THE MOKMXG OltEGOXIAX, SATURDAY, NOVE3IBER 2G, 1921 THREE BIG VESSELS ffl ROUTE RIVER Coaxet, Vinita, Taikai Maru Bring Oriental Cargoes. COAXET WILL BE-TIED UP First Shipment of Copra to Come for Vegetable Oil Mills Is . Part of Manifest. . The American steamers Coaxet and Yinlta and the Japanese steamer Taikai Maru were all on their way up the river to Portland last night with oriental cargoes to discharge here. The freight aboard these vessels is the largest lot to reach Portland from across the Pacific in a single day for many years. That aboard the Japa nese vessel, amounting to about 2000 tons, is one of the heaviest oriental cargoes ever received here. Coaxet Will Tie I p. The steamer Coaxet Is terminating her trans-TacIf ic service under the house flag of the Admiral line and after discharging her inbound freight will bo turned back to the shipping board to be tied up. She has in her holds the first shipment of copra to come In for the new plant of the Port land Vegetable Oil Mills company. An Important Item in her' manifest is a shipment of silks from China. The copra was loaded at Manila and will he discharged at the dock of the vegetable oil mills. Ten Pnrt of Itlsr Cargo. The Taikai Maru Is operating in the trans-Pacific service of the Yamashita Klsen Kaisha, which recently started n direct and exclusive line between Portland and the orient. Her freight rn this trip consists of a wide va riety of oriental products and Includes a heavy shipment of tea. Most of the cargo of the Taikai Maru will be handled by direct trans fer from the vessel to cars which will be spotted alongside the vessel at terminal No. 4, though several hun dred tons of the freight are for local consumption. Vlnlla Han Mixed Cargo. Tho steamer Vinita, operating in the North China line of.the Columbia-Fa-clfic Shipping company, has about 500 tons of mixed freight to unload here. She will discharge her cargo at mu nicipal terminal No. 1. STEAM Kit IItALl. IS SOLD Dalles-Columbia Company Buys Fast Propeller Boat. The steamer Iralda, a fast propellor boat which has been operating on the Willamette and Columbia rivers for many years, was sold yesterday by L. H. Holman to the Dalles-Columbia company, operators of the steamer Teal. Mr. Holman reported that the transaction was entirely for cash. The Iralda will replace the steamer Tea! on the run between Portland and The Dalles. She will carry passengers and fast freight and will operate from the Alder-street dock. L. II. Holman will act hereafter as agent for the vessel Instead of owner. The steamer J. N. Teal has come Into her own with the paralysis of railroad and truck traffic in the upper river country and has been carrying her full capacity of passengers and freight. She arrived at her dock at 6 o'clock yesterday morning with 300 passen gers and all the freight she could carry. She will go out again from Portland at 6 o'clock Sunday morning. The Iralda operated for many years between Portland and St. Helens in conjunction with the steamer Amer ica, which Is still on this run. She was taken from the route because of the Inroads made In her business by the truck and bus lines, and placed on the Astoria run, where she par ticipated in a lively rate war last summer. GKAIX ELEVATOK IMPROVES Increased Efficiency for Plant Is Indicated by Figures. Performance records of the munici pal grain elevator which show that the plant is increasing its efficiency with continued operation until it far surpasses its estimated capacity were given to the commission of public docks yesterday by Harbormaster Speler. The Norwegian steamer Tor rey, he reported, loaded 6435 long tons of bulk wheat at the elevator in 13 hours and 4 minutes, putting away the loose grain at the rate of 494 tons per hour. A still more enviable record was established by the Dutch steamer Klnderdyk,' which departed yesterday. This vessel took 134.000 bushels of bulk wheat in 5 hours and 15 minutes, working at the rate of 24.363 buhels per hour, The Japanese steamer Glasgow :iaru, loading sacked wheat by the usual method at the same terminal, stowed 27,000 bushels in eight hours. Marine Xotes. The Japanese steamer Tunan Maru, which has been lying at the Southern Pacific open dock for several days with h full earao of lumber on account of the flood m tho Willamette, will go down the river at 8 o'clock this morning for Japan. The cat go was supplied by the Pacific Export Lumber company. The Dutch steamer Klnderdyk of the Holland - America tine departed from municipal terminal No. 4 at 1! o'clock yesterday afternoon with fresh applea and bulk wheat for Europe. The steam schooners Ryder Hanlfy and Haico departed from Westport yesterday with cargoes of lumber for California porta. The Japanese steamer Hnkkal Maru la expecu-d to get away today from the Portland Flouring Mills dock with a cargo of wheat and flour for the orient. The Williams line steamer Wlllhllo shifted yesterday from terminal No. 1 to the Portland Flouring Mills company'b dock to take a shipment of flour for the Atlantic coast. The Japanese steamer Yesakl Maru moved from the Montgomery dock to the Blevator dock yesterday afternoon to complete a cargo of grain for Japan. The Norwegian steamer Ervlken. which has been Ivlng at the Elevator dock, moved to the American Can company's dock and surrendered her berth. The Admiral line steamer Curacao, damaged In a gale between Coos bay and the Columbia river on her last trip ur the coast, moved to the slip at Supple' dock yesterday afternoon to underga repalra. Hccause municipal terminal No. 1 was again crowded to Its capacity, the steamer West I.ewark, arriving late last night, was obliged to go to terminal No. 4 to await a berth at the uptown dock. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Nov. 2.V Arrived at 10 P. M., steamer Coaxet, from orient; at 10:31) P. M . steamer Vinita. from orient: at midnight. Japanese steamer Taikai Maru. from Kobe. bailed at 11 A. M steamer Springfield, for New York, via Seattle; at 2 P. M., Dutch steamer Kln derdljk, for United Kingdom; at 4 P. M., steamer lialco, for Pan Pedro, from West port; at 0 P. M-. steamer Ryder Hanlfy, for Ban Pedro. ASTORIA, Nov. 25. Le.'t up at 10:3o A M , steamer Vinita. Left up at 10:30 j A. M.. steamer Coaxet. I-eft up at noon. Japanese steamer Taikai Maru. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2.V Arrived at 2 A. M., steamer Arizonan, from Portland, for Near York and way ports; at 0 A. M-. steamer Wlllsoln, from New York, for Portland. Sailed at I P. M.. steamer Rose City, for Portland. Arrived at 2 P. M.. steamer Dakotan. from Boston, for Port land. ANTWKRP, Nov. 21. Arrived: Danish steamer Natal, from Portland. MN'nON, Nov. 23. Arrived: Steamer Steel Exporter, from Portland. BELFAST. Nov. 24. Arrived: British stenner City of Vancouver, from Portland. NEW YORK. Nov. 24 Sailed: Steamer Iowan. for Portland and way ports. SUNDERLAND, Nov. 23. Sailed: Brit ish steamer Karonga. for Portland and Puget sound. CRISTOBAL, Nov. 24. Arrived: Steam er Minnesotan, from Boston, for Portland and way ports. NORFOLK, Nov. 23.