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THE MORXIXG . OREGOSIAy. THURSDAY, 31AT 25. 1911.
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U'REN DEFENDS TAX
Adoption of Land Value Basis
Is Predicted.
TAX DODGERS ATTRACTED
Admen Told at Club Lunrheon That
Iue Will Be IMarrd on Ballot
In Xove-nthrr. II2. f-r
Multnomah County.
That the "slnale tea" will be estab
ttfb4 by law la Multnomah County aa
result of aa Initiative movement that
will reach a rota la November. lli.
was asserted In aa address by W. K.
I' Ken before tha Portland Ad Club at
Ita weakly luncheon yesterday. Mr.
lRn aatd lhat the laaua would ba
submitted al tha nest general ilxllou
and would be "carried with ease."
"11 l a aouence of the aatabllsh
ment of the Oregon system." aald the
speaker.
Mr. lRen becan his address with tha
statement that he had no personal
feeling and that althouch ha would use
namea h dirt not think anyone would
arruse h!m of prejudl-e. lie aald that
tha slna-le tax In theory and practice
applied to method by which the rev
enues for the conduct of government
murty. city or tat were to be de
rived from tail nit lands only. It car
ried with It the exemptloifrora taxa
tion of all personal ropTiy and the
product ot labor of every kind and
character.
Socve-sa Is Prrdlctnt.
-1 be'leve that Ihe alnale tai will be
iP"n the statute books." aald Mr.
1 Ren. -by the end of 113. for thle
county, and It la certain that the advo
cate, of the measure will be able to
present the Issue In auch form that
It -aa til be oa the ballot, and personally
I am of the opinion that It will be car
ried. If the cause Is exploited so that
all can art a fair conception of tt
merits. I am sure that It will be a
part of our law.
"I believe that It la rlcht to taka
that part of the rise In values that Is
create. by man himself from the land
vilue. Just as much as It Is rlKht for
you to exact money for your labor.
t hit a created by the community as
n whole mut necessarily be a part of
ours and of mine and In the affairs of
(invrrnment I do not see why we can
not take from the landowner part of
the value we have created.
"The adoption of the single tax law
I believe a ill be for the henent of
this county. Now supposlna that In
t lsckamas. where I live, they did not
adopt this law. and you did. Where
Is the man golne- to build? We have
many people In t'larkamas County who
live there and work in Portland Is
the man who has the choice of living
In Clackamas and worklne; In Portland
sln to build In Clackamna If he
knows that hia building; and all of his
Improvements are to be exempt from
taxation In Multnomah County. lie
certainly Is not. Therefore you In
this county will receive tha benefit bf
the law and Its application. It works
the same way In the state. If you were
t advertise to the world that Oregon
old not tax money or credits or Im
provements of any kind. I want to tell
ou that ejrery tax-dodger who wanted
to dmlge taxea honestly would be aend
Ins his money to Oregon to be Invested
In your securities."
rr Konte Protnl.cd.
The speaker then dwelt upon the
benefits to be secured by th.1 revaluation
of the property and- asserted that It
would lead to the developtnent of bet
ter s-hmls and better streets, for tha
city would have more money to spend.
It would cause vacant lots to be Im
proved with costly buildings and by
the aid of tbla competition In building;
would reduce rents.
Tske the corner of Foarth and
Washington, for Instance." aald Mr.
lReo "I have read where John 8.
Heal I has leased the bare ground at a
certain place from Mrs. Trimble and
screed to pay $44,000 a year rental.
Now 1 ask yon who made that value.
The ground has no use except that
made br the people In passing; by. The
community by assembling upon the
hanks of the river has created here a
city. They as a whole have created
that 1 1 . of yearly rental value. Mrs.
Trimble bad nothing to do with It.
Then. If we created the value, have
ve not the right to take some of It
In the form of taxation to help sup
port tha tiovernment- T think that
- have, and that you will agree with
me "
Manv questions were propounded br
the admen and answered by tha
speaker.
LOVING CUP IS PRESENTED
Mrward and fcte-wardosa of Com
rorrxial Club Kccelve Token.
A solid silver loving-cup vs present
ed to M r. and V rs. K. Mv. steward and
sfem-ardess of the Fortland Commercial
Cluh, yesterday, by the employes of the
club. Mr. and Mrs. May mill leave this
morning for a five months" sojourn In
V urope. They feel tat thev are enti
tled to a rest after years or constant
toil and care of the Commercial Cluh.
They cava been with the club etnee It
moved Into Ita new building, and the
work incident to establishing a club In
nn.-i.n with more than 14oa mem-
..r. is bv no mesne a small matter, "n
tMe enp Is engraved the following: "Mr.
and Mm K. May. with best wishes, by
emploves of tha Commercial Club, May
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The members who occupy a tahle
known as the "bachelors table" In the
dining-room of the club presented the
couple with a fine pair or rieia glasses,
letters from the board of governors and
-.. ihr friends expressing regret at
their departure were also received. On
the completion of their visit with friends
In Kurope they will return to Portland.
