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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JTJXE , 1, " 1919.
PORTLAND SHIP HAS
HARD ATLANTIC TRIP
West Compo Finishes Maiden
Voyage Creditably.
BAD STORMS ENCOUNTERED
Vessel Built Here, After Steaming
1C,2 00 Miles, Is Anchored in
American Waters.
Her well decks submerged at times
during the two days she battled with a
north Atlantic gale; everything movable
on the topside being harshly treated,
while many fittings substantially fast
ened were twisted and torn loose, the
Portland-built steamer West Compo,
the twentieth hull the Northwest Steel
company floated, emerged from a most
trying maiden voyage with credit to her
builders and those responsible for her
navigation.
The vessel got away from the Colum
bia, river February 10, and was ordered
to the other side of the Atlantic with
a flour cargo, which was delivered at
Trieste, and it was May 16 when she
again reported in American waters,
making the Delaware Breakwater that
day. She had steamed 16,1100 miles.
Captain Charles A. Modeer, her master,
was formerly in the service of the Bu
reau of Lighthouses in Oregon and
Washington waters, and it is under
stood that he plans an immediate re
turn from the east to resume his peace
time vocation. He was commissioned
in the navy when the war broke out
and was in command of the tender Hose
when she was serving as a guard ship
at the entrance to the Columbia river.
Afterward he was given the Wesl
Compo.
In a letter written since reporting in
the east Captain Modeer has the follow
ing to say of the blow the ship
weathered:
Bad Weather Encountered.
"On March 14 the West Compo left
Hampton Roads, Va., bound for Trieste.
It was early spring in the north Atlan
tic, quite different from the balmy seas
of Jhe Parific and Caribbean. The
weather continued bad with misty rain,
hail and fog, until the 20th, when the
climax of dirty weather was reached
and culminated in a north Atlantic
storm. The storm lasted two days, a
tremendous sea was running, and the
ocean was covered with 'white horses'
resembling those of the 'Roaring
forties.'
"The high billows raked the ship
from head to stem, and when their
sweep reached the poop aft, it was en
tirely submerged. It was in one of
those moments, during the black, Egyp
tian night, that the two large, hand
steering wheels of beautiful hardwood,
were smashed to splinters and washed
overboard.
"The engine-room telegraph and com
pass pillars were loosened from their
fastenings in the steel deck, stanchions
and railings were bent and twisted, life
buoys, rudder-quadrant gratings, etc.
were all surrendered to Father Nep
tune, who fortunately demanded no
life, nor vaa a single limb of any of
the crew damaged.
Pi-ogrresa Very Difficult.
"The ship displacing 13.500 tons, la-
fcorously forced her wav forward, at
times making but one mile an hour, and
although almost engulfed in the tu
multuous seas, she defiantly forged
forward on her noble mission to carry
food for the starving millions in Eu
rope. Head winds were encountered for
the remainder of the trip to Gibraltar,
where we arrived March 30.
"After navigating among mine fieldB
for several days we arrived at Trieste
April 9. All the officers and crew were
civen leave to visit the battlefields on
the Italian frontier and the cities of
Italy.
"Everybody wanted to see Venice, of
course others went to Verona, r lor
ence, Rome and Milan. The-boys had a
chance that might come but once in
lifetime. They knew it and made hay
hii the suu-as shining.
"After the cargo was discharged we
left Trieste April 19, for Philadelphia,
Pa., via Spalato, Oallipoli, Messina and
Ciibraltar. At Spalato 76 passengers for
the United States were taken aboard.
making 157 souls (with the crew)
aboard. At Gibraltar we replenished
our fuel oil and water tanks.
"The Adriatic is a perfectly lovely
sea to navigate, when the 'Bora and
'Sirrocco' are not blowing, and when it
ib free from mines. This delightful sea
was chosen to adjust compasses, which
had accumulated errors amounting to
as much as Id degrees caused by de
parted sub-permanent magnetism. The
compasses have behaved beautifully
ever since."
LICKXSES AWAIT MAM' MEN
Government Nautical Instructor
I'inds Opportunities Here.
Professor A. R. Williams, in charge
of the Portland navigation school or
the shipping board recruiting service,
believes that there are numbers or
men in Portland and vicinity who could
qualify for licenses as deck and engine
room officers after taking a course in
schools the government maintains.
"Officers for botn deck and engine
room branches are scarce at Portland,
and often other ports are requested to
send virtually all licensed men for the
new vessels." said Professor Williams
yesterday. "I have only ten men in
the class at present, yet any man or
ordinary capacity, regardless of his
previous experience, can obtain a start
on a sea career if he exerts proper
interest and energy. The officers of
the United States steamvessel inspec
tion service are equally as interested
in licensing desirable men. and the
men who have completed the course
and secured papers have found them
selves in demand. To secure advance
ment through special education, with
out cost, seems to me a gain hun
dreds should appreciate."
