THE OREGON SUNLUY JOUPJIAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY HORNING. DECEMBER 0. 1-17. TOBLE VALUES III OREGOIJ. FIRE ! Till LAST YEAR Total of AH Property in State as Shown by 1917 Assessments, Given !as;$92rf6057Q36,l' lULTfyOMAH COUNTY HIGHER State Tax Levy for 1918 Will Be Announced Tiarly in Week, Ac : cording-to jGalf owy.vJ r ! ? Salem, Or., Dm. I. The taxable value f all Drooerty in the state, as shown y th 1817 assessments, i 8928,808,- 7 8.38, which Is an increase of $49.13 1.- 26.65. over the assessed value of last I ear, nooordlng t figures completed to- av y the state tax commission. ! : Th assessed value of -public .nttllties. chich Is fixed by the state tax commis I Jon.; Is f 12,7M,8J7.8a, which Is an ln- . , teas of S2.S7SLS10.7Q over last year. ; The assessed value of property which f i aseeseedVbr the eounty assessors for ftls year Is IS07.898.242.63, an increase of I 48.868,114.95 over last year. I ; v MsltBomah County laerease. ; : jProoerty vahiea in Multnomah county, .'ittch are assessed at a little more than , $00,000 higher than last year, comprise C little less than one third of the entire J ssessed valuation of the state, but ac- ordl to the apportionment the coun- T will pay a little more than 38 per eejrt f the state tax to o teviea zor is is. State Tax Commissioner Galloway said I his apparent discrepancy in the figures fc -v An tr the fact that the assessed ! aluaUomt in Multnomah, are below the verage for the state. Property In Mult- omah county Is assessed at 89 per cent f cash value, according to the findings ; f the tax commission, while the average i proughout the state Is around 68 per t The state tax levy for 191S wiU Aa- t bunced sometime early 'next weeK,ac- t aid he was watting to leant th exact ; mount that ; wlli nave to,be riseoto , ,a.y the interest on the Interstate bridge . t ..onds. as there-will be a slight reduction !.s the amonnt next year,. - . , t T Ami vnnr'ii state tax levy was 82.899.- J to, and the levy this year, according to Vmmisaioner Oallowayr will be for the I1 amount allowed under the 8 per cent j Fires Near ShDiegb t8an!t)lego. Cal., JJecv 8. tt N. S.) v lilltary and civil authorities this after SiDon are investigating series of sup lliosedly incendiary fires' aiid other dep iredations on the Baker ranch, a- 600 I Acre tract near Camp Kearny. V Several head of cattle 4tave beea poi t toned" and fires started "jn various parts V f. the anch .which fcaiistdaetrorsd. many ons of hay, beets, straw and oata. PORtUND PHYSIC1AM t -BECOMES CAPTAIN E SPRUCE r.liLL TO EXPEDITE, VORXON L WiES FOk Construction Will Begin: Monday at. Vancouver; .Capacity to Be ? 9000. Plane! .Monthly I feet ef airplane stock a snenth. and the work i It must be done wUk laftsite care " WO Save Car flsaee . -Instead of getting ealy II per cect of ; airplane stock frern the selected spruce log. as heretofore, tt ts Itoped th't the seettoos wilUrroduee MUM rri cent . airplane stock. The eut-up pleat, tn abipptnc. 'srtU- saw 2 per cent car and cargo space, or approximately 81M la freight rates per ear. The work on the aIU Sa to begin Monday. Machinery has been ordered and ts expected by January 10. Track age will be constructed tmmediatety by' the &. P. tt, 8. railroad, xaeetrto ity will be exclusively need as motive power for the snachinerr and win be f oraisted -: by tne roruana uuiway, l.iHt Xr Power eoMDenv. "r ' z. Dr, Charles -: Blllington -Dr. Charles . Blllington, whose offices formerly were in the Medical building. Portland, but who enlisted fcn the- med ical , corps