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THE JIOTtTrXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 21, 1021
GRI CONGEST (i
WILL BE RELIEVED
2 Steamers to Load at Mu
nicipal Dock Soon.
BENLAWERS AT ASTORIA
Ilannnua Hue Here Christmas to
Take On Cargo or Bulk
Wheat at Same Wharf.
Congestion which has existed at the
municipal grain elevator will be re
lieved by the loading of one steamer
which arrived In the Columbia river
yesterday and another which la sched
uled to leave San Francisco for Port
land tomorrow. Since the million
bushel grain elevator at terminal No.
4 reached Its capacity for storage.
Krain arriving- has been stored on the
pier at considerable expense to the
city.
The next vessel to load at the mu
nicipal elevator will be the British
steamer Benlawers, which docked at
.Astoria yesterday from the orient
After pasninfc quarantine, she was ex
pected last night to be fumigated at
Astoria, so will probably not come up
to Portland until this morning.
Venae! to Load Grain
The J. H. Roberts company has the
contract for preparing the vessel to
load bulk grain. The Benlawers Is
under charter to the Portland Flouring-
Mills company and will take out
the first cargo of grain shipped in
bulk by this company. Her destina
tion will be Limerick, Ireland.
The Swedish motorshlp Pedro
ChriHtophersen of the Johnson line is
also loading grain for the Portland
Flouring Mills company, but Is tak
ing the cargo in bags. She is slated
to move from the Pacific Coast ele
vator dock to the Montgomery dock ;
at 6:30 o'clock today and will proba
bly complete her cargo there and I
clear before the end of the week for
Cork, Ireland.
MnnnaiTi Due Chrlntmaa,
The shipping board steamer Han
nawa, assigned to the Columbia
Pacific Shipping company for one trip
in the trans-Pacific service, will carry
half a cargo of bulk wheat from the
municipal grain elevator, it was an
nounced yesterday by the Uray
Itosenbaum Grain company, which
will export the wheat. The vessrl
Is now being reconditioned at 25an
Francisco after several months of
idleness on the mud flats, and Is ex
pected here Christmas morning.
Captain Z. B. Murry, well-known
skipper, who was formerly in the
Admiral line service as master of the
t earner Pawlot, ha gone to San
Francisco to take command of the
Hannawa.
FI5KIGMT BV WATER KEDCCED
Cut of $3 a Ton on Iron and Steel
Westbound Is Made.
A reduction of 15 cents a hundred
weight or $3 a ton in the freight rate
on iron and steel articles from the
Atlantic coast to Portland and other
Pacific ports wa announced yester
day by A. C. Callan, Portland agent
for the Williams line, which operates
a fleet of cargo steamships In the In
tercoastal trade. The new rates were
made ef-fective immediately.
The list of articles- on which the
rate has been reduced includes steel
angles, channels, beams, plain and
corrugated bars for reinforcing ma
terial, band steel, hoop steel, bolts,
nuts, rivets, shingle bands and baling
ties. The rate on all these articles
has- been cut from 75 cents to 60 cents
each 100 pounds In carload lots. The
name new rate is quoted for pipe
WP to 12 inches in diameter and boiler
tubes, while pipe more than a foot in
diameter will take a rate of 65 cents.
This reduction in westbound rates
Is expected to have a stimulating ef
fect on building. Mr. Callan pointed
out that if the 1R0O tons of steel
which h to be used in the construc
tion of the new Klks building were
all brought around by water from
the Atlantic coast, this reduction in
rates would result In a saving of
$5000 in freight money alone.
TEXAS MAKU REPORTED SAFE
Japanese Steamer Said to Have
Slopped Leak.
Ths Japanese steamer'Texas Maru,
which was reported in distress 900
miles off the Columbia river Monday
night, was proceeding to Honolulu
and was in no Immediate danger yes
terday morning, according- to a dis
patch received here by the Merchants
Kfcchange. The Japanese vessel was
spoken yesterday morning by the
steamer Victoria, according to a radio
report from that vessel.
Wireless messages from the Texas
Maru Monday stated that she was
leaking badly and that two men had
been lout overboard, hut her captain
reported to the Victoria yesterday
that the leaking had been stopped.
As the Japanese steamer was bound
from Portland to Yokohama and
Kobe, It is presumed that her diver
sion to Honolulu is for the purpose of
making repairs.
FOREIGN" FREIGHT IX PORT
Linseed From China and General
Cargo From Europe Arrive.
Two steamers with inward freight
from foreign shores arrived at Port
land yesterday to dhcharge. The
hi-pptngboard steamer Kastern Sailor,
completing her service in the European-Pacific
line, came in with gen
eral freight from Kurope and docked
at municipal terminal No. 1, where
she is being looked after by the port
staff of the Columbia-Pacific Ship
ping company.
With M00 tons of linseed from China,
he steamer Kobun Maru, of the
Ocean Transport company, arrived at
t he Albers dock at 1 o'clock yester
day afternoon. Her Inward freight Is
for Mitxul & Co., and she will take
out a full cargo of lumber for the
Pacific Kxport Lumber company. The
General Steamship corporation re-presents
the vessel's owners.
SHIPS' NAMES ARE SWITCHED
Confusion Caused by Interchange
of Japanese Company.
The names of Japanese steamers
are difficult enough foi American
shippers at the best, but when one of
the mar us has her name changed and
the old name Is given to a new ves
sel, and then both of them are sent
here In the same line, more confusion
than usual may be expected to result.
This Is what has happened in the case
of the Tomlura Maru of the Yama
shlta Steamship company.
The original bearer of this name
was built by the Mitsubishi company
in December, 1917, and later rechrls
tened. or rather renamed Taikai ila-
ni. An such he left here Monday for
the orient in the Yamaahlta line.
Now comes the Talkal Maru's
younger brqther, or sister, also named
iTomlura Maru and hnilt in the same
yard five months later. She will b
due here December 30 to load for
Australia in the other service of the
Yamashlta line.
Liquor Kunners Fined.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. James
A. Hewston and A. Goodman, owners
of the launch Lloyd C, were fined
924)00 each In the United States dis
trict court today after their convic
tion on a charge of transporting
liquor from British Columbia to San
Francisco. The launch and liquor,
valued at $20,000 by Hewston and
Goodman, were seized by the govern
ment. Marine Xotes.
Th steam schooner Santa Rita, of the
MrCormick line, which arrived Mondity
with general freight from San Francisco,
f intflhed d uncharging yesterday at the
Couch-street and Albt-ra docka and
dropped down the river last night to West
port to load lumber for the return trip to
California.
The British steamer Margaret Coughlan,
which la here to take a full cargo of lum
ber to the orient for th Pacific Export
Lumber company, shifted yesterday from
the Clark & Wilson mill at Linntun to the
Eastern & Western mill.
The Associated Oil company's tank
steamer La PuriMma arrived at the Shell
dock eariy yesterday afternoon with a
cargo of fuel oil for the shipping board.
The Isthmian line steamer Mobile City
moved from Llnnton to St. iielens at
3 P. M. yesterday to continue loading lum
ber for the Atlantic coast.
The Suzuki steamer Kureha Maru moved
from municipal terminal No. 4 to the
Crown mills to continue loading for the
orient.
The steamer Chas. H. Cramp, of the
Atlantic, Gulf . & Pacific Steamship cor
poration, moved from the fit. Johns Lum
ber company's mill to terminal No. 4.
The ateamer Jeptha, which fs loading
for the west coast of South America In
the service of the General Steamship cor
poration, is listed to shift at 11 o'clock
this morning from the I nman-Poulsen mill
to the Montgomery dock.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA, Or.. De. 20. (Special.)
