TI1E MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 23. 1921 HEW THIERS WILL BE INTERNED HERE Swiftsure Company Will Up Four Oil Carriers. Tie SLUMP IN TRADE REASON 1'olloulng C.'omplrlion of Vessels Under Const ruetion Slcel Ship yards Will Su-pend. Beginning with the steamer Swift nrout, which was launched March 12, the new 12,00i)-ton steel tank steam ers beins built here for the Swiftsure Oil company will be tied up at Port land as fast as they are completed, it Miis announced yesterday by Cap tain UcOrcc K. Bridsctt. marine su perintendent for the Swiftsure Oil company. The Swiftscout will ro down the river from the plant of the Northwest HridKe Iron company Monday, cross out into the Pacific Tuesday for her speed tests and loaded sea trial and return to Fort land Wednesday. - She will be tied up at the plant of her builders. The reason priven by Captain Brld-irc-tt for tyinu up the Swiftscout and the three other 12,000-tonners which ni'A on the wavs of the Northwest Hrlrfc-f' & Iron comoany is the faHiiiR off of the oil trade to the extent that there is no business for these boats. They will remain here, he said, until business improves sufficiently to make their operation profitable. Trade With Europe Slumps. The Swiftsure Oil company's veeela are operating: principally in the oil trade between Mexico and New York and the United Kingdom. It is the trade with Europe that is reported to be suffering the most severe slump. Inquiries amonff officials of the various oil companies serving Port land failed to reveal conditions that misht lead to the expectation of Idle- ' i..fl...ld nf Vi A nnnatvilM ntaa lur tiny concia v m v. fleet of oil tankers. All -boats of the Standard. Associated and Union Oil companies are fcaid to be running to rapacity, except those temporarily 1 it I U Up lUt I C a. ' -. - the Standard Oil company, however, which has been a frequent visitor to Portland for several years, has been at San Francisco eince January 27. Shipping Board Tnnkrra Idle. Three shipping board tankers are Idle on San Francisco bay also be cause no business is in sight for them, and it is expected by shipping men that more of the government-owned tank ere will be vacationed as new vessels of this clpss are completed for the oil companies. The shipping board tankers now idle at San Fran cisco are the steel steamer Dilworth and the concrete steamers Peralta and Palo Alto. Captain Bridgett'e announcement epclls the end of steel shipbuilding at Portland for some time at least. With ateel cargo boats of all types and sizes idle in practically every world port, the only hope of the builders for additional contracts was the demand for tankers resulting from the ship ping board's .failure to construct enough vessels of this type to balance Its fleet. The announcement that new tankers are to be tied up as fast us they are completed means that not only is this demand filled, but the market is glutted. Yard Will Close In June. Tli next launching from the yard of tie Northwest Bridge & Iron com pany will take place under. the pres ent schedule about April 15. The vessels remaining to be completed in that yard are expected to be finished by June. The yard will close upon the completion of work on this con tract, as no new orders are In sight a,id none expected. Two 12.000-ton tankers remain to b4 completed for the Standard Oil company by the G. M. Standifer Con struction corporation at Vancouver. The first of these is to be launched about April 20 and it is expected that the Standifer yard will close late in June or early in July. Between 7000 and 7500 men are employed in the two steel shipbuilding plants. Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes. COOS BAT. Or., March 24. (Special.) The steamer Curacao sailed for Portland tlits afternoon at 12 '20. after being in port for one rlay. She had a large cargo of freight from San Francisco. The Marshfieid chamber of commerce gave a reception tonight for C. A. Smith, of the C. A. Smith Lumber company, who lias in the last 13 years been identified with Improvement of the Coos Bay har bor. The subject discussed was "Jetty Construction." VANCOUVER, B. C, March 4. (Spe cial.) The Swedish motorship Pacific called in at Victoria today, outbound from Seattle, to load 5000 cases of salmon, from Vancouver for France. This was ma dr. necessary because the preferential In fa vor of Canadian goods would have been lost had the shipment been sent to Seattle. There was a saving of $000 made by loading at Victoria, over loading at Seattle and losing the preferential. a very pronounced recognition of the advantago of the Panama canai for grain carriage to Kurope. as compared with the transcontinental and Atlantic route, was made today when the con signees of the wheat cargo taken from here by the motorship Buenos Aires said the grain arrived in London In better con dition than any previously sent from Can ada, and the grade was said to be the best of any Canadian grain received. This cargo was the first sent to England by the all-water lane since the government sent an experimental load in ll18 on the trainer War Viceroy. w The -Hudson's Bay auxiliary schooner " Iady Ktndersley will be launched Saturday morning from the British Columbia ma rine yards. She if a wooden vessel, 200 feet long, 35 feet beam. 13 feet moulded y depth and fitted with semi-Diesel en gines. Her hull is British Columbia fir, sheathed with two-inch Iron bark planks, and she wilt be used on a regular annual Vancouver-Mack enxie river run. Mrs. T. O'Kolly. wile of the marine superintend ent of tho Hudson's Bay company's fleet, will bo sponsor. " ASTORIA. Or., March 24. (Special.) After taking on a part cargo. of lath at Portland the steamer Edna sailed at 7 o'clock this morning for Aberdeen to finish. The steamer Iowan arrived at 9:30 o'clock last night from Puget sound and went to West port, where she is taking on uOO.000 feet of lumber