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TITE SUNDAY OREGOXTAN. PORTLAND. JUNE 13, 1915.
SOOTH DAKOTA TO
SAIL EARLY TODAY
Last Day in Harbor Attracts
Crowds of Visitors During
Al! Hours of Admission.
OFFICERS GUESTS ASHORE
Courtesies Extended by Portland
I'eople Returned With Dinner on
Board Last Night Signifi
cance of Visit Explained.
Before Sunday churchgoers begin to
cross the bridges today the harbor will
have lost the United States cruiser
South Dakota, which is to "up anchor"
at 6 o'clock and steam for the Bremer
ton Xavy-yard, after having been at
Portland since Wednesday.
Since the old. Charleston and Balti
more came to Portland, In 1892, larger
and fleeter navy ships have followed
and all have been" of interest, but not
even the historic battleship Oregon,
which spent a week here in July, 1912,
created more attention than has the
Bouth Dakota, though she is a sister
6hip of the Maryland, which was here
In June, 1912. The fact that she is the
flagship of the Pacific reserve fleet and
carries Admiral Pond, formerly sta
tioned here, has lent added attrac
tion. Carrying a normal coal supply the
South Dakota has a displacement of
13.6S0 tons, the same as the Maryland,
and they represent the largest war
ships that have been here, as the
cruiser St. Louis, here in 1913. had a
displacement of 9700 tons and the bat
tleship Oregon 10.288 tons. When the
Charleston and Baltimore came here It
was to assist in the celebration of the
100th anniversary of the discovery of
the Columbia River. In that connec
tion a striking comparison is afforded
as to conditions, through a persual of
a comment in the Spokane Review at
the time, which was reproduced in the
Marine History of the Northwest, as fol
lows: Historical Contract Made.
"It i3 interesting to speculate on the
astonishment that would have seized
Vancouver, or even Captain Gray, if
some prophetic vision had enabled
them to look a century into the future
and behold the magnificent spectacle
of two of the largest warships in the
American Navy ascending far into the
Interior upon this 'mysterious river of
the West,' the Oregon of song and
romance, the Rio Aquilar of old Span
ish charts. The river that Washington
Irving pronounced navigable only
for vessels under 400 tons burden now
floats, 100 miles from its mouth, the
Baltimore, of 4600 tons, the largest,
swiftest and costliest warship that flies
the American flag, and the Charleston,
of 4044 tons, thereby demonstrating
its superiority over all of the rivers
of North America. This achievement
rather throws in the shadow the dem
ontration made by the Concord in
ascending to Memphis on the Missis
sippi River. The Concord went far
ther inland, but she is a baby along
side the Baltimore and Charleston, reg
istering' only 1700 tons. The com
manders of the Baltimore and Charles
ton say that the Columbia is the only
stream in America that their vessels
could ascend for 100 miles."
"Yesterday proved a busy period for
the entire ship, for in the morning
the officers went to the Waverly Golf
Club and lunched ashore, while some
of the men returned from shore lib
erty to tackle again their station
work aboard: others were billed to re
turn decorations and other gear used
at the dance given Friday night at
the Armory, and more went on side
tries and otherwise amused themselves
until liberty ceased at sunset. In the
afternoon the officers attended the
Portland-Salt Lake baseball game, and
at night held a reception and dance, to
which club" members and individuals
who had entertained them here were
bidden.
Portland Visit Enjoyed.
Prom Admiral Pond down to the new
est jackie all express themselves as
pleased and flattered by attention
tshown them and there is no doubt
but that if a vote of the ship's com
pany would bring it, the South Da
kota would put back at the first op
portunity. Instead, the Navy Depart
ment has ordered that three other ships
be made ready at Bremerton, and Ad
miral Pond will take them to San
Francisco to remain during the fair.
A start will be made as soon as prepa
rations are completed.
There was the same crowd aboard the
cruiser yesterday as other days, but
with the function of last night to be
prepared for and sailing orders out.
