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VOL. IV No. 44
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 3912
Per Week, 10 Cents
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ASSESSOR
SERVICE CORPORATIONS OMITTED
"IT LS UNRECOGNIZABLE AS A
COPY OF THE ROLL," SAYS
MR. JACK MANY CON
CERNS PAY MORE
THAN FIGURES
SHOW
Repudiated by J. E. Jack, county as
sessor, as having important omissions
serious errors and as being confusing
throughout, a pamphlet of 159 pages
a copy of which is being mailed to
every voter in Clackamas County, and
voters in other states by W. S. U'Ren
of Oregon City, and W. G. Eggleston,
of Portland, is branded as either an
attempt to purposely mislead the elec
torate regarding single tax or the
work of men grievously misinformed.
The pamphlet purports to give the tax
roll of Clackamas County in 1910 with
a comparison of what would have
been the figures if the so-called
"Clackamas County Tax and Exemp
tion Bill," advocated by Messrs, U'Ren
and Eggleston, had been in effect. It
attempts to show that farmers having
improved property would pay consid
erably less tax, although the total
Would be the same as under the pres
ent system of taxation. Mr. Jack
made the following statement regard
ing the pamphlet Thursday:
"I believe the Single Tax roll of
people to see were left off. In this
roll old Clackamas county is made to
appear as not having a railroad within
its borders, no power plants are men
tioned, telegraph and telephone lines
are all cut out, and with many omis
sions too numerous to mention I think
I am justified as well as - Clackamas
county, in making this protest."
If the public service corporations
mentioned by Mr. Jack had been in
cluded in the table, they would have
come under the head of personalty
and been exempt under the theory ad
vocated by the compilers of the book.
Although the original roll as it was
prepared in the assessor's office gives
accurate descriptions of all property,
the single tax roll does not give any
descriptions whatever, gives names in
alphabetical order, with all property
owned by the individual no matter in
what part of the county it may be lo
cated. This is confusing and makes
it impossible to trace the property
without application to the assessor's
office.
Two of the most serious errors re
late to the two banks of Oregon City.
The original roll showed that the
Bank of Oregon City owned property
assessed at $ 52,550, and paid $1,705.70
taxes. The records in the assessor's
office show these figures and the bank
has the receipts for the money. The
following appears on page 99 of the
single tax roll: "Bank of Oregon City,
30 lots valued at $17,200. Buildings
and personal property, valued at $35,
200. Total assessment, $52,400. Single
tax exemptions 1910 would have been
$35,200. Single tax assessment would
have been $17,200. Actual tax paid
for 1910, $988. Tax for 1910 under
single tax would havej been . $1,132.
40." The difference between what the
bank did pay, and has receipts for,
and what the single tax roll gives as
actually paid is $717.70. It is incom
prehensible to Assessor Jack and his
deputies how such an error could
have been made when the actual fig
ures were furnished.
The First National Bank of Oregon
Irs
SQUEEZING THE WATER OUT OF SINGLE TAX
W. S. U'Ren, one of the Compilers of the Single Tax Roll, which County
Assessor Shows to be replete with Inaccuracies.
Clackamas County, as now being dis
tributed all over the state, and per
haps over other states, is a grave in
justice to the assessor's office of
Clackamas County, and the state tax
commissioners of the State of Oregon,
and will also do an irrevocable dam
age to Clackamas County. In prepar
ing this assessment roll by the advo
cates of single tax, I was led to ' be
lieve that it would be an exact copy
of the assessment roll for 1910, and
that when printed would be delivered
to the taxpayers of the county and
state. As there was great discontent
among the taxpayers, and a general
belief at that time that the corpora
tions and big interests were not pay
ing their proportion of taxes I natur
ally thought the scheme would not be
a bad one and each taxpayer would
see for himself the exact amount each
corporation was assessed for and the
amount of taxes they would pay un
der .the present system, not what they
would pay under single tax, as I am
not an advocate of that system, but
as a public officer I always have been
and always will be ready to comply
with any law the people may choose,
be it single tax, double tax, or any tax
system. With a view in mind that the
taxpayers would be enlightened on
the subject of corporation taxes I
anxiously awaited the arrival of this
roll. And now to the disgust of my
self and- office force the thing has ar
rived, being unrecognizable as a copy
of any assessment roll ever made in.
