The Sunday Oregonian., June 22, 1919, SECTION TWO, Page 24, Image 49

TITE SU3TOAT OKEGOXIANV PORTLAND. JTJXE 22, 1919.
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ROW HELD SUICIDE
Aberdeen Officer, After Inves
tigation, Gives Verdict.
WARRANTS ARE NOT SERVED
frank J. Bale, Erldenco Shows,
Fired Four Shots In Effort to
End Life In Own Cabin.
ASTORIA. Or, Jan II. (Special.)
frank J. Sale, mate on the Emergency
Fleet iteviier AgrarUta. committed aui
cld. That wu the decision reached by
Elmer I. Gibson, deputy sheriff of
Aberdeen. Wash, who arrived late last
Blsht to make an investigation of the
circumstances surrounding: the man's
death. Jlm a result of the investigation,
which was completed today, no arrests
have been made or will be made, not
wlthstandinr the fact that Gibson came
mvwA wiih warrant, fnr f"a ntai n Jacob
Kielsen and members of the crew.
About 1 o'clock this moraine; Gibson,
accompanied by Deputies Henshaw and
Bakotlch from the local sheriffs office,
visited the steamer, made an examina
tion of the mate's room where the trag
edy occurred, and interviewed the offi
cers. Concluding- from this examina
tion that Sale had killed himself. Gib
son decided to make no arrests, but
summoned the captain, three sailors,
the boatswain and steward to report at
the courthouse this morning-, when
their testimony was taken for submis
sion to the Washington courts.
Evideaee Skews Details.
The examination on - board ship
showed conclusively that Sale had Been
shot with one of the ship'a pistols, four
of which had been In his possession
and locked in a desk to which he had
the only key. He had gone Into a locker
about two feet square, shut the door
and fired the fatal shots, as there was
a pool of blood on the floor and one
bullet had gone through the door. Two
empty shells and two bullets were
tound on the floor of the locker.
After that. Sale apparently stag-gered
out of the locker into the cabin, where
he fired two more shots; and when
found he lay on his back across a chair
with his head hanging under his desk.
That he tried to reload the run while
In that posrtion Is evident from the fact
that a cartridge clip covered with
bloody finger-marks was found, lying
close to his right hand.
LeUer Left for Widow.
In the letter which he bad written
to his wife. Sale made no mention of
coniempiaiius on... .
not feeling well, was greatly exhausted
when he finished his day's work and
wished he could take a long rest.
The testimony adduced at this morn
ing's bearing was practically the same
aa the captain's and second officer's
k. i;. v.-. in tn.v'i Oreeonlan:
and these statements were substan
tiated by the memoers 01 "" -J.
& Michael, steward. In telling of
w- 4nlnp.n man. said:
tne iinuu.is J -
"After I was sent by Captain Neilseni
to search for Mate sale, i wm "'
room and on opening the door saw nlm
lying on his back across a chair, bis
head hanging under the desk. He ap
peared to be struggling, and I reached
over to help him when I saw the blood.
Then I reported to the captain, and -we
took the man on board the tug and car
ried him ashore. I intended to return
to the steamer but she had gone to sea.
so the tug landed me at Westport and
I came overland to Astoria. t
"I did not even know the mates
name, aa I was busy ail the time in
my own department and never saw him
excepting when he came for his meals.
He always was pleasant, but rather
quiet, and I had never seen anything
strange in his actions.
-I ,hall leave the steamer here and
return to my home in Portland, but I
decided on that several days ago.
Mate Held Peculiar.
Some light was thrown on the char
acter of the mat when Arthur Guth.
east th street. Portland, a member
f th crew, was examined. Guth tes
tified that the mat was considered
"crabbed" by th men who worked un
der him. "He was awful cranky." aald
the boy. "He got riled up at any little
thing. If yon didn't do the work lust
right he would push you away and do
It himself. On the day h died, he was
acting very peculiarly. When he
wound up som rop h didn't seem to
car how doe his bands cam to get
ting caught in the winch. We thought
he would hurt himself. He walked the
deck a long time and didn't answer
anyone's questions."
Leonard Fetters. 70 7Sth street. Port
land, testified that after the captain
told th mat he should not have turned
the Agaiista loos -until the tide rose,
the mate was very moody. "He put his
hands behind him and walked the
deck." he said. "Then he bit his finger
nails and talked to himself. That was
the last I saw of him until we put him
on the tug. He was stIU breathing
then."
Cartala Explains Departs.
When Captain Nielsen was inter
rogated he told th sheriff why ho left
Grays Harbor so suddenly.
