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12 WOODEN VESSEL PROGRAM TO END Government War Emergency Work in Oregon Included De livecy of 59 Stemaers. WHhln 60 days the construction program of the .wood ship division of the Emergency Fleet corporation . will -have been concluded and this - Is expected to wind up the activities , otth division In the Oregon district. With a record of 59 wooden steam " era delivered to date In 1919. an lmpos , Ing fleet that has added 200,000 tons and mors to the commerce carriers of the .even seas, six steamers are being fin ' Ufcad. . , Three are at the Astoria Marine Iron Works, two of which were launched by the Rod iters yard and one by the Wilson yard. The Peninsula Shipbuilding com' pany of PorUand is .finishing two steam- ers, and the Coast company of Port land is finishing one. All of these are of the Ferris type, r SS00 gross tonnage. By the first of ?" March, according -to fleet cqrporaUon Officials, all will be In commission. ' Besides the steamers, the Peninsula company is completing two six masted , schooners, which are expected to be 'ready in the spring. These vessels are now being offered for sale by the gov . eminent BEACONS ARE DESTROYED BY ICE Some Aids to Navigation in Columbia River Disappear. ' Sunk without a trace were three or four of the lighthouse service beacons in the Columbia river as a result ef the snow and ice, but most of the lights are still in place awaiting only the services of the tender to put them to work again. According to Superintendent Robert Warrack of the Seventeenth Lighthouse district, 12 of the lights were ruined out of about 60 in the danger zone. Buoy lights- In the lower bay have been re lighted, and other beacons along the -Columbia are shining again at nights. . However, the Columbia is still frozen . from Hayden Island east, and there is still plenty of chance for beacons to be carried away. All beacons recently equipped with Ice cutters were found to have escaped injury. Superintendent . Warrack has Just returned from an in spection trip along Puget Sound. BEACONS ARE PUT OUT BY ICE Maht River Boat Service Will Be WITHIN 60 DAYS '. Restored After Christmas, v Because certain of the beacons along ; : the Columbia river, taken out by the ice or exUngulshed, have not yet been re 'a stored, river boat service will probably o not be resumed as before the storm until . after Christmas. ' The Undine and Lurllne of the Har klns line are both night boats, but the - Undine was taken down this morning to handle the way freight business. , None of the Shaver boats are yet oper x atlng to any extent "The Harvest Queen, operated by the I" raOroad administration between Port- ff trie Skeratoai Stylo Ff, Ceorgiaa Style Qaeem Six land and Astoria, went down this morn ln to clean up Columbia river freight and will probably return Friday, v The Queen is also a night boat Ice prevents navigation above Vancouver. .. - TUG PORTLAND HAKES RECORD Tows Falls of Clyde and Brookwood Down in Two Days. Two windjammers taken down In two days will be the record f the river tug Portland when it concludes Its trio to the mouth of the river this afternoon, im foruana took uie rour-mastea bark enUne Falls of Clyde to Astoria Mon day, and en ' route down helped the wooden steamer Brookwood out of Westport clough. Returning to Portland during the night the Portland hooked on to the schooner Else, laden with lumber for Cape Town," South Africa, and left down again at 6 o'clock. The Else will put to sea Wednesday. Chanslor Disaster Hearing Uncertain The place for a hearing before a board of United States steamboat In spectors Into the causes of the Chanslor disaster is still uncertain. Captain Ed wards, senior Inspector of the Portland district said today that if Captain Saw yer and members of his crew who sur vived the wreck return to Portland, the hearing wilt be conducted here; other wise it will probably be in San Fran cisco. Dredge Resumes Operations "With the Ice practically gone from slips of