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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1918)
TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 13, 1918. HOUR DAY IS AID CITY WILL PROTEST contracted for and to be constructed In PARKER IS ENROLLED this district. TWO STEAMERS THAT FIGURED IN STRONG COMPETITION HERE END CAREERS AT SAN FRANCISCO, WHEN STRIPPED OF MACHINERY. RAINS START RIVER AGAIN Weather Bureau Looks for Gains 14 Coast Shipbuilding . Company Will Hurry Work. OTHERS AIM TO SPEED UP I-arly Delivery o Two VcimIi to (.oirrnmcDl Proposed and Two More Are Coder Way, With Farther Contracts Held. TteginDina; tomorrow on wooden plant, that or the Coast Shipbuilding Company. located at the foot of Woods trt. will tncrttM Ita working day from eight to 1 hour, that being tba first yard In the Oregtn District to put on mora spd sine 1)11 waa ush r4 in. Other have added to their farces by hiring; additional skilled men. but the move of the Coast corporation Is for a concerted Rain of the entire lronneL It I anderstood that Feeney V Bre mer, of Tillamook, where as yet only cm Government steamer baa been con traded for. have applied to tha Kmer rn"y Flert Corporation for a" license to work a 14-hour day Instead of sight hour. I'ermljsloD la expected to b (ranted shortly. Porna yards ara preparing to extend th-.r worklns; daya to 14 hours, em- Kloyinc a doubla crew. Whether the woda plants will attempt to ran In all d'partmenta has not been deter mined, but several of them contemplate tijinf two shifts of eljtht hoars each and tha FanlBsula Shipbuilding Com pany has already tvefun wiring Its aad. The fact that tha day ara lengthen ing slightly belpa axtend the boura of employment and. with the men paid overtime for the period beyond eight hours. It promises a neat gain for them rh wek over their former pay. advancing tha tlma of starting work la the moraine to 7:IS o'clock and continuing until a o'clock. deduct In, of course the lunch period, we fig ure on making It a l-bour day and be lieve by that means wa can bava ready two completed bulla Instead of one, when wa make our first delivery to the government. said II- K- PennelL manager of tha plant, yesterday. "We hT at present Zi men on the pay roll, which Is about as many aa wa can work. so. being unable to expand our strength. It waa necessary to obtain greater speed by adding to tha day. II Is satisfactory to tha men. all of whom receive time and a half for tha extra hours, wblla to us It meana that much greater efficiency. Tha yard la lighted. - there wlil be no drawbacka from that score.' Tha company has four ships on tha ways and bold contracts for aa many more, and before March ends It should have turned over Ita first tonnage. e I , I -::;( i - vvr::.:::,-; - ; : 'tnrv;;:i::i . ...... . - - . - ?! ' ---"-w ' V' C 1' ' M:': tll I i I -k.-"-. j . - I J 4 l;evj ,Ki ' - H i- Tpf.HJK, rU'Wif ill rtu si J -. I' , -. -j - .. I ""-T - "r,c,' -. k .w . " - z'"rrj?Li' . ' J-4"? i mil i i laiiiaanai iinei aiaesaaii"rii"rriiai"ei m i. Nm, i. "'a liTiT I .i--a---- "--- IIDEWHEEL STEAMER OCEAN' WAVK. Through tha sale at Ban Fran Cisco of the steamer Ocean Wave, from the Santa Fe Railroad interest to Captain John Leale. and of the machinery of the sternwheeler Telephone by the Western Pacific Railroad to tha Tort of Portland, steamboat men recalled the part those vessels played in some of the history of the river. The Telephone la what la known aa the "new Telephone." as the first, of the name, built In 1884. was burned In 17 and rebuilt and waa later dismantled.' In 1903 the second wa built and in 1909 waa sold and ent to San Francisco, where she waa changed somewhat and operated as a ferry. The Ocean Wave waa built In 191 by the Ilwaco Railway Navigation Company to operate between Portland and Ilwaco. being In competition with the sldewheeler T. J. Potter, of the O.