THE OREGON DAI!,
por.
EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1913.
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,rt huimCL iwlLUlL
their power to -obtain it from the Inter
state Commerce commlsulon. The bar
removed, Portland can deepen the river
to her own flocks to 35 or 40 feet, if
she wants 'to end lias the courage. The
first desideratum, however,, is the tmr,
and all else Is ' lost eight of " In the
eagerness to have it speedily removed.
Klndlv intervene In nnv wnv von nan."
till Mr- wiuara
from the general fun.' 3 of tut city,
could not have arlwen.
'V: Mlecellansous Severn. X . ..
"All Jn all, special as -" n-'1
not been a successr-They have blim'-l
tho eyes of the citizens to increase m
city expenditures through hoUln t t .-s
tax rate to. a comparatively . iw i.?uiv.
They have permitted the couvtructlMn
of many lmDrovemntB. -whirh. owl - to
.rmincnt Iron Manufacturer
VioitinS Here Sends Urgent
Utter to Eastern Member.
believes that action
I I deepening , the bar and river channels
iXXftbouM have been taken '""g ihlH!"" Ml4- lack. of conim-no in v ritv n!
ine - peopia naa naa, more sana years
ago, no ouserved,
Z -- ise he has found the people, of
the Columbia district ftoing team work
for the deepening of the Columbia bar
J channel and because he believes it the
-most important work now prolng for
- ''ward in ilia west, H. S. Willurd, one of
..the largest lion manufacturers in Ohio
and financial power in -that state,
'. ..wrote Senator T. E. Pnrton of Ohio
yestenfay, aht.l,- him to Join the or
ganization Of Wf. orn senators andl'ep-
resentatlves la behalf of a greater au
, propria tion for the north Jetty and in
creased dreaglng capacity on the bar;
Mr.. WMard and his wife have been vIb-
.uing in ins nortnwest xor a month
"twhlle he investigated conditions here.
To Impress Senator Burton with the
-eirategio importance of the port Mr,
,WJIlard enclosed with-his letter a map
showing how a district of nearly 300,000
-IT square miles ia directly trlbu ta ry to
.-the mouth of the Columbia while the
'Columbia Itself furnishes' the only wa
iter grade route from eastern to we t-i-era.Unl.ted.
Bute p.Xy: v'i . v
i,v AU VTotting 'for :, One Sad. ' c -
'The failure- of Portland to Increase
trade aa the sound cities and San Fran-
Cisco have done finally awoke her citi
zens ana -tne. change in their attitude
-within -the past six months is marvel
ous," said Mr. : Wlllard . In his letter
.to Senator Burton. "Not only have they
'awakened but you cannot find a leading
In,, la ,1.1a al ,u ..X. 1,1 1 . . m
him u iit vivj wuv wtAt moitaowisoge
.iv-he ever, was aliMi.' mum nn aio...
, -aware Portland's rightful commerce was
going elsewhere .through a selfish and
stupid policy1 and was unable' to get
.any one else to sea things In their (rue
- iiimiiiiicii, Duiinui men ana
the proletariat of Portland and the whole
"Columbia are now working like firemen
to ene end the deepening; of the water
to 40 feet: Over' the bar at the mouth
-of. the -Columbia by dredging. ..Cvi-r
l.'.WIIk. 1. I a . M aL aa...
nuiiiBitumu ox jn uunoox tuf
vpast three months on the bap has dem-
onstrated so satisfactorily -what may be
a accomplished by this method that all
-doubts have been removed as to. condi
tions at this location being unfavorable
.fto dredge worlcvV.' . ; : .::.
2'- "i'he United 8tates engineers who
worked the Chinook in a half hearted,
haphazard way a few years ago, not ao-
compliant ng anything: andapparently
not wanting to, who kept the Chinook
idle on half pay meanwhile, have been
f convinced against their, will and scien
Z. tlfio knowledge, that dredging is prao---
tlcable,. and are enthuslaatio over re
. Jealousies rut Aside. ' --f
"All local iealouslea and selfish vmi.
