14 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 1, 1922 587,700,890 VALUE OFYEARSEXPORTS Total for Oregon Customs District Announced. EXCESS IS $6,272,016 inchest Figure in Illslory of Dis trict Is Attained; Mani fests Arc Basis. Kxports from the Oregon customs district fur the calendar year ending at midnight had a total value of about $67,7)0.!!0. the hiKhext value for a year's exports in the history of the district. This figure surpasses by Jfi,272,016 the total value of exports from the Oregon district for the cal endar year land, which was in itself a new record. For the first 11 months of the cal endar year 1921 the official figures of the bureau of statistics, United States Kovernment, give a total value of Jii2,52!).F10. To this sum Is added $r,171,4X0, the value of exports from Portland for the month of December. This figure was obtained from the tabulations made by the Merchants' Exchange of manifests filed at the customs house. To the total from Portland will be added the value of the month's exports from Astoria and Coos Bay to give the exact total for the customs district for the year. The full significance of the growth of the export business of the Oregon district is realized only when it is considered that this is the only sea board customs district in the United states the total valuation of whose exports is even equal to that of 1920. J'orts to the north and south on the I'aciflc coast have been losing heavily. as well as the ports of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic. The largest single item in the ex port values for December was, as 'usual, wheat, which amounted to 2.750,958 bushels, valued at 3. 077. 003. 'lour exported during the month amounted to 146,754 barrels, valued at $734,025. Of lumber, 28,307,143 feet Tiere exported, with a valuation of $605,608. This listing includes logs end squared timbers as well as fin ished lumber. The remainder of the month's exports was made up of $753, $44 worth of miscellaneous general freight. SHIPPIXG MEIiGEK VXCERTAIX Pugct Sound Maritime Interests Arc Willing to lie Shown. PI'OET SOUND BUREAU. Seattle, Wash., Dec. 31. The $30,000,000 mer ger of Pacific coast shipping inter ests, proposed by Herbert Flelchacker of San Irancisco, with the approval of Chairman Lasker of the shipping board, will be considered on its merits when more details are known by the commercial organizations and ship ping Interests of Puget Round. Therf are no special demonstrations of en thusiasm in Seattle and Tacoma. nor is any open opposition manifested, even by private interests, that might be adversely affected by such a com bination. The general attitude is one of willingness to be shown. In response to the Invitation re ceived from the San Francisco cham ber of commerce, reply has been made that both the Seattle chamber of commerce and Tacoma commercial club will send committees to a coast conference on the matter whenever the date for such a meeting shall be fixed. President Boyns of the Seattle chamber, telegraphing an acceptance today, urged that the conference b held at as late a date in January es possible, as.it would be difficult to assemble a qualified committee im mediately after the first of the new year. VETERAN'S TO HAVE SCHOOLS Disabled Men Will Inrn Ocean Service and Music. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 31. Plans lire under consideration for the es tablishment by the United States vet terans' bureau of a nautical school In the south where 1000 ex-service men will be trained to become officers and engineers of the American Mer chant marine, according to an an nouncement of Colonel Charles K. Forbes, director of the bureau. Colonel Forbes said there are thou sands of disabled ex-service men who would be physically able to undertake marine occupations and that especial opportunities await men trained in that line. He said he had determined on a site for the school at a point in the south to be announced when his plans or the school have matured. "I also plan to establish a gov ernment music school for the educa tion of the disabled men with musi cal talent," Colonel Forbes said. "The music students under the rehabilita tion division of the bureau are mak ing rapid strides toward their re habilitation and 1 Intend to offer them every advantage." DOCK CONTRACT IS AWARDED $21,000 Job at Kalnnia Is Won by Vancouver Concern. K ALA MA, Wash., Dec. 31. (Spe cial.) The port commission let the dock contract to the Lewis Kiver Booming company, represented by treorge McCoy of Vancouver, the price being $21,000. Most of the piling is cut and work will commence in the near future. The first unit of 92 by 670 feet will be constructed and equipped with cranes and other con veniences for the loading and un loading of ships. The water at the dock site, which is located just north of the Barr shingle mill at the old Northern Pacific ferry slip, is 42 feet deep and will accomodate any ship coming into the Columbia. Ralph Schneelock of Portland purchased the port bonds amounting to $82,000. XVAXZA IS EXPECTED XEXT Xew Caller on Run to Take Cargo to Houston and Galveston. The steamer Nyanza, a new vessel on the run, will be the next caller at Portland in the service of the Pacific Caribbean & Gulf line, operated by Swayne & Hoyt of San Francisco and represented here by A. M. Gillespie, Inc. .She is expected here January 18 to load her first cargo In this trade, taking freight here for Houston and Oalveston, Tex., and New Orleans. In the Pacif ic-Amentine-BrazIl line, also operated by Swayne & Hoyt and handled here by A. M. Gillespie, the steamer "West Notus is scheduled to reach Portland about the middle of - January to load for ports of the east coast of South America. Tide at Ant or la Bandar : High Water. Low Water. 