THE MOKXIXG OREGOSIAX. WEPXESDAT. MAY 28, 1913. 11 MIMIIVQ MCTHflflQ I, 1 m U Mil II L IUUU t vl m. '..v If i (Q) ffe City Supplies Bought at Retail and Not Advertised for Competition. Are you Saving Hamilton Coupons or ZfM" Trading Stamps? Here's a wav to sret a lot of them FREk! 1 YEAR'S WASTE IS $1C0,C00 mil if' r;"J : mm At End or 19IC Balance In Treas ury Totals $443,111 At End of It IS There Will Be Nothing-. In All Probability. CITY TAX IETTES AND AMOCVT B.1ED EACH TE.tR DIK ING LAST TWO ADMIN ISTRATIONS, fftmon Arlm!nltra:loa Tr Levy. Ant. Riliol. . m!IU l.li:.l.M ' 111. nlih l.4.J41.13 Ruihllsht AdmlnUtratlon 11J. 10 mill s.14.ISl.T7 J13. .7i mil'. S.1T.1 :o rt of opersitnc the principal de -1 ; F'r. Si-pt. . . police dept.. Ktrt repair Park dpt... Total. 11V111. . 6i 1 . sr.j;f.4 Total 1t;-ltl. fl.144.44 J iil.fi 41 141.SV0 Vnder the Rushlight administration of the last two years taxes In Portland bava Increased approximately 33 X-3 per cent orer those of the administra tion of Joseph Simon, the Immediate predecessor of Mayor Rushlight. This Increase Is shown In the reports at the City Hall covering; the years of the two administrations for which the respective Mayors were responsible directly or Indirectly. Ttoe rerage tax levy during- the Si mon administration was S.4 mill while under the Rushlight regime It has been 7.23 mills, an increase of I.I mills. The average annual amount raised by taxation during the Mmon administration was $1. 389.530.0?. while the average for the Rushlight admlnls. tration has been $2. 196.631. 98H. an in crease of IS07.101.SO a year. These are the figures for 1910 and 1911 for the Simon administration and 191J and I13 for the Rushlight regime. These are the two years for which the respective administrations fixed the city a tax levy. Taxes Wanld Have Bees Higher. If the tax rate of the Rushlight ad ministration had been In force In 1910 the taxes would have aggregated J1.779.S44. 32 Instead of S1.131.tl.S4. which was the actual amount raised in 110 under the Simon tax levy. The Rushlight system would have cost the taxpayers l7.252.4S more than did the Simon system. These figures are secured by applying the Rushlight tax Jfevy of the present year to the as sessed valuation of 1910. A correspond ing Increase would be shown In a com parison of other years of the two ad ministrations. Hul the assessed valuation remained the same under the Rushlight regime as it was under the administration of Mayor Simon there would have been an excuse for an Increase In the tax levy because of the fact that the city depart I ments are growing and it costs more to 1 operate them year by year. But the ' assessed valuation has been going up ward rapidly. Assessed Valnatloaa Jams. In 1910 the assessed valuation of property in Portland was S231.lfil.S00. In 1911 It Jumped to S274. 394.720, an in crease of 443.233.120. In 1912 the valua tion was $:?. 199. 230 and In 1913 It Is 430$.S6.220. This shows an Increase In valuation all out of proportion to the Increase In the tax levy. It is clear that despite the fact that the assessed valuation has gone upward rapidly enough to meet the increased cost of operating the city government with a tax levy of between 5 and H mills, the Rushlight administration has boosted the levy up to within three-tenths of a ' mill or about 175.000 of the limit of taxation allowed under the charter. The expenses of the various depart ments have gone up by leups and bounds under the present extravagant system. The city's general fund, which receives all the city's revenue outside of taxes, has hen strained to the limit to keep up the expenses. As a rule the general fund comes out at the end of the year with a surplus to hold over. This year there will be little or no balance. There is nothing In the fund so far that has not either been spent or contracted fur. This sit uation can be realized when the books in the office of the City Auditor and the City Treasurer are s aimed. ieoeral Kaod Belug Depleted. Itecemher 21. f'S. ftie balance In the general fund was 420S.k5s.00. which amount went into the fund of the fol- . i . 