THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 21, 1908.
REDEMPTORIST FATHERS WILL TODAY DEDICATE NEW
SCHOOL AT PIEDMONT, ERECTED AT COST OF $12,000
x i Mil Lpy- . !y4B)c-MI L.: ' ,
ish at Davenport, la.," and will leave
during the week to assume his duties,
j Besides the building now erected it is
contemplated to erect a church and par
! ish-house in the near future. Very Rev.
Father Brown, the Provincial of the or
der, whose headquarters are at St. Louis,
paid a visit of Inspection to the parish
last Fall and approved the plans of
Father Cantwell. There are five priests
who are all missionaries and visit all
parishes in the archdiocese and adjoin
ing sees. The fathers are all fluent and
forcible speakers. In the afternoon the
following programme will be given In
the grove on the church grounds:"
Mandolin Club; piano solo. Miss Mollis
Keating; tenor solo, M. J. Keating; Ore
gon Male Quartet; St. Mary's String Or
chestra; soprano solo, Mrs. Fred L. Ol
son; violin solo, Miss Lucia M. Barton;
baritone solo, J. F. Tauschcr: monologue,
A. L. Morris; Oregon Male Quartet; alto
solo. Miss M. Dunn, 'cello solo. Miss M.
HcGinnis; bass solo, Albert Leadberry;
Oregon Male Quartet. During the hours
from 12:30 to 3 P. M. Tomlinson's Band
will furnish music. Archbishop Christie
will celebrate pontifical high mass and
Bishop O'Reilly will preach the dedica
tion sermon.
IN September, 1906, Archbishop Christie
secured the services of the Redemp
torist Fathers and aided them in es
tablishing a parish at Piedmont. At first
three acres were bought and later eight
acres more were added. Father Cant
well, as head of the parish, and Father
Guendling, as assistant, were placed in
charge. At that time less than 30 people
were members of the community. Today
over 200 people are regular attendants,
most of whom are recent - arrivals in
Oregon, and every week sees additions
to the membership. Last August the
foundation of the- church and school was
laid and the dedication will take place
today.
The building is a three-story wooden
structure, the first story being a hall
covering the entire ground space. A
splendid stage with all necessary equip
ments has been completed. The second
floor is devoted to school purposes, hav
ing four large, well- lighted, well-ven-
Freight Agent Skinner
Steps Into Trap.
Falls la Barrel of Water Sunk Level
AVltb Ground, Gets Neuralgia and
Can't Sue Because Southern Pa
cific, Owner of the Barrel, la Hla
Employer.
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(ECAUSB "W. D. Skinner, assistant
general passenger agent for the al
lied Harriman lines in this territory,
fell into a barrel belonging to the
Southern Pacific Company yesterday,
he could not very well bring suit for
damages against his own company, but
had the barrel belonged to anyone else,
it is likely he would have brought ac
tion to recover from the owners of the
offending barrel.
Mr. Skinner sojourns in a houseboat
moored at Riverside. He travels to
and from town on the Oswego trains
that run on the Yamhill division of
the Southern Pacific. Hurrying from
his houseboat yesterday morning to
catch the train to town, he inadver
tently stepped on the top of a barrel
filled with water, placed at the end of
a trestle on the line for the conven
ience of section men in extinguishing
fires that might attack the trestle. The
barrel was sunk In the ground so that
the top was level with the turf, and a
cover was placed over the top.
But with one eye on the approaching
train, Mr. Skinner failed to see the trap
that was set for unwary feet and
planted his feet heavily on the cover
of the barrel. This gave way and the
freight agent was suddenly precipi
tated into the water. He sank up to
his trousers pockets. Although em
ployes of the Southern Pacific are
warned that these barrels of water are
to be used for the prevention of fires
only, and not on any account for bath
ing purposes, Mr. Skinner is guilty of
infraction of the rules, for he spilled a
quantity of the fluid when he plumped
Into the barrel.
Later in the day he had an attack of
neuralgia. Luckily for the railroad com
pany, it was Mr. Skinner instead of
someone not connected with the rail
road, or the company would have to
atand a damage suit.
tllated rooms, with a seating capacity of
40 pupils to each room. The upper floor
Is used for a church room, with a seating
capacity of 400, and is splendidly laid
out for such a purpose. The cost of the
structure is approximately $12,000.
At today's services of dedication the
choir will render Rosewig's Mass in F.
Miss Mollie Keating, as organist, will be
assisted by Misses L. Barton and M.
McGinnis on the violin, with M. J. Keat
ing as leader. The members of the choir
are: Soloists, Mrs. A. L. Morris, Mrs.
M. J. Keating, Miss El Hogan, Miss L.
Barton; Messra. M. J. Keating, Ed Kllnk,
and G. P. Morris; sopranos, Mrs. A. L.
Morris, Mrs. M. J. Keating, Miss E. Ho
gan, Misses Frances Keating, C. Klink,
M. Flohr and Mrs. Minord; altos, Mrs.
C. Flohr, Mrs. Cody, Misses L. Barton
and M. Dunn: tenors, Messrs. M. J. and
J. A. Keating: basses, Messrs. E. Klink.
L. Klink, F. Klink, G. P. Morris, J. F.
McDonald, C. Grimm and Hurley.
Rev. Edward Cantwell, the pastor in
charge, has spent a number of years In
the Middle West and Western States aid
ing missions and establishing churches.
He was born in the early '70s at Madi
son, Wis., and when ordained was lo
cated at St. Louis, Mo. He traveled
throughout the Middle Western States
for two years, when he was sent to
Denver, where he was pastor of St.
