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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 2, 1917,
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BIG PAVING PLANT
Commissioner Believes Project
Would Prove "White
Elephant."
CITY IS OFFERED -OUTFIT
TTse of Paving WorKs Offered for
loar and This Is Held to Be Good
Proposition AVork In Sight
Is ' 3Iostiy Repairs.
iA bis- investment' by the city in a
municipal paving plant to be conducted
as an experiment Js opposed by City
Commissioner Mann. Kxplaining his
attitude on -the subject, he said yester
day that he "would support a paving
repair project when convinced it would
be a financial success, but not a big,
costly outfit that would-necessitate the
city hunting work to keep the plant's
overhead from draining the city treas
ury. "At a meeting of the Council Friday,"
said Mr. Mann, "I opposed the request
of Commissioner Barbur for an appro
priation to cover the cost of a plant of
large capacity. I did this because I
have been shown no facts or figures
to prove that the city so investing
would not take onto itself another
white elephant. The charter specifically
provides against the city entering Into
the paving business. The only need of
a plant at this time Is for repair work.
"Why the city should buy a plant at
a cost of $10,000 or $12,000 to do repair
work when a far smaller outfit would
do the work is something I cannot see,
especially since the city is prohibited
from competing with private companies
in paving work where the abutting
property is assessed for the cost.
"Mr. Barbur has announced publicly
that one paving company has offered
the city the use of Its large plant for a
year if the city will pay the taxes. This
might be a good proposition for the city
to take, because it would enable the
city during the year to make all its
experiments. If at the end of that time
the municipal proposition is mot found
economical, the city could get from
tinder.
"As I understand the present situa
tion in Portland, the only service a
paving plant would perform would be
patching or repairing streets. This in
volves small jobs in various localities.
It has been said by men of experience
that the cost of starting up a big plant
Is excessive. Would it pay the city
to have a big plant to handle this sort
of work?
"The only large work in sight at this
time for a municipal plant is the pav
ing of the north half of Terwilliger
boulevard. The way paving has been
done in Portland this is a comparatively
email project. Involving something like
$23,000. If after that work is done the
city has a big plant on its hands, how
long would it take such a plant to eat
up all that is saved by the city doing
the Terwilliger work?
"In short, I am opposed not to a
suitable plant for repair work, but to a
large plant which would have to be
operated at large expense to do a little
work."
It is understood that the plant of
fered the city for a year is the plant
of the Warren Construction Company.
During the past year this plant, it is
reported, has been busy only 60 days.
SCHOOL TAX 6.3 MILLS
COST OP RUXNIXG SYSTEM WILL
BE $1,704,500.
Board of Directors Make Up Final
Budget at Open Meeting, but No
Taxpayer Appears to Object.
To run the school system of Portland
during 1918 will require the maximum
levy of 6 mills, estimated on assessment
figures now available to raise Jl.764,500.
An additional levy of three-tenths of
a mill is needed to care for Interest and
sinking fund items, constituting an
aggregate of J87.174.04.
This was the ultimate finding of the
Board of Directors yesterday, when
the school budget was given final con
sideration and approval. The Board
meeting was open to the public, that
protests might be heard, but no tax
payers appeared to enter objection. The
Director knew the budget needs from
previous scrutiny, and voted approval
without discussion. The total levy of
6.3 mills thus certified up to the County
Assessor is to be compared with an as
sessment the past year of 6.8 mills.
The aggregate of all needs for Port
land's- schools for 1918 is given as
$2,483,000 and it is expected that the
tax levy, with Income from other
sources, will bring into the treasury
,570,147.
Receipts from sources other than the
levy are estimated as follows: County
school fund, $400,000; state school fund
$90,000; delinquent taxes, $10,000; in
terest on bank balances, $10,500; high
school tuition, $S000. It is estimated
that the cash balance which will be
carried over from this year will be
$200,000.