It was found necessary to exclude visi
tors after 3 o'clock. It was after 4
when the ship was cleared of the last
guest, but they had been heading for
her in a steady stream since 10 o'clock
In the morning, and there was no rest
for those assigned to duty.
Unlike Friday, when the crush was
BO great women fainted. Chief In
spector McGrath. of the Customs
House force, and Harbormaster Speier
eaid that not the slightest mishap had
occurred to mar the day. As "to the
conduct of the enlisted men the of
ficers say there was not the slightest
cause for complaint, their deportment
having been excellent.
APPRAISER ARRIVES FRIDAY
Several Cases, Involving Classifica
tion, to Be Passed On.
Several cases are waiting here for
the disposition of Charles P. McClelland,
of New York, United States general
appraiser, who is to hold a session at
the Custom-House Friday. He is ac
companied by Charles I. Lawrence,
United State Special Attorney.
Imports of paper, saki. rain coats,
cotton embroidery and cloth and such
things are to be acted on because of
appraisements that have been made.
It is not thought the officials will re
main more than a day, as all matters
are brief cases. As to the rain coats
and their classification the principal
point is whether the fabric is woolen
or cotton.
OLD SAILER TO . BE RESTORED
Barge Gardiner City to Be Remasted
Due to Shortage of Ships.
SEATTLE. June 12. The barge
Gardiner City, once a noted barkentine.
has been purchased by -a lumber ship
per, who will reinstate masts and sails
and use the Gardiner City as a lumber
carrier. She was built in 1S89 at North
Bend. Or., of Port Orford cedar, oak
and fir. and the surveyor reports her
hull as sound as if new.
The restoration of the Gardiner City
is due to the shortage of ships result
ing from the war. Many "ther dis
mantled sailers are available for re-masting.
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Administration Preparing for
Struggle in Congress.
SOUTH AMERICA ENLISTED
Recent Conference Between Repub-'
lies Is Significant, in That Steam
sliip Lines Tornied Greatest
Subject During Discussions.
OREGOMAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, June 12. The Wilson Adminis
tration has been cunningly preparing
for a fight to push through Congress
at its next session the shin nnrchan
bill which failed at the last session.
Various indications of Administration
activity are cropping out. Nothing as
yet has been as significant as the re
cent Pan-American conference at
Washington, called ostensibly to dis
cuss matters of finance, but actually
to discuss trade, and to emphasize
what is put forward as a fact, that
closer trade relations cannot be es
tablished between the United States
and the Central and South American
countries until this country, or this
country and the smaller republics buy
or build steamships.
Looking back over the Pan-American
conference it will be seen that its
main effort was directed at building up
sentiment ln.favor of a ship-purchase
bill. Secretary of the Treasury Mc
Adoo was careful to see to it that
neighboring republics sent' to Wash
ington men who would advocate such
legislation and who would bring assur
ance that their own governments would
join with the United States In estab
lishing ship lines.
Then, too, it is noticed that a party
of some 120 Senators and Represen
tatives in Congress and others recently
made a trip to Hawaii, ostensibly at
the expense of the Hawaiian govern
ment. Hawaii is not asking anything
in particular of Congress, and there is
no known reason why Hawaii should
have gone to this great expense at a
time when it had little to ask. More
over, Hawaii has been successful in
getting from Congress whatever was
needed for its improvement and main
tenance. Tlie assertion is made in Washing
ton by well-informed men who have
been fighting the ship-purchase bill
that the Hawaiian trip was planned
primarily with a view to demonstrat
ing to the visiting legislators the ad
vantages that would accrue, both to
Hawaii and to the United States, if
the Government should build or buy
and operate its own line of steamers to
and from Hawaii.
President Wilson has made up his
mind to force the ship purchase bill
through Congress at all costs and he
and Secretary McAdoo have overlooked
no opportunity for fortifying them
selves for what they acknowledge will
be a hard struggle.
POTTER GOES IXTO SERVICE
War Prevents Hollow 'lckel Shaft
Being Obtained for Harvest Queen.
