TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1921
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NEWS PRINT PAPER
OUE FROM NORWAY
Swedish Motorships Bringing
Part Cargoes Here.
GRAIN LOADING PROBABLE
Both Borgland and Theodore
KoomcvcU to Touch at San
Francisco on Way North.
Two more Swedish motorships, the
Borgland and Theodore Roosevelt,
will arrive here about the middle of
January with part cargoes of Nor
wegian news print paper, according
to Information received yesterday by
the Merchants' Exchange. The Borg
Jand was last reported as sailing from
Chrlstlanla, November 18, and the
Theodore Roosevelt from Antwerp,
November 23. Both are of the largest
and most modern type of motorshlp.
the Borgland registering 3054 tons sji
ana me xneodore Kooseveil 43 tons.
The first consignment of Norwe
gian news print to be brought here
in recent years came In the Swedish
motorshlp Pedro Chrlstophersen.
which left here December 21 after
discharging her Inward cargo of
paper and loading wheat for Kurdpe.
What business will be lined up for
the Borgland and Theodore Roose
velt after their arrival here has not
yet been learned locally, but it Is
probable that they will be placed on
the berth to take parcels of wheat,
flour and whatever else Is offering at
Portland and other Pacific ports for
Europe, following the usual procedure
of vessels of the Johnson line, to
which they belong. Several Johnson
line motorships, however, have been
diverted in recent weeks to the
orient, finding full cargoes In the
trans-Pacific trade more profitable
than the meager offerings which
were available for Europe.
Both the Borgland and Theodore
Roosevelt will touch at San Francisco
to discharge some of their freight be
fore coming to Portland to unload the
remainder.
LUMBER SHIPMENTS HEAVY
Total Loaded at St. Ilelens Last
AVeek Is 3,230,000 Feet.
ST. HELEN'S, Or., Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) Shipments of lumber from St.
Helena last week amounted to 3.250.
000 feet. The steamer Annette Rolph
cleared Wednesday night for San
Pedro after having taken on 450,000
feet of lumber. The vessel also car
ried 700 tons of feed loaded at Port
land. The Daisy Matthews, carrying
600,000 feet, and the Daisy Putnam,
with 400,000 feet taken on here, also
departed Wednesday night. The
Isthmian line steamer Mobile City,
after taking on 850.000 feet of tim
bers for delivery at New York cleared
late Thursday night.
The steamer J. C. Klrkpatrlc Is tak
ing on a cargo of 1.0UO.000 feet Tor
San Pedro and Is scheduled to clear
Saturday night. The steamer Trini
dad is expected to arrive Monday
and will load 1.250.000 feet for the
Hammond yard at San Pedro.
In order to get away before Christ
inas, the steamers worked overtime
and several days 140 longshoremen
were employed, their average earn
ings being in excess of $10 a day. It
la estimated that $4000 was paid out
to tne longshoremen.
SHIP CALLS AT WARRENTOX
Ocean-Going Craft First Steamer to
Take Lumtx'r at New Dock.
WARREVTON, Or., Dee. 26. (Spe
cial.) Following several years of
persistent effort, the citizens of War
renton today were rewarded by see
ing an ocean-going steamer come up
the Sklpanon river and tie up along
side the recently constructed qity
dock. The craft, which is the Ham
mond Lumber ' company's steamer
Trinidad, will take out a cargo of
lumber for the Warrenton Lumber
company, a part of which is assem
bled on the city dock and the re
mainder on the company's dock. Oth
er cargoes have been arranged for
by the Warrenton Lumber company,
which previously had shipped two
cargoes from its own docks.
The ' jc.ka are alongside the turn
ing basin and are one and one-half
miles from the Columbia river main
channel. The city of Warrenton and
the port of Astoria have expended
more than $300,000 to make the Skip
anon river navigable for ocean-going
boats.
WOOD CRAFT FEAR ICE FLOES
Schooner and Steamer Are Held at
Astoria by Conditions.
The steam schooner Johan Poulsen,
which arrived in the Columbia river
Sunday morning and decided against
the run up the river to Portland on
account of floating ice, was still at
Astoria yesterday and will discharge
her cargo there. A heavy flow of
Ice was still running In the river yes
terday, but mariners and pilots be
lieve that it will not become suffi
ciently dense to interfere with the
movement of steel vessels. Princi
pally because of the holiday, no ves
sels were going up or down the river
between Portland and Astoria yester
day. The steamer Georglna Rolph, a
wooden vessel, arrived at Astoria at
8 o'clock yesterday morning, but
made no attempt to come up the river.
VANCOUVER FORT IS ACTIVE
Deepsea and Coastwise Sailings In
First Nine Months of Year 8344.
VANCOUVER. B. C. Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) The local harbor commission
has just completed port statistics for
the first nine months of the year,
ended September 30. According to
this report, in both deep-sea and
coastwise there were 8344 sailings, of
which 268 deep-sea boats docked here.
The coastwise tonnage total was 8.-
ALFALFA HAY
Boy Direct. Save Master.
