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13 TIIE MOEXING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1933 LUMBER CHARTERS SHOWING AGTIVITY Increase of 50 Per Cent Is Noted in Northwest. AUSTRALIA BIG BUYER Grain Carriers Arrive Here to Take on Cargo for Delivery to Foreign Ports. Unusual activity in the chartering of lumber vessels for loading car goes at northwest ports is shown by the monthly report of lumber charters issued yesterday by the Merchants- exchange. This increase in charter activity was declared to be approximately &0 per cent over figures for preceding months and. according to shippers, is due not only to the demand for lumber for water delivery, but also to the fact that the large amount of available tonnage has forced, the price ft tonnage down to an unusually low figure. During the month a total of 30 vessels were announced as booked for loading lumber at northwest ports. Of this number ten vessels, or one-third of the total number, "' were booked to carry lumber to Australia. This indicated, an un usual demand for lumber in the Antipodes, and was in striking con trast to the situation a few months ago, when an average of three or four cargoes a month for Australia was the- rule. Oriental Demand Slums. . The lumber demand from the ori ent shows considerable falling off, judging from the charter sheet, only four vessels having booked in that trade. The lumber charters announced i the report were divided as follows To Australia 10, to the orient 4, to Mexico 1. to the west coast 1, to South Africa 1, to Suva 1, to th Atlantic coast 5. to Montreal 2. to Ireland 1 and to Hawaii 4. The drop in the price of tonnage was especially noticeable in charters for the Australian lumber business. A number of sailing vessels have been recently booked in that trade at $11. In each case, however, turn cargoes have been provided, so that the vessels could afford to take a lower rate. The Oregon Kir and Oregon Pine, six-masted schooners. were both recently booked for lum ber from Portland for Australia at the $11 figure. Wheat Rate Drops. At the same time there has been a drop in the price of tonnage for taking wheat from Portland to Eu rope. A recent figure for tonnage for handling wheat from Portland to the United Kingdom was an nounced as 31 shillings 3 pence. Quite a number of vessels have been chartered at 35 shillings. Previous to the drop about 40 shillings was the average price. Two grain ships, the Norwegian motorship George "Washington and the British steamer Devon City, ar rived in Portland harbor yesterday morning and will take on wheat for Europe. The George Washington docked at terminal No. 4 and will take on nearly a full load of grain. She comes from Christiania. A sister ship of the George Wash ington, the Borgland. is now at San Francisco and will come to Portland also for wheat. She will bring some inbound cargo. Japanese Take Wheat. The Devon City came to Portland from Honolulu. She is under char ter to the Gray-Rosenbaum Grain company. A large parcel of wheat for the orient will be taken out on the Japanese steamer Yayoy Maru, now loading at Portland. Departures yesterday included the British steamer Glamorganshire, which got away for Europe with a quantity of prunes, canned fruits and 1O00 bushels of wheat terminals and lumber at the Hammond I Lumber company's plant, the Japanese . steamer Nankoh Maru shifted at 5 P. M. ! .to Westport. where she wilt take on lum ber for Japan. After discharging- the coal from her lower bunkers at pier 3 of the port termi nals, the Japanese steamer Etna Ala to shifted today to pier 1, where she is to load wheat. The British steamer Glamorganshire will shift tonig-ht from Portland to the Astoria terminals, where she is to take on lumber and flour for Europe. The steam schooner Daisy will be due tomorrow from San Francisco to load lumber at Knappton. SEJATTLE, Wash., Oct. 8. With 120 tons of cargo from European porta, the Harrison lirect Liner Craftsman reached port today from Liverpool via Vancouver, s. C, in command of Caota:n A. Frank. who is makine his first vovaee to the nortn pacific. After discharging' cargo from Liverpool. Glasgow, London and other United Kingdom ports, the Crafts man win load canned salmon, apples ana other Pacific northwest product for the return voyage. The Pacific Steamship company liner President Madison shifted to this city today from Tacoma. where- she loaded flour and other cartra for the orient. She will complete loading- here this week and leave Saturday for the orient. After taking on a partial lumber cargo at Grays Harbor, the steamship West Islip reached Seattle today in the Aus tralian service of A. M. .Gillespie & Co. She is expected to leave early this week. The American Hawaiian liner Ohioan, Captain Adolph Swicker, arrived at the Union Pacific dock today from New York and Boston. ST. HELEXS ACTIVE PORT lumber Shipments in September-) Exceed 23,500,000 Feet. ST. HELENS, Or., Oct. 8. (Spe cial.) The importance of St. Helens as a lumber-shipping port is empha sised by the volume of shipments in September. Twenty-three vessels received entire or partial cargoes and the shipments were slightly in excess of 23,500,000 feet. Of this amount 16,365.000 feet was shipped to California ports, 3,351,000 went to th atlantic coast and 3,865,000 feet to foreign ports. Two of the 23 were were sailing vessels, two were United States shipping board vessels and three steamers were