The Sunday Oregonian., December 09, 1917, SECTION TWO, Page 14, Image 38

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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 9. 1017.
SHIPYARD MEN'S
STATUS DEFINED
Those Within Draft Age Not
Necessarily Exempt Through
Such Employment.
CLASSIFICATION LIST SET
All Registrants Employed In Ship
yards to Be Classified by Local
or District Boards "Without
Regard to Employment."
With the period in which drafted men
may enlist in the Army or Navy to close
officially Saturaay, men in shipyards
have asked their employers to ascertain
officially how their occupation will be
defined and measures necessary in con
nection with exemption of shipyard
workers, as it has been given out at
Washington that such men will be ex
cused from military duty during the
time they are actually employed in the
construction of vessels.
Telegrams have been sent to Wash
ington during the past few days, re
questing the information, for some of
the men have intimated that if there is
any question regarding their exemp
tion they would prefer to enlist this
week so as to choose the branch of the
service preferred.
That portion of the draft law relative
to men employed in shipbuilding, setting-forth
steps to be taken and defin
ing their status when .actually em
ployed and afterward, is as follows:
Classification List Defined.
"'Employment under the general su
pervision of the Navy or Emergency
Fleet Corporation in the building or
fitting of ships shall not be regarded
as ground for deferred classification,
and ' all registrants so employed shall
be classified by local or district boards
without regard to such employment.
Every local board shall, however, main
tain a special copy of the classification
list, preceding the caption of which, in
the box there provided, shall be written
In bold characters the words "Emerg
ency Fleet."
"Immediately upon receipt from the
commandant of any Navy-yard or naval
station, the naval officer charged with
the inspection of vessels and their
equipment being constructed for the
Navy; the principal representative of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation in
any shipyard; the superintendent of
any Emergency Fleet Corporation dis
trict, or the general manager of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, of a re
quest that any registrant whose name
and serial number and the resignation
of whose local board are stated in the
request, shall be placed upon the emer
gency fleet classification list, and cer
tifying that such registrant is em
ployed under supervision of the Navy
or the Emergency Fleet Corporation
in the building or fitting of ships, the
. local board shall forthwith enter the
name of such registrant on the emer
gency fleet classification list, and shall
enter opposite the name of such regis
trant the letters 'E. F.' in red Ink. .
"The classification of such registrant
and all process herein prescribed in
respect 6f him shall not be changed,
except that, so long as he remains on
the emergency fleet classification list,
he shall be regarded as not available
for military service, and in all respects
as though he stood classified In class V.
Discharge Mast Be Reported.
"(a) Immediately upon discharge or
removal of any registrant, who has
been entered on the emergency fleet
classification list, from employment in
the building and fitting of ships under
the supervision of the PJmergency Fleet
Corporation or of the Navy, the officer
who - has requested his entry on that
list Is required to report to his local
board the fact of his removal or dis
charge. "(b) Within five days arter the first
of every month, any officer who has
requested that a registrant be placed
upon the Emergency Fleet classifica
tion list of any local board, and who
has not rendered the report prescribed
in paragraph (a) of this section in re
spect of such registrant, is required to
report to such board that such regis
trant Is still employed under the cir
cumstances upon which he was placed
on such list and to request the con
tinuances of such registrant upon such
list.
"(c) On the 10th of each month
local boards carefully shall check up
the reports received since the first of
the month in respect of registrants en
tered on the Emergency Fleet classifi
cation list.
"Hrd Ink" to Be ITsed.
"(d) Whenever the reports pre
scribed in paragraph (a) hereof Is re
ceived, or whenever, upon the check
prescribed in paragraph (c) hereof. It
appears that the report prescribed in
paragraph (b) hereof has not been re
ceived in respect of any registrant on
the Emergency Fleet classification list,
the name of such registrant shall be
stricken forthwith from such list by
drawing a red-ink line through it.
The letters "E. F." shall likewise be re
moved from their place on the original
classification list opposite the name of
such registrant, and the registrant
shall hereafter stand classified as
though his name had never been en
tered upon the Emergency Fleet classi
fication list.
"He shall not be eligible for re-entry
on. the latter list for a period of one
month from the date of his removal
therefrom.
"If his class and order number have
been reached or passed by calls into
military service he shall bo Imme
diately inducted into military service
in the normal manner, and, after the
order for him to report to his local
board for military duty has been is
sued, no request again to place him on
the Emergency Fleet classification list
can be considered." .
19 WOODEX SHIPS LAUNCHED
Aberdeen Yards Employ 12 00 Men,
Year's Payroll $1,500,000.
ABERDEEN. Wash., Dec 8. (Spe
cial.) Nineteen wooden freighters,
each over 2500 tons leadwelgh., have
been launched on Grays Harbor since
shipbuilding was revived here 22
months ago.
These aggregate 60,000 tons of ship
. ping. This is about equivalent to what
these same yards will produce during
the coming 12 months. Efforts to get
more workmen for the plants arj being
made in order that production may be
speeded up.
