11 STUDY OF COUNTY NEEDS TO BE MADE stood around in fetching, lovely poses of childhood. Dream goblins clanked their chains. declaimed, stamped their feet and did their best .to inspire tear. JacK o'Bells and the Sandman and other prominent figures in the cast spoke and bowed and curtseyd and acted their little parts. This Is Our Christmas Combination Offer No. 1 High uo on his throne. King "Josh' Caswell sat in his royal robes and occasionally waved his scepter and ordered things done, and didn't even lok bored. Two lovable little pages in white nestled down behind his majesty ALL FOR ONLY Complete With Records and All Accessories THE XMAS GIFT SURPRISE Multnomah Legislative Dele gation Plans to Form Or ganization' Tonight. and almost went to sleep. A smile, then a titter, ran down the ranks of dream sprites and communi cated itself to others. Then, even as proud parents and critical relatives and admiring friends in the audience wondered if the children were going to have the "giggles" and spoil their little play, a very small and much frightened little mouse that had been running around the little ones on the stage, appeared in full view of the audience. A small. . shock-headed boy, who looked equal to any emergency, chased the mouse to a corner and kept him penned there until the play ended. "Gee, mother, I was scared," the lit tle girls were saying as the crowd started home. This combination and all others will be sent anywhere out of town subject to" examina tion and free trial. We have made no fixed terms of payment; no restrictions; no binding conditions. This is a Christmas Combination Offer it is to bring joy and happiness into your home pay the old Reliable Eilers Music House as best suits your convenience. STATE MATTERS TABOO Members Decide to Avoid Criticism Like Was Leveled at Delegation Two Years Ago, by Consider ing County Affairs Only. TIIE 3IORXIXG OUEGOXIAN, TIIURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916. Members of the Multnomah delega tion to the Legislature, including both Senators and Representatives, will meet in the Governor's room of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, in the Oregon building, at 8 o'clock tonight to select a chairman and form an or Eranlzation. For many years it has bees customary for the delegation to get together at a few meetings prior to the session to consider legislative matters of interest to this county. Two years ago the delegation went a little further and for several weeks, with a view to being informed on the questions when they should come up, discussed matters of general state in terest, including proposed legislation to abolish or consolidate various state commissions. This resulted in consid erable ill-feeling and misunderstand ing among up-state members, who ae cused the Multnomah delegation of having made up their minds before coming to the Legislature. Counter Matters to Be Scanned. This mistake won't be made this year, for members of the delegation are virtual'y unanimous in holding the view that they should confine their hearings, with few exceptions, to mat ters affecting Multnomah. County ex clusively. The view la likewise general that the delegation should not commit itself for or against any measures, at least not until after the Legislature is in session. This, of course, does not apply to members of the delegation as In dlviduals. The delegation is not expected to do much more at its meeting tonight than to organize and set a date for a hear ing or series of hearings at which per sons interested for or against various measures may appear and state their case. D. C. Lewis, one of the re-elected Representatives, and Senator John Gill are considered candidates for chair' man of the delegation. This is purely an honorary office. The delegation is expected to select n date or dates between Christmas and New Year's for hearings. I.avrn Repeal to Be Studied. Among the legislative matters that undoubtedly will be brought before the delegation at these hearings are the proposed repeal or amendment to the tenure in office law for teachers in the Portland public schools; the proposed annexation of that part of Oswego in which Clackamas County is situated to Multnomah County, for which citizens of Oswego are working; the parental relations and juvenile court bill, to take the present Juvenile Court away from