The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, March 21, 1920, Section One, Image 22

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUSDAV OKKGOMAN, roitTLAM,v 3IAKCJI 21, 1920 .1 -1 - s ::.'s-3. o -: SHIPPI COM. CHANGES MANAGERS Resignation of A. C. Stubbe i Is Confirmed. K.-D. DAWSON SUCCESSOR 1 Xcw Head of Columbia-Pacific Af fairs Formerly With Firm of Sudden & C hriclenson. f ! fhe resignation of A. C. Stubbe fntm his position as general manager of the Columbia-Pacific Shipping com pany, which has been a subject of gossip and bpeculation in local mari time circles for several days, was officially announced yesterday by Kinery Olm.stead. president of the conipany, on hia return from San Francisco. K. D. Dawson, formerly of Sudden & Christenson. who has been chosen is;Mr. Stubbe's successor, will arrive intthis city this morning from San Francisco, . and the change of man- liters will be made formally at mating of the board of directors of th Columbia-l'acif ic company Mon day. Mr Rtiihl.e was selected as general manager of the local company whe It tvas organized a little less than yeir ago, and officers of the concer gi$e him most of the credit for th successful management of the affairs oftthe company through the difficult period of its infancy. His reslgna tion was tendered March 1, to becom effective March 15. it was learned yesterday, but at the request of th directors he remained in his position until his successor could take charge When asked his reasons for resign in, Mr. Stubbe yesterday gave ou th following statement: ; w Pulley Ilixtlkrd. Tn the reorganization of the Co liirtibia-Paeific Sliippinp company policy was indicated that in my judg mftnt was inimical to the best inter ests of the entire community, and fo( that reason I am resigning my position as general manager of the company. ?I am leaving for New York and Washington early next week and upon mi return will undertake, with the assistance of certain Portland inter ests, to build up an entirely new service, through which it is hoped to bring about a most free play of com petitive forces, thereby affording shippers equal opportunity to branch out in the fast developing foreign trade. t -Strong? Organisation Promised !'I have my permanent home in Portland for the reason that, raised ss.'a boy on the wharves here, 1 have always had great vision of the future of. Portland as a great seaport and hone ultimately to have that dream realised, through my ""bringing into the port a strong steamship organiza tion that will serve the needs of the entire community in all directions." Kr D Dawson, the new manager, has-been connected for many years wits Sudden & Christenson. During the "war he was loaned by this com pany to the shipping board and held a sponsible position with the divi sion of operations. He was released from this service a short time ago and returned to San Krancisco several d.Cv$ ago after organizing and open lnjt'the New York office of Sudden & - Christenson. SHIPS WILL STAY PUT ALLOCATIONS OF SHIPPING BOARD BOATS PERMANENT. 3few Profit-Sharing Contract Is "lH"vited for Operators and Is . Effective From March i. JTlie allocation of shipping board esels to operating companies here after will be permanent and operators wili receive a compensation based upon the; net earnings of each vessel under th"5r management, according to the t'-nis of a new profit-sharing con tract prepared by the division of op erations of the shipping board, copies of-which have been received by C. D. Kinnedy. Portland agent of this divi sion of the fleet corporation. The new extract is in effect retroactively as of- March 1 on all shipping board vessels. itl'he section of the new contract f1in in which the agent's compensa tion fee is fined reads as follows: i'For the period that any ship Is lrC actual operation and for the pur rxtie of making monthly payments, xrs agent will receive a minimum compensation, in addition to the $200 peVi month, of 10 cents per deadweight toji per month on all ships under 5000 tutis. with a maximum of $150 per ship pn month, and 8 cents per dead weight ton per month on all ships of4'50OO tons and under 9000 tons, wjtfh a minimum of J450 and a maxi mim of $700 per ship per month, and 7 rents per deadweight ton per month oij all ships of 9000 tons and over, with a minimum of $700." , jrt taking over control of govern mrnt ships the general valuation of Sl'O a deadweight ton is to be used a9"the amount upon which insurance, depreciation and interest are to be figured. This is to be done "in the absence of some other agreed value." It is understood that in order to show a profit for the operator handling vessels out of new ports and along uOdeveloped routes the valuation may b written down to a fictitious figure. STEAMER EVANS IN SOFT MUD "So -Fears Entertained by Company for Safety of Vessel. 'stEATTLK, Wash., March 20. Xo fe'a'rs were felt here tonight, officials of Kthe Pacific Steamship company s4id. for the safety of the company's Alaska passenger steamer Admiral Kvans, which grounded on soft mud In .Duncan bay, near Seymour nar rows, on the inside passage, early to day, after ramming and sinking a small tugboat towing a raft of logs. No lives were lost when ihe towboat W'ent down. The accident occurred in a dense fog. tACOMA ASKS MEMBERSHIP Appointment of John A. Shackle ford Urged for Shipping Board. TACOMA. Wash., March 20. (Spe cial.) City commissioners and the Rotary club have indorsed John A. Shackleford. attorney, for a place on the United States shipping board. I WOODEN SHIPPING BOARD STEAMER BOYNTOX, LAST TO BE BUILT BY THE COAST SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, CN HER RIVER TRIAL TRIP. f- 1 r' ill"' " 't I ; : . : I i. 1 i2,r - - k ,2 - - , ; . hg:-.