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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, ATJGUST 13, 1916.
SHIPYARDS. RUSHED;
IRE ARE BUILDING
Industry Is Booming on Colum
bia River and Additional
Plants Are Projected. ,
NEW TYPE CRAFT ORDERED
Etandlfer-Clarkson Company Has
Record for Fast Preliminary
Work Orders Placed Right
After Deal Is Closed.
Exclusive of bona fide wooden ship
building plants announced to be es
tablished, negotiations now on have
to do with at least one additional yard
at Portland and there are other in
terests concerned in gathering support
for the construction of vessels at one
of the yards now going, the ships to
be owned by Portlanders and oper
ated from here in the general trade.
The record for fast preliminary work
in getting a plant under way appears
to be held by the Standlf er-Clarkson
Company, which executed a contract
Wednesday morning with Libby, McNeil
& Libby for a motorahip for the
AlaBKan trade, to be followed by others.
and not only have orders been placed
already for equipment, hardware for
the vessel, some of the lumber and
other parts, but Mr. Standifer said yes
terday band saws and such gear were
already on the way from the East,
according to messages from the manu
facturers. Yard Work Is Beg; 11 II.
Piling for the first set of ways will
be started Tuesday or Wednesday on
the site adjoining the property of the
Monarch Lumber Company, on North
Portland harbor. Workmen are on the
ground getting other parts of the yard
under way, while the two semi-Diesel
engines for the first ship have been
contracted for, and Herman Sandstrom
employed as superintendent, he being
now en route from British Columbia.
The permanency of that plant is re
garded assured through the first busi
ness placed, as the Libby, McNeil &
Libby interests have bound themselves
to order all vessels here and that is
taken to mean there will be a large
number turned out. as it is understood
to be the intention of the firm to re
place its present sailing fleet on the
Pacific with motor ships.
At the McEachern-Standifer-Clark-fon
plant on Young's Bay, Astoria,
seven auxiliary vessels are planned and
two are well along as to frames. An
other's keel was laid a short time ago
and it is rapidly taking shape, while
two more will be rushed, so there will
be five carriers building at the same
time, the sixth and seventh to be be
gun as soon as ways are vacated.
Astoria Plants Busy.
Wilson Bros.' plant at Astoria is
making rapid progress on two steam
schooners for the McCormick line, and
the St. Helens Shipbuilding Company
has four sets of ways busy, with the
auxiliary schooner June, a three
master, on drydock here to have sea
cocks fitted and masts to be stepped
and be finished.
At the Peninsula Shipbuilding Com
pany's property, foot of McKenna ave
nue, one auxiliary schooner is being
framed and contractors are rushing the
second set of ways. The programme
calls for two ships this season and other
ways will be added until five are In
stalled. Next in line are the announced plans
of G. L. Hardy and associates for a
wooden shiubuilding plant in South
Portland, while the North Pacific Ship
building Company, designers of com
posite ships of steel and lumber, will
be located there, starting with two and
possibly three steamers.
The Northwest Steel Company, the
only steel shipbuilding plant in opera
tion, has two of five freighters go
ing and three more are to be begun
ps rapidly as ways are ready and ma
terial fashioned. Those contracts will
keep that company busy for a lengthy
period, but more are expected to follow
when facilities can be spared for turn
ing them out.
CALIFORNIA
LINERS
SAIL
Heaver and Great Northern Get
Away With Many Passengers.
Carrying 145 travelers in the cabin
snd 25 in the steerage, the flagship
Beaver, Captain Mason, of the San
Prancieco & Portland flag, made her
"departure from Ainsworth dock at 3:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon for the
Southland, the number of passengers
leinpr the largest she has taken from
Portland this season.
Cartro offerings were heavy and
they delayed the ship half an hour. She
bad almost a capacity load. The Eoia
t'ity ias to leave San Francisco for
Portland Tuesday, machinery repairs
being expected to be finished by then,
rniii she will be gotten out on time
r-aturday.
The turbiner Great Northern, Cap
tain Ahman, left Flavel on time yes
terday afternoon for San Krancisoo
with t80 passengers. She had a good
load of cargo made up of cereals, cheese,
box shookj and various Oregon prod
ucts. The Northern Pacific, Captain
llnnter, is due from the Golden Gate
today.
