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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 21, 1918. 3 HEW STEEL HULL WESTERN PLAINS Eight Vessels Launched by Co lumbia River Corporation . Since Dec. 1, 1917. AVERAGE ONE A MONTH Mrs. John H. Beeson Sponsor for Second Boat of Isherwood Design.. Twenty-seven Steel Ships Are Launched at Portland to Date. Beven steel hulls have been launched by the Columbia Rjver Shipbuilding Corporation this year, an average of one vessel a month, though they were not actually spaced 30 days apart. Eight ships have. been floated In all at that plant, the first having left the ways December 1, 1917. The last vessel to enter the water was the Western Plains, which was launched at 4:11 o'clock yesterday aft ernoon. Mrs. John H. Beeson, wife of the corporation's surgeon, was sponsor. The event was fixed for 4:16 o'clock, but as Mrs. Beeson and members of her party were already there, the shipyard band had rendered three selections most creditably and everything was set for releasing: the big ship, Walter Brown, superintendent, gave the word and the trigger was tripped. Second of Isherwood Design. The Western Plains Is the second of the Isherwood design to be floated, the Western Coast, which left the ways July 6, being a sister ship, and there 1 are two more to be finished, after which the corporation will turn out only the transverse types, such as were built before the Isherwood carriers were laid down. In the place vacated yesterday by the Western Plains one of the transverse ships is to be laid down tomorrow. To date there have been 27 steel ships launched at Portland, 25 of them for the American Government and two for the British, representing a total of 206,600 deadweight tons. Of the lot the Albina Engine & Machine Works has turned out ships of 3300 and 3800 tons, a total of 21,800 tons; the North west Steel Company has floated 8800- ton vessels, representing 96,800 tons. and the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation 8800-ton ships, aggregat ing 70,400 tons. Oregon-Built Ships Listed. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday issued a table of all vessels launched In the state of Oregon, as well as yards at Vancouver, included In what Is known as the Oregon district of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, since the I iioating or tne pioneer motorship City of Portland. The list Is as follows Albina Engine & Machine Works, Port land Point Loma, November 3, 1917, steel; Point Arena, November 9, 1917, steel; Point lionlta. March 27. 1918. steel; Point Lobos. April 11. 1918. steel; Point Judith, May 4, 1918, steel; Point Adams, May 11, 1918, steel. Coast Shipbuilding Company, Portland Barabos, April 29. 1918, wood; Barrington, May 15, 1918, wood; Cabeza, July 10, 1918, wood.- Columbia Engineering Works, Portland, private account Guanaeaste, May 17, 1917, wood; Tempate. June 16, 1917, wood; Dlria, uctooer ii-i, 1917, wood Ethel, November I 15. 1917, wood; Chlqulmula, December 8. 1917, wood; Elvira Stolt, April IS. 1918. wood; Louisa Bryne, June 24, 1918, wood; Georgette. July 8, 1918, wood. Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation, Portland Westward Ho. December 1, 1917. steel; Westbrook, January 13, 1918, steel; Westgate, January 27, 1918. steel; West In dian, February 27, 1918, steel; West Grove. March 27, 1918. steel; Western City, April BO, 1918, steel; Western Coast, July 6, 1918, steel; Western Plains. July 20. 1918. steel Coos Bay Shipbuilding Company, Marsh field Coos Bay, April 29, 1918, wood; Co- casset, juiy iz, 1910, wood. The Foundation Company, Portland Commandant Rosin, March 20, 1918, wood; Commandant Kemy, March 30, 1918, wood Capitalne Guynemer, April 9, 1918, wood Lieutenant Delorme, April 18, 1918. wood Commandant Challes. April 80, 1918, wood; Lieutenant -Brainier, May 11, ' 1918, wood; capitalne De ueauchamp. May 27, 1918, wood; Lieutenant Pegaud, May 81, 1918. wood; Adjutant Dorme, June 18. 1918. wood: Commandant De Rose, July 9, 1918, wood. Grant smlth-forter Ship Company Wasco, February 17, 1918, wood; Blloxl, February 24. 1918. wood; Kasota, March 6, 1918, wood; Blandon, March 15, 1918. wood; Boil- ston, March 26. 1918, wood; Morltz, April it, 191S, wooa;-uolusa, April la. 1918. wood: Damaru, April 17, 1918. wood: Wakan, April 20. 1918, wood; Caponka, April 24. 1918, wood; Kuwa, Aiay i&, iis, wood: Waukam, May 25, 1918, wood; Kecolah, July 4, 1918, wood; Nashotah, July o, 1918, wood. Kiernan- & Kern Shipbuilding Company, . Portland John Kiernan, February 12, 1918, wood. Kruse & Banks. North Bend Florence Olson, February 27, 1917, wood; Horace X. -Baxter, March 10. 1917, wood; Johanna Olson. April 7. 1917, wood; Virginia Olson, July 14. 1917, wood; Fred Baxter, Septem ber 3, 1917. wood; C. A. Smith, October 2, 1917, wood: North Bend, December 15, 1917, wood; Quidnic, March 26, 1918, wood; Klcka poo. April 15, 1918. wood. McEachern ' Shipbuilding Company, As toria Astoria, October 28, 1916, wood; Mar fraret, March 3, 1917, wood; Astrl. April 30, 1017, wood; Madrugada, July 1, 1917, wood; Pelican, August 9. 1917, wood; Pauline, Oc tober 20, 1917, wood; Carmen, December 24, 1917, wood; Evelyn. January 29, 1918. wood; Astoria, April 24, 191S, wood; Salmon, May 38, 1918. wood; Makanda. June 12, 1918, wood; Bcnvola. July 4, 1918, wood; Cotteral, July 4. 1918, wood. Motorship Construction Company, Van couver Shephard Point, April 27. 1918, wood. Northwest Steel Company and Willamette Iron & Steel Works, Portland War Baron, March 30. 1917. steel; War Viceroy, August 2. 1917. steel: Westland. September 14, 1917, steel; West wind, November 4. 1917, steel; Westchester, December 6, 1917, steel: West shore. January 13. 1918, steel: Westhamp ton. February 8. 1918. steel; Western Wave, March 4, 1918, steel; Western Ocean. March 19, 1018. steel; Western Chief, April 20, 191S, steel: Western Spirit. May 6. 