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TIIE 3fORXIXG OREGOMAX. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1912. LUf'iBER outlook FOR 1912 ROSEATE Prospects Point to Big Im provement and Widening of Good Market.. BIG EXPORT IS PROMISED Antipodean Trade Is Already Great and End of China's l:rvolu Hon. Is Fxprrled lo Increase Orders Coast Llvelj. With tha lumber cut of the Portland distrlrt aggregating approximately 7S0.eoo.0o0 feet in 1911. one of the bl record in the history of the Industry, the new year begins with proiipecta for a strong ImproTement In the trade and a more substantial and wider market. While the output for 1911 was large, prices wr not as satisfactory as have prevailed In previous years, owing chiefly to a surplus of stocks through out the country. Overproduction Is therefore credited as the cause for a less general demand for the new prod uct In this country. On the other band, the export trade was less satisfactory, particularly the Oriental market. I'olitlcal conditions In China and other parts of the Far East were more or less unsettled throughout the year and with impend ing revolutions shippers were not In clined to place orders except only for Immediate use. Ye an excellent show Ins; In the foreign trade was made. During the year lumber exports reached a total of 7S.6S3.S05 feet, val ed at IS31.1SS. If the Chinese revolu tion ends with the Insurgents victors, ar now seems probable. It Is expected that trade relations with the Orient will become better than ever. Lum bermen believe that the market In China and other foreign countries will assume large proportions within tha next year. , Aatlswdeaa Trade Ilia;. The trade with Australia has bwn satisfactory. Some big orders for Ore gon lumber were placed last year, one of the mills alona contracting to sup fly t.OOO.oi'O feet. During the past three month several substantial or ders were received from Australia and tha fact that mora Inquiries are com Ina from that country adds strength to the belief that Australia will be a big consumer of lumber during 1912. In coastwise shipping the year closed with an unusually good record. Tha total shipments amounted to 122.7?. 138 feet, as against 114.742.000 feet In IMS. This Is a gain of approximately 12.000.000 feet for tha year. Two years ico the total coastwise shipments-were 9S.S41.700 feet. The Increase In this trade therefore In 24 months amounted to about 17.000.000 feet. California la the largest consumer of of Oregon lum ber and the trade In that state Is grow ing steadily. Fair Creates Deasaad. preparation for tha 1915 exposition at Man Francisco Is creating a big de mand and It Is expected that a larger business at that point will ba enjoyed this year. Thera was also a big gain In shipments to San Pedro, tha ocean ihipplns point for Los Anseles. Sun rtes"o likem'lse used a larger amount of Oregon lumber than ever before. The trade at Honolulu Is growing better, while business with South American porta la showing constant Improvement. Itail shipments to Kastern points probably were less than they were In 1910. Many of tha larger retail yards were overstocked, but as they have been gven an opportunity to reduce the supply, a much better trade with the Middle West la expected this year. That business with Atlantic Coast ports will be better this year than ever before Is Indicated by the number of Inquiries being received from those sources at present. Orders have been placed by local mills for 2.000.000 feet for early delivery. At Grays Harbor orders for 1. 000.000 have been received from the Atlantic Coast, while at Ta coma there are said to be several or ders from tha Atlantic seaboard. Balldlag Activity t:xere. A general air of optimism over tha business outlook for IMS prevails in the Kast. It Is predicted that building construction throughout tha country will be much better than It was In 1911. For these reasons local lumber men seem to have good cause to expect that rail shipments to the Middle West and water shipments to the Atlantic seaboard will be larger In 1912 than they have been for years. Another factor that will enter Into the future business of the lumbermen will be the effect of the publicity cam paign organised by the National Lum ter Manufacturers' Association, the Pouglaa Fir Sales Company and other organisations. These associations are doing much to point out the uses of wood in preference to wood substitutes and to create a better demand for the product. One of the mora Important effects of organization will be tha broadening of the market. Portland lumbermen report that Inquiries have been coming In from territories with which little or scarcely any business haa ever been transacted. In this con nection Oregon fir for building and f'.n lrhtng purposes seems to be coming Into Its own snd demand for this prod uct la becoming steadily greater. Within the past few days many of the largest mills In this district have shut down for general overhauling. Some will remain closed a month or six weeks. As some of the mills now have big orders on hand, they will close down only long enough to make most necessary repairs. PERSONALMENTION. U Griffith, of Seattle, Is at the Carl ton. J. H. Howard, of Baker. Is at tha Im perial. j. r. Cnrtls. of Spokane. Is at the Oregon. W. R. Vames, of Enterprise. Is at tha Oregon. X. Bangs, of Timber. Or 1 at tha Portland. 