f 1914. THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, - PORTLAND. MARCH 17 COUNTY COST, TOO, GOES UP LIKE REST Investigation Over Decade Shows Expense of Govern ment Rising Steadily. ALL BRANCHES TELL STORY County Commissioners. The amount to be raised for road purposes is $614,636. Since 1904 a number of important propositions have been put through by the voters and by county officials. In cluded in the list which have added greatly to the cost of government are the new Courthouse, the new library, the new County Jail, three new ferry boats, a fruit inspection department, the Juvenile Court, the Kelly Butte sub-jail, the Detention Home, the Con stable's office, the Linnton quarry and sub-jail, and the widows' pension sys tem. T.hl. showing amounts raised bv county by taxation for county purposes each year Operation in Some Departments Docs Xot ProTe So Costly as In Others, but All Exhibit Marked Annual Increases. Year. County. Co.roads. Library. TotaL 11104.. .S 820.64.-) $107,180 10.20:; 444.1.32 100...... SOI, 14,-. 12S.3TU ll.L'85 GOO.bOS lIHrtS. .. 302.10B SU.ala I4.3S8 402, MIS lttOl... :!25,6IO 212. 531 22,611 r.60,772 1!I08... 326.3H7 207.405 2.-..B45 0.-10.537 190l... 70S..03 229.102 S0.704 UUS.3BS 1910... 402,201 243.S73 32.0S4 67S.K21 1911... 1,117.090 2S0.S22 45,2X8 1.449,200 1912... 1.167,98:5 2.-9.r.52 243.330 1.870.8K7 1913. .. 1.0O.-.4.-.9 28,122 4.-.2.4.-.S 1.726.033 1914... 597,503 014,038 153,659 l.SOo.SoS For general county purposes there has been a reduction of close to 20 The Oregonian presents herewith the fourth of a series of articles on the subject Of increased cost of gov ernment in Oregon. This deals with the cost of count ernment since 1904. Subsequent ar ticles will deal with other branches of government. : of gov- 1 i article nty gov- t In 1904 it cost the taxpayers 444,032 t to maintain the government of Mult ;nomah County. In 1913 for the same general purposes it cost 1,726,033 or about quadruple that in 1904. The .. population in 1904 was about 130,000, while in 1913 it was about double that. .These figures tell the story of how ex penses have rises: increases ranging from 100 to 600 per cent in each of t'-f various departments bespeak the rea sons. There is not a branch of the county government that lias not cost steadily more for operation since 1904 The growth of some has been mod. rate, of others phenomenal. In many the in creases have been due to increased ac commodations for the benefit of the public; in others, it has been due to the .increased scope of the work; in still others it lias been due to the increased complication of the wheels of Govern ment requiring more employes and more supplies. Looking into the various departments it is shown that there are many sensa . tional flights in expenses. For example, : the tax department shows an increase of about $25,000 a year.. It cost con siderable more than double for,-44ie tax department to collect the taxes of a population of 260.000 in 1913 than it cost to collect the taxes of a population of 130,000 in 1904. The increases are .due to additional forces and additional accommodations and systems of keep ing records. Courts Up, Too. For ferries it cost the county $12,156 In 1904. and $72,653 In 1913. This was due to the increased number of ferries put in service between those years, and also to increased capacity and work of the ferries then in service. The ferry Mason, for example, cost about $10,000 in 1904 and $20,000 in 1913. Since 1904 there has been established to Increase the total ferry cost the ferries Webster, Burlington and St. Johns. Phenomenal increases are shown in the expense of maintaining the Circuit Courts. In 1904 the county had to pay $18,307 for the courts, while in 1913 the total was $98,126, yan increase of over-.600 per eon t In Vther -words, -it cost five times as mucfh to handle a population of 260,000 as i took with a . population of 130,000. The Circuit Court cost has jumped ahead steadily year by year. It went from $18,000 in 1904 to $20,000 In 1905, to $21,000 in 1906, to $30,000 in 1908, to $42,000 in 1909; to $51,000 in 1910: to $78,000 in 1912, and to $98,000 In 1913. The cost of the Sheriff's office has in creased, steadily by reason of added em ployes and work. It cost $14,663 in 1904 and $32,857 in 1913, an increase of somewhere near 250 per cent. The cost of operating the Assessor's office has Jumped, from $17,427 in 1904 to $50,324 in 1912. It has kept an even pace with population, a growth which would hardly be expected, It is declared by many. The cost of the Assessor's of fice has dropped in . the last year a total of $10,000, which places the total operation down to where it was in 1911 when it toog a phenomenal Jump. Conrthouxe Proves