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Newspaper Page Text- -4. JH.- 12 THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY. MAY 24, 1920. CITY'S CLEANUP DRIVE COMES TO SUCCESSFUL END The most successful cleanAip cam paign ever .conducted in the city closed Saturday night. The cam paign was of one week's duration and was participated In by pratlcally , every fraternal, religious, civic and , educational institution In the city. 7 under the direction of Fire Marshal Edward Grenfell and Secretary ' Brockman of the Portland Realty board. The actual work of cleaning up the town was done chiefly by Boy Scout member , and pupils of the public schools. Printed schedules announcing the price of old papers, scrap metals and other Junk, were distributed broadcast and members of the fire r department were kept busy all day Saturday weigh ing the harvest and paying off. the workers. BOYS AND GIRLS BIO HELP At a number of East Side stations boys and girls with carts and wheel barrows laden with the loot of attic and basement, were lined up for two blocks awaiting their turn at the cashier's desk.. Over J15.0OO was paid, out for ' Junk and messengers from the fire de partment were kept busy maKing trips - to the bank for cash- The department will- be reimbursed by the local Junk dealers' association, which' has con tracted to handle the stuff collected. - Because of the vast "amount .of waste material collected It was Impossible to properly care for It ourlng the week set aside for the campaign and Fire Mar shal Grenfell has granted an extension of three days for burning . lnflamable materials. Bonfires must not be built nearer than 20 feet to any building, must not be kindled on pavements, and burners are required to watch fires until they are extinguished. FRIZES TO BE AWARDED v Nearly 00 theatre and movie show tickets were distributed to workers dur ing the campaign. Thirty-six Boy Scout -suits, an equal number of untonalls and 38 books of . green trading stamps, will .be awarded as prizes to juveniles who -did the best work ' during the campaign. Karnes of the prize winneriwill be an nounced at the end of ' this week. ' Over four tons of old newspapers and magazines were delivered at the fire stations, besides tons of rubber, rags, metals and other miscellany. Truck loads of waste were piled in great heaps at convenient places designated by the fire department and burned. Non-burn-. able waste . material was consigned : to the dumpheap. ; Officials in charge ' of the campaign are well satisfied with the work accomplished. 48 Indians Reported Lost in Storm Off W a s h i n gton Coast ... . .- f San Francisco, ; May 24. Forty -eight Indian fur sealers from the Clallam res ervation are believed to have lost their lives last Thursday, when they were caught unawares by a severe storm off the Washington coast, according to word received today by the steamer Multno . mah. This vessel picked up six ex hausted men Thursday afternoon. Ac cording to the survivors, 16 Tahllks, or hollowed log canoes, with three ' men each, were blown far to the westward by the fierce southeast gales.' Word of the Indians' plight was sent broadcast by radio by the Multnorrtah, but It is not believed that any of the missing craft could live long ln4he . storm. . Alameda, to Play Ball Alameda business and-' professional men will hold their first baseball prac tice at 7 o'clock tonight on. the grounds of the portable school. The team was tentatively organised Friday night. - A game with the Irvlngton business men is scheduled for a week from Saturday. 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I Today, as the westerner finished play ing a par-lay on every entry on the bill of fare, he called the waiter and ordered 12 pounds of beef i-aw. "Cookoo," said the waiter, motioning Flather to summon the Bellevue squirrel s Milton,' May 24. Columbia col lege commencement exercise's be gan Sunday; when' the Rev. O. II. Holmes, pastor of the First Con gregational church at Walla Walla, preached ' the; baccalaureate sermon. Mrs. Glen Howard, teacRer of violin at the college, and Victor Orr, tenor, furnished music. This- evening Miss Ruth Shangle, daughter of the president of the college, the Rev. H. S. Shangle, will give her graduation piano . recital, assisted by Miss Mary Burton,- violinist, and Miss Norma Coyle, accompanist. Tuesday evening 25 of the undergrad uates of j the , musical department will give a reel tah The board of trustees will meet Wednesday and a banquet will follow. ' Thursday night the closing exercises will occur, at which the salu tatory will be-; given by Miss Ada Rodgers and the valedictory by Francis Nugen. Music will be furnished by Doris . Alcorn, f Minnie Hampton. Lois Gray and Rutta Shangle. The Rev. R II. Bennett will be the speaker and the diplomas will be presented by Dean W. C. Howard.! President Shangle will present prizes, and honors. . The class roll, follows: Junior college--Edna Alexander. Academy Lois Gray, Violet Bowen, Florence McEwten, Minnie Hampton, Noel Dobyns, Francis Nugen. 