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! ...... . ' .-- - " . . ... , t- Tift OREGON i SUNDAY, .JOURNAL. ,". PORTLAND, : SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE 18, 1911. 8 SIl THE SINGLE TAX AN EXPLANATION William Finley Will Lecture on Wild Fowl Nurseries " Concrete- Example of That ftrhnne of Taxation IUj4 on the Unimproved Value" of Lund. ; 1ES CUE By W. O. Eggl ton. Xever tax.enytMne; movable thai. Would be af value to the community, That oonld or wouM run away, or That could ar would coma to you. ...... Go14r Kulo of Taxation. . ' Tee ladlTtdaal shoal tapper! himself ' by whet he inIiini. Seoletr arras tses aa ravamaaal akotUd eapport Itaelf by . .. what it etaaaea, wttseml tauaf robs ue .luuntul put t kli pnlMi . Ularle tax aoes aot kni a tax aa laad, bat 01 tlie oalmpiovaa Talne of ta. . ; i r. ". ". . Tha unlmr.rove" value of land la V tha value srlven to tha land by t.'artanlsad Industrial society: It la i, tha fiommanlty made or snclal value of lud. dua to tha Induatry of Tail producers of wraith and not to tha' labor or Induatry of any par- ttcular Individual. , Tha social or community made Tain , of land la separate and distinct from tha i lmnrovfwl ar la ho vaJua In or upon tha ; land. . For example, assuming that tha . aaaoaaad , values . of laud and Improve- menu In Portland ara tha trua valuta. ? lota and 4 of blork ITT. rortland. oo cupUd by tha Oronlen building, wara worth tla.40 la Hit. 1110,00 In 1101 . and 1150.000 la 1910. Those were tha values of tha land alone. ot countlna . Improramaata. In 1114 tha building waa worth 171.000; In loot and 1110 tha building waa worth 1110,00. But It waa not tha aama build ing, v A tTi.000 building cannot Increase In valua to llto.ftoo. or even to 7t.ooo. In tba aama way that tha lota Incraaaad In "value by tha mer presence of tn- rfuatt-fal tvnitulatlon about IL Tha 171.000 vuiiuina; w ivin uuwu, i nn tractors and labor ra employed, build ing material bought, and a aplendld new structure erected. Tha Improved value of land doea not incraaaa unless labor la exerted directly upon tha land. But tha community made value of land In croaeee because of tbe mere presence In tha, vicinity of an active Industrial pop- : ulatlon. Tha Oregon Ian lota would have l..ul l 1im fmm 1 1 f 4 flA In 1(04 to lltO.OOO in 1110 area If a supreme court Injunction had prohibited any one from setting foot on tha lota during ,' those It yaara. ' Yalaoe Created by the People. ' The a-rowth of noDulatlon and Indua try of Portland bad given thoaa lota a valuo of 111.400 by 1114. or 11.14 a square foot for the 10,000 square feet which la eaual to 110.110 aa acre. , That waa tha community . made or aocuu value. By 10 that social value had In. craaaad to 1X1 a square foot, which la ' equal to 1114,7(0 an aero. In 1110 tha social - value had increaaed to 115 a square foot, which la equal to 11,081,000 an sera.' Bo In tha one year from 1101 to lilt tha population and Industry af Portland Increased tha social value of thoaa two lots 140,000. The 1210.000 value of tba building waa tha Improve- . men t or labor value on tha land,. and. was produced by tha Industry and en terprise Of the Oregonlan Publishing . company. It la easy to separata tha Im proved value, of land from tha unim proved value. i, - Under tha single tax tha 1210.000 of Improvement of labor value on the Ore gonlan'a two lots would not be taxed, and no machinery or other personal property la tha building would be taxed. The tax would fall on tba unimproved or social value of tha two lots, which n 126O,OO0u .If tha two lota ware vacant ' they would be worth 1250,000, for the . building aa them doea not add to their octal . value, which baa increased an average of $14,471 a year since 1194 Thai is the same aa an Increase of IBS, 011 a year in tha value of one area for If years. . . . . . . . . , . . , a . j ills important to near in roina m ' relation between acrea and city lota, be cause so many persona think of country or farm laad when