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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1917)
THE MORNING OREfiOXIAX. TUESDAY, KOVE3IBEB 20, 1917. 8 CITY LEVY PROPER TO BE 9.84 MILLS If No Other Way of Caring For Improvement Bonds Is Found Tax May Go Up. RECEIPTS TO BE $3,734,980 According to Plans, Surplus of Ap proximately $440,000 Will lie Available to Carry Over XTntil 1919 Taxes Are Received. The city's tax levy for next year is to be 9.84 mills as compared with 9 mills for the present year. This levy Is to be increased to 3 0.88 mills if no means other than taxation is found of meeting' the present delinquency of 5 211,000 in the payment of street as sessments by property owners who have used the city's credit to finance pavinar. sewerage and other improve ments. The budg-et of appropriations for next year was adopted by the City Council yesterday and an ordinance making the taxation lepal was started on its course through the Council. The budget as finally adopted shows n decrease in payrolls for next year of $14,813.52 as compared with the present year. This decrease is the net amount after all salary increases have been included in the 1918 figures. Sup plies, materials, special appropriations, etc., show an increase of $473,807.41 next year over the present year. This "mount includes $120,000 for the city's Jart of the O.-W. R. & X. grade cross ing project: $23,000 for paving the north half of Terwilliger boulevard: an additional $3."., 000 for the Public Audi torium operation fund and other items of unavoidabe expense. The total amount of receipts for next year is estimated at $3,734,980. The amount of the budget, including ap proximately $300,000 for payment of delinquency in assessments and includ ing the $114,000 for the playground in South Portland, is $3,296,147.08. This will leave a balance of $ 138,832.92 for emergency purposes, including the amount necessary to carry the city over from the end of 1918 to the time in 1919 when the first installment of taxes is received. Accompanying is a comparative statement of the budget as adopted for next year as the estimates for the pres ent year: rate complaints and both probably will be turned over to the Juvenile Court. They are William and John Stoffer, aged 12 and 9, respectively. They are sons of W. Stoffer, of 4215 Seventy fourth avenue. Larceny is the charge placed against both. William, in company with Francis Bishop, of -4228 Kitty-second avenue Southeast, is accused of break ing a window in a store owned by Hughey Bros., at 1234 Holgate, and stealing a number of Christmas novel ties on display, among them four dolls and 15 mechanical rats. John, with the aid of 9-year-old Dudley Premo, of 1020 East Thirty eighth street, is charged with break ing into an unoccupied house at 4428 Forty-second street Southeast. and making away with a valuable set of carpenter's tools owned by S. V. Sim mons. The stolen articles were all re covered by the police and returned to the owners. The Stoffer lads have no mother and the father works all day, leaving them to their own devices.. They are regis tered at the Woodstock School, which. n is saiu, iney aiiena at irregular in tervals. DENTAL TESTS START 15 APPLICANTS APPEAR STATE BOARD, BEFORE Mne Portland Student Start Five Days' Test at Salem; Board Mrr( Twice Yearly. SAI.EM. Or.. Nov. 19. (Special.) Fifteen applicants for certificates to practice dentistry in the state started a five days' examination here today, two days of which will be devoted to theo retical work and three to doing prac tical work on the inmates of the Ore gon State Penitentiary. A number of the applicants are taking the examination so as to secure grading for the purpose of entering the dental corps of the Army. The dental examining board meets twice a year, in June and November, the large class being examined in June because of the closing of school at that time. Those taking the examination are as follows: II. Morgan, San Francisco: J. E. Stasser, Los Angeles: C. Jt. Casebeer, Ashland; H. E. Jackson. Albany; A. W. llahn. Oregon City; II. K. Chase. A. E. French, Ira Knight. M. Kando, O. J. Willing, R. E. Briggs. J. Aokl, E. Moone, If. W. Titus, Portland; L. Murphy, La Grande. Three Waliougal Boys Corporals. . WASHOUGAL, Wash.. Nov. 19. (Spe cial.) News has just been received here that three of the Washougal High School boys who joined the Third Ore gon last Spring have been made cor porals. They are Wallace Weger. Loran Cochran and Clarence Strong, all mem bers of last year's football team. Weger and Cochran received their high school VvTtt. consumed only when 11 WJSMm. oils J -5--. A CheetfvlSiatt Breakfast in a warm com fortable room the best start for a successful day. No smoke or odor. Fuel consumed only when heat is needed no waste. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) PERFECTION OHy HEATER GOOD PAY ATTRACTS Men Are Enrolling for Service in Spruce Campaign. -Kiit. -'xpenditures, 1917 I-'pt. Public Safety, M;i yor TJakor Mayor's office .Ilureau of Parks Itureau of Police Municipal Court Office of City Attorney lourd of Motion-Picture Censors . . P.Tsona 1 service. lojim.(tO loll. 71". tit oo2.4liH.IHI s,S'J7..1il Jl.s.i.:;n 1 .OJStl. (IO Supplied. material, etc. iiH.i.O0 4S.'J7l.:i!l -!2,10'J.30 olil.4J 1.270.H.-1 11(1. oil Fst. expenditures, 1515 Personal Supplies service. material, etc. lo.:to.to llT.ir.K.oK 3"ii7.-..-)0 ti.lMlt (to J.rtM.oo 1 l.ir. Totals $ 500.517. o5 72,003.26 $ 533.U19.08 Uepartment of Public Utilities Commissioner's office $ 10.S05.00 Lighting streets and pttblic places Ttureau Weights and Measures .... 3.000. 00 Bureau of Health 45.1HO.O0 Totals S 59,045.00 "Department of Public Affairs Commissioner's office $ HurtttU of Klre Hureau of Public Market llureau of Public Employment .... Bureau of Str-eteleantnK Municipal reference library . Totals S Department of Finance Commissioner's office $ O.140.O0 Hureau of City Hall 13.4H0.uo Bureau of Purchases and stores . . . 5.520.00 Municipal Karage 3.12O.O0 'ity Treasurer's office lti.OOO.oo Bureau of llarbage Uisposal 20.3O2.25 Bureau of Licenses 1.800.OO 450.00 10S.0OO 00 320.00 13.723.3H 3.1: 40.7: IO.0O o.oo 6.200. 00 515.5HO.00 2.400.00 4.945. 00 175. 883. OO 212.493.38 70. OO 77.fi! 1.99 N19.00 4.517.95 54,070.04 25.00 61,130. 00 n."2o.oo 409.300.00 2.HHO.OO 5.225.O0 177.279.25 704.988.00 S 137,114.58 S 088,004.25 50.00 0.99O.00 000. ott 1.111.(1(1 3.6H9.75 1.705.14 450.00 Totals I 66.: 51.23 Department of Public Works Auditor's office t'lvil service Special appropriations Interest on crematory bonda Kedemption of crematory bonds . Interest on general bonded dept . Fund for playgrounds and parks . linking fund Public Auditorium fund Special bridpre fund Firemen's relief and pension fund Grand totals .$ 239. SOS. 00 43.140.00 3,000 OO 16.7 15.81) 63,415.33 1.2H5.00 42H.75 91.0H5.4O 2.505.00 10.HO0 OO 039.200.00 6.140.00 1 14.421.25 U.340.OO 3.S00.O0 17.550.00 17.613 75 2.25O.0O 67,073.00 202,537.75 42.0.!5.O0 30.60 111,720.00 112.00O.00 27.930.00 $ 5X5.O0 SO, 263 00 24.102.00 55.! 20 '1.H75.O0 11O.O0 t 107.548.2O $ 450.00 19S.0no.oo 45O.00 14.015.50 $ 212.915.50 S 105.00 S7.570 00 1.1 09.00 ."..350.00 62. 59S. 10 40. 00 S 154,832.10 S 55.00 6. 612. OO 9K5.00 Hlit.00 7.230.20 2.075.00 650.00 S 19,098.20 $ 65.176.00 1.275. OO 450. OO 40,341.00 2.2(10 1)11 10.HOO.OO 640. 700.110 1 14.200.OO 1 14,200.00 35.nno.oo 120,00000 28.550. OO . .1, 017.704.60 SI, 199.478.39 1. 602,801. OS SI, 673.286.00 GENERAL STATEMENT OF FINANCES. Kstimated balance In Keneral fund November 30. 1917 F.fltlinated general fund receipts from taxes. 1918 Estimated general fund receipts from other sources Kstimated interest fund receipts from taxes. 1918 Kbtimated sinking fund receipts from taxes, litis Kstimated special bridge fund receipts from taxes. 1918 '. Kstimated fund for playgrounds' and parks' receipts from tuxes. 1918 "Kptimated public auditorium fund receipts Kstimated firemen's relief and pension fund receipts from taxes, 19is' Total Amount . . 274.ooo.oo . . 2.ON0.OO0.OO 333.33O.O0 640.7oo.tl0 114.2OO.O0 120.ooo.no 114.200 00 18. MOO. 00 28.550 O0 of budget Kstimated . . .3.734.9ho.mo . . .$3,290,147.08 balance November 30. 1918. to provide for unforeseen emergen cies and the payment of current expenses until such time as funds will be received oil account of taxes for the year 1919 438.832.92 3,734.980.00 COUNTY NEEDS $2,000,000 Intimated Expense Tor 19 18 About S500.000 Greater Than In 1917. That the citizens" budget committee for Multnomah County will be called upon to pass upon a tentative budget of approximately $2,000,000 now ap pears certain, as the County Commis sioners continue to approve, subject to the budget committee, the various esti- mates which are being submitted by the different departments of the county government. That the estimated cost of maintain ing the county government during 1918 will exceed the 1917 budget by at least S500.000 is the belief of those who are giving these budgets any thought. This budget committee will meet November 23 for the purpose of investigating the estimates as submitted by the various department heads. In almost every instance an increase over the present year is asked for in the 1918 budgets. ' Salary increases, ex tensive improvements and the natural Krowth of the county departments are Kiven as the primal causes for the need of more funds. The road budget, for instance, calls for an increase of $275,000 over tfee 1917 budget. This budget is now under examination by