IWCIFIC HAS MAD 41 SHIPS
Government Steamers Assigned Two
Organizations to Operate.
Assignments to the Pacific Steamship
company, or Admiral line, of vessels
for operation from Portland to date
number 41, of which 26 have been steel
carriers. So far ail of the ships have
been sent to the Atlantic, -with a single
exception, that being the Vest Munham
ms she was assigned to the Portland
oriental route
The Columbia Pacific Shipping com
pany, which has been in existence only
a few months, is rapidly assembling
a fleet, though its allotments have been
principally of wood carriers. There
have been only a. few ships sent else
where for cargo, a majority of the
fleet not only having been constructed
and fitted out here, but have been
loaded as well and started on their
maiden voyageB.
Tides at Astoria Sunday.
Hich. Low.
' 810 A. M 9 5 fet!10:25 A. M t.3 feet
4.37 P. M.....7.8 tect10:35 P. 11 r.S feet
PORTLAND-BUILT STEAMER BATTLES ' WITH STORM KING IN
NORTH ATLANTIC AND PROVES HER SEA
WORTHINESS AND STABILITY.
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Upper Racinfr mu iboard West Conp o
"white smother" came aboard. ' Right
CARGO FDR SHIP LACKING
PROGRAMME FOR ORIENTAL
LEVE MAY BE UPSET.
Of Large Quantity of Goods at
Manila one Is Consigned to
Portland Action Urged.
Of 400,000 bales of hemp ready for
immediate shipment at Manila, none is
consigned to Portland; neither is there
any movement of sugar, copra, rubber
or bags in which this port figures, ac
cording to a cablegram from J. J. Gor
man, oriental agent of the Pacific
Steamship company.; L,. Ii. Bates, for
eign freight agent for the fleet, laconi
cally said: "It's up to Portland im
porters and exporters to keep the
oriental line going."
Frank O Connor, Portland agent, re
ceived a communication from Mr. Bates
yesterday, inclosing a copy of Mr. Gor
man's cablegram. Mr. Bates said the
steamer West Munham, which left
Portland May 3, is due at Manila June
10. and it is imperative that Portland
interests act to obtain cargo for her;
otherwise it is feared rhe will get other
employment. It is said Manila inter
ests already have sought to obtain the
ship to load there, for the Atlantic, but
the Pacific Steamship company has pre
vented that move through the promise
that adequate freight would be picked
up at Manila and oriental ports to war
rant the ship being returned to this
city and continued in the line.
The West Celina is to be delivered
to the company shortly to load a June
cargo, and last week official assurance
was received that a steamer would be
assigned in July, so Portland would
have a fleet - of three to handle the
trade regularly, but the threatened dis
appointment in obtaining a return car
go for the West Munham may upset
the programme.
"I intend to place the matter before
the Chamber of Commerce and the im
porters and exporters of the city, and it
is possible they may be able to- expe
dite the movement by-getting into com
r.iunicatiqn with their representatives
ir. the orient ana at Manila,' said Mr.
O'Connor yesterday. 'The company
went to considerable trouble to afford
Portland an oriental service,, and. it
would seem that the shippers are large
ly responsible for its continuation."
WRY GOES ABROAD
FOrXDATIOX COMPANY'S PLANT
. TO BE DISMANTLED
I. IT. Doussett, French Expert, States
Equipment Soon Will Be Shipped
to France.
In the opinion of G. H. Dousset, ex
pert mechanical engineer of the French
high commission, there is no question as
to tne future of the Foundation com
pany's plant, he fully expecting that
the machinery, save such as ia not
appraised as worth shipping, because
of it being available on the other side,
will be shipped in the near, future. Mr.
Dousset spent yesterday at the yard,
going over the machinery details and
looking over the plant generally; and
he plans to finish his labors tomorrow.
'I was much pleased with-work .done 1
on the wood vessels here for the French
government, and they seemed to be
complete In every way, but I am cer
tain that steel vessels are preferred for
the merchant marine," said Mr. Dous
set yesterday. "It seems a pity to dis
mantle the Foundation company's plant
here, but it cannot, be expected to build
wood or steel vessels in such Humbert
as during the war. I don't believe
the machinery here could be sold tor Its
value, so I shall recommend that it be
loaded on wood steamers being built at
Victoria. B. C, and sent to France."
Mr. Dousset, was engaged in steel
ship construction in France before the
war and had much to do with battle
ships and submarines. He says Diesel
engines are desirable in many vessels
because or equal power provioea witn
much less space being occupied, when
compared to steam equipment; also they
are desirable trom the standpoint oi
economical operation.
