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14. TIIE MORNING OltEGONIAN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1922 U;3.5 HI FOR DAMAGES Astoria Marine Iron Works Asks $307,000. BIG LOSS IS ALLEGED Cancellation of War Contracts for Fitting Out . Hulls Basis of Action. Two suits seeking damages aggregating- more than $307,000 from the United States . shipping board emergency fleet corporation were filed yesterday in circuit court by the Astoria Marine Iron Works. The suits grew out of cancellation of war contracts for the fitting out of 27 hulls of government vessels. The date of the firBt contract was March 25, 1918. It involved the fit ting out of 20 hulls, 17 of which were received by the plaintiff con cern. The second contract, made February 5, 1919, was for installa tion of machinery and equipment on seven hulls. Both contracts are shown to have been cancelled on Jlarch 15, 1920, or at least that was the date on which the order stop ping all work was given by the emergency-fleet corporation. Frofitu Are Asked. Trie first suit concerns work done and- expenditures made in handling the first contract, together with profits that should have been real ized on the three hulls never re ceived. It Is set forth that $5000 a hull was to be paid the iron works above its cost as profit on each job. On this account the complaint seeks Judgment for $15,000. The largest Item In this complaint Is one for $40,964.80, said to have been expended in .constructing in closed and semi-inclosed storage. On this account the government is said to have paid nothing. For materials on ' hand the sum of $20,862.44 is held to be a reasonable payment, none of which has been paid. For the construction of hang ers $27,502.09 Is sought. For in stallation of spepial fire protection $17,497.87 is asked. Payment of $14,940.38 expended for housing workmen Is another item. Machinery Big Item. Tn reworking machinery the plain tiff states it expended $18,561.89, on which there is a balance due of $7312.26. In working over materials it is said that $29,809.89 was ex pended, of which sum $22,520.18 has never been paid. Other items include $7489.24 for paint: $6179.03 paid out under the Maoey award; $2038.53 for employ ment of draftsmen and $2904.84 paid government checkers. The aggregate demanded in the first complaint is $188,000 in round numbers. That of the second action is $119,363. Only three causes of action are embraced in the second complaint. One asks for $35,000, or at the rate of $5000 on each of the seven hulls In which machinery was to have been installed. Expenditures on this contract are given as $60,106.26. The plaintiff concern then con tends that it sustained serious loss through the sudden cancellation of the orders. It was obliged to keep in operation some 11 months longer than would have been necessary had proper warning-, been given, it is alleged. On this count the sum of $24,257.33 is asked. TREE SHIPPING IS OMITTED Hose City Too Busy to Carry Yuletide Reminders South. For the first time in years the Ainsworth dock force of the San Francisco & Portland Steamship company is foregoing the shipment of fir Christmas trees to California executives and employes of the line, as the schedule of the steamer Kose City does not favor the plan. The ship leaves at 10 o'clock this morn ing and her arrival Christmas eve, in view of the hustle in handling passengers and cargo, would not permit sufficient time for delivering the trees. In other years the Port land force has gone to the trouble of having trees cut and brought from upper or lower river points, and before the change in service, due to the war, they were sent as far as Los Angeles. Regardless ' of the omission for 1922, however, Captain Macgenn has caused trees to be made fast to the mastheads and jackstaffs so the ehip will carry those Tuletide re minders during the holiday period. Because of the time of her arrival this trip there will be travelers in the cabin bound for San Francisco and vicinity to spend Christmas, and even in the steerage list and reservations. WAWALOXA IX ORIENT TRADE I Shipping Board Releases Steamer to Columbia-Pacific Line. Formal delivery of the steamer Wawalona was made yesterday by the shipping board to the Columbia Pacific Shipping company for the latter's oriental fleet, giving the corporation a total of nine ships in the far eastern trade. The Wawa lona was shifted from .the govern ment moorings at St. Johns to the Willbridge dock of the Union Oil company, and after bunkering was moved to the plant of the Eastern & Western Lumber company to start her cargo. ' The steamer Hannawa moved in the morning to Albina dock from terminal No. 1. The Montague completed dis charging 1000 tons of copra at the plant of the Portland Vegetable Oil Mills company and shifted to ter minal No. 1, where she will land a few hundred tons of general freight. BOAT HAS OXE DESTIXATIOX Steamer Evelyn to Take Freight for Xew York Only. Only Nw York freight is to be stowed aboard the steamer Evelyn, nue the last of the month in the Williams Steamship company's fleet, and while she will make the usual calls at Pacific coast ports, upon leaving Los Angeles she Is to( steam direct to her destination. The elim ination of oth'r harbors on the east coast is attributed to the desire of the company to redeliver her atjtfew York on time, as she is under a sin gle voyage charter. The steamer Harry Luckenbach, which came in yesterday with 1500 tons of east coast cargo, is to load about 1200 tons for the return. In the cargo will be 30,000 boxes of prunes, 5000 cases of canned salmon. 