TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, SEPTE3IBER 9, 19J7.
TURB1NERS GARRY
20,853 III SUMMER
Three Months' Business in
1917 Better Than Same
Period in 1916 by 4900.
VESSELS REMAIN ON RUN
Equality of Service Such Tbat Reg
ular Running Time Between
Coast Landmarks Is Worked
Out by Men on Board.
Passengers carried between Portland
and San Francisco during June, July
and August by the Great Northern Pa
cific turbiners Great Northern and
Northern Pacific numbered 20,853. Bach
liner made 20 round voyages during the
quarter, and the average was in excess
of 521 persons each voyage. The show
ing is a gain of approximately 4900
travelers over the same period in 1916.
It is the third season for the big
ehips on the Coast route, and, while
the general falling off in travel last
year was felt, their popularity is on
the ascendency, and the gain of almost
5000 persons in the three months just
closed attests to the fact as well as to
the determination of Portlanders to do
their utmost in the way of patronage
to insure the steamers being kept on
the run.
Talk of the turbiners being taken
for war purposes has not been revived
of late, and the fact that officials of
the line have not been advised def
initely is taken to mean the vessels
will not be disturbed, at least not until
Spring.
It has been said by deck and engine
room officers of the liners that during
the Summer period the time of passing
different points on the Coast does not
vary more than five minutes any trip.
A schedule much like that of a railroad
train has been worked out aboard the
ships, showing the time of departure
and arrival at principal points on the
run and how they are passed ordinarily.
MORE THAN 2 00 OX BEAVER
San Francisco & Portland Tjiner
Takes Big Cargo.
Vacationists returning to California,
as well as a few belated ones from
here bound for the South, swelled the
passenger list of the steamer Beaver
to 215 persons yesterday. With all
of the travelers grouped along the port
rail as the vessel backed Into the
stream it looked like old times, in the
days when the "Big Three' accommo
dations were taxed.
The vessel had almost a capacity car
pro and sailed on schedule at 3 o'clock.
Captain Rankin does not get under
way these times without a special
house flag of the San Francisco &
Portland Steamship Company floating
from the forward jacks taff. while
from the main truck the regular large
houseflag of the line flies. On her ar
rival Thursday the Beaver brought the
largest cargo ever loaded by her at
San Pedro.
CAPTAIX CAREY FAVORS SEARCH
Master of Steamer Kilburn. Would
Stamp Out Liquor Traffic
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. S. (Special.)
The trial of the case against Captain
J. C. Carey, of the steamer Kilburn,
and some of his crevv who were ar
rested on charges of having liquor in
their possession unlawfully, has been
continued until the arrival of the craft
on her next trip from San Francisco.
This order was made by Justice of the
Peace Carney this morning at the re
quest of the defendants.
At the request of Captain Carey the
officers searched the Kilburn today,
but found no contraband liquor on
board her. The captain has asked that
his vessel be searched every time she
comes into port in order that the il
legal traffic may be stamped out.
i Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 8. (Special.)
Laden with a cargo of fuel oil for Portland,
the tank steamer "Wm. F. Herrin arrived
from California.
The steam schooner Ryder Hanlfy shifted
during the night from Oak Point to West-
port, where she will complete her cargo of
lumber.
The steam schooner Celilo sailed during
the night for San Francisco with a" cargo
of lumber from Westport.
The steam schooner Ernest H. Meyer
sailed during the night for San Francisco
with lumber from St. Helens.
The Japanese steamer Somedono Mam
arrived during the night from Seattle and
will load lumber at Portland.
The steamer F. A. Kilburn arrived today
from San Francisco, via Eureka and Coos
3a y. bringing freight and passengers for
Astoria and Portland.
The steamship Great Northern sailed to
day for San Francisco, carrying a large list
of passengers and a good freight.
The steam schooner Flavel sailed this
afternoon for San Pedro with a cargo of
lumber from the Hammond mill.
The ship St. Nicholas, bringing the canned
salmon pack from the Columbia River Pack
ers' Association cannery on the Nushagak
River, was hooked at 1:1a this afternoon
by the tug "Wallula off "Wlllapa Harbor and
may be brought into port tonight.
The bar tug Oneonta returned today from
the trip to San Francisco.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 8. (Special.) C.
P. Dole, general purchasing agent for the
Alaskan Railroad Commission, sails for An
chorage on an inspection trip as a passe n
Ker of the steamer Alaska scheduled to
leave here tomorrow night.
The ship Abner Coburn, the first of the
I.ibby, McNeill & Libby fleet to arrive from
the North, is being towed up the straits
tonight. She is the second of the Alaska
cannery tender fleet to reach port this sea
son, as the Benjamin F. Packard, of the
Northwestern Fisheries Company fleet, . ar
rived on Friday.
.Movements of lumber to South American
ports have been most active in the past few
days. The Santa Alica, towing the bark
Belfast, left a few days ago, and the steam
schooner Phyllis commenced loading at Port
Townsend today, while the Santa Elena is
due tomorrow.
The steamer Ernest C. Mayer also sailed
last week for Chilean ports with a large
lumber cargo. All of of the vessels are ex
pected to load nitrates for the States or
Hawaii on the return voyage, v
SAN FRANCISCO, SepL 8. (Special.)
The former German steamships seized at
Manila by the united btates Government
are loading rapidly for this port, and in the
next three weeks a large fleet of the car
riers will arrive. The Government has
turned over half g iue 18 ships to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Compan tnd half
to the Robert Dollar Company.
The Rajah and the Tubingen have sailed
from the Philippine port after being loaded
by the Pacific Mail. The Suevla is loading
lor the Dollar company and is expected to
sail in a few days. Suevia is a vessel of
S789 tons.
Captain Robert Dollar, who returned yes
terday from the Orient, said there was
large amount of freight at Manila and other
Eastern ports, but that the ships In sight
could easily handle all oiiered.
