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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921
CRAFT AWAIT BERTH
AT TERMINAL
1
Liberator Ties Up in Stream
Until Place Is Empty.
VIRGINIAN DUE AT DOCK
Congestion at Municipal Piers Is
Kenton for Contemplated
Extension of Wharf.
Bo many oce-an steamers sought
berthing space yesterday at municipal
terminal No. 1 that two of them were
forced to anchor In the stream to
await their turns. The steamer Llh
erator, of the Atlantic-Gulf & Pacific
Steamship company, arrived at the
terminal at 5:30 A. M , found every
foot of mooring apace occupied, and
dropped her hooks. Later in the day
the steamer West Nomentum, fully
laden for the orient, moved away to
the oil dock and the Liberator
flipped into her berth.
This shift filled the terminal again.
and the steamer Virginian, which was
n her way up the river last night,
will have to anchor in the stream or
tie up at another dock to wait until
one of the vessels now at the terminal
pulls out.
Extension la Planned.
It was because of the recurrence of
Incidents such as these that the dock
commission resolved a short time ago
to extend terminal No. 1 to include
the former site of the Willamette Iron
&' Steel works plant and to proceed as
rapidly as possible to the completion
of the enlargement. This extension
of the terminal will provide berthing
fpace for seven Instead of four steam
ers, and it Is believed that it will re
lieve the congestion for some time to
come.
At the face of the dock at terminal
No. 1 yesterday morning were the
steamer Walter A. Luckenbach of the
Luckenbach Intercoastal service, and
the West Nomentum of the Columbia-
Pacific Shipping company's North
China line.
West Kader Repairing.
In the slip alongside the dock were
the steamer West Kader, also of the
North China line, and the Swedish
motorshlp Pedro Christ ophersen of
the Johnson line. The Walter A.
Luckenbach was loading for New
York and Philadelphia, the West
Momentum was taking the last of a
general cargo for the orient, the West
Kader was repairing after discharg
ing cargo from the orient, and the
Pedro Christophersen was discharg
ing a large shipment of print paper
from Norway.
It Is expected that the motorshlp
will finish discharging this morning
and surrender her berth to the
steamer Virginian, of the united
American lines intercoastal service
The Walter A. Luckenbach should
finish her cargo today and leave room
at the terminal for the steamer An
drea F. Luckenbach or Mobile City,
both of which are expected there Fri
day morning. Following these vessels
wilf be the steamer Steel Worker
wHich left San Francisco yesterday
for Puget sound and Is scheduled to
reach Portland Monday.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 14. (Special.)
A total of llS,."ll,lt59 feet of lumber was
shipped from Puget sound, Wlllapa har
bor and Grays harbor to domestic and
foreign ports In November. 11)21, or nearly
4.000,000 feet daily. arrording ( the
monthly report issued today by the Seattle
Merchants' Exchange. This Is the largest
movement of lumber to world ports ever
recorded. The report showed that t.oj-.,-820
bushels of what left Puget sound ports
In November, whilu flour shipments totaled
3MM24 barrels.
Two more American-Hawaiian line
I freighters will be dispatched from Seattle
I to New York and Philadelphia this month,
I according to announcement today by W C.
lwson & Co., Seattle agents. The two
I carriers are the Virginian, which was due
to leave aeattie today, and the lowan,
sailing from this port December 18. Be
sides these vessels the steamship Mlnne
olan will be dispatched for European
ports December 20.
With general freight from the orient,
the Nippon Yusen Kaisha freighter Toklwa
Maru arrived at the Great Northern docks
today at P. M.
Bound for Atlantic cn;tnt ports, the Isth
mian line steamship .Mobile City sailed 'from
the Conneaticut-street terminal at noon.
She carried a capacit v cargo loaded at
St-attle, Tacoma and Everett.
I The East Asiatic company's motofshlp
iiue, uiiuct ciiartpr 10 . J Moon .V Ln.,
arrived here today to load a full cargo of
lumber for Australia.
Indicating a great revival ln the, trans
Pacific and other trade routes, approxi
mately 200.000 tons of general freight, in
cluding lumber, cannd goods, shingles,
wheat, flour and steal, will be loaded into
the holds of some 36 stealers, which are
scheduled to arrive here Worn world ports
within the last two weeks of 1921. This
will give Seattle and Tacoma almost three
steamers dally.
The outward cargo movement from Seat
tle and Puget sound ports, particularly to
the orient, has betn increasingly rapidly
in the last few months, and It was on ac
count of this that several shipping board
freighters have been assigned to the Pa
cific Steamship company as extra steamers.
Further Indication 9i, improved cargo mar
ket ' conditions in the far east Is the fact
that both the East Astatic company and
the Johnson line, as well as the Furneas
Prince line, have diverted steamers from
the European to the Australian and orien
tal trades.
With the arrival at Seattle tomorrow
of the steamship Santa Rita, formerly
In the Grace line service between Seattle
and the west coast of South Amrlca. a
new firm enters the Puget sound lumber
and general freight trade. This firm is
Crowley & Mahoney of San Francisco,
which corporation has purchasd the steam
ers Santa Rita, Santa Inez and Santa
Alicia from W. R. Orace .fc Co. The sale
of these .hip was confirmed at the local
offices of Grace & Co. today.
The Santa Alicia is the biggest carrier
of the three, her lumber capacity being
placed at 2,2.10.000, while the Santa Rita
1p able to carry 1.430.0(H) feet and the
Santa Inez 1.300.000 feet. It Is under
stood that the newly purchased vessels
will be used In the Puget sound-west coast
of South America trade by Crowley &
Mahoney.
VANCOUVER. B. C. Dec. 14. (Special.)
in the south of France, the steamer Mont
in the south of Prance, th steamer Mont
Orvln of the SocJete Gene rale de Trans
ports Maritimes, a vapeur, is due here this
wVk-end to load canned goods for Medi
terranean ports.
