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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1918)
SEAMEN ARE NEEDED and mates who have graduated from the DEEP CHANNEL NEED Government navigation schools are available In sufficient number for any emergency. It is reported some of the skippers who left here for the Atlantic shortly after tho outbreak of the war will come back for berths. Movements of Vessels. Men to Man U. S. Merchant Marine in Demand. St. Helens People Hold Present Marine Road Inadequate. PORTLAND. Feb. 2. Sailed Steamer At las and barge No. 93, for San Francisco. ASTORIA. Feb. 2. Arrived during night. iteamer Trinidad, from San Francisco; rived at 2:45 P. U., barkentlne Georgina, 10 Per Cent Increase Straigh Ordered From Washington, Replacing Bonus System. trom Sydney. TRAINING COURSE PLANNED SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2. Sailed at 3 LUMBER SHIPMENTS HEAVY P. M., steamer Breakwater, for Portland. ASTORIA. Feb. 1. Sailed at 5 P. SC., mo CLASS FOUNDED TO AID PORTLAND'S NEW WATERFRONT INDUSTRY. MOHEVVAGES GIVEN SHIPYARD WORKER f . v- r -i r 1 ----- - ' I vvl -. ' . f I - e.;--Ji ! i I r v: , x f.. - . ; j t L .w ''-e,.- " I, e 'e- DETAILS NOT COMPLETED !Vrw Rate Will Apply to W e S-hwl- Ble FUrd Last fall tjr Federal Adjustment Hoard; Nearly 29. 000 Mm Are Affected. r.rlcin tha 10 per cent bonus )- t'tn that u made applicable to shipyard workers, a straight Increase v 1 Pr cent In I to b ffrct hersaft.r. dating from February J. a -cordtnc to telegraphic advice from V a.htr.aton. Ttis latest count ihoei l.:iT hiprard smplujrcs In th state and alone lb Colombia Hirer. There are lomi feature of the new rder Ibat remain to be etraiahtened ul. but It I expected lhat the Jo- rntnent will take care of the advance. I was a reed with tbe bonus, both mountlnc to tha umi thin. The In crease applies to tbe sua schedule a filed last Kail by tha Federal Wasje Adjustment Board. A worker who has paid IS Zi a dar now receive JVTTt,. those rtltlnf ti.i are to be paid and so on through the grades. I'ndee the bonus arransreraetit men were to work hours a week, not be in excused from laboring; unless for a-onal reasons, such as stress of weather lhat prevented them from report Ira. illness or Injuries and the like. Of Si plant' In the state and on the Washing ton side of tha Columbia. l are en-a-sed on tJovernment contrarts. the other three beins: the Foundation Com pany, which Is buildlns; for the French arov.rnmcnt. Kicrnan A Krrn hlp buildirs: Company, where a steamer Is belnc built on tbe owners' account, and the Columbia rnlneerln Works, where two auxiliary schooners are huilaine; for private Interests. The I -i of yams and men worklnc at each as as follows: ,,.) X mes m. sr Tara. l-eleo tmpla4. A Mn liailna a Works. I'uct- r"J'nb" Re.r" saloballdlnc i wpon- tt..t. rrtia-i .. - .f htMt St-W fmp4B. I.rfld . . . . Ji t .n.tt. Irua A tl Mora.. :4 lV. C M. saa4if.T Caul te.. Veaeouier... k .... at.i-l-.r-1arka aftlpballdlns; Com pi'. I'f' n4 .nmr.a l-nerln V4 as. r.n.n. I'nlnii i!ilp!nt:.l.n . Ijrti.d . . .i-ria (K.rns lmll.4H ".. frt i.n-l - -, c th(rroi A'nm "t cn f . Porta ,irP'. a Hauls sBlpbi:ats C. Pert i v ee .r(ti.Snkits-Pnrter-.tilirte C. I'ert- !n. pNjmlktlon ntrtPAii. fnrtlanH 4 ".hiprvui Marhfie;4 , VMM a H,n N."rf- H.n4 V r..rn.rn rhtpsat:41n Atturla. . , V.i..rtt Hrnm . K.frtrl k M n jfttpl4i llns .. St. Il.'ens. . hMmni4rnmi H-ne . I'-tiumMa City .n.v a Hr.tn-f. Tl''i(ii'i jt..rs lr eh ipSmi'.i ins . Astoria.. 1- t.FVii rort Miirs assemblkd nrrluilns .ent lo Arrange for Warrlron-lnc Mramcr filling. J B. Bourke. assistant purrhaslaa acent of the I nltd Mtates Mhlppina uard. who la now on llis-et Suund liwktnc over warehouse facilities In alvanra of arrancma for asscmblina i.n. sailer and stateroom equipment f,r woo.ien steamers under way for the Oovernment. Is expected here this wees. en a similar mission. 8teel steamers are delivered by builder complete, so vnlr the wooden carriers will have to be outfitted by the Mitppin Board. As there are more wooden vessels under construction and contracted for n the Orea-on tt!tn.-t than In Washing ton. It U assumed the authorities will asve a warehouse here the same as on the northern harbor. The poller, as understood, is f.r the Phlppins; Board to purchase direct from manufacturers, save certain small furnlshlnss that wiay be bonaht locally, and shipment mill be msde direct frorw rectories to the warehouses. Portland has abundant space on sev eral dork for the purpose and. as most of the wooden steamers are belnc butll ttt the vlt-lnity of the cltv. while they will be assembled here fr their ma chinery, a convenient warehouse can easily bo piovlded. A fTF.AMF.Rs Kirrrnx to coast I'm t. lent and Isnrrmir to Resume Former Scrxk-e Mart-h 1. ?C.TTl.ri Feb. Z. Announcement was made tonlaht by the 1'aclf Ic ztam- hlp Company that'the steamer Presi dent and ",ovmor. the two lararst rssels In Its fleet, will be returned to rVattle-9Un Frxncisco!an I'.eo erv W March 1. The steamers, which were rom aiandeered by the t.ovemment (Vtober 1 were turned over to the