TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1920
13,
TR1S-PACIFIC RATE
IS CUT
Reduction of $7.50 Thousand
Welcomed by Lines.
COMPETITION IS MET
American Tonnage Gels Chance to
Carry Cargoes That Would Go
to Foreign Vessels.
A cut of $7.50 a thousand feet In the
trans-Pacific rate on lumber was an
nounced in a telegram received yes
terday morning by J. W. Crichton,
local agent of the shipping board's
operations division, from D. W. Bur
chard, agent of the north Pacific dis
trict, which includes Puget sond aivd
the Columbia river and has headquar
ters at Seattle. Local operators' of
shipping board tonnage have been
contending for several weeks for a
reduction in the lumber rate in order
to meet Japanese competition.
While the contention for a lower
rate across the Pacific has bean in
progress several Japanese steamers
have loaded full cargoes of lumber
here at from $18 to 120 a thousand
feet, while operators of shipping
board vessels have been obliged to
quote a rate of $25, and consequently
have ben unable to book the busi
ness. The cut announced yesterday
la from $25 to $17.50 a thousand feet.
Local lumber exporters, who were
questioned yesterday in regard to the
reduction in rates, feel that unques
tionably this move will eventually
stimulate the movement of lumber
from the Columbia river to Japan and
of $7.50 a thousand feet In the price
of lumber in the orient. The Imme
diate effect of the rate reduction,
however, will be to permit American
tonnage to move what lumber Is go
ing across the Pacific, instead of
having It parried in foreign bottoms.
TRADE TO START
STEAMER CHARTERED TO CAR
RY CARGO OF TIES.
Commerce Interrupted by War to
Be Renewed, According to Ex
port firm's Announcement.
The Pacific Export Lumber com
pany has chartered a big steel steam
er to carry a full cargo of creosoted
ties from the Columbia river and
Pusret sound to Calcutta, India, it was
announced by this company yester
day. This will be the first cargo to
trove from the Columbia river to
India since the outbreak of the world
war, and marks the resumption of a.
commerce that in pre-war days
I cached considerable volume. Two
cargoes, shipped from the Columbia
river to Calo-.tta by the Pacific Ex-r.i-rt
Lumber company, were on h3
water when v:tr was declared on Au
gust 4, 1SH. Tlitse were the last cat-
ROer to go mm the Columbia r---.r
to Calcutta. .
The name of th vessel to carry the
carso has not yet been learned by the
charterers, but that she will be of
liii-ge size is i.-.dtcated by the ftct
t'at the carg j w'll amount to 4,000.
000 feet.
As no one rrxosotlng plant, either
on the Columbi a river or Puget sound,
cares to congest its facilities with an
order of this s-xe, the order has been
sulit. as is customary in such cas-js,
Velween the twv ports.
Loading of the cargo Is scheduled
for October.
SHIPPING BOARD RESTRAINED
Injunction Prevents Foreclosure of
$5,000,000 Mortgage.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. An injunc
tion restraining the shipping board
from foreclosing a $5,000,000 mort
gage on the plant of the Pusey &
Jones company, Wilmington, Del., was
granted by Justice blddons in the dis
trict of Columbia supreme court.
The Wilmington shipbuilders had
34 vessels on the stocks when the
yard was taken over and to furnish
funds to complete these, the shipping
board advanced j. 000, 000, taking
blanket mortgage on the property.
The mortgage contained a provision
that it could be paid out of awards
. for compensation from the govern
mcnt. The award amounted to $7,
BOO.000, but deductions claimed by the
shipping board and protested by the
company reduced the amount to less
than $4,000,000.
Justice Siddona' decision Is regard
ed as a victory by counsel for the
shipping board in that it establishes
a precedent requiring suits against
tne emergency tieet corporation to be
brought in the court of claims, the
only tribunal in which action against
the president of the United States
- can be instituted.
Canal Traffic Records Broken.
PANAMA. Sept. 2. All traffic rec
oras since tne opening or the 1 anama
canal were broken during August.
j nree nunared snips passeTl. throug
the waterway, the tolls being $936
209.
American Steamer Burned.
CADIZ. Spain, Sept. 1. Fire de
stroyed the American steamer Myron
v.. j.ayiur loaay.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Sept. 2. Arrived at noon,
steamer Daisy Freeman, from San Fran
eiMjo; at 2 P. II., destroyer Talbot, from
Bremerton: at A, M., steamer Oleum,
Irom fort Ban L.U18.
