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YnE SUNDAY - OREGOMAN.- TORTLAXD. NOVEMBER 9. 1919;
BILL TO FIX RATES
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Esch-Pomerene Plan Is At
tacked by A. F. Haines.
PREJUDICE IS FORECAST
Manager of Admiral Line Declares
Proposal Is Both Illogical
and Cnfair.
"The -conditions which the Esch
Pomerene bill would . imposeupon
non-railroad ownea coastwise steam
ship lines would be of such an inflex
ible and onerous character that some
of them at least would undoubtedly
withdraw their steamers from the
coastwise trade' said A- F. Raines,
vice-president and general manager
of the Admiral line, in a statement
issued today.
The ' Esch-Pomerene bill would
place comrfion carriers in the coast
wise trade under-the Jurisdiction of
the interestate commerce commission.
Much opposition has developed
against the bill on the ground that
a commission, living- and moving in
a railroad atmosphere, is not the body
to regulata the railroad's only com
petitor. .
-The bill is illogical, as well as un
fair." said Mr. Haines. "It is illogical
because it assumes that ships operate
on the same conditions as railroads.
It i un-fair because it picks out only
certain classes of vessels for restrictive-
handicaps, leaving other vessels
in the same trades to resort to any j
cutthroat tactics they see ft.
Separate Measure Suggested. J
"If deemed absolutely necessary j
that there be rate regulations of wa
ter carriers in the coastwise trade,
then such provision could best be ac- i
complished by a separate measure,
which would take into account all the
complexities and difficulties of wa
ter transportation not involved in
transportation by rail. -
"Certain provisions of the bill in
tended to' apply only to coastwise
shipping will operate to limit invest
ment in American ships for engage
ment in foreign trade, as well.
Coupled with other restrictive fea
tures which may be admrable as ap
plying to railroads, the bill would
constitute such a repressive policy
for American shipping as to prove an
insurmountable handicap to its de
velopment. After having spent bil
lions for ships during the-war, I do
not think the American people will
be satisfied to see the American mer
chant marine legislated off the seas
to a condition such as existed in the
pre-war-day s.
Aid to British Predicted.
"The interstate commerce commis
sion has not been able to exercise
its authorized control of traffic to,
or through, foreign adjacent territory
and is prevented by reason of limi
tation of international law from ex
ercising such control over extrater
ritorial freight and passenger rates.
The only result, so far as Alaska is
concerned, if this bill is passed, would
be-to-aid British carriers in the con
tinuation of their efforts to drive
American bottoms from this purely
domestic trade.
"The Interstate commerce commis
sion showed its partiality towards
the railroads when it compelled wa
ter carriers to move joint rail and
a ton and by this action subsidizing
an unfair rate for the benefit of in
land shippers at expense of port-to-port
shippers. Kxcept in the opinion
of the railroads, the public has gen
erally believed its interests well
served by water lines.
Inflexible Rates Opposed.
"If . the Esch-Pomerene bill is
passed and the commission is author
ized to appoint committees for traf
fic districts, with power .to approve
changes in rates, it is logical'to pre
sume that the personnel of such com
mittees will be. largely composed of
the present traffic committees ap
pointed by the United States railroad
administration who could not sit in
impartial or competent Judgment on
questions pertaining to water trans
portation. "Under section 10 of this bill, it
is proposed that the commission shall
be authorized not only to fix maxi
mum rates, but minimum rates. With
minimum rates established, which
would necessarily be of an inflexible
nature, we would find ourselves at
the mercy of tramp vessels or schoon
ers whenever they were ia our ports."
Pacific Coast Shipping Notes.
GRAYS HARBOR, Wuh Nov. 8. (Spe
cial. ) The Forest Dream, second of four
2500-ton Forest line barkentines being
buiit here, was launched at the Grays Har
bor. Motorship corporation yards today,
Mrs. Ralph A. Schoenfeld of Seattle acting
as sponsor. The Forest Dream will load
at Harbor Mills, and will be ready to sail
on her maiden voyage to Sydney, Austra
lia, early in December. Her sister ship,
the Forest Pride, will - finish loading at
Cosmopolis Monday, and will complete
taking on cargo at the Bay City mill. The
Forest Pride is also on her first trip to
Australia. The Forest Nymph will follow
the Forest Dream down the way in about
10 days.
The bmrkentine Retriever laden for Peru
ass -been towed back from the lower har
bor to the city dock, Hoquiam, to remain
there awaiting the recovery xt CajJtain H.
Homen, who underwent an operation for
appendicitis at the local hospital. .
The steamer Wahkeena has finished
taking on cargo at the Hoquiam Lurnber i
Shingle company's mill, Hoquiam, and ex
pects to clear tomorrow for San Francisco.
The steamers In port tonight are: Cone
waga Wahkeena and Hartwood. Schoon
ers In port: Forest Pride, Defiance and
Retriever.
SEATTLE: Wash.. Nov. 8. (Special.)
i 1 ,o.r to the -Pan-American line.
the motorship Hobs' Maine, owned by
Libbv. McNeil & Libby, will go on berth
at pier 9 Monday for ports in Mexico and
Central America. ueorge o. un. oc -u-Puprct
sound agonts for the line, announced
today that the vessel would also accept
cargo for San Francisco.
The Libby Maine is expected to sail
from this port next Wednesday and will
nail in Mazatlan. San Bias, Manzanillo,
Acapulco, Sallna Cruz. Champerico. San
Jose. Deguatemala, Acajutla, La Libertad,
La Union. Amapala. Corinto and Punta
Arenas.
