The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 19, 1920, Page 12

300 Ships idle at Hampton Roads; Cargoes Caught in Railroad Jam BY HARRY B, HUNT NORFOLK, Va. Aug, 19.—Lack of balance between raflroad and @cean shipping, between American manufacturing capacity and Amer foan transportation facilities, is re wulting in the loss of more than! $1,000,000 each day at this one port. ‘The total of losses due to this un- ' Dalanced condition in the country as & whole amounts to a staggering) ‘eum, Here at Norfolk it is possible fo size up the local losses and thus) to sense a glimmering of what the Rational loss ts. _ FAIL TO KEEP PACE WITH * PRODUCTION AND SHIPPING The situation here at Norfolk and Bt Newport News, just across the! James river, their waters forming » practically a common port for the whole Hampton Roads district, em Phasizes the extent to which the mall. Toad and the coal-producing factors our commerce have failed to keep with our industrial production | the development of our “wae: © More than 90 vessels lie idle at io. at Hampton Roads today the coal and rail facilities Tare not equal to the industrial and| @xport shipping demand. _ _ Lack of coa! is nominally respons but lack of “tran: ition is even of the lack of coal industrial cities, needing keep their factories going. ‘Protest every diversion of coal to whether for export or But if tn sup requirements to, establishments coal | of those factories of the world, the not been helped. It work factories full interstate com- is the sole body with authority to regulate this bal iat | : FE +5 j ike ! 5 ud: lead . fol Dutch, i PORT CHIEFS ON Ship News Tides in Seattle THURADATY rripay AUG, 19 AUG. First Low Tide First La 2 . 18 tt. [ott am Miah Tide 10:04 mm, OF tt 54) am, o Second Low Tide 28 pom, 48 th Second Migh Tide + me, Aho fe lew Tide tt LOH hy 104 ft INSPECTION TRIP Will Look “Over Columbia River Work committes from the port of Seattle commission, made up of three of its members, T. 8. Lippy, W. T. Christensen and W, 8. Lin-| coln, started from Seattle last night for Portland and Astoria to look) lover the improvements and activi tes along the lower Columbia river. The approach of the grain sea son with fucilities for handling the commodity under private control for the first time ince 1914, seemed to Indicate the advisability of an inspection at thie time, The largest grain elevator in the Northwest ts owned by the port of Seattle and similar works in rival ports will be looked over. About three days will be used in the tnspection, Two electrical portable stacking eleva- tors for use in the docks and ware- housed are to be installed by the port. MASTERS AND MATES PICNIC). S. S. Gleaner to Sail From Pier Four Members of the Washington Asso elation No. 12, Masters, Mates and | Pilots, will plonie next Sunday. vessels which car-| Those affiliated with other maritime organizations are invited and it is hoped that the affair will become an annual event. The picnic vessel, the steamer Gleaner, chartered for the day, will leave plier 4 at 9 a.m. ond will take the party thru the canal to the ple nic grounds, Everyone attending is asked to bring a picnic lunch, Captain C. W. Call is chairman of the picnic committee, and with “him are Capts. A. D. Thompson, C. F. Frese, William Harned, George Spaulding and Lee Wheeler, all ‘working on the committee. eee ==: FREIGHTER iS. LAUNCHED HERE Large Crowd Sees Griftco|~! Ceremony ‘The Grtifco; 2,300-toH steal freight Ing steamer bullt for the Coastwise Steamship and Barge company by J. F. Duthie @ Co, was launched from the Duthie plant at 7 o'clock last night. The event, which was com- mon while the shipyards were active, was attended by a