1911. HOME FIRMS PUT "FIRST AID TO INJURED " TAUGHT BY TRAVELERS TO PORTLAOT) FOLK SINGLE TAX MEN WW1 t'lT FIRST. IN SYSTEM Tl City Council May Detail Com Advocates of Law Endeavor to Get System on Ballot In Seven Districts. i i mittee to Act With Com mercial Bodies. I ? '. it. Vv -. . . e ' t- 1 rrm urditxiyo onEaoxiAy. Wednesday, jttly zg. COUNT ES mm - 4-e- .v--- - r . - .. " L - . i.i ii j . ' , v - ii- .. ...... '! A ay 1 Jaw SALOONS ARE CATERED TQ Follower of Ilenrjr Georgf Invade, Clackamas First W1U Initiative Petitions All Wqoor License I Propped In Tln-ir Pln. Inle.e rrinrd In the court, the ln!e tamers wlU submit under the Initiative lor adoption In the election next Tr a bill Introducing the single tu in e. number of Oregon counties. Tr.a Initiative petition for such a maeure are already fin circulated In Clackamas County and It l to"01" be the purpoe of the advocates or this method of taxation to ubmlt the lime m.aeure In at 1'a.t six other counties of the state In the same election. THo. counties are: Multnomah. Yamhill. Wur.lastoo, Umatilla. Uaaer and Union. Aside from revolutionising the prea ent system of assessment and tassllon. the bill that will be submitted In Cla arnas County dispenses with the licens ing of saloons an! all other businesses or professions. It la the plan of the ingle taxers to submit the same bill In other counties of the state. The vote of each county will determine whether slnsle tax will ba submitted for tha plan bow followed. A substi tution of the slnsle tax plan In Mult nomah County would reduce the reve nues of this county to the amount of ! 114.404 now received from 418 saloons at $S per 'annum each. rrobla May Oppose) It. Whit this provision of the single tax bill mlaht cspture the liquor vote, and that undoubtedly Is Its purpose. It will have the effect of lining- up the Prohibitionists aalnst the single taxers. To what exlrnt the anti-liquor forces would fight any measure that presumed to remove tha license from the sale of Intoxicants by saloons rould not ba lsarned yesterday. J. It- Kno delL superintendent of the Anti-Saloon Lesjrue. Is out of the city on his va cation, while J. P. Newell and K. O. 1 la to a. state and county chairmen, re spectively, of the Prohibitionist party, were also out of the city for the day. There Is no mistaking the meaning of the bill that has been drafted by tha single taxers for submission In Clack amas County, and It will ba the purpose to submit the same draft of a bill la the other counties of the state where the subjsct Is submitted next year. r-ectlon 1 of the measure provides that "all business, labor, trades, occu pations, professions and the right ta conduct, work at or practice the same: and all forma of personal property; suid ail Improvements on. la and under all lands shall be and hereby are ex empted from taxation for any purpose." Succeeding clauses In tlis same section clearly and expressly do away with Imposing and collecting liquor licenses mad all other licenses or occupation tun That part of tha section reads as follow a: Tax on Business Fought. "Xo tax shall ba Imposed upon any trade, labor, business, occupation or profession under the pretext of a li cense or the exercise of the police power within said county; but In Its application to licenses and permits this Is Intended only to prevent exact ing of fees therefor greater than the cost of lam! eg the permit or license, and Is not Intended Id Impair the police power of the county, city or state." In other words, the proposed bill pro vides expresslv that no license shall be rharged and collected from a aalooa or any other Una of business or profes sion la excess of the actual cost to the city or county la causing the same to ta printed exd Issued. For Instance, the Portland saloonmsa who now pays annually Icto the city treasury 1 100, tinder the slnsle tax bill that Is pro posed would bo called upon to pay prob ably I cent or II. at any rate not to exceed the actual cost of printing the license and tha clerical expense of Issu ing the same. These slnsle tax bills will ba sub mitted la the Several oountlea nnder authority of a constitutional amend ment adapted by the people last No vember. This constitutional amend ment, ss has been pointed out. was submitted under a deceptive, title) and adopted by the electors tinder a mis understanding of Its real provlsiona The text of the amendment Indicated for Its purpose tha repeal of the poll tax. As a matter of fact it gave to each county the right to decide for It eelf vahat property should bo taxed and wbat property should be exempt front taxation. County Initiative Tried. There exists a question as to whether the provisions of the amendment are sufficiently broad to permit of the cir culation of county Initiative petitions. This question probably will be tried out In Cleckamaa County. In which pe titions are now being circulated. When the rights of the single taxers under tha amendment have been established, they will begin the circulation of their petitions In other counties of the state. Tha single taxers will have an oppor tunity In tha g-oneral election of No vember. 