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THE- OREGON: SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND.' SUNDAY 'MORNING,. APRIL 21, 1918.
THOUSANDS BEING
TRAINED TO MAN
MERCHANT MARINE
i .,
Government Opens Free Nautical
U and Engineering Schools to
liObtain Men for New Fleets.
WORK IS BIG UNDERTAKING
-i -. i' ,n ii - - -
Men With Former Training on
; "the Seas Are Refitted in Few
Months for Officers on Ships.
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' By Henry Howard
director of Recruiting Hervtre. United State
HMiHiiut Hoard.
'Present construction . plans for our
merchant, marine call for more than
1,000,000 tons of new shipping, to be
completed within two years
'The first year of the war was suffi
cient to show the United States that the'
Process of attrition In the world's sup-
tly of tonnaae. due to normal war
, Causes, and to the Illegal use of the
submarine by uermany. was criavum
Shortage if ships. This shortage do
cam unite when the United States en
tered j the war in April, 1'J17, thereby
add inn to the already pressing problem
Of, logistics this country's vast needs of
eft transportation for troops and sup
plies, and the quickened need of send
ing more und yet more supplies to our
allies.
; iiBy the time this situation had devel
oped, the nation as a whole understood
the urgency of measures long advocat
ed by students of maritime condition
residents mainly of the seaboard states
.-for developing our merchant rieets in talnlng the schools the
'accordance with the pressing demands jjVided nf sections.
vf the times. Indeed, steps nao oeen Direction of Instruction In the navl
taken In that direction some months be- i patjOIj schools was placed In the hands
fre, vilth the creation of the United , ot pr()teHaor Alfred E. Burton, dean of
states KhiisDlnu hoard, by act of con-!, v,0 m iiaanr.hiii.Atta Tnati-tnt. at Tprlmnl-
i gresa. In September, J9 18. ' ogy. He selected his instructors from
i III tne lOllOWIHK winter muiiiun ma
Shipping board had been duly organized
for business, and when the United States
entered the war it was ready to exer
cise lis functions as sponsor for a new
itil!oiiall.ed merchant marine.
I:,'; Men to Man Ships Iteqiilred
'"i'ri. .. ,.. fyr-nA An tliA hnfl rd hv
t inn n i j . v.uiMvi ' ' .-w -
could be prepared in a abort course of
special training for ; service at sea.
By establishing free schools In navi
gation at Important ports, ' and free
classes in marine engineering .at some
of the technical colleges. I proposed to
train enough men of the types Indicated
to meet the forthcoming increased de
mand fort American deck and engine
room officers for the new American
cargo ships. I proposed reaching the
men needed by statements in the press
of the opportunities thus offered them
for patriotic service and a chance for
advancement in positions that wouia
be as numerous after peace returned as
during the war.
On May 29. 1917. I was authorised
by the shipping board to Inaugurate the
training plan, and on June 1 was sworn
in as director of recruiting service for
the board; Three days later the first
free navigation school to be conducted
under the direction of the United States
shipping board was opened, with 20 stu
dents, at the students' astronomical lab
oratory. Harvard university, kindly
loaned for the purpose by the college
faculty. Later this school was trans
f erred to the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, where it has since been
maintained.
The work of organizing additional
schools went on through succeeding
months, until 41 In all were established
on the AUantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts
and the Great Lakes. The response of
men qualified to enter the schools , was
quick and; gratifying as to numbers, and
notwithstanding that no man was ac
cepted as a student who had not served
(wo years on a deep-water vessel, the
percentage of men who qualified for
admission, out of the total number of
applicants called for preliminary exami
nation, was large. Many of the appli
cants, actuated by patriotism, expressed
a willingness to leave lucrative positions
ashore in order to fit themselves for
service In the merchant marine in war
time. Others frankly hailed with delight
an opportunity to get back. to the sea.
which they bad left because of unprom
ising conditions In the decade preced
ing the opening of the great war.
National headquarters of the new
training service were established at Bos
ton, where a floor in the Boston custom
house was set apart for its use by the
treasury ! department. For administra
tive purposes in establishing and main-
country was
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among men of practical training, as
tronomers, explorers and former sea
Captains being among them, with rec
ognized standing as teachers.
The system of instruction perfected
for tnc Schools was in accordance with
the most approved methods of teaching
navigation. It was therefore possible
to impart to a student In six weeks'
eengresa were sufficiently broad to en- to impart to a student tn six weeks
frit!? it to take sweeping steps toward study a groundwork of the theory and
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Pendleton Round-Up
Star Dies in Battle
111 BUaeett Killed la Actios ea Wet.
I era Frost Marrk Had 'Bees la
rsaee Bat Few Weeks.
Pendleton. Or,. April SO. DeQ Blan
cett. famous all around cowboy and one
of the best known frontier show per
formers of the West, was killed In action
on the western front on March 10, ao-
cordinar to a teleirram rrliraMi hn this
WeStem Chief, Steel Steamer. rainC y tH American National bank.
THREE VESSELS
ARE LAUNCHED
IN SINGLE DAY
Tenth Ship Put in Water by clnd-..