St Johns terminal, the dredge Portland resumed operations on slip No. 2 this morning, and the dredge TualaUn at the Aladdin dump in North Portland harbor Is expected to begin work again Wednesday. Rosseter Returns San Francisco, Dec 23. (I. N. S.) John H. Rosseter, director of operations of the United States shipping board for 18 months past returned here today to assume the duties of vice president and general manager of the Pacific Mall a S. company. v City of Topeka Leaves Tonight With full holds and a fair passenger list considering the fact that the ves sel will be at sea during Christmas, the City of Topeka of the Admiral line will leave down for San Francisco at 8 o'clock tonight. Ill-Fated Chanslor Replaced Taking the place of the J. A. Chans lor on the Portland oil run, the Asso ciated oil tanker LanBlng, which has been running into Puget Sound, arrrved at Wllibridge this morning with fuel oil. Position of Sfiips Xorth Head, Dec. 23. -Positions of ships at sea; as reported to this station by radio at 8 p. m.. December 22: West Kern. 8a Frincliwo, for Honlulu, 280 milea icmthweit of San Vnnclaco. Darbylne. Cebu. for Han Francuco, 42T miles west of Saa Franeiaco. Jacox. San FrancUcd, for Sidney. -494 milea from San Francisco. News of the Port Arrivali Decsmbe! 23 Wahkeena, American steamer, tium San Pedro, ballast, for St. Helens. I Ianinc. American steamer. Jrum Port San Luis. oil. Departure December 23 Oity of Topeka, American steamer, for' 8an FrancLco tU Eureka and Coos Bay; passengers and general. Else, American schooner, for Cape Town; lumber. ftARIXE ALMANAC , Weather at River's Mouth North llred. l)et. 23. Conditions at the .1 Style Two Sheratea 138 Like The Cheney will radiate Yuletide cheer in many homes this year. It will, in the same homes, continue to grace every festive occa sion during the years, to come. ' 'The Cheney places at your command the full resources of all . record libraries. It brings them to you in all their integrity and beauty. The living voice of the artist, the actual tone of the in- strument, come from the throat of the Cheneysweet and pura T; . and true ! It is like the song of birds in the woodland beautiful, serene, satisfying! , r l 4 The Cheney is what "you have hoped for fn a Talking Machine. It; you are going to buy a Talking Machine, you owe it to yourself to see and hear the Cheney. It is superior in tone and appearance. The Cheney Sets a New Standard--$90 to $365 . . THE- OREGON month of' Hvar at noon: Saa, saedarttat wlad, tooth. tO nUaa; ralnlna. - ; . Tltfa e Atwrla WesMSSef " J " HUfc Wt.tr Low Water " 3:34 a. m...7.T feet ' 8:1T a. .... 8 faat DAILY KITEB BEABITf G ,t"ro'" it il ill 111 Vmatilla ........ 45 I , 1.0 0.3 ( 0.07 Eucena ......... 10 S.2 .S O.OT Albany 20 12.2 1. 0.21 Salem 20 12.0 -1.9 0.25 Oregon City .11 10.8 0.2 0.38 Portland . IB . 9.4 0.3 0.28 ( ) Biaina. () Fallinc ?. RIVER FORECAST The WUlametta tint at Portland will tall during the next two or three days. GAS BOAT ANVIL NEARLY SUNK Leaky Seacocks Caused by Freeze Let Water Into the Hold. The fOO ton gas schooner Anvil al most went to a watery grave in the WillameUo Monday night when, with seacocks leaking as . a result of the freeze, water began pouring into the hold. The watchman discovered the condition about 3 o'clock, but. within an hour the water had risen to 12 feet and the decks were almost awash. The harbor patrol launch and the tug Thompson went to the ccene and the latter's pumps were put to work. The Thompson was still working this morn ing and had managed to largely over come the leaks. The Anvil listed over to SO degrees and threatened to sink In about 40 feet of water. She Is at Willamette moor ings, in South Portland. Interned because of alleged pro German activities on the part of her operators, the Anvil has been the sub ject of litigation for months. J. J. Mc Carthy, manager of Willamette moor incs, represents the owner of the vessel and has taken charge of salvage opera tions. AT NEIGHBORING PORTS Cristobal, Dec 20. Sailed, steamer West Jaffrey. from Portland for New Tork. Fayal, Dec 20. Armed, steamer Byfield, from PorUand for United Kinrdom. San Franelnco, Deo, 22. Arrived, steamer Oleum, from Portland. Astoria, Dec. 22. Sailed at 2 p. nx, steam er Bantiam, for San Pedro. Astoria. Dec. 23. Arrived down at 6 last nisjht, ship Palls of Clyde and steamer Brook wood. Arrived at 8:05 and left up at 10 a. m., steamer Wahkeena, from San Pedro. Arrived at 10 and left up at 11 a. ra., ataamer laminr, from Port San Luis. San Francisco. Dec 28. (I. N. 8.) Ar rived, steamer TeTIbwstone, from Marshfield. 