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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1920)
- - ' - .-: '-- THE SUNDAY- OREG ONI AX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 11, 1020 " COUNCIL IS AGIS 111 TAT10N T 1 TAX Resubmission of Measure to People Sought. DATA CHART PRESENTED Major Instructs Mr. Ia Koclio to ' Attend Legislature and Give Aid in l ight. Officials of the city of Portland And city employes have decided to Join forces with all interests opposed to the 6 per cent tax limitation, in an effort to convince the members of the special session of the legisla ture of the need of re-submitting the measure to a vote of the people. At a special ession of the city council yesterday, representatives of the civil service employes of Port land submitted figures which were presumed to show the evil effects of the 6 per cent limitation law. After the meeting:. Mayor Baker instructed City Attorney LaRoclie to attend the legislative assembly to aid in the fight to obtain re-submission of the measure to the voters. Flgum Are Submitted. According to the figures submitted by the members of a special commit tee of the Portland municipal civil service employes, the actual valua tion in Portland have increased from $44. 146.042 In 1903 to $312,801,680 in 1910 or approximately seven-fold. The actual taxes, excepting bonded indebtedness and Interest thereon, have increased from $368,412 in 1913 to $3,456,459 in 1920 or 9.4 times. Taxes under a hypothetical 6 per eent limitation, which is now Imposed, placed into effect In October, 1916, from January .1, 1904, would have yielded $366,412 for the year, of 1903 as compared with $986,666 in" 1920 or 2.7 per cent increase. Unless the 6 per cent limitation is removed, the city of Portland will be obliged to appeal to the voters each year for a special levy and other tax levying bodies will be han dicapped, according to those opposed to the limitation. Hypothetical Comparison Made. The actual tax for 1920 was $3,456, 459 as against the hypothetical tax limitation, had it been in effect In 1903, or $986,666. Under such condi tions the tax on property assessed at $2000 would have been $22.10 .un der the actual tax instead of $6.40 as quoted under the hypothetical tax levy Figures also have been produced to show that the tax limitation results In special levies which cost the tax payers huge amounts of money. In 1919, elections relating to financial questions caused by the limitations, were said to have cost the taxpayers $39,093. Members of the city council feel that with the 6 per cent limitation, special elections will be necessary ntil normal conditions have been restored. For this reason, the council Js unanimous in its endeavor to ob ' tain the re-submission of the measure to the voters. Tax Chart Is Prepared. The chart showjng the actual con dition existing as presented by the Portland Association of Civil Service Kmployes, follows: ' '," garding the suspension of five social ist members of the assembly. He said he had counseled members with whom he had talked to withhold final judg ment until all the facts had been laid before them. ITALIANS KILL U. S. "GOB Two Sailors Attacked by Five Men They Meet on Itoa d . ROME, Jan. 10. Two American sailors were attacked last Tuesday by five men on the road between Paludi and Spalato, according to the National News agency. They were taken to a hospital, where one of them is said to have died. DENTIST BRUTALLY SLAIN Paroled Sing Sing Prisoner Sought ' by Xcw York Police.' NEW TORK, Jan. 10. The body of J .D. Kanania, a dentist who had been murdered with a hatchet, was found in his office today by his mother. A man recently released from Sing Sing prison on parole after serving a term for a murderous assault upon a member of the dentist's family is being sought by the police. They PORTLAND MAY TEST 1-WAY TRAFFIC PLAN City Council to Consider Ordi nance This Week. PARKING CHANGE WANTED Movements to Be West -Bo und oi Alder From Third to West Park, Eastbound Third to Front. One-way traffic in the congested area of Portland will be given a trial through the passage of an ordinance by the city council prepared by Cap tain H. A. Lewis, in charge of the traffic bureau, according to thpse ln- that channel, and that charges that local Russians were unable to leave were absolutely without foundation, inasmuch as none of the local alien Russians had filed applications with the local office or made any attempt to secure passports through the pro vided channels. SPORTSMEN TO ORGANIZE Klamath Fa lis "Expects to Have 1000 to Protect