1918, steel; Western Light, May 27, 1918, steel; Western Main. Julv 8. 191S. steel. Peninsula Shipbuilding company, Portland . EsDeranca. December 16, 1916. wood; Krris. March 27. iii7, wood; Gamma. June l. Clackamas. February 28, 1918,' wood Bell- brook. March 27, 191S, wood: Anoka, April 20. 1918, wood: Cresap. May 2, 1918, wood. George T. Rodgers Shipbuilding Company, Astoria Blue Eagle. July 4. 1918. wood. St. Helens Shipbuilding Company, St. Helens City of Portland, April 15. 1915, wood: Ruby. June 8. 1916. wood; City of St. "Helens. June Ifl. 1917. wood; S. I. Allard January 29. 1917,'wood; June, January, 1916, wood: Frank D. Ftout. May it. 1914, wood Thistle, February 14, 1918, wood: Issaquena. May 8, 191S, wood; jonn w. wells, July 191 s. wood. Sommarstrom Shipbuilding Company, Co lumbia City Musketo, May 14. 1918, wood Mattapan, June 11, 1918. wood; Mratanza, juiy ioio, nuuu. juj , io, 4, 1918, wood; Wanza, wood. G. M. Standifer Construction Corporation. North Portland W. F. Burrows, April 11, 1917. wood; James Tlmpson, August 20. 1917, wood; Llbby Maine, March 26, 1918. wood: Montezuma. July 12. 1918. wood; Umatilla, July 12. 1918, wood: Beldlng, July 12. 1918. wood: Arvonla, July 12, 1918. wood G. M. Standifer Construction Corporation. Vancouver Klneo, May 30, 1918. wood: Moosabee. July 12, 1918, wood; Benzonia, July 12. 1918. wood. Supple-Ballin . Shipbuilding Corporation. Portland1 Mt. Hood, December 8, 1917, com posite: Mt. Shasta. December 17. 1918, com posite: Harney, February 21. 1918. com posite; Wallowa, March 18. 1918, composite; Calala. ' April -18, 1918. composite; Dalana, May 18, 1918, composite; Alrlie, July 16, 1918. composite. Wilson Shipbuilding Company, Astoria 35. H. Meyer. January 20. 1917. wood; Wah 4teenah, January 20, 1317, wood; Quoque, May 18. 1918, wood; Lonoke. June 10. 1918, wood; Bonlfay, July 4. ISIS. wood. NEW STEAMER STARTS NORTH Estebeth Will Have Long Mall Route on Stormy Coast. TACOMA. Wash., July 20 (Special.) The Estebeth. trim steamer built by the Western Boat Company, Tacoma, is on her way to Juneau. She will go on the mail route between Juneau. Skag way and Sitka, thus covering: a mail route 700 miles long on one or the stormiest coasts of the country. The Estebeth is a combination freight and passenger steamer 65 feet Ions and equipped with an 80-horsepower engine. The cost of the Estebeth was approxi mately $20,000. She is fully equipped. Kaiser & Davis, of Juneau, own the boat, which, was named after Dr. and Mrs. Kaiser's twin daughters, Estella and Elizabeth. Union Heada Go East. TAOOMA, Wash.. July 20. (Special.) Harley Johnston, of the Machinists union, and Patrick Morris, business agent of the Shipyard Laborers, Kiggers and Fasteners, will go to Philadelphia to represent Tacoma shipyard workers at the conference to be held there Au gust 5, between shipyard employers and SEVENTH OF 1918 CROP OF STEEL HULLS IS LAUNCHED AT YARD OF COLUMBIA RIVER IBS. - A. If V , .-3, f ' sT -yrjr - 5a.. vi-;i-"m. sak.l .-. - i -i , t WEST PLAINS, AFLOAT, AND MRS. JOHN H. BEESON, WHO CHRISTENED VESSEL. employes. They will voice the senti ments of shiDvard workers here as to wage scales, overtime and working conditions generally. Tides at Astoria Sunday. High. Low. 0:39 P. M 6.2 feet!6:38 A. M -0.4 foot 11:59 P. M....8.T feetl6.ie P. M.... 8.4 feet LUMBER MILLS BUSY GOVERNMENT ORDERS TO DATE AGGREGATE 110,000.000 FEET. Gratifying Feature of Past Week Ia Big Amount of Commercial Business. Car Supply Weaker. Government orders now being dis tributed to iumoer manufacturers of the Northwest will keep them busy for several months. The aggregate of fir . orders already placed mounts to more than 1 10. 000. 000 feet 1 ti. o,oi. f i. elude 63,000,000 feet of cantonment stock; 45,000000 feet for Eastern ship yards, and 3,600,000 feet for the Navy. Other orders are to be forthcoming, ac cording to the weekly barometer of the West Coast Lumbermen's Association. A gratifying feature of the week was the amount of commercial buying. The aggregate of new business of this class entered on the books of association members in the week was 65,969,247 feet. Production for the week reflected In activity in many plants, this being be cause of shutdowns for the annual mid summer repairs. The week's aggregate was slightly more than 20 per cent be low normal, the figure being 67,955,462 feet. Although car supply is reported weaker than it was a month ago, the mills shipped, for the week, an ag gregate of 71,939,170 feet, which was 5,978,923 feet more than they produced. This excess of shipments over produc tion served further to accentuate the shortage of stocks which has been ap parent for the last six weeks. SHIP PLAXS UP TO BUILDERS Suggestions to Be Before Committee at Meeting Tomorrow. Duplicate plans sent shipbuilders of the Oregon district, covering a tenta tive draft of a 5000-ton wooden steamer, are to be passed on and their Ideas re duced to communications to be in the hands of a special committee tomor row morning, so a meeting at 10 o'clock will be marked by actual work being started toward the completion of the plans and specifications. The plans are to be taken to Philadelphia by a com mittee as soon as ready, and final ap proval of the Emergency Fleet Cor poratlon will pave the way for their construction at all Pacific Coast yards. Quarters have been arranged for In the Northwestern National Bank build ing so the committee will be in close touch -with the Oregon officials of the Emergency Fleet Corporation and may have access to all other plans of stand ard and special design ships being turned out in the yards. Unless the work is held back plans should be in shape the fore part of August. STAXDIFER YARD RUSHES WORK North Portland Plant to Lay Down Latest Carriers Ordered. In place of the two