1 Commercial Doris Alcorn, Ada Rodg-r ers, Mary Hubert Expression Mrs. II. S. Shangle. Piano Miss Roth Shangle. The class officers are : President, Francis Nugen ; i vice-president, Doris Alcorn; f secretary; Edna MeAlex ander ; treasurer.uiolet Bowen. Million Economy Club Formed to Fight , High Cost New York, May 24.- The formation of a "One Million" club here made prog ress today. . The! members of the or ganization pledget themselves to force down prices--and : keep them down -by refusing to buy certain things on fixed days. i 1 s "A club demonstration week" la planned to "show what we can do." The club charges "no fees nor dues. All the members are asked to do is abide by the economy rules. Louis Hill Sees Big Year for Tourists Spokane. Wash., May 24. That the tourist business-into the Pacific North west this summer will exceed anything ever dreamed of by railroad men, hotel men or merchants, is the prediction made by Louis W. Htll,;hairman of the board of; directors of the Great North ern 'railroad. . ' : ' COMMENCEMENT AT YOUNG FISHERMAN MILTON UNDER WAY squad. But Flather went to Zann's room and was so stunned at seeing a full grown lion slttii.g on a purple plush divan, gazing down at the Broadway crowds, that he let out one yelp and went away from: there, leaving the door wide open. Then came a pursuit through the corridors which ended with Zann smacking Jim smartly .? over the chops and leading the shamed lion back to the piano crate in the room. ? Zann explained that the lion was awarded to him on a writ of attachment three yvars ago when a circus broke up out in Leavenworth. Jim has grown right considerable since then, and Zann is taking him back to Africa to turn him loose in the jungles rather than commit him to a zoo. . Ji:a and Zann leave the hotel Monday morning, und, being inseparable, may spend the rest of their sojourn here in the' zoo. - i . DROWNS AT FALLS Vancouver, Wash. May -24. Frank C. Bell, son of Mr, and Mrs. C. A. Bell of Twenty-ninth and East C streets, was drowned Sunday when he went over the Horseshoe falls on the east fork of the Lewis river. Saturday afternoon Bell, In company with bis brother-in-law, C. i E. Stirlon, and R, C. Wilson, ; went on a fishing trip. ; Saturday night and Sunday morn ing they fished in Lewis river. About noon Wilson started to walk across , the top of the falls on large rocks or boul ders. . i". ' A few minutes later : Bell's hat was seen ' floating in the water. . His body was discovered floating', on the surface and he was called to but did not answer. Wilson jumped in, but the force of the stream carried him beyond the reach of the body, which sank almost imme diately after. The body was recovered and V. H. Limber was sent for to bring it back to Vancouver. It is believed that Bell struck -rocks at the foot of the falls, which are about 20 feet high, and that he died instantly. He was unmarried. Besides his par ents he is survived by two sisters, one of whom had just gone east on a visit. Bell Was employed as truck, driver for the Central , Manufacturing company of this city. ' TRACK; 17 INJURED Ashland, May 24. Seventeen out of 19 passengers on an Interurban car were injured Sunday when the car swerved from the track on the curve under the? railroad over head crossing one mile north of Ash land and dashed Into a telephone pole. The injured were taken to local hospitals. R. Boswell of Grants Pass and Mrs. J. B. Wimer of , Ashland were the most seriously Injured. They were badly bruised. - S Porland's Policy In Port Improvement Js Taken as Example - Washington. May 24. (WASHING TON BUREAU OP THE JOURNAL.) The example set by the Port of Port land In financial contribution to govern ment port improvement will become a national policy, according to a declara tion of policy In the new rivers and harbors- bill. Pacific coast members of the senate committee are chiefly responsible for the section which reads : "tvery report submitted to congress, in pursuance of this section (surveys) or 'of any provision for a survey here after enacted, in addition to other infor mation which the congress has hereto fore directed shall be given, shall con tain a statement of special or local benefit ; which will accrue to localities affected by such improvement and a statement of general or national bene fits, with recommendation as to what local cooperation should gbe required, if any, on account of such special or local benefit." , s Senator Chamberlain recently called attention In