December 20 the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
1 reiKhter Toyuka Maru is due from the
orient with a shipment of silk and other
high-class cargo to be moved east rapidly
The steamer Manila Maru of the Osaka
Bhosen Kaisha service ,s in port and aft.-r
discharging 300 tons of oriental freight
he will take on lumber, logs, fish and
paper for her return trip across the Pa
Two ships that have been undergoing
repairs here were floated again today.
These are the San Antonio of the Pan -4
American line and the Lady Klndersley.
belonging to the Hudson's Bay company.
The steamer Minnesotan of the United
American line ts due in 'port on Frinay of
this week to take 600 tons of wheat and
two tone of general cargo for the United
Kingdom.
About January 13 the North Atlantic
A Western Steamship company's refriger
ator ship Neponsett is due from the At-
IJlantlc coaat and will take British Columbia
apples and fish to the Atlantic markets.
Not only has the Dollar Steamship com
pany sold the sailing ship Dunsyre. but
tlso has disposed of the four-masted vessel
John Ena. This company still has the
tlx steel sailing ships which were interned
Mexico dur.ng the war.
When the Furness Withy steamer Mon
golian Prince arrives from the United
vingdom In January, she will be put on
berth for the orient like her sister ships
the sale line. This British llnefts flnd-
07 no difficulty in obtaining freight tor
the orient, but considers rates too low on f trans-Pacific service. The round trip to
the Pacific coast United Kingdom service. ! oriental "port. requires a-, average of 70
The steamer City of Naples of the Isth- I days, and with only three vessels the
mlan line will sail tomorrow for the company cannot maintain a regular sched
Unlted Kingdom, after loading a heavy ule in competition with foreign lines,
shipment of wheat and canned goods at With $135,010 In her specie tank, the
this port. The City of Naples will sail via Pacific Mall liner Newport arrived today
other Pacific ports and the Panama canal. I from Balboa and way ports. Her cargo
This week-end the steamer Fushlml ! Included 8928 bags of coffee. The vessel
Maru of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha la due In
port from the orient via Seat tie' "and ill
load lumber, salt fish and wheat tor the
orient.
Outside of a few cases of canned pine
apple the Isthmian 'freighter Steel Worker
due here from Honolulu on December 20.
will be ln ballast. At this port she will
go on berth for the United Kingdom.
PORT TOWN8BND, Wash., Dec. 14.
(Special.) In the service of the Nippon
Yusen Kaisha company, the Japanese
steamer Toklwa Maru arrived today from
the orient via Vancouver. She brought a
part cargo of oriental products for dis
charge at Seattle.
The East Asiatic company motorshlp
Chile arrived this morning- from Vancou
ver, proceeding to Seattle, where she will
discharge and load part cargo.
Th-T XinnTn, SOU Tlim-rW.. t...
The shipping board steamer West Jessup,
the trans-Pacific service of Frank Wa-
la
terhouse A Co., will arrive Thursday morn
ing from quarantine inspection. She dis
charged a big hemp shipment at Vancou
ver, B. C. She will also discharge hemp
at Seattle. It Is understood that the West
Jessup will be returned to the shipping
board and placed on wc'tlng orders.
The WUIboIo completed her lumber cargo
at Everett today, sailing this evening for
Atlantic ports.
To complete her lumber cargo for the
east coast, the steamer Mundelta sailed
early this morning for Grays harbor.
The General Petroleum company's tanker
Lie bra arrived this morning from Port San
Luis with a cargo of oil for discharge at
Everett.
SAN PEDRO, Cal., Dec. 14. (Special.)
The fleet submarine R 6. which sunk some
weeks ago while lying alongside the U. S.
S. Camden, In the outer harbor, and which
was raised with considerable difficulty 16
days later, has been placed on the drydock
of the Los Angeles Shipbuilding & Dry
dock company for hull, examination.
News of the resignation of Captain John
Ansell as master of the steamer WUfaro
was received here today, where Captain
Ansell Is well known. The captain formerly
was one of the United States steamboat in
spectors here.
Captain Harry Struthera of the firm of
Struthera A Barry, made a visit here yes
terday. The captain is seeking oriental
service for the five 11,300-ton steamers
built In local yards and allocated to Struth-
ers & Barry. The concern Is taking over
the trade routes originated by the defunct
Los Angeles & Pacific coast and oriental
ports.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 14. (Special.)
me steamer Virginian arrived this after
noon from Puget sound and went to Port
land. She la picking up cargo for New
York and Boston.
Bringing freight and passengers for As
toria and Portland, the steamer Senator
arrived thl evening from San Pedro and
San Francisco.
Bringing a cargo of fuel oil, the tank
steamer J. A. Moffett arrived this morn
ing from California and went to Portland.
The Japanese steamer Saikal Maru.
laden with wheat and flour from Portland,
cleared this morning for Kobe.
Tne Japanese steamer K ureha Maru.
after being fumigated here, left this
morning for Westport to load lumber.
1 he Japanese steamer Sweden Maru,
hlfch arrived Monday evening from Eu
rope, hlfted this morning to the Peninsula
mill, where she was to load lumber.
The steam schooner Ernest H. Meyer ar
rived last night from San Francisco and
is to load lumber at Linnton.
The government dredge Clatsop is work
ing in the lower harbor. She is to widen
the channel across the Flavel shoal to
400 feet.
The Norwegian steamer Luise Neilsen
will be due tonight from Cardiff, via San
Francisco. She is to load for the orient.
The tank steamer Frank G. Drum is
due from California with fuel oil and
goes to Portland.
Coming to load lumber at Wauna. the
steam schooner Flavel is due from San
Pedro.
The steam schooner Davenoort rtVnrtri
last night for San Pedro with 923.000 feet
of lumber from Prescott.