Costly. The cost of the County Clerk's office shows an increase from $26,634 in 1904 to $60,775 In 1913, an Increase of close to 300 per cent. The growth in this office has been steady year by year, there having been no decrease in ex pense any year since 1904. With the beautiful new Courthouse the "maintenance of Courthouse" nat urally has grown rapidly. It cost $11, 836 in 1904 for care for the old build ing and $52,422 tp, .care for the new building in ll.1 A rather remarkable growth is shown in the office of the District At torney. In 1904 this office cost the taxpayers a total of $157.15. The sal ary of the Dis.trict Attorney was paid by the state. In 1913. under similar conditions, excepting that the amount of work had increased very materially, the cost of the office was $8734.34. In 1908 a phenomenal jump in expense is seen. This was. due to special prose cutors engaged in the trial of the Roes case and not to a permanent growth in the expense of the office. The growth in the cost of the county jail operation has been moderate. In 1904 it cost $12,511 and in 1913 $15. 832. The Multnomah County poor farm shows a rapid increase in ex pense due to increased building facili ties and number of inmates. In 1904 this institution cost $12,281 to operate, while In 1913 it cost $58,743. The cost of operating the bridges in Portland has been greater year by year, due principally to the construction of new bridges by the city. In 1904 it cost $36,848 to operate the bridges, while In 1913 it cost $100,219, an in crease of nearly 300 per cent. In the meantime there have been constructed the Broadway bridge and the new Haw thorne bridge, both of which are ex pensive of operation. With increased traffic the cost of operating the old bridges has increased rapidly. Juvenile f'ourt Added Kxpenxe. Operation of the County Hospital has rone up rapidly from $6945 in 1904 to $30,781 in 1913. This growth has been rapid and has been due to Increased facilities for handling cases and the increased number of cases received and cared for at county expense; also the cost of the new home for nurses operated In connection with the hos pital. Juvenile Court cost has jumped up ward year by year until it has in creased from $933 in 1905 to $13. 397 in 1913. The same applies to the Kelly Butte sub-jail, where the cost has jumped from $15,705 in 1904 to $25,934 in 1913. - Road construction has been the cause of a large part of the general in creases because of the Increased num ber of roads and therefore the in creased total cost of maintenance. In the road districts a total of $82,034 was expended in 1904, while in 1913 the to tal was $149,064. In 1910 there was a total of $254,282 raised, in 1911, $235,357 and in 1911, $231,005. For 1914 there has been a big In crease in road funds due to the hard eurfacins plan worked, out by. the I V U . III I ' MM rm L wSa- (0)H jirnrnrifc ::' , 2ttAJt wfSfe Ave. and East MM 1 1 r - it--..-- i UfiKff( SMSH ' 1 . : H TBI. .HSI Ljl - -I ttiu T ination yesterday. ' I I r3 T Although many have come out ? Mil fe. yS? Hill -sgv TOP! LOOK!' Men's Clothing, Hats and Furnishings Sacrificed New Spring Stocks All Included To Reach This Sale Take Any Car Crossing Morrison Bridge Uavlu hi, Iolgreu. David B. Lofgren, of Portland, is a candidate for re-electton as Joint Representative in the low er House of the Legislature from Multnomah and Clackamas Counties. He announced his can didacy for the Republican nom ination yesterday. Although many have come out for the 12 seats in the House from Multnomah County, and for the three places from Clackamas County, Mr. Lofgren is the first to run for Joint Representative. In his platform he advocates equitable taxation laws, prac tical road legislation, fewer tax eating commissions and inspec tors, fewer laws and more effi cient law enforcement, strict economy in appropriations and expenditure of public funds, sim plification of court procedure and limiting of appeals to Su preme Court to cases involving more than $250. per cent for 1914 over 1913, in spite of the fact that a comprehensive road system has been worked out and money provided for construction. The reduc tion in general, county Texpenses has been greater than the increase jn the road levy. The decrease in the fcounty cost for 1914 outside the road proposi tion is due largely to the fact that the County Courthouse and the new Library building have been paid for, whereas for 1913 and for a year before that money had to be raised by taxa tion for these buildings. BIG SISTERS ASK HELP VOLUNTEERS ARB AKEDKD TO CHAPEROS FHIU.VDLKSS GIRLS. Most Members of Society Women With Families and Are Unable to Give Evenings to "Little Sisters." Volunteer chaperons to accompany friendless girls to