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IS THE MORNING OKEGOXIA3T, SATURDAY, DECE3EBER 5, 1914. STAMP SALES STOP HD AFTERNOON Notice at Internal Revenue Office Announces Daily Sale Closes at 3 o'clock. INSURANCE FEE IS PUZZLE Companies Refuse to Pay, Clients Take Same Position and Agent Mas to Comply With Law, but Expects Reimbursement. PUBLIC U!f ABLE TO BUY AVAR TAX STAMPS. Indignation ran high at the Customs-House yesterday when scores of citizens desiring to pay war taxes were confronted with a sign stating that no war tax stamps would be sold after 3 P. M. No warning of this step had been given, and the office formerly had been open until 5 o'clock for the sale of stamps. The new ruling is that no war tax stamps will be sold later than 3 and that the offices will close to the public at 4 o'clock. The reason given by Collector Miller is that the office has been swamped and is three days be hind attending to mail. "Who is to pay the war tax on in surance premiums? The insurance companies say the policy-holders must pay. The State Insurance Commissioner says the companies must ply. ' The Government says it doesn't care who pays. Just so it is paid. The agents say the compant-ja ought to pay. Meanwhile, however, the agents are paying. The Government looks to them for the money, and, pending a definite solution of the problem, they are buy ing the stamps and attaching them to the new policies. But the agents propose to bold out the money paid for stamps when they make their remittances to the com panies at the end of the year. . Not until then will the question, "Who is to pay?" be doclded. It is probable that the companies will make serious protests, but the agents doubt less will remain firm in their position. It is apparent that the Government finally will be called in to act as judge in the threatened controversy and finally may make a idling. Government Won't LEecide. This question of taxing insurance premiums has been perplexing officials of tbe Internal Revenue Department ever since the terms of the new war tax bill became known. Insurance agents began asking about it as early as a month ago. Acting upon their suggestion, Milton A. Miller, Collector of Internal Revenue in Portland asked the Federal authorities at Washington, U. C, for a ruling. The reply came back that it was immaterial to the Uovernment who paid, that insurance agents should attach stamps on all fire insurance policies issued after December 1. That was all. The law prescribes a tax of one-half cent for each $1 of premiums. Life, health and accident insurance Is not taxed. Neither is fire insurance op erated on a co-operative or mutual basis. Local agents point out that the fact that mutual or co-operative insurance is exempted makes it clear that the Government intended to tax the com panies, not tbe agents or the policy holders. Had it been the intention to tax the policy-holders, they say, the holders of mutual and co-operative concerns would havt been taxed. Railroad Case Is Precedent. On the other hand, the insurance companies have the action of the rail roads as a precedent in requiring their agents or the policy-holders to pay The railroads have taken the stand that the shippers, not the railroads, must pay the tax of 1. cent that ap plies on each bill of lading. For tte railroads to pay, they say, would con stitute a rebate in violation of the Interstate commerce laws. It is possible that the Insurance companies will assume the same at titude that if they pay the tax, they will, in effect, be offering their policy holders a rebate. John XV. Ferguson, State Insurance Commissioner, recently made a ruling that the companies must pay. But apparently the companies with home offices outside of Oregon are ignoring this ruling, ' For the present the agents are' "fold ing the sack." The Government re quires them to affix the stamps to the policies and they are paying for the stamps. SALOONS TO BE SIFTED Commission to Give Licenses to Those Without Slack Marks. Judgment day for saloons in Portland will be some day next week. At that time the City Commission will hold a session and pass upon the question of the behavior of the saloons during the past 13 months. Those that have black marks against them will be refused renewals of license for 1915. Mayor Albee yesterday instructed the police bureau to make a complete re port for the year, showing: all com plaints, convictions or charges acainst .saloons that are seeking to continue in uuoiHrsa nutr Utiuutti v x. it IS eXDOCL. ed that the Council will be. severe on places that have violated the law dur ing the year. Last yea-.