To undergo her annual overhauling
and reburnishing previous to going on
the Portland-Megler route for the oc
commodation of North Beachers, the
steamer T. J. Potter was shifted from
the O.-W. R. & N. boneyard to Ash
street dock yesterday on instructions
from "Captain" Budd, superintendent of
the fleet.
The matter of obtaining a new shaft
for the steamer Harvest Queen, which
suffered a breakdown last week. Is un
der consideration. The broken shaft
was of hollow steel and came from
the East, but owing to the rush of
orders at steel plants there now, be
cause of the war, it is said to be diffi
cult to obtain a duplicate. A solid
shaft may be ordered here or at San
Francisco. In that connection a story
is told how 15 years ago a crack was
discovered in the shaft of the steamer
Spokane, on Snake River, and a new
one ordered immediately. It was
shipped to Riparia so as to be on hand
when the old shaft cracked through.
The latter had been reinforced with
bands when the, crack was discovered,
and is in service to this day. while the
new shaft was used in another steamer.
The Hassalo - is on the Portland
Astoria route in place of the Queen
and will remain during the rest of the
season. The Queen may be out in a
month.
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GOVERNMENT ENGINEER INVESTI
GATING AT BAN DON.
Expenditure of . About 9500,000
parently Favored by Federal
Official and Port.
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MARSHFIELD, Or., June 12. (Spe
cial.) Assistant Unjted States En
gineer James L. Brownlee, of the dis
trict of Oregon, has been at Bandon in
vestigating the needs of the port, rel
ative to improvements on the channel
and at the bar. A general mass meet
ing of business men and taxpayers
adopted recommendations on projects.
It appears to be the disposition of
the Government and the wish of the
port to lay out a scheme of improve
ments that would require an outlay of
about $500,000. The Port of Bandon
has received a partial promise from the
Government through Engineer Brown
lee of 50 per cent of the necessary
amount, the other quarter million to be
raised by the Port of Bandon.
The improvements include a supple
mentary survey of the harbor, bar and
river: connecting the south jetty from
its eastern terminus with the city
docks; extending the north jetty across
the mouth of and cutting off Break
water Addition lagoon; extension of
both the north and south jetties to
wards the sea, the north to at least a
minimum of 1000 feet and preferably
1500 feet, and the south 200 or 300 feet:
raising the south jetty eo that south
west winds will not wash sand over it
into the channel; clearing the channel
between the jetties of rock and tilling
the tidal area that adjoins the south
jetty.
These changes at the bar and those
contemplated for the inside channel
would provide a 25-foot depth a mile
and a half from the bar, ,20 feet of
water to Prosper, two and a half miles
east of Bandon, and 16 feet to River
ton, 18 miles from Bandon, where there
are several coal mines.
The Port of Bandon is authorized to
issue $250,000 in bonds without re
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ferring to the taxpayers, and accord
ing to the present attitude of the resi
dents of the lower river it is probable
a project will be adopted and means be
provided for carrying it out.
DANGER OF FRESHET PAST
Xorthport Resident Looks for Lowest
Summer Freshet in History.
There is not only no chance of high
water this year, but in all probability
It will be the lowest during the Sum
mer freshet season that has been
known, says Alfred McMillan, of North
port, Wash., located on the Upper Co
lumbia River, near the British Colum
bia border, who was in the city to get
his first glimpse of the Rose Festival.
Mr. McMillan says the river at his
home is exceptionally low and that it
has been far below the average depth
for the Summer season, while there If
no reason to expect a rise later, unless
weather, conditions should bring about
a continued downpour. Commenting on
the Rose Festival he says he regards it
as the most unique show in the world,
for while larger cities might produce
more lavish parades and special
features, he thinks that Portland is
the only locality where roses and
flowers, climatically adapted, can be
grown with such success as to the
blooms and their profusion.
Veterans Visit Boston Today.
