THE 3IORXIXG OKEGOXIAN, TUURSDAY, JANUART 1, 1914. 11 PORTLAND IS THIRD HEALTHIEST BIG CITY Death Rate Throughout United States in 1912 Lowest on Census Bureau Record. INFANT MORTALITY IS LESS More Males Die Than Females Dur ing Year Deaths More Numer ous Where Population of Colored Folk Greatest. There were only two cities of 100,000 or more population In the United States having a. death rate aa low as that of Portland during 1912, according to the mortality statistics of the United States just made public for 1912 by the Fed oral Bureau of the Census of the De partment of Commerce, Washington, D. C. The report shows that Portland's death rate In 1913 was 11 for 1000 pop ulation. That of Seattle was 9.6 for 1000 and Spokane 9.S for 1000. All other cities of the United States had a greater death rate than Portland. Some cities are shown to have run as high as 13.9 for 1000. The report shows that the total number of deaths registered In the United States was 833,261, correspond ing: to a death rate of 13.9 for 1000 population. "The rate Is the lowest on record," leads the report. "The total number of deaths regis tered was 838,251, corresponding to a death rate of 13.9 per 1000 population. The rate Is the lowest on record, that for 1911, previously the most favorable year, being: 14.2. The year 1912 was also unusually healthful abroad, a new low mortality figure pf 13.3 per 1000 being established for England and Wales. "By sex, there were 459,112 deaths of males and 879,139 deaths of fe males. The proportion of deaths of infants under 1 year to total deaths (17.6 per cent) -was slightly lower than that for 1911 (17.8 per cent). Full de tails are given of the deaths during the first days, weeks and months of life of the 147,455 babies who died before they reached their first birth day, but satisfactory figures for in fant mortality cannot be glvn, as the report states, because of the very gen eral neglect of effective birth regis tration. The bureau Is making an earn est effort to remedy this condition and will publish statistics showing what states and cities enforce their laws for this purpose in its next report. "Attention Is also called to the de sirability of a. full statement of the facts In regard to deaths of nonresi dents and deaths In hospitals and Insti tutions as required on the standard certificate of death, also relative to more ' precise statements of causes of death and the duration of Illness. A booklet has recently been distributed to all physicians In the United States In order to secure their aid for this pur pose. Tlr following1 table prepared by the Federal authorities shows the deaths for 1000 population of cities having 100.000 population or more by the 1910 census: 3912. mil. Blrminsham, Ala. a-.). 4 21.3 Los AngelcB. Cal 14.6 14.3 Oakland. Cal 12.5 12.5 San F'ranciico, CaU 1.4 lo.B Denver. Colo. ................. 1.T.1 Bridgeport. Conn. 15.4 15.4 New Haven, Conn. 16.8 17.1 Washington. D. C 18.5 18. Atlanta, Ga. 20.0 22.0 Chicago, 111. lft.7 1U.4 Indianapolii, In 4. 15.6 15.3 Louisville. Ky 17.4 17.0 New Orleans. La. 21. 5 21.8 Baltimore. Md 19.1 19.4 Boston. Mass 17.2 17.9 Cambridge, Mass 13.1 15.4 Fail River. Mass . 17.2 1S.4 Lowell. Mass 18.4 1.S Worcester, Mass. 18.7 l&.sf Detroit. Mich. 17.2 16.0 Grand Rapids. Mich. 13.1 13.7 Minneapolis. Minn. 11.6 12. !t St. Paul. Minn. 12.0 12.y Kansas Citv. Mo 1.7 ltJ.'J St. Louis. Mo 1B.2 10.8 Omaha. Neb 34.5 15.8 Jersey City, N. J. 15.5 37.6 Newark, N J 35.6 38. Paterson. N. J 15.3 15.0 Albany, N. J 19.5 19.7 Buffalo, N. Y l.l 15.8 New York. N. Y 16.4 17.2 Rochester, N. Y. 15.3 15.1 Syracuse. N. Y 35.8 14.9 Cincinnati, 0 16.9 lfl.U Cleveland. O 15.2 15.S Columbus, 0 15.3 15.2 Davton, Ov 15.4 14.0 Toledo. 0 16.8 15.6 Portland. Or 13.0 32.0 Philadelphia. Pa 16.1 17.4 Pittsburg. Pa 38.0 10.9 Scranton, Pa 16.5 10.7 Providence, R. 1 36.4 16.2 Memphis, Tenn 23.0 23.4 Nashville, Tenn. 20.8- 22.1 Richmond, Va. 22.8 2;!. 2 Seattle. Wash 9.6 . 