Bound for Europe, the steamship .Heff
ron. Captain J. E. Guptil, of the shipping
board, managed and operated by the Pa
cific Steamship company, sailed from
Kobe. October 21. after undergoing ex
tensive -repairs- to -her hull, according to
advices received in Seattle today from
the orient.
Seattle's huge new public shipping ter
minal being constructed at Smith cove at
a cost of $2,500,000, which will be the big
gest commercial pier in the world, will be
ready to berth ships and handle cargo by
May 1, according to George F. Nicholson,
chief engineer of the port commission.
Gold bullion valued at $200,000 from the
mining camps of the Seward peninsula is
aboard the Alaska -Steamship company's
liner Victoria, now on her way from Nome,
St. Michael and Golovln for Seattle.
- The Victoria has 310 passengers and a
consignment of 300 barrels of salt salmon
from Golovin.
Captain Warner, master of the Victoria,
today . adVised officers of the Alaska
Steamshin company that the weather in
the Bering sea while the vessel was in
Nome. St. Michaels and Golovin was the
beat experienced during the entire season.
COOS' BAT, or., Nov. 8. (Special.)
After, a 24-hour period of rough- weather
ON SHIPPING FOUGH
at the Coos Bay bar. the swells and breaks
lessened this morning so that navigation
;M "Bam resumed and ordinary condi
tions prevailed.
. 'he steam schooner Yellowstone, which
nad been off-shore for 38 hours, came into
Port today and delivered freight . she
brought from San Francisco.
The steamer c. A. Smith delayed in the
lower buy for one -day sailed for Bay
J, and San Francisco, carrying lumber
The steam schooner Martha Buehner.
which had been in this port for five days,
sailed en route to San Francinio with a
general lumber cargo from the Buehner
mill.
The last of the government-owned ship
material and supplies was transported to
i-an Francisco the past week on the Yain
55". w w"s Picked up at the Coos Bay
Shipbuilding company yard and the Kruse
Banks plant.
TACOMA. Wash, Nov. 8. (Special.)
The first vessel of the newly-orgaulzed
Pan-American line" to call at Tacoma ' will
be the .Libby Maine, Under charter to the
company and scheduled to arrive hero
Wednesday. The vessel has general cargo
to load here for west coast ports, including
Mexico. ....
Captain Ernest Seel has succeeded Cap
tain Nyman as master of the schooner Levi
W. Ostrander, now overhauling at Tacoma.
The vessel is expected to be ready for sea
within a short time. Captain Seel, who is
one of the 'Well-known northwest naviga
tors, has been residing In Calgary for some
time.
' Arrangements have been made by the
Osaka Stiosen Kaisha to obtain their
bunker coal for vessels of this line - in
British Columbia. The fuel will be brought
here by rail, it is said. . ,.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Nov. 8.
(Special.) The Mexican, steamer Korri
gan II I., which a few days ago brought
a cargo of copper for the smelter, at Ta
coma valued at more than ll.Ollu.OOO,
sailed today for San Francisco in ballast.
She intended to take a cargo of coal from
Tacoma to the bay city, but on account
of the shortage of that commodity she
sailed without cargo. .
After loading S0U.000 feet of lumber at
Bellingham; the schooner Resolute shifted
to this place to sign a rrew and clear for
Melbourne. While en route from Belling
ham in tow of the steamer Siskiyou the
two vessels were in a mix-up, with the
result that the schooner's martingale wax
carried away. Repairing will detain her
sailing a few days.
With general cargo the' steamer West
ern Knight,, in the service of the Pacific
Steamship company, salted tonight "direct
for Yokohama. . -
Under charter to the Pan-American
Steamship company, with headquarters - in
San Francisco, the motorship Libby Maide
will carry cargo from Puget sound to Mex
ican and Central American ports. She . will
take some freight for San Francisco. Re
turning the Libby "Maide will , bring coffee
anil qthor west coat't products.
The exodus from Nome this "year is far
short o"T that last year. The Victoria .now
en route to Puget sound on her last trip
from the northern mining metropolis, has
310 passengers. On her last voyage last
year she brought nearly 60U.
The 10,ooo-ton steel steamer Effna com
pleted a successful trial trip last night,
during which she developed an average
speed of 12.8 knots. She was accepted by
the United States shipping board and as
signed to Frank Waterhouse & Co.. as
managers and operators. She will begin
loading flour Monday for the United
States food commission. The Effna is the
00th steel steamer built by the Skinner &
Eddy company since 1010 for the govern
ment, or a total of 606,800 deadweight
tons.
Bringing 6000 tons of general oriental
freight to be discharged at Seattle, the
O. S. K. steamer Chicago. Maru arrived
this morning from Yokohama.
ASTORIA, Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) Cap
tain J. H. Piltz, of the emergency fleet
corporation was in the city today ar
ranging for the removal of the emergency
fleet corporation machinery that has been
stored at the port docks for several
months. Six sets of this machinery are to
be shipped to Portland, leaving two sets
to be installed in vessels here. The re
moval of this machinery will clear 2 so
that arrangements can be made for stor
ing approximately 25.O00 tons of coal there
for bunkering vessels.
Carrying a full cargo of lumber from
Westport. the steam schooner Johan Poul
sen sailed at 8:55 this morning for San
Francisco.
The tank steamer William F. Herrin a
to arrive tonight f i-om California with a
cargo of fuel oil for Portland.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Wicklnnd,
of the Point Adams coast guard crew,
walked around Tillamook Head In a hope
of finding some trace of C. B. McCarty,
of Hammond, the troller who has been
missing for several days. The crew has
also cruised outside, botb north and south
of tbe mouth of the river, but the search
thus far has been futile.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. (Special.)