Captain G. F. Blair and his staff, of
the Oregon Naval Militia, are to hold a
reception aboard the cruiser Boston, of
the Oregon Naval Militia, this after
noon for Spanish-American War Veter
ans, the Ladies' Auxiliary and the Sons
of Veterans, composing the drum and
bugle corps that has figured in so
many recent parades. The rece"ption
will be held at 2 o'clock. As the Bos
ton was a member of Admiral Dewey's
fleet at Manila, and most of the veter
ans who saw Philippine service recol
lect the part she took In the battle of
May 1, 1S98, a large crowd is expected.
Hick Colsan, the famous woif catcher who
who lives near Atchison, Kan., has captured
a total of 729 wclvi's. He- receives a bounty
of $r for ray wolves and $1 for coyotes.
Since tlie first of this year he has captured
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BIG CRAFT IS TAKEN
British Steamer Den of Airlie
Chartered.
WHEAT GOES TO ENGLAND
Portland Shown to Be in Seventh
Place in Grain Shipments, With
New York First and New
Orleans Is Second.
Portland is exporting wheat via New
York to England, and while several
parcels of 1000 tons each have been
forwarded on liners from there, M. H.
Houser has chartered me jjrjtiau
steamer Den of Airlie, of the Royal
Mall line, which operated between Lon
don and Portland via the Orient pre
vious to the war, to load wheat at New
York, which has been forwarded on
the American-Hawaiian and Grace lin
ers from here.
In the April summary of grain ex
ports issued by the Department of
Commerce, Portland is shown to be sev
enth on the list, rew low icaums
with a. total of 6,886,507 bushels, and
New Orleans is second with 3,934,975
bushels; Philadelphia, 2,676,800 bushels;
Galveston, 2,394,450 bushels; Maryland,
1.860,570: Virginia, 1,495,535 busl Is;
Duluth and Superior, 1,231,000 bushels;
Oregon, 760,980 bushels, and Washing
ton 415,721 -bushels.
Of the en route fleet of grain ships
that will load at Portland direct for
offshore harbors, numbering 35. Mr.
Houser is the charterer of 18 ships,
Strauss & Co. have 6; Balfour, Guthrie
& Co, 5; Hind, Rolph &. Co., 3. and
Kerr, Gifford & Co., .1, charterers of
two others not being announced.
A list of the vessels, their tonnage,
from where bound and the conai; lees,
taken so far according to the Mer
chants' Exchange Board, is as follows:
British bark Bingairn, 1993 tons,
Bahia Blanca, Houser.
British bark Amulree, 1329 tons,
Guayaquil, Houser.
French ship Theodore, 2418 tons, Rot
terdam, Houser.
' French ship Berengere, 1875 tons,
Ipswich, Strauss & Co.
Norwegian bark Bell, 3609 tons, Yok
kaichi. Houser.
French bark Dupleix, 1938 tons, Ba
hia Blanca, Balfour, Guthrie.
French bark Cornil Bart, 1998 tons,
Falmouth, Balfour, Guthrie.
French bark Francois de Ambois,
1741 tons, San Francisco, Balfour, Guth
rie. American bark John Ena, 2706 tons,
Kobe, Balfour, Guthrie.
British bark Kllmallie, 1519 tons. San
Francisco, Strauss & Co.
American steamship Mackinaw, 2005
tons, San Francisco. Houser.
French bark Noemi, 1598 tons, San
Francisco, Hind, Rolph & Co.
French bark Le Pilier, 2036 tons, Cal-
lao, Balfour, Guthrie.
British bark Inverness-shire, 2147
tons, Kremantle, Houser.
British bark Inverlyon-, 1687 tons,
Buenos Ayres, Houser.
French ship Jules Gommes, 1902 tons.
Montevideo, Houser.
British ship Galgate, 2227 tons,
Queenstown, Houser.
Norwegian bark Lindfield, 2142 tons,
Algoa Bay, Houser.
British bark Yawry, 2962 tons, Dakar,
Strauss Sc. Co.
British ship Langdale, 1889 tons, Ba
hia Blanca, Hind, Rolph & Co.
French ship Marechal de Castries
1741 tons, Falmouth.
British steamship Derwent River, 29S4
tons, Yokohama, Kerr, Gifford & Co.
British steamship Caldergrove, 2809
tons, Philadelphia, Houser.