3. E. Notson. of Heppner, Is at the Imperial. F. IT. Caldwell, of Ontario, la at the Cornelius. J. T. Lewis, s Spokane banker, is at tha Cornelius. Orvlile Thompson, of Hood River, Is at tha Cornelius. G. X. Broadbrldge. of La Grande. Is st the Imperial. IL Crobtn. of Astoria, la registered at the Carlton Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Anderson, of Dufur, are at tha Carlton. C. T. Watson, an Ashland merchant. Is at the Cornelius. J. A. TVyle Is registered at tha Im perial, frem Medford. M- R. Matthews, a merchant of Tha Dalles, and Mrs. Matthews, are regis tered at tha Oregon. C. D. Latourette is registered at the Cornelius, from Salem. W. C Hunt, of Klamath Falls, a mer chant. Is at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Thompson and Mrs. M. M. Thompson, are registered at tha Perkins Hotel, from Nehalem. If. A- Galloway, a merchant of Enter prise, la at tha Perkins. Don Newman la registered at tha Portland, from Tillamook. O. Beaty, a stockraiser of MOro, Is registered at the Perkins. W. L Holgate la registered, from Corrallls. at tha Imperial. W. W. Ashley Is registered at tha Oregon, from Myrtle Creek. K. A. Stanfield. a business man from Stanfleid. is at tha Imperial.. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Smith, of The Dalies, are at tha Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Allen, of Hermls ton, are registered at the Imperial. W. II. Marshall, a merchant of Gold endale. is registered at tha Cornelius. E. E. Knight, a business man of Pen. dlrton. is registered at tha Imperial. It. P. Gill and F. Schults. fruitgrow er, from Hood River, ar at the Cor nelius. Otto Copenhagen and Wlaser Mor rell. engineer on tha new railroad from Eugene to the coast, are registered at the Bowers, from Salem. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. (Special.) Per sons from the Pacific Northwest regis tered at Chicago hotel today as fol lows: From Portland Alexander Lamlle. at the Congress; S. Coxzens. Jr., at tha I Salle. From Salem Fletcher Homan. at the Congress. ARMED LODGER RIOTOUS UK, J. C. DAV DEFIES ALL- WITH GCV AXD RETOITER. beallle Visitor Threatens) Populace From Hotel Window and Scares Bellboys Insanity Charged. Brandishing a gun and a revolver. Dr. J. C Day. who registers from Seattle, but declines to say anything about him self, for an hour kept bellboys, house maids, members of the management and Interested witnesses at bay while locked In his room In a hotel hers last night. When four policemen respond ed to a summons later It was half an hour before they could gain entrance, and then It was only when Dr. Day voluntarily opened the door and it tempted to walk out. The gun-bearer registered at the hotel last Thursday from Seattle. The hotel management knows nothing of him or what he may be doing here, and Day, although voluble at tha police station, evaded all question concern ing himself. He said he had lain 111 the entire day In his room and had requested the management several times for a larg er room. Not being granted hi re quest, he said, he went out In the hall and walked Into several unoccupied rooms, when he waa stopped. Then he locked himself In his own room and proceeded to create a disturbance that could be heard oyer all the house. He brandished his (Tuns out of tho win dow at the crowds In the street and heaped abuse on the hotel management. Day told the police that he may have been too rough and loud, but said that he had become Incensed because he had been accused of dishonesty, and under tha influence or liquor did not know what tie waa doing. He la held on a charge of Insanity. LINNTON BARBER KILLED Ernest Coleman I Hun Over Jy As toria Train Xear Station. Ernest Coleman, a barber, and presi dent of the volunteer fire department at Llnnton, was run over and killed by the Astoria express, leaving Portland at :30 P. L. about loo yards west of the Llnnton railway station last night. The accident was not witnessed by anyone. He was found dead by J. 'A. Love, of Llnnton. who, with his wife, was walking down the track. When the train, which docs not stop at Llnnton. reached a station beyond, members of the crew telephoned to the agent saying they had seen a man ly ing beside the track as they passed. They professed, however, not to know that he had been struck by the train. Coleman bad already been found when members of the crew telephoned to the stntlon agent. He was lying, bad ly mangled, on the left side of tha track. Coleman, was 2$ or 2 years old, and leaves a widow and a four-year-old daughter. He was a member of tho order of Eagles, belonging to the Eu gene lodge, and was also an Artisan. MURDER EVIDENCE-FOUND Body or Infant Discovered in Ont house 'car Astoria. , ASTORIA. Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) Evidence of the murder of an infant child was discovered about S o'clock yesterday morning. when tha dead body of a baby was found In an out house adjoining the Grange Hall In the Lewis and Clark River district of this county. The remains were those of a boy ap parently about two days old and were wrapped In two pieces of sheet and a atrip of oilcloth. Coroner Gilbaugh and Sheriff Burns, who examined tha body, say that the child must have been murdered or left to die from exposure, and It Is also certain from the condition of the body that It was left In the outhouse but a few hour before its d'scovery. Military Drill Needed. - SALEM. Or Jan. 1. (Special.) De claring that football and basketball do not provide enough athletic train ing for the students. A. A. Hall, an Instructor In the Ontario High School. has written Superintendent Alderman j asking his co-operaiion in me e.niao llshment of a company of cadets at mat school. "The faculty has felt for some time." he writes, "that football and basketball do not provide train ing for a large enough number of the student. Only a few play in theea teams, and the majority of pupils have little or no exercise. This undesirable condition has been recognized in tha East and military companies are being organized to remove- It, " RENT A NEW PIANO," ' New planoa to rent at 14 per month: rent allowed on purchase. Tha Wiley B. Allen Co.. cor. 7th and Morrison. Inside block wood 14. Main 13. Montenano Man's House Barns. MONTESAXO. Or, Jan. 1. (Special.) At an early hour this morning the home of E. P. Currle, on the northern outskirts of this city, was burned. The fire Is supposed to have originated nnr the fireplace. The loss will he about $500. partially covered by insurance. FLEET IS T HANKED San Diego Grateful That Har bor's Depth Is Proved ADMIRAL THOMAS REPLIES Armada's Chief Gives Credit to Cap tains for Piloting- Vessels flan Afoot to Have Craft Como Hero for Rose) Festival. Admiral Thomas, la command of tha Pacific fleet. Is In receipt of an offi cial communication from tha Chamber of Commerce of San Diego, thanking him for having taken his vessels to that harbor, thereby "producing the. real evidence as to tha capacity and depth" of that waterway. It Is hoped that the fleet will demonstrate simi larly with reference to the Columbia lilver In the 1913 Kose Festival. In replying to the San Diego com munication Admiral Thomas wrote: "I feel bound to remind you that tha credit for bringing the ships In and out with safety day and night, is In a large measure due to the skill of the captains under my command, who piloted their ships to and from the in ner harbor without regard to the stages of tha tide. In directing these move ments I was actuated by a desire to obtain safe anchorage for the fleet, and also to afford those officers oppot tunltles to acquire such valuable ex perience In tha line of their profes sion.' - V Columbia Test Wasted. Last year, bringing the Pacific fleet Into the Columbia was suggested to the authorities to prove to the Navy Department that there Is sufficient depth on the bar at all times for the accommodation of warships and that under the same favorable night con ditions San Dlego has frequently moonlight and smooth water there Is no reason why navigation cannot be carried on after dark. It Is generally accepted In Portland and Astoria that the reason none of the larger fighting ships has been In the river, even though the survey of the Corps of Engineers. U. S. A-. indicate plenty of water. Is because the officers generally are unfamiliar with conditions. Elllrott Competent rilot. Admiral Thomas la not hampered In that respect, as Captain J. M. Elll cott Is In command of the cruiser Maryland, following two years' experi ence a lighthouse Inspector of this district, and consequently Is familiar with the entrance and channel. The Maryland will accompany the fleet from the Hawaiian Islands to San Dlego, leaving January 10, and may pass part of the season on the North west Coast making coal tests. A strong effort will be put forth to have Ad miral Thomas .. visit Portland in the Festival. If necessary the Boston or another vessel will be sent to the lower harbor to escort the Admiral and his staff to Portland, although It Is known that the commander of the fleet has been Informed that his vessels can easily ascend the river to this city any time between June 1 and August 1, If he doe not wish to attempt the Jour ney In low-water seasons. As the Summer freshet is on during the Festival the aim will be to have the ships here then and friends of Cap tain Elllcott have confidence In his ability to pilot them. ANNUAL RACE NOT ARRANGED Bis; Fleet Not Expected, New Tear's , Programme Is Waived. Assuming that there would not be a large fleet In port New Tear's day, tha annual International boat race, revived a year ago, was not held yes terday, as the committee