THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 13, 1920
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201111 KIWlliS DUE
TO VISIT PORTLAND
National
Open
Convention Will
on Wednesday.
MANY ARE NOW ON WAY
KIWANIANS GATHERING FROM POINTS FAR AND NEAR THROUGHOUT UNITED STAGES AND
tAAUA r UK 1I 1 btliVAlIUAAL tUJiVEMlU HtKE THIS WEfclV.
Banquet to International President
and Other Delegates AVill
Be Big I'calurc.
Members of the International Ki
wanis club, nearly 2000 in number,
will pour into the city during the
next two days to attend the annual
national convention of the associa
tion, June 16 to 19. inclusive. The
convention will be the second of the
hig national affairs in Portland dur
inK June and will play a big part in
making Portland the greatest con
vention city of thft country for 1920.
Already two of the leading officers
of the International Kiwanis club
are in the city, together with a score
or more of delegates from outside
points. Practically every train today,
tomorrow and Tuesday is expected to
brinyr additional delegates from
points all over the United States and
Canada. Henry J. Klliott of Mon
treal, Canada, president of the inter
national organization, arrived yes
terday morning, and was fittingly re
ceived at the station by a large con
tingent of local Kiwanians and by
the Koyal Rosarians. O. Samuel
Cummings of Chicago, international
Hei:retary, arrived two days earlier,
and the two officers spent some time
yesterday conferring with the Port
land Kiwanis officers and going over
plans for the big convention.
-75 CIiiIik In V. S. and Cnnada.
There are 275 clubs throughout the
United States and Canada, and every
one of them is expected to be repre
sented here by one or more delegates.
Hetwecn 1.U0 and 2UU0 are expected at!
the convention, and the Portland ses
sion is expected to be the largest ever
held by the Kiwanians.
The convention will open at 10:30
o'clock Wednesday morning with
sessions in the Klks" temple. On
Tuesday the Kiwanians will register
at the first floor-of the Oregon build
ing, and the conferences between of
ficers and convention committees will
be held. An event which, by tae way,
will be the opening feature, will be a
luncheon Monday noon, when Port
land Kiwanians and their wives will
be hosts to the international presi
dent, secretary and other head offi
cers and delegates. The speakers will
be President Klliott. Secretary Cum
mings and Roe Kulketson of Wash
ington, JJ. C, editor of the Kiwanis
magazine.
The complete programme of the
convention is as follows:
Tuesday, June 13.
Conferences and registration.
Wednesday, June Ifi.
S A. M. Auto tour through east side
pa rks.
10::;o .. AT. Opening session. Elks' tem
ple; invocation, Hev. K. H. Pence; wel
come. Oregon. Governor lien V. OJeott:
welcome, Portland, Mayor Georse . L.
Bnker; response and address. President
Henry J. Klllott.
-:;;0 P. M. Klrst business session. Elks
temple. Klrst Vice-President J. Mercer
Harnett "presiding; address. "The Kiwanis
Spirit, a World Need." M. A. McDonald,
K. C, Vancouver, H. C. ; report of Inler
natlonal Secretary O. Samuel Cummings;
vocational conferences.
Jt.ii) P. M. Matinee party for visiting
ladies. Orphcum theater.
S P. Al. Concert, Royal Rosarian band,
Multnomah hotel; dancing in east ball
room ; mufdeale and entertainment in gold
room; exhibition Oregon scenery, refresh
ments. Thursday, June 17.
30 A. M. Second business session. Elks'
temple: invocation. Father O. J. Mc.Mul
len; add'-ess, "How Ureat Is Kiwanis?"
!:. J. Berg Esenwein, Springfield, Mass.;
report of In ternatinal Treasurer Benja
min V. Dela Hunt; report of finance com
mittee; reports of district governors; re
ports of international committees; ratifica
tion of charters.
U:;it P. M. Luncheon and style show
for visiting ladies, crystal room, Benson
hotel.
-:;I0 P. M. Third business session. Kills'
temple; address. "Ve Build," Dr. M. K.
liarnwell. Birmingham, Ala.; consideration
constitutional amendment ; resolutions
committee report; credentials committee
n port ; presentation gavels and banner.
( P. M. Auto tour parks and boule
vania and west side residential sections.
terminating at Council Crest, 1200 feet
above city and sea level, viewing moun
tains antl cities in two states.
I.isht refreshments served by members
of the Progressive BuMiness Men's club.
Kvening devoted to dancing and enjoy
ment of all amusement concessions.
Friday, June 18.
10 A. M. Fourth business session, Elks
temple; third vice-president, P. J. Wilson.
presiding; invocation, rlev. waiter t
.Nugent; address, "The ,rmy and its Ie-
lution to the People,' Brigadier-General
"William C. Davis, Camp Lewis, Washing
ten; reports of conference held on June 1 ."
2:30 P. M. Fifth business session. Elks
t'mple; election of officers; convention
city. 1921. .
0:30 P. M. Presidents' banquet, munici
pal auditorium; provision lor over 10O0
Kiwantans and their ladies; special n.usic
and entertainment.
Saturday, June 19.
? A. M. Auto tour of famous Columbia
rier highway; start from Portland, Ben
son, Nortonia and Seward hoetls.
11:110 A. M. Box luncheon at Eagl
Creek.
'J:;tO P. M. Inspection government
Xlsli hatchery, Bonneville.
1 P. M. Kcturn Portland via Base Line
road.
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LEBANON SHOW SUCCESS
EXCELLENT EXHIBIT
STRAWBERRIES MADE.
OF
Automobile Parade Is Best Ever
Given Prizes Awarded for
Best Decorated Cars.
LEBANON', Or.. June 12. (Special.)