crowd similar to those of former days. | NEW YORK, Aug, 19. General Motors 20%. up %. and some of the olla prices on mont of the ‘The only sto American §2%, Pacific 91%, Hethliehem * 2%, up 3%; 4. up aN The market closed firm. BEARISH NEWS BRINGS DECLINE Light. Trading in Grain Fu- tures at Chi. CHICAGO, Aug and bearish new — hb situation fo «in grain futu cag board of trade ptember corn took decided slump on scattered offerin, little demand, tumbling 3%e futures were off from a fF 2c; December wheat opened at unchanged, and closed at $2.37, e up Mi 72%, up 1%; Mex - fagnt trading other ction to 3.39, own, March wheat opened at $2. S and cloned at $2.5 co and clowed off Tipe at S121 Beptember oata cloned at 67 be. Me below thé opening at 67%, which was off yo; December oats opened at 6% 4a and closed at 67 \e, down "Kc. Provisions closed lower. eee CHICAGO, aa 19.—-Cash wheat No. 1 ep 59; No. 2 re fate as hard, $2564 0 Chicago Live: Stock CHICAGO, Aug. 19 jogs —Recetpte, 19,000 head: mark Bulk ot wales, es un Cattio-Reetipta 10,000 head: market Aten Beet, 8 cann: ator! sso12 Bheep- steady, $10.75, a! theceipte, 22.000 head; market Lambs, §1@13, ewes $5509 Pape: je york SiGe; Bar stiver— Oe Londen, s Pr. RM yews 4 = A four-masted Arrivals : ei tiisetes Agvet 19010 We Westham trem British jambien ports ot} a = pllret 15--tee Fred Banter from Gan Frévcisco, Port Townsend, Point wette and Bidney, MC. ot 10:90 p gt atr Admiral Dewey from Tacoma at m.; tr Northwestern from Tacoma Ae midnight; str Prince George from Prince Rupert, B. GC, vie ports at 4:18 = Salted August 19—-Str Admiral Dewey for fan Diego vin Ban Francisco ache Libby Mat via Point Welk Acgut 18—Str Weethero for United Kingdom via Portland at for Ladyamith, #. one Maru barkentines and a|Coastwise trade principally and to|Tsome st 6.05 p.m; str Anyox tow! Dig full riggers, masters and in expenses still running levels, and with lost hour in aides i. here borage hy i : rs i at 3 He tons cargo capabity are awaiting coal. The Norfoik ern and Virginian~Rallways' inals are similarly surrounded by boats waiting, with more or less Hit i “he isn’t waiting for @ cargo of coal, he’s waiting for coal with which to fire his boilers, : In July alone 2,127,747 tons of coal Were dumped over Hampton Roads’ Piers, but the number of vessels held in harbor because of coal short. ge steadily increased. The number lying in the Roads | 1 awaiting either cargoes| ‘or bunkers or both, was 334, with a a Capacity of close to 2,000,000 ae the number cleared during the Month was only 444, it is apparent that some of the vessels now here! will not get away till well toward September. And somewhere along the way all} the expense of this delay and lost Motion is going to be unloaded on| the ultimate consumer. Bill Provides tor Improvement Bonds! That the cost of condemnation of Bothell way should be defrayed by the issuance and sale of local im- Provement bonds wag provided in an| Ordinance transmitted to the city council yesterday by Corporation Council Walter F. Meier. The mea- sure will be introduced in the city eouncil Monday, The costs of laying off, opening, ex. tending and establishing this street would be borne by the sale of the* 4 bonds, which are to run for seven years and bear 8 per cent interest. Flora Smith Will Is Filed in Court The will of Vlora B. Smith, widow of L. C. Smith, builder of Seattle sky- seraper, who died July 5, was re. ceived from New York and filed in Probate court here yesterday. | All holdings except those specified in bequests are left to her son, Burns Lyman Smith, and daughter, Viora Bernice Smith. She indicates $25,000 |coast guard service, for charity organizations and $125,000 is left to friends and relatives, tow barges on sea voyages. Capt. strange tongues | James Griffiths, president of the com. | Geo: Prevent them|Pany, assisted by Wallace F. Duthie/*t tt pm of the shipbuilding plant, directed the jaunching. Mrs. Albert V. Griffiths, wife of one of the officials of the yards, eee ~ nee craft. PO TLAND WILL IMPROVE PORT Will Spend Ten Million for Better Harbor PORTLAND, Ore., Aug 19.