112. to try out their doctrine thoroughly and ascertain wbat tha voters think of their assessment and taxatlea theory. Ia this election tha voters will not only pass on tha mesa tiro proposing single tax with the county as tha unit, but they will also pass on a constitutional amendment repealing that section of the conttltu tioa under which tha single taxers ara Kow proceeding to Introduce county single tax. Buck a constitutional amendment was adopted by both houses of the Oregon Legislature last Winter. Its submission to tha people of tha stats for their ratification In tha election of November. If IS, waa authorised by tha Jrtalature by an overwhelming vote. This will giva tha paoplo of tha state n opportunity to oxpresa thsraselvea emphatically on tha subject of single tax. Tha same vote that will adopt the constitutional amendment submit ted by tha Legislature and repealing tha sxlstlng slnfle tax amendment to the constitution, will reject the pro posed measure for single tax In tha aevaral countlea. On tha other hand, the veto that will fasten on tha differ ent counties the single tax aystera un doubtedly will ba sufficient to defeat the proposed constitutional amendment which would do away with the single tax Idea altogether. The adoption by the people of the eonstltutlonsl amend ment submitted by tha Legislature with which Oregon Is thoroughly accustomed .in w r-tain.d and the danger of sic" la tax axporlmantaUon, ailmlnatwd ." '-. ' - - .t : c J . . - V"-J V; . - - y . - Vr ! : Railroad Employes Get Hints on Helping Injured. PRACTICAL TESTS MADE Methods of Cnrrylna; IIc!p!es From Earning- rtailUfngs and Restoring Llfo lo Suffocated Taug-ht by Ilcd Cross Corps. Many railroad employes yesterdsy were given leaeona In "first aid" to tha In jured by a corps of Red Cross physi cians and nurses on the demonstration oar now In the city. ' At noon yesterday tha car was taken to tha Southern Pacific shops In Boutti Portland, where tha men aera Invited to make a detailed Inspection of the apparatus carried on board. Dr. M. J. eMeids, of the t'nlted Ststea Army Corps, and his assistants gave exhibi tions of how to carry an Injured man. how to bandage an Injured arm or leg. and how to stop tha flow of blood from severed veins or arteries. A point upon which Ir. Shields placed much emphasis In all his Instructions la the manner of resuscitating persons suf fering from electrocution or apparent drowning. In this work tha "pulmotsr." a comparatively recent Invention, la used. This Instrument hss been known to restore artificial respiration In tha lungs after life bad passed from the patient, although It was not expected that life Itself could be restored. Its use. however, can ba depended upon, says Ir. Shields, to save many persons suf fering from electrlo shocks who other wise might die. The car will ba at the Union Station today and tomorrow, and the general public la urged to visit It. Practical In struction are given to everyone. The advice Is useful to persons ho con template going awsy on camping. Ash ing or hunting trips. It Is tha practice when the car appears In cities while tha public schools are In session to Instruct the children. lr. Shields la arranging with tha Portland I. U. C A. to have Its members take advantage of Its visit here. Policemen and firemen are taught how to carry Injured persons or how to csrry persons from burning buildings. In this they ara shown how to place a human body across one shoulder, holding it with one arm and hand In such a way that tha other band and arm may be free to move up or down a ladder or to main tain a balance In melklnr. . CANADIAN TOWN HAS FIRE Loss la Grand Forks, B. C, Is Esti mated at f 100,0 00. ORA.VD FORKS. B. C July" B. The principal business oquare of Grand Forks was destroysd by fire soon after day light, causing a loss of 1100.000. Tba