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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1917. 15 BEAVER FRANCHISE ABOUT TO GO SOUTH Sacramento Magnates Dicker With McCredies Through President Baum. DEAL YET UNCOMPLETED If Portland Transfers Coast League Klghts to Senators, Locals Will Probably Become Member of Xorthwesteru. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2. (Special.) Sacramento, represented by a. delega tion of business men headed by D. W. Carmichael, made formal application today for a franchise in the Coast liuseball League and negotiations were opened for a transfer of the Portland franchise to that city. It remains now for the Sacramento bidders to deter mine whether they will accept the terms offered by Judge McCredie and Walter McCredie, owners of the Port land franchise. A. T. Baum. president of the league, is In charge of the nego tiations. The long trip to Portland has been an expensive item with the teams of the league. Proponents of the change say that a saving could be effected if Portland is dropped out by the fact that the teams could play Sacramento on their way to Salt Lake. Vernon to Stay a While. Baseball men here say that Portland would be welcome into the Northwest ern League. There was some talk at the meeting in regard to Vernon dropping out, but Vernon will get another chance next year, it was said, if Sacramento takes the place of Portland. A telegram from Sacramento quotes Mr. Carmichael as saying that he and his associates will meet any conditions that are reasonable and businesslike. General discussion among the team owners appeared to Indicate that Sacramento would be expected to relieve the northern team of some of Its more expensive players, who would be a burden on the salary roll if the northern team joins the Northwestern League with a smaller salary limit. Perhaps J20.000, all told, might be needed to guarantee the success of the deal, it was said, but this need not all come from Sacramento, because the league would save four trips a season to Portland and could' afford to chip In some of this to help Sacramento out. . Portland Trln Held Expensive. If Judge McCredie really wanted to stay In the Coast League, Johnny Powers would have but slight chance to get him out, but down deep In his heart the judge would prefer to hook Portland onto the Northwestern League, but he has not said so out loud because he did not think his home-town fans were ready for the change. There is no getting away from the fact that the long trip to Portland has been a back-breaker for the other teams in the league, it is declared here, and by substituting Sacramento, it is believed, a big saving can be made. Sacramento can be- played on the trip to Salt Lake without any extra charge. That there would be a season of baseball next year on the Coast was Bald to be assured. Causes which operated disastrously on many eastern teams and leagues this year were not thought to prevail on the Coast. The regular annual meeting of the league was announced for December 17 at Los Angeles. The baseball men will be In session again tomorrow, for a radical change of this kind cannot be made without much conversation and many conferences. NORTHWESTERN MOGULS GLAD President Blewctt and Dugdale Will Welcome Portland. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 2. (Special.) "It's good news," remarked Robert Blewett, president of the Northwest ern League, when he was told that Portland was about to be ousted from the Coast League. "The "Northwestern League has always felt that Portland belonged to this organization, and if everything works out right this league will welcome Portland back into the fold." D. E. Dugdale believes that Portland Will help strengthen the league and that the Portland club is just what is needed to stimulate interest in the game here. The Seattle president expressed pleas ure at the prospects of having Port land back in the league. Just what changes will be made In case Portland joins this c ircuit is not known. Whether Great Falls. Butte or some other city would be dropped, or if any would be dropped. Is a matter which the magnates must figure out at the coming meeting. It is possible that another city will be taken in and the league run on an eight-club basis. However, it is more probable that the Montana cities will be dropped and another club taken in. champion, but Referee called the affair a draw. Jim Griffin GAMPI TO BOX ICO SAX FRANCISCO FEATHERWEIGHT GOES TO TACOMA, FORT TO PLAV EXGI"EERS Close Football Game Is Forecast at Vancouver Today. The boys at Vancouver are to be treated to a "big league" football game tomorrow, when the Coast Artillery eleven from Fort Stevens will try con clusions,, with the Fourth Engineers' team at 2:30 P. M. The Fort Stevens boys played at Portland last