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TTTE RrDAT OKEGOXTAX. POTJTL.AND, MARCH 31, 1918.
GIRL APPLIES FOR
WORK
SHiPYARD
Miss Mandy McLain Seeks
Employment as Operator of
Pneumatic Caulker.
THREE WIN EASTER SUITS
bld nrgy at the Todd shipyard to-'i
for th roan knew that In addi-,
day.
tlon to the contracts already held It I
np to them to build 1 more steel ships
far the Kmergency Fleet Corporation.
They accepted the challenge last night
of William H. Todd, president of the
Todd Corporation.
"Shall these ships be built In T a com a
or Seattle" Mr. Todd asked, putting
the matter directly up to the men.
"Shall these ships be built under the
Todd Corporation by the Seattle Con
struction Drydock Company, or shall
they be built by the Todd Shipyards
Company, of Tacoma?"
The answer came Taoomt.
"Tacoma It shall be then, but I knew
your answer before I asked, and the
contracts already have been taken by
the Todd Shipyards Company of Ta
coma. Now we will build the ships and
let Seattle build boilers and engines
for them."
$T:i"cwU" of Willamette Strtl Work J
to Display New Ralmcot as Rc
- salt of Completing- Ship Boilers
la Advance of Vessels.
tia Vandr if .-Lain has com to t
tore. In a communication to the G. it.
Standifer Construction Corporation. and
nts requested to be enrolled as one of
the workers planned to be employed to
perate the new Cay pneumatic caulk.
leg machines, a device Invented and
yatent'd by Nelson Cay. one of the
shipyard mechanics, and which. It Is
asserted, caa perform the work of ii
mm.
The pneumatic caulkers are being
-aanafactared by tbs IngersoU-Rand
Company, tool makers, and the first
wtachlnes are take received next month.
5'iss Mr Lain has written that she Is not
afraid of work. Is physically capable
f undertaking the jib of operating a
aulklna machine and earnestly wUhee
to be given a trial. Kacb machine will
weigh between 10 and 12 pounds,
see
Three new Easier sulta of clothe
will be displayed by as many eiecu-t-'vee
of the Willamette Iron A tit eel
Works today, tney having won the
raiment from A. ftelmana. head of A- t.
Anderson at Co. affairs In the I'ntted
eitates. br completing all boilers
rdr for ships building at the ptant
f t! - Alblna Engine Machine
Uorki In adtanre of the vessels being
ready. When the boilers were con
tracted for Mr. Reimann Is said to have
apresscd concern lest they would not
be turned out as quickly as estimated,
smd. wishing to lend all speed to tov
ernment construction, he wagered a
ult of clothes each with Bert C Ball,
president of the Wtllamctts plant:
Harry Humphrey, head of the boiler
department, and M. II. Insley. secre
tary of the corporation. The last sight
boilers of the order are now In the
Street at the plant fully completed.
e
Among the Huskies building steel ana
wooden sh'ps for I'ncle Cam these days
runs a plaful spirit at times, also
Lher Is strong comradeship among the
tn-n. W hile sentiment Is deeply burled
and Is seldom displayed, unless a friend
or co-worker Is hurt or Is stricken with
Mines, there Is often a rough exterior
presented In their relations. One Illus
tration of that Is the practice of Clvln
nicknames to men In the yards, thou.
probably the originator of the nam
and the one on whom It Is wished neve
i"t beor taking up their present em
ployroent.
At one plant a man noticeable amor
his fellows for bis glum countenance
and general downcast demeanor
known as unhine. while one name
Wood Is called lucrum vltae. after on
f the hardest known tropical wood
tutd In ship construction.
see
Immigration Inspector Donham faces
ft new phase of the application of la
govrrninc aliens unlawfully in th
L'nlted Mates, through the receipt of
a report that a Canadian succeeded In
making bis way Into this country afte
having once been refused admission.
his Insistence being due to the fact b
seeks an artificial leg and (eels tha
Tortland Is the best market la which
to purchase one. He plans to return
to Canada after obtaining the lino.