-$!!i r jc "x - S' Angelus Thoto. While the steamer Boynton was executing a successful river trial trip last week, she was consigned to the Columbia-racific Shipping company for operation. She was first offered to the'United States grain corporation as a flour carrier, but this offer was withdrawn when she was fixed by private interests to carry lumber. Her destination and the parties who will supply her cargo have not been named. The Boynton will be lifted in the Port of Portland drydock Monday morning for final conditioning, and is expected to be delivered to her operators this week. With the delivery of this steamer, but two vessels will remain in the Oregon district to be finished for the emergency fleet corporation. Mayor C. M. Ridrlell addressed a tele gram today to President Wilson urg ing the appointment. The need of having a representative from the Pa cific northwest on the shipping board was pointed out as vital. Henry A. Klioties, H. Y. Walker, It M. Alexander, K. B. King and Charles Drury wili represent Tacoma commer cial interests in working with a like delegation from Seattle in urging Mr. Shackleford's appointment. Mr. Shackleford was considered for the place, it is said, by the president, who later appointed Louis Titus of California. When the senate dis approved of Titus and his name was withdrawn, Mr. Shackleford's name was again brought forward. SIXTEEN SHIPS OFFERED SHIPPING BOARD WILL SELL FAST FREIGHT BOATS. SU-amcrfe of 8000 Tons Available by Assembling Rnocked-Down Material, Fully Fabricated. Pacific coast interests are being accorded opportunity to obtain steel tonnage at low figures through a decision of the Shipping board to offer for sale "knocked down" ma terial, fully fahricated, for 16 steam ers of the "B" type, which are 8000 ton carrurs and were originally de signed as fast freight and troopsiiips. There is also available full equip ment for completing the ships. Plans and some of the details have been forwarded to C. O. Yoakum, manager of the western division. supply and sales division. It is siiown the ships have a length overall of 44S feet, beam, moulded, of 58 feet: depth, to shelter-deck, 40 feet, draft 28 feet. displacement 13,400 tons loaded and 6082 tons light. The steamers were planned to have sufficient speed to pass through the submarine zones during the war. They have seven cargo holds and eight king posts, each equipped with five-ton derrick. Below-deck are 13 water-tight transverse bulkheads. four being oil-tight as well, so as to be available for fuel oil or for use as deep tanks. There are three com plete decks. The amidship section of the ship has no rise and ihe sicfes are plumb to the bridge-deck. To attain speed of ir knots the engines. which are turbines, were aesigned for 3140 horsepower. Advices from the Hog- Island yard. where some of the ships were com pleted and the "knocked down" ma terial, with all equipment, is now available, are that the entire fleet umbered 35 carriers, but 12 are being completed for the army, and the navy has requisitioned seven others. n is not questioned that the remaining 16 will all be taken by private op- rators. The government is prepared to supply purchasers taking the fab ricated steel and full equipment, with all necessary plans for assembling the hulls and installing machinery, so the narts may be shipped to any part of the world for the completion of the vessels. TUG REINSTATES WIRELESS Oneonta Equipment Has T.Wective Scuiling Radius or 150 3Iiles. v Pursuant to a decision by the board f commissioners of the Port of Portland at their last meeting a radio perator has been stationed on the tug Oneonta, which is used as a ilot boat at the mouth ot the Co lumbia river and the Oneonta's radio set, which was disconnected during the war. has been installed again. The wireless equipment of the One onta has an effective sending radius of 100 to 150 miles, and messages have been received under favorable condi tions from points more than 1000 miles distant. Resumption of the wireless service of the tug is expected to prove of great assistance in meeting vessels desiring a pilot off the mouth of the river, and in rendering aid to vessels in distress along the Oregon and Washington coasts. CO-OFF.RATIOX IS T7RGED Officials Think Restrictions of Ports Should Be Removed. TACOMA, -Wash., March 20. (Spe cial.) Tacoma's port plans were in spected today by officials of the Se attle port commission. Co-operation between the Tacoma and Seattle com missions was urged by the visitors. They pointed out that the time is soon coming In the growth of Pacific coast trade when the ports will have Vto be relieved from financial restric tions which limit their development. Those in the Seattle party, were Commissioners T. S. Lippy and W. S. Lincoln, Port Engineer George F. Nicholson and C J. France, executive secretary of the commission. a FLEET SUPPLV AND ; SALES SECTION GOES TO ST. JOHNS. Headquarters Staff for Western District to Retain Offices