THE ORECON DAILY 'JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER, 0, 1916, osnascr KEED OF REPAIRS: - I'llli CE ID IIP i, . Colombia river and & number of its trlb I utarles baa been Mopped as far as log J rafts are concerned. This Is due to the I closing: of tha logging camps for the season. si.imxr: notes. Weown to Get New Pump and Separator, While New Oil Burning Plant Goes in the Golden Gate. . ' Advantage Is being taken by Captain 0. W. Hosf ord. . head of the HoBford Transportation company, of the , utfual dull season during the holidays to tie up the ' steamer Weown. one of the - towboats of the fleet.: to make some innovations, and the Steamer Golden - Gate, operated by tne Portland & Tilla mook Navigation company of which Captain-Hosf ord Is vice president and manager, will also have several changes Qiade in her. - v While she is tied up the steamer ' Weown will have a new pump Installed and a new separator for keeping the . boiler clean will be placed in her. The Changes will take but a few days and she will be ready to resume towing as ' soon. as business in that line picks up. On her next trip to this port the Golden Gate, operating between Port "'. land and Tillamook, will be tied up at the Central dock.' where she will -have new old burning plant installed to take the place of her present coal burners. The tanks are being built by the Port land Boiler Works and are nearly com pleted, their capacity being 'about 100 barrels. It is probable that , the work of placing tha tanks and other appara- 1 tus for burning oil will start next Sat unlay and the Bteamer wlll .be laid up v here for one trip: .. : In addition to the oil burning plant the Golden Gate will have an electric light plant installed. The dynamo is : i now being bought and will have a ca : paolty for furnishing juloe to at least . 4ft. lights, which will also Include a search light of; the most tup-to-data make. . .. " : ' - . . , v Astoria, Dec 20. Lft up at 8:45 a. m., French bark Bayard. Arrived at 10:15 a. in., steamer Roma from San edro and steamer W. S. Porter from San Francisco, San Ptdro. Dec 19. Arrived, steamer Beaver from Portland. Sailed, Bteamer lioanoke for San Diro. Astoria. Dec. 19.-ttalled it 1 t. a. British steamer Strathfillan for Hong kong ana way porta; steamer Falcon for San Francisco. Sailed at X p. m., French bark Canneblurre for Queenstown of Falmouth. Arrived down at 8:30 p. m., German bark Schurbek. San Ftancisco. Deo. 19. Sailed at 3 m., British bark Inverness in tow of tug Dauntless for Portland. IM Palmes, Dec. 18. Arrived. British steamer Scottish Monarch from Port land.' ' Astoria, Dec. 20. -Condition at the mouth of the river at 8 a. m., smooth; wind,, south IS miles; weather, light rain. Tides at Astoria Wednesday High water: . 5:12 a. m., 7.4 feet; 4:29 p. m., 7.7 feet' Low water: 11:01 a, m.. 8.4 feet; 11:29 p. m., 0.1 foot Dally River Headings. 8 a, m., 120th meridian, ' MJTC7I WITEAT SHIPPED. v-:-.l...J-:..-J. -.-I-ultima iMnMwtwV ''..t .' .',,7 Portland Sends Out 8,553,304 Bush- ; els in Eleven Months. ' With ,3,553,364 bushels, Portland " stood Hecond in wheat shipments in the monthly report issued by the bureau of ,... statistics for the 11 months ending with '..November, while the total shipment from the United States amounted to 19, . 264.880 bushels, valued at $18,797,525, , - In flour shipments Portland is credited with 170,008 barrels out of the 7.311,960 V barrels shipped from the country dur ing the 11 months ending with Novem '. her. The'total value of the flour ship ments was $37,848,248. "; Expotta of breadstuffs from the ITnltud States -reached a total, of $83.- , 9(2.992 for the 11 months as against . 8114,719,705 for the corresponding period of last year. ' ' For the month of November Port- . land was also second In the export of, wneac, naving snipped S70,kbo bushels ( of the -2,482,691 bushels shipped from ; au sources, the value of which was , , $2,179,570. ' .-s ( i Wheat - shipped from the , leading ports during the 11 months ending with .; November is as follows: Puget Sound. -3,582,331 bushels; Portland. 