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14 fllE MORNING OREGOXIAN. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1911.
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TAX ESTIMATE FOR
YEAR 23.05 MILLS
City Levy Put at .8 Mill Above
1911 While School and Port
Rates Are Cut.
COUNTY ASSESSMENT UP
JKipcnd Hurra for Stue Parpovra
lroiulse to B Higher According
to fcalem Announcement Li
brary Impoat Placed at .IS.
Owners of property In Portland need
not expert that the tax levy for 1 13
will be lowrr than 12 mill, the torn
Mneil levy for this year. Preaent Indi
cation are that the argregate of next
rear's levy will reach 21 mill If It
does not amount to 24 mills. This la
apparent from the fart that the levy,
whlrh has been virtually decided upon
hy three of the ta-levying boarda for
neat year, already represents an in
rr'ane of .4 of a mill over that assessed
for 111.
Of these three, the I'ort of Portland
flied Ita levy at 1.S mills, as against
l. mills for The levy for the
City of Portland, aa it haa been ap
proved by the iouncll ways and means
committee, will be .t milla. aa com
pared with mills for 1 1 L. Thla levy
will be finally fixed at a meeting; of
the Council next Wednesday, but there
Is no prospect that the recommenda
tiona of Mayor Rushlight, which call
for the t. mills levy, wtll not be In
dorsed. ait Levy la CatC
The Board of Education for School
TMstrlrt No. 1 has recommended a levy
of t mills, clipping .3 of a mill off its
levy for 1)11. The net result of these
romputationa la an Increaae of .4 of a
mill over the levy that waa made by
the same departments for thia year.
The Portland taxpayer, however, will
lint know officially the aggregate
chari;e that will be made against htm
until next month, for the reason that
the aaaeaementa for state and county
purposes will not be made until then.
If the levy Is kept at 21 mill, it will
be up to the County Court to do some
pruning and even practice self-denial
so far aa county expenditures are con
cerned. It haa already been unofficially an
nounced at- Salem that the demanda of
the atate for general atate purposes
will require more money than was col
lected from the several counties for
the year 1911.
. In order to raise Multnomah County's
share of this tax. a levy of 3 nulls wss
required this year. The increased
share or the total state turf that will
be required from thla county next year.
It la behaved, will necessitate a levy
of 2.3 mills. If not more. For school
purposes. It Is believed the levy of l.J
mills, collected this year, will prove
adequate to meet the exactions from
this county to the state school fund
, In Uli.
aaasr la Be I raed.
County Judge Cleeton yeatarday said
that every reasonable effort would be
made by the County Court to keep the
levy for county purposes at the lowest
possible figure next year. At the same
time he is extremely doubtful If the
segregate of the levy for various
nunty purposes can be kept any lower
than that for 111.
An additional expense has been in
curred by the county In taking over
the Portland Library and converting It
Into a county Institution.
In addition tu the levy for mainte
nance this year of .IS of a mill, it will
be necessary for tha county next year
to levy a tax of from .5 to .75 of a mill
aa an Initial fund for constructing the
new library building called for by the
terms under which the county took
over the city library.
"We will be required next year to
provide for an additional liOO.ooo fur
completing the west wing of tha new
courthouse. said Judge Cleeton yes
terday. "However, we have hopea of
being able to reduce tha levy tor gen
eral county purpoaea from .1 to . of a
mill. That levy for 111 was 3.7 mills.
The road tax probably will be the
same. .S of a mill. At any rate. It
will not be any higher.
Addltloaal Tax Cite.
"We have not received a report from
the Library Association aa to Its needs
for the ensuing year, but It la not
likely that we will be able to reduce
this year's levy of .IS of a mill for
that purpose. We will be required
neat year to make a levy amounting
to probably .4 or .75 of a mill for the
new library building the county Is re
quired to construct. The law provides
t him t a total tax of 1.5 mills must be
raised for the library building In two
annual levies. W probably will levy
a tax next year equal to one-half or at
least one-third of that amount. This
will be an unusual tax In that It will
be additional to that heretofore re
quire. I for county purpoaea.'"
rn If the County Court practices
rigid economy in filing tha levy for
state and county purposes, an estimate
as to the aggregate of the levy to be
met by the Portland property owner
places 31 mills aa the minimum. A
comparative table, showing the levy
for 111 and tha probable levy for 1111.
follows:
1Tl tJ3
ili.U. Mu:a.