0 OS A. M 70 ft. '0:04 A. M 3.1 ft .30 P. M 6.6 Xt.;2tt k. U. 0.5 fU LUCKEXBACH LINER BREAKS OWN SPEED RECORD IN PHILADELPHIA TO PORTLAND. STEAMER EDWARD Ll'CKEXBACH. When tne steamer Edward Luckenbach of the Luckenbach intercoastal service arrived at Portland the day before Christmas she broke her own coast'-to-coast speed record of several voyages before, when she steamed from Philadelphia to Portland in 21 days. On this trip she made it in 20 days. Her actual running time was only 16 days 16 hours and 21 minutes. The last leg of the Journey from San Francisco was made in a running time of 36 hours and 58 minutes from dock to dock, including a trip up the Columbia and Willamette rivers at a speed of 15 knots. Her time on the other legs of the intercoastal voyage was as follows: Sailed from Philadelphia Decem ber 4 and arrived at Panama canal December 9; time, 5 days 11 hours 6 minutes. Sailed from canal December 9 and arrived at San Pedro December 18; time. 8 days 15 hours 18 minutes. Sailed from San Pedro December 19 and arrived San Francisco December 20; time, 24 hours 69 minutes. The Edward Luckenbach is commanded by Captain E. Green and carried the usual general freight taken by all liners in the intercoastal service. LINE BIOS FOR TMFFICl PACIFIC MAIIj HAS XEW SEXGEIl SCHEDULE. PAS- Large Steamer Will Leave San Francisco Every 18 Days for Xew York. A strong bid for tha passenger traffic between the Pacific and At lantic coasts through the Panama canal is being made by the Pacific Mail Steamship company, according to announcement of a new service just put on by this line, received here from T. A. Graham, vice-president and general manager of the Pacific Mail. Under the new schedule a large passenger steamer of the Pacific Mail line will leave Pan Francisco every 18 days for New York, and these ves sels will leave New York for the Pa cific coast at the same interval. The steamer Santa Ana, of 14,000 tons displacement, has been added to the run with the steamers Ecuador, Co lombia and Venezuela. The first sailing east bound under the new schedule will be that of the Vene zuela from San Francisco January 3. and from Los Angeles two days later. This same vessel will start the west bound service from New York Feb ruary 8. Ports of call eastward from San Francisco will be Los Angeles, Man- zanillo, San Jose de Guatemala, Aca- lutla. La Libert ad, Panama canal ports, Havana, Baltimore, Norfolk and New York, and the same ports will be touched in reverse order on the westward voyage. This is really a revival of service begun by the Pacific Mail 74 years ago, when they had the largest fleet of steamers in operation between New York and Aspinwall, Panama. At the time passengers were trans ferred across the Isthmus of Panama by pack mules and joined Pacific Mail steamers on the Pacific side for San Francisco, bringing the early gold rush settlers. Tacific Coast Shipping Xotes. ASTORIA, jr.t Dec. 31. (Special.) The tank steamer W. S. Porter will be due to night from California, bringing a cargo of iuel oil ior Portland. After loading 5w,000 feet of lumber at Vancouver for Los Angeles, the steamer Al arado departed this morning via Bel linghain. Laden with 250.000 feet of lumber from Wauna and 4'25,4HHt feet from Westport, the steam schooner Johan Poulsen cleared last night for San Pedro. Carrying a cargo of wheat from Port land, the Japanese steamer Kobun ilaru departed last night for Kobe. After being fumigated here, the Japa nese Meamer Scotland Alaru left this morn ing for Portland to take on freight for the orient. Bringing a carpo of fuel oil, the tank steamer Atlas arrived this morning from California and went to Portland, The tank steamer Richmond, after dis charging fuel oil In Portland, departed this morning for California. The tank steamer Oleum departed today for California alter discharging fuel oil In Portland and Astoria. The Japanese steamer Ypres Maru de parted today for Osaka with 810,000 feet of lumber from St. Helens, 070,135 feet irom Astoria and 604,415 feet from Port land. After taking on bunker coal here, the Norwegian steamer Luise Nielsen departed today for Kobo. The steam schooner F. S. Loop, with lumber from Westport, was scheduled clear this evening for California. GRAYS HARBOR. Wash., Dec. 81. (Special.) The steamer DaUsj Gadsby sailed tonight for San Pedro, with cargo loaded at the Anderson, Middleton mill at Aberdeen. The uteamer Wahkeena sailed at 1 o'clock for San Francisco with cargo from the National and Grays Harbor Lumber companies' mills at Hoqulam, and the Amerionn mill at Aberdeen: The Wahkeena on her last trip to San Franctscu and return was believed by Captain C. J. Johnssti to have made a round trip record. On that trip the Wah keena cleared this harbor the morning of December 18 and reached San Francisco In the evening of December 'id. The ship discharged Ha l.OOO.OOO-foot cargo and sailed for this harbor again on December 24. The Wahkeena put into port here last Tuesday morning, after an absence of just nine dayi COOS BAY. Or., Dec. 31. (Special.) The steamer Curacao, which arrived this morning at 7:50 from San Francisco and Kurka, will remain in port until Sunday morning before proceeding to Astoria and Portland. The Curacao had a small con signment of freight for Coos Bay and 10 passengers. The steami schooner Martha Buehner was the firt of four lumber-laden vessels to leave port today at 12:35. he was en route to San Francisco, having taken her cargo at the Buehner mill dock. The steam schooner Daisy Freeman, with lumber from the Oregon Exports company dock, sailed for San Pedro at 1:20 P. M. The steamer C. A. Smith and the steam schooner Hornet passed out for San Fran cisco within 10 minutes of each other to day, sailing at 12:45 and 12:55 this after noon. TACOMA, Dec. 81. (Special.) This year closes at Tacoma with a showing In marine trade here that is gratifying to local shipping men. Tacoma. when com pared with other coast ports, has held her own In foreign arid coastwise shipping;. The laat two months uav seen Tacoma I f - T- I ft . y,i ' r f ji ' J i r2 n v H ; Li -r r 4 ' ifttf':' $ ''ijsft-:'v: Sv:v 'S'-xS leading In foreign exports, from the cus toms district of Washington. All indica t'om show that the coming year will be a banner one for the port. Lumber ship ments through Tacoma and from Tacoma mills the last two months have reached 1,000,000 feet of lumber a day. Japan and China have secured much of this cargo. Copper, flour and wheat exports have been heavy. Flour was valued at $1 1,541. or 1,67.1.071 barreis; copper ingots 4S.271 tons, or $12,731,786; lumber 180,ia9,74o feet, or 3.8tl,ja; wheat 1JS.51W tons, or $., 418. 