Saturday, putting up a fine battle with the powerful Multno mah Club eleven and getting a touch down out of the fray, which ended 26-6 against them. The game with the club was the first one for the Coast Artil lery boys and with that experience and an extra week's practice they should be in good shape. As for the Engineers, they have In their lineup two West Point players. Captains C. M. Bradley and F. W. Bon fils. MCLTXOMAII TO PLAV AGGIES Football Contest Will Take Place Today at Corvallis. ' The Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club eleven left early today for Cor vallis, where they will clash with the Oregon Aggies this afternoon. Multnomah has won games from the Third Oregon, the Vancouver Base Hos pital, and the Fort Stevens eleven, and lost to the University of Oregon. The Agricultural College boys have won from the University of Idaho and lost to the University of California. The club lineup will be as follows: Linemen, Driskell, Busch, Dressier, Hale, Loutit, R. Jones and Johnny Mur phy; backfield, Eugene Murphy, Mor ton, Jack Hay and. Briggs. OREGON STARS rifJSnUAD SIXETY-FIRST DIVISION TEAM STnEXGTHEXED FOH GAME. Football Contest Scheduled for Today With Oregon Aggie Rooka la Merely for Practice. TACOMA, Wash., Nov. 2. (Special.) Kenny Bartlett, Bill Snyder, Sam Cook, "Monty" Montieth and Bill Holden, Oregon "U" grid stars, now members of the strong Medical Corps team that held the 91st Division team to a Bcoreless tie last Saturday, have been added to 91st Division squad and will be seen in action today when the Camp Lewis all-stars line up against the Oregon Agricultural College freshmen in a practice game at Camp Lewis. The addition of these stars will make the 91st Division team one of the fastest ever assembled on the Pacific Coast and their chance for success In the game with the Marines November 10 takes on a decidedly brighter hue. Bartlett and Snyder were linemen and Montieth was halfback on the 1916 Oregon team that went through the season undefeated and then trimmed Pennsylvania 14 to 0 New Year's day. Montieth, ex-Oregon punter, is boot ing the ball consistently for a 50 yard average. Sam Cook, former Ore gon tackle and twice selected on the all-Northwest team. Is slated to annex one of the tackle positions on the all' star team and Bill Holden is In line for the other. Charles "Bud" Smith, for three years University of Washington quarterback under Dobie, Is now out for a position on the division team and probably will play in part of today s game. Todays match with the Oregon rookies should result in a Camp Lewis victory. All members of the squad will get a chance and the game is a work out for the Mare Island battle of next week. Youth Declares lie W1U Fight Any Featherweight or Lightweight In Pacific Northwest. Eddie Camp!, the speedy little San Francisco featherweight and holder, of the Northwest lightweight champion ship by virtue of a victory over Eddie Pinkman. was in Portland yesterday for a few hours on his way to Seattle. He will box Frankie Tucker six rounds In Tacoma next Tuesday night, and after he gets through with Frankie will be open to meet any featherweight or lightweight In the Northwest. Eddie has bad three bouts in Oak land and San Francisco since his last Invasion of the north. He fought Harry Pelsinger, Frankie Malone and Frankie Farren. Campl has his appli cation in for an appointment as boxing instructor at one of the new Army can tonments. He would prefer Camp Lewis if he lands a job. so that he could work along with Willie Ritchie, who is a great pal of Eddie's. When in California Ritchie and Campl always .train together and second each other. Eddie Campi is also a great friend and admirer of Benny Leonard, light-weight champion of the world, and was not surprised to hear of Benny's de feating Jack Brltton. Campi was present at the Ted "Kid" Lewis-Battling Ortega bout at Emery ville, Cal., the other night and he says .that Ortega woo. by a mile from the PIPAL GOES TO SEE PTJLLMAX Oregon Aggie Coacli Would Get Line on Dletr Aggregation. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis, Nov. i. (Special.) Coach Pipal will not be on the field tomorrow to watch the Oregon Aggies play the Multnomah Club eleven, as he left to day for Pullman, where he will witness the work of the Washington Staters against Idaho. While his absence will leave the team here in the hole, it Is in view of the future that the coach has In mind, for the Aggies will meet Washington State here Home-Comlng day, November 10, ior tne title or tne Northwest. Junction City 7, Harrisbnrg 6. HARRISBURG. Or.. Nov. 2. (Sne- cial.) The Harrisburg High School football team was defeated here today y Junction City High School by a score of 7 to 6. L. Gooding played a great game for the locals, while B. Howard starred for Junction City. PUNS