ASTORIA, Sept. 2. Arrived at 11 last
nig-lil and left up at 1 A. A!., steamer Haiti
Kreeman, from San Francisco; sailed a
2:30 A. M.. steamer Tiverton, for Sa
Pedro; arrived at 7:50 and left ud at 8:2'
A. M., destroyer Talbot, from Bremerton
arrived at 10:30 A. M., tug Hercules, from
San Diego. .
COOS BAT. Sept. 2. Arrived at 8 A. M
and sailed, steamer City of Toxeka, from
Portland for .Eureka and San Franoiseo.
SEATTLE.
Westward Ho,
Sept. 2. Arrived
from Portland.
-Steamer
SAX FRANCISCO. Sept. 2.-i-Arrlved
4 A. M, steamer 1 Segundo and barge 03,
from Portland.
ST. HELENS. Sent.. 2. Passed at 9 A
M., nteumer Daisy Freeman; at 1:45 P. M.
destroyer Talbot,
COOS BAT, Or, Sept. S.f Special.
Arrivea si a a. m . stean?r city of To.
neka. from Portland: tus John Cudahv
nn Darge a. irnra tne north; sailed at
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. Arrived
Bteamers Kl Segundo, from Antoria; Arch
er, from Manila; Bandon, from Bandon.
Sailed Steamers Horima Maru, for Yo
kohama: Point Judith, for ifialttmoru
LUMBER
Dlllwyn,
Fortlanu.
for Philadelphia; Saginaw, for
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 2. Arrived
Steamers Westward Ho, from Baltimore;
Mandasan Maru. from Dairen via Yoko
hama: Argyll, from Oleum; Governor, from
San Pedro; Rainier, from San Francisco;
City of Seattle, from Southeastern Alaska.
Sailed Steamers Hoboken. for Honolulu;
Admiral Dewey, for San Diego; Santa Ana,
for Southeastern Alaska; Alameda, for An
chorage; Admiral Rodman, for Southeast
ern Alaska1; Argyll, for Oleum.
GRAYS HARBOR. Wash., Sept. 2.
(Special.) Arrived Steamer &haata, from
San Pedro, last night.
Sailed Steamer Carmel, for San Fran
cisco, this afternoon.
SAN PEDRO. Cal., Sept. 2. Special.')
Arrived Steamers Santa Monica, from Eu
reka. 8 A. M.; Colonel S. L. Drake, from
San FrancUco. 1 A. M. ; Willamette, from
San Diego, 3 A. M. ; West Cayote, from
San Francisco, 9 A, M. ; Joan of Arc, from
Valparaiso, 11 A. M.; Queen, from San
Diego. 7 A. M.
Sailed Steamers Willamette, for San
Francisco, 10:30 A.-' M. ; Tecumseh, for
China, 10 A. M. : Multnomah, for Port
land, 3 P. M. ; Hartwood. for Willapa. 4
P. M. ; Cleone. for Union Landing. 5 P. M. ;
Meriden, for San Francisco, P. M. :
Colonel E. L. Drake, for Point Wells. 6
P. M. : Joan of Arc, for. Ban FrancUco,
6 P. M.
LONDON. Aug. 30. Arrived Steamer
Protesllaus, from Seattle.
TJ. S. Xaval Radio Reports.
(All positions reported at 8 P. 51. yes
terday unless otherwise Indicated.)
ABERCOS. Yokohama for Portland. 622
miles from Columbia river, September 1, 8
P. M.
HOLLYWOOD. San Francisco for Seat
tle, 270 miles north of' San Francisco.
WEST N ILL'S. San Francisco for Hono
lulu. 674 miles west of San Francisco, Sep
tember 1, 8 P. M.
HYADES. Belllngham for Honolulu. 603
miles northwest of Taloosh, September 1,
P. M.
Costlgan, New York via San Pedro for
iva via Honolulu, latitude 81:17 north.
onjrltude 131:07 west, September 1, at
oon.
FRANK H. BUCK, Gavlota for Portland,
78 miles from Uaviota.
L-T MAN STEWART. Port San Luis for
Seattle, -ISO miles from Seattle.
CLAR1SMONT. San Pedro for Willapa
Harbor. -4S1 miles from San Pedro.
EVERETT, Point Orient for Seattle, 263
mites north of San Francisco.
C. A. SMITH, Coos Bay for San Fran-
isco. 63 miles north of San Francisco.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY. Seattle for San
Francisco, 105 miles north of San Fran
cisco. WEST HOLBROOK. San Francisco for
Seattle, 235 miles north of San Francisco.
DILLWr.N. San Francisco for Philadel
phia, 78 miles from San Francisco.
KUICHEK. Naknek for San Francisco.
:0u miles from San Francisco at noon.
ADMIRAL SEBREE. Ocean Falls for
Wilmington, 536 miles from Ocean Falls.
