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THEr OREGON DAILY -JOURNAL, PORTLAND, , THURSDAY. DECEMBER 19, 1918
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Good Government League trif Desr
t chutes County SayiBurderr- J
I -f jraprojperfy, Distributed, jpf
Salem, Dec. 19? How are the. Inequal
ities In' the assessments for taxation Id
the Various counties to be etrred t
J, Thai la a question which is receiving
considerable attention at this season or
the year when county and . Mate boards
of equalisation have been In session..;.,.:,
f it has been receiving attention In Des
chutes , county, where a committee , of
ftrtnri rrnrHontlnr th 'ttnfA gnvrn-
tnent league made an Investigation .and
found the assessments to be a regular
hodgepodge. ' "-
, Btate Treasurer Kay, after eight years'
service on the staU tax comm teuton, de
clares that there Is only one way to cor,
rect the evil and that is to enact a law
which will rive the state tax commis
sion sufficient authority over the county
assessors to prescribe a uniform method
1 for making assessments and If the asses
sors do not properly perform their du
ties to make them subject to removal.
; In the first place, the present law
' specifically provides that all assess
ments musi do jnauo ai nun value.
Outside of Sherman county . there is
probably - not an assessor in the state
who pretends to live up to the law In
A 1- 1 .
una returu.
' The committee which Investigated the
assessments In Deschutes county re-
' cently reported that assessments in that
county were "assumed to be upon 30
per cent of a cash valuation."
J'lsa AH Sorts of V aloes
i "We find that property is In reality
the committee.
- 1 Th rnmmlttM rltort mhT (lluatrn.
tlons, particularly with reference to, the
assessment of merchandise as compared
with livestock.
"To Illustrate." says the committee,-
.'on, biqck ox soous invoicing nearly
$50,000 pays upon a valuation of $5200;
another Invoicing $40,000, pays upon
$8000; another Invoicing $30,000, pays
' upon $3500, etc"
Pointing put that legally insurance
cannot be written on a building for
more than7fi per cent of Its cash value,
the committee cites Illustrations in that
"A building costing $15,000 Is assessed
at $1600 ; another, Insured at $15,000, is
legally worth $20,000, and Is assessed at
$2900; another. Insured at $4000. legally
worth $6300, Is assessed at $200.
r Low Flgsres for Big "Mills
"The big mills In Bend are no excep
tion yet ' because of their ' prominence
are of considerable interest Their man
agement, we suppose, is no more to
blame than anyone else who Is permitted
to get by with it. The Shevlin-Hlxon
mill has been generally . proclaimed to
have cost $3,000,000 1 it pays upon a valua
tion of $202,000. - By careful ,alculatlon
based itipon, the dally output and the
Renown shipment. It Is conservatively es
timated that upon the first (flay of
March lMJ, there was In 'the yards of
thla company 60,000,000 feet of lumber.
This lumber lias today offered ion the
market at from $25 to $75 per thousand
board feet. It, assessed at only $10 per
thousand the 'assessable valuation would
be $600,000,; Yet this company offers
as the valuation -of its lumber $;2,000.
''The ! Brooks-Scanlon company, by
the same, basis of calculation it is
reasonably certain, liad on hand at
the same time not less than 40,000,000
feet." This' at ' $10 per M would have
been worth $400,000, yet they offer as
sessment ' for? lumber ; $39,000. Yet we
have It " upon ' the authority of the
deputyj thftt other lumber 20 miles from
the i railroads was Inventoried in the
yard and' assessed at $8 per M. Some
difference rt; ; -
Equity Is Borden Demanded
", The scommlttee points out that live
stock Is assessed at hearer 60 per cent
of cash value ;than 50 per cent.
'"Who-- pays, for the upkeep of this
county, anyway ?" asks the comml ttee.
"The small stockholders' valuations are
about O. K. range around 60 per cent,
yet by the elimination of so large a
percentage of the large holdings from
taxation his burden Is Increased at
least one-half. ; Not that we think our
taxes I are- too high the court could
probably spend ' the money If it had
twice as much but they are not equal.
