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20. THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1020 PUBLIC WITS LEVY Oil PROFITS TO STAY Abolishment Considered Fa vor to Corporate Capital. SURTAX IS EXCESSIVE Purpose Defeated by Kxtreine and Harmful Consequences Result, Sajs Olio Kahn. 'This is the seventh of a series of arti tlcle on "Kaulty Taxation' prepared by Otto H. Kahn, head of the banking firm of Kulin. Locb &. Co.. New York.) BY OTTO II. KAHN. ARTICL.Ii; VII. Second. Indeed, to abolish the ex cess profit tax and leave corporate proTits subject only to the existing net profit tax of 10 per cent would not only affront a larpe body of public opinion as being unduly tender to cor porate capital, but would be parallel- ine; the uneven incidence of taxation, which is one of the characteristic er rors of the existing revenue measure. Under the present law corporations pay no surtaxes and individual busi nesses pay no excess profit taxes. Kougrnly speaking, the excess profit tax on corporate earnings may be rc . carded as the equivalent of the sur taxes on the earnings of individuals engaged in business. And. clearly, there ought to be such an equivalent. It is certainly not in the intention of the public or the aim of the law to give an undue advantage to cor porate as against individual activity. Surtax la Excessive. The simple and sensible way to deal with the surtaxes would be to admit the undcnable fact that our surtax schedule has proved to be ...grossly excessive, that by its very ex treme it has defeated its purpose and brought about harmful consequences, and to act upon that recognition by moderating that schedule. But 1 know the political mind is-apt to shy from laying hands on the presumably popu lar structure of huge supertaxes. Per- ' sonally, I am convinced that in that attitude the political mind is working acL-ording to Its inveterate habit of underestimating both the integrity and the intelligence of the people. The facts as to the harm and futility of exorbitant rates of taxation are Indisputable and easily explained and demonstrated. The average man and woman are amply capable of grasping them. . Vet, political expediency is a fact which cannot be left out of account in the practical consideration of tax pevis-ion. If then, it should be found that the political parties are prepared, as it appears they are, to abolish the excess profits tax, but that they have not yet screwed up their courage to reduce the. schedule of surtaxes, some other method must be devised to ac complish approximate equalization be tween corporate and in-dividual busi ness taxation and at the same time measurably to overcome, or at least mitigate the damaging effect and un even Incidence of our existing surtax schedule. Invested Income Left Free. An approach to that end might be found in the following suggestion (which, I ought to mention, does not Originate with me.) Simultaneously with abolishing the excess profitH tax. ratse the tax on corporate net profits from the existing rate of 1 0 per cent, except in the case of public service corporations, whose earnings aro sub ject to regulation, to say. 16 per cent. Leave the existing surtax schedule un touched for the present, but allow abatements on such part and such part only of Individual incomes as are saved and invested each year; such abatements to be so calculated as to make the rate of supcrtaxation on individual income employed in stead of spent, not materially higher than the rate of taxation on corporate income. Such a measure would, in cidentally, have the merit of penaliz ing extravagance and encouraging the constructive use of incomes. I do not mean to say that this would be a finally satisfactory solution. It is a cumbersome and roundabout way. It is a compromise merely. The ideal solution would disregard the counsels of supposed or alleged political ex pediency and be guided solely by the test of knowledge, reason and experi ence. It would he justified by the re sults and approved, I feel sure, by tlio common sense of the people. Abolition Not Solution. At any rate we must face the fact that to eliminate the excess profit tax without at the same time revising the schedule of surtaxes will not only create a lopsided and unfair system, but will bring only partial relief from the evils which have followed in the train of faulty taxalion. The high co!-t of money, the difficulty of ob taining funds, the driving of capital into tax-exempt securities, the inade quate functioning of the investment market and the economic disturbances and abnormalities which result from those causes, depend for their remedy not on the abolition of the excess profits tax (eminently and urgently desirable though that is to mitigate other evils, but upon the wise revi sion of the existing schedule of sur taxes. As to the third point. The principle of a progressive individual income tax and. correspondingly, of a tax on corporate profits. I feel sure, is right, especially from the social point of view, and its relinquishment will not be permitted by public opinion. But it must not be applied ignorantly. in temperately or vindictively. Surtaxes must not be so extreme that they im pede production, discourage or prevent normal enterprises, induce a tendency for loading-prices with excessive margins of profit, diminish the incen tive to thrift, and preclude that ac cumulation of business and invest ments funds which is an indispen sable prerequisite for material prog ress and prosperity. 