Clackamas County. The assessment
of personal property and taxes paid
by some of the larger corporations of
niarlrTnna flnnntv hnvo TiAan
from this roll.
"The very assessments I desired the
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"Buildings and personal property
assessment, $246,000; taxes collected,
$4,716. Under the single tax system
all this property would be exempt."
Comparison of figures show that the
difference between what the company
actually paid and what the single tax
pamphlet would lead the voters to be
lieve it paid is $7,556.32.
It is probable that there are many
more glaring errors than the above
from which the compilers attempt to
prove their theory but it would take
a month to make comparisons with
the books in the assessor's office. The
following public service corporations
have been omitted entirely in the sin
gle .tax roll although Messrs. U'Ren
and Eggleston were furnished the in
formation and gave the assessor to
believe that it would be published:
Oregon and California Railroad
Company Assessment of East Side
branch, 21.70 miles railroad at $39,
000 a mile, valued at $846,300. Tax
paid to county $18,146.67. On Yam
hill Division, 5.75 miles of railroad at
$18,000 a mile, valued at $103,500. Tax
paid to county, $1,903.50.
American Fast Freight Line! Com
pany 21.70 miles rolling stock at 60
cents a mile. Valued at $13. Tax paid
to county 20 cents.
Union Oil Company 21.70 miles
rolling stock at 60 cents a mile. Valued
at $13. Tax paid to county, 19 cents.
Santa Fe Refrigerator Dispatch
Company 21.70 miles rolling stock,
$3.24 mile. Valued at $70. Tax paid
to county- $1.05.
OIL TRUST MONEY
ELECTED COLONEL
CHARGE MADE BY PENROSE IS
VIGOROUSLY DENIED IN
SENATE
BULL MOOSE WILL
MEET TOMORROW
LINN E JONES, J. GORBETT, H. C.
STEVENS AND J. T. MALLETT
AMONG SIGNERS
GEORGE F. RODGERS TO BE SPEAKER
Roosevelt Men,- After Organization,
Will Discuss Plan Of Placing
County Ticket In
Field
The first loud clarion call of the
Big Bull Moose was heard in Oregon
City Thursday, when eight citizens is
sued a formal call for a meeting to
be held next Saturday in Willamette
Hall. The call is signed by J. Gorbett,
Linn E. Jones, Wiliam Smith, J. T.
Mallett, I .C. Bridges, Frank Andrews,
O. W. Eastham and H. C. Stevens, but
the' name of Max Telford ,who was
the only man from Clackamas County
in attendance at the Bull Moose meet
ing in Portland July 25 last, is miss
ing. Likewise the name of W. S.
U'Ren, law giver and Bull Mooser, is
absent.
Posters have been distributed
through Mr. Telford, urging people to
attend the meeting, which will be di
vided into two sections, one at 2:30
o'cock for the farmers and the main
meeting at 7:30 o'clock to do business.
The formal call, however, omits to
state that George F. Rodgers, of Sa
lem, Chief Bull Mooser, will be pres
ent at the meeting, as stated on the
poster. '
Those signing - the call are well
known people. Mr. Jones served three
terms from Clackamas County as Rep
resentative in the State Legislature,
being elected each time as a Repub
lican by heavy majorities. He had an
ambition to run for the State Senate
last year, after George C. Brownell
concluded to stay out of the race, but
State Senator Walter A. Dimick was
WALTER LYODER
DIES OF BURNS
YOUNG MAN INJURED WHILE
WORKING AT MILL TWO
WEEKS AGO
BLOOD POISONING HASTENS END
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COMBINATION OF PARTIES ALLEGED
(Continued on page 2.)
Poindexter, Of Washington, Comes To
Defense Of Roosevelt, And
Brands Charges As
Untruths
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. John D.
