- ' THE MORyiyfiI WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 1T. 1015. -
PROFIT OF JITNEY IS
CUT TO $1.76 A DAY
Traffic Engineer Lowers First
- Estimate by Figuring to
Fine Point on Costs.
MAYOR'S CAR IN SERVICE
Machine Subjected to Same Test of
Others In Effort to Gather In
formation Rules Favored
for Bub Regulation.
MTTTICIPAI ESGISEEB'S KB
POBT OK ACTUAL COST AMJ
PROFIT OF JITEY.
Cost of operating per d",0"
bun of JOO-day year (allowing
for bad weather, repairs, acci
dents and other lost time):
Depreciation at the rate of
SO per cent a year l.u
Eight gallons of gasoline
ii rents a gallon
One Quart of oil at 20 cents
a quart ......
Repairs
Tires -
Overhead ......
Insurance or liability
.20
.73
.828
.10
None
Total
Total revenue for day
Cost of operating per day
exclusive of drivers aal
ary -
.13.883
S.S83
Surplus
.S1.76S
Figured -on a scientific basis the
earnings of a Jitney operated as the
Ht operated a car on Washington and
Thurman streets fo, -a day .and a hajf
lsi: week amount to 1. V4. accora
ing'to a detailed report completed yes
terday by Municipal Traffic
i"rkpatrick. who had charge of the
The report covers the earnings
and cost of operation In detail, every
r." m beting considered. Mr. Krkjtrk
kept close tab during the time that T.
l Inskeep. driver for Mayor Albee,
.onducted his Jitney ""vices for the
purpose of getting first-band informa-
ti0ln his report Mr. Klrkpatrick says
1,0 used the car exactly as a Jitney
driver would. Gasoline was Phased
.it a filling station and the machine
. .. inline with the rest of
the Jitneys and operated steadily for
eight hours, following the same routine
other cars as to trips, time speed
,d solicitation of patronage. The car
" ... .-h rmir nassengers beside
ustru n i
the driver.
cirt Estimate JLewered.
As soon as the test was completed It
w.a estimated that the earnings oi
..... i.,..., ,nr ,h eleht-bour day would
be about $2.17. In figuring the Items
.Hnorn to a. fine point tne
. .... HorrMxcd materially.
t- firnrim on the depreciation and
... ... . in(i-riT year basis was
taken. This allowed for bad weather,
repairs, accidents and other trouble,
miht tie uo the car. It was
figured that the depreciation for a year
would be 20 per cent of the total cost
of the car, which in this case was $1S00
at Portland. On this basis depreciation
' on the car amounted to l.oe. ror a ay.
i, . r .-.soline were used,
5.i i o.nt a arallon. or a total of
c Htia nimrt of oil costing
cents was used. Repairs were figured
at 73 cents for the day, tires at a frac
. mr than 82 cents and overhead
charge 10 cents. No Jwf,nc,8
made, for insurance or liability. The
total expense was a fraction more than
Sl.SS for the day.
Operation Hard Work.
The total receipts for the day were
S5.65. which leaves $ 1.76 H for profit
J.t" i.u. w. onerated for eight
ins ". -. .. . , .
hours, taking in me run -morning
and night. T. L. Inskeep, who
drove the car. declared that eight hours
ts Tlrtually all a man can operate a
jitney. He says it Is the hardest kind
at work because of the strain. In ad
dition to operating the machine under
unusual conditions It is necessary to
watch for passengers. To keep the
grind up for eight hours. Mr. Inskeep
says, will soon wear out nearly any
'""raffle Engineer Klrkpatrick and
Mr Inskeep both kept tab on the op
eration of others during the day. As
a result of their experiences they have
made the-following suggestlons.to the
Council regarding needed Jitney regu
lation: .
Speed To be held to strict observance of
UVatroP-Ctlon at grade crossing
Bridge use Slow speed over draws and
Annual Flag Sale
For the Benefit of the
Child Welfare
Fund '
Conducted by the
Oregon Congress
of Mothers
And Parent-Teachers' Associa
tions. A special showing will be on
dlsplav In the Arcade, First Floor,
Main Building.
Today Booth in charge of Mrs.
J. IX Sullivan and Mrs. John
Manning and. helpers.