Matsoa Navicstlon Company a month later for Its Honolulu servu-e. Kerrntly pas aencrr traffic on this -un has been Jichl. and It wss decided to return the 'Vessels to their former service In order to help relieve conaested traffic con a.tions on the Pacific Cast. The Dot. crnmenl. It was announced, will soon I take the steamer Admiral Walnwrlght from the Alaska service and turn her I er to the Malson interests for use as freighter The turblner Harvard, undergoing repairs for several men the. will return to the siati Franclsco-Saa Itrco serv ice March S. MrVlRY IS RCMISTlMti PROJECT (Miirrnmrsl t'rged to Encourage shipbuilding on Ma-law. Kt'OENE. , Fen. S (Special Cnited ftates Senator Charles U Me. Nary has given bis support to efforts to interest the (ioveromert In ship bnild'ng possibilities on tbe Sluslaw ltlvr at Florence. In a telegram to the Fucene Chamber of Commerce the D'lMtn sat: -Am making great effort to Induce Ph-pptng Board to Int-reae wooden ship construction In Oregon and have warmly recommended Florence proj ect. Wl i again present matter to bva r d- " t.rats Harbor Ye-els Chartered. A!ERnr.EX. Wash Feb. 3 Spe e.alj The auilliary schooner Bal" sirsnd and Fanestrand. both built here. tiaTe been chartered by the Overseas I'nrpArallMi for trans-At lan tic service. The Halestrand wlil leave tomorrow for the found to load, while the Fanestrand will clear this port as soon as I net alia -JuA eX & k.Ae' U cun; ' la -FT. Coast Shipbuilding Company to Have Fitting-Out Place. MACHINE SHOP PLANNED t'rlday First Day Since) Concern Be gin Operations Last Tear That riant Ma Bern Shot Down, Doe to Mm Halted by Snow. Work has been commenced by the Coast Shipbuilding Company, foot of Wood street, on a fitting out dock for It vessel, whi.h will be located at he south end of the yard, extendinir from the fourth or last set of ways to the south property line. The dock will have a length of 100 feet and width of 45 feet and a machine shop I to be located thereon. Orders have been placed for ma- hlnery and special gear for the dock. As at least a month will elapse before the first vessel will be ready for the Installation of her machinery, abund ant time will be available In which to get the layout In shape. The rear line of he dock will Join the present warehouse, so equipment stored there ran be moved conveniently to the ships and with the assistance of big shearlegs the heavy bolter, engine, pump and the like can be lifted Into place. Friday was the first working day since the company began operations last year that the plant has been shut down, that being due principally to the fact many of the men failed to report because of the snow storm. At the same1 time there were some gangs that would not have been "turned to" because of Icy condition and the cold, but could havs worked on the vessel, all of which are protected by sheds. "There were about :oe men employed yester day and br tomorrow It is believed traces of the storm will have disap peared so a full force can be utilised. In deciding to build a fitting out dock on the main property. Instead of leasing a strip on adjoining land, as was first considered, the company will not add a fifth set of ways. The four ways each huld a big wooden hull, of the Ferris type. nd contract for as many more are held. Iellvery of the eight will be made this year, with strong probabilities that more will be turned out. as the Kmergency Fleet Corporation Is rounted on to award con trarts that wll tax the capacity of all plants. CONTRACTS ARE CLOSED VASCOrVF.R FIRM HAS ORDF.RS FOR 3na -M A I.I. BOATS. t.everasseaet rlaeea Cea tracts for Life boats wttk .vieterwMt Cea straetlea C'owipaay. Closing contracts for 30 lifeboats to be delivered to shipbuilders at Seattle and more for workboats for vessels the Columbia Kngeerlng Works Is turning out here, haa Increased orders at the plant of tbe Motorshlp Construc tion Company, at ancouver. to more than io for small boata. while four additional contracts have been exe cuted for trolling launches, to be used In salmon fishing at the entrance to the Columbia Klver. There are now six of the latter craft under order. William t'mbdenstnrk. vice-president f the Motorshlp Construction Com pany, of which Merrill A. Keed Is pres ident, said yesterday that the first two rarlnads of cutters completed for the j nite, States Navy would be started for Boston shortly, and other shipments mould be made regularly, the order having been for 33 f the craft. It Is said to be the first time that the .Navy bad placed contracts on the Pacific I'oast for the same class of boats and it was only through the effort of of ficer of the company tbat tbe business was drawn here. lint thing that made It possible for ua to be prompt with these boats Is the co-operation of logging and sawmill Interests at Marshfield. for the plank ing of the boats Is Port Orford cedar." said Mr. Cmbdenslork. "They have displayed a most commendable spirit and we appreciate It." The company haa enlarged Its main building lort for turning out wooden craft and have 1 team of men work ing in keen competition to finish Jobs first, premium of having been posted for the record on each boat. $15 for the second team and lesser amounts for others The trolling launches building are 33 fret long with a beam of feat. Five of them will have gasoline en gines of 14-horsepower and one will be. equipped with :S-horsepower. FIRE RELIEVED ACCIDENTAL Columbia City Rlase Inrestlgaced by State Fire Marshal. ST. HULKS'. Or. Feb. 3. (To the Editor ) In The Oregonlan of Febru ary appears an article headed "Fire BAMg iUtai aX Caiwiiiit il,' X de- 00 DOC U sire to call to your attention the fol lowing portion of the headline: Mnn ag' r of Summarstrom Hhlpbulldinn Company, owner of the building, told that something v. as going to happen to plant.'