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18 THE OREGON DAILY . JOURNAL, POR TLAND,- THURSDAY. ' DECEMBER "19, 1918 WOODEN SHIPS 0 TYPE ADAPTED TO NEEDS ADVOCATED President Corbett of Chamber of ' Commerce Urges Campaign for Continuation of Industry. NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED Review of Business of Portland for 12 Months Shows Great . Progress Along Many Lines. A campaign for the construction of wooden ships tft types adapted to carry ing lumber and other local products, should become the chief effort of the people of Portland for the coming year, accord Ins; to President H. L. Corbett of the Chamber of Commerce. In an ad dress at the annual meeting of the chamber Wednesday night, Mr. Corbett laid special stress on the importance of . the "wooden ship industry as a factor in the commercial development of the city and state. "We have taken the position that so long; as the government Is building ships for peace requirements it Is In duty bound to build wood ships as rapidly as steel ships, if their earnings make a satisfactory showing and particularly If the use of wooden ships proves the only likely avenue for marketing our raw materials abroad." said President Cor bett. "It should become the duty of the Chamber of dommerce and of the people of this community for the next year to conduct a campaign to induce " the government to build wooden ships of types in demand as carriers of lumber and other commodities." War Work Record Is Good - The president, called attention to the splendid record established by Portland Industries In war work during the past year. Reports of the. war- industries board quoted by Mr. Corbett show that. outside of shipbuilding industries. Port land had'employed In war work an av erage of 18.822 persons, compared with 1 13. (MS In Seattle, 4441 In Spokane and ZS4Z in Tacoroa. . "During the past 12 months the yards of the Portland district have launched S7 steel, ships of 286,000 deadweight tons - capacity and 115 wood ships of 483,000 deadweight tons capacity. This has been exceptionally rapid work," said Mr. Corbett, ."and represents a produc ts tlon of approximately 150,000 tons above . the estimate made at the beginning of the year." According to the report of the presi dent of vthe chamber there are In Ore gon, Including Vancouver, four steel r shipbuilding plants of large size, ag gregating 19 ways. In the same terri tory there are 17 wooden shipyards with - Jm total of 75 ways. Had the war con- . tlnued another year the speaker declared that these yards could easily have pro duced 1,000,000 deadweight tons of shipping-. Steamship Lines Coming Records of the chamber quoted by the i president show that 53 new industries have been opened in Portland during the past year. Many of these are of con siderable importance and others start ing on a small scale give promise of fu ture development. This list does not Include additions and extensions of plants 'already in operation,' among them the new flour mill of the Globe Grain ft Milling company, the new W. R. Bagot .louring mill and the enlarged cereal mill of Kerr, Gif ford ft Co. Establishment of one or more steam ship lines between this port and the Orient during the coming year was pre dicted br Mr. Corbett in his address. Ef fort of the board of directors of the chamber along this line during the past year have proven futile on account of war conditions, said the speaker. , Necessity for more and better housing facilities to care for the increasing pop ulation of the city was dwelt upon at considerable length in the president's re port and he highly commended the work now under way by the Portland housing corporation, headed by Mayor Baker. Mr. Corbett reviewed the splendid achievements of the spruce production division of the United States signal corps through cooperation of local loggers and lumbermen. The work of the fir produc tion board, headed by H. B. Van Duzer, won high commendation. The presi dent also expressed high appreciation of the conduct of the grain corporation under Max H. Houser, of the loyal serv ice rendered, by W. B. Ayer as federal food administrator and of the work ac complished by Judge H. C. Care? as chairman of the war industries board. As an index of the increasing volume of business transacted in Portland dur ing the past year Mr. Corbett called at tention of the members to the bank, clear ings of the period as compared with those of 1917. "In