THE MORXIXG OREGOMAX, ; THUKSDAT, OCTOBER -28, 1915.
FURTHER SLASH IN
BUDGET IS LIKELY
Council Endeavors to Keep
: Below Point Where Levy
' ; ' Would Be 9 Mills.
ARBITRARY CUT SUGGESTED
Appropriations Already Approved
Are Apt to Suffer-: Committee
- men All Ieny Reduction in
City Salaries Contemplated.
More arbitrary cut of proposed mu
nicipal appropriations similar in effect
to the 15 per cent lump sum cut put
through against Commissioner Dieck's
department, is to be the City Council's
method of scaling down the 1916 ex
penwes so that the tax levy can be
made less than 9 mills. The plan
ww sug-grested at yesterday's budget
meeting- and likely will blossom out
into a reality, and possibly a fight, at
the Council session this mornings
After having1 finished a complete
trimminj? of all the departmental bud
gets and. scraping up every prospective
item of revenue, including: some that
are decidedly doubtful, the Council
found yesterday that a 9-mill levy
"would be necessary tovaise the amount
of money needed. The only way the
amount can be lowered is by cutting
out items already approved by making
arbitrary cuts. The prospects are that
Mayor Albee's police and fire bureaus
will be the principal ones hit, although
it may go even further.
The Council yesterday raked up a
total of $113,500 as prospective revenue
which had not been added to the ac
counts before, These included $30,000
for 9000 cords of wood produced at the
unemployment camps- as t "Winter; $20,
000 prospective refunds from street ex
tension proceedings; $1500 additional
revenue in building permits, and $60,
000 in delinquent taxation to be carried
over into next year from this year's
roll. This would make the total reve
nue of the city from all sources outside
direct taxation $455,677.
$80,000 Js for Kmergencles.
'- As a precautionary proposition it was
decided to book on $80,000 to the bud
get figures for contingencies or emer
gencies. This brought the total amount
which will have to be raised by taxa-
tion up to to $2,718,718, or 9 mills. The
tax levy for the present year was 7.5
mills.
That arbitrary cuts of salaries of all
city employes is not planned, although
rumors have been spread to that effect,
was made clear when a majority of the
Council expressed themselves as being
opposed to such a plan. Commissioner
Baker brought the question up by
eaying that rumors had been circulated
that he was behind such a movement.1
'I want It clearly understood,' he said,
"that I do not favor such a plan. 1
lo favor cutting out unnecessary posi
tions, but not cutting the salaries of
all employes just for the sake of cut
ting. That is my position. I don't
know how the rest of you stand, or
what excuse there could be for such
a rumor."
I have never entertained the thought
of a general cut In salaries,' said Mr.
laly.
"Nor I' said Mayor Albee.
"Jt's just one of those many rumors
that get started,' said Mr. Dleck.
Mr. Baker Blame Inakeep.
"I know how it got hung onto me,"
said Mr. Baker. "I went down to the
police station to inquire and I found
that Mr. Inskeep, the Mayor's chauffeur,
had told them there that I was be
hind it."
The fact that no general salary cuts
are contemplated will be good news at
the City Hall and elsewhere in the city
service because much uneasiness has
existed over the report for several days
owing to rumors of proposed cuts
having been circulated.
At the close of the regular budget
session several of the Commissioners
lingered behind and discussed the pos
sibilities of more cuts so that a 9-mill
levy will not be needed.
"How about a general cut in every
department of, say, 5 per cent?" asked
Mr. Baker.
"I don't think that can be done in
very department," said Commissioner
Tal "I know that it could not in the
Incineration bureau in my department."
"It couldn't be done in the Treas
urer's office and some other places in
my department," said Mr. Bigclow.
"And we have already cut Mr. Dieck
15 per cent in his department," said
Mr. Baker. "That leaves only the
Mayor's department, and he Is not here
to say it can't be done."
"It would be practically impossible
to put through a general cut of that
kind," said Council Clerk Grutze.
Mayor Saving; PuuleN.
'There is one thing that bothers me,'
fiald Mr. Baker, "and that is the state
ment of Mayor Albee that he will turn
back at the end of this year a total of
$1.64,000 in savings. That is an enor
mous figure, an amount equal to the
total expenditures of the Park Bureau.
His allowance for this year must have
been extremely high for him to have
that much and still have conducted his
department. I am wondering if that
$164,000 isn't included in his budget
this year to use as a saving at the end
of next year.