the senate to the willing ness of the Pacific coast country to con tribute locally a large share of the ex pense of improvements, and thus give evidence of the merit of the things they ask. He is a member of the commerce committee. So is Senator McNary, and Senator Jones of Washington is chair man of the committee, s Auto Headquarters For Shriners, Week Bejing Constructed ? ; i . ;.! Construction started this morning on the Shrine automobile committee's headquarters at Sixth and Yamhill streets, directly behind The Journal building. It is planned to have It com pleted by Tuesday. The building is constructed free by i the Red i made Building company of this city. Ira L. Powers, chairman, said the committee WOUld take nossession immAHiotl, completion and install a telephone. Ar- iiuiseiiKow; lor huio trips during Shrine week will be made there. Big Winlock Paving Program Approved Wlnlpck. Wash. May 24. Despite pro tests the Winlock town council has ap proved ordinances providing for about $100,000 worth of paved streets and side walks. The council rejected improve ments estimated to cost $13,725. Twelve year bonds at 7 pet cent will be Issued to pay for the Improvements. : i - Cberry Fete Planned Freewater. May, 24. The Freewater Commercial club tuts decided to hold the annual cherry day about June 17. NTERURBAN JUMPS PORTLAND LIBRARY SUPPLIES VESSELS WITH MANY BOOKS Twenty-three merchant vessels leaving- Portland this year have been supplied with 2170 books and 515 magazines. Three of the vessels have been twice served by the American Library association through the Portland library. -: Any merchant marine vessel leaving Portland may obtain a set of books by application to Central library,' which may be returned upon the return of the vessel and exchanged . for another set, either in Portland or at any other city having a branch of the American Library association. GO WITHOUT BOOKS "Strange as it may seem," says Miss Zulema Kostemlatsky, acting librarian, "It is a little difficult to give things away at least we have been finding it so with these books. We have done ail the' advertising we can by distributing placards, personal efforts and telephone calls, and yet boats do get away with out books. The ones to whom we have sent collections have been most appre ciative and some of them are now com ing for their second ' and third collec tions. The captains all tell us that . if others knew bow much easier it was for the men and the officers when a collec tion of books is on board they would make decided efforts to obtain them." The British mercantile marine is now emulating the educational work of the American Library association: in supply ing libraries for the merchant crews and plans through the proposed library service to give merchant , seamen in Great Britain opportunity to develop their education along lines of their own choosing. The program will benefit at least 150,000 men. LIBEABT 8ERVICE EXTENDED .. The American library service is given from 27 important American seaports including Manila and Honolulu, through special dispatch offices or public la braries acting as representatives of the A.. 1 A. Portland outgoing vessels served by the association since January 1 -of this year are as followe : U. S. S. West H assay am pa. West Kader- Duquesne, Pawlet, Anima, Marshfleld, Clackamas, Beaufort, Ossa, Coaxet, - Wawalona, West Campgaw, Boynton, Wohnabe, Eastern Planet, Eastern Glade, Montague, West ' Ca hokia. West Keats, West. Jester, Steel maker, barkentine George W. Hind, schooner it. V. Kruse. Andrew J. Swift, Who Came Here, in 1857, Is Dead at Astoria Andrew J. Swift died at his home in Astoria, May 6, at ' the .age of 79 years, x He suffered a stroke of" paralysis last Oc- 'w j tober and had been Sn: confined to his bed , J since then. Swift crossed the' plains in 1857 to Calfornia. He volunteered In Indian service in the Northern district of California in Au gust, 1859, and was mustered out in De cember of the" Same year. In 1860 he came to Oregon. In 1864 he crossed the mountains over the Barlow route- and was married near Dufur to Miss Mary Jane McAtee In August of that year. They lived in Wasco county until last October, spending most of their time at Wamic . Swift was justice of the peace for 15 years.