fol lowing business establishments suffered total loss: V. Burns tt Co. meat market; 8. Kirk, Jeweler; J. B. Tuttle, shoemaker; T. Waldron. barber; Charlmer cigar store; Manly, hardware store; Boundary Trust & Investment Company; Ii. K. Petrle. stationery and bookstore; Mclntyre. hardware; A. & WcKlll. grocery store; R Gardiner, furniture store; alias Hoff man's millinery parlors; Canadian Pa ct Qo telegraph office; Mann drug store; F. Miller, undertaking parlors; West's restaurant. FROLIC NEEDS 100 CARS Fifty Autos Ready, Twice a Many More Renal red for "Kiddle." Owe hundred autos must be obtained before 1 o'clock today, or two-thirds of the children wbo will be gathered at Nertk Park plsygrounds for tha auto mobile ride under the auspices of the foxtland Automobile Club, will miss tha "FIRST 1" SHOWN ,.' v:V, , I ei ss J eesessei " - vfeCL. .SEtXt . .- -' .-- .' " - . "... - ' ,-' - . - ''' ' . . . r r . f-r- e" ? i . ' - -: " . . frolic promised them, or will have the edfre taken off their enjoyment by having to wait an hour or more until the available cars come back for a sec ond trip. Donations of only B0 cars were re ceived by W. J. Clemens, president of the Automobile Club up ta yesterday sfternoon. Mr. Clemens says at least ISO automobiles will be required. Mr. Clemens has asked that every owner of an automobile in the city who will be able to lend his machine for an hour and a half place the car at tha disposal of tha club. "The women In charge of the. com mittee have gathered the children for us all right," he said, "and now It ia certainly up to us to come through with the parade as we promised. It seems a shame If the cltlxens of Port land cannot step In and help us In the cause of charity. We'll g-et the cars for the parade. If we have to buy them, but there should bo no need, for everyone owning a car should be glad to help us In our effort to give the children a good time. If we cannot make the parade a success this year, we may be obliged to give up theldea of holding anothev. next Summer." Persons having machines to donate are requested by the Automobile Club, to notify Mr. Clemens or the seetary at once. Vr. Clemens can be called at his office, phones main 684, or A 1T. this morning. CITY BEHOLDEN TO ELKS RAILROAD MAX 8KK9 X1IO COX. VEXTIOX BENEFIT. J. T. Smith, of Pennsylvania Line, Rack Front Atlantic City, Tells Jlovr Vodgo Advertised Home. "Portland baa no Idea what a benefit tha Elks convention vylll ba to tha city." declared J. T. Smith, soliciting passenger and freight agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, a member of the local lodge of Elks, on his return from tha Atlantla City convention yea terday morning. Mr. Smith had charge of the special train as It moved over the Pennsyl vania lines east of Chicago, and came la close and constant contact with blga officials of the organtiatlon. v'Ksally there was no opposition to Portland when It came to selecting the 111 convention city." said Mr, Smith. "Pittsburg never Intended to contest tha right of Portland, and Baltlmore'a campaign waa waged only to get In Une for the 1(14 meeting. "All delegatea who attend the Atlan tic City meeting this year will be In Port lan J next year. Many others re mained at home this time merely be cause they felt sura that Portland would win tha llll meeting and they those to watt until then for their fun. "I received Inquiries from lodge rep resentatives of nearly every big city east of Chicago regarding transporta tion to Portland next year. They all assure me that they will come In large numbers. New York Lodge will have a special train. Pittsburg will send many, as that city wants the 1913 re union. Boston, Baltimore and Phila delphia each will have a special train. Atlantic City Elks will head a party of New Jersey members on a special train In return for tha compliment Portland paid them In providing half of the en tertainment at this year's meeting. "Right there Is the reason the Elk reunions are so popular the Im promptu entertainment. Atlantic City bad a splendid and most enjoyable firogramme and everyone could have oads of fun, but the most sport was produced by self-appointed entertaln rs. . . "Several lodges had clown bands with them. They would parade the streets Ringing and shouting and nat urally attracted much attention." Mr. 8mlth. declarea that Portland Is tha best advertised city In tha country, lie says everyone has hearl of It and of the spirit of loyalty among the peo ple of Portland