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TTTE MORNING OREGONIATT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1914. 9 INTEREST Of! PAST DUE TAXES PUZZLE Committee of Multnomah Leg islators Agrees on Rate of One Per Cent Monthly. OPINIONS DIFFER WIDELY Argument for leniency Based on Theory That Small Landowners Find ' It Hard to Borrow. Half-Yearly Plan Pleases. Inasmuch as the present taxation laws are due for drastic revision at the forthcoming session of the Leg islature, the report of the Multnomah County sub-committee on taxation will be a special order of business at the meeting Monday night. The committee has recommended semi-annual payments, 50 per cent of the taxes due at each payment, with a penalty of 1 per cent a month for all delinquent payments and an" additional penalty of 6 per cent If the first de linquency Is carried beyond the second period. The report further provides May S and November 5 as payment dates extending the time one month past the present dates and favors abolition of the present system of printing delin quent tax lists in the newspapers. The full Multnomah delegation seems to agree on all particulars of the re port excepting the rate of penalty. Some members think 1 per cent a month too much and others think It not enough. A prolonged debate Is expected on this Issue when the legislators meet on Monday night. The three members of the committee, Representatives - elect Huston, Lewis and Gill, are prepared to defend their recommendations. They point out that various penalties were considered and that the rate of l per cent a month was decided on as a compromise. However, other members of the dele gation insist that this rate is entirely too high. Ben Selling and S. B. Cobb, among others, think the penalty should be no higher than ordinary Interest rate, so that a property-owner In the event he Is unable to pay, will not be forced to go to the bank to borrow money. On the other hand It Is pointed out that if the penalty is placed as low as 8 per cent many taxpayers will allow their payments to become delinquent, leaving the government without funds. In answer to this contention is pre sented the fact that the state always can issue wararnts at 6 per cent, and that it will be making money on de linquent taxes paying 8 per cent. Ben Selling insists that the whole burden of taxation ehould be made as light as possible for the small taxpayer. If the penalty is too high It is further contended, many small home owners who have no immediate funds available will be forced to borrow money at high rates and may be taken ad vantage of. "The entire scheme of taxation," says John Gill, "Is to distribute the burden equally among the people In propor tion to the property they Own. We should not enact a law that will relieve any person from the just share of taxes due the state." It is certain that1 the semi-annual payment system will be adopted, and it is probable, too, that the discount for cash payments in advance in effect be fore the present law was enacted will not be provided for In the proposed law. Up-state legislators are looking to Multnomah County for advice on this subject of taxation, as It is in this county that the principal opposition to the present system is centered. How ever, there Is enough opposition in other parts of the state to Insure strong support for the proposed remedial law. It Is probable that the Multnomah County sub-committee on schools and education will be ready to submit a partial report it next Mondays meet ing. While the committee Is concerning Itself principally with investigation of the textbook situation. It is probable that other school affairs will be in cluded in the report. Members of the Board of Education and various school officials want certain changes in the law and will present bills Incorporating their ideas to the Multnomah delega tion. Representative-elect Louis Kuehn is preparing a bill that will provide per manent registration In every county In the state. He advances several argu ments in support of his proposed bill. Principal among them is the expense attaching to semi-annual registration. Another is the hardship it works on naturalized citizens who are required to present their naturalization papers each time they register. PEACE MEETING IS SET Association Will Launch Campaign With Session Tomorrow. The regular peace meeting of the Portland World Peace Association will be held at S o'clock Sunday afternoon In Hall A, Central Library, Eleventh and Yamhill streets. G. EwarBaker. president of the Ore gon Christian Endeavor Association; Rev. S. Alice Hansen, president of the Sunnyside Woman's Christian Temper ance Union, and Dr. David Buchanan, . the regular speaker for the local Be hals, will speak on "Consistent Neu trality" from their various