eideratlons have bees laid aside for one
purpose;" the deepening of the water over
. the bar without. which no port or city
j'on tHe Columbia can hope to make any
.claim to ocean 'commerce. Everyone
aw, . mvit, iiiuujivivwuuio tacts
having removed the scales from the eyes
of all. . Portland, even, and the Inland
I empire are clamoring' foe the common
CITY FINANCIAL. ILLS
- AND REMEDIES FULLY)
DISCUSSED BY LEAGUE
(Contlimod From Page One.) , ;
;,polnt rate to Astoria, and will do all lrfraupported by a'transfer of over HOO.OO
the aveiafco citizen is not interested in
the problems of city finance, that ho
doesn't know and doesn't care to know
about details. Results are obscured by
masses of figures, and Intelligent un
derstanding is almost Impossible "Tou
can creute," he added, "more popular
interest in proving that a rollceman ac
cepted 2 in grait money than by show
Ing the citizens that $50,000 or 500,000
a year la being loot through inefficient
financial methods,"
riaanoia. VroMems Considered. :
All financial problems of 'a city nat
urally fall Into three main classes, as
serted Mr. Iiolton revenue, deposits
uiM oisDurKcments,
Continuing he said ia part: "I'Ullure
to obtain revenue from general tnxes Is
due largely to mal-admlnlstration and
not to mal-theory. Kxcluding the gen
eral , subject of general taxation tho
three remaining Important subdivisions
of municipal revenue ere pneclal assess
ments, revenue 6rlvi;j by virt'ie of eale
01 IrauniclptU credit and mlMcunAiitvaS
revenue, -. ;, ..... v. ,,
"With th DOsalblA ezeentloa of rv.
enue derived, from the sales of munici
pal credit no one operation Incident to
the obtaining of revenue for municipal
purposes has been more abused than ape
clai assessments for . improvements.
Frankly lam unalterably opposed . to
most special assessments both in theory
and practice. It is without doubt true
that the lack of confidence In city ad
ministrations by the citlsens of the
community has caused In the past rapid
growth PC the special assessment Idea.
first on account of the fact that the
citisen could see some return for his
money on a local Improvement in and
about his- property, and . second, that
tne increase in the tax rata which, ow.
Ing; to - political reasons, had to be
avoided by the administration wu
dodged through an Increase Jn special
aseBsment.iunas....vv.,-.,r ' -.--v-,
'-'.".'..Bemsdy rolnted Out .
"The contlxiuatloDi, however, of assess
ment for repavlng, reconstruction or re
surfacing is wholly- improper and un
just ; . It ' Is, of course, ridiculous to
believe that the owner of property abut
ting on a street used for general travel
should be held responsible for deterlqra-
uoa wuna ay irom ait pans or
the city and country. Even where the
cost of the first pavement la the final
special assessment it would be an ex
ceptionally wise .provision . If It 'were
possible to make the assessments for
the first pavement approximately equal
for all property within the city,
FTbe more irregularities c in ' special
assessment details that can be standard
ised through mathematics tho better. If
a little more of that kind of study had
been given to the assessment - bonding
act of the state of Oregon the present
alarming situation in Portland, where
the special assessment funds had to be
structed out of the jreneral fund. With
better administration and with the de
velopment - by efficient administrators
of comprehensive programs lor public
works Improvements the special assess
ment Is bound to lose catU.
'."Miscellaneous revenue comprising
revenue obtained from licenses, permits,
privileges, and the like, la a kind of rev.
enue rapidly growing in favor through
out the country. The theory, of cour.s.j,
Is based upon the obtaining of revenue
from an individual granted a special
privilege for ills own particular benefit,
Eonfls Are Pinnacle.
"Bonds and bond funds when properly
administered, are the very jimnn. ia i
good municipal finance, lmpiopi i !y
handled there is no one financial c: -i-tlon
In the city where more han i i
be done or more injustice worked : i
posterity, certain zundaiiipni.ni i
governing bond iauo8, should be chtab
llwhed ln every city. First 1 ond funds
should never be used for tuo j u chase
of any service or Work except of a per
manent character: seconi, the term
of bonds when Issued niiouid always be
approximately equal to the estimated
life of the particular object or objects
purchased and, third, every- charter
should provide that when any appropri
ating body by r neral or spec. no au
thorization i-u bonds that such appro
priating bo -.- should be reaurred to pay
Into ti -e binklng fund for the 'redemp
tion of such bonds the actual pro rata
amount necessary for such redemption,
caloulated upon the tarm of the bonds
and ' a fair return rupon sinking fund
moneys. vi'.'.v-.;. p)y:.
, wools Keaa 81a? mng.
