THE STJXDAT OREG ONI AX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 7, 1919.
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POOL BEGUN TO BUY
01 HULL
$775,000, About Half of Sum
Needed, Already Obtained.
NEW FLEET IS PROPOSED
Home-Owned Vessel to Be Pur
chased From Shipping Board,
Is to Be First Unit.
A company is being: organized in
Portland to buy, equip and operate
one of the shipping: board hulls of
fered for sale in the harbor as the
first unit of a home-owned fleet, it
was made public yesterday by the
Coast Shipbuilding company, insti
gator of the organization, through A.
C. Lomer, marine superintendent of
the plant.
A total of $175,000, about half of
the amount required, has already
been subscribed by Portland business
men, and the remainder of the stock
is expected to be taken in a few days.
Among the subscribers to date are
the Coast Shipbuilding company,
Kastern & Western Lumber company,
M. L,. Kline. Portland Marine Supply
company, Oregon Brass works. Over
mire Steel Construction company, Co
lumbia Wire & Iron works. Lion
Clothing company, Kasmussen & Co.,
Pacific Tent & Awning company,
Boston Packing company, Portland
Galvanizing works, J. K. Gill. Gillen
c Chambers, Bowman Bros. and
Julius Meier.
Hulls offered for sale by the emer
gency fleet corporation are held at
the flat price of $75,000 apiece. The
remainder of the $350,000 subscribed
is to be expended in equipping the
vessel with steel fuel oil and ballast
tanks, triple-expansion steam en
gines capable of developing 14,000
horse power, cargo-handling machin
ery and other necessary equipment.
It is planned to take a Ferris type
hull and convert it into a steamship
with a lumber carrying capacity of
from 1,700,000 to 1,900.000 feet. All
machinery is to be placed aft to al
low as great cargo space as possible.
The steamer will burn oil for fuel.
The basic principle underlying the
organization of this company is that
the vessel is to be owned by busi
ness men of this port and- is to op
erate out of Portland. The trade
tentatively decided upon is lumber
from the Columbia river to Australia
and return cargoes to this city of
whatever is offered in the Antipodes.
The earning capacity of the vessel in
this trade is estimated at 28 per cent
net. .
IIOQUIAM SHIPS' RUX FA SI
o
Xorn egiu n Au xl 1 iary Schooner
Goes to Kngland in 66 Days.
ABERDEEN, Wash., Dec. 6. (Spe
cial.) The Norwegian auxiliary
schooner Mount Hood, which was built
in Hoquiam and loaded on this har
bor, made the trip, to England in 66
days. Captain T. U. Aanensen, Pacific
coast representative of the owners of
the ship, has announced. Two sister
ships, the Mount Shasta, built in Ho
quiam, and the Mount Whitney, built
in Seattle, also made the trip tn fast
time and arrived in good shape. Cap
tain Aanensen said.
The performance of the three ships
means more than appears on the sur
face. Captain Aanensen asserted. The
auxiliary powered schooners, he said,
were beginning to be viewed with
some uncertainty in Scandinavian
countries, but the records of these
three vessels have had a marked ef
fect in changin-g this opinion. After
discharging her lumber in England
the Mount Hood carried a cargo of
coal to Sweden and the Mount Shasta
carried coal to Denmark.
2080 Steamers Registered.
The return of the bureu of naviga
tion, commerce department, shows
that on November 1, 1919, the reg
istered or enrolled seagoing American
steamers of 1000 gross tons or over
numbered 2080 of 8,326,203 gross tons.
of which 1708 were steel and 372
wood. These figures do not includ
the merchant ships employed by the
army and navy, including 400,000
gross tons of the larger steamers
formerly German, which have not yet
taken out registers to engage in for
eign trade or enrollments for the
coasting trade.
New Hoat Line to Operate.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Dec. 6.
(Special.) The Interstate Boat and
Truck line plans to have boats oper
ating on the Columbia between Port
land and Pasco-Kennewick by spring,
according to Judge W. J. Mariner of
Blalock, Or., who is interested in the
company. Lines of trucks will be oper
ated to haul goods from the boat
landings to interior points. No at
tempts will be made to navigate the
Snake river.
Port Calendar.
Offshore Vessels to Arrive.
Name. From Date.
ehallamba, Br. M. S . Seattle Dec. 10
est Aleta, Am. atr.Futiet Sound. .Dec.
Irene, Am. M. fc San Francisco. I 0
west iiarti a. Am. wt.MnKapore ....Jan.
Mont Corvln, Fr. St . Marseilles ...Jan.
Coastwise Vessels to Arrive.
Rose City San Franclsco.Dec.
.Palsy Mathews sn Francisco. Dec. 9
"Wahkefna
..can r rancisco.Dec.
Julian Poulseti ....
Oart. A. K. l.ucas.
city of Topeka....