Northwestern Bank Building. Not unlike a small mobile army shifting its base was the move last night of the Oregon sub-office of the supply and sales division, emergency fleet corporation, from .its quarters in the Northwestern National bank building. All of the paraphernalia re quired by Uncle Sam's workers for disposing of surplus material and equipment in the Oregon territory was stowed aboard motor trucks last night, and early this morning its de livery will be finally effected at the St. Johns concentration warehouse. Remaining at the Northwestern building is the headquarters staff and possesssions of the, western district, uireeting which is C. O. Yoakura, manager of an territory west of the Rockies. With him is J. H. Wood, assistant manager; Jay S. Hamilton, in charge of sales; A. B. Wastell. executive assistant; O. L. Lefferts, who looks after all office details; C. V. WitherspoOn of the appraisal sec tion and Charles F. Rhode of the in ventory and certification section. With them are their immediate staffs, so that about 30 persons are num bered in the headquarters force. Approximately SO persons are in cluded in the move to the St. Johns warehouse, which embraces only the Oregon sub-office. U. M. McBride will be responsible for sales there, while A. J. Bogan will be in charge of the material section. Information bear ing on all equipment and material for sale will continue to be given out at the Northwestern building offices, and by the maintenance of an ade quate sales force at the warehouse the disposal of the property remain ing is expected to be facilitated. I Marine Notes. The sailing ship St. Nicholas of the Co lumbia River Packers association, which has been undergoing her annual overhaul ing in the Port of Portland drydock, was refloated yesterday and will go down to Astoria in a lew days to complete prepara. tions for her service as a cannery tender. Th steam sehooner Klamath finished loading a cargo of lumber at St. Helens yesterday afternoon and left down at 5 o'clock for San Francisco and San Pedro. Jlelayed several days by running out of the channW in the ( olumhta river and go ing aground a short distance below the mouth of the Willamette, the barge A pulco arrived up at municipal terminal No. '2 late trfnay night to discharge the re. mainder ot a cargo of cement from Sa Pedro. A portion of the Acapnlico's cargo was lightered to refloat her, atid the Job of bringing her into deep water was finished by the towboat Portland. . The river passenger steamer Astorian. which is temporarily out of service for re pairs, was lifted in the port drydock last night and will be refloated this morning. Her operators expect to have her back on the Portiand-Astoria run by Tuesday morning. The steam schooner Avalon, of the Hart- Wood Lumber conipany s fleet, arrived at the Peninsula mill at 2 o clock yesterday afternoon to start loading a cargo of lum ber. The Standard Oil company's tanker Col. K. I. Drake is scheduled t finish dis charging and leave Mown for California iate tonight or early tomorrow morning. Tho tank steamer William F. Iferrin of the Associated Oil company arrived at her dock at noon yesterday from Monterey. . Tlift ateam schooner Johan Poulscn of the Parr-MeCormlck fleet will put to sea early today from Westport. Port Calendar. To Arrive at Portland. Vessel From Tue. Str. Santiam San Pedro. .. .Mar. 21 Str. Daisy "l'utnam. . .San Pedro. . . . Mar. 1:1 Str. Cansumaet San Fran Mar. 2 Str. H. B. Lovejoy. . .San Fran Mar. 22 Str. Willamette .....San Fran Mar. 22 Str. Santa Monica. .. San Fran Mar. 22 Str. Rose City San Fran Mar. 22 Str. Kelbeck San Fran Mar. 23 Str. City of Topeka..San Fran Mar. 23 Str. Trinidad San Pedro Mar. 24 Str. Davenport San Fran Mar. 24 Str. Tomlura Maru. .Orient .....Mar. 25 Str. The Angeles San Pedro. .. .Mar. 25 Sep. Snow & Burgess. Seattle Mar. 25 Str. Daisy Matthews. San Fran Mar. 26 Str. Wapama San Fran Mar. 26 Str. Pavenport ......San Fran. . .... Mar. 27 Str. Montague . ..' Orient April 1 To Depart From Portland. Str. Johan'PouIsen. ..San Fran. Str. Col. E. L. Drake. San PcfJro Str. Daisy Freeman. . San Fran. Str. Celilo San Fran. Str. Waban Orient Str. West Camwraw.. Atlantic . , .Mar. 21 .Mar. 21 .Mar. 23 .Mar. 24 .Mar. 25 .Mar. 2i Str. Ashland County.. Antofosaata. .Mar. 29 teasels in fort. Vessel Berth. Bgse. Aeapulco Terminal No. 2. Str. Aahtand County. Inman-Poulsen mill. Str. Avalon Peninsula mllL Str. Col. K. I. Drake. Wlllbridge. Ptr. Col. P. S. Mtchle.Pac. Mar. Iron "Wks. Pur. Ccltlo ......... St- Helena. Str. Dairy Freeman. .Multnomah B. & L. Str. Johan Poulaen. . Westport, Str. Klamath St. Helens. aktM Ui ViKhnlaa DrrilnnL- fstr. W.