The Sunday Oregonian., May 27, 1917, SECTION TWO, Page 14, Image 36

TITE SUNDAY OKEGONIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 27, 1917.
HERO GRAVES TO BE
FLOWER STREWN
PLANS FOR PORT OF ASTORIA TERMINALS.
WEN1W0DTH AGENT
The steamers Daisy Freeman and Che-
BOARD WITHHOLDS
REPLY TO GOETHftLS
halls arrived from San Francisco. The Free
man im loading at the Andermon-Mlddleton
mill and the Chehalia at the Aberdeen Lum
ber A Shingle Company mill.
OF SHIPPING BOARD
SAN FRANCISCO. May 26. (Special.)
Considerable unfavorable comment was
caused In shipping circles today over the
secret charter by the United States Shipping
HJlA
Board of the former German bark Ottawa.
to George W. McNear. It Is understood the
Ottawa will load case oil here for a foreign
port, and as she Is a large carrier, will earn
her charterer a large amount for the voy
Honor for Living Veterans,
Tribute to Soldier Dead,
Memorial Day Duty.
Portland Man Named to Su
pervise Construction of
Federal Ships.
age.
Opposition to Wooden Ship
Programme Arouses Dis
cussion at Caortal.
One of the reasons brought out In the dis
cussion unfavorable to the Government Is
that men In San Francisco did not know that
the big bark waa to be chartered and so had
no opportunity to make a bid on her charter.
Coming In from a Pacific port, a roreign
steamer arriving today brought 1ST cabin.
27 second cabin and -." Asiatic steerage pas
sengers, and had a total of 4155 tons of
general cargo.
LUMBER TO BE SUPPLIED
The first vessel to leave San Francisco
LOVE OF NATION FILLS ALL
direct for Alaska other than the cannery
CHANGED PLANS INDICATED
tenders and ships was the Pacific Steamship
Company's freighter Admiral Walnwright.
which steamed for the North today wita a
heavy general cargo.
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Urand Army and Spanish War Men,
National Guards, Cadets and Boy
' Scouts to Unite in Pa
triotic Demonstration.
Honor for the living and dead vet
erans of the Nation's wars will be paid
Wednesday by Portland. Flowers will
be laid in loving memory upon the
graves of the dead heroes and music
and addresses of a patriotic nature will
be given as a tribute.
Cemeteries of the city will be deco
rated under the direction of the Grand
Army veterans and the allied women's
societies. Patriotic organizations will
march in parade and exercises of an
appropriate nature will be held. A
special service will be held by Congre
gational churches on "Wednesday morn
ing in the First Church.
Owing to the lateness of the season,
the usual wealth of floral bloom is
lacking this year and the Grand Army
wants flowers for the decoration of
graves on Memorial day. An appeal
was made yesterday for flowers and It
was asked that all having flowers of
any kind that can be given, leave them
at the Fourths-street entrance of the
Courthouse where . someone will be
ready to receive them, Tuesday after
noon or evening.
Details from the Grand Army and
other patriotic societies will decorate
, the graves of soldiers and sailors In
the various city cemeteries. A small
detail of Boy Scouts will assist In
decorating the graves at Riverview
Cemetery.
Detail of G. A. 11. Comrades.
At 9 A. M. comrades from all the
posts and camps detailed for the pur
pose will assemble at Lone Fir Ceme
tery and, assisted by the Women's Re
lief Corps and pupils of Sunnyside,
Buckman and Hawthorne schools and
friends, will decorate the war veterans'
graves in Lone Fir and St. Mary's
cemeteries.
At the same hour details of comrades
from the posts, assisted by the pupils
of the schools designated, will decorate
graves in other cemeteries, as follows:
From Reuben Wilson Post to Mount Scott
and Multnomah cemeteries, aided by Lents
and Woodmere schoola
From McKlnley Post to Bralnard. assisted
by the pupils of Montavllla, Hudson and
Glenhaven schools.
From A. J. Smith Post to Mllwaukle, as
sisted by Sellwood School.
From Gordon Granger Post to Rosa City,
assisted by Rose City Park School.
From General Compson Post to Columbian,
aided by delegations from the schools of
the St. Johns district of the city.
From George Wright and Lincoln-Garfield
posts to Mount Calvary and Mount
Zlon.
From George Wright and Sumner posts to
Multnomah, assisted by Arleta School.
From Ben Butler Post to Masonic, Powell
and Multnomah.
While the graves are being decorated
at Lone Fir and St. Mary's, the Mar
kee's Band at the Soldiers' Monument
will give a selection of sacred music.
At 10:30 A.- M., the following pro
gramme will be given at Lone Fir
Cemetery:
Offertory. Markee's Band; Invocation,
Chaplain W. T. Kerr; reading Memorial or
ders. Adjutant J. W. Ogllbee; music. Mar
kee's Band : address. Women's Relief Corps,
Mrs. Minnie Horseman; music. Veteran Quar
tet: Lincoln's Gettysburg address. L. E.
Beach, commander United Spanish War Vet
erans ;p oem. "After the Battles," by Mrs.
June McMillen Ordway; addrers. Comrade
J. L. Stevens; "America," band and audi'
.ace; benediction, chaplain; taps, bugler.
