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THE; OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, , 1915.
SIMMERS PLANNING
FOR BUSY SEASON ON
THE RIVERS THIS YEAR
Lurline Will. Return to Reg
, ular Run to Astoria To
'. morrow Morning. 1
OTHERS GETTING READY
Bailey (Hturt Mm Xnn to
Dallas la Place of the
"Dalles City.
The
In preparation for one of the busiest
seasons since the year 1906 when the
tourists thronged here to the Lewis
and Clark exposition, the steamboats
on the WUlamette and Columbia riv
ers are rapidly being placed In shape.
Tomorrow morning: the steamer Lur
, Jine will return to her regular run to
Astoria after an absence of nearly a
month, in which her place fun, been
filled by the steamer Undino. The
Lurline has been hauled on the ways,
her planking: renewed, engine over
hauled and her cabins renovated. The
Undine herself will undergo slight re
pairs this week In anticipation of her
trip to Lewiston with the excursion
of the Portland Chamber of Commerce
! to commemorate the opening cf. th
.Celilo canal.
Paint All That Xs Weeded.
, . Besides these two members of the
Harking fleet the crack flyer Georg
iana la shortly to be repainted for her
second season on tne uuiuiuow. one
Is also to make a unit of the parade
of steamboats through the Celilo
canal on May 6, but, will go .only as
far as Celilo, returning here the next
day.. Her only necessary repairs are
a bit of new paint, as she was only
placed in service last summer. The
steamer Jessie Harkins has received
her overhauling.
... Yesterday the steamer Bailey Gatz
ert went out . on the Portland-Dalles
run in . place of the steamer Dalles
City,- which was withdrawn for her
annual overhauling. Work will prob
ably start at once on the Dalles City
unless some phase of the negotiations
for the sale of the two steamer since
the order of the interstate commerce
commission came out puts a stop to
the work. In the meantime the Gatz
ert la making the usual two day sched
ule of the Dalles City. She carried the
best list if the season yesterday, close
to 100 people making the trip.
Believed By Steamer J. K. Teal.
Over at the East Yamhill street
dock of the Columbia Navigation com
pany the steamer J. N. Teal, recently
relieved by the steamer State of
Washington, is being placed in shape
for the opening of the canal. Despite
her stay in the boneyard in south
Portland she Is in good shape and a
little paint and some slight repairs
will place her in good shape for the
open" river run.
' Lt. Col. Jay J. Morrow, head of the
United States engineer corps, expects
w i in to me uemo canat nuea wnn
water and ready for the trial cne last
Of this week and at that time the
steamers Relief and Twin Cities will
be brought through and to Portland
for overhauling. The steamer Inland
Empire will not receive the big over
.jLttuting sne neeas uu. me oilier two
.vessels are ready for operation.
PUBLISH JSS UNIQUE PAPER
Wireless Operator on Geo. W.
Elder Is Editor.
"Local Color" is the name of a per
iodical being published aboard the
steamer Geo. W. Elder by H. Oxsen.j
recent addition to the official famllv
of the steamer in the post of wireless
operator. In this sheet Captain Lef
stedt boasts the most complete pub
lication appearing on shipboard, for
Oxsen Is not only the author of the
.stories, the telegraph operator, the
printer and the office force but also
the cartoonist.
The paper carries a front page car
toon touching on the war or some pol
itical topic of the week and a serial
comic patterned after "Mutt and Jef f"
or the "Bringing Up of Father." "Ike
and Mike" is the name, under which
this serial appears and the officers of
the steamer say that Bud Fisher and
Gv McManus should look to their
laurels.
CAPTAIN
IN
BIG
JUMP
Charles Lundquist Pilot for North
em Pacific.
"- From master of a lumber carrier to
the position of pilot on the great
steamer Northern Pacific is the jump
which Capt. Charles Lundquist, for
merly master of the steamer Yosemite
has taken. When the Northern Pacific
hauled into her berth at Flavel Friday
afternoon Capt. Lundquist'e familiar
form was discovered behind the spick
and - span passenger service uniform
of the pilot by Capt. John Peterson,
Columbia River pilot Capt Lund
quist was one of the best known
skippers in the McCormicfc fleet, and
when Capt Johnson appeared here in
her on her last trip lt was wondered
what had become of Capt. Lundquist
Another such position will be open
when the steamer Great Northern is
back in service.
FOUR
BIRTHDAYS
LISTED
Officers of Steamer Beer to Have
I Busy Time.
The next two weeks are to be filled
with Just one party after another for
the officers of the steamer Bear of
the .Big Three fleet Four birthday
parties are scheduled for the next two
weeks.
John Eliason. second officer, had a
birthday yesterday, but the celebration
Will be postponed till San Francisco is
reached when he and Captain Nopand
er whose anniversary comes April 20,
can celebrate together. When the
steamer returns to Portland Steward
Dick Martin on April 28 . and Third Of
ficer Fitrmorris on April 30, are to
entertain. Ages are not mentioned.
BIG OILTANKEK LAUNCHED
Maumee's Trial Trip Will Interest
Kavy Men.
, -ValleJo. Cai., April 17. (U. P.)