1 uAt. . . V. . . . . .1 . . I UA4 the balance for the following year was i :74 0S3.50. At the end of 1S10 the, balance was SIS1.58.V71. At the end of IS I there was 4 4s.LSa5.5S balance. Then came the Rushlight adminlstra-1 lion. At the end of 1912 there was S449.111.7S. At the end of 1913 there j will be nothing In all probability. The following tables will show how the cost of maintaining the principal departments of the city during the last two administrations has summed up: Every caller today Red Letter Day, at Receives Broadway at Alder Hamilton Coupons 25 Regular Hamilton Coupons (Exchangeable at once for 25 "S. & II." Trading Stamps at the "S. & II." Stamp Parlor.) And 25 Complimentary Coupons iatnilfon Qtoupcns Ynn will also receive a certificate calling for 1 125 Free 1 which is given to every caller at Eilers Music House on Ked Letter Day UiNLY and is excnangeaoie ror i io ex tra Green Trading Stamps, in addition to the regular number which you can secure providing that you will see to it that any one of your relatives, neighbors or friends become interested in the purchase of a piano, player piano. Baby Grand or Grand Piano at any one of the 40 Eilers stores along the Pacific Coast Ask about this and learn how to get the regular amounts, varying from 6600 to 1 5,000 FREE Hamilton Coupons or 44 S. & II." Trading Stamps, with little effort on your part at Room 309 111 3amiItOTonil If m$ XCTWPwM!'-t ill l&rW 2-4-0 WEST 45k STREET. ' NEW YORK CITY ygaj If you are an owner of a piano purchased at any of the forty stores of along the Pacific Coast, you are entitled to a cer tificate calling for 2375 HAMILTON COUPONS which is exchangeable under the conditions above stated for the same number of ' 4 S. & 11. ' ' Green Trad ing Stamps. Hamilton Coupons are of equal value to "S. & H. Green Trading Stamps and by special arrangement with the Sperry & Hutchmson Co are redeemable at the "S. & H. PTaTpI h Eloor, Olds, Wortman & King's or the Piano xAIanufacturers' Trade Extension Bureau, Suite 309, Eilers Bldg. , . , vmi fail to secure the certificate for your 1125 Coupons on this Red Letter Day, cut this adv. out and write or 1C or xrl.rl fA9Cr.n "t0J Both Phones, Main 6655, A 2350. tall In amounts under 2o0 and without competition. The requisitions for the purchases are sent to the office of Mayor Rush light, whose private secretary slKni them. Until .recently the Mayor has not even taken sufficient Interest to look the requisitions over. Since the experts pointed out the system it Is said he has been looking- over the requi sitions himself, but the system of pur chasing in small amounts has not been chansed. although the Mayor has the power to make tne cnange. LECTURER USES "MOVIES" Mr. U Moyne Urfngsrtone Explain Metliods of Reaching Masses. ... t.iat like a flash one mi came v "- - - -morning to tell the people by lantern slides what dire need there is of 1m. oroving: the human race." Tnd from that morning Mrs. LaMoyn. IJvingstone. of Portland, a cousin of I.avld Livingstone, the African ex plorer, began p,annlnS . -tnpaign of -lurevutheater with lantern sime. i ... - - she moat want- to reach arlcre-tor' voTng purposes-t Port aeuce .raveling up and land. ner lectures. She talks about' housing crime . pre- natl intiiienre. sr j --------- hite slavery, and aims to include ref- h"'h has a bearing on race betterment and eugenic .vblVs -I'm not , - . auspices or instructions she sa d at the Portland Hotel Ust night after a ecture at a picture theater, ""n. I say l my own blatement. I have done much research of my own in so ciological circles and know what I am t&lking about." Mrs. Livingstone U her own manager and makes engagements with theater people on her own account. -You would be surprised to see the Interest with which the people hear my lectures." she said. "Managers are Tire department . Police dpartrtint r'tre-l dirtmnt Park department Total 110. .. :it.:t .. l4..-.i.41 .. ii:.4.it 1911. ;s.T;3.ii les.si't.i's 1 7.7. 3S 1. K12.k0i.13 3iiS.li3.45 I3l.ll.lil 3uT.il 111. JJ1.S78.80 4t)4..O0 Hl.io.OO lii.bOO.id Methaxia Are Lax. I .ax business methods In th admin istration of the city's affairs has cost the city at least $200,000 In the last two years, according to experts who recently made a survey of the city's methods of doing business. In reports which the experts put out It was shown that If supplies it city departments and for the general city government were purchased properly the saving would be no less than lloO.OOO a year. The same facts were brought out re cently by c V. llodson. a member of Mayor Kushilght's Kxecutive Board. He made a short investigation and showed where the city pays varying prices for the same commodity at practically the tame time. It wa shon that at the Linntnn Jail all kinds of prices are paid for the same class of goods. This lax ity applies to practically every other department of the city government, ac. cording to the experts who went into the question thoroughly. iappMea Braskl at Retail. The majority of supplies are pur chased at retail and In small quantities, ao that the city loses the advantage ol wholesale prices. In many cafes the ;lty pays a great deal too much for articles merely because It Is not desired :o permit competition. The charter pro vides that supplies or articles costing less than l-SO may be purchased with out advertising for bids. To eliminate competition by