TOE 3I0RMAO OREGONTA. SATUUDAT. APKIL 10. 1915.
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Less Than 5c a Month for $1 000 Valuation, Will Give
Multnomah County 70 More Miles of Paved County Roads!
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Who is there that won't derive VASTLY MORE than 56c
a year benefit from this great improvement?
The man who pays only a small amount of taxes will re
ceive the same benefit as the man who pays the larger share.
Good roads will increase the assessed value of every foot
of adjoining property. They will help the farmer and
dairyman bring his products to Portland at lower cost.
They will put the great educational and other advantages
of Portland within easy reach of thousands residing in
the country districts.
Do you know that 80 per cent, or a MILLION DOL
LARS, will be spent immediately for local labor?
Thousands of men will be put to work at once and the
greater part of the 70 miles of paved roads completed in
time for 1915 tourist travel.
Portland and Multnomah County need these new paved
highways NOW. The unemployed need the labor. There
will never be a more advantageous time to complete this
great improvement.
Vote for the Good Roads Bonds
At Next Wednesday's Election
Let's all forget selfish interests and pull together for
the upbuilding of Portland and Multnomah County.
What will help the farmer will help the city man.
"GOOD ROADS WILL MEAN GOOD TIMES." '
Good Roads Committee
Yeon Building
Paid Advertisement?
ELECTRICAL PARADE
URGED FOR FESTIVAL
Jovians Launch Campaign for
Reinstatement of Big
Distinctive Feature.
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OTHER CLUBS TO GIVE AID
Resolutions Authorize Committee to
lTsc Influence to Include Lightinj
in Fete for Kntertainment of
Many Eastern Visitors.
ALL MAY ADVISE FESTIVAL
BOARD ABOLT QI KEV.
Every citiien of Portland Is to
have an opportunity to assist the
Rose Festival Board in planning
for the election of the queen and
princesses who are to reign over
the coming Festival.
At the request or tne directors,
The Oregonian. with other news-
papers, will receive written sug-
pestiona. as to the best method
bv which a queen may be chosen. J
The most meritorious of these
plans will be published and all
the letters will be turned over to
the Rose Festival Association for
& final decision. Letters may be
addressed to Queen Contest Ed
itor. The Oregonian.
Festival as announced does not Include any
reference to any electrical features; and
Whereas, The electrical parade heretofora
has been one of the most interesting and
entertaining features of our annual Rose
Festival; and
Whereas, Many Portland people, as well
as visitors to tne city undoubtedly will ex
pect to see an electrical display in connec
tion with the Rose Festival this year; an
Whereas, Portland's- position as a center
of great hydro-electric development, with
many thousands of horsepower now devel
oped and available for use in local indus
tries requiring electrical power, makes it
great importance that every opportunity oe
taken to advertise Portland as a great elec
trical city; and
Whereas, Tills is particularly important
this year because of the large number of
eastern people or wealth who are and.
be in California in attendance at the grea
Imposition: now therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Portlaand Jovian
Leasue in meetin assembled hereby declares
itself in favor of an electrical parade and
impressive display of electric lighting am
other electrical effects at the 1013 Rose
Festival: and be it further
Resolved. That the president of the Port
land Jovian League be and he is hereby
directed to appoint a committee of three
members of the Portland Jovian League to
wait upon the Rose Festival committee
its meeting Tuesday night. April 20, to urge
upon the Rose Festival committee the im
porta nee of an electrical parade and offer
ing tne Rose esuvai committee th
operation and advice of the Portland Jovian
league in this connection; and be It furthei
Resolved. That all other nubile oreanixa
tions of Portland and other cities of Oregon
be urged also to use their influence toward
the production of the electrical parade; and
oe it runner
Resolved, That the followmg organizations,
to-wu; Oregon civic Learue. Realty Board
Rotary Club, Ad Club. Progressive Business
.WM'i Ciub. Transportation niih nrt v.ami
fiae junsiness Men s Club be and they
hereby invited and requested each to name
a representative to join with the committee
01 the Portland Jovian LraruA at dinner
the Commercial Club at 6 o'clock Tuesday
nint, April 1H and organize as a ren
committee on Rose Festival electrical narade
and that the said committee wait on the
Rose Festival committee at their meeting at
7:3t the same evfnine and present to them
the importance of providing for an electrical
parade at the iis Rose Festival.