.ttat -- - -
! School 11 I
.''"utity l.T 9.4
n.d
ounljr library matn.naa.-e. . .14 .la
ountT ltrwrv iDutMinel
Tort tf Portland 1-i
'ur of vt:.Dt a.
BVnoo! district Six I a. 3 .
Tetal -
fc;.tlmatr1 rn.hM and minimum lev.
05
HEPPNER WILL ADVERTISE
I'und I Nrcuml and Publicity Man
Will tie Appointed.
HEPPNER. Or, Tec. II. (Special.)
The business men of Heppner have ap
pointed a committee for tha purpose of
raising a definite monthly income to
open a campaign of publicity.
The prime purpose of this la to pro
vide salary for a secretary, who is to
b appointed. The Booster club In
dorsed this action and the committee la
now busy and meeting with success
and encouragement.
M'LEANS STORM ATTORNEY
Jerry Kronaagh" Visited by 12S to
Maim Namesake' Money.
Until Jerry Bronauch announced that
l:m -a as commissioned to find the lielra
of Dan McLean, c Portland, aald to
have died suddenly In tha Southern
part of Arkanaaa and to have money
on deposit In the England National
Bank In Little Rock. Ark, he believed
that John Smith waa the most common
name in Portland. He has changed
his mind now and has reached the con
clusion that there are more Dan Mc
Leans In Portland, or who once lived
here, than there ara In any other sec
tion of the globe.
A week ago Mr. Bronauch asktd for
the heire of McLean. He is sorry that
he did so. now. and has prepared a
bill for 1150 to present to the bank
for expenses incurrCT by him.
McLeans literally swarmed in the
Fenton building. Mr. Bronaugh says
they used his telephones and his sta
tionery, stole hla stenographer's pen
cils and borrowed and kept his own
fountain pen. Kor a solid week, says
the attorney, they prevented him from
doing any of hla own business. They
brought pictures of every kind, show
ing Dan McLean as he was at the aue
of 2 until he was S. Most of them
were convinced that the deceased was
their own "dead Dan." Some of them
were more careful.
"I hope it ain't Dsn'l.' but if It is I
want, the money." said many.
Those who represented themselves to
be divorced wives, sweethearts, -mothers,
fathers, sisters, brothers, cousins
and every conceivable relation of the
late lamented Dan McLean, still con
tinue to vtMt Mr. Bronaugh. Approxi
mately II relatives of Mciean nave
seen blm.
Tha city directory lists but IS Mc
Leans and four MacLeans. So far, none
of the clairriants has proved to be a
bona fide relative of the departed
Daniel.
Mil FREED OF CHARGE
EVIDENCE IX AIISOV CASE HELD
XOT TO BE CONCLUSIVE.
Lodgers Called as Witnesses Are Un
able to Say Accused Is Man
Seen During: Eire.
Laci oi conclusive ,llt-low n.
part of the prosecution yesterday led
io a veraici pi iciiuuui in mo v
the slate agalnl W. P. I'lm. charged
with arson. The trial was held in
Judge Morrow's department of the Cir
cuit Court. I'lm. it waa alleged, had
set fire to a lolglng-house at 645H
First street which lie held under lease,
the alleged offense being on the night
of October 10.
Mrs. Delia I'lm. the accused man's
wife, waa Indicted with him. but waa
not tried. Deputy District Attorney
Page announced after the verdict hid
been received that the charge against
her probably will be dismissed, aa the
evidence against her Is the same as
mil iniroouceu B"i'i hoi '
The state'a case was weak in that
the lodKera called aa witnesses were
not able to swear positively that Ulm
waa tha man they saw dodging about
the several vacant rooms In which
Urea were discovered. The smoke was
too dense, they said. Kvldence waa
Introduced by the defense tending to
show that the t'lma were in good finan
cial clrcumstancea and that their busi
ness waa prospering.
