TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAXD, XOTEMBER 31, 1920
21
cap is sought
I MEN AND OFFICERS OF STEAMER CITY OF TOPEKA WHO SAVED
LIVES OF SHIPWRECK VICTIMS.
$10,000 Worth of Drugs Are
Seized; Skipper Missing.
WOMAN REVEALS CLEW
Mstcrious Voice Over Telephone 1
Gives Name of -Master to Op
eratives und Chase Is On.
Onf of the most gig-antic drug1
smug-glint, plots ever known in this
district was discovered yesterday
when operatives of the federal nar
cotics squad seised 14 pounds of pure
gum smoking opium valued at $10,000
that they are certain came to Port
land snugly secreted in a , false corrl
pass aboard the barlcentine Hawaiian.
:aptain V. S. Agidius, skipper of
the clipper ship, is said to have fled
the city Friday night on the 7:30
o'clock train for California. Kfforts
to apprehend him en route yesterday
fa'led, but it is thougnt that he will
be arrested on his arrival at San
Krancisco this morning.
Charles Reames, assistant United
States district attorney, filed charges
yesterday against Captain Agidius
charging him with smuggling, pos
session of drugs and violating the
Harrison narcotics act. On tele
graphic advices from Portland the i
sneritr at xreka, Cal., tried to in
tercept Agidius as he passed Mon
tague, Cal., seven miles from that
city, at noon, but the officers did
riot get under way in time. Another
telegram sent to the officers at
Dunsmu'r ordered them to try and
get Agidius as he passed that point
At 5 P. M.
V-kmcI May Be Libeled.
The Hawaiian arrived in Portland
Just a week ago from India and Italy.
At present she is lying in drydock.
find the government probably will
libel her to guarantee payment of
any fines that may be levied. Com
plete information of the1 offenses has
been telegraphed the United States
marshal in San Francisco and in the
event the captain is arrested in Calir
fornia he will receive a preliminary
hearing at San Francisco and then
be returned to Portland for trial.
Kviden! 1 y some woman wanted re
venue HgaTtist the captai.i, for it was
A feminine voice over the telephone
that gave the federal operatives their
main lead which enabled them to
trace the skipper. Early yesterday
morning, after the operatives had;
put in a busy night trying to locate
the officer after he is said to have
tried to negotiate the sale of the
opium but had been balked by the
efforts of an informant, some woman
with a well -modulated voice called
their office and told .them his name.
A t tempts to trace the call have
proved fruitless.
Owner Apparently Krlghtened.
Friday night things began to hap
, pen fast for the master of the Ha
waiian, for he unloaded the fake
compass on his ship, according to the
etory told by the officers, and tried
to make a sale. He approached a
man who arranged a deal whereby
the captain was to deliver the
Smuggled drug a an apartment
house, which was done. He was to
return later after the weight had
been verified and get his money, but
apparently became frightened, for he
did not reappear.
After an all night vigil the opera
tives had about given up hope of get
ting trace of him when the mysteri
ous voice over the telephone asked if
they were trying to locate the cap
tain of the Hawaiian rand gave his
name. The operatives had already
located the hotel where the captain
wac registered and there they found
that he had checked out Friday night
and started for San Francisco. It is
considered possible that he had more
of the opium in his possession, as he
took three large seabags and a big
teakwood chest with him.
Captain Agidius is described as be
ing 5 feet 8 inches in height and with
a red, weather-beaten face. At the
time he left Portland he is said to
have worn an olive-drab raincoat and
carr'ed an umbrella. His speech Is
said to be marked with an Australian
to be marked with an Austral'an
accent.
I - V
1 ! 2. i
awtr ifi-fc ! - ' -fulfi l
graduate of the naval academy, who
served on a destroyer in the At
lantic during? the war. Other offi
cers are Lieutenant 1. B. OrvU. ex
ecutive officer; Lieutenant, Junior
grade. H. C. Kolfs. ensineer officer,
and Ensign V. Hughes of the
regular navy; Lieutenant H. W. Libby
and Ensign L. J. V.'hitaker of Port
land; Lieutenant E. R. Sturtevant of
Aberdeen. Wash., and Lieutenant C.
D. Baker of Hoquiam.
The Portland enlisted reservists
who will make the cruise will be:
W!tr a. Averill. Otis A. Beoder. Jacob
Boohtrt, Robert L. Sridffes. Cbester C.
Buffum. Cl&ud C. Charley. Fred Combeat.
Clinton C. C'opeland. Lloyd Cordell. Glen
Cramer. Herbert b. Crouter. Joseph H
Duwaon. ' Paol R. DeChamplatn. Harold
WAY GROPED PAST ROCKS Simon ralia. IureAc. B. French.
rl UIIUI LU I nw lJ VIJ 1 Warren K. Fruts. Aaron I. Graham. Ed-
ward E. Huiraa. George F. Irvlnff, Robert
TOPEKA DARES OEftTH
TO SAVE LIVES OF 30
Volunteers Man Boat After
Joan of Arc Crew Quits.
I Captain Hall Plunges Craft Into
Howling Gale and Blinding
Mist to Best Storm.
Above (I,eft I.. SkeUenger, chief engineer! (rigkt) Captain W. A. Hall,
mnnter. Below (Left) X. A. Kelaou, aeaman) trlght) O. B. Olsen
anipa carpenter. ' -
Steamer Curacao, for Portland via Eu
reka and Coos Bay. Arrived at 3 P. SI.
Steamer Klamath, from Portland, for San
Pedro and ti&a iego.
QCKENSTOWN. Nov. - 13. Arrived
Steamer West Canon, from Portland.