Captain O. W. Saunders of San Francisco,
opt-rating manager or the 3Itoo Navi
gation company, and C. B. Warren, Se
attle manager of the same company, 1
were here today conferring with the
port authorities relative to making
Astoria a port of call for the Mat (ion line i
steamera plying to Honolulu and other
points In the Hawaiian Inlands. The pro-
posed line is to replace the service here- I
torore maintained by the- steamer Cor-
dovla which is making her last run to I
the Islands and Is to be placed on the I
run netween Puget mund and Alaska.
With cargo from Puget sound and Port
land the steamer Virginian sailed at 1
o'clock this morning for Boston.
With freight from Portland and As
toria the steamer Wlllfaro sailed at 11:40
today for .New York via Seattle.
After loading 4."(i0 cases of canned sal
mon here the steamer Steel Worker wits
general freight from Portland sailed at
1 :.r."i o'clock this afternoon for Kurope,
via Seattle.
The steamer Kastern Merchant arrived
at 2 o'rlork this morning from Kurope
via Han Francisco and went to Portland.
Bringing a cargo of fuel oil for Astoria
and Portland the tank ateamer La Pu
rintina arrived at 1 :30 thia morning from
California.
The British steamer Benlawers arrived
at 1:45 this afternoon from Hongkong and
goes to Portland to load for the United
Kingdom.
The Japanese t earner Ten pa loan Maru
which arrived last evening left for Port
land at 11 o'clock today.
After loading 1000 tons of flour here
the Japanese Meamer Kobun Maru left at
12 o'clock last night for Portland to take
on cargo for the orient.
SAN FRANCISCO. lec. 20. (Special.)
HuKh Gallagher, newly -appointed dist rict
manager of t he Pacific Steamship com
pany, operating the Ad rniral line at earn
ers, arrived here yesterday. Prior to his
appointment Gallagher was general east
ern agent of the company with headquar
ters In New York.
The steamer Mat son ta, of the Mat son
line, arrived yesterday from Honolulu with
lot cabin passengers and 4.44 tons of
freight, in charge of Captain Charles Peter
son. The cargo Included 4A.Q33 bags of
raw suKar and 31,171 cases of canned
pineapple.
When the steamer President arrives In
San Franeiuro from San Ped ro tomorrow
Captain N. P. Cousins will relinquish the
command of the vessel. Captain Cousins
has been the skipper of the President for
a great many years and is giving it up to
take the new steamer Ruth Alexander,
recently acquired by the Pacific Steamship
company. Captain Cousins will leave short
ly for New iork, where the steamer Is
berthed, and will bring her to the coast
via Havana, Cuba and the Panama canal,
arriving in San Francisco February 1".
Captain Cousins will be the permanent
commander of the Ruth Alexander. The
new commander of the President will be
announced tomorrow.
The British steamer Chancellor arrived
this morning with 13,H7 bags of coffee
and 1150 bags of cocoa from Liverpool via
Guayaquil. The Chancellor arrived out
side of the Gulden Gate Tuesday night,
but dropped anchor outside of the harbor
until this morning. The Chancellor start
ed unloading Immediately and will pro
ceed north tomorrow to take a partial
cargo In the north. Returning to this
port. It will load for the United Kingdom.
General passenger agents and their
subordinates, both on land and sea, were
Jubilant today with the news that the war
tax of 8 per cent on all domestic transpor
tation tickets is to be abolished January
1 ntxt.
SEATTLE, Wash.. lee. 20. (Special.)
The Japanese nteamahlp Toko Maru, under1
charter to II. T. Johns & Co., which sailed
from Tacoma for the orient last Friday,
arrived back in Seattle thia morning from
Port Townsend, listing heavily to star- :
board. The vessel is tied up at pier B, 1
Smith's Cove. She developed the Hut while
on the way down the sound and put In at
Port Townsend. A survey will bo made
and It is expected that her derkload of
lumber will have to be discharged.
J. h McGulre. general passenger agent '
at Seattle for the Canadian National rail
ways, arrived in Seattle from Winnipeg.
Canada, thin week. In the Canadian city
Mr. McGulre attended the annual con
vention of rail passenger agents.
Captain George R Iapretk, prominent
shipping man of British Columbia, visited
Seattle steamship officials today. He ,s
expected to return to Vancouver late this
week.
leaden with 2I0O tons of copper and cop
per ore. the lienerai Steamship corpora
tion's freighter rrblay will arrive here
tomorrow morning from the went coast of
South America. She will proceed from here
to Tacoma, where she will discharge her
ore cargo. She la scheduled to return to
Seattle and here she will be drydocked for
extensive repairs and overhauling. Offi
cials ot the company said today that the
Derblay will commence loading for Chile
and Peru about the middle of January.
Af.er passing two weeks In San Fran
cisco conferring with the California offi
cials of the General Steamship corporation.
Captain If. H. Berkholm, manager at Sc
atLle for the company, returned to his dealt
yesterday.
Assigned by the shipping board to the
Pacific Argentine and Brazil line for serv
ice between Puget sound and the east
coast of South America, the steamship
West Katan, formerly in the European Pa
cific line service, arrived here this morn
ing to joad a full cargo for Brazil and Ar
gentine, she will be handled here by A.
M. Gillisple, Inc.
Addition of the two freighters. West
Jew up and Kastern Merchant, to the Seattle-oriental
fleet of the Pacific Steam
ship company was announced here today.
This will give the Admiral line eight
freighters for the freight trade between
Seattle and far eastern ports, besides the
five 63!S type shipping board liners, which
carry about 8000 tons of cargo in addition
to passengers.
To load a full cargo of lumber and gen
eral merchandise at Seattle and Puget
round ports the lntercoastal sea carrier
steamship Felix Tauasig arrived today at 1
P. M. She Is the second steamer of the
new tntercoastal servsre to come here.
A full cargo of general merchandise was
brought to Seattle this noon by the Charles
Nelson line freighter Saginaw,
Coming from the Atlantic seaboard, the
Newsco line, steamship Brush arrived late
today. She will load a full cargo of lum
ber, canned goods and general freight on
the sound.
The City of Spokane of the Admiral line
arrived back in Seattle from Vancouver
today. Here she completes her load for
the far east
Carrying almost a capacity load, the
steamship Walter Lurkenbach of the Luck
enbach line sailed for the Atlantic coast
this morning.
The Thorndyke - Trenholme company.
Inc., of Seattle, has been appointed th
Puget sound agent for the Ohr. U. Baal
otti. Inc., of Piraeus. Greece, a firm which
operates a large fleet of tramp steamers.
It was announced here today. This means
that the Orectan firm plana sending many
of its tramp steamers to Puget sound.
In Greece and the Black sea the Chr. O.
BitiiotU company represents the Oriental
Navigation company. Kerr Steamship com
pany. International Maritime corporation.
Merchants' Navigation company, Atlantic
Pacific Steamship company and other
leading American shipping firms. Last
summer, when the Thorndyke - Tren-
hoime company sent the steamship Eastern
Victor to Constantinople, the Baslotti cor
poration represented the local company.
With a large passenger list, the Admiral
line steamer Admiral Dewey sailed at noon
yesterday ror California Dorts.
The Andrea tF. Luckenbach shifted to
Tacoma today to complete loading for New
lorn.
In the service of the Charles Nelson line
the steamship Katnier sailed for California
porta today.
The Osaka Shosen Kalnha freighter Ma
nila juaru moved to Tacoma thia morning.
COOS BAT, Or., Dec. 20. (Special.)
in ine moonugnt the steamer Johanna
Smith came Into port this morning at 4:40
iron, oan r ran Cisco to load lumber at the
Smith electric dock.
