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THE SUNDAY ORF.GONIAW. rOKTXAJIP. MAI 3, 1907. TALKS OH REVENUE Rev.'H. V. Vroomari Lectures at Lents on Taxation. NEW SOURCES OF INCOME ecd of Hour in Oregon, He Says, Is for Reform in Assessment. Railroads Should Pay More. "New Sources of Revenue' was the subject of the address made by Rev. H. V. Vrooman before Lents Grange, Patrons of . Husbandry, . yesterday af ternoon. At the conclusion of his ad dress his suggestions were heartily commended, and he was requested to attend the State Grange and advocate the same line of thought. In the course of his talk Dr. Vrooman said: We ma v well be proud of our-cltizen-ehip in Oregon. Our state is one of the three most prominent of alt the states in prominent of all the states in the Na tion for wise statesmanship. Our initia tive and referendum laws and our elec tion of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, have lifted Oregon to the position of a towering example. The purpose of ray address today is to point out to the grange the way by which It may secure for Oregon the posi tion of first place for achievements in wise and just legislation. Adopt Scientist's Methods. Oregon statesmanship' should adopt the method of the scientist. In science new diHcoveries are made from the vantage ground of all oast discoveries. The need f the hour in Oregon is for reform or improvement in our laws respecting taxa tion and assessment, which should be inaugurated from the vantage ground of the magnificent achievements made by some other states in this reform. He who would be an example to others must be willing to imitate good example. Lot the grange see to it "that henceforth Oregon shall speedily adopt for the good of its own people all the reforms that other states demonstrate as practicable and beneficial. It is safer and easier to follow fn the path made bv another than to blaze a new trail. The laws of Wisconsin are the pioneer road to ap proximate justice in the matters of taxa tion and assessment. Let us follow thus road that is already made as far as it goes. Distribute Burden of Taxation. Wisconsin has succeeded better than ny other state in justly distributing the burden of taxation.' The corporations and iruhts and other selfish financial fnterests n W iscon sin a re made to pa y more nearly what is their just proportion of the cost of government than they are in any other state. The methods by which this result has been accomplished were worked out only by the anxious labor of severest pioneer experiences in the realm of legislation. But these methods now stand demonstrated and are for ub to adopt without the trial and the uncer tainty suffered by the reformers of that etate. Wisconsin has succeeded in making an approximate assessment of all the prop erty of . the entire state and of taxing it all alike. All railroad property, and tele graph and telephone and franchise prop erty, and insurance and express and mortgage and National bank property ire taxed at the same rate that real estate and personal property are taxed. What Oregon Gels From Hallways. t Oregon receives an average of S34S tax per mile from its railroads. Wisconsin (receives now, since properly appraising the value of Its railroads, about $425 per nile or about $175 more than Oregon re ceives. I read some time ago of the As pessors of Jackson and Josephine Coun ties raising the railroad assessment from I WHO to $12,500. for which injustice (?) the ailroad retaliated by raising freight charges on the fruit growers of those counties. The average cost of building tailroads is considered to be approximate ly $30,000 per mile, and the average value per mile as declared by the capitalization of the railroads themselves is more than $',000 per mile, and yet the railroads re taliated for a tax on $12,500 per mile! It is furthermore claimed that the rail Toads own lands in Oregon worth from J7O.0W,00O to $100,000,000. and pay taxes on a valuation of $10,000,000. These examples are tmfticient to illustrate the injustice of our present methods of taxation and assessment. The small property owner and the farmer pays several times his Just proportion of our state taxes and the Jargest financial Interests of the state jiay much less than their share. Favors Tax Commission. This is my first appeal to the grange of this state to appoint a special Commis sion whose duty shall be to investigate the laws of other