TTTE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 21, 1918.
STEEL SHIPS
TINY PORTLAND GIRL STARTS BIG STEEL FREIGHTER OX FIRST MOVE SINCE MEN FASHIONED
MASS OF MATERIAL INTO FORM OF VESSEL.
BIG STEAMER READY
j explosion in 18S7, which was in Coos
! Bay. Then Captain Magee Joined the
jSimpson'fleet, being made master of the
BIG SHIPS WANTED
tug Columbia. Going to the tug Hunter
in 1889, he remained until 184. when
he was made master of the steamer
Weott, operating between San Fran
cisco and Humboldt Bay.
In 1896 he went to the steamer
Czarina, of the Spreckels fleet, plying
Detween Coos Bay and San Francisco,
later rejoining the tug Columbia. Dur
ing the Klondike rush he navigated her
between Puget Sound and Southeastern
Alaska, towing vessels, and returned
Westgate Prepares to Under
go Endurance Run.
Wooden Steamers 5000 Tons
Capacity Contemplated.
Conversion of Many
Coast Wood Yards
Pacific
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Con
WESTGROVE LEAVES TODAY
6000 TONS ALSO TALKED OF
sidered Probable.
IRE
B1"B"mX, '-" Ij saaw
IS SCHWAB'S IDEA
SERIOUS PROBLEM RAISED
New Manager of Fleet Corporation
Tins Faltb lo Slecl, but Change
in Plants Here Would In
Tolie II age Expense.
ORECOMAX NEWS BUREAU. 'Wash
ington. April JO. The conversion of
wooden shipyards on the Pacific Coast
into steal yards Is likely to bo brought
about to a material extent as the re
sult of the appointment of Charles M.
Pchwab as general manager of the
Fleet Corporation. Mr. Schwab Is a steel
man; he pins his faith on steel ships,
and already, according to Information
riven Senator McXary today by Vice
President Pies, of the Fleet Corpora
tion. Investigations hare been started
to ascertain bow many Pacific Coast,
yards can be converted Into steel
yards, for the production of ships of
AOS tons and upward.
,Xo definite plans have been worked
out for Increasing the number of steel
yards on the West Coast, and on of the
first obstacles to be encountered la the
problem of financing this big venture.
Shipping Board officials are aware thai
an enormous outlay of capital would
be required to put through thla pro
gramme, especially as it would mean
the abandonment of existing plants,
tba Installation ot entirely new plants
and an enlargement or rebuilding of
ways. The ways that hair been suit
able for the Ferris laOs-ton wood ships
could not be used for much larger steel
ships without being entirely rebuilt.
It la understood (hat Mr. Schwab Is
to have this question Investigated
with a view to devising some practical
means for financing tha rebuilding of
the shipyards. Whether or not the
Snipping Board will advance money for
this propose or whether It will In
some other way assist yards desiring to
convert has not been determined. From
what advance Information Is now avail
able it la evidently not tha Intention
of Mr. Schwab to compel the conversion
of wood shipyards Into steeL although
the hint la given that the new man
agement strongly inclines to yards
that are ready or willing to build steel
ships.
In contrast with the statement of
Mr. Plea, Chairman Hurley, of tha Ship
ping Board, today reiterated to news
paper men that the board Intends to
continue letting contracta on the Pa
clflc Coast this year for wood ships,
but only for ships of 4200 to 4700 tons,
instead of the 3500-ton type heretofore
built on Government order. Whether
this change ot wood ship policy will or
will not affect outstanding contracts
on which work has not begun Is not
vet announced. Plans for the new and
larger type of wood ahip are now be
ing prepared.
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more: wooden ships likkly
MlippiDf Board Considers Contract
ing for ISO Ves5.rU of J 700 Tons.
1VASHINGTOX. April SO. Conatruc-
tioa of at le at l:u wooden ships of
the new tp recently launched at
Oranxe. Tx.. is under consideration by
the Snipping Board.
The new vessel is 4700 tons burden
and doea not coma within tha board's
prohibition against small Teasels, such
as have been contemplated In most of
ths contracts let for wooden ships.
Wherever possible contracts for small
vessels not yet laid down will be sup
planted by contracts for tlio larger
vessels.
