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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, POItTXAXD. AUGUST 1, 1920
ID'S EXPORT
IS
July Shipments Reach Sum of
$8,033,099.
INCREASE IS 296 PER CENT
Seventeen Vessels During Month
Dispatched to Many Off
Shore Ports.
v All export records In th history
er Portland were broken last month.
The total valuation of all commodities
Bent to forelgrn ports during July, 1920,
was $8,033,099. This figure represents
a. Bain of 296 per cent over the same
month of last year.
. Of the total for the month Just
ended, wheat was responsible for
14.667,337, or more than half. Flour
was next with a valuation, of $2,504,
794. Lumber exported durine the
month was valued at $585,907, and-j
general merchandise at $285,061.
Amounts of the principal commod
ities exported last month were:
Wheat, 1,698,357 bushels; flour, 237,
157 barrels; lumber, 16,818,742 feet.
Fourteen steamships and three sail
ing vessels were dispatched to off
shore ports "during the month. The
flames of these vessels, with their
cargoes and destinations, were as fol
lows: To Europe, steamers "West Wind,
flour; Hayden, wheat; Quillwark,
wheat; Yosemlte, wheat; Sinasta,
wheat; West Hartland, wheat and
flour; West Selene, flour; Bearport,
Wheat; Haxtum, wheat.
To the orient, steamers Coaxet and
Wawalona with lumber, flour and
general carero and steamers West
Keats and West Hesseltine with lum
ber. To Alexandria, Egypt, steamer Bak-
rsfield with flour.
To Australia, schooners Oregon
Pine and Oregon Fir with lumber.
To South Africa, schooner Colum
bia river with lumber.
Exports for July, 1919, amounted to
$2,715,330. The principal Items con
tributing to this total were: 167,766
barrels of flour, $1,819,446; 289.583
bushels of wheat, $635,728; 5,086.000
feet of lumber, $141,979 and 34,782
railroad ties, $36,521.
Imports for July, 1919, were valued
at $220,871, of which burlap imported
amounted to $81,000. Exact figures
for the imports of the month Just
enaea win De available about the end
of August.
1'OHTLiM)
RAN KS
XIXTH
52 3 7 Men Enter Merchant Marine
From This City.
Portland ranks ninth among mari
time cities of the country for men
placed in the American merchant ma
rine b- the -ea service bureau of the
shipping board, according to infor
mation received from Washington
yesterday by Lieutenant Harold C.
Jones, head of the local bureau.
The statement received yesterday
covers the fiscal year from July 1,
1919, to June 30, 1920. During this
year 160, S63 Americans were given
positions on merchant vess'els through
the sea service bureau. New York
leads the list with a total of 39,991
men given positions. The number of
men placed here was 6257. a
Brokers Open Office Here.
J. T. Steeb & Co., shipping and custom-house
brokers and freight for
warders, who have heretofore con
fined their activities to Sejttle and
Tacoma, opened an office yesterday in
the 'Wilcox building. This firm has
an extensive clientele among trans
Pacific shippers, particularly in ihe
fitld of vegetable oils and tea. L. W.
Hartman is in charge of the local
Office.
Marine Xotes.
Beginning; Monday afternoon, the river
stranser Astorlsn, plying between this city
and Astoria, will dock at the foot of Mor
rison street Instead of at the Taylor street
dock as heretofore. It was announced by
her operators yesterday.
The steamer West Nivarla of the Colum-b'a-Pactfic
Shipping company's north
""hlna line will dock at municipal tormina;
No. 1 today to begin discharging her cargo
Irom the orient Monday morning. She
stopped at Grays Harbor to load a por
tion of her cargo for the next outward
voyage berore coming here with her in
ward freight.
Lifting of the cargo of the steamer
Eastern Ocean was started yesterday aft
ernoon at the North Bank dock. Because
of wheat In her bilges, it was decided to
transfer a portion of her wheat cargo from
the lower hoid to the tween-decks to per
mit an examination of the bilges. It Is
expected that the trouble will be rectified
and the vessel on her way to Europe by
Vedne?day.
Because of the fuel oil shortage, the
steamer Pomona of the European-Pacific
line will lake 500.000 niore feet of ties than
was originally Intended. Operators of the
vessel nact planned to fill her deep tank
wun luri on, uui wnen tnis oil could not
ue secureu, n was decided yesterday to fit:
the tank with railroad ties.
me steamer Montague or the Admiral
line will start loading for the orient
Wednesday morning. She is now engaged
in discharging coal brought from Japan
as tuei anu is Deing re-converted froi
coal burner into ah oil burner.
The first of five pontoons of the
li. 000-ton drydock which Is being built
for the commission of public docks by
.wuinioM ana wiiiiam cornfoot wil
he ready for launching the latter part of
Aujtmti. 11 was reported yesterday by Mr.
Alclntosn. ork on the drydock,. which
w neia up oy mgtx water, is now pro
fr-essing favorably.
The motnrshlp Parthla. formerlr the
Avance, shifted yesterday from the Pacific
Marl ne Iron works to the St. Johns ra
iser company a dock to start loading Mon-
nay morning, i ne 'artna will carry lum
ber to Cuba.
New blades for the propellor of the
teamrr The Angeles arrived yesterday
from San Francisco by express and were
Dtng uitci ana cemented yesterday aft
ernoon. The boat L expected to h ta
for loading by Wednesday morning- and
win carry wneat to Hiurope.
