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THE SUNDAY OKEGONTAN. PORTLAND. .TtXY 21, 1912. 6 ELKS HEAP THANKS E-TJ ANTI-VOTE WOMEN PIONEERS HARDSHIPS TOLD BY MRS. BAKER Seventy-Seventh Birthday .Anniversary of 4 'Multnomah County's First Bride" Celebrated by Friends at Her Home. SEA OTTER PICTURED IN BIG MARINE PARADE H. C. Wortman, Yacht's Owner, Recipient of Photographs Taken 'When Grand Exalted Ruler M'H" and Party Were Quests. DISGUISED THEFT ON CITY AT LARGE ISSUE ARGUMENT Burden on Land Owner for Streets, Sidewalks, Parks and Sewers Heavy. Gratitude Beams Down on Protest Against Equal Suf frage Is Filed by Officers of Society. ' Every Agency That Aided Big Conclave. INVESTMENT IS UNCERTAIN TRIBUTE IS PAID TO POJJCE PREVIOUS DEFEATS CITED t 1 ' Assertion Is Made Ballot Imposes TTnwelcome Burdens and Keeps Wires and Mothers From Fill ing" Their Highest Sphere. As a result of a meeting of the board of directors of the Anti-Suffrage So ciety, held at headquarters In the Couch building- last week, an argument was1 framed by the directors against the woman suffrage amendment, which is contained In a pamphlet Issued by the Secretary of State. This arg-ument against the movement was sent last week to Secretary Olcott, im will be Drlnted in the pamphlet ac cording to the president of the society, Mrs. Francis J. Bailey. The contention, whieh is printed In full below, ends with a protest which Is signed by officers of the society, by other Portland women ana oy iv oui- lda members, whose names follow: Mrs. E. H. Shepard. Hood River; Mrs. A. J. Richardson. Joseph: Mrs. J. M TemDleton. Prlnevllle; Mrs. E. Yockey. Ashland; Mrs. J. W. Connell, Hlllsboro; Miss Rltta Alderman. Kalis city; Mrs. X. E. McFarland. Airles: Mrs. R. H. Carter, Baker; Miss F. Bush, Salem; Mrs. Harlow. Trootdale. and Mrs. Francis J. Bailey, president; Miss Hen rietta Failing, first vice-president; Mrs. Ralph Wilbur, second vice-president Mrs. Wallace McCamant. treasurer; Mrs. A. E. Rockey. Mrs. J. B. Mont gomery. Mrs. Robert L Lewis. Mrs. Gordon Voorhies, Mrs. Herbert Holman, all of Portland. Ariumt Is Klled. Following Is the argument against the Woman BulTrage amenament: "To the Electors of Oregon Notwith standing the repeated and emphatic de feat of Woman Suffrage amendments In Oregon, the proposition is again on the ballot. It was submitted to a vote in 1900 and beaten by a plurality of 21S7; it was submitied again In 1906 and beaten by 10,171: It was submitted again In 1908 and beaten by 21,(49: It was submitted again In 1910 and beaten by 2.1.795. Notwithstanding this repeated expression of the will of the people we note In the argument offered In support of this amendment a contention that those who favor it represent the large majority of the women of Oregon. We submit "that this adverse vote rolled up again and again with increasing emphasis at each election Is the best possible evidence that Woman Suffrage is not wanted in Oregon, either by the women or by the men. The fact is that the agitation for Woman Suffrage Is carried on by a small minority of the women of the state, who make up in activity what they lack in numbers. Let any man ask the woman of his acquain tance, and particularly the women who are doing woman's work in the world, the-women whom he most respects, and he can satisfy himself as to whether ' women want the right to vote. Washington aad California. "It is true, as suggested In the argu ment in favor of this amendment, that Woman Suffrage has been adopted In Washington and In California. The re suit In Washington was brought about by a ballot title which did not advise the voters of the state of the purport and effect of the measure on which they were voting. Woman Suffrage went on the official ballot In Washington in November. 1910, under the following title: " "For the Proposed Amendment of Article VI of the Constitution Relat ing to Qualifications of Voters Within This State.' There was a similar attempt to mislead the voters of Oregon by a false ballot title, but the attempt was exposed in the official pamphlet and by the press of the state, with the result that the amendment was defeated by the above quoted vote. "In California the amendment pro viding for Woman Suffrage was votetd on at a special election held October 10. 1911. The entire vote cast on this question at that election was only !. 4X7. This was only 3 per cent of the vote cast in November. 