Amid the tooting- of whistles and the
booming of guns, the giant naval oil
tanker Maumee slid . slowly, from, the
way and entered the waters of San
Francisco : bay. at Mare Island navy-yard-,
this -afternoon; As J the vessel
Rained momentum on its plunge Miss
Jeanette Crose. daughter at. Captain
William F. Crose of the cruiser Rhode
Island, broke a bottle of California
champagrm-on its hew- and said: "I
christen thee Maumee.' '
Miss Cross .was escorted to the bow
MERCHANTS EXCHANGrf OCCUPIES NEW, LARGER,.COMFORTABLE QUARTERS
Left to rlsht, back row Fred Clark, manager of the Merchants Exchange; R. J. Paterson, Stephens
Smith Grain Co.; J. H. Klosterman, J. H. Klosterman & Co.; Frank Alexander, Columbia River
Milling1 Co.; Lee Peterson, publisher the Commercial Review; T, iV. Smith; N. A. Leach, Kerr,
.Gifford & Co.; Allen, W. R. Bagot & Co.; Kern, Chas. Stewart & Co. f;
Second, row, seated Adam J. Shanks, Chas. Stewart & Co. ; : W." W. Harder, Albers Bros.' Milling Co.;
J. H. Noyes, Globe Grain & Milling Co.: Andrew Kerr, Kerr, Glf ford & Co.; M. Geo. RussI; Walter
, r.".... B. Hyde,. Tri-State Terminal Co. . - ' - ' ,t :
'Thirds row, seated Otton Kettenbach, of M. H. Houser; C. L.-Butcher, Colombia Milling. Co.; R. W.
Hastings,' Balfour, Guthrie & Co., and R. D. Jarbae, chief grain inspector at Tacoma;
Front: row C. E. Curry, C. E. Curry & Co.; I. C. Sanford, Northern Grain & Warehouse Co. ; D.
A. Pattulo, Balfour, Guthrie & Co.; W. R. Bagot, -W. R. - Bagot & Co.,. and Percy Knight, at the
blackboard.. .- - i ;.- r.- r ;'-,.v;.
In its new quarters on the ground
floor of the Board of Trade building,
the Merchants' Exchange opened Mon
of the?; Maumee by Lieutenant Alex
ander Sharp of the destroyer Paul
Jones. ; The Maumee is the first bis
United, States naval vessel to bo
equipped with oil burning engines.
Her trial trips will be closely watched
by naval men.
RUSSIAN
BARK
DEPARTS
Professor Koch Is Now
Heading
for England.
Astoria, Or., April 17. The Rus
sian bark Professor Koch, grain la
den for the United Kingdom, was
taken to the lower harbor today and
went to sea this evening.
The Columbia River Packers asso
ciation's cannery tender Oregon sailed
this afternoon for Nushagak river,
Alaska.
The bark Levi G. Burgess, laden
with supplies for the Portland Alaska
PackeVs' association's plant at Nush-
aeak river. Alaska. arrived from
Portland during: the night and will
sail for the north about next Mon-
dav.
The Norwegian bark Hiawatha
sailed today for Melbourne.
After taking on lumber at Port
land. Wauna and Astoria, the steamer
Solano will sail this evening for Kay
mond. where she is to complete her
careo. :
The steamer Santa Barbara shifted
today from Westport to Portland to
finish 'her lumber cargo.
The steamer Northern Pacific sailed
this afternoon for San Francisco with
289 passengers and about 700 tons of
freight
I
VALUABLE ORIENTAL CARGO
Japanese Liner Chicago . Maru
Reaches Pnget Sound.
Vancouver. B. C. April 17. The
Osaka liner Chicago,. Maru docked at
Victoria this morning. 16 days from
Yokohama. She bad a capacity cargo
of almost "7000 tons, including 4611
tons foracortia, 938 tons for Seattle
and 62 . tons .for Vancouver,
A, 200 . ton ' shipment of raw silk,
valued approximately at" $100,000, was
Btowed In Iter strong room. Her pas
senger list totaled 75. The Maru
left for Seattle after, discharging. 118
ton berc .
The crew of the 'ex-Canadian.: liner
Empress of India is s expected in Van
couver next ; week after 'varied - serv
ice. The -vessel is now- known as the
Indian -hospital ship Loyalty, and she
recently ' arrived at . , Bombay with
wounded Indians.; ;'Vl ' - '.
SANTA CLARA IS AT EUREKA
Will 5 Probably Take Place of F. A.
Kilburn.
Kureka, Cal.; AprU 17. The North
Pacific steamer Santa Clara arrived at
1 o'clock this afternoon, bringing
freight mail and passengers and wijl
sail at 1 o'clock tomorrow ; afternoon,
and in all probability will resume serv
ice on the southern run, as the F, A.
Kilburn is expected to be ready for
sea again Tuesday. '
The i tus; Chief, which , has been en
gaged In towing on The 'bay for some
time past sailed today for San Fran
cisco. It Is understood ' she has' se
cured a towing contract with a can
nery In the southern part of the state.
With a cargo of rough clear , lumber
for Australia, the. schooner Lottie Ben
net was taken to sea at 12 o'clock to
day. MAKES FIRST
'CAPTURE'
Bar Tug
Wallula' Gets
American
: Schooner.
Capt. Charlie (Hurry Up) Johnson
made his first capture since being
made master -of the Port of Portland
bar tug Wallulla yesterday when he
captured the American schooner For
est Home and towed her into the
river. I The Forest Home was 23 days
out of Port j Allen, Hawaiian ' Islands
for this port and is to load lumber for
the West Coast under charter to W.
R. Grace & Co.
ALLIANCE " TO GO" TO ALASKA
Former Coos Bay - Liner Chartered
j ; After Long Idleness. .