-H. Herift. . . . I.innton. i Str. Waban Terminal No. 4. , tr. WestCampsaw.,Croa mills. OLD-STYLE TRAFFIC EXPECTED TO REVIVE River Steamer Likely to Be Again Extensively Used. NEED BECOMES PRESSING Shortage of Railroad Equipment and. Higher Rates Bring Back Former Traffic Methods. The national policy to promote, en courage and develop water transpor tation has found expression in the adoption by congress of ,the trans portation act, and in this legislation the shippers of the territory reached by the Columbia and other rivers of the northwest see hope 'of a revival of steamboat traffic. What is known as the lower Snake river project at Five Mile rapids, is receiving the consid eration of committees representing the business interests of Pasco and Walla Walla. It is proposed to con struct a dam that will serve for stor age and to divert the flow to camals for the irrigation of 70,000 acres of fertile land in Franklin and to 50.000 m-ica 111 VTAlld T nllA CUUIIIJ. Soli Survey Bring Made. At the present time a soil survey of the lands is being made jointly by the United . States reclamation service an3 the Washington state re clamation board to determine the character of the soil in the areas un der contemplation. Meanwhile, the engineering features have been looked into by capable experts and the com mittees have taken up with the proper authorities the question of se curing approval of the government departments for the project. It embodies in addition to the Irri gation features, the benefit to river navigation that would ensue from the proposed dam,-, as it would Improve the navigation of the. stream for a stretch now difficult because of rap ids, and by means of locks at the dam, steamers would be enabled to pass up and down. There is also the possibility of developing electric power that could be used for lifting water to higher lands than could be served by gravity flow from the level ttained by the dam. The Walla Walla committee Is com posed of Dr. S. B. Penrose, chairman; J. G. Kelley, secretary; E. L. Smalley, J. A. McLean, X. Falkenberg and J. W. Summers. The Pasco commit tee is as follows: C. B. Shoemaker, chairman; R. Jahnke, secretary; C. F. Stinson, E. W. Landt, J. Newman and F. L. Perry. Task Will Take Years. Under the transportation act it iB made the duty of the secretary of war, with the object of promoting. encouraging and developing Inland waterway transportation facilities, to do whatever may be found necessary to accomplish this end. With the cer tainty of higher rates for hauling traffic by railroad, the present short age of equipment and power that can not be fully- supplied for several years, it is deemed a moral certainty that the streams will again be util ized for a large movement of traffic. J. N. Teal, for many years a staunch advocate of river development, be lieves that the need for craft to move traffic was never more pressing than now, and that it will bring revival of steamboat activities. He is of the opinion that a different type of steamer will be brought out to en able more economical handling of freight, and that will avoid the great mount of trucking necessary in han dling" goods on the old style river steamboat. The steamers will use oil for fuel or some other power that will do away with heavy fuel costs and make more space available for revenue earning cargo, in the opinion of river men. HEW SHEL HULL INTED PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS MAY SEE PLAN'S AT POSTOFFICE. Dredge Tualatin Finishes Cut and Moves Into Channel to Take Ma N tcrial Required for nil. i Plans and specifications for a new steel hull for the port of Portland dredse Columbia will be available for prospective bidders at the port of fices Monday, it was announced yes terday by James H. I'olhemus. gen eral manager of the port. Bids on the new hull will be opened by the port commission at a special meeting April lo. The port dredge Tualatin finished an extensive cut at the site of pier No. 6 and the phosphate rock bunkers at municipal terminal No. 4 and moved out into the channel yesterday to tako the remainder of the material required lor a tin on tne sue ot the new pier and bunkers. It is estimated that dredging operations at the ter minal will be finished In two weeks. The Tualatin will then go to the Peninsula Lumber company's plant to dredge out a new mill pond and fill the site upon which the company plans to build a large new unit to the mill and a dock for loading off-shore cargoes. The dredge Willamette is working in the channel in front of the Crown mills dock. Pacific Coast Shipping Jiotcs. SAN FKANCISCO, March 20. (Special.) The Pacific Mail liner San Jose, Captain U. Zastrow, arrived today from Cristobal via porta with 42 first cabin passengers. Hi steerajce and a heavy cargo ot freight, which included a heavy consignment of coffee, in addition to the vessel's freight. e of the largest shipments of silver bullion arriving here in some time was brought In the vessel's strong boxes.' After five days delay in her. sailing schedule, the Oceanic liner Sonoma, Cap tain J. II. Trask, nailed tonight at 5 o'clock for Sydney via Honolulu and Pago Pago. The Sonoma was held up on account of the installation of a new tail shaft that was broken on the vessel's last trip here. Delay and friction in the work was caused, according to officials of the Oceanic conipany, between members of cer tain trade unions and the company be cause the latter permitted the Union Iron works to drydock the vessel and install the tail shaft. According to the Oceanic officials, they had union men take the Vessel's engine down for an overhauling. When the men leari.ed that the v vessel was to be dry docked at the Union Iron works they re fused to re-assemble the engine, say the officials, and thay were forced to get the crew s help to set it up again. The SSOO-ton freighter West Camak, was launched today from the ways of tho Schaw-Batcher shipyards in South Ban Francisco. The vessel was launched broad side and the bottle was smashed on the bow of the vessel by Miss Katharine " it. Mason, daughter