SAV FRANCISCO. Nov. 20. Steamer
Joan of Arc, ashore near Bogue river, has
broken in two.
SAN FRANCISCO. NoV. 20. Arrived:
Admiral ESvans. from Seattle; Charles
fhrlMtfnMnn. from AVillaoa: Necanicum,
from Brookings. Sailed: w. r . rlerrin, ior
Astoria; Helene, for Grays Harbor.
SRATTl.E. Nov. 20. Arrived: Myrmidon,
from Greenock via Man Francisco; Steel
Ranicer. rum New York via Samoa and
San Francisco; Areyli. from Port San uuia.
Departed: Arabia Maru, tor lions-Kong-President.
for San Pedro via San Fran
cisco; Spokane, tor southeastern Alaska.
TACOMA, Nov. 20. Arrived: Steamers
Valdez. from Seattle: Cluadra. from Bri
tannia Beach. Sailed: Steamers BJkton,
for London : liavenport, for San Pedro via
lvere.tt; Stanwood, for San Peuro.
SAN PEDRO. Cal., Nov. 20. (Special.)
Arrived Governor, from San r rancisco
P. M. Santa Barbara, from Wiilapa. 6
A. M. Pleiades, from San Francisco.
A. M. Paiied Trinidad for Astoria. 5 P.
M. Oregon for Grays Harbor, a P. M.
Coquilie River ior Fort Brass, P. M. H.
B. Lovejoy for Puget Bound. 6 P. M. Geor
Kina Rolph. for Tacoma, P. M. Annette
Koiph. for Astoria, 5 P. M.
Ca'rDIFF. Nov. 18. Arrived: Bermuda,
from Portland.
Ship Reports by Radio.
by Radio Corporation
of
A graphic atory of the rescue of SO
men and women trom the wreck of
the steamer Joan of Arc on the Rogue
river reef lasr Monday night, was
told yesterday by the men and offi
cers of the Admiral line freight and
passenger steamer City of Topeka,
which arrived here yesterday morn-
nfr. Thoutrh previous accounts of
the near disaster have made little i
mention of the work of the City of
Topeka, it is believed many lives
would have been lost., but for the
coolness and bravery of the crew.
In fact, according to Captain Hall,
many of those aboard the Joan of
Arc after she hit would have been
left aboard had not men from the
Topeka jumped into dne of the Joan
of Arc s lifeboats and manned it after
its own crew had quit.
The first Information of the Joan
of Arc's plight came to Captain Hall
by radio, according to his statement.
The first S. O. S., he said, was fol
lowed a short time later by another
message stating: that the Joan had
sot off the reef and was proceeding.
Wr Groped by Rocks.
After ordering all speed possible
with safety on receiving the first
flash. Captain Hall had slowed his
boat down on receiving the second, as
he did not wish to reach Coos bay be
fore daylight. He was proceeding un
der a slow bell, he said, when an
other message came from the Topeka
saying that she was lowering her
lifeboats. He then ordered full speed
and, in the face of a howling gale
and blinding mist, groped his way
through the rocks with the sounding
line until he was in 18 fathoms of
water and within 25 yards of the
Joan of Arc. Then he headed his
vessel into the teeth of the storm and i
kept her steady with the engines still
going at full speed until the transfer
of the Joan of Arc's crew was accomplished.
From the time the Joan of Arc was
first sighted until 4 o'clock the next
morning, L. tikellenger, chief engi
neer of the Topeka, worked the
searchlight, without the aid of which
it is doubtful if any of the Joan's
boats could have been found. The
lights of the Joan of Arc went out
just after the Topeka's searchlight
had first been brought to play upon
her.
Wives Leave In First Boat.
The first boat lowered from the
stranded steamer, bearing the wives
of the captain and chief engineer, as
Establishment of two new steam-1 mh.H ln fh Tr,.u.J''
snip lines out or Portland. In two days after its occupants had been taken
Is the record for the past week with I aboard. This boat was in the
the arrival here of the steamers Ha-1 when the City of Topeka arrivef at
way an and Wear Anaum. Th Ha-I the scene of the Wreck.
.;.., , . . .,... I Alter me second poat nad reacnea
" ' ' . " the Topeka's side its crew, according
late Thursday night. Is the first ves- to Captain Hall, refused to take it
sel to come here In the new coast-1 back to their vessel, though the cries
to-coast service of the United Ameri- of "Send the boat back" could be
lean lines, operating with vessels of heard from the Joan of Arc. It was
the American-Hawaiian fleet in the lhe"vf0rthinf0,,the TSi.ry f v,?1
Topekans, that Walter Johnson, chief
old American-Hawaiian service. officer of the f-Hv r.r Tv,r,u
The West Apaum, which arrived at over the rail and called for volunteers
Vancouver yesterday morning, is the! from his own ship to man the deserted
Jj Jones. Waiter B. Keesltng-, Clyde W.
Kendall, Albert N. Kerr, Rollins Ko-
sack, John F. Kron, Harry 1). L,aird, San-
fred Laxitrom, Paul Liphart. Charles Lo
xlft-r. James K. Manuel. Arthur 8. McFar-
land, Henry A Metcalf, Henry C. Natwlc,
Charles A. Nelson, Robert Li. Northcott,
Johc C. Parrott, Frank r. Ray, Harry L.
Repine, Verner W. Kioto, John 8. Rosen
crans. Lloyd Scott, Bert K. Thompklns,
Seaborn P. White. Irvin Wright. David
Bruce, Basil a. Cross, Charles V. Depcw.