'And in fixing the scale of surtaxes account must be taken of the fact that billions of tax-free securities are available, w-hich. under the constitutional limi tations of our government system. cannot be eliminated, and that the scale of supertaxation must be kept at a level which will not drive capital to the refuge of tax-exempt securities. The point to w-hich super taxation can go without creating that wholly undesirable and harmful se quence is fairly well established by a comparison of existing values. Fourth. Careful investigation should be made of the question whether means should not and could not be found to prevent further issues of tax-exempt securities, or at least to limit such exemption, say, for in stance, to the normal federal tax and state taxes. (Of course, the right should remain in the federal govern ment to issue, upon congressional au- - thorlty. bonds free from all taxes in ' case of war.) Phone your want ads to The Orego nian. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95. IPS A i VA'; -L3mt Trr Katharine MarDonald and Nigel Barr le. In "The Notorious Mlns scheduled to open today at the Peoples theater for a week's TODAY'S FILM FKATtRES. Star Fannie Hurst's "Humor esgue." Liberty William Farnum, "The Joyous Troublemaker." Columbia Cecil B. DeMille's "Something to Think About." Rivoli Lew Cody, "Occasionally Yours." Majestic Clara Kimball Toung, "Midchannel." Peoples Katherine MacDonald, "The Notorious Miss Lisle." Circle Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran, "La La Lucile." Globe Owen Moore, "A Des perate Hero." f f a CROSS the ZA Gaenor Lit Bligrhty to CROSS the English Channel, Lisle, who had left avoid the army of reporters who followed her every foot stop,, was returning' to London on a boat that had embarked from La Havre," so reads one of the advance notices for "The Notorious Miss Lisle," starring Kathleen Mac Lonald In the new People's theater photodratna, which will open today. It goes on to say: "In France she had felt secure. The past with its poignant memories had been left hun dreds of miles behind. Gaenor had married and on licr honeymoon in Paris, where she should have tasted the full cup of happiness, the old haunting past Roomed up, shattering to bits any hope fdr happiness Hr husband had asked for an ex planation, but how cou Id she explain anything. Hadn't he read the papers? DidiVt 'he remember Gaenor LisMe? How could she ever hope to refute the evidence the court had linked with her name? How .could she dispel the lin gering doub ; that would inevitably cling to her? Rather than attempt an explanation Gaenor had left him. Soon she would be in London. "The mist of the -channel fog had left the stairs of the companionway slippery ar.d uncertain, and. in going TAX EXEMPTION FAVORED SHIPPIVG. BOARD PASSES PLANS 1'OK SI CRAFT. ON S h i pow tiers Would Esca pc K xcess Profits Icvy if Amount Is Put Into Building New Vessels. WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Approval wan announced tonight by the ship ping board of the construction of 31 vefcscls " aggregating 350,000 dead weight tous under the provisions of the merchani marine act w hich ex empts shipowners from payment of the excess profits tax if an amount equal to the tax is devoted to ship building. Thirty of the new vessels will be tankers and a five-masted wooden schooner. Of the tankers, 14 are be in sr built for the Standard Oil com pany of Now Jersey and ten for the Standard Transportation company of New York. Mariue Notes1. The stcamfr StrJ Kx porter, of the Isth mian Liu4 arrived up at terminal No. I ye.-terday af tcrnpon w tth 1 ,"VM tons of in ward freight from New York. The Green Star line Mea mr Clauseus. which brought ."."oo tons of bulk smphur to Portland from Sabine, Tex., for the : L'-nlon Sulphur ronipanj, finished dfischarg-! ing yesterday afternoon at terminal No. 4 and tali if ted to the Supple-Ball in dock to Mart .loading a cargo of ties.- She will complete her cargo on Puget sound. The steamer Mjiltnomah, of the McCor mick line, called" frvi St. Helens at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon with lumber and p.iycngers for San Francisco and Los Angeled. The steamer Klamath, atso of the MoCormick line, arrived in the river yesterday evening and will be at the Couch -st reet dook this morning. The barge Griffon, load ing lumber for the west coast of South America, shifted yesterday evening from the Clark-Wilson mill to the West Oregon mil LI. The steam schooner Daisy sailed from St. Helens at 1 P. M. yesterday with lum ber for San Francisco. The Associated Oil company's tanker William V. Herrin finished discharging her cargo of fuel oil and went down stream at 8 o'clock last night. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Oct. 22. Arrived at 3 P. M., steamer Steel Exporter, from New York via San Francisco. Sailed at 5 P. M., steamer Daisy, from St. Helens for San Krannsco; sailed at 5 P. M .. steamer Mult nomah, from St, Helens for San Pedro via San Francisco; sailed at 8 P. M., steamer j W. F. Herrin for San Francisco. j ASTORIA, Oct. 22. Arrived at 5 and left up at 6:45 A. M.. steamer Steel Ex porter, from New York via San Francisco: arrived at 9:35 A. it. and left up at II A. M., steamer Klamath, from San Fran cisco. Sailed at 7:."0 A. M., steamer Flor ence Olson, for Porto Rico. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 22. Arrived: Steamer West Katan, from Portland for Iondon. Liverpool, Glasgow and Hull: tug Storm King, from Columbia river. Sailed at noon, steamer City of Tooeka, for Port land via biuret a and coos 15a y. VANCOUVER. B. C, Oct. 22. Sailed at midnight last. Dutch steamer Kinderdyjk, from Rotterdam for Portland. CRISTOBAL. Oct. 20. Sailed: Steamers Oleji. from Portland for Hamburg; Eastern Soldier, from Columbia, river for New York and Philadelphia, SAN PEDRO. Oct. 21. Arrived: Steam era West Inp. from New York for Port land ; Tiverton, from Portland via San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, -Oct. 32. Arrived, Point Bonita. from Baltimore; Senator, from Mazatlan; Admiral Farragut, from Seattle; H. B. Lo'ejoy. from Muklltea; West Katen. from Astoria. Departed. Norwood, for Tacoma. - SEATTLE. Wuh., Oct. 2. Arrived, Orator, from London, via San Francitco. I.Islc," run. below, 'The Notorious Miss Lisle' slipped and fell to the lower deck unconscious. The unraveling of the threads that bound the girl to the un pleasing sobriquette, entangles some of the moat unusual and unex pected incidents in this attraction." Screen Gossip. Four .leading women in. a single production is a decided novelty either on the stage or in motion pictures, but Kddie Lyons and Lee Moran, who have already scored many hits in their com edies produced by Universal, have se lected a quartet of leading women for their new feature, "Kixed by George." which, it is said, is one of the most attractive and talented femi nize combinations ever conceived. Their leading ladies for ".Fixed by George" are Beatrice La Plante, Hazel Howell, Maud Wayne and .Daisy Rob inson. Beatrice La Plante. the little French comedienne is not only a fin ished comedienne but her charm and vivacity have made for her recent screen successes with Clara Kimball Young, Sessue Hayakawa, Madelaine Traverse and William Desmond. Hazel Howell is a Broadway stage beauty who has been on the stage less than a year but who has already scored hits with Mildred Harris Chaplin, Bry ant Washburn and Charles Ray. Maude Wayne started as a member of Mack Sennett's comedy company and has, lately played important rolea In several Lasky productions. Daisy Robinson, although her career began on the stage, has been in pictures for several years and recently won high praise for her excellent work in sup port of Douglas Fairbanks in "When the Clouds Roll By." e Maurice Maeterlinck's first, story, written originally for the screen at California studios several months ago. is now bcin put into continuity by Elmer Rice. The title of Eileen Percy's next starring vehicle is "An Kveless Eden," according to announcement given out last week. The name of the story and its locale has not as yet been made public. Departed, Juneau and Redcmdo, for outh weatcrn A lank a. TACOMA, Wash., Oct. 22. Arrived, F.Hstorn Uelle. from San Franciaco; Ala bama Mam. from Yokohama; Aux, schoon er, from Seattle; Phyllis, from fcian Fran cisco; Admiral Goodrich, from A lu ska ports; Chilliwack, from British Columbia ports. Fulton, from Powell River. Sailed, Quadra, from Britunnia Beach, B. C. Ful ton, for Powell KKer, B. C. SAX PEDRO, CaI.7Oct. 22. f Special.) Arrived at 6 A. M steamer Tamalpai.", from Grays Harbor: at ti A. M. Khusta I from Grays Harbor; at 7 A. M.. Anne lianify, from Wiliapa; at 7 A. M., Cleons, from Needle Rock; at 6 A. M., Daisy Gad shy, from (irus Ha rbor. Sailed, at 5 P. M., steamers Lahabra, for Port -Wan !uij, and Ryder Hanify. for Grays Harbor: at 0 P. Frank D. Stout, for Brookings: at 6 P. M.. Celilo for San Diepo; ax P, M., la Vegas, for Aus tralia. Tides at A Moris Saturday. "ieh. Low. I:49 A. M...7.7 f?ctln:n7 A. M...I.8 frt 10:1)4 P. M...7.Q feptl4:24 P. M...2.2 feet sightseersseTsuigide M AN PJUUN G ES TO D EATH OVER NIAGARA IWLIvS. Too As-founded to Act, Spectators h-lami By as Man Shouts ajid Waves Goodbye NIAGARA FALLS, N. T., Oct. 22. Before a score of sightseers at Pros pect point late today, a man climbed over the railing, waded out into the river and was carried over the Amer ican falls. Too astounded to act, the spectators stood by while the man drifted to the brink, waving- his hand and shouting "Here's where I leave you ; good-bye:" In a liiack derby near the place was found a piece of paper on which was written: "This hat belongs to Carl A. Ellis of Hamburg, N. Y." The description of the suicide corresponds to that of iMlis, who could not be located in Hamburg tonight. The owner of a souvenir stand told the police the man approached him and laughingly said: "Well. 1 can't vote for Harding, so I may as well go over tne rails. SHOE DRIVE TO BE MADE Wholesalers to Make Campaign on Retailers for Cancellation. e i . laju is, kjcz. J.1. a ca.mDaiirn against retail dealers who, it was de clared, have canceled orders and made ''excessive returns" on account of the falling market 1n the last few weeks. was inaugurated at the annual con ference of the Western Association of Shoe Wholesalers today. Resolu tions were adopted urging the Na tiona Shoe Retailers' association to aid in correcting the "trade abuses which, it was. asserted, have forced losses on manufacturers. ' The association also indorsed a pro posal to seek, the assistance of credit bureaus in curtailing the credit of dealers who refuse to arbitrate. All officers were re-elected. Two Australian Districts Go Dry, MELBOURXE. Australia. Oct. 22.- The voting on the question of prohi bition in the state of tctoria resulted in only two districts voting dry. One hundred and thirty-two districts vt ed in favor of continuance of the existing limited license system, while 67 voted in favor of a reduction in the number ox licenses. Tl 1M VESSEL IS British Steamer Dadg Is Ex pected Here for Grain. BOAT MAY BE EX-GERMAN Shipping Circles Mystified by Odd Name or Visitor and So Trace Is Found in Lists. The British steamer D. A. V. G. 76, a vessel of 3576 net tons, is en route to Portland, probably for a cargo of grain, it was learned yesterday by the receipt of belated advices stating that she had put Into Falmouth Sep tember 17 for repairs. The steamer left the river Tyne for Portland Sep teniber 13 and passed Dover two days later. Confirming: the telegraphic report. D ... , c i..a I that the vessel is bound for Portland. is the fact that letters addressed to j members of her crew, "Care of British! steamer D. A. D. G. 76," have been re- ceived at the British consulate in this city. The vessel is unknown to