The first day of the lith annual
strawberry show and rose festival
was a. success in spite of the threat
ening weather and the showers of the
night before. The attendance was
good for the opening day and a good
showing of the fine Santiam river
bottom berries were on exhibition. i
The automobile parade was the best
ever given. There were a large num
ber of finely decorated cars by both
individuals and organizations.
The prizes awarded for the best
decorated cars in the several classes
were as follows: Individuals. Mrs.
Millsap first, Mrs. Clara Jones second
and Mrs. Cclia Sterming third; or
ganizations, sophomore class high
school first, senior class second and
Sunshine Kmbroidery club, a social
organization, third; industrial con
cerns, paper mills first, blerling
Warehouse company second, M.
Sclienk. clothier, third.
The baseball game between Leba
non and Independence was won by
Lebanon by a score of 7 to 0. Bel
linger of the local team let the visit
ors down with one hit and that a
scratch, while the Lebanon boys got
seven hits off Jensen, who occupied
the box for Independence.
The batteries were: Lebanon. Bel
linger and Norene; Independence,
Jensen and Sohunck.
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Group of -of t it-em of the International
KinanN cluls 1, J. Mercer Harnett
of RirmlnKhain, Ala., flrnt vlce-prea-
identt iJ, lien jam tn V. Delahuot of
lfITaukee, treanureri liny J
Wilnon of Johnston, la,, third vice
prenldent; 4, O. Samuel tanmlngi of
Chicago, wecretary.
COLLEGE TO BE IMPROVED
PHILOMATH TRUSTEES VOTE
Fl'XD FOR BUILDINGS.."
SUICIDE STORY DENIED
TRANSPORT REACHES " NOR.
FOLK MINUS PROPELLER.
PORTLAND CITY DOCK
IS FINEST ON GOAST
New Orleans Manager Praises
Municipal Terminal No. 4.
PORT'S VISION MENTIONED
San Francisco Suffering . From
Pressure of Other Ports Which
Arc Awakening to Trade.
SHIPPING LAW SUSPENDED
Section Favoring American-Owned ,
Craft Abandoned for 90 Days.
Information was received yesterday
by H. K. Lounsbury, general freight
agent of the Oregon-Washington Kail-
road & Navigation company, from the
traffic department of the Union Pa
cific system at Omaha that the Inter
state commerce commission has sus
pended for 90 days the operation of
section SO of the merchant marine law
recently passed by congress. This
section provided that only American
owned ships could enjoy a preference
in export and import freight rales
of railroads. This would compel tor-
eign-owned vessels to absorb a dif
ferential equivalent to the difference
between domestic rates and the pref
erential export or import rates.
Much of the traffic passing tnrougn
Pacific coast ports originates in the
Rocky mountains, and the natural ef
fect of this section would be to force
the owners of foreign vessels to take
their cargoes at Atlantic and uun
ports to secure the uenem 01 me
shortest necessary ran naui iroui
point of origin.
When the bill was penains Deiore
the conference committees of con
gress the possible effect of its opera
tion was pointed out by the Pacific
coast shipping interests. It is an
ticipated that the suspension of this
clause may become permanent.
200 MEN HUNT FOR GIRL
I?ainicr,
$30,000 . Pledged to . Endowment
Last Year Faculty to Can
vass for Students.
PHILOMATH, Or., June 12. (Spe
cial.) At the closing meeting yes
terday of the board of trustees of
Philomath college it was voted that
the money recently received from the
city for the old camp ground now
an auto park should be used for
improving and beautifying the col
lege campus Improvements are also
to be made on the college buildings.
About $50,000 has been pledged on
the endowment the past year, an in
crease of nearly 100 per cent, and
$40,000 more is expected from the
united enlistment movement.
Members of .the faculty are to as
sist in canvassing for students . this
summer. Other plans are in hand
which it is expected will result in
standardizing the school in the near
future.
Morale of Passengers Excellent,
Despite Long Voyage Across
Pacific From Siberia.
WASHINGTON, June 12. Arrival
at Norfolk of the army transport
Mount Vernon, carrying 4000 Czecho
slovak troops. 900 German war pris
oners and 2S0 women and children,
was reported today to the war depart
ment by Captain Ferguson, com
mander of the vessel.
Captain Ferguson in a radio dis
patch filed as the transport was en
tering the Virginia capes, denied re
ports received yesterday by the
Czecho-Slovak legation and the Red
Cross that several suicides had oc
curred aboard the transport after she
had broken her propeller off the south
Atlantic coast. ...
"Despite the long voyage across the
Pacific from Vladivostok and around
through the Panama canal;"' said the
commander's report, "the morale of
the passengers is excellent. Reports
as to suicides having been committed
on the ship are entirely erroneous."
The loss of one propeller. Captain
Ferguson said, caused him to abandon
the direct route to burope and neaa
into Hampton Roads.
The transport probably will be in
drydock at Norfolk for several days,
he added, and in the meantime the re
turning troops, war prisoners and
passengers will be cared for by rep
resentatives of the Red Cross, Y. M. C.
A. and Y. W. C. A.
Wireless' Reports "Wild" Fish.
HALIFAX. N. S. Wireless reports
from the government mackerel scout
schooners report the fish as "running
very wild." Thirty-two large schools
were sighted one day moving toward
the coast and the fishermen have
taken some tine catches.
WIFE, IN QUARREL, SHOOTS
Husband's Request for Dinner
Rouses Ire.
Mrs. Opal Buss, 22, fired two shots
at her husband, John Buss. 732 Fourth
street, last, nignt during a quarrel
which folowed the husband's request
for dinner, according to the report of
Inspector Mallett and Patrolman
Simpkins, who arrested the pair on a
charge of disorderly conduct. Neither
of the shots took effect.
