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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, FIJI DA V, OCTOBER- 1, PLIS FOR RIVER CONGRESS FINISHED Chamber of. Comerce Gives Out Programme. SESSION OPENS MONDAY urpvc of Contention Is to Devise tMipplrmentarj Miippins; l'"a Cllitles on CoaM. Plans for the two-day session of the northwest rivers am liarliors con vention to hf held in Portland next Monday and Tuesday were completed late last nislit when the Orecon t;t t - ctia mher uf commerce announced comprehensive programme, covcr 1ns the problems to he discussed and considered by dclepates. Rep resentation of ports and inland water ways in orfKon. Washington and Idaho will be present. The purpo.se of the convention Is to devise supplementary shipping facili ties, through the intensive develop ment of existing ports and water ways and through the development of new water routes, in order to relieve rhc present congested railroad situa tion. It is believed that concentrated Rctiun of port and waterways work ers, together with shippers of the northwest, will solve the dilemma and nfford two strirgs to the uow of northwestern commerce. Programme 1m .trrnnKcri. The partial programme, wh'ch will be subject to slight change and a few additions, is announced as follows: Monday. 10 A. M.--Opening, riiarles Hall, presi dent Oregon tjiate rhamber of commerce. Klretlon of temporary prestdriit and sec retaries. Appointment of committee on permanent organization. 1IT:1. A. M. Aridrrts of welcome, Gporite I.. Raker, mayor of Portland. Ke jpIKili&e for V ash inpton. V. M. l.'lay, mayor of Kvrrctt, Wash. Response for Idaho. Response for Oregon. A. A, Smith, Baker, Or. 11:15 A. M. Waterway development, C. I.. McNiir, senator from Oregon. 11:4.", A. M. Adjournment. '-:!" P. M. Noon lunclieon, Portland fhambir of 'oin ineree, t!hartes BerK, preaident memberf.' forum, presidinff. "The F'ort," If H. 'an Ptizer. president Port lanrl Chamber nf Coin meree ; '"Our Inland Waterways," Marshall Shackelford, field secretary, national rivers and harbora con gress. Washington. P. C. -:tn P. .M. "The Hate Question Prom a Commissioner's View point." prcd A. Will iams, Urepon public service commission. J:.:0 P. M. Address. Washington public er lee commission represei(tatio. :j:M1 P. M. "Our Merchant Marine," W. I,. Jones, senator from Washington. 3:4,"i P, M. CJeneral disruption of joncit bill. 4:1.1 P. M. "Need of .Minor Ports of Oregon." I.. K. Hean. Kugenoy 4:4." P. M "The I" sea of in Columbia nil Its Tributaries." Marshal! Dana. , S:no p. M. Address. J. B. Campbell, secretary Spokane Merchants' assoeiation. 8:.".l) P. M. "How We Can Be of Help to tho National Rivers and Harbors Con gress." C. W. Hodson. Portland. Or. H:0n P. M. Address. B. K. Stone, chair man port of Astoria commission. Tuesday's Programme (iiven. 3:00 P. M. "Object and Work of th National Rivers and Harbors- Congress," Marshall Shackelford, field secretary na tional rivers and harbors congress. Wash ington, !. C. 3::lo P, M. Address, K. I. Randall, is aislant secretary public dock commission. 4:oo 1. M.- Report of rc&oiutionit com jnlttee. tt:::o p. M. Banquet at Multnomah ho tel. Prank Branch Riley, toastmaster. Ad dress. "Trade in the Orient," William PiSgott, Seattle, Wash. iLATTLt MjKX TO -MTIiAD JRalc Industries to Be Discussed at Portland Session. SKATTLIC, Wash., Sept. 30. (Spe cial.) Seattle's manufacturing and industrial interests will emphasize transportation rate injustices in the northwest during the sessions of the Northwest Rivers and Harbors con vention to convene in Portland Octo ber 4 and 5. For this purpose, a delegation representing- the Manufacturers" Associa tion of Washington will attend the, meeting, armed with facts relating to present rate problems and .their ef fect on local industries. Organiza tion of the manufacturers' delegation was announced Thursday, by Clancy M. T-ewis, secretary of the association. The Portland convention has been summoned to discuss every angle of the transportation question, both by water and rail. The northwestern delegation of the manufacturers' as sociation comprises V. K. McDonald, traffic man with Harmon & Co.. Ta eoma; Ji. M. Hums, traffic expert with A. Rupert & Co. of Puyallup and Sumner; Frank C. Clark of the Denny-Kenton Clay & Coal company, and F. C. Moore. This delegation will recommend a change in rail rates on raw materials for the manufacture of chain, a matter that directly af fects one of Seattle's most important industries the Seattle Chain com pany. At present the rale on raw mate rials for the manufacture of chain is as high as the rate on the finished chain shipped to this section. This is considered an injustice to the Se attle plant, inasmuch as it competes with similar industries in the east. Other changes will be recommended in the present tariff on gas tanks, drums and cylinders, an item which has direct bearing on a number of Seattle industries. Olcn Sails With Flour Carp;o. The flipping board steamer Olen. Use Cnticura To Keep Children's Skins Healthy If mothers would only use Cuticura Soap and Ointment for every-day toilet and nursery purposes, how much suffering might be avoided by preventing little skin and scalp troubles becoming serious. Cuti cura Talcum is also excellent for little ones, it is delicately medicated and ex quisitely perfumed. mpl faeft Trm by Watl. Arfdreai: "Ctlw Llrwrt...Dp30r. !.. Ihn." Sold .!