THE SUNDAY OREO ONI AN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 14. 1919. FLEET SETS 2 ENGINEERS FRED MOOXE AXD R. G. MORLE PUT ON GOVERNMENT STAFF. MISHAP TO STEAMER NISHMAH A AS TOLD BY PHOTOGRAPHS. Sales and Supplies Division An noances Addition to Force to Handle Material Sales. 'f s- a i i i i 'i 14 Additions to the sales and supplies division of the emergency fleet cor poration during the past few days include Fred Moon, well-known coast marine engineer, who becomes con sulting engineer for the western dis trict, and R. a. Morle. of Philadel phia, mechanical engineer, who has been placed in charge of the bulletin department of the division. Mr. Moon has been connected with the construction division of the emer gency fleet corporation in Califor nia. He reached Portland Friday and left last night for Puget sound to in spect engines, deck machinery and such gear that is about to be sola at the Tacoma concentration ware house. Mr. Morle has directed the issuance of machinery bulletins and those covering other stock at the Philadelphia home office and he ex pects in a short time to supply all in terested with descriptive and illus trated bulletins of gear available for purchase in the west. Jay S. Hamilton, in charge of th sales, returned yesterday from Puget sound, where he went in connection with the prospective sale of wood hulls. C. O. Yoakum, general manager of the division, who returned from California last week, will probably remain in Portland during December and prepare for a more extensive selling campaign during 1920 along the coast. LAST 0 JjULLSJS SOLD DA CLIS TAKEN OVER BY M. F. SOMMARSTROM FROM U. S. Vessel to lie Completed as Barken tine Instead of Steamer as Planned by Corporation. Last of the hulls remaining on the ways at the Columbia City yard of the Siommarstrom Shipbuilding com pany, that of the Daulis, a Ferris type, was purchased yesterday by M. F riommarstrom, head of the corpora tion operating the plant. The hull Is about 55 per cent finished and it is Mr. Sommarstrom's intention to un dertake its completion in the spring, but as a five-masted barkentine in stead of a steamer, as the govern ment had planned. The Sommarstrom yard had a total "of eight ships to turn ou' for the shipping toard during the war and seven of them were placed in commis sion as full-powered steamers. Mr. tioniniarstrom had experience in Eu rope in vessel construction before coming to the United States and since, as a resident of Oakland, Cal.t has studied the situation until he em barked in the construction venture sit Columbia City, so feels that the time is most opportune for adding to the fleet of coast-owned windjam mers for the lumber trade. Announcement was made yester day by the supply and sales division of the fleet corporation, which has charge of the disposal of all proper ties left over from the government's shipbuilding programme on the coast, that proposals will now be accepted for the purchase of all hu' : belong ing to the emergency fleet corpora tion. Cight hulls and seven barges remain to be sold In the North Port land harbor, as well as several on the ways. The hulls on the ways have not heretofore been offered for sale, with the exception of the Daulis, pur chased yesterday by Mr.- ommar strom. SIX MILLION TONS BUILT Report on 12-Montli Shipping Board Programme Made. WASHINGTON, Pec. 13. At the end of this year the 12-month ship con struction programme of the shipping board will net 6,000.000 deadweight tons. Chairman Payne said today. Vessels under active construction lV. December 2, the chairman said, numbered 2314, keels for 2240 of which had been laid with a deadweight ton nage of 12.926,486. Of the total num ber of ships included in the board's entire construction programme, 1910, with a deadweight tonnage of 10, 494.047 had been launched on Decem ber 2 and 1674 actually had been de livered to the shipping board, making a total deadweight tonnage of 9,189, 236 up to December 2. "The majority of our ships are good and are performing excellent service," the chairman stated. "Class for class they compare favorably with the ships of foreign nations." COOS BAY REPORT PLANS PASS Property Owners Favor Expendi tures for Proposed Docks. MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) One hundred property , owners attended