twin-screw Ferris ships launched at the Vancouver wood en yard of the G. M. Standifer Con struction Corporation a week ago yes terday, new keels have gone into place and framing is under way. Another vessel had been floated there May 30, in place of which another is well along so there are three being rushed and three others are well advanced toward the stage of completion. Four vacant ways at the North Port- I land yard of the corporation, where as i many ships were floated a week asro there having been six hulls to go into the water that established a new rec ord In honor of the visit of the Schwab party, are to be occupied as soon as de tails of late contracts are worked out. The new ships are to be of the standard Ferris design, having single screws. and differ slightly in other ways over the ones formerly laid down. Captain Swenson In France. Captain Karl J. Swenson, Medical Re serve Corps, has arrived safely over seas, according to a cable message re ceived yesterday by Mrs. Swenson. who now lives at Beaverton. Captain Swen son was stationed at Camp Lewis and left with the 91st Division. IDLE DOCK LEASED Dalles-Columbia Line to Make Needed Improvements. MORE VESSELS ARE ADDED Pioneer Steamboat Landing Later Will Be Used br Other Companies Operating Out or Portland. River Business Grows. Ash-street dock, pioneer of the steamboat landings in the main harbor, and which has been idle for about a year, has been leased by The Dalles Columbia line, primarily for Its own SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION. 4 i purposes In connection with the opera tion of the steamers J. X. Teal and Twin Cities between Portland and The Dalles. Later other lines are to loin with them in the occupancy of the dock. The property extends from Pine to Ankeny street, the entrance being at the foot of Ash street. For the present The Dalles-Columbia line will occupy the north half of the dock, using the administration building at Ash street for Its offices. When the motorship Mount Hood was launched, December 4, 1917, at the Supple-Ballin plant, she failed to check In midstream and float ed against the dock, causing part of the upper platform to fall. That will be removed by the lessees and. repairs made on the lower dock, while, as other sections of the dock are leased to dif ferent lines, repairs will be undertaken. The O.-W. R. & N. owns the property and of late there has been talk of the company rehabilitating it for its Asto ria steamers, but the execution of a lease to The Dalles-Columbia line is taken as showing such a programme Is not contemplated. The dock was aban doned by the owners when it was decld ed to consolidate Its inland and ocean vessels under one head at Ainsworth QOCk. The Dalles-Columbia Interests. hlch recently inaugurated a service between Portland and Arlington with the steam- r Twin Cities, later adding the steamer '. N. Teal, have eliminated Arlington and all of the upper river territory, proceeding only as far as The Dalles. The People's line, which has had the steamer Tahoma for several years, and chartered the steamer Dalles City Fri day from the Regulator line, also oper ates as far as The Dalles, so there are four steamers on the route, a service that was not expected could be main tained less than a year ago. The companies are bidding for auto mobile business at both terminals as well as In ferrying them between the Cascade Locks and Hood River, and, in spite of competition, they report being busy. RIVER WORK NEGLECTED WILLAMETTE CITIES STIRRED BY LACK OF APPROPRIATION. Only Enough Money Remains on Hand to Maintain Improvements Made Daring Previous Seasons. Lack of an appropriation for the Up per Willamette River In the last rivers and harbors bill, and the fact no steam boat service is enjoyed there at present. is said to be stirring commercial in terests of cities located along the upper reaches to Induce Congress to remem ber the Upper Willamette in the next bill; otherwise it is feared much of the channel work undertaken up to the present will be destroyed. The united States engineers have been frugal during past years, so there remains enough money on hand to oper ate the steamer Mathloma as a dredge and snagboat during the 1918 season, but only on maintenance, no provision being made for new work or perma nent Improvements. The vessel will be Btarted this week for the Yamhill River, to remove a bar below the locks, so if the steamer Relief is operated to McMinnville, there will be no impedl ment to her movements so far as the channel is concerned. i Usually $36,300 has been caraied in the rivers and harbors bill for the Up per Willamette, and its expenditure is said to have brought the channel to a point now where it is comparatively easy to maintain It. but should an ap proprlation not be made in the next bill, so one season would pass without the channel being looked after, much more money and equipment would then be necessary to undo the harm. Judge McKnight, of Corvallis, who has evinced an Interest In river condi tions, was In the city yesterday, and learned that the money to be utilized during 1918 was left over, and that there had been no provision In the bill for new work. The expectation Is that he will organize Corvallis business men to bring the situation before the Ore gon delegation at Washington forcibly to back up any recommendation of the Government engineers. The waterway is not In use ' by through steamers, the Oregon City Transportation Company having dis continued Its vessels between Portland and Corvallis In the Spring. It Is hoped others will undertake 'their operation, particularly should an Increase In rail road rates insure greater patronage to the water line, with Increased revenue to justify them being brought out again, ,' Paclfio Coast Shipping Notes. SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., July 20. fSpe-ci.il-) Ratifying the recommendations of the w i ....rtt.. .... jiiiy rThr pedal committee which U striving- to ax- I I I Or f- TOniH I n!ln. 1132 East Gllsan. July IT. a daurb Ki'vr-'ss.