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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1917)
11 zC Green Trading Stamps Will Be Given on All Charge Accounts if Paid in Full on or Before the Tenth of Each Month U. S. Thrift Stamps and Savings Certificates for Sale at Special Booth, Main Floor Manicuring and Hairdressing Parlors, Second Floor Tea Room on Fourth Fl. Shoe Shining, Basement PORTLAND AGENTS FOR LADIES' ' HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS NONE OVER 15c PORTLAND . AGENTS FOR OHIO STANDARD ELECTRIC . CLEANERS. RUG DEPT., 3D FLOOR Windsor Longcloth 10-Yard Bolt $1.90 Main Floor Especially adapted for making up into undergarments. Fine, soft chamois fin- QA ish. Supply your needs now. 10-yd- bolt OJ.U The Standard Stor of the Northwest 36-Inch Eiderdown Special $1.00 Yard Main Floor Splendid heavy quality Eiderdown for bath robes, carriage robes, etc This is an Q ff extra good quality. Medium gray shade, yd. tU-LvH uiaSrVV-oranan or J&in Reliable Merchandise Reliable Methods Double Stamps With Charge or Cash Purchases in All Depts. THE 3IORNTXG. OREGOXIAIJ, FRIDAY. DECE3IBEIJ 23, 1917. ' 6 $2.25 Satins $1.69 Yd. Main Floor Fancy print satins in good range of designs and colorings. Grades selling here tofore at from $2.00 up J- ?Q to ?2.25. Special, yard 5-I-eOa7 DAYS GLEAN DP SALES All Remnants, Odd Lots, Broken Lines and Odds and Ends priced for Quick Disposel the savings in some instances being a full half. Hundreds of Unadvertised Bargains are on display in all departments. Visit the store every day-it will be well -worth your while. $2 Velvets At 98c Main Floor Beautiful Velvets for waists, dresses, coats, etc. Novelty patterns in various good colors. Regular $1.50 and QC $2.00 grades, at the yard 57 O I Clean-up Sale of Dresses 4 Great Specials Second Floor Friday the Garment Store will feature a Clean-up Sale of Women's and Misses' Dresses at prices that command the attention of every economical woman in Portland. $12.50 Dresses $8.95 Second Floor Attractive styles for street and school wear, made np in messalines and soft taffetas in green, brown, taupe, navy and black. High and medium waistline effect with fancy belts, collars CJQ Q(T and cuffs. Dresses formerly priced up to $12.50 Clean-up tOOsetJ $17.50 Dresses $11.00 'Second Floor Serge Dresses, in smart styles for general wear; also Satin Frocks made upxin combination with Georgette Crepe. New models in straight-line styles and others with wide belts, fancy collars, cuffs and pockets. Some are trimmed with fancy colored C?"l "I ff stitching. Dresses in this lot formerly priced up to $17.50 D J-XUtf $20.00 Dresses $13.45 Second Floor This assortment is made up of several different lines some of wool serge, others in combination of serge and satin pr in silks and satins. Mostly in neat tailored styles, such as Q A K are serviceable for any occasion. Dresses worth to $20 5-LOsTce7 $22.50 Dresses $17.45 Second Floor Several attractive "Betty Wales" Frocks are included in this offering. Smart, straight-line effects with plaits, wide belts, etc. Also Dresses with draped skirts and collars of Q- rj A pr Georgette crepe or satin. Dresses worth to $22.50, at tc7 Clean-up Sale of Beautiful Metal Laces (T 1 For Bands and Flouncings. C f : PJ. Formerly Priced to $250frJL Flouncings in Widths From 17 to 34 Inches - Bands in Widths 4 to 6 Inches Main Floor Exquisite Jaces for trimming and making of party frocks, evening gowns and waists. Beautiful designs in silver, gold, eteel and colored Lamma effects, on good quality silk nets. Dressmakers and women who do their own sewing will find this a splendid opportunity to save. The assortment is made up of odd pieces from our regular stock, selling heretofore up to $2.50 a yard. Priced for Clean- I" ff up Sale at the extremely low price of the yard only D1-.JJ Georgette Crepe $1.75 Yd. 42-Inch Chiffon Cloth $1.00 Yard Main F 1 o o r Excellent quality Georgette Silk Crepe for waists and dresses. Good assortment of wanted colors. Priced (P" very special at, the yard v)J.i t3 Main Floor 42-Inch Silk Chiffon Cloth, in over 35 different shades. None put aside and no telephone orders accepted