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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1914)
THE MORNING OltEGONIAy, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1914.' BONDING DEFAULT PROBLEM HOW UP City Has to Borrow Money to Meet Payments of Delin quent Property Owners. FORECLOSURE MAY RESULT Commission Trying to Devise Way Out of Difficulty and Cessation of All Improvements Is Among possibilities. T?pliz!n that the city under the of handling street. sidewalk and sewer improvement bonda U eettimr into deeper water rapidly rear kv vear because of the failure of property owners to pay up their bonded assessment, interest and in stallments, the City Commission yes . tn,i,iintii Onmniissioner Bige-' low to prepare a report showing actual conditions and devise ways and means of solving the problem. It was shown that because of the failure of property owners to pay their installment and Interest as the amounts fall due the city is forced to lend money from the general fund, raised bv taxation, to make up the deficits. This is necessary for the city to meet its obligations in the form of Interest on the J12.000.000 in 10 year 6 per cent municipal improvement bonds now outstanding, ino on the bonds must be paid and it is necessary to borrow it from the gen eral fund whenever the property own ers fail to pay in a sufficient amount to meet these payments. Delinquencies Rack $000,000. In the last few years property own ers have been so negligent that the city has had to contribute from the o-AnAral flinrt. raised V IHStllluil. w tal of more than $600,000. This rep thn amount the street improve ment fund is deficient. No street im provements are made by direct taxa tion, but are financed by the sale of bonds issued on the name oi me cny with the property security. Property owners grant the city liens on their property so as to create the necessary security. At- vesterdav's session of the Coun rll It was necessary to transfer $65. 000 from the general fund to meet the interest on an Issue of bonds due today. The transfer was nothing more than the lending of $65,000 from the general fund to the fund whlcn snouia have been kept up by the individual property owners who have bonded their property for street, sidewalk or sewer Improvements. Ceaaation of Work Proposed. Commissioner Xieck announced that lie favors the discontinuance of all street improvements for at least a year so that the bond tangles might have time to adjust themselves. The same view was taken by other members of the Commission. It was decided that rather than take this step City Com missioner BIgelow be given time to Investigate and report on conditions and propose possible remedies. The law under which the bonds are sold provides that in case of delin quency in payment of interest or in stallments the city may sell the prop erty upon which liens are given for the bonds. Although this provision in the charter seems clear there is a question about the advisability of such sales. It is feared, however, that this may have to be resorted to. Forfeitures Are Few. There have been some delinquency sales in the past, but only In cases where the bond assessments have run the full 10 years of their life. The sales were necessary to make possible the redemption of the bonda. No at tempt has been made to sell property for delinquency in interest or of a few installments. Such sales have been advertised upon several occasions, but have not been held. It is considered by members of the Commission to be necessary to take immediate steps to correct conditions. Last year the city transferred $175, 000 from the general fund to make up the deficiencies, and this year it is expected to equal or exceed this. SUIT IS FOR COMMISSION Claini or $14,000 Based on Sale In volving $2,250,000. Suit for $14,000 unpaid commissions on the sale of the Oregon Real Estate Company's properties was filed yester day by R. S. Clayton, .who names L. Y. Keady and A.' FT'Swensson as defend ants. It is set forth that an agree ment existed between the plaintiff and defendants as to what should be paid and that when the property was trans ferred in July of last year, the consid eration being $2,250,000, the pur chasers, the Anglo-Pacific Realty Com pany, allowed $160,000 for commission, of which $125,000 was to be paid in preferred stock in the concern and $25. 