Norwegian bark Freden, 1920 tons.
Melbourne. ,
Norwegian bark Hiawatha, 1496 tons.
Melbourne, Houser.
British bark Killarney, 1356 tons,
Montevideo, Houser.
Norwegian bark Olivebank, 2647
tons. Rotterdam. Strauss & Co.
French bark Rene, 1976 tons, Hiogo,
Hind, Rolph & Co.
British steamship Verdun, 2959 tons.
New York, Houser.
British ship Wiscombe Park, 2075
tons. Algoa Bay, Houser.
Norwegian ship Gezina, 175J tons.
Cape Town, Strauss & Co.
Norwegian ship Nordsee, 1517 tons,
Santos, Strauss & Co.
British ship Dolbadorn Castle, 1860
tons. Port Natal, Houser.
Norwegian ship Souverain. 2915 tons,
Liverpool. Houser.
British bark Trldonia, 1981 tons, Port
Nolloth, Houser.
The Tridonia was formerly the Ger
man bark Heinz and was captured by
the British early in the war, being
disposed of by a prize court, and her
new owners immediately placed her in
commission. Mr. Houser chartered her
yesterday at 80 shillings for December
loading, or 77s 6d for February. Two
others taken by him made known yes
terday were the British bark Bengairn,
82s 6d, and the Norwegian ship Sou
verain, 85 shillings, for November.
SHIPBIDS WANTED SOON
PACIFIC COAST BUILDERS TO HAVE
CHANCE FOR JOB.
Plans for Steamer Snrvryor Will Be
Beady July lj Vessel to Be
Used by Governmest.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 12. Shipbuilders on the
Pacific Coast will have an opportunity,
after the first of July, to bid on the
construction of the new coast survey
steamer Surveyor, for which Congress
appropriated $220,000. Plans and speci
fications will be ready July 1 and may
be obtained from the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey at Washing
ton. Of the amount appropriated by
Congress not more than $190,000 will
be expended for the ship proper and
not more than $30,000 will be expended
for equipment, on which separate bids
will be asked. The Surveyor is to be
used in surveying and charting the
coasts and waters of Alaska.
According to a brief description of
the ship given out by the Coast Survey,
it is to be 186 feet long. 34-foot beam
and loaded draft of 11H feet. Her gross
tonnage will be 800 and her engines
must develop 1000 horsepower, produc
ing a speed of not less than 12 knots.
The Surveyor will be an oil-burner,
having a steaming radius of 8000 miles,
and will carry 11 officers. 14 petty of
ficers and a crew of 42. Generally
speaking, the ship Is to be built of ma
terial and structure equal to a first
class merchant jnarine vessel built in
accordance with standard merchant
marine shipbuilding practice.
LOGS BELOW GOLDES GATE
Other Drifting Timbers Reported
Along Coast by Xavlgators.
Drifting logs off the California Coast
are the latest navigation menace masters
have reported to the hydrographic
office, and their location, together with
other information of guidance to
mariners, has been issued by Lieutenant
S. N., in charge, as
follows:
Captain Bartlett. American steamer Tale,
reports by radio passing; at 9:50 A. M. June
to part of & log rait -adrlzt one mile on
beach and one mile south of Cliff House,
entrance to San Francisco.
Cantain Smith, steamer Lucas, reports log
In latitude 45 degrees 15 minutes north,
longitude wast 124 degrees 6 minutes, on
May 30.
Captain Zeh. steamer President, reports
by radio passing at 3:17 P. M. June S In
latitude north 43 degrees 37 minutes, longi
tude 124 degrees 45 minutes west, a log
80 feet long and 4 feet in diameter covered
with barnacles.
Canadian government notifies os that the
lights on the following buoys have been
changed from occulting red to occulting
white: Sans Head, White Rocks, Vancouver
Rocks. Hodgson Reef.
Telegram from Ketchikan. Alaska, states
that owing to shortage of fuel oil it will
be necessary to suspend sounding the fog
signal at Scott Cape light station, Unimak
P&ss. Alaska, until the station has received
a supply of fuel oil, which will be de
livered as soon as possiDie. signed, tignt
house Inspector.
