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14 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TOItTXAXD, JANUARY 21, 1917. ASTORIA SHIPYARD LAUNCHES VESSEL Ernest H. Meyer Is Christened and Takes Water as Big Throng Cheers. TWO MORE TO BE BUILT Company, as sponsor. The Mabel Brown is the first of 10 auxiliary schooners to be built here. She will carry 1,500,000 feet of lumber, will step five masts and will be equipped with two auxil iary engines. The schooner Mabel Brown slid about three feet alone the ways and then jammed fast. An effort will be made to complete the launching tomorrow. POWERBOAT TAKOM.V DIPS Announcement la Made at Compli mentary Luncheon Typo of Schooner Just Turned Out i -v; Will Be Followed. ASTORIA, Or, Jan. 20. (Special.) Gliding Into the water like a thing of life, the new steam schooner Ernest H. Meyer, the second ocean-going ves sel built here for the Charles R. Mc Cormlck Company, was launched from the ways at the "Wilson Bros.' shipyard at 9450 this morning. More than 1600 persons witnessed the launching, and among them were several officials of the company, as well as invited guests from Portland, St. Helens and San Francisco. A cheer of greeting broke from the throats of the assembled throng as the craft slid slowly down the incline and floated out over the bay, riding the swells as gracefully as a swan on an inland lake. Girl Christen Vessel. The ceremonies were under the di rection of H. F. and N. B. McCormlck. At a given signal the blocks were Knocked from beneath the keel and, as the big hull began to move, Miss Gertrude Cochrun, the 9-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Cochrun, smashed a bottle of champagne across the bow. and christened the vessel Ernest H. Meyer. Two minutes latel the new craft was floating on the bay, having- made the first start on her mission to carry the products of Ore son's forests to the markets of the world. The steam schooner has a length of 222 feet. 40-foot beam, 16-foot depth of hold, and will carry about 1,200,000 feet of lumber. She will be equipped with triple-expansion engines of 850-horse-jiower. Her masts will be stepped at the local yards, after which she will receive a cargo of lumber and be towed to San Francisco to have her engines Installed. She was to have been christened the Latourell, but yesterday she was sold toBroughton & Wiggins, and at the new owners' request she was named after the Portland manager of the Mc Cormlck Interests. Complimentary Luncheon Given. - Following the launching, a compli mentary luncheon was arranged at the "Weinhard Hotel in honor of the own ers and builders of the new vessel and their guests. Miss Gertrude Cochrun, who was sponsor of the craft, occupied the seat of honor. During the luncheon many remarks of appreciation and congratulations were expressed, and the official announcement was made that the keels will be laid at the Wilson yard at once for two more vessels, similar In construction to those just launched. The guests at the luncheon were: Mr. and Mrs. George Brougrhton, J. M. Anderson, I. Winding, P. A. Stokes, C. H. Callender, J. S. Delaney, Charles Wilson, R. S. Shaw, H. F. Mc-Om-mick. N. B. McCormlck, Mr. and Mrs. 6. J. Cochrun. Gertrude A. Cochrun, "W. R. Hewitt, Jessie Hillard, Charles R. Wilson. L. Hammond, Charles R. Me Oormick. H. B. Settem. J. A Byerly, W. B. Wiggins. C. R. Hlggins, G. W. Roberts and Morris Staples. BETA IS NEXT TO LATTVCH Peninsula Stay Adopt Additional Greek Names for Schooner Fleet. -Beta, the second auxiliary , schooner f the Peninsula Shipbuilding Com pany's fleet, takes the water the last of the week. Her sistership, the Alpha, looks like a real vessel since the masts have beep stepped and rigging finished, but delay in the arrival of her engines may keep her in port tor a short time. ; F. C. Knapp, head of the company, opines that four vessels to follow may be named properly in rotation under the Greek alphabet, such as Delta, Epllon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, lambda. Mu, Nu, Omlcron, Pi, Sho, Figma and others, but some of them undoubtedly would cause mariners to balk, such as PI. With more ways available the company will expand in ship construction and as No. 3 is started where the Alpha was built ample provi sion is being made for the others. TENDERS MOVE BIG DREDGE Columbia Leaves TJpper Harbor for Lower River to Work. Friends of Captain Turppa. of the Tort of Portland navigating staff, likened him yesterday to the skipper of a Mississippi barge fleet, when he left for Puget Island with the dredge Columbia, which was in tow of the tenders Pronto and John McCraken. The Columbia is the pioneer of