Service for Sailors and Marines.
Memorial services for sailors and
marines will be held at 10:30 A. M.,
when Grand Army of the Republic
members and representatives of other
patriotic societies will march from the
Courthouse to the stark-s-treet oock,
where services will be held on a ferry
boat loaned by the County Commis
sioners. At Montavllla services will be held
under the auspices of McKinley Post,
No. 45, G. A. R., and McKlnley Women's
Relief Corps. They will begin at 9:30
Veterans will also be In charge of
exercises at Sellwood, starting at 9
o'clock, when graves of the soldier
dead in Milwaukie Cemetery will be
decorated. After lunch in the hall at
Sellwood, a patriotic programme will
be rendered.
At Lents a committee of old soldiers
will receive flowers at the Oddfellows'
Hall, beginning at 7:30 A. M., and,
aided by school children and others,
graves In Mount Scott and Multnomah
cemeteries will be decorated. Patri
otic exercises will follow at 10 o'clock
In Oddfellows' Hall.
St. Johns will also hold services in
keeping with the day. At 8 o'clock the
cemetery will be visited and graves of
the soldier dead will be decked with
flags and flowers. At 10:30 a parade
will form at Grand Army of the Re
public headquarters and will move to
the memorial mounment near Jersey
street, where patriotic exercises will be
held. At 2 P. M. In Grand Army Hall,
a programme of a suitable nature will
be given.
Formation of the Parade.
The chief parade of the day In Port
land will be started from the Court
house at 2 P. M. The units of this
parade will form as follows:
The Sons of Veterans, Charles J.
Schnabel. commander, will form on
north side of Salmon, west of Fourth
street and move out after the military.
The Klks' Band. E. Cioffl. director.
will take position on south side of
Salmon west of Fourth street.
The Grand Army of the Republic will
form on south side of Salmon west of
Fourth street In rear of the Elks'
Band.
The ladies of the Women's Relief
Corps, circles of the Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic, Ladles'
Auxiliary of Scout Young Camp who
desire to march, will form under
charge of Surgeon J. W. Curran on east
side of Fourth street, right resting on
Salmon street, and will move in the
parade in the rear of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
The United Spanish War Veterans,
Commander L. E. Beach, will form on
the east side of Fourth street, right
resting on Main street, and move out
after the Ladies of the Grand Army of
the Republic.
Honor Guard and Boy Scouts
The Junior Honor Guards- will form
on north side of Main street east of
, Fourth street and follow the Spanish
War Vet. ram.
The Toy Scouts will form for parade
on the south side of Main street east of
Fourth street and follow the Junior
Honor Guards.
The Indian War Veterans and Grand
Army Veterans not marching will be
In carriages under the direction of
H. E. Dosch and form In line on the
north side of Salmon street east of
Visa Showing Oweral AmngnMut of Grata Handling
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF
Fourth street and move out In' rear of
marching column.
The ' First Regiment, Infantry. Ore
gon Reserves, General tnaries n.
Beebe commanding, will form on the
north side of Madison street, with the
right resting on Fourth street, and
will follow the Spanish War Veterans
in the order of march.
The following line of march will be
followed: North on Fourth street to
Yamhill, west on Yamhill to Thirteenth,
south on Thirteenth to the German
House, between Main and Madison
streets.
The following " programme will be
given upon arrival at the German
House:
Assembly, bugler; music. Ladies' Cardinal
Quartet; Invocation. Chaplain X. B. Wade;
reading Memorial orders. Adjutant C. A.
Williams; music. Ladles' Cardinal Quartet;
Lincoln's Gettysburg address. E. R. Lund-
berg; address. Women s Relief Corps. Airs.
Hilda Slater; address. Rev. Joshua Stans
field; solo, "Star-Spangled Banner." Mrs.
F. S. Olson; music, "America," audience;
benediction, chaplain; taps, bugler.
Services at Congregational Church.
The Congregational churches of the
Portland district will hold a unlou
Memorial day service at the First
Congregational Church Wednesday
morning at 10:30 o'clock. The purpose
of the service Is to help restore to the
day the element of sacredness and
solemnity held in view by its founders.
All Portland people In sympathy with
the purpose have been invited to at
tend. Rev. J. J. Staub, of the Sunny-
side Congregational Church, will act as
chairman, and Dr. Calvin B. Waller, of
the White Temple, will deliver the
principal address. Colonel May, com
mander of the Third Oregon Infantry,
is heartily in sympathy with the plan
and has detailed a bugler to assist In
the service. The G. A. R. have voted
their approval and many of them will
be present. In brief a splendid patri
otic service is anticipated. No offer
ing will be taken.
Following is the programme:
Prelude. "American Fantasia." Mrs. J. W.
McMlchael. organist; song by congregation,
"America," Mr. J. W. McMlchael, leader;
invocation. Rev. F. A. Wlilman, First Ger
man Church; song by congregation. "Colum
bia, the Gem of the Ocean ; rollcall; song
by congregation, "Lead, Kindly Light";
Scripture reading. Rev. W. H.Meyer. Park-
rose Church; Prayer. Rev. Warren Morse. I
ration, "Battle Hymn of the Republic"; art
dress, "The Immortal Crown." Dr. Calvin B.