- As a matter of fact. I. as manager of tlie r-ommarstrom Shipbuilding Com pany, hare never been told, either di rectly or indirectly, -that something was going to happen to the plant." And moreover, all the relations between our company and Its employes, as well as the general public, nave always ueen pleasant and satisfactory. As to the origin of the fire, the State Fire Marshal, together with our assist ance, has Investigated thoroughly, and from what we have found so far, we believe the fire to have been entirely accidental. M. F. SOMM AUSTKOM. COPB-V VESSEL JS IX RIVER Gcorelnav Came From Sydney With Cargo for Eastern Points. Laden - with 1J.4 sacks of copra from Sydney the barkentlne Georgina reached the river yeterday, having made the passace in 7 days. The cargo is consigned to George A. Moore, of San Francisco, and Is destined for delivery In the lCast. The vessel will berth at the Noith Bank dock to dis charge the cocoanut product, which will be routed via the Great Northern Rail road, going to Philadelphia and other points on the Atlantic side. The vessel loads a return cargo of lumber for Melbourne. The Merchants' Kxchange was advised yesterday that the schooner John A. Campbell, lumber laden from the Co lumbia Klver, had reported at Sydney Friday, having been H days on the way. The barkentlne Retriever got away from Ievuka prior to January 10, bound here with copra, fche haa a cargo of iZi tons for Portland. SHIP SCHOOL HELPFUL LOCAL. BHLUKRS rlXASCII WITH ffCK" OF V. M. C. A. WORK. Port y Mea tw Attending Ceeree of leatrartiea. Prartleally All of Wksel Are Mechanics. Do you know what a gudgeon le? and what a pintle or a coaming? Portland Is learning a new language, the language of wood shipbuilding. A new generation of shipbuilders Is being trained here. The first wood ship building school In the United States, organised by the educational depart ment of the Portland Y. M. C. A.. Is proving such a success that local build ers of wooden chips are pointing to It as one of the convincing predictions of the continuance and auccess of the wood shipbuilding Industry In Oregon and on the Columbia Klver. Forty men. so ear, axe going to school again In order to learn shipbuilding. Almost without exception they are men engaged In some branch of the wood shipbuilding Industry. Practically all of them are mechanics. But the course which they are taking under W. H. Curtie, naval architect and marine en gineer and connected with the Supple- iinllin Shipbuilding Corporation, teaches the reason why. as mechanics, they are called upon to do the things that they do In the construction of the ship, from tha laying of the keel to the eetting of the rudder. A wooden vessel must be built to a certain form and to at tain that form the laws of angles and curves must be followed strictly. The complexity of the work is what makes shipbuilding difficult. Mr. Curtis says It has been so long since wooden shipbuilding was taught as a science that textbooks on the sub ject are either out of print or out of date. The modern wooden vessel with auxiliary power Is in many important wsys different from the old-fashioned sailing ship. For a text, therefore, the students are using their Instructor's own practical notebook with Its pro fuse memoranda and drawings. The text material has been mimeographed for their own notebooks and the draw ings blueprinted. ENGINES HERE FOR TOW BOAT Port CommlMiion Ruys Machinery From Steamer Telephone. Both main engines for a new stern wheel towboat which tbe Port of Port land is to build this year arrived yes terday from San Francisco and are being discharged at the St. Johns dry dock, together with most of the engine parts and one lifeboat. More gear is on the way. it having been purchased by the Port Kommlrsion from the Western Pacific Railroad and taken from the slrrnwheel steamer Telephone, built at Portland In 190 J. The boiler for the new steamer is rill along and delivery ran be made soon by the Willamette Iron A Steel Works, but It will be months before the vessel will be ready. Plans are not completed, but are expected to be short ly and as soon as possible after they are accepted bids will be advertised for. The steamer will be among the most powerful of her class In the West. C. S. Naval Radio Reports. (All reperts fee S P. M. yevterday. unless etbeewtse tadlrated.l ALASKA, storm bound, anchored off La toucbe. S P. M- February 