The man has an earning capacity of
tt a day. so It Is held he Is not In the
class that mlcht become a public
charge, yet he is an alien and Is sub-
Ject to deportation. Otherwise he is
rated a desirable guest for the period
accessary for him to have the limb
aUadc
ACCESS 10 DOCKS GIVEN
OVERHEAD CltOS-rSO TO BE BCILT
AT ST. JOITSS.
Pa Wile Vnrkv Oeasalael Isaacs
Order Aatbortslag Ceast ractlea of
Hlahway Over OeW. It A. K.
SALEM. Or, March St (Special.)
To give Ingress and egress to the new
grain elevators and docks of th city
of rortland the Public Service Commis
sion today Issued an order providing
(or an overhead crossing over the
0.-W. R. at N. on what la known as
Koad No. T. Multnomah County. The
purposes of the order aa given by the
commisalon are aa follows:
Koad No. 741. which la desired to be
constructed over and across the I
tracks of th Oregon-Washington
Railroad A Navigation Company above
grade, is an extension of Kellogg
street, northerly from St. Johns. The
extension thereof Is mad desirable
and necessary for the purpose of giv
ing a means cf access to the grain ele
vator and docks now being constructed
r the Dock Commission of the city of
Portland, and this road will become an
Important and heavily traveled thor
oughfare when the overhead croeslng
asked for la constructed. It being the
only means of access by wagon road to
the grain docks above mentioned.
Th topography of th country at
tha proposed location lends Itself read
ily to the construction of an overhead
crossing, the railroad being In a deep
cut. and It la estimated that the cost
of such construction would be S3S-'.
It also appears that with th construc
tion of this viaduct a private grade
crossing located approximately 70 feet
easterly therefrom may be closed and
eliminated, and th traffic passing
thereover diverted to such overhead I
crossing.
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Representatives of th Emergency
Xleet Corporation and shlpysrd pro
vnrtnrs are deruged these day with
application from out-of-town men
!io seek places as Inspectors and fore
men on technical construction tasks.
though admitting not having had ex
perience In marine work. Their knowl
edge la some instances Is confined to
bnlidlrg metal hairpins or th Interior
f thermos bottles, yet they feel capable
f accepting well-pid berths In assist
tag lorl. cam in th gigantic drive
tor tonnage. Ow. th other hand, there
re men of limited shipyard knowledge
who have offered their services, t be
-.;! as the employer deems best.
tary caa advance.
At th Foundation Company's yard
-trdr two Deputy sheriffs were on
duty to keep th crowd bark from the
auxiliary schoor.er Commandant Chal
)u. which we launched at noon. Th
tnea had been given Instructions e
rtus!y not la permit any visitors to
pats, recognising only those la author
ity. So we' I d.d tfcev obey tha or
der Oat Hail.-y liipkins. pacific
ojt manager of the corporation, and
"rsriea r. Swlgert. manager of the
Poet and plant, were held uo and had
to soaks a strong lalk lo roavmc th
Officer they b-iond ther.
e
Xaatk-al Expert Schwart. at th
Portland bran h cf the hydrograpb.c
ffti-e. has posted In lh entrane of
us torn - House an attractive draw
It In support of th Navy's request
t:t trartna 4. binoculars and the
like bw donated by eitisen for the
periud of the war. The pi. tur shows
taa d k cf a ilestroyrr. with th cm
erw wa.tir.g toe word from the
commanding cfiicer. who la shown
blindfolded and unable to locate the
srtiv. Tha Navy wants more "eyes"
in the way of slasaea to catch the
wary His submarine
H IIOO.M R .-MITII IS BEACHED
Boat Carrie Ton of rrrlghl
for Lincoln) Merchant.