the County Court and out of poli tics; the proposed closing of the Wil lamette River to commercial fishing; the proposed increase in the salaries of Multnomah County Commissioners from J 150 to $250 a month, and the request of Sheriff Tom Hurlburt that the dele gation prepare and work for the pas sage of a measure to take the feeding of county prisoners in Multnomah County out of the hands of the Sheriff. Including joint Senators and Repre sentatives, there are 19 members of the Multnomah delegation, of whom six are Senators and 13 are Representatives. The Senators are John Gill, Robert S. Farrell, S. B. Huston, Gus C. Moser, Conrad P. Olson. A. W. Orton and Her mon A. Lewis, who is Joint Senator from Multnomah, Clackamas and Columbia counties. The Representatives are Arthur C. Callan, Hamilton F. Corbett, E. J. Goode, Herbert Gordon, K. JC. Kubll, O. Laurgaard, D. C. Lewis, Lionel C. Mackay. John M. Mann, Stephen A. Mat thieu, Plowden Stott, George T. Willett and A. 1L Burton, who is Joint Repre sentative from Multnomah and Clack amas counties. STRAND HAS MERRY ACT WHIRTAVrNrj ACT IS SEXSA. TIOJfAL SPOT ON BILL. Musical Offerings Prevail In Rest of Programme and Film Feature Is Real Achievement. The maddest, merriest waltz whirl since the gay day of the "Merry Wid ow" Is one of the sensational spots on the new bill at the Strand, which opened yesterday. West and Boyd of fer the act. and that isn't all. they have a. smart line of patter and a group of cheery songs. Miss Boyd is remark ably attractive and appears in a lovely party frock. These two feature the whirlwind waltz, and it causes veri table gasps of amazement, the two fig ures appearing as one blur of animated terpslchore. Tyson and Tyson In quaint costume offer an act that holds a picturesque value and Is tremendously interesting in a musical way. Mrs. or is it Miss Tyson plays the violin and sings in a sweet voice, and Tyson accompanies her on the "cello. The music they make is delightful and in between numbers they change costumes rapidly, varying from Irish, to Dutch and American. Two men, Dunn and Adams, have a talka tive act, accented on the comedy, with an occasional song. They could prof itably offer more singing, for their voices are excellent and blend together nicely, and their selections are popular. Another musical act is that of the Ooventrys, a man and a girl, who are wizards on the xylophone, and inter sperse their numbers with vocal selec tions of merit. The new Blue Bird photoplay is "The Honor of Mary Blake," which Is an achievement in ar tlstlo photography.' It tells an Inter esting and appealing story of devotion and self-sacrifice. Mouse, Unbilled Actor, Near ly Spoils School Play. Girls Get Gla-g1es" and Dream Sprites Titter Till Boy Captures . Animal and Holds Him Until Play TURKEY MAY BE DEARER FEW BIRDS ARB OX KALE FOIt CHRISTMAS CONSITMPTIOX. First Arrivals on Market Are ITsed to Supply Orders Placed Here by Seattle Market. Not many turkeys have come in for the Christmas market and unless re ceipts today are larger the retail price will be several cents higher than pre vailed at 1 hanKsgivlng. Front-street dealers had orders from Seattle suficient to take care of. the first arrivals and sales were made in the wholesale market as high as 30 cents to go north. The little local buying done was at prices' about 2 cents lower than the shipping quotation. Jobbers look for a wholesale price. when the city demand opens up today, of 28 or 29 cents, and that will mean a retail price of 30 to 35 cents for the best quality. The Christmas demand for turkeys Is usually about half as large as Thanksgiving. Geese, ducks and chick ens are consumed more generally In the later holidays. The supply of these promises to be fair and they will sell ai aoout tne usual prices. JITNEYS TO GET FEES BACK Balance of License to Be Returned by City on Order of Council. Two hundred and thirty-four Jitnev drivers who were operating machines up to November 15 are each to receive a check from the city for $2.92, that Deing tne amount of the license paid in advance when the jitneys were put out or business November 15. Th refunds have been ordered by the Council. The aggregate is $583.28. The drivers paid their $2 a month license on October 1 for three months and being put out of business Noveri ber 15 are deemed by the Council to be entitled to a