The: pjualitV Store of Portland
rrftK 5ixU. 7lcn-ri30T Aider Sta.
imictii
If1;;!!:
Umbrellas
Womrn'o .' Imbrrllas All silk
and silk and linen coverings,
warranted waterproof and tast
black. Made with 8 ribs in -6-lnch
size. Immense variety of
handles. Plain and sterling sil
ver t r 1 m m ings. 10 inO OQ
the lot. Your choice at..
glen's "2.50 tlmbrellas Splendid
Coverings. In standard shapes,
with eight ribs Excellent as
sortment of handles, Take-I QQ
your choice at
Children's 3 to 9XTM Um
brellas. In black and all desir
able colors. 18 to 22- 1 Cn
Inch frames. Today .
First Floor, Slxth-St. Bldg.
Women's
Underwear
Vomn'a ll-'J Union SuUm--lhe
well-known -Richelieu brand
light medium-weight that is ideal
j n u.'1'u r High necK,
long sleeves, knee length. QtSc J
Women's Wc to r.r y rmtn. lisle
and mercerized, plain and tnry.
all with low neck. Kegular
sizes. Special, three gar- .
mnits SI. each.
Women'- t-5 2
li.lon Solts. of f ne Hale . Suits
low neck, sleeveless and knee
lengtn, in regular t-.. u
Sp'l, 2 garments $1.50, fa.
Women's S o 5 Union Pa Its and
Vesta, all silk, silk and lisle. All
low neck. Splendid assortment In
regular sizes. Special. 1 CO
two garments $3. each. . '
Second Floor. Slxth-St. Bldg.
Infants' Wear
2 Bassinette Covers, made of
white Seco silk, very dain-QQ
ty and desirable. Reduced to
SI and 1 " Pillow Cases, with
handsome embroidery ruf- 1VL(
fles. Reduced to, each
S1..0 Bassinette Sheets, made of
s p 1 e n d Id materials. Be- TCr
duced to one-half price, ea. v
4 and 5 Hand-Made Slips, dain
tilv embroidered, featherstitched
and tucked. Your ch o i c e
Wednesday, while any O. Ef
remain, at
SOe and 60c Bibs, attractive styles,
some hand-scalloped. Re-OC.
duced Wednesday to, each-
Second Floor, Slxth-St. Bldg.
iililW
Women's Silk
Petticoats
Women's 8S to 8.."A) Silk Pet-'
tlcoats, in excellent grades o.f
Jersey and messaline combina
tions. All in popular anil desir
able colors and many different
styles in all sizes. Your O 7Q
choice at...-
Fifth Floor. eth-St. Bldg.
March "Delineator"
15c Ready
Now
Pat-
Fashion
A most attractive number,
waiting for distribution. .
March Advance Huttenck
terns, and March Advance
Sheets have arrived. Rnn1
Spring Butterick Fashion Book.
incTuding any 10c or 15c Butterick
Pattern free complete for 2C.
Third Floor, Slxth-t. Bldg.
Notice to Private
Owners and Real
Estate Agents
-Wo are now compiling a new list
of names of those who wish to list
their properties with our Free Rent
al Bureau. Renew your name at
once. All former lists have been
discarded.
OUT-OF-TOWN
MAIL
.... . c-r iT-il o M THIS KXD AUX OUR AIS
. tTJIL nnin of Bate of Publication
We give our out-of-town custorners
Jaily Advertisements
s not a "mail-order system . it Is. ra
ORDERS
tEi ame prjvilen of byln frn our
ve in Uie cny. .y''' V"' "Vvi
of
w a avHtRtnat zea snoppniK
" . iX i u nornrk i AttenilOU u-
every mail order. np.mT,tw filled with as much "intelligent in-
Your oraer is siuuicu '
i our oruci ia -. . ,
'HS:,!-'' hneersoyn we will be glad, upon request to Jiaveonof
owuuiu j . " . " ' a nH conduct VOU to as liia.nj' " ' .
111 VSrSVou Chooser" There is no charge.
tationery
A sale event with the greatest economies of the year!
