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o THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1912 SHIELDS ANSWERS TAX QUESTIONERS SCHEME APPEALS TO EMOTIONS DECLARES WRITER Effort to Place Whoto Burden on Land Arouoei Suspicion In Mind of Many Confltcltlon la Solo Aim and End. bt chari.es h. shields. crottrr. Oregon Equal Taxation l.ru. From all over Orefon I have re ceived Inquiries as to what Single Ta really Is. Widespread and ex pensive ag the campaign In Its favor has been, there Is yet much Ignorance regarding It This I propose to dis pel herewith. Single Tax Is offered as a system cf taxation. It Is offered as a tax reform. It Is offered as a panacea for all the ills of society. We are told that under the magic Influence of Single Tax, the Inequalities so apparent In society will completely disappear; that crime, want, misery, and even physical Imperfections will vanish with the Introduction of this peculiar system of so-called taxation. Appeals to Emotions. Single Tax appeals to the emotions to those whose envy and prejudice re easily awakened, and most gen erally, to a class who are not direct ly Interested in the class of property affected thereby. Even Joseph Fels, the multi-millionaire of Philadelphia, CHARLES H. SHIELDS who Is financing the Single Tax movement In Oregon, owns but little land. He has made his millions from the manufacture of soap, and under the Single Tax system he would pay lltltle or no taxes. Single Tax means what the term Implies one tax a single tax a tax on but one class of property, Just one source of raising revenue to sus tain the government. Suspicion Is Aroused. The very fact that Single Tax means a tax on one class of prop erty should be sufficient to arouse suspicion on the part of any thinking man or woman. It should at once be clear to them that there was some specific design In thus rellev lng from taxation all forms of prop erty, except land, other than- a mere reform In the system of taxation. A tax reform measure would seek to have all who are fortunate enough In this great struggle for existence, to possess property to pay their share of the operating expenses of the government In the form of a tax upon their holdings. Single Tax ignores this principle entirely. There must, then, be some other motive In urging Its adoption In the state of Oregon, other than a desire to reform the present system of taxation. Object Is Apparent. The fundamental principle of Sin e-1 Tax Is positively at variance with the accepted principles of taxa tion and Is condemned as a system of taxation by all economic writers worthy of the title. The object of Single Tax, or a tax on land only, should at once be apparent to those who would, give the subject a moment's thought discrimination against land. But why discriminate against land? Let us aee. At Henry George was the author of Single Tax and as his master work on this subject is his book, "Prog ress and Poverty." from which all Single Tax advocates draw their In spiration and to the fundamental prin ciples of which they subscribe; and as Joseph Fels, who Is financing the present Single Tax campaign In Ore gon Is an avowed Henry George Sin gle Taxer, openly declaring for the abolition of private property In land, let us consult Henry Oeorge in "Progress and Poverty" and learn what this Single Tax movement In Oregon means. Quotations From George. "The truth is. and from this truth there can be no escape, that there Is and can be no Just ti tle to an exclusive possession of the soil, and that private prop erty in land is a boln. hare, enormous wrong, TTke that of chattel slavery." Again he says: If the land belongs to the people, why continue to permit land owners to take the rent, or compensate them In any manner for the loss of rent?" No Possible Question. Is there room for further question as to what Single Tax means? Can you not see that the oliJct In plac lag all the burden on land Is to destroy land values, to drlvp the dag fT deeper and deeper Into private ownership of land until the rent value Is taken In the form of tarns. Then Single Tax will have sroom pushed the dath of private prop arty In land the purpose for which It was designed The state will then own the land Oregon will have pans ed from a state f home owners to one of tenants. Which do you pre fer T New Fall Goods in all Departments Ladies' Suits, Skirts and Dresses We are now prepared to show you one of the best and most reasonably pric ed assortment of New Fall Suits, Skirts and Dresses that it will be your pood fortune to find anywhere. All the newest materials and styles di rect from the leading manufacturers of the country. Call and see them 2nd Floor. SPECIAL Men's Work Shirts 25c Here is certainly a chance for you to get yourself supplied with Work Shirts at a fraction of their real worth. These shirts are made up of good twilled shirting, madras and chambry, in plain, colors and in stripes and