10 THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. ..MARCH 4. : ,17. SEEK VALUES OF- STRUCTURES EXEMPT fl 10M ASSESSMENTS i ... i i Figures-Now Available Cover ' Only Taxable Value of Cer- tain Lands In This County, EXEMPTIONS ARE jA GRACE Redaction, la t points mt OB ' Basis of Taxation of Csrtata Land ow Exempts. If -It appeared upon the assessment rolls the taxable value of land ex empted by law from taxation In Mult nomah county would total $15,605,280, divided s follows: tTlted States Rovernmenti.. .$3,111,750 State, county and scnooi ai trlct Kovernments Xlellgrious. charitable and ben . 1 . Inulllntlnni - - - - 8.150.190 ai OAAAAAiaAAii.ii.il. .iiiA FLOWER AND VEGETABLE SEEDS COMPLETE FINE STOCKS HERE AT LOWEST PIUCES---GROCERY NINTH FLOOR V1 V' ' ' ' 1 1 1 ' 1 J Why Worry With Art?" by H. Granville Barker The celebrated English playwright and producer, H. Granville Barker, will lecture on the subject "Why Worry With Art?" at the Eleventh-Street Playhouse on Monday evening, March 12, auspices the Portland Center of the Drama League. Tickets 1 and 50c. Regular sale Saturday, March 10, at box office, Eleventh-Street Playhouse. Exchange tickets now on sale in our Bookshop Fifth Floor. r rV The Qualit V-Sto Skirts Cut Free if materials are purchased In our Silk' or Dress Goods Shop. Skirts accordion, box or knife- pleated, made ready to put on band, ft. We I baste and fit, ready to finish, tailored skirts and dresses for a small charge. .-Second Floor. Fifth Street. Store Your Furs in our safety vaults on the premises. Perfectly refrigerated from our own ice-making plant. Furs are safe from fire, theft, oust, moths or loss. Expert repairing and remodeling at lowest prices. Phone or write and our auto wilt call. . . Fur Shop, Fourth Floor. News That M Every woman Should Read and Profit By 1 If. vnlnit institutions ..I-... 4. Th fiura cover the taxable value 1 v. ian, tinnit if assessed in tne ' ntnn that other lands are as ' selued. but. do not Include the value of th. triinturAH u non the land. A study la now beine made that -will reveal the value of these structure ""' Exemptions May Be Granted. - rnder the constitution the legisia- iv BKpmhlv haa oowertto grant ex Amntinma for municipal.! educational. iit.Mirv spientiflc. reliaioua or chart table ourooses. Before 'the adoption I of the constitution tthe territorial leg It.iot..,-. jamiarvt 1854. enacted an exemption law which was continued lr fnrr hv the constuuuon, inn n v vision, have not been B&terially tered In 63 years. Exemptions are a grace and not a .Tight, and the legislative assembly has authority at any time to diminish or " abolish some of the exemptions. The legislature could not order that a tax be Imposed upon the property of the "United States, for such an act is for bidden in the compact with the federal government. It could tax tne property of minor governmental agencies, but such a policy has never been regarded a sound, but has been considered merely 'taking money from one pocket to put it in another. Facts Bard to Ascertain. v Therefore, if the legislature should abolish or curtail any, privileges of ex emption these affected would be the private educational, literary, scientific, religious and charitable institutions. It was pointed out the lands of this last-named class are valued as If for assessment purposes at 14,343,2.4'). The value Of the structures rannot be eas ily estimated In advaiie of a thorough . inquiry. The buljdinga are of special type, and such as are not ordinarily " bought and sold in the market. If they were assessed it Is likely that a -total of 12.000.000 would cover all lhat could be charged against them. But. accept Ins this estimate. It is found that the total exemption enjoyed In Multnomah county by religious, charitabl. private educational, liler rv arwi scientific Institutions, would total S6.343.240. K ail the real estate cwnod by rellg innV mid Klmilar Institution were on the 1916 rail. Ihe amount derived In taxes therefrom would amount in mtmil ficures for this ycr would Uo $170,000. Would Reduce Bats. .Most of this would come from prop erty In the city of Portland5 and the net effect upon the tax: rate would be to reduce it from tin present 27.4 mills to 26.84 mills. The exemption .'f tho S170.000 in taxes is allowed on the theory that the beneflit received by th community from the institutions "exempted offsets, at least, the mone tary value to the community or re ceiving the amount in cash. In othr -' words, that if these institutions were required to pay taxes the community as a community would simply