All records for the Toyo Kisen . Kaisha
liners were broken today, when the Tenyo
Maru, Captain T. Maika, sailed for the
orient via Honolulu with looo passengers,
the largest list ever carried by one of the
ships from this port. The actual num
ber would have been one over this fig
ure, but at the last moment one man
learned to his sorrow that his passport
had not come through.
The steerage list of 97 was due to the
fact that there were so many prosperous
Japanese workmen going home for a holi
day after having accumulated a neat sum.
Many will marry in Japan and Intend to
return next spring with their wives. The
Tenyo took out a capacity cargo. Aboard
was gold and silver bullion worth 913,000,
0O0. The new deep sea tug Storm King, Cap
tain Titchwortli. will leave for Balboa on
Monday with the ship Golden Gate in
tow. This will be the first real long-distance
tow of the new vessel and upon the
performance shown the critics are ex
pected to be in a position to announce the
real worth of the biggest tug on the Pa
cific coast. Incidentally the Storm King
will tow the largest ship on the Pacific.
The Golden Gate is commanded by Captain
H. M. Burgess.
The heavy northwester, that has made
such a bad sea along the coast for the
past 48 hours, switched to the east this
morning and as a result there was smooth
sailing ahead for many of the smaller
coastwise as well as overseas vessels that
have been held in the harbor awaiting
a break in the weather.
The destroyer Kennison arrived from a
cruise, while the destroyer Renshaw put
to sea for an unknown, destination.
The Japanese steamer Toyama Maru.
Captain Yoshuhara, en route from an At
lantic port to Yokohama, departed today
after taking .on - supplies. Another Jap
anese freighter, the Nagano Maru, Cap
tain Oya. bound from Kobe to South Amer
ican ports, put to sea this afternoon.
With a full cargo of petroleum products,
the steamer Standard Arrow, Captain
Richmond of the Standard fleet, left for
Shanghai.
With a capacity consignment - of case
oil, the schooner Luzon, Captain Beattie,
set sail for Lyttleton, N. Z. She will re
turn with copra. -
The , big Swedish motorship San - Fran
cisco, Captain Snobolm. loaded . to the
hatches with Pacific coast foodstuffs,
crossed out for Stockholm.
VIEW ACROSS SLIP -1." AT ST. -
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The dredging of slip No. T at the St. Johns terminal ws completed last week and the dredge is now excavating
slip No. 2 to tbe required depth.- The pier .shed in the background, when extended to its full length . of 1500 feet,
fill be one of the longest in the United States. This extension is now in progress.!
The steamer Silefz, fully loaded, in the foreground, grounded November 1 and was later discovered to be leak
ing. It is expected that she will be drydocked for repairs and her cargo of flour for New York and lumber for
Balboa transferred to another vessel. . . ; .
The steamer Coaxetagainst the pier, was . discharging the last of her cargo from the orient when this picture
was taken yesterday morning. .The. Coaxet. a 9500-ton steel steamer built in the G. M. Standifer plant at Vancou
ver, belongs to the largest type of vessels built in this district. She has Just completed her first round trip to
the orient. . , . v .. . ... ...
LAST SHIPMENTS OF
COPRA NOW COMING
Pacific Freighters Company
Has Two Sailers en Route.
TRADING WILL CONTINUE
Local Importer Says Costly Refin
ing . In Islands Will Bar
Bulk Oil Movement.
The arrival of tw.o sailing schooners
the Snow &. Burgess, owned by An-
drew F. Mahoney. and the .Omega,
owned by the Pacific Freighters' com
pany will complete the shipments of
copra to this port for the present
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LAUNCHING OF THE STEAMSHIP FRANCES SMITH- t
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Thoio by Angelus Commercial Studio,
steamer Frances Smith, launched by the Columbia River Ship
building; corporation Thursday. In the subject of much specula
tion among shipping; men. This Is the first ship completed on
prtvntc nccount by the company. The builder huve offered
her for sale and have announced that If she la not purchased
nllhlo two weeks, by which time she will be outfitted, they
will operate her themselves.
year. Both of the schooners are now
en route to Portland from the south
Pacific Islands. During the past two
months . three copra schooners, all
fully laden the Klse, Lucy and Will
iam Bowden have discharged here.
All of this product imported here is
consigned to the Portland factories
of the Palmolive company.
Copra is the trade name for the
dried meat of the cocoanut. It is
gathered in large quantities by the
natives of the Fiji, Samoan and Tonga
islands, and collected at island chip
ping points by exporters.
The prediction of some shipping
men that this picturesque trade, made
famous by Jack London, will die out
of the south Pacific with the advent
of tank ships and the importation of
cocoanut oil in bulk and in containers
is contradicted by C. A. Painton. man
aging director for the Palmolive com
pany here. For many reasons, he
says, the copra trade will continue in
the future as it has in the past and
the product will be brought here in
the windjammers, whose cost of oper
ation is s low that they, can afford
to make the long cruises necessary
to this trade.
One of Mr. Painton's reasons for
the continuation of the copra trade is
that the meat from which the oil has
been extracted is a valuable '-y-prod-uct
of the refineries and sells here as
a cattle food for from J40 to $50 per
ton. In the islands, he says, it will
not bring ruore than. $10 or $20 per
ton. This difference in the market
fsrlue of the by-product, he says,
makes up for the difference between
the cost of labor in the islands and in
the United States.