1910. when a Governor of California was elected. The Woman Suffrage amendment received 2S.TS8 rotes less than the Democratic candidate for Governor received at that election and yet the Democratic candi date for Governor was defeated by a plurality of 28.35. There is always an active and xealous minority In favor of Woman Suffrage and this minority can be trusted to get out and ote. The majority of the electors op posed to Wo man Suffrage are less zealous on the subject and less certain to register their votes. We are confident that on a full vote, the measure would have been beaten In California a it has been ao often beaten in Oregon. There la a suggestion in the argu ment presented by the advocates of this amendment that In the absence of woman suffrage democracy is a fail ure. No American woman with a proper pride in the history of her country, would advance this contention. Amer ican democracy, with Its century-and a quarter of constitutions government, wltb ita Washington and its Lincoln, with Its securty for personal rights and its expansion of National power Is the most glorious success of the ages Wo man has had her part In all this, she has had her work to perform and her burdens to bear. She has done her part in the home and not on the hust ings, and her power for good is the giNUsr because she has been content to be a woman and has not striven to be an Imitation man. Ida M. Tarkeil m Swraa-e. -few women of our day have ac complished more than Miss Ida M. Tar bell. In an article in a recent inaga rine. Mis Tarbell ssys: " Human society may b likened to two great circles, one revolving wtthin the other. In the inner rule the wo man. Here she breeds and trains the materia for the outer circle, which ex ists onlv bv and for her. That acci dent may throw her Into thla outer circle. Is of course trne. bot it Is not her natnral habitat nor Is she Btted by nature to livs and circulate freely there. We underestimate, too. the kind of experience which Is essential for Intelligent citltenship In this outer circle. To know what Is wise and needed there one should circulate In lt The man at his labor in the street, in the meeting places of men. learns un ' consciously, aa a rule, the code, the meaning, the need of public affairs, as woman learns those of private affairs. What it all amounts to Is that the labor or the world is naturally divided between the two different beings that people the world. It Is unfair to the womaa that aha be asked to do the work oi the outer circie. The man can do that satisfactorily. If she does her part, that Is If she prepares him the material. Certainly he can never come into the Inner circle and do her work. - The idea that thera Is a kind of in equality for a woman In minding her jo N S I, Left to Right). John Ualvln, Mrs. Galvln. Thomas B. Milts, Mrs. Spauld InE, Gus C, Moser. Walter P. Andrewa, H. C. Wortman 2, (Left to Right), John Galvln, Kettle Rogers, Thomas B. Mills. AN echo 01 the recent imks national convention In Portland Is contained In the series of kodak pictures re ceived a few days ago by H. C. Wort- man, proprietor of the yacht Sea Otter, upon which Thomas B. Mills, grand ex alted ruler, and members of his party were entertained Friday afternoon. July 12, when the marine parade was in progress. Mr. Wortman had his vessel artis tically decorated In the Elks' colors. purple and white, with which were interwoven American flags. Flowers were used In profusion. The Sea Otter left Portland a short while arter the fleet containing the other visitors and overtook the parade near the mouth of the Willamette. All the other boat9 then passed in review before the grand exalted ruler and his party, the Elks own business and letting man do the same, comes from our confused and ra ther stupid notion of tne meaning of equality. Popularly we have come to regard being alike as being equal. We prove equality by wearing the same kind of clothes, studying the same booka. regardless of nature or capacity or future life, insisting that women do the same things that men do may make the two exteriorly more alike It doea not make them more equal. Men and women are widely apart in func tions and possibilities. They cannot be made equal by exterior devices, like trousers, ballots, the study of Greek. The effort to mane them so is much more likely to make them unequal One' only comes to his highest power by following unconscloualy and joytuny his own nature. Tou run the risk of destroying the capacity of equality when you attempt to make one human being like another human being.' "AH evidence proves that tne adop tion of woman suffrage brings Into evi dence the bold, obtrusive woman whose conduct cheapens the sex and deprives all women of a portion of the