Archbold, of the Standard Oil Com
pany, will appear tomorrow morning
before the sub-committee of the Sen
ate investigating campaign contribu
tions. The announcement that he would ap
pear followed a day of bitter political
recrimination on the floor of the Sen
ate devoted to an effort to show that
ex-President Roosevelt knew ' that
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O. W. Eastham, one of the signers of
call for Bull Moose Meeting at Wil
lamette Hall Tomorrow.
(Continued on page 3)
first to file, and Mr. Jones would not
make the fight. O. W .Eastham was a
candidate for Representative about 10
years ago on the ticket composed of
a fusion of Democrats, Populists and
some Republicans, but was defeated,
(Continued on page 2)
Condition Not Regarded As Serious
For Several Days Parents
And Brothers And Sis
ters Survive
Walter Edward Yoder, son of Mr.
M. Yoder and Mrs. Miriam Yoder, of
Oregon City, died at the Oregon City
Hospital at 3:45 o'clock Thursday
morning. The young man, who had
been employed in the Willamette Pulp
& Paper Company's plant was burned
on the chest about two weeks ago by
a hot brass cylinder. The injury was
not regarded as serious until last
Thursday, when blood poisoning ap
peared, and the young man was taken
to the hospital, but his condition grad
ually grew worse until his death .
Walter Yoder was well known In
Oregon City, where he was born and
reared. He was born J November 4,
1892, and attended the Oregon City
schools, being a general favorite
among his schoolmates. He was, a
bright young man.
Deceased is survived by his parents,
Mr .and Mrs. M .Yoder, of Oregon
City; four sisters, Mrs. Josephine
Morris, of Rock Island, 111.; Mrs. C. F.
Anton3en, of Portland; Mrs. E. L.
Clark, of Portland; Mrs. E. J. McNeel
of Portland; four brothers, Levi D. Yo
der, of British Columbia; Harold Yo
der ,of Spokane, Wash.,' and Fred and
Robert ' Yoder, of Oregon City.
The funeral services will be held at
the Methodist church on Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. T. B.
Ford, pastor,; officiating. The inter
ment will be in the Mountain View
cemetery.
ARM TORN OFF, HE
SAYS, "STOP ENGINE"
Frank Sprague, proprietor of the
Redland Sawmill, is in a serious con
dition as a result of an injury received
Thursday afternoon. Mr. Sprague
was operating the "planer" when his
left arm became caught in,' the ma
chinery. He yelled to the engineer to
stop the engine, but his cry was not
heard. His arm was torn off just be
low the elbow. .Holding the torn ends
of his shirt in his hand he rushed
back to the engine and calmly said to
the engineer: "I am hurt ;shut off the
power." Mr. Sprague then fainted.
He was carried to the house, and an
improvised tourniquet stopped the
flow of blood. Dr. Strickland attend
ed him, and it is believed he will re
cover. Mr. Sprague is forty-five years
of age and has a family.
WEST SIDE CLUB
HAS FINE START
B. T. McBAIN, PRESIDENT, AND G.
L. SNIDOW, VICE-PRESIDENT
OF ORGANIZATION
C. F. ANDERSON ELECTED SECRETARY
Charter Membership Is 108 With
Promise Of Big Addition
Soon Object To Build
Up Section
The West Side Improvement Club
was organized Thursday night at the
Oregon City Commercial Club. The
club has a charter membership of 108,
with an assurance that at least fifty
members will be received within two
weeks. Its object is to promote the
interests of the West Side. The fol
lowing officers were elected:
President B. T. McBain.,
Vice-President G .L .Snidow.
Secretary G. F. Anderson.
Treasurer Nick Michels.
Board of Governors Bolton, M. A.
Magone, one year; George Hisel, two
years; Nick Michels, three years.
West Side District, B .T .McBain, one
year; J. Nichols, two years; C .F. An
derson, three years. Willamette, T.
J. Gary, one year; G. L. Snidow, two
years; H. W. Greaves, three years.
About fifty members, including sev
eral women, were present at the meet
ing Thursday evening. The yearly
dues were fixed at $1. The next meet
ing will be held at the Willamette
schoolhouse the first Thursday in Sep
tember. Speeches were made Thurs
day evening by Messrs. McBain, Gary
and Magone. It is planned to meet
in the future at the various school
houses on the West Side.