the SO-inch pipeline dredges owned by the Port and as she moved from the yard toll the Clumbia River Shipbuilding Corporation through the bridges, covered considerable space. Larger steamers have been used in shifting the dredges, but at the present stage of water the tenders easily proved equal to -the task. Captain Turppa essayed the role of pilot, being on the hurri cane deck of the digger and directing aer movements. Name of Norwegian Vesel Is at Last Moment Changed. SEATTLE. Wash- Jan. 20. Th i.r wooden powerboat Takoma, 250 feet long, was launched today from the yard ot xne wasnington shipping corpora tion. The Takoma and a sister shin, to be launched next month, are owned by the Pacific Motorship Company, of Christiania, Norway, and the Orient. ine .Norwegian owners of the boat having given no name to her, the build ers decided to launch her under the name of Samuel H. Hedges, an official of the shipbuilding company. At the last moment, however, the name Tako ma was given to the boat. CUSTOMS REVEXCE GROWKVG January's Receipts Equal Those of December; Future May Improve. Custom-House officials, who nroh- ably feel more keenly than others the TWO GRAFT ENGAGED Steamers Republic and Poto mac to Call for Lumber. 'SECRET" VESSEL COMING Palm Branch Is Under Orders of British Admiralty Other Ships Will Take Lumber Here for West Coast. Lumber Is to be carried from Port land to the West Coast ports by the American steamer Republic and the British steamer Potomac, according to yesterday's reports, and in tjiat con nection it is said an order for 3.500,070 feet of material was placed recently. A few days ago the schooner E. B. street dock yesterday in command of Captain Olson. The gasoline schooner Mirene, from Newport, in charge of Captain Casslday, la looked for there today. Snake Shipping Suspended. LEWISTON. Idaho, Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) On account of heavy ice floes In the Snake River, all navigation has ceased. Steamer Lewiston. of the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company, is tied up at Lewiston: steamer Spokane, belonging to the same company, has been working on the Snake River below Lewiston. moving grain from the warehouses to Riparla, but on account of the sudden cold wave that hit the lower river, was compelled to go into the harbor at Almota where the boat is now frozen In solid. Phillis to Be Launched Soon. ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) The double-ended steamer Phil lis. being built for Bigbsy & Clark, of San Francisco, by the Peterson Ship yard, will be launched the first of next month. As soon as it is in the water the Peterson plant will lay in its berth the keel for an auxiliary schooner sim ilar to the Columbia River recently launched here. This is to be built for the French-American Shipping Com pany, and will be 251 feet over alL Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes. ASTORIA. Or .Tn 20 fn.rial 1 Car. Jackson was taken for the same bust- rylng- a full cargo of lumber from the NOTED SKIPPER DIES Captain Gore, Father of Attor ney of Portland, Succumbs. 118 mllM soattt of Columbia two DECK TO BRIDGE IS RECORD Columbia River Steamers and Those of British Colombia Waterways Commanded by Master Who Knew Treacherous Streams. NELSON. B. C. Jan. 20. (Special.) Captain John Clancy Gore, for 19 years superintendent of the Canadian Pacific Railway inland lake and river service, who died Thursday, was one of the early navigators of the- Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Heart disease was the cause of death. He leaves a son, George Gore, an Francisco, River. YACHT VEXTTA, San Francisco, miles west of Point Vincent. ASUNCION. Portland for Richmond, bar bound inside Columbia River. I AQUA. Tacoma for San Pedro, off Cape ArtKO. GOVERNOR, Seattle for San Francisco. IS miles south of Blanco. r K I IT .( i Kverett for San PnnHiM 3 miles north of Blanco. EL fEGL'NDO. with bar re St. Seattle for Richmond. 97 miles WNt of Seattle RICHMOND. San Pedro for Honolulu. 1000 miles from San Pedro. ENTERPRISE, Hllo for San Francisco, S70 miles from San Francisco. STANDARD ARROW, San Francisco tor Orient, &6 miles west of San Francisco. Teasels Entered Yesterday. Breakwater American steamer, gen eral cargo, from San Francisco. Colombia River Bar Report, NORTH HEAD. Jan. 10. Condition ef the bar at 5 P M.: Sea, obscured; wind, south IS miles. CHILDREN MAKE $117,306 Interested Rldgefield Schools Work of Canning Clubs. In RIDGEFIELD. Wash.. Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) Professor T. J. Newbill. of the Washington State College at Pullman and state organiser of the canning and garden clubs, and W. E. Dudley, County School Superintendent, visited Kidge fleld last week In the Interest of the PORTLAND'S SECOND STEEL SHIPBUILDING YARD TAKES FORM RAPIDLY IN PREPARATION FOR TURNING OUT A FLEET OF SIX FREIGHTERS FOR NORWEGIANS. SBSHBSSSMBSasSSSSSSSSSSjmssaaslSiSSSSSBSSSsBsBsBSSSSSBSSS I f II . i :" " " - - - - J 1 1 . . . 1 ' . J Fin. .-Hi, - ut-;-"': -I RAIN BRINGS HOPE Steamboat Men Expect Co lumbia to Be Cleared of Ice. ROCK FOR JETTY HELD UP VIEW OF" COLUMBIA RIVER SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION'S PROPERTY". To the left of the picture Is shown the administration building of the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation, formed last Fall by Portlanders, and with the occupancy of that several weeks ago by executives and heads of departments other parts of the plant have gone ahead rapidly. Beyond the office is shown the main shop and above it part of the overhead gear cov ering the three ways, so material can be delivered direct to the point desired from the shops. To the right other units of the plant are being prepared for and the last of a dredged fill is being pumped onto that section of the property. The company has contracts for six modern freighters of S800 tons each, that will operate under the Norwegian flag. The plant adjoins that of the Northwest Steel Company, where the first of eight ships of the same size will be launched in about a month. lull In water commerce the European war has brought about, because the pulse they steer by is monthly revenue. began to sit up and take notice yester day when the financial indicator proved that receipts were about $20,000 for January, which is equal to that of December and the latter was larger than for several months. As yet the returns are far below Portland's banner days, and it is realized this district has been more severely dealt with through the war than some others on the Coast, but with a limited revival in wheat exports and a better feeling as to offshore lumber ships, it is hoped the cereal year will not be closed with such a drained ex chequer as last Summer's operations forecasted. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Jan. 20. Sailed Steam ers Daisy and Despatch, for San Fran-1 Cisco: Multnomah, for San Francisco and San Pedro; British steamer Wear- wood, for Jamaica, for orders; steamer Asuncion, for San Francisco. Arrived Steamer Breakwater, from San Francisco. ASTORIA, Jan. 20. Sailed at 9:50 A. M. Steamer J. A. Chanslor, for San Francisco. Arrived down at 4:30 P. M. and sailed Steamer Asuncion, for San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. Sailed at midnight Steamer Daisy Freeman, for Columbia River. Arrived at 4 A. M. Steamer F. A. Kilburn, from Portland via Coos Bay and Eureka. SAN PEDRO. Jan. 19. Sailed Steamer Northland and motor schooner Sierra, for Portland via San Francisco. Arrived Steamer Santa Monica, from Columbia River. Vessels Cleared Yesterday. Despatch, American steamer, general cargo, for San rancisco. Breakwater. American steamer, gen eral cargo, for Coos Bay, Eureka and San Francisco. C. S. Naval Radio Reports. JEFFERSON. Skaitway for Juneau, six miles south of Skagway, 12:30 P. M.. Jan uary 19. ALAMEDA left Latouche for Seward. P. M., January 19. ADMIRAL GOODRICH, Kanalmo Tor Ban Francisco. 0 miles south of Cape Flattery, January 19. ' NORWOOD. San Francisco for Belllng bam, 50 miles north of Cape Blanco. LATOUCHE. Prince William Sound for Tacoma. 20 miles east of Stelas. TURRET CROWN, towing bara-e. Port Townsend for Balboa, 10 miles north Point Artrueilo. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, Seattle for San Francisco, 116 miles from Seattle. ness, $32 being paid for the voyage from the North Pacific to the West Coast. Sha may be given her cargo here. Another vessel mentioned yesterday as on the way was the British steamer Palm Branch, of 2523 tons net register, which is numbered with other "secret" vessels of the British Admiralty and was said to be heading for the river, though marine publications fall to herald her recent movements. The Republic and Potomac are In southern waters now and are to load ore for the Tacoma smelter, coming here when discharged, so It will be several weeks before they are looked for. Of vessela now on the way the schooner Henry K. Hall Is out 20 days from San Francisco and is to load for Sydney under engagement to Comyn, Mackall & Co. The schooner W. IL Marston is less than a week out from Adelaide. She Is controlled by a Port lander, Harry Pennell, and J. J. Moore & Co. will load her for the return to the Antipodes. The schooner Irmgard is listed from Cape Town, consigned to Balfour, Guthrie & Co, and the American Trad ing Company has the schooner Alum na, 42 days out from Levuka. The British schooner David Evans, owned by Balfour, Guthrie & Co., is coming from Port Pirie for lumber, having left there 79 days ago, and Hind, Rolph & Co. have listed the schooner Lizzie Vance, which Is to come from Newcastle, N. S. W. January will be a fair month In lumber exports from the river. The Japanese steamer Unkai Maru No. 2 is working a cargo at Xnman-Paulson'8 for Bombay, as is the Norwegian steamer Capto at West port, from where she shifts this week for Linn ton. The schooner Honoipu, loading at Westport for New Zealand, is counted on to finish tomorrow. Before long an other of the Columbia River marine products, the auxiliary schooner Asto ria, will 'begin taking on lumber for Australia in the interest of Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Marine Notes. Hammond Mill, the steam schooner Solano sailed today for San Pedro, Having- discharged fuel oil at Astoria and Portland, the tank steamer Asuncion went to the lower harbor this evenlns and will sail for California tomorrow. The gasoline schooner Roamer arrived from Rogue River with a cargo of canned salmon. After discharging fuel oil at Portland, the tank steamer J. A. Chanslor sailed for Cali fornia. Loaded to capacity with general freight and carrying more than 200 passengers, the steamer Northern Pacific sailed this after noon for San Franclaco. A schooner was reported outside today, but she must have been bound, north as the tug could find no trace of her.' COOS BAT. Or., Jan. 20. (Special.) Captain John Swing, of the gasoline schooner Tramp, left late this evening for South Bay to rescue Charles Baker, who la marooned there with a broken-down gasoline craft. Captain Swing expected to return tomorrow forenoon. The steam sohooner Hardy and Yellow stone, loading at North Bend, will aall to morrow morning for San Francisco. GRATS HARBOR, Wash.. Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) The Hart Wood Company, of San Francisco and Raymond yesterday closed a contract with the Matthews yards for the construction of a 200-foot-long ateamer attorney of Portland, who has been serving with the National Guard on the Mexican -border and who is now on leave of r.bsence at San Francisco. He is survived also by a widow, now in Nelson; a daughter, Mrs. J. E. L Corbet, of Vernon, B. C; a brother, Charles Gore, of Klamath Falls, Or., and a sis ter. Mrs. Bronson, of Fort Wrangel, Or. Captain Gore was born in 1853 at Gibraltar, Mich, and served for 50 years on steamers on the Great Lakes, the Willamette and Stikeen rivers, and the 4rrow. Kootenay and Okanagan lakes of British Columbia. He rose from deckhand to skipper. Tub; Commanded at 18. Before he was 15 years of age he was running- on mall boats between Marquette, Houghton and Hancock. He served four years at this work and then engaged for a short period in ship con struction, but by the time he was II years of age he had worked himself up -from deck hand to master of a tug. He piloted the first boat to run through the canal between Houghton and the lake. He came West to Portland. Or, in 1S78, where his father had a ranch. He engaged In ranching for a short time and then returned to the steamer which win cost S20O.UO0. She win have service. He became deck hand on the boys' and girls' clubs for this section of the country. The boys' and girls' canning and gar den clubs of the state last year made H17.306.12 and there are more than 17,000 club members in all clubs. Mr. Dudley Is planning to assist such schools as wish to organize for the coming year. Ton boats Unable to Draw Barges Through Floating Mass , Above Vancouver Precipitation Is Extensive in Ares. Rain falling- over the ;Willamette and Columbia River district, extendlnr upstreara on the latter at least to Hood River, buoyed steamboatmen with the hope that ice would shortly be a thing of the past. The most serious Interference made known yesterday was that the Colum bia Contract Company was unable to handle the customary number of barges of rock for the north Jetty work. The material is Quarried at Fisher's landing and delivered at Fort Canby. Ice running in the river above Vancouver made it difficult for the towboats to move barges against it, and several barges were held in shelter behind Hayden Island. Major Jewett, Corps of Engineers, IT. S. A-, was advised yesterday tuat it would be impossible to move any rock to the Jetty yesterday, though it was fully expected material would be on hand for distribution Monday. Two barges had reached Fort Canby from which material was taken yesterday. It is the second time this Winter