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9 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 14, 1913. WASHINGTON TAX LEW WILL BE HIGH Effect of State Equalization Board Expected to Be Sig nificant Politically. LEGISLATURE IS BLAMED Railroads Expected to Make Firm Stand for Reductions as Xevr I jut Gives .Wider Power in Fixing Their Valuations. OLYMPIA. Wash., Sept IS- Spe claD The session of the State Board ef Equalisation, now on, already has attracted considerable attention and probably will have a definite and far reaching influence on Washington pol itics In the next campaign. In the first place. It will be neces sary to meet appropriations made by the last Legislature for the Board to raise the state tax levy, now 6.79 mills, to nearly or quite 9 mills, and It Is doubtful if even this will raise enough revenue. The general appropriations of the Legislature will result in increas ing the general fund levy, now 1.23 wills, to S mills, the extreme statutory limit, and it Is even doubtful if this will raise enough revenue to meet the needs of the state. There is al ready an overdraft of the general fund and probabilities are that next year the state will be compelled to Issue bonds to carry this Indebtedness. Highway Le'VT Be " Apart from the increase In the gen eral fund the permanent nlghway levy will be Increased from 1 mill to Hi mills, and the public highway levy from H mill to IK mills. The levies for higher educational institutions and the military are fixed by law and re main constant, but the board Is con fronted with an apparent necessity for Increasing the school levy, now at L mills. There are nearly 4000 more school children to be provided for at the rate of 10 apiece and no more revenues from other sources. Further. It has been found that the levy of last year, for various reasons, fell $200,000 . short of raising the anticipated rev enue. ' . All this, involving an Increase of over 80 per cent In state taxes, is ex pected to convince taxpayers generally that the last Legislature was extrava gant, and Democrats expect Governor Lister to campaign the state for a Democratic Legislature next year. Railroad Fight Expected. The other significant aspect of the State tax situation Is InWegard; to rail roads. This year, for the first time, the Board of Equalisation is not bound to adopt, for taxation purposes, the same valuation given the roads for rate making purposes. The railroads -succeeded in securing this law from 'the last Legislature, expecting consid erable reductions In taxation and have petitioned the Equalisation Board fo.r reductions In .assessment totaling 140,000.000. If even a portion of these reductions were granted, however, it would Increase considerably the bur den on all other property, which, as already shown, will have to bear 60 per cent more taxes this year In any event, aside from any Increase In value which the Assessor may have placed upon It. Therefore, there Is strong likelihood that the Board of Equalisa tion. In spite of the new law. will stick reasonably close to the valuation of the roads as fixed for rate making pur . poses. The result of such action, it is be lieved, will be to precipitate a pro . longed fl lt In the courts. Memben. of the Board of Equalisa tion are dissatisfied with the present mode of railroad taxation and it Is quite likely that the next Legislature may be asked to submit a constitu tional amendment to give more power generally in taxation matters. GARFIELD SCHOOLS OPEN Full Corps ot Teachers Ready f6r Labors Tomorrow. GARFIELD. Wash., Sept 13. (Spe cial.) The Garfield schools will open next Monday with a ful corps of teach ers and an adequate equipment for an effective term. Modern improvements have been made in the High School and also in the grsde building. The teach ers are W. M. Mackey. superintendent: High School. Miss Muriel Fulmer. Eng lish and .German: Miss Linda Rao, Eng lish and history: Solano Moffett, mathematics and science; Grace Coul ter, domestic economy: Mr. Dobson. manual