1!3; cotton 75,004 bales, or .849,UU. This does not cover December business. The Willamette, for California ports, was due to sail this afternoon although the steamer may not get out until to morrow. The steamer will take & full ioad of lumber south. The Ixiou of the Blue Funnel line sailed this afternoon for the orient and the Baja California got away for Guaya quil. The Ixion had 6.i00 tons of wheat and flour out from here and the Baja a California consignment of flour. The Yubari Maru arrived during the r.lght from Kobe and is loading lumber here for the orient. The vessel will sail next week. VANCOUVER, B. C. Deo. 31. (Special.) At noon today the steamer Tokiwa Alaru of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha fleet sailed from this port for the orient with a full cargo. By Tuesday this port will be congested so it will be difficult to handle ships. Steamer in the harbor are being lined to take bulk grain. Seven other large freighters are due in the next few days and by Tuesday It Is estimated that about 18 deep sea boats will be In port. No ships are being worked over the New Year's holidays. The Canadian government merchant ma rine steamer Canadian Highlander sailed this evening for the orient with a large cargo of lumber, wheat and general cargo. The French freighter Mississippi cleared today for Bordeaux and Hamburg- range via Portland. This boat is carrying wheat, canned salmon and lead. The steamers City of Vancouver and City of Victoria are due. one from the nrlent and one from the United KinKdoin. on January 15. Both boats are on charter again, tne iormer to me r-acmc cxpun company of Portland for a trip to the orient, and the latter by Thorndyke. Tren holme 6c Co. of Seattle, also for the orient. . The steamer Canadian Skirmisher, of the Canadian government merchant ma rine fleet, is due In port Monday from Australia via India, the orient and San Francisco. The steamer Weat Jesup. of the Pacific Steamship company's operating fleet, took 10WJ tons of wheat here today and cleared this evening for Seattle, again to com plete her cargo for the orient. With several hundred tons of freight, the steamer Africa Maru, of the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, arrived in port today from the orient, via Seattle. This boat will load lumber, herring and spelter outbound Holidays will play havoc with the un loading of the steamer West Jappa. of the Frank Waterhouse fleet, as that boat, which has 55uO bales of hemp from Ma nila, will not be unloaded until Tuesday. She will then go to Seattle to complete discharge. The steamer Steel Seafarer of the Isth mian fleet is in port from Astoria, but al though she has only 400 tons to discharK here this freight will not be taken off until Tuesday. Another Isthmian boat, the Steel Work er, is in port loading wheat at the local elevator for United Kingdom ports. She will take 6000 tons and will not sail for a week. , The steamer Toyooka Maru. of the Nip pon Yusen Kaisha fieet, arrived in port on Friday from the orient and departed for Seattle In the early hours of today. SAN FRANCISCO. Dep. 81. (Special.) The palatial liners Buckeye state and Hawkeye tate. sifter ship?, which have been operating between Baltimore, San Francisco and Honolulu via the canal for the Matson Navigation company, will be returned to thetr owners, the United States t Port Calendar To Arrive at Portland. Steamer From Due. Curacao S. F.-way ....Jan. 2 Montague Orient Jan. 2 Rose City San Fran . Jan. 2 Mississippi Vancouver .. .Jan. 2 Steel Seafarer Seattle Jan. 2 Karonga Europe Jan. 6 Klnkasan Maru Japan Jan. 6 Flor. Luckenbach.. .. Mobile Jan. 6 Wtllpolo New York ....Jan. 7 City of Vancouver.. .Vancouver .....Tan. 10 Moerdyk Kurope Jan. 12 Holland Maru Japan Jan. 12 Cnpe Romain New York Jan. 12 West Notus San Fran ....Jan. 15 Tuscaloosa City Orient Ian. 15 Borgland (ra. s.) Christlanla . . .Jan. 15 Nictheroy London Jan. Irt Ed more Manila Jan. in Merlden Seattle Jan. 17 N'yanza Galveston ....Jan. IS Th. Roosevelt (m. s.). Antwerp Jan. IS West Calera Eureka Jan. 20 Nepnnset New York ....Jan. 20 Howlck Hall Orient Jan. 25 Colusa San Fran Jan. 27 Steel Mariner ....... New York ....Jan. -10 H. S. drove Xew York ....Jan. 30 Kakuyo Maru Orient Jan. 80 To Depart From Portland. Steamer For Date. Kureha Maru Orient Jan. 1 Celilo San Diego ....Jan. 3 Vessels In Port. Steamer Berth Atlas Standard OH dock. Barrymore Columbia dock. Brazil Maru Peninsula mill. Celilo St. Helens. Davenport Albers dock. England Maru Peninsula mill. F. S. Loop Wesuport. Hnnnawa Globe mills. lowan Terminal No. 1. Keifulcu Maru Peninsula mill. Kiso Maru Harvey dok. Kureha Maru Terminal No. 4. Las Vegas Terminal No. 1. Marsrartt Cough Ian . . S. P. siding. Oregon Fir (sch.) .. .Clark-Wilson mill. Orejron Pine (sch.) .. Harvey dock. Ryder Hanlfy Couch-street dock. Santa Ine East. & West. milL Scotland Maru Peninsula mill. Tomiura Maru Terminal No. 4. Sweden Maru Hammond mill. Tenpalsan Maru ...Terminal No. 4. Fndaunted (sch.) ...Peninsula mill. West Kader Terminal