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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1912)
LOSS IS FELT BY ROSE GUI PARK Late Postmaster Merrick Be gets Lasting Memories in Growing Community. HEART CENTERED IN WORK As Leader in Movement for Improve ment of Addition Beloved Cltl- zen Is Taken Away on Eve t of Project's Realization. ' In Rose City Park no doubt the Brief ": felt through the death of Charles B. Merrick is greater than in other parts of the city, for to the residents of that suburb the affable postmaster was one of them, his home being on East Flrty seventh street. Just north of the Sandy Boulevard. and his interests were there, for not a move was made to- 1 ward' public betterment but that Mr. '. Merrick either was asked to use his efforts and Influence or his advice, was sought. i It is mainly because the principal improvements In which he evinced such a sincere interest are being real ized at Rosa City Park that many have been the expressions heard during the past few days that It was sad Mr. Merrick should have been called when in a few weeks or a month or two he might have seen finis written on the projects. Heart la Boulevard Work. Mr. Merrick had been a prime mover In the Sandy Boulevard paving plan. Being a member of the Rose City Park . Improvement League, and working in that as In other organizations with which he was identified and being al wavs a leader in action or advice, he was like thousands of others living where the Boulevard was their daily path to labor anxious to see the last '. work performed and the pavement act ually In use. But it was not to be. There have been delays and slow work to contend with and it was not until about a week ago that the concrete foundation for the pavement was com pleted to East Fifty-eighth street from the east, while the sidewalks were laid on the north side to East Fifty-seventh street. In less than another week It would have been carried past the Mer rick home, which occupies a sightly piece of property at the northwest cor ner of East Fifty-seventh street and the Alameda. Fronting toward the east and on a triangular piece of ground bounded by the Alameda and the Sandy Boulevards, . is the uncompleted Rose City Park Im provement League's new home. It has been under construction but a few weeks and none labored more dlli . gently, persistently or with such en couraging results than Mr. Merrick to make Its erection possible. The club bad met In temporary quarters from the time of its organization until about a year ago when Saint Rose hall was provided by the Catholic parish, pre sided over by Father E. J. Conaty. and It was Mr. Merrick who arranged for the club to establish its headquarters in the parish hall until such time as the clubhouse was realized. . Efforts were made to sell bonds to members to obtain funds, but it was not rapid work and recently Mr. Merrick per sonally arranged for the help of a public spirited man who advanced half ' of what was required to get the build ing under way. He assisted In laying the cornerstone early in the month, but the siding was not all on before he died. Firehooae NK Completed Either. South of the clubhouse Is the new flrehouse. a necessity that was de manded for Rose City since Its popu lation began to grow heavily, and as the initial steps were taken by the club Mr. Merrick was naturally a worker for the acquisition of a fire company. The building has been under way since early in the season and now workmen are engaged In completing the exterior, but the man who was watching its j progress daily as he passed It on the way to and from the ctiy. the man who sacrificed so much in time and money .that he could spare for the advance ment of the Park's welfare, is not to see the occupancy of either of the two structures that are a credit to the neighborhood. In building his home he shouldered heavy financial responsibilities and It was not until about a year ago that he imparted to friends that he began to iel easier as to the future; that he caw no reason why he could not take . care of the things he had undertaken 1 and incidently to invest In other subur ban and acreage projects that would net him good returns. He also pur chased the corner lot adjoining the family residence on the south and thereby added materially to the site. Place Not Easily Filled. It was Mr. Merrick who put his shoul der to the wheel when the Rose City Park Catholic parish was organised, and at all times was he ready to aid personally and financially. It has been said that his place in Rose City af fairs cannot be filled and It appears that those associated with him in the upbuilding of that section are of the eame mind, for the following resolu tion was adopted by the Rose City Park Improvement League at a spec ial meeting held Friday evening: Whereas. Our beloved friend, neighbor and fellow citizen. Charles B. Merrick. , has suddenly passed beyond the scenes and ac tivities of this earthly life, and while with us was a kind and loving husband and father, a useful and energetic member of the