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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1920
HAILS HOLD OFF CUT
IN LUMBER RATES
Situation Said to Be Similar
to That of Others.
OCT. 6 IS NEXT PARLEY
Timbernicu May Present Case Then
to Trarric Officials, Say
Kail Chiefs Here.
No promise of reduction in present
rates on lumber waa made by the
traffic officials of transcontinental
railroads serving the northwest at the
conference which ended yesterday
afternoon at the Arlington club.
They stated to the lumbermen that
traffic officials of the railroads will
meet in Chicago October 6 to review
the lumber rates and arrange for the
reissue of tariffs naming such rates,
and that the lumber shippers would
be given an opportunity to present
their arguments at the meeting.
The traffic officials told the lum
bermen that complaints concerning
the increased rates have come from
all sections of the country, as well as
from all classes of shippers, and that
they attribute the slump in market
conditions to contraction of credits
rather than to freight increases.
Lumberacn Are Silent.
Following the meeting, the lumber
men stated that they had nothing to
say as to the outcome, leaving it
entirely to the officials of the rail
roads to Issue a statement covering
the results of the conference. This
statement set forth, in connection
with reference to the history of In
creases In lumber rates for the last
two years, that the recent increase
was measured by the revenue needs
of the railroads, and, due to declining
traffic and renewed water competi
tion, there is some question whether
the .increase in earnings necessary
will "be produced.
The lumbermen held a morning con
ference yesterday at the Portland
hotel, while the railroad officials dis
cussed the questions at issue in the
traffic offices of the Union Pacific
system lines in the Wells-Fargo build
ing. The joint conference resumed its
session at the Arlington club at 1
P. M., at which time the announce
ment by the railroad representatives
was made that promises could not
be made of reduction in the present
rates. At a later conference of the
traffic men the statement was issued
which was given to the press, as fol
lows: South Hit in 1018.
"There should be no misunderstand
ing about the new lumber rates. In
1918 the railroad administration made
a general increase in freight rates of
25 per cent. The increase in lumber
rates was limited to 6 cents. This
made the Increase in Pacific coast
rates to points like Chicago, approxi
mately 10 per cent, while the increase
ping points was approximately 20 per
cent.
"The Interstate commerce commis
sion made no exception in connection
with the Recent increase, having
reached the conclusion after hearinar
all argument that the burden should
be borne alike by all kinds of busi
ness. "The increase granted by the com
mission were measured by the rev
enue needs of the railroads, as shown
at the hearing in Washington, and
there is yet some question as to
whether they will produce the in
crease In earnings which will be
jaecessary, in view of what seems to
be the declining tendency of trans
continental traffic, due to renewed
competition of water carriers and the
disturbed financial conditions which
have directly affected the large ex
port and Import traffic handled
during the past five years.
Lumber Situation General.
" "The situation of the lumbermen
docs not differ from that of other
producers who are far removed from
markets and who must compete with
producers nearer the markets. The
rate on wheat from Montana to Min
neapolis has been Increased twice as
much as the rate on wheat from
JS'orth Dakota.
- "The western wool growers and
eTockmen are in the same situation, as
are also the California shippers of
fresh and preserved fruits, and the
apple shippers of Oregon, Washington I
and Idaho who are asking relief
from the new rates, and have ar
ranged a conference with the railroad
representatives at Yakima on Sep
tember 27.
; "All of these shippers were repre
sented at the hearings in Washing
ton and all of these facts were fully
presented to the commission. It is
not to be supposed that the commis
sion intended to make rates which
would destroy or decrease the traffic
of rhe western railroads, and cer
tainly it is not the purpose of the
railroads to continue any rates which
would have that effect, but if they
propose any reduction in the rates
which have been approved by the
con-mission, it will be necessary to
shew that the present rates would
have that effect, or that any reduc
tion made, in the rates on one com
modity can be otfset by increases in
other rates, because there has been
no charge In the conditions which
necessitated a certain amount of in
creased revenue for the railroads.
Slump la Readjustment.
"It is not true that the decrease in
orders for lumber to be shinned to
eastern destinations has been entirely
lausfu dj tne increase in freight
rates. lne slowing up of the lumber
ousiness ana tne aecrease in prices
is part of a general readjustment of
Business, tne necessity for which is
well understood, and the southern
lumber producers are suffering the
same decrease in their business, not
withstanding the fact that their rates
to important markets like Chicago
and St. Louis have not been increased
as much as the rates from the Pacific
coast.
"It may be nece'ssary to decrease
the output of lumber in all producing
districts, just as it has been necessary
to decrease the output in other in
dustries, but it is not fair to say that
this general courtailment of produc
tion, which began several months ago,
.Is due to increased transportation
charges, or that the shutting down of
sawmills In this territory would not
have been necessary had there been
no change in present rates.
"In a conference with the lumber
men yesterday and today, the rail
roads made no promise of reduction
in present rates, but stated to the
lumbermen that the traffic officers of
the transcontinental railroads would
meet in Chicago on October 6 to re
view the lumber rates and arrange for
reissue of the tariffs naming such
rates. (and that the lumber shippers
would be given an opportunity to pre
sent their suggestions and arguments
at that meeting. This method of
handling the matter is necessary be
cause there are several different asso
ciations of lumber shippers, all of
whom have indicated, a desire to be
heard."
Ralls Snj It's Not Rates.
Traffic officials said yesterday that
they could understand the feeling of
the lumbermen that the present sit
uation in the market was directly due
to" higher rates, but that they felt the
facts were otherwise. They declared
that the condition is a temporary one,
from which it is possible an early re
covery may be anticipated.
"We believe after this lull there Is
going to be more lumber business
than the railroads can haul," said
J. G. Woodworth, vice-president of
the Northern Pacific' "This condi
tion that has alarmed the lumber
men of the northwest prevails all over
the country. It is not local by any
means. We believe that it is due to
contraction of credits and is a re
flection of the slowing down in all
industrial lines. What is happening
in the lumber trade in the way of
mills shutting down temporarily is
also true, of the textile industry, au
tomobile manufacturers and in many
lines.
"I was amazed that the lumbermen
had assumed the attitude that the in
creased freight rates would strangu
late the industry. But it is a situa
tion that calls for close study and
the railroads are under the necessity
of approaching it with care, for the
increased rates were necessary to
produce revenues to meet increased
operating costs. A temporary condi
tion cannot be taken as denoting a
permanent situation in the working
out of the new tariffs."
Extravagance Another Theory.
G. W. Luce, freight traffic manager
of the Southern Pacific, believes that
the trouble with the country at pres
ent is extravagance, as he unofficially
stated in conversation yesterday eve
ning. The fact that such a large per
centage of individuals 'own motorcars
he believes may be responsible for the
difficulty in inducing people to own
homes. That in turn is one of the
reasons why, with tightening of cred
its, there is little demand for lumber
and building materials, he holds.
Lumbermen and railroad officials
who attended the meeting began dis
persing yesterday. R. B. Allen, man
ager, H. F. Proebstel, traffic mana
ger, and R. W. Vlnedge, president of
the West Coast Lumbermen's associa
tion left on the evening train for the
north.