The new contracts will be distributed
through the yards on the Pacific, At
lantic and Gulf coasts to enable as
may as possible to continue operation
a.'ler their present contracts expire.
.Several Pacific Coast builders are
now at Ura nice Inspecting the war mar
vel, as the vessel is known. They will
be Joined later by builtlrrs from Maine.
Whiio the Shipping Board Is prepared
to keep all present yards in operation.
the establishment of new ards Is be
ing discouraged because of delay in Ob
U&ir.lng production.
Chairman Hurley, asking employes of
the Mi I p pins; Board and r-mersjency
Fleet Corporation for teamwork In
their great task of building ships, de
clared ton t-tat at a liberty loan rally
that the construction of tonnage was
"one of the great battles of the war.
To win that battle, he said, he had
called on Charles M. Schwab In full
confidence that he of all others
tuoM accelerate tha work.
rn only iroal for which we are
atrivtng ts the rapid bulldlnr of these
ships." Mr. Hurler said. "With us
nothing eUe counts.
"Lincoln once said of one of his Gen
rals: 'If he can win thla war I would
he wllltnc to hold his hore. That is
tb way I feel about Mr. Schwab.
"We have set out on the greatest
proprramme of ship construction ever
undertaken The thins; to do ts to get
It none.
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing approximately 9l.313.OCO.O0O Im
mediately available to meet the Navy's
war requirements, was passed unani
mously by the House late today with
out a record vote. The measure now
sjoes to the Senate.
A record for speed In the enactment
of appropriate leartslatton was mad In
the passaae of tho bLl. only two cai
betnc required for Its consideration.
Tho bi:i carries a total of 91.33.1 ;.
SIC. some 9-3.vie.O0O less than the ap
propriation for the current year.
Tbs Hous added approximately $i7.
(no.)) to the recommendations of the
raval committee. Included In this was
an appropriation of 9 1 e.-.Od) for hos
pitals at home and abroad. Ineludinc
ne at Pearl Harbor. Hawaii, to cost
91 -..
The bill authorlxes an Increase of
" 1.0 vO in the enlisted personnel of the
Navy and 4S.ooa in that of tha Marine
Corps.
Pacific CoaM Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA. April i f Special. Brtnclnff
a euro of ful oil tnr Cortland, the tank
Mmr TVitltarn K. Herri n arrived at S.sa
this morn In c from Caltfomta.
Brln sine frht and panfra for As-
lw and Portland, the steamer Rosa City
rn red at 1 o clnrk this morninc from baa
Pedro aad 5aa f"rncsc.
Laden with lamber from West port, the
etrsm schooner Tlvertna sailed at 9 o'clock
lt ala nt for Saa Frsaclsaro.
The tank steamer Wabtanar entered the
liver at 2 lO this afternoon from Callfonua
with foel ell tor Astoria and Portland.
The steam schooner Martha Buebner,
formerly the A. M. Simpson, arrived at 8 aO
this morning; frota la Franciaco and will
T d !'imtxr at the lnman. iou:ra mill and
at rainier.
SEATTLF. Wash.. April 50. (Special.)
Tbe Rspab.to of France today commenced
mtt atant Hans Pedersoa. a Seattle con
tractor. and others to recover the better
part of f-XWVtl advanced lo this firm for
the construction of elcht wooden steam
snips for that fovernment. The ault aieses
that Pedersoa has no shipyard and Is not
in a posit loo to guarantee delivery of the
vessels even though be builds them. Peder
soa declines to comment on the action ex
cept to say that a misunderstanding; exists.
The new motorauip Apex, built for the
Lee If. Wakefield Company, by the Na-
lonal Shipbuilding Company, and launched
ast Fall, bad a successful trial trip this
afternoon and was accepted by the owners.
She la to be used as a cannery tender la
Alaskan waters.
According to wireless advices recehred by
Captain Eel I Jo hose a here today, tha Nor ,
wegtan steamship Hanna Nielsen la pro-1
ceedibst at about six knots Per hour to Van
couver, she bavins lost a propeller blade
at sea.
COOS B A T. Or.. A pril 20. Special.