' Blancett was
the Northwest Steel Company, mounted service end had been in France
r only a few weeks. Blancett. who since
with the Oanadlan
WOODEN HULLS ARE DIPPED
the earliest day of the Pendleton Kound
Up has made this city his headquarters,
was one of the organisers of the Pendle
ton company of cowboy cavalry, and
was firsf-to enlist. However, he was
n t PL' i ij'1 i i later rejected for physical disability and
reninSUla onipbUllaing L.0. and,left immediately for Canada where he
" a. c 'it n J J waa accepted in the mounted service.
Urant omitn-rOrter YardS Only recently a letter was. received
. . , . . from Mm written at London while en
Have LaiinChingS. route to France. s
1 Bertha Blancett. his wife, who Is
. ; champion cowgirl rider of the world.
Three vessels, each going into the her home here, but is temporarily
water a few hours apart, was Saturday's ; out of th"
contribution of shipyards at I'ortland to
Uncle Sam's Liberty fleet. Th
added in one clip 16.300 more dead
tons to the freedom pan of the
measuring the great war.
One of the vessels was an S800 ton I
steel cargo carrier. while the other two ;
1-were wooden of 4000 and 3500 dead-:
weight tons' capacity. :
The steel vessel was launched by the :
Northwest Steel company at ':15 Sat-
urday afternoon. Virginia Insley. 7-;
year-old daughter of Mort Insley, sec- ,
retary of the Willamette Iron A: Steel ;
works, was the sponsor. The vessel was .
christened the Western Chief. ! &) SACKS Tfee On bOndltlOn
While on the ways the Western Chief!
was known as hull No. 10. w hich means
that it is the tenth such vessel turned i
out by the plant. j
The 4000 ton ' wooden carrier was
launched at 3 o'clock at the Peninsula I
Shipbuilding company and was chris-
tened the Anoka by Miss Belle Garnlch. , Potatoes are offered by the Patriotic
BURBANK POTATOES
OFFERED FOR SEED
TO WAR GARDENERS
That Equal Amount Be Re
turned From Crop.
Four hundred sacks of Burbank scd
daughter of Kmll Garnlch of Ashland. v "...- o
Wis!, an old friend of President K. C. : for free planting on the single condl
Knapp of the Peninsula company. The . 'on thuat an mon 1C relilriied
. . . , i,,-v,h iu.t from the crop. The npuds were place4!
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Photo by Uifford A Preotua.
New phott graph of Crown Point showing recently completed Vista House, to be dedicated May 3, with Columbia river gorge in the background.
the desired end. And to insure the ac
complishment In a few months or years
of" war time of what ' would not and
probably could not have been accom
plished In generations of peace.
Immediately the country had become
a party to the war, suggestions poured
Irt'on the shipping board as to ways and
means of adding largely and rapidly to
tle nation's tonnage In merchant ships.
One plan early adopted called for the
building of 1000 wooden vessels, to carry
cargo across the Atlantic and offset, in ficatlona for admission to these schools
in thft merchant marine, either
practice roi navigation to ename mm 10 i aa apprentices or as members of regu
(ikdo ii ts rAaiiiiiiHuuiio ui m3 v ill vcvj i Jj ff3Wa.
States steamboat-inspection service. Qne of the free nautlcal schools is lo-
Knglneeiing . Schools Also Open cated at Portland. It is on the third
The development of . the engineering floor of the P. R., L. & P. building at
schools was contemporaneous with that First and Alder streets. The free en
of the schools in navigation. The "train- gineering school for the Northwest la
inc of engineers was placed in the hands located at the University of Washing
of Prof essoa-Kdward F. Miller of the ton at Seattle. Applicants for entrance
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, should apply to the steam vessel lnspec
The course In the engineering schools, tors.
is of one month's duration. The quall-
t-argo across the Atlantic ana onset, in ; ficatlona Tor admission to these scnoois wr ,V T t
large measure, the destructlveness of , differ slightly from those required for LM CWS Ot tllG A OFt
the German submarines. It was with
the adoption of thin plan that the shlp
'plng board took first steps In a con
struction program, afterward greatly
ettiaikcd. Intended to produce several
million tons of merchant shipping in
record time.
- Coincident with the sudden awaken
' Ing ot the nation to the vital need for
more cargo ships, and the energetio ini
tial steps of the shipping hoard to pro
duce them, came forward the important
"Question of manning the new merchant
marine so soon to come Into being. The
countfy s a whole not having been
accustomed.. J n recent times, to think In
terms of shipping, pppeared doubtful of
admission to the navigation schools, as
men with proper technical experience
are admitted who may require as much
SHIPPING BOARD
QUERY SURPRISE
TO SHIPBUILDERS
Arrivals April 20
J. A. Chanslor, American ateaaner, from Port
as six months' added training at sea I B" "
before becoming eligible for licenses.
As a necessary adjunct to its training
Kose City, American steamer, from San .Fran
cisco and San Pedro; general.