--ArrIved : British steamer Eastern Prince, from Portland, for Leith. CRISTOBAL. Nov. 23. Sailed: Steamer West Isleta. from Portland. Me.; Swedish motorshlp Buenos Aires, from Portland, for Gothenburg: British steamer Norman Monarch, from Columbia river, for United Kingdom. SHANGHAI Nov. 22. Arrived Key si on. State, from Tacoma. HONOKONO, Nov. 23. Arrived Africa Maru, from Tacntna. HONOKONO. Nov. 23. Empress of Japan, for Vancouver; Ixion, for Tacoma. SAN PEDRO. Cal.. Nov. 85. (Special.) Arrived Cold Harbor, from San Fran c!sco. 11 A. M : Ensley City, from San rrsnclseo. 10:30 A. M.; Panaman, from esn Francisco, 7 A. M. ; Fort Bragg, from Mexico. 6 A. M. Sailed Anne Hanlfy, for Ballard, 6 P. M. ; Yale, for San Francisco. 3 P. M SAN PEDRO, Nov. 24. Arrived: Steam er Mundelta. from Galveston, for Portland and way ports. Sailed: Steamer Dakotan, from Boston, for Portland. TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 25. Arrived: Fulton, from Powell River. B. C. ; Yoko Maru. from Kobe, Everett, from San Fran Cisco. Sailed: Tosan Maru, for Yokohama: Hakata. for Yokohama, via Seattle; Santa Crux for Everett; Nome City, for San Francisco; Robin Adair, for New York; motorshlp Charley Watson, for San Fran cisco; Arizona Maru, for Vancouver, B. C. GRAYS HARBolT" Wash., Nov. 2.1. (Special.) The steam achooners Helena and Santa Rita arrived from San Fran. Cisco this morning. The Helena loads at the Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle mill. Ab erdeen, and the Santa Rita at the Amer ican mill, Aberdeen. SEATTLE. Wash., Cov. 23. Arrived: City of Spokane, from Dairen; Culburra, from Los Angeles; Admiral Schley, from Los Angeles. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 25. Arrived: Arizonan. ( from Columbia river; Wlllholo from New York: Dakotan. from New York. Sailed: Rose City, for Portland: Manulanl, for Seattle; Tacoma, for Honolulu. RAYMOND. Wash.. Nov. 2.1. (Special.) Sallef: Munlnillea. for Tacoma. It) A. M. Tides at Astoria Saturday. High. Low. 10:14 A. M 0.7 ft. 14:13 A. M 2.4 ft. 11:00 P. M .7.7 ft,3:12 P. M . ft. Report From Mouth nf Columbia. NORTH HEAD Nov. 23. Condition of the sa at A P. M.. rough; wind, north east, 30 miles. COUGARS KILLED IN NIGHT Hunter and Dog Get Animals After Freshly Killed Deer Is Found. HOQUIAM. Wash., Nov. 25 (Spe cial.) Four cougars In one night and morning of stalking and perserver ance rewarded John Bunch, well known Qu'nault rancher, trapper and nimrod, recently, according to a let ter M. H. Mulky, special deputy game warden, has written F. W. Mathias, game commissioner In the western part of the county. Mr. Mulky writes that Mr. Bunch was returning from his trapping cabin a week ago today, when he came across the carcass of a fine, full-antlered buck deer, apparently freshly killed by wild animals, lying in the trail near Muncaster moun tain. After a long chase he got the cougar. After skinning her and preserving the bone of the forepaw for bounty purposes he returned to the carcass of the deer. Fresh tracks of three cougars were discovered and the dog took up one after another, treed them and Mr. Bunch brought them down with his rifle. Montenano's 5foor Remembered. MONTESANO, Wash., Nov.' 25. (Special.) The Knights of Pythias lodge of Montesano again will play Santa Claus to the poor of the city at Christmas. They plan that no worthy family shall be without food and cheer at that time. Eld ridge Wheeler. W. L. Carter and Lloyd Pickering compose a committee to handle this work for the lodge. Last year nine families were cared for, each receiving a large basket of food and presents. Husband Valued at $6416.50. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Nov. 25. (Special.) A husband was valued at $6416.50 by a jury which heard the case of Florence Leroy against Mary Harmon. Mrs Leroy accused Mrs. Harmon of alienating the affections of her former husband, Ed Leroy, and asked $35,000. Two hours were re quired for the jury to decide the value of Leroy to his former wife. Motion for a new trial was filed. Caucus Candidates Nominated. CENTRALIA. Wash., Nov. 25. (Special.) At a caucus held in Te nino Tuesday night. C. W. Cook and James McArthur were nominated as candidates for councilmen at the city election December 6. Grace Gibson was nominated for treasurer. Noble Urquhart, nominated to succeed him self on the Napavlne council, has re fused to serve again. The vacancy on the ticket will be filled by a commit tee appointed at a recent caucus. Napavlne to Have Legion Pont. CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 25. (Special.) An American Legion post will be organized In Napavlne a a meeting to be held there December 10. C. D. Cunningham, department commander of the legion, will assist in the organization. Only 12 mem bers are required to form the post, but it is expected the organization will have a charter membership of between 35 and 40. Masons to Dedicate Temple. CENTRALIA. Wash., Nov. 25. (Special.) Tenino's new Masonic temple will be dedicated December. 1. Grand lodge officers will have charge of the exercises at 4 o'clock. At 6 o'clock a dinner will be served for Masons and their women folk. The new temple is constructed of Tenlno stone and was erected at a cost of about $20,000. Chinook Melts Heavy Snow. CONDON. Or., Noy. 25. (Special.) The snow' reached about 30 Inches on the level here and is going off with a chlnook. The farmers are Jubilant. No trainsarrived here for two days. No loss of stock is reported from the ranges. McGutre Wins Billiard Match. ABERDEEN, Wash., Nov. 25. Spe cial.) Walter McGuire was a little too much for Joe Zan in the county championship billiard match last night at the Academy parlors and defeated him 75 to 37. 4 GIFT ENTER VIXITA, COAXET, TAIKAI MAKU AND TEXAN ARRIVE. West Lewark to Be Turned Back . to Shipping Board After Dis charging Cargo Here. ripairipf tht rmir inrirA ocean steam ers which arrived In the Columbia ...... KAimrl fnr "Pnrt land. river jcaiciuaj uvms.v - three more were due at the mouth of the river last nignt u 'lu,l,c' .u..u tho Pninmhln pari v this morning. Arriving during the day were the steamers vinna, u-;. Taikai Maru from the orient and the steamer Texan inbound In the inter- j i i t r w TTurnnA. coasiai service iv ivu Due outside last night were the i 1. a .4 17 A a r steamers Harry bUCKenodcu . i i. i v. nuniah mntnrshiD wain. h.iiu i"o - Chile. The Norwegian steamer Niels . . i A. aopIv -Nielsen is expeoiea in i this morning. The Harry Luckenbacb is operation in the intercoastal serv ice of the Luckenbach Steamship com pany ' and will discharge and load here. The West Lewark is terminat ing her service in the European-Pacific line, operated by Williams, Di mond & Co. and represented here by the Columbia-Pacific Shipping com pany. After discharging her Euro pean freight at Portland and Seattle she will be turned back to the ship ping board for lay up or assignment to new duties. The Chile, operated by the Danish East Asiatic company and represented "here by Balfour, Guthrie & Co is bringing large ship ments of glass, toys and other freight from Europe and will load lumber here. The Nielsen steamer Is tne first of three vessels of this company taken on a year's charter by Dant & Russell to carry lumber to the orient. All three are bringing coal from the United Kingdom to San Francisco on their way here to enter their new service. The other two will arrive here at intervals of a month. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or. Nov. 23. (Special.) The steamer Agwldnle with general freight from Portland and 4000 caies of salmon from here was scheduled to sail tonight for Boston via Seattle. Th. .txa mr Tn arrived at 11 o'clock last night from Fujtet Sound and after taking on freight here went to Portland tonight. The steam schooner Hornet with "Ir, 000 foet of lumber from Knappton for San Francisco was wtil. weather bound here. The steam schooner Trinidad with lum ber from Westport for San Pedro and the steam schooner Annette Rolph with lum ber from St. Helens for San Pedro were In the lower harbor, awaiting better weather before going to sea. The steamer Coaxet arrived at 11 o'clock laat night from the orient with freight for Portland. The steam schooner Halce with lumber from Wauna and the steam schooner Ryder Hanlfy with lumber from Westport will be due to sail tomorrow morning for San Pedro, , The Danish motorshlp Chile was due to night from Antwerp via San Francisco, to load lumber, probably at Westport. The steamer West Reward from Europe was due tonight en route to Portland. The ateamer Harry Luckenbach from San Francisco was due tonight, en route to Portland. The Norwegian steamer Niels Nielsen from San Francisco will be due at 3 o'clock tomorrow morning and will go to Portland. The Japanese steamer Malta Maru from the orient was off the mouth of the river late this afternoon and was expected In tonight, en route to Portland. The Japanese steamer Texas Maru n route to Portland was off the mouth of the river late today and was expected in tonight. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Nov. 2.Y (Special.) Coming from Kobe, via Dairen. the Admiral trans-Pacific steamer Spokane Hrrived this afternoon, proceeding to Seattle after passing quarantine. She brought a Hmall quantity of freight for discharge at Seattle. - The United States coast guard patrol boat Areata has bt-en equipped with a new one-pound rapid-firing gun and is now better prepared to check the smuggling of liquor from British Columbia to points on Puget sound In speedy power boats. Large quantities of liquor have been land ed on the Olympic peninsula and then transferred to Seattle, Tacoma and Port land In automobiles. All of the highways are being closely guarded by prohibition officers. State officials are planning to place several fast power boats In commis sion to patrol the waters of Puget sound, which will make rum-running more haz ardous. Inaugurating the new trans-Pacific serv ice of the Kasuda, Steamship company, tht Japanese steamer Yoko Maru arrived last evening from Kobe in ballast, proceeding to Tacoma, where she loads a part cargo of lumber, completing at Seattle and Tacoma. ! Bringing a big general cargo. Including a shipment of raw silk, the Blue Funnel steamer Protesilaus is scheduled to arrive 1 1 morrow from the orient. She will dis charge the larger portion of her cargo at btiattle and the remainder at Vancouver, B C. After loading a part cargo of lumber at Genoa bay. British Columbia, the Japanese steamer Yukoku Maru arrived last eve ning, proceeding to Seattle. She will com plete her lumber cargo at Seattle, Tacoma and Everett for Australia. SEATTLE, Wabt... Nov. 25. (Special.) To load big shipments of flour, wheat and salmon, the Java-Pacific line steamship jtrakan, which saifted to Tacoma from ancouver this week, will come to Seattle early next Monduy morning and will dock at the west Seattle grain elevator, it was announced by t.ie General Steamship cor poration, Seattle representative for the line. The Arakan is the first Java-Pacific line ship iO call at tms port In many months. In all -he will have Suuu tons of wheat, flour tni salmon for the orient and Jav jHirts wjen she leaves Seattle tor the far east, the end of next week. The Trans-Oceanic company, Seattle cgent for the Compagnle Generate Trans allantique, the Fiench line, was informed t.-duy that the second steamship of the new French line service, the Mississpppi. vill reach Seatt about December 24, and that the third carrier, the St, Joseph, left Bordeaux this uiornlng for Pacific coast purls. Local officials of the Trans-Oceanic com pany said, today that the European cargo business, which tor several months past has been very expressed, has improved materially in the last few days and that cargo space aboard the French line ships are at a premium. Chartered from the shipping board by the Luckenbach Steamship company for one voyage betwten Puget Sound and the Atlantic seaboard, the steamship Agwidale will arrive here tomorrow with 1800 tons of general freight .Laded at east coast ports. C n the sound lie will take several thous and tons for New York and Boston. Mon day afternoon the Luckenbach , line freighter Harry Luckenbach is due with M)U tons of east coast freight. Consigned to merchants of Chile and Feru, several lumber parcels will be picked up here the end of next week by the Gtne.al Steamship corporation's steamship Jeptha, which shifted to Tacoma from Vancouver. B. C. today. At the British Columbia port ta" Jeptha discharged 1'Ouo ton f sugar and at the Tacoma smelters she will unload J 000 tons of ore. To Seat tle she Is not bringing cargo from the v. est coast of South America, but will commence to lod outward here. A cable dispatch received today by local officials of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha re pcrteu that th company's trans-Paclf Ic iteighter Toklwa Maru. which left Yoko hama lor Seatt' November --. is laden with 1000 tons ot oriental freight which she will dischar) at Seattle. The vessel W du-4 t this pot Le member 9. on which day the Suva Maru, of the same fleet, will be dispatched for Japanese and Chinese pcrts. he Tokiwa Maru is a fast freighte ttcd is being substituted for the Toyami Maru. VANCOUVER, B. C, Nov. 25. (Spe cial.) With a, cargo of coal for Seattle, the Canadian-Australian freighter Wal kawa today was Inbound from Newcastle via Sai Francisco and Seattle. Outbound she will take pulp paper and general cargo from this port. The Canadian-Australian passenger liner Makura was due at Honolulu today - and w as expected to reach this port about L'tcember 3 It will be early next week before the Isthmian freighter Santa Rosalia can make port from the orient, as that vessel was about ICOO miles off port today. This steamer is coming in ballast and will go on beith here for the