Grays Harbor channel, Irom end of tno s.
B. U. & T. Go.'s wharf down to .the bar,
made recenLly by the master American
Hawaiian S. S. American, found that there
was an Increased depth of irom two to six
feet over last soundings. No shoaling or
crooks anywhere, also that all aids wre
correct.
Captain B. W. Olsen. steamer Adeline
Smith, reports that at 7:42 A. M. May 2S.
1915, his vessel struck a submerged rock
with about 15 feet of water over it in posi
tion one-balf mile north one-fourth ast
magnetic from Xorth Rock, where the U.
S. C. and G. S, chart shows a depth of 12
fathoms. (Xorth Rock is the rock just
north of the entrance of Rogue River.)
PRISON SHIP COMING HERE
Captain Smith to Exhibit Success at
Portland and on Puget Sound.
To bring the old British prison ship
Success from the San Francisco fair
to Portland during the next month
for exhibition purposes is the plan of
Captain D. H. Smith, commanding the
vessel, who was in the city yesterday
and conferred with Harbormaster
Speier as to a mooring place. He left
last night for Seattle to arrange for
taking the vessel there after her stay
at Portland.
About the Success columns have been
written, for her history is lengthy and
dates back to the days of floating
prisons, tortures that long ago passed
history and conditions that happily are
no longer tolerated. At San Francisco,
where the ship arrived at the opening
of the fair from the Atlantic side, she
has attracted thousands. Many of the
original fittings, including methods of
punishment, have been either pre
served or reinstalled, so that a keen
idea of how the poor wretches fared
who transgressed on the rules of the
marine prison is obtainable.
CAPTAIN YY. II. POPE AT REST
3Iany Pay Last Tribute to Pioneer
Riverman and Pilot.
Funeral services for Captain William
H. Pope, veteran steamboatman and
river pilot, who died Wednesday morn
ing, after having been operated on a
week ago, were held at 11 o clock yes
terday from the undertaking establish
ment of J. P. Finley & Son. Interment
was at Riverview Cemetery. Rev. W.
W. Youngson, of the Rose City Park
Methodist Church, conducted the serv
ices and Miss Harriet Leach sang
"Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and
"Face to Face."
Men whom Captain Pope had known
during his river days were pallbear
ers. They were Captains A. L. Peas
J. J. Anderson, A. E. Cann, Delmar
Shaver, Edward Sullivan and R. Sand
strom. Floral offerings were profuse
and the chapel was crowded to over
flowing with relatives and friends.
Captain Pope was born in New York
in December. 1840, and came here in
1851, being a passenger on the brig
Colomo, which navigated almost to Ore
gon City. He had been an active pilot
for 25 years and retired about three
years ago.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
CUB TO ARRIVE.
Name. From Sate.
Bear .Los Angeles. ...... In port
Hoanoke. ....... an Diego. .. ...... .June 13
F. A. Kllburn. .. . San Francisco. .... .June 13
Break water. .... -Coos Bay ..........J une 14
Northern Pacific. San Francisco June 15
Beaver. ......... I.os Angeles. ......June lti
Santa Clara. .... .San Francisco. .... June IS
Geo. V. Klder. .. .Eureka. .......... .June 20
Rose City. .Los Angeles. ...... June 21
DUE TO DEPART.
Name. For Date.
Yale S. F. to L. A June 14
F.A. Kllburn. ... -San Francisco June 14
Klamath ....... ..Honolulu . .. .......J une 14
Northern Pacific. San Francisco. .... June lu
Harvard... .S. F. to L. A. ...... June 16
Bear Los Angeles. ....... June Itf
Hoanoke. ....... .San Diego. ...... ...June ltf
Breakwater. Coos Bay ....June 17
Vosemite. ....... San Diego June 1
Willamette San Diego. ........June 18
Celilo. San Diego. ...... ...June la
J. H. stetson. ..San Diego. June lit
Santa Clara. .... Sau Francisco. ... . June lu
Wapama. ....... San Diego. ........ June 2U
Northland Los Angeles ..June -0
Beaver Los Angeles. ...... June 21
Santa Barbara. . . San Francisco. .... .June 2-
Geo. W. Elder. .. .San Diego June 23
Multnomah. .. .. .San Diego. ........ June 24
Hom City Los Angeles. ..... . June 2tf
Portland-Atlantic Service.