4':30 a. m. ; Centralia. from Marshfield. 7:60 a. m. ; Tamajpias, Grays Harbor, 8:68 a. m. ; Arctic, Fort Bran, 9:10 a. m. ; Hoqulam, Grays Harbor. 9:4 5 a. m. San Francisco. Dec. 28. (I. N. S.) Arrived 22d Oleum. Astoria, 11:50 a. m.; Queen, Los Angeles, 1:25 p. m. ; Chehalis, Grays Harbor, 2:35 p. m.; Iris. Los Angeles, 9:30 a. m (not "iled. aa previously reporti) ; Santa Monica. Eureka, 8:80 p. m. Sailed 2 2d Motorship Lassen. Grays Harbor. 12:80 p. m. ; Frank H. Buck, Everett. 12:55 p. m. ; destroyer Evans, cruise. 4:25 p. m. ; Geo. W. Elder, Valparaiso, 5:40 p. m. ; Spokane. Los Ancelea, 5:45 p. m-j Sea Foam, Point Arena and Mendocino, 8:45 p. m. : Vantniard, Eureka. 9 :30 a, ra. Seattle. Wash.. Dec 23. L N. a) Ar rived Admiral Watson from Southwestern via Southeastern Alaska, 1 a. m. Sailed Proteaa litis for Manila, 2:18 a. m. Arrived December 22 Admiral Schley from Tacoma, 11 p. m. ; Governor from San Diego, 9:30 p. m. ; Tosem lte from San Francisco, 0 p. m. Sailed December 22 Latouche for Southwestern via Southeast ern Alaska at midnight: U. B. Lovejoy for San Pedro, 8 p. m. ; Lyman Stewart for Post San Luis 10 a. ra. Petersburg, December 22. Sailed Admiral Evans, south, 10 a. m. Ketchikan, Dec. 22. Sailed Alaska, north. 3:30 p. m. ; Northwestern, south, 3:30 p. m. Shanghai. Dec 25. Sailed Javary for Ta coma. Arrived Empress of Russia from Van couver. Manila. Dec 18. Sailed Elkton for Se attle. Yokohama, Dec 17. Arrived Eatorl Mara from Seattle. Sydney, Dec 12. Arrived Schooner Cama no from Seattle, thence October 18. San Pedro. Dec. 21. Arrived -Admiral Far ragut. from Seattle. ,1 Style) Tkree) Hesplewalte the Son$ of Is the voice of the Incomparable &. F. Johnson Piano Go. X 147-149 Sixth Street, Portland, Oregon 807 Main Street, Vancouver, Wash. Chickening, Mehlin, Packard, Bond, Lindeman Pianos Phonographs, Guitars Ukuleles, . Violins, Music Bags ,. DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND,' TUESDAY DECEMBER . 23, 191. Alta Tells Story of life -. it - it at ii- at it .it it K Didii't Enow Mother Love Alta Brooks, 16-year-old girl who, In childish ignorance, took a great -. chance in a grim game and suffered defeat at every turn. She ts a ward at police headquarters, where well-wishing friends ere endeavoring to save her from the prison sentence that hangs over her. , -. . i ?,;-,;""; 1 V ' J- -- 'S' r . -v Ss --i...vc.r...-.-... "I have never known the Joy of having a mother who cared for me enough to take me in her arms and love me. I have always wanted that." Thus, In a brief sentence, uttered within the very shadows of the prison cell that would confine her from the forested hills for which her child heart cries, and which would deny her for 10 years any vestige of the mother love that her life has lost, Alta Brooks, 16 -year-old follower of the broad highway of ehance, told the story of the mis takes that have brought her finally to the prison door. The little girl Is today In charge of the Woman's Protective division at police headquarters, while more mature minds work out the riddle of her eventful, worldly young life with a hope of Bavlng her from a prison sentence for the theft of an automobile In which, with child ishly simple ambition, she sought to escape the snares that have made her old far beyond her yeare. ALTA TELLS 8TORT Unfolding a tale which would tug at the heartstrings of the most hardened. It is small wonder that Alta looks for