,.,v cmniv vnnr nppda for months to come.
iur j'uu w kjiijj j
Ever know
Engraving
to be so little in
price :
100 Cards and plate, plain script. . . ... .... gj- Jj
100 Cards and plate, Old Enslish or trench $1.JS
100 Cards and plate, Shaded French or Old
English
100 Cards from your own plate
s
I II
35c Linen Batiste pound paper,
96 sheets fine linen paper, pound
for 21C
15c Envelopes to match above
paper, 2 packages for 150
50c Gold-edge Correspondence
Cards, 24 Cards, 24 Envelopes,
box 39C
50c Highland Linen Stationery
and Cards, new tints, gold and
colored borders 442
$1.00 Crane's new Elizabethan
Plate Effect Stationery and
Cards, box 89
60c to 75c Berlin fancy colored
Stationery and cards, box 49C
25c New Stationery and Cards
in attractive boxes 21C
5c -Block Scratch Pads, 2 for 5C
65 c Crane's Birth Announce
ments, 24 in box, pink or blue,
box 49C
15c Crane's Linen Tablets, all
sizes, ruled and plain, each C
25c Highland Linen Small Note
Paper, blue, violet, gray, etc,
box 19C
$1.00 "M. & F." Stationery, 100
sheets paper, 25 gold-edge cards,
123 envelopes a big value
box ....63C
23c Dennison's Lunch Set31C
15c Plain white paper Napkins,
100 for 10c?
5c rolls Waxed Paper, 3 rolls
for IOC,
50c Gilt-Edged Congress and
Marguerite Playing Cards, the
package 39C
25c Bicycle and Whist Playing
Cards, package . . . .' 19C
13c Banknote Playing Cards,
package 12C
33c Box Letter Files, each 23C
10c Lily bridge and plain bridge
Pads, each SC
35c Lily bridge Score Pads
33c dozen fancy bridge and
"500" Score Cards, dozen. 2SC
15c dozen Programme Pencils,
all colors, dozen. ... rs. . .IOC
15c package lace paper Poilies
75 in package 11C
10c rolls lace-edged Shelf Paper
10 yards in package 2 pack
ages for
50c-60c multi-ring, loose-leaf
Memo. Books 4 IC
10c Tube Carter's Library PaMe
for
10c bottle Carter's Koal Black
Fluid or Fountain Pen Ink..8C
60c Ledgers, Journals and Cash
Books 4JC
10c Counter Books 7C
First Floor. Milh-M. Bid.
"Charming" Describes the New Neck
wear We Show for Women
F. Crowley. , . ...
Prominent In the assortment are the new Dovelet
st vies pleated, hand-embroidered, all-white and col
orid novetueT- Coat sets, fichu s, vestees and gu impes
are shown in an enormous variety of the daintiest ana
charming effects. You'll be charmed with the
v-lV
'9'
exhibited.
hpautv and variety of the models
, .hv PH'KFORD f VPS for street and eve-
ninir wear. Hesigned by Mary
priced at $1.50
21" i
0
l'lckford herself, and
and 1-
Vlr-( Floor. Mth-M. IM
20c Fancv Table
"Imperial" brand, extra standard quality Yellow Cling Peaches or sliced Peaches and Apricots
Wednesday, can, 15c J dozen, 3.d-
CANADA LOBSTER, To
Peaches, Can at 15c
Delicious fruit in rich syrup. Big value at 20c
DINCADDIC Fancy sliced, best
rlilCArrLCi brands. No. 171 re
2 cans, doz. S1.95, can.. ' Zu
llllUPCn PI AM? Warrenton pacK.
I7III1ULU ULIIJO,No.
2 c a n s.
dozen 91.75, the can ,w"
PEARL HOMINY,0 I Oc
dozen S3.-40, the can.
PREPARED PRUNES, SfflSg
Hull, uuc-ucMi. n -
nrnOAl UniJ Red X brand
nLU OHLIKUll, doz.
1 5c
U A MP Victor brand, mild lOn
HAluOicure. well smoked, lb...
OUnill flCD UAM? Sugar cured
OIIUULULII liniliu,
smoked, the' pound.
ACDADAPIIC "Orego.
MOrrtntUUU, stalk;
n d I01-P
brand.
itdlks and tins. No.