K. H. Meyer
..San Francisco. Dec 10
..San Pe.iro. . . .Dec. 10
. S F. ana way. Dec. 2
..oan francisco.Dec 1
apmna
..ban Franeis-o.Lec 13
To liepart r roru This Port.
Coaxet Orient Dee.
Meiulora Vnlted Kingd.. Dec. 10
t entaurus est coast ..Dec.
Monugut) Orient ..Dec.
Vrssels in Port.
Else, Balfour. Guthrie A Co.. Inman
Poulseu mill.
liu-a. A. l' Thane & Co., Eastern &
"Western mill.
'-Hlo, C R. McCormlck, St. Helens.
Siletz. Pacific Steamship company, mu
nicipal dock No. 1.
Meudura. Columbia-Pacific Shipping com
pany. O. & C. dock.
Diablo, Pacific Steamship company. Pa
cific Marine Iron works.
Falls ot Clyde. Parrolt & Co., St- Johns
terminal.
Multnomah, C. R. MeCormick, drydock.
Diana. Columbia-Pacific Shipping com
pany, municipal dock No. 1.
Montague. Pacific Steamship company,
municipal dock No. 1.
Maytalr, Charles Nelson A Co., St. Johns
lumber mill.
Nishmaha. Pacific Steamship company.
?4orth Bank dock.
Marine Notes.
The 9500-ton steel steamer Montague.
" operated by the Pacific Steamship com
pany, is taking stores and ballast at mu
nicipal aocK iso. l. ne is expected to
Mtart loading for the orient tomorrow.
The steam schooner Celllo. of the Mc
Cormlck fleet, moved yesterday afternoon
from the port of Portland drydock, where
she has been overhauled, to St. Helens to
tart loading.
The Nelson line steamer Mayfair will
tart loading at Wauna tomorrow.
The wootlen steamer Diana, under oper
ation by the Columbia-Pacific Shipping
company, finished coaling at the Pacific
Coast bunkers yesterday and shifted, to
ID EQUIP
the slip at municipal dock No. 1 to load
stores.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, Dec. 6. Arrived it 7 A. M.
Steamer Mayfair. from San Francisco.
Sailed at 5 P. M. Steamer Willamette
from St. Helens, for Ban FrancKico; steam
er Tiverton, from Weetport, for San Pedro.
ASTORIA, Dec. 6. Sailed at 10:30 last
night Steamer Halco. for San Pedro. Left
up at 7:30 last night Steamer Mayfair.
from San Francisco. Sailed at noon
Steamer Curacao, for San Francisco via
Eureka and Coos Bay.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. Sailed at 10
last night Steamer Rose City, for Port
land. Sailed at 10 A. M. Steamer Johan
Poulsen for Portland.
SAN PEDRO, Dec. 5. Sailed Steamer
Captain A. F. Lucas, for Portland. Ar
rived Steamers E. H. Meyer and Shasta,
from Columbia river.
SAN PEDRO. Dec. 3. Sailed Schooner
Lucy, from Portland, for New Plymoutn.
CAPETOWN. Nov. 29. Arrived Bark
entine Puako, from Columbia river.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 5. Sailed at 4
P. M. Steamer Daisy Matthews, for Co
lumbia river.
Tides at Astoria Bandar.
High. Low.
0:41 A. M 7.9 feet'6:23 A. M 3.2
12:08 P. M 10:7 feet!7:25 P. M 1.4
feet
feet
RATE ON SAMPLES CUT
MINIMUM CHARGE TO FOREIGN
PORTS IS ELIMINATED.
encouragement Given Merchants
In Portland by Allowing Rate
on 100 Pounds to Rule.
Encouragement for Oregon manu
facturers and exporters to extend
their activities to foreign markets is
offered in an announcement made yes
terday to local shippers and to the
Chamber of Commerce by the Colum-
bia-Paciflc Shipping company, local
agents for the European-Pacific lln
maintained by Williams, Dimond &
Co. According to the announcement.
the minimum charge of $10 for parcel
shipments to European ports has been
abolished in the case of shipment of
samples.
Since the line was established be
tween Pacific ports and Europe, no
shipment has been accepted at a
charge less than S10. Under the new
plan, actual samples destined for for
eign dealers will be carried at a rate
per 100 pounds, which, for commodi-
ies not specified in the tariff, amounts
to only $2.50. In effect, the new pro
vision for the carrying of samples
permits a local exporter to send a
quantity up to 100 pounds of his ex
port stock to a European port at the
same rate as shipments of W0 tons.
The purpose of the move, it was ex
plained, is to increase the trade be-
ween the Pacific coast and Europe bv
facilitating the placing of samples
from this district in the hands of the
European distributors.
Local exporters are already behind
the move, which was given out unof
ficially several days ago, and arrange
ments are being made for the ship
ment of a number of samples of Ore
gon products on the next ship of the
line, the steamer Went Aleta. which
will load here about the middle of
his month for London. Liverpool and
I.e Havre, and if sufficient inducement
offers, for Antwerp and Rotterdam.