TC'LEIe. Or. March 14. f-peclal)
The gas schooner Reamer yesterday at
Sampled to tow the disabled C I Smith
from tets Hay to Newport. Just out-'
side the btr the cable parted and be
fr th Kiumrr could get another hold
ta rlmlth drifted ro,i de onto th
north beach, mhers she lie high and
ary at low tiae. ire Koaraer came up
t ToUUo Friday night, got iio feet
of cable and left Paturda- morning to
stake an attempt to pall th Smith off
at high Hilar. .
The Sxtta baa tens of freight
far Taqu'.na and Alsea Ray merchants.
CaPtala Rrowa says th cargo la la
good coadltlon.
V RTDOCBLE EFFORTS
PL.TS OBSERVE LIBERTY DAY
a.
Shipbuilders will Halt Work to
Commemorate Enirance Into War.
Liberty day. April . which Is the
anniversary of th United Ststes' en
trance Into the war against Germany
will be celebrated In every shipyard In
the Oregon district. Exercises of pa
triotio cnaracter ar to ne held, ad
dresae being mad at each plant and.
where possible, there will bo music. It
will be left to each plant to designate
the time and most of them are expected
to nave the exercises at noon.
Th same Idea Is to be followed that
day In every shipyard In the United
Slates where Government contracts are
held and. as It .Is the first anniversary
of th memorable date. It promises to
b most loyally observed. Each com
pany handling wooden ships In the
ureon territory la to be given official
notification of th del and what It sig
nine through th orric of Lloyd J.
went worth. In charge of the wooden
yards, and the steel plants will be notl
fled from the office of Captain J. F.
Hiain. at Seattle, directing steel con
structlon In the Northwest.
YVESTBROOK GETS LONG TEST
.vew grcignicT rcrrormance .on
Trial Ran Declared Excellent.
From tho time tha SSOO-ton steamer
westbrook got under way at Willbrldge
at t o clock rlday morning until sha
berthed at th Portland Flouring Mills
lompany-a plant at o'clock yesterday
morning ner engines were not stopped,
no in tnat time she steamed from
I'ortland well out to sea and returned.
spending five hours off th entrance
to the Columbia Klver. Th trip was
In connection with her official endur
ance tret, and It Is said that she ful
filled requirements In every respect.
rred u. rapo. assistant district offl
cer In charge of steel ship construction.
was aooaro and said the run was satis
factory. Th Westbrnok Is the second
vessel completed by th Columbia River
shipbuilding Corporation and was
launched January It. Th Wcstgate.
launched by that fore January ;;. is
soon to be ready, and the boilers of
th Westgrove. launched Wednosdav.
after 11 working days, wer lifted
aboard yesterdsy.
FORCE WILL BE INCREASED
Peninsula Shipbuilding Cotnnanv
Add Second Shift.
Tn speeding up th construction of
es.ton wooden ships th Peninsula
Shipbuilding Company has added a
second shift to Its force, and It was
announced that 16 to :" additional
men would b taken en Immediately.
The vessels building there ar of th
company's own design, and they ar
he only earner of th wooden class
contracted for that will be driven bv
orbine engines, th W'estlna-bous true
having been selected.
The full framing Is well alone on
the sixth ship laid down there, and
rapid progress Is being made on fhree
other on the ways. Th company I I
not striving for recorda. yet Is setting I J
m Kaa-a lull far irOID OlOW. W
vessels, th Clackamas and Bell Brook,
ar in the water, and a third will be
launched tn April.
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Automatically finds and
registers your correction
and measures exactly
the strength and im
balance of the muscles.
Dr. Edwin B. Wheat, formerly manager of one of the
largest optical establishments in the Northwest, where he
successfully' fitted thousands of Portland people, to -whom
he refers you, is equipped with a technical knowledge and
practical experience of nearly twenty years.
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Dr. Thompson writes: "He has been exceptionally successful in cases
of muscular imbalance and cross eyes, having permanently straightened
and restored a number of cases said by others to be hopeless."
Many doctors send me their patients and others send me their friends
when eyestrain is suspected.'