- renewals of license were refused to a number of saloons and gril.s. AUTO SWEEPER IS FAVORED Report on Street-Cleaning Device Shows That More Work Is Done. That automobile street-sweeping ma chines, as being tried now in the city service, are a success is evident from a report submitted yesterday to Commis sioner Daly by Superintendent Donald son. of the street-cleaning department. uq which it is uhown that the autO' sweeper in an eight-hour day during this week cleaned iiu blocks, or Ave and one-half miles of pavement. The machine which is being used on the East Side sprinkles the street sweeps up the dirt and gathers it into a receptacle as it moves along. It cleans nil parts of the street except the gutter. It is reported that a crew of men and horse-drawn sweepers can clean about two miles in a day. The auto-sweeper m operated by one man. In th district iwr Winnipeg there l mod to b established the nnest fox ranch In the world. From -00 to 30O of te choicest animals to be found in the north ,wiu be procure? 10 stare wun. SIGN Sit W ' J ...- 4 t i x it, i m ' -- - - I I v t ' ' 9 w 1 i J - i v t , l 'if r. , ISTERS.iL REVENUE OFFICE CLOSES TO WAR-TAX PAYERS AT 3 PILOT SHIP NEED Skipper Says Pulitzer Ought to Be in Use Again. VESSELS LONG DELAYED Inability to Attract Notice From Tugs Often Holds Cargoes at River's Mouth for Days, Captain Fraser Thinks. Recommission the Port of Portland pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer for serv ice oft the entrance to the Columbia River, so that the pilots will be out side at all times and available to care for vessels bound here that are unsuc cessful in attracting the attention of the tugs, is the advice of Captain Fra ser, master of the British ship Centu rion, which arrived at Lannton yester day. "Had I a pilot aboard at one time we could have sailed into the river, but as it was we spent eight days out there and three times were in the vicinity of the lightship," said Captain Fraser yes terday. "When we came in there was ship and a bark outside that had been beating up and down for a week." A proposal to place the Pulitzer in service again was made at a recent meeting of the Port of Portland com mission, but has not been definitely acted on. Since withdrawn from the mouth of the river the vessel has re mained at the" public drydock at St Johns and is said to be in condition for immediate use. The expense of main taining her outside with two tugs also in service caused her retirement. Car-tain Fraser says that he was in company with the British steamer Car digan, which reached the river Novem ber 26, and also waited off the river for a pilot. The master of the Centurion was here three years ago as skipper of the Torrisdale, later wrecked near Grays Harbor after he left the ship. The Centurion belongs to tne same house. His first trip to Portland, he says, was as an apprentice in the Mid dlesex, in 1871. The Centurion corr.es from Valpa raiso, from where she put to sea Octo ber 2. Captain Fraser narrates that his ship was detained at Valparaiso 10 days after being ready to sail because it was feared he might fail in with German cruisers operating off the West Coast. Not once on the voyage were belligerent naval vessels sighted, he says. The ship is consigned to M. H. Hou- ser, who has her under charter to load grain for the United Kingdom. She was berthed at tho Clark & Wilson mill. Dinnton, to discharge ballast, and will come into the harbor next week. As it is desired to relieve the conges tion of grain on all docks without de lay, vessels arriving these days are given quick dispatch. TOO SAILERS GET TO SEA Activity In Grain Importation Hustles Vessels Away. Unless they drydock few grain car riers are allowed to lie here these days long enough to permit the fresh water of -the Willamette to kill barnacles and other sea life that have accumulated on hulls, a convenience that has long been recognized, because Portland has the only fresh water harbor on the Coast. That is clearly illustrated in the cae of the Norwegian bark Bol gen. which arrived November 20 from Talcahuano and at 1.30 o'clock yester day she was being towed across the Columbia River bar, wheat laden for the United Kingdom. In company with her was the Norwegian bark Falls of Afton, though the latter hal been in the river since November 14, when she arrived from Callao. The Falls of Af ton was loaded and remained in the stream a week before leaving down. so she was detained at the instance of her charterer. The Norwegian bark Cortez, an ar rival of November 20 and hailing from Valdivia, finished yesterday and may leave down Monday. Certain members of her crew are anxious to be 3is charged here, two of them especially, as they are Germans and do .not relish the prospect of sailing into an English