and has been stationed at Vancouver Barracks since last August. has received a , captain's ( commission and has been assigned to (the mod teal division of the Fourth : Engineers, Dr. BQllngton ; was born In England, ' Ha received his college education at Wes leyan university,. MidOletown - Conneo- tlcut, and his medical training at Bos ton university. - He practiced medicine in Portland 11 .years; prior , to his en- listment.1. till nora',ji at 892 East Thirty-fourth atreet north. . Canton's 0ia Walls ' Yielding to,;Trolley San Francisco. Dec" 8-The thousand year old -walls of the-city of Canton, China, are being torn down : to make room for a trolley line that wiU encircle the city. ! , . This . announcement was made here recently by Lieutenant General Chiang Ting Tsu of the Chinese army who is now in this country, and left San Fran- Cisco for Washington, D. C . "It is obvious that this Improvement." said the army officer, "signifies great political and sociological changes, as wall as an industrial one. It has taken a. long time te overcome the prejudices ef the people against ending Canton aa a walled city." , ' Chnrles Bousson Released Charles Bousson,' chauffeur, arrested Friday night on orders of the fire mar shal's office, following the burning of Bousson's house under what seemed suspicious circumstances, was released Saturday on order of Deputy District Attorney Hammersley. Anvtavestlga tlon into the cause of the fire Is being continued by the district atUMttey'g'jBf- rice. '"-''" " Through the tremendous operations of the United States signal corpe and co operating agencies.1 arrangeraeota have been completed that wiU result in sprue production from Oregon and Washing ton sufficient for 9008 war airplane a month, v -.- , -. ' . . . This means' t.000.800 feet of spruce ev ery 29 days, absolutely straight grained and free from any defect. A thousand feet, board measure, of atrplane . stock Is sufficient for the wooden members of a military airplane, . . The decision of tne signal corps to build the largest spruce cut-up plant la the world, utilising the polo grounds at Vancouver "barracks as- the site, - was announced Saturday. Immediately the campaign to get ut riven and sawed sprue from Northwest forests will be more strenuously pressed, -." 1M84) Estfleyes X alls ted , ' i- SoecificaUon for riven sprue "sec tions adapted to the cut-up plant will be issued probably by th last of uus wee. Riven spruce will be . bought by the siamal corns, f . o. b. cars in Oregon ana Washington, after notification from the owners. ' ; r . - '' The effort to inspire operators, em- clovers and employee, with th patriotic Value of their- service will continue in the. vlxorous organisation of th loyal Legion . of - Loggers ana Ajumoermen, which. In 'the tew-dey since 'it was launched, " has . already enlisted 11,000 members. The number Is significant la Itself because it reveals, the six of th armv of men who are n Jthe. job for Unci Sam. getting, out sprue for th airplane that are .considered, th Vital factor In winning the. war. , As one war of sustaining, production. eamna have been called upon by Colonel Brice P. Disque to forego their 1 usual Christmas hoildSr nhnt-down and; assur anees e OQ.ulesceftc sr being .-rapidly ; and loyally given. ; v ' . ; ; . ; ; j ; r r; .. " yores weme jlssisis : fvv. Whll decision -to build the cut-tip plant at Vanepuver adds greatly to the Imperative nature, ot th - riving cam paign,' it win not lessen tn importance of maximum -proaucuoevxrom. mi us Dan dling spruce for the government. .