000 in cash. This amount was to be divided in a proportion already agreed upon be tween the plaintiff and the defendants, it is alleged, which would mean a com mission of $13,000 for the plaintiff, of which only $1000 is said to have been paid. He asks for Judgment for the balance, agreeeing to take, preferred stuck in settlement of his claim at par value. possibilities In sight, City Commission er Dieck yesterday entered a protest against the proposed establishment of a shop at the foot of Bast Washington street, until its scope and purpose is decided. The protest was made when Mr. Dieck asked for an explanation of the shop plans. In a discussion which fol lowed it "was shown that no plan had been arranged. "This Is unwise." declared Mr. Dieck. "I protest against the setting of ma chinery and the building up of a plant In the proposed new location until we know what we are going to da. "The municipal shop should be one of our biggest institutions. The city should be fitted for the repairing of all its apparatus. There is no reason why It should not be the biggest fea ture of the whole service." "That's why the present shops have not been as successful as they might." retorted Commissioner- Bigrelow. "We started to make them too big' at the start. An institution of that kind must be developed slowly." Mayor Albee suggested that all of the Commissioners work out plans1 for the handling of repair work and the construction of supplies for the city THREE CLAIM SPOUSE HISBAXDS ASK POLICES TO HUNT FOR MICH-MARRIED WOMAN, NEW PAVING RULE ADOPTED 40 Per Cent of Owners Required for Improvement Proceedings. Because of the large number of street improvement proceedings which have been killed by remonstrance after e city has gone to the expense of preparing plans and specifications. City Commissioner Dieck yesterday is sued orders to the effect that no more proposed improvement proceedings will be started unless petitioned for bv 40 per cent or more of the property owners affected. Heretofore a peti tion of 20 per cent was sufficient. In unusual cases a petition of JO per cent of the owners will be sufficient under the new arrangement. Commissioner Dieck says he will op pose any proceedings for street im provements which may be started by the Council by resolution unless the proceedings are in the form of emer gency improvements. NEW SHOP IS OPPOSED Haphazard Method for City Work Objected To by Dieck. .. .. i r Fearing mat meniusr i Commission are not profiting by the experience with the present municipal j shop, which has been a rauure, Dut are Jumping headlong into a second under taking of the same kind with the same WOMAN WHO CAME TO ORE GON IN 1SS2 DIBS. X X - -Sv' i 'Sag-, I ' I ii mi mnWiiifi it ' laft-- m-nim- --Try 1 Mrm. Mary K. Settlemeir. Mrs. Mary E. Settlemeir, pio neer of 1852 and widow of J. H. Settlemeir, died yesterday at her home, 972 East Burnside street, al the age of 67 years. Mrs. Set tlemeir came to Oregon with her parents when a child. Tbey set tled on Howell Prairie, Marion County, where she taught school until she was married to J. H. Settlemeir in 1881, when they set tled at Woodburn. of which Mr. Settlemeir was founder. They moved to Portland three years . ago. Mr. Settlemeir died a year and a half ago. Mrs. Settiemeir is survived by one son, J. H. Set tlemeir, of Portland. The funeral will take place today at 2 P. M. in the Methodist Church of Woodburn, Or. departments and submit them to the shop, the plan being to devise means of keeping the workmen In the shops busy all the time. Trio Says Mrs. IJIlle Martin Ured With Each Awhile, Only to Leave Soon With Money. Three husbands are looking for Mrs. LUIie Martin, each one claiming to be the . legal spouse and each declaring she got some of his money. This came to light yesterday when Fred Wise called at the police station and asked that search be made for his wife. More than a week, ago J. W. Martin, of The Dalles, came to the station and told Desk Patrolman Thompson that his wife had left him- A few days before that August Anderson had made the same complaint, but until the ap pearance of Wise on the scene yester day the two incidents were not connected. Wise says he married Mrs. Martin, who said sne was a widow, in Mon tana a year ago. His home was in Spokane and he had considerable prop erty there. In all he has given her about $4000, he says. Both Anderson nd Martin said she had some of their money, too. While Martin was in Portland look ing for her. the woman was living with Wise at 448 Columbia street. It was said. She left him on Monday. Mrs. Martin, or Mrs. Wise, or Mrs. Anderson has with her a 6-year-old daughter, who is deaf and dumb, he ld es a parrot and a canary Dird. RESIDENTIAL GROWTH BIG City's Expansion Shown In 1653 Water Connections This- Vear. th nf Portland, from a resi dential standpoint, is shown in a re port of the water department issued yesterday and giving a list of the new residential water service connections since January 1. It is shown that in the six months there have been 1653 new connections. By months the number of new serv Iaa nAnnAntlmi was a a fnllowAt Jan uary, 229; February, 225: March. 