Captain Peter Olson broug-ht the gas
schooner Tramp into port this morning
from Rogue River at- 12;30, having- on
board cheese, tanbark and household
goods. Captain Olson was the first man
to take a craft into Rogue River after the
big storm and said that the new channel
runs straight out to sea and has a depth
ox nine xeet at nigh water.
The steamer Curacao, which was in this
harbor over yesterday and last night.
sanea tor Astoria and Portland this morn
ing at 11:40.
GRAYS HARBOR. Wash., Dec 20.
tapeciai. j ine steamer C arm el arrived
from San Francisco this morning with
general mercnanaise cargo and be Kan dis
charging cargo at the Benham dock at
Aberdeen.
Th steamers Florence Olson and Clare-
mont arrived late Monday from San
Pedro. The Florence Olson began loading
at the Bay City mill at Aberdeen and the
Claremont at the Wilson mill at Aberdeen.
ine Standard Oil tanker Atlas cleared
for San Francisco thit afternoon after
discharging oil at the local tanks.
The steamer Hartwood cleared for San
Pedro with cargo from the American
mill, Aberdeen.
PORT TOWNS ENlX Wash.. Dec. 20
(Special.) The steamer- Derblav. In th
service of the General Steamship corpora
tion, coming from went coast ports, is
scheduled to arrive early tomorrow with a
cargo of copper ore for the Tacoma
smelter. She called at San Francisco. Out
ward she will load at Seattle, Tacoma and
Portland.
Returning from Vancouver, where she
took on a part cargo, the steamer City of
Spokane of the Admiral Trans-Pacific
line arrived today. After entering she
proceeded to Everett, where she will load
lumber for the orient, completing at Se
attle.
In the lntercoastal service of the Nawnco
company, the steamer Brush arrived this
afternoon and proceeded to Seattle, where
she will load part cargo for return voyage.
She came up the coast light, her Atlantic
cargo being discharged at San Francisco.
The steamer Felix Tauslg arrived today
from Baltimore via San Francisco, pro
ceeding to Seattle, for which port she has
a consignment of freight from Atlantic
ports. She Is In the service of the Inter
Coastal Sea Carr'ers company.
Coming from Buenos Aires, the steamer
West Katan. after making a slow run up
the c ast on account of stormy weathor,
arrived this morning, proceeding to Seat
tle to discharge. She called at San Fran
cisco, where she discharged part of her
cargo. She is in the service of the Pa
cific Argentina Brazilian company.
Completing repairs to her electric light
ing plant, the power yacht Dreamerie
sailed thia morning for San Pedro.
After remaining here since Sunday with
a heavy list to the port, the Japanese
steamer Toko Maru sailed this morning for
Seattle, where she will probably discharge
part or all of her lumber cargo.
The steamer Wlllfaro. which loaded a
part cargo of lumber at St Johns on th
Columbia river, is scheduled to reach
Puget sound Wednesday to complete cargo
for the east coast.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Dee. 20. (Special.)
A courae a llttln out of the ordinary will
be pursued in the case of the Isthmian
freighter Knoxville City when that boat
comes into British Columbia waters. She
will-go to Port Alice to take on a cargo of
paper for New York before returning here
to load shingles and lumber for both New
York and Boston.
Th ateamt r Mississippi of the French
line is due in port December li6 to load
canned salmon, lead, general and bulk
wheat for ports In France. This boat will
take 2000 tons of wheat here.
Suit has been entered In the supreme
court here by C. Gardner Johnson & Co.
of this city against the Canadian govern
ment merchant marine for $43(17, alleged
commission for arraifging ocean freight
npa fur a shipment of 7,700,000 feet of
ti'S to Egypt.
The motorship Culburra, one of the
former Commonwealth boats of Australia
but now owned in San Kranclsco, has been
fixed to load lumber here about December
2H for San Pedro. Tho shipment fs being
made by the Canadian Robert Dollar com
pany. Lack of coast tonnage la holding up
lumber shipment to California, as the
regular steam schooners have more than
t hey can do, handicapped as they are by
winter seas.
With only 21 saloon passengers, a similar
number In second claws and about 1041 Chi
nese in the hold, the steamer Empress of
Jup.m of the Canadian Pacific Steamships.
Limited, will depart tomorrow for the
orient. Passenger travel to and from the
orient is exceptionally light this winter,
but freight moving westward has been In a
lurge volume.
According to Information from local
offices of tho Canadian Pacific Coast Steam
ship strvice. the loss of the front light
tower in Porlier Pass, reported missing
Sunday, is given as the cause of the wreck
of the Canadian Pacific car barge No. 82.
The day after Christmas the Canadian
Pacific's big three-stacker Empress of Rus
sia is due from the orient. She has a
light passenger list, but Is carrying a fair
amount of freight.
Cable advices show the Canadian-Australasian
passenger liner Niagara having
left Auckland for Vancouver and is dutf
here January 7.
The big freighter Walkawa of the Canadian-Australasian
line left today for Aus
tralia and New Zealand via Chemainus and
San Francisco.
The Blue Funnnl freighter Ixion Is ex
pected In tomorrow from Seattle to dis
charge 1000 tons of oriental freight and
take on 1.000.000 feet of lumber and 1600
tons of box shooks for her return trip to
the orient.
Movements or Vessels.
PORTLAND, Dec. 20. Arrived at noon,
Japanese meamer Kobun Maru, from San
Francisco via Astoria; at 1 P. M., steam
er Eastern Merchant, from Liverpool, via
San Francisco ; at noon, steamer La Pur
lalma, from San Francisco: arrived at mid
night, Japanese ateamer Tenpaisan Maru,
from Liverpool.
t
ASTORIA. Dec. 20. Called at midnight.
Port Calendar.
To Arrive at Portland.
Steamer From Due
Shinbu Mara .......Japan Dec. 21
Curacao P. F.-way Dec. 21
England Mara ...... Murormn ....Dec. 22
Minnesotan New York. . . .Dec 23
Rose City San Fran Dec. 24
jvifukn Mara Muroran ....Deo. 24
West Katan Mobile Dec. 24
Banna wa ... .San Fran.... .Dec. 25
Alvarado New Orleans. . Dec. 2b
Steel Seafarer New York. ... Dec 23
Tomiura Mara Japan Dec 27
Keifuku Maru Japan Dee. 28
Brazil Maru Japan Dec 2i
'Senator San Diego . . . . Dec 29
Fior. Luckenbach. . . . Mobtle Dec. 29
Kiso Maru Japan Dec 80
Hattle Luckenbach. . Mobile Dec. 30
Iowan New York. .. .Dec 30
West Keats Or!ent Dec. 30
Las Vegas Orient Dec! 30
Montague Orient Jan. 2
Scotland Maru Japan .......Jan 3
Kinkasan Maru Japan Jen.' 6
City of Vancouver. . . .Vancouver . . .Jan! 10
Moerdyk Europe Jan! 10
Nictheroy London Jan 10
Holland Maru Japan Jan! 12
To Depart From Portland.
Steamer For Data
Admiral Sebree San Fran Dec 2t
Jeptha S. America.. . .Dec "4
Admiral Evans San Diego. . . .Dec! 24
Vessels In Port,
Steamer Berth
Admiral Sebree. ... Terminal No. 2,
Annette Roipn Albers dock.
Beniamers Astoria.
Chas. H. Cramp Terminal No. 4
Daisy Matthews West Oregon mllL
Eastern Merchant. .. Terminal No. 1.
Daisy Putnam West port.
J. C. Kirkpatrick... Peninsula mill.
Jeptha Inman-Poulaen mllL
Kobun Maru Astoria.