or French port and being made prison ers of war. Some on the Bolgen were paid off. as they feared to enter Eng land. The rsriiisn steamer cardigan was started for the other side last evening; she having finished, working grain at Irving dock. The vessel gained the river November 26 from Barry, having come here In ballast. The Strathailan, which Balfour. Guthrie & Co. will load for England, came into the river yes terday afternoon from Victoria via Comox and will begin working grain as soon as she is lined. PIERRE AXTOXIXE CASE VP Inspectors to Determine If Tugboat Master Was at Fault. Whether the Port of Portland tug Oneonta was at fault in not standing by the French bark Pierre Antonine November 19. when she arrived from Antwerp, as the latter lost both anchors THAT PROVOKED WAR-TAX PAYERS. ' J and drifted against the Desdemona lighthouse, is a question United States Inspectors Edwards and Fuller will wrestle with Tuesday morning. The master of the Pierre Antonine, in re ply to a letter from Henry I Beck, in spector of the 17th lighthouse district, denied responsibility for damage sus tained by the lighthouse, holding that his ship was in charge of Pilot An derson, of the Port of Portland, who apparently acted under orders from the master of the tug. Captain Astrup. In turn the matter was referred to United States District Attorney Reames and he sought the assistance of In spectors Edwards and Fuller in effort to protect the interests of the Govern ment without resorting to severe -legal steps. At first it was said damage to the lighthouse .was between $400 and 1500 and later it was raised to $1500 after a survey, while now It Is said the figure may be increased. The ship was detained while the work of re covering the anchors was under way, besides her bulwarks suffered. The representatives of the Port of Portland have contended that a defective com pressor permitted the anchor chains to run out. The master of the ship as serts that the vessel vras dropped by the tug while having such headway on that the chains were unable to with stand the strain. NEW YORK DRAWS OX OREGON Pennsylvanian's Cargo Made Up Wholly of Nourishing Freight. Several hundred tons of freight with which the American-Hawaiian liner Pennsylvanian sails today for New York, shaping her course via Puget Sound and then down the coast to San Fran cisco, represents Oregon products, and most of them articles of food. In the first place the strongest boost for the Oregon grower on her manifest is 92 tons of onions, for which New Yorkers are said to be clamoring. Then there are 250 tons of real, old-fashioned dried prunes, also 135 tons of the firm, pink salmon for which waters of this section are famed. Of flour, milled from choice kernels of Oregon-grown wheat, there are 54 tons, and 20 tons of hops, for brewing and other purposes, are going too, and probably some of them will find their way abroad- In tile way of fruit other than prunes are 18 tons, and 20 tons of smaller lots of edibles com plete the list. Via the American-Hawaiian and Grace line steamers are said to have been forwarded many tons of foodstuffs des tined for Europe, but which have been cleared from here simply as domestic shipments. The routing is believed to have been arranged because no direct steamers have been available front Portland for such shipments, unless in cargo lots, vessels of the East Asiatic aid Harrison lines not being sent here far European freight because all space has been engaged on Putet Sound or at San Francisco. 1 MARINE INTEIXIGEXCE. Steamer Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVE. Name. From Data. . In port . . In port . Dec. . Dec 6 ..Dec a . Dec J3 . . Dec 13 Geo. W. Elder Eureka Heaver. .......... . i.oh Angeiea. . . . Breakwater. ... ... -Coos Bay. Yucatan. .San Diego. .... Rose City. ...... ..L.os Angeles. Roanoke.. an Diego Bear. .Los Angeles. ... DUB TO DEPART. Kama. For Muunomab.. .. .San Diego. .... Northland. ...-San Francisco. Harvard ...S. F. to L. A.... .Dsc 5 .Dec S Dec fi Dec Dec 7 Dec ' Dec S Dec S Dec 8 .Dec 8 .Dec. 10 .Dec 12 .Dec 12 Dec 12 Dec 14 Dec 1 Dec ' 1 J Vale S. F. to 1 A.. Beaver. ...... . .. ..Los Angeles. . Celllo Kan Diego. ... Breakwater. ...... Coos Bay .... Yucatan San Diego... San Ramon San Francisco. Willamette. ....... San Diego. ... Rose City. ...... ...Los Angeles. . Paralso ..C B. and S. F. Klamath. ......... Ban Francisco Roanoke. ......... ia" Angeles. . Bear. ........... ..Las Angeles. . EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAI SERVICE. Name From Data. Glenroy. ... London. ......... Jan. 23 Ulengyle. .London. ... . . ....reft, zu Glenturret. ... .... London. ... . . . . .Mar-. 