the hearing held by the Port of Coos Bay commission today, where opportunity was given to protest against any of the plans outlined for the expenditure of $250,000, to be raised by bonding. Of that number none entered any objections to the measures and the meeting was unani mous for the new projects. It is planned to construct docks and warehouses and build a small suction dredge for the inlets. Movements of Vessels. No arrivals or departures on account of Ice In river. ASTORIA. Dec. 13. Sailed at 7 last night, steamer Capt. A. P. Lucas, for Saa Francisco, bulled at 9 last night, steamer City of Top:ka for San Francisco via Eureka and Coos Bay. Left up at 7:30 A. M., J. A. Chauslor. from Uaviota. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. Sailed at 6 lAst night, steamer Curacao, for Portland viii Kureka and Coos Bay. SAN PEDRO. Dec. 12. Sailed at 9 A. M., steamer Clareinont. for Columbia river. MAN1I.A. Dec. 6. Arrived Steamer Fu shimi Maru, from Seattle. Sailed Steamer Melville Dollar, for Van couver. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 13. Arrived Steamers Girlie Mahoney, from Albion; Ilaleakala. from San Pedro: Persia Maru. from Hongkong: Kurydames. from Lon don; Daisy Putnam, from Sun Pedro: Unl inak, from Albion; Balliet, from Honolulu. Sailed Steamers Maui, for Honolulu; Fort Bragg, for Seattle; Hose City, for Portland: President, for Seattle: Phyllis, for Seattle; Kastern Breeze, for New York. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 13. Arrived Steamers Admiral Rodman, from South eastern Alaska via Ocean Falls: Alameda, from 'Southwestern via Southeastern Alaska. Departed Steamers J. A. Moffett. for Richmond; Clodla, for Cuba: Egremont, for New York; Eastholm, for Vancouver, B. C: Fulton, for British Columbia ports. TACOMA. Wash.. Dec IS. Arrived Steamers Alameda, from Cordova: West tienehaw. from orient and way porta. Sailed Steamers VJuwn, for San Fran Cisco via Seattle; Ketchikan, lor Alaska (torts via Seattle, liiniri'rfi mW' Ji COCL r'y v " ' : ', X3CO Six hours out from Astoria December 1, the 9500-ton steel steamer Nlshmaha was disabled 10 miles off the coast by a break-down of her machinery. The coast guard cutter Algonquin, shown in the Illustration, went to her assistance, but was unable to tow the Nlshmaha and stood by. After a delay of 31 hours, during which, fortunately, the Nlshmaha drifted away from the shore instead of upon it, the faulty machinery was repaired sufficiently to give the big freighter steerage way, and the sea had calmed, so a second attempt at towing was made, which proved successful, and the Nishmaha limped into Astoria behind the Algonquin at the rate of six knots an hour. The second picture shows the Nishmaha coming up to Portland for repairs In tow of the harbor towboat Portland. Repairs are now in progress and are expected to be completed in a few days Below is Captain W. R. Brust, master of the Nishmaha. with "Trixie." the ship's mascot. All hands main tain that Trixie was responsible for the break-down at sea because she chased a black cat off the ship lust before sailing. The Nishmaha was built by the G. M. Standifer Construction corporation at Vancouver. She was load ed with flour at Portland bound to New York for orders. IUUI1INE EXPOSITION PUN EVENT DESIGNED TO AROUSE INTEREST OF AMERICA. Ships Held Only Solution to Prob lem Expected to Confront Na tion When War Debts Paid. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. To arouse the American people to the critical importance of establishing: their mer chant marine on a permanent basis of healthy development, the National Marine league, an association of American manufacturers, shippers and business men from all parts of the country, will hold a national ma rine exposition next April in New York. Henceforth, according: to the leagrue. American people will be compelled to accept billions of dollars' worth of European-made goods in payment of ( loreigrn cents, unless tnese gooas are disposed of outside of the United States, many American mills will have to close and home industries must largely cease. "The one solution to this grave eco nomic problem' asserts P. H. W. Ross, president of the league, "is American ships. Through them this threatened deluge of foreign-made goods which could wipe out our