.After lying Idle at the O. W. P; dock
for over a year, the steamer Alliance,
formerly.' on the Portland-Coos Bay
Eureka run : fbr "the North Pacific
Steamship company, has been char
tered, and wul - go to' Alaska for the
' ' ' ''
day morning. New blackboards, giving!
more ample information, new furni
ture making things more handy, and
more room making for comfort dur
summer. Captain Omar J. Humphrey
has taken her and will operate her
out of Seattle to Unalaska, Akutan,
Shumagin Islands and Kuskokwln riv
er points.
The Alliance" was taken from the
Coos Bay-Eureka run when the steam
er Geo. W. Elder came north. She
is a trim little craft, capable of carry
ing about 100 passengers and 600 tons
of freight. She is a wooden hull ves
sel arfd is owned by the North Pacific
Steamship company.
PLANS BOAT TO ALASKA
Border Line Transportation Cbm
pany Sends Craft to Astoria,
Seattle, Wash., April 17. (Special)
Manager of the Border Line Trans
portation Company stated here today
that his company contemplates send
ing a Doat to Astoria for one carco
consigned to Alaskan ports, and that
aennite arrangements have been made
for one trip only and not for regular
service. He was averse to talking for
publication, and it is believed he
fears the displeasure of Seattle shlp-
fer snouia tne report become current
that the Border Line Transportation
company intends extending regular
Alaska service to the Columbia river.
STEAMER 7UZCO COALS HERE
Norwegian Freighter Is Bound for
West Coast.
Port Townsend, Wash., April 17.
ivnn wneat ana lumber loaded at Ta
coma and additional shipment of lum
ber taken on at MuWlteo, the Nor
wegian staamer , Cuzco cleared this
morning for the west coast of Soutn
America via Portland, where she will
complete cargo with wheat
Carrying a capacity cargo consisting
of wheat, flour, box shooks - and for
ego for the government the steamer
Hilonian sailed this afternoon for
Honolulu. '
Schooner Okanogan io Sail.
- Port Townsend, Wash., 'April 17.
With nearly 1.000.000 1 feet:, of -, lumber
loaded, at - Port Ludlow, the schooner
Okanogan "was - towed here today . to
sign a craw and clear f or? Salaverry.
NEWS OF THE PORT
.. ' Arrivals AprU 17 --
J."A.-. Chanslor, American steamer, Captain
Holmes, bulk oil from Guvlota, Associated Oil
company. " , . , . . ,
. .Oleum.' American steamer. Captain Curtis,
talk oil from - San Francisco, Union Oil Co.
, Beaver, American steamer. Captain Mason.
Pfcstengers and freight f"ni San Francisco
and Loe Angeles. S. ,F. Sc. P.-'S. S. 'Co. - ,
Departures April li. ' ft V-' ' '
Saginaw, American steamer. Captain Weber,
rreignt ,for San Francisco, Arrow line. -
Daisy Putnam, American steamer. Captain
Donaldson, freight for San- Francisco, Arrow
line. : v
Bear, American steamer. Captain Nopande'r.
passengers and freight for San- Francisco and
w Angeles. S. F. P. S. S. Co.
Multnomah, Am. sti.. Captain Foldat.
passengers and lumber . for Saa Diego: Cnaa.
R. McCormick Lbr. Co. - , - . i
Thos. L. Wand. Am. tr. Captain Nyrraa,
lumber for Saa Francisco; Fyfe-L.br. Co.
JU A" P1""10.1-' Am. str... Captain Holmes,
in ballast for Gavlota; Associated Oil Cot
Marine Almanac.
Weather at River's Koath. ' ' . -?
North Head. April 17. Condition of the
moatb of the tlver at 8 a. m., smooth; wind,
northwest, 18 miles: weather clear.
Suns and Tides. April. 10.
Snn rises. 6:17 . m. Sun seta,. 7.-03 p. m.
Tides at Astoria.. . .
High water Tnrwt
8.0 a. m.. 8.0 feet 10:1 . m., OA foot
4:41 p. m., -l feet 9:40 d. m 4. ft feat
Daily River Readings.
"t
5g
STATIONS
v a
at
LewUtoa
S.OJ, O.OIO.OO
.8lO.l(0.O
8.61 0.2'0.
8.51 0.2!0.00
2.9 0.2O.00
6.2s 0.810.00
.o-r0.60.00
Umatilla .
25
IO
20
20
87
F.cgene ....
Albany ... ,
Salem .
Wilson vllle
Portland ..
i
Rising, t Falling.
River Forecast.
The Willamette tlver at Portland will re
main nearly stationary tor the next few days.
. Steamship to ' Arrive. .
PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT ' -Name
- - Fron j. Date
Great Northern . .. . E. F. . . .......... .Indef .
Foanok e..... i... 8. D. and way. ..April 18
Breakwater.. ......Coos Bay....... .April 20
Northern Pacific... S. F. Aorll 20
Boa City. V. and way, ..April 23'
ing the noon meetings of the asso
ciation, are features of the new quar
ters. With the opening of the new quar
Geo. W. Elder Coos Bar
Yucatan.. S. V. and way.
Bear. .............. .S. D. and way.
Beaver. ............ S. F. .........
..April 23
..April 25
..April 27
..May 2
Steamers Due to Depart.
PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT
Name
From Date
. .. S. F. .Index.