Another factor favoring the Impor
tation of copra as against its refin
ing in the islands is that coal is
much higher there than he: z.
From an economic point of view
the copra trade is an important one
to the Pacific northwest, as it pro
vides the only . substantial return
cargo for vessels sailing from here
to Australia with lumber. Practically
all of the shipments of lumber to the
Antipodes are made in sailing ves
sels which, after discharging their
outward cargoes at some Australian
port, load copra In the islands for the
ir-eturn trip to the Pacific coast. Wool,
hides and other commodities are im
ported from the islands by Kan Fran
cisco, but the market for these prod
ucts has not been developed here and
copra provides the only satisfactory
return cargo for the lumber schooners
sailing from the Columbia river.
. r Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Nov. 8. Sailed at S P. M.?
JOHNS MUNICIPAL TERMINAL,
AND COAXET AT PIER.
steamer Shasta, from Westport. for San
Pedro. Sailed at 6 P. M-, steamer Ernest
H. Meyer, from St. Helens, for San Pedro.
Sailed Steamer West Saginaw . for New
York.
ASTORIA. Nov. 8. Sailed .at 8 "A. M..
steamer Johan Poulsen. tor San Fran
cisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 8. Sailed at 7
last night, steamer City of Topeka, for
Portland via Eureka and Coos Bay. Sailed
at 8 last night, steamer -Rose City, for
Portland. Sailed at 4 - A. M.. steamer
Multnomah, tor Portland.
SAN PEDRO. Nov. 7. Arrived Steamer
Flavel. from Columbia river.
PORT SAN LTJ1S, Nov. 7. Sailed at
noon, steamer Oleum, for Portland.
SEATTLE. Wish.. Nov. 8. Arrived
Steamers Admiral Nicholson, Curacao, from'
southeast Alatka: - Chicago Maru, from
Hongkong. . Sailed Steamers Western
Knight, tor Hongkong; Admiral Rodman,
for southeast Alaska. .
BELLINGHAM. Wash.. Nov. 8. Sailed
Steamer Siskiyou, for Valparaiso.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Not. 8,
Sailed Steamer Anyox, for Anyox.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. Sailed
Steamers Toyama Maru - (Japanese), for
Yokohama: San Francisco . (Swedish), for
Stockholm; Standard Arrow, for Shanghai;
Tenyo Maru, for Hongkong; Manoa, for
Honolulu: Bala California (Norwegian),
for Antofagasta; Governor, for Seattle. .
TACOMA. Wash., Nov. 8. Arrived
Motorship Pedro Christophersen, from Du
pont. Sailed Steamers Admiral Schley.
Korrlgan ill, for San Francisco; San
Diego, for San Pedro.
TSINGTAU, Oct! 31. Arrived Steam
er Tyndareus, from Seattle.
YOKOHAMA. Oct. 29. Arrived Steam
er Eikhorn, from Tacoma.
SHANGHAI. Oct. :t0. Arrived Wheat
land. Montana, from Seattle.
STEEL VESSEL
MONTAGUE SEVENTH IIULlj OF
STANDIFER PLANT.
Six Steamers Yet to Be Delivered to
Government; Five Ships May
Be Built on Private Account.
The 9500-ton steel steamer Monta
gue, seventh hull of the G. M. Stand
ifer Construction corporation, was
launched at 12:30 yesterday afternoon
from the Vancouver plant of the com
pany. Mrs. Holt W. Copkingham was
sponsor.
Including the Montague, six vessels
remain to be delivered to the emer
gency fleet corporation by the Standi
fer company: Two of these, the Nish
maha and Olockson, are already in
the water and are expected to be com
pleted this year. The steamers Aber
cor. Pawlet and Eearport are still on
the ways and are slated for delivery
early in 1919. All of the Standifer
boats in the water have been assigned
to the Pacific Steamship company for
operation.
A rumor was current in shipping
circles yesterday that the Standifer
company plans to proceed with the
construction of five of its big freight
eini on private account upon comple
tion of its government programme.
No confirmation of this report, how
ever, could be obtained from officials
of the company.
-Guy M. Standifer, president of the
G. M. Standifer Construction corpora
tion, upon his return from the east
several months ago, announced that
he had secured contracts for. the con
struction of five ships on private ac
count, but with the strike of shipyard
workers November 1 it became known
unofficially, that the company did not
intend to fulfill these contracts. Mr.
Standifer is again in the east and it
is popularly presumed that he has re
newed the five contracts which he
secured several months ago. -
- SHOWING STEAMERS SILETZ
DEAL FOR FOUR STEEL
SHIPS IS UiER WAY
Northwest Company Admits
Sale Is Prospective.
EAST REPORTS PURCHASE
New York Commercial . Publication
Announces Steamers Sold
to Firm There.
Four steel steamers, the entire
number of vessels under construction
on private account by the Northwest
Steel company and Columbia River
Shipbuilding corporation, have been
sold to the Green Star line of New
York, according to an announcement
made in a New York paper. J. E.
Bowles, president of the Northwest
Steel companv. admitted yesterday
that negotiations are now in progress
with the Green Star interests, but de
nied knowledge of the actual sale.
H. W. Platenberg, secretary to J. R.
Bowles, and C. D. Bowles, vice-president
of the Columbia river corpora
tion, are now in New York negotiat
ing with Robert T. McGregor, vice
president and general manager of the
Green Star line.
The four vessels Involved in the
transaction are the Frances Smith,
launched last Thursday by the Co
lumbia River company, the Almeda
Bowles, now on the ways at the Co
lumbia river plant, and two 8800-ton
steel vessels under construction in the
yard of the Northwest Steel company.