states upon the subject of taxation and assessment, particularly those of Wisconstn, and to draft laws relative to the matter in advance of the meeting of the next legislature and to secure favorable pledges from candidates before the next election. It-should fur thermore be the duty of this Commission to keep the grange informed of other advance steps taken by other states which this state could take for that i faton without the uncertainty and hard ship of pioneer effort. When we have once provided for a just distribution of the burdens of taxation the member of the granpe will be the tirst and the loudest for liberal and generous appropriations for all purposes of effective education, and the present disagreements relative to appropriations for educational uses will be at an end. Favors the Imperative Mandate The Grange unanimously adopted the following resolutions, demanding that , the people bo given the power to re move an unfit and unworthy public official: Whereas, The Grange, patrons of Hus bandry; stands for clean city, state and National Government, and for the econo mical administration of public af fairs; and Whereas, Tn our methods and practices at present when an officer is once elected by the people there is no restraint over him. nor is there power to remove him w hen he becomes antagonistic to good government, ana Whereas. It appeals to the reason and good sense of "every thinking man that the power which places a man In of ficial place also should have the power to remove him when ho becomes un worthy to flli the place to which he was riectea; mereiore oe tt Resolved. That it is the sense of Lents Grange. Patrons of Husbandry, tJiat it favors the enactment either through the initiative or the Legislature, of a provi sion that will enable the people to remove an iinworcny puoiic servant, without wait injf for the expiration of his term of of fioe: and be it further Resolved. That inasmuch as this matter ts receiving attention from leading think ing reformers and newspapers of the coun try, and that a consensus of opinion seems to favor some action that will give the people power to remove an unworthy servant, this Grange submits this ques tion as a proper one for the consideration of the next State Grange, with a view to Its ultimate submission to the people in the form of an initiative law. ANSWER TO MR. B1NGHAMS G. H. Ilimcs Tells Why Painting Ore icon Game Is Representative. PORTLAND. May 11. (To the Edi tor.) Permit me to suggest to Mr. .lames Binfthams, who says in The Ore Bonian this mornlns that "there is nothinK distinctively Oreson about the prtft" ot the painting that the Board of Trade proposes to present to President Roosevelt, that it would be well for him to ascertain the facts concerning the origin of the painting alluded to be fore he condemns a very worthy act. What Mr. Binghams' sources of infor mation are I cannot imagine, but he is certainly a long way from the facts. Indeed. I do not understand how he could n.ve made the statements con tained in his letter had he made any attempt to find out the truth. If there Is anything "distinctively Oregon" in this state it is the painting in question, for these reasons: r irai, the artist is. to all Intents and pur poses, a citizen of Oregon, and has been for nearly two years. "Whether he Is registered voter or not I cannot say. Second, the wild birds which form the subject of the picture are Oregon birds, killed by the artist on Oregon soil. Third, the picture was painted In this city, as I can personally testify, as I saw It every few days from the time the work upon the canvas was begun until it was finished. Fourth, the gun In the picture is an Oregon gun not "made in Oregon," of course but one placed in my custody by the son of an Oregon pioneer, who said that the gun was given to him by General Philip H? Sheridan in 1861, just before he was ordered EaBt to participate in the Civil War. Prior to that time it had Deen one or his lavorite nunung guns mr several years. Fifth, the pqwder-horn and shot-pouch were brought across the plains by an Oregon pioneer and used through two Indian wars, i per sonally loaned the gun, powder-horn and pouch to the artist. Ir these five counts do not mane ins painting a "distinctively Oregon" pro duction, I am at 4 loss to know what would. The only points where Mr. Binghams "hits the trail" of truth in his statement that "the canvas and paint" were not "made in Oregon." That is true, for obvious reasons, be cause canvas and paints for artists' use are not made on th;s Coast, and in but few of the states of the Union. In fact, most of the colors used by artists are imported from Europe. As to the wisdom of spending $2500 for this picture in order to present it to President Roosevelt, that Is a ques tion about which there might easily be an honest difference of opinion. For myself, however, having had a pretty wide experience in advertising, and having observed closely what others have done tn that direction during a residence of more than 50 years in Oregon. I say without qualification that I do not believe that J2500 could De more wisely spent. GoORGB H. HIMES. DAILY CITY STATISTICS Marriage Ucensea. LUCKSIXGER-STENDEl. Fred'Iaick singer. 35. city; Hannah Stendel, 20, city. DOWNING-WILSON Charles E. Down ing. 81. city; Sadie Wilson. 29, city. CONE-K1NKEAD A. B. Cone, 38. city; Bertha M. Klnkead. 2, city. SANDERS-SMITH Fred R. Sanders, 29, Woodstock; Bessie E. Smith. 20. city. Real Estate Transfers. E. M. and Myrtle A. Dallas to Rose M. Browne, lot 4, block 11, Holla dHy Park Addition; also part of lot 1, block 3, John Irving First Addition t 1 Orland and May Belle Zeek to E. M. Carpenter, a strip beginnine at T. B. corner of lot 10, Chase's Addition to Pleasant Home in block 2 1 Sarah I. and G. D. Gllson to L G. Wickstrom, lot 11. block 12, sub division of Proebstel's Addition to Aibina 465 Anna and Rudolph Huyslng to . Helen A. Young, lot 10, block 1, Cook's Second Addition to Aibina 575 Elizabeth A. and D. F. Mackel bergrer to Otto Schultz, lot 25, block 23, Mount Tabor Villa 1,500 Cora B. and George S. Smith to Caroline U. Dresser, E. 60 feet of lots 7 and 8, block 221 Holladay Addition 8,500 Robert W. Wilson to Hlbernia Savings Bank. S. SO acres of the W. h of Thomas E. Northrop and wife, donation land claim, with exceptions 1 Eugene and Anna Brock to Graves & Co., lot 3, block 208, Couch Ad dition 2,000 George William Wilson to Robert T. Ldnney, lot 3, block 15, Center Addition 200 Hub Land Company to Emery Sauto, lota 30 and 31, block 4, For- ' tune- Place 240 Limlon Born, et al. to Rudolph and Mary Hayting. ten acres In Thomas W. and Cynthia A. Gates, donation land claim in sections 9 and 16. T. 1 3., R. 2 E...: 1 Addie M. and A. H. Richmond to Nellie N. PeifTer, S. 19 feet of lot 2. block 10: N. 4.4 feet of lot 3, block 10, Miller's Addition to Sell wood 1 Nellie N. and Albert J. Peiffer to Addie M. Richmond, undivided of lot 1. block 10 and N. 8.8 feet of lot 2, block 10, Miller's Addition to Sell wood 1 Angellne B. Richardson to Arleta I 1and Company, lota 1 and 2; all of block S. excepting lots 4 and 5: block 4, excepting lota 13 and 34; blocks o and 6; block 7. excepting . lots 3. 10 and 20; bolck 8: block 13. excepting lot 17; block 14: block 15, excepting lota 3, 4 and 19; block 16, excepting lota 10 and 11; block 17, excepting lots 5. 6 7; block 18. excepting lots 5 and 13: blocks 19 and 30 Elberta 25,000 Arleta Land Company to Charles Woelfer, lota 10 and 11, block IS, Elberta 325 J." C. Windle, trustee to S. J. Donaldson, lots 1, 2, 7 and 8, block 5. St. Johns 3,500 S. J. Donaldson to Port Collapsible Fox Company, lots 1, 2, 7 and 8, block 6. ft. Johns 3.500 G. W. and Marv P. McArthur to O. N. Ford. 110x93 feet, beginning at point 471 feet S. of a point in cen ter of county road, '767.35 feet W. ot a stone at section corner of sections 7, 8, 17 and IS, T. 1 S., - R. 2 E 300 S. W. and Ella M. Stryker to M. A. KellE, lots 19 and 30. block 15, Santa Rosa Park Addition 10 H. C. Campbell, trustee to S. S. . Pearl, lot 43, block 17, Mount Ta- x bor Villa 125 Mary A. and Augustus B. Crow to Frank H. and Marv E. Gibbs, lots 4 and 5. block 7, Firland R. Ij. and Laura D. Cate to E. W. ?peneer. lots 6 and 8, block 175, Couch Addition 16.000 F. P. and Luella M. Babbitt to Jas and Sarah M. Klum. lot 3. block 6. Oak Park Addition, No. 2 to St. Johns 300 Title Guarantee & Trust Company to F. W. Ortman. lot 10. block 5. Willamette Heights Addition 1 L. and Victoria De Yarmond to Herbert Gordon, B. H of lots 1 . and 3. block 23, Hanson's Second Addition 3,500 J. H". Nash and Alice J. Nash to F. IT. Rogers, lot 18, block 2, Nash ville 1 John R. and Annie E. George to Andrew Anderson, lots 1 and 2, block 17, Aibina Homestead 1,450 Emma Brill to Alice Bchug. lot 1, block 307, Marshall's Addition...:. 