November our clearings were $132,000,000 compared with $83,000,000 for the corresponding month of 1917 and In October of this year clearings amounted to $166,000,00Lcompared with $1,08,000,000 In October, 1917," said the speaker. "There has been a uniform gain for each month of the current year. in many instances the increase being only slightly under 100 per cent." Postal receipts were also shown to have greatly increased during the past 12 months. Directors of the Chamber of Com merce declared elected by the members at the annual meeting Wednesday night were as follows: Three-year term H. X Corbett, A. J, Bale, William McMaster, Max S. Hlrsch and Ira JT. Powers. Two-year term Peter Kerr, David Honeyman, Isaac D. Hunt, A. G. Labbe, and E. B. MacNaughton. One-year term C. E. Dait, T. H. Ed wards, Paul C. Murphy, Emery Olm stead and H. B. Van Duzer. All directors elected were Included in the 15 names placed In nomination by the nominating committee. A light vote was cast and a tie between Ira P. Pow ers and Peter Kerr was decided by lot. Charles F. Berg was chosen chairman of the members' forum. A financial report of the chamber read by the president shows a membership of 2318, with 168 non-resident members. Gross Income for the fiscal year ending March, 1918. was $153,125. Of this amount $40,116 was from house charges and $112,878 from membership fees. Ap proximately $65,000 was available for work after ' deduction of maintenance expenses. Ebert Reported in Control Paris, Dec. 19. (U. P.) The Spar tacus in Berlin appears to have beon checked, a Zurich dispatch to IInfor matlon said today. v It declared Chancellor Ebert has been upheld by the workmen's and soldiers' council and is taking vigorous action against followers of Karl Llebknecht. WOODEN VESSELS, TO BE CHARTERED, S ANNOUNCEMENT Shipping Board Will Receive Ap plications for Leasing Wooden Ships Built on Coast. ' ; - - - t ; OPINIONS I ARE DIVIDED Question Brought Up as Whether Announcement Forerunner of Policy. to Is Is the notice that the shipping board will entertain applications to charter wooden vessels constructed! in Pacific coast yards, the first official intimation that at last the government's boats are to be made available to after-the-war commerce and to individual charterers? Opinion in Portland is somewhat di vided on this question. Some, of the shipping interests believe that within a short time similar announcement will be made affecting steel ships built for the government. 'Others are ofith8 opinion that the chartering of the wrioden ships is only anSindicatlon of a temporary plan and not of permanent : policy. This fact, however, stands out: Those who have been clamoring for carriers have an invitation now to deal with the government. ' , i "The steps necessary are these," ex plained C. D. Kennedy, local representa tive of the shipping board, who will re ceive and handle the applications:. "All applications for the chartering of wooden vessels should be made in writ ing and should state for what purpose and under what conditions the ships will be wanted. When the application has been received it will be forwarded to San Francisco, thence probably to Washing ton. It is impossible to say how much time will be require? for considering and acting upon an application. It might not exceed two weeks and it might be much longer." Whatever may be the permanent pol icy of the shipping- board, the present opportunity is taken as another argu ment for speed in the organizing of a strong local operating company alert to take advantage of such opportunities. Inches In dlamater and half an inch thick- A special grind waa used for the drills, which Holm offers to explain to anyone interested, who will pay him for his trouble in making reply by letter. . ' Holm, also claims to have drilled through three sheets at once, so that the drill was put down in all 1363 times, or a total of 4089 holes. The second record made was on the tube sheets, or "condenser heads," formed of Tobin bronzr After the tools were; prepared . in. the morning Holm declares that he counter-bored 1506 holes with a fifteen-sixteenths counter- bore, to a depth of three-fourths of an inch, and tapped 997 of these holes with a one inch 16-thread tap, in the same shift and without error or aJccident. The total running time, deducting for neces sary delays, was six hours and 20 min utes. These two records were made at the Willamette Iron & Steel works, on an American radial