TTTE SUNDAY OliEGOXIAX, PORTLAND. JXTLT 13, 1917. 5 HARBOR ENTRANCE 'HAS 41-FOOT DEPTH North Jetty of Columbia Has 2,946,449 Tons of Rock L in Its 12,393 Feet. 52,200 PASSENGERS CROSS Commerce of Year Valued at$61,- 9 69,174 Annual Report on Kiver and Harbor Work Is Completed. The survey ot June. 1917, showed the governing" depths on the main chan nel range to be 41 teet. as against 36 feet In June. 1916; on the south channel rage to be 32 feet as against 31 feet 1m, June, 1916; and on the north chan nel range, 30 feet as against 31 feet In j June, 1916," says the annual report of Colonel George A. Zinn, Corps of En gineers. U. S. A., which went forward to General Black, chief engineer, at Washington, yesterday, regarding the entrance to the Columbia River. The report places the distance be tween the 42-foot contours on the main channel at 900 feet, while a year ago last month it was 3600 feet. Indicating a strong scouring. Great gains are be ing made through dredging by the Chi nook .and the effect of two jetties. Though it is not treated in the report, the June survey shows while there Is 41 feet on the range, and that depth governs for a width of about 800 feet, there is a 40-foot channel 1000 feet wide and for a width of 1300 feet there Is a good 38-foot road. The enrockment of the north Jetty was officially completed May 7, 1917, says the report. The length of the trestle there in June. 1916, was 12,303 feet. During March 64 feet of the outer end was carried away and in addition to that being rebuilt, an additional 90 feet was added. The total quantity of rock in the jetty June 30, 1917, was 2.946.449 tons, 660,307 tons having been distributed there after the annual re port of June, 1916. Rock Coats $1 a Ton. As to the cost of the last season's work, Jt is shown that the stone was purchased at SI a ton, delivered at the Fort Canby base, and the combined cost of purchasing and placing the stone was 91.24. and ail expenditures on the jetty during that period increased the cit to $1,866 for each ton of stone. In working at the entrance to the kjlumbla River from July 1 to October 14. 1916, the dredge Chinook removed 814,516 cubic yards of material, and from May 2 to June 30, 1917, she han dled 583,910 yards, ail operations being with a double crew aboard, working 16 hours a day. As to commerce at the entrance dur ing the year, 199,127 tons of foreign cargo, valued at J6.525.652, is reported; also 2,094.46a tons, vaiuea at oo,-iii,-522, of domestic commerce, together with 52,210 passengers to and from, domestic ports. In the channel from Portland to the estuary, operations during the year consisted of digging with the dredges Clatsop. Multnomah and Wahkiakum, the construction of a dyke at Slaugh ter's, repairs to the Coon Island revet ment and dykes at Martin Island bar and beloW Vancouver. The Slaughter's dyke is 1300 feet long and its total cost S27.875.14. Repairing Coon Island dyke cost $2144.99, Martin Island dyke repairs cost $2250.16, and at Vancouver the dyke work cost $5782.13. Total dredging between Portland and the entrance to the Columbia amounted to 4,600,251 cubic yards, of which the Port of Portland dresses handled 3, 938,367 yards, and che Government diggers the remainder. 62,00 Persons Cross Bar. For the year 1916 the report shows there were 2104 American vessels to traverse the channel, both inbound and outbound, while in the same class were 78 foreign vessels, the total net regis tered tonnage represented being 2. 739,132 tons, and passengers carried were 22,006 Inbound and 30,204 out bound. QSpace Is devoted to operations in the TTlatskanie. Cowlitz, Grays and Lewis Rivers during the period, where the Work was largely channel maintenance and removal of snags, while in the Cowlitz a training jetty 516 feet in length was built at Huntington Bar, less than three miles above the mouth, which cost $1800. As to the Upper Willamette River the reports shows 637 snags were re moved and 2130 trees cut from the banks, and on the Yamhill River. 139 naga and 4365 trees were cut from the banks. In addition 33.840 cubic yards of material were dredged from those streams and there was also removed in Willamette River, in the vicinity of Ross Island. 30.075 cubic yards of gravel by commercial interests. Valley F-relht Worth S11.2-10.00O. In the Upper Willamette River fleet are numbered 26 vessels of 6262 tons, net register, and 12.698 passengers were carried during the year. In the way of freight there was 663.183 tons valued at $11,240,563. The Yamhill River locks were op erated for the passage of vessels 88 times and closed 44 days because of high water. A total of 630 tons of freight passed through. The locks at Oregon City were op erated 2156 times and closed to traffic 16 days, that being due to construction work in connection with a concrete wall being built to separate the Gov ernment holdings from those of cor- Tati c.wrirc trations. The number of passengers rird through the locks was 7956. CARGO MASTS SHORTEX TIME Stevedore Says One-Third Saved Unloading Lumber Prom Margaret. In checking up what was accom plished in the way of a saving in time alone, not considering the fact fewer .longshoremen were required in dis charging the lumber cargo of the dam aged auxiliary schooner Margaret at municipal dock No. 1, W. J. Jones, stevedore In charge, says the time was fully one-third less than he could have handled the material at an ordi nay dock, the gain in speed being due to the use of cargo masts on top of warehouse B. The Margaret is fitted with electric winches and they are credited with being unusually fast as compared with some steam gear, and current was sup plied from the dock circuit to operate them. By means of carrying the falls of the hoisting gear to the cargo masts it was possible to swing the slingloads of lumber from the ship across the dock, a distance of 60 feet. PAKR-MCORMICK WILL MOVE Xew Headquarters to Be Established on Burnside Street. In connection with its recent renew al of & lease on Coach-street dock. whichas been allowed to lapse for a Ptr.