"I did not tell the steward to come
back to the vessel." eaid the captain.
"I didn't make the decision to keep on
out oves the bar until after we had
sent the mat back to th hospital.
Then the pilot told me that I couldn't
wait and get out on that tide. The tide
In the morning would have been a
lower one. 1 took advantage of a high
tide and a smooth bar to get out of the
harbor and on to Astoria. 1 sent a
wireless to our Hoquiam agents to fur
nish the steward and the boatswain
with funds to make the trip to Astoria."
When asked concerning the alleged
row with the mate, the captain said
there had been no row.
-When I came back from town I
found that he had turned the boat
loose on a low tide, and I told him I
thought he had enough sense to turn
the ship loose before the tide turned."
Fau. Say Skipper.
"Did you have any words then."
B.ked the sheriff.
"Xo. he didn't reply and I didn't say
any more about It. as the ship was in
no danger from his act. I was merely
put out at his lack of Judgment. May
be he had misinterpreted my orders."
John Jackson, boatswain, bore out
the testimony of the other officers and
added that the first mate was not much
of a navigator, and did not take hold
of things with the firm hand that a
first mate should use.
J. N. Judah. collector of customs, tes
tified that no drugs were found In the
dead man's effects. He had been on
the watch for this he said. After ex
amination h was convinced that the
death was straight suicide.
CAPTAIN SEILSOX IS LACDED
Oiler on Vessel Believes Frank Sale
Killed Himself.
Charges originating at Hoquiam
against Captain Jacob Nielsen of this
city, master of the wood steamer Agar
ista. that he was responsible for the
death of Frank J. Sale, mate of the ves
sel, found with two bullet wounds in
fcia mead as th vessel was making her
way to sea from Grays Harbor Thurs
day night, have caused deep concern at
the Portland headquarter of the 17 th
lighthouse district,: in which Captain
Nielsen served from February IS. 1S0S,
to April 30. 1918. when h was commis
sioned a Junior lieutenant in th navy
reserve force.
Captain Nielsen's first berth In th
lighthouse aervlc was a mat of th
Columbia river lightveesel. and a year
afterward he vu made master of the
vessel, which berth he filled until the
war drew him to other fields. On his
return not long ago he was named mas
ter of the Agarista on recommendation
of Portlanders.
Allen W. Hartman of 110S East
Twenty-seventh street North, was an
oiler aboard the vessel, but left her at
Hoquiam Tuesday, charging that he did
not like some of the crew aboard. He
said Captain Nielsen was well thought
of by th crew and when Mr. Hart
man told him he did not like the crew
and wanted to leave, the master at once
arranged to pay him off at the custom
house. Speaking of the master and
mate yesterday, Mr. Hartman aid:
"Frafnk. Sale, first mate, was always
more or less secluded, mumbling and
talking. The last words I heard him
say when I was there Tuesday was that
he didn't think he'd ever make Cali
fornia again. He was in his room, and
I was passing outside and heard him
say. 'I don't think I'll make California
any more.' Th door was open and I
looked through and saw him. mum
bling. He was a melancholy kind of
man. He always had a distant look on
his face as If be had something on his
mind h was worrying over.
"Saturday morning a week ago we
drew our port pay. He was irritated
because I wouldn't sign until I got It.
He was inclined to be irritated more or
less.
"Our- captain was on who wouldn't
argue with a man. He was always
looking to see what he could do for th
boys. A fine man. a very fin man.
Best skipper I ever sailed under, and
what's more he was a navy man and
bad seen service In the war.
"Just to snow you what a good man
he is to the crew, the port pay wasn't
ready for us Saturday. He said, 'My
men must have that money tonight;
I'm not going to wait till Monday.' He
went ashore and came back with the
money and paid the boys off In the aft
ernoon. That's the kind of man he was,
always looking to see that his men got
what was coming to them, and this
money let them go ashore Saturday
night. He was not quarrelsome. In fact,
he wouldn't quarrel with anyone, mates
or crew.
"The whole thing was that th first
mate was despondent and killed him
self In a fit of melancholy. I am abso
lutely positive that the captain never
had anything to do with killing him.
As I said before, he wouldn't argue
with a man, and never used any heated
words. Before he would argue with a
person he would tell them to go ashore
and get their money; that if they didn't
like the boat he didn't want them to
stay."
STEAMER BERTHS AT PREMIUM
Cabin Accommodations Aboard Rose
City in Great Demand.