Kureha Maru Crown Mills.
Da Purlslma. Shell dock.
Liberator Wetport.
Luise Nielsen Inman-Poulsen mill
Malta Maru . . . . . Montgomery duel'
Margaret Coughlan. .East. & West, mill
Mundelta Westoort.
Mobile City St. Helens.
uregon Fir (sch.). ... Drydock.
Oregon Pine sch.) .. Harvey dock.
Ped. Chrlstophersen. Montgomery dock.
Red Hnek Terminal No. 4.
Santa Rita West port.
teel Worker Terminal No. 1.
Sweden Mara (i.nbe mills.
Tenpaisan Maru Terminal No. 4.
Undaunted (sch.) .. .Ptr.lnsula mill.
West Kader S, P. siding
Ypres Maru Peninsula mill.
Carries passengers.
steamer Virginian, for Boston and New
York, via way ports. Left up at 2 A. M.,
steamer Eastern Merchant. Sailed at
11:30 A. M., steamer Wlllfaro. for New
York, via way ports. Ieft up at noon.
Japanese steamer Tenpaisan Maru. Sailed
at 1:55 P. M., steamer Steel Worker, for
London, via Puget sound. Arrived at 3:43
P. M.. British steamer Benlawers, from
Yokohama.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20. Arrived at
5 A. il., steamer Senator, from Portland,
for San Diego. Sailed at midnight, steam
er Willsolo. from Portland, via Puget
sound, for New York and way ports. Ar
rived at 9 A. M., Dutch ateamer Eemdijk,
from Everett via Portland, for Rotter
dam. Arrived a 10 A. M., steamer Ed
ward Luckenbach, from Philadelphia, for
Portland. Arrived at 1 P. M., British
steamer City of Naples from Vancouver, B.
C, via Astoria, for Europe; at 3 P. M-,
steamer Rose City, from Portland.
VANCOUVER, B. C Dee. 20. (Special.)
Arrived And wrea Luckenbach. from
New York via ports. Departed' Lief, for
Seattle; La Placentia. for Port San Luis
via Esqutmalt; Minnesotan. for United
Kingdom via ports; Waikawa. for Aus
tralia via Chemainus and San Francisco.
BATAVIA. Dec. lto. Arrived: Japanese
steamer Suez Maru. from Portland.
SINGAPORE. Dee. 1 Arrived: Japa
nese steamer Port Said Maru, from Port
land for Muroran,
SHANGHAI, Dec. 1H. Arrived: Steamer
Eastern Sailor, from Portland.
LIMERICK, Dec. 1R. Arrived: Greek
ateamer Fotis, from Portland.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Sailed: Steamer
Panaman, for Portland, via way porta
NEW ORLEANS. Dee. 19. Sailed:
Steamer Hattie Luckenbach, for Portland.
SAVANNAH. Dec 16. Sailed: Steamer
Steel Mariner, from New York, for Port
land. COOS BAY, Dec 20 Sailed at noon
steamer Curacao, for Portland, from San
Francisco and Eureka.
TACOMA, Wash.. Dec. 20. Arrived:
Manila Maru. from Vancouver.
Sailed: Cricket, for Everett: Rainier.
for San Francisco.
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 20. Arrived:
Brush, from .Portland, Me.; Felix Taus
sig, from Boston; Saginaw, from San
Francisco; West Katan, from San Fran
cisco. Sailed: Rainier, for San Francisco: Ad
miral Dewey, for San Diego; Walter
Luckenbach, ror ew i ork.
BRAKE, Dee. 15. Arrived: Boston Ma
ru, from Portland, Or.
HAVRK. Dee. 17. Arrived: Eastern
Prince, from Vancouver.
HONGKONG. Dec. 19. Arrived: Sliver
State, from Seattle.
CRISTOBAL, Dec. 19. Balled: Karonga,
for Seattle.
YOKOHAMA. Dec. 17 Sailed: Empress
of Russia, for Vancouver.
KOBE. Dec. 17. Sailed: Keystone State,
for Tacoma,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20. Arrived:
Sepa tor. from Astoria ; Ma tsonia, from
Honotulu; Edward Luckenbach, from
Philadelphia: Eemdfik. from Astoria; City
of Naples, from Astoria; Rose City, from
Portland and Astoria. Sailed: Admiral
Schley, for Seattle; Willsolo, for New
York; Tamalpais, for Grays Harbor.
Report From Month of Columbia.
NORTH HEAD. Dec. 20. Condition of
the sea at B P. M., smooth; wind, east, 10
miles.
Tides at Astoria Wednesday.
High. Low.
8:03 A. M 8 8 ft.)
6:08 P. M 7.4 ft.12:37 P. M 2.5 ft.
FOUR DECISIONS GIVEN
State Supreme Court Hands Down
Killing in Minor Case.
SALEM. Or., Dec 20. (Special.)
The Oregon supreme court, following
Its regular weekly conference this
morning, handed down four minor
opinions. They follow:
G. I. Hunt, appellant, ver.ua Plrat Na
tional Bank of Hallway, appeal from
Baker county action to recover possession
of liberty bonds valued at 13.19. 15: opinion
by Chief Justice Burnett, Judge Anderson
affirmed.
Mary II. Couch versus the Scandlnavian
AmencaTi bank, et al.. appellants, appeal
from Multnomah county, action to recover
money; opinion by Justice Brown, decree
of Judge .Morrow modified.
MUlon Hall versus W. W. Brown, ap
pellant, appeal from Harney county, ac
tion to recover money for damages; opin
ion by Chief Justice Burnett, Judge Biggs
reversed and case remanded.
J. W. Hooper versus S. A. rennick. ap
pellant, appeal from Union county, action
to enforce contract and leaae; opinion by
Justice Bean, Judge Knowles affirmed.
TourLst Party at Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 20.
(Special.) One party of tourists
headed from Seattle to California
passed through here last evening.
They left Seattle early yesterday
morning and reached here at i
o'clock. Mr. Mathis, head of the party,
sa'd that the roads between Wood
land and La Center were in bud shape.
Part of this piece of road, six miles
long, was muddy before the cold
weather. Now it Is froien, causing
deep ruts. The party expected to
make Eugene, Or.. late last night,
and hoped to reach San Francisco In
four days from Seattle.
Christinas Spirit Growing.
The armament conference at Wash
ington, D. C, Is an outgrowth of the
Christmas spirit of peace and good
will, said H. W. Stone in a Christmas
address delivered at the luncheon of
the Rotary club at the Benson hotel
yewterday noon.
The speaker declared thart as a re
sult of the recent war the Christian
epirlt had become stronger. A pro
gramme of Christmas music was
given by the quartet of Westminster
Presbyterian church.
Inheritance Tax Voided.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) The block In Twenty-sventh
. hv T Orant Winkle
end others. Is free from the Inherit
ance tax account or the estate or w.
D. Mack, deceased, according to an
order Issued by Judge Wilson of the
superior court. The action was
v.,A,irh ho th nlaJntiffa to clear the
title of the property by determining
whether or not it was suujeci i
any inheritance tax.
Storm Worse at Hood River.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) The storm gripping the mid
Columbia has Increased in intensity
as today advanced. The snowfall,
light throughout the night, adding
but an Inch to the blanket already
deposited, became heavier throughout
the day. and by night was falling at
the rate of a quarter of an Inch an
hour.. The minimum temperature last
night was 13 degrees above zero.
The minimum today was 16 degrees
above.
Calapoola Valley Frozen.
BROWNSVILLE, Or., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) The Calapoola valley today
was frozen fast, there was snow on
the ground and the stage was all set
for a white Christmas. Snow first
fell here Saturday night. More came
Sunday and Sunday night and a freez
ing wind made the white mantle last
ing. All indications pointed to the
oldest bit of weather seen here in
years.