of foreign registry. The other vessels were coastwise steamers. In addition to the lumber shipped by vessel, sev eral hundred thousand feet were shipped by rail. The schooner Dauntless cleared Saturday for Honolulu with 700,000 feet of piling and lumber for Hono lulu, and the steamer Wahkeena i: taking on a cargo of 950,000 feet for San Pedro. SAN PEDRO. Cal.. Oct. 8. The Cali fornian. said to be the largest American motorship, will be due here tomorrow from her initral voyage to Europe and the east coast. The "lake type" shipping board freiKht er Cowiche, purchased on the east coast several months ago by the California & Oregon Lumber company, arrived to day from San Francisco to go under extensive reconditioning at the plant of the Ltos Angeles shipbuilding & Xrydock corporation. COOS BAY, Or., Oct. 8. (Special.) The steam schooner Yellowstone of the North Bend Mill & Lumber company sailed for San Pedro this afternoon at 1:50 o'clock with a lumber cargo from the company's dock. Sailing this afternoon at 2:05 o'clock was the steamer Johanna Smith, carry ing lumber from the "Smith mills for Bay Point. The steam schooner Hoqulam, reaching here at 3 o'clock this afternoon from San FranciRCo, brought a general freight cargo for the ocean dock and will return south with lumber PAN FRANCISCO, Oct! 8. One hun dred .and sixty Shrlners, members fo Islam temple, and their friends will sail from San Francisco for Manila on Jan uary 11, aboard the Pacific Mail liner President Wilson, W. A. Young Jr., gen- : eral passenger agent of the company, an- j nounced today. i The Shriners will visit Honolulu, Toko- I hama, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong and Manila. The party-will pass three days in the Philippines, where a ceremonial will be attended. The Shrine party will make a rati tour of China and Japan and return to San Francisco on the Presi dent Taft. ThA Pacific Mail liner President Cleve land and the Matson Navigation com pany liner Mauia. will toe due here to morrow. The President Cleveland comes from the orient and the Mauia from Honolulu. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Oct. 8. Sailed at 8 A. M., Biitish steamer Glamorganshire, for Europe. Arrived at 5 A. M., Norwegian motorship George "Washington, from Christiania; at 4 A. M., British steamer Devon Citv. from Honolulu; at 6 P. M., steamer Eagle, from New York and way ports. ASTORIA, Oct. 8. Sailed at 3 A. M., motorship Boobyalla. for San Francisco and San Pedro; at 4:30 A. M., Japanese steamer Horalsan Maru, for the orient; at 6 A. M., steamer Admiral Goodrich, for Coos bay. Eureka and San Francisco; at 8 A. M., steamer Oleum, tor ban Francisco. Arrived down at 7 A. M., hooner Dauntless. Arrived at i -.. jm.., steamer Kagie, irom -New iors anu w ay norts left up at 8 A. M., Arrived at 11:30 A. M-, and lett up at l r. -ai., Bicttiuw Rose City, from San Francisco. OUTPUT OF LUMBER IS above noum Retail Trade Decrease Held Only Temporary- CAMP LABOR IS UNEASY Shortage in Some Skilled Posi tions Shown; Car Supply Is Better Than Expected. Reports from all sections of the northwest indicate an above-normal production of logs and lumber, par ticularly the latter, according to a general survey of the lumber situa tion issued yesterday by the head quarters of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, The report declares that the car supply is, better than was expected. The belief is also expressed that the increase of new rail trade only temporary. Sawmill labor is declared to be , steady, with a shortage - of some skilled positions. Camp labor, the contrary, is declared to be un easy. - Output A boTe Normal "General conditions have changed very little in the past week," said the survey. "Reports from all sec tions indicate above-normal produc tion of logs and lumber, particularly the latter. Shipping of lumber is proceeding in good volume, both by water and rail, no stocks accumu lating at the mills. The car supply is noticeably better than has been expected. Equipment shortage noted at some branch points, but on the main lines definite state ments are made in reports reaching Four L headquarters that many mills are getting all the cars they need, while 50 per cent of require ment is the lowest point advised o during the week. One Four L field man saw 77 cars loading at one time early in the week at a large Oregon sawmill, "While there is still a decrease of new rail trade business, as was the case a week ago, the opinion is held annual figure of 22,000,000 vehicles by 1943. Tolls based on the ferry rates will be levied for 20 years to pay for the tube, and then it would be free for the use of all. Four driVeways. two in each di rection, will be provided. A side walk two feet in width, also is planned. . The tunnel, comprising twin cast iron tubes each with an external diameter of 29 feet, will be six feet wider than the Pennsylvania railroad tubes under the Hudson and East rivers. Traffic blockades, now common on ferries, would be precluded by pro viding at each end of the tube der rick equipped trucks to take stalled automobiles in tow. Thrte driveways I in each direction will be furnished on the approaches, because slight inclines there are expected to slow down: the movement of the vehicular queues. Ventilation to rid the tunnel of carbon monoxide gases from auto mobile exhausts will be furnished by four large shafts and also by an air duct under the roadway and an exhaust above. Smoky