AHCHER. Honolulu for San Francisco,
SB miles from San Francisco, S P. 'M.
eptember 1.
EAGLE. San Francisco for Manila, 8S0
miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M. Sep-
ember 1.
SVLVIAN ARROW. Balboa for San
Francisco, Tiil milea south of San Francisco.
DI LWORTH. Prince Rupert for San
Pedro. 007 miles from San Pedro.
PORTER, Monterey for Everett, 120
miles from Monterey.
SAN DIEGO. Tacoma for San Pedro.
BO miles south of San Francisco.
DILLWYX. San Francisco for Philadel
phia. 78 miles from San Francisco.
POINT JUDITH, San Francisco for Bal
timore. 4." miles south of San Francisco.
PRESIDENT. Wilmington for San
ranclsco. 2S miles south of San Francisco.
CELII.O. Puget sound for San Francisco.
five miles south of Point Arena.
DERBY LINE, San Pedro for Seattle.
0 miles from San Pedro.
ADMIRAL FA RRAGl'T, San Francisco
for Seattle, 00 miles north of San Fran-
isco.
CITY OF SEATTLE. Ketchikan for Se
ttle, off Port Townsend.
ABERCOS. Yokohama for Portland, 292
miles west of Columbia river.
HO BO KEN. Seattle for San Pedro, off
Apple Tree Pqint.
END1COTT, Seattle for Yokohama, 230
miles from Seattle.
(jUABBIN. Seatle for San Pedro, 20
miles from Seattle.
ATLAS. San Pedro for Ketchikan, 490
miles from Ketchikan.
ARGYLL. Seattle for Oleum, 790 miles
from Oleum.
Slarlne Notes.
Additional business for his firm will be
ollcited in the far east by V. H. Dent,
of the Pacific Export Lumber company.
who will leave next Monday for a tour
of the orient.
The steamer Rose CKy arrived at the
Ainsworth dock at 6 o'clock yesterday
morning with passengers and freight from
San Francisco.
The steam schooner Daisy Freeman.
bringing asphalt and general merchandise
rom San Francisco, arrived at terminal
No. 3 yesterday morning to discharge a
portion of her cargo, and shifted to the
Couch-street dock in the afternoon to un
load the remainder-
More than 7000 long tons of sacked
wheat have been loaded aboard the steam-
Westboro, which will go down the
river at 7 o'clock this morning for Belfast,
Ireland.
Ralph T, Johns, organizer and president
of the new Ocean Steamship company, and
former head of the Ocean Transport com
pany, was a visitor in Portland yesterday
from Seattle.
James W. Crichton. agent here of the
operations division of the shipping board,
yesterday became the father of a nine-
pound boy.
Tides at Astoria. Friday.
High. Low.
3:52 A. M 6.7 feet 0:42 A. M...1.7 feet
3:31 P. M....8.3 feett0:54 P. M...0.4 foot
GAS MEN TO CONVENE
PACIFIC COAST SESSION' TO
BE HELD IX PORTLAND.
Headquarters of Gathering for
Third Week in September Will
Be at Multnomah.
The Pacific Coast Gas association
will hold its annual convention in
Portland the third week In Septem
ber. Headquarters will be at the
Multnomah hotel. A special rate for
delegates has been made by the
Southern Pacific, on the certificate
plan, making1 the rate one and one
half fare for the round trip.
W. M. Kapus, president of the
Northwest Gas & Electric Equipment
company, with offices in the Gasco
building-, is the convention repre
sentative in Portland to take care
of the hotel reservations, and ar
rangements have been made with the
Multnomah, Portland and Benson
hotels to house the visitors.
Guy W. Talbot, president of
Portland Gas & Coke company,
charge of the entertainment of
visitors, and- is arranging an
tractive programme both for
the
has
the
at
the
members and the women, includinsr.
of course, an outing: on the (Columbia
river highway.
Prnnarlans Give Up Meeting.
VANCOUVER, Wash,. Sept, 2. (Spe
cial.) The proposed meeting of the
Prunarians, at which Mr. Shields was
to speak In favor of the Carlyon road
bill to be submitted to the people at
the general election In November has
been called off so far as the Prunari
ana are concerned. Mr. Shields will
speak before the chamber of com
merce beptemper 8 at 8 o clock and
those who desire to hear him will
have a chance te do so.
WILLAMETTE RIVER BOAT
Steamer Northwestern leaves Mu
nicipal dock No. 2, at foot of East
Oak street, Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays at I A. M., for Salem and
all way points. Freight and passen
ger service. Returning, leaves Salem
at 6 A M., Tuesdays, Thursdays and
baturdaya. Adv. .