Of the 19 vessels which have been
launched, 15 now are in service, while
the others are being finished ready for
their maiden trips.
. The payroll of the shipyards, which
now employ 1200 men, is estimated at
Jl, 500,000 a year.
Kelso Reclamation Work Active.
iKELSO, Wash., Dec. 8. (Special.)
Work will be under way on Diking Dis
trict No. 4, comprising several thou
sand acres of land near Kelso, shortly.
Clearing of right of way will be started
immediately by day labor, as the bids
submitted for the work exceeded the
engineer's estimate. On December 29
bids will be opened for the construction
of the tide gates, and the construction
of a portion of the dike, and if the con
tracts are let work soon will be under
way.
LUMBER OUTPUT IS GREATEST
Shipments From Grays Harbor for
Year Will Reach Billion Feet.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec. 8. (Spe
cial.) G.rays Harbor's lumber ship
ments easily will exceed 1,000,000.000 feet
for 1917, which is approximately 200.
000,000 feet more lumber than was ever
shipped from this district in a previous
year.
Shipments to date totaled about 950,
000,000 feet. While water dispatches
have been far below normal, the rail
business has been the heaviest on rec
ord. For the six months ending De
cember 1 the railroads carried 15,606
cars of lumber and lumber products
laden with 467,980,000 feet out of this
district. Last month's rail shipments
were 58,200.000 feet, carried in 1946
cars.
Water shipments of lumber for the
past 11 months total 272.550,00a feet,
which is slightly better than the cargo
business for the same months of last
year. November cargo business was
PORTLAND SUPPLIES NEW YORK FIRM WITH LARGEST WOODEN VESSEL YET FLOATED IN
NORTHWEST DISTRICT.
u'i.nmnM ,.,..j,v j-hrtfri 'sfi" -7 - ;---'' ii
Delivery of two BOO-horsepower
Ballin Shipbuilding Corporation fo
plant has floated and which will b
ter ship, will be a close second to r
heavily reinforced with steel, bes
en carrier yet floated on the Coas
hold, moulded, of 25 feet. Gasto
two ships are dispatched, the Supp
they hold eight, and three are now
the best since June. 32 vessels clearing
with 25,281,000 feet.
The home consumption of lumber.
due to shipyard activities, is the heav
iest known here. Mills are operating
at a higher: state of efficiency than
ever before, despite the fact that none
has a full. crew.
FOREST HOME IS EXPECTED
Wheat SIiipKrom Australia Thought
to Bs Xear River.
W. S. Scammel, of San Francisco, a
shipping maiv well known along the
Coast, interested in the schooner For
est Home, now on the way hece from
Australia with a wheat cargo, passed
through the city yesterday on his way
to Puget Sound. He expects to be here
when the Forest Home reports.
The vessel put to sea September 10
and is fully due. Her cargo is esti
mated to be less than 1000 tons and it
is the first load of cereal consigned to
Portland from the Antipodes. One ves
sel bound here that got away later than
first reported, the Alta, from the Sa
moan Islands, is now said to have
sailed ' November 10 Instead of in Oc
tober. She reached the islands October
21 from Melbourne and that date is
thought to have been erroneously ac
cepted as the time of her departure for
the mainland. The schooner J. W.
Clise left Honolulu for Portland Decem
ber 7 and the schooner . Alumna got
away from San Francisco for the river
December 5.
GRADUATES NOW M'MBER 2 0
v.
Interest In Xautical School Con
tinues and Future Is Assured.
Two licenses granted yesterday to
second mates, Lyle B. Hilsinger and
Stephen Negoescu, brings the total is
sued here by United States Steamves
sel Inspectors Edwards and Wynn to
20. Professor Williams, of the nauti
cal school, says eight men were ad
mitted to the classes last week, and
the attendance is holding to the aver
age. As assurances have been received
that the Shipping Board intends to
keep the schools going, at least until
next Summer, interest is being stim
ulated. It is realized that during the
coming year there will be thousands
of berths for deck and engine-room
officers, and there is hardly any other
way for them to be obtained except,
after having had the required experi
ence, they be passed through the
schools and then sent to the Federal
steamvessel inspectors for examina
tion. -
Marine Xotes.
The srasoline schooner Anvil made port
yesterday, returning from her first round
voyage in the Portland-Coos Bay service.
United Slates Steam Vessel Inspectors Ed
wards and Wynn have ordered the inspec
tion of ttie tug Star, of the Star Sand Com
pany, to be held tomorrow. The vessel has
not been Inspected since 1913, having been
laid up, and Is now to be placed In service.
Due to the rush at the Navy recruiting; of
fice Chief Yeoman Gibbons and Nautical
Expert Schwarz, of the Hydrographic Office
force, were drawn there yesterday to assist
In handling recruits.
Departures yesterday Included the schoon
er Monterey, for San Francisco. She dis
charged an oil cargo at the tanks of the
Associated Oil Company.
Long before the McCormlck steamer Klam
ath sailed yesterday all of her passenger
accommodations had been sold and one man.
who failed to obtain a ticket, offered another
a premium for his transportation.