estimated more than a month ago that virtually all square-riggers of the grain fleet would be on their way to the United Kingdom by January 1. The 1111 event was rated among the best arranged, a there were seven crews entered and all fought for place. The race was recalled yesterday when the subject was brought up, owing to the absence of a special attraction for sailors, and the battle between the crew of the British ship Forfarshire and that of the French bark Bayord was gone over, tho former having been victo rious, but only after a hard pulL From One Eastern and Western dock to the Burnslde-street bridge was the course and the winner covered the distance In IS minutes. It Is Intended to hold a 1913 race, but all will depend on the size of tha fleet In port. DERELICT MAT BE GODFREY Captain of James Tuft Will Inspect Abandoned Vessels Passed. In the'tnove to establish the Identity of a derelict reported by coasting ves sels recently, which might lead to a solution of the long absence of the schooner Ruth E. Godfrey, Captain August Frieburg. of tha barkontino James Tuft, which loft Port Townsend yesterday, promised to maintain a lookout and If a derelict la sighted, every mean will be employed to as certain her name. The Ruth E. Godfrey sailed from Tocopllla for Port Townsend August 28 and many are of the opinion that she has foundered, being so long over due and not having been reported by others. The vessel was built In 1900 and carries 760,000 feet of lumber. The willingness of tha skipper of the Tuft to assist In the search may induce others to do as much, for In passing they might get close enough to dis cern the name or recognize her In other ways, and their report would put an end to anxiety. WORK IS STARTED ON LEONA Xew Lewis River Schedule Xot Fully Decided on by Owners. Captain Exon, of the steamer Modoc, which will be replaced on the Portland-Lewis River run by the steamer Leona. said yesterday that for the present she would operate on the Mo doc's schedule, but consideration is riven a plan to dispatch hecXrora Port land at 7 o'clock In the morning and return the aama day, instead of lay ins; over on Lewis River at night. Workmen are rebuilding the forward lower house of the Leona, the sides of which were torn off after she ceased opera tins ' to McMlnnvllle. The work will be completed In a day or two. "The Leona was on the Lewis River run before and I am told that she was satisfactory." said Captain Exon. -Of course at present the rush Is over and she can carry all freight offered. The Modoo will be used for towing until such time as tha Leona cannot do the work." Rene to Cnload at Astoria. ASTOTtlA. Or- Jan. L Speclal. Tba French, bark Rene, which arrived istle. f will with a cargo of 3157 tons of coal, discharge the greater portion of her cargo here before proceeding to Port land. TWO ORIENTAL LINERS HERE. Strathlyon Follows Hercules to Load General Cargo. Two of the Waterhouse Oriental fleet are In port, the Norwegian Bteamer Hercules, which arrived Sunday, and Is berthed at Portland Lumber Company's dock, and thet British steamer Strath lyon. which crossed In at 1:30 o'clock TEAMEB IXTKLUOEXCK, tm Arrtra. From Manila .Hngknir. . .. C-ioi Bay ...1 an Dlso. . . 1 Sun Francisco. Sn Pedn J Tillamook Band on. Eureka. . . .... .fan Dtero.... . San Pelro....J San Franclsca San Pedro.... Nam, Herenit Strathlyon. . . . Breakwater. .., W.Eder. . Northland Rote City Sue H. Ion ore. AnvU llinee Falcon. , ...... Beaver........ Roanoka...... Bear Scheduled to Deport. Name. Tr Date. r Xnrthland San Pedro Jan. Z i fereskw.ter Coo. kT Jan, b V Rom CUr ?Mn p.dro.... Jan. k PaeH Elmore. Tiunvoa.... Jsn. Ceo. W. ldor..Sa-i Dlego.... Jan. Anvil Fandon Jan. Alliance. ...... Euieka .Inn. Falcon........ an Kraaclsee Jan. Beaver. ....... San Pedro. . . . Jan. Roanoke... SanDleso.... Jan. Bear. . . . . . S.in Pertro. . . . Jan. htrathtyon Hongkong. ...Jnn. Hercules Manila Jan. yesterday afternoon and left up at 5:30. The Hercules came from the Philippines and will load 3.000.000 feet of lumber for Manila, the lot be ing a Government order. The Strathlyon comes from the Far East by way of Pusret Bound with gen eral cargo. - She is behind schedule and for that' reason will be given as fast dispatch as possible. With tha Hercules Bhe operated under the Port land & Asiatic flag until the charters were taken over by the Waterhouse line. Cargo left by the last steamer will be loaded on the Strathlyon, and she will receive considerable stuff that haa accumulated, but there are no early prospects of Increased busi ness in flour, as most of that going to Japan finds it way to China and In habitants of the latter empire are not purchasing heavily because of the rev olution. TWO COAti SHIPS OX THE IIST Or 1 1 Carriers on Way I 0 W ill Load Grain This Season. Only two carriers remain ajn the en route list to bring coal to Portland from Newcastle N. S. W the Pierre Antonlne and Kirkcudbrightshire, and only the former Is on the way, having sailed November 22. The arrival