Tha barce Johanna Smith. In tow or tbe
tug; Samaon. Is in the lower bar aad la ex
peered to sail for San Francisco tonight
between S and .
The steam schooner Teilowstons ts de
layed one day In loading? and will not salt
south until tfunday morning? at 8.
The Marsh field fire engine extinguished
what was destined to bo a disastrous fi
In the Krnse A Banks shipyard tonlghi
Just before 6. Tbe roof was burned from
the boiler house and one wareroom do
stroyed. North Bend baa no adequate fire
apparatus and Marsh field firemen have ex
tinguished several bad fires there In the
aaat faT IHABtha.
The gasoline schooner K us tier, oeiayen in
sailing yesterday, will go out for Bogus
Klter tonight or In the morning.
ABERDEEN, Wssh.. April SO. (Special
The steamer Raymond arrived at S A. M.
and is loading at tbe Hoqulam Lumber
Shingle Company. Hoqaiam.
The steamer Helens arrived at noon and
ts loading at the Huloert mill, Aberdeen.
The steamers Daisy Uadsby and Avalon
cleared last night tor San Pedro.
A raid on the Oadsby before sho cleared
netted 12 ouarts of whisky. The Avalon
also was raided, but no liquor was found.
TACOMA SHIP WORKERS LAUDED
Officials of Emergency Fleet Cor
poration Inspect Paget Sound Yards
TACOMA. Wash.. April 10. (Spe
cial.) Dr. Charles Eaton, of the service
bureau of the Emergency Fleet Cor
po ration, aald after making an inspec
tion of Tacoma shipyards that he had
not Inspected finer plants anywhere.
With Lieutenant - Colonel I. Thord
Gray, former commander of the North
umberland Fusiliers, and A. R. Park-
hurst, of Baltimore, manager of the
war service section of the corporation,
be spoke to Tacoma shipbuilders and
blpplnz men Wednesday night.
Colonel Thord-Gray pointed out tha
urgent necessity for ships from Amer
lea. "They are the second line of de
fense." he said, "and without them the
allies cannot win."
Steamers Will Carry Ore.
TACOMA. Wash.. April 20. (Spe-
lal.) The steamers Kerrigan III and
rovtdencia. owned by the Campagnle
DeBoleov a French steamship company,
will be operated regularly in the ore
rade hereafter between Santa Rosalia
nd Tacoma. Xaviar De Plchon, mana
ger of thA line, is In the city investi-
atlng shipping conditions. Both ves
sels are now bound north to tbe Ta
coma smelter from San Francisco.
Marine Notes.
Havlnr fulfilled all requirements of the
tilled tftstes MeamveMel Inspection aerv-
lc. tfi. frMHl-lon atmer Wc.uliore as
TMlerday vrmoted ber certificate.
freparalury to loading her flrat carso, t!le
motoraalp Jamea Tlmpson. Captain Clarke,
hilled from the ancouver piant of the
G. M. Ktandlfer Construction Corporation
to WlllbrlUse yesterday to fill her fuel oil
tanks. 8he la owned by I. T. Williams at
Son. of New Tor, and Is Intended for the
hardwood trade on the Atlantic
Carrylns a number of paaaenaers for San
Francisco and Bout hers California porta,
the Mccormick steamer Celllo la due to
sail lousy.
on her first visit to Portland, though abe
haa been in commission since 1111. when
ah. was built at North Bend, tbe ateamer
Martha Buchner arrived yeaterdajr from tfan
Kranclsco. tth. ta under charter to Dant a:
Kussell and will start her lumber carso at
la man-Paulsen's.
Warm weather drew week-snders to the
rteer yesterday afternoon and more will
participate In river tripe today. The steam
er Georgians, which Is on the Fort land
Astoria route, making dally round trips, is
expected to have a large Hat when ahe de
part, from Alder-street dock at . 7 o'clock
thla morning.
sons steamboat owners are pessimistic
about the future becanae of tbe ascending
quotations oa fuel otl and the difficulty of
maintaining crews. It la aaid many deck-1
bands now employed are novfeea.
Steamer Lianga, Launched yester
day, AV1II Be Rushed to Comple
tion In Effort to Equal Record
of Rival Shipbuilding Plant.
