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TAXES III 1915 WILL TOTAL 22.8 IIS Reductions Made Generally in . Multnomah County Cut Cost About $1,450,000. VALUATIONS, ALSO, LOWER Change Made In Figuring Kxpendl tores as- State Commission Now : Is Allowed to Estimate leg islative Appropriations. COMPARATIVE TAX LEVIES IX rOETLAXD FOR 1014 A"IJ 1015. 1914. 1915. State .4.60 3.50 (State school......... 1.20 1.40 'County general...... 1.75 2.10 County high school... .15 .15 County roads 1.80 1.60 County library 45 .45 Port of Portland 1.85 1.10 City of Portland 7.70 7.50 School Dist. No. 1.... 7.50 5.00 Totals ...27.00 1.80 Mills. Taxpayers In Multnomah County will fee called upon in 1915 to contribute a total of approximately 7,500,000 for the support of the various branches of state and municipal government This will be about $1,450,000 leas than in 1914. County Assessor Reed yesterday com pleted a compilation of the tax levies tor the various branches of government. The total tax levy for the City of Port . land will be 22.8 mills. In all parts of Multnomah County outside the City of Portland the levy will be less, than that, depending- upon local conditions. For taxpayers who do not have to con tribute to the support of any town or municipality the levy will be 15.3 mills. In the City of Portland the levy will be $22.80 on each $1000 of as sessed valuation. This will be $4.2J less than was required for 1914. The levy for 1914 was 27 mills, or $27 on each $1000 of assessed valuation. In all branches of government where the amount required is not in the form of a fixed charge reductions are shown, except in the case of the county gtn .eral levy, which will be higher rxt year for reasons which could not be prevented. .State Uvy 1.1 Mills. A reduction of 1.1 mills is shown In the levy for the state government. This levy provides for a levy for the main tenance of state Institutions and pro vides $1,000,000 for the State Legisla ture. Under the state law this year the Ktate Board of Control, which fixe3 the state levy, had power to contemplate appropriations by the Legislature in advance so that the money will be available. The guess of the Board of Control was that the Legislature would spend $1,000,000. The levy for state school purposes shows an increase of SO cents on each $1000 of assessed val uation for 1915. The levy Is fixed bv the county on the basis of the school attendance. - An Increase of .35 of a mill Is shown in the levy for general county purposes. This has been made necessary by rea- Bon of Interest on the bonds issued for the Interstate bridge and for other emergencies which have arisen. A de crease of .2 of a mill is shown in the levy for the repair and maintenance of county roads. Cost of operating the county high schools and the libraries are virtually, fixed charges. There is no change In the levy for these pur poses. Port Expenses Lower." The Port of Portland shows a de crease of .75 of a mill for 1915 -over 114. In 1914 a large appropriation was. made to the Federal Government for carrying on work at the mouth of the Columbia River. This necessitated an increased levy. The city of Portland shows a da crease of .2 of a mill, the levy for 1914 liavlng been 7.7 mills and that for 1915 being 7.5 mills. But for the fact that the city will lose about $200,000 in saloon license revenue the levy for 1915 ouio nave Deen lower. The levy for school purposes in Di trict No. 1. which includes virtually all oi Aiuitnomah County, is decreased 2.5 mills. The levy for 1914 was 7.i mills ana lor iis is 5 mills. The cut in the total levy amounts reaiiy .ro more tnan the fisrures lndl cate; because of the fact that there is a neavy, decrease in the assessed valu "mion of Multnomah County. The levy Tor 1914 was based on an assessed val uation of $341,0J0,000. The levy of 1915 Is based on an assessed valuation of $335,000,000, which means that each mill of taxation this year will bring in less money than last year. STATE TAX $1,053,000 LOWER ii?l"T 64.412.17 "mmw ...................... "6.8'J4.29 Wasco r.2 054.43 Washington 9,n33.33 Wheeler 12.749.8B Yamhill 69 2TJ.12 Total $3,112,000.00 EX-STUDENTS ARE CALLED