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lo THE MORNING OREGOMAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1 90S. EIST THE SINGLE TAX Reform Association Proposes Radical Amendment to the State Constitution. MAKES FACTORIES EXEMPT Also Renit)vc! Burden From Houses, Barns, Orchards and Farm Ma chinery Some Suspect a Joker. FEATURES OF AMENDMENT . TO TAX LAWS. f. Umlnntoa taxea on all manufac turing plants in state. Abolished taxes on dwelling house and improvements. Leaves farm houecs, barns, orchards atvl farm machinery free from taxa tion. Imposes burden of taxation on own era of unused lands. Framers of law contend It will en courage manufacturing1 and the build ing of homea. Some see a joker in proposed law, alleging it la framed for benefit of large manufacturing Interests. The Oregon Tax Reform Association ihas fathered an amendment to the State Con stitution, which, will put the single tax i io effect in Oregon- if adopted, at the next general election. George W. Dixon, r Canby, writes to The Oregonian, warn l.ig the people of the character of the amendment which is to be submitted to the vote of the people next June. Initia tive petitions are now being circulated throughout, the state to secure the re quired number of signatures to place the measure on the ballot. The proposed amendment exempts dwelling houses and Improvements, both on farm and town property, and manu facturing plants and machinery from tax ation, leaving the burden of taxation on Idle land holdings. Mr. Dlxop, who is publisher of the Canby Tribune, believes the purpose of the framers of the amend ment. is to mislead the farmers into the belief that farm property is to be ex empted, without calling tneir attention to the fact that all manufacturing plants In the state will also be exempt. He writes to The Oregonian as follows: Canby Editor Alarmed. Gentlemen A few days afro there earns to inv notice an Initiative petition whion m sent out by the Oregon Tax Reform As sociation. cunposed of a number of Port land attorneys, purporting, to havs for ItB objeft tile submission of a referendum to the voters next June exempting;' from tax ation household furniture, farm machinery, harns. outhouses, workmen's tools, etc. The petition I read was received in the'mornin'a mall Sunday morning and in less than an ltour had harlf a dozen signatures of farm era and others, who are accustomed to sign anything and everything tliat is presented to them. When I read the petition I saw immediately that It was drafted at the in stance of the bra; corporations and haa for It purpose the exemption from taxation of large manufacturing plant. . An extract from the petition follows: Section 1. of Article IX of the Constitu tion of the State of Oregon, shall be, and hereby is. amended to read as follows: "Kectlon I The Legislative Assembly ahali provide by law for unimnrm and equal rate of assessment and taxation and shall prescribe such regulations aa shall secure a Just valuation for taxation of all prop--erty both real and personal, excepting that all dwelling housea. barns, sheds outhouses and all othnr appurtenances thereto, all ma chinery and buildings used exclusively for manufacturing purposes and appurtenances thereto, all fences, farm machinery and ap pliances, used as such, all fruit trees,, vines, shrubs and all other Improvements on the farm, all livestock, .all household rurnlture In use and all toola owned by" workmen and In use. shall be exemrU from -taxation; ex cepting all such property for municipal, edu cational, literary, scientific, religious or charitable purposea aa may be specially ex empted by law." I do not know anything about the Oregon Tax Reform Association, but I note the nam( of t E. ft?. Wood as one of the mem bers of this organisation. I saw at a glance the purpose of this document and -refused to attach my signature to It. I then sub--mitted It to A. M. Crawford, Attorney-General of Oregon, and he expressed views sim ilar to my own. Fears Dishonest Lawyers. T believe that very citizen of. this . state should constitute lilmselr a committee of one to safeguard the Interests of all the people of Oregon. If this foolish practice is to continue there la no telling what kind of laws we will have on the statute booka In a few years. I do not mean to aay that the Initiative principle as applied in Oregon Is not a good'thtiiK. but unscrupulous law yers, posirix aa friends .of the people are using It In an attempt to defeat the rights of the people. If Mr. Wood Intended this clause to mean "all- farm machinery and buildings used ex clusively for manufacturing purposes," It would have been Just as easy to write the small word farm" aa to have left It out. Huch a construction of the clause would have qualified It so as to benefit the pro ducer and not the br-r manufacturers, such as the Oreron. City Woolen Mills, the Wil lamette Pulp & Paper Company, and others I might mention. If thia omission was a mis-take on the part of Mr. Wood, he ahould recall these petitions and correct them; We are unable to understand how a learned member of the bar, knowing the law and professing to practice It. could un intentionally make such a blunder. And not only Mr. Wood, but several others whose names are printed on the title page- of this petition, are involved. The average farmer .would not detect the Joker in this petition, thinking that thia clause would be qualified by the context, but the !w docs not presume a -man's meaning In aucb documents. If a lawyer Is unable to write a clear, concise, sensible legal instrument be should get out of the profession and devote his talents to some thing for which they are more suited. T claim that ir this petition is successful and ahould become a law by referendum next June, every manufacturing corporation In the state can -claim exemption from tax- ation under Its provisions, and the Attornev lieneral of Oregon supports me in this con tention. .Let the Oregon Tax Reform As sociation declare itself, and the people be 'iar . GEORGE W. DIXON'. Attorney-General's View. The reply of Attorney-General Craw, ford to Mr. Dixon's letter is inclosed In the letter to The Oregonian. It is as IfJIKIn 9 TVar Sir: In reply to your favor of Janu-rv in relation to the propo"cd amendment of enlon 1 of jrtlcle I of the Constitution of ?ne btate ot jrean. exempting- all dwelllnr house, barns, shtnls. outhousea and alPother appurtenanoes thereto, all machinery ami build tnirs used exclusively for manufacturing purposes and .appurtenances thereto, all fences, farm machinery ami appliances, ueed as such, all fruit trees, vines, shrubs and all other improvements on the farm. all. liv stotk. all household furniture In u.e and all tool owned by workmen and in use. from taxation. T be to ray that the reading of th proponed amendment seems clearly to the effect to exempt all of the klnu of property above mentioned," and would surely extend to MO 1 all manufacturing plants such am mentioned In your letter. I herewith enclose copy of the proposed amendment sent in your- letter. Very truly yours, ' . A- M. CRAWFORD, Attorney-General. By I. H. VAN WINKLE, A sals tan t. Members of the Oregon Tax Reforrp Association 4o not attempt to conceal the fact that allmanuXacturlnff plants in the state will be exempt from tax ation, if the amendment carries. This, they say, is one of the chief benefits to accrue from It. They say such. an act is needed to encourage manufacturing: In fh Is state, and they point out the fact that several other states have adopted the same plan with success. While the framers of the amend ment say the act will not bring about the single tax pure and simple, they admit it Is a step In that direction and say it will encourage industry, whereas the present tax laws put. a premium on shif tlessness Inasmuch as -the more a man improves his property, both in town and country, the greater the penalty he has to pay for his thrift. .. Members of the Oregon Tax Reform Association say they will obtain the required number of signatures, 8000, to place the measure on the ballot next June. About half the signatures needed have "been secured already. - Many, manufacturers of the city and state are supporting the amendment, ' among them being "W. H. Corbett, president of the Willamette Iron Steel Works. This Is one of thet biggest manufactur ing Institutions in the state. Members of the executive committee of the tax reform association are: C. E. S. Wood, H. D. Wagnon. H. W. Stone, A. D. Crldge, Louis- Bowerman, A. M. PORTLAND BANK. CLEARINGS SHOW CONTINUOUS HEALTHY. ' INCREASE SINCE 1904 A ccmtinu6us healthy Increase in the bank clearances of Portland since 1904 is ehown in a published comparative statement which ap peared In the Commercial & Financial Chronicle, a reliable authority for these statistics, in Its issue of January 4. Whie the total .of the bank clearings for last December -fell off slightly, the reault of a disturbed financial condition througliout the country, the figures credit Portland with an increase of -24.5 per cent for the year" 1907. For the week ending December 28, the bank clearing of this city Increased from 12,814.567 in 1904 to $3,948,529 for the same week in 19C6, $5,738,854 in 1908. while for the corresponding week In 190", owing to the causes already referred to, this business reached a dotal of only 13,661,790. The following table shows comparatively the record of bank clearances of the different Pacific Coast cities for the month of December last, for the year 1907 and for the last week la December for a number of years: ' December 1907. 