Captain Wicklund of the Point Adams
coastgfrd crew received Instruction from
San Francisco today to warn all vessels
bound for Alaska or the orient that a
severe gale Is raging off the Alaskan
peninsula and should reach the Washing
ton coast about Fridav.
COOS BAY. Or.. Dec. 14. (Sn'.i
The steamer Johanna Smith, nntiiH Ho-.
for 36 hours, because of an unfavorable bar.
came into port mis morning at 7:45 from
San Francisco. The Johanna on her last
trip down the bay struck a sunken log and
7oroKe two oiaues from her nmnpiw
wniie ln Pan Francisco a new propeller
was adjusted.
The schooner William Tavlar itiun.
peared over the horizon this afternoon with
sans set tor Japan, carrying a carui oj
lumber. She was towed tn aa ArArins
lift wet. at 11:30, by the tug Fearless
anu rejeaed several miles off shore. The
tug returned to port at 12:40.
The steamer C. A. Smith came up to ths
bar during the night from the south and
crossed the bar this morning at 7:50.
TACOMA Wash.. Dec. 14. (Special.)
The San Diego and Phyllis, both San Fran
cisco arrivals, fatured th local coasting
trade today. The San Diego arrived this
morning, while the Phyllis slipped in un
announced late yesterday afternoon. Both
craft will get away from here Saturday
for San Pedro, present loading Indications
point. The Phyllis Is loading nearly a
inn if on feet of lumber at the Defiance
mill.
The Admiral line steamer Wenatchee
which arrived last night from Manila In
charge of Captain H. c Thnma-
her, fully redeemed herself this present
voyage, in th eeyes of oriental travelers
a first-class ship and rubbed all the
rough spots made on her first and rather
unfortunate passage. On the run out the
vessel passed through a 95-mile gale and
weathered the blow In splendid shape.
Homeward bound, the "Wenatchee made
the run at an average speed of 19 knots
and came across ln ten days and 1-5 hours
Not a hitch occurred anywhere to mar the
entire voyage.
The Manukonl, loading here for the
Hawaiian islands, may not get out now
until tomorrow. Some freight has been
delayed slightly, and this Is holding the
vessel up a little. However the Matson
liner has a big cargo out from here this
time, composed mostly of furniture, flour
and box shooks
The Tokuwa Maru of the Mitsui lines
is due here Saturday to load 12300 tons of
wheat for the orient. The Knoxville City
of the Isthmian lines Is due tomorrow to
load qppper for the east coast.
Possible revision and systematizing of
tow ing rates on Puget sound. Is Indicated
by a notice sent out by the state depart
ment of public works today, asking for
the filing of new to win- tariffs by all
towboat- owners doing business.
Tacoma tug owners feel that there will
be no lowering of the rates, as the prices
charged on the sound Are now far below
those at some ports. It .Is said that at
San Francisco a lu-mlle tow costs $130.
while on Puget sound a 135-mile tow Is
given for only $300.
The state has Intimated that a hearing
will be held soon on the matter.
Capt. A. R. Hunt, one of the best-known
of Puget sound skippers, it Is announced
by the Tacoma Ferry company,- will be
captain and have charge of the new ferry.
City of Tacoma. when she goes on, the Gig
Harbor run. January 1. Captain Hunt has
been navigating ln the mosquito fleet on
the sound for many years.
The Mundelto of the Munson line, which
was compelled to take her cargo from the
port terminals from scows because -the
pier was crowded with vessels ho she
could not get to the wharf, finished her
cargo and sailed for the Atlantic coast
last night.
The ttsurl Maru, which loaded a cargo
here some weeks ago for the orient, came
bark today, and is berthed at the port
terminals taking a lumber cargo. She
will be In for a day or two.
The Toko Maru is still at the port fin
ishing up her load.
The port terminals are still maintaining
a waiting list, as the dock space Is not
nar adequate to handle all the ships that
want to come In. The West Catenace Is
lying at Bremerton until a berth can be
had and the Kenkol Maru Is at Seattle
waiting. The port has the Cricket listed
to load a cargo for California yet this
week nd four Japanese vessels are com
ing for lumber already coming Into the
dock. From present indications the ca
pacity of the terminals will be taken for
ti rest of the month.
ThoTlty of Spokane is due tomorrow at
the PUget Sound Lumber mill to load a
large cargo of lumber for the orient.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Dec. 14. (Spe
cial.) Tne Port of San Francisco has vir
tually lost the fight for two more of the
53.5 type liners. Intimations were received
today by the traffic bureau- of the cham
ber of commerce that Seattle will get five
of these vessels, while the Pacific Mall
Steamship ofunpany will have to be con
tented with three.
Strong efforts were started this after
noon by the chamber of commerce, the
Pacific Mall and other interests to change
the allocation programme of the shipping
board. The assignment of two more ves
sels, making a total of five, is needed,
the protest said, ln order to permit a sail
ing every two weeks in the Pacific Mall's
brought 30 cabin and 13 steerage passen
gers.
Among the passengers arriving here to
day on the Japanese liner Siberia Maru
was George M Rolph, an official of the
California-Hawaiian company. He was ac
companied by his wife and daughter and
has been on a tour of the antipodes and
far east.
Cargo on the Siberia Maru Included 7674
sacks of walnuts. 193 bales of gunnies,
716 bales of hemp, 120 cases of rubber,
740 bales of raw silk, 33 cases of silk
goods, 600 sacks of tapioca and 96 chests
of tea.
The Matson Jlner WUhelmlna, from Hon
olulu, was played for nearly an hour
outside the sfeads this morning by a thick
fog. She carried 79 cabin passengers and
3452 tons of freight.
Loaded with Christmas cargo of all de-
t scrlptlona to the- pllmsoll mark the Matson
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U Mu''!,led. C.?.J!;!?lS:,f5:
dreds of bags of mall containing yule tide
presents and greetings filled the hold o:
the steamer aid a large number of Christ
mas trees were on board. The Maul took
ouVthe largest number of passengers sail
ing for Hawaii ln several months. There
were 222 cabin and 38 steerage passengers.