- New efifciency likewise is to be given the organisation ' for. getting out .Alas kan sprue. Production ' and. .delivery contracts hat bntttrned over 'to the United States forest servio. under-Dis trict Forester George . JI, Cecil. ' The Portland office of the signal corps -will continue to have charge of paying' the bUls and 'Of the shipping- end ' of- the .Thw selection - of Vancower a tM site'- Is a signal recognition of that community. The first requlstte was a petat centrally located in respect' te spraoe prodnciag areas, wker - th sprao section could eoavenleatly 'and speedfly be assembled. Next, It was required that the sit should have ex cel lent transcontinental rail - eonnee- tloaa. Channel for Mee aea vessel sis was important, MeettagtAll these requirement, tne stt at vaneouver i military poet was selected from among a umber that war eonsiderd. - ... I President Wilnoii ' Refuses Clemency Washtngtesk, Deo. yrcdeatwseta todxy recused -l:ai tnd clemency to niiiseel V. Perrott. former chief of"poTlc o4f XadtanApells. who is nnder ettteno it few reus In prison and 81000 flae Cor complicity fat election frauds. : - eBSBSBBBHBMeSBeBSBkBBMSBSMeeSSSSSBSSbSSBBBBSSBSSSSJSSB -. Two Bora Plckd Tp The Dan. Or, Dee, f. Twt 12-year-old beys, giving their naaaa a Bert Bishop and Otte Meyers,-were taken tn enstedy Friday by Chief ef Polio Karts and will be held until their parents are heard from. Th boys say that their home la in Clarkston, Wash, and that they were on their war to Portland. - -f. . ensBBaeesawsBsaeeeeeamissmaasBsvBsaMeBSBBBBSBaBe ' '" About 18.00fl.ee acre ef Astrakhan are covered with ahtftinjr sands.' which are spreading at a rat of 100,000 acre a year. . .- . atUiumuuuimuuiUtii 1 i f l' Here Is That "World WoTtder 'caTve Redd About 1 The "BRUNSWICK" I AS PWsMgrspa ls On WI3 Flay Aay D!s Xstirj Med - , Tm unrmC sis, style aatd finish- ow em 'cQsplsy , $75, $95, $115, $130, $155, $180 ; t Study tkt sil-rccOrd Brastwtck yor self, eximtae every dUll,-compare It Part bj'pirt, fcitnrt tr feature, witk toy pbonornph, t4 w fed sort yoar decliioa wia b Tbe BraaiwUk. MbsIc lovers kxv loot; vtlted (ot til Innovation, and now you havt It with out toy adHtSomxl cost. It It ts muter stroke la pbooot raph mailnf. To . should hear Tke BnnrwUlt" fiioaofraph play your ftrortte ' rec ord!. Compare tt ! every way with rvery otkrr phooorrgph. ' Then note th differ sac la tone. Demons triUd. dally Id the muilc room. ,. .r , ywTrywiimmiinmmninnnmnfflitinntmiitiiiiiiniTiimtwitinnwimTwnwimtw s a eieee. i iti i " Food Administration Investigating Fires Brighton. : Celo Dec.' k L tt. f- - Investigation was started today by coun ty officials and representatives ef the tat food administrator to determine the cause ot several fir believed to have beea ef Incendiary origin that have destroyed crop to th vain of several thousand dollars daring th past week. EL J. Croka.- ranch owner near Broom- field, reported the loss ot SUM . worm of wheat from fir f aa unknown cause, and 12800 worth of pinto beans owned by Thomas J. Fee, near Derby was de stroyed by a, mysterious nr. . . fcA Six Men Without Papers Are Detained i Jisioria, ue. - u-vumn .nwuue Outbound vessels Saturday detained alx men who were without proper certiO cat, of nationality. - - .Four-Finns were taken off the steam schooner. Tiverton, and -two Bnglishssen off th tanker Atlas. - Both vessels want to minus these men. "TH -Englishmen on the Atlas claim they-are cltlsens but havent their pa pers with' them. , ' Jfi Mediation for Packers' SjMtttVD.' 