Captain George Stoehr. master of the
mayorship Cethana. has been transferred
io tne command 01 ine motorsnip Coolch
now on luRfi pouna. isom vessels are
owned by C. C. Chilberg. Captain Stoehr'
P'.aee on the Cethana will be taken by Al
fred Pedersen. who came here as her first
fifficer, provided he survives the ordeal at
Fan rancifco. wnerc be is now trying for
nis master papers.
The tank steamer William F. Herrtn ar-
rivea irom i:ai.rorm& with a cargo of gaso
line at S o'clock tat night.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. July SI. Arrived at
P. M.. steamer W, F. Herrin, irom Gaviota.
ASTORIA. July 31. Sailed at 6 las
Bight, steamer Rose City, for San Fran
ctMco. Arrived down at midnight and
sailed at 1" A. M., steamer Ant) nous, ' for
Vnfted Kingdom via Puget sound; arrived
at tf:05 and left up at 8 A. M., steamer
VT. F. Herrin, from Oavfota. Sailed at
1:45 A. M., steamer Oleum, for Port San
l.u: sailed at 8 last night, steamer Snasia,
Ior San Pedro.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. Sailed at 0
lat night, steamer Multnomah, for Port
land. Armived at 5 A. M., steamer Johan
1'oulscn. from Columbia river; arrived at
boon, steamer Daisy, from Columbia river.
N K W TORK. July 31. Arrived West
Ceiene, from Portland, Or.
AN- FRANCISCO, Cal., July Si. Ar-
rived Steamers Horace X. Baxter, from
Seattle; Johal - Poulsen. from Astoria;
Crown of Toledo, from Seattle; Daisy, from
Columbia river; City of Para, from. Ha
vana. TSURGTXIA, July 26. Arrived Clan
Monroe, from Victoria. 4"
SAN PEDRO. Cal., July 31. (Special.)
Arrived Steamers Santa Barbara, from
Eureka, 6 A. M. ; Asuncion, Irom Huenemo,
8 A. M. Sailed Vinita, for Singapore, 5
P. M. ; Santiam, for Astoria. 5 P. it.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 31. Arrived
T.a Touch, from Nome and St. Michaels;
Lyman Stewart, from Port San Luis; Du
rango, from San Pedro; Eastern Leader,
from Yokohama via San Francisco; J. A.
Moffett, from San Francisco.
Departed President, for San Pedro; Ha
waii Maru, for Kobe . and Yokohama;
Eastern Importer, for Manila and East
India: Rotarian, for Buenos Aires; Otho,
for New York; Osmo, for Bethel, Alaska.
TACOMA. Wash.. July 31. Arrived
Steamers Alaska, from Alaska; Quadra,
from Britannia Beach.
Sailed Hawaii Maru, for Japan, Yoko
hama; Quadra, for Britannia Beach.
BOSTON. July 31. Arrived Gaelic
Prince, from Victoria, B. C.
KOBE. July 25. Arrived Java Maru,
from Seattle.
SYDNEY, N. S. W., JuIyI. Arrived
Canadian Prospector, .from Vancouver. .-
YOKOHAMA, July 27. Sailed TaJIma
Maru, for Seattle.
V. S. Naval Radio Reports.
All positions reported at 8 P. M. yester
day unless otherwise noted.
ADMIRAL NICHOLSON, Santa Barbara
AIRPLANE VIEW OF NORTHWEST BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY'S
4
Tula shipyard la the birthplace of 36
tank
for San Francisco, 60 miles from Santa
Barbara.
DEL. ROSA, Los Angeles ior iaita, xot
miles south of Los Angeles.
RICHCOXCAL, from San Francisco, at
Port Kan Luis.
CAPTAIN A. F. LUCAS. Port Loa An
geles for San Pedro, Sl!l miles from San
Pedro.
HART WOOD, San Francisco ior oraya
Harbor, V..0 miles south of Grays Harbor.
EARNEST H. MEIER. San t'rancisco
for Grays Harbor, 10 miles south of Grays
Harbor.
OLEUM, Portland for Oleum, & miiea
from Oleum.
ATLAS. Richmond for FortlanQ, iu
miles from Richmond.
WAPAMA. San Francisco ior beanie.
140 miles north of San Francisco.
EL SEGUNDO, Richmond Tor fOint
Wells. 407 miles south of Point Wells.
AVALON. San Francisco for Kaymona,
222 miles north of San Francisco.
ROSE CITY. Portland for San Fran
cisco, 190 miles north of San Francisco.
HERCULES, Seattle for San francisco.
1S4 miles north of San Francisco.
PORTER, Monterey for Jsverett. ooi
miles from Monterey.
MULTNOMAH, Portland for San Fran
cisco, 175 miles north of San Francisco.
AMERICANS QUIT WARSAW
Fifty Women Leave and Others
May Follow Shortly.
WARSAW, July 30. (fey the Asso
ciated Press.) About 50 American
women and ennaren nave leu war
saw in the last few days. The only
American women remaining here are
welfare workers, who havebeen as
sured of transportation sHould the
capital be directly menaced by the
bolsheviki.
Most of the Americans went to
Danzig.
French, British and other foreign
bureaus have arranged to depart with
their records if the bolshevik advance
continues.
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Amoa Beach.