The Pacific MaiU steamer Creole State,
with 76 passengers, 806 bags of mail and
571" tons of cargo, arrived here today
from Calcutta via Manila and Honolulu.
The Creole State, ln charge of Captain
Thomas Fleming, was 43 days from Cal
cutta and excepting for the first three
days out of Manila experienced an unevent
ful trip.
With cargo from the east coast, the
freighter Felix Taussig arrived here today
to Struthera & Barry.
Ship Reports by Radio.
(Farnimhed by the Radio Corporation of
America.)
Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday,
unless otherwise Indicated, were as follows:
HARTWOOD, San Francisco for Grays
Harbor, 116 miles south of Grays Harbor.
SISKIYOU, San Pedro few Bellingham,
140 miles south of Columbia river.
MULTNOMAH, San Francisco for Ever
ett. 180 miles from Everett.
ADMIRAL FARRAOL'T, Seattle for San
Francisco, 375 mile from Seattle.
WAHKET3NA, San Pedro for Grays Har
bor, outside Grays Harbor bar light.
ROSE, anchored outBlde Tillamook har
bor. PRESIDENT, San Francisco for Seattle
via Victoria. 323 miles from Seattle.
ROSE CITY, San Francisco for Port
land. 144 miles from Columbia river.
FRANK G. DRUM, Monterey for Port
land. 5i miles north of Monterey.
AVABON, San Francisco for Raymond,
24 miles from San Francisco.
SELMA CITY. San Pedro for Kobe, 280
miles west of San Pedro.
BROAD ARROW, Shanghai for San
Francisco, 198 miles west of San Fran
cisco.
WEST CAI.ERA, San Pedro for San
Francisco. 225 miles fromj San Francisco
R. J. HANNA. San Pedro for Richmond
240 miles from Richmond.
HARRY LUCKENBACH. San Pedro for
Philadelphia, 806 miles south of San Pedro
LA PLACBNTIA. Port San Luis for Van
couver, 945 miles south of Vancouver.
HOLLYWOOD. San Francisco for Hono
lulu. 626 miles southwest of San Francisco
RICHMOND, Port San Luis for Point
Wells, 641 miles from Point Wells.
SANTA CRUZ, Punta Arenas. 1098 miles
south ot Han rranciseo.
SPRINGFIELD, Grays harbor for San
Pedro. 80 miles south of Grays harbor.
CAPT. A, F. LUCAS. Portland for Rich
mond. 40 miles from San - Francisco
ATLAS, San .Pedro for Astoria. 97 miles
north ofSao P.edro.
KI.N'OERDTK, for Southampton, 80
miles south Of San Francisco.
ROBIN ADAIR. San Francisco for San
STEEL WORKER, San Francisco for
Portland, 60 miles aorfn of San Francisco
Pedro, 110 miles ncth'.4f San Pedro.
ADMIRAL EVANS, Sa Francisco for
Wilmington, 60 miles south of San Fran
cisco.
CURACAO. Eureka far San Francisco
129 miles north of San Francisco.
APUS. Cebu for San Pedro, 1500 miles
south of San Pedro.
SIERRA. San Pedro for San Francisco.
16.1 miles north of San Pedro
WEST C ALES A, San Pedro for San
Francisco. 225 miles from San Francisco
TIPPECANOE, from San Francisco for
Manila, 1381 miles from San Francisco
December 13
STEEL RANGER, from Honolulu for
Seattle, 767 miles northeast of Honolulu
December 13.
MANOA, from San Francisco for Hono
lulu, 1983 miles from San Francisco De
member 13.
M. S. DONNA LANE, from Seattle for
Hongkong. 715 miles southwest of Cape
Flattery December 13..
MACKI'RA, from Victoria for Honolulu
1076 miles south of Victoria December 13
A PUs. from Cebu for San Pedro. 1695
miles from an Pedro.
PINE TREE STATE, from Seattle for
Yokohama, 912 miles from 8eattle Decern
ber 13.
CHINNA ARROW, from San Pedro for
Itozakin. 1622 miles from San Pedro De
cember 13.
CHINA, from San Francisco for Hong
king, lft82 miles went of San Francisco De
cember 13.
TENT A ISAN MARU. from Liverpool
for Portland. 500 miles south of San Fran
clsco December 13.
F1LEX "TAUSSIG, from Fan Pedro for
San Francisco. 90 miles south of San Fran
cisco December 13 .
STEELAGE, from San Pedro for Yoko
hama, latitude 41.112 north, longitude
173.58 east at noon December 13.
MAUI, from San Francisco for Honolulu.
102 miles from San Francisco.
COL. E. L. DRAKE, from Richmond for
Honolulu. 1090 miles from Honolulu.
By Federal Telegraph.
LYMAN 8TEWART. from . Seattle for
Oleum. 54t miles from Oleum.
WESTCHOPAKA. from San Pedro for
Honolulu. 1073 miles wet San Pedro.
COLOMBIA, from San Francisco for
Baltimore, 378 miles south of San Fran
cisco. CLAREMONT. from San Pedro for Grays
Harbor. 5 miles west of San Pedro.
H ARVARD, from Los Angeles for San
Francisco, off Santa Barbara.
YALE, from San Francisco for Los An
geles, 70 miles south of San Francisco.
LAPURISIMA. from Portland for Oleum.
C55 miles from Oleum.
OLEUM, from Eureka for Port San Luis,
fi97 miles north of Port San Luis. ,
QT'INAULT, from Tacoma for San Pedro,
20 miles north of San Francisco.
BOHEMIAN CLUB, from Honolulu for
San Francisco, 1534 miles from San Fran
cisco December 13.