He was much' interested In hearing
of the record made in the construction
of the -SSOO-ton steel steamer City of
Eureka by the Columbia River Ship
building corporation, and says that
France has made some records with
steel ships. He plans to Inspect the
steel plants here on completing his sur
vey of the Foundation property.
Marine Notes.
The .builders' trial, of the new steamer
tVest Celeron is to be held on th river to
morrow. The Northwest Steel company ex
pects the-ship to develop average speed, ami.
"
on starboard nldn. I.e ft WTi en
When the scuppers ran full.
as other details are up to requirements, she
will no doubt bo delivered before the wees
end.
Freshet condition, in the Columbia river
have prompted the bureau of lighthouses to
dlHConttnue the Kcnrlci landing rear range
light and. notice Is being given mariners
that it may be necessary to discontinue other
aids between Wind river and Stella.
The: government dredge Wahkiakum - Is
to be lifted on the public dry dock tomor
row. She and the Multnomah were with
drawn from operations on the Columbia re
cently and will be returned to service after
the freshet waters subside.
The tajik steamer Col. K. L. Xrake Is due
to sail touight for San Francisco, after hav
ing discharged 36.60O barrels of gasoline and
2U30 barrels of pearl 0:1.
Captain Johnson brought the McCormlck
steamer Multnomah Into the harbor early
yesterday from California, ports with 16.000
sacks of qement and 1334 barrels of asphalt,
much of the latter being Intended for high
way improvement work in the state. The
vessel left the Fifteenth-street terminal last
night for St. Helens, to start her outward
largo. She brought a full list of cabin pas
bentsern uou wnen reauy to sail v runjo a y
Is expected - to - have - all - accommodations
taken.
Inspection of the new steamers "West
Celeron and West Celina was carried on
yesterday by members of the staff of United
States Steamvessel Inspectors Edwards and
Wynn. Tomorrow the steamer Lurline will
be given her annual inspection, while a start
will be made on the inspection of the 8500
ton steel steamer Wawalona, which the
Vancouver steel plant of the Standifer force
floated recently with all masts, rigging,
funnel and such gear in place. The steamer
Joseph Kellogg will undergo her annual in
spection Tuesday.
The wood steamer Toka, constructed on
Pugt sound, has been assigned to load ties
at T a com a. for the Atlantic. Her cargo is
part of an order closed by the Charlea PL
McCormlck Lumber company with the rail
road administration.
George F. Rogers, head of the Astoria
wood ship plant bearing his name. Is in the
city on business and will return to Astoria
tonight. Mr. Rogers says the last govern
ment ship has been launched and the ef
forts of all are now concentrated on com
pleting the programme.
C. D. Kennedy, Portland agent for the
division of operation, yesterday moved the
last of his office effects from the North
western National Sank building to the
Spalding building.
The Coast Shipbuilding company was rep
resented aboard the wood steamer Soy kin
when she left the plant yesterday for sea
on her 24-hour trial spin.
To load the last of her floor cargo the
steamer west Quechee shifted from th
Portland flour mill to the elevator dock
yesterday.
The steamer Bush on g. Captain Spanky,
shifts today to the Menefee mill at Rainier
to load ties.
The steamer Undine of th Harkins line
will operate on the Lurline's schedule Mils
week between Portland and Astoria. The
Lurlfne Is due for inspection tomorrow. The
Undine made a special trip Friday, owlne
I to the steamer Ceorglana lying over that
day, and the company plans Tiaving an ex
tra boat out each Friday during the Sum
mer season to take care of the traffic.
The Japanese steamer fihimpo Mam Is
reported to have put back to San Francisco
because of head weather and shortage of
fuel and may not be In the harbor until
Tuesday. The vessel Is under charter to
load lumber here for Shanghai.
The forecast nf the weather bureau rela
tive to the Willamette river yesterday was
that the stream will continue to rise today
and tomorrow and fall Tuesday, reaching
18.7 feet today, 19.2 feet tomorrow and drop
to IS. 6 feet Tuesday.
COMMAXDER COX GOES SOTTTII
Emergency Fleet Official Ends In
spection of Oregon Yards.
Commander Tt. M. Cox, U. S. N., at
present identified with the ship plant
division of the Emergency Fleet cor
poration, left last night for San Fran
cisco to corrtinue his inspection of Cali
fornia yards, after having spent three
weeks In the Oregon district. He had
intended including Washington plants
in his itinerary, but an official party
is in- Calfornia that necessitates hie
presence.
Commander Cox has a deep concern
In the future of the American merchant
marine and, along with his visits to
shipyards he has gathered a general
insight into Portland's new marine
terminals and what the future pro
gramme contemplates. He also delved
into the drydock situation, as he had
spent some time on. the west coast,
when in -active navy service, he is ac
quainted with much of the trade con
ditions. FIRE RCXES ARE NOT SEVERE
Waterfront Safeguards Held to Be
Necessary. .