Bound for eea to undergo her en
durance run, the steamer Westgate,
third of the SSOO-ton steel freighters
the Columbia River Shipbuilding Cor
poration has finished this year, pro
ceeded to an oildock last night to take
on fuel, and early today will be on the
Pacific.
Tomorrow afternoon the steamer
Westgrove, which was launched March
27 after the world's record time of 61
working days, will leave the yard of
the builders to take on her first cargo
preparatory to going on her endurance
run, and that will mark the attain
ment of the world's record for com
pleted ships. Skinner & Eddy, of Seat
tle, com pie tea one steamer or tne same
size In 93 days, and the Columbia River
yard will lower that time 10 days. .
The Skinner & Eddy plant launched
the steamer Lianga yesterday, 55 days
after the keel was started, and It is
expected Bhe will be rushed to com
pletion in an effort to offset the record
of the Columbia River Shipbuilding
Corporation.- At any rate, the Portland
organization haa set a pace not easy to
beat.
The steamer West Indian will be
delivered to the Government early in
May, so the average of one completed
ship a month will have been main
tained. Approximately each man of
close to 2700 employed by that corpora
tion is turning out 34 tons a month,
on a basis or one 8800-ton vessel be
ing finished in that time.
The Northwest Steel Company
launched its tenth ship yesterday when
the Western Chief went into the water.
There are 14 hulls remaining to be
launched under contracts entered into
previous to eight ships taken about
10 days ago,, or 22 represented by the
total contracts now held. Of six steam
ers finished, two were delivered to the
Cunard line and four have been deliv
ered to the Shipping Board, and two
more 'will be delivered this month
to Coos Bay with her in 1898 and later
had the tug Astoria. Captain Magee
ended his sea career with the record of
never having had an accident of conse
quence. He was born In County Dublin. Ire
land, November 19, 1841, and he began
his sea experience when 13 years of
age aboard the brig Hope, of Dublin,
and he sailed on vessels of different
rigs until 1859. when he went to New
York to take up ship construction. Once
if. A
Fred A. Ballin Declares Chauje of
- Size in Construction Would Be
Simple Matter and Easily
Worked Out.
Captain James Bernard Magee,
Pioneer Mariner, Who Died Re
cently, y
m4 t
ee. I
later he was a member of the crew of
the famous American clipper Flying
Cloud, bound for Australia, and he re
mained there more than two years. He
is survived by the widow, who was
Miss Sarah Geiger, and they were mar
ried September 9, 1873.
Two sons of the deceased are widely
known on the Coast Captain William
A. Magee being, manager of wooden
ship construction in the Washington
district of the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration, and Charles B. Magee is in
spector fo.- the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration at the plant ol the co?.st Sbip
building Company, of this city. James
J. Magee, also a son, is chief officer of
I Pacific Iron Works Prepares to Put shipping: Board, and at present In Eng
land. Two daughters are Mrs. H. D.
Jerrett, of Red Bluff, Cal., and Mrs. J,
To the Jacobson Construction Com- I J. Daly, of Corte Madero, Cal.
pany has been awarded a contract by
the Pacific Marine Iron Works for PLANS OCT FOR PORTIjAXD
driving piling at its new fitting-out
OUTFITTING PIAXT IS RUSHED
Machinery in Ships.
Vppe
-Western Chief Leaves Ways for Future Home. Lower
- ear-Old Miss Who Christened ship.
Virginia Inaley,
RECORD IS SMASHED
Seattle Gets Out Freighter in
55 Days.
ORTLAND TIME IS BEATEN
Big: 8800-Ton Steel Ship Floated at
Northern Yard to Be Delivered
tho Government 20
Days' Hence.
to
SEATTLE, April 20. A world's speed
record in steel ship construction was
broken here today, it was claimed,
when the freighter West Lianga was
launched at the Skinner & Eddy Cor
poration's shipyard for the United
States Shipping Board 55 working days
after her keel was laid down.
Officials of the Skinner & Eddy Cor
poration said the West Lianga was
ready to take the water two days aeo,
but poor tide conditions made an ear-
er launching impossible.
The officials also asserted that the
boat was launched exactly 54 Vz work-
ng days from the time the keel was
laid, but said the record would stand
55. as half days were counted as
whole days in computing time in con
duction In shipyards.
