S3 THE MORXING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, W2' DIKE 111 COLUMBIA TO BE REM W Harrington Point Project Has Important Function. LESS DREDGING NEEDED Miller Sands Fenced Oil; Diver sion of Channel Expected . to Stop Erosion. The half-mile-long dike which the United States enginers have been building at Harrington point In the Columbia river will be completed to morrow, it was stated yesterday in the local office of the engineers. This dike is one of the largest and most Important works ever undertaken in the Columbia river. Immediately upon the completion of this work, the engineer forces will be transferred to Henrici, one of the bars betwen Portland and St. Helens, and will install permanent improve ment works there. Meanwhile, the government dredge Multnomah is re ported to be making excellent prog ress in straightening and shortening the channel by a cut-off from Reed er's point to Knapp point through Willow bar. Lesa Dredging Expected. These improvements by the engin eering forces of the federal govern ment, combined with the improve ments in the Columbia river channel which are being made by the port of Portland, will together constitute the greatest group of permanent im provements in the channel ever ac complished in a single year. A con siderable lessening of the dredging required to keep the channel at its projected width and depth is expected as the result of this year's work alone. The dike at Harrington point the one which will be finished tomorrow is unique in that it is designed to stop the rolling of sand into the channel, instead of trying to confine the current and make it scour its own channel, as is done by the jetties at the mouth of the Columbia river and by the spur dikes constructed at various points along the course of the river between Portland and the sea. Dike Fences Off Sand Body. A large, sandy shoal in the Colum bia river, known as Miller sands, has its lower end at Harrington point, and it is this body of sand which has been fenced off by the new dike. The cut-off at Willow bar is largely an experiment with the en gineers. The river has shown a slight tendency to cut its own channel through this bar, and thus shorten its course, and the engineers are en couraging this tendency in the belief that possibly the shorter channel, ( When once created, will be self-sustaining. Such a diversion of the channel is also expected to stop a damaging erosion along the bank of the river. A complete survey of the channel conditions in the Columbia river, which has been in progress since last fall, is expected to be completed by the United States enginers by the end of this month. This will be the first such survey to be made in two years. Though an accurate check of conditions at the bad spots in the river channel is kept constantly bj the engineers, and these shoals sur veyed after each dredging, 'the ur gency of other work does not permit a complete survey of good and bad places alike oftener than at two-year intervals. LUCKENBACH CRATT HERE IIavy Weather Encountered by One on Way From Gulf. Two big steamers of the Luckenbach Lino were in the river last night, one from New York and Philadelphia and the other from Mobile and New Orleans. The Frederick Luckenbach, in the gulf service, arrived at 9 o'clock yesterday morning and was scheduled To depart at 10 o clock last night. The Lewis Luckenbach, in 'the Atlantic-Pacific service, left up from Astoria for Portland at 1:30 P. M. yesterday and is expected at terminal Ino. 1 early this morning. Captain H. 4kl. Stewart, master of the Frederick Luckenbach, reported rough, heavy weather most of the way from the gulf of Mexioc to Port land. When he picked up a pilot off the mouth of the Columbia river, he aid, his vessel was rolling 35 degrees. The Frederick Luckenbach brought to Portland about 400 tons of general cargo, including a wide assortment of Mississippi valley car go that was freighted down the fam ous stream in barges and trans ehipped to the ocean steamer at New Orleans. She loaded nothing here for the return trip. WOOD-SHIPBUILDER RETURNS E. W. Wright Says Claims Before Federal Board Move Slowly. E. W. Wright, head of the local Merchants' Exchange, was at the ex change yesterday for the first time in several weeks, auring which time he has been In Wasnington, D. C, with other builders of wood steamers in an attempt to get a settlement from - the shipping board. He left Guy M. Standifer, N. C. Soule, George F. Kogers ar.d others there watching de velopments, he said. All builders of wood steamers, Mr. V'right said, are watching with inter est the Sloane case, which is to come before the supreme court of the , United States March 6. The point to be decided is whether or not the emer gency fleet corporation can be sued. Mr. Wright left for Seattle last night, will be back In town some time today and expects to return to Wash ington next week. European Caj-go Transferred. The voyage of the American-Hawaiian steamer Pennsylvanian from European points to the Pacific coast has been interrupted at New York for repairs to her hull and machinery, f and her European cargo has been transferred to the steamer Iowan, ac cording to information reaching this ity yesterday. The Iowan cleared ' from New York February 9 for San Pedro, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle- with domestic freight, as well as cargo brought by the Pennsylva "', nlan from Glasgow, London and Ham burg Marine Notes. The steamer Edna, operated between ; San Francisco and Portland by Sudden & Christenson, her owners, has been placed in drydock at San Francisco and will miss one trip, according to advices re ceived by the Northwest Shipping com pany, local agent. O. S. Swenson, secretary of the Water Front Employers union of Portland, suf fered a relapse