of the French bark Rene in the river Sun day, after a run of 60 days, from New castle, cut down the tonnage and re duced the number of square-riggers coming to II, one of which at least will be on the 1912-13 list for grain. The fleet in port includes the Inver Iogie, which is grain-laden for the United Kingdom, and will leave down at once; the Stalnbek, which is all ready for sea. and the Lasbek. Sierra Miranda, Col. de Villebois Mareuil, Lydgate and Buffon, with the Rene expected to pro ceed hero to discharge, as she Is tinder engagement to load wheat. Those here have a combined tonnage of 16.424 and those to arrive represent 23,406 tons. Marine Notes. No cargo was worked in the harbor yesterday and only river steamers on regular runs operated, soma of them being on altered schedules so that residents on the river could spend the day here with friends and embark In the evening. Complaint has been made by the Shaver Transportation Company lnter ...... tlx, ctpstmer Shaver came near striking the lift draw of the Haw- j thorne-avenue nriage rriuny tunij, because It was not raised sufficiently. On Investigation, the officers were told that the bridge operator mistook the Shaver for the steamer Monarch. Captain Curtis, of the oil-tank steamer Oleum, was the first master to clear a vessel at the Custom-House for 1912. The Oleum finished discharging yesterday and left down about 4:30, bound for the Golden Gate. Of the Big Three fleet the crew of the steamer Bear spent Christmas in Portland and that of the Rose City celebrated New Year's day here, and the latter Is due to sail this afternoon for the south. Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND, Jsn. 1. Sailed Steamer Oleum, for San Francisco. A.torla. Jan. 1. Sailed at 7 A. M. Steam er Willamette, for 6an Francisco: steamer Klamath, for Pedro, sailed at S:..0 A. II. llrltlah bark Crockodlle. for Queenstown or Kalmouth. Arrived at 1:."0 and left up at 3:30 p British steamer Strathlyon, from the Orient via. Seattle. Arrived down at 4:13 P. m. Schooner Fred J. Wood and German bark Stelnbek. , , San Francisco. Dec. 31. Sailed at 5 P. M. steamer Johan Poulaen. for Portland; at a p l. Bteamer Falcon, for Portland. Eureka. Dec 31. Balled Steamer Alli ance, for Portland. Astoria. Dec. 31. Balled Steamer Daisy Gailsby. for San Francisco. - Glasgow. Jan. 1. Sailed Slcllllan, for Portland. Glasgow. Dec 30. Sailed Keemun. for Victoria, B. C, and Seattle, via. Hongkonc. Snn Francisco. Jan. 1. Arrived Steamer Admlrnl Sampson, from Seattle; steamer fentralla. from Grays Harbor. Sailed Stamer Beaver, for Portland. Faattle. Jan. 1. Arrived Steamers Me teor from Tacoma; Belle of Scotland, from Vancouver: Queen, from Tacoma; Eureka, from San Franolaco: Seattle Maru. from Ta coma: Jefferson, from Skagway; Northwest em from Southwestern Alaska: Governor, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamer CoL E. L- Drake, for Tacoma. Los Angeles. Jan. 1. Arrived Steamer Roanoke, from Portland: steamer Hoqulam, from Columbia River: Advent, from Coos Bay Francis H. Leggett. from Grays Harbor- J. A. Stetson, from Grays Harbor; Grace Dollar, from Aioion. j Colombia River Bar Report. Condition at the mouth of the river at B p. yi, Weather cloudy. Wind northwest four miles. Fa smooth. VALE MAKES BIG STRIDES Improvements In 1911 Cost Over $250,000. VALE. Or., Jan. 1. (Special.) Tho year 1911 has been a banner year for Vale. Over 1250.000 has teen ex pended In Improvements in the past year. A new gravity water and sewer sys tem has been Installed at a cost of $110,000. Over $37,000 has been put Into' new business blocks. Three new church buildings costing nearly 10. 000 have been erected. The new high school building cost J27.000. The city spent 14000 in Improving the streets and putting In cement crosswalks. More than 140.000 was expended on the local railroad yards. About $7000 represents the invest ments in new cement walks, while the balance went into new residences. Coal $6 up. Edlefsen Fuel Co. Of M locomotives ordered by an American railroad '31 are to use. coal and SI lo us oik yesterday, fl days from Newcastb 24 MILLS LIKELY TO BE TOTAL LEVY State's Impost Being Fixed at 3.5, Increase for Mult nomah Is Certain. COUNTY'S ACTION IS NEXT i Reductions by School Board and Port of Portland or Little Avail. Library 1'nnd Is Demanded. 