We believe In every man's dollar being
equally patriotic in taxation."
A. 0. Newell for
Second Time Will
Head Civic League
A. C. Newlll was reelected president
of the Oregon Civic league at the an
nual meeting of that organisation Tues
day evening In the Benson hotel. This
is the first time any president of the
league has been honored with a second
term. : W. I Brewster, C. B. Cady, Miss
Henrietta Falling, Miss Elsa GreUe, A.
J. Robinson and Miss Emma Wold were
elected directors.
A varied program of music and ad
dresses lent attraction to the evening.
The Wilbur quartet and Dr. Stuart Mc
Gulre sang. Judge W. N. Gatene de
clared the divorce evil has reached such
a point that the increasing number of
cases will require the services of an ad
ditional judge. Dr. C. II. Chapman and
C. C. Chapman discoursed on radicalism
and conservation. Isaac Swett told of
what the league has done. Mrs. A. C.
Newill, Miss Emma Wold and John H.
Stevenson were speakers.
ADVANCE
IS SPEEDY
E
AST OF THE RHINE
Cold Rains Falling a$ Yankees
Settle Down to Indefinite
Vigil on German Soil.
By Bert Ford ' '.
With the American Army of Occu
pation in Germany.i Dec. 17. (L ;K. S.)
(By Courier to JCancy.) The Ameri
can third army nad advanced, nearly
20 miles - east of the Rhine by Mon
day night; without a -single hostile
action. , c- ' I- -
The movement of both ! troops and
supplies across the Rhine, has been
carried out with much speed. The
'fourth and seventh corps, .however are
still, on the western side of-the river.
Cold Bains Falling
The weather has turned colder and
there are frequent showers of .rain.
The units that have advanced Into
Prussia are settling down to an In
definite period of VigiL :
AH reports coming Into i the Ameri
can headquarters show that the Ger
mans withdrew to the objectives set
for the armistice In perfect order.
General Dickman, commanding the
third army, is maintaining headquar
ters at Coblena. i
Units Are Located
Other" American units have estab
lished headquarters at the following
places:
Third corps at Keuwill. first division
at Montabaur, 3 2d division at Sayn.
second division at Heddesdorf, fourth
corps at Cochem. 42d division at Ahr
weiler. third division at Boppard. fourth
division at Bertrich, seventh corps at
WItllch, 89th division at Bltburg, 80th
.division at Daun, 33d division at Grev-
enmacher.
The only shot fired during the Amer
lean occupation of the Rhine belt was
the accidental discharge of a pistol
that a doughboy was handling.
The Dalles Liberal
In Red Cross Drive
The Dalies, Dec. 19. Nearly 2000 new
members have already been added to
the Red Cross in .the Christmas mem
bership drive now -being made in this
county. Five districts have already gone
"over the top" and report a 100 per
cent enrollment. They are the Fairfield.
Mill Creek, Chenowith, Big Eddy and
Wamic districts. In the city the teams
have already reported an enrollment of
1076 new members. ... . .r -
Second Attempt to
Initiate an Air Mail
Is to Be Made
Chicago, Dec.- 19. (T. N. S. A second
attempt to initiate an air mail service
between Chicago and New York will be
made here late today, v '
Ten sacks of mall which left New
York yesterday la airplanes reached
here today on a train, the winged mail
carrier being forced to land hen with
in 400 miles of Chicago and transferring
his mall to the steam tine. ;
JSngtne trouble delayed the start frortf
the Chicago end of the line yesterday.
One. reserve plane and a pilot are ex
pected here at noon -today and the sec
ond attempt to get through to New. York
wHl be made about 4 this afternoon. -Aviator
Taylor, who manned the first
airplane, "was followed, later in the
morning, by Aviator Fry,' who is to pick
up the matt in the event of an accident.