-Y rtrpr-s.nhr:;: WAlJF h I. A f- T il P I. x-iwzs?? r- m,th Cisco, thi Harbor CommMon at a .pedal 1 1 HN l UuHLL lUI I U HnLEY To Mr" 7d ' IthH, session instructed the atat. harbor engineer, HIIUU UUIIUU IUI IU , "'J-SluTn Kello a. Julv T Frank U. Whlto. to proceed with an lnvea- ''VrTPnmv-t'' v."' .J.lyw?l . titration to determine the method and cost of inatallatlon of the new devices designed to facilitate the handling- of cargoea at the docks. At the session announcement was made ' that the committee, of, which Major C. Ia Tilaen is chairman, would not be dlnbanded until the Improvement pro gramme had been carried into effect. New - mine fields bave been discovered off the Nv Zealatfd coaat. according to officera arriving here from the South Seas. Vessels leaving Sydney are being warned by the Australian Admiralty to beware of the floating destructive devlcea. The mines discovered in Xew Zealand waters were of the latest German anchor type. How the mine fields were planted ia unknown. M. J. McGutre. business agent of the local Boilermakers' Union, has been advised to make arrangements for Lieutenant Schagel and Dr. David Hughes, who will ar rive tomorrow, to address shlpworkers In the Bay district under the auspices of tne National service section of the United Btates Shipping Board. SEATTLE. Wash., July 20. (Special.) George Armea. president of the Moore 8hlp- DUliaing company, ana j. il. jvouirnvu, both of Ban Francisco, and J. F. Duthle and David Rodgers. of Seattle, today were named as a committee to frame a satis factory achedule of wages for the entire Pacific Coast, which la to be submitted at the Philadelphia conference with the Shipping Board and Wage Adjustment Board August 6. The committee was named by Charles A. Plex, prior to his departure for the Kast today. Charles M. Schwab and the rest of the party rejoined Mr. Plea and Counsel Cuthell here after a visit to Rainier National Park, and the entire party left over the Milwaukee at 7 o'clock. The wage committee is expected to meet here to morrow. The steamship West Gambo. one of the Skinner A Eddy ships launched July 4. was delivered to the Shipping Board today following a successful trial trip, and la the first vessel of the Independence day fleet of the whole country -to go in service. Charles M. Schwab congratulated the build ers on the feat before he left Seattle. The W. R. Grace Company has been named by the Shipping Board to handle the load ing of the steamship West Coast, a Portland-built vessel, and the West Gambo. Both are in the naval aervlce. GAS BUOY IS WRECKED CC1DE MARK AT CLATSOP SPIT " DESTROYED, Mishap at Entrance to Colombia River Necessitates Revival of Old Jetty Sand. Range. Exactly how important Is Gas Buoy No. 12, at the entrance to the Columbia River, where it marks Clatsop Spit, was demonstrated yesterday, when the destruction of the superstructure, by a cigar-shaped log raft towed against it, necessitated the revival- of the old Jetty Sands range, on the south side, so vessels can be safeguarded when covering the course at night. Robert Warrack, superintendent of the Seven teenth Lighthouse District, expects that a new gas buoy will be in place in about two weeks. Meanwhile vessels bound here are being informed of the change by wireless. A telephone message from Astoria yesterday advised Superintendent War rack of the accident. The raft, which was from Wallace Slough and was be ing towed to San Diego for the Ben son Logging Company, ran against the buoy, tearing away virtually all of the structure above the water. Superln tendent Warrack says that In its pres ent condition it Is not even a depend able day mark, for navigators will be unable to pick it up any distance away. Another gas buoy Is at the Tongue Point buoy station and a third Is on the way from the east, but all tenders In the district are busy at other ports and the re-establishment of the light must watt a while. It is not thought by Superintendent Warrack that the damaged buoy will sink, so it will be easy to remove and replace with the proper gear. The Jetty Sands range was In serv ce before No. 12 was established, and ince then the front light of the range has been maintained for the benefit o fishermen during the season. The rear light was not in use, but yesterday Superintendent Warrack ordered It re lighted and attended until the gas aid Is available. While navigators have depended on No. 12. the Jetty Sands range will mark the turning point. Inbound vessels hold to a course in line with the "wink ing" range at Fort Columbia, and, on "lining up" the Jetty Sands range, will turn there for Fort Stevens. A. M. COX1VAY ENTERS SERVICE Shaver Employe Gives Up Office "Work for Man o' War. Another who has arrayed himself against the Huns Is A. M. Conway, fo nine years bookkeeper for the Shave Transportation Company, who yester day dropped the pen and took up the sword as an apprentice seaman in Uncle Sam's Navy. Mr. and Mrs. Conway leave Portland today for Pennsylvania, where Mr. Conway's home will be vis ited, after which he reports for duty. Though assigned to the deck depart ment on enlisting. Mr. Conway hopes to transfer into the radio branch or perhaps, with his knowledge of office details, he may be advanced to yeoman. Mr. Conway was married laBt year, but In spite of family ties decided to go into the service. Officials of the Shav er fleet speak of the new sallorman in the highest terms, and their regret at his departure Is only offset through the fact that they appreciate his enlist ment means that much more man pow er arrayed against the Kaiser's crowd. Marine Notes. Fred Heywood, for years with the 8an Francisco at Portland Steamship Company as purser on it. vessels, has given up the sea. at least for the present, and la con nected with the ban ranclsco of floe of the fleet. Although orders were expected to discon tinue the camouflaging of small steel steam ers and the wooden vessels that are to re main on the Pacific side, no instructions bave yet been received. Several Portlanders are to be numbered with the crew of the new 3890-ton ateet steamer Point Judith, which went on her trial trip yesterday, among them being F. C. Jackson. 