United Kingdom. The Canadian government merchant marine steamer Canadian Farmer was delivering a heavy shipment of salt at Na noose from San Francisco and will bring the cured fish to this port for transshipment. December 1 has been set as the date for the arrival her of the big Dollar freighter Robert Dollar from New York. That steamer has about 4000 tons of freight on board now, but on arrival here will take an consignments of lumber, wheat, machinery and general, for the orient and Mediterranean points. This la the last trip of the big freighter for some time, as that vessel will make San Fran cisco the port of call on tnis coast after this. The Itcal office of the Dollar Steam ship line has been advised of the arrival at Yokohama of the steamer Melville Dollar after one of the roughest trips that boat has ever experienced. Flour and cement will move out of this port on the steamer Slnaloa of the Latln Amenca Steamship line. This is a new trade route for Canadian ships and both South and Central A merica are showing much in tore at in Canadian flour and cement. The steamer Tokufuka Maru la loading lumber at the Fraser River mills and will sail in about 10 days for United Kingdom ports. Prior to sailing for Europe the Holland America steamer Eemdijk is loading lumber at Victoria for delivery at Ant-w-erp. She loaded canned salmon, flour and general at this port. The British-Canadian Steamships, Lim ited, leceived a report from the steamer City of Vancouver today announcing the arrival of that boat at Belfast, where she will discharge tho balance of her cargo, if no freight offerings present themselves the boat may be forced to return to Van couver with coal as ballast. SAX PEDRO, Cal., Nov. 23. (Special. i The .allure of the coxswain of a navy launch to observe harbor rules caused th narrow escape of the pilot launch Uesuer from being sunk thts morning. As a resui. of the collision between ths two launches the Hester will have to be repaired In a local shipyard. The navy launch wa con ing in on the left side of the mala chan nel, which Is contrary to harbor regula tions. The Red Stack tug Sea Eagle, whun pilot house Wa waxheH N.hnr t.r Port land, formerly was owned in thi port. She was: the tug Coil is and was owned Li the Pacific Electric company several years ago. She was used when Redondo had more shipping than today and whn the long wnarr at Santa Monica was the pilr cipal wharf over which merchaudibe reach s,l Los Angeles from the sea. She had not been used for jeurs and was ticl up in the inner harbor. Earl M. Leaf, vice-president of the Los Angele-f Steamship company, has returned from Washington, bringing th 'nforma tion that the company may purchase five shipping board steamers and tra.wrorm them i'lto combination cargo and passen ger stecmera. A proposition has been nade to the shipping board and until the latter passes upon it local officials would civ no definite Information. TACOMA. Wash,. Nov. 23. (Special.) In the service of Kosuda company, the Japanese steamer Yoko Maru arrived here lat night and is loading lumber for the orient. The vessel will t-htft down sound tomorrow night. It Is thought, and take some cargo, after which the Yoko will return and complete loading. Ralph T. Jones was in Tacoma today looking after the vessel. He made his home in Tacoma for a number of years and made his start in the steamship game with Dodwell & Co., and later with the Osaka Shosen Kaisha. He expects to have a second vessel, the Meigen Maru, here in a few days, also to take a lumber cargo at the port dock. The Arakan, which arrived here last night. Is taking flour and wheat for Ba tavia. The steamer will probably get away tomorrow evening for down aound ports. The Santa Crux shifted this morning to Everett to load. The steumer will return next week to load general freight here. The San Diego and Phyllis, loading lum ber here, will get away, tomorrow, it is expected, for San Pedro. The Tosan Maru sailed tonight for Japan with a full cargo of wheat. Sha took 6000 tons here. The Johnson llae motorshlp Canada, due here to load lumber for Australia, Is re ported barbound at Grays Harbor. Heavy weather is alo reported to be delaying the Mundaries, also due this morning to load. The Hakata Maru was expected to clear tonight after loading 2.MK) tons of wheal at the Balfour dock. The motorshlp Charlie Watson arrived at the Standard Oil dock last night. She is unloading gasoline and waj to go out tonight. - The Alameda, from the north, arrived at the Tacoma smelter with a cargo ot copper ore last night. She will be in port unloading several days. The Santa Cruz. Ketchikan and bargs Baroda are also still at the smelter dock After unloading a cargo of wire and nails with some miscellaneous freight from the east coast at the terminal dock, the Isthmian line steamer Robin Adair shifted to the smelter today to take a cargo of copper for the return trip. i lie Kenhon Maru, of the Yamashita Kisen Kaisha line, will be due here to load lumber at the port terminals, but no word has been received from her. The vessel Is not equipped with wireless and so her whereabouts are not known. Another windjammer will be in port by Sunday, it is expected. The wailing vessel William H. Lewis is reported near lng Cape Flattery with a cargo of nitrates from South America, to be unloaded at Dupont. The vessel is in the General Steamship corporation service. SAX FRANCISCO, Cal.. Nov. 25. (Spe cial.) Officials of the Waterfront Em ployer union are considering whether a cut in the wages ot stevedores In this port is Justifiable, it was stalled yesterday by Ccptain Walter J. Peterson, manager of the Ship Owners" Employment bureau, at M East street. The queston of a cut Is being considered following the recent an nual meeting of the shiD owners, repre sented by the Wuterfront Employers' union. and the stevedores, represented by the San Francisco Longshoremen's association. icr the consideration of wages and con d'tlons. At this meeting the stevedores expressed them skives as satisfied with the present wage scale, which is 00 cents an J.cur, with $1.33 an hour for overtime. 1 his scale has been In effect since last May. when the rte of pay was cut from 1 au hour, the highest point it had leached during the war. The hip owners are not at the present t.me considering cutting seamen's wages, according to Captain Peterson, although they are aware of the fact that seamen's wages are being cut at many points on the Atlantic coast Twnty-seven days from Boston via New York and San Pedro, the American-Hawaiian freighter Dakotan arrived here to tay with about 200U tons of general mer chandise for discharge at this port. The Dakolun will sail for Europe on her next run from this coast, leaving here December 17. according J.o Williams, Dimond & Co., rpe rating the vessel. Frank Re 1 yea. director of the shipping board for this district, returned to his duties here today after an inspection oi the Oregon district of the board. Mr. Telyea said the conference to be held Monday in Washington will determine Portland's tjperation of government ton nage. A total of 21S1 tons of freight was t rough t here for discharge today from the .