20 Name. For Data. Glenroy. .......... London. ......... Jan. 3U Glengyle. ........ .Xondon. ....... .-Feb. 2a Glenturret. London .......... Mar. 23 Xews From Oregon Ports. COOS BAY, Or., Dec. 4. (Special.) The steamer Redondo arrived from San Francisco this morning at 7. The ves sel had the lightest business she has ever done between the two ports, carry ing but sixpassengers and only a small amount of freight. ASTORIA. Or., "Dec. 4. (Special.) The British bark Crown of India, char tered to load grain in Portland, left for Portland tonight. The Norwegian bark Kails of Afton. grain-laden from Portland, for the United Kingdom, was towed to sea to day. The British steamer Strathallan ar rived this afternoon from British Co lumbia en route for Portland to load grain for Europe. The gasoline schooner Mirene arrived this morning from Waldport wits 635 cases of canned salmon for Portland. The steam schooner Klamath sailed this morning for Sau Francisco with 500,000 feet of lumber from Portland and 400 creosoted piling from St. Helena The steam schooner Northland ar rived from Portland this morning and stopped at the Hammond mill to load lumber. The steam schooner Kehalem arrived this morning from San Francisco, bring ing general cargo for Astoria and Port land. The schooner' Geo. E. Billings, with a cargo of lumber from Westport for Newcastle, will be ready to go to sea tomorrow morning. The Norwegian bark Bolgen arrived last evening from Portland with a cargo hi 4 O'CLOCK WITHOUT WARNING. of grain for Europe. She will go to sea tomorrow. A member of the crew of the Nor wegian bark Bolgen' was taken to the hospital this afternoon suffering? f rorn a broken rib. This will necessitate the signing- of another man to complete the bark's complement. Marine Xctes. To bo lifted for cleaning and paint ing:, the British bark Oweenee was towed to the Port of Portland drydock yesterday. The steamer Ocklahama left down for the lower harbor to bring up the British ship Crown of India, which was chartered Thursday to load wheat for the United Kingdom. San Pedro is the destination of the steamer Siskiyou, which was cleaved yesterday with a lumber cargo meas uring 1,075,000 .feet. She left the har bor for Rainier last night to work the last of her load. It is planned to use a temporary deckhouse built on the steamer Quin ault, which was hoisted onto Couch street dock a few days ago, as an ad dition to tbe office on the lower deck of Oak-street dock. District Forecaster Beals says that the Willamette will rise here for a few days. The stream stood at 5.3 foet above zero yesterday, allowing only a slight sain in 24 hours. 3Iovements of Vessels. PORTLAXD, Dec. 4. Arrived Steamers Geo. W. Elder, from Eureka, via Cooa Bay; Nehalem. from San Francisco, British snip Centurion, from Valparaiso. Sailed British steamer Cardigan, for United Kingdom. t Astoria. Dec 4. Arrived at 2 and left up at 3 A M. Steamer Goo. W. Elder, from Eureka and Coos Bay. Arrived at 6 and left up at 8:15 A. M. steamer Kehalem. from San Francisco. Sailed at & A. M. Steamer Klamath, for San Francisco. Sailed at 1:10 2. M. Norwegian bark Falls ot Afton; at 2 P. M. Norwegian bark Bolgren. for United Kingdom. Arrived at 3 P. M. British steamer Strathallan, from Victoria. San Francisco. Dec. 4. Arrived at 4 A. M. and sailed at 1 P. M. Steamer Yuca tan, from San Diego, for Portland, via way porta. Sailed at 1 P. M. Steamer Temple E. Dorr, for Portland. Arrived at 4 P. M. steamer - Roanoke, from Portland, for San Diefro. via way ports. Dec 3. Sailed at & P. M. Steamer Paralso. for Portland, via Coos Bay. San Pedro. Dec. 4. Sailed Steamer Rosa City, for Portland, via San Franciscc. Astoria. Dec. 3. Arrived down at 7 P. M. Norwegian bark Bolgen. Left up at 9 P. M. British ship Centurion. San Francisco. Dec. 4. Arrived Steamers Adeline Smith, Nann Smith, from Coos Bay- Uueen. lllcnmono. from Seattle: 11. n. S. Chattanooga, from Mexico: Strathblane 1 British . arrlvea oil port and ordered to proceed to port -rownsena. balled steam ers A. M. Simpson, for Coos Bay; Yucatan. Temple E. Dorr, for Portland; Shoshone, lor Grays Harbor; speed-hell, lor Bandoa; Admiral Schley, for SeatUo. Wellington. Dec 3. Arrived Marama. San Francisco. Seattle. Dec 4.4 Arrived Steamera Con gress, from San Diego: Admiral Dewev. from San Francisco; Aki Maru (Japanese), from Hongkong. &anea bteamers Humboldt, for Southeastern Alaska; Governor, for San Diego. Bremerton, Wash., Dec. 4. Arrived U. 8. Albany, from Man Island. Cristobal. Dec 4. Arrived Steamer Ed gar i. vance, irom isew York and Philadel. uhla. for San Francisco and nroceaded. Sailed Steamers Oregonian, from New York, for san f rancisco; neiDergen, irom rtlo Janeiro, for Portland. Or. Norfolk. Vs.. Dec. 4. Arrived Steamera Damara, from San Francisco: Ventura Del arygna. from Portland, Or., and sailed for Brownead. Tides at Astorln Satavday. High. Loo. 2:6T A. M....6.T feet!8:18 A. M 4. fee 1:50 P. M 8.7 feet9:10 P. ii. . O.S Coot Colombia Rlvar Bar Report. NORTH BEAD. Dec 4. Condition of tbe bar at 5 P. M.: Sea, smooth; wind, east, 10 miles. Marconi Wireless Reports. (All positions reported at 8 P. M-. Decem ber 4, unless otherwise degnated.) Hvades. Seattle for Honolulu. 