refund of the unearned portion. Since November 15 they have been operating as taxicabs and have not paid the Jitney license, but are pay ing a taxicab license of 12 a month. AUTO MAN TO PLAY SANTA Overland Branch Manager to Enter tain 30 or 40 Poor Children. Three or four dozen little poor chil dren between the ages. of 6 and 12 are to enjoy real Christmas entertainment next Saturday, thanks to the generous spirit of Herbert IL Eling, manager of the Portland branch of the Over land Pacific Company. At Mr. Fling's direction, R. XJ. Peter son, salesmanager of the branch, has arranged with the Salvation Army to drive between SO and 40 Portland youngsters all over Portland in auto mobiles Saturday morning and conclude the entertainment with a real Christ mas tree at the Overland branch with plenty of music and at least one pres ent for each. SDC HtUo children lay simulating slumber on six little beds, as the "Land of Nod was being presented by . the pupils of the Llewellyn School Tuesday night. Back of them a dozen or more pretty girls, attired as dream sprites and such, danced and sans and CIVIC LEAGUE WILL DINE Need of Illegitimacy Law Will Be Discussed Saturday Noon. "Problems of Illegitimacy" will be the subject of the programme at the luncheon of the Civic League at the Multnomah Hotel Saturday at noon. Oregon is one of four states in the Union which does not have an illegiti macy law. A proposed law which has been drafted by J. M. Devers will be explained. The speakers will be: J. M. Devers. Prosecuting Attorney for Lane Coun ty; Walter H. Evans, Prosecuting At torney for Multnomah County: Judge cieeton. Judge Morrow, Mrs. McMath, W. S. ITRen. Mrs. Alva Lee Stephens, Mr. Marshall, Marshall N. Dana. Mrs. M. L. T. Hidden and Miss Florence Olson. SHORTEST DAY IS HERE Daylight Will Iia6t Practically Nine Hours and Three Minutes Today. Today is the year's shortest daylight period, as the sun is at the end of its Southward Journey and it will begin to swing back toward the Northern lati tudes again tomorrow. Or at any rate it will seem to. although of course the earth and not the sun does the chang ing of position that marks the seasons. There will be practically nine hours and three minutes of daylight today and from this time on the days will lengthen gradually until in June the longest day will have been attained. For a few weeks, however, the added daylight will be so slight as hardly to be noticed at all. All the superb records of thirty-one titles included in our select Christmas Record list, as heretofore advertised, are supplied at this low price; or you may choose your own equivalent. Furthermore, this great offer includes needles for a thousand concerts, also record album, record cleaning; brush, oil can, as well as the latest and best model Grafonola, as illustrat ed, positively superior in tone quality, volume, design and finish to our great $108.80 of fer of last year. And all of this is now to be' had, everything complete, de livery freer for only $82.55 cash or on easy payments, as best suits your convenience. h3 Send at once for descriptions or come in and hear also our other many superb combina tions and particularly our Christmas Offer No. 2, price, including records, only J $39.25 at Do not fail to hear and compare these superb instruments at either of the two Eilers Music Houses; the one (formerly Graves Music House) in the beautiful Graves Music Building, on Fourth, near Morrison, with a new entrance at 285 Morrison, and also at Eilers Music House, in the Eilers Building, entrance on Broadway, No. 142, at Alder. This combination and all of our others will be sent anywhere in or out of town subject to examination and free trial. Both Stores Open Every Evening: Both Stores Open Evenings Positively more musical value for less money than obtainable elsewhere. Eilers Music Houses are phonograph specialists. 