advertising the supplies are purchased In amounts under $250. Where departments could work to gether and buy supplies at wholesale and get competitive prices, they work tJ7.6..t.I $1.10S.7?o: tl.M4.4l5.Ijl.?H.4.0 hard to convince of this, but they are always satisfied after hearing It." BABES WILL BE EXAMINED lree Tels to Bp Made by Local IMijslclans Today. Fond parents may take their babies to the Parents' Educational Bureau, room 651. Courthouse, this afternoon, where little tots under four years of age will be weighed and examined free of charge: The affair was arranged by Mrs. Robert H. Tate and the mem bers of the Congress of Mothers and the Parent-Teachers" Association. Dr. Mae 11. Card well and a staff of lead ing physicians will conduct the tests: Both physical and psychological ex aminations will be made. The babies will be measured ami weighed and free advice as to their care will be given to the mothers. Bar Delegates Sought. Members of the Oregon Bar Associa tion who will attend the meeting of the Oregon Bar Association at Montreal. September 1. 2 and 3, can be appointed as official delegates from this state by applying to Charles H. Carey, president of the Oregon association. Mr. Carey has been authorized to name delegates from Oregon and desires to appoint onlv persons who are willing to at- fiend. HONORS COME FAS! Miss Irene Flynn Popular Bride-to-Be. ELABORATE TEA DUE TODAY Mrs. J. P. O'Brien Will Bo Hostess and Will Be Assisted by Mrs. Coo McKenna, Her Daughter Mrs. Daly S'est to Entertain. Smart events follow each other In rapid succession honoring Miss Irene Flynn. bride-to-be. Today Mrs. J. P. O'Brien will preside at an elaborate tea and will be assisted by Mrs. Coe McKenna. Tomorrow Mrs. John Francis Daly will be hostess at a bridge tea. Yesterday Miss Flynn was feted at a theater party given by Mrs. Merman Branberger. Monday's festivity took the form of a luncheon, followed by bridge, with Mrs. P. A. Devers as hostess. Scotch broom banked the dining-room and the table was centered with a bowl of yel low tea roses. Card honors fell to Mrs. ME.MBKR OF THE YOUNGER SET AXXOCKCES ENGAGEMENT. 7 -. ft . : mA . - .tki? ' Mlaa Lonlae tvil llama. An engagement announcement of Interest Is that of Miss Louise Williams, daughter of Mrs. Em ma Williams, and Harold A. Ray ner, a young business man who recently came from San Jose, Cal.. to make bis home In Portland. The news of the betrothal was made known .at a luncheon given by Miss Katherine Sealy. The bride-elect Is popular In the younger set and no doubt will be extensively feted during her en gagement days. Those who shared the pleasure of Miss Sealy's hos pitality were: Misses Maurene Campbell. Shirley Flske, Grace Bingham, Marcia Parker. Lillian Kennedy, Dorothy Sanford. Haz el Russell. Doris Byford and Miss Williams. J. P. Cook and Miss Elizabeth McCar thy. The guest list Included: Mrs. Robert Noonan, Mrs. J. P. Cook, Mrs. Roland Chapman, Mrs. Irving Stearns. Miss Mamie Helen Flynn. Miss Ruby Crelghton, Miss Josephine Cronin, Miss Katherine Hunt, Miss Dorothy Moulton. Miss Mildred Moulton. Miss McCarthy, Miss Lucille Dunn and Miss Irene Flynn. Miss Viola Barenstecher was hostess yesterday at a prettily appointed bridge party at which Miss Alma Laurltzen, fiancee of Stanley Clemence. was the honored guest. The artistic home was attractive with a decoration of Spring blossoms. Seven tables were arranged for devotees of cards. On June S Miss Laurltzen will be complimented at an auction bridge with Miss Laura Korell as hostess. Miss Henrietta Rothschild, another engaged girl, will share hon ors at this function. Miss Madeline Stone will contribute to the gayety of the early part of June by giving a large theater party at the Orpheum, with tea at one of the grills conclud ing the entertainment. Miss Rothschild will be the inspiration for this gather ing. An event of next week anticipated Is the tea to be given on Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Herbert Holman. The affair Is planned for the benefit of the Guild of St. Stephens Pro-Cathedral, and the funds derived will be used for some of the charitable work In which the guild members are Inter ested. The tea Is an annual event Mrs. E. T. C. Stevens, president, and several matrons will assist in receiv ing and a bevy of girls will serve In the dining room. The Richmond Self-Advancement Club met at the home of Mrs. F. O. Mitchell. 486 East Thirty-fifth street, on Monday afternoon. M. C. Reed was the speaker of the afternoon. At the close of the meeting, dainty refresh ments were served by the hostess. Mrs. Richard Elliott King entertained the Ladies Auxiliary of the Portland Motorboat Club last week at 617 Sal mon street. The game of 600 was played. Mrs. A. E. King won first prize, Mrs. George W. Kendall second. A dainty luncheon was served. Miss Win nie Kendall rendered several pretty se lections on the piano, and Miss Grace Vogler sang. Those present were: Mrs. A. G. Rlddell, Mrs. Charles Hill, Mrs. C W. Boost, Mrs. A. E. King, Mrs. George Kelly, Mrs. Richard R. Elliott King. Mrs. A.