Cabin accommodations aboard the
liner Rose City are at a premium for
tomorrow's sailing, every berth having
been taken. G. F. Egan, Portland agent
for the San Francisco & Portland
Steamship company, ia much sought
after as a result, many wishing to as
certain if just "one more passenger"
might not he accommodated, but unless
Captain Macgenn is shifted to the
bridge to rest, it la certain there is no
chance.
The vessel will b worked today and
all night so that she can start for the
Golden Gate tomorrow. Her cargo
offerings are in line with the passenger
rush, so she will take away a capacity
load. The vacation and tourist season
is said to have really opened, and Mr.
Egan reports that if another ship was
available she could be filled as easily
as one. Th prospects of a fleetmate
for th Rose City have not changed,
though the field of suitable steamers
Is being canvassed.
JTCXE SURVEY IS UNDER W.W
Crew Sow Engaged at Entrance to
Columbia River.
There Is a crew engaged at the en
trance to the Columbia river making
the annual June survey, and the prob
abilities are the soundings will be
made known during the coming week.
The survey of the raid-winter period
showed mere than 40 feet of water at
the entrance, and it Is not anticipated
the Jun report will, indicate any
change.
The transfer of the dredge Chinook
from the Columbia river to Charleston,
3. CX. left the government engineers
without a dredge here for carrying on
the maintenance of the entrance channel-
The general view appears to be
that dredging completed last year, to
gether with the Influence of the north
and sonth Jetties, have served toward
the permanency of the road, and no
change of consequence is looked for
during the next season.
DEMAND FOR FIR IS GROWING
George Cornwall Says Timber Is
Finding Favor Abroad.
Indications are that northwest fir Is
finding favor In a broader field than
before the war, reports George Corn
wall, publisher of the Tlmberman, who
cites Inquiries reaching his offices and
the fact that his list of foreign sub
scribers is growing. Latest inquiries
received the past week came from
Harbin, Kobe, Buenos Aires and New
Guinea.
"I feel that one or the greatest im
provements that could be made in the
Pacific trade would be to place fast
steamers on the run between this coast
and Australia." he said yesterday. "By
doing that I think it would be a short
step to having mall between Australia
and Europe routed via this coast, and.
with vessels or the speed and accom
modations to serve as fast passenger
and mail liners, naturally valuable
trade would follow the same route.
SHIPBUILDERS NOT PLEASED
Hurler Proviso That Contracts Be
Approved Is Resented.
Letters have reached Portland steel
shiDbuilders from Edward N. Hurley,
chairman of the shipping board, con-
vevins- Dermission for them to accept
contracts from foreign buyers, with
the proviso that contracts ee nrst suo
mitted to the board for approval. Build
ers assert that such a system is unsatis
factory in every way. since a contract
of the kind is a matter of private busi
ness and it would only tend to publish
to competitors figures dealing with
ship orders.
J. R. Bowles, president or tne riortn-
west Steel company, said yesterday the
understanding previously had was that
the builders could take on new con
tracts regardless of the shipping board,
and that approval was not to be de
manded, so the decision is far from
what was expected.
Boilers Are Sent North.
To transport the second set of 20
Scotch marine boilers for the Founda
tion company's Victoria yard, the tug
Daniel Kern and barge No. S3 were in
the hamor yesterday. They reported
at the Willamette Iron & Steel works
shortly after noon, and a few hours
later were again headed for sea with
two boilers safely stowed aboard the
barge. It la the second set taken north
and six seta remain to be transported.
NE IS
T
Usual Ceremony Is Dispensed
With at Peninsula Yard.
HULL'S DISPOSAL IN DOUBT
Two Others at Same lard to Come
Forth as Six-Masted Schooners
Under New Programme.
When the hull of th Corons went
into the water at S:30 o'clock yesterday
at the Peninsula Shipbuilding com
pany's yard, th customary ceremony
was iacklng and, for the first time in
the launching of 13 vessels there, a
sponsor did not officiate.
The Corone is one of two hulls at that
yard originally laid down as steamers
for which heavy oil engines were con
sidered, and until that Is definitely de
cided no further work is to be done
after the hulls ar finished, says J. W.
Hall, assistant manager of the Oregon
district for the emergency fleet corpo
ration. There ar two other hulls on
the ways that wi.ll come forth as six
masted schooners.
As soon as a new mooring ground in
North Portland harbor is ready the
Coron Is to be sent there to await
final orders. In all it Is expected there
will tie' 21' -vessels laid op, some hulls
without machinery and others as
barges. Dolphins ax being driven and
there will be space for 25 ships, so
extra vessels may be sent there tem
porarily. DESTROYER OPEN TO VISITORS
Today Is Last Chance for Seeing
Philippine Ship.