30.4 Spokane. Wash 9.B 33.7 Milwaukee, Wis 34.6 33.3 Cities with large proportion of colored population. RIDING CLUB WILL CALL Old English Custom Will Be Revived in Portland Today. Heralded by an advance guard of two clarion blowers, horsemen and horse women of the Illihee Riding Club to day will rejuvenate the old custom of making New Year's calls. The club riders will start from the Portland Riding Academy at 2 o'clock and call in a body on their friends. Two uniformed grooms will be in the procession and all-in-all It will look like Olde Englande. . The club Is hoping for a fall of snow. If such were to be the case the calls will be made in a big sleigh, but this Side of the performance seems doomed, for the weather man has no snow this week, he says. This will end the first six months of the life of the new social riding club. It Is an organization with a good list of Hve members, and their monthly rides and first annual long tour have done a lot to make the horse more popular in the face of the encroach ments of the automobile. TAXES TOTAL $8,917,505.04 Budget Approved and Ordered by County Commissioners. The budget, providing for a levy of 27 mills, passed early in December, was approved finally by the County Com missioners yesterday, and the order, prepared by District Attorney Evans, was signed by Commissioners Holman, Lilghtner and Hart. The total county valuation. Including public utilities, on which the levy was made. Is $341,673, 015, as compared with $335,112,074 In. 1912. This Includes $32,859,420 for pub lic utilities In 1913. as compared with $31,118,909 in 1912. The levy passed yesterday by the Commissioners will raise $8,917,505.04 for state, county and city taxes for 1914. including expenses of school dis tricts and all other funds which must be provided. CHAMBERLAIN CASE RUSHED TO COURT Brewster's Determination Meets With Bigelow's. Bitter Opposition. ALL VOTE BUT THE MAYOR By Adoption, of Resolution Onstment Proceedings Agalns City Hall Janitor Taken Over Heads of Civil Service Board. Carrying still farther his endeavor to oust Russell Chamberlain, a Civil War veteran, from his position as Jani tor at the City Hall. City Commissioner Brewster yesterday secured theadop tlon by the City Commission of a reso lution taking the case over the heads of the Municipal Civil Service Board into the Circuit Court on writ of re view proceedings. ' The action met with the opposition of Commissioner Bigelow, who not only voted against the action but expressed bitter opposition to the plan. Inas much as the measure w4J adopted by the votes of Commissioners Brewster, Dieck and Daly, Mayor Albee waa not called upon to vote. In his resolution, which Mr. Brewster tried to keep a secret until the meet ing of the Council yesterday, he ques tions the jurisdiction of the Civil Serv ice Board to go farther into a case of a discharged employe than Into the questions of the discharge being for political or religious" reasons or In good faith for the good of the public service. He says In-the Chamberlain case the Civil Service Board went be yond these points and passed upon the efficiency of Mr. Chamberlain. As announced in The Oregonlan yes terday. Commissioner Brewster gave out his plan at a secret meeting of the Commission held Tuesday morning in the office of Mayor Albee. Just what transpired at the secret meeting Is not known, but It is understood that Com mlssoner Bigelow fought the proposi tion as being small and uncalled for and being a proposlton of too little importance to throw Into the courts. This is the first time the City Coun cil has disputed the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Board, that body's de cisions having been held as final as far as the city has been concerned. There have been appeals to the Circuit Court by persons who have been dis charged by the Civil Service Board, but the Jurisdiction of the court In a case of this kind has been to order a new hearing before the Civil Service Board. The taking of the Chamberlain case Into court means practically that Mr. Chamberlain's position as Janitor, which he has held for 14 years, at a salary of from $78 to $80 a month. Is again in Jeopardy, despite the fact that the Civil Service Board reinstated him to his position after he was discharged December 1 by Commissioner Brewster on a charge of old age and Inefficiency. Roger Sinnott, attorney for Mr. Chamberlain, appeared before the Com mission yesterday and argued against Green Trading Stamps Given on Charge Accounts if Paid in Full by 10th of Each Month Portland Agents Gossard Front-Lace, Nemo, Mme. Mariette, Bon Ton, Royal Worcester Corsets H Olds. Wort man King Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods STOKES OPENS AT 9 A. M. AND CLOSES AT & P. M. DAILY SATURDAY S DCLl'DED. 1 (17 Sale Now in Progress