checks Cut full and well made. Shirts that were made to sell at from 50c to 75c but owiner to some little defect in one way or another were left on the manufacturer s hands and we bought them at a big discount. There is nothing that will in any way hurt the wearing quality or appear- 25c ance to any extent, and it will mean a clean pickup of from 25c to 35c on every one you luiy. Call early and get first pick; choice of the lot Lot No, 2 Consists of about the same grades as No. 1, only there is less the matter with them in fact many of them it is difficult to see why they should be sacrificed at all, but we bought them for less and are there- lore going to sell them to you at the same good saving. Choice of lot.. Ties-4-in-Hand, Spec'l 25c In this lot are some of the newest styles and colors, made of high grade silk, stitched and with open ends. This is one of the finest lots that we have been able to secure. They are regular 45c and 50c values, 0Rf your choice, special ZOu 35c Gent's 4-in-hand Ties, full length and a nice assortment of patterns, 4 r0 your choice Jo Gent's 4-in-hand and bat wing Ties, nice assortment of pat terns, your choice Bow 10c Piece Goods Special We have several pieces of goods that are 48 inches wide, half wool, in stripes only, that are worth 50c a yard. These goods would be fine for underskirts, children's dresses, com fort linings, etc., in fact you will find dozens of suitable usages for it at this special price of, the iP yard JOC Shoes Men's and Ladies' Shoes on our bar gain table values up to i5 a pair, suit able for dress or work wear, ffM QQ your choice . u 1 1 JO m PARIS FAIR ...Hood River's Largest and Best Store... Nobby Fall Hats for Men Hats for men that are sure to please. Clever blocks to suit the young fellow; smart, though conservative type for the older man. John H. Stetson, in cluding all the new blocks in stiff and soft hats. The Star Hat Co's. splen did line of popular priced hats and others. We have a becoming hat for every face and at a very moderate price. Men's Hats for and up 50c, S1 S1.50, S1.75 : Boys' Suits for School There is no more varied and complete assortment of Hoys' Clothing in the city than we are showing on the 2nd Floor. We want you to call and see them and note the splendid quality, superior finish and all wool material that these clothes are made of. They are made to stand the rough and tum ble wear of the hardy youngster. Tans, greys, browns, blues and mus tard shades one and two pairs of trousers with the suit. Boys' suits $1.50, $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 and up We alo have a splendid line of Boys' HATS and CAPS also, suitable for school wear. Mm r wm H YOU CAN PUT ALL YOU'VE COT ON "STFTSOM HATS." THET ALWAYS KEEP THEIR SHAPE. Fall Styles in STETSON HATS Ready at this Live Store" Stiff hats in the latest styles, and Soft hats in all the new shapes, i i r l colors and nnisnes. DEAD BODY OF EDW, STRUCK IS FOUND Kilwnr:! Struck, 1!) years oM, noil of Luilvvlj; Struck, eommltetl hiiI clde liy chloroforming nlmself yes tenia y. Ills lmily was discovered on the Sjjratjue place smith of the cemetery by John Kaney uliout one o'clock. At that time he had lieen dead about an hour. A doctor wan called, hut life wfti extinct. Young Struck had lieen ilcsnmlcnt for Home time. He graduated from t he Mood It i v er High School lust June, PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO OPEN MONDAY Hood Liver schools will resum" work nest Monday. As It Is Lalmr Hay, the work will lie that of organ ization, but all pupils are to enroll promptly so that the proper assign ments can be made to rooms and classes. 1'uplls In the grade will report to the name rooms that they attended last year and will be promoted from them. I'i'plls who will be In the grades and have never attended the Hood Itlver schools will report on Friday, August !MI, to the superin tendent's office In the High School building for enrollment and assign ment to grades. 1'uplls who were conditioned nt the close of last term will be exam ined at the Ilign School building on Saturday, August 31, Is'ginnlng at v:io a. m. That the High School pupils may have sufficient opportunity to dis cuss their choice of studies at home and make the proper selections, the course of stndy Is given here: .ninth i;iiamh: Required Composition and Rhet oric, Algebra, Ancient History. Optional Latin, German, I'hyleal Geography . tkntii i;u.wk Required (.opposition an 1 Rhet oric, Algebra, I'hysleal Geography. Optional Latin, German, L'ngllsh History. Kl.KVENTII OlMIlK Required Kugllsh Literature, Civ les, I'lane Geometry. Optional Latin, German, F.nglish History. TWKI.KTH OH.UlK Required American Literature, American History and Kcotioiulcs, I'hyslcs I one-half year). Optional Latin, German, I'hyslcs, (one-half year) Solid Geometry. One-half year's work In I'hyslcs Is required In the twelfth grade. One recitation each week will