Waller; taps, bugler. Third Oregon Infantry.
Aid of Carpenters Sought.
An appeal has been issued by the
Louise Home for carpenters to help
build a cottage hospital for children
quartered there. It is suggested this
will be a kindly way to sj nd Memorial
day and all carpenters w are willing
to help are asked to come out, bring
their wives and spend the day there.
The frame of the cottage hospital Is
up and the roof on. The building
should be finished soon, as the needs of
the children demand it. Entertainment
will be furnished those willing to help
the cause. The Louise Home is located
on Barker road, between Sandy boule
vard and the Base Line road. Carpen
ters are asked to bring their tools. In
formation may be had by telephoning
Broadway 1665 or A 7426.
Winslow Meade Circle will hold their
memorial for departed members tomor
row afternoon at 2 o'clock. Wednesday
afternoon, members are asked to met
at the Courthouse at 1:30 and march
in the parade with Grand Army and
W. R, C. members to the German House
and participate In the exercises there.
WAR BOOMS POST TOWN
VANCOUVER MORE ACTIVE THAN
FOR MANY YEARS PAST. '
Public Utility Companies Workiii
Hard to Accommodate In- '
creasing; Population.
VANCOUVER. Wash., May 24. (Spe
claL) Vancouver's waterfront shows
more activity now than for many years
past. Several piledrlvers are at work
for the shipbuilding yards being estab
lished here. Large barges of lumber are
being unloaded and the lumber hauled
to Vancouver Barracks, where nearly
200 carpenters are erecting buildings
for 10.000 troops to be trained here this
Summer. In addition to the number at
ready at the post. The DuBols Lumber
Company is working steadily on ever
increasing orders for shipment, ana
rafts of logs are being towed in.
Empty store buildings are being
rented and filled up and hundreds of
residences are being occupied, and new
ones built. The water, electric light
and telephone companies are working
extra men in making connections ror
the residences, and new people by the
hundreds are flocking to the city.
Business here is better than for years
past and Indications are that It will
Increase steadily lor some time to
come.
In addition to these many activities,
the cannery has opened and is employ
ing more than 100 people to start with,
canning seasonable vegetables, and 600
will be employed soon; the North Coast
Power Company Is expending $60,000
in improvements. Installing a big pipe
line from the springs, the source of
Vancouver's water supply, to the city
reservoir, and a new standpipe is be
ing built. Labor Is scarce, good wages
are being paid and everything Is un
usually prosperous.
Colombia RlTer Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. May 26. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M. Sea smooth; wind south
west, 4 miles.
Tides at Astoria Sunday.
High. Low.
4:20 A M....T.2 feet I 11:31 A. M 1.0 feet
6:02 P. M. 7.0 feet
..Jrifo I ! 1 I " :
tiomat am
and Bulk Storage Urfiti.. maunder course of m traction M the PORT OF ASTORIA TKXMINAU.
GRAI N HANDLING AND ni l.K STORAGE FACILITIES SHOWN.
HUGE BINS STARTED
Astoria Completing Grain
Handling Facilities.
PLANT TO COST $319,000
Bulk Grain Will Be Stored in 64
Reinforced Concrete Tanks 22
Feet in Diameter and 78
Feet in Depth.
ASTORIA, Or.. May 26. (Special.)
The material Is now being assembled
by Contractor C. L. Houston for the
construction of 64 reinforced concrete
storage bins for bulk wheat, which are
to be erected in connection with the
Port of Astoria's bulk grain elevator.
Under the contract the bins are to be
completed in time for handling the
present seasons crop. Una contract
price for the construction Is 1174.000,
but this Is in addition to the S45.000
worth of structural steel which the
Port Commission purchased some
months ago.
The elevator, which Is completed,
and its machinery cost approximately
$100,000, so that the entire plant, which
will have a storage capacity for 1.000,
000 bushels of bulk grain, will repre
sent an expenditure of 1319.000. In ad
dition to the elevator and bins, the
Port warehouse has a capacity for
storing 2,000,000 bushels of sacked
grain.
The The new plant will be of re
inforced concrete construction and each
of the 64 bins will be 22 feet, eight
inches in diameter and 78 feet deep.
Besldes the bins there will be a work
house with a receiving elevator on
either side. Two additional legs are
to be located in the center of the build
ing, each with an elevating capacity
of 15.000 bushels per hour, to be used
for transferring and shipping from the
elevators.
A 36-inch conveyor will be used for
filling the bins and it will extend into
the present workhouse connecting the
two plants. These belts will run
through reversible trippers discharg
ing In to the various bins. Four 36-
inch belt conveyors will be run in
tunnels under the storage bins and
discharge to the two large elevators
for rehandling and shipping out.
Two 2000-bushel garners are to re
ceive the grain from the four elevators
and discharge to two 1600-bushel hop
per scales, which In turn will dis
charge to the several workhouse bins.
The bulk shipments are to be handled
over a 36-inch belt from the new work
house to the waterfront at Slip No. 1.
while all sacked grain is to be handled
through the present elevator building
over a 30-inch conveyor to the ware
house and waterfront, thus permitting
the handling of both bulk and sacked
grain at the same time.