-ast coast on the Williams line Ireighter Wlllsolo. Among the cargo for delivery here was Bl tons o pig Iron, '22 tors of pipe fitting... 3t tons of steel plate, tons of wire and 280 tons of nails. As soon as she discharges, the Wlllsolo will rroceed to uget sound to complete un loading. Bound for this port, the new five-masted motorshlp Koben haven sailed from Shields November 17. The vessel Is declared to be one of the largest vessels of her type ai.oat. She is owned by the East Asiatic company and was built by Kamage Ferguson. The Japanese iiner Tadyo Maru will ar rive Sunday at da light bringing 100 cabin, second and 13? steerage passengers. She is tringing 00 tons of raw silk and L00 tons of tea, according to a wireless t- essage received here today by the com pany. Scheduled to arrive here Monday, the China Mail liner China will not reach here uirtil Wednesday, according to advices re ceived by the marine department of the chamber of commerce. She Is bringing lassengers and freight from the orient. In to finish loading for New York, the American-Hawaiian freighter Arizonan ar rived here today from the Columbia river. Gift Makers to Confer. MONTESANO. Wash., Nov. 25. (Special.) Women of Grays Harbor county will have a clearing house for Christmas present ideas at a meet ing of the clothing: project leaders of the county in Montesano November 29. Misa Mabel Webber, home demon, stratlon agent, has called the meet Ins; and asked each woman to bring; samples of all manner of hand-made Christmas presents. The making; of these presents will be explained, and the leaders will return home pre pared to instruct their neighbors. The sample presents will be on dis play at a public meeting; following; the conference. T IS KEPT IN JAIL ItKSl liT OF HC1IT OVER TECH NICALITY AWAITED. Mother Refuses to Part With In fant So Both Are Put on Top Floor of Bastllc. While Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, super intendent of the 'women's protective division, and the Juvenile court have been clashing over a technicality in procedure the 13-months-old daughter of Lai Lakl, young; Filipino bride, has remained in the city Jail with her mother since last Tuesday night. . Differences arose on Wednesday morning when Mrs. Baldwin, deeming the detention rooms at the city Jail an unsuitable place for a baby, caused a complaint to be issued for thp Juve nile court, charging that the baby was without p'roper parental care, in or der that the juvenile court would take it into custody and remove it from the detention room. The juvenile court delayed until late Wednesday afternoon, saying it could not care for the infant properly. Mrs. Baldwin offered to have it sent, but her offer was not accepted. Mrs. Har riet Heller, a representative of the court, then appeared for the child and the real trouble began. The mother stoutly refused to part with it. Saying that the affair rested with the Juvenile court, Mrs. Baldwin took no part in this step. The court then asked the co-operation of the police department to obtain the child, but this co-operation proved as futile as the first attempt to take it. At every attempt to assume custody the mother rose up in arms and defied the offi cers. Co-operation was then aban doned, and. since Mrs. Baldwin re fused the use of her detention rooms, mother and child were transferred to the top floor of the jail. The mother is held on charges of improper conduct and has not been arraigned, pending the outcome of an investigation. Mrs. Baldwin contends that Lai Lakl is morally unfit for the responsibilities of motherhood and declares the child should bo taken away from her. The husband and father is living In another city. DR. HUGH MOUNT RETURNS Business in East Is Optimistic, Says Oregon City Physician. ' OREGON CITY, Or.. Nov. 25. (Spe cial.) The spirit which pervades the east is one of general hopefulness in both financial and international af fairs, according to Dr. Hugh S. Mount, who returned to Oregon City today after a four weeks' trip to the At lantic coast. He was accompanied by Mrs. Mount and his son, Hugh Jr. In rhlladelphia, a fellowship in the American College of Surgeons, a branch of the Royal College of Sur geons of London, was conferred upon Dr. Mount. At Cleveland he visited the Kriel Clinics and at Rochester, N. Y., visited with the Mayo brothers. Throughout the east, says the doc tor, business men feel optimistic over the future. There Is sufficient money moving, he says, to take care of all legitimate business. Manufacturers in the east, it was found, are looking toward the further return of normal conditions in the near future. JURY WEEDING CONTINUES 11 of Prospective Burcli Venire Are Women. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. The weed ing out of prospective Jurors for the trial of Arthur C. Burch on Jhe charge of having murdered J. Belton Kennedy continued all of today in Judge Sid ney N. Reeve's court, and adjournment was taken until Monday with the final panel still unselected. Three days have been consumed in examination of talesmen. At the time of adjournment the box was filled with temporarily passed Jurors, 11 of the 12 being women. Burch continued to show a lively interest in the proceedings and laughed heartily at many of the. an swers given by the talesmen to ques tions relating to Insanity as a de fense. YOUTH ESCAPES AGAIN Aberdeen Prisoner Digs Out Bricks and Flees From Jail. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Nov. 25. (Spe cial.) Armos Saari, Aberdeen's 17-year-old escape artist, again broke Jail at 4 o'clock this morning by re moving 12 bricks from the side of the Aberdeen city prison and dropping to the ground outside. He was ac companied by Dave Bird, 17, and Ar- Port Calendar. To Arrive at Portland. Steamer From .Due. Malta. Maru Japan Xov. 2fl Yelkoku Maru Japan Nov. 21! Harry Luckenbach. . .N. Y.-Phlla . . Nov. 1B Weft lmark Kurope-S. F..Nov. Child (M. S.) San Fran Nov. l!A Deerflfld tiraya Harbor Nov. 27 Yovol Maru irays Harbor Nov. 27 rtobln Adair Seattle Nov. 27 TVxa.Muru Kobe Nov. 'W Roue City San Fran Nov. 27 Niels Nielsen San Fran Nov. 27 Depere -enftle Nov. 27 Went Haven Baltimore Nov. 28 Milan Maru ;alveton .... Nov. 2-t Hollywood Kureka Nov. 2S Admlrnl Sebree San Fran Nov. 2i WIlHolo V V.-S. F. . . . .Nov. :0 Enid J k F.urope-S. F... Nov. SO Weal Nomentum ....Hakodate ....Nov. 30 Kenturklan. New York Dec. 2 West Cayote Japan Iec. 1 Santa HoRnlia Seattle rec. 2 West Kader Dairen Dec. 2 I. ew l Luckenbach. .. N. Y.-Phlla. .. Dc. 3 Mobile City nttle ivc. 4 Slnaloa Europe-S. F...Dec. 5 Katrina Luckenbach. N. Y.-Phlla. .. Dec. S MontCervIn Vancouver ....Dec. V Saleler San Fran Dec. 1) Dakotan -New York Dec. lu MisalsslppI Horrieaus ....Dec. 10 Liberator Jlaltimorfe . . . . Dec. 20 ArtlRas Boston D.;c. l:i Walter A. LuckenbachN Y.