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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, MAY 21, 1910.
HOUSE PASSES SHIP
BILL BY PARTY VOTE
CONCRETE EVIDENCE GIVEN PORTLANDERS OF MOST IMPORTANT MOVEMENT BEING CARRIED OUT IN RE-ESTABLISHING CITY'S PRESTIGE AS A
CENTER.
SHIPBUILDING
GRAIN SHIP 13 SAFE
St. Michael Reports Arrival of
Wiscombe Park.
Republicans Abandon Effort to
Obtain Amendments or
Cause Further Delay.
TWO OTHERS YET AWAITED
Gezina and Pierre Aiitonine Are
Anions Carriers From Portland
PURCHASE PROVIDED FOR
I
I
Vessels Must Be Sold Within Five
Years Arter , Knd or European
War Ir. McAdoo Declares It .
Is Constructive Legislation.
"WASHINGTON. May 20. The Admin
istration shipping: bill appropriating
$50,000,000 for purchase of merchant
ships by the Federal Government, in
an effort to provide an adequate mer
chant marine, passed the House today
by a party vote. It now goes to the
Senate, where a combination of Demo
crats and Republicans defeated a sim
ilar measure a year ago.
The House passed the bill 211 to 161,
only two Democrats voting against it.
Nine Republicans, three Progressives
and one Independent voted favorabay
anj 1J members voted "present." Re
publican leaders, wno during several
days of debate made more than 100 fu
tile efforts to amend the measure and
who delayed a vote yesterday by a fili
buster, offered no further resistance
today, permitting a vote as soon as the
House convened.
Vessels purchased under the bill and
not resold, leased, or chartered to pri
vate interests would be operated by a
shipping board, until five years after
the close of the European war. At the
end of that time the board would have
to dispose of whatever ships it might
have on hand. The board itself would
continue In existence and discharge its
duties of preventing discrimination
egainst shippers, maintaining fair rates
and preventing combinations.
Provisions also are made in the bill
for the use of all vessels in the mer
chant marine as auxiliaries to the Navy
in war time regardless of whether the
Government has sold them outright,
leased or chartered them.
Secretary McAdoo, of the Treasury,
issued a statement tonight character
izing the bill as "one of the most im
portant pieces of constructive legisla
tion for the commerce and prosperity
of this country that could possibly be
enacted."
COAST LUMBER FLEET BUSY
Multnomuli Is Hurried to Sail foi
Southland Ahead of Willamette
Captain Charles Green entered the
McCormick steamer Multnomah at the
Custom House yesterday with 2126 bar
rels of asphalt from the Golden Gate
and she was cleared for San Pedro and
San Diego, with 900,000 feet of lumber,
the plan being io dispatch her tomor
row, .and she will steam for San Pedro
direct. In that way she will reach
the southern terminus ahead of the
Willamette, also due to sail late to
morrow, but which will make San
Francisco en route.
The Wapama got away from San
Francisco at 10:30 o'clock Friday night,
and will be in tomorrow. The steamer
Temple E. Dorr, left St. Helens for Cal
ifornia ports last night, and the Johan
Poulsen sailed from Westport for San
Francisco. The Coaster took a part
cargo at Inman-Poulsen's and left for
Frescott. where the steamer Shna Yak
is working a cargo.
SAILOR'S
BODY
IS
FOUSH
Man Drowned From Freneli , Bark
Joinville, Here Early in March, i
The body of Marcel Bergule, 18-year-old
seaman of the French bark Join
ville, who was drowned at Irving dock
on March 9, was found yesterday float
ing near the Peninsula Lumber. Com
pany's plant by Nels Helwen, an em
ploye of the company. Helwen moored
the body to a dock until Peputy Cor
oner Lowe arrived and took it to the
public morgue.
Bergule was perched on a scaffold,
painting the hull of the balk, when he
fell into the river and immediately
fanii. jettons were made to recover
his body at that time.
French Consul Labbe has been noti
fied. and is expected to make funeral
arrangements.
W1LLAPA AIDS AIEE CHANGED
Bureau Makes Known Other Moves
Bearing on Navigation Marks.