drill press known as "D. R. 7." TRANSFER PERMITS XOT NEEDED Ships May Be Sold to Americans Without Board's Consent. .. Vessel transfers may be made between Americans without securing permission either from the shipping board or the war trade board, according to a state ment from the war trade board, which reads as follows: The War Trade board and the Shipping Doara nave dispensed witn the necessity owners, securing the approval of of either board to transfers of any Ameri can vessels to American citizens, or to American corporations the majority of whose stock is owned by Americans and whose officers and directors are Ameri can citizens, provided transfer of flag is not involved. It is still necessary to obtain the approval of the Shipping board for sales of American vessels to foreigners or to American corporations the majority of whose stock is not owned y Americans, as provided In section of the shipping act as amended. The removal of the necessity for obtaining the approval for such transfers does not in any way affect the control of voyages or rates now exercised by the Shipping Doara or me war Trade board. VANCE C. M'CORMICK, Chairman, PORTLAND MAN MAKES RECORD Drills 4089 Holes in One Eight Hour Shirt. i Championship speed records on the radial drill press are claimed by S. F. Holm, of route No. 2, Hillsdale, Or.. who offers a reward of $5: to the first man who beats his two performances. Mr. Holm points to the following records. In the cast brass sheets, known as tube support sheets, used in . surface condensers, he drilled 4089 holes in one eight-hour shift. Deducting. Itime for the necessary stops and getting the tools in proper condition in the morning, the actual running time was six hours and three minutes. This work was done with out error or accident of any kind, the holes drilled being over three-fourths GREAT REDUCTION JAPANESE GOODS TO BUILD SMALL SHIPS yard for the French government are ow ing shipped to the company's yard , at Victoria. B. C . A. F. Haines, vice president and gen eral manager of the Pacific Steamship company, with headquarters at Seattle, was a Portland visitor l uwaay. xio returned to Seattle Tuesday evening:. The French auxiliary schooner Gen eral Bam tier Is expected to sail today far Nantes, France, with a cargo of nour. . News of the Port tula naeamhar 11 Kankakee. American steamer, from trial trip.! ballart. . i El Secundo. American steamer, from San r ran cheo. oiL MARIS K A1JIAKAC Weather at River Mouth North Head. Dec 19. Condition at the month of the river at noon, smooth; wind south east. 26 milea; raining: sea, smooth; hu midity. -97. . Tide at Astoria Friday Hiah Water: Low Water: 2:52 a. m. ... .8.1 feet 8:48a.m... S. 2 feet 2:15 p. ni 8.4 feet 9:22 p.m... 0.4 foot Tomorrow's Sun Sun rises, 7;S0 a. m. . Sun sets, 4:28 p. m. DAILY RIVKIi HEADINGS STATIONS .. 1 8- 1. . im hi hi Umatilla I 25 2.0 (-0.2 0.00 Eugene 10 3.0 -0.4 0.S7 Albany 20 4.0 -0.5 0.40 Salem 20 S.9 -0.9 0.55 Oregon City 12 8.1 -0.5 0.68 Portland 15 5.3 -0.3 0.85 PACKING INDUSTRY E IS RAISED Federal Trade Commissioners Are Called Before Congres sional Committee. (-) Falling. RIVER FORECAST Washington. Dec 19. (I. N. S.) Members of the federal trade commis sion were the first witnesses before the house Interstate eommerce committee today when the latter started public hearings on the administration bill for government ownership, eontrol or su pervision of transportation and the dis tribution of livestock and meat products. The measure was prepared by the com mission with the sanction of President Wilson after it had completed its in vestigation of the "biff five" packers, voluminous reports on which it recently submitted to congress. The provisions of the bill were explained to the com- llttee by the commissioners. Representative Thetus W. Sims, Demo crat, of Tennessee, chairman of the mlttee, explained that it was his tose to conduct a series of open hearings on the bill for the purpose of Investigating present day conditions sur- Th Wiiiam-tt ri.. . Tnr.t -m rounding the meat packing industry. nearly stationary during the next two or three He added that the packers,' the live days except as affected by the tide. High tide stock raisers, the butchers, the con Fnday will occur about 9 4. m. and 8:15 p. m. sumers everybody interested, directly or Indirectly, in the production, sale or American Aviator Prisoner Shot Dead After the Armistice Copenhagen, Deo. 19. U. P.) Mur der