2 round cans, dozen $1.75, FjjJ
DIITTCD Jersey brand, well CQn
DUI ! Ln,knon&sati8factory.roll
WHITE BEANS,l!n1b!s0arcnk1s29c
BlueLabel brand, OQ
4- WW
KARO SYRUP, n1
o. 5 cans.
LOGANBERRIES, K.rati 9c
innininilliTinO 'Teak." rminil
33c
CEYLON TEA,:,!
I cans. I 01-
rfni.n cms K1.35: tlie c m ' '
m ii ri nun Krnhli' mlM-il.
unAnAiTi rLuUni no. i...-. .
Iclor 60c grade, IQii
pound vv
I'tir Food ;ro-rrr.
Iliumril, MtH-M. Itlda.
New Wash Goods
Xerr Silk Crepe Mirage Very
new and -attractive, in dainty
floral design patterns, the gQc
yard.
in
New Sllfe and Cotton Tassahlln
t nv.i v llirht and dark colors.
brocaded floral effects, the CA.
yard .OUt
Nw Anderson Ginghams W.
Anderson & Son fine scotch
Ginghams in all the new color-inu-a
nlin effects, stripes and
plaids, S3 inches wide, OC
"New Finely Woven I,lnen Comes
in light . blue, wistaria,
burnt orange, tan, pink, rose. darK
blue, crimson, 45 inches C.
wide, yard
New Crene Weave Llnen--Light
tan. champagne, w h 1 t e, P i rj k.
wistaria and light blue r7Cf
shades, 45 Inches wide, yard
New Bnrlap- Weave I-lnen In
white, green, wistaria burnt
orange, pink, rose and gold-C
en brown, 45 in. wide, yard -V
" Third Floor, 6th-St. Bldg.
Curtain Scrim
23e to S5e Cnrtaln Scrims, very dur
.hi. n.ioin scrims in a variety
erl border effects; also
stripe and cross-bar patterns
at. vard
Temporary Annex, Ninth Floor.
3,-.e Curtains Scrims, good strong Mar
quisette Scrim. plain center witn
drawn-work effect on border OQc
edge, yard
S3c-40c Barred Filet Lace Mesh Cur
taining, cross-bars forming blocks or
squares of different sizes, white 1C
and ecru, yard
Temporary Annex, Ninth r- loor.
18c
"Indestructo" Trunks
Don't forget the salo that IB now
the offerings in uriei.
20 to fM.OO Steamer Models.
inch box, three-quarter men's and
full-size women's trunks, hearing
allthe" Indestructo " 1 C "JtZ
features, reduced to... XJ-
32 to 34 Indestructo" Traveler
Alodrls. Fine 1'egomold covered,
with P o 1 i s h e d t r a s pro
tections, beautifully lined and
trimmed. Unly a lew fi-j
on hand.
942 and 44 Models -T- KI.50
:!0.r.O Models at -T...
going on. Here are noine of
31 S-S 40-laeh lre Thrr.--o
u a r t e r Men's and Sleaim-r
Trunks, extra w.. t"
daily designed, reduced J 7C
for today's selling.... '
45 Speelsl " arif
Models, with 45-Inch l...es. line.!
lined and veneer hlimes.
for men's and women's am - sJOK
ments. 14 on hand. for.
These extra specials urn ale tmdiij.
Fifth Floor.
Temporary Annex.
VETERANS PLAN BIG FETE
GRAND ARMY HEAD DIE IW PORT
LAND TOMORROW.
.i.. rr irtwsr unverw
r. x avill 1 1 nv" v .
demon.trt. their ability to drive and
knowledge of traffic rules.
CaoacltT Hated capacity placed
rs in service.
rsse All brakes Inspected. ....
: Macblnca All cars Inspected for detects.
Lights Regulate lights as to density and
arranceirent ot roisngr imui.ua.
Koutes Registered routes
Tiip Kegiater trips and mileage and cars
tiould not be allowed to go from one trip
Id Bnuiuc. . ,. . K.
service unve suomu u.
work excessive nours viuoui
all
and maintain
to
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Delegatlen to Greet David J. l-aimer.
Tour of City to Be Made Be-
' fore Informal Reception.
V
riavid J. Palmer, National commander
of the Grand Army of tne rtepuDiic.
ill arrive in Portland at : o ciotn.
tomorrow morning. Portland veterans
Time
allowed
rr5"i,i nro bv hour Cars operating
l-ua'es should not be aUowed to leave route
snd hire by hour.