Visitors will be welcome aboard the
torpedo-boat destroyer Jose Rizal, ly
ing at the foot of Jefferson street, be
tween the hours of 10 an1 12 and 1 and
5 o'clock today. This is the last day
that the speedy new boat belonging to
the Philippine government and named
after one of that country's patriots,
will be in Portland. Commander Root
eaid yesterday that he will depart for
the north early tomorrow morning.
Persons desiring to visit the destroy
er yesterday had some difficulty In ob
taining launch passage as the number
of visitors hardly Justified the launch
owners In making the trips. It is
thought that more launches will be at
hand to carry sightseers today. Any
having trouble in finding passage may
get an excellent view of the Rizal by
going out on the Jefferson-street levee.
MEICHU MART LEAVES PORT
Japanese Steamer Carries 2,488,236
Feet of Lumber for Orient.
Carrying 2,486.23 feet of lumber,
valued at $75,000, the Japanese steamer
Melchu Maru sailed early yesterday
morning for Shanghai. She had ad
ditional cargo In the way of railroad
car wheels, which she took aboard on
Puget sound before coming here. The
Shinpo Maru took out a Shanghai car
go early in the month, and a third
Japanese steamer is due next month
for the same business.
June lumber exports from the Colum
bia river will be swelled through load
ing tie cargoes for. the United King
dom, the average load being about
1,600,000 feet, and there will have been
about half a dozen cargoes sent away
by July 1.
NEW PORT BOARD APPOINTED
Plans Afoot for Docking Facilities
at Porterford, Or.
SALEM, Or, June 21. (Special.)
John W. McKenzie, H. T. Stewart and
J. R. Miller of Porterford, and S. P.
Peirce and C. W. Zumwalt of Sixes, Or.,
were today appointed by Governor Ol
cott as members of the board of com
missioners of the Port of Porterford.
The port was created at an election
held in the port district on June 3. It is
understood that the port plans to de
velop docking facilities -at Porterford,
Curry county.
Captain Modecr Returns.
Captain Charles A. A. Modeer, late
of the navy reserve force, and who took
the steel steamer West Compo from
Portland to Europe and back to New
York, has returned and will resume his
place in the 17th lighthouse district.
His first responsiblity will be as
master of the tender Rose, which leaves
the Bremerton navy-yard for Astoria
this week. Before entering the navy
Captain Modeer was in the tender fleet.
and aa a navy officer was assigned to '
the Rosa, which was the official guard-
ship at the mouth of the Columbia
river. '
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
a BPDriWE'V Tuna 1 TK iam
r.r Daisy liadsby shifted from Hoquiam to
ths Donovan mill, Aberdeen, to complete
carpo.
The steamer Bensonla of the Emergency
Fleet has arrived and Is load in ties at
Grays Harbor Lumber company mill at
Hoquiam.
The auxiliary schooner Mount Hood Is
loading; at the Grays Harbor Commercial
company mill, Hoquiam. for England.
ASTORIA. Or., Juns 21. The steamer
Ahala finished taking- on fuel at th port
bunkers and left at 5 o'clock, this after
noon for Westport, where she Is to load
1 00.000 feet of ties. bhe will sail early
Monday morning-.
The steamer Agarista will finish taking
on bunker coat at the port dock this eve
ninK and expects to sail for th Atlantic
coast tomorrow. M. A. Mont arrived last
night to accept the position of mate on
her. succeeding Frank J. Sale, who com
mitted suicide.
Laden with lumber from Portland, the
Japanese steamer Melchu Maru sailed at 3
o'clock today for Shanghai.
The Kmergency Fleet steamer Fort
Seward returned at 2:55 o'clock this after
noon from her 24-hour trial run at sea and
proceeded to Portland.
The steam schooner Klamath carrying
lumber from St. Helens sailed at 1 :30
o'clock this morning for San Pedro Tla San
Francisco.
Carrying lumber from St. Helens as well
as a number of passengers, the steam
schooner Multnomah sailed at 4 o'clock this
morning for San Pedro via San Francisco.
The stenmer Rose City arrived at 7
o'clock lat night from San Francisco with
freight and passengers for Astoria and Port-
laThe tug Daniel Kern with a barge In tow
arrive at S o'clock last night from Van
couver, B. C where she took a load of
boilers. .