Write wr Wire far Prices.
KRSKST T. FHF.KPOXS,
Walla Walla, Waahingtoa.
TURKEYS
Fr 1irlNtmii. AIsjo other poultry.
Ship to arrive lie. 17 fn 18. For
ISevr Uir'a tire. 27 to 2.
RUBY t CO..
19 Front St. Portland, Or.
439.034 gross tons and 3,267,214 net
tons. Cargo movements were 843,722
tons landed coastwise and 216,195
tons shipped.
In the coast trade there were also
407.671.600 feet of logs and lumber
brought Into the port and 29,609,227
feet shipped.
Deep-sea cargo movement showed
326.216 tons in, and 185.903 tons,
shipped. The lumber figures were
348.830 feet Inward and 97,359.425 feet
outward. Since September there has
been an Increased rush of deep-sea
shipping and the last three months
of the year will be greater in average
than the first nine months.
CROSSING WILL BE IMPROVED
Port Commission Will Open Bids
to Supply Frogs Needed.
Bids are to be opened by the public
dock commission today for crossing
frogs for the street-car track cross
ing with standard gauge tracks, to
be used In connection with the ex
tension of the municipal railway to
municipal terminal No. 4.
The commission has before the
public service commission a request
for approval of plans for one over
head and one surface crossing of the
municipal roadway over trackage of
the Oregon-Washington railway. As
soon as this is granted, work will be
started on the extension of the munic
ipal line, which will carry It directly
to the municipal terminal. The length
of the new trackage will be about
three-quarters of a mile.
AH of the required material Is on
hand, so that It is estimated the work
can be completed within possibly two
weeks after it is started.
Indien to Carry Ties.
The Danish motorshlp Indlen, 3583
net tons, is listed by the San Fran
cisco Guide as having been chartered
to carry ties from a north Pacific port
to Port Sudan. It is thought she may
take all or part of her cargo from
Portland or the Columbia river. She
left Hamburg, November 3. with a
cargo for Japan and will come to this
coast after discharging at Yokohama.
Steamer Minnesotan Shifts.
. The steamer Minnesotan of the Eu
ropean service of the United Ameri
can lines, shifted yesterday from the
Irving dock to the Montgomery dock
and will load 1000 tons of wheat
there. She is expected to go down
the river today and will complete fcer
cargo at San Francisco and San
Pedro.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA. Or., Dee. 20. (Special.)
The steam schooner Georstna Rolph ar
rived at 7:o0 this mornlnirafrom San Fran-
Cisco with freight for Portland. She will
remain here until tomorrow to await the
weather developments. If the weather
moderates and the Ice In the river softens
she will take on the Portland freight dis
charged here by the steam schooner Jo-
hann Paulsen and proceed up the river,
otherwise she will discharge her inbound
freight here.
The Hammond Lumber company's steam
schooner Trinidad, Captain Wormsley,
which arrived last evening from San
Pedro, shifted this morning to Warrenton
and began loading lumber this afternoon
at the Warrenton Lumber company's
wharf. Two more cargoes are being as
sembled there for shipment to San Pedro,
The steam schooner Pantlam. which li
loading lumber at the Hammond mill, li
scheduled to complete her cargo this eve
ning. The steam schooner Santa Alicia will be
due tomorrow morning from San Pedro
and will load lumber at the Hammond
mill.
The steam schooner Santa Inez will be
due tonight from San Francisco and will
load lumber at Rainier.
SEATTLE. Wah.. Dec. 36. (Special.
Coming from California porta the Admiral
line steamship Admiral rarragut arrived
at Seattle today-
The Pacific Motorahlp corporation s mo
torshlp Bonbyalla, which passed in at
Port Angeles at 8 o'clock this morning, as
expected here either late tonight or early
tomorrow morning. She wlir probably load
a lumber cargo on the sound.
The steamahlp Quinault arrived here
from Tacoma at 5 o'clock thia morning.
With a capacity load of general freight
the Charlea Nelson line freighter Rosalie
Alahoney sailed for Ban Pedro via Han
Francisco thla afternoon. She loaded her
outward cargo at Seattle and Tacoma.
A. M. Gillespie. Inc.. dispatched, the
steamship Red Hook, which carrier Is in
the Joint service of Moore A McCormack
of New York and Swayne St Hoyt of san
Francisco, ' for gulf and Atlantic coast
ports thia morning at 9 o'clock. The ves
sel carried a large cargo of lumber and
canned gooda. She Inaugurates the service
between Puget sound and New York.
According to announcement made today
the Luckenbach line freighter F. J. Lurk
enbach, which has been loading here for
several days, will leave for the Atlantic
seaboard early tomorrow morning.
Captain. O. A. Johansen. commander of
the steamahlp Starr, recently placed in the
western Alaska mall, freight and passen
ger service by the San Juan Fishing A
Packing company, today notified the local
officials of the company that he arrived
at Unalaska with a large amount of yule
tide mall on Christmas day.