283; April, 2D4; iviay, June, saoi uuiy. 97. The Power of Our Powder is well known. Thousands- of women have learned it raises the' dough thoroughly, leaving it light, moist, and delicious. EVERYONE SHOULD READ Ball tin 103, TT. S. Sept. of Ag-ri-caltnr. It settles ttxt question of aluminum compounds in b axing; powder.'. We mail copies on request: Crescent' Mfg. Co:, -Seattle, Wn. r ' n Pleasure to Shoo in This Cool. Comfortable Dauliah t S toreBes t of Service-Courteous Salespeople Manicuring and Hairdressing Parlors on the Second Floor Summer Furniture, Rugs, Draperies, Etc., on the Third Floor Double Stamps will be given today with all cash pur chases made in the Shoe Department on the Main Floor.. See below for special offerings in Men's and Women's Shoes. OldSyWortman ScKing Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Store Honrs 9 A. H. to 6 P. li. Ewy Business Day Saturday Included Jewelry Specials for Saturday Department, Main Floor We show a complete line of the latest Jewelry Nov elties. Stick Pins, Bracelets, Lavalliers, Rings, Tie Pins, Purses, Card Cases, Beads, Brooches, etc., at lowest prices. O size Elgin Watches,. 7 -jewel, $ 9.50 12 size Elgin Watches, 7 -jewel, $10.50 $4.50 Ger. Silver Ring Mesh Bags, $ 2.50 $2.50 solid gold Tie Clasps at only $ 1.50 Platinoid Picture Frames at 25c and 50c Leather Handbags Special $1 Main Floor Women's real leather Hand bags in good assortment of the new shapes and sizes. These are exception ally well made. Some are fitted with inside coin purse and mir- fi T flfl tot. Priced very special at P v v Special showing of Leather Toilet Cases, Traveling Sets, etc., at the lowest prices. "S. & H." Stamps given with purchases. Women's $22.50 Coats $ 7:49 Women's $35.00 Suits $9.98. Department, Second Floor -'Sale extraordinary of Women's and Misses' Coats. A special assortment of seasonable styles selected from our regular lines. Wool -crepes, serges, waffle cloth, wool poplins and other popular woolen fabrics ; also stylish models of silk moire, taffetas and rich brocaded effects. Short and medium length styles. Some with flounced skirt, others in belted back or plain j?7 ACL tailored styles. Coats worth to $22.50 P "a Women's $6.50 Wool Sweaters Special at $3.98 Second Floor Women's and Misses' All-Wool Sweaters for beach and mountain wear. Plain and fancy weaves, with roll or Byron collars. Fine and heavy ribbed. Some styled with belts. P O QQ KirpnfArs wnrt.il lin to $6.30. Special V Department, Second rioor Continuation of the great ale of Women's and Misses' Suit an event which is creating no end of comment on account of the wonderful bargains offered. Odd lines selected from our regular (stock serges, cheviots, poplins, gabardine cloth, silk moire, t.ilk poplins and other wanted weaves. All are up-to-date models for pres ent wear. Splendid range of colors tQ QQ and patterns. Suits worth to $35.00 $7.50 to $16.50 Wool Sweaters Second Floor Plain and novelty Wool Sweaters in short or i-lengtli styles. This includes the very newest effects. Some with scarf and cap to match. Shown in heavy or medium ribbed. Ja fif Rocmlnr 7 .1(1 l.i 1li.."in Sweaters now Special Sale Women's and Misses' Bathing Suits, 2d Floor Great Sale Girls' Sample Dresses Continues, Dept. Zd Moor Saturday Specials in the ' Men's Wear Section Men's $3.50 Straw Hats $1.00 All Men's Panamas Reduced Main Floor Our entire line of men's sailor style Straw Hats in cluded in this offer. Latest high crown, narrow-brim models in both plain and rough straws. Hats worth up to C 7 i)fk $3.50. Your choice V1,vv Main Floor All Panamas must go at once. A variety of the newest models in all wanted sizes. Regular $6.50 Hats now $4.95 Regular $7.50 Hats now 5.95 Regular $8.50 Hats now $6.95 "S. & H. Stamps with purchases. Men's $1.50 Athletic Underwear 98c Men's 25c Fancy Hose at 19c Main Floor Men's athletic cut Union Suits short sleeves, and