2,700 University Land company to Frances Bowman, lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, block 139. TTnlversity Park 1,000 J. A. and Frances W. Currey to Minnie Baeske, lot 7, block 8, York ' 2,500 C. F. and Nettie Bunker to William Grant, fractional part of lot 15. block 53, lying W. of W. line of right of way of Portland Smelting at Refining Works, in Linnton 1 Eildert and Catrina Wiemann to Justin J. Leavitt, lot 6, block 10. Maeglv Highland 10 W. H. Hellman to John A. Zellar, lots 15 and 16. block 1, Edepdale.. 615 Martha and W. B. Rust to Corlo Goretta. lots 6 and 7, block 4, K en il worth Addition 550 Arthur L. Finley. et al. to Mer chants Savings & Trust Company. W. 25 feet of E. 50 feet of lots 5 and 6. block 8. subdivision of Proebstel's Addition to Aibina 5.000 Merchants Savings & Trust Com pany to Waldo S. Stewart, W. 25 feet of E. 50 feet of lots 5 and 6, block 8, subdivision of Proebstel's Addition to Aibina 10 William E. Jones to Carrie Dunn, lots 8 and 11. block 57, Sunnvside 1,100 R. L. Stevens. Sheriff, to George MacGowan, lot 20. block "L" Portsmouth Villa Ext 163 George W. Brown to W. W. Hall, lots 29 and 30, block 3. Arleta Park No. 3 1 Nellie D. and Edward F. Monical to Oregon Realty &. Investment Porter's Addition Offers the greatest inducement to home-builders; prices of lots are the most reasonable: is the best investment, because of the sure, absolute and rapid Increase In value of any addition in- toe city. The location and natural scenic advantages cf Porter's Addition are ideal. An in vestigation will convince the most skeptical that lota in Porter's Addi tion is the best buy of any addition yet placed on the Portland market. - Porter's Addition Has just been placed on the market, and the rush in that direction has only fairly commenced. Why not get in on the ground floor before prices are advanced? You will be telling others later about what you could have done if only you had. etc- Vain regrets are poor consola tion, and make disagreeable bed-fellows. Several nice tomes will soon be erected in Porter's Addition. At the rate which lots are going there will be none left in a. very short time. Thirty Per Cent DlKomt on one lot to the first person to build In each block in Por ter's Addition. The WsvcrlT-WmdMork carline will soon be double tracked; then watch the movement of property in that part of the city. This is conceded by all to be the finest suburb to the City of Port land and the next great movement around the city is sure to bo in that direction. More genuine improvements of a substantial character will be made on the Wavcrly-Woodstock carline this sea.T tnan any other section of Portland. A few of the things that can be said about Porter's Addition Is right on the Waverly-Woodstock carline, and don't have to use automobiles. Is beautifully situated, with gentle slope towards the city. Is high and sightly overlooking city. Has no gravel or rocks. Is nicely parked with natural evergreens. Has graded streets. Has building restrictions, no shacks. Has 15-foot building line limit. No stables ' within 60 feet of front of lots. Don't have to wait for carline to ba built. Will soon have double track line. Is in a rapidly growing dis- . trict Price of lots will more than double In next year. Slse of lots 48xl0 and 50x112 feet. Price of lots $260 up. Terms: 10 down and 10 per month. . Both Phones J. Frank Porter 222 washi st. BEAUTIFUL LORRINTON Streets Graded, Walks Parked and Graveled, Water Mains Laid All improvements nave been made and are PAIS FOR. Lots from $175 up can be bought for $5 down and $5 per month', iWe give 5 per cent discount for cash. Don't fail to set one of these beautiful lots before they are all gone. There were only 94 in all, and 15 of those have already been sold even before they were placed on the market. Grand view from every lot. Ground level and sightly. Take "W-'W" car at Third and Yamhill streets. The conductor will show you the place. GO NOW! GET YOUR PICK! Moore Realty Company 268 STARK STREET. . R. NEWTON, Agent on the Ground, Corner Woodstock Avenue and Pearl Street. Company, all our right to the estate of T. A. Wood, deceased... 