chivalry and respect which are their birthright. Marie Corelll has well said. II wo man would Impress man with an abid ing sense of her moral and mental power and with the purity of uer In tellectual Influence upon the time, she must begin to teach him In the nur sery and schoolroom and not at the polling booth.' "In conclusion "We. American women, cltlsens of the state of Oregon, protest against the proposal to impose the obligation of suffrage upon the women of this state, for the following, among other reasons: "Because suffrage Is to be regarded not as a privilege to be enjoyed, but as a duty to be performed. "Because hitherto the women of this state have enjoyed exemption from this burdensome duty, and no adequate rea son has been assigned for depriving them of that immunity. "Because conferring suffrage upon FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT WALLA WALLA WILL COST ?65,000. vi ft JrV -j4.4. . 4- 4 tirt .irSM i m '' 1 - i STRICTI BE AS IT WILL APPEAR WHEJI COMPLETED. WALLA WALLA. Wash., July 20. fSpeclal. The new First Presbvterlan Church now under construction in this city will repre sent an expenditure, when completed, of $,Kf. for completion of tha building by October 1. i"' 'fit ? 5 , "J,., . V. I .,.AAHna. Aff Mill and Mr. Wortman with lengthy cheers ana a aiapiity wi hubs h chubh... Others who were Mr. Wortman' guests included: John Galvln, of Cin rfnnatl AY.mnvnr And nASt errand ex i . . .. . , i n.luln- Mr, forv Mills Spaulding. of Chicago, sister of Air, jnilis; jar. ma ture. uuii nueciD, Huntington, cousins of Mr. Mills, and their daughter Nettle; Miss Mary A. Ca- Mills; H. Ij. Ottenhelmer, of Chicago, ar- cmieci ior me r.i r,n auuuM iimnc Miss Julia Galvln. of Cincinnati, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Galvln; Mr. and Mrs. Qua C. Moser, of Portland; Dr. C. W. Cornelius, Miss Tillle Corne lius and Dr. Harry F. McKay, of Port- i J , T ft.4,.A. mnA f W ITiiettoll of Atlanta, Ga. The boat was in charge the women who claim It would Impose suffrage upon the many women who neither desire It as a privilege nor re gard It their duty to Beek It. "Because the need of America Is not an Increased quantity, but an improved quality of the vote, and there is no adequate reason to believe that wo man's suffrage 'y doubling the vote will Improve Its quality. "Because the household, not the indi vidual. Is the unit of the state, and the vast majority of women are represent ed by household suffrage. "Because the women not so repre sented suffer no practical injustice which giving the suffrage will remedy. "Because equality in character does not imply similarity In function, and the duties and life of men and women are divinely ordered to be different in the state as In the home. "Because the energies of women are engrossed by their present duties and Interests, from which men cannot re lieve them, and it II better for the community that they devote their en ergies to the more efficient perform ance of their present work than divert them to new fields of activity. "Because political equality will de prive women of special privileges hith erto accorded her by the law. "Because suffrage logically Involves the holding of public office, Includtng Jury duty, and offlceholding is Incon sistent with the duties of most women." Art Exhibit Continues. The exhibition " of paintings and sculpture, by the Society of Oregon Artists, at the Museum of Art, Fifth and Taylor streets, will continue through the coming week, closing Sat urday, July 27. The exhibitions of ..in.lna, Mich 1 Yl flr Ktlvr nit will , 1 " ' n ' . end on August 1. when the building will Oe ciosea - ior renovation. x ne hours are: Weekdays. 9 to S; Sundays, 2 to 5; free, the afternoons of Sunday, Tuesday. Thursday, Friday and Sat urday. - v ' A i V Ui ,1 . fi. it : The contract calls Commission Is Pleased at EeasonS' able and Wise Administration. Streeteleaners and Depot At taches Remembered. Gratitude of the Elks' 1912 conven tion commission has been extended In a set of resolutions adopted at a recent meeting, to the press of Portland, the Mayor and city officials, the ponce, the police band, the street-cleaning de Dartment. the railroads, the station at taches, the postmaster, the baggage and transfer companies, th telegraph com panies and various other Individuals who contributed to the success and en joyment of the recent reunion. By unanimous vote of the commis sion, the following minute oi "tnanics was adopted: It is with the most profound appreciation of the very cenaral assistance and encourage, ment given by all the people