8. (L N. S.) Advising th men to return to work and to lire np to -their present contract before ne gotiating for a new one, th federal me diation commission has declined to in tercede' in the .meat packers' strike. -; Jmm "Here Is a hdiceYield-From the Furniture Field" Bells wiU toon lriar4af;:: iailHat: . taroj his beard of silver white ie his repeatedly said: "Give raroltureor s Iistlaf ftft.- rorjybuf coaslderatlon, t beautiful ttUdor set In 'hand rabbed coldtn wax finish" ts offered. ; , . ' Tesi 'Every rce Is solid oak,'-and' to nuke it more Interesting the price has been named tt ' C(frr e 7 Piece y Exactly ; Pictured ItVE7-May.tVr4e.Wy, ti $3.50 Caih-$1.00 Week $34 Alaska business . .-.. The cut-up plant will .conslsf of ."It units, each - approximately1 a large as the ordinary mUl. Ths building- will measure approximately .400 by -850 feet. It wUl contain 140 saws, and, working 24 hours' out of every day three eight hour - shifts i employ between i 404 - And 800 men selected from, the sprue divi sion ofjth armyiiilhi iJUtiaXcapaolty of h plant win bAi tt is caidt. 9,000,000 Fercnaon Freed of Chnrg ' Austin, Texas. Dec 8. On motion of. District -Attorney John E. Shelton. an embesxiement charge against ex-Oov-. ernor Jarae V Ferguson was dismissed this afternoon. . 7 $25 Monarch tComfort" Chairs $19.85 S2JX) Cash, 75 c a - Week Beautiful Waxed Oak Easy Chair, with footreet, seat and back, . upholstered in a rich brown leatherette, with a little thumb spring-back recUae to any angl. There Is. a Quaint and Delightful Charm About' This 4 -Piece Mahogany Suite With a Four-Poster Bed tirrra it YT were se much to marveled witk delight them at today's pric. Owtnar t the extreme oex. enrv the moat ex clusive aristocracy could afford these charming circle ffeot in th ia aays. our piece, exacuy a picturea, pncea special i of th eld Puritan days, when circle design vogo. Tour grt-grsndparents would Have had a salts th equal of this on been offered $144 .75 $15 Guh--$20 We& BIor Bnllstmentg Reported BidgefleM, Wastt,'De 8. More local boys enlisted In. U.. S. service this week. Rudolph Ladle enlisted In tht Coast ArUllery .dd. Curl il'assmore eoCated In. ! me navy. , r:. 1 , j - ... . , $12 Christmas 1917 Th is lear Buy BOOKS for the Children and-ajr gooi books, whether you wish to spend little or iriu'cK buy bbb test ofiimeVr uiauiait utvumc luuit ui iEra tut UUU1 CU OUUK$ 4rC pQWCUUl SQ lllllUeilCC lU IllOUKling CDir cn. In our large juvenile book department is gathered the best Tbf all the publishers, and' you "wiH' find f-M?'.;J. well posted and courteous salespeople' to' serve you. ! ,' ; i n sf vi m .. - . n j wmm - . w ewa - e - K . 1 Watiiingtori Square . ; : Some' Beautifully Illustrated - Gift Books Tor Children i ne unnsrmu waroi, uiustratea oy tacx -.. r ham, 81.80. - -i" - -"f The Bey's King Arthur, by Sidney Lanier. . , BeH Time Story Boojcs ; y -j. aoraiea nargeii. - ; Each a book tells of - one animal .V nitBB. . KWU II lid' I L IB L1UU UlUB. enemiee-and his friends t 60o each. Re u Th Adventure of teddv Fat. ; illustrated by Wveth. 82.50. -,- - " The AdventurM of Jnhnn rrhulr. 7 '. "The . Child's' Garden of Verse, niustratad . 8.The Adventuree of Peter CottonUU. J esse Wilcox Smith. S2-B0. v. ' 4.The Adventures of Unc Bill Possum. 8. ? The Adventures of Mr. Mocker. . v 8. , The Adventnres of Jerry Muskrat. 7. The 'Adventures ot Danny Meadow - - Mouse.! 8.i The Adventures of Orandfather Vrr ' j.jf.vl'he Adventures of Chatterer, th Bed Squirrel. - . ..,.; II bv Jesse Wilcox Smith. 