The Isthmian line freighter Steel
Worker, which arrived here last week,
will be drydocked at the Todd plant In the
next few days for general voyajre repairs,
according to officials of the company. The
vessel Is in the Seattle-European service
of the Isthmian line and will commence to
load for the United Kingdom as soon as
she completes repairing. The other steam
ers to be dtnpatched from this port for
Europe by Norton. Lilly & Co.. Seattle
agent for the Isthmian line, are the Chat
anooga City, January o; Howlck Hall, Jan
uary 19: Steel Age, January SI.
After being away from Seattle for three
years. Captain Thomas Rathbone, well
known Puget sound navigator, arrived In
the city today from the Panama canal
soae, where he has beea a pilot for years.
COOS BAY, Or., Dec. SB. (Special.)
The gasoline schooner Oiprey arrived hers
yesterday at ft o'clock from Rogue River,
coming for a merchandise cargo for Gold
Beach merchants.
The steam scheoner Hornet, which came
lrfto port yesterday from the south, will
load a lumber cargo at the Bay Park saw
mill at old North Bend.
The Johanna Smith was loading today
Port Calendar.
To Arrive at Portland.
Steamer Prom Iue.
Steel Seafarer New York Dec. 27
F. 8, Loop Snn Fran Dec 27
Psnta Inei ....San Fran Dec. 27
Davenport San Fran Dec.7
lomiura Mara Japan Dec. 27
WBt Keats Dalren Dee. 2S
Keifuku Maru Japan Dec. 2S
L.a vegas snanghal Dec. 20
Brazil Maru Japan Dec. 29
Senator San Dleg-o ....Dec. 29
Flor. Luckenbach. .. .Mobile Dec 29
Kiso Maru Japan Dec 90
Maine iucnenDacn.. . aioone Dec SO
Iowan New York ....Dec. 80
Roamer Newport Dec. 80
Montague Orient Dec 81
Rose City San Fran Jan. 2
Mississippi Vancouver ....Jan. 2
Scotland Maru Japan Jan. 8
Cape Romaln New York ....Jan. 4
Ktnkasan Maru Japan Jan. 8
Wtllpoio New York ....Jan. 7
City of Vancouver... Vancouver ....Jan. 10
Moerdyk Europe Jan. 10
Metheroy London Jan. 10
i-i on ana Maru Japan Jan. 12
Borgland (m. a.) . . . .Christian. ...Jan. 15
Tn. KoosevellK.m. i.).Antwrp Jan. 18
To Depart From Portland.
Steamer For Dar
Chas. H. Cramp New York ....Dec. 27
Rose city Han Fran Dpc. 57
ocnaior aan ran Dec 81
Vessel In Port.
Steamer . Berth
Alvarado .. . ....... .Albers dock.
benlawers Terminal No. 4.
Ch. Watson (m. a.) . .Standard Oil dock.
Chas. H. Cramp Wauna.
Kdward Luckenbach.. Terminal No. 1.
England Maru Peninsula mill.
Hannawa .Terminal No. .
Johan Poulsen Astoria.
Kureha Maru Terminal No. 4.
Liberator West port.
Lulse Nielsen Jnman-Poulaen mill.
I Margaret Coughlan.. .8. P. siding.
Minnesotan Montgomery dock.
Oregon Fir (sch. ) . . . . Drydock.
Oregon Pine (sch.) . .Harvey dock.
Rose City Atnsworth dork.
; Rider Hanlfy Couch-street dock.
Stel Worker Terminal No. 1.
Sweden Maru Hammond mill. ,
Tnpal?An Maru ....Terminal No. 4.
Undaunted (sch.) .. .Peninsula mill
West Kader Terminal No. 1.
YpreiM.ru.' St. Helens.
Cjtxrloa passenger.
at the Smith electric dock, after arriving
from San Francisco at 9:30 this morning.
The Daisy Freeman was among the craft
entering this port in the last 24 hours,
coming at 2:55 o'clock this afternoon.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wtw, Dec 28.
(Special.) Coming from the Atlantic via
Oalveston the Japanese steamer Portland
Mam arrived this morning for quarantine
Inspection. She brought a part cargo and
wili complete at Bel ling ham. with Jap
anese squares for the orient.
The Japanese steamer Klao Maru reached
port this morning from Kobe. She was
fumigated today and will proceed this
evening to Tacoma, where she will loaa
lumber for return cargo.
The Japanese steamer Spain Maru was
fumigated today. She was scheduled to
load at Tacoma and Portland, but orders
were received today to proceed to British
Columbia to load lumber for porta In the
orient.
Coming direct from Shanghai, the mo
torshlp Boobyalla arrived this afternoon.
Upon receiving pratique she proceeded to
Beattle.
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash.. Dec. 26.
(Special.) The steamer Willie A. Hlggins
cleared for San Pedro this afternoon after
loading at the National mill, Hoqulam.
The motorshlp Lassen cleared for San
Pedro Sunday afternoon with cargo from
the E. K. Wood mill, Hoqulam.
The steamer Brush arrived today on her
second voyage to this harbor to load 3,000,
000 feet of lumber for the east coast. She
will take the first portion of her cargo at
the Wilson mill, Aberdeen.