As far as can be learned from offi
cials of tbe two south Portland ship
building companies, these four ves
sels constitute all the work planned
by the two yards for the Immediate
future. All four will be completed
before the end of the present year.
Purr base Is Aaaounred. .
The announcement published in the
New York Journal of Commerce and
Commercial Bulletin says:
The four 8800 - deadweight - ton cargo
carriers being built by ths Northwest
Steel company of Portland, Or., have been
purchased by the Green Star Steamship
corporation. The four large cargo ships
are now on the ways at the Portland
plant and the first will be ready for
delivery ' within tbe neat three months,
it is understood.
Robert T. McGregor, vice-president and
general manager of the Green Star line,
advised that the corporation had pur
chased some ships, but stated that the
corporation would make a statement later
as to the plans for their use.
The Northwest 8teei company has con
tributed largely to the present merchant
marine fleet of the United ritates. Prior
to the entrance of the United states into
the war, it had accepted a number of
contracts with various foreign - ship
owners. Fifteen 8HOO-deadweight-Lon ships
were requisitioned by .thr government and
were .turned over to the shipping board
for its assistance In moving supplies for
tbs troops overseas.
Work of Yard Is PlHuiaed.
Later it received a contract for eight
ships. These were built and delivered
to the Emergency Fleet corporation, while
later the Portland yard was given an
order for eight cargo carriers. A third
contract for 10 vessels was given to the
Northwest plant, but later eight ships
were ordered suspended. Tbe Emergency
Fleet corporation subsequently reinstated
two ships, but canceled six.
When the government decided that It
would not boild further the company an
nounced that it would build four 8800
ton ships for its own account. Work bas
been started on three of the four ships,
which are to be turned over to the Green
Star Steamship corporation, it is under
stood. It is understood that the four ships
purchased by the Green Star line will
be able to use either oil or coal for fuel
and will have a speed of about 12 knots
an hour. These ships are suited for vir
tually any service, but It is said that they
may be operated on the new Shanghai
freight route which the Green Star line
bas started.
(MET UNLOADS FAST
CARGO OF HEMP FROM ORIEXT
DISCHARGED; SHIP MOVED.
Wawalona Takes on Oil in Prepar
ation for Run to Far East
With Cargo of Lumber.
Speedy work was performed by the
stevedores and, incidentally, the effi
ciency of the new municipal, terminal
at St. Johns was demonstrated in the
unloading of the Pacific Steamship
eompany's oriental liner Coaxet,
which finished discharging her cargo
from the orient at the terminal yes
terday and moved to the port of Port
land drydock to await her turn for
an overhauling and inspection.
Part of the cn.rgo of the Coaxet con
sisted of 23,000 bales of hemp from
Manila. As fast as the bales were
landed on the dock they were trucked
through the shed into waiting box
cars, and from 25 to 35 cars full of
hemp have been sent away every day
since the unloading began.
The steamer "Wawalona, which will
take the next sailing to the orient in
the service of the Admiral line, start
ed to take on fuel oil at the Union
Oil company's dock at Linnton last
night, and will go to the St. Johns
terminal at 6 o'clock this morning to
start loading. The Wawalona yester
day finished loading a "part cargo of
lumber for the orient at the North
Pacific mill. The vessel is command
ed by Captain D. O. ICillman, one of
the most widely known navigators on
the Pacific coast.
After an overhauling in drydock.
the steamer Coaxet will go on berth
for her second trip to the orient and
will follow the Wawalona to sea. The
Coaxet will take a capacity cargo of
cotton on her next voyage -to the far
east-
SHIP DIVERTED TO LONDON
Attempt to Get Portland Cargo for
German Ports Falls.
Because the necessary amount of
freight for Hamburg and Antwerp
could not be secured at Portland and
on Puget sound, the shipping board
steamer Effingham, assigned for the
direct European service of Williams,
Diamond & Co., has been diverted to
London, Liverpqol and Le Havre, it
was announced yesterday by IL F.
Ruger, commercial agent for the Co
lumbia - Pacific Shipping company,
which handles the Williams-Diamond
service here. The Effingham will call
here November 15.
The diversion of the Effingham has
proved a disappointment to many
Portland folk interested in sending
relief supplies to relatives .and kins
folk in the former enemy countries.
A great quantity of material con
sisting principally of clothing and
foodstuffs has been collected by
German-Austrian women and chil
dren's relief committee on municipal
dock No. 1 for shipment on the Ef
fingham. It will be sent, instead, to
San Francisco for shipment -on the
shipping board steamer Cockapo set,
another of the Williams-Diamond car
riers, which will leave San Francisco
for Hamburg direct, November 18.
WEST JAFFREY' TURNED OVER
- N
Northwest Steel Company Finishes
Government Work.
The government programme of the
Northwest Steel company was offi
cially terminated yesterday morning
when its last shipping board vessel,
the steamer West Jaffrey. was
cheeked In by the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company, to whom she was
assigned for operation. '
The loading of the West Jaffrey
will await a decision from the local
United States inspectors of steam ves
sels in regard to the steamer Siletx,
which 1s tied up at the St. Johns
municipal terminal in a leaking con
dition as the result of her grounding
November 1.
If the government inspectors de
cide that the Siletx will have to be un
loaded." her cargo of flour for New
York and lumber for Balboa will be
transferred to the West Jaffrey. Oth
erwise the Jaffrey will load flour for
New York. If the West Jeffrey takes
the cargo of the Siletx, it is presumed
that a trade will be effected, whereby
the SiJetg, which is now being operat
ed by the Admiral line, will be trans
ferred to the Columbia-Pacific com
pany in exchange for its carrier, the
West Jaffrey.