1. Tides at Astasia Sunday. High. I Lew. 5 04 A. M 0 feetf 013 P. M It feet S:S4 P. M.....5S fe-t 11-11 P. it ... XI feet CelasaMa River Bar Report. KORTH HEAT, F.b. f Condition of the bar st S P. M.: Sea, moderate; wind, soma eaW a fin r IS W. W. Clark and J. H. Bloedel to Report on Lumber. FUTURE CONTRACTS WAIT Shipping; Board Wanla to Know Ca pacity of Mills for Ship Timbers and Also for Production of Airplane Slaterlals. Wilson W. Clark, secretary and treasurer of the Clark & Wilson Lum ber Company at Llnnton, and J. H. Bloedel, of the Bloedel-Donovan Mills Company, of Bellingham. Wash., nave been named by the United States Ship ping Board to make a survey of the lumber resources of the Pacific Coast to ascertain the amount of material that can be depended on during 1918 for shipbuilding purposes, taking into account as well material that must be supplied tbe Army direct and the aero plane factories. Mr. Bloedel was named a few days ago. and Mr. Clark, who was requested Friday by Lloyd J. Wentworth, district officer in charge of the Oregon dis trict, to shoulder the work, accepted yesterday and will officially begin his labors tomorrow. It is probable two weeks will be required in which to finish the task. Mr. Bloedel was also appointed lumber administrator for the Northwest a week ago. The understanding is that Mr. Bloedel and Mr. Clark will cover the same ground, each starting In his own state and then going to tne otner sections, so the dual reports will afford the of ficials at Washington a full insight into the situation. Both men are prac tical workers In the lumber craft, being familiar with all phases of tne ousi ness. from logging to disposing of the finished product. With their knowledge of mill condi lions, the output of each plant, what It can be speeded to under emergency operation and bow the cut can do usea . nr mitlri distribution. 1 comprehensive survey is locJked for that can be depended on in guiding the Kmergency Fleet Corporation In award ing contracts for wooden snips. Shipbuilders are on the qui vive in the matter of furnishing tonnage. First of all Is the desire to add to the fleets for meeting war demands, but to do that successfully during the year they appreciate the fact contracts must be held that will guarantee steaay worn for every day of the period In order to hold the experienced men on their pay rolls. Word from Washington has been that rntiire contracts depend on the survey. When that is filed consideration of nrooosals for building ships, now De fore the board, will no doubt be pro ductive of early action. Marine Notes. Due In the river todsy from California Is a lln.-r Rose City. Csptaln Psrker, s board. lTo travelers snd a cargo of 1350 tons of freicht. also shipments of bonded goods. Passenger business is reported brisk for the Emerald line stesmer F . A. Klioum .-hii-h Miia st o'clock tonlnht from Colum- ... H,k for the Golden Gate. A number of reservations were made yesterday. llsvlng disrhsrsed her cargo of 'fuel oil at Wlllbrldse the tsnk steamer Atlas sailed yesterday afternoon for San Francisco and last night barge No. 9.1 left In tow for As toria, also bound South to rclosd oil. On being ffosted from the St. Johns dry dock yesterday Vessel No. . of the Penin sula Shipbuilding Company's fleet, formerly known as the Gamma, ss shifted back to the company'! fitting out dock. im her way to sea to undergo her official trial the new SOO-ton stesmer Westwlnd Iffl the Portland Flour Mill at 3 o'clock yesterday for Wlllbrldge to fill her oil tanks, snd wss to proceed so as to leave Astoria this morning. 8he will remsln outside sev eral hours and then return here. Pilot M. Moran took the vessel down the river and Pilot John Laplng was aboard to handle her off the Columbia. After having undergone an overhauling, principally to her main engine, tbs Port of Portland tug Wallnla was taken for a trial pin down ths river yesterday. Fred Pape. upertntendent of the Port, said she was In h-r old form. The Wsllula Is now ready for service st the moutb of the river. - Operations ar progressing on the strand ed steamer Sarah Dixon, of the Shaver fleet, which is on high ground alongside Lake Klver having gone on during high-water conditions New Year's day. It is hoped to float her in another week. W. J. Gram be. of Seattle, In charge of the erilnnlne Board's nsutical schools In the Northwest, was In the city yesterday and says E. C. Hovey. of Boston, chief of the tea service, will be here in another week to arrange for assigning men to ships who hsve registered her In the new merchant marine. It is estimated there will be 70 vessels delivered in tho Northwest by Sum mer snd thousands of men will be required during tha year to man these and others building. Joseph R. Bowles, president of the North west Shipbuilding Company, will speak st the Chsmber of Commerce st noon tomorrow, the ocrseion being the members' council, on Portlsnd's payrolls after the war. While shlpysrds. with few exceptions, did not resume yesterday becsuse of the snow, ra'.kers and machine shop forces were con tinued st work. At some plants men were engaged shoveling snow and by tomorrow all scaffolds will be clear and safe, so the crews can turn to on construction work. Bound here with an oil cargo tha tank steamer J. A. Chanslor. of the Associated Oil Compsny's fleet, left Astoria at 4:36 o'clock yesterdav sft-rnoon. Phone your want ad to The Orjjo jiiftiv .