Wednesday night and probably will not be back at his post for a week. He has been confined to his home for several days with- an attack of . in fluenza. The steamer Admiral Rodman of the Raclfic Steamship company, departed at o'clock last night for Coos Bay, Eureka and San Francisco, carrying a full cargo of freight and a full list of passengers. The Mccormick line steamer Celilo is listed to sail Monday with passengers and lumber for San Francisco. The Japanese steamer Clyde Mara left down from St. Helens for the orient at 6:30 A. M. yesterday with a full cargo of lumber exported by the Wilcox-Hayues company. The steamer Rose City of the San Fran cisco & Portland Steamship company, ar rived at the' Alnsworth dock last night with passengers and freight from San Francisco. The American-Hawaiian steamer Ari zona n, which will load here for Europe, was expected to leave up from Astoria at about 11 o'clock last night and will be due at terminal No. 1 this morning. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 16. (Special.) The sailing date of the Matron line steamer Lurllne on the run between here and Honolulu has been postponed for one week. According to the present schedule she will sail from here on Saturday, Feb luary 25. Approximately 1100 tons of freight have been assembled for her at the local port terminals and she will carry several passengers from Astoria. The steamer Frederick Luckenbach ar rived at 11 o'clock last night from At lantic coast ports via San Francisco. After discharging a part cargo of copra at Portland, the Norwegian steamer Fa cifico sailed at 5:30 this morning for Puget sound. The . steamer Rose City arrived at 8 o'clock this morning from San Francisco with freight and passengers for Astoria and Portland. The steamer Admiral Evans arrived at 10:30 today from San Diego and San Fran cisco, bringing freight and passengers for Astoria and Portland. The steamer Lewis Luckenbach arrived at 12:13 today from the Atlantic seaboard, via San Francisco and went to Portland. After discharging fuel oil in Portland the tank steamer La Purisima sailed at 11:50 today for California. Carrying a cargo of 600,000 feet of lum ber from Westport the steam schooner Johan Poulsen sailed at 3 o'clock today for San Francisco. The steamer Arizonan is due from Van couver and will take on freight at Astoria and Portland for Europe. The British steamer Roxburgh will be due tonight at the Hammond mill from Sydney. The steamer Vinita will be due tonight from the orient with freight for Portland. The tank steamer Frank G. Drum is due from California with a cargo of fuel oil, en route to Portland. The Japanese steamer Clyde Mam sailed at 3:30 this afternoon for Japan, with general freight from Portland and lumber from St. Helens. , The Norwegian steamer Remfs . will be due from Eureka. She is picking up freight for the west coast of South America. The tank steamer Lyman Stewart ar rived from Portland at 5 o'clock this eve ning and will sail tonight for California. COOS BAT, Or., Feb. 16. (Special.) The steamer Johanna Smith sailed for San Francisco this afternoon at 4:10, carrying 1,500,000 feet of lumber from the Pacific States Lumber company mills. Mills which are to furnish cargoes for the schooners Lizzie Vance and John A. Campbell are expecting the vessels here daily, as they have been out of San Fran cisco tor five days. The storm predicted for yesterday did not cause any disturbance in the harbor here, although it rained hea4ly in the night. The Coos Bay bar was smooth to day and the temperature was 50. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 15. A party of 5 Chinese from the arms conference at Washington, D. C, arrived here tonight and will leave Saturday on the steamship Pine Tree State for the orient. They were met on their arrival by Secretary McKib ben of the China club here. The Blue Funnel ilner Memnon arrived here today, the first of the Holt service boats to resume service between here and - north Europe. She began loading a big cargo of flour, lumber and canned goods at Vancouver, B. C, and will finish here. The Admiral line freighter Wheatland Montana docked here today after a stormy passage from the orient. She brought 2000 tons of general freight. The steamer Suwa Maru is due here at midnight. She is bringing 22 bales of raw silk and 500 cases of the manufac tured product. She has 52 cabin passen gers, and is bringing the largest cargo of general freight that has come into the port in some time, a total of about 4700 tons. The Pine Tree State, which leaves Sat urday for the orient, has more than 100 cabin passengers booked, many of whom were originally booked on the liners Mont eagle and Empress of Japan, now tied up in Chinese ports by the Chinese seamen's strike. The steamship Mongolian Prince of the Furness-Prince line, operated by Frank Waterhouse & Co., shifted here today from Vancouver, where she took on 3,000,000 feet of lumber and piles. She will load about 1.500.000 feet here. The steamship Denmark Maru, of the Walker-Ross oriental service, arrived here today, and will start loading lumber and general cargo tomorrow morning. TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 16. The Henry T. Scott arrived at Tacoma this morning from San Francisco with freight for local firms. The vessel will load bulk wheat at the Sperry mill for California. Considerable lumber will be taken on here by the Horaisan Maru, which came in at the St. Paul docks this morning from the orient. The vessel has been loading at Seattle. Ore from British Columbia mines was brought to the smelter early Tuesday morning by the Chilliwack. The steamer was due bo sail northbound tonirht. ine facifico will be due tomorrow from j west coast porta with ore for discharge at the Tacoma smelter. The vessel has some outward freight to load here. After loading at the Baker dock, the Rosalie Mahoney sailed for California ports this afternoon. From California points the . Admiral Schley will be due at the Commercial dock tomorrow afternoon. The vessel has a fair amount of inbound freight for Ta coma and considerable outbound cargo to load here. The Denmark Maru and City of Vancou ver sailed late tonight for the orient and Australia. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., Feb. 16. (Special.) Lumber cargo shlnments from Grays harbor for January, 1922, were more tnan double those of January of last year, according to the reDort released today by the Grays Harbor Stevedore com pany. The total this year was 65.418,000 feet, as compared with 21,444,000 in 1921. 1'Mfty - five vessels cleared against 21 last year. Two steamers cleared for Atlan tic ports, three for Japan and one for China. The steamer Ernest H. Mevera. arrived this morning at 9:30 from San Pedro and will load at the Grays Harbor Lumber company plant, Hoqulam. ine Kozan Maru shifted from the Bay City mill to the Grays Harbor Commercial company's plant. Steamer Cold Harbor shifted from the Wilson mill to the Western mill, Aberdeen, and the Egypt Maru from the Lytle mill, Hoquiam, to the Donovan mill, Aberdeen. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash.. Feb. 16. The Japanese steamship Naples Maru, laden rrom eatle lor oriental ports, is at an chor on account of storm signals. The Pacific Coast Steamship company's steam er Wheatland Montana, in ballast from Shanghai, arrived en route to Seattle. The British steamer Mongolian Prince. from Leith, Scotland, arrived and passing satisfactory quarantine Inspection, pro ceeded to Seattle. The Blue Funnel liner Memnon. from Vancouver, arrived, entered at the uus-toms-house and proceeded to Point Wells to complete discharging her oil cargo. The Memnon is the first oil burning Blus Funnel liner to viBit Puget sound. The Japanese steamier Yonan Maru ar rived and will anchor for fumigation to morrow morning before proceeding to Ta coma to load cargo for oriental Dorts. The Japanese passenger Bteamship Suwa Maru irom the orient via Victoria reached port this afternoon in amole time for quarantine Inspection and proceeded to lacoma. VICTORIA B. C, Feb. 16. Captain R. L. Morton, shore superintendent for the Robert Dollar company at Vancouver, B. C, who is here in connection with the disablement of the freighter Bessie Dol lar, will open tenders for repair of the aamagea snip f'rlclay, it was reported to day. Four British Columbia firms were said to be tendering on the work. It was expected that the award would be known by Saturday. SAN PEDRO, CaL, Feb. 16. Five freight liners from Atlantic ports left here today and are due at San Francisco Sat urday with a total of 15,000 tons of cargo for that port. The vessels are the steam ers Cape Henry and Delco from Baltimore; the Waiter A. Luckenbach and Robin Goodfellow from New ioxlL. and the A L. Kent from Boston. Three hundred and fifty thousand bar rels of fuel oil left here today for domestic and foreign export on the tankers Tippe canoe and Stockton oo the shipping board and the Standard Oil tanker R. J. Hanna j night and left up at 12:05 A M., steamer and the Liebre, operated by the General Frederick Luckenbach, from New Orleans. Petroleum company. Reflecting the in- ' Sailed at & A M., Norwegian steamer Pa crease of American commercial activity j cifico, for Puget sound ports. Arrived at in the orient, five steamers of the Isthmian 7;3o an(i le( up at y.jg M steamer line's Atlantic-oriental service have called Roae cltyi rom San j.raIlclsc0. Arrived here this month for bunkers, while en at 11:30 A M and le(t up at 2:30 P. M., route to Japan and China with full cargoes steamer Admiral Evans, from San Diego, lU'LZrt Ar- is uue nere irom w iuik iui uu"' and on Saturday the Memphis City is ex pected to take on fuel supplies. Both are en route to Yokohama with full cargoes of structural steel, 1-500 tons of tinplate i from Baltimore being loaded from the Admiral Hanley on her last trip in this service. Other arrivals Included the Japanese liner Rakuyo Maru, from Hongkong with a large passenger and freight list, and the United -American liner Floridan, with the first European cargo arriving here by way of that service since the war. VANCOUVER, B."cTFeb. 16. The Roy al Mall Steam Packet refrigerator ship Narenta, Captain Dodd, is in port loading for the United Kingdom. The ship is on her maiden voyage. The Canadian government merchant ma rine limited is watching for word of the arrival of the barkentine S. F. Tolmie. The vessel left here November 26 with a full cargo of lumber for Kobe. Out bound her steering gear went out of com mission aid she was towed to Esquimautt where repairs were completed and she again put to sea December 13. She is now 65 days out. The steamship Canadian Scottish is at Cheminus, loading for Australia and New Zealand. The steamship Canadian Inventor will proceed to Esquimault tonight for dry docking and overhauling. The Empire Shipping company reports the departure of the steamer Aden Maru with a full cargo for Japan. She loaded 300 tons of grain, 2000 tons of spelter and 1,000,000 feet of lumber. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16. Orders were received today for reconditioning the steamers Creole State and Wolverine State to enable each to accommodate 800 steer age passengers besides the present com plement of first cabin passengers. These steamers recently were ordered withdrawn from the East Indian run and hereafter will ply under the Pacific flag between here and Manila and Honolulu. The order for their reconditioning was declared by shipping men to indicate pos sible transfer of the transportation of army and navy supplies and troops from the transport service to private companies. With the departure today of the British tanker Adna with 60,000 barrels of oil from the Shell plant for Japan, it was re vealed that four more tankers will arrive from Europe before April to enter this trade. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. The with drawal of the General Steamship corpora tion from service out of this port to Aus tralia via Seattle and the return of four vessels to the shipping board was an nounced today. The vessels are the West Mahwah, West Henshaw, West lslip and Hollywood. They were reassigned to Swayne 4 Hoyt and will continue service from San Francisco to Australia with sail ings monthly. The General Steamship corporation to day announced the entry into European Pacific trade of the Trans-Atlantic Steam ship company of Gothenburg, for which the former will be agent. Resolutions indorsing the activities of the national merchant marine association were adopted today by the Pacific-American Steamship association at its monthly luncheon. EUREKA CaL. Feb. 16. The Standard Oil tanker Atlas, from San Francisco, was the sole arrival over the bar today. xne steamer Santa Monica will be due from the same port tomorrow. Laden with lumber the steamers Wash ington and Mayfair passed out; the former ior san fearo ana the latter for San Francisco. The Atlas also sailed on a re turn voyage to San Francisco later in the day. Ship Reports by Radio. (Furnished br the Radio Cnrnnrnrinn nf America.) positions reported at s M. yesterday, unless otherwise indicated, were as follows: juluin -l cuaiiLiu, rort ban Luis for Van couver, 2S5 miles from Vancouver. COLUSA, San Francisco for Punta Are nas, Costa Kica, 1130 miles south of San Francisco. FRANK G. DRUM, -Gaviota for Portland. 670 miles north of Gaviota. SAN ANTONIO, Monterey for Port San Luis, 40 miles north of Port Sah Luis. N. T. HARPER, Point Weils for Rich mond, 640 miles from Richmond. ADMIRAL DEWEY, Seattle for San Francisco, 224 miles from San Francisco. ATLAS, Eureka for Marshfield, 125 mites from Marshfield. C. A. SMITH, San Francisco for Coos Bay, 306 miles north of San Francisco. MEXICO, towing Agua Prieta, Lopes for Guaymas, 20 miles south of Guaymas. SANTA RITA, Everett for San Pedro, C miles north of San Pedro. WILLAMETTE, San Francisco for Port land, 210 miles north of San Francisco. DOCHRA, Aberdeen for Boston, 290 miles south of 6an Francisco, noon. HUMBOLDT,. San Francisco for San Pedro, at Santa Barbara. MEMPHIS CITY, Mobile for Japan via San Pedro, 270 miles southeast of San Pedro, noon. ATLANTIC CITY, Honolulu for Panama, 2830 miles east of Honolulu. HLDORADO, New Orleans for San Francisco via San, Pedro, 440 miles south of San Pedro. WILHELMINA, San Francisco for Hono lulu, 423 miles from San Francisco. ENTERPRISE, San Francisco for Hilo, 1370 miles from San FranciBCO. EL LOBO, Vancouver for San Francisco, 290 miles north of San Francisco. HYADES, Kaanapali for San Francisco, 250 miles from San Francisco. ROTARIAN, for Buenos Aires, 1423 miles south of San Pedro, February 15. WEST N OMENTUM, Shanghai for Port land, 1110 miles west of Columbia river, February 15. . SYLVAN ARROW, Safc Francisco for Woosung, 2711 miles from San Francisco, February 15. CHINA ARROW, San Pedro for Naga saki, 2270 miles from San Pedro, Feb ruary 15. VINITA, Chlng Wang Tao for Portland, 500 miles west of Columbia river, Feb ruary 10. MEXICO, towing Agua Prieta. La Paz for Guaymas, anchored off Carmen island, February 15. MANOA, Honolulu for San Francisco. 964 miles west of San Francisco, Febru ary 15. MEMPHIS CITY, Mobile for Japan, via San Pedro, 545 miles southeast of San Pedro, February 15; MANUL.ANI, Seattle for Honolulu. 1067 miles from Seattle, February 15. KL LOBO, Vancouver for San Francisco. 265 miles -north of Cape Flattery, Feb ruary 35. HYADKS. KaanaDall for San Francisco. 498 miles west of San Francisco, Feb ruary 15. EASTERN SAILOR, Portland for Yoko hama, 238 miles west of Columbia river, February 15. DEWEY, San Pedro for Honolulu. 2196 miles west of San Pedro, February 15. swiraatiHT, san rearo for Panama. latitude 26:28 north, longitude 115:37 west. CATHAY, San Francisco for Vancouver, 23 miles irom an f ranclsco. PRESIDENT. Wilmington for San Fran- Cisco, 23 miles south of San Francisco. CAPT. A. F. LUCAS, San Pedro for Port land, 297 miles north of San Pedro. SANTA CRUZ, Callao for San Francisco. via San Pedro, 50 miles south of San Pedro. CHARLIE WATSON, Richmond for Will bridge, 305 miles north of Richmond. GRIFFCO, Bellingham for San Pedro, oiu miles irom ijelllngnam. JOHANNA SMITH. Coos bay for San Francisco, 28 miles south of Coos Bay. OHIOAN, Portland for San Francisco, 19 miles soutn ox cape Bianco. NYANZA, Puget sound for San Fran cisco, 150 miles north of San Francisco, noon, February 16. By Federal Telegraph. EMPIRE STATE, San Francisco for Yokohama, 889 miles west of Honolulu, 8 r. M., -'enruary 10. NEWPORT, Panama for San Francisco, HiU miles soutn ol san Francisco. HANLEY, Baltimore for San Pedro, 200 miles south of San Pedro. LA PURISIMA Portland for -San Fran Cisco, 481 miles north of San Francisco. STOCKTON. San Pedro for Shanghai, 90 miles west or san pearo. DILWORTH, San Francisco for Seattle, 342 miles north of San Francisco. BOHEMIAN CLUB, Manila for San Francisco, 1243 miles west of San Fran cisco. i F. H. BUCK, Gaviota for Avon, 243 miles north of Gaviota. Movements or Vessels. PORTLAND, Feb. !. Arrived at A.. M.. Japanese steamer Bandai Maru. from Kobe via San Francisco; at 10:43 A. M., steamer Frederick Luckenbach from New Orleans; at 5:45 P. M., steamer Rose City.' from San Francisco; at 11:55 P. AL, steamer Admiral Evans, from San Dieito. via way ports: arrived at 10 P. M. steamer Lewia Luckenbach, from New Tork and Philadelphia Sailed at 4 A. M. steamer La Purisima, for San Pedro; at 7 A. M Japanese steamer Clyde Maru. from St. Helens, for Japan; at 9:45 A. M. steamer Lyman Stewart, for San Pedro; at 11 As M., steamer Johan Poulsen, from Westport, for San Francisco. ASTORIA,. Feb. IS. Arrived at 11 last ki.k . . . .A D vr steamer Lewis Luckenbach, from New York and Philadelphia. Sailed at 3 P. M steamer Johan Poulsen, for Saa Francisco. Sailed at 3 P. M., Japanese steamer Clyde Maru, for Japan. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. Arrived: Blue Triangle, Portland. Me., via Balboa and San Pedro; Northland, from Seattle. aiiea: .Brooklyn for Bandon; Boobyalia, for Portland; Persia Maru, for Hongkong, via Honolulu; Bintang, for Batavia, via Bellingham; Blue Triangle, for Seattle and Portland. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 16. Sailed at midnight, steamer Willamette, for Colum- Dia river. Arrived at 3 A. M., steamer Blue Triangle, from .Baltimore, for Port land. SAN PEDRO. Feb. 15. Arrived: Steam erParaisov from Columbia river. CRISTOBAL, Feb. 14. Arrived: Steam er Willpolo, from Portland, for New York and way ports. VICTORIA, Feb. 15. Passed out at 1 P. M., steamer Arizonan, from Seattle, for Portland. ST. HELENS, Feb. 16. Passed at 3:20 P. M., steamer Rose City. ABEBDEBN, Wash!! Feb. 16. Arrived, Ernest H. Meyers from San Pedro. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 16. Arrived, Memnon. from Hull; Mongolian Prince, from Swansea; Wheatland Montana, from Manila; Denmark Maru, from Nagoya; Suwa Maru, from Hongkong; Rosalie Ma honey, from Tacoma. Sailed, Rosalie Ma honey, for San Pedro; Mukilteo, for Hono lulu; Henry T. Scott, for San Francisco; West Hettshaw, for Sydney. RAYMOND, Wash., Feb. 16. Arrived, Clairemont, from San Pedro. TACOMA. Wash., Feb. 18. Arrived. Ho raisan Maru, from Yokohama; Henry T. Scott, from San Francisco; Everett, from San Francisco; Chilliwack, from Vancouv er, B. C. ; Tiverton, from San Francisco. Sailed, West Ivon, for Yokohama via Se attle; Rosalie Mahoney, for San Francisco. RAYMOND, Wash., Feb. 16. (Special.) Arrived, Clairemont, from San Pedro. KOBE, Feb. 14. Departed: Yubari Maru, for Portland, Or. SHANGHAI, Feb. 14. Departed: Fu shimi Maru, for Tacoma, Wash. CRISTOBAL, Feb. 15. Departed: New Liberator, for Seattle, Wash. KARALSU, Feb. 10. Departed: Luise Nielsen, for Portland. OTARU, Feb. 13. Arrived, Scotland Maru, from Portland. KOBE, Feb. 10. Arrived: Eastern Mer chant, from Tacoma; Feb. 11, Hannawa. from Portland, Or.; West Keats, from Portland, Or.; Feb. 12. Kureha Maru, from Portland, Or. HULL. Feb. 14. Arrived: Malta Maru. from Portland, Or. YOKOHAMA, Feb. 14. Arrived: Hawaii Maru, from Tacoma, Wash. HONGKONG, Feb. 15. Arrived: Africa Maru. from Seattle, Wash. SHANGHAI, Feb. 15. Arrived: Kalo rima Maru, from Tacoma. CRISTOBAL, Feb. 15. Arrived: Borg land, from Portland, Or. SYDNET, N. S. W., Feb. 15. Arrived: Canadian Importer, from Victoria, B. C. Tides at Astoria Friday. High. Low. 4:53 A M. 8.8 ft.ll:42 A M 0.7 ft. 5:35 P. M.....6.8 ft.ll:37 P. M 1.8 ft KEEN DEMAND FOR NOES BUYERS PAY $11.50 AND $11.60 FOR DRIVE-INS AVAILABLE. Jfo Carloads Received at Yards. Prices in Other Lines Are Unchanged. There were no rail receipts at the stock yards yesterday and the trade had to be satisfied with the few drive-ins that ap peared. There was keen competition for the small number of hogs and buyers paid 111.50 and 11.60 for such as were to be had. mere were no new developments in other line The day's sales were as follows: Wt. Price. I Wt. Price 2 cows. , 1 cow. . 1 cow. . 1 cow. . 1 calf.. 6 hogs. . 1 bog.., 1 hog . . . 990 6.50 1 hog.... . 980 5.501 1 hog . 950 4.501 6 hogs... .10U0 ' 3.50110 hogs... . . 150 5.00 8 cows.. . . 98 11.001 1 cow . 190 lt.B0i3 calves. . 20010.60 . 400 9.60 . 161 11.50 . 186 13.60 . 9(H) 3.50 . 870 5.00 . 341 4.73 230 li.eoi 1 calf.. . 140 11.35 Prices Quoted, at the Pnrtlonrf TTnlnn aiiKRaruB were AS lOUOWS: Cattle Prices Choice steers J 6 7uffl 7.50 Medium to ennii RtA.ra kkiiiza a tk J-air to medium steers 5.50 6.00 Common to fair steers 4.50 5.50 cnolce feeders 5.00 5.50 4.50 5.00 5.75 6.23 6.00 S.75 4.23 5.00 3.25 4.25 2.25 3.25 Fair to srood feeders Choice cows and heifers Medium to good cows, heifers. Fair to medium cows, heifers. Common cows Canners T. Bulls 3.50 5.50 Choice dairy calves 10.0011.0fl Prime light calves 9.0010 00 Medium light calves 6.50 9 00 tieavy calves 4.50 6.50 Hogs Prime liirht il ontfft n os Smooth heavy, 200 to 300 lbs.. 9.6010 50 Smooth heavy, 300 lbs. up.... 8.50 9 50 Rough heavy 7.00 9.25 Fat pigs 30.7511.00 reeoer pigs 10.T311.00 Stags, subject to dockage 5.50 T 50 Sheen East-of-mountafn lambs. Best valley lambs .75fi10.5 8.2.1 9 25 4.75 .2, 6.T5 8.25 7.00 8.00 T.T5 8.25 6.T5 T.75 6.75 7.75 4.75 6.75 3.00 6.00 Cull lambs Fair to good eastern Oresron feeders. Light yearlings Heavy yearlings i.ignt werners Heavy wethers a. Ewes Chicago Livestock Market. CHICAGO. Feb. 16. fir S hnn. markets.) Cattle Receipts, 12,000. Beef steers, steady, strong; early top, $9; bulk beef steers, 78.10; fat she stock, calves and stockers and feeders, steariv: ..nn.r. and cutters, weak to lower; bulls, $4.25 -., uuiuguna, largely, Sd.JoeD4. xiogs neceipts, ai.ouo. Fairly active, mostly 15c to 25 higher than vetrrt.v'. average; big packers holding back; top, mi id xou-pouna averages; bulk, $9.9010.30; pigs mostly 25c to 50c higher bulk desirable 100 to 120-pounders, $9' Bwiuc siiuiiger weignts, SU.OO ZO Sheep Receipts, 10,000. Slow, steady to strong; sellers mostly asking higher; fat Miiuue m jjuL-KBrs, eariy, 10)15.25; best not sold; good shorn lambs, 13: choice handywelght ewes, $8.35. Kansas City Livestock Market. KANSAS CITY,-Mo., Feb. 16. ftT. S. bureau of markets.) Cattle Receipts! 