places of amuse ment in the evening are needed in the work that the Big Sisterhood is doing among girls, according to a report made at the monthly meeting of the executive board Wednesday. "The great need is proper amuse ment for girls," said Miss Butler, of the Juvenile Court. "While members of the Sisterhood may differ as to the kinds of amusement which girls should attend, there is no question about the importance of giving girls entertain ment in the evening, and the problem that confronts us is proper escort for them." Most of the members of the Sister hood are women with families, and their home obligations make it incon venient for them to give their evenings to the "Little Sisters." If there are women in the city who can give this personal service occasionally they would greatly aid in the work of the Sisterhood by communicating with Mis6 Prichard, superintendent of the Peo ple's Institute, who is chairman of the Sisterhood. A fund is available for the entertainment of the girls, so it is not necessary fo the chaperon to assume the expense. To acquaint the public with the work done by the Big Sisterhood, it was de cided to make the annual meeting, which will be held April 8, an open one. Addresses will be made by mem bers of the society and by men and women prominent in welfare work of the city. Tea will be served at a social hour, following the business meeting and programme. Missionary Convention Scheduled. CENTRALIA. Wash., March 14. (Spe cial.) The programme was announced today for the annual convention of the Vancouver district of the Woman's Home Missionary Society, which will be held at VVinlock, April 8 and 9. Many prominent speakers have prom ised to attend. The officers of the district are Mrs. J. T. Wonderly, of Centralia. president: Mrs. Vina Clark, of Centralia. vice-president: Mrs. Ger trude Van Note, of Kalama, correspond ing secretary: Mrs. Mary Collins, of Ostrander, recording secretary, and Mrs. Rachel R. Reese, of Orchards, treasurer. HT 1 T) 11 We have decided to sell out our entire stock and quit the mercan JL O ttlC irUDIIC tile business. It is but a matter of days until this great store will close forever. We have reduced the prices so low on this high-grade stock that it is being cleared out bv the thoughtful and appreciative Portland public in record time. The prices in many instances are below the wholesale cost. I Avish to thank all who have swarmed our store during the past few days, those who are here at this y - ' writing and the thousands who are yet to r j- come to this, the greatest bona fide selling- " f out sale in Portland's history. . GEO. W. FRAZIER CO. Here are the most astonishing offerings ever made by any clothing establishment in Portland or elsewhere the lowest prices in the historv of the citv. Merchandise of unquestioned merit stand- . . , . , -i ard trade-marked line that all men know to be the best, bpnng stocks, all included. This sale is a record-breaker. It has the confidence of the public it's clean cut it's true. The Famous Derby and Sophomore Suits Now No Clothing in the World Is Superior Spring Stocks Included in This Sale $25 Garments at For quick disposal we have grouped our great stock of clothing in three lots. Choose from any one price that suits your pocketbook and fancy best, and you will get the greatest bargain of your life. These Suits are all new, nobby and up-to-date; in fact, no store in Portland is showing a finer lot at the regular prices. They are the classiest, most stylish, most substan tial garments obtainable. See them by all means, gentlemen! For such an off ering and such a sale as this is seldom and far between. This Is the Greatest Clothing Offer in the History of the City Investigate! All $35 Suits Now, Choice $22 Lot $20 Suits on Sale, Choice $11 50c Boston, Paris, Brighton Hose Supporters, Silk, 35c 25c Boston, Brighton, Paris Hose Supporters, Lisle, 15c Cooper's, P. Q. A., Superior and Winsted Union Suits, Closed Crotch, All on Sale at Great Reductions $1 B. V. D. Union Suits or Two-Piece Underwear, Suit 70c Pajamas, Silk, Flanelette, Soisette at Actual Cost John B. Stetson Hats Newest Blocks, All Styles That sell regular at $4 are on sale at this low price. $5.00 Stetson Hats, all styles $3.95 $3.50 Mallory Hats, all styles $2.65 $3.00 Oxford Hats, all styles $2.35 $2.95 The Famous Interwoven Hosiery Cashmere, Silk Lisle or Cotton All Reduced All 50c Hose now 35c, or three pairs for $1.00 AH 25c Hose now 20c, or three pairs for . 50c All 20c Hose now 15c, or two pairs for . . 