The West Lianga was the 15th steel
teamer launched for the Government
by Seattle yards this year. The 15 total
29.400 deadweight tons. The Lianga
Is of 8800 tons.
The Skinner (e. Eddy Corporation,
hich operates the largest shipyard on
the Seattle waterfront, built the West
Lianga. The former record, it is said,
was claimed by the Columbia River
Shipbuilding Corporation, of Portland.
Or- which recently launched a boat In
1 working days from the time her
keel was laid. The Lianga brought the
honors back to Seattle, it is said here,
for the Portland yard's launching broke
a record of 64 days which bad previ
ously been set by Skinner & Eddy.
Barring the unexpected, the West Li
anga will be delivered to the Govern
ment 20 days from now, according to
plant on the East Side, between East
Taylor and Belmont streets, where slips
for the accommodation of six vessels
will be provided. Buildings on the
property are being torn down and
larger force will be added tomorrow.
The Pacific Marine Iron Works has
been granted its first contract by the
Emergency Fleet Corporation for the
installation of machinery in wooden
vessels, the ships being two under con
struction at the plant of the St. Helens
Shipbuilding Company and four at the
Columbia City yard of the Sommar-
strom Shipbuilding Company.
A gang of carpenters will be sent to
Portland Commissioners to Build
Steamer for Towing Ships.
Bids are to be opened by the Port of
Portland Commission May 9 for the
construction of the hull and house of a
sternwheel towboat, probably to in
clude the installation of some ma
chinery. She is to be the largest ves
sel of her class and the most powerful.
Plans were prepared by J. H. John
stone, one of the best-known designers
and builders of inland vessels in the
district.
The commission has arranged with
Information desired bv the fnitad
States Shipping Board on "the feasibility
of increasing the present wooden ton
nage deadweight capacities from 3500
to JbOO tons for the Hough and Ferris
types un to 4500 tons for the Frert A.
Ballin composite design, have been met
ny a proposal from here that b'000-ton
wooden steamers be considered.
The Government officials have had
nnder contemplation the building of a
wooaen steamer. J. w. Hall,
assistant district officer of the Oregon
district, leaves for Washington this
morning in response to instructions to
attend a conference on that matter. As
sistant district officers ot tho Califor
nia and Washington districts have been
summoned as well, and it is fully ex
pected a 6000-ton ship plan will be
adopted and possibly plans for a larger
BUip.
Increase Deadweight Easy.
The Ballin ship is being constructed
Dy- tne bupple-Ballin Shipbuilding Cor
poration. Already three of them are
floated and five others are to follow
under tne first contract from the Emer
gency .Fleet Corporation. Mr. Ballin
says it would be a simple matter to
Increase the deadweight of the vessels
from 4500 to 6000 tons. The present
aeei jengtn is ZHo leet and a 5000-ton
i snip wouia nave a keel length of 300
icei, tne Deam also being increased
from 44 to 45 feet and the steel used on
the top side " would be increased.
"There is no question about a 6000
ton ship, though a change in dimen
sions to provide for that have not been
worked out, it being necessary to take
mat up also with tne American bureau.
as that classification society passes on
all the wooden vessels for the Govern
ment," said Mr. Ballin.
Peninsula Type Departure.
The Peninsula type of wooden steam
er is another departure from -the stand
ard plans of the Government, the Penin
sula Shipbuilding Company having de
signed the vessel and has three of
them in the water, the Clackamas,
Belbrook and Anoka. Its construction
is principally of wood, a steel keelson
feature being used, but the outstanding
point is the long lengths of timber used
in the hull, planking as well as other
material.
It is said Federal officers are con
sidering a special design on the Atlan
tic Coast, as well as the Pacific Coast
vessels, the Eastern ship not requiring
such material as is used here. Because
of the speed of construction and the
fact the timber sizes and lengths are
easier to obtain than some other de
signs, it is felt that the Ballin ship will
be accorded most attention in deter
mining on a 5000-ton vessel. A change
to larger carriers will not compel build
ers to increase the length or general
make-up of their ways or plant.