Harry U. Joy, Louis H. 1 -arson, Amos U.
Millard and Gecrne E. Myers.
POUT BUSINESS GROWING
TWO 3.J2W STKAMSHII IdLXE
COXXECTIONS MADE.
Establishment Completed by Arri
Tal Within Week of West
Apaum and Hawaiian.
JAPAN TO DECORATK SKIPPER
Captain Marry, of Steamer Fawlet,
Will Be Honored.
TACOMA, Wash.,. Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) Uecoration of Captain Zura B.
Hurry by the Japanese government,
when he berths with his ship, the
Paw-let, in Portland next week, has
especial significance, as Captain
Slurry was raised in Tacoma.
Gifts are to be bestowjd upon him
by the Japanese government for sav
ing the lives of several Japanese
fishermen last August.
Captain Murry grew up in Tacoma
and his mother and brother still re
side here. He gained his first marine
experience on Tacoma tugboats, after
which he went with the Puget Sound
Navigation company and was master
of the Iroquois. Chippewa and other
vessels of this company.
KEEL 1X)R TANKER ARRIVES
280 0 Tons of Steel Reaches Yard
of Vancouver Corporation.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 20.
(Special.) The West Apaum arrived
at the t. M. Standifer Construction
corporation dock early this morning
with 2SUU tons of steel for the yard.
Steel' for the keel of the Calgarolite,
12.000-ton Imperial Oil company tank
er, was included in the cargo and this
keel will be laid as soon as possible
on the way made vacant by the
launching of the John Worthington,
November 15.
Another vessel, with about 4000
tons of steel, is to arrive about No
vember 28. A great saving is made
in shipping the steel by water.
Movements of Vessels.
PORTLAND. Nov. 20. Sailed at noon
Japanese steamer Meiyo Mru, for orient
Arrived at U'.SO A. M. Steamer City ot
Topeka, from San Francisco, Kureka and
Coos Hay. At 2 .10 P. il. Steamer K. H
Vtuck. from Gaviota. At 10:4O A. M.
Steamer Oleum, from Port San Luis. At
niMniffht Steamer Daisy Putnam, from
S;tn Francisco. At 3:30 A. M. Steamer
West- Apaum, from Baltimore, at Van.
couver.
ASTORIA. Nov 20. Left np at 11 last
niftht Steamer City of Topeka. from Sao
Francisco, lureka and Coos Bay. Arrived
and leu up at 1 A M Steamer F. H. Buck,
from Oav!Ota- Sailed at 7:20 A M.
Steamer Edna, for tirays Harbor. Sailed
at 0:03 A. M. Liehthouse tender Man
sanita, for sea. Sailed at 10 A. M.
Lightship Relief for station.
ST. 11KLF.N3, Nov. 20. Passed at T:M
A. M. Steamer City of Topeka. At 8:20
A M. steamer Oleum. At 11:30 A il,
Steamer F 11. Buck.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. SO. Sailed
Steamer Lehigh, from Portland, for Phi!.t-deipua-
Sa.:;d at 10 A M Steamer W
i, lleirlQ, ior l'oniand. Sai.ed at 1 I'. M.
(Furnished
America.)
Positions reported at S P. M. yesterday,
unless otherwise indicated, were as follows:
HVADES, Kahulus for San Francisco,
425 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M.,
Nov. 11).
WRST VIVARIA. Portland for Yoko
hama, 9SK1 miles from Columbia river, 8
CROSS KEYS, Seattle for Shanghai, S38
miles from Seattle, 8 P. M., Nov. 10.
ACME. San Francisco lor woosung, 101
miles west of San Francisco.
LAKE FILBERT, San Francisco lor se
ttle. 2:iS miles from Seattle.
WASHTENAW, Port San Luis for Se
ttle. 141 miles from Seattle.
WEST NILUS. San Francisco for Hono
lulu, 2S3 miles west of San r rancisco.
jo uinos sanui ot illHOS 1VHIIVOV
Seattle. '
MULTNOMAH, San Francisco ior rort-
land. 72 miles south of Columbia river.
SISKIYOU, Bemngnam ior ean rcurj,
in mil., smith nf Columbia river.
ati. as. San Pedro for Portland,
miles from San Francisco.
COLOMBIA, San Francisco tor orient,
140 miles from San Francisco, 8 P. M.,
Nov. 10. ...
W. F. HERRIN. Port cosa tor umnion.
116 miles from San Luis.
DILWORTH. Point Wells for Richmond,
ISO miles from Richmond.
LA BREA. San pearo ior Auioiasasia-,
11,,, mue o... ,.- . I
HOLLYW OOD. Seattle tor XIUO, iwv .
lies from Seattle.
WEST TOOLS, San Francisco for Seattle,
22 miles south ot Cape Blanco.
STORM KING, Port Orford for San
Francisco. 29? miles north of San Fran
cisco. '. , ....
STEEL RANOErt. rwnana ior oe.no,
m Fl.tt.rv S A. M.. Nov. 20.
SALINA, San Pedro for Seattle, due at
Port Townsend noon, Nov. 20.
WEST 1NSKIP. Everett for San Fran
cisco. 24 miles east of Flattery.
PRESIDENT. Seattle for San Francisco,
24 miles out of Victoria.
BOY SCOUTCHIEFS MEET
Activities In Pacific Northwest
States to Be Co-ordinated.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Nov. '20. More
than 30 Boy Scout officials, represent
ing councils in Vasningrton, uregon,
Idaho and Montana, met here today
with Dr. George J. Fisher, deputy
chief scout executive, of New York
City, to discuss a programme for Boy
tcout act'vities in the Pacific north
west states.