To shift certain aids at the entrance
to Willapa Harbor to conform with
channel changes found to have taken
place, the lighthouse Manzanita left the
Columbia yesterday.
Other information effecting aids is
contained in the latest publications of
the Bureau of Lighthouses as follows:
Columbia "River Light structures rebuilt
and lights relighted, Washougal, Washougal
VPper, Tunnel Point, Fashion Reef, Cascade
Lo.-ks Upper and Wind River lights.
Puget Sound Waterman Point light in
creased May 2 to 70-candlepower; without
ther change.
Puget Sound Skagit Bay, Skagit River
Jetty 'light reported carried away, April 24.
SCENIC TRAIL STARTED
HO.VIJ FROM COLUMBIA HIGHWAY
TO FOLLOW EAGLE CREEK.
Distance Wli! Be 12 Miles and Forest
Service Will Hash Work, Though
Some Is Very Heavy.
Workmen were started last Thurs
day on the task of building a trail up
1-Jagle Creek from the crossing of that
stream by the Columbia River High
way. The project is under the direc
tion of .T. H. Sherrard, supervisor of
the Oregon Forest., and it will be
pushed as rapidly as possible. The task
may be completed this Summer, al
though it ia quite likely some work
may remain to be accomplished an
other season.
The work is of very heavy character.
the topography of the route requiring
that for portions of the 12 miles the
trail will extend a path must be blpst
ed out of solid rock along a mountain
side. The first force of workmen
started out was a powder gang to ar
range for blasting.
The trail will lead to Wahtum Lake
and will connect with the trail up Her
man Creek from the Columbia River
Highway to Indian and Chinedere
mountains. Splendid views of the Co
lumbia River; as well as the surround
ing peaks of the Cascade Range are
grained on this trail.
The Forest Service will also fix
picnic ground adjacent to the Highway
near wnere ine trail leaves xne main
'route and camping space as well as
parking grounds for automobiles will
be provided.
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Addition to "Daisy" Fleet to
Be Launched at Hoquiam.
3 VESSELS NOW ON WAYS
New Freeman Boat AVill
Schooner for Lumber
With Carrjint Capacity
of lf300.0 Feel.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. May 20. (Special.)
Within a few days the latest addition
to the fleet of the S. S. Freeman Com
pany, . of San Francisco. will be
launched from the ways of the Mat
thew's Shipbuilding Company in this
city. The new vessel is a steam schoon
er of the double-ender type, and will
have a lumber-carrying capacity
1,200,000 feet.
Though no definite announcement
has been made by G. Frazier Matthews,
head of the company, it is expected the
keel of another vessel, possibly a motor-ship,
will be laid at once and
again there will be three vessels on
the ways at the local shipyards at the
same time. With the great demand for
tonnage and the high freight rates,
which have caused a boom on the Pa
cific Coast in the construction of wood
en steamers, the Hoquiam yard is one
of the most active of the North. Pa
cific. . Three vessels now are on the ways
at the Matthews yards. They are the
Freeman vessel, the Sierra, a motor
ship being built for the E. K. Wood
Lumber Company, and the Hartwood.
a steam schooner for the Hart-Wood
Lumber Company, of Raymond. The
Freeman boat is to be launched before
the end of the month, the Sierra about
August 1 and the Hartwood in the
early Fall.
Work Is Rushed.
Mr. Matthews has a force of about
100 skilled mechanics at work and con
struction of all three vessels is being
rushed as fast as possible, consistent
with good workmanship. Thus far he
has had no difficulty about lumber, and
has been able to push construction
steadily.
The Freeman ship will be 220 feet
long. 42 'A feet beam and 15 feet depth
of hold. When launched, and as soon
as the finishing touches have been put
in on her upper works, she will be
towed to "San Francisco, where boilers
and machinery will be installed. She
will be another "Daisy," the Freeman
Company already having in commission
the steamers Daisy. Daisy Putnam,
Daisy Freeman and Daisy Gadsby,
nearly all built in the Hoquiam yards.