3500. Beef steers, slow and steady; best held at 8; early sales, $6T.50; she stock and calves, steady to strong; good and choice vealers, $910; better grade cows, $55.50;. heifers, mostly $5.506.25; other classes steady; good feeders, $6.506.85; most stockers, early, $5.506.50; bulls, generally. f3.504.25; good canners, $2.T5; better grades cutters, around $3.75. - Hogs Receipts, 5000. Bulk lights and mediums early around 10c higher than yes terday's average; top, $10.10: 170200 pound, generally $9.9510.05; packer top $9.95; closing slow and barely steady; mostly on weightier kinds; holdover fairly liberal; bulk of sales $9.109.93; stock pigs, steady; best, $9.50. Sheep Receipts. 3000. Steady to strong, best ewes, $7.60; Iambs generally 25c higher; Colorado?, $14.75; 79-pound weight shorn lambs, $12.75; 72-pound shearing lambs. $13.75. Omaha Livestock Market. OMAHA. Feb. 16. (U. S. bureau of mar kets.) Hogs Receipts, 15,000. active, 15 20c higher; 180 to 210-pound butchers, $9.759.90; top, $9.95; 215 to 300-pound butchers, $9.509.75; packing grades, $7.758.30. , Cattle Receipts. 5800. Beef steers, slow. 1025c lower; top, $8; she stock, mostly 1015c lower; bulls, weak; veals, stockers and feeders about steady. Sheep Receipts, 12.000. Lambs, strong to 25c higher; bulk, $1414.45; best lambs held at $14.50. sheep and feeders, steady; ewe top, $7.65; feeding lambs, $13.50. Seattle Livestock Market. SEATTLE, Feb. 16. Cattle and hogs, steady. No receipts, do price change. WOOL TRADE QUIET on ii Prices Remain Strong With No Further Advance. TARIFF STILL DISCUSSED J 3X111 Bayers Are Cautious and Gnlj Few Scattering Lots of Ter ritory Are Moving. BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 18. (Special.) Wool trading la qaiet. Mill buyers are cautious. Goods market reports are con flicting. Prices remain strong without further material advance except that some wools, which have not been sold for some time, have changed hands this week at figures in harmony with the recent mar ket rise. Tariff discussion continues at fever heat but gets nowhere. Only a few scattering lots of territory wool are moving. Wool lofts generally are quite bare. Current quotations for territory wools on the clean basis are (1 to 41.10 for fine and medium staple, 90 cents to $1 for half-blood staple, 75 to 80 cents for three-eighths blood staple, 60 to 65 cents for quarter-blood staple, 90 to 15 cents for good French combing and 85 to ttO cents for fine and fine medium clothing. Best Ohio Wool Strong. Best Ohio fleece wools show unabated strength. Some holders are asking 52 cents for choice fine unwashed delaine. Others refuse t sell at less than 50 cents. Yet sales have been made at 48 to 49 cents. Other fleece prices are equally strong and sales of certain grades have been made at full quotations. Ohio three eighths blood combing has sold at 3D to 40 cents. Other grades are quoted at 43 to 45 cents for half-blood combing. 38 to 40 cents for quarter-blood combing and fine unwashed clothing. Dealers are searching fleece wool districts for more supplies. Pulled wools are In demand at top prices. AA wools have sold as high as $1.10 clean, in cases where the staple ! was long enough for delaine purposes, j Woolen mills show some interest in scoured ! and carbonized South Americans. Concor dia 58s to 60s, unskirted, estimated to shrink 43 per cent, are offered at 63 cents clean, and Concordia 56s, unskirted, have sold at 47 cents. Montevideo Wools Offered. Montevideo wools are offered In bond at 29 cents for Is, 26 cents for 2s, and 21 cents for 3a Buenos Aires 5s are offered. 26 cents to 27 cents for free super weol. It is said that there are no Buenos Aires 5s in bond but 4s probably could be bought for 15 to 16 cents. Australian mar kets are a little easier owing to cessation of Japanese demand. Preparations are mak ing for the sale of all the remaining gov ernment war wools on March 2. It is reported here that contracting In the west is suspended although a few bias are made in Montana. RESERVE RATIO IS AGAIN HIGHER Increase of Three-Tenths Per Cent Re ported by Federal Board. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Combined re sources and liabilities of the 12 federal reserve banks at the close of business February 15 were reported tonight by the federal reserve board as follows: Resources Geld and gold certificates. .. .$ 382,200.000 uoid settlement iuna, xederai reserve board 531,354,000 Total gold held by banks.. I 913.614,000 Gold with federal reserve agents 1,940,665,000 Gold redemption fund 81,775,000 Total gold reserves Legal tender notes, etc 2,936,054,000 139,886.000 Total reserves Bills discounted: Secured by United States government obligations.. All other Bills bought in open market. 3,075,940,000 327,641,000 457,979,000 78,287,000 Total bills on hand 863,907,000 United States bonds and notes 125,033,000 United States certificates of Indebtedness: One-year certificates (Pitt man act) ....i 98,466,000 All other 160,499.000 Municipal warrants 193,000 Total earning assets 1,248,698,000 Bank premises 30,908,000 Five per cent redemption fund against federal reserve bank notes 7,930,000 Uncollected items 555,990,000 All other resources 15,53,000 Total resources. Liabilities Capital paid in... f 4,941,049,000 103.323.000 ...... 215.398.000 Surplus Reserved for government fran chise tax 1,504000 Deposits: Government T9.316.0OO Aemwr oanas reserve ac count l,T44,43O,OO0 All other 33,728.000 Total deposits 1,857,4T4,000 reaerai reserve notes In ac- -tual circulation 2,169,953,000 Federal reserve bank notes In circulation, net liabilities. . 82,988,000 ueierrea avauaouiiy items. , 494.568,000 All other liabilities ......... 