No. 4. West Keats Terminal No. 1. Carries passengers. TWENTY-DAY RUN FROM shipping board. In February. Officials of Matson Navigation company aid that while they had not been advised officially to this effect, they had received reports that the two steamers will be taken over by the shipping board. What disposition the board will make of the two vessels has not been determined. Operation of the vessels in the inter-coastal passenger service has not been profitable from a travel point of view. It was said. The reduction of 40 cents a ton on freight rates to the Hawaiian islands, which was announced several weeks ago by the Mat son Navigation company, went into effect today. The first steamer to take cargo at the lower tariff will be the steamer Manoa, sailing Wednesday f or Honolulu and Ka- hului. Heavy weather offshore has delayed the arrival of the Dutch steamer Tjlsllak from Balikpapan. The vessel wirelessed yester day that she would reach this port at daylight tomorrow. She was expected to day, lhe Tjisiiak is loaded with Dutch Last India products. William Kincaid severed his connection as operating manager of the United States shipping board for this district today. He announced several weeks ago that he would leave the position January I. Will iam Fox, formerly assistant to Kincaid, succeeds as operating manager. Kincaid has no immediate plans for the future, although he eaid that several propositions had been submitted for his cpnsideration. He was one of the pioneer officials of the shipping board, taking the position shortly after the government parted operations in the maritime world. VICTORIA, B. C. Dec. 31. (Special.) After several days at Port Alice loading pulp for New i otk , tne isthmian line steamer Knoxville City returned here this morning. After dropping the longshore gang, which, went up with the vessel o attend to the loading at the paper port, she cleared direct for Tacoma. Bound for Comox for bunkers, the Japa nese steamer Hoyeisan Maru is due uu from Balboa Monday morning. It is un derstood here that she has no cargo to pick up on this coast and after coaling will go direct to Yokohama. The Koki Maru, now at Seattle from New York, will leave the sound Monday morn ing for Comox for bunkers via Vancouver. A pilot leaves Victoria tomorrow to take her north. The La Purlsima. with oil for Port Moody from Port .San Luis, and the Steel Seafarer, from Portland for Vancouver, passed up this morning. Nothing has been heard the last two days of the American motorship Culburra, due from west coast Vancouver Inland ports to complete cargo for San Pedro. She Is ex pected to slip in at any time. PORT TOWN-SEND. Wash., Dec. 31. (Special In the trans-Pacific service of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha campany the Japanese steamer Toyooka Maru arrived this morning, bringing a fair sized cargo of oriental products for discharge at Se attle. Upon receiving pratique she pro ceeded to Seattle. After discharging and loading cargo at Portland, the Steel Seafarer passed in at Cape Flattery this morning, proceeding to Victoria to discharge a small shipment after which she will come to Puget sound to complete for Boston and other Atlantic ports. After leaving Puget found she will go to Portland for additional freight. The United States mine planting steamer Major Samuel Ringgold returned last night from Diamond Point quarantine station, where sne was fumigated. The evening steamer service from Seat tle to Port Townsend, connecting with the Seattle-Lake Crescent & Eastern railroad, after tonight will be discontinued, as well as the night train service from Port An selcs to this city. The falling off of pas ienger traffic made the curtailment of the service necessary. The morning serv ice of both the Bteamer and train will continue. The motorship Chile, In the service of the East Asiatic company, sailed tonight for Yokohama, with 1,000,000 feet of cedar logs loaded at Chemainus, B. C, and 600, ooo feet of Japanese squares loaded at Everett. The total cargo aggregates over 4.2Of0oO feet of logs, squares and lumber which Is one of tU largest cargoes to leave for the orient for some months. With practically a full general cargo loaded on Puget sound and other coast ports, the steamer F. J. Luckenbach left Lhls afternoon for New York. After gathering up freight at British Columbia ports and on Puget sound, the Latin -American steamer Baja California left tonight for Mexican and Central Amer ican ports. SAN PEDRO, Cat.. Dec. 31. (Special.) The harbor commission has voted an ap propriation for the purpose of aiding in moving the public library building from the Plaza. This means' the removal of one of fie last obstacles to the extension of the Harbor boulevard direct to the outer harbor. Cataln Farns worth Is preparing for a trip to the South Sean for the purpose of learning the spawning grounds of tuna, albicore, bonita and several other varie ties of fish which abound in these waters at seasons of the year and of which little Is known. The schooner yacht Gipsy Girl, in which the trip will be made, will be launched from a Wilmington yard next Saturtlny. William Roland will leave next week for a round-the-world trip from here in a sub marine of his own manufacture. He has built a craft approximately the shape of a huge lima bean. The British schooner Lady Mine, which arrived several days ago after being bat- lerea in a mow or; foint Arguello, wlli be repaired in a local shipyard. The Schwab Interests will take charge of the Southwestern Shipbuilding company Tuesday next. A huge 12,000-ton dry dock is to be towed here from San Fran cisco. Report From Mouth of Columbia NORTH HEAD. Dec. 31. Condition of the sea at 5 P. M.. smooth: wind, south east, 18 miles; weather, cloudy. West Calera Expected January 20. The General Steamship corporation lists the shipping board steamer West Calera as due here January 20 from Eureka, Cal., to load for Australia and New Zealand. Enough cargo has been booked for this vessel here to keep her busy loading for four days. It consists principally of lumber, with some canned salmon and general cargo. RUNS MOXSTEIt ATTEMPTS TO THROUGH CAXAXj. GO Panama Employes Attempt Salvage. 