of the .president of the Western Pipe & Steel company. This Is the 15th vessel launched from these yards for the account of the emergency fleet corporation. The West Camak wsn't into the water pearly too per cent completed, as hsr boilers and machinery were installed, as well as her super-structure and masts, con- strurted while she was on the ways. Tne Japanese steamer Korea Maru with 103 cabin passengers and a heavy cargo of freight is due to arrive tomorrow from oriental ports. Southeast storm warnings were dis played by the weather bureau today from Point Ryes as far north u Coos Pay. The merchant marin training ship trie. Captain McAvoy, arrived this morning from a cruise in gouthttrn waters, which took the young seamen out of the Jurisdic tion of the Cmted States for a short time. In ballast lo the Standard OU company, tho British steamer Tusculusa, Captain Joures, arrived this afternoon from Cal cutta via Hongkong. She is expected to take on a return cargo of oil products here. , Unless she Is delayed by th southerly blow which is becoming apparent off the bear's tonight, tho emergency fleet ste.-tm-er E. Elbeck. Captain Arey. is expected to put to sea before morning en route to Portland, whero sha wtil load cargo for Alexandria. Ugypt, undr the operation of Williams. Dimoiid Co. . SEATTf.E. Wash.. March 50 fSneeil i George R. Walker, agent in Seattle for ntruiners c uixon, was advised today that the tireen Star lino, with which bis firm Is affiliated, has purchased the new ttcam hlp Oilpchung, on of the big carriers built for the emergency fleet corporation in tno Hog Island shipyards. The pur chase of the t'hlpchung gives the Green Star line 19 vessels, with five more under construction for tho' line In the plant of (i. M. Stamiifer & Co., In Vancouver. Wash. The firut of the new vessels, the Arcturius, is to bo launched from the Standifer yards this monm. H. K. Struthers of the fjrm of Struthers & Dixon in expected to attend the launching. The Arcturius will be ready for service in April. Tho vessel will go on berth in Seattle, April 10, for ports in tho orient. The Tactician, of th Garrison Direct line, the largest carrier of the Harrison fleet to bo sent to this port. Is expected In Seattle, next Tuesday morning from the United Kingdom with a general carso. The vessel !s now in Vancouver. B. C, dis charging and will come to Seattle from tht port. J. J. Gorman, general agent of the Pa cific Steamship cumpany in the orient, ar rived in Yokohama March 11 from Seattle. according to advices received in this city today. Mr. Gorman Is on his way to his headquarters In Shanghai. He crossed the Tarific. from San Francisco aboard the sreamshlp Nanking of the China Mail Steamship company. The freighter Fulton of the "Border t.ine Transportation company will- pass through the government canal into Lake L'nton next Monday to discharge fi'.K) tons of paper at the new terminal of the I-ak Union Dock company. Tho new service is ex perimental, it Is announced by officers of the Border Line company, and if it proves successful the Fulton wili make many trips into the lake each year. GRAYS HARBOR, Wash.. Marsh 20. (Special.) The schooner Robsrt R. Hind arrived here today from Honolulu, Hawaii, after beating off the bar entrance for more than a week before being able to stand in to shelter. The Hind was at the approach of Grays Harbor March 11. but was blown off during a heavy gale. Plates of the vessel were strained by huge seas and the rigging was damaged. The time consumed by the schooner on her trip from Honolulu was 30 days. Adverse weather was encountered for almost the entire vovage. the master of the Hind, Captain John P. Martinson, reported. The ordinary pasajre for windjammers from Honolulu to Grays Harbor is from 20 to 2.r days. The Hinds having a new mast installed and rigging and booms repaired. She wilt load at the V llson mill lor byuney, Aus tralia. The steamers Idaho and Shasta arrived today from San Francisco. The Shasta began loading at the Donovan mill and the Idaho at the Wilson Brothers mill, Aberdeen. The steamer Raymond sailed today with cargo from the Hoquiam Lumber & Sbingie company mill. Ships In port tonight were the steamers Tahoe. Idaho. Shasta and San Jacinto, and the schooners Robert K. Hind and .the Vigilant. COOS BAT, March 20 fSpecIal.) The steam schoonsr Yellowstone arrived from San Francisco at 9.15 this morning for a lumber cargo at the NorUi Bend Mill A Lumber company plant. The steam schooner Martha Buehner de parted for San Francsico this afternoon with- a lumber cargo from the Buehner mill at 12:R0. The check of nearly half a million dol lars received by Coos county from the gov ernment In payment for forfeited timber land will materially assist the three ports In the county Bandon, Coqullle and Coos Bay. PORT TOWNSBND. Wash., March 20. (Special.) Captain Gibson, representing the San Krancisco marine underwriters, ar rived this morning from Seattle and made an Inspection of the schooner Snow and Burgess, so he can make a report. Cap tain Dan Martin left today for San Fran cisco to confer with the owners as to what disposition will be made of the disabled craft. Coming from Shanghai with general cargo, including a shipment of ve.gal)6 oil, the Garland steamer .lavary is due for quarantine inspection. She is now out U3 days from the orient. According to word