of a young American aviator by German prison guards . sifter the armi stice was signed was reported today. "A young American aviator named Coheeny, who was a prisoner in a camp near tStralsund, went outside the barbed wire enclosure about 7 o'clock in the evening of December 5," a British of ficer declared during an interview re garding German internal conditions. published in the newspaper Ksoeben havn. "The German guards promptly shot him dead, despite the fact the armistice had been signed. Coheeny was about 27 years old." I . Defense Launched By i Socialists Now On Trial in Chicago Chicago, Dec. 19. U. P.1 The de fense today launched in earnest its case for five Socialist leaders charged wfth espionage act violations. Federal Judge Land Is Wednesday refused to order a "not guilty" verdict after the govern ment had rested. Adolph Germer, national secretary and Supple & Ballin Yard to Continue Activity If Possible. Construction of the smaller sized wooden ships, especially designed to meet coastwise traffic and the island trade. will feature the future activities of the Supple & Ballin yard, according to George C. W. Lowe, one of the principal owners of the plant, who will leave Port land this evening for Washington, D. C, and New York. It Is not the purpose of the Supple & Ballin yard to remain idle If thefe is any possibility of obtaining business to keep, the plant running, said Mr. Lowe today. Now that the government ap pears to have definitely announced its plan not to go ahead with the building of any more wooden ships, Mr. Lowe is out to capture contracts for private ac count. The government has already given per mission to build wooden vessels for pri vate account and wooden ships for for eign concerns. While in Washington Mr. Lowe will consult regarding the possibility of completing contracts which were suspended recently, however. AT NEIGHBORING PORTS Astoria. Dec 19. Arrived at 2 a. m., steam er El Segundo, from San Francisco. Arrived down at 5:30 a. ra.. steamer Issaquena. San Francisco, Dec. 19. Arrived last night, steamer Itanoa. from Portland. Arrived at 2 a. m., steamer Atlas, from Portland. Astoria, Dec. LS. Left up at 12:30 p. m., steamer Rose City, from San Pedro, via San Francisco. Arrived at 6:30 and left up at 7 p. m., steamer Kankakee, from trial trip. Coos Bay, Dec. 19. Arrived at 9 a. m., steamer Aurelia. from San Francisco, for Port land. Sailed at 8 a. m., steamer City of To peka, from Portland, for San Francisco, via eureka. San Francisco, Dec. 18. Sailed at 2 p. m., steamer Klamath, from Columbia river, for San f euro. Coos Bay, Dec, 18. Arrived at 9 consumption of meat would be wel-1 come to appear before the committee to freely and fully present their side. There are, Including Sims, 21 mem bers of the committee, a majority of whom are Democrats. SITUATION IN BERLIN For Acid Stomach Take Bi-nesia one. of the defendants, was the first wit ness presented by the defense. He declared a worldwide miners strike had been planned in the event of war while he had official connection with the United Mine Workers of America. . Germer admitted there had been a defection in the Socialist party since the St. Louis convention of 1917. The break occurred, he said, over the question of adopting the minority . anti-war platform. SUFFERED FOR 14 YEARS, SAYS WM. D. LAWRENCE Couldn't Lift an Arm or Leg From Bed Tanlac Re stores Health. REGARDED UNCERTAIN ln8lant Rclief or Money Back (Continued From Page One) If you suffer from dyspepsia. Indiges tion, pain after eating, gastritis, heart- bum or any stomach trouble due to acidity or food fermentation and over The soldatenrathjaccorded the present San Francisco. Dec. 19. II. N rived! yesterday Acme, from Bandon, at 7 . ra. ; rrank 1). Stout, from Los Angeles, at 3:n0 p. m. : Washtenaw, from Seattle, at 1:15 . ni. : wankiakum. returned on account of en gine trouble, at 5:40 p. m.: Itanca. from Port land, at 11 p. m. : Westport, from Crescent City, at ! I .Ml n m ail,wl V--,.,4 - 1 ..-l - PPortland, at 12:30 a. m.