The Sierra, on wnicn ceiung now
in progress, will be the nrst motor
ship for the lumber trade ever built,
either on the Paciric uoasi, or a.n
Wher She will be 225 feet over
all 42 beam and loVis deptn oi noia.
and will have a lumber cargo capacity
of 1,300.000 feet. She will De iwin
,rew nnd will be equipped with In
ternal combustion motors similar to
the semi-Diesel type. Her engines e
now on the way from Sweden. The
engines and all machinery will be in
stalled complete in rioquiam.
Economy, Is Feature,
Thi vessel will be one of the most
economical vessels to operate on ine
Coast it is believed. She Is expected
to burn from 25 to 30 barrels of oil a
day and will have tanks for 40 days
fuel. The wood company
use her in the Hawaiian and Mexican
trade, as well as in the coasting trade.
The Sierra will be in no sense an
auxiliary power vessel, but will be a
motor-ship. The Sierra will carry no
canvas. Captain Anderson anu wnei
cin..r Hnrn. of the Tamaipais, aiso
of the hi. K. Wood Company's fleet, will
have the new vessel wnen sne goes im-o,
commission.
The Hartwood will be a sister snip
of the Avalon. built in the local yards
four years ago lor me nan-i
Lumber Company. She will be 215 feet
over all, 42 feet beam and 14 feet depth
of hold. She will have a lumber ca
pacity of 1.100.000 feet, ana win nave
nflGn?pr ccommodatlons. the only
nt the. three vessels now on the.
ways which will carry 'passengers.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
EUK TO ARRIVE.
From
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Name.
Rose City
Northern Pacific
Breakwater
Bear
Beaver
Date.
, .May
..May
..San Francisco
. San Dleeo. . . .
May
. .Los Aneeles May
..Los Atigeles May
. .San Diego . . ..June
F. A. Kllburn
DUE TO DEPART.
Name.
Willamette.
Multnomah
Yale
Breakwater
N'Tthern Pacific
Harvard
Rose City
Bear
Wapama
F. A. Kilburn.
Beaver
For
. .San Diego. . . .
. .San Diego. . . .
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, . San Diego. . . .
. .San Francisco
. S. F. to L A. -.
Los Angeles. .
. .Los Angeles. .
v. San Diego. . . .
. .San Diego. . . .
. .Los Angeles. .
Date
...Aiay 21
. ..May
, . .May
. ..May
. . -May
..May
. .-May
. . .May
. -.May
. . .June
. . . J une
Marine Notes.
As the Breakwater made Com Bay on the
way north from California harbors yesterday
sho Is lookea ior m me riven io..
BrinRin a full cargo consigned to the
ch(.n oil ComDany. the tanker Mills reached
the river yesterday from San Francisco and
left ud at 11 ociock.
Further information concerning the Im
pending sale of the steamer Yucatan, from
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SCENE AT SKXV STEEL SHIPBIILDI.NU I'LAXT AT FOOT OK SHERIDAN STREET.
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the North Pacific Steamahip Company to
Swayne & Hoyt, Is that he im due at San
Francisco June VJ, from Yokohama and
will then change owners, the price being
$li50,000. The vessel was formerly oper
ated between Portland and California.
Bringing a good cargo and fair passenger
list the steamer Rose City, Captain Kankin,
is due this afternoon from the south on her
first round -trip ince being overhauled. She
leaves again Wednesday ajid the ame day
the Bear is due- In the future, they will
be on schedule, a steamer arriving the day
after the other sails. One departs every five
days.
On the arrival of the schooner A. F.
Coates here yesterday morning, from Hllo,
she being taken to the plant of the Multno
ham Box & Lumber Company by the tug
Wallula. Her loading was changed bo she was
ordered to Rainier to work part of the cargo
and will tow here again to finish. The Wal
lula had-started for the mouth of the Co
lumbia, after delivering the schooner, so the
tow to Rainier was performed by the steamer
Pronto. While at Rainier, the schooner will
receive a new foretopmast, the other hav
ing been carried anay on the run from the
Hawaiians.
That the Nushaak River Is free of lee
Is news received by the Alaska-Port land
Packers' Association, which has the ships
Berlin and Levy u. Burgess there. The St.
Nicholas, from Astoria, has also arrived at
Nushagak.
Latest predictions from the Weather Bu
reau are that the "Willlmette River will
remain stationary here today and begin to
rise slowly tomorrow. Gains were reported
at The Do lies and points above on the Co
lumbia and Snake Rivers yesterday. The
stage here was 14.6 feet, being four-tenths
of a foot below the flood level.