W. P. Kenney, vice-president of the
Great Northern; J. G. Woodworth,
vice-president of the Northern Pa
cific andi R. M. Calkins, vice-president
of the Chicago, Milwaukle & St. Paul,
left for Seattle. Mr. Woodworth will
be back in Portland again, however,
and will spend several days in the
northwest before returning to St.
Paul.
M. M. Adams, vice-president of the
Union Pacific, will start on the return
trip to Omaha today. G. W. Luce,
freight traffic manager, will spend
four or five days in conference with
local officials of the Southern Pacific.
SEIYO MARL) LEAVES PORT
Liner Inaugurating Passenger
Service to Orient.
With 130 passengers on boa.rd and
a load of lumber and general cargo,
the Toyo Kisen Kaisha liner Seiyo
Maru, which is inaugurating the new
passenger service of that line be
tween this port and the orient,
dropped down the river last night at
5:30.
The Seiyo Maru was greeted while
In port as being the first off-shore
Passenger carrier to come here. It
Is the intention of the line to send
other passenger carriers here on a
regular schedule in connection with
their sailings between the west coast,
Portland and the orient. - ';" !
Three more vessels of the Toy
Kisen Kaisha line are scheduled to
call here next month. They are the
Choyo Maru, Koyo Maru and Meiyo
Maru. None of these are passenger
carriers.
2 JIOTORSHIPS CARRY LUMBER
Culburra and Challamba Get Away
Following Court Troubles.
After having been held up for some
time by court troubles, the motor-
ships Culburra and Challamba got
away yesterday for the west coast
with full cargoes of lumber.
The Culburra goes to Africa with
1.536,113 feet valued at $54,422.55 and
the Challamba goes to Valparaiso and
Antotagasta witn l,i8,'- leet val
ued at J54.670.
The steamer Western Cross, which
has been loading lumber and ties for
the Lnited Kingdom, is expected to
get away Wednesday. She will take
out 2,500,000 feet of ties and 2.000.000
feet of lumber.
The West Nomentum of the Colum
bia Pacific Shipping company's North
China fleet is expected to get away
today with lumber and steel for the
orient.
OCEAN
RATES
ADVANCED
Grain Rise Is $3 a Ton and
Ties the Advance Is $10.
New ocean freight rates announced
by the United States shipping board
provide for an increase in rates for
wheat and ties from the North Pa
cific to the. United Kingdom. The
increase is accompanied by a conces
sion in the matter of demurrage.
The advance on grain shipments
raises the rate from $20 to $23 a ton
and on ties from $45 to $55.
Previously there was a specific de
murrage charge of 48 cents a gross
ton where a vessel failed to discharge
800 tons a day. This has been modi
fied and the new provision permits a
vessel to utilize the time saved in
loading on the time specified in dis
charging before the demurrage charge
is invoked.
Data Compiled for Engineers.
MARSH FIELD, Or., Sept. 21. (Spe
cial.) Compiling of data, encompass
ing lumber, dairy products, coal and
general merchandise, Is being car
ried on by authority of the Coos Bay
port commission and the chambers
of commerce of Marshfield and North
Bend in anticipation of the visit of
United States engineers October 11
Cooe Bay is asking the government
for adequate jetty work at the en
trance to the Day and the data being
gathered is in support of the request
for aid.
Port Calendar.
To
Arrive
at Portland,
From Date.
Vessel
Str. Waterbury
Str. Artisaa . . .
Str. West Katan
Str. Springfield
Str. West Ket
Str. City of Reno
Str. Witram . ..
.New York -Sept. 27
. Hoston sept. 23
.isew iors ....sept.
.Boston Sept. 27
.China Sept. 2&
.Honolulu Oct.
.Balboa Oct. 8
To Depart From Portland.
Vessel For Date.
Sir. West Momentum . China SeDt. 2:
Str. Rose City San Fran Sept. 22
Str. City oi xopeKa ...san r ran sept.
Vessels in Port.
Vessel Berth.
Bkt. Annie M. Rol-ph. Clark-Wilson milL
Bk. Berlin Terminal No. 1.
Str. Daisy Putnam. .. St. Helens.
Str. M. de "Larrlnasa. Columbia dock.
Str. Mont Cenls - . . . . Montgomery dock..
Str. Olen Terminal No. 4
fatr. Pawlet Dry dock.
Str. Tannenburs .... Trving dock.
Str. Waan Terminal No. 4. ' '
Str. West Nomentum. St. Johns I.br. Co.
Str. Western Cross. . . Supple-Ballln dock.
St. Coaxet Terminal No. 4.
Tiverton Present t.
ytr. Kgreria Port I-.br, Co.
Kone City Ainsworth dock.
Sir. City of Topeka. .. .Terminal No. 2.
Str. Hawarden .......Terminal No. 1.
Sir. Derblay ...... ....Crown Mllla,
TWO ISTHIVIIAi. LINE
CRAFT ON WAY HERE
One Touches at Balboa; Sec
ond Sails From New York.
BOTH TO TAKE OUT CARGO
Steel Maker Completes Second Trip
to Portland; 2 Vessels Arrive
to Load Big Shipments.
Two of the 11.000-ton steamers op
erating in the freight service between
the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards.
recently inaugurated by the Isthmian
line, are now enroute to Portland, ac
cording to advices received here yes
terday.
They are the steamer Steel Maker,
which touched at Balboa en route last
Saturday, and the steamer Steel Rang
er, which sailed from New ork for
the trip to this port yesterday. The
two vessels will bring some freight
to this port and will take out a
general cargo.
VeMflelM TIflHed Here in May.
This will be the second visit of the
Steel Maker to this port since the Is
thmian line service was inaugurated.
She was here in April, being the first
vessel of the new service to come to
Portland. At that time she took out
wheat and lumber.
The steamer Howarden, of the
European-Pacific line, and the steam
er Derblay, operated by the General
Steamship corporation, got Into the
harbor yesterday. Both vessels will
take out substantial cargoes.
The Howarden will take out ties.
lumber and salmon to Europe, and the
Derblay will load wheat and flour for
the west coast of South America. The
Howarden is now discharging about
600 tons of cargo from London and
Hamburg at terminal No. 1.
The cargo taken out by the How
arden will include 1,500.000 feet of
ties, 200,000 feet of lumber and 100
tons of salmon. The cargo of the Der
blay will include about 1600 tons of
wheat and flour. She will go to Seat
tle to take on additional cargo be
fore leaving for the trip south.
The next steamer of the European-
Pacific line to touch here will be the
steamer Waterbury. She should reach
Portland about September 27.
Springfield Loads for Atlantic
The steamer Springfield of the new
three week service between this port
and Boston and Philadelphia Is also
due about the same date. She is now
on the sound loading a part cargo for
the Atlantic seaboard.
The three-masted French bark Buf
fon, which is to load wheat on the
Columbia river for E. A. Strauss &
company, was reported to have been
spoken Saturday in latitude 46 de
grees 50 minutes and longitude 124.