Fire that resulted In material dam
age yesterday afternoon at the plants
of the Oregon Box & Manufacturing
company and the South Portland
Shingle company, was pointed to by G
B. Hegardt, chief engineer of the com
mission of ' public docks, as refuting
assertions by some that, fireproof con
struction was unnecessary on the water
front. Heavy mill construction, properly
protected. Is none too good for dock
purposes and other structures should be
of material to withstand fire dangers."
said Mr. Hegardt. "The provisions of
the present building code are regarded
stringent by some, but where surround
ing property is exposed the fire mar
shal and others have found it best to
insist on adequate protection."
Phone your want ads to The Orego
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ST. HELENS SHIPYARD
WILL BE KEPT GOING
Mr. McCormick's Faith
Wood Ships Unshaken.
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TIE BUSINESS IS GROWING
Western Fir (or Railroad Cso
- Getting Favorable Notice In
East, Declares Millman.
Is
Ab firm In his belief In -wooden vos
sels as he was before the war fleet
was proposed, when he and his asso
ciates established the tit. Helens Ship
building company about eight years
ago, Charles R. McCormlck, head of
the Charles K. McCormlck Lumber
company, says the plant will be kept
going. He says It will require one
ehior under construction at all times
to meet the demands of the McCor
mlck. fleet alone, and he Is confident
that other contracts will be available,
so more than one set of ways will be
In use,-
Mr. McCormlck; arrived yesterday
from San Francisco, His company Is
handling: ail of the tie business from
this coast to the Atlantic for, the
United States railroad administration,
and he says the government's wooden
fleet and the wholesale purchases of
ties here have combined to bring fir
of the northwest forests into greater
prominence than ever in the east.
" Durability Tests Planned.
"I have been informed that cargoet
of ties reaching the Atlantic side are
to bo Inspected by- railroad engineers
and government representatives, not
with a view to finding unsuitable ma
terial, as that inspection is made here
before. the stock goes aboard the ves
sels, but to- study fir and check on its
life- from the time it s dischargee?
until It ia removed later from rail
road beds," said Mr. McCormlck, "It
is a development that shows the in
creased interest in fir, which is today
a material that fills many needs here
tofore supplied by southern pine ana
other materials.
It was reported in financial circles
that the McCormick interests planned
to establish a large distributing yard
at New York, carrying the lumber from
the northwest. Mr. McCormick said it
had been determined to open a New
York office because of the rapidly
growing demand for lumber, but he
did not anticipate establishment of a
large yard, there as yet, be said.
New Schooner Projected.
Regarding the proposed construction
of a drydock in connection with the
St. Helens shipyard plant, which mat
ter was taken up by lower river in
terests with the management, Mr. Mc
Cormick said it had been decided not
to build such a plant, since it was the
Intention of the commission of public
docks to construct a 12,000-ton drydock
at Portland, while the Port of Fort
land Commission had already taken
steps to have the sixth pontoon added
to the present dock.
Plans have been approved for a
larger steam schooner than the com
pany now operates, which will be laid
out with a view to providing a lumber
capacity of 1,500,000 feet and possibly
1,600,000 feet- Mr. McCormlck says that
such a vessel could be used In the
deepwa.ter trade of fhe Pacific, as well
as in. domestic trade, and might even
be found profitable in the canal trade.
The new schooner will be built this
year.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, May 81. Arrived It 1 A. M.
Steamer Multnomah, from San Francisco.
Sailed at 8 A. M. Steamer Boykin. for sea
trial trip. Saileo at i tr. 3i. aiwmw -r. o.
Loop, from Weatport. for San Francisco.
Sailed Steamer West Quechee, for Newport
News.
ASTORIA. May 81. Sailed at midnight
Steamer Celilo, for San Diego via San Fran
cisco and San Pedro. Sailed at 8:30 A. M.
Steamer Stanwood. for San Peciro. Sailed
at 8 last night Steamer Halco. for San
Pedro. Sailed at noon French motor
schooner Suzanne, for United Kingdom.
COOS BAT, May 31. Arrived Steamer
City of Topeka, from Portland, for ti&n
Francisco via Eureka.
SAM PEDRO, May 31. Arrived last night
Steamer Shasta, from Columbia river.
GAVTOTA. May St. Sailed yesterday
Steamer J. A. Chanslor, for Portland.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 31. Returned last
night Japanese steamer Bhinpo Maru, for
Portland, short of fuel.
SAN FRANCISCO May' 81. Arrl-red:
Steamer Tahoe. trom Aberdeen. Sailed:
Steamers Ecuador, for Hong Kong: Colusa,
for Colombo: President, for Vancouver.
YOKOHAMA. May 1:3. Arrived: Tsuru
gisan Maru. from Seattle.