Chehalis Weather Modifies.
CHEHALIS, Wash., Dec. 20. (Spe
cial.) This morning the thermometer
hit the lowest point for the season,
19 degrees above zero being reported
at various points. Late today, how
ever, a decided rise in temperature
was noted and a material change for
warmer weather is hoped for locally.
Qrpheum matinee today, 15-25-SO-Ad.
DUIKER WILL HELP
FIB FARMERS
Mr. Thompson Anxious for
Northwest to Get Aid.
WAR BODY FUNDS READY
First National Official to Assist In
stitutions Not Banks in Dis
tributing Money.
As soon as W. L. Thompson, vice
president of the First National bank,
can get the pressing affairs of his
work at the bank cleared he Is going
to assist actively in financing new
Institutions, not banks, in order that
the Pacific northwest will receive all
the financial aid from the war finance
corporation that Is needed. Mr. Thomp
son returned yesterday from Wash
ington, where he has been for the
last four months assistant to the di
rector of the war finance corporation.
"The farmers and cattlemen of the
northwest need to be taught by finan
cial institutions which are able to
avail themselves iof advances from
the war finance corporation how they
can obtain all relief necessary." Mr.
Thompson said. "While this section
has not suffered to the extent of the
middle west and southern farmers,
neither has it made the big demands
that those sections have on the gov
ernment financial corporation. In
fact, the northwest has been back
ward about making demands for ad
vances." Benefit Seen Already.
Mr. Thompson said that the cor
poration had succeeded already in re
lieving pressure to banks, which has
resulted in general benefit to farmers
and cattlemen. There have been ad
vances In the last 80 days of $100.
000. noo to all parts of the country.
"However, the directors of the cor
poration have recognized that banks
of the country are greatly expanded."
Mr. Thompson said. "Therefore they
are not urging further expansioa
Rather are they recognizing that it is
necessary for the organization of fi
nancing institutions throughout the
country for the direct purpose of
availing themselves of the advance
ment of funda by the war finance cor
poration." The results of the experience of the
war finance corporation, according to
Mr. Thompson, are that it is probable
amendments to the federal land hank
bill will be made, increasing powers
under it to enable banks, loan com
panies and co-operating marketing
associations to rediscount for long
time farmers' paper. He said it is
probable the administration will ap
prove this measure because it will
fill a much needed want in the finan
cial system of the country.
Marketing; Methods t'hnnge.
'.'Under such a plan the federal land
bank would become to the farmer
what the federal reserve bank is to
the commercial interests of the coun
try'." Mr. Thompson said. "Methods of
marketing are changing rapidly In
this country. Under the new system
farmers are going to market their
products over longer periods. Through
financial facilities which will be pro
vided in legislation it will be posa'ble
for orderly marketing. This means
stabilization in the cattle and agri
cultural line. To show how this
works out through money, advances ta
the cattle industry of the country the
livestock business already has become
stabilized.
"I want to cay a word about the
Oregon representation In congress
All of them are hitting the bnll. All
of them hold important assignments.
They are doing good work."
SMALL SUPPLY AT YARDS
ONLY TWO LOADS KECfclVED
FOU OPEN' MARKET.
Prices Are Unchanged and Tone
Is Reported Steady In
All Lines.
Only fnur load of stork were rervpd t
the yards yMterilny and two of these wre
rontrart shifp fcr an ouuide packer. Th
moderate supply available for the opn
market wan i11 on th basis of Monday's
priee. The tone of the market wan re
ported steady In all linen.
Receipt n were 21 hns and 083 .sheep.
The day a fhIf-m w-Te as follows
Wgt. Price I We. Trlcel
I steers .. HS.1 l.v.-in 1 hog 410 s.-j.')
steers .. 0-7 .V.tn Shoes ... 1.10 K
1 cow ... K'.m 2 .'.0 0 hogs ... H r.s
1 COW ...1110 .1 .OO'll hngs ... 17J ti .'.s
Scows .. 030 S.'-'A JO hoga ... 21 J S "
1 cow ... 040 .inn 2 hugs ... 31.1 8.7R
1 calf ... 1-0 8. SO A Umsb .. SH K 50
1 calf ... 1"0 nil 7yerl ... K.W
3 hogs .. i!73 7.7." 2 mixed .. 155 5 oil
Prices quoted at th Portland Union
stockyards were as foliowa;
Cattle
Choice steers
Medium to good steers
Fair to medium steers .......
Common to fair steers
Fair to good feeders
Choice cows and heifers . . . . ,
Medium to good cows, heifers.
Fair to medium cows, heifers.
Common cows
Canners
nulls
Choice dairy calves
Prime light calves
Medium light calves
Heavy calves
Hogs
Prime light
MH7.W1
. 6. on 'iitt ."so
. ri.r.ica a oo
. 2..10rI .V50
. 4 :'.V 4.7.1
. S. 00 ft 5. AO
. 4 .105 00
. 4 .0oi 4 SO
. 3. on u4.no
. 1.7.Vn 3.00
. 3 00W4.00
. OO'n ll.SO
. 8 00 ft 00
. HOo'oH.OO
. 5. 00
8..10JS.S
Smooth heavy, 230 to 3i0 Ihs... 7.5nrn Mon
Smooth heavy, 300 lbs. and up.. B5n.ii 7.50
Rough heavy
Fat pigs
Feeder pigs
Stags, subject to dockage .
S.Olfii fi 50
.2!if'H.tM
.0OX.2.1
4.50j.6.30
Sheep
Kast-of-mowntaln lambs R.50T9.oO
Best valley lambs 8.5O'0ft.Oo
Fair to good a so s.on
Cull lambs 4 So! li 50
Eastern Oregon feeders S.OHvr 7 oo
Light yearlings . ., .00'n 7 00
Heavy yearlings ft.OO'O.OO
Light wethers 4 50W5.50
Heavy wethers 4.50'(i.VOo
Ewea 1.0O(5.0O
Chicago Livestock Market.
CHICAGO. Dec. 20. (United States Bu
reau of Markets. ) Cattle Receipts, 7ooo;
beef steers and she stock generally steady
with yesterday's decline; bulk, beef steers.
$6.57.25; canners strong; bulls slow;
bidding lower on veal calves; stockers and
feeders steady.
Hogs Receipts. 35.000; uneven, steady
to 10c lower than yesterday's average;
bulk 200 to 250-pound average. $6 60 'ip 0.75;
160 to 180-pound average. J6.S0 6.90; part
load light lights, 1 7 .10; pigs weak.
Sheep Receipts S000; best fat lambs
strong to 25c higher; other sheep and
feeders steady; packers and shippers buy
ing choice fat lambs up to $10.50; bulk
early, $0.75 10.25; no choice fat ewes or
feeder lambs sold early.
Kansas City Livestock Market.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Dec. 20. (United
States Bureau of Markets.) Cattle Re
ceipts, 10.5O0; canners and cutterB active,
fully steady; bulk canners, 2.00j;2.25;
cutters mostly 13.00 4? 3. 2o; all other
classes very slow; fat she stock steady to
weak; better grades cows. $4.25j5.0O:
bulk others 3.504.OO; most heifers $4.00
5.50; all other classes barely steady; few
yearlings $!.0OJ 10. 00; other early steer
sales I5.25S5 40; bulk better grade
of vealera. 7.0O7.5O; most bulls. $3
3.75; early sales, stockers and feeders,
-. novA la
kok-a Hccipls, 8000; active. filucl
higher; closed at full advance: sorted
light lights, ."; light butchers to ship
pers, JH.83: top, fS. 1)5 to shippers: park
ing top, .8(; bulk sales, m.5WSf;
packing sows higher to K.30; pigs steady,
be.t 7.03.