the quarry has faced obstacles, the first interruption being during the first snow of the season, which was ac companied by a driving east wind that made the quarry untenaDie tor ui men. .a that nappenea just ueiure New Tear's, only two or three days' time was lost. As to navigation possibilities on The Dalles route. Captain Charles Nelson, of the People's line, was advised from Hood River yesterday that rain was falling there and It was hoped a rise in the river would help move out io ice quickly. With the exception of two clear stretches. Captain Nelson says, the stream Is blocked by Ice from Memaloose Island to The Dalles. In view, of the prospects the steamer Tahoma, of that line, was shifted to the plant of the Portland Shipbuilding rvtmnunv vesterdav for an overhauling. She will be there until the latter part of the week, when it is tnougnt. nav igation will have been reopened. The Tahoma was hauled out two years ago and it Is intended to take advantage of the forced layoil to go over hull thoroughly. Steamers arriving from Astoria re ported ice as far down as Gobie, but not enough to impede headway. LOriSE NIELSEN TAKES DIP Ship Contracted For Through An dersen & Co. Leaves Ways Soon. At the launching of the steel steemer Louise Nielsen, which takes jiM'e at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Swinrier & Eddy's plant, Seattle, Arnold Relman. head of A. O. Ander sen & Co. in the United States, will be present, as the Andersen interests placed all contracts in this country for the owner of the ship, B. Stolt Nielsen. of Norway. The Norwegian steamer Capto, load ing lumber in the river for Bombay and which shifts today from Westport to TVauna to take more cargo, is owned by Mr. Nielsen, as is the Niels Nielsen, which left Puget Sound a few weeks ayo and put back after losing her wheel. In addition there are five more of the type contracted for by him at Skinner & Eddy's yard. The Louise Nielsen will be christened by Miss Mary F. Little, of Seattle. LUMBER CARRIER IS STUCK Schooner Mabel Brown Refuses to " Leave Vancouver Ways. VANCOUVER, B. C Jan. 20 The wooden schooner Mabel Brown was rtarted down the ways today at the Wallace shipyards, with Miss Betty Brown, daughter of H. W. Brown, head of the Canadian West Coast Navigation T SEIUVOOD GIRL IS SITPERIX. TEXDEXT OF JUNIOR EP. WORTH LEAGUE WORK FOR PORTLAND DIS TRICT. r " ' " si-is? S'Sin-? - t t- ! 4 - L t: I; t t A LLk. ! Sllnnle Mtrej. Miss Minnie Marcy, president of the Sellwood Epworth League. Is also superintendent of the t Junior Epworth League work for T the Portland district, which em- J braces a large numoer of Metho dist churches. Miss Marcy IS de voted to her work and is winning success in her efforts In behalf of the organlxation ehe represents. In preparation for the establishment of Its yard in South Portland, the Scandinavian - American Shipbuilding Company has taken an option to lease land from the O.-W. R. & N., and plans are being drawn for vessels, while ne gotiations are said to be on for con tracts. Sailing from Portland tonight the steamer Breakwater will be on sched ule once more and is to call at Marsh field and Eureka en route to San Fran cisco. The F. A. Kilburn leaves the Golden Gate today and steams via the Coast ports, sailing from Portland Friday. Aboard the Border line Bteamer Des patch, which sailed at 4 o'clock yes terday afternoon for San Francisco, was a full cargo, included in it being 10,380 sacks of oats, 2391 sacks of po tatoes, 1173 bundles of staves, 170 cases of paint and general freight. Captain Anderson, who left the vessel here be cause of illness, was suceeded by Cap tain A. W. Westerholm. Arrivals in the river tonight are ex pected to Include the McCormlck flag- snip wapama and she is to be dis patched for the return to California ports Tuesday. On the last voyage of the vessel from Portland passengers were turned away. It was not until yesterday afternoon that the steamer Multnomah got away from fct, Helens ror Southern Califor nia ports, and it was reported that fog was hanging heavily over that part of the river. The Johann Poulsen sailed from Westport with lumber, bound for San Francisco, and the steamer Daisy left Linnton with a full cargo of lum ber. With a grain cargo, the British steamer Wearwood got away from the harbor yesterday morning, Kingston, Jamaica, being her first port of call, and there she receives orders as to the disposition of her cargo. Information has been received from the East that 200 tons of steel for the new shipbuilding plant of the Albina Engine & Machine Works has been shipped. As soon as all is in readiness the keel of the first 3300-ton steamer is to be laid and the six vessels con tracted for there promise to be deliv ered in record time. Repairs to the cruising launch Sea Otter have been finished at Supple's yard, where worK Is also being don on the gasoline packet City of Ridge- field, the steamer La Cross, of the Wind River Lumber Company, and old llghtvessel No. 60, the latter being re built and fitted for the Mexican trade. As soon as more water is available she will be hauled out on the ways. Hailing from Marshfield, the gaso- tanks large enough to supply her with oil for a Journey from San Francisco to New York. The steamer Nehalem cleared ' from the Blagen mill for San Pedro today. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 20. (Special.) Carrying a large number of second-class steerage passengers and capacity cargo, tbe Japanese steamer Ayo Maru. which arrived in port Thursday from South America, con tinued "on her voyage to the Orient today. The Japanese steamer Tsushima Maru. which arrived in port last Sunday with a fire in her hold, resumed her Journey to New York today. The fire did little damage to the cargo. Merchandise amounting to 4K tons, consigned to this port, was un loaded before the vessel steamed. Balfour. Guthrie & Co. today chartered the American schooner Inca for a voyage from Manila to this port with a cargo of copra. Tbe charter price was given out at SO a tou. Three vessels carrying coal aggregating 5S76 tons, arrived in port today to help re lieve the fuel famine which has been menac ing San Francisco and the bay cities. The barge Acapulco brought 3226 tons to the Western Fuel Company; the steamer Senator 150 tons to the Pacific S. S. company, and the steamer Eureka 250O tons to the Rolph Coal & Navigation Company. The Norwegian steamer Tancred is due tomorrow with C500 tons for the Western Fuel Company. The Acapulco, Tancred and Eureka will eave for the north lor more coal as soon as they discharge. SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 20. (Special.) 4 line schooner Roamer reached Couch- boats running on ' the Willamette and Columbia, soon winning promotion to mate. In 1S84 In this capacity he went ap the Stikeen River, but the boat on which he sailed was sunk on the trip and he returned to Portland. Columbia Steamer Piloted. There he entered the Government snagboat service, becoming a deck hand on the Corvallls. He was next em ployed for one season by the Oregon River & Navigation Company. The fol lowing year he returned to the Govern ment service and fitted out the new steamer Cascades of the Columbia. He was her first master. He resigned to return to the O. R. A N. Company, and remained with It until September, 1S90. when he went to Revelstoke, B. C-, to Join the Columbia & Kootenay Steam Navigation Com pany's service. He was chosen be cause of experience in swift and treach erous waters. He succeeded in keeping the service open throughout the year, instead of for six months In the year as before. He was master of the Co lumbia, later burned. In 1898, a year after the Canadian Pacific bought out the Columbia & Kootenay Company, he succeeded Cap tain J. W. Troup at Nelson as super intendent of the company's steamer service In the Interior of British Co lumbia. He has held that noRftlnn ever Steamer Admiral Watson, which was ashore ' since. His son, George Gore, is a Yale in Fldaigo Bay. soutnwestern Alaska, ar-1 graduate. Mrs. Gore was Miss Ida B. here this afternoon tor arydocmni nlt a resident nf rrerr.n. Shu vi. in 1886. rived ana repairs. iir.r, 1' married to Cantaln Rnr. made at Cordova. tone naa snipments or " . . - ' fresh copper ore and salt Itsh, which were aboard when she went ashore. The passen gers had been transierrea. Steamer Spokane arrived from Southeast em and Southwestern Alaska with 50 pas sengers and cargo of 600 tons of copper ore. She will be laid up for Winter annual over hauling. Captain Gore was a member of the Nelson Masonic Lodge. All of the old-time Willamette and Columbia River steamboatmen remem ber Captain Gore and the part he played in navigation development here Oil tanker CoL E. L. Drake, and tanker until he left the region to enter the Oleum arrived from San Francisco. Steamer I swif twater service in British Colum- seattle Maru. or tne Osaka snosnen K.alsn. bla He had made a number of visits .