At the conclusion of the state'a evi
dence Gus C. Moser. defending, -moved
for an instructed verdict, on the ground
that the lodging-house waa the dwell
ing of Vim and a man cannot be
guilty of setting Are to his own dwell
ing. Judge Morrow denied the mo
tion, holding that .the place was also
the dwelling house of the, various lodg
ers, who had no other home. In thts
he established aprecedent. The Judge
said that the old English common law
on the subject of arson waa the product
of a time when modern buildings were
undreamed of and that the fact that
the building haa only one entrance
should not now debar a charge of ar
son. -
CHINESE SALTS FOILED
HARBOR OFFICER BALKS AT
TEMPT TO LEAVE SHIP.
IVa tollman Aboard British Tramp la
Attracted Forward, Then Men
Make Descent Over Stern.
Patrolman Stone, a recent recruit on
the harbor patrol force and who for
merly was attached to the police de
partment, saved Federal officers con
siderable worry last evening when he
frustrated a wholesale escape ut Chi
nese members of the crew of the Brit-,
lab tramp Fltspatrlck, which Is loading1
wheat at Oceanic dock. Aa the Chi
namen slid down tha stern line to the
dock Patrolman Stona escorted them
aboard.
According; to Harbormaster Speler
there had been a cunningly planned,
plot laid. , Three Celestials were de
tailed to attract the attention of the
watchman forward and when It was
thought be was out of the way the
others made a break for the stern.
Patrolman Stone happened to oa-
making hla round of the dock and wit
nessed the agility of the Chinese salts
on tha line and enjoyed their -kl-yllng
when they almost bumped Into him
at tha end of the rope.
The Government demands a bead tax
of $50 on each Chinese escaping from
a ship. Owners of vessels on which
they. are employed must pay.
CHRISTMAS CONFECTIONS.
Tha best In tha land la none too
good for the festive season. We ara
sola agenta for the best candlea In
America. Park Tllford's. Matllard'a
and Allegrettl bon-bons: also Mullane's
taffies. IMg'n Whistle, etc These con
fections are most exquisitely boxed,
making most desirable gifts. All alxea
and prlcea. . Telephone orders get
prompt attention. Slg Slrhel eV Co..
3 Third. Third at Washington and
Sixth at Washington,
SOMETHING NEW.
. ,ur nlanA with the human tou :.i.
a centlng single notes exactly na hand
playing. oia iimii pt- .. .
It. store own evenings. Sherman,
Clay 4 Co.. Morrison at Sixth.
f 3 Per Month Rent.
A piano. Cblckertng. Kimball. Kohler.
Fisher and many other makes. Kohler
Chase. ITS Washington street.
North Yakima Man Robbed.
CH EH A LIS. Wash, Dec. 31. Spe
cial. Edward Code, a German. 1
years of ago. who was walking tha
Northern Pacific tracks from thla city
to Portland, was robbed of all tha mon
ey he had In tha world lata yesterday
by a stranger whom ha overtook and
took up With as a companion. Tha
stranger, who Is described aa having
the general appearance of a logger,
wanted Uhde to let him carry his pack
for him. When Uhde sat down to rest
the robber slipped behind hlra and
struck Mm. afterwards taking his mon
ey. U.'ide says ha waa from North Tak
ima. Wash.
MAIL SAFE ROBBED
Cracksmen Rifle Postoffice
Station A on East Side.
$1000 AND STAMPS TAKEN
Strongbox Broken Into With Sledge,
Lodgers at East Alder and Union
Avenue Hear Robbers but Pay
No Heed Sack Is Found.
Burglars looted Station A of the
postoffice, at East Alder street and
Union avenue, shortly after midnight
yesterday, and carried away 11000 in
money and more than $400 worth of
stamps, accomplishing the feat with
remarkable ease.
Although lodgers in the upper story
of the building heard the man or men
operating, they though nothing of It
at the time and only reported their
suspicions after the robbery was dis
covered. Entrance waa gained to the building
by picking a lock. It is believed, as
detectives could not find any place
where fastenings had been forced. Once
inside, the thieves knocked off the
combination frdm a large, well-made
safe, containing the assets of the
office, using a slodge for the purpose.