Buss told the police that he went
home from work and found his wife
tired from a trip down town. They
quarreled when he asked her to cook
supper, and finally the woman seized
a ,32-caliber revolver and threatened
to shoot. Buss says. He seized her
hand as she pulled the trigger and
both shotswent through the front
door of the house and across, the
street. A squad of policemen under
Lieutenant Moloney and Inspector
Mallett broke down the front door of
the Tiouse, expecting to find that a
murder had been committed inside.
The husband and wife were released
on bail and their case set for trial in
the municipal court tomorrow.
Portland's new municipal terminal
No. 4 is declared th finest on the Pa
cific coast In a statement by Walter
Parker, general manager of the New
Orleans Association of Commerce,
published in a recent issue of that
association's new bulletin. Mr. Parker
has just completed a survey of port
conditions througnout this coast with
a view to determining the advisability
and probability of the establishment
or a steamship line to connect the
Pacific coast with New Orleans and
other gulf ports.
An impartial analysis of port con
ditions on this coast is given by Mr.
Parker as follows:
"Los Angeles' hopes run high. It
has a harbor with extensive possibil
ities, and has erected some facilities.
It has fruits and long staple cotton
and may soon desire to sell automo
bile tires in the Mississippi valley.
Its territory can take from New
Orleans coffee and European products !
trans-shipped and Mississippi valley
manufactures.
Ciolden Gate Is Poor.
"San Francisco's harbor is not well
equipped and. cost of handling is high.
It has enjoyed a monopoly among Pa
cific coast ports and its present situa
tion reflects that fact. Through the
aid of triangular Japanese lines it
gets coffee from South and Central
America and receives much oriental
commerce for distribution throughout
the United States. But San Francisco
is beginning to feel the severe pres
sure of enterprising ports on the Pa
cific "Portland has begun to show real
vision and has erected one terminal
which reflects all the economies of
shipside- storage in complete co
ordination with rail lines. This
terminal is capable of highly eco
nomic service. Portland receives cof
fee by trans-shipment from San Fran
cisco. It has canned fish to send to
the Mississippi valley and couH take
coffee and Import and domestic manu
factures from New Orleans.
Seattle Held Invest.
"Seattle is the livest port or the
Tacific. Its equipment is good, but
it has no terminal so well equipped
as i'ortiand s new terminal. It con
trols the bulk of the Pacific coast
fishery commerce and lumber ship
ments. It3 oriental steamship serv
ice is destined to become better and
better but its European and Latin-
American service will not become
general for a long time.
"Thus far the Pacific coast ports
have worked wholly along individua
lines and I do not find any strong
evidence of co-operation between
them to build up Pacific coast busi
ness. This may come, and probably
will come when San Francisco shall
have made greater progress in the
creation of more economic terminals.'
Mr. Parker's conclusion as the re
suit of his survey is: "In my opinion
the day is not far distant when
coastwise line plying between N-w
Orleans and the Pacific ports as far
north as Seattle will offer many at
tractions."
Seattle ofrice announced today. The Union
Oil tanker la to be- in the -coast service
the latter part of this month, it was said,
so that that, company's gasoline supply
would be increased some time before Aug
ust 1, the date previously Riven aa the
time when more, gasoline could be ex
pected. . - ;
COOS BAY, Or.,- June 12. (Special.)
The steam schooner Ryder Hanify left
this morning for the Columbia river and
Graya Harbor on her maiden trip at 8 this
morning.
The steamer Johanna Smith went down
the bay at - 5 tonight and wilt geU away
for San Francisco during the nifihe
ASTORIA. Or., June 12. (Special.)
The tank steamer A. F. Lucas, after dis
charging, oil tn Portland and Astoria,
sailed at 9 last night for California, with
barge 13 in tow.
The tank steamer Oleum sailed at 9 this
morning for California after discharging
gasoline in Astoria and Portland.
The steamer Eastern Glen sailed at 4
this morning for the Atlantic coast laden
witn a .jcargo of flour from Portland.
The eteamer Bakersfleld arrived from
Seattle at 7 thia morning and proceeded to
Portland.
The steam schooner Daisy 'Freeman
crossed In at 7:00 this morning from San
Francisco, bringing freight for Portland.
'The steamer Rose City arrived at 2 this
afternoon from San Francisco with freight
and patscngers for Astoria and Portland.-
The steamer Olen. with lumber from
Portland, sailed at 0 this morning for
China after taking on fuel oil here.
The steam schooner Johan Poulsen. with
lumber from Grays Harbor and Westporl
and boilers from Portland, will sail tonight
for San Francisco.
The steamer West Wind arrived at 5
tonight from Honolulu and goes to Port
land. The ateam schooner Tiverton, laden with
lumber from the Rodgers- shipyard, sailed
at 6 tonight for Coos Bay.
GRATS HARBOR, Wash.. June 12.
ISpecial. ) The steamer Chehalis arrived
ite yesterday, from San Francisco. She
is discharging at the Benham wharf, Aber
deen, after having partially discharged
at the FnRter dock. Hon uiam.
The Eteamer -Hartwood cleared this
afternoon from the American mill, Aberdeen
Ships irt port tonight are: Steamers Che
halis and J. B. Stetson and the schooners
Balnbridge and- Alert.
SAN PEDRO Cai.. June 12. (Special.)
After manv rielavs the steamer Topatopa
was launched from the yards of the Los
lnlM Khfiihiiilrline- Xr DrvdoCK compan
lata this afternoon. The vessel was named
fnr i. mnnntuli nn U In V PnlUTB COUtlty,
in honor of the record that county made
n liberty loan drives. The vessel is
standardized S800-ton steamer lor me
shipping board.