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OFFER IS PATRIOTIC
Sawyers Agree to Work
Straight 12-Hour Day.
MEN PLAN TO SPEED SHIPS
Shortage of Skilled Labor - Makes
Three Shifts of Sawyers Impos
sible, So Men Offer to Do Work
la Two Shifts at Same Rate.
take advantage of all daylight hours,
and that is our purpose in suggesting
that the working day be lengthened
and overtime eliminated.
As the Emergency Fleet Corporation
had 'prevented shipyards working a
10-hour shift for th present, though
permitting two or three eight-hour
shifts if deemed necessary, sktlled
sawyers for three shii'ts could not be
found. In order to keep the shipbuild
ing gangs busy, the saws must run 24
hours a day. so the men now on duty
made their offer to labor 12 hours on
each shift.
Th Standifer Construction Corpora
tion holds contracts for 16 wooden
steamers of the Ferris fype and six of
the Ballln composite design. Nine
Kerrls ships are well along, and the
first week In April will see the pioneer
of the fleet at the Vancouver yard in
the water, unless the tardy arrival of
propellers holds her back. A short
time afterward the first at tbe North
Portland plant will be launched, and
from then on they will go overboard at
a lively rate.
Preparations are already under way
for laying down the composite ships,
and it Is believed that the full IS ships
will be ready for the Government this
year. There are more than 2100 men
on the payroll, which includes ' both
North Portland and Vancouver estab
lishments, and by the opening of Sum
mer It is hoped to have 1000 men addi
tional engaged in the ship drive.
Eawyera employed In turning out
frame material and other work for
Government wooden steamers at the
G. M. Standifer Construction Corpora
tion s plant on North Portland harbor,
have demonstrated their patriotism
through an offer to work 12 hours on
straight time,. Instead of eight hours
on straight time pay and the remain
ing hours on overtime.
"We dexir to do th work that way
a means of helping the Government
speed construction, and feel that It
would be acceptable to the manage
ment," said one of the men. 'The
sawyers realix that there is a wat
In Europe. It Is brought home to
many of us In a striking way. It Im
presses us aa a mighty fortunate situ
ation thst only select men go to the
front, while we ar permitted to re
main at home In safety, only being new 'records In speedy wooden ship-
lied on to speed shipbuilding. We I building are expected to be made if
ar not doing our best If we do not sufficient workers can be procured. I
Grays Harbor to Speed Vp Ships.
ABERDEEN", 'Wash., March 30. (Spe
cial.) In an effort to speed up ship
building, the Grays Harbor Motorehlp
Corporation announced this morning
that it would Increase Its force suffi
ciently to speed up work 50 per cent.
The plant has eight vessels on the ways
now snd three In the water and is em
ploying more than 1000 men. Some
BIG WAGER POSTED
Smith-Porter Ship Company
Issues Challenge.
CHECK FOR $10,000 PUT UP
Local Builders Ready to "Take On'
any Ship Construction Plant In
TJ. S. In Speed, Efficiency
and Workmanship Bout.
Lloyd J. Wentworth, district o"Slcer
in charge of the wooden " ship pro
gramme in the Oregon district, has a
check for $10,000. made payable to htm,
to be wagered with any shipbuilding
plant In the United States that it can
not beat the Grant Smith-Porter Ship
Company, of this city, in speed, effi
ciency and workmanship in the con
struction of wooden steamer hulls.
The check was given to Mr. Went-
worth last night, a letter accompany
ing It setting forth the features of
the wager and leaving It to the central
office of the Emergency Fleet Corpora
tion to decide which firm Is the winner.
The contest, if the money is covered.
Is to terminate October 31, 191S.
Another communication has been for
warded to William PIgott at Seattle,
In charge of the wooden ship pro
gramme In the Washington district,
asking if he knows of "any bantams"
HEADS OF TARD FORCES AND SUBORDINATES EN CHARGE OF DEPARTMENTS IN FOUR BIG
MARINE PLANTS HERE PLEDGE SUPPORT TO SHIP DRIVE.