—-Port land intends to obtain its share of the world’s trade out of the war for commercial supremacy, now be -|ing waged between the United States and other countries, In addition to the huge modern terminal now under construction at Portland, a plan is presented for another terminal which is expected to surpass anything in existence in America. Swan island, for years the chief obstacle to the proper development of the port is to be converted into jan asset. jehannel 1,600 feet wide is to be dredged, and piers with a capacity for 76 ships over 500 fect in Jength will be constructed, together with a freight terminal with facilities for |3,000 cars, It is expected the project will en jtaii the removal of 36,377,072 cuble yards of sand and dirt, but 1,520 acres will be reclaimed. The work will probably be done under the di- rection of George W. Boschke, de: signer of the famous sea wall at Galveston, Tex Shoal Warning of Alaska Is Issued Captain J. E. MeGrath of the haa sasued warning calling attention to shoals and obstructions in Northern waters, Until the Sena plation of the survey now under way by the United [States coast and geodetic survey! steamer plorer, commanded by ‘4 Captain N, W. Heck, and now in| kan waters, mariners should observe warnings he has prepared Shoals off Point Gambier, Point Piibus, Cannery Cove, and at the| approaches to Windham bay, Ho bart bay, and Entrance island are mentioned among the known hazards, eee From Weather Bureau TATOOSH ND, Aug. 19—% A. M. lear; wind north 18 light smoke; wi hour, Pasned out Diack mt A. M<Clear with A two-masted at with white top, lumber at 10:20 a om. & P, MClear; northwest, five miles an hour. od out: U. & B. New Mexico at 1 p. m, A total of $10,000,000 will! be spent in harbor improvements. A | miles an! bee Pi rprum, Alaska, via Ladyem at 2p m: str Prince ster dyiacs Rupert, B.C, vie ports vrs for Alaskan Vessels Petersburgh—Aatied August 17 ot Position southbound, at 2:15 p.m. Seed Avuguet 13: Bk W. B. Pint for Beattie Tockanak—Galled August 12: Tk George Ourtia for Beattie. Linbyvitio Salle August 11: Bute On ental for Heat Bristol Bay-—#alied August 17: ene Heary Wilson for Beattie. eee Vessels in Other Ports Hongkong—Arrived August 12: Str Fu- August $4) Str Kashima Maru s Mt for Roatth Mt. Thomas—Arrived August 14: Rffingham from Seattle via fan Diego—Arrived Aw: Queen from Seattle ¥ fan Francie Str Port Angeles towing 00d for Puget Hound porte at for Heattle at 1 p.m. aimo, C—Arrived August jedney from Beattie for Southeastern em Ladyamith, ftr Anyou | nttle for m, Alaska | trom Heattie Sidney, FB. C—Salled August 18: str Fred Baxter for Seattle via Port Town send and Point We Port Townsend ed tn Auguet 18 Str Prince George for Beattie at 1:20 + Fred Baxter for Seattle via t 4:40 p.m rrived Auguat 19: Motor © from Seattle. Balled A Paxter for Beattie ust 18: str vette | Dewey for Heattie: str Northwestern for Seattle, Arrived August 18; Ste Arizona Maru from Seattle, Reported by Wireless Pa sehr Libby Ma |A 18: Str * Jat 8p. m Porter, Bverett |southbound, 601 miles from Everett at § pm Vessels in Port at Seattle Smith Cove terminal—Atr Crom Keys, atr Horaisan Maru, str Endicott. Pler 14-—-Str Tynda Great Northern terminal—Str Tajima Maru, str Katort | Pier 2—Atr Victoria. Pacific Coast