OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDaV, MAY 31. 1912.
A LONG ENDURED
(Conducted from Pago One.)
they shall be assessed separately
from the land on which they are
situated; that ovory franchise,
and right of way shall be listed
separately from the rest of the
plant or property; that all im
provements on land shall be listed
separately from the land; that no
public service corporation shall
own a vested property right in its
franchise, but that they shall act
as trustees for the people of Ore
gon as in the matter, of these
franchises; that every taxpayer
shall be exempt from taxes on
three hundred dollars' worth of
household goods.
This matter of Multnomah
stepping in and taxing a rake oft"
of about half the taxes on our
county's big water powers and
power plants is sheer robbery
That county has no moral or con
stitutional right to it, and com
mon sense tells any man so.
By the same reasoning, if the
electric lines should bo extended
south into Marion county, then
that county would also bo entitled
to a piece, because the power that
makes the wheels go round, gen
erated in Clackamas county, is
run over wires that go into Mar
ion county.
By the same parity of reason
ing, the threshing machine that
comes into this county from Mar
ion should pay taxes in both coun
ties, because the wood it uses to
generate steam was cut in Marion
county furnished the steam to
make the engine run in this coun
ty, therefore we should have half
the taxation of the machine.
Charles V. Galloway of the state
tax commission is taking this
proposed bill up with the com
mission, and writes Mr. Scbuebel
that ho is sending copies of the
bill to each member of the com
milt.ee, and thai in case a major
ity is in favor of the submission
of tho bill, that lie will take the
matter up for further consider.
ation, and that the mailer of the
assessment of the P. R. L. & P
company's assessment that he
would take same up with the com
mission at its next regular meet
ing.
Mr. Schuebel says thai in case
he cannot havo this mailer right
ed by tho tax commission that in
tho event of his being elected to
tho legislature this year, that he
will introduco a measuro in the
legislature and work hard for ils
passage. Ho says that tho pas
sago of his proposed bill would
make a difference of about fifteen
millions of dollars to Clackamas
county.
This is a mailer that should
bo of great interest to the tax
payers 01 inis couniy, and one
that the people should back up to
a standstill. Clackamas county
has taxation enough without help
ing Portland out. Tho present
system is nothing less than sim
ple, plain robbery.
SPIKES HIS GUNS WITH
OWN ARGUMENTS.
HIS
NOT ASSERTIONS, BUT FIGURES
Faots From Assessment Books
are Conclusive Arguments.
Portland, May 26.
Editor Courier: '
. In regard lo A. J. Kelnho fee's
long artielo in tho Courier of Mav
24:
1. Mr. Kelnhofer would write
much less nonsense if he would
write his own letters instead of
signing letters written by a cer
tain very wordy man in Oregon
City.
2. It seems strange that Mr.
Kelnhofer is so much excited
about the proposed Clackamas
county tax exemption bill or sin
gle tax measure, when his name is
not on tho Clackamas county tax
rolls. There is no record in the
assessment books to show that he
owns a foot of land in the county
or pay a nickle in taxes.
Judge Charles It. Carey, a rail
road attorney in Portland, the Or
egonian, and other bitter oppon
ents of the single tax, say that a
man has no right lo talk about or
vide on tax measures unless he
owns land and pays taxes on it.
I don't agree with them, but Mr.
Kelnhofer does agree with them
op tax measures.
3. It is a waste of time and
your space to argue with a man
who says that when one buys a
piece of laud with money he has
earned, that piece of land is the
product of his labor. If 1 should
buy Mount Hood with the money I
earn, would the mountain become
the product of my labor?
4. The only two Kelnhofers in
the Land Book of Claekama
county are Theresa Kelnhofer and
Karl Kelnhofer. Theresa Keln-
liofere was asscscd $1,190 in
1910 on 3d acres of improved
land at $30 an acre and 160 acres
at $8.62 an acre; and $i"5 on per
sonal properly and improvements.