Lumber-laden for California porta the
steamers Daisy Putnam and Davenport
sailed yesterday from Westport.
Fred Pape. superintendent of the Port of
Portland, returned yesterday from San Fran
cisco, where he went on business In connec
tion with machinery desired for a new stern
wheel towboat
To unload her cargo the pilot schooner
Joseph Pulitzer reached here yesterday and
berthed at Albers dock. She recently re
turned after an unsuccessful attempt to
make Dutch Harbor. Whether she Is to be
taken over by the Port of Portland Com
mission will be determined at the regular
meeting Thursday.
Lumber-laden for the Antipodes the
schooner H. K. Hall got away at 9 o'clock
yesterday morning In tow of the tug One
onta. ' She came here with a copra cargo
from southern waters and has been In the
river since September 29.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, Dec. 8. Condition at S
P. M. Sea obscured by dense fog; wind,
southwest four miles.
Tidal at Astoria Sunday.
High. I Low.
9:33 A. M 8.8 leetB:13 A. M.
8.8 feet
10:53 P. il....o.6 leet.iaa P. AL....1.X ieet
1409 SHIPS TAKEN
S. Taylor Compiles List of
Vessels Requisitioned.
3,250,000 TONS PRODUCED
Xumber of Shipyards in ' Country
Increases From Sixty-Six in
1916 to 147 at
Present.
Requisition by the Emergency Fleet
Corporation of all steel vessels build
ing here has prompted" all manner of
guesses as to how many ships the
United States has acquired In that man
ner, also those contracted for at pri
vate yards, so much interest attaches
to the recent publication In the Official
i- 'Hi
i L- . - - r - W I '1 v
Photo by Angelus Studio.
MOTOR SHIP MOUNT HOOD
Winton Diesel engines was made yesterday at the yard of the Supple
r Installation in the full motor ship Mount Hood, the first vessel that
e ready early in 1918 for her Initial voyage. The Mount Shasta, her sis
each sea. They are 4000-ton carriers and, while principally of wood, are
ides being double diagonal planked. The Mount Hood Is the largest wood
t. The craft are 308 feet over all, with a beam of 44.6 feet and depth of
n. Williams & Wigmore, of New York, are the owners, and when the
le-Ballln force will devote all energies
under construction.
Bulletin, Issued at Washington, of data
showing a total list of-vessels held and
contracted for.
SteSrenson Taylor, president of the
American Lloyd's, who was here dur
ing the Summer from New York, com
piled a statement a few weeks ago cov
ering the new construction under way
and prospective, as well as a compari
son with what- has been lost through
submarines and the total tonnage called
i for in the building programme, which
is as follows:
The total capacity of the shipyards of
the world was estimated at about 3,685.000
tons In 1916. The total production of . mer
chant vessels In the world's yards this year
will be approximately 3,2r.0.000 tons, almost
as much as during the banner year of 1913,
when there were launched about 3.300.0OO
tons.
But there has been a grent change, In
this country. In November. 1916, there were
66 shipyards in the United States, In 27 of
1 which were built wooden ships. Now there
are about 147 shipyards In the country, 5
of which are building wooden vessels and
four of which are building composite ves
sels. There is being carried out the tremendous
programme of the United States Shipping
Board, to which must be added the 767 new
ships, for our Navy, from dreadnoughts to
submarine chasers, making the Navy the
most powerful in the world, second to none.
(Jermany has destroyed probably 4,200,000
tons , to date, while the announced pro
gramme of the United States Shipping
Board for a merchant marine at the end of
the year 1919 shows a grand total of 14,-
500.000 deadweight tons capacity, which in
cludes all new construction for the- Emerg
ency Fleet Corporation, all alien and United
States ships under construction and com
mandeered and the enemy ships that have
been seized within our ports.
Data published by the Official Bulle
tin are as follows:
Number Dead.
of weight
Type of vessel vessels, tonnage.
Wood 375 1,330.900
Composite . 58 207.000
Steel 451 3.186.4O0
Total contracted for SS4 4.724,300
Contracts pending 99 610.000
Total 9S3 B. 334.300
Total requisitioned, all types 428 3.029.508
Grand total 1.40U 8.3U3.80S
This total Includes requisitioned vessels
completed and released 33 vessels, 257,575
tons.
Number. tvD and deadweight innntrA
by the Emergency Fleet Corporation, segregated as to wood, composite and steel;
VESSELS UNDER
Type of vessels.
Cargo:
3.500
4.000
4.700
5.000
8.000
7,500 and under ......
8.800
9.000
10,000 and under
Total 814
Cargo and transport:
8.000 70
Grand total 884 4.724.300
VESSELS UNDER
Colliers:
5.1)00 and under
7.500 and under ......