Xews From Northwest Ports.
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., May 20. (Spe
cial.) The schooner Virginia completed
loading a cargo of 700,000 feet of lumber at
the Aberdeen lumber and shingle mill today
and will clear the first of the week for
Australia.
The steamers Hoquiam and Shasta ar
rived this morning. The Hoquiam is loading
at the B la gen mill for San Francisco and
the Shasta at the E. K. Wood mill for
Honolulu.
The steamer' Daisy Putnam cleared for
San Pedro today from the National mill.
The schooner FTed J. Wood, days from
Grays Harbor for Dunedin. Australia, ar
rived there yesterday, according to a cable
gram received today from Captain Ralpfc
, Peasley. This Is another fast passage
added to the many records of Captain Peas
ley, who lately came into fame as the
original of the Matt Peasley In the Peter
is. ivy ne stories.
ASTORIA. Or., May 20. (Special.) The
steam schooner Johan Poulsen sailed today
for San Francisco with lumber from va
rious points along the river.
The tank steamer Mills arrived todav
from California with fuel oil for Portland.
Carrying lumber from St. Helens, the
steam - schooner Nehalem sailed today for
San Pedro.
The steam schooner Brunswick sailed to-
THREE BIG LUMBER CARRIERS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE WAYS OF THE MATTHEWS'
SHIPBUILDING COMPANY OF HOQUIAM.
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LEFT TO RIGHT THE
day for San
Francisco with lumber from! San T''rancisi. Mav 20. Arrived:!
St. Helens.
Carrying freight and passengers from
Portland and Astoria, the steamer Beaver
sa'Jed during the night for San Francisco
and San Pedro.
The gasoline schooner Tillamook arrived
from Coabt points with freight for Portland.
COOS BAY, Or., May 20. (Special.) The
steamship Breakwater arrived from the
south at 6:30 this morning and sailed for
Portland In the afternoon at 1, leaving; here
with 2.10 tone of freight.
The steamship F. A. Kilburn arrtved from
Portland today at 10 o'clock with a cargo
of freight for North Bend and Marshfleld.
The Kilburn will sail tonight for Eureka.
The gasoline schooner Rustler sailed for
Rogut River with cannery supplies for the
Wedderburn Trading Company.
FLORENCE, Or., May 20. (SpeciaL) The
gasoline schooner A h waneda arrived from
Coos Bay at noon, with 03 tons of coal for
the Jutty contractors.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, May 2. Arrived Schooner
A. F. Coats, from Hilo; Mills, from San
Francisco sailed Steamer Temple K. Dorr,
for San Francisco.
Astoria,- May 20. Sailed at 6 A. M-,
steamer Brunswick, for San Francisco;
steamer Nehalem, for San Diego via way
ports. Arrived at S and left up at 11
A. M.. steamer M Ills, from San Francisco.
Arrived at 2 :2o P. M .. gasoline schooner
Tillamook, from Coos Bay. Sailed at ii :4."i
P. M., steamer Johan Poulsen, for San
Francisco.
Seattle. May 20. Arrived at 5 A. M., Jap
anese steamer Mayachl Maru, from Port
land Ship St. Nicholas, from Astoria for
Nushagak. was anchored five miles off Cape
Konstanline at 8 last night.
San Francisco, May 2. Sailed at 11 A.
M., t earner Northern Pacific, for Flavel.
May Ut Sailed at 10:oO p. M., steaine
i pania. for Portland.
Coos Bay, May 20. Arrived at fl A. M.,
steamer Breakwater, from San Diego and
way por's for Portland. Arrived at 10
A. M., steamer F. A. Kilburn. from Port
land for San Diego via way ports.
Point Reyes, May 20. Passed at S A. M.,
steamer W. F Hjerrln, from Portland for
San Francisco.
St. Michael. May 18. Arrived British ship
Wiscombe Park, from Portland.
Astoria, May 19. Sailed at 11:20 P. M..
steamer .Beaver, for San Pedro via San
Francisco.