The Bristol Bay Packing Company's
steamship Costa Rica arrived this morning
from Bristol Bay with 23, ZOO cases
salmon. Captain Lillieland said the catch
was not as satisfactory as in former seasons
on account of high winds and rough weather
in the fishing waters.
Conferences between representatives of the
shipowners and the marine engineers have
been held during the week In regard to pay
for engineers, and it is expected an agree
ment will be reached at a meeting nex
"Wednesday. The present agreement expires
September zu.
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RIVER WORK TO START
DIKES AND RE VET 31 E NTS TO
BE
BITILT THIS WINTER.
Dredging and Plledrlving Is to Begin
Also, as Provided In New Rivers
and Harbors Act.
Permanent works along the river In
the way of dikes and revetments, as
provided for in the last rivers and har
bors bill, are to be started this week.
and one of the most important will be
dike at Slaughter's, to be located
about midway in the new cut com
pleted a year ago. The Government
engineers finished a dike at the upper
end of Slaughter's cut last year, and
what Is known as the old Walker
Island dike serves at the lower end, so,
with the new one in place, that section
will be taken care of.
A piledriver and crew will leave the
Government moorings Tuesday for the
Cowlitz River to drive piling near the
mouth of that stream, where two chan
nels now serve, and it is proposed to
close one of them, thereby diverting
the flow to the main road. About the
middle of the week the Federal dredge
Monticello wilL be sent to the Cow
litz to do annual dredging, and that
stream should be much improved for
Winter navigation.
The plan is for the piledriver to shift
from the Cowlitz to Slaughter's, so the
latter dyke will be under way in a
short time. Several weeks will be re
quired to drive piling: and distribute
all material for the dyke.
The annual dredging campaign is on
in full swing between Portland and
Astoria, the machines eliminating
traces of the Summer freshet, and the
Port of Portland dredges used will be
relieved as soon as the cuts are cleaned
out, leaving the Government diggers.
Multnomah, Wahkiakum and Clatsop,
to handle the maintenance during the
remainder of the time.
Harbor dredging is advancing herp
as far as can be done with the dredges
available. Much time has been ex
pended during the past year in making
fills for shipyards, the latter being re
garded as emergencies and no other
equipment was to be had but that of
the port that could do the work.
OCTIiAWS'
COIN KEPT IXXJfG
Captain Edwards Receives Memento
of Tracey-Merrill Chase.
Captain E. S. Edwards. United States
Inspector of Hulls, is the owner of
many souvenirs and relics, some beau
tiful and valuable, while more are
grewsome. One he came into pos
session of yesterday and is in the crim
Inal class, being a 25-cent piece which
Tracey and Merrill, notorious bandits,
gave to James Grant at Gervais after
their escape from the Oregon Peniten
tiary 15 years ago, which ended in
the death of both.
Mr. Grant came into the office of
the inspectors yesterday for a license.
and, seeing other evidence in the col
lection of the Tracey and Merrill chase.
told of how the quarter had been
given to him by the outlaws, and it was
requested that he buy them two bottles
of beer. On going into a store at Ger
vais he says the owner told him the
men outside were those being hunted
by posses, so he substituted another
quarter and kept that of the outlaws.
ST. JflCHOIiAS IX WITH PACK
First of Colombia River Salmon Fleet
Reports From Alaska.
Leading the square-rigged fleet of
Alaska salmon ships homeward, the
St. Nicholas, of the Columbia River
Packers' Association, reported at the
entrance to the Columbia early yester
day afternoon from Isushagak. She
left the river April 14 and reached
Kushagak May 13.- The Eeuce, of the
same fleet, got away from Astoria for
Chignik March 31 and reported at the
northern point May 29. Both vessels
deliver their cargoes of salmon at As
toria.
The tug Akutan, of the Portland
Alaska Packers' Association, reached
home last week from Nushagak, going
into Winter quarters at Goble, and the
barks Berlin and Levi G. Burgess are
on the way south with the pack of
that corporation, which they will dis
charge here.
ALASKA EXCtTRSIOXS DRAWING
Steward of Excursion Steamer Spo
kane Home for Brief Rest.
Alaska excursion business has been
at its height again this year, says
Dick Martin, steward of the excursion
steamer Spokane, of the Pacific Steam
ship Company's fleet, who is in the
city on leave. The Spokane will make
one trip without Mr. Martin and when
he rejoins her he expects to be as
active as ever, as the Pacific line is
busy from one end of the coast to the
other.
Mr. Martin was steward in the "Big
Three" fleet for several years and was
STEAMSHIP COMPANY MEN ONjIe".for lh,,E"U" n'fht.toJ Bone two
DUTY. j
sxzcf Z7 zurj-es' Joj-
in charge of the saloon of the liner
Bear when she was wrecked a. year
ago in June, so left the service to go
with the Pacific fleet. He says dur
ing the Summer prominent Easterners
were numbered among tourists aboard
the Spokane and that the popularity
of the trip is drawing more from be
yond the Rockies each, year.
SOMEDONO MARU IS IX PORT
Three Vessels at Inman-Poulsen's for
Lumber Cargoes.
Three ships lying at Inman-Poulsen's
for lumber at the same time made a
h.usy picture yesterday. The arrival of
the Japanese steamer Somedono Maru
at the dock was the most important
feature, she being under engagement
to load a full lumber cargo for Shang
hai, and the material is mostly large
pieces. The schooner Forester is work
ing the last of her cargo there for a
west coast port, and the steamer Flor
ence Olson worked a San Francisco
cargo.
At the North Pacific mill the schoon
er Mindoro is loading for the west
coast and the steamer Carlos, with a
part cargo from Everett, was complet
ing the load for delivery at Eureka,
where the material will be used for
shipbuilding purposes at the Rolph
yard.
PASSENGERS GO ON SENATOR
Vessel Leaves Monday Under Char
ter to Singapore and Hong Kong.
In connection with the sailing of the
steamer Senator, of the Pacific Steam
ship Company's line, from Puget Sound
for Singapore- and Hongkong tomor
row, Frank Bollam, Portland passen
ger agent for the company, has had
inquiries from Portlanders figuring on
the voyage, as the rate to Hongkong
was fixed at $125 and to Singapore
15P.