Every Article Reduced With the Exception of Groceries and a Few Restricted Lines Women's Suits and Coats Reduced. All Lace Curtains at Reduced Prices Women's Waists and Dresses Reduced Couch Covers, Portieres, Etc., Reduced Men's and Boys' Clothing Reduced Men's and Women's Shoes Reduced All Furniture and Carpets Reduced Dinner Ware and Cut Glass Reduced Women's Gloves and Hosiery Reduced Muslin Underwear, Corsets Reduced AW Millinery is Now Greatly Reduced Umbrellas and Leather Goods Reduced Embroideries and Laces are Reduced Silverware and Fan cy China Reduced Dress Goods and Silks Now Reduced All Iitchen Furnishings are Reduced Table Linens, Napkins, Etc., Reduced Electric Portable Lamps are Reduced Blankets, Comforters, Etc., Reduced In Fact Every Article Reduced in Price See Special Bargain Announcement in Tonight's and Tomorrow's Papers Extraordinary Savings in All Departments the adoption of the resolution taking the case Into court. He declared that Chamberlain had a fair and Impartial hearing and waa reinstated to his po sition and that he should not be re quired to go Into court at considerable expense again to defend his Job. His appeal was of no avail. The resolution adopted by the Com mission Is as follows: "Whereas, the charter or the City of Portland provides that an Investigation by the Civil Service Board of any dis missal from the classified civil service shall be confined to the determination of the question of whether such re moval or discharge was or was not for political or religious reasons, or was or was not made In good faith for the purpose of improving the publics service, and "Whereas, Russell ' T. Chamberlain was recently discharged, and such dis charge investigated by the Civil Serv ice Board, and "Whereas, such investigation was not confined to the 'questions above speci fied, but said board proceeded to re view the discretion Imposed by the charter in the Commissioner of Public Affairs, and pass upon the question as to whether said employe was competent and, efficient to perform the duties of his employment; therefore be It "Resolved, that the City Attorney is hereby instructed to Institute and prosecute to final determination a writ of review proceeding in court, for the purpose of having reviewed the action of the Civil Service Board in reinstat ing said Russell T. Chamberlain." Crippled Trapper Ijost In Snows. LA PINE, Or.. Dec. 31. (Special.) Helnio Birdsell, a one-le?ged trapper who has lived In this vicinity for sev eral years. Is lost in the woods near Prlngle Falls. After waiting In camp 48 hours, his partner, Floyd Llppen cott, came In last night with the news of his disappearance, and a posse Is be ing formed to search for the trapper. A heavy snow is falling in the vicinity of the falls, and considerable anxiety Is felt for the lost man. Road to Erect Shelter Station. - THE DALLES. Or.," Dec. 81. (Special.) A. long campaign on the part of the Business Men's Association of this city has resulted in the O.-W. R. & N. Com pany deciding to construct a shelter station at Sherars Bridge, on the, Des chutes railroad. In the southern part of Wasco County. It Is for the protec tion of .passengers traveling to and from that point. It will be greatly ap preciated by citizens living In the vi cinity of Tygh Valley and Wamle. IL. Portland's Greatest Clearance of Distinc tive Garments. See Tomorrow's Oreronlaa artfjolometo Portland's EicIubIt onvp i u i vt union j THE GREAT STEEL HIGHWAY BETWEEN GREATE R OREGON AND THE EAST Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry. 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" J It mimz jWLtA3gTTER0UTl PACIFIC NORTHWEST VACATIONS Splendid tourist resort territory mountains, hot springs, rivers, ever-green valleys, lakes, snow peaks, forests, glacial fields, caves and many other natural wonders, ocean beach playgrounds at Clatsop Beach (finest surf -bathing in the world); also, hunting end fishing and endless variety of country of rare scenic charm directly reached by these system lines. Write to the traffic depart ment about itineraries for outings and trips. Tickets, sleeping car accommodations and full information at CITY TICKET OFFICE, Fifth and Stark Streets. NORTH BANK STATION, Tenth and Hoyt Streets W. D. SKINNER, Traffic Manager W. C. WILKES, Assistant General Freight and Passenger Agent. R. H. CROZIER, Assistant General Passenger Agent.