Two aviators were waiting at Belle-
fonte, also...-
ASSESSED VALUES
RE
ACH NEW
MARK
Great
Removal
Sa
ie
Pianos
of New and Used
er
ana
Play
Pianos
We, Move to 106 Fifth Street
(Opp. First National Bank Now Red Cross Shop
January First
Wonderful Christmas Piano Offerings
Now Ivfeder Possible
We open our new Piano and Phonograptftore at 106 Fifth St.-(Opp.
First National Bank) in January. -
To sell every instrument now on hand we. make this unprecedented offer.
Large Payment Not Necessary
Select -a? piano now, give satisfactory references, make a small deposit,
and WE WILL DELIVER AT ONCE you begin your installments nextear!
Finest $500 and, $550 new standard makes removal sale ... $437
$400 and $450 Pianos in finest cases removal sale price. .$368
. $350 and $375 high grade Pianosremoval sale price. . .-. .$300
$300 and $325 fine new Pianos removal sale price. . . . . . .$250
Also all used pianos included in this sale. ) y ! :
o5?rcllJ?OS, 8c,cpnd"hanl Piano removal sale prices .$165
. nTte? S1 fin condition removal sale. . .$215
$750 Roth & Engelhart Player Piano removal sale price. . . ,$235
k To Hobart
';F;dley Yaini DyMe
v 151 Fourth Street
Total for State Is $987,533",896
Multnomah County Utilities
Put at $32,501,719.
Theories' Advanced
As to Cause! of Fire
' IVinninea-. Man'.P-- Mf 4
theory that the explosion and einwe-
quent fire In a Canadian Pacific tourist
car nearBonheur, Ont.. last week, was
caused by a Uth ted match in a coach
filled with leakln . acetylene cat was
advanced by a passenger tn testimony
at the coroner's Inquest today. Another
theory aald an' overturned spirit lamp
caused the blase.; 'Sixteen persona were
killed by fire" and la a panicky rush for
the platforms. .
. Guilty of Grand Larceny
. Seattle Deo. 11 U. P. Altered to
hare robbed ' tnfluenaa patients at the
enterrency hospital at . the old court
house here. Dr. EL K. Donaldson formee;
Intern, was found anility On the charge of
grand larceny by a Jury in Superior
Judge Mitchell Gilliam's court Wednes
day.. : .. . ; .r -
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KggP VOUR PlIDafoUT W. f. .' t
Salem, Dec. 19. The ' total assessed
valuation of all property in Oregon this
year "amounts to $987,533,896. which is
the highest assessed valuation ever re
corded in the , history of the state.
Compilation of reports of county as
lessors was completed, by , the state tax
commission today.
Of the grand total, 8122,248.174 repre
sents assessed valuation of public utili
ties, which were assessed -by the tax
commission, while the remaining J8C5,
285,722 represents assessments made by
county assessors. The previous high
assessment total -was .recorded in 1913,
when it amounted to 8954,283,374. In
that year there was included $21,225,000
assessment of grant lands, which have
since been withdrawn from the tax
rolls, so the actual gain in assessed
valuation Is even greater than appears
on the face of the reports.
State' to Get $1413,018 la Taxes
' tJnder the 6 per cent tax limitation,
the largest sum which may be raised
by direct state, tax next year is $3,021,
402, while . the levy for 1920 may pro
duce $3,196,861, making a total of $6,218.
0S3 for the next biennium.' That is the
sum , the legislature will have to spend
by state appropriations. However, In
cluded in it are various amounts al
ready appropriated by millage tax levies
authorized for state educational insU-
muons, roaas ana county lairs.
- The miUage tax next year for these
institutions will be as follows : Monmouth
Normal, .04 mill,. $39,501 ; Oregon Agri-1
cultural college. .4 mill, $395.013 : Uni-
versltyXof Oregon. .3 mill. $296,260;
roads, .25 mill, $246,883; county fairs,
$49,376. Total, $1,027,035. This, is an
increase of $61,286 .over 'this year.