The plan decided upon provides for
the organization into regular scout
councils of 34 proposed districts In
these states. To outline general plans
for activities of the organization, a
committee was nared comprising
R. H. Parsons of Seattle, Wash.; C.
W. Weir, of Bellingham, Wash., and
R. E. Ratchelor of Everett. Wash.
Dr. Fisher was entertained at din
ner tonight by local scout executives.
initial vessel of the Atlantic, Gulf &
Pacific line, operating in the inter-
coastal service out of Baltimore.
The Hawaiian brought general
freight from New York to Portland
and discharged at municipal termi
nal No. 1. The outward cargo booked
for this steamer includes a shipment
or 150U tons of flour to Charleston
S- C-, and a large quantity of lumber
ior New York to be laden at West
port. The Hawaiian is expected to
leave the river Monday morning'.
The west Apaum brought a large
shipment of shipbuilding steel from
the Atlantic coast to the G. M. Standi.
ier construction corporation and is
discharging at the Standifer plant.
bhe will be followed In the new serv
ice by the steamer Cape Henry, due
here about November 28, which also
is bringing steel for the Standifer
company.
Marine Xotes.
The Japanese steamer Meiyo Maru. the
second vessel to come here In the service
of the Toyo Kitten Kaisha, let down from
municipal terminal fso. 4 at 1 o clock ves-
terday afternoon with a general cargo for
j ia paaeso porta.
The steamer West Togus of the North
Atlantic Ac western Steamship com Dan v.
which left San Francisco Friday morning.
win go to A-uget sound before coming: here,
accoraing co tne facinc Steamship com
pany, which represents the line on this
coast.
The steamer Haleakala, operated for
the shipping board by Sudden & Christen'
son, is expected to complete ber cargo
ot ties for the United Kingdom In time
to leave down bunday morning.
The Union Oil company's tank steamer
Oleum arrived at her dock yesterday morn
ing with fuel oil from Port ban Luis.
The North China line steamer West No
men turn sailed from Kobe, Japan, on her
way home November 18. No information
on her return cargo has as yet been re
ceived her.
Report Frm Mouth of Colombia.
NORTH HEAD, Nov. 20. Condition of
the sea at 5 F. M.a smooth; wind, east, 12
miles. .
Tides at Astoria Sen day.
Hiyh. Low.
8:55 A M 8.4 feetJ2:29 A. M 2.0 feet
:3t P. M....6.7 feet 3:49 P. M 2.2 feet
Firemen to Give Ball.
HOOD RIVER, Or.." Nov. 20. (Spe
cial.) Next Thursday will be Fire
men's day in Hood River. The vol
unteer fire department on Thanks
giving night will give its 16th annuui
balL Elaborate preparations are be
ing made for the' occasion, which is
expected to be one of the leading
serial events of the season. Since
the custom of the annual firemen's
ball was inaugurated the members of
the volunteer department have held
their dances on Thanksgiving night
except in the years 1917 and 1918
when the date was released to the
Iwed Cross. :
Port Calendar.
T Arrive at Portland.
From
. . . Baltimore .
...San Fran.
...San Fran
...Seattle
.Phil and N.T.
. . .Antwerp
. . . San Fran. .
. .Gibraltar
...Valparaiso .
.Orient
. .Coronet , . ...
. ....Baltimore .
....Boston .
New Orleans
New York-.
.... -Antwerp . . .
Date.
..Nov. 20
Nov. 21
. Nov. 23
...NOV. 1A
Nov. 24
..Nov. 2
. -JNOV. 25
. .Nov. mli
..Nov. 25
. .Nov.2U
.Nov. za
..Nov. 2S
- .Nov. 29
Nov. 30
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Vessel
6tr. West Apaum
Str. Multnomah . .
Str. "W. F. Herrin
Str. Sallna
ttr. Eel beck
Str. Moerdyk .....
Str. Bearport ....
6tr. Mount Berwyn
Str. Lake Filbert.
Str. Abercor
Str. Orca
Str. Cape Henry..
Str. "West Togus .
tetr. Kidoraao
btr. Oregoniaa
Str. Eibergen
Tw Depart From Portland.
Vesse4 For Data.
Str. Meiyo Maru. .Japan .......Nov 20
Str. City of Topeka. S. F. and way Nov. 21
Str. Alaska ...Kan Fran ....Nov ai
tstr. Haieakaia K, Nov -'l
Str. Hawaiian .New York ...Apv.i
Vessels In Port.
Vessel . Berth.
Str. Alaska, Ainsworth dock.
Str. City or iopka. lerminai No. 2.
Str. D. A. 0- G. 16 ...Montgomery dock.
Str. DaUy Drydock.. . .
Str. Daisy Putnam . Terminal No. J.
Str. V, H. Buck. .....Associated Oil dock
Str. Forst Albina dock.
Str. Haleakala . .. .Inman-PouUen mill.
JBkt Hawaii .Drydock.
Sir. Hawaiian Terminal No. 4.
Sch, Meteor ...Peninsula mllL
Sir. Oleum .. .Union Oil dock,
Sch Oregon ....... -Drydock.
Str. Pacific ......... Prescott.
Str. Wabkeena ..'....St. Helena
Str. West Apaum.. ... JSt. Helens.
lifeboat. O. B. Olson, ship's carpen
ter, and N. A. Nelson, seamen, both of
the City of Topeka, were the first to
volunteer, and under their example
the third officer of the Joan of Arc
and several of the original boat crew
responded to the call and stuck by
their craft.