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SEIZED SHIPS OFF DRYDOCK
Dalbek and Arnoldus Vinnen Go to
Dock No. 14 for Completion.
Hull work was finished yesterday on
the Dalbek at the Oregon drydock, and
Arnoldus Vinnen, at the Port of Port
land drydock, and the former German
barks were shifted to Municipal Dock
No. 1, Joining the Kurt, so their rig
ging can be overhauled. The Kurt is
trimming ballast and will be ready for
service tomorrow.
Captain McNaught, of the San Fran
cisco Board of Marine Underwriters,
who Is in charge of the rehabilitation
of the. seized vessels, says the Dalbek
and Arnoldus Vinnen will bo finished
by June 15. On the ships there was
much more labor and repairs than was
estimated at first, it being found that
virtually all running rigging had to
be gone over, as well as much of the
standing rigging, and more plates were
fitted on the hulls of the Dalbek and
Arnoldus Vinnen than was counted on.
Halibut Fisliing Schooner Launched.
TOLEDO, Or.. May 26. -(Special.)
The first of three halibut fishing
schooners building at the Hanson ship
yards, was launched this week. The
boat was built for the G. R. Burke Fish
Company, of Portland. The boat will
be ready to Join the fleet off the New
port banks in . three weeks. The
schooner is 56 feet in length, will be
equipped with 50-horsepower gasoline
engines, and is . said to have cost
about 4000.
Marine Xotes.
Captain A. B. Graham, of the Yellow Stack
line, essayed the part of a cowboy yester
day, when a bull broke loose while await
ing transportation on the dock and headed
into Front street. He scattered loungers In
the vicinity and headed for a nearby Junk
yard, where the skipper engineered his
capture.
Following the departure yesterday of the
McCormick steamer Multnomah. It was an
nounced the same line would dispatch the
Wapama for California Tuesday, the Wil
lamette Wednesday and the Klamath Thur
day.
Among passengers to leave on the Emerald
line steamer F. A. Kllburn Tuesday night
will be a vaudeville troupe known as the
Seven Kids, headed by Art WInstock, Marsh
field being their first destination.
Captain Clyde Parker Is looked for In
port today with the steamer Rose City, hail
ing from California ports with 100 passen
gers and l-uu tons oi cargo.
Lumber laden for San Francisco, the
steamer Jouan Poulsen sailed from Westport
last night.
Captain John F. Blain, Northwest ln-
a
Vis wo
: cosj jeenats a. ei.mva.tion :
spector for the Shipping Board In the new
shipbuilding programme, who was In the
city yesterday, recalled that it was five
years ago last night that friends here ten
dered him a banquet on the eve of his de
parture for Norfolk, where he became 'as
sistant United States Inspector of hulls. At
the time he was superintendent of the Ore
gon drydock.
XORWEGIAXS WILL BANQUET
Portlanders Honor Visiting Owners
and Mariners From Norway.
Complimenting representatives of
Norwegian vessel owners and masters
who have arrived to assume command
of ships ordered by those interests, a
real Norwegian naval' banquet will be
served in the tea gardens of the Hotel
Multnomah tonight Table decora
tions, place cards, appointments of the
gardens added to the Japanese effects.
Among those to attend will be A. O.
BJelland. Norwegian ConsuK and Mrs.
BJelland; Vice-Consul Lamm and Mrs.
Lamm, Mr. and Mrs. Harald Lang, Miss
Ruth Lang and Miss Eva Lang, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Hagemann, Miss Hage
mann, G. Hofgaard and N. L. BJonness,
naval architects In charge of ships
building at the Northwest Steel Com
pany's plant; J. W. Kluver, of Christl-
anla, owner of the auxiliary schooner
Astri; Captain Hansen, representing
Bowman Brothers, who purchased the
auxiliary schooners Alpha and Beta
from the Peninsula yard; Captain Ja
cobsen, who will command the former,
and Captain Meidell, who will have one
of the ships building at the Northwest
yard.
Portland-New York Service Next.
That the steamer Northland is to be
Joined in a Portland-New York service
by the steamer 1L M. hitney is re
ported in the New York Daily Marine
Record of May 21 as follows:
The steamship Northland. which left
Portland. Or., recently. Is expected in New
York within a day or so. She is to go Into
drydock here to get a new stern frame and
other repairs. Her place on the Portland
New York route will be taken by the Metro
politan Line steamer H. M. Whitney, prac
tically a sister ship of the Herman Winter,
now In service on this route, and the two
will run opposite each other carrying freight
for an Indefinite period. On arriving at New
York. Captain Snow and the officers and
crew of the Northland will leave for Boston
by rail to bring the Whitney on to New
York, she being booked to leave there on
Wednesday next for Portland on her first
trip.
Holding Company Formed.
Independent Steamship Company Is
the name of the corporation to operate
the steamers F. A. Kllburn and Break
water, which are sailing under the title
of Emerald line because they are con
trolled by Andrew Mahoney and
Thomas Crowley. San Francisco Celts,
Struthers & Dixon, general agents for
the fleet, telegraphed from San Fran
cisco yesterday to H. H. Bancroft. Port
land representative, that the Independ
ent Company would be the holding cor
poration. The five-day service Is to
be maintained, under which the Kll
burn leaves here Tuesday and the
Breakwater June 3.