Tt was explained that of the saving,
$40,000 was for one fire station that
was not built. $10,000 for another. $15,
U00 for a f ireboat house, $25,000 for
a detention home for women, and other
amounts for other equipment not ex
ponded.
"Kven at that there has been a big
Having, deducting all of those items,"
fc-afrt Mr. Baker.
It was the consensus of opinion that
the Council should trim out at least
$lu0,00C from the" general budget of all
departments. It is likely that the May
or's department will be one of the prin
cipal scenes of action.
."FATHER OF LAW" TO TALK
J. K. Anderson's Subject Is "Prohi
bition: Can It Be Enforced?
Prohibition: Can It Be Knforced?"
1t the subject of an address to - be
delivered by J. K. Anderson, member
of the Oregon State Legislature from
Wasco County and "father of Oregon's
prohibition law," who will talk before
th Progressive Business Men's Club
Thursday.
The chairman of the day will be Rev.
"W. W. Youngson. pastor Rose City
Tark Methodist Episcopal Church.
waukie street to East Fourteenth
street, with grading and sidewalks, and
Alberta street, from East Thirtieth
street- to East Thirty-third street, with
paving. The bids were as follows;
Beacon street from MJ!wauki street "to
East Fourteenth street, grading and side
walks Keenan Bros. Company. 41932.76;
Bodman Puree. lt22.S0r Hahn & Keb
man. $1998.13; Manning & Co., $1764.StJ
ueorge liunaiacn, uocnran-uiung
& Co., $ISS4.1S; Arthur E. Kern, $lG1.3S;
Jlinsoti A Thompson, $1975.44.
Paving- of Alberta, street from TCast Thir
tieth street to Eaut Thirty-third street
Oiebisch & Joplln. bltulithlc on crushed
rock base, $1.50 square yard. $7600.58; vitri
fied brick blocks, $3 square yard. Oregon
Hassam Paving Company, class A Hassans,
$!.." square yard; vitrified brick blocks,
$2.00 Bfjuaro yard, $74rs8.41. Oregon Inde
pendent Paving . Company. &sphal tic-concrete
on concrete base, SI. 30 square yard;
vitrified brick blocks. $2.20 square yard,
$tW6.M Oskar Huber, bituUthlc on crushed
rock Lase. $1.35 square yard: vitrified brick
blocks. $3 square yard. $6614.35. Warren
Construction company, bitulithlc on crushed
rock base, $1.S." square yard; vitrified
brick blocks, $::, $94:;0.42. Warren Con
struction Company, dheet asphalt on con
crete base, s.r5 square yard; vitrified brick
blockH, $;'..T0 square yard, $S004.JO. Warren
Construction Company, a&phal tic-concrete,
$1.62 square yard ; vitrified brick blocks.
$8277.04. Clark & Henry Construction
Company, asphaitic-c-oncrcte on concrete
base, $1.32 square yard ; vitrified brick
blocks, $2.,S pquare yard. $R41.46.
TRYOUT LIST BIGGEST
PORTLAND FAVORITES TO BE ON
PROGRAMME TONIGHT.
Sensational Barrel -Jumping Offerlnsi
Also Among Attractions Billed
for Stage at Empress.
The largest number of professional
try out performers ever assembled on
the Empress stage will appear tonight.
Billy Rice's . musical comedy produc
tion, entitled "By the Sea," consisting
of 15 people, all professional, will ' be
Vfc 'V
Vivian Laoffton, Empress Actress, Who
-Will Assist Ambitious Amateurs Tonight.
the leading offering among the "tryout"
attractions. A chorus of eight pretty
girls, made up of Portland rosebuds,
will appear in costumes new and attractive.
There are a number of favorite enter
tainers well known to the public of
Portland. Miss Dorothy Lewis is a
popular entertainer and will take leads
in this production. Miss Babe Fowler,
a Detroit girl who is well known here
as a cabaret entertainer and who "has
just completed a long and successful
engagement in one of Portland's grills.
will appear with the company. Jack
Vale is a Hebrew comedian. Wheeler
Homig, who has just returned from
Eastern triumphs, is a German comedian.
Other professional "tryout" acts will
be the Fitzpatrick brothers. In a sen
sational barrel-jumping offering, and
William J-eyie. or Vancouver Barracks,
an exceptionally good baritone solo
ist, will sing a. number of popular and
classical selections.
Jimmie Cassidy, assisted by his part
ner. Miss Vivian Longton, will partici
pate in the arranging of the profes
sional "tryout" acts. Cassidy will also
Introduce the new acts.