-vUia 0i0. A. - SURVEY ORDERED Tbat Future Sailors Be Added to Crews of Sailing Vesels So That Young Men May Gather Ex perience From Older Heads. Training: future seamen for the Amer ican merchant marine by adding- to the crews of sailing: vessels, so the num ber above the regular complement could be made up of young: men, there by affording: them opportunity for gathering- information and experience from older heads, is a proposal of the International Seamen's Union of Amer ica. . A conference was held at Washing' ton January 21 between Henry Howard, director of recruiting for the United States ShippinjsT - Board, and Andrew Furuseth, president of the International Seamen s Union of America, as to that stand and other matters having impor tant bearing on the future of the Amer lean merchant marine. The chief subject considered was the manning of the nev ships to be added to the country's merchant fleats in the next year and making the merchant service attractive to young Americans, who for several generations have not been Inclined to consider the career of fered by the sea a promising one. "Work Well Known. As chief of the recruiting service of the Shipping Board, Mr. Howard Is engaged in administering a National training system on a large and grow ing scale for preparing young men for service in the merchant marine. His work, though of recent origin, is al ready well known among seafaring men and seems destined to attract Na tional attention. At the annual convention of the Sea' men's Union of America held at Buff a lo in December a committee was ap pointed with Mr. Furuseth at its head for the purpose of co-operating with the Shipping Board In obtaining skilled seamen for the new ships and In the training of men and boys in anticipa tion of the demand for seamen when the new ships begin to take the water in large numbers. Call Is Issued. The committee issued a call to ex perienced seamen now in shore occupa tions to return to the sea. Your old shipmates now call upon you to stand by for duty, ' was tne pithy keynote of the call. Recognizing the helpful spirit Ii which these steps were taken, the Ship ping Board designated Mr. Howard as its representative to co-operate with the organized seamen, through Mr. Furuseth, in furthering the boards training plans. Mr. Howard explained the board s training plans and they were cordially supported by Mr. Furuseth, as an im portant step toward a comprehensive system for tha complete training of enough American sailors to man the new ships. Hearty co-operation already has been accorded the training service by steam ship men. while the response of young Americans anxious for training has ex ceeded all expectations. I'acifioCoast Shipping Notes. ASTORIA. Or., Feb. 2. (Special.) The team schooner Trinidad, coming to load lumber at the Hammond mill, arrived today from San Franclaco. The steam schooner Flavel finished load ins; lumber at the Hammond mill this aft ernoon and will sail tonight or tomor row morning; for San Pedro. The tank steamer J. A. Chanslor arrived from California, bringing a cargo of fuel oil for Portland. A four-masted schooner that is supposed to be the Gamble, from Tonga Island, was reported outside this afternoon and wilt be brought In this evening. The barkentlne Georgians arrived this afternoon from Sydney with a cargo of copra for Portland. The steam schooner Santlam. after taking on 600.OOO feet of lumber at Knappton, will shift tonight to West port. The steam, schooner Santa Monica, after having her boiler repaired, will leave to night for Stella to load lumber. She will finish at Rainier. - SEATTLE. Wash,, Feb. 2. (Special.) The. steamship Spokane, with Captain Thomas Johnson as master, sailed for South eastern and Southwestern Alaskan ports this afternoon. This Is her first voyage since she crashed on the- rocks at Idol Point, last No vember. After being pulled off the rocks she was brought here and repaired at a cost of 9100,000. She tarried a full cargo and 100 cannery hands, destined for the Hunter's Bay plants. Fourteen hundred pounds of hallibut and 13,000 pounds of codfish, brought here today by the fishing schooner Mary, netted that craft a total of SI 255, as well as a bonus of $325 for the catch. Tbls la the best fish price recorded this season. The new steel tanker Trontolite, built by the Skinner A Eddy Corporation, went into commission today, and it is understood that she will sail on her first voyage for the Shipping Board late tonight or early In the morning. The new motorshlp Tpres, having been lined, commenced loading a cereal cargo at Tacoma today and Is expected to put to sea on her maiden voyage early -next week. COOS BAT, Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.) The steam schooner Westerner Is in port for the second cargo of railroad ties she is carrying for Edgar Han nan, arriving this afternoon at 3:15' o'clock- The steam schooner Hardy, which came to port this morning from San Francisco at G o'clock, brought 200 tons of general mer chandise ' for Marshfield and North Bend merchants. The Hardy will load lumber at the Buehner mill. Loren -Forty, engineer on the gasoline schooner Tramp, was scheduled to be mar ried at Gold Beach tomorrow, but Inclement weather prevented return of the Tramp to Rogue River and the wedding had to be postponed. Coos Iay smpDuiiaing ptants ana commer cial bodies today received word from the Government that an vessels construciea nere for the Emergency Fleet Corporation will have Coos Bay registry. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2. (Special.) The Russian steamship Nijhl Novgorod wm sail Mondar for a fuget bound pore to load cargo for Vladivostok. Ths steamer arrived January 9, and arter aiscnargrmg general merchandise wss placed under guard of the United States in ths stream. For a time It was thought prudent by Washington not to allow the vessel to leave tha Pacific Coast on sccount of the danger of capture by ths Bolshevik government of Ruse is. Tbe risK nas passeu. uunr-ci, aJm wusn- Injrton today- wired permission for tbe ves sel to leave port. Beautifully fumlsnea quarters on tbe Danish motor ship Jutlandla. now in the stream, have never been occupied, although the vessel was built several years ago. The Kins and Queen or DenroarK were planning a trip to the Panama-Pacific International Exposition here when the Jutlandla - was building. The cabins were put In and fur nished with the richest draperies and beds and chairs for the accommodation- of the roval couple. The war changed all the plans and the rooms have never been used. Tne facmc jiaii oieiumi liner Newport is expected in port tomor row from Central American porta The Dutch steamship Ceylon is being held in the stream after preparations had been made for sailing, as nasmngton nas not issued all necessary licenses. Ths Mat son Navigation company s steam ship Lurline sailed today for Honolulu with a good passenger list and a heavy cargo. Shipping men express anxieiy as 10 tne Government finding mssters for the scores of ships to be launched soon on the P cifto Coast. At the ssnje time it is said there will be no difficulty in filling all tbe oosltlons on the vessels below the rank of maatec, iiaiea wiUi masg jtearo' aagerknee, tor sohooner Mount Rainier, for Callao. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1. Sailed at P. M., steamer Rose City, for Portland. SYDNEY, Feb. 1. Arrived Schooner John A. Campbell, from Columbia River. SEATTLE. Feb. 2. Arrived Steamers F. 3. Loop, from Saa Francisco; Northwestern, from Alaska; I. G. Scofield, from San Pedro; Latouche and Kofuku Maru, from Tacoma; Morning Star, from Vancouver, B. C. Sailed Steamers Spokane, for Alaska Admiral Watson, for San Francisco; Cura cao, for Port Wells; Northwestern, Argyll and, motorshlp Santa Isabel, for Tacoma. SALMON PACK IS LARGE BRITISH COLUMBIA OUTFIT TO TALS 1,537,435 CASES. Pack (or Last Year Is 062,370 Cases More Than That of 1916, Accord ins; to Official's Report. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash Ington. Jan. 28. "The pack of canned salmon in British Columbia for the 1917 season was the largest ever put up In the province, totaling 1,557,435 eases," says Consul-General George K West, of Vancouver, in a report to the Department of Commerce. These fig ures are based on the report of the Dominion Inspector of Fisheries. Con sul West's report adds: "This is 562,370 cases more than the pack of 1916, and 203,534 cases more than was packed in 1913, the previous big run year. The increase was pnn cipally in the pack of pinks and chums, which varieties of salmon were not in great demand before the war, but are now eagerly sought for by the allied countries. The bulk of the British Co lumbia pack each year is shipped to Europe. "By divisions the pack was: Fraser River, 377,988 cases: Skeena River, 292, 219 cases; Rivers Inlet, 95,302 cases Xcas River, 119,495 cases; Vancouver Island (including: Lummi Bar and Nootka). 377,834 cases; outlying dis tricts, 294,597 cases; total. 1,557,431 cases. "In 1913, the former 'big run' year, the Fraser River yielded 732.059 cases. so there was a falling off in 1917 of 334,071 cases on the Fraser, which made only a half showing for a 'big run" year. 'The salmon pack at Vancouver Island in 1917 showed an increase of 132,071 cases, owing to the operation of the additional canneries which took advantage of the runs of Fall fish. This increase is significant, as it almost equals the pack in the Fraser River. "The total sockeye pacK for Brit' ish Columbia in 1917 was approximately 315.000 cases. In 1916 it was 214.789 cases, and in 1913 nearly 700,000 cases. The blocking of the Fraser River at Hell's Gate by a rock slide in 1913 was the principal cause of the poor run of sockeye in 1917. "The pack of pin 8 was another fea ture of 1917. approximately 547.000 cases being packed, as compared with 280.644 cases in 1916. 