Total assessment, $2,375. Her tax
was $35.63. 1'nder .the proposed
Clackamas county bill she would
have been assessed $8.62 an acre
on the thirty improved acres, and
the same on the 116 unimproved
acres. That would have made a
Mi Si UN
EGCLESTON STOPS
1. KELNHOFR
total assessment of $1,260, and
the tax would have been $23.99.
She would have saved $11.64 un
der the system that A. J. Kelen
hofer says would ruin the farm
ers. Karl Kelnhofer was assessed in
1910 on 20 improved acres at $50
an acre, and $15.50 an acre on 20
unimproved acres, making an as
sessment of $1,310 on his 40 ac
res. He was assessed $50 on his
personal property and improve
ments, making a total assess
ment $1,360, and his tax was
$21.76. But under the proposed
bill that A. J. Kelnhofer is making
such a roar about, Karl Kelnhofer
would have been assessed $620 on
the community-made value of his
40 acres at $15.50, and his tax
would have been $15.75. He
would have saved $6.19 by the
system that the railroad attorneys
say would ruin the farmer.
5. Mr. Kelnhofer, living among
farmers, ought to know what he
is talking about, but ho does NOT
know what be is talking about
when he says that tho personal
property and improvements of
farmers, IN the land as well as
ON the land, Ere not worth talking
about. The attorney who wrote
the letter signed by Mr. Kelnhofer
has twisted the words I used into
words I did not use.
Under the proposed Clackamas
conty bill, Theresa Kelnhofer s
assessment would have been $1,
115 less than it was in 1910. Isn't
a reduction of assessment from
$2,375 to $2,260 "worth talking
about?" And isn't it worth while
for Karl Kelnhofer to talk about
and think about a reduction of
his assessment from $1,360 to
$620? Are not the $11.6 4 that
Theresa Kolenhofer would have
saved and the $6.19 that Karl
Kelnhofer would have saved
"worth talking about?"
6 Mr. Kelnhofer is righ tin
saying that "it is tlie social obli
gation of any government, as a
social organization of civilized
people, to protect any and all hu
man creatures from any and all
harm whatever through others."
Then ho contradicts himself by
saying that each one should pay
for his protection according to the
value of his possessions.
Now what's the use of trying to
irgue with a man who admits that
every person has a natural right
to life, liberty and the pursuit of
happiness, and then say he is un
der obligations to pay a pari of
his earnings to enjoy that right?
7. Mr. Kelnhofer. saays that
"you fellows tell us that person
al properly DOES pay taxes in the
form of rent. Where did he, or
the lawyer who wrote his letter,
get the nonsense?
8. Mr. Kelnhofer says "they
have the single tax system up in
British Columbia." But they have
not.
9. T did not write in a former
article that "the best argument in
favor of the single lax is the fact
that corporations and the monied
interests are opposed to it. I did
say and do say that railroad and
other big corporations and big
land speculators are opposed to
single tax, and I say that the rea
son for their opposition is not be
cause they love the farmer.
10. Mr. Kelnhofer says the
farmers cannot afford to hire men
lo oppose single tax. They don't
have to. The railroads and other
big franchise corporations and
I he big land speculators and the
millionaire land owners of Port-
and are now hiring men to op
pose single tax, and to oppose ex
emption of personal property and
improvements from taxes; and lo
help them they have the Oregon
ian, whose chief owner, II. L. Pil
lock, is a millionaire land specu
lator. Now if Mr. Kelnhofer has any
questions and will ask the ques
tions instead of signing his name
to a political lawyer's stump
speech, I'll try to answer them in
as few words as posible.
W. O. Eggloston.
WHAT THE PAST SHOULD TEA
CH THE PRESENT.
Future Day When Wars. and
Strife will be No More.
Maple I.ane, Ore.