The motorshlp William Donovan arrived
from San Francisco this morning. She will
load at the Donovan mill, Hoqulam.
VICTORIA, B. CTDec 26. (Special.)
Nine days and one-half from Yokohama,
the Canadian Pacific liner Era p res of
Russia reached port this morning from the
orient, carrying only 62 first-class, 64 sec
ond and 804 steerage passengers. She re
flected the Christmas drop In travel.
Among the passengers were B. Q. Hay.
manager of l)odwell & Co. at Kobe, and
A. J. Koblnson, of the Shanghai Race club,
formerly associated In America with Harry
Payne Whitney, August Belmont and
others.
The Harrison Direct line freighter Chan
cellor paesed In for British Columbia and
Puget Sound port this afternoon. This
ship after discharging in the West Indies
from British ports was diverted to the
north Pacific to pick up return cargo for
the United Kingdom.
The Isthmian steamer Knoxvllle City
got -away for Port Alice today at noon.
She will take 3000 tons of pulp from the
Whalen plant to New York. She will be
several days at the paper port.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Dec 26 (Special.)
The tanker KJ Lobo of the Standard Oil
fleet is in port from Lobltos, Peru, with
full cargo of oil for the local refinery.
The tanker Benjamin BrewMer of the
same line ta due here December 28 with
record cargo from ths same place for
the local refinery.
The French freighter Mississippi arrived
In port today from Bordeaux, via ports, to
load wheat, lumber, canned fish and lead
for her return trip to various port of
France.
Sailing- via Blubber Bay to San Fran
cisco, the steamer IS. D. Klngsley of the
Klngsley Navigation company's fleet left
port today. When this boat gets her lime
cargo on board at Blubber Bay she will
have a capacity cargo, a she carried lum
ber nd general from here.
The . Long freighter Fred Baxter 1 In
port from San Pedro,, via Blaine, and will
move up Howe sound tomorrow to load
poles for her return trip to San Pedro.
This boat has taken millions of feet of
cedar pole from this coast to southern
ports this year.
The steamer Kohnan Maru got away
safely for the orient today after loading
lumber and herring at this port.
The steamer Empress of Roatvia, of the
Canadian Pacific Steamship line, arrived
today, after having spent Christmas a lit
tle distance off shore inbound from the
orient. The big three-stacker had ISO
first, second and third class passengers
and 500 steerage and was loaded heavily
with freight, having about 4800 ton of
silks and general. Officers of the boat
reported having had a first-class celebra
tion aboard, including a Christmas tree
with a present for every passenger and a
grand concert followed by a "bull fight"
in which the fourth officer brought the
fatted calf to ground.
Among the prominent passengers aboard
were S. Conception, prominent Importer
and exporter of Manila; C. G. Davis, of
Davis Brothers, Tien-Twin, who recently
floated the big loan on the Tlen-Tsln mint
for general Chang Tao Lin; Dr. R. Masu
jlma, the noted surgeon of Toklo; O. S.
Robinson, prominent merchant of Shang
hai; J. H. Teasdale, solicitor of Shang
hai; F. A. Chapped, president of Green
field St Sons, New York; J. A. Korsooken,
prominent mining engineer of Toklo and
an authority on the mineral resources of
Siberia; F. P. Hall, editor Jamestown
Evening Journal. New York; Gardner
Killne, Amsterdam Recorder, New York;
E. s. underhlll, editor New York Leader
SAN PEDRO, Cel., Dec 26. (Special.)
Tne steamer Harvard reported encount
erlng one of the worst galea of the eaon
en route here from San Francisco yester
day. Seas swept the bridge deck, and
pounded tne steamer so heavily that Cap
tain Rogers was compelled to slow down.
She carried more than 30 passengers on
the trip, one docked several hours late.
Repairs on the steamer Wlllpolo were
begun yesterday. The steamer had been
damaged by fire en route here from New
York. The fire had broken out In the
third hold when the vessel was a few
days out of Balboa, The om was est.
mated at f 500, confined principally to
linoieum In the cargo. The steering gear
and the lighting system were put out of
commission by the fire and the vessel was
steered from the poop deck. Appro I
mately 2000 ton of cargo are being dio-
cnargea nere.
The tug Sea Monarch arrived today from
San Francisco, towing the small schooner
Lady Mine. She reported rough weather
coming south.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 26. (Special.)
After plowing through mountainous sea
and bucking the terrific gale which swept
the California coast Sunday, the Pacifio
Mail liner Venesuela arrived here this
morning. Captain John Morena. master of
the vessel, reported a rough voyage all the
way from San Pedro until a few hours
before port was reached. Having dis
charged most of her passengers at San
Pedro, a light list of travelers disembarked
nere from .Baltimore. On her next trio,
departing January 8, the Venezuela will
inaugurate the San Francisco-New York
pasaenger service of the company. Cargo
consisted largely of eastern steel products
ana west coast coffee shipment.