Sheep-Receipts. l00; killing classes
fully steady; best ewes M.00; hulk, $.13.1
r3.7.1; fed western limbs. tW0: hulk.
$V.-o0.T5; bu!k feeding lambs $3.73.
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Dec. 20. (United States Bu
reau of Markets.) Hogs Keceipts, 0(O;
mostly steady to lite higher; cose dull;
bulk, medium and light. Jfl.45 t.'S : top.
$tf.80; bulk, packing grades. t5.:J6J.7S.
Cattle Receipts. IMoo; beefteers and
she stock strong to U."ic hiKher; bulk,
ateera, $5..10stt.-a; early top. handywelght
steers. $0.75; soma held higher; other
classes steady.
Sheep Receipts, 14.000; all classes gen
erally steady; top lambs. 110.00; wethers,
0.1H; feeding lambs. lt 40.
Seattle livestock Market.
SEATTLE. Dec. 20 Hogs steady; re
ceipts. 3 cars; no price changes. Cattle,
steady; receipts. 8 cars; no price changes.
YOUTH STILLJS MISSING
Disappearance of Carl Conrad Lust
September Unsolved.
Careful search by friends, relatives
and police has failed to find Carl
Conrad. 18-year-old Portland youth,
who has been missing from home
since September 13. 1S21. On that
date young Conrad disappeared from
a local hotel, where he was spend
ing a few days on a visit here from
Til'lamook. where he had a Job.
Relatives said that they could as
sign no reason for his actions, lie
left his suitcase and belongings at
the hotel, which was basis for thi
suspicion that he had been the victim
of foul play.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marriajre Licenses.
BANKS-THOMAS Otho DanUi, Cn. of
Bridal Veil, Or., and Violet 15. Ttiomai.
21, of Bridal Veil, Or.
DL'Nr.W-oSWAr.P Harold M. Punran,
lecal, ,"45 Eart Thirty-fifth street,
V rn I... Oswald, legal. 27 Kaal Kloventh
atrpf.
Ml'RPIf T-RIKSBNM Y Jocrph P. Murphy.
"7. Portland, and Dorothy Klchenmy. -I.
730 Hovt ftrret
KLLIOTT-KKAMKR Nathaniel O. El
iot t, legal. Vancouver, and I'ecella H
Kramer, legal, 4fi Kast Ninth street.
North.
WH LEY-DAYTON Frank W. Whal
es, lAgnl, "73 i tfavier wtrfet, and Maude
L. P;ty ton. legal, 41- Miller avenue.
SCHRACK - HOKi'MAKT Arthur l.
Sf-hrark, legal. Oh-nritn, Mont,, and Holda
Him-hanit, leisal, Portland.
SH A VKR-K Kl.LKR Leonard R. Shnv
r. legal. Ml Weidl r street, and Uenvieve
Keller. lrgal. 71 Trinity Place.
PI HTZ-ivi A N N John Diet a. legal. 434
Fremont street, and Sophia Bann. legal.
41H Frt-mont Mrrt.
WALK KK-tH'iRM Oeorg W. WalVer.
legal. lV-7 Stockton atret. and Uphi
Ui-rm, lenal, 17'J7 Haven etreet.
PI KR E K EM V John It. Pierce, legal,
flrass Valley, or., and Ada J. Kemp, legal
Portland.
MOK'.AN-MILLS Jnlin K. Morgan. 1
gH I. 1 1 1 R Vj UiJ -.- It st rt. and Mabel L.
Mills, logal. 7 Morris ftroft.
M (' LI ' N(I -ST I : M R Kd wa rd W. M c
riung. Irga' KoshII. Or., and Nldft Stuhr.
legal. 01 Et FarraguL ftreet.
Vancouver Marring Ucenr.
PROWN-KVERSON Fred J. Brown. -7.
Tillamook, Or., and Irma Everson.
Reed pnjnt. Mont.
DE HAVEN-JINKS Pelbert He Haven.
2. Vancouver, and Mary Jins, IS, Amboy,
Waxh.
.NTRAIN-ZnuG James M. Strain. lrc1.
Port land, and Harbara C. Zogg, legal.
Portland.
BL'RN'S-ELLIOTT Anton Elder Burns.
2. Portland, and Vera Elliott, '2. Leb
anon. Or.
HENPRICKSON-SELFRinOE John
Hendrtrkson, 34, Port land, and Arm one I la
L. Selfridce, 1!. Portland.
WALKKR-KEENAN Irving ft. Walker.
-f, Euajeno. Or., and Fannie J. Keenan. 20,
huft'-iif. r.
LINN-WISHON Jamen W. Linn, lecal
Portland, and Mrs. Laura B. Wilson, 1 gal
fit. Johnn, Or.
KOCH-PARKER Paul Koch. 2. Sandy,
Or., and Hertha Parker. 30. Sandy. Or.
I'IKKKN - LEWIS William Pier.-ii. 21.
HMUboro, Or., and Myrtle Lewis, 18. 11111a
boro. Or.
Itirthn.
WILKERHON To Mr. and Mm. W? p.
Wilkernon. foot of Nevada. Per. 10, a Hon.
UAKRATT To Mr. and Mrs, R. . Gar
rat t. "S7 Liberty, Pec. 14. a daughter.
Jl'NKIN To Mr. and Mrs. L .lunkln
111 East Stafford. Pec. 13. a nmiKht-r.
A K EliSTR" To Mr. and Mrs. I. Aker
Mtrom, ."M Klander. Per. 12. a r-on.
FOREMAN To Mr. and M rn. E. E Fore
man, 1335 MinrifMota, Pec. 13. a daughter.
ELY To Mr. and Mm. J ark. Ely. War
ronton, or.. Pec. 13. a son.
MOAP To Mr. and Mra. I. Moad. foot of
California, P-c. 7. a yon.
HARRISON To Mr. and Mrs. T. .T. Har
rison, 804'a Eug-'ne, Dec. 15, a daughter,
fiuilriinjr Permit.
T. K. RRIPdES Erect store building.
lH.'itl Sandv boulevard, between 73d ami
74th builder. .1 S. Spencer. $250. Lot 13
14, block 21. W't Ilsley.
M US. Sl'SAN M. ROP.ERTS Erect resi
dence Keliogg street, iK twei n Robert n ve
nue and ; builder, Carl Lola, 34'0
Lot, acreage.
M. J. WA LLACE Krert residence
East HH th street North, betw een Sisk lyou
and Sandv; builder same as owner, $2i.'tt.
It 4. block Hllb-H, Hello CreHt.
MRS. MELV1NA HAYES Erect resi
dence H EaHt 22d street, between Eaat Ash
and East Ankeny ; builder. Miles S. Far
well, J.TiOO. Lot SH 0-7-8. block 13, Dunn's
addition.
PACIj AMOST Erect reMdenre, ir3 E.
49th turret, between Stanton and Stskiyotj
M recta; build-r, J. Si-ht-mln, $3700. Lot 4,
block 14 1, Hose City park.
LESTER CoX Erect residence Fen
wick, bet ween Huf fa lo and Lombard ;
builder. R. A. Caw ford. ? 1500. Lot 13.
binck 3. World's Fair addition.
CLAHK-Wl I.SON LLM HER CO. Erect
residence-manufacturing piant, LI nnton,
between St. Helena road and Harbor line,
2C.OO.
O. M. MFNLY Erect More, Sill Union
avenue North, between Rroadway and
Schuyler : builder, o. R Waynmn, $I5,0ou.
lX)L 5-0, bloc k 343. Holladay.
