OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY OCT. 11, 1912.
JO
STARK
COMM
til COLUMN
THE POLITICS OF TODAY A
SOCIALIST'S VIEW.
Caustlo Comments on Matters of
Publio Welfare.
Vou know the Republicans are
very much opposed to the Demo
crats because the Democrats are
'.free traders and a few other
things which make them very un.
desirable in politics. Yet in Mil
waukee these two parties fused in
order to beat the Socialists, not
only in local politics but also on
candidates for Congress, so you
See there 18 no difference het.wnnn
them when there is danger of
capitalism being beaten at the
polls. Remember this, Socialism
must have a majority to win.
In California a movement has
set in to pension poor mothers
where the fathers have died, are
.disabled, or have disappeared.
Each political party has endorsed
the idea. Hut what party first
proposed such a paternalistic
idea? Socialist of course and Soc,
ialism is very dangerous; look
out! ,
I see Governor Foss has been
renominated by the Democrats of
Mass., as against Joseph C.
Pelktier. Foss is the duck- who
sent out the militia against the
striking mill workers, he being a
big mill owner and one of the
wealthiest men in the state. You
see what it means to have con
trol of the government. Pelletier
is the district attorney who
brought about the persecution of
some of the big mill owners and
their high toned rascals for put
ling up a dynamite plot and try
ing to blame it onto the strikers;
as a result of the expose one of
the gang, Pittman, committed
"sideways." The fellow who
planted the v explosive was fined
$500. Now ' what do you think
would have happened to him if he
hart been a mill worker? But your
big dailies have no "law-'norder"
spasms. I wonder why.
Come to think the matter over
more fully it is not right to ask
some candidates under which
flag? If I have been correctly in
formed the law never forces any
one to incriminate himself and a
candidate should have' some
rights the people are bound to
respect. .
I have been told that in some
home school . districts public
meetings are not permitted in the
school house. If that is true, I
would like to know if anyone can
inform me why the public builds
public houses that the public can
nnj, use.
Do you know what your vote Is
worth? You seem to put a low
estimate on it or a lot of jays
would not be able to beg it from
you.
The men of great affairs know
what it moans for that reason
they put so much money into the
campaign. Not that none of the
investigators show the Socialist
party to get any.
Tho captains of industry love you
so that tbey finance the old par
ties so that Socialism may not
harm you.
Some journals , sneer at Gen.
Nogi committing suicide, but
really I see nothing wrong about
it; in fact I would like to see the
innovation in this country. I could
name quite a list of noted men
who would make hansome funer
als if they could be induced to try
the fashion. There is Knox for a
starter.
A big fuss is being kicked up
owing to the disclosures that the
big corporations furnished the
sinews of war , for the Republic
ans. Well didn't Theodore say
they were corrupt? And he knows.
Now what is there to kick about
anyway, didn't he deliver the
goods, or is there still some
left which he ..hopes to deliver
after next fourth of March?
Cardinal Gibbons in a recent
Kansas City speech declared the
law to recall judges an insult to
pride, it has been said "pride
goei-h before vanity and vanity
before the fall." It is not difficult
to see why the Cardinal should re
gard a judge as above the com
mon level of mankind. Early
training and a life habit give him
the view point. One thing these
dignitaries overlook is the fact
that law is not stationary in our
time of age; if law is the collect
ive will of the people then courts
must also be subject to the will
of the people; besides that it
seems the learned prelate never
takes account of the fact that the
people are expected to furnish
the fodder for both the judges of
courts and the sleek well fed
clergy. Did he ever hear of a poor
"carpenter who said "let him who
would be greatest" among you be
your servant?"
All this spectacular humbug in
the court room at Lawrence,
Mass., gives me a creepy feeling.
I wonder what the outcome will
be and if another sensation like
the Los Angeles affair is to be
pulled off about election time.
Capitalism is not at the end of
its rope by a few inches it has
the courts and hires the .worst
rascals and employs the best law
yers which is saying the same
thing twice. No one is in duty
bound to believe anything pulled
off in a court room. Once I believ
ed in the integrity of the courts
but that was before I had a peep
into the "green room." After that
I withdrew from the ancient order
of suckers and have been unfit
for jury duty since.