-.--.Hera. Sop2bc. OinUn.nt 26 nd faOr Talcum26e. SBFCtittcura Stap shares without mug. formerly operated as a tramp by the i Admiral line, and now in the service j of Williams. Pimond & Co., repre- sented by the Columbia-Pacific Ship- vuuijaiiy, pui 10 sea je5icradj with afull carp-o of flour for Ham burg direct. This is the first cargo to go from Portland to Hamburg: since before the war. Flour aboard the Olcn amounted to 82.880 sacks, or 5a.200 barrels, valued at J750.0O0. til MtTKRS MIST BK FILED Milpin Board Adopts Ruling- Call ins Tor Contracts. WASHINGTON". Sept. 30. Under a ruling adopted today by tne shipping hoard, copies of all charters or freight contracts made on American and for eign vessels are to be filed with the chartering executive in New York. It was framed to further the purpose of the merchant marine act. the board announced. The customs division of the treasury is to co-operate. Under the ruling, board officials explained, the government will ob tain information regarding rates, terms and shipping policies which it is the function of the shipping board to administer. During the war the trading with the enemy act required all American or neutral owned ves sels' to file '.'.hatters. Under the new merchant marine act. however, it was said, the board could recall charters to he filed. IWWI.KT SHII'"T!S TO Oil. DOCK Admiral Line Vessel Will lul to Sea After Fuel Is Taken. The Admiral Line steamer Pawlet finished loading her outward cargo at the Crown mills yesterday evening and shifted to the Union Oil com pany's dock to take on her fuel sup ply She will go to sea today. Ileeause of the small amount of outward freight offering at present, the run of the Admiral line vessels is being shortened from five ports to two. The Pawlet will touch only at Kobe and Manila this trip. Freight for Yokohama will be trans-shipped at Kobe and that for Shanghai and Hongkong will be trans-shipped at Manila. The steamer Wawalona of this line is due here tomorrow from the orient. The steamer Coaxet, nowat munici pal terminal No. 4, is scheduled to sail October 12. KID MADi; I'Olt I'. S. PROI'liKTY Assessed Valuation Kselusivc of Wooden Hulls Is $8,000,000. A bid for all Property of the sup ply and sales division of the shipping board on the Pacific coast has been made by the Barde Industrial com pany, a concern affiliated with M. Barde .& Sons. The property for which the suppiy and sales division is asking bids has an assessed valua tion of approximately $8,000,000 ex clusive of wooden hulls moored in liake Union, North Portland and Alameda. , Upon the promise of two more au thenticated bids for this enormous supply oc material, M. K. Miller, director of the supply and sales di vision, has postponed the closing hour for bids to 4 o'clock this after noon. The bids will he wired to Washington and acted upon there. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Sept. r.O Arrived at 3 A. M. Steamer Springfield, from We.tt port: at 10 J M. Steamer Kl Segundo, from San Pedro. ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. SO. Sailed at fi A. M. Steamer Washtenaw, for Port San T.uis. Arrived at S:::5 and left up at 1":I0 P. M. Steamer Kl Segundo. from San Pedro. Arrived at P:15 and left up at 11 A. M. Steamer Fred Baxter, from San Pedro. Arrived down at 7::0 A. M. and bailed at ":10 P. M. steamer Olen, for Hamburg. Arrived at i:i:.1 A. M. Tug Daniel Kern and barge, from Coos Bay. Sailed at P. M. Steamer Santiam, for San Pedro. Arrived at 4:.M) P. M. Steamer Klavel, from San Pedro. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Sept. SO. Ar rived at 4 A. M. Steamer Steel Worker, from Astoria: at 7 A. M. Steamer W. K. Hcrrin, om Portland. POINK RKYKS, Cal.. Sept. SO. Passed at 11 A. M British steamer Tanneburg, from Portland, for United Kingdom. SAN PKDRi.l, Cal., Sept. 2!. Arrived at S P. M. Steamer Atlas, from Porikand. KOBK, Sept. from Seattle. J 6. Arrived Endicott, VOKOTIA MA. Srpt. Jesaup, from Seattle. 26. Arrived West C.T,ASGOW. Sept. from Tacoma. -Arrived H ax turn. SKATTI.E. Wash.. Sept. "0. Arrived K.amath and Yosemtt. from San Fran oisco: Admiral Rodman and SkaRway, from southeastern Alaska ; Art. Rati, from Bos ton, via Sun FYanciscrt. . lnrioH Admiral UcWfV. for San DieCO via San Francisco; Northwestern, for south- nestprn Alaska. TACOMA. Wash.. Sept. "0. Sailed San ta Inez., for Dupont ; Forest Kins, for San Francisco via porta. SA N KRANC1 SCO. Sept. 30. Arrived : l,a Krimera. Seattle; Arcyll, Seattle; Steel Worker. Astoria; William F. -Hernn. Astoria; West Nilus, Honolulu; Acme, Jiandon. I e par ted : Went Sequana, Marseilles; West Katan. Glasgow. Tide at Ant orb Jriday. High. l-ow. ,- A M ..7." feet I R:4 A M ..2.0 feet :o'J P. M...'