12.60. The J Black Arrow. Kidnapped, Treasur . . Island, illustrated, by Wyeth, by Robert ' ' Usuis Stevenson. Sach SS.80. ' ' - ' Poems of Childhood. Eugene Field, Ulus-f trated by Maxfleld Parrish, lt.00. Little Lord Fauntleroy, Burnett.." : illus trated bv Birch. 82.00. ' The Red .Indian Fairy Book, iFrkhct" JTi "UICOU, 3.0Q. XlB-hts -With TJnole Joe X:- Chandler . Harrla, illustrated 1 winter, 3.oo - i flh books - beautlf ulTy Illustrated in .. coior; ana wormy jn every respect or a -; place in the child's library. ; A Wonder Book and Tangle wood Tale,' by Hawthorn. . . . Kidnapped, by Stevenson. Alice in Wonderland and Through . th Looking Glass, by Carrol L , - Robinson Crusoe, by Defoe. ' Swiss Fam Ik Robinson, Wye. Treasure Island. Stevenson. unmm i .rurr Tales. llVJALlTh Advsntures of Sammy Jay. T?lrTL irr' .r-" vv.s-m4auTii:AdvntrM f Butr.Bear. -S SuVv n-V.T -- ' Remus. Jeeli . .'It.v The JWdvemtari of Oli Mr. tmii 'ZpiMtiK Beauty. a , , . by. MUo ,?,. 11 The Adventures of. Prickly Porky.' : ' '- V ' : ; t v . tiJIJJhA?vntur-f -'Old Man Coyote. ' rwva Va... TLft-'- '-.?- - ' T!t CIS; 'The A.dventurea of Paddv the j. .x tX0ClQ I OUT Mother T r' :mu 'W ?i iFv' 1.'- -dvntur8 of Poor Twelve Chilorexi's :-eCIassica ,m ii- Mrs. Quack. From These Goo Well Boand and lllastrated, MeCettty ' - y -r " priced at . Sfte ; y Z i, i " : Th Dor of Flandera. r ' - The Nurnbefg Stove, by Oulda. At the Back of the North wind. -Th Princess Curdle . and The Princess and the Ooblin. bv Georre McDonald. Morn, the Good Boy, by SpyrL . -J. Cole, by Gelllbrand. -L -The Little Lame PrtoorTJulock,i. A vj. Wonderland Stories (selections). ? Adventures of a Brownie Mulock, King ot uoioen Kiver, uaaia. j acxanapes,; Ewing, Lovable little Books 'For Loveable Lltue Folks kt Tear Heaie. 'SSe'to B0o each, all Illustrated In colors. -Th -Tei -of Peter Rabbit. , . Little Black Sambo..- . '' ah Aboul the Litue Hed Hen. Mother's Little Rhyme Book. - n 1 Boys and Girls in Story Land. ,i ! -.Th Night Before Christmas. sv;;VvTh Three Barvi.'--v.-Th Oreyfur Neighbor;.1.- -. j.ne wiuai usruen-ec vers. 1 "little ' Ta- Wish" Indian Irora legends Geyser- and-Abyafary Erf ? H a r d y.. lth Upward of 78 - illustrations S y- K y o h 1 tnuxai. a book that f will bring many: happy . . m . . i . children. ' ' I s -V 6 by t. Over 180 pages; beautifully bound ' jln cloth and regularly sold at 81 y v - iww fpeciM WHie xumj " wee bv -. . Some Goo3 Book lists ' Now ready for dlstribuUon to parents and all who love children. jro. t-Best Books tor Chndrea -100 titles' selling tor- Joq to 81. compiled with th ' assistance of the Portland Public Library for children 1 to IS year ot age. : jro. t Books tor Christmas tot the Can drea43S pages, compiled by Cora in -Bacon of books indorsed by A. L. A." and others. Books for ChDdrea A classified list com ing wait roommnaea.v - - i TV- t.A t7 J The Itsal Vthsr Oeese " With 177 illustrations in full color.' by Blanche Flshsr Wright. IU0. ' ' The Tenaad Metier Goot- ' - 4 " 1 -101 pegs, Ulustrated by Richardson, tl . ' r The Bacttasa MeUsr GMt y .Pric fi.60. .-. - r- ,j:- i The 0er Mother Geeie ' ;' -. 850 Ulustratlona by Opper. Pric $L(0. , .atether Gooi 3Tgmry -Bhynsa - . - lllustraud by AUwelL 81.60. . - ' y Offothtr Odeis 7': - f -v..iUttstraud by Lucy Fluh Prklna, 15c. Specialoar A!wesdM beek" for the ekDe.- antwerias - ta aa intoreaUae Qsonu . tfm Japan - Garden and , sttaulatinf ynf the tbra- A bonk of .ehlld awdo jet se-atioM aiied by , fcr aUrrJioUoi every, acuta, miadad efaUd. . tor e( . "Edmh uch at: Where do the wiade ChtBOM eSdJi bin! Wh ta tha ak hlnaf Why.deaa u hart vhs I est my -nnrrr . now oe s tle vene oUoaa. aril fpoeb, M Art. udri lat7 JS) 1 . . ...... rratt Stt tharat What feaMMae the artktie at- 0 UlJhOll ? Ho doal the Jtpaaaaa ,J ,wT : the hV (at tate.tke eleetote ImTYiT -i . m. .1 Alghtf lie.