for the AUauiic aca board. The, steam schooner Willamette ar. ived at 10 ' o'clock last night from San Fran cisco and went to St. Helens to ioad lumber. Federal Inspectors of Hulls and Boilers Astrup and McDonald were here today to Inspect the steamers Melville, Myrtle. R. - Milier and Defiance. The hi earn schooner Trinidad will finish loading lumber at the Hammond mill to morrow and sail for San Pedro. The steam schooner ttrnest -H. Meyer, which is taking on SflO.OoO fee: of lumber at Knappton. will finish loading tomorrow. The steamer Abercos shifted this a'ter noon from Portland to the Hammond inlil. where she will load 800.000 feet of lumoer. She then will ehlft to Waua to ioad 400.000 feet and go to Weatport for 1.1O0,- - 000 feet of lumber. . She la loading foi the orient. The motorship Pacific arrived at S:3( o'clock today from Vancouver, B. C. and will go to Portland. She was brought down the coast by Pilot Hirsch. The tcamer Curacao wil; be due tomorrow from Pan Francisco, via Eureka and Coos Bay, with freight and paast-raors for Astoria and Portland. , She is bringing I a shipment of cedar poles froti for renhiMienf to the orient. from Coos Bay IS I The ntotnrhip litjien arrived at , o'clock today from San Francibco gorn to West port to load lumber. The steamer WHIpolo was iue tonight from Grays Harbor, en route -to Portland. TAt-OMA. Waah.. "March 24 (Special.) Sponsored by Mrs. Rudolph Pfcil of Milwaukee. U is., the scout cruiser Mil waukee whs urcenfu1ly launched at the Tndd !ry dock A- Construction corporation yards this evening. The launching was w itnessed by a large 'number of shipping men and na val officials from the north west. Mrs. Pfcil, who christened the ves sel. Ih from one of the pioneer Milwaukee ram tiles and was active in war work in Wlnconstn. Among the arrivals today was the Cor dova from Alaska ports, the Kerrigan JII from Santa Itnfalia and the Henry T. Scott from San Francisco. The Cordova had a shipment of Alaska ore for the Tacoma smelter and the Korrigan copper matte from Mexico. The Scott had general freight in and out from here. The Nippon Vusen Kainha steamer Suwa Maru loading lumber here for the orient, is expected to get to sea tomorrow. The vessel has about 600.000 feet of lumber out from here. The K'lmorr, to load lumber at the port commission docks, the first vysel to load at these docks, is due tomorrow morning. The Kdmoro is an Admiral line vessel in the oriental trade. The Ryder Hanify. which arrived on the sound yentfrdHy, is expected here within a few days to load a part cargo of lumber for California. Articles of incorporation for the Alaska Transportation company, with a capital ization of $230. 000, were filed hero today. The trustees of the company are S. A Perkins. Richard Vaeth, H. R. Harriman, George J. Mclntyre and E. O. Fllzpatrick. The company will make Tacoma its hnim port and seek businens not only with : Alaska, but all over the world, according to Mr. Perkins. Mr. Harriman is a son of the late K. H. Uarriman and is inter ested In shipping on the Atlantic. Bringing a cargo of Peruvian ore. the steamer Junes u, which has been under charter to the Thorndyke & TrenHolnie company, came to the Tacoifta smelter lasl night. It was her first appearance on the sound since she sailed November 26 when the storms swent the Washington coast and wrecked one vesnel sailing from here w it n a loss ot 20 lives. The Juneau, be sides ore, brought sugar, coffee and other goo'ls. The Juneau, it is expected, will be turned back to the Alaska Steamship company and returned to the Alaska run. Kntering upon her career as a commer cial carrier, the big motorship Kennecott glided out of the harbor and went to Seattle today. The vessel's Diesel engines and machinery were given complete over hauling following her trial run last week, and she was formally turned over to the Alaska Steamship company. The Kenne cott will go from Seattle to Port Blakeley, where she will take a cargo of lumber for San Pedro. SEATTLE, Wash., March 24. (Special.) The next vessel of the Strutnera & Dixon fleet scheduled here is the West Ison, Captain M. M. Walk, due on April 3. In addition to its regular cargo, the West lson is bringing 300 tons of oriental oil. Scheduled to berth, at the new piers of the Tacoma port commission marking the first vessel to dock at the Commencement bay terminal the steamer Edmore of the trans-Pacific fleet of the Pacific Steam ship company, shifted from Seattle to night. At Tacoma the Edmore will take on 1.000.000 feet of lumber for oriental delivery. She is scheduled to sail Sunday. The next arrival of the Admiral line's shipping board fleet is the steamer Kl dridge, which is scheduled here Tuesday with oriental cargo. Today the Wenatchee was speeding northward In the Pacific toward San Pe dro, where she is due March 30. She will stop again at San Francisco and will then steam straight for Seattle, where she i due April 4. The steamship Freeport Sulphur No. 5 is loading 3.000,000 feet of lumber at Ev erett for north Atlantic ports. She is due to leave Sunday. The Wahnarino. Canadian-Australian liner, arrived In Seattle at 11:30 A. M. today on her first trip to this city. She will load a lumber cargo while moored to a buoy in the harbor. Seattle representatives of the Lucken- bach lines were advised today that, the steamship Katrina Luckenbach will be in attle April 10 to load for ports on the east coast. The Katrina Luckenbach will be followed In the Seattle service by the steamship Pleiades, due here April 24. Then will come the steamship Julia Luck enbach, arriving here the first week in May. SAN PEDRO. Cal., March 24. (Special.) The Los Angeles Shipbuilding company and the Banning company will have com petition In the towboat business hre. The loa Angeles Launch & Towboat company Jut has been organized by Henry . Peter son of San Francisco. The tux Stand ard No. 2, of the Standard Oil company. has been purchased and will arrive here from San Francisco next Sunday. Two other tugboats will follow the Standard No. 2 here within a few weeks. Each tug will be equipped with fire-fighting ap paratus. The new company will use the wharf of the Southwestern Wharf comoany i for the present. Representatives of the different shipping companies here are fighting the proposi- : tion or the hat bor commission to levy a blanket tax of 10 cents per ton upon all freight which parses over the wharf. At present the wharfage fees vary." The ques tion finally has been taken under advise ment by the harbor commission. Five new wharves in the inner harbor have been reco'mmended by the harbor en gineer. Estimates of the cost were or dered by the board. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., March 24. (Special.) The steam schooner Oregon ar rived this morning from San Pedro to load at the Northwestern mill, Hoquiam. The steam schooner Jlartwood, from San Francisco, arrived this morning at the Bay City mill. Aberdeen. The schooner Camano finished loading at the Grays Harbor Commercial company's mill, Cosmopolfs, this morning and sailed at 1 o'clock this afternoon for Callao, Peru. PORT TOWN'SEND, Wash., March 24. (Special.) The British steamer Waima rino arrived this morning from Newcastle via British Columbia ports. At Ocean Falls, B. C, she loaded a big shipment of paper for Australia and will complete her cargo with lumber at Seattle. Returning from Hilo, the schooner Henry! Wilson passed in at Cape Flattery today. It is not known whether she wilt load a return cargo or will go to the cod-fishing banks tn Bering sea. j The Canadian Prospector, which brought a shipment of wool from Australia to Seat- I tie, left tonight for Australia via Vancou ver, where she will complete cargo. The Canadian Australian liner W'alkawa Is loading a shipment of box snooks at i Port Angeles. She will shift to Vancouver, : where she will load lumber for Australia She will stop at Victoria to dock for over- hauling before proceeding to Vancouver. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., March 24. (Special.) The Pacific Mail company Willi enlarge its tserv.ee between here and Bal timore as soon as sufficient "h3hs'' are turned over for operation to allow 'some of the ships now in operation to be re moved and put on the eastern run. The Mail company's steamer Cuba did not go up the east coast on this trip, but made Cristobal her last port of call. She will return to San Francisco from the canal zone. Local officials explain this as due to the inability to build up a business through infrequent service and thought It better to wait until the Venezuela, Ecua dor and Colombia can be released by "A3.is" and put Into service. When this is done regular sailings can be maintained and shippers can be given assurance that goods will move on certain dates. With her bunkers afire but under con trol, the Marama arrived today from Syd ney and New Zealand. The fire In the bunkers made It necessary for the ship tn slow Its speed to about four knots dur ing half of one day at sea, but It was never serious and many of the passengers did not know there was trouble below. The Marama went to Sydney this trip. It is the first time she has made that port since the tleup of shipping in Australia. She had the lightest cargo of any ship coming into this, port from New South .Wales In almost a year. There was lees 'than 500 tons all told. Her passenger accommoda tions were well taken. There were 10 first-class, 94 second-class and 75 steerage. Tho schooner Sophia Christenson ar rived here today with a cargo of copra from the Friendly Islands. After an absence of five years from San Francisco, Captain J. F. Nichols . arrived here In command of the freighter Florl dian last night. The Floridian Is oper ated by the Williams-Dimond company in the inter-coastal trade. Prior tn the war the Floridian was engaged In the sugar trade with Captain Nichols In command. Bound for Honolulu to load a full cargo of sugar for delivery at Delaware break water, the Williams-Dimond freighter Alaskan palled from this port late last night. The craft went out in command of Captain Blackwell. A Red Stack tug picked up the barken tine Thomas P. Emigh nine mlies off the Golden Gate today, bringing the craft Into port. The vessel arrived from Apia to Burns, Philip & Co. with copra. The steam schooner Utique, purchased from French Interests by Thomas Crowley and Andrew Mahony for the coastwise lumber trade along with the Robert C. Sudden, arrived here tonight from Lasi Palmaa and way ports. ........ 1VEW ORLEANS MAN ASKS M ME T Dock Commission Puts Off Decision on R. F. Clerk. SHIPPING STUDY IS MADE On Tour of Country, Louisiana Candidate Sounded Praise ot Portland's Terminals. Indorsement ot Rene F. Clerk, sec retary of the New Orleans board of port commissioners, for a position on the new shipping board was asked f the Portland commission of public docks yesterday morning. A tele gram from the New Orleans port com mission, read at the mcetiiiB, was referred to X3. B. llrgardt. chief en gineer and secretary of the commis sion, for suitable response. The com mission decided to take no action in the matter. Mr. Clerk made the acquaintance of Portland, shipping folk and won the unanimous friendship of the dock commissioners when he visited this port last year in the course of a study of port conditions in the principal ports of the United States and Can ada. Upon his return to New Orleans he caused to be published in the offi cial bulletin of th Association of Commerce of that city an analysis of the harbor facilities of Pacific ports, in which he declared that Portland's municipal terminals far surpassed those of any other harbor on this coast. t Qualification). Are Outlined. The telegram requesting the in dorsement of Mr. Clerk fori position on the shipping- board read: -We have wired President