Editor Cour.er:
"Each fougnt for what he deemed
was ri-jtit,
And died with sword in Hand,
One sleeps hencathVirgmia's hilN
The oilier in Georgia's .--aiul."
Perhaps vou can remember this
poem, xo popular about titty w rs
ago. When I read it llrs't. as a
child, I wondered how anyone
could be mistaken between right
ind wrong. I was sure that the
hoys in blue were good and those
that wore the grey bad. But it was
a question of invironment which
etermined the actions of the
people, that while some of the
north joined fortunes with I.ee,
such instances were comparative
ly few, and there was nothing in
the goodness or badness of men.
but only opinions as the dividing
lines of actions, just as now you
will often hear of getting "good
men on a ticket." To me now it
is only a que.-tion of getting good
ideas for men to stand for.
I can still recall being attached
to the brass tuitions on my fath
er's clothes when he came march
ing homo again. 1 recall some of
the war stories of hardship in the
campaign m Tennessee, of the
long trenches where were buried
many of the noblest specimens of
MEMORIAL DAY
THOUBHTS
manhood
"Under the sod and the dew;
Awaiting the judgement day,
Under the laurel the blue
Under tho willow the grey."
It seems strange, when you
conio to look at it, that men should
go forth with gun in band to hunt
their fellow men as they would
hunt the wild beasts of the jun
gle men whom they had never
seen, with whom they had no
quarrel. You all recall how graph
ically it is portrayed in Sartor
Resarlus and Professor Iliesh
recka asks "Had these mon any
quarrel? Busy as the devil is,
not a particle. Why then, should
they desire to kill? Why you
blockhead, their rulers had got
ten into some dispute. Instead of
settling it among themselves had
the cunning to get their helpless
subjects to kill one another."
When we see. loving hands place
(lowers on the graves of those
who took part in that great strug
gle, wherein the chains were
stricken from the bodies of four
million blacks, giving them per
sonal freedom; when we see the
brigade of grizzled veterans
whose lines are getting shorter
year by year, and whose steps are
growing a little more feeble as
the hand of time presses heavier
upon their shoulders; when one
by one answers the last bugle call,
as has the writer's father years
ago, to rest in the national cem
etery at Fort Levenworth, we still
must look up with pride and ad
miration upon these unselfish he
roes of the first half of tho 60's
and drop a tear of sorrow that
such noble manhood, no- matter
whether they wore the blue or the
grey, should thus bo slaughtered.
We cannot help but wish for the
"good time coming when the pen
shall supercede the sword, and
thoughts a weapon stronger, we'll
win the battle by its aid. Wait a
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Mitchell Wagons
75 years Monarch of the Road
little longer.
It has been said the war was
won by MeCormiek's reaper. Cer
tainly peace has its victories as
well as war and I love Lo dream of
a new Atlantis when the swords
will be turned to plowshares,
when peace and harmony may be
the ideal of mankind, when na
tional boundaries will no longer
be sources of dispute, when the
tidings of great joy shall be fori
all people, when our hands shall
be clasped around the earth and'
peace and good will shall be the
rule among men, when instead of
great ships bearing big guns to
proclaim death and desolation,
the seas of the world w ill bear up
on their bosoms only freighters of
comfort, love and cheer as they
pass from port to port, where
there shall be no more want
among the children of men but
peace and plenty to us all,
here il man is a mail who is
willing to toil regulator of stomach, liver and
And the numblest may gather the kidneys. Thousands have proved
fruits ot the soil." that they wonderfully strengthen-
Today a great conflict is shak- ed the nerves, build up the sys
ing not only this nation but the tern and restore to health and
w hole civilied world. This time
it divides people on economic .If
lines, where in 1860 it was prin
cipally geograhically, conse-
quently this nation went through
a travail of lire and blood and a
new nation was born. The solu
tion then also came on the politi
cal field, only the question was
obscured by indirect issues, so
that when Lincoln was elected it
was by a chance plurality, the
popular vote was about 1,700,000
Had there been a clear majority
tho war would have been avoided
Then the slave holder could notto &ivatcl attention, as she could
uon Hint nn.iilnliulir. iimflirwlj
far simpler than the fuedalistic,
just so today. The capitalist can
only see one alternative, that of
being exploiter or being exploit
ed. When once he sees that com
forts and luxury may be had
through national co-operation,
which at the same time would in
sure him against the fear of
want, he too, will work for such a
stale of society, even as some of
tho slave holders volunlairly
gave their slaves up to freedom.