Target practice of the battleship fleet
win resumed again today. This afternoon
the warshins repelled an airplane attack
The fleet will leave for San Francisco
June next. Destroyers whicn arnveu
from San Diego yesterday took part in
the practice today in an etfort to ward
off attacks of the seaplanes.
C. C. Cabrera, a Mexican, escaped from
the steamer while she was lying at tne
dock here today.
With the great increase in the business
f trn nnr-i in th taut few montns pres
sure i hfinz brnuKht to bear upon the
harttnr commission to construct more iiBm
ers for use in the Port. Present facilities
have, been found -inadequate.
COFFER DAMS WHICH MARK BEGINNING OF HEAVY WORK ON
YOUNGS BAY BRIDGE.
Olga
Zimmerman, 9, of
Relieved to Be Alive. .
.RAINIER, Or., June 12. (Special.)
A two days' search for Olga Zim
merman. 3-year-old daughter of Chris
Zimmerman, ended today with . a
slight clew to the whereabouts of the
girl. Site was last seen by Mrs. K. V.
llanes at 9 o'clock Thursday evening
when four miles from the Zimmerman
home going through a mass of logs
and underbrush, where she evidently
spent the night.
The country for many miles has
been combed by 200 men and the
theory that the child is dead has been
abandoned. The bloodhounds re
turned to Woodburn tonight.
The girl has brown eyes, dark hair,
wears a straw hat, a light blue wool
coat, and No. 4 rubber boots, with
tops cut off. The search will be con
tinued tomorrow.
OPPORTUNITY PASSED UP
OHEGOX MINKS -NEGLECTED,
S.WS COLONEL J11LLEU.
"Willi Gold at Our Very Doors,
Element of CTiunce Is Itcduced
and Lure Lessened."
MKDFORD, Or.. June 12. (Special.)
if the mineral wealth existing near
Medford were 500 miles flora the
nearest railroad in South America the
millionaires would be clamoring to
Invest money in it," said Colonel Rob
ert A. Miller of Portland, addressing
an audience here last week, "but with
this wealth at our very doors the ele
ment of chance has been reduced and
the lure of gold lessened. "-
Colonel Miller, who was a miner in
early days, was talking about the ge
ological formations of southern Ore
gon. According to him every known
mineral except tin is to be found in
this district. Oold. silver, copper, cin
nabar, iron and platinum are known to
exist in this region m large quantities.
Oregon now furnishes a large part of
the world's supply of platinum.
Southern Oregon is still a gieat
field for mineral exploration, said
Colonel Miller, but the minerals and
oil will not be produced unless an at
tempt Is made to mine or drill for
them, he declared. There is a far
ijreater wealth remaining, the colonel
aaid, than the - $100,000,000 already
taken out in sold.
ARMY TRUCKS GATHERED
Vancouver Keported Designated
Distributing Center.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 12.
(Special.) Vancouver has been des
ignated the distribution center for
300 automobile trucks by the bureau
of public roads for the north Pacific
division. G. A. Dykes is authority for
the statement that about 300 army
trucks and tractors will be distrib
uted from here. These trucks will be
used in r6ad work and will be sent to
Washington. Oregon. Montana and
Idaho.
The trucks will be stored at the
old spruce cut-up plant' at Vancou
ver barracks.
Already about 125 trucks and trac
tors have arrived. It Is not known
when the rest will come.
PORTLAND GETS SESSION
Pacific Coast Box Manufacturers
Elect San Krancisco Man. .
SANTA CRUZ. Cal.,- June 12. The
Pacific Coast Box Manufacturers' as
sociation concluded its annual meet
ing here today with election of offi
cers and selection of Portland. Or.,
for the 1921 meeting.
Officers chosen were- R. E. York,
San Francisco, president: Oscar
Bergeland, Seattle, Wash., vice-president;
William Warner, Oakland, sec
retary and treasurer.
Phone. your want ads to The Orego
man, Main 7070, Automatic 560-95.
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Sand Brought for Slirincrs.
Burning sands of the eastern .des
erts well, sand, anyway, constituted
the only cargo of the steamer West-
wtnd, which arrived here late last
night from Honolulu. This sand, col
lected from the white ocean beaches
of the Hawaiian islands, famed in
popular song, occupied the lowly posi
tion of ballast in the Westwind, but
will be exalted to perform a function
in the ceremonies of visiting shriners.
It is to be transformed mystically
from Hawaiian sea sand' to the Ara
bic desert variety,, and as. such will
be strewn along the parade routes
of the Shriners.
on the SmLih Cove pier. It was sent over
in "5-pound cases.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 12. (Spe
cial.) The China Steamship company'
liner China. Captain C. J. Lancaster, up
held her reputation as a passenser carrier
when, upon her arrival from the orient,
her purser. E. H. Plummer. exhibited.
lift containing the names of 700 passen
gers. This is the largest list the vessel
has ever brought into port. The China
brought a cosmopolitan crowd of travel
ers. About 40 of the passengers were mis
sionaries, and among them were families
numbering five to eight. There were also
many tourists, including persons of prom
inence.
One of the largest seizures of opium
made here for some time was made imme
diately after the arrival of the China.
Customs Inspectors, acting under Instruc
tions of Colonel John S. l.rby. surveyor of
the port, noted a sticky fluid running from
trunk and as a result S4U.0UO worcn oi
the drug was found. The owner of the
baggage did not appear.
There Is every Indication that tne oce
anic Steamship line will get the steamer
JJe Kalt as an assignment irom tne snip
ping board, according, to Fred S .Samuels.
general manager, who has just returneu
from Washington. Samuels demanded that
the government make repairs that are nec
essary following the partial destruction
of the craft superstructure at Hoboken
some time ago.