U. S. Naval Radio Reports.
(AU positions reported at 8 P. M. jester
day unless otherwise indicated.) .
C. A. SMITH, from Coos Bay for San
Francisco. L'&6 miles from San Francisco.
MOFFKTT. from Powell river for Rich
mond. 483 miles from Richmond.
JOHANNA SMITH, from San Francisco
for Coos Bay, 145 miles north of San
Francisco.
CRISFIELD, from Seattle for New York,
420 miles south of Cape Flattery.
ROSE CITY, from San Francisco for
Portland, 249 miles north of San Francisco,
WILLAMETTE, from St. Helens for San
Francisco. 240 miles north of San Francisco.
RICHMOND, towing barge 96. from Se
attle tor San Pedro, 815 miles from San
Pedro.
YOSEMITE. from Port Ludlow for San
Francisco, eight - miles north of Point
Arena.
W. S. PORTER, from San Pedro for
Everett. 440 miles from San Francisco.
LIGHTSHIP CATHERINE D. from Se
attle for San Pedro, -0 miles south of the
Columbia river.
SANTA INEZ, from Antofagasta for Ta
coma. 498 miles north of San Francisco.
FREL BAXTER, from San Francisco for
Seattle. 2( miles from Seattle .
WEST POT R ASSET, from Portland for
Balboa. 840 miles south of Columbia river.
SPOKANE, from Wilmington for San
Francisco. 95.1 miles from Wilmington.
WASHTENAW, from Port San Luis for
Portland, 705 miles from Portland.
PHYLLIS, from Tacoma for San Pedro.
173 miles west of San Pedro.
ARDMORE. from Talara for Vancouver,
SGu miles south of San Francisco .
STETSON. from San Francisco for
Corldto. "JOO miles south of San Francisco.
SANTA RITA, towing barge W. J. Plr
rle, from San Pedro for Tacoma, off Port
Townsend.
DEVOI.ENTE. from Hankow for San
Pedro. 17iK miles west of San Pedro. '
LAKE FARM I NG DA I.E. from San Fran
cisco for Honolulu, 13&9 miles from San
FranclKco.
WEST HELIX, from San Francisco for
Yokohama. 1077 miles from San Francisco.
CHANSLOR. from Everett for San
Francisco, 760 miles south of Everett, No-
vemher R
F. H. BUCK, from Meadow Point for
San Pedro. 8tl miles south ol Meadow
OLEUM, from Pan Luis for Portland. 498
miles from Astoria: November 8.
STANDARD ARROW, 75 miles west of
San Francisco, bound for bliangnai; io-
D. C SPOFIELD, from San Pedro for
Seattle. 785 miles from Seattle; roera
ber 8.
MERIDEN, from Honolulu for Seattle,
iOM mil., rmm Seattle: November 8.
PRESIDENT, from Seattle for San Fran
cisco, 235 miles from San Francisco; No
vember 8.
LANSING, from Seattle for San Luis.
15t miles from San Luis; Novemoer a.
KLAMATH, from" Ban Diego for Port
l.ml ..rr Point Bonlta: November 8.
COL. E. I DRAKE. towing motor
schooner Oronite. from Honolulu lor mh
Francixco. 30 miles from San Francisco;
LYMAN STEWART, from Seattle for
Oleum. Ill miles from Oleum; November 8.
CAD A RETT A, from San Francisco for
Shanghai, 1 1-- miles '
Cisco: November B.
Vessels in Port.
Siletx. Pacific Steamship company. St-
Johns municipal terminal.
West Saginaw, Columbia-Pacific Ship
ping company, Astoria.
Wawalona, Pacific Steamship company,
St. Johns terminal.
Coaxet. Pacific Steamship company, dry
dock. Byfleld, Pacific Steamship company,
North Pacific mill.
Bellebrook, Pacific Steamship company,
P.)nlpr
Wapama, C. R. McCormlck & Co., St.
Helens. , .
Chehalls, Sudden A Chrlstensen. Rainier.
William Bowden, A u . inane at o.
Portland lumber mill.
i. ncv. A J. Pollard, drydock.
Else, A. O. Anderson & Co.. Anderson
dock.
Bargs 93, Standard OH company. Will
bridge. Clremont. Hart-Wood Lumber company,
Peninsula mill.
PYTHIANS GREET CHIEF
Ceremonial Is Put On and Talks on
Americanism Heard.
.Lodges of the Knights of Pythias in
the Portland district assembled last
Wednesday night at Cajanthe Lodge
Arbina. to welcome to Portland the
Pythian grand chancellor, Julian Hur
ley. -Work of drill teams was dem
onstrated by a star team, after which
speeches were given and a banquet
spread.
The brigand team of Ivanhoe lodge
and the D. O. K. K. band enlivened
the district of Albina before the con
vention and demonstrated Pythian
spirit to the people of the district
Grand Chancellor Hurley spoke for
100 per cent Americanism. Leslie E
Crouch, past grand chancellor, made
a patriotic appeal for the principles
of America s former statesmen. W. T.
Hume made the presentation speech
on the occasion of the awarding of a
veteran's Jewel to Dr. Palmer.
Armistice day will be celebrated by
the Pythians on Tuesday night at
Ivanhoe. lodge. Eleventh and Alder
streets, when a programme and ban
quet will be offered as a formal re
ception to returned soldiers.