9000 doors, 6000 cases of canned fruit, 1500 bags of infusorial earth, 1700 bundles of box shocks and 304 tiales of wool. The Lens, Lvcken- P SUED I bach arrived from New Orleans and Mobile with 1300 tons of general freight and will carry back about 600 tons. Two other steamers of the flag which will arrive include the Edgar Luckenbach Tuesday and the K. I. Luckenbach Wednesday. The first of the 1923 fleet is to be the Walter Luckenbach, scheduled to arrive January 4. COCOAXCT OIL IS OX "WAY San Francisco Man Inspects Stor age Tanks Here. As a shipment of 500 tons of co coanut oil is due in January as the advance movement of a large amount to be handled via Portland during 1923, D. Dorward of San Francisco, Pacific coast representative of the Philippine Refining company, head quarters at New York, was in the city yesterday and inspected storage tanks, pumping equipment and sim ilar facilities at terminal No. 4. The initial consignment for the new period is said to be for Port land delivery, but following lots will figure in transshipments to the east as well. It Is understood other interests are booking space for early 1923 steamers from the Manila re gion. Information is that there will be much more of the cocoanut product, also other oils from the orient, than came in during the resent year. Y.4YOI MARU TO LOAD WHEAT Japanese Steamer Last of Ships Fixed for Full Cargo. Last of the ships to arrive in the list of vessels fixed for full wheat cargoes, thj Japanese steamer Yayioi Maru, will be in the river to day from Kobe. She Is under char ter to the Northern Grain & Ware house company. On reporting she will have completed a voyage from Portland, -having left here October 15 for Yokohama and Kobe. The Kifuku Maru got away yes terday with 6013 long tons of wheat, will finish at Astoria and will have a total of about 7700 long tona. The ship is one of the Susuki fleet and fixed by Kerr, Gifford & Co. The Scotland Maru remains 'here work ing wheat in the interest of Bal four, Guthrie & Co. In spite of the laxity of full cargo engagements, wheat is moving to the United Kingdom in parcels on regular vessels. APPLE CARGOES ARE LARGE Two Ships Will Load Fruit ' for United Kingdom Delivery. Sixty-five thousand boxes of ap ples will be loaded for United King dom ports on the steamer Romaif Star of the Blue Star fleet, due Wednesday, and 75,000 boxes will go aboard the Royal Star, a new carrier to Join the flag and due January 21, Is information given out by the Pacific Steamship company, agent for the service. The Royal Star Is rated as a car rier of 10,200 tons, with 431,000 cubic feet cf refrigeration space. She is a twin-screw vessel capable of making 14 knots, it Is said, and is of the type of the Narenta and Nebraska of the Royal Mail, both of which have been loaded here this season. The Gothic Star will return about the middle of February. NEW HULL FOR RIVER BOAT Steel and Wood Being Combined for Steamer Maria. Progress on a new hull for the stern-wheel steamer Maria of the Columbia Contract company, which is under way at the Gibbs-street plant of the Columbia River Dry dock, Engineering &. Construction company, is such that it is expected the launching will take place by January 15. The hull is distinctive among fresh-water carriers In this section, in that the frame is of steel, to which will be fastened the plank ing, guards and decking. Such support or strength is as sured through the combination of steel and wood that when the ma chinery and house are transferred hogposts and hogchains will be eliminated. Marine Notes. The new steamer Highland Heather, of the Royal Mail line's Pacific coaat Rtirnnenn service, due here January 25, has more passenger accommodations than other vessels under that flB in the same trade. Reservations are being made at various coast points tor the voy age to the United Kingdom. The Eem dyk, ot the Holland America fleet, which operates Jointly with the Royal Mail, will be here Wednesday, and her outward cargo will include apples, pears, frozen and mild cured salmon, dried prunes, lead and 500,000 feet of lumbeT. The steamer Bessemer City, which ar rived yesterday from Baltimore, had in ward cargo for Portland, and leaves to day for Pugret sound to finish discharg ing and to work lumber for the return voyage, New York being her destina tion. - The ehip is one of the Isthmian line carriers. The schooner Dauntless, returning from the Hawaiian Islands after deliver ing a lumber cargo, reached the river yesterday and loads lumber for Aus tralia.' On the homeward trip from there she will pick up a copra cargo. The steamers Daisy Putnam. Halco and Wapama were arrivals yesterday at As toria from San Francisco. The Wapama has passengers and general cargo in the McCormick line and will load back with lumber. The American-Hawaiian steamer Tex an, which