GO FOR NAUGHT CITY ATTORNEY FI.MJS NO FIGHT ON FISH MARKET STARTED. Copies of Complaint Exihlbited Several Days Ago With Notice Suit Would Bo Filed. In the midst of busy plans for a legal fight in behalf of the city's re tail fish market. City Attorney LaRoche discovered yesterday that suit against the market has not been filed. Mr. LaRoche says attorneys represent ing the fish market interests Called at his office several days ago and showed him copies of the complaint and announced that suit would be filed. Mr. LaRoche took it for granted, and went ahead with plans for a legal bat tle. It was found yesterday that the attorneys failed to file their suit.. "I don't know what has happened." said Mr. LaRoche, "but I hope the fish dealers have seen the light and have decided not to attack the city's enter prise. To do so would be folly on their part. The fish market as started will do wonders to the fish business in Portland Jby encouraging the use of fish. r "It is a fact that In point of con sumption of fish Portland is so far below other seaport cities that there is no comparison. By giving the peo ple fish at reasonable prices it will build up the industry to a permanent basis. I consider this particular time as one very inexpedient for the fish dealers to try to stop the city from selling fish at low prices." TAX MAY-GO DOWN S. P. and 0.-W. R & N. Repre sentatives Appear at Salem. Agricultural Council Formed. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallis, Nov. 2. (Special.) An agri cultural council was .organized yester day at Oregoro City by the farmers of Clackamas County. The programme of activities for the year as outlined by the members will include drainage, silo building, crop and feeding demonstra tions, herd improvement and control of animal diseases, lime and control of Canada thistles. The officers are H. G. Starkweather, Milwaukie, president; C. E. Spence. Oregon City, vice-president; M. C. Glover, Eagle Creek, secretary treasurer. . SOLDIERS COST $361,000 Government's Free Transportation Expected to Kun to $1,000,000. U. S. to Take $1,5 0 0,0 0 0 Paid to Counties. SALEM, Or., Nov. 2. (Special.) It was indicated at a meetins of the State Tax Commission, sitting today as a Board of Equalization, that the assessed valuation of both the Southern Pacific and 0.TW. R. & N. Co.'s properties probably will be reduced slightly. Interesting statements were made by Judge Colvig, Ben C. Dey and J. L, Lathrop, of Portland, as representatives of the Southern Pacific who appeared before the Board. It developed that up to September 30 the Southern Pacific had carried sol diers free for the Government to an extent equalling $361,000 worth of transportation and that probably II. 000,000 would represent the cost of such transportation during the coming year. The attorneys in addition stated that the Government intends to take from the 12.50 an acre allowed to the Oregon & California for its grant lands the $1,500,000 paid to the counties in taxes, penalties and interest. The sum in question, stated Mr. Dey, represents the taxes, penalties and interest on a full assessed valuation of between $11,000,000 and $13,000,000 on the grant lands, instead of on a $2.50-an-acre valuation, such as the railroad com pany will realize from their sale. The proposed assessment of the Southern Pacific this year is $44,814.- 80. The Southern Pacific and Oregon & California are to be covered bv one assessment. The Oregon & California assessment is placed at $33,521,785, the Southern Pacific at $9,490,155, and the Central Pacific at $1,802,910. Last year the assessed valuation of the three was $44,404,011. The company's representative, stated that the net Income of the Southern Pacific Company has decreased $158, 524, or 19.8 per cent in the last three years. The assessed valuation is ar rived at by a combination of the phys ical valuation and net income of the properties, and on this basis they con tended that the assessment should be materially lowered. Tax Commissioner Galloway stated that, while the net In come had decreased, this decrease was offset by adding the physical valuation of the property of the Coos Bay branch, which is considered the most costly of all the Southern Pacific line- in the state. Representatives of the O.-W. R. & N. made but a brief statement, urging a reduction on the ground of ratios. It was contended that in some of the counties through which the railroad operates the value of land has in creased greatly, and as a result the railroad's assessed valuation should be decreased. ago. leaving his two sons In charge of a manufacturing business which he es tablished with them. Besides a widow, Mr. Wolf leaves a daughter. Mrs. Miller, and two sons, Jake and Simon. COLLEGE GIRLS TO KNIT Corvallis Folk to Be Asked to Give Material for Articles. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis, Nov. i. (Special.) All old sweaters, worn scarfs, bits of wool from skeins, even knitted petticoats, will be searched out next week In Cor vallis. for the college girls will can vass the town for these articles. The knitted garments will be ripped up, rolled into balls and then knitted into 12-inch squares for bed quilts. Old sheets, table linens and soft muslins also will be collected. Tese will be I made into various bandages, wash- I cloths and napkins by the Red Cross J auxiliary of the college. A drive for Red Cross membership for students was held today on the campus. 'A committee of girls repre senting the sororities and dormitories, has charge of the work. RANCHERS TO EXPAND COUNTY COUNCIL ORGANIZED AT OREGON CITV THURSDAY. Officer Are Elected and Nine Projects Have, Been Taken Under Con sideration by Council. OREGON CITY, Or.. Nov. 2. (Spe cial.) Steps were taken toward or ganizing the farmers of Clackamas County Thursday, when a number of them gathered here and organized a county council. The council will be in the nature of an advisory body to the county agent and will promote a high er quality of crops and livestock in this county. Nine projects have already been taken under consideration by the coun- ' ' ' 3," j ' ' ' ' : I y i ;. 4 v-Yc i :; -, ,S- i " ::, V . , ' :; i, - t i : ,V - : I ; .- 1 1: i - 7 1 ::. 1 H. S. Starkweather. I .................. ......... cil , upon suggestion of the county agent, and will be applied to the sec tlons of the county needing the im provements. Each member of the council repre sents a section of the county, and through this man a community or ganlzation will be formed to work in connection with the general council. In this way the needs of the respective communities will be ascertained. H. G. Starkweather was elected pres Ident of the council; C. E. Spence, vice president, and M. C. Glover, secretary treasurer. The members of the coun cil are: Frank Ewing. Estacada; Mr. Cook. Hezalia: Otis Dory, Molalla; T. P. Wilson, Logan; C. L. Thomas, Staf ford; E. C. Dye, Park place; E. R. Coul ton, Damascus, and Judge Dimick, Ore gon City. CHARTER MEMBER HONORED Prayers Head in Ahaval Sholom Temple for Late Harry Wolf. Prayers were read In Ahaval Sholom Temple last night for Harry Wolf, the only surviving charter member of the congregation, who died Wednesday at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Alex E. Miller, 148 North Eighteenth street. Mr. Wolf's funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Miller residence. The pallbearers were United States Senator Chamberlain, ex-Mayor Joseph Simon, County Judge Tazwell, v. bons cohen and A. Ilosenstein. Mr. Wolf was 73 years of age. He came to this city 43 years ago and en tered a mercantile business with his brother, ilaicua. He retired 10 years WAREHOUSES NOT GUARDED Large Quantities of Foodstuffs Are Found Unprotected. SALEM. Or.. Nov. 2. (Special.) Fire Marshal Wells and his deputies have been investigating quietly the manner In which warehouses storing foodstuffs are guarded and have discovered in a number of instances that no guards are placed about the buildings and that even the doors are left unlocked. One warehouse which contained more than $300,000 worth of wheat was standing unguarded, with no one in it. and the door wide open, as the Fire Marshal walked onto the platform and looked in through the door. Deputy Fire Marshal Allen also found two warehouses, filled to the brim with grain, which were unlocked and un guarded. At but one warehouse that he visited was he stopped, and his business inquired into, he reports. NYE FUNERAL TOMORROW Services for Pendleton Pioneer to He Held at 1:30 P. 31. The funeral of Adam Wirt Nve. tlo- neer Sheriff of Umatilla County and one of the founders of Pendleton, who died at the home of his daughter. Mr. Jessie M. Shults, 490 Tillamook street, Thursday afternoon, will be held to morrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the chapel of J. P. Flnley & Son. Rev. O. W. Taylor will direct the funeral service and Interment will be in the City Cemetery, Vancouver, Wash. air. isye was a member of the Ma sonic order and was for many years a leading citizen and stock trrowfr nl Umatilla County. He was 75 years old and had been a resident of Oregon for 55 years. Masonic services will be con ducted at the grave. VANCOUVER MAN INJURED Edward Love Run Down by Automo bile While Crossing Street. VANCOUVER. Wash.. Nov. 2 Sne- cial.) Edward Love, employed in the Standtfer shipyards here, was run down at the corner of Sixth and Main streets shortly after 5 o'clock tonight by an automobile driven by Mrs. John son, of Brush Prairie. The street was sliDDerv. and when Mrs. Johnson saw a collision was in evitable ' she put on the brakes and fainted. The car came to a halt after turning a complete circle on the nave- ment. Love was carried to the office of th Northern Express Company and Inter taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where Dr. Chalmers dressed his injuries. Thev are quite serious. ALICE PRAY FUNERAL HELD Rev. A. A. 3Iorrlson Officiates; In terment at Rlvervlew. The funeral of Alice M. Prav wan held yesterday afternoon at the chapel of J. P. Flnley & Son, Rev. A. A. Morri son officiating. A. B. Caughey sang lien nie juisis nave itoileu Away. The pallbearers were C. C. Colt. J. i Johnck, F. C. Wasserman, D. G. Bronger, W. L. McFarland and J. Gum-bert. Interment was in Rlvervlew r?rr.