WASCO RAINS ARE HEAVY
J5 coord for May 1.27 Inch. Heaviest
for Quarter Century,
W A!K. Or.. Mar H Special.)
Rainfall records for Wasco for : years
r.ave been broken with a total precipi
tation of 1 :? In.h to date, I-aet night
of an Inch fell.
With the excess In rainfall this Spring
farmers are assured of bountiful crops.
WRECKED SHIP PICKED UP
rlrimrr Vnwkk To IX-relict V.
H. Marston to l"ort San I.nls.
S X FRANCISh'O. May M (Special.
Tee steamer ("leorge W. Ken wick.
Captain MH.er. m Men picked up the
abandoned five-master W. H. ilaxston
last Sunday morning off tha lower
coast and towed the derelict Into Port
8an Lets, arrived here today, having
turned ner prise over m tow vr . -tug
Dauntless, which will tow the
waterlogged hulk to tha (Jolden Gate.
Offshore and coastwise chartering re
mains rather dull, tha only transac
tion reported today being- the freighter
Massachusetts, taken by tha American
Hawaiian Company to carry sugar from
Honolulu to the Atlantic, and the
schooner R. T. Alexander, fixed by the
Charles Nelson Company to load lum
ber on tha Sound for TahtiL The for
mer vessel la discharging a cargo of
coal consigned to tha Government at
California City. '
Today's arrivals Included the Frltlsn
steamer Bovernlr. Captain Harper, of
the Australian Mall line, which was
ashore on a coral reef near Apia on her
voyage from Sydney. The stranded
vessel was assisted off by the gunboat
Encounter, whose divers patched up a
hole In her port bow. enabling her to
proceed here.- Her cargo of tons
of coal and SOB tons of general mer
chandise was undamaged.
Captain R. J. Dunham, a well-known
mariner on this Coast, died at his home
here today after a lone Illness. Cap'
tain lunham had a wide acquaintance
on tha Columbia River, having. been
master of steamers In the Doe service
for a number of years. His last com
mand waa the Roanoke.
Lumbar receipts today aggregated
4.T00.0U0 feet.
DEFENSMSlraSS
RAILROAD IEMES XXJTRED
itXS HAD TICKET.
Jury In 910, 000 Iama .Suit In
Federal Court Instructed to
Brine Sealed Verdict.
A Jury In tha fntted States Circuit
Court which failed to reach a verdict
by tha time court waa ready to adjourn
yesterday afternoon, waa Instructed by
Judge Bean to return a sealed verdict
1a tha case of Theodor Zonlch against
tha Northern Pacific Railway Company,
In which tha plaintiff la suing for 140.-
000 aa compensation for Injuries ha al
legea ha sustained on tha defendant
company's line on February t. lo.
Omar C. Spencer and C A. Hart, at
torneys for the railway company,
sought to convince the Jury that Zonlch
waa a trespasser on tha company'a
property when ha received his injuries,
and nut a passenger on one of Its
trains, as ho bad sworn. The plaintiff
swore that on tha night of February .
lo. he and a companion bought tick
ets to Koslyn. Wash., and were forced
to remain all night In the Portland
Union station because a train scheduled
to depart shortly after midnight did not
leave until 6 1 In the morning.
In contradiction of this statement tha
railway company exhibited Its train
sheets, made out by the dispatcher,
which showed that the train went out
on schedule time. 12:16 A. and that
there waa not another until :1S A. M.
The record of ticket sales also showed
that only two tlcketa were sold from
Portland to Rosiyn In December. 1S09.
one on December II and the other on
December 11.
Zunlch'a story wss that the conductor
had pushed him and his companion off
the train. killing the companion.
Agalnet this the defense produced a
section foreman and several of his men.
who swore that they met Zonlch and
his companion proceeding from Van
couver Junction, where tha accident
happened, to Vancouver, about 1 o'clock
In the afternoon, and that shortly after
S o'clock they found the dead body of
Zonlch's companion and Zonlch. who
waa seriously Injured, by tha track. In
the meantime a freight train had
passed, proceeding In tha direction of
Vancouver, and they came to the con
clusion that tha men had tried to board
the train.
The Jury waa taken to Vancouver
Junction. Wash, In a special car Tues
day to view the scene of the accident.
Tha verdict will be opened and read
when court convenes at 10 o'clock this
morning. If It has been reached before
that time.
RESORT ISN0T BANKRUPT
Ex-Senator Plerc Has Plan to Pre
vent Complete) Failure.
BAKF-R. Or. May St. fSpeclal.) The
Hot 1-ake Sanatorium Corporation has
gone Into the hands of a receiver with
liabllltlea amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars, but under a proposi
tion put up to tha credttora by ex-Senator
Walter Pierce, tha principal stock
holder and manager. It Is probable that
the organisation will not be forced into
bankruptcy.
There are axatnst the propraty at the
present time IC&e.OOO In first mortgage
bonds: Hi"). 000 advanced personally by.