C Utilities Talaes .f33.501.71t
Public utilities in Multnomah county
are assessed at $32,501,719. The total
assessed valuation of all property In the
various countiesls as follows : i
Baker. $26.971.633 : Benton. $11.030..
7S3: Clackamas. $28,963,457: Clataon.
$31,184,260; Columbia, $13,780,435; Coos, j
S4.922.427: Deschutes. S6.Z56.Z3i: Doug
las, $28,052,415 ; Gilliam, $13,926,550;
Grant. 88.317.503: Harney. $14.163,700 ;
Hood River, $9.249,682 ; Jackson. $27,
881.254 : Jefferson, $5,335,223 ; Josephine,
$8.644,984 : Klamath, $17,740.411 ; Lake.
$12,803,405; Lane, $35,089,676; Lincoln,
$9,475,051 ; Linn, $30,790.945 : Malheur,
812.868.509 : Marion. S42.876.447 1 Morro-s
$14.582,795 ; Multnomah, $328,476.484 ;
Polk. $13,255,803: Sherman. $15,256,674:
Tillamook, $21,683,904: UmaUlla. $52,-
889.503: Union. S24.973.69S : WallOWi
$16.680.148 ; Wasco, $18,384,834 J Waeh-
lngrton. $21,825,751; Wheeler, $6,250,149;
Yamhill, $20,969,091,
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OVERSTOCKED WITH MERCHANDISE
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VM. GREENBERG AT 100 SECOND ST., CORNER STARK. One Block N.oiWashinglon
Offers to the public his entire wholesale stock of best grades of Ladies' Clothing, Men's Suits, Overcoats and
Shoes, Men's and Ladies' Knit Underwear, Hosiery, Toys, etc, at wholesale prices. I am in the wholesale dis
trict And yet in the heart of the shopping neighborhood, away from the high rents., I am able to sell you
merchandise at great savings.
This is an opportunity for everybody to save money at Greenberg's on staple and dependable merchandise. We
guarantee every article purchased in this store. ' If not satisfactory, your money will be cheerfully refunded.
II ri '1 jstsasa
$20 Men's Suits,, consisting of
serges, cassimerea. and fl1 O Kfl
worsteds, priced at.. OieVletJU
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$20 Men's Overcoats of the best
makes and style, (PI O CA
priced at OJLaSetJU
$15 Heavy Wool Mack
inaw Coats, at
$8.50
$2.50 Men's Heavy Cot- Q1 A
ton Union Suits 5 J-eUl
Sr.75 Men's Han'l Shirts.QI 1 K
w.U made, fuU cut....; OXmLO
For Accommodation of Pa
trons We'll Keeo Store Open
Evanings T01 8 P. M. Until
Christmas. -
$4.50 Good Heavy Cor-PQ HA
duroy Pants, go at..... DOeUU
Men's Black Cotton Sox, 2C
Men's Khaki Work PanU are sure
worth a good deal
Go at, pair nDJLdO
Men's and Ladies' Silk Lislo Hose,,
packed li doaen to box, suitable
'".J.u-..... $1.50
$1.25 Good Chembrav Work Of
Shirts at OJt
Bungalow Aprons, made of Scout
percale, guaranteed fast ApT
color., priced at OAeUJ
$4.5oT Heavy Cotton Blan-QO fjff
kets, size 64x76, pair. . O
Pillow Cases, 44x36 25 C
ridios' Heavy Cotton Union (?Cn
SuiU (mill run), go at.... VJUC
3-Ib. Cotton Batto, 1 C
stitched down, largo sizo OLLO
Men's Cotton Jersey Sweat. HKg
ors, go at .............. Iwt
Men's Good Heavy Wool Kf
Sox, priced at, pail.. . . . . . OUC
Men's Medium Weight Wool Sox
they come in' black and ' QKn
oral colors pair OtlU
Up to $2 Children's Wool IJfT
Sweaters ftJC
SHOES
Men's Work and Dress
Shoes made of solid loath
er, at , wholesale prices.