shipping men of this city and her name does j not appear in tne latest jjioyu a ister of shipping. The guess made at the British consulate is that she is one of the cargo steamers built by the Germans during the war and now be ing turned over to the British as part cf the payment of Germany's war debt. Several such former German vessels have come here for grain car goes, among them the steamers Isis and Witram, now loading In the local harbor. The name, initials, or whatever the set of letters and figures borne by this vessel may be called, is consid ered extremely unusuaLas an appella tion for a British steamer. When it was first rumored here, a week or more ago, 'that such a steamer was coming to Portland, the report was discredited for thi3 reason. The con jecture was offered that "D. A. D. G." might be the vessel's fpur-letter code signal, but investigation developed the fact that the official alphabetic list of such signal codes starts with the letter "H." The charter of the vessel could not be learned yesterday. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. GRAYS HARBOR. 'Wash., Oct. 22. (Special.) The Btcamer Charles Christen Ben arrived from San Francisco last night and is loading at the Lytle mill, Hoquiam. The steamer Wahkeena cleared at 9 o'clock: this morning for San Pedro from the Bay City mill. The steamer Carlos cleared last night for San Pedro from the Donovan mill. The steamers Chehalis, Carmel and I Wapama are due here tomorrow from San j Francisco. The Chehalis will bring a general cargo and will return with lumber. ! PORT TOWNSENO. Wash., Oct. 22. (Special.) After loading a part cargo of railruad tics on Puget sound, the Japanese steamer Kongosan Maru saik-d for the Columbia river today, where ahe will complete hes cargo. The ties are destined for Calcutta. Her cargo will consist, of a.GOO.OOO creosotcd ties. The Libby Maine, en route from Taku Bar to Puget sound, will a.rrive Saturday, according to a wireless received today. Pacific Coast, Shipping Notes. TACOMA. Wash.. Oct. 22. Three ar- rivals for lumber featured the local snip ping trade from Tacoma. th is morning. The Pnylhs. from San Francisco, with Ad miral Goodrich and Eastern Belle from Alaska, and California, made up the list. The Kastcm Uelle will take about 140,000 feet of lumber from here for Cuba. The vessel will complete her i a-oma cargo Sunday or Monday and go down sound to finish. She is being operated Dy tne Gen eral Steamship company. The Admiral Goodrich and Phyllis are loading for Cali fornia. The auxiliary schooner Ozmo arrived this morning from Alaska via flown suuna ports' where she has been in aryooca. i ne vessel is taking 3O0 tons of fertilizer here. She will get away, it was believed by her officers, late tonight. On her f i rs t voyage across the Pacific the new steamship Alabama Maru, Captain Vainaguchi. arrived this morning from oriental ports. The Alabama Maru is the last of the vessels put out py tne usa tea Shoseu Katsha for this route. Captain Yamaeuchi of the Alabama Maru was formerly in command of the Manila Maru. I he vessel had b'.Hs tons or ireignt ror Brit ir h Columbia ports and the United States. To load So tons or coai inn sieamsnip Bastern Belle was due at the fc.ectric bunkers tonight. She will take a lumber cargo from the sound for t he A merlcan Import Lumoer company, ine vcBhci ,tame to the west coast from Boston, August 15. Iter lumber cargo Is destined for Cuba. Among the Aelsou line si earners ex pected in port soon are tne fort Angelas, Nome it y, -nuKi ieo auu oian j Port Atigeles will be due .Monday and others during the week. The Norwood ot tne t'acmc American fisheries fleet also will be due next week Returning from ner Tirst voyage io oouin America the steamship Pal las, is expect td in a few days to load a cargo of flour for Rmzll The Pallas was built at the Todd shipyard and launched here April 20. She at present at ian r rancisro, out I'ftnie norm io irk.c , or muie iwna flour for Swayne & Hoyt. COOS BAY, Or., Oct. 22. (Special.) The steamer Johanna Smith was the only vessel arriving or departing here today, arriving from San Francisco at 4:20 this afternoon. The Johanna is loading lumber at the Smith electric dock. The Centralia. which was to -have been ready for sea yesterday and her sailing postponed several days, has a large quan tity of Coos Bay freight which has been held up for 10 days on account of her accident at sea. The Port of Coos Bay dock work Is under way and the surveys for the work arm nracticallv completed. Lumber is be- Port Calendar. To Arrive Vessel Btr. West Nivaria.. Str. Kinderdyk Str. Pamiso ....... sir. Wapiinia ------ at Portland. From. Due. China Oct. 23 .Vane. B. C... Oct. 23 San Fran.. . . . .Oct. 24 San Pedro ....Oct. 24 San Pedro . ..Oct. ?r. Str. Siskiyou sir! Konciwan Maru. Shanghai oct. 20 Str Eastern ie. . ..... o.r ..uct, 2 str West Cahokla...tan Fran Oct. 27 Str Wallingford ....San Fran Oct. 2T Str. Haleakala San Fran Oct. 28 str Georgina Rolph. . Sun Fran Oct. 28 Str. I-ehlgh Wilmington ..Oct. 30 str. West Islip Europe Nov. 8 str. Culberson San Iran Nov. 4 str' Joan of Arc San Fran j,-ov. 4 Sfr Yosemite Boston kov. 6 sir. Jeptna 5n 'ran M0. ...San Fran Str. Mciyo Maru Sir. Alaska str. Hawaiian , ...Yokohama ...Nov, ...San r ran.. . . .Nov y ...New York Nov! 14 New Orleans. Nftv u Str. tiiaorauu slr. uregom.u ... 1 - " -uv. .1 tir. West Toiua Boston Nov. To Depart Front Portland. Vessel , For- Date. Str. Waban Tacoma Oct. 23 str Witram K. Oct. 23 Sjr Kinaerdyb J"m Oct. 24 StriRoseClty San Fran Oct. a Vessels in Port. VeMet Berth. Bk Button North Bank dock. BLr Clauseus Supple-Ballln dock. s"li Mw. R- West. ..lnn.an-Poulfn mill. Hue. (Jriffson JJ est. Or. mill. str lsis Columbia dock. 5kU Jas. Tuft. East & West. UUL Btr Johan Poulsen . . Westport. str" Klamath Couch-stret dock. f,r Montague Terminal No. 4. str oleu.n -Union Oil dock. sir' Steel Exporter.