1906. ...1 18.861.240 I 23.118.2t Cities Portland -. . Spokane -. . Tacoma . .Seattle . . Dec. 18.4 21,626.538 24.118.9(16 10.3 ... 20.717.570 20.S61.222 !.' . .. at. 346.542 42.942.36 27.0 1.0B Angeles 28,234.1:10 52.958.814 46.7 San Francisco.. 128.754,822 203,279,295 38.7 Increase. Himes, E. C. -Protzman, IX J. Haynes, G. M. Orton. F. W. Burtiett. A. T. Nel son, E. S. J. McAllister, Rev. E. S. Muckley and A. E. ' Clarke. Besides sending out initiative petitions for signature, the executive committee is issuing; literature- explaining: - the new method of taxation and has established headquarters in Mr. Wagnon's office in the Marquam building:. Mr. Wagnon in discussing the proposed amendment la-st night, said: "The plan is in the direction of a single' tax law. EVery town in the state will give a bonus to a manu facturing plant if it will Rcate there. Eugene gave me a bonus for a manu facturing plant; Salem, gave the -Kay ' Woolen Mflls a bonus on two occasions. If we would exempt manufacturing plants and machinery from taxation, we would secure all the manufacturing plants coming to the Pacific Coast for this etate. I could bring several here personally if taxes were removed. If you -impose, heavy taxes, industries leave the state. J South Adopts Plan. x 'Four Southern states. Mississippi, Georgia, Maryland and Louieana have a similar law, and Baltimore, as a city. exempts factories from taxation. The resull Is that these states have gone ahead rapidly In manufacturing and Baltimore is the leading manufactur ing city of the South. The taxes we do get from manufacturing plants in this state do not amount to as much as the revenue from the hogs owned in the state, or from the wagons of the farmers. "The amount lost to the state by exempting manufacturing plants from taxes wotyd be small and would be more than made up by. the advance in land values following the location of ten new manufacturing plants" in this etate. The new measure is Intended to discourage land monopoly. It is fav ored by the granges of the state and promises to be a very popular meas ure." H. W. Stone, who is an enthusiastic advocate of the new method of dis tributing taxation, said: There Js no nigger -In the woodpile in this act. It is presented from purely disinterested motives. The present law cultivates . false swearing and puts a premium on idleness and a tine on Industry. By virtue of the present law, mechanics should pay a tax on their tools. Very few. If any, ever do so. They get out of it in one way and another, some by lying. We want to encourage men to own tools and use them and build and own houses, and the amendment will en courage a man to Improve his prop erty Instead of allowing it to remain idle. "One of the main purposes of the new law is to encourage manufacturers to locate In Oregon. I think manu facturing in this state can be' doubled in three years' under the new law. The main thing is to relieve the products of labor from taxation. A great part of the land of this state Is held un improved. We propose to take the tax off labor and put it on monopolistic holdings. We propose to encourage the planting of orchards and vine yards and the substitution of smaller farms, all of which shall be cultivated, for the large farms of the state, only a small part of which are worked." Sends Circular letter. The following circular letter will be sent out today by the Oregon Tax Re form Association: Dear Friend: Some days ago the Oregon Tax Reform Association submitted to you a proposed amendment to the Oregon constitu tion exempting certain things from taxa tion. We now wish to- call your attention . to some arguments In support of that propo sition: First. A tax upon any and all of the' things that we propose to exempt la a tax upon in dustry, and has always been shifted upon la bor, tve believe that labor' should be free from all taxes, because a tax is. In Its na ture, a tine, and tends to restrict and ob struct improvements that beautify and attract, as well aa to discourage industry. For