Harding as follows: "'The efficient and economical op eration of ships depends largely on proper port tininal facilities and operation, and we deem it just as essential to have as a member of the shipping board one who Is familiar with port operations as one familiar with steamship operation. If a mem ber of the shipping board is to be selected from New Orleans, .we lane the liberty of indorsing Kene F. Clerk, former president of the New Orleans board of trade and at present secre tary and a member of this commis sion. Mr. Clerk has not only had ex perience in matters of commerce, but is experienced in port conditions and operation, having in his capacity as a commissioner of tnis port nmui a study of port matters, not only in this port, but in every port in the United States of any consequence and some of the ports of Canada.' " Trackage Rlfthtu Granted. Certain provisions of the commis sion's building ordinance were waived at the request of the Willamette Iron & Steel works to permit that company to erect buildings on the old "boneyard" property. The commission gave its consent to the construction of a railroad spur track in York street by the Albina Fuel company and approved ordi nances submitted by the city commis sioner of public works granting a revocable permit to the Portland Flouring Mills company to construct a track scale in Kast Second street and another to the Northern Pacific Terminal company to construct a spur across Sherlock avenue. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, March 24. Arrived at S:30 A. M., steamer El Segundo, from San Fran cisco; arrived at 8:45 A. M., steamer Sa lina, from Port San Luis: arrived at A. M., steamer Willamette, from San Francsico; arrived at Westport, steamer Iowan, from New York. Sailed at 5 P. M., steamer Wapama, for San Diego, via San Francisco. SEATTLE. March 24. Sailed at 5 P. M. Steamer Brush, from Philadelphia, for Portland. ASTORIA. March 24. Left up at 11 last DlKht, ileaiiur Willamette; left up at 11:30 last night, steamer Iowan, for Westport. Sailed at 5:30 A. M.. steamer Edna, for San Francisco, via prays Harbor: arrived at 2:40 and left up' at 7 P. M., motorship Pacific, from Victoria; arrived at 3:50 P. M., steamer Lassen, from San Pedro, tor Westport. SAN FRANCISCO, March 23. Sailed at 4 P. 31., steamer Jeptha, for Portland; sailed at 4 P. M., 'steamer Steelmaker, for London and Avonmouth. from Portland. TACOMA, March 24. (Special.) Ar rived Korrigan III, from Santa Rosalia, Mexico; Cordova, from Alaska ports; Henry T. Scott, from San Francisco. Sailed Juneau, for Seattle; Stanwood, for San Francisco: Prince Albert, for Prince Rupert, via ports; Henry T. Scott, for San Francisco; motorship Kennecott, for Port Blakeley. COOS BAT, March 24. Sailed at noon, steamer Curacao, for Portland, from San Francisco, via Eureka. SAN PEDRO, March 23. Sailed at B P. M., steamer Cape Henry, for Portland, from Philadelphia. ( SAN FRANCISCO, March 24. Sailed at 2 P. M., steamer Daisy Matthews, for Portland, from San Pedro; sailed at 3 Port Calendar. To Arrive At' Portland. Steamer Curacao Pacific (M.S.I).. Eastern Leader. . Brush ' WHIpolo West Notua Alaska Northland West Nomentum Steel Mariner . Wnit Haven From Date. ,...S.F. and way. Mar. 25 .. .racoma Marf 25 ...Seattle Mar. 2fi ...Pucet Sound. Mar. i ...Grays Har...Mar. 2 ...lacoma ... . . . San Fran . , . . .San Fran. . . . .Yokohama ...San Fran. Mar. 'J(i . .Mar. 2S ..Mar. 2S ..Mar. 28 . .Mar. an ..Mar. 20 ..Mar. 30 . .Mar. 30 . .Mar. 30 . .Apr. 3 ..Apr. 5 ..Apr. 0 . . Apr. 8 . .Apr. 10 .Apr. 10 ..Apr. 10 ..Apr. 12 . .Apr. 15 Vancouver Katrina Luckenbach. San Fran Oranl eame Kayseeka ...... Relyo Maru. C.H.Livingstone. . Yalza Cape Henry Statesman Moerdyk Eldorado Pawlet Wallingford West Ivan Julia Luckenbach. Asia (M.S.) Seattle ...San Fran.. ....New York . . . Boston -S.F. ....San Fran.. . . .San Fran . . . . . London-S. F, ...San Fran.. . . . Yokohama . . . San Fran. . ...Seattle ... .Apr. 15 ...San Fran. ... .Apr. 15 an r rao Apr. 15 New York. .. .Apr. 19 Wtllhilo. Anna B. Morse New York. .. .Apr. 20 Meriden an rran Apr. 30 To Depart From Portland. Steamer For Date. El Segundo San Fran Mar. 25 Sallna San Fran Mar. 25 Klnderdyk Jjlurope Mar. 25 Curacao S.F. and way. Mar. 26 Multnomah San Fran Mar. 26 Rose City.. San Fran Mar. 26 WHIpolo New York. ..Mar. 30 Alaska San Fran Mar. 31 West Haven.. New York, Apr. 2 West Kader North China.. Apr. 4 Relyo Maru Valparatso ..Apr. 6 Abercos Orient Apr. 7 C.H.Livingstone .New York Apr. 9 steel Ranger .New York Anr. 12 Ciepe Henry -New York Apr. 12 Elldorado. ....-New urieans..Apr. 15 Eurape Apr. 15 Vessel in Port. Berth. Hammond mill. Coast shipyard. Standard Oil dock. Westport. Moerdyk. . Abercos Egeria Kl Segundo towan Johan Poulsen .Westport. K.l.Luckenbach St. Helens. K.V.Kruse (Sch.) .... Terminal No. 3. Kinderdyk Columbia dock. Multnomah St. Helens. Rose City v..Alnsworth dock. Sallna Shell Oil dock. Wawatona Terminal No. 4. West Jester. r Prescott. West Kader Clark-Wilson milL Willamette St. Helena. P. M.. steamer Steel Worker, for "Boston; sailed at 3 P. M.. steamer Steel Ranker, from New York, for Fortland. via Puge' sound. PHILADELPHIA. March 23. Arrived Steamer Lehigh, from Portland. IHI.O, March 21. Sailed Japanese steamer Reiyo Maru, for Portland, from orient. VICTORIA, March 23. Sailed at P. M.. Swedish motorship Pacific, for Portland. SAN PEDRO. March 24. Arrived Steamer Siskiyou, from Portland. SAN FRANCISCO.. March 24. Sailed Steamer Daisy Putnam, for Portland. SEATTLE. Wash.. Mari-h 51 Arrived President, from San Pedro, via San Fran cisco. Departed Brush. for Portland. Me., via Portland, San Francisco. Cristo bal and New York; Canadian Prospector, for Sydney; Queen, for San Diego, via San Francisco. HONGKONG, March 22. Sailed Em preas of Japan, for Vancouver; Coaxct, for Portland. SAN PEDRO, Cal., March 24.-i(Speclal.) Arrived Claremnnt, trom Willapa, 6 A. M.; Phyllis, from Tacoma. 