SHIM DICTATION
T
Problem of New District Ex
plained to Business Men.
MR. VAN DUZER TALKS
Chamber to Continue "Work Until
Change iu Supervision Is
Won by Portland.
Reasons why Portland business men
engaged in foreign and domestic com
merce reached by water lines are op
posed to having this port placed un
der the jurisdiction of Seattle in a
new shipping board district were pre
sented to the members of the Pro
gressive Business Men's club at the
weekly luncheon yesterday by H. B.
Van Duzer, president of the Chamber
of Commerce.
It was in no sense a carping crit
icism or mere fault-finding, he de
clared, but in the Interest of un
hampered development of the business
that rightfully belongs to Port
land and in protection of the estab
lished traffic, that the Chamber has
been leading in a fight which will
be continued until this port Is either
placed within the San Francisco dis
trict or receives a district of its own.
In explanation of the problem faced
by being under the domination of a
competitor. It was related that a
Portland exporter had received an or
der for a cargo of flour for Brazil
and promptly appealed to the Seattle
office of the division of operations
for the allocation of a shipping board
vessel and to ascertain what the rate
would be.
Reply Brings No Reaolta.
From the office, said Mr. Van Du
zer, came a letter to the effect that,
in view of the geographic situation
of Brazil, with Argentina a great
producer of flour, it would seem like
carrying coals to Newcastle to carry
Pacific northwest cereal products to
Brazil, and that such a movement
did not seem logical. Expression of
surprise, Mr. Van Duzer continued,
instead of information on rates, was
not what the exporter expected, but
his own surprise came when he heard
a few days later that Seattle export
ers were making inquiries through
foreign agents as to the business in
question.- They were anxious to
"carry coals to Newcastle" if the
orders could be handled there, he
added.
"This Is a matter- of such great
importance to Portland's future that
it'merits the attention of every busi
ness man and of every citizen," con
cluded Mr. Van Duzer. "Every person
who has the upbuilding of the city
at heart should realize that we can
not bring about port and trade de
velopment if dominated in everything
by our strongest rival and competi
tor. Separate District Wanted.
"We have established shipping lines
of our own and propose to sustain
them, but to be compelled to remain
in the district as now ordered would
mean that we would probably revert
to the old tramp service. Portland
shippers do not wish to have the
official in charge of the district oper
ations advise that a vessel will be
made available for Puget sound load
ing when it has been sought for tak-
S a cargo from Portland.
"We must have either a separate
district or must be left under the San
Francisco district. The Chamber of
Commerce has been fighting to have
this discrimination removed for two
months. General Manager Dodson has
been in Washington for three months
persistently striving to obtain allo
cation of shipping board ships for
service in which there is tonnage
available and to obtain from the
board recognition of the justice of
the claims we are making for the
right to proceed in our developments
unnampered. Oswald West recently
went east to assist Mr. Dodson in his
work and we expect favorable results
from these efforts."
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes.
ASTORIA. Or., Sept. 2. (Special.) The
United States destroyer Talbot arrived at
0 this morning from Bremerton and
proceeded to Portland.
Laden with lumber from Westport. the
steam schooner Tiverton' sailed at 8:15
this morning tor San Francisco.
The tug Hercules. Captain Tichworth
arrived at 10 o'clock today from San I'ran.
Cisco and. weather conditions permitting.
will sail tomorrow for San Uleso with the
.Benson log raft in tow.
The steam schooner Ryder Manlfv is
due from Honolulu and comes to load
lumber at river points.
The steamer Abercos. from Tokohama
ior Portland, win De due tomorrow.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Sept. 2. (Special.)
Steamer Shasta arrived last night from
San Pedro and will load at Donovan mill.
Aucruecn.
Steamer Carmel cleared this afternoon
irom tne Huiouri mm lor San Francisco
schooner Lottie .Bennett is rennrtrrt
standing outside irom ban Francisco and
la expected In about 10 o clock tonlsht in
tow. She will load at the A. J. West
mill. Aoeraeen.
Steamer Fort Bragg is due from Sn
r rancisco tonignt ana win load at E. K.
vWood mill. Hoquiam.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. SDt. 2
bpeciai.) Tne steamer Westward Ho
which has been operated by W. R. Grace
& Co.. arrived this morning from the
Atlantic via San Pedro and Portland.
After discharging at Seattle she will be
turnea over to wuiiams, Dimond & Co.
who will operate her from the northwest
to ports in Europe.
The shipping board steamer Endleott
sailed this morning tor Manila, carrying
a Dijf cargo ioaaea on fuget sound.