the Commissioners and may be pared before it is submitted to the committee. The cost for next year Is estimated at $801,450. as against a budget allowance of $525,535 for 1917. Practically all the budgets are now before the County Commissioners for action and are being considered at spe cial meetings, which promise to be fre quent this week, in order that the en tire budget for 1918 may be in readi ness for the citizens' budget commit tee. After the budget committee has made Its investigation the budgets will ie returned to the County Board for final action. diplomas while in the service. All are star athletes and have been playing football on their company's team. WINTER'S -WORK ASSURED Army Orders. Colonel Disquo and Staff Preparing for Alliance of Owners and Em ployes, So Patriotic Assist ance May lie Acknowledged. Attracted by the offer of steady Winter employment at good wages, plus an opportunity to be .of material assistance to the United States Gov ernment in spruce production, hun dred!, of men hive already applied to the municipal Federal employment of fice. 249 Ankeny street. Thousands more are needed and must be had. if the production programme of the Sig nal Corps is executed on schedule time. Municipal Employment Director Jones and R. " P. Bonham. inspector in charge of this Federal immigration dis trict, are co-operating in the work of registering enough men to carry out the gigantic programme planned by the War Department, which is being directed here by Colonel Brice P. EMsque. in charge of the spruce pro duction division of the corps, with headquarters 141 the Teon building. It will require a total of 10.000 men. of whom only 3000 are now working in the logging camns and mills in the spruce forests. Therefore it is neces sary for the combined employment agencies to register 7000 more men. To this work they are binding their energies at present. Meanwhile Colonel Disque and his staff are engaged in the organization of an alliance of lumber and logging camp owners and workmen, the object being to form them into a patriotic league with a distinct name and to honor them with a badge and to enroll them in such manner as to give them the same honor in their labor as is given to those who have gone to the front to fight in the trenches. "The labor performed by these men." said Colonel Disque yesterday, "is Just as patriotic and just as essential as though they were enlisting as soldiers and were going to the front-line trenches. It is the desire of the Signal Corps that all men who ;ro into the wcrk of spruce production in the for ests in any capacity shall have the honor, signified by the Government in special manner, as those who enlist in the Army, the Navy or the Marine Corps." Cojonel Disque and his staff were engaged yesterday and last night in working out the details of the organi- Izption of the loggers and lumbermen and will not conclude this work until this niorning. Meanwhile every detail of the spruce production matter is being workeJ out by experts and within a short time the drive will be on in full blast. BOYS HELD FOR THEFTS lirotliers Accused of Stealing Tots and Carpenter Tools. Two brothers were arrested yester day by different officers and on sepa- S AN FRANCISCO. Nov. 19. Army orders Issued from headquarters of the Western Department here today follow: In accordance with a request of the com manding Oeneral, 41st IMvlslon. Captain Jonathan E. Frisby, Third Regiment, Wyom ing Infantry. National Guard, will proceed to 1 amp .Mills, .Mineola. L. I.. N v.. for dutj". First Lieutenant Albert F. Adams, Medical Reserve Corps, will proceed to the Presidio of San Francisco, Cal., and report for duty with the provisional sanitary train at that post. First Lieutenant John H. Oould. Vcterin ry Corps, will proceed to the Presidio of San Francisco, Cal.. for duty at that post. Officers to Be Assigned. FORT SXEL.LIXG, Minn.. Nov. 19. Student officers at Fort Shelling who win commissions at the present camp will be assigned to duties at camps Iewis. Grant and Custer, as well as Dodge, it was announced today. MILK RULES ENFORCED M A1MEXAXCE Oh" STA DAKO TO HE DEMAXDED WITH PRICK II Hi II Kit. Officials Have Bern Overlooking De fects Ilec-ently for Feir of Crowd Ins; Out Dairymen. Now that dairymen have raised prices to the point where it Is admitted the business Is back on its feet, the city milk inspection bureau will force strict compliance with every feature of the milk-inspection ordinances. Dr. D. W. M-k. chief of the bureau. Greatly Benefited "I have derived such wonderful ben efits from the use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy that I cheerfully recom mend it to anyone in need of such a medicine," writes Mrs. P. E. Matteson, Roseville, Ohio. gave