Washington Alumni to Meet Tonight to Form Portland Club. Graduates and- ex-students of the University of Washington who now live in and about Portland will gather in room A of the Central Library next Tuesday night to meet Frank G. Kane, head of the department of Journalism at the University of Washington, who is coming to Portland as the personal representative of President Landes to organize a permanent University of Washington Club in this city. The local Washlngtonians in charge of the meeting are Henry Meiers, Os wald Day, Mason Roberts, E. V. Vaslon. Louise Boyd, Henry Boyd and Alfred Lomax. Ex-students are requested to communicate with Henry Boyd, chair man of the committee, at Marshall 5260. DR. WHITE NOT RE-ELECTED State Board of Health Secretary Merely Continued In Office. SALEM. Or.. Decs. 16. (SDeclaf.l The offices in the State Board of Health, except that of secretary, were filled by election at yesterday's meeting. The report that Dr. Calvin 8. White had been re-elected to that office was er roneous. Dr. White was merely con tinued in the office "during good behavior." The offices filled bv electlnn wrA moso oi president, to which Dr. E. A. Pierce, of Portland, was elected, and mat oi Vlce-Dresident. to nhlrh rtr w B. Morse, of Salem, was elected. OREGON'S EXPORTS GAIN $1,221,216 Figures for Fiscal Year 1914 Are $13,806,500 Exceed ing 1912 by $3,829,573, IMPORTS, TOO, GREATER Kate to Be 3.34 Mills for 1915 on $932,41080 Valuation. SALEM, Or., Dec. 16. (Special.) Fta,te taxes this year will be Jl.053.000 less than last year, according to an announcement of the State Tax Com mission today. The total payment by the counties for state purposes this year will bo $3,112,000. They paid $4, 165,000 last year. . The rate for state purposes varies as regards counties, the average this year s.s applied to a total valuation of $932, 4 13,080, being 3.34 mills, and last year as applied to a total valuation of $954, 282.374 being 4.37 mills. lTor the general state revenue the Commission figures that $2,188,911.06 will be required. For revenue collected through millage rates the Items are as follows: Ftate Normal School, one-twenty-fifth of a mill $ 87,298.82 tate road fund, one-fourth of a ?iU 2S3.103.27 T.ntverslty of Oregon, three-tenths or a mill 279.723.9J Oregon Agricultural College, four tenths of a mill 872,965.23 The total state tax for this year and the amounts each county will pay are as follows: ker $ 70,545.93 Kenton 39,422.31 Clackamas 111,842.17 I,SOP. 77.S37.34 olumfcla 48.248.45 f er.,670.65 -rook 48.42S.U3 "y 1J.174.14 IouBlas 85 782.S8 Ollllam E0.OJ14.0B J",1"" 23,137.7-J Xaraey ..................... "7 ,3' 'fl Jlood River B3.'883.'76 Jackson 07.278.01 Josephine, 28.400.11 Ivlamath 7. 48.413.39 ?-ak 8,412.50 2fMe. 122,801'.t4 J.lncoln 24 03 2 -0 J'1",1? - 1)912106 Malheur 3,S9r.83 Marlon 138.44::.M Jlorrow 31.39"..S5 Multnomah 1,182 01--b "oH 66,70b!ds frherman 28.400.11 2-"an?,,?ok f2.175.79 fcmatilla Ii6,4.3! MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Steamer Schedule. DUB TO ARRIVE. Name From Date f?ear- L Angeles In port Geo. w. Elder .Kureka Deo. 18 usAciela Deo. IS Yucatan ...San Dieito Dec 20 nrranwaler. . r.mn T n,. 1 1 Rose City T-os Angelea . . Dec" 23 ikunuujic ban Uleico ...Dec .27 DUB TO DEPART. Name Wot Date K-lamath. . ..San Francisco. .. . Dec 17 g?" San Diego OJec 17 Willamette San Diego Dec 17 S. F. to L. A. Deo. 18 Harvard . . F. to L. A. Dec. 19 Multnomah Jian Francisco Dec 20 Northland ........ .fan PrnnrUci, n Geo. W. Elder. .... -Eureka ......... .Dec. r-araiso 2. B. and S. F Deo. 22 Beaver Los Anceles Deo. 22 oreaKwaier (.'oos Pay Dec 2- Vucatan Kn n liipn t .,o J. B. Stetson. .San n.i 'i fean Ramon San Francisco. . . . Dec 25 toseuiiy... . .1 -o atiu.Ip, r ' . Celllo San Diego Dec. 27 RoanoXe.... Los Angeles .Dec. 80 EUROPEAN AND ORIENTAL SERVICE. Name. From Date. Glenroy London....' Jan. 23 tiieneyle London Feb. 20 Glenlochy ; London Mar. 20 rsame. For Date. Glenroy ...London Jan. SO l It'll K V lO Ijindnn T '.K vh Glenlochy. .... . . . . London .' Mai". 