ADOPTED TOT IS HAPPY
Clilld Placed in Home Sends Love
and Visit Promise to Mother.
'When you see my own mamma will
you please say to her that I will come
and see her after Kismus? Tou see,
Santa Claus didn't use to come to our
place," lisped little 4-year-old Beatrice
Lang-ford, a ward of the Multnomah
Juvenile Court, when Mrs. Elizabeth
Cosgriff. of the home-placing depart
ment. . called to see her at . Corvallls i
few days agro while on a trip of in
spection.
Beatrice is now with Mrs. L. M. Land
reau, of 54 Park Terrace, Corvallia. and
Mrs. Cosgriff reports that she is "in
a delightful home and tha pet of the
household.
jars. cosgrirr has returned from a
trip down the Willamette Valley, dur
ing which she visited many children
placed in homes.
STREET WORK BIDS ARRIVE
City Auditor Opens Price Figures
Made on Improvement Contracts.
Bids for street improvement con
tracts to cost approximately $10,000
were opneed yesterday by City Auditor
COLORED MAIM BOUND OVER
Grand Jury to Get Case of Killing of
Robert Broadnax, Porter.
t. D. Crawford, colored blacksmith
who confessed to shooting and killing
Robert Broadnax, colored porter in the
employ, of the O.-vT. R. & X. Company,
Sunday and who was arrested by City
Detectives Hellyer and Coleman charged
with murder, at a brief preliminary
hearing in the Municipal Court yester
day was held to the grand jury. Deputy
District Attorney Deich, representing
the state, presented the man's confes
sion and brief testimony.
Crawford shot Broadnax, according to
his own story, at the home of the
former, 157 Admiral avenue, after the
dead man had threatened him. A
Coroner's jury Monday night exoner
ated Crawford from blame, holding that
the shooting was in self-defense.
Out - of - town MAIL
ORDERS filled from this
and all our advertisements
if received within 3 days
of date of ' publication.
Tne QualitV Stob or Poktlams
" ,, , ", .. J
CHARGE Purchases to-
day' and balance of month
go on November accounts
rendered December First.
' J '
Trie QjjaZit V Sto r e or fotauwo
'
Halloween Novelties of
every description most
complete assortments
lowest prices. First and
Fifth Floors, Sixth street.
You Are Invited to the Doll ShowToday
And you'll probably feel like the old gentleman who just had to take his young grandson to the cir-
cus ! Not what to say but what not to say about this wonderful array of dolls.
This is the 14th annual Doll Show and it is bigger, better and more diversified than ever before.
. Little fingers have been busy, and little fingers have been pricked countless times to make this
great occasion a success. And older fingers have busily stitched and contrived for unique effects. As-
sembled are
- "
Wee Small Dollies
Period Dames
The. Wedding Procession
Large Character Babies
Belles and Beaux of All Ages
Indians and Japanese
.It is imppsible to say in cold type the many charming and ingenious representations.
!- All the little folk will be rewarded for their'efforts if not with a prize with a present.
- Doll Show continues today, tomorrow and Saturday.. The following ladies will act as judges: Mrs.
A. D. Charlton, Mrs. Chester Murphy, Mrs. .Charles Stolte, Mrs. Charles F. Berg and Mrs. John H. Bur
gard. Awards will be announced Saturday. -
-Doll Show Is Held Jn DollvilleToytown, On the Fifth Floor.
The Long Twilights Bring Real Winter Days With
NEW
MODES IN
MI
LLIN
ERY
It is truly necessary to know what's new these days of fleeting changes. "Among the most charming millinery conceits for Winter
is the all-white Hat favored by Maria Guy that daring Parisian'designer another favorite for evening and dress wear is the
metallic lace Hat-charmingly rich, inspired by exquisite French creations. Among the newest Hats now shown in our salons are
Little Fur Toques
Fur Trimmed Velvets
White Hatters' Plush Hats ,
White Panne or Broadcloths
Gold and Silver Lace Hats'
Large Drooping Velvets
Not only blacks, but rich Autumn tones are found trimmed with every fashionable fur or perhaps a
cluster of tiny flowers or fruits or a single gold or silver flower.
Some are priced as low as S8.50 others up to $65.
. The Millinery Salons are a-bloom with new Winter
Modes-A Hat Jor every type Come and see them.
Fourth KJoor. Sixth Street.
Velvet and fTurs Make the ew uits
Can you imagine a richer, more luxurious combination than soft, silky velvet and long, silky fur! They make the suits
this midseason lovelier and more prettily feminine than they have been for years! .