received today, there is little hope of floating the barg. Dashing Wave, which while en route for South eastern Alaska with cannery supplies In tow of the tug San Juan went ashore at the south end of Seymour narrows. As soon as she struck her. seams opened and she began filling with water., Her cargo will probably b. saved. y The Green Star Steamship company has purchased from the United States ship ping board th. steel steamer Clupchung. a product of the Hog Island Shipbuilding company, and Will add her to its big fleet. Thla purchase gives the company 19 ships owned and operated. Flv. more steel steamers, now in course of construction at the Standifer plant at Vancouver, Wash., will soon be added to the company's fleet. SAN PEDRO. Cal., March 20. (Special.) Tho submarine H2 arrived this morning from Santa Margarita Island towing the Eagle boat No. 11. Th. latter had sent out a wireless message Friday asking aid, sayiiig that her machinery had been dis abled. The minesweeper Partridge left here yesterday and returned this hiornlng with the submarine and the Kagle boat. The stoamer Crown City was launched from the yards of the Los Angeles Ship building & Drydock company this morn ing. The boat was named In honor of Pasadena, for the part that city took in liberty bond drives. The steamer West Nomentum will be launched from the yard of the Southwest ern Shipbuilding conipany tomorrow morn ing. Work on two 12.000-ton tankers for th. Union Oil company was started in the yards of the Southwestern yesterday. The battleships Texas. Mississippi and New Mexico will leave Monday for San Francisco, where they will go in drydock and remain for several weeks, after which they will return here for their permanent station. TACOMA. Wash.. March 10. (Special.) To load anout 00 tons of flour her. the western Glen arrived this morning and is taking cargo at the Puget Sound Flour ing Mills. lh. steamer will be her. until the latter part of next week. The Eastern Mariner, loading flour for the cast coast, is expected to sail today. This vessel took all her cargo at Tacoma. The steamer Pansay will be launched at the Todd Drydock & Construction cor poration yards next Saturday morning. The steamer, one of the 7Ot-ton class, will be sponsored by Jfrs. C. w. Koss. wife of the boiler superintendent of the plant. To loail for west coast ports, the Sinalo will bo duo at th. Balfour docks tomorrow morning. The steamer has con siderable generk cargo to take on here. The motor barge Alki, reported .snore on the San Juan islands, has been engaged in the ore trade between here and Brit' ish Columbia for several months in ar effort to help out the congested ore sit uation at the Britannia Beach mines. ASTORIA, Or., March 20. (Special.) The steamer Silverado arrived at 6:45 this morning from San Francisco and Is load box snooks at the port dock fo. Honolulu. The tank steamr William F. Herrln, bringing a cargo of fuel oil. arrived at 1:30 today from California and proceeded to Portland. The steam schooner Avalon arrived at 4 this morning from San Francisco and went to Portland to load lumber. The lumber laden motor schooner Oro- nite has completed her crew and will sail early in the coming weak for Sydney. The steam schooner Willamette, witn freight for Portland, was due tonight from San Francisco. The steam schooner Johan Poulsen, with a eargo of lumber from Westport, was dne tonight for Ban Francisco. The steam schooner Santlam will be due tomorrow from San Pedro te load lumber at the Hammond mid. The steam schooner H. B. Lovejoy and Daisy Putnam will be due tomorrow morning from Sao Francisco en root, to Portland. Tides at Astoria Snadays High. Lew. 1:1T A. M...89 feet!7:R A. M...0.O feet 1:49 P. M...8.1 fcet 7:S8 P. M...0 foot I 3 BUILDERS TO FACE ship FRAUD W Seaborn Officials Lose De murrers to Indictments. BLAIN CHARGES PEND Judge Nctcrer Takes Under Con sideration Remaining Accitsa tions Against Captain. SKATTLE. Wash.. March 20. H. F, Ostrander, Phillips Morrison and C. N .Seaborn, officials of the Seaborn Shipyards company of Tacoma, Wash must plead to an indictment charg' Ing them with conspiring to defraud the government through false claim against the United .States shipping board. United States District Judge, Jeremiah Neterer decided today when he overruled demurrers entered by defense counsel. The charge against tho three mon brought recently by a federal grand Jury investigating alleged frauds In Pacific coast shipyards, alleged they had made unjustifiable claims for $51,000 for charges and alterations in four hulls under construction for the government. Siihpensi for Books Kotisiht. Petition to quash a suhpena requir ing J. V. Puthlc company, beattl shipbuilders, to produce before a fed eral grand jury convening Tuesday all books, records and documents per taining to the construction by that company of vessels for the United States shippings board was filed in federal court here today by attorneys for the company. The subpena was served on tl)e company last week at the Instance of Bert Schlessinger, special assistant attorney-general in charge of investi gation of alleged shipyard frauds on the Pacific coast. The Dutlile com any built 13 ships for the shipping board, valued at a total of approx imately 118.000. 