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Newspaper Page TextTIIK SUNDAY OTtEGOXIAX, FOTMXAXD, APRIL 19, 1908. TAX CONDITIONS VERY UNSETTLED Gunn Exemption Act May Be Responsible for Heavy Fi nancial Loss. MANY SUITS ARE BEGUN Act Prmhlr Tlwil Moneys nnd Ordlfs MiiiII I If I-.MMlipt FYoni Tuiitiou nml iorpni-HHoiis nml HnnU Question .-scsiiirnt. OKVMIMA. Wash.. April 1. (Sperinl.) 3ti pnf stntf tin 'Viuiin Kxemptlnn At." the lust l,.;i.1ature i rovld.il it basis for Hhn.-Mt unlimited litigation. wl'Mi linn al ready started, and tin- outcome of which ii ;i v be of .lire ronyt'dMcnrt s t llnanee nf the stilt bnis, ."lilts have rir nuns hi that the proper course for the corpora- , tions to pursue waft to e k to mandamus the iMinty nfTh-ials t include money and credits nn the laxroUs Instead of K-k-incr to cvnde th' ir own taxes by injunc tion tcaiis- .urh property had been omit ted. ofn to Highest Court. The nme contention was ra ised by demurrer in the K-d ral t'ourt and over ruled. The result will lw that whatever the outcome In the I'nlted Hfitten Circuit Court, an appeal will be taken to the lnfted States Supreme Court. If the cnnora tinns should be success ful tn the Tutted States Supreme Court, the decision cannot he Hied until after t he assessment of this year Is made up. In that event every property-owner who pays taxes in Inre amounts can lo ex pevted to tile milts to r-s train the col lection nf such taxes. The total result is a 'serious complication In which doubt as to the validity of cor porations and National hunk taxes is raised. If the law is const It utional. the hanks will escape paying many thousands of dollars in taxes If they want to. If It is unconstitutional there Is a serious ques tion as to whether the exemption provided in the act. If followed pending a dec ision of the courts, will not Invalidate thn en lire assessment roll nf the state. The Attornej-tteneral and Tax Oomtnis- the With this act as u e.n started in the nil Klnv. fierce. Thurston anil Lincoln Counties, und m the I'Vdera! dun i It the pliintiffs iu the Milts instituted In Pierce and King Oumth-n success ful It will ine;ui that the assessment roll throughout the stale for 1!ni7 will be In validated and hundreds of suits to enjoin tile collection of taxes to he levied in 1WS will he instituted. It' the Thurston Coun ty suit is successful for the plaintiffs in i"he Supreme Court it will mean that no National hanks need pay taxes on their lanital stock. If the Lincoln County cmc. whtrh has gone to judgment in the Su perior Court, is affirmed hy the Supreme Court, the liunn law will be found Invalid. Moneys 11 till trrffll Kxcnipt. T!ie iiiinn law exempts moneys and eiedits from luxation. Its enactment was due largely t" the efforts of J. H. Hast erday. a number of the Stat.- Tax Com mission, and had t lie approval and sup port of the banks tn general throughout the .-dale. In behalf of it. It was argued that the exemption of such property would bib:,- millions of capital into this state , ft r purples of in vest men t. In spite of the fact that the hanks fa voied and worked for the bill, the Capital National Hank, of Ol mpia. has com menced suit to restrain the collection of more than JfinM in taxes levied against It. and Is pleading the Uunn act as an ex cuse for the evasion of taxation. The .National bank act provides that hanks shall bp assessed in the same man lier as other mottled capital. It lias been held by the court. that hank .stock is a credit, and it is. therefore, argued that the exemption of moneys and credits ap plies to hank stock. Of a total tax of J.v levied against it. the Capital National Hank claims that only about JKiO has been lawfully levied. Apparently the only means of escape from this contention is for the Iros--i-i;ting Attorney of Thnrstort County to contend that the Gunn act Is unconstitutional. Suttvssfiil Suit in Lincoln. In Lincoln County an action was Insti tuted to compel by writ of mandamus the County Assessor to include moneys and credit's nn the tax rolls. The suit was successful, the Superior Court of that county holding that the Gunn act was unconstitutional. T-be assessor has obeyed the writ and it is claimed that as a result the persoc.nl property rolls of Lincoln County, which is one of the minor counties In point of property valuations, will show a return of personal property Kfcatcr than that of King or I-Meree counties where moneys and credits are not assessed. Lincoln County sees as an inevitable consequence the necessity of paying more than its share of the taxes for