1 Eastern Investment Company to C. B. Lawrence, lots 11 and 12, block Gay s Addition 1 Tyler and M. J. Woodward to Karl Kacholdt. lot 3. block 2, Wood wards subdivision of lot 1, Riv erside Homestead - 600 Frank K. and Catherine Miller to Ryiand O. Scott, lot 9, block 71, Fulton Park 3.500 Peter and Emma M. Schmeer to E. DeWItt and Carolyn R. Connell, 22.15 acres In section 33, T. 1 K., St 3 B 2,500 S. A. Neppach to B. E. Scott. N. W. H of S. W. 4 of section 22, T. 1 N.. R. 5 E.. excepting all lot and blocks in Bridal Veil Heights and a spring in S. W. portion of above 1 .Harry B. Xorthup, Adm to H. N. CH.UIU t (jiv-n. v, -v.. o .ren dition 300 Leander and Catherine Li. Lewis to Samuel J. Craft, lot 8, block 2, Kinzel Park 1,000 Richard Healy to Frank Parrlsh. lots 11 and 12. block 12, subdivi sion Rlverview Addition to Aibina 1 Otella and S. J. I.lndquist to John H. Schnell, lot 10. block 15, Wil-Uams-Avenue Addition 600 Alfred O. Temple to John and Christina Reneka. lots 1, 2 and i block 2. subdivision of lot "C'T t. Patton Tract 1,300 Pacific Realty & Investment Com pany' to H. B. Garslde. lots 5 and 6. block 2, Stewart Park S25 Total JS9.26S Have your abstract made by thft Security abstract Trust Co.. T Chamber of Commerca, An Arizona Snake Yarn. ' Arizona Republican. The first snake story of this fiscal year, and probably its most important one, has been brought In by Perry - Sears. He killed 11 rattlers which he found in at bunch while riding the Bears range on Camp Creek. Riding the top of the rocky ridge to get a better view of the sur rounding country for cattle, on reaching the summit he saw something that made him forget the cattle. A few feet in front of his corse lay an immense rattler, and near by was another nearly as large. He shot the heads off both of them, and then he began to see snakes in aU di rections. When he finished the killing 11 snakes lay about without beads. He skinned three of the largest, the skins measuring, when he got back to the ranch house, from five feet to five feet seven Inches. Snakes are seldom seen even In this mild climate at this season of the year, but these had "sprung" the season, and were out sunning themselves. Another unusual thing was that the snakes were all very fat, notwithstanding their long Winter fast. They were naturally not very active, but were so much so as to raise their heads from the grounds. Murder Is Murder In Australia. Washington (D. C.) Herald. "In Australia there is no such thing as the unwritten law," said George P. Bran son, a lawyer -of Sidney, now spending a few days here. 'The so-called unwrit ten law, as exemplified in some of your great criminal cases In this country, opens an interesting chapter in criminal pro cedure for lawyers who have no experi ence with it. The Thaw case and all that goes with such an expose of the private life of the parties involved In such a tragedy would be impossible with us. In Australia there Is no possible (Jlrcu in stance or combination of circumstances that could make murder justifiable. No offense against the home, with us, could justify the taking of life. If a man kills another, the only thing necessary to be done is to establish the fact that he did kill him. It Is solely a question of fact. and nowhere In Australia could a jury be found that would acquit a man if the facts convicted him, on the ground that he waa justified. "Justice with us, as in England, is swift and sure, and such a thing as the Jong-drawn-out days of the Thaw trial, with all Its disgusting and moral-lowering de tails, would not be thought of. If a man has been injured by one of these moral lepers, he has his remedy by civil suit for damages or in the divorce court, but he could not ' free himself by killing the man who destroyed his home and then pleading the 'unwritten law." With us, no matter what the pretext or the al leged grievance, the man who commits murder takes his own life in his hands. It is needless to say that under such con ditions fewer murders are committed." In the Confidence Line. Success Magazine. A day or two after George B. Cortelyou assumed the duties of Secretary of the Treasury, he was visited by an elderly man who wanted an appointment as con fidential clerk to one of the assistant secretaries. Notwithstanding the fact that he was very busy at the time, Mr. Cortelyou gave the elderly person a hearing. On ac count of his age, Mr. Cortelyou said, he felt that he could not comply with the request. So, gently but firmly, he inti mated to the old man that it was about time for him to go. This, however, did not dampen the latter' s spirit in the least "Now, sir." said he, "as I feel myself peculiarly competent to fill one of these confidential