8,800 and under
Total
Passenger and cargo:
5.000 and under
6.000 and under
Total
Tanker:
6.000 and under
7,500 and under
8.800 and under
9.000 and under
10,000 and under
12.300 and under
13.000 and under
2
7
4
9
12
18
6
Total 58
Cargo:
3.500 and under ........ 99
5.000 and under 37
6. OOO and under 5
7,500 and under 47
8.000 and under 2
8.800 and under 68
9,000 and under 14
10.000 and under 25
12.500 and under 2H
15,000 and under ........ 2
Total 317
Grand total .". 393
Grand total requisitioned and
under contract 1,277
DIBBLEE DYKE IS FINISHED
Government Orders Navigation Aid
Established on Improvement.
Notice was given yesterday from the
I headquarters of the 17th Lighthouse
Total
No. Dead- . No. Deaa-
ves- weight ves- weight
sels. tonnage, sels. tonnage.
411 ' 1.4.'!8, 500 355 1.242.5U0
16 U4.UU0 ' 8 32.0HO
12 S8.400 12 56,400
160 800.000 .
7 42.000
76 569.200
54 475.2(10
44 396.000
34 323.000
4.164.300 873 1.330,800
560,000
District that a light will be established
Tued4y to mark Dibblee Dyke, about
three miles below Rainier and above
the Walker Island Dyke. It has just
been completed by the United States
engineers.
The Government force will shift a
piledrlver from Dtbblee and commence
work on a new dyke at Henrlci's, on
the Oregon side, where the dredge Mon
tlcello has completed a trench close
to shore for the work. Another will
be located on the Washington side
and there are additional dykes in con
nection with a programme for perma
nent improvements in the main channel
that will be taken, up during the com
ing year.
SHIPWRIGHT LAUDS LAXDASS
Steamer Built HcaSjaJd to Be Queen
of Her Class to Be Viewed.
In the opinion of "Captain" Robert
Mcintosh, veteran shipwright and ma
rine contractor, the American steamer
Landass. being given final touches at
the plant of the Willamete Iron &
Steel Works before being delivered to
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, is
the finest ship of the type ever In the
harbor. He says the engine-room's
general arrangement Is far superior to
any he has boarded. The big, free
holds particularly attracted his atten
tion. Incidentally "Captain" Mcintosh ob
tained a startling idea of the vast space
s- r N a ' jt ----
to Government contracts, of which
below deck when he ordered 40,000 feet
6f lumber for lining purposes and found
that enough more must be used to
make the total about 60,000 feet. Her
inspection has been started and prob
ably will be ended during the week,
though there is considerable labor re
maining of a detail character.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Dec. 8. Sailed Steamer
Klamath, for San Pedro and San Francisco:
schooner H. K.- Hall, for Sydney. Arrived
Steamer J. A- Cha.nslor, from San Pedro;
gasoline scnooner Anvil, from Coos Bay,
ASTORIA. Dec. 8. Sailed at 1 A. M..
steamer Rose City, for San Francisco and
San Pedro. Arrived at 7 and left up at 8
A. M.. steamer J. A. Chanslor. from San
Pedro. Sailed at 4 P. M., steamer Atlas, for
San Francisco; at 4:J0 P. M., steamer Tiver
ton, for San. Pedro.
HONOLULU, Dec 7. Sailed Schooner J.
W. Clise, for Columbia Rlvel .
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec ' 8. Arrived
Steamer Beaver, from San Pedro. Sailed
last night bteamer f. A. unburn, (or Port
land.
SAN PEDRO, Dec. 8. Arrived Steamer
Wapama, from Portland.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 8. Sailed Steam
ers Helena, for Aberdeen; Daisy, for As
toria.
SEATTLE, Dec 8. Arrived Steamer Cor
dova, from Tacoma, Sailed Steamers Jef
ferson, for Alaska; La Touche, for Alaska
Windber, for San Francisco.
Notice to Mariners.
Information has been received from the
master of a steamer that November 22. 1917,
when In latitude N. 25 degrees, 66 minutes
and longitude West 167 degrees, S3 minutes,
AND RELEASED.
Number
of
vessels.
Colliers, 12.630 and under.... 1
Tankers. 10.475 1
Ore carriers:
6,000 and under 2
11.300 and under 4
17.060 and under I
Dead
weight tonnage.
12.0."i0
10.473
11.500
43.200
17.0S0
73,760
28.560
12.200
6.2H0
43.700
19.530
37.5DO
13.0U0
Total
Cargo:
3.&UO and under
5.000 and under
7.500 and under
8.800 and under
10,000 and under
12.500 and under
15,000 and under
Total ...........
.. 24 160.600
Grand total 33 257.575
of vessels under contract or reaulsttioned
CONTRACT.
Wood
Steel Composite-Dead-
No. Dead-
ves- weight ves- weight
sels. . tonnage, sels. tonnage.
6 21.000 50 173. ooo
... 8 32,000
160 'Vo'o'.OOO I'.l
7 42.000
76 580.200
54 473.200
44 S96.0O0
34 323.OO0
381 2,626.400 58 207,000
70 660,000
451 3,186,400 58 207,000
375 1.330.900 451 3,186,400
REQUISITION.
14.700 3 14.700 ...
6.S00 1 6,800 ...
