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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING,' JANUARY ' 1. j 1809.
SPECIAL TAX FOR NEW
COURT HOUSE IS FAVORED
' It is absolutely necessary to - eon
. .struct a , new courthouse largeenough
'l to, accommodate all the. county offices.
and we feel Justified In recommending
that the sama should be carried out
without further . delay. We further
recommend that a levy of Hi thills per
,. Virear be charged . the taxpayers for 'toe
years 19 and 1910. "this amount
vould be sufficient to-build and furnish
.. new courthouse. : .
' Following the recommendation, of
. throe previous grand Juries, the Decem
ber grand Jury, which presented s Its
final report to Judge Gantenbefn in, the
circuit court yesterday afternoon,: pave
!"vo)oe to Its courthouse Ideas In the frtre
, going language. Mo suggestion was
made as to the location of ' the new
building.- ..,..
That & courthouse will .bv orovtdod
for in the new tax lew thin month is
. now regarded as a foregone -conclusion.
The rapid growth of county business
- and consequent overcrowding 'Or me or.
, floes has been severely felt In the past
year, and the satisfactory condition of
for early action. The levy proposed by
f.n grand jury would in two -years pro
vide approximately srfou.vuu ior ouua
v Ing ana equipping the courthouse.
Praise for Officials.
:' The rnnort of the i 'crand lurv com-
mends Sheriff Stevens for the work , of
fcis tax collection department and com
pliments County Clerk Field for the
manner in wmcn ma oince is conducted.
Jteeommendations .are. made tor new
deputies for the district attorney and
for the payment of J-the 'rental-of -the
, district attorney's office by the county.
Hegardlng the need, for .new 'deputies the
.report says; .. .... i ...v t
"After thoroughly- investigating .. the
office of the district attorney, we are
v Unanimous - in the opinion 'that -the dis
trict attorney. should have an. additional
number of deputies In view of the fact
that the -city and . county, are growing
and the violation of laws ae continual
Jv on the increase. i In view -of the fact
that there are 15 different places that
the district attorney- and, his deputies
must cover, we as a., body feel Justified
In making this recommendation.'-
. Conditions at. the city Jail arc. treated
is follows; - .-- - t
t "Out- of. .the number . of buildings and
offices we have called on and examined
'Will state that we have found the city
Jail to be Jn the greatest need . for new
ouarters. We understand from the
caretakers that there are accommoda
t Ions for about 36 to 48 inmates, and we
are told by the assistant chief .that at
times they have-as many as 80 to 100
: prisoners 'at one time, which have to be
taken care of In these quarters, , which
Bre -entirely - too smalls 'We- also found
that the municipal courtroom was small
and dingy and the building as a whole
is in a rundown condition from old age'
Mild criticism of thn ronntv farm 1
made because it is not self supporting,
and particularly tlecausa, the farm buys
hay, grain and potatoes. One item of
$630 spent for potatoes Is pointed out,
and the belief is expressed that these
"spuds'' could have been raised on the
farm. .
The full recommendation concerning
a new courthouse reads as follows:.
"We went through the 1 courthouse,
from the basement to the courtrooms,
and after doing- so we consider it our
duty to call attention to the fact that
it is absolutely necessary to construct
a new courthouse' large enough to ac
commodate all -the countv offices, and
we feel Justified to recommend that
same should- be carried out without
further delay. Wo found through ef
ficient and economical management of
nubile affairs the countv is now out of
aeot, ana, wnue we commena me uuiicy
of those In. charge or me county a af
fairs which has resulted -in -the building
of so many miles of permanent ma
cadamised road, even ir it nas causea
SAme delay in the construction of the
courthouse, we feet that the time has
now come when without Interruption of
road building, a courthouse should be
constructed. We recommend that in the
construction of the courtnouse, provis
ion bl made not only for present needs
but for future requirements, and that a
building be constructed ample in sise to
answer the necessities of the county for
future use. .
"We further recommend that . a levy
of Hi mills per year be charged the
taxpayers for the years 190 and 1910;
this amount would be sufficient to build
and furnish a new courthouse."
Personnel of J-nry.