9317,000,000 Taxable Total. With tha announcement from Salem that a levy of 3.5 mills will be re quired from the state, Multnomah County will have to pay a levy of at least 3 mills snd maybe 3.5 mills. and owners of property Inside the corporate limits of Portland need not expect to escape this year from a total tax levy of 24 mills, as against 22 mills for 1911. It is true that the levies for state and county purposes have not been determined. but present indications are that they will add sufficiently to the total that already Is assured to make a total levy of 24 mills against the property owner in this city. The total levy for 1911 against the owner of property in Portland was 22 mills. This taxation, however, is cer tain to be increased this year if the demand for finances on the part of the various money-expending organiza tions is supplied. For Instance, assur ance from Salem that the levy for state purposes must necessarily be in creased from 2 mills for 1911 to probably 3 mills for 1912, aids toward an Increased levy this year. This Is all in despite of the fact that the levy for the Port of Portland has been reduced from 1.6 mills to 1.5 mills, while the requirements of School Dis trict No. 1 call for an assessment of six mills as against 6.3 mills for last- year. At the same time, the levy neces sary to maintain the city government las been increased from 6 mills to 6.8 mills. These three levies have been determined officially. Court's Figure Only Hope. The only hope for the taxpayer for a reduced tax levy rests with the County Court, which will fix the levy for different purposes of the county at Its meeting, this month. Although it is true j that the County Commissioners may be able to reduce the levy for general county purposes from 3.7 mills to 3.4 mills, it is at the same time con fronted with the necessity of assess ing the taxpayer with an extra and ad ditional tux of at least .75 of a mill as the initial fund toward the construc tion of the necessary new county library building, for which a site has been purchased, lu this same connec tion the usual levy of at least .15 of a mill will be necessary for the mainte nance of the library, as has been the custom In recent .years. It will re quire at least this amount to maintain the library, which, by act of the last Legislature, has become a county in stitution. It is generally understood that the levy of 1.8 mills, which was made for state school purposes last year, will suffice to meet the requirements for educational purposes In 1812. For road building County Judge Cleeton predicts that a levy of .16 of a mill, the same tax that was made last year, will be sufficient to cover the cost ol road building for 1912. 1911 Aggregate $200,000,000. The aggregate of assessable prop erty valuations for 1910 In Multnomah County was $301,000,000. The same val uations for 1911. exclusive of the as sessment on franchises and corporation property, which will be fixed by the State Board of Tax Commissioners, Is about $290,000,000 as it has been ap proved by the County Board of Equal ization. Adding to this total the prob able valuation that will be determined on franchises and corporation property by the same state commission, proba bly will swell the aggregate of prop erty valuations for the purposes of county taxation to between $31T,000,000 and $318,000,000 as a basis for com puting taxes for the year 1912. Of these totals of the estimated valua tions for tho purpose of taxation for state, state school and county pur poses, at least 85 per cent of tha total is liable to tha levies for Portland mu nicipal and city school purposes, the territory included in both the munici pality and the school district being substantially the same, although the area of the school district Is slightly greater than that of the municipal cor poration. STATE IiETT IS SET AT' 3.5 Oregon Citizens to Be Required to ' Pay $3,100,000 In Taxes. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) The people of Oregon will Have approx-. lmately $3,100,000 In" state taxes to pay In 1912. The state tax levy will be 3 5 mills. The total assessed valu ation of tho state will be $890,000,000. Of this the valuation appraised by the State Tax Commission on public serv ice corporations will be $108,000,000 and by assessors $784,000. The amount, $3 100,000. which the peopla of the state will be called upon to pay will be the highest In the history of Ore gon for one year. The levy of 3.5 mills will not be the highest however. In 1904 the levy was 7.006 mills, the highest in the his tory of the state, and the lowest was the territorial levy of 1 mill In 1858. In 1904, when the levy was the high est only $1,225,000 was raised on a valuation of $173,978,888, as compared to the $890,000,000 valuation of this year- , While the figures given above for 1911 are not final, the change will ba so small as to be comparatively in finitesimal. The Tax Commission practically ar rived at its final conclusion today, tonight working for the final extreme results, which probably will be known tomorrow. The total of $3,100,000 in cludes the appropriations for the Uni versity of Oregon and the Monmouth Normal School, which In themselves amount to mora than $500,000. The valuation, as given by the as sessors this year of more than $78, 000 000, show a decided Increase, while the valuation of $108,000,000 placed by the State Tax Commission on publiu service corporations is practically an Increase of $11,000,000 over last year's valuation of $97,263,000. The final figures represent the ap portioned valuations, the year's valua tion on public service corporations go ing well above the $155,000,000 mark. The tax levy for 1911 is