vehicles cir culate poisonous gas freely in closed places, but chemists working on the tunnel ventilation system esti mate that at the highest point of saturation there will be only 3; parts of carbon monoxide to 10,000 j parts of air in the tube. It requires eight parts of the gas to 10,000 parts of air, they figured, to give a man a headache. SALVATION AW'S CITADEL DEDICATED Flag-Raising Services Held at New Building. COST IS PUT AT $31,612 Mayor Baker and Prominent Cit izens - Assist at Ceremony at Sixth and Ankeny. KAN" FRANCISCO. Oct. 8. Arrived last nieht, steamer Ipswich, from Port land and Puget sound for New Orleans and Mobile. Arrived at 3 A. M., steamer Lehigh, from Boston and way ports for Portland : at 5 A. M.. mtorship H. T. Harper, from Portland. Sailed at 1 A. M.. Rteampr Edear LUcKenDacn, rrom Portland and Puget Sound for New York and way ports. Sailed at 1 A. M., steamer llultnomah. for Portland. SEATTLE, "Wash., Oct. 8. Arrived Admiral Dewey, from Oakland, 4 P. M. ; Jefferson, from southeastern Alaska. P. M. ; President Madison, from lacoma, 15 P. M.: Craftsman, from J-iiverpooi, 1:45 A. M. Departed: Liebre, for San Pedro. S:oO A. M. : Somondono Maru, lor Jvooe, d P. M. 8. Arrived: Azalea, ANA CORTES Oct. from Seattle, noon. SAN PEDRO. Cah, Oct. 8. Arrived: Ruth Alexander, from San Diego. 6 A. C. C. Lindauer. from Albion via Kedondo Beach, 7:30 A. M.; West Far. allon, from San Francisco, 7:30 A. M. ; Washington, from Eureka, 6 A. M. ; Hyades, from Honolulu via San Fran cisco, S:45 A. M.-; Jiiverect, irom Ever ett, A. M. ; Cowiche. from San Fran cisco, 10 A. M-; Yale, from San Fran- isco. 11 A. M. ; Admiral Far-rag ut. from Portland and San Francisco, 7:15 P. M.; Trinidad, from Astoria, 7:15 P. M. ; W. S. Miller, from San Francisco. 5: lo P. M. Sailed : Steel Worker, for rew York and Boston, 12:35 A. M. : J. C. Stetson, for Grays Harbor. 3 A. M. ; W. S. Rhem, for San Francisco, 7:30 A. M. ; Los Ange- for Martinez. 8:4o A. Ja. ; Rutn Alex ander, for San Francisco and Seattle, 10 M. ; South Coast, for Union landing. :15 P. M. . "Nova Scotia Farreli Dead. L.OS ANGELES, CaL, Oct. 8. (Spe cial.) "Nova Scotia" Harry Farreli, said to be known in every west coast port from San Diego, Cal,., to Vancouver. B, C, cLropped dead "in ihe street here today. He was a native of Nova Scotia, 35 years old, and passed many years as a seaman on coastwise lumber schooners. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. " ASTORIA. Or.. Oct. 8. (Special.) Aftr taking- on freight at Portland, the Japanese steamer Horaisan Maru left at 4 o'clock this morning for Japan via Puffet sound. The tank steamer Oleum left at 9 oVIock this niorninff for California after discharging fuel oil at Astoria and Port land. Carrying general freight from Port land, the motor schooner Boo by 11a eft at 3 o'clock this morning for San Pedro. Th schooner Dauntless, with a full load of lumber, cedar poles and shingies from St. Helens, left at noon today for Honolulu via Hilo. The Norwegian mqtorship George Washington arrived at S o'clock last night from Europe via San Francisco and went to Portland. The steamer Eagle, from Baltimore via Ssn Francisco and Seattle, arrived at S o'clock this morning en route to Portland. Carrying freight and passengers from -Astoria and Portland, the steamer Ad miral Goodrich left at 10 o'clock today for San Francisco and San Pedro. Bringing freight and passengers for Astoria and Portland, the steamer Rose City arrived at 10:30 today from San Francisco. Brinjfin a csrgo of fuel oil. the tank fs'i-amer W, S. Porter arrived at 1:30 to day f;om California and proceeded to i-irt lar.d. Th pteamer Senator arrived at o'clock this at'rernoon from San Pedro via San Francisco with freight and pass engers for Astoria and Portland. jUlct loaams tcrap- iron, ax th Astoria- BELLIXGHAM. Oct. 8. Arrived: Santa Cruz, from Seattle, 6 P. M. PORT- ANGELES. Oct. 8. Arrived: Nome City, from Seattle, X A. M. RAYMOND, Wash.. Oct. 8. Sailed: Clareniont, for San Francisco at noon. ABERDEEN, Wash.. Oct. 8. Arrived: Avalon, from Carlos, and Catherine, G. Sudden, all from San Francisco, 9 A. M. Sailed: Steamers Florence Olsen. So lano and Grays Harbor for JLos Angeles, 2 P. M. ; steamers Hartwood, Lassen and Paraiso, for San Francisco, '2 P. M. TACOMA, Wash- Oct. 8. Arrived : Tiverton, from San Francisco. 11 A. M. Departed: Anyox, for Canby, B. C, 2:50 P. At. ; President Madison, for Manila via Seattle, 10 A. M. Tides at Astoria Monday. High. Low. 2:48 A. M...7.0 feet'8:S3 A. M...2.5 feet 2:26 P. M...8.3 feet 9:21 P. M...0.4 foot Report From Mouth of Columbia. NORTH HEAD. Oct. 8. Condition of the sea at 5 P. M., moderate; wind, south. IS miles. NAVAL TROPHIES GIVEN Cruiser Tacoma Carries Off En gineering Prize in Its Class. "WASHINGTON. Awards of annual trophies among- smaller vessels of the navy, entitling the ships to carry the "E" for engineering efficiency and in some cases meaning cash re wards for the crews, have been an nounced by the navy department.' The gunnery trophy, submarine class, went to R-17 with the 0-10 second and the 0-4 third. Engineering trophy for submar ines to S-15; S-16 second and 0-4 third. Battle efficiency pennant for sub marines to R-17. In the cruiser class, the Tacoma was awarded the engineering trophy with the renver second and the Bir mingham third, while among the de stroyers the Sands carried off en gineering honors with' the William son second, the Preble