clerkships, I hope that you will further consider my application." Then, wagging his head most Impressive ly, he added: "Oh. Mr. Cortelyou, I could be so con fidential." . The Security of Waverleigh Lot-Holders Is Guaranteed By the unquestionable character of its location, its accessibility two carlines now reaching it and the fact that if you so desire we give you a National Bank Bond that you can get your money back in six months. Outside of this bond the points that guar antee your investments in .Waverleigh are: High' and sightly. r Has its own school. Has two carlines. Only 12 minutes from Third and Morrison streets. Graded streets. Cement sidewalks and curbs. Closest-in subdivision. 'Adjacent property now filled with homes. Most liberal terms. The Brooklyn sewer will drain Waverleigh. Has a building line. i Has a building restriction. These are only a few points. If you will visit Waverleigh you will see others. Go today and see for yourself. Take the W-W, car. It passes our branch office in Waverleigh, at Twenty-sixth and Franklin, next to the Clinton Kelly School. " Don't forget May 15th". That is the day we will give away a lot absolutely free of charge. We will also give away fifty first payments of $25 each on other lots. You may be the fortunate one. Whoever visits Waverleigh before May 15th will have an opportunity to share in these gifts. So don't delay. Visit Waver leigh today. - H. W. Lemcke Company MAIN 550 A 2537 Sixth and Washington Streets HAVE YOU SEEN CLEMSON? No suburb on the market offers the advantages to the man of moderate means that Clemsou does. Here yon can buy a splendid corner lot for $250. Choice lots as low as $100. Pay 10 per cent down and 5 per cent a month, and before you have paid $100 on a lot at that rate, j-ou can take out $3 for every dollar invested. Clemson is right in Lents, and Lents is far'enough, removed from the center of Portland to insure a large business district. The Mt. Scott car passes Clemson. within one short block and 5 cents pays your fare. If you haven't been out over the Mt. Scott line for some time, take a ride to Lents and note the developments along the way. It is estimated that fully fifteen thousand people have located on the Mt. Scott line within the past two years. Every morning: and evening the cars run in sections of two and three, so great is the travel. Soon the line will be double-tracked and the time to Lents reduced 15 min utes. In conversation with a gentleman of large means and- a careful observer, he remarked that he always invested along popular carlines. His reason was that by so doing, he never failed to realize large margins. Clemson is splendidly situated ; lies level, all cleared, has graded streets, has pure water, adjoins graded school of 450 pupils; one block from carline; pure air, delightful scenery in the distance, and an inspiring, view of Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens. PROPOSITION TO BUILDERS AND MATERIAL MEN We will sell you lots and let you pay for them in labor and material. The labor and material to be used in building homes in Clemson. Note We have building restrictions and propose making Clemson a first-class residence district. Your investment will thus be protected and made doubly certain by a rapid advance. Come out today, tomorrow or next day the sooner the better, as the lots are going fast. Soon there will be an advance, which will be noted in our future ads. . Whether you buy or not, if you will call at our office and look the ground over, your carfare will be paid. CLARKE-CLEMSON -BLUMAUER COMPANY 319 ABINGT0N BUILDING. PHONE 4011. Local Office in Lents Hotel. Take Mt. Scott Car at First and Alder. JACKSON PLACE Others have seen the advantage of buying in this beautiful tract. . "Why can't you? If you are not ready to build let us show you how you can double your money in a year. A FEW ADVANTAGES The streets are graded ; Bull Run water in front of every lot. You can have electric lights and telephones for the asking. Streetcars run through the tract; sidewalks are laid- Car Service The Hawthorne-avenue IJeservoir car runs directly through the south end of the tract. The Sunnvside Mount Tabor ear reached only four blocks away. Not Promises, But Real Facts Lots $350 and up. A small payment down and the balance on easy monthly installments. B arrett Brothers 556 Sherlock Building: Phone Main 431 Office on the Ground, East Lincoln and West Avenue