ex ample. If a ifarmer paints but bouse Just be fore the Assessor comes around, has valuation will be raised anywhere from $100 to &00. If at the same time he ahould fix up hW barns, fences and other appurtenances to his farm the Assessor will raise his tax valuation still further: In other words. Increase his fine; while his neighbor, with a farm naturally aa aluable, neglects hla house and barn, fences and other appurtenances, thereby permuting his farm to become an. eyesore to the com munity, has his farm valued for tax purposes at from 20 to BO per cent lees. Second. In our cities, under the present policy of taxation, men are discouraged from building good houses, and modem business and office buildings, because they can secure . , lnree Income from shades ana nre-iraps. and thereby escape their Just proportion of tax burdens, well knowing that if they take th. w devoted to tin cans ana rocxsi or worse, .r,ie with a shack, fit -den- for brothels. gambling and other vices, and erect a. valuable building thereon, they win oe nraiuy iicu. i e lined, for their enterprise. Third. If a manufacturer invents a large amount of money in a location where land values are low, at once the land speculator capltallxes the Increased value that his plant gives to tlfe location. These speculators do not Improve the land, they elmply capltauxe lis value and: hold It out of use. paying taxes on. a valuation of perhaps 1200 a lot. while they hold them at a selling price of $3000 or more. If a purchaser erects a $3000 house ob one of these lots, he is promptly taxed on a $5000 valuation. Note that thene speculators do not create this value: it Is created by the manufacturing plant and the population in cident herelo. With thia increase 'of pop ulation there la an increase of public expense; and thia- value should be taken to .meet this increase. . Hits Bond Monopoly.' Fourth. The railroad corporations get large timber land grant under a contract to sell to settlers- at. a maximum price of $2.50 an aire; they avoid paying any tax at all for a long period of years, then arbitrarily refuse to sell at tbe agreed price at all; procure a tax valuation at a. feW dollars per acre, and hold the land at from ,25 .to 150 an acre. Other large capitalists 'gobble up millions of acres of our best timber land, .procure a sim ilar valuation for tax purposes, and for selling purposes hold It at similar prices. Fifth. While railroad corporations, tele graph and telephone companies, electric plants axid. street railways have, secured enormously valuable f ranch iaea, wh ich are land val uts, and have capitalized three franchises1 for mul tiplied millions of dollars, they have almost wholly escaped taxation. Yet these values are created entirely by the people. And the larger the population the larger the valua. Sixth. Thus tbe state of Oregon, like every other state in the Union, has been driven to extremities in seeking revenue for the sup port of Government and public utilities and conveniences. And every increase in taxation has been an increase of burden upon labor and the products of labor. The proposed amendment will reverse this order of things. It will tend to put the taxes upon franchises 'and speculative values in unused land, there by encouraging improvements on farms and in the cities alike; stimulate manufacturing, thereby employing more labor, which will mean a larger consumption' of farm products; not only so, but It will turn capital to the state of Oregon to Invest In other manufactur ing enterprises than these we have here now. Twelve Months 1907. ' 1906. Inc. 1907. 350.933.525 $ 281.170,796 24.5 $3,661.79(1 3ol.410.O17 228.452,196 31.9 . 4.177.3:19 246.157,666 488.591,471 581.8ik2.9S2 2,133,883.626 zitt.utiz.iri:: zu.i 4.tw4,wi 485.020.021 .5 6.029.499 578,634,517 . 0 6.006,752 1,998.400,779 6.8 23.420.543 Then farmers will not be afraid to paint their houecs and barns, build up their fences and trim up their hedge rows, because of dread of an increase in taxation. At- the same time it will result in a less tax burden upon the pro ducing farmer, and will discourage the hold ing of land out of use. The exemption of im provements on farms and residence property, live stock, furniture, and workingmen's tools, will reduce the taxes n farms and small home-owners in cities at least one-third, and will reduce the cost of rent and other family expenses, which -meuis better homes. It will also build up our cj:les, replace the old shacks with decent buildings, and substantial ofnee blocks will rise upon