training; Floyd Smith, agricul ture. Grade schools L. C. Kerns, principal, eighth grade: Albert Schaffen. seventh; Stella Hamilton, sixth; Ina Hack, fifth: Fannie Dunwoodie. fourth: Miss Gould, third; Jessie Harris, second; Anna Carter, first: Belle Bishop, music A special car chartered by local par ties left for Pendleton to attend the Roundup yesterday. Those who went from Garfield are M. V. Crabtree, Dellied Duncan. Clark Johnson. W. R. Couch, George AH and. Richard Fouger. Eden Beatty, John Fenn and Bert Laird. The Garfield Chamber of Commerce will entertain the Federated Commer cial Clubs of Whitman County Sep tember 34. A banquet will be served at the Hotel Carter. A special com ' inlttee has been apoplnted to entertain the women who may attend. ORCHARD BEING EQUIPPED Mosier Holding to Have Capacity for Storing 10,000 Boxes of Apples. MOSIER, Or, Sept. 13. (Special.) A large packing and storage plant is being erected on the property of the Misses M. & A. Shogren half a mile from town. The building will have a storage capacity of 10.000 boxes and will be fitted with the new Avery sys tem of sorting, grading and sizing apples. The Shogren orchard Is one Df the best In the Mosier district, con tains 62 acres in sll with 3S acres slanted and 18 acres in bearing. Hugo E. Blrkner. a graduate of the Agricultural College of Nebraska, has had the management of the orchard for the past two years. The crop Is tstimated at 3000 boxes for the year and will be sold directly to the trade In Portland. GARFIELD SOIL NEEDS TOLD Ranchers Seek Commercial Fertil izers at Lower Trices. POME ROT. Wash.. Sept. 13. (Spe tlaL) Howard G. Cosgrove. son of the late Governor Cosgrove, and chairman if the board of regents of the Wash ington State University, has been in Pomeroy attending to business con nected with his ranches in Garfield County, which contain a thousand or more acres of grain land. Mr. Cosgrove has been making inves tigations as to the prices of commer cial fertilizers and costs of transpor tation, with "a view of securing some thing with which to maintain soil fer tility here that Is within the reach of the farmers. Mr. Cosgrove said: So far the prices on all the fertil izers I have found, with freight added, are too high for piofitable use here, but I expect to get a considerable re duction from the present prices and believe the railroad companies can be Induced to make lower freight rates for this purpose. While the soil of Garfield County is still fertile, it Is clear that there Is a gradual loss of humus under our present summerfal low system of farming, and some meth od of maintaining fertility will have to be sdopted to prevent ultimate com plete Impoverishment." Mr. Cosgrove believes that no kind of fertilizer would beter serve the pur pose here than that which could be made from the waste of the canneries preparing fish for tna mariceia. TAX ROLL IS PROTESTED maltxettr cocxty owners re sent assessor's work. Orricial Says lie Has Carried Oat Promises and Let None Escape. Talk of Recall Heard. VALE Or Sept. 13. (Special.) The Assessor's office Is still the storm cen ter and the Board of Equalization is Just starting its work, although it has been in session five days. The As sessors roll shows $19,000,000. as against $11,000,000 last year. There has been a considerable increase In the taxable wealth of Malheur County, but that It has not Increased 65 per cent as the roll would Indicate Is the gen eral assertion. Assessor Hill was a farmer's candi date and had the backing of the Grange. He pledged himself to make a strict, clean assessment, exactly In accordance with the laws of Oregon, and not to let any taxdodger escape. He has tried to make that pledge good, he says. He has assessed everything In sight, and some say found other things 'to assess that were not In sight. He has as sessed mortgages, the first time this has been done since the law providing for such assessments was enacted. He has Increased the assessment roll $6,000,000 over last year, and has brought