SONOMA, from San Francisco for Syd
ney, 24S mile south of Honolulu at noon,
December 13.
COAST MILLS NEEO LOGS
SUPPLY IS SERIOl SIiY SHORT,
SAY LUMBERMEN.
Export Demand Strong and Trade
Limited Only by Amount of
Transportation Available.
There is a log shortage at all points
on the Pacific coast where milling is
the principal industry. Not only are
the mills in need of logs but retail
buyers are finding it almost Impossi
ble to get orders for lumber, filled.
Local mills. It Is said, now have
more export orders for lumber than
they can fill. The amount of their
shipments to foreign countries de
pends entirely upon the number of
ships obtainable for the business.
While this condition exists, prices
on both logs and lumber have ad
vanced. For some time lumbermen in the
Inland Empire district have had a
hard struggle. Most of their mills
are closed. Portland, being so sit
uated that lumber may be exported,
has gained In business and the pros
pects for 1922 are declared brighter
than at any .time since the war.
Recently k dealer attempted to
place an order for a carload of lum
ber. There was not a yard or mill in
Portland that would accept .the order
All declared their export orders were
so great that they could not fill small
orders, such as carloads, required for
the domestic trade.
Both foreign and domestic buying
In 1922 depends entirely upon the
amount of transportation furnished,
both rail and water, according to lum
ber experts. 1
CITY OF NAPLES ON Billy
WILSOX LIXE STEAMER MAK
ING FIRST TRIP TO COLUMBIA.
Second Boat Owned by Company to
Come to Portland Later on
In December.
The steamer City of Naples of the
Ellerman'e Wilson line will be due at
Astoria tomorrow to load a parcel of
lumber for continental port. She will
be the first vessel of this line to come
to the Columbia river, but will not
come up to Portland this trip. The
line Is represented here by Norton,
Lilly & Co., operating the Istftmian
lines. A second steamer of the Wil
son line, the Britieh steamer Karonga,
expected to reach the Pacific coast
about the end of this month and will
come to Portland If enough cargo can
be gotten for her here.
The steamer Mobile City of the
Isthmian line is expected hqre to
morrow morning to load a part cargo
for the Atlantic coast. She took a
cargo from New York to the orient
and is now picking up freight on this
coast to take her back to the Atlantic.
Shehas been loading on Puget sound
and wllj complete her cargo at San
Francisco and San Pedro.
The Steel Wjprker. another Isthmian
line freighter, its scheduled to reach
Portland Monday to load for th
UnitCd Kingdom and will be followed
about December 30 by the steamer
Steel Seafarer, which will load for
the Atlantic.
Norton. Lilly & Co. expect to have
ix steamers loading at Portland dur
ing January. Three will take freight
for the United Kingdom, two for the
Atlantic coast, and one the steamer
Craston Hall for guK ports.
SEARCH FOR SHIP FRUITLESS
Tokiwa
Maru Arrives at
Seattle
Five Days Late.
SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 14. The
steamship Tokiwa Maru arrived here
today from Yokohama five days late
as the. result of a fruitless search for
a mysterious ship supposed to have
been In distress. Shortly after leav
ing Yokohama, Captain K. Takano
reported S. O. S. calls came from a
vesrtl purporting to be the Dalgen
Maru. gtving her position as about
midway between Yokohama and Hak
odate. The Tokiwa Maru cruisedrabout the
vicinity, but failed to find a trace of
a ship.
No such craft as the Dalgen Maru
Is listed in shipping registers.
Grain Elevator Filled.
The. municipal grain elevator at
terminal No. 4 was filled to its ca
pacity again yesterday and the dock
commission ordered further wheat
shipments received there in sacks
stored on the pier to await the re
moval of some of the grain from the
elevator. .Wheat coming to the eleva
tor in bulk will be cared for by the
removal oX some of the sacked wheat
from the storage space of the eleva
tor to the pier. It Is expected that
the congestion at the elevator will be
relieved by the loading of one of sev
eral steamers which are booked to
take full or part cargoes there.
Gcorgina Rolph Loading.
The steamer Georglna Rolph, of the
McCormlck line's coastwise freight
service, is expected to finish loading
at the Portland Flouring mills today
and to depart for San Francisco. The
steamer Annette Rolph, of the same
fleet, was discharging freight from
San Francisco yesterday at the Couch
street dock and will load there and
elsewhere in the harbor for Los An
geles, She Is expected to leave for
the Bouth Saturday. The steamer
Daisy Putnam, bringing freight from
San Francisco, will be due here today
and will discharge at the Couch
street dock.
Port Advertised at Manila.
Joseph A. Strowbridge, a Portland
attorney, is interviewed at length in
the Philippines Herald of November
9, and for nearly a column ln the
Manila dally gives readers of that
paper a' discussion of Portland's mari
time progress and the facilities es
tablished here for handling freight
quickly and economically. A copy of
the paper was received by the traffic
bureau of the port and dock commis-sioB--
Mr. and Mrs. Strowbridge are
on an extensive tour of the orient.
Son Seeks Captain Backer.
Information concerning Captain
Charles William Backer, now between
SO and 90 years of age, if till living,
is sought by his son, Charles Backer
of Plymouth, Wis., in a letter to trie,
local office of the Pacific Steamship
company. Captain Backer was a na-
When a Federal Bureau reminds you that
children should not drink coffee or tea
Why not think of your own health?
The Federal Bureau of Education
includes in its rules to promote health
among the Nation's school children,
the warning that children should not
drink coffee or tea.
The reason is well known. Coffee
and tea contain drugs which stimulate
and often over -excite trx nerves, and
so upset health.
The harm is by no means confined
to children, as any doctor can tell you.
If health is valuable to childhood,
it is valuable always. If harm to
health should be avoided until bodies
tive of Maine and came to the Pacific
coast in 1SS9. The only description
given by the son Is that the father
was fond of hunting and trapping.