Amos Beach. 78, of "Wood
burn, has the exploring spirit.
He likes to find out things for
himself just as he did when he
was a boy.
When he was camping- with
his family at Eagle creek camp
grounds a few Sundays ago
Wauna Point, an elevation of
2200 feet, attracted him. He
asked the forest rangers th
way to the top and was told
- where the trail left the high
way." He missed the trail, however,
end left the highway just the
other side of the Eagle creek
bridge and went straight up
through the brush. As evidence
that he had reached the top he
left half of his red handkerchief
there on a short staff, so that it
could be seen with field glasses
from the camp grounds.
Mr. Beach is a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and
and went through 35 hard
fought battles in the civil war.
He was a member of the 6th
Michigan cavalry.
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BRITAIN BUILDS SHIPS
AS AMERICA DOZES
Million Gross Tons Is Gairyrf
United Kingdom.
WORLD PARES DOWN LEAD
America Is 1,472,000 Tons Behind
England While Year Ago Xatiou
Ied by 1,350,000 Tons.
Although nearly a million and
three quarters gross tons less of
shipping are being built in the United
States today than a year ago, the
reduction in the world total under
construction is less than 4 per cent.
cays a statement just issued by
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uteri ship pins board ateamera and la
ahips of l uuu tons deadweight capacity
Lloyd's register of Shipping. Returns
from all countries for the quarter
ended July 1, show an aggregate of
7.720,000 tons under way, compared
with 8,017,000 at this time last year.
The sharp decline in American
building has been almost completely
offset by gains made by practically
all the other maritime countries. On
July 1, 1920, there was under con
struction in " the United Kingdom
mare than a million gross tons In
excess of the July 1, 1919, figure,
while' all other countries cmbined.
exclusive of the United States, showed
an increase of over 400,000 tons. The
American aggregate of 3,874,000 tons
a year ago has now declined to 2,
105,000 tons.
Britain Far In Lead.
Today, therefore, according to the
returns, the United States is build
ing 1,472,000 tons less than the United
Kingdom, whereas, a year ago Amer
ica led by 1,350,000 tons. At the
same time the lead held by American
shipyards over those of other coun
tries. Great Britain excluded, has
been pared down so rapidly that the
American margin of 2.254,000 tons on
July 1, 1919, has now been reduced
to less than 70,000 tons. The rapidity
of the shrinkage in shipbuilding in
this country is indicated by the fact
that almost up to the beginning of
this year the- United States was still
leading the United Kingdom.
A notable feature of the returns
from all countries is the indication
that the United States is taking ef
fective steps to remedy its shortage
of larger sized vessels. The 366 steel
steamers building in American yards
represent an average per ship of
5609 gross tons, as against 4012 tons
for the S88 British vessels and 2985
tons for the 655 building for the rest
of the world. Rapid elimination of
the wooden steamer from the Ameri
can shipbuilding programme is shown
in the report that only 29,000 tons
of this class of vessels are now being
built in this country. A year ago
420,000 tons were under construction
here.
The present, returns of Lloyd's
register, taken in comparison with
those for the quarter ending April 1,
last, show a decrease of about 221.000
tons in the world's total and a decline
of 328,000 tons from the record figures
reached at the beginning of last Oc
tober. For Great Britain a gain of
184,000 tons is shown 'over the April
figure, while the United States ag
gregate under construction dropped
467.000 tons. Other countries showed
an increase of 63,000 tons.
More than 97 per cent of the Amer
ican total now building is cr.nposed
of steel steamers and more than two
thirds of these are being constructed
in Atlantic coast shipyards. The fol
lowing table shows the distribution bv
districts in gross tons for the quarter
just ended and the previous one:
July 1
March 1.
1.5SS.S'7
1S0.7!3
173.373
478.163
Atlantic ' coast
1.3.12.7.-.0
Gulf ports 181. 841
Great lakes ... ftS.'Ol
Pacific coast 423.14
Total 2,052.918 2.418.133
The largest total for any district
in the United Kingdom is that for
Port Calendar.
To Arrive at Portland.
Vsee
From
Date.
. .July 31
. .July ill
..Aug. 2
. .Aug. 2
..Aug. 'J
-Au?. -J
..Aug. 3
..Aug. 10
..Aug 11
..Aug. 12
..Aug. 13
...Aug. li
. .Aug. Id
- .Aug. 27
. .Aug. 0
Str. West Klvaria. .
M. s. Astoria ....
Str. Atlas
. . China
San Fran...
. . -fc?an Fran. . .
San Fran. . .
- . .Kobe . . . . ,
...San Fran...
. . . t-urope
. . . San Fran.
. Orient
3. O. barge . . . -
Str. Olen
Sir. Multnomah...
Str. West Cayote. .
Str. lepere
Str. Abtrco
SLr. steel Trader..
.New York. .
sir w ett jvearon. ban fedro.
Str. West Nomentum. China .....
Str. Mount .Etna. ... .Genoa ....
Str. Westward Ho. .. .Baltimore
ijtr. Kastern Belle. ...New York,
cjur. iLa warden ......New York.
. .Aug. SO
To Depart From Portland.
Vessel For
Str. Hakushika Mara. Orient
Str. Montagu Orient
Vessels, in Port.
Date.
Auk. 2
Vessel t-"11
M. S- Cethana l fcng. ft Men. wka.
M S. Culburra. ....... Terminal No. 4.