knee lenerth ; cool and comfortable for warm days. Styled with the new elastie-trouser seat All sizes. $1.50 Underw k98c Main Floor Several special lines or Men's J?ancy nose in gooa as sortment of colors. These are the regular 25c quality. Supply your needs here today at the J 0 All Men's Fancy Suits on sale at Special Eeduced Prices Annual Sale (Manhattan 99 Shirts Main Floor For style, serviceability and general satisfaction, Manhattan Shirts are in a class by themselves. Our entire stock of this famous make now on sale at special low prices. $1.50 Manhattan Shirts now $1.15 $2.00 Manhattan Shirts now $1.38 $2.50 Manhattan Shirts now $1.88 $3.00 Manhattan Shirts now $2.25 $3.50 Manhattan Shirts now $2.65 $3.75 Manhattan Shirts now $2.65 Also special reduced prices on such famous makes as "Yorke," "Arrow" and "Bates Street" Shirts. Beautiful 1914 patterns. On the Main Floor. Bous9 $1.50 Wash Suits at 98c Botis' Straw Hats lb Price Main Floor Boys' ''0 liver Twist" Wash Suits of plain white galateas and neat stripe ma terials. Very popular style for beach wear. Regular $1.50 Suits are now placed on sale at CbQf very low price of only'' Main Floor Unrestricted choice of all boys' and children's Straw Hats today at just half price. We show all the latest styles in any wanted straw. Complete line all styles. All U prfCs Boys'Strawsat 1 Boys' Russian Wash Suits Half Price Boys' $5.50 Norfolk Suits $3.45 Main Floor Again- today we place on sale all boys' Russian style Wash Suits at half price. Plain colors and combinations of stripes and cheeks. Also shown in white. Entire l fS? line now at Main Floor Broken lines of boys' high-grade Norfolk Suits well-known makes selling in the regular way up to $6.50. Choice assortment of fabrics and pat terns to pick from. CJ9 Worth to $6.50 now S9.75TrimmedHats $3.95 Millinery Dept., Second Floor Today we place on sale in the Millinery Salons on the Second Floor a wonderful assortment of beautiful new Trimmed Hats at a fraction of their real worth. Smart new Panamas, trimmed with wings, ribbons, breasts, etc also high-grade Trimmed Milan in latest shapes. Hats inQ Q T this' lot worth up to $9.75. Your choice Saturday for only-tfJ-J Advance Styles New White Felt Hats Prices Range From 65c Up to $3.50 We have just opened a new shipment of the new White Felt Hats for early Autumn wear. Youl be pleased with these new models. Shown in several attractive shapes. Reasonably priced from 65c P to 00.50 eacn. Tn ViT,( nnrchases ask for your S. & H. Trading Stamps they're valuable. A 11 Fatten Parasols V2 Pr ice $5 Colonials $2.95 Double Trading Stamps with all cash purchases made in the Main Floor Shoe Department today. All Women's $5 Street Pumps and Colonials are included in this sale. Scores of smart, new styles in satin, suede, patent colt and dull calf. New narrow shapes, with military, Louis, Cu ban or kidney heels. All are $500 grades. On ffO Qff sale at,, the pair P&.W $3.50, $4 Pumps C QT and Colonials at Men's $5 Oxfords S2.&5 Men's black or tan Russia Calf Oxfords in several neat, dressv lasts. A complete line of all ' All fresh, new stock NOT BROKEN LINES! Grades selling regularly j?V Qs up to $5. Special Men's High Shoes, in vici and ennmetal leathers. Button or lace styles. Reg- flJQ ular $5 grades at Main Floor, Morrison-Street Way All sale Women's Fancy Parasols on Saturday at one-half price. Women's $5.00 Fancyfljg CZf) Parasols on sale now at P.JJ Women's $6.50 Fancy CQ 5HI Parasols on sale now at Women's $7.50 Fancy f El Parasols on sale now atV v Women's $10.00 Fancy JCZ ff Parasols on sale now at Women's $12.50 Fancy Cf Ot Parasols on sale now atr7t','t' Women's Knit Underwear Underpriced for Saturday Department, Main Floor Women's and children's cool Summer tjnder wear priced lower. No better opportunity to supply your needs .has been presented this season, in aaauion io mese cAtremcijr & S. & H. Green Trading Stamps Women's reg. 25c Sleeveless i Qf Lisle Vests on sale now at Women 's 35c Cotton , and O Cf g Lisle Vests on sale now at'''' , Women's reg. 50c Sleeveless QQs Cotton Vests on sale now at-',' Women's regular 35c Union Suits on sale now at only"''1' Women's reg. C5o and 75o Qs Union Suits on sale now at',' with purchases. Women 's regular 50c .Union O CZf Suits on sale now at only-- Women's reg. $1.25 Union OCT Suits on sale now at only' Women's $1.00 Odd Vests (ICkf. Child's 15c Sleeveless Vests on sale-now at 1212C Odd lines Children's Vests t ff on special