The. steamer Alameda, of the Alaska
Steamship company's fleet, sailed today
for Anchorage, carrying a full cargo of
general freight and a large list if pas
Port Calendar.
To ArriTe
Vessel
Str. Kyder Hanlfy...
Str. F. H. Buck
Btr. Abercos ........
at Portland.
From
. Honolulu ..
Date
. .Bept. i
..Sept.
..Sept.
..Sept. I
..Sept. '
...Sept.
..Bept. i
Orient
. Gaviota
tr. Klamath ...
Ban Fran.
Btr. Multnomah .....San Fran..
&tr. Oatsy Mattnews. .Honolulu
Btr. Point Looos .
Btr. Bteel Worker
Str. Mont Cents..
Btr. Pawlet
Str. Tannenburg
Str. Hawarden. . . ,
Str. Seiyo Maru..
Sir. W aterbury . . .
Btr. Springfield. ..
Btr. Artigas
Str. West Keats. .
Baltimore
.New York.
. Marseilles
.Orient ....
.Cardiff . . .
. New York.
..Sept. 10
..Sept. 10
..Sept. 10
..Sept. 11
.Bept. 14
Valparaiso .
.New York. .
. .Boston . . . .
. Boston . .
. China .
.New York..
Bept, 14
.Sept. i:o
.Sept. 20
-Sept. 23
-Sept. 2
Str. West Katan
bept, 28
To Depart from Portland.
Vessel For
Str. Westboro ....... Belfast
tj S. S. Talmot Cruise . ..
Str. Rose City. .'. San Frar.
gtr. West Nomentum. China ...
Str. Seiyo ilaru Orient ...
Vessels- In Port.
Iate.
-.Sfept. 3
- -dept. 3
. .Spt k
..Sept. 30
..Sept. 17
Ptr. Akutan Irydock.
Bkt. Annie M. Rolph. Clark- Wilson mill.
M S. Challamba St. Johns mill.
M. S. Culburra. .... . .American Can dock,
Str. Daisy Freeman. . Couch-st. dock.
Str. Johan Pouisen. . . Westport.
Bk. 1-evi U Buritess. . Terminal No. 1.
Str. N. de Larrinaga. . Columbia dock.
Str. Olen Terminal No. 4.
Str. P. dt Larrinaga. . Portland Flour mills
Str. Kbse City. , Ainsworth dock.
U. 3. 8. Taloot Terminal No. 2.
Sch. Wm. Bowden St. Johns mill.
Str. West Nomentum. Terminal No. 1.
btr. Westboro . ...... Montgomery dock.
WW
FUUGH
sengers. The Cordova, of the same fleet,
sailed early this morning for Kotzebue
sound with a full cargo of general sup
plies for that isolated portion of Alaska.
The people on Kotzebue sound, including
a number of government school- teachSrs,
have been living on short rations con
sisting of beans and dried pea soup and
native food furnished ' by Eskimos for
several weeks. The arrival of the Cor
dova will be hailed with delight. After
discharging at Kotzebue the Cordova will
make calls at Nome and St. Michaels to
bring both passengers and freight south.
The Masquan is scheduled to sail to
night, bound for ports in the orient with
cargo loaded at Seattle.
The steamer Los Angeles passed In to
day at Cape Flattery, coming from San
Pedro and proceeding to Vancouver.
SAN PEDRO. Cal., Sept. 2. (Special.)
Fire which was discovered on the United
States ex-hospital ship Mercy had not
been extinguished this afternoon. The
crew now is unloading the coal from the
bunkers. All efforts to locate the seat
of the blaze have failed and the fire is
not expected to be subdued until the en
tire capacity of the bunkers are dis
charged. The steamer West Cayote arrived from
San Francisco this morning and began
loading cotton and peas for shipment to
the orient.
The West Hlxon Is due from the orient
within the next two weeks with a full
cargo of general oriental products. .
The Depere. which arrived in the night,
is loading case oil and cattle for Val
paraiso. The shipment of cattle is the
first of this character which has left
the local port for so long a .trip. The
cattle will be shipped as a deck load.
The steamer Santa Inez is discharging
750 tons of nitrates. She arrived yester
day from tbe west coast of South America
towing the bark Bultast.
The Joan of Arc arrived this morning
from Valparaiso with general cargo and
after discharging a portion sailed this
evening for San Francisco.
COOS BAY, Or.. Sept. 2. (Special.)
The By Parle mill management., rbwe
bounced 'rrVopenrng of th. pV" a"ter
a snutdown of more
than iol months. !
shipments from this port, which have I
The steamship City of Topeka arrived
er.m !.. . I n .1 . V. .. . W anri
discharged a-nl loaded freight before J
field. She left Xorth Bend st 6 ana
should have heen to sea by 6:30.