Str. Daisy Freeman. . .Slult. L.br. & Box Co
Str. Daisy Matthews. Terminal No 2
Str. Eastern Ocean North Bank dock.
Sen. fc?cola Mersey dock.
Str. Hakushika Maru. Inman-Fouiten mllL
Bkt. Kath. Mackatl... Terminal No 4
Str. Kongosan Maru. .North Pacific illll.
Sir. Moniasue Terminal No 4
Bkt. Monterey Ciark-Wiison milL
M S- Parthia St. Johns Lbr. (.'o
Str. Pomona Suppie-Ballln dock.
Str. Ryder Hanlfy . . . West port.
Str Tne Angeles Terminal No. 1.
Sir. West Kader.
.Terminal No,-JL-
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the Clj-de, where there are now terminals. The four outer sections of th
260,000 tons under way. The aggrre-1 Pj?1 have been tilled, leaving only two,
4 . others to be finished, and It is estimated i
gate British output for the quarter that the fill Is about three-Iourths corn
ended July 1 was 69,000 tons greater pieted.
than that for the preceding quarter! -The steamer West Nlvarla, with a part
and the atrjrreirate of new contracts ! cr of lumber from Grays Harbor, Is
on which work was begun was 58&.000
tons. This latter Includes many large
t.hi.v, q.-i-kT-ir w- K-c.n 5SR.000 '
vessels. There are now ,unwr way.
In addition to a great "number of
small vessels, 63 of .10,000 tons and
upwards. . .
Holland Ranks Third.
The United States and the United
Kingdom are still far ahead of all
countries in the amount of shipbuild
ing under way. Holland, which stands
third, with a total of slightly less
than 400,000 tons, shows a gain of
about 32.000 tons over the previous
quarter. Canada fn the same period
gained nearly 40.000 tons: France.
25,000; Sweden, 7000; Denmark. 3500.
and Spain, 3000. France, which had
stood sixth in amount of building,
now ranks fifth, having taken the
place of Japan, which rhowed a de
crease, of 31.000 tons from the previous
quarter and now has under way only
about 250,000 tons.
Compared with the pre-war figures
the present -American tonnage 'is 1.
957.000 tons greater, that of the
United Kingdom is 1.8S6.000 tons
higher and the world's total shows an
increase of 4.558.000 tons. The ton
nage now building under the super
vision of Lloyd's register aggregates
4,930.000 tons, of which 2,797,000 tons
SHIPBUILDING PLANT.
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now at work on a contract for seven
eaca.
is in the United Kingdom and 2,133,-
000 tons in other countries, the total
being an increase of 164 per cent over
the pre-war total.
Lloyd's register today Is classify
ing 64 per cent of all the tonnage
building in the world. It is interest
ing to note from tabulated figures
that the gain in the International ac
tivities of Lloyd's register has been
a steady ' one.
Pacific Coast Shipping Xotes.
TACOMA. Wash.. July 31. (Special.)
An ultimatum has been - issued by the
Pupet Sound Navigation company by Pres
ident Joshua Green, of this company, in
which he declares it will be impoaaible for
his company to pay an increased rent de
manded by the city for tpe municipal
dock for a berthing place for the company
passenger vessels plying between Tacoma
and Seattle. This amounts to $330 per
month and has been the rent for the past
11 years. Mr. Green declares his company
will erect a dock on Northern Pacific
Ffcillway property at a point formerly I
known as the Flyer dock. He will con- I
nect with the uptown business district by
means of automobiles. City officials de
clare they can rent the municipal prop- ,
erty for three times the tmout of. money1
it is now bringing.
To load ties for Europe, the Strut hers & i
Dixon steamer Antinous- fs due here to
night. The vessel will take around a mil
lion feet from here. She secured a part ol
her cargo at Prescott. Or.
The Mukiltco Is due Monday from San
Francisco and the Admiral Schley of the
Pacific Steamship company, which was
due. will not come over this voyage, but
go In drydock.
The Pacific storage building, one of the
old-time waterfront landmarks here. Is
being torn down and the site will soon be
covered by Northern Pacific railway
tracks. At one time this building housed
the customs and other federal marine of
ficers here.
SA.N PEDRO, Cal., July 31. (Special.)
The fourth section of the drydock tinder
conwtruc-tlon for he Los Angeles Ship
building &. Drydock company was launched
last nisht from the yards of the Ralph J.
Chanuler. company. The fifth and final
section of the dock will b launched
within the next 20 dnys
Another record catch of alhacore was
brought in port hist night and this morn
ing by the fishing fleet. The canneries
were busy all nlht receiving the catch.
Afier experimenting' for several wt-eks
with an airplane for the location of
schools of fish, the canners fish company
announced today that It had purchased
the machine.
The steartfcr Vinita sailed today for In
dia after completing- her cargo here of
general southern California products.
SEATTLE. Wjiph., July 31. (Special.)