This would place her just north of
the mouth of the Columbia river. It is
thought likely that she has been driv
en north by the southerly winds,
which have been prevailing the past
few days and may be trying to beat
her way back. She has been due in
the river for several days.
6000 TONS OF WHJSAT STORKP
More of This Season's Crop Arriv
ing Daily at Astoria Terminal.
" ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 21. (Special.)
Six thousand tons of this season s
crop of wheat are now on (storage
at the port terminals and more is
coming in daily. The eteamer Ber
muda, which is now in Portland, Is
scheduled to load wheat here for
Kurope, and the steamer Memphis,
cominc from San Francisco, is to
take on 2800 tons of flour for Europe,
This shipment will be the last of
the government-owned flour stored
here.
The new boilers have been installed
in the port-owned dredge Natoma,
and that craft will be ready to re
sume work, probably about Thurs
day. The craft will be operated at
the terminals for a few days to test
out her new machinery before being
shifted to one of the big channel
improvement projects.
DREDGING TO BEGIX SOOX
Coos Bay to Be Improved for Mill
Owners and Ranchers.
NORTH BEND, Or., Sept. 21. (Spe
cial.) The Port of Coos Bay suction
dredtre . being constructed at the
Kruse and Banks shipyard Is ex
pected to be ready for operation by
the first of Uctooer ana is to oe man-
aired by "William Archer, a local en
gineer.
Although there are numerous calls
from ranchers living on inlets for
dredging, the first work to be done
will be at several of the mill log
booms about the bay. where the com
nanies finrd the booms badly shoaled.
After these are cleaned out the dredge
will be operated on the inlets, nearly
all of which require work to permit
navigation of ordinary draft launches
at all stages of the tide.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Se.pt. 21.
With the approach of winter,
there Is a general exodua of miner from
interior points in Alaska and, along the
Yukon river. The steamer Jefferson, ar
riv inn: today from southeastern Alaska,
broueht a large number o passengers
most of whom were miners coming south
to spend the winter in beattie, foruana
nd California cities. vn mo return
the Victoria from Nome next month ail
her passenger accommodations wiH be
takn by miners and others from th
northern mining camps.
Tho tender Manzanlta, coming rrorn th
lighthouse depot at Astoria, arrived to
day. She will deliver supplies to th
light stations and assist in repair. its aid
to navigation on ruget souna ana tn
Strait of Juan d-e Fuca, after which sh
will return to Astoria.
After loading part cargo at San Fran
Cisco, the shippin board steamer Blkton
will arrrve on Puget sound Wednesday to
complete cargo tor the orient.
When the Holland-American steamer
Endyk sails from Puget round aWut Oc
tober 1, she will carry art exclusive cargo
of eastern Washington ana eastern orejto
apples to London. She has been chartered
"by a representative of eastern Washington
fruit growers' association, unis will be th
fi-rst exclusive cargo of apples shipped
from the northwest.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Sept. 21. (Special
The steamers Daisy Gadeby and SoJano
cleared for San Francisco this afternoon.
The steamer Raymoml cleared las nigh
for the same port.
The steamers Shasta and Helen arrived
today from San Francisco.
The Shasta is loading at the IS. K. Wood
mill, Hoquiam, and the Helene at the Hu
bert mill, Aberdeen.
The schooner Forest Drew, a "week -en
arrival from Hon-olulu, is having steam
booms installed at tho Grays Harar mo
tor ship yards, and will load at the Grays
Harbor Commercial company, CosmopoJis
SAN PEDRO, Cal.. Sept. 21. (Speci!.)
Tho steamer West Montop arrived this
morning from Singapore with pipr iron,
rattan and oriental products. fho will dis
charge a.00 tons of (funeral cargo here.
The arrival of lumber schooners from
the north today was heavy. Storms off
the northern coasts, which held many
steamers bar-hound, delayed thir de
partures until, when the weather mod
erated, the number due here was unusually
are due in
tne morning.
The fifth section of the drydock: of the
Los Angeles SMpibuIWing &. Drydock
company will be launched from the yards
of the Ralph Chandler company next
Tuesday. The sixth and last section will
be launched soon thereafter.
Several sailors of the local submarine
base narrowly escaped with their lives this
morning when a tank containing 96 gal
lons of gasoline exploded. The tank was
in a speed boat of the navy. There were
five men in the launch, and all tumped
overboard. Those who could not swim
were upheld by those who could until res
cuing boats arrived.
SEATTLE. Wash., Sept. 21. Opeclal.)
The Edmore, first of the shipping board
vessels to be disposed of to a private
steamship operator, has been sold to the
Empire Steamship company of New York,
according to an announcement here by
shipping board officials. The Edmore,
which has been plying in the oriental trade,
was- built in the Skinner A Eddy yards, and
will be delivered In Seattle.
Faced by the possibility that before
many months It may be Impossible to buy
fuel oil at any price, the Puget Sound Nav
igation company, operating steamboats
between Seattle and Tacoma and other
local routes. im experimenting with
powdered coal.
Heavy weather off Cape Flattery for
two days slowed down the Nippon Tusen
Kaisha liner KaEfti.ma Maru. which reached
Seattle at 11 o'clock thie morning.
Reports that the 10,'500-ton steam shi-p
Robin Goodfeilow of the Robin Steamship
company, a subsidiary of the Skinner &
Eddy corporation, had a serious fire aboard
while en voyage irom Nanaimo, B. C.. to
Rio de Janeiro, turned out to be unfounded
when the vessel docked In the Brazilian
port at the end of last week. There was
small smouldering fire in part of the
SOOO-ton coal cargo which she carried from
Nanaimo, but it was not serious. The
Goodfeilow is commanded by Captain C. G.
Lapraik.
ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. 21. (Special.)
After discharging cement here the steam
schooner Tahoe sailed at 3 o'clock this
afternoon for Grays Harbor, where he is
to load lumber.
The steamer Memphis wiil be due to
morrow morning from San Francisco and
will load flour at Portland and Astoria
for Europe.
The steamer Hawarden arrived at 6:."J0
this morning from Seattle and went to
Portland to take on general cargo for
London and Liverpool.
i ne motorsrhlD CnaHanvba. laden witn
lumber from Portland, nailed at 6 o'clock
this morning for Valparaiso and Antofa
gasta. The schooner "WUliam Bowden, carry. nB
cargo of lumber from Portland for
Sydney, shifted to the local harbor at 8
ciocK this morning.
Bringing freight and passengers for As-
ona and Portland, the steamer City of
Topeka arrived at 7 o'clock this morning
from San Francisco via way ports.
The steamer Derblay arrived at 6:13
'clock last evening from San Francisco
and proceeded to Portland.
Bringing freieht for Portland. . the steam
schooner Daisy Freeman arrived at 2:.10
clock this afternoon from San Francisco.
The French bark Buffon from St. Na-
zalre for Portland was reported 12 miles
off the moatH of the river at 5:30 this
afternoon.