The steam schooner Tiverton arrived at
5 o'clock this morning from San Francisco
with freight and proceeded to Portland.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 21. (Special.)
j p. Alexander, president of the Pacific
Steamship company, will leave for Washing
ton and Philadelphia in a few days, to serve
as a member of the committee appointed
by Chairman E. N. Hurley of the United
States shipping board to formulate a plan
for the government operation of ships and
their eventual sale. Mr. Alexander Is one
of five prominent steamship operators on the
committee.
Although no official announcement has
been made, it is said that the first of three
"JO.OOO-ton steamships for cue Seattle-Orient
run of the Nlppon-Yuaen-Kaisha probably
will be built ia nland and then used aa a
mode! for the other to to b constructed In
Japan. Captain Hans Bierd, former com
mander of the eteajiisblp Roosevelt of the
United States bureau of fisheries, today was
appointed master of the 9600-ton steamship
Ed more, a product of the plant of the Skin
ner & Eddy corporation. Tne Roosevelt Is
now lying in Salmon bay and will be sold
by the government.
While commander of the Roosevelt last
spring. Captain Bierd rescued the Bristol
Bay cannery fleet, which had become im
prisoned in a great ice fioe and was in grave
danger of being destroyed.
Captain S. E. Hansen, who took one of
the French motor schooners built on this
coast to Europe, and who Is a former pilot
of the United States army transport Crook,
today was appointed master of the steamship
West Is eta of the shipping board.
Captain Z. B. Murray today was appointed
master of the steamship Yaklok, a product
of the yards of the North Pacific Shipbuild
ing company. The vessel has been assigned
to the Pacific Steamship company and will
load a cargo of flour for Europe.
T A COMA, Wash.. June 2L (Special.)
A F. Haines, general manager and vice
president of the Pacific Steamship com
pany, left Tacoma today for San Francisco
on business connected with the steamship
company. He will be away from, the sound.
It is expected, for two weeks.
Indicating the amount of business now
handled by the Pacific Steamship company
are the 70 vessels it now operates. This
Includes the company's own steamers, which
number 20. The company Is represented by
steamers In all parts of the Pacific ocean,
and some of the ships are In Atlantic waters.
After a three months trip to the orient.
Edwin Orrett, head of the Terminal Steve
doring company, returned Thursday, on the
Africa Maru. He reports Japanese shipping
conditions unsettled and the advent of
British and American tonnage watched by
the Japanese with great Interest.
Tacoma will be represented at a confer
ence to be held In New York June 30 to con
sider legislation tor creating free ports In
the United States, Prosecuting Attorney W.
D. Askren, en route east on other busi
ness, having been sent credentials by the
Tacoma Commercial club to appear In be
half of the city.
SAN FRANCISCO, CaL, June 2L (Spe
cial. ) Announcement was made today by
the United States shipping board that the
steamers West Aleta and Cansumset have
been assigned to the Williams, Dimond A
Co. for Installation in the direct service to
Europe. The Aleta, which will initiate the
service, ts an 8800-dead weight-ton vessel,
built at the Schaw-Batcher plant, and will
load for Copenhagen late in July. The
Cansumset was constructed at the Pacific
Coast Shipbuilding plant at Bay Point, is
9400 tons deadweight and will load here
the first half of August for Liverpool, and
probably for St. Nazaire. Both ships have
been tested and are considered among the
best type of steel ships constructed for the
government. Immediately after being noti
fied by Assistant Director of Operations
Harold H. Ebey that the first of the neces
sary ships would be forthcoming, Williams,
Dimond & Co. sent out a circular letter to
the shippers notifying them that freight
could be booked.
The Billings schooner Lottie Bennett,
Captain Bauer, arrived from Tulegi late
Friday after a passage of 90 days. This is
rather slow time, but not any slower in
proportion than has been made by the
average vessels this season from the South
Pacific
Owing to the lack of freight for the
homeward voyage, many of the vessels haye
remained for months In some south Pacific
ports. The Bennett brought 673 tons of
copra and 10 tons of Ivory nuts.
The Oceanic liner Sonoma, Captain J. B
Trask. is scheduled to arrive from Sydney
via Honolulu and Pago Pago tomorrow.
The Pacific Mail steamship Newport, Cap
tain C. J- Holland, sailed for Balboa via
ports of Mexico and Central America today
at 1 o'clock with every stateroom filled
with passengers and a full general cargo of
freight. The demand for passenger and
freight accommodations for the lower coast
is Increasing monthly.
The steamer Wasp, formerly operated on
this coast, was destroyed by fire at Pensa
cola, Fla., It was announced in advices re
ceived today. , .