The Senator, which recently made a
voyage to Honolulu from Puget Sound,
was chartered by H. F. Ostrander to
carry freight to the Far East, the
owners reserving the right to handle
the passenger accommodations. E. G
McMicken, general passenger agent of
the Pacific flag, arranged to take care
of travelers, as direct service from
Puget Sound to Singapore is among
the most attractive early Fall voyages
available.
Jetty Aid to Gardiner.
MARSHFIELD. Or., Sept. 8. (Spe
cial.) Information brought here by
visitors at Gardiner indicate the jetty
work being done there, although Just
entering a point where it becomes ef
fective at the bar, is already benefiting
the entrance and has deepened the
water to some measure. The jetty is
being constructed by Contractor Gie
bisch, of Portland, under charge of
Port Engineer D. M. Charleson. The
port is spending $200,000 on the job,
and expects to secure an equal amount
from the Government to finish the ex
tension.
Dredge Plans Prepared.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Sept. 8. (Spe
cial.) Junior Engineer James Polhemus,
in charge of Government work on the
Umpqua, Coos Bay and Coqullle River,
is preparing plans for a 15-inch suc
tion dredge for the port of Coos Bay,
and will submit them at the next gath
ering of the Port Commissioners. The
dredge, which is to be constructed
largely from machinery bought from
the Government from the Celilo canal
work, is estimated to cost $15,000. It
will be used for dredging inlets of the
bay, of which there are about 13.
Marine Notes.
Lying: at municipal dock No. 2 yesterday
the schooner La Merced, of the Standard
Oil Company's fleet, took on 230 tons of
ballast in the form of crushed rock, which
will be carried permanently. Shortage of
men necessitated the crew being: completed
with some drawn from Seattle, and she is
expected to leave today for San Francisco.
Passenger business was brisk for the Mc
Cormick flagship Wapama yesterday, she
having sailed for San Francisco and Los
Angeles with a good list, which Purser
Jack Pennington provided for abundantly,
The Wapama took a full load of lumber,
and another of the same flag to get out
with lumber, but no passengers, was th
steamer Wakeena.
B. A. Campbell now Is operatlnr th
launch Beaver. A. R. Kellogg having re'
tired as skipper.
Joseph Marriott, chief clerk in the San
Ped" freight office of the Southern Pa
cific, returned home yesterday on the liner
Beaver, on which he came here Thursday.
Ts undergo boiler repairs the steamer Has
salo was temporarily withdrawn from
the Prtland-Astoria route yesterday, and the
Harvest Queen went out In her place last
night. The iiassaio win be ready tomor
row or Tuesday.
Having finished a fill yesterday on th
property of the Pacific Marine Iron Works.
at the foot of East Main street, the Port
or Portland areoge Portland was ordered
above the Hawthorne bridge and will be
gin tomorrow clearing In the channel, the
material being deposited on the property
ox tne .normwesi oieei company.
Word was received yesterday by telegraph
that lieutenant tienry J. Porter, Quarter
master Corps, U. S. A., will leave shortly
for France. He is well known in Portland
maritime circles as Captain Porter, havin
been on the bwayne & Hoyt vessels for
lengthy period and once having served in
the Portland office of that firm.
Bert C. Ball, president of the Willamette
Iron & Steel Works, and W. J. Com foot.
head 01 tne AiDina engine & Machine- Works,
at Washington for the consideration of was
schedules, and expect to look after other
business there.
U. S. Xaval Radio Reports.
ATLAS, Portland for El Segundo. 57s miles
north of El Segundo.
TOPEKA. San Francisco lor Eureka. 12
miles south of Point Arena.
NORTHERN PACIFIC. San Francisco for
Flavel, T miles north of Blunts Reef.
STEAMSHIP RAINIER. San Francisco for
eattle. 10 miles from San Francisco.
GREAT NORTHERN. Flavel for San
Francisco, 120 miles south of Columbia
River.
YOSEMITE. Port Gamble for San Fran
cisco. 135 miles south of Cape Flattery.
frIP ST. NICHOLAS. NushaKak for As
toria, off Columbia Lightship.
BARK BERLIN. Nushagak for Portland.
20 miles west of Columbia River.
HORACE X. BAXTER. Squamish for San
Pedro, off Turn Point.
ADMIRA EVANS. northbound. Banned
through Active Pass.
NUUANU. Richmond for Martinez. 395
miles from -Martinez.
SANTA ELEMA, San Francisco for Seat
s, 422 miles from San Francisco.
ASUNCION. Port Angeles for Richmond.
407 miles north of Richmond.
ERNEST H. MEYERS. St. Helens for
an Pedro. 225 miles south of Columbia
River.
CAPT. A. F. LUCAS, Seattle for San Pedro.
STO miles from Seattle.
CELILO. Westport for San Francisco, off
Cape Blanco.
PRESIDENT, Seattle for San Francisco.
340 miles north of San Francisco.
Movements -of Vessels.
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 8. Arrived Ad
miral Schley, from Seattle: Breakwater,
from Portland: Adeline Smith, from Coos
Bay; Willamette, from Portland. Departed
Northern Pacific, for Astoria: Coqullle River,
for Coos Bay; Nome City, for Seattle; South
Coast, for Crescent City.
SEATTLE. Sept. 8. Arrived Steamer
Turret Crown (British), from Valdez. De
parted Steamers Al-Kl, for Southeastern
Alaska; Admiral Evans, for Anchorage.
A PACIFIC PORT. Sapt. 8. Departed
steamers Kofln Maru (Japanese) ana storvl
ken (Norwegian), for Oriental ports.
TACOMA. Sept. 8. Arrived Senator, from
Honolulu: Prince Albert (British), from Van-
ouver. B. C. Departed Queen, for San
Francisco via ports: Alaska, for Seattle;
Senator, for Singapore via ports.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Sept. 8. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M.: Wind, northwest, light.