business sites now de voted to tin cans and rocks; in short, it will be the beginning of the day when Oregon will governmental! take the foremoat place in the ristcrhood of states for Justlee and the square deal to every one, even the humblest ot her citizens. OREGON REFORM TAX ASSOCIATION. FRED MULLER ELECTED Former Sew Orleans Man Board of Trade's New Secretary. At the meeting of the executive com mittee of the Board of Trade yesterday afternoon Fred Muller, formerly secre-tary-treasurdr of the New Orleans Board of Trade, was elected secretary by the local organization to fill the vacancy - caused by the resignation of J. B. Laber. . Mr. Muller was born in Germany 34 years ago, and has been a resident of New Orleans for the past 14 years. coming to Portland only recently; He has had wide 'experience in commercial lines, having cerved as secretary-treas urer of the New Orleans Board of Trade since April 1902. Prior to 4hat time he was a member of the Maritime Association of that city and as a mem ber of the executive committee of that association assisted in its reorganiza tion, which resulted in the establish ment of the Maritime Exchange, Dur ing Mr. Muller's term of service at the NEW SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TftADS. Board of Trade the Produce Exchange and the . Maritime Exchange were merged with the Board of Trade, mak ing the latter one of the strongest and best equipped exchanges in the South. Mr. Muller will assume his new duties February 1. , T. M. A. ANNUAL BENEFIT Grand Array of Professionals to Take Part In Programme. A grand array of talent has volunteered to-assist in the T. M. A. benefit next Tuesday afternoon, at the Marquam Grand Theater, and the biggest event in the history of the organization Is prom ised. This is the one annual affair In which all the' theaters 'in the city and all professionals who happen to be here are interested in common, and all unite to make it a big success. The T". M." A. is a National organization and the Port land branch Is one of the strongest in the United States. There will be vaudeville, the best acts in the city, dramatic . sketches, mu-sie and many novelties such as. under any other circumstances, it would be impos sible for the public to see on one single programme. Tickets for Bale at all the theaters. i . - mx isaoy is c-cctxt-ur xeetb Be sal and use that old well-tried remedy. Mrs. Winalowa Soothing Syrup, for chtldrea sethlng. It soothes th child, softens the iunu allays pain, collo and diarrhoea. l-;A.f'V- , , d- led Mailers RULED BY HHDICIL5 Labor Convention at Astoria a Stormy Affair. SECRETS ARE WELL KEPT Stale federation Delegates Refuse to Give Details E. E. Radding,' Though Refused a Seat, Settled Old Scores. If the secret history of the recent con vention of the Oregon State Federation of Labor at Astoria were Icnown and printed, it is said, some really interest ing: reading: would be presented. Though the delegates who attended from this city will not discuss the details of the conven tion's proceedings, the election of officers, with the exception of President C. H. Gram, who was re-elected, indicates that the organization has-, passed into the con trol of the more radical element of the Week Ending December 28-- 1906. $ 6.738.S54 4.669.780 Dec. 36.0 K.5 3.6 25.6 34.3 35.8 1905. $ 3,948.529 3,133.539 3.5O0.7O5 . 5.809.268 7,903.245 83,179,167 1904. 2.814.587 2.1B0.1O3 2.677.282. 3.619.425 5.769.513 37.312,643 4.z:io.3trj S.lOl.tWS 9,238,933 36,479,056 labor unions by which- the convention was dominated. One of the results of -the annual meeting of the Federation was the filing of a mandamus suit against the officers of the organization by B. El Rad- fling, who was denied. a seat l.i the con vention. President Gram yesterday ar ranged with Circuit Judge T. A. McBride, of the fifth judicial district, to have- the case argued in Portland today. . Though Radding was not permitted to sit in the convention as a delegate, he did some effective work. The programme of the successful faction Included the defeat of President Gram', but he proved too ptrong and was named to succeed himself. But Radding and his associates succeed ed in a way in getting the scalps of T. M. Lc-abo. former acting secretary of the Mate Federation, and Paulineus McDon aid. This, with the election of officers, aside from the president, who were not supported by MeDonald and Lcabo, was particularly gratifying -to Radding and his friends, although he would have his in jured feelings still further, soothed by a successful termination to his suit .in the courts. ' . . Xot a r-'riend of Labor. Radding was ch -sen as the delegate from the Painters' Union to attend the Astoria convention. 