The tug John Cudahy today brouerht in
barge B from the north, and it was taken
from here to Bandon by the tug Wilson.
The Cudahy came here to tow the dredge
Oregon north.
SEATTLE. Wash.. 8ept. 2. 8peelal.
The agreement arranged between the port
of Seattle and the Nippon 1 usen Kalsha
for the use by the latter of the west half
of the paasenger accommodations at the
new Smith cove terminal today, which
provides for the completion by the port
of Seattle of this structure in five months.
was formally sanctioned by the commis
sion. Out of eight bids for the construction
for the site of the new terminal, which
were opened Wednesday, the committee
today elected to take the three lowest
bids, the others being rejected. Theje
bids were: Stewart Construction company.
I129.2K5; J. A. McEaehern company. 11!3.-
800. and Scherrer & Carlson. $li2.240. The
committee then adjourned to take up the
building question at tbe call of the chair.
I.ibel of Nunde & D'Evers company
against the steamer Sentinel was dis
missed from the United States district
court this morning by order of Federal
Judge Neterer upon showing that tha liti
gation had been adjusted privately.
TACOMA, Wash.. Sept. 2. (Special.)
Full approval by tbe state public service
commission, with recommendations to
Washington, D. C, and conditional approv-
I by K. R. Dean, general counsel for the
shipping board, were developments today
in regard to the resolution adopted by the
Tacoma Commercial club and transporta
tion bureau, urging the shipping board to
declare an embargo on freight consigned to
the orient through Atlantic ports.
The public service commission tooK an
unequivocal position In favor of the em
bargo plan, according to word received by
Secretary McCune of the chamber bureau
today. The advices stated that telegraphic
recommendations had been sent to the
national capital by the state commission.
Similar action Is hoped for on the part at
the Oregon. Idaho and Montana commis
sions.
Mr. Dean, counsel of the shipping board.
gave the Tacoma step general approval
while in Tacoma today, but he declined to
actively approve or champion the resolu
tion as it stood without further study.
He declared, however. It was the propet
method of getting at the subject and vald
the proposal will be carefully considered by
the board.
Before the motorship Coolcha got away
from here last night an Intervening libel
was filed against the vessel by the Texas
Gulf Sulphur company, which alleged It
furnished supplies and paid bills amount
ing to (:7tH.71 against the vessel while
she was lying at Galveston, and that no
part of the sum has Deen rerunaea. i ne
first libel was placed against the Coolcha
here August 14 by the Washington Tug
and Barge company of Seattle, which al
leged that a payment of foOQ, due on bal
last furnished the vessel, had not been
paid. It was alleged in both complaints
that J. E. ( hil berg oi Seattle is tne owner
of the vessel.
To loaa onn tons or wheat and a iiae
amount of flonr destined lor huropt, the
steamer turydgmai is due here tomorrow
morning.
The Rainier, from san r rancisco, is aue
here tomorrow morning. The steamer ar
rived on the Sound this morning. She has
considerable freight to load. here this
voyage.
All of the representatives or tne w. .
Grace line gathered in Tacoma Wednes
day to attend the marriage ceremony of
L. D. Johnson, superintenoent oi me com
pany, and Miss inena nowes, at me
F irst Presbyterian enure n. a no a elec
tion of mariners was led by R. E. Borch
grevink, manager for the Puget sound dis
trict of the company.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson left .for Portland
immediately after the wedding, accom
onnted bv a small cargo of rice.
The Providencia, trom Santa Rosalia, Is
expected to discharge cargo at the
smelter tomorrow.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. (Special.)
Investigations have found that the dam
age sustained by the Dutch steamer
Arakan when she grounded on the beach
north of this harbor during a fog last
week is ouile extensive, the engines espe
cially suffering when the middle of the
ship, which rested on a bar while th
bow and stern rose and fell with the tide,
it a me near collapsing.
Bent stanchions) indicate that the bot
tom has been forced up as much as two
feet and the sides have been forced out
a few inches while the engines have been
lifted as much as eight inches and the
hauot- mnrv It Is believed that the re
pairs to the vessel will require at least
three months work.
John H. McCallum, president of the
state board of harbor commissioners, left
today for Chicago to attend a conference
of port authorities from all over the
United States. After finishing the con
vention at Chicago he will proceed to New
Orleans where a similar session will be
held. The motive for the gatherings is
for the purpose of discussing the port
needs of the United Stales.