DUE TO ARRIVE,
Name. From Date.
Santa Clara. .... .New lork.... .June 15
Montanao New York. ..June 16
Isthmian. ....... New York. ...... .. July 1
Hawaiian. ...... .New York. ........July 13
Honolulan. New Y'ork. ........July lti
f anaman. ...... .New York. ........ July 20
DUE TO DEPART.
Name. tor. Date.
Montanan. . .
Isthmian . .
Hawaiian. . .
Honoiulan. . .
. . New York. .
. . New York. .
. -New York. .
. .New York. .
. .. June
IS
. .. July
.. Juiy lto
...July 1W
. .. June IV
. .. July
Santa Clara.
.New York. .
Fanaman New York.
News Prom Oregon Ports.
COOS . B X, Or , June 12. (Special.)
Arriving this morning at S:30 from San
Francisco and Eureka the steamship F. A.
Kllburn sailed for Portland at 1 In the after
noon. The steamship Santa Clara arrived this
morning from Portland at 10, and sailed
sou'th this evening for Eureka and Sun
Francisco, with a full passenger list.
The steamer Nairn Smith, due to sail Sun
day forenoon for San Francisco, carries lum
ber. The vessel's accommodations are all
taken.
Carrying cannery and other supplies for
the Wedderburn Trading Company, the gaso
line schooner Rustler reached Coos Bay this
morning at 9:30, calling for oil.
The steamship Breakwater is billed to sail
for Portland Sunday at 9 A. M.
The lighthouse tender Manzanilla arrived
last night from the south, and today set
a new bell buoy at the entrance to Coos
Bay. sailing north at noon.
The C. A. Smith, lumber carrier, Adeline
Smith, arrived from San Francisco this af
ternoon at 2:30.
The gas schooner Relief sailed for Florence
this morning at 7 o'clork, carrying general
freight for the Siuslaw River towns.
Lieutenant-Colonel Jay Morrow 13 expect
ed here this month to inspect the Coos Hay
bar and visit the dredge. Col. P. S. Michle,
and also to visit Bandon and inspect the
dredging being done there.
ASTORIA. Or., June 12. (Special.) Car
rying a cargo of grain from Portland for the
United Kingdom, the British steamer Epsoiu
went to sea early this morning.
The tank steamers William F. Herrin.
Asuncion and Catania arrived this morning
from California with fuel oil for Portland.
The steam schooner Shoshone, bringing
cargo for Astoria and Portland, arrived from
San Francisco this morning.
Carrying her banner load of passengers
since she has been on the run the steamship
Northern Pacific sailed for San Francisco
today. Two trains were run from Portland
to bring down her passengers and when the
vessel crossed out every berth on her, with
the exception of a few in the steerage, had
been taken. She carries 500 first-class, 14
second-class, and about 40 steerage pas
sengers. Fourteen of the passengers were
from Astoria, the others being from the in
terior and the East. The steamer also had
a good load of freight, including about SO
tons of flour and feed from here.
A Good Echo It Is. (
Amity Standard.
As an echo of the recent opening of
the canal at Oregon City for the free
passage of river craft, it is announced
that a line of boats to carry passengers
and freight will be put on between
Portland, Dayton and McMinnville, on
the Yamhill River. A small job of
dredging will make that river easily
navigable for light-draft steamers.
R. R. Smith. U.
TURK KNOWN HERE
Late Bucknam Pasha Served
on Pacific Coast..
SULTAN'S OFFER ACCEPTED
Captain Ransford D. Bucknam. Na
tive of Maine, Resigns High Post
to Avoid Renouncing Amer
ican Citizenship.