75-Ton Locomotive Crane I7n agle to Lift Animal. The disastrous attempt of a whale to avoid the long swim around Cape Horn by cruising: through the Panama canal is related by the New York Maritime Register. The whale, which Bwam in from the Caribbean through the gap between the breakwaters protecting; the Atlantic entrance to the canal, grounded in shallow waters to the east of the canal prism, about a quarter of a mile south of the Cris tobal coaling plant, in the evening of November 17. It was unable to ex tricate itself and remained there, with the top of its head and most of its back showing1 above water. A group of canal employes under took to salvage the animal. On the morning of November 19 they killed It by machine-gun fire, directed from a launch, and towed it with a tug to pier 6, with the idea of lifting it onto flat cars and hauling it to the abat toir at Mount Hope for rendering. A 75-toh locomotive crane was unable to lift the whale from the water, and after continued efforts the salvage was abandoned, as the animal was not a sperm whale and was decom posing. In the morning of November 21 the tug Porto Bello towed the whale into deep water about 12 miles beyond the breakwaters and the car cass was bombed by a navy aero plane. Two 160-pound bombs were dropped from a height of 1000 feet. The first struck the tail and tore a large hole in the carcass, and the sec ond fell opposite the head about 15 feet to one side. The monster aroused a great deal of interest among residents of the isthmus. Hundreds of people went out in launches and cayucos to see it while alive and other hundreds went to see it alongside pier 6. Exact measurements were not taken, but the whale was estimated to be approx imately 120 feet in length and to weigh 125 tons. It was female, of the kind known as flat humpback and is said by men of whaling experience to have been unusually large. NEW COXFEKEXCE PROPOSED Attempts Will Be Made to Revive Rate Agreement In Pacific. The first thing trans-Pacific steam ship operators will do this year will be to try to patch together the frag ments of the Pacific westbourtd con ference into a unified body. James W. Crichton. district agent of the division of operations of the emer gency fleet corporation, and K. D. Dawson, vfce-president and general manager of the Columbia-Pacific Ship ping company, will leave for San Francisco Tuesday morning and will meet there with steamship operators and shipping board officers of that city,' Puget sound and Los Angeles. Several months ago the Pacific westbound conference, the rate-making body, which included all steam ship lines running across the Pacific dissolved. Since then separate west bound conferences have been func tioning more or less at San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, B. C. The forthcoming conference has as Its object the gathering of all Amer ican, Japanese, British, Dutch and other lines now operating between j the Pacific coast of North America and the orient Into a compact confer ence, whose decisions in regard to rates will be observed by all lines. FRENCH LIXE QUOTES RATES Tariffs on Freight to South Amer ican Ports Posted. Through rates to ports of the "WeBt Indies and the northern coast of South America are now being quoted for the first time by the French line (Societe Generale Transatlantique) The base rates from Puget sound, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles to the West Indies are: Canned goods and dried fruits. $18 per 2000 pounds; rice, beans and flour, $15 per weight ton; lumber, in short lengths. $30 per 1000 feet; shooks. $14 per 40 cubic feet of ship's space, and general cargo. $18 per 2000 pounds weight or measurement. In addition to this base rate, there are numerous Incidental costs, such as lighthouse tolls, consular fees, port costs and others. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Dec. 3t. Sailed at 1 A. steamer Richmond, for San Francisco M., 2 A. M., steamer Oleum, for San Francisco. Arrived at 1 A. M.( Japanese steamer Tomiura Maru. from Kobe, via Tacoma; at noon, steamer Atlas, from San Fran cisco. Silled at 3 P. M., steamer Gcorgina Kolph. for San Francisco; at 4 P. M , steamer Senator, for San Francisco, San Pedro and San Diego; at 5 P. M.. Japanese steamer Ypres Maru, for the orient. Ar rived at 7 P. M., Japanese steamer Scot land Maru, from Muroran. ASTORIA, Dec. 31. Arrived at 1 and left up at '2 A. M., steamer Attas, from iSnn Francisco. Sailed at 2 A. M., steamer Alvarado, for San Diego; at A. M.t steamer Richmond, for San Francisco. Left up at 9 A. M., Japanese steamer Scot land Maru. Sailed at 1 P. M Norwegian steamer, Lulse Nielsen, for the orient. ASTORIA. Dec. 80. Sailed at 11 P. M.. steamer Johan Pouisen for San Francisco; at 3 P. . M., steamer Santa Alicia, for San Ped ro. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 Arrived at 12:15 A. M., motorship Charlie Watson, from Portland; at 8 A. M., steamer Ameri can, from New York and way ports, for Portland. SEATTLE, Dec. 30. Arrived, steamer Edward Luckenbach, from New York and way ports, via Portland; steamer Steel Seafarer, from New York and way ports, via Portland. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 81. Arrived Fulton, from Powell River. B. C; Yubari Maru, from Kobe. Departed Admiral Goodrich, for San Francisco; Africa Maru, for Vancouver, B. C. ; ChllJiwack, for Van couver, B. C. ; Willamette, for San Fran cisco; Ixion, for Yokohama via Seattle; Fulton, for Vancouver. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30. Arrived, steamer Minnesotan, from Portland, for New York. BAlyBOA, Dec. 2. Sailed, steamer Ne ponset, from Southampton, for Pacific coast ports. TYNB, Dec. SO. Sailed, British steamer City of Lincoln, for Pacific, coast ports. COOS BAY, Dec. 81. Arrived at 8 A. M.t steamer Curacao, from San Francisco and Eureka, for Portland. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31. Arrived Col. E. L. Drake, from Honolulu; Tascalusa (British),, from Hongkong; Harold Dollar (British), from Manila; American, from New York. SYDNEY. N. S. TV., Dec. 80. Arrived Tehlme Maru, from Portland, Or. HONGKONG. Dec. 30. Arrived Arabia Maru, from Tacoma. AUCKLAND, Dee. 30. Arrived Maruka, ! from Vancouver. TEMPLEBREEDT, Dec. Uralasamo, from Portland, 80. Arrived Or. RAYMOND. Wash.. Dee. 31. (Special.) Sailed: West Catanace for Port Angeles, 11 A. M. SEATTLE, Wash., Dee. 81. Arrived Toyooka Maru, from Kobe; Willamette, from San Pedro; Alaska, from Boston. Departed Edward Luckenbach. for New York: Nome City, for San Francisco; Wll- I lunette, tor Sua i'rsnclsco; Ann Hanlfy, for San Pedro; East Holme, for British Columbian ports. VICTORIA. B. C, Dec. 31. (Seclal.l J Arrived: President, from Seattle. iepartea: president, Tor San Francisco and San Pedro. Passed: La Purlslma. Port San Luis for Port Moody. B. C; Steel Seafarer, New York for Vancouver; Knoxville City, Port Alice, B. C, for Tacoma. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 31. (Spe cial.) Arrived: Africa Maru, from orient via Tacoma: Steel Seafarer, from Tacoma; Steel Worker, for orient. Departed : To yooka Maru. midnigh-t. December 30. for Seattle: Tokiwa Maru, for orient: Cana dian Highlander, for orient; Mississippi, for Portland. SAN PEDRO, Cal., Dec. SI. (Special.) Arrived Wet Farallon from San Fran cisco. A. M. ; Mobile City from San Fran- OifWO. T-:;0 A M T.na A nirolu. fPAm I Lobos, 8 A. M. : Vanguard from Eureka, 8 I A. M. ; Yellowstone from San Diego, 4 j A. M. ; Lassen from Aberdeen. 7 A. M. ; ; Handon from Randon, 8::to A. M. ; Bertie M. Hanlon from Albion. 9 A. M Rrnn- wick from Fort Bragg, 8 A. M.; Everett from Redondo. 7 A. M. ; Cooloha from Blainr. 1 A. M.; Yale from San Francisco 30:30 A. M. ; Admiral Schley from Seattle, 4 R. M. Departed Went Kntnn for Buenos Aires, 8:30 A. M. : Yellowstone for Coos Bay, !:30 A. M. ; Thomas P. Real for San Francisco. 12 M. ; San Diego for San Fran cisco. 1:30 P. M. ; Admiral Evans for Port land. 10 A. M. ; Yale for San Francisco. 3 P. M. ; Canadian Observer for Ocean Palls, C P. M.; Idaho for Aberdeen, 6 P. M. Ship Keports by Kadio. (l urnUlifd by the Radio Corporation of America.) Positions reported at 8 P. M. yesterday, unless otherwise indicated, were a follows: GOLDEN STATE, Hongkong for San Francisco, 501 miles from San Francisco. MAC I, Honolulu for San Franciw, 1232 miles from San Francisco, December So. 8 P. M. CITY OF NAPLES. Ran Francisco Tor Panama, 120 miles south of San Fran cisco, December 30. 8 P. M LA PLACENT1A, Port San Luis for Oleum, 10 miles south of Oleum, Decem ber 30, 8 P. M. MONTAGUE. Kobe for Portland. 500 miles from Columbia river, December 30. 8 P. M. NANKING, orient for San Francisco, 18B4 miles west of San Francisco. December 30. 8 P. M. MANCKAl, Hilo for San Francisco, 2001 miles from San Francisco, December 30. 8 P. M. MOXTEBELLO, Port San Luis for Hono lulu, 425 miles from Honolulu, December 30, 8 P. M. ENTERPRISE. Honolulu for San Fran cisco. 1617 miles from Honolulu, Decem ber 30. n P. M. WOLVERINE STATE, orient for San Francisco. 730 miles west of Honolulu, December 30, 8 P. M. CUBA. Panama for San Franclfco, 2170 miles south of San Francisco, December 30, 8 P. M. CREOLE STATE. San Francisco for Cal cutta. 24 .Mi miles from San Francisco, De cember 30, 8 P. M. GRIFFCO, San Francisco for Tacoma, passing out. JOHANNA SMITH. San FrancUco for Coos Bay. 15 miles from San Francisco. MER1DEN. San Francisco for Tacoma, 8 miles north of an Francisco. HART WOOD, San Francisco for Genoa bay. STt miles north of San Francisco. ADMIRAL EVANS. Wilmington for San Francisco. 117 miles north of Wilmington. L1EBRE, Seattle for San Pedro, 185 miles north of San Francisco. AVALONA. San Francisco for Raymond, 33 miles north of San Francisco. MINNESOTAN, San Francisco for Los Anceles, 55 miles south of San Francisco. MANULANi, San Francisco for Belling ham. 82 miles north of San Francisco. YOSEMITE. San Francisco for Seattle, 35 miles north of San Francisco. SENATOR, Portland for San Francisco, 45 mile? from Portland, HUMBOLDT. San Francisco for San Pedro. -45 miles soith of San Francisco ADMIRAH FARRAGUT, Seattle for San Francisco, 48 miles north of San Francisco RICHMOND, Portland for San Pedro, 772 miles north of San Pedro. FRANK G. DR CM, Gnviota for Portland, G21 miles north of Gaviota. C. A. SMITH. Coos Bay for San Fran cisco, i0 mile.? soutn or coos bay. J. A. MOFFETT, Point Wells for San Pedro. miles nortn of San Pedro. ROYAL ARROW, Shanghai for San rranciHco, miles from San Franci.sco HAWKEY B STATE. San Francisco for Honolulu, lfvsi miles from Honolulu. WILLFARO, San Francisco for Los An- geies. miH-s south or San Frnnruco. TAHITI. San Francisco for Sydney, 430 mi it s irom an r rancisco. WEST KATAN, San Pedro for Buenos Aires, lid miles south of San Pedro. OLEUM. Portland for Martinez. 402 miles north or Martinez. HAMER, Manila for San Francisco, ICO mues west ot wan rranriBco. CHARLES H. CRAMP, Seattle for San Francisco, 75 miles north of Cape Blanco. JEPT1IA, San Francisco for Valparaiso, 523 miles south of San Francisco. HARVARD. San Francisco for San Pedro, 70 miles south of San Francisco. WEST CARMONA, Yokohama for San Ped ro. 64 1 in f 1 es w es t of San Pe d ro. GOLDEN STATE, Shanghai for San Francisco. 