1 With the river down to a 10-foot stage, dredging is to be resumed on the Lower Columbia. The Government dredge Multno mah la at the St. Johns Municipal Terminal for a short time and the Wahkiakum will be started this week on the lower liver, to be joined later by her fleetmate. The Port of Portland will attend to channel work In the Willamette River as before. San Francisco reports have It that Chief Engineer Kinsman, of the concrete steamer Faith, which was here recently, has left the vessel to become associated with a con crete shipbuilding plant at San Pedro. Shipping men attended the funeral Thurs day afternoon of James J. Jaasell, for years with Taylor, Young & Co., and who died Tuesday at the age of 82 years. He had resided in Portland 34 years. The deceased was born at Bristol, England, and was a bachelor. The Interment was at Greenwood Cemeterv. Captain Charles Nelson, head of the Peo ples line and who has been skipper of the steamer Tahoma with that fleet, yesterday was signed as master of the Dalles City, which has Joined the line under charter. U. S. Naval Radio Reports. (All locations given are at 8 P. M. yesterday unleM otherwise stated.) A8TJNCION, Richmond for Cordova, 77 miles north of Richmond. PRESIDENT. San Francisco for Seattle. 94 miles north of San Francisco. - KLAMATH. San Francisco for San Pedro, 10 miles south of Pigeon Point. JOHANNA SMITH, . San Francisco for Coos Bay, 136 miles north of ban Fran cisco. ATLAS, towing barge 93. Richmond for Portland, 136 miles north of Richmond. Colombia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD, July 20. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M. : Sea smooth; wind west, 8 miles. Shipbuilders Return From Pu- get Sound Conference. . SITUATION IS ANALYZED Emergency Fleet Officials Bent on Keeping Production Within Lim its of Labor and Costs; Distri bution of Man Power Aim. Shipbuilders who have returned from Puget Sound cities, yhere they at tended a conference on the Macey wage scale with representatives of all ship- uuiiaing plants and crafts on the Pa cific Coast, are analyzing the effects or me visit to the district of Charles M. Schwab, Director-General. and Charles Piez. vice-president, of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The most prominent of their deductions is that the officials are bent on keeping production within the limits of labor and costs. They not only have dis couraged new plants, but have cur tailed expansion of some already es tablished. The project of the Columbia River Shipbuilding Corporation here for two aaaitlonal ways, which are now under construction, is probably the only case ot expansion in a steel plant permitted io proceed uninterrupted. The new yard of the Northwest Steel Company. wnicn seemed assured up to the dav tne party arrived, has been postponed and the came Policy has been an. puea to puget Sound plants. Expansions Not to Be Made. Commenting on that nhasa of the trln of the officials, Joseph R. Bowles, presi dent or tne JNortnwest steel Company, yesteraay sate: The result was that, after a full analysis of this situation, rather than deplete further the supply of men re quired ror farms and general uses, no further expansions tn the production of war Industry products ships and auxiliaries therefor particularly wouia De arranged. Hence, our new four-way plant was laid aside for the present. The question of building a piant xor production of forgings, steel castings and bars for use in ship con struction, also met with disfavor, as aia ail other applications for exnan sion which might make further drafts upon, the already limited man Dower or tnis district. The same procedure was followed on Puget Sound, where all plans for new extensions were abandoned, and in addition, arrangements which had already been completed, and construc tion work started on extensions of two or three of the larere shinbuildimr piants. were stopped, and that district therefore, will proceed only with the snip ways now in operation. I am informed that like action ban been, taken in regard to expansions in California. All shipbuilding Dlants were, however, assured that further contracts would be awarded in keeping with their progress of launching and delivery during the period of the war." As to the wage adjustments all mat ters were not dl.postl of, the Emer gency Fleet Corporation officials ar ranging for a general conference to be held at Philadelphia, the headquarters of the corporation, on August J. To that Portland will send a delegation of five, four representing the shipyards and one the auxiliary manufacturers, such as machine shop and foundry operators, who are to be placed in the same category as regards wages. From Puget Sound there will be seven repre sentatives. Labor delegates. Including the presidents of international unions, also will be present. In the main, it is said the session will deal with In equalities In the scale, making adjust ments where deemed advisable, and correcting existing misinterpretations of the scale, as well as extending the classifications of workmen in some renpecus. The understanding Is that on the conference reaching a decision In those matters It will become effective Im mediately. The Government is the sole dictator of -wages and the Philadelphia meeting is counted on to place a quietus on practices in vogue in some districts of paying in excess of the scale in order to draw men from their localities. Employment Not Proportionate. Regarding the number of men in war Industries on the Coast. Mr. Bowles said: The Fleet Corporation officials dis covered on the Pacific Coast that somewhat too large a proportion of our man power was engaged in ship building, spruce production and allied war Industries; that out of the total of about 400.000 working in shipbuild ing plants In the United States, ap proximately 100,000 or 25 per cent of the whole, were In yards located in Oregon and Washington, and almost as many more in California. . In ad dition, there are In excess of 30,000 in spruce industry, which must be at least doubled by reason of a recent call of the Signal Corps for an in crease frorn 10,000,000 to 30,000,000 feet monthly. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Licenses. SNA SHELL-HECK MANN V. C. Snashetl. 4. Gresham, and lolet A. Heckmann, 6411 Forty-seventh avenue Southeast. liEliEKU-JUH ANSSUX Frederick N. Se- berg. L'0. 616 Pettygrove street, and Judith Johansson. . HU.l Last Nineteenth streeU FORHES-THIXE Frank H. Korbe.. le gal. 329 Broadway, and Constance E. Thune, legal. Rose Friend aoartmenta M EARS-DAVIS Harvey W. Mears. legal, 217 W Second street, and Mrs. Susie Davis. legal, same address. LLOYD-MITCHELL George- A. Lloyd. S3, Seattle, and Nellie Mitchell. 2i, Arlington Hotel. Kl'HK-Kl'KS John Kuhk. R5. 617 H First street, and Alvina Kuks. 36. 635 First street. PATTER SON-AN DROSS John S. Patter son. 28. San Francisco, and Jessie B. An rift.. "S 1T1 West Park street. Kl'S-HlRVELA John A. Kus. 21 Tacoma avenue, and Hllge Hlrveia, 20, 648 ime address. CONRAD-NEAGELI Conrad Conrad. 8 246 Salmon street, and Anna Neagell, 2t Hlllsrlnle. l-iT7l.!K-.JETSrHIjr R. Fltsek. 26. 171 Fast Eleventh street, and May Jetschln. 2S. &U7 Salmon street. HOLLENBACH -FAR WATER William E Hnii.nhrh. ler.l. 1850 McKenna avenue and Edith Z. iar water, legal. 748 Kearney "hOLTOS-BALIN W. F. Holton. 27. 461 East Burnstde street, and Vlda Balin. 18, 307 East Eleventh atreet FROST-LEE Leroy Frost. 25. 200 East Fifty-sixth street, and Mary Pauline Lee, 18. same address. Births. YAT.FNTTVF- To Mr. s-M Mr. .TsrV VsT- W manufacture for Shipbuilder BOAT SPIKES BOLTS SHIP RIVETS NORTHWEST STEEL CO. Portland. Oregon. Peterson, 621 Kast Pershing. Julv IS. a daughter. MOORE To Mr. and Mrs. Ch.rle. VL Moore, Ea.t Twenty-sixth and Harrison. July 8. a d. tighter. KOBAVASHl To Mr. and Mrs. Kosaburo Kobayashl. S5 Ruii.U. July 12. a daughter. AMir..v 10 mt. ana Mrs. Jnsc War ren. Jr.. 67 Halsey. Julv 14. a daughter. LYONS To Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Lyons. 670.1 Forty-fifth. July IX a daughter. MILAN To Mr. and Mrs. Dan Milan, 823 Guild avenue, July 11. a daughter. JOHN D. RYAN COMING WEST Clilef of Aircraft Production Bureau Leaves Washington Today. Jchn D. Ryan, chairman of the Air craft Production Bureau, which has taken over much pf the important work of tho Aircraft Board. Is scheduled to leave Washington today for Portland. " hue he may visit other points, it is believed that Mr. Ryan's primary ob ject in coming West is to look over the work of the spruce-production di vision of the Signal Corps and consult with Colonel Brlce P. Disque, head et the division. In announcing the comlnar of Mr. riyan, ivennetn Ross, personal repre- sentatlve of the bureau chief, said the I visitor would attend the annual con- I vention of the West Coast Lumbermen's I Association to be held at Paradise Val- I ley. Rainier National Park. Wash. Julv I an t , . w w ... , I 26 and 27. Just when he will reach Portland and how long he will remain I was not announced. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Julv "(1 Maximum t.mner. ature, 6 degrees; minimum temperature. 60 drees. River reading. 8 A. M.. 10.2 feet: change in last 24 hours. 0.1-foot fall. Total rainfall (5 f. M. to 5 P. M. ), none; total rainfull since September 1. 1917, 38 04 Inches; normal rainfall since September, 1. 44.37 Inches; deficiency of rainfall since September 1. Iul7, 6.U3 inches. Sunrise. o.-mw a. m. ; .unset. :S4 P. M. : total sun shine. 9 hour. 42 minute.: possible sun shine. 15 hours 14 minutes. Moonrlse. 0:-'S P. M. ; moonset. 2:26 A. M. Barometer Re duced sea level 1. 5 P. M.. 30.14 Inches; rda- auuiiuuy at noon, es per cent. THE WEATHER. ' 5 Wind j 5 J ; I ; S ? 3 C C rr o o m c i STATIONS. Ptatr of Weather Baker Holse , Boston ...... Calgury Chicago . . . . . Denver , Ies Moines. . . Eureka ...... Galveston ... Helena ..... t J uneau .... Kansas City. I.u. Angeles. . M.rshfleld .. Med ford Minneapolis New Orleans. New York .. North Head. 5-1 74 O.OnjUjXW'Pt. cloudy rv; f2 o.ooi. . xw Pt cloudy 60) S-J,0.jo. .E ipt, cloudy 5J) 06,J.3S..XE rt. cloudy '.til MH).4:!..;NWHaln &; lm o.u(. .;.sv (Clear S4 : O.W:lNW Cli'tr f' 8,o.l4. -IS (Clear M 60 O.lMt!. .iXWiClear --i0.iii. MSE i Ft. cloudy -t ii.imiu s clear OH) Stl U.O..SV Clear 48' 74 u.MOj. .1-NWfClear 4lJ SH;i.00 i:,NWClear 1S 14 0.00,14 -tfW Clear 70 m u.tHit. . r-w (Cloudy 6,i hs.O.oO.l'.W Clear as 64 0.frtj..v (Clear 541 J o.ooj. .j.NW Clear 7H.lotMi.ort;. . NWiRaln North Yakima Phoenix .... . Poiateilo Portland K4i tl o.oo.io. V Pt. cloudy oui iu u.oim jo w iciear Roseburg . . . . SO h. O.OO lu:N Clear Sacramento . , 0O t0 0.OO. .IXWtClear e-t. Louis . . . Suit Lake .... an Ilego. . . . San Francisco. Seattle Hi: o.oo I 'j E Clear S-2 :nM.tMi io SE Clear OOj 74 0.00..V Clear 3j 74 O.ooi.. SW Clear IM O. .SW Cloudy . .) 7t O.oo . . N v Clear .W 74 O.OO 10 SW Cloudv Sitka Spokane Tacoma I 36 7J O. On, 12.W I't. cloudy l Bioosn xsianui o ou o.;toi. .S Cloudy t Valdes 4 Hi . . . to.ooi . . i 'Clear Walla atla..l o K0 0.oo..lw (Ft. cloudy vt attmnirioi. ..i t o.oo . ,sw Clear Winnlpvff 1 10 0.00,14,8 Pt. cloudy t A. M. today. P. M. report of preceding day. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Fair: rentle north- weaieny winua. oreaon and waahlnjrton Fair and warm er, except near cimuI; gentle westerly winds. luunii r uir. EPWAKD Tj. WKT.T.P. Meteorologist. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFT. HAWTHORN E DISTKICT. Just a amull payment duwn and balance iiae rent. .ieant -room huue, periect ly new. Modern, except furnace and hard wood f loora; extra largo lot. beautiful lawn, roses, fruit trees, paved street, full cement basement, fireplace, built-in buf- let and bookcases, extra lame kitchen, floored attic, two largo be u room a, bath. s:i;too. Leuvfng city. Attractive terms. No agents. labor THtf, HERE S a nice little homo for some labor ing man for f'l-'0, easily worth Slooo; lots alone worth 0o0. Convince y ourei f. -take itiomavii.a car. get off on E. 75th and walk north to Halsey, rustic 4-room house on corner or uth and Halsey. you wl.l nave to hurry, for house will go this week. Miner, .id Oregon bids;. A.NUEHSON In this cltv. Julv 1 ' lltlft. Charles Byrd Anderson, aged itf years; beloved husband ot Mra. Mildred Ander son. Of HaUwav. Or. Komnln. is. (II KM nr-. warded by the Holtnan Undertaking Com pany to Hallway, or., July 21, 1 1 1 . where t services win re held and interment made. FOR SALE Art glass and mirror shop in California valley town of 40.OO0; only shop In valley. Plenty of business at very good prices. Machinery and material at cost, nothing for good will. Owner has to mU on account of sickness. Might consider part raHak VV 'in? - CASH 1 ER and bookkeeper, canuble of bal ancing cash and books daily and taking cnargo oi asaisianis in work. perma nent position in large office. Good sal ary. Olvu full details of past experience In letter, which will be treated strictly conTiaennai. ao v-4. oregonian. THIS IS IT. Fine, modern 7-room. 2-story house. Hawthorne district; hardwood floors, bath, two toilets, fireplace, sleeping porch, fine garage. Willis Maxulre, owner. Even ings. Tabor o4Q; daily. Main iit54!. FOR RENT Completely furnished six-room bungalow In Hawthorne district. This is a private home, includes piano, etc. ; no children wanted and only those who can give good references need a pply. Phone Tabor lOfil, Sunday or after 7 P. M. FOR SALE Concessions at the Multnomah County Grange field meet at Or. sham. Or. Jalv 27. 3!li. Ten gran ares represented. J. E. Metager. Phone Farmer 43, rea- sm, or. FOR SALE Folding chairs. In good con. li lt on ; 32 dos. single, dozens, or entire quantity ; used very little, at a bargain. j . t. Aietzger. ores nam. or. rnouu Oreaham. Or. B-37 RCICK 1-mtn top. clock, searchlight. speedometer, extra tire: oest or condi tion. li-f Waahiugton st. Main C-U res.. Tabor ibii. 1U1S CHANDLER chummy roadster, wire wheels; run 2oOO mtles on city streets. Price $Ip0. Marshall 20S0. 43 Ford ham pin. LOST Red cameo brooch, on Woodstock or Richmond car. Third or Morrison sis., or Swetland's. Return- to 6 N. 3d st. Re ward. H41& 5-PASd. Cadillac. Just as good as new 5 good cord tires. Price $'.Moo. Inquire J. H. McKenxie. care May Hardware to. BLACKSMITH helper wanted. Apply Mon day morning 4J9 Belmont st. Tucker's Shop. WANTED Young man for grocery delivery; must be able to drive auto. Appiy Uun- day S40 Corbett st. W ANTE t once, a strong boy to nail Apply at the Savlnar Co., loo up boxes. Front st. u kstaL'HANT tables. marble counter. steam table and equipment for sale. W , ai. Oregonian. FoR SALE 1117 Maxwell at a bargn in. In first-class shape. Phone Main 40i. after 11 A. M. LOST Tuesday, near Grand ave. Ash. bunch of keys. Reward. Main lli'l. and E. Rogers, WANTF and A-ft. cigar case, also other fixtures. W 39S. Oregonian. FOR SALE A late model Ford roadster. rsll Col. 8SH, all day. LOST 4-iooth gold bridge on Everett, bet. j Grand ave and th. Phone h.ast 04.i. ll"oO LESS thsn market price. 4 Union ave. Terms. R 271. Oreg block, on onlan. ROOM. bath, light ph., for young lady em- ployed. 4QT jerrerson. riat a. W A N T E ass 3d dishwasher, male or female. Room and board and good wags. BARGAIN Fine bosthouse. well worth tJ0, lo takes it. iarsnaii l WANTED Active, capshle man as hall man. Apply Mondsy. 3J. i eon Diag. 3 ROOMS, unfurnished. $1S a month; water and ii-iryi, aMi Atomsoa. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFT. i WILL TRADE 1 l acres at Multnomah sta on uregon t. ,eci nc. value a.,w. lor ttuu- g. low not too far out or too expensive; tnls place Ilea fine and is all plumed ia fruit trees. ;uo.tiy 6 years old; city con veniences. ater. light and caa. paved and macadamized streets all the way. E. 1-411. FOR SAL15 1917 Ford one-ton truck. Call .bast 4U94. ATTRACTIVE 5 -room bungalow, fireplace. oooKcnse. cement onsement. trays, gas. electricity. Hard-aurlace. convenient to shipyards. Owner on premise, today, ow . Lombard su BAKBrt July 20. Lick Baker, aged 42 years. t-uneral will be held from Dunning Ac Mc Entee's chapel Tuesday. Juiy 23. at 2 P. M. Friend, invited- Interment Columbia Cemetery. 1'uK SALE New Edla.m diamond d:sa phonoKraph, latest model, with ltl double record., coit 1117; will sell for S'.HI cash. Call at 165 Wools St.. South. Portland car. . or phone Main Mon. or T Ufa. WANTED A middle aged Udy without chl.dren to take care of invalid lady in country home: reasonable wave, and a good home, one mile eist of Tig.ird. Or. tall In person at Hotel Hood. S 61 h st. L.iT off Union Pacific train near Hood River last Sunday, small white Boston Hull terrier named Jeff; slit In right ear. scsr on I-ft siJe of neck. Notify R. R. gent at Hood River. Reward. Dl'DtiE 5-passenger touring car, new cord tires, gooa spare tire, excellent condition: c.ir has been driven only on paved streets; $H,0 cash, no trades considered. Phone Knox at Broadway 1130. PRIVATE party wishes to rent 5 or 6 room house. Eastmoreland or Alameda I'arlt Preferred; might consider buying. Bos. 2, : -,L'-,v 'aT stenograpners. rtemington or Royal operator, salary S12 per week; type- write your reply and state experience; gTve phone numb-r. an 37s. oregonian. THE EVERETT. 