18 TTIE MORNING OREGOXTAX, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1920 IMPROVED HARBOR CONDITIONS URGED North Portland Declares for Better Facilities. WIDER CHANNEL ASKED Organization Takes Attitude That 3ort of Portland Should Finance .Work on Waterway, In a statement Issued yester'day in reply to recommendations of a com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce, the North Portland industries organ ization, through Percy Allen, chair man, it is declared that the need for an adequate harbor of sufficient depth and width to enable expansion in business there is absolutely neces sary and it is held that the Port of Fortland is the agency through which this should be provided. The organization takes the attitude that the port commission should han dle the channel project out of public funds and not on the basis of the damage and benefits theory, as rec ommended by the Chamber of Com merce committee recently. The deep ened and widened harbor, it is pointed out, will be a benefit to the whole port district, at least, as it would en able the industries involved to exe cute programmes of expansion, to employ more people and to produce larger outputs, thereby helping to bring about better business condi tions. It is not possible for the industries themselves to handle the project, the statement declares, and the responsi bility to go forward early in 1921 with the improvement work is placed upon the port commission. SCOCT CUCISER IS LAOCHED I'irst Vessel of Ilcr Type Since 190 7 Takes to Water. TACOMA, Dec. 14. The scout cruiser Omaha, whose 105,600 horse power engines were expected to carry ner through the seas at a 35-knot &peed, was launched here this morn ing. Miss Louise B. White of Omaha, Neb., christened the vessel. Rear ad mirals and generals. Governor Hart, prominent marine men and state and city officials watched the ship take tne water bow first. The Omaha will be ready for service in November, 1921. She is 550 feet long, built for speed, and is the first ship of her type launched for the Limed States navy since 1907. The Omaha will cost $3,500,000 and will be equipped to battle naval vessels and aircraft. freight for Europe. Th vessel 1 now down to mid taking some freight. The Queen from Ban Francisco arrived this evening and will sail tomorrow morn ing for San Francisco via Seattle. The ves sel had about 300 tons of freight to, load here for California. , A million feet of ties will be loaded on the steamship Sudbury when she arrives In port next week. The cargo destined for Philadelphia will b loaded at the St. Paul mill export dock. The Sudbury was forced to put In at San Diego on its way north recently with a fire in her hold. The flames were extinguished finally and the vessel after several daj's delay pro ceeded north. The Santa Alicia of the Grace line Is ex pected to load lumber for the west coast next week. She will load part of the cargo , at the St. Paul-mlU. Following her discharge from drydock the motorshlp Santa Flavla is expected to return here to load. She has general merchandise cargo awaiting here at the Baker dock. The Silverado of the General Steam ship company line Is loading lumber at the Puget Sound Lumber company plant, hav ing shifted from Dupont. Wednesday she is expected to load 450, 000 feet of lumber at the St. Paul mill ex port dock. She will also take cargo at the Danaher mill and the Puget Sound Flour and Tacoma Grain company docks. With a cargo of about 26,000 packages, the O. S. K. Liner Hawaii Maru arrived in port this morning and began discharging at the Milwaukee Ocean dock. The cargo in cludes 4000 packages of copra cake, bam boo, ihemp, matting and general oriental cargo. She will be In port until December 27 when she is scheduled for the return voyage. A full outbound cargo will be loaded at the Milwaukee docks. SAX PEDRO. Cal.. Dec. 14. (Special.) R. H. Gunzell. local repair expert for the United States shipping board, is here from Sua Francisco to make final inspection ol the steamer West Kldara which has been undergoing repairs in the yards of the Los Angeles shipyard. - The steamer will come off drydock Saturday. After repairs are completed the steamer will return to Hono lulu to reload the cargo or sugar wnicn was discharged there after her accident. The steamer west Kebar arrived Irom Long Beach this afternoon. She has under gone her final inspection. The steamer West Honaker was on her trial trip today It proved successful. Both steamers will go to San Francisco where they will be laid up temporarily. The Admiral line announced that the steamer Governor, due here tomorrow. would not arrive but would be laid up for needed repairs to her boilers. Of the large number of shipping board steamers which are laid up there is but one in this port. It in the West Alontop. But one more keel of the 8800-ton type of bteamer remains to be laid in the yards of the Los Angeles Shipbuilding company. This one is the last of 30 steamers which the company built for the government for the war emergen vy. The steamer Sudbury completed the dis charge of her cargo here today and sailed LJbby. came into ban Oiego several days ago on fire and later came here tor discharge of a portion of her cargo. TWO STEEL TANKERS TO HIT WATER TODAY The pier led to the moorings for the coast guard boats used "In life-saving work. Swiftsure to Be Launched at '. 