Not so very far from Lawrence
the courts sentenced persons for
witchcraft; some of whom con
fessed their " guilt. Perhaps you
will'say that was long ago. Yes a
few generations ago alright but
courts are the stronghold of the
capitalist class and can make
things. look' right to the innocent
when Pilate washed his hands.
THE DIMICK KIND.
Writer Hands Nioe One to Senator
' Dlmlck of This City.
Editor Courier:
I notice in the last Courier
your short editorial on the duties
of the voters on the many bills
that are to be voted on in Nov.,
election.
It is suprising to me to think
that the ballot should contain so
many useless bills. It tends to
confuse the voters. As I look them
over there are three fourths of
that should be voted no Oreg
on has laws enough. Now I think
your suggestions to vole NO on
most of the bills is timely..
I have been in Oregon 66 years
and, since I have been a voter I
have always, to the best of my
knowlege, voted for what I con
sidered only good laws and good
men to malfe them. But of course
I have been mistaken some times
I am a firm believer in the
in law making men.
Primary law and Statement No. 7.
I have long ago broken from party
obligation and I vote for the man
that I think will be honest and
with the people, and was not mis
taken when I voted for Walter
Dimick. Oh, that we could elect
more such men I I am for Wilson
first and last.
B. F. BONNEY.
LOGAN. -
Tho strenuous work of the 'fair
committee is over and the honors
and emoluments are gratefully
received, tho hard earned. ,It is
quite an undertaking to prepare
an .exhibit so far from home. At
the. Grange meeting last Sat. the
committee " was instructed to
make' arrangements to dispose of
the plaw.
At the Grange meeting there
was an interesting discussion of
the measures to be voted on at
the coming election. The Speakers
discovered several that needed
killing and they proposed to use
capital punishment on them. The
so-called majority rule amend
ment was one that all condemned.
A Mr. H. F. Cutting was present
and made an'eloquent plea for
the organization of a lacal branch
of the Farmer's Equity Associat
ion and we hear trial he suceeded
in organizing in the evening. The
aim of the organization is to con
trol the distribution and sale of
farm products.
Several Igan, people went to
the Gresharn fair last Saturday
and report a success, tho not
ahead of the Canby fair.
Mrs. Lulu Ward is convales
cing.
fimnrinrift Smith was at Samuel
Guerber's last week and is going
for a yeaar a visit with a daugnter
in Kansas.
H. n. Hawlev is down from Cor
vallis and attended the grange
meeting. He reports tnat ciauae
Sprague is ; married and still
ho da his position at gunman,
Wash.
T.nBrnn and Redland did well at
Canby. The first grange prem
ium and the first and second on
bread at the juvenile dept. was
won by Ethel Funk and Edith
Bullard proves a pretty good
showing.
Mr. Hart and family are pre
paring to leave us this fall.
An uncle of E. Spires, who lives
at Vancouver, Wash, visited him
recently.
S. G. Kirchem lost a vaiuaoie
horse last week. .
.1. A. Randobh was arouna
last week in the interest of his
safe proposition and says its a
safe investment.
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She's a wise women who knows
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many throat and lung troubles
grip, bronchitus, croup, whoop
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homnrrhaces. A trial will con
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Carl C. Kratzenstein, Mgr. J. G.
Tanner Drug Store, Santa Cruz,
Calif., writes: "We have sold
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have yet to hear our first com
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mer. Their remedies are pure,
made as represented, and contain
nn injurious substances. On the
contrary, our experience shows
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A. S. Jones, Prop. Lee Pharm
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GET il l
THE REAL ISSUES
NOT VOTING ON SPENCER OR
HENRy GEORGE
Quit Ghost Business and Talk
Sense to The People -
Editor Courier:
If Mr. Hicinbotham will look up
his letters in back issues of the
Courier he will find that he has
conceded that I am right in say
ing that raising the assessment
on raw land values would make
no difference . under single tax
provided the raise is uniform.