&fce Pirr-McCormick line is reno vating offices on the Burnside-street side of that structure and in another week will move the headquarters from the Oak-street dock. The latter berth will be retained, but the offices prob ably will be leased to one of the steam boat lines. Joseph S. Pratt. Portland agent for the fleet, left yesterday on the turbin er Great ' Northern for San Francisco to confer with officials of the com pany regarding general cargo business to be handled on the two docks. The first steamer to discharge at Couch street dock under the new plan will be the Willamette, due- to leave the Golden Gate Tuesday. BOAT COMPANY IS OPERATING Xew Plant Has Orders for 40 I.lfe craft in Metal and Wood. The Pacific Lifeboat Company, recent ly incorporated for $10,000, has leased a site on East Water street just north of Morrison street, and has begun op erations. Forty contracts for life boats, both metal and wood, have been received and a crew of 10 to 15 men has been put to work. As soon as the plant la completely equipped it is probable the operating staff will num ber 30 to 40. The plant is 60 by 120 feet and has both rail and water frontage. Besides manufacturing lifeboats, it will also have a department for the building of ship ventilators. The stock of the company has been entirely subscribed. The company Is headed by V. A. Crum as president. and H. F. Gallimore is secretary and treasurer. These, with W. L. Wynkoop, were the Incorporators. WESTERNER'S REPAIRS ENDED Damaged Lumber Carrier Is Again to Take on Cargo for South. Repairs to the hull of the steamer Westerner, which was badly damaged when she struck on the south jetty at the entrance to the Columbia June 15, when bound for San Francesco, ad vanced to suca a stage yesterday after noon that she was floated from the Port of Portland drydock and will load a new cargo of lumber at Inman-Poul-sen's. The material aboard at the time of the accident was discharged partly at Astoria and the rest here, and that has since been reloaded on another ves sel and dispatched. The Westerner's master. Captain H. Anderson., was held responsible for the accident by United States Inspectors of Steamvessels Edwards and Wynn and his license suspended for 60 days. Other than through wat.r. damage to the vessel was confined to the hull. OAK STREET FIRST CLEANED People's Line Ready With, Office, hut Dock Must Be Repaired. Matt Sanders, Portland representa tive of the People's line, braved the heat yesterday and descended from the upper level of Oak-street dock to the lower deck, to clear out the office, following the freshet, and he took credit for being the first of the river force to prepare to that extent for reoccupying permanent quarters. At that the approaches and lower dock must receive considerable atten tion, in the way of repairs for dam age done by the freshet. The Tahoma, of the People's line, leaves that dock tomorrow on a resumption of the Port- land-The Ialles service, having been tied up for a few weeks, following the development of such a strong freshet current that she was prevented from making schedule time. SITJSIiAW GEAR IS RETURNED Municipal pock Draws Much Busi ness by Slip and Open Dock. Among other business being handled at Municipal Dock No. 1 is a large amount of gear and machinery used In the Siuslaw jetty construction, where A. C. U. Berry had. a contract for two years. The third bargeload of the equipment was being discharged in the slip yesterday and four others are to be brought here. The tug Jordon, of Astoria, is towmg the barges. Since the completion of the open slip at the. north end of the dock it has drawn business of a varied character, all the way from unloading machinery and the cargo of damaged ships, to using the berths for repairing vessels. VIRGINIA OLSON LAUNCHED Namesake of Craft Christens Ship Leaving North Bend Ways. NORTH BEND, Or., July 14. The Virginia Olson, constructed at the Kruse & Bank shipyard for the Oliver P. Olson Company, of San Francisco, was launched tonight about 11 o'clock. Miss Virginia Olson, after whom the craft was named, officiating in the christening. Oliver P. Olson, the owner, was present to witness the launching of this, the second ship built in the past two years by Kruse & Banks for his company. The vessel is 235 feet in length. 43 feet of beam and 17 depth of hold. She is of the double-end type, with the cabins in the center. Marine Notes. To start from Wallace S7ough for Astoria with an at -her ci-ar-shaped loa raft, the Sha ver steamers Henderson. Cascades and Saran Dixon left here at 9 o'clock last night. Tfa raft goes to San Diego and will be taken down the coast by a tus. Loaded with lumber that waa taken on at "Westport. -the steamer Ryder Hanify, one of the newest of the coast fleet, left the river last nish-u Furniture on Ash-street dock vacated last week by the O.