7 A. M. ; Tiv erton, from Portland, 7 A. M. ; Skiyou, from Grays harbor, 6 A. M .; Admiral Dewey, from San Diego, 7 A. 11. Departed S. C. T. Dodd. for Baton Rouge, 10 A. M. ; Admral Dewey, for Seat tle. 10 A. At.; Flavel, for Astoria, 5 P. M. Marine Xotes. The steamer West Kader, which was recently turned back to tho shipping board by Sudden - Chrlstcnsen and was re aligned Wednesday to the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company or operation In the North China line, will move from the Victoria dolphins at S o'clock this morn ing to tho Clark-Wilson mill to start load ing. The Admiral line steamer Curacao left Coos bay at noon yeMerday for Portland and should be here tonight. The steam schooner Santa Barbara left Westport at 10 o clock last night with a load of lumber for California. She took the first of her cargo at Raymond. The Standard Oil cotllDanv's tank Ntenm- er El Segundo arrived at her dock at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon from San Fran cisco, The shipping board tanker Sallna ar rived at 3:45 A. M. yesterday and is dis charging at tho Shell tanks. The steamer, Willamette, of the McCor mick line, arrived at St. Helens at 9 o'clock yesterday morning from San Francisco. Tho steamer Iowan, of the Cnlted Amer ican lines, arrived at Westport yesterday afternoon. - The McCormlck line steamer Wapama left down from St. Helens at 5 P. M. yes terday with lumber from the McCormlck mills and passengers from Portland. The motorship Lassen arrived at As toria at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon from San Diego to load lumber at Westport for the E. K. Wood Lumber company. Sliip 'Reports by Radio. (Furnished by Radio Corporation of America.) Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday, unless otherwise Indicated, were as follows: MO.VTEBELLO. Vancouver for Port San Ltij, 7S1 miles north ot Port San Luis. WEST IVAN. Yokohama for V.nen.iv.r 795 miles west of Flattery. MAZATLAN, San Francisco for Seattle, 490 miles from Seattle. RAINIER, Seattle for San Francisco, 248 miles from Seattle. COL. E. L. DRAKE, San Pedro for Point Weils. 341 miles from Point Wells. CURACAO. Coos Bav for Axtnrla 100 miles south of Columbia river. WH1TTIER. Coos Bay for Port San Luis. 325 miles from Port San Luis. 8 P. M. March 23. JEPTHA. San Francisco for Puget sound, 254 milea from San Francisco. STEEL MAKER, San Francisco ' for London, 141 miles southeast of San Fran cisco. SPABONEE. Tampico for San Fran cisco, 144 miles south of San Francisco lightship. ADMIRAL DEWEY. Wilmington for San Francisco. 115 miles from Wilmington. HUMBOLDT. San Francisco for San Pedro, 34 miles west of San Pedro. DEL ROSA, San Francisco for Talara, Peru, 402 miles south of San Francisco. W. S. MILLER, Richmond for Pauls boro. 31 milea south of Richmond. ELDREDGE, Yokohama for Vancouver, 1050 milea from Seattle, 8 P. M. March 23. QUEEN. Seattle for San Francisco. i5 miles from Seattle. NORTHWESTERN, Ketchikan for Se attle. 175 miles from Seattle. WEST CAJON. Yokohama for San Francisco, 1342 miles west of San Fran cisco, 8 P. M. March 23. ADMIRAL EVANS. Seattle for San Francisco. 351 miles from San Francisco. FRED BAXTER.. Everett for Los Ange lea 472 miles from Los Angeles. HORACE X. BAXTER. San Francisco for Eagle Harbor, 253 milea north of San Francisco. GOLDEN STATE, San Francisco for orient, 1743 miles from San Francisco March 23. MAUI, Honolulu for San Francisco. 1043 miles from San Francisco March 23. BROAD ARROW, Takubar for San Francisco, 1685 miles from San Francisco March 23. MATSONIA, San Francisco for Honolulu, 100 miles from San Francisco March 23. ENTERPRISE. Hilo for San Francisco. 408 miles from San Francisco March 23. WEST NILUS. Port Allen for San Fran cisco, 1101 miles west of San Francisco March 23. WEST HIXON, Honolulu for San Pedro, 530 miles from Honolulu. GOVERNOR. Wilmington for San Fran cisco, 10 miles north of Point Sur. J. A. MOFFETT, Point Wells for San Francisco, 200 miles from San Francisco. WEST KATAN, San Francisco for Eu rope. 15 milea south of San Francisco. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, Mazutlan for San Francisco, 75 miles from San Fran cisco. WEST TOGUS. San Francisco for San Pedro. 31 milea south of San Francisco lightship. Tides at Astoria Friday. High. Low. 1:37 A. M 9.1 ft. 18:20 P. M O S ft. 2:10 P. M 8.0 ft.8:25 P. M 1.0 ft Report From Month of Columbia. NORTH HEAD, March 24. Condition of the sea at 5 P. M moderate; wind north west, 18 miles. SEAMEN'S ACT BLAMED Shipping Board's Inability to Dis- pose or Craft Is Considered. DETROIT. Mich., March 24. The seamans' act was responsible for the shipping board's inability to dispose of its vessels at anywhere near their worth, and unless it is amended to exempt vessels on inland waterways, will put Great Lakes shipowners com pletely out of business, Meyer A. Phillips of the Detroit & Cleveland Navigation company declared at a meeting of lakes shipping men here yesterday. At another conference early in April, It is planned to bring pressure upon congress to modify the law. Mr. Phillips also held the seaman's law responsible for the fact that a large number of American ocean going vessels have been tied up, de claring they could not hope to com pete with vessels of foreign registry. California Lumber Cut increases. WASHINGTON, D. C March 24. The lumber cut of California mills Increased about 8 per cent over 1918, according to incomplete returns an nounced today by the United States forest service. The total cut for last year was estimated at 1,379.000,000 feet, which compares with 1,420,000, 000 feet in 1918. the previous year of greatest production. Hog Cholera Losses Enormous. . WASHINGTON, D. C. March 24. Farmers of the United Slates mst about $3500.000 last year as a result of hog CTiolera, the department of agriculture estimated today in call ing the attention of producers to the necessity of vaccinating without de lay hogs exposed to this disease. Uruguay Considers German Loan. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 24. Uruguay is considering an extension of credit to Germany to permit the purchase of Uruguayan wool and other products, said a report today to the state department from Monte video. . - . , OF Improvement of Big City Dis trict Held Necessary. BOND ISSUE IS PROPOSED Property Owners Advised by Com--f niissioner Bar bur to Take Inill- alive in Knterprise. Formation of a $10,000,000 corpora tion, composed of property owners within tho district bounded by Madi son, Glisan and Fourth streets and the river, for the purpose of working out a large Improvement programme, was suggested to these property own ers yesterday by City Commissioner Barbur. . A delegation of property owners of this district, which filled the coun cil chambers, appointed Graham Glass temporary chairman of the organiza tion and authorized him to appoint a committee of 15 to investigate the project and report. Paul Wessinger was appointed temporary secretary. Commissioner Barbur informed the property owners that some co-ordi-pated plan must be worked out if the district is to prosper in the fu ture. He contended that It was im practicable to make the project a municipal one, but argued that the property owners could incorporate and issue bonds to carry the plan to success. Bis: Terminal Sua-K-eMted. "You canot expect to keep live business men in your district unless you improve it," said Commissioner Barbur. "The district affected by this proposed project, outlined - by City Engineer Laurgard was formerly th-j very heart of the city of Portland. It has depreciated, but it can bo rebuilt, to the benefit not alone of the prop erty owners affected, but of the city as a whole." Mr. Barbur said it had been sug gested that a large street railway terminal for interurban lines be es tablished on Front street, removing the electric lines from Fourth, Sal mon and Tenth streets. He also suggested that the property owners wbrk out a plan whereby the city could lease space on Front street for a public market. Frederick W. Mulkey. former United States senator, was the only person who offered opposition to the scheme. The position of temporary thairman was offered to Senator ilulkey, but he declined it. saying he was not in sympathy with the movement.' 1 0,000.000 estimated Coat. Considerable discussion was heard on the subject, after which it was announced that the meeting would adjourn to the call of the temporary chairman. It is estimated that the proposed project for improving the district would cost 110,000.000, but Engineer Laurgaard held that the project could be made self-sustaining, if carried to completion without too much delay. SCOUT CRUISER LAUNCHED Warship Milwaukee Christened With Champagne and Water. TACOMA, Wash., March H. (Spe cial.) With army and navv officers, public officials and others In attc-.d-ance, the United States scout cruiser Milwaukee was launched a: the T.dd shipyards here this afternoon with out a hitch in the scheduled pro gramme. The war vessel was spon sored by Mrs. Rudclph Pfeil Jr. of Milwaukee, who broke, a bottle of champagne and a bottle of Like Michigan water on the bow as she performed the christening. W. H. Todd, president of the Todd interests, came from New York aith Patrick' Griffin, mayor of Hoboken, to see the launching. The Milwaukee is a sister ship of the omapa, launched tn Decemier. She is 550.5 feet in length and f.5.4 feet wide. Her engines will dev.oo 105,000 horsepower and they are ex pected to drive her through the water at a 35-knot speed. The Mil waukee, when armored, will carry a battery of 12 six-inch high-power rapm-tire rules, two three-. nch anti aircraft guns, two three-pounds rs, two machine guns and two torpedo tubes. WASHINGTON, D. C. March 24 Confidence that the Pacific noith west will maintain its war recorj in future shipbuilding was expressed in a telegram sent by Acting-Secretary Roosevelt today to the builaers of the scout cruiser Milwaukee launcheu at Tacoma, Wash., today. "Heartiest congratulations to the Pacific northwest on the launcn'ng of the Milwaukee," the message said. "It is good to see that another cru ser has taken the water to uphold the ideals and policies of our country. I feel confident that the Far fic northwest,- in the important work of present ship construction, will eqjal her splendid record during the war." CTT IX OPTIONS APPROVED San Francisco Shipping; Office Takes First Action. The first concession of the San Francisco office of the operations di vision of the shipping board toward concurring in the cut In rates on wheat and flour from the Pacific coast to Europe made by the Seattle office was contained In a telegram re ceived from San Francisco yesterday by James W. Crichton, district agent of the division of operations, stating that two options slighly below the former rates of $15 to the United Kingdom and $18 to the Mediterranean had been approved by H. H. Ebey, director of operations for the Pacific coast district. The two options which Mr. Ebey has approved quote a rate of 70 shil lings a ton from the Columbia river to the United Kingdom - Bordeaux Hamburg range and 75 shillings to the Mediterranean not east of the. west coast of Italy. These rates, on the basis of yester day's exchange rates, are equal to J13.72 and $14.70. Several fixtures were made by Seattle operators for Columbia river loading at $10.50 to the United Kingdom and $12 to the Mediterranean. No business is ex pected to be done at the rates ap proved by the San Francisco district headquarters. IIADIO OPERATOR TESTS SET 4 Examinations for A)l Grades to Be Held April 7. Examinations for radio operators of all grades will be held in the Y. M. C. A. code room April 7, ac cording to an announcement received yesterday from O. R. Redfern, United States radio Inspector. Those intend