Instructions to all milk and dairy inspectors yesterday to compel dairy men to meet every Banltary require ment which many of them have hesi tated in meeting in the past because of their business being unprofitable. Cnder the past conditions. with dairymen dropping out of business In large numbers, the dairy inspectors have not forced the dairymen to make all detailed changes in barns and other equipment. To have forced these things in some instances would have meant putting the dairies out of business and with a milk shortage facing the city the Inspection force hesitated about adding to the trouble. Now that the dairymen have organized and Increased prices the excuse for not meeting all requirements has vanished. A roundup was started yesterday when inspectors went after all dairies from which milk samples gathered lately had not been up to a standard the milk department demands. The dairymen as organized have announced that they want to make milk standards higher and the inspection force Is pre pared to go through on this pro gramme. One of the main new lines of ac tivity will he the careful Inspection of one and two-cow dairies throughout the city, owing to the limited amount of help in the department it has been almost impossible to reach these dairies and at the same time keep after the larger plants. Kl ''"''''''WMMllllliMIWM"lUntlMI"!llMII"illl"UlMW YOUR Is Reflected and AME AND ITION- t OUR in That Most Delightful Perfect Farrand 1 n Hi 1 Hi 1 Hi A Xmas Gift That Satisfies the Whole Fa m i ly Special Xmas Terms We Carry No Stencils E AE Y Gt AMD (Genuine Standard Ghiaranteed Piano) ush & Lane Piano Co. WE DO AS WE AD VERTISE. BRING THIS AD WITH YOU Victrola Columbia Records Home of the Famous Sonora COR. TWELFTH AND WASHINGTON STS. jtmtimmnwimmiinimitim , Iriii GROSSING SIGNS NEEDED 0 COINTV -TO. BR AFFORDED BLANKET RELIEF KllOM LAW. HOSTS FOR 400 WANTED 1 Kufjone Church People Aked to En tertain Y. M. C. A. Delegates. EUGENE, Or.. Nov. 19. tSpecial.) The people of Eugene were asked yes terday, through the pastors of the va rious churches of the city, to provide rooms and meals for 300 to 400 boys from the various cities of the state who are expected to attend the' older boys' conference of the Y. L C. A. to be held In Eugene November 30 and December 1 and 2. Three older boys' conferences will be held under the jurisdiction of the Y. M. C. A. In Oregon and Idaho dur ing the coming month. The other meetings will be at La Grande. Or... and Twin Falls. Idaho. The conference tor this district was held at Corvallis last year with 300 delegates in attendance. New Marines Off for Camp. Among th? men who joined the Ma rines and left for Mare Island last night were A. W. Glldmelster. master baker, formerly with the Sanitary Bak ery. Portland; J. J. Newman, formerly with the Grant Smith Construction Company, and E. L. Bradley, broncho buster, of Alstown. Wash. Advance Warning; Necea.arr Wherever Road. Meet. Public Service Chairman Smyn. SALEM. Or., Nov. 19. (Special.) No county will be afforded blanket relief from the operation of the statute call ing for advance warning signs on road crossings. This was decided to day at a 'meeting of the Public Serv. Ice Commission. Many counties have filed petitions asking for relief from placing warning slgns at any crossings whatever. Chairman Miller declared that he was opposed to granting relief not only In the case of a blanket petition but In the case of any petition for a crossing in the country districts of the state. He asserted that all crossings in the country districts should be so protected. The other commissioners are inclined to believe that occasionally an instance might arise where an ad vance warning sign is merely a use less expense. But the Commission decided that all cases hereafter will be decided strictly on their individual merits as far as country precincts are concerned.- The situation is slightly different in cities. It was pointed out. where both rail road trains and automobiles operate under restrictions. Investigation of the warning sign situation in Portland was turned over to Examiner Itasch. Over 700 cross ings are involved there, and the city is asking lor relief in connection with the greater number of them. The largest boys' membership in any one branch of the Young Men's Chris tian Association is at Shanghai, t'hina, where 1183 have the right to use the new bovs' building. LIVESTOCK SHOW AM. THIS n KKK. Special Rates to Portland MAKK IIKAIXll'AKTKRS AT PERKINS HOTEL Fifth and Viu.hintlm St. It's Handy. H A I K 7 T - I I'. Good To Patriotic Americans We Recommend the Educator Shoe ""POINTED shows are a JL National menace" say the officers who have been passing pon recruits. 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