have to ' nav out that much mare tnan it now dnea for education, charity and like enterprises. rKxemptlons when allowed by law in- crease with the extension of the com munity's activities. When the exemp tton law was adopted in 1884 little property was entitled i to exemption. There were Jew churches or libraries and whatever was done in charity was Arin without the intervention of or- ganixed societies such as exist today Klstory Xs Recalled. ' Education was considered at that '" time even more a subject for private - enterprise than for public expenditure ' and it was long arter the law was passed .before' the people of Tortland consented to raise money by general taxation for the support of public or f rea schools, as Ihey were then called, Multnomah county's first assess 1 xnent for the county was made in 1853 and It shows but one exemption for religious, charitable t or educational purposes. The property, exempted was ; that' of the Daughters of Temperance, and consisted of the block bound by " Main, - Salmon, Broadway and Park streets less the quarter blocks at the corner of Broadway and Salmon. Too assessed 'value of the land exempted was not quite $200. Exclusive New Model Blouses $22.50 to $40 , Delightful new model blouses- many of them of French design ' have just been taken "from their wrappings. Such sheer, lovely materials, such exquisite touches of embroidery and such fascinat ing colors make the newest mod els real works of art. One dainty model is of soft flesh-colored chiffon, with the en tire front made of the tiniest of tucks, and touches of Valenciennes lace. Another of white chiffon has collar trimmed with cobwebby Bohemian lace. Other models are of gold, peach and bisque chiffons.. New models in the Chinese blouse are; shown in white and gray Georgette and Yo San silks in blue and gold. Blouse Shop. Fourth Floor. Separate Coats & Skirts of Exceeding Smartness ONE CLEVER COAT AND SKIRT ILLUSTRATED ff A 'T'Qrun the entire gamut of materials from the v vVi x i3 simplest wool velours and silk jerseys to the most luxurious Khaki Kool with large designs of brilliant color and Fairway silks with large diamonds and checks woven in self color. . Many odd touches of embroidery novel pockets and new-shaped collars are strongly in evi dence. An American beauty silk poplin blanket stitched in dark blue silk is lovely. The new Silk Sublime in. gold color is new an.d the Tricotine is smart and in exquisite shades. Coats priced $10 to $75. A7if'TC P'a an imPOItant part in the carefully 3i MIX 1 O selected wardrobe. Sports skirts of every variety of both wool and silk are here in endless array. Pussy willow silk in pure white is simple and beautiful and will launder splendidly. Khaki Kool, embroidered in large rather crude designs and brilliant colors, is effective, and silks and wxjols in stripes and checks have pockets to give the new "barrel" silhouette. Skirts priced $5 to $27.50 Apparel Shop. Fourth Floor New Hats Moderately Priced $5 to $15 There are scores of excep tionally clever new Spring hats here at the most mod erate prices. Some .of these are "patterns" and others f i i nave Deen aesignea Dy our own artist milliners. . L Oriental trimming is seen everywhere in embroide l l j . in ueauea ornaments ana in silks and ribbons. Tailored hats of lisere, Milan and fancy straws are simple, and very smart. Larger dressier hats ars flower and feather trimmed. Sports hats are here in a pleas ing diversity ot style, color and material. Millinery Shop. Fourth Floor Charming New Silks Favorites for Spring -This is, indeed, to be a season of silks silk suits, silk frocks, silk blouses and silk skirts. Silks for every possible occasion. Silks that are plain and silks that have the most artistic touches of color. Those that are decidedly new in design and others that are "old" rich silks that look like an old Paisley shawl. Jolly lin ing silks with large plaids in striking efects and gay little birds and bits of verdure in brilliant - colors. Among the loveliest silks are: New Paisley Silks Yo-San, the newest sports New Pussy Willow Silks silk New Khaki Kool Sports La Jerz Tub Silk Silks New Crepe de Chines New Plain and Printed Cheney Bros.' New "Cin- Shantutig Silks derella" Silks Silk Shop. Second Floor Good New Table Linens at "Old" Prices And Three Offerings at Much Less Than 'Old' Prices No need to dwell here on the scarcity of good linens one can hardly take up the paper nowadays without chancing on a news item strongly emphasizing this condition and presag ing greater scarcity in the future. Some lines once sold cannot be replaced now or for a long time to come, but Meier & Frank's can still offer their patrons complete stocks of splendm quality linens in the medium and finer grades and in all sizes. Exceptional values! CLOTHS 2x2 yards, $5 ; 2x2j4 yds., $G.OO. NAPKINS to match, 22x22 ins., doz. $5.50. CLOTHS of finer quality, 2x2 yards, $0.00; $5 Table Cloths $3.98 Pure Scotch linen, 70 x 70 inch cloths in pretty floral de signs. No napkins to match these cloths. 