8,553,364 v : bushels; Philadelphia, 2,297,877 bushels New York. 2,674,188 bushels; Baltimore, 2,460,320. bushels; Dulutlf, . 1,JS3.2:7 . t bushels. " For the month of Noyember .. ; the shipments were: Puget Sound, 917,' -109 bushels; Portland,! 870,880 bushels . New York, 196,241 busaels; Boston, 158, 1 m bushels and Philadelphia, 120,000 '..-: bushels. , TAFT HAS GREAT ; FAITH IN TARIFF , COMMISSION PLAN (Continued from Page One.) TATIONS. Lewiuton , , Riparia .... umauua , . Eugene ... ., Harrisburg Albany . . , Falem . . . . . Wilsonville Portland 24 SO 25 10 16 20 20 37 15 2.2 3.4 8.1 5.3 6'.2 5.1 8.6 4.2 O 0 i -0.2 0 -0.2 -0.7 0.8 I 0.7 10.6 0.6 19 MM Minus siflrn shows fall in river. River Forecast Tha Willamette River at Portland will fall steadily, for the next lew aays. Mendota Nut coal for ranges; no dirt: $6 ton; delivered, Tmscott Fuel Co., 13th and Overton. M. 65, A-1665. The tariff commision will be a gov ernment institution, where from year to year data and information required In such, work will be sorted, catalogued and digested In such a way as to be rcadv for Instant use. It will be to the tariff what the congressional library is to literature. You can send a note to the library, saying you are working upon a certain subject and you are im mediately provided with all the best reference books . and records on inai topic. ; . .. Cost of Production Obtainable. Without such a library how long, how hopeless, a task would It be to obtain full and accurate information by run ning through a volume here, and -volume there and skimming ihrougn a ijie oi newspapers without system and without knowledge as to what might have been overlooked! It Is in such a helter- skelter fashion, however, that tariffs must be made if a commission is not established. The countries of Europe, Lsuch have tariff bureaus- where all records of schedules are kept and where data Is constantly gathered and kept up to date. At a moment's notice complete information retrardlne the cost of pro duction of any given, article, in anjft trtvpn r.oimtrv can hn obtained. - What difference does it make whether Democrats or Republicans are engaged In tariff legislation? The work cannot be properly accomplished without the facts upon which it is based. Without a tariff, commission, the making of i tariff must be based upon such know ledge as the" various members are able to obtain, and inevitably, In such' event, the Interests of one section of the coun try as against the interests of another arise' in arguments that often over shadow the meagre facts that may have been produced. .. " Even Aldrich Hisses Boms Things. Senator Aldrich probably has a greater knowledge of the intricacies of the tariff than any 'other man in America,; yet he cannot know all the details .of more than a few important schedules, ' : The; vast amount of data and Information that must go into the making of a tariff can be obtained by no individual or com- The Greatest Living Colorature Soprano mittee temporarily engaged la such research. It must be the work of a per manent commission. I Country Beady for It. The, failure of congress to support the permanent tariff commission idea would be a step ckward and make scientific revision impossible for years to come. The matter has now pro gressed to the point where the country Is ready for it If the commission is now made permanent its value will soon be appreciated on all sides and it. will never be discontinued. If for party reasons chief of which apparently would be that the Idea did not originate with the Democrats the Democrats are able to prevent. 