160 miles from Cape Flattery. Argyll. Oleum for Seattle. 490 miles north of San Francisco. Governor. Seattle for San Francisco, two miles west of Point Wilson. Klamath, Portland for San Francisco, off Heceta Head. City of Seattle, southbound, off Cans De cision, December a. Dakotan, San Pedro for Honolulu, 962 miles west of San Pedro. Centralia. Aberdeen for San Francisco, 22 miles south of Northwest Seal Rocks. Paralso. San Francisco for Coos Bay, SO miles north of Cape Mendocino. Buck. 2S4 miles from Everett. 8. V. Luckenbach. San Francisco for New York. 358 miles from San Diego, Dec. 8. Washingtonian, New York for San Pedro, 107 miles south of San Pedro. Yosemitc Kedondo for San Diego, off Point Firm in. Aroline, San Francisco for San Pedro, five miles east of Point Concepcion. r Coronado, San Pedro for Sari Francisco, five miles east of Point Vincent. Rose City. San Pedro for San Francisco, lO miles east of Point Concepcion. S. V. Luckenbach, San Francisco for New York, 631 miles south of San Pedro. San Jose. Balboa for San Francisco, 1150 miles south of San Francisco. Atlas. Honolulu for San Francisco, 631 miles out. Dec. 3. Matsonia, San Francisco for Honolulu, 473 miles out, Dec 3. Wilhelmina. Honolulu for San Francisco, 1625 miles out, Dec. 8. Herrin, Linnton for Monterey, 45 miles north of Monterey. Queen. San Francisco for San Pedro, three miles south of Pigeon Point. Norwood, San Francisco for Grays Har bor, five miles south of Point Reyes. Speedwell, San Francisco for Bandon, 55 miles north of San Francisco. Yucatan, San Francisco for Portland, 15 miles south of Point Bonlta. Farragut. Seattle for San Francisco, off Point Gorda. Schley, San Francisco for Seattle, 25 miles north of Point Reyes. Asuncion. Port Angeles for Richmond, Point Arena. off State Takes Bridge Bonds. OLTMPIA. Wash., Dec 4 The State Finance Board today voted to buy a $250,000 block of Clarke County inter state bridge bonds, to be taken part next January, part in July and part in January, 1916. Backaches are very prevelant during this cold weather, remove the cause with Bu-Kola, Tablets, 25c c box at all drugstores. Adv. FURTHER PLEDGES . MADE TO SELLING Unanimous Support of Mult nomah Candidate by Re ' publicans Is Suggested. HOUSE POSTS ARE SOUGHT With Speakership and Senate Presi dency. Practically Settled legis lators Plan for Session. Committees First Anxiety. Additional assurances of support re ceived yesterday by Ben Selling, can didate for Speaker in the lower house of the next Legislature, appear to make it certain that he will have at least S7 votes on the first ballot. Other Representatives yet to be heard from doubtless will bring his strength up to 40 votes. It may go beyond that figure. Mr. Selling's support Is comlnir from various parts of the state. The 12 members from Multnomah County serve as the nucleus. All but two or three of the Eastern Oregon members have joined the Selling forces. Scattering votes also Jiave been pledged from men in Western, Southern and Central Ore gon. Several who earlier were expected to vote for Allen H. Baton. Mr. Selling's only opponent, yesterday decided to Join the Selling forces. It Is apparent to them that Mr. Selling will be tne next Speaker. They realize that It Is useless to oppose him. Mr. Baton was in Portland yesterday eagerly communicating with up-state members in the hope of strengthening his position. He admits that he has not enough pledged support to elect him. He says he has 27 votes all from outside Multnomah County. Mr. Selling's friends are not count ng on the vote of C. M. Hurlburt, who has been elected from the Multnomah- Clackamas joint district and whose seat probably will be contested. It was apparent Immediately after the Multnomah County delegation's caucus agreed to center their strength on Mr. Selling that he would be elect ed. More than a dozen members in the outlying districts had withheld their promises of support pending ac tion of the Multnomah delegation. Members of both the House and the Senate are gratified that the Speaker ship contest has been disposed of. They realize that the Legislature now will be able to 'get down to business im mediately after convening. XV. Lair Thompson, of Lafcevlew, is conceded election