MOTHER'S PLEA FUTILE
FOURTH SOX DECIDES TO FIGHT
FOR UNCLE SAM.
Parent Determines to Guard Claim in
North River Country, Despite
Lack of Protection.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Sept. 8. (Spe
cial.) I want to fight in the trenches,
so as to take mother out of the North
River country," was the reason Frank
Ross gave to the members of the dis
trict draft appeal board at Tacoma.
This is the statement made by Mrs.
Margaret Ross, who returned from Ta
coma last night discomfited over the
refusal of her son to claim exemption,
which she desired and for which she
went to Tacoma to interest herself.
'I am alone on the North River
claim," said Mrs. Ross. "I have three
sons in the war, and I wanted Frank,
not to help me financially, but to help
me guard my place and keep me from
harm."
But she added: "Frank's serving in
the trenches is not going to take me
out of North River. I am going back
to my claim and I am going to stay
there until the thing is through. The
claim is worth fighting for and I am
going to fight to the last ditch.
Campers and Hunters Careful.
EUGENE. Or.. Sept. 8. (Special.)
Campers and hunters in. the Cascade
National forest have been very care
ful this year, according to Clyde B.
Seitz, supervisor of the forest, who re
turned to Eugene last night after
spending several weeks in the moun
tains.
Germany Not Pressing Holland.
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 8. The Dutch
Foreign Ministry denies categorically
reports that Holland is being pressed
by Germany for permission for sub
marines to use the River Ech Scheide.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL, REPORT.
PORTLAND. Sept. 8. Maximum tempera
ture 68 degrees. Minimum temperature, iw
degrees. River reading, 8 A. M., 3.8 feet
Change In last 24 hours. .02 foot fall. . Total
rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.), .48 inch To
tal rainfall since September 1, 1017, .57 inch.
Normal rainfall since September 1. .32 inch.
Excess of rainfall since epcemuer ,
25 Inch. sunrise, !: a. ju, ouimci..
P. M. Total sunshine. 3u minutes, rossioie
sunshine, 12 hours r.4 minutes. Moonrise.
11 P. M. Moonset, 2:-- r-. vi""
(reduced to sea level) 5 P. M., 30.08 inches.
Relative humidity at noon, 80 per cent.
THE WEATHER.
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52 62 O.06 . . E
40 44 0.08 8 SB
Mi 64!0.01 6 N
54 8410.00 . . NW
58 flt0.00 . . E
44 58.8( 121NW
64 68 0.00 . . W
80 8S 0.00 10 S
46 6K 0.00 10 N
74 DO 0.00 . . SB
46 . . . 0.0O . . NE
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58 7810.00 . . SW
60 OHIO. (0 . . NW
03 7HI0.00 . . NE
54 70,0.00 10 N
72 0OI0.no . . SW
.12 O0JO.72 8 E
56 4 0 . 0O . . N W
54 7210.10 . . SB
76 11610.00 . . W
I 54 8210. OO . . W
55 6810.48 . . S
60 72j0.02 8 NW
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66 CDll.fiO 81N
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60 720.00 12NW
5tl Hl(.0012SW
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52 6410. 011 . . N
56 70i0.66 . . NW
50 6410.08 . .N
42 ... 0.28 calm
60 74 0.00 . . INW
60 600.58 8 NE
40 50:0. 00 14lNW
42 72l0.02 14N
STATIONS.
State of
weather.
Baker ........
Boise
Boston
Cloudy
Cloudy
Clear
Calgary
Chicago
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Denver
Des Moines . . .
Duluth
Eureka .......
Galveston ....
Helena
Jacksonville ..
Juneaut .
Rain
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cloudy
Kansas city
Clear
Clear
Los Angeles....
Marshfleld
Medford
Minneapolis ...
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
New Orleans...
New York
North Head
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
North Yakima.
Phoenix
Clear
Cloudy
Pocatello .....
Portland ....
Cloudy
Rose burg ....
Sacramento ..
St. Louis ....
Salt Lake
ft. cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
San Diego . . .
San Francisco
Seattle
Spokane .....
Cloudy
Cloudy
Tacoma
Tatoosh Island.
rt. cloudy
Rain
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Valdezt
Walla Walla
Washington
Winnipeg . .
Yel'wstone P"k.
tA. M. today; P. M. report of preceding
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The evening map shows the highest ba
rometric pressure central at Prince Albert
in Southern Canada, but smaller centers are
off the coast from Eureka, Cal., and Tri
angle Island. The only marked center of
depression was over Arizona. Rains have
occurred pretty generally in most sections
ot tne united states auring me last 24 hours.
the only exceptions being the Southern
Rocky .Mountain ana &outnern Plateau re
srlons and California. In many cajvea th,
showers were light, but St. Louis reports 1.50
Inches ana uuiutn .u incn in the last 24
hours. The temperature of the Southern
Canadian provinces is In. the 40s this even
line and similarly low readinsra nrpnrr.rf
In North Dakota and the Valley of the Red
River of the North.
The conditions are favorable for cloudy
weainer in tnis vicinny ior me next
hours, with moderate northerly winds.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Cloudy; moderate
northerly winas.
Washington and Oregon Cloudy; moder
ate northerly winas.
Idaho Cloudy and cooler.
River The Willamette River at Portland
will remain nearly stationary during the
next two days. 4. uitAftuia ukakh;,
Local Forecaster,
SGHQOLTO BE AIDED
Advisory Committee of Ship
ping Board Will Meet.
20 IN PORTLAND CLASS
Equipment Arriving for Instruction
of Prospective Deck Officers of
Merchant Marine Pay
Schedule Is Cited.
To learn of progress being made and
to ascertain if they can be of special
assistance in furthering the enrollment,
Portlanders on the advisory board of
the United States Shipping Board's
nautical school will meet tomorrow
noon. "With them will be V. J. Grambs,
chief of the nautical schools in Oregon
and "Washington, who arrived yester
day from Puget Sound, also Dr. Arthur
D. "Williams, instructor of the Portland
school.