-Phlla. . ..Dec. l." Vlmlnlin . . . New York. . . . Dec. l." Chna. HCramp Baltimore ....Die. 12 Brush Boston Dec. 21 Florence Luckenbach -Mobile Dec. 21 Minnesotan New York Dec. 21 Princess New York . . . U-e. 24 Nlcthercy .London Dec. 24 Hattlo Luckenbach. . .Mobile Dec. 30 Iowan New York . . . . Dec 3u To Depart From Tortland. Steamer TyirT Dim. Hokkal Maru Orient Nov. 20 Yonan Maru apJfn Nov. 2H Curacao F.-way ....Nov. 26 Admiral Evans .San Diego. . ...Nov. 2 Robin Adair New York Nov. 21 Texan Europe Nov. 27 Woodarra Kurope Nov. 27 Rose City San Fran Nov. 30 Vinita North China. .Nov. 30 Admiral Sebree San Pedro. . . . Nov. 30 Senator San Dleno. . . . Dec 3 Vessels In Port. Steamers i,'mh, . . Admiral Evans Terminal No. 2. Annette Rolpb St. Helens. Coaxet Terminal No. 4. Curacao Supple's dock. Erie Maru Westport. Ervlken American Can dock. OlasBow MaruJ Terminal No. 4. Helnan Maru West Orenon mill. Hokkal Maru Port. Flour mills Johan Poulsen Westport. Nebraska Terminal No. 4. Ohio Maru Westport. Oregon Pine (sch) Drvdock. Oregon Maru Clark-Wilson mill. Relyo Maru Terminal No. 4. Trinidad Westport. Taikai Maru Terminal No. 4. ,'eian JvTP'""1 No- L Vlnita Shell dock. Wapama st- Helens. Wlllhllo fort. Flour Mllla. Woodarra Terminal No. 4. Yesakl Maru Elevator dock. Yonan Maru S. P. aldlnff. Yuri Maru Peninsula mill. Carrie passengers. thur Abitz. 18. who were held on vagrancy charges, pending filing of larceny charges against them in con nection with robbery of a Cosmopolis home. Abitz and Bird were rearrested six hours later, but Saari has not been seen. Saari was arrested by a Cos riopolis officer a month ago, but broke away on the way to the Jail. Rearrested a few days later, he ad mltted connection with a dozen rob beries. but escaped from the Juvenile ward by prying up a couple of light bars and Jumping 20 feet to the ground from the second floor window. He was rearrested Tuesday after try ing to elude the officers by taking lefuge in a deep slough and was lodged in the jail proper, from -where he escaped this morning with the aid of a small piece of iron torn off a cell. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Vancouver Marriage I.irensr. WINK-GRAN Johan Friday Wink. 2.1. of Portland, and Ethel M. Gran. 2. ot Portland. MILLER-KIDDER Elvln Miller. !ca'.. of Vaniouver. and Daisy Kidder, legal. 'f ltldgefield. Wash. HASH-BROWN Frank A. Hash. 21. rt Vancouver, and Opal M. Brown. IS. of Salem. Or. BAI:MARTNER - WILKINSON Oror, Baum'firtiicr. 2. of Bridal Veil. Or. an! Bonulyn D. Wilkinson. IS. of Port'and. LOL'lE-CABRAL, Harry I.oule. H. pi Stockton. Cal.. and Mrs. Mary Cabra.. of Stockton, Cal. BAGUETT-KEPIMRT Jean Innelow Bagfrei-.. 23. .f Seattle, and Floaslj Kep hart. 17. of Portland. HEBERLINO-P1ERIIARD Ward A. He. berllng. legal, of Portland, and Marie 1 l lerrard, legal, of Portland. MILES-VAN BRUNT Manoah .1. Miles, 3!. of Albany Or. and Mr. Bessie E. van Brunt. 34. of Portland. COREY-MILLER Rufus F. Corey. 2... of Camas. Wash... and Mabel Miller, -U. of Cnmni, Was. COREY-BLAKE Ronald I. Corey. 21. of Camas. Wash., and Bertha L. Blake. -. o Vancouver. Births. ASAHINA To Mr. and Mrs. Asahlna, 204 Williams, .November s, a son. BOY DSTON To Mr. and Mrs J. . Boydston. 109-2 E. Lincoln, .November 1". SltHJNER To Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Slcg ner. HS3 K. 7th -V. November 10. a son CLEM To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Clem, 44o'J 03d S. K.. November 1U, a daughter. BALDWIN To Mr. and Mrs. 1. M. Baldwin. 224 Alberta. November 20, a daughter. oljy To Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Ouy, oiO E. Davis. November lo. a daughter. LE MASTER To Mr. and Mrs. R. Le Master, 42i E. 4od. November o, a daughter. SOHOOLINO To Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Schooling. 44IO Boil, Nov. 14. a daughter. HOWDKN To Mr. and Mrs. O. Buwden, GiK'! .ih ave., November 17. a daughter. COTONZAR1T1 To Mr. and Mrs. A. Cotoniarlti. 1274 E. Harrison, November 2, a daughter. CARLASCIO To. Mr. and Mrs. D. Car lascio, 4ui E. 4:id, November 17, a son. KL'K To Mr. and Mrs. William Kuk. 4. "3 E. 8th, November , a son. CROOK To Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Crook. 271 E. 71st N., November 15. a daughter. Hl'UHKS To Mr. and Mrs. K. Hughes, 217 E. 7th, -November 21, a son. McKEltON To Mr. and Mrs. Wallace 5. McFeron, UU E. 7sth N., .November 10. a son. GAY To Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Gay. Sll verton. Or.. November 13, a daughter. KAWONU To Mr. and Mrs. J. Kawono, 45 I'nlnn ave. N., November 13, a son. TOMMAS To Mr. and Mrs. J. Tommas, Vernunia. Or., November 14, a daughter. COWNE To Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cowne. 1131 Kerby, November 15, a son. TAMKIN To Mr. and Mrs. M. Tamkln, 024 Third, November Is. a daughter. FORD To Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Ford, 788 E. Salmon, November S, a daughter. MAYOR To Mr. and Mrs. E. u. Mayor, 333 . 27th .N., .Nov. 14, a daughter. Building Permits. HL'G ESTATE Erect store and resi dence. 2011 Hooker, between Third and Founh streets. Builder A. E. Wright. $13tK). Lot 4-5, block OS. Caruthers & Curuthers. E.NKli'iS CITY DYE WORKS. INC. Repairs. Carpet cleaning, Eat Third and Ash streets. Builder William Vaeiz. 0uoo. M. E. CHURCH Repair church, 14U Flske street, between Lombard and Van derbilt. Builder I T. Loomls. S3500. M. D. GREEN Erect residence. 111)1 East lllth street, between Klllingsworth and Jarrett. Builder same as owner. 2ooo. Lot 17. block 5. Oakhurst. G. E. HALL Erect residence, 870 Glenn avenue, between Mason and Shaver streets. Builder J. R. Caples. S5OU0. Lot 11, block 27, Alameda Park. LLDWIG OLSEN Erect residence, 497 Thirty-ninth street, between Brazee and Thompson streets. Builder same as owner. 4ooo. Lot 4, block 12, Ronmere. A. STEINBERG Residence flats, 553 Sixth street, between College and Lincoln streets. Uullder J. C Bayer Furnace Co. 12(HI. XKWrOKT GETS BELATED MAIL Gale Unroofs Untitling, Hurling Burden Through Store Koof. NEWPORT. Or., Nov. 25. (Special.) Newport today received its first mall since November 19, the first train getting as far as Toledo, where the steamer Newport made connec tions bringing back the accumulated mall and passengers who had been en route from Valley points since No vember 18. Heavy rains started again here yes terday and it Is feared the trains again will be blocked by new slides and washouts. This morning a 70-mile wind blew the roof from the Mlnthorn bath house carrying it 600 feet, where it crashed through the roof of the Son nevelt store, breaking shelving, show cases, etc., causing about $500 in dam ages. Very high waters still continue throughout the county, endangering stock and much other property. Ship Reports by Radio. (Furnished by the Radio Corporation of America.) Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday, unless otherw.se indicated, were as follows: WEST H.aVE.n'. San Francisco for Port land. Ii7 miles north of San Francisco. STEEL VOYaGEH, San Francisco for San Pedro. 