as President of the Senate, so no time will be lost in choosing of ficers in either house. Chris Scheubel, of Oregon City, who has been re-elected Representative from Clackamas County, was in Port land yesterday. He says the Speaker ship should be decided by the unani mous vote of all Republican members. "It doesn't make so much difference to me who is elected Speaker," he said, "but I don't want to see any division in the Republican majority. It is certain that either Mr. Baton or Mr. Selling will be elected. It ought not be hard to determine which of the two will be the lucky one. As soon as one finds that the other has enough votes to elect htm he ought to with draw and make it unanimous." Mr. Scheubel is preparing to Intro duce a new set of rules in the House which he thinks will expedite bust ness. He would limit the time for introducing bills and make all ap propriation measures come up early in the session. He is urging also that the Legislature cut off all continuing appropriations. Mr. Scheubel until recently was a law partner of W. S. TPRen and at the last session was in poor health. He has completely regained his strength now, and says he is in "fighting trim' for the coming session. C. N. McArthur, Representative-elect In Congress, has gone to Marshneld and other Coos Bay points for a vacation of two or three weeks. Although the Coos Bay territory is not in his dis trict he will make a study of conditions there with a view of learning what harbor Improvements are needed. Will E. Mendenhall, of Sheridan, is the latest candidate in the race for sergeant at arms in the House. Joseph F. Singer, of Portland, who held the job two years ago. Is an applicant again and has almost the solid sup port of the Multnomah delegation. Several others in various parts of the state are alter it. H. F. Mc Adams, of Independence, who was mailing clerk in the lower house during the last session, will seek that position again. He has written to mem bers of the Multnomah delegation that such are his intentions. He has no apparent opposition. "Vernon A. Forbes, of Bend, Re pre sentative from the Crook-Grant-Lake-Klamath Joint District, who has been In Portland for the last few days, will support any legislation that will re quire fee collecting bureaus of the state government to turn their funds over to the State Treasurer. He says all war rants for state expenditures should be drawn by the Secretary of State. He declares, also, that the Fish and Game Commission has been spending too much money and that its allowances should be reduced. Harold Wilkins. of Portland, Is candidate for journal clerk In the House and has considerable support from members In various parts of the state He is a graduate of the Oregon Agricultural College and has been ad mitted to the bar. H. T. McClallan of Roseburg, also is an applicant. S. B. Huston, chairman of the com mittee of Multnomah County legisla' tors on taxation and assessments, has written to the various tax-levying bodies in Portland for a schedule of their financial needs. He wants to learn what proportion of their funds are required each month. This is for the purpose of determining how much of the annual .tax shall be paid in the Spring of the year. Mr. Huston believes that if the pro posed tax revision law requires only 50 per cent or the taxes to be paid in the Spring, some of the departments would run short of funds before the Fall taxes were paid. He probably will suggest that a discount be of fered for all taxes that are paid in the Spring, in excess of 50 per cent, or that 60 or 65 per cent of the taxes be collected in the Spring and the re mainder In the Fall. This is one of the serious problems that the next Legislature wll have to deal witn. There has been some talk lately of a redisricting plan that will provide more equitable representation in the State Legislature. A bill of this na ture may be worked out at the coming session. According to the constitution the state should have been redistricted following the Federal census of 1910. A bill was presented at the 1911 ses sion, but failed of passage. If redistricUng is attempted at the AMrSEMZTNTS. HEILIG Bdwr. at Tartar. Mala t and A 112S 6 bISisg Next Monday Special i'rice Mattneea Wed. and Sat. GEORGE ARLISS In tbe IJebler Company' Kla borate Pro duction of Louis N. Parker' Comedy DISRAELI Evenmga Lower floor. 11 rows 12: T rows, Jl.iO. Balcony. 1. 75c. 60c Gal lery, B0ct Wed. and Sat. Special Prlca Matlneea Lower Floor. 11 ruwt,, Sl.&O; 7 row. $1. Balcony. 1. 