third. The destroyer "Melvin was award ed the battle efficiency pennant for her class with Sumner second, and the Sloat third. The Asheville led the gun boat class in engineering with the Sacra mento second. Among the battleship gun crews, h ig'hest merit in short range prac tice went to the men of turret No. 3, U. S. S. Wyoming, and navy league medals will be awarded to the gun pointers firmly by manufacturers that it is only temporary, and the general dis position is not to yield in prices. Car Material Buying Kept l'p. "The volume of car material buy ing is being maintained, all of the rail shipping mills visited by Four L men in the week being r.'ound to be shipping a considerable propor tion of this class of stock. Much shop lumber for sash and doors and other finishing requirements is also being shipped, indicating marked activity 'in that branch of the in dustry. "The California and Atlantic coast demand continues undiminished, and export business remains fair. "Sawmill labor is steady, men generally not shifting around, and experienced help being absorbed with a tendency toward a shortage in some skilled positions. A marked scarcity of common labor is reported from many points, particularly in Oregon, some manufacturers ac counting for this by reason of prune picking and other harvesting, which is still going on under favorable weather and yield conditions. turning better wages for the time being than can be paid for tne same grade of labor in the sawmills. "Camp labor is uneasy, the turn over being very large at many points. Track and section men are specially hard to get in the Wil lamette valley. The loggers are moving around from camp to camp. One Four L report shows a turnover in one Oregon camp of 107 per cent during the last month. No short age of logs is apparently being ex perienced for the current runs of the mills, but the turnover is hold ing down the output on the whole and winter stocks are not accumu lating at a desirable rate." Production of mills in the north west section during the week end ing September 30 was 8 per cent above normal, according to the weekly lumber review of the West Coast Lumbermen's association. The report declared that 36 per .cent of the week's lumber shipments moved by water and 37 per cent of. all new business taken was for water de livery. "One hundred and twenty mills reporting to West Coast Lumber men's association for the week end ing September 30 manufactured 90, 855,948 feet of lumber, sold 75.442, 933 feet and shipped 73,832,602 feet," said the report. "Production for reporting mills was 8 per cent above normal. New business 17 per cent below produc tions Shioments were 2 ner cent below new business. "Thirty-seven per cent of all new business taken during the week wa3 for future water delivery. This amounted to 28,042,933 feet, of which 19,950,278 feet was for do- mestic cargo delivery and 8,092.655 feet for overseas shipment. New business for delivery by rail amounted to 1580 crs. "Thirty-six per cent of the week's lumber shipments moved by water. This amounted to 26,372,602 feet, of which 20,533,732 feet moved coast wise and intercoastal. and s.sas S7f t f eet export. Rail shipments amount ed to 1582 cars. "Unfilled domestic cargo orders total 110,589,081 feet; unfilled ex port orders, 57,394.201 feet; unfilled rail trade orders, 7205 cars. "In 39 weeks production has been 3,190,514,956 feet; new business, 3.132.645,721 feet; shipments, 3,085, 652,154 feet." A rise of 50 cents a day in the logging camps of the Grays Harbor district has been made as a. result of action taken by the wage scale board of the Loyal Legion of Log gers and Lumbermen. The action was taken. It was announced, with a view to placing the wages on a par with the Portland, Seattle and lacoma aistricts.. The new wage sr&ie is oeing paid, by all concerns which are members of the Loyal legion. H10 CAPTURES LOND 0 BRITISH OFFICIALS STUDY IXG AMERICAN METHODS. English People Beginning Show Interest in Broadcast ing and Buy Outfits, LONDON. British government officials are erivine close study to American methods of wireless broadcasting and gradually are adopting some of them. While th wireless telephone is not as popular in England as in the United States, due largely to government iicens ing and control, the people are be ginning to show intense interest i it. Some of the big London depart ment stores have established wire less departments and are selling receiving sets for as low as $10 Radio terminals are rigged up on their roofs, and crowds of shoppers are entertained each day with wire less concerts, speeches and weather reports. Direct contact with Ar lingtori and other American stations is easily established. Nothing written on the subject of wireless broadcasting has brought it home to pngland so vividly as a recent .New x orK aispaicn 10 me London Times. "In the IJnited States, : says the correspondent, there are already half a million home-made receiving sets for listen ing-in and a million manufactured sets have been sold." By the purchase of the simple and , inexpensive receiving sets as used in America," continues the writer, "there is no village in the British isles so poor or unfriended that it will not be ale to afford, or find a patron to give, the necessary receiving instrument. The villager and every remote farmhouse should receive every night as good sing ing, as good operafc as good dance music, as good a lecture, or as good survey of