HIGHER WAGE SCALE SOUGHT
her builders, thus making a new record each yard today to do certain work pre- the Government to obtain the neces-
of steel ship delivery of . 74 days from
the date of keel laying. The present
record, it is believed here, is 110 days,
set by a Portland, Or., shipyard.
Mount Hood to Have . Trial.
On her second trial trip, the motor-
ship Mount Hood is to get away from
Supples Belmont-street dock at 10
o'clock this morning, and will be given
a run of several hours. She started
on a trial run Wednesday, but the jam
ming of her steering gear caused her to
collide with the Associated Oil Com
pany's dock at Linn ton. A defect in the
steering gear has been remedied and
it is planned to give the vessel a thor
ough test today.
liminary to the machinery installation.
so when the vessels are towed here
less time will be lost.
WHALING FLEET READY
HUNTING OF BIGGEST GAME
BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.
Westport Ships Prepare to Break Rec
ords In Slaughter of Sea Monsters
and Crews Keen to Start Season.
Movements of Vessels.
WESTPORT. Wash., April 20. (Spe
cial.) The whaling fleet, which has
been outfitting the past two weeks, is
ready today. The Westport, skippered
fleet, was first out. leaving Westport channel.
dock at 6 A. M. For five years the
ASTORIA, April 20. Arrived at 8:30 and " estport nas enjoyed tne unique ois-
left up at 0:5U A. M., ateamer Martha Unction of killing more whales than
Buehner. from ban Fedro. Arrived at 2 and I the other vessels In the fleet, although
left up at e A. St.. steamer Ko city, from I .t times Dressed eloselv.
V?""00 "?. ban .eai, t". " On account of the whale canning in
7:30 A. M. and left up at 1 P. M.. steam- .., . . . ia .. ri,H s tho
boats will make an effort to beat their
record. The captains and crews are
paid a bonus in addition to wages for
every whale killed and from the man
in the barrel to the fireman in the
PORTLAND. April 20. Arrived Steam
era J. A. Chanelor. from Port - San Luia;
Rose City, from San Francisco and San
Pedro: 'Martha Buehner. from San Pedro;
w. . Herrin, -irom uaviota. sailed uarK
Levi G. Burges. for Kushagak; steamer
J. A. Chanalor, for Port San Luis.
er W. F. Herrin. from Gavlota.
sary lumber for the vessel, the boiler
was contracted for months ago from
the Willamette Iron & Steel Company,
engines and other machinery were ob
tained from the former steamer Tele
phone at San Francisco, together with
special equipment, and it will be the
aim to push construction so the steamer
will be available for taking care of
vessels in the river and harbor in the
Fall. She will be named the Portland.
Woodland Channel Deepened.
WOODLAND, Wash., April 20. (Spe
cial.) The river dredge under Govern
ment operation has nearly completed
the work of deepening the water in,
front of the municipal dock, which will
insure a channel for boats to the dock,
which was filled in last Winter during
the high-water period. After complet
ing the dredging the piledrlver will do
some jetty work, which it is antici
pated will keep the river In the new
COLUMBIA BEACH LEASED
C.
H. Lewis, of Idaho, Will Open
Resort on Decoration Day.
ASTORIA. April 1. Left up at 6:10 P.
tf.. steamer J. A. Chanalor, from San Luis,
Sailed at 4:30 P. M.. steamer Tamalpals,
for San Pedro. Sailed at 9 P. M., ateamer
Tiverton, for San Pedro. '
VANCOUVER. Wash., April 20.
(Special.) C. H. Lewis, of Pocatello,
Idaho, but at present In Vancouver
hold they are all on their toes, keen to putting on the Elks' annual show to be
rinse in and harnoon the bizirest frame neiu in tue u. o. j. iu..c "n'
nr .ii land 30. has secured a lease on Colura
Tho hnwiiwr in th hnw innriori with I bia Beach, across the river from this
FAN FRANCISCO. April 20. Arrived la sharp barbed harpoon with a bomb at I city, on Hayden Island.
steamers feuzapetn. irora rsanaon; Asuncion,
SEATTLE, April 20. Arrived Steamer
Portland, from Southeastern Alaaka. Sailed
Steamer Cordova, for Lnalaako.
the
from Port Angelea; Coqullle River, from
Fort Bragg. Sailed Steamer Governor, for
Seattle.