- Early in life he took a great interest in politics and was a staunch Democrat. He made many warm personal friends, by who he was known : as "Uncle Sandy." Swift was the father of eight chil dren, six of whom surviv: They are: dren. six of whom survive. They are: Elisabeth Allen, A. J. Swift of Astoria, Mrs. Mel vina Davidson of Juniper Flat, T. J. Swift of Tygh Valley and F. M. Swift of Wamic. . He is also survived by his wife, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral Held Tuesday i Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stev enson are sympa thizing with them over the death of their son,' Alexander Watt (Sandy) Stev enson, May 15, at the family home, 1828 Burrage street. "Sandy" was born at . . Ayr, . Scotland, February 19, 1912. The funeral- was held Tuesday. The father is chief engineer of the steam ship Cartons, - - Mrs. G. VV. Wilcox The funeral of Mrs. Agnes Wilcox, who died May 22, was held this after noon from the family home, 1192 Fifty seventh avenue southeast, with inter ment at Mount Scott cemetery. Mrs. Wilcox was born in Scotland, but most of her life was spent in Illinois and Iowa, the last 10 years - in Portland. She leaves " two daughters', Mrs. J. M. Conklin and Grace Wilcox, both of Portland, and ;one son. Lew R. Wil cox of Jefferson, Iowa. Burglars Take Loot Sunday From Number Of Places Entered Clothing, shoes, a small amount of money and miscellaneous articles were takei by -burglars working in - various parts of the city over Saturday night and early Sunday morning. S.- R. Leynard.- 541 East Eighty fourth street north, reported to the po lice that someone took $24.15 from his room early Sunday morning. Inspec tors Phillips and Tackaberry are work ing on the case. ' A quantity of clothing, including a suit.: pair of shoes and a razor, were taken from Harry Avery, colored, while he was working at a camp at Calvert, Or. Inspectors Hyde and Abbott lo cated the pair of shoes m in a second hand shop. Jewelry, knives, cameras and a suit of clothes were stolen from a second hand store at Vancouver. Wash accord ing to a telephone message sent by the chief of police there. ; Coroner's Inquest Called on Alleged . - Bjorkland Murder A coroner's Inquest will be held a S o'clock this afternoon in the courthouse to Investigate the death of August BJorklund, believed to have been mur dered by his wife, Mrs. Frankie BJork lund, in their apartment over their gro cery store at Twenty-first and Thurman streets last Friday.. Deputy ' Coroner Goetsch will have charge of the inquest. Mrs. BJorklund is - at St. Vincents hospital, suffering from a self-inflicted bullet wound in her left breast. For a time it was thought . she would ' not live, but indications point to her early recovery. The fact that the gun used in the shooting lay close to Mrs. Bjork lund's body and that -, BJorklund lay some' few feet away, with a bullet wound in his head, led detectives to be lieve that Mrs. BJorklund fired the shot. She denies having shot her husband, ac cording to City Physician Fred Ziegler, who talked to her during a, moment of consciousness. ; TWO, SLEEPING, DIE EN HOME Kelso, Wash., May 24. Awaken ing from deep slumber too late to escape from their . upstairs room, Goldie Bloyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry and hep niece, Lois Garnet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garnet " of . Kelso, , were burned to death about dawn Sun day morning, when the Henry Bloyd home". Was destroyed by fire. Helen and Winifred Bloyd, who were sleeping in a downstairs room, suffered severe burns. Mrs. Bloyd was burned and received other injuries when she fell in escaping from an upstairs room. - The house was a mass of flames when the first of the occupants awoke. Mr. and Mrs. Bloyd escaped over the roof of the back porch. The two girls down stairs were hampered in their efforts' to escape by the screens on the window, but were liberated by -the aid of neigh-, bors. Helen Bloyd, who is the most severely - burned of the survivors, had returned home late Saturday afternoon from Eugene, Or., where she was ' at tending college.; . - There had been no fire In the stoves at the residence since noon and the fam ily is unable to tell where the fatal fire originated. Peace Resolution Goes to Wilson for Slaughter Today By CniW Xrwu.) Washington, May 24. The Knox pesce resolution, duly signed by the speaker of the house, will be sent to the presi dent Monday, after the signature of Vice President Marshall has been secured. Only the vice president's absence from the senate chamber at the time the corrected and engrossed bill was sent over from the house prevented the presi dent receiving it Saturday. That the president will make his veto of the resolution the occasion also for a stinging word-lashing of the Republican congress is taken as a foregone conclu sion by Democratic leaders in both houses. It is understood that he will op pose the resolution itself on the ground that it seeks to usurp an executive func tion and constitutes, unwarranted med dling In diplomatic affairs on the part of the congress. The prospc?ts of re-passage of the resolution over the president's veto are exceedingly slim, as it was 21 votes' short of the necessary two-thirds majority in the senate and 62 votes shy of it In the house. Enterprise Class Of 28 Graduated From High School . Enterprise, May 24. A class of 28 was graduated from the Enterprise high school, the largest class in its history. A. A. Smith of Baker delivered the com mencement address. Eight completed a normal training course which entitles them to the two year state certificates. Miss Ruby Davis completed the common and high school ' courses in 11 years, during which time she had never missed a day nor been tardy. One of the. largest sums ever assessed as damages in the circuit court' of Wal lowa county was given . E. G. 