The Union Steamship company s steamer
Tofuav Captain Williams, arrived late to
day from Wellington and Papeete, bring
ing l"t passengers and a lull general
cargo. For some tim cints vessel -win
alternate in tlie local service with the
steamship Marama. Later the Tofua will
be laid up pending the installation oi on
burning equipment. The Union line will
operate two steamers as formerly for some
time, but iater when the traffic conditions
warrant, it is intended to place three
ships on the run.
The schooner William H. smttn. iapiain
Johnson, arrived today from Nugualora.
after a passage of 65 days, bringing 5L'6
tons of copra for Burns, f nuip at o.
The shipnin gnoard steamer LocKaponsei.
Captain Wagner, arrived from Antwerp.
Mobile and Panama wltn a iuii general
cargo, brought from the Atlantic. hTis
vessel is operated by Williams. Dlmond
& Co.
En route Ijjr the Atlantic, tne Japanese
freighted TolTufuku Maru arrived here to
day from MoJ! and after being bunkered
by the King barges, will proceed via the
canal. . .
The Pacific Mail freighter west insKip.
commanded by "Smiling Joe Tibbe4is.
arrived today from the orient with a light
cargo.
-The British steamer vvainemo oi mc
Union iline arrived from Auckland with
6000 tons of cargo consigned to Hind.
RnlDh & Co. This is one of tne largest
cargoes to b ebrought here from the Brit
ish colonies for more than a year, and
Included a liberal shipment of wool.
Tha steamer Articas arrived from Bos
ton todav with a full general cargo con
signed to the Pacific Steamship company.
Laden with 96 tons ot copra, the
cchnnner Alumna. Captain Hayes, arrived
todav from Levuka. The cargo is tor
Wolff. KIrschabum & Co. The vessel made
a slow voyage, the time being 72 days.
CLOSER RELATIONS URGED
MASTERS, MATES AXD PILOTS
TO MEET IX CANADA.
TiRT TOW MS K V D. Wash.. June -
4 Cno-UI . The ii-hnnnpr A. A. CoatS re
turiiln.r from Honolulu, arrived today ana
proceeded to Mukilteo to load lumber for
her return cargo. w nen sue
u t C-i m h'lii r f rv a fnvoraDle w inu yi c
vailed which enabled her to come up the
straits without the assistance ot a tug.
Thn .innnncM sipumor Tovohashi Maru
hrtnirinc m hiir epnpriil cat KO Of onenui
nmfliiftn Anil a fair list of passengers,
arrived tonight from Hongkong via Yoko
hama and Victoria, arrived tonight too late
for quarantine inspection, necessitating
a delay here until Sunday morning.
The steel steamer Kastern Pilot, recent
ly delivered to the United States shipping
board by her Japanese builders will make
her maiden voyage under the American
flaK in the service of the general steam
ship corporation to which she has been
assigned for operations. She 'il be
operated between Puget sound, San Fran
cisco and ports of Chile and Peru. She
is now discharging cargo at San Francisco.
On Puget sound she will load canned
salmon and other canned food stuff, lum
ber, box shooks and machinery. Return
ing from the west coast she will bring
nitrates and copper ore.
The Japanese built steamer eastern
tempest which has just completed alterna
tions under the direction of the United
States shipping board has been assigned to
W. H. Grace & Co. to act as managing
agents, will begin loading flour Monday
for delivery at New York. She expects to
sail on the ISth of this month.
The merchant marine training steamers
Iria and Brookdale are to be returned and
replaced by the S.soO-ton steel steamer
Hollywood. The Iris is to be retired im
mediately and the Brookdale after she
makes another voyage to the Hawaiian
islands.
RATE REDUCTION ASKED
IMPORTERS OP CRUDE RUB
BER URGE EQUALIZATION.
Baker.-ficld Here for Cereal.
The steamer Bakersfield of the
European-Pacific line arrived in Port
land at 7 o'clock last night and went
into the slip at terminal No. 1 to dis
charge a small quantity of freight
from London. She will take a full
cargo of wheat or flour from here
to Kurope and will move to the Port
land Flouring mills in time to start
loading Monday morning.
Above Floating Into place a dam built on snore, preparatory to alnklnic.
Below first dam on bottom Heavy aand between inner and outer wall
weights the whole and concrete poured in the center will make the pier
for new structure. .
With both piers well under way. active preparation for the heavier, con
struction of the Youngs bay bridge at Astoria is now possible. The south
shore pier was floated into position last week and the work of filling the
coffer dam with' sand enough to sink it to the bottom -was practically com
pleted on Saturday. . . .
The north- pier-is ready for filling and concrete will begin filling the
center space of the coffer dam the coming- week. The piers are extremely
heavy and will give ample support to the sturdy - bascule- type of- lift
bridge that will connect the ocean shore, highway with-the Columbia high
way. The lifts will be much the same as those on the-Broadway bridge at
Portland, though of much lighter construction. -
Filling the south approach, is e.iso well under way and the bridge un
doubtedly will be finished -at the time first planned, which will be next
spring. The new overhead crossing carrying the road over the Astoria har
bor loop railroad at, the nor'h end is now in. use and at present connects
with the old .wooden bridge between-Jhe north and south shore. -
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes. I
TACOMA. Wash., June 12. (Special.)
Marine business promises to be fairly
active here during the next few days with
the arrival or several orr-shore vessels to
load and discharge freight. Among the
stoamers listed for the early part of the
week are. the Kastern Tempest, of the
Grace line, to load flour for the east coast;
the Justin, of the Garland line, for Shang
hai: the Mexico and Java Maru. of the
Osaka Shosen Kaisha. to load for the
orient; the Brookdale, to load for Hono
lulu; and the motorshlp Balcatta. to load
for the east. . Beside this list the usual
number of coasters is expected. '
On this trip across the Java Maru
brought about 2000 tons of sugar for the
refinery at Vancouver, B. C, beside other
freight. The Java Maru has about 5UO0
tons of general freight awaiting here.