of our city to the efforts of the commission to. mane mv Jfith reunion of the Benevolent aad Protec tive Order of Elks a landmark In the life and history of the order, that we. Inasfar as it is within our power, sincerely maun: The Press Nover has an event been more generously recorded and advertised, with out regard to expense or labor, but with the same purpose In view as had we, the glory of our cltv: the oress aided our efforts in every possible manner. We thank proprie tnrs. Afllfnra. renorters. nhotOffraDhers. type- men. nressmen. and everybody connected with the preparation and distribution of con. vention news. Administration Is Thanked. The Mayor and City Officials The great success which attended the convention could not have been attained without the facilities afforded us by the city officials. In every possible way they Joined with us for the comfort and protection of our guests and the reputation of our city. We are pleased that the convention occurred under a wise and reasonable city administration. The Portland Police Force Rarely has such a severe test of competency faced a police department. That It was met in a nnmr r.a.lltnr for creneral compliment and encomium should be cause of gratification to the force Itself and all of our citlzena The Police Band The warm applause which greeted this band along the entire route of the great parade was evidence suf ficient of Its place in the regard of our own people, and appreciation of its high ability upon the part of strangers. The band has added to the many obligations which the Order of Elks Is already under to this or ganization. ' . The Street-Cleaning Department of Port land There was a great amount of extra work Imposed upon this department, which was cheerfully and promptly performed, and all visitors remarked upon the clean ana neat appearance of the city streets. The Hotels and Restaurants of the Cits' For the careful manner in which they ful filled their agreement to raise no prices dur ing the convention, though they would have hMn inaHflAd hv conditions in so doing. The Railroad Companies Running IntoJ Portland The great crowds and many trains were handled with wonderful precision, and we are fully conscious of the extra labor and expense required- thereior. Individuals Are Remembered. The Depot Masters of the Union " and icnch n,nv nonnii ITor courtesy, attention. and the exercise of remarkable executive ability and resource. The Postmaster of the City of Portland. The Baggage and Transfer Companies. Ttw Tf!eeraDh and Telephone Companies. The many individuals to whom we owe thanks for special favors and to whom spe cial letters of thanks are due; and. finally. To all the people of our fair city tor a display of hospitality, good nature and friendliness which will never be forgotten, but which has spread to every quarter of the Union a reputation for our city which places It first In the hearts of the Elks among all the convention cities of the past. Harry C McAllister, secretary of the convention, is preparing an ltemizea statement of all receipts and expendi tures for the convention fund and will publish It in pamplet form for the benefit of all subscribers as well as other Interested persons. 200 TEACHERS ATTEND SEVENTH DAY ADVEXTIST STRTJOTORS AT SCHOOL. IN- Sessions Held in Grove at Errol Heights M. E. Cady Is In Charge of Work Being Done. The union Summer school of the Seventh Day Advcntist teachers of the Pacific Coast is in session in the grove at Errol Heights, with an atendance of nearly 200 teachers. M. E. Cady, formerly president of tne waua waua College, now educational secretary for the North Pacific Conference, which embraces the states of the Northwest, Is In charge of the school. The teachers attending represent tna states of Oregon, Washington. Idaho, Utah and Arizona. frofessor J. u. Lewis educational secretary of the Pa cigc Union Conference, which Includes California and adjoining states, is as sociated with Profesor Cady. In addition to the regular normal school methods, academic and college subjects figure in the course of study. The Summer session Is to last for six weeks. It already has been in ses sion for nearly three weeks A special council of the local superintendents and secretaries, which started Thurs day, will continue until next Wudnes day, for the purpose of considering the relation of the denominational acade mies of the Pacific Northwest In the college at Walla Walla. Professor H. R. Salisbury, educational secretary of the general conference of Washington. D. C, is the chairman of this council. Public meetings