-Terminal No. J. vm F. Herrin Associated Oil dock. ick'wm. It. Talbot.. Inman-Pouiaen mill. ir Waban Irving dock. tr Wawalona ...... Terminal No. 4. ix. Witram Norm Hank dock. Ins- delivered at the site and ft is ex- pected the 'work will go on fast from this time. The dock la to be fOO feet Ions. ASTORIA. Or., Oct. 22. (Special.) The steam schooner Florence Olson sailed at 7:40 this morning for Santo Iomingo with a cargo of lumber from St. Helena. The steamer Steel Exporter arrived mt 5:30 this morning from New York via San Francisco, bringing freight for Portland, Seattle and Tacoma. The steam schooner Klamath arrived at 9:30 this morning from San Francisco with freigbt for Portland. Federal Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers Astrup and Robinson were here today to inspect the steamers Butte. John A. Shaw, Reliable, Julia it.. Viking and General Washington. The Danish motorshlp Peru finished loading wheat at the port dock tonight and will sail tomorrow morning for England. The steam schooner Klavel was sched uled to sail tonight for San Pedro with a cargo of lumber from the Hammond mill. The Japanese steamer Kangosan Marl will be due tomorrow from Seattle and will go to St. Helena to load lumber. The Dutch steamer Kindardyk will be due tomorrow morning from Vancouver, 'B. C, en route to Portland. The steamer West Nlvaria was due to night from the orient en route to Portland. The steamer West Keats, which Is load ing 1,000,000 feet of lumber at the Ham mond mill, will sail tomorrow evening for China. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 22. (Special.) The steamship Juneau, Just returned from Cuba and South American ports, vilr go on the Alaska run tomorrow. She will carry a cargo of coal to Southeastern Alaska ports. The Kedondo, recently disabled by the loss of her propeller in Seymour narrows, is repaired and loaded for departure for Prince of Walea island and Ketchlcaa. Captain Johnson, pilot, will take the-Ke-dondo on her trip north in the absence of Captain Jeremiah Flynn, who is ill. The Deuel, a Struthers & Dixon sbln. " ' ' n io oan r rancisco uciooer -a wfth a fun carso from tne orlent. After discharging nart cargo there she will come to Vancouver and Seattle to discharge the remainder. The Chlncha., of the- Green Star line, sails Sunday from San Pdro for Grays aroor, where she will load lumber. The steamer Whatcom, while docking Thursday night, crashed into the suamer Kingston at the Colman dock. Little dam age was done to either vessel. . No one was Injured. A small fire was started on the Kingston, which the flrcboat u- ' wamish extinguished. The steamship tiriffdu, -which had her trial trip last week, is loading 1,400,000 feetiOf lumber on the sound for San Diego and San Pedro, this being her maiden voyage. She is completing in Beltlngham and tomorrow will shift to Mukilteo, where she will take the barge Henry Vlllard in tow. The Griffco is loading 1,250.000 feet of lumber tn Port Gamble for Callao and will sail the first of next week. On the way down the coast she will call in Portland to take the barge Grtffson in tow. Negotiations are progressing rapidly for the purchase by. Pacific coast Interests of the wooden motorships Donna Tane and Muriel, the last two ocean cargo carriers to be built In Seattle this year, it was learned today. The identity of the in terests seeking to buy the vessels has not been disclosed, but it is said that thej form one of the big maritime corporations of the coast. RAX FRAXCTSCO. Oct. 2?. ( Special.) Purchase oT eight motorships by the Pa cific Freight corporation for which W . L. Corny n & Co. are the general agents, from the Australian commonwealth was an nounced today by W. Leslie t'omyn. In making the announcement. Comyn stated that the motorships Cethana. Culburra, Coolcha and Chatlamba have been ac quired from the Australian commonwealth and that the mortgages heretofore exist ing In favor of the Australian government on the mtorships Hablnda. Benowa. Bal catta and" BoobyaMa. have been canceled. It is believed that the Pacific Motorship company Immediately will sign the Cul burra. Coolcha, Challamba and Cethana on the freight run from northwestern ports via San Francisco to South and Central American ports In conjunction with the other vessels. The acquiring of the eight motorships gives the Pacific Freight corporation the largest fleet of motorships flying the American flag In the Pacific. Approaching winter has not decreased the volume of passenger traffic between Pacific coast ports, according to passenger agents of the Pacific Steamship company, Charles R. McCormick and the San Fran cisco & Portland Steamship company. All of the vessels of the companies have been running with full passenger lists and there Is no indication that there will be any considerable falling off in the tourist trade. Steam schooners with passenger accommo dations are also getting their share of this traffic, according to their officials. En route to Australian ports with lum ber, the barkent ine City of Sydney ar rived from Euroka today in tow of the tug eW rentes to finish loading. With 2000 tons- of merchandise from Baltimore and way ports In her holds. t he t earner Point Bonita arrived her today. With passengers and freight from Co rinto and way ports, the Pacific Steam ship company's steamer Senator. Captain M. A. Sosst. arrned here this morning. The steamer West Katan arrived today from Astoria with a part cargo. The veswel will complete loading and then depart for the Vnlted Kingdom for the Williams Dimona company. The Ueneral Stea mhlp company'i freighter Wallingford arrived here todai from Valparaiso. The vessel was ellghtiy