Much the largest of the budget items
of expense is that for principals' and
teachers' salaries. This amounts to
$1,668,180. Other large expenditures,
as now estimated, will be: Janitors sal
arles, $128,000; sinking fund, $50,000;
repairs and replacements, $49,625; inter
est on bonds, commissions and ex
change, $37,147.04; fuel, $75,000; draw
ing, general, Janitors, manual training,
physical training, sewing and music,
$51,540; superintendent's salary, assist
ants and other employes, $57,004; con
tract balances, $21,000; light and power,
$21,000; water, $16,000; betterments,
portables and improvements, to grounds,
$28,256.
It was suggested by Superintendent
L. R. Alderman that a course in pipe
and sheet metal bending to fit boys for
work in the city s shipyards be in
augurated at the Benson Polytechnic
School, and the board authorized Mr.
Alderman to convey the suggestion to
Principal Cleveland, of the Benson
School.
SPRUCE MEN JOIN LEGION
Association for Co-operation Meet
ing Ready Response.
Reports received at the headquarters
of the spruce production division, of the
Signal Corps, in the Yeon building, in.
diicate widespread interest in. the or
ganization of loggers' and lumbermen
in the patriotic society of the Loyal
Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. In
the spruce forests- of Oregon and ash
ington.
Officers of the division, who were
assigned to organization work by Colo
Del Disque. report that the plan is be
mi i
ing accepted in excellent manner by
those- -eligible for membership. Locals
are being formed in. the various dis
tricts. The movement is indorsed by
the American Federation of Labor.
YEAR'S FIRE LOSS $280,000
Smallest Loss In Years Is $2 64,2 05
Less Than 1916.
Portland's fire loss during the 12
months ended yesterday totaled J280.-
000, according to an estimate made, yes
terday by ire Marshal Young. This
is the smallest loes in years. It is
$264,205 less than the loss for 1916.
In 1914 the losses were $1,762,493. or
nearly $7 per capita. At that time a
fire-prevention campaign was started.
with the result of rapidly decreasing
fire losses year by year until the pres
ent record.
ENGINEER OFFICER TO WED
Marriage of Lieutenant Rose and
Miss Aileen Short Set for . Today. -
Flnst Lieutenant Franklin Orth Rose,
of the United States Engineering
Corps, and Miss Aileen Maree Short, of
Bellingham, Wash... are to be married
in the First Unitarian Church at 10
o'clock this -morning by Rev. W. G.
Eliot, Jr. Lieutenant Samuel Halstead,
of the Aviation Corps, will be best man
and Miss Margaret Cundy, a former
NEW HOME FOR DEFECTIVE CHILDREN, WHICH WILL BE
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"ELIZABETH COTTAGE."
St. Helen's Hall girl, will be brides
maid. The bridegroom recently won
his commission at "Vancouver Barracks.
Lieutenant Roue is the son of Mrs.
H. Crotty and the step-son of Dr.
T. H. Crotty, who is. now on duty over-
eas with the Canadian Army Medical
Corps. Miss Short is the daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Short, of Belling
ham, and has been attending St. Helen's
Hall. The couple will make their home
at the Everett Apartments, pending or
ders, which Lieutenant -Rose expects to
receive almost any day, that will take
him abroad.
Senator Jones Claimed by
Husky Scandinavian.
Recruit at Camp Lewis Pnts One
Over on His Associates.
ABERDEEN, Wash.. Dec 1. (Spe
cial.) Eric Eckmark, who took
with him to Camp Lewis a quantity of
wit besides 250 pounds of flesh and
bone, has made a deep Impression upon
his bunkies according to the latest
story on him which is told here. Fol
lowing Senator Jones' recent talk at
Camp Lewis, Eckmark was among those
who went up and shook hands with
him. When one of his bunkies said:
"You don't know Jones." Eckmark
replied "Well I certainly do. Didn't
you know I handled his campaign on
Grays Harbor. He's a darn good
Swede. Eckmark is a Democrat but
he got away with his story in fine
style.