- schooner C S. na8 receivea uie lnaorsenjeni or me na Holmes, for Bluff, at 11 a. m. ; Walikiakum, tional soldatenrath (soldiers' council) tor isew lork, at 11:50 a. ra.; Nome City, for I The vote was unanimous. ac i p. m. ; Admiral uewcy. lor Seattle. BE I 1' ." n -m k lm,(h ,n I A n..ni 2:15 p. m.: schooner W.' G. Irwin, for Toko- government absolute control over civil ha ma, at 2:40 p. m. ; tug Sea King, towing barge ian affairs, but reserved supervision of r.nsame i. rneips, lor rort Han Luis, at 2 :20 I the army, SoVm; forptmr.r8"5 p m.rs1 Resolutions adopted by the soldaten kane, for Ixm Angeles, at 12:15 p. m. : Pasa- I rath make the people's council, com' edna. for Albion, at 8:45 p. m. (17th) San Krancisco. Dec. 19. Arrived Daniah steamer Arabien, Honolulu, 12:30 a. m. : Wil mington, Honolulu, 2:30 a. m. : La Primera, naiooa. o :au a. m. ; viueen, HeatUe. 7 a. m. Fearless, with barge Fulton in tow. Port Han i-UM, i:au a. m. : u. i.lncla r Mirshfiold, a. m. : Camel. Crava Harbor. 11a ma. Sailed: Steamer WaahmgLun, hu... 5:30 a. I datenrath. m.; Wahkiakum. Honolulu. 8:50 a. m.: West t-iaara, new lork, 8:30 a. m. yesterday. Sailed Bertie M. Hanlon, Eureka, 7 p. m. Alarshfield. Dec. 18. Arrived, from Port land. south tomorrow, OREGON YARDS CONGRATULATED 3 Stores 17 Years in Portland 365 Morrison, Below Old, W. & King 411 Washington, Bet 10th and 11th N. E. Cor. 11th and Washington Sts. Our groat Reduction Sale bare given an unexpected opportunity to the Portland people to buy Japanese Goods at a great savings, . and our stores are packed full with wise shoppers, and they all wit nessed that our prices are much lower than the others, also our merchandise are strictly Oriental goods that every American people appreciates more than the domestic goods. While we are selling everything ' at a great reduction WE ARE GOING TO OITEk AN Extra REDUCTION Sale ON BEAUTIFUL HAND-PAINTED CHINA TEA SETS FOR TWO DAYS ONLY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ir f M A vl Charles M. Schwab Expresses Appre ciation of Excellent Results, Charles M. Schwab," until recently di rector-general of the Emergency Fleet corporation, has written a letter to V. C. Knapp, president of the Peninsula Ship building company, and head of the Ore gon Wood Shipbuilders' association, con gratulating him on the excellent show- ing which has been made in building ships for the war emergencies. The letter is designed as a farewell word of appreciation of the efforts of the Oregon builders, on occasion or Mr. Schwab's resignation as the principal figure in the Emergency Fleet corpora tion. The steel magnate recognizes the great results accomplished by yard dwn ers and employes in working hand-in hand during the war emergency, period. NORWEGIAN COMPANY ENTERS San Francisco. Dec 19. (I. N. S.) Offldtes -will be established in San Fran cisco next month by one of the world's larerest shipping and trading corpora tions. the Oversea corporation, Limited of Norway, with its subsidiary branches, tVi n York Oversea corporation, the Java Oversea company ana tne usoutn America Overseacompany. The army transport Logan, carrying American troops from San Francisco to Vladivostok, caught fire at sea last Monday night. The fire started at mw night and was quickly extinguished and the vessel continued on her way. The Logan left here December 4 and Hono lulu December 14. ' The motorship Admiral Mayo, en route from Seattle to Singapore, put into Honolulu yesterday with crippled en gines.' according to advices received here. orntin will pnH tha Qtvr i a 1 f a t vAvinmAnt 90 per cent of stomach complaints are steamer City" of Toprta. from Portland, for Ban ing the prolongation of the armistice and JJJS lA Korrth Z?t Francisco., via Eureka, r n i rlst and get 60 cents, worth of Bl-aetla. 8.-) Ar- , - ina next time you eat or have pain in during ura uw-ujianuii ui ucmi&iijr uy me siomacn laKe a teaspooniui In a llt the allies." tie hot water and note how Quickly. all n- ., . pain and discomfort ceases. Chemists "T trans J. Taylor -jv that Ita llmnil Innri.KU ..,.ww... Berlin. Dec. 17. (Night.) (U. P.) is due to the fact that Ri.nesla In-tantlv The Ebert-Haase coalition government neutralizes the excess acid and stops rermentation. thus promoting healthy natural digestion. Being absolutely n armiess as wen as inexpensive. Bl- la snouia be Kept on hand In every home where economy and good health are sought. BLnatla is obtainable In both powder ana tablet rorm or The Owl Drug Co. ana other leading druggists everywhere. Each package contains a binding truar- posed of six members, supreme in the na- nlee.,faUSi,?:ti?n or lone' back tional provisional government. ,tanii, Wk f that mt, at Administration of military affairs by dletinir: eat what vou want th-n ulr. tne people s council, however, will be Bl-nesIa the wonderful remedy that suoject to approval by a