The tank steamer Oleum will be due at
the mouth of the river at 6 o'clock tomor
row morning en route to Portland.
arge No. 3. bringing fuel oil Tor As
toria and Portland, will be due at the
moutn or the river at 3 tomorrow morning.
TACOMiA. Sett fS-oeclal. Declar-
ng that shipping conditions on the Pacific
are unsettled, and that It was not decided
when his company would begin operations
ut of the sound. R. R. Humphrey president
of the Sigsbee-Humphrey Steamship com
pany, in a talk here yesterday aia not
hold out much hope of vessels of this line
plying out of here in the near future. Mr.
Humphrey arrived here from the cast
yesterday and was taken about Tacoma by
E. O. Fitzpatrick, representative of this
company here.
Mr. Humphrey declares that business on
the Atlantic is poor in shipping lines and
that rates are down.
The shipping board should not feel that
It can hog all the shipping business, said
Mr. Humphrey. This country should go
after trade on a 50-50 basis and try to get
along with the world without any dis
criminating rates being made by other
nations. Pacific coast shippers will have
to wait and see what effect the Jones bill
going to have.
The Santa Inez of the Grace line arrived
here this morning from San Francisco.
The vessel has considerable ore to dis
charge here, beside general cargo for the
nelson line. After unloading, the Inez
goes to drydock and then returns to load
lumber at Tacoma mills for West Coast
ports. The bark Belfast may go in dry
dock before she commences loading lum
per here tor the West Coast. -
Steamers of the North Atlantic & west
ern Steamship line operating between Bos
ton and Philadelphia, but extending their
service to the Pacific coast, will call at
Tacoma If enou-gh cargo offe.rs, It was
announced today by the Pacific Steam
ship company, agents of the line here.
The San Diego sailed today for San
Pedro after loading a full cargo of lumber
here.
Another big lot of coal, amounting to
3300 tons, will be taken from Tacoma on
the Hawaii Maru this voyage out. The
vessel will be at the bunkers, it is expect
ed, until Wednesday taking this cargo.
Looking over the Pacific coast to see
what opportunities there are for business.
and whether it would be profitable to es
tabltsh a line of steamships to this sec
tion, H. C. Wilson, assistant general west
em agent for the Furness-Wlthey com
pany. limited, of Scotland, was calling on
transportation men today.
Mr. Wilson said he could make no guess
as to whether the company would open
traffic relations with Tacoma or not by
sending some of Its ships here. The com
pany is one of the old-established Scotch
concerns, with connections in nearly every
part of the world, and if the traffic war
rants, air. Wilson thought It not unlikely
in time the company lines would be here.
The Osaka Shosen Kaisha liner Hawaii
Maru is taking 35O0 tons of coal at th
Electric bunkers, following her return
from Vancouver. She is expected to be
gin loading outward cargo tonight.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Sept. 21. (Soe-
cial.) Insubordination during the voy
age from San Francisco to the orient is
ascribed as the reason for the dismissal of
Japanese stewards and seamen on the
Shinyo Maru aJid- eight, of tho crew of the
Anyo Maru upon tho arrival of th liners in
the orient, according- to advices from Yoko
hama today. Both vessels are owned by
tne i oyo n.isan ivaisna and are now in
the far east.
Japanese seamen, who are renorted to
bo growing resentful over the tendency
of Japanese steamers to sign Chinese
sailors instead of Japanese are orenarine
to tane up tne case of the rejected men
tnrougn tnetr organization.
The steamship owners declare that the
Japanese are prone to start labor troubles,
and it Is for this reason they prefer the
uninese.
At the San Francisco office of Toyo
Kisen Kaisha it was said that no renort
oi me aaair naa oeen received here.
California continues to exchange products
witn Australia on a large scale. Tho Oce
anic liner Sonoma, Captain J. H. Track
steaming today fon Sydney by way of
Honolulu and Pago-Pago, carried a ful
cargo of commodities and products of this
country. The departure of the Sonoma
was made Interesting by the fact that she
carried a capacity list of passengers, 234
travelers occupying the cabins.
Henry Jensen, SO, a native of Germanv.
was lost overboard from the motorship La
Merced, a week after the vessel left New
asiJG. Australia, in April, for f'.lin
Captain Johnson of the La Merced, which
arrived here from Taltal today via Talara
bay, after a slow run, reported that Jensen
was swept from the deck by a swaying
boom and that efforts to save him were
unavailing. La Merced brought 1851 ton;
oi nitrate ror the Dupont Powder com pan
a portion or the coal cargo of the
steamer Western Knight, Newport News
for the Cavite naval base, which put In
nore tepxemDer lo, was found to be slight
ly heated. Possible danger has hen f.nmi
nated by working the coal and the steamer
is expectea to continue within a few days.
4.I.CIB is mo uamage to cargo or vessel
.two steamers arrived with west coast
wrouucis. i ney were tne r . D. Kingsiey,
"vuiiii Dt-nna, ana tne blsklyou.' Cap
nii5Bo. a. ne lormer was 6 day
rrom t-unta Arenas via Salina Cruz and
Drougnt din Dags of coffee, 1160 pieces
uaiiJKa.uy uoara ana ii) nardwood logs
The Siskiyou was 31 daj-s from Callao with
iow na.ru woou logs.
With -T passengers and a larre riirvA
of
canned products, the Matsnn .(oaP
rinierprise, captain loungren. arrived to
aay. eignt aays trom HIIo. The liner
Wllhemina of the same fleet Is expected
wo an v.riy arnvai irom Honolulu. A
noon tne jnaui win be dispatched for
nunviuiu x n u r-iiio.
Aauscn neowmp, 4 hours from As-
vmnc in muay ior ruei.
i-ew treignter HBIway. 11.MW tnni
launched July 1, adjusted compasses on
Keport From Month of Columbia.
NORTH HBAD. Sept. 21. Condition
mo sea at o Jr'. M.., smooth; wind, south
itrn n.ues.
Tides at Astoria Wednesday.
High. Low.
large. More steam schooners
n-.O A. M...R.1 . feet:4 A. M...1.2 fet
S;ia F. M...6.S feetiS:0T P. M. . .3.2 feet
TOUR IS MADE
IT. S.
ENGINEERS IXSPECT VAX
OOUVEK PROJECT.
Dredging of Columbia RiTCr for
3 0-Foot Channel From Month
of Willamette Sought.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. Sept. 21
(Special.) A party of United States
engineers was here today, and with
the Vancouver Port Commissioners,
and E; M. Cousin, traffic expert In
employ of the Port of Vancouver,
went over the Vancouver harbor.
They were accompanied by a number
of the city officials of Vancouver.
At noon luncheon was served at Hotel
St. Elmo.
It is proposed to have the Columbia
river dredged to a depth of 30 feet
from the mouth of the Willamette
river to Vancouver harbor, and the
Board of Engineers and Harbors is to
meet here October 18, at which time
data will be put before the members
showing that it is imperative that
this channel be secured. It is pre
sumed that the industries on the Pen
insula in Portland will join forces
with Vancouver to have the dredging
done.