Joseph's (Redemptorlst) Church for two
years. He then went to New Orleans
and remained in that Southern city for
two years, when he received an order
from Rome to come to Portland and
build up a parish here. He arrived here
In July. 1906, and began work on the
foundation that is now so well laid.
Father Guendling has been his assistant,
but who now leaves, to establish a par-
GASES -IN HOLD EXPLODE
One Killed, 16 Injured In Accident
Aboard German Steamer.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 20. One
man is dead, another Is missing and
nearly a score of others were Injured
today by an explosion on board the
German steamer Arcadia, which ar
rived here yesterday from Hamburg.
The dead man was a negro stevedore
of this city. Sixteen of the injured
were taken to hospitals. They were
sufferings from burns and lacerations,
and the physicians say they do not
expect that any will die. The major
ity of the injured are negro stevedores.
Some of them will lose their limbs.
The explosion occurred in one of the
holds of the steamer, and its cause is
not known. All the holds were open,
and 25 stevedores .entered the fore
hold to unload the cargo. Shortly af
ter Ihey entered there was a terrific
explosion. Some of the men were able
to climb out of the hold, and others
were rescued by stevedores who were
working in other parts of the steamer.
Great difficulty was experienced In
getting the men out because of fire
which followed the explosion. It is
believed that the explosion was due to
an accumulation of gases. The flames
gained headway to such an extent that
the rescuers were driven out, and one
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Bulletin No. 6
TAXATION
We have heretofore discussed problems In which the Interest of
the public and that of the company are mutual; we propose now to
discuss the question of taxation, in which these interests may seem
to conflict. There Is always more or less agitation over corporate
taxation, and this will prohably continue until, by a clear presenta
tion of the facts, we can rally public opinion to a fair point of view.
FIRST OF ALL WE STATE:
(a) Street railway companies In the United States pay a higher
tax per dollar of income than any other extensive industry known,
except liauor and tobacco manufacturers.
Chi That the Portland Railway, Llirht A Power Company of
Portland PAID BT WAY OF TAXES fand charges in the nature of
taxes) about 1300,000.00 in the year 1907.
r) THAT THE PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT & POWER COM
PANY PAYS PROPORTIONALLY AS LARGE TAXES. AND MITCH
LARGER THAN MOST. AS ANY STREET RAILWAY COMPANY IN
THE UNITED STATES.
(A) That the flerures will show that the city and state receive
from the Portland Railway, Liifht .vj Power Conipanv the equivalent
of ALL FARES COLLECTED FROM ONE CAR IN Six. after deduct
ing the actual cost of running such car.
Figures prepared in this office show that the company pays an
average of about 13 per cent of its gross and 35 per cent of its net,
compared with t.3 per cent gross and ?.9 per cent net average for
cities of 500.000 population or over; that is to say, the Portland Rail
way. Light & Power Company pays in taxes about $12.,000.00 more
per annum than the-average of cities of the same or greater popula
tion. A writer in the Yale Law Review (August, 1S99, page 173), in
summing up the situation, said:
"IN PRACTICE THE TAXATION IN DIFFERENT LOCALITIES
VARIES GREATLY, AS WE HAVE SEEN, AND REACHES ALL
ALONG FROM THE ENTIRE TAX EXEMPTION. ON THE ONE
HAND, TO OPPRESSIVE TAXATION (WELL NIGH CONFISCATION)
ON THE OTHER.
It Is a fact that the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
pays taxes and charges in the following, amongst other forms: (1)
privilege of crossing bridges; (2; taxes upon its power-houses, car
barns and other valuable real estate at the same rate as a citizen;
(3) taxes on its tracKS, which are assessed as real estate; (4) city
ordinance payments; (5) taxes on its franchises; (6) cost of street
paving and bridge assessments, and for the repair of streets between
and beside its tracks, notwithstanding the fact that this requirement
in Himply a nurvlvor of hornecar dxyn, whrn the company's horse
hammered the track. Today, with electricity, no injury is done to
the Btreets by the cars, and yet tne company continues to pay for the
repairs made necessary by carts and wagons which wear out its
tracks and adjacent street surface.
We do not ask for unreasonable reductions, but do ask to be let
alone until we "catch up." and want to impress you with this
thought: The streetcar Im the poor mao'n carriage, and the means of
relieving him of the necessity of dwelling in the congested portion
of the city near his place of work. Tax the carriage too heavily and
you impair its efficiency. Furthermore, it should be remembered that
there is hardly a savings bank in the city, where the man of modest
means keeps his money, which is not largely interested in the securi
ties of our company. What difference does a fraction of a cent a year
make to you when compared with your daily convenience in regu
larity and efficiency of service? And is it not true that every dollar
of tax beyond a living rate is a tax on efficiency and good service?
To any man who thinks accurately. It must be clear that an unfair
burden Impairs the company's ability to meet the various problems,
such as the rush-hour difficulty. It is also clear that if you cripple
the company's financial power, you seriously interfere with its
ability to lead in the development of the city and its suburbs.
FINALLY: It Is to the Interest of every citizen to see that he
gets good service at reasonable rates, and that money which should
be devoted to this purpose is not diverted to excessive taxation. Over
J2, 000. 000. 00 have been spent on the property in the last year for
betterments and extensions, and the system of free transfers saves the
traveling public about $400, 000.00 per annum assuming tnat all pas
sengers who now ride on free transfers would be willing to pay the
price formerly cnargea tnereior ana wnicn is permittee; m many otner
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