for this ff special. Priced, the yard Dxl Dress Nets, Special 59c Yard Main Floor Good quality Dress Nets in white or cream. ' Especially de sirable for waists and linings. Priced for Clean-up Sale, 59 yard. $1.25 Punch Mop andFolish R1 Third Floo Punch Mop in the new triangu lar shape, worth $1.25, with one 50c bottle of Cedar Oil $1.75 combi- nation for only JjJl.OQ Friday Grocery Specials Glenwood Creamery Q"1 i A Butter, 2 pounds for DJL.LU No delivery of butter except with other purchases made in the Grocery Department, 4th Floor. STOCK 10 PREFERRED Catsup, 25c size. Special $1.10 C O F F E E Choice of Golden West, M. J. B., or Royal Club. Friday, 3-lb. can, $1.00 Double Stamps With Charge or Cash Purchases Women's Boots $8.00 to $10 Models $6.98 Main Floor Sacrifice Sale of 300 pairs Women's Novelty Boots. Fashionable new models with 8 or 9- inch tops. Black kid with ivory, white or gray kid or cloth tops; all-gray kid; all-ivory kid; champagne with white tops, and numerous other patterns. Popular laced styles with newest heels and toes. Footwear of standard $8.00 QCT and $10.00 grades the pair DvJ570 Women's $450, to $630 Shoes $3:79 Great Yi Price Clean-up Children's Goats Girls Shop, Second Floor Practically our entire stock of Children's Coats to go at just half regular prices. Only one or two of a style and color good assortment to select from. Double Stamps with purchases. AGES 2'TO 6 . -$ 5J00 Coats now $230 $ 7 JO Coats now $3J5 -$1030 Coats now $525 -$1250 Coats now $625 AGES 6 to 14 $1430 Coats now $ 725 $1730 Coats now $ 8.75 $2230 Coats now $1125 $2630 Coats now $1325 Girls' Tailored Suits Now at y3 Off Girls Shop, Second Floor Only one or two of style and color. Odd lines high-grade Suits for girls of intermediate ages. Serges and various other materials to choose from. Many of these Suits are fur-trimmed. Girls' $20.50 Suits at $13.67 I Girls $28.50 Suits at $19.00 Girls $27.50 Suits at $16.32 Girls' $31.50 Suits at $21.00 TAX LEVY MAY DROP County Commissioners Can . Fix 4.5 Mills as Rate. BUDGET NEEDS $1,797,098 Balance on Hand at First of Tear Includes $100,000 of Hospital Fund, Which If Held Ont Will Increase Levy to 4.75 Mills. TOesptt tne general Increased cost In the maintenance of th county govern ment, mil despite - the general salary rises granted in practically every de partment of county service, the tax -Ivt for 118 will be the same if no. fNver than for 1917. yJfThiB was assured yesterday when County Auditor Martin, made a careful estimate of the proposed tax levy pre paratory to the meeting- of the County Commissioners today, at which, time the levy for 1918 will be fixed. The levy, probably, will remain at 4.7S mills, which was the levy fixed for 1917. However, 'If they so desire, the Com missioners can lower the levy to 4.5 mills. It was declared by Board mem bers yesterday. Assessed Valuation $305,813,030. The assessed valuation of all prop erty In Multnomah County has been of ficially fixed at $305,613,030 by County ' Assessor Reed. The 1918 budget for all county purposes as fixed by the Citi zens' Advisory Board and adopted by the County Commissioners calls for an expenditure of tl, 797, 098 for the ensuing- year. In a careful estimate which has been prepared, the county will collect from other sources during 1(18 the sum of 8451.000, of which 8125.000 will be the Qount of cash on hand at the be nlng of the new year. It is estl ted that 8180,000 will be received from general sources other than taxes and that 896.000 will be received In delinquent taxes for 1917 and former years. The road fund will be enriched from such sources to the amount of 150.000, according to the estimate. Tax Levy About 4JC Mills. Deducting the $451,000 to be received from other sources, from the Jl.797.098, which it will cost to operate the county government, leaves a balance of 81,346,098, which must be received through taxation. On this basis, a tax levy of 4.5 mills would bring- the county $1,375,258, or more than is needed through taxation. However, the $125,000 which the county will have In cash on band at the first of the year Includes 8100,000, which was set aside in 1916 for the construction of a sew