'Anderson in his suit against the Wallowa National bank and the E. M. & M. company for $8025.03 with interest for four years. The suit resulted from a land deal. Fire Apparatus Is ' Urged by Newberg ! Newberg, May 24. George W. Stokes, Horace Sykes and Gilbert W. Allen, deputy state fire wardens, spent two days in Newberg making a survey of fire hazards. An educational campaign was conducted in all schools. The "inspectors recommended up-to-date fire fighting apparatus, which, it is said, the council favors. The city water pressure was found To be , 85 pounds. 1 Killed; 12 Hurt In Lehigh Valley Hazelton. Pa., May 24. (I. N. S.) Oliver Moyer of Hazelton was kiUed and 12 other persons were hurt in a collision between a Lehigh Valley motor truck and a Pennsylvania freight train near here early today. A heavy fog was re sponsible for the crash. , Johnson Speaks at j New York Tonight New York. May 24. (L M. a) Sen ator Hiram Johnson will make, his last appearance in New York tonight before the Chicago convention. He win speak In the Bronx. There will be a proces sion from Johnson headquarters, in the Hotel Pennsylvania, to the Morris high school, where the speech will be deliv ered. - - Americans to Get Jobs ! Winlock, Wash., May 24. Contractor Hendricks has started erecting the bunker at Toledo, for the work on the Winlock -Cowl itx pavement. Only Amer icans will be employed.. WH BURNS MARINE LEADERS WILL CONVENE IN PORTLAND JUNE 10 Masters, Mates and Pilots of the Pacific Coast Pilots will meet " In conference ifl Portland f or a three day session beginning June 10. Del egates from all ports on the coast, San Francisco, San Pedro, San Diego, Puget Sound and Vancouver, B. C.r will be in attendance. . " r' Columbia River, hartjor No. 17 will be host ' on the occasion of the .meet ing of the master ' mariners. Primarily, the object of the conference Is a "get together" to adjust minor troubles which have come up between the op erators of steamship lines and the navi gators. A representative of the grand har bor of New York will probably be in attendance and matters of national con sideration will be taken up. Captain Willis Snow, secretary of Columbia River harbor No. 17, has been successful in landing the conven tion for Portland.'.. The heavy ' Import and export trade of the port so ap pealed to the master ' mariners that Portland captured the convention. : Efforts will be made to adjust diffi culties between the waterfront federa tion, longshoremen and operators with a view of facilitating Operation , of ves sels in port. Many of. the delegates are Shriners and will' remain in Port land for the big celebration in Jane. LUMBER RATES TO AUSTRALIA FROM COLUMBIA DECLINE Rates for lumber from the Columbia' river to Australia have dropped $2.50 per 1000 feet. Quotations for last week stood at S37.50; this week, calls for 35. West coast quotations are mixed and charters vary from $35 to $37.50. Set quotations for the week ending May 22 were 36 flat, west coast. Fluctuating rates to the west coast and : a decided decline to Australia show an upward movement . of lumber to South American ports. . Tonnage for the south is in big demand and offer ings are slow. OFFICERS ARE NAMED FOR STEAMSHIP WEST NIVARIA Lieutenant Harold C Jones, in charge of the local sea service bureau, has placed the following officers from Port land on the , steamship West Nivaria, outward bound for North China with lumber: - Clarance Ash, second mate, formerly employed as assistant port captain for the Columbia-Pacific Steamship com pany;; Andrew Thompson, third mate; Oliver Wagstaff, second assistant en gineer ; Gus Russell, third assistant en gineer. The West Nivaria sailed Mon day morping. . SALVAGING OF STEAMER FRED BAXTER COMMENCES Port Townsend, Wash., May 24. (U. P.) Salvaging of the steamship Fred Baxter was under way today. The ship was caught in a tide rip Friday night, lurched to a. 40-degree angle and was only saved from sinking by unceasing work at. the pumps. While docked here Saturday she gradually heeled over and capsized. The crew was ashore. She was loaded with lumber for San Pedro. J. H. Baxter ( Of San Francisco owns the vessel. STEAMER