-.v. tni,h f-r,,., vi,h. ' I here since and had many friends. The Steamers City of Seattle, for Southeastern Alaska, and the Mariposa, for Southwestern Alaska, were the departures today with passengers and general freight for toe north. Passenger steamer Admiral Farragut and the oil tanker El Segundo, towing barge SI, were the day's departures for San Francisco. Schooner Harold Blekum was towed out today by the steamer Progress, bound for Seward. Alaska. The new steamer Panuca began loading last night here for Cuba un der charter to Williams Dtmond. of San Francisco, and today shifted to Tacoma to add cargo and will complete at San Fran cisco. Notice to Mariners. The following affects aids to navigation in the Seventeenth Lighthouse District: Washington Sound Point Frances buoya 2 and 4 replaced January 16. Washington Sound Rosarlo Strait, Belle Rock Buoy. "Belle Rock," replaced in po sition January 15. ' Washington Sound San Juan Channel, Turn Rock light, heretofore reported as ex tinguished, was rel.-ghted January 15. Columbia River Aids to navigation dis continued: South Channel range lights, Jan uary 1; South Channel bell buoy, SC, De cember 31; Jetty sands range lights, Janu ary 1; Skamokawa Bar buoy. 1, Decem ber 31- Walker Island to Martin Island: Channel buovs 2 and 4, December 31. Columbia River Clatsop Spit gas buoy 12. color of light to be chanced to red about February 15. 1J17. or 40-candlepower; with out other change. Willamette River Postoffflce Bar range front lifrht. moved November 15 35 yards 1 flj ix degrees from former position, without other change. : Wlllapa Pay Toke Point to South Bend, beacon 6 reported carried awav Decem ber 24. ROBERT W ARRACK. Inspector. Tide at Aatorla Sunday. High water. Low water. 10:49 A. M....8 feet4:53 A M.. .3.9 feet miles" north 'of Manaanlllo. lb:U8 P. Jkl..1.0 feet Gore family of steamboat operators have been regarded as Oregonians. since they came to the river at a time when Its steamboat history was being made. Marconi Wireless Reports. (All positions reported at 8 P. January 20, unlews otherwlne aetngnatea.) GRACB DOLLAR, Tacoma for San Fran cisco. 201 miles north of Mendocino. YOSEMITE. Port Gamble for San Fran cisco. ft3 miles south or Blunts Reef. WILLAMETTE. San Francisco for Grays Harbor. 175 miles north or San Francisco. ECUADOR, Orient for San Francisco, 106S miles west of Honolulu at 8 P. M., Jan uary 11. ATLAS, Honolulu for Richmond, 1840 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M., Jan uary 19. HILON'IAN. Ssn Francisco for Honolulu, 1730 miles from San Franclaco, 8 P. M. Jan uary 19. - LURUNE. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1152 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M. Jan uary 19. VENEZUELA, San Francisco for Orient, 1050 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M. Jan uary 19. MANOA, San Francisco for Honolulu. 1018 miles from San Francisco. 8 P. M. Jan uary 19. PRESIDENT. San Francisco for Seattle. 97 miles north of San Francisco. TOPEK A, Eureka for San Franclaco. 18 miles south of Point Arena. SAN JOSE, at San Jose de Guatemala, 8 P. M. January 17. PERU, Balboa for San Franclaco, at La union, 8 P. M. January 19. NEWPORT. Balboa for San Francisco, ar rived Champerlco. 8 A. M. January 20. KLAMATH. San Francisco for Ban Pedro, 55 miles east of Point Concepcion. OREGON, San Pedro for Balboa, 1100 miles south of San Pedro. PAN JUAN. San Francisco tor .Balboa, so COQUILLE MILL TO RESUME Member of Dollar Company Says Prospects Are Bright. EUGENE. Or- Jan. 20. (Special.) The Dollar company's sawmill at Co qullle will soon resume operations, ac cording to Stanley Dollar, son of Cap tain Robert Dollar, president of the uoiiar Company, who passed through cugene on nis way to San Francisco, alter visiting the Coquilie mill. The mill bas a capacity of 100,000 feet of lumber a day. Mr. Dollar says there are bright pros pects ahead for the lumber industrv no predicts mat loiiowing tne war the Pacific Coast will enjoy the greatest properity it has known in many years. CRUISER MAY ROLL OVER Fear of Losing Milwaukee's Ord nance Is Increased. EUREKA, Cal., Jan. 20. Fear that the United States cruiser Milwaukee's ordnance cannot be saved Increased to day with the continued listing of the cruiser to a point where she is liable to roll over on her beam ends. Several hundred men are quartered on the beach endeavoring to salvage tne Milwaukee and the submarine H-3 which the cruiser was trying to pull seaward with the cable, when she her self, was dragged into the breakers. Chickens to Go to Denver. EUGENE. Or, Jan. 20. (Special.) Oregon is to be represented at the Western National Poultry Show at Den ver next month, according to an an nouncement made by Dr. J. O. Watts, of Eugene. Dr. Watts won the highest honors on Barred Plymouth Rocks at the Oregon show in Medford and will send Borne of tbe same birds to Den ver. MOTHER OF - FIRE MARSHAL IS LAID TO REST. i Si lit NORTHERN PACIFIC. Flaval for Ean Charlotte Stevesua. Funeral services for Charlotte Stevens were held Wednesday at the Holman chapel. The body was taken to Weston, Neb., for buriaL Mrs. Stevens died Jan uary 13. She was the mother of Fire Marshal Jay Stevens, of Port land; Lieutenant Gilbert W. Ste- 4 vens, or Battery a. Oregon t leld Artillery; Mrs. Lilly Henderson, of Broken Bow, Neb., and J. C t Stevens, of Culver. Or. Funeral services were conducted by I Minerva Chapter of the Order of I Eastern Star. The body was I taken East by H. C Stevens, j husband of the deceased. Mrs. f Stevens had lived in Oregon 11 I years. POWER COMPANY TO MOVE General Offices Taken to Tacoma From Springfield. vnciT.