TACOMA. Waeh.. April 20. Sailed Steam
er Cordova, for Seattle.
Tides at Astoria Sunday.
Hlah. Low.
10:4.f A. M....68 feetl B:0S A. M....2.2 feet
11:18 P. M T.7 feet) B:1B P. M....1.5 feet
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. April 20. Condition at
5 P. M. sea. smooth: wind, north 16 mill
Majtlmura temperature highest of season.
tha mint itkIas rfpaHlv hirnn inside I Mr. Lewis says he Will Open
the monsters, as the iron flies in a beach on Decoration Day. Trees, flow-
thousand pieces. As soon as the whalelers and shrubs are being pianieu, ana
Is killed it is necessary to pump air the beacn will be mane more mnuuvs
inside the dead carcass in order to two than ever before. Health Inspectors
it to the station. The sperm, how.
ever, is an exception, as it contains
enough oil to float.
The American Pacific Whaling Com
pany has built a large storage ware
house at Bay City, and anticipates
shipping whale meat in large quan
titles for canning purposes.
have passed on the water, and there
will be military police.
WOOD SHIP LEAVES WAYS
(Continued From First Page.)
THIRD 4000-TON HULL THE PENINSULA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY HAS FINISHED FOR GOVERNMENT
IS LAUNCHED BY MAID FROM WISCONSIN.
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I LATE CAPTA1X ONE OF BEST-KSOWS
TUGBOAT MASTERS OX COAST.
I Old Tuc Escort, Which Begaa Work oa
Coos Bay, Was Built by Magee,
Wh Died at Marshfleld.
In the death of Captain James Ber-
I nard Magee, whose funeral was held a
week ago at Marshfleld, there ended
I the career of one of the best-known
vessel builders and tugboat masters in
the state, who had been prominently
identified with maritime affairs of Coos
Bay since his arrival there in 1867. He
died April 11.
terday to the cause of ,war, which,
when completed, will represent 16,400
tons, deadweight. Besides tbe Wakan,
the Peninsula Shipbuilding Company
floated the Anoka, the thi-d of her
class to leave the ways there since
February 25, and the Northwest Steel
Company sent into the water the hull
of the freighter Western Chief. The
Wakan is In the 3600-ton class, the
Anoka is rated as 4000 tons and the
Western Chief 8800 tons.
Miss Bell Garnich. who is visiting
here en route to her home in Wiscon
sin after having been in the Hawaiian
Islands, was sponsor for the Anoka.
Draped over the bow of the vessel was
the big American flag of the Peninsula
Shipbuilding Company, said to be the
largest of any shipyard on the river.
The launching was at 3 o'clock.
Westerm Chief Launched at 4il0.
The launching of the Western Chief
The nlri tusr Escort, which be era n her
career on Coos Bay and played a part took place at 4:10-o'clock and Virginia
In towing at the entrance to the Co- msiey, o-year-oiu usot ox iur. anu
lumbla River as well, was built by
Captain Magee in the interest of John
Pusbbaker, ands-aptain Magee assumed
command May 8, 1870. The debut of
the Escort brought on a tense compe
tition with vessels operated by Captain
A. M. Simpson, the tugs Fearless and
Merrimac
In 1882 Captain Magee was given the
tug Escort No. 2, then owned, by E. B.
Dean ec Co., and tbe Simpson fleet was
fortified by the retirement of the Mer
rimac and substitution of the tug Sol
Thomas, she working in conjunction
with the Fearless. A year later Cap
Mrs. M. H. Insley, officiated. Mr. Insley
is secretary of the Willamette Iron &
Steel Works, where the Western Chief
will receive her machinery. The little
lady playing the part of christening
the .towering, gray bull was most in
tent and the sharp crack of the bottle
against the stem seemed to please her
immensely, as the Western Chief moved
at once and it appeared as if the di
minutive figure had pushed the ship
riverward.
Then, the nicest feature of all for
her, was the presentation of a "really
and truly" gold wrlstwatch, which W.