A. I Sl'KRI .1 N J Erect residence 27
pprlesa place, between Haesalo and Mult
nomah; builder, George W. DcWftl, .'5U0.
Lot 4, block 25. Laurc'.hurst.
DAII.V METKOKOI.Ol.ICAI. KF.POKT.
PORTLAND, Dec. 20. Maximum tem
perature. 2t decrees; minimum, 22 ileprees.
Kiver reading, 8 A. M.. a fet : ehanne In
last 24 hours. 1.2 feet fall. Tntiil rainfall
(. I M. tu r I. M.I. (rare; total rainfall
since September 1. 1021. 1 s nH Inches; nor
mal rainfall since September 1. lit
Inches; excess of rainfall since Feptemh'-r
1. 11121, 14. Inches. Sunrise. 7:.".() A. M. ;
sunset. 4:2 P. M. Total sunshine Iiereni
ber 20. cone: possible sunshine. 8 hou-s 3S
minutes. Moonrise Wednesday. 12:43 A.
M.; moonset Wednesday. 12:03 P. M.
Barometer (reduced to sea lvel) at n P.
M., 20. 78 inebes. Relative humidity st fl
A. M.. rs per cent; at noun, 47 per cent;
at & P. M., .V) per cent.
TH 3 WEATHER
S K - Wind
E 75 I
3 3 3 c I
TAT ION a E i Waataaa,
-i -i fl B
3 ( -i
m
Baker
Bois ......
Boston . . . . .
I'HiKary . . . .
I'h leaRO . . . .
Denver
lies Moines..
Eureka ....
italveston ..
Helena . . . .
.1 uneaut
Kansas City.
Los Aniceles.
Marshfield
MedTord ...
M tnneapotls
24 II
411 0
4li II
4 ll
Is . . W iSllow
(12 . . N Cloudy
(HI lO. SW K'lear
(Ml . . NWll'lear
4n o
.(in 12 XWTt. cloudy
.(Ml: . . N K'lear
.(Ml . . N iCIear
21
24 0
4i! 0
72 n
2'l 44 SIC ii'loudy
(in lu SK Ii'loudy
-2 0
.(mi . . ,NE Cloudy
32 0
2 s 0
ill 1
40 l)
42 0
II 0
78 II
42 0
00:. .1
(Mi 14 N Cloudy
II21 . . SK IRain
30 . . N W CIoudy
02' . .IN Cloudy
(Ml 14 N'W'Clear
(Ml1 . . SW ;CIoudy
New Orleans:
New York . .
.OO 14 SB 'Clear
.00 Hi E ICIoudy
North Head .
32 ()
Phoenix ....
Pocatello . ..
Portland ...
Roseburg
Sacramento
St. Louis....
Salt Lake...
San Diea-o..
S. Francisco.
Seattle
Sitkat
Spokane ....
Tacoma
Tatoosh Isd.
Valdest
Walla Walla
Washington
Winnipeg ..
Yakima
72 0
34 It
(HI . . W ICIoudy
12: . . E ISnow
00 12 E Cloudy
2(1 0
2s 0
M 0
4S 0
5rt 0
62 1
.Ml 0
81 0
-SS 0
24 (I
3(1 0
34 0
-24 0
IB n
4 0
-x o
20 0
.00 . . NW Cloudy
.3C20S lllain
.(Ml 22 N ICIear
.00 12 SW ICIoudy
.10 . . E Cloudy
.44 10 SW IClou.iy
. 00 12 N Cloudy
.00!. . I I
.on . . 'NE ICIoudy
.00 22 N'E 'Cloudy
.00 00 B Cloudy
.00 . .1
.00 . .'SW ISnow
.(Ml . .'W ICIoudy
.00 10 SW ICIear
. 10 . . E 'Snow
tA. M. today,
day.
-P. M. report of preceding
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Snnw, possibly
turning to rain: easterly wim)n.
Oregon and Washington Rain or enow:
fresh easterly gales on the coast.
Orpbeum matinee today, l&-25-50-Ad.
AMERICA IS BLAMED
FOR VIENNESE RIOTS
Banker Vanderlip Describes
European Financial Ruin.
RELIEF WORK COLLAPSES
AH Nations of Old World More or
Less Impotent to Meet and
Furry Dangers.
"While the international bank proj
ects of Frank A. Vanderlip do not
seem to be faring well with the bank
ers of this country, anything that Mr.
Vanderlip has to suy concerning the
amelioration of financial troubles In
Kurope through efforts of this coun
try is studied closely. The reason
for this Is that the well-known
banker has been spending: much of
his time in recent years studying the
European situation from the financial
standpoint. He had the following
to say recently before Investment
bankers in New York.
"We have in our hands' an Instru
ment of great power for good in a.
situation which lias grown desperate.
To pay us Europe must export in
quantities impossible for her and dan
gerous for us. We could direct ex
penditures there so as to improve our
necurity and steer Kurope hack to
ward what mut come if civilization
is to live.
Vlrssriir Itin Are ( Krd.
"America is directly responsible
for the Viennese riots which may
easily prove the forerunner of far
worse things. When receivers' cer
tificates in the form of ter Meulen
bonds were needed to make possible
the $35,000,0110 scheme of relief for
this winter, evolved by the league of
nations commission, every nation in
Kurope subordinated its claims as was
necessary. We did not pay enough
attention to consider the matter, and
the $24,000,000 owed here for wheat
since the armistice was thrown in
with the whole, question of allied
debts; The relief project has gone
cold and perhaps cannot be revived.
"Austria is not alone in her pre
carious position, 'as of 7,000.000 work
ers in England 2,000.000 are supported
by demoralizing doles.
"The French finance minister Is the
greatest Juggler in the world. lie
has1 to keep in the air (55.000. 000.000
francs of short-term debt and Is
pledged to spend 60,000.000,000 more
before long, for reparations with
(Jerman receipts are likely to prove
more and more disappointing. Note
circulation, which rose from 6.000.
OOO.ooo to 3S, ooo, ooo. 000 francs, still
exceeds 37.000.000,000.
InllMh Mtlltttlnn I.tidleroun.
"In J'oland. a nation extemporized
overnight by inexperienced, tempera
mental administrators, the only piece
of machinery that ha worked is tho
printing press. You comfortable peo
ple selling securities which you be
lieve solid understand nothing of
what endless Inflation means when
the return from every fixed debt be
comes ludicrous, and those once
wealthy must spend a year's income
in a day.
"Italy alone In Kurope during the
last two years has substantially re
duced circulating notes and not only
imposed taxes but firmly collected
them. She hopes to reduce her deticit
this year from 10.000,000.000 lire to
4.000.000.000. Her imports, however,
are amounting to twice her exports.
"Need of foreign credits for food
i what vitally embarrasses a coun
try. Domestic debts cin be dealt
with, but the Jlii.Oiio. 000,000 of exter
nal interallied borrowings are a
nightmare lo Kurop... Not a sack of
wheal can cross the ocean without
credit.
Latent llesourrrw 1'rrnirnilnns.
"Eastern Europe, particularly, has
enormous latent possibilities. To de
velop them would create the better
customers that western nations must
have unless some of them are to per-
isn. e coum renaonitatc Bulgaria,
for example, by equipping her with
grain elevators, the cost of which
England could well pay us. This
would greatly increase Mulgarian ex
ports, now amounting to less than
300.000 tons. In Italy hydro-electric
developments would be appropriate
and comparatively easy for us and of
tar-reachlng benefit."
BRIDGE SITUATION PROBED
Oregon C ily Live W ires k Willi-
il in n I of Resolution.