parliamentary 1 costs nothing II It falls. Adv. executive committee elected by the sol- 9 Berlin Streets Deserted VLT0Pe 8:30 -; I Special CabF.' to Th. JournaT and Chicaso Dally News. (Copyrls-ot. 1918. by Cbk-asn Ially News Co.) Amsterdam. Holland, Dec 19. "Berlin PROVEN SWAMP-ROOT AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS "I wish I could have found Tanlao fourteen years ago." said William D. Lawrence, who lives at 417 East Thir tieth street. Tacoma, Wash., a few days ago. "I have suffered all the pangs of in flammatory rheumatism just that many years," he continued, "and many times I have been in such pain and misery I would almost wish I could die and end it all. My whole body was racked mith pain nearly all the time, and I would get terribly swollen all over, sometimes my feet would swell so bad I couldn't get my shoes on. T,he swelling and pain would come so suddenly In my feet at times that I would have to cut the strings in my snoes so x could get them off real quick. I was so bad off at one -time that I was flat on my back for, two or three months on & stretch, and couldn't raise an arm or leg 1I tiurlng that time, and every part of my body Just ached with pain all the time. I went night after night without a min ute's sleep, Just had to lie there and suffer. "I tried everything I could get my hands on. thinking I would ' get some thing after a while that would do me some good, but nothing seemed to help me very much. I thought a change might do me some good, so I earner to Tacoma a short time ago. and when I got hero I heard a great many people talking about the good Tanlac had done them, and I thought I would try It out my self. Well, sir. It began to overcome my trouble right away. I am practical ly free from those terrible rheumatic pains now, and all that swelling is a thing of the past, and in fact, all that fourteen years of misery seems to be over. I sleep like a log and am gaining both in weight and Btrength every day. I never loose a minute from my work now, put In full time every day. and just feel good all the time,,. It sure Is great to be In such fine shape after -fourteen years of agony. I don't be. lleve there Is another medicine In the world equal to Tanlac." Tanlac is sold in Portland by The Owl Drug Co. Adv. II. S. FINANCES IN EXCELLENT SHAPE Nation Facing Unprecedented Era of Prosperity, Says Re serve Bulletin. Washington, Dec. 19. (I. N. S.) The change from war to peace basis finds American finances In excellent condition for the transition and facing an unpre cedented era of prosperity, according to the federal reserve bulletin, dealing with reconstruction, published Wednesday, "Differences between the different world powers are not differences is waiting for the American army of The symptoms of kidney and bladder occupation says a telegram from Berlin troubles are often very distressing and to a leading Amsterdam banker. leave the system in a run-down condl Herr Ebert has decided to form a gov- tlon. The kidneys seem to suffer most ernment guard to protect the members as almost every victim complains of of the cabinet and the managing commit- lame back and urinary troubles which tee against bodily attacks. All Social- I Bhould not be neglected, as these danger ist officers, under officers and soldiers I signals often lead to more dangerous have been asked to Join under promises I kidney troubles. of good food and clothing and high pay. Dr. Kilmefs Swamp-Root which, so in mis way u is nopea xo create some- manv DeoDle sav. soon hen la .nil thing iixe tne Russian rea guard. strengthens the kidneys, is a splendid Business in Berlin is practically at a kidney, liver and bladder medicine, and. standstill. Many of the shops are closed being an herbal compound has a rentln and the windows are covered with iron healinar effect on the kldneva. whlrh la bullet proor shutters, 'i ne streets, gen-1 almost immediately noticed in most erally Bpeaking, are deserted. Few cases by those who us it. women uare 10 su uui anu mey are HQ- . trIa, ., nv,nol ,,; ,,- vised not to allow the children to go on ! the streets after 2 o'clock in the after noon. be in need of It. Better get a bottle from your nearest drug store, and start treatment at once. However. If you wish first to teat this great preparation send: ten cents to Dr. Kilmer A Co.. Blngharaton. N. Y.. Speakers Support Soldiers Copenhagen. Dec. 19. (I. N. S.) All of the speakers at Wednesday's ses- for a sample