disabled by the loss of a propeller blade. SAN" PKDRO. Cel.. Oct. 22. Speelal. The local port Is the largest oil exporting port on the coast. It was learned . from records compiled for the lat month and made public today. They show that more than 1 i,no.0n gnltons of case and other oils have been shipped out. The greatest a mount of the e ports went to foreign countries. The British tanker Santanta sailed last Saturday for China with more than 3.000,000 gallons of kerosene. In addition to the orient being supplied from the local port, new fields such as Australia and New Zeatand are getting their cargoes here. The hearing of a firm of Wilmington wholesaler before the state railroad com mission to procure a better water and rail' rate was resumed today in Los Angeles. Testimony showed that the rate is higher to Wilmington than to Los Angeles by rail and this fact 1 the bapis of the formal eomp'a in t filed by the concern. 1 .oh Ange les jobbers are opposing any change In present rail ratea. MOB TO BE PROSECUTED NEW YORKER BEATES .IX SOUTH CAROLINA HOME. Action Taken in Division of Late Banker's Estate Resented; by Others in Interest. NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Peter JIc Mahon, who said he was beaten and nearly lynched at Trenton, "S. C, Tuesday night, arrived at his home' tonight after receiving treatment at Philadelphia. Miss Florence Powell, in whose be half he went to Trenton to obtain a larger share of property divided by her father, visited McMahon today and both declared they would prose cute his assailants. McMahon said that for many years he had been personal attendant and chauffeur for James Powell, former bank President of Aiken, S. C, who appointed his daughter, Florence, ad ministratrix of his estate when he lost his eyesight. His two sisters dis approved of the manner In which she ran the estate, he said. McMahon is married and has two children. Wrecking of Walls Protested. MADRID, Oct. 22. A dispatch to El Sol from Granadf, in Andalusia, reports that the ancient walls -which are older than those surrounding the old Moorish palace of the Alhambra are beintf destroyed with dynamite by a contractor in order to pbtain stona for roadways. A public protest has been made. French Imports, Exports Grow. PARIS, Oct. 22. Imports into France for the nine months ended September 30 were 27,189.000.000 francs as compared with 24.567,000.- 000 for the same period of 1919. The exports were 16.557.000,000 as com pared with 6,704,000,000. T FREIGHT LINE I SEST ABLl SH ED San Francisco and Portland Linked by Water Royte. ROLPH SHIPS WILL PLY Mayor of Southern Metropolis Will Head Company That Will Begin. Service With Three Carriers. kt;;b ViA outahliKhmftnt ofa steamship line to handle general."' were inc.uaea .n t.. freight cargos between San Francisco, 'ttee were frank J. O Connor. Porfland and Astoria, by the Rolph the Pacific ah'P "'"" " .Navigation and Coal company, "ere L, ' i cf " Cit VUO V waw , completed yesterday by Mayor James Kolph of San Francisco, president 01 ; the company. Mayor Rolph spent the day In Portland In conference with prominent Portland and Astoria ship ping men. Details of the flew service, so far as wharfage plans, or the location of the Portland headquarters of the company are concerned, have not yet been com pleted, but definite announcement was made by Mayor Rolph that the service would be inaugurated with the arrival of the first of the company's ships, the Joan of Arc, about November 4. with a cargo of general freight. Three Veaselai To Trade. The steamers Joan of Arc. Annette Rolph and Georgiana Rolph will be entered in the San Francisco. Astoria and Portland route, it was announced. The Annette Rolph will reach the port within 10 days with a half-cargo of freight, and will depart with a lumber cargo for San Pedro, after which she will be pressed into the permanent service. B. F. Stone, president of the Port of Astoria commission, conferred with Mayor Rolph yesterday concerning ar rangements for the new line in con nection with its dealings with As toria. Mayor Rolph, who has been identi fied with the shipping business for a great many years, said that he had long awaited the opportunity of en tering the Portland field. "I have watched the progress of Portland for many years," said Mayor Rolph. "The strides made by your city have been a topic of discussion not only on our coast. But throughout the country. . Coant Line Is A'eceKsary. "Efforts on the part of your offi cials to develop your foreign and domestic commerce, via th water route, have been characteristic of that growth. We have long known that to be real competitors in the shipping field, it would be necessary for us to establish a line into Portland. "Our preparations, as a matter of fact, were under consideration prior to America's entry into the war. The shipping problem at that time pre cluded the step, and then, in the first few months of the reconstruction period, it was necessary to halt. Now we can go ahead with our plan in all certainty that Portland will mean much for us. and we, in turn, wish to mean something to Portland. Our first three vessels on the run will provide sailings on an average of twice weekly. Later, we plan to in crease the "vessels on the new run." ELEVATOR MAKING GOOD 3 100 TONS Ol' DLED IX WHKAT WEEK, HAX- Muiliiiicrj at Terminal Aio. 1 lie porlcd Working Perfectly; Elrsl MiipiiicuL Io Uo Shortly. The municipal grain elevator at terminal iNo. 4 'completed its first wee K ot actual operation last night witli a record of Having bandied -iou tons or 2a-l, ouo Liusliels ot wheal, with ail maciiinery working perfectly, bixty-live carloads of sacKed wlicat and .li cars of wheat in bulk have readied the terminal to-daio and it is predicted by dock commission ex ecutives mat the movement will be 1 continuous throughout the crop year, j Tne tirsx atiipiiieitt ot wheat to go from the municipal elevator will oe a consignment 111 sacks which will be foadeu auoard the steamer Jvinder dyk, wtiich should arrive Here today to inaugurate the s'ervicc of tne .Holland-America line. 