- tery. Mrs. Pray is survived bv her huah.nH George H. Pray, of 418 East Fifty eighth street, and a daughter, Mrs. Grace Emerson. PATRIOTIC FUND $9000 Bloney Will Bo Vsed for Benefit of Oregon Soldiers and Sailors. With mnnpti In 1 -i . .o " ujuy inree out of 12 committees that sold tickets for the Oregon soldiers' and sailors' emer gency fund en t.rta In m An . i . . . - i me luiai of the fund is now $9000. This amount " mrnea in xo emery Olmstead. treasurer of the fund. The committee in charge has asked that all sub-committees having the ticket sales in charge make their re ports as soon as possible in order that part of the money may be forwarded to the soldiers of the Third Oregon Regiment. More 3Jtall Handled. There was a healthy increase In the t iiccei or man handled by the Portland Postoffice during the ETr JU1 Pa8t over the sam Period 11 .. aggregate number of can. ....raw" T"urA"?"r' 1917- M ,7 v. . v4. last year tne cancellations numbered 3,779.285. The ...... iiuuunu w t,yz9 separate Pieces of mail. w War Tax Is Satisfactory to Heilig Patron, I. Lang Sayn Government Levy Should De SO Per Cent Instead of Ten. Going to the Front-then and now Tli pvogreas in war. as wall as in paaca. Is aa mora atrikiaely illustrated taan im lb BMtaods of transportation. Oar patriotJo forofathara of tW Rov olatioa htiJ ovary aula of taeir can. pirn oa foot. Now. fart trains traato the lenstli aod broadth of the land isi lass time than it took the Colonial troopa to aaardi a haadred aailaa. anak in, oaicklr available atei j resource of tae Republic At tae forefront of pesaaat er attics stands the world famous 20th Century Limited So trptcal of tae seat in asedera travel that H has become a National Institution Lv. Cliicauzo 12:45 noon Ar. NtnrYork 9i40 mc m. Ar. Boston 1 1:58 a, m. NewYork&ntral Railroad 'The Water-Level Route" Yon Can Sleep Apply to your local ticket agent for tickets and sleepfo g car reser vations, or for complete information, call on or address our Portland Office 109 Third Street W. C SEACHREST Cos aval Acent Faaaenser Department WI7 OFFICER'S RISE IS RAPID MAJOR D. l STONE IS PROMOTED TO LIEl'TEXAXT-COLONEL. Work la Directing Construction at Camp Lewis la Rewarded Cap tain Co mo Made Major. CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma. Wash.. Nov. 2. Major David L. Stone, constructing quartermaster, who has had charge of construction work at Camp Lewis since ine work started, received notice of his promotion to Lieutenant-Colonel this afternoon. Captain James Como. camp quartermaster at Camp Lewis since August 27, has been promoted 10 Major. Coming here as Captain when work began oa the Army post. Colonel Stone's rise has been rapid. His pro motion is believed to have been due largely to the manner in which he handled the gigantic task. Although facing many serious problems, at no time has there been any serious hitch or delay, and a large sum has been saved for paving roads at Camp Lewis. colonel fetone said today that he had not been notified as to what as signment would be given him when the construction of Camp Lewis is completed. He is a graduate of West Point and has been 21 years in the service. He has had charge of other important construction work, including work in Hawaii, the Philippines and Fort Sill. Major Como has been in the regular Army 26 years. Fresh from the battlefields of Europe, seven French officers arrived at Camp Lewis today to act in an ad visory capacity in the training of American soldiers. The personnel of the party is: Captain E. Champion, 256th French Infantry, in charge; Lieu tenant It. Gulbert, 74th Infantry; Lieu tenant O. Lamarche, Eighth Engineers; Sergeant It. Bertrand, Eighth Engi neers: Sergeants Bounet and P. Mirat. nfantry, and Warrant Officer G. Brlzon, Sixth Engineers. The French officers were assigned to quarters In one of the offlcere bar racks, and American officers were as signed by Major-General Greene to show them every courtesy. After the tour of the cantonment they expressed surprise at what had been aceom- plished In a short time, both In con struction and the making of soldiers. Two hundred and twenty-three men of the fourth quota arrived today from Washington and Oregon. One hundred National Army men have been assigned to the base hospital. 