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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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!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
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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.