IV either Vessel Has Hawser,
The fact that neither vessel carried
a towing hawser is all that prevented
the City of Topeka from pulling the
Joan of Arc out of the nest of rocks,
according to officers of the Topeka. !
Captain Mall a report of. the inci
dent, addressed to M. F. Cropley, as
sistant general manager of the Ad
miral line, reads as follows:
At 8:50 P. M distress signals were re
ceived from the S. 8. Joan of Arc, say
ing that she had struck Rosrue river reef
and wanted assistance. It was then blow
ing a southeast gale with heavy sea and
rain. 1 gave orders to force the engines
and all possible speed was made to go the
11 miles oetween us-
At 9:20 sighted her lights and, sound
ing my way, went inshore until we be
came close enough to the Joan of Arc
to send a boat to us. At 10:20 first life
boat came alongside with 10 men and
two women. 1 tried to get the boat's crew
to take her back ror the remaining men
on the Joan of Arc, but they- refused, so
cut the boat adrift as It was too rough
to keep her alongside.
Sounding cautiously alt the way to pre
vent the City ot Topeka going ashore. I
proceeded within 75 feet of the Joan of
Arc to get tnose on board. Captain
Mlchelson then sent his last boat over,
and. as before, they also refused to return.
Our carpenter and one of the winch-driv
ers then manned the boat and went to the
wrecked ship. They returned to the City
of Topeka, reporting that all were off th
abandoned ship
Topeka Stands By.
I stayed as close as possible until S:S0
A. M.. November 16. During this time, al
though the wind was at its worst, I could
have put a tow line aboard, but there was
none to be naa on either vessel, v
At 3:30 1 was within a quarter mils of
Port Orford reef, but had to pull further
out for the safety of the ship and in so
doing lost sight of- the Joan of Arc
At 7 A. M. the weather moderated a
little, so I proceeded along the south edge
of Orford reef until I got in along the
mainland by Island rock and Port Orford,
but -at this time I could . not see more
than a half-mile, due to the heavy rain;
so at 8 A. M. I gave up the hunt and pro
ceeded to Coos bay.
, 1 should judge the Joan of Arc went
ashore at Port Orford about 3:30 A. M.
We picked up the master and 27 of his
crew and two women. None were hurt. In
any way, but one of the ladies (Mrs. Berg)
was in a fainting condition. She was
given every attention and was soon all
right.
We have lifeboat No. 3 aboard, and it
will be delivered to you at San Francisco.
Pacific Coast Miippi 115 otes.
TACOMA Wash.. Nov. 20. (Special.)
Lumber shipments from Tacoma offshore
and to California promise to be good dur
ing the coming week, local millmen say
in checking over the list of vessels due
within the next few days and those that
have been loading here this week. It Is
probable that close to 3.000,000 feet of
lumber will be moved.
Two vessels- to get away today and to
morrow for Han Pedro will be the Stan-
wood, to sail this evening, and the Wll
mington tomorrow. Both vessels are taking
their entire cargoes from Tacoma muui.
The Davenport with a part cargo sailed
last night for Everett to complete loading
for California. The v aides arrived here
this morning and will get away Tuesday.
It is expected, with a full cargo of lumbur
ior uaiuornia.
The Santa Rita and barge W. J. Pirrie
are fixed for arrivals for tomorrow. Tbt
Rita will load her entire west coast cargo
here while the Pirrie will take about
600.000 feet of lumber and complete load
ing at san rancisco. rne tuta nas lum
ber, box shooks, wheat, flour and dyna
mite to load here. -
The Wallingford, of the General Steam
ship company line, will be due Monday
to load a part cargo of flour and general
freight for west coast porta. The West
Togus to load for Europe la expected at
the Milwaukee Jlevator company to take
wheat
The Schley will be due tomorrow or
Monday morning from San Francisco to
discharge and load and the Admiral
Dewey is expected Wednesday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. Tugs of the
Red Stack Towboat company are now at
Albion and tomorrow lines will be placed
on the fleam schooner G. C. Llndauer In
an attempt to pull the stranded steamer
from her position on the beach. Due to
abatement of the storm Friday night
and reports that indications polut to lair
weather for tomorrow, those engaged in
attempting to pave the vessel believe that
they will be able to pun the vessel from
her position at high water.
Chester Rowell of Fresno and Joseph N,
Teal oZ Portland, Or., recently appointed
members of tbe United States shipping
board by President vV ilson, will confer
with the officials of the local offices of
tbe board here tomorrow.
It Is announced that questions pertaining
to the tieup of other shipping board crafts
and matters relating to he business 01 th
board here will be discussed at the caucus.
They will leave here the following day for
a similar session with shipping board offi
cials at Ijos Angeles.
Crafts of all descriptions passed out
through the Gate today after being held
in port for the pant five days, in many
instances by the bad behavior of the bar,
A total of 12 ships passed out through
the straits from midnight Friday until 6
o'clock this afternoon.
COOS. Bay. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
Clearing of the stormy and bright weather
of the lant 18 hours smoothed down the
sea on this section ot the coast and per
mitted vessels that had been waiting out
Hide the bar. some of them for three days,
1 1 come into port. The four steamers and
steam schooners came in within an hour.
the Johanna Smith, at 7 o clock, the C. A
Smith at 7:10 o'clock. The Yellowstone
7 ;i'5 o'clock, and Martha Buehner at t
o'clock, all in the morning.
The new steam scnooner unoer con
struction at the Kruse A Banks shipyard
will hp launched about the middle of De
cember and completed by the first of
February. The craft is owned by a stock
company of local men and will probably
receive a name of local significance.