Close to 20 have been enrolled in the
Portland school and that is taken as
an encouraging beginning, for while
many men have a leaning toward the
sea and would accept the life now to
assist the Government in manning
ships, entrance to the school is open
only to those who have had two years'
experience at sea.
The school here is confined to the
Instruction of future deck officers, the
engineering department being at the
University of Washington and it is said
the enrollment there is fair. During
the past week the school received part
of its equipment, including sextant,
compass and chronometer, also text
books, so is better prepared to go
ahead with technical work.
Henry Howard, director of the re
cruiting service for the United States
Shipping Board, headquarters at Bos
ton, has given out a statement, in
response to inquiries from many
sources, as to wages paid on vessels
now being operated by the Govern
ment and the pay of masters is fixed
at 1250 with 50 per cent war bonus
in certain trades. Chief officers re
ceive J140, second officers, $130; third
officers, $120; boatswain, $70; seamen,
$60, and carpenters, $57. Chief engi
neers are paid $190. first assistants,
$140; second assistants, $130; third as
sistants, $120; oilers and watertenders,
$65; coal passers, $50; chief steward,
$100: chief cook, $75; second cook, $60;
third cook, $45; engineers' messman,
$45; sail and fire messman, $40; mess
boy, $40; deckboy, $30. In all trades
in which war bonuses are paid the
wages are doubled.
. The system of teaching in the shore
navigation and engineering schools and
providing time at sea afterward for
such men as are not given certificates
on their classroom work alone, is said
to be turning out a number of men in
the East and before Winter there will
be additions from the Pacific Coast
schools.
AUTOIST SKIRTS BEACH
E. Hofer Says All-Seashore Road Is
Not Feasible.
EUGENE. Or., Sept. 8. (Special.)
An all-beach road north and south
through Oregon is impossible, but a
road that will keep the motor tourist
n sight of the ocean for a large part
of the time is feasible, according to
Colonel E. Hofer, of Salem, who has
Just completed a trip down the coast
in a motorcar.
He said that he had endeavored to
keep as near the coast as possible, trav
eling many miles over sandy beaches
and at times over roads never before
traversed by an automobile.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Marrlore Licenses,
FELIPOVICH-BOYD John Fellpovich, 22,
Bristol Hotel, and Pearl Boyd, 22, same ad
dress. RASMuSSEN-BECKEK B. J. Kasmussen,
23, Carlton Hotel, and Theresa Becker, 23,
405 North Twenty-fifth street.
RONCE-APPLEGATB Albert Sr. Konre,
3, Falls City, and Pearl Applegate, 20, 027
Frances avenue.
SAVAGE-M'CORMICK KoDert il. savage.
23. 1103 Telephone building, and Margaret
McCormick. Multnomah Station.
RASMUSSEN-FURU Arthur M. Kagmos-
sen, 2!), New Scott Hotel, and Elfrida Furu,
30, same address.
KTIID-ERICKSON AdoIDh Btua. 25. 145
North Sixteenth, and Elsie Erickson, 24, same
address.
DANIELS-WAGONER F. C. Daniels, 31.
200 Halsey, and Minnie Wagoner, legal, same
address.
RESCH-VANA Albert A. Resch. 28. 812
East Ash, and Sylvia D. Vana, 18, .same ad
dress. WEINER-KIMMEL Gottfred Welner. 26.
86!t Rodney, and Emelia Kimmel, 15, same
address.
DAN LEY-PEARL Joseph W. Danlev. le
gal, 207 Fourteenth, and Winnie Pearl, le
gal. 2il Broadway.
CH ERNIS-sI LVERMAN Joseph Chernla.
27. 431 East Thirty-ninth, and Frances Sil
verman. 21. 543 Fifth street.
VLAD-COUCEK Michael Vlad. 24. 403
Johns St., and Julia Coucek, 18, same address.
KIDDER -MILLER Hoy T. Kidder. 29.
1030 East Twenty-seventh, and Florence Mil
ler, 21, Route No. 2. Portland.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
HILL-STALE Y William Hill. 23. of Van
couver Barracks, Wash., and Vlda Staley,
20. of Portland.
LYNN-MIDDLETON Walter R. Lynn. 28.
of Lents, Or., and Jessie Olive Mlddleton, 22,
of Gresham. Or.
FAULKNER-TANGERMANN Alexander
A. Faulkner, 22, of Vancouver Barracks,
Wash., and Anna Tangermann, 20, of Van
couver. vash. a
HERMON-TSCHOFENIG Carl Hermon,
8, of Prescott. Or., and May Tschofenlg. 38.
of Prescott. Or.
SCOTT-VAN VLBET Charles T. Scott. 44.
of Portland, and Lydia L. Van Vleet, 38, of
Portland.
PERRINE-MILGER Frank M. Perrlne. 21.
of Vancouver Barracks, Or., and Emma Mll-
ger. 1V, ot Portland.
BILYEU-SIMMONS Evert R. Bilyeu, 2.1,
of Portland, and Lydla Josie Simmons, 24,
of Portland.
MECHAM-KING Earl Mecham. 20. nf
fortiana, ana raunne .rung, 21, of Port-
a M' ALLISTER-DXJRBOROW Charles F.
McAllister. 42. of Portland, and Arma E
Durborow. 36. of Portland.
YANDLE-MURPHY J. W. Yandle Kn r
urcgon v.uj . v i . , auu ju. j,uewa Juurpny, 46,
CATES-ACKLES Charlie P. Cates. 23. of
Portland, and Ruth E. Ackles, 20, of Port-
jana.
Births.
MILLER To Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller
Hartford apartments, August 24. a daughter'
DODDS To Mr. and Mrs. George Walter
uoaaa, 4yi .ast roriy-iirst street, Septenv
ber 3. a dauehter.
JACOB To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Timmons
jacoo. iuo .aat f iiuem street, August 28,
daughter.