C ft. Naval Radio Report.
All Laralaaaa Are r.tvew at . St. T
das iairae otherwise mated).
Todd Tarda at Tacoma to Turn Oat
t More B!( Ship.
TACOMA. Wash.. Vsreh J. p.
i.AyM of k was nartcl wlia toa-
o.ivtFlon. Seait'e for Baa rTaaclsea.
south ef Ca Mlaneo.
L. SKOCNPO. fvrtiand for Richmond.
to milee aertn of Rirbmnad.
ADMIRAL. lH.1lL.fcY. Kaa rraaelaeo
att!e. -.-4 eal'ea frera Seattle.
ADMIRAL, UtWeT. -tllmlntte ta 8a
Fraftriera. M sallee tram Wiimlnreo.
ASfc'NCIO. pa Freaetara fee Kateech.
Ui ntlea rrom Coed". a. s P. X.. March 2.
iKAE. He an lire from aitka. aorta-
baemd. . M.. Uarrb 7
4DUIHAL. PAHHAUt'T. Taketat for K-
alla. IU aillea eaat af Katalla. P. XL.
Mrrh T
fVRDOV. at Rllamar. aaan. March S.
Ni'KTH S'UTCHN, Juivraa. for Cordova,
of r M Head. P. M. March
Vl KEN. Saa t'raaclexa (or VTllmtnftea,
T m::e . n af Partot bur.
PRESIDENT. San Fraaclara for Beatt!.
T3 mliee aeta at San Fra nimc
ToEMirr. Sea rraneiace far Fusel
Seoa.t. -i mllaa earth el Htvea.
RtSDH Seattle for Ketchikan, off
Pamt W tlaon
t.YMAN STEWART. Part Saa Lois for
Seattle. &S fntie from Seattle
OLEl'M. Part Sea Uu far Portland. 421
ml fr.w Portlaad.
WHITTIFR. Oleum for Pert Baa Lois. It
mt.ee (ratn Pert Saa Lata.
1 A. CHa.nslor. Line tea far Avon. 113
SUJas aaatfe r Colombia River.
j w w iii ii. ,ni i, iwi piiii Mm iiwa-.pipTWi. ii -Jim iwmip Wpy 'jmiv.M.yyimmmij ivwv Kw mmx
II- ; l.(r,.l t .- f. r - ! V tT 17 " -f c. ru;:,.:,v.fi ::.!.,
among the shipbuilding firms In his
territory who would consider meeting
the bet.
The money Is posted In th "name of
the employes of the Grant Smith-Porter
Ship Company, and it Is provided that
they "will take on all comers, regard
less of the type or size of hulls under
construction." The company has al
ready set the pace on the Pacific Coast
and in Jie United States as to the num
ber of hulls floated, its record being
as follows: '
February 17 the Wasco was launched,
followed February 24 by the Bilosi,
March 6 by the Kasota. March 14 by
the Blandon and March 26 by th Boils
ton, while In thre or four days the
sixth ship will go overboard.
The company Is building the Houfeh
type on its original contract for 13
vessels, and as there are eight sets of
ways at the yard the last Hough ship
has been started and the first of th
Ferris type is under way, new contracts
having been awarded by the .Oovern'
ment for eight of the latter.
The G. M. Standifer Construction
Company has announced its readiness
to make a wager of $10,000 on the time
of completion of a steamer, not only
hull, but the finished vessel, or on the
total number of completed vessels at
the plant,
Pacific Coast Shipping Jfotes.
ASTORIA. Or.. March 30. (Special.)
After discharging fuel oil In Portland, the
tank steamer El Segundo sailed at 8 o'clock
this morning for California.
Carrying a cargo of lumber from Portland,
the steam schooner Daisy Futnsm sailed
at 8:50 this morning for San Francisco.