bottle. When writing be sion of the congress ot Soviets at Ber- sure and mention The Portland Jour lln declared that they would support nal. Adv. Banks Returns Home North Bend, Dec. 19. Robert Banks of the shipbuilding firm of Kruse Banks has returned from a business trip to San Francisco, but has no an nouncement to make concerning the completion of the two federal contracts on which work was Btoppea several weeks ago. The contracts are . for two vessels on which work has been started, and, while there is nothing definite given out, it is expected that the boats will be completed. The Kruse & Banks yard will be closed for two weeks dur ing the Christmas holidays to give op portunity for checking up on the fed eral work. Regular $10.00 15-Pieco Tea Set set.. Regular $11.00 15-Piece Tea Set set. . Regular $12.00 lS-Piece Tea Set sot. . $6.75 $7.50 $8.25 Regular $13.00 $ 1 5-Piece Tea Set set . . . . Regular $15.00 $- f AV 15-Piece Tea Set et. X VT V Regular $18.00$ 15-Piece Tea Set set. 9.00 12.50 Above Te.t. consist of tea pot, sugar bo, creamer, 6 cnp. and 6 saucer... nd thej .ra taUtl.grW hand-painted Nippon China, in beautiful designs. ; Blue and White Cups and Saucers in bamboo design, set of 6--$1.00 Hand painted floral design Cups and Saucers, reg. $3.00, set of 6 $1.50 Besides what, described above, w. have a complete line of Japanese Chin; both in hich and cheap grade, and are .elling at great reduction. Come and See Our Big Displays SILK KIMONOS Regular $15 to $17.50 Grades Gut to of I the demands of the soldiers, including character," the review states, "but of I the demobilisation of the entire Ger degree, and the United States Is pecull- man army, "which if refused will lead arly situated in that inflation has not to anarchy ana bloodshed. proceeded to anything like the extent Karl- Uebknecht, the extremist lead- It has in other countries, so. that our er. surrounded by his family, occupied problem of restoring abnormal currency th of former Kaiser Wllhelm dur- is to that extent easier : and in that its ng tne session, we was cneerea re sold reserve is far larger than that I peatedly. of anv other nation." I A delegation of workmen threatened The federal reserve board suggests for to precipitate a Btrike of 250.000 of the first time that instead nt th TTnlted their comrades unless they were given States continuing financial aid to the -hearing by the congress. They came allied powers, that the banks of the from the suburbs of Berlin, stormed nation be called upon to do the financing the hall, and waving red banners, pre- anri thnn ka rivnn avm-v nnnnrtnnitv tn sented documentary demands and re- expand. At the same time, the board fused to leave. aavs it will be necessary for the gov ernment to control such finances and Couldn't Cheek 111 Treatment exchange for a long time to come. Amsterdam, Dec. 19. (I. N. S.)- Banks that are members of the federal General Scheuch declares in the Na- reserve system will be asked to present I tional Zeitung today that he resigned as far as possible a further expansion of credit and to reduce the excess that already exists. This does not mean. says the board, any restriction on Amer ican industry In going after world trade. On the contrary the board says, condl. tions. are now such that banks can fi nance, without embarrassment, a large volume of commercial paper, and will meet all requirements with perfect ease. FACTS, No. Ill Getting , Recognition- Federal officials are be ginning to take cogni sance of the importance of highv ay transporta tion. Thfy appreciate that the logic of events has forced the develop ment of this class of transportation and It, naturally follows to glve this factor In economic life Its greatest Impetus is to pave roads with BITULITHIC WAEBE5 BROTUEBS COMFA5T Josraal BstlaJsg ' Portland, Oregon r To Launch West Modus Preparations are being made for the aunchlng of the twenty-first hull at the Northwest Steel company yard next Saturday. The sponsor for the West Modus, which is the name of the new steel ship, will be Miss Elizabeth H. Gray, daughter of C. J. Gray, local sales agent for the United States Steel Products company. - ALL ALONG THE WATERFRONT Tden with 5475 barrels of flour. valued at $54,750, the five-masted aux iliary schooner Belf ort. built by the Foundation company ; for the ' French government, cleared r from Portland Wednesday for France. The vessel also carried copper ore from Puget sound. valued at iiou.m. The