501 miles west of San Francisco. WALTER A. LUCKENBACH. San Pedro for Boston, noon. 401 miles south of San Pedro. WENATCHEE. Seattle for Yokohama, 2470 miles west of Seattle, December 30. HOOSIER STATE. San Francisco for Yokohama, 4811 miles west of San Fran cisco, December 8t. FRED BAXTER, Vancouver for San Pedro, V2S miles from San Francisco. EL LuUO, Vancouver tor San Francisco, 84tt miles north of San Francisco. PRESIDENT, Stuttle for San Francisco, via Victoria, B. C, 23 miles west of Victoria. CITY OF SPOKANE. Seattle for Yoko hama. 620 miles west of Flattery, Decem ber 30. QUINAt'LT. Seattle for San Pedro, 2." miles from Seattle. COAXET. Seat tie for Kobe, 2.VJ miles from Seattle. W A PA M A. Seattle for San Francisco, AO miles from Seattle. H'lSK NIELSEN. Portland for Yoko hama and Kobe, off Columbia river at noon. E. D. KINGSLEY. Sidney. R. CV, for San Francisco. 370 miles north .of San Fran cisco. NORTH LA ND, Port Aneles for San Francisco, 505 miles from San Francisco. WA H K EEN A, Grays harbor for San Pedro. "3 miles south of Grays harbor. MONTAGUE. Kobe for Portland, 32.1 miles from Cniumhia river. SANTA INEZ, Portland for Redondo, 40 miles from Portland. RED HOK, Seattle for San Francisco, 05 miles north of North Head. Ilarrisburs Man Recovering. HARRISBURG. Or.. Dec. 31. (Spe cial.) J. H. Parrah, who sustained a stroke of paralysis about a month aKo, is recovering. Mr. Parrah for many years was a bookkeeper in Portland. About four years aff" he moved to a lar?e farm which he purchased east of Harrisburg. Phone your want ads to The Ore con i a n . lRin 707lVAiitomsH irS-PS 1 (Regular service between Portland, Maine: Philadelphia, Boston, JNew lork and L.os Ange.es. ban 1 ,-cattie ana lacoma via the Panama canal.) isortn Atlantic ana r 1 vresierii . o. o. oouu-ion meei i KASTIIOL'M) From From From Portland. Or. Portland, Me. Boston I.FIIIG1I Jan. 14 roi.n IIARHOK. I lee. US .Inn. 1 WKST ISI.KTA. .Jan. 10 SPK I M.liKLU. Jnn. II Jan. 14 COL.OHAKUOH.Krb.il AKTIGAS Jnn. ZS Feb. 1 For Further Information Apply to T1IF. ADMIltAL, LI-VU. Pacific Coast Agent., ISI Thl.4 !,,. Main U , Sjss Oregon-Pacific Company Agents for TOYO KISEN KAISHA And Joint Service of HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE and ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY Sailings for Japan China and West Coast South America, and United Kingdom and European Ports General Freight and (03 Wilcox Bids;. Main SALE DF SHIPS DEMANDED BIDDER ASKS COURT TO TAKE ACTION' AGAINST BOARD. Concern Declares That It Complied With All Requirements, but It yas N'ot Received Vessels. WASHINGTON. D. C. Pec. 31. The Ship Construction & Trading company filed suit in the supreme court of the Pistrict of Columbia today for a mandamus against the shipping board emergency fleet corporation to compel the execution of a contract for the eale of the approximately 285 ships comprising the famous wooden fleet which was built during the war emergency and which the government has been trying to get rid of ever since. Justice Stafford Issued an order for the members of the shipping board to show cauee January 6 why the man damus should not be granted. The company in Its application de clared it. was the only bidder for the ships when they were offered for sale several months ago and sent its check for $00,270, being fully one tenth of the amount of the b:d. The board accepted the bid. acording to the company, as amended Annwt but now refuses to execute the con tract of sale. Officials of the shipping board In announcing decision against accept ance of the bid of the company said: The proposed sale would not be legal because the law requires cer tain eteps be taken In disposing of the shipping board vessels and equip ment which has not been complied wili in the case of the wooden ship bid." CARGO SHIPMENTS ARK BRISK Lumber Leuving Columbia River In December 60,75 1,098 Feet. ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 31. (Special.) The cargo shipments from the Colum bia river during the montli of Decem ber were brisk. Statistics prepared by Deputy Collector of Customs Kari nen show during the 31 days, ended tonight, 44 vessels loaded at the mills in the lower river district and their combined cargoes totaled 37,311.052 feet of lumber. Twenty-nine of those vessels, carrying 25. 90S. 497 feet of lumber, went to California points, seven. laden with 4.2S7.S20 feet, cleared for the Atlantic coast, while eight, carrying 7,114,736 leet, are en route to foreign ports. In Lhe same period 10 vessels loaded 7,393,000 feet of lumber at the up river mills for domestic points, while 20 vessels loaded 23,553,030 feet for foreign ports and five vessels loaded 1,497,915 feet for the Atlantic sea board, making a grand total of 69. 754,998 feet of lumber which left the Columbia river In cargoes in the month of December. CCRACAO WILL BE SHIFTED Admiral Lino Steamer to Bid Port land Farewell. The Admiral line steamer Curacao, j which has been jumping the bars j alon the coast between Portland and ; San Francisco for several months in i the coastwise passenger and freight j service, will bid Portland auteu in next time she leaves this port, for it will be her last visit here for some time, at least. From here she goes south as usual, but will load at San Francisco for Kureka. Coos Bay and Seattle, operating thereafter In the run between Seattle, Vancouver, B. , and San Francisco, alternating with the steamer Admiral Goodrich. The Curacao's place in the run between Portland, Coos Pay, Kureka and San Francisco will be taken by the freight steamer Admiral Hodman, which carries no passengers. Prep arations were completed for this change in the service several weeks ago, but the Admiral Rodman was damaged in a fire and the change In schedule had to await completion of her repairs. HOSPITAL CHANGES HANDS K.x-Mntron of IlarrisbtirK Institu tion Xow OniiiT. HARRIS BURG, Or. Pec. 31. (Spe- cial.) The Harnsburg lienernl hos pital was sold inursuay tiy ir. i. . Kent and Miss Ruth Rickard to Mrs. Ann Hope Purdy, recently from Cal ifornia, but who was malron of the hospital here in 1917. The transfer i includes only the hospital equipment, the building and grounds being mill the property of Dr. W. H. Pale of Kugene. I pr. Kent, who is one of the few women physicians in the valley, will remain in Harrisburg. Miss Rickard. matron, will take an Indefinite vaca tion. Standard Oil Storks. Standard Oil stocks nt New York, fur nlshed by Overbeck Ac Cooke company of 1'ortiana : floslnir Hid. Asked. Anulo 17V4 1T ttorne Mcrysmer .t'.i a-o liuckeye V", Ml rheesehroiiKh inn pfd 104 VJ.