Almost at the same time that the an
nouncement 'of the plans to elect a
queen and court for the Hose FestUal
tm made, the Jovian League, repre
senting the employes of the electrical
concerns of the city, launched a boom
campaJpi to have the electrical parade
reinstated as a feature tn the Festival.
For the next few days these two move
ments promise to keep the Rose Fes
tival uppermost in tne mind of nearly
all of the people of Portland.
The budget for the coming Festiva
as was explained by Phil S. Bates at
the luncheon of the Jovians at the
Fienson Hotel yesterday, did not make
possible the electric parade. When the
tentative programme was announced
this feature accordingly was omitted.
The Jovian, however, feel that the
electrical pageant, as the most distinct
ive parade feature in the Festival for
ears, should not he permitted to lapse.
C. K. Warner. W. H. R. Hill, A. C.
MrMirken and & C. Jaggar were ap
pointed on a committee to lead the
campaign, and a request has been sent
all similar organizations in the city to
appoint committees to participate in
the movement. The Jovian committee
will meet with the Festival board next
Friday nteht and discuss the plan thor
oughly. On April I'O committees from
the Jovians, Ad Club. Rotary, Progres
sive Pusiness .Men. Kast Side Business
Men. Keslty Board and Transportation
'luW will as.-irrnbi at the Commercial
"liih and 1jt:noh the ampaicn formally
and rontintjp to work on it until the
parade is nssurd.
Resolutions adapted by the Jovians
yesterday were:
Whrca. The prrjramme of lb tyii Ito
JOHN J. SHIPLEY AT REST
Funeral Services Held for - Torraer
. . Assistant Postmaster.
The funeral of John J. Shipley, j
former assistant postmaster of Port
land, who died at his cottage at Ocean
ram. wasn.. April 7, was held at
Skewes undertaking: parlors. Third and
Clay streets, yesterday afternoon. Dr.
I-uther R. Dyott, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, officiated and
Mrs. Virginia Hutchinson sane two
solos.
Many of Portland's pioneers attend
ed the funeral. The force from the
County Assessor's office attended in a
body and sent a fine floral tribute. An
other beautiful floral piece was sent by
employes of the Postoffice. Interment
took place in the family plot in Iliver-
view Cemetery. The pallbearers were:
John w. Minto, N. H. Bird, B. D. Sigler.
Captain H. C. Welch. A. Y. Beach and
W. P. Berger.
BOTH SIDES FIGHT RULING
J. X. Sutton Adds His Appeal to
"Wife's From Divorce Decision.
Husband and wife are both appealing
from Circuit Judsre Oantenhem s decis
ion in the divorce action of Mrs. posa
B. Sutton acrainst James N. Sutton. Mr.
Sutton took his appeal yesterday. Judg-e
iantenbeiu had awarded to Mrs. Sutton
$40 a month alimony. Mr. Sutton asks
that this order be set a?ide on grounds
that he had sriven all his property to
his wife shortly before the reparation.
Mrs. Sutton appealed because of a
dispute ovr a picture of hor dead son.
lamrs N. Sutton; Jr.. who met a violent
ieth iit Annapolis .Naval Arademy in
If'1". Mrjt. Stit ton asked possession of
two pu tnr f the son. Judce tianttin
bcin awarded one to the father. i
PRISONER TAKEN TO
SCENE OF ROBBERY
Woman Arrested in Connec
tion With Stage Holdup
Will Not Talk of It.
EX-SHERIFF RAND AIDS
'Sonr Dough Bill" Haider, Held as
Principal in Baker County Case,
Goes Witli Officers to Spot
Where Gun Is Found.
BAKER. Or.. April 9. (Special.) In
an effort to fret evidence against Molly
Burgett and Joe Carlson, arrested yes
terday on the charge -of holding; up
the Rainbow-Durkee stage and taking
$7000 in gold bullion Monday, i-d Han-
non. marshal, and Ed Kand. ei-snenn,
today took "Sour Dough Bill" Haider,
arrested on the same charge, to the
scene of the hold-up near Rye Valley.