"Proper handling of cash on deposit
will save' a . tremendous amount, or
monev a vear. for It usually coats a
city from I to 4 per cent on every dol
lar of cash held In bank., Money or the
ability to purchase should be segregated
absolutely from cash . or coin in , the
bank. ' In .order, to do this it will be
necessary to set up the accounts of the
city on arf actuarial basis and to control
specifically the appropriation of money
in order that appropriation shall not be
made upon the basis of cash on hand,
but upon tho basis of money receivable,
taxes collectable or ability to purchase
within a specified itoa,---.-'' -'-'r'h
"The operations incident to the dis
bursing of city money may be broadly
classified under three main heads; ap
propriation, liability and disbursements.
Scientific ' budget making and liability
accounting In addition to the- old cash
control systems are gradually bringing
order out or cnaos. . ; ..
At - the section meetings the locai
Improvem. i l ' , ; vm
reviewed ! ,i;y
attorney of I U,. day
O. Shun ', i ortii
yaklma. A. ,. , i on
r gulatlons ; ' ., c j mlpal
fct-i'urltlea in '. . , -,, , - ;
Other up,; !(,-,. m,.x m,. ..!: ti .cussed
"liitundiioiiM. "!.'.'. . nn 'j.ui.-i by '. the
IV-netration J. . , . j lobon, city
R..',lnj,,for c- ... , v r.d coullle;
'liaiinor of "jj,, ' i . street" and
Sewer, improveiMt-iii i." .ii.-.s S. Noble,
city engineer Orn-on ity; "Care of
Parklnjf Strips," lie, !,(. J. Flagg, City
engineer, Dallas. , :, ; : '' ,
sfea::h:1gree;-V :
or; : ..essiveness
In i
c i ;
f.
i '
BustaessTrade
SrHnols
AH .; ':. si. Ja.Lf .
smwowsaiweiaasp V ' rannlll.Tr
adnrtising Bhrw-eart Wrltin
AnhltMtu-a Bmft Bhortluws -BeokkMping
... 8uryinr
Osrtntty . Talsamph IMs.
Caaertt- Oeast, ' WlralMS Ttls-
Meobsoioal Draft,
raa-aaey
Y M f k r aae
Call or send
for CUlou,
i:: ,j:jicipal affairs
the progressive movements
pal government got scant n
inent at yesterdav'a esnlnna nt
ague of Northwestern Hunlcipall
Herbert Folger f San FrannUen.
aklng from the viewpoint of insur
e underwriters, declared there is too
h of a tendenoy to build four-story
t os and, two-story, fire departments.
... . ... , . ,. tumy ' u
traced directly to inadequate fire protec
tion In manv cases. '', .-,::..
Judge . W, Stanrod of Boise rapped
municipal ownership of .street railways,
dectaring the most efficient method Is
to leave Ownership and operation In
hands of private capital, and to have a
commission or other intermediary be
tween car company and people.
Jtichard Achilles Bellinger, ex-secretary
of the interior, and former mayor
of Seattle, heartily condemned what he
called "this romanoe of government, this
mania for change and reform, this pro
gressivism. , . He gave tribute
to religion as a truly reformatory force,
and,, concluded:!. ',:"'" :::: ?
-' Pair. Beia. ';' V :
' "I am a firm advocate of the silent
mOYe'men ' Of ffnvrnmMl,1 -i.a.
and particularly of the police. I mean;
the unostentatious performance ot offl.
clal duly. My policy was te let the
community only see the results and not
to gazett,e the police activities In its
detective branch or In Its-police doings
from day to day," ' " ,'',,"
: Samuel Hill with his address b n city
streets and cduntry roads. Illustrated by
his magnificent pictures, - appeared ae
the chief feature of last night's session.
Without well paved streets and perma-
nntiy:bi;tP,t'a,''
or maximum prosperity .Is Impossible,
said Mr. Hill, who Is president of the
American Highway association.
- During the reports from cities and
towns yesterday afternoon Austin Grif
fiths. Seattle's city attorney, said that
the population of the Puget sound me
tropolis Is ZSO.000, its assessed valua
tion $21J,OO0,000. The statement caused
comment because a population of 1B0,
000 la conservatively claimed for Port
land and an assessed valuation of HJ0,
000,000, Both assessments represent
less than half the actual value of the
property. , , .-
J Commission Ooverantoni Saves.
; C M. Faasett, commissioner of public
uum.es, Bpoxane, saia in si romnuia
government there has been saving
money to the people and getting greater
value for amounts expended. But the
people got so economical, he said, that
they voted down an appropriation for a
good city hail, voted adversely erjH
on a cheaper one, so that it was flnallrf
neceeaarv to Issue serial warrants under
state authority to get ' 9175,000 . with
which to build a city hall to handle the
city's business In. "We thought for a
while we'd have to take - care of the
city's business in a tent" he admitted.