hospital. The Board has not yet decided whether or not this fund will remain Intact or whether it will be deverted Into the general fund. If the latter method is adopted, the levy will be fixed at 4.5 mills, but if it Is retained in the hos pital fund It will be necessary to raise $1,446,098 in taxes, which would neces sitate the larger levy of 4.75 mills. Hospital Ful May Be Held. Members of the Board yesterday would not indicate whether or not this $100,000 hospital fund would be di verted into the general fund. It la said that the members favor retaining this special fund to be prepared for any hospital emergency which might arise during the coming year, and the belief was expressed that the levy of 4.75 mills would be ordered Instead of the 4.6 mills levy which members admit is in every way feasible. Ths school levy for 191$ tor the schools of Multnomah County probably will be placed at 1.6 mills, it was stated. According to estimates furnished the Board by Cbunty School Superintendent Alderson, it will require $472,895 to maintain the county schools during- the ooming year. This is on the basis of $8.88 per capita for the 58.254 children of ' school age. WATCH NIGHT IS PUBLIC COMMUNITY PARTY TO BE AT MU NICIPAL. AUDITORIUM Arrangements Completed by Mayor Baker for Enthusiastic Patriotic Gathering est Kew Year's Eve. Patriotism of the most enthusiastlo type will greet the New Year In Port land. Arrangements were completed yesterday by Mayor Baker for a com munity watch party at the Public Auditorium commencing- at 10:30 o'clock New Year's eve (Monday) and continuing until the new year is ushered in. The meeting will be open to the general public without admis sion charge. The programme as announced yester day Includes all kinds of . patrlotlo music. The programme follows: "America,' led by glee club of Chines girls. Songs of ths South, "My Old Kentucky Home." "Old Folks at Home," "Dixie." "My Own United States," suns by Lulu Dahl Miller. Songs ot the Civil War, "We Are Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground," "Just Before the Battle, Mother, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" , ' Songs of the Army' end Navy, "Keep the Home Fires Burning," sung by George Hotchkiss Street and audience; "Over There," "There's a Long, Long Trail." Songs of sentiment, "Long, Long Ago," "Annie Laurie," sung by Jane Burns Albert. "Auld Lang Syne." Gonci of our allies. "Marsellalse,' rung by Madame Lucie Valair. "God Save the King," led by British-American citizens. "Star-spangled Banner." "Old Hundred." - Organists. William R. Boone, Frederick Goodrich, Luelen Becker. 2irector, John Boyer. Phone your want ads to The Orego nlan. Main 7070, A C096. U.S. GUARDS WANTED Men From 31 to 40 Sought for New Organization. HOME SERVICE IS OBJECT Pay Same as Kejjular Army Divi slon Will Be Used Mainly to En force Provisions of Proclama tion Regarding Aliens. Men of ages ranging from SI to 40 years who wish to serve their country in a military capacity yet are reluctant to go as fighters to Europe now have opportunity to Join .the United States Guards. While definitely connected with the Army, drawing the same pay as regular soldiers and perform ing the same functions in this country, they will not.be sent overseas. Army officials say this is the first time since the days of Washing-ton that the United States has had a Fed eral militia of this status. It is planned to raise but 25.000 of these troops at the present time, the officers state. Members of the new military organi zation generally will be assigned to duties having to do with enforcement of the alien enemy act, according to a letter received yesterday from the War Department by the Adjutant-General ot Oregon. Provisions for enlistment and general information are given in the letter, parts of which follow: This force Is designated for Immediate use and not for training, bencs the pre ferred members will be beyond the draft age and men of former service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, well-organized militia, police and fire departments. Application for enlistment may be made to any United States recruiting officer. The officers will receive