The steam schooner Halco finished load
lng lumber at the Hammond mill late this
afternoon and will sail for San Pedro this
evening. ' :
The barkehtiTie Georgians, lumber laden
for Melbourne will shift from Weotport to
the local harbor this evening.
31 SHIPS IN RIVER
Products of Yards on Willam
ette and Columbia Reviewed.
FLEET TONNAGE IS 142,000
Prion your waet ads ta Ta Orefo-
Xala 7-79. A :-.
Photo by Angelus Studio.
BA-4CET AT HOTEL BE 51 SOX ATTENDED BY 147 SKILLED BlILDERS.
These men appear much different grouped about banquet tables than when doing their trick in the plants
of th Columbia Hlver Shipbuilding Corporation. Northwest Steel Company, Alblna Engine & Machine
Works and the Willamette Iron Steel Works. They shifted from working garb to their Sunday best
Thursday night lo attend a banquet at the Hotel Oregon, arranged by Captain John F. Blatn. district officer
In charge of the steel ship construction In the Northwest for the Emergency Fleet Corporation, so they
could meet and hear the message of Mayor Bloomfield, head of the Industrial service department of the
Fleet Corporation. Mr. Bloomfield told tnem what was needed lis the way of whole-hearted response from
the builders, and they In turn telegraphed Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping Board, bow they appreciated his
efforts to expedite the marina programme.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.; March 30. (Spe
cial ) The trim steamship Kerrigan HI Is
expected to go Into the United States coast
wise trade on account or complications ra
Mexico - Tbe vessel Is of Mexican registry.
but by reason of the reported hostility of the
Carranza government to tne t-ompagnie as
Boleo. owner or tne Kerrigan, sne naa
hard time In getting away from Mexico.
The Benito Juarei. which is or Mexican
reitrv. naa been given - provisional Amen
can registry and similar privilege may be
extended to the Kerrigan.
The steamship Juneau, which. was turned
over by the Shipping Board to the Matson
N'avleaLion .ComDanv for the Honolulu run.
sailed this morning after being delayed
hire Friday night by crew trouble.
Some of the seamen expected to sail on
the Juneau left at the last moment and
Cantain Hobey had to skirmish for eubsti
tutes. She took out a full cargo for the
island port.
The steamshlo Wahkeena, Captain Belle-
sen, sailed today for Astoria after a long
stay in ' port. 'The vessel arrived the latter
cart of last rear with a cargo of ore from
Peru. . Extensive repairs have been made to
the craft.
SEATTLE. Wash., March 30. (Special.)
In response to a telegraphic request from
Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping Board
Captain J. F. Biain. district officer, and
William PIgott. head of the wood shipbuild
ing programme for the Northwest, today sent
out notlcea that next Saturday, April 6, the
anniversary, of the entrance of the United
States Into the war. should be observed aa
liberty day with fitting ceremonies, at ail
shipyards A. patriotic programme to be
held at the noon hour is now being prepared
and publle officials of each state and city
where shipyards are located are to be asaeo
to oartlelpate.
With the turning over of the Ames steam
ship Westgate to the Shipping Bott-rt. the
eighth district. Including Oregon and Wash
ington, has delivered 10 steel steamships to
tbe Emergency fleet for the month, and a
total of 23 vessels since January 1. Four
of the steel ships were built at Portland and
six st Sesttle. a most satisfactory snowing.
sccorcMng to Meyer Bloomfield, who la rep
resenting Chairman Hurley on a tour of
the shipyards
The Alaska Steamship Companri llnier
Alarka arrived this morning with a full
cargo, part of which consisted of 26h boxes
of fresh halibut and salmon and 10"0 tons
of copper ore from Southwestern Alaska.
M. Hegucht. Puget Sound agent of Osaka
Fhoshen Kelsha, today announced that that
company would Immediately commence the
construction of lo new steamships for oper
ation between Japan and Puget Sound. The
decision was rescued upon the lifting of
the embargo agaliat exporting steel to Japan
In exchsnge for floating ship tonnage.