Snake and Clearwater Rising.
LEWISTON, Idaho. May 26. (Spe
cial.) The Snake and Clearwater
rivers are rising at Lewiston and The
Dalles-Columbia River Transportation
Company is arranging again to abandon,-the
use of the lower dock while
the high water continues. The snow
in the higher altitudes is Just begin-
niny to melt and United States Weather
Observer Thomas anticipates record
high water during June. He has Issued
warning to all commercial houses
looated on the water-front to be pre
pared for au unusual stage of water.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. May 26. Sailed Steamer
Multnomah, for San Pedro; steamer J. A
Chanslor, for San Francisco. Arrived
Steamers Centralla and J. A. Chanslor, from
San Francisco.
ASTORIA May 26. Arrived at S A M.,
steamer Argyll, from 6an Francisco. Sailed
at 5 A. M., steamer ralsy Freeman, . for
Aberdeen: steamer Shasta, at 4 A M., for
San Pedro; steamer Florence Olsen, for
Puget Sound. Left up at 1 P. M., steamer
Argyll. '
SAN FRANCISCO. May 26. Sailed at 11
A M., steamer Great Northern, for Flavel;
steamer Westerner, for Columbia River; at
noon, steamer Beaver, for San Pedro.
ASTORIA May 25. Arrived at 8 and left
up at 9:30 P. M steamer J. A. Chanslor.
from San Francisco. Sailed at 7 P. M.. steam
er Daisy Putnam, lor baa rancisco.
POINT ARENA. May 26. Passed at 2
P. M., barge Isaac Reed, in tow of tug Her
cules, for -Columbia River.
SEATTLE. May 25. Sailed at 8 P.
tug Samson, for Columbia River.
M..
SAN FRANCISCO. May 26. Arrived
Steamers Hoqulam. from Aberdeen; Captain
A. F. Lucas, barge 95. from Seattle; Hart
wood, from Grays Harbor. Sailed Steamers
Santa Barbara, for Wlllapa: Great Northern,
for Astoria; Western and Klamath, for Co
lumbia River; Avalon. for Wlllapa.
XT. S. Xaval Radio Reports.
LTMAN STEWART, San Luis for Seattle,
02O miles from Seattle. 8 P. M.
LANSING, Seattle for San Luis. ISO miles
from Sen Luis, 8 P. M.
WH1TTIER, Oleum for San Luis, due 8
A. M. tomorrow.
FLORENCE OLSON, Astoria for Van
couver, off Clallam Bay.
KLAMATH, San Francisco for St. Helens,
80 miles north of San Francisco.
GREAT NORTHERN, San Francisco for
Flavel. eight miles north of Blunts Reef
lightship.
ASUNCION. Richmond for Portland, 220
miles south of the Columbia River.
WAPAMA, 10 miles south of St. George's
Reef.
WILLAMETTE, San Francisco for Bt-
Helens. 2ti0 miles north of San Francisco.
Steamer WAHKEEN A, Westport for Re-
dondo. off Point Aguello.
NUUANU. Eureka for Puget Sound, 130
miles north of Eureka.
Read The Oregonian classified ads.
First Contracts Will Come to Yards
Already Established, and Later
Work Will Be Given Xew
Yards, if Amply Backed.
Lloyd J. Wentworth, president of the
Portland Lumber Company, who has
been deeply concerned In maritime mat
ters, being one of those who labored
industriously to bring the race line of
steamers here a few years ago, has
been named as Oregon representative
of Major-General Goethals, who Is man
ager of the United States Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation.
which body handles shipbuilding for
the Shipping Board.
Mr. Wentworth was called to Wash
ington more than a week ago, reaching
there Monday, and It was understood
then he aa to be named to assume
charge of the new building programme
here, operating In conjunction with
Captain John F. Blaln, of Seattle, who
has the Northwest territory, and yes
terday his appointment was made
known.
Ship Work to Be Hushed.
In a telegram to the Chamber of
Commerce telling of his appointment,
Mr. Wentworth also forwarded addi
tional details relative to the new con
tracts, the message being as follows:
Plan Is to build all ships possible.
both wood and steel, that can be com
pleted by December 31, 1918. Number
ships constructed on Columbia and
other Oregon ports will depend entirely
on ability of builders to get to work
immediately and seal shown by com- i
munity In getting behind builders,
mobilizing as speedily as possible labor
and materials. Completed organiza
tions and plants that are able, to show
that they are" ready to start work will
be given contracts for single vessels.
as explained yesterday.
"General Goethals has appointed me
his representative for the Columbia
and Oregon district to co-operate with
Captain Blaine In every way to expe
dite the building of as many wooden
ships as possible for our district. New
contractors will not be permitted to
wreck organizations already operating.
Labor to Be Mobilised.
"Do everything possible to mobilize
labor for enlargement of present facil
ities for building ships. It will be of
no use for builders to come here. If
they are ready to do business and start
work, see Captain Blaina until I return.
Contracts will be executed here.