made slow progress from Portland to Astoria because of fog and ice, was reported passing to sea early yesterday afternoon. She is headed for Europe and will complete her cargo at California ports. The steamer Baja California, of the Latin-American line, coming to load for Mexico and. Central America, reached Astoria yesterday from Puget sound and left up. The steamer George Allen, from New York and way, in the fleet of the American-Hawaiian Steamship company, re ported at San Francisco yesterday and is due here December 31. The steamer Floridian, from New York and Boston, under the same flag, was an arrival at San Francisco, also, and was scheduled to be here December 28. DISEASE TO BE FOUGHT Dairymen and State College Plan Battle on Contagion. EUGENE, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) A campaign against the spread of a contagious disease rhat has taken a firm hold of Oregon dairy cattle will be inaugurated immediately by the Oregon Agricultural college and the dairymen of the state, accord ing to announcement mode here to day by Professor P. M. Brandt, chief in dairying at the college, who was the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the Lane County Jersey Breeders' association and who spoke at the weekly chamber of commerce luncheon on the same subject. Professor Brandt said that at least 20 per cent of the dairy cattle of thls state are afflicted with this disease, as compared with 2 per cent that have tuberculosis, and that the estimated loss to dairymen on this account in Oregon Is $3,000,000 yearly. At this meeting the Lane County Breeders' association elected T. Q. Green of Coburg, president; George H. Piatt of Thurston, vice president, and Will Grimes of Wal terville, secretary-treasurer. The association voted to send a herd to the state fair at Salem next fait STEAMERS HELD UP BY FOG IMOW GOING With Mantle Lifted Carriers Resume Service. ICE ON RIVER SOFTENS Traffic Conditions on Columbia River Returning to Normal; Experience Unusual One. Less fog yesterday, the heavy mantle being dispelled at most places along the river between Port land and Astoria, permitted resump tion of navigation, and ships on the way, one of them the tanker Richmond, since Monday afternoon reached the harbor. Carriers held here Wednesday because of the im penetrable fog were able, to get under way. Ice continues to run in the lower Columbia, but navigators say it is softer- than a few days ago and the larger cakes yesterday were en countered below St. Helens, condi tions being better above there. The steamer Harry Luckenbach, from New Tork and way points, and Vhe Lena Luckenbach, from the gulf dis trict, arrived at terminal No. 1. Cap tain Sears of the former said he made the run from San Francisco to the Columbia river light vessesi in 38 hours, yet he was 37 hours be tween Astoria and Portland. The Lena Luckenbach was almost as long. The motorship Boobyalla, from Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the Isthmian line steamer Bessemer City, with New York cargo, were arrivals, the former going to Sup pie's dock and the latter to terminal No. 1. The British steamer Katuna of Ellerman's Wilson line, laden with European freight; the Robert Luck enbach, with New York shipments, and the Admiral Evans, bound for San Diego by way of San Francisco and Los Angeles with freight and passengers, all of which had been detained by fog Wednesday, moved seaward, while the Japanese steamer Kifuku Maru proceeded yesterday to Astoria to finish loading wheat for the United Kingdom. The Ad miral Evans had started down stream Wednesday morning, but fog compelled her to anchor near St. Jqhns, and she was reported getting under way from there at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. Captain Sears, who was identified with the coastwise fleet for years and traded out of the Columbia river in all seasons, said yesterday that the manner in which the delayed vessels were moved reflected credit on the pilot system. He added that in navigating on both coasts he had not met with a more efficient class of pilots, while he had been in some ports where the pilots failed to measure up to the standard found in service between the sea and Portland. - Such a condition as has existed during the last few days is held to be unusual. Coupled with fog on the lower river 'the prevalence of ice has interfered with the main tenance of lights at important places and that has restricted navi gation at night when the fog was Jiot sufficiently heavy to have re tarded it. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Deo. 21. Arrived at 2:30 P. M., steamer Richmond, from San ?edC' Arr.lved at 3 P. M. motorship Boobyalla, from Ban Francisco. Arrived at 1 P. M., steamer Harry Luckenbach, from New York and way ports. Arrived at 1:15 P. M., steamer Lena Luckenbach, from New Orleans and way ports. Ar rived at 2:30 P. M., steamer Bessemer City, from Baltimore. Sailed: Steamer Admiral Evans, for San Diego and way ports. Sailed: British steamer Katuna, for London. Sailed: Steamer Robert Luckenbach, for New , York via Puget sound. Sailed: Japanese steamer Kifuku Maru, for United Kingdom via Astoria. ASTORIA, Dec. 21. Arrived at 9 last night and left up at 12:15 P. M., steamer uregonian, rrom Baltimore via Puiret sound. Arrived at 12:30 A. M steamer uaisy futmm. rrom San Franc sen, Ar rived at 2 A. M., steamer Halco, from San Francisco. Arrived at 10 A. M-, steamer Wapama, from San Francisco. Sailed at 12:80 P. M., motorship H. T. Harper, for San Pedro. Sailed at 1 P. M., steamer Texan, for Hamburg and way ports. Left up at 1:80 P. M., Japanese steamer Tamon Maru No. 19. Arrived at 2 and left up at 3 P. M Norwegian steamer Baja California, from West Coast ports via Puget sound. Arrived at noon, schooner Dauntless, from Hono lulu. Sailed at 4 P. .M., steamer Solano, for San Pedro. Arrived down at 8:30 P. M., steamer Admiral Evans. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 21. .Arrival t midnight motorship Bablnda, from Port land for San Pedro. Arrived at mid night, steamer Edgar F. Luckenbach, from Boston, for Portland and Puget sound. Arrived at 2 A. M., steamer Geo. -Ajlen, irom Baltimore, for Puzet Hnnnri and Portland. Arrived at 2 A. M., steam er liawara lerce, from Baltimore, for x-uruana ana -ugei sound. Sailed at 1 P. M., steamer Floridian. from Boston. for Puget sound and Portland. Sailed at l f. M., steamer La Purislma, for Port land. Sailed at 4 P. M., steamer Georg ina Rolph, from San Diego, for Portland. Arrived at 6 P. M., French steamer Saint Joseph, from Portland and Puget sound for Havre, i SAN PEDRO, Dec. 21. Arrived: Steam er Montpelier, from Baltimore for San Francisco. Arrived: Steamer Steel Vov- ager, -from Mobile. Sailed: Steamer West wotus, irom .Portland and Puget sound for Vera Cruz and way ports. TATOOSH, Dec. "21-Passed out at 8 A. M., steamer Kentucklan, for Portland. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Arrived: Steam er Dakotan, from Portland and way ports. Sailed: Steamer Santa Clara, for racmc uoast ports. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 20. Cleared: Steamer Nebraskan, for Portland and way ports. BALBOA, Dec. 19. Arrived: Steamer Narenta, from Portland for London. Sailed: Steamer Commercial Guide, from jxew xork, lor Portland and Puget sound. CRISTOBAL, Dec. 19. Sailed: Steam er Pacific, from Pacific coast ports, for New York. Sailed: steamer Lewis Luck enbach, from Portland for New York. SANTOS, Dec. . 19. Sailed: Steamer West Jappa, from Buenos Aires, for Port land and way ports. HONGKONG, 'Dec. 20. Arrived: Dutch steamer Bondowoso, from Portland, for Kobe. SHANGHAI, Dec. 20. Arrived: Nor wegian steamer Bratsberg, from Port land. SEATTLE, , Wash., Dec 21.-Arrived: Aumirai jLwwey, irom Anacortes, o f. M U. S. C, G. Snohomish, from Sound trio! ..OA -t -XJ Departed: Taikai Maru, for Everett, AT, . . Unil..,l. , -1 - .t n .u a jr. m- . uiouicikc tur rivoreiL Aval P. M.; Chattanooga City, for Vancouver r , - 1 ') . t , . i .j . . . - u. x., .... , . icaiunui jnauison, for Yokohama, 11:30 A. M.; Logician, IOT oa.li r rauuwu, d:iv a. yi. , Arl- zonan. for Tacoma. 6 A. M PrntAall.ai. for Yokohama, 2 A. M. ; Commercial Trader, for Vancouver, B. C., 12:10 A. M. , VATJTEZ, Alaska, Dec. 21. Departed Alameda, southbound, 9 A. M. SAN DIEGO, Cal., Dec. '!. Arrived Steamer Anne Hanlfy, from Grays Har bor, 5 A. M. r steamer Yale, from San jrrancisco ana Bi .rearo. jh. Sailed: Steamer Anne Hanify, for Grays Harbor, 5 P. M. TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 21. Arrived: Arizona Maru, from Hamburg, via ports, :30 A. M.; Chilllwack, from Vancouver, B. C 10:10 A. M. TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 21. The Arl zonlan of the United States lines, which arrived at Tacoma this morning, after picking up copper at the smelter, canned goods at the Baker dock and flour from the Sperry mill, will aail tomorrow night for Hamburg, via porta. The Mandasan Maru, loading lumber at the St. Paul dock, may get away to morrow night or Saturday for the orient. The Africa Maru of -the Osaka Shosen Kaisha line, expected some time tonight from the orient, will shift to Vancouver. B. C, to discharge and load tomorrow. The Meriden, from California ports, is due at the Baker dock tomorrow or Saturday to discharge and load cargo. The Wabath of the Nawsco line Is due at the commercial dock tomorrow even ing from New York, and the Ruth Alexander is expected from Calfiornia ports to load and discharge general freight. .Shipping at Tacoma until after the holidays looks rather alack, according to local shipping men. A number of big carriers are due next week to load an-d discharge. The only coaster in the lum ber fleet that may be in Tacoma Christ mas is the San Diego looked for tomor row or Saturday from San Pedro. SAN PEDRO, Cal., Dec. 21. Arrived: Washougal, from Umpqua river, 2 P. M-, December 20; Samson, from Umpqua river, 2 P. M., December 20; Principio, from Sanila Our, 5:30 A. M. ; Yorha Linda, from San Francisco, 11 A. M. ; Humboldt, from San Francisco, 6:45 A. M-; Yale, from San Francisco, 10:30 A. M. ; Steel Maker, from Baltimore, 7 A. M. ; Colonel E. L. Drake, from San Francisco, 12:30 P. M. ; Santa Olivia, from San Francisco, 12:30' P. M. ; Monte 'bello, from San Francisco, 3 P. M. ; Doro thy Alexander, from Seattle. 6 P. M. ; Paul Shoup, from San Francisco, 9 P. M. Sailed: Steel Voyager, for orient, 12:30 P. M. ; Flavel. for Astoria. 