Tlin SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, 3IARCII 10, 1918.
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DUTLOOK
DUBIOUS
PACIFIC COAST STEVEDORING AND TERMINAL TRANSFER
METHODS MAT BE APPLIED TO ARMY TRANSPORTATION
IN FRANCE.
FOB HARBOR WORK
Oregon Projects May Have to
Go Over to Next Ses
sion of Congress.
HAWLEY PLEADS IN VAIN
trjcrnt Need Straw a lor Gorrrnmcnt
Aid la Waterway Improvement,
bat Com ml I Ice fails to
' Take Desired Actlou.
ORF.GONIA.V NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March . Although Kepreaten-
tail Haw ley. to a recent appearance
before the House rtver and harbor com
mittee, urjred the adoption of a num
br of new projects In Oregon, all o
which bare been favorably reported by
.Army engineer, none of thee project I
adopted by the committee when It
reported It bill to the House, and
tiiere U Utile prospect that anything
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HOUSING PLAN TOLD
Government Scheme to Pro
vide Dwellings Received.
PORTLAND SURVEY MADE
Chamber of Commerce and Realty
Board Make Investigation as to
What Houses Are Arallable
Here for Snip Workers.
Portland's Hat of experienced steamahlpmen who volunteered for duty In
France during the pat week was three Major W. D. Wells, who resigned from
the ban Francisco A Portland Steamship Company: Lieutenant J. S. Pratt.
can be done for these orolecta before I who left the Parr-McCormlck line, and Lieutenant 11. H. Bancroft, who was with
nest session. Oregon had no member North Pacific line and Its recent successor, the Emerald line. They departed
lor Tne ca.l w nair 10 upvri tur null.
Major Wells Is to be In commend of one of the terminal bases, of which there
will be sis In France, and his staff will be completed with other Paciflo Coast
men familiar with freight handling methods. It la not Improbable they wtll
Introduce some of the best methods In use on the Paciflo side to hasten the dis
patch of ships.
oa the river and harbor committee to
fight for thcee appropriations, although
Mr. Ilawler made out a strong rase In
his argument. Mr. Hawley showed
how extensively local Interests have
offered to co-operate with the Govern
ment and. In some Instances, have a I
ready expended thrlr own money In
the expectation that the Oovernmont 00110(1! UCJin ULTDC
"tled took' 'o,0.Sero?t.bTnn" order. H II M U U l M LALi H L 11 L
first urging 11 . for Coiullie River. UUIIUUL llk.HU lIUIIIw
Hi pointed out that the porta on the
rtver prop" to spend US.oOv or $10.-
en a dredge, a much larger amount
than the. sr. ..km. of ik.
''"'v 1"'J b".hd '" Demand for Licensed Officers
Shows Marked Increase.
the lumber business having taken on
w life. For Improving the entrance
- Cetullle Rtver. Mr. Hawley urged
an appropriation of II : 1.000. half to I
& paid locally. Of this improtnenl
as said:
People Mweat la F.rwe.f.
The people are so much la earnest
a Soul the river and harbor entrance
that they are willing to put up a great
leal more money than they are asking
o be supplied by the government tf
t-ie Government w; undertake this
work. The Government will need a
great deal of sprites for aeroplane
;Sfock and there Is an Immense quan
tltv of It In that section. The eprure
h'l: there Is the best. 1 think. In the
t'oited Steles. The Government now
la bating a great deal of this spruce
and has been delayed In obtaining the
lumber by the shutting down of lbs
mill.. The mills In order to operate
"Tais propoMd eo-ooeratlve Improve ,n "nbly hall of the Electric butld
ment would remedy that difficulty and ,nr- Midway and Alder street, qusr-
nisae the mrnor of that river feasible
NEW STUDY HALL OPENED
Chamber of Commerce Asked to Is
sue Circular Calling- Attention to
"eed of Men for Marine Hcr
T Ice Many Positions Open.
Men graduated from the Government
nautical school maintained at Portland
In
for the operation of bnats rarrylng a
tonnage that would make It profitable
to r.;rale, and at all seasons of the
yesr
"The people of Cons Bay hare ral.ed
v taxation and expended about tS.
ters thsrc hsvlnr been assigned for
that purpose. The school has had space
on the second floor of the Oregon
building since Its establishment here
about six months ago. The new loca
tion Is more desirable in some respects,
and.- as a nmpulrn has been decided
la the Improvement of that water-I0" reach all sections of the state to
way. A great portion of this went to
trie construction of an Inner channel.
The people have taxed themselves to
h limit. They cannot espend on the
inner- sarber at present more than the
). 0. They ask the Government
to reopen this channel."
Plaala Project Considered.
Taking up the iiluslaw project. Mr.
llswiey said:
"At present there are no mills op
erating on the ciuslaw. There Is a
mill at Florence ready to operate, but
the rtver has formed a shoal between
'lorni-e and the mouth. This new
project Is to remove this shosl. It Is
lint an expensive project and would
make available fur us to their fullest
extent the costly Improvements here
tofore mad.
"The people there have raid money
to build a sail. building plant and other
Industries are preparing to come In.
Btiaipera enterprises now are tem
porarily closed down by reason of the
shoalinjr of the river and the people
l-.av. Inve.'t'd there something like
:. 0 or 1 100. 000 In the improvement
of the river In co-operation with the
tiovernment. But they have gone as
fsr as ther can. and are now asking
trie Oovernment. with an expenditure
rf I3S.1')4 to make available for use
the Improvements heretofore msde at
a great expne to the Government
and th locality."