...Coos Bay April la
Great Northern.
Geo. W. Elder..
Multnomah. . . . . .
Bear- ...........
Northern Pacific
Roanoke
Beaver..........
Breakwater
S. I. and way... April 17
S. F. and way. ..Aonl 17
S. F April 21
.8. D. and way... April 21
..8. V. and way ..April 22
.3. P. and way... AprU 23
. 8. F. and waT..Aoril27
Roc City
Steamers leaving Portland for Han Francisco
only connect with the steamers Yale and Har
vard leaving- San Francisco, Monday, Wednes
day, Friday and Saturday for Los Angeles and
San -Diego.
Veruels in Port.
Name
Hiawatha, Nor. bk
Lawbill. Rus. bk
Levi G. Burgess, Am. bark..
Mabel Gale, Am. sch
Professor Hoch, Rusa. bark.
Virginia, Am. scb
Bear, Am. str
Resolute, Am. sch
Breakwater, Am. atr. ......
Saginaw, Am. str
Multnomah, Am. str ....... .
Celilo, Am. str
Thomas L. Wand, Am. str...
Berth
Astoria
P. I.br. Co.
...... Astoria
Westport
........ .Astoria
Westport
....... Ainswortn
. .....N. P. Mill
.........Astoria
Rainier
......St. Helens
......St. Helena
Westport
....... .Westport
St. Helena
uaisy f ntnam, aw. str
Santa Barbara, Am. str.........
Christian' Bora, Nor. stru.......
Geo. W. Elder. Am. str..
Teasels Disengaged.
Akntan, Am. str..............
Arnoldas Vlnnen, Ger. sh.. .......
Alliance. Am. atr
.......Bound op
uouna up
, Goble
Clifton
..O. W. P.
Chinook. U. S. dredger ....... Oregon drjdock
Col. P. S. Mlchie. U. S. dredger.. N. W. Steel
Dalbek, Ger. bk.. Clay st
Golden Gate, Am. str....... O. W. P.
J. B. Stetson. Am. six. ........... .St. Helena
Kurt, Ger. sh ....Westport
Nehalem, Am. atr ............St Helens
. At Neighboring Porta.
Astoria. April 17. Sailed at midnight
Str. 'Celilo, for San Pedro. Left np at mid
night Nor. atr. Christian Bora. Arrived
at 4:30 and left up at S:40 a. m. Str.
Beaver, from San Pedro and San Francisco.
Bulled at 9 a. m. Str. Daisy Putnam, for
San Francisco. Arrived at 7 and left np at
11:30 , a. m. Str. Oleum, from Port San
I.els. Sailed at 8:30 a. m. Str. Saginaw,
for San Francisco. Sailed at 1:80 p. m.
Nor. bark Hiawatha, for Melbourne. Sailed
at 2:J5 p. m. Str. Northern. Pacific, for
San Francisco. Arrived ; at , p. m. SchTi
Forest Home, -from Port Allen. Arrived down
at 3:45 and sailed at 6:40 :T. m. Str. Bear,
for San , Francisco und San Pedro.
- Sunderland, April 1,5. Arrived Fr. bark
General de Sonls, from - Portland. ,
- Honolulu. -April ' Id. Sailed Br. str. Wer-
rlbee. from Portland for Hobart. - . ' ,
- -Port ; Townsend. Aprtl i l7. Arrirea i' a.
n.. Am. . atr. '-Queen, San Francisco, proceed
ed; a. m., Str. Cltj- of Seattle. Skagway
proceeded. to Seattle: S a. m., atr. Okanogan,
from Port Ludlow; 4-p. m., Jap.' str. Chicago
Mara, ' Hongkong, proceeded - to ' Seattle via
Tacoma. Sailed 1 a. m.. Am. str. Dispatch,
southeastern Alaska; s. -m.. Nor. ,Cuseo,
west coast, via-Portland. '- . " ' . .
.Mare Island. Cai.. AprU 17. Sailed Str.
Glacier. - San Bias for ilaiatlan. 10 a. m.
yesterday. -
. santa uamara, vai., apni mum
Am.! atr. Homer. . San Francisco, v 5 a. m. ;
Am. atr. Coronado, Kan Francisco, 6:15 p.m.
Redondo . Beach. Cai. ADril 17. Am. atr.
Asuncion arrived . 6 a. . m. from .Cordova and
remains in "port until tomorrow.
Ban- Diego, Cel., April 17. Arrived 7:30
a. m., tug Iroquois. Mare Island; 8:30 p. m..
Yale. - Saued D p. m., local - tus; sauaua.
Ban Pedio. - Z'l -
Tacoma..- 'Wash.. April 17. imroi str.
Admiral Farragut. San - Francisco, ' 0 a. m.;
Queen, San Francisco, 8:30 p. m. Sailed
Strs. Edgar H. Vance, Seattle, 8:30 a. m.;
Admiral JTarragut, Seattle, 11 su m.
Unalaska, March .r a. Amveo oun. wnaier
Belvedere, from Seattle;
Kenai. April iv. axnTw mi
penter. from Seattle. via inoaa --Cordova.
April 18. Sailed 8. S. Admiral
Watson; aouthJbonnd. 1:80 a. 'm. J - .
- .Skagway. AprU 16 Arrived St F. Hum
boldt, -from Seattle, at noon. Sailed S. S.
Jnnean. April 16. Sailed S. S. Alameda,
ODthboand, o s.-m. -.