-W. It. A N. fleet. The Ocean Wave was built under the direction of Jacob Kamm. pioneer steamboatman. but she was not in the speed class and In 1898 was sold to the Panta Fe and taken south. The Telephone's machinery will be used In a new towboat the Port of Portland will build this year. Proposed Belittling of Local Port to Be Resisted. CLASSIFICATION IS UNFAIR OLCMBIAE IX home: waters Captain Gregory Brings Ship Here to Have New Wheel Shipped. To have a new propeller shipped on the Port of Portland drydock. the light house tender Columbine Is to be In the trbor today. While on a trip be tveea Fort Stevens and Astoria i riday the vessel's wheel struck a submerged c)et and one or more bladea were lost. It will be the first visit of the Colum bine to Portland In about six years. Mi was detailed from thla district to the Alaskan district at that time .to re place the tender Armerla. which waa lost there. Following that service she was assigned to the Hawaiian Islands, while the KukuU the regular tender there, waa shifted to the mainland and vnt to replace the Columbine In Alaska. With t!3e completion of the tender Cedar for the Alaska district last year, the Kukul was ordered back to her Honolulu atatlon and the Columbine aect to the Coast onca more. (She is In command of Captain William Greg ory, who haa been In the service for a icbtr of years. PORTER SAVES STEAMER HE-TAILS or grCCESSFTt. ULTAG IQ ARB RECEIVED. Mail steaeaer Mataamaa Goea Rka Tearing Large Hele la Hall, hat la Saved by Contractor. Details of tha successful salvaging ef the New Tork ft Cuban mall steamer MiUui off the rocks near Halifax. N. January 3. under the direction of Johnston P. Porter, of Portland, are contained ta a deacrlptlon of the task li the January a issue of the Halifax Herald, a copy of which waa received In Portland yesterday. The big steamer went on the rocks at nearly the same point where the steamer Atlantic was lost with (41 lives in ltTJ. Mr. Porter, of Porter Itros shipbuilders and contractors, hurried to the scene and took charg of the attempts to get the steamer back Into deep water. Soon after the accident a Canadian vessel hurried to the scene with Mr. Toner. Heavy ground tackles were Uld to prevent the ship from getting b-oadslde nn the rocks and the dis charging of cargo from holds Noi 1. J and S was carried on night and day until the pull of steamers supplied by the Canadian and United States Gov ernments and the strain on the ground tcklrs took her off into deep water. to great was the hole .In the bottom cf the ship that the anchor cable and part ef trie cargo passed through aa she 1-ft the ledge. Three times during the progress ef the work heavy weather caused all fcancs to leave the ship. This had to fee accomplished In breeches buoya The Intense cold added to the difficulties of tn operation. TWO SHIPS READY Launchings of War Archer and Santiam Are Today. SIXTH 8800-TONNER DONE Greater Headway to Be Mad In Fn tare. More Ways to Be Put In, Machine Shop Facilities In creased, Other Improvements. Two steel steamers of 8S0O tons each will take tha water here today, the War Archer at 10 o'clock thla morning at the Northwest Steel Company's yard, and tha Santiam at 2 o'clock In the afternoon at the yard of the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation. Mrs. J. R. Bowles, wife of tha presi dent of tha Northwest Steel Company, Is to be sponsor for tb War Archer, and Mrs. Jamea McKlnlay. wife of the general manager of the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation, will christen the Santiam. The War Archer was named by the Cunard Interests, who negotiated for the vessel from Norwe gian Interests who first placed the order, so that la to be changed later to conform to the plan of the American Government In naming tha vessels after localities near where they are constructed. The Santiam waa the name selected by the Norwegians who ordered the other ship from the Columbia River Corporation, and. because It Is an Ore gon name, the probabilities are that It will not be changed. AH ateel vessels are now requisitioned byths Government. The War Archer will be the sixth ffSOO-tonner the Northwest force has floated, the first being the War Baron. March JO. 1917; the second was the War Viceroy, August 2. 1917; third. West land. September 14, 1917; fourth. West Wind. November 4, 1917. and fifth, the War Ally, December 5. 1917. The fi three are at aea. the fourth is to be ready In two week and) the fifth along In February. The Santiam will be the second to go Into the water at the Columbia River yard, the first having been the Westward Ho. November 19, 1917. The Northwest's fleet Is being built jointly with the Willamette Iron 4 Steel Works. When the bulla are floated the latter plant takes charge and Installs all machinery and com pletes the shlpsMn every detail. At the Columbia River yard the vessels are finished throughout, that organization having Installed Ita own boiler and ma chine shops and save for the main tur bine engine, will turn out the principal machinery parte. Contracts were placed last month with