Now why should I care whether
my land is placed at the present
assessed basis of unimproved
land here of $20 or at the approx
imate selling value of $100, when
tho speculator's assessment
would be the same in either case.
Assess my land at $20 and the
600 acres of unimproved land of
the Strowbridge estate at $20 or
assess us both at $100 per acre
acre. s
Now mine is assessed at $20
and the labor of improving the
acre at $40, so I pay three times
the tax on an acre that the Strow
bridge estate does. None are so
blind as those that do not wish
to see and Mr. H. seems to be in
that class.
There is another and I hope a
more -numerous class, that can
grasp fundamental truths and are
not to be turned aside by unim
portant details. They do not spend
all their time in studying how a
system might affect some indivi
dual cases but wish to know the
effect on society in general. "
I should like to ask Mr. Shields,
and those who take their cue
from him, what difference it
should make whether - Henry
George was in favor of govern
ment ownership of land or not.
Can we not accept his ideas so
far as we like them and let the
rest go? Very few single taxers
believe in government of improv
ed land or homes. I should oppose
hat with all the force that there
is within me.
Mr. Shields says that Herbert
Spencer, in the latter part of his
life, renounced government ow
nership but he is not honest
enough to say that George did
the? same. - . ' -
Read "The Labor Question" by
Henry; George. He discovered that
public- ownership is not consis
tent with ' his claim that labor
should own all it creates. How
could labor own all it creates and
not own the land to which the
labor has been adopted? How
could a man own the wells, the
ditches, the trees he has planted,
the buildings, the fences, tha
clearings and not own the landf
Who would make these perma
nent improvements if the land
could be taken from him or his
family by official whim? That is
just a scarecrow got up by spec
ulators to keep people from de
manding their rights.
, O. D. ROBBINS.
THE NEWS OF CANBY.
A Column of Live Locals from a
Live Town v
City Council met Monday night
as usual, but as there was not a
quarum, adjournment was taken
until next Monday, Oct. 12.
Sabbath was a aay of special
services at Canby; for on the af
ternoon the Mason Lodge No.
134 laid the corner stone of the
fine building on Front St., in pro
cess of erection. A large crowd
was present to witness the event,
some Masons having come from a
distance to assist in the ceremon.
ies. Dr. H. A. Dedman, L. D. Wal
ker and others took a prominent
part in the ceremonies. The work
is now moving on rapidly, and it
will not be long before the build
ing will be ready for occupancy.
The Huntley Bros. Drug Store
will occupy one of the store
rooms, while Doc. Sailor, we un
derstand, will occupy the other
store room on the first floor. In
addition to the laying of the cor
ner stone, there were special Sab
bath School exercises in the M.
E. Church in the forenoqn. These
exercises were due to the efficient
efforts of M(rs. John Vinacke,
Supt. of Primary Dept., Mrs. C.
F. Romig, whose class completed
the primary work and was prom
oted into the advanceed depart
ment ' of the school and Miss
Hazel Philips, who assisted as
pianist. The children performed
well the duties assigned them
showing that there was no lack
of preparation.
English, services are carried on
regularly in the German Evangel
ical Church of this place both
morning and evening. Rev. Plum
mer, the pastor, is doing good
work and under him the attend
ance is constantly increasing.
The capacity of the present
school rooms at Canby are taxed
to the utmost. There are now over
two hundred enrolled, of which
over forty are in the high school
department. Every one is anx.
iously awaiting the time when we
shall move into the new school
building. This building is almost
ready for the roof.
The I. O. O. F. Lodge of Canby
is now actively excavating for the
new concrete hall to be created on
their lots made vacant last spring
when the City Hotel was destroy
ed by fire. This building will be
the fifth large concrete structure
in Canby, four of which are now
under process of construction.
Mrs. J. R. Newton and children
are spending the winter in Salem,
while Mr. Newton is staying home
and caring for the stuff.
The voting booth manufactur
ing plant, which recently located
a branch manufacturing shop
here is husily turning out the
finished product. The work of
this part 01 th factory is devoted
entirely to the making of the
boxes. Orders are coming in so
rapidly that it is thought that
more help will be necessary. Mr.