Haider had told of hiding: his re
volver near the scene of the hold-up
and the officials felt that be would
divulge more secrets if taken over the
grround.
Sheriff Rand arrived at lu o ciock to
night with Haider. Haider led the
Dartv without hesitation to a rock un
der which was found his 32-aliber au
tomatic.
Revolver Near Scene.
The stone was 100 yards from the
scene of the holdup. Haider says he
put it there when a freighter told him
of the holdup and he feared he would
be suspected. Haider showed no signs
that grave the officers any further clew.
His partial confession is spotted with
remarks that cannot be checked. He
tells of meeting a man named Stevens
00 yards from the holdup spot at 9
o'clock, and of calling; on the Burgett
woman at 10 o"clock. The holdup was
t 9:30 o'clock. The main points of his
story coincide with other evidence.
Carlson ana Mrs. .Burgett have
tolidly maintained their silence since
hey were landed in the Baker County
ail. despite sweatings by ollicers.
Carlson appears to be taking the mat
ter seriously, but Mrs. Burgett is mak
ing herself at home in her quarters in
the front of the jail.
AYomnn Prisoner Jocular.
This morning she seemed fully re
covered from her long ride, and was
even jocular when a reporter called
on her.
"Well, rve got the gold brick in my
tocking, but I'm not going to give it
to you, was ncr greeting.
She talked intelligently on the
weather, the high cost cf living and
other subjects of a si Hilar distant
connection with the holdup. She told
ow she had practically supported
Carlson since last Fall by giving him
jobs of light work, as he was sickly
and unfit for heavy chores.. She re
fused flatly to talk about the holdup.
Rrrflri Said to Be Long.
Officials say her record is a long one.
ncluding two arre-sts for bootlegging.
and that she is now out on parole on
one of these charges. They assert she
turned state's evidence against George
rossley. when the two were arrested
on a statutory chart -.
When her revolver was shown her she
showed signs of weakening but soon
was as indifferent as ever. Her re
volver will play an important part in
the trial because officials says it is the
weapon pointed at Stage-driver Ralph
Moorehouse. W ho held it, is the Ques
tion.
Haider was seen twice on the day of
the robbery in supposed secret conver
sation with Carlson, and the two parted
and started in different directions, ac
cording to several witnesses.
MAYOR WORKS FOR BONDS
No One Has Legitimate Cause to Op
pose Issue, Asserts Mr. Albee.
"No person in Multnomah County has
legitimate reason for opposing the
proposed issue of road bonds at th
election next Wednesday. So said
Mayor Albee, who says he will do
everything he can to get the issu
passed.
"Some people may say that it is only
for the benefit of persons owning, au
tomoblles. To be true these people will
benefit, but think of the rest- Think
of the farmer and the tourist.
"If Multnomah County ever expects
to have good roads now is the proper
time to begin. We cannot afford to
lag behind it we do not expect to be
lost in the shuffle.
NEW POSTMASTER IV CHARGE
Or ASHLAND OFFICE.
W I
E. J. Kaiser.
ASHLAND, Or., April 9. (Spe
cial.) E. J. Kaiser, appointed
postmaster of Ashland, some time
ago, received his commission
April 7 and is in charge of the
office. He succeeds John R.
Casey, who held the position from
1903 to 1515. Out of four or five
applicants for the place, Mr.
Kaiser won easily, having the
active support of both Oregon
Senators.
Mr. Kaiser is a native son of
Siskiyou County, CaJ. He learned
the printer's trade in the office
of the Yreka Journal. He came to
Jackson County in 1884, and for
years was the editor of the Valley
Record, of this city. Nominally a
Democrat, he is a political free
lance,- and even members of his
own party have referred to him
as beinp a socialist and reaction
ary. Editorially he is the Nestor
in the ranks of the fraternity in
Southern Oropon. Tn the way of
civic appointments, he occupies a
place' on' the Oregon Geopraphic
Board. Physically he is a heavyweight-
He is in the 403 and is a
"confirmed bachelor."
