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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1918. FIGHT ASSURED ON WAR REVENUE BILL Prolonged Debate in Senate Is Counted Certain. DELAY PROMISES TROUBLE Collections Next Tear 3Iay Ht to Be Made Voder Present Law, bay Treasury Men. WASHINGTON." Nov. 29. The Senate finance committee tonight completed revision of the war revenue bill, de signed to raise $(.000,000,000 In tazea 1 119 and about $4,000,000,000 Jn 1 The measure Is virtually written to meet changed conditions attending; the end of the war. and now goes to tne printer and will be reported to the Sen ate next week, probably on Thursday. Senate debate. Senator Simmons said tonight, may begin the following Sat' urday or Monday. With Republicans lined op solidly la opposition to inclusion of 19:0 tax ratea In the bill. It was conceded that dis cussion lu the Senate will delay the measure and many Senators expressed doubt that It can be enacted before March 3. the date of the ending of the toth Congress. In view of the expected delay. Sen ate leaders and Treasury Department officials are concerned over collecting taxes next year as. unless the new law is enacted before January 1. collections must be made under the present revenue bill, the yield from which is only about 14.000.000.000. Several expedients. In eluding adoption of emergency legia latlon. are under consideration. Senator Simmons said tonight that he doubted whether Republicans would file a minority report attacking the 1920 tax programme, thinking they migni content themselves with vigorous op position to that proposal on the floor of the Senate. In completing the bill today the finance committee adopted an amend mtnt establishing new second-class postage rates, effective when the rev enue bill becomes law. It provides for repeal of the present graduated aone rates on newspapers, maaslnes and other periodicals and substitutes a rate of 1 cent per pound within an area of 200 miles from mailing points and IVi cents a pound outside that area. The committee also adopted another amendment for restoration on July I. 1919. of the 3 cents an ounce rate on letters and 1 cent on postcards. Some Senators believe the second class postal rate amendment will be" opposed by publishers as unjust and discriminatory Long debate on the subject is anticipated. Another amendment adopted today and expected to cause much debate im poses a tax of to per cent on proaucta of child labor which are transported in Interstate commerce. The amend ment Is designed to accomplish the pur poses of the law recently declared un constitutional by the Supreme Court. Amendments rejected today by the committee included one by Senator Thomas, of Colorado, levying a tax of 100 per cent on campaign contributions in excess of $o0o and another by Sena tor Smoot. of Utah. Imposing a tax of tZ.iO and $5 respectively on each male and female dog. . - C Mil IPlrTTii ill nil II III ffi Miliilll II tinfiul I liffil llfl Mil J ' f II -"W'JN'j i fl II ii r ? , s mi II ' f ' III I OREGON YOUTH IS FUGITIVE STAXLET MORRIS ESCAPES WATT BACK TO JAIX. ON 5'w't n Martin, in c5" mile. r . TODAY'S FILM FEATTRES. Liberty Norma Talmadge. "The Forbidden City"; Fatty Ar- buckle. The Sheriff." Columbia Wallace Reld. The Man From Funeral Range." Majestic Constance Talmadge. "A Pair of Silk Stockings." Sunset Norma Talmadge, "De Luxe Annie." Ptar Vivian Martin. "Smiles." Peoples Billte Burke, " The Make-Believe Wife." Globe Geraldine Farrar and Wal lace Reld, In 'The Devil's Stone." Circle Charles Ray, "His Own Home Town." Is as fascinating as ever. As the story develops she appears with her hair fluffed out and in better clothes. She shows some clever acting by the con trast In the little scrub lady's charac ter with the character which she later presents. Columbia, w FIXED COAL PRICE TO END ALLACB REID, in The Man From Funeral Range," will be shown at the Columbia Theater beginning today. This is considered to be one of Mr. Reid's best pictures. The story la a plcturlxation by Monte Katterjohn or iCrnest Wilke's play, "Broken Threads." which was uccesafully produced in New Tork City. Mr. Reid is seen as Harry Webb, protector, in this picture. Webb akes powerful enemies because he refuses to sell his mining claims to a le of crooks. They involve him n serious trouble, when he goes to the rescue of Janice, a cabaret singer whom loves, who has been enticed to a room in a hotel by means of a forged note. A jealous woman shoots the man who is responsible for this