO. 6 P. XI.
RICHMOND, towing barge 95, Eeattle
for San Pedro. 135 mllea from Seattle.
YOSEMITE, San Francisco for Eeattle,
50 miles north of Cape Blanco.
EL LOBO LOBITO. Peru for Van
couver. B. C, 200 miles south of Cape
Flattery.
HYADES, Belllngham for Honolulu, 143
miles northwest of Tatoosh.
WASHTENAW, Port Angeles for Port
San Luis, 667 miles from Port Bn Luis.
EASTERN GLADE, Grays Harbor for
Ran Francisco, 70 miles south of Grays
Harbor.
ADMIRAL DEWEY, San Francisco for
Seattle, 193 miles from Seattle.
WHEATLAND MONTANA, Yokohaftia
for San Francisco, 343 miles from San
Francisco.
EASTERN EXPORTER, San Francisco
for Honolulu, 1320 miles from San Fran
Cisco.
WEST MORELAND. Honolulu for Sa
vannah. 438 miles east of Honolulu.
STANLEY. Honolulu for Balboa, 1148
miles east of Honolulu.
ARCHER, Honolulu for San Francisco,
one mile from San Francisco, August 29.
8 P. M.
WESTCIA, Kobe for San Francisco. S85
miles from San Francisco, August 29, 8
M.
MATSONIA; Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, 519 miles from San Francisco.
MAUI. San Francisco for Honolulu.
160 -miles from San Francisco.
ROSE CITY, San Francisco for Port
land. 72 miles north of San Francisco.
WESTCIA, Kobe for San Francisco. 211
miles west or San Francisco lightship.
DERBYLINE. San Francisco for San
Pedro, 24 mllea from San Francisco.
HUMBOLDT. San Francisco for San
Pedro, 24 miles south of San Franelsco.
EVERETT. San Pedro for San Fran
Cisco. 80 miles from San Francisco.
WEST NILUS. San Francisco for Hono
lulu. 200 miles weet of San Francisco.
LOS ANGELES. San Pedro for Van
couver, 716 miles from Vancouver.
EASTERN ADMIRAL. New York for
San Francisco, 65 miles south of San
Francisco.
ARCHER, Honolulu for San Francisco.
656 miles from San Francisco.
EAGLE, San Francisco for Manila. 835
miles west or Kan Francisco.
DEPERE, Tacoma for Los Angeles. 17
miles north of Point St. George, August
zv, e i . m.
BROO KLINE, Bremerton for San Fran.
Cisco, 19 miles southwest of Cape Blanco,
August on, noon.
HORACE X. BAXTER. Seattla for Ran
rrancisco, 534 miles south of Seattle.
OLEUM, Port San Luis for Portland.
364 miles from Astoria.
STORM KING, towlnr drvdoek lumtnnn.
Seattle for San Francisco. 155 mllea north
oi Din r ranciseo.
J. A. MOFFETT. San Pedro for Van
couver. mllea north of San Pedra.
atlas. San Pedro for Ketchikan. 175
mnea norm ot ban Francisco.
FUGITIVE IS CAPTURED
Grecian Premier Decides to Try
Men. In Civil Court.
ATHENS, Aug. 80. A brother of
Charles Apostle Iserpris. who was one
of two men who shot and wounded
Premier Venizelos In Paris recently,
was arrested in Athens today. HI
wife and sisters had been imprisoned
as hostages, but he did not leave hi
biding place until discovered.
The premier has decided that the
alleged conspirators in a reported plot
to end his life and restore the Con
stantino government will be tried by
civil courts.
WILLAMETTERIVER BOA
Steamer Northwestern leaves Mu
nlclpal dock No. 2, at foot of East Oak
street, Mondays, Wednesdays and Frl
days at 7:00 A. M. for Salem and all
way points. Freight and passenger
service. Returning, leaves Salem a
7:00 A. M. Tuesdays, Thursdays an
Saturdays. Adv.
When Folks
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health or purse, they
naturally drink
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ENGLAND TRIP 15 RAPID
PIXiAR DE liARRIXAGA HERE
AFTER S3 -DAY RCX.
Steamer From Tyne River Gets to
Balboa in 19 Days; Sister
Ship Due Tomorrow.
An unusually rapid trip from Tyne.