Marine Notes.
Departure of the Japanese steamer Erie
Maru from WeRtport for the orient was
postponed yesterday until 10 o'clock thla
morning. ,
The Standard Oil company's tanker J
A. Moffett arrived yesterday with a cargo
of oil for the gas company.
After discharging; general freight from
San Francisco. th McCormlck line steam
ei Willamette dropped down to the West
Oregon mill to take a little lumber and
later ln the day went to St. Helens to
complete her cargo.
After discharging a cargo of oil here,
the Union tanker La Purislma left down ln
ballast for San Francisco at 11 A. M.
The steamer Mandasan Maru, of the
Mitsui fleet, departed yesterday for Se
attle to discharge the last of her oriental
freight and to finish loading for the orient.
She brought to Portland large shipments
of freight from Chinese ports and took out
a part cargo of lumber from the Harvey
dock.
The steamer Wapama. of the McCormlck
line, left St. Helens yesterday afternoon
for San Francisco with passengers and
lumber.
The six-masted schooner Oregon Pine,
loading for Japan under charter to Bal
four. Guthrie & Co., moved yesterday from
terminal No. 4 to the Harvey dock.
The Susukl steamer Texas Maru cleared
for the orient yesterday with 2S3.348 busb
eU of wheat and 10,000 barrels of flour.
The Steam schooner Ernest H. Meyer
arrived in the river yesterday morning
and went to the Clark-Wilson mill to load
lumber for San Pedro for Broughton &
Wiggins
Movements, ol Vessels.
PORTLAND, Dec. 14. Arrived at 3
A. M . Annette Rolph, from San Fran
cisco: at 5:30 A. M., Liberator, from Balti
more; at 5 P. M., Moffett, from San Fran
cisco; at S:45 P. M . Sweden Maru (Jap),
from Barry. Sailed at 11 A. if., La Pu
rislma, for San Francisco; at 11' M., Man
dasan Maru (Jap), for Japan; at 5 P. M.,
from St. Helens, Wapama. tor San Pedro
ASTORIA, Dec. 14. Left up at mid
night, E. H. Meyer. Sailed at 3 A. M.,
Saikal Maru (Jap), for Japan. Arrived at
8 and left up at 8:30 A. M . J. A. Moffett,
from San Francisco. Left up at 8 A. M.,
Sweden Maru and Kureha Maru (Jap.).
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 14 Arrived at
5 A. M.. Admiral Evans, from Portland,
for San Disgo; at 5 A. M.. Woodarra (Br..
from Portland, for Europe. Sailed at 10
A. M.. Kinderdljk (Dutch), from Portland:
and Puget sound, for Rotterdam; at 10
A. M , steel Worker, from Niw York, for
f ortlana.
CRISTOBAL. Dec. 12. Sailed. Pilar de
Larrlnaga (British), from Portland, for
Hamburg. Sailed, Wlllpolo. from New York
and way ports, for Portland and way
ports.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 13. Arrived.
Henry S. Grove, from Portland.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 13. Arrived, Mystic,
from New York, for Portland.
BALBOA. Dec. 12.
Luckenbach, from New
ciflc coast ports.
-Sailed, Florence
Orleans, for Pa
NEW YORK. Dec.
13. Arrived, Fans-
ma, from Portland.
SYDNEY, Dec. 10. Sailed, West Mah
wah, from Portland, for San Francisco via
Honolulu and Newcastle.
TACOMA. Dec. 13. Sailed at 3 P. M.,
Virginian, for Portland, from New York.
TATOOSH, Dec. 14 Passed out at 11
A. M., Mundelta, for Columbia river.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. Arrived.
WUhelmina, from Honolulu; Admiral
Evan?, from Astoria; Woodarra (British),
from Seattle: Felix Taualg, from Boston:
Siberia Maru, from Yokohama and Hong
kong: Creole State, from Calcutta and
Manila: Newport, from Mazatlan and Bal
boa: Yosemite. from Gamble. Sailed. I.ln
derdljk (Dutch), for Antwerp; Martha
Buehner, for CoOS Bay; Maui, for Hono
lulu; Steel Worker, for Portland and Se
attle. SPEZIA, Dec.
Portland, Or.
6. Arrived, Abercos, from
M NILA.
Maru, from
Dec. 18.
Tacoma.
-Arrived, Alabama
SHANGHAI. Dec.
State, from Seattle.
SEATTLE, Wash.,
Toklwa Maru, from
ship), from Antwerp;
lulu Sailed, Mobile
13. Arrived, Silver
Dec. 14. Arrived,
Kobe; Chile (motor
Manukai, from Hojjo
Clty, for New York.
SAN PEDRO. Cal., Dec. 14. (Special.)
Arrived. Colombia, from San Francisco.
6:80 A. M.; Fred Baxter, from Everett,
4 A. M.; Harvard, from San Francisco, 10
A. M. Sailed. Selma City, for Kobe. 6::i0
A. M.: Agwldale, .for New Orleans, 6:30
A. M. ; Fairfield City, for Philadelphia.
1 A. M.; Iowan, for San Francisco, 1
A. M. ; West Calera. for San Francisco,
6:30 A. M. ; Kentucklan, 1. A. M.. for Bos
ton, 4 P. M. ; Shasta, for Aberdeen. 1 A. M..
R. J. Hanna, for Richmond. 8:15 A. M ;
Washington, for San Diego, 1 A. M. ; Har
vard, for San Francisco, 3 P. M. ; Atlas,
for Aberdeen, 11 A. M. ; Colombia, for
Baltimore, 6 P. M. ; Pretiss, for Albion.
6 P. M.
TACOMA, Wash.. Dec. 14. Arrived
Phyllis, from San Pedro: San Diego, from
San Pedro; Stanwood, from San Francisco
Departed Manukoni, for Honolulu; Anyox
for Seattle.
NORFOLK. Dec. 14.