both yards by the Emergency Fleet Corporation, each receiving eight ships. In addition to that, the North west had eight French contracts and aome other vessels, making a total of about IS ships yet to float, while the Columbia haa two French contracts and soma others, probably 18 vessels in all yet to launch. In a short time greater headway will be made as to launch ings. for more ways are to be put in. machine shop facilities Increased and other Improvementa provided that will aid In speeding the programme. SHIPYARD HOTEL. IS PLANNED Sc. Helens Company to Provide Ac commodations for Employes. ST. HELENS, Or.. Jan. 12. (Special.) Because more men are needed In their yards and residence and hotel accom modations are difficult to secure, the St. Helens Shipbuilding Company Is planning to build a large hotel on Sauvlea Island, adjoining ita yard. The plana call for a three-story frame build ing. A large dining-room, lobby and amusement hall will be provided. About 385 men are employed In the yards, and four vessels are under construction. Two additional ways will soon be con structed. LiWEfJTWORTH MOVES OFFICES OF 8HIPPI.NO BOARD NOW I.V NORTHWESTERN BUILDING. Oregon District Work Haa Grown Rap idly and Expansion Became N aary Tonnage Output Growing. Offices of the Oregon district of the United States Shipping Board Emer gency Fleet Corporation are being moved to the fifth floor of the North western National Bank building. The entrance will be room S13. Lloyd J.' Wentworth, district officer requires considerable space for his of fice force and yard inspection staff. while the Shipping Board proper, which has to do with loading and operating the completed ships, must be taken care of as well as allied departments that will be represented here as the ship programme assumes greater size. Then, for the present, Mr. Wentworth has taken over only supervision of wooden vessels and the inspection and direction of steel construction ia separate. The reorganization of the Oregon dis trict has been carried along rapidly. While it has not been completed, Mr. Wentworth is gathering in the various loose ends of control and no doubt will add Independent features to Insure sub stantial headway In the gigantic under taking of urging Oregon builders to their utmost efforts to Insure the state being credited with a maximum output of tonnage. . Ferry Service In terra pted. HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 12. (Spe cial.) Because of unusually peculiar weather conditions here yesterday fer ry service between Hood River and White Salmon. Wash., was abandoned for the day. Ferry boats were unable to land on the Oregon bank because of the force of a northeast wind and the strong current of the Columbia at flood stage. With the wind again from the west today, the ferry boats are op erating as usual. I Bills Introduced In Congress to Place Oregon Marine District in Third Class Not Warranted by Comparative Showing. Two hills pending before the House of Representatives at Washington, No. 42SG and No. 5010, having for their ob ject the amendment of Section 4414 of the United States revised statutes, per taining to the districts of the United States Steam VesseUJnspection Service, would place the Oregon district in the third class, whereas Honolulu, Juneau, St- Michaels and Los Angeles,- all much smaller districts from the standpoint of business handled, are proposed for the second class. The points mentioned, besides being far behind the Oregon territory in the matter of normal business, do not be gin to size up with this zone in the matter of new construction, Los An geles being the only port having deep water ships under construction, and only a few. steel carriers are contract ed for there. The low classification contemplated not only would militate against Oregon ' in an administrative way, no doubt limiting the number of inspectors and office force to less than will be required, but would cut down salaries as well. Protest Will Be Made. The Chamber of Commerce has in terested itself in the subject and it is proposed that strong representation be made to members of the Oregon delegation to combat the bills. Insofar as they seek to belittle the marine prominence of the state. What is regarded as the best evi dence of what has been done here in comparison with the districts recom mended to be advanced above Oregon is a summary of the annual report of the Supervising Inspector-General, George Uhle for the. last year, which has been compiled