Rose City Park Improvement League, and numerous associations, whose objects were to build up his neighborhood, and was unusually wise and farseelng In his public spirited efforts in behalf of the welfare and Improvement of the city and state in which be choae to live, and. Whereas. In his private and public life he embodied and exemplified the noblest ele ments of character, manhood and true worth, and in all bis relations towards his fellow-man stood for the highest honor, truth, integrity and manhood; therefore, he it Resolved. That we extent our sympathy to his bereft widow and children; that we appreciate his usefulness while with us. and that he will be sorely missed by us. and the loss of his wisdom and counsel will be deeply felt by the community. That we revere his good citizenship and as our greatest honor to his memory will strive to emulate In our own private and public Uvea his worthy motives and acts and his successful endeavors. Respectfully submitted. FRANK SCHLEGEU W. A. LOVETT, F. H. WHITFIELD. Committee. Dr. House to Speak Today. Dr. E. L. House, former pastor of the First Congregational Church, will appear again In its pulpit In this city today. His subject for the morning sermon will be "The Available God." In the evening he will talk on "The Power of the Mind, or the New Psy chology of the Day." On this subject Dr. House has made a careful study jnd has delivered several lectures on It in Spokane, where he is pastor ot the Westminster Congregational Church. PORTRAIT OF LATE ' POSTMASTER AND IMPROVEMENTS WHICH $mmmm III 'I I "S- 11 ! 5 Qf j USS FOR DERRICK ( ' Archbishop Christie Will Be Celebrant at Services. ASSOCIATIONS HONOR DEAD Pallcearors Will Be Ton Mail Car riers, V&iiers From Knights of Colurr.'bus Lodge Many Stores Will Be Closed. The body of the late Charles B. Mer rick arrived in Portland on the Shasta Limited at 2:30 o'clock P. M. yester day and was immediately conducted to the Holman Undertaking parlors. The train was met at Salem by a special delegation from the Knights of Colum bus. The funeral services will be held at St. Mary's Cathedral at 10 o'clock A. M. tomorrow. Archbishop Christie will celebrate (requiem) high mass, while the funeral sermon will be delivered by Father Edward J. Conaty. The various public and fraternal or ganizations In which the deceased was Interested will be represented at the services by the following honorary pall bearers: State pf Oregon, Governor West ' and Benjamin W. Olcott, Secre tary of State; City of Portland, Mayor Rushlight and George L. Baker, presi dent of the Council: Federal Courts, Judge Charles E. Wolverton and Judge Robert S. Bean; Multnomah Bar As sociation, Judge Henry E. McGinn and F. H. Whitefield; Knights of Colum bus, Dr. Benjamin L. Nordea and Roger B. Sinnott; Portland Postoffice, Acting Postmaster W. E. Williamson and H. G. Durand: Spanish War Veterans, Harvey Wells and George H. Carr Grocer's Association, John Malley and J. C. Mann; Wholesale Grocer's Asso ciation, F. A. Spencer and E. Ehrman Hibernians Pay Tribute. Rose City Park Improvement Club, T. T. Geer and O. G. Huston: Ancient Order of Hibernians, C. J. Murphy and E. H. Deery; Maccabees, A. R. Malney and J. Walker; Greater Portland Plans Association, Julius Meier and W. F. Woodward; Woodmen of the World, Herman Lerson and V. G. Cheeseman; Oregon Retail Merchants' Association, J. L. Stockton and J. L. Perry; Modern Woodmen. R. W. Foster and H. F. Mc Grath; Chamber of Commerce, F. C. Knapp and A. H. Averlll; Commercial Club, E. B. Piper and G. F. Johnson; Rotary Club, F. C. Rlggs and Dwight Edwards: Ad Club. A. G. Clark and C. H. Moore: Royal Rosarlans, Ralph Hoyt and C. A. Whltapore; Oregon His torical oociety, ti v. nmmw. THE. SUNDAY OKKCiOIAX. PORTLAND. AUGUST 25. 1913. nut-' ...... - -e5T--- t I 5r- v ft. jt Michigan Boclety, V. V. Jones and R. G. Morrow; Veaver State Insurance Association, D. C. : Burns and F. F. Fargo; Press Club, 8.' B. Vlnoent and E. A Beals; East Side Business Men's Club. L. M. Lepper and C. A. Bigelow; United States Land Office, Mr. Audrey, Henry F. Hlgby and Arthur Orton; Ore gon Postmasters' Association, F. J. Car ney, of Astoria, and B. W. Johnson, of Corvallls; Oregon Development League, C. C. Colt and Guy Talbot; Realty Board, F. L. Purse and H. W. Fries;' Progressive Business Men's As sociation. G. M. Hyland and Eugene Brookings; The Oregonian, H. L. Plt tock and C. A. Morden; the1 Oregon Journal, C. S. Jackson and A. L. Fish; the Evening Telegram, John F. Car roil and Fred Johnston; the Portland News, E. O. Sawyer, Jr., and Dana Sleeth. Letter-Carrlera Will Bear Pall. The active pallbearers will be ten men selected from the force of letter carriers, which served under the de ceased: O. P. Yoder, W. L. Walker, E. B. Carlson. W. H. Hayden. W. F. Har ris, C. J. Jones, Terrance Mlnogue, F. P. Williamson. W. F. Dougherty and J. G. Francis. The following Knights of Columbus are to serve as ushers at the services: A. R- Preston, C. Mial Duston, John Cahalln, William McKennon, Walter Daly. J. P- Kelleher, Cass Campbell, Martin