-xv.- Or- Jan. 20. General of fices of the Oregon Power Company, which have been maintained at Spring field. Or., for the past year, are to be -1 nnr-a to Tacoma, 'Wash., ac cording to announcement made by the officials of the company. The offices were removed to springneia iruin gene when the electrical system was sold to the Eugene municipal plant. The general bookkeeping i y Willamette Valley plants win be done at Tacoma. as that Is a more central location lor tne .icB- - other properties of the company. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. ' PORTLAND. Jan. 20 Maximum ternpr atura. 41 degrees: minimum. vde1e River" reading. S A. M-. 1.4 rU C h. last 84 hours. 0.5 fool rise. Total ralnra l (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.). .22 inch; total rainfall since September 1. 1917. 13.34 Inches: nor mal rainfall since September 1. 23.5S mcbes: deficiency of rainfall since September 1. 10 24 Inches. Total sunshine, none: posslc-le sunshine. 9 hours 12 minutes. Bromtr (reduced to sea level). 5 P. M.. 30.04 inches. Relative humidity at noon. S3 per cent. THE WEATHER. STATIONS. Baker ........ Boise ......... Boston ....... Ca nary Chicago Denver ....... Des Moines Duluth Eureka ....... Galveston .... Helena Jacksonville .. tJuneau Kansas City Los Angeles . .. Marshfield . ... Medford Minneapolis . .. Montreal New Orleans - .. New York .... North Head . . North Yakima. Omaha ....... Phoenix ...... Pocatello ..... Portland Koseburg- Sacramento . . St. Louis. Salt Lake San DleKO San Franclaco. Seattle Sitka Spokane Tacoma ...... Tatoosh Island. tValdea Walla Walla.. Washington .. Winnipeg o 3 State of weather. 24 0.00. . NV 2l0. !.. O 0.04' . . 'N W SO 0.1"'10 NK 32 O.VO'12 NW 3(1 0.01' 12 E 8 0."6 1I W 4 O.Wdili, SEI IS 0.0l . .1 N 54! 72 O.ou,. - O.Oi' . . N 2S 36 0. 00 14, E! 40 4S 0.10,. .! NE SOI 4i 0.10; . . SW -irtl Urt.lHt!..NW 4 12 0. t")'l"'l r- -4 0. OHIO; ? 7S 0.0O . SV 3 MO. 00 14 NW 42 0.3ti;18j S 24 0.00(. . SW 2 0.O0 101 E 60( 62 o.es 10( PW 81 1 0.02!. .NW 32 41 0.2212 s-w S- 44 0.00 . . SW 321 5 0.00 14 NW 301 44 0.0OI. .) El 14! 20 0.3i. -;NWI 441 .'.2 0.1'J . . SW 3! 3b 0.001. .1 32:. . Jo. 00. . w 32. ..lo.oo!. .(nw 3(11 40 0. OS 10; SWI 3K! 4S 0.10;.. SW !-24!0.(Ki. . Do S2 o.os;. . w 221 44 0.001 . . SW -24110 0.0o . -I N 12! OOl 18 asi 10 Snow Snow Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cioudy pt. cloudy Cloudy Snow Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Rain Cloudy Cloudy Snow Cloudy Clear Rain Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Snow Rain Rain Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Rain Snow Snow Rain Kun Clear Snow Clear Clear tA. M. today. P. M. report preceding day. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The Southwestern disturbance has moved to Colorado and there Is a secondary depres sion over Interior British Columbia. The Influence of these disturbances has resulted In local precipitation In nearly ail sections of the country except the Oulf and Middle Atlantic states. A high-pressure area over lies Central Canada. The weather is warmer on most of the Pacific Slope. In the Southern Plains states. Lower Mississippi Valley and on the Appalachian Highland: It la colder in Central Canada and adjoining- portions of the United States, Nebraska. Northern Colo rado and the southern portion of the Basin states. Except In Western Oregon, temper atures are below normal In this forecast district. The conditions are favorable for rain or snow In this district Sunday, with slight temperature changes and generally south erly winds. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Rain; southerly winds. Oregon and Washington Rain west, rain or snow east portion; winds mostly south erly. Idaho Rain or snow. L North Pacific Coast Ram; gentle south erly winds. T. FRANCIS DRAKE, Assistant Forecaster. The doctrine of the globular form of the earth was known among the Greek philosopher of the second and third centuries. B. C, but the name of the man who for the first time announced the idea is unknown. i -