LESLIE To Mr. and Mrs. George Alex
ander Leslie, 150 East Baldwin, August 26,
a son.
RYAN To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ryan,
448 East Lincoln. August 27. a son.
LANE To Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lane, 314
Ivy street. August 28. a son.
SEELBINDER To Mr. and Mrs. Rufus
George Seelbinder, C006 Forty-fifth street,
August 30, a son.
FARRELL To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Far.
rell, 332 Ross street, September A, a. daugh
ter. MONAGHAN To Mr. and Mrs. Patrick
Monaghan. 531 Mississippi avenue, Septem
ber .i, a son.
WILEY To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiley,
C62 Popular street. August 25, a daughter.
BABICH To Mr. and' Mrs. George Babich,
bos i nurman street, aububl ax, a aaugnter.
SPELANDERS To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Spe
landers. 506 East Eighth street, August 20,
a daughter.
LEONETTI To Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel
Leonettl, 04 jvniwauKie street, septemuer 1
a dauehter.
ALFANO To Mr. and Mrs. Luigl Algano,
181 Arthur street. August 29. a daughter.
ANGELOS To Mr. and Mrs. Vlncenzo
Angeios, eu t ourtn street, August ko, a son.
COSTANZO To Mr. ana Mrs. Costanzo,
1720 East Twenty-first street .September 2,
a son.
GRAHAM To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mai.
thiso Graham. 87 East Fifty-eighth street,
September 1. a son.
ROACH To Mr. and Mrs. John Leonard
Roach. 412 East Yamhill street. August 28.
a daughter.
Building Permits.
W. K. HAMILTON Erect one-story frame
garage. 610S Thirty-sixth avenue, between
Sixty-first and Sixty-second streets; builder.
same: f:45.
SIMOXDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Repair three-story brick ordinary store
ana lactory. s. First street, oetween oak
and Stark; $1000.
ESPEY ESTATE AND G1LE INVEST
MENT COMPANY ReDalr one-story brick
ordinary film exchange. oOO Burnside. be
tween Park and Ninth: Frank Kuffner.
builder: 150.
VICTOR VANDERPirTTE KMCt one-
story frame stable and woodshep. 1848 Bur
rage, between Hunt and Houghton; builder,
same: $50.
NORTHWEST STEEL, COMPANY Repair
one-story frame employment office, foot of
Sheridan street; Tranchell &. PareKus, builder.-;
J160.
DAVENPORT ESTATE Repair three-
story brick ordinary store and hall. 164 Sec
ond street, between Yamhill and Morrison;
D. Duff, builder: $75.
C. NARDINI ReDalr one-story frame res-
dence. 363 East Sixth street, between Ste
phens and Harrison; Domenlco lesanu,
builder:
BOSTON PACKING COMPANY Repair
three-story brick ordinary packing house,
1 Third street, between Ankeny and Ash;
J. C. Bayer, builder; $200.
MRS. WILLIAM SHERLOCK Kepair
three-story ordinary buildlner. 87 Second
street, between Oak and Stark; N. C. Paulsen,
builder; fluuu.
STOCK FEEDING PROBLEM
SITUATION' NEVER MORE UNCER
TAIN" THAN AT PRESENT.
Shortsge of All Classes of Livestock,
but "Winter Feed S'rtr Be
fore So Blgn.
The livestock market was steady in all Its
departments at the close of the week. Re
ceipts yesterday were 23 cattle. 21 calves
and 315 hogs. Shippers were:
With Hogs B. D. Masterson, Chlco, Cal.,
1 load; B. W. Co.. 1 load; G. W. Ogburn,
Cottonwood, Cal., 1 load.
With Cattle B. D. Haines, Roseburg, 1
load.
The day's sales were as follows:
Wet. Price. WeO Price.
6 steers . . 793 $5,751 - heifers . 7o 5.25
0 COWS ... TUJ 5. !5 8 calves
1 cow 1000 4.50 3 calves
Scows ... 748 4.50110 heifers
1 cow ....1080 3.25 1 bull .
2 cows 010 3.251
. . na. $s.oo
. . 340 5.63
. . 301 5.25
. .12S0 0. 00
The Bureau of Markets, Department of
Agriculture, has issued the following statis
tics on receipts at all United States stock
yards In July, 1917, as compared with
July, 1016:
Julv. 1017. Julv. 1016.
Cattle 1.633.132 1 111.645
Hogs 2.406.O02 2.402.011
Sheep 1.161.021 1.3311.084
Receipts at the same yards for the first
six months -of 1017, as compared with the
same ceriod in 1016. were:
6 mo. 1917. 6 mo. 1916.
Cattle 8.075.377 7.043.122
Hogs 10.887 0;8 21.701.73U
Sheen 6,742,738 7,101.604
Comparative receipts at the Portland
Stockyards in July:
July. 1917.July. 1016.
Cattle 7.011 8.172
Hogs ll.OSH l,WO
Sheep 10.778
Portland receipts for six months:
Cattle 45,272
Hogs 115.873
Sheep 50 650
18.02
34.561
168.072
74,121
Snokane recelrjta in. Julv compared:
July.'17. July.'1.
Cattle 2.053 1.336
Hogs 2.727
Sheep 2,452
Spokane receipts for six months:
Cattle 0.718
Hogs 17 ior
Sheep 12,012
6.17
3.3116
5.324
22.456
4.074
Commenting on the feeding situation, the
Livestock Reporter tays:
"There never has been a time when the
livestock situation was so uncertain and
unsettled as at the present. The terrific
fluctuations in prices on all of the markets
Indicate this condition to a certain extent.
Practically everyone appreciates the fact
that there Is a shortage In all classes of
livestock, but the farmer and feeder is thus
far unable to figure whether he can afford
to fill his feed lots or not. The high prices
that have prevailed have resulted in close
marketing throughout the East. In the
West the range men are holding back with
their shipments waiting for a more definite
understaudlng of the situation. That hay Is
going to be high this Winter Is a foregone
conclusion. The Government Indications of
a large Increase in the hay crop are not go
ing to fully materialize, and. with hay
around $15 to $20 per ton, cottonseed cake
selling at $50 and above per ton. and tank
age at more than $80 per ton. the average
farmer is dizzy trying to llgure wnere ne
can make a profit in feeding cattle, sheet
or hogs.