1L man? vears mav pass before a soienUf ic consideration of the subject reaches a point where it would be opportune again. While the plankto nermlt a revision of the, tariff schedule by schedule Is necessary, the establishment Of a per manent commission must come first. , Difficulties of Other Flans. There ara. some, difficulties, too. eon- fronting the schedule by schedule plan. it would De easy to determine what might be covered by the woolen sched ule, ror instance, but when it comes to matters t as the ' miscellaneous schedule it .would, ba difficult to hold the revision within bounds. Then, in addition, comes the Jealousy between men in congress regarding the authorship of bills. Several men may have measures designed to accomplish the same purposed but different insomeltf business and society. It will mean minor details. Each urges his own bill and fights for it because he wants the law to bear his name. These bickerings and jealousies often actually stand in the way of speedy and successful legis lation. -" . t - . Tha Panama CanaL The president' was enthusiastic re garding the Panama 'canal", which Is just beginning to appear on the horizon of the average American as one of the greatest causes for national pride. He displayed his vital interest la its future meaning, to the American people by his amazing knowledge of the most minute details of the tremendous work knowl edge fostered by his intimate connection with its construction almost since Uncle Sam undertook the world task. The greatest effect of the opening ot the canal, in the president's opinion, as it will be felt by tha average American, will be in the reduction of the transcon tinental transportation rates. This will draw he country closer together. The orange growers in southern California who like to wear a New England brand of Shoes will quickly feel its effect The man employed- in a New England shoe 'factory who- likes California or anges will soon realize the value of the canal to him. The milkman, in Seattle who. buys his bottles in Pittsburg will suddenly become aware that the Panama canal has transported the glass factory in respect to freight ; rates half aoroes the continent. ; So it will go through all tha branches increased activity all around, with closer relations between the- Pacific and At lantic coasts. The central states will quickly reflect its benefits. Most Insure Eilpplny Competition. ' One point absolutely' essential is that the government take adequate steps to insure competition and prevent the own ership of the steamer lines using tne canal, by transcontinental railroads. The coastwise shipping business ot una country is confined by law to American ships, and so traffic between Atlantic and Pacific coasts, being between Amer ican ports, will be confined to Ameri can ships, and there will be no foreign competition. This insures an enormous development of tha American snipping industry. t 'V national Sentiment Gratified. But the greatest source of pride, though perhaps sentimental, lies in the fact that- where four "great nations failed through four centuries pf en deavor, the United States has succeeded, Columbus first dreamed of a western Dassaee to tha orient in 1517; Saavodra, tha SDanlsh engineer and member of the Balboa expedition, formed the first definite plan for the canal; King rnuip of Portugal next contemplated tne tasa; then came England, which gave way to France, and France in turn, facing ran are, in 1904 surrendered the vast under takina- to tha United State. V Every American who baa gona to the Isthmus and witnessed the triumph of American skill. en fj'-'r r!;.e an4 s ', '' swelled with prhfa in the theu-M t the oceans will be runit4 uila i auspices of the UniUd States. English scientists have prfvt-J new process for extracting radium ff pitchblende by means of which m-i: radium can be produced in two moos: a than In one year by the Austrm.i method. 138 Tha Crlln:! tzi ty MALTED PILi: Tht Fcsd-dffci f:r III Iss. At restaurants, hoick, and fountains, Delidouv invigorating and sustaining. Keep it on your sideboard at how. Don't travel without it k quick lancfc prepared b a tahmte. Take bo nutation Just ay TCuUCK'S." la tto Gotabla cr Trust TRINCl? GEORGE AGAIN FLOATS. Steamer Brought Off ' Sands Near , Vancouver, B. C, After 22 Honrs. - (United Press Lrased Wire.) Vancouver, B. : C, Dec. 20. After re sisting tha combined efforts of two tugs during the previous 22 hours, the Grand . Trunk Pacific steamer Princ George was floated at high tido this forenoon by the tugs William Jollife, Comma. : dore and Noose. , Careful examination ' showed that she was undamaged and the steamer will clear for Prince Rupert at ' 6 o'clock tonight t ! Tho Prince George left.eattla on tha northbound