as follows: Here for Two-or Three Days. Rains in the W'illamette Valley, amounting to 1.25 inches at Albany and one Inch at Salem, while it was re ported a heavy precipitation was ex perienced in other sections removed from the river, but which drain into It, caused the stream to rise to 13 feet here yesterday morning, a gain of four- tenths of a foot and the Weather Bureau forecasts a continued rise for few days. Eugene reported a gain of 6.5 feet yesterday and at Albany it rose 1.4 feet and 2.2 feet at Salem: The auto matic river gauge here indicated a graduaJ rise yesterday, but it is not thought much of a change will be re corded, at least no repetition of the freshet of last month, f or more than a week there has been a continued fall ing recorded, and when it dropped under the 14-foot mark last week it was felt that there would be no further rises. OAKLAND WILL FLOAT TODAY Schooner to Be Towed Here for Re pairs After Being on Beach. After being out of the water a year and a half, during half of which time efforts have been directed toward her salvasre. the schooner Oakland is ex pected to be afloat in Nehalem Bay to day. In factr it was understood that she was almost at the end of temporary launching ways yesterday afternoon. Henry Albers and JacK oxseut, wno own the ship, plan to have her towed here for final repairs and expect to arrange with the Port of Portland for a tug to bring her to the river. It is said the vessel would have been floated more than a week ago, but stormy con ditions when the launching was about to take place damaged the end of the ways and prevented her dip. un tne way from the . scene to Wheeler mat night Mr. Albers sank in quicksand on the beach, and was up to his arm pits before those with him managed to effect a rescue. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA, Or Jan. 12. (Special.) After discharging fuel oil In Astoria and Portland, the tank steamer Atlas, with barge No. 81 in tow, sailed for California. The steam schooner Daisy Freeman sailed today for Grays Harbor to load lumber. The steam schooner Daisy Matthews ar rived today from San Francisco and went to St. Helens to load lumber. The steam schooner Tamalpals is due from San Francisco and will receive orders here Character of Duties Portland. Honolulu. Juneau.' St. Michael. L. Angeles. Steam vessels inspected 110 21 38 19 11 Motor vessels inspected. : 26 7 12 3 , 12 Gross tonnage inspected, steam 27,723 10,550 2,472 7,754 5,106 Gross tonnage Inspected, motor 9,030 506 552 105 565 Seagoing barges Inspected 4 1 10. 3 Tonnage 4,227 913 . 1,636 0 986 Foreign Vessels Inspected 0 6 .0 6 0 Tonnage 0 58,511 0 4,740 0 Total No. vessels inspected 140 33 51. 28 26 Total gross tonnage inspected. 40,980 70,480 4,660 ; 12,599' 6,657 Vessels relnspected 77 2 0 ' 0 8 Licenses issued . 698 78 178 77 381 Licenses suspended or revoked 12 2.2 1 2 Licenses refused 0 1 0 0 2 Violations of law investigated 17 13 8 3 .7 Passengers carried 978,776 86,844 895 11,950 1,540,272 Government boilers inspected.. 96 . 16 4 15 7 Rose City Captain and Other Officers Get Certificates. SHIP ON WAY AGAIN TODAY All Steamship Lines Are Joining to Prevent Aliens Shifting About and Special Instruction Along Line Are Received Other Evidence Furnished. Tet another exhibit to be forwarded to the Congressional delegation Is the following data, compiled from records at the office of the United States Im migration Service here, showing what is being done In addition to the regular business of the inspectors, all of which will materially increase their respon sibilities this year and during the pe riod of the war: Under con- Contr'd struction. Seagoing wooden vessels.... 73 Seagoing steel vessels 17 for. 106 32 138 17 3 Totals 90 Shipyards in operation Seagoing wooden vessels seagoing steei vessels Tntat... 20 Shlos ways in use at present 90 Niimhpr or Tnn emo oved in sniD Construction uecember zu, iii..io,uuu Number marine boiler shops at Portland Number of marine drydocks at Portland Shlnvards estimate 3000 additional men will be employed within 60 days. Since December 20. 