ORK'rOV CITY. Or., Pee. 8. (Ppe
cial.) Withdrawal of resolutions pro
testing acain.st the design of the new
Willamette river bridge, which were
adopted by the board of nvernors of
the commercial club and the city
council, was asked by the Live VV'ires
at their luncheon this noon.
Thia was regarded as an indication
of a final settlement of the agitation
of the last two weeks, which graw
out of the claim of ateamhoat men
that the span, as now- being construct
ed, would blork the west channel of
the river, makincr navigation during;
periods of hlph water Impossible.
According to the report of Chair
man Khv, of the I.lve Wire commit-
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(Reeular service between Portland. Maine; Philadelphia, f.oston.
New York and Los Aneles, Pan Francisco, Portland. Oresnn;
Seattle and Tacoma via the Panama canal.) North Atlantic and
Western S. S. Co.'s 8UO-lon etecl vessels.
KASTUOlWn VtllSTItOlMI
From From From From
Portland, Or. Portland. Me. Boston Phila.
I.KIIK.ir Jan. I I ( OLD
KST 1SI.KTA. .Jan. 1
COLLI IIAKIIOIt. Feb. 11
For Further Information Apply to
Till'. AUMIHAL. UMI, Tactile Coast AKenta,
101 Third Street. I'bone Main N2X1
6. S.
WEST KADKS Jsn.SS.
Shanghai, Manila, Hongkong
8. 8. WEST CATOTE Dec. 173. 8. WEST KEATS Jan FI
For further Information rerardln space, rates, etc. apply to TRAFFIC DH.PT .
Board of Trade Bide, Portland, Or., or Astoria Shipping Co, astorta.
Or., or H. T. John A Co, Lrar? B d . Seattle, WuH
tee which InvrKtltratod tho problem.
It Is penoraHy concodrd that naviga
tion will be hindi-reil during a period
of extra hitrh water. The mlllH. how
ever, whii'h will be the most alfftei
by any tleup of river traffic. Iihvh
consented to make provisions to nvi r
come as nearly as poMble the delay,
attendant upon a stoppage of navigation.
TAX FOR BONUS PROPOSED
New York ISepre.senlul ive Intro
duces II ill in House.
WASHINGTON. D. C, I'ec. SO. Pay
ment of a soldiers' bonus to be fi
nanced by a sales tax on manufac
turers, Jobbers' and wholesalers was
proposed In a bill Introduced today by
Representative Volk. republican, Ntw
York.
Compensation features of the meas
ure are substantially the same as
those of the adjusted compensation
bill passed by the house during the
last congress. It provid.s for a tax
of l'a per cent on salt s and deliveries
by manufacturers or producers and
wholesalers or jobbers, a tr,x of II Vs
per cent on the duty paid value of im
portations by manufacturer.". v hole-.-.alers
and Jobbers, a 3 per cent tax
cn sales and deliveries by manufac
turers to retailers or consumers, and
a 4 per cent tax on the duty paid
value of importations by mailers or
consumers.
Paving Company Ilssolved.
MOXTESANO, Wash.. Dec. "0.
(Special. A decree of dissolution for
the Aberdeen I'avlng company was
handed down In superior court here
Sa t u rd a y.
TRA VFI.FKS fit !)R.
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Passenger and Freight
Service to California
Through Snlllnsa to Sinn Pranclnco
Loa Anirclrn and sian Ulrao
Leave Municipal Iliirk No. 2, 4 1'. M.
SS. Admiral Evans - Dec. 24
SS. Senator ------ Dec. 31
SS. Admiral Evans - Jan. 7
And ivcrjr Saturday Thereafter
Local Service tu Mnrnh field, tOureka
and Snn l-'mnelseo
SS. Curacao, 4 P. M. Dec. 22
Kvery 14 Dtiyn Thereafter.
Fast Trans-Pacific Passen
ger and Freight Service
lukohnma. Kobe, KhaiiKhat,
lloDfckonir and ill a nils
featltnir from Seattl
SS. Wenatchee - - - Dec. 24
SS. Bay State - - - - Jan. 7
SS. Keystone State - Jan. 14
For full luf oriunclua apply si
101 Third St., Corner Stark
I'bone Main fc-Sl
Passenger and Freight Service
N. V. TO CIIHItllMllli) AND SlUTII
AM I'ToN
I'AltMAMA fee. SI
QL'ITANIA Fb. 7. l"-b. liar. 21
N. V. TU 1.1 Vi:n Pool,
Al ItANI v (new) .Jan. 14
Si'YTHIA (nc ) . ..Inn I'll. Feb ?. Mar. JJ
N. V. T' HALIFAX. I'l.VMnl Til. CIIKU.
HiiUUO AM HAMlUlti;
SAXMNl.l Ian. Jl. Mar. 7
N. Y. V) I.uNIiON'PKI'.HY AMI (jl.AS
c;oV A l. I K It I A Inn. 21, Feb. '.'a. Apr. I
ASSY III A M ir. 17. Apr IS
N. Y TO I.IVKItPl nil. AND lil.AMU'lW
( ' AM Kill IN I I new I I . c. .11
N. Y. TO vniu, HI llll V t.T It. NAI'I.KS,
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ITALIA .Inn n
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runl, AMI liUMiilW
ASSY It I A Feb. 4
I'lillTI.A.NH. MB, TO HALIFAX A.M
lil.ASiiOW
STt'HN'l Feb. lit. Miir. fin
CASSANI'llA M;ir. 2, Apr. 11
Kir Infill Mlilti'Mi, tii-kef. t tr.. hpjily Ni
Lee;il Alt'lllH r C' ui i i li y "s ofriee, ll'JI
Seeoncl Ave.. .S.-Htt. I'll,, no Kill, .It IliaJ
New York Havre I'aris
I.l Sav.ile Pee 23 F'h.'tl Mir II
La l.oniilnn Heclll .Inn. 21 Mar. 4
I. a T'iur::ne Lin. 7 F-'b. 4
Itoehamlieau l.'in. 17
Paris Inn. 11 Feb. 21 Mar. 1 -.
Franen Feb. lu Mar. 23 Apr. 13
N K W YOliK ll.( IMMIM llHK
La Hi 'iird'in n t s I n. T
Fiikh.I Itriin.. 1'iieiflc ( oast Agents.
100 berry St., Seattle, ur Loral Offiee.
AUSTRALIA
KW U.M) 4 n SOI 'Til M'.4
la I n hill a ml It rn i n n u n . Mull and
imnHf ngrr nrrvlcr from San l''riin'lN
rfry ax dnj.
i mo s. s. o. or i;v i
il.'tO 4'altfornln (., Sim l''riiinfoo,
orloral iMrnmnh (panel mllriMiU fiftrnrie.
ASTORIA AND WAY POINTS
Steamer Service.
Lts. Inlly (Except (Saturday! 7:30 P.
Splendid sleeping accommodations.
Conosctlons Made for All Nona and
South Oeacb Points
Fare 2 Kacb Ha. (3.10 Hound Trip.
Alder-St. Hoe. Ilroadnay 6.140.
The llnrklti. Trnnirtuliin Co.
rfSa fi i? ft SV iHl
- m wr n m bji - j r. . i w. a. -a as - . .
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SI'ltl Vl.l li:l.l. Jan. II Jan. 14 Jim. 10
AKTIl.AS Jim. Feb. 1 1'rb.li
Ullsj
NORTH CHINA LINE
Colombia Pacific Shipping Co.
Direct Frelgat Service Without Transsalpmsnt
PORTLAND
TO
Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Tsingtao,
Tientsin (TakuBar), Chinwangtao, Dairea
S LAS VEOAS Jan. 2S