"No use local people figuring on
power, but if anyone can figure on
contracting for Installation of power
and machinery for vessels building In
Oregon, get them to working imme
diately. Lumber will be supplied at a
fixed price through the lumber com
mitte of the National Defense Council.
In turn working through the Lumber
Association. Inspection and acceptance
at mill final. It will be my duty to act
as Goethals' representative, relieving
both the General and Captain Blaine of
as much of the detail as possible; also
to see that work progresses satisfacto
rily and especially to assist builders in
getting materials of all kinds by work
ing direct with the Government agen
cies. I am also authorised to prevent
yards disrupting the organization of
other yards in Oregon, as well as In
Washington.
New Yarda to Spring; Up.
His assurance that many wooden
ships will be allotted here If there Is
proper paratlon made to execute the
work will no doubt hasten the active
operation of several new companies
that have been preparing to enter the
field. .
Because of his knowledge of lumber
lng, he Is regarded as excellently fitted
to take up subjects relative to material.
Its price, transportation and such de
tails, while his standing and acquaint
ance In the state will assist in his work
of dealing directly with builders as
well as ascertaining the support of
those 'planning to establish plants. It
is understood Mr. Wentworth will leave
Washington In a day or two for home.
by which time plans and specifications
will be generally distributed and the
entire programme enter upon a more
definite working basis.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Steamer Schedule.
DUE TO ARRIVE.
Name. From. - Data.
Great Northern,. . ..San Francisco. .. - May 27
noia . . ....... a-oa ADgeiM. ... ,.uay 27
F. A. Kllburn San Francisco. . . . May 27
Northern Pacific. . .San Francisco. . .May 30
ttreaawaier ban franc ico. ...June 1
oetver. ......... ..lUoa Angeles. ... ..June
DUE TO DEPART.
Name. For Date.
Tale 8. F. for L.A.-S.D. May 28
Rose City ...San Francisco. .Mar 29
Great Northern. ... San Francisco. .. .May 2W
r . A-. JviiDurn. ... .ban r rancisco. ... Ala v
Wapama. ......... San Francisco. . . .May 29
Harvard M. F. for L.A.-S.D.. May SO
Willamette Ban Dleso slay HO
Northern Jfacizio. . .Ban r rancisco. .May 31
niamaia. ......... ban mego. ...... j una j
Breakwater. ...... JLos Angeles. ... ..June j
Beaver. ..Los Angela. ... ..Juno
Pacific Coast Shipping: Notes.
ASTORIA. Or.. May 26. ( Special. ) Th
tank steamer Argyll arrived this morning
xrom California, or in gin g xuei oil lor As
toria and Portland.
The tank steamer J. A. Chanslor arrived
this morning from California with a cargo
ox iuei oil ror rortiana.
The Japanese steamer Saigon Maru ar
rived today from Tacoma en route to Port
land. She was Drought down the coast by i
Captain C. T. Bailey.
After discharging freight In Astoria, the
steam schooner Florence Olsen sailed early
this morning xor ancouver. where she will
load grain for San Francisco.
Carrying a cargo of lumber from Port
land, the steam schooner Shasta sailed this
morning for San Francisco.
The steam schooner Daisy Freeman sailed
this morning for Grayi Harbor to load lum
ber, having discharged freight In Astoria
and Portland.
The tank steamer El Segundo., with barge
No. tS In tow. la due from California, bring
ing fuel oil for Astoria and Portland.
The steam schooner Johan Poulson sailed
this evening for San Francisco with a cargo
of lumber from Westport.
COOS BAT, Or.. May 26. (Special.) The
gasoline schooner Rustler Is In port from
Rogue River, loaded with salmon for Port
land and Astoria. She will sail north to
morrow morning.
Gasoline schooner Tramp arrived this
morning from Rogue River and Port Orford,
returning from a freighting trip.
Steamer Adeline Smith was an arrival of
today from San Francisco, and will sail to
morrow morning with a lumber cargo for
the South.
Steam schooner Yellowstone, arriving at 4
o'clock this morning from San Francisco,
was 25 hours overdue, owing to a North
west trade wind. The ship Is loading lum
ber at North Bend.
The steamship F. A. Kllburn Is due In
the morning from San Francisco and Eu
reka. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., May 26. (Spe
cial.) The steamer Carmel cleared from the
American mill for San Pedro.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 26. (Special.)
The steamer Nome City, from San Francisco
at T:SO A M.. with general cargo, waa tne
only arrival today.
Departures. Including -the City of Seattle
for Southeastern Alaska with a fair passen
ger list and cargo: steamer Dolphin, for
same ports at 9 A. M.. with passengers and
freight: freighter Northland, for San Fran
cisco, via Vancouver, B. C. at 7 A. M.
The auxiliary motor schooner Tacoma.
built here and under charter to W. R. Grace
Co., lumber from Puget Sound to the
West Coast, shifted to Tacoma today to I
start loading for her maiden voyage.
H. F. Ostrander announced today that net
had chartered the 10.000-ton motorshlp
George Washington for a voyage to Manila
and Hongkong, with box snooks and general
cargo for June loading. The Ostrander fleet
rThr6Vr.nt"ar.ervic.r Nam;. "of the other
three were withheld.