WrangeU, April ,16. Sailed S. S. Spokane,
northbound,. 10:30 p., m.;, Alameda. ; south
bound, 6 :30 p. m.
Ketchikan. April 16. Sailed S. S. Spo
kane, northbonnd. 8:30 a. m.; S. 8. Alkl,
southbound, 1 a! m. . : - '-'
Victoria, B . iC, April . IT. Arrived Br.
str. Royal Prince, Yokohama; Jap. atr. Chi
cago Maru, from Hongkong via ports.
Dangesness, April u. runa uh-aib. cur.
H. 1. Bendixsen. for Port Townsend. 1p.m.
Port xownsena, Apru x i . i-assea uui
Nor. tr. Cusco. Portland, a..c m.
Mukilteo. ' April 17 Sailed Nor. etr.
Cnxco, for San Francisco via Portland, 3
a. m. !
Kagle .Harbor. April 16. Sailed Am. atr.
Melville ' Dollar, for San Francises, 1 p. m.
Seattle, - Wash.,- - April' 17. Br. bsrk In
veranaide, arriving at Port Angeles from Mel
bourne reports, speaking '- on April 10, off
San Francisco, Nor. bark Skjold (signal let
ters' H.- T. C. B.). from , Portland April S
for Queens town.
San Francisco. . Apr. IT. I. N. S.) Arrived
Am. strs-. Daisy Freeman. Santa tins. 12:10
a. m; Para, Balboa via Masatlan, 2:30 a. m.;
Claremont, Gray's Harbor. 2:45 a. m.; Daisy
Gadsby. San Pedro. 8;15 a. m. ; Yucatan.
Portland, via Astoria, 5:20 a m.; Yellow
stone, Coos Bay ports, 4:10 s- m.; Admiral
Schley. Seattle, 6:06 . m.; Arollne, San
Pedro. iO a. m.; CUy f Topeka. Eureka.
T:15 a. n.v Brunswick, V Fort Bragg,- 7:45 ac
m.x WTiiteaboro. Greevood. 10 a... m.; Har
vard. San Pedro, :20 a., m.; San Gabriel.
San Pedro, 1$:85 e. m.; Jaa. S. lggis.
San Pedro. 11 :40 n. m. ; Oregoniau. Seattle,
1-40 p. m.: Doris, Ran Pedro, 2:30 v. m.;
Wm.' . Herrtn, sArtoria, 2:55 p. m. SaUed-
ters, too, Fred Clark, for years statis
tician of the association, succeeded to
the position of manager, taking the
place of E. W.' Wright whose ap
Am. strs. Georgian. Honolulu, via ,: Seattle. 8
a. m.: WashtAnaw, Port San Luis, 8:10 a.
m.; tug Hercules, Balboa, towing ship Dun
Byre, 8:15 a. in.; Am. ah. Dunsyre, Stock
holm, 8:15 a. m. ; ship Star of Greenland,
WrangeU, 8:15 a. m.: bark Star of Pern.
Bristol Bay. 8:15 a. m.: Str. Chilkat, Nan
aimo. 8:20 a. m.; U. S. S. Annapolis, San
Diego, 2 a. m.; Am. strs. Wbittier, Port
San Luis,' 10:35 a. m. ; Atlas, Seattle. 10:35
a. m. ; Willamette, Astoria and Portland,
11:10 a. ni. ; Centra 11a, Eureka, 11":50 a. m.;
Governor, Victoria and Puget Sound ports,
12:Zj p. m. : Korea, Hongkong - via - norts.
1:45 p. m.: J as. S. Hlgglns, Mendocino, 2:30
p. m. ; ieien f. Drew, ureenwood. Z:Oo p.
m. ; San Gabriel, Umpqua, river, 8:10 p. m.;
Tahoe, Gray's Harbor, 3:23 p. m. ; Am. bark
McLaurin, Bristol Bay, 3:30 p. m.; Am. strs.
Northfork Eureka, 8:40 p. m.; Harvard, San
Pedro 'and San Diego. 4:10 p. m. ; Geo. Loo
mis, Eureka, 4:10 p. m.; rag Dauntless, Port
San Luis (with barge rsklae M. Phelpa in
tow), 5:30 a. m.
Marsbfield, Or., April IT. Str. Break
water arrived this morning from Portland.
Point Arguello, CaL, April 17. U. 8. S.
Annapolis, from Mare Island, for San Diego,
passed, 6 p. m.
Los Angeles, CaL, April 17. Arrived
Am. strs. w asp. Fort Angeles. - 6 a. m.;
Necanieum, Eureka, 6 a. m. ; San Ramon.
San Diego, 6 a. m. ; Hattle Luckenbach, New
York, IO a. ra. ; Yale. San Francisco. 10 a.
m.; Rose City, Portland, 11 a. m. ; Congress,
Seattle, '3 p. m. ; Homer, San . Francisco, 8
p. m. Sailed Am. strs. Coronado, Gray's
Harbor; Yale, Ban Diego, 8:30 p, m.: Siski
you, Columbia river, 4 p. m. ; Ban Ramon,
Portland, 6 p. m.; Geo. W. Fen wick, Port
land, 6 p. m.; Shoshone, Columbia river,
0 p. m.
North Bank to Sell
River Vessels Soon
As soon as It can get . an accept
able offer, the Spokane. Portland &
Seattle railway will sell the. vessels
of ijs .river line, said 1. c. Gilman,
president of the S.t P. & S.. yesterday.