2 ELK KILLED ILLEGALLY 3 Hunters Fined $200 Eacli for Game Law Violations. During the last two months two elk have been killed illegally, according to reports made public by the Fvh and Game Commission yesterday. In Octo ber B. B. Doughton. of Spicer, Linn County, went on a hunting trip that netted an elk and a fine of $200. Asa Thompson and J. Frank Spin ning, of Echo. Umatilla County, bagged their elk in September. When brought to account they unhesitatingly pleaded guilty, as did Doughton, and contrib uted $200 each. "We'll never do it again," declared Thompson. "No, never," affirmed Spinning. RED CROSS OPENS BAKERY Parker House Hot Bread on Sale at Fifth-Street Shop. Parker House rolls, the kind that melt in the mouth; hot bread, better "than mother used to make." These will be among the attractions and specialties at the Red Cross Shop today. The shop is located at 106 Fifth street, where all sorts of articles are on sale at remarkably reasonable prices and all the money that comes In is given to the Red Cross. The new bak ery department will be 9 venture for today. If it is patronized as the women workers deem it should be it will be a regular Saturday affair. SPEEDER SQUAD TO TRAIN Ten Policemen Selected to Round Vp Traffic Violators. Ten policemen, selected from the force by Motorcycle Sergeant Ervin as his new motorcycle squad, will as semble at the Fulton School this morn ing for practice in the use of their ma chines. A motorcycle squad of ten men was authorized several months ago. Ser geant Ervin was appointed as head of the new detail and authorized to select the men he wanted. The men will work in two reliefs and will be stationed at five fire stations In various parts of the city. They will have as their spe cial duty the arrest of speeders and traffic violators. The men selected are: O. L. Lltzen berg, A. L. Long. Larry Evans, L K. Russell. T. C. Freiberg. R. L Schad, John R. Scott, Henry W. Norene, John L. Reid and Asa F. Clement. SIX FATALITIES REPORTED 4 68 Accidents Recorded in Week by State Commission. SALEM, Or., Nov. 2. (Special.) Six fatal accidents were reported to the Industrial Accidept Commission for the last week out of a total number of 46S. The fatal accidents were Jake Wade, brakeman. Astoria; A. L. Badger, steel worker. Portland; W. N. Tice, Falls City, Frank Geelan, Knappa and E. Wethersen, Bend, loggers, and John Oliver. La Grande, sawmill employe. Of the total number of accidents 433 were subject to the provlsioria of the act. During the month of October a total of 302S pay warrants were sent out by the Commission to injured workmen for hospital fees. CHRISTMAS BOXES SHIPPED Vancouver Red Cross Prepares Gifts for Boys in France. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. 2. (Spe cial.) The Vancouver Red Cross Chap ter today shipped its first instalment of Christmas packets to the boys in France. The local chapter has been called upon to furnish 175 Chrismas boxes for the soldiers. Additional workers are busy making bandages and surgi cal dressings, following a telegraphic appeal received yesterday. The local chapter had prepared & large supply of dressings and band ages and these were shipped to Frane. I LANG is perhaps the first -man in a. the whole United States to grum ble that the war tax on theater tickets Is not higher. He speaks from the standpoint of a patron only and . his position is unique. Mr. Lang happened to be the first man to Appear at the Heilig box. office wicket to choose a ticket for the show "Here Comes the Bride," which failed to come to Portland after having been advertised as the current attraction the last half of this week. He bought a matinee ticket and was assessed, 10' cents additional for war tax. Mr. Lang paid it and then said the tax should, be 50 per cent instead of 10. But he was not to do his patriotic bit, aftert all, for his ticket was re deemed and the war tax assessment was refunded. He was the first one to pay the tax at the Heilig- and the first to receive his refund. THE OREGON! AN IN THE TRENCHES s The Oregonian can be sent to any soldier or sailor abroad or at home, in the camp on this side or in the trenches in France at the following rates, post paid: Daily and Sunday. Daily without Sunday Sunday . ;. - lYr. 6Mos. 3Mos. I Mo, $8.00 $4.25 $2.25 .75 6.00 3.25 1.75 .60 2.50 1.25 .75 .25 Remittances must be accompanied by name of soldier, the number of the company and that of his regiment. Name of ship must be given if The Oregonian is to be mailed to a man in the United States Navy. Orders majrbe handed to Postmaster, R. F. D. Car rier, Local Oregonian Agent or mailed direct to The Oregonian, cash to accompany order for term desired. The Oregonian, Portland, Or.