-W. R. . water llns. is to be moved this week, part of It being- turnea over to tne ensnneerlnz division of the system and the rest acolnsr to the present headquarters ox the river fleet at Alnworth dock. Harry F. Ruger. traveMnr freight aarent for the San Francisco A Portland Steamship Company for the past few years, is to be chief clerk for the cemptny on Ainsworth dock, succeeding; Fred B. "Wright, who has resigned and leaves tomorro wfor Astoria to enter the ilcEachern Ship Company's sstaonsnxnenc Captaln George Shaver Is happy that the freshet is neanng an end, because the wash from passing steamers kept him on the un easy seat, his fears being- realized Friday when the t ireboat David Campbell passed ana waves dtok in iwo aoors oi tne jJavis street wnan. Walter Ransom, manager of Municipal Dock Xo. 1, opined yesterday that the best evidence or abundant employment wai the fact he could round up only two men, white he neeaea seven. D c. O'Reilly left yesterday for Taeom In connection with the salvage of the gaso line barae Wakens, of the C'.atskante Trans porta tion Company's line, which went ashore near that harbor entrance last week. Work of making fill on a waterfront black owned by tha Spokane. Portland & Seattle Railroad, between Bast Main and East Mad ison streets. whre the Pacific Marina Iron Works is erecting an extensive plant was started yesterday by the Port of Portland. A discharge pipeline leading from the dredge Willamette, working above the Hawthorne avenue bridge, was extended there,' It is said two weeks will be required to complete the fill. Frank Boll am, Portland agent for the Pa cific Steamship Company, left last night for Seattle to confer with officials ot the company relative to business from this ter ritory. Passengers have been going to Alaska in numbers, while the company is handling large crowd in tts Coast service, which extends from Puget Sound to San Diego. Tides at Astoria Sunday. Hlg-h. Low. 11:00 A. M...l fet4:42 A. M...-0S feet 10:16 P. M. .8.5 test j 4:27 P. M... 3.4 (.et Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. July 14. Condition of the bar at 5 P. Ai., se. smoota; wind. N., 20 miles. 8 SHIPS GONTRACTEDiK South Portland and Warf en ton to Get Yards. SITE HERE TO HAVE FILL Property Adjoining Plant of Coast Sliipbuiiaing Company on the South Is Leased and Test Pil ing Will Be Driven. Soon. Information conveyed to the Port of Portland Commission relative to the Warrenton Engineering & Construction Company, which was formed last month with the intention of locating wooden shipbuilding yards at Warrenton, near Astoria, and in South Portland, is that the company has closed for eight wooden steamers. The corporation made application at tha June meetinar of the Commission for a fill to be made on property ir. was arranging to lease from the O.-W. R. & N. in South Portland, adjoining the plant of the Coast Shipbuilding Company on the south. E. G. Hopson, of this city, a well-known civil en gineer, who is interested in the enter prise, left for the East last month to confer with General Goethals aa to Government contracts, but it is under stood he also was in touch with repre sentatives of the French government, who awarded contracts to the Founda tion Company for wooden steamers and to the Northwest Steel Company and Columbia River Shipbuilding Corpora tion for steel steamers. It is assumed here that the company has taken French business. The Foundation Company, of which C. F. Swigert is Portland manager, will j beeir. tomorrow on the O.-W. R. & is boneyard property In iNortn rortana, ! driving test piles, and in another week permanent piling: will be driven on I which to support builaing Dertns, oi which there will be ten. A lease has been closed with the railroad interests for the occupation of the land, and, as all machinery waa ordered in advance, work will be rapid. The company will lay down 20 wooden steamers there for the French government. The Port of Portland Is to be called on to make a fill there, as much of the tract will have to be brought up to grade to make room for the buildings and assembling yards, though in the rear of the site it is level with North Front street. . The property has a frontage of more than 1000 feet and is fully as deep. Steamer Ellen Turns Turtle. THE DALLES, Or., July 14. (Spe cial.) The steamer Ellen, which went on the rocks just east of The uaues on Three-Mile Rapids, some weeks ago, and which upon removal from the rocks turned turtle and has been suo merged since, was pumped out last night and floated and will be started for Portland tonight. The steamer's boiler was lost after she turned over and in leaving the buat carried away the cabin and pilot house. The boat will be repaired in Portland and sent on the run between there and Lewis E-iver. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or.. July 14. ((Special.) By a bill of sale filed In the Custom-house, O. B. Bennett sells the gasoline launch, cen tennial to J. B. Kerry, of Kerry, Or. The steam schooner Tiverton sailed this morning for San Francisco, carrying a full cargo of lumber irom Frescott. v tth freight ana passengers irom fort- land and Astoria, the steamer Breakwater sailed this morning for San Francisco via Coos Bay and Eureka. The tank steamer William F. Herri n is due from California en route to l'ortiand. bringing a cargo of fuel oil. With, a heavy cargo of freight and a large list of passengers, tne steamship Ureat Northern sailed today for San Francisco. The tug Gleaner is en route from Coos Bay towing the stern wheel steamer Power that has been purchased by the Callendar Navigation Company, and will be used for towing on the river. The steamer Rose City arrived this even ing from San Francisco and Ean Pedro. bringing freight and passengers for Astoria and Poitland. The tug Sea Rover did not sail for San Francisco this morning, owing to a thick haze off the mouth of the river, with the Hammond raft of piling In tow. She ex pects to sail tomorrow morning. The