Martha Buehner, American steamer, from
urvlnn fnr officers, the recrultinar terv I San lelro: ballast.
i In Ti,lv 1I17 P.ihlthd n rionort- W. F. ' Harrin. American steamer, from C
ment wnose junctions are lnaicatea Dy i Departures April 20
its tine, tne sea service Dureau. -oraa- tjtTj (; Burge811 American bark, for Nush-
uaies oi tne Bcnoois were piacea on tzsk : general.
board rihlp by this department. I J. A. -Chanslor, American steamer, for Port
Representatives of the sea service bu- Stn Luls; t,'1t-
reau were estaDiisnea in various im- M ABISE AI.MAJTAC
k. .vkw. ... w. weather at Rlvar'a Mouth
increasingly Droaaenea xunctions in Nortb Uetd Aprl, i.o.oonditions at the
placing ! American ofneers, ana also mouth of the rWer at 5 p. m.: Wind, northwest.
tta ahllttv l iinxltic. thn murlnern crews, as the demand fnr them Increased 16 miles; sea. smooth.
i tiAeA tn hnnrilA it nnnr flonln W with th la nni'"hlnc of Inrrpnsprt num. Sun Record for April 22
were no longer a seagoing", people, said
the doubtful ; we had lost the art of the
snifor when the American Bquare rigged
slo went out of use as a leader among
;tBe! world's cargo carriers. Surely, our
war need was pressing enough to ap
; peal to the patriotism of Americans
Tijth .a liking for the sea. but would
arty considerable numbers come forward
fcir strvlce on merchant ships? v"
" f Training System Proposed
. These questions reflected a natural
condition In the public mind, which as
"yet was unable to visualize the mer
: chant marine in true perspective aa one
of the primary arms of the country's
new-equipment for progress. Relatively
I few men having knowledge of maritime
affairs and a broad view of the trend
' of events In the world war were able
to grasp both the needs of the hour
' and the means of meeting them, and to
i take an optimistic view of our country's
ability effectively to turn back to the
sea. where It won lta first laurels in
commerce. Such men there were, how
ever, in the United States shipping
; board, as 1 learned on approaching that
body with a plan for manning our new
- merchant fleets.
V. It had been my good fortune to be
. reared In a New England community
i In which shipping was a subject of com
mon knowledge, and to have made some
i study of cause and effect In the con
dition of our merchant marine as It was
at .me opening of the war. By the
. me ine united states cast Its lot with
j h allies I had formulated a plan for
manning the new ships that we must
ouiia to win, and when conarefu Ha.
; dared that a state of war existed I laid
my pian before the shipping board.
-7T provided, In brief, for a training
system to prepare Americans for service
on American merchant ships, the work
to begin with the training of officers
t and eventually to extend to the train
ing of crews. I pointed out to the
board that there were many thousand
i fishermen on our coasts there being
:. not less than 100,000 on the Atlantic and
: Gulf seaboards atone among whom
could be found excellent material for
merchant officers and sailors.
; j' Free Navigation Schools Opes
! r Furthermore, former sailors were to
bi found -In almost all the states, en
f caged , In various occupations. Among
3 them wer former captains and mates of
t vews ana not a few former
mwt. oi mercnant steamers. There
1 were also many marine rnrin...
inn ashore and other engineers who
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By the autumn of 1917 the construe- High Water Low Water
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ping board, by which considerably more
than 1000 new ships will be commissioned
under our flag, had advanced suffi
ciently to warrant the development of
the second phase of the training plan
originally submitted to the board for
manning the new merchant marine
namely, the training of crews.
IVflW'Vl t hni! t u- u u triiAn Kv Ih.
... tr .. i,i I I-ewi?ton
system oi intensive training lor crews Kugene
by the use of a squadron of training Albany
aVklna Tn lWmluiK th. onlnnlviw Kn .1 I halem ..
n j hid jcouiLiug ucuicu i Portland
and on IJecember 12. 1917. announce'
ment was made In the press that the
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Transformation of Wood Ship
yards Into Steel Ship Plants
Would Involve Expense.
(-) Falling.
KIVER FORECAST
A special dispatch to The Journal Sat
urday from Washington, stating that a
suggestion has -reached Senator McN'ary
from a high shipping .board official that
the transformation of wood shipyards
into steel yards is desirable and request
ing an opinion as to whether the ship
builders in the Oregon district can turn
to building steel ships, comes as a com
plete surprise to Oregon shipbuilders.
But in reviewing past developments
involving the shipping board, it is shown
that steel ships have been favored more
or less aM along by shipping board of
ficlals on the claim that they give
greater efficiency and are better adapt
ed for the purpose in hand, being
capable of greater speed than wooden
vessels.
With but few exceptions, if any at
all, it would be totally impracticable to
convert wood shipyards In the Orecron
district Into steel shipyards. In cases
where it might be -done, considerable
cost and time would be involved.
Not Room In M ost. Tarda
Such is the sentiment expressed by
builders. .
recrultljng service was prepared to re
ceive applications rrom young Amerl- The Willamette rWer at Portland win fan
cans between 21 and 30 who wished to slowly Sunday and Mondax and remain nearly
be trained for service on merchant ships mesaay.
as sanors. iiremen. coai passers, oners, AT NEIGHBORING FORTS land evervthlne- lu Cl'Z .."J
water tenders. COOKS and Stewards. Astoria. April 20, Arrired at 8:80 and left lished to that end .v! .