'A nis particular shipment arrived in sai-Ks and Has merely been stored on tne pier for shipment. UUier ship ments arriving at the terminal in sacKS are oemg ouiaeu on tne pier, passed to tau elevator, there cleaned meciianicaiiy and returned to Hie pier tor mechanical sacking. Shipments arriving in bulk are ucing cieaneu. welai'iieu and stored 111 tile bins. LUM.UEU SENT OVER TERMINAL Monarch Mills Loading Pacific as s au Experiment. The first lumber to be sent over Portianu's municipal terminals by the Monarch lumuer company of iNortn I'ortland is nuW being asscmbleu on pier i ot municipal terminal Mo. 4 anu will be carried to Ciuitornia by tne steamer 1'aciiic, soon to leave ban irancisco. Ihe shipment is to b uiaue oy the .n,. K... Wood Lumber com pany, which also has lixed the steamer bisKiyou to load coastwise lumuei at Westport, taking a lull cargo there. The Siskiyou left San feuro lor tile Columbia river October zv and whl lie aue Monday. The Monarcn 111111, winch- resumed opeiatiuns a lew months ago alter a long period of idleness, is one ot the inuustries of North Portland which' is agitating tor deep water in North Portland harbor, so that coastwise vessels can be loaded at the mill. The shipment of ouo.ooo feet of lumber via terminal No. 4 is understood to be in the nature of an experiment to de termine the actual cost and expedi ency of this routing. WAWAEOXA STARTS TO LOAD Admiral Line Steamer Taking; On Floor for England. The Admiral line steamer Wawalona, chartered by the Portland Flouring Mills company to carry flour to Cadiz, Spain, shifted yesterday from munic ipal terminal No. 4, where she has been lying and undergoing incidental repairs since discharging ber last in ward cargo from the orient, to the Portland flouring mills to start loa.l ing. Tne steamer Waban, recently with rjriwn from the pacific Steamship company's oriental service to take a wheat cargo to -he United Kingdom, ano the British eteamer Witram, are both scheduled to depart today. The Wifam will go down from the North Bank dock at 6 o'clock this morning and the Waban from the Irving dock at 11 o'clock. '"suwni oireci ana tne waoan to Puget sound to complete her carffo. COMMISSION ADVISORS NAMED Operators to Assist In Getting Greater Efficiency In Port. A committee of Portland steamship operators, to act as an advisory body to executives of the commission of public docks in securing maximum efficiency in the berthing of vessels at muncipal terminals, was organized at a meeting yesterday morning in the offices of the dock commission. "With -ttre- constant increase in the volume of Portland's commerce, it has become Increasingly difficult to ac commodate vessels at the docks to the satisfaction of all. concerned. The meeting was successful in securing the promise of hearty co-operation by all interests. C. f. Kennedy, agent here for Nor ton, Lilly &. Co., was named as chair man of the committee. Others present at the meeting, all , , , . . . . , I : . " ,, , ,h. "n George Powell, president of the Ore gon-Pacific company, and John G. F.uson. agent of the General Steam ship corporation. Seattle Shipping Gains. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 22. Gains totalling 183.1fi7 tons, valued at more than $11,000,000, are shown In the re port of the Seattle port commission for the four months period ending September 30, in merchandise handled at this port, compared with the same period last year. During the period the port's domestic commerce totalled 1.497J54 tons valued at $86,298,131. The increase is duo, it is stated, to the revival of inter-coastal trade by way of the Panama canal. Ship Reports by Radio. (Furnished by the Radio Corporation of America.) Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday unless otherwis Indicated were as follows: WEST JESTER. Yokohama for Vancou ver. 30 miles from Flattery. W. S. PORTER, riverett for Gaviota. 25S miles from Everett. WAPANIA. San Francisco for Orays Har bor. 100 miles south of Grays Harbor. CITT OK SEATTLE, south bound, 34 miles from Ocean Falls, October 21. I.IBBY MAINE, Yakutat for Seattle, 190 miles from Flattery. QUABB1N, Seattle for San Pedro. 100 mll8 from Seattle. Et, SEGUNDO, Richmond for Point TV'ellp, 114 miles from Point Wells. ATLAS, Richrrlond for Portland. 273 miles from Richmond. MATSONIA. Honolulu for San Fran cisco. 1504 miles west of San Francisco, 8 P. M. October 21. - MAUI. San Francisco for Honolulu, 453 miles west of San Francisco, 8 P. M. Oc tober 21. CITY OF RENO, San Pedro for Hono lulu, 53S miles from Honolulu, 8 P. M. October 21. SANTA CRL'Z, Calcutta for San Fran cisco. 1333 miles west of San Francisco, 8 P. M. October 21. LURL1NE, Honolulu for San Francisco, 2R miles west of San Francisco, 8 P. M. October 21. MAUI, San Francisco for Honolulu. 826 miles west of San Francisco. NORWOOO. San Francisco for Seattle, off Voint Arena. ADMIRAL SOHI.EY, San Frar.clsco for Seattle. 327 miles from San Francisco. CITY OK TOF'EK A. San Francisco for Eurka. R5 miles north of San Francisco. RICHMOND. towinsr barge 9.-.. Point Wells for San Pedro, 580 miles from Point Wells. GOVERNOR. San Francisco for Wilming ton. 22 miles south of Pigeon Point. SISKIYOU. San Pedro for Portland, 60 miles north of San Francisco. HUMBOLDT. San Pedro for San Fran cisco, 112 miles south of San Francisco. Cisco. ADMIRAL N1CHOI.SON. Monterey for Port San Luis, 40 miles from Port San I.uls. WEST ISLIP, New York and San Pedro for Sart Francisco, 62 miles north of San Pedro at noon. October 22. SHORTSV1LLR, San Francisco for San Pedro, south of Point Buclion at noon, Oc tober 22. WEST ISLIP. New York and San Pedro for San Francisco, off Point Arguello. WEST NIVART. Shanghai for Portland 20 miles from Columbia river lightship. OLEUM. Portland for Oleum, 555 miles from Oleum. HOLLYWOOD. Kahulul for San Fran Cisco. 