steam eobooner Wahkeena Is due from off San Francisco to load poles at St. Helens. The tug Navigator, with the oil barge Monterey in tow, ts due from California en route to Portland. SEATTLE. Wash., July 14. fSpedal.) Arrivals at mis pon ioaay included the steamer "Wilmington, from San Francisco; steamer uavenporu irom tan rancisco. and the barge William H. Smith, from San Fran cisco in tow. The departures today included the steamer Admiral i-arragur. for southwestern Alaska ports via southeastern Alaska; steamer Dol phin. for Skagway and way ports; steamer ftiuiiaoman, ror ban Pedro via, fan Fran clseo, and the steamer Al-Ki, for Southeast ern Alaska. The steamer Frances L. Skinner, for the Kosraos liner Sesostris, will be given her rirst trip unaer ner own motive power since ne went asnore on tne uu&umala coast i: 1907 when she is taken for a spin up the Sound tomorrow. She will be turned over to H. F. Ostrander & Co. to load for the Orient Monday or Tuesday. Her carrying capacity has been Increased about 1000 tons by reconstruction of her interior. A firm of Seattle construction contractors today announced that they were considering the advisability of entering into the rein forced concrete construction or hulls and definite announcement is expected In a few days. The company proposes to build con crete ships patterned after the plans of a run r i ituunta l u lli now easigea in mat work. SEATTLE. July 1 4. Arrived Steamer Wilmington, from Davenport: barge William t. tsmitn. rrom ban iranctsco. Sailed Steamer Multnomah, for San Pe dro ; Admiral Watson, for Anchorage; Dol phin, Southeastern Alaska. T A COMA, Wash., July 14. Arrived Sag inaw, from San Francisco; Quadra. Br. from Britannia Beach, B. C. : Davenport. from San Francisco ; Admjral Dewey, from San Franolsco; Amur. British, from Van couver, B. C. ; Wellington, from San Fran cisco. Departed Quadra, British, for Britannia Beach. B. C. -. Admiral Dewey, for Seattle; Alameda, for Seattle: Crown or Gancia, SAN FRANCISCO, July 14. (Special.) A Japanese freighter arrived here today from Acapuico. The steamship Bochum. one of the Ger man vessels seized by the Lnited States at the outbreak of the war, reached a Pacific Coast port today from the Orient. The b""h' i-0.0.0 MJ" "I '2Xb Iy Philippine products. The Shipping Board turned her over to the Robert .Dollar Com pany tor the trip. U. S. Naval Kadio Reports. NORTHERN PACIFIC, Ban FVancJsco for Fiavel. four miles south of Blunts Reef. YOSE1IITE, Port Ludlow for San Fran cisco. 33 miles south cf Cape Blanco. PRESIDENT, Seattle for San Francisco, 23 miles south of Cap Bianco. OLEUM, Oleum for Ean Luis. 34 miles from San Luis. HARVARD. San Francisco for Ean Peflro, 2Sft miles from San Pedro. WAPAMA, Sau Francisco for San Pedro, tO miles south of San Franclfsco. Nt'L'NTA, San Francisco tor Eureka, C5 mile from Martinez. TOPEKA, San Francisco for Eureka, 18 miles south of Point Arena. GOVERNOR, San Francisco for Seattle, four miles northwes tof Point Reyes. Movements of Vessels. ASTORIA, Or.. July 14. Sailed at 4:S0 A. M., steamer Breakwater, for San Francisco, via Coos Bay and Eureka ; at 7 A. M., steamer Tiverton, for Ban Francisco; at 2:20 steamer Great Northern. Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. July 14. Sailed at 11 A. M.. steamer Northern Pacific, for Flavel; at noon, ste&mer Braver, for San Diego. SAN- FRANCISCO. .July 13. Balled Steamer Daisy Freeman, for Columbia River. SAN DIEGO. July 13. Sailed Steamer Willamette, for Portland, via San Fran cisco. H0NK-H0NK TOUR IS LIVELY Star Swimmer Girls to Parade in Bathing Suits at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., July 14. (Special Between 25 and 30 automobiles loaded with more than 100 Portlanders ar rived here this evening on the annual honk-honk tour of the Dealers Motor Car Association of Oregron. After dinner at the Hotel Weinhard and a dancing party on the streets -as the guests of the Astoria Automobile Club, a considerable delegation of Astorians joined the Portlanders for a trip to Seaside, where the balance of the even ing was spent dancing. The big feature on tomorrow's pro gramme will be the fancy costume bathing girls parade in ront of the Hotel Moore. Seaside. Ten of the star women swimmers of the Multnomah Club of Portland will compete against the mermaids of Seaside and Astoria. The honk-honkers will return to Portland Mondav via Neah-Kah-Nie and the Tillamook beaches. COOS BAY GETS FOUR SHIPS President Adelsperger Promises to Uay First Keel in 30 Days- HARSHFIELD, Or., July 14. (Spe cial.) A. E. Adelsperger, president- of the Coos Bay Shipbuilding Company, announces the company has been awarded four vessels by the Emergency Fleet Board, and will begin construc tion of the ways near the C. A. Smith mills at once. The site of the ship yards is within a quarter of a mile of lumber delivery from the .Smith mills. whA?h,, bVe a 3-O0o-0oo-fe contract with the Government The vessels will be of the Hough type and for hulls only. The company has all arrangements completed for materi al and machinery and expect to lay the first keel within 30 days. FINANCING PLAN IS UP Opinion as to Legality of "Preferred Unit" Is Asked. SALEM.