Duffy, Charles Stinger, Emmett Dooney. John O'Nell. James J. Flynn, Adrian Ward, Robert J. P. O'Nell, Jo seph Jacobberger, John Needlmeyer and John W. Kelly. The services at the fiWliKtwXlrP ' ? Jus HE HELPED TO BRING ABOUT a Cathedral will be public, but the cere mony at the grave will be private. The body will at no time lie In state. Flow ers will be received at the Holman Un dertaking Parlors. The Knights of Columbus will as semble at their rooms at 9:30 and pro ceed to the services In a body. J. Frank Sinnott, James J- Flynn, John E. Mal ley, Robert J. O'Nell and James B. Cooke constltue the committee In charge. The general arrangements for the funeral are in the hands ot Dan Kellaher, an Intimate friend of the de ceased. Many Stores Will Close. As a mark of profound respect and regret many stores and places of busi ness will be closed tomorrow during the hours ot the funeral. The meeting of the Portland Council originally scheduled for Monday morning has been postponed until afternoon. Prac tically every organization In Portland has passed resolutions of condolence, and the Portland Retail Grocers' Asso ciation has voted to erect a marble shaft over his grave in Mount Calvary Cemetery. An unusual coincidence occurred upon the arrival of the body of Mr. Merrick at the Union Depot yesterday which visibly touched the hearts of all who noticed the strange accident. As the body was being conveyed to the undertaking parlors a large, United States mall wagon was unwittingly driven along directly in the wake of the conveyance that bore the remains of the man who had directed the Gov ernment mail service in Portland. w I II F"rv I III 1 GHAL Immediate delivery of the famous Chalmers 36 and 30 can be had. Why not take advantage of the best time of the year for motoring in a new Chalmers. A car that possesses all the latest up-to-date improve ments and embodies all the .features of the highest t priced cars. No one has ever questioned Chalmers quality. Single Tar Heps Rich Passage cf Measnre In Oregon I Highly Improbable, Saya Mr. Paul son. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. 20. (To th TMitnr One of the many reasons why the State of Oregon will continue having a great Influx of reuaoie peo ple and stable capital Is because her ship of state on her legislative journey has already passed the most dangerous breakers and is now sailing placidly on the less ruffled sea of the common human intelligence. And there is no longer ary danger that any rash re form scheme, as for example the Henry George single tax scheme, will, be adopted here. As this state has vested her legisla tive power more directly and evenly In the. whole people of the communi ties concerned than most of the states have done up to the present time, it I.,, .v., .LotAvar r.fnrm schemes 1U1JUIV3 uiai .- are being advocated must measure up to the composite or me win uu intel ligence of all the citizens in such com munities In order to stand any show of enactment. Now the sum and substance of the single tax system is simply to levy taxes on ground value and to exempt all other values from taxation. The ,-.t 4 tViat an.h'a. srheme would tUUlCUlluu ID viv " be a stimulant to industries, that it would Induce people with capital Into such communities to Invest their capi tal in houses and other kinds of im provements to escape paying more taxes than the ordinary farmer or the holder of a vacant lot, as under this system a millionaire would need pay no greater amount than the owner or a vacant lot, provided he did not In vest his capital in vacant land, but in houses, snops, siorts, iniu., ---tels and machinery. In its essence it is an unjust and unequal method of exacting taxes, as it takes no cognizance of the natural fact that those who are able and strong can, with ease, carry greater burdens than those who are lean and weak, it ignores one of the most beautliul phases we see in life, when an older T j .Inter undertakes ana aoier 1 . to carry a greater burden than a young er and weaicer. oui . " it ,,-.. m.nv naoDle that to pay taxes Is to pay out money and not get anything in return. iy - . . . . , . - . v. nhRnlutelV nO til 111 It lllttl. Lilt y ' compensation for what they pay out as taxes. This laea DeL-amu unu.. edly Inbred In the race at the time when to levy taxes was the most effi cient method plutocracy did know wherewith to exploit the Pbf- But we should realize that It is different now. they have devised other processes for that purpose. And the taxes we pay la merely our common contribution to keep up a state of civilization among mankind. There . nhnihsr he be rich or lure iiu unc, .v. poor, ought to kick, but rather consider ' . -i -. . . Vila .fiflO. !t an honor IQj comnuum share according to his means. Those who kick either have not yet learned the real purpose for which we pay taxes or else they have got tired of progress, are played out on the march ot human development and have begun to hanker back to the brainless, skulless vertebrae. But they are not the class of people Oregon needs, no matter how