trip at 2:30 Sunday after noon and cleared from Victoria at mid night for this port, being scheduled to ' arrive at 7 a. m. Monday. Owing to tha thick weather outside the steamship pro ceeded cautiously . toward the narrows. " She negotiated the entrance to the chan- nel In safety, but owing to tha fog she . deviated slightly from - her course and iitrucjc the sandbar. . ; MME. LUISA T3 ITS A 1 1 1 MI Will Ce Heard in Portland at t the ITelllg Theatre Dec SO Mmc. Luba Tetrazzini is today the recognized Queen of Colorature Sopranos, both in concert and operatic stages. She is in the prime of life and at the zenith of her career. Indeed, as, a bravura singer Mme. Tetrazzini may be said to ; have no ving rivaL Her voice is worth to her as much as $250,000 a year. Do you think she could chance using in her . home for practice, for studying new operas and songs any thing but the best of pianos? " ' ' -The world famous Prima Donna Has expressed her prefer ence by buying and using e:rclusively the ; THE BRID.0E-IS. QRBN And We Are Still at the Corner of First and Taylor. Do Your Xmas Trading Early to Insure Prompt Delivery as We will be Rushed Saturday SUGAR 19 pounds for ....$1.0O. Fruit Sugar ... .$5.70, COFFEE Coffee is advancing, but we still re tain our resfular prices." ' , ' Monarch Blend ... 20 Grand Special ......25 cut Edge ...... .......:35f V ; FIRST BARLEY CARGO. , Bark Inverness Coming to This Port "to Take on Load. h To take out the first barley cargo to be shipped from this port during tha i present grain season, the British park ; Inverness, 1817 tons net register. Cap r tain Lewis, left Son Francisco yester day, according to a Merchant Exchange ; dispatch, m tow of tha tng Datmtless. 1 The Iirverness Is tinder charter to Jlind. Kolph A Co, harlog been taken at 23 shillings 9 pence. She should ba dua ;to arrive In tha rtvar abont next Sat- urday. Sbe has been at San Francisco -. slnoa November 2, discharging general . merchandise from Antwerp. . . ALONG TOE WATERFRONT. y The -German ship Omega, laden with! " , lumber for Hamburg, was moved to the I i stream from the ' North Pacific mills J this morning at 9 1 o'clock, and she Willi probably leave down for the sea tomor- i ' row morning. . " ' I f The Norwegian steamer Solveig ' shifted from the -North Bank dock" to Montgomery dock No. 2 at noon to re-j t6elve another consignment of wheat 'J ,' Laden with over 600,000 feet of lumber . and carrying a large number of passen gers, the steamer Nome CVty. . Captain j (Hansen; sailed laat -night from Prescott' tfor Ban Franeiseo. ; The steamer Olympic also sailed from Kalama for tha same ( port with 800,000 foet of lumber aboard, j .: It was stated this morning that thai steamer .Washington would be ' towed : . from the Pacific Bridge company's dock, ' where she has been discharging cargo, to the Willamette Iron & Steel Works to have some necessary repairs made to her j boilers. . ' In tow of the eUamer Ocklahama and the tug Wallula, tho French bark Bayard left up from Astoria at 8:40 o clock this morning. She arrived Saturday from Glasgow with canjo'for Balfour, Guth rie & Co. It is expected that the Wal- lula.,WUJ . leave.. dowa.wIUkili ,iarge Amy Turner, which will probably be ready at St. Helena tonight The latter has 1,000,000 feet of lumber for San Francisco. Bcause of the cold weather, prac tically all of the towing business en the ! I IHtsiiPdBinmsiim -IPteni In both her American and European homes In the accompanying letter .MmclTetrazzini tells wby she .purchased a Hardman in preference to any other piano: .:;' i'. " . ' ;-. ' 'V.. ' .- i. w1-,- '- - Messrs. Hardman, Peck & Co .... Fifth Avenue, New York. " ... Gentlemen The Hardman Piano I pur- chased of you last winter for my home in , Milan, being the first piano Lever liked well enough to buy for my own use, has given me . ' the utmost satisfaction fad pleasure The tone of the high register is of an es t quisite purity and delicacy. In singing with it . ' :.