The srand . lurv. consisted of George
F. Barringer, foreman; William' B.
Honeyman Jr.. E. A. Fearing, D. Crelgh
ton, W. A. Curri.' Charles Ahlson i and
J. C. Buckley.. Thirty-two true bills
were . returned durjng the month, ana
seven not-true. , ...
. With, its final report the grand " Jury
returned ' indictments - against Frank
Rraun and Al Miller, the Rose-City Park
car robbers; B. F. Germain, accused of
conducting a fraudulent employment
agency; ArJfi. Lott, for larceny: Harry
weapon: Ed Farrell and J. Wilson, for.
assaulting a guaru in escaping; rrona
Kellv'a - Butte, and Rosa de Clcco,
rharjred with' assault: Mrs. de Glcco is
already "serving a two year term for
striking a policeman. wun a sienge ham
mer.
Alexander Shlpelheute was, Indicted
for ' a statutory crime, and a not true
bill ' returned as to A. Halterman and
Carrie Baltsman, charged with a like
offense. C. MacLeod was released from
the charge of fraud in - Riving a prom
issory . note, a not true bill being re
turned.: -
VEHICLE TAX PUZZLE TOO DEEP
FOR CITY AUDITOR TO SOLVE
i From ths- vortex -f leral mael
strom. City Auditor . Barbur Is sending;
out an unheeded .cry for -help.- -The
of the law have riompletely-bewildered
the man who -collects the mu
nicipal license fees. Tomorrow Is, the
e)v on 'Which the vehicle tax for the
first quarter of 1908 falls due., But
what is the vehicle ltax!( Or Is there
n ThA nornleired Clt-V official
doesn't know and the ,cityvattomey has
iAn n nvrwh,lmeil bv .a press - of
business for the past 'three, weeks that
It has prevented him rendering u
opinion which . might guide 'the per
Ilexed auditor. - .1 .
The supreme court has held that the
InKt vehicle tax ordinance; passed by
fitv council ' Is not In i eiieot ana
until the question.-of Its validity is
established in the case of ., the. state
vs. Kadaeriy. nor Tenaingpl mo orai
nance will not be effective. The'ques
lion then arises. Is the ordinance- re
pealed by the i last one still in. force?
When the new measure -was .passed
bv the council something like 19000
which had bean collected under the -old
ene was - refunded - to . owners j of ve
Mcles. Since then .thousasnds or dol'ars
bave. been collected '.underthe new ordi
nance which may bej held Invalid.
Now if a velilcle owner appears to
morrow to pay bis license fee, under
which ' ordinance, shall the' license be
Issued T - City . Auditor : Barbur gives . it
up. He says that , -If ' he j-efuses any
tnoney tendered to ' him' the city tnay
rot be able to collect it when some
ordinance shall have . been established
bv the court. If; he' does 'accept th'
money .he Is in doubt as to how -much
to charge, as the fees provided by
the two ordinances are not the - same.
"This office was never before in such
a muddle," said Mr. Barbur yesterday,
"and I don't know what is best to do.
I have determined to await an opinion
from the city attorney. Until I get the
opinion, which I asked for three weeks
ago, I will pot accept' any license fees
at alL It n.ay be that the city can
not get any money lor the 1908 ve
hide tax." '
mm heeds
ajEJIOIIEr
Kapid Growtk of institution
Necessitates. Large Ex
penditures for 1909.
Portland's public library,: i growing
at such a rate that more" funds will "be
needed during the coming, year lnorder
that the Institution may keep up with
the demands made upon- it by the gen
eral public, according to the report of
the president of 'the asaociatlon, W. B.
Ayer, Just made to the county commis
sioners. ,'.''" ' ' .,'
In the neport it Is shown that the
property of the association consists of
a half block at Seventh and Park streets
valued at $300,000, while the furniture
and building are worth $200,000. On
the east sida the association! - owns a
quarter of a block at East Alder and
Fourteenth streets," valued at $6000.
with a building and furniture valued at
$3000.
No value can be placed upon the
books of the library, says the report.