A few quito wealthy men see the
question clearly and act accor
dingly, however all changes for
universal betterment of the hum
an race must come from below,
that is the lower economic strata
of society must fight the battle
for themselves, just as they fight
all the other wars in the interests
of their economic or political
masters. SI earn transportation
has practically removed national
boundaries so far as the ruling
class is concerned.
The working class is the only
class which still clings to national
prejudice, and the ruling class
still traffics and profits by keep
ing that outworn prejudice be
fore them, and as the working
class is the only one to suffer
pain, poverty and death, it is up
to us to follow the example of our
superiors and form a universal
brotherhood of workers take for
our watchword Workers of the
World. Unite! You have a
BE PREPARED
Half the trouble and annoyance of the busy'harvest
time is due to the fact that when it comes you are
not prepared for it. Why not avoid this condition
this year by looking into your needs now.
Perhaps you have machines for which you need re
pairs. Perhaps you resolved last year that you
would not go through another year with that old
out-of-date harvesting machine. If so now is the
time to look into the merits of a new one. Next
time you are in town drop into our store and let us
show you what we have to offer. We sell our goods
on comparison and are only too glad to explain de
tails to the careful buyer. We were never better
prepared for our trade than this year. Our spring
stock includes
Hoosier Grain Drills, Evans & Keystone Potato
Planters, Bloom Manure Spreaders, Champion
Harvesting Machines, Sandwich Hay Presses, J.
T. Case Plows, Cutaway Harrows, Disc Plows,
Mitchell Wagons, Staver & Parry Vehicles and in
fact everything in the
If you can't call drop us a card for printed matter on
anything iu this line which may interest you.
W. J. WILSON & COMPANY
OREGON CITY, OREGON
CANBY HARDWARE &
IMPLEMENT CO.
CANBY, OREGON
FULL LINE
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world to gain. When that hap
py day comes then will we see the
day
"When the war drums throb no
longer.
And the battle Hags are furled
In the Parliament of Man
The Federation of the World."
John F. Stark.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORI A
The Danger After Grip.
lies often in a run down system.
Weakness, nervousness, lack of
appetite, energy and ambition,
with disordered liver and kidneys
often follow an attack of this
wretched disease. The greatest
need then is Klttrie Bitters, thp
rlnrimw lrio hl.irwt nnrifW an.t
good snirits after n attack of trie
suffering trv them. Only 50c.
Sold and perfect satisfaction
guaranteed by Huntley Bros.
LOGAN.
That was a narrow escape for
two of Gus Frocher's children
an id two of Frank Sprague's when
they went over the dam in a boat
recently. It took quite a while to
resusitate one of the boys. One
girl was behind the waterfall and
stuck her hand through the water
"L'HrU. IVirCllUlll IJI'OllierS
tell of a man who went over the
dam in a boat on a bet but nearly
lost out, as the boat turned over
on him and he was hit on tho head
Apples were hard hit in the
writer's orchard this year, and
prunes are a minus quantity,
which is a general complaint
throughout this section, although
there are prunes in places.
Some clover fields are begin
ning to bloom and are heading
too short to make much of a
crop, and we hear of winter wheat
beginning to head. The soaking
rain we have been having ought,
to bring things out.
L. H. Kirchem has finished
painting O. D. Robbin's house and
it looks more lustrious now.