With, the exception of Christmas dav.
the steamer Tahiti, which arrived here
today from Sydney, bad a smooth trio. On
Christmas the weather became coid and
rainy and a heavy sea towd the steamer
practically all day. The Tahiti left Syd
ney xecemoer & ana caiiea at Wellington.
Raratonga and Papeete. It brought 20
Xlrst -cabin, second-class and X'X third-
class passengers and 28 Chinese in steer
age. She brought good shipments of South
sea island proaucta
In order to accommodate football fans,
who plan to attend the New Year's game
between the University of .Washington and
Jefferson college, the Los Angeles Steam
ship company will dispatch the steamer
Yale from here next Sunday at 4 o'clock.
The vessel will reach San Pedro the next
morning m plenty or time for the game.
To bring back the fana, the steamer Har
vard will make a special trip from San
Pedro, leaving at 8 o'clock Monday night
and arriving here the next day at 2
o'clock.
With shipments of fertiliser and coffee
from Santos, Braail, the Norwegian
freighter Tricolor arrived here today. The
shipments were consigned to W. H. Grace
& Co. As soon as discharging is com
pleted, the Tricolor will proceed to the
north Pacific to load lumber for Australia,
under a time charter fixed by J. J. Moore
-fc Co.
A miscellaneous cargo of Italian prod
ucts arrived here today from Ueona on the
British steamer fiother Dollar, The Kether
Dollar has been on a trip around the
world, having left the orient more than
aix montha ago. Olive oil, sausage, por
celain, sine, marble and canned goods
comprised the bulk of the shipments.
While in New York Immigration officials
discovered 10 Chinese stowaway who had
been on board since the vessel left Singa
pore, unknown to the officers of the ves
sel. In to finish loading, the General 'Steam
ship corporation's freighter Jeptha ar
rived here today from Astoria. She is
bound for Valparaiso.
The West Katun, operated by Swayne A
Hoyt, arrived from the Columbia river
today to finish loading for Buonos Aires.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 26, (Special.)
The steamahlp Eastern Merchant, Captain
E. O. Smith, arrived here yesterday from
Europe via Vancouver, B. C, after deliv
ering 1700 case of whisky at the British
Columbia port. .The fact thajt the big
nteamshln wan dry caused considerable
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discussion among local shipping men.
However, the vessel has several hundred
tons of European cargo to discharge here,
after which she will go to Seattle and be
turned over to the shipping board and then
operated by the Pacific Steamship com
pany.
To load lumber here for east coast porta,
the Charles H. Cramp arrived Sunday aft
ernoon. Local marine men got this vessel
mixed up with the Liberator, which dis
charged and loaded here several days ago.
There was very little business along the
water iron today on account of the boll-
day. The Ixlon and Steel Worker are
listed for arrival tomorrow morning to
ioad.
The Manila Maru of the Osaka Shoshen
Kalsha line sailed this morning for Japan
and China with a full cargo of freight
from Tacoma, Vancouver and Seattle. The
steamer will have about 100 passengers
from the United States and British Colum
bia for the orient.
CREW BACK, SCHOONER IiOST
David Evans Crew Returns After
Rowing to Nearest Land.
VICTORIA, B. C, Dec. 26. (Spe
cial.) The crew, ten men in all, of
the four -masted schooner David
Evans, burned and lost at sea two
months agro. 100 miles from Dtlhie In
the Dutch East Indies, reached here
this morning- from Hongkong aboard
the Empress of Russia.
The vessel, owned by Balfour. Guth
rie company, left Portland, Or., In
April with lumber for Tatpan. Fire
broke out without warning. In the
early morning of October 19, spread
ing rapidly and forcing the crew to
take to the boats 15 minutes after Its
discovery. The two boats which soon
lost touch with each other were rowed
and sailed for three days and nights
before land was reached In safety at
Timor. The sea, fortunately, was
calm throughout, but Just below the
equator the men suffered severely
from the heat.
The origin of the fire Is a mystery,
said Captain E. J. Spicer. From Timor
they went by steamer to Macassar,
thence to Singapore and Hongkong.
The crew is scattering here, some re
turning to Portland, where they
signed on. Captain Spicer Is going to
his home In the east.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Pee. 28. Sailed At T
P. M . motorshlp Charlie Watson for San
Francisco.
ASTORIA, Or.. Dec. 28. Arrived At
7:80 A. M.. steamer Georgina Rolph from
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 28. Arrived
Steamer Jeptha from Portland for west
coast of South America; West Katan from
Portland for east coast of South America.
SAN PEDRO. Cal.. Dec. 2.1 Arrived
Steamer Wlllpolo from New York for
Portland.
VANCOUVER. B. C, Dec. 2. (Special.)
Arrived: Empress of Russia, from the
orient: Fred Baxter, from San Pedro via
Blaine: El Lobo, from Lobltos, Peru; Mis
sissippi, from Bordeaux.