Mr. Ilawler a.0 nrged ths adoption
f the new Taquina project. The peo
ple there."" he said. " have formed two
jorts. which have agreed Jointly to tax
themsetvna (or an amount a little over
ss-io.i)- to extend the Jetties and Im
prove the entrance and harbor. The
j rinclpal work to be done Is on the Jrt
liea and bar."
ABERDEEN HAS VESSEL READY
Craft Completely Equipped Without
Lea vine Grays Harbor.
COSTMOpoLtit. Wash, March . rppe.
rll. un of the Government's new
Vooden veeis. the Suxanne. recently
completed by the Aberdeen Shipbuild
ing Company, of Aberdeen. Is about to
sail on her maiden voyage. Ths ship
was eontru-te(j under the direction of
sptaln A. Peterson fr a company of
II.... 1.- . U I W.. - I . I
.sel and she w,l now become one of n"'l hw"? " ""f " -Lf
age to unoeriaa. tr.inina in ii
Interest men with sea experience.
Increased attendance la looked for.
Professor Arthur Williams is direct
ing the work at Portland and he has
former students In different parts of
the world today, they having success
fully taken examinations before In I ted
States t-teamvessel Inspectors Edwards
and Wynn and obtained licenses. The
rapid completion of vessels for the
Government here and on Puget Sound
has drawn heavily on the nautical
school classes and with a marked In
crease looked for In the percentage of
ships finished during the Summer pe
riod. It I Imperative that more licensed
officers be made available.
Licensed Officers la Deaaead.
W. J. Gramba. of Feat tie. In charge
of the nautical schools In the North
west for the Shipping Board, waa here
yesterday, spending part of the day
with hla son at Vancouver Barracks,
where he Is In the Rljtnal Corps. Mr.
Ciimhs told of the altustion aa regards
licensed officers and said that It un
doubtedly would become acute In the
Northwest unless those having had IS
months or more experience at sea would
come to the fore and try for licenses.
Master mariners are wanted, as well as
subordinate deck officers and engi
neer To aid In placlnr the situation
squarely before the public. Secretary
Dodsen. of the Chamber of Commerce.
In to Issue a circular that will be
mailed to municipal and commercial
heads In cities of Oregon, requesting
that they give publicity to the attrac
tions and requirements of ths service
and endeavor to draw proper material
for the war emergency.
Tralal.g Shl Is Preaesed.
It la estimated that at the rate with
which ships are being turned out there
will soon be six or seven carriers de
livered to the Government every two
weeks by the Northwest builders, and It
Is urgent that they be manned and
gotten under way without any delay.
Mr. Gramba aald It would be pleasing to
all concerned In the matter to have
ships built here taken out by officers
licensed in the Oregon district, and
that such a system would be adhered
to If practicable.
Another feature of the preparation
for the new ships Is aasembllng sailors.
firemen, water tenders, rooks, waiters.
I
I the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce
and forwarded to Congressmsn Albert
Johnson snd Senatora Polndexter and
Jones. The resolutions set forth that
lighthouse keepers for the past 40
yeans hsd btfn receiving only about
IS 00 a year plua I a month for main-
tanace.
REPORT SHOWS WATER DEPTHS
Only Two Places Have Less Than 30
Feet at Low Water.
Data obtained by the Chamber of
Commerce, covering the latest sound
ings conducted under the direction of
Government engineers at various points
In the main channel between Portland
and Astoria, haa been complied in the
form of a table to ahow low water
depths and tidal information.
Only two places on the entire stretch
of 100 milea have less than 10 feet at
low water. Eagle Cliff and Martin'a Is
land, and both places will be Improved
this season. At present the Govern
ment a pipeline dredges are not to
gether, the Wahkiakum being at Van
couver, making a shipyard fill, and the
Multnomah is alone on the lower river.
DIKING PLANS COMPLETE
SIX TnOCSAD ACRES IX COWLITZ
COl.NTV ARE AFFECTED.
Cewt ef Dike Near Woodland te Pro
tect Against 28-Feot Stage ef
Water Near f3l0,0OO.
KEI-SO. Wash.. March . (Special)
Engineer G. J. Poysky, of diking, dis
trict No. S. embracing about (000 acres
of land in the vicinity of Woodland.
Cowllts County, Wash., submitted his
estimate of cost of the district Im
provement to the Board of County
Commissioners this week, who set the
dste of hearing for Monday. April IS.
The exact acreage within the proposed
district Is (103. owned by nearly 100
different persona. In addition to thl
acreage, about 800 acres lying west o
the district toward the Columbia Rive
will be added to the original district.
and the town of Woodland and ad
Joining acreage may also seek annex
atlon to the diking district.
The cost of completion of a dike to
protect against a 18-foot stage of wa
ter Is approximately S210.000. of which
HI j. 000 will he expended in digging
ditches and building dike. Two pumping
plants and tide gates will be required
to handle the drainage and these wtll
cost about 150.000. The land Is divided
Into five xones according to benefit.
I3J.S0.
Word was received from Olympla
today that the Washington Supreme
r-oiirt had affirmed the decision of
Judge William T. Darrh. of the Cowllts
Superior Court, declaring the new state
diking rode constitutional. Work had
been started on two diking districts and
one drainage district In this vicinity
on the supposition that the law would
be upheld, and the districts can now
Issue bonds and warrants to pay for
aork done.
h. fleet carrying cargo on the Pacific
Coast.