Supervisor Henry Swales had
a largo force of teams hauling
gravel last week. II was being put
on the rock road in the Cromer
Tracy neighborhood. We hear
there is $1400 for this district.
which is some showing for the
high taxes.
Tho Logan boys were outclass
ed or unforlunaate, or both, in the
game with the Weona team from
Portland. The score was 19 to 3.
There was quite an attendance
at church last Sunday morning
and evening.
The couniy seems to be fol
lowing the lead of Harding pre
cinct, as Taft got three votes here
The horse was recommended to
be halter broken and bridleable,
but the former owners say he was
implement and vehicle line.
PORTLAND
OREGON
mistaken.
Carl Benson Is working in a
logging camp at Deep River.Wash
Th Alexandrite.
Don't think that your knowledge ot
wonder geiaa U complete Mil you have
seen In all Its beauty an alexandrite,
green by day and red by niRht And
such a green-olive bronze, with n po
tent siiKnestlon that red Is there;
green when held lu the sunlight; In a
darkened room with artlllctal light a
ruby where the emerald was a tno
ment before a tawny wine red of ex
quisite tone.
mm
a part of the ref uUr diet it
Scott's Emulsion
lu highly concentrated nutritive
qualitie repair weite and create
phrucal resistance fatter than
disease can destroy. Al Drweeutt.
Scoll & Btiwne Hkjomfidd. N J IM1
SPRRI NGWATER.
Mrs. Alice Wilcox of Springwa
ter, departed this life May 25.The
funeral was held at Eagle Creek
the 28th. The funeral sermon was
preached by the Presbyterian
minister. She was 48 years of
age and is survived by her hus
band and live children, Gerald,
Ray, Guy, Margaret and Sadie.
Mrs. Wilcox was a devoted chris
tian, a good neighbor, a kind com
panion and a goou mother.
Horn, to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Lewellen, May 25, a tine seven
pound son.
Mrs. Gutridge and son's new
house is nearing completion, and
it will make a fine residence.
EAGLE CREEK.
Mrs. Ed. Douglass, accompan
ied by her brother, Charles, .went
to Molalla Saturday to make her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Chester, a short visit.
Miss Mary McWillis of Estaca
da, was the guest of Miss Bina
Douglass a couple of days last
week.
J. P. Woodle was visiting with
relatives in this neighborhood last
week.
Mrs. P.. B. Gibson was enter
tained at dinner last Wednesday
by Mrs. Katie Douglass.
Mrs. Mary Woodle is staying
with her grandmother, Mrs Hew
lett. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, MissMeda
Murphy, Perry Murphy and Mrs.
Ray Woodle made a brief business
visit to Barton Saturday.
hil. Chapman went to Barton
Saturday, returning Monday af
ternoon. TWILIGHT
Recent rains have brightened
ranch prospects materially. Na
ture steadies under such influ
ences becomes extremely interest
ing. The community extends a hear
ty welcome to Marshall J. Lazelle
a returned missionary. Here's
hoping that he left the natives of
Oregon City in condition to pro
perly control the municipality.
Miss Bertha Bullard has re
turned to the Rose City, anticipat
ing an extended visit with rela
tives and friends.
Henry Siheer is conalessing
in Portland.
Miss Laura Hilton is visiting
her mother in Salem.
Should the name "Rose Lawn"
or "Rose Hill" be adopted in lieu
of "Twilight" how applicable it
could be made by a profusion of
roses in front of each residence
thoroughfare. If the change in
name is effected an effort is to be
made to interest our people in the
above idea.
The family of Mr. Verhus from
Springwater, will shortly occupy
(their home in our locality.
Are not tno stockholders of the
defunct Oregon City Fruit Asso
ciation entitled to a statement of
the libalities? Dividend air
casatle promoters have long
since abandoned their occupation.
The continued showers is de
laying public highway improve
ments. Mrs. Shinoll, Mrs.Charles Cald
well's mother, died recently at the
home of her daughter in Port
land. This community, of which
they were but recently a part,
extends its sincere sympathy.