With four feet of water In her hold,
the Standard Oil tanker Richmond with
the barge 05 In tow, made port at sun
down tonight. The vessel, while en route
from Seattle to San Pedro in ballast, col
lided with the tanker Lyman Stewart, oil
laden from Port San Luis for Seattle, off
Fort Bragg in a dense fog Wednesday
night at 11 o'clock.
It is believed that the Union OH tanker
was only slightly damaged by the acci
dent. A survey of. the Richmond will be
made tomorrow.
The French ensign, the first seen flut
tering here from the masthead of a
French clipper ship since the outbreak of
the war, was sighted when the ship Ed
ward Bureau sailed through the Golden
Gate tod as from Marseilles. The craft ar
rived here In ballast and has been char
tered by Strauss & Co. to carry grain from
the Pacific to Europe.
The Edward Bureau Is the vanguard of
nine French sailing vessel- on the way
from France, or booked this port on
the same mission.
Captain McNulty, skipper of the steamer
Wheatland Montana, upon his arrival from
the orient late last night reported that
the port of Dairen is infected with an
epidemic of oriental files that are a con
stant annoyance to seamen and officer.
The vessel is under operation of the Pa
cific Steamship company.
With the fourth section of the Union
Irou Works drydock pontoon In tow, the
tug Storm King, Captain Nevln, arrived
here today from Seattle.
On her maiden voyage the steamer Hay
nie sailed today for Eureka to load a
part cargo of lumber for offshore. .
Texas Bank Robbed of $10,000.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Sept. 2 The
Guaranty State bank of Graham, Tex.,
was robbed this afternoon by three
unmasked men who secured $10,000
in currency and escaped. Seven of
ficials were locked in the vault.
Two Great Phonograph Offers
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B: We shall sell choice of 54 latest 1921 talking machines, 7 different mod
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coupon below.
Every music-loving home in Portland and the great .
west will be intensely interested m these great phono
graph events.
Eighty of the best-made phonographs, with tone
quality equal to the best $200.00 and higher priced
models, will be placed in rental service at only $2.00 a
month (or $5.00 every three months) : a deposit of
$10.00 is required but is returned when the instru
ment gets back from rental.
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ORKUON IILKItS MUSIC HOtSf;.
B
SHIP MEN INDORSE JONES
BUILDERS AND SEAMEN SUP
PORT SENATOR.
Efforts of Legislator in Behalf of
Merchant Marine Appreciated.
Freedom for' Seamen Sought.
. ,
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Sept. 2. Senator Wes
ley It. Jones of Washington has
received the hearty indorsement of
two sides of the shipping- industry,
the men who build the ships and the
seamen who operate them.
A, H. Eastmond. president of the
Emergency Wood Shipbuilders' asso
ciation, with headquarters in New
York, has written Senator Jones
praising his work as chairman of the
commerce committee. Andrew Furu
seth, president of the International
Seamen's Union of America, has writ
ten to P. B. Gill, agent of the sea
men's union at Seattle, expressing- an
interest in Senator Jones' renomina
tion and re-election. Mr. i'uruaeth
says:
"Being; about to so away for pos
sibly more than three months, I feel
that I ought to tell you, and such
other men as shall care, something
about Senator Wesley L. Jones. In
looking over the Congressional Di
rectory I find that the senator's term
will run out on March 4 next.
"That means that the state of
Washington is to elect a successor
to Senator Jones at this election. If
I lived in Washington I should not
only vote for him, but I would work
for him to the best of my ability.
I think it would be a misfortune for
the workers in Washington if Jones
were not re-elected. He has always
been friendly to the seamen's legis
lation. -
"He was for the seamen s bill when
it did not have many friends. He
There Is One Electric Store
Where Prices Are Lower I
Electric Irons (complete with cord and stand) . . $3.50
No. 14 House Wire (Saturday special) per foot. .2Vi
Key Sockets (Saturday special) 504
2rPound Friction Tape. 454
Electric Light Globes; 10, 15, 25, 40-watt 354
Hot Shot Batteries S3. 50
Dry Cell Batteries (for door bells, gas engines) 454
Double Sockets (for lamp and electric iron) S1.20
Electric Light Extension (8-foot cord and plug) .$1.25
Flashlights (largest display in Portland) . .954 to 4
- We Repair Your Flashlight Free of Charge
We Guarantee Our Batteries Strictly Fresh
Gas Mantles, Burners and Globes
We Repair Electric Irons and Electric Appliances
Special Equipment for Re-Charging Magnetos
Fishing Tackle Motor-Boat Engines
EVINRUDE ELECTRIC STORE
Evinmde Motors Electric Supplies Phone Marshall 1765
211 Morrison, Near First. -Look for the Sign, Electric
toward payment of the above
namely :
monthly payments : the mere
aauiuonai interest.
coupon :
$30 cash.
was friently to the officering and
manning bill when friends were need
ed. He believed in freedom for the
seamen and for all others.