The boats are the Bailey Gatzert and
Dalles City, and have operated under
the company name of The Dalles. Port
land & Astoria Navigation company.
According to a recent order of the
Interstate Commerce commission, the
railroad was instructed that It could
not operate boats on a line paralleling
the railroad, the assumption being that
a- railroad only operates . boats on a
lino paralleling its own in orden to
discourage water . competition. .
Mr. Gilman, said i the .company will
act as promptly - as . possible obedient
to the Interstate Commerce commis
sion's -order.- . Offers'-that have Deer
made to date are unsatisfactory, he said.
WILL INVITE POSTAL CLERKS
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Left to right J. B. Klllough, secretary local branch '33; George L.
' t)avis, state : orgauiier;; H-Butler, . secretary-treasurer of state
, . branch; ' Percy T. Harris, , president local tranch. - .
Branch No. 61, United National .As
sociation of Postoffice Clerks, has ex
tended an Invitation T to "all ' delegates
to the national convention at. Los An
geles, in September, . to have their
tickets routed via Portland and to stop
over and be - entertained by the mem
bers of this branch and.it is thought
a great number ; will take advantage
of the opportunity:"- Preparations are
being made for their'-comfort, and en-'
tertainment. . - ;' , :
Every member of the local branch,
of which there are 190, is making it a
point to co-operate with the commit
tee in charge of the arrangements. ..-
The first annual, state convention, of
the Oregon Branch N. S3 will be held
at Salem on the twenty-sixth of June.
Eight f delegates will represent this
local- at the convention, and a '' large
number wilt attend as visitors. .
.-.': The object of the - state convention
is to unite the postoffice clerks of the
first and second class offices on mat
ters relating to working conditions, by
way of resolutions, which will, be pre
sented at the' national -convention at
Los Angeles, . and to elect- a delegate
vO.'-'''-
pointment to the position of general
manager of the Port of Portland com
mission was announced a short time
ago.
It was reported yesterday that . a
H oo 1 fnr thm aoU nf Vi Vina tm ml 01 1
be closed Monday, but this statement
was not authorized by the S., P. 8.
Would Have Voters
Select Park Sites
L. Rossoll, 69 15 Seventy-second
street southeast, of the park commit
tee of the Southeast Portland Develop
ment league, has suggested a plan to
get parks in ! Albina. Montavllla, the
Hawthorne section and the Mount
Scott district. He would have the
people of these districts pick locations
and designate the amount of money
needed, then have the voters give their
approval at " the June election.
Mr. Rossoll would have each park
sought numbered and have each one
voted on senaratelv instead of contain-
lng-the issue all in one measure and
submitting it to the people. He says
the East Bide ; Business Men's club has
appointed a committee and has offered
the use of its clubrooms for meetings!
Oregon Pioneers to
Gather Here in June
The Oregon Pioneers association
will hold its i forty-third annual con
vention frn Portland Thursday, June 17,
according to announcement of George
H. HImes, secretary, yesterday.
The morning and afternoon sessions
will be open to members only and
only those who have been here since
1859 are eligible' for membership.
-Before this date can be changed, a
year's notice is necessary, - and the
unanimous vote of the association In
favor of the -change is needed.
Crowds, Start for Alaska.
Port Townsend, April 17. Passen
ger bookings ! for Alaska this spring
are,' the heaviest eer known at this
season asa result of the activities In
the construction of the federal ' rail
road, When the steamers Mariposa,
and Admiral i Farragut . sail Monday
morning, ' their - entire passenger ac
comodations will be taken.
to represent i the state associtlon at
that convention, t" '-
There are S3 state branches atl pres
ent and eachi state has an organizer
at , work bringing in new ; members as
fast as they are eligible. ;
. .There are 27.000 members in re na
tional association, in, - round . numbers,
with ; national, officers of. high moral .
character.
; Practically all the reforms in post
office legislation have been wrought
by this" body of clerks working in har
mony, with the National Association of
Letter -Carriers, and submitted to con
gress in form of resolutions and en
acted into laws by that great body.
The work, aside -from what lias just
been mentioned, is the agitation of
needed -reforms, ' and the education of
the public through, the press.
Every member Is lookin.j forward
with great anticipation to the an
nuat convention, as problems for, the
past, year will be disposed of in the
form of a memorial to be submitted to
congress at the next session. -.,
Fraternal Ism, cooperation, and up
holding of civil i service, laws, 1 the
slogan of the organization,.
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LOCAL DEALER SAYS
THERE IS NO FISH
TRUST. IN SEATTLE
Ji Hi UdlUCjr Ul uai ucjf l lOII
Co, Also i Kaps Newport
Halibut Fishing Industry.
TALKS OF CONDITIONS
Alaska .Kalibnt Are of Superior Qual
ity, He Asserts Hazards of the
Business Are Belated.
That the. Newport halibut-are of
Quality inferior to the Alaska halibut,
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that there is no demand in Portland,
for these fish sufficient to. warrant
the operation' of vessels- out of. here,
and that no "fish trust'eiists-in Se
attle, controlling the prices of fish
brought .to Portland are the conten
tions of J. H. Barbey, head. of the
Barbey Fish company, of this city.