2x2 yards, $7.50; 2x3 yards, $9.00; ?x3i yards, $10.50. NAPKINS to match, 24x24 inches, doz, $S. $6 Table Cloths $4.00 Extra heavy weight cloths in size 68x86-inch. No nap kins to match. Good $6 val ues reduced to $-1. 30c Huckaback Towels 19c Good heavy grade hem stitched buck towels, 18x36 inch. Doz. $2.25. Linen Shop.Second Floor New Laces and Embroideries Dainty embroideries in all widths fer trimming Spring frocks, blouses, undermuslins and all children's wear and. attractive laces at worth-while reductions tomorrow! 75c VOILE FLOUNCING, YARD 49 36-inch voile dress flouncing in dainty patterns, with pretty touches of rose, blue and maize. 5 yards will make a drcs-s complete. $1.00 VOILE FLOUNCING, YARD 59 36-inch voile dress flouncing in dainty and elaborate pat terns in the new Balkan colors. 5 yards make a dainty frock. 15c-20c EMBROIDERY, YARD 10 Swiss, nainsook and cambric embroidery edges from 2 to 5 inches in width. Pretty patterns for underinuslins and chil dren's wear. $1.25 TO $1.50 LACES, YARD 98 15 and 25-inch fine net laces in elaborate or simple designs, many embroidered with silver thread. Lac and Knihn liierf Kbnp, Mala ftoor V r M 1! . 1 A i Company Mascot Is .Star Boarder Now Doff Who. Went to Mexican ' Border , "Vrijh Infantrymen Gets Placa Wltn a Prirata Tamil?. "Tutch. the Jolly -white and rolllnsf fat 6og mascot of Company B. Third Infantry, has been placed to board with ; a family near Clackamas. Yutch was a bit of a pup. lost in the road, when the Third Oreson was called out ar.d camped at Clackamas. He went to th Mexican border, and there was trained to keep a sharp eye on suspicious char acters. In Portland he made frequent " trips to the Armdry, and in his train ing ' he Included the - Armory- and all around it as camp. The result was he got into trouble, as some of Port land's most reliable citizens of African descent CO that way. and Yutch mis took them for Mexican invaders. After sereral narrow escapes the precipita tion of actual hostilities between Afro Americans and Yutch. was avoided by his banishment. This summer he will - be welcomed at Clackamas by the firing- details and sharpshooters fj-om time to time. . ' l Women's New Silk Hose We are just as particular about the quality of silk that goes into our hose and reliability of the dyes as we have ever been and thousands of our patrons know how high a standard we have set up and maintained in the matter of good-looking, long-wearing silk stockings. Elawless workmanship will-continue as heretofore to be characteristic of every pain New M. & F. Special Hose At $1.50 Women's pure-thread silk hose In staple and latest novelty shades, including colors to match the new shoes and evening gowns. A full line of sixes in these colors. Fine quality silk hose, moderately priced at $ 1.50. New Silk Maid Hose Pair at $1.25 Today, as always, the standard of America-in women's silk hose. Silk Maid hose have, since their introduction less than five years ago, been acclaimed from coast to coast as the very" acme of perfection in silk stockings. Nearly 125,000 pairs of Silk Maid hose have been sold to date, and every one who has ever worn Silk Maids swears by them ever afterwards. Considering the price at which we are selling these famous hose today, in the light of vastly increased costs of production and labor, these stockings remain an unequaled value. Black, white and over 30 colors- Hosiery Shop. Main Floor, Fine New Kid Gloves $1.75 Scores of women's smart, new kid gloves at this popular price. All the season's best shades are to be found antong them in gloves for every -day dress and -street wear. Here are a fev styles: K. kid, Ta Rive, Cape, P, Glace, P. X. Glace, over- and fincy, Perrtn's French two-clasp. Perrin's "Washable" . and P. X. M. Perrin's ITouraine,' sewn. Perrin's 'La Mure, seam. Ireland's Mocha, plain P. X. M. "Mayfair" Washable, P. style. Meyers Mocha in one-clasp P. X. M. Chamois, natural shade, one-clasp, P. X. M. Glore Shop, Mala Floor a' new hi nnn The Newest Novelty Ear Drops and Earrings Just received a ship ment of the very latest novelties for Spring and Summer wear in