Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-01

SAN PEDRO. March 31.-Arrived; Steamship
President, from San Diego; steam schooner
Doris. from Gray's Harbor via Redondo;
steam schooner Tahoe, from Willapa harpoi'
via san Francisco; steam schooner MesteIher'
from Gray's Harbor: schooner Columbia from
E,verett. steam schooner Fair oaks, from san
Diego: steam schooner William H Murphy
from Aberdeen, via Redondo.
Sailed-Steamship President, for Seattle, VIA
San Francisco and Redondo; steam schooner
pedondo for Coos Bay. via San Francisco;
steam schooner Shasta, for Bellingham steam
schooner James s. Higgins, for Fort Bragg
via San Francisco; steam schooner LaAihe'
from Eureka.
HEAVY CHARTER DEMAND
Vessel owners are preparing for a nlg 1 nusi-
ness between California and northern ports
this season. While there has been no IN
crease I'm charter rates for several mohths'
n Is reported that lumber supplies as lar
eoutb as Mexico tire being depleted and own
~. baiieve that further shipments will be
needed within a few weeks in such quantities
that increased freights viii result
NEGROES FAIL AGAIN
The Ethioupian-American steamship com
pany Of Los Angeles has again talled 10 ciose
dsa1 for n steamer This time they failed 10
c1ose an ontion on the steamer Rupert City.
II was announced a few weeks ago that the
company had sent representative 10 van
couver to superintend loading cargo OF Ter
+uizar The latest report from the steamer is
tbst a crowd of Seattle sports will charter
her TO carry a fight crowd 10 san Franclsco
for the Jeffres-Johnson event lhis IS the
third option the negroes have negotiated IN IN
year. hut no deal has progressed iurther lhdh
the point Of putting up cash
WANT SPEED REDUCED
A petiton to the Los Angeles city council is
being circulated among masters of vessels ask
ing that an ordinance be adopted h'tklns II
a misdemeanor for vessels TO navlgate at d
greater speed than five miles an hour IN the
channel north Of Deadman's island. The petl-
tion AYERS that a greater speed causes ndck-
wash that causes vessels at the WharNes
to surge to such an extent that lines are
often broken.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
The steamer Doris, Captain Olsen, arrived
today from Redondo Beach with 100000 feet
Of lumber loaded at South Bend, ~
The steamer Fair oaks, Captain Johnson,
returned from san Diego today with a partial
cargo of lumber loaded at Grays Harbor
The schooner Columbia, Captain Sprague,
arrived today from Everett with $4,000 feet
Of poles, 10000 feet of lumber and 800, 900 feet
Of laths for various wholesalers
The steamer Westerner Captain Kelly, ar
rived today from Grays Harbor with 10000
feet of lumber for the san Pedro Lumber
company, 10000 feet for the southern Call
fornia and balance Of cargo for Ventura.
The steamer Tahoe, Captain Paulsen, ar
rived today from Willipa with $4,000 feet OF
lumber for the Blinu Lumber company.
The steamer Redondo Captain Bendegard.
completed discharge Of cargo today and sailed
for san Francisco for orders
The steamer William II. Murphy, Captain
Corning, arrived today from Grays Harbor
with 800 900 feet Of lumber for the Pacific
Lumber company
The steamer Lakme, Captain Magren sailed
today in ballast for Eureka to reload lumber.
The steamer James II. Higgins, Captain
Higgins, sailed today for Fort Bragg via San
Francisco with passengers and in ballast to
reload lumber
The steamer President, Captain Cousins, was
five hours late today from san Diego on ac-
count Of a big cargo Of grain and marble dis
charged there, She continued to Seattle via