| Show Ships Go Up In Smoke Portland Ore Hulks Ore Hulks of four Cour wood wood- wooden wooden en ships built here during the time war were burned In Columbia slough byM by byM M I Barde Darde Son who purchased them them more than a year ear ago from front the Un 1 Un ted States Stales shipping board Four others oth oth- others others ers were burned last ast week These eight ships cost the government ap- ap approximately approximately ap approximately proximately each or a total or of They were bought by bythe bythe the Barde Darde interests along with others In various Pacific coast ports Time The purchasers stripped all the time brass and andIron andiron andIron Iron and all fixtures and hardwood of oC any value from time tho vessels Being unable unable to dispose of oC the hulks hulles the they burned them |