- Or.. July 14. (Special.) Corporation Commissioner Schulderman has asked an opinion irom Attorney General Brown as to the legality of a proposed system of selling "preferred units" In the Reedsport-Oregon Ship Company plan. Under the "preferred unit plan of selling, the purchaser or the units would pay $100 at par to real ize on the construction of the individual ship covered by the Series of units in which he purchased. The plan is being investigated in ref erence to the application of the blue sky aw. Sherwood to Connect With Highway. SHERWOOD. Or., July 14. (Special.) The contract for hard-surfacing the highway from the Multnomah County line to the Yamhill County line will be let by the Highway Commissioners July 20. ' Efforts are to be made by the citizens of Sherwood to Interest the County Commissioners of Wash ington County to pave the staetch of road leading from the highway into town. Great Southern riles Report. SALEM. Or.. July 14. (Special.) The Great Southern Railway, In its an nual report, filed with the Public Serv ice Commission today, shows operating revenues of $49,720 and operating ex pences of 528,193, but, nevertheless, its income balance for the year showed a deficit of $14,500. owing to payment of Interest on the funded debt and hire of freight cars. DALLY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. July 14. Maximum temper ature, 91 degrees; minimum, 64 degrees. River reading at 8 A. M.. l&S feet; change in last 24 hours. 0.4 foot fall. Total rainfall 5 P. M. to 5 P. M.. none: total rainfall since September 1, 1010, 32.19 Inches; nor mal rainfall since September l. 44.27 inches: deficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1916, 12.0s inches. faunriee, 4 A. ai. ; sunset, 7:.". P. M. Total sunshine July 14. 15 hours; possible sunshine, 15 hours. 12 min utes. Moon rise, 12:37 A. M. ; moons et, 4.41 P. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at P. M.. 29.77 Inches. Relative humidity at noon, 36 per cent. THE WEATHER. Wind STATIONS. State of weather Baker Boise ........i Boston ...... . j Calgary ...... Chicago Denver ....... Duluth Eureka Galveston Helena ....... Jacksonville V. Juneaut ...... Kansas City. . . Los Anpeies. . . Marshfield .... Medford 501 fiOlO.OOj. .IN'Clear 58 D4 0.0O. .!NW Clear 6S. 80 o.oo:io,sw Cloudy 4S 62 0.00 . . SE Clar Pt cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy 62 780.16 58 74 0.00 54 78. 0.00 50 600.00 NWi NW NE N 80 85 0.00 50 82 0.00, 74! SO.O.OOi 12;SE fClear Pt. cloudy Pt. cloudy Rain 64 S2i0.24 . .INTV (Clear 4S 70 0.00 . . NW, Clear 81 102 0.00(. .IX (Cloudy Minneapolis . . Clear Montreal New Orleans. . New York . . , North Head . . North Yakima Omaha Phoenix Poceitello .. Portland Roseburg Sacramento .. St. Louis Salt Lake .... San Diego San Francisco Seattle Sitka Spokane Tacoma Tstoosh IsL . . Valdex Walla Walla . Washington . -Winnipeg . . . . 60 78 0.00jl0TSr Pt- cloudy (Clear 68j 80;O.48!10'SW Rain 02 atj,u.iHi . Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear Cloudy 60 9S0.O0I.. .. 82 0.02 ..IXW 84 10810.00 . . W 541 8I 0.00 . . N 641 80 0.00114-NW 6 0410.001.. Pt. cloudy 70 76!0.00l. .'.S ujouoy es. 88 0.00il4iNW (jiear 4 72.0.00 10 W IPt. cloudy 52 64'0.0024SW Pt. cloudy BO 80 0.001.. IN IClear 64,0.00 .. Cloudy 2 0.00..N Iciear 78 0.O014jN IPt. cloudy 60 0.OO.. .iSW IPt. cloudy .'.60.O4 ..I Raln W5 U.00 . .IXE Pt. cloudy CI 1 T " VII-.T'l SOo!ool"!!s Ipt. cloudy Yellowst ne Pk; I 421 72!Q.O0112:yWiClear t A. M. today, .p. M. rfeport of preceding- day. WEATHER CONDITIONS. N"o decided Trure CTtai.c:es have occurred !ntlwaterrTih''CoeftK,.S1 'centra, 'oil .uritisn (Joiuraoia ana low oarometer tre. vailing between the Coast Range and Cas cades, and through the interior of Cali fornia to Arizona and Xew Mexico. Fair weather prevailed west of the Rocky Moun tains, out anowers ana tnunaerstorms wer sen eral east of the continental divide. Washington. D. C, reported 1.12 inches of rainfall in the last 24 hours. Temperatures remain above normal In the Pacific Coast States except at San Francisco and San Di ego. They are slightly higher than they were yesterday at the same time in Oregon and "Washington except along the Coast. The conditions are favorable for . fair weather in Washington and probably show ers in Western Oregon Sunday. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity: Sunday, unset tled; probably showers: not so warm; mod erate northeasterly mda. Washington Sunday, fair, not so wirml..v th rnuA h,A o-nn t Vra. interior northwestern portion. moderate northwesterly winds. Idaho Sunday, fair; continued warm. Oregon Sunday. unsettled; probably showers In the west portion; not so warm, except near the coast ; moderate north westerly winds. River forecast The "Willamette River at Portland will fall for the next five days. ALFRED H. THIEaSEX, Meteorologist. FOREIGN SHIPS BUUIY Goethals' Order Affects Co- lumbia River. Yards. SEVEN SOLD CUNARD FLEET Dragnet of United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corpor ation Will Make Good Haul - in Oregon. Determination on the part of General Goethals, manager of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Cor poration, to take over tor the use of the American Government all foreign vessels uncompleted at American yards. will have some effect at Portland. The Northwest Steel Company has three contracts for Norwegians, five others that were first placed by Scan dinavian Interests having been sold to the Cunard line. Of eight ships Nor wegians ordered at the Columbia River Shipbuilding Company's yard, seven have been sold to the Cunard fleet. Six steamers ordered at the Albina Engine & Machine Works are for Danish and Norwegian account. Two - auxiliary schooners built at the Peninsula Ship building Company's yard, known as the Eris and Esperanca, were sold to Norwegians, two others being finished there having been .disposed of for the Atlantic trade. The first two are yet being fitted out and should be ready to leave soon. - . The auxiliary schooners Astrl. sold to Norwegians, : and the Madrugada, sold to