'He was furnished with the necessary credentials, but when he presented himself at the convention they were not recognized and be was not permitted to participate on the grounds that his record had not proved him to be a good friend of organized labor, in which he; had been a disturbing factor ever sin.ee he Joined the Painters' Union, over a year ago. This served only to aggravate Radding, who then took steps to retaliate, and he did so before the .convention - adjourned. proving himself an effective worker, con sidering -that he was not allowed a seat in the convention. He resolved to repay I.eabo for Leabo's opposition to him. and through his 'friends in the convention he succeeded. When the reports from the officers were submitted they -were re ferred to the committee on officers' re ports, the committee consisting of dele gates not altogether friendly to Leabo, who had completed the unexpired term of a former secretary of the State Fed eration, . who resigned last July. The Ijeabo report was . submitted and re ferred Monday afternoon, but the com mittee is charged with purposely failing to report it 'back to the convention until late Thursday afternoon, just before the election of officers and final adjournment In reporting, the committee said ' the financial statement of the retiring acting secretary was .In a deplorable shape, the inference being that it. was altogether wrong and revealed a serious state of af fair:. Discredited Mr. Lea bo. Ieabo and McDonald asked the com mittee to indicate its dissatisfaction with the report, that an opportunity might be given them to explain it, but this was denied and the report of the committee was adopted. The election of officers fol lowed immediately, the effect being seri ously to discredit Leabo a. candidate, had he desired to have his name present ed before the convention, but it was not his intention to ask to succeed himself and he refused to permit hie name to go before the convention. Yesterday, however, before turning over to the newly elected executive boaid the cash on hand, amounting to $171.42, Mr. Leabo required- the committee to examine his books. . This the members of tbe com mittee did, and in a -signed statement which they left with the retiring secre tary, completely exonerated Mr. Leabo of any charge that his books were other than correct. The statement, signed by -each member of the. committee, follows: "We, the members of the executive committee, having examined the accounts of ex-Secretary Leabo, find the same are correct in every detail and above criti cism." . C. H. Gram, president: J. L. Wheeler, Portland; Harry A. Hill, Salem; John Greenwood, ilarshfleld: Mrs. L. Gee, Portland, and J. V. -Cassaday, secretary. Portland, signed the report. WAR AG'AINST POOLROOMS Councilman Belrling Will Father Or din a nee to Regulate Resorts. Many poolrooms in Portland will be "put dut of business" if an ordinance that Is to be introduced by Councilman Beldlng at the next session of the Council becomes a law. It is being framed by Assistant City Attorney Grant, and will forbid minors to enter poolrooms at any time. The measure Is made drastic be cause of the alarming state. of affairs re vealed by investigation. "I have been looking Into the situation relative to crimes committed by young men mere children. In some Instances and find an alarming condition," said Councilman Belding. "From associates found In poolrooms, boys learn all man ner of crime, and go out to secure money With which to -play the games at any cost even by burglary or highway rob bery, if necessary. It has reached such a state that I deem it absolutely necessary, for the-protection of our youth, that they should be forbidden to enter these places." Councilman Beiding's assertions are borne out by the police records, which show, that numerous crimes have been committed by boys who were frequenters of poolrooms. . MUST. RIDE IX THE STREETS Councilman Cottel Would Forbid Bicyclists to Use Sidewalks. Councilman Cottel yesterday announced his determination to wage war against the riding of bicycles on the sidewalks, and to this end, says -he will introduce at tne next session of the Council an ordinance absolutely prohibiting the- use of the sidewalks for bicycles. At present, during the Winter months, the sldewalKS are open for. the use of wheelmen. "Portland, is the only city that i Know of where bicyclists are allowed to ride on the sidewalks," said Councilman Cottel. "It has been a constant source of acci dents, many people receiving serious in juries,' and I propose to put a stop to n at once. I will have my ordinance ready for introduction at the next Council meet ing, and will do all I can to secure its passage In the shortest possible time. In order that the prjesent law allowing me use of sidewalks during the. Wintsr may be repealed and the danger to pedestrians removed." City to Lay New Walk. HI.. Vn.