ARRIVES TO TAKE . FLOUR CARGO TO EGYPT Arriving iir at noon today the steam ship Kayseeka, in to the Columbia Pa cific; berthed at the Portland Flouring Mills and will take 7000 tons of flour to Egypt. The outbound cargo will be fur nished by the Houser interests. The Kayseeka came light from Puget Sound, where she discharged a small quantity of Inbound cargo. . Arrival of the Japanese steamship Vancouver Maru on Puget Sound Sun day eveening is announced at the Mer chants Exchange. The vessel is in to O. A. Anderson & Co., and will load general cargo for the Orient. Schooner Makes Speed Wh a full cargo of lumber, from Knapton for Sydney, the arrival of the schooner K. V. Kruse at the Australian port is. reported. In the voyage from the Columbia to' the Antipodes the fore end aft rig craft made the run in 68 days. . For this season of" the year this Is remarkably good time. The record voyage from the Columbia to Freeman tie is 48 days. Positions of Ships Radio advices from North Head give the position of the following vesels at 8 o'clock Sunday night J. Admiral Dewey, San Francisco for Se attle 31 miles from San Francisco. Wahkeena, Portland for San Pedro, 105 miles south of Columbia river. Moffett. Powell river for San Pedro, 885 miles sObth of San Pedro. Sierra, Bellingham for San Francisco, 64 miles south of Tatoosh. City of Topeka, off Cape Blanco. Poter, Seattle for Gaviota, 359 , miles from Seattle. News of the Port Arrival Mar . '. Daisy Freeman, American ateamer, from Ban Francisco, general. Jrthan Pcnlaen, American ateamer, from Ban Franoixco, general. Daisy Matthewa. American ateamer, from Ban Francisco, ballast. Arrival! May 23 Karaaaka, American ateamer, from Seattle, bal last. .,...-... Tiverton. American steamer, from San Fntn ciaw, general. Shasta, American ateamer, from Aberdeen, for Rainier, , ballast. . - Dcoarturee Mar 23 Hwah Wu, Chinese steamer, for Tain Bar, lumber. Weat Jester, American ateamer, for North China, lumber. . . MARINE ALMAKAC Weaaher a Rivefe Mouth North Head, Mi ; 24. Conditions at the moata of tt river ai noon: mna w, x miles; weather cloudy, aea smooth. Thta at Astoria Tuaeoay HiTh Water Low Water ' :51 a. m.. ..T.O feet 1:15 a.' m. . , . 2.4 fee 7:48 p. m.,,.8.1 IMt 2:99 p. m....iiL leet BAII.T BITER BEADI5G8 - S.00 a. in.. Pacific Time. S 5 fl ill STATIONS. 1 3 2- Wenatrhe . . . . . tewistnn ...... fmatilla The Dalles . . . . Engene Albany ......... Salem ......... Oregon City - Portland ....... 40 24.4 0.2 0.00 22 11.6 0. 0.02 28 14.1 0.1 0.00 40 21.4 0.2 0.00 10 2.8 -0.8 0.00 20 8.8 -0.2 0.01 20 -2.0 0.4 O.OO 12 S.S 0 O.OO 15 12.2 0.1 9.02 Rising. -Falling. BITER FORECAST The Willamette river at Portland win rise slowly during the next three days, reaching stage of about 12.7 feet Thursday. - AT KEIOHBOBI56 PQBTS Astoria, Hay 24. Arrived, at niidnlght and left no at 1 :30 a. m., ateamer Daisy Freeman, 'runs 8aa Francisco, , Arrived, at 1-30 a. m., ateamer Daisy Uatthewa, ifrom Ban Pedro. Ar rived, at 10 la.it niaht, steamer West Nivsria,- from trial trip. Railed, at a.m., ateamer West Jester, from North China. Arrived, at ft:15 and lea up at 7:30 a. m.V steamer Joban l'oulaen. from Baa Francisco. t Ban Francisco, Hay 24. Arrived, at 11 a. m., steamer Willamette, from Portland. Ar rived, at 11 a. m., steamer CelUn, from Port land. Sailed, at noon, ateamer Has City,' for Portland. : Cooa Bay, 28. Sailed, at 5 p. ra , ateameH 1 liy of Topeka, trom Portland for Ban rran cisco via Eureka. . 1 San Pedro, May 22. Btrttd, at 1 a. . m., steamer ALUs, for Portland. Sailed, ateamer Uewey. for Portland via, Ban Francisco. Monterey, May tt'i.-r-Bailed, ateamer W, F. Rerrin, for Portland. Astoria, Hay 23. Left np at It last 'night, steamer Eayseeka, from Seattle.. Arrived, at midnight and left up at 1:30 a. m., steamer tvtaste. from Aberdeen. Sailed, at 7:40 a. m . ateamer Wahkeena. for San Pedro. Sailed, at rl p. in.. Chines ateamer Uwah Wa, for Taku Bar. . - : Balboa, May 21.- Arrived, steamer Eaatern uawn, from Portland, for New Tort. Baltimore May 22. Arrived, ateamer East- am utade, mm Portland. ' Sydney, . May 28.-T-Arrived, schooner K. V. Kruse. from Portland. i Seattle, May 28, Arrived. Japanese steamer Vancouver Mara, from Yokohama, for Portland. San Francisco. May 24.- I. N. S.) Ar rived May .23; Jap. Stir. Genoa Mara, Hong kong, 2:05 a. nr.: str. Queen. Seattle. 8:05 a. m.s str. Helen P. Drew, Mendocino, 4 a. m.; atr. Chehalia, Gray's' Harbor ,6:80 a. m l atr. Celilo. Astoria, 10:13 s. m.s barge Fuilrrton, in low rug fearless. Port Hsn l,uls, ll:u a. m. : atri Multnomah.) Kverett. 11:40 a. m. : str. G. . Undauer, Albion, 12:25 p. m.i De stroyer Farragut, Santa Barbara, 1 :20 p. m. ; Str. Oleum. Astoria, A :3S p. m. ; Str. Cieone, tow), Honolulu, 8.50 p. m.i str. Standard Arrow, Sabine. Texas, via Balboa, 8:23 p. m. ; nr. UMim, Astoria, B:Sa p. m. ; Str. cieone. Pigeon Point. 