new wooden steamer Airlle, built bv the Supple & Bamn plant or Fort land, which left Honolulu recently. bound lor san Francisco, is reported to have put back to the island port In a leaking condition. The Alrlie is a 4500 ton boat of the Ballin composite patent. The craft is owned by the government. At the North Portland plant of the O. M. Standifer Construction corpora tion the next launching will be that of the 'Wabanaquot. - Two other steamers will be launched at the yard later. In his efforts to end the' activities of the I. W. w. tn the Northwest. W. A. Goodwin of the steel plant of the C M. Standifer- -; Construction - company of Vancouver has received additional sur renders of membership among the em cloves of the plant, he declares. Materials left over from the 20 ships constructed at pre foundation company as Prussian war minister "because it was impossible to hinder the gross ill treatment of the soldier, by the socialists." 'All military orders," the general added, "were systematically disrer garded." , Money Sent to France by Draft Drafts are safer than currency r Consult Our Exchange Department National Barr f PORTLAND. OREGON i it u ii i i . i i mi.ru Bolshevik Members Arrested Amsterdam, Dec. 19. (U. P.) The Ebert-Haase government has suppressed the Bolshevik government at Neu Oeln, arresting member, of the workmen's! and soldiers' council, according to a Suggests St.. Peters DOme aS MOnUment Berl,n P received here today, To Oregon Soldiers St. Peter's Dome, 2000-foot basaltic spire towering above the Columbia river highway Just east of Horsetail falls, will be. dedicated as a monument in honor of Oregon's soldiers in the war witlr Ger many, according to plans outlined at a committee meeting Wednesday evening. A resolution adopted by the committee suggests to the general "Victory monu ment" committee the dedication or St. Peters Dome in con junction with the construction, of a "Victory highway" around Mt. Hood and utilising as links the Columbia river and Mt. Hood high ways. The plan also proposes the construc tion of a road by the county from the Columbia river highway to the base of the monolith, the construction of a trail leading to within 600 feeCof the summit, then the boring of a spiral windowed tunnel, by means of which the utmost elevation may be reached. . . -' Chicago Fre4.ee Market Chicago. Dec 19. -!. N. 8.) Butter Bc eaip(a 8S01 tuba. Crsamerr. extra, .7 He; Or 3 & SSe; pacMns stack, .8 0 40c, Ee" Receipts. 825 esses. Current receipts, 0Se: erdinary firsts. S961c: firsts. 68c; extT. 08 H & 7U He; checks. 5&S8; dirties, 40 43c. - Cheese Twins, new. ' B 9 SS He; Toon. Americas. 87 87 He: brick. 83 H Me. Utc Ptmltry Turkey. Sle: chickens, 2e; springs, 24e; rooataxs, 18 He; cease, 2c; docks, 28c . ' - . : Potatoes BaceiDta. 25 cars. Ohfcjs. 81.SS& 1.68. ' .-..-.-... . ''Big Bertha' Inventor Arrested Essen, Dec 18. (Delayed.) (U. P.) Herr 'Brausenberger, inventor of the long range gun that shelled Paris, is one of the three . leading directors of the.'Krupp works who have been ar rested by the Soviets. s WAR RESTRICTIONS OFF! Send u your orders for STRUCTURAL STEEL, I PLATES, RIVETS, BOLTS for any purpose Northwest Steel Co. ;:,..: poimjiiio, oft. k j . .After War Training Thousands of men are now In a position to. readjust their whol. Uves because of demobilization or changing conditions in commerc. and industry. A conference with one of the Advisors tn the office wlii doubtless be of great value tn choosing which of the following courses yon should entert College Preparatory, Business, Stenographic, Accountancy, Automobile, Tractors Radio. Telegraphy, Mechanical Drawing, Shipbuilding, . Mathematics, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Boys' School or Electrical Engineering. These day mni night schools are operated to give yon the chaa tm yoa need in rireparing tr ffrt future. For preliminary tnformaflon or date-for Interview tfdress .Department ot Education, Dhr. A Y. M. C A, PORTLAND, . OREGON jlNSTANTLY PEUEVEP WITH j I CXKOXLYREFUXCELr ASK AXYCRUCC15L SHIPBUILDING Night Classes xn Marine Engineering, Steel Shipbuilding and Wood Shipbuilding WILL OPEN THIS WEEK The opportunity is here to learn Practical Shipbnlldina and Marine En gineering from practical men now in responsible positions in the , yards.' For particulars concerning these courses, address or Inoulre.at . ' , " , Department of Education, Div. A, 416 Y M, C. A., Portland, Oregon v". . -