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SINGLE TAX TO BE
E NEXT FALL
ISSU
W. S. U'Ren, Author of Two
Rejected Measures, Has
Draft of New Plans.
DIFFERENCES BUT SLIGHT
Bill Aow Proposes I-evy of Tax on
Rent Available From Land In
stead of on Property Itself.
Potential Value Figures.
Single tax in a new form will be
presented to the voters 'of Oregon
the Annual election next FaXL Single
tax in various forms has been over
whelmingly defeated twice in Oregon,
in 1912 and again in 1914.
W. S. TJ'Ren, author of various other
taxation plans that have been rejected
by the people in the past, is responsi
ble for the proposed measure. He has
completed the initial draft of the bill
which proposes an amendment to arti
cle 1, or the bill of rights, in the state
constitution.
The measure differs from straight
out-and-out single tax only in that it
does not interfere with the right of
th state to levy an inheritance tax or
an income tax upon its citizens.
It proposes to levy a tax on the rent
available from the land instead of the
land itself but Mr. URen explains
that this is only another form of
taxing the land. The tax will be ap
plied to the potential as well as to the
actual rental value but no tax shall
be collected in excess of 5 per cent of
the valua of the property. The value
s to be determined by the Assessor or
other authorized agent of the state.
as in otner forms or Pinsrie tax no
tax is to be levied against improve
ments upon land or upon personal
property.
Mr. U'Ren's bill in complete form is
as follows:
Article 1 of the constitution of Oregron.
being the bill of rights, shall b and hereby
i amended by inserting in stud article 1.
f ter section 1 and before section i -the
following now section, which Khali be desig-
ated in said article 1 as section la of
article 1, and shall read as follows:
BILL, OF RIGHTS.
Article 1.
Section la We reaffirm our faith In the
elf-evident trutha of the Declaration of In-
ependence "That all men are created equal;
that they are endowed by their Creatoi
1th certain inalienable rights; that among
these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness." In pursuance of these rights al!
citizens of Ore eon are equally entitled to
the exclusive possession for their personal
use of a much" land as may be necessary
for their homes and from which to produce
livinr by tnetr individual labor, without
paying- any person for leave to ltve ana
labor on the land.
Because all ground rents and all the sell.
tng values of land are created by the pres
ence, industry ana productive power of the
hole people as a social organism, and not.
r those individuals only who own or hold
tie to land, it is right and necessary, in
order to promote the general welfare, that
ail ground rents shall be collected by tax
ation for public use whether h land if
actually rented or used or not.
Jt is therefore the public policy of Ore
iron to abolish all forms of land monopoly
and Teae no chance for any person to pet
a profit by owning land without usina1 it;
to be;in the abolition of involuntary unem
ployment and poverty in this elate by en
acting such laws as snail insure opportuntt:
to all citizens for the exclusive possession
and use of enough land to employ thera
selves and make their homes, so Ions; a
there is idle land; to protect all persons i
the absolute ownership of the value of thel
Improvements and the rents or other pay
ments for the use of such land -improve
ments.
Taxes shall be levied on jtround rent and
not oa land, and the tax In any year may
equal, but shall never exceed the ground
rent lor tnat year.
Until provision is made by lavr for tn
valuation and assessment of around rent.
tn yearly around rent of land for taxation.
whether the land is rented or not. Is hereby
declared to be an amount equal to five per
cent or tne assessed value of the land, ex
elusive or improvements.
Improvements Held Exempt.
The laws In operation for assess in prop
erty and for levying; and collecting taxes
and delinquent taxes when this section is
adopted, shall continue in force, and shall
be applied to the collection of the taxes on
ground rents, until otherwise provided by
law. Standing; timber of natural growtn
may te assessed and taxed as a part of the
iana. or separately on the bap is or stumnape.
and tne taxes collected annually or other
wise, as may from time to tine be provided
by law. Jand improvements and personal
property shall not be assessed or taxed, and
there shall be no tax on occupations.
This section is self executing and shall
take effect and be in operation as to all
assessments and taxes made or levied on or
after the first day of March next after Its
approval and adoption by the people of Ore
gon, -j ne jjejiBiauve Assembly is nereny in.
s true ted to enact laws to aid the enforce
ment, application and execution of this sec
tion and the public policy declared herein
but no law shall lessea Its force and intent.