After minor rea'rs the halibut schooners
Tom and Al. owner by Kin a- ft Wlnrs.
shifted from thit firm's West Seattle ship
yard tf pier S ;hls afternoon to prepare
for a trip to the halibut banks. The King
& Wlnge ' yard this week completed a
rush of vepair and overhauling work, the
vessels 1n.?ludin5 the freighter Fidalgo of
the Alber Bros. Milling company, the
freighter Morni-.g Star of Frank Water
house, the tu fames W. Webster and
the tug Nirmod. '
Thirty-five days out from Honolulu for
Victoria, B. C, the American barkentlne
Puap.ko of tha fleet of Hind, Rolph
Co., fs beginning to attract attention by
her lenprthy voyage. The barkentlne called
from Honolulu June -R and should have
showed up off Cape Flattery two weeks
agx
Net profits of the port commission nron-
ertie for the firrt six months of this year
totalrd $37. 07.no, after allowing for all
expenses, tnciuatng1- fond ir-terest, over
head charges and depreciation, it was
shown by a statement completed this
morning by Color el Matt H. Gormley. au
ditor of the commission.
The expense apR-reated 9658.911.95 and
the revenues S6:0 .179.34.
he necessity of making- extensive en
gine repairs on the echool ship Vfcksburg,
wnicn is ""vk m nonoium awaiting In
structions, has enused the Washington
state nautical school directors to elim
inate the call Fcheduled at Alaska portf
by that ship. The Vicksburg- nay Bau di
rectly to Seattle or complete the Columbia
river cn.ll scheduled before returning;
ASTORIA. Or.. July 31. (Special.)
The cruiser Birmingham and s destroy
ers, which have ben here during the
American Legion convention, are sched
uled to sail at i tomorrow morning.
The motor schooner Atoria is due from
San Francitco and will load lumber at
Wauna and Westport.
The Associated Oil steamer William F.
Herrin, bringing a cargo of fuel oil for
Portland, arrived at 6:30 this morning
from California.
The steamer Rose City, carrying freight
and passengers from Portland and Astoria,
saijed last night at 7:15 for San Francisco.
The steam sohooner Shasta, laden with
lumber from Westport. sailed at 9:30 last
nijrbt for San Pedro.
The steamer Antinous. ce-mying part
cargo of lumber from Prescott, sailed at
11:30 tsday for Puget sound to finish.
The barkentine Kate G. Pedersen has
finished loading- lumber at the Hammond
mill and will sail within the next few
days for Sydney.
The dredge Natoma has pumped In ap
proximately 70O.0OO cubic yards of sand
lor the fill at pier 3 of. the municipal
ft- A
QUO "night Ao finish at river mills.
GRAYS HARBOR, Wash.. - July 81.
(Special.) The steamer schooner Tamal
pais cleared'for San Francisco today from
the E. K. Wood mill In Hoquiam.
Th chipping board freighter West Ni
arla, SHVO- tons, and the largest ahip to
enter this port since 1!HS. cleared today
from the Aberdeen Lumber tk Shingle
company's dock in South Aberdeen. With
about 2,000,000 feet of lumber aboard, she
will proceed to Portland to complete load
ing to her capacity of over 4.0OO.000 feet
before leaving for Shanghai, China, her
ultimate -destination.
PORT TOWXSEND, Wash.. July 81.
(Special.) Under charter (o Frank Water-
house & Co., the steamer Otho sailed this
evening ior curope wun a cargo 01 iiour.
She recently arrived from Norfolk with a
cargo of. coal for the Puget sound navy
yard.
The United States mine-Dlantinr steamer
Major Samuel Rtnceold. which has been
stationed at Fort Worden. will sail in a
few days for Astoria, where she will soend
several weeks in mine planting practice
oil me mouth or the Columbia river.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. Strike of th
stevedores at Havana and then engine trou
ble delayed the Pacific Mail linr Citv
cf Para. Captain Hans Thompson, nine
nays. ine vessel arrived here today. Ac
cording to officers of th vessel It was
only after they threatened to carry 500
tons of cargo on the City of Para con
signed to Havana merchants back to this
port again that the tie-up of the vessel
was broken and the frelcht discharged.
i ne vessel Drought in 62 first cabin pas
sengers and a heavy cargo of freight.
The steamer Provldencla has been
changed from American to French regis
try and the American crew will be re
placed by Frenchmen and Mexicans, ac
cording to an announcement today. The
Compalgne due Bolo. owners of the ves
sel, will continue to operate her in the
Mexican service from San Franri.rn
The Pacific Steamshln comoanv'a ntam-
er Senator will arrive tomorrow from Co-
nnto ana Acajutia Instead of Tuesday,
it was learned today.
The steamer Rlchconcal sailed today for
Port San Luis. The vessel will load 00,000
oarreis t luel at th nil nnrt fnr
charge at Seattle and Portland.
ihe JBrttish. bark Daylight. Captain
Carlson, was a late arrival Friday nieht.
sailing in over the bar in the bright
moonlight with a cargo of oil cake meal
from Manila.
The British steamer Crown of Toledo
rrivco nere loaay from Seattle to finish
iuaaing ior i.iverpool.
Tides at Astoria Sunday.
High. I Low.
1:37 A. M ft 1 rti'in x x
2:14 P. M 7.3 feetlS.SO P. M . fet
Columbia River Bar Report. .
NORTH HEAD,- July 31. Condition of
me oar at o t Al. Sea choppy; wind
norittwest, miles.
EASTERN OFFICE OPENED
ruljTLAXD TRAFFIC TO BE
LOOKED AFTER OX ATLAXTIC.
Xcw York Headquarters to Be In
Charge of C. A. Lock hart
as Chief.