Departed: E. D. Klns-sley. for Pan Fran
cisco via Blubber Bay: Proj-pectlve, for
Blaine; Kohnan Maru, for Yokohama. ,
PAN FRANCISCO, Dec 2!i. Sailed At
9 P. M., Davenport for Portland. Arrived
At 5 A. M., Senator from San Dles-o
and San Pedro for Portland; at S A. M.,
Liberator from Portland for New York.
SAN PEDRO. Cat.. Dec. 2. (Prwclal.)
Arrived Steamers Moerdljk from Rotter
dam, 7:80 A. M.; Theodore Roosevelt from
Antwerp, 8 A. M. ; San Dlea-o from Tacoma,
8 A. M.; Peafoam from Mendocino. 2 P. M.;
Washington from Eureka, 10 A. M. Sailed
Steamers Admiral Dewey, for San Plejro,
7 A. M. : Catherine Q. Sudden, for Aber
deen, 4 P. M.
SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec. 28 Arrived
Admiral Farragut. from San Diego: motor
ship Boobyalla. from Shanghai: Quinault,
from fian Diego. Departed Rosalie Ma
honey, for San Pedro; Red Hook, for New
York.
VICTORIA. B. C, Pec. 28. (Special.)
Arrived Empress of Russia, from Hong
kong via ports.
Departed Empress of Russia, for Van
couver; Knoxvllle City, . for Port Alice.
B. C-: passed in. Chancellor, for Vancou
ver from San Francisco; Ben Brewster,
for Vancouver, from Lobitoa
Columbia Blver Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Dec. 28. Condition of
the sea at 5 P. M-, smooth; wind, east,
18 miles.
Tides at Astoria Tuesday.
High Water. Low Water.
11:22 A. M 9.8 ft I S:3S A. M 8 11 ft.
I 8:S0 P. M....0.3 ft.
Rldpefield Takes Holiday.
RIDGEFIEUD, 'Wash., Dec. 28.
(Special.) Today was celebrated at
this place as a legal holiday and all
stores, shops and banks were closed
the entire day. The postoffice and
telephone exchange observed Sunday
hours. The rural mail carriers de
livered the heaviest mail In the his
tory of the postoffice, the capacity of
the conveyances being taxed. The
various lumbering industries on Lake
river were idle, with the exception of
the Ridgefield Lumber company's
sawmill, working on a rush order.
Well-Known Californian Dead.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Dec. 26. Samuel
N. Rucker, well-known San Francisco
business man, president of the Pacific
Coast Furniture Dealers' association,
died today at his ranch at Saratoga,
near here of heart disease. He was
born In San Jose in 1862, was elected
to the state legislature at the age of
23 and when 27 years old became
mayor of San Jose.
Phone your want ads to The Ore-
gonlan. Main 7070. Automatic 680-95.
and NO
HE FIRST of the year
T
be Interest, dividends and other returns to re-invest.
But, will you find the high yields on first character,
tax exempt, municipals such as in this issue?
City of Soda Springs, Ida.
7 Gold Bonds
Sewer. District No. 2
Sidewalk. District No. 3
Dated August 15. 1919. Due August 15, 1929.
Estimated to mature from
August 15, 1922 to August 15, 1929.
Price Par to Yield 7
Principal and semi-annual Interest (Feb. 15, Aug. 15) payable
at National Bank of Commerce, New York City and at office
of Morris Brothers Corporation.
These bonds are a direct lien against all propertv within the
improved area of these separate districts, in addition to which
the city has obligated Itself to pay all delinquencies from the
general fund, thus doubly Insuring bond holders of prompt
payment of principal and Interest, making the debt an obli
gation of the entire municipality. In effect.
Soda Springs, Idaho, county seat of Caribou, has a population
of 1.500, and a property valuation of $1,000,000 with a net debt,
excluding water bonds, of only $11,500. The city lies 70 miles
east of Pocatello on the Oregon Short Line, where extensive
farming and cattle and sheep raising have contributed great
stability of wealth.
Telephone or wire orders at our expense.
MORRIS BROTHERS
CORPORATION
Morrta Bldg.
rtOO-l 1 Stark St.
Portland, Or.
Byadway 2151
OF
IS HELD HAMPERED
Chief Drawback Attributed to
Attitude of Labor.
DECLINE IS IRREGULAR
Some Lines Descend With Great
Rapidity, While Others Show
Stubborn High Tendency.
There ia not much progress being
made in the leveling of prices, ac
cording to a survey of J. S. Bache &
Co. The chief cause for this tardi
ness is the. general attitude of labor,
which is reluctant to do its part in
stabilization.
"Stabilization of prices, the restora
tion of normal relative value as be
tween different commodities, is es
sential to re-establish buying activ
ity," the article continues. "We have
passed through a long period of price
decline, but the line of decline has
been irregular and ztgzagged. Some
things descended with startling repid
lty. others held obstinately, for a time
not -dropping at alL This period of
rapid fall has now passed and the
movements in prices have become
slight in either direction. We have
an opportunity to calmly observe the
situation."