43,000 S 43.000 . . .
64,500 9 64.500 ...
32.958 .... 7 82.938 ...
10.600 2 10.600 ...
43,538 9 43,353 TT.
10.600 2 16.600 ...
49.3O0 7 49.300 ...
33.010 .... 4 83.01O ...
81. OOO .... 9 81.000 ...
115.40O 12 115.4DO ...
192.545 IS 192.545 ...
S4.800 .... 6 84,800 ...
565,115 - 58 503,155 ...
321.240 99 321. 240 ...
160.200 .... 37 160.2OO ...
28. OOO .... ......... 5 2S.OOO ...
333.460 47 835,460 ...
16.000 2 18,000 ...
508.200 68 608.200 ...
126,000 14 126.000 ...
243.170 25 243.170
332.430 28 832.450 ...
28.000 2 2 4. OOO ...
2.008.720 817 2.098.720 ...
2,771.933 393 2.771,933 771
7.496.233 375 1.330.900 844 5.958.333 58
207.000
he passed some beds and pillows floating
E. F. ECKHARDT.
Commander TJ, S. Navy, Retired (in
charge) branch hydrographic office
Phone your want ads to The Orego-
nlan, Main 7070, A 6095,
FOOD PLANS VARIED
Some ' Shipyards Have Lunch
Places Within Inclosure.
COFFEE TO BE HAD FREE
At -Many Plants Vendors Are Per
mitted to Approach Entrance
With Stock of Light Wares
Suitable for Hasty" Meal.
Coffee klatches of former -times are.
In a measure, revived at Portland's
many shipyards these days. At some
plants lunch places are maintained
within the fenced inclosure, while at
others outsiders are privileged to vend
their wares at the entrances, where
men congregate during lunch hours.
Added to the coffee are light edibles
that suffice, where the men spend only
half an hour for lunch. Shipbuilders
agreed long ago that, though hundreds
of men bring lunches from home, hot
coffee Is most desirable as well, and
it is contemplated by at least one yard
here to serve coffee free, while that
same system was adopted some time
ago at one lower-river plant.
And the coffee consumption is not
confined to brawny workers about the
big ships by any means. Drop Into
one of the offices at a big steel yard
any day just before noon and there is
to be seen the feminine force getting
ready with percolators to enjoy the
stimulating beverage. There, of course,
the heating is by electricity, and the
women and girls have china cups
rather than the less attractive metal,
but none the less satisfying, cups of
the vendors.
Warm rooms for clothing and. at
some establishments sheds or tarpaulins
stretched above the ships, afford cheer
and protection during Inclement
weather, so at least a portion of the
objectionable features of V inter em
ployment out of doors are. minimized.
"Please sit down, but don't Interne,"
reads a sign prominently displayed in
the office of Manager McKinlay, of the
Columbia River Shipbuilding Company.
It Is obeyed by those on the corpora
tion's payroll and seldom disregarded
by visitors. Mr. McKinlay has a sys
tem all his own in directing the entire
organization. In its tnclplency he sur
rounded himself with heads of depart
ments thoroughly familiar with the
work. In fact, it Is said that Almost
all men were those with whom he had
labored formerly, so he knew their
ability and qualifications.
While the sign in the office might
be taken as indicating ' the . manager
was pressed for time, his demeanor
does not substantiate that, for he dis
poses of matters In an easy way, and,
above all, is Invariably diplomatic, so
lends the impression that the caution,
"don't Interne," is directed at some, not
all, of his visitors.
Without question Commodore Mont
gomery, United States Shipping Com
missioner, has executed more docu
ments during the past week than in
the same length of time during any
former period, all because the Govern
ment insists that the law relative to
the Identification of seamen on Ameri
can vessels shall be rigidly applied to
those In the coastwise fleet as well as
In offshore trades.
Each identification must include a
photograph of the subject. Yesterday,
while in the midst of another rush, Mr.
Montgomery accepted a document for
execution, in which he scanned all fea
tures until his eyes rested on the pho
tograph, which he discovered was his
very own, though taken years ago.
when he was partial to a hirsute adorn
ment in the way of a mustache. Mr.
Montgomery thereupon unbosomed him
self of some amusing incidents.
FINNISH SAILORS HELD
ASTORIA OFFICERS TO ENFORCE
RECENT FEDERAL. ORDER.
Men Under Detention Vnable to Show
Certificates of Rationality
- Required by Government.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.)
Enforcing the Federal order which pro
vides that members of crews of Ameri
can vessels must have certificates of
nationality, naval and customs officers
today held up the steam schooner Tiv
erton and brought four Finnish sailors
ashore. These men did not have the
required certificates and were not per
mitted to cojtinue as members of the
crew. The Tiverton, which carries
lumber from Prescott, was allowed to
sail this afternoon for San Pedro two
men short," . after the master had filed
affidavits asserting that the vessel
could be safely navigated with her
present complement.
hen the Tiverton came into the
river December 3. her crew was
checked up and Captain Hartwick, mas
ter, was given permission to proceed
to Portland to have the members of his
crew certified, the understanding being
that every man should be provided
with the necessary certificate before
returning on the out waro-Dound trip.