commissions. Applica tions for commissions should be made direct to the chief, militia bureau, Washington, D. C, and state age, address, service, mil itary and civil, and highest rank attained. The following classes should not apply, as It simply Interferes with the transaction of business: (a) Those civilians within draft age, un less rejected for physical defect at olose of a training camp, where they had qualified tor a commission In other respects. . (b) Those civilians without previous train Ing as mentioned above. (c) Candidates from training camps who were not recommended by their company instructors for commissions. The pay and allowances of this force are the same as prescribed for the regular Army, Infantry branches. The services of the members of this or ganization will be used as far ss possible in the vicinity of their homes, but there Is no assurance that such use will eontinue through the war. It is, however, possible to furnish information to the effect that men In this force win not be used on the battlefields of Europe. For first enlistments the age should be between 81 and 40 years; special permission may be obtained for men beyond 40 years who are especially well preserved. There is no limit to the age for re-enlistment other than physical fitness. This force will be used In carrying out the provisions of the President's proclamation pertaining to alien enemies and may be used for the purpose of preserving and protecting major utilities essential to the conduct of the war in Europe. It Is not Intended that these troops take over the duties of private watchman or local and municipal departments in lieu of the present agencies. The standard of physical fitness is the same as that re quired for entrance in the Army. Minor physical defects may be waived upon spe cial application In each case. Dependency is not a bar to enlistment. German Is Arrested. NORTH TAKIMA, Wash.. Dec 27. Fred Nichols, an employe of the Top penlsh Meat Company, has been ar rested for pro-German utterances, ac cording to advices received here today. Nicholas is a native of Germany and took out his first naturalization papers here last Atisrust. BULLET WOUND BAFFLES WALLA WALLA GIRL, 17, SAYS SHE WAS ATTACKED. Daughter of Prison Chaplain Foond Dying In Home With Pistol Near Previous Assault Alleged. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Dec. 27. (Special.) Bertha Cannon. 17-year-old daughter of Chaplain 73. J. Cannon, of the State Penitentiary, was seriously but not fatally wounded by a bullet from a revolver this afternoon. The young woman claims that a man was the assailant but the officers have been unable to find trace of anyone. Thanksgiving day the police were called to the Cannon home, 915 North Eighth, to investigate an alleged at tack on the girl, but no trace could be found then. Miss Cannon was home alone today and claims that the man called with and said: "We might as well settle our troubles right away, for I am going away in a few hours." She said she ran in a room, got her mother's .pistol and pointed it at the man. In a struggle which, she said, followed, the gun was turned on her and discharged, the bullet entering her left breast; Neighbors found the girl lying on a soft, wounded, the pistol by her Bids containing only one cartridge that dis charged. No man had been seen near. Whether the girl Is suffering from a nervous ailment or was attacked or fleers have not yet decided. The exiled Czar of Russia is a great whist player. He formerly used more than 1Z00 packs of cards a year at f ' a pack. A aie o Usd I f Slightly ianos 'sn !! hi j.ui . JMWA'J . Jy J V Taken in exchange on Bush & Lane Grand Pianos and Player Pianos. We have three or four that are almost new at extremely interesting prices and terms. See these at once if interested in a good used Piano. usli Sc Lane Piano Co. Cor. 12th and Washington Sts Famous Sonora - 1 1 Phonograph Victrola Columbia Phonographs ill Permits the mixing of breakfast biscuits the night before. 25c a pound. Crescent Double Acting Baking Powder (B-98) LESLIE flavors clI I ihc food evenly its a. wonderful 2udio cooks Green Chile Cheese Is not at all like pimento cheese i