ward to a prison sentence without com punction in comparison to her past ex istence. But another reason why this youthful victim of circumstance does not rebel at the threatened loss' of her free- Style Few William ami Birds- dom by prison confinement is her sirflple code of loyalty. Her friend, Eugenie McCool, companion with her in the auto mobile escapade, received a like sentence and is confined In the Washington state penitentiary. Alta, when asked if she thought she really wanted to go to prison, held her little head high and said: "If Eugenie did wrong and must suffer, I must suf fer, too, for we both did the same thing and I don't want to see Eugenie take all the blame." Alta is a contraditlon of all expecta tions as to type. Though youthful and spontaneous and at an age where she should be entering into the bloom of young girlhood and looking forward in dreams to all the happinesses of life, she turns her back on a living past which has shut out all the real things, the mother love and the home life, with only memories of hard realities which have driven hope from her heart HAD FOSTER PARENTS The girl was adopted at an early age and lived with her foster parents on a farm near Gaston. There she helped with the housework and attended Laurel- wood academy, going through the eighth . grade. When her foster father was killed, she gave up school and went into a gro cery and general store to work, taking her wages in food for her foster mother. High, strung and hard to manage, she was sent to the Louise home on a volun tary commitment, where her mother thought the discipline would benefit her. And as Alta looked back upon that day In 4.he telling of her narrative, when she was placed in the home, she stopped to remark, sadly : ' "I can remember' that day as if it were yesterday. It Just seemed like I had gone from one strange place to another, and when mamma kissed me goodbye it seemed only like kissing a stranger." While at the home she showed applica tion and brightness. A plea was entered that she be allowed to return home, so once more she went back to the farm at Gaston. HAD NO COMPANIONS Starved for youthful comnanlonshiD. ' Alta did not handle her new freedom successfully, and after attending dance, following which she stayed out an night, she was again sent to the Louise home, and this time ran awav. She went to Astoria and became ac quainted with Burt Ryder. 35 years old, married and the father of several chil dren, who had been divorced and re married to the same wife. Ryder had been a "buckaroo," said Alta, on the Mexican border for two years. Ryder wanted to take the girl to Mon tana. With absolute faith in his sin cerity, she consented to go. They made the trip by motor, with two other girls. In Montana Ryder secured a position as forest ranger at Yaak Palls lookout sta tion. Alta worked. at Leone, Idaho, liv ing with and caring for an Invalid woman. Ryder soon tired of the girt, and at this point the Rev. W. O. MacLaren of the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective society, whe had known her since child hood, heard of Alta's whereabouts and determined to go to Yaak Falls and bring her back. Fearing prosecution If the girl were found, Ryder fled with her into the woods, and hid there in his cabin. Mr. MacLaren. with police, went to the woods, met Ryder and arrested him. He, however, escaped from the marshal. who opened fire, wounding him in the leg. Ryder returned the fire and dis appeared in the timber. ESCAPE IS THRILLING He went to Alta's hldlng.