Besides these objections. Mr. Barbey
believes that there are a number of
other conditions which work to the det
riment of a company fishing off New
port. The season is too short, he says,
the . five months between May 1 and
September 30 being adapted to the
fishing, while fish of high quality are
caught only during May and the early
part of June. ! j
"On account" Of weather conditions
off Newport, halibut fishfng can only
be carried on successfully during May.
June, July, August and September."
said Mr. Barbey! yesterday.. "We have
personally handled quite a little of
this Newport halibut, and onlya small
proportion of the fish caught are No.
1 marketable fish. In the early part
of the season the fish are much better
than during the months of July and
August. I
Quality ZTot Satisfactory.
"Last year, I when the boats were
fishing off Newport, a large quantity
was sent to this market, and what fish
We handled did not prove satisfactory,
on account of so much of it being a
mushy and chalky grade of f fish. A
number of boats from Seattle fished
these banks last year, and when their
catches were brought to Seattle a
large percentage of the fish was culled
baek to the boats. Some of the fish
that were accepted from the boats as
No. 1 fish were reshlpped to Portland,
but even these graded fish were not
often accepted by us, as they were not
up to the standard of northern halibut.
Halibut brought to Seattle from Alas-
. S,"111 Cap? Fiattery 18 rmer meated
hallbot. and of far better quality. It
is a xact mat the further north the
boats fish the better the quality of
halibut.
"There seems to be considerable mis
understanding as to No. 1 and No. 2
halibut, and toi the fact that halibut
Is culled at Seattle and the culled hali
but shipped to Portland. A large per
centage of the halibut brought into Se
attle from the north is shipped to
eastern markets, and these markets de
mand a fish averaging from IS to 50
pounds in weight, hence fish averag
ing this size are sent east and are
classed as No. 1 and the fish aver
aging 60 pounds and up are classed es
No. 2, and the fish averaging from 13
pounds down are also classed as No. 2.
"The quality of the fish Is exactly
the same, and, as this marekt can use
the larger size fish as well as the me-
i?e "if 'r.h ft it . k? V, . v
d.lum. lze fl"h' " ha" been abl to buy
the larger size fish at a better price.
and this is the-only reason that this
culled fish, as it is termed, is shipped
to Portland. The idea thav it is a sec
ond quality fish Is erroneous and ut
terly misrepresented. j
Same Sale oa Salmon.
"Exactly the same conditions prevail
en Salmon. In! shipping salmon to a
New Tork market, a fish averaging 8
to 12 pounds will always demand a
better-price, and hence this size fish
is sent, although any well informed
person knows the quality of a smaller
size salmon or a larger size salmon is
absolutely the same.
"As to the other deep sea food, fishes
that may be caught off these banks,
the demand for such fish as ling cod,
rock cod, flounders, etc., amounts to
absolutely nothing. From the seines
and traps on Bakers bay, during tho
salmon fishing- -season, we can secure
tons - of flounders and rock. cod.
Freight charges' to Portland are low.
and we are at' no expense to catch
them, as the seines and traps are op
erating for salmon. We can place this
variety of fish on the market and re
tall it to the trade at 5 cents per
pound "profitably, but there never has
been a demand. ,. ,
"The same with Columbia river
smelt. We handle about a ton of
these smelt a day, and they retail at
found pounds for a dime. If there
was a demand for them, we could han
dle 40 tons per day. The fish are in
abundance and going to waste, but the
market for them is lacking.
Seattle Has Advantage.
"The reason for .Seattle handling the
halibut business is because that point
is a natural distributive point for
these ' supplies that come down from
Alaska, on account ' of transportation
facilities, . and because of the quality
of the northern halibut and the fact
that they will stand shipping to New
York, Boston and Chicago.
"Your editorial, dated March 17, re
fers to 10 carloads of barrels shlDDed
from Portland to Seattle for purposes
of salting fish. We venture to say
that every' one of these barrels were
forwarded on ta Alaska, where halibut
and salmon are both plentiful and can
be salted much! Cheaper than at any'
other place. j
"Your editorials have often refered
to the fish trust in b'eattle that con
trols the purchasing power of the
Portland dealers. In all our experi
ences Inl buying halibut on the Beattla
market, we have always found competi
tion very Keen, i mere may exist an
understanding as far as prices made to
tne large eastern mantels, but there
never has been a an understanding
far as local trade is concerned. With
halibut sold to the highest bidders in
Seattle, it would be impossible to have
an agreement in selling prices to a
market as close as Portland.
"Your editorials have also referred to'
the wonderful opportunities that exist '
for the sale of all halibut that might
be caught and the wonderful 'markets
ror it. juiow us to can your atten
tion vto the experiences of those who
saw fit to put their- money Into the
"Glory of the Seas." This is a large
halibut boat, built at a probable cost
of $100,000, and fitted np with cold
storages, and every advantage for
catching and taking care of halibut.
This vessel he a carrying capacity of
2,000,000 pounds of halibut. She was
sent to Alaska to fish on the finest
halibut bsnks in the world, ana where
there was no question as to the qual
ity of the fish of the quantity. ' When
she had filled her cold stors ge with all
the halibut she ! could- carry she re
turned to Seattle, only to find that
there was no market for her fish.. The
halibut market was so. depressed and
fresh halibut was selling so cheap that
her . cargo went: begging for offers.
Big Cargo From
Central America
teamer Peru Beaches Ban rrancisco
with Coffee and Jtecord Shipment
I of BoUion.