rich they may be. What Oregon needs Is more honest. Industrious tillers for Ker soil, real : .v. ni cultivate, who nome-maaero ..... - j will build up and beautify her JunBles and her plains. But they will not be induced by tne ngis r'VT. Single tax wouia cr - landlords and tenants tenants of the masses and landlords of the few The well-to-do farmers who already have the upper hand and are In pos session of sufficient means by which to cultivate their lands to the utter most would probably not lose so much by a change to a single tax system as they would be reimbursed for the high er taxes on their land by not having any tax at all to pay on their money and other property. But the begin ners, the homesteaders, and all those who have but an Insufficient supply of the means necessary to Improve their holdings would be n l08e"", " they would He compelled to pay the taxes for the capitalists. What we want Is not lords and serv ers but Independent owners of homes where the lords have no say. It Is argued by the adherents of the single tax system that "It will hreak up land monopoly and distribute the soil more equally to those who are longing for a home of their own." But that Is a delusion and the result would be the opposite. Those who today must need exert their very utmost to pay off Interest and installments on their homesVould under single tax get more weights added to their burden weights which by right should rest on the sTioulders of those who Inherit and have Inherited wealth accumulated by past and passing generations. As the years would roll along the burden bearers would drop exhausted by the wayside and their belongings revert to the cof fers of the rich. This is self-evident How, for Instance, could one who buys a plat of vacant land on the install ment plan hold his own against his rich neighbor who may have millions of dollars wherewith to make improve ME RS 1913 Keats Auto Coo Burnside, Seventh and Couch ments and run his business, if he be compelled to pay the same amount of taxes as his rich neighbor, or even a larger amount as some of the single taxers prescribe? Under our present capitalistic system single tax would work great injustic and plunge the masses into deeper and deeper serfdom. The only system under which single tax would work would be under pure Socialism. I doubt not that Henry George had a great heart that was beating for humanity. But his reform scheme points widely oft the mark. We have always serlous-mlnded fad dists among us who, by their hobbles and zeal may sway kings and czars. Governors, councils and legislators to adopt measures of doubtful merit. But when the supreme authority, the la6t say In the matter, is vested in the totality of the Intelligence nf men in all walks of life, then only such ker nels as stand the test will be Implanted in our statutes. Therefore we can feel assured that the burden of taxes will not be shifted from the shoulders of millionaires and owners of great wealth and put on the shoulders of homesteaders and home builders and cultivators of the soil, who generally have small amounts of capi tal wherewith to improve their hold ings. But everybody will be compelled to pay his proper share and shoulder his share of responsibility, thus bal lasting the ship of state and steady ing It against the storm of Improper actions. PAUL C. PAULSON. Albany Democrats to Form Club. iiniKv rr Ane-. 24. (SDeclal.) A Wilson and Marshall Club Is to be formed in Albany next week, several prominent local Democrats have Issued - A-ii nr o mn.tlno to ha held in the courthouse Tuesday evening for the purpose of forming tne ciud. No Court Session Monday. There will be no court sessions in the County Court House Monday morn- More Details Concerning Free Music Lessons Every Boy, as Well as Every Girl, ShouU Know Music Their Future Demands It. We are not selling the great number of pianos that we ought to be 'Ung now. It every family in Portland understood the wonderfully llbr.al offer we are now making, we d be sell ing twice as many, and we would te keeping five auto trucks busy making delivery of pianos, Instead of three. A great many people are, of course, out of town. Many teachers are away on vacation. But schools will com mence very shortly nw- i18-0.", Winter evenings are approaching. Stuay music why shouldn't nearly every girl and every boy. too, as In Germany, know how to play the piano. Our youngsters are destined to live on a higher social plane than those who have gone before. A knowledge of mu sic is essential to each child s future welfare. Just now the opportunity is presented to study music at the ex pense of several of the great piano- mBecause business in the pnltc,d States has been good only in a few dlstr cts. some of the largest and oldest estab lished makers of the best gr.de. i of pianos were compelled to unload sur plus stocks. After some lengthy nego tiations. Ellers Music House succeeded in getting the finest pianos ever shipped West at virtually their own price, and, in addition thereto a . cash appropriation from each mnu.fct"I'r