Mayor H. K. Aibee, reporting for Port
land, said! "We realise that we are
Just Infanta In commission government,
but we have great belief . in it" -
Mayor A. J. QlUls of - Walla TValla
was unable to be present for a sched
uled address because of Illness,,
" sfsots to Ss 'laouised,'";''."
- After luncheon at the Commercial
club this afternoon, speakers at the ses
sion in the publlo library- are to die
cuss defects of commission government
in commission governed cities of Wash.
ington, Oregon, ana Idaho. ;, .
Commissioner' Faasett of Spokane is
to discuss "Municipal Revenues and Ex
penditures." .-Market , Inspection, Jits
Value and the . Difficulties'; Encount
ered, JMrs. Sarah A; jJCvaha7ihl.rMeOn'
spector ob Portland. Beports on the
Washington and Oregon leagues of mu
nlclpaltles by Dr. Herman A. Brauer
of . Washington- and Professor F. O.
Young of Oregon." , -
' There will be a buitis3 t
night v with reports of off..
committees and the election of c.
Protectionist Loses Her Jewel:;'.
Atlantic City, N. 3. Oct. . S.:. ' , .
8ereno?;Payn.'i Jif.,dauEhter-in-law . r
Congressman Payne, was robbed of
uable Jewelry while dining last night
"To Err Is Human"
. We admit "our "error. There Isn't the big demand for '
exclusive gift pieces and art goods that we had antici
pated. " . . , :
We need the money and floor space tied up In. them,
so, to close them out quickly, we are offering such
remarkable- reductions as this: .
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$16.50 Table Runners, dQ
French. Imported Brocade- P
50
' Come in and look through the stock. Youll find many
'things here that will prove especially desirable as nnf-versar-
gifts and remembrances. . . .
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Unander and Jakway
Decorators and Furnishers
Alder at Eleventh . .
F.
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fibtel :,Mia!thDKiniaEii,
Whferc is there a hotel in this country that gives, its
guests, its patrons and its friends such an entertainment
as the Hotel .Multnomah provides EVERY, SUNDAY ;
EVENING. mWS
SIX HOURS OF AMUSEMENT ; : :
; V; 6 P. M. XixMXM' 1
6 until 8 p. m. an Excellent Tabic d'Hote Dinner.
,8 Until 8 :30 Promenade on Mezzanine Floor or Lobby,
8;30, until 10 p. m. Grand Concert b Lobby -given by
' -THE AUGMENTED , MULTNOMAH HOTEL
ORCHESTRA HERMAN S- HELLER, Director.
Viwir;
Seats for One Thousands Persons
10:15. until 13 P. M. in .
The ARCADIAN GARDEN
Cabaret Entertainment
Under the Direction of Miss Nancy O'Neal '
The very best Entertainment ' - l ' 1
The Very best. Cuisine , , ,-' "
The very best Service - " . , , ,
The most attractive dining room in. the city of Portland.
The very best orchestra under-the direction of Herman v
S. Heller. T ' . -t-.- '
H. C Bowers, Manager.
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This beautiful modern t room bouse elegantly furnished and lot 100x118.
with large garage, fruit trees and berries, fine vtew, situated in moat select
district on the east side, worth 110,000. for sale at your own terms. Make
an offer, or torrent to responsible parties,, adults only, at 60 per month, or
further information call and see It at 1 K, 17th, between, Hawthorne and
lalncoln, or phone -the owner. 'Tabor IMP. ':,.y-.--. .- .
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STORE CLOSED
UNTIL FRIDAY
AT ,10 A. , M.
The Stamferd Qoak & Suit Co., 415 Washington Street
i i i.v.iv:--.; ....'. MXTT-aJTS'S ZdEABXTO XASSEB' TOSS. OAXBTZJfft TXS XZaXSST CLASS trr-TO-DATa STOOX Or ZtASZES' APPAJtXii XJT TMM XXTTZaSS gOlTIWHI.
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LOOK FOR BLUE
SIGNS, AT 415
WASH. STREET
mi
A SALE OF HIGH-GRADE
; t ? DEPENDABLE MER- .