Sues To Quiet Title
William Schunk has filed a suit in
the Circuit Court against Leweanna
Price Ryan and a large number of oth
er defendants to quiet the title to -property
in Falls View Addition to Ore
gon City.
WOODMEN OF WORLD TO
WORK FOR FAIR PRIZE
Willamette Falls Camp, W. O. W.,
will hold it regular meeting August
23, when several candidates wil be'
initiated and arrangements will be
made for attending the state fair on
Woodmen Day, September 3. The
Oregon City team will enter for the
prize in the fancy drill.
All Pictures .
Changed Today
With the
Exception of
THE ELK'S
PARADE,
Which Will Be
Shown Again
THE GRAND
City assessment for 1910 appears on
the assessor's books as follows: To
tal assessment, $26,150. Amount of
taxes collected and for which the
bank has receipts, $849.87. The follow
ing appears on page 110 of the single
tax roll: "Two lots valued at $9,500.
Buildings and personal property, val
ued at $16,650 Total assessment
$26,150. Single tax exemptions for
1910 would have been $16,650. Single
tax assessment 1910 would have been
$9,500. Actual tax paid four 1910,
$443.63. Tax for 1910 under- single
tax would have been $625.48."
The difference between what the
bank did pay ,and for which it has re
ceipts, and what the single tax roll
gives is $406.24.
According to the tax roll of 1910
the Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper
Company was assessed as follows:
,Four lots valued at $600. Improve
ments and personal property $171
800. Tax paid to the county $3,454.90.
The single tax roll on page 106 gives
the figures as follows:
"Four lots valued at $600. Buildings
and personal property, $141,200. To
tal assessment, $141,800. Single, tax
exemption would have been $14i,200.
Single tax assessment would have
been $600. Actual paid for 1910, $2,
552.40. Tax for 1910 under single tax
would have been $19.31."
The difference between what the
Crown-Columbia Pulp & Paper Com
pany did pay and what the single tax
roll gives is $902.50.
The assessment of the Willamette
Pulp & Paper Company in 1910 was
$665,870. and the taxes collected
amounted to $12,272.32. The Single
tax roll on page 155 gives the figures
as follows:
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The following phenomincil bargains will be on
sale this evening. Store open until 9:30. DOUBLE HvC GREEN TRADING STAMPS
FROM 7:00 TO 9:30 P. M.
Leisners ajunugni larns 3nein
Every color in Shetland Floss, Saxony and Ger
m a n t o w n yarn, an immense lot on sale at
this unheard of price.
This evening will be the time to supply your
needs for fancy work and comfort tieing.
7 TO 9:30 P. M.
Men's and Boys'
Sweaters
59c
Every size in a splendid
quality, fancy knit coat
sweater for men or boys.
Made in the roll collar
style and almost indispens
able for vacation wear..
Buy as many as you wish
thia evening at this ridicu
lous price.
7:00 TO 9:30 P. M.
Hop-pickers'
Gloves
SO?
These are not the trashy
kind offered promiscuously
at this price but a splendid
weight re-inforced glove,
with a heavy jersey knitted
wrist, 'twill pay to lay in a
goodly supply for hop-picking
days at this price.
7:00 TO 9:30 P. M.
Camping
Blankets
89c
P
r
Good , weight, generous
sized cotton blankets in tan
or grey with striped bord
ers. A splendid quality that
commands a much higher
price ordinarily. An even
100 pairj will be on sale
this evening at this price.
Be here promptly.
7:00 TO 9:30 P. M.
Women'sand Child
ren's Shoes
$1
19
To make room for im
mense shipment of New
Fall shoes arriving; by ev
ery train, we have bunched
an immense lot, retailing in
a regular way up to $2.25
a pair, they are all solid
and early shoppers will find
their size.
7:00 TO 9:30 P. M.
Best 20c Serpentine
irepe
5c
V I
This is the best bargain in yard goods the women of Ore
gon City have ever been invited to.
Beautiful floral designs in the very best 20c quality crepe,
enough for every one hut no more than 12 yards to a" custom
er. -
. i V I 7 TO 9:30 P. M. :
MASONIC TEMPLE BLPG.
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