Is? given In the follow lng: Cooking to the girls In the ninth ami twelfth grades and to a limited number of boys. Sewing to th-gtrls of thetenth and eleventh grades. I'll bile speaking tot hose elect lug It. There will probably Is' a limited amount of work In manual training offered. TENNIS T0URNANENT AND DANCE PLANNED The coming tennis tournament Is arousing much luterest among local racquet wlelders. There are over "0 entries for the singles already and n number of tennis entered for the dou bles. Wednesday wlllbethelastday the entries will be kept open mid all wishing to enter should notify Har ry DeWItt or Claude Thompson at once. The first round will be played be fore Sunday, the second and third round on Sunday and the semi-finals and finals on Monday. On Monday afternoon refreshments will be serv ed and In the evening an Informal dance will be held. Mrs. J. H. Hell bronner, Mrs. J. A. F.pping nnd Mrs llarrv DeWItt will be hostesses In the ufierniMin and Mrs. W. k. King Mrs F. K, Cram. Mrs. K. D. Kanagn Mrs. C. N. Ravlin and Mrs. F.rnest ('. Smith will be patronesses In the evening . WRONG "NEWLYWEDS" GIVEN A SEND-OFF Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Mink, formerly of F.ugene and now of Live Oak Ranch, Mt. Hood, celebrated their lIHh wedding anniversary Augusts Among the out-oi town guests were Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Cage of I'-ug-'iu Dr. and Mrs. Nlsbeth of Portland am others. Some of the valley people mistook the affair for the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Cage und us they left for home they were met at the depot with showers of rice, the usual tags such as "Mr and Mrs. Newly wed," "Hap py Days," "Many Happy Returns,' etc., and an elegant lunch. The bride was presented with n handsome bouquet of native flowers onion tops, asparagus, sunflowers, potatoe blossoms and many other Mount Hood varieties tied with an elaborate bow of rope. Reservations were also made at Mt. Hood Hotel, Hood River, for "Mr. and Mrs. I'runk l'age, bride and groom I'.vcryone w isiieii rue nappy couple much Joy. Baptist Church On last Sunday night the rongre- gallon at the liaptlst church voted to withdraw next Sunday's service In the Interest of the dedication of the new Congregational church. The vote also extended congratula tions to the Congregational society on their attainment. The only serv ice at the liaptlst church next Sun day will be Sunday School at 10 a. in Methodist Church Sunday School at ID a. in. There will ! no preaching services. The congregation will unite In the dedi catory services a the Congregational church. I'rayer meeting on Thurs day evening at H o'clock. All are cordially Invited to attend these services. Motor to 'I rout l.ske F. Davenport, Kay W. Sinclair, II. A. Lfiiihiiianii and Harry I'.ut terileld motored to Trout Lake Sunday. The News tells It all. Unitarian Church Services nt the I'nltarlan church wlllls resumed Sept. Next Sun day, Sept. 1. the congregation will lake the opportunity of visiting the dedication exercises of the Congrega tional church Sunday School also will begin ou the second Sunday (n the month. CALIFORNIA TRIP IS MUCH ENJOYED Mrs. 1a Roy Armstrong and daughter, Miss Ignore Adams, have returned from their California trip. Mr. Armstrong left them nt San Francisco, after stopping a couple of days, and went on to Ogden, I'tah, the ladles continuing their Journey through Southern California, visit ing mauy places of Interest. They had the pleasure, through the court esy of a friend lu Los Angeles, of iyi auto ride through the famous San Gabriel Valley and were shown what Is said to be the largest orange grove In the world, whlchls owned by one man alone. It contained 1500 acres and was a beautiful sight. Mrs. Armstrong ami daughter met several of their old-time friends In Los Angeles, Ocean Turk and Long Reach and were entertained by Mrs W, I'. Watson ami daughter, Mrs. Aumi Km in, at their pretty home on Chestnut Avenue, Long Reach. They also had the novel pleasure of picking oranges, lemons and tigs from trees In their yard. The weather was cool nnd pleas ant anil, altogether, the trip was both Interesting and enjoyable. MEETINGOF IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY IS POSTPONED The date of the meet lng of the West Side Improvement Club has Is-en changed from September .1 to Sep tember 17, owing to the close prox imity to the recent Chautauqua As sembly and Lalur Day holiday. KINNAIRD ANDlINSEY DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP Announcement, has lieen made that T. J. Klnnalrd and J. R. Klnsey have dissolved partnership, Mr. Kln sey retiring from the llrm. t red i . Lurwood has secured Mr. Kinsey's Interest anil the firm name will lie Klnnalrd and Larwood. Mr. Lnr- wood has been a resldeu, of Hood Itlver for 1;' years and Is well and favorably known. He has many friends, whom he will be pleased to meet at his new place of