1:30 P. M. ; Phyllis, for Tacoma, 1 P. M. ; Edna Ohrlstensen, for Grays Harbor, 2 P. M. J Yale, for San Diego, 8 P. M. ; Ryder Hanify, for Columbia river, 6 P. M. ; G. O. Llndauer, for Albion, 5:15 P. M. ; Quinault, for Tacoma, 5 P. M.; La Pla. centla, for Martinez, 6 P. M.; Imlay. for Martinea; 6:lo P. M. ; John O. Kirk patrick, for Puget sound, 5:30 P. M.; City of Reno, for Avon, 6 P. M.; Crescent City, for Columbia river, 6 P. M. : West Jessup, for San Francisco, 6:30 P. M. : Humboldt, for San Francisco, 8 P. M.; Elkridge, for San Francisco, 14 P. M. NEW YORK. Deo. 21. Arrived : Etna, from Genoa: Dakotan, from San Fran cisco; EdgemooT, from San Francisco; Robert iu. iriopKinsv irom an irearo; Camilla Gilbert, from San Pedro; Presi dent CJarfieM. from London. KOBE. Dec 18. Arrived: Hunley, from Seattle. ' ' . . .: " A W k Than 1 8 -. A T" 1 VA ' TTlir- cha Maru, irom Tacoma. cvnyp.v -M- . w Dec 19. Arrived : Ijygnern, from. San Francisco , HONGKONG. Dec. 20. Arrived: Bon- dowoeo, from San Francisco: Arrow, from ttan Pedro: Wovo Maru. Irom san Francisco; President Jefferson, from San Francisco. SHANGHAI. Dee. 20. Arrived: Brats berg, from Portland, Or.; Korea Maru, from San FraJicisco. THAMESHAVEN. Dec. 20. Arrived: Gymeric, from San Francisco. - LIVERPOOL. Dec. 21. Arrived: Penn sylvania, from San Francisco. CRISTOBAL. Dec 20. Arrived: 6anla Eliza, from New York; Sixaola, from New York.. . , PLYMOUTH, Dec. 21. Arrived: Mon golia, from New York. YOKOHAMA. Dec. 19. Departed: Capsa, for San Francisco; December 20; Talthyimus, lor Tacoma. HONKONG. Dec. 20. Departed: Shldzuoka Ma.ru, for Seattle. LIVERPOOL. Dec. 20. Departed-: Highland Heather, for fieattle. CRISTOBAL. Dec. 20. Departed: Pawnee, for Eureka; Devolente, for Ban Pedro. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21. Departed: Lydia, for Seattle. . .... PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21. Departed : Nebraskan, for San Pedro and San Fran cisco. ROTTERDAM. Dec. 20. Departed : Noordam, for New York. NEW TORK. Dec 20. De-Darted: An tonio, for Plymouth, via "Halifax: Mount Clay, for Hamburg ; Minnekahda, for Hamburg. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21. Arrived George Allen, from Baltimore, 3 A. M. ; Mary Hanlon, from Siustaw river, 5:15 A. M. ; Waimarino, from Vancouver, 6:15 A. M. ; H. F. Alexander, from Seattle, 6:85 A. M.; Edward Peirel, from Balti more. 6:40 A. M. ; Elvenc, from New York, 6:45 A. M. Sailed La Purislma,- for Portland, 1:15 P. M. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., Dec. 21. ISnealal.) The steamer Avalon arrived from San Francisco at 1 P. M. to take a lumber cargo at the National mill, Ho- quiam, for the same pdVt. The steamers Roxen, Munindies, Carlos and Idaho moved to the lower harbor today, but they were not expected to clear until tomorrow. The steamer Carolyn shifted from the Wilson mill to the Western yesterday and moved to the Donovan this after noon to complete her cargo. The steamer Hollywood moved from the Bay City to the Aberdeen Lumber and Shingle company's plant. SAJT PEDRO, Cal., Dec 21. A com bined cargo of 2200 tons of coke was being unloaded from the British steamers Statesman and Mongolian Prince today, toggle bucket and hoist being used to do the work. This is said to be the first time the toggle bucket method of discharging coke has been used on the Pacific coast. The shipping board tanked Paul Shoup arrived today in ballast from San Fran cisco on its initial voyage In the coast wise ell trade. Another shipping board tanker, the Imlay, sailed from San Francisco on its first oil-carrying trip for the Union Oil company. Twenty thousand bunches of bananas were brought in today by the German motorship Principio from Santa Cruz. COOS BAY, Or., Dec. 21. (Special.) R. M. Sato, agent for the Ketseutu line, operating a number of cargo carriers be tween this country and the orient, re turned north last night after spending the day here on business for his firm. Mt, Sato stated the Yonan Maru would reache here about January 5 and some 20 days later a sister ship, the Yoko Maru, would arrive for a lumber cargo. The steam schooner Hoquiam, which arrived from the south last night to load lumber at the Buehner dock, crossed the bar at 5:15. This ship, which is engaged in loading today, makes three at the Buehner ' dock, including - the Martha Buehner and the Kaisho Maru. The bar -is rough today and the steam er Admiral Goodrich, outside since this morning at 10 o'clock with goods from San Francisco, may not get in until to morrow morning. The C. A. Smith Is loaded and waiting In the lower harbor for an opportunity to sail tor San Pedro. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21. For the first time since the new sailing sched ule of the Pacific Mail there will be a sailing and arrival of the company's ships on the same day when the Presi dent Wilson arrives from the orient De cember 28 und the President Pierce leaves for the far east. Hereafter there will be an arrival and a Bailing of a Pacific Mail steamer every two weeks. The President Pierce has been tied up in this port for some time under going repairs, but will be in excellent sailing shape by next week, it is an nounced. Z. T. George,-general manager on the Pacific coast for the Luckenbach steam ship line, announces that 14 vessels of the company will sail out of San Fran Cisco and the other Pacific coast ports starting January 1 in the carrying of eastbound cargoes to north Atlantic and gulf porta In the first SO days of 1023. The interstate commerce commission has advised shippers and ship operators that on January 2 a hearing will be held in the Merchants' Exchange building In San Francisco on the import and domes tic rates on vegetable oils from Pacific oast points. The meeting will be pub lic The steamer China of the China Mall will arrive in port tomorrow morning from the orient with 115 first-cabin pas sengers and a heavy cargo of (night VANCOUVER, b7C. Dec 21. The steamer Hallgyn, loading lumber at Fra aer mills for the Atlantis seaboard, wUl come jput of 'the river tomorrow to berth in Burrard inlet. The Blue Star line steamship Roman Siar left today for Seattle after loading about 16,000 cases of apples here for England. The steamer Edmore will be up tomor rov to load over 3.000,000 feet of logs and lumber and considerable grain for the orient. The steamship Chattanooga City was expected tonight from Seattle to load for the United Kingdom. Thomas Linton, deckhand on the Frank Waterhouse steamer Westham, foP overboard here last night and was drowned. SEATTLE, Wash.. Dec. 21. H. L. Hudson, traffic manager of the Port of Tortland ; R. D. Pinneo, manager of the rort of Astoria, and F. D. Burroughs, of th transcontinental freight bureau, Chi cago, are being considered for the post of traffic expert of the Seattle port com mission. The position is to pay from 112,000 to $15,000 a year If established. Mr. Burroughs was formerly general freight agent here for the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul railway. With departure of the Jefferson from bore December 30, Hyder, Alaska, will become a port of call for the .Alaska Steamship company, it was announced t.ToVay. - The administration shipping bill will bo passed, though perhaps not until the next session of congress, in the opinion of H. F. Alexander, president of the Pacific Steamship company, w.io re turned here today from a trip to the At lantic seaboard. To show railroad passenger agents the accommodations of its steamships oper ating from here to Hawaii, the Matson line today gave a luncheon aboard the Lurline, which 1b in port. The Bank line steamship Strathlorne, en route to the Pacific coast from Eu rope, has been chartered to load full with lumber on Puget sound for Australia, The steamship Commercial Trader has gone to Vancouver, B. C, for lumber and salt and will visit Tacoma before re turning here Elaborate preparations for cnrlstmas wtre made on the steamship President Madison, which today left here for the ot lent. George P. Barrie, recently of San Francisco, is steward. ASTORIA, Or., Dec 21. After being fumigated here, the Japanese steamer Tamon Maru left at 1 o'clock this after noon for Portland. The eteam schooner Daisy Putnam ar rived at 12:30 this morning from San Pe dro and will load lumber at Warrenton. The steamer Oregonlan arrived at 9 o'clock last night from Seattle and went to Portland. The Norwegian steamer Baja Califor nia arrived at 9:80 this morning from Seattle and went to Portland to pick up freight for Mexican ports. The steam schooner Wapama arrived at 9 o'clock this morning from San Fran cisco and after being sheathed here goes to Portland After discharging fuel oil in Portland tbe tank steamer H. T. Harper left at 1:80 today for California. The steamer Texan, after taking on freight in Portland, left for Hamburg via San Francisco at 1:30 this afternoon. The steam schooner Solano, with freight from Portland, left at 4 o'clock this afternoon for San Francisco. The schooner Dauntless arrived . at 10:80 today, 26 days from Honolulu, and will load lumber at Westport. The steamers Admiral Evans and Rose City are to leave tonight for San Fran cisco with freight and passengers from Portland and Astoria. PAPERS ARE ANNOUNCED Programme of Physical Educa . tion Made Tip for Teachers. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 21. (Special.) John F. Bovard. dean of the school of physical education at the Uni versity cf Oregon, today announced the programme for the physical ed ucation section of the state teachers' association, which will meet in Port land, December 27 to 29. Thursday( at 1:30 P. M., L. A. King of Oregon City high, school, will read a paper on "Physical Education Pro gramme for Boys in Addition to Ath letic Competitive Seasonal Sports." In the afternoon of that day, Eva Hansen of the Pendleton high School will speak on Practical Physical Education for Girls, Including the Question of Interscholastic Games. The remainder of the programme will be as follows: Friday, 9:30 A. M. Paper, "Func tion of County or Sectional Meets in a School Programme," by J. F. Meyers, superinendent of Crook county schools; 10:30 A. M. paper, "What Should a County Superintend ent Expect of His Teachers in the Way of Inspection for Physical De fecbs or Abnormalities?" by Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson.' superintendent of Marion