Seattle. May 20. Arrived: Steamers
Lyman Stewart, Port San Luis; Queen, San
Diego; Curacao.-. Southeastern Alaska;
unkal Maru; Kobe; Mayachl. Otaru. Sailed :
Northwestern. Southwestern via South
eastern A Id ska; Arim iral Schley, San Fran
cisco; Amur. Britannia Beach; Humboldt,
Alkl, Southeastern Alaska ; Birdsweli, New
Westminster.
Yokohama. May 20. Sailed: Steamer
Mexico Maru, Tacoma.
rocoptila. May Sailed: Steamer
Santa Crux, San Franciaco.
Hongkong. May 1. Arrived Steamer
Shlnyo Maru. from San Frnclsro.
Suanehai. May 20. Arrived Steamer Mel
ville Dollar, from Grays Harbor.
Yokonama, May 19. Sailed Steamer Pan
i ama Maru, from San Francisco for Kobe.
Photo Copyright by Jones Studio. Hoquiam.
HARTWOOD, TUB SIERRA AND THE S. S. FRKEM.1J1 VESSEL.
Sa n T'ra n ci sen. Mav 20. Arrived:
Steamers Atlas, EI Segundo, Seattle; San
Juan. Balboa; San Pedro. Guaymaa; Cor
onad, Grays Harbor; La Roche Jaquelin
(French), Newcastle. Australia. Sailed:
Steamers Svea, Aberdeen: Newport, Bal
boa: Governor. J. B. Stetson. Seattle: North
ern Pacific, Astoria ; Schooner Sadie, Hong
Kong.
Marconi Wireless Ke ports.
(VI position reported at 8 l1
M.,
May
20, unleKH otherwise designated.)
Buck. Monterey for Portland, 849
miles
north M outerey.
Topeka, Eureka for San Francisco
2b
raflfs south Blunts Reef. a
Northern Pacific, Flavel for Fan Fran
cisco. 12 miles south Blunts Reef.
Adeline Smith. San Francisco for Cooa
Bay, :;;t7 miles north San Francisco.
Beaver, Portland for San Francisco, 230
miles north San Francisco.
- Asuncion, Richmond for Ketchikan, 265
miles north Richmond.
Bear, San Ped ro for San Francisco, five
ml lees east of Point Conception.
Yach t Venetla. San Francisco for San
Diego. 40 miles ease of Point Conception.
Mof fett. tow i tig barge l:t, Richmond for
Balboa, 505 miles south of lightship.
Yosemlte, San Francisco for San Pedro,
five miles east of Annacopta Island.
Wil helm Inn. Honolulu for San Francisco,
12t miles from San Francisco. May 11.
Matsnnla, San Francisco for Honolulu, Sol
miles from San Francisco, May 19.
Cuzeo, Honolulu for Seattle, 701 miles
from Cape Flattery, May 1.
Pennsylvania. San Francisco for . Kobe,
1744 miles from San Francisco. May 19.
Coronado, San Francisco for San Pedro,
off pigeon Point.
CelMo. Grays Harbor for San Francisco.
25 ni lies south of Point Arena.
Governor. San Francisco for Victoria, five
miles north of point Arena.
Newport. San Francisco for Balboa, 50
miles south of San Francisco.
City of Seattle. Skagway for Seattle, off
Strawberry island.
('uracao. Alaska for Seattle, off N anal mo,
B. C.
Mills. Martlnrr for Portland, 40 miles
front Portland.
Drake, with barae 91, Seattle for Rich
mond. .lo miles north of Richmond.
Porter. Monterey in tow, "point Wells for
Port San Luis,. 2"2 miles from Point Wells.
Breakwater. Coos Bay for Astoria, 111
miles south of the Columbia River.
Willamette. San Francisco for Portland,
three mlleb north of Yaqulna Head.
Senator. Seattle for San Francisco, 33
miles south of Destruction Island.
Vessels Report rassinjj Wreckage.
PORT TOWNSENP. .Wash., May 20.
The schooner Camano. from Callao,
Peru, reports passing a mass of wreck
age off the Grays Harbor Coast. In the
drift were a number of ship's ribs about
30 feet long. No vessel is reported
missing" In these waters. Several other
incoming ships have reported sighting
the wreckage.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Mav 21. Condition of
the har at 7 P. M. : Sea. smooth; weather.
cloudy; w inci. west, jo muea.