state pur poses unless other counties assess moneys and credit. It has appealed to the Tax Commission and Attorney-General to take sonic steps to relieve it of this burden. It is thoroughly against the policy of lMth Tax Com mission and Attorney--General to assume that any law is unconsti tutional until t! Supreme Court has so declared it; but the unfairness of the Bit nation to Lincoln County is fully real ized. t 'or porn t ions Peg hi Suit. n Seattle and Taconm the bond holders of the Stone jfr Webster corporations have hwMitutcd suits in the Superior and fed eral courts claiming that under the pro visions of the On u ii law. about $.'lou,otHMX) In property subject to taxation has es caped the rolls in this stute and that by reason thereof the public corporations in volved in the suits have been unlawfully burdened with more than their just pro portion of taxation. It is claimed the Mate and I'edernl constitutions have been v ! elated and injunctions are asked res trMning the collection of the taxes. The corporations involved in these suits include the Seattle Lighting Company, the Seattle Khviric Company, i he Manhattan Trust Company, t he Puget Sound Power ComtMhy. the Boston Safe 1 Vposit & Trust Company and other big corpora tions and tlnancial concerns. The suits iu the Super! oi and Federal courts are identical in character. Tn the Superior Court of King County the Tax Commission has appeared as counsel and litis gained an important point. A motion tnrrike from the complaint that portion referring to the exemption of moneys and ci-edtts has been granted on the ground NKW PHPA1IIKKT I'OHTl.AND iiomk rtniMNt; rim'i'K. . ... . if L 1 Mm. C. K. CInr?re Mrs. C. F. Clarke, vvno wns re cently elected president of the Portland Home Training Circle, has been vice-president of the Mothers' Congress of Oregon and conducted a branch training cir cle at Clackamas St a t ion before she moved to port land. Mrs. Clarke Is full of enthusiasm for the work undertaken hy the Port land Home Training' Circle, and ma y he depended on to do nil she can to extend its Influence. Local branch circles are bciti organized in the Portland public s( hno!s with pood results. " The nrnual m ne ting for Installation of officers and hearing- annual reports will be held in the com mlttee room in the City Hall May 1,1, to which ;iH mothers will be welcome. slon are engaged in devising some means to get an . early decision hy the State, Supreme Court to furnish a guidance for liis year's work. Convict With a Talent for Verse Vlrglnln Hobo StgJin In Prison CHI for Joy of Construction Cltmp nml In Kvrn Willing to Work. fLYMPIA. Wash.. April 18. (Special.V V Samuel Hill, who Is in the East studying road construction, has written from Washington. I. C. to Gov. Mead concerning his Investigations. In his let ter he inclosed n copy of Jthree clever verses written ty a convict wno nan oeeo employed on road construction in Vir ginia, which illustrates the preference the prisonens have for the construction camps over contlnemenf in jail. Introducing the verses is an extract from abetter written hy the jailor of Washington County. Va.. to the clerk of t he state convict road force explaining why he returns the au thor. Wood row Harris, to tl camp. The clerk of rite road force had made a requi sition on the jailer for live additional men. and after the live had keen detailed. Harris was receive! at the jail. He made a strong plea to be included -in the detail, hut the jail -r was deaf to all his pe titions and threats until Woodrow hand ed him the following; eloquent supplica t ion : "Oh. take me hark to the convict ramp, .Put me to work on the grade; I like the scent of tiie canvas Tent And the bunk the Sergeant made, .lust take me out of :l:e pesky jail. To the camp and (.Sod's f resh air. ' Way from this shuck w here the small gra y-hm k' Skidoos through my uncut hair. Ch. take me hack to the dtiilnp- tent. To feed with the bunch again. Where every mnii jiets J well-HI led pan. And eats 'till he geis a pain. Otve me a salt nf Kentucky jeans. The same as you did before. And I'll serve my lime w it h out a whine And ehlo in a few inont hs more. Take me hack to the Hhi:e of tents, I'm sick of the prison cell. I'm an old hobo and 1 think I know When 1 strike a good hotel. Please send me I tack led ay if you can. .lust forgt-t about your fee; I've hern there once and served six months. And the road-mmi's jail suits me." NOTED SINGER AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, WORKER WILL, VISIT PORTLAND I : date V i r professor K. O. Kxcell, the noted sniper and composer of sacred ii'.