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EXPOSES
SINGLE TAX PUN
OREGON CITY MAYOR PROVES TO
RESIDENTSOF NEEDY ITS IM
PRACTICABILITY
THEORY NEVER PUT INTO PRACTICE
Speaker Tells of U'Ren Having Ad
mitted Going "Crazy Over Henry
George Theory" and Starting
Great Agitation
G. B. Dimick addressed a large
crowd at Needy Saturday night on
single tax, whicn he opposed. Judge
Dimick spoke in part as follows:
The legal voters of Oregon will be
called upon in the November election
to vote upon new and untried assess
ment laws which, if adopted, will
revolutionize ou present system of
Government.
No State in the union has ever
adopted or even tried the Single Tax,
as it is simply an experiment based
upon a theory which nas been taken
from the novels of Henry George.
We see it published under the sig
nature of paid workers in the cause,
that Vancouver, B. C, has the Single
Tax System and the prosperity of that
community under that system is most
wonderful, but when we send for co
pies of the tax laws under which
Vancouver, B. C, is conducting the
Single Tax, we find that only - build
ings are exempt from taxation and
one or two small exceptions and
we further find that every vocation
and in fact every person following a
vocation, such as a banker, broker,
merchant, mechanic and in fact all of
the professions are heavily taxed un
der a license system and all personal
property with the exception of
household effects are heavily taxed,
and also a heavy income tax is levied
upon every person who receives an
income worth mentioning. -'
I have before me the. tax laws of
Vancouver, B. C, and in pursuing the
columns of the) pamphlet I find the
most exacting assessments laid on all
forms of personal property and in
comes, that' I believe was ever enact
ed by any legislative body. I also
have before me a letter written by
one of Mr. Fels' paid workers wherein
he states teat it Is true that Single
Tax is not fully in operation in Van
couver, B. C, at the present time,
but when Parliament meets this
coming winter one tax after another
will be repealed so that the full
weight of taxation will fall on the
real property, and after that time the
expense of government will be col
lected from a land value tax.
I was somewhat surprised when I
read the letter after hearing so much
about Vancouver Single Tax which
without any other information I be
lieved to be true.
FronJ what I have said you can
see very plainly the policy of Henry
George creeping out of every tax law
supported by the Fels Fund Commis
sion, nd the basis of their claim and
the foundation of their principles are
found on page 66 of Henry George's
book entitled "The Land Question"
wherein Mr. George informs his read
ers of the rightful way of taking the
private ownership in land and making
land common property, and he used
the following language: "The way to
maks land common property is simply
to take land for the common benefit.
And to do this the easy way is to
abolish one tax after another until
the whole weight of taxation falls up
on the value of land. When that
point is reached the battle is won.
The hare is caught, killed" and skin
ned 'and to cook him will be a very
easy matter. The real fight will
come on the proposition to consoli
date existing taxation upon land
values. When that is once won the
rent holders will not merely have
been decisively defeated, but they
will have been routed, and the nature
" land values will . be so generally
understood, that to raise taxation so
as to take the whole rent for com
mon purposes will be 'a mere matter
of course."
It is a very easy matter for any
one who claims to possess an ordi
nary degree of intelligence to under
stand the policy of the rich merchants
and manufacturers in their attempt to
escape taxation under the Single Tax
methods wherein they state in their
own literature that; the Single Tax
will mean "A saving of dollars, an
actual profit in dollars to the mer
chants and manufacturers."
That expression which I have just
used is taken from the phamplet is
sued by the Fels Fund Commission
which I have on the tible before me
this evening, subject to your personal
inspection.
Did you ever stop and a.-'v yourself
the question, why millionaire mer
chants and manufacturers living in
Philadelphia and Chicago and many
other large mercantile centers of the
United States are contributing so lib
erally to the Fels Fund in order that
the people of the State of Oregon
might be benefitted from the untried
system 01 taxation enunciated oy
Mr. Fels and his other co-workers?