1 Ban Francisco. ADril 17.-Wlth
, $280,68 In treasure. the largest
(amount of bullion brought to this port
in years, a cargo that taxed the tapfce
. T. mw ... ity of the vessel. snd104 pasenger'.
the Pacific Mail steamer Peru. Captain
G. S. Mcriiiinon. arrived shortly after
1 o'cloclsthis niornins' from Balboa
and ports of call la Central America
aad Moxico.
I The larn-oHt sinirle item In the ve-
Pel's minifeKt waa,9RKir nf rnf.
- a record shipment.
.... .j una uoj n a.i:t lltii liuurn A e
consumed In making the trip due to
the largo freight offerings along the
Mexican court.
That the Japanese cruller Asa ma,
which went ashore on a reef at Turtle
bay . several months ago. stand little
channe bt ever getting off la the opinr
ajlon of passengore and memheis of the
! row "r . 8Uamer eru erriving
irom uaiuoa anu.wsy pons.
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According to the storjes told by pas
sengers, th-j wrecked cruiser could be
seen plainly with the ship glasses and
was resting deep in the water. At
tho time the Peru passed Turtle ty
three tramp steamers and one warship
were standing by the .wreck.
SAYS PRISM IN-
UIIIU I IIIVSUMUIIV 111
GERMANY ARE GIVEN
WHOLESOME FOOD
Correspondent, Who Visits
Camps, Reports Captives
Treated Weil,
By Frederick Werner,
Berlin, April 17 (I. N. S.) Btorles
of cruel and inhuman treatment of
prisoners of war in German concentra
tion canips have lately become so fre
quent In the French and English press
that it was with great pleasure I ac
cepted an Invitation from the German
minister - of war to visit, any camp
I might desire, the only condition Im
posed upon me being that I should
try my best to give an unbiased im
pression of what . I saw to my Ameri
can readers.
Supplied with art official document
stating that I was traveling as a rep
resentative of the war ministry and
permitting me to make use of mili
tary trains, I was allowed absolute
freedom of movement everywhere, and
I can truthfully state that what I
saw was not what the authorities
particularly wanted to show, but
everything I thought would help to
give me a true idea of actual condi
tions. ! '
. Says Food Wholesome.
Before I start to give details let
me first state that I have personally
convinced . myself there Is no truth
whatever in the Statement made time
and again in hostile countries that
Germany is starving her prisoners of
war. Thousands of German . Citizens
would be delighted if they could get
the fare supplied captured ! enemies.
Talking without the .presence of
witnesses with many English, Ilusslan
war, who had no object In concealing
anything from me, I was told time and
again that the fare is sufficient and
well prepared. My visit to the food
depots and, larders- of various prison
ers' camps confirmed this. 1
On week days the prisoners twice
daily receive a bowl of some kind cf
soup with squares of meat In it, dif
ferent, of course, from the side dlsh
with. which they are familiar at bonia,
but nevertheless good nourishing Ger
man soup made with beans, lentil,
kale, potatoes or peas, first time At
7 o'clock in the morning find eocond
time at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon.
While at noon they are given a cold
ration consisting of sausage, ;--cheese
and war bread. Ort Sundays they get
three hot meals.
' Weigh Prisoners.
The meat is cut up and put into
the soup, first because it is easier to
see that each prisoner gets an equal
amount of meat, and second because
ho knives are permitted within the
caihps. Every prisoner has' a folding
spoon which he carries in the breast
pocket of his coat. Every captive is
weighed regularly to see that he is
not losing flesh.
i Sanitary conditions are excellent and
there was very little sickness any
where, though the winter has heea
damp and cold. This is perhaps prin
cipally due to the fact that concen
tration camps have been constructed
only in places where drinking water
is good and plentiful. The barracks
are well ventilated and heated. Here
I must also mention that the clothes
of all arriving prisoners, are disin
fected and sterilized In special ovens
before they are admitted and the men
themselves get a shower bath. Bathl0r
at regular intervals Is compulsory.
Many Cases of Typhoid.
Among the French prisoners I saw
near, the front there was a good many
cases of typhoid and enterlo fever, and
special fever hospitals have been built
in isolated places. All attendants end
nurses are Inoculated with anti-typhoid
serum with excellent results.
Nearly everywhere 1 found lhe
prisoners in excellent spirits. They
got along splendidly together and their
relations with theii-guards are quite
friendly, though both sides are equally
convinced of ultimate victory for their
causa- Discipline is strict, but no
more than reasonable." i '
What the prisoners complain of moat
is the enforced Idleness and the scarc
ity of reading matter in their own
languages. While there was still snow
on the ground, Russian and English
prisoners engaged in many snowball
ing contests. -
This was during the winter of 1913.
In 1914 she did not even operate. The
entire investment of money laid idle.
Since so much money has been invest.
ed In this boat. It has been rumored
that she might operate this year, but
nothing is yet certain. This . Is mere-
ly an example of large enterprises in
deep sea fishing exploits." -
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Garibaldi. Or., April 17(S. J.)
The steamer Geo. R. Vosburg cf Ne
halem is to be placed oh the run be
tween Bay City and other nearby ports,
according to a report current here. Th
schooner Arab has been on this run
but was . wrecked lest week snd her
captain and one deckhand were
drowned. Captain irrttz -Antensen ts
en route here to take command of -the
Vosburg, having retw-ntly retired froft.
the command of the pilot schooner
Joseph Pulitzer.
Lukewarm water often will revtv
wilted flowers upon which told water
will have no effect. -