-jsi--. and Marion Lawrence will be la Portland Sunday, April Mr. l-i wren ce a noted Sunday st hool work r. A mass meeting of the Sunday schools of the city is to be held at the White Temple at 3 P. M-, April 26. At 7:30 on the evening: of the sa me day Messrs. Kxcell and Uw rence are to si 113: and speak at the Kirst Congregational Church. On toe Monday following:, at 1:30 p. M-. the Multnomah County Sunday School Convention, will besrin. Both an afternoon and evening ess-ion will be held. 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O $33.00 Princess Dresser in genuine ma- dJ0 1 CZ( hogany, full swell front, reduced to j1.0VI $24.75 $22.50 $18.75 $13.25 CARPET AND RUG SPECIALS 0x12 Axminstor Rurs; spocial . . 0x112 Wool Velvet Rugs; special ... 8-3xl0-( Velvet Rugs;; special . 8-3x10-6 Brussels Rugs; special. . .9x12 Smith's Vel-dOQ r vet Rugs; special. .,J.OvJ 0x12 Fiber Rugs; J J gg Royal Axminster Car- tf -J A A pet; per yard P l.4 r I Tart ford Brussels d- OO Carpet; per yard pl. Amber Arelvet Car- f- -l C pet; per yard . p 1 1 O Lakeside Brussels Car- OA pet; per j-ard OvIC JEWEL STEEL RANGE The Most Attractive Range on the Market JEWEL STEEL RANGE An Elegant Range With no Equal The Jewel Steel Range is most attractive in design and orna mentation; compactly built and operated entirely from the front. Body is made of heavy blue planished steel, which will not chip, peel, rust or turn white. when heated. The walls are lined with asbestos to prevent radiation of h?at into the kitchen and to economize fuel. 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A few dollars down and a dollar or two a week will furnish your home. PORCH FURNITURE We have just received a large shipment of Porch and Lawn Furniture. Our stock includes Chairs, Rockers, Settees and Porch Swings. HISTORY OF Y. W. C. A. OF PORTLAND Article Read at Laying of Cornerstone of Association's New Building Last Wednesday Marvelous Growth of Organization in Few Years. BY MISS HELENA SAXTOJf. (This article was written for the oc casion of the laying of the cornerstone of the Portland V. V. C. A.'s new building lust Wednesday, and the copy was depos ited in the cornerstone.) THE Young Women's Christian As sociation of Portland. Oregon, was organized November 14. 11)00. at a parlor conference in Hotel Portland. Mrs. C. A. Dolph. president of the North Pa cific Coast Association, presided, and was elected temporary chairman of the new organization. Of the members appointed on com mittees at this first meeting at least 17, after seven and a half years have passed, are .still active workers or supporters of the Association, and two have been called to higher service. Before the close of NovemDer, a per. manent organization was effected, with a board of directors composed of 18 rep resentative women, who elected as offi cers the following: President. Mrs. W. J. Honeyman; first vice-president. Mrs. 1.. K. Rockwell; sec ond vice-president. Mrs. James T. Gray; third vice-president, Mrs. C. W. Law rence: fourth vice-president, Mrs. I.. I.. McArthur: secretary. Mrs. I.. J. Good rich: treasurer. Miss Mabel Haseltine. The Association ow.es much to the as sistance, during its earliest days, of Miss Klsle West, one of our National secre taries, who. out of her experience, aided its organization and returned after a short absence to speed two months In heiping to establish and regulate tile im portant first steps. Meanwhile, the Association called Miss Alma F. Hunt, of Nashua. N. H.. to the position of general secretary, she serving from March to December. 1901. - During this time .the membership increased from 4:;:) charter members to nearly ROD. At tractive reading, resting, office and lunch-rooms had been secured, remodeled and furnished on the fifth floor of the Macleav building, corner of Fourth and Washington streets. These were opened April 1. 1!i1. and soon became the gath ering place for scores of girls each lay. many to enjoy the good things offered in tlie lunch-room at noon, others to Join the educational classes in the evenings, or to he present at the Sunday afternoon service. In July a seaside cottage was loaned the Association by M. J. Kinney, at Gearhart. Oregon, and many young wom en enjoyed the outiivg thus provided at moderate cost. The classes, opening in September, 1901. enrolled 10 pupils. In December. 1. Miss Hunt resigned as general secretary, and was succeeded by Abby McElroy. of Iowa, an Associa tion worker of large experience. Fy March. 1903. the Association had long outgrown its limited quarters in the Ma.