business. ODELL Mrs. J. M. Itoyce and son of Seattle are visiting Mrs. T-. J i. Smith. Troy Shelley will preach nt the I'ulon church next Sunday at 11::U) in. Subject, "Divine Healing, or WILL COOK MEALS WITH NOBODY 'ROUND Hereafter houscvives can play bridge while t heir dinner Is cooking with no fears of Its burning. The Copeman Automatic Llectrie Cook Stove being . demonstrated nt the I". A. Franz store this week has a clock attachment. The meal Is put In the oven, the clock set for any time and the heat Is automatically turned on. When the pre. per temperature has been reuched. the current Is automa tically turned off The principal of the flreless cookel Is used. Mrs. Martha Willard, factory dem onstrator. Is explaining the stove. The Ladles' A hi of the M. K. church will bold their monthly social at Mrs. ('has. Sonulchsen's Friday afternoon. August 110, at - o'clock. For Sale Famous Goodell straw Isrry plants nt Meadow lirook Farm. I'honel'lO X, ' :i ;iip the Lord can heal now the same as of old." Mrs. Larson and children are at home at the W. A- McCan house. Her mother, Mrs. John Hlurlchs, visited hi r Sunday. A number of Odell people went to the Lava Reds Sunday to hear Hilly Sunday. Mrs Roper of the Seaman's Insti tute of Cortland has returned to her home lu that city. Rev. Win. Sunday nnd his family and his mother, Mrs. Stowell left for the Fast Monday. They have many friends here who will look forward to their visit next summer. Sunday School at the M. K. church next Sunday nt 10 a. in. Kpworth league nt p. in. Rev.-,, Handsnker will probably speak at the I'tilon church next Sun-1 day evening. I Lime and Spray Kelly Itro., phone ' PINE GROVE Mr. and Mrs. Win. Sendee and daughter Zoe spent Sunday In I'ark dale. A large number of Flue Groveites enjoyed the Chautauqua meetings at I'arkdale dining the week. Miss Dimple Luge from Cortland Is visit lng her fa I her, II. F Luge. Miss Kellar of I'ortlatul is visiting relatives la Fine Grove. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Itockenfehl and two children are visiting at the home of Hans Luge. Word received from M M. Hill this week was that he was leaving Iowa fori hit-ago. 1 roni t Here lie will go on to New York and other easleru cities. Rev. Kenncdny will preach next Sunday a. m , w hile in the evening Rev. Mc Donald will give an address on "Good Citizeushlo." All Invited to attend. Rev. ('. M. Carson left Monday to attend the yearly meet dig of the Columbia River Conference, Mr. mil Mrs. Peter Mohr, who have been vUlting their daughter Mrs. Ilaker, ret liming home the last of the week. The Ladies' Aid will iold Its regu lar meeting at Ncsl Icily, the home of the president-, Mrs. McCully next Fri day afternoon. For a change they will lay work aside and have a pic nic on the beautiful grounds of th" hostess. A number of ,1. II. Koberg's friends and relatives who live In the com inanity went to his home on the Columbia river Inst Monday evening to help lillii pass another tulle stone on his life journey. A merry time Is reported by those present. Mrs. N. D. McKay of Truer, Iowa, accompanied by her grand daughter nnd family, Mr. aud Mrs. J. P.. Stoakes and two children, arrived lu Pine drove Sunday. They came by way of the Canadian Pacific. Mrs. MeCay, who Is .'! years of nge, stood the trip wonderfully well. She Is the grandmother of Mrs. M. M. Hill, Mrs, II, If, Lage and George Smlt h, who nre very much pleased to think that she has been able to make the trip out West. 1' IF YOU COULD SEE THE AMOUNT OF BREAD rolls, buns, etc., that leave our bakery every day, you would think we must be feeding the entire city. Not exactly, but a binder part of it every day. There's a reason of course. Try some of our bread, rolls or buns and you'll know what it is Six loaves for 25c. Ask for tickets. MODEL BAKERY FOURTH AND STATL HOOD KIVLR, OKIi. mmmmmi fen After the Doctor-- TMU DRUGGIST The doctor's work is only half what has to bo done for the pa tient. And if the drutfist be lacking in ability and care the prescription miht as well have never been written. Hut we make a special study of each case and our own medical knowledge is thorough enough to be of preat use te us in those sometimes oc curring cases when the doctor, in his haste, makes a slight error. 8 CIIAS. N. CLARK! DC Copeman Automatic Electric Fireless Cooker We now have one Cooker on display in our win dow and invite you to call and examine same. Price very reasonable. It means a bin saving to you on your fuel bill. Ask about Flat Kates obtainable from Power Company :: :: :: M. C. JOHNSON Carpenter and Builder Third and State St. Phone Shop S I ; Men. 87-L T?b&3Kr '-'V. "-i.? 'Si y " f. ZD 1 . 1 - "s 1 1 S9 n 11 4. Ask of the same time to see our complete line of , , . . Electric Hxtures Electric Toasters Electric Iron. Electric Lamps n u n ..PHONE 3 g u n a ELECTRIC WIRING & SUPPLY CO, A. L. DAY, Pren. and Mr. Under First National Bank Bldg. i