Mr. Pierce; due commercial creditors
1 JO. 000.
Mr. Pierre proposes thst If allowed by
R. i Sahln. trustee for the comskerclal
creditors aa secretary of tha Merchants'
Protective Association, to continue In
business, he will execute a note In favor
of Sahln for tha amount owtng tha com
mercial creditors, to be paid off at the
rate of liooo a month at the start and
Increased to SiOOO a month later.
Py this arrangement that part of tha
obligations would be cleaned up some
time next year. Tha condition of affairs
came out yesterday when Sheriff Chlld
rs. of I'nlon County, waa notified by
loval attorr.eya to serve a writ of at
tachment on soma of the property to se
cure the acuount of a Bker wholesale
house.
NELLIE WHITE TAKES LEAD
Queen Contestant ax Mount Scott la
iti Votes Ahead.
Nellie White took first position In tha
Mount Scott queen contest yesterday In
a most sensational vote. Her gain for
the day was MS. placing her far la tha
lead of all others. She took a long
Jump from fourth position and aecuxeiy
landed at the top.
Miss Forrest, who occupied first posi
tion yesterdsy. made a good gain and
may be heard from at any time In the
line of top-notchers. Nellie Starr made
the second biggest gain of the day and
Is expected to make a sensational move
In the next few days, as her friends
ara organising to place her at tha head
of the list- Corlnne Bane has some
strong supporters, and may give the
hradllners a hard run before the eon
test closes. The vote at o'clock lsst
night was: Nellie White. SS: Gladys
Forrest. 70: Lucille Berry. S0; Cor
lnne Bane, ibl: Josephine Langruth.
0: Nellie Starr. 110; Gertrude Nelson.
0; Maud Alvord. 0: Laveme Schang,
5; Enu James. 10: Edna Masters, 10;
llattle Brandt. IS; Hilda Borman, !;
Lucy ZJoyd. 11: Margie Dust in. 2a.
Is there anything In all this world
that Is of more Importance to you than
good dltfeatlonT Food must be eaten
to sustain life and must be digested
and converted Into blood. When the
duration fnlls the whole body suffers.
Chamberlain a Tablet ara a rational
and reliable cure ror inaige tj.
Thev increase the flow of bile .rlfy
the blood, atrengthen the stoe .1. and
tone up the whole digestive ,.oarstus
to a natural and healthy .ton. for
sis by aa dealers. '
375 M:tW . . irnnnrf
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K0HLER
& CHASE
Washington
Street
At West Park
f m 375
375 Washington St.
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PUBLIC: The following piano ;
bargains can be found only at Kohler &
Chase's store, 375 Washington street,
at West Park
a.
Local piano dealers can copy some features of our advertising, illustra
j.: j . Le tViott -nnaiivplv fflrmot duTlicate our niano values. A
personal call of inspection and investigation will convince the most critical ot
buyers. r
Piano Purchasers A Prob
lem in Piano. Mathe
matics Why?
We are sellinjr standard make pianos at lower prices than any other West
ern piano house.
BECAUSE
Each and everv one of the pianos enumerated below have been exchanged
in as part payment on Pianola player pianos and Weber and Fischer Grand
pianos. The majority of these pianos came from homes where the regular up
right piano is a thing of the past, (because of no one to play the same), but
where a playeriano was purchased and could be used by all members of the
family. In consideration of this fact we were able-to obtam these pianos
(manv of which have been used only a few months) in many instances at less
than 20 per cent of their intrinsic value, .
This is not a sale exploited with the one idea in view of making an enor
mous profit, but a clearance sale where each and every one of these pianos
must be sold regardless of cost, as our floor space is limited and we are over
stocked with this kind of pianos and they must he sld. . .
KOHLER'-& CHASE
X0HLER
& CHASE
Washington
Street
It West Park
Established 1850.
ONE HOUSE THAT DOES WHAT IT ADVERTISES.
TO THE PIANO-BUYING PUBLIC
In consideration of the very Inclement
weather prevailing; Wednesday. May 24th. we
have decided to place the following bargains
on sale again. Thursday. May the 2oth. at 8:30
A M. jrhlch will give numerous parties desir
ing to call Wednesday, but were unable to do
o on account of weather conditions, an oppor
tunity of Inspecting the Open Thursday
night until 9:30. KOHLER A CHASE.
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rrtae. r--.r TTT ni IVH'Yf THURSDAY, MAY TWENTT-TirTH
TO 1 rill. rUDLlU. CLEARANCE sale specials
Th-e instruments will be.placed on sale Thursday, 8:30 A. M., and offered on no other date. The following
barKainS in new, discontinued styles, and rebuilt pianos are all guaranteed to be m excellent playmg condition-many
of them cannot be told from new. N. B.-Kindly bring- this advertisement with you, and ask
alesman for bargain snecified preferred, which will greatly aid us m handling the immense r
: Kr- Tr-oiHno- Kohler & unase. 61 o wasmnewra ot.. as wc ia- "
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