- Cet tkk bee lor tour hoyroar ciri. A- tally. iUuttrated Tolama Kdo emtinaal ptctnioo ttbvt slotn btedins -orar 00 sato ie ...about wtar .1. out far- Special while they last a.f keoaiia. hwt rated eoleii Profaa-iy baanMfa ( hindiBf. booh el.. S S laehea. rami., ' Smili-ii-il: i S) - fin 5.- r'-"- -j . - . : ; Special while they , last 75t The ChUdre . v RoonT at Gill's, th only room- of Its kind, son- tarns only books of approved worth in .".i1ltlnii 'finM tha t.t.t avtianatvai a tha . most elaborate. Convenient grouping ef i um oeoaa. eomxortaaie table - weu iniormed ah4 agreeable add to. the ease and pleasure ... your oooas nere. . The J. K. Gi3 Co. Booksners, Sutlonrs, OffU OntTitbsrs TLirJ and Alder 5trwU UT I a m a t - 4 .-V I III aw a , ll i JSS JLbA VsVVV S ST" - SB j:J I . ' w. r 7-jnaa:r--"Ti r-i-ULL I i . as. w.'s i i.i l h r vii i. i an Bfi rll IfJU:-.""' v" "f .' -51; " mil, . ?: ?V.-A. eVV rl ' Va fw v a,... i u i .. i a vv. -ix ic s. - - -1 assrsisa HI -M: H Si i -ja af m f i - I - J V I It wW - ' 1) i SPECIAL ' This "Bakolite" Highly Polished BRASS BED at .95: 7 f 1,00 CvfJi--S0c Week . Even, K You Are Not Quite Ready to Buy" . - ...... i i . Imagine A Big .Table with a qnartered oak -flush rim" or "ptank" tow and a solid oak' barrel ped estal ana ntauors se. Priced at only , $28.75 Wen drvd Is 1 pctrularlty. of this, big Tabl. 'it I a, unusually stroag. perfect In construction and . pattern, a . attractiv and pleasing that It hs ' beoom th leader . ta. Edwards Dlalng-Room Tabl - Shopw-. Uowever, thlS on will not b aloes when yea only n. two and Xhre sets are left, gon on. sale new eU reduced prloee. . . On S5 -SUckley- Jacobean set of 10 piece will be sold this week for $179.00 Table, buffet, china cabinet. I chairs and arm chair to match. A u. v : corns . l ' I .v.'.-: Select any Tb1 ta thwi - store aoo lOfsy-vte-.vfcd wards-Wafr . V No fifrrttsf Gift Suggestions That Will Please -Both You and the Recipient! $1850 to $2150 -"Gilbert" $6.00 Mantel Clocks $4.98 KKbet agat or eark rsma, r oseek ts far eee . 26-Piece Wallac&Sons $a95 Packed tn a beautifully lined case. aa pictured priced so no on can af- If yon have- an abundance of silver put it away a more aoceptau enriat mas gut wiu o unooiatnatu. - . , Liviag-RwsB wSD snail erltk this GsUen Waxed Solid-Oak ROGKER Th Pric ka boon cut it this wweks seJUafa t) $1-1.75 Aut Cush ion Seat 1 npholstered, with Oeauln Leather. i i r. . i I t i Tapestry and Leatherette Over-Stuff ed Mshofsny PI mo Lsrqp, slmtUr to lUastrstlon, with beautiful colored shsde sells rex Ur. for 121.50. meed bow at 1$16.75 Rockers Priced Special This Week $14.8 tUO Cash 50$ Week. M Ml Your Credit Is. Good as Gold! Out-of-Town Folks, Too ! - Select One Single Piece or a House Full-'. lt9Easy-toPay-thEdward Way iAoonvAei and-ehalr,-Vir sales people . r ot selecting rr fwan vrw i l j ii i.i 38wr iiowri 11 aTrir III uHl 01114 s. Two Block North of,Wulunfton 1 4T V l . . J . Here Is a Big and Likable :WbodH(eater .With Cast Top, Bottom and Front Door Body Is of Double 8treagthSi heavy fang bio steel. Inner lln-' sag Is of eomgated ' casting 10 tnehes high, thus protecting body v srosa puss mis nam age. Priced Special at........ .i." J - rr Arras re She larlr. This tr Closes ftatsr iay erealags at elgkl e'cleck. . v i r VN - I -v i J ' 1''.W -rf.'AtfV:t- rtri. - irrj"1iaii i f - nr try - - tl snr