$2,000,000 CARGOES LEAVE
Steamers Olockson and Coaxet Get
Away Down River.
The 9300-ton steel steamers Olock-
son and Coaxet, operated by the Pa
cific Steamship company, were ex-
pexted last night to leave down short-
y after midnight with combined car
goes valued at more than $2,000,000.
The Olockson is loaded with flour for
New York and lumber for Balboa.
When it was found necessary to
drydock the steamer Siletz for re
pairs after she had been fully loaded.
her cargo was transferred into the
Olockson. Having 7000 tons more
cargo space than the Siletz, the Olock
son, after taking all the freight from
the holds of the Siletz, continued to
load flour and lumber in the harbor
until down to her marks.
The Coaxet is one of the regular
liners in the oriental service of the
Pacific Steamship company. She is
carrying a miscellaneous cargo of
Oregon foodstuffs, steel, paper and
several thousand bales of raw cotton
from 'Texas.
Notice to Mariners.
A radio just received from Captain A.
H. Thompson of the steamship Richard
Holyoke states that he passed hull of a
vessel just awash about 'SO feet in length,
four miles southeast by east from Race
Rocks, Juan de Fuca straits, at 11:10
A. M.. December 4. Very dangerous to
navigation. GEORGE E. GAXDY,
Nautical Expert.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD. Dec. 6. Condition of
the bar at 5 P. M. Sea smooth; wind
southwest, 12 miles.
DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
PORTLAND. Or.. ' Dec. 6. Maximum
temperature. 40 degrees: minimum tem
perature. 27. degrees. River reading, 8
A. M., 3.2 feet; change in last 24 hours.
none. Total ralntall ts P. M. to 3 f. M.
none: total rainfall since September 1
1U19. 12.18 Inches; normal rainfall since
September 1, IS. 42 inches; deficiency of
rainfall since September 1. 1919. 1.24
Inches. Sunrise, 7:3S A. M. ; sunset. 4:20
P. M. total sunshine. 3. hours 40 minutes
possible sunshine, 8 hours 48 minutes.
Monrlse. 3:06 P. M. : moonset. 6:49 A. M
Barometer (reduced sea level), 5 P. M.,
;o.24 inches. Relative numiuity: o A. . .
6 per cent; noon, 56 per cent; 5 P. M.
65 per cent.
THE 'WEATHER.
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STATIONS.
Baker ....
Boise . . . . .
Hoston
-21 18!O.Ot!. 'NWiCioudy
22! 2 0.021.. N Cloudy
2rtl 3fi O.OO'IOISE ICloudy
Palmary ..
4t 34 O.OO! .. !NW;Pt. cloudj
261 4.0.241. . W.Kain
241 :ts 0.0ti .. SW Clear
1 Si 26 0.3SL JNW Snow
861 50 0.00!. .IN Clear
6t; 74 0.01H2IS 'Cloudy
-2! 12;0.1Nj..!NW!Snow
R2 34 0.16j. .(N ICloudy
2Si SJO.lOll'iW Cloudy
Denver . . ,
Des Molncu..
Kurcka
GaUeston
Helena
Juneau . .
Kansas City.
Los Angles.
Marshf ield .
Mdford . ...
Minneapolis .
.Vi -n:0.3$' .iSW Pt. cloudy
30i 54 O.t0 . .1 W pt. cloudy
3Ui as o.ooi . .IKK icioudy
JtH .(. oui . . i.n w isno w
New Orleans
62t 7S O.O0' . . 'S
Clear
Rain
New York .
2SI SS0.02 14IS
361 4H 0.0012ISW
2! 22 0.001. .(SE
ssi eoio.oot. .w
30! 30 O.02 20 SW
271 -40,0.001. .In
36! 42 0.00:.. NW
North Head.
Cloudy
No. Yakima
Phoenix ...
Pocatello . . .
Portland . . .
Rosebursc . .
Sacramento.,
St. Louis. . .
Salt Lake ..
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
Cloudy
CloudT
42 52 0.02 .
32 44 1.14'!
w c lear
NW Cloudy
oui .u.j. s Cloudy
50' 5S 0.02 . JNW Cloudy
46! 5S.Oo!..-W Clear
San Diego . .
S. Francisco.
Seattle
Silka
Spokane
Tacoma
Tatoosh laid.
tValdcs
K2 4210.00,.. S 'Pt. cloudy
36' 3S 0.42
NE
XE
Rain
61 24 0. UOl
Cloudy
2S: 44 O.OOl. .ISW
t. louciy
Cloudy
Clear
Cloudy
40i 44:0.00 . .E
. . . ;3 O.SS! . . N
10! 36 O.OOL Js
3o! 34 O. 4410 S
4 26:0.0110 SE
Walla walla
Washington. .
Winnipeg" - -
nam
Cloudy
A. M. today.
Ing day.
P. M. report ot preced
FORECASTS.