Tides at Astoria Sunday.
High. Low.
4:31 A. M 8.4 feet 9:33 A- M 0.2 foot
8:34 P. M tt.5 feet I 9:04 P. U....S.9 feet
Portland Builders So Far HaTe
Turned Ont IS Big Steel Steam
ers and Nine Wooden Hulls.'
Lannchlngs In March Xine.
Berthed today between Portland and
the sea are 31 new ships, the products
of shipyards on the Willamette and
Columbia rivers. In types they range
from wooden auxiliary schooners of
2000 tons to steel freighters of S800
tons, and 19 of them are for the United
States Shipping Board.
The fleet represents a combined dead
weight tonnage of about 142.400 tons.
of which 112,000 tons are for the Gov
ernment. The Government report for
March is that 30 ships were launched
for Government account during the
month, having a combined tonnage of
232,768. At Portland nine vessels for
Federal account were launched during
the month, having a deadweight capac-
ty of 49,500 tons. Of the fleet, four .
were steel vessels and five vvoodeu
carriers.
In the ship drive resulting from ths
war Portland steel yards have turned
out a total of la hulls, the wooden
plants having contributed nine carriers
so far.
The month beginning tomorrow will
witness the floating of a number of
wooden carriers, also the steel yards
will be in line with at least one ship
each. The Wilson- Shipbuilding Com
pany and Mci.achem bhip Company.
at Astoria; the Grant bmith-porter
Ship Company, Supple-Ballin Shipbuild
ing Corporation, G. M. btanditer ship
building Corporation, Coast Shipbuild
ing Company, Peninsula Shipbuilding
Company, St. Helens Shipbuilding Com
pany will launch one ship and one or
two plants may put overboard two ves
sels or more.
The only feature having a tendency
to hold back tbe programme on tho
river today is machinery and certain
parts that go into the hulls in advance
of launching, but deliveries of all are
expected to show an improvement im
mediately, bteel shipments are Detter
at some of the big yards, though the
Alblna Engine & Machine Works has
not all of that material needed.
Columbia River Bar Beport.
NORTH HEAD. March 30. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M.. sea smooth. Wind,
northwest, 20 miles.
Phone your want ads to The Ores-Oman.
Main 7070, A 0S5. - ..
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. March SO. Sailed Schoon
er Oakland, for San Francisco via St- Helens.
ASTORIA, Maron 30. Sailed at 6 A. al
steamer EI Segundo. for San Francisco.
Sailed at 8:50 A. M., steamer lalsy Putnam,
for San Pedro.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 30. Arrived at
A. M., steamer Atlas and barge Xo. 83,
from Portland; at 10 A. M-, steamer Roae
City, from Portland.
SAN PEDRO, March 30. Arrived Steam
ers Trinidad, from Astoria; Santa Barbara,
from Columbia River.
ASTORIA. March 29. Arrived and left UP
tit 7 P. M., steamer Westbrook, from see.
Sailed at 3:30 P. M., steamer J. A. Cbanslor,
for Gavlota.
8AN FRANCISCO, March 29. Sailed at 5
M.. steamer Daisy Mathews, for Port
land Sailed at 9 P. M., steamer wahkeena.
for Columbia River.
SEATTLE, March 21. Arrived at 6 P. a.,
steamer Sue. H. Elmore, from Astoria,
SAN FRANCISCO, March SO. Arrived
Steamers Atlas, from Astoria; O. C Lin
dauer. from Coos Bay; Rose City, from
Portland. Sailed Steamers Ukme, for
Caspar; Raymond, for Grays Harbor; Yosem
ite, for Puget- Sound: D. G. Schofield. for
Seattle; President, for Victoria.
SEATTLE, March SO. Arrlved-Steamrs
Alaska, from Southwestern Alaska; Port
land, from Southeastern Alaska Sailed
Steamers Northland, for San Francisco; Re-
dondo, for Southeastern Alaska. ...