coal bunkers—0. a. 1, Umatilla, str Kastern Leader, B ru, ern Temple | Plier D—Htr Admiral Dewey, Pac Const Engineering worke—str atern Boldier. | Standard O11 docks Duthie yard Bast Waterway terminal—fche Willtam str Went Jona. Todd drydock—Str ted Hook, Puget Hound Bridge & Dredging worke— Str Patterson Str Northwestern. Atr West Jensup, str Grift- movelt, Broxton, Leota, Endy- w Agro Fort Harrison, Vort Stanwix, Kiton, Loot!, Dione, Cagnacan, ¢ Cineyr rdia, Blin Wilson, Malvator, Alice, | Oregon Ballard motor echr Sir West Torun, Kehr Hiaatind | Metfernan arya & motor schr Victor att pai tn tr City | | vances In the stock exchange opening today. 1024, up %; Southern Pacific 91, up %: Mex The market continued to act well carly in the third hour of trading, with @ fair amount of buying coming tn, wuer losing fractionally but United States Steel closed at 81%, up 2%; Royal Dutch (New York) 81%, up 1% Southern International Paper 17%, Reading 87%, up 1; Punta Alegre 68, shim Maru from Beattie via Victoria, B. | | Cmar a 1 Tne bee Palmrre tram he. | China, will discuss the trade relations str Ketehikan | of the Pacific coast with the Asiatic THE SEATT ¢|Early Trading in Small Volume at | Stock Exchange Securities prices showed further fractional ad- farly trading wae in emall volume, United States Stee! opened at 86%, up %; Reading 86%, up %)) International Paper 76, up %; Sinclair 26%, up 4%; Texas Company 46, up Mi Pa merioan 814%, up IM; F Stores 63%, unchanged; Daldwin man Petroloum 153%, up 1%; Nuying centered tn Bethlehem that were weak were the sumars, ity, up 1%; Baldwin 105, up 3; Pan- Chandier 85%, up 4% |. MP 31g) Studebaker off 1; i Stores up 2; Petroleum 16 | Public Markets KF PIKE PLAC Mall 17, sugar, 1 Ibe 440, 4 The Ate, Atal €4 tall can Carnation milk, 12 \%e Stall 34, Hering sea herring, # for tbe; balibut Finnan ring, te nOONOMY aMatl St. pare, tres mith kh peanut butter, 186 t Matt @ Salt Napoten olive of), LEB at; 20e 1.) blink p wher, ite ™ fresh butter Cy op canning. dinek cod, coae, Me atring fresh ogee, tie dos; full He %.; Good Lack mare: 2 tall cane milk, 220; 20-23, cream ine, Hogere peanut butter, 206 M, WEATLAKE Palle bacon, She M; eat tte fm. wider of jamb, 14640 Mh. freah dine’ the bea. #tail 3 bare Creme Oil soap, the; 2 cana corm Mali 192, 2 dos jar rabbers, the, broom, bie Status of ’Frisco Market BAN FRANCIBCO, Avg. 19.—tutter-— Fatras, 610 per ib; prime firsts, 606 per 1 Kege-Rxtras, Ste per don; fret per don; dirtien No. 1, Etec per dos pullete, BIGC per dow, undersized Hheep—Recatpta, 800 head: market tte tower, Lambe, $16@ 11.35, ewes, $595. feeder lamba, $9@ 11. Ave. 19.—Foretgn e. france demand were up lire Gqmand up 2 contios change were the lowest mince ay te |Says Public Can According to an entimate received at the Seattle headquarters of the Cifeago, Milwaukee 4 8t. Paul railroad, approximately $1,400,000 a month, or $31,600,000 a year repre- sents the wage incrense on this road lone, under the award of the United States railway labor board. In forwarding this estimate, Pree | @s* ident H. E. Bryan of Chicago sug-| cheese geste that the increases granted are fair to everybedy, and that the public has @ right to expect the highest possible efficiency from the officers and employes of the road Graud ‘Speaks | on French Indo-China Two speakers are scheduled to aa. dreas the members’ council luncheon of the Commercial Club at the Ma-) ia; | sonic clubrooms Friday G. Giraud, commercial attache to! the United States for French Indo. fons of France. . Jr, Col. O. posses Docker who recently assumed | charge of recruiting in the Seattle | | i district, will speak on international military affairs. Malini will give a