FISHING TO BE ENCOURAGED
Aberdeen Will Set Aside Dock for
Use of Operators.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) The fishing industry. taken
more or lg as a matter of course in
.Vbordeen, is to receive more recogni
tion and fishermen are to be encour-.
aged to make this city their headquar
ters. The City Council has Just votedi
to set aside certain docks for the use
of fishermen. It is planned to grant
fishermen all reasonable concessions
and make whatever expenditures may
Ve found necessary to promote this in
dustry.
In presenting the matter Council
man W. J. Egerer pointed to Astoria,
Or., as a city which has benefited tre
mendously thrpugh the fishing busi
ness, and that city's work will be
copied by Aberdeen.
STEAM SCHOONERS CUT RATE
Imleendeiit Vessels Make Tariff of
$10, Portland to San Francisco.
Effective with the departure of the
steamer Willamette from here Wednes
day for California, the first-class pas
senger tariff on independent vessels
from Portland to San Francisco will be
J10. a reduction of 1. Information to
that effect yesterday reached Frank
Bollam, Portland agent for the Mc
Cormick line. The through rate from
Portland to San Pedro will be $18 and
to San Diego $20.
The steamer Klamath has been list
ed to sail Saturday and. as the McCor
mick vessels are operating mora fre-
DAMAGED FREIGHTER IS BROUGHT FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA WATERS TO PORTLAND TO UNDERGO
EXTENSIVE REPAIRS RESULTING FROM BEING WRECKED.
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GAPING HOLE WHERE FOREFOOT WAS TORN AWAY.
quently because time is saved in not
loading general cargo at San Francisco
and discharging it here, sailings will be
increased.
Mr. Bollam was officially directed by
the Pacific Navigation Company yester
day to sell tickets on the turbiners
Yale and Harvard only to be used for
part or all of the trip by August 31. as
the steamers will be taken over Sep
tember 1 by the Pacific Alaska Navi
gation Company.
Hydrographic Office Notes.
Captain M. R. J. Downey, master of tug
Navigator, reports that August 8, at 8:08 A.
M., In latitude 42:46 N., longitude 134:K:30
W., off Fox Rock buoy, noticed the current
setting southeast magnetic, two miles per
hour. The sea at this time was smooth
wnn ngni airs irom the northwest. Baro
meter, 29.93 Inches, thermometer 60 degrees
Fahrenheit. .
Captain Jones, steampr F!1 T.rthn mnnrt
that June 13. in latitude 32:02 N., longi
tude 117:28 W., passed a can buoy paintea
red. Appeared to have been in a water a
Ions time. .
Captain Thonf&s. of the steamer Oovprnnr.
reports that July 22, at 3 P. M.. ha pasnej
what looked like a ship's bridge or poop
deck ladder, off Point Reyes.
Captain Okamote, Japanese steamer Yo
yama Mara, reports that August 1. at 7 p.
M.. In latitude 20:10 N., longitude 106:3'!
W., he sighted a lighter, bottom up, about
40x20 feet. Bottom plates apparently iron.
Captain W. B. Knight, steamer Norwood,
reports that July 16. 191 , 3 P. M.. latitude
6S:53 X.. longitude 150:39 W.. passed a log
about 25 feet long.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Aug. 12. Condition of
the bar at 6 P. M. Sea, smooth; wind,
south, 10 miles.
CREWS OF COAST GREYHOUNDS
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As a means of keeping men of all departments, from deck crew to "black gang." on the qui vive in fire and boat
drills, s there is keen rivalry among tnose manning different boats to swing out from the davits and get into the
water first, a system is followed on the turbiners Northern Pacific and Great Northern of sounding the alarms
when the men are busy at other work Usually the drills are held the day of arrival at Flavel from San Francisco
but whether Immediately after passengers are landed or at what time during the afternoon or evening the men
are kept in the dark, so when "turned to" they must reach the deck without delay and Just as might be demanded
in (lnae of danger. ,
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DUTHIE GETS BIG BOATS
SEATTLE INTERESTS TO BlILD 3
8SOO-TON FREIGHTERS.
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Joseph Bowles, of Northwest Steel Com
pany, Credited With Helping; to
Land Deals for Coast.
Contracts have been closed for three
SSOO-ton freighters for Norwegian in
terests that are to be built at the plant
of J. F. Guthrie & Company, of Se
attle, according to information being
discussed among mariners here. The
vessels first were reported to have
been closed for the Northwest Steel
Company, because they are to be laid
down on the same . lines as five con
tracted for at that plant, also being
ordered by Hannevig & Johnson. New
York ship brokers, for Norwegian
clients.