Portland and vicinity Fair; gentle east
erly winds.
Oregon Fair; gentle easterly winds.
Washington Probably 'rain in the west
portion, lair in me east portion; mode
ate easterly, nuufc
FLEET
SELLS OUT BOILERS
Week's Sale of Supplies To
tals More Than $1,000,000.
OAKLAND YARD CLEANED
McCormicks Buy Machinery and
- Equipment for Steamer Ves
sels on "Ways Are Sought.
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. (Sper
ciaL) The purchase by the National
Trading company of Seattle of 178
water-tube boilers, also the sale of all
steel and ship-fitting equipment at
the Oakland yard of the Moore Ship
building company to that corporation,
and the closing of negotiations with
the Charles R. MeCormick company
for machinery and equipment for the
new steamer City of Everett under
way at St. Helens, Or., netted more
than $1,000,000 to the supply and sales
division of the emergency fleet cor
poration for the week ending today.
Announcement of the important
transactions was made today. The
lively interest of shipbuilders and op
erators in the acqulsitidn of surplus
equipment and material remaining
from the shipbuilding drive of the
war period has resulted in approxi
mately J2.000.000 -worth being sold
during the past three weeks. The
sale of 178 water-tube boilers means
that all of the standard emergency
fleet corporation boilers of that de
sign are cleaned up on the Pacific
coast.
28 Boilers at Portland.
Included in the sale are 65 boilers
stored at Tacoma, 18 at Seattle, 28 at
Portland, 19 at Alameda and 48 at
Los Angeles. T,hey were originally
intended for installation in wood
steamers of the Ferris type, but can
cellation orders of a year ago re
sulted in their not being used.
The disposal of material and fit
tings at the Moore yard is the result
of negotiations begun early in the
week, after a check had been com
pleted on property remaining from
government contracts held by that
company.
The MeCormick interests are turn
ing out- the City of Everett for the
Everett, Wash.-San Pedro run and she
will be exclusively a freighter. Hav
ing a lumber capaciy of 1.600,000 feet,
the vessel is rated the largest wood
steam schooner yej; laid down on the
Pacific coast. She will be driven by
twin engines, each of 700 horse power.
Three large hatches are provided for
the speedy handling of lumber, and
her rig is such 'that she can be used
in the offshore trade if needed.
Machinery Is Ready.
The Willamette Iron & Steel works
will undertake the installation of ma
chinery, which is ready for delivery
at the St. Johns concentration ware
house. It was admitted today that San
Francisco interests are close on the
trail of the schooners Cossa anH
Cotys, which will be launched next
month at the yard of the Peninsula
Shipbuilding company.- Portland. They
are the last of 12 of the Peninsula
type originally contracted for by the
shipping board, ten having been fin
ished as steamers. The vessels are of
150 tons deadweight and the pros-
ective Duyers plan operating hm in
the Pacific trade.
STORAGE TAXK IS FINISHED
Molasses First Cargo to Unload at
St. Johns Terminal.
The first of the steel atora
SU Johna municipal terminal,
which are to receive the molasses
cargo of the tank ship Falls of Clyde
naiiins mere to discharge, will
icuj tor operation at about 7
clock this morning, it was rPnnr,H
yesterday by the construction depart-
ui Hie UOCK CCimm flK nn anA
the transfer of the cargo to the' tank
will begin today.
xne .bails of Clyde has In hT- toir.
800 tons of molasses, itnoon
Honolulu by Parrott & Co.. brokers of
this city, who represent the Mason
oj-rruuu company of San Fran
Cisco. The molasses is to h Hit.,h
utea nere as stock feed. Tnta.-.-.
on the coast similar shipments are
used in the manufacture of alcohol.
oi uiyae, an iron four
iua.si.ea oar, is owned by the Asso
dated Oil company. After dischare
hk ner molasses she will he tnH
to San Francisco by one of th a.
ciatea uii company's tankers calling
w.- iu. ilo xiawauan islands.
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes.
SEATTLE. Wash., rw a , ,
Vessels of the Parr-McCormick ste.rrhi..
company during November landeH . ,,.,
of S0.000 sacks of sugar on Dier 4. .-.... en -
ng to figures compiled vestei-rla v.
' ma irumuany in
The sugar was transitioned
Seattle.
Tacoma,
cities in
Everett. Bellingham and other
the Pacific northwest.
Representatives of the Prr.M,.pii,
company said that receipts of sugar at
i"" uurmg novemoer were 10 000 sacks
less than in October, when 60.000 sacks
were received. AU the shipments cam.
R. H. K. Smith, ateneral niwnth.
ager of the Rolph Mail Steamship com
pany, with headquarters in San Fran
cisco, arrived in Seattle laet night on an
inspection trip, and left a few hours later
for Vancouver. B. c. Mr. smut is ex
pected back in Seattle Monday, and will
probably spend several days in this city
Scarcity of tonnage for operation in the
South American trade ho. .
of W. n. Grace fc Co. to request the United
iHj.ru io return four of
Its vessels commandeered at the beginnine
of the war, according to advices received
In Seattle today from the east. The fleet
consists of the steamships Satit. vi.i..