4:15 P. M. PUBLIC IS INVITED U H. Libby Leaves Ways at 12:30 This Afternoon Last of Three Craft. Launching of the 12.000-ton steel tank steamship Swiftsure has been set for 4:15 o'clock this afternoon by officials of the Northwest Bridge & Iron company. Postponement of the event was threatened yesterday 'by the non-appearance of the sponsor, who is under stood to be on her way here from New York by way of Los Angeles, but evidently information has been re ceived . by the company that she will be here on time, tnough, they refused yesterday afternoon to disclose her identity. The Swiftsure is the first of seven such vessels being built by the North west Bridge & Iron company for the towittsure on Transport company. The public is invited to attend the launching of the 12. 000-ton tanker W. H. Libby by the G. M. Standifer Construction cororation. This launch ing will take place at 12:30 o'clock tnis aiternoon instead of at noon, as originally planned. The gates of the yard will he opened at noon, however to the public oft Vancouver and Port land. Miss Madge Libby, daughter of a former ofticial of the Standard Oil company, will christen the w. H DESPONDENT CAPTAIN DEAD W. E. Fulton Found, With Bullet Wound In Head. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 14. (Spe cial.) "With a bullet wound in his head, the body of Caotain W. E. Ful ton, a retired mariner. 64 years old, was found in a room at the Reynolds hotel, 410 Fourth avenue today. Pinned to his coat lapel was a note giving his name and -address, 2022 Twentieth avenue. South. Fulton rented the room at the hotel Monday evening and was last seen bout 9:30 o'clock in the evening. No ne in the hotel heard the shot. The uicide was discovered when Mrs. L. Smith, a maid, entered the room to lean It up. - Fulton at one time commanded hips plying from this port. In re ent years he has been employed as watchman at docks along the water front anfl is said by his family to have been despondent over his In ability to obtain command of a deep ea snip. Jric is survived by his widow and a son. VESSELS AGROUND AT HAVANA Steamer San Pablo Reported in No Immediate Danger. HAVANA, Dec. 14. The steamer San Pablo of the United Fruit line. bound from Boston for this port with passengers and a large cargo of print paper, is aground at the entrance to Havana harbor. Apparently she is in no immediate danger, although she rest-s at the foot of the Prado. TOLEDO, O., Dec. 14. Fears were expressed in marine circles here today for the safety of the freight steamer Winona, Toledo-bound - with 110,000 bushels of grain for local mills. The Winona was said to have left Fort William, Ontario, early Saturday and should have reached her destina tion today. It wa feared she might have been caught in a 50-mile gale. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. PORT TOWNSEXD, Dec. 14. (Special.) The Admiral Watson, sailing tomorrow lor San Francisco, has been withdrawn Irom the Alaska route and will operate in the California service in the place of xtie uovernor, which is having her machin ery overhauled. The steamer Spokane. which has been on the southeastern Alaska run, will replace the Watson on the south western Alaska route. Coming from Europe via San Francisco, where fhe discharged the larger portion or her European cargo, the steamer Ose ctuimsic arrived, today, proceeding to Se at tie. It is not known whether she will be routed to the Atlantic or be laid up with the eight big shipping board steamers , now lying idle at Seattle. As a result of the rudderpest of -the steamer Eld rid pre being cracked her date . or departure has been postponed and the steamer Wheatland Montana will be dis- jjafhed in her place. . The barge Rufus E. Wood, which ar 1 rived at Port Angeles yesterday in tow of the steamer Port Angeles, from Hono lulu, was so badly battered by the storms that extensive repairs will be made be tore she loads outward. " The steamer Elkhorn, after loading 2r0. 