Steel Craft, Ordered Here,
Be Called Willy Gilbert.
MATERIAL NOW EN ROUTE
Permanent Was for Steamer Con
struction Will lie Built
Tort land IMant ns Soon
Filling Is Completed.
Willy Gilbert, of Bergen, Norway,
purchaser of th fourth steamer con
tracted for by Ilannevigr & Johnsen, of
New York, to be built by the North
west Steel Company and Willamette
Iron & Steel Company here, has desig
nated that the ship be named after him.
The first two steamers, Lauratz Klos
tor and Kllen Kloster, were bought by
La lira tz Kloster, of Stavanjrer, Norway,
to be named for himself and wife, and
the third is for Peter Kleppe, of Ber
gen, to be of the same name.
when the dredge Willamette pumps
the last, material ashore next week for
the fill, work will be started imme
diately on the four ways, piling being
driven for the foundations, said J. B,
Bowie, president of the Northwest
Steel Company, yesterday. "These are
to be permanent ways, not temporary
construction for the four ships con
tracted for, and the first steamer will
be laid down when the initial ways are
ready.
Bills of lading covering the steel
for the first two steamers have been
received, showing the material is on
the way, and that for the third should
be here in July, and for the fourth
when needed. The new buildings, other
than the mould loft now under way
will be begun next week, and there will
be virtually a duplicate of the present
plant provided. There will be an auto
matic riveting and bolt machine in
stalled, and similar modern equipment
for the work.
The steamers are to be turned out
as sister snips, from identical plans
and specifications, being 423 feet long.
54 feet beam and 2.9 feet moulded
1epth. As soon as the hulls are
launched they will be towed to the
plant of the Willamette Iron & Steel
Company for the installation of all
machinery. Some of that,- such as the
Curtis t-urbine engines, will be shipped
from the East, but the Scotch marine
boilers, three for each ship, will be built
at the plant, as well as much of th
auxiliary machinery.
The vessels are to be delivered in
10. 12. 15 and IS months, and while
all energies will be centered from now
on in getting them started and kept
going, there is every reason to expect
more contracts to be closed, and taere
by Portland win again he made one
of the Pacific Coast centers for steel
construction.
COAST TRADIOTIK-IP FORESEEN
Closed Shop Must Be (.ranted to
1-iOiiKSlioromcn, Is Prediction.
ABERDEEN", AVash.. May 20. tSpe-
cia.1.) That the Pacific Coast shipping-
Industry will be "tied up as tight as it
can be tied." unless the stevedore com
panies grant the longshoremen a. closed
shop, was the statement made here last
night by P. J. Martins, vice-president
of the International longshoremen s
Association.
He said that the bosses had until 6 A.
M. June 10 to nyike their answer. He
Is here to reorganize ine orays nar
bur Longshoremen's Union, which has
been dormant for several years. He
said that, while it was true the
longshoremen received r.'gh wages,
they had few days of employment In a.
month, due to the nature of their work,
which he spoke of as being harder than
that of any other craftsmen.
SHIP OWXEBS RAISE WAGES
lSritl.-li Columbia Companies An
nounce Offer to Union.
VICTORIA. B. C, May 20. Steamship
companies engaged In British Columbia
coastwise service today decided to
grant an increase of io a. month to
quartermasters, winchmen, able seamen
and firemen, effective at once and con
tingent upon Jts acceptance by the Brit
ish Columbia Coasting Employes' As
sociation, which demanded revision of
the wage schedule.
The lines affected include the Cana
dian Pacific, the Grand Trunk Pacific,
the Union Steamship Company, the
Vancouver-Portland Cement Company
and several lumber mills and tugboat
companies. Under the new schedule
quartermasters and winchmen will re
ceive $55. able seamen $50 and firemen
$60 a month.
VrBorls Entered Yesterday.
American itmer Multnomah, ceneral
pRrtit. from San rranclsco.
American steamer Coaster. cargo of
uphaitum, from San Francisco,
;asoltn schooner Delia, general cargo,
from Ncimcca. r
Yesla Cleared Yesterday.