30 steel and eight wooden seagoing vessels have been con tracted tor. maKing a total oi m wooden and 62 steel vessels, a grand total of 176 seagoing vessels actually BARGES BATTLE THROUGH HARBOR ICE TO BRING COAL TO NEW YORK. KIVEIl COMMITTEE MEETS Way to Port Corn miss loner Paves Support Traffic Barrsa. Preliminary to meeting tomorrow with Captain F W. Spencer and Cap ttln W. H. Patterson, named with him li members of a committee of the Port f Portland Commission to thoroughly Investigate the matter of a traffic sur vey of the Vpper Columbia and Snake Hirer districts, Drake C O'Ketlljr has met with the executive committee of the Tortland traffic and transportation bureau. In a preliminary way the gen eral problem of water traffic was dis cussed. After the fort committee de cides on Its recommendations, the Port land traffic and transportation bureau will be officially advised and then par ticipate, also the Commission of Public iMH-ks. In the execution of them. . The Port commlttea meets at 10 'clock tomorrow morning at Mr. O'Keilly'a office and villi take np the tteamboat features of the upper-river service. One of the principal Improve ments desired la on dock facilities and roads leading back from the rivei. s auto trucks and teams may bo favrred la handling shipments. . . . . ' s . . . v- - - . . . -. ' . ,: ' ' - ; - -' ' t , , ' ' ' ; . . . '. ! . ' - ' .' - ' '' : , . -. '-... . ... :, v.-- - - . ' ' '! I i! . ... j-' l '.''.-:'01- ? - - i ,t "T w1,-t!St r ,x, if , ,r!t!-j(tmmmfm I. ; ' : , . -r - v...- ... .--.. . jr"- " . " ' , 'tMiAfm' 1 i.u.,'.; - .. ''I - "j v . - ' . "f T"". . Zl ' -. . - - Tr, . - - finffirfr : " ' 4 j ' r" - J" X j " t w-'A . ,-w -v""v-nm ' ' $ s ''.' - ?" " ,jv " jT " ',JV"-" ' t v v to proceed to Grays Harbor to load lum ber. The steamer Breakwater will be due this evening from San Francisco with freight and passengers. The tank steamer Washtenaw arrived this morning from California, bringing a cargo of fuel oil for Astoria and Portland. The- steam schooner Flavel will be due tonight or tomorrow from San Pedro load lumber at the Hammond mill. The lumber-laden schooner Alumna ar rived during the night from Portland and will go to Sydney. The tank steamer Washtenaw, which ar- , rived this morning from California, ran ashore on th sands in the river while en , route upstream, but escaped uninjured. She was floated with the assistance of a tug and no damage resulted. SEATTLE, Wash.. Jan. 12. Special.) The Ames Shipbuilding & Drydock Com pany this afternoon launched the second of its'steel ships built for the Cunard line. but commandeered by the Shipping Board. Each of these vessels is of 8800 tons dead weight cargo capacity. The ship launched today was christened Westwood, Mrs. George W. Albin, wife of the secretary-treasurer of the Ames Corpo ration, being the sponsor. Her Bister ship. launched as the War Brigade November 14, 1917, and later christened Westerly, now lies alongside the Westwood receiving her complete equipment, all of which is built and installed by the Ames plant;. The steamship Northland, purchased few days ago from th Border Line Trans portation Company by the Pacific Steam ship Company, is underging- remodeling and overhauling and will be in commission again about March 1, her name being changed to the Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson, for merly master of the battleship Oregon. There are at this time in beattie Harbor 54 offshore and coastwise vessels, of which 17 ocean carriers are discharging or await- Inir canto, while 23 ocean vessels are un dergoing overhauling, repairs or Installation of power equipment. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12. (Special.) The new steamship J. E. O'Nell, Captain Holmes, sailed today for Honolulu with cargo of oil. shipped by the standard un Company. The tanker, built In a local ship yard, is one of the largest on earners turned out In recent months. On account of the need of tugs for the towing of barges in the normal commerce of the country, the Shipping Board has is sued a statement that steel can be used in the construction of towboats, although It is not to be devoted to the construction of larger craft. A shortage of tugs Is re ported, both on the Pacific and Atlantic The Government Is also willing that smaller shipbuilding plants should turn out as many barres as Dosslme. The Bortsat Pamch JVavi fotam, j.imitea. has been organized In Slam for general ship ping business, with a capital stock of $370,000. The government has turned over two former German steamships to the new company. Siamese Princes, noblemen and officials are among the promoters of the company. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Mner Ecuador sailed today for Oriental ports by way of Honolulu. By permission from the United States Government the 20 passen gera took passage on the Ecuador for Hon olulu. The Pacific Mall Steamship Company's steamship San Juan, arrived today from Mexican and Central American ports. There were 18 cabin passengers and nine steerage passengers, 1461 tons of cargo and $111,813.98 in treasure. Captain A. A. Dunning, master of the Pa clfic Mall Steamship Company's steamship San Juan, reported on arriving today that hip of undetermined Identity had tried to ram the San Juan off the Mexican Coast. It Is said Captain Dunning made a report to Navy officers here that his attention was attracted by the strange craft firing rockets as though in distress. He approached th vessel at slow speed, thinking the other ship might be a raider. When the San Juan was close to the mystery ship it made full speed toward the San Juan, passing her bow. It disappeared In the fog. Captain Clyde Parker, Chief Engi neer K. Townsend and other licensed officers of the liner Rose City are now enrolled in Uncle Sam's identification archives. Armed with half a dozen photographs of themselves the official family wended its way to the Custom House yesterday and, with the assist ance of Chief Deputy Collector Pike, obtained certificates, which are the same as all seamen and others of the crew were provided with a few trips ago. 4 The vessel reached here Friday night and in spite of her large cargo, I960 tons, she was given good dispatch and early this morning will be on her way. seaward again. Since the last vov- age two changes have been made in the licensed personnel, Chief Officer Fita maurice having taken a - vacation, Second Officer Claussen was advanced to his- berth, and Fred Miller, a Pnrt- lander, who was second assistant under Chief Engineer Townsend, responded to a call from the Navy, he having been in the reserve some time, and left for the East with a detachment of men. Third Assistant, Engineer Huber w-as advanced to the second's olace. Gradually restrictions governing the movement of aliens on passenger ves sels and about the waterfront of all ports are being made more severe. AH steamship lines are joining to prevent aliens shifting about and special in structions along that line were received yesterday by Frank Bollam, Portland agent of the Pacific Steamship Com pany, from E. G. McMicken, general passenger agent, as follows: Tour attention is invited to 154 1917; subject. Trading With the Enemy Act. Th second paragraph of this circular nrn- vldes that It will be illegal for any water carrier to transport any subject or citizen of an enemy nation or ally of an enemy na tion, and effective Immediately you should forego the sale of tickets rather than take chance of transporting Germans. Aus- trians, Turks, Bulgarians, etc. The commandant of this naval district Is enforcing his rules rigidly, and citizens born in this country with German names should not be sold tickets unless they possess ere dentials to show they are bona fide Ameri can citizens. This also applies to persons with Austrian, Hungarian, Turkish or Bul garian names. As stated above, the officials at this port are very strict, and In view of this, together with the tact that a large penalty is im posed for a violation of the "Trading With the Enemy Act." you are requested to exer cise every precaution in ticketing passengers to and from Pacific Coast ports. The act of one agent in booking an enemy alien to this territory or to any other terri tory might result in holding up the ship on which the enemy alien traveled, as well aa all the passengers on the same ship, conse quently no exceptions should be made for any deviation from the foregoing. MORE NAVIGATORS WANTED Fourtli School AV111 Be Established in Seattle January 18. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 12. W. J. Grambs, chief of the United States Shipping Board's recruiting: service in the Northwest, announced that a fourth navigation school will be opened in Seattle January 18. A day school will be established at the university of Washington. The Shipping Board's engineering school was opened several months ago, and a night school also will be arranged. Applicants must have had two years sea service on steamers or three years on sailing; vessels. .More men are wanted to take the four weeks' course to fit them for the merchant marine service. Other navigation schools in the Northwest are located at Tacoma, Portland and Belllngham. Marine Notes. Vessels listed from San Francisco in the Parr-McCormlck service are the Wapama. due Friday, and the Nehalem, scheduled to arrive Saturday. Both will