The G. M. Standifer Construction
coVporation will obtain a great reduc
tion in rates on shipments of steel
and material from the east, if the
channel is deepened to 30 feet. As
it now is, Portland concerns obtain
a 70-cent rate on steel, while the
local company is compelled to pay
$1.35. If the channel were dredged
to 30 feet these vessels could un
load here as well as in Portland.
In June, the Port of Vancouver
district held a special election and
authorized the sale of $130,000 in
bonds to build the first unit of docks
here. A portion of these bonds will
be1 sold as soon as possible at par,
and work will begin on the dock.
Already improvements have been
made by the G. M. Standifer Con
struction Corporation, which reverted
to the city and which would cost
$250,000 to replace. This coat tho city
nothing.
NEW PIER PLAXS PROGRESS
Bids May Be Invited on Construc
tion Work Next Month.
Plans for the new pier and sheds
to be put in at terminal JNo. 4 are
being perfected, and It is expected to
be able to invite bids on the con
struction work next month, according
to announcement made by G. B. ieg'-
ardt, engineer for the dock commis-
ion, yesterday.
Tho new pier, which Is to be pier
and the 750 feet of shed which is to
be erected on pier 2 form a part of
the harbor improvement work which
was contemplated' when the dock
ommission voted $2,000,000 bonds
for harbor work last week.
Mr. Hegardt will entertain members
of the Portland Business Men's club
t luncheon at the terminal Thurs
day. Arrangements are also under
way to entertain the Foreign Com
merce club and the last fciae busi
ness Men's club at the terminal in
the near future.
AMERICANS
LEAVE
SHIPS
Friction With British Sea Captain
Given as Strike Cause.
YOKOHAMA. Sept. 21. Twenty-five
American members of the united
States shipping board steamer Benonl
went on strike here shortly after tne
vessels arrived from New York. They
gave as cause friction with the cap
tain, who is British, the friction
growing out of the fact that the cap
tain reorimanded one of the men on
watch for neglect of duty.
The strikers took lodging- at Japa
nese hotels, and later called at the
American and British consulates to
state their case. The crew were ad
vised to return to their ship. They
refused.
Eventually the Benoni took on zv
Japanese seamen supplied by the
Japan Marine association and sailed
for Manila via Kobe and Hongkong.
U. S. Xa-val Radio Reports.
All no-tit ions reported at 8 P. M. yes-
terduy unless other wiie indicated. )
CEJLILO, Grays Harbor for ban Fran
cisro. off tiravs Haroor Dar.
COL.. E. L.. UKAKc.. towing Darge wo.
San Francisco for Point Wells, GO miles
south of the Columbia river.
PORTER, Everett for oaviota, mues
from Everett.
DEL. WOOD, San Francisco ior Tacoma,
12 miles south of Cape Flattery.
WATERBURY, San Francisco ror fee-
attle, 123
miles south of Sw if tsu re light
ship. .
WASHTENAW, for Port
San Luis, 21S
miles from San Luis.
OLEUM, Port San Luis
for Portland
124 miles from Astoria.
PROVIDENCA. Aberdeen
for San Fran-
Cisco, 240 miles south or urays warnor.
PRESIDENT, san Francisco ror beat-
tie. 1'3 miles north of San Francisco.
DURANGO, Shanghai for San Francisoo,
llbO miSes from San Francisco, Al.
Sftntember 20.
WluST IRIS, ban teoro ior iianna, ou
mil-es west of San Pdro, 8 P. M., -Sop
teinvber 20.
WEST OA1X7UIS, Manila for ban r ran
Cisco, wOO mile irom ban f ranc isco, ee.p
tomtber 20.
VBLVEZUELA, San Francisco lor orient,
534 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M
SeDtember 20.
POINT LOB as, portiana ror iuao,
miCes south of San Fra-nclsco
JOHANNA SMITH, San r rancisco for
Coos Bav, 3 miles from San Francisco.
WLLH BLM1NA, Honolulu lor ban iran-
cisco. in early Wednesday morning.
SANTA ADIRA, San- Francisco lor Sal
ina Cruz, off Point Monuara.
MOFFBTT. San P'edro Ior SeattVe. 363
milej north of San Pedro.
ATLAaS, Riclrmond for Portlands 40 miles
from Richmond
A.ROYLL, Port San Luis for Seattle, 820
mues from Seatvle
STANDARD, towing barge 91, San Pedro
for Richmond, 80 nines from San Fran
Cisco.
ACME Takular for San Francico, 886
miles from San Francisco.
W. F. HERRIN, Avon for Monterey,
crossed out S:3 P. M.
WHITTLE R, Oleum for San Pedro, 3
miles from San Pedro.
ARCHER, San Francisco for Tacoma, 505
miles north of San Francisco at 8 P. M.
September 20.
PARAISO, Marshfield for San Francisco,
150 miles north of San Francisco.
BROOKDALE. San Francisco for Seat
tie, 209 miles from San Francisco.
STANDARD ARROW. San Pedro for
Nagasaki, 191 miles northwest of San
Francisco.
RICHMOND, towing barge. Seattle for
San Pedro, 460 miles from Seattle.
YOSEMITE. Port Gamble for San Fran
cisco, 12 miles south of Blunts Reef.
DILWORTH. Honolulu for San Fran
cisco, 944 miles from San Francisco at 8
P. M., September 20.
EL SEC UNDO, Honolulu for San Pedro,
1384 milles from San Pedro at 8 P. M.,
September 20.
LURLINE, San Francisco for Honolulu,
1461 miles from San Francisco at S P. M.,
September 20.
SENATOR, San Pedro for Mazatlan. 6fiS
miles south of San Francisco at S P. M.,
September 20.
MANOA, San Francisco for Honolulu,
16S0 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M
September 20.
WEST NIGER, orient for San Fran
cisco, 710 miles from San Francisco at
S P- M.. September 20.
LANSING, Treadwell for San Luis
Obispo. OOo miles from San Luis at 8
P. M., September 20.
ADMIRAL RODMAN, Petersburg for
Cape Fanshaw, five miles from Petersburg
at 8 P. M., September 20.
ELDRIDGE. Seattle for Shanghai, 6O0
miles from Seattle.
ADMIRAL WATSON, Seattle for Kctch
ican. off Active Pass.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. Seattle for San
Francisco. PO miles from Seattle.
iilUKM KINO, tug, townii bark Grad-
106 miles
from Pan Francisco.
ARCHER. San Francisco for
Tacoma,
arrive Tacoma daylight.
TYEE, tug. Flattery for Seattle, 110
miles from Seattle.
ADMIRAL EVANS, Ketchikan for Seat
tle. 416 miles south of Ketchikan.
SPOKANE, Ketchikan for Seattle. 274
mi'les from Seattle.
ABERCOS. Portland for Shanghai. 515
miles from the Columbia river.
Reported 8 P. M. September SO,
NTLE, Orient for San Francisco, 1774
miles west of San Francisco.
CAPT. A. F. LUCAS, La Touch e for San
Pedro. ItSO miles from La Touche.
