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THE HORSING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1908. 13 RESIST ATTACK M OREGON TAX LAW Counties That Assess at Full Value Will Fight Yam- ' hill's Suit. SIGLER REVIEWS SITUATION Declare Apportionment Cnder Old System Would Enable Many Counties to Escape Their Just Share of Taxation. Counties that have assessed property at full cash values will resist the at tempt of Yamhill County to have the law of 1!)01, apportioning the state tax. de clared unconstitutional. Among these counties are Columbia. Marlon, Multno mah and Umatilla. They maintain that if the state taxes are apportioned ac cording to existing assessed valuations, as was the practice before the enact ment of the law which Judge Galloway has declared unconstitutional. the amount of their taxes for state purpose will be Increased unreasonably. The As sessors In these counties allege that the move on the part of Yamhill County la simply an attempt to avoid paying a Just proportion of the state tax. If the prop erty In Yamhill County was assessed at Its full cash value, it Is averred, the county would not he paying more than its rightful proportion into the state treasury. Discussing the subject yesterday. As sessor B. D. Slglcr. of Multnomah County, said he was in communication with the Assessors of the other counties of the state In which property has been assessed at full value, with a view to determining the beet means of defeating the purpose of the suit that has been in stituted In Yamhill. It is not proposed to wait until the suit has been carried to the Supreme Court. In support of the contention that the present system of ap portioning the state tax among the dif ferent counties on the basis of the av erage assessment of property for the five year? preceding 1901, when the law was passed. Is the only fair and equitable plan of distributing this tax, some pro ceeding may be brought to show that Ye.mhil! County property is not assessed at its full cash value, as contemplated in the' law. Assessor 81gler feels that it will be pof-sihle to prove that the As sessor of Yamhill County has not listed the property of that county at more than 33 1-3 per cent of Its actual value. Result If Decision Holds. Following the enactment of the law in 13C1, and under which the state tax is now apportioned, the Assessors of Mult nomah. Marlon. Cmatilla and Columbia . anil a few of the other counties, pro ceeded to assess all property at Its full casii value. This was done in compli- ; ance with the provisions of the law It self. In the other counties property is assessed at from 33 1-3 to probably 75 per cent of Its true-valuation. Now, if the law Is held to be unconstitutional, and the former system Is restored, these countU-s would fee required to pay from 30 to 40 per cent more state taxes than they are paying, and all because the other counties fail to assess their prop erty at full cash values. For instance, since the law went into effect In lftoi. the assessment of Mult nomah Countv property, has been In creased from 'P2.6:9.9S7 in lftOO. to J233. 141.058 In 1!7. In I niatilla the aggregate as.-cBSnicnt in 1!00 was $5.oR5.P00. while last year the total was $42.055,Stfi. The Increase in Columbia County for the same period was from Jl. 477.350 to 11, 76.655, while In Baker County, where property is assessed at 40 per cent of its value, the aggregate of the roll increased from J2.SS0.356 to $9,694,000 In the last seven years. In the same length of ttr- , the Assessors of Yamhill County ii creased the assessment of property 'in that county only from $4,770,106 in 1900. to SIl.Tm.&ll In 1907. This total valuation of $11,000,000. It Is charged, does not ex ceed 33 1-3 per cent of the value of the property of the county. The following figures show compara tively the rate at which property valua tions have been Increased in Baker. Co lumbia. Multnomah and rmatllla Coun ties from 19i0 to 1907. while the valua tions In Yamhill County were advanced only from J4.K.0CO to $11,000,000. Baker. Ortlumbla. Multnomah. 100O f 2.S.NO.S.V1 t 1.477, $ 3S.aTO.DST 3..W...H0 l..M7,S4.-i 4 -.".. 102 1;4 T !:..',. 3 2..7f.0!2 r,rt.42T S77 lllO- A.0IM.00O lH,7'.'Sr. 2X.1.14 1.A.Y3 T'matUla. Yamhill. l'.WI ( .YS-.000 $ 4.770,10(1 1!0 S.f,924 4.7:11.04 li4 0.4r.7.IOl .VXrt.22S 1907 42.0.VYS0O 11. 700.521 What Change Would Mean. By returning to the old practice of collecting the state tax on the assessed valuations as reported by the various County Assessors. Multnomah County this year would have paid $4t6,2$2.11 In state taxes Instead of JSS9.I54. or about 30 p-r cent Increase. Columbia s tax would have been Increased over 2O0 per cent, or from $12,100 to S."