....... . ui .cuss and
Teresa.
Santa
For Kllindini,
British V.aftt A r t
mntorahlp Benowa of the Chilberr" line
wUl begin loading within the next tw
, e;, or?lnJF ,to 8eattle representatives
of Balfour. Guthr a a- u , V 1
tered the vessel. The Rnnnw. .".71
a cargo of 1,700.000 feet of lumber at the
-Much lumber has
been shipped to South Africa, but seldom
is a cargo dispatched to Kilindlni
The vessel is expected to leave San Ftan
Cisco for the north Pacific In a few days
and probably will carry general cargo to
Vancouver. B. C. before coming to Seattle
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., Dec 6
(Special.) Grays Harbor Motor.hin .......
at noon today launched the Forest No. I
m. v.bv vj icei oect measurement
and of 10 feet draft. The barge will be
followed by a second launching of a sis
ter barge in about a week. The barces
will be turned over to the Aberdeen Sand
sr Gravel company for use in Its business
Later they will be taken to Puget sound
for similar work.
Captain H. Hansen of the barkentine
Retriever, who suffered a relapse after
being discharged from the local hospital
two weeks ago, is again "off the ways."
and expects to sail for Peru Monday or
Tuesday. Captain Hansen underwent an
operation for appendicitis about - a month
ago. after his vessel had been towed to the
lower harbor and was in readiness to
sail.
The barkentine Forest Dream shifted to
the Wilson mill today to begin loading for
her maiden voyage. The Dream is the
second vessel of .the Forest line built by
the Grays Harbor Motorship corporation.
The Forest Pride, the first vessel lannrh,H
cleared Thursday. . ij,b Forest Friend, yio
third Forest tins' barkentlne, will be ready
for loading in about two weeks.
The schooner Dauntless arrived this
afternoon from Honolulu. She will load
cargo at the B. K. Wood mill in Hoquiam.
The steamer Raymond arrived too late
this afternoon and will load at the Aber
deen Lumber 6c Shingle company.
Steamers in port tonight are Raymond
and Helene. schooners X aunt less and Re
triever and barbentlne Forest Dream,
COOS BAT. Or.. Dec 6. (Special.) The
steam schooner Yellowstone sailed for San
Francisco at 10:45 this morning carry
ing a lumber cargo from the North .Bend
Mill St Lumber company docks.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec, 6. (Special.)
With a cargo of general freight for Port
land, the steam schooner Mayfair arrived
at 6 o'clock last night from San Francisco,
With freight and passengers from Port
land and Astoria, the steamer Curacao
sailed at 3:30 this afternoon for San Fran
cisco via way ports.
Laden with a full cargo of lumber from
the Hammond mil!, the steam schooner
Halco sailed at 10:30 last night for San
Pedro.
The steam schooner Trinidad arrived at
2 o'clock this morning from San Pedro
and went to the Hammond mill to load
lumber.
With a full cargo of lumber from West
port, the steam schooner Tiverton sailed
at 4:30 for San Pedro.
TACOMA, Wash., Dec. . (Special.)
Shipping for the coming week from Ta
coma appears fairly good, both in coast
wise and offshore business, local shipping
agents declare. Among the offshore ves
sels due to load here is the Motorship
Cethana wheih will load lumber for
United Kingdom and the Stanley which
has 2, 000.000 feet to load here for the
east coast. Beside these vessels, several
flour carriers are scheduled to take cargo
here. The Gaffney is due here tomorrow
night or Monday morning to begin load
ing for the east coast while the glantine
now here will finish up and get away. A
Grace steamer for flour and a Water
house vessel also are expected during the
week. There is the usual run of coasters
coming along.
The Admiral Schley Is due here some
time tonight to load a full cargo for
San Francisco. The larger part of her
freight will be flour for the local mills.
At the Todd Drydock and Construction
corporation yards a maintainance crew
went to work this morning On Monday
morning the foremen and some of the
resrular working force' will be placed on
the job. As rapidly as possible the force
will be increased. According to the agree
ment, the men go back to work under
the same conditions and wages they left
October 1. The plant employes 6500 men.
Tacoma officials are going to boost ior
the canal from Olympia to Grays Harbor
to give an outlet to the sound from tms
.section to the south and to get away iroiu
the stormy straits to the north.
Commissioner Harrison Drougnx xne
matter to the attention of the city coun
cil today and the council appointed city
Engineer Manley to go to Olympia De
cember 18 and represent the city in the
hearing to be given on the subject by
the federal government.
Mr. Manley said the project contem
plates putting a canal for big ships from
Mud bay, which is the other side or uiym-
pia, through to the cnenaus river ana
the dredging of the river to Grays Har
bor tidewater. It has been under con
sideration from time to time for the last
20 years.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Dec 6.