Of these there are 64,628 in the cen
tral library and 14,896 in the branches,
stations and county schools, making a
total or 79, 52 4. in addition - uie asso
ciation has funds amounting to $112,
91S Invested in different manners,
'In summing up the -condition and
growth of the library since 1904 Free
fdnnf Aver nut that In 1904 the 11
hrarv had b total ctrciilfttlon of 174.385
books. In 1905 the number was 177,076,
in 1906 the total had reached 817,743, in
1907 the volume had reached the sum
of 2 $2,7 95, while at the end of the pres
ent year the total was 406.784. '
One, peculiar condition noted In the
report shows that while the. circulation
from the : central library for the year
1908 was .250.726, ths books sent out
from the. .branches . were . only 166.055,
This is Just opposite in proportion from
other cities . where the branch libraries
send out mora books than the main sta
tion. This -is due to the lack of facili
ties at the branches of the Portland li
brary in large part, , It Is to meet this
condition bv Drovldlna a larger eaulo
ment that President Aver contends that
mors funds 'Will be necessary - for ths
operation or the iiDrary in toe iuture.
: -All of tho branches are greatly ham
pared by the. lack of books, and it is
recommended 'that before, new branches
are opened those already established, at
tieuwoou, -tne jsiast Bias ana - AiDina,
should - be adequately provided for in
order that they may meet the demands
made UDon 'them by tne public.
The reDort closes by statins: that the
credit ror- ine nign eznciency or tne
Dublio library ,1s due to -the librarian
and her assistants.) The report of the
librarian is now peing; prepared ana. will
be submitted to tue commissioners in
a short time. '
engineers of both sides; will meet Mon
day morning to check, over the .figures.
Mr. Moffett agreed that If a mistake
were found-in the calculations he would
admit It. ,
Ths second ' expert t&take the stand
for ths city was Engineer Donald.. His
testimony bore, out what he had stated
in his written report. 'He aserted that
ths reinforcing rods in the south abut
ment and wing walls, were Improperly
laced and that the strength of the
ridge is materially affected thereby.
After questions by Chairman Enterly of
the Investigating ; committee the engi
neer declared emphatically that the
structure had not been built according
to plans and specifications.
Metsgers Tewelrs and Optrclans, 841
Washington st,. bet. 7th and Park.
SAYS GIIAIIBE IS
NOT PHODABLE
There Is no need - for worry over the
prospect of Portland losing the tread
quarters of the lighthouse district. A
letter received yesterday by the Chamber
of Commerce from Senator Fulton states
that the lighthouse board wilt not . re
move the headquarters from Portland to
Bellingham and if a new division, is
made it could have no effect on the
headquarters of the existing district.
Sefiator1 Fulton's letter is ss follows:
'Washington, D. C, Dec. 26; Refer
ring again to the matter of the. report
ed movement to have headquarters of
the lighthouse district' removed from
the Columbia river to -Bellingham bay.
I find that it all arose out of reso'u
tions adopted by, the Bellingham Cham
ber of Commerce asking that .it be. done.
?'here Is : no disposition whatever on
he part ' of the authorities here to
make any change, as they eay the Co
lumbia river is near the center of: the
district. The proposition to- create an
extra district is one that has been rec
mended by the lighthouse board for
several years and it arises out of a
desire to have- authority to .create an
additional district with a view to plac
ing AiasKa in, a district by itself. That
would have no influence tfr the
of the location of the. headquarters -..
ther existing .district. .- ,ruLToyM
ALLEGED SWINDLER ,(
C HELD AS VA&KANlj
- ii . ' --" k
8.' W.-. Bteffner.-who ths-pollct i ir
has recently passed several - wor.tb.Ie
checks, was. arrested yesterday - s
charged with vagrancy.' Bteffner I' t
with his family in a tent on He J ,
boulevard nearly-a mile west of M i i
Zlons ; Among, the checks -was ; one
a small amount casnea oy me t
Oregon. . . . - 5
"feres -tested free at Metiger's.
IE
IS
0
City's Experts Testify as to
Alleged Defects in Con
crete Structure.
2 MONTHS' MONOPOLY
fOF EIQUQR BUSINESS
' (8peclal Dispatch to The Joorntl.l
Walla, Wash.. Jan. 1 Two
months' monopoly Of the liquor busi
ness in Bayton, , county seat of Co
lumbia county, a. town of S500. has
been, granted, to-a saloonkeeper by-the
city council. At th recent , city elec
tion the : voters decided ' that hereafter
the town should be dry.