Decline ia Some Lines
Anthracite coal, cotton finished
eoods. serge goods, brick, window
glass, news paper and tobacco, accord
ing to the Harvard economic reaearcn
committee, are all selling at prices
twice as high or more, than their
respective 1913 figures. On the other
handvlive sheep, beef, hides, copper.
copper wire, tin, coiree ana ruoutr
are selling well below their X?13
prices and very far below the Octo
ber average price of 49 selected com
modities.
In between these groups He other
commodities presenting similar, if less
pronounced, differences. Bituminous
coal, cotton Kray goods, worsted yarn
and alchohol are relatively quite high.
Corn, live hogs, lard and zinc are
much below the general level. Some
commodities are selling close to the
average level, but only a few like
wheat, wheat flour, pig iron and coke.
Purchasing Power Affected.
The effect on purchasing power of
such differences is illustrated in the
Harvard bulletin. For instance. In
1913 a ton of bituminous coal sold for
$3.65, and a bushel of wheat for $1.04.
In October. 1921, a ton of coal sold
for $6.25 and a bushel of wheat for
$1.34. Both have increased In price,
but coal has Increased more than
wheat; that Is. in 1913 3.4 bushels
of wheat would buy a ton of soft coal,
while in October, 1921, five bushels
would be required. Differences like
these show how unfairly placed are
the Individuals or concerns whose
products are selling at a disadvantage
as compared with other products
which they have to buy.
Farmers and miners have been hard
est hit because prices of the things
they produce are relatively far below
those things they buy. This situation
will have to be remedied before the
farmer's buying power can come to
aid business and in the agricultural
regions business cannot revive until
farm prices are on a level with cost
of things the farmer buys. This can
come about only when labor yields to
substantial wage reductions and more
retailers cut down their profit mar
gins and so bring their prices nearer
wholesale prices.
'Wheat and Corn lilt Hard.
Wheat is bringing only 75 to 80
cents a bushel on the farm, and corn
Is so low that it Is being used for
fuel. Hogs and cattle are selling for
less than the cost of production. The
present prices of grain are com
pletely knocking out any chance for
business throughout the Mississippi
valley, as prices of every grain are
below the cost of producing, reports
say.
In the last six months the cost of
living has remained about stationary.
The living expenses of a family In
1914 were, according to the figures
of the national industrial conference
board, at the peak in July, 1920, at
$2050, from which point they de
clined rapidly, arriving, In May of
this year at $1657. Then the more or
less rapid decline halted, and during
June, July and August stood at about
$1620. In September the figure rose
to $1648, following in October to
$1637, and is at about that figure
now, clothing costs having risen a
little, with food correspondingly de
clining.
.1.1 vlna; Coats Still Too Hlarh.
While living costs have thus de
clined considerably more on the
averane than wages they are still
too high to bring manufacturing
LEVEL NG
PIE
ANOTHER HIGH YIELD
INCOME TAX
is drawing close and there'll
SAFE
DEPOSIT
BOXES
'I
costs, based on lowered wagres, to a
relatively stabilised price compared
with raw materials.
The way out, however, would be,
even if living: costs do not decline
materially further, for labor to put
in more hours and greater efficiency,
thus, if intensively applied, increasing
production and consequently lowering
costs enormously.
HIGHWAY MEETING HELD
Albany and Lebanon Committee
Confers on Santlan Improvement.
SWEET HOME. Or., Dec 26. (Spe
cial.) A committee of Albany and
Lebanon men. consisting of S. M. Gar
land. A. M. Reeves and N. M. Newport
of Lebanon and G. H. Murphy, E. D.
Cusick and J. M. Hawkins of Albany,
visited Portland last week to confer
with the state highway commission
and forest service officials in regard
to the Improving of the Santiam
highway from Albany to Clear lake.
The committee proposed to the com
mission that the committee form a
road district and raise money equal
to the amount appropriated by the
commission.
The commission approved the plan
and offered an appropriation of $100,
000, including the $33,000 offered by
the forest officials from the federal
appropriation. The committee thought
that this amount would be inadequate
and asked for more, but the commis
sion could not promise more at this
time and took the matter under ad
visement until their funds can be
checked up.
Under the new plans a good mac
adam road would be provided from
Albany to Cascadia and thence on to
the proposed skyline highway.
STILL FOUND ON RANCH
Complete Whisky-Making Outfit
Discovered in Dugout.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Dec. 26.
(Special.) Sheriff Springer and dep
uties today found the most elaborate
distilling layout yet discovered in
this section on the L. F. Starr ranch
a quarter of a mile from the county
farm. The still was in a dugout 12
by 10 feet In size and entrance was
through the barn by a passageway
20 feet long. The entrance was con
cealed by a trap-door covered by
straw, on which a cow slept nightly.
The dugout was piped with artesian
water and an elaborate gasoline
burner system had been fitted up.
The output was ten gallons a day.
Eight hundred gallons of mash were
found and a small quantity of moon
Bhine. Starr denied ownership and ex
pressed surprise that there should be
anything like that on his farm. He
declared someone working there evi
dently had fitted it up. The officers
are investigating further. The dug
out was large enough to stand in and
there was eight feet of earth over
head. Robbery Suspects Held.