MANY OTHER
GOOD BARGAINS
TOO NUMEROUS
TO MENTION
Come inland you will not
bo disappointed.
Jewelry Bargains
Xmas Gifts
Specially Priced
$5.00 Gentlemen's Watch
Chains, 10-year guaran
tee. Special price $1.25
Baby Rings. 10-karat, solid
gold $1.00
Ladies' and Children's Lav
allieres, gold filled, 75c
13.50 Gentlemen's Plated
Cuff Links,poir $1.25
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We Cash Your Paychecks
LU-LU JsVJ IJLrliJmJiiVl VUi
Without Charge
100 Second St.-
Cbrner STARK
Just 1 Block North of Washington St.'
In Norway there Is being built a plant irfo
tbat will produce 4000 tons of aluminum . K7
annually. 21
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Ghristmasn m
rj Novelty Gift Boxes r' B- jfcp
FJ while the displays , M 5 J
J are it their best? " IJ :
and all the usual , : ;
the usual -"Swetland way", 11 :
s nave improved yes:
even tKe familiar Christmas Pudding
inmg
T happened in the
lobby of a well-known
hotel.
was sitting . tkere
in one of theheaT
ily upholstered
lotmging chain
discussing . different topics with an ac
quaintance. .Tes Tie was heard to say;
things have improved improved mate
riallyeven the familiar' Christmas pud
ding." ; Said he: "Why, I can remember how,
around about Christmas time, the kitchen
in the old home was all hustle and bustle
and the center of much of the activity
was the traditionally necessary and I
might remark that in my own mind, the
most essential part of the Christmas din
ner the plum pudding; and the work of
making it was only secondary to the work
of boiling it. My, I used to swear that it took a
ton of coal to keep the fire, going I carried, the
coal; aad it seemed that I used to make a con
tinuous tramp of it from the stove to coal house
from the coal house to the stove. , ..
a I look back on those days
with, fond affection, yet with,
considerable ' sympathy ' for
those who were compelled: to
i expend such big effort to
achieve a comparatively small
end. Today, at home, we have
no pudding-making session
my wife goes to the telephone
calls the grocer ana the
grocer's boy-fetches a pudding
in a can the superior of any
we had in the old days t a
cost - very , probably, if all things were figured
' in ingredients, heat, labor, patience and skill
that ta considerably lower .than the old-time puoV
dings. .This is just one example.. There
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Man is at times very-stupid,
but . here, in this instance, he
readily, recognised the advan
tages afforded by the modern
Christmas Pudding. Evidently
his wife had made the acquaint
ance ef Mrs.; Perter Puddings,
and being progressive, as prac
tically all housewives are today,
discarded for good the old-time
method of making puddings. In
Mrs. Porter's Plum Puddings
are found all the qualities that
the most skillful, moot careful.
most exacting heusewife could embody in a plum
pudding." ... .'A' .v" v---r
Mrs. Porter was an unusualljf good hevsewife
in her own home, before she began devoting her
time to making puddings for the public at large.
Therefore, those principles that make for good
housekeeping have been carried into her plant
where she superintends the making of the pud
dings that have made her famous.
There never have been made puddings which
.excelled hers fer goodness and with her super
vising all operations and selecting all ingredients,
it is patent that the puddings are just as good as
they taste. . - - .'v'- :
There has only
been one drawback
it Jias been hard
to make enough to
supply the demand.
Each season many
have been
out of stock at a very early date; and this year
can hardly prove an exception the demand
should be even considerably heavier than in previ
ous seasons; and if it is, there is sure to be many
who will be disappointedbe unable to get Mrs.
Porter's Plum Puddings. In face of such a prob
able condition, a word to the wise should suffice
buy a supply now. 20 to 76-cent sixes at good
. grocers. :-, .' -. ' ' - ": K "' '- -
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