steady, profitable employment of cap ital and labor at home, can be stemmed and diverted to new foreign markets. If we are to retain national and individual prosperity and avoid commercial peonage to any foreign nation, we must make a concerted ef fort tanOlediately to place our great nev - flierchant marine and the enor mous industries connected therewith in a position where they will not again dwindle to pre-war insignifi cance." Exhibits at the exposition will fea ture American steamship lines, ship building, ship chandlery, port equip ment and loading facilities, marine engineering, training of officers and men to operate American ships, the operations of marine insurance com panies and of banks engaged in financing foreign trade. Speeches will be made by prominent shipping men and public officials, marine lec tures will be given by authorities and marine films shown. Pacific Coast Shipping Notes. ' GRAYS HARBOR, Wash., Dec 13. ("Special. The steamer Daisy Freeman ar rived late this afternoon and will load at tne Bay City mill, south Aberdeen. The steamer Grays Harbor cleared at 5 o'clock this afternoon for San Pedro with cargo from the American mill, Aber deen. The schooner Retriever, delayed from safaris' while waiting to sign a mate, cleared at 4 o'clock this afternoon for Mollendo. Peru. The steamers in port tonight are the Daisy Gadsby and the Daisy Freeman; schooners Korest Dream and Dauntless. Conquerable floating Ice clogging the stream, but not enough to interfere with any but the smallest craft. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 13. (Special.) The coast guard cutter Algonquin left at 3 :XO this morning to assist the steamers ItrooKwood and Manham, which are re ported fast in the ice near pobie. After discharging fuel oil in Portland, the tank steamer Capt. A. F. Lucas sailed at 9 o'clock last night for California. The steamer City of Topeka sailed at noon today for San Francisco, via way ports- with freight and passengers from Portland and Astoria. Bringing a cargo of fuel oil the tank steamer Gleam arrived, at 2:30 this after noon from California and proceeded to Portland. The tank steamer J. A. Chanslor. which arrived last evening from California with fuel oil for Portland, remained here until daylight this morning before starting up the river. The steam schooner Frank D. Stout, which arrived last night from San Fran cisco, is awaiting orders here and ex pects to proceed to Grays Harbor to load lumber. She was scheduled to load at Rainier but the floating ice prevented her from going up the river. COOS BAY. Or.. Dc. 13. (Special.)- The steamer Johanna Smith arrived from i?an Franrisoo this morning at 8:45 for a lumber cargo at the Smith electric dock. The steam schooners Yellowstone . and 4 Centralia were expected tonight or In the morning from Pan Francisco, for lumber cargoes at the North Bend Mill A Lumber Co., and Oregon Exports Co. docks. TACOMA. "Wash., Dec. 13. (Special.) Captain John Purington, master of the Jadden. now loading here, is an old time shipmaster plying out of this port 20 years ago. In the former days Captain Purington was skipper of the Pleiades, one of the Boston Towboat company ves sels which ran from Tacoma to the orient When the vessels of this line were sold years ago Captain Purington took up shore lite and outside of a few voyages has resided her almost continuously. He wilt take the Jadden, a 10,000-ton vessel, to , tne east coast ana possi oiy to Europe. To load a large part of her cargo here the steamer West Hemshaw arrived dur ing the night and commenced taking flour this morning. The vessel will be here several days. The Queen, from San Francisco, arrived last night and sailed this afternoon. The vessel has a full cargo of freight out trom Tacoma this voyage. The Ptrt Aneeles is due here Sunday to discharge and load. Tacoma friends of Harry Hade, purchas ing agent of "W. R. Grace & Co., were con gratulating him today on his marriage, which takes place tomorrow. Mr. Hade makes his home in Seattle, where hi l-ride-to-be lives, but spends a great dea. of time in Tacoma. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. (Special.) The T. K. K. liner Persia Maru, Captain U. Kametaka, arrived here this morning at daylight with 81 passengers in the cabins and 123 In steerage. The vessel car ried 2134 tons of oriental cargo. Word was received here today stating that the schooner John W. Wells, 2374 tons. Captain Holmes, which sailed from this port October 3, bound for Ipswich, ar- i rived at Balboa in a leaky condition, j The report stated it would be necessary i to recaulk ten seams above the ship's j water line and two below before she would proceed. I Commissioner John A. Donald, of the United States shipping board, today sent a communication to the local offices of the shipping board that bids will be en tertained for the sale of the five former j German sailing vessels confiscated on this coast during the war. The bids submit- j ted must not be lower than $55 per dead- ! weight ton. The vessels are of steel con- j struction. Following are the vessels to be sold when they arrive at destination : Monongahela. 4150 tons: Moshulu, 4930 tons; Muscoota, 3Tr0 tons; Arapahoe, 3000 tons; Chitlcothe, 3500 tons. The Matson liner Maui, Captain Peter Johnson, vice Captain Francis Edwards, sailed for Honolulu at 2 o'clock with a capacity passenger and freight list. The T. K. K. steamer Seiyo Mara. Cap tain K. Shinji, arrived here today from Hongkong en route to Valparaiso. The vessel carried five cabin passengers and 466 tons of freight for San Francisco. The schooner Alvena, Captain Abraham son, sailed from here today for Welling ton, New Zealand. 1 hs vessel carried a cargo of case oil under the old war-time charter rates for the Standard Oil com pany. The schooner C S. Holmes. Captain Backlund. left today, bound for Papeet. The British steamer Eurydames, Captain Carnow. arrived from Liverpool via the canal this morning with merchandise for Dodwell & Co. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 13. (Special.) Sugar shipments totaling T500 sacks or 75,000 pounds, arrived in Seattle yester day on the . Parr-McCormlck steamship line steam schooner Stan wood and nearly 7000 more sacks are coming on the steam schooner Phyllis, of the same fleet, which was to leave San Francisco today. The Stanwood is discharging her sugar at pier 4, the Parr-McCormlck terminal. Besides the sugar the Stanwood brought 900 tons of general cargo. She is a sister ship of the Phyllis and Is commanded by Cap tain J. Swensson. The Parr-McCormick lins has char tered the steamship Skagway of the Alaska Steamship company for cargo from San Francisco to Seattle, the shipments to Include heavy consignments of sugar. Ths Skagway is now on her way back to the coast from the Atlantic. Besides the sugar, she will bring 1000 tons salt, load ing In San Francisco on her way up the coast. Sixty thousands tons of oriental cargoes will be landed In Seattle between Decem ber 20 and February 1 by vessels of the Pacific Steamship company's shipping board fleet, according to figures compiled today by representatives of the foreign freight department of the company. Tne first vessel of the fleet to reach this port will be the steamship Seattle Spirit, which will be due at the Smith cover terminal of the port commission next Saturday. The Seattle 6pirlt will be followed by the steamships Wheatland Montana. Endlcot. Elkton and Eldridgt, all loaded to capacity with cargo from the far east. For the first time In many years cold weather Is causing Inconvenience In the Seattle shipbuilding industry. requiring several departments to fclose down yester day, and today in the Duihie, Ames aau rT1 Seattle North Pacific plants. These de partments Include riveters and others using air tools, which show a tendency to freeze. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Dec. 13. (Special.) Orders have been received at Bremerton from the navy department for the construction of a 1000-ton submarine tender, the work to begin immediately. The new tender, which will be known as No. 8, will be similar to the repair ship Medusa, now under construction at Brem erton. Covered with Ice, the steamer Alaska arrived this morning from the north. The Alaska reports the coldest weather in the north for some years, and there is consid erable suffering among the Indians at iso lated villages, the natives not "being able to secure supplies owing to the severity of the weather, an they cannot reach set tlements In their canoes. U. S. Xaval Radio Reports. (All positions reported at 8 P. M. yester day, on 1 ens otherwise indicated.) YOSEMITE. from Port Gamble for San Francisco. 