0:40 p. m. Sailed, May 28: Str. -Nome City; SeatUe, 1 a. m.: str. 'Whittier. Port San IaiIs, 7:45 a. m.: barge 81 (in tow tug Standard No. 2), 1a Angeles, 8:40 a. m.i atr. Carmel, Willape ' Harbor, 8:10 a. an. ; atr. Asuncion, Los Angeles, 0:15 a. m. ; str. Rose City, Astoria and Portland. 12.30 p. ra.; train ing atr. Vickaburg. Los Angeles, 1:20 p. m. ; str. A Talon, Willapa' Harbor, 2 p. ra.; atr. Multnomah, Los Angelas, 8:25 p. m.; str. Km jit H. Meyer,- -Seattle, :0B p. m.; atr. Admiral Nicholson, Santa Barbara, 8:40 p. m. SeatUe. May 24: (!.- N. S.) Arrived: Eld. ridge, from Manila. . via ports, at 9:S0 a. m. : Endicott, from Tacoma, at 6:80 a. m. Sailed May 24 : City of Seattle, for southeastern Alas ka, at. 10:40 a. m. : Argyll, for Port San l.uis, 7:50 a. m. Arrived Hay 23: Vanconver Mam, from Kobe, via port.. 11 1. h.; Chicago, for tlshtng cruise, 8 s. m. ; f ulton, tor UnUah Co lumbia !ports, 1 :45 a. m. Sitka. May 28. Sailed: Spokane, south, at 7 a.m. Ketchikan. May 23. Sailed: Alaska, south bound, 1 p. m. ; Crinreaa Mary, north; it I in. Baltimore, May 22. Arrived: Eastern Vic tor, from Seattle via Tacoma and Balboa. Honolulu, May 22. Hailed: Schooner Rob ert Lewers,- for Puget Sound. . Port San Luis. May - 23. Arrived: Went Katan. from Sce.ttle. . Astoria, May 23. -Sailed: Ilwahwu, from Shanghai. Arrived: 2J KajHoeka, from Se atUe. 1 1 p. m. . Victoria, May. 24. "Arrived: Empress of Russia, from Harutkonc Passed in : Los Ange les, for Vancouver, S.45 a. m.J Ural Maru. for isanaimo. at o a, m. Saa Francisco, May 24. (I. K. S.) Ar rived: 8wedish motorahip San Francisco, Goth enburg, 2:20 a. m. ; Johanna 8mith, Cooa Bay, 6:85 a. m. : Governor. Loa Angelea, 11 a. m. Willamette. Portland. 11 a. m. Sailed: Brit ish schooner Makoa, Vavau, 6:46 a. m. ; schooner roi, fomt Harrow, a. m. ; barge ewlerton, in tow tug tearless. Port San L,u, a. m. Vancouver. May 24. Arrived. West ' Ivan, from Manila. Arrived. May 23, Niagara, from eynney, . ; w. - . Bellingham. May 23. Arrived. Hyades. from Seattle. Sailed, Eastern Gale, for Honolulu, at P. m. : M. s. Sierra, (or Callao via porta ana Ban Francisco. . h - Vfit Townsend. May 24. Passed in, Cor dnvg, for Taccma, at 7 a. m. Passed out May 28, Hyades, at 1 p. m. ; Tonan Maru, at 8 p. m.; Maquan, at 5 p. ra. Fred Baxte arrived- at Hadlock and beached at 5 p. m. in) tow of . aal- vage lug. Winslow, May 28. Sailed, schooner Minnie A. Kane, for Port Ans-eles:- towina. Tacoma, May 24. Arrived, Admiral Schley, from Seattle. Arrived. May 23. Uonisan Maru, from Kobe via Uno; Wallingford, from Port Blakeley; barge Henry Vtllard. from Eagle Har bor, towing. Sailed, Tonan Maru, for Kobe via Bnangnal. ALIi AliONO THE WATERFRONT The steamers Johan Pouisen, Daisy Freeman and Daisy Mathews,' are re ported In at Astoria. All hrlnir general carro and will load out with lumber. The steamships West Nivaria and West Jester for the Orient passe1 out this morning from Astoria. B's'n George H. Hale, in a mnsa.fre to Captain Snow, recites a strike of long shoremen at Yokahama which .caused a 10-day delay to the steamship Waban from Portland to the. Orient. The) -steamship Angeles of the Oolum-bla-PStoific. is reported at Taku, May 18. She is outbound with a full cargo of lumber. " . Minus the loquatlous lark but carrying an automobile as freight, the steamship Hwah Wu, Chinese, sailed Sunday for North China ports. The auto is des tined for th interior of Tartary. ON GERMANS IN 15 Washington, May 24. (I. N. S.) Naval plans'for.the prosecution of war against -Germany were "ordered drafted" by Secretary of the Navy Daniels in 1915 and were perfected by the navy general board in Feb ruary, 1917, Secretary Daniels to day told the ' senate sub-committee investigating charges made by Ad miral Sims. White Salmon Girl Wins Scholarship At. Willamette U. White Salmon, Waeh., May 24. Miss Ricka Clater bos, member of the graduating class of the White Salmon nigh school,; has been awarded a scholarship in Wil lamette university, won as a result of excellent work. . Others awar d e 6 diplomas were : Marie W y e r s, Laura Johnson Cole, John Dickey, Frank Hall,, F. Johnson, . Robert Zcner, uonaio enderscn, Norman iiayes and Koscoe, Brannaman, Galician Soldiers r Join Ukrainians in Fight on Bolsheviki London. May 24. (TJ. P.) Wireless dispatches from Warsaw report that a brigade of Galician soldiers has joined the Ukrainians, : who have effected a junction with General Pavlenko's forces and launched an offensive asalnst Odessa. ' This , would indicate- that earlier re ports that Odessa had fallen were pre mature. Further Warsaw radio communica tions ' said newspapers In Warsaw and Vilna reported General