Brazilians, are the only ones from the McEachern yard, at Astoria, disposed of to foreign Interests. It is understood they were sold with no guarantee as to register," the same as the Penimula ships, so it is a problem for the new owners to obtain the sanc tion of the United States Shipping Board before moving them out . of American waters. As to yards accepting more Govern ment contracts, those which have not closed for Federal business so far as is known, include the McEachern Ship Company and Wilson Brothers, at As toria; Somarstrom Brothers, at Colum- I bia City; the Columbia Engineering Works, at Linnton, ana the Klernan & Kern Shipbuilding Company, foot of Mill street. Government contracts on wooden ships awarded along the river number 40, with 20 from the French govern ment, while the latter has placed con tracts also for six steel steamers. In addition for private account there are six wooden ships afloat, being finished, and about 15 either on the ways or contracted for. Twenty-seven steel Ships are building or contracted for. GIRLS' CLOTHES STOLEN GAY YOUXG "BLOODS" OF SEATTLE ARRESTED I.V SAX FRANCISCO. Voe Left for Victims Telling "Where Men Were Golna; Leads to Their Capture. Charged with stealing $80 in cash, a diamond ring and a quantity of clothing from Ida Carr and Agnes Johnson at the Clyde Hotel July 12, Bill Herbst and Tom Henderson, gay youngf 'bloods from Seattle, were ar rested at San Francisco yesterday, ac cording to telegraphic advice received by District Attorney Evans. They are held for the Portland officials and a deputy will leave today with requisi tion papers to return them to Port land. According to a sworn affidavit filed by Miss Carr, the girls missed their clothing-, money and Jewelry upon their return to their room in the evening. Pinned to the bedclothes was a note which said: "We told you we were 'slickers,' so if you want your clothes send us 25 to general delivery, San Francisco." The girls sorrowfully admitted that Herbst and Henderson might be "slick ers," but immediately got in touch with the District Attorney's office with the result that the young men were arrested as they stepped off the boat at San Francisco. They had the girls' effects with them when arrested, it was said. GANTENBEIN ON LEAVE COLOYEL TO COSSCLT WIFE PHILIPPINES POST OFFER. OX Judgre Declines to Dlseoaa Military Af fair. OtJier Than to Express ' Pleasure at Camp. On a 10-day leave of absence. Calvin TJ. Gantenbein, a Judge of the State Circuit Court for Multnomah County and a Colonel in the United States Re serve Officers' Corps, passed through Portland yesterday, en route to Hood River, where he will confer with Mrs. Gantenbein on an offer which has been made him to go to Manila as Judge Ad vocate. Not until he talks it over with her will he decide whether to accept the post. "I will discuss the Philippines post with my wife, and together wo will decide what is best for us to do," said Colonel Gantenbein. Just before leaving for Hood River. 'Her advice will guide me in whatever action is taken. Colonel Gantenbein declined to dis cuss military affairs, but said he had enjoyed his work at the officers train ing camp at Presidio. If he accepts the offer of the post In Manila, it will mean thathe will have to relinquish his position on the Mult nomah County bench. MARITAL WOE RELATED VARIETY OP REASONS ASSIGNED FOR DOMESTIC IAKELICITT. Wives and Husbands Appeal far Iesal Relief and Several Decrees Are Awarded. "Go ahead. This waa the brief answer received by George Montgomery when he In formed his wife, Esther, by telegraph that ha would dd1v for a divorce last , , ..L. J-,- A - . viile. Cal.. more than a year aro to vis it her parents bat had refused ,to' re turn. Montgomery told Circuit Judge Phelps that he had made every effort to have his wife return to him but that she had refused. He won the decree. Florence .Ueadbetter told the Court that Robert left her and her two chil dren more than a year ago and has failed to return. She waa awarded, a decree. . Although Edward Cleve first started suit for a divorce from Emma Cleve. he failed to put in any appearance after his wife filed a cross-complaint charg ing cruelty. She was granted a de cree. Fred Burri started suit yesterday for a divorce from Myrtie Burr! on charges of cruelty. He declares that she re fused to cook his breakfast for him. He gave s a reason for their marital troubles that he is IS years older than his wife, a matter about which she al ways chides him. Florence Hicks charges Leonard Hicks with extreme cruelty in the divorce suit which she started yesterday. She wants the cus tody of a minor child and ? 10 a month for its support. NEW AEROPLANE OFFERED Youth Gives England Chance After America Refuses XTse, R. B. Scroggs. a young inventor of 832 Olive street, Eugene, has perfected and patented an aeroplane which he believes will attain double the speed of any of the current models. As soon as the patent was issued to Mr. Scroggs he offered lt-to the United States Gov ernment, only to be met with the re ply that no funds were at present available for constructing an experi mental machine from the model. Now the inventor has offered it to David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of England. It has been offered to Eng land free, but English and American commercial rights are retained. MOOSE LEAVE FOR MEET George M. Orton and B. E. You mans Start for Pittsburg. - George M. Orton, past dictator, and B. E. Youmans, dictator, of Portland Lodge. Loyal Order of Moose, left last evening to attend the National conven tion of the Moose Lodge, whlch con venes In Pittsburg, Pa., the