As a matter of fact the Henry
George System was never intended as
a system of taxation, but only a theory
advanced by him to condemn for pub
lic use the rental values of real
property and thereby makej all real
estate common property.
Mr. Fels is a millionaire who made
his money in the manufacture and
sale of soap, and his domicile is in
the city of Philadelpha. Being very
wealthy he probably has a great deal
of time to read," and among the liter
ature he has read was "The Land
Question" written by Henry George
and it occurred to him that he would
like to see the Henry George theory
put ' into execution, but in doing so
he pursued the same course that is
usually pursued by the man who in
vents dynamite.
After working out in his own mind
the ingredients which are necessary
to make a powerful explosive, he
leaves his own home so that his wife
and children are safe and goes to
some distant field and there demon
strates to his heart's content the
virtues of his Invention.
Mr. Fels after reading from page
66 of Henry George's novel on "The
Land Question" heretofore mentioned
oncluded to try the experiment, but
m order to protect his heavy invest
ments and real property security
together with) his own home and
the home and lands of his co
workers, conclude .1 to plant the Hen.
ry George Single Tax System in some
far distant field so that its dangerous
effects will not be detrimental to any
property interests of the Fels Fund
Commission.
I have reason to believe that the
mental capacity of Mr. Fels has been
injured or he would not be digging
up large sums of money and supply
ing an army of workers for a cause
that would be of no direct benefit to
himself, except to carry out an ex
periment based upon an insane idea.
In order to show that Henry
George's work on "Progress and
Poverty" injures the mental faculties
Icall your attention, to Mr. U'Ren's
address set forth on Page 21 of the
phamplet issued by Joseph Fels Fund
Commission in Novembflr, 1910,
wherein Mr. U'Ren spoke as follows:
"I read 'Progress and Poverty' in
1882, and I went just as crazy over
the Single Tax idea as any one else
ever did. I knew I wanted the Single
Tax, and thal was about all I did
know. I thought I could get it by
agitation, and was often disgusted
with a world that -srrfused to be agi
tated for what I wanted."
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
PREACHER DISCUSSES SUICIDE.
OREGON CITY, Oct. 22., (Morning
Enterprise) I wish to register an em
phatic protest against the attempt
being made to shift the blame from
the living parents of the dead in the
case of the tragedy) that has just
shocked our city. No one with even
ordinary horse sense will believe for
one moment that fear of parental ang
er at a schoolgirl episode would drive
a fourteen year, old girl to suicide.
The young men in the case maybe
innocent of crime. They are not in
nocent, however, of keeping a child
under age away from home at night
againsl her parents' protest. Her
consent cuts no figure in the moral
aspect of the case. The young man
who keeps a fourteen - year old girl
out, even until one o'clock at night,
deserves very little sympathy from a
long suffering public.
Why attempt to reflect upon the
parents' harshness? I will) tell you
candidly if a girl of mine stayed out
until after midnight with some bud
ding, moon struck specimen of the
Genus Homo, she and I would have an
interview afterwards that would be
good for her soul. More than that,
the young man would be likely to
hear from me also, and would not be
apt to retain some more or less pleas
ant memories of the occasion. There
are hours enough" between daybreak
and ten o'clock at night for all inno
cent pleasure excursions, and no good
can be found by young people upon
our streets ati midnight. And I
voice the sentiment Of the law abid
ing portion of the community when I
say I hope that a host of young men
probably a great deal worse than
the boys who are in this trouble will
learn that such conduct cannot be
condoned.
It is strange that so many of the
youth of today have such a gruesome
and distorted sense of "pleasure that
nothing is amusing to them unless it
has in it an element of toughness. I
am not referring to the young fellows
implicated in this case, but to a host
of others. There are plenty of such
young men, weak minded enough to
mistake the ear marks of degeneracy
for the evidences of smartness, and
a man does not need to be either a
prophet or the son of a prophet to
predict for such a rude awakening.