TRIANGULAR DEBATE SET
Oregon-O. A. C.-Reed Korensie
Meet to Be January 9.
Debate representatives from the
University of Oregon and the Oregor
Agricultural college met. at rteea col
lege yesterday to complete details for
a triangular forensic league between
the three institutions.
. The debate originally had been
scheduled for December 13, but the
conference yesterday resulted in the
date being set ahead to January 9,
1920, in order to allow more time for
preparation. The question, definitely
settled yesterday, is on immigration,
"Resolved, that the principles of the
Chinese exclusion act be applied to all
immigration into the United States
for a period not exceeding five years."
A clause of the contract was altered
to permit the entrance of freshmen
in the league. The contest this col
lege year is expected to pave the way
for a permanent league between the
Institutions.
Salt Lake Cheese Expert Arrives.
G. E. Frevert of Salt Lake arrived
In Portland yesterday to take charge
of the sSieese entries in the western
dairy products show held in con
junction with the livestock exposi
tion. Mr. Frevert is associated with
the Salt Iake office of the United
States dairy. division.
PORTLAND OWNED SHIPS ARE
VITAL TO CITY'S EXPANSION
Rose City Should Provide Tonnage
Order to Lnter Trade on Independent Basis, Shipbuilder Maintains,
BY H. E. PEXNELL,
President Coast Shipbuilding Co.
OREliON has always held rather
a picturesque place among her
. . - sister states. The old Oregon
trail has staged many unique, and in
teresting pioneer experiences. The
Columbia, river and its tributaries,
with surrounding country, have been
presented to the minds of readers
throughout the world by the written
adventures and experiences of the
famous Lewis and Clark expedition
ind Astor's fur traders, as a pictur
esque country of rugged peaks, giant
timber and vast and turbulent
streams emptying into the sea, a
country populated principally by
Indians and wild animals.
'And, while in this generation the
Indian and wild animal are practical
ly relegated to things of the past, tur
bulent streams have been locked and
harnessed up and converted into safe
channels for transportation and pro
ducers of valuable water power, Ore
gon still remains a picturesque coun
try, witn resources and commercial
importance little dreamed of bv its
early-day pioneers.
While it is true th-.t other states
and seaport districts on the Pacific
coast have shown an apparent growth
more rapid in population and com
mercial development, it must be ad
mitted that Oregon's growth has been
a substantial one and its population
more fixed and stable tiian would
seem to "be the case in less conserva
tive and more transient communities.
Portland, the metropolis of Oregon.
has long sought substantial recogni
tion as a seaport.
Much money has been expended in
improving its outlets to the sea. with
the result that today the bar. which
to a certain extent obstructed the en
trance to the Columbia river, no
longer exists, and a deep,, well-defined
channel admits of easy access to
Portland via the Columbia and Wil
lamette rivers for the merchant ships
of the world.
s s s
Thus far the people of Oregon have
been foresighted and liberally dis
posed. No complaint has been re
corded against taxation which has
been levied on this generation for
improvements and facilities from
which tbe major direct benefits will
accrue to future generations and to
the future development of their state.
The pioneer merchants of the Co
lumbia river districts were dependent
upon water transportation for their
trade with the outside world and in
culcated in the minds of their suc
cessors the need for good and safe
access to and from the ea. They were
self-reliant, resourceful men. Many of
them found their way into the country
via the sea. were practical seafaring
men or came from seafaring or ship
building communities.
Such being the case, they soon had
their own sailing vessels and tug
boats operating, by which means they
brought in required supplies and mer
chandise and shipped out the products
of the country. Portland then in truth
was a 'seafaring, ship-owning com
munity, but it has since developed,
however, that during the past 25 or 30
years of growth, the public mind and
energies have been occupied wsth the
internal development of its country's
resources and have drifted away from
matters maritime. Railroads have en
tered the country and foreign ships
have bid for the transportation of its
goods.
The'apparent necessity for owning
and controlling, to a certain extent,
at least, its means for overseas trans
portation, has been lost sikht of. Log
ging operations and timber purchases
have had to be financed, milling
plants constructed and developed,
agricultural enterprises have had to
be cared for and brought into frui
tion, railroad transportation has had
to be fostered and developed, all of
which has occupied the minds of the
people and absorbed their available
capital.
During this period, oversea trans
portation has been furnished more or
less satisfactorily by outside and for
eign ownership, which have taken ad
vantage of the facilities and oppor
tunities provided for them and hence
it has come to pass, the Columbia
river district finds itself today en
tirely dependent for seagoing trans
portation upon outside sources and
can supply its oversea markets only
at the will and pleasure of owners
of ehlps over which it has no control,
with commercial development seri
ously handicapped thereby.
The following simile might ilus
trate the Columbia river district's
present day commercial situation:
Suppose that, prior to the war, Port
land's large department stores had chosen
to contract with Canadian concerns to
furnish them auto delivery trucks and
wagons on a contract basis, because they
found it cheaper and more convenient
to handle their deliveries in this way.
and suppose that, on this account, there
a as no business for any auto sales, repair
or building concerns in Portland.
Again, suppose things were going satis
factorily with the stores and all of a
suddea England became entangled with
war somewhere in Europe and made im
mediate demand on Canada to gather in
all Its motor trucks and wagons and send
them over to Kurope where they were
r.eeded for Immediate use in the war zone.
Would not the business- of these depart
ment stores be demoralized, and could
they supply their trade satisfactorily, and
how long would it take to establish the
means and wherewith to rehabilitate their
business? To be sure, some, of necessity,
would furnish their own means of deliv
ery, ut how many would Beek nearer and
more convenient sources of supply?