The Duthie interests have figured In
considerable work on Puget Sound and
that firm took the contract for repairing-
the damaged Japanese steamer
Kenkon Maru No. 3, in turn entering
into an agreement with William Corn
foot, of this city, to have the work
done here, the vessel being now or the
Port of Portland drydock at St. Johns.
It is asserted by mariners familiar
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with steel work that a -record Is beins
made in handling that job that will
stand forth as a new mark in North
west ports.
Joseph Bowles, head of the North
west Steel Company is now in the
East and it is said his company had
the opportunity of taking the work,
but the plant is now working with a
vim with five ships to turn out and
he is credited with having assisted in
landing the work for the Coast. The
ships will be equipped with geared
turbines, the same as those building
here, and boilers will be built on the
Coast.
That the Duthie corporation will es
tablish a plant for the new work on
the East Waterway. Seattle, the site
being part of the Oregon-Washington
Railroad & Navigation Company hold
ings,' is also said to be part of the plan.
Vessels Entered Yesterday.
American steamer Washtenaw, cargo of
oil, from Oleum.
Gasoline schooner Mlrene, general cargo,
from Coast ports.
Vessels. Cleared Yesterday.
American steamer Washtenaw, ballast, for
San Francisco.
Gasoline schooner Patsy, general cargo
Gasoline schooner Rustler, general cargo,
for Wedderburn.
Gasoline schooner Mlrene. general cargo,
for Coast ports.
Tldee at Astoria Sunday.
High water. Low water.
':f!7 A. M 13 feet
1:06 P. M 8.1 feet7:08 P. M 1.8 feet
SO FIRE AND BOAT DRILLS ARE
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REPAIR JOB IS BIG
Work Begins in Rebuilding Jap
anese Steamer Here.
$175,000 WILL BE COST
Kenkon Maru, Sunk Off Vancouver
Island, and Raised July 1 6, Is
Badly Disabled Remodeling
to Be Finished October 15.
"She Is a hard-lookinff customer." Is
the observation frequently heard at the
bigr Port of Portland drydock from per
sons looking over the damaged Japan
ese steamer Kenkon Maru No. 3. which
was raised from the deep last month
and towed here a week ago for repairs.
Coupled with the uncomplimentary
remarks on the appearance of the ship
are usually commendatory expressions
of the confidence felt by William Corn
foot, head of the Albina Engine c Ma
chine Works, is his ability to turn out
the $175,000 repair Job by October 15.
And It is rated by far the worst mess
of broken, bent and twisted plates,
frames, keel and stem that has been
tackled in the annals of Portland's
maritime history with a view to turning
out a real ship again.
Work Begun Week Ago.
It was a week ago that the Kenkon
Maru was warped into the dock. Since
the last shores were placed there have
been tons of cement, rock and debris
removed from the holds and limbers;
great sections of damaged plates cut
away, frames and other steel sections
exposed to view, so even an idle inspec
tion by -landsmen brings out that it is
a hard-Job.
In fact, the general conviction among
mariners is that had the "Kenkon Maru
gone down during normal shipping con
ditions she would today be resting
quietly where she struck; for only un
der existing feverish conditions in the
freight market Is she regarded worth
patching up.
Yet this will be no patched Job.
Skilled men of Portland and Seattle arc
massed there for the task. By day 150
mechanics and laborers are cutting,
tugging and hauling in the removal of
parts either to be discarded or "faired
up" to be used again. At night 50 oth
ers "turn to" and so long as there Is
opportunity to use such a force it will
be retained, for the aim is to do the
work at a clip that will insure the
steamer being turned back to her own
ers on October 15.
Large Ftorce Employed.
Interest of Portlanders at large s
centered on the amount of the con
tract, the number of men given em
ployment and the reputation the city
will add to her record as a repair cen
ter. There ;ire 144 plates to be handled.
Some of them go bacc into the hulL
Other:? are cast aside to be replaced
with new material. There are 148
frames to be worked on. some of those
also being reshaped probably, while
others are to be torn out.
The keel of the steamer Is gone in
places, badly 'hogged"' in others and
generally in sad need of attention. She
went down January 12 in Active Pass,
off Vancouver Island, when bound from
Seattle for Vladivostok, and was raised
July 16. The appearance of the keel and
bottom plates of the steamer show she
received severe treatment on rocks.