EAST ST. LOUIS. 111., Dec. 26. Five
men were held by police here tonight,
following their arrest yesterday and
today In connection with the recent
robbery of the State bank at Dupo and
the payroll robbery at Kincair last
August. The two thefts totalled
$110,000.
Ship Reports by Radio.
(Fumihhed by the Radio Corporation of
America.)
Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday,
unleen otherwise Indicated, were as follows:
ADMIRAL GOODRICH. San Francisco
for Seattle, 5f6 miles from San Francisco.
SANTA ALICIA, San Pedro for Astoria,
43 mllea south of Columbia river.
SANTA INEZ. San Francisco for Port
land. AO miles south of Astoria.
WAHKEENA. Ban Francisco for Grays
Harbor, -5 miles south of Grays Harbor.
WAPAMA, San Francisco for Seattle, TO
miles pouth of Columbia river.
ADMIRAL SCHLEV. Seattle for San
Francisco, 3UO mllea north of San Fran
Cisco. STEEL PEAFARER, San Francisco for
Portland, 848 miles from Portland.
I.IEHRE. San Pedro for Seattle, 110
miles from Seattle.
j. A. MOFK1TT, San Luis for Point
Wells. 83 miles south of Point Wells.
WILLAMETTE. San Francisco for Seat
tle. otlS miles north of San Francisco.
TOSEMITE, Port Ludlow for San Fran
cisco, 4 miles north of Cape Blanco.
HORACE X. BAXTER, Port Ludlow fol
Redondo. 10 miles north of Cape Bianco.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. San Francisco
for Seattle, 75 miles from Seattle.
MONTAGUS. Kobe for Portland. 191M)
miles from Columbia river, 8 P. M., De
cember 24
A good time and a
good place
to buy good bonds
We have these
Canadian Provincials
Alberta's
British Columbia's
Manitoba's
Saskatchewan's
Also
Greater Winnipeg's
Yielding Up to
7
Maturities from 6 months
to 10 years.
Also Oregon Municipals
Yielding 6
Bank
Broadway and Stark
ir
The ANSWER
When the contract was let for
pavement on tho Morrison - street
bridge, the usual questions for dis
cussion arose concerning specifica
tions, etc. All these questions were
answered In a sentence by the au
thorities, who said: -SIm ly make
it like the pavement on Hawthorne
bridge." Incidentally, this answer
served as a testimonial for War-rentte-Bitulithie.
because the pave
ment on Hawthorne bridge was laid
over five years ago, and sustains
more heavy traffic than any pave
ment In the city.
HERRIN& RHODES, Inc.
EthMahed 1SfS
STOCKS, BONDS,
COTTON, GRAIN
Correspondents E. F. BUTTON Sr CO., N. T.
Members all leading- exchanges
Rabaon' Service on Kile.
Mala 23 IS01 ltailwar t,ihng Blds
We own and offer strictly subject to
prior sale and advance in price
$119,000
52 Assessment Collection Bonds
General Obligation
City of
P0
RTLAND, ORE.
Bonds dated May 1, 1920. Due May 1, 1930.
Optional after May 1, 1927. Den. $1000.
BONDS INCOME TAX EXEMPT
Price 103 q-,
To Yield 4lrS5
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Actual value (est.) $623,605,810.00
Assessed value 314,162.000.00
General bonded debt 03,364,212.26
Less water bonds. . .$7,240,000.00
Less sinking fund.. . 2,496,205.05 9,736,205.05
Net debt ? 23,628,037.21
Portland, one of the three large Pacific Coast sea
ports, is the distributing, financial and industrial
center for a territory 250,000 square miles in ex
tent, that includes a rich agricultural, livestock, tim
ber and mining country. Per capita it is one of
America's wealthiest cities.
Call on, write, phone or telegraph orders to
any of the undersigned.
Seattle National Bank
E. H. Rollins & Sons
Lumbermens Trust Co., Bank
WEST KEATS, Palren for Portland. 727
mile from North Urail. December US.
WKsrr fJoMEXTl'M. Portland for Yo
kohama. 1R7S miles west of Columbia
river. December lis.
KBST CAVOTE. Portland for Toko,
hams, ir2ft mile west ot Columbia river,
December 2.V
MONTAOl'R, Kobe for Portland, 1740
miles from Columbia river, DocembT 23
LAS VKOAS, Shanghai for Portland.
RB5 miles from Columbia river. Decem
ber ?S
Klamath Co. Sch.
Dist. 53 6s
Due 192S-19U.
To yield 5.75
Clatsop Co. Sch.
Dist 10 6s
Due 1941.
To yield 5.75
Port of Astoria 6s
Due 1926.
To yield 6
City of Bandon 6s
Due 1929-1940.
To yield 6
City of Klamath Falls
6s
Duo 1923-31.
To yield 6
City of Grants Pass
5s
Due 1932.
To yield 5.60
Income Tax Exempt.
Wire Orders Collect.
Ralph Schneeloch Co.
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