-3.i7a.31. while Cmatilla would have paid tS4.lll.73, instead of $.V. 350. Should the Supreme Court affirm the decision of Judge Galloway, declaring the law unconstitutional. It would not affect materially the pavment by the counties of slate taxes collected this year on the 37 assessment. Most of the counties have paid their state tax in full and it Is only to gt out of paying a balance of about $21,000 In Its account with the state that Yamhill County has brought the suit. If the law is held unconstitutional the state tax next year will be levied on the old plan of assessed valuations in the different counties. Such a decision unquestionably would result in a tre mendous slump In the aggregate of the assessments in the counties that have complied with the law and assessed all classes of property at rash values. Oth erwise these counties would he compelled to pay state taxes as much out of pro portion to their share as the property of other counties under the present system la undervalued by the Assessor. Yamhill's Rate Is Low. "While I don't wish to and. at present, don't think that I shall undertake to put Multnomah County in the class of counties that is trying to avoid their just proportion of state taxes." said Assessor Siglcr. yesterday. "It may be came necessary for protection. We find city and county governments taking ad vantage of some individuals or munici palities or county governments that are acting according to law. while they are not, wtth the result that the honest In dividual or county gets the worst of It. Multnomah County now pays .3123 per cent of the total state tax. which is cer tainly her full Just proportion. If the other counties of the state will assess their property at full cash values, the same as Multnomah and some of the other counties have, I will guarantee that Yamhill will be paying more state taxes than she is today under the pres ent system, and those counties in which the Assessors have obeyed the law will not be paying any more." If the Supreme Court holds that the present system for levying state taxes is unconstitutional, those counttea in which property is being assessed at full cash values will demand that the other counties comply with the law and list property accordingly, even if It is neces sary to take the matter into the courts. It is required in the law that all prop erty shall be assessed at its true market value and defines this term to mean the valuation for which It could be sold In a business transaction. All Multnomah County wants, explained Assessor Bigler. yesterday, is a fair deal and on this it will Insist, on the ground that It would be manifestly unfair for this county to be taxed for state purposes on a full valuation while other counties contributed only on a property valuation of about S3 1-3 per cent of its value, par ticularly when the law specifies that all property of the state shall be assessed at Us full cash value. CMS WOULD FIGHT Mi SEEKS MEETING WITH M'FAR. JLAXD OR WELCH. If He De Teats Either, His Manager Says, He Will Ask Another Try at Battling Nelson. SAX FRANCISCO, July 5. (Special.) Through his manager Benny Sslig. Joe Gans issued a statement tonight indicat ing that he is willing to fight either Packey McFarland or Freddie Welch, and that he thinks he can show the public he was not in the best of shape when he fought and was defeated by Battling Nelson. Selig said: "Gans did not train right. He ran off his legs on the road and should have done more boxing. He fought like an old woman and was tired after the third round. With a different style of train ing, he will make a better showing. If he fights and beats either McFarland or Welch we will ask another fight .with Nelson. Joe leaves for Baltimore Wed nesday." Although there has been the usual talk of fake in connection with the tight there Is absolutely nothing to Justify it. Gans fought the best he could, but age told and the more rugged man was the winner. Not one of the fight experts but is loud In the declaration that the fight was on the square. The betting is the best proof, for when the cong sounded Gans money was going begging at odds of 10 to 4 and In some instances 10 to 3. Nelson has no definite plans. He will remain In the city a few days and then take a trip to the mountains. The Saturday fight was marred by the spectacle of a dozen women, some from Nevada and some from San Francisco, who showed savage Joy xyhen Nelson beat down the black. "Kill the nigger; beat him to pieces," shouted one woman who was seated Just back of the news paper men. "Look at the colored woman." she continued, "pointing to Joe Gans' wife. "Look at her cry. Serves her right. A movement has been started to ex clude women from the attendance at future contests, and it will likely suc ceed. Receipts for the fight were $24,531. Nel son's winning share amounted to $10,632, while Gans' share was $7014. Develops New Pacing Wonder. ALBANY. Or.. July 5. (Special.) That Delilah, the new pacing wonder of Call fornla, can go a mile in 2:05 is the belief of horsemen who saw her per formance on the S. S. Batlcy track at this city Friday afternoon. She then paced an exhibition mile in 2:074 without competition and made the time with ap parent ease. Low Rates to Chicago. Extremely low rates to Chicago and other Eastern points on sale July 6 and 7, via Chicago & Northwestern Line. For full information apply R. V. Holder, gen eral agent, 122-B Third street. DRAWING OF THE NEW HOME OF THE W. G. MTHERSON CO., ON GLISAN STREET, BETWEEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH, NOW IN C 0 U R SE OF CONSTRUCTION " ' - . - . - BUYERS GET BUSY Hundreds Visit Recently Plat ted Additions. LANDMARKS BEING RAZED Building Operations and Good-Sized Sales of Realty Mark Summer Month to Degree That Is Surprising. Large numbers of people took advant age of the two holidays falling together to visit the various tracts in the sub urbs, some going Saturday who have but few opportunities to make .such trips, excepting