20 miles south of Cape Blanco. ADMIRAL FAR RAG UT, from San Fran Cisco for Seattle, 118 miles south of Cape Flattery. MANHAM. from Seattle for Portland, fast in Ice off Kalama. E. H. MEYER, from San Francisco for Columbia river, 50 miles south of Colum bia river. ASUNCION, from Richmond for Aber deen. 140 miles south of Aberdeen. WAP AM A, from San Francisco for Portland, 100 miles south of Columbia river. GOVERNOR, from Seattle for San Fran cisco, 218 miles south of Destruction Island. ATLAS, from Vancouver for Astoria, 70 mites irom Astoria. Report From Mouth of Columbia River. NORTH HEAD, Dec. 13. Condition of the sea at 6 P. M.. smooth: wind nnrth. east. Tides at Astoria Monday. High. Low. 7:26 A, M...8.6 feet 1 Rosebnrg Waits for Gasoline. ROSE BURG, Or., Dec. 13. (Sdo- cial.) The railroad administration has made a promise to make an espe cial effort to move the carload of gas oline recently shipped from Portland to this city and which is now -t Woodburn. At present there is no gasoline in the city except the small amount In private stocks. College Conference Postponed. SEATTLE, "Wash., Dec 13. Failure of several northwest educators to arrive here today to attend a con ffirnnrA of PTAPiitlvnn ptatA a van- ported colleges of Oregon, Washing ton, xaano ana Montana, due to de layed trains, caused the conference to be postponed until tomorrow, it was announced today. r L Automotive Schools Day and Night Automobiles-Tractor Vulcanizing Students entering now will be ready for position in the spring. Large new building new equipment expert instruction practical laboratories and actual shop experience in repair. Radio and Electric Schools Prepare for Radio operator service on merchant ships or for electrical engineering. Special equipment and very high-grade instruction insure rapid progress and prac tical results. Enter now. These schools co-operate with the state in pro viding financial aid to returned service men. For catalogue giving complete information address or call at Div. C, Department of Education, Y. M. C. A. Building K. V. KRUSE DIPS SOON FINEST OF SCHOONERS TO BE LAUNCHED AT NORTH BEND. Vessel, Not Tet Finished, Is Char tered to Load Lumber for Australian Ports. NORTH BEND. Or.. Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) The K. V. Kruse. one of the largest Bailing: schooners ever built on Coos bay. Is now receiving the finishing touches and will be launched at the Kruse &. Banks shipyard in this city next Thursday morning: at 10 o'clock. The vessel was named after K. v. Kruse. one of the owners of the local yard, who designed and person ally superintended the construction of the craft. The vessel is regarded as one of the most substantial and best finished sailing schooners ever built on the Pacific coast. It Is designed for lum ber export business and hae a carry ing capacity of nearly 2.000,000 feet. It is already chartered and will carry a lumber cargo to be loaded at this port and the Columbia river, to Aus tralia, bringing a return cargo of coal from Newcastle to Callao, Peru, where a cargo of nitrates will load for de livery at San Francisco. S WOODEN SHIPS ASSIGNED Trio May Carry Ties to United Kingdom; Completion Awaited. Three wooden steamships, to be completed soon after weather condi tions permit the resumption of ship building here, were assigned for op eration yesterday by C. D. Kennedy, agent of the operations division of the emergency fleet corporation. Two of these, the Clackamas of the Penin sula Shipbuilding company and the Munra of the George Rodgers Ship building company at Astoria, will go to the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company. The other, the steamer Owatama, near comjletion at the plant of the Vllson Shipbuilding OREGON'S GREAT HIGHWAY SYSTEM is the keynote of The Oregonian's Annual edition, to be issued January 1. Millions of dollars are being expended on road construction throughout the state and this develop ment, so important to every section of the commonwealth, is detailed in story, photograph and map, so that the reader may know just what has been done, what is being done and what is projected. OTHER ANNUAL EDITION FEATURES are those concerning the growth of commercial, industrial and agricultural Oregon. PORT DEVELOPMENT WILL BE DETAILED in a special manner, the story of shipping growth being fully set forth by expert writers and elaborately illustrated. THE OREGONIAN ANNUAL EDITION OUT JANUARY 1 company, was assigned to the Pacific Steamship company. All will prob ably carry ties to the United King dom. GERMAN SAILERS OFFERED Government to Auction Confiscat ed Vessels Soon. Former German sailing vessels con fiscated on the Pacific coast by the United States government are offered for sale in a group, according to a message received last night by C. D. Kennedy, local head of the division of operations of the Emergency Fleet corporation, from H. H.