The handsome velvet suits in our Garment Salons have been chosen with the same care' and discrimination you would have
exercised yourself. . That accounts for the enthusiasm and compliments of our customers. Russian blouse,, serai-fitted and box
models predominate in the
, Fur Trimmed Velvets ' Braid Trimmed Velvets Three-Piece Suits
, now on display. Black velvet suits trimmed with soft Hudson seal or skunk. Damson with touches of gray wolf, deep black
fur to add to the softness of African brown velvet and, besides these, soft greens and blues and gray suits.
The prices range from $29.50 for pretty little velveteens to $198 for elegant three-piece suits.
. Ours is the most comprehensive showing in Portland. See these suits today! Foarth Floor, Fifth strict.
Thank You!
for your patience and consideration dur
ing the sixteen months that our new store
was under construction.
We thank you for the cheerful, willing
way in which you bore with our obstacles
during these trying days.
: We know the elevator service then was
inadequate we know you were asked to
shop under conditions that were not the
best.
For these great courtesies for the con
fidence and good will expressed in us we
thank you.
But NOW we believe our custom jrs will
feel repaid in the vonderful establishment
that stands complete.
Hand-Embroidered
Drawers, $1.95
An Excellent $2.50
Grade
Embroidered in pretty de
signs of eyelet and ' solid
work. Dainty and pretty for
trousseaux and festive Win
' ter wear. .
Dainty Envelope
Chemise at $2.89
Regular $3.50 and $4
Kind
An excellent opportunity to
supply dainty chemise at sav
ings. There are a number
of styles at this price some
are Empire and others in
dainty lace-yoke style. Of
soft, sheer materials, lace
and embroidery trimmed.
Special today at $2-89.
Third Floor. Sixth Street
phe JJair Js -oft
and pluffy
according to the mode of the
moment, arranged for the new
hats, rather close, yet full and
soft coiffure.
Three Days
Special for
Switches
$12.75 for a 26-inch switch
made of French cut . hair 3
stems. Regularly priced $15.
$5.95 for. a 22-inch naturally
wavy switch, of fine cut French
hair. Regularly priced $7.50,
$5.00 for .gray switches of
naturally wavy hair. On 3 sep
arate stems. Regularly $6.50
and $7.50.
Fifth Floor, Fifth Street.
N Veis for N H
are too fetching! They carry out the spirit of the moment'
in every way. Little circular affairs that fit snugly around
the crown of the hat and flaunt saucily in the breeze. .
Some fur-edged, novelty silk-mesh veils just, in are
priced $3. Silver-edged ones are shown at $3, too.
Main Floor, Fifth Street
1BQ7
The- Quality Store of- Portland
rKtN. iixxh, -Morrison, Akkr 3ts
Sugar and creamers, cracker jars, cake
plates, chocolate pots, salad bowls, cheese
dishes, bonbon dishes, tobacco jars, celery
trays, teapots, cracker and cheese dishes,
comb and brush trays, fern dishes.
r n i
j iu pieces, vases worm
HOQI$2.50 to $5. Fine assort-
O J 1 ment of styles and decora -
A.
Today Begins a Wonderful Sale of
696 Peces Japanese
Hand, painted Qhina
At 2 Prices 99c and $1.39
Shipment just received. Manufacturer's surplus 696 odd pieces that we acquired at a
huge discount. We pass the savings on to you. Beautiful hand-painted Chinaware in a splen
did assortment of attractive shapes and patterns. Sale will continue while articles remain.
Come as early as you can ! Basement Fifth Street.
576 Pieces $1.75-$3 Values
99c
See Our
Window
Itions to choose from. DlSblaV
While any of these beautiful Vases remain $1.39.
Ilmrmrnl
WATER SHORT OH FRONT
NEPHEW OF I K, HODGES TELLS
OF LIFE IX TRENCHES.
Coast Ports Make Up Budget.
MARSHFIELD, Or.. Oct. 27. (Spe
cial.) The Ports of Bandon and Coos
Bay have made up their budgets for
the ensuing year, and Coos Bay will
need J45.000 for work contemplated In
1916. while Bandon expects to appro
priate but $18,000. The needs for Coos
Bay contemplate a levy of 4 mills and
those of Bandon 3 mills. Both ports
will maintain engineers and Coos Bay
will improve several inlets, while Ban
don had planned to provide for dreds
ing any shoals which. may develop in
the CoQuille River between Bandon and
Coquille City.
Salem Hunter Is Injured.