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m n ,.f m January 24. February 6 and 20, March 16, April Z and 30, a'' a
M kSjpJ M May 28 and June 2S; from Seattle March 11. f
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M York, January. February and March. Excursions. I
I I SOUTH AMERICA CRUISE j I
, January 29th 70 days 2200 up B M
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a a East Coast via the Lamport ic Hob Line. Ianerary mrliirU. the best there M M
m Urs of rdaasure a lend and sea. An ectenoed program of chriering s M . m
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Iff Jl f or. etU and Omit eta. Portland, Or. 'fW f
i& Ik PLJ "on. Broadway 6060. XrV S
Shipping & Trading company of Seattle.
At Pernambuco, Brazil, and Callao. Peru,
hipa have-to pay approximately $13 a ton
for coal.
The -Statesman, which was formerly
known as the St. George. U coming In
ballast and will- load An Seattle for Lon
don. She is due about December 1. The
Chancellor, formerly known as the Crown
of Cadi, is also coming light and la ex
pected in Seattle late in December.
The steamship Collegian of the Harrison
Direct line, formerly known as the steam
ship Crown of Seville, has been ordered
into the Seattle trade. She is expected in
this port February 15.
Captain A.. J. Storrs was promoted this
morning by tiie Pacific Steamship com
pany from the office of the port captain
for the corporation' coaHtwtne fleet to the
office of marine superintendent. with ju
risdiction over both the company's coast
wise and versea fleets. Captain Martin
F. Tarney was appointed port captain of
the coastwise fleet in succession to Cap
tain Storrs.
OFFICIAL SEEKS SPEEDED
HIGHWAY EXUIXEER' PURSUES
STAGE AUTOMOliJL-E.
PRUNE ACREAGE EXPANDS
4 0,0 00 ACRES BETWEEN" PORT
LAXD AXD ASHLA.M).
Crop This Year Will Be 25,000,000
Pounds; 1600 Sow Are
Growing Fruit.
Herbert JCunn Says He Will Swear
Out Warrants for Urlvcrs
of Two Machines.
SAIe:M. Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
Warrants of arrest will be issued here
Monday, according to Herbert Nunn,
state hierhwav engineer, for the ar
rest of the drivers of licensed auto
mobile No. 45208, operated by the
Tortland -Salem stage line, and car
N. 17043, which the records in the
offices of the secretary of state show
is owned by Victor Hermann of As
according? to the prosecuting attor
ney, confessed he participated In the
robbery, but denied he" shot Adams,
who had lowered his hands while be
ing searched.
icTnnTt fir Jrtv. 20. (KDecial.) Th.
steamer West Apaum arrived at 6:30 last toria. Or., accusing them of exceeding
night from San rancisco ana proceeaeu 10
Port ftnd.
Bringing freipht and passengers for As
toria and Portland, the steamer Olty of
Topeka airived at 1 o'clock this morning
from Sari Francisco via Eureka and Oos
Bay.
With fuel o 1 for Astoria and PorUadd,
the tank Mtesmer Oleum arrived at 11
i-'clock list n ht from California.
The steumf-r Steel Ranger with part
cargo from Portland sailed at 7:30 li&nt
night for N w York via Seattle and British
Columbia.
The tanh. steamer Frank H. Buck
rived at 4 o'clock this mprnins from Cali
fornia, brtueics a cargo of fuel oil for
Portlan.l.
The steamer Edna, which has tfen
anchored il, tl lower harbor during the!
past two davs. sailed at 7:25 this mornlil
for Grays Ait rbor. where she is to Wad
The steam schooner Flavel will finish I speed of more than 40 miles an hour.
loailing lumliei at tne tlammona mill r.
morrow and will sail for San Perdo.
the sDeed limit on the Pacific high
wav hot ween Portland ana tnis city
Mr. Nunn said today mat as ne anu
Edward Jviaaie, state nigiivj ,u,n
missioner. were on their way to Port
land yesterday they were passed oy
the staee. which was traveling at a
high rate of speed. Having a deputy
sheriff's star, Mr. Nunn said he speeo-
nr. his machine to 4U miles an nour
in an effort to overtake the car. This
was not possible, however, Mr. Nunn
id, for the .reason mat me bis-s
was running in the neighbornooa ot
Kn nil(,R an hour.
T.ato in the afternoon lvir. iNunn
said that the car bearing license num
hoi- 17043 oassed tne macmne occu
pied b-T himself and Mr. Kiddle, at a
speed of more than 40 miles an hour.
Tho officials also trailed this machine
fr- several mi es. Mr. INunn ODiamea
Coming to load lumber at the Hammond I numbers of both machines, which
ill. the steam schooner Halco will be uuei: . , i ,ha TKonHa nt 3
. j , inn v were 11 1 ,v . i, n, ......
tomorrow :rum Dan reum. I ' . , .,,,,
. .,, . , , I t rievers. attorney for the state
at Preacott. the. steam schooner Pacif ie 1 h ich wa V department. Evidence
will emit tomorrow nignt lo westport.
where she will finish loading.
ABERDEEN', Wash.. Nov. 20. (Special.)
Tl,e sailing schooner Defiance arrived
from Honolulu at tt o'clock yesterday eve
nlng. She will load at the 3. K. Wood mill,
Hcquiam.
The steam schooner Chehalls arrived
SALEM, Or., Nov. 20. (Special.)
There are 40.000 acres of prunes be
tween Portland and Ashland compared
with 10,000 acres a few years ago.