the news as any mil lionaire in London can buy." In answer to a published state ment that wireless broadcasting of concerts would hurt the musical and theatrical industries, Louis Sterling, president of a large Amer ican phonograph company, has said that in the march of science there never yet was a great invention that had not been of incalculable enefit both to the industry with which it was immediately con cerned and to kindred industries. When graphophones were in vented," said Mr. Sterling, "people said they would kill pianos; the" cinema was fully expected to give the quietus to the legitimate sta,ge vaudeville wa at first looked upon the death dance of musical comedy. "None of these things has hap pened.. The new has in every case benefited the old. The more good pictures the people see the greater thir taste for the ordinary stage, and the more music they hear on the graphophone the greater their desire to exercise their creative powers upon their own piano. Ap petite grows upon what it feeds upon, and the more good music tha people get from wireless broad casting the more they will want from their own pianos." Tobacco Disease Runs Wild. "Wildfire" is the name of a to bacco disease with which state ex perts are experimenting at Wind sor, Conn., according to the Scien- ific American. Lately it justified its name by getting away from them and overrunning an adjoining field. few infected plants placed in a, basket with health ones will infect the whole basketful in a few hours. Last year this disease did enormous am age. DAILY METEOBOIXJGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Oct. 8. Maximum tem perature, 78 degrees; minimum, S3 de- rees. Kiver reaamg at a a. m., 3.2 feet. Change in last 21 hours, 0." foot fail. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. II.) none; tota; rainfall since September 1. 1922, 3.23 inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 2.74 incnea; excess of rain fall since September 1, lV'JJ. U.49 inch. Sunrise, 6:19 A. M. ; sunset. 5:39 P. M. Total sunshine, 8 hours 55 minutes: pos sible sunshine, 11 hours 20 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at S P. M., 29.91 inches. Relative humidity at 5 A. M., 82 per cent; at noon, 34 per cent; 0 . Ja... tu per cent. T H B WEATHER. Dedication services and flag-rais ing were observed yesterday after noon for the new citadel of the Salvation Army, at Sixth and An keny streets, and -the building was filled to capacity. Mayor Baker presided at the flag-raising and dedication services, hoisting the stars and stripes to the top of the building and unfurling them. Com missioner Adam Gifford of San Francisco, territorial commander of the western states, ent up the Sal vation Army standard. "In raising the American flag to the top of this Salvation Army building. I do so with a full knowl edge of the efforts of this organiza tion," said the mayor, "To my mind the Salvation Army has done more Christian work than any other re ligious organization on earth. It goes into the highways and byways and leads folks back to God's way. I raise the flag knowing that in this house the army will go on carrying on God's work as it has in the past. Band Play for Ceremony. When the N American flag was hoisted, the Salvation Army band played 'The Star-Spangled Banner" and when the army flag was hoisted the audience sang the flag song of the organization: "Keep waving, keep waving, keep every flag un furled. We. soon shall have our colors waving all around the world The Salvation Army has its flag in 74 different countries and colonies, according to Commissioner Gifford. Brigadier John W. Hay, district commander for the state of Oregon, conducted preliminary services for the dedication and presented Mayor Baker1, who introduced the other speakers. Ben Selling in a short address said, "I am here as a Jew talking to you as Christians, recog nizing the fatherhood 01 boa ana the brotherhood of man. I appreci ate the work of the Salvation Army and bring testimony to you of my good will and praise for your work You have established headquarters for the work of God at what at one time was the foundation of the evil section of Portland." - Flag Is Presented. Mrs. J. N. Beeson, patriotic In structor of Winslow Mead circle of the Grand Army of the Republic, spoke in behalf of the organization which presented the American flag which was raised. Mrs. L. Daven port praised the work of the army and asked its support in American ization work. Oscar C Bortzmeyer, as repre sentative of the advisory . board, made a short address. Colonel Thomas W. Scott of San Francisco, property secretary of the western territory, announced the cost of the new building as 931,612 and conducted a short pledge cam paign. Music was supplied by the Salvation Army band. Inauguration of the new citadel was the principal event in the state fall convention of the Salvation Army, which is being held here from October 4 to 9 inclusive. ex-widow of William Kenton; who died in 1879. Several year after ward the widow married a man named Irvin, in Missouri, Irvin subsequently moved to Oklahoma, and in 1904 obtained a divorce with out knowledge on the part of his wife. Under the former practice, the widow would be denied the pension because the husband obtained the divorce. Under the present ruling the widow will be entitled to make a showing, as a matter of fact, that she was not at fault. Another interesting opinion of the secretary