-place. tell ing her that he would go to his moth er's farm, nearby, to . have - his leg dressed, and return as soon as possible with food for her. This was Friday night. He did not return until Sunday Alta, meanwhile, was without food. drink or shelter. It was then the pair attempted the thrilling escape by crossing the Taak river in a trolley basket which Ryder had brought to their side of the river after first carrying himself across the stream hand over hand, clinging to the wire. Their exploit was discovered and Ryder fled, probably to -the Mexican border, where he remained in hiding. Alta then went back to Llbby. Mont- after surrendering Herself to- the sher iff. For several weeks she earned her board and lodging by helping with the housework and taking care of the chil dren while at home, working in a laun dry during the day. She earned 120 a week. Encouraged, she wrote her fos ter mother, offering financial assist ance, and even inviting her to Llbby. promising aid and support. Kev. MacLaren - felt that, being a charge of Oregon., she should be re turned to Oregon. So she came to Port land, staying one week at a private home. She was permitted to write to Ryder, telling him she would be willing to go to Montana to be legally married to him. The letter was never answered. She was then sent to the Home of the Good Shepherd and was promised release Latisjaarine for Red ness, Scffesess, Grana tin tvTV "" lcn,n8 nf UK tLTUBuTTrinO- ftf thai IfZmm Eyelida3 Draper After theMovieta, IsfotorhT :e4faiSs. TO for good -behavior, . -" Alta believed U would neaa confinement for only two weeks, but after almost teur months at tha home, aha srevsjanisplcioua. " i Feeling that she had served her lime, one day aba and Eugenia McCool walked out of the home and away ones mora ! into rreedom.'- They bad 111 between them and did not Car where they went The first night of their flight led tttem to Troatdale. The following day they beat their way to Hood river. The third. day round them taking the river steamer down the Columbia to Vancouver, Whence they tramped to Battle Ground. The loneliness was beginning to creep In upon them aa they wandered .about the streets of the town at twilight, with a cold rain falling and no shelter or food. It was only an overwhelming desire to get off the streets and go away, avers Alta, that prompted thera to steal a small car at Battle Ground, which final ly led to their arrest and conviction. After spending a night at a logging camp on their way to Walla Walla, where Eu genie's father lives, they found the high way' closed and were forced to return to Portland. Seeing numbers of machines headed southward, seemingly carrying tourists to southern winter resorts, the girls de cided to "follow the crowd." Alta says. But "heading- south' proved to be poor going. Their first mishap was in a col lision with a Chinese, wherein one wheel of his car was taken off. although the oar driven by them was unharmed. A short time later they were picked . up by Patrolman Cache on Union ave-j nue ana were taken to the - Vancouver police station and placed under arrest. ABE FOUND GUILTY- j. The man from - whom their machine was stolen placed no charge against the pair, but a charge was filed by the dis trict attorney. They were tried, found guilty and committed to the Washing ton state penitentiary, where Eugenie now Ib in confinement and from which Alta was released upon appeal from MacLaren. who notified the Washing ton court that the girl was under the Jurisdiction of the Juvenile authorities. Incidentally, during the trial, no refer ence was made to the girl's age, which would have divulged the fact that- It was a case for the Juvenile and not the county court. Neither girl had legal representation at court Arid so It Is that Alta, hardly real izing the stigma which will enshroud her future if the prison sentence goes into effect, because she cannot realise the big things she might find in the world to live for if given her freedom, awaits patiently the decision which will either give her up to -the law or to the sponsorship of MacLaren. A hard fight will be made by Mac Laren for her release from the Wash ington authorities, for he believes Alta can make good if given the opportunity. And in Alta's own little heart she wants that opportunity more than any thing else if. of course, "Eugenie doesn't have to take all the blame." Elmira Student Is Drowned in Lake Eugene, Dec. 25. 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