week of July 23. Mr. Orton will represent the local lodge aa its delegate to the coivention. Mr. Toumar.a attends the convention as district deputy supreme dictator for the state of Oregon. Cnited Artisans Go to Seaside. Three hundred members of tha TJnlt ed Artisans left for Seaside yesterday on special train leavinsr the North Bank depot at l:30-. M. They are to spend three days at the sea. and while there will conduct a miniature mei bershlp campaign and spread publicity regarding the grand ball to be given in Portland Tuesday evening-. July 31. to aia tne lund to purchase a new au tomobile ambulance for the boys of tne xmra Oregon. Louis D. Pape's Funeral Held. The funeral of the late Louis r. Pape was held, yesterday from the chapel of J. P. Finley & Son. Rev. W. T. l-ane oinclating-. A quartet C. Thom eon. il. Gowanlock. AI. X. Rptm and H. Large sang-. Pallbearers were J. C. Henkle. A. Helgresson. C. J. Sny der, j. btraub, W. V. Chapman and R. R. Robley. Mr. Pape is survived by nis widow and a son. Lawrence Pape. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. MANCFACTfREIR'S AGENTS, OFFICE APPLIANCE MEN, $15.00 tl.VOu DESK ROOM with phone, private office. winaow display, store display, storage pace, oTiice attendant, stenograpner, de livery. (iROL'ND FLOOR, new. big, fire proof buildiing. Al location. Old-estab lis-hed. reliable firm handling a nationally advertised business appliance. Only re sponsible people with lines that harmonize, considered. ). 466. Oregonian. YOUNG man tor clerical position in office; one wno can run aoamg macnine or Din ing machine preferred. Must be good writer, and of good family. Address, giv ing age, reference, experiences. N 213, Oregonis n. FOR SALE OR TRADE-75-1-arrel flour mill, situated in best wheat district Eastern Oregon; water power mill ; is in Al condition : sell or trade for farm in Willamette Valley. John Zwick. 3244 E. Alder st. MAN wanted, capable of driving light auto irucK part or time ana to aa general worK around farm the rest of time. Carl Car- ? enter. Phone Monday morning. Main -349. GOODELL In tills city, July 14, Amos Goodell, aged Co years. Funeral no Lice later. Remains at residential parlors of Miller 6c Tracey, Washington at Ella street. FOR SALE or rent, house of 6 rooms, lot woxiuu; would rent to a tenant who would clean and repair the inside, or would sell on easy terras. Good locality, near car. O 281, Oregonian. LADY going to Southern California would investigate real estate or accept matters or trufiL would assist wnn cniiaren or Invalid en route for reasonable considera tion. City references. V 605, Oregonian. FOR SALE by owner. 5-pass. Cadillac. A-l condition, good tires, l extra At water Kent ignition. S225. 13S6 Kelley st. Take Fulton car to Iowa st., 1 block east. WANTED Driving team, 1OO0 to 1100 lbs.. top ouggy ana nam ess or eitner; state age, condition, price, your phone. V Oregonian. 19 ROOMS, all full, good location, nice home and income, rent t-so, long lease, payment to suit. Phone East 4501 or 145 Grand ave. North. WILL SELL my 1915 Flying Merkel motor cycle, 3-speea, iuny equipped ; jooks liKe new. for the first reasonable offer. 17 Hawthorne. E ISOO. 160-ACRE homestead-, Marion Co.. will take 1817 Ford car as part payment or $600 cash: 3-room house, 4 to school, coun-ty road through place. D 471. Oregonian. ORDERS taken for Lambert and Royal Ann cherries; also raspberries and logans; no deliveries; price reduced. 63 J5. 61st St., near Stark. . EXP. woman wants washing or ironing for Mon. and Wed. ; 35c an hour; references. E. 7654. W A XTED Berry pickers; camp If desired; 1H miles east of MontavUla. on Base Line Road. Geo. H- Wehlers. Box 71. WANT cord wood stum page, any amount, anywhere, quick. Write particulars. -7 Cha mber Co mm ree. WANTED Young man to work with car nival. Phone Mattley, New Scott Hotel. Broadway and Ankeny. FURNISHED flat, beautiful grounds. 245 Shaver sC Wdln. 167. Monday, call A 1421. TEAM, wagon and harness for sale; better hustle if you want a snap. Phone East S67L NEW, modern .'-room bungalow, gaa and electric; Woodstock car. Phone Main 162. V 'ANTED Caretaker for Irvington club house; man and wife. For particulars see Wm. Kapus. 1010 Spald'ng b!dj. FOR FALE 9UU Willamette donkey, good mechanical condition; bargain. Quigley. 202 Wilcox bidg I WANT TO BUY A SMALL SAFE FROM OWNER ONLY. O 39o. OREGCNIAN. GASOLINE woodsiw for sale, trade or lease. Phone Main 7337. FURNJTUKK for sale. Clay st. E. C. England, -O0 W)LL psy from $200 to $400 cash for good ear. Mar. 57 79. MIDDLE-AGED woman to do housework and help with baby,. Call 815 E. 41st et. WANTED -Experienced marker at Multno mah Laundrv. Bdwy. 4332. WANTED- Refined Christian woman (o care for Invalid. Give phone. V 591. Oregonian. I HAVE rooms witii or without board at 311 11th st. BEACH cottage for rent, reasonable. Tabor STOCK range for sale. 200 acres, plenty of water, good soil. Owner, box 200. city. WINDOW cleaners wanted. 66 6Ux sc TOO 1.ATE TO CLASSIFY LESS THAN HALF! caph equity; beautiful 5-roera btm flo. white enamel kitchen, bath and bedrooms: panel dining-room ; fuu base ment; 00x100 lot; exquisite view of city. TERMS: t-100 CASH. Mlfrht consider pood lot clear of Incum brance. Deal with owner; save commis sion ; poy balance S10 month. Answer at once. V GO". Oregonian. ilEETIXG NOTICES. EUREKA COtJNCTI. XO. 204. K. AND L. OF S. Open mating: tomorrow (Monday) evening; July 16; cards, 600, and dancing, V.". O. W. Temple. 