that lias brought it to the favorable attention of the country. They told a story at Atlantic City that portrays aptly the typical Port land man away from home. This man went to a small Eastern city to visit relatives. None of his kin met him at the depot so he wan dered aimlessly about the streets, not knowing where hey lived. Soon he same to a church around which a large crowd was gathered. He learned that tha fuaaral of a prominent eitisen wae about lo ba held, but that tha minister , vj - ea '?v ''"- i ' :- .. ;:' ; '.;. v V 1 .4. l ' . . ; CJ-T v had been taken 111 suddenly, delaying the services. While they were search ing for a substitute preacher tha Port land man mounted the pulpit and started: "Now, I am not a minister and admit that I'm not worthy of presiding at such a sacred and solemn service, but while you are waiting I want to tell you that I am from Portland. Oregon, and that we have the greatest country. the greatest climate, the greatest peo ple on the face pf the earth, we want you to come out there. I don't ask you to stay, knowing that if onoe you come vou'll never want to return." The effect was dramatic, and it Is said the next few months saw a marked exQdus of residents of that city Westward. FILMS SHOW CHILDHOOD Tots at School and at Play oa Wel fare Reels at Star. The child at school and play Is tha theme of the second child welfare lec ture to be held under the auspices of the Affiliated Social Service Societies from 10 o'clock until IS o'clock this morning at the Star Theater. Thirty thousand school children of Chicago took part In the entertain ments at the Child Welfare Exhibit last May. Moving pictures will be shown of the folk dances engaged In by these children and of numerous other demonstrations In which they took nart. Pictures of a miniature playground will also be shown and Miss Taylor, an authority on playground work in this city, will tell what Portland has done In publio recreation. The activities of Hull House form the theme of a most Interesting film. It Is as good as a trip through the m st famous of social settlements to watch these pictures of tha clubs and classes, the folk-dances, and the children's dramatics. The old-fashioned weaving of rugs, as shown at the Hull House Labor Museum, and an amusing arama fixation of "Puss In Boots" are among tha interesting features or this mm. In the lecture yesterday the health conditions of Portland were shown to a large audience. Laughter greeted the pictures of babies wriggling cheer fully under the doctors examination at the Infant Welfare Stations, or under going the ministrations of tha visit ing nurse. Thursday will be devoted to tha "Citv's Fleht for. lieaiin, ana vr. Calvin 8. White will apeak. Appropriate moving pictures will De snown. Judge Allen, of the Court of Common di .uttn tn Muakosee. Olcla.. Issued an ord.-r to tha effect that beforn a man Is accepted as a Juror In that court he shall certify tht he h taken a bath within the 24 ours lomeuMuui tuovcuut, BAKER TO BROACH PLAN Campaign of "Oregon for Oregon" Goes Apaoe r-Greai Benefit Is Foreaeen by Appointment of Industries Body. in vn'ric to ba s-iven. wherever practicable, to Oregon f'rms. and the .. . ,-,.i.i. and manufactured prod ucts used by the city to be supplied by Portland firms. Is the latest movement ir. ihA rimnlrn for "Oregon products lor Oregon people." taken up by tha Commercial Club. -.,nMirr,in Baker Is expected to in troduce before the council today the subject of appointing an Industries committee of three. He will formulate an ordinance later requiring all city work to be given to local firms. Mr. Baker's plan for an industries commit tee calls for the organization of such a body to co-operata with the commer ... ' ,inn. ..nH .! in brlnsrinsr new manufacturing concerns Into tha city. Heads of the various commercial bodies are indorsing the movement strongly, believing that local firms are entitled to local Dusiness tmu. i.i, . i jmnitirtriK nrava.lL Port land should spend Its money at home. Seattle has an ordinance In effect whereby city work must be given to home firms, and many companies there make a differential oi an i" favor of them against outside compe tition. Aid of Home In lew. Publicity Manager Chapman of the i .. i cih nro-M that both the steps suggested be taken, as ha be lieves they win aia miniiuui, - help to build up home Industries. "Co-operation of the City Council thrrfugh a special industries commit tee will be of immense benefit to our work