is in the reversal of a de cision of the bureau of pensions and the permission of a pension to Clai borne Beaty of Captain David Be aty'e independent company of scouts. Captain David Beaty organized his scouts in 1862, and the company ren dered service under the command of the army of Tennessee through the civil war. The troops, however, were never mustered into the regular mi 1 itay service of the United States, and consequently the scouts had no status under the pension laws. In 1S7D, however, an act was passed for the relief of Beaty's scouts, giving them the same status as other soldiers. The pension bu reau, nevertheless, held for many years that this did not permit of pensions to the scouts except as to prior legislation. Secretary Fall has now decided that under the lan guage of that act the benefits of the pension laws, whether passed prior to that time or since, come witnin the purview of that act, and that the scouts are entitled to relief thereunder. Masons Plan Memorial. A national memorial to George Washington, the man and Mason, will be erected on a commanding ridge at Alexandria. Va on the road to Mount Vernon and six miles frcm Washington. D- C where it will be plainly visible, says R. C. Folger in Popular Mechanics Maga zine Its form is Inspired by the ancient watch towers of Greece and Rome. Resting on the topmost of seven artistic terraces, approached by broad walks and stone steps, the tower will rise 200 feet above Its base to a view of all the surround ing country in which Washington spent so great a part of his life. The dimensions of the ground floor will be 160 feet wide by 230 feet deep, in the center of which will be a great room 70 feet 'wide by 100 feet deep, and rising by a clerestory to a height of 64 feet to form th memorial hall. In an arched recess of the memorial hall an Imposing 'statue of George Washington will be placed. The second story, 50x75 feet, will be devoted to the George Washington Masonic Memorial mu seum, where will be placed the in teresting relics connected with Washington's service as master of the Alexandria-Washington lodge, as well as many personal relics of Washington. ENSION RULING ISSUED T ' EX-WIDOWS OF CIrIIi WAR Veterans affected. Divorced Women Entitled to Com pensation When Decree Is Qual- fied by Certain Conditions. Ship Heports by Radio. By the Radio Corporation of America. (The Radio Corporation of America, in co-operation with the United States public health service and the Smen' Church ir.etitute, will receive requests for medical or surgical advice through its KrH ban Francisco nation without cost.) All positions reported at 8 P. M. Sat urday unless otherwise Indicated. MATRON I A, San Francisco for Hono lulu. 74 miles from San Francisco. Oc tober 6. MAKAWELI, Kaanapall for San Fran cisco, 872 miles from San Francisco. Oc tober . HOLLYWOOD, Newcastle for San Francisco, 2153 miles from San Fran cisco, October 6. CHINA. Honolulu for San Francisco, lfiSfJ miles from San Francisco. Oc tober . STEEL AGE, Honolulu for San Fran cisco, 428 miles from Honolulu, noon. October . ARGYLL, San Francisco for Santa Ro salia. 30 miles south of San Francisco. uctooer o. LURLIXE, Seattle for Honolulu, 1654 miles from Seattle, Octofcer . ATLANTA C1PT, Yokohama for San Pedro, 1435 miles from San Pedro, Oc tober 6. MAUI. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1221 miles from San Francisco, Oc tober 6. ENTERPRISE, Mahukona for San Francisco, leaving: Mahukona, 8 P. M., October 6. ROSE CITY, San Francisco for Port land, 172 miles south of Columbia rives. ROBERT LUCKiNBACH, San Pedro for Philadelphia, 428 miles south of San Pedro. EL SEGUNDO, Portland for El Se grundo, 125 miles from Wt 11 bridge. YOSEM1TR. Port T.urltow for San Franets--o. 1ft mtlep uth of Caps Bisncau ADMIRAL SCH LKY, iettm for B Francisco, miles from tfaa JTraa- Cisro. SEA LIOV. towln oat-r No. 13. TRlrn mond for Kureka. bur hound at Kureka t'HARLIK VATS N. Richmond ttT Point WHIa, MS miles from Point Wells. HANNAH NIELSEN. ls Anele fur Panama. 319 nitles from Los Arteries. ATLAS. El Sen and a for Tacoma. 040 mi!- from Tacoma. WEST IVAN. Yokohama for 8a O Pedro. 505 mile from San l'edro. STANLEY DOLLAR, Sattl for Pan Francisco, 11$ miles north of San Fran- Cisco. ARGYLL. San Franrlsco for Santa Ro salia miles from Ha n Frannsro- MONTKHKLLO. KaO Pedro for Mar tlr.ei. ' miles from Martines, CAPT. A- F. I.TOAS. El Scondo for Wtilbrid;, U5 tnll'i from Wlilhrtdn. v H. F. ALEXANDER. San Kranr.pco for Seattle, 4U miles from Man Krnrl-. KAULE. Portland for San Francisco, 30 miles south of Columbia river. W. 8. MILLER. Richmond for Saa Pedro. 2 miles from San Pedro. SENATOR. San Kranciwo for Portland. 22H miles south of Columbia river. COTTON PLANT, low hay for n Francisco, Ort ml'es from San Franrisro. ANNETTE ROl.PH, San Frsnctsro fr Portland, 117 miles north of fcao Fran cisco. LEHIGH, Pan Pedro for San Francisco, 61 miles south of San Francisco. H. T. HARPER, Portland fr Rich mond 90 mils from Rirhmnnd. SANTA CLARA. San iJlrgo for San Francisco, 21H mile south of San Fran cisco, at noon. 1 PSWICH. Astoria for San Francisco, 0 miles from San Francisco, at noon. BROAD ARRilW. Frannaco for Taku bar, "02 miles west of San Fran cisco. UANTLAVT. Kahultil for San Fran cisco. 31ft mll-s from San Franeiaro. NEVADA. Seattle for San Francisco, 300 miles north of Ssn Francisco. A LOO N Q 1 I N. San Franc) ro fr Tsln tsu. 1147 miles from Ssn Franc iaro. RAINIER, Port Angles f'ir Kan Fran cisco. 