more than 1 mill increase for 1910. Last year it was Impossible in making up the levy to ascertain what the appropriations of the Legislature would be, and hence the increase. A STORY OF ACHIEVEMENT Nation's Largest Musical Instrument House Established at Portland There are piano stores on the Pacific Coast that were established thirty and forty years ago before Eilers Music House, with its new principles and methods, entered the field. Twelve years ago the first Eilers Piano Store on the Pacific Coast was established at Portland. Last year more than one-half of all pianos ind more than sixty per cent of all of the highest grade pianos and player pianos that were sold in all the Pacific Coast States were sold through the Eilers stores. From one small store, the organization has grown to forty. From selling a few hundred pianos in a year; not exceeding $120,000, it haa developed until now the sales annually are numbered by many thou sands of instruments and greatly exceeding three millions of dollars annually. No business could grow to these wonderful proportions without good reason. The ever-increasing .patronage of the Eilers Piano Houses would have been impossible without the thorough confidence of all the people gained because of handling the very best and most dependable instruments and showing every patron of the house tha most liberal, straightforward and progressive treatment. From the day we first opened our business in Portland until the present time it has been our constant endeavor to make every cus tomer a satisfied customer. The good will and the influence of our patrons have always been recognized by us as the best advertising that we can possibly have. It has always been our aim to give more value to the piano buyer than any other dealer could. To accomplish this we not only secured the agency for practically every high-grade and dependable piano made in America, but established systems effecting every possible saving in purchasing, shipping and selling, which benefits wera invariably given to our customers. STERLING NAMES. In selecting the pianos which we represent, special preference has been given those manufacturers whose names have been for many years a guarantee of excellence; makes that would prove absolutely satisfactory, notwithstanding the varying climatic conditions encountered on the Coast: makes that an a rule have been sold by the older houses for many years. The famous Chickerlng, which Is America's oldest make, and which to this day continues to be the world's iest, is sold only by the Eilers stores. The most popular of all hish-grade American home pianos, the now world renowned Kimball, is sold by Eilers stores. Other equally famous of the Nation's great makes sold only by Eilers Music HoiMes are the Sohmer. the Hazelton, the Decker, the Lester of Philadelphia, the Schumann, the Story & Clark, and the later-dav success, the Steger. All of these makes, and many others, at test to the high quality for which we constantly strive. SHIPPING IX CARLOADS. All of our shipments come in carload lots, and this, together with the "har ness system" introduced by us for piano shipments, has enabled us to save for our patrons many thousands of dollars every year that otherwise would have gone to the railroads. FACTORY INSPECTION. There is often a big difference in even the costliest pianos of the same make and style. They may not vary in the quality of the materials used, nor in the general workmanship, and yet a preference as to the tone-quality fre quently is discernible. We keep an ex perienced piano man. who understands piano construction, constantly In the Eastern factories to select the very choicest instruments. He selects from thousands of instruments those most beautifully finished and those having the richest, resonant tones. The ordi nary dealer must be content to accept from the factory the pianos shipped him we get our choice of the choicest. A BINDING GUARANTEE. Having selected the choicest pianos of the various factories we are enabled to give with each instrument sold a binding guarantee that warrants the Instruments against ever defect of ma terial or workmanship, we thus assure every purchaser entire satisfaction or a return of his money. EFFICIENT TUNERS AND REGULATORS. We have a corps of thoroughly effi cient tuners and action regulators, every one of whom has had experience in our own and other Eastern piano factories, and who understands the making of a piano in every detail. Every piano shipped from our stores Is first thoroughly tested by these ex perienced men in our shops. The action is adjusted so as to meet the varying climatic conditions In which it is to be employed, and it is so regulated as to Insure a rich, round, full tone. STRONGEST BY FAR IN PLAYER TIANOS. Another mark of distinction of the Eilers Music House Is the strength of its line of player pianos. While some other houses must be content to handle the make of one manufacturer, and still others, through Inexperience and lack of knowledge, flounder