WHITE SLAVE RING BROKEN
15-Year-Old Girl Gives Testimony of
Night Life in Portland Hotels.
Gua Luzlch, an Austrian, was held
to the grand jury" for an. alleged statu
tory offense, after a preliminary hear
ing yesterday before District Judge
Jones, in connection, with am alleged
white slave ring, which Cpnstable
Peterson, and Deputy District Attorney
Dempsey believe is being accomplished.
A 15-year-old girl was the principal
witness at the hearing yesterday. It
was said) yesterday several soldiers
stationed at "Vancouver Barracks may
be called before the grand Jury before
the investigation. i completed.
Pearl BoydX one of the alleged lead
ers in the white slave complications,
has been placed undr arrest by Fed
eral authorities at Tacoma.
On the witness stand yesterday a 15-year-old
girl told a sordid story of
night life at the Antlers. Alder and
Euclid Hotels of this city and the
Homewopd. Hotel at Vancouver.
CITY SPENDS $7,512,998.28
Year's Receipts Amount to $6,989,-
821.32 Report Shows.
Receipts and disbursements of the
City Treasurer's office totaled $14,502,
819.60 during the fiscal year of 1917,
according to a financial statement is
sued yesterday by City Treasurer
Adams. This covers all transactions
of all funds up to 5 o'clock Friday
night, the last day of the fiscal year.
Receipts during the year amounted
to $6,989,821.32, which included $1,795,
202.72 carried over from 1916 to 1917.
Disbursements during 1917 amounted
to $7,512,998.28. This item includes all
transactions, including the payment of
interest on bonds and the redemption
of bonds.
Oregon City Boy Enlists.
OREGON CITY, Or., Dec 1. (Spe
cial.) Clyde Montgomery, youngest
son of Mr. and' Mrs. John Montgomery,
of Oregon City, has enlisted in the
Navy, and left on Tuesday for -Goat
Island, where he will go into training.
This makes the fourth foa of Mr. and
Mrs. Montgomery to enlist. John Is in
the Navy, while Dick and Wlllard are
in New York with the oldi Third Ore
gon.
Phone your want ads to The Orego-
nian. Main 7070. A 6095.
HOME IS COMPLETED
'Elizabeth Cottage' to Be Dedi
cated With Special Services.
REV. S. B. B0YCE TO SPEAK
Xew Adltlon to Louise Home-"Will
Be Used for Sousing and Caring
for Defective Children of '
Otber Institutions.
"Elizabeth. Cottage," the new addition
to. the Louise Home, on Barker road, be
tween the Base .Line road and Sandy
boulevard, will be dedicated this' after
noon at 3 o'clock. . Rev. S. B. Boyce,
pastor of the United Presbyterian
Church (Church of the. Stranger), - will
conduct the dedicatory service.
The Cottage was built to supply the
need for a separate building which
could house the defective children who
have been domiciled In the Louise
Home, in the Portland Commons and in
OS LOUISE HOME TEX-ACRE TRACT
the Albertina Kerr Nursery Home.
When the board of directors of the Pa
cific Coast Rescue and Protective So
ciety, which controls these three Insti
tutions, found that their finances
would not admit the erection of a build
ing, Mrs. Elizabeth R. Jehu, wife of
Edward C. Jehu, general secretary of
the society, undertook to solicit funds
wherewith to provide . the ' unfortunate
children, with a home.
Portland Gives Liberally.
Alone and unaided, Mrs. Jehu start
ed out to interest 'Portland firms and
individuals in her project. After four
montns or errort, ror which she re
ceived no salary, her work was re
warded with the completion of an
eight-room bungalow. Portland busi
ness men- contributed generously, and
much of the labor represented in the
structure was donated by local unions.
The carpenter work was done by S. A.