KOBE, May 2 Arrived: Genohu Maru,
from Seattle.
MANILA, way 23. Arrivea: west vaca.
from San Francisco, via Yokohama.
SHANGHA I. May -J3. Arrivea: -Motorsnin
Vergeland, from San Francisco, via Yoko-
nama.
BBATTLB, Wash., May 81. Arrived
Steamers Admiral Nicholson. Southeast
Alaska; Cordova. Southwest Alaska. Sailed
Steamers Latouche, Nome; Admiral Evans,
Southeast Alaska.
TACOMA. May 31. Arrived: Steamers
Cordova, Alaska; Edgewood, Seattle; Queen,
San Francisco.
Sailed: steamers Queen, Horace .Baxter.
San Francisco; Cordova, Alaska: Eltssa
(bull) and barges inosKa, .uuynilon. tow
ing. Seattle.
Pacific. Coast Shipping Notes.
ASTORIA, Or.. May 33. (Special.) Carry
ing lumber from bt. Helens, the steam
schooner celilo sailed at last mgnt
for San Pedro.
The steam schooner Daisy Matthews
rived from Portland at 4:15 this morning and
went to Knappton to complete her cargo of
lumber.
Laden with a Tun cargo or lumber trom
WestDorL the steam ' schooner fetanwood
uHed at 8:0 today for San Pedro.
The steam schooner Halco sailed at 13 last
night for San Pedro with lumber trom tho
Hammond mill.
The French motor schooner Suzanne.
carrying a cargo of ties from Portland, sailed
at ll!:0today lor tne ijnitea mngaom.
The steamer Mattapan. laden with ties
from Westport. shifted to the local harbor
1 o'clock this morning. fane win sail
for New York probably tomorrow if she com
pletes her crew.
The steamer Rose City is due at 10 o'clock
tonivht from San Francisco, en route to
Portland with freight and passengers.
The emergency fleet steamer Boykin. from
Portland, arrived at 5 o'clock and will sail
this evening on her 24-hour trial trip at sea.
The steam schooner F S Loop, with lum
ber from Weitport. sailed at 6:15 this even
ing for San Francisco.
GRAYS HARBOr! 'Wash., May 81.
(Special.) The steamer Carlos arrived this
afternoon and is loading at the Donovan
mill.
SEATTLE. Wash., May 31. (Special.)
In a deal closed this morning the United
Railway c Logging Supply company leased
pier 12 at the foot of Battery street, from
Galbraltu & Company. It will be used by
the new occupants as a salmon terminal.
The lease is the most Important in water
front property since w. j? . jann ana com
-nt nrnn,rtv since W. F. Jalill and
,a n v renewed their lease of pier 11 -A and
also leased pier 1 1-B from the Pacific Coast
company, combining the two properties
under one management for heavy operations
ny
1 in the salmon business.
pi., i- is one of the largest private piers
in the central waterfront, having a front
age of 813 feet on Railroad avenue and ex
tending 613 feet from that thoroughfare to
the outer harbor line.
The &400 steamer Askawake Is due to be
launched at the eeattle North Pacillc ship
yards on J une 7.
COOS BAT. Or.. May 81. (Special.) The
steamship City of Topeka arrived from Port
land at ft:05 o'clock this morning, and sailed
tor Eureka and San Francisco at 8:15 P. M.
The tug Gleaner, which brought In scows
for the government yesterday, departed to
day at 4..3U P. en route to Yauulua Bay
fr the United States dredge Oregon, which
will operate here during the summer.
The steam eohooner Martha Buehner ar
rived today at 0 A. M. from San Francisco.
Captain J. J. Swensen. formerly of the
steam schooner Hardy, has returned to the
.Marina ituenner and is now master ox That
wraft. Captain Swensen sailed the Hardy
for nearly a year in the employ of a wealthy
planter of Guatemala, calling at ports along
the Central American and Mexican coasts.
The steam schoonoer Yellowstone will sail
for San Pedro tomorrow afternoon, and be
fore returning north will go on drydock at
San Kranclsco.
T A COMA. Wash.. May SI. (Special.)
The crew arrived today for the Remus, a
Struthers 8c Xlxon steamer, built at the Todd
Drydock & Construction corporation yards.
It is expected she will be shifted to Seattle
within a few days. The Polybtiis. also award
ed to this Sun Francisco shipping firm, is
ttnishing loading here.
The barges In oak a, Endymlon and steamer
Blissa towed to Lake Union today to lay up.
pending orders. This leaves the harbor pretty
well clear of wooden ships.
To load flour here for the eastern coast,
the Edgewood arrived during the nlgh and
la at the Puget Sound Flouring mills.