will be held each afternoon and evening during the ses sion. The teachers enrolled are for .the most part camping on the grounds at Errol Heights. Classes begin at :S0 In the morning and the evenings are de voted to round table discussions. More than a score of instructors are in charge of the various branches in cluded in the course at the Summer schooL ' New Halyard Wanted on Pole. Owing to the breaking of the hal yard, the flag that usually floats from the Postoffice building is stored In the basement. The flagstaff was equipped with a rope halyard and no provision 'was made for installing another when the original was worn out. The pole is by no means & substantial timber and is firmly imbedded In the center of the dome of the building. Although some steeplejacks have declared that the pole would not bear a man's weight, one less timid has proposed for a consideration to replace the broken halyard with a steel cable. W. E. Williamson, deputy postmaster, has decided to give everybody a chance to perform a service for the Government. He has decided to ask for bids and will furnish, information to those who wish to compete for the job. a. , y Wii'f':it ; - t ? j f. c.. v:-i iirrtihtonllfirffilililMiillfllimtiim MRS. MARIE LOOMIS BAKER, MULTNOMAH BRIDE. by June McMillan ordwat. THE widow of Perry G. Baker cele brated her 77th birthday annlver aary at her beautiful home, 621 Front street, July ' 18. The occasion irai most enjoyable owing to the fact that Mrs. Baker Is called "Multnomah County's first bride." The wedding took place January 11, 18S5, et the bride's home, the Loomts donation land claim, below what Is now St. Johns. Tne Loomls property joined mat oi James Johns, for whom the town was later named. Mrs. Baker says: "Cupid was busy In those good old days." Upon this occa sion a member of the family went to the shore and called to Solomon Rich ards, Justice of the Peace, who waa at work across the river: Hello I come over and marry a couple." The newly-married couple ena tneir neighbors danceJ all night In beaded moccasins, upon a puncheon floor In celebration of the happy event. The Justice of tha Peace was paid for his services In potatoes, the next year. A bill was passed by the Territorial Leftislature. December 22, 1854. sepa rating this from Washington County. The bill stated that It was to. become effective as soon as passed. Mr. and Mrs. Baker were the first couple to be married in this county after it had been christened for the famous Indian warrior, Multnomah. It appears that In those days licenses were not Issued, at least no record can be found to show that such was the case, but there is an account of the happy event saved for future genera tions. It follows: Territory of Oregon. County of Multnomah. This Is to cert..y that the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace of said county, did on the eleventh day of January. A. D. 1856, join In lawful wed lock Perry 6. Baker and Marie Lpomia with their mutual consent, in the pres ence of James Loomis and Samuel Hol- comb. "SOLOMON" RICHARDS, "Justice of the Peace." James Loomis, father of Mrs. Baker, and his family endured many hard ships while crossing the plains and afterward, they, like so many others were kindly treated by Dr. McLough lin. who offered them the first shelter from the storm they had Known in many months. Mrs. Baker remembers vividly how happy she and the other children were to live in a house again. She remembers also the great danger the women and children and a few of the men experienced upon rafts when coming down the Cascades. Several men of the party had gone oy Iran around the portage with their stock. Those upon the rafts were met by the men of the Hudson's Bay Company, who rendered great assistance, no doubt saving their lives, as tne Indians were troublesome at this time, and the men had worked at the oars and poles until nearly exhausted. Mrs. Loomis was exceedingly kind to the women who had been held pris oners by the Indians, and who were CITIZENS OF WHITE SALMON, WASH., -DEDICATE NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH. ""l"WlV"" " " JNl i u IJ-- - pfh, " . - "4 m u gm -------- rt EDIFICE POiUUUT OPEDTED BT VASTCOTjVIIR FATHKR. WHITE SALMON, Wash., July 2. (Special.) The New Catholle Church here has Just been completed, and It was dedicated by Father Verwilllghen. of Vancouver. The edifice cost $2700. At the time the campaign for funds was started, March 19, there was only $14 in the treasury. A single contribution of $500 came from a woman in New York, and $1500 came tm California. The building