Dye, -w-ho labored for $2a a month and
room and board. "
On the main floor of the bungalow
are the playroom, nursery, kitchen and
a large bathroom. On the second floor
are Bleeping quarters for the attend
ants, with extra space available in
emergencies for quartering girls from
Louise Home. Steam heat is supplied
from the latter building, which is
about 50 feet distant. The bungalow
and the home as well are without elec
tric light,- but it is hoped that an in
dividual system may be installed in the
near future.
Home Well Appointed.
The bungalow, which will be known
as "Elizabeth Cottage," In recognition
of the untiring efforts of Mrs. Jehu,
whose four months of labor made its
existence possible, houses 10 children.
Its destines will be controlled by the
Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective
Society and it will receive $10 a month
from the state for its support. Miss
Beulah Walton is the ''matron In
charge.
The cottage will provide a home for
mentally defective children, a number
of whom have until now been taken
care of in the three institutions of the
society. The state does not provide
for the care of children at the state in
stitute at Salem under the age of 5.
Rev. W. G. MacLarrn, founder of the
.society, and general superintendent.
will be among those present today. All
persons interested in the work of the
society, and particularly the business
men who contributed to the building
fund, are cordially invited to attend
the dedication.
Oregon Pioneer Dies.
EUGENE, Or., Dec. 1. (Special.)-
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Second Street, Between Morrison and Alder
Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. A- B. Pickering, pioneer
and native daughter of Oregon, which
occurred at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.,
Wednesday. She was the wife of Colo
nel A- B. Pickering, of the . United
States Army, and a sister of .Ir. W.
Kuykendall. of Eugene. Mrs. Pickering
was born in Douglas County and was
educated at the old Wilsburg Academy,
near Roseburg, an educational Institu
tion attended by the children of pio
neers but which long ago passed out
of existence.
DAILY SPRUCE OUTPUT BIG
Bay City Turning Out 50,000 Feet
of Airplane Stock a Day.
BAT CITT. Or.. Dec. 1. (Special.)
The Southern Pacific Company has fin
ished' construction of its spur track
from the main line along Second street
600 feet to near the sawmill. The. mill
company has covered the north . 200
feet of this spur with a loading shed
that accommodates four cars at a time.
The Silver Spruce Company is the pres
ent lessee of the Bay City mills and Is
operating on full time, cutting spruce
lumber and specialising on airplane
stock. The daily cut is from 60,000 .to
60.000 feet.
The waterfront fill, begun a year ago
with dredglngs from the bay channel
by the United States dredge Oregon.
Is now being rlprapped and will soon
be completed. It fills all the tldelands
between the railroad and the mainland
from Portland avenue to B street, coni-
DEDICATED TODAY.
OX BARKER ROAD.
pletely reclaiming: and bringing.it up
to usable grade.
The salmon canning season on Tilla
mook Bay seems practically closed.
The pack has been fair as to chinooks
and silvers, but very light for chums.
RUNAWAY BOYS TRACED
Watch Pawned in Albany by Louis
Schilt and James Bronibcrg.
Evidently on their way to San Fran
cisco, by way of aome logging camp
where they .hope to obtain funds for
the trip, James Bromberg and Louis
Schilt, lads who ran away from Port
land, passed through Albany Friday
afternoon and identified themselves
by pawning a gold watch. When the
pawnbroker saw an account of their
escapade in The Oregonian yesterday
he called up the Bromberge and noti
fied them. Both boys are eager to
join the Navy, but were refused here
and apparently are going to make an
other try at San Francisco, as they
told the pawnbroker they were going
there, but were going to a logging
camp first. Efforts are being made
to locate them and bring them home.
BOAT TO HOUSE WORKERS
Steamer Undine to Be Converted
Into Floating Hotel.
CAMAS, Wash.. Dec 1. (Special.)
The steamer Undine is to be added to
the fleet of boats which the Crown
Willamette Paper Company is using to
house their employes during the strike
of the paper makers. This will make
three steamers which the company will
use to house their men. Meals have
been served on the Potter, but the num
ber of employes now working is too
large for the accommodation.