.." fet 1 -44 P. M...-0.4 feet lienor! l-'rmn Mouth nf Columbia. NOKTM HEAP. Sept. .10. Condition of the sea at 5 I. M., moderate; wind soutn easi miles. Port Calendar. To Arrive at Portland. Vessel From Date. Str. Wapama Fran Oct. 2 Sir. WawaUma Orient Oct. 2 Str- Krnest H. Meyer. San Fran Oct. 2 Str. West Kfrats China Oct. 2 Str. City of Topcka-.SaJi Fran Oct. 2 Str. Artixas Koston Oct. 3 Str. City of Reno. ...Honolulu Oct. 3 Str. Witram Balboa Oft. i Str. Tiverton San Fran Oet. 7 tr. West Katan New York Oct. 7 Str. Chovo Maru ....Orient Oct. 10 Str. Steelmaker New York.... Oct. 10 Str. Clauseus Halboa Oct. 11 Str. Orant New York .. . .Oct. 13 Str. l.ehich Moston Oct. 14 Str. West Toffus .Boston Oct. 17 Str. Steel Exporter. .. New York ....Oct. 21 Sir. Walihitf tord San Kru.ii Oct. 21 Str. Kinderdyk I-Jurope Oct. 22 Str. Kastern Glen.... New Yrk ....Oct. 25 Str. Isis Middleboro ...Oct. 2 Str. M eiyo Maru ....Orient ....... Oct. ."M Str. Hawaiian New York ...Nov. 14 Str. lowan New 'ork . ..Nov. 2- To Depart From Portland. Vessel ' For Dat Str. Pawlet Orient on. 1 Str Rose City San Fran Oct. 1 Str. Willamette S. F. & U ..Oct Bkt. Annie M. Rolph.Port Piric ....'.ct. 2 Sir. Vlor. X. Baxter... San Fran Oct. 2 Str. Kastern Soldier. . L td. K ingdom.Oct. II Str. Multnomah S. F. & I., a Oct. 4 Str. J oh a n Poulsen ... San Fran Oct. 4 Str. Heilbrcnn t!td. K ingdom.Oct! 4 Str. Laisy San Fran Oct 0 Str. CotiAet Orient Oct. 12 YeMels in Port. Vossel Berth. Bkt. Annie M. Tlolph. Clark-Wilson mill. Str. Kl SeRundo WiMbridKe. Str. Fred Haxtr In jstroam. Str. Pawlet Terminal No. 4. Str. Waban . . Terminal No. 4. Str. Coaxet ..Terminal No. 4. Bkt- Buffon Clark-Wilson. Str. Bermuda Columbia dock. Str. Memphis Astoria. Str. Heilbronn Mblna dock. Str. Spri-neTield Portland L&r. Co. Str. Eastern Soidicr. . Westuort. Str. Waterbury Suppie-Ballin dock. Str. Multnomah St. Helens. Str. Willamette St. Helens. Str. Johan Poulsen.. . Westport. Str. Daisy Vinsworth dock Str. Kos City St. Helens. . Str. West Canon Montgomery dock. WEST COAST RATES HOW SAME AS EAST New Import and Export Tar iff Is Arranged. DIFFERENTIAL BASIS ENDS Portland and Olhcr Pacific Ports Itcstorcd lo iHqua I Position for Trade Competition. PortJand and other Pacific coast ports are a pa in placed in a position of crjual competition with ports of the Atlantic and L.ulf coasts for the trans-Pacific bu.-inrs.s by the new im port and export tariff which has been agreed to "by the western transcon tinental railroads. A copy of the new tariff was received yesterday by the traffic bureau of the port and dock co mmissio rws. The pen era I off ect of the new im port and export tariff is to remove differentials which have existed aeai nsl the Pacific coast since rail road freight rates were increased late last AuiruFt. These differentials ranged from $1 a ton on ,auto mobiles to $1.S4 on iron and steel. Rates A re I iiunlized. The&c 'ijrurcs represent the -savinV which could formerly be effected by exporters in routing their freight for t h orient th rouph Atlantic or Gulf ports instead of through ports on the Pacific coast. The new tariff equalizes t hese rates and makes the total rail and water t ransportation cost from the centers of production to trans pacific destinations practically the same, whether shipnunt is made t hroush New York, Galveston or Portia nd. The manner in which the new tariff affects shipments . through Portland is shown in the following- table, giving the new and old rates per 100 pounds on various commodities selected from the tariff: . nnnrnairy Acrf.'u! tural implements Canned goods Window g I aH Dry goods " Iron and teel articles Mil'1 h Inery t V.ndenseii mi, it Pneumatic tires Autos . passenger) rn fe. rate. 11.15 1.20 1 IMI 1.45 .71 1.15 1.20 2.50 3.65 .$1 .3:i . 1.4. '3 . l.0 . 1.33 3. 3:; 4.33 Fluctuation Kxamplf Cited A typical example of the recent fluctuations in export rail rates is given by cotton, which, before the increase of August 26. had a rate of $1.2t from Texas common points to Portland and other Pacific ports. When the August increase became effective, the export rate on cotton was raised to 1. '.. thus creating a differential of $3.3 it a ton against Pacific ports. The new rate of $1.50 will just remove this differential. The new export and import tariff is now being published by the rail road companies an an announcement is expected within a few days as to the date upon which it will be made effective. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. SEATTLE, Wush., Sept. o0. (Special.) The steamship West Ison, or the West lvis, of the United States merchant ma rine fleet, operated by Struther & Dixon, will proceed to British Columbia ports for careo in early October, it has been an nounced. Wharfage charges at tho county docks m Lake Union are so high as to be pro hibitive, according to Captain R. Andrews of the 1-ake Union Boat &. Towing com pany, who said today that he has been forced to abandon the movement of J00O cord of mill wood as a result of the county's rates. Despite the stormy weather she ran into the first of the week, the liner Victoria Captain Johnnon. of the Alaska Steams-hip company is making steady progress in the lawt voyage of the year from Seattle to Nome, Alaska. Captain Johnson re ported today that the ahip was 1165 miles ?JJi fr.m Sr:iPe llalter. or approximately 40n miles from Unamak Pass. The Alaska steamship company's freighter Skagway arrived late this aft ernoon from Houthwestern and southeast ern Alaska, with a full cargo of copper ore, salt herring, whaie oil, fertilizer and other northern products. When the American association of the port authorities met in annual conven tion in Chicago this morning it found a telegram awaiting it from President Lippy of the Seattle port corn mission. Inviting it to ho!d its 1021 session In Seattle The telegram was sent laat night by Mr Kippy. the invitation having been author ized by the port commission at its weekly meeting yesterday afternoon. Ott.VTS HARBOR. Wash.. Sept 30 (Special.! The steamer Charles Christen son arrived thia morning from San Pedro and is loading at the Aberdeen Lumber At Shingle company's mill. The schooner Forester arrived thia morn ing from San Francisco and will load at the A. J. West mill. The steamer San Jacinto and Chehalis cleared at 1 o'clock today for San Fran ciseo from the K. K. Wood mill. He,, quiam, and the American mill, AbeVdeen The government dredge Michie has re sumed operations at the bar, after bein delayed several days by storms. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. uft. A ftcr discharg ing fuel oil in storia and Portland, the tank steamer W ashtena w bailed at u:20 this morning for California. Th tank steamer Kl Segundo arrived at S:.;n thin morning from California, with fuel oil for Astoria and Portland. Carrying a cargo of wheat from Portland, the strainer Olen sailed at 2:10 o'clock today for the United Kingdom. The steamer Fred Baxter arrived at J: 1 5 today from San Francisco and pro ceeied to 1 'or t land. The steam schooner Flave! will he due tomorrow from San Pedro and will load lumber at Westport. The steam schooner Wapama and Ern est H. .Meyer will be due tomorrow morn ing from San Francisco. Carr ing a cargo of lumber from Ham mond mills, the steam schooner Santiam sailed at 2:15 this afternoon for San Pedro. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT American - Hawaiian Steamship Service Resumption East and Westbound Sailings TI7E are pleased to announce the re-establishment of the East and Westbound coast to coast steamer service via the Panama Canal between NEW YORK and PORTLAND with steamers of the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. From New York Westbound j S. S. Hawaiian October S. S. Iowan .... S. S. Texan.. . . , S. S. Mexican.. , .October 23 . November 6 . November 20 Rates and full information gladly furnished upon request. Columbia-Pacific Shipping Co. Board of Trade Building Portland, Oregon The tus Daniel Kern arrived at 9:2" today trom Neah Bay towing the W. B. A T. company's barge No. 2. The steamer West Keats will be due to morrow morning from the orient en roui to Portland. PORT TOWNSKND, Wash.. Sept. 30. Special Under riiMricr m .1 .1 Moore of San Francisco, the Dutch steamer TJit- arfoiti sailed early this morning for Ade laide, P,prt Plrie and Fre man talc with lumber and general cargo loaded at Ta coma. She will make a stop at Union Bay. B. C.. for bunker coal. During the past tew weeks there has been a revival of the lumber industry In the northwest, many new orders having 1-eeii received by millmen for delivery, both by rail and water. Railroads are placing heavy orders. Forty per cent of the lumber for wh ich ord e rs have bee n received Is for railroad repairs and " im provements. One order for 20.000.000 feet las been placed by the Burlington line. The orders received total approximately 72.OOO.OO0 feet. The larger portion Is for domestic purposes. More than 10.000.000 feet is for foreign countries. New orders from foreign coun tries are coming, which indicate that the export business will con tinue throughout the winter in a satisfac tory manner. Announcement Is made by the shipping board that vessels of the merchant marine will be permitted to load cargo for the orfent in British Columbia port. Here tofore shipping board steamers have been denied that privi I lege, but owing to the light offering of freight on Puget sound the board has changed Its policy. The