. She wa completely equipped wllh
'it going out of Graya Harbor. She Is
a four-msster. fore-and-aft rigged, and
las oil motor, which cperste twtn
propellers. With her combined power
-f sails and motors ah la expected to
XuaWe good lime.
The tiuxanne haa finished taklnr on
l.Se.see feet of fir lumber at Wilson
Brothers dock here, and will go up the
( na't a short distance to complete her
cargo, after which time she will be
Jlspt-hl for the West Coast of Mouth
America.
branches, and arrangements are shortly
to be made for a training ship on the
Pacific side on which men will be
taken on cruise for six weeks and In
itiated Into their duties. Alresdy there
have been (00 men trained on the At
lantic Coast ships, all being assigned
berths.
Application for the training ship can
be made to Mr. Gramba, being mailed
to hla office In the Stuart building.
Seattle. Wash.
SCHOONER
IS
ABANDONED
fcTOCT HAS MAC1II.VEKV XOW
Vessel Built at St. Urlena Ready to
Enter Coat Limber Trade.
Prom San Frsncisco It Is reported
that the trial trr of the new motor
ship Frank D. Stout, held Wednesday,
all a success In every particular.
The vessel wa built by the St. Helens
Shipbuilding Company for the Califor
nia 4t Oregon Lumber Company, the
owners obtaining and Installing the
machinery. She was laid down along
the lines of a steam schooner, and haa
oil engines, driving twin screw. She
u launched at St. Helens la Msy.
11T. The vessel will ply In the lumber
fade, between the company's plant at
Jirooklrgs. Or, snd San Francisco. .
The last vessel to take to the water
at St. Helens, the schooner Thistle,
built fe be. four. Guthrie V Co.. la
about ready to begin loading. She was
Puritan Left on Reef Off Montafue
Island After Storm.
SEATTLE. Wash, March . The Se
attle fishing schooner Puritan lies
abandoned on a reef off Montague
Island. Southwestern Alaska, where
she grounded In a storm Msrch I. ac
cording to word reaching the Booth
Fisheries Company, which own in
boat. The captain and hi crew, 17 In
all. took to the boat when the vessel
struck and reached Letouche. Alaska.
The Pnrltan was valued at tSO.000.
The t'nlon Oil Company' tank (team-
,r La Brea today wa proceeding from
Vancouver. B- C to California, repairs
having been made to Ita steering gear.
which became Jammed yesterday, caus.
ing the best to send out distress sig
nal, according to report reaching the
Seattle Merchants' Exchange.
Move to Raise Lighthouse Men's Pay
ABERDEEN. Wash, March (Spe-
SHIP MASTER IS NAMED
ARTHUR SEWALL PIT If CHARGE
OF STEAMER W ESTWOOD.
Capiat Will Reach Portland Early
Tata Week Greet Friends He
Kaew la Olden Days.
launched February II. and not mors IcIaD Resolution aaklnr that Con
than a month win have beta occupied I srress Increase the psy of men in the
In fitiioff her out, I lighthouse service hare been passed by
Captain Arthur M. Sewall. one of the
Maine families of shipbuilders and
operators known In every American
port and most of the foreign harbors,
has been appointed master of the new
taon-ton steamer Westwood. which is
to be here this week.
To assist Uncle Sam In manning- his
new tonnage Captain Sewall was called
on by Captain John V. Blaln. In charge
of steel construction In the Northwest,
to take the West wood on her first voy
age, and he left hla home at Port
Townsend to comply.
While Csptain Sewall has been a
Puget Sound pilot of late years, he
formerly owned and sailed the crack
square-rigger Benjamin Sewall. a ship
known abrosd as well as in American
waters, and while many were clamoring
tor an American merchant marine, the
Benjamin Sewall carried her flag to all
corners of the globe, a moving and suc
cessful exponent of the value of draw-
ng a big fleet under the banner of
freedom. .'
The' Sewall family ha owned and
operated sailing ships "down East" for
a generation and on of them to fall
prey to the skulking subs of Huns was
the American ship, William F. Grye.
torpedoed while on her way to Ens-land
from Puget Sound with a grain cargo.
w hen here this week Captain Sewall
will greet friends he knew in olden
day and Is aur to receive a welcome,
for while he has been partial to sailing
vessels, he responded promptly to the
call to get the big- steam freighter
started on her way. .
. Details of the plan of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation for providing ade
quate bousing facilities for men em
ployed In shipbuilding wer trans-
i mltted In a letter from th United
States Chamber of Commerce and re
ceived yesterday by Executive Secretary
Dodson. of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce. A measure passed by Con
gress and appropriating (50.000.000 for
this purpose is awaiting the approval
of President Wilson.
Whether Portland will aslc for Gov
ernment assistance In solving the
problem locally depends on the joint
survey as to housing facilities In this
city which is being conducted by the
Chamber of Commerce and the Port
land Realty Board. If this Federal aid
is asked by Portland. Mr. Dodson said
yesterday, it will be contingent on two
considerations: First, to what extent
2000 unoccupied houses of various
kinds, estimated now to be vacant, can
be made habitable, and. secondly, how
far local capital will be provided to
meet the demand for housing: these em
ployes. Plaa la Oatllned.