Progress has been rapid, yet it would
seem as if many more days must elapse
before new work makes its appear
ance, yet those in charge say riveting
will be started this week.
BEACHES
DRAW
CITYITES
Long: and Short Round Trips by Wa
ter Available From Here Today.
Captain" Ed Budd, of the O.-W. R,
& N. river fleet, has the sun working
for him these days, warm weather hay
ing boosted North Beach travel to a
large extent. The steamer Hassalo.
sailing yesterday afternoon, carried 200
Portlanders for the Washington side
and last night another stream of per
spiring humanity took passage on the
steamers Harvest Queen and T. J. Pot
ter. River outings will be in vogue today.
The steamer Georgiana. for Astoria and
return; the Bailey Gatzert for the Cas
cade Locks and back, and the Pomona
and Kitty Moran making several rune
to Oregon City, will afford cool trips
for many. Private launch parties, also
short rides arranged with public
launches, and the usual number of row
boats and canoes will fill many of the
Upper Wfl lam t to rendezvous during
the day.
Marine Noief.
Settlement made at San Francisco be
tween longshoremen and employer, whre
It I said the understanding la and
cent an hour will be paid on general cargo
on the Coaat and A5 cents and $1 an hour
on offshore vessels, has not changed the
Portland situation yet.
Coming from San Francisco, the steamer
Breakwater arrived yesterday and kails on
the return tomorrow night. The steamer
F. . Kilburn, her fleetmate. Is expected to
be ready to leave San Francisco for Port
land Tuesday, after having undergone gen
eral repairs.
Arriving In tna river yeaterday morning
from Destruction Island, the lighthouse
tender Manzantta mas ordered to take on
supplies for Tillamook: Rock lighthouse,
leaving for there tomorrow morning.
Carrying 6& tona cf cargo, the gasoline
schooner Mlrene was cleared yesterday for
Newport and Florence. The gasoline schooner
Patsy got away for Coos Bay, Bandon and
the Umpqua with 130 tons and the gasoline
schooner Rustler was dlspaLched for Rogue
River with 250 cases of cans and 100 tons
of merchandise.
After having discharged 25. (KM) barrels of
fuel oil, which she brought from Oleum, the
tanker Wishtcnew sailed yesterday on her
return to San Francisco.
Major Arthur Williams. Corp of En
gineers, U. . A., in charge of projects in
the First Oregon District, has received au
thorization to proceed with several prelim
inary examinations that were provided fer In
the last rivers and harbors bill.
Frank Waterhouse, head of a company
bearing his name at Seattle that is Oriental
agent for the O.-W. R. & N.. and ta operat
ing a fleet of chartered vessels between
Puget Bound and Vladivostok. passed
through the city yesterday en route home
from a motor trip to the Interlo He acted
aa Pacific Coaat agent for the Royal Mail
fleet until the European war. when the
ships were withdrawn, and says he fully ex
pects the service will be restored when peace
prevail abroad.
Bound for India ports the Japanese steam
er Taisho Maru sailed from the river yes
terday. She carried lumber measuring more
than 3.7OO.O00 feel.
E. G. McMlcken. for a lengthv period
with the North Pacific Steamship Com
pany, headquarters at Pan Francisco, ha
been named general passenger agent of the
Pacific Alaska Navigation Company, which
operates the Admiral line out of Puget
Sound to Alaska and San Francisco, and
will have the st-amers Yate and Harvard
on the tfan Francisco-Los Angeles-San Die
go run after August 31. 1! r. McMicken Is
well known here.
Captain H. J. Bray, formerly master of
the British ship Holt Hill. Is menMoned
in communications from England as having
been decorated for gallant service by King
George.
To resume dredging !n the estuary of the
Columbia River the Federal dredge Clatsop
left .he Government mooring, near Llnnton,
yesterday.
Portlanders making reservation on the
.earner Mariposa for Alaska, are being
informed by Frank Pollatn. agent of the
f!eet here, trat the ship wlU leave Seattle
Wednesday Instead of Tuesday.
After many week th Willamette River
registered J' feet above sero hr yester
day. The freshet was a bout the longest
on record and It Influence has been fait
to some extent 'nc the latter part of
Spring.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Scbednle.
DUB TO ARRIVE.
Kama From Data.