county; 11:30 A. M., elec tion of officers. Ship Reports 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 Seamen s Church Institute, will receive requests for medical or surgical advice through its KPH San Francisco station without cost). All positions reported at 8 P. M. Wednesday unless otherwise indicated. WEST OROWA, Portland for Yoko hama, '2020 miles from Columbia river, December 19. WEST PROSPECT, Otaru for Los Angeles, 2700 miles from Los Angeles, December 19. CANADIAN INVENTOR, Chemainus, B. C, for Yokohama, 1773 miles from Flattery. December i. SKAGWAY, northbound, 10 miles south of Juneau, December 19. R. J. HANNA, San Pedro for Rich mond. 274 miles from Richmond. SPOKANE, Wrangell for Seattle by way of Ketchikan, SO miles from Wrangell. Dec. 19. HANLEY, Kobe for Shanghai, 500 miles from Shanghai, December 19. CHARLIE WATSON, San Pedro for Point Wells, 361 miles from Point Wells. SANTA OLIVIA, San Francisco for San Pedro, 86 miles south of San Francisco at noon. VIKING, Everett for San Pedro, 87 miles from Everett. ' MERIDEN, arrived at Possession point at 4:30 P. M. H. F. ALEXANDER. Seattle for San Francisco, 227 miles north of San Fran cisco. SANTA RITA, Everett for San Pedro, 1112 miles from San Pedrou BABINDA, Portland for San Francis, 33 miles north of San Francisco. PRESIDENT TA FT, Honolulu for The lowest prices, likewise the best values in Portland! rl A A TT . ,OTL RUG MORRISON WASHINGTON BROADWAY WASHINGTON Yokohama, 281S miles west of Honolulu, t December 19. MEIWU MARU. Ladysrhith for Nor folk, passed Tatoosh, December 19. NANKING, Honolulu for Yokohama, ; arriving at Yokohama, 8 A. M. I URALSAN MARU, Muroran tor Seattle, latitude 4S:41 north, : longitude 178:J6 west, noon, December 19. HANOVER, Manila for Honolulu, miu miles west of Honolulu. December 19. STANDARD ARROW, San Francisco for Shanghai, 3675 miles west of San Francisco, December 19. DIXIE ARROW", San Francisco for Hongkong, 3680 miles west of Ban Fran- cIbco, December 19. MAUNGANUI, San Francisco lor bya ney, 3780 miles from San Francisco, De- H. M. STOREY, San Pedro for New York, 333 miles north of Balboa,Decem ber 19. LACONIA, Honolulu for Japan, 2500 miles from San Francisco, December 19. ACMA, Cavite for San Francisco, 2235 miles west of San Francisco, Decem ber 19. NEPONSET, Baltimore for San Fran cleco, 753 miles south of San Pedro, noon, December 19. j STUART DOLLAR. Seattle for Yoko- ; hama, 1133 miles from Seattle, Decern- i ber 19. DOCHRA, Seattle for ew York, 1599 J miles northwest of Panama, noon, us cember 19. TASCALUSA, Hongkong for San Fran cisco, 1154 miles west of San Francisco, December 19. HAGUE MARU, San Francisco for Yokohama, latitude 38:27 north, longi tude 138:42 west, December 19. HOMESTEAD, Philadelphia for Los Angeles, 1363 miles northwest of Balboa, noon, December 19. TEXAN, Portland for San Francisco, anchored oft Prescott, December 19. WAIRUNAi San Francisco for Auck land, 445 miles from San Francisco, De cember 19. ADMIRAL EVANS, Portland for San Francisco, fogbound off Llnnton. ADMIRAL GOODRICH, Eureka for Coos bay, 110 miles south of Coos bay. ATLAS, Tacoma for Richmond, 478 miles from Richmond. CAPT. A. F. LUCAS. Richmond for Willbridge, 220 miles from Willbridge. SEA BADGER (tug), San Pedro for San Francisco, 72 miles from San Pedrc TASCALUSA, Hongkong for San Fran cisco, 905 miles west of San Franciscc CITY . OF LOS ANGELES. Honolulu for Los Angeles, 1413 miles from Honovj lulu. HOWICK HALL, San Pedro for Bal boa, 758' miles from San Pedro. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, Wilmington for San Francisco, 240 miles, from San Francisco. SANTA CRUZ, San Francisco for Port land, 105 miles from San Francisco. BYRON D. BENSON, New York for San Pedro, 1091 miles south of San Pedro at noon. K. R. KINGSBURY, Richmond for Point Wells, 461 miles from Point Wells. H. T. HARPER, Willbridge for Rich mond, fogbound off Goble. RICHMOND, Richmond for Willbridge, fogbound off Goble. CHINA, Honlulu for San Francisco, 840 miles from San Francisco. MELVILLE DOLLAR, San Pedro for San Francisco, 185 miles from San Fran- MONTEBELLO, Martinez for San Pedro. 272 miles from San Pedro. COMMERCIAL PATHFINDER, Seattle for San Pedro, 900 miles north of San Pedro. SAINT JOSEPH, Vancouver for San Francisco, 618 miles north of San Fran cisco. WEST CAHOKIA, Genoa for Bay of San Francisco, 840 miles north, of San Francisco. ; " ELDORADO, San Francisco for New Orleans, 1485 miles from San Francisco. LAKE SHORE, San Pedro for Belling ham. 86 miles north of San Francisco. ADMIRAL WATSON, Petersburg for Juneau, 16 miles from Juneau, Decem ber 19. F. H. HILLMAN, San Francisco for Port Arthur, Tex., 1454 mUos from San Francisco. GEORGE ALLEN, San Pedro fer San Francisco, 145 miles south of San Fran cisco. EDWARD PIERCE, San Pedro for Satt Francisco, 105 miles south of San Fran cisco. TJILEBOET,' San Francisco for Port land. 80 miles north of 6an Francisco. CATHERINE, motorship, San Fran cisco for Manila, 1093 miles from San Francisco, noon. ' SANTA RITA, Everett 'for San Pedro, 1112 miles from San Pedro. VIKING, Everett for San Pedro. 