The V a Id ci and Horace X. Baxter were
both here during the night and left this
morning The Baxter went to down
sound ports and the Valdez to Dupont to
finish discharging nitrates.
The work of organizing a merchants'
marine exchange at Tacoma began last
night, when a committee from the Ta
coma Merchants' Kxchange, composed of
grain men. was appointed to solicit mem
bers for the new organization. It Is
believed that by July 1 the organization
wiu ue complete.
SEATTLE, Wash.. June 12. (Special.)
The first shipment of structural material
for the 504-foot steel span bridge to be
built over the Susltnm river for the gov
ernment railroad In Alaska, three car
loads with 24 heavy strinireri ilpm rt.H
for Anchorage yesterday on the steamship
Admiral Watson of the Pacific Steamship
company. Ten more carloads of steel for
the new bridge and two carloads of 90
pound rails for the railroad win arrive
nere irom tne east in the next two weeks.
All water-borne freight Is now embar
goed from .Prince Rupert. It was unnmmd
today, the Canadian Pacific r&llrnnri ha v.
ing decided in Vancouver, B. C. Thursday
night to make no further attempt to land
freight in the northern city by steamship.
Prince Rupert is now tied up by a long
shoremen's strike, except for such cargo
as can he handled by volunteer business
men. The Grand - Trunk-Pacific stopped
accepting Seattle shipments for Prince
Rupert last Saturday, and Thursday's de
cision ot the Canadian Pacific makes the
embargo complete so far as concerns
Seattle freight. The movement of cargo
from the port of Prince Rupert, however,
is not heavy enough to make the embargo
serious locally. - The embargo covers the
movement from Vancouver and Victoria to
the northern port.
Return to the Pacific coast of a tank
ship which has been In the South Amer
ican service will materially ease up the
gasoline situation here a month earlier
than expected, the Union Oil company's
SEATTLE. Wash.. June 12. (Special.)
Oriental sugar is arriving in- Seattle,
helping to relieve the Puget sound short
age. .Shipments to dale total 5i0, 000
pounds.
The Mitsui steamship Mandasan Maru
has just completed discharging 10.0O0 eases
or 250,0110 pounds of cube suKar from
Darien. Manchuria, at the port commis
sion's Smith Cove pier A.
Trie Nippon Yusen Kaisha has completed
delivering 20O0 sacks or 200.000 pounds of
sugar from China. Its representatives re
port that from now on each of Its big
steamships is expected to bring at least
a small shipment of the Chinese product.
What effect this fnreigncompetitlon will
have In bringing down the prices charged
for the product of the American refineries
Is not yet apparent, but waterfront circles
say that If the prices remain high the
movement of sugar from China, Japan and
Manchuria to northwestern ports prob
ably will attain heavy proportions at
rapid rate.
Representatives of steamship companies
sajd today that the high prices make It a
profitable business to transport the product
all the way across the Pa.ciflc profitable
for both the oriental refineries and the
steamshin comnanies.
The movement began on such a small
scale at first that no attention was given
to it in shipping circles, but then came the
200.000-pound shipment of the Nippon Yu
sen Kaisha, followed by the 2."0,i)uo-pound
consignment on the Mitsui steamship, the
arrival of these two shipments causing
decided slir. in waterfront circles. The
Mitsui shipment of cube sugar is still
Proposed Chansc Urged as Benefit
io Portland and All Other
Pacific Coast Ports.
-V reduction in ocean and transcon
tinental rail rates on crude rubber to
facilitate the movement of that com
modity through Pacific ports is to be
asked of the Interstate commerce
commission by a group of the princi
pal rubber manufacturers in the east,
according to Information received by
the traffic bureau- of the Port of
Portland and oock commission.
Under conditions prevailing at pres
ent, rubber can be carried from Sin
gapore to New York through the
Panama canal and then by rail to
Akron, O.. at a cost of J11.63 per ton
less than the cost of carrying the
rubber from .Singapore to Postland or
any other north Pacific port" and
thence overjand to Akron.
By routing their rubber shipments
from Singapore and the Straits Set
tlements through a Pacific port, how
ever, importers save an average of 13
days' traveling time, and this is held
to be the principal reason that rub
ber shipments have come to this coast
at all. instead of taking the less ex
pensive route through the Manama
canal and New York.
It is believed by the traffic bureau
that if rail and water rates can be
equalized over the two routes, prac
tically all of the rubber imported
from across the Pacific will move
through Portland, Puget sound ports
and San Francisco, while now only a
small portion of the business comes
this way.
Marine Notes.
Pacific Coast Conference of Na
tional Association AV11J Lunch
at Eagle Creek.
The next Pacific coast conference
of the National Association of Mas
ters, Mates and Pilots, which hence
forth will be an annual event, will
be held In ancouver, B. C. A reso
lution to this effect was adopted at
yesterday's session of the conference
here following an invitation extended
on the part of Vancouver friends by
Captain William W. Best of the Cana
dian port. Captain Best's invitation
was preceded by a plea, by Captain
C. W. Call of Seattle for closer rela
tionship between the Canadian Mer
chant guild and the National Associ
ation of Masters. Mates and Pilots. "
Mayor Baker opened yesterday's
session with an address, in which he
urged co-operation between shipping
companies and the officers of vessels
toward the furthering- of mutual in
terests and aiding port develop
ment. The convention adopted a res
olution conferring upon Mayor Baker
and Harbormaster Speier a vote of
thanks for their assistance.