Training Sqsadroa Formed np at 9 .50 uTm . rtesmer Martha Buehner. " rfl?,lt Hdly' thre ls
Th- k, 7,i,i , from Saa Pedro. Arrired at 2 and left u at notsuf f icient room iff the average wood
The number of men required for this a s. . steamer Rom City, from San Fran- yard for the accommodation of build
branch of the training service was at ciseo and San Pedro. Arrired at 7:30 a. nv ings and eauinment fnr th v.njii.
first estimated to be 85.000. but events ft ui t 1 P-m.. steamer W. P. Herri J, ftf P!l . the handling
shipbuilding center by virtue of having
all the material necessary right on the
ground.
This fact is put forth with stress by
Oregon shipbuilders in supporting the
wood ship industry as part of the gov
ernment's program. They also protest
any claims that the wood ship is a
failure, setting forth records established
and what is being done in their construction.
Suggestion Was Surprise
Chamber of Commerce officials were
surorised to learn of the suggestion as
coming to Senator McNary. They say
they had received no inkling or It, Hav
ing the understanding that the regular
wood program would be. carried through
as set" forth.
However, as the news comes from
Washington, it is only a suggestion. It
is presumed that Senator McNary will
Immediately gather data and render an
opinion.
It has been known for some time tnai
the shipping board was considering the
matter of increasing the site of -voodjn
ships contracted in the future. This
took definite form, it was inaicaiea.
when all assistant district officers were
called to Washington for a conference.
The call, it is understood, stat-d mat
important changes of policy wer-j to be
considered.
Oregon Builders Complacent
J. W. Hall, assistant to Lloyd J.
Wentworth, head of the wood ship
building in the Oregon district for the
emergency fleet corporation, left foi
Washington this morning.
The new plans, it is understood call for
the construction of vessels of vJOO dead
weight tone capacity. All work under
way at present, it is said, will be com
pleted. The new vessels will not reii Jire
any radical changes In the shipyards,
and there would be no delay in award
ing the new contracts, it is declared.
Further word from Washington Saluf-
Iday was to the effect that all Ferris
type vessels unaer contraci uui ui
started would be cancelled. If this is
so, it means that only four or five con
tracts would be cancelled in Oregon
varda. as only four yards in this dis
trict hold such contracts and work is
officials, including members of the port
and dock commission.
i ... i i i .. i 1.
Tuesday but a delay was encountered. ! " ..' J , , .v . ' . ' "
nn,. v i. .i .h.i ...m, i ,rlotl cltlsen who f-.-cl that a lare
timed out. by the Peninsula company. rf?L" prove of ,,r,"
, . " ' . T, ., i. .i to the food resources of
turned
the others being the Bell Brook and
Clackamas.
me Importance
resources or the city. Ap-
j plication for the seed potatoes should
be made to the leasue. 72 Corbet t
Wakan ls the name of the third vessel j building. Main 4170.
launched during the day. This event More out-of-town acreage Is urgently
was unique In that It took place after needed by the league for distribution to
dark, being between 9 :30 and 10 o'clock hundreds of applicants. 1-Jvery piece of
Saturday night. It ls thj first launching ) Und thus far offered for frea war fir
to be held at such an hour at Portland. J den use has been eagerly taken. In
Delay in fitting a portion of the gear many Instances, where the land Is i;ot
was responsible, otherwise the event j cultivated or leased by the owners this
would have been In the afternoon. I season. Its free use by war gardeners
The vessel was launched at the plant will be of great benefit to the prop-
Three women are being employed in ; fh r.rant Smith-Porter Ship com-! erty. keeping down weeds and tirevetit
the oakum department of the Vancouver ; pany. Mrs. Andrew R. Porter, wife of I Ing deterioration.
yard of the G. M. Standifer Construe- ; one of tne officials of the company, was City war gardens may yet he had la
tion corporation. Their duty is to roll . the sponW(r. any number in the Iaurelhurst district,
and prepare the oakum for caulking. nun 0f tnd Wakan was built in SI many of the lots having been under cul-
Thus is woman aiding in the actual con-. worknt. ays. This Is claimed aa a , tlvaUon last year. Application should
structlon of ships for Uncle Sam. t world's record for construction of a i be made to Paul C. Murphy. 270H Stark
The band of that yard is reputed to wooden hull of that type. The vessel. street.
be one or the best among the shipyards when completed, will have a capacity of
oi tne uregon district, and this Is say- 3500 deadweight tonnage.
The Wakan la the ninth government
vessel launched by that company and
the second this week. The Dumaru was
sent down the ways last Wednesday.
The record for launchings maintained
by the Grant Smith company is unex
celled. The average has been practically
one a week since February 17. when the
first hull was launched.
ing a good deal, for practically every
yard has a band.
An inspiring sight at the plant of the
Foundation company In North Portland
Ij afforded by two huge flagstaffs. one
flying the Stars and Stripes and the
other the trl-color of France. This
plant Is building 20 steam auxiliary
i-chooners for the French government.
Four have already been launched.
Italy prohibits mills producing wheat
flour for bread In which less than SO per
cent of the grain Is used.
WESTGATE ON TRIAL TRIP
from tiariota.