Strongbox la Smashed.
With the combination knob removed
access was given to the interior work
ings of the safe, which the thieves
smashed with a punch, springing the
bolts and allowing the safe to open.
An Inner door waa forced In the same
manner.
Inside the safe was money to the
amount of $1000. of which $250 was
silver and the remainder gold. There
were also pennies to the amount of
$10. All this waa taken. In addition
the supply of stamps was removed.
This Included &000 z-cent, $00 i-cent.
250 4-cent. S00 6-cent. 500 -crnt. S0O
s-cent, 600 10-cent. 400 13-cent and
400 15 -cent stamps of the regular Issue.
Sixteen hundred registry, special de
livery and due stumps also were taken.
The first report of the crime reached
the police when the office was opened
yesterday morning. Detectlvo Smith
was assigned at once, while inspectors
from the Postoffice Department were
also on hand ahortly.
Woasaa Hears Robber.
Tha Investigators made a thorough
search of the premises and convinced
themselves that entrance had been
gained through the door.
Mrs. E. B. Turley. who lives over the
postoffice. heard the robbers at their
work, but gave no thought to the Inci
dent, because men had been working
In the evening In a machine shop ad
joining, and she thought the noise was
made by them. F. G. Gates, of 1081-,
Union avenue, also heard the clang of
the sledge, and thought that morning
had come. He looked at his watch and
found that the time was 2:10 o'clock.
He went to sleep again, not suspecting
the cracksmen were- at work.
Loot In Mall Sack Found.
Indication that the thieves were men'
acquainted with postal business is seen
by tho officials in the fact that after
taking everything from tho safe of
probable value, they sorted out all tho
non-negotiable stuff and discarded lt
A mall sack in which tho loot waa car
ried away from the postoffice was
found later under the sidewalk near
tha John Doere building on Kast Mor
rison street.
In the discarded sack was found a
quantity of money orders, all the due
stamps, which hava no negotiable val
ue, and the pennies listed among the
stolen articles. It is believed that the
men must have carried their loot to a
room, where the assortment was made.
The loss will be sustained by tne
Government in all probability, aa the
law makes It discretionary to exon
erate the postmaster where the facts
warrant It and the loss Is under 1 10.
000. Over that amount he can be re
lieved only by an act of Congress.
The money taken by the thieves was
the accumulation of two days, the
Christmas rush having prevented the
daily deposit which is customary.
LOCHARD WITNESS SOUGHT
J. B. Logan Said to Have Seen Man
Near Scene of Murder.
tlltia 1 11T. .1 1 o V w.. . J " - .....
about of J. B. Logan depends the fur-
V 1 1 r I j;i llH-o v. r.
Lewis G. Lochard. alleged slayer of
Barbara iioixman. xiiis wnncno. v.
i i i c, .1 that Yi m j-n n tell
WflOlll i . ! . -
of seeing Lochard come from the room
ing-house where tne muraer won piace.
hi, been traced from place 'to place
through two states.
Because Deputy Ltistrict Attorney
v., i j . in circuit I 'mi r t
iui,n,iu " --
yesterday, no evidence was taken In
the case and T. Ambrose, who says he
saw Lochard at the rooming-house In
the middle of the night after the mur
der, has not yet been questioned.
Cqmpllcatlons are brought Into the
case by the contradictory atatements
of Mrs. Bertha Nelson, the roomlng
bous keeper, who first Identified Loch
ard by bis photograph, then gave a
qualified Identification of him when
she saw him at Kelly Butte, and now
Is more than doubtfuL The authori
ties are not greatly amBarrassed by
her doubt, however, because they
know that sha has given qualified
Identifications of other men.
RALEIGH CONTRACT URGED
Street Committee Favors Letting
Warren Firm Have Work.
The street committee of the Execu
tive Jtosrd yesterdav recommended the
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pive you more com
fort and convenience
than any other equal
investment you can
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family circle by 40
eandle - power with
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We also make Gas
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tems ' for residences,
stores, churches, ho
tels, etc.