A family reunion was held on board the
Columbia River today, when Captain Neil
Murchlson entertained his brothers. Captain
Donald Murchlson and Captain Peter Murchl
son of Aberdeen. Donald Murchlson Is a
Tacoma resident.
G. M. Bryde. millionaire ship owner from
Chrlstlanla, Norway, arrived In Tacoma
Thursday evening and is registered at the
Tacoma hotel. Mr. Bryde has several ships
on the ways in three shipyards of Seattle,
he as id. "I have received some ships," said
Mr. Bryde. "and some more are under way.
I am Just here to ciean. up the business a
little."
Rates on vessels prevailing under war-time
prices and present conditions have been dem
onstrated along the water front at Tacoma
the last few days. The Japanese steamer
Tottorl Maru has been in the United States
government service for the last ten months
at a rate said to be around S3500 a day.
Thursday the work of discharging her was
rushed to the limit in order that another day
would not b charged against unci bam s
war account. Now that th steamer la re
turned to hr owners. It la said she is worth
about ftiOO a day under present market
rates. " '
Word of th sudden death of her brother.
E Van Eermour of Tacoma. while, at the
Foundation company's Victoria. B, yards.
warn received todav hr Mrs. E. M. Carpenter.
Mr. Seymour was foreman of the molding
deDartment of the Foundation yards here
ii t i 1 t vmrAm rl -ar! whn ha WU trallB
ferred to the Victoria, plant. Death followed
a short Illness.
BAN FRANCISCO. CaU May 81. The Pa
clfio Mail Steamship company dispatched
frwrA l(nra tn th far east today. The
Ecuador, Captain Bans Thompson, sailed
for th orient via Honolulu, and the Oo-
lnaa. rjittJiln Miller, left out for Colombo,
unll r.rt nnrta of tbe Dutch East Indies.
The Ecuador was filled with freight and
evprv berth was sold out weeks ago.
Th Asoo-tnn deadweight steel steamer
Del wood, which failed to glide into the
water at the Hanlon plant two days ago
at the launching. Is still stuck on the broken
ways with the stern extended Into the water
and the bow high and dry. Th surveyors
have investigated, and the experts are plan
nlng to adopt measures to get the ship
into rieen water. It has been determined
that the accident was probably due to the
fact that the piles have shifted in th soft
mud and failed to give sufficient support
for the timbers, and thus th skidway
spread. The vessel is listing at an angle
of about 20 degrees. It is not believed
As a result of alleged carelessness by
what is believed to be a number of steam
ship engineers during the past 48 hours, the
slips between th various views along the
waterfront are covered with a thick film of
oil. Accord ins- to shioDins men. this con
stitnte a grave menace for the docks and
shipping, for a small bias communicated
to the oil would result In the flames being
spread along the entire length of piers In a
short time. Officials of the namor ooara
will make Invest! ration and attempt to dis
cover the culprits. It Is against th law
to pump this oil out of a ship except when
at ea
The schooner Georgette, Captain Johnson,
arrived from Wellington today after a pas
sage of 86 days. The vessel encountered
about a week of rough weather and numer
ous calms. The cargo consisted of 1200
tons of hemp and 100 tons of tallow, con
simed to Georae W. McNear. Inc.
Robert Louis Stevenson's old schooner
Casco was given clearance papers today
and sailed away for the foot of th rain
bow somewhere In Siberia, with a crew of
30 men on a treasure hunt.
VESSEL STICKS AT LATJXCHXNG
Concrete Ship TJ-5 Refuses to 1eave
VancouTerW'ays.
VANCOUVER, Wash., May 81. (Spe
cial.) The W-5, the last of the five
concrete ships built here by the Great
Northern Concrete Shipbuilding com
pany for the government, was christ
ened today by little Jane Sadler,
daughter of Mr. Sadler, construction en
gineer of the company, out tne great
mass of concrete in the form of a ship
failed to budse an inch. Tho tug George
W. Bates threw out a cable and blocks
and pulled down a dolphin in attempt
ing to pull the snip, wnue me men
worked with Jacks in Trying to gei u
started.
The Columbia river had risen until
water was directly under the ship so
the skids could not be greased and the
distance the boat could move would
not give it momentum to take it into
deep' water. After trying until noon.
it was decided to steam up a aonKey
engine and use Its power through a
ram. with block and tackle, while the
Bates tugged away.
This was successful In moving the
W-5 about 30 feet, where she stuck in
about six feet of water. The rising
water, it is expected, will float off
the ship in time, when she will be
towed along side of the government
dock and completed.
MATE OF SCHOONER ' KILLED
Lyle E. Noble Fatally Crashed at
Hammond Mill.
ASTORIA. Or.. May 31. (Special.)