steamer Kstison. or the West I vis, will be the first to take advantage of the per mit and will load at least a part cargo for t he orient at Vancouver early In Oc tober. SAN PEDRO, Cal.. Sept. 30. (Special.) The fishing season for albacore and tuna has closed. The greater portion of the launches a re beginning to lay up and fishermen hold little hope for getting any catches of size until next season. A few sardines of canning sine are be ing caught. Cannershave announced that they are ready to begin the pack as soon they arrive in quantities. The steamer West Kasson will arriv here tomorrow from Baltimore, completing the first round-the-world trip in' service of Pacific Mail. The Wt-st Kasson left San Fra n c i sco March 12. She was built he re. t'a plain M. T. Pa ne. formerly master of several vessels of the Olson & Mason Co., ts here awaiting completion of tne stVmer Culberton, of which he wPi as sume command. The steamer is receiving its finishing touches in the yards of the Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Drydock com pany. Major Carlington, United States engi neer in charge of this district, has approved seve-al of .the proposed harbor im prove ments requested by different commercial organizations. lie has approved dredging th main channel to a depth of 35 feet, the channel connecting local a nd oLng Beach harbors to o0 feet and the dredging of a channel to Fast Basin o0 feet in depth. Arrived' Steamers De Long, from San Diego. 1 A. M. ; Queen, from San Diego, 7 A. M. ; Steel Maker, from New York, 7 A. M. ; Celilo. from Portland. 1 A. M. ; J. A. Moffett. from Puget sound, 1 A. M . ; H umbold t, from San Francisco, 2 A. M. ; Daisy Putnam, from Portland, 5 P. M. Sailed Steamers Prent Iss. for Albion. 3 P. M. ; Queen for San Diego. 10 A. M. ; Orani. for San Francisco. 2 P. M. ; J. A. M oftett, for W 11 bridge, 5 P. M. ; Celilo. for San Di' go. 2 A. M.; Atlas for Ketchi kan. 5 P. M. TACOMA. Wash., Sept. 30. (Special.) To the fleet of eight big steamships of various lines announced to load here with in the next fortnight, two more are now added besides the Africa Maru, which be gan discharging cargo Wednesday. The, A frica's cargo is made up of silk, veg etable oil, toys and f rozen yolks of eggs. Th new -Brazilian service to Tacoma wl M be inaugurated by the steamship Irisi. 2000 tons. The West Katan, RsOO tons. Captain Waters, will load full cargo here at the Sperry mills for the United King dom. The Holland-American line steamer Kemdyk is due to load wheat for Kurope. The . Dutch steamer Tjitaroem. Captain A. Oldenhurger, is completing lumber cargo for - Australia. She will carry 3.O00.0O0 feet front Kverett and Tacoma mills. TACOMA. Wash.. Sept. 30. (Special.) Local 'shipping men a re anxiously await ing the arrival from Union Bay. B. C, of the Holland-American line steamship Kemdyk, scheduled to be in today by the British Colum bia shipping men. The Kemdyk is reported locally to have sailed from there for Tacoma Wednesday, but so far ha failed to put in an appearance. The Keniuy k has wheat to load here for Kurope. After discharging freight here the For est King sailed during the night for down sound ports to load for t California. The Santa Inez shifted to Dupont to load and will return here Saturday night to com plete. She will leave here for San Fran cisco Wednesday. Tacomlk waterfront men are smiling to day over the mishy p that befell one of the submarine chasers here yesterday dur ing a cruise about the harbor with the city officials on board and a number of other guests. The purpose of the cruise was to Illustrate what a sub chaser could do wit h the view that the city might buy the sa me for a fire boat. The vessel, while going at 14 knots, with four harbor pilots on board, hit a sand bar. K very one sat down, fell down or laid dow n, with Mayor Riddell taking the full length of the deck. On an incoming tide the ves sel floated In an hour. It is expected that the city will purchase one of these vessels and refit her for fire-fighting pur poses. The Grace Pacific liner Santa Inez shifted to Dupon t today to ta ke on pow der. The vessel expects to leave Wednes day with the barge Belfast in tow for Valparaiso. Chile, calling en route at Arlca, Callao. Salavarry. Antofagasta and Iquique. The Belfast will carry l.ttOO.OOfl feet of lumber f rom local in P Is. Word was received in Tacoma today by agents of W. R. Grace Co. of the death at Lima, Peru, of Captain Krickson of the Grace motor.ship Santa Flavla. Cap tain Kricktfon was well known up and down the coast. The Flavla sailed from here in August for ports of Peru and Chile. While in Tacoma Captain Krick son was under treatment for heart trou ble. This was the cause of his death. It is said. The wooden steamer China, offered by the United States shipping board at Clare men t, Va.. is a Tacoma product turned out at the Seaborn yard and launched July 4. 