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Tacoma and Portland withdrew from it more than a year agro because of lack of sympathy between them and the other cities on the subject of the San Francisco lumber boycott. The retirement of Spokane is pri marily due to the recent rate case and the fact that she feels herself to be out of touch with the terminal cities of the Coast and that her interests are not identical with those of the othei three cities which remain in the organization. lams, whose body was found in Bach elor's Slough last Friday, has been located at 65 Wayne avenue. Pater son, K. J. The name was not given, merely the number and street, so Coroner Victor H. Limber telegraphed to the "relatives of John Williams'" and Mrs. Walton answered. She has telegraphed money to bury her brother, and the funeral will be held from the Limber chapel at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow. Interment will be in the Fourth Plain Cemetery. Sister of John Williams Ijocated. VANCOUVER. Wash., Dec 20. (Spe cial.) Through an address left writ ten on a scrap of newspaper, Mrs. Sarah Walton, a sister of John Will- Do It Now Get rid of that cold while you can. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will help you to throw it off. Do not De lay. It only costs a quarter. TACOMA MAN WAR VICTIM Harry T. Hempstead Leaves Back Pay to Salvation Army Woman. TACOMA, Wash., Dec 20. (Special.) Harry T. Hempstead, whose death was reported from France today in the Canadian casualty list, was & resident of Tacoma from December, a year ago. to last February, when he went to Vic toria, B. C where he enlisted in the Canadian reserve battalion. He was a native of Canada and had fought for the United States in the Spanish-American War. Mrs. Pierce W. Dowell, wife of Adjutant Dowell, of the Tacoma corps of the Salvation Army, was made guardian by Hemp stead of any back pay he might have coming in the event of his being killed. TACOMA MAY BE TERMINUS Norway-Pacific Steamship Official Investigates Trade Possibilities. TACOMA. Dec 20. (Special.) That Tacoma may become the Northwest terminus of the Norway-Pacific Line, which will resume service between Nor way, San Francisco and Puget Sound next month, waa Indicated by the ar rival of Thorlief Fuglesang, of Chris tiania, Norway, vice-president and spe cial representative of the steamship company. Mr. Fuglesang is In Tacom. to inves tigate the trade possibilities of this city and find out how much cargo the ves sels of the line can hope to secure regularly. Farmers List Articles for Sale. EUGENE, Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.) The December "monthly exchange list' of the Pomona Grange, of Lane County, published under tne direction of the county agricultural agent, N. S. Robb. Is off the press. It is a six-page publi cation in which farmers list things they have to trade or sell and la published monthly. The list is the first of its kind to be published in Oregon. High School Students Editors. KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Deo. 20. (Special.) A. local newspaper is this week printlnar Ave edltorinls on Chrint- mas, each written by a member of. the Junior class of the Klamath County High School. This is being done to dissominato the spirit of Christmas time and also to show what .is beinfC accomplished in English work in the high school. One will appear each day until Christmas. These editorials ara prepared in the class instructed by. Miss Luclle Marshall, head of the de. pnrtment-of English of the high sohool. W.S. KIRK'S pjjjp Christmas Gifts OUT OF THE ORDINARY We have a very large assortment of novel ties, out of the ordinary, made up from Uncle Sam's war material, that are espe cially suitable for Christmas gifts. Just received, a large consignment of ex tra heavy all-wool shirts made of Govern ment kersey, unsurpassed for quality, dura bility and workmanship. Price S3.00. Blankets, Wool Shirts. Cotton Shirts, Sweaters, Underwear, Shoes, Sheepskin Moccasins, Wool Gloves, Hats. Leggings, Rub ber Ponchos, Packsack, Shelter Tents, etc. UNUSUAL XMAS SUGGESTIONS Rifles into Hall Trees, Bayonets Into Fern Stands, Bayonets into Wall Scones. Army Ornaments into Placques, and other what nots from U. S. Government. FRED Ornament with every purchase of over fifty cents. Tour Money Refunded If Goods Are Not Satisfactory. ARMY AND NAVY GOODS STORE CORNER. THIRD AND STARK m Ti j An 8 8 nt . k I b ic Stand. Made of llHlted State Spring- O field Rifle Barrel, 0 Don't Forget the Motorist ESUYLVJG DAY? unMf 24 There are many articles especially suitable, such as Robes Gloves Trouble Lamps Clocks Vases Fire Extinguishers Thermos Bottles Rear Sight Mirrors Bumpers Spot Lights Whistles Klaxon Signals Trunks Tool Box Tire Gauges Robe Locks Flash Lights Lunch Kits BALLOU & WRIGHT BROADWAY AT OAK