-..;v I really feel as if I am being accompanied by an 7 -' "T " orchestra.. Its touch is so extraordinarily re- ; ' v 6ponsive that I study, upon it, . with infinite pleasure, the new operas as well as rehears ing the old ones. v . It is most gratifying to me to add mynarae y" to those of the many celebrated musicians who , , v use the Hardman Piano in "their homes and have proclaimed it the leading instrument of the century.1 . . (Signed) Luisa TetrazzinL , Madame Tetrazzini is using .the Hardman piano exclusively on her American concert tour. . 4 The exclusive sale of thesd magnificent Pianos has been with The Wiley B. Allen Company for almost twenty years. We cordially invite you to inspect our present' stock, which : ; contains the latest styles in the various different woods, Prices rthe lowest consistent with their great value and ex - cellence. Timejpayments may be arranged if desired. . Hon . est value allowed for instruments in exchange. TEAS All -Bulk Teas this week at 254 potmd Y ORIGINAL Wain 6700 A-1413 tsaas 2 Dozen 55c BUTTER v Good Batter ......... Choice Oregon Creamery TO and Tu Fancy Oregon Crenmgry ........ ,Of ' CI-IBESB Oregon Full Cream ........... 20 Wisconsin Brick .30 Cream Brick ............204 3 LoaveaBread lOc FREE! An Inducement A Box of Candy Free With Every $2 Order Wc will have a large assortment of Turkeys, Geese, Ducks & Chickens for Xmas FLOUR Our - Special Brand .. .... . i i V.f 5 'Barrel v M.50 Our Excellent Brand .....ql' Barrel ... ... . f f 3r liberty Bell . 1-35 Barrel f2.15 Fancy California Celery, 3 Heads for . . . . 25c speciAUs Baker's Cocoa ........ GhirardeUi's Chocolate 1 quart Salad Oil Citron PeeL- lb... Lemon and Orange Peel 4 lbs. Seedless Raisins ......... 3 packages Mince Meat ....MT.M......25 , tsuiK Mince Meat, id.. ....M.......MM..iUf 20 ...25 ,..25rf ,...20 ....25 VEGETABLES .'...25 6 lbs. Swffet Spuds Cabbage, lb. 3. bunches Radishes .Beets, lb. ...... Tarsnips, lb. 10 lbs. Dry Onions 25. Turnips, lb. ..V.;....;...:.."U.;'...,..2.' Carrots, lb. 2. 2 heads Lettuce ...............5 .Fresh Pumpkins,' lb , ,.2 .mmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmtmammmmmm t 3 cans Tomatoes ....5f 3 cans Peas ...v...M'....,...MM.'M...25 3 lbs. Large Prunes I. .25 2 lbs. Evaporated Apples ..WMM.....25 3 lbs. Dry Peaches ...... .............!25 4 lbs. Black Figs .......................25 We have plenty of the necessaries for your Christmas dinner, such' as cranberries, celery, nuts, etc Cape Cod Cranberries 3 cans Tomatoes ........... Spanish Queen Olives, quart "Pic-NicManj, quart All Spices, per can Plum Pudding, can 3 . packages Jello 2 nackaires Knox's Gelatine London Layer Raisins, package ..-..lOf ... 25. ... 50 ..25 5 ...25 .25 3 Cans Eastern Corn 25c Ginger Snaps 10c lb. Special Potato Sale-BestBurband Potatoes ,1 00 Lbs. $1 35 S!i. 303 Oa!i Street, Get. FUlh and Sixth ;.T;302-:';'r Washington Street Corner Fifth JJ niUMCOAT G3HB6NY 302 Washington Street Corner Fifth Two Days of Cyclone Selling Wednes'day and Thurcday--Raincoat3 ; and English Slipons at Less Than Half Price-Prices That Will Astound ' , the Public The Practical Gift for Christmas 700 Ladies' Raincoats 700 Men's Raincoa LOT 1 100 Ladies'. StS'Sitk Rubberized 7. q Mohair Coats and Cravenettes, tonight.... I yj LOT 270 Ladies'-English Slip-pns, val- O A A ues to $18, for tonight only. .D(5.tHI LOT 3 250 Ladies', Superb Sample Full 0 Af Length Coats, $25 values, tonight only, . j) 1 TfU LOT 4280 Ladies', English Slip-ons (PI A Af t and Superb .Sample coats,; vals. to $35.&l TTTrU. Divided Into Four Lots as Follows: LOT 1190 Men's Worsted Cravenettes, (? 7 OA silk Venetian lined, $15 values, tonight. . ,D I VU LOT 2175 Men's Rainproof Overcoats, Qi TA $18 values,. tonight only . 3)y,UU LOT 3 160 Men's $25.00 Cravenette 1 7 1 A . Overcoats, tonight only tDll U LOT 4175 Men's $30 to $35 Superb ( A A A Rainproof Overcoats, tonight only ..... .cD 1 i 0 Every Garcent Harked h Plain Figures Showing Tremendous Price Reduction Set Wonderful : W i n d o w Dirplay. Mot . 1 1 V 4 I r u J 11 tXJHRftKY 302 Washington Street, Corner 5th. STORE OPEN UNTIL 9:30 P. II ALL THIS WEEK these nifty English SVp ons , for men (m nrj and women.. ..v'tfsuD Girb' Storm Capes Withttormoo's j. fa blue and garnet: rej! r values up to p n. $5, quantity ltd. L? J