The Joint traffic bureau of the Port
of Portland and commission of pub
lic docks . has opened a permanent
New York office in ther Barclay build
ing, 299 Broadway, New York, accord
ing to Information received yesterday
from H. 1. Hudson, manager of the
traffic bureau, by H. K. Poulterer, his
assistant. Mr. Hudson has been in
the east several weeks looking after
Portland traffic on the Atlantic coast.
The New York office will be in
charge of C. A. Lockhart, a traffic
man of wide experience. The estab
lishment of an eastern office com
pletes the organization programme of
the Portland traffic bureau. Joseph
F. Buckley was appointed oriental
traffic representative of the Port of
Portland and sent on a tour of the
far east. The idea of a traffic bureau
to be maintained jointly by the port
and dock commissions was conceived
and H. L. Hudson was appointed man
ager of this bureau. The third ap
pointment to be made was that of
William G. Tait to cover the North
China field. Mr. Hudson Is expected
to return to this city shortly to direct
the operations of the buieau from the
local office.
In announcing the appointment "of
C. A. Lockhart as eastern traffic
agent. Mr. Hudson said his appointee
was excellently qualified.
New Transport Expected.
HONOLULU. T. H.. July 31. (Spe
cial.) Headquarters of the Hawaiian
department of the army has received
word from the war department that
the United States army transport Can-
tigny, a new ship, will be accepted
from her builders shortly and will be
immediately dispatched to Honolulu
by way of the Panama canal and San
Francisco. The new transport is ex
pected to arrive here August 20.
Vancouver Man Is Missing.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. July 31.
(Special.) William Herrick. for the
last ten years in the commercial de
partment of the local high school, and
Interested in a local business house.
has not been seen for four days. He
began keeping books at the Columbia
Dairy Products company last Monday,
but -did not appear for work Wednes
day, and has not been seen since. He
lodged with a family at Twentieth
and Washington.
PORTLAND WO MAX. LONG
OHEUOX RKS1DKM, DIES
AT SEASIDE.
Charlotte Holiday Wilton. f
Mrs. Charlotte Holiday Wilton, 1
who was born in Smith Falls, f
Ontario, Canada, in 1845, and f
had resided in this state since f
1875, died at Seaside, Or., July I
23. I
With the exception of two 1
years !n Seaside, Mrs. Wilton
had lived in Portland and Wash- t
ington county during her resi- J
dence in Oregon. She is survived I
by her husband, William H. I
Wilton; one daughter, Mrs. I
Grace Peterson, and two sons.
William S. Wilton of San Pedro. J
Cal., and Broace H. Wilton of I
Hoquiam, Wash. She was buried
in Kose City cemetery July 27.
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THREE KEELS LAID
Vessels Largest Ever Built on
Willamette River.
FOUR MORE TO FOLLOW
Northwest Bridge & Iron Com
pany to Employ American Cltl
rens Exclusively.
Portland has not heard the rattle
of riveting hammers for many
months, but all indications point to a
speeay resumption of the noisy bustle
which marked this city's contribution
to Pershing's "bridge of ships." The
Northwest Bridge & Iron company,
which has purchased the plant and
equipment of th Northwest Steel
company, has laid three keels during
the month, and is rapidly transform
ing the empty building slips at South
Portland as the hulls take shape. The
company has contracts for seven
'12, 000-ton tankers, to be constructed
for the Swif tsure Oil company, and
expects to be in position to launch
the first of these ships about the
middle of November.
A great deal of preliminary work
was necessary to prepare the yard for
the commencement of Bhip construe-
tion, each of these vessels being half
as large again as those previously
built at the yard, measuring 465 feet
7 1nche between perpendiculars, with
a molded beam of 60 feet and depth of
36 feet 3 inches, as compared with a
length of 410 feet hVt inches, beam of
54 feet and depth of 29 feet 9 Inches,
which are the dimensions of the 8800
ton freighters constructed during
1916. 1917. 1918 and 1919.
Only Three SI In. Csed.
The new company will use only
three' slips of the original four, the
added width of the tankere furnish
ing the reason. The space formerly
occupied by the fourth building berth
is now devoted to storage of rivets,
bolts and other material required on
the ships.
The new tankers are of the Isher
wood type of construction, in which
the framing runs longitudinally, in
distinction to the majority of the
hulls previously constructed here,
which were of the transverse type,
expept some three or four of the
earlier vessels built by the Columbia
River plant, which were .also Isher
wood ships.
They will be the largest vessels
ever constructed on the Willamette
river, and will have a draft of about
26 i feet, with a deadweight of 12.000
tons and a speed of 10 knots. With
single screw, or tne tnree-sneiter
deck class, rigged as a two-masted
fore and aft 'schooner, with bridge
and house amidships and machinery
aft, these vessels will be equipped
with triple expansion engines and
will be completely equipped and fur
nished at the South Portland plant.
Nine Tanks for Oil.
There will be nine main cargo oil
tanks on each side of the center-line
bulkhead and dry cargo space in the
forward hold and between decks. As
Is usual in this type of vessel, the
machinery is located at the extreme
after-end of the vessel.
There is a large amount of pipe
work required in these vessels, each
of the various cargo oil tanks be
ing fitted with a specified number of
heating coils, in addition to the pipe
work which is actually part of the
propelling machinery.
Furniture and furnishings of the
quarters will be of the same high
standard as has characterized vessels
of America's merchant marine since
its revival, and are comtnodious for
all ratings.