00M feet of lumber at Port Angeles, shifted -jundiiy to Bellingham, where she loaded additional cargo and arrived today, pro ceeding to Seattle, where she will complete lier cargo. Making her fourth attempt to proceed down the coast en route to San Francisco and Santa Rosa, the French steamer Jim it u tier sailed this morning. VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 14. (Special.) The Canadian-Australian liner Tahiti is due in , Vancouver next week with a pas senger list) of 17 3 and a full cargo of freight, including 050 Carcasses of mutton and lZi.iiOO cases of butter. The Holland-America steamer Moerdyk will arrive Monday with 300 tons of gen eral freight for Vancouver. She will load lumber, salmon and general cargo for Europe. The Dominion government has aban doned the idea of constructing the big ice breaker for which tenders were asked early in the year. The Wallace shipyards at Vancouver advanced the lowest bid, which was twice as much as the govern ment expected to pay. The minister of marine has written to the Wallace yards v tiiat the vessel will not be constructed. Rough weather in the vicinity or Sv-at t - on Bay has retarded the attempt to raise i the tirand Trunk passenger liner Prince - Rupert, which was wrecked some, weeks ago. Announcement If made that the Txlon of "' the Blue Funnel line, which has been on the' Vancouver-orient run for several years, will soon leave the Pacific and return to Liverpool. She will be replaced by the Protesilaus. The Ixfon arrived at Vic- ' toria on Monday. She encountered bad . -"S weather, riding light. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 14. (Special.) As a result of the decision of the Nippon Tusen Kaisha to send the freighters of its trans-Pacific fleet to ancouver, B. C, and to omit the call in Victoria. B. C, -wr where all cargo for the Canadian mainland has been discharged in the past, the com " ' ' pany today appointed B. W. Greer & Sons, Limited, one of the leading shipping firm" or untisn toiumoia, as vancouv j-- scent Greer & Sons will book cargo for - -TV N. Y. K. ships ia Vancouver and have charge of Nr. Y. K. affairs generally in that city.- In the past the Great Northern Rail ' way company represented the company in any business neeaing attention in Van couver. Judgment for J2.616.3S was awarded the Fishing Vessel Owners Marine Ways, a corporation,-' today in the United States li.st.rict court against the steamship God- liey. J he ooat is in i.aKe union at pres-J ent, neiu in custoay oi tne united States . marshal. Gale after gale, with winds that piped a . shrieking refrain, followed the steamships w neati an a Montana ana xxion, which ar- i rived here today, all the way across the 1 Pacific from the orient. Both vessels,1 rf however, stood the ordeal without trouble. The gales begun soon after the ships left Japan and averaged one every two days. ; eorae of the blows being accompanied by now. The Wheatland Montana docked at the Fisher mill and the ixion docked at i - pier 14. Captain" John C. Garthe, 40 years old, master of the Puget Sound vessel Three M, iv, died at 2.43 this morning at the Swedish bosnital. Captain Garthe leaves a widow, Mrs. Lena Garthe of Poulsbe, Wash. Fu neral services will be held at that city at - 11 o'clock Sunday morning, under the di- "' rection of Johnson & Hamilton. - The Teyama Maru, N Y. K. steamship, will land at Vancouver instead of Victoria, before proceeding to Seattle, it was learned 1 '.' today by wireless. 1 ' With a cargo of supplies for th cod "fci-- fishing stations of the Behring Sea Fish eries company, tho steamship Dora will H sail tomorrow or Thursday bound for Unga. . Akun island and Dutch harbor. , The ves i eel is loading at pier 8. TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 14. (Special.) i - The Wlndber, which brought ore up from vest coast ports last week. Is loading a part cargo of lumber here for Cuba. The Booby alia Is due here within a few days to load lumber for Peru and Chile. Bringing rtz. ore from Alaska, the steamer La touchy of t - the Alaska Steamship company line, ar rived here this morning and will shift down , vound tomorrow. The Moerdyk is expected here tomorrow or Thursday to load flour and general ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.) The pchooner Meteor, carrying lumber from Portland for Callao, sailed at 3:55 this afternoorf. The steam schooner Celilo was due from San Francisco with freight and will pro ceed to Portland. The steam schooner Ernest H. Meyer arrived at 9:15 this morning from San Francisco with freight for Portland. The tank steamer Jinlay arrived at 8:55 this morning from San Francisco, en route to Portland. The motorshlp Boobyalla from Talara, Peru, will be due at the mouth of tho river about 10 o'clock tonight. She comes to load lumber. Following the east wind Othe seas out side have moderated materially and as a result all the weather-bound craft, with the exception of the motor schooner Ore gon, went to sea this morning. The steamer West Togus, laden with lumber from Wauna, sailed at U:35 today for New York via San Francisco. The steam Bchooner Pacific, which came into port yesterday