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