25c SPECIAL All 50c Neckwear, three for $1.00 Silver Collars, all styles, the dozen . . . $1.00 See the Window Displays Famous Arrow Shirts Pleated, Soft or Stiff Bosoms All sizes; regular $1.50, on sale your choice $2.00 Arrow Shirts, choke $1.35 $1.00 Monarch Shirts, choice 75c 50c Work Shirts, now at only 35d $1.15 All Portland men should take advantage of this great opportunity to buy the best of mer chandise at prices that are astonishingly low. You know the reputation of this store. You know the quality of our merchandise. You know the principles on. which this store has has always been conducted, and we give our word of honor now that every reduction is genuine; every piece of merchandise bears the original selling price tag, together with the sale price. Gentlemen, don't miss this sale. In many instances prices are below cost 1 BOYS NOMINATE TICKET Ashland Juveniles to Have Election and Study Civic Government. ASHLAND, Or., March 14. (Special.) As. a result of a primary election held by the Boys' Vocational Club, both citizens' and independent tickets will be in the field at the next regular meeting-. March 19. More than 200 took, part in the primaries, the nominations for city officers being as follows: May- or, Leilh Abbott and Walter Carpenter; recorder, Billy Briggs and Will Rebes: First Ward councilmen, Merrill Thorne and F. Grlsez: Second Warl, Fred Gar rett and Will Holmes; Third Ward, O. Klum and S. Petere. Later the officers-elect will meet with TABLE SHOWING HOW EXPENSE OF PRINCIPAL COUNTY DEPARTMENTS HAS INCREASED SINCE 1904 TEAR. 1904. 1905 190S 1907 190S 190S. .. 1910 19T1 191-J 1913 ft H n.S30.S6 14.954.S9 14.294.14 JS.7-.'4.0; ,19,619.17 20.o6S.47 2:!, 636.45 35.S04.titi 30.118.86 41.451.25! 12.156. 25.0S2. 37,671. 41.028. 54.214. 55,455. 46.1117. 54.720. 113.51S 72.653 $13. 20, 21. 31, 30, 42. 51. 4 7, 7S, 9S 307. 998. 061. 955. 530. 276. 252 7201 0S9. 126. 14,66:!. 15.266. 14.999. 16.785. 19.716. 2O.0R3. 19.357. 20.856. I 2S.300. 32.857. 1 I.SU4. 20.016. 23.293. 31.474. 33.835. 36.437. 41.917. 50,324 40.9.T1. S9 4. .83 4, .96 4, 7:t 5, .79 5, 241 5. .40' 5. .45 6. 42 80i 7. OSS. 349. 909. 120. 679. 154. 146. 461. 491 153. fs r o Mo a -i? jo Co Ha 0 n g Sg a vZ. ec : : : ' : : : i : : $26,634.31 Jll.836.SSt 157.15 12.611.52: 1 .28 1.081 - " "JS?!, (Xf,n,e J4 vonei ' I "nl a- o-n i t tin a r (t 1 r-'j - ti 9S4 09 13 850 9- S2,91fi.o0 .4.23. 3b $ 9J3.44 CNOnel .u.t S 500- l'65's" " 'U'l ""'Ol' 13 636 72 D1 525.11 90.46S.34l 4.254.90 $15,705.54 8.396.21 h"ltU n'siil S.Msis K.S.47.7 12.753J 1.S5-1.4 n 16 00656 S7 1i 10 798 33 29 706.76 S3.523.15 193.190.39 6,222.12 22,151.92 M ill'iS 11 -lit t "'itil i3.9li.ii SiiMi sO 47 004.96 1S3.602.S4 6.400.95 St.tnAO S8.676.46 il'-so'-S 17 444 59 1 707 81 11 4-3 44 3S.9S6.26 37.815.54 254.282.55 6.328.89 81,625.80 82.514.70 It's5?' lV769 7S 4 346 11 13 37 97 -IS? 595.08 93 262.24 235.:f57.S7 7.318.18 43.482.16 41.356.45 JtiBti'Jo 4 478'1 13 159 55 f 73 599 45 01 037.6:! 231.005.42 9.0S6.80 40.860.01 28.599.09 60 775 'l 5' i4T t -itii ilill il ' 743 I- 100 219.331 149.0t4.00 13.397.01 25.934.21 30.781.8S Salaries paid by state. the Council and city officials and take practical lessons in civic government. In the meantime arrangements are be ing made with Governor West for an address on themes pertaining to execu tive, legislative and Judicial branches of state control. MAN DIES UNDER TRAIN Name G. K. Slittey Found in Bible of Astoria Accident VVctiin. ASTORIA, Or., March 14. (Special.) A man whose name is supposed to be G. E. Shuey was killed last night by be ing hit by a Spokane, Portland & Se attle train. The man was walking the trestle in the east end of the city and had stepped onto a stringer. As the train approached he raised up beside the track and the locomotive struck his head. The man had no money, but his pockets were filled with Biblical litera ture. Written in a Bible was the name. G. E. Shuey, and stamped in the book was the following: "O. P. Hedge, traveling faith evange list. Apostolic Faith Mission, Front and Burnlde." To Grow Hair on A Bald Head By a Spri-lalUt Thousands of people suffer from bald ness and falling hair who, having tried nearly every advertised hair-tonic and hair-grower without results, have re signed themselves to baldness and its attendant discomfort. Yet their case is not hopeless. The following simple home prescription has made hair grow after years of baldness, and is also un equalled for restoring gray hair to its original color, stop hair from fallitii; out and destroying the dandruff -germ. It will not make the hair greasy, and can be put up by any druggish: Bay Hum, 6 ounces; Ivona de Composee. , 2 ounces; Menthol Crystals, one-half drachm. If you wish it perfumed, add 1 drachm of your favorite perfume. This preparation is highly recom mended by physicians and specialists, and is absolutely harmless, as it con tains none of the poisonous wood alco hol so frequently found in hair tonics. Adv.