40 miles from San Francisco. RICHMOND, Richmond for Van couver. 73S mlls from Vancouver. ADMIRAL IEWBT. San Francisco for Victoria. 130 miles from Victoria. COWICHE. San Francisco for Ban Pedro. 127 miles from San Pedro. HYADES, San Francisco for Man Pedro, 234 miles from San Francisco. NEHRASKAN, New York for Ssn Pe dro, 4u0 miles south of Ssn Pedro, at coon. HARTWOOD. nrsr Haraor ior nsn Francisco, barbound tnsido Urays Har bna. OLEl'M, Port'snA1 for Los Angeles. 90 miles from Tos Anf1-a W. H. PORTER. San Pedro for Llnn ton. ST.4 miles from San pedro. WAPAMA, Everett for San Franclsoo. 198 mile rrom Everett. BARON OOILVY. Dairen for Tatoosh. 80 miles wejrt of Tatoosh. DINTELDIJK. 103 miles south f Tatooh. OLEL M, Port I and for Los A n e s. 81)0 miles from Los Angeles W. 8. PORTER, San pedro for Llnn ton. r.4 mtlea from Han Pedro. HARTWOOD, Gray harbor for San Franclnco. bar bound inside Cravs harttor. HAIDA, Nome, until further notice. DIANA DOL.LLAR. San Franctaro for Kobe. JH47 miles w- of San Francisco. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON, Heattle Xof Yokohama. 1M miles from Seattle. PRKSI DENT McK INLEY, Yokohama for Seattle, l'2.iH miles from Seattle. POMONA, Seattio for Yokohama, 40 miles- from Seattle. j ELDR1LM1K. VsnconveT for Yokohama, 883 mile from Seattle. BESSTH DOLLAR. Everett for Kobe, -110 miles from Evere't. WEST KADER. Br.mldso for Port land. 1274 miles west of Columbia river EDMOKE. Seattle for Dairen, 4140 ml from Sesttle. HEFKRON. Manila for Honolulu, 1300 milep west of Honolulu. TATLL'NE. orient for Ssn Francisco, 4122 miles from San Francisco. MAZATLAN, 1st hamc hatka for Feat- tie via Dutch harbor, 437 miles from UsTkamchatka. HANOVER, Oa!v"ton for Yokohama, 15.S0 mile west of Honolulu. HAYCH1MO, Siberia for Vancouver, 345 miles from Petroporloak. MONTAGl'E. Portland for Yokohama. 33M miles west of Columbia river. 1 TO MARL'. Yokohama lor Seattlte. 23."8 miles from Victoria. ADMIRAL EVANS, dlscharfcMns; at Halibut cove. STARR, at False pssss. Jl'NEAU. for Cordova. 38 mile ait of Cape Htnchlnbronk. SKAOWAY, at Sawmill bay VICTORIA, 1J0 mites south of Ta toosh. NEVADA. Seattle for San Francisco. SAN" MKOO. Ta-ma Fraaw C 1 . nn lea it h f T a' eah. WtLLPOLo. New York for -atTe. vie. eost porta, paaad la at ) I'. M U BT CAT ACE. Sttl f T Cow bay, mtiea nan h of . P E K A DAN. tteaitia fr an Kraarisca, 52W in l i-a 110 r t h of tmn Fr oc lao, ORKAT 2"1TY, I'nrtiand t9t Cela, OUtalda Coiumhta rue It Federal TrleRr-apti Company. PRESIDENT MVCOf.V, Sen Franc's" for Yokohama. 3123 m iea weal of lt no li: la, October MONTE AO LK. Vancouver far Mon treal. 1411 tnu-s souib of aa rsat. Iteht hip. October si. MAKHAR s?T IK'I.I.AR. ftslflmof for San Pedro. J22 mtiao south of San letlro. tctoer 4V. l OI'M HI A, San Francisco for New York. lii' 9 111 ties suath of Nw Yotk, .h tober KCCAPOR. Near Yo'k for 1a Frae rtaco, 1&40 mi .es on a of C"on. tc tOOT V EST niOPAKA. San P1ro for Yoko hama, 41TB pities wsat of San ! ro. noon. Octrtbr a. DlLWoHTIf. Shanthal foe San Fran cisco. 4-v mties wvl of ftaa Fi anckaoo, October PR ESI DENT Wrf.SoV. Shanshal ff Kobe. M mites from Shane hat, tobr ft PRESIDENT CLKVKLAND. HoerWoec for San Franct-ro. I .ta ftitlea w4 ef San r'rani-iar-o, ir(ol.r a IIOHEMIAV Cl.t I. Manila f"T Sa Francif. Lita mites west of Han Fran-cis-o, criobT ft KANT A MAKIA. Tocoptl'o for P"t San Luia (t to macs soul a vf Port r-aa l,U'. Octoh-e a W I LI, A M KTTF. Sa n "Teneter f"r Portland, si miles north of San Frsu Cias-o SIERRA, San Pedro for Coiumhta Ttver, Jin milfs nn'11) of San pe1r PRKMIDKNT FIEH K sn Francises) for Yokohama, 134& miles wast of nan Franc tar- WKHT FARAT.iyV. San Feaoclaro San Pedro, 'o tml suh of ta Frsn AMrrMrvT. t x. liiL FANxrr tntvtcm t urn er WILL M. CRE88V AnA BLANCHE DAYVt BE VAN FLINT BAILEY ft COWAN ivan ban tcorr ft r ?vf THI-f ro ITMHKT H : Htl.KI i OPENS TODAY IIEILIGr. THURS., FRI., SAT. STATIONS. Wind. BIG TUNNEL BUILDING Motor Cars May Pass Inder Hud son River in 1924. XEW YORK. Engineers in charge of construction of the vehicular tun nel under the Hudson river between New York and Jersey City expect to complete the structure by 1924. The cost, estimated at J29.000.000, is to be borne equally by the two states. Shore works, including shafts and approaches, will require 18 months to construct, after which actual work of boring under the river is to oesnn. Continued congestion at the fer ries between New Tork and New Jersey prompts the belief of tunnel engineers that 5.600.000 motor and horse-drawn conveyances will use the tube in 1924. with traffic show IBS steadjr iacxeage. reacbina m Baker Boise Boston . . . Calgary .. Chicago. . Denver . . . D. Moines! Eureka Galveston . Heiena ... Juneaut Kan. City. U Angeles Marshfield Medford .. .. Minneap's ).. N Orleans:.. New Yoak: . . N. Head. . 54 Phoenix Pocatello Portland. ' I 54( Roseburir 52 Sacram'o. 58 Sc. L,ouis.... Salt Lake... San Diego.!.. S. Franc o' Seattle .... SitkaT Spokane .. Tacoma . -Tatoowh Is. Valdezt . . Waiia Wa j Washing'n Winnipeg ! Yakima t 3i 7810.001. .IW ICIear 84 0.00: . . !SW Clear 72 0.02;12iSW ICloudy 6S 0.00 . JSW ICIear 50.0.2S 14;NWiRain 74 0.0,. IE Pt. cloudy 8B0.01I..IN Cloudy 60 0.02!. .!X Clear 78 0.00 14 .N-WICIear 72-0.001.. IS ICIear 52:0.001. .1 I 54 0.00;i2X ICloudy 74 0.00 . .ISW ICIear 50 640.00!..! ICloudy - 74 u.uo 1U WiKain 50 0.001. .iNB ICIear 74 0.00 14 X ICIear N 76 0.12 !0 SAV ICIear 68 0.00iloiS ICloudy 98 0.00;..!