Many Men to Work.
The Northwest Bridge & Iron com
pany expects to be able to proceed
immediately with the contemplated
programme, as the steel situation
has eased somewhat. Between 3000
and 4000 men will be at work on
these ships in the near future. There
are at present about 700 men engaged
in the shops and on the ships, and
this number will be steadily aug
mented as the work proceeds.
The company will operate on the
open shop plan, making no discrim
ination against workers' associations,
but insisting, however, that every
man employed shall be an American
citizen, and able to produce his
papers In proof.
Preference will naturally be given
married men with homes and families
here.
The company operates a 4 4-hour
week.
WIFE DESERTED BY MATE
MRS. EDWARDS AVERS HCS
BAXD GIVES HER XO MO.VEY.
Ray A. Taylor Charged "With Cruel
ty by Spouse Five Otliers '
Seek Divorces. .- '
Forty dollars Is all she has received
from her husband, George Edwards,
-since Easter Sunday, charges Ionian
Edwards in her complaint for a di
vorce filed yesterday in the Multno
mah county court. She says he has
refused to pay her any money since
that time and he has deserted her
and their 6-year-old daughter.
Mrs. Edwards asks for $50 a month
for the support of herself and child.
They were married March 8. 1913.
Nora T. Taylor asks $125 monthly
for herself and 4-year-old daughter.
in her complaint charging Ray A.
Taylor with cruelty and desertion.
They were married in Vancouver,
Wash., July 22, 1914.
Other suits for divorce filed were:
Lillian against Gilbert E. Gerow. cru
elty; Ollie against . Thomas Baldra,
desertion; Paul E. against Mabelle E.
Gruske, cruelty; Ruby Grey Johnson
against Leroy F. Johnson, desertion;
Niema against Frank Craig, cruelty,
French Instructor Secured.
Gustave Gravenig, who has just ar
rived in this country from Paris,
where he taught for several years,
has been secured as 'instructor of
French in the Hill Military academy.
He is a graduate of the University of
Paris and has several other degrees to
his credit. Early in the war M. Gra
venig was captured by the Germans
and -was held a prisoner during almost
the entire peripd of the conflict. He
will have classes in conversational
French and In the grammar of that
language. He came to America to be
near his sister, who has been here
several years and who is now at
Newport, Or.
Girl Drowns In Columbia.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 31.
(Special.) Miss . Marguerite . Voor
hees, 19 years old, was drowned in
the .Colombia river at Image last
night, while bathing with friends
The body has not yet been recovered.
Miss Voorhees, with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. A. K. Voorhees, and William
Barker, were plcnicing near the tile
factory - at Image. They went in
swimming and suddenly Mis Voor
hees became exhausted grabbed hold
of Mr. Barker and pulled him under.
He succeeded in freeing himself and
attempted to get her to the bank
but failed.
GRAIN JUGGLING, SCORED
Resolutions Adopted by Douglas
County Pomona Grange.
ROSEEURO. Or., July 31. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of the Douglas
county Pomona grange held in this
city today, strong resolutions were
adopted calling on congress to stop
Jh! P5ac'ice ' wheat speculation on
the stock exchange as well as jug-
gling the market almost daily to the
great detriment of producers, legiti-
MOTHER. OF" POWER COM- I
FASY OFFICIAL
AT UKACH,
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Mrs. Ann Morris.
Mrs. Ann Morris of this city,
whose sudden death occurred at
Ocean Park. Wash., Sunday,
July 25, was born in Holyhead,
Wales, August 21, 1836. She
was married to Hugh Morris in
186 3, and to this union were
born two sons, William J. Mor
ris, purchasing agent of the
Portland Railway. Light & Pow
er company, and Richard Mor
ris of Holyhead, Wales, and one'
daughter, who died In infancy.
Besides the two sons, Mrs.
Morris is survived by one
brother. Rev. Hugh Jones, a Bap
tist minister of Llanelly. Wales;
a sister, Mrs. Emily Williams of
Holyhead, Wales, and five
grandchildren. The funeral took
place last Thursday and .inter
ment was in Rose City Park
cemetery.
mate trade and the public in gen
eral. '
The resolution also deplores the
fact that government bonds have been
selling as low as $S4, "bonds that
the people were induced to buy during
the war on the plea that they were
the finest and best security in the
world," reads the resolution. Copies
of the resolution were ordered sent
to each Oregon representative in con
gress. Committees from four other
granges in the county were re pre
sented at the meeting.
MAYOR TO GET NOMINATION
Spokane Democrats Want Fleming
for Congresl.
SPOKANE. Wash.. July 31. (Spe
cipl.) Mayor Charles Fleming has
been nominated for congress UV Spo
kane democrats.
At a meeting of the Young M.n's
Democratic club this noon Mayor
Fleming was unofficially "nominated
as the democratic choice for congress
man from the f;fth district. The mem
bers at the meeting spoke enthusias
tically of their candidate. A com
mittee composed of Edward Robert
son, president of the club; Francis J.
McKevitt. Don Daggett. L.. E. Mallette
and Richard L. Jones will call upon
Mayor Fleming Monday and will de
liver the "notification" of nomina
tion-
NOMINATION IS REFUSED
Vancouver Labor Leader to Help
Non-Partisan Campaign.
- VANCOUVER, Wash., July 31.