2J Movements of Vessels. PORTLAND. Dec 11 RaI11 Ktoamor rtoanoKe, -for Kan Ulego via way- ports; Danish bark Crown ot India, for United Kingdom. Astoria. Dec IS. Arrived down at S and sailed at 9:40 A. M.. steamer Breakwater, for Coos Bay. fort &an Luis, Dec. 13; Arrived Steam ship Washtenaw, from Portland. ban Diego, Dec la. Sailed Steamer Tu- cantan, for Portland, via San Francisco. ban Pedro. Dec. 16. Arrived StMmA, r! iiiu, irorn roruana, via ban Francisco. tureti, Dec. 16. Sailed at 10 A. M steamer Geo. W. Elder, far PArtUnd via Coos Bay. latoosn. Dec 16. Passed In at n A M. bimiubt iwemue, xrom Jrortland, zor la coma. Coos Bay. Dec 16. Sailed at 10 A. M.. steamer paraiso, from Portland, for San Francisco. San Francisco, Dec. 13. Sailed at 8 P. M., steamer F. S. Loop, for Portland. Saa Francisco, Dec. 16. Arrived Steamers Bajo, California (Norwegian), from Hull; Wilmington, from Port Angeles; Admiral Farragut, from Seattle; Waltemata (Brit ish), from Vancouver; Rainier, from Port Gamble. Sailed Steamers Beaver, for Port land; Congress. Richmond, for Seattle; Dis coverer (British), from Victoria; Arna (Nor. weglan), for Avonmoutb; Grays Harbor for Aberdeen; Wllhelmlna, for Honolulu; United States ship Glacier, for Mexico. New York. Dec. 16. Sailed Steamers wlndber, for San Francisco; Georgian, for San Francisco: Lapland, for Liverpool. Seattle, Wash., Dec 16. Arrived Steam ers Aikl, from Southeastern Alaska: Eureka, from San Francisco. Sailed Steamers Ad miral Dewey, Captain A. F. Lucas, Nome City, for San Francisco; Alameda, for South western Alaska. . Falmouth, Dec. 16. Arrived Steamer Teucer, from Tacoma. . Honekonit. Dec. 16. Sailed Steamer Chi cago Maru. for Tacoma. Yokohama, Dec 13. Sailed Steamer Mongolia, for San Francisco. Balboa. Dec 16. .Arrived Steamers Panaman, from - San Francisco, for New York: Ecclesla.? from Portland, Or., for Queenstown; King Edgar Brooks, from Se attle, for Ipswich, and all proceeded Cristobal. Dec. 16. Arrived Steamer Co lumbian, from New York, for San Fran cisco, and Droceeded. Tides at Astoria Thursday. . " ' High. tAw. - -1:10 A. M 7.0 feet!6:4n A. Xf ft a 0:23 P. M 9. feet 17:43 P. M -L8 feet Columbia River Bar Report. NORTH HEAD. Dec. 1C. Cnnrtltlnn .h. bar at 0 P. M. Sea smooth; wind northeast. 4 miles. 10 60 Marconi AVireless Keports. (All noftltloas renorted nt a p r t her i, unless otherwise designated.) Lucas. Seattle for Richmond, 663 miles north of Richmond. Northland, San Francisco for Portland 68 miles south of Columbia River. Queen. - Seattle for Kan Fr,n.n. . Blanco. """ v" Breakwater. Portland f r,- r.,. t miles north of Heceta Head. i-arujso, coos Bay for San Francisco, ... -a duuii. oi v i i; jtsmnco. Eldtr. Eureka, for Coon Ttnv it1 ... f i south of Ciype Blanco. Asuncion, Richmond for. Portland. 23 miles north of St. George's Reef. Schley, San Francisco for Seattle, -ff Cape Blanco. Chatham. Kan FrannlKf.fi fn. c . .. ... miles norm of San Francisco. jewis LucKenbach, New York for Saa Francisco, 1258 miles south of San Diego. Carolyn. San 7-rn n cl for x: . -v- i. rr,- miles south of Kan Pedro. .9"vSr J- '"on. Pugtt Sound for Callao. 42j miles south of San Pedro. Saute Cruz. San .t-a ni lm-n rnr x-- v 541 miles south of San Francisco. John A. IlOODer San ITrnnnln X- York, 1150 miles south of San Francisco. Mazatlan. Laoai. Ensenada and San Pedro. 570 miles south of San Pedro Portland, Callao for San Pedro -rio ti.ii.. south of San Pedro. Vance, Philadelphia for San Pedro. 8"9 miles south of San Pedro. Newport. Balboa for San Francisco BS3 miles south of San Francisco. Lewis Luckenbach Naw Vn.ir rnw. CAn Francisco. !2."G miles south nf sn T-,t..-n lj)7in 1..--. n . t . . , , . " n lies west of Honolulu, December 15. Mongolia. San Francisco for nn.nt -iowa miles from Yokohama, December 13 Washingtoalan, San Francisco for ..ono- luli 635 miles from Honolulu, December "5 Manchuria, San Francisco for Orient. 1171 miles out. December 15. Hazel Dollar. Yokohurm fnr Rn irn. Cisco. 12H miles out, December 15. uiionian. Seattle lor Honolulu, 760 miles out. December 15. Henry Scott. San Pedro for Pan Fran.i. 50 miies south of San Francisco. ' .neaver. han Francisco for Portland, off Point Arena. J. I. Luckenbach. New Yorlr fnr .n Francisco. 