H.W. Manning lighting & Supply Co.
529-331 Oak St Portland, Or.
Gireait
of the C&in-Rice
RemoYal Sale
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It's the Place You Can Save the Big Dollar
ye will move to our new and larger quarters iu the Medical Building, 349 Alder street, on January 1, 1912.
We must sell every pair of Ladies' and Men's Shoes at $1.00 off the regular price, which is nearly cost.
WE HAVE NO OLD STOCK THEY ARE ALL STYLES OF TODAY
Men's Shoes now at .
Men's Shoes now at .
Men's Shoes now at .
Men's Shoes now at.
$5.00 Ladies' Shoes now at $4.00
$4.50 Ladies' Shoes now at $3.50
$4.00 Ladies' Shoes now at $3.00
$3.50 Ladies' Shoes now at $2.50
JOHNSTON & MURPHY SHOES NOW AT $1.00 LESS
400 Pairs of Men's and Women's Shoes, Odds and Ends,
$3.50 to $5.00 Values, Now at . .
$2.45
Men's Slippers, Ladies' Felt Slippers Misses' and Children's
$2.50 Slippers now $1.75 $2.00 Felt Juliets, Shoes at Cost
$2.25 Slippers now $1.65 alj coiorS) n0w. . , . . tD 1 UU
$ 00 Slippers now $1.45 lOO pairs of children's Shoes, $1.75 to $2.50
$1 75 Slippers now $1.35 $1-75 Felt Comfy, rf values, sizes 6 to 11, patent or gun-Qf-
$1.50 Slippers' now $1.20 all colors ...... P 1 0 J metal, button or lace, now V O L
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341 Washington Street
ice
Cor. Seventh
341 Washington Street
letting; of a contract to the Warren
Construction Company for the paring
of RalelKh street from Fifteenth to
Twenty-eiRhth streets. The bid for the
work is 162.000.
The improvement Is one of those neia
up because of noncompetitive bidding
and nonconformity to the Ellis amend
ment. The proceedings were begun be
fore the amendment became effective,
and some of the property owners are
attempting to secure the immediate ac
ceptance of the bid and the letting of
the contract so . that work can be
started.
The committee adopted a resolution
favoring tho acceptance of the Im
provement of Vista avenue. The cost
of this Improvement waa $28,000. The
acceptance has been held up for about
six months on account of protests
against a concrete wall which waa
built. . . "
F. T. Brown to Go to Spokane.
F. T. Brown, who haa been with tha
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Railway here In Portland for the past
two years, has decided to sever hla
connection with this company. Mr.
Brown will leave for Spokane January
IB, and will be associated with the
Inland Portland Cement Company In
that city In the capacity of traffic man
ager. A few of Mr. Brown's personal
friends gave a. dinner and theater
party in his honor on Wednesday eve
ning. Those present were: A. II.
Devers. Jr., E. H. Morgan, A. J. Hill, D.
L. Andrews, Ollle Hughes, Dr. Sam F.
LeFevre. J. O. Thomas, R. E. Piper.
H. Garthwalte, F. S. Glover and Oscar
J. Tilleson,
Albany Girls Win Tryont.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
CorvaUis, Dee. 21. (Special.) The rep
resentatives, for the Junior and the
freshman classes in the declamation
contest to be held In conectlon with the
lnterelass debating contest here, were
chosen last night. - Miss Amber Bessie
Spaulding, of Albany, won the tryout
contest for the Junior representatives.
Her selection was. "The Unknown
Speaker." Miss Hazel Holt, of Hollls
ton, Mass., won the first prize for the
freshmen. speaking "Aux Italian."
Both the winners are awarded special
copies of the Junior Annual, voted by
their classmates to the class represen
tatives. The contest was spirited from
the start and brought out a large num
ber of good candidates.
FILES CUBED TN 0 TO 14 DAYS.
Tour druggist will refund money if Paso Oint
ment fails to cure any case of Itching. Blind,
Bleeding. Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days. 50a.
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