15,839,000 Total liabilities 4,941,049,000 n&uo ol total reserves to deposit and federal reserve note liabilities combined, 76.4 per cent. Knglisb Bank Rate Reduced. LONDON. Feb. 16. (By the Associated Press.) The Bank of Kngland today re duced its rate of discount to 4 H per cent. The reduction was primarily made pos sible by the recent large reduction in the government's floating ctebt and cur rency clrcuialtion, which contributed to the excess of funds in the money market, permitting the placing of treasury bills at a lower rate and the suspension ot the 5 per cent bond Issue. For a long time the bank's minimum rate has been out of proportion to the market rates. Thfe advance in New York exchange, assisted by larger investment of American funds here, removed one of the adverse conditions in the financial situation. Discount rates have been remarkably weak during the last few days and only a slight adjustment will be necessary to meet the revised minimum rate. The discount rate of the Bank of Eng land has been five per cent since Novem ber 3, last, when it was reduced from the 5H Per cent rate established on the pre ceding July 21. The highest rate was reached in August, 1914, after the outbreak of the world war, when it was set at 10 per cent, which had only been equaled on two previous occasions, those of the panics of 1857 and 1866. Since then the rate has fluctuated, but the figure set yes terday is the lowest since the outbreak of the war. Standard Oil Stocks. Standard Oil quotations furnished by Overbeck & Cooke company of Portland: Bid. Ask. Ahglo 17 17 Borne Scrysmer 345 350 Buckeye 92 94 Cheesebrough .185 195 Cheesebrough pfd 109 112 Continental 130 133 Crescent 32 34 Cumberland 135 145 Eureka 88 90 Galena com '. 47 49 Galeno old pfd 108 112 Galena new pfd 103 105 Illinois Pipe 17 171 Indiana Pipe 90 92 National Transit 28 29 N. Y. Transit 54 57 Northern Pipe 102 105 Ohio Oil 269 272 International Pete 14 15 Penn Mex 18 19 Prairie Oil 530 540 Prairie Pipe 243 246 Solar Refg 360 380 Southern Pipe 93 93 Southern Penn Oil 183 195 S. W. Penn Oil BO 63 S. O. Ind 85 86 S. O. Kansas 545 560 S. O. Kentucky 450 460 S. O. N. Y 362 365 S. O. Ohio 385 340 S. O. Ohio pfd 115 116 Swan & Finch ; 30 35 Vacuum 338 340 Washington 28 32 S. O. Nebraska 170 175 Imperial Oil 102 103 When Income Tax Time Comes 'Round NEW YORK CHICAGO PRICES BREAK AFT ER FIRM OPENING. Weak Holders Attempt to Unload as Market Declines; . Liver pool Quotations Higher, CHICAGO, Feb. 16. Buyers backed away from wheat today, prices having risen to a new top record for the season. The market closed unsettled, a to lc net lower, with May $1.3V4 to $1.39 and July $1.22 to $1.22. Corn finished un changed to c higher, oats unchanged to a down and provisions at gains vary ing from 15 cents to $1.3" General selling characterized the wheat market during the last half of the day, whereas earlier the majority of traders were on the buying side. A substantial advance in Liverpool quotations formed the chief incentive for the upward swing with which the market here commenced ar.d which kept up with unimpaired mo mentum until May had equaled the high est previous figures -on thfc crop and July had surmounted the season's record. Un favorable weather and crop reports from the southwestern part of the domestic win ter wheat region acted as a bullish in fluence. It became clear at this stage, however, that sentiment had undergone a decided change regarding wheat, for at least the time being. Throughout the re mainder of the day the course of prices was down grade as a rule, with numerous weak holders attempting to unload and with commisison houses pressing to sell. Strength in the corn market was ascribed mainly to reports that the domestic dis appearance of corn has been at a rate much beyond what the trade In general supposed. Both corn and oats touched new high price records for the season, but later were governed largely by the changes In wheat Provisions, like grain, exceeded all re cent high levels. Advances in the value of hogs were partly responsible and so, too, was the monthly statement showing diminished stocks. The Chicago grain letter received yes terday by the Overbeck & Cooke company of Chicago follows: Wheat The early advance to the pre vious high point of the season for May wheat attracted a tremendous volume of selling which the market was unable to digest, except at sharp price concessions. It was quite apparent that the turn was purely sentimental, as there was nothing in the. way of news to create bearlshness. Liverpool was higher with cables report ing the resumption of a good milling de mand for Argentine wheats on passage. Export news was somewhat mixed. The weather map disclosed unfavorable weather conditions and the forecast is for continued fair skies with higher temperatures. Un less moisture is received over the dry area of the southwest before warmer weather sets in, crop reports are certain to be of a very alarming nature. We are decidedly bullish on the wheat position, although the erratic action of the market today sug gests that for the time being it will be the part of wisdom to confine purchases to setbacks. Corn Advanced to new high for the season, but declined with wheat to a frac tional discount under last night's close. During the last hour the market displayed independent Btrength and at the close a firm tone obtained. A decreased move- th, Intorlni. with thf ,Tiwrf ! demand good should be accompanied by advancing prices. - OatsTrade was large with a great deal of selling by longs. Elevator Interests were credited with being the best buyers. Prospective conditions are bullish and should be recognized in the market be fore long. Leading futures ranged as follows: WHEAT. Open. High. Low. Close. May .$ 1.41 $ 1.42 $ 1.38 $ 1.39 July . 