down a storm of protest, which has almost reached the point of recall. The Assessor says he foresaw this protest and trouble, knowing thai it would come If the law were enforced, but, having been elected upon his specific promise to do Just what he has done, he Is willing to abide by the re sults. He is willing, he says, to as sist In the correction of all errors and to make any reasonable concessions In the way of reducing valuations where an honest difference of opinion, exists, but he will stand pat on the assess ment of Tiortgagea and the principal features upon which his Increased roll was based. He contends tHat he was fully within the laws 'governing his office, and If recall proceedings are resorted to, they will have to be based upon the ground that he has enforced the laws not vio lated them. Miss Bessie Hope, daughter of Pres ident M. G. Hope, of the United 8tates National Bank, and Misses Norma and Irma Hope, daughters of Mayor I. W. Hope, of this city, will leave tomor row for Forest Grove, where they are to attend school the- coming year. Miss Clarice Edwards, daughter of President J. & Edwards, of the First National Bank of this city, will leave for Mon mouth tomorrow to attend school. The young la,dies will . travel together to Portland and there separate to go to their respective schools. JUNTURA SEES ROAD SOON Two Bridges Yet Needed Before Ralls Reach Townsite. JUNTURA. Or, Sept 13. (Special.) Work on the branch line of the O.-W. R. & N.. wljich Is being built from Vale to Juntura, Is being pushed as rapidly as possible. Rails are laid to a point two miles from Juntura and track lay ing will be completed into the townsite In another fortnight. Two bridges re main to be built between the present end of the rails and the townsite. The town of Juntura has been In corporated and the election ot officers will be held on September 16. A com mercial club has been organized and everything possible is being done by the residents of the town to care for the business that will come to Juntura, William Jones, the veteran stockman, of Malheur County, has been named president of the Commercial Club, and P. J. Gallagher, editor of the Juntura Times, will act as secretary of the club. One hundred carpenters, stone cutters, bricklayers and other labor ers are kept busy putting up the new buildings demanded by the new conditions. MILLMEN ARE OPTIMISTIC CentrallOperator Refuse Present Price for Future Deliveries. CENTRALIA. Wash, Sept IS. (Spe cial.) It Is freely predicted by mill men of Centralla and vicinity that the next 80 days will sea a decided im provement In the lumber business. In many cases Increases In prices are noted, but they are small as yet The mills are taking orders offered, but are booking no orders for future delivery, as the prevailing prices do not warrant It Several of the mills In this city and on the South Bend branch have closed down, while others are operating only part time. There Is a revival of offshore business, and these two facts are doing much to strengthen the lumber market for the inland mills. The Chester Snow Log & Shingle work for a new shingle mill, and soon will begin the Installation of machln Company has completed the frame try. t 9 ' FAIR PRIZES TOTAL $500 Keen Competition Expected In Grange Exhibits at Proeser. PROSSER, Wash, Sept 13. (Spe cial.) The premium list for the Grange Fair, to be held here September 24 and 25, has been Issued and is much larger this year than ever before. The regular and special prizes will amount to about $500. Somo of the special prizes are arousing much interest among the ranchers and there will be keen competition for the $20 premium for the best 100 pounds of grapes and $25 prize for the best 12 ears of corn. The local school's boys and girls' agricultural and Industrial contest and the county agricultural and industrial contest for boys and girls will be held in connection with the Grange Fair. These are also arousing much interest as many Benton County boys and girls have grown corn this