The officers in iJr.rtland. Instead of
taking the crew off, or compelling the
men to get certificates, gave the veseel
verbal permission to proceed to San
Francisco. The result was the removal
of four members of the crew here.
Two men were taken off the tank
steamer Atlas, which sailed for Cali
fornia this afternoon. One man was
fireman and the other pantryman. Both
are natives of England and claim to be
naturalized citizens. Neither of the
men had any dodcuments to prove his
assertion.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.) Tha
steam schooner Tiverton, carrying a cargo
of lumber from Prescott. sailed today for
San Pedro via San Francisco.
The tank steamer Atlas, after discharging
fuel oil in Astoria and Portland, sailed today
tor California-
The steamer Rose City, fully laden with a
cargo of general merchandise and carrying
a large list of passengers from Portland and
Astoria, sailed early t.'ls morning for San
Francisco.
The tank steamer J. A. Chanslor arrived
this morning from Cartromla, bringing a
cargo of fuel oil for Portland.
The steam schooner Daisy Putnam shifted
last evening to Westuoit, where ahe will
complete her cargo of lumber.
The steam schooners Shasta and Nehalem
are due from San Francisco. The former
ill load lumber at Rainier, while the lat
ter brings freight for here and Portland.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec. 8. (Special.)
The steamers Chehalls, Hoquiam. Tamalpals
and Carmel are due to clear tomorrow with
lumber cargoea for California ports.
The steamer Celllo Is due Monday.
COOS BAY, Or.. Dec. 8. (Special.)' The
steam schooner Hardy arrived from San
Francisco at noon. The crart will ship a
lumber cargo at the Buehner mill. North
Bend.
There Is a shortage or gasoline- engineers
on Coos Bay. caused by the unusual num
ber of enlistments for the Navy. Three men
who are expert gas engine drivers left
Marshfleld today, for Lung Island. Several
German engineers have been ruled off the
waterfront.
SEATTLE. TVash.. Dec. 8. (Special.)
The Duthle Shipbuilding Company today suc
cessfully launched their third big steel
steamship, the War General, originally de
signed for the Cunard Steamship Company
and commandeered on the ways by the
United StAes Shipping Board. The new
vessel was christened by Miss Bvelvn Blaln.
the 11-year-old daughter of Captain J. F.
Blaln, representative of me United States
Shipping Board In the Norm-west.
The steamer Windber. sailing for San
Francisco in the service of the Pacific
Steamship Company today. Is to be placed
on the San Francisco-Hono:ulu run, accord
ing to the United States Shipping Board.
She was built by the Pacific-American Fish
eries Company at South Belllngham.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Dec. 8. (Spe
cial.) The Pacific Mall Steamship Com
pany's steamship Peru, Captain McKlnnon.
has sailed from a Pacific Coast port for
Mexico and Central American ports of call.
The steamer had 60 cabin passengers and
52 steerage pnatengcrs, which Is a record.
In her recent stay In port the accommoda
tions of the steamship were increased.
The children along the west coast of
Mexico and Central America will be glad
to hear that the Peru is on the way south,
as all kinds of toys of American and
Japanese make are In the hold of the ship.
The liner will not arrive many days be
fore Chrlctmns in some of the ports, "but In
ample time for the dealers to get their
wan-s snd spread them out for sale.
The Toyo Kisen Kalsha's Nippon Mam
arrived today from Oriental ports bv way of
Honolulu with a good passenger list and a
heavy cargo of Oriental products.
The Treasury Department's censorship of
all papers, telegrams and documents brought
to America by sea travelers was enforced
for the first time here on the arrival of
the Nippon Maru. v
Special Agent W. H. Tldwell. of this port,
and Henry Blanchard. special deputy col
lector of Seattle, met the liner, accompanied
by Surveyor John S. Irby. The first two
officials have the power to search persons
and baggage and seise anything they deem
The steamship Ktos, of the Union Steam
ship Company, made her flrrt visit to this
port todoy, coming down from Vancouver.
Cargo will be loaded here for offshore porta.
The 1O0 Dutch soldiers, who were on the
steamship Niss for three weeks In the
stream, sailed todny for Batavia on the
steamship Prinzes Juliana.
17. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All reports are 8 P. M. yesterday unless
mnrnnM notea.)
CEL.ILO. Redondo for San Francisco, off
Point Sur.
LYMAN STEWART. Seattle for San Fran
cisco. 6 miles from San Francisco.
OLEUM. San Luis for Portland. 203 miles
south of Columbia River.
WHITTIER. San Luib for Eureka. 330
miles from Eureka.
ATLAS. Portland for Richmond, 500 miles
north of Richmond.
ROSEWOOD. 10 miles north of Heceta
Head.
NORWOOD. Seattle for San Francisco, five
miles south of Cape Blanco.
FIRWOOD. Seattle for San Francisco, off
Cape Blanco.