The following excerpt from the letter
received by Mr. Dodson yesterday gives
a general outline of the plan as It has
been worktd out by the Emergency
Fleet Corporation:
"The act giving t50.000.000 to the
Emergency Fleet Corporation to pro
vide housing facilities in shipbuilding
centers, now In the hands of the Presi
dent for approval, provides that the
Fleet Corporation may acquire by pur
chase, lease, requisition, or requisition
for temporary uses, any Improved or
unimproved land for the construction
of houses for the employes of ship
yards In which ships are being con
structed for the United States; as fol
lows:
'Construction on such land of houses
and necessary facilities upon conditions
ss to price, etc. a the Fleet Corpora
tion may determine and sell, lease or ex
change such land, houses and facili
ties upon such terms aa It may deter
mine;
Purchase, lesse or requisition. In
cluding requisition of temporary use.
or acquire by condemnation, houses
nd other buildings, together witn the
lands on which the same are erected.
and also manage, sell, lease or exchange
the same, aa it may determine:
'Make loan to persons, firms or
corporations upon such term and se
curity, for such time not exceeding ten
year aa it may determine;
Ceaaaeasatloa la Provided.
"Provision la made for compensation
for the property acquired.
Whenever the Fleet Corporation re
quisitions property, it may take Im
mediate possession of It and occupy tne
same until the validity of the title has
been established.
"The powers granted by the act cease
Ith the termination of the present
war with uermany.
"No contract for construction shall
provide for compensation of a cost
plus basis, unless the contract provide
hat In case of any increase above
reasonable cost, as fixed by the board,
the percentage of prout shall declin
in accordance with a rate to be ex
pressed In the contract.
The board may. However, agree to
pay a premium or bonus for speedy
construction.
"The Fleet Corporation Is required to
report to Congress the names of ail
persons or corporations with whom It
has made contracts, tocetner wun
statement of Us expenditures In excess
of $10,000."
them having -left the Coast to accept
more desirable wages in offshore vee
eels. At the same time the affairs of
the Government departments demand
that crews be maintained, so undoubt
edly the same conditions as to wages
will prevail immediately as apply on
mercantile ships.
GEOECIAXA TO RESUME RUN
Portland-Astoria Schedule Will Be
Started Saturday.
Overhauling in the engine-room,
cabin and on deck of the fleet pro
peller Georgtana. of the Harkins line,
having been finished, she was shifted
from Ash-street dock to the St. Johns
drydock yesterday to have a new wheel
shipped, and after her annual inspec
tion this week she will gro into service,
probably starting for Astoria Saturday.
The vessel was built for the Portland-Astoria
run in 1914 and she has
plied over the course each season since.
As she makes a dally round trip the
service has proved popular, and with
the increased activity along the river
this year, she will no doubt be taxed
at times.
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA. Or.. March 0. (Special.) The
barkentlne Charles V. Crocker crossed In at
.'clock this morning from San Francisco
la tow of th tug Relief, and will load lum
bar at Preacott.
The at.ara achooner Celllo arrived at 11:30
today from Sao Francisco and la to load
lumbar at Weatport and Wauna.
After discharging fuel oil at Portland, the
tank ateamer J. A. Chanalor sailed at 2
o'clock today for California.
Carrying a full cargo of lumber from
Stella, the steam schooner Santa Barbara
sailed at 7:30 last evening for San Fran
cisco.
Laden wHh lumber from St. Helena, tne
team achooner Ernest H. Meyer aallta
shortly before midnight for San Pedro. I
Th. tank steamer Arffvll- after diacharg
In fuel oil at Aatotla and Portland, sailed
at 0:2S thl morning for California. '
Laden with a full cargo of lumber from
Weatport. the achooner foreat Home sailed
at ft o'clock today for Sidney.
The ateam schooner Trinidad sailed at
11:30 today for Kan Pedro with lumber from
the Hammond mill.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 0. The follow
ing orders were issued by the Western da
partment of the Army here today:
Captain Lei a ml B. Hpbbs. B3d Infantry.
1. rf. tailed on temnorarv dutv at theae head
quarters aa aide de camp to Major-Oeneral
Arthur Murray.
Leave of absence for two days la grantea
First Lieutenant Thomaa E. McCuilougn.
Engineer Reaerve Corps, these headquarters.
A general court-martial, consisting oi
Captain James M. . Moore and Oacar A.
Straub, 20th infantry, and Samuel J. Mc
intosh. Infantry Reserve corps; rirsi
tenanta Russell S. Thompson, fcawara l..
Hvmonds. Joel D. Pomerene. Bill J. Bragg.
Infantry Reserve Corps, and William Good
ing Allen. Infantry. National Army, and
Second Lieutenants Archibald R. McKechnle.
Ralp P. Van Zlle, Benjamin H. Decker, Paul
II Matlock and Rmonl B. Whlsner. 20th I
Infantrv: First Lieutenant John J. McMU
lan. Infantry. National Army Judge advo
cate and Second Lieutenant llllam U.
Phillips. 20th Infantry, assistant Judge ad
vocate, is aDDOlnted to meet at Fort Doug
las. Utah, for the trial of such persons as
may be brought before It.
First Lieutenant Roblnette B. Hayes, Med
ical Reaerve Corpa. Fort Douglas, tun win
proceed to the Presidio, of San Francisco,
for duty.
First Lieutenant Howard C Mllllck,
Medical Reserve Corps, San Francisco,
will proceed to Fort Rosecrans, San Diego,
Cel.. for duty.
First Lieutenant Herbert D. Shoemaker,
Medical Reserve Corps, San Francisco, will
proceed to Fort McArthur, San Pedro, Cal.,
for duty.
DATA TO BE GIVEN!
steamer raisy Putnam, which leaves front
Rainier for San Kranrlsco.
Meeting to Inquire Into Out
look for Grain Elevator.