viewpoints. Miss V. B. do Lory will lead the con gregational singing of original heart songs of peace. This meeting opens the campaign of the peace propaganda, which will be continued until many have been heard on the peace platform. Multnomah. He Is advance man for May Robeson. J. W. Colburn, of Mason City, Iowa, Is at the Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wright, of Boise, are at the Seward. Carl Cooley, of Pendleton, is regis tered at the Oregon. Mrs. Lula Miller, of Centralis, Wash, is at the Multnomah. It. L. Hopkins is registered at the Oregon from Eugene. B. C. Ollnger. of The Dalles, is reg istered at the Imperial. J. E. Simpson is registered at the Nortonia from Eugene. D. L. Mrks, of Eugene, registered at the Carlton yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Larsen, of Rose burg, are at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. W. C Everett, of Cal gary, are at the Carlton. Mrs. L. A. Smith, of Tacoma, la reg istered at the Multnomah. G. E. Easton, of Sedro-Woolley, Wash., is at the Cornelius. R. E. Stevens is registered at ths Perkins from Myrtle Point. J. F. McRae is registered at the Seward from Walla Walla. I W. Kelson registered at the Nor tonia from Corvallls yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. F. Anderson, of Cen tralis. Wash., are at the Carlton. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Simpson, of Stsv enson. Wash, are at the Multnomah. W. A. Gellatly, sheriff of Benton county, is registered at the Perkins from Corvallis. Mr. and Mrs. C V. Davles, of Knapp ton. Or., are at the Cornelius, as are also Gavin Catto and Max Schwaller. ROSARIANS SOOfi LEAVE RESERVATIONS COXnXUE FOR TRIP OF" MA2TT ESTERTAIXMBSTS. San Francisco, Oakland and Pasadena Among Hoats-to-Be Party to Dedi cate Oregon Building. With only a little more than two days remaining until they will leave for Southern California, the Royal Rosar ians have completed practically all their preparations, and, on midnight Monday, their special will leave from the Union Depot. Messages from San Francisco, Oak land, Pasadena and San Diego announce preparations for entertainment such as never before has been prepared for a big visiting delegation. At San Francisco, on December 30, the Rosarians will dedicate the Oregon building at the Panama-Pacific Exposi tion. A committee of Rosarians now In San Francisco, headed by L. W. Buckley, are arranging the programme, and the Governor of California. Mayor of San Francisco and officials of all the state buildings at the exposition will participate. The visitors from Port land will be guests at a luncheon at the new Commercial Club quarters in San Francisco. Oakland, across the bay, which two years ago gave the Rosarians the most brilliant reception of the whole trip, with the possible exception of San Diego, are not only going to entertain them again at their city, but Intend to hook on two cars to the Rosarlan-fepe-clal and accompany the party to Pasa dena for the Tournament of Roses, and to San Diego, where the Portland day at the Panama-California Exposition will be observed on January 2. Many of the Knights of the Rose Tournament will also probably Join the Rosarians from Pasadena to San Dieg-. Three members of the Oregon Com mission of the Panama-Pacific Exposi tion will accompany the party and will preside at the dedication of the Oregon building. O. M. Clark, chairman of the Commission, will head this delegation. G. M. Hyland, director of exhibits, also will go on the trip. Although it is now the "eleventh hour," reservations are being received from people who desire to take advan tage of the rates given the Rosarians and to enjoy the special entertainment that will be given the Portland delega tion. They probably will continue to come In up to the last moment today. Reservations are being handled In the order in which they are received. ST. JOHNS MAKES MERRY COMMtTSnr CELEBItATIOTC HELD TN SCHOOL. AUDITORIUM. PERS0NALMENTI0N. L. J. Merrill, of Mosler. is at the Seward. J. H. Lauterman, of Salem, la at the Seward. W. T. Hlslop, of Cleveland, is at the Oregon. J. M. OKeil, of Astoria, is at the Carlton. G. E. Stanfield. of Echo, is at the Imperial. J. R. Carter, of Spokane, is at the Cornelius. S. A. Baboock, of Seattle, Is at the Cornelius. Kola Xeis. a Salem hop dealer, is at the Imperial. C. W. Stone, of Hood River. Is at the Nortonia. M. Lehmann, of La Center, Wash., is at the Perkins. F. S. Gannett, of Salem, is registered at the Nortonia, J. R. Blanchflower, of North Yakima, is at the Perkins. N. C. Murck, of New York, is at the Assnrance Given That All in Need Are Cared for and Spirit of Day Well Exemplified. Citizen of St. Johns closed their Christmas festivities last night with a community celebration in the audi torium of the James