In the death at Constantinople,
Turkey, May 27, of Bucknam Pasha,
former head of the i5ultan-s navy, wno
forfeited his post rather than renounc-j
his American citizenship, several fort-
landers were deeply concerned, for they
grew to know him closely while he was
on this Coast years ago.
He was known as Captain Ransford
D. Bucknam and he brougift the whale
back steamer C. W. Wetmore to Port
land from the Atlantic side, and in ad
dition to general cargo she carried
material for the whaleback City of
Everett, built at Everett, which Captain
Bucknam commanded first. Captain J.
S. Gibson was her chief officer. E. W.
Wright, manager of the Port of Port
land, was well acquainted- with him
also. The skipper was then one of
the youngest masters on the Pacific
Coast and yet for nearly three years
before coming here was superintendent
of a whaleback fleet on the Atlantic.
He was born in Maine in 1869 and
went to sea as a cabin boy at the age
of 12.
Bucknam Pasha had an interesting
early career, but he did not begin to
figure on the International horizon until
1903, when in behalf of the Cramps
Shipbuilding Company at Philadelphia,
he acted as trial Captain of the Haml
dieh and commanded it on the trip to
Turkey. He had previously been the
trial commander of the Maine and of
other warships of the United States.
After his arrival at the Golden Horn
the Sultan offered Bucknam a big salary
to take a place in the Turkish navy,
and he . accepted. From 1904 to 1911
Bucknam completely reorganized the
Turkish navy.
With him on the Hamidieh was Cap
tain John Blaine, now assfstant man
ager of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company and who was in charge of the
Oregon drydock here for a time and
assisted in organizing the Oregon Naval
Militia.
He became a unique personage in
the Ottoman navy by reason of his
ability and scrupulous honesty.
Bucknam was nearly beaten to death
at Kiel, Germany, when he made a trip
there in order to find out why the Sul
tan's officers required so much time
and money to have a cruiser repaired.
He found that nothing h)d been done
to the vessel, although several hun
dred thousand dollars had been sent
from Constantinople to put it in con
dition. Bucknam contracted to have
it made right and tight for $20,000 and
while he was waiting at Kiel he was
attacked and nearly killed by stab
wounds. A few weeks later, however,
he was on the way back to Constanti
nople with the ship.
Marine Xotes.
Orford Reef ess and whlstlinfr buoy, which
had been extinguished for a week, was re
lighted Friday by the lighthouse tender Man
zanita. says a message reaching the Port
land office of the 17th lighthouse district
yesieraay.
Tests have been started on the new Gov
ernment dredge Monticello at the plant of
the Willamette Steel & Iron Works, and
she Is expected to be shifted to the Govern
ment moorings this week to begin her offi
cial run. She is intended for service on
the Cowlitz, Lewis and Clatskanle rivers,
and will be tended by the' steamer Wood
land, which is being finished at Supple's
yard.
Carrying 43 tons of cargo for Waldport.
Newport and Toledo, the gasoline schooner
Mlrene was cleared yesterday. The gasoiino
schooner Patsy entered from Florence with
l.!0 cases of salmon and shipments of house
hold effects.
E. W. Wright, manager of the Port of
Portland, is preparing to arrange space on
the lower deck, of Municipal Dock No. 1
for the storage of gear and to receive sup
plies for the Port's fleet, as offices at Ash
street dock will be vacated the latter part
of the month, the lease expiring there
June "3.
Lumber laden for California, the steamers
Santa Barbara and Johan Poulsen 'eft West
port last evening.
While the steamer Siskiyou was due yes
terday from San Francisco, she was diverted
to Belllngham for cargo.
That the steamer Mackinaw, bound ere
to load grain for Australia under engage
ment to M. H. Houser, was being towed by
the tug Dauntless because of her machinery
being disabled, was news received yesterday
by the Merchants Exchange. The vessel
left the Golden Gate a week ago j'estcrday.
Columbia River Bar llcport.
XORTH HEAD, June 1 :. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M. : Smooth; bar, JO.zi; wind.
6 miles.
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