to escape the gale, sailed at 10:10 for Wlllapa Harbor, where she will take on a part cargo of lumber for Callao and will come to Knappton to finish. The steam schooner Willamette, carry ing lumber from. St. Helens, sailed at 10:30 for San Pedro. The steam schooner Johan Poulsen, with lumber from Westport and boilers from Portland, sailed at 11 o'clock for San Francisco. Carrying lumber and boilers from Port land, the steam schooner Daisy Freeman sailed- at 11:25 today for San Pedro. According to present plans the loading of 1,000 tons of wheat on the British steamer Orca will be started tomorrow morning and several hatches will be worked simultaneously. On account of the extreme height of the craft the bulk of the grain conveyors are being lengthened so that the cargo handling can proceed without interruption at all stages of the tide. Captain H. G. Davles, master of the Orca, declared today that the cost of op erating the big vessel was approximately 93000 a day. This sum does not inciuae insurance, interest on the investment or many other incidentals so that the steam er s demurrage cnarges are aoout ovo for each day's delay. COOS BAY, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.) Navigation is still held up here although the steamer Curacao entered port at 1:30 this afternoon following two days steaming about this harbor. Other crart wi'h lum ber failed to sail but conditions are ex pected to be better tomorrow. It was announced here today by the lo cal agents that the steamship Redondo will enter business here December 29 and will carry lumber from here to Redondo, calling at San Francisco both ways to de liver and take passengers. Fares are cut by the Redondo and first-class passage to San Francisco will be $15 and to San Pe dro ?30. The Redondo will dock here at the Ocean dock. Her lumber will be from the Bay Park mill at North Bend and from the Sitka Spruce company mill at Coquille. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., Dec. 14. CSnecial.) The steam schooner Avalon ar rived from San Francisco this morning at 11 o'clock to load at the Hulbert mill at Aberdeen. The steam schooner William Donovan, formerly the Kirketind, arrived today at 11 o clock from Seattle, where she was bought and overhauled by the Donovan Lumber company of this city. She was rechristened William Donovan in honor of the head of the Donovan interests. The Caoba, Tahoe, Daisy Mathews, Ray mond. Cape Henry, Idaho, Hornet, Carlos and Siskiyou went to the lower harbor to day after being held up because of weath er conditions, expecting to get out tonight or early in the morning. The steam schooner Edna arrived today from the south and will load at the Lytle milt at uoqmam. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. ' 14. Ap pointment of T. G. Balrd as director of the Pacific coant district of the supply and sales division of the emergency fleet cor poration with headqariers in Portland to succeed W. C Hunter, resigned, was nounced today by officials of the shipping board. The appointment becomes effective tomorrow. Mr. Baird left here for Port land today. In announcing his resignation which will take effect at the end of this month, Mr. Hunter stated that he has com pletely severed all connections with the fleet corporation. Mr. Baird has been con nected with the local offices of the fleet corporation for the past two years as as sistant to Mr. Hunter. Upon the arrival here today of ths freighter West Ira of the Robert Dollar steamship company from the orient. Cap tain E. C. Cross, master of the vessel. stated that he was going to file a reporr against the American consul at Yokohama. Ten of the crew of the vessel were fined two days' pay by Captain Cross. who stated that the men were insubordinate. Captain Cross stateoT that the American consul at Yokohama refused to" offer him any redress when he lodged complaints against the men. x Encountering bad weather for the bet ter part of her trip here from Sydney and way ports, the Oceanic liner Ventura, Cap tain J. H. Dawson, arrived In port at sun rise today. Captain Dawson reported tha he had encountered a thick fog from las Sunday night until he was abeam of the Farallones this morning. Under the flag of the Robert Dollar com pany, the freighter Agnes Dollar, formerly the Admi-al W'ainright, sailed from here for Willapa harbor today to load a ship ment of 'umber. This is the first trip of the vessel under the Dollar concern since she was purchased from the Pacific Steam ship company. The tanker Mary Luckenbach arrived here today in ballast. It is believed that the craft will carry a consignment of Cal ifornia fuel oil to-the east coast. Under private terms, the schooner John W. Wells, 2373 tons, has been chartered for a trip to Australia with a full cargo of lumber under operations of W. L. Comyn & Co. The craft