Johns High School. It had been arranged to give the pro gramme in the open air on the plat form erected at the community Christ mas tree. The important part of the community effort was in seeing that every family in need in St. Johns was supplied with Christmas comforts and some of the luxuries. The committee on relief, v. W. Mason chairman, reported yesterday that more than 40 families had been supplied, and considerable supplies were left which would be used to relieve others. The Bachelors' Club relieved more than 20 families in St. Johns. A thorough canvass of the city was made during the week, so that the audience last night felt assured that every fam ily in St. Johns had enjoyed Christmas, and a fine brotherly spirit was mani fested at the gathering. The programme opened with a band concert, followed by general singing of "All Hail the Power." Mayor Vincent delivered the opening address, in which he congratulated the people of St. Johns for their brotherly spirit and for the liberality with which they had re sponded to the call from the relief com mittees. He felt sure St. Johns never had enjoyed a hapDier Christmas tfcnn this one. K. C. Couch, president of th Commercial Cluh snrtlrA h,l.iv .j commended the people of St. Johns ror their community spirit. Rev. J. A. Goode, of the United Evangelical Church, spoke for the churches and of the Christmas spirit abroad, declaring It "more blessed to give than to re ceive." , Miss Fay Wentz sang "A Christmas Song" and "Home, Sweet Home." The male quartet, under the leadership of L. F. Clark, rendered selections. All the churches were represented. The tableaux "Faith, Hope and Charity" was portrayed. The public schools were represented by several drills. "Blest Be the Ties" and "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" were the closing songs. CHARLES M. KEGLER DIES Operation Fails to Save' Alan Who Was Kan Down by Anto. Charles M. Kegler, manager of the Vulcan Coal Company, died at the Good Samaritan Hospital Thursday from in Juries received Monday night when he was struck at Fifth and Couch streets by the Carlton Hotel bus. Mr. Kegler's back was broken and he received in juries to his head. Dr. Sanford Whiting operated on the man's spine in an effort to save him. but Mr. Kegler died shortly after. Mr. Kegler is survived by three broth ers, one of whom, William G. Kegler, lives in Portland, and Frederick, T. and Me S tamps Today With Cash Purchases Made in All D eparttnents Charge Purchases Made Today Will Go On Your Jan. Account, Payable Feb. 1 Portland Agents for Richardson's Celebrated Table Linen Olds, Worttnan &c Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods IKhng PacificPhone Marshall 4SOO Home Phone A 6231 Portland Agents for Ladies" Home Journal Patterns aturdanjj's Important 9 Throughout the Store Extra Special Bargain Offerings in Seasonable and "Wanted Merchandise priced far below reg ular for today's selling. Don't miss reading every item in this advertisement, for each and every article advertised bears a message of greatest economy. DOUBLE STAMPS today with all Cash Purchases in all departments of the store. Great Vz Price Sale of Linen Sheets $22.50 Sheets - Size 2x3 Yards - a Pair $11.25 $26.00 Sheets - Size 2x3 Yards - a Pair $13.00 Dept., Main Floor We place on Bale, beginning this morning, a special line of Linen Sheets at just half regular prices. Splendid "heavy quality, hemstitched and embroidered. Regular $22.50 grade, S11.25 pair- Regular $24 grade, 12 pair. Regular $26.00 grade, S13 pair. 2000 Dozen Pillow Cases, made from remnants of best sheeting at 10, 12VS 15, 18 Stuttgarter Underwear Greatly Reduced Men's $1.50 Underwear at $1.19 Men's $6.00 Underwear at $3.95 $1.19 Main rloor Clean-Up Sale of men's imported Stutt garter Underwear. Owing to war conditions we are unable to replenish, our stock of Stuttgarter Under wear, hence we quote these exceptionally low prices. Best sanitary wool standard of quality everywhere: Men's $1.50 medium weight all wool Shirts and Drawers now at low price Men's $2.50 heavy weight, all wool "t O CT Shirts and Drawers now selling at only P Men's $3.50 medium weight Union j0 Suits, priced for Saturday's selling at Men's $4.25 all wool Shirts and Draw- 2JO OCT ers. priced for Saturday's selling at P&.ZJ Men's $5.00 and $6.00 heavy weight Union Suits, priced special, this sale Men's $4 and $5 Sweater at $2.95 Main Floor Men's heavy knit wool Sweaters in the popular Ruff neck styles with knit-in side pockets and pearl buttons. Shown in cardinal and gray. Splendid all-wool qualities usually selling at 3 O Q $4.00 and $5.00. Priced special today at low price of $3.95 $1.00, $1.50 Black Silk Hose 89c Main Floor Women's fine qual ity black silk hose; also black silk boot with lisle thread gar ter top, standard $1-00QQa and $1.50 Hose, pair $25 S tilts Dept. Second Floor Second, Floor "Women's and misses' high-class Suits grouped for immediate disposal. Hand some new models from our regular lines. Tailored, semi-fancy and novelty cuts in a large and varied assortment. Redingote, Nor folks, belted and military effects in navy, brown, black, green, plum and other popular shades. Trimmings of braids, fancy buttons, velvets, etc Don't overlook this splendid offering! Suits in this lot priced formerly up to and including $25.00, on t O Q O sale today only at low price J-.sCj $18.50 Coats at $7.95 Department, Second Floor Sale extraordinary of odd lines of women's and misses' Coats se lected from our regular stock and priced for Saturday's selling at less than half. Many are in the popular three-quarter lencrths, also in short models for sports wear. Ill are new, up-to-date styles in zibelines, mixtures, tweeds, velours and boucle. Belted and cape models, also long-waist and flare styles. In a splen did range of sizes. Coats selling heretofore up to $18.50. You may choose any of the Coats today at only $7.95 Women's $2 Union Suits at $1.69 Women's $1 Vests and Pants at 65c Main Floor Extra special offering in women's Union Suits for today. Splendid heavy quality for Winter wear. High neck and long sleeves. We have these in a good assortment of all sizes. The standard $2.00 Union Suits on sale at rf T 2Ck the low price of only, the garment P-M-.J7 Main Floor Women's Pants and Vests of fine qual ity lisle. These are in a well-known make and are nicely finished. High neck and long sleeves. It will pay you to take advantage of this offering. The standard $1.00 Vests and Pants are i offered at the low price of, the garment, 65c Women's Regular S5.Q0 Kayser Glove Silk Union Suits, Special $3.95 Children's $10 Coats S3 On Sale in Basement TJnderprice Store Only 126 Coats in this lot and it's safe to say there won't be many left by noon. Materials are heavy rough mixtures in serviceable dark colorings. All are well made, many of them have warm wool linings.' Double Stamps will be given with all cash purchases made in the Basement today. Girls' Coats worth from $7.50 fl Q Ji Q np to $10. Choice f0f0 Saturday Sale Drugs & Toilet Articles Double Trading Stamps Today With Cash Purchases 25 lbs. Epsom Salts for only 85 Main Floor Special reduced prices on standard lines Drugs and Toilet Articles for Saturday. Thrifty buyers will be quick to note thesa savings. We give S. & II. Stamps. Five bars Ivory Soap, B Gg One Bar Lurline Soap -- l Limit six bars to a customer. No deliveries except with other purchases in Drug Department. 15c Pears' Unscented Soap 12 15c 4711 White Rose Soap 12t $1.00 Imported Bocabella Castile Soap, special, the bar, only 65 25c Witch Hazel, 16-ounce, 21 50c size Hedden's Cold Cream on sale for Saturday, special at 28J 25c Imperial Talcum t 0 Powder, special now at 10c Monkey Scouring Soap at 5 15c Williams' Talc Powder 10 25e Massatla Talc Powder 11 25eJergen's Rice Powder at lOc 50c Dora Bourgois Powder at 30 25c Rickseckers Tooth Paste on sale Saturday at, special of 10? 25c Petro, one-pound jar at XOi 50c Bottle of 16 - ounce size, special Bay Rum, O CZ 50c Fitch's Hair Tonic now 35 25c Lyon's Tooth Powder at 15 25c Colgate's Tooth Paste at 20 Hedden's Standard 75c Toilet Wa ters on sale Saturday for 50 $1 Listerine, Saturday only 65 50c Pebeco Tooth Paste 5 Qf on sale Saturday at 25c Antiphologistine now for 19 25c Denver Mud Saturday at 15 50c Denver Mud Saturday 30 $1.00 Denver Mud, Saturday 60J Epsom Salts at, the pound for 5? 35c Tooth Brushes, in 1 Chf assorted styles now at 50c Household Rubber Gloves in all sizes, special, pair now at 39 35c Dressing Combs in variety of styles, Saturday, special at 25? Standard 50c Hair Bvnshes in as sorted styles, Saturday" only 39 25c Tooth Brushes in assorted styles, priced Saturday only 15J Rubber Lined Travel- EZf ing Cases, worth $1.00 Maurine Toilet Goods We carry a complete line of these well-known preparations. Free treatment for the asking in Rest Rooms on the Second Floor of the building. Maurine Satin Cream 50c, $1.00 Beauty Lotion at 50c and $1.00 Maurine Rosebud Rouge for 50c $3.50 Corsets $2.50 Second Floor Here's a wonder ful Corset, special for Saturday. Advance 1915 models in famous Bien Jolie Greeian Treco Cor sets. New medium high bust model. Splendid model for gen eral wear. Shown in a complete line of all sizes. Standard $3.50 Corsets, speeial CO EZh for Saturday at p4 JW $2 Wool Dress Goods $1.39 $3 Fancy Silks $1.98 Main Floor Special offerings of high-grade wool fabrics for dresses, skirts, waists, etc. Splendid assort ment of patterns and colors. Here are materials selling heretofore up to $1.75 and $2.00. QQ Priced now at, yard $2 Canton Crepes - Main Floor Beautiful