This year the Oregon crop, on ac
count of the rains, was reduced to
25,000.000 pounds," said C. L Lewi
n charge of the organization work
for the Oregon Co-operative Growers'
association, at a meeting held here
today.
In speaking of the present prune
market. Mr. Lewis told the growers
that the association had named prices
which, it was thought, would move
the erop,1 considering a downward
market in all foods. But as eoon as
the association fixed its opening
prices outside buyers cut half a cent.
When the association met tne cut in
price again was slashed. For this
reason Mr. Lewis said the association
should not be held responsible for
lower prices and a slow market.
Seymour Jones agreed . with Mr.
Lewis and blamed the outside buyers
for the present condition of the prune
market. "I am for the Oregon Grow
ers' Co-operative association,' said
Mr. Jones, "because it will stabilize
the prune market in the valley. All
we need to do is to control a larger
acreage."-
M. O. Evans, field agent for the
association, reviewed his work for the
past year, which placed him In per
sonal contact with more than 1600
fruit growers.
Bisr Drug Haul Reported.
SPOKANE, Wash.. Nov. 20. Nar
cotic drugs, said by the police to be
worth 4000 at prevailing prices, were
seized by officers who arrested Mrs.
Bert 'W illiams at her home In a reb1
dence district today, they reported.
The drugs, they declared, were found
in her residence and in a safety de
posit vault In a local bank. In all
15 ounces of drugs, with equipment
for their use, were taken by the officers.
The Oregonian Want-Ads pages
are really a gigantic clearing house
for the northwest. Whether it is a
home for sale in Portland, a ranch in
Idaho, some machinery on Puget
sound, or livestock in eastern Ore
gon, the same excellent results are
ohta ined.
sembled by Mr. Nunn against the ac
cused men will be filed with the dis
trict attorney of Marion county
Monday. -
Besides witnessing the antics of a
number of speeders Mr. Nunn also re
ported several accidents along the
ki.i,.. nno of these Involved a
from San Francisco this morning at hv truck ' which Mr. Nunna said
o'clock with a cargo or general merchan- navy . traveling at
dise which is being discharged at the
54 RESERVISTS CALLED
TWO WEEKS' CRCISE IX ORDER
FOR LOCAL MEX.
Destroyer Renshaw to Take Trip to
CttlUornia Ports With Port-
land -Sailors.
Fifty-four Portland members of
the naval reserve have been ordered
by Lieutenant-Commander John A.
Beckwith, in charge of this area, to
board the destroyer Renshaw. now
In port, for a two weeks' cruise of
southern California waters. The fast
fighting craft arrived Friday nijrht
at the North Bank dock and will de
part Monday.
The destroyer Renshaw com
manded by Captain C. U. Swaint a
Ben ham dock. She will load at tne Araer
lean mill, Aberdeen.
The steam schooner Hornet, from San
Francisco, entered the harbor this morning
at 10 o'clock. She will take on a, cargo
at the A. J. West mill. Aberdeen.
The steam schooner Edna arrived from
the Columbia river late this afternoon and
will load cargo at the Aberdeen Lumber &
Shinsle mill. i
The sailing scnooner uommnia naa Tin-
iahed loading and will clear as soon as bar
conditions will permit.
Shins in port tomgnt are tne steamers
Chehalls, Hornet, Daisy Gadsby. Raymond,
Willie A. Hlggins, Willamette, Carlos and
the sailing schooners Irene, Columbia and
Defiance.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.. Not. 20.
(Special.) The shipping board1 steamer
Elk ton, recently taken off the oriental
run, sailed today for the Atlantic, from
where she will go to Europe carrying a
cargo of about 8000 tons of wheat, loaded
at Tacoma.
Robert C. Hill, after being manager of
the merchants exchange at Seattle for the
past ten years, has resigned. Frank R.
Hanton, a former railroad man and traffic
expert, has been appointed to succeed
Hill.
Coming from the Atlantic via Portland,
the steamer Steel - Ranger arrived today,
bringing some cargo. After discharging
she will load' for Atlantic ports.
Short of her carrying capacity, the Jap
anese et earner Arabia Maru of the Osaka1
Shosen Kifa line, sailed today tor the ,
orient. She has a fair list of passengers.
SAN PEDRO, Cal., Nov. 20. (Special.)
The steamer Alvarado, which went to
Lrong Beach for. drydocking several days
ago, went on the mud in the Long Beach
harbor when attempting to return here.
She remained' on tbe bar until high tide
last night when with the aid of tugs she
W3.B pulled off. No damage was reported
to the steamer.
The New York, the Mississippi. Texas,
Wyoming and the Arkansas sailed early
this morning for San Francisco to meet
thn congressional committee which is-due
here Tuesday.
Efforts to compromise- Ihe differences
between the city council and the represen
tatives of the Salt Lake railroad are be
ing made by several of the councllmen.
Upon the compromise depends the widen
ing of the main channel and the construc
tion of docks on the easterly side of tbe
channel after having been widened.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 20. (Special.)
High prices of steaming coal in foreign
ports are adding heavily to the cost of
operating American ships, according to
advices received today by tbe Universal
was overioaaea anu, w -
a high rate of epeed.
5000 BALES SILK SOLD
U. S. Buys Most of October Output
From Japanese Merchants.