; ; CHANDISE
ri Accouirit of AeExpiratioiii of ; Out Lease
OUR FIRST SALE IN 10
YEARSYOU CAN'T AF-
FORD TO MISS IT
This will be a big surprise, to many people, for the Standard Cloak & Suit Co. has always catered to the best dressers of Portland and by hard, conscientious labor and honest methods built up this wonderful
business ta what it is today and aftef reaching this high pinnacle in the mercantile world they ere forced to sacrifice their beautiful stock at once owing to the fact that their lease is about to expire.
Every: Suitevery Coat, every Dress, every Skirt and all ; Furs contained in said store is of the very best that can be found on the market. .This ad; means, exactly what it says. The store has been closed
.'and every article in this high-grade stock, contract goods and all, will be sold to the public at wholesale and retail at such astonishingly low. prices that many will be in doubt But remember, this is our
i that this is a. bona tide salfe ;. iion't miss tnis opportunity, i nis. wui oe tne greatest pn recora. .tne saie starts on
first sale in Portland and our reputation in.the past 10 years should be guarantee enc
tq Kan
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BlueSig
nsat
4-1 S' Washihgt
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Stock consists of Ladies High-Grade Apparel from all the best makers and is entirely new, having been bought for the Fall trade. Remember this is no odds and ends sale. Every article is new and represents
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r ' , , wuie atuC auiu uiuet uo uiopwaeu u ni. urn- ic(uicn vi wu ii. uiui(. v ( t K t- , ...
Ladies' Suits , ;
$17.50 Ladies' ..Fall 17 0ft
Suit Cut to. . .... , . 5 .8"
$20.00 Ladies' Blue A n n n
Serge Suit cut to. :i ej)Oe0
$25 .Ladies' . Fall fi o Ci
Suit cut to. . . . . . . OlZeOl
$30 Handsome Fall fl f r nn
f Suit cut' tov" I v.". . v J, J )
$35 Ladies : Beau-i ry nn
tiful Fall Suit atMeOy
$40.00 Ladies' Handsome Fall
Suit, in all weaves, f 0 1 11
cut to ..Ml. Oil
VALUES THAT WILL SET THE TOWN AFIRE
Ladies' Dresses
GreatestBargain
Ever Of leered
Promptly at 10 A. M. Fri
day we will place on sale
a" limited number of $10
Ladies' Skirts for
'MM;
Ladies, Coats
$15.00 . Ladiei' Fall rf7 n A
Coat, cut t 9f eOa
$20.00 Ladies' , Fall Aft ft
Coat, cut to.. Oe7.Ue7
$25.00 Ladies' Fall
Coat, cut to; . iV J:
$30.00 Ladies' Fall $ 4 f 7 ft
Coat cut : toy . . . . 0 1 D f 47
$35.00 Ladies' Fall rh (0
Coat cut to...;. . OlOea0
$40.00 Ladies' Fall d0 OA
Coat cut to . . . . ; .' QCt 1 Oe7
$12.69
A' .Stunner
Promptly at 10 A. M. Fri
day we will sell a limited
"number of $12.50 Fur.
Scarfs at ' "
$0M
ft I
$12.50 Ladies' Dress
$15.00 LadiesV Dress dT OA
cut to..... Ol.OU
$20.00 Ladies' Dress dA AO
cut to.... ........ . ayeiJo
$25 Ladies'; Dress A o rr
cut to dlC.tV
Se.?l?"$15.98
$35 Lavdies'v Dress 1 7 aq
cut to;.:V..V-. dliUO
The Sensation of
;the YearV
When the doors open Fri
day at 10 A. M. we will
sell a limited number of
$12.50 LadiesHDresiesat
ilSSeSS)
;::;.'Furo''i . 1
Fur Scarf sr values tot t t H O
$io,cut to oi.yi)
fo15:00..Frr.?.t:.cr:s4.9S
$20.00 j Fur Sets cut gg
S12.79
$25.00 Fur Set .cut
to , .
$30.00Fur Set cut g j g g y
$35.00 Fur Set cut
to
5.00 Fur Set cut g j y , Q r
This will be the greatest sale ever seen in Portland,' owing to the high class of merchandise carried, i A force of salespeople has been employed and every article will be marked in plain figures, thereby maUn
it easier to make your selections. Store has been closed until Friday when we, will offer to the public this entire stock together with all fixtures of said store at wholesale and retail jn order to insure quick results.
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41 S Wachington Street, Cor. 1 1th. Forced to-Vacato
WANTED TEN EXPER1-
CrJCHD SALr.f LADIES 1 1 I "TIO
APPLY THUIwDAY
Ib'Oiinir Fsroi-'Sale.'liniPoFfilainid- Dan?.": i.r"