ARGYLL, Oleum for Tacoma. 427 miles
from Tacoma.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY, Pan Francisco for
beattle. AW miles from San Francisco.
YOSEMITE. towing barge Willlcut, San
Francisco for Port Ludlow, 5 miles north
of Blunts Reef.
BREAKWATER. Portland for San Fran
citco, 180 miles north of San Francisco.
ADMIRAL WATSON. Seatle for San Fran
cisco. 15 miles north of Mendocino.
KILBURN, San Francisco for Portland,
250 miles north of San Francisco.
JOHANNA SMITH. In tow of tug De
fiance. San Francisco for Coos Bay. 230
miles north of Snn Francisco.
HORACE BAXTER. Everett. for San
Pedro. 452 miles north of San Pedro.
FRED BAXTER. San Francisco for Van
couver. 40 miles from Vancouver.
WILLAMETTE. Everett for San Fran
circo. 55 miles from Everett.
ALASKA, northbound, 125 miles north of
Seattle.
ADMIRAL EVANS. Sitkk for Juneau, left
Sitka December 7.
DAILY CITY STATISTICS
Births.
PIETZOLD To Mr. and Mrs. Otto Plet
sold. SOU East Ninth. November 25. a daugh
ter. ZWICK To Mr. and Mrs. John Zwick.
1244 East Alder. November 26, a ron.
BERGESON To Mr. and Mrs. Bergeson,
1101 East Market, November 20, a daugh
ter. GROO To Mr. and Mrs. William Ellis
Groo, 230 Larrabee. November 30. a son.
BRYAN To Mr. and Mrs. Felix Bryan,
704 East Salmon. November 30. a son.
I'LBhRG To Mr. and Mrs. George O. I"l
berg, Cheltenham apartments. November 30,
a son.
CONWAY To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D.
Conway. 071 East Ash, December 5, a
daughter.
FIELDS To Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fields,
618 t'arleton. November 23. a son.
SCHOESSLER To Mr. and Mrs. George
Schoessler, boo East Sixth street North,
November 3. a daughter.
BARON To Mr. and Mrs. Marcel V.
Baron. 6221) Fifty-seventh street Southeast,
November 27, a daughter.
BERG To Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Berg. 058
Mississippi avenue, November 29. a son.
SAl'SE To Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sause,
1243 Missouri avenue. November 20. a
daughter.
Marriage Licenses.
BROWN-LOVER Raymond W. Brown. 22.
420 East Chicaso street, ana Airs. Aita Love
20. 3u3 Smith avenue.
UIHlEK-McCO.NN ELL C. F. Gibler. 28.
182 Uibbs street, and Sister Arizona McCon
nell. 25. 807 Water street.
GREENES-ADAMS Herman L. Greenes.
34. eronica. or., and Emma Adams. 34,
lltt.1 Minnesota avenue.
ISTOCKEK-SHELDON Randolph C. Stock
er, 22. V ancouver Barracks, and Madeiene
Shelnun. 22. 5.4 Prescott street.
SNOW-SITTEL Kotfert H. Snow. 27. Van
couver Barracks, and Eisa Sittel. 27. 201
IConradlne Hotel.
JOHNSTON-HANSON Jonn A. .lonnston,
32. 102 East Twentieth street, and Myrtle
Hanson, 10. 1084 East Alder street.
Vancouver Marriage Licenses.
RITCH EY-GRAH AM Henry G. Rltchey.
25, of Portland, and Mabel Uraham. 21. of
Portland.
COLE-BRUM LEY Albert A. Cole. 30. of
Scappooae, Or., and Mrs. Edith Brumley, 32,
of Portland.
Y E AG EK-FALCONER Charles H. Yeager.
2rt, of Hammond, Or., and Bessie Falconer,
23, of Hammond, Or.
YOUSil-UORoOX Milton Young, 33, of
Camas, Wash., and Lydia H. Gordon, 20, of
Camas. Wash.
KM PI Anttl Juo'a. 84. of Astoria. I
Or., and Hilda Empl. 20. of Gray s River, Or.
FRANKLIN - WHALEN Frederick T.
Franklin, 43. of Astoria. Or., and Anna H. F.
Whalen. 3n. of Astoria. Or.
BKEBNER-EBEitHART Scott R. Breb
ner. 22. of Portland, and Evelyn M. Eber
hardt. 18. of Portland.
COSPER-ANDEKSON Hiram S. Cosper.
30, of Portland, and Mrs. Esther A. Ander
son, 20. of Portland.
PA1TAV1XO-HEXKIKSOX Alfred rit-
I tavino,
1. of Vancouver. Wash., and J.
Edvthe. Henrlkson. 19. of Bay City.' Or.
RUNGE-LILES Charles H. Runge. 25, of
Vancouver, Wash., and Mrs. La Vessa M.
Liles. 21. of Portland.
Ains-H'li.uU.M9 Hugh A. Ayers. 23,
of Portland, and Mrs. Dorothy O. J. Will
iams, 22. of Portland.
FAIRCHILD-MORLEY Robert L. Falr
chtld. 30. of Portland, and Mrs. Bertha A.