000. Hearing on the motion to quash the subpena was set for Monday. Judge Neterer, earlier in the day. dismissed ' one of two Indictments against Captain John V. Hiain, ex north Pacific district manager for the emergency fleet corporation, and took under advisement decision on a de murrer to the remaining indictment. Secret Commission. Charged. The Indictments charged him with accepting Becret commissions on sales made to the board while he was man ager. Another indictment covering the same charge was dismissed sev eral weeks ago. The federal grand jury early in the vcar returned three indictment against Captain Blain, charging him with receiving secret commissions while an officer of the government. One of the indictments was dismissed several weeks ago. The demurer to the th'rd and last indictment has been taken under ad visement by Judge Neterer. This In dictment is alleged to make virtually the same charges as were made in the indictment thrown out today, enrept that it does not contain the allegation as to tne use ui tne niaus. Vlrnt Nndictment Dismissed., The first indictment charged that Captain Blain received secret commis sions from a private corporation while head of the fleet corporation ia this district. It was dismissed in federal court several weeks ago on motion of Kobert C. Saunders, United Slates dis trict attorney. At the time the Blain decision was made known today by Judge Neterer. he filed a decision overruling the de murrer to an indictment against Philips Morrison, H. F. Ostrander and C. N. Seaborn, officers of the Sea born Shipyards company. These men will now be subject to plead an dn dlctment returned by the Jury, alleg ing that .they conspired to defraud the United States of approximately of $34,000 through claims made for altera tion to four hulls under construction for the government. It is alleged that the claims were excessive and rep resented expenditures not justifiable. Klevea Builders ladicted. Kleven prominent northwest ship ping men were indicted late last Jan uary by the federal grand jury, but demurrers were entesed by attorneys in the cpse of the four men only. Seven officers of tho Grays Harbor Motorship corporation, charged with making fraudulent claims for bonuses becauso of alleged advance delivery on a hull constructed for the govern ment, pleaded not guilty and will go to trial at a time to be decided on later. Judge Neterer based his decision sustaining the Blain indictment today on the contention presented by Cap tain Biain's attorneys that the de fendant, so that he may i advised and have fair opportunity to prepare his defense, is entitled to know to whom the representations were made, with tho relatl n such persons bore to the United States of the fleet cor poration and whether the representa tions were oral or in writing; and that the court r.hould be Informed of the facts so that it may be determined whether they are sufficient in law to sustain a conviction. Farther Action Expected. The representations referred to are those alleged to have been made by Captain Bialn to Admiral Capps of the fleet corporation that he would not receive compensations from other sources while an officer of the emergency fleet corporation. Opinion was ventured by federal officials today that some further ac tion may be takers by Bert Schlesin ger, special assistant to the attorney general In the shipyard rases, when he returns to Seattle next week to incorporate the missing legal phrases in an indictment against Captain Blain. STEKL STEAMEHS ASSIGNED Vessels to Operate Out of Porlland in ISorlh t'hinii Line. . ' The Khipping board steel steamers West Navaria and West Keats, soon to be completed at Los nee lea. have been assigned to the Columbia-Pacific Shipping: company for operation out of Portland In the company's pro posed north China line, according; to a telegram received yesterday by C. 1). Kennedy, local agent of the division of operations of the emer gency fleet corporation, from H. H. Ebey of San Francisco, assistant di rector of operations. The West Na- vafia is to be ready at' Los Anceles 1 April i5 and the West Keats April 30. r The steamer. The Angeles, one ot the two shipping; board steamers bear in sr the definite article as part of her name, was to be ready for de livery at Los Angeles yesterday, ac cording to previous advices, and is exrtected 'o arriva in the local har bor this week to begin operation as the first vessel In the new north China line. - A full cargo of 4.500,000 feet of lumber-for Shanghai and Takn Bar, China, has already beavi booked by the Columbia-raoUic Snipping com- pany for transport on this vessel. Five vessels in all are to be allocat ed to the Columbia-Pacific Shipping company' north China line, accord ing to a decision of the shipping board reported to Mr. Ebey. and by . . j . . . ,. ... him forwarded to C. 1. Kennedy. More definite information of future allocations for this service la ex pected from K. D. Dawson, the. new general manager of the Columbia Pacific Shipping company, who will arrive In Portland today. Mi. Daw on has recently been in New York and Washington, where he conferred with shipping board officials, and has been in close touch with Mr. Kby at San Francisco. Word has also been received in this city from Mr. Kby that two steel vessels have been assigned to Sudden & Christenson of San Francisco for operation out of the Columbia river, and further information concerning this maneuver is also expected from Mr. Dawson.' RAYMOND MILL) OUTPUT GOODIfor California. The Kvetelt probably Lumber Shipments for March Re ported to Be Strong. RAYMOND, Wash., March 20 (Special.) Lumber shipments for March continue strong at local mills. A total of 6,481.