Zeptyckl, chief of the Polish general staff, has assumed entire command over all the forces com batting the Bolsheviki. A European sclenih, claims to build up diamonds- from chips by using ordi nary illuminating gas and a mercury amalgam. ' , NAVY PLANNED WAR !" , , LEGION TO BEGIN ON ITS CAMPAIGI! FOR MEMBERSHIP . Portland members of the Ameri can Legion this morning began their campaign for their quota of new members, in conformity with the campaign in progreHS all over the United States. Many small posts of the legion throughout Oregon will also begin their work for new mem bers. , Governor Olcott, in recognition of ths attempt to swell the membership In Ore gon to 40,000, has Issued a proclamation which says' "If is a matter of pride on the part of every good American citizen, whether or not he whs In the st-rvloe, to seo the millions of young Americans returning to cl,vlc pursuits, and Joining In an or ganisation which has for .Us sole 01jct the upbuilding of the welfare 'of the entire nation. It has become apparent during the life of the American Ieglort that( it is an organization built not only on BOundest lines of patriotic endeavor, V. . . . !... I 1 .. . I . . . .... 1 . . i'u L iiiskfc. ib jo xiihiu up 01 intuit wiin earnestly and determinedly are carrying out the principles of the constitution and the laws of the United States. "The Legion has functioned long enough to show, beyond the ehmiow of a doubt, that It is to be a wonderful power for good. For that reason all American eltlsenn will be glad to see It grow and flourish. "It in with pleasure that I may lend the endorsement of this offU-e to the plan of "American Legion Week." . I earnestly urge all Oregonlans who have the welfare of their country, and stain at heart to give such axKln!n' nnd co operation to the men of the Legion as will aid them In making thin movement the magnificent success which it de serves, to be." Recognition of the part played by Women in the world war whs taken Saturday when Orton K. ( Jiiyclwlu, "-olinir-man of the. memliernhlp committee of as onJ of the -12 captains who will lake cnarge or tne ortve ror members. Miss Schneides servj-d with a. honrl tal 48 an 'anenthetint, and now fills the same office at St. Vincents hospital.- She is said to be-the first woman in America who has taken a dealing part in any American legion activity. Her canvass and that of her team members will not be limited to women who served with the army nursing corps, but Miss Schneider will take complete charge of one of the went nlcle' weotlons. Dr. Guy Strohm was named chairman of a special medical committee to enlist all' the physicians and dentitits who saw service. The list of captains for the drive, In addition. Includes Walter Pimm, CrkkIus; Peck, Donald ltowe, J. II. Lynch, Floyd Lynch, J. J. Crosaley, Fred West, Jamex Bain, Al Ktone, Nate Wurzweiler ami Earl Wurzweiler. Normal Alumni Set Minimum of Salary IT" 1 1 1 'r Bellingham, Wash., May 24. CI. N. S.) The ilellingham State Normal schol alumni, at its annual bunlnexa session hero . today, unanlmnuMly adopted a, resolution declaring that no graduate of the Ilellingham Normal should teach school for less than $1200 a year. Glub Klocts Officers Ashland, n May 24. The P.ellevlew Community' circle elected Mrs. W. . H. Striker as president and Mrs. A- It Kincaid, secretary. TRUSS TORTURE can be eliminated bv wearing the Holmes nnp'nr Sr port We give 'free trial to prove lis suparl. ntjr. Elastic Hoslsrv, Setta, Steel Trustee and .iroh Supports. S. M. MOtMII 801 Second St.. Corner of Tar lor, TIlAIfRPOllTATIOJf Columbia Pacific Shipping Company "'OIlTH rillWA MMK Direct service without transshipment. POKTI,AND to Kobe. Yokohama, .Shang hai, Tsingtau, Taku Har and Ivren. S.The Angeles" Karly Jnly Loading SS. "The West KeaU" I. ate July Loading MM. "The West JVavalra" Karly Aug. l.oail. The above-named vexsels are now beltur booked. For furthehr Information re garding space, rates, etc., apply Traffic Department Board of Trade Bldg. Portland, Oregon Astoria and Way Point Str. Georgiana StewnS Trip Dally (Exospt Friday! Leave aoam.NO 7:10 a.m. ALDKR STRKCT DOCK. iMH ASTORIA 2:00 p. m, LAVCL DOCK. PARK 81.SS BACH WAV. Special a la Carte IMnlng Bervlea, Direct Connections for South fieachea. Night Boat tfally 8 P. M." Ualn 1422, 841-22. TrIK HARKIN8 TRAN80RATI0N CO, SanFrancisco S. S. ROSE CITY OSrARTS 10:OO A. M. Friday, May 28 ROM AIN8W0RTM DOCK 'ARK INOLUOCS BERTH AND MEALS CITY TICKET OFEICE, SRD AMD WASH. I HONI MAIN SSSO PREIOHT Oa-FICE. AINSWORTH DOCK PHONE BROAOWAV 288 TMI SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND , , , 8. 8. OOMPANr." Astoria Route S. S. "ASTORIAN" 2:80 r. U. UAV.T (F.wr,t Tharsdsv) FAKK 81.65. including tmt tALVOR STREET DOCK Ptieoes Main BOSS, 811-40