Word was received Iff Seattle today that
the river steamer Tanana sailed yesterday
from Fairbanks for Dawson, with the first
shipment of gold bullion of the season. The
gold will come out via Skagway.
Notice to Mariners.
The following affects aids to navigation
in the 17th lighthouse district: I
Columbia River Tongue Point channel I
range front light, heretofore reported carried
away, was rebuilt and relighted May 25.
Without other change.
IDLERS ARE CENSURED
. ,, - , 1 1 ,i I
rtoseDurg oranu ury nuuiu ""
. w- .. t
llll-rtTS vuF.....v
T?rsi5PlTTRG. Or.. Mav 26. (Special.)
Idlers who stand about the street
.1
corners and utter unpatriotic remarks
regarding the procedure of the United
States In the war with Germany were
severely criticised in the final report
nf ih. nnr1a Pnnntv Grand Jtirv.
filed with Judge Hamilton here today.
T , 4V, ,, H
ances of these Idlers, the Grand Jury
took occasion to call their attention to
a chapter of the session laws of 1911,
which provides for the arrest and pun
ishment of persons who are without
visible means of living and who have
the physical ability to work.
In the concluding paragraph of the
report the Grand Jury recommends
that the Sheriff and other peace offl-
cers of Douglas County arrest and
prosecute every person who Is detected
uttering remarks against the flag or
criticising the Government.
TAX LIEN DELAYS OPENING
Grant Lands Ready Xor Settlers
Wlicn Back Taxes Are Fald.
EUGENE. May 26. (Special.) Agri
cultural land included In the Oregon & J
California land grant area may be I
made available for settlement as soon
as the tax lien can be removed by the
payment of back taxes by the Govern-
ment to the various counties of the
state in which the lands are located,
according to a letetr received in Eu-
rene from the Tiennrtment rf th, in.
terior. The payment of the back taxes
is being delayed pending the dlspoBi-
tlon of legal questions which have
been referred to the Department of
Justice.
Classification work has been com
pleted in Southern Oregon, and the
crews are expected in Lane County
within a few months.
DAILT METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. May 26. Maximum temper
ature. 01 aegrees; minimum, ol degrees.
Kiver reading. 8 A. M., 17.1 feet: change In
last 2 hours. 1. 7-foot rise. Total rainfall
(& P. M. to s P f nnn.-
slnce September 1. 1916. 31.02 Inches: normal
rainfall since September 1. 41. RH lnrhfa?
flclency of rainfall since September 1, 1916.
i,!'.f..,rchV- vTotal f"n"h.lne- non; POM'oie
sunshine, lj hours, 21 minutes. Barometer
(reduced to sea level) 5 P. M.. .30.10 Inches.
neiauve numimty at noon, 88 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
Wind
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STATIONS.
3E
etat. of
weather.
Baker ,
Bolae ........
Boston
Calgary ,
Chicago ,
Colfax ,
Denver ,
Dei Moines. . .
Duluth
Eureka
Galveston ...
Helena
Jacksonville. .
t Juneau
Kansas City. .
L.OS Angeles. .
Marshfield ..
Medford .....
Minneapolis. . .
Montreal . . . .
New Orleans.
New York....
North Head..
North Yakima
Omaha ......
Pendleton . . .
Phoenix . . . . .
Pocatello
Portland . . .
Roeeburg
Clear
Pt. cloudv
Pt. cloudy
ft. cloudy l
t loudy
Clear
Rain
Cloudy
Pt. cloudy
tjiouay
Clear
Cloudy
ft. cloudy
clear
Clear
Clear
600.00I10ISW
O0.OO..NW
Pt. cloudy
Pt. cloudy
Pt. cloudy
7210.00 . .IA
I I (
6010. 00J14IW
RNIO.OOl. . ISW
es'O.oojaa'sw
r4 o.oo . . isw
Tno.noin sr
ft. cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Kaln
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
62!0.0l20 NW
fifll0.O2 . . W
74lO.Oo!. .SE
62l0.8til2!S
ano.ooi. .IKE
BS O.OO . . N
emo.ooiio's
SS:0.0412'W
no n. 5SI. .SW
H2IO.OO!10!W
Rain
Cloudy
ft. cloudy
Sacramento.. .
uiear
St. Louis
Salt Lake. . . .
IClear
Cloudy
San Diego. . . .
Clear
San Francisco..
BOiO.OOIlONWlriear
Seattle
8t0.on.-.SW IClear
Q2lo.no). .iNWIciear
Sitka
Spokane
Tacoma
Tatoosh Island
74 O.OOl. .INW
Rain
H:0.nmioiw
r2'0.O0'22ISW
solo. on) . .
70)0.02 .. SW
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
tValdez
Walla Walla.. .
Clear
vv ashlngton. . .
72 O.IKH . .SE
Pt. cloudy
Winnipeg .
2! B4 0.00110IN
Clear
(A. M. today.
P. M. report of preced-
Ins day.
WEAIHER CONDITIONa
The pressure Is moderately low over prac
tlcally the entire country: the center of de
pression extends from the Southern Rocky
Mountain states northeaatwara to tne lk
Reirion. Relatively high pressure obtains
along the Pacific Coast, from Wyoming; to
Manitoba, and over Florida. Precipitation
has occurred In Southeastern Washington.