Summer which they think will merit entrance in the state and National corn contests. Of the Beginning Tomorrow Morning at 9 O'Clock The J. G. Mack & Co. All Odds and Ends Assembled on Our First Floor and Marked for Quick Disposal-a Fitting Climax to the Most Remarkable Sale of Good Furniture and Homefurnishings Ever Held in the Northwest Remember That Quantities Are Limited, Terms Strictly Cash No J0" . v- , : will rinpti nr Q o'Clock Monday Morning:. Fifth Street entrance jtL,aniest i OSSlDie onveuiciu.d w " r ' - Some of the Final Offerings in Furniture Many utners Hiquany as mieresuug xiwaiu -- Note These in Bedroom Furniture $40 Mahogany Chif fonier, plain design, for .......... $60 Bed In Circas sian walnut three quarter size, for..... $55 Art Brass aea. full size, for. $45 Colonial Dress lng Table In Circas sian walnut for $48 Colonial Dresser, In mahogany, for. . . . 148 C o 1 o n I al Chif fonier, in mahogany, f or $45 Dressing Table in white enamel fin ish for $60 Art Brass Bed, full size. for. $87 Cheval Mirror, with solid mahogany frame, for. $56 Art Brass Bed, full size, for. $19.00 S19.50 $20.00 $21.75 $22.75 $23.00 $23.00 325.00 $25.00 $27.00 $65 Art Brass Bed, full size, for. $68 Cheval Mirror, with solid mahogany frame, for. $60 Colonial Dressing Table, In mahogany, for $70 Chiffonier, in mahogany, for $85 Cheval Mirror, with solid mahogany frame, for........... $90 Large Colonial fare 88er, in mahog any, for ... IDA Co 1 o n ial Chif fonier, in mahogany, for $100 Prima Vera C h i f f o n ler, inlaid. $iib' Fuil-slze" Bed to match for $100 Cheval Mirror, Wlin iniaia inauus any frame, for $29.00 $29.50 $29.75 $36.00 $39.00 $39.50 $39.50 $39.75 $48.50 $39.75 $90 Large Colonial C h 1 f f o nier. In ma hogany, for $95 Large Colonial C h I f f onier, in Cir cassian walnut for.. $110 Large Colonial C h 1 f f onier, in solid mahogany, for $120 Large Colonial C h I f f onier, in ma hogany, for. $135.00 Mahogany Dresser now at.... $160 Large Colonial Chiffonier, in Circas sian walnut now.... $160 Large Colonial C h I f f o nler, In ma hogany, for.... ...... $175 Large Colonial (j n 1 1 1 onier, iu iut- $200 Colonial Tester Bed. solid mahogany, made by Cowan of Chicago, for. $45.00 $47.50 $52.50 $59.00 $65.00 $75.00 $75.00 $78.00 $97.50 $277 Bedroom' Set In old oak. full-size Bed, Dresser, Chif fonier and Bedroom Table, made bydJl4'T CLf Berkey & Gay, for Oil I J V $365.00 Set of Two Pieces Massive Co lonial D r e s s er and Chiffonier, In ma- 1 7C (( hogany, for D J. U.UU $490 Bedroom Set of Four Pieces Dress er, Writing Desk and Twin Beds inlaid mahogany, Shera- J?OOQ flfl ton design, for. . . . JAiJl UU $1371 Prima Vera, Hand-Decorated Bed room Set of 13 pieces a thoroughly com plete set and one of the handsomest ever fanTfon..1" $590.00 In Library and Living-Room Furniture $28.50 Upholstered d1 O CA Easy Armchair for. . W 1 $39.60 U p h o 1 stered d 1 Cft Easy Armchair for.. J 1 "U $42.50 Mahogany' Armchair, uphol- (IS (IQ stereo, for. OlO.UU $88 High-Back Up- holstered A r m chair J 8.00 $40 Easy Armchair, d1Q CA upholstered, for iDJ.J7.UV $48 Large Easy Arm- chair, with solid ma- dj-l Q 7C hogany frame, for.. .. O 1 i7 $55 Wing-back Easy Armchair for $48 Colonial Library Table, In mahogany, .for $50 'Mahogany Writ ing Desk for.. $85 Inlaid Mahogany Cabinet for. $60 Pompellan Metal Tripod for.., $57.50 Mahogany Writing Table for... $110 Solid Mahogany Cabinet for $22.00 $22.50 $22.50 $25.00 $28.00 $29.00 $35.00 oa Txrtm3.Tla ir Arm chair, uphol stered, for $88 Wing-Back Arm chair, uphol stered, for $125 High-Back Sofa, with solid mahogany underframe, for .... . $100 Large Over stuffed Easy Arm chair for $120 High-Back Up holstered Arm chair for $130 Large Colonial Library Table, In mahogany, for $37.50 $39.00 $45.00 $50.00 $55.00 $62.00 In Dining-Room Furniture $6 Dining Chairs, in fumed oak, with leather seats, six only, each for $6.50 Dining Chairs, in fumed oak. with leather seats, ten only, each for $13.50 Solid Mahog any Dining Chairs, with leather