Breakwater San Francisco. . . - In port
Northern Pacific. . .ta Francisco... .Aug 13
Qreat Northern. ... San Francisco. .. .Aug. 16
Rose City Los Anselea Auc. 17
Beaver Loa AnRlf Aug. 23
K. A. Kilburn San Francisco. . . . Indeft
D'Ji TO DEPART.
Kama For Date.
Breakwater. ...... San Francisco. ... Aug. 14
Vale s. F. tu i. a Aug. l
Northern Pacific. San Francisco. .. .Aug. 10
Willamette San Dleg Aug 10
Harvard s. F. to t, A Aug. IS
Klamath San Diego .Aug ltf
Great Northern. ...hm Fri.cisco. . . . Aug 3 7
Multnomah ...... San Diego Aug! IT
Rose City L-a Angele. ... . .Aug. 19
Beaver U Angeles Aug. 26
F. A. Kilburo San Francisco... . .lncgft
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Aug. 12. Arrived Steamers
Breakwater, from San Francisco via way
ports; Washtenaw. from San Francisco.
Sailed Steamers Washtenaw, for San Fran
cisco; Beaver, for baa Francisco and San
Pedro.
Astoria. Aug 12- Sailed during the night,
steamer Celilo. Yoaemlte and Temple E.
Dorr, for San Pedro via San Francisco.
Arrived at 5 and left up at 7 A. M.. steamer
Santa Barbara, from San Francisco. Ar
rived at 8: JO A. M. and left up at 12:0
P. M., steamer Breakwater, from San Fran
cisco via Eureka and Coo Bay. Sailed at
11:30 A. M., Japanese steamer Taisho Maru.
for India; at 2:10 P. M . steamer Ureal
Northern., for San Francisco. Arrived at
3:20 P. M-. steamer Carmel. from San
Francisco.
San Francisco. Aug. 12. Arrived at 10
A. M., steamer Daisy, from Columbia River.
Sailed at 11 A. M., steamer Northern Pacific,
for Flavel.
San Pedro, Aug. 11. Arrived at 6 P. M-.
steamer Daisy Gadsby. from. Columbia
River.
Coo Bay. Aug. 1L Sailed at 5 P. M..
steamer Breakwater, from San Francisco
and Eureka for Portland ; gaa schooner
Tiilamook, for Portland.
Astoria. Auf. 11. Sailed at 5:30 P. M..
schooner Monterey in tow of tug Navigator,
for San Francisco. Arrived down at 0 30
P. M., Japanese steamer Taisho Maru. Ar
rived at 7 and left up at 8:43 P. M., steamer
Washtenaw, from San Francisco.
Hongkong. Aug. 12. Arrived Steamer
Canada Maru. from Tacoma. Seattle, etc
Antofogasta, Aug. 12. Arrived Steamer
Lu Blanca, from Vancouver and San Fran
cisco.
Auckland, Aug. 8. Sailed Steamer Nlca
raugua. for Vancouver.
San Francisco, Aug.- 12. Arrived Steam
ers Golden Gate, from Union Bay; U. S.
A. T. Sherman, from Manila: Daisy, from
Columbia River; Wapama. from Tacoma.
Sailed Steamers Northern Pacific, for As
toria ; J. A. Moffett, barge 93, for Balboa;
Avalon. for Aberdeen ; Santa Monica, for
Wills pa
Seattle, Aug. 12. Arrived Steamers Des
patch, from Southeastern Alaska ; Queen,
from San Diego; Kuskokwlm River, from
Bethel; Atlas, from San Francisco.
Marconi Wireless Reports.
(All position reported at 8 P. M ., August It,
unlet ot toerwbe deaigaated.
Hllonlan. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1025
miles from San Francisco. Auguat 11.
Hyadea. San Francisco for Honolulu. 1394
miles from San Francisco. August 11.
WUhelmina. Honolulu for an Franclaco,
1286 miles from San Francisco. August 11.
Matsonia, San Francisco for Honolulu. 828
miles from San Francisco. August 11.
Logan. San Franclaco for Manila, 1849
miles Irom San Francisco. August 11.
Drake, Latouche for Richmond. 662 mile
north ot Richmond, August 11.
Acme, Hankow for San Francisco. 735
miles from San Francisco. August 11.
Enterprise, San Francisco for iillo, 18
miles from San Francisco.
Wapama. San Francisco for San Pedro, 15
miles south of Pigeon Point.
Grace Dollar, Port Angeles tor San Fran
cisco 2 miiea north of San Francisco.