sleight-of-hand performan: |Hopes | Dashed at City Junk Office Great expectations were dashed Thursday when employes of the “lost and found” department of the munic ipal railway discovered that a quart bottle of whiteish liquor, sup- posed to be “drugstore gin,” was in reality a patented cleaning fluid. THIS IS THE BATTERY YOU NEED look alike, tery money spark and say “bil 6 Hull Dog Ratter- urnish a fanter, hotter rk, they are the Batter. fon you want For private telephone and signal system: there are non better, Yor Sal Dealers Cc. M. LOVSTEL co. 816 First South an BATTERY CO. SEATTLE WASH *,|fancy price of < |Reame—Lacal, areen, per M. finta, taney, te per os Expect Efficiency)" LE STAR ORANGE PRICES TAKE.SOAR HERE California “White Cherries” Vital Statistics BIRTHS Palmer, Philip P., Swedish honpital, santa Unasuke, 309 Maynard ave. Mc SUaoghiin, William, 6209 Leary Arrive on Local Market ancora Pau, 700 15¢ ber. Po iri Marchand, Charles 0., .” B6e rcberes W. F. 224% Broadway N.. Méduire, Francis J, 7709 19th 8. Ww. Yoshigoro, 906 Washington 4 ax, 210 Seventh ave B., Prentior, Gordon, 908 Boylston ave, William Is, 1122 Marion at, Oranges are going up, Thursday they were quoted ax bigh an $8 « crate for mmall rizes, which ts 60 cents higher than quotations earlier in the week, and jobbers predicted & further rise within the next few days, While commission men here are not fully informed as yet, it in thought that there is somewhat of & shortage of the California crop, At any rate, oranges are not coming in| . aa plentifully as they should. } California white cherries, a varte- ty practically unknown to Beattie housewives, are being offered in small quantities by a few commis sion houses, They are a very sweet cherry, and are considered in Call. |fornia to be the best variety for can |ning purposes, They are being nold for whatever they will bring, chiefly to introduce them here, Vegetable marrow of exeelient quality may be bought for 7 cents a pound, Sweet corn is a trifle more firm Thursday. “antaloupes are till cheaper, for Burrell Gems and $1.50 alc. erate for Turlocks and locals being not uncommon, The extreme top ix $3 and $2, respectively. atoen are begin and command the & erate, Dairy products and eggs remain unchanged. Local Markets Prices Paid Wholesale Dealers for Vegetables and Fruit » Rufus, 2126 Sixth Frank, 1319 Eighth ave. boy Waiter, 916 Ninth ave, Anthony C. 862 K 67th, 627 12th &. W., y B, 6320 Alask Belleman, Guy M, 2528 Brandon at. Ringota, Morris, Providence hos- pital, boy. MARRIAGE LICENSES Name and Residence. Ane Rows, Charies,.Aberdeen .. 1 Peterson, Mamie, Beattie 22 Brooks, Henry Murnett, Kirkland, 28 Malo Lethe Mary, Kirkland 2 Seattle ... mezano, Buanne, Seattle Dimond, J. 1. Seattle . McHugh, Katherine, & Werder, Maynard, Seattle Bostone, Christine, Beatth Oliver IL, Beattie ba) M., Bei ap, Leslie Wills . Sylvia BR, F ob, Rolne, Idaho Campbell Huth, Hytehine, Marry, Vi a. C. . | ello, ae Kerrig Finle Burton, Vancouv ‘ton, Lawrence, Portian akima . Campbell, Keane Stewart, tt Frankenfield, Mildred Ida, Seatth William HL, Beattle ah M. aa hy Murray, It alga. Prank, tinaee Pasha, Mai "eC wiitias 7 DIVORCES GRANTED Roerch., % from Herman. a D. from J. Mi 8 from Andrew A. Rirch, Frank T.. 63. 324 29rd Gilbreath, Joseph F” __ hospital Local outdoor ba Termipe— Lora Vegttable Marrow ier ler "Venter panitariui Bush, Edward. ¢5, Lak | tone Under ¢ me . . 