- L. Berger. Mrs. F. D. Vogler, Mrs. George W. Kendall. Mrs. J. L. Scarth, Miss Grace Vogler, Miss Winnie Kendall, Mrs. Gerald E. Riggs. a a Mrs. A. H. Brown entertained at luncheon In the Arcadia grill of the Multnomah Hotel recently, in honor of Mrs. Robert R, Ketcham. Mrs. Brown's additional guests were: Mrs. W. F. Wiggins, Mrs. Walter H. Evans, Mrs. Paul Kuhne, Mrs. G. T. Jamison, Mrs. David McDaniel, Mrs. F. Gardner Smith, Miss Viene Cecil, Miss Louise Cecil, Miss Bertha Masters and Mrs. E. R. Benson, of Detroit, Mich. a a a The members of Chapter A. P. E. O. were entertained Monday at the home of Mrs. J. C. Grady in Irvlngton. In addition to the members there were three guests of honor, Mrs. Edmundson, of Prosser, Wash., Mrs. C. B. Hunt and Mrs. A. M. O'Dell, of Iowa The hostess was assisted by Mrs. C. Pape and Mrs. Haines. Attractive decora tions of yellow and white were used about the rooms. A delightful feature of the day was the Interesting talk given by Mrs. F. Hamilton Weir, on Honolulu and surrounding country, il lustrated by views brought back by Mrs. lone Townsend Wells, who has been passing- three months on the island, a Congratulations are being showered upon Mr. and Mrs-. Frederick Anthony Martin (Miss Wllma Fiske) on the birth of a baby daughter, born Friday. May 23. The baby has been named Virginia May Margin. . a a Mrs. H. E. Ray has been at Hotel Vendome. San Jose. Finest Pianos, Player Pianos and Baby Grands in Great Closing Out Sale of Eilers Wholesale Stock at Lowest Prices Ever Quoted THE BEST WAY is to look everywhere for the best new piano or player piano to be had at a certain price, then come to the big piano house where the exact same grade and qual ity will be found during this sale for just about 50 per cent or less. It's almost too good to be true, but it's true that's why so many people are buying here each day. If you or any member of your family ever had the slight est love for music or ever in tend to buy a piano or a player piano, remember now is THE BEST TIME! You Are Making Daily Payments on a Player Piano Whether You Have One or Not. You pay by the loss of pleasure and musical education if you haven't a player piano. You gain many times more than the actual money cost in pleasure and education if you have one. Which do you prefer doing? We have told the story of this sale several times. We are not going to take up time to again state why we are selling this large wholesale stock of pianos and player pianos and baby grands at such great reductions in price. Come and see the instruments, try them, test them, compare them. There is no reason why every Western home should not now have a good piano. It need not be the costliest baby grand of Chickering or Kimball or Sohmer make, which are also included in this sale at great reduced prices, but surely every home is in a position to invest $1 a week until $168 or $185 has been paid. For this low price you can get high-grade regular $325 and $375 pianos. Highest grade new, warranted, beauti fully finished, mottled walnut or fancy figured oak, largest-size instruments which generally cost $475 and $500, are now only $246. Make a first payment to show good faith, and we will sell even these fine and costly pianos on payments of $1.25 a week. Let ns say to you in all earnestness that never was there such a fine chance for buying the very best of now pianos as now. CHICKERIXGS, KIMBALLS, THK AUT0PIAK0S, DECKERS and many others included. Best decide right away, for if you delay you may find that the particular piano may.be gone that you might have wanted for this sale. MAKE YOUR SELECTION AT ONCE The hundreds of pianos and player pianos in this sale are rapidly thinning out, and just the instrument you would like to have, and which is here today, may be gone tomorrow. COME, TELEPHONE (we refund long-dis-:ance telephone bills), or WRITE AT ONCE FOR DE SCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. Every instrument in the sale is definitely guaranteed. No buyer runs even the slightest risk. A child buys here as satisfactorily as does the most experienced shopper, for this is the only house in the piano trade which sells the highest-class instruments for less than obtainable elsewhere and agrees also to cheerfully refund all money paid if purchase, after delivery, proves iu any way un satisfactory or not as represented. The Nation's Largest, Alder Street at Broadway (Seventh), Portland. f.