Moffet. '.owing barge 93. San Francisco for
Balboa. 2 miles south of San Francisco.
Governor, San Francisco . for Seattle. 17
miles north of Point Arena.
Topeka. Eureka tor San Francisco. 17
miles north of Point Arena,
Drake, Latouche for Richmond, 50O miles
nort hof Richmond.
Great Northern. Flavel for San Franclaco,
124 miles south of the Columbia River.
Speedwell. Coo Bay for San Francisco,
off Cape Arago.
Richmond and barge 95. Seattle for Rich
mond. 5 mile north of San Francisco.
Willamette. San Francisco for Portland,
one mile south of Cape Blanco.
Yosemite. St. Helen for San Pedro, 128
miles south of the Columbia River.
Celllo. St- Helen for San Francisco, 110
miles south of the Columbia River.
Multnomah. San Francisco for Grays Har
bor, eight miles north of Cape Blanco.
Corouado. Aberdeen to San Francisco, 400
miles north of San Francisco.
President, Seattle for San Francisco, 232
mile from Seattle.
Lucas. Vancouver for El SegunSo. 202
miles north of San Francisco.
El segundo, towing barge 91. Ketchikan
for Richmond via Gray li arbor, 239 mile
north of Richmond.
Northern pacific, San Francisco for Flavel,
Off B!unts Reef.
Adeline Smith. Coo Bay for Fan Fran
fWro, iis.l miles north of Pan Francisco.
Senator. San Franrtnco for Seattle, five
mlk's north of Northwest Seal Rock.
Acme. Hankow for San Francisco, 417
miles northwest of lightship.
Newport. San Francisco for Balboa. 7tt2
miles south of San Francisco. August 11.
Colusa. Fayta. Peru, for San Francisco,
4J2 mile south of San Francisco.
Admiral Dewey, Seattle f.r San Francisco.
275 mile f r-m San Francisco.
1AILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Aup. 12. Maximum temper
ature. 79 degree. Minimum temperature. 59
degrees. River reading. S A. M.. 10 feet,
t'hangu in last 24 hours, none. Total raui
fail P. M. to 5 P. M. none. Total rain
fall since September 1. Hl .". MU Inches.
Normal rainfall since September 1, 44.70
Inches. K-xceas of rainfall lnce Sep
tember 1. 1IM.V 11.41 Inches. Total sunshine.
14 hours IS minutes. possible sunshine, 1 4
hours IS minute. Barometer t red uced to
sea level 5 P. M . 3U Inches. Relative
humility at noon, 67 per cent.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A depression of slight energy is central
over Southern Idaho and a large high-pressure
area overlies the Xakotas. Showers
and thunJer storms have occurred In East
ern Oregon, the Rogue River Valley. South
ern Rock Mountain states. Lower Missouri
and Upper Mississippi valleys. West Gulf
states. Tennt-Mc and New England. It
is decidedly cooler in the Willamette Val
lev and Sound country. Temperatures are
also lower In Southern Utah, Arizona and
Southern Minnesota.
The conditions are favorable for shower
Sunday In Northwest Oregon and Washing
ton. It will re cooler throughout the dis
trict except near the coast.
FORECASTS.
Portland and clnity Showers, cooler;
southwesterly winds.
Oregon Fair, except showers northwest
port ion. cooler; southwesterly wind a
Washington -Probably showers, cooler ex
cept near the coast : southwesterly winds,
Idaho Probably fair, cooler.
E. A. BEALS.
Forecaster.
Negro to Be Electrocuted.
BN'OW HTLU V. C. Auar. 6. William
Black, a 16-year-old negro, was found
guilty of a capital offense against a
8-year-old white child and was sen
tenced to be electrocuted on Ausust
21. Taking of testimony and the de
liberations of tha Jury reauired only
22 minutes.
SCHOOL JOBS SAVED
Matson to Run Special for
Island Teachers.
CUBAN BUYS FIVE SHIPS
Marine Men Discuss Probable Re
sult of Purchases by Millionaire.
Two Tankers to Be Launched.
Officers Are Promoted.
SAX FRANCISCO. Aur- 12- The Mit
son Navigation Company announces a
"School Marm's Special" in the sailing
of the steamer Hilonian for the islands
about August 26. According to th
Matson officials, more than 100 school
teachers of the island schools came to
California for their vacations. Desiring-
to spend as much time as possible
at California cities, the teachers de
layed their departure, and all made a
rush for bookings on the steamers Wil
helmina and Manoa. which sail for the
islands August 23 and 29. respectively.