"The lamb feeders are reconciiea to pay
ing fancy prices for lambs, but they antici
pate big prices for their wool, which will.
In a measure, offset the high prices being
paid for feeders. Thus far it is uncertain
what will be done In the cattle feeding line
in this state. If corn comes down mere
will nrobably te considerable feeding done.
but it will have to be considerably lower to
offset the high price for roughage. 'lnia
year practically all of the straw is to be
saved and will be utilized In connection with
the hay and other foods, but it also win
have a high value and will add very ma
terially to the profits of the farmer, al
though most of them will use it for feed
to supplement their short hay crops."
Official quotations at tne yaras ioiiow;
Cattle Best beef steers, $S.500; good
beef steers, $7.25ii'8.25; best beef cows, $b. u
I&7.25: ordinary cows, $ a. o 'c o ju ; uest ucu-
ers. $77.75; bulls, $4.50C6.i0: calves, $1
fe u DO; stocKers ana waers, -...luif .
Hogs Prime light hogs. $16.50(016.85:
prlme heavy.hogs, $16,50 410.75; piss, $1o.i5
&h"Sei Western lambs, $13W13.R0; Valley
i.mK. xn.75iaii2.50: vearlings. $1010.i0:
wethers, $0,75 410.50; ewes, $84jS.50.
Loading Report.
Destinations of livestock loaded September
7 (carloads reported west of Allegheny
Mountains, double-decks countea as two
cars) :
cattle
n nrl Mixed
Calvea.Hogs.Sheep.Stock.T't'1.
Baltimore 12
Boston ........ 1
6
18
10
4
1
25
15
11
45
10
682
36
44
5
4
63
13
82
4
74
32
31
177
26
Buffalo 21
Cedar Rapids... 7
Chicago 442
12
98
1
1
Cincinnati 13
Cleveland 4"
Dayton, o. . . . .
Des Moines 1
Denver 10
Detroit 4
East St. Louts.. 41
43
1
7
4
16
"4
it
10
16
Kvansville, Ind. 8
Ft. Worth. Tex. 61
Indianapolis ... 11
Jersey City .... 15
Kan. city, mo. . hi
Lancaster. Pa.. 26
Los Angelea. . . .
12
4
Louisville "
New Orleans ... 5
6
7
31
111
New York
8
10
12
12
. tt
SO
4
8
1
32
Oklahoma City.. 14
Omaha 33
50
Philadelphia
in
31
12
2
Pittsburg 5
Portland, or. . . i.
St. Joseph, Mo.. 23
St. Paul 43
San Francisco.. 24
Seattle 6
Sioux City 61
56
78
34
7
101
Spokane ....... 5
Tacoma ....... ..
Various 681 87
1
1009
138
Totals 1816
One week ago.. 1496
Four weeks ago 656
State origins of
tember 7:
For Portland
847 410 82
400 480 94
508 302 80
livestock loaded
aoit:
2663
1743
Sep
Oregon 1
T't'ls Portland 1
One week ago.. 2
Four weeks ago 2
For Seattle
Oregon ........ 4
Washington .... 2
Totals Seattle 6
One week ago.. ..
Four weeks ago. 1
7
14
3
14
Omaha Livestock Market.
OMAHA. Sept. 8. Hogs Receipts 1000,
market 50c higher. Heavy. $16.S517.5(;
mixed. $17817.50; light. $17.3.-. 18; pigs,
$15.50iil6.50; bulk of sales, $17 ji 17.50.
Cattle Receipts 3O0, market steady. Na
tive steers, $10.50 16.55: cows and heifers.
$7 10.50; Western steers, $013. 50: Texas
steers, $7.50 10.50; cows and heifers. $6.50
0; canners. $5.25616.75: stockers and feed
ers, $0h12.50; calves, $S412; bulls, stags,
etc., $3.50' 8.
Sheep Receipts 300, market steady. Year
lings, $11.50i12.50: wethers, $10.50 5 12;
wes, $9.75010-75; lambs, $16.2517.
Chicago Llves-w-k Market.
CHICAGO. Sept. 8. Hoga Receipts 2000.
strong. 10c above yesterday's average. Bulk.
$17S 18.15; light. $16.65t''lS.35; mixed. $16.66
(ft 18.50; heavv. $10.45618.45; rough, $16.45s
16.70; pigs. $11.75i;ie.25.
Cattle Receipts 2000, unsettled. Native
beef cattle, $7.5017; Western steers. $6.50
4!13.25; stockers and feeders, $69.50;
cows and heifers, $4.G512.bi; calves, $12 42
18.
Sheep Receipts 1000. unsettled. "Wethers,
$8,50 412; lambs, $11,40417.60.
BASE IS PROTESTED
Chicago Also Holds Wheat
Price Is Too Low.
MILLERS ABSORB RECEIPTS
Supply Figures Indicate Surplus ot
2 00,000,000 Bushels Available
lor Export Corn Is Firm
on Weather Reports.
CHICAGO. Sept. 8. Broad demand for
corn resulted today from cold weather that
Increased danger of crop maturity being too
long delayed to escape killing frost. The
market closed unsettled, 1 to 1 cents net
higher, at $1.13 to $1.15 for December.
and $1.11 to 91.11 for May. Oats
bulged cent to T4lo and provisions 2 to
17 cents.
Investors purchased corn freely. and.
Bhorts also covered on a large scale.
Active call from the seaboard did a good
deal to lift the value of oats.