11th, between Alder and Washington eta.; admis sion 15 cents; enlisted boys in uniform welcome free; fine prizes, rood union mu sic Kureka'a baseball team will play St, Johns Moose 3:30 P. M. today at Columbia Park; take St. johnscar. WOMEN OP WOOtK'RAFT guard team will give a card pm-ty at 118 31th at. Wood man Hall, on Wednesday evening, July IS. Game starts at & o' clock. Admission 20c Groceries prized. MOOSE PICNIC, CRYSTAL LAKE PARK, Sunday. July 22. Admission lOc- Cars First and Alder sta. every half hour. Dancing afternoon and evening. EMBLEM Jewelry, buttons, charms, pins. New designs. Jaeger Bros., 131-a Sixth au- FRIEDLANDER'S ior lodge emblems, class plus and medals. 310 Washington sc. DIED. SMALL July 14. E. Gardner Small, aged 67 years, beloved brother of S. W. Small, of Glasgow, Alont.. IS. R. Small, of Black- ourn, iio., jenj. w. &mau. ot Kansas City, Mo., and C. V. Small, of Los Angeles, Cal. Remains at Dunning & McEn tee's parlors. Notice at funeral later. SPENCER In this city, Myra Spencer, wife oi x. Murray spencer, ot .tsutte, Jionu The remains are s,t the residence estab lishment of J. P. Pinley & Son. Mont gomery at 6th. Notice of funeral here after. PETERXTAN In this city, July 14. Mrs. B. .Feterma.n, ajfed years. notice oi tu ne ral later. Remains are at the residential parlors of MilJer be Tracey, Washington ax Ella street. KELLY July 14. Nicholas Kelly, aged S y ea rs. bel o ve d son of Mr. and Airs. . j . Kelly. Remains at Dunning & McEntee's . parlors. Notice of funeral later. . IX N ERALN OT1CKS. DTTFTJR In this city. July 14. Douglas P. . uuiur, aged 4o years. De.ovea nusoana ot Mary M. Dufur, lather of Mrs. Paul B. Powers, Genevieve and George H. Dufur; ' stm of E. B. Dufur, all of Portland. Funeral will leave tue family residence, 71 East De via street, at 8:30 A. M., Mon day. July Id. Macs will be offered at 9 o'clock st St. Francis' Church. East Twelfth. and Pine streets. Interment Mount Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements in care of MiUer & Tracey. ILER At the family residence, 179 Hamil ton avenue, Juiy 13. William E. Her, age 72 years. Orejron pioneer of 1S47. Re-' mains are at Holman'i funeral parlors and will be taken to Buttevllle, Or., today (Sunday), July 35. on the Oregon Electric, 10:-45 A. M. Funeral services will be held at Butteviile at 1 P. M. today (Sunday), July 15. HALLENDRAND In this city, July 14. Edith Grace Hallendrand. aged 33 years, late of 105 S 12th st. The funeral serv ices will be held tomorrow (Monday), July ltf. at 10 o'clock A. M. at the resi dence establishment of J. P. Finley & Son. Montgomery at 5th. Friends in- vited. Interment at Mt. Scott Parit Ceme tery. BURKE July 14. "William R. Burke, aged 47 years. Funeral will take place from Dunning & McEntee's chapel Monday, July 10. at 8:30 A. M. Thence to the Cathedral, corner Fifteenth and Davis streets, where mass will be offered at 9 o'clock. Friends invited. Interment ilL Calvary Cemetery. SCHMIDT In this city July 14. at her. late residence. 1074 Corbett Ftreet, Julia Schmidt, aged 46 yt-ars. The funeral services will be held tomorrow (Monday), July 16. at 4 o'clock P. M. at the resi dence establishment of J. P. Finley & Son. Montgomery at 5th. " Friends invited.' Interment at Riverview Cemetery. GREEN The funeral services of the late Susan E. Green will be held tomorrow (Monday), July 16. at 2:30 o'clock P. M. at the residence establishment of J. P. Finley &. Son, Montgomery at 5th. Friends invited. KENNEDY At Oak Grove, July 14. Fran cis Helena Kennedy, aged 69 years. Fu neral services will be held at Portland Crematorium tomorrow (Monday), July 16. at 2 P. M. Funeral in charge of Miller & Tracey. rrMnAf. DIRECTORS. Edward Holmnn, Pres. W. J. Holman, Sea. J. E- Werleln, Treaa. THE EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAKING CO. B-rtabllBhed 18T7. THIRD ST.. CORNER OF SALMON. A MODERN SPACIOUS FAMILY ROOM WITH PRIVATE ENTRANCE- LADY ASSISTANT. Phones: Main 507, A 1511. PERFECT FCNEBAL Bi.lt VICE FOB LESS MILLER & TRACEY Independent Jr'unerm! Director, l.adT Assistant Wssh. at Ella et.. Bet. 20th and 21st. Alain 20ttl. A laaj. let side. East S4 LadT Assistant C 816 j WILSON & ROSS Funeral Directors. Inc. Beautiful Residential Fur.eral Home Multnomah at beveatli bU J. F. FINLET St BON. Progressive Fun era. 1 ire c tors. Private Dnvt Wumui Attendants. kO.SlOOMEKV AX FIFTH, slain . A 1599. DUNNING St il'ENTKci. funeral directors. Broadway and Fine street. Fnone roas way 430. A 4568. Lsdy attendant. F. S. DUNNING, INC. East Side Funeral Directors. 414 East Alder street. East 52. B 3525. BREEZE & SNOOK ifKor A.K.ZellerCo. liast 10SS. C lOSS. SKWES UNDERTAKING COMi'AM'. 3d and Clay. M n A152. A 3JL Lady Attendant. MR. AND MRS. W. M. HAMILTON Fu neral service. 1973 E. Glisan. Tabor 4313. ER1CSON Residence Undertaking Parlors. lth and Morrison sta. Mam 6133, A 2zl. P. L. LERCH, East 11th and Clay street Lady Auendt.nl. East 7&L H lasa. MAUSOLEUM. "THE BETTER WAY" Humane, Sdentlta Security for the Dead, banitary Protsctloa for thm L.t1h RIVER VIEW ABBEY MAUSOLEUM Term Inns BlTerrlew Carllne, Taylor's t erry Road. For Particulars Inqnlrs Portland Mausoleum Co. Pnone Broadway ssl. CSS Fittock Block. CKJMATOBICMS. MOUNT SCOTT PARE Cemetery and Crematorium Tabor 1468. r 61. FLORISTS. MARTIN FOKUe CO, Florists, a Washington. Alain 269, A 120a. Flowsrs for sll occasions artistically arrantwt. CLAKKG BKOS, Florists. 287 Morrison su Main or A 1305. Fine flowsrs and norsl designs- No branch stores. TONSETH FLORAL CO.. 2S5 Washington St.. bet. 4th and 5th. Main S102. A 11SL MAX M. SMITH. Main 721&. A 2122. 8.1113 bids.. th nd Ald.r sta 1 " - - J MOXTMIMS. PORTLAND MARBLE WORKS. 264-286 4th St.. opposite City HslL Msln 8564. Phillip Kes A &ons for memorials. 3E BLAC5INO GRANIT E: 104.0