Morley. legal, of Portland.
LARSON-NOBLE Alexander B. Larson.
25, of Seattle, Wash., and Gertrude Nobie. 10.
of Portland.
PEl.TON EN-KORPELA Axel A. Pelton
en. 22, of Portland, and Hulda Korpela. 21.
of Portland.
STAFFORD-WARN Halden Stafford. 55.
of Portland, and Ella M. Warn. 50. of Port
land. REMINGTON-REMINGTON Joseph M.
Remington. 20. of Portland, and Mrs. Mae
E. Remington, 25. of Portland.
NISSEN-CRISPIN J am.' a H. Nlssen. 23.
of Seattle, Wash., and Fannie Morgan Cris
pin, 20, of Portland.
Building Permits.
WEST OREGON LUMBER COMPANY
Erect one-story frame residence, fcl. Helens
road. I.lnnton: S. Wynnes, builder; Srtnj.
WEST OREGON LUMBER COMPANY
Erect one-story frame residence. St. Helens
road. Linnton: S. Synnes, builder; $rtOO.
WEST OREGON LUMBER COMPANY
Erect one-story frame residence. St. Helens
road, Linnton: S Synnes. builder: 1iio.
WEST OREGON LUMBER COMPANY
Erect one-story frame residence. St. Helens
road. Linnton; S. Synnes. builder: SOuO.
WALTER ROSEN FELD Repair one
story frame residence. St. Helens road,
Linnton; S. Synnes. builder; J475.
J. F. SNUFF" IN Alter one-story frame
residence, 2i5 East Fifty-filth street North,
between Hoyt and Oregon; builder, same;
175.
E. P. McCRESBOY Repair one-story
frame residence. 504 Durham avenue, be
tween Tenth and Durham stteets; builder,
same; $4.0.
J. H. BAILOR Repair three-story brick
ordinary stores, 21 Grand avenue, corner
Eaet Ash street: L. E. Fortune, builder; $00.
SECURITY SAVINGS & TRUST CO. Re
pair one-story frame barn, 1110 East Main,
between Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth
streets; James Mooney, builder;
CUTLER FRUIT GRADER CO. Erect
one ftory frame woodworking factory, 4S6
East Mill, between Ninth and Tenth; H. K.
Davenport, builder: foro.
CUTLER FRUIT GRADER CO. Erect
one-story frame woodworking factory'. 4.S8
East Mill, between intn sua lonm; l. ti..
I Davenport, builder; (-00.
4 CONTRACTS NEW
Coast Shipbuilding Co. to Com
plete Eight Vessels.
FOUR ARE NOW ON WAYS
Fifth Set May Be Constructed So as
to Expedite Launchings Work
men Are Protected During
Kainy Weather.
Four more contracts "for woodeu
steamers for the Emergency Fleet Cor.
poratlon have been awarded the Coast
Shipbuilding; Company, the plant of
which Is located at the foot of Wood
street, so the corporation has elght in
all to add to the big; Federal fleet for
emergency purposes arising from the
war.
As with the first four contracts, it
Is said the second ones call for hulls
only, the Government attending to the
details of purchasing and forwarding
the machinery, though, in all prob
ability, the company will look after
the Installation. The ships are of ths
Ferris type, with certain modifications
and improvements over the original
plans.
The quartet of carriers closed for
when the company established Its plant
last year are on the ways now and well
along, and the .i.ew order may result
In a fifth set of ways being used so as
to expedite construction. Under the
present programme there will ba
launchings In rapid order early In 19IS,
so the second fleet can be laid down
without much delay.
In getting its system started the
company rrunle no move toward ship
building until the yard was ready and
sheds erected over most of the ways.
Each shed is fitted with a steel beam
running its full length, by means of
which heavy material is shifted into
place quickly and safely. The cus
tomary yard equipment makes it easy
to handle wooden beams and such parts
about the platforms. With the men
well protected .during rainy weather,
it is figured almost as much headway
can be gained during Winter as in
much more desirable weather of the
opposite season.
There is a "regular" cafeteria main
tained at the yard, and ie men, who
are now much like the proverbial
"happy family," have shown their ap
preciation of the improved conditions,
many of them taking liberty loan bonds
carried by the management, and an
other drive they put over was do
nating half a day's pay to the Red
Cross. Owners of other yards class
the Coast plant as one of the most
complete' and desirable from the stand
point of the workmen on the river.
Snow Handicaps Loggers.
DALLAS. Or., Dec. 8. (Special.)
Owing to a heavy fall of snow in the
Siletz Basin and . back of Black .Rock,
logging camps are greatly handicapped
and one camp has been compelled to
close. Caster Kibert was brought from
the Balderee camp to the Dallas Hos
pital last Wednesday, suffering from a
broken le?.
Polk County Gets Federal Loan.
DALLAS. Or.. Dec S. (Special.) The
first Federal loan made on Polk County
property has been secured by Jacob
Van Well on his farm on Salt Creek.
The amount secured was $S00I.
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