87 miles from Everett. . H. M. STOREY, San Pedro for New York, 228 miles north of Colon. RUTH ALEXANDER, San' Francisco for Seattle, 446 miles from Seattle. MAHUKONA, Grays harbor for San Pedro, 52 miles south of Grays harbor.. RAINIER. San Pedro for San Fran cisco, 85 miles from San Francisco. WILHELMINA, San Francisco, for Honolulu. 76 miles from San Francisco. TEXAN, Portland for San Francisco, anchored off Scott, Or. DOROTHY ALEXANDER, San Fran cisco for Wilmington, 38 miles south of San Francisco. W1LLPOLO, San Francisco for "New York, 1755 miles south of San Fran cisco. Rjr Federal s Telegraph Company. BOHEMIAN CLUB, Manila for San Pedro, 8220 miles west of - San Pedro, December 19. PRESIDENT LINCOLN, Kobe for Shanghai, 55 miles west of Kobe, De cember 19, , PRESIDENT TAFT, San Francisco for Yokohama, 2813 miles west of Honolulu, December 10. WILLIAM PBNN, Honolulu for Ma nila, 1737 miles west of Honolulu, De cember 19. BBARPORT, San Pedro for Yokohama, 1817 miles west of San Pedro, December 19. PRESIDENT WILSON, Yokohama for San Francisco, 767 miles west of Hono lulu, December 19. CORINTO, San Francisco for Cristo bal, 243 miles south of Manzanlllo, De cember 19. WEST OROWA, Portland for Yoko hama, 2030 miles west of Columbia river, December 19. WILLIAM CAMPION, New Orleans for San Pedro, 1042 miles northwest of Bal boa, December 19. WEST CAYOTB. Portland for Yoko hama, 8072 miles west of Columbia river, noon, December 19. HANLEY, Kobe for Shanghai, 500 miles from Shanghai, December 19. HANOVER, Manila for Honolulu, 1970 miles west of Honolulu, December 19. ORONICO, Philadelphia for San Pe dro, 1402 miles southeast of San Pedro, noon, December 19. DRYDBN, Port Arthur for Honolulu, 1620 miles east of Honolulu, December 19. WALTER LUCKENBACH, Philadel phia for San Pedro, 1330 miles northwest of Balboa, noon, December 19". DILWORTH, Port San Luis for Hono--lulu, 1121 miles west of Port San Luis, December 19. EDWARD LITCKENBACTT, San Pedro STORES yjj AT THIRD 7T NEAR FIFTH AND STARK AT ELEVENTH Electrical Friday and Only One Yoa Can Have Two Lights Were Sold at $1.00 SPECIAL 44c HAIL ORDERS Screws into any electric light socket in same way yoa put in a lamp. Quality Merchandise Lowest Prices Every Article 92 iJnUG Mazda Lamps (75-watt size), 60 Mazda Lamps for Christmas Trees (25c value) . . . .20 8-Light Christmas Tree Sets ($3.00 value). $2.49 Electric Irons (regular $5.00 value) $4.45 Electric Curling Irons ($2.50 value) ....-,. $2.19 Electric Toasters ($5.00 value) .... .$4.40 Electric Percolators (6-cup, $7.50 value) $6.48 Electric Waffle Irons ($12.50 value) $11.60 Universal Percolator Sets ($44.50 value) $42.00 Eveready Flashlights (will throw light 300 feet) $3.75 We Repair Electric Irons and Electrical Appliances We Repair Your Flashlight Free of Charge. Our Strictly Fresh Flashlight Batteries Last Longer WE REPAIR CHRISTMAS TREE SETS AT LOWEST COST. YOUR CETS AND LAMPS TESTED FREE Everything to Wire Your Home Always at REDUCED PRICES No, 14 House Wire (100-foot coils only) 75tf Loom, per foot 2'2 Key Sockets (brass)V. . . . 19 and 29V Rosettes (two-piece, concealed or open) 18 Split Knobs (assembled) 2 Vi $ Porcelain Tubes (3-inch) 1 Dry Batteries, 50c size (for doorbells) 40 House Fuses , . .6 for 25 " Complete stock of Electric Fixtures, Glassware, Shades, Sockets, Receptacles, Wire, Cleats, Knobs and Tubes. Everything dis played on the shelves so you can see what you want. Evinrude Electric Store One Block From Morrison Street Bridge 211 Morrison, Near 1st. Look for the Sign "ELECTRIC OPEN SATURDAY NIGHTS UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK Mail Orders Filled C. O. D. Parcel Post. for Philadelphia, 1932 miles southeast of San Pedro,- noon, December 19. SANTA MARIA, Port San Luis for Tal tal, 604 miles from Port San Luis, De cember 19. CUBA, San Francisco for Cristobal, 828 miles south of San Francisco,: December 19. VENEZUELA, San Francisco for New York, 921 miles south of San Francisco, December 19. WEST PROSPECT, Otaru for San Pe dro, 2760 miles west of San Pedro, De cember 19. DAVir MpKELTT, Pnlhoa for San R.OMHC Excursion Fares GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY Tacoma $ 7.82 Seattle ...... ,K..$ 9.87 Vancouver, B. C.....$18.56 Similar reductions to all points in Washington, British Colum bia, Idaho and Montana. Fare and one-half for round trip. Tickets on sale Dec. 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 and January 1st, 1923- Return limit January 3d. For detailed information apply Consolidated Ticket Office ' ' : Third and Washington Sts. Phone Broadway 5631 Union Passenger Station Phone Broadway 0802 GO GRE AT NORTHERN Bargains SAL.ij Saturday to a Customer No. S3 Where Yon Now Have One Were Sold at $1.00 SPECIAL 44c FILLED Then you have a socket for the bulb and one for the iron or heater. Quality Merchandise Lowest Prices Guaranteed 1 Pedro, 851 miles northwest of Balboa, noon, December 19. ' JADDEN, Honolulu for Yokohama, 225 miles east of Yokohama, December 19. MHIGS, Manila for Honolulu, 1771 miles west of Honolulu, December 19. STEEL INVENTOR, Balboa for San Diego, 2063 miles south of San Diego, December 19. ECUADOR, New York for San Fran cisco, 794 miles south of Manzanlllo, De cember 19. STOCKTON, Port San Luis for Ma nila, 780 miles west of San Pedro, De cember 10. i 1 Tip