ing to take the examinations should GREAT ON LARGE C0RP0HATI0!, URGED report at the code room at 8 A. M. on that date. Amateur radio operators now hold ing second-grade licenses, according to the announcement, must be present to secure their first-grade licenses, as the second-grade licenses are valid only until those of the higher grade can be secured. J. E. dishing Here on Business. J. E. Cushing of San Francisco, who was assistant director of opera tions for the shipping board under John H. Rosseter and later director of operations, arrived in Portland yes terday on a business visit. He is now operating manager for Williams. Di mond & Co., operators of the European-Pacific line. He conferred with the Columbia-Pacific Shipping com pany, Portland agents for Williams, Diraond & Co., and with others of the shipping fraternity. Wawalona to Tie Vp. Definite orders to tie ud the steamer Wawalona, which has been operated as a tramp by the Pacific Steamship company, were received yesterday by the Portland office of tho operations division of the sh'p ping board from R. M. Semmes at Seattle, director of operations for .he North Pacific district. The Wawa lona will bo moored at the Victoria dolphins. Two Steams-hips Overdue. NEWPORT NEWS, Va, March 24. Two British steamships, the Ottawa and Esperanza de Larrinaga, which left Hampton Roads February 2, are IS5 days.overdue .in England, accord ing to advices received here today. The steamers .struck the February gale in which the Bombardier and an other ship were lost. West Keene to Load for Hawaii. The steamer West Keene, of the Matson Navigation company's service, Will load at Astoria April 9 for Hono lulu. Hilo, Kahului and Port Allen, ac cording to a notice scitt out by H. L. Tabke. Astoria agent. Continuation of Hawaiian island service from the Columbia river is said to depend upon the amount of freight received for this vessel. THE DECREASE SHARP TRAFFIC AVITH SOUTH AMER ICA AXI EUROPE SLCMPS. Imports and Exports to Leading Countries From U. S. Ports Less Than Last Year. WASHINGTON. D. C. March 24. Trade with Europe and South Amer ica decreased sharply last month as compared with February a year ago. figures issued today by the depart ment of commerce disclosed. February imports from Europe ag gregated $55,005,226 compared with $106,655,718 in 1920, while exports to taled $241,793,255 against $384,052,168 a year ago. For the eight months' period im ports from Europe were $676,587,289 against $732,179,927 in 1920, and ex ports $2,682,593,291 compared with $3,354,639,150 last year. Imports from South America for February totaled $26,509,107 compared with $67,763,247 a year ago, and ex ports $38,804,180 against $40,440,955. For the eight months, imports from South America amounted to $379,024, 708 against $567,414,595, while exports totaled $438,582,488 compared with $285,399,946 last year. Imports from Asia during Febru ary totaled $42,122,790 compared with $117,012,930, and exports $58,490,578 against $68,585,025; imports from Great Britain, $19,060,437. compared with $51,991,049 for the month, and exports $93,450,405 against $169,121. 828; imports from France were fll. 578.252 against $12,678,431, and ex ports $20,432,178 compared with $65, 520.067; imports from Germany. $4, 952.278 compared with $3,881,559, and exports $39,619,713 against $18.58. 807: imports from Japan. $11,711,804 compared with $43,224,813. and exports $22. 028. 53tt against $34,884,186; im ports from Argentina. $5,315,980 com pared with $15,104,410. and exports $16,441,443 against $11,612,237; im ports from Brazil, $9,289,131 against $17,324,752, and exports $6,240,074 compared with $10,443,023; Imports trom Chile, $4,902,757 compared with $12,537,633, and exports $4,551,534 against $3,708,364. DEAD DRIVER IS BLAMED Son of Late Senator Nixon Report ed on Wrong Side of Street. SALINAS, Cal., March 24. Bert Nixon, son of the late United Stv es Senator Nixon of Nevada, who was instantly killed here last night, was driving his automobile on the wrong side of the street at a high rate of speed when it struck a sewer trench in front of a new cottage near the center of Salinas, according to Coio ner Cornett today. Witnesses said the front wheels of the big car stuck in the trench and the body of the car catapulted forward, throwing Nixon to the ground and breaking his neck. Nixon was on his way from Cartel to San Francisco to take a steamer for Australia on a pleasure tour. He had left his wife, the former Miss Ethel Estrey of Lemoore, Cal., and their child at Carmel. Nixon was a graduate of Harv.-.rd university. For several years he lived on the Nerada farms, near Napa, Cal. His father. Senator NUon, died in 1912. leaving an estate worth several million dollars. H's mot'-er, the Countess Armand d'Aleria. lives in Los Angeles. WATER PERMITS ASKED L. 11. McMahan Wants to Appro priate Part of Mill Creek. SAXjEM, Or., March 24. (Special.) Ll H. McMahan of Salem has filed with the state engineer's office an application to appropriate 150 second feet of water from Mill creek and the North Fork of the Santiam river for the development of 312 horsepower. A similar filing was made recently by the Oregon Pulp ,& -Paper company, but this will be protested by Mr. MaMahan, according to information given the state engineer. Edwin O." Morse of Amity asked a permit to appropriate water from an unnamed spring for domestic use and irrigation of a small tract In Yam hill county. Louise Hoerleln of Hood River would appropriate water from an un named spring for a domestic supply. Roy Conley of Buck Fork has asked for 'an appropriation of water from North Myrtle creek and springs for the irrigation of a 10-acre tract, and domestic supply, in Douglas county. COURTHOUSE FIGHT ENDS Klamath County Pays Warrants to Contractor Dougan.' KLAMATH FALLS. Or., March 24. (Special.) Warrants to pay J. M. Dougan for building the main street Canadian Pacific Steamships to . Steamships cozy as private sailing past lofty mountains,. deep forests, fishing towns - V& You May See a Whale totem poles, iridescent glaciers, gold mines and luxurious meadows of wild flowers and then by the White Pass and Yukon Railway to Dawson and the farthest north A Fine Trip in June I Jack London, Rex Beach and other writ ers have described the mysterious thrill of the brilliant Alaska north land. Enjoy it yourself this summer. From Vancouver the starting point it is also easy to reach the Canadian Pacific Rockies For Alaska sailing dates and reservations K. K. Frnn. fJen. Aar't, rM Drp't, CANADIAN PACIKIC RAILWAY, .5 I bird Mreet, I'orllanil, 0v' 1 ,,'"i"ibSiiiliii!i'ltiliW!!'