Preparations are being made to fit
up the upper deck as a kitchen and
dining-room, which will accommodate
500 at one time. The dining-room on
the Potter will be divided into bed
rooms. The new dining-room will be
ready for use Monday.
J. O. Freck Joins Spruce Lfogue.
J. O. Freck, for six years connected
with the clerical forces of the Spokane,
Portland & Seattle Railway in Portland
haa accepted the position of chief clerk
In the spruce production division-of the
DUTCH FLOWERING
Gur car is in, unpacked and we are
ready to fill your orders promptly.
NOT TOO LATE The season is
much later than usual and bulbs j
planted now will give perfect re-
suits. Don't delay. Fill your porch
boxes, beds and pots.
Large, solid, perfect bulbs of 'high-
est quality." Complete assortment.
Get a start now.- We don't expect 1
an importation next year.
Just one more example typical of
the character and value of the scores of sur
prises which only Baker's can offer
843 Produced in a black gun
metal - vamp upper of a fine
gray cravenette s ubstantial
welt, sole leather cuban heel
same in patent leather vamp. A
Wichert & Gardiner creation.
An exceptional value at the regu
lar price, $7.50 reduced to
$4.85
652 High lace boot,
champagne color kid
dainty wood-covered heeL
$11.00 reduced to
$6.85
Los Angeles
Largest
270 Washington Street
270 Morrison street
Signal Corps and has- taken, up his new
duties.. H. L. Gray, division- accountant
n the office of the superintendent, has
been promoted to the vacancy in the
railroad office. '
OREGON ROADS ARE LAUDED
Hood River Man Returns After Tour
of Wisconsin and Illinois.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Dec. 1. C. S.
Fields, an enthusiastic local motorist
and orchardlst, who, with Mrs. Fields,
has lust returned from a tour of Illi
nois and 'Wisconsin, declares that he
has seen no roads better than those of
Hood River County.
"While visiting: relatives at Rock
ford. 111.." said Mr. Fields. "I attempted
to find out Just what the people there
are doing- toward bettering; their roads.
Our roads are not only better than
HERHCIDE WILL .SAVE
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HTOO LATE FOR HERPICIDE
Two More
Noteworthy Specials
Sole Agent for Nettleton Shoes
San Francisco
Retailer of Shoes West of
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Busy Stores
those in the East, but we are doing
much toward making; our highways
permanent. Most of the work I saw
under way in Illinois consisted of ordi
nary earth roads."
Mr. Fields says Wisconsin roads are
no better than those of Illinois.
Big: Smelt Business Anticipated..
KELSO, Wash., Dec. 1. (Special.)
Two new buildings on the riverfront
in the center of this town are nearlng
completion ready for the smelt season.
which will open some time after the
first of the year. The Columbia River
Smelt Company two-story dock has
been completed. A conveyor system
has been installed to carry the fish
from the river level to the upper deck.
The cold storage plant of the Seaside
Packing- Company Is also nearly com
pleted. All smelt fishermen and deal
ers predict a big; demand for the tooth, j
some little fish the coming season and
Save Your Hair
You are getting bald! The appearance of dandruff
and loose hair on your clothing or in the comb are all
the proof you need. Dandruff kills the hair, a little
at a time maybe but it kills. The contagion dandruff
must be summarily routed out if you are to escape that
final and inevitable result total baldness.
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STOPS FALLING HAIR
There must be no delay. The regular and intelli
gent use of Newbro's Herpicide should begin at once.
The first application will remove all traces of dandruff,
stimulate health in the hair Follicles of the scalp and
prevent the hair from falling out. Herpicide will save
your hair save you from chronic baldness. It has a
delightful odor and is most comforting and cooling to
the head.
TRY A TEN CENT BOTTLE
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Applications at the Better Barber Shops
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light grav cloth upper
leather LXV heeL $6.50,
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Portland
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308 Washington Street
heavy shipments
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