(Special.) Anxiety for the safety of the
barkentine Thrasher, sailing from San
Francisco for Puget sound on October 26
and more than 20 days overdue, was re
lieved today by a report from Tatoosh
that she hud passed in at Cape Flattery
and is now being towed up the straits.
The Thrasher was recently purchased by
the Hibbard Stewart company of Seattle,
and she was coming to Puget sound to be
overhauled and placed In the Alaska trade.
The power schooner Ruby Is about a
week overdue fro Kuskokwim river, but
no anxiety Is felt as she is a staunch craft
and has weathered many severe gales la
northern waters. Her delay was due to
heavy weather along the Alaska coast.
The steamer H. B. Lovejoy ha been
chartered to carry lumber from Puget
sound to San Pedro. She is the third
steamer Placed In that service during
the week which indicates there Is an in
creasing demand for lumber at San Pedro.
The Lovejoy will load 1,000.000 feet at
the Stimson mill at Ballard.
The shipment of sugar from San Fran
cisco to Puget sound during November was
50,000 sacks, which has been distributed
among the various cities in the northwest.
This is the largest amount of sugar to
reach Puget sound in any previopus month
and has materially relieved the shortage
In the northwest.
RUBBER CARGO IS SOUGHT
KFFOKT MADE TO GET WEST
HARTLAND UNLOADED HERE.
Malay Peninsula Shippers Not Fa
miliar With Port and Do Not
Book Quickest Way.
Combined efforts of the Pacific
Steamship company, the Portland
Chamber of Commerce and the com
mission of public docks are being
exerted to secure the routing; of the
rubber cargo of the steamer West
Hartland through Portland.
The steamer, one of the Portland
oriental liners of the Pacific Steam
ship company, left Manila November
28, according to advices received yes
terday by Frank O'Connor, agent of
the Admiral line. She loaded between
5000 and 6000 tons of raw rubber at
Singapore and in the Straits Settle
ments and will be due here about
January 1.
Because the shippers n the Malay
peninsula had never done business
through Portland, they were unwill
ing to book their goods through this
port, with which they were un
familiar and to obtain the cargo for
the West Hartland, the Admiral line
agents in the Orient were obliged to
bill the rubber to Seattle. The local
branch of the Pacific Steamship com
pany then telegraphed the consignees
in the east to get their permission for
the diversion of the West Hartland
to Portland, urging greater facilities
for speedy and efficient trans-ship
ment here than in any other port on
the Pacific.
According to W. D. B. Dodson, ex
ecutive secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, who is directing the ef
forts of the chamber to bring the
rubber cargo here, the freight con
gestion at San Francisco and on
Puget Sound gives Portland a great
advantage In handling the cargo.
"We are not hampered here," he
said yesterday, "with a shortage of
freight cars such as exists elsewhere
on tne coaat
The record made by the
orental liner Coaxet in trans-shipping
the hemp she brought on her last trip
ought to be ample evidence that the
freight can be handled advantageous
ly and expeditiously in Portland. Most
of the Coaxet's cargo of hemp was
already rolling toward the east be
fore the last of it was out of the
holds."
Six of the largest consignees for
the West Hartland's rubber cargo
are in New York. The Chamber of
Commerce has telegraphed to these
importers urging them to allow the
rubber to pass through Portland, and
Captain Jacob Speier, Portland har
bormaster now in tne east, is exert
Ing his nfluence upon them.
If favorable replies from the east
ern consignees are received within
two weeks, the West Hartland will
be ordered by wireless to proceed to
Portland. Otherwise the rubber will
be unloaded on Puget sound and only
a small quantity of freight loaded at
Manila will be brought to Portland.
Vancouver Wholesalers Open.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 6. (Spe
cial.) The V ancouver TradLng com
pany, wholesale dealers in tobaccos
and supplies for smokers, has been
established in this city at 807 Main
street. L. J. East and George
Fick. fcrrmerly with the Tobacco Com
pany of California of Portland are
the incorporators of the company.
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IGHT SESSION HELD IN TRIAL
OF CEDRIC SCHARFF.
Court Exonerates Doctor Who Took
Lad to Condon for Treatment
and Defense's Attack Fails.
CANYON CITY, Or., Dec. S. (Spe-
ial.) The state concluded the ex
amination of the witnesses sum
moned in its behalf in the trial of
Cedrlc Scharff for the shooting of
Martin Leslie, when the boy was near
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his parents had asked that he be
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Another night session of the court
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introducing its first witnesses. Mrs.
Scharff, the mother of te defendant,
and his brother John, and his sister
Bertha, were the thrpe witnesses
examined. District Attorney Leedy
passed both the mother and sister
of Scharff without cross examina
tion, but in the case of John Scharff
subjected him to a severe cross-examination.
ROBBERS ELUDE POLICE
Reward of $500 Offered for Re
turn of Grossman Store Loot.