SPEAKERS WILL EXPLAIN
Civic and Commercial Workers Will
Have Opportunity to Ascertain
What Has Been Done and
What Can Be Accomplished.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, March 8. Arrived Steams
Celllo, from San Francisco. - -
ASTORIA. March 9. Arrived at 7 A. M.,
barkentlne C; F. Crocker.- from San Fran
cisco, in tow of tug Relief. Sailed at :2S
A. M-. steamer Argyll, for San Francisco.
Suited at 9 A. M., achooner Forest Home, for
Sydney. Sailed at 11:43 A. M., steamor
Trinidad, for San Francisco. Arrived at
10:35 A. M. and loft up at 1 P. il., steamer
Celllo, from San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 9. Arrived at
midnight, steamer Rose City, from San
Pedro, for Portland.
ASTORIA. March S. Sailed at 11 P. M..
steamer E. H. Meyer, for San Pedro. Sailed
at u A. M.. steamer Santa Barbara, for
San Pedro.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 8. Sailed
Steamers Acme. Elizabeth, for Bandon; Gov
ernor, for Seattle.
SEATTLE. March t. Arrived City of
Seattle. Jefferson, from Southeastern Alaska ;
Admiral Dewey, from San Pedro; Daven
port, from San Francisco.
TACOMA. March 9. Arrived Steamer
Mataqui, from Nanalmo; steamer Santa Rtnt,
from West Coast. DeDarted Steamer Mai-
soui, for Nanalmo.
Portland' grain elevator, its pur
pose, progress In construction and the
estimated time ef completion promise to
do gone over In detail at tomorrow
noon's council of members of the Cham
ber of Commerce. The meeting has
been called, it is said, to afford civic
and commercial workers opportunity to
hear at first hand what has been done
and whether they can assist in pro
moting the completion of the plant to
insure its operation in connection with
the 1918 praln crop.
The Portland Clearing-House Asso
ciation will be represented, and Emery
Olmstead, chairman of a committee
named by the association to inquire
into the elevator matter, will speak.
Grain Trade to Be Heard,
t George C. Westgate, president of the
Portland Merchants' Exchange Associ
ation, has promised that a speaker will
be on hand to represent the grain trade,
and there will be one of the members
of the Commission of Public Docks,
which body is building- the elevator,
heard.
In inviting all clubs of the city to
nave representation at the council the
aim is for them to obtain first hand
a comprehensive idea of the work car
ried on and, if called on to help later,
they will appreciate the importance of
doinir their best:
Whether the elevator will be finished BRIBING ATTEMPT CHARGED
in time for handling wheat in Novem- un,u""u ' tmr 1 unHnUtU
ber is said to be governed to a large
degree by the ability of the commission Youth Accused of Asking Officers to
iu vui.iii pi uiitin siiiuiciiLs jl mihi-u til
ery ' and - assurances that the consign
ments will move across the country
with dispatch. Estimates of the asnount
of bulk wheat that will be floated dur
ing the 1S18-19 season run as high as
XT. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(All reports for 8 P. M. yesterday unless
otherwise designated.)
HORACE X. BAXter. San Francisco for
Seattle. 210 miles north of San Francisco.
Asuncion, Richmond for Cordova, 205
miles from Cordova.
ARGYLL, Portland for Oleum. 478 miles
from Oleum.
LA BREA. Seattle for San Francisco. 807
miles from San Francisco.
TOPE KA, San Francisco for Eureka, eight
miles from Port Arena.
ERNEST H. MEYERS, Columbia River for
San Pedro, 138 miles south of Columbia
River.
NORTHLAND. San Francisco for Van
couver, ISO miles south of Caps Flattery.
AKUllj. Portland for Oleum. 47S miles
from Oleum.
QUEEN. 86 miles north of Cape Blanco.
KLAMATH, San Franclfco for Portland.
off Columbia River lightship.
WAPAMA. Everett for Sau Francisco, 13
miles north of Columbia River.
YOSEM1TE, Port Ludlow for San Fran
cisco. 15 ml'es south of Hcceta Head.
OLEUM. Port San Luis for Portland. 503
miles from Portland.
WHITTIER. Oleum for Port San Luis. 30
miles from Port San Luis.
WM. F. HERRJN, tiavlota for Linnton.
120 miles from Gavtntn. ,
Change Classification.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. March 9. (Spe
cial.) Victor Hill, of Brush Prairie.
COOS BAT. Or., March 9. (Special.)
The steam schooner Yellowstone, with a
cargo of lumber from North Bend, sailed
for San Francisco at 11:30 A. M.
BUILDERS PLEDGE ALL AID
Manager Plea Comments on Spirit of
Oregon's Ship Forces.
Recently each wooden shipbuilding
plant In the Oregon district received a
copy of a message sent from France by
General Pershing, asking for a "bridge
of ships" with which to help defeat tne
Huns, and In turn the management of
each yard sent a reply, through the
headquarters of the Oregon district.
promising their fullest support in tne
effort to provide tonnage. Those com
munications were sent by Lloyd J
Wentworth. In charge, to Charles Tiex,
general manager of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, which he has ac
knowledged as follows:
Th spirit expressed by the builders in
their r.oltea to you I moat gratifying snd
the evidence of co-operation being given the
several eompanlea by their men. as anown
by the tenor of the message, speaks well for
th tutor.. On behalf of "the Emergeni-y
Fleet Cornoratlon 1 congratulate you en the
excellent results you are obtaining in your
district and a;o upon bein in a oisinei
where the high ens of dutyfcto country
seem to pervade those Who have tnia im
oortant work In hand.