1.24 1.24 1.21 L32 CORN. .63 .05 OATS. .43 May July .63 .65 44 ,B2 .64 "4.2i .63 65 May . Ju'y .42 .43 'j 1 (Regular service between Portland, Maino; Philadelphia, Boston, New Tork and Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Oregon; Seattle and Tacoma via the Panama canal.) North. Atlantic and Western b. B. cog ssuo-ton steel EASTBODND From Portland, Or. ARTTGAS Mar. 13 BRI SK Mar. 26 Hi WEST CATANACE. Apr. 7 Caruo space For Further Information Apply to THB ADMIRAL LI.VK, Pacific Coaxt Agents. 1 101 Thlra Street. 8 S WEST NOMENTUM.........Mar. 8 S WEST KADER Mar. 27 Shanghai, Manila, Hongkong 8 S WEST CATOTE Mar. 17 8 8 WEST KEATS Apr. 17 For further Information regarding space, rates, etc., apply to TRAFFIC DEPT., S09-S22 Board of Trade Bide, Portland, Oregon., or Astoria Shipping Co., Astoria, Oregon, or R. T Johns c Co. Centra: Bids . Seattle. Wash. . You will find the task of making your Income Tax return greatly simplified if you have a record of your investment securities in one of our loose-leaf Record Books. One full page is devoted to each issue, with appro priate blanks for a complete description a record of purchase and price paid a record of sale and amount received, profit and income. This record book is of convenient size. Send today for your copy no cost or obligation. Additional loose-leaf pages are always obtainable on request. Blyth, witter. & Fourth and Stark Streets Portlandt Or. SAN FRANCISCO MESS PORK. May .. 20.00 21.00 10.00 T.ARn Mav 11 Sft 1 1 fts 11 no 11.42 11.65 July ... 11.50 1L85 1L50 SHORT RIBS. May 10.97 11.25 10.95 11.25 11.05 July 11.00 11.20 11.00 cash prices were as follows: Wheat No. 3 red, $1.37; No. 2 hard, $1.33 !i 1.33 54. Corn No. 2 mixed, 57 58c; No. 2, yel low, 57S3.u8i4. Oats No. 2, white, 4041?ic; No. S. white, 36 39c. Rye No. 2, $1.04. Barley 58 GOc. Timothy seed 57.50. Clover seed $1222. Pork Nominal. Lard $11.20. Ribs $10.75 11.75. Carlot Receipts of Grain. CHICAGO, Feb. 16. Car lots Minne apolis Wheat, 120; corn, 24; oats, 36. Kansas City Wheat, 262; corn, 60; oats, 1. St. Louis Wheat, 41; corn, 54; oats, 10. Omaha Wheat, 68; corn, 48; oats. 9. Winnipeg Wheat. 228; oats, 86. Duluth Wheat, 50; rye, 43. San Francisco Grain Market. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16. Wheat Milling, $2.152.20; feed, $2.152.20; bar ley, feed, $1.271.32 ; shipping, $1.32 (ffl.io; oats, red teed, xi.4Uiftl.uu; corn, white Egyptian, $22.10; red Milo, $1.85 1.90. Hay Wheat, $1719; fair, $1417; tame oat, $1518; wild oat. $1113; al falfa. $1316; stock, $7410; straw, nom inal. Seattle Grain Market. SEATTLE. Feb. 16. Wheat Hard white. soft white, white club, hard red winter, soft red winter, northern spring, $1.23; eastern red Walla, $1.20; big bend blue- stem 1.32. City delivery Corn, d4c; scratch food, 4546c; others, unchanged. Minneapolis Wheat Market. MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 16. Wheat May, $1.42; July, $1.32. Winnipeg Wheat Market. WINNIPEG, Feb. 16. Wheat May, $1.36; July, $1.30 Cotton Seed Products Report. w a cot t.t(i v iToh itt The cottonseed products report for the six months' period. August 1 to January ui, iwucu j the census bureau, showed: Cottonseed crushed, 2,328,402 tons, com pared with 2,507,163 and on hand 418,349 tons, compared with 486,760. Crude oil produced, 712,118.279 pounds, compared with 814,135,454, and on hand 98. 210,276 pounds, compared , with 16i,- 4 Refined oil produced, 654,405,665 pounds, compared with 080,347,955 and on hand 275.280,429 pounds, compared with "c'ake" and meal produced, 1,046,427 tons, compared with 1,120,343, and on hand 263,375 tons, compared with 234,804. Llnters produced, 303,915 bales, com pared with 296,073, and on hand, 153,523 oales, compared with 264,289. Exports of linters were 6j,0oo bales, compared with 15,789. NEW YORK, Feb. 16. Cotton, spot, quiet; middling, 17.90c. Naval Stores. SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 16. Turpentine firm. 84c; sales, 80 barrels; receipts, 108 barrels; shipments. 243 barrels; stock, 6279 barrels. Rosin, firm; sales, 593 drums; receipts, 1148 drums; shipments, 2173 drums; stock, 72.814 drums. Quote B, D, E, F, G, H, I, $4.02; K, $4.40; M, $5.15; N, $o.4o; WO, $5.70; WW, $5.05. Metal Market. NEW YORK. Feb. 16. Copper, easy: electrolytic, spot and nearby, 1313c; later. 13Vi13c. Tin, steady; spot nearby, 30.50c; futures, 30.25c. Iron, steady, unchanged. Lead, steady, spot 4.70 4.80c. Zinc, quiet; East St. Louis spot, 4.50 4.55c; antimony, spot. 4.40c. Duluth Linseed Market. DULUTH, Feb. 16. Flaxseed on track. $2.042.57 arrive, $2.542.56. Secret Police In Stockholm. STOCKHOLM. The presence in Stockholm of 20 secret police of the Russian soviet government, well sup- vessels. WESTBOUND From From From Portland. Me. Boston. Phila. I.RHIGH Feb. 28 Mar. 1 Mar. 7 WEST ISLETA.....Mar. 12 Mar. IS Mar. 21 DOCHRA .lave mew Xork Mar. 17 Ifi?! under refrigeration. Htlnn 'Bl1' Phone Broadway B4SI. NORTH CHINA LINE Columbia Pacific Shipping Co. Direct Freight Service Without Transshipment PORTLAND TO Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Tsingtao, Tientsin ( Taku Bar ) , Chinwangtao, Oairen Co. SEATTLE plied with funds, tias been disclosed' by pres investigations. Angelica Bolabanov, internationally known woman agitator of the soviet regim. has recently arrived in Stockholm via RevaL The Stockholm police are watching the visitors closely. The ac tivity of the bolshevik! in Sweden haa attracted considerable attention ever since the revelation last year of a widely ramified red conspiracy which grave rise to a long and sen sational court proceeding in Stock holm. Phone your want ads to the Ore gonian. Main 7070. Automatic 560-95. FRANCISCO & PORTLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY ' For San Francisco From Portland Ainsworth Dock STEAMER "ROSE CITY" Sunday, 10 A. M Feb 19 Tuesday, 10 A. M., Feb. 28 And evory ninth day thereafter. 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