Although the entire police force
was working yesterday to gain infor
mation leading to the arrest of the
three unmasked- men who held up and
robbed the Grossman jewelry store,
149 Third street, Friday morning, no
clue considered of value was un
earthed. Two men were taken in as suspects
yesterday morning, but were later re
leased when it was impossible for
Myer Goodman, the clerk of the place.
to identify them as the robbers.
A reward of $500 for the recovery
of the loot taken in the holdup was
posted yesterday by Holzman brothers
of the Pacific Loan company. Messrs.
Holzman are brothers of Mrs. Gross
man. In posting the reward nothing was
said relative to the arrest of the
robbers.
GRAIN MEN HOLD SCHOOL
Handling and Classifying Taught
in Portland.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis. Dec 6. (Special.)
An unusual Sunday school is that
started under the auspices of the
federal grain supervision bureau In
Portland by William Cunning, a for
mer graduate of the college. It is
called the Samplers' and Grain Deal
ers' school and is the idea of Mr.
Cunning.
Thirty-five rrom various oocks.
grain-dealing companies and the state
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last Sunday. Professor G. R. Hyslop!
of the farm crops department at the I
i n. onnbi. t the mentintr. Men 1
or a lA&rninir the application of federal
grades to grain and how to classify
grain and determine dockage. The
school is held on Sunday mornings in
Portland.
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Or., Dec. 5. (Special.) The question
for the triangular debate between
Willamette university, McMinnville
college and Pacific university was
decided yesterday. It is, "Resolved,
that the United States should assume
mandatory control of Mexico." Bach
of the three schools submitted three
questions and by voting on the rela
tive desirability of each of the total
nine questions suggested, each school
numbering its choicese, the result was
that Pacific's subject on Mexico re
ceived highest favor with Will
amette's on the league of nations a
close second.
The debates will be held on April
10 and in case of a tie the final con
test will be held a week later. The
questions submitted by the debate
councils of the different schools cov
ered a wide range. The budget sys
tem of finance, Asiatic immigration,
labor problems. North and South
American commercial reciprocity. Pro
fessor Woody's athletic plan were
among the list.
S'.WOHN ASKS NEW TRIAL
GERTRUDE LAHEY TO RENEW
AX.MLMEM CASE.
Woman Asserts Xew Evidence
Form of Post Cards lias
Bearing on Suit.
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A motion to set aside the decree of
Circuit Judge Morrow and for a new
trial in the annulment proceedings
brought by Gertrude Lahey against
John K. Lahey was filed in the circuit
court yesterday by Attorney Morris
Goldstein. New evidence in the case
which brought the honor of a former
Portland man, who died in action
with the Canadian army, into ques
tion, is alleged.
Mrs. Lahey was declared an adven
turess by Judge Morrow, who held
that she sought to establish relation
ship with the late Sergeant Robert J.
White, who was killed with the Ca
nadian forces In Belgium, for the pur
pose of getting a pension due his
widow, Mrs. Alice White of Victoria,
and not merely for the annulment of
her marriage to Lahey on the ground
that her first husband still lived.
Mrs. Lahey had married a Robert
J. White in Seattle and maintained
that the man who died in Europe was
the same man who deserted her with
in a week after marriage. She had
married Lahey, she asserted, in the
belief that White had been killed in
an explosion in a munition facorty in
New York, because she had seen the
name of Robert J. White among the
victims.
The new exidence is said by affi
davits supporting the motion, to be
post cards received in Portland by
Miss Rowena Allen from White, and
a photograph of White secured from
the adjutant-general's office, which
has a record. It is said, of his deser
tion from Vancouver barracks on Oc
tober 18, 1915, when in the American
army. Miss Allen knew White for IS
years and Is said to have recognized
pictures Mrs. Lahey claimed were of
her husband and which were repu
diated by White's mother.
SHIP COMPANIES ARE SUED
Move Made ot Break Up Immigra
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PHILADELPHIA. A growing dis
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masters of incoming merchant marine
vessels in permitting alien crews to
'and here without being first sub-
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libels in the United States district
court. One was against the steamship
W. M. Irish and its owner, the At
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ARMY MAN IS SUICIDE
CORPORAL HARVKV A.
DAX-
XER SHOOTS SELF.
Widow and Son Left by Overseas
Veteran Tragedy Enacted at
Home in Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 6. tSpe
clal.) Harvey A. Uanner, a sergeant
with the 4th engineers in France
and who just returned to his wife
and child three weeks ago, this morn
ing while lying on a couch and his
family sleeping placed a revolver in
his mouth and pulled the trigger.
His wife, being slightly deaf, did not
know that a shot had been fired, but
when she went to his side a little
later found he was dead.