fancy silks. Special lines taken from our regu lar stock and grouped for quick clearance. Great assortment of handsome patterns and colorings for dresses, waists, etc. $3 Fancy Silks 40in. - Yard $1.39 $1.98 $1.75 Fancy Plaid Silks Special Yard $1.19 Saturday Sale Bedding Standard $2.00 Comforters $1.69 Standard $2.5Q Comforters $1.89 Standard $3.00 Comforters $2.19 Third Floor A rousing sale of Comforters will be of interest to all visitors to the store today. Three special lines selected from our regular stock and marked at great reductions. All are filled with sanitary white cotton and are covered with best grade silkolines. Good assortment of coloring and patterns. Double Stamps in All Departments $5 Umbrellas $3.95 Main Floor Very best quality, rain-proof silk cover with su perior steel frame and rod. These splendid Umbrellas are from our regular lines and are standard $5 grade. Choice as sortment of Ebonoid handles in newest shapes, also beautiful sterling-trimmed handles in var ious styles. Shown in fast black and in all the desirable colors. $5.00 Silk Umbrellas on sale Saturday, at the T0 OCT special price of Women's Handbags Special 39c Main Floor Popular styles and shapes also w o m e n's hand Purses, Music Rolls, OQ Music Folds. Choice nt-- Louis P., of San Francisco; and one sister, Mrs. Lillie B. Halstead, of Og den, Utah. CITY PLANT IS OPPOSED Owners ot Milwaukie Water Works Will Take Xiegal Action. -Owners of the two water plants In Milwaukee are preparing: to resist, by legal action, the construction of a mu nicipal water plant, without first ac quiring; these plants. An injunction in expected as soon as the city starts to lay mains ineide the city, or as soon as a contract is let to lay the main to connect with the Portland water system. The owners of these plants rely on the amended charter passed March, 1913, under which the city may acquire by purchase or condemnation proceed ings the Milwaukie water plantB, or erect a plant if it fails to purchase the local plants. Under this charter Mil waukie undertook to acquire by arbi tration these plants, but failed. It is held that under the amended charter the city must condemn the plants. The city has sold $20,000 in water bonds and is proceeding to erect & dis tribution system with Bull Run water. MAKING THREAT ALLEGED Discharged Good Samaritan Hos pital Orderly Is Arrested. Charles Sword, a discharged orderly at Good Samaritan Hospital, was ar rested yesterday on a charge of threat ening to kill Miss E. JU Loverldge, superintendent at the hospital, when she discharged him. Sword is alleged to have drawn a .22. caliber revolver from his pocket, say ing that he was going to stay oh tho job. He did not shoot, but fled to one of the tuberculosis cottages when the police were called. He was caught there. He will be arraigned before Judge Stevenson in the Municipal Court today. COURTESY CAUSES LOSS Girl, Who Telephones, Jjeaves With Christmas Gifts. After' a girl In white knitted cap, who asked permission to use the tele phone for a moment, had left. Miss C. Paschall, of 241 Thirteenth street, Christmas eve discovered four presents to be missing from among the gifts she had received that day. The police are looking for the girl. The Rose City Skating Rink at Eaut Water and Morrison street was broken into Thursday night and several pairs of skates taken. The lock of the door was picked. O. S. Rydman. of 305 Morris street, reported to the police yesterday the theft of flT.CO in cash, two watches and a silver carving set, by burglars who had Jimmied open a rear window. FOREIGN HOLDINGS LARGER Nearly Half of Pennsylvania Kail road Stock Held by Women. Current reports of the Pennsylvania railroad show that the number of for eign shareholders in that company on December 1. 1914, was 11,882 an In crease of 386 over the corresponding date last year. The total number of individual hold ers of Penneylvania stock on Decem ber 1 last was 91,159 the largest num ber in its history. This is an increase of 3S63, Of this number 31,186 more than one-third are citizens of Penn sylvania. The remainder of the stock is distributed as follows: New York State. 15,545; New England, 16,539; scattered. 16.007. Of the total number of shareholders 43,913, or 48.17 per cent, are women. ICE YET HINDERS FERRY Bain and Thaw May Bring Heavier Run in Columbia. .- VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 25. tSpe cial.) Ice in the Columbia River is flowing down so freely that the Jessie Harkins is still making landings at the Government dock, several blocks east of the ferry landing. With the coming of the rain and thaw today, it is expected that the icn will be running heavier tomorrow and for several days to come, as it will then be breaking off at points where it is frozen on the banks. Jl