-leav building, the -JT5 or 3n0 young women overcrowding the small elevator at the noon hour, and other crying needs marking it necessary that another center be found for its work. After am. rpnt search, the rooms, -o in number. ever since occupied on the second and third floors of the building on Oak and Sixth streets, were found, and arranged and ' furHJjed to suit the Association necds" " '"Jirnishings of library, of fices, pi; tms, hall and clas rooms, as well Jie collection of Brauri prints of tlL listers that adorn the walls of ttuMi floor, are all the generous gift of Mrs. Helen Ijtdd Corbett. Several bedrooms were also furnished daintily by individual women on the board of di rectors, and several more by the women of the different churches of the city. All were ready for occupancy In March, 1903. In April. 1903. the Association assumed the responsibility of the Portland School of Domestic Science by' taking it as one of its departments, and another busy workroom was opened at Tenth and Al der streets, where many young women gathered to learn the secret of good cookery and home-making. During 190.1 and 1904 the work ad vanced In educational and religions lines, and in Increase of membership. A cam paign was conducted among Business women to raise a building fund, which resulted In bringing in for this purpose over J:!500. Before the middle of 1904, Miss MoKlroy resigned as general secre tary, to be succeeded in July by Miss Harriet Vance, of Chicago. In January. 1905. a tea-room was opened In Olds, Wortman & King's de partment store, under management of the domestic science committee, especially for the use of shoppers. The early part of this year also found the board of directors planning largely for the Expo sition opportunity. A rustic building was erected on the grounds, and during the Fair it was thronged with people, who came to enjoy the excellent meals provided and served by a large corps of Association workers, who also dispensed other hospitality and made the Y. W. C. A. headquarters a favorite rallying place for young and old. This enter prise netted the Association. nuu. twv of which was placed in the building fund. The work at Oak and Sixth streets continued actively during this busy year, a great many strangers being entertained and the usual work among the young women of the city being carried on. In August. 1905. Miss Vance resigned her position of general secretary, and in a few months was succeeded by Miss Constance McCorkle. who had been state secretary of Oregon and Idaho, and later in charge of the Y. V. C. A. work at the Fair. In December. 1905. a cafeteria was opened on the fifth floor of Olds, Wort man & King's store, for the use of the employes of the store, under the manage ment of the Y. W. C. A., with a tea room on the second floor. Both of these lunch-rooms have proved very success ful. , At the beginning of 1906 a depart ment of the work that had before been conducted on only a small scale was enlarged by the absorbing of the Exposition Travelers" Aid .Association. This association had been organized at the instigation of the Yourftr Women's Christian Association to meet the need of the year and was composed of rep resentatives from the different philan thropic societies of the city. The Travelers' Aid Department has grown to be a large and important part of our association work, requiring the atten tion of three busy secretaries. In 1907 employment was found by this depart ment for more than soo women, 'and 4:100 persons were aided at the depot. During 190ti the "Sunday at Home" idea introduced into the religious meetings of Sunday afternoon resulted in a much larger attendance of young women each- week. In'the.Fall of 1906 the special enter prise of the association was the joint campaign with the Young Men's Chris tian Asociatlon to raise $300,001 for the purpose of erecting two fine build ings adapted to the needs of the two organizations. That the u6mpaign proved successful we attest Jtoday by gathering around this cornerstone on which we build brighthopiJs for the future. .. Tn the Summer of 19'mthe associa tion, under the leadershlpf its Trav elers' Aid " committee; "served refresh ments and souvenirs to the guests of the Rose Festival in the Forestry Building, the proceeds of the effort be ing devoted to the expense of the Travelers' .Aid work. This department was thus enabled- to close the year witiiout deficit. . The association has become so well organized that it now employs the en tire time of a general secretary, a re ligious work