W. T. MILLIKEN.
For the Children
Halloween Fortunes Told
by the Lucky Candle Game.
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There are many time honored ways
of peeping into the future on Hal
loween, such as paring apples, roast
ing chestnuts, the apple seed game and
many more, too numerous to mention.
All are supposed to foretell with more
or less accuracy what the future holds
in store for the players. Perhaps the
lucky candle game is as good a for
tune teller as any other.
For this game provide a large tub of
water and small candles for those who
wish to try their luck. The. candles
are mounted on bits of wood by means
of a pin or thin jiail driven through it.
Each player then launches his little
boat, and the candles are all lijihted :is
quickly as possible. The owner of the
candle that burns the longest will he
the luckiest guest of the party. The
good luck is supposed to remain with
the fortunate winner for the ensuing
year.
The Laugh Leaked.
A teacher in a suburban school, hear
ing a smothered laugh, inquired who
dared to be so rude.
" "Please, sir. It was me," answered a
loud voice, "but I did not mean it."
"Did not mean to do it?" queried the
now angry teacher.
"No, sir. I laughed up my sleeve,
but I did not know there was a hole In
my elbow." London Telegraph. ....
Boost your city by boosting your
daily paper. The Enterprise should
be In every home.
HEAVY FORWARDS
ARE BIG ASSET
Capable Line Means Success
For Foaiijall Team. .
THEY ALSO MUST BE FAST
The Majority of the Attack In the Big
Games Will Be Directed Toward the
Line Back Fields Must Contain
Heavy Plunger Too.
Upon the caliber of the line is going
to depend the failure or success of the
football .team this fall. There is uo
other part of the eleven whicn is goiug
to have to stand the brunt of the
game as much as will the forwards,
and unless they are of the highest
class there is not mucn chance for a
winning aggregation.
The linemen this season must not
only be heavy, but they must be fast
enough to charge into plays and break
them up before they are fairly started.
Once let a play get under way. and
there Is no opportunity to prevent
the man withthe ball making the re
quired two and one-half yards neces
sary to the down under the new
ruling. It can be plainly understood
that a team stands little chance of
protecting its goal under the four
down rule, unless It has a forward
defense capable of accomplishing
more than has ever been required of it.
The line is going to be a particularly
difficult problem. Jt is necessary more
than in recent years to teach the men
to charge fast and hard, and If they
are not able to do that, then there is
little chance that they wilt stop the
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Photos by American Press Association.
THREE GREAT STAB BACK FIELD MEN WHO
ARB LEADING THREE STRONG ELEVENS,
SPALDING OF YALE, MKIiCER OF PENN
AND BCTLEB OF CORNELL.
rushes to be directed toward them.
Not only must the forwards be able
to charge with more speed and
strength than has been the case in re
cent years, but they must also be
heavier than previously. There Is not
the least doubt in the. world that the
majority of the attacks Is going to be,
directed toward the line, and nnless
the men in It are powerful enough to
plow through and get the man with
the ball before he, is fairly started they
are not likely to stop- him at all until
after he has gone his distance.
That is not saying, though, that the
line Httack will be the same as under
the old rulings. Then it was a constant
battle, with weight as the most decisive
factor in the backs: now it will be. iu
stend of the attempt to maul down the
opposing forwards, quick dashes for
slight openings by fast and artful
backs who are good broken field run
ners. Every Imck field under the pres
ent conditions must contain a heavy
line plunger, but the men who will do
the majority of the gaining are those
who need- but the slightest opening
through which to slip for a gain of four
or five yards before being downed by
the secondary defense.
The football team this season which
Is to attain the greatest amount of suc
cess will be the one which will have a
line of heavy, fast chargers and a back
field which will contain a heady quar
terback, two halfbacks who are best
In an open field and. a heavy plunging
fullback.