Because of previous bookings. S5
teachers failed to secure space, and
were iri danger of losing positions
through failure to return in lime for
the opening of school. Captain Will
iam Matson came to the rescue and an
nounced that the Hilonian will make a
special voyage to the islands for the ac
commodation of the teachers.
New Line DImmwiU
There is speculation among shipping;
men over the receipt of news from
Cuba of the purchase of five steamers
from the Mexican Navigation Company
by Carlos I. Parraga. Cuban millionaire.
Whether the steamers will be operated
between Havana and other Cuban ports
to the Pacific Coast, or operated on the
Atlantic is a question causing consid
erable discussion. The vessels pur
chased and their tonnage follow:
Mexico. 2548 tons; Sonora, 1S62;
Oaxaca, 1393; Tabasco, 1022.
Two big tankers, costing more than
32.000,000. will be completed soon at the
Union Iron Works. The first tanker is
the S. S. Paulsboro. built at a cost of
31.000.000 for the Vacuum OH Company,
of New York. The keel of the vessel
was laid May 3 and Bhe was launched
August 6. The tanker is a vessel of
10.000 tons and has a capacity of 72,000
barrels of oil. is 435 feet long, has a
beam of 66 feet and a draft of 32 feet,
six inches. The Paulsboro will be com
pleted by October 1 and used on the
Atlantic side.
Staff Chaase. Made.
The second tanker to be launched is
the Astral, being built for the Standard
Oil Company, of New York. The Astral
will come off the ways today and will
be delivered six weeks later. This
tanker will have a capacity of 79.000
barrels and cost 31.500.000. She will be
used to carry oil from this port to
the Orient, and Is 440 feet long. 5S feet
beam and has a draft of 27 feet.
' Richard J. Rlngwood. general mana
ger of the Pacific-Alaska Steamship
Company, has named S. L,. McNoble as
marine superintendent at San Francis
co. McNoble has been assistant to C
W. Wiley, of the Great Northern Pacif
ic Company and will have charge of
the Yale and Harvard, recently acquired
by the Pacific-Alaska Company. Im
provements and a de luxe service are
promised when the steamers begin op
erations under the Admiral Una policy
September 1. The new rate to be an
nounced will Include both berth and
meals.
News From Northwest Ports.
ASTORIA. Or., Am. 12. Spell. TK.
steam schooner Tomit sailed today for
tan Pedro with SOO.0OO feet of lumber load,
eii at St. Helen..
Corrjinn 93U.0OO feet of lumber from St.
Helens, the steam schooner Celilo salted
this morning- for San Pedro.
Th. stesm fchooncr Santa Dsrbara ar
rived this morning from San Francisco and
went to Westport to load lumber.
The Japanese steamer Taisho Maru sailed
this morning for Bomhay with a cargo of
lumber from Westport.
The steamer Orest Northern sailed this
afternoon for San Francisco, carrying- a
rull cargo of freight and about 200 passen
gers. The stesm schooner Temple JS. Dorr sailed
this morning for San Frani'laco carrying
700.000 fet of lumner from St- Helena
The stesm schooner Daisy Matthews com
pleted her rarxo of lumber at Knsppton
and sailed during the night for San Pedro.
The steamer Breakwater arrtved today
from Ssn Kranclsoo via Eureka and Coos
Bey with freight and passengers for As
toria and portlsnd.
The gssoltne schooner Tillamook arrtved
this afternoon from Coast points with cargo.
The steam schooner Carmel arrived this
afternoon from San Francisco and will load
lumber at the Northern Pacific mill In Port
land. GRAYS HARUOR. Aug. 13 (Special )
Th stesmer Coronado left for San Fran
cisco after loading at Andersoa 4t Mlddlo
ton mill.
The steam-r Ssn Jacinto arrived from San
Francisco and Is taking cargo at Woods
mill at Hoqulsm.
Tha steamer Lakme arrived from Pen
PYanclsco end t lnsdlng t Federal 'mill.
Impressment the seizing of men for the
British nsvv wss prsctic.d for renturles,
snd did not bi-com obsolete until Ju.t
before the Crimean wsr. Sometimes the
crews were tsken from foreign ships on
lTe hlrh syws.
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