Fish. KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Reorganization of the Klamath Sportsmen's association as an active factor in protecting the fish and gams interests of southeast ern Oregon was effected at a meeting here last night. Membership of 1000 Klamath coun ty sportsmen within the next three days was predicted. C. F. Stone, stats fish and game commissioner, told the meeting that in the last five years the commission had practically re stocked the streams of Klamath coun ty and in 1919 alone the county hatch eries furnished 3,000,000 trout eggs to other parts of the state. A small coterie of disgruntled Portland sportsmen who are without practical-knowledge of fish and gams affairs are responsible for the nres- ent row, Mr. Stone said, and the dis- I charge of State Biologist Finley was ONE-WAY TRAFFIC OFFERED AS SOLUTION TO PORTLAND'S DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC CONGESTION. t! t OAK . WEST BOUND 1 STARK, EAST ALOE R WASHINGTON, BOTH WAVS 1 1 MORRISON, BOTH WAVS YAM HI LU.EAST t t t t WEST OF THIRD, WEST EAST OF TMI ftp, EAST t TAYLOR, WEST CHART SHOWS PLAHfS OF OIVE-WAT TRAFFIC AS PROVIDED IX PROPOSED ORDINANCE. ARROWS IDI CATE DIRKCTIOM IN WHICH TRAFFIC WILL BE ROUTED IF ORDINANCE IS PASSED. learned that a man answering the de scription of the convict , was seen climbing a fire escape of the build ing shortly before the body was found. .The chief county medical examiner said it was the most brutal murder 'he had seen in all his experience. CRIME. HELD CODDLED Recent Chicago Execution in View of Prisoners Commended. CHICAGO, Jan. '10. The hanging In the Cook county recent Jail in Actual Actual Mills Tax . Tear Levied. Valuations. Levied. nnos ....s.so $ 441.4eo.42 $ 3,e4.j2 3!04. ...... .....8.55 4un,9.S.94 S. 010.28 1905... ......... .7.0O MS.S4.!1 3.5U2.KO 3!06... ........ .5.00 1,S04,3L7.68 6.821. 4 3007 ..6.05 l,MB,S41.u 8.0IS.&5 3SXIS 4.10 2.1:k),0SS.10 8,8:!9.r5 3!t09 5.80 2.ir.7,1M."..05 32.511.39 310 3.9" 2,308.918.75 O.lttO.40 1911 4.75 2.742.6B0.35 33.027.ft4 J912 5.28 2.9U.;H2.30 3ri.f,S0.O8 3913 8.1 S.08'.l,7r.2.20 39.125.57 3914 5.90S .1,141,457.77 38,347. 95 1915 S514 3,079.3h0.80 38.978.60 line 6.S04 s.iwo.otso.io 2o.in.53 1917 7 4O0 2,851,258.40 21.0)19.31 1918 7.843 2,848.199.55 22.338.43 3119 8.8182 3,052.008.40 26,933.20 3920 11.05 8.12S.01U.80 84,564.50 1021 . Possible PrCcnt Tax Levy Increase 6 Limit. or Applied Decrease. Jan. 1, '04. f 3,861.12 3.SK3.VT Possible Tax Ievy 6 Limit. Applied . Jan. 1. "30. -18 18 83 31 4 42 -27 34 20 23 -3 -8 20 28 4.117.01 4,64.03 4. 625.87 4,903.42 6.197.63 6.500.40 , B.S40.08 6.190.46 6.561.89 6,955.60 7,372.04 7.815.32 8.284.24 8,781.29 9.30S.17 9.8B8.68 10.45ST66 12.511.39 13.282.07 34,057.79 34.901.26 3 5.79o.3U 36,743.06 17.774.76 38.841.25 39,971.72 21,170.02 22.440.2V2 23,788 ea 25,213.83 BORAH FORESEES DANGER ASSEMBLY RAPPED FOR BAR RING FIVE SOCIALISTS. Senator Tlioinas Declares Action la Invitation for Violence and Lawlessness. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Refusal of the New York state assembly to seat five socialist representatives drew fire today in the senate. Senator Bo rah, republican, Idaho, declared such action invited lawlessness and dis order,, while Senator Thomas, demo crat, Colorado, said It would drive the socialists to "revolutionary methods." Declaring the Incident one of the most remarkable in the history of politics in this country. Senator Borah said if members of a legislative body could be expelled for their political views,- republicans or democrats in congress could exclude each other from representation. Common Sense Is Urged. Senator Thomas expressed the hope that "common sense" would operate on the majority in the New York as sembly and lead to the seating of the socialists.. "To deny men the right to effectu ate their plans through the ballot," said Senator Borah, ,"13 only to invite them to violence and lawlessness." "Don't you also force- them?" in quired Senator Thomas. "Yes." the Idaho senator replied. Senator Borah said there was no better way socialistic doctrines could be augmented and circulated than through such methods. "There is no place where a man is so harmless as when he stands alone In a legislative body," Senator Borah said. "That even applies to congress. WU1 of Publle Considered. Without specifically mentioning the Berger case. Senator Thomas said the will of the public in its represents tlves should bs taken into considera tion, adding that the same thing might be said of "incidents at the other end of the capitol," as had been said of the New York incident. Referring to the non-partisan league in North Dakota. Senator Thomas said that while he opposed the organization . and believed its methods inimical, it had long repre sented the sentiment of the people in that state and must be tolerated. Assembly Sentiment Unchanged. NEW YORK, Jan. 10. After confer ence with legislative leaders here to dav. Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet, speaker of the assembly, declared bs bad found no change In sentiment re view of 200 prisoners was commended by Edwin W. Sims today in the an nual report as president of the Chi cago crime commission. The report pointed out that there were 300 mur ders and 10,000 thefts in Chicago in 1919. "If we are to cope successfully with the problem of reducing" crime in Chicago, we must understand the criminal," said Mr. Sims. "There has been too much meddling by well meaning people who do not under stand crime. ' 'We have been providing criminals with flowers, libraries, athletics, hot and cold running water, social visit ing, paroles and pardons until what was previously intended as punisn ment is no longer punishment but a vacation." GROWERS' RETURN $1.97 Apples Shipped From ITorxl River Sell Well in Liverpool. HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 10. (Spe cial.) Dan Wullle cfc Co. yesterday received returns from C grade Newton apples shipped from here and sold at Liverpool that showed a net to grow ers of 1.97 a box under existing rates of. sterling exchange. "These apples were shipped across under the old trans-Atlantic freight rate of 85 cents a box," said W. R. Woolpert, a local nfficial of the com pany. Sales of fruit, going over under the reduced freight rate of 70 cents a box on the earns basis will net back better than $2. terested In traffic conditions. The ordinance, which has received the approval of the traffic committee of the national safety council and the approval of the majority of the com mittee of business men appointed to study the matter probably will be considered by the council thU week. The one-way traffic law is modified in form, and does not include all the streets In the congested area. Amend ments have been recommended by the committees charged to study the ordi nance, -and these recommendations will probably be adopted by the city Oblique Parking to Be Banned. . One amendment will1 prohibit ob lique or right angle parking on streets in the congested district be tween 10 A. M. and 6 P. M. on all days except Sundays and holidays. It is believed that the enforcement of this amendment will tend to aid in reliev ing the congestion materially. . Only through a permit Issued by the chief of police can a firm park at right angles during the restricted period, and the. permit can be issued only on Individual loads. Provisions in the ordinance for pro hibiting parking on Washington and Morrison streets has been eliminated from the proposed ordinance, which places these two streets on a par, as far as parking . privileges are con cerned, with all other streets In the congested area. Third street will be a division line as far as Alder street Is concerned should the proposed ordinance- be passed, because under the provision of the ordinance traffic will be west bound on Alder street from Third to West Park and eastbound from Third to Front street. Effort was made to make Alder street a westbound thor oughfare, but street car loops between Third and First made this impossible. All other east and westbound streets are routed from Front to West Park streets. Traffic Movement Given. Under the provisions of the ordi nance traffic on Aider street from Third to West Park, Oak and Taylor street will be westbound, with Stark and Yamhill as eastbound traffic streets. Washington and Morrison streets remain as two-way traffic ar teries and traffic on Alder street from Third to Front will be east- bound only. Streets designated in the ordinance as northbound thoroughfares are Front. Second and Park streets, with First and West Park streets as south bound streets. Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets and Broadway will continue as two-way streets. only an excuse to carry through a plan for overthrowing the commission that has been brewing for two years, he asserted. CAMPUS PEACE VOTE SET Oregon Agricultural College ot Test Sentiment on Treaty. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE, Corvallsi, Jan. 10. (Special.) The Intercollegiate peace treaty ref erendum will be taken Monday, Jan uary 12, on the college campus. Mary Holmes of Portland, as second vice president, will have charge of the voting. Students will vote at booths located in various parts of the college. Faculty votes will be taken care of by the faculty committee and will be handled by malL Six propositions will bs on the bal lots. The first provides for ratifica tion of the treaty without reserva tions, the second against ratification in any form,, ratification with reser vations as made by the majority of the senate, ratification with any form of reservation that will enable the league to go into operation and a compromise. Lumber-La lien Cars Derailed. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) Five freight cars, laden with lumber. were derailed in a wreck on the Albany- Yaqulna branch of the Southern Pacific about six miles west of Al bany. Considerable lumber was thrown along the right of way. The track was cleared so that passenger traffic was not delayed. District Sealer Named. SALEM, Or., Jan. 10. (Special.) B. C. Shields has been named district sealer for. the eastern Oregon district, according to announcement made here today by W. A. Dalzlel, deputy sta sealer of weights and measures. The appointment was made by Mr. Dal- siel during a recent visit to eastern Oregon. ' Lutlo Stearns to Speak. Miss Lutle E. Stearns of of Milwau Kee, , wno has bees lecturing in Portland In the Interests of child wel fare, will speak -Tuesday night at ! o'clock in the Albina branch library. Her topic will be "The Bitter Cry of the uniiaren. Academy Has Noted Guest. The Academy of Medicine of which Dr. Noble Wiley Jones is president, had as its guests Thursday and Friday Dr. Alfred Scott Warth'n, professor of pathology of the medical depart ment of the University of Michigan. Thursday evening the academy gave a banquet at the Hotel Portland in honor of Dr. Warthin, and following this a meeting was held at the Uni tarian church at which Dr. Warthin spoke on "The Pathology of Latent Syphilis." Friday evening his sub ject was "Poison Gases Used In the War." The banquet and the meetings were largely attended. ALIEN PROTEST USELESS RUSSIANS NOT DETAINED IN U. S.. OFFICIALS STATE. Sam Dolan to Get Prize. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE. Corvallis, Jan. 10. (Special.) Sam Dolan, assistant professor of civil engineering at the college, has been awarded third place in the na tional membership campaign for members of the American Association of Engineers. He will receive a $50 gold watch for a prize. At present the organization has 100 student mem bers and 16 faculty members on the campus. It is open to all engineer ing students. State Department Ready to Act on Passports -Travel Open to Finns as Usual. That alien Russians and Finns who have been - raising their voices In protest over thex alleged fact that they are unable to leave- this country for their native land are "barking up the wrong tree" Is the declaration of R. P. Bonham, chief immigration Inspec tor. The Finns, he declared, can leave this country any time by securing passports from their regularly accred ited officers in this country. Just as British or French subjects, for exam ple, would do, while the Russians may file their applications with the local immigration office, by which they will be forwarded to Washington for ac tion by the stats department. ThiE action is necessary in connection with the Russians because of the fact that they have no recognized government at this time with accredited officials In this country. Alien Russians and Finns have been stirring up some agitation here by claiming their inability to leave the country, and, it is understood, have been desirous of securing the munici pal auditorium to plead their "cause". While Mr. Bonham was unable to say whether or not the Russians would be allowed to leave this coun try by the state department, he de clared that the path was open through Friends, Parted 3 0 Years, Mket. SALEM, OrJan. 10. (Special.) Dr. C. E. Linn ton of Waldport, Lincoln county, on a visit here today met Dr. R. Dee Steiner, warden of the state penitentiary, for the first time in more than 30 years. The two were lose friends during their younger days. Dr. Steiner having conducted a drug store, while Dr. Linnton was engaged in the practice of medicine. Bungalow Club Elects. CENTRALIA, Wash., Jan. 19 (Spe cial.) The following new officers were elected this week by the Bun galow club of Wlnlock: J. Y. Ofensen, president; Dr. H. R. Marsh, secretary, and H- J. Maury, N. G. Peasley an4 M. E. Meloy, members of the. house committee. Plans have been laid by the club for a get-together banquet to be held at an earVy date.. SIMON'SJanuary Clearance SIMON'S January Clearance SIMON'S Canned Pumpkin No. 2iCan w 10c First, Second and Alder Streets Karo Syrup 10-lb. can, light $1 10-lb