Tobacco Habit
Conquered
Easily
' ; A Now Torket ef !! experience has -written
A tieok tellinc how the tobacco or snuff habit nay
ba' easily and completely hanhhed tn three days
erita dellchtful benefit. The author. Edward J.
Woods. tVA-814. Station F. New York City, will
mail th is book f rra oe request
ViTho ; health improves wonderfully -after the
nicotine poison ia out of the system. Calmness.
. tranquil sleep, clear eyes, normal appetite, good
tficottloa, manly vlfor. strong memory end a gen
eral tain ia efficiency are among tne many ban
fits repotted. - tiat rid of that nerrtma feeling;
nri more need of pip, eigar. cigarette, snuff or
hewing tobacco to padfy morbid desire. (Adr.l
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BUDsequenuy iea 10 a mooiiication 01 Astoria, April 19 Left up at 5:10 t. m..
this figure. The transportation of an steamer J. A. Chanslor, from San Lais. Sailed
immense American army to France, and f'4 V J steamer Tamalpaiv for San
of its supplies, called for the taking of "ped " 9 !' m" T,Terton- ,OT
a great many ships from the merchant I San Pedro. April 20. Arrived, ateamer
marine. The need of arming all ships ro1m V. - . , . ...
oni.rln. Pnrn,n ,v .,Vi I . Marshfield, Or.. Aj.nl 19. Am.ed: Un
., eauer. from : Han Francisco, at 5:30 a. m
guns iea 10 a proposal mat an snips I camltne schooner Rustler, from Waldport, at
crossing'the submarine zone be manned I ,l:8 -Johanna Smith, in tow of tug
by the navy. After several conferences K a1?2SL. JJSo'e J? Jl mh .
on this point between, officials of the U..,? Jf&Z&SZFt T
vj uepariraeni, ine war aepanmeni I Bailed isecanicum lor- San Francisco. 1:30
then operating the troop ships and the I - m-f. Solano. Kaymond. 8 p. m. ; Shasta, Port
,hlnnl.r ho o iii I land. 4 p. m. ; Palsy Putnam, Portland, 6 p. m
by which control of troop ships, animal from Boat Harbor. B. C. 8 a m.: Wilmington
transports ana ireignters carrying un-1 rora Tsan i euro, ior laooma, p, m., then pro
hrnkerfe rnrpMifl tt mnnlHAna o.t I ceeded.
nil, (h, rniiu. ,,1. Zl r Sailed Louis Nielsen; for Seattle and Ta-
pues Cor military uses were placed in coma. 8 a. m
control or tne navy, to be manned by I Seattle. April 20. Sailed Cordova for
naval icrews, while Atlantic passenger t "erenuen oair.. Bering sea. o p. m. ; motorship
liners, freighters with general carcoes ' " v . -
ror our allies, and all merchantmen Thordja from Singapor. It a. m.; Fashima
plying : outside the war zone, were left I Maru from Tacoma 8 a. m. ; motonhip Apex
in the control of the shipping board. "om trial crnne. no time; acnooner John A.
r or me training squadron two steel Kv-wtt. Anril 20. fUiled Mltnom.K
screw steamers were at once secured, San Francisco. !
the Calvin Austin and Gov. rlns-lv I Ketchikan. April zo.-i-Saued Jefferson and
twin ahirw. fnrmsrlv In th 1 ( Princess Sophia for Bkagway, 3 a. m.; Saata
vrl. j I Ana for Juneau. 1 a. av; Despatch for Beat
trade on the New England coast, each I tie. le am.
being of 3800 tons gross register. 299 1 Valdea, April 20. Sailed Admiral Watson
feet long and 60 feet wide, with recloro- I for.MM,tt-
rath. .n.i j .inn i.ji . - I auimu. spa
n ti luuiww uorse-I Aachorage. o a. m. , , . I
Power. I Ban Francisco. April 20. Arrived Elisabeth
Ta... T . i iai, a -vr . iu s vequuie n rcr. irom f on
Newport News. This was the transport Bragg. 7:30 a. m.; Whington. fVom Eureko.
Meade, a graceful old AUantic liner. I -- Sea' Eagle, from Port Saa Luis
Later a fourth ship, the Gov. Cobb, of 1 W,U1 D,re. " l?w v. tn.; tug Tjee
,,. r y. ZL J ' I from Marshfield with barga C. A. Smith ia tow.
. ' . .7" 1,101 . c "as 4-.1S o. m. : Richmond, from Seattle, with
.ui uiiu mo irsiiuns squadron, and a barge 95 in tow, :45 p. m; J. A. Moffitt,
114,1. , . JIA1. . . .. .. I . . . , w .VA
uius laier a. lliun Bnip, tne IrlS, was I 'onr ron swrra, o.ov p. m.
ilitul tn i fl Ck. i- -.i I Sailed Aurelim from; Eureka. 8:33 n. m
Ran Vnni'luK anA .in . l .apttoui v aji , i .-v j. iu-, tug faxiesa irom
oan r rancisco ana will go on her first I i .... -tth k.. vs.ii.m- - . a .
cruise soon. L. n: Admiral Schley. Los Anaeles and Han
The training course is of an inrenntra I IMego, 12:20 p. m.; Oovernor, Seattle and Tan-
character. There is an irmtriiotnr n I ?cur -:25 m ' .Provtaeneia for Paget Sound
First, the wood shipyards in this dis
trict, they point out, were laid down for
that special purpose. The wnn ami
equipment are for : wood constrmtinn i nnderw-av on all but that number,
Should contracts for other sraau wooaen
carriers also be cancelled," the differ
ence would be greater, but since the
shipping board has announced that all
cancelled contracts will be replaced by
contracts calling for the larger car
riers. Oregon builders feel they have
no room to worry on this - particular
score.
r I iranciseo, April zu. Arrived blutai
While these two ships, were being I nro,a Bandoo, 1 :20 a m. : Asuncion, from
each 10 apprentices, and he Is held re
sponsible ior the progress of his group.