But - a-oUfficulty arose. There ; was
no money in the city - treasury to re
fund the unearned portion of the li
censes. - After some deliberation the
council decided to let them run out. and
iasue no more. Ho it happens that aftr
all the other licenses have- expired,
IjouIs Groamiller will have a monopoly
of the liquor , business - Iiv Dayton . fori
two months. i . ... -.
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' . MOYER'5 - ,
5AREFIE SALE:
15m
Our regular
price of
$10 and $12.50 values at the nominal
We PROMISE you that these are the equal of $15
suiti sold elsewhere.
I Vne.n, batli.
?trj be-
828 jsast
SPECIALS IN CHILDREN'S OWM
7 room
Iarrabee
one Rleh-
ast side:
r corner
Phooe
Little progress, was made at" the ses
sion of the bridge investigating' commit
tee yesterday.. Examination and cross-examination-
of Engineers Moffet and
Donald for 'the city occupied all after
noon and much of the evening. The
city experts continued their, testimony
that' the reinforced concrete structure
on East 'Twenty-eighth street is defec
tive and not in accordance with the
specifications. The Northwest Bridge
eompany'BAexperts continued to deny
that themyre any defects,
i The cltJVhowever, seemed to have the
better of the argument yesterday. En
gineer Moffett stated, that in his opin
ion ths- concrete -used- In the col
umns had not been properly mixed and
evenly distributed, and this, hs said,
weakened the structure and constituted
a marked and - tangible defect.
' Me was asked bv Attorney Ij. A. Me-
Nary of the bridge company if he ha4f
uui iimuv fiiisuLK - in oaicuiacing me
strength' of the columns supporting the
long span. The company wished him to
go over the figures again, but Mr, Mof
fett declined to do so at thai time. The
All Boys' $10 Suits and Overcoats Now
All Boys' $7.50 Suits and Overcoats Now
All Boys' " $5 Suits and Overcoats Now
All Boys' $3.95 Suits and Overcoats Now
OS. 35
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO
MOVE
r.
3d and Oak
1st and Yamhill
''V; l n i '
' I, i -'
New arrivals are now shown in our Ladies' Cloak
and Suit Department, and they are priced "right..
This department has won a very gratifying suc
cess, owing to the fact that our garments are.
always new, up-to-date and made of -the best ma-
terials and moderately priced.
Prices Arc Fully 33
Per Cent Lower Here
Than at the Exclusive
Stores
Then our easy terms make
, buying here a great con
venience. A small cash de
posit, then
BEST HEATING STOVES
WITH 'ALL. THE PIPE NEEDED
FREE
The "Prize" burns wood, has a heavy
gray iron lining within the steel body,
cast iron top and bottom, and is war
ranted for 5 years. Prices $11, $13, $15.
PAY $1 DOWN, $1 A WEEK
The "Novel" burns either wood or
coal, handsome nickel trimmings,
prices from $10 up, and will be sold on
the same easy terms.
There are other styles, also, and .all
are guaranteed by the manufacturer.
THE GREAT "GEVURTZ" All
STEEL RANGE
Warranted for IS years.
Quickest Baking Range! Built
Satisfaction Guaranteed
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Sen
OSS
Bros
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Stylish and
Dependable
Suits and
i
Wear a Watch
While You Pay
Select one from our Jewelry De
partment and pay. . ;
ONLY $1.00 A WEEK
A
a
WEEK
will .' secure ! afty X suit or
cloak in the house.
Givcthe wearer an air of distinction not to be had
in other clothes. . They have that perfect "tai-
i lored" look about them, and perfect "tailored"
they are, because t.bey . are made by as good tai
lors. as money can hire. We call special attention
to: bur ;; - . .
Suits and Overcoats
.50
at
AND
" None but tlie highest priced custom tailors t
can turnout clothes to compare with these Suits
. and-Overcoats. - V ' -V
WE HAVE FURNISHED NEARLY ALL PORTLAND'S LEADING HO
TELS AND ROOMING HOUSES "THERE'S A REASON." '
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First and Yamhill
Pay a Small Deposit. Then
WEEIC
wercoals
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