25 miles northwest of Tolnt Concepcion. Keported by Federal Wireless. WEilTOREOWA. Seattle for" Yokohama, 2700 miles from Seattle, November 24. CUBA, San Francisco for Cristobal, 1753 miles south of San Francisco, November 24. SAN JUAN, Cristobal for San Franclfcoj, 103U in lies south of San Francisco, Novem ber 21. BUCKEYE STATE. San Francisco IrT Baltlmote, 235 miles south of San Frau clsco. LA PL'RISIMA, Oleum for Portland, 290 miles from Astoria. FRANK DRUM. Portland for Avon, 8S0 miles rcuth of Portland. SAN ANTONIO. San Francisco for Vic toria. 344 miles north of San Francisco. LYMAN STEWART. Seattle for Oleum. 2SO miles from Oleum. COLOMBIA, Baltimore for San Francisco, 1S!M) miles south of San Francisco. ECUADOR. San Francuco for Baltimore, 951 mll'-s south of San Francisco. ELDR1DGE. Seattle for Yokohama, 710 miles from Seattle, November 24. WEST NOMENTUM, Hakata for Port land. 1070 miles from Columbia river, No vember 24. ADMIRAL WATSON, northbound. 500 miles rorth of Seattle. WEST LEWARK. San Francisco for Portland, off Columbia river. YOSEMITE. Port Gamble for San Fran cisco, 72 miles south of Cape Flattery. TEXAN. Astoria for Portland, 10 miles from Astoria. HARRY LUCKENBACH, San Francisco for Portland, 30 miles south of Columbia river lightship. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, San Francisco for Portland, 841 miles north of San Francisco. MULTNOMAH, Grays Harbor for San Francisco, barbound inside Grays Harbor. CAPE HENRY, Grays Harbor for San Francisco, barbound Inside Grays Harbor. HORACE X. BAXTER, Redondo for Seattle, 472 miles north of San Fran cisco. HARTWOOD, Grays Harbor for San Francisco, barbound Inside Grays Harbor. W AH KEEN A, Grays Harbor for San Diego, barbound inside Gray Harbor. ERNEST H MEYER, Grays Harbor for San Pedro, barbound Inside Grays Harbor. NORTHLAND. San Francisco for Seat tle, 145 miles from Seattle. Commissioner Sworn In. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 25. Luther Weedin of Coupevllle, Wash., today was sworn In as United States immi gration commissioner for Washing ton. He replaces Henry M. White, a democratic appointee. WORLD IS MOVING TOWARD FJORMALGY Cost of American Dollar Abroad Falls in Year. BUSINESS IS PICKING UP Liquidation in Some Parts of I'nited States to Require An other 12 Months. Observation of the progress of the agricultural regions and foreign coun tries toward stability and normalcy is Interesting now that commercial credits in New Kngland and the east ern states are normal. There is a general impression. It is observed In a letter of the Alexander Hamilton institute of New York, that Texas. Minnesota and other neighboring states will require another year to liquidate. It is interesting to note that the re serve banks In Minneapolis, Dallas. Atlanta. Richmond and San Kranclsoo have reduced their loans substantially as compared with the peak of a year ago. The decreases amount, with the exception of San Francisco, to only 20 to 30 per cent, however, while the average of the entire country Is 61) per cent and at San Francisco the de cline In loans has been 49 per cent. Improvement la Shown, Following is the showing of the 12 federal reserve banks: Federal Reserve Hank Umns (Millions). Oct. Oct. PC. 11121. 11120 Dec. New York J320 11110 71 2 US 117 7 Chicago -: Cleveland H0 Poston , 1 1 tan FrenclscO 121 1'hilade.phla 127 Atlanta "2 Richmond 17 I I. I OUls M Kansas City hi l i I Us 2 illnii apolis 74 2li S M0 245 II J. II 237 4!'0 2411 4S 4 l.MI 211 II 132 I'.'" 141 43. S 140 .17 2 HI R2.3 U5 22. 1 Not only have the agricultural sec tions made some progress toward the liquidation of debts, but Canada and Great Britain show solid Improvement In financial condition and France has recently made a successful beginning toward deflation. This evidence of Improvement Is shown In the decline in the coBt of the American dollar abroad. A year ago the French were paying 3U2 per cent of the normal price of the dollar but now only 205 per cent. In Great Britain the cost has declined from 141 per cent of normal to only 123 per cent. All of the countries In the fol lowing table have shown Improvement during the past year and in all of them, except Italy, France and Den mark, the premium on the dollar Is less than 25 per cent: Cost of American Dollar, Percent of Normnl Cost n Now. Yr.ago. Switzerland J'!'' Canada l4)t' 11 Swede? I'!! i;? llttllunrl I 1 -v Great Britain t'-'5? 14 Denmark 1- ranee Italy .13'.! 1114 .2'.5 3112 .490 , 612 Trade Depression Indicated It Is not surprising that in the above table Sweden. Denmark, Holland and Switzerland show Improvement. They were neutral countries during the war. It is difficult to understand, however, why Spain and Norway have shown no Improvement during the last year. In those countries the premium on the dollar Is slightly greater than a year ago, as in the following table: Cost of American Dollar. Percent of Normal Cost - ow. xr.aco. Argentina Uruguay Spain Norway Chile Brazil Greece Cze j ho-Slovak la Rumania t'Prinany Juro Slavta .... Austria Poland 132 121 15U K.I .145 137 202 1H5 222 1(17 250 1 HO 424 1117 1.1152 17115 244 12IIH 8. MO Kl.VI 5.970 251111 , 33.N33 69711 79.333 7212 This table shows the effect of trade depression in Argentina. Uruguay. Brazil and Chile. It shows that the premium on the dollar has been dou bled In Greece on account of the financial drain of the recent adven ture against Turkey. In other coun tries inflHtlon seems hopeless because the governments do not seem able to gain control of political and financial affairs. STEADY CAIN IN RESERVE RATIO Increase In Five-tenth Ter Cent In Week Reported by Federal Board. WASHINGTON. D. C. Nov. 23 Com bined resources and liabilities of the 12 federal reserve banks at the close ot business November 23 were reported to nlnht by the federal reserve board as follows: RESOURCES. Cold and Kold certificate f 483,108,000 Gold settlement fund, federal reserve board 42S.R33.will Total aold held by banks U10.U41.OUO uent:'"..'r.r.'...r"?": i.s.i.3,.o..o Gold redemption fund 112.972.uuo Total rold reserves 12,83.1,2211.000 Leeal tender notes, silver, etc. 142.9i).uuo Total reserves I2.978.228.0UO Bills discounted Secured by V. S. ovt. obllaa 4R, All others' 73H.uo7.llml Bills bought In open market.. liil,37,uuu Total bills on hand 1.274.ft7.0o0 U S. bonds and notes 32.4t),UUO U. S certlf. of Indebtedness rctyr.r."".i.,;i:"t.?. ..l:u:?:an isi.onn.ooo All others 37.N34.OUU Total earning- assets Jl. 473. Ni7. (Mill Bank premise 32.94I1.UU0 Five per cent redemption fund analnst fed. res. bank notes. 7.9H.1.OO0 l-nSiected Item. i'.T, All other resources 18. iJ-.uuu Total resources 5,05S.01t2,00u LIABILITIES. Capital paid in $ I03.S18 .000 Surplus .1J.8.4.UUU Reserved for government fran- chlse tax 65.131, 00Q Go'veme'tH , !