have general cargo. Arrivals in the lower river yesterday In cluded the steamer Daisy Mathews, which loads lumber at tit. Helens for Southern California. Owing to freight offerings being heavy and the fact she had a large Inbound cargo, the Emerald line steamer Breakwater is to sail Tuesday night for San Francisco, her departure being postponed from tomorrow night. Her crew having been signed yesterday. the auxiliary schooner Errls Is to leave down tomorrow for St. Helens, where she works part of her lumber load. To A. C. Callan, of this city, the Commis sion of Public Docks has awarded a contract for furnishing steel rails, splice bars, bolts, nuts and spikes for railroad connections to be constructed at the St. Johns Municipal terminal and the Plttsburg-street terminal. About J50.000 Is Involved In the award. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Jan. 12. Arrived Steamer' Washtenaw, from Port San Luis. ASTORIA. Jan. 12. Arrived at 5 and left up at 6:30 A. M.. steamer Johan Poul sen, from San Francisco: left up at 0:80 A. M., steamer Washtenaw, from Port San Luis. Sailed at 11 A. M., steamer Daisy Freeman, for San Pedro, via Aberdeen. Ar rived at 11 A. M. and left up at noon. steamer Daisy Jlathews, from San Fran cisco. Sailed at 3:20 P. M.. steamer Atlas, towing barge 01, for San Francisco. SAN PEDRO, Jan. 12. Sailed Steamar Beaver, for .Portland, via Ban Francisco. ASTORIA, Jan. 11. Arrived Steamer Washtenaw, from Port San Luis. Arrived down- at 8 F. M., schooner Alumna. SAN Steamer FRANCISCO. Klamath, for Jan. 11. Sailed Baa Pedro. SEATTLE. Jan. 12. Arrived Steamers Admiral Dewey, Northland, from Tacoma: Admiral Watson, from Everett; Ketchikan. Alameda, from Alaska. Sailed Steamers Admiral Evans, Cordova, for Alaska; Ad miral Watson, Rlch'mond, for San Fran- Cisco: Alameda, Davenport, Admiral Dewey, for Tacoma. U. S. Naval Radio Reports. P. M. unless otherwise i noto copyrignt Dy Underwuou. Towed by heavy sea-going tugs, these heavily laden coal barges re breaking inelr way through the floating Ice in New York harbor to bring their sorely needed cargoes of fuel to the city. For the first time In years the harbor was almost solidly frozen over and shipping to a great extent was tied up. The situation was so bad that calls were sent to the Navy to rush ice-breakers to the port to keep the channel open to shipping. The Ice In the har bor added to the fuel famine, too. for In many cases It prevented and In all o thers hindered the shipment of coal f ro tb.e railroad terminals on the Jersey fcaor to the coat yards in New York. , . . - - r . ' . COOS BAT, Or., Jan. 12. (Special.) The tug Pioneer and barge ashougal, which put Into Coos Bay yesterday to escape the storm, sailed for Ban ranclsco this forenoon at 10:30. The barge C. A. Smith Is loaded .with lumber and will get away early Sunday for San Francisco. The steam schooner Martha Buehner, which Is ready for sea, will sail In the morn ing for San Pedro with a cargo from the Buehner -sawmill. Tides at Astoria Snnday. High. " ! , Low. V25 A. M T.9 feet 7:11 A. M.... 0:51 P. M 10.0 feet7:58 P. M 3.1 feet 1.2 feet (All reports are 8 Indicated.) ATLAS, towing barge 91, FertHand for Richmond, 510 miles north of Richmond. WILLAMETTE. Grays Harbor for San Francisco. 525 miles north of San Francisco. MULTNOMAH. Seattle for San Francisco. 88 miles south of Cape Flattery. TOSEMITE. San Francisco for Puget Sound. 15 miles north of Grays Harbor. ADMIRAL Watson, Seattle for San Francisco. 23 miles from Seattle. ADMIRAL EVANS, northbound, 85 ntlles north of Seattle. EL SEGUNDO, Juneau for Richmond. 68 miles west of Tatoosh. ALASKA, southbound, off Cape St. Ellas. BREAKWATER, San Francisco for Port land, 75 miles south of Columbia River. QUEEN. Seattle lor han i-Tanclsco. 4 miles north of Cape Blanco. CITY OF TOPEKA, San Francisco Eureka. 16 miles south of Point Arena. RAINIER, San Kranclsco for Seattke, miles north of San Francisco. for SO Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, Jan. 12. Condition at 5 P. M. Sea, moderate; wind, northwest 18 miles. New Tork theater managers have de cided to ban benefit performances for wax and other charities after New Tear's, because of their small profits due to th war. Gambling Game Broken Up. Harry Starfas, proprietor of a coffer - house at 24 North "Fourth street, was arrested last night, charged with run ning a gambling game. Six men taken in the place were held for visiting the resort. Read The Oregonian classified ads. 7