J. H. Black carries the distinc
tion of marketing the finest straw
berries of the season, from this
neighborhood closely followed by
G. M. Lazelle and Mr. Einnigan,
and the quality is excellent.
Henry Ferris, Hadar, Neb., is
the father of ten children and for
the past twenty years has used
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
with the best of results. He tells
us: "I think Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound is the best cough
medicine in the world for I have
used it for the past twenty years
and can recommend it to anyone
neding a cough medicine."
For sale by Jones Drug Co.
Mrs. U Bishop, Columbus,
Kan., suffered from a weak back
a good many years as a result of
kidney trouble. "I began taking
Foley Kidney Pills and soon after
the pain left my back and today I
am fully cured.
For sale by Jones Drug Co.
E. H. COOPER.
Hm Insurance Man
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Dwelling House Insurance A Specialty
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WRECK OF AN ACTOR.
Macklin's Last Attempt to Play 8hy
lock as His Mind Failed.
Macklln, the famous English actor,
made his last appearance on the stage
as Sbyloek. He came ready dressed for
the character Into the greenroom,
where all the performers were assem
bled and prepared, rooking round, be
said:
"What-ls there a play tonlghtr
All were astonished, and no one an
swered. "Is there a play tonight?" he re
peated. "Why, sir, what Is the matter? The
Merchant of Venice,' you know," said
the actress who was to play Portia.
"And who Is the Sliylock?" asked
Macklln.
"Why, you. sir you are the Sbyloekl"
"Ab!" suld be. "Am I?" and sat
down In silence.
Every one was very much concerned
and alarmed. The curtain went np,
however, and the play began. Macklln
got through the part with every now
and then going to the side of the stage,
lifting up his hair with one hand and
putting his ear down to the prompter,
who gave him the word. He then
walked to the center of the stage and
repeated the words tolerably well. This
occurred often through the play. Some
times he said to the prompter:
"What Is It? What do you say?"
From that time Macklin's great tal
ents were lost to the public Ills mem
ory gone, he spent most of his time In
an elbow chair In his home In Covenl
Garden, where he died.- Kansas City
Star.
"Doan's Ointment cured me of
eczemn that bad annoyed mo for a
long time. The cure was perma
nent" Hon. S. W: Matthews,
commissioner of labor statisaics,
Augusta, Me.
Almost a Miracle.
One of the most startling chan
ges ever sea in any man, accord
ing to W. B. Holsclaw, C'arendon,
Tex., was effected years ago in
his brother. "He had such a dre
adful cough." he writes, "that all
our family thought he was going
into consumption, but he began to
use Dr. King's New Discovery and
was completely cured by en bot
tles. Now he is sound nd well and
weighs 218 pounds. For many
years our family has used this
wonderful remedy for coughs and
colds with excellen results." It's
quick, safe, reliable and guaran
teed. Price 50cts and $1. Trial
bottle free at Huntley Bros.
MULINO
FLOUR
ILL
Has lately been refitted with
a line of tho latest and best
improved machinery, and is
now turning out and has con
stantly on hand a full stock
of
"Triumph" Patent,
Flour
from best blue stem wheat
Howard's Blended
Flour
made blendid valley and hard
wheat. Whole Wheat Flour,
Germeal, Graham, all three
fresh made from choice
hard wheat. Feed of all kinds
Highest market price paid
for wheat and other kinds
of grain at all times. The
new brand of Triumph Pat
ent flour makes whiter and
better bread and biscuit, and
more of it to the sack than
any other. Try it and be con
vinced. C. T. HOWARD
MULINO, ORE.
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Beaver Building, Oregon City
Phones Pacific 1221, Home A 1M.
Straight & Salisbury,
Agents for the Celebrated
Leader Water Systems
and
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We also carry a full line of
Myers pumps and
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We make a specialty of installing Wa
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