'The year 1917 is considered a fair year for all concerned in the salmon canning industry of British Columbia. With a scarcity of sockeye, the cheaper grades, such as pinks, chums and co- hoes, achieved a prominence ana se cured a price that was unusual. While sockeye sold for as high as ,16.50 a case. Dinks rose to 19 a case. 'Prices to fishermen for all varie ties of salmon were unusually high be cause of the competition Deiween United States buyers and the buyers of British Columbia. 'The canned-salmon market Is chier- ly an export one. In July, August ana September of 1916 the bulk of British Columbia salmon pack of 1917 was con tracted for. The season was a profitable one for the buyers, as the demand greav as the season went on, although the scarcity of fish and the cost of catching and packing were all against the packer. By the end or wovemoer me entire pai-K was disDosed of with the exception of some few lots of chums that are still on the market. Another feature of the year was tne canning of herring by several pack ers other than the pioneers in mis trade. This bids fair to be an impor tant part of the canning industry in British Columbia in the future." DAILY- METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND, Feb. 2. Maximum temper ature, 40 degrees: minimum, 21 aegrees. River reading at 8 A. M., B.5 teet; c nan Re in last 24 hours, 0.5 foot fall. Total rainfall (.1 P. M. to 5 F. M. ), 0.05 men: total ramiau since September 1. 1917, 25.80 Inches; normal rainfall since September 1, 2tt.2b inches; de ficiency of rainfall since September 1, 917, 0.53 inch. Sunriae. 7:32 A. M. : sunset, 5:1S P. M. Total sunshine February 2,.' none; possible sunshine. 0 hours. 46 minutes. Moon rise. 12:27 A. M.; moonset. 9:52 A. M. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M-, 30.17 inches. Relative humidity at noon. 91 per cent. THE WEATHER. State of Wsathsr STATIONS. : E Baker ...... 81 26:0.021. .IN ICloudy Boise ....... 20 36 .0-2 4INW Cloudy Boston Calgary Chicago. .... Denver ..... Dea Molnea. . Duluth Eureka ..... Galveston . . . Helena Jacksonville Juneaut Kansas City. Los Angeles. Slurshfield . Medford .... Minneapolis . New Orleans. New York... North Head . Hi 2610.001 8 2010.00 ..W . .IN Clear IClear Clear Clear Cloudy 2 24 0.011 o;s 20 4O!O.00il4!NW 01 24,o.ouio;sw ...I 8I0.01I22INE Snow 441 560.0-'l SISW ICloudy ICloudy 31 4210.04 4!SE 10 3210.01 :sw SINE ..E 16ISW . .SW Clear 481 52i0.O0! 26. . . 0.00 Cloudy Cloudy 4 30'O.uO 40 60 0.00 Clear Clear 4i 52'0.28 4IS I Rain 34 4410.01 4 NW.Cioudy 180.0U 12INWI Cloudy B4'0.66l 4IN Cloudy Cloudy Rain Cloudy 20 0.00 12!SW 44:0.26i20:SE 8010.00 6I.V 62!0.00l. . NW 34 0.00!12!SW 40 0.0.jl 2INW North Yakima Phoenix .... Pocatello ... Portland .... Roseburg Sacramento . St. Louis. Salt Lake... San Diego... Clear ICloudy Rain ICloudy IClear ICloudv Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy iCloudy Cloudy 'Cloudy Cloudy Cloud v Cloud" Cloudy Clear 401 5210.10 8ISE 401 ssio.oo). . In 2R0.OO12IS 38'0.O0l. .ISE 60 0.00I12INW 56 0.06! N 42!0.05:iOIRE 30 0.101 4iN" 44 0.00. .ISW 44I0.2SI20ISE j ...10.001.. I. ...I San ' Francisco! Seattle . Spokane Tacoma Tatoosh Island Valdezt . . . Walla Walla Washington Winnipeg . . 20 32 0.021. .ISW 16 28 0.001. . SW (-12' -H'O.OIWXW tA. M. today. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Probably rain; southerly winds. Oregon Fair east portion, probably rain went portlos: moderate southerly winds. Washington Fair east portion: rain west portion; moderate southerly winds. Idaho Fair iLftWAHii Ik JfFJiT.S iletnorolosllt. Request Previously Turned Down by Board of Engineers at Wash ington Will Be Urged Anew. Estimated Cost $6500. Improvement of the channel leading direct from the municipality of St. Helens to deep water in the Columbia River, which means to the main chan nel of the bigr river, recently adversely acted on by the Board of Engineers, at Washington, is to be urgred anew by St. Helens businessmen in support of in creased water business and assured future development. Those interests originally sought to have a channel provided with a width of 300 feet and low-water depth of 25 feet, the present marine road being1 19 feet in depth, so is unsuited for deep- water vessels. In approaching; and departing from St. Helens, regardless of whether bound up or down stream. ships must drop down to Columbia City, about three miles, and there gam the main channel. A Congressional act of July 27, 1916, provided for a preliminary examination of the proposed channel and, later a survey was conducted, that resulting n a favorable report being forwarded to Washington. It "was recommended that dredging be carried on through a bar just below the city, and the esti mated cost of that was $6500 and that $1000 would be required for annual maintenance. In considering the report and rec ommendations of the district officer, the board of engineers was not con vinced of the advisability of approving the improvement from the information presented, so early last month sent word officially of their attitude. At the same time it was made known that 30 days would