can, dark 95 This January Clearance Sale Makes Economy Its Watchword The Dry Goods Section Brings Forward Its Usual Surpris ing Bargains for Monday Shoppers V Fine Dress Ginghams Regular 40c Grade, 26 the Yard Beautiful patterns in plaids, checks, stripes and plain colors. A remarkable value in a fabric everyone wants ! i I Women's Coats & Suits Cut to Less Than Wholesale Cost! A final going-away price oh every garment! If you in tend to buy, we urge you to come tomorrow, for the values are remarkable, even for Simon's ! Compare quality and price with any sale offer! Smart winter styles in sizes up to 44. All of VOdlbt tne most popular color tones. These coats have been selling regularly Gf f rTf (PI Q PCf at $19.50 to $38.50; now at D0.i O UJ Q Ji. We have only a limited number of suits, but will T.S. the values are tempting. We still show silver tones, velours, and broadcloths in the most wanted sizes. Suits normally priced at fl- Q r A Q9Q K( $27.50 to $54.50; now at M7.3U IO &AV.OJ Plush and Velvet Coats Less Than Wholesale! Regular $27.50 and $38.50 Garments $19.50 to $24.50 Huck Towels 19S 29 An excellent quality. Kuyers of large quanti ties will find it greatly to their advantage to buy at the prices. On sale tomorrow. Cretonnes and Silkolines in a Clearance! Regular 40c Vals. 29 Bleached "Salem" Sheets Reg. $2.35, 81x90 Size, S1.9S On account of the very ow price, we must limit each buyer to not more than one dozen! Bleached "Mohawk" Sheets 81x90 Size, Only S2.lt Sheets of splendid quality. These, too, we must limit in quantity each customer can buy up to one dozen. Bleached Pepperell Sheeting 8-4 Width, 90c Grade Only 65 Yard 9-4 Width. 95c Grade Only 75 Yard Children's Coats. Ages 3 to 14 Yrs. Regularly $5.95 to $14.95 $3.55 to $7.95 EverySweater Reduced Women's, Misses and Children's Regularly $5.48 to $8.50 Special $3.98 Wonderful Footwear Bargains! Women's Kid Shoes $4.98 Actual $9 Value! We show these splendid, stylish shoes in black kid, with either white kid or gray cloth tops; they have leather French heels and medium soles. Women who want to eave dollars on footwear will be interested in this offer, for here is value pre-eminent! There are many wintry days ahead, men buy OVERCOATS We are making: clearance prices on our entire stock of overcoats. If you buy an overcoat now you will save money ! All-Wool Overcoats for Young Men Value to $42.50 Ollly $28.50 These are handsome models, both belted and waist line; splendidly silk-lined. Look at the saving! Balmacaans for Men values to $30 Only $18.50 Tailored from Oregon City Woolen mills woolens ! Quality the best price the lowest! il - il - -J-- r. - ..r.-. - - ' mr i m m EMPTY GARS COME WEST OFFICIALS REPORT SCPPLY COMING FROM EASTERN LINES. Plan Calling for Diversion of 500 Carriers Dally Expected to Re lieve Northwest Shortage. SALEM. Or, Jan. .10. (Special.) That more than 600 empty car are being diverted from the eastern and Alleghany districts dally In Order to assist In relieving the car shortage in the Pacific northwest was the statement made by Max Thelen. direc tor of the public service, in a letter received at the offices of the Oregon public service commission here today. "Lp to the middle of December loading of lumber" and farm products in Oregon and Washington equaled the wonderful showing for the same period during the year 1918, but during the latter half of December the loading slumped sadly, said the telegram. "I have gone over the WOMEN! 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The commission today also received a telegram from Senator McXary un der "Washington date, in which he said he had made all arrangements for another conference with the federal railroad administration officials and would urge the most drastic action to relieve the car shortage. Veteran JIail Clerk Injured. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 10 (Special.) E. A. (AI) Nye, veteran mail clerk at the state capitol, sustained serious injuries about the head this morning when a bicycle which he was riding collided with a mail wagon. Mr. Nye was thrown violently to the pavement and was taken to his home in an un conscious condition. Physicians said today that it probably would be sev eral days before Mr. Nye will be able to resume his duties. Porto Rican (Governor Very III. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. Jan. 10. Governor Yager is critically ill fol lowing a severe intestinal hemorrhage which his physicians announced was the result of a complication of dis eases from which he has been suffer In for several months. 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