40 miles south of San Francisco. Santa Rita, San Luis for Seattlay 62 miles south nf San Francisco. . Richmond. Richmond for Seattle. 120 miles from Richmond. Congress, San Francisco for Seattle. 20 miles south of point Arena. Grace Dollar. San Francisco for Puget Sound 21 miles west of San Francisco Yucatan, San Pedro for San Franclscoi108 miles south of San Francisco. Atlas. San Francisco for Seattle, off Point Bonlta. . . Herrln, Gavlota for Linn ton, 80 miles north of Gavlota. Colusa, Valparaiso for imn Francisco 1T0 miles south of San Francisco. Admiral Dewey. Seattle for San Francisco, off Marrow-stone Point. Yosemite, Portland for Tacoma, off Point No Point. ; . ...... j . t . . .. United Kingdom and British Prov inces Shown to Have Bought More Than Half Onr Excess Products and Sold Much. Exports from the district of Oregon for the last fiscal year, valued at $13, 806.500. were $1,221,216 In excess of the exports for 1913 and $3,829,573 more than In 1912. Imports were valued at $3,890,222, which Is $686,583 more than in 1913 and $1,160,381 greater than In 1912. Fig-urea compiled for the last period were made public yesterday at the Custom-house. The increase Is a nat ural one, regarded as due to the grad ual development of trade between this state and foreign lands. The next period Is expected to make material strides after January 1, when there will be a larger foreign fleet sent by way of the canal and a general resumption of traffic that has been Interfered with by the war. Exports by countries for the fiscal year are assembled as follows: ice pfmanently, being now under the American flag. As the trade grows, which Is fully expected, as all commer cial Interests on the Coast are striving to enter the South American field more actively, additional vessels will be as signed on regular schedule, which will relievo such as the St. Helens, Win. Chatham and Eureka, which are under charter for single voyages. TUG OFFERED FOR CHARTER Africa, British South a Argentina Australia Belgium Canada Chllfi ................... . China China, Japanese ................. Chosen ......................... Denmark .". Ecuador France Germany Hongkong ...................... India . Indies, Dutch Bast Japau ............................ Mexico ......................... Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Oceania Panama ...t . .. Peru Philippine Islands Russia, Asiatic Slam Straits Settlements United Kingdom ' Total Total 1013 Total 1U12 Value. 65,rt0 U7.820 53,1130 1.S2.20D 20.UU8 403,825 1,1)33,433 347,600 70 2,880 U40 8.412 10.706 1.468,818 1X5.417 216 2.159,741 8.237 1,642 48,021 I 1,037 29,259 267,804 167,237 253,011 661 10U 1,047 6.293.783 . ?13.806, 500 12.585.2S4 9.976.U27 Commodities Are Listed. Principal exports were: Barley, bushels 3.0SS.799 $1,956,228 Salmon, canned, lbs.,ll Hides, pounds. ........ Machinery . Paper, printing and wrapping Paper, manufactures. . Tallow, pounds........ iara ana compounds pounds uU.610 Casings, pounds ...... 78.O50 Logs, feet 1,240,000 Lumber, feet ....232,594.000 Snooks, number 90,8u9 Oats, bushels 0,380 Wheat, bushels . .. e,63,16l Wheat flour, barrels. . fimi r.x - And BrnAlIftr nuAnrltt., nth.. - , ties to make up total exports of $13,806,500 Imports Given by Countries. Imports by countries were: 06.725 124.812 078,162 618,640 11.US6 0,391 176.347 13.604 8,123 7.223 B4.2K8 65.302 6,883 31.012 3,055,644 8.703 3.825 5,872.038 2,728.505 Aden Africa. British Sooth Australia ............ Austria-Hungary .... Belgium ............ Bolivia Value. l.U2a . 4 18,744 16,830 04,318 43 raz1' 255.6U8 Canada Canary Islands . Chile China China, Japanese Cuba Denmark Egypt France .. Germany ...... Greece ......... Guatemala 222,440 1 6,059 53.032 549 17.005 3,971 17 50,503 814,274 . 12,172 Hongkong ........................ 1453x8 India, Britlsh .'. 1.193'uoa 5,655 lUU.oo 27,'S 695.848 36.763 52,818 8.014 21.480 1.202 Philippine Islands................. 