,.n Cars shculd not be allowed
,n n.ss mother for solicitation of pat-
si, ..r. buss All buses should display
..ir- ,i,n fixed to the car and th
i. river should display the sign at all tunes
In the street.
t..i. ... Awnra not In recular servlc
ii....- n.r. should not be allowed to
.. . orm a few hours a day.
i...r.nrlr trlDS Drivers should not
lntercba&g from one trip to another dur
I.. .
-it lit mv nersonal opinion. said Mr.
Klrkpatrick yesterday, "that a great
number of the buses now on the streets
will die a natural death, as the cars
are of an old type and they cannot op
erate any length of time without ex
cessive repair costs."
BOND MARKETAGAIN IS UP
City Improvement Issne of $108,9 89
Sells at Premium of 5.887.
Judging from bids received by the
r.-lri- vutrrriav for an Issue of $108.-
et'i i in in.vear fi Der cent local Im
provement bonds, the bond market nas
completely recovered from the slump
which struck It when the. war broke
out The entire issue sold at a pre
mium of 3.867 per cent, which Is the
largest price for a large block of mu
nicipal bonds received since the war
Started last July.
The issue went to the Lumbermens
Trust Company, which concern sub
mitted a bid a shade higher than the
bids of several other concerns. Henry
Teal offered 3-5..3: C H. Meade, 3.56;
Hall Lewis. 3.87: Morris Brothers.
3 11- United Ftates National Bank. 3.38j
ccuritv Havings ft Trust Company,
SOS and Ladd & TUton Bunk, 3.M,
a,
vis
& T
Xtmvtd J. Palmer, National Com
mander of the G. A. R- Who
Will Be Portland. Guest Tomorrow.
Iowa. He was wounaeci ana ien
dead at the battle of Shiloh. but later I
recovered and Joined nis re,""-""-
Since the war. in civil life, Jir. i-aimr
has held many positions oi trusi u
State of Iowa.
CLUB CIRCUS IS FRluAY
Outdoor Sports to Be Feature of X.
M. C. A. Celebration.
Addresses bv Franklin T. Griffith on
behalf of the employes of the Portland
Railway. Light as rower -ii'j
by Judge W. W. Cotton, for the mem
bers of the Harriman Club, will be
made In response to the greeting by
H. W. Stone, general secretary of the
Young Men's unrisuan ovi..u...
when the two ciuds stage "'.'.
ring circus" at tne association
night. ,. .iii v.-
Summer outaoor
staged on the gymnasium floor and at
the swimming tank. In the auditorium
music and literary P6i...
h In nrogress. Tne emerui ikuv
start in each of the three rings
g o'clock and run for two hours.
DEAD MAN IDENTIFIED
YOUTH FOUND NEAR TROUTDALB IS
FOSTER DOWNS.
Officers,- After r nrinrr ,
Adhere to Murder Theory, Saying
Suicide Not Consistent.
With the identity of the body found
half a mile soutnwesi oi no-
Monday night by Mrs. J. C. Thomas es
tablished as Foster Downs. 18 years old
who had recently been an inmate of
rmmtv Poor r arm at
at
QPFFnFR IS FINED $40
Youth Thrice In Court Unperturbed
for "Father Pays."
have made elaborate preparations to
entertain him during the day.
A committee will meet the visitor at
the station and escort him to the Port
land Hotel. At 10 A. M. he will be
taken in an automobile on a sight
seeing tour of the city. In the after
noon he will visit the veterans hall
in' the courthouse for an Informal re
ception by the Grand Army of the Re
public comrades. At tbe same time
th- women's auxiliary will entertain
Mrs. Palmer In their own quarters.
Commander Palmer will be welcomed
ofTlciallv bv Mayor Albee In a gather
ing at Masonic hall tomorrow night.
A programme of some length has been
arranged for this occasion and mem
bers rf all the patriotic organizations
will be In attendance,
rmrlnir the Civil War Commander
Palrner aerved In the
When W. H. Stelwar Pjeaded guilty
-lO SP'""'6 . - ...
rvivton that he naa oecn
before on the same charge, the luage
fined him 340. Steiwar was unper-
tUWho pays your fines?" asked Dep
uty District Attorney Ryan.
e. ronlied the young man,
"Well, I can hardly bring myself to
sympathize with him at that," remarked
pfve other speeders faced Judge Day
ton yesterday and eacn ramr.Uui -
a ronntv's expenses. A. t.