- Kbey in San Francisco, assistant-director of op erations. A minimum of $55 per dead weight ton has been set on offers for the vessels. All the former German sailing ships are now operating in off-shore trade out of San Francisco and are to be sold subject to delivery on their re turn to that port. Pioneer of 1857 Dead. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. Dec 13. (Special.) J. J. Rohn, pioneer of 1857. died here today, aged 85. He was born in Germany in 1834 and came to America in 1851. He joined the army. enlisting in the "First Dragoons," and was sent to Fort Walla Walla, this Ur. Crtrist iart F Balatka. Director Balatka Musical ii i . College. Vrucago, qreat pleasure to add mv A i Ha mg$: c. ?TOaad.ai-J U many tna attest tKc merits 01 tke Stecjer- Piano, especi ally as Tny distinguished father, Hans Balitka, the pioneer of" music in the West .was ar so impressed, by its sensitive, resporr sive action and beauty of tone." Aomes of tore urto demand Zc Ass, regardless ojrice. Ids price. Jxowevcr, is air. no iased on ex- pensive endorsemenr' one marty circumstances mar xnace cne. valuaJJe Play it yourself" SWiNPMNOCa Facfory Disfributors 4?- being the first outfit to te quartered here. He campaigned in Oregon in 1855 and reached here In 1857. For five years he took part in numerous Indian campaigns. After his dis charge at Vancouver. Rohn came to Walla Walla and bought some land and started raising cattle The cattle died, but Rohn persevered and died well to do. He leaves three children, Kate Bryant and Mrs. Harry Gilker son. of Walla Walla, and Fred Rohn, of Palouse, Wash. INSANE PLUNGE ARRESTED Mexican Creates Excitement at Happy Valley Ranch. ROSEBt'RG. Or.. Dec. 13. (Special.) An insane Mexican, unable to speak a word of English, appeared at the Lyle Marsters' ranch in Happy Valley, at 4 o'clock this morning and his hostile attitude resulted in the farmer firing two or three shots to frighten the man. Running straight to the river, the Mexican plunged into the icy current, followed to the river by Mr. Marsters and others. The man was rescued, but it was only after a hard tussle that he was subdued and taken to the farm house, where he was warmed up and given something to eat. givey me. tribute to j?iano in Ae cvorJ ConvnientUr UlFourfhSt at Washington The sheriff was notified, but the Mexican put up another fight before he would enter the officer's car. Ex amined as to hi sanity, it was dis covered through an interpreter that the man goes by the name of Ortene tex Raves and he came from Jelesco, Mexico. He probably will be committed to the hospital for insane. i Can You See? Dr. L. K. Hirschberg of Johns Hopkins Uni versity declares: "Next the muscles the eyes are the most essential sense structure. Unless they are symmetrical and healthy all sorts of con fusion are possible. "Dreams of falling, drifting, 'goneness' and a sense of unreality have, like sleeplessness itself, been benefited by the adoption of eye-glasses, as well as drow siness, exhaustion and faint ness, traceable to dimly lighted offices, gloominess or close eye work." These conditions, if caused from eye strain, can be cor rected by wearing properly fitted glasses. I offer you a successful ex perience of more than 20 years in testing the eyes and making Perfect-Fitting Glasses as your guarantee of satisfaction comfort - pro ducing results. Dr. Wheat Eyesight Specialist -c-ond Floor Morgan BIdg. nt ranee on Washington St. ST. HELENS SHIPBUILDING CO. BCILDERi OF WOODEH VESSEL! BARGES AM DREDGES. SPECIAL. ATTENTION TO GENERAL REPAIR WORK. We are equipped to give complete sat isfaction. Portland office 524 Board X trade BuUfUitjc. i'aoac Mala 87.