I should be pleased to have you convey this
message to the builder and th men work
ing for them, and please also tell tnem now
great It the Emergency Fleet corporation
appreciates th. special effort they are mak-
ng to help fulfill tne wisnes or tienerai
Pershing, which I th most Important duty
of th who! country at thl moment.
Tide at Astoria Sunday.
" Hlh Low.
16:4 A. M S.I feet'5 TOO A. M 3 4 feet
ll:l p. M....7.9 feel, J. w P. JL. .-0.3 to J are difficult to obtain now. many of
TACOMA FIRST STEEL SHIP
Mrs. Wood row Wilson Names Vessel
to Be Launched March 2 6
TACOMA, Wash, March ..(Special.)
Tacoma'a first steel shin will be
launched at the Todd shipyards on
Msrch 2. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has
named it the Tacoma. holding to In
dian nomenclature in the christening of
new vessels built to "strafe the Hun
submarine.
Dorothy Alexander, daughter of H. F.
Alexander, president of the Pacific
Steamship Company, will christen the
carrier. President William H. Todd, of
he Todd Shipbuilding Corporation, and
numerous stockholders In the enmpany
will come West for the launching.
Names of all other boats bearing the
registry cognomen of Tacoma will be
changed except that of the United
Statea cruiser, where th conflict will
not b confusing.
WAGE INCREASE IS GENERAL
Federal Ships Expect to Meet Scale
at Once to Keep Crew.
As both the Shipowners' Association
and the regular steamship lines have
acceded to th demand of marine or-'
ganlxations for Increased wages, which
applies to the deck, engine-room and
steward' department on the coast
wise ships, the Government is to fall
into line ss well on lighthouse vessels
and other steamers. Wages of sailors
are Increased from S0 to f 78 a month
and overtime from 60 to 60 cents an
hour.
Government official say that men
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 9. (Speclat.)
Another shipbuilding plant will be added to
Seattle's long Hat of active ship construc
tion concern on Monday, when the Frank
V. Allen Shipbuilding Company will lay the
keel of the first ships to be undertaken by
that concern for the United States Ship
ping Board. This plant Is located at Bal
lard and Is adjoining the plant of Meacham
A Babcork. which latter concern will launch
Its frst vessel some tme next week.
The new steamshp Westlake. built by the
Skinner Eddy Corporation, waa put
through a succeasful trial trip on Puget
Sound this afternoon and easily came up
to all specifications. At the conclusion of
the snln she was officially accepted By tn
RhioDlna- Board, and will commence load
Ing for her first voyage at once. Captain
C. E. Amea has been named master.
Th. Northwestern Fisheries Company'
Alaska cannery fleet I being assembled In
the harbor here preparatory to being
equipped for the trip to the North. The
ships J. D. Teters and St. .Paul are now
in the stream, having been docked at Eagle
Harbor, and the ship Benjamin r racaara
i. t.kln. en lumber at rort maaciey. ah
three are expected to sail in the next 10
davs.
Xh. liners Jefferson, of the Alaska Steam
ship Companv. and the City of Seattle, of
the Admiral line, errived this morning from
Southeastern Alasaa ports. Both brought
fete- r,T.n,t hut few oaasengers.
The new steamship Hollywood, recently
mirrhiiMl hv the French government, ar
rived here tonight from Belllngham, where
ah. was built, and will. soon commence
i. .tin. care-o for the Atlantic. Her trans
f.r to the French flag was sanctioned by
the Ghlnnln. Rn.rd.
The O 8. K. liner Manila Mara arrived
here at noon today with 11s. passengers snd
full cargo, consisting or aima.
ABERDEEN. Wash.. March .(Special.)
Twentv-nln. vessels cleared from Lra
Harbor In February, carrying 22.220,000 feet
of lumber. All but one or tnese went to
California ports. The number or ciearancea
was six under January and C.50.000 feet
leas of lumber were shipped. Water ship
mem. ef lumber riurlnc Jsnuary and Feb
ruary this yesr were 10.000.iOO feet under
is.,, for the same months of 1917.
a ..eenil r.M unon the steamer Avalon
today resulted In the seizure of 17 quarts of
whiskv. although seven, cases ran nr-i
..eured In a Drevlous raid. James OTarrell
waiter In that ship, arrestea lor viai.ims
the dry law. has been given a sentence of
an t.v. in tail and a nw line.
The steamers Tanoe ana t-vem mva .
S A. M. The Tahoe 1 at the HulDert mm
and th 6vea at Wllaon Brothers.
A raid upon the steamer uvea toaay re
vealed no liquor.
30 per cent of the crop, but should that I has been arrested by Sheriff Biesecker,
percentage not be reached and the sack
method be continued, there is no ques
tion that, abundant storage space will
be available.
Bids to Be Opened.
charged with attempting to bribe the
officer, and a member of the County
Exemption Board, to change his clas
sification in the draft.
Hill Is in class A and would be
The commission will meet Thursday among the first called, being unmar-
tc open bids for the construction of a rled. He is alleged to have offered
1200foot pier at the SL Johns terminal, the bribe to classify him as the solo
where the elevator Is to be built, and support of his father and mother. It
the pier, with-a 600-foot two-level sec- has been learned the parents are in
tion finished, will be ready September good circumstances, owning land under
1 Half of the pier will be an open cultivation.
dock at first and that will be covered
with a warehouse if needed.
FLAGS FLY TOGETHER
IMOX OF TWO REPUBLICS SHOWN
AT SHIPYARD.