Maru, from Portland.
-Arrived Bralsan
Tides at Astoria Thursday.
High. Low.
M. .. 7.9 feet:01 A. M S.5 feet.
M...10.2 feetl?:4A P. M....0.9 foot.
1:12 A
12:34 P.
Report From Mouth of Columbia Kiver.
NORTH HEAD. Dec. 14. Condition of
the sea at 5 P. M.. not reported; wind,
northwfsterly. 30 miles.
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You can have that delicious and
satisfying cereal beverage, Posmm,
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Poturn comes in two forms: Instsot
Postum (in tins) mada instantly in the cup by
the addition of boiling water. Postum Cereal
(in packages of larger balk, for those who
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being prepared) made by boiling for 20
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ALASKA'S PROTEST HEARD
MERCHANT MARINE ACT HELD
UNFAIR TO TERRITORY.
Arguments 'Presented to V. S. Su-in-cine
Court: Discrimination in
Favor of Seattle Charged.
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 14.
Alaska's protest against enforcement
of the merchant marine act of 1920,
known as the Jones law. was pre
sented to the supreme court today by
Attorney-General Rustgard of that
territory, in argument on the appeal
brought from the decision of a ter
ritorial court holding the act con
stitutional. He declared that the act was dis
criminatory against Alaska and ln
favor of Seattle, and if enforced
would compel the territory to conduct
all its business with that port.
Merchandise shipped from the
United States to Alaska by Canadian
rail and water lines is subject to con
fiscation -while goods proceeding by
Canadian rail and water routes to
Seattle and other ports In Pacific
coast states have no penalty Imposed
on them, he said.
Mr. Rustgard referred to decisions
of the supreme court holding that
Alaska was a part of the United
States, and contended that congress
meant that the constitution should
have the same force and effect In the
territory as elsewhere. The Jones act.
he asserted, denied pec-pie of Alaska
the equal protection of the law guar
anteed by the constitution. If con
gress can discriminate by rules of
commerce against Alaska, he said, it
can discriminate by tariff duties.
Solicitor-General Beck replied
briefly for the government, stating
that he would attempt tomorrow to
show that the commerce clause of the
constitution provided for equality be
tween the states and did not apply
to the territories of the United
States.
PLEBISCITE- NOT WANTED
PERU EXPECTED TO REJECT
CHILEAN PROPOSAL.
Reply Concerning Tacna and Aricn
Likely to Leave Door Open
for Further Negotiations.
SANTIAGO, Dec. 14. (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) It is considered almost
certain in official circles at Lima that
Peru will reject the Chilean proposal
tc participate in a plebiscite forTacha
and Arica. says a dispatch from there
published today by La Nacion. It Is
expected, however, the dispatch says,
that Peru's reply will be couched in
such language as to leave the door
cpen for further negotiations.
The dispatch says It is understood
Peru's attitude is that the lapse of
nearly 40 years since the signing of
the treaty of Ancon, providing for the
holding of such a plebiscite, has In
validated the stipulations of that In
strument insofar as they apply to the
plebiscite, and that arbitration re
mains as the sole method of solving
the difficulty. It adds that it is
probable Peru will insist on the des
ignation of the United States as me
diator or arbiter.
BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 14. (By the
Associated Press.) The Lima corre
spondent of La Nacion telegraphs his
newspaper the text of the statement
issued by the Peruvian chancellory in
which the Chilean proposal for a
Tacna-Arlca plebiscite Is touched up
on. The note denies that skirmishes
have occurred on the Peruvian-Chilean
frontier.
TARIFF REQUEST OPPOSED
WOOL HEAD SAYS HARDING'S
PROPOSAL UNDESIRABLE.
Such Plan of Delegated Authority
Would Keep Industries Ret
less. It Is Declared.
WASHINGTON. D. O. Dec. 14.
President Harding's proposal to con
gress that he have authority to ad
just tariff rates as changing condi
tions might warrant is "altogether
impracticable and undesirable," J. P.
Wood of Philadelphia, president of
the National Association of Wool
Manufacturers, declared today before
the senate finance- committee at
hearings on the wool schedule In the
tariff bill.
Such a plan, he said, would keep
industries "ln a state of unrest!' and
would result in constant pressure for
changes being brought to bear on
the president and on the tariff com
mission. Senator Smoot of Utah and Watson
of Indiana, republican members of
the committee, differed with Mr.
Wood, arguing that the plan proposed
would result in less uncertainty for
business than would otherwise fol
low the liquidation In Europe and the
changing values of currencies abroad.
Senator Smoot declared that under
present conditions congress would
have to delegate authority as to
tariff rates in some such manner as
suggested by the president.
In a statement read to the com
mittee, Mr. Wood suggested in effect
that the entire wool schedule in the
Fordney bill be rewritten on the old
grease basis Instead of on the basis
of the clean scoured content and that
higher compensatory rates be granted
on manufactures of wool. He did not
suggest any specific basic rate on
raw wool. He approved of the Amer
Ican valuation plan as "the only
United States Shipping Board
(Through United States Shipping Board Emergency
Fleet Corporation)
INVITES OFFERS ON
54 Uncompleted Wooden Steamship Hulls,
24 Uncompleted Wooden Converted Barges
and 18 Uncompleted Wooden Tugs
The UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD, through the
UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET
CORPORATION, invites offers for the purchase of the following
described uncompleted wooden steamship hulls, uncompleted
wooden converted barges and uncompleted wooden tugs, which
have been duly appraised and are to be sold at private competi
tive sale. All offers received before January 5, 1922, will be
considered ; and no awarcl will be made before that date. Nego
tiations may be continued thereafter, and all oifers received
prior to final award will be considered.