In locating factories in Port land," said R W. Raymond, manager of the Industrial Bureau of the Com- ii "f hlf-o Lrri has such a committee In Its Council, which, by the way. is a new departure, anu. mttt'ee )s already one of tha most Im portant. "We have questions coming up every day or two that must be taken to the City Council, where a dozen commit tees must act. This ystem Is cumber some and tedious, and if all such sub jects can be placed In the hands of one committee that will pass on tha subject and make the necessary rec ommendations to the proper committee, that action may be taken at once, tha process will be much simplified. Plu to Help Industries. "Factories Intending to come here require switching tracks from tha terminal company; they want eewer connections made, water mains la.d, streets opened or street car service furnished. We had a recent casa where a track from the terminal com- ,nnnsoH foKinnr site had to ijii.ii m tj . ........ cross city property. This brought on InterminaDie neguummin the desired right was not given. "I feel that nothing that could ba done by the City Council would so help our work In attracting factories to Portland as the step Just proposed. Portland has every advantage for be coming a manufacturing center, and with a little help along the right lines the city will maintain the lead it now has throughout the Northwest In the number and output of Its Industries. Our department will be greatly helped by auch a committee." HORSE-KICK MAY COST JOB Policeman Injured When Drnnk, Say Men In Grading Camp. Charges against Patrolman C. L. Bar see ara expected to follow his severe Injury In a grading oamp on Columbia boulevard yesterday morning from tho kick of a horse, the persons present al leging that the policeman was hurt when drunk. Their statements are .Hrn,H hv Sergeant Harms. who made a report on the casa to Acting Chief Slover. ii . ..Hnir mm jl mounted nolice J3I ADO, -.. - - - malrlner fin InSDeCtlOn Of inaii. " - horses In grading camps, pursuant to orders of tha Chiet to aoaie crueny i animals. Witnesses say he rode Into the camp of A. R. Richardson & Co., on Portland boulevard, when drunk, and began looking "at the horses, handling them roughly. He was cautioned that - v,.Q would kick, but replied that he knew all about horses. A moment later, says Richardson, tho horse felled hlBergeant Harms found tha policeman lying on the floor of tha stable, uncon scious and with a badly battered face. When he was revived he said that the stablemen had attacked him, but said later that he had been kicked by a horse. Ha was taken to his home at 120a East Taylor street tn an ambu lance. The sergeant's report will be laid before the police committee of the Executive Board. , SCHOOL TO COST $41,097 Contract Is Awarded for Fireproof Building- t Rose Olty Park. Contracts for the general construc tion of the Rose pity Park School was awarded to Edward Killfeather at a meeting of the School Board. The cost of the work will bo $11,087, and exca vating wlU be besun within a few days. The building is to be of rein forced concrete, the first fireproof school building to be erected. Thera will be eight rooms and the entire structure will be class A In every re spect. It probably will be completed before January 1. Contract for the heating and ventilating system has been awarded to Burkhardt & Weaver son to cost J6840. The plumbing and drainage contract goes to Williams & Beggs for $4380. Steele & Bertelson were awarded the contracts for the manual training build, lngs to be erected at the Creston, Mount Tabor and Woodstock Schools. The amounts are $1523, $1544 and $1563 respectively. .... William Mulrhead was awarded the contract for standpipes at the Atkin son, Hawthorne. H'olladay, Shaver and Thompson Sehools, at eosts ranging from $250 to $300 each. The stand jjljea lac iielman, LadO, Irving ton The Hurriedly Hade Piano fl The hastily made piano can be offered for little money. The one upon which expert worKmen have put their best efforts and taKen ample time to produce must bring a higher price, not only be cause it has cost more to manufacture, but because it is a better instrument- It is worth more. 9 Experienced musicians and other critical people invariably buy the better grades of pianos because they Know that these instruments not only have finer musical qualities, but last longer. Q Although many low-grade pianos are repre sented as having superior merit, any one who will simply investigate can readily see the difference between that Kind and those which are offered at higher prices by responsible houses. Before ac cepting' a cheap instrument, therefore, taKe the time to inquire into the differences which really exist between them and the more expensive ones, a LooK over our collection. We have not only very costly pianos, but also very low-priced ones. 9 We will show you where the difference in qual ity lies between instruments at different prices. Each will be shown on its merits not offered oh fictitious representations. 