6 601 36th ave NL teh B. Waeh, Cravenstaina, (Mucbernies 1 | Cantaloupes Wash Hurrell Gems rote ia Waa Ciapp's Fe’ Sagar. Piame—Cal Medium te chotce Bamt cows and bettors . DAIRY PRODUCTS Price Paid te Shippers Rattertat .. Vaae—Freeh ranch Milk-—Per owt. DAIRY PRODUCTS Wholeeale Big creamery, Rutter. cubes, Wash triplets POULTRY Prices pee oh wae Dealers ene WE BUY AND SELL LIBERTY AND VICTORY BONDS. We pay New York market price and Interest, deducting for brokerage ONE: PER CENT on $60 and $100 denominations and ONE-HALF OF ONS PER CENT on larger denominations You can figure the CORRECT SELLING VALUN of your bonds by deduct- ing the brokerage from the market price and adding. the interest. See today's. quotations bel 4th Victory Victory 99004 FehOL ane te $406.87 $8962 Bh008 Boe27 MORRIS BROTHERS, Inc. | 8 CENTRAL BUILDING (GROUND FLOOR), SEATTLE | Capital One Million Telephones: Elliott 2840, Main 7227, CANADIAN WHEAT FARMS IN SUNNY ALBERTA This year’s crop will be the greatest yield and highest price in history. MOST PRODUCTIVE AND FERTILE LANDS ON THE CONTINENT The Premier Municipal Hond House Established Over a Quarter Century. Owned or controlled in blocks of 160 acres upwards. VERY EASY TERMS—$10 to $30 PER ACRE Rainfall Is Copious, Regular and Adequate There Has Never Been a Crop Failure in Central or ° Northern Alberta. Improved, Open Prairie Land Ready for the Plow. SOLE AGENTS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE ALBERTA-AMERICAN LAND COMPANY. PINNEY & NOBLE Wo. 726 THIRD AVENUE # Corner Columbia Street and Third Avenue, Seattle, Wash. Special Reduced Transportation to Canada Land Seekers and Settlers, Excursion Railroad Tickets to Alberta, Canada At Greatly Reduced Rates. Get Particulars. Washington Country Agents Wanted, 5) works in Seattle, g . 14, Providgnee alle, 38, Seattle General hoe- Philomena, 69, Co- ide by ital qty 300,000 Acres Open, Level Lands’ oa THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1979. BAKERS’ STRIKE "soe ema STILL IN FORCE) « 1,713, 05445 Bickford Reports to Asso- ciated Industries Nineteen strikes have occurred | y¢ ninco September 1, 1919, in industries | affiliated with the Associated Indus tries, according to a report read by Capt. Alfred Bickford, secretary, at «|| Bp OLE satel be RO) meeting last night in the Masonic | club in the Arcade building. Of these | the bakers’ strike in still in progress, | he said, the unions holding out on | their demand that all men employed in bakeries be compelled to join their organization. FOX OUTPUT IS — DOUBLED HERE © |Bottling Works Increases, | and Installs Improvements By doubling the capacity of their plant at Fifth ave. N. and Republi- can st. J. G. Fox & Co, makers of Yox Snappy Drinks, bave acquired the largest soda water bottling 2,123 704,197.00 Clearings . Balances 728,220.00 79,296.00 | cheastngs . Balances . + 5,764,087,00 1,298,071 00 Clearings . Balances > & MOUs Waves COLMAR dock & m. daily (except days 6 a. m., calling jand pri and 1° SINGLE — FARE 60 | They have installed an up-todate bottle washing machine which washes and sterilizes containers au- tomatically, It is the only machine of its kind In the eity. ‘ NEED HELP IN SAVING? Get it here. We can point out to you successful savings methods learned by years of experience and observation. Safety, service, and com- pound interest is what every savings depositor gets at the Steamer Indianapolis WILL GO TO THE BEAUTIFUL SAN JUAN ISLANDS | SUNDAY, Aug. 22 Leaves Colman Dock 8 A. M.; Returns 11 P, M. This fast steamer will be withdrawn from the Tacoma run for this day only, to afford excursion- ists a comfortable and pleasurable time. The San Juan Islands are far-famed for their beauty and interest. This is the big, worth-while trip in Puget Sound waters. Round Trip Fare Including Tax, $2.50 Children, 5 to 12, Half Fare. Lunches Served. Get Your Tickets Early BROOKE’S WHANGDOODLE ENTERTAINERS WILL PLAY JAZZ MUSIC- ALL THE WAY PUGET SOUND ) RAWTOATION COMPANY