-tUra Rnar. B t Its neffslon yesterday afternoon, directed (fty En- , , . 1 i-i. . i.-i-- gineer xayior to prgce wim of a cement sidewalk on the north side of Morrison; street, between West Park and Tenth, along what Is known as the Pennoyer block. At present a very oaa-ly-worn brick walk Is in use. After the city completes the work, it will proceed to collect the cost from the lessees of the property. " ,: FLOAT BUILDER AN WAY J. W.. HARPER NOTIFIES ROSE FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION. Will Prepare Designs for Structures - to Be Used In Great Pageant Next June. J. W. Harner. of St. Louis, master floatbuilder for a. dozen "Veiled Prophet" shows and several Mardi Gras spectacles, wired the Portland' Rose Festival Associ tion yesterday that he would arrive in Portland Monday or Tuesday to take up the work of designing the decorative and electrical floats. Mr. Harper is bringing with him specimens of designs which have made the fetes in the Middle West particularly appealing from the pictur esque standpoint. George L. Hutchin, general manager, of the Festival Asso ciation, wh6 was largely responsible for securing his services, declares that Harper cannot be excelled in this line of work. Of Derhacs greater importance than any announcement that has been made in many weeks was the pledge .of presi dent B. S. Jossflyn of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, yester day, that his corporation would con tribute J5000 to the Festival fund. This pledge comes in the form of a -cash donation of $2300 and the balance will be made up of electrical wiring, supplies, trucks for electrical pageants', current and powr and special low rates for the children who are to take part in the demonstration In honor of Queen Flora. The company will-also furnish all neces sary electricians and operators to handle the Illuminated floats. The finance committee held a confer ence yesterday with the heads of the different breweries of the city and were Informed that they would get together a week from next Tuesday and make an apportionment, the lump sum to toe paid, over In cash as soon as the appropriation has been decided upon. The Portland Gas' Company, in reply to the request made for a subscription a few days ago, said that it would ' announce its pledge within the next week or so, but that it was a matter which .had to come before the directors. At the suggestion of Chairman Mc Murray. of the publicity committee, a special committee from the Festival As sociation has called on Vice-Consul T. Aiba. local representative of the Im perial Japanese government with a view of Interesting the leading Japanese mer chants and business men in a plan to reproduce the famous "Cherry Blossom Parade" as a feature of the Festival. This kind of parade lias for many years been a feature of the great National fetes which -are heM in Tokio, every year, in the early Spring. Cherries never ripen in Japan. They merely come into bloom and when that season roils round hun dreds upon hundreds of the little Geisha girls, arrayed in all their finery dance and maneuver through the streets of the capital city, waving flower-laden branches of the cherry tree. To reproduce this spectacle will call for the Importation of thousands of cherry ' branches, which the local Jap anese are willing to be responsible for, and it will mean . the manufacture of thousands more of artificial sprays, all of which will he a picturesque feature of one of the special parades. The "plan also includes . the enlisting of several hundred native Japanese to take part In the parade, garbed In fantastic and gorg eous raiment. HARNESSMAKERS TO MEET Northwest Association Will Convene in Portland January 13-14. M. D. Mills, of Lewiston, Idaho, pres ident of the Northwest Retail Harness and Saddlery Manufacturers' Associa tion, arrived in the city yesterday and will beginthe arrangements for the an nual meeting of the association, to be held on Monday and Tuesday. January 13 and 14, in the Ablngton building. . At