73c SOc Gal lery, Sue Mall Orders Now SEATS NOW tLUU AT TuEAIEX. BAKER iS In 3. A ASM (iea. I Halter. Mr The. Famous Baker Player. Mat. today. Laat time tonight. The International comedy auccesa, -READY MONEY." A modern play o rink, romance, lovo and aold. First time at popular prices. Im mense cmst and production Evenlnss: 23c Hoc 50c 75c: box 1 Sat. Mat.. 25c COe. box 7ao. Next week, starting tomorrow matinee "At Bay." Lain A 102 ( AMUSEMENTS. Broadway, at Stark. -A MONKEY ClKCt'S. Carlos Sebat ian and Iorot by Botley Williams A Wolfus. Fremont Benton A C Alfred Bfrfeo, Lwis A KuelL Mtna BerUo Ford. Regular Pric-ga. Matinee Pally. mTINIICAllY 230 Broadway and Aloer. '(3a V Hrr rhu Staler. Bii-ba-k and btsdey Pra-aient bs Mo-J leal tf lacasmltns: Krar Atebihon Klv A La in Billies Tombstones" t Tbe Kravtoii. Uoonroilersi Little Caruso and Brotilor, ,) u-utaiii Muina Mitchell. Telephone. Mmlm 4S30. A ZSM. BEST SHOW IN TOWN U'lIJiOV RROA Famous Character Como- . tlsvA.AM All' IIU1I Uhlrlalnrf Arab AeraMMi and 4 other BUE-ccators Acts. Willi first-run L'not-l lays. m nlrrp i Arumiwin. lee. I5e r R1V.LO -J Nighi. loo, Hoc Today. Noon to 11 P. M. LAST CHAXCK TO SEE JULIUS CAESAR The show that many people have seen twice. NEW SHOW TOMORROW. 10c ANT SEAT 10c Lose Scat Reserved in Advance. Phone Main 3372. BIO KEW SHOW SUNDAY. Waehlns-ton and park Sts. "THE HEART OF NIGHT WIND IJGHTS AND SHADOWS" "A DENVER ROMANCE" "HIS MOURNING." Coniiiife tiuntlay "THE UAKCA1N" 11:00 A. M. to 11 :00 P. M. Daily. 10c ADMISSION 10c Peoples Theater West rarfc St.. near Wasblnaton. LAST CHANCE TODAY TO SEE The 6-A ct Paramount Picture Comedy THE COUNTRY MOUSE" Comins; Sunday David Bel.HCo's (irentest Play "ROSE OF THE HAN.CHO" 11:80 A M to U:SO P H. Dally. lOe ADMISSION 10c. coming session it is probable that Mult nomah County will ask tor a larger proportionate representation, and It is equally probable that such a pro- jzrramme will be opposed by the up state districts, rassage or any Kind or redisricting bill, therefore, is at tended with uncertainties. Conrad P. Olson, chairman of the Multnomah County committee on Mult nomah County affairs, has advised the public that persons who have any pro posed legislation affecting the county in mind should present it to his com' mittee in the form of completed bills. HOMER KNOWN IN PORT Ship Sold for Libel Formerly In Service on Alaska IVnn. One man here . at prasent who has evinced great interest in the Bala of the steamer Homer at San Francisco is CaptainDonaldson, master of the steamer Daisy Putnam, now loading in port, who was on the Homer for a lengthy period when she made Port land regularly almost 10 years ago. The Homer was among the early Alaska fleet and was the first to reach Nome when the gold rush there began. Later she entered the South Sea trade. About a week ago the Homer waa sold by United States Marshal Holo han, at San Francisco, to XV. H. Mc Danile, of the California Yards Com pany, for $3650, though on the occasion of her sale two years ago she brought 836,000. Her forced sale grew out of a libel filed by the United Engineering Works, which performed certain re pairs on the ship following her return from Seal Islands, where she loaded sealskins for the Government. A5IEKICAN" SHIP CARRIES GRAIN Portland Manned by American Crew on Trip to Callao. Carrying an all-American crew on the first American vessel to be dis patched from here with a grain cargo for Callao is a distinction falling to the lot of Captain Rees, of the steamer Portland, which sails today. She is to have about 300 tons of wheat and a shipment of box shooks aggregating 125 tons. The Portland was remodeled a year ago so as to carry wheat in bulk and was operated until recently by the Globe Grain & Milling Company, her owners, . between Portland and Cali fornia harbors, where mills are main tained by the corporation. On her forthcoming voyage only a few hun dred tons of cereal will bo transported in bulk, the remainder being Backed. At Callao the loose wheat will be shoveled into bags, as there is no ele vator at that port for handling bulk shipments. The Portland probably will load a nitrate cargo. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. PORTLAND LODGE, NO. 53. A. F. AND A. M., will be the guests of the Acacia Club, 215 Commercial club bldg., this (Sat urday) evening. Members request ed to turn out. By order W. M. C. M. 6IEADMAX, Sec. GIRL for general housework: references required. Call forenoon. 807 Lovejoy. BARBER, I or 2 years" experience, good, steady job; must have 850; investigate. G 44."i, Oregonian.- AT 2d Christian Science Church. Nov. 22. 1 black silk India umbrella. Lennon make; return, to uslier or phone Tabor 1190. 0 '-l CLASSIFIED AD. RATES Dally ajftd Sunday. Fer Una. 12 One time .....i. ............ Same ad two conutciitWo times. ......... 