Visiting delegates and local mem
bers of the association will set sail
at 9 o'clock this morning from Second
and Stark streets in a fleet of auto
mobiles for a trip of inspection to
municipal terminal No. 4. They will
be piloted through the terminal by
O. B. Hegardt. chief engineer and
secretary of the dock commission.
From the terminal the party will pro
ceed up the Columbia highway and
will have luncheon at Eagle Creek.
This luncheon will be the last num
ber on the convention programme.
LEVI ATI! AX SALE TERMS OUT
Bids for Liner Must Be Accompan
ied by $100,000 Check.
WASHINGTON', June 12. Terms of
sale of the former German passenger
liner Leviathan, bids on which will be
opened June 30. were announced today
by the shipping board. . Each bid
must be accompanied by a certified
check for $100,000 and the purchaser
will be required to pay 20 per cent of
the bid in cash and the remainder in
installments extending over ten years.
Details of these installments remain
to be worked out.
The International Mercantile Marine
corporation offered $3. 500, 000 for the
liner at the auction sale in February,
which was halted by the injunction
obtained by William Randolph Hearst.
Officials of the board confidently ex
pect even higher offers in the private
bids.
FORTI.AKITS !VKV BISIMiSS
(.Hl'Tllll IN THK OHIKVT.
JjUJWljdHWf
Many Going lo Europe.
Passenger travel from Portland and
other Oregon points to Italy and
Greece is falling off but has been
greatly augmented to Norway and
Sweden, according to the Bollam tick
et agency of this city. While reser
vations can be secured on compara
tively short notice to Mediterranean
ports, all passenger vessels plying
from the Atlantic coast to the Scan
dinavian peninsula are booked full
until August, it is reported. The
movement into the Jugo-Slav district
is also heavy.
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Photo by Bushnell.
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4 Tait as the second oriental
The Japanese steamer Vancouver Maru.
carrying the first cargo of phosphate rock
in bulk to ro from this port, tailed late
last night lor Japan. She also took a
quantity of steel and some lumber.
The oil tanktrs Frank H. Buck and
Attaa finished discharging their cargoes
last night and left down in ballast lor
California.
The Admiral line steamer City of Topeka
departed at 0 o'clock last night with
freight and passengers for San Francisco,
Cofla Hay and Eureka.
The steam schooner Daiy Freeman ar
rived in the harbor last night nlth asphalt
and general freight trom San Pedro and
iSan Krancibco.
The passeneer liner Rose City will be
due at the Ainsworth dock from San Fran
cisco at 1 o'clock this morning.
The new steam schooner Eve re t went
out light last night for Kverett. Wash., to
load lumber for San Francisco on her
maiden voyage. 1 1 was reported by Cap
tain John P. Foldat, mater of the Ev- I
erett, that on her next trip up the coaht 1
she will bring cement to Portland and load
on the Columbia river. - j
The steam schooner Klamath of the Mc
Cormick line will tail this afternoon lor
San Francisco and San Pedro with pas
sengers from Portland and lumber from
St. Helens.
The steamer West El Cajon will be lifted
in the port drydock tomorrow, preparatory
to being checked over from the Pacific
Steamship company to the Columbia-Pacific
Shipping company.
The river steamers Olympian and As
torian. were drydocked yesterday for re
pairs. The Olympian is expected to be
ready for duty again Wednesday and will
be operated by the Northwestern Trans
portation company between Portland and
The Ualles in the fast freight and passen
ger service.
Columbia River Bar Report.
NORTH HEAD, June 12. Condition of
tlie bar at 5 P. M. Sea smooth, wind
north wtfai.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND, June 32. Arrived at 7
P. M., steamer Bakersfield, from London
via New York; arrived at 7 P. M., steam
er Daisy Freeman, from San Francisco.
Sailed at 1 P. M., steamer Everett, for
San Diego via Everett; sailed at P. At.,
steamer Johan Poulsen, from West port for
San Francisco; sailed at 0 P. M., steamer
City of Topeka. for San Francisco via
Eureka and Coos Bay; sailed at midnight,
steamer Frank H. Buck, for Monterey;
sailed at midnight, steamer Atlas, for San
Pedro.
ASTORIA, June 12. Sailed at S.T.n
A. M.. steamer Eastern Glen, for United
Kingdom, for orders; sailed at S:o3 A." M.,
steamer Oleum, for Port San Luis; sailed
at A. M.. steamer Olen, for Yokohama
and Kobe; sailed at 8 last night, steamer
Captain A. F. Lucas, towing barge IK, for
San Francisco. Arrived at 7:U3 and left
up at 9 A. M., steamer Daisy Freeman,
from San Francisco; arrived at 7:03 and
left up at S:0 A. M.t steamer BaKersf ield,
from London via New Y'ork ; arrived at
1J:."0 P. M., steamer Rose City, from San
Francisco.
SAN PEDkO, Cal., June 12. (Special.)
Arrived Steamers President from San
Francisco, 4 P. M. ; Devolente. from San
Francisco, 8 A, M.; Santiam. from Astoria,
G A. M.; Brunswick, from Mendocino.
1 A. M. Sailed Steamers Brunswick, for
San Diego. 4 P. M. ; Solano, for Wiliapa,
4 P. M. ; South Coast, for Crescent City.
3 P. M. ; Necanicum, for Brooking?. 5
P. M. ; Richconcal, for Honolulu, i A. M.
SEATTLE. Wash.. June 12. Arrived
Northwestern, from southwestern Alaska :
Santa Ana. Jefferson, from southeastern
Alaska; City of Spokane, from Hongkong.