Lyle Elliott Noble, mate on the steam
schooner Flavel, was Instantly killed
this afternoon by a sling load of lum
ber falling on him, crushing his skulL
The accident occurred at the Ham
mond mill, where the craft is loading
lumber. Noble was 33 years of age,
and left one sister residing In Seattle
and one In Los Angeles.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, May 81. Condition of the
bar at u P. M. Sea smooth; wind north
west, 0 miles.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND, Or.. May 31. Maximum tem
perature, 60 degrees; minimum temperature,
45 degrees. River reading. S A. M.. ls.l
feet; change In last -4 hours. O.G-foot rise.
lotal ralnlall a f. M. to u f. Al.l. none
total rainfall since September 1. 1918. 40.19
inches: normal rainfall since September 1,
4 J. its inches: ueiiciensy or rainiaii since scp
tember L 1P1S. 1.97 Inches. Sunrise, &:J4
A. M.; sunset. 8:5:t P. M. ; total sunshine. U
hours 5 minutes; possible sunshine. 15 hours
L'i minutes. toonrlse, l :4l A. aa. : moonset.
11:U3 r M. fiarometer treaucea sea level)
5 P. M.. 30.38 Inches: relative humidity at
noon, ou per cent.
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Boston .......
Calgary
Chicago
Denver .......
Des Moines...
Eureka ......
Ga lventop . . . .
oOi 56 0.00!.. IN iClear
kj 50 o.oo io NW Pt. cloudy
O.OOl.'E Cloudy
45 o.uo-ue; NWiCIoudy
h4 o.nol. .'NWiCIoudy
ri' o.mii. ,'NK ;cioudy
rtj o.ui I . . i.n w Cloudy
44! B2.0.0HI22.N Clear
74; SUO.OOIOSR Cloudy
neiena .......
t.l uneau ......
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Los .X ngelea. .
Marshfleld ...
M edford ......
Minneapolis ..
Nw Orleans.,
New York .
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:."..- o .oo, . . s Pt. cloudy
; 84 o.oi 14 s Pt. cloudy
is! 70,0.00 lu SW Clear
"21 74 0.00'. .N Clear
6rt So.3o(..S Rain
7ol S4 0.00I..1SE 'Clear
sal (.4 o.ool . . se Pt. cloudy
, ..I 5a O.Oi" in NW CIear
44' 74 O.OO 1'.' NWlClear
4l 04 O.no 16 W Clear
31' 54 O.01I. .IS ICloudy
4! 60 O.O'l 10 N"WCi.r
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SO '- O.OO 18 N'WK'leur
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3-'l 50 0.1J lOiNWinesr
5 rt O.OJ'l'JlW Pt. cloud
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North Yakima
Phoenix ...
Pociftello- .. .
Portland ...
Koseburg ..
Sacramento
St. l.ouis..
Salt Lake..
San Diego..
San Francisco.
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United States Railroad Administration
Director General of Railroads
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad Oregon Electric Railroad
CHANGES IN TRAIN SCHEDULES
Effective Sunday, June 1.
SPOKANE. PORTLAND & SEATTLE RAILROAD
No. a Leave Portland 7:10 P. M. as now, arrive VThite Salmon, L-yle.
Fallbridge, Maryhill, 5 minutes earlier than heretofore; Roosevelt 11-45,
Alderdale 12:08. Whttcomb 12:22. Plymouth 12:56. Kennewick 1:53, Pasco
2:00 A. M. instead of 2:20; Spokane 7:20 A. SL as heretofore.
'o. 8 Leaving Portland 5:45 P. M.. will move from 1 to 5 minutes
earlier than heretofore at Carson and points east.
OREGON ELECTRIC RAILROAD FROM PORTLAND
no. 1 Leave Portland 6:50 A. M. Instead of 6:40. arrive Tualatin 7:30,
making stops only at Jefferson street. Shops, Corbett street, Multnomah,
Garden Home, Metzger and Tigard.
N,o. 61 New daily train, leave Portland 7:50 A. M, arrive Garden Home
8:25, making local stops.
Sie. S3 New daily train, leave Portland 10:10 A- 1L. arrive Garden
Home 10:45. Tualatin 11:05. making local stops.
No. 7 Leave Portland 10:40 A..M. as heretofore, arrive Garden Home
11:10 instead of 11:15. Tualatin 11:24 instead of 11:30. Donald 11:53 in
stead of 11:59, arrive Salem 12:50 as heretofore. Stops will not be made
between Jefferson street and Tualatin, except at Garden Home and
Tigard.
-No. o Arrive Albany 5:10 P. M. Instead of 5:15, leave Corvallis 4:59
Instead of 5:04.
No. 3 New daily train, leave Portland 2:45 P. 1C, arrive Garden
Home 3:25. making local stops.
No. 33 Will leave Portland 4:00 P. M. as heretofore, arrive Garden
Home 4:40 instead of 4:35. Korest Grove 6:25 instead of 6:15.