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All members of Washington council are Invited to be presw ent as well as visiting companions. After the degree work tbe Council will elect and Install its officers for tbe coming year. R. D. ROBINSON, Rec s OREGON LODGE, NO. 101, A. F. AND A. M. Special communi cation this (Saturday) evening, at 7:30 o'clock, for examination in the F. C degree. Stated com munication at b:00 o'clock. Work In the M. M. degree. Visiting brethren cor dially invited. By order of the W. M. LESLIE S. PARKER, Sec OREGON LODGE, NO. 101, A. F. AND A. M. Stated communi cation this (Saturday) evening at 8 o'clock. Work in the M. M. degree. Visiting brethren cor dially Invited. By order of tho LESLIE S. PARKER, Secretary. WASHINGTON LODGE, NO. 48. A. F. AND A. M. Special communication this (Saturday) evening, 1 o'clock, E. Bth and Burnside. M. M. degree. Visitors tt,l,nmA. nrder W. M. J. H. RICHMOND. Sec COLUMBIA KEBEKAH LODGE will glvo a five-hundred party in the L O. O. . 11a1, First and Alder, tonight (Saturday) Dec 5. Eats end good prizes. DIED. SMITH At Seaside. Or., at 6:30 P. M. Dec. 3. Thurman C Smith,, son of Mrs. c is Smith brother of Mrs. Charles J. Schna beL Alfred F. Smith. Walter G. E. smith, Percy A. Smith. Mrs. John H. Boeson. Stanley C. E. Smith, Charles B. Smith, J. Funeral notice later. BURNS Dec. 3. Eugene E. Burns, aged 19 years, beloved ion of Mrs. Frances Burns, of 653 Gllsan street. Remains at Dunning tc McEntee'a parlors. Notice of funeral later. FUNERAL KOTICES. WIELAND In this city. Dec 4, at his resi dence. 1187 Mllwaukle St., Carl Wleland, aged 65 years 11 mo-itha 20 days. De ceased Is survived by a widow. Mrs. Kats Wleland. He was a memDer of Webfoot Camp. No. 65. Wodmen of tho World, and Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 1. Kjiighta of Pythlaa. Funeral services fill be held tomorrow (Sunday). Dec , at 11:30 A. M., from th chapel of the Skewes Undertaking Co., cor. 3d and Clay, concluding services at the Portland Crematorium. Members of Webfoot Camp, No. 65, and Ivanhoe Lodge, No. 1. K. of P.. and friends are Invited to ' attend. WETZLER At Mllwaukle, Oregon. Dec 3, Fred W. Wetzler, aged 53 yeara husband of Amanda B. Wetxler and brother ot Charley. George and Edward Wetxler, Portland. Or.-. Albert and J. E. Wetzler. Mllwaukle, Or.; Henry Wetrler. Oregon City Or.; Herman Wetzler. Hlllsboro, and William Wetzler, of Santa Rosa, CaL The funeral services will be held tomorrow (Sunday), Dec 6, at 1 o'clock P. M., at the residence establishment of J. P. Unley & Son,, Montgomery, at 5th. Friends in vited. Interment Mllwaukle Cemetery. COSTELLO The funeral of tho- late John L. Coslello. formerly known as Jack J. O'Brien, will take place tomorrow (Sun day), Dec 6. at 2:30 P. M. from the resi dence of Mrs. M. J. Chapman. 615 E. Couch, thenc to St. Francis' Church, cor. East 12tht and Pine, where services will be held at P. M. Friends and acquaint ances are Invited to attend. Interment Ml Calvary Cemetery. BOWES December 2. at the residence, 107 West Humboldt street. Florence E. Bowen, aged 27 years, beloved wife of Frank W. Bowen and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen McDonald. Funeral service will bo held at Dunning & McEntee'a parlors to day (Saturday), December 5. at 2 P. M. Friends invited. Interment Rivervlew Cem etery. GREEN November 29. at San Fran cisco Cal.. Edward G Green. agd 44 years heloved hubband of Mrs. May Green. Funeral services will be held at Dunning ' & McEntee'a parlors today (Saturday), i 10 SO A M. Friends invited. Interment Rose City Cemetery. The deceased was a member ot the Loyal Order of Moose. BOTSFORD The funeral services of the lata Charles L. Botsford will be held at St. David's Episcopal Church, East 12th and Belmont streets, at I P. M. today ( Sat urday). Friends fnvlted. Interment River view Cemetery. Services at tho grave pri vate Remains are lying in state In tho above church until tlmj of funeral. ELLIS At St. Vincent's Hospital, Dec , La Vlca Ellis, aged 33 years, beloved wife of E. D. Ellis, 2SS Larrabee su Friends Invited to attend funeral serv ices, which will be held at Holnuui's fu neral parlors at 2 P. M. tomorrow (Sun day), Dec 6- Interment Rose City Ceme tery. KRUSE At Gt. Vincent's Hospital, Dec. 4, Mrs. Anna L M. Kruse, aged 61 years. Re mains are at Holiuan's funeral parlors, and will be taken to Oregon City Sun day morning, where funeral aervioes will be held and interment made In family cemetery plot. HOSSFELD The funeral services of the late Charles A. Hossfeld will be held at the conservatory chapel of F. S. Dunning. Inc. East Side Funeral Directors. 414 East Al der st.. at 11 A. M. today (Saturday), Dtc. 5. Friends invited. Interment Lone Fix Cemetery. . W. M.