Wyckof f was fined 120 J. M. Roberts
man $10 and J. A. Walters S10.
STAR POLICY IS CHANGED
Blended Bill to Snpplant Big Fea
. . tnre Films, Starting Snndajv
the
an
de
General Manager Cordray. of
Peoples Amusement Company.
. .,Bv that he had
n."nce." entirely the class of
C,.UT" ,x-r." exhibited at the Star
P1CLUI en a-.we
Th.tate,r.,.Q r,t running big feature sub
Jects, he said, beginning Sunday there
. ,. i- hi.n hill, reore-
!?" LDt,, Zsea of the motion pic
Th. iltar will thus have two changes
, e varied oicturea, all first run,
rHina- to the- terms of the
Twenty-fifth . ti act sinned, yesterday.
ment, however; caji only operate uuuci
the law which makes it necessary to
penalize all taxes remaining unpaid
after the close of the season.
No indication has Deen maue
that another test suit on the same sud
Ject might be filed again this year.
WHEAT ACREAGE INCREASED
Trip in Willamette Valley Reveals
Activity of Farmers.
' Hundreds of acres of land in the
Willamette Valley that have been pro
ducing clover and other stock feed for
several years are being plowed up for
. ooHinir. according to V.
c h xoon Bag Company.
.L . 4.. rttiriipd from a week's
WnO ' tW jun ,T
irin through the valley.
fnr irrain. aue to mo
high
and
the probable heavy demand for wheat
next Fall are causing Willamette Val
ley farmers to turn their attention to
wheat-raising again.
"Every acre that a Willamette
i. rrvr can put into wheat
he.ln to swell the grain crop
Northwest this year,
yesterday.
up clover
wheat.
Val-will
of the
said Mr. Diggles
"Many farmers are plowing
fields and will grow Spring
T.-vn cut-over lands are neing
cleared and a considerable area of this
kind of acreage will be sown to
wheat."
KeLso Parent-Teachers to Meet.
KELSO Or., Feb. 16. Special.)
n.r.nt.Teaclier Association, which
r.rrra niltCH in JHnUr. "
1. ...til.r mertlnir St wir
house. Friday, at 8 '. " " " , '
following ii'-tlon will ho d.hal.'.
Resolved. That gramninr grade pnidis
should be required to io ' l""'l
at home." A Hiioit literary .r
grafnino will follow.
Jury Acquit. Man In M Minute.
WENATCHKK, Wash.. Fob. 1.- ISl-r-clai
)Frank Neff. of Uvniwrlh,
acquitted Saturday on a t-harae of n.a -hem
after the jury hud be. n "
,i, .t.. In a drunken light. Net'
chewed a plec out of Inrslls
also took a bite at his finger.
.i,l At tlie trlnl both
Ingalls tc.tified tlist they did not Kt.o-v
what they were doing, that they nor
had quarreled, and that tlicy were tlll
rood friends
esr, nn'l
'rf-
Ncff Kll'l
V. a
i.otinn of the ground yesieiaw
greatly strengthened the murder theory.
A badly-torn tun bhu :
struggle; the knlte witn wa.uf -
was killed couia nowucic
A "tattoo mark J . v. on u t
arm of the dead man lea to nis ""-
inn TOitorHsv as -a man w nu
worked in the tuberculosis ward of the
county farm. He was later a barber at
the institution. Downs ii " "
Friday night, and aitnougn nis
was not found until Monday, his death
-l sn-nrdinc to tne coroner o
nfflA An Sa.tiirdav night.
The man's throat was cut In a manner
which Deputy Coroner Smith asserted
,i,4 nnt hsva been seii-innicteo. ah
oK had nnarently been the. first
wound received, a slash across the Jug
ular vein following. Jio money w
on riowns1 person, nor any
weapon by which the deed could have
been committed.