TOKIO; Nov. 20. (By the Associated
Press.) The silk buying syndicate
purchased approximately 5000 bales of
silli today, but otherwise there was
no business,
The October exports of silk, the
lowest in months, totaled 12,209 bales,
of which 9263 went to the United
States. Rice Is slumping: heavily and
ARTISANS OPEN HOME
Dedication Ceremonies Are Ex
tended Over Two Xights. '
With ceremonies held Friday and
Saturday nigrhts, the new J30.000
home of the United Artisans, East
Seventy-fourth and Division streets,
was dedicated. '
West side members of the order
were in charge of the ceremonies
Friday night and east side members
had charge last nig-ht. There were
cards, dancing and refreshments both
nights and In the afternoons the
building was thrown open for vis
itors. H. S. Hudson; supreme master of
the order, opened the ceremonies Fri
day night with a brief address. Judge
Gatens and J. S. Smith also spoke.
It was announced that other units
of the home will be erected ' as the
need arises.
Ofiicers of the organization are:
H. S. Hudson, supreme master; F. w.
German, supreme superintendent; C.
L,. McKenna, supreme secretary; J. w.
Mills, supreme treasurer F. S. Akin,
supreme inspector; Robert G. Mor
row, F. S. Akin, H. S. Hudson, F. W.
German, J. W. Mills, Ivan G. Martin
and C i. McKenna, directors.
PortlanJ-Tillamook
Passenger and Freight
Service
BY
Your Transportation
Lines Inc.
Passenger cars leaving Port
land daily and Sunday at 9
A. M., freight daily except
Sunday, for Tillamook and
way points. Twenty - minute
stop at Sheridan for lunch.
Seven-passenger cars only are
used for passenger service.
Comfort, safety and courtesy
guaranteed.
For schedule and rates com
municate with
Your Transportation
Lines, Inc.
325 Glisan St.
Phone Broadway 5332
ROBBER SUSPECTS HELD
Three Men Accused of Logging
Camp Holdups
BLLEXSBURG, Wash., Nov. 20.
Three men, James Struz, Michael
Minkoff and Louis Polaski, are in jail
here today suspected of having held
up and robbed loggers at a camp of
the Cascade Lumber company 30 miles
northwest of here, Thursday night,
and shooting James Adams.
TRA VEI-ERS GUIDE.
Holland-America Line
NORTH PACIFIC COAST LINK
(Joint Service of Holland-America Line
and Royal Mall Steam 'Packet C
Between
Vancouver, B. C, Ptiftet Bonnd. Portland
ban Fraocico aud Lo Ang-elca Uarbo
LlTeraal,
And
Rotterdum. Antwerp. London
Ham bars: Ham.
FREIGHT ONLY.
Anilines will take placn a foilowei
SS. MOERDYK (12.000 tone d. W.
loading .Govern bar-Dec embaf
And regularly thereafter.
Slesmere are bp el ally fitted wlta larva
cool rooms and refrigrcators for Uia traa
po nation of freah fruit, fish, ate,
For freight rates and particulars apply to
O REGOX-PACIFIO COMPANY.
o3 Wilcox Bids. Phone Main 4565
The men, according- to the prose
farmers are dumping their stocks on Routing; attorney, have been identified
Maelj-ur aH HIE anrKru ivlfucih. Daiucn oil u,
liir iitoi
i ii u imilniumviiiitmiHH it
Dependable Freight and Passenger Service
California Service
Reimlar Freight aad Paaaenser Service t.
COOS BAY EUREKA and SAN FRANCISCO
Sailing (ram Portland, 8 H. M.
S. S. -CITY OK TOPEKA," NOV. Slat
S. S. "Cllt AC AO," Nov. S.
Cosncctlnff at San Fnuiciic. wlta Steamer for
L Anarelea and fean Lieico
Regular rnlgkt and Pa.aeaser Servlc I. Mexico, Central
, America and Alaska.
1NTERCOASTAL SERVICE, Bos
ton and Philadelphia. Nawaco Line.
tS00-Ton Steel American Vessels,
bailing: From Portland
S. S. WKST TOGUS Nov. 80
S. S. SPRINGFIELD Dec 81
S. S. M. C BRUSH.. Dec 15
TRANS-PACIFIC SERVICE to all
Oriental Ports. U S. Shipping
Board A-l Steel American Vessel.
Sailing: From Portland
3 S MONTAGUE.. . Nov. 18
1 S. ABERCOS ...Dee. 18
S PA W LET Jan. 18
lOl THIRD ST.
For Fnrtaer Information Apply to
PHONE MAIN 8281
TOYO KISEN KAMA
Freight Service
.Portland to Japan and China.
83. HbllO MARU. 8SOO tons, loacttn
Movembcr "ti.
For Yokohoroa. K.oto and Shane hat
Freight and Fasaenjrer Service.
SS. AlsiVO MAKO, 12,000 tons, loadlns
January 13. 192 L.
For rates, tares, space and Information
Address
OBEGON-PACIFIO COMPANY
General Asjenta
Wlloox Bids;. Main 45.
AUSTRALIA
Honolulu, Sdts, New Zealand.
The Palatial PasnenKer bteamers
B. M. S. "Mairarn" U. Al. S. "MAKUBA"
O,O40 Tons 13,500 Tons
ball from Vancouver, fti. C.
For rateH and Kailinc apply Can. I'ac Rail
way, A5 Third St.. Portland, or Canadian
Aatralaww" Royal Mail Line. 440 bejmor
St.. ancouver. U. C.
Astoria and Way Points
STR. (iEORGIANA
Round trip dally except fr'iiday leave
Feitland 7: 10 A. Alder-street dock.
laei. Astoria S P. M.. Flavvt dock. ar
$2.0 each ay. Special a la taru dimti
crvteo. Direct connection for e-uuih
beaches. Mht ot.t dally, g P. M., dally
moeft t tS nnday The 11 ar kin Tra nwrto
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