(91 feet of fir and pruce was carried from Raymond mills during the first 15 days of the month. This figure indicated a steady increase over the preceding month. In January the total shipments were 4,021,776 feet and February shipments showed that 6,9u6,106 feet cleared the local docks. The schooner Irene Is now loading lumber at the Wlllapa lumber com pany dock for Australia and the harkentine Charles V. Crocker will arrive. Tuesday to load 800.000 feet of spruce for Australian polls. I'l in (ing Drydock llotiglil SEATTLH, Waal., March 20. An nouncement that the Moore Shipbuild ing & Drydock company of San Fran cisco had purchased the 12,000 ton floating drydock of the Skinner & Kddy corporation, Seattle, was made here today by George A. Amies, vice president and general manager of the California company. The floating dock is one of the three largest on tho Pacific coast. The big drydock will be towed to San Francisco in five sections, the first leaving here April 15, Mr. Armci said. Tacoma Htilltling Up Port. TACOMA. Wash., March 20. ( Spe cial. I One pile every eight minutes s being driven on the new port con struction started in Tacoma this week. Port Knglnecr (i. W. Osgood said the progress was) excellent and that the Tacoma Dredging company will start to work as soon as siiffl- lent bulkhead has been built to dump ichlnd. The first step in piling and dredging the development district will cost $169,000 and the first unit completed will represent an invest ment of $600,000. The site was pur chased by the port commission for $725,000. Notice Jo Mariner. Th fnllnvvinir information ha bn cWvd from the jovortior of th I'mnmma canal, dated Fehruary l'l. lf.-f: "All eoiith bound runico light in the Fan am carta! wre linhU'd on February Jfl. lit JO. Imr- ,ct rlt l idnnthal with t howts of lh northbound range. Th rnpt'H effected ar 8-4, 7-8, 12-13. 16-17 and JI--,J.,, Thin of Men hat aim. bn notified that tare nuinlter of heavy loan, up to M ft in length, pmbahly up to AO In num ber, were Been adrllt about ten mile off Dent ruction inland light In latitude 47 degrees, 37 minutes north; longitude I2i j ;bor;k k. qanit. TJ. S. Navy Mydrograpliio OHIce. Movciiieiilct of Vessels. SAN rEHRO, March CO. (Special ) A rrlved Hteamern Humboldt from Han randnc-o, 4 P. M : South Cnaxt. from Crn- cent flty. 3 P. M-; Flavel, from Kureka, A. M. ; Wapama, from Portland. X A. M.; anguurd from Kureka In tho night; Mi iyou, from rayn Harbor in th night ; rfln P. Drew, from tireenwood In th tght; Bertie M. Ilan'nn from Albion. 3 M. Sailed Steam era Admiral laey or Hitn Ideco. 10 A. M.. and Fred Huxter. for Pupet sound, in the night. PORTLAND, March 20. Arrived at noon, teamer W. F. Hern n, from Montry. rrived at 2 P. M. Steamer Avalon. frnri .San Francisco. Sailed at 5 P. M. Steamer Klamath, from St. Helena, fur San Pedro nd can Francisco. ASTORIA. March 20. Arrived at mid- Ight and left UD at 2 A. At. Sienmer W. F. Herri n, f rom M on t e rey. A rri ved at 3 nd left up at 4 A. M. Steamer Avalon. from San FranctHco. Arrived nt H:4. A. teamer Silverado, from San Francisco. FAN" FRAVriSCO, March 20. Arrived at P. M. Steamer Oleum from Portland. 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Sailed Sleanicr uuailra, tor Britannia Beach. M. C ICvrrrlt Hero for Mii-liinrr) . The new steamer Kvcrett. luiim-linl a few days acu by the St. Helena Ship building conipany, ram. to the Wil lamette Iron & Steel works plant yes terday in tow of the towboat Portland to have her hollers and machinery In stalled. She will leave the dock In about three weeks under her own nnwer and will load n ralkMi of lumber will enter the offshore trniln later in tho service of the Charles it. mick company. McCor V. S. Natal Iliitlio lit rorti. (All poltifir' reported nt P. M. Jr terduy uiilesa other i. indict ed.l ADMIKAI. KAItltAGlT. din Francisco for Seattle, 111.", miles from hestlle. GAVIOTA, for Kvcrctl, O'lu inl.t-s from Gavlots. ASCl'InN. Aberdeen for San Pedro, 710 miles north of esn I'odro. FRANK II. Ml'i'K. Monlerev for Mead ow. Ho4 miles north of Monlerey. YtSK M I Tel. I'orl Giimble for hsti Knin clreo. o milts north nf Cape ltl.,neo. IlilVKHNOH, s'esitlo fur Sun r'rauc -lx'0, 3S miles north of t'ape ll!un-n. Lt.'ltl.INK. San Truii'-lsco for Honolulu, 0''J uilles froyi San Francisco, a 1'. M. March Iff. HYAIIKK. Illlo for San Kranrlvo. SI5 miles from San Franrist-o, H 1. M. Alar h WKST II I Mill il, San FiaticliVn for Hon olulu. tt:ui miles from Honolulu, 8 1', M, March III llollACK T. PAXTIon. Scute fr s..n Francisco, J&t miles north of San Fran- clco. SANTA RITA, lowing barce W. .1. Tir rle. HellluKbam lor SHn I'tant tseo, L''0 miles north of San Francisco. MOKKKTT. tailie lor Itichmond, 178 m)les north of Klchinoml. CITY !' Tol'tKA. SHn Francisco for Portland, H.1 miles north of Kurcka, Kl. SBOCNIMl. loving bsrae Rl, h- motid for Point Wells, "77 miles south of Columbia river. CANSi SISKT, Seattle for Portland, off Point Xo Point. UK Al F Hi l, Vancouver fur Sn Kmn. Cisco 33 otle from Vm n c,.,i r ff. h. 'titv or Tol,K KhIU from rnrllMnd l M.. 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