Douglas of Wisconsin, is the
manager here.
C. F. Romig attended the po
litical rally held at Barlow last
Saturday evening. He -was called
upon to speak in behalf of the
High School Fund Law.
Robert Miller, who recently
moved in here, having purchased
the T. P. Lee place, north of town,
has some of the finest sweet corij
this season ever grown at Canby.
Mr. Miller took first prize at the
County Fair with his mammoth
corn. He is an exceptionally pro
ficient hortoculturist and we are
delighted that he selected Canby
as a place to make his home.
Miss Wieth, Asst. Prin. of the
High School, and Mjiss LaVina
Sheridan, the teacher of the in
termediate dept., were Oregon
City visitors last Saturday. Not
desiring to spend the entire day
away from home they secured
Orlando Romig's little Shetland
pony and made the trip by buggy.
They walked up the first hill
they came to, and so the pony
took it upon himself to stop and
give them an opportunity to get
out and walk up each subsequent
hill, which they did. They con
cluded that the entire road was
nothing but hills, and after
spending three full hours upon
the way, walking at least three-
fourths of the way, they arrived
at Oregon City and were present
to represent Canby at the called
meeting in Supt. Gary's office.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Burns
and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cochran
were visiting at Mulino last Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. L. Daniels
and Mrs. Mary Daniels and Miss
Kate Daniels and Master Lee
Daniels visited at the home of
Mr. John Burns last Tuesday.
Miss Edna Vorpahl is working
for Mrs. Rape.
Mjss Sophia Phillipme was a
caller at the- 'Burns home one
day this week.
The corner stone was laid
last Sunday for the ntw Masonic
temple with impressive ceremony.
Wnen this building is finished it
will be a hansome structure. .
Work is progressing rapidly on
the new 'school house When fin
ished this building will be a credit
to Canby. This' building is much
needed owing to the crowded, con
dition of the present school build
ing. -
David Fancher is employed as
a carp6nter on the new school
building.
Miss Sophia Phillipine contem
plates visiting her grandmother
at Clarkes this week.
Mrs. Bob Hilton's brother and
family from Neb;, are visiting
her. Mr. Toogood is thinking of
making Oregon the permanent
home of himself and his family.
Mr. Hunt went to Portland last
Saturday, where he has employ
ment. Mr. Harry Cochran made a bus
iness trip to Oregon City Satur
day. Mr. Harry Cochran is working
with the clover huller.
Mr. Riley Veleto and children
are picking' up potatos for Mr.
Wilson.
The excavating for the new
Carolton and Rosencran's bldg.
is being rapidly pushed toward
completion. Mr. Chas. Thomas
has the contract for the excavat
ing. . Mr. Frank May and his son,
Arthur, were callers at the home
of M'r. Bub Hilton's. Mr. and Mrs.
Toogood and baby accompanied
them home last Sunday.
FIRWOOD.
E. A. Fischer, M. D., of Wash.,
D. C. gave a very.interesting lect
ure to the people of Firwood last
Sunday evening. The speaker
snnke nn the cause and remedy of
unrest. He lined it out that it
could not come from without hut
fnnm wiihin. He snoke in a clear
and concise manner and won the
confidence and esteem of the en
tire audience. Dr. Fischer may
possibly lecture again in the near
future. '
John Kreis of Startford, Ontar
io, a brother-in-law of Mrs.
Fischer, is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Fischer.
W. J. Wirtz of Sandy, spent
Sunday at E. D. Hart's and at
tended the lecture at Firwood in
tho evening.
The Malar and Stucki families
and Geo. Anderson, spent last
Sunday at Bull Run River.
Mr. and Mrs.. W.F.Fischer
spent last Sunday at Bull Run
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mack Tho
mas. Glen Carey returned homo, from
Eastern Oregon last week.
Raymond Howe visited Firwood
the first of the week, returning
with his brother Fred to Hol
brook Wednesday, where he ex
pects to remain for the winter.
The Corey family were in Port
land the first of the week look
ing after business interests.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Koessel came
out from Portland Sunday and at
tended the lecture of Dr. Fischer
and they also visited the Stucki
home.