6;r. miles from San Francisco. KINDERDI.IK. Vancouver for Portland, 6O miles off North Head. LURLINE. Honolulu for Pan Francisco. 345 miles from Snn Francisco. CITY OF sPOKAN-E, Seattle for orient. HOI miles from Seattle. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Vtnoaver Marriaire I.lrrnfteiv. WE A V BR-SPK.N'CE Kdwin Weaver. 20. of Portland, aud Mrs. Anna Spenco, 19, of Portland. VI DLKR-PODUASK T John P. Vlcller. 4-4. of Portland, and Kmily V. Podraeky , or Portinna. BBRKKRSON-FM'KE Clifford C Ber person, 'z, ot i miner, ur., ana .Mathilda. xt. Fluke, J, ot l imoer. ur. Ijiquor Violators lo Be Jailed. NKW YORK, Oct. 22. Jail sen tenves Tvill be imposed upon all viola tors of the Volstead act who plead puilty or are found guilty by a jury in the federal court. Brooklyn, Judge Howe announced today. War blarr Cot (iiven. question in the house of commons to day the governments reply was tha the weekly cost of the staff of the war office was 40.000 sterling. ''They WORK while you sleep1 A Dependable Physic when Bilious, Headachy. Constipated and Upset. 10. 25, 50c drugstores. 419 Eggs From 20, HensJnO Days Mr. Dougherty oot This Result In October. Plan is Easily Tried. "I tried Don Fan and the results were far past any expectations. I got 419 eggs In 30 days from 20 bens while moulting. I think this is wonderful, as the-r hardly laid at all before." Frank ," lit Iougberty. 5940 E. 11th It, Uk T St.. Indianapolis. CL.tH'C Mr- Doogherty bought r7V-r. t worth or Don Sung in October snd wrote this f letter in November. Flgc- y y , ore his profit on 35 dozen . m m eggs from bens that for merly laid little or nothing. This may sound too good to be true. tnt it costs nothing ta find out. We'll mats you the same offer we made him. Give yonr hens Don Snng snd watch results for one month. If you don't nndj that it pays for Itself and pays you a good profit besides, simply tell us and your money will be cheerfully refunded. Don Sung (Chinese for egg-laying) ia a scientific tonic aud conditioner. It ia ssily given in the feed, improves tbs- hen's health and makes her stronger and more sctlve. It tones up the egg-laving organs, snd gets the eggs, no matter how cold or wet the went ber. You can obtain Don Sung from your druggist or poultry remedy dealer, or send $104 (includes war taxi for a package by mail. Burrell-Dugger Co.. 214 Columbia Bldg.. Indianapolis, In 4. Chinese for Egg-Laying COULDN'T WORK. BUT : HALF TIME, HE SAYS But Since Taking Tanlac Car penter Hasn t Losta Single Day's Time In Fine Health Nowj 1 "'Ever since I took Tanlac a yeax and a half ago now, I have been In fine health and haven't missed a single day from work, but before then I wasn t able to etay on the job morr than half the time." This statement was made recently by C. D. Kamsdell. carpenter living at S92g Forty-second street southeast, Portland. Or. My trouble was indigestion and what I thought was asthma and be tween the two they had the best of ine. 1 had little or no appetite and it seemed that no matter what 1 ate I couldn't digest it. My stomach was sour mast of the time and gas formed sorayning awful. At night 1 would get so choked up that I had to get out of bed and sit up in a chair any- wnere from one to four and five hours fighting for breath. Then I had a bad cough that worried me continually. All thjs sapped my strength and pulled me down in weight and I became so weak that I had to lay off from work half tho time. "But I'm glad to say that I cave Tanlac a trial for it just fit mv case like it was made spec'ally for me. Mv appetite got a new start and it wasn't long until 1 could eat anything set before mc. The asthma began to leave and that hacking cough disap peared. I gained ten poundo in iust a short time and went back to work ing regularly. This was all nearly a year and a half ago and I'm still feeling fine, and am glad to EDcak a good word for Tanlac." Tanlac is sold in Portland hv tho Owl Drug company. Adv. Kir itcKing' tormenting skin troubles Some day, perhaps, you will try Resinol Ointment. Then the prompt relief that comes from its mild, cool ing ingredients will prove to you whj so many doctors prescribe it regularlj to stop itching and to heal skin trou bles like eczema, ringworm, rashes, etc. Your druggist sells Resinol Ointment and Soap. .esmoj TRAVKI.KRS' til IIK. Class A-l Steel American Steamers. REGULAR FREIGHT SERVICE TO YOKOHAMA. KOBE. SHANGHAI. HONGKONG AND MANILA Sailings from Portland Wawalona. Not. 3 Montagus Not. 25 Abercus. . Dec 17 1'awlct Jan. S For rates, space and other In formation apply to lOl THIIID STKHKT. HAIX 82N1 PER NAMBUCOBAHIA, RIO DE JANEIRO, SANTOS. MONTEVIDEO BUENOS AVRES. LAMPORT HOLT LI N E Frequent ailintr from NwTork by modern, fast and luxurious appointed p.ssenirer steamers. ApplyCompaoy,sofnce.42Broadway.N.Y- VS or IHIRSKV H. b MIT It. -T ij 1 ISO BromdiTsr. ill D11 Astoria and Way Points STR. GEORGIANA Round trip dally fexcent Friday leave Pvt-tlmid 7:10 A. M., Aider-ntrevt dock. Leave Astoria t P. Al., Havel duck, tar Z.oO ,eacJi way, Special a la carta dialnc ftervice. Direct connection (or outfc beacnea. Mcbt boat daily, a P. M daily eiceut Sunday. The Harbin TraMr4 tioa Ca Alaia &41-2Z. AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH SEAS via Taliitl and Kare-tenso. Mall and uaa keiifer M9TVMM Irwui awa FitmciM.- every X aaya. tMUN W. t. CO. OF A-EVY" ZEALAND, ' 40 California St.. San FrancUeav a Weal .Tn"l''if aud cailroatl HMda. A 'A