This seems to be the vulnerable
position which Portland now occupies,
and it will be some time, if ever, be
fore the federal government can sup
ply all of its seaports with required
tonnage. Portland, as representing
the Columbia river district, should go
vigorously to work to provide a cer
tain amount of oversea tonnage, suit
able for its own requirements, which
will be owned and operated in and
from its own port, and thus be able
to enter trade markets in an inde
pendent manner, conducive to direct
trade, that will in a short time make
the Columbia river district prominent
as a center of great production and
through direct communication and
trade intercourse, its people and prod
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FROM
Portland, Oregon
FOR
London and Liverpool
I "S. S. Effingham" I
(100 A-l)
1 Sails About November 15, 1919
s For all particulars relative to rates and reservations apply; 2
COLUMBIA-PACIFIC SHIPPING COMPANY 1
BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING, PORTLAND, OR.
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Suitable to Its Own Requirement in
ucts will become known in the world
markets.
Advertise its products and faeil
ties as it will, it all comes to naugt
unless it nas the ability to deliver tl
goods. What if the venture in owi
ing and operating a few ships do
not show immediate attractive r
turns? The indirect return will rr
dound many fold to the prosperity ct
me community. All which seems
be lacking in foresight and confident
to put the ships upon the sea. Th
sooner it owns its ships, the soonri
the community will be giving vigo
ous and individual attention to leci
lation, pledged to strive for the be
interests of our merchant marine, e
that in time it will become invulnerel
ble against competition of foreign
owned ships.
The port of Portland and the Colum
bia river district should be up
doing right now. The port's facll
ties are established and paid for. th
world's markets are open to theirJ
producers are eager for extended ma
kets and asking wny the eeaporti
to the north and south are better bu
plied with the means of sea-goin
transportation than seems to be th
case in this district.
The time is ripe for Portland
take the initiative and provide I
r.uslness community with an
dependent means of reaching awai
Ing markets. Money must be sub-l
scribed and its idle shipyards, le
stranded by the federal governme
due to cessation of its war shipbuild
ing activities, must be rehabilitated
and suitable ships be built, to pl
between the Columbia river and th"
many ports which offer markets an'
profitable outlets for its products
Thus will be preserved, not only tk
sentimental records of an interesting
and resourceful country, but addec
thAFAA Will V.A I n
record of prosperity and developmen
worthy of those hardy pioneers wb
paved the way for the great beritag
to future generations.
Speed the day when we can hea
the busy Jiuni of the shipyards an
-3 " men ciuiiujcs sun's to ana iro
their labors. Not, as in the past, wit
the dark pall of war hanging ove
all, but under the bright sun
a full assurance that now and fo
all time to come Oregon's reputation
justified.
Marine Notes.
The new steel steamer West Saginaw
dropped down to Astoria last night with
73o7 tons of flour, loaded at Portland for
New Tork. The vessel is under operation
by the c olumola-Paelf le Shipping com
pany for the Fleet corporation.
The steam schooner Claremont. owned
by the Hart-Wood Lumber company of
this city, finished discharging a cargo of
cement at the American Exchango dock
yesterday and shitted to the Peninsula
mill to load lumber.
Frank Gollan. former superintendent of
the t;. M. Standifer wood yards, has Joined
the lorces ot tns Kruse sc Banks Ship
building company of North Bend.
The steamer Ohehalts. operated by Fud-
den A Christensen. shifted last night from
Katama to Preacott to continue loading.
Tides at Astoria Sunday:
Hiirh. Low.
1:40 A. M 8.1 feet;7.27 A. M 2 3 feet
1:13 P. M 10.3 feet(S:Lr. P. M....1.& feet
Columbia River Bur Report.
NORTH HEAD, Nov. 8. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M. Sea smooth; wind
nortn.
TRAVELERS" GVIDK.
UjEAM51iIP
J a& ADM IRAI LING.
K. S. CITY OF TOPEKA
sail from Portland ft P. M . . November
1 1 for Com Bt, Kuirktv, San i'rmncfeco,
connecting with t earner to L,o An
grim and San IHrffo.
Reduced ronnd-trif winter excursion
rate to California porta are now in
ettecL
FROM SEATTLE:
K S. President or (governor every Fri
day to Sail Francisco. Ios Angeles and
San D.go. H. S. ijueen to San Fran
cisco every Monday. Make reservations
a few days in advance.
TICKET OFFICE
Main 1466 101 Third t. A 3337
Local Freight Office, Kant 4331
PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
SAN FRANCISCO
S. S. Rose City
Depart 12 Noon
WED, NOV. 12
From Ainsworth Dock
Fare includes Berth and Meals.
City Ticket Office, 3d and Washington
Phone Main 3530
Freight Office, Ainsworth Dock
Phone Broadway 268
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND
S. S. LINES
Steamer
for
SAJf FRANCISCO sod I.OS AXGELZS
Sailing Monday, :30 P. M.
CHEAP RATES
M. BOLLAM, AGT.,
122 Third 8U I'hone Main 56.
AUSTRALIA
Honolulu. Sura. New Zealand.
Tbe I'aiatiul I'usNenser Steamers
K. M. t. "NIAGARA" K. M. 8. "MAKLRA"
tO.OOO Tons 13.5O0 Tons
SSail from Vuroow. K. '.
For fares xnd sailtnss apply Can. fac. Rail
way. 65 Tbird M., l'ortland. or (ansdiao
Auftlralanlan Ro al Mail line, 440 Seynsiur
tet Vancouver. B. C.