ELKTOX, San Francisco for Seattle, 4T.0
miles from Seattle.
WEST HOLBROOK, Seattle for New
Zealand. 11!S9 miles from Seattle.
ACME. Takubar for San Francisco, 2SS1
miles west of San Francisco.
DERBVL1XB, San Pedro for Manila,
30.32 miles from San Pedro.
SHIXYO MARC DISMISSES 13
Insubordination Alleged; Seamen
Resent Chinese Signing On.
YOKOHAMA. Sept. 21. On arriving
here from San Francisco the Japanese
steamer Shinyo Maru dismissed 13
Japanese stewards and seamen for
alleged insubordination. The South
American liner Anyo Maru of the same
line similarly dismissed eight em
ployes. The seamen's organization said they
would take up the case of the men.
There is a growing resentment among
Japanese seamen over the tendency of
Japanese steamers to sign on Chinese
sailors instead of Japanese. Steam
ship owners say they often prefer
Chinese to Japiwese because the later
are prone to start labor trouble.
Marine Notes.
The trial trip of the steam schooner Pa
cific, under construction at the plant of
Kruse & Banks on Coos Hay, Is scheduled
for October according to news re
ceived here. The same plant now has un-
construction a four-masted sailing
schooner.
Passengers and freight were brought by
the steamer City of Topeka which came
Into the harbor last night. She sails again
for San Francisco and way ports tonight
t 9:.iO o clock.
The steam schooner Wapama arrived
t San Francisco yesterday en route Mouth
with passengers and lumber.
Movements or Vessels.
EOItTLAND, Sept. 21. Arrived at 4:15
P. m., steamer City of Topeka, from San
Francisco, Eureka and Coos Bay. Arrived
at 6 P. M., steamer Hawarden, from New
York via ban iedro, ban ran Cisco ana Se
attle. Sailed at 1 P. M., motor ship Cul
burra. for West Coast. Sailed at 3 P. M.,
Japanese steamer Seiyo Maru, for Hong
kong via xokohama.
ASTORIA, Sept. 21. Arrived at 6:45
and left up at 8:30 A. M., steamer Ha
warden, from New York via way. Arrived
at 7 : liO and left up at 8:40 A. M., steamer
City of Topeka, from San Francisco, Eu
reka and Coos Bay. Sailed at 6 A. M.,
mtorship Challamba, for Antofagasta. Ar
rived down at 8 A. M., schooner Win. Bow
den. Arrived at 12:5o and left up at 3
P. M., steamer Daisy Freeman, from S
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. Arrived at
ana salted at ll A. M., steamer wap
ama, Irom Portland, for San Pedro.
POINT REYES, Sept. 21. Passed
Steamer W. F. Herrin, from Portland for
Monterey.
NEW YORK. Sept. 21. Sailed Steamer
Steel' Ranger, for Portland via way.
ST. THOMAS, Sept. 16. Sailed Steamer
The Angeles, from Portland for Leith.
BALBOA.
Sept. IS. Sailed Steamer
Steel Maker,
from New York for Portland.
SAN PEDRO, Sept. 20. Sailed at 7 P.
M.. steamer Lake Gebhart. for Portland
for Callao. Arrived at 7 A. M., steamer
Multnomah, from Portland. Sailed at 6
P. M., steamer Willamette, from Portland
lor Kan JJiego.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 21. French
bark Buffon, from St. Nazalre via Balboa
for Portland and "spoken" September 18,
46:50. longitude 124; all well.
TATOOSH, Sept. 20. Passed In. U. S.
torpedo boat destroyers Talbot and Roper,
irom Vancouver, wash., ror Bremerton.
SAN PEDRO, Cal., Sept. 21. Spccla'..
Arrived Steamers. Wilmington, from
Puget sound, 3 A. M. ; Yellowstone, from
Coos Bay, 6 A. M. ; Admiral Schley, from
San Diego, 7 A. M. ; Ernest Meyer, from
liedondo, 1 A. M. ; Hoquiam. from Grays
Harbor, lv a. m.; west Montop, from
Singapore, 11 A. M. ; Coqullle River, from
Fort Bragg, U P. M. ; Salco, from Astoria,
P. M. ; Vanguard, from Eureka, 3 P. M,
Admiral Dewey, from San Francisco.
P. M.
Sailed Steamers, 6agmatw. for Puget
sound. 1 A. M. ; Fred Luckenbach. for
Philadelphia. 7 A. M. ; Admiral Schley, for
San Francisco, 10 A. M. : Claremont for
Willapa. 5 P. M.; Willamette, for San
Diego, 7 P. M.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21. Arrived
Enterprise, from Hllo; Wapama, from As
toria; Siskiyou, from Salina Cruz; William
D. Herrin, from Astoria; E. D. Kingsiey,
from Salina Cruz.
Departed President, for ictoria; So
noma, for Honolulu.
SEATTLE. Sept. 21. Arrived Kashima
Maru. from Honirkong;' Northwestern and
Jefferson, from southeastern Alaska; Queen,
from San Diego via San t rancisco.
Departed Admiral Farragut, for San
Diego; Admiral v atson, for southeastern
Alaska; Haynle, for United Kingdom
porta.
TACOMA, Sept. 21. Arrived Santa Inez.
from San Francisco; Quadra, from Bri
tannia Beach.
Sailed San Diego, ior ban Pedro; Qua
dra, for Britannia Beach.
MANILA. Sept. 20. Arrived Korea
Maru, from San Francisco; Tyndareus, from
Seattle.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21. Arrived Hay
mon, from Tacoma and San Pedro.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Sept. 21. Maximum tem
perature, 60 decrees: minimum. 60 degrees.
Hlver reading, 8 A. M., 2.0 feet: change in
last 24 hours. 0.1 foot fall. Total rainfall
(5 I. M. to i P. M.. .09 inch: total rainfall
since Sept. 1, 1020. 2.22 inches: normal rain
fall since Sept. 1. 1.U6 ln:nes-, excess 01
rainfall since September 1, 1120, 1.16 inches.
Sunrise, 5:57 A. M.: sunset, 6:11 P. M.
Total sunshine, 1 hour 3 minutes; possible
scnbhlne, 12 hours 14 minutes. Moonrlse,
2:."7 P. M. : moonset. 12:30 A. M., 22d.
Barometer (reduced to sea level), 5 P. M .,
23.75 inches. Relative humidity, 5 A. M.,
72 per cent; noon, 76 per cent; 5 A. M., 77
pe.- cent.
THE WEATHER.
brook, San Francisco for Eureka,
S g 3 Wind
tzl
2. - -
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3 3 : i 2
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S : :
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Boise
Boston
Calary ....
Ch ica-go
Denver
f es Moines .
Eureka
Galveston . .
Helena
Juneaut
Kansas City
Los Angeles.
Marshfield .