191. The vessel took fire at 'laremont, Va., and w as scut tied In 50 feet of water September 4. it is said. Steamer Alaska Bought. Purchase of the steamer Alaska as a companion ship for the passenger liner Rose City was announced yes terday by Frank Schafer, agent of the San Krancisco & Portland Steamship company. The Alaska was recently announced to have been chartered by this company for this service. The Alaska will leave San Francisco on her first voyage to Portland Novem ber 6, and with two steamers in. the service, a schedule of a sailing every five days will be inaugurated. The Alaska is similar in type to the Rose City, and has accommoda tions for 225 passengers and 2500 tons of freight. She formerly operated in Alaskan serv-ice. From Portland Eastbound November 14 November 24 December 11 December 25 9 GAIN IN EXPORTS NOTED SKl'TKMBEU MANIFESTS SHOW $6, 1 66,9 18. Nineteen Vessels Clear From Port. Wheat Leads In Cargoes Car ried, With Flour Second. t Kxports from Portland during Sep tember, 1920, amounted to $6,466,918. according to cargo manifests filed at the customs house and tabulated by the Merchants exchange. Compared with $2,170,607, the value of exports for September, 1919, the figure for the month just ended shows an In crease of $4,296,311. Nineteen vessels cleared from Portland during last month for off shore destinations. Seven of these vessels went to the United Kingdom, five to the went coast of South Amer ice. three to the Orient, two to Aus ti alia, one to Hamburg: and one to the Mediterranean. Wheat led all other commodities, both in quantity and value. Of this cereal, 1,943,416 bushels were ex ported during the month and this quantity wasvalued at $4,772,240. All but two cargoes of the wheat went to the United Kingdom. One of these was sent to South America and the other to Mediterranean ports. Second place was taken by flour, of which 75.766 barrels were exported, valued at $915,032. Lumber sent to foreign destinations during the month amounted to 14.498, 188 feet and was valued at $458,523. Miscellaneous general freight ex ported in September had a declared valuation of $300,963. The value of imports received here during the last month will not be known until an official, statement from Wash in gt on is received at the customs house, though it is known that September imports this yea r were well over the mark of $464,371. set by September, 1919. Imports received here during Aug ust of this year were valued at $525, 367 by the federal bureau of statistics, showing a healthy gain over the cor responding month of last year, when imports were valued at $56,669. I mports received at Portland dur ing the period from January 1 to August 31 of this year were valued at $6,730,738, as compared with $1 . 380, 654. the value of imports re ceived here during the correspond'rfcg period of 1919. Marine Notes. The steamer West Canon, comins to load wheat for t lie Pacific train company, ar rived in the river at B o'clock last niffht Her first berth hrr will be th Mont gomery dock. The t ('annn is botns operated by the Columbia-Pacific Shipping cbmpany. The Fteamer West Keats of the A'ortn China line. Mill be duo at Astoria at s o'clnt-k this morn inc. Sho will discharge and load at municipal terminal No. 1. The satoam schoonrr Tiverton, operating in the Charles Nelson line, will leave Suit Kranrlsco. October 4, with gencrat f reiftbt for Port land. The Kuropean-Pacific !in steamer Water bury, takinc wheat and ties for the United Kingdom, shifted yrs-terday afternoon from the Montgomery dock to the Suppie-Ballin dock to complete, her cargo. Capta in Harry Ij. Chase, the new mem ber of the Columbia river pilots, left for the mouth of the river last nijrht for his first job ti his n-e-w capacity. He w ill prulde the isteamer Wa pa ma of the Mr Cortnick line, from Astoria to the SlAiirlt-fe-r ard at Vancouver, and thence to the Couch -street dock. The Wapama. In ad dition to her passenger list. bringing: shipbuilding steel and miscellantous frifrht. The Standard Oil company's tank Hteamer Kl Segundo arrived at her dock at WIH l.rfdge at S:13 o'clock last night from San Pedro. The Hfeamer Kastern Soldier, operated for the l.uckenbach Steamship company by the i en era I Steamship corporation, moved to Westport yesterday morning from St. Helens to finish loading. She hap aboard miscellaneous freight for New York nnd Philadelphia loaded at Seattle and wil 1 complete her cargo with about I'.Ohrt. imm0 feet of lumber and ties from the Columbia river. She j expected to put to sea Saturday evening. The British steamer Memphis, which is load ing t he last ca rgo of grain cui pora tion flour to go from the Columbia river, will com e up the river tomorrow fro m AHtoria to complete her cargo at the Irving dock. The pteamr Springfield, of the North Atlantic & Western Steamship company, moved up from Wewtport to the F'ort la nd Lumber company's mill yesterday morn ing to oi tinue load ing lumber for the west coast of South America. The steamer Wallingford was named yesterday by .1. O. Euson. agent of the General Steamship corporation, as the next vessel to call here In the service of this company to the west coa;t of South Amer ica. The Wallingford will be due here October Jl. L'- S. Naval Uadio Kenorls. 