is 30 by 80. Its tower is 60 feet high and surmount ed by a cross eight feet in height, which Is wired and shines brilliant ly from a thick setting of bulbs. COUNTY'S FIRST being brought over the Cascades, some of whom afterward camped near her home. She had brought many kinds of seeds with her from her old home, such as corn, beans and peas, tied in small cotton bags. At one time after their arrival, Mr. Loomis had to kill, for food, an old ox that had crossed the plains. As they had no salt Mrs. Loomis got out her bags of seeds and boiled them with the unsalted. tough meat. All meat cooked without salt had to be thoroughly cooled before being eaten as there was danger of ill ness. When food was scarce men ate tallow which they carried in their pock ets at their work. ' At another time, Mrs. Loomis was greatly disappointed In getting some tea, so she got out the bag of peas and after parching them over the campfire she pounded them upon the wagon tongue with a bolt, until fine, steeped them and made "tea." Before the Whitman massacre the Indians were abusive to the whites, often holding their war dances in front of the Loomis home, one day ten doio redmen stalked Into the house and seated themselves upon the table. When ordered to leave the house they paid no attention but talked loud and threateningly. When they tired of an noying the Loomis' they went and robbed the next house. While In the Loomis home the In dlans were abusive to both Mr. Loomis and his wife. Little Marie was greatly frightened when one big fellow pointed his gun In a threatening manner while standing with his back against the only door and that was closed.. She sprang from her mother's side, rushing to the 'cat hoi-!' In the lower log, escaped through it and ran screaming toward the river with two Indians close De hind her. Two duck hunters saw the frightened child and fired several shots into the air.. The Indian then gave up the chase. James Loomis, L. Olds and S. L. Graw opened the Willamette House, Portland's first hotel, on First street, between Pine and Ash streets, In Au gust, 186L The nrm dissolved October 10, 1851. James Loomis continued as proprietor At the rear of the hotel was one of the city's first cemeteries. Mr. Loomis kept a trading post upon his claim one mile below St. Johns, and his body with several members of his family lies buried upon the old homestead. When the Loomis family first settled upon their claim the mosquitoes were so annoying that Mr. Loomis made a raft, covered it with straw and on this amid stream the family slept. Mr. Loomis was the first person to have mosquito netting brought to Portland. He sent to San Francisco by a sea captain for it. TJ. S. Grant's Second Cousin Dies SPOKANE. Wash.. July 20. George W. Grant, second cousin of General U. S. Grant, died at his home here today, aged 76. His grandfather and General Grant s grandfather were protners. Theorist Who Would Deny Property Owners Xatural Increment Alms to Rob Investor, Says Charles H. Shields. BT CHARLES H. SHIELDS. (Secretary Oreton Equal Taxation LesgueJ Who grades and paves the streets or Portland and other cities and towns In Oregon which are enjoyed by all of the Inhabitants and which furnish spe cial accommodation to the drayman, expressman. teamster coal dealer manufacturer and merchant; for tne pleasure of those who are fdrtunate enough to own automobiles. riding horses and fancy turn-outs? h o The landowner, the lotowner. He alone Is responsible and has paid the bills for the grading and .paving of the streets. Who pays for the laying of the side walks through the cities and towns of Oregon that are the common prop erty of all citizens? The landowner. Who pays for the sewers that are necessary for the preservation of the health of the community which an enjoy? The landowner. Who pays for the water mains, the hydrants that every inhabitant of the city, town or village may be supplied with pure cold water? The landowner. Who pays for the driveways that the rich most especially enJoy7 The landowner. . For. all of this expenditure by the landowner, for the benefit of the gen eral public, should there not be some reward coming in the future? Is it not a fact that these expenditures for grading the streets, paving the streets, laying sidewalks, putting In laying water mains and building boul evards are paid by the landowners before thev receive any compensation therefor In the way of advance in value? Element of Bla Exists. If that be true. Is It not a fact then that there Is an element of risk that there Is a lapse of time between the expenditure