Departed Governor, for San Pedro via
San Francisco; Spokane, for Kedondo; mo
torship Tillamook, for southeastern A'.atka;
cablesh ip Burn side, for Ska sway ; Ketch i
kaif? for St. Michaels.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12. Arrived at
8 and sailed at 11 A. M., steamer Willam
ette, from Portland for San Pedro; arrived
at 10 A. M., steamer Multnomah, from
Portland.
Port Calendar.
Photo by Bushnell.
Willlnm G. Tait.
extensive development
of Portland's foreign trade with
north China . ports has led to
the appointment of William G.
Tait as the second oriental
traffic agent of the joint
traffic bureau created by the
Port of Portland commission
and commission of - public docks.
Mr. Tait will arrive in- this
city tomorrow for a conference
with members of the two port
administrative bodies and local
ship operators and importers and
exporters. He will leave in a
short time to take up his per
manent headquarters at Kobe.
Japan. Mr. Tait is a native of
England, but an American citizen.
To Arrive at Portland.
Vessel From Due.
Str; Ryder Hanify ...Coos Bay Jiriie 14
str. Argyll r-i. j-urs. .iune l
Str. Fort Wayne Seattle June 17
Str. West Hartland. .Seattle June 14
sir. Haxtum Seattle June 13
Str. Wawaiona ...... snanRnai ... .une 10
Str! Dewey San Fran . . . . June 15
Str. Wapama San Fran. . . .June 1 6
Str. Yosemite . .. . . ..Seattle June 20
Sf. Artlgaa San Fran ... .June 23
M S. Cethana Gulf Port.... June 23
USS South Bend. .. Alaska June 28
Str The Angeles ....Dairen June 30
To Depart trom Portland.
Vessel For Date.
Str. Klamath San Fran. June la
Str. Rose City an ran. . . .June It
Vessels in J'ort..
Vessel .Bei!tlU , .
dir. Bantu ..North Bank dock.
OXr. Cartona Terminal No. 1.
Str. Coaxet Terminal No. 4.
Sh Columbia River. East. & Western mill.
Str Daisy Freeman. . Couch-street dock.
Str. Daisy Putnam... St. Helens.
Str Delisle Inman-Poulsen mill
sch CJoIden Shore. Inman-Poulsen mill.
St Htgho Montgomery dock..
Bkt Kath. Mackall.-St. Johns milL
Str. Klamath Helens,
Sch. Oregon Pine. .. . v estport.
Str Paralso Portland Lumber mill.
Str Rose City Ainsworth dock.
Str W't Camak. .. .Columbia dock.
Str. W est El Cajon. .Terminal No. 1.
Str West Ivan Clark-Wilson mill.
Str. Westwind ...... Albefs dock.
Str .W.es4.. N amen tuna Peninsula. . mill.
Sua. "Win. U. sjmita. .American Can dock.
SAN PEDRO, June 11 Sailed at 6
P. M., steamer Artigas. from Baltimore,
for Portland via San Francisco.
TACOMA. Wash.. June 12. Arrived
Valdez, from Antofogasta; Horace X. Bax
ter, from San Francisco.
Sailed Yaldez, for Dupont; Horace X.
Baxter, for San Francisco.
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V. S. Naval Itudio Reports.
(All posit ion reported at R P. M. yester
day unlet, otherwise Indicated.)
GOVERNOR, Seattle for San Francisco,
miles out of Victoria.
HERCULES, tug, Seattle for San Fran
cisco, pontoon ls tow, 40 niilea south of
Tatonsh.
GEORGIN'A, San Francisco for Vancou
ver. 40 miles south of Tatoosh.
A RDM ORE. Vancouver for Tampico, 40
miles youth of Cape Flattery.'
LYMAN STEWART, Seattle for Oleum.
303 miles from Oleum.
AVALON, San Francisco for Raymond.
562 m i les north of San Francisco.
BAKERSF1 ELD. Seattle for Portland.
05 miles from Portland.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY, San Francisco for
Wilmington. lOS miles from Wilmington.
WAPAMA. San Pedro for San Francisco,
130 miles south of San Francisco.
WAHKEENA. Portland for San Pedro.
75 miles west of San Pedro.
WILL AM ETTE. San Francisco for San
Diego, 95 miles south of San Francisco.
DE VOLENTE. San Krancieco for San
Pedro, 245 mites south of San Francisco.
COLONEL E. L, DRAKE. Honolulu for
San Pedro, 96 miles from San Pedro.
RICHCONCAL. San Pedro for San Fran-
SPOKANE. Seattle Tor Ketchikan. 120
miles from Seattle.
ACME. San Francisco for Woo Sung.
1170 miles from San Francisco, s P. M.,
June 11.
I DAHO, Grays Harbor for Kedondo, 13
miles southeast of Cape Mendocino.
ARGYLL, Port San Luis for Portland,
310 miles from Astoria.
YOSEMITE, Port Ludlow for San Fran
cisco, 25 miles south of Northwest Seal
rocks.
ANNETTE ROLPH, Los Angeles for
Vancouver, 208 miles north of San Fran
cisco. ADMIRAL DEWEY, Seattle for San
Francibco, 134 miles from San Francisco.
EL SEGCNDO. Point Wells for San Pe
dro, 692 miles north of San Pedro.
J. A. MOFFETT, Seattle tor San Pedro.
269 miles from Seattle.
STORM KING. tuff, with drydock pon
toon In tow, Seattle for Oakland, 336 miles
from San Francisco.
A. F. LUCAS, towing barge 03, Wil
bridge for San Pedro, 775 miles from San
Pedro.
W. S. PORTER, Gaviota for Everett,
714 miles from Gaviota.
WASHTENAW, Port San Luis for Es
quTmault, 374 miles from EquimaulU
JOHANNA SMITH. Marshticld for San
Fraaci&co. crossed out at T--U r, M.