9 i All positions reportrd n.t R P. M. 3 ri terduy unlet. othrrwhe Indicated.) U1I.WOKTH. Point Wells, for San Pedro, !i m iles from San Pedro NANKING, San Francisco for orient, 14-' miles from San Kranciaco, 8 1'. M., September NORTH WKSTCRN. north bound, M0 nviles from Seattle. RKDWOOD, Bellingham for Ketchikan, off iarriola reef. KASTERN tit'I DE. Honolulu for San Francisco. fH7 miles from San Krancisco. September 211. R P. M. WHITT1ER. Coos Buy for Port San I.uis. r.rl! mils from Port San l.uis. September 2ft. K P. M. JOHANNA SMITH. San Kranrisco for Coos Bay, -Is miles north of S:in Fran cisco. WILHKLMINA, San Francisco for Hon olulu. 4ii." miles from San Francisco. ENTERPRISE. San Francisco for If ilo, 1 12." miles from San Francisco, September 2i fi P M. ADMIRAL SCH LEY, Seattle for Pan Krancifco. miles from San Franrleo. MASSACHUSETTS After Suffering for Months He Finds Relief Through Tanlac Now on Job and Feeling Fine. Many wonderful indorsements have been given Tanlac, but the statement made the other day by Humphrey Kearns of 411 Main Bt., Holyoke, Mass., is in many respects so remarkable as to be almost incredible. Mr. Kearns has been employed by the Linden Paper Mill Co. for the past la years. The facts in his case, which are already known to hundreds of Holyoke people, are given below just as related by himself. Here is his story: "I was never sick a day in my life until about four months ago when 1 fell down in a faint at the mill and had to be .carried home and put to bed. "There was such pain and feeling of pressure in the top of my head at times that I thought I would go dis tracted. I lost the use of my left arm, lejr and foot, and my stomach got so out of order that I couldn't eat with out its hurting me. "My food would invariably sour and the gas from it would press on my heart so aa to almost cut off my Nervous Breakdown "I ami so nervous it seems as though I should fly" "My nerves are all on edge" "I wish I were dead." How often have we heard these expressions or others quite as extravagant from some loved one who has been brought to this state by some female trouble which has slowly developed until the nerves can no longer stand up under it. No woman should allow herself to drift into this condition without giving that good old-fashioned root and herb remedy Lydia II. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound a trial. Read the Letters of These Two Women. North East, 3Id. " I was in ill health four or live years and doctored with one doctor after another but none helped me. I was irregular and had such terrible pain in my back, lower part of my body and down each side that I had to go to bed three or four days every month. I was very nervous, tired, could not sleep and could not eat, without getting sick. A friend asked me to take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table Compound and I am sorry I did not take it sooner for it hSs helied me wonderfully. I don't have to go to bed with the pain, can eat without being eick and have more strength. I recom mend your medicine and you are at lilierty to publish ray testimonial." Ei.izareth Weaver, R. R. 2, IN'orth East, Id. Nervous, P.ROAD ARROW. San Pedro for Itsoka. Japan. miles from San Pedro. V EN KZt'KhA. fcan Francisco for orient. ln."- miles west of Honolulu, September Lll. P. M. STANI-KY Dc IjI. A R. San Francisco for Kverett, l."r miles north of San Francisco, September 8 P. M. WHITTIKR, Coos Rhv for Port San l-uin. uns mi lew front Port San Luis. W. F. HERR1N, Avon for Monterey. 10 miles south of lightship. I. ;. SCOFIKI-D, San Kranciaco for Philadelphia, i"0 miles south of Sun Fran cisco. OI.KCM. San l.uis for Portland. miles from Astoria. CO I. K. I URAKK, Sa n Ped ro f o r Point Kilts. miles nort h of Sa n Pej ro. C A PT. A. F. 1 , 1 7 C A S . t o w i n s ua re '21 1, San Pedro for Vancouver. 400- miles from Vancouver. WKST SKOCAVA. San Francisco for Honolulu. 61 miles west of San Francisco. KASTERN ;riPK, Honolulu for San Francisco. 3fM mtlen from San Francifw-o. A DM IRA I- FARKA;i:T. San Francisco for Seattle. r8 miles from Salt Francisco. A SC NCI ON. Sa n Fra neinco for Copen hap'n. I miles south of San Francisco. A KTK;AS. latitude 42:12 north, longi tude IU4 :4 west. San Francisco for .Seattle, at N P. M. September "JO. CITY OK RKNU. Kahalui for Portland. 1400 miles from Portland at K P. M. Sep tember '2U. OI.KN. Portland for United Kingdom, 4T milen south of f'ohitnbfi river. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of MAN PRAISES REMEDY breath. At these times they had to get me to a window where X could get fresh air in order to breathe. My appetite left me entirely and 1 simply hail to force down what little 1 did eat. 1 got to where I was constipated for three and four days at a time, so nervous T would tremble all Over, and could not sleep at all. 1 just tried everything, including electric treat ment. "One day my friend, Mr. Edwin Broadbent, came to see nje and per suaded me to try Tanlac. and I be lieve it was a godsend to me. I start ed getting better before I finished the first bottle. I got so I could eat some thing and retain it and picked up in strength rapidly. "Well, I have taken only three bot tles of Tanlac so far and am still tak ing it, but have' already regained the use of my arm and leg. and talking about appetites. I can hardly get enough to eat, and my stomach never gives me the least bit of trouble. "My. nerves have steadied down until I can sleep like a log every night. I have been back on my job at the mill now for several days and am Just getting along fine. In fact, I am feel ing better than I have in many a day and I can't-find words to fully express my gratefulness to Tanlac." Tanlac is sold in Portland by the Owl Drug Co. Adv. AlinneapolisIinn. " I was run do-wn and nervous, could not rest at night and was more tired in the morning than when I went to bed. I have two chil dren, the youngest three months old and it was drudgery to care for them as I felt so irritable and generally worn out. From lack of rest and appetite my baby did not get enough nourish ment from my milk so I started to give him two bottle feedings a day. After taking three bottles of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound I felt like a new woman, full of life and energy. It is a pleasure to care for my children, and I ain very happy with' them and feel fine. I nurse my baby exclusively again, and can't say too much for your medicine." Mrs. A. L. Miller, 20oU E. 24th St., ilhineapolis, Mhinv. Ailing Women Should STOP those afternoon head aches, those bilious at tacks and those bowel disorders. . START today rig-ht by taking CASCA-TONE We can prove what we 'say about it. Cascarilla Tonic THE FAMOCS fftST TVD1ES STIMULANT. IM I'SE FOIt OVT.1t TWO HUNDRED YEARS FOB Debility of Stomach and Bowels. An Excellent System Builder and Mild Laxative Which Represents the Activ Principle of Caacartlla. Caacarn. Mandrake. Capsicum and Cardimum ( Averaging- 20 ofAlcoho. ) POSE. On to Two Tablespoon u la. three atimes daily, before meals. The Kerosene Kreim Co.. Inc. Manuiacturei-B and Distributors. Portland, Ore. Contents 16 ounces. Coprrictot Applied (or Did More Work In t hrce -mon tha than in six year?. If took Ir. Burkhart :it his word. Sent for a trial treatment for I-uver. Stomach Trouble and Constipation. I was restored in a short time. Jeo. H. Kendle, Kenton. O. I have a trial treatment of Mr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound for every afflicted person. Not a cent in advance. Address 6 21 Main St.. Cincinnati, O. Adv. IRV Movies "Wholesome-aeansing -Refreshing ijlFi LYDIA E.PINKHAM MEDICINE CO.. LYN MAJSS. jH3 ,Vh6ir Ycur Eyes Ksed Gars Rely Upon I I TK.WKI.KKS' .l U)K. S. S. "I l l V OaK TOI'KKA" Sails 0:OO I'. yi., Oetoner .. for C noe Kay. KurtUi ami San I ru !', nn nectine with Mean. ere to Lot Angeles ami suit IHi'ro. I'ASSKM.KK M I Ki;i.HT SK.R H r; 1 O MKNMO AM ( KV1KAI. AMI KH AN I'OKIS, 1 KOM SAN I KAXISCU. VIA. S. S. "tLKACAO," Oc tol r . Iie.flr St en mh Ip Company. Ticket Offi 101 Third tot. ireljcbt Office Municipal tock No. S. l'hone Main K281. TOYO RISEN KAISHA Freight Service I'nrtliind .lit pun him Cliin.. SS. CHOlO MAKt. KK1HI ton, loading eurlv Octoher. . SS. M.KIYO .MA Kl', Mxm tons, loading (. her ol . For Y okolinma, K -b.- ;ml Shanghai. ALso -Manila, 1. 1. r'riKlit and I"ir.nsrr Service. ss. AMO Mfr, ir.nno tono, loading Juiiiiary 1U. I i- I . For rato, fares, spa-''' ; mi information Aiir ORh(iO-PAMKir COM PAN Y (eiicrul Asriiln Wilcox Itlris. Main 4565, FRENCH LINE t omp.ijrni rnerale Tninsa t lantique KxprcM I'oftal Service. NEW YORK-HAVRE I. A LOHItMX!i..H''t. l.AK.X VKTTK ....Oil l. TOI' INK. . .O. t. J!! ICH A M BKAU ..Or!. IT.. Nov. 13. Dec. 11 Nov. 4 l.A SAVIJlii o :;u. Nov. ::7, T.ir. KHANCB Nov. 3. Dec. 1. Dec. f-'ticai Rroh.f Pa'illi- "cmt Acriit. UN) "h'rry SI.. Sraltli-. or Any l.o-ul .Vfcml. STEAMER I OK I DS AMpKI.KS an. I M.W I RANdSt O SailinR Suturtluy, 2::tQ I. M. CHEAP RATES M. IIOI.I.AM, Aeent. Wl Third Street. I'lione Main 26. Astoria and Way Points STR. GEORGIAN A Round trip daily frxwpt KrMay) kavfa Portland :I0 A. M.. Alder-xtrrrt d.x-k. j.ratre AMnria. 2 I. M.. Klavel dork. I lire 'i.110 each way. Special a la carte dining erie. Ilirert ronnrrtion for mmiId braclirs. Nieht boat daily. 8 I. M., daily evt-ept Sunduv. lite lliirkin Transporta tion o. Main 14'iJ. .Ml l'hone Your Want Ads to The Oregonian Main 7070 Aut. 360-93 I II