When the apprentices have finished
their Intensive training they are added
to regular crews in the merchant ma
rine, pn a given ratio to the experi
enced j men carried.
The! young men accepted for training
by the shipping board recruiting service
are placed on pay at $30 a month for
their period of training and are exempt
from mlllutry; service so long aa they
Porta, a p. - m.
Goes to Philadelphia
Oregon Agricultural College, CorvaJ
lis, April. 20. Professor Mllo Daughters,
formerly assistant professor in organic
chemistry, left Tuesday- for the Mellon
Institute of ; Industrial Research c(
r ittsburg. Pa., where he has accepted
a fellowship to Investigate certain food
problems for . Secretary i Baker,-'-- alone
the ; line of bread materials. -
I of steel.
The general ' plan of a wood shin-
yard, it is admitted. Is not unlike that
of a steel yard, and' in some cases the
conversion could bw made, but would
mean such a big additional outlay that
any proposition to this end is most im
practical, especially at this time when
there is such need for haste.
The matter of financing such a
sweeping change would be another big
question. It is declared. ' ;
One Tard So Planned
There are cases, however, where wood
shipyards in the Oregon district, were
laid out with the idea of ultimate con
version. One case in particular is that
of the Oceanic Shipbuilding company at
Milwaukte. Work of establishing: this
plant was begun some time ago, but is
yet in the early stages, owing to the
inability of the company to secure con
tracts, either from the government or
private Interests. The. Inability, to se
cure contracts for private account is
due to : the shipping board's policy of
refusing permission for such work with
assurance that the contracts "will not
be commandeered,- - . ? ;
Representatives of this company have
been In Washington for some time In
an effort to close for . business one. way
or tne otner.. .. ,- i .
' There are various other phases to the
suggestion which ' has come ' to- Senator
McNary. One involves the spirit and
faith with which Oregon -shipbuilders
have established their plants on- the as
surance that there would be sufficient
business.. Millions of dollars have been
put Into the plans. -all being built on a
substantial, permanent 'basis. v
Logical Qaestlos Asked
Another phase, is presented in the
question asked by one shipbuilder :
: "Suppose we dp convert our yards,
will there be enough business to war
rant the change and will we receive all
the material we need without delay 7
In asking .' this qustlon, the builder
laid stress on the fact that practically
all such material must come from - the
East, involving considerable shipping
facilities and considerable expense. In
freight charges.
Diametrically opposite' to the points In
volved - in the steel 'plan is th - fact
I that' this district ff the logical woodeyt
SHIPYARD EMPLOYES '
', ENJOY AMUSEMENTS
Progress in the construction of the
steel shipyard of the G. M. Standifer
Construction corporation at Vancouver
ls continuing at a surprising gait.
Work on the ways is considerably more
than half done. Work ls also well I
along on the big punch shed, which is
to occupy four acres. At the present
rate fabrication of material for the
construction of the 10 steel steamers
of 9500 tons deadweight capacity for
which the plant has government con
tracts, will be begun by June 1.
Kmployes of the Northwest Steel
company will have a big entertainment
and dance on April 23 In the W. O. W.
hall. On the program will be musical
and vaudeville numbers, all to be con
tributed by the employes. This pro
gram will be from 8 to 9 p. m. From
0. to 10 p. m there will be a social
hour with games and contests for both
ladles and gentlemen. At 10 p. m.
the floor will be cleared for dancing.
To celebrate the end of the Liberty
loan campaign - among the employes
and to raise money to buy uniforms
for the members pf the yard's band,
the Grant Smith-Porter . Ship company
has epgaged - practically every social
accommodation of the Multnomah hotel
for a big dance next Tuesday night. It
is expected that between 3000 and 4000
will attend. A' committee of 100 work
men has been appointed to make the
arrangements.
The patronesses . will be - Miss M. Isa
belle Smith, Mrs. Andrew It. Porter,
Mrs. P. N. Carlson and Mrs. George
K. Teufel. Wives of' the foremen will
assist in caring for the guests. The
floor '"committee- will be composed of
the following: .Miss Agnes Jones, Miss
Wyola Pew, Mrs. . Harry Peck, Miss
Olive Clark and Miss Alice Royer.
j They will be ' assisted by the commit
tee of 100.
The eptertainment committee of The
Foundation club, an organization com
posed "of employes of the Foundation
company,' has completed arrangements
for the first annual picnic of the club,
to be held Wednesday, May 8, at Coun
cil Crest park.