seats, six only, each for $30 Serving Table in fumed oak, with porcelain top, for.... $31.50 Pedestal Din ing Table, in golden oak, 6-ft. extension, for $ 2.50 $ 3.50 $ 6.50 $ 9.75 $16.00 $36 Pedestal Dining T a ri I a In nuartprpn golden oak, 6-ft. ex-tClf? tension, for wlUi $50 China Cabinet, in fumed oak, Stickley fc" Q make, for D lUi $75 Large Buffet in tfcOft fumed oak, for DJOc $95 Large Buffet, In CJOQ fumed oak, for DO7i $100 Colonial China C a b i net, in mahog- d Cf any, for $296.50 Dining Set of ten pieces in the D e a u l lLiu ,Ausirian siiver luinea u v. lor. 00 75 00 50 00 $133.50 Complete New Stocks for All Departments Now Being Selected and Due to Arrive in Near Future The Final Sale of Carpets and Rugs $9.50 Brussels, size 6x6 ft. for. $18 Roxbury Rug. size 6x7 ft, for $12.50 Body Bfus sels Rug, size 4V4 ft by 7V4 ft. for $18.90 Axmlnster Rug, size 5 ft 8 In. by 8 ft. for $18.50 Velvet Bug, size 6 ft In. by 8 ft 10 In, for $18.60 Body Brussels Bug, size 6 ft 8 In. by 9 ft. for.... $22.60 Remnant Rug, size 8 ft S in. by 10 ft 6 in., for $21.75 Cretonne Rug, size 9x12 ft. for. $22.60 Roxbury Rug, size 8x12 ft, for. $30 Scotch Art Rus. iu 12x12 ft. for.... $40 Imported Scotch Art ug, ! ft, for $40 Wilton Rug, size 8 ft 8 in by 10 ft 6 in. $45 Body Brussels Rug. size 10 ft 6 In by 12 ft. for $40 Wilton Rugs, size 8x11 ft, for $42.50 Wilton Rugs, sze 9x12 ft. for. $66 Imported German Rugs, sise 8 ft 3 In by 11 ft 6 In, for... $ 4.50 $ 5.50 $ 675 $ 8.75 $ 8.90 $ 9.75 $11.00 $12.50 $13.50 $15.00 $21.50 $21.50 $23.00 $24.25 $26.75 $35.00 tna Plain Seamless Chenille R u g s, slze C fifl 9x12 ft. for vP'-tiJ. W tfiK Tmnnrted German Rug. size 10 ft by 0AQ 13 ft, for. OtV Prices Do Not In clude Sewing. Laying er Lining. FINAL PRICES ON CARPETS and OTHER FLOOR COVERINGS the $1. 25-yard grade c Carpet -- vnnrt for OUC IrUlU grade of Tapestry $1.00 YARDyarr d grade of Wilton Velvet Carpet $1.00 ANO $1.10 YARD for the $1. 80-yard grade of Body Brussels Carpet $1.10 YARD grade of Wil ton Velvet Carpet $1.15 YARD yar d, grade of Axmlnster Carpet 47c YARD w'ooV-TerrV"4 AU" 40c YARD demon Carpet Oft-. VADn for 85c yd. Napiere OifC IAnU Matting, four quarter width. 01- YADn fr 65c ydLNapiere ODC IMnU Matting, three quarter width. OC VADn or 60o yd. Napiere ZOC IAnU Matting, three quarter width. ALL REMNANTS OP LINOLEUM MARKED FOR Q.UICK DISPOSAL Some Final Items From the Drapery-Upholstery Dept. 39d Yard for figured Ar mure, worth $2.25 yard. Several pieces of about 7 yards each. , 65 Yard for figured Tap estry, worth $3.25 yard. 90d Yard for figured TaP estry, worth $4.50 yard. 25d Yard for Antique Crash, worth $1.35 yard. For bungalow draperies. 39& Yard for Mercerized Poplin, worth $1.60 yard. 50 inches wide. Final Prices on Moroccoline the best quality Imitation Leather. 396 Yard for the $1.60 yd. grade and $1.25 yd. grade. 89 Yard for the $2.90 yd. grade. 29d Yard for Sunfast Cur tain materials, worth $1.25 yard. 35d Yard for the $1.50 yd. grade. 5(J Each for squares of va rious fabrics worth up to $1.35 yd. Averaging about 25 inches square. 10J Each for squares of Silks, Damasks, Crashes and other materials worth up to $4 yard. Averaging about 25 inches square. 25 Each for squares of Tapestry, Brocades and Ar mures, worth up to $8 yard. Averaging about 25 inches square. Drapery Brass Goods Brackets, Sockets, etc., at Final Prices. Fifth and Stark Mack Co9 Fifth and Stark FRAUD DENIAL MADE Defendant in Walla Walla Realty Case Answers. ACTION VIEWED AS PLOT Counter Allegation I That Charges Were Blade to Embarrass Com pany Holland Concern Asks Information ot District. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept 13. fSnorlal 1 Denial of charges of fraud and misrepresentation In the negotia tion in which the Johnson bneep at Land Company of this county was ac quired by Eastern buyers was made in a reply filed in Superior Court yesier dav hv Frank C. Welles, son of Frank A. Welles, one of the defendants. The action was recently started by Aaai no ,rin anil A. Welles Stump against the City Realty Company, a New Jersey corporation; Welles, Harold B. Abrams, the John son Sheep & Land Company and Gor don H. Clark. Frank M. Welles was accused in the action of sharp practices by which be cheated others interesteo In the $300,000 deal. The reply filed yesterday charges that the action was simply to em barrass the company, which Is stated to be solvent. The reply asks the In junction now resting on the property be dismissed, as it is holding up the work of harvesting a 121,000 crop of The reply, which Is lengthy, goes with great detail Into all the business relations of the men named in the suit, most of whom live in Chicago. A letter arrived at the Commercial Club office yesterday from Haarlam, the Netherlands, seeking Information about Walla Walla, and a large sup ply will be sent. The writer Is an agent of the Holland-Amerika line and says that because of his position he has "many relations here in Haar lam and Its environs, where live many people that like to go to your coun try. So I want to. ask you to send me some of your pamphlets and some of your printings to let her see what they can become in the new world. I hope you will be so kind as to send me something that I can give it a good place In my office. Allow me to thank you by anticipation." The letter states that a Spokane man, recently arrived, told the writer of Walla Walla. The matter of having the Northern Eacifie-Washington State College dem onstration train brought to Walla Walla fair week was taken- up by tele graph yesterday and today it was learned that the O. W. R. & N. will have the train, and bring it here. The Farmers Union and Commercial Club have been working to have the train here during the week. Track has been laid Inside the fair grounds and there is space for the parking of the train. BOYS OUTNUMBER GIRLS WASHTXGTOX SCHOOL CENSUS TASK IS COMPLETED. Counties In South-western Part ot State Show Gain, but In Wheat Section Loss Is Reported. OLTMPIA. Wash.. Sept. 12. (Spe cial.) The Southwest Is advancing in population faster than any other part nf Wnahinarton. according to the state fhnnl fonailB totals Of Which haVe Just been announced by Mrs. Jose phine Preston, state superintendent oi Public instruction. The census, which includes all per oina hAtwAan thfl h cp n t 5 and 21, gives a total of 286,847 as against 283.141 in 1912, a gain or 870, or ipoui 1.35 per cent. There are 144,383 boys enumerated as against 142,464 girls. One surprise of the census is that 12 counties show an actual decrease i. nnn..Hilnn tntallntr 1528. These counties, practically all in the wheat belt, are: Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield. Grant. Jefferson, Klickitat. Snohomish, Spokane. Walla Walla, New Department PICTURE FRAMING Tinted Gold Frames F. A. TAYLOR CO. 130 Tenth St. Whitman and Yakima. Spokane shows the largest loss, 992. The other 27 counties show a total increase of 5234. Skamania and Pa cific Counties, proportionately, show the largest Increases In the state, gain ing 11 per cent, and Lewis County is next in proportionate increase, the cen sus showing 10,472 children of school age as against 9879 In 1912, a gain of 593, or 6 per cent. This increase is equivalent to a gain of 2500 in total population during the year. The comparative figures for all the Southwestern counties, only one of which shows a decrease, are as follows: County 1013. 1912. Incr. Chehalis 7.822 7,664 KS Clarke 7.S77 7.6U3 1S4 Cowlitz , 3,720 8.5SO H0 Kllfckltat 2.W33 2,(!8 33 Lewi, 10.472 9.S7S SUM Pacific 3.4 8.2D7 3411 Pierce 29,362 28,734 62s Skamania S25 739 86 Thurston 6,4K 5,227 2.SI Wahkiakum 877 844 46 Decrease. Missouri nas 112 Japanese residents. "SIS' IS? 'Ur TO TRADE ARTISTIC HOME OV RIVER, West Side, opposite Golf Links. Will ac cept" re"denc or business property. This house is beautifully finished, very pretty lawn, shrubs, etc.; garage and garden space away from house. In our best suburban district. Price $23,000; Terms. P. B. VAN NICE 700 Selling Bldg.