The bark Harvard, which was to haye
been sold at auction at Honolulu, has 8ln
been advertised for sale. The first bids
were insufficient to meet bill- held against
the craft -
- Movements of Vessels.
vssffT vtt- Tun 1 . Arrived at 11
A M Tug Daniel Kern and barge No. 89,
from Vancouver, B. C. Arrived at 10 A. M.
Steamers Rose City and Tiverton, from
San Francisco. Sailed at 6 A. M. Japanese
. iri..k Him fnr Sh an Cfhai at 10
steamer iuicluu T ' "
P. m. Tug Daniel Kern and barge No. 39,
far Vancouver, $. i '
a T - O. a at 11
ADlVfiiA, t . -
night and left up at midnight Steamer
a c-n Vntnfinrn T,f t UD at
I iverLon, 1 1 - '
midnight Steamer Rose City, from San
i T laef rii O-Vl tTl 1
r ran Cisco. " v --
Daniel Kern and barge No. 39, from "Van
couver, B. C. saiiea at i;ou a. ju.. ovcn.ia.cr
Klamath, for San Francisco: at 4 A. M-
Steamer Multnomah, for San Pedro, via
San Francisco.
Steamer ircnieai, iruxi
boa; 26 days ouu
- . nxnon Tn 91 KaMsM at 1ft
At jj. steamer Colonel E. I Drake, for
Portland. .
. -.n a MmCfrt . Tnna 91 A rrlvrl
Steamers Argyll, from Portland; Aurelia,
from Coos ay, via
a t td a wr'Tarn .Tuna 21. Arrived
steamers Atj, " . , :r " . ,
from Grays Harbor; Kofuku Mara (Jap.),
from Kobe: tsamei, irom nuuuiuiu.
Sailed Steamers Governor, Davenport,
for Seattle; Newport, for Balboa.
n . rwr-r n Tr..h Tun 21 . -A rrf vtA
Steamers Lyman Stewart and Nome City,
from San Francisco.
Southeast Alaska; Lyman Stewart, for San
Francisco.
. a nr.srH .Tuna 21. Arrlvtr!
1ALUJ1A. " om., J
. a a m t ra i TarrRaTu t. from Los An
geles: Eldridge. from Seattle.
San Francisco, via Seattle: Quadra (Br.), for
Vancouver. B. C; Brookland, for Pough
keepsie, N. Y. i
Marine Notes.
Shirlev Page, for a lengthy period con
nected with the Portland office of the Parr
McCormick line, has accepted a berth as
purser of the steamer J. N. Teal of The
Dalles-Columbia service. The Teal left last
night for the middle river with an average
load. .
The O.-W. R. ft N. steamer Hassalo.
which has undergone an extensive overhaul
ing, is to be ready for operation Thursday.
She may be returned to the Portland-Astoria
service or may ply between Astoria
and Megler, there being doubt as to her
operation. The North Beach travel has
opened for the summer period and there is
more business between Astoria and Megler
than can be handled by the steamer Mft
cotta, now plying there. The steamer Har
vest Queen will finish overhauling July lo.
The steamer Almwell was shifted yester
day from the Vancouver plant of the G. M.
Standlfer Construction corporation to the
dry dock. The steamer Bushrod returned
to the corporation's yard at 4 o'clock yes
terday morning after her 24-hour sea trial,
and made a creditable showing. She Is
one of the Ballin type.
The Admiral line steamer City of Topeka,
which made port Friday night, leaves to
night from the East Washington-street ter
minal for Marshfleld, Eureka and San Fran
cisco. She will have a full passenger list.
All government branches closed at 1
o'clock vesterday, that being the first Sat
urday afternoon holiday of the season,
which will extend to September 15.
The Willamette river continues to fall
slightly, the drop for 24 hours ending yes
terday morning having been two-tenths of
a foot. With the stage at 12.3 feet the
weather bureau forecast is that the stream
will cease falling today and remain sta
tionary tomorrow and Tuesday.
The steamer Birchleaf, one of the Supple
Ballin fleet, which loaded ties here, re
ported at New York yesterday after a voy
age of 26 days.
Tides at Astoria Sain day.
High. Low.
8-3S-A. M...6.0 feet2:86 A. M.. .1.7 .feet
8:5J P. M.-.8.6 feet 2:20 P. M 2.2 feet
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. June 21. Condition of the
bar at 5 P. M.: Sea, smooth; wind, south, 40
miles.
Road to Plant Rushed.
VANCOUVER, "Wash., Junp 21.