Southern Idaho, Utah, the Northern Rocky
Mountain and Central Plateau states and
outhwestward to the Ohio valley and Ti
also In Alberta. Thunder storms
were reported from Pocatello. Chicago. Pitts
burg- and Knoxvllle. The weather Is warmer
In most portions or tne western highlands.
In the Eastern -states ana western canadi
It is cooler In Northwestern British Colum
bia. North Dakota. Minnesota, Northern
Colorado and Kansas.
The conditions are favorable for partly
cloudy weather In this district Sunday, with
slight temperature changes and generally
westerly winds.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Partly cloudy;
westerly winds.
Oregon. Washington and Idaho Partly
cloudv: winds mostly westerly.
North Pacific Coast Partly cloudy: gentle
westerly winds. T. FRANCIS DRAKE.
Assistant Forecaster.
B2iO.OOI12lXW
0.04. .INW
70'O.On . . NW
HOIO.OOI. .Inw
60(0.08 22INB
B0 0.0O . .Is
4IV0.O4 10'H
6SI0.10 . .IW
4010. 0 MINE
52!O.Ol) . .IX
SOiO.OO 18IS
88,0.04 . .IW
HOIO.OO 14 E
I4i0.00 . .V
I 72i0.48 12IW
All but 150 or 200 New Vessels N
Be of Steel Construction, Says
Representative Fitzgerald.
Amendments Revised.
WASHINGTON. May 26. The speech
of Major-General George W. Goethala
xfew York last nieht rharacterizinfr
"
me snipping uoara s -w ooaen Enipouiia-
lng programme as hopeless, aroused a
srreat deal of discussion in Government
circ,e8 tod8,y n view of recent rumors
of differences between General Goethals
-" jt t
Members of the board declined to
comment until after General Goethals
return to Washington Monday. In the
jiousei Representative Harrison, dis-
cns.inir the shiDDina: amendment to the
n.n,.t nrlrl.nov Kill B.tH that Phflir.
man Denman of "the board had told him
that both steel and wooden ships would
be built, and Chairman rMtzgeraui, or
the appropriations committee, said he
understood 150 or 200 wooden ships
would be built to supplement steel con
struction.
Senate Amendments Revised,
The appropriations committee today
revised the Senate shipping amend-
"i.a w., ...... - -
struck out entirely an amendment au-
thorizing the President to direct the
i mr, r f the Shinnlnc
Board's emergency fleet corporation to
exercise powers the bill vests in the
executive. General Goethals is the cor-
rtnrjtt ir.n'n rpnprnl mnnaefT. The com-
- ,,.,, wer directly In the
nanaa of the president to use as he sees
fit.
I A Senate amendment under which
the President, in lieu or tne requisition
lnf vf"!ls bulidl .A" nm"
I yards, might spend funds expediting
their construction, was eliminated. The
"" "
emergency shipping fund, and author
ize the President to spend 1350,000.000
for building contracts and $50,000,000
for operation of the ships.
Board May Not Change,
While General Goethals" speech of
last night would indicate that he puts
little faith In wooden ships, it Is ex-
I pected that members of the Shipping
I Board still are of the opinion that
I wooden vessels, because of their cheap
and rapid construction, can be made to
anwnAnfr ir,,atlv th Amrlmn met
cnSnt fleet , -t m
coniracis ior t woouen en ips ui
Tanrlornivail rtAnatrnrtlnn WAa 1 t rA
cently by the Emergency Fleet Cor-
poratlon. and wooden vessels will be
purchased under the per cent policy
as fast as constructed and offered to
the Board.
Chairman Denman a month ago an
nounced that since it had decided that
steel construction could be increased
the Board would put steel construction
I ahead of wood.
I In discussing the building pro.-
I gramme in the House today. Repre-
sentatlve ritigerald said his mrorma-
I tlon came from General Goethals. and
I added that the appropriations conimit-
tee had been taking a great ueai or
more or less confident iniormation
about the Shipping Board as well as
other Legislative agencies, including
the Advisory Commission of the De
fense Council.
MILL COMPANY IS FORMED
Skipanon Lumber Corporation 9
Headquarters at AVarrenton.
ASTORIA. Or., May 26. (Special.)-
. . . 1"' 11".. " " . .J " t-T.i
Articles oi incuruumuuu m mo n.in-
non Lumber Company were filed In the
County Clerk's office today. The In
corporators are J. F. Potter, Elsie May
potter and A. B. Weatherf ord, and the
..,, , Th. nrlnoln.l
capital stock Is $25,000. The principal
office of the corporation will be at
Varrenton, and the company is author
ized to operate sawmills.
Articles of Incorporation of the AVar
renton Transportation Company also
were filed. The incorporators are War
ren C. Lester, Sigurd Gunner and
Fred E. Sig-urdson, and the capital
stock is $5000. The principal office of
the company will be at Warrenton,
and it is authorized to engage In the
fishing and towing business.
I Di,An. oh, Th, fVrApn.
I j " -
nlan. Main 70 iQ. A 609a.
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