from representing first one and then another make of greater or less merit, tne list ot tne piayer pianos handled bv Eilers Music Houses have always been twice over more distinctive in quality ana variety man inai ot an other Pacific Coast dealers combined. Eilers Music House was the oioneer in handling self-playing instruments of all klndd, ana in tne n-iiers stores toauy nnn can examine and compare side by side the world's finest player pianos. In fact, It would be impossible to choose a player piano intelligently until at least some of the famous makes to be obtained only at Eilers Music House have been seen. THE AUTOPIANO. More Autopianos hav now been sold than all other Dls-yer pianos Combined. It has become the standard instrument in the Lnited states ravy, ana in tne American home, and has earned the highest grand awards in all recent In ternational expositions. Sold only by Eilers. The signature which in Western America stands for positive satisfaction to the customer ' In the Eilers Building Other Stores in Every White Star Line m REW fUKlv I'l. .'lul in - " FAST MAIL ROUTE TO iiNULAiNi- ana i.uiiiu.. The Largest and Finest Steamer In the World SSsf "OLYMPIC" FRENCH A LA CARTE RESTAURANT, TURKISH AND ELECTRIC BATHS, SWIMMING POOL, FOUR ELEVATORS, GYMNASIUM, VERANDAH CAFE, PALM COURT, ETC. MILL SAIL FROM NEW YORK Wednesday, January 24 and February 2 1 and Regularly Tbereafter. tirUITC CTAD I IMF Room H. Bailey Bids., 2d and Cherry, Seattle; W IT 1 Id i3 LlilL, or t,octU Railway and Steamship Agents. CHICKERING DE LUXE. Expert player pianists have pro nounced the Chickerlng De Luxe Player the most perfect player piano ever put upon castors. It has a quality that only the Chickerlng posseses, and has the distinctive features that make it the ideal of all who want the very best. Sold only by Eilers. STEI.VWAV MIGNON. We are the representatives for this most wonderful of all player pianos. Reproduces faithfully the playing ot the master pianists of the day, includ ing Paderewski, Hoffman, Busonl, Carreno, Elvyn, etc. Sold only by Eilers. THE KRELL-SOLO AUTOGRAND. The Krell Solo Autogrand achieves what all other makers have failed to secure, namely, the emphasizing of in dividual notes, or "theme" notes, cor rectly and clearly above the accompani ment notes, though struck at the same time. It is a superb achievement. Sold only by Eilers. OUR PLAYER PIANO DE LUXE. The Player Piano De Luxe is designed and built under the direction of C. B. Lawson, former head of the Weber fac tory during the years when the Weber piano achieved its highest development and quality. A perfect instrument. Sold only by Eilers. LESTER CONCEALED PLAYER. An instrument of sterling worth, handsome In design, artistic in tone quality, and uneqtialed durability. In stalled In many of the finest homes in California. Sold only by Eilers. DECKER PLAYER PIANO. Built In the original Decker factory. This instrument maintains the splendid reputation of this time-honored house. Particularly beautiful "mission" design and made by Uecker. Sold only by Eilers. KIMBALL MASTER-TOUCH PLAYER.' The world-renowned Kimball fac tories after many years of most ex haustive tests and experiments, have developed a player piano which Is be ing accorded a well-deserved and most enthusiastic reception. A superb in strument, not at all complicated, and of no larger size than the original piano. Sold only by Eilers. CHICKERING ARTIGRAPHIO. This wonderful Instrument may b played by hand, with the ordinary 8 note music rolls, and also plays the rolls of the masters the most com plete plaver piano of all. Operated by a little electric motor, it requires no pedaling. Sold only by Eilers. BUNGALOW PLAYER PIANO. The Bungalow Player Is the most re cent of player pianos. It has created a sensation. Particularly adapted to tha bungalow and the small apartment on account of its compact size. Sold only by Eilers. TALKING MACHINES. Most Pacific Coast houses are mera agents for one or another make of talk ing machines. Eilers Music House han dles and sells all makes of talking ma chines and all the records for same. Here opportunity is furnished for care ful and intelligent comparison, and if an instrument of one make is secured that later on is found not perfectly adapted to the purchaser's require ments it may be exchanged for any other stvle of any make desired. Victrolas, Grafonolas (the table that sings .-.nd talks) and all of Edison's latest achievements are to be found side by side only at Eilers Music House. SUMMARIZING IT ALL UP. To buy a piano of the Eilers stores means to have the service of experts in making the selection for you. It means high quality in the piano or other in strument you receive. It means a bind ing guarantee that insures you against disappointment in any way. But, best of all, it means that you get the highest grade for the amount of money that Is usually paid for an inferior instrument Aider Street at 7th Important Western City 11 r,irnj x vr jm . a nnnn.t nsi CAi'itiU a tf nrrnV