Protests against the lowness of the basla
'price of wheat, as fixed for the Chicago
market, brought an answer toaay rrom tne
Government food administrator. President
Griffin, of the Board of Trade, said the
communication was bein analyzed by the
transportation committee of the board. Re
ceipts here continued scanty and were ab
sorbed by millers. Current figures on the
supply of wheat In the United States, in
cluding the carry-over from last year, made
the total 715.000.000 bushels. On the basis
of last year's consumption, this would mean
about 200.000,000 bushels available for ex
port. Provisions rose In response to the Govern
ment report showing a reduction of more-
than 5. 0O0. 000 hogs on farms, as compared
with a year ago. (
WHEAT NOT QUOTED ON BOARD
Handling Now Entirely in Government
Hands.
CHICAGO. Sept. 8. Virtual disappear
ance of wheat as a Board of Trade com
modity has made this week a memorable
one in exchange annals. The Federal Gov
ernment took formal charge or all wheat
transactions at the outset on Monday and
thereafter unvarying Government prices
were the rule, so far as wheat was con
cerned. As compared with a week ago, corn
quotations this morning showed a gain of
He to 2c net and oats were up a shade to
lc. Provisions varied from 35c decline
to a rise of 10c.
Smoothness which characterized the trans
fer of wheat business to the Government re
sulted in some degree from the fact that
receipts were only sufficient here and else
where to meet current milling requirements.
In any event, however, the merchandising1
of wheat arriving in Chicago no longer
took place on the Board of Trade, but, ex
cept temporarily in the case of millers, was
ordered to consist of sending the wheat Into
a licensed elevator and receiving In lieu of
the warehouse receipt a Government check
for cash In payment. It was said demand
for flour showed a material increase now
that the value of wheat had been put on a
stable basis namely. $2.20 a bushel It
equal to No. 1 grade, or correspondingly
less, according to quality. The slowness of
the movement of supplies was said to be.
largely due to country dealers' unf amlliarity
with the Government grades.
Unseasonably cold weather stimulated the
upward tendency of the corn market. Opin
ion was almost unanimous that the plant
was not making the progress It should to
escape the likelihood of severe damage from
frost. At one time, however, depression in
the New York stock market had a decided,
though transient, bearish' effect on corn.
Oats showed independent firmness on ac
count of fears that wet weather meant
serious hindrance to threshing. Receipts
were comparatively small, with the sea
board alert to buy at any advantageous
chance.
Provisions steadied near the end of the
week, owing to word that the Government
would refrain, for the time being. If not
altogether, from fixing the price of meats.
Previously the market had dlsnlaved some
heaviness, influenced by lower quotations on
nogs.
Leading futures ranged as follows!
CORN.
Open. "High. Low.
Close.
1.15
1.114
Dec.
May
.$1.14H $l.li-i $1.141
. 1.10;, 1.12 1.10?.
OATS.
. .56? .57H .56",
. .53 '.i .60 H .50
MESS FORK.
Dec.
May
.57H
.60 -js
Oct. .
43.35 43.35 43.22
43.22
42.40
Jan 43.40
LARD.
..23.70 23.75 22.70
..22.45 22.57 22.45
SHORT RIBS.
..23 77 23.80 23.72
..21.47 21. 6l) 21.45
Oct.
Jan.
23.72
22.55
Oct.
Jan.
23 72
2L52
Cash prices were:
Corn No. 2 yellow, $2.20; Nos. 3 and 4
yellow, nominal.
Oats No. 3 white, 60"ic; standard, 60 Vi'
62 Vi c.
Rye No. 2. $1.85.
Barley $1.20 (ff. 1.30.
Timothy $6fi 8.
Clover $15tg20.
Primary receipts Wheat, SIS. 000 vs.
1,500.000 bushels: corn, 271.000 vs. 740.000
bushels; oats, 1.454,000 vs. 1,362.000 bushels.
Shipments Wheat. 363.000 vs. 1.537.000
bushels; corn, 289.000 vs. 225.000 bushels;
oats. 1, 450.000 vs. 645, OOO bushels.
Clearances Wheat, 245.000 bushels; oats,
210,000 bushels: flour, 11,000 barrets.
Eastern Grain Markets.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 8. Corn closed: Sep
tember. $1.80: December, $1.14;,; May. $1.11.
Oats, September, 58 Vic
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 8. Oats: September,
56 "ic; December, 56c; May, 59ic.
WINNIPEG, Sept. 8. Oats closed: Octo
ber, 66 Tic; December. 62c; May, 65.
DULUTH. Sept. 8. Close: Flax. Septem
ber, $3.30; October. $3.2UVi; November,
$3.284; December, $3.25.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 8. Close: September,
corn, $1.67; December, $1.14)4; May. $1.1114;
Oats, September, 5Sc; December 5 7 Vi ; May,
6u.
Minneapolis Grain Market.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 8. Barley $1.00
1.28.
Flax $3.22 3.27.
Puget Sounil Grain Receipts.
SEATTLE. Sept. 8. Yesterday's car re
ceipts: Flour 6, wheat 2, barley 1, corn 3,
hay 20.
TACOMA, Sept. 8. Car receipts: Wheat
7, oats 3, hay 2.
5
JAPANESE N0T ELIGIBLE
Nippon Aliens Not Subject to Draft
for National Army.
TRENTON, N. J., Sept. S. Instruc
tions not to draft Japanese were re
ceived. here today by the Adjutant-General's
office from Provost Marshal
General Crowder as a result of action
of the local conscription board at
Plainfield, N. J., which had accepted
and certified one young man of that
race.
The conscripted Japanese had made
no claim for exemption and appeared
gratified at being- accepted for the Na
tional Army, saying he would be glad
to serve.
Generous Friend Accused.
PENDLETON', Or., Sept. 8. Special.)
W. M. Munroe was arrested here to
day on a charge of robbery. The com
plainant is Bud Stearns, a harvest hand,
who claims that Munroe got him drunlc
and took his money.
Walla Walla Man Nominated.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Sept. .8. The President today
nominated Perry J. Lyons, of Walla
Walla, as Register of the North Yakima
Land Office.
Phono your want ads to The Orego
gonian. Main 7070, A 6035.