on Sundays. All the nearby tracts that are being exploited had agents on the ground who were kept on the jump both days pointing out the advant ages of their respective localities to in tending purchasers of building lots. From Columbia Slough to the southeastern city limits of -.he East Side and from Guild Lake to South Portland on the West Side, crowds of people were out looking over the different localities. One enterprising firm furnished free transportation yesterday to the new tract known as Hyde Park, and hundreds of prospective buyers took advantage of the chance to visit that part of the city. The purchase of the acreage back of City Park by a syndicate that Intends to put lots on the market as soon as tha platting is done, has resulted in attract ing renewed attention to that part of the city. Willamette Heights. Portland Heights, and tracts on the West Side line and the Salem electric road also share In the increased interest awakened by the deal referred to. It is confidently expected by the officials of the Union Meat Company that in the next few days advices will be received from the construction department of Swift & Co. to start work on the packing plant on the Peninsula. Bids closed last week and have been sent on for examlna tlon. It a satisfactory bid proves to have been submitted, the work will be done by a local concern; otherwise the company will do the work Itself. In the recollection of older residents of the city, the quarter block at Seventh and Stark, bought last week by T. B. Wilcox, was part of me Kaieign iarm. it is now in the heart of Portland. B. J. Daly sold last week a 10-acre Beaverdam tract near Hlllsboro to the Star Investment Company for ?1609. Devlin & Flrebaugh report the sale of the C. B. Nickelson 20-acre farm at Hood River to L. D. Firebaugh and B. D. Loomis, of Portland, at a consideration of $6000. 1 Deed was filed for record last Friday of the Hood Hotel property at Fifth and Everett streets, which was transfered to R. Jaeobson by the Union Trust & Invest ment Company, the consideration being as stated in The Oregonian when the deal was made, $85,090. Tenants are moving Into the new Board of Trade building. Fourth and Oak streets. Joseph N. Healy and Gav Lom bard, owners of the building, have estab lished their offices there, Mr. Lombard locating on the top floor. Several realty firms have secured space in ' the new building, C. E. Fields & Co. being among the number. Changes of much Importance are being made in the country immediately in the vicinity of the Country Club. Streets are being opened connecting with Sandy road, which, when finished, will provide num erous roads for teams and automobiles. Work on the buildings and grounds of the association Is progressing satisfactorily. Bennes. Hendricks Tobey have the commission for making plans for a new school building to be erected at Bandon. The building is to be 70x100 feet, built on concrete foundations and to cost about $25,000. M. DeLin has taken out a permit to build a flat building at West Park and Hall streets, estimated to cost $5500. City water has been Introduced In the park blocks, a move that will be of great service in keeping those tracts in better condition. D. L. Williams has been commissioned to prepare plans for an apartment build ing to be built at Seventh and Jefferson streets. Rosenthal & Frlendley are the owners and it is reported the building is to cost above $50,000. Tearing away of old to make way for new buildings Is rapidly removing some of the houses with histories dating back to settlement days. The Globe Hotel, at Front and Couch streets; the Louis Trum mer saloon, at Sixth and Alder; the Dr. Wilson residence and Old Seamen's Home at Fourth and Ankeny; the old farmhouse, at Seventh and Stark, and several small houses on Second street were all built over 40 years' ago. Baccus & Blaker, of Vancouver, are having plans made for a three-story store and flat building to be erected in that city, at Ninth and Main streets, at an estimated cost of $45,000. D. Nichols is the architect. Newell, Gossett & Walsh are receiving 1.1,4.. tr.. vi .nnstrtintion of the grand stand on the grounds of the Country Club and Livestock Association. Courtrooms for Justices of the Peace Bell and Olson are being finished in the Worcester building. Albany lodge of Elks is building a hall 110x100 which is to cost $30,000. McHolland Bros, have taken out a permit for a 13000 dwelling, to be built in Bast Couch street between Bast Nine teenth and East Twentletn streets. The Illustration on this page Is from the drawing of the building now in course of construction for the W. G. McPherson Company, heating and ven tilating engineers. It is located on GUsan street, between Sixth and Seventh streets, and consists of five stories and basement, on a lot 50 by 100 feet. The building Is of reinforced concrete and brick facing, and entirely of mill construction throughout, with heavy joists and four-inch plank floors. It is a class A building, and has a direct pull electric elevator. The basement will be used for a pipe I ilsL Mr: sir and steamfittlng shop: the first floor for offices and salesrooms; the second, third and fourth for warehouse and the fifth floor exclusively for the tin shop. The building will be ready for occu pancy on September 1. The following contracts were awarded the