(Special.) It is expected that a record
will be established in the construction
of a road from Fifth street, east of the
barracks, to the site of the Dailey Clay
Products company, preparation of the
building- site for which has already be
gun. It is expected that the road will
be almost completed today. The county
commissioners have loaned the largre
caterpillar tractor, used in road work,
for the building: of the road and many
of the residents living along: the road
have volunteered their services.
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SHIPPETG BOARD ORDERS USE
OF STEEL STOCKS.
Timber Steering Gear Found Too
Likely to Give Trouble Under
Pressure.
Wooden steamers on which wooden
rudder stocks have been changed for
. - -1 n hnVM trial triDS
inoao wi - - -
before delivery to the division of oper
ation of the shipping Doara. tso
will have had three trials in advance
of actual service.
The builders followed a system of
taking the ships out for a river spin,
then he government, after there had
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Deen cnuuoiu www ;
in the east, decided to have the vessels
undergo a test ol z nours unaor
sea conditions, and the ships on which
; j nrHar.H rhutieed had al-
ready been on sea trials. Now, the
programme is Tor tnem to go on
runs of at least two hours, so the new
rudders may be given full tests.
The rudder alterations have been
carried out by saving the original
wood rudder blade, but cutting off the
rudder stock and substituting one of
steel. This has involved considerable
work. In the first place the steel rud
der stock was cast either at San Fran
cisco or on Puget Sound and after be
ing delivered here considerable ma
chine work remained to be carried out
before it was ready to be fitted, after
which the work of fastening it in place
was attended to.
Wood rudders attached to wood rud
der stocks were objected to because
they had carried away at sea or had
given trouble. This is expected to be
fully eliminated by the change.
SEATTLE BUILDERS TO GO ON
Order' Placed for 16,000 Tons of
Steel for Ships.
SEATTLE. Wash., June 21- (Spe-
tion of Seattle has placed an order for
16.000 tons or sieei wim molc. .t
. j i h.injtnr fnur 10.000 ton
O DO uueu uu. 1, .
cargo steamships for the corporations
own account.
The Skinner & Eddy corporation has
. n j4Allv,r t n the
Z3 more .tciuomva - ,
United States, shipping board. Ten of
the vessels are now unaer nmu
nn.ii. j.fi.tt. ri.ta. are not available
on some of the Atlantic coast plants.
the Seattle corporation is nw "j
experts to be the first American ship
building company to decide on resum
ing private construction.
News of the placing of the order for
- .4 t v. H o.'i ci nn to build the
I lie sieei .
four 10,000-tonners was confirmed Dy
President P. n. smnner yeaictu.?.
ST. JOHXS HASTENS NEW PIER
Three Big Crews Should Finish
Project This Tear.
In hastening the new pier work at
the St. Johns municipal terminal the
firm of Elliott & Scoggins has three
piledrivers engaged and a fourth is to
start operations Monday. The contract
cans ior mo
sion of pier No. 1, which is S00 feet.
and all of tne wnari wi pi i-v.
which is 1500 feet, in 160 days.
J. JV1. uugaii v.-.. -- -----
are to erect the warehouse, 800 feet
long being a continuation oi mm. on
pie?' No. 1, which is 600 feet, making
the total length 1200 feet, will be
Kin operations Wednesday. The com
mission is going ahead independently
with the completion of the gram ele
vator there, and with the three big
forces at work, the entire project as
now authorized should be finished this
year.
LAST FT'T, GOES ON BLOCKS
Northwest Steel Company to Start
Final Emergency Ship.
At the plant of the Northwest Steel
company the last keel to be laid for
the Emergency Fleet corporation went
on the blocks yesterday morning, that
being for the 36th ship, the West Jaf
frey. The West Cheswald, the 32d hull
assembled, was launched "there at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon. Mrs. Wolv
erton. wife of Judge Wolverton of the
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BROADWtY
tycornerm pjAGES THEATRE
United States district court, acting as
sponsor. The affair was most success
ful. Mrs. Wolverton was presented
with a platinum diamond set brooch.
The West Cheswald was the last
vessel of the second contract placed by
the Emergency Fleet corporation. The
first IS ships laid down there, which
were for Norwegian, British and French
account. 15 were requisitioned by the
American government and the first
contract afterward was for ships Nos.
17 to 24, the second contract for Nos.
25 to 32 and the third contract for Nos.
S3 to 42. Of the latter six were can
celled so today there remain only four
more to launch.
WALKOUT TIES UP SHIPYARD
Elliott Bay Plant Hindered by Shop
Dispute.