Miss Mena Frey was out from
Portland the first of last week.
The Frey family have closed
their summer home, Cafnp Idle-a-while,
and have returned to
Portland.
Dr. E. A. Fischer has been
spending the past two weeks at
E. D. Hart's and looking over the
country and getting acquainted
with conditions in this part of
Oregon.
Albert Jones of Washougal,
Wash., has moved his family jnto
Firwood mill.
Mrs. Chas. Barber who has
been ill for the past two weeks
is slowly improving.
THE REAL FACTS
FROM
CANADA
A LETTER DIRECT FROM THE
MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR
Direct Evidence of How Taxation
Exemption Works Out
Editor Courier:
In the municipality of Surrey,
British Columbia, they do not tax
personal property and improv
ments and they do tax wild land
at 25 mills and improved land at
9 mills, besides a school tax of 2
and a fourth mills.
The following is a copy of some
questions asked by Dr. Eggleston
of Mr. A. P. Currio, Clerk and As.
sessor of the Municipality of Sur
rey; What is the area of Surrey?
123 square miles.
, Estimated population? About
4,000.
Estimated number of land
owners? 2000.
About what proportion ef land
owners are farmers? One-third.
When was the municipality
formed? 1879.
Are improvements taxed? Im
provements were never taxed
since -the municipality was form
ed. Are people generally satisfied
with exemption of improvements
from tax? Yes, they are well sat
isfied; so well satisfied that they
would not consider a proposal to
tax improvements.
Why are improvements taxed?
Merely for statistical purposes
and to show the general condition
of the municipality in case it may
be necessary to issue bonds.
What is the bonded debt of the
municipality? None. .
.Are the farmers as well satis
fied with exemption of improv
ments as other residents? Yes,
there is no complaint from them.
It is asserted in the states that
taxation of land values alone is
injurious to farmers and small
land owners. Is that true or un
true? It is untrtue. On the con
trary, there is every reason to be
lieve that it is benetlcial to far
mers and small home owners. It
is harmful to no pne except the
man who holds his land unim
proved, and he can escape injury
by improving his property.
Df you consider it fair to the
coiiimunily to permit valuable
improvements to be exempt? It
is fair to the community as well
as to the individual. Improve
ments benefit the whole com
munity, and harm no-one. We
take pride in having and showing
well improved farms and home
sites, so why should we tax the
things in which we take pride?
Improvements, mean healthy
growth.
It is asserted in the statos that
an assessor cannot make the
proper separation between im
provement values and taxable
land values. Do you find any dif
ficulty in doing that? There is
no diillculty whatever in making
that separation.
What is the total assessed val
ue of improvements in Surrey?
$195,330.00
Total value of assessed land?
$5,454,930.00.
What is the tax rate for 1SM2Y
9 mills for municipal or improv
ed land rate; 25 mills for wild
land, a discount of one sixth for
payment on or before Nov. 15th
and 2 and one-fourth for school
purposes on which there is no re
bate.
Do you have many complaints
of and protests against land value
assessments and taxes? No. There
were only about 25 appeals from
the assessment of 1912.
Will you give me hte improve
ment assessments and land value
assessments of Mr. John Tarves?
9.29 acres, 5 acres in cultivation
all assessed at $600 for land and
$500 for improvements; his total
tax was $6.75.
A. H. Dodd had 9.29 acres of
wild land assessed for $600 and
his total tax was $6.75.
B. R. Whitoly had 20 acres of
which" ten are cultivated and his
land is assessed at $1,000 and
improvements at $3,000; irnprov.
ments are not taxed and his total
tax was $11.25 on the land value.
W. G. Williams owned a small
home assessed for $100; his lot
is 50 by 120 ft, with a house as
sessed for $800. His total tax was
$1.12. If this was the only prop
erty he had he would have had to
pay $2, as that is the minimum
tax; but he had other property
and therefore he paid only the
regular rate on this.
Yours truly,
A. P. Currie, Assessor and
Collector, Municipality of Sur-.
rey, Cloverdalo, B. C. .
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