and Webb is convicted of the crime. How he is tried and the final verdict of the Jury form one of the most Inter esting features ef the picture. Majestic Constance Talmadge In her new picture "A Pair of Silk Stockings" will be the attraction at the Majestic The ater beginning today. It Is a breezy, whimsical story, brimful, of fun, which starts off with a quarrel between two young English married people over the make of motorcar they should buy. Swiftly the quarrel expands until It Is really a serious one and they obtain a divorce. Later they meet at a country house, for Mollie havinsr bought the wrong make of a car, breaks down and finds herself put up at the house where her ex-husband Is guest. Sam Is just about to take part In amateur theatricals and made up. and in his costume, he seeks out Mollie's room to patch up their quarrel, which provides an interesting situation. It is one of the best Talmadge pic tures that has yet been produced. Star. BITCMIAOrS REGCLATIOX MAY, BE OFF BY DECEMBER 15. Administrator Garfield Announces Restrictions on Anthracite Will Stay TTntH Winter Is Over. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. Price re vtrlctions on bituminous coal may be removed by the Fuel Administration within two weeks. Fuel Administrator Omrfleld said today he hoped to cance the price regulations not later than th middle of December. Present prices, as fixed by the Fuel Administration, range from $2.35 to 14. S5 a ton at the. mines. Dr. Garfield said it may be possible to abandon the sone system of dlstrl button of bituminous coal by th middle cf December, but that action to this end will be taken only after con sultatlon with the Railroad Adminis tration. Th Fuel Administrator said he could not "take his bands off" th anthracite situation until Winter over. This was taken to mean tha the Government will continue its con trol over its anthracite coal until the end of the coal year April I. and tha the Fuel Administration will continue to function until that time. INDUSTRIES CLOSED DOWN MUImen In Coos Bay District Are Retrenching. MARSBTFIELD. Or., Nov. 29. Spe cial.) Much uncertainty prevaila here regarding the lumbering business and the closing down of several Industries Indicates that operators are going cre fully until new bearings are estab lished. The North Bend Mill A Lumber Company i.as shut down until after the holidays and today the Buehner Lum ber Company closed its logging camps at Allegany ana LJtKesido. These re trenchments throw between 300 and 400 men out of employment. Captain L. H. rench, in command of the 400 spruce division soldiers here, says the men probably will be retained until their places can be filled. CALIFORNIA HANGS CONVICT Punishment Is Dealt for Killing of Fellow-Prisoner at Folsom. FOLSOM. CaL, Nov. 29. Jose C. Ne Vrette was hanged today at Folsom Penitentiary for the murder January 26 or M. c: itellano. a lellow convict. Negrette stabbed Castellano to death with a dagger made of a small file. He tad quarreled with Castellano the day fcciore. Aid to Recovery From "Grippe, Colds, Pneumonia, Etc. One of the most uncomfortable feel' Ings which accompanies "Grippe" or Pneumonia Is inflammation. Often mustard plasters are used to allay this pain and they are helpful, too. But many people cannot stand the burning of the mustard plaster, so Pl'ROLA Medicated Plaster has come to the res cue of these patients. It tends to ab sorb all pain without blistering the akin, and can be left on long enough to do Its work thoroughly. Used also by athletes to reduce bruises and "Charlie horses." 35c and 45c can at a.U druggists. Adv. Vivian Martin once more will prove how versatile she is in "Smiles," her latest Paramount picture, which comes to the Star Theater today. She appears as a quaint, high-spirited little scrub girl who works In the opera-house of a Middle Western town. At first she Is seen with the cele brated Martin curls, whipped straight back and tied in two straight braids. She is cleaning the floors in the opera house, when she slips and lands in a pail of soapy water. She is rescued by Teddy Lawrence, a musician . at the opera-house, and there the romance starts. Even without her curls and while doused In soapy Peoples. One of the most interesting photo plays in which charming Billle Burke has been seen in many months, is The Make-Bclieve Wife." which will be displayed at the People's Theater, beginning today. It abounds with strong situations, while the comedy is happily blended so that there is not a dull minute throughout