- "2 !"m. Member bank reserve account. l.Biil.71 7.iml Ail other 25.025,0011 Total deposits $1,728,497,000 Federal reserve notes In actual circulation 2,380.016,000 Federal reserve notes In clrcu- latlon. net liability 74.7n5.nn Deferred avallablll'y Items... 408.1 10,1100 All other liabilities 24.G33.utiO Total liabilities $.1,1158. 092. OUO Ratln nf totl req.-rves to deposit nnl s. S. WEST NOMENTUM uw. " o. o. , Shanghai, Manila, Hongkong B. S. WEST CATOTE Deo. 17 S. S. WEST KEATS Jan. IT For further Information regarding- space, rate, etc., apply to TRAFFIC PF.PT., fiOO-522 Hoard of Trade Hide., 1'ortland, Or., or Astoria Shipping Co, Astoria. Or., or R. T. John A Co., Leary Bidg., Seattle, Wash. federal reserve note liabilities combined. 72 3 per cent. Ratio of s;old reserves to federal re serve notes In circulation after wetting aside 3.1 per cent aKlllit deposit liabili ties. 99.3 per cent. bPEtl'I.ATION IN WOOL MAKKKT Tariff Situation Responsible for More Active ltuylng, BOSTON. Nov. 25. The Commercial Bulletin tomorrow wilt say: The tariff situation In this country has caused speculative buyliiK of raw wool in this market, with a consequent stiffening of values, which Is In direct contrast wlih the tendency of prices In the foreign mar kets and not in sympathy with the nvar ket for manufactured goods at the mo ment. All visiles of wool here are appre c ably stronger, but ei-peeially the me dium and low grades. The demand troni the mills ha not been particularly kc, n. although some buying In almost all grades is reported in a mod erate way. iscotisin. Missouri and average New England half blood 2511 2ttc; three-eighths blood 2.1& 211c; quarier blood. 24 1i 25c. Scoured basis Texas: Fine, 12 months, 7ll((i 75c; fine, 8 mouths, 3tf7c. Cali fornia: Northern, 75'n 7.Sc; middle county. H7fii lltic : cHiuthern, Go (u H3c. Oregon: East ern, No. 1 staple, Mi1is3c; fine and fine medium combing, 70t74e; eastern cloth ing. II3&I17C; valley No. 1, UMi 72c. Ter ritory: Fine staple choice, 82is7c; half blood combing. 703i75c; three-eightlis blood combing, 34ti5llc; quarter blood combing, 444147c; fine and fine medium clothing, 2'('-G7c; fine and fine medium French combing, GS1i73c. Pulled Delaine, stifie.3c; AA, 72t?78o,; A supers, ItilitrliStc. .Mohair Best combing, 27(f;30c; best carding, 22ii25c. RECENT 1VEATIIF.ll AFFECTS TRADE Reports Are Irregular in Most Iluslnes Line. NEW YORIC. Nov 23 Brsdstreefs to morrow will say: Trade Industrial and financial reports present a varied. Indeed, an Irregular ap pearance. Wholesale trade has quieted further; Jobbing trade, incept In holiday specialties, has tended to taper off, and concentration of attention is on retail trade, which Is better, but falls as yet to reveal the denlred activity in the direc tion of final distribution. Seasonal conditions possibly largely ex plain llli! quieter trend In wholesale and Jobbing trade, although cautious buvlng by retailers, who desire to make sure of Losing the year with light stocks. Is an additional reason advanced. On tho other hand, retail buying lackM the simp usually visible Ht tills season, reasons for this being Irregular wealher, low prices for farm products ami In some centers reduced purchasing power duo lo unemployment, which latter, however, does not tend to Increase very materially as yet. Weekly bank clearing were $5,651.. G5G.0HO. New York hllgiir Market. NEW YORK, Nov. 25. Haw sugar, cen trifugal, 3. H7i, ' 4.11c; refined, fine granu lated, 5. 20 'u 5 .'llli'. Dried Fruit at New York. NEW YORK. Nov. 25. Evaporated ap ples scarce. I'runes, steadier. l'eaches firm. NUTG ROWERS WILL MEET Seventh Annual Convention In Portluml Next Week. The seventh annual meeting of the Western Walnut association will be held at tho Chamber of Commerce rooms in Portland November 23 and 30. The following programme has been arranged: Tsvaday morning. November 20 Annual message of president. It. A. Hen neman, Portland. Secretary-treasurer's report, Ben F. Dor. ris. Springfield. "Walnut tlraftlng. Top Work.' etc., by Mr. Sourgeon, Vancouver, Wash. "Grafting and Budding Filberts," by Joseph Nibler, Woodburn. Tuesday afternoon "The Marketing Agency's Viewpoint on Marketing and Grading of Walnuts and Filberts." by C. I. Lewis, Salem. "Improving (he Walnut," by Colonel J. C. Comer, Mcll lnnvllle. "Selecting a Walnut Location," by Ford Groner, Hlllsboro. Wilts Mayette," by F. T. Chapman, Portland. Tuesday evening "Dispenses of the Walnut and Filbert," with spociai reference to the walnut blight, by H. IV Haras, O. A. C. Wednesday morning "Filbert Pollination," by C. E. Schus ter. O. A. C. Selecting a Filbert Location," by Knight Pearcy, Salem. "The Nut Industry of Oregon." as viewed by the department ot agriculture, bv C A. Ree4, I'nited States department of ag riculture. Washington, D. C. Wednesday afternoon Election of offlcera. "Irrigation and Inter-Cropping the Young Filbert Orchard," by W. H. Clark, Spring field. "Further Developments of the Suckerleas Filbert," by A. M. liray, Portland. BIG LOSS IN BONDS SEEN Seattle Mayor Notes Illglier Values Now riiieed by Deulers. RKATTLE. Wash., Nov. 25. (Spa da!.) What Mnyor Caldwell today pronounced as the best evidence In the world that the city lost from $60,000 to $100,000 in the secret $2,000,000 water department extension utility bond sale appeared In a published advert'sement of listing; a $3,205,000 block of SkaKit utility bonds at a sub stantial premium, ranging from 101.25 to 104.625. or from 1.25 per cent to 4.625 per cent above par. Publication of this Information brought out the question from all sides among; the business men of Se nttlo, "How long; Is the city to con tinue losing; larjre sums of money from bond sales'.''' and prompted the mayor to announce that he would for ward the advertisement to the city council, with a letter calling; attens tion to the value now placed upon municipal utility bonds by dealers. Phone your want ads to The C;reR"o Ulan Main 7070. Automatic R60-95. 5LAMP0RT&H0LTLINEA OUTIi AMERICA THE WORLD'S GREAT GARDEN.? KIo le Janeiro, Montevideo nil Buenos Aires Regulsr sailing every three weeks by luxuri ous passenger steamers ol 21.000 ton displace ment, especislly designed for travel In the Trop ics. Company's oihec. 4i Broadway. New YofS Ary Steamship or Tourist Asset or Doner U. Smlib, lso iiroadwar. AUSTRALIA MW 7.KALAND AMI SO 1,111 SKA1 Ma Tallin and Ksrslongs. Mall aas) passe oxer service fruus sss Francises every lis days. i;MO. . . CO. OF NEW IKALAND 3Uto California bl San Francises, sr local ateasnnblnand rnllruns nsencles ASTORIA AND WAYPOINTS Sfenwnr servlee, Lts Daily (ticept Saturday) 1:80 P. M. bplendid sleeping; accommodations. Connections Mad for All North and South Beach Points. Fare S2 liach Way, .l.-iO Hound Trip, Alder-SI. Dock. Main l-tlllt-Ml-lUi. 'I t Hwrklw lHw.mrlHllnn -Q NORTH CHINA LINE Columbia Pacific Shipping Co. Direct Freight Service Without Transshipment PORTLAND TO Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Tsingtao, Tientsin ( Taku Bar ) , Chinwan gtao, Dairen t