When Hill attempted to bribe the
officer, Sheriff Biesecker called In
James O. Blair. County Attorney, and
Genge M. Johnson, and they found the
money in Hill's hand. Sheriff Biesecker
has been ordered by the United States
District Attorney to detain Hill In the
County Jail until a guard arrives to
take him to Seattle for trial.
CLACKAMAS CHAPTER BUSY
Quantities of Goods Made and
Turned Over to Red Cross. '
SAN FRANCISCO, March . (Special.)
As waa renorted early In the weeK. tne
N'.vv Denartment haa taken over the tur
blners Tale and Harvard, of the Pacific
steamshlD Company, for war service. The
Yale haa been running on the San Diego-
San Pedro route, while the Harvard ha
been undergoing repairs at the Union plant
of the Bethlehem (impounding company.
Roth veaeels will bo put mto shape Imme
diately for their new tasks, it is expected
that the big turoiners win steam to me
Atlantic by way of Panama canal Just as
soon as Washington give the order. It Is
Id the fast steamships wtll De useo as
hospital ships by the Navy Department.
All anxiety In regard to tne schooner
H. D. Bendlxen was sllayed today when a
wireless came from the Dutch steamship
Konls-en Nederlander that the sailing vessel
was spoken to today 2 Ml miles southwest of
San Francisco. The schooner Is 121 days
out from Sydney for this port with a cargo
of copra.
After six months m central American
republics In behalf of his company, Daulton
Mann, assistant to Jonn n. itoseetcr. vice-
Dresldent and general manager of the Pa
cific Steamship Company, returned today
on the- company's steamship San Juan.
Mann said a large amount of coffee Is
torcd In the warehouses in the South await
ing shipment to this port. The ban Juan
brought a full cargo of West Coast products
and a number of passengers. I
The Importation of cottonseed cake will
"be heavy In the next few months from Chile.
The schooner Expansion will bring 830 tons
and lh. schooner Ruby 400 tons to this port.
The schooner Stella with 88U tons and the
schooner Muriel with 800 ton will go to
Seattle.
What shipping men Interpreted as the
preliminary steps In the seizure of all neu
tral tonnage on the Pacific Ocean by the
United States Government was taken today,
when the War Trade Board, on ordera
from Washington, halted the sailing of the
Dutch steamship Oranje for the Dutch East
Indies. The 25 large vessels of the Java
Pacific line and the Nederland Royal Mall
will be operated by the United States Ship
ping Board, according to the renorted plans
of the Washington authorities.
It la expected the Dutch steamships now
s nthe way to this port from Java will be
held here on arrival, to be taken over by
th Shipping Board.
. Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, March 9. Condition of
the bar at S P. M.: Sea smooth, wind south.
Presence of French Official Made Not
able by Exercises at Foundation
Company' Plant.
CLACKAMAS. Or.. March 9. (Spe-
Sentiment that has bound the Amerl- ciaL) The Clackamas Auxiliary of the
Red Cross is doing- its share of war
work. The Oddfellows have donated
their hall for the use of the workers
and activity and good cheer prevail.
while the work sjoes on steadily. A.
large quantity of knitted and other
goods has been turned in to. head-
can and French troops abroad in the
common cause against the Kaiser and
his party found a spirited echo in
Portland yesterday afternoon, when
the flafts of the United States and the
republic of France were raised on two
lofty flagpoles at the wooden ship
building plant of the Foundation com-I Quarters.
pany. where 20 ships are building for I Two weeks ago the play "Kentucky
the French government. I Belle" was given with an oyster supper
The exercises were originally set for afterwards, which was a great success
Tuesday afternoon, but the presence I the net result in cash being $54.62,
in the city of Robert H. Lavier, of New which was tuned over to the local Red
York, chief surveyor in the United I Cross.
States for the Bureau Veritas, the A junior Red Cross has also been or
leading French marine classification I c-anized. under direction of Mrs. Fercei
society, prompted Charles F. Swigert, and wiU make garments for little or-
manager oi tne r ounaation company s phans.
interests nere, to nonor tne visitor yes
terday.
It was 4:15 o'clock, IS minutes be
fore the usual quitting time, when the
yard whistle summoned the 2500 work
ers to the square back of the main
buildings, where .he poles, each tow
ering 100 feet high, were recently
placed. The Foundation company's
brass band of 35 pieces played as the
men gathered, and as America was
rendered the emblem of the United
States. 20 feet wide and 30 feet long,
was slowly hauled toward the truck.
the flag -"breaking out
New Reed Course to Open.
John Dewey's Conception of Edu
cation" will be the subject of a new
Reed College extension course to be of
fered by Professor J. K. Hart at the
Central Library, room IL Wednesday
eveninsrs in March. The course win De
free to the public Dr. Hart's lectures
will deal with the traditional concep
tions of education, the democratic con
ception of education and the Dewey
. . . l i ?cnooi. rruicasui nai l -" u " ' '
tne nag - orearwiiiK uul juhl aa mo i , , . t
chorus started - "The Star-Spangled eree of doctor of PhlloIsoPhu"d" r
" I fessor Dewey at the University of Chi-
TK. h in.Hi. caeo and Is closely in touch with the
ately moved to the base of the French development of Dr. Dewey's theor
flaenole. wher the French tricolor was and with the Dewey experimental
bent to the halyards, and. as it. wasiscnoois.
raised, the voices of the throng swelled
with the music of the band in the
Marseillaise."