will load on the Columbia. In command of Captain Corcoran, the Pacific Mail steamer San Jose sailed to day for Cristobal and way ports. From Kahulul. the freighter West Nllus of the Matson Navigation company mad port today with a shipment of lti.OOO sacks' of sugar, 992 tons of molasses and 14 tons of general merchandise. The bark Noemi, flying the french flag, cleared today for Ipswich under charter to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. with a full load of barley at the rate of 133 shillings. The W. K. Libby Is the second of three vessels of this size and type which the Standifer company is build ing for the Standard Oil company of New Jersey. The steamer John Worthington, the first of the three, Which was launched a month ago, will go on her river trial trip tomorrow She has already passed in a satisfac tory manner her dock trial and the various tests and examinations" to which a vessel is subjected by the united states steamboat inspectors. The steamer Livingstone Roe, which will be the lat vessel under this con tract, is expected to be launched Jan uary 15. Other work now contracted for by the G. M. Standifer Construe tion corporation -consists of the building- of two 12,000-ton tankers for -tho Imperial Oil company of Toronto. Can ada, a subsidiary of the Standard Oil company. , ASTORIA OX MATSOX LINE H. Smith were damaged by collision In the harbor of Newcastle, Australia, according to a, message received by the marine department of the Cham ber of Commerce here today. The message gave no further particulars. SCOUT CRUISER IS LAUXCHED noon "Wednesday. The public will be admitted. Ilaxtum, Aground, Carrying Wheat. The cargo of the steamer Haxtum. which grounded Sunday night while I on her way down the Columbia river. bound for Naples, Italy, consisicu . m- 287.358 bushels of wheat, valued at Omaha Slides. From Tacoma Ways ( $56'0 000 it waa stated yesterday by the Pacific Grain company. jr XT in formation as to Ul LUC Cl I fcU- P. M. ; Charles Cramp, for San Francisco 5 P. M. Ship Reports by Radio. by Radio Corporation of as Thousands Cheer. TACOMA, Wash.Dec. 14. (Spe cial.) The first scout cruiser built by the United States navy since 1907 and one of the fastest vessels of any navy in the world was launched in Ta coma today when the Omaha slid from the ways at the Todd Drydock & Construction corporation yard into Puget sound. Thousands of specta tors cheered as Miss Louise Bushnell White of Omaha christened the cruiser. W. H. Todd, president of the ship building corporation, came from New York with a party of friends in his private car to attend the launching. Governor Hart and party and a group of naval officers also attended. The Omaha is the first warship to be constructed in Tacoma, though there are two more just like her, the Cincinnati and the Milwaukee, rap idly nearing completion on the Todd ways. The Omaha is 550 feet, 6 inches long. Her beam is 55 feet, 4 inches. The driving machinery that will send the Omaha through the watej- at a speed of 35 knots about 40 miles an hour consists of -Westinghouae Parsons turbines. The steam will come from 12 Yarrow water tube boilers at a pressure of 265 pounds. P'uel oil will heat the boilers. The fighting chip will have a bat tery consisting of 12 six-inch, high power rifles. Two will be mounted on centerline in a turret aft, and two forward. Four of the rifles will bte mounted at each side of the ship. Three rapid-firing1 anti-aircraft rifles also are carried. Soo Locks to Close. Dec 14. the Soo STEAMER OTAVI IS COMIXG Vessel Relieved 'Under Charter to Pacific Grain Company. The French steamer Otavi, 385f net tons, reported yesterday as sailing from Norfolk, . a., for Portland, was generally believed to have been char tered by the Pacific train company u.o carry wheat to Europe, though no confirmation or denial of this report couhi be obtained from of ficiabj of that company. Other grain dealers disclaimed the charter. The Otavi was formerly the steamer Lulu Bohlen. She was built in 1904 at Glasgow, Scotland, and is now un der the- operation of the French gov ernment. SAULT STE MARIK. Mich The season's activities at locks virtually were brought to a close today with tho downbound passage of 13 steamers loaded with grain from Fort Williams to Lower Lake ports. It was expected the locks will be closed tomorrow. Tanker Libby to Re launched. VANCOUVER, Wash.. lec. 14. (Special.) The W. H. Libby, 12.000 ton steel tanker, built by the Standi fer company, is to be launched at Sailings Every SO Days on Hono lulu Run Announced. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 14. (Special.) Astoria will be a regular port o call for the Matson line steamers on the Honolulu run, with sailings every o o days. That was the word received today oy tnairman totone, of the port com mission, from J. N. Teal, of the Unit ed States shipping board. Word also was received that instead of the steamer Hollywood, which was du re next week, the next steamer that line will be the West Keene. ar iving about December 23. The tele gram from Mr. Teal said: Shipping board has directed Ebe (manager of the shipping board office t faan Francisco) to have its boat perated by the Matson Navigatio company, Honolulu service, to call at Astoria on basis of oOO tons mini mum. This minimum not sufficient rom purely commercial basis, -but board anxious to give every reason able opportunity for developing th business, arrangements will provide sailings about every 30 days. Exact sailing date may be ascertained from Lbey. Board has now done its full share, you must do yoTTrs. My hope is you will have at least 1000 tons each trip." EXPLOSION' JJEADS TO IXQCIRY Fatal Accident in Hold or Steamer Victoria to Be Investigated. SEATTLE, Dec. 14. Officials of the Alaska Steamship company today -began an investigation into circumstan ces surrounding the explosion In the Dunkers oi tne steamer victoria. Late yesterday, which resulted in the deaths of Bertrand Prince, a steve dore, and William Lawrence, station man. and the serious injury of three others. As soon as the Investigation is com plete, a formal hearing will be held by the United States board of steam boat supervisors to determine respon sibility for the accident, it was said. City firemen who. searched the hold of tne vessel immediately after the explosion, said they believed it was caused by the Ignition of coal gases from a match lighted by Prince. Al bert Hansen, chief officer; George Haheson, carpenters' foreman, and E. W. Raymond, chief port engineer fcr the company, who were badly burned by flames, from the exploding gas, were said to be out of danger today. Immediate action will be taken to ward the prevention of similar acci dents in coal cargoes of other vessels owned by the Alaska Steamboat com pany, it was announced today. SAXD BAR IS WASHED A WAT Charleston Spit Disappears in Storm, Is Belated Word. MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 14. (Spe cial.) The Charleston spit, one mile inside the Coos bay bar, as practical ly washed away oy the storms and high tides of last week it was learned today when communication was established with the coast guard station at that point. The spit was over half a mile long and a quarter mile wide in places. The place was for years one of the most pcpular outing localities on the bay ad today but a sight of it can be seen even at low water. A pier used by the coast guard crew 400 feet long was destroyed by the high tides Steamer Bearport Sails. The steamer Bearport, of the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company's North China line, left down from the oil docks at 9 o'clock last night with almost a capacity, cargo of lumber and general freight for Shanghai. Tsing tao, Taku Bar and Dairen. The usual Japanese ports of call. Yokohama and Kobe, are to be omitted on the out ward voyage th trip. The last two preceding vessels saMlng in this serv ice have carried mall, but none was available for the Bearport. Callao Dock Strike Settled. LIMA, Peru, Dec. 14. The dock strike, which has tied up traffic of the harbor of Callao for some time past, has been settled. Ship and Schooner Collide. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. The four masted ship James Rolph of San Francisco, and tty schooner William Port Calendar. VeFel Str. Oregon Str. Celilo M.S. Boobyalla Str. Tiverton Str. W est Kedron Str. F. E. Stout . . . Ktr. Pawlet Str. Klberpen Str. West Camargo Str. Steel Voyager . Str. Qulllwark Btr. M. C. Brush . . . Str. Coaxet Str. Eldorado Str. Chan. H. Cramp Str. Ef finRham . . . Str. Meriden Str. Eurydaman Str. West Holbrook To Arrive at Portland. From. .San Pedro.... Ti . S.F and L.A. .Tr.c. Jf .Talara Dec. 1 Tt at Fran. . . .'.Dec. 1. .San Fran Lec. 15 .San Fran Dec. 16 .Kobe Dec. 1 J .Hamp. Rds. . .Dec. 18 .San Fran . . . .New, York. .Suit Fran. . . . San Fran t . . .Yokohama . .New Orleans .Philadelphia . .Dec. 25 .San r ran Dec. 2 . W. C. S. A.. . . .Dec. 3 . Liverpool .... Dec. 31 .San Fran Jan. 5 Whether or not the cargo waB "t" aged as the result of the mishap had been received oy tne wn."j- ----Haxtum was being surveyed yesterday at Astoria. Marine Notes. The McCormick line Reamer CeUlo. due today from San Franciswo. will ude San Diego on her next southward voyage, as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles. She will probably sail next Monday. After loading a part cargo at Astoria the steamer Weat Kedron of the Pacific line is expected to come up to Portland today to take on ftdltional freight. She will dock at municipal ter minal No. 1. The steam schooner Ernest H. MyeJ. ar rived at the Couch street dock at 9 clock last night wltfi general freight from San Francisco. . 