These steamship hulls and barges are of Ferris (3500 DVVT)
and HOUGH (4000 DWT) design, and are of wooden construc
tion. Similar hulls have been successfully converted into five
masted barkentines, schooners and tow barges and have given
excellent service in the transportation of bulk cargo, such as
lumber, petroleum, minerals and general cargo in coastwise and
trans-oceanic trade.
The hulls were contracted to be built to the requirements of
American Bureau of Shipping and the British Lloyd.
Hulls Located on the Pacific Coast Are Moored as Follows :
ALAMEDA YARD, Alameda, Calif . 9 Steamship Hulls ; 9 Con
verted Barge Hulls.
LAKE UNION, Seattle, Wash. 32 Steamship Hulls; 11 Con
verted Barge Hulls.
NORTH PORTLAND YARD, Portland, Oregon 10 Steamship
Hulls; 4 Converted Barge Hulls.
Hulls Located on Atlantic Coast Are Moored as Follows:
WILSON'S POINT, Wilson's Point, Conn. 1 Steamship Hull.
HOG ISLAND, Hog Island, Pa. 2 Steamship Hulls.
Specifications Covering the Above Type of Hulls
FERRIS
Length 268 feet Breadth 45 feet 2 inches
Depth 26 feet Loaded Draft, 23 feet lOVi inches
HOUGH
Length 274 feet
Depth 28 feet
UNCOMPLETED
Name
HAZARD
Hull No. Location
2347 Wilson's Point, Conn..
ENDEAVOR
LIGHTHORSE 2345
QUERO 1234
HERALD 2348
Specifications
Wood, sea-going, coal-burner.
Length 143 feet Depth 17 feet 6 inches
Breadth.. .. 30 feet Draft 16 feet 6 inches
Built by Crowninshield S. B. Co., Fall River, Mass.
Name Hull No.
THEMISON 1385 Hog
SOLDIER 1386 Hog
CONDUCTOR 1387 Hog
Specifications
Wood, sea-going, coal-burner.
Length 140 feet 3 inches Depth 17 feet
Breadth 30 feet Draft 15 feet
Built by Southland S. B. Co., Savannah, Ga.
Name Hull No. Location
WORKMAN 1206 Sollers Pt., Md
MARKSMAN 1209 Sollers Pt., Md....
WATCHMAN 1210 Sollers Pt., Md....
Specifications
Wood, sea-going, coal-burner.
Length 125 feet Depth 15 feet
Breadth. . . . 29 feet Draft 12 feet 9 inches
Built by M. M. Davis & Sons, Solomon, Md.
Name Hull No. Location
MARINE CITY 2417 Marine City, Mich.
ADVENTURER 2416 Marine City, Mich.
SEAFARER 2416 Marine City, Mich.
Specifications
Wood, sea-going, coal-burner.
'Length 140 feet 3 inches Depth 17 feet
Breadth 30 feet Draft 15 feet
Built by Sidney McLough, Marine City, Mich.
'Name Hull No. Location Hull Outfit Ship
COMMANDER 2478 Sturgeon Bay, Wis... 85 10 47
LIEUTENANT 2480 Sturgeon Bay, Wis... 85 10 47
COMMODORE 2479 Sturgeon Bay, Wis... 85 107c 47
Specifications
Wood, sea-going, coal-burner
Length 143 feet Depth 17 feet 6 inches
Breadth 30 feet Draft 16 feet 6 Inches
Built by Universal S. B. Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
LOLA...! Hog Island, Pa Hull 90 complete
Specifications
Wood, sea-going, tow-boat
Length 118 feet Depth 15 feet 3 inches
Breadth 30 feet Draft 13 feet 6 inches
Built by Medow Marine Railway, New Bern, N. C.
Not accountable for errors in description.
The above vessels will be sold "as is, where is."
The hulls located on the Pacific Coast have various amounts of expend
able stores, deck and galley equipment stored on board. Bidders should
state whether offer is on bare hull basis or whether stores and equipment
stored on board are included.
A certifiedeheck for two and one-half per cent (24) of the amount
offered must accompany each bid. This sum will be credited on the pur
chase price if award is made to the bidder or will be retained by the Board
on account of damages if the successful bidder fails to complete the pur
chase. Checks will be returned promptly to bidders whose offers are re
jected. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Bids should be addressed to UNITED STATES SHIPPING
BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION, Department
of Ship Sales, Washington, D. C, and marked "Bid for In
completed Hulls."
feasible method suggested to offset
the depreciating foreign currency."
Protesting against the basic rate of
26 cents a pound on clean raw wool,
proposed by the Fordney bill) William
Goldman, a clothing manufacturer of
New York, said it would mean a tax
of 125.000.000 on the annual clothing
bill of the people to protect the wool
growing industry with an annual out
put valued at J65.000.000.
Declaring there was no limit to the
"audacity of the representatives of
the wool growers," Mr. Goldman de
clared their requests for protection
were "absurdly extravagant and pre
posterous." Senator Smoot took exception to
Mr. Goldman's figures and charged
that whatever profiteering was done,
was not done by the growers. He
thought retailers were responsible for
much of it. but Mr. Goldman denied
that they were profiteering. The
finance committee was asked by the
carded woolen manufacturers' asso
ciation to revive the wool schedule,
by having ad valorem rates Instead
of specific rates.
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go n 1 an. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95.
Breadth 46 feet
Loaded Draft 23 feet 3 inches
WOODEN TUGS
Approximate
percentage completed
Hull
Outfit
Ship
48
61
65
65
74
78
83
59
3!
47
54
94
16
Wilson's Point, Conn..
Wilson's Point, Conn..
Wilson's Point, Conn..
Wilson's Point, Conn..
89
38
Location
Island, Pa
Island, Pa
Island, Pa
Hull Outfit Ship
84 72 79
83r,
68Cl
8
6
IT.'
Hull Outfit Ship
84
!.-)' c
84
11
73
10
48
84
47
Hull Outfit Ship
57 76 66
59 77 68
69
80 74
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