the opening session reports of offi cers will be rendered, followed by a general discussion of matters pertaining to various departments of the harness business. Among the subjects to be brought before the meeting are the' fol lowing: Business department bookkeep- NORTHERN GROWN Are tested and proved best for the West all other sorts being discarded. Why experi ment, "why take chances? You can absolutely depend on' seeds. Our catalogue for 1908, consisting of 112 pages, 16 colored pages made from actual photographs, with full cultural directions, is yours for the asking. You'll also find that $r seeds are IOLS BT DZAIZSf The ChsTs. H. . Lilly Co. Seattle, Portland, Saa Francisco. JAN KUBELIK The Celebrated Bohemian Violinist . Heilig Theater Saturday Afternoon January 11th i in.. ; Kubelik I - - " , Insists " j That - iSKS The i ' Great f"- - Knabe Jl ; Piano ! , - - ' ! Be "... f0WUiSM Used " . Jvk ; By His . I AcCOm- fs--i k panist .The Favorite Piano of Nine Out of Test of the Great Artists of Hull Will Be Found Only In the' Stores of SHERMAN, CLAY & CO. Sixth and Morrison Streets Portland, Oregon ing methods; inventories; Insurance; banking. Stock department care of stocki display of stock; . does it pay to carry side lines In the harness, business? Advertising department Newspapers and how to use space; calendars; handbills and billboards. Purchasing department How to handle drummers; buying and overbuying; datlngs; payment of bills and discounts. Collection .department Wise business methods; limits of credit; time and amounts. Manufacturing de partment Methods of gaining- estimates; repairing and how to charge. Direction ELASTIC this factory. We make each article direct from your measure in onr factory. Our Elastic Stockings Used for the relief of varicose veins, are made especially for your particular case. Our Anklets, for weak ankles; Knee Caps, for sprained knees; Abdominal Supporters, for stout people suffering from navel rupture, for use after operations, for floating kidneys- and fallen stomach. Wo invite you to call at our factory and see just how we deliver the-goods. Call, write or phone. "... THE GINNEVER 8 WHITTLESEY MFG. GO. 64 Sixth St., Bet. Oak and Pine, Portland, Oregon. A cheerful disposition for ten cents per week. Sweet breath, no headache, no. dullness, no blues.. All that and more in a box of Cascarets. . Cascarets supply a natural need. They simply do what some foods will do; what fruits will do, . if used in abundance; wllat exercise does. . They cause the bowel muscles to act. . Their effect is as natural and gentle as the same effect from food. If we lived out-doors, and ate whole wheat, green vegetables and fruits, we would never need Cascarets. But we don't exercise enough. We eat fine flour, much starch, and too little of fruit and green things. We live artificially, so we need an artificial laxative. Cascarets give us, in concentrated form, one vital effect that we lack in rich food. Some people need them more frequently than others. It depends on your food, your drink and your exercise. But we all need them sometimes. , ' The right way to take them is one Cascaret at a time. Take It just aa soon as you need it. You can tell. Don't wait till night. - Carry a box always with you. Ward off the dullness, the headaches. Keep yourself always at your best. Cascarets are candy tablets. They are sold by all druggists, but never in bulk. Be sure to get the genuine, with C C C on every tablet. The price is 50 cents, 25 cents and 10 Cents per Box. J J r$$J&' 'J& S CapHol Dome rom Naval VijLjBi'1 Vsrrrtry" r Monument Washington BC For Medical Use rSrSS! Genuine Article, combining rich flavor with absolute purity. SunnyBrook THE PURE.FO0D , . WliisRey Is all natural whiskey, distilled and aged in the old Kentucky way. Age, Proof and Quantity attested by the Government MCJren Stamp" which seals every bottle. All First Class Dealers Sell It, SUNNY BROOK DISTILLERY CO., Jefferson County, Ky. Blumauer & Hoch, Distributer . . FORTLAND. OR. You Can See and Hear and Buy the Great Knabe Pianos New, Only ..From Us in the of trade New and useful machinery; exchange of Ideas not patented or In general use. The officers of the association are: President, M. D. Mills, Lewiston; secre tary, O. R. Nestus, Spokane; treasurer, P. Stravens, Colfax. . RISER CALENDARS HALF PRICK. Original photos. 218 Alder t. Attend Rosenthal's (Treat clearance sale or fine shoe bargains. GOODS No other concern in all the Northwest offers as good an opportunity to get genuine Elastic Goods as