644 Everett t.. between .oth and Llla street, burnished 3-room, apt. with sleeping porch; modern, walking tl tetance. FUR SALE. 20 acres, neitr Graham, Or.. Al oil. fenced : some easily cleared : S'J20. S.too down, terms balance, C GG, Or .so man. FOR SALE One team horses. 0Oo weight. s5; mill eell separate: trial. Wm. Calll han, one mile east Milwaukie Lak road Phone Mil waukt Ph urinary. LOST Person who took orange-colored klt ten from 77 Johnson St., Friday night, was seen. Kindly return name Keward for Information. Main "10. FOR SALE Indian motorcycle- lllrt model. electric equipped, urrain tandem, one new tire A 1 con ilit ion. Call before 1- o'cloclc r nan. iso. FOR cALE One English greyhound. 1 yesr old. well trained; one stag hound also well trained: for information, call bruadway 4M1. - 1U1B CHEV I4QI.ET. Al condition, run 4t0t miles, good tires, demountable rims; jUU. terms. Call East I'.oi'J. LOST A guld shamrock pin with diamond center, near ista House. Columbia H iph- way. Sat. afternoon. Keward. Main 1 1. WANTfcZD at once, driver for good laundry route : ttate experience, give address and phone number. X 41s, regon;an. , WANTKD '1 or 3-room furnished apt., north. of Washington St.; mother and son; per manent, bilwy, :ciQs. SALESWOMAN for shirt waists. Apply 9 to 10 A. M.. superintendent's office. Olds. Wort man & King. MAN to set up electrical toys, wagons and wheel goods. Apply superintendent a oi -f'ce. t to 10 A. M. Olds. Wortman fe King. FOR SALE Chalmers 7-pass. automobile; will take god milch cow as part pay. Call Colombia Hi. Monday. FOR SALE Portabie chicken house; will ac commodate I'd or 114 chickens; good con dition. Call Tnbor 'jrQ4 Sunday. FOR SALE t 4-cyl. air rompresser. 2 10- H. 1.. 4 cycle marine engines; 1 4-M. 1 . anchor hotft. Call Hroaoway !'.'. WANT some women to sort potatoes. all 214 Madison, alter 1 V. M.. bunuay. a bih Hotel, room 74. HAVE large truck, do all kinds of hauling. ill Main 'JSTo. room 74. PIERCE-AH KOW roadster, lst-clun condl- tlon. overhauled and re:aintni. ndwy. vn. Bl'i Opportunity for restaurant man ; new7 noildlng at entrance oi s.nparn. .vi. t--v FoL'H room furnished flat with yard, close In. Sel iw ood , RESPONSIBLE Couple demrea use of piano for care. 1'hone loiumma TRADE modern Eugene bungalow for mod ern ror; . itiio uunn,imM. nmn- .-. TWO experienced drivers. Apply People's Market and Orocery. 1st and layjor. FoR SALE Mitchell roadster. ;;lT.. A I corj- riitlon. 44.1. Hawthorne ave. i-none r,. n. FOR SALE Dandy country c!uh overland. ffne condition, good t trea, .Main -io. JL'LIEXA APT.. 45 Trinity Place; 4-room apt. Mar. MOM E in country for I , 7 and 8; state Williams nve. terms. Mrs. Long, 11 FOR SALE Hicycle In first-class shape. Uroadway $loo LIBERTY bond. 3d issue. H road way 4oi. BOY. 10. wants some kind of work. Joseph F'U SALE Rending standard motorcycle. foo. 44. Hawthorne ave. tjnone r.. f.o. FoK KENT Furnished 4-room modern flat. Phone Tahnr . 1117 Harley Davidson. Electric equipment. for sale chep. k. 4i.i4. 1V17 Bl'lCK IlKht six. $'.'-3 Call forenoon A .'!.. FOX TF.HRI?llt pup, 6 months old. Phono -eilwood i .tt.i. A ooD new piano for sale cneap. s Wa-h. st. OLD potatoes. S sacks, at country price. 44 E. Everett, C,et tnes today. ."i0 TO gio.noo LOAN, city or farm; private party. rt . rei;irimii. C H I ' K E N S for Fnle. o.d and young. jaoor 472. C all Sunday. MEETING NOTICES. Gl'L RE AZ EE GROTTO NO. 3 will give an informal moonlight. ddncJng party on the "Swan" Fri day. July 'Ju. leaving foot of Jef ferson street at 8:!o. Admission 75c. All members. Masonic fraternity una their friend are cordially invited. Mem bers please wear your f-x. Ceiail- L. Uu IjwU. BOD It. vans ano ti:irry a. .utivac. M. W. A. FIKLH DAT. All Modern Woodmen and Royal Neigh bors and friends are requested to bring well filled baskets next Sunday. July 2. for the Mr annual field day meet at Columbia Park. Games begin at lo A. M. Community basket dim er at noon. All kinds of games, sporta. band xuusic and speakiutf. jt-vjiyoouy wei cwtxe. PYTHIAN SISTERS. Rv the authority of th most excellent chief, the Msters are requested to nitet at J P riniey 4fc iN.tn a unoeriaamg panoi. Tuesday 10:30 A. M. to attend the funeral of our late faialer Bryant. j? LJti r- r i ' r. .hah."1, MlstreF of Records. trTPtrpATRirK: COCNCIl "227. KMGHT3 avr. LADIES OF SECl'RlTY Come to tho bl open meeting next Friday. July 20. K :3d i. Al. una rp, ou". " . on ("arrts ' iiiiU. KirnPHlvirK iimnuuiiu i" banjo orchestra, dancing. Hoch a union music. good prises, admission Tree, PORTLAND STAR HOMESTEAD NO. 42. B. A. Y.. will meet In Mose Temple, r ourtit and Taylor streets. Thurcday nisnt. July 2.. Will be a business meeting. presence re 3-jtred of all those who have a birthday in u:y. TREASURER OF FRATERNAL BROTH- KRHoOD will collect dut-s Mondas and Thuiadays, between '2 and a o clock, at offices of Ambrose & Lennon. Lafayette building, 313 V Washington, near Sixth. WANTED Mfn and women to attend free lecture at Arlon Hall, d and Oak. sundar h 1. M. Lena Morrow Lewis, a l'-turer of National reputation ; suoject. ouLiuiiu and Democracy. WOMEN OF MOoSEH E ART LEGION are giving a card party and dance Tuesday evening. July 13. at the Moose Hall. 4th and Taylor sts. Grocery prises will be given. Ad mission iii cents. IMBLEM Jewelry, buttons, charms, pins. Baw designs. Jaeger Bros,. 131-3 6th St. rRtEDLAVDER'S for lodge emblems. class pins and medals. S10 Washington st- CEMETERIES. BEAUTIFUL BIOUNT SCOTT PARK CEMETERY Perpetual care assured with everj purchase. No expense afterward. Prices lower. Courteous treatment to all