0 No matter how much or how little you wish to invest, you will find that our price is high enough to enable us to give you a good piano, and low enough to maKe value assured, fl Easy payments may be arranged. 304 OAK STREET and Ockley Green Schools will be fur nished by Ruedy Bros. The members of the Board present were II. C. Campbell, R- L. Sabin and I. N. Flelschner. 'UNSHORN' TOURISTS HELD Klamath Falls Constable Sees Clew in TJnshaven Portland Men. Automobiling from San Francisco to Portland is not all plain sailing, even when the machine Is geared properly and no accidents of an ordinary kind occur to mar the journey. At least such was the experience of Dr. George Ainslle, Joe Smith and Herbert Green land, of Portland, who traveled North from the Bay City last week. When they arrived at Klamath Falls last Thursday none of the trio had shaved or otherwise paia awenuon i sartorial decoration. An excitable ; constable happened upon Herbert Greenland and gathered him In as a murder suspect. Dr. Ainslle and Joe Smith went to his rescue, but their own uncouth appearance caused con siderable doubt in the minds of the authorities, and It was only after friends from Portland went to the rescue that the trio was released from custody. The party arrived home Sun day. Miss Burns, Artist, Weds Thursday. Miss Georgina Burns will bo married to Dr. George Barclay Wallace, of New York, Thursday evening at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Burns, at 153 Nineteenth street North. We are in the market for substantial issues of municipal and school bonds. Will also consider well - secured improve ment bonds. i Correspondence solic ited. MERCHANTS SAVINGS & TRUST COMPANY Capital $150,000.00 Officers and Directors: W. H. Fear, President. "Willard Case, Vice-Pres. O. C. Bortzmeyer, Cashier. E. M. Hulden, Asst. Cashier. Gustay Freiwald. Geo. N. Davis. James B. Kerr. Open Saturday Evening from 6 to 8. BONDS BET. FIFTH AND SIXTH The ceremony will ba performed by Dr. A. A. Morrison after which Dr. and Mrs. Wallace will leave for their home In New York City. There will be no attendants, the event to be a very quiet one marked for its simplicity. Miss Burns is an artist who has passed many months studying art in Gotham. As one of- the daughters of Portland's prominent fumllies she is very popular and her departure for the East Is re gretted. Auto Law Is Explained. SALEM, Or., July 25. (SpeciaU-Attorney-General Crawford held today that the provision In the new automo bile law requiring numbers on the front lights" of certain vehicles ex tends only to such as bicycles and motor cycles and does not extend to automo biles, where the rear light shines on tho regulation number in tho rear. NowstheTime To Get a Farm Because there's a grreatr new, fertile, virile log?ed-off district being opened up adjacent to Port land. And for the resent the prices per acre are within reason. This land, of course, will soon join the high-priced districts. Just as soon as the new buyers are sup plying a big bnlk of the Portland vegetables and fruit trade. Today the Beaver Homes, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and up to 40-acre tracts are the greatest land bargains on record. . You can buy now at $25, $30, $35, $37.50 and up to $60 per acre all finest land, price based pnrelv on location. If you have only $75 or $100 saved and can pay say $8 or $10 a month that's enough to put you in possession. Hour's run down the Columbia, Richest known soil. Protected orchard slopes, drain age perfect. Best of water for every tract. Handy to school, churches, stores, etc. On good county road. Water and rail transportation. Smallest known freight rate. Most beautiful spot on Coast. In developing this distriet we are using Charpitting, the revo lutionary land clearing process which has robbed land clearing of all its terrors and reduced the cost to a trifle. Call on us today about these Farms. F.B.HoIbrookCo. 2H Immber Exchange, i