the develop ment of the story. The scenes develop in the Adirondack Mountains where Phyllis Ashbrook is giving a house party to a coterie of friends. She is engaged to marry a lawyer, but he seems to be devoted to a young woman who is the finances of John Manning, who incidentally pays more attention to Phyllis than he does to Anita, his promised bride. Manning and Phyllis are lost in the mountains throughout one night. This provides an- interesting situation which is hard to solve. Yonng Man Lives at Prinevlllo and. Is Charged With Holding Up Hotel at Newport News. RICHMOND, Va.. Nov. 29. (Special.) Stanley F. Morris, 28, of Prineville. Or., attached to a Coast Artillery com pany at Newport News, in Jail here for the past month awaiting trial on tn charge of pulling off a daring holdup job in Connell & Miller's hotel, escaped todav while being taken. DacK to jai after his case had been continued until December 20. Deputy Sergeant Paul Ia. Touche, who had charge of the prisoner, snot Mm self through the hand while trying to stop Morris. When given a preliminary hearing recently Morris admitted that he was the masked man who entered the hotel and forced the proprietor to hand over all the money in his possession. Morris entertained the idea that he would be claimed by the military au thorities and would be sent overseas without being prosecuted. They never put in a detainer for him, although it was stated by his attorney in court to day that assurance had been received from Camp Lewis that this wouia De done soon. It developed today that Morris had signed the name of a fictitious officer to a furlough slip found in his pocket when he was arrested. BIG INHERITANCE TAX PAID Beneficiaries of Late T. B. Wilcox Draw $80,837 Check. s SALEM. Or.. Nov. 19. (Special.) In one check for 180,837.33. beneficiaries under the estate of the late Theodore B. Wilcox; of Portland, today paid the in heritance tax for that estate. With a total valuation of 32,892,484, the estate embraces 1229,860 in real property and 32,862,624.90 in personal property. Caroline Matilda Crowson, a sister, is taxed 350 on an inheritance of 310.000; Nellie S. Wilcox, widow, 331,072.98 on 3849.949.45: Raymond Burney, Claire Squires and Theodore Burney Wilcox, all children, 316.571.45 each on in heritances of 3585,612.97. Butte Streetcar Fares Raised. HELENA. Mont., Nov. 29. Streetcar rates in Butte are raised from 5 to 6 cents for adults and children must pay S cents, according to a decision rendered today by the Montana Public Service Commission. - s& -ka. ant Qvercoatsy- CVldrei The interested attention of fathers and mothers is par ticularly directed to my complete stock of Boys' Two-Knicker Suits No store in Portland shows so many Two-Knicker Suits as are shown here. In fact, outside of this store, Two Knicker Suits are hard to find. Buy them here. They will give practically double the length of service of the Single-Knicker Suits. You pay me no more for them. They're moderately priced, and they're made of the best fabrics possible to obtain for boys' clothes. $6.50, $8.50, $10, $12.50,, $15, $16.50, $18, $20, $22.50, $25 I show the nobbiest of smart Winter styles in Boys' and Children's 0 Overcoats $8.50, $10, $12.50, $15, $16.50, $18 t CHILDREN'S NAVAL AND MILITARY SUITS AND OVERCOATS Everything a Boy Wears, Save Shoes Boys' Shop, Second Floor lHv-cg4Ha:ilJ- MarriscaiStreet.at fourth? ind mala Sunset. Norma Talmadge in "De Luxe Annie" will attract the admirers of this beau tiful screen star to the Sunset Theater for a week, beginning with today. the Adaptation of the picture for the screen was made by Paul West from th nlav Kv T-'Hu-,rH flarlr wifh Rnla nrl ater. Vivian Martin I West as the director. A mans hat The new shades, in rough velour finish $5, $6 Ben Selling Leading Hatter Morrison at Fourth STARTS TOMORROW 9 WITH A BIG BANG BIG BILL IHl jk Ti IN HIS NEWEST AND BEST PICTURE "BORDER WIRELESS" LAST TIMES TODAY Fatty Arbuckle Norma Talmadge I 1 AW STARTS TODAY ONE WEEK TTHIS thrilling picture starring Wallace Reid revolves around that dramatic question of "Should a lawyer get a man the death sentence when he secretly believes him innocent?" The lawyer says he does what he's paid for, same as other men. What do you say? &4 s H Xl 11 WtWWPB.'. ..Ill Ml t 1 ,. ..,,..,, r-r.l , LJ JUST FOR FUN "Smiling" Bill Parsons This smiling visaged, bald-pated funster gives us many a round of uproarious laughter in "CAMPING OUT" 3. aaaKakkianlcassUI PHONE YOUR WANT ADS TO THE OREGONIAN, t&sl? Main 7070 A 6095 ;L