be allowed in which to present the matter anew, to show ne cessity for the Improvement in the in terest of commerce and navigation. Charles R. McCormlck, of San Fran cisco, head of big lumber and shipping organizations, who has departed for his home after spending two weeks here, is assisting the St. Helens Chamber of Commerce in reopening the subject and has informed officials of that body that he believes the channel is a ne cessity. In addition to millions of feet of lumber being loaded at St. Helens each year, both for domestic and off shore destinations, the St. Helens Ship building Company is engaged in turn ing out wooden steamers for the Gov ernment and is building two five-masted schooners for private account. It is not alone a question of affording such types building and loading there ade quate facilities, but in accommodating tramp steamers that will undoubtedly be loaded there after the war. Considering the outlay involved and the comparatively easy task the pro posed dredging presents, mariners feel that the project should be ordered car ried out, arguing that there is no ques tion the showing from the standpoint of commerce and navigation will jus tify it. AIRMAN. COURTMARTIALED Sfrca n t at Fort Omaha Is Charged With Manslaughter. OMAHA, Feb. !. Sergeant Albert Ens, of the aviation section at the balloon school at Fort Omaha, was court-martialed yesterday at Fort Crook on & charge of manslaughter. The verdict of the court was secret and has been sent to Washington for ap proval. It will be announced later. Sergeant Ens was operating an Army automobile last October when he ran over and killed Thomas McGovern, ex- City Commissioner of Omaha and a well-known politician. . DAILY CITY STATISTICS Births. NORDSTROM" To Mr. and Mrs. Gnstaf Nordstrom. 431 East Thirty -first stre... .rn- uary liS, a daugliter. DOYLE To Mr. and Mrs. William C. Doyle, 547 Commercial court, January 22. a eon. FURLONG To Mr. end Mrs. Jampj Thir. lone-. 506 East Fifty-fifth. January 20. a. daughter. JOHNSON TO Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnson. 22 North Webster street, January 29, a son. PIERCE TO Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Pierce. 855 Thurman street, January" 29. a son. COBLK to Air. and. Mrs. Albert Coble. Poplar, Mont., January -'2, a daughter. WATSON To Mr. and Mrs. Uelos H. Watson, 1191 Fifty-seventh avenue, aJnuary , a son. NOONAN To Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Noonu. 670 Thurman street. January 17, a daughter. CORNWALL To Mr. and Mrs. U. C. Corn wall, 1840 Division street, January 19, a daughter. NEWMAN To Mr. and Mrs. isadore New man, 388 East Ninth street, January 29, a son. LAUDERBACK To Mr. and Mr Clar ence Lauderback, 1092 Center street, Jan uary 30, a daughter. NORMAN To Mr. ana Mrs. Marry V. Norman. 810 Front street, January 24, a daughter. CASCIATO To Mr. and Mrs. F. Casclato. 291 Sheridan street, January 26, a son. ABERWATHY To Mr. ana Mrs. Charles Aberwathy, 4o3 Twelfth street, January 2t, daughter. Marrisage Licenses. , WALTERS-WALTERS Wert D. Walters. 40, 6220 Twenty-sixth avenue Southeast and Mae Walters. 3U. same aaaress. ALBRBCHT - CLINTON Theodore Al- brecht, 19, 430 Atnsworth avenue, and Bertha Clinton, li). Micnigan avenue. hi-vter-VAUGHAN Harry Hunter. 26. ((25 Washington street, and Mabel Vauhan, 25, same address. East Karl street, and Dorothy Liebeck. 22, 601 East Karl street. McKEXNA-MctiREEVi HgQ Mcttenna, 2. 392 Brazee street, and Alice McGreevy, 19. 1192 Commercial street. HAMMKK-HinK narry u. xiammer, . 83 Fifth street, and Josephine Ritter, 21, 309 Tudor Arms Apartments. PEARSON-NELSON -Carl G. Pearson, le gal 390 North Twentieth street, and Ellen Iselson. jviroy eireei. MrKVifiHT-HEDLL'ND Lee McKnight, 27, 206 North Twenty-fourth street, and Ma tilda Hedlund. zz, suissouri avenue. SCRUTTU.N-ttA."NOU. vvmiam ueram Roger Scrutton. 23. 3.w Jast Thirty-iiitn treet, ana Oien nminuu, .v, iima ai i- ments. fhrHART-PARRISH Harold J. Ehrhart. 21, 2S6 Eleventh street, and Nellie Parrtsh. Vancouver Marriage Licenses. rwtth-BIRD Eugene W. Smith. 20. of Ellsworth, Wash., and Miss Helen Bird. 22, of Sifton, Wash. Building Permits. JOHN HALSEY JONES COMPACT Re pair two-story frame residence, 1314 Macad am, between Sweeney and Flower streets; builder, same; $310. JOHN HALSEY JONES COMPANY Re pair one-story frame office, 1200 Macadam, between Sweeney and Flower Btreets; build ers, same ; $90. A C CURNOW Alter and move one-story frame residence. 187 Skidmore, " between Kerby and Commercial: builder, same; $'j0O. NORTHWEST ELECTRIC COMPANY Erect fireproof steel-frame foundation, fot of Lincoln street, between Hood and harbor line; builders, C. J. Cook Company; $2000. N C. ME RG E S- Re pair two-story frame store 252-4 Russall street, between Van couver and Flint; builder, same; $95. KING ESTATE Repair three-story brick ordinary stores. 124 Fifth street, between Washington and Stark; builder, James I. Marshall. $30. LABBE BROTHERS Repair four-story brick ordinary stores and offices, 229-231 Washington street, between First and tiec- A(U buiitier, Jamea I Marshall; $Ju. 9