sale now at only Basement Bargain Center 3.50 Silk Petticoats at $2.29 In the Basement Special one-day sale of Silk Petticoats. Made from splendid quality taffeta or messaline, with neat accordion plaited or tucked flounces. Complete assortment of the seasonable new shades, also black and white. Petticoats such as these usually sell at $3.50, and they are really worth it. Special $1 Belts and Girdles 48c Women's Lace Collars 29c Main Floor Odd lines of Women's Belts and Girdles. Fancy stripe, washable taffeta Girdles, also white kid and gray, black or green novelty vest effects. We also include new enameled and leather Belts in pop ular styles. Grades selling A hfC formerly up to $1.00. Eachr-"k' 29c Fancy Ribbons, Worth to 65c, at Yd. 23c Main Floor Dainty, new Lace Coat Collars of Venise, nets, organdies and pique. Shown in the stylish "Lilv" effects, and many other novelties in white, cream, ecru, black and colors. You may choose these Collars today, while they last, at the low price Drugs andToilet Articles At Special Prices The popularity of our Saturday Drug Sales is attested by the wonder ful volume of business we transact every Saturday in this department 5c Lurline or Ivory Soap at 3c Cake Limit 6 cakes (five Ivory and one Lurline) to a customer. Soap will not be delivered except with other purchases made in Drug Dept. Regular 25c Cuticura Soap, 15 2oc" Woodbury's Facial Soap 15 Odds and ends 10c Soap now 3 4711 Toilet Soap on sale at 8 50o Hinds' II. & A. Cream, 2S Fancy Soaps, put up three bars in a box, worth to Ooc, at 15 15c Toilet Paper, 1500 sheets, on special sale today at only 10 $1.75 2-quart Syringes, $1.00 25c large size Sponges now 15 50c Scott's Towels, 150 on a roll, priced special today at only 35 10c Hand, Kitchen Sapolio at 6 25c Imperial Talcum now at 12 15c Borated Talcum now at 5c 10c Monkey Scouring Soap, 5c 35c Witch Hazel on sale at 21 8c Williams' Shaving Soap at 4 35c Apenta Water now at 21 25c Violet Ammonia now at 15 $1.00 Listerine, large size, 59J 35c Peroxide, 1 pound, only 21 25c Jergen's Rice Powder at 12? 50c Caiman 's Face Powder, 25C 50o Dora Face Powder now 33 50c Pebeco Tooth Paste now 2S 50c M. & B. Mouth Wash at 25 25c M. & B. Mouth Wash at 12 25c Petro, one-pound jars, 10 50c Mary Garden Talcum at 35 Balsam Fir for moths also pro duces sleep and used for fancy work. Put up in fancy boxes. 50o boxes on sale at only 25J 25c and 35c boxes on sale at 15 Toilet Articles Extra Special-Our entire line of Pyralin Ivory Toilet Goods Brushes, Manicure Sets, Combs and hundreds of l flff other articles now ' Special line of every-day Toilet "KooAa at following reductions: 50c Wood Buffers, speciul, 25 25c Nail Files, asstd. sizes, ioc 10c Orangewood Sticks now 5 irvn Cm. Tinard on sale at 5 15o Yupla Nail Polish now 10 25c Lotus Nail Enamel at 12Vi 25c Lotus Nail Bleach at 12Vj 25c Lotus Nail Salve at VZVzQ Use "Maurino" Toilet Prepara tions for a clear skin and good complexion. Money back if not entirely satisfactory. Note price: Satin Cream at 60c and $1.00 Maurine Lotion at 50c and $1.00 Maurine Rosebud Rouge at 50c Free Full treatment of Maurine Preparations in rest-rooms on the second floor. Try them. Special Piter Charles Hedden's 75c Toilet Waters in the following odors: Siren Lily, Violet Eve, Naiads or Lilac. Any one of thcho with a 50c jnr of Hedden's Face Cream. Total retail price, $l.'i. W Zf Our combination special -' Semprc Giovine 29c Regular Price 50c Sempre Giovine is one of the best-known Toilet Preparations on the market and is widely used by women of refinement everywhere. Dainty, fragrant and lasting. The reg. Q 50o cake on sale aty Sale of Brushes High-grade Brushes of all kinds on special sale at low prices. Hair Brushes, up to CJQ f( $5.00 values, now atPv', Nail Brushes, worth up CZflf to $1.00, on sale at only-"' Cloth Brushes, up t f to $2.50 values, at V vv Demons tration Borden's Milk Drug Dept. on Main Floor Borden's Malted Milk is not a medicine; it is a ,i t insrif ia flint if. is nal.ita dip. Added to lOUU. IIS x... j- hot or cold water it is very like new milk the milk from the top of the bottle with more than its due pro- : p w,arr TVi fllicntn flavor of somethinir be sides milk recalis the aroma of baking bread, or of fresh, crisp cracker, ine louowinjf opecmi ill be in force during demonstration. Take advantage. Regular 50c Size Malted Milk at 40c Regular $1.00 Size Special Only 80c Regular $3.98 Hospital Size $2.98 Halted HAS NO EQUAL 1 E a