Downs recently came nere irom Ken
tucky. . His fathers name is jkm
Downs, according to tne recorau tti. iv
hospital. '-
14 DAYS' TAXES $265,613
Amount Is Less Than That Collected
in Same Period of 114.
ei,. flt i diva of tax collecting this
year netted the county 1285 1S0. ac
cording to figures compiled by Cashier
W. E. McCann. when the tax depart
ment closed last nigni. ia y
same period yielded 377.64.97 but the
taxes were higher. The total number
who had paid their taxes up to closing
last night was 4792. Last year at the
same time It was 4989, - '
Half payments this year are not so
, , in 1914 A number of them
have been made, but not on sdeh large
amounts as last year. Should the re
maining half of these taxes not be paid
by March SI, the end of the collecting
Taii Collector : Huckabay will
impose' the usual penalty on the amount
remaining unpaid, -
v.c.nt .vi.titri last vear that if
half pavment was made the remainder
of the taxes did not have to be paid
until August 1, and this belief was up
held by County Judge Cleton in a de-
ciaion on the subject, -ine. mi wv-n
. -
The Most Colossal Sale the Evw&eW
OUT GO THE SHOts ai n ?.STZiZ: ".: ... V. -
Ladies'. Misses and Boys
Fine Dress Shoes
' Now. at $1.48
This is a grand lot of fine Shoe,
for ladies, misses and Dys; t fa
ints, tans, gunmetals; button
f Ma now xls fiat lion
This lot also includes thpopular
Baby Vou noe-. C t I J 6
In this lot: "tj.;'0$ ,48
3.S0 now on sale, the pair W '
Ladies' High-Grade $3 to
$4 Dress Shoes and Party
Slippers on Sale $1.98 Pr.
Over 2000 pairs Finest Dress Shoes
nd Party Slippers in newest fan
Style; to select from. -Here '. your
chance, ladle, to get the world
Best Dress Bhoes at the cost oi
the raw leather. Every new pat
te?n fs here in "patent, dull vi.1.
"unmetals. velvets, suedes . wl th
black cloth tops, also dull kids
2nd Tie. tops; snort vamps medium
vamps or long vamps; a stle ana
size for every foot. Come pre
pared to buy several pairs, as no
where at any other time have the
fa? ,f SohV4 aandWm W8M
L, ""'at? S 1-98
10c Polish, AH Kinds,
Now 5c
All 10o Polish will be sold
during this 6ale at. J'
25c Rubber Heels
10c Pair
Men's and Ladies' Rubber Heels,
any size, now on sale, per "l f
t i Vv
pall , OU vn.jr
ssssssssssss-
fEIsZ J l$i
I
Shoes
Oxfords, Pumps, Now 49c Pr.
Sever. 1 hunarea pairs oi . "
and Children'. Shoes. Oxfords and
Pumps will be sold at this as
tounding low prlre. comniencliiir
this morning. Shoes in this it
worth to IllO." All styles and
leathers. Take o u r 4QC Do is
choice, while they last. attJM'
Men's and Women's, Boys'
and Girls' Shoes, Now 98c Pr.
Including Howard Kemtrr Mioe.
aud Osferds.
We have greuped one Brest and
grand lot of Men ., Women's nd
Boy.' Shoes, Oxford, and Mlppeis
from which you ran take your
choice at this price nettlne:
style shos th.t on mlsht ex,i-t
from a lot .elllng for four times
this amount All the different
leathers are represented, either
lace or button, and a wide assort
ment ef lt. and pattern. r
shown. Every man, woman and
child In Portland, If they only
reall.ed the meaning of this stu
pendous offer, would be here when
the door, open today. Come, take
your choice from this (rand as
sortment, at this Price, en low It
seems almost unbelievable; ami.
-w . .up tlo. corns prepared to
buy several pairs, for never ssrsln
such an oner re pisrsn uur
Chore. fie i-.lrvv.
buy
will
hefore
$1.50
House Slippers at
79c a Pair
Mens tl to Sl.Se Hons. Urr
-bur them now for wlntir
up vnnv choir.
Keg. Zfie SB Tufeuls' "he fe
311
Porlland'n Greatest Staee Btore.
Ladies' Overgaiters at
15c Pair
Them's .re very fine gr.de.. Coyr
In blark and c olors, all .ine. I tp
-now, the P.'r