Med ford . -. -M
inneapolis
38
.'-9W 'Cloudv
62'0.on . .jNWCloudy
64W.04. . S 'Clear
two. 00 . .LVWiCIoudy
9O'0.0O12! 'Clear
S2 0.00,12 W Cloudy
64 O.OOi. . W
74 ,1 .00!18 N
62 O.OA' . .; W
IRain
IRain
iCJoudy
Cloud y
601 RV0.0O H SK
Pt. cloudy
60j 78-0.00:. .jtSW )Clear
441 GOO. 06 -10JSW iRain
42l TO UK fMW 12 XWfCloudy
8!
52)
52
56
53
46
88 0.00,14 6 JCiear
New Orieans
82 2.18(14: E I
68 O.0212 K
56'0.OSlO,S
94 O.0O . . NW
640.001. .fW
tt0y0.0Qi1O.SW
t;40.O0!l6'SW
Rain
New jork.
North Head
Phoenix ...
Pocateilo .
Portland ...
Roseburs . . .
Pacramcoto
St. Louis ...
Salt lake .
San Diego .
San Fran. .
Seattle ....
Sltkat
Tatoosh . . .
Vuldezt
Cloudy
Cloudy
Olear
Cioudy
lOIoudy
IV l ear
!, Ml
S0;K00 14 S
Pt. Cloudy
S;0."0;i2!.S 'Clear
BSjO.VJi. .INWCloudy
tj v'i . . is jiear
5S; l;o.00 22 W Clear
B2i ."S 0.2 12SE Cloudy
4,.-)0l0.2 . . Oloudy
50 .V;O.04;lOSW Cloudy
32 1 6no.24,12SW Cloudy
84 50.4 .SW (Cloudy
36!t.2'O.0ol . Cloudy
54; 64r0.0 . .iSB Pt. cloudy
4I 74 0.OO i'NK (Clear
58 K(VQ.IM. JN'WIPt. cJoudy
44 eSOKJlOjNWiCloudy
. P. M. report preceding; day.
Walla Walla
Washington
Winnipeg ..
Yakima . . .
tA. M. today
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Rain; southerly
wind..
orecon and Washington Rain: stron?
'southerly winds.
CHICAGO WHEAT SLUMPS
BREAK OF OVER EIGHT CENTS
IX OPTION' PRICES.
Canadians Offer in Larc Quanti
ties at Minneapolis and Buf
falo No Export Demand.
CH ICAGO. Sent 21 Tlr rint rT
wheat at Winnipeg, together with a per
sistent decline in the value of corn here,
brought severe breaks today In wheat
prices. The close was heavy, 7i Sc net
lower, with December $2.33 to $2.32 Vfc and
March $2.26. Corn finished c to 2c
down, oats off 25fr21ic to -'c, and pro
visions at a setback of 50c to $1.25.
i More than 1000 cars of wheat arrived
in Winnipeg todav. and this fact en.ve
special emphasis to reports that Canadian
wheat was being offered in large quanti
ties at Minneapolis and Buffalo. Further
more. It was evident that the confidence
of many bulls had been shaken by the
continued superb weather for hastening
the corn crop out of danger from frost.
On the other hand, it was noticeable that
country offerings remained light.
Lowest figures yet for December deliv
eries were reached in the corn market
oats, like corn, touched new low price
levels for the season.
Provisions rtoonHo with vi-atn and
hogs.
The market: 1tf r rfttivrt vattrnli 9 hv
Overbcck & Cooke company of Portland
lid:
Wheat On the broadest trnde since the
future market was re-established on July
15 the market crumbled and sold down to
tne lowest figure reached since the recent
wave of export buying carried prices high
er. There was no articular change in
the news except that hedging was in
progress on a larger scale, but the action
of the market Itself was Indicative of a
liquidating movement. So far this year
there has been upwards of 100,000,000
bushels cleared from the seaboard and a
tremendous quantity bought and remaining
to be shipped out. The influence of this
buying In the United States market has
already been felt and attention must now
turn to the prospective foreign buying
power for the balance of the season. For
several days there has been practically
no fresh demand and careful scrutiny of
the world's supply outlook suggests that
the big buying in this country Is about
over and that other exporting countries
will furnish the bread-making cereal to
importing Europe. At the present time
the farmer is holding tenaciously to his
wheat, but it begins to look as though the
plan to bring about a higher price is to be
nipped In the bud. The announcement by
a local news bureau of a sharp reduction
in the price of a well-known American
automobile Is another Indication of
versing economic conditions.
Corn New low prices on the crop were
made again for the deferred deliveries
while at the some time Se-ptember held
comparatively steady, reflecting Its strong
position by reason of the small stocks
available for the settlement of short con
tracts. Cash corn followed September,
with the local spot demand rather poor
and receipts larger. Country offerings
continued heavy. Weather over the belt
was ideal and crop reports Increasingly fa
vorably and the danger of frost slowly but
surely passing.
Oats Lowest prices on the crop were
made by all deliveries and support was
more conspicuously lacking than for some
time. Cash prices failed to decline fully
with future?, but this fact was of no con
sequence, ns liquidation was on in tu.i
blast and there was nothing in the way of
constructive news to encourage a position
on the long side.
Rye Buying by houses with seaboard
connections imparted spasmodic strength
to this market, although the tendency was
downward with other grains. Sales of
100.000 bushels were reported to export
ers, but this was offset by a sale of 40,000
busheLs into store.
Provisions The trade was larger and
the market for all products exceedingly
weak, apparently influenced by the de
cline In grains and a break in the per
sistently advancing hog market. The sup
port which featured the recent upturn
was not in evidence. We are still of the
opinion that October lard must sell lower
under the weight of excessive stocks.
Leading futures ranged as follows:
WHEAT.
Open.. High. Low.
Close
Dec
March. .
$2.:H9 2.40 12.31 H
2.3
CORN.
1.24 1.21
1.07 1.04
OATS.
Sept. .
Dec. . .
1.13
1.07
l.:.T4
1.03 i.
Dec 61 .61 .Ml
May 65 .65 .65
.59 4
.03
MESS PORK.
Sept. . .
Oct
23.75
25.00
:s.oo
LARD.
20.60 33.S-5
Oct 26.08
JO 97
17.90
Jan. ..
19.00 19.05 Ii.Sj
SHORT RIBS.
Sept 17.60 17. 03
Oct 17.70 17. 70 17.05'
17.20
17.0
Cash prices were:
Wheat No. 1 red, 2.532.55; No.
red, $2.44.
Corn No. 2 mixed, 1.22 14 1.23i ; :
2 yellow, tl.23 V4 1.24 Vi .
Oats No. 2 white. So4i59c; No
whit. 574ji5U.
Rye No. 2. $1,89 3 1.00.
Barley S999c.
Timothy eeed $66-7.30.
Clover seed 1S25.
Pork Nomina!.
Lard 20.
Ribs 17.12 17.73.
Eastern Grain Markets.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 21. Wheat closed
December, 2.2Ttt; March, $'J.23. Corn,
September, $1.14 ; December, U3 c; May,
99 c. Oats, September, oSfcc; December,
08sc; May, 62 fcc.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21.- Wheat closed De
cember, 2.3aVi; March, t2.28't. Corn, Sep
tember, $1.10; December, $1.04; May,
$1.04. Oats, September, SS'fcc; December,
59c.