Mr. Danner was a sergeant in
France, but was later reduced to the
ranks, and only yesterday had been
promoted to the rank of corporal. No
reason is known why he should do
such a rash act, except perhaps he
may have thought he was to be trans
ferred to some other place and would
be away from his family again. He
was living at 712 West Tenth street.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Nellie Dan
ner, be leaves a son, Allen, five years
old.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
Mexicans Pray Against War.
LAREDO. Texas, Dec. 6. Prayers
for prevention of war between the
United States and Mexico have been
ordered said in all Catholic churches
in the arch-dioceses of Sonora. Mex
ico, by Archbishop Mora, of Del Rio,
Sonora, according to the Mexico City
newspaper. Excelsior.
BIG DECREASE IN BILLS ON HAND
Reduction of Elghty-wven Millions Re
ported by Federal Reserve Board.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ft. The Btatement
of the combined resources and Iiu.bilit.lfs
of the twelve federal reserve banks for
the week ending: December u is as follows:
Resources
Gold coin and certificates. .. .$ 234.622,000
Gold settlement fund, federal
reserve board 42S.SVJ.000
Gold with foreign agencies... 12.iJ3o,00U
Total gold held in banks.. $ 7'J6,ot9,000
Gold with federal reserve
agencies $1,172,101,000
Gold redemption fund IIS, 704,000
Total gold reserves $2.0ii7,2ti4,ou0
Legan tender notes, silver,
etc. $ 66,831. 0(0
Total reserves
Bills discounted . secured
. .$2tlD4,OiKi,OoO
by
, . .$1,60.31.000
govt, war obligations. . . .
All other
Bills bought in open market
.04. ito-i
14,21,000
Total bills on hand $2,022. 327,000
U. S, government bonds $ 26,S4S.M0
IT. S. Victory notes 54.UO0
U. S. certificates of indebted
ness Total earning assets
Bank premises
Uncollected items and otnr
deductions from gross de
posits Kive per cen t redemption
bond, against federal re
serve bank notes
All other resources
.y.'to.os-j.tMut
12,8i6,0U0
120,290,000
12.6H6.OO0
&.32S.O00
Total resources ...$0,041,316,000
Liabilities
Capital pid in $ fe6,073,Ooft
Surplus v Sl.os7.0oo
Government deposits 39,7lS,0uo
Due to members, reserve ac
count 1,830.037.000
Deferred availability items.. 717,852,000
Other deposits including for
eign govt, credits i4,133,0oo
Total gross deposits $2,661,820,000
Federal reserve notes in ac
tual circulation $2,881,359,000
Federal reserve bank notes in
circulation, net liability ... 57.40, oon
AU other liabilities 52.677.ooO
Total liabilities $6,041,396,000
Ratio of total reserves to net deposit and
federal reserve note liabilities combined,
46.4 per cent.
Ratio of gold reserves to federal reserve
notes in circulation after setting aside 35
pr cent against net deposit liabilities, 53.7
per cent.
Uinpqua Jetty Work Urged.
MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. fi. (Spe
cial.) Warren P. Reed. John 1 row no
and A. IUcUter ct the lower Umuua
FIFTH AND FOURTH
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ri'er w.'ll leave for Wast in-ton to
morrow with a view to seo:rinr aid
for the jetty work on tm mouth t
the river. The Uinpnua pjrt ha.s ex
pended a large amount of money on
the jetty, but it wos not completed
and the port can raise no more money
at present, except through congres
sional assistance.
Astoria to Got Clieese Factory.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.)
The Dairymen's league at its meeting
today decided to erect a cheese fac
tory to handle the surplus milk dur
ing certain seasons of the year. The
new factory will be located adjacent
to the Nettel grange hall, will be a
two-vat plant and the cost will be
approximately $0,000. The construc
tion is to bepin in the Immediate
future, so the plant will be ready for
operation early next spring.
TiAnd The Oreeonian classified nds.
ST. HELENS SHIPBUILDING CO.
BUILDERS OF" WOODEN VESSELS.
BARGES AMD DREDGES.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO GEEHAL
REPAIR WORK.
We are equipped to give complete sat
isfaction. Portland office B24 Board
of Trade Bolltllng. Phone Main ST.
TRAVELERS' CCIPg.
icADMIRALUNS.
"S. S. Topeka"
Sails from Portland 9 P. M.. De
cember 11th, for Marshfield, North
Bend. Eureka and San Francisco,
connecting with steamers to Los
Angeles and San Diego.
Passenger and Freight
Service to Mexico and
Central America
From San Francisco
S. S. Senator"
December 15 1910.
Mazatlan
Mnnxnnillo
Acapnlco
Satin Cms
Cnamperico
San Jose
de Guatemala
Acajntla.
La Union
Cur in to
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PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
SAN FRAIN CISCO
S. S. Rose City
Depart 12 Noon
TUESDAY. DEC. 9
From Ainsworth Dock
Fare includes Berth and Meals.
City Ticket Office,3dand Washington
Phone Main 3530
Freight Office, Ainsworth Dock
Phone Broadway 26S
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND
S. S. LINES
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