238, 630 64 4.228 476 43.439 13,737 1,336 21 J71 Indies, other British. Fast. Indies, Dutch East Italy Japan Mexico ................... Netherlands .............. New Zealand Norway ........... Oceania Panama Russia. European aiam ............. Spain Straits Settlements Sweden Switzerland ' Turkey In Asia Turkey In Kurooe. w.,, , ,fMOm " 356,098 Total' ... Total 191.1. Total 1912. .S3.890.222 -13,203.63 94 Purchases Are Listed. The principal Imports were: Quantity. Bags, Jute (pounds). Burlap pounds) ..... Chemicals Coal (tons) Coke , , Coffee (pounds) Cotton manufactures . Karthenware .............. Firebrick (tons) Fiber, . unmanufactured (tons) Hides (pounds) Iron, pi? and bar (tons)... Steel bars, ingots, plates 845.548 XR27 -7,2SS.09 607,470 6.669 2,820 2,444,510 4.S8S 1.305 91.105 1,913 26.28S 24,104 14,375 326,305 36.6S9 93.081 19.864 242.849 9,150 86,620 10S.5S6 4.557 22,912 19,490 23,870 101,487 60,802 36.793 13,639 61.112 125.492 7,078 80,338 4S.814 45.799 40,738 144,731 86,419 una angles (pounds) ...9.233,762 Oil. nut (gallons) ......... 7 225 Oil, olive (gallons) 14.505 Oil, other Plants and bulbs ......... .... Rice (pounds) 3,560.97i Seeds (pounds) 658,846 Silk manufactures Spices (pounds) 109 601 Spirits and malt liquors (gallon-) 49.836 Sulphur (tons) 6,691 Tapioca (pounds) 326,034 Tea (pounds) S05.644 Tin In bars (pounds).. 120.423 Tobacco and manufactures (pounds) ................ ...... Toys i I Wood, cabinet T.II!" Wood pulp (pounds). ....4,'o83.66o v cjuu manufactures ...... ... 30 616 Wool manufactures 2l'315 And smaller quantities of fruits, paints, leather, metal and other commodities, to make total valuation of 83,890,222. GRACE FLEET IS INCREASED Three Extra Steamers to Assist West Coast Liners Temporarily. With the German fleet cleared from southern waters and the path from the northern boundary of the United States to Cape Horn agraln free, W. R. Orace & Co. have rearranged the spe cial service maintained to Valparaiso and Antofagasta, making the principal ports en route, and announcement has been made of the vessels to be used for, the present. The steamer St. Helens is to be here tomorrow to start working: lumber and proceeds to Puget Sound next week to finish. The steamer Wm. Chatham; Is to load on Pugot Sound, starting about Saturday, and comes here next week to take on the last of her lumber. The steamer Eureka begins working cargo on Puget Sound about tomorrow and finishes at San Francisco, probably putting Into the river for some stuff on the way, and the Norwegian steam er Cuzco Is due on Puget Sound Jan uary 4 and comes here later, contin uing to San Francisco so as to be there January 12 In addition, the Colusa is on the way and the Cacique is coming from the East Coast to enter the serv- Port Officials Think Present Bar Fleet Is Sufficient. Port of Portland Commissioners have received an intimation from the Puget Sound Tugboat Company that It has a tug available for the Colum bia River bar service that can be chartered for the Winter period. In view of the intention to return the pilot schooner Joseph Pulitzer to her station off the river the Commissioners feel that there is no need for a third tug. the Oneonta and Wallula being in service and with the pilot schooner they believe the situation there will be handled admirably. 1'he Puget Sound Tugboat Company maintained a competitive service with the Port one season and in some quar ters it is thought that the offer of the company to lease a tug Is but prelim inary to their return to the bar, as business for tugs along the Coast Is reported scarce. With more than half of the sailing fleet on the way here it promises, to be, a busy period before the bulk of the grain is moved, yet the Commission is convinced there is not more work in prospect than with which the two tugs can keep pace. RIVERMEX REPORT SOME ICE High Wind on Middle Columbia Is Bothering Navigators. Ice in Lake River, more forming at Camas, general cold conditions along the Middle Columbia and indications for trouble from Ice in the Snake are re ports received along the river. The steamer Washington was unable to get beyond the Cascade Locks Tuesday night because of the terrific wind howling through the gorge, and while the steamere Tahoma left here yester day for The Dalles., it was not made known whether she was locked through. At the office at Major Morrow, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., in charge of The Dalles-Celilo Canal work and the oper ation of the Cascade Locks, no informa tion had been received as to conditions at euner place.