England, direct to Portland was re
corded by the' British steamer Pilar
de Larrinaga, which berthed yester
day morning at the Elevator dock to
load (?rain for Europe. The Pilar left
the Tyne river, England, July 23,
reached Balboa 19 days later, and re
quired only 14 days from the canal
to the Columbia river, or 33 days for
the entire trip. She averaged a speed
of 11.7 nautical miles per hour for
the voyage.
The Pilar de Larrinaga was built In
Japan for an English firm three years
ago. She is 459 feet long and has a
breadth of 59 feet- Her net tonnage
is 4607, severaphundred tons greater
than that of the largest shipping
board steamers built in this district.
This British steamer is under char
ter to the Pacific Grain company to
carry wheat to Europe. She arrived
In the local harbor Sunday night, but
anchored in the stream and did not
go to her dock until early this morn
ng. Her deck force Is composed of
If your skin
itches just use
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inoL Biltuura, Md.
Exact Copy of Wrappee. mmt. iwt.. citv.
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You Should Don,t v1 aweak Uver
with harsh, harmful cal-
Never Rile" mei. easy nr
T m Tablets are better for
IOUr LlVer biliousness.
AT? Tonight Tomorrow Feel Right
Prodding" an Inactive liver1 wits
calomel and sluggish bowels with
powerful purgatives is like lashing a
tired horse to exhaustion. It can be
done once too often and sooner or
later, if persisted in, may so weaken
the organs as to cause serious results.
Bilious attacks, constipation, sick:
headaches, etc., are in the great
majority or cases aue to oig-es-tlve
trouble and no reasonable
person can expect to obtain, real
or lasting; benefit until tha
cause is corrected.
That many people realize this
and art aivlnir ur the unwise
Tjraetic of dosine themselves with:
dangerous calomel and irritating
Tiurgea, is proved by tha fact that
more than five million boxes of
Nature's Remedy (NR Tablets) were
used last year. Have you ever tried It?.
Nature's Remedy (NB Tablets) is
a vegetable compound that acts on
the stomach, liver, bowels and kid
neys, the purpose being to bring about
healthv and harmonious action of. all
the organs, of digestion and elimina
tion. N?- TABLETS
ii u n
For Infants and Children.
Mothers Know That
Genuine Castoria
Always
Bears the
Signature
' of
In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
Englishmen, and her engine room
crew of Senpalese negroes.
The British steamer Nacito do Lar
rinaga, a sister vessel, will be dus
here tomorrow, judging from her
position as given in radio reports. The
steamer Minnie de Larrinaga, tha
third of this fleet booked to load grain
here, was last reported as passing;
Cape Henry, Va., August 16. , Th
Nacito and Minnie are under charter
to Kerr, Glfford & Co.
ENGINEERS SEEK SCHOOLIXQ
Marino Men Holding: Licenses to
Take Advanced Course,
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. SO. Ten Se
attle marine engineers today enrolled
in the shipping board's advanced
course in marine engineering at the
University of Washington. Five other
engineers b.ave expressed their inten
tion ot enrolling and a class of at
least 15 is expected when the course
opens next Wednesday. All are li
censed engineers who will take the
course to increase their efficiency and
win Dromotion.
Officers of the shipping board said
today that if sufficient support is
given by the engineers the school will
be made a permanent institution.
Colombia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Au(f. 30. Condition of
the sea at 6 P. M.. smooth; wind north
west, 10 mllea.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday,
High. Low.
1:40 A. M 7 8 feet!8:0 A. M....04 feet
1:35 P. M...S.O feet!8:34 P. M 0.T foot
Resinol Ointment, with Resinol .
Soap.usually stops itching instantly
Unless the trouble is due to soma
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and easily heals most cases of ec
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kin or scalp eruption, even when -other
treatments have given little
relief. Physicians prescribe Resinol
extensively. Sold by all druggists.
It acts promptly and tfiefongnly. jtt
bo mildly and gently that there is)
never the slightest griping or dis
comfort. The bowel action Nature's
Remedy Induces is aa near like tbe
easy, pleasant, aatu.-al action as can
be produced by medication.
Hut that is not alL Nature's Rem
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increased one1 tha wh t system
strengthi ned.
Once you get your body la- this
splendid conditio you need not take
medicine every day just take an Nit
Tablet occasionally when digestion,
biliousness and constlpttiot threatens,
and you can always feel your best.
Remember keeping well is easier and
cheaper than getting well.
Get a 25o box ot Nature's Remedy
NR Tablets) and try it. It is sold.'
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