.!;'-.:: (Regular service between Portland, Maine, Philadelphia, Boston and Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Oregon, Seattle and Tacoma via the Panama canal.) North Atlantic and Western id. & Co.'a fesUO-lon steel vessels. EASTBOCXD. From Portland 8. 8. Brash April 4 H. Vttliu April 18 t. 8. West Isleta. . .May S For Further Information Apply to THE ADMIRAL LIMJ, 01 Third Street :h!:i:iinli!.:m"hii'i' .-,,, tasupri tnriav bv CUUl lliwusc " ' County Clerk Delap. This ends the Klamath ei'ur.ty ct urtnouso litiga tion. The supreme court recently gave Dougan Judgment for full amount of his claim, $92,674, and to day's warrants were for the full amount. Three warrants were issued. l ne first, J65.000, will repay guarantors of the Dougan contract, local resi dents who advanced that amount as security that the contractor would fi nally be paid. ... " The second warrant is ior i i lrt In thtx rmirthoiise fund . ' after the S65.0O0 is paid. The third. for $-u.ll4, will wait pajuiciii uj,i. the collection of a tax levy, to meet it. Firemen Awarded IipIonias. CORVALLIS, Or cial.) Diplomas years' service in department veie s , March 24. (Spe attesting seven the Corval'is fire warded this morn- Ins- to Georg- Spei nt c, K.' i. l utt, Ar- thur G. Allen, S. W Knn. The sheepski ik-HuPh and C. L. ns are handsotnely- engraved testitr.on laia s'gned by tho Firemen's associa Mayor N. R Moore. president of the tion. K. K. Maiden. TRAVKI.F.KS' CtilDB. Sails 9 P M. March 36 and April 7, for Coo Bay. Eureka and San Jran cisco. Connecting with ateamera to I.os Angeles. San Diego. Mexico and Central American ports. Regular sailings from Seattle to south eastern and southwestern Alaska. PSKNC.KR SF.RVICF. TO TT1K ORIKNT FROM 1-l'GKT sOlM). 8. 8. WENATCHEE SAILS April TRANS-PACIFIC FREIC.HT SF.RVICK to all Oriental Ports. U. S. bh ppinf? Board A-l Steel American Vessels SAILING FROM Portland: 8 8. ABERCOS 8. S. I'AWI.KT S. S. COAXET Apr. 7 .May 5 Juue a For Further Information Apply to Pacific Steamship Co. 101 THIRD 8T. . PHONE MAIN 8281. TO EUROPE Fortnightly by "O" Steamer New York Cherbourg-Southhampton Hamburg ORBITA Triple Screw MAY 21 OROPESA Twin Screw JUNE 4 0RDUN A Triple Screw JUNE 18 1st, 2d and 3d Class Faaxengera Norway aumme" cruises from Eos laud on the steamer Avon. For particulars apply THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO. . Rainier Bldfc SOS Marlon St. (Bet. 2d and 3d Ave.) Seattle Or Any Steamship Ticket Agent 4: 1 Sailing Dates Bergensfjord April 1st, May 10th, June 17th Stavangerfjord April 22d, May 27, July 8th RF.IDAR C.JOLMF, CO., . Inc. t.eneral Paaaenger Agenta r 240 Waahlntoa fct, Fortlnnd, Or. N PI 3 biRErrTWHwS- yachts tv Orrgon. m so DO IT Km 1 alt dtVU WWV - Z-i . WESTBOUND. From From From Portland. Me. Boston Phlia S. S. ArtlKBK M nr. .Ill, Apr. 1, Apr. 5 S. W. I rhit-li Apr. I J, Apr. 13, Apr. Ill S. S. Went Tunis.. Apr. 10, May I, May 5 I'acirlv Coast A urn t a. foo 'hune Main 8JSI fi T'r.k.i nVj.ttTmrti Fir,? Chief Tom Graham and H. I,. Rickard. secretary of the city tire men's orgai.ization. r.;;ss 39 Cents a Dozen. SPOKANE. Wash.. March :i--.V drop of I a case in the price of tgss here today brought the retail quo tations to 30 cents a dozen. Farntcrs were receiving 0 cents. DAILY CITY STATISTICS 1 nrriHKr l.lcenss. riARLO-AM BKOKK Plotro Ciarln. 2 i4S Corbftt street, and Florence Ambrose, i.v anie amirth'n. X L'DLLM A N-H KRNS Kdvvurd P Nil- Herns. 'i7 il'll and Herns. 1M . 1 I'll North Twenty-first Btrt-et. BORN-DREWITZ John K. Burn, lopal. HD7 Monroe street, and Minnie Drew 114 It'gal. 1 Hood ct reel. leirai, FarKrose. Or., a tin; T 1 T. Kiisii-r ronl nd Nellie Leaky, le- TKAVKI.KRS GtI!E. worn SAN FRANCISCO S P0RTUND STEAMSHIP COMPANY For San Franelace From Portland Ainaworth Dock Hose City. 10 A. M., Mar. L'R Alaska. 10 A. M Mar. 31 Roue City. 10 A. M Anr. 5 Alaska. 10 A. M Apr. 10 And every 5 days thereafter. PASSAGE FARES FROM PORTLAND Promenade Deck W8.80 Outside Saloon Deck IL'8.40 Inside Saloon Deck $1'4.00 Third Class (males only) $18.00 These fares do not include 8 per cent war tax, which must be added. All fares include berth and meals while at sea- City Ticket Office. 3d and Washington I'tione Alain oou Freight Office, Ainsworth Dock Fhone Broadway 263 Qufrkrwt Time Arrow tht f'nrirta ' T0THE ORIENT JAPAN 10 Days CHINA -MANILA - l i Days - 17 Days bl'KED. COMFORT. SAFJSTV on tne l'ttlutlal Empress of Russia Empress of Asia Single Cabins Double Cabins Suite Direct Sailines TO EUROPE Liverpool, Glasgow. London. Southamp ton, Itavre. Antwerp 55 Third St. l'iione H road war 00 The Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Limited. ASTOKL AND WAV FOl.VTS Str. Georgiana Lr. Portland Hon., Wed.. Fri., 8 A. M. Lv. Astoria Tuea., Thurs.. Sau. 8 A. il. Night Boat Dally (except Sundaj I Connections Made for North BcavU. tare tl.OO Each Way. Main 1423 S41 Font Alder St. THE HABK.1NS TKANS. CO. RELIANCE MT. HOOD AUTO STAGES lo Sandy, Welches. Tawney'i, Rhododen dron and Government Camp. Winter fctced lHo: Ltave RoutlecUe Seed Store, 145 d at., Eat. 8. 30 A. M. ; rtum Sunday t. M. Summer echeaulo: Daily, 8 A. 44. Owned and operated by Irviugtuo liarace Auto Co., J. U ti. Snead, Pres., uJ