"Ha has been constantly friendly
to the -merchant marine, and this
means to the personnel as well as. to
the vessels. '
Mr. Eastmond writes Senator
Jones as follows:
"As the president of an organiza
tion nation-wide in its scope it has
fallen to my lot during the last year
and a half to become more or less ac
quainted with the members of con
gress, as well as with their work.
During the course of the year and a
half to which I refer I have met no
one in either branch of congress who
has devoted himself more pains
takingly and patriotically to his sen
atorial duties than you have, and I
deem it would be a great misfortune
not only for your state but for the
country at large, and the maritime
interests In particular, if you should
not be returned for another term."
CRIPPLED T.VXKER PROCEEDS
Richmond -on Way to Post After
Collision With Lyman Stewart.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2. The
Standard Oil tanker Richmond was
proceeding to Lan Francisco today
under her own steam despite a twisted
bow and four feet of water In the
hold due to a collision last night with
the Union Oil tar.ker Lyman Stewart
off Fort Bragg.
No report as to the condition of the
Lyman Stewart was available except
she was continuing her journey north
ward. MARINE FIRM REORGANIZES
Gerritsen, Curtis & Co., Inc., .Are
Successors of G. A. Gerritsen & Co.
Reorganization was announced yes
terday by Gerritsen. Curtis & Co., Inc.,
successors to G. A. Gerritsen & Co,
Inc., of this city, engaging in a gen
eral marine business including steam-
f. S yL II I I I I I I I I I I I 1 -.
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The supply is limited,
EILrJKS MUSIC BUILDING
7 stories devoted to
Entrance 287 Wash
ship agency and operation, chartering
agency, ship brokerage, commercial
agency. importing and exporting.
Offices of the company are located in
the Henry building.
Clifton Curtis Jr., one of the part
ners of the firm, is a momber of the
well-known Curtis family which has
Leen prominent in marine affairs of
the Tacific coast for many years. His
father. Captain Clifton jurtis, has
been associated with his nephew. Cap
tain Leb Curtis, in the firm of Tills
bury & Curtis of San Francisco. Clif
ton Curti3 Sr. is at present master of
the shipping board steamer Pomona,
which called here recently in the liner
service of the European-Pacific line.
Rar Channel to Be Deepened.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Sept. 2. (Spe
cial.) The government dredge. Col.
Michle, which is stationed at Coos
bay for "the greater part of the year,
but which for the past three or four
seasons has been loaned to this har
bor for work on the bar, has arrived
here and will soon start work of
deepening the bar channel. The ar
rival of the dredge at this season is
regarded as opportune, as it precedes
the period of greatest scour at the
bar, which will begin with the fall
storms. It is hoped that a 35-foot
channel will result from the work of
the dredge and the winter scour.
Gasoline Boat Seized.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. Sept. 2. (Spe
cial.) The gasoline boat Lindora,
built In Aberdeen several years ago.
and which has been used for deep
sea fishing, has been seized at South
Bend, it was learned today, for mak
ing trips between South Bend and
British Columbia ports without tak
ing out clearance papers. The boat.
nusic and the dancing art. mJ
gton, Bet- cth and 4th Sts. ,sT
The Comfortable Way
of going to
Grays
(Aberdeen
is
Through Sleeping Car
operated by the
Union Pacific System
(O.-W. K- R. & N. Co.)
FROM
PORTLAND
DAILY
11:00 P. M.
Sleeping car ready for oceu
paney at Union Station at 9:30
P. M.
Apply to any of our representatives to make your
reservations.
L. E. OVER, City Faysenger Agent. 701 Wells Fargo
Building. Phone Broadway 4500.
CONSOLIDATED TICKET OFFICE, Third and Washington
Streets. Phone Main 3S30.
J. I MILLER, Agent Union Station. Phone Broadway S02.
WM. MeM LRRAV, General Passenger Agent. Portland. Oregon.
so wire or write at once.
owned by Chester Connors, has been
supposed to be fishing off the Grays
barbor bar. . Seizure for this offense,
if the latter is proved, will mean con
fiscation of the craft.
- New Trade Route Opened.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2. Opening of
a new trade route for American ves
sels has been completed with the
sailing from TJanslg for New Tork
of the United States Mail Steamship
company's Susquehannah. carrying
2000 passengers from all parts of Po
land, Cxecho-Slovakia and other dis
turbed European areas, it was an
nounced today.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Sept. 2. Condition of
the bar at 5- P. il. Sea, smooth; wind,
northwet. 2tt miles.
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the
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