. FoT'thia day the entire park will be
turned over to the club, and special
blanket tickets will be honored any
number of times, at every concession
on the hill except the shooting gallery,
refreshment stands and roly-poly game.
These tickets are being sold by mem
bers of the Foundation club at 60c each,
aend the net "proceeds will-be used for
the benefit of the club.
Eugene doffl. the club's musical di
rector, is arranging for a real jazs pro
gram for dancing In the big pavilion
afternoon and evening. . .
-The organisation of a choral club,
composed of members of the force at
the Grant Smith-Porter Ship company's
plant at St- Johns, was perfected at a
meeting Wednesday evening at the
Multnomah hoteL. .attended by a large
number of men from the plant.
Officers elected are as follows: Ar
thur Hlnea. president : - Charles . Mallot,
-vice president: , David C Ramseer,
secretary ; F. E. Griffith, treasurer; H.
W. Smith, director and librarian.
A unique feature of the trial trip of
the full motorship Mount Hood, product
of the Supple & Ball In Shipbuilde rs
corporation, last Wednesday, was the
presence aboard of the yard's band.
As the vessel pulled away from the
dock the "Star Spangled .Banner" was
played and throughout the trip patriotic
music was rendered. ...
- Guests of the occasion included - rep
resentatives of the owners, builders,
members of their families, and other
' sSkinner & Eddy Claim Record
Seattle. Wah.. April 20. tU. P.)
The steel shipbuilding record again be
longed to the Skinner A. Kddy plant
here tonight, after having been cap
tured a few weeks ago by the Colum
bia Shipbuilding corporation.
The Skinner & Kddy plant today
launched the 8800 ton steel steamer West
Lianga 55 days after laying- the keel.
Tonight workmen are engaged on the
Installation of the power plant and
promise to have the vessel ready for
service in IS days.
'Most American City'
Claim of St. Louis
St. Louis, April 20. U. P.) St. Louis
has a smaller per centage of German
born residents than many other large
cities of the United States, despite a pre
vailing opinion to the contrary, accord
ing to statistics compiled by the cham
ber of commerce.
Instead of 'the most German city
In - America the chamber of commerce
calls it "the most American city in the
country.'
According to the figures St. Louis
foreign born comprise only 18 per cent of
the population as compared with 33 per
cent in Detroit; 34 in Cleveland, 3 in
Chicago and 35 In Boston.
The percentage of German born in
St- Louis is 6.9. Chicago 8. Cleveland 7
New Steamer Will Take Short Spin
Oft River's Mouth.
On her trial trip, the steamer West
pate left down at p. m. Saturday.
She will follow the route taken by other
vessels of her type, w-hlch Is down the
river and outside for a few hours' run.
Speed and endurance tests will be
given.
The Westgate is one of the 8800-toii-
ners built by the Columbia Hlver Ship
building corporation. She has been de
layed four days as a -result of the long
shoremen's wage question. Difficulty
was encountered in securing men to
load sufficient cargo for ballast.
After the trial spin the Westgate will i
return to complete loading.
The steamer Westshore Is due to sail .
on her maiden voyage some time today. I
New Shipyard Publication i
Over the Top is the name of another i
shipyard paper which appeared last
week. It is published by the employes I
of the G. M. Standifer Construction
corporation's Vancouver and North I
Portland wood shipyards. The first '
Issue is dated April 19. It ls a breezy I
12-page paper on the magazine style I
arwl mnl.lns a ft 1-1 Mi rtf narwinal .nil i
general Interest to the shlpworkers. A
cartoon on the cover depicts the Stan
difer employes going over the top with
ships and a 1310.000 Liberty bond sub- ;
script Ion. i
The prevention of PYORRHEA
(Riffs' Disease) and the correc
tion of pyorrhetic conditions arc
the two dominating featuree of
the present nadoa-wide oral
health movement.
man
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POWDER
(Antieeptic)
a raan4al.snadlcaa4ralwfWtb1a
aie te proaarlbae r 4atlMa aa
aesOlary la rrervkoe pree tt i aa
treetsaeat. Ueee Mke e dawtlfrtea. It
aide le repairing SOU. BLKBOINO.
PONOY. RXCatOlHO OUMO It vo
mer a the bacterial plasma whtefc
k arbor tbe game WpvarrUaa aalis
aay. It rwcnw- the dally eettvery
aoeietleee wbkk form the oali 4m-
powttattarter) the rota ef ttvotaoth
thiecalete eoeeatt la tWavVaaf
ewaa frntufl gwsas. aacax.
arts aW
PYORRHEA
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tyert sea af eM ) i (Mtsia t
br beekhrt sad Mm is ef Pyerrfceeiee
PWaveaf.
ftoUVr e'regrlete eeatal
evajsly hewoaa.
Price l- Paekage octal a
eta aooetha' eapely.
The Dratinol aae fjoiibeuee Cat.
14M li nti ir. law Yes CHy
Weather Forecasts
Bandar fair, mooVrata
Portland and vicinity:
northwesterly winds.
Oregon and W anhingtoa
rata northwesterly winds.