earrings! Pearl and jet are shown in many attractive styles and all sizes. Jade, coral, mot tled effects in blue, green and purple coral with gold filled mountings and other bright colors will harmon ize with the new costumes. All moderately Priced 25c to $2.50 Jewelry Shop. Main Floor WW,') Lovely New Neckwear $1.39 Some very dainty new Georgette collars on special sale Mondayl Many in large cape style. Others in popular sailor shape. Made with touches of hand embroidery, fine tucks and touches of hem stitching. All the newest shades are included and many of the new Khaki Kool collars in oyster white with large designs printed in color. The "Corinne," a Georgette collar with satin border and tassels, is pretty and smart. ' Plain satins are included in the season's newest shapes. AH are excellent values at only ft. 3 9. Neckwear Shop, Main Floor Art Needlework -News When in this section ask any saleswoman for particulars ot our free classes in filet lace making, lamp and shade making, knitting and crocheting of sweaters, toques .aiul'-scarfs. To morrow we otler 35c to 50c Individual Towels 29c Stamped to embroider on white Terry cloth in attractive pink andtblue designs. A big variety to choose from tomorrow at 29c instead of the regular prices, 35c to 50c. New Arrivals in Sports Blouses for Spring wear. Completely made of white linene with delft blue col lars, cuffs, pockets and buttons. Stamped to embroider in simple designs, contrasting colors. Some made with belt, prettily piped in rose or blue. All sizes at 1-65 and J2.25. 65c to 75c Children's Dresses 35c Sizes 1 to 5 years, lin, lawn, batiste, etc: Completely made, stamped to embroider on pop-SomeJace-t rimmed. Many styles. Art Needlework Shop. Second Floor. To Cure Sick Souls. ; ' Boston, March; Z.CO. P.) On the theory that men's souls will be sick after the European l war has finished tearinsr them to pieces, famous re- ligious leaders will meet here Febru-j $36.00 Handsome Mahogany Floor Lamps for $23.75 Handsome SOLID MAHOGANY Lamps that are remarkable values at this low price tomorrow. Full height, substantial, beautifully finished, and well proportioned. W ith handsome figured silk shades in artistic designs. Four predom inating colors Rose, Mulberry, Gold and Blue with lining and silk fringe to match. Full 26-inch sizes. Two styles of lamps illus- - . trated. MAHOGANY FLOOR LAMP $1,4.90 Attractive floor lamp of solid mahogany, with silk shades in solid shade of rose or gold prettily made and gold-braid trimmed. An exceptional value at $14.90. THIS TABLE LAMP $5.95 II SOLID Lamp in Mahogany finish Complete With ; m Brocaded Shade With Fancy Cretonne . Lining Furniture Shop. Eighth. Floor. Sharp Reductions on Imported English GUT GLASS The values in this sale are truly amaz ing at-this time! A fine selection of" im ported cut glass pieces, . delicately cut in rock crystal effect. See illustration for some idea, of patterns and shapes. Redup iions as follows: $1.25 Footed Comports, 5-inch 89c $25 Footed Comports, 8-inch. . . . .$1.59 $1.00 Vases in 6-inch size at .74c $1.25 Vases in 8-inch size at ..... 93c $2.00 Vases in 10-inch size at. . ... .$139 " BaaemenC Fifth Street 2500 Yards Curtain Scrim Subject to Stock on Hand A special lot of good, fresh scrim curtain ing that is worth 25c a yard and would sell readily for such in most stores. While any of 2500 yards remains, tomorrow, 15c. Curtain Shop, Serenth Floor H.&W. Brassieres Smooth out and finish off the figure so that the gown fits and shows to perfection. They are the product of the most expert design ers procurable, whose knowledge and experience cover as well the making and fitting of the gowns themselves. Xew Spring models in these pop ular brassieres now in. Priced 50c to $2. "H.& Wr New Corset Waists All styles in these 'popular firments for women and misses are here of par ticular value to the physical well beinf of the growing child and a boon to wom en of all ages. They add to the figure's natural beauty and symmetry and mould it to modern fashion lines. Prices range from SOc upward. H. & W. models here exclusively In Portland. Corset Shop, Third Floor. ,- . .1 . ' -. .' Your time is too valuable to waste on the winding of bol bins. The Eldredge 2-Spool Rotary Sewing Machine elim irutes all bobbin winding. You just place the original spool of thread below Instead of the out-of-date bobbin. Come in and see demonstration. . $1 down and SI week. Your old machine taken as part pay ment. Second Floor, Fifth SC. r mateins shaU bs prepared for them. J 3ff TTTtTTTvf TTTTf f TTTTTVTTTTTTTTyVTTT 4 9 'r: r -! .A t