American steamer Multnomah, non.ooo
feet of lumber, for San Pedro anil San Ulego.
American reamer Coaster, twO.LHjO feet of
lumber, lor n Hflrft.
Qanoline schooner Delia, general cargo,
for .Cloverdale.
Tides at ANtorlis Sunday.
High. Low.
2:"S A. M 5V2 feet'10:20 A M . . 1.2 feet
4:40 V. M 'I feet. 10:30 1. M....3.3 feet
1 3 of Fleet
Submarine
Victims.
Yet another of the Oregon grain fleet
has made her way to the Azores, there
by relieving- suspense as to her safety,
she being the British ship Wiscombe
Park, which reported at St. Michael
Thursday after a run of 151 days, there ;
receiving orders to proceed to a port
in the United Kingdom or France.
The Wiscombe Park towed out of the
Columbia River December 19 and. de
spite her lengthy trip, one early de
parture is yet to be heard from t he
Norwegian bark Oezina. which sailed
December 13 for Queenstown or Fal
mouth. One more carrier that should
be nearing the other side la the French
bark Corn i I Bart, as she went to sea
January 2.
The British bark Galgate was started
from theCoIumbia January 4, and her
loss by submarine attack May 6 was re
ported soon after, though no report ha
yet been made on the French bark
Pierre Antonlne, which left the river
on the same day, and a race was talked
of between them.
tp to date 13 of the Columbia River
grain fleet have been targets of war
vessels, though of the number the French
bark Gen. de bonis was not sunk and
is being repaired, while the fate of
the Japanese steamer llokoku Maru is
not definitely known other than that
she disappeared in the Mediterranean
and is posted as missing.
Loss of ships and cargo haa been the
principal damage until the sinking of
the British bark Inverlyon. part of
the crew being lost: then the Cialgate,
which resulted In the death of Captain
Griffiths, according to later advices.
He is said to have been In a boat with
13 of the crew that has not been re
ported reaching land.
Several masters have made state
ments that usually the German subma
rine commanders insist on a prompt
abandonment of the ships, rve minutes
being allowed by some, and personal
belongings are not permitted to be
taken in the small boats, and loss of
life has followed embarking in the
lifeboats under stormy conditions.
MARINE ENGINEERS MEET
brxefici.il association opens
AN.M AI. SESSION 1IKRI1.
Watte
Scale lnc-retiMc and
Overloading Vennel
Matter Taken I p.
tlueation
Are
of
letail: Involving changes in the
wage scale that miarht be considered
by the Marine - Engineers' Beneficial
Association will not be publicly known
until Tuesday or later. The associa
tion began its annual session here at 9
o'clock yesterday morning at the head
quarters of the Portland branch. 215',-s
Washington street. W. B. Jack-ling, of
Seattle, being elected president of the
convention and Vincent Carroll, of San
Francisco, secretary.
Delegates from San 1'ranci.sco are Mr.
Carroll a'nd John McCaully, and from
Seattle IV. B. Jackling. IX J. Miliar and
William Farr, Astoria being represent
ed by Frank Daithel and Portland by
I. B. Houston. John Mathers. William
J. Kilbride and George P. Goodell. the
latter being the permanent secretary
of the Portland branch."
It had been reported that an increase
of 10 per cent would be made in the
wage scale, but It is averred that it
was discussed yesterday only in .a gen
eral way. Another matter forecasted
last week was that of alleged overload
ing of vessels, the Koanoke case being
the most recent pointed to. but noth
ing bearing on that is said to have
come up yesterday.
The engineers will continue their
session today, and perhaps the annual
meeting will not be adjourned until
tho middle of the week, depending on
how rapidly these matters are dis
posed of.
Summer School to Open June 12.
CKNTRALIA. Wash.. May 20. (Spe
cial.) A record attendance Is expected
at the 1916 session of the Ccntralia
Summer Normal School, which is con
ducted as a branch of the Ellensburg
normal, and which opens June 12. J.
M. layhue. superintendent of local
schools, has received many inquiries
from prospective Summer normal stu
dents. Thr .ourse of study this year
will he enlarged and the faculty will
bo twice as large as that of last year.
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