4, The steamer West Apam of the Atlantic Gulf & Pacific BteamnhlP corporation it. expected to sail tor Philadelphia today from the Pacific Coast Coal mn"f bunkers, where she has been renewing her fuel supply. . . The steam schooner -Wahkyna s ailed from St. Helens at noon yesterday wltn a cargo of lumber for Ban Pedro. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Dec. 14 Arrived at 9 P. M. Steamer. E. H. Meyer and Imlay. from San Francisco. Saued at 9 P. M-""1" Bearport. for north China P? 1 noon Steamer Wahkeena. tor San Pedro. ictdrta Tec 14. Arrived at 8:55 A. x.fl?; Tmlav from San Francisco. Arrived at 9:25 A. M. Steamer Meyer, from San Francisco. . i.hfhniiup tpnder Sailed at 9:23 A. M. ieamor ' rf i for Boston and Philadelphia. balled at ....m a At .ro.nr W l amettc. for faan - J j ..,., silled at 10:80 A J7 t.,.ifi f.ir Ravmond. bailed 10:40 A. M. Steamer John Poulsen.j tor Kan ,.1. " : uiih Mt 11:25 A. M. fateamer wm..-f0r San Pedro. 1-eft up at 10:f.O A. m. Steamer Imlay. from San rrancico Sailed at 8:35 P., M. schooner jucv,, Adelaide. r i t"y--.o a t Tftr. ia. Sailed Steamer Hawaiian, from Portland, for Charleston and New orlt. .vnrnnn T ..... is Arrived Steamer West Camargo. from San Francisco, for Portland- . ... . -v ti- -14 Arrived at 1 P. M Steamer Curacao, from Portland, for Ban Francisco. kkt VTtANCISCO. Dec. 13. Arrived r-. ut..i v.,vtrer. from New lork, for Portland. Arrived at 7 P. M. Steamer PnpilRnd. Arrived M.--Steamer KVmatn ,rom Portland. (Fumiithed America, t Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday, unless otherwise Indicated, were am foliowa: WJ3ST KALtER, Norfolk for Pearl Har bor, 2302 miles from Honolulu. ADMIRAL SCHLEY, Wilmington for San Francisco, 100 miles from Wilmington. STORM KING, towing Thomas Rolph. San Pedro for San Francisco, 142 miiea from San Franclseo. GKORC5IANA ROLPH, San Francisco for San Pedro, 114 miles north of San Pe dro. EASTERN GUIDE. Mahukna for San Francisco. 700 miles from San Francisco. EL SEGUNDO, Richmond for Point Wells, f4 miles from San Francisco. CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS, lowine barge G3. Ran Pedro for Vancouver, C29 miles from San Pedro. RICHMOND, towing barpe 9ri, Point Wells for San Pedro, 130 miles from Point Wei In. HOLLYWOOD, Honolulu for Peattle, 1610 miles from Seattle. WH1TTIER. Port San Luis for Eureka, bar bound outside of Eureka bar. F. H. BUCK, Oaviota for Linnton, 478 mile from CJaviota. PAWLET, Vladivostok for Portland, 395 miles from Columbia river. LOS ANGELES, Port San Luis for Van couver. 60 mi.es from Vancouver. WEST TOO US, Portland. Or., for Port land, Me., via San Francisco. Philadelphia and Boytoti, S9 miles south of Columbia river lightship. GRIFFDU, San Francisco for Seattle, off Port Anpp.e. SAN DIEGO, Tacoma for San Pedro, 60 miles north of Cape Blanco. WILLAMETTE, Portland for San Fran cisco. 7 miles south of Columbia river. STOCKTON, Shanghai for San Francisco, SO mi'es wst of fca.n Francisco. DURANGO, San Francisco for Balboa, 41S miles from San Francisco. ' CHAS. H. CRAMP. San Pedro for Sao Francisco. ' miles west of ban. Pedro. DEER LODGE, Jacksonville via Hono lulu for Kobe. 1.2S milew east of Honolulu at S P. M., December 13. LURL1NE, Honolulu for Pan FranclFCO, 14S1 miles west of San Francisco at 8 P. M. December 13. NANKING, San Francisco for Orient, 1973 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M. December l't. WILHELMINA. Honolulu for San Fran cisco, 401 miUs from San Francisco at 8 P. M., December 13. VENEZUELA, San Francisco for oriejit. 549 miles from San Francisco at 8 P. M . December 1.3. MA NO A. San Francisco for HonoluJJ, 1533 miles west of San Francisco at 8 P M.. December 13. LIBBY MAINE, Seattle for San Pedro, off San Francisco at 8 P. M.. December 13. WEST HENSHAW, Honolulu for San Francisco, 1010 miles from San Francisco, December 13. 8 P. M. RESTORER, on submarine cable repair, off f'apo R?a!e. A M Sailed at 0:20 Rose, for sea. M. for . .Dec 19 . .Dec. 20 . .Dec. 'JO . . Dec. 20 . .Dec. 24 .Dep. 24 To Depart From Portland. Veysel For Date. Str. West Apaiim..,. Philadelphia .Dec. 15 Str. Rose City 'an Fran. .Dec. IB Str. Abercos Orient Dec. 18 Str. Celilo S.F. and L.A..Dec. 20 Str. Eastern Sailor. . . U. K Dec. 2 Vessels in Port. . Vessel Berth. Str. Abercos Terminal No. 4. Str. Arakan Columbia dock. Sch. C. S. Holmes. .. . St. Johns mill. Str. E. H. Meyer Couch-street dock. Str. Eastern Sailor Supple's dock. Str. Imlay Shell oil dock. Str. Juneau Inman-Poufcen mill. Bkt. Hawaii Inman-Poulsen mill. Sch. John V. Wells ..Drydock. Str. Mount Berwyn. .. Montgomery dock. Str. Rose City ....... Al ns worth dock. Str. West Apaum Pacific Coast bunker. Str. West N omentum. Terminal No. 1. 