DtlLUTH. Sept. 21. Wheat closed De
cember, $-.31; spring. December, $2.32;
durum, $2,231. Linseed, September, J3.21.
nominal.
MINNEAPOLIS,
December, $2.32.
December, 54 Tie
Sept. 21. Wheat closed
Oats, September. 51ic;
Rye. September, $1.73 ;
Barley. September, SSc;
cash, 769Sc. Flax. No. 1,
December. $1.00
December, 90 Yc;
3.2C0 3.27.
Foreign Grain Markets.
ANTWERP, Sept. 21. Corn, unchanged
to 1 c lower.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 21. Corn futures
opened lc to l&c lower.
BUENOS AIRES. Sept. 21. Wheat
cloted September, $2.01. Corn closed easier
to higher. Oats closed October, DOc
Seattle Grain Market.
SEATTLE, Sept. 21. Wheat, hard white,
$2.uO; soft white, white club and red. win
ter, J2.3S ; hard winter, $2.48 ; northern
spring, $2.46; red Walla, $2.20; eastern
Walla. $2.36; Big Bend blueatem. $2.57.
Feed -Scratch feed, $S2 per ton; feed
wheat, $83; mU grain chop, $70; oats. $63;
sprouting oats, $67; rolled oats, $65; who4e
corn. $7-8; cracked corn, $75; rolled bar
ley. $63; clipped bariey, $OS.
Hay AlfaKa, $38 per to-n ; double com -
pre
alfalfa. $3u; auto timotny, $42;
Washington mixed, $36.
eajttern
Grain at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 21. Grain
Wheat. 3.503.T3; barley. 2.S02.3O;
oats. 2.402.7'5.
Hay Wheat, fancy, $2B2S: lieht five
wire bales, $2325; tame oats, $2325;
wild oats, $17019: barley. 1720; al
raJfa. second cutting. $21 3S.
Naval Stores.
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Sept. 21. Turpentine
firm. S1.3SU: sales. 389: receipts, 821;
shipments. 160; stock. 13.574.
Rosin, firm: sales. 74; receipts, 1747;
shipments. 500; stock 48.121. Quote:
B. D. E, F, G. H, I, J, M, N. WG, WW,
J11.50.
ESTACADA BONDS SOLD
Street and Sewer Securities Pur
chased bj- Portland Firm.
ESTACADA. Or.. Sept. 21. (Spe
cial.) The Estacada refunding bonds
for street and eewer have been sold
to the Ralph Schneeloch company of
Fortland at par with accrued interest.
The city has been ordered to put in
a chloronatingr plant at the intajte by
the state board of health. The coun
cil has been corresponding about the
matter for some time but has expert
enced difficulty in ecttingr such i
plant. It issued an order some time
aso that all water for drinking pur
FAILURE
to prepare your body
for the rain and storm
days to come may cost
you untold
SUFFERING
Take CASCA-TONE
Get a bottle TODAY
We can prove what we
say about it.
Case aril la. Ton i c
THE FAMOrS WEST INDIES STmrtXANT.
in use roil ovr.a two wvNPmsp years
FOR
Debility of Stomach and Bowels.
An Excellent System Builder
and Mild Laxative
WMch Represents the Active Principles of
Cscnll. Cucara. Mandrake.
Capsicum and Cardimum
( Averaging 20 of Alcohol )
POSE. One to Two Tables poonfu la. three
times daily, before meals
The Kerosene Kreaxn Conine,
Manufacturers and Distributors. Portland, 0.rs
Contents 16 ounces.
Copyrigrbt Applied for
poses should be boiled ;before uslns:.
Although complaints have been made
about the water, no case of typhoid
lever has ever been traced to it.
150 0-Acre i'ire Is Held.
BEND, Or., Sept. 21. (Special.)
Central Oregon's biggest timber fire
this season, a 1500acre blaze in the
Fox Butte yellow pine beit to the
southeast of here, is under control
this afternoon, H. L.. Plumb, super
visor of the Xeschutes national for
est, announces.
Read the Oretronian classified ads.
TRAVELKRS GUIDE.
Holland - America Line
NORTH PACIFIC COAST LINTS
(Joint Service of Holland-America. Lino
and Hoyal Mail Steam Packet Co.)
Between
VanrouTfr. B. C.. Puget Sound, Portland,
bail Francisco and Lot Angeles Harbor
And
Rotterdam, Antwerp, Ixndon, Liverpool.
Hamburg-, Havre.
FRJbatiHT ONLY.
Sailings will take place as follows:
S S "EEMDIK" (12.000 tons d. w.
load in it ScDtembr-OctolMr
S S "KIN DEHDYK" U2.OO0 tons d. w. )
loading October-November
And regularly thereafter.
Stfamers are specially fitted with large
coolrootiui and refrigerator for the trans
poriatiou oi fre.h fruit, fb.ii, etc
For freight rates and particulars apply to
OREGON-PACIFIC COMPAXt,
203 Wilcox Bldg. Phone Mala 4560.
TOYO KISEN
KAISHA
S. S. "SEIYO MARU" sails from
Municipal Terminal No. 4, Pier 1,
Portland, Oregon, at 3 P. M., Sept.
21st for Yokohama, Kobe, Moji and
Hongkong-.
OREGOX-PACIFIC COMPANY
General Agents
Wilcox Building Main 4565
8. S. "CITY OF TOPEKA."'
fails 9:00 P. M.. September 22. for
Coos Bay. Kureka and an Fr&ncUco,
connecting with steamers to Loa
Anfieles and Saa Oieso.
To Alaska From Seattle.
S. 8. "Admiral Watson," to Koia3c.
Anchoraa-e and way ports. Sept. -0
S. S. "Spokane." to Skagway. Sitka
and way ports. September 4.
Pacific Steamship Company.
Ticket Offi.-e 101 Third St.
Frrirht Office Municipal Dock 'o. t.
Phone Main 8281.
MfS MAY I AN
J??JSW DEXMA RK
NOKWAT
SVV'KDRN
Germany and
Italtic States
F'd'k VIU Oct. It
l nited Sts. Oct. 21
rar II... Nov. 4
HelliB Olav Nov. 1
Rates, etc.. The ChllberJ Agency. .0i 24
Ave.. Seattle. Wash . or Local Agent.
Astoria and Way Points
STR. GEORGIANA
nund trip dally (except Frldarl leavaa
fertlaod 1:10 A. Jl Aldar-streat doo-t
)-eave AMorta X I'. M.. Havel ioct Far
(2.00 each way. Special a la carta dining
acrvtc. Direct connection toe . souta
Macttaa, Kight boat daily. P. aL, du
escape Sunday. Taa tiarkla 'f r.uerl
tiou C. alala 142X 14.1-2,
AUSTRALIA
NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS
via Tahiti and Karettongo. Mail and pav
aenger service from bau Francisco every
8 days.
CMON S. S. CO. OF NEW ZEALAND.
30 California St., San Francisco,
or local ateamsbiLi and railroad agcpclea.
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