(Special) C. H. Moran, of the Van
couver Central Labor council and well
known, in labor union circles in this
county, who was tendered the nomi
nation for congressman from this dis
trict by the convention at Yakima
two weeks ago, has declined to make
the race. He said today that he will
give his entire time to the Non-Partisan
league, campaign In Vancouver
and Clarke county, and is of the be
lief that he can do more good in this
manner than by running for congress.
However, he said, that the party
will have a candidate in the field, to
be appointed by the state executive
committee.
Attorneys to Go Hiking.
Carl Barnard and J. L. Hammersley,
deputy district attorneys, accompa
nied by Tom Garland, will start Au
gust 5 on their annual hiking trip.
They will take the same route as last
year and trust that they will not be
arrested, as they were in 1919 in Til
lamook, on fake charges, through the
instigation of some of their friends.
They will hike from Forest Grove to
Tillamook and from Tillamook around
Neah-kah-nie mountain to Seaside.
They expect to make the trip in seven
days.
Metlakatla Church Independent.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, July 31.
"Father Duncan's Church," as an in
dependent religious body of Indians
at Metlakatla, near here, is known,
has decided not to return to the Epis
copal church, which it left years ago. I
Recently it was reported the Metla
katta people intended to go back to
the parent body. Father William
Duncan, pioneer missionary, who or
ganized the Metlakatla church, died
some time apro.
SHIP AHOY!
Good Ship Blue Bird
Happiness B'E verythlnf
moonlight excursion and
dance:
TONIGHT
Famous ew Orleans Jnu Orches
tra. Come KarlyS
Cast Morrison Dock 8 F. M.
ESTIMATES RAISED
ON 1820 APPLE CROP
Growers and Shippers Are
More Optimistic.
FRUIT GROWING RAPIDLY
vleId at Hood R, Ejtpec(cd to
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Be 65 Per Cent of 2,000,000
Box Harvest Last Year.
HOOD RIVER. Or., July 31. (Spe
cial.) With a few exceptions, grow
ers and shippers are Increasing esti
mates on the iaaO apple crop over
pre-harvest figures of two weeks ago.
The apples, it is said, are growing
rapidly, and the crop bids fair to
go to market with unusually good
quality. The yield is now placed at.
6a per cent of the 2,000,000-box crop
of last year, and H. F. Davidson,
grower ana snipper, Delieves that it
will exceed this. The lowest figure
on the season's yield is made by Frank
Manton, county fruit inspector, who
estimates the crop at 45 per cent.
J.ae apples." says Air. Davidson,
are in general going to be bigger
than we anticipated, and this means
a much heavier yield. I have Just re
turned from the illamette valley,
and the crop there is going to b.
very light on all the old family or
chards. On young commercial tracts,
however, the crop will be fairly heavy
and of good quality. The older trees,
apparently, suffered from the cold
winter.
Newtown, to Predominate.
C. W. McCuliagh, salesmanager of
the Apple Growers' association, places
tne crojj at 6o per cent. He says:
"Xewtowns will predominate, and
th Quality is exctllent. Ortleys will
run 73 per cent, and the fruit is reach
ing a fine size. Spitzenburgs will
only run about 50 per cent. While
our crops of Delicious and Winter
Banana are onjk nominal, the yield
una quality are good. Our harvest
will begin about September 13, per
haps earlier, if present growing con
ditions continue. Our Bartlett pear
crop will not run over 25 to 35 per
cent of last season. The D'Anjou
crop will run 50 to 60 per cent. We
hai vested 113 carloads of pears last
year.
Export IncreaKe Expected.
Cash buyers will be conspicuous
this year by their absence, and as a
result the growers will profit. lso-
ated high prices for blocks of fruit.
such as were frequently reported last
fall, had a very bad effect. V have
every hope that the British price con
trol will be luted and that the export
situation will be better this season
than any time since the war began.
Definite information on the British
commission's attitude is expected to
be available when the International
Apple Shippers' association convenes
at its annual session in Chicago on
August 10. This convention will be
attended by scores of shippers from
the northwest.'
Dan Wuille & Co., London import
ers, who have northwestern head
quarters here and who operate
branches at various Oregon and
Washington points, expect an in
crease in exports volume this season.
Next week the folowing will leave
for Chicago: L- E. Ireland, H. F.
Davidson. C. W. McCullagh. Dwight I
Woodruff, C. W. Hooker and W.
Dickerson.
The Mosier district. Just to the east
of Hood River, according to R. IX
Chatfield, manager of thei Mob er
Fruitgrowers' association, is expect
ing only about 50 per cent of last
year's yield.
Earl S. Coe, horticultural inspector
of Klickitat county, Washington,
places the estimate of the White
Salmon valley at 225 carloads of ap
ples and ten carloads of pears.
Reichstag Adopts Bill.
BERLIN. July 31. The Reichstag;
to,day adopted the bill recently pre
sented by the government providing
for the abolition of compulsory mili
tary service.
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for your eyes.
BECAUSE You will
receive- the benefit of
more than twenty-one
years' specialized effort
and scientific research.
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to every case NO STU
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is employed by me.
BECAUSE By my
careful and painstaking
methods of examination
and skillful adjusting
come comfort clearness
of vision Perfect -Fit
ting Glasses.
Dr. Wheat
Eyesight Specialist
207 Morgan Building
Entrance 346' Wash.
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