and the return In the way of advance In value? Is It not a fact that if there was no prospeci iui advance in value, the property holders would not be willing to pay for grad ing the streets and paying for all or the improvements named? Is It not a fact that the Increment or the In crease in value of the lots thus owned Is a stimulus to the property holder to Indulge In the expenditure? To destroy the prospect of gain would be to de stroy such Improvements as are here enumerated. ' Paving of the streets, laying of side walks, putting in of sewers and water mains and beautifying of the city hy parks and driveways are the cause of the city's growth. It has been made attractive by the expenditure of money from those who own the property. Thus, the people come to a city he cause of its inviting conditions. Be cause of the coming of people, the In crease in population, the department stores, the grocery stores, and every line of industry In the city profits thereby the lawyer, the doctor, the musician and every profession enjoys Its part of this Improvement. The landowner has paid the bill. ' Now comes the Single Tax theorist who paints a picture of the increase In land values and tells you that this in crease In land values has been created by society: that every Individual who comes into the community Increases the value of land: that every Infant born in the community Increases the value of land, and that this Increased land value belongs to society. He tells you that society Is robbed of Its own bv allowing Individuals who own tlie land to get this Increase In value, or what Is commonly called "unearned increment." I say. "earned increment. Every Calling Profit, by Increment. There Is an Increment in every pro fession. In every line of Industry. What would a profession amount to If there were no people? What would an Industry amount to if there were no people? The whole fabric of values is the result of industry the result of people and their efforts. One is so closely interwoven with the other that It is Impossible to separate them.. It must be evident, however, that to place all of the burden of supporting the general government upon the land. In addition to that of paving the streets, laying the sidewalks, sewers, watr mains, and everya .nature... of . improve ment would be decioeaiy uniui mi view of the fact that the property owner has already paid his part and has made it possible for the city to grow and has taken the chance, and if there is any incirmrm, ,o ju. due him. Any system that will undertake to deny this Increment to the landowner n nvstem of robbery and cannot be Justified under any circumstances The single taxers tell you that there are so many vacant lots In the city of Portland, and that these lots should be improved. Do vou know that these vacant lots have paid their part in grading the treets. paving tne streets, wn iotr mains, sidewalks ana sewem. that thev have paid their part of the sunnort of the general government In addition to the special assessments? Do you know that thousands or inese vacant lots are owned br people vllv Ing out of the cities In which they are located and that it Is a continual drain upon those Individuals paying their special assessments and supporting the city government in proportion to their holdings? The vacant lots play ineir pari, intj are essential. Who would dare to say were It possible remove the vacant lots and crowd tne ciiy loBeint-i. thereby congesting the business and residence portions? Now we have breathing space we hare lawns on tha extra lot we have garden space. I'nrfer single tax these breathing spaces or rest spaces would of neces sltv disappear were it possible. The whole scheme of single tax is void of justice, sense and economic value. It Is the dream of a dreamer and' should not appeal to any logical. Intelligent voter in tne btate ot Ore gon. . Music-Art JLectnre Scheduled. . The second programme of the Music Education Normal course will be given at Xinnea Hall. 666 Irving street, to morrow night at 8:15 r. M. under tne title "Music and Painting, c. B. uaay will soeak of the points of unity be tween the two arts, using stereoptl eon Tiews of paintings of Botticelli Gloglone. Corot. Turner, Watts, and other artists. Ths musical numbers, played by Josephine Large, are select ed rrom Dcamin, oicu, w-r- Lllu . . . Chopin, Grieg, and DeBussy. Thursday night at the same place, a Beethoven trio will be presented by Miss t-arg. nun: Urn. Charles Aue. violin: Bv. Charles Aue. violoncello. Miss Villa W. White, of Boston, will sing a group of Schumann songs.