EDWARD L. WKl.lJI. If eteorologwt
Sunday fair, mod-
Observations
Btatto. h s 2
si a 1 1 j -
Baker M I . . I . . SE tear
Koie ... 64 o W Oear
Boston 441.. K RW Rain
Calgary . . . 7 14 SW ft. Cloudy
Chicago 40 .84 1 NF. Rain
Denver 4 O 12 N Cloudy
Ilea Moines . 84 .82 6 N Hisow
Eareka AS O SW Clear
tialveaton . . S O 14 SW Pt. Cloudy
Helena ... 64 0 K 4lear
tJaneao 14 4 8W Chmdy
Kansaa City 8 .18 14 N Know
los Angeles 4 0 SW Clear
Manhfield SO 0 .. SW Clear
Medford ... M O 4 N Clear
Minneapolis . K2 O 1 NK Cloudy
New Orleans S4 .02 NW Pt. t'loedy
New Tork .. 4S .01 12 UK Cloudy
N.,Head . . . 4 0 IS N Clear
N. Taktma . S4 0 8 Clear
Pnoenix ... 7 0 K Clear
Poeaiello . . R0 0 . . SW Clear
Portland . . 2 0 M Clear
Roaeburg . . M O SW Clear
Sacramento . S4 0 BE Clrar
St. Louis .. 42 .69 12 gtV Rain
Halt Lako . 2 O 12 NW Clear
8aaTHego.. S4 0 14 KW Pt. Cloudy
Has Fran... 0 O 14 Y Clear
Seattla .... 72 0 10 NW Clear
Sitka 44 O 8W CWody
Rpokan ... 74 0 10 W Clear
Taeoma ... 72 0 10 ! Clear
Tatonah b. . 0 10 W Claar
tValdcx 1 .. W Snow
Walla Walla 7 W Cir
Waahington 49 .82 12 NK Rakn
Winnipeg ..02 O 12 BW tTear
"BEST EVER"
BALMWORT KIDNEY
TABLETS
Mr. Chas. Atwell. 2SS .N". Champion
eve.. Columbus, Ohio, writes: "I
find that Balmwort Kidney Tablets
are the best that I have ever used
for Kidney and Bladder trouble. I
am sure that they will cure iBe," etc
Mrs. M. J. Mader. lOt yp. Abrlendo
at. Pueblo, Colo., writes: "I have
used lialm wort Kldry Tablets and
find them highly satisfactory. If
weakness, rheumatic pains, '"bhies,"
affect you, try the Immediate bene
fits of taking Balmwort Tablets. All
druggists sell therm
t a. m. today.
p. an. report of praoedipg day.
Local Data
Portland. Or.. April te. Maxinawi
neratura B2 aegraaa.
MisUmtini tamneraiura .
M desreea. Kivev reading. 8 a. aa., 7.8 feet. ,
Chans of hut 24 hoara 0.3 foot. Total
rainfall 4Sp.os.toS p. as. ) . fnehea. Total ,
raiafall ainca aentember 1. 117. I B7 inrhea. I
Efetroit a, miiwauaee i, ouuaio i u ana , .-.otwwi nmuu ,-. M, men,
pi.n.ti 1 i Peficseney of rainfall aiaoo Reptembar 1,
Cincinnati 7. ! 117. i.2 tochea. Haariao. n a. so. Sua-
1 1 ' aat. 8.04 p. an. Total aonahina, 1 1 hoara, 4
- Air brushes driven by electric power -siaetaa. tabli wnshi-. II Ws, ii wsin-
palnt or varnish furniture three, time. a. tSZJ JU WTT ,. -V.
rapidly as the work can be done by ae.e iacW Relative haaudity at am l i
hand.,. :- ' - ;'-. aat real- .... -
Rheumatism ;
A Home Cure Given By
One Who Had It v
la the spring of IftSi I sraa attacked
by Muscular a ad lnflassraatary Hkwuaaa
tauav 1 suffered aa oaly tboao who hav
at kaow, fa over tbraa yaara. I triad
remedy after reaaedy. sad docta aflav
doctor, bwt aoea relief aa I raealved was
only tesBporary. Plaafly. I foead a raa
dy that oarad as cowapWtely. a ad tt has
aver relarwad. I hava gtvea It te a
aaaabrr who were tarriMr arfUctad. aa4
vea 4wdrtdoa with Itbewmatlasa. aad u
ellwrted a cwra In every eaaa.
I want every ouffenr froaa aay fares at
rhewaaatie trouble te try this saarvaiowa
heaiing power. Uoa't send a oasM; alav
ply aoail yowr a ass sad addraas aad I
wUl aand it fraa te try. After yow, iiava
ae4 tt aad k kw awweoa ftaaU to he that
joM-kBokad-for leana of coring yong
rhawoutWaa. roe aaay aead tho prtao ml aj,
mom dollar, bwt wnUrrtad. I do Bat want
yaesr asoaer nnkaas yow aro perfeeTly satta
fssd to aeaal at. laa't that fair I Wby
suttrt aay aoaewr wbaa positive rsHaf ai
thwa ulUrad yow trosf Uoa't 4aatjs.
U ntt today. - -
hUrk B. Jackson, No. 1 ID. Caraay
Bldg-. Mytaewaa. N. T.