AKOKA Jl ST BEFORE SUE RACED FOR HIVES, AND MISS BELL 6AKMCH, A WISCONSIN VISITOR, WHO WAS
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tain Magee took the Escort No. 2 from H. Cullers, of the Northwest's executive
Coos Bay to the Columbia River and staff, surprised the sponsor with.
in 1885 he left that vessel and returned rnougn neia Dacs. d;- taruy delivery ot
to the original Escort, which he com- material, the Western Chief was only
manded until she was destroyed by aa 1 87 days on the ways. '
IongsIiorenien's Board of Arbitra
tion Meets in Porllund Monday.
To consider the merits of a petition
from longshoremen that their wage
scale be advanced from 65 cents to 85
cents an hour straight time and from
$1 to fl.25 an hour overtime, a board of
arbitration named last week will hold
its first session at 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning at the United States quarter
master's office.
Longshoremen of Union No. 6, who
are concerned in the matter, there not
having been any demand made by those
in Union No. 5, which handles vessels
for the San Francisco & Portland
Steamship Company, have voted to
abide by the decision of the board.
The higher scale is being paid on a
few private vessels and the men de
cided to work cargo on Government
Bhips at 65 cents and ?1 until the arbi
tration board renders a decision. They
have refused to work private vessels
for less than the new scale.
Captain Schumacher, Quartermaster
Corps, United States Army, is chair
man of the arbitration board, and a
representative of the employers is Rob
ert Shaw, of the Hammond Lumber
Company, at Astoria, with William Ol
son, a member of Union No. 6, as the
delegate of the longshoremen.
Stevedores say the granting of high
er wages will not increase the num
ber of skilled longshoremen, so many
of them having gone into shipyards and
sought other employment of a more
lucrative character. There has been
talk of the Government being com
pelled to call on troops to help load
the ships, but it is not believed that
will be resorted to unless an emergency
is acknowledged to exist. Outside
men are picked up to fill out the crews
in some instances. Any wage scale
fixed will apply at points along the
river to Astoria.
SALMON VESSEL GOES OKTH
Levi Burgess Follows Berlin to Fish
Ins Fields at Kushagak.
Laden with merchandise, cannery
stores and lumber for Nushagak, also
carrying 140 persons, they being fisher
men and cannery workers, as well as
members of the crew, the bark Levi G.
Burgess, owned by the Alaska-Portland
Packers' Association, towed out of the
harbor late yesterday afternoon and
will get away from Astoria in a day or
two. The bark Berlin, of the same
flag, is already en route northward,
having gotten a few days' start. The
tug Akutan will follow this week to
act as tender.
The Astoria fleet each year is made
up of two squareriggers. the St. Nich
olas and Reuce, they being controlled
by the Columbia River Packers' Asso
ciation. The four ships wend their way
hark In the Fall, laden wltn tne salmon
pack, which is shipped to various mar
kets from Astoria ana roruana.
V. S. Naval Radio Reports.
WILLAMETTE, Ban Francisco for Puget
Sound, 297 miles north ot &an Francisco.
ARGYLL, Seattle lor uieum. w. nuics
from Oleum.
PRESIDENT, Seattle for San Francisco.
280 milea north of San Francisco.
wapama. San Pedro for Ban Francisco,
six miles north of Point Sur.
ADMIRAL SCHLElf, San Francisco for
Los Angeles, 97 milea from San Francisco.
RAINIER, Los Angeles for San Francisco.
153 miles south of ban Francisco.
LYMAN S'ltiWAKl, fori oa." iuio iui
Vancouver, 840 miles from ancouver.
ERNEST IV. MlSxlSK, ban r raricisco or
Port Angeles, 90 milea from Port Angeles.
ANYOX. southbound. 80 miles south of
Seward, April 10. 6 P. II.
ALASKA, southbound. Anchorage for Sew
ard, 75 milea from Seward.
KLAMATH, Portland for San Francisco,
43 miles south of Mendocino.
TOPEKA. San Pedro for San Francisco.
108 milea south of San Franolsco.
PROVIDENCIA, San Francisco for Seattle,
25 miles north of San Francisco.
GOVERNOR, San Francisco for Seattle,
17 miles northwest of Point Reyes.
YOSEMITE, from San rrancisco, ior beat
tie, 46 miles from Seattle.