-S"WIC!ear 80 O.ooj . .ISW ICIear 78 0.IK), ..IS ICloudy 66 0.00 . .IX ICloudy 62 0.OO1. . IX ICIear 56iO.OOi-.-X ICIear 80 0.001. .IXWIClear 70 0.00 14:NW, Clear 66 0.06i.-IS ICIear 521 660. 001. .IX Pt. cloudy ..!"56 0.001. .1 481 74 0.00;..'X ICIear ..1 4 0.00;10X IPt. cloudy 521 5Si0.00 24INB ICIear . ,l'42 0.00,. . I i . 48( 6S,n.00'..!SW (Clear .. 84 O.on 12,N"WiClear .. 6iO.O0 1SS 'Pt. cloudy 481 SO 0.001. . !XE 'Pt. cloudy WASHINGTON, T. C. (By the As sociated Press.) The secretary of the interior has rendered a very in teresting opinion relating to ex- widows of veterans of the civil war. Under the act of May, 1920, such widow must show that all ubse-1 quent marriages have been dissolved ! and, in case of divorce, that the same was obtained witnout aeiauit her part. The records of the ourts of the various states, both nder the act of 1920 and prior leg islation, have been accepted by th bureau of pensions as conclusive where the husband obtained the dt- orce from the wife, as showing fault on the part of the wife. The secretary now rules, however. that where the husband moved into ome other state than that where the wife resided and obtained serv ice by publication, and there is noth ing in the record to show actual service on the wife, the wife would e entitled to make a showing that he was not at fault and that such howing could be made in the pen- ion bureau itself. The case in which the decision was rendered is that of Mary M., as Pil es. are usually due to straining when constipated.' Nujol being a .lubricant' keeps the food waste soft and therefore "'preTenta straining. Doctors prescribe Nujol because1 it not . only soothes the ' suffering of piles but'relieves the irrita tion, brings, comfort and helps' toiremoTelthenuv n u j o i is'a lubricant not a' medicine or laxative so cannot srine. , Try it today. SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY For San Fravclse From Portland Ainaworth Dock - STEAMER ROSE CITY ,n.my. lu A. Jd.. Oct II Friday. 10 A. M.. Oct. 20 and every nine days thereafter PASSAGE FARE FROM PORTLAND Promenade Deck f2S m Outside Saloon Deck 2 40 Inside Saloon Deck 24 00 1 bird Clau (Males Only) IS CO Round Trip (First Oust 50.00 All fares include berth and meals while at sea. iMaMa irtsmMieJ kr Hmn nN tf M si sni Mt ! li rt Its mis, siisii isl HUM tud m 2111 1 fmn ran k hit, sir. JOHN fOt ncM A C-mr SHff IN A GXATPIAY mi ym fFEL AUSTIN STRONGS C0MPY TOUTOf TRICKS, IMXIDIMi WAR TA EVE'S: ' Floor, I! ID; Halrnny. I rows, SI 6; 17 rows. 1 10; lry. 7 rows, res.. r: Arinv. KAT. MAT.: Floor. Jl.ti: Ha. Iron v, & rows. II '.- 17 roms. II lo. (.nl lery. jeserved, and admission, c. A LUBRICANT NOT A LAXATIVE City Tkt Offic 3nf m4 WnHngtm Phone Broadway 5vjl ,FreiKht Office, Ainaworth Dock lUr. bMnju.. ft ,, a WWMMUiuuuuMMmmnimMmmaS r ft! "Li lJ Bus! rt TstslVsv ' 1- 1 Jl NORTH ATLANTIC & WESTERN S. S. CO. Phils. BMtim're. Cta'rlesr'n Ort. 20 or, 0 ....... Mot. 23 ....... WESTBOUND Portland, Me. Boston New York COLO HARBOR Oct. 18 Ort. IS WABASH u. "cl. z ABTIGAS Siov. 15 Mot. 18 JEA8TBOCKD LEHIGH T Or. 11 I rOLD HARBOR BRISK Jo. 4 I WABASH 101 Third St. TILE ADMIRAL LINK. Pacific Coast Agents. Broadway S4SL ...Hot. Id . ..IMC r SS. SENATOR Sails from Mnnk-lpal Dork Ma. Wednesday . October 1 1. 1 A. M. ETery Wedaosdar tberoartor FOB 8AM KAS( IS O LOS AMGEL.ES BAN DIEGO Special Round Trip Excursion Fares aa Fraorlsea. IM M I.o Anselce .......9?4.oa saa Dleco. Tleket Offfe 101 THIRD ST.. COB. STABK FboaO Broadway Mai tA. M. today. P. AL report of preced ing day. FORECASTS. Port'and and vicinity Fair: easterly windf. Oregon and WaehinRton Fair: exate orUiea.uerl wmr.n. mod- North China Line COLUMBIA PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY Operating United States Government Ships. DIRECT FREIGHT SEHVK'E WITHOUT TBASSSHIPMEM BETWEK.X rORTLA.ND. ORtbO.V. . aad YOKOHAMA. KOBE, SfTnHI, TAKTBAR. (Tientsin) U11KE.V. USSB SS West Kader Nov. lat i LSSB S3 West CRowi. .Dec. 1st VOKAHAM A. KOBE. HOS6KOSG; MANILA. CSSB SS Eastern Sailor. .Oct. 15th I USSB SS Pawlet Not. 15th For rates, space, etc.. apply to TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT Brosdrmy 5380 60&-523 Board of Trade Bids.. Portland. Oreeoa. ASTORIA AND WAY POINTS BTR. IRALD-A. Hon., Wd., Frl.. t.SO A. Vl. Mlsrht Boat Dally, Ks-at stsrssr. 7 iim P. M. Faro to Arrtoria II 15 On Way (3.00 Round Trip. Week-End Round Trip 12 60. THE DALLES -HOOD RIYER Steaaaer Bef-Tlea Dally. Except Sat, 7:15 A. iL Fare to The Lialles I Li 5. Hood l.lver 11.00. Tar Harklaa Traaaaortatloa Cm. Broadway M. AJder-kt. 1msi All This Week Ladies Only Souvenir Matinee Today 2:15 Any Scat 50c No One I'ndrr 16 Admitted to This Matinee MLI.E. VALESKA "PARVARTI OF PATIALA" NARTELL THINS "INTERIKLE- Roas & Edwards "Impreasiona" Fleurrtte Jeoffrie The Miniature Prima Donna Barrett & Clayton "Fate" Rir & Arnold "Chickrna" Jean & Valjean -Oh You Charlie BAKER MsrrlMs at Ink Lyric Mt t i. rot:nv inapv ! THIS WAY OUT' Mat. Daily at 2 Kven 7 & 9 AUSTRALIA KTIW yr.ALAND AJSI OCTH HEAD Via Tahiti and Baratoan. Mall nod pSNMuKf serTtca trass baa) " in every S days. faeile Tour, Sonfh Seas, rtew 9aJaad. Aaotrmllm. UM. rtrat Clan. rvioN. . a. co. or mw z.laju. t3 California tot-, bos rraa.Uo. III rnninnni" fhow I lo II l1 M. BRLMMMOIR ROSE DIONE & CO. in mint Teara t vpiir-rii:a T Chll'lr.n Als l-e THE CIRCLE THEATER FwiH at Wuhlifist, 0fi trn-n frwi in in mnmf t