- A continuation of the cold snap is-expected to bring -about trouble from ice on the Columbia. In the vicinity of Portland sloughs are frozen. One effect on the rivers has been- a- continued falling except at Portland, where the Willamette gained two-tenths of an inch for 24 hours end ing yesterday morning. PORT ORFORD WANTS SERVICE Commercial Club Desirous of Ar ranging for Regular Runs. MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 18. (Spec ial.) E. J. Loney, of Port Orford, has gone to San Francisco as a representa tive of the Port Orford lumber interests to make arrangements for better ship ping facilities to and from that port At present most of the freight is trans ported there from Coos Bay on small coasting gasoline schooners, but in the Summer time much of the freight is hauled by teams and auto trucks from Ban don. Port Orford Commercial Club hopes to obtain the services of some steamer plying along the coast for regular calls and it is a matter of assuring owners of a proportionate amount of freight to repay tne steamers for the calls There is a steady business at Port Or ford in ties and shingles and these must be shipped to market.. STEAMSHIP MANAGER TO QUIT ceorge II. lligbee Leaves Pacific Coast Company. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 16. (Special.) ecrge . iiigDee, tor the past 10 years vice-president and general man ager or the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, has tendered his resignation to become effective January 1. Mr. HIgbee s health became impaired sev eral months ago and on the advice of his physician he parted with his duties and visited his former home in New Jersey. He returned from the East re cently somewhat improved, but has decided not to assume business re sponsibilities for some time. Mr. HIgbee is prominent in steam ship circles both on the Coast and in the East, having been connected with the water transportation business for more than 3s years. News From Oregon Ports. COOS BAT, Or., Dec. 16 (SpeciaL)- The steamer Paraiso sailed today from North Bend with a cargo of lumber and a full list of passengers, en route to San Francisco. The gasoline schooner Rustler ar rived last evening from the Rogue Riv er and is loading Christmas -freight for the same port. The steamship Breakwater Is due from Portland tomorrow morning. The steamship George W. Cider is due tq sail for Portland tomorrow morning at 10. ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 16. (Special.) The steam schooner losemlte- sailed this morning for Tacoma, where she will load lumber for California. The steamer Breakwater sailed this morning for Coos Bay with freight and passengers from Portland and Astoria. The steam schooner Quinault is still at Knappton loading lumber, but is expected to sail for San Franicsco to morrow. ... New Year's 1915 onian Vvill be most interesting and complete edition ever published. Five eomplete sections. You will want to send copies to your friends in the East. On sale Friday, January 1, 1915. Single copy 5c, postage 5c. Fill out blank form and send to Oregonian office, Sisrth and Alder Sts. Name Street Town State THE OREGONIAN, Portland, Oregon. Gentlemen : Enclosed find for which mail The Oregoniaa's New Year's Annual to each of the above addresses. (Enclose 10c for each name.) (Duplicate blanks may be had by calling, telephoning or writing to The Oregonian Circulation Department.) Marine Xotea. One bid was received at the ortice of Colonel McKlnstry, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., yesterday for delivering 450, 000 tons of rock at Fort Canby for use in the construction of the north Jetty, that being from the Columbia Contract Company and in the sum of $1.19 a ton. The same concern delivered the bulk of the material for the south Jetty and all used on the north Jetty so far. A contract entered Into March 28. 