latter part of last week: James Mooney, for a $2000 dwelling for Fred M. Gavin, In East Tamblll street, between East Twenty-fifth and East Twenty-sixth street. W. R. Stokes A Co.. for a $2000 dwelling for W. W. Paterson, in Wheeler street, near Cherry street. H. L. Camp & Co., for a 4000 dwelling for W. 8. Conser, at the comer of Cleve land avenue and Emerson street. H. L. Camp & Co.. for a $3200 dwelling for F. E. Grant, on East Nineteenth, be tween Brazte and Thompson streets. H. L. Camp & Co., for a $5000 dwelling for E. H. Hobbs, at the corner of Bast Twentieth and Locust streets. a. H. Kiecker. for a 1900 dwelling for J. E. Kheideman. in East Seventh street, between Beech and Fremont streets. T. P. Swemes. for two t!400 dwellings for Simon Harris. In East Nineteenth street, between East Davis and East Everett streets. P. E. Laughlln. for alterations In George W. Bates' three-story brick store building, at 104 Fourth street, between Washington and Stark streets. The-08 of the Improvements Is estimated at $2000. WORK OH URGE STABLES EXTRA IX5RCE EMPLOYED AT COUNTRY CLUB. Materials Will Soon Arrive for Grandstand to Seat 3500 People Beside a Splendid Track. Another gang of graders and surfacers will be put to work on the tract of the Country Club and Livestock Asso ciation tomorrow morning, as it is ex pected that a complete camp with mess tents, bunkhouses and stables will be ready to house the extra force by that time. The extra laborers with teams have been ordered to report and are simply waiting until the contractors have provided suitable quarters for them. The eight large stables that will accom modate the 160 racing horses are so far along in their construction mai mi of the carpenter force engaged in struc tural work is engaged on the nine modern livestock barns which are located at the south side of the big tract and Just outside the race course; Five of these barns are nearly completed, two more are about half finished, while the frame work of the last two will be started on this week. The lumber Is already on the spot and the grading for the foundation completed. Just the moment the big; shipment of steel from the American Bridge Com pany arrives work will be begun on the huge steel and concrete grandstand- on the north slope of the vast open amphi theater. This viewing stand will seat more than 8500 spectators comfortably and because of its high elevation and cantilever construction, will permit of an unobstructed view of every inch of the one-mile track from every seat In the pavilion. The overhang or projection from the steel trusses which support the roof will be such that there will not be a single column within 30 feet of the first row of seats. The main floor of the grandstand will be BO feet about the racing oval, giving a view unequalled on any racetrack in America. Coleman avenue and all the lateral streets eastward to the east side of the Country Club tract are being improved through from Sandy Road to the brow of the plateau overlooking the track and which will be skirted in Hill Crest Drive now under construction. Breeze street, a through east and west thorough fare. Is also being opened up clear through to the tract, and Alameda is already opened up, so that there will be any number of picturesque drives for automobiles and rigs leading directly to the amphitheater. This afternoon at 4 o'clock the execu tive committee of the association will hold an Important meeting. Concessions, special exhibits, prizes and premium lists for the livestock show, contracts for ad ditional improvements at the tract will be among tne matters consiqereq. Yiddish "La Tosca" Tontgbt. The attraction at the Helllg Theater to night will be the Yiddish dramatic players tn the Yiddish "La Tosca." Tuesday night, The Broken Hearts" will b given; Wed nesday nlcht, Shulamith." "The Circus Girl" Tonight. Tonight will mark the opening of a new week at the lyrlc, when the Blunkall Atwood company will offer that delightful farce-comedy, "Miss Satan, tho Circus Girl." On Tuesday there will be no per formances by this company on account of the Fisko engagement. "Head Walters" at the Oaks. The famous Ward A Vokes success, "The Head Walters." will be ' the next offering of the Allen Curtis Musical Stock Company at the Oaks, commencing xonignt. it is full of song hits and funny situations. One of the greatest laughing shows of the age. 1t has been snodemlsed and Improved for the present engagement. COMING ATTRACTIONS. Mrs. Flske in "Rosmersholm." Tuesday afternoon and night Mrs. Flske, the greatest English-speaking actress, will appear at the Lyric for two performances only In lb?en's masterpiece, "Rosmersholm." The sale of seats for tho matinee and night performances Indicates that the Lyric will be crowded to Its capacity to see this mag nificent offering. AT THIS VAUDEVILLE THEATERS. . Now Acts at Marquam. For the closing week of Pantages at tractions at the Marquam Theater an ex ceptional bill has been provided, headed by the renowned Rialto comedy quartet and Electra, the phenomenal electrical expert. New Bill at Grand". This afternoon there will be a new vaudeville programme at the Grand. Miss Ann Hamilton will be the headllner. with her powerful Uttnj drama, "Boggara." The sensational climax of tnis act will D ine talk of the town. 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