was secured to pay for this new free scholarship plan. ANY TEACHER ELIGIBLE. Thus these fine pianos have come to us way below value. They are being sold at prices lower than ever before, you've never known standard pianos such as these being sold below regular price. Yet, If you buy now, during this sale, you get lowest prices, easiest terms and free lessons. It is not neces sary to take the lessons right away. A certificate is issued entitling each buy er In the sale to these lessons at any time. The lessons can also be trans ferred to any one the buyer desig nates. In short, they can be taken at any time, from any teacher desired and the factory pays the bill. The money Is here. The pianos are here Every one Is plainly marked. A little child could buy one and couldn t go wrong. A little cash down and as lit tle as a dollar and a quarter each week for the plainer styles, and two dollars a week for the fancier ones, and the piano is paid for before you realize It. Payments can be arranged also on our new one, two and three year plan, too. THREE GREAT ADVANTAGES. It was not a simple matter for ns to undertake to sell a large number of extra pianos, and particularly the cost lier kinds in addition to those regular ly contracted for by us. But we are doing It. ,,, . First of all, we are selling these ad ditional fine pianos at prices lower than they have ever been obtainable heretofore. Streets ing. Judge Morrow, acting presiding Circuit Judge, will be In official at tendance at the funeral of the late Postmaster Charles B. Merrick, as will Judge Henry E. McGinn and others ot the court personnel. County Judge Cleeton left yesterday for a business trip to Tillamook and is not expected back until Tuesday morning. SETTLERS' AID WITHHELD Sherman County Claims Bill, Ten Tears Old, Awaits Next Session. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 24. Representative Haw ley this afternoon called up in the House th Senate bill to settle claims of Sherman County settlers which have been pending for ten years or more. Minority Leader Mann objected, and, as the House was proceeding by unani mous consent, the bill went over until the next session. Paget Speaks at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. Aug. 24. (Special.) Lee B. Paget, of Portland, and O. A. Stlllman, of Salem, prohibition candi dates, respectively, for United States Senator and Representative from the First Oregon District, addressed a large crowd in a street meeting In this city last night. They are touring this sec tion of the state by automobile. XorthAvest People in Chicago. CHICAGO, Aug. 24. (Special.) The following from Oregon are registered at Chicago hotels: Portland La Salle, Jean R. Wald. Eugene Great Northern, A. C. Dixon. Canada has more than 1200 nawipapers, ol which one-tenth are dalllea. Secondly, we are making terms of payment so extremely easy dome are only 1.25 a week) that any home can arrange to get one: and . Thirdly, we are furnishing with each one of these pianos a term of free music lessons. Select any teacher you like to whom we have sold and who Is using one of our pianos. But. remember, factories furnish only one scholarship with eacn Instrument in this surplus sale, w hen the instruments are sold, the oppor tunity for free music lessons ends. Come to the big piano house at once, or write or telephone. It l,mP"1"? to enumerate all the many tine pianos to be had, but here is a list of A FEW OF THE PIANOS AND SOME SALE PRICES l KIMBALL PIANOS FOR S3 15. The Kimball pianos In this sale will be the new 485 style 17, at 1316; terms of $10 a month will buy these. Otner styles of the famous Kimball piano at corresponding reductions. DECKER PIANOS FOR 3T6 AND $34S. There will be three styles of the Decker piano, among them the superb new $50$ style B for 1348 10 a month buys them. THE NATION'S COSTLIEST, ALSO. There remain only 11 of the very finest Chickering uprights and Baby Grands, not the plainest and least ex pensive types, but the finest $i2S and J900 styles, which may be had at faSa and 1665. Other styles at corresponding reductions. SOME FOR OMY S334. The old-established Marshall & Wen dell piano will be represented by two of their latest 1913 designs. One is the J425 upright, reduced to $274 8 a month buys them), and the other is a Bmaller and plainer design for only 113. SMITH BARNES PIAXOS FOR M7. The old reliable Smith & Barnes pianos of Chicago are included in this sale, particularly a new style F, 4 feet 6 inches high, with all latest Improve ments. The corresponding designs of this famous old make have been here tofore sold by other houses who for merly held the agency, for 400 and 450. They may be had in this sale for only $267 ($7 a month buys them), and there are many others. All teachers are Invited to send In their cards and their rates. There will be hundreds of new piano students by virtue of this occasion. If you live out of town write us. at once. Ellers Music House will pay the bill for les sons. Display and sale now In progress at Seventh and Alder in the Ellers building.