SEATTLE, Wash.. June 21. (Spe
cial.) About 150 shipyard laborers,
painters, shipwrights -and caulkers
walked off the Job at the Elliott Bay
shipyards Friday noon, insisting upon
the re-instatement of several men dis
charged for taking part in a protest
against an undesirable foreman.
Although several metal trades crafts
stayed on the Job, the yard was tied
up following the walkout, which was
strictly a shop action and not called by
any of the unions whose members are
involved.
Havana Wants Columbia Trade.
J. Nelson Polhamus of Havana, Cuba,
where he is general manager of the At
lantic Trading company, feels that
steamship connections should be estab
lished between the Columbia river and
Cuban ports. For 12 years he was
head of the customs service of Cuba
and later Cuban minister in China and
Bolivia, and he says trade prospects
with this country are excellent. He is
in the city to establish business rela
tions with packers, fruit growers and
such, and feels that sufficient business
ABILITY plus
DESIRE TO PLEASE
equals
SUCCESS
Ability to properly use the
scientific instruments for de
tecting the most minute de
fects of the eye, exactly
measuring those defects and
determining the proper for
mula of the glasses to give the
greatest relief and comfort.
You will find here a DESIRE
to PLEASE, not only in the matter
of style and appearance of your
glasses and adjusting them so
they will give the best results, but
in making the glasses most suited
to your particular work, whether
that work calls for PUNKTAL,
KEYPTOK or TORIC glasses.
My success in these things can
best be attested to by the thousands
of people who are now wearing
with ease and comfort my Perfect
Fitting Glasses.
DR. WHEAT
Eyesight Specialist,
207 MORGAN BUILDING
Washington at Broadway
eft h5
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(ft.
har lalder
should be moving to warrant ths pro
posed Pacific-Atlantic servlcs including
Havana as a port of calL
Many Visitors for Destroyer Rizal.
Thers were a number of Portlanders
to avail themselves of ths opportunity
afforded yesterday to inspect ths de
stroyer Rizal, lying off ths foot of
Jefferson street, and visiting hours to
day will be from 1 to 8 o'clock and to
day will be from 10 to 12 and 1 to (
o'clock. Commander Root has ordered
that the destroyer get under way Mon
day for sea, and It is Improbable that
there will be any change in that pro
gramme. East Indies Will Fumigate) Ships.
Notification from the Dutch East In
dies - health department to Jan KooL
vice-consul here for the Netherlands,
is that ships from harbors where pests
exist can be fumigated at Sabang,
Samboe, Emmahaven, Pontlanak, Tand
Joeng, Prlok, Soerabaja and Makassar.
Mr. Kool is advising shipping interests
of the ports where fumigation facili
ties will be provided.
In 1914 there were only six dysstuff
factories in the United States, with a
production of 3000 tons yearly, while
now there are 60 factories, with a
yearly output of 35.000 tons.
TRAVELERS GUIDE.
Br
rEAMSHIP
SS "CITY OF TOPEKA"
Sails 9 P. M., June 22, tor Cooa
Bay, Eureka, San Francisco, con
necting with steamers to Ixs An
geles and San Diego. Tickets sold
to all these points and baffvags
checked through.
ALASKA
Steamers every week for all prin
cipal parts In Alaska. T rare I ts
heavy ; make reservations early.
Next- steamer to Nome and 6t.
Michael, July 1.
Ticket Office, 10X Third street.
' Main 1460 A 333
Local Freight Office E, 4331
' PACIFIC to T E AAlb HIP CO.
S. F. & P. S. S. Lines
S.S. Rose City
12 jroqsr, joe 23.
Fares Include berth and meals.
CONSOLIDATED TICKET OFFICE,
Third and Wa.hlnsrtoo Sta
Phonest Mala 3530 A6011. '
Freight, Ainsworth Dock Phones .
Bdwy. sea A1234.
STEAMERS
The Dalles and Way Points.
Sailings, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, 10 P. M.
DALLES COLUMBIA LINE
Ash St. Dock. Broadway 3451
Lewiston-Portland Boat
Str. Grahamona
LEAVES WEDNESDAY, JUX2 S5,
0 H. M.
Municipal Dock No. 2 East Oak St
Phone East 2808
AUSTRALIA
Honolulu. Suva. New Zealaad
Tht Palatial Parngrr htfnmrn
B. M. S. "Xl.Ui ABA" K. M. S. "MAhCRA
20,000 Tons 13,500 Xoaa
Sail from Vancouver, li. C.
For fares and sailings apply Can. Pac. Rail
lamr- Third St.. PortLuJid. or Canadian
Australasian Koyal Mail JLine, 440 svaMHUT
bU Vancouver, li, C. .
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