SALEM. Or.. Oct. 27. (Special.) Ac
cidental discharge of a shotsrun carried
by Hud Kunz, today resulted In the
wounding of Bert Edwards. Edwards
was struck In the head and sustained
severe scalp wounds. Both men. who
reside in Salem, were hunting China
pheasants near the -- State - Hospital
when the accident occurred.
Allied Troops on GaUlpoll Peninsula
Lead Strenuous Life With ' Few
- Hours to Sleep.
Water is at a high premium Mnonit
the allied troops on the Gallipoli Pen
insula, according to a letter dated
September 16. which L. K. Hodges, of
The Oregonian, has received from his
nephew. Second Lieutenant -A. G. A.
Hodges, of the iourth Battalion, North
amptonshire Regiment. The Lieuten
ant arrived on the peninsula early irk
August with the expedition which
landed at Suvla Bay. He writes:
"We are leading a strenuous life
here, five days in the trenches and
five out. Whether in or out. one is
working day and" night with little
sleep. Then there is the added dim
culty that nearly every one has dysen
tery. To these joys one adds flies and
sun, with cold nights and little water.
For pure discomfort I don't think this
place could be surpassed, and yet we
all manage to Keep pretty cneenui.
The only thing that wo fear is the
Winter, which js. truly Crimean.
hope they will Je- able to get a push
off at Bulalr: . that appears to be the
kev to the whole situation here.
"I am afraid that 1 cannot tell you
anything of any real interest, for the
censorship here is so extremely strict.
It is nearly five weeks now since we
landed and we -are beginning to won
der what it would feel like to be back
in civilization. Food is plentiful, and
though plain, is varied as much as
can possibly be done. The water ques
tion makes it difficult to utilize one's
rations as advantageously as one
might, but in that respect, too, we are
better off than we were.
"During our first week here . we
were short and I had the pleasure of
enduring one scorching day with only
half a pint of quite hot water. Of
course, one never washes, though one
occasionally makes an effort. The two
officers with whom I live beat all
records the other day by having a
complete bath and shave with only a
pint and a half of water between
them.
'I have been extremely lucky so far.
both personally and with my platoon.
The latter has only lost five wounded
and- not one killed. On several occa
sions I certainly ought to have been
killed, but wasn't. Last Friday our dug
out was more or less demolished by a
shell when Captain Guy and myself
were inside it, but, though . we . were
smothered, we found we were still
whole, rather to our surprise."
the extension- of the time until Janu
ary 1, when the prohibition amendment
takes effect.
The request for an extension was
presented to the Council yefterday. The
question was put off two days to give
time to investigate she legal aspects of
the plan.
day. Those who passed the ratings
were Sam LeFevre, S7.40; Is", f. Fink
biner, S4.40: J. H. Knighton. 79.90.
Three Out of Six Pass.
Three out of six men who took a I
recent municipal civil service exami
nation for the position of asphalt plant
inspectors passed the test, according I
to the ratings as made public yester-
KlamatU Day at Fair Tomorrow.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or.. Oct. 27.
(Special.) The Klamath Commercial
Club and the Business Men's Associa
tion of this city have completed ar
rangements for Klamath day at the
Exposition in San Francisco. Friday.
October 29. Additional Klamath County
products have been sent to the booth
in the Oregon building.
Fifty labels free In Royal bread con
tst. Cutoutcoupon in today'spaper. Ad.
SALOON ISSUE PENDING
Council to Pass Tomorrow on Linn
ton License Extensions.
Whether or not the saloons of Linn-
ton will receive n extension of li
cense from November 1 to January 1
will be decided by the City Council to
morrow. The licenses issued by the
Linnton Council prior to the annexation
of Linnton to Portland expire Novem
ber 1. Application has been made for
WHAT CAUSES COLDS?
This ouestion is asked every day.
A cold is reallv a fever, not always
caused by the weather but often due to
disordered blood or lact ot important
food-elements. Ia chan snns seasons
fat-foods are essential because they
distribute heat by enriching the blood
and so render the system oetter
able to withstand the varying elements.
This is the important reason why
Ki-rYtt's Emulsion should alwavs be
taken for colds, and it does more
builds strength to prevent' sickness.
. Kt-ott's Emulsion contains Nature's
rare strength-building fats, so skillfully.
blended that the biooa proms irom
droo. It is free from harmful
ck-uss or alcohoL Sold at drug stores
ilwavs ect the eenuine.
Eeott & Bone BLoomncld. N. J. 15-28
M2.
Get The Genuine
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Barnur. The blda were for the Im
provement of Beacon street, from Mil
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