-i T!lo 1CI7 IL'K 30 Kill Sll 4-' ion in:, in.' 8a 14.-, (.-. J7I 171, IK Ml", 'heesehroufclh Continental . Jrescent Cumberland . , Il'o 7S 40 Eureka Galena com Galena old pfd lo.t Galena new pfd loo Illinois Pipe inn Indiana Pipe National Transit -7',j .Vew York Transit 14n Northern Pipe HO nnio on Lii7 International Pete 1'lTs 1'enn Mex 17 !' Oil Francisco, Portland, Oregon; vessels. WKSTnOlSD From Fhlla. Jan. ft Jnn. la I Feb. V 1 Passenger Office 4585. Portia ad. Or. Prairie PIp 2.13 ;.H Soiitr Refining 3:10 ar.u Southern I'lpe 74 75 rtoulh 1'enn nil m 7 2'' S. W. I.nn Oil .M .'.4 S. O. Indiana SSIJ ."s S. O. Kansas .MM r.75 S. O. Kemuckv 4.'!.' 44."i s. o. Now York S. ). Ohio as:, S. O. Ohio pfd 1 l .'j 1 Swun At Finch 3. Vjicuuin ;;ii 31' Washl.iKtnn 30 3", S. O. Nfbraika Ht'l 17" Imperial Oil 1 u j 100 Pullman Inci-rates Stitrk. SPRlMiFIKLD, III., l),-c. 31. Tho Pull man company of CIiIi-hko toilny filed ftp plication with the Jlilno: commerre com mission for permission to l-gue llu.ooo.ooo caput! stock. Iroreae In Excess Reserves. NEW YORK, Pec. 31. Th aituul con dition of the cli-arlnK houxe Kinks nnl trust companies f r the week shows th;t they hold $ 1 7, 1 Htl, lJI) t-es-rve In excess of lernl requirements. This is a decrease of $11,217,470 from last week. H'OTATIONS ON DAIRY ritODK'K Current Prices ltulinr on Ilutter, Cheese and Kicks. PAX FRANTISCO. Dec. 81. Dairy pro duce exchniiKe closed. NEW YORK. Dec. 81. nutter, steady; creamery hiKher than extras. 40ff40lyc; creamery extras, ,10 '-; firsts. 3. 4 'a 30c; parklnK stock, current make No. 2. 2.'r. Ei:ks. weak: frcsh-K'it hered extra firsts, 4SW4!lc: do. firsts. 44'n47c. t'heese. sieaily; state whole milk fists, fresh specla.s. 2I!jc; do. avernce run, -013$f21c; slate whole milk twins, spe cials, i'l Va 21!c; do. averajto run, -lc. CHICAGO, Dee. 31 nutter. lower; creamery extras. ,'i!c : firsts. 3J u31c; sec onds. I'U'ff.llc; Btainlard.4. alc. Eifus, lower; receipts. !171 cases; firsts, 4(Mi41o; oroinary firsts. 3.V(r37e; miscel laneous, 3SG3yc; rcfniiciaior firsts, 3 U 34 c. SEATTLE, Dec. 81. Wholesale, prices: Kkrs, select local ranch, white shells, 4Sc; ,o. mixed colors, 4ac; pullets. 40fti41i:. Ilutter, city creamery, cubus, 4;ic; brKks or prints, 44c. Metal Market. XEW YORK, Pec. 31. The copper market was quiet between the hollila.-s, but prices wero Keneially maintained, witli electrolytic quoted at 13T: to 14c lor prompt shipment and at lie for forward delivery. Iron was uncnangsd New York Niiirtir .Market. NEW YORK, Dec. Ill Haw sug-ar. cen trifugal, :t. 4 lie ; committee's price. II 73; re fined, fine irranulot.'.l. 4 Site to 4 Dor. TKAVFI FRS' CI IDF. Passenger and Freight Service to California Through Snillngs, to Stin Francisco, I, on Angclcsi mid Sun Piegti. I.cnve Municipal Dock ,o. :, 4 I. .Yf. SS. Admiral Evans - - Jan. 7 SS. Senator ------ Jan. 14 SS. Admiral Evans - Jan. 21 And F.vcry Snfiirdfiy Thereat tor. Local Service to Marshfield, Eureka and San Francisco SS. Curacao, 4 P. M. Jan. 4 l'lvery 14 Iln'n Thereafter. Fast Trans-Pacific Passen ger and Freight Service i okohama, Kobe, Shanghai, Hongkong nnd Mliniln Stilling from Seattle. SS. Bay State - - - - - Jan. 7 SS. Keystone State - Jan. 14 SS. Silver State Feb. 4 For full Information t 101 Third St., Corner Stark I'lionr Mil I ii S-M. HewliWk to SontlisAmmca oiillS.QovernrnentShips E Fastest Time to Hiode Janeiro, Montevideo nnd Buenos Aires. Finest ships- American service American fotsl American comforts. Sail ings from Tier 3. Uolioken. Anirrlrati Legion. ..Inn. A, Mur. S Southern Cross. . . .Jnn. Ill, Mnr. Ill Aeolus Feb. 2, Mnr. SO Huron Feb. 1(1, Apr. 13 or descriptive batkl1, nthlma Mtmson Steamship Lines 67 Wall St., New York City MntinfHvn Opfmtnrn for S. SHIPPING BOARDJ SAM FRANCISCO TO THE ORIENT Qtxll.S. QovernmentShips The Sunshine Belt Sailings from San Francisco To Honolulu. Yokohama, Kobe. Shanghai, Manila, and Hone konir. Onlilen Slnte .... Kmplre stale... Iloaisler Slate.,.. Inn. It Feb. 7 Mnr. 4 To Honolulu. Afoniin, Sinnaporo, Calcutta and ijulomho Wolverine State....'. Jan. 19 For deriptwo booklet, addreum PACIFIC MAI LS.S.C0. fiOi California St., Sun Kranrisco. Cal. 10 Hanover Square. New York City Managing Operator fnr AUSTRALIA Honolulu, Su mi, Nw ea lurid. 1'lltS 111 III tltt I 1'UhNfllKf r SIl-IIIIUTft It. M. N. MA(.AKA K. M. .. M AUI II V W.wm Toil. ia,.-oii 'Ion-., hull Krom Vancouver li I". For rn t f n ami na i 1 1 1 1 u h a 1 1 1 I x Can. Vaw Itiiihviiv. ."..I Third M P.irt ianil. nr mm. tlln-.iit rnl lun Knt a) .Mail I. Inf. .41 lliiMinitH St. Wi-Nt, anroiivpr. II. i'. From Seattle. S.S. I.nrlliie (M.lltio I oil, I I ,l. 11th (aliill Kates, fill) und el oil. MATSON NAVIGATION CO. Seattle, (And All Authorized Tkket Offiees). XjJS. SHIPPING BOARD HONOLULU ASTORIA AND WAY POINTS Slronir Srx Ive, Lvr. Oftllr (Kxcs-nt Saturday) 7:30 1 M. Sp lent! Id SleepniR Accoiiunodin ionn. Connect 1 on Made fnr All Nori h und Sont h 1,k h I'otn f n. Inrc l.K.t Kurd Way. It.mnd Trip. Aldrr-St. Ioi k. Itrt.Hilu u.v i:il5. iUo J lark ins XruiiBporiulivu Co.