10 P. Sailed Arrived usicaj Christmas OPEN TONIGHT STORE and Every. Evening Until Christmas SAX FRANCISCO. Dee. 14 ,int for Victoria Steamers Ventura., from Sydney; Weal Nilus, from Kanulm. CHRISTIAN! A. Dec. 8. Arrived George Washington. Irom seaiiie. KOBE. Deo. 9. Arrived Kator Maru from Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 14. Arrived Cordova, from San Pedro via. San Fran cisco; Queen, from- San Diego via Kan Francisco; Klkhorn, from Manila via faan Francinco; Osaqumaick, from Philadelphia via San Francisco. Departed Admiral Evans, for San Diego via San Francisco. TACOMA. Dec. 14. Arrived Latouotie, from Alaska port; Hawaii Maru, from Yokohama; Windber, from Seattle; Queen, from San Francisco. SAS PEDRO. Cal.. Dec. 14. (Special.) Arrived Admiral Schley, from San Die go 7 A. M.: Admiral Dewey, from San Francisco 4 P. M.; W. S. Porter, from Ev erett 2 P. M.; Salina, from Portland 8 A. M.; Phoenix, from Greenwood 7 A. M.; H. B. Lovejoy, from Puget Sound 2 P. M.; Charles Christensen. from Willapa 1 P. M. Sailed Sudbury, for San Francisco & P. M. ; Admiral Schley, for San Francisco 10 A. M. ; West Kebor, for San Francisco 6 A .Great Pre-Holiday Sale of Italian Silk Underwear CASTOR! For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Year; of Always bears the Signature Ladies Keep Your Skin Clear, Sweet, Healthy With Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Talcum The most timely sale we could offer in these last days of Christmas shopping- KAYSER ITALIAN SILK UNDER WEAR and some KAYSER KNIT UNDERWEAR! If you want intensely practical gifts that will be most accept able give these dainty, charming undergarments of the kind of silk every woman is proud to own. All are first-quality Kayser garments every one bears the Kayser label and every one is greatly reduced. Kayser Italian Silk Underwear Every size is included in this sale but of course some sizes' and styles will be sold quickly. Please shop early. Vests Reduced to $3.45 $5.45 On-tar weight. In bodice and shoulder strap style. Marvelflt garments of the heavy 3-star kind. All styles. 8- 8 S s I We have excellent stocks . of Christ mas musical thing3. Toys for chil dren and instruments for older folks. Saxophones The Gennme Martin Melod-r T Eram with case, , .S130.0 Meiodv "C Silver with caae...il61.J MJod v -C Silver and Gold with case ............ 1 5.r9 Melody "C Gold ..1219.00 The Genuine Martin is superior and .'.old only by us. Terms or cash. Cornets J I Very special Comet $25. Other models $60 to $135 each. Violins Toy Violins at ?2 each. Violins from $15 up to $50, $75, $1C0, $150 and $250. Violin cases $4 up to $25. Mandolins Stewart Mandolins $15, $25, $50. Gibson Mandolins and Mandolas $50 up to $100. Ukuleles Special Genuine Hawaiian Koa VVood with case, $10. Other mod els up to $25. Guitars Washburn, Gibson, Martin - and other standard makes from $25 up to $150. Guitar cases, canvas and genuine leather. Music Bags Metronomes Acordions Violin Bows Music - Stands and Many Other Musical Things. See U for Christmas Presents. Store Open Evenings Until Christmas G. F. Johnson Piano Cq, 149 Sixth Street Bet. Alder and Morrison Knickers Reduced to $5.45 N $7.45 Beautiful cut to fit fectly. Kayser garments and tailored per- Heavy weisrht Marvelflt knick ers that will give long service. Kayser $4.95 Silk Hose for $3.95. FIn&srt quality pure thread black Bilk hose. All Bilk and very specially priced. Kayser Marvelfit Knit Underwear Reduced All these are fine cotton lisle cut in the Kayser way tailored tQ fit. Some are all lisle Borne have silk tops. Both white and dainty flesh. Silk Top Suits $3.00 Suits $3.50 Suits $4.95 Suits . .2.40 2.80 3.95 Fine Cotton Suits $2.50 Suits $1.35 Suits $1,75 Suits . .SK2.00 ..Stl.lO . S1.-40 346 Washington Street Morgan Bldg. (t The Shasta A New Train to California "The Shasta" is an-all standard sleeping car train without extra fare. Leaves Portland at 4:00 P. M. Arrives San Francisco 10:00 P. M. following evening. Improved Sleeping Car Service to San Francisco and Los Angeles All Shasta Route trains handle through standard sleeping cars Seattle, Tacoma and Portland to San Francisco. - Through"standard sleeping car to Los Angeles Leaves Portland at 8:40 A. M. Arrives Los Angeles 8:15 A. M. second morning. Winter Excursion Tickets are on sale to Southern California California's bright and warm sunshine will help you take on a new lease of life. Spend the wintry days beside summery seas: on sporty tolf courses or well-kept tennis courts; motor over splendid high ways: these and many other outdoor pleasures await you iu Sunuy California. FREE on request "California for the Tourist," a new booklet graphically describing the different resorts. Inaulre of local agent for fares, routes, sleeping-car reservations and train service, or write Southern Pacific Lines " JOHN M SCOTT. General Fassenjrer Agent. Portland. Oregon. 9. 2