1911, was for $1.12 a ton and last year the price was dropped 2 cents. Aboard the steamer Yellowstone. cleared yesterday for Coos Bay and tan a ranclsco, were 15 tons of various commodities for the former port and 50 tons of groats, 25 tons of oat hulls, 25 tons of- flour and five tons of mer chandise for the Golden Gate. W. P. - Charlston has resumed his berth as skipper ' of the gasoline schooner Ahwenada, relieving W. P. Judd. - - In tow of the steamer ' Ocklahama the British ship Crown of India left down yesterday. The American ship Poltalloch went to Albina dock from the drydock to start her wheat cargo and ' the Sierra Miranda towed from the Clark & Wilson mill, where she dis charged ballast, to Montgomery dock for grain.. The Cortes Hauls rrom the stream into Municipal Dock No. 1 to day, to take on water, after which she leaves for sea, - . As longshoremen will not work with members-of the crew of the schooner Wm. H. Smith, which is to start load ing lumber at the Clark & Wilson mill for New Zealand, an arrangement Is ex pected to be made whereby the long shoremen will handle the cargo. Frank Waterhouse & Co. have been advised that passengers will be carried on the new liner Glengyle, which is due early in February, and rates are quoted to the usual Oriental ports ana Manila. It will be the first vessel oi the line from here to bid for first-class passenger - business. The Glengyle can accommodate 18 persons In the cabin. ; TRAMP TAKES FOR DECEMBER Devon City Comes to Work Cereal Cargo for United Kingdom. Balfour. Guthrie & Co. paid 42s 6d for the British steamer Devon City, a carrier of 2686 tons, net register, which, is the most recent addition to their fleet and is to load the latter part of the month for England, in all probability, having a cargo of wheat and oats. There was a report current yester day that Inquiry was brisk from Copenhagen and Italy for oats and If tonnage Is to be obtained reasonably it is thought there will be a nominal movement of the fodder in that di rection. Recently Scandinavian deal ers sought to purchase flour here, but the absence of a direct service, ex cept the East Asiatic, -which has sold all space for spot loading, was not encouraging as there was not suf ficient - business In sight then to in duce the chartering of a steamer- on that account. POLICE AUTO TAKES CHEER Machine Starts Distribution of Food stuffs to Poor. Instead of carting the luckless and criminal to Jail, one of the big auto mobile trucks of the Portland Police Department chugged about the city yesterday on an errand of charity, be ing engaged in distribution of five tons of foodstuffs and provisions donated to the poor of Portland by the Police tsenent and Athletic Association. The police department has a long list of families that need help. The five tons the patrolmen are providing will not be sufficient to care for all on this list. Yesterday morning $29, collected among the employes of Lang & Com pany, was paid over to Senior Captain Moore for the fund. The money was used to purchase more provisions. Shelley, of Idaho: Weston Shelley, o'f Florence; Harry Shelley, Pleasant Hill; Mrs. Anne Lattln, Pleasant Hill; Mrs. Leone Winfrey, Eugene, and Mrs. J. H. West, Eugene. HIGH JOB IS STILL ISSUE Civil Service Board and Mr. Dieck Argue Retention of II. W. Holmes. Another chapter was added yesterday to the long-drawn-out controversy be tween the Municipal Civil Service Board and City Commissioner Dieck over the retention of II. W. Holmes In high posi tions In the city service, when Commis sioner Dieck wrote a letter to the Civil Service Board notifying them that Mr. Holmes, while rated as a structural draughtsman, is doing special office and field work. It Is said that he has done the same class of work ever since he was put in the service several years ago. The. case will be before the Civil Service Board this afternoon and it la probable Commisioner Dieck will ap pear in person to argue Mr. Holmes' cause. ' Aeronautical Laboratory Dedicated. CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec 16 The aeronautical laboratory of the Massa chusetts Institute of Technology was dedicated today. The laboratory will be devoted to study of the principles underlying aerial flight, a new depart ure in technical Instruction in this country. 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