MAN WHO LOST LEG
'. ASKS $2,000 FROM COUNTY
R. H. Bradshaw filed suit Tuesday
fdr ?2,000 damages against Clackamas
county. The plaintiff alleges that as
a result of the defective condition of
the road from Ames to Bull Run the
was thrown from his wagon Septem
ber 12, 1911. He says the wagon pass
ed over his leg and caused such in
juries that the leg had to be amputa
ted. . ' . ; , ,
WHEAT MARKET SLOW
WITH OFFERINGS LIGHT
The wheat market in Clackamas
county remains inactive with the de
mand restricted and farmers not press
ing offerings. The tone of values
holds steady and the prices current
at the clos of last week were re
peated.
So far this week the hop market
has been somewhat dull. Among the
big firms that have purchased hops
are Seavey & Johnson and Klaber,
Wolf & Netter. The former purchas
ed within the last four days about 700
bales at 18 and 19 cents and the lat
ter bought a 150 bale lot at 20 cents I
Grapes in the local market are
continuing active sellers. Apples are
selling for 75 cents to fl.25 a box
according to grade.
Prevailing Oregon City prices are as
follows:
DRIED FRUITS (Baying), Prunes
on basis 6 to 8 cents.
HIDES (Buying), Green hides 6c
to 7c; salters 7c; dry hides 12 c to
14c; sheep pelts 30c to 85c each.
EGGS Oregon ranch eggs 35 and
38 cents case count. ,
FEED (Selling), Shorts $27; bran
?25;Nprocess barley ?38 per ton.
FLOUR $4.60 to 5.50.
POTATOES New, about 50c to 60c
per hundred.
POULTRY (Buying) Hens 11c;
spring 13c, an droosters 8c.
HAY (Buying) .Clover at $9 and
$10; oat hay best $11 and $12; mix
ed $10 to $12; alfalfa $15 to $16.50;
Idaho' timothy $20; whole corn $40;
cracked $41.
OATS $26; wheat $1.05 bushel;
oil meal selling about $55; Shay
Brook dairy feed $1.30 per hundred
pounds.
Butter, Poultry, Eggs.
BUTTER (Buying), Ordinary conn
try butter 30c and 35c; fancy dairy
80c roll.
Livestock, Meats. !
BEEF (Live Weight), Steers 6 i-2c
and 6 l-4c; cows 4 1-2 and 5c; bulls
3 l-2c.
MUTTON Sheep 3c to 5c.
PORK 10 12c and 11c.
VEAL Calves 12c to 13c dressed,
according to grade.
CHICKENS 11c.
MOHAIR 33c to 35c.
Fruits
APPLES 70c and $1; peaches 50c
and 65c; crab apples 2c lb.
VEGETABLES
ONIONS lc lb; peppers 7c lb; toma
toes, 50c; corn 8c and 10c a doz.
Distinguished.
Friend Why didn't yon give thai
cab driver a tip? The New Deputy -Just
because I want to get. myself ac
customed to being called vile names.
This is my first appearance in the
chamber of deputies. Paris Pele Mele
HUMAN LIFE.
Life is a casket not precious in
itself, but valuable in proportion to
what fortune or industry or virtue
has placed within it. Landor.
Justifiable Homicide.
That novelis says he takes his char
acters from-, real life."
"He should be encouraged to keep on
taking them." replied Mr. Growcher.
'The fewer like them in real life, the
better." Washington Star.
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Callous Indeed.
"Well, 1 must confess 1 am glad to
get back home among my own kin and
friends, where people ain't too busy or
too unfeeling or too stuck up to take
some interest in one another," said
Mrs. Polley. .
"Now. there's them postoffice folks
down to Chicago. I found 'em actually
hard hearted. Why. would you believe
It, that man that brings round the let
ters to Mabel's he's so queer and stand
offish that when he handed me hus
band's postal card telling how mother
had fell and broke her arm he never so
much as opened his lips to give me one
word of sympathy no, sir, not even
enough to say, 'Too bad!'" Youth's
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