Definitions: The word "land" as used In
this section means the earth. Including; soil,
waters, minerals, stone, natural oils, gases,
timber of natural growth and all other
natural resources.
The words 'Hand lmpovements', mean
valuable and useful changes, growths
additions made by labor in or to any such
natural resources, or on, in or under any
portion, parcel or tract of land.
ah provisions or the constitution and laws
of Oregon in conflict with this section or
'any part hereof are hereby repealed in so
far as they conflict herewith.
INSPECTOR ALLEGES BRIBE
Good Will Pay Said to Have Been
Offered by Contractor.
Facts in the alleged attempt of John
Albert, an Assyrian contractor, to brib
hief Municipal Sewer Inspector C. It,
Smith, were presented yesterday by
City Engineer Dater to District Attor
ney Evans with a request that the case
be presented to the frrand jury.
Albert, it js charted, save Inspector
Smith a letter in which were two creen-
backs, one for HO and the other for J5.
The present, according to a letter ac
companying the money, was for the
good will of the inspector.
Forrest .Funeral Held Today.
SALEM. Or., April 9. (Special.) The
funeral of Mrs. J. S. Korrent. of Turner,
will be held Saturday afternoon at 1
clock. Mrs. Forrest was 6a years old.
MISS STEARNS SPEAKS
PORTLAKD SCHOOL, TEACHER AT
EUGENE BECOMES VIOKKNT.
Yonac Strapped Bed After
Appareatly Rrcagnlilac Vmbi
Alaa Wh Wmm Her FopIL
EUGEN'B, Or., April . (Special.)
Miss Jane Stearns, suffering from A
mental breakdown, whose loss of mem
ory became violent insanity today, was
resting tonight strapped to a bed. un
der heavy opiates. She spoke the first
word since found last night by the
local officers this afternoon while the
city physician was working over her.
There. I said It before you did.-"
she exclaimed suddenly. "Thafa black
and white." A moment later the nhvi.!-
cian had to use force to hold her. Thn
physiciun says that it is a bad case of
insanity, but that she my recover.
Miss Stearns will be taken to Port
end on an early train tomorrow morn
ing and will be placed in a nrivato
sanitarium in that city, according lo
the Eugene officials, who have cared
for her since last night. Arrange
ments were made late tonight, upon
word from her slster-in-lnw. Mis.
Imogens S. Hopkins, at Milwaukee.
Wis. Miss Stearns will be accompanied
to Portland by Hubert Arnold, a former
pupil.
Several former friends in Portland
called on her today, but she was un
able to recognize any of them.
hopeful indication occurred this
morning after a sleepless night, when
Mis Stearns smiled when she saw Hu
bert Arnold, a freshman at the uni
versity who formerly was her student
n Portland. She did not speak to him.
however, but placed her arms about
his neck and held him when he said
that he was about to leave.
Milwaukee Kztrnslon Contmctrd.
SEATTLE. Wash., April Tha con-
ract for construction of a 12-mile
xtension of the Milwaukee Railroxd
from Goshen to "Welcome. Whatcom
ounty, Washington, In the Nookkirk
P.iver region, has been swarded to
Twohy Bros., of Spokane, at a cost of
bout .lio,000. The new rosd will
penetrate a hodv of magnificent tim
er. It will, when further extended
outh. become part of the Milwaukee
ne to Pcllingham. leaving thn trans
continental trunk at Monroe, Snohom
ish County.
Girl Hikers I. rave los-liirg.
ROSKBURO. Or.. April 8 (Special.
The Misses l-'aye and June Shea and
ittle Berherts, who are hiking from
Death was caused by paralysis. She 1 Portland to San Franrinco, left here at
survived by five children, Clarence noon today for the south. They lo noi
Forrest, of Turner: Edward F. For
rest, of Salem; Mrs. Florence Bell, of
Salem; Mrs. L. McFarland. of Salem,
nd Mrs. Cora Chavis. of Turner.
expect to reach their Southern dc.tln:i.
tion before late In August. The girl
were accompanied from here by .Mm
Shea.
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