No. 43 Leave Portland 6:15 P. M. Instead of 6:10, arrive Forest Grove
7:30 Instead of 7:35.
No. -45 New daily train, leave Portland 9:10 P. M.. arrive Garden Home
t:45. making local stops; continuing, leave Garden Home 9:45 P. M.
instead of 9:55. arrive Orenco 10:05 instead of 10:15. Note Thia train '
will not connect with No. 19 at Garden Home.
No. 19 Leaving Portland at 9:20 P. M. will not connect at Garden
Home for Orenco.
No. 21 Leave Portland 11:20 P. M Instead of 11 JO, arrive Tualatin
12:25 A. M. inaiead of 12:35.
No. 2.1 (Formerly No. 63) will be discontinued after Friday, June 13th,
Woodburn to tiaiem.
TO PORTLAND
No. 2 Leave Wllsonville 6:20 A. M. Instead of I:S0. Garden Home S:St
Instead of 6:05, arrive Portland 6:35 Instead of 6:45.
No. 6 Leave Salem as -now. West Woodburn 7:61 Instead of 7:55.
Donald 8:02 instead of 8.06, Tualatin 8:30 Instead of S:SL
No. 24 (now No. 64) Leaving Salem S:55 A. M. for Woodburn will be
discontinued June 14th.
No. 02 New daily train, will leave Garden Home :00 A. 2C, arrive
Portland 9:40, making local stops.
No. 64 New daily train, leave Tualatin 11:15 A. 2rL. Garden Horn
11:35, arrive Portland 12:10 P. M, making local stopa.
No. 12 Leave Salem 12:05 P. M- instead of 12:15. Woodburn 12:29
Instead of 12:45, Donald 12:63 instead of 1:07. Tualatin 126 instead of
1:36, Garden Home 1:45 instead of 1:53, arrive Portland 2i2Q Instead
of 2:25.
No. 4 Leave Forest Grove 3:55 P. M. Instead of 4:05. arrive Portland
6:10 instead of 5:20.
No. e4 New daily train, leave Garden Horn 4:00 P. 1L. arrive Port
land 4:40, making local stops.
No. 'JO Arriving Portland 7:40 P. M. will not mike stopa between,
Tualatin and Portland, except Tigard and Garden Home.
No. 60 Will leave Tualatin 7:03 P. M. Instead of 6:15, Tigard 7:13
Instead of 6:23, Garden Home 7:20 Instead of 6:30. arrive Portland 7:&S
instead of 7:05. making local stops.
No. 44 Will leave Forest Grove 7:40 P. M. Instead cf 2:35, Hlllsboro
7:53 instead of 8:47, Orenco 8:01 instead of 8:64. Garden Home S:20
instead of 9:15. running through to Portland, 8:55 P. M.
No. 48 Leave Orenco 10:10 P. M. instead of 10:20, Garden Homo 10 -.30
Instead of 10:40, arrive Portland 11:05 instead of 11:15.
The Portland time Quoted above is at North Bank Station, the time at
Jefferson-street Station being 15 minutes earlier on. trains arriving
in the city, and 15 minutes later on trains departing.
Seattle .......
Sitka
Spokane .....
421 5S'0.00..rW (Clear
34 .'.S 0.00 .. NW Clear
4 60 0.00!. . NB Cloudy
40 6'-' 0.0"! . . N Clear
4SI hi O.ou 10'SW Clear
3s:'S ii.oui.. Pt- cloudy
4" 6S0.00'..'SW Pt. cloudy
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Tatoosh Island
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Washington
tA. M. today.
p. M. report of preceding day.
FORECASTS.
-PnfiMnA and vicinity Fair and warmer;
moderate westerly winds.
Oregon Fair and warmer, light to heavy
frost east portion in early morning; moder
ate westerly winds. , ,
Washington tair ana wm.
W"t-rly winds. . , ,
Idaho r sir; ugni in
rly morning, warmer during toe after
noon. .
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Plane-Landing Field Ready.
rvRANTS PASS. Or. May 31. (Spe
cial.) Grants Pass has provided a per
manent landing field for airplanes ad
jacent to the city and within a few
blocks of a paved street. The field is
300x3000
f.t .nil obstacles naturally
hindering
arrival or departure of
planes have been eliminated. The site,
which is high and dry tn winter, has
been leveled, and autolets have traveled
over it at a 60-mile clip.
Fire Halts Fbone Service.
BEND, Or., May 21. (Special) Tele
phone service was stopped at noon
todav when a fire in the basement of
the "Deschutes Investment company's
building burned exposed cables con
necting with the ewltchboards of the
local phone office. Service will prob
ably be resumed tomorrow.
Chinese merchants were hard hit by
the decline in hides caused mainly by
Europe's slacking demand.
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