secretary, a membership secretary, a business secretary, a do mestic arts director, a nousehold and two lunch room managers, and part of the time two office assistants and a librarian, besides the three secretaries of the travelers' aid and employment departments. Hundreds of young women and girls, have found the asso ciation a safe and restful home for a few days or weeks or months during the fiv years since the household de partment was opened under the moth erly care of Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts. At the time of tne San Francisco earthquake in the Spring of 1906. refugees were received and cared for in large numbers. In such emergencies it is readily realized how truly such an institution is needed In any city, but those in the work directly see this same need in ordinary times as well. During 1906 and 1907 the department of domestic arts developed into an im portant branch of the work, requiring the whole time of a trained teacher for its day night classes. During toe past year the Sunday afternoon gatherings have continued to interest larre companies of young women, being addressed by leading pastors of the city and em:nent speak ers from abroad. These same men also gave their valuable time in ad dressing the appreciative listeners in the Wednesday noon meetings. In Augustx 1906, our president, Mrs. W. J. Honeynian. who naa directed the association through the changes of six years, resigned her position to enter the state board as cnalrman. Mrs. James Failing consented to fill the office until May.. 1907. wnen Miss Carrie A. Holbrook was elected as presi dent. The officers elected by the board of directors in January, 1908, and now filling those positions, are as follows: President. Miss Carrie A. Holbrook; first vice-president and head of busi ness department. Mrs. H. C. Campell: second vice-president and head of travelers' aid department. Mrs. W. J. Honeyman; third vice-president and head of educational department, Mrs. Helen Uadd Corbett: fourth vice-president and head of religious department, Mrs. Allen Ias; treasurer, Mrs. Fran ces D. Chamberlain; recording secre tary, Mrs. Jam's Failing; correspond ing secretary, Dr: Sarah Whiteside. To the noble women serving on its board of directors and committees dur ing the seven and a half years the association is Indebted, not only for wise plans and supervision, but for hard, self-sacrificing work in raising the necessary funds for its support, and aiding in the efforts that make our new- building possible. The Young Women's Christian Association surely hns a large place to fill, and when aid ed by the splendid equipment expect ed in our new home, much more must be accomplished for the young women of Portland and those who find their way to our city. April'13. 190S. p. 3. By motion of Mrs. Honeyman at a meeting of the Y. W. C. A., Miss McCorkle was asked to add to this history a statement which was omitted by the writer because of her modesty. Miss Helena Saxton has served as a secretary In the association since the beginning of Its operations, seven years ago ths month. She has been a most conscientious, faithful and beloved worker, and to her untiring serviee has 'been due much of the. strength of the association. IRVINGTONRESIDENCE. On account of the owner leaving th city, we' have for an!1 at a very low figure one of the nlrest homes in IrvliiE ton, ftround 65x100 feet, on the northwest corner of 22d and Broadway. Thn lions.; contains elpht rooms and attir, rem frit basement, furnace, two fireplaces. plaii glass windows, and all other modern im provements. It is surrounded by hand some homes, and Is a bargain, at t re price asked. For price and terms, fall upon or write Charles K. Henry & Sot?, 23) Stark street, Portland, Oregon. 'Tomorrow, Monday, will be positively the last day for discount on Kast Sid; gras bills. Portland Gas Company. He Knows Consult your doctor freely about medi cal matters. He kn(ws. Trust him. Do as he says. Follow his adoice. AyersSarsaparilla NON-ALCOHOLIC Talk with your doctor about Ayer's non-alcoholic Sarsaparilla. Ask. him if he prescribes it for pale, delicate children. Ask him if he recommends it when the blood is thin and impure, and when the nerves are weak and unsteady. Ask him if it aids nature in building up the general health. We hate no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our ' medicines. J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mais. Ayer's Sarsaparilla and all other Remedies at Lowest prices in Oregon. Everything cut rate, Lipman-Wolfe's Owl Cnt-Rate Drugstore.