Mr. Lavier formally accepted the
flag on behalf of France and made a
short address. The speaker said he degrees.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. March 9. Maximum temper-
re, 4J degrees; minimum wihj(lu'p.
stiver reaaing, o m..
last 24 hours, 0.1 root rise: wi.i
had visited many yaras in tne untteu i '"i" : ' tV m i ?2 inch
.States where a part is being taken in ralnfni, B)nc'. September 1. 11T. 32.73
Inches: normal rainran since
o (ehe: deficiency of rsinfall since
the monster drive for tonnage, but at
none of them was such progress ap
parent as at the Portland plant of the
Foundation company. He said he was
a descendant of a family of snip
wrights. his grandfather and father
having followed the trade, while he
also was one, and he made it plain that
on the men who were building ships
rested much of the hope for a vic
torious campaign across the Atlantic
At New York, he said, all men he
met returning from the front pleaded
for more ships, and he reminded his
hearers that every bolt and every nail
were essentially part of the ammuni
tion with which the Hun forces must
be fought, so good work and quick
work were necessary now.
Mr. Swigert led the singing of the
Marseillaise" In French, then "Amer
ica" was sund, and the men, represent
ing almost a regiment in numbers,
broke into cheers for Mr. Lavier, their
employers and the
September 1, 1017. .69 Inch, funrise. o..t
A. M.; sunset, 6:08 P. M. : possible sunshine.
It hours 36 minutes. Moonrlse. 4:83 A. M. .
moonset. 2:40 P. M. Barometer (reduced sa
level). P. M.. 29.75 Inches; relative humid
ity, 79 per cent.
THE WEATHEK.
STATIONS.
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State ef
Weather
Raker
Rolse
Boston
Calgary
countries' repre- r1''rf,0
10 miles.
Phone your want ads to The Orego
nlan. Alain J070, A 6095,
sented In the shipbuilding there. Mr.
Lavier leaves today for Puget Sound,
and will return later In the week to
spend a few days.
The Commant Roisln, the first ship
to be launched here, will be christened
by Pauline Genereaux. daughter of
Captain E. C Genereaux, who is the
representative of the Bureau Veritas
and French government at the plant.
The launching will take place the lat
ter part of the month.
Marine Notes.
To permit the hull to be cleaned and
painted, the schooner Gamble was towed to
the St. Johns drydock yesterday. On being
floated she will leave for the lower river
to load lumber.
One of the McCormlck ships to report In
the river from the Golden Gate yesterday
was the Celllo, which was ordered to St.
Helena for a full cargo. The steamer Klam
ath la due today with 1000 tons of general
cargo, which she will discharge at Couch
street dock for the Parr-MeCormlck line.
The steamer Willamette is to get away from
St. Helens for California ports today.
Arriving in the river yesterday from San
Francisco, she having been towed up the
Coast by the tug Relief, the barkentlne
Chaa. F. Crocker was ordered to Prescotl
for a lumber cargo. The schooner Forest
Home, lumber-laden for the South Seas,
towed outsid and sailed to the westward.
Vessels to depart today will Include the
..I 30; 42 0.04 1S9 ICioudy
..( orti 46 0.00iI2iSE (Cloudy
. . 321 42:0.oo..;sw !Snow
.. -10! 1610.00'. .JNE Pt. cloudy
.. 34 60,0.2!18'NW!R.iln
Denver 81 54 0.04!lfhN IClear
Des Moines ... 401 4:0. 14120IN Icloudy
Eureka I 44i 56 0.02 14.SW ICloudy
Galveston 681 760.00 . . !SE IClear
Helena 20' 36'0.on ixv. :Cloudy
Juneaut I 12!20;o.OOIIO:NE Clear
Kansas City .. 52!"8'0.oo,32rN wiciear
Loa Angeles ... 441 70 0.00: . .SW (Clear
Marshfield I 40 44!0.OSI. .SW Rain
Medford I 46 0.121. . NW CIondy
Minneapolis .. 11 16:0.O4'24!N IClear
New Orleana.. S 82 0.00 . .SW IClear
New York ... 40 48'0.4'24 SE ICloudy
North Head... E6' 4210.22 10 S Rain
North Yakima. 22 4 0. 00 . . W (Cloudy
Phoenix 40 72 0.001. . IN IClear
Pocatello 3fH 42 0.04 14 SE ICloudy
Portland . 361 44:0.22,10:SW IRaln
Rosehurg 4o! 44 0.54' .. ISW Raln
Sacramento ... l 500.001 . .ISE IClear
St. Louis 541 76IO.OO'52tNWjCIoudy
Salt Lake ...... 32 520.00 . . SW , Cloudy
San Diego 46 62j0.00 . .INWJClear ;.
San Francisco. 44 50 0.00!. .!SW Cl.ar
Seattl. I 3" 4O0.J4I. .ISE Cloudy"
Spokane I 28 42 0.00. . IXWlCloudy -
i ttn' ,n:n v t-ir iii.i.
iaHna ...... o., -t. ..: . . i.-i a imiu
Tatoosh Island.l 321 42:0. 3S!18 SW Clear
valdezt -I i"Z4iu.U'i . .i.-vis IClear
Walla Walla... 821 50 0. 161. .IS IRaln
Washington ...j 38) 5010.14 ..Is Cloudy
Winnipeg I. .1 lO'O.OO;. -!SW Rain
P. M. report of preceding day.
report today.
tA. M.
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Probably rain; gen
tle southwesterly winds.
Washington and Oregon Probably rain;
moderate southwesterly winds.
Idaho Probably ruin or snow.
EDWARD L. WELLS, MeisorelosUt,
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