they bear that single ' . tax la a tax on tha unimproved value of land..' No farm land Is worth f 1,011.000 an acre, no matter what tha Improve ments ara; and no farm land In Oregon has a community made or social value of one tenth, or even one thousandth of that amount The unimproved value of the two Oregonlan lota, which ara less than one quarter of an acre. Is equal to the improved value of 250 acrea of oroh- ard worth 11000 aa acre; and If the an ' Improved value of tbe earns orchard Is SUO an acre, then It would take 2500 acres of auch orchard to have the unlm proved or social value of the less than one quarter of an acre occupied by the Oregonlan building. With tha same tax rata, 1500 acres of orchard land with an . "unimproved" value of 1100 an acre , would pay under the single tax exactly tha aama tax aa the two Oregonlan lots, Suppose there are two vacant lota adjoining tha Oregonlan lota, and worth , the aama amount 1260,000. Under the general property tax, with a tax rate of . 22 mills for 1910, tha Oregonlan paid ' 15500 tax on the anlmproved value of lta lots and ttltO on Its. building, and In addition it waa taxed on Its machinery and other personal property. But the tax on the two equally valuable vacant t lot would have been 15500. or 610 lees than the Oregonlan paid on lota , tha Owner of the vacant lots a premium of 19100 a year not to Improve his lo j, and we flue tha Oregonlan. 16180 a year for making Improvements and beautify. Inr;tbe vity. That is unjust to f labor. to all Industry, . i Mow Single Tax Would Work. How would the taxes be under "the Ingle tax f Leave out of account tha ' Increased tax on the public service cor porations, I which would pay much more under the single tta than they pay now, and suppose there Is nothing to be taxed except the unimproved value of the four lots. J we need, say, as much revenue as we had before, or 117,160, from four lot ;wlth a total unimproved value of 1500,000. . flo the ' tax rate would be raised from It mills to" 14.12 mills. Then' the owner of tha two vacant lots would pay 18880, or 1S080 more than he jpnya under the general property, tax, and the Oregonlan would pay 18680, or 13080. less than It pays under the gen eral irtroperty tax; and both together would Vpay. 117460. Tba community would have the tame amount of reve nue, .but the tax would be taken from Industry- and placed upon privilege; for the p mo last on given by society to any one to have exclusive use of valuable land, is . privilege, and Is recognized as snoh by the lawa of civilised nations. In the case of these four lots and of all j other lots and lands that have a community made value we would tax i nothing except tha value created by population and industry as a whole. No product of labor would b. taxed. Thus the owner of vacant lots would be en couraged to employ labor And buy build ing material to improve his lota, while the present system of taxation, by In creasing taxes when labor values are added to tha land, discourages one from making Improvements and encourages him to bold bis lots lBia until someone Is willing to pay him tha full value that the . aonwnuntty ' has added - tb hla icva. vzoen would not tba sinrie tax would It not be falrT Would It ba un fair to ' the owner of valuable lota ,4f society takes from him In taxes a Jarge part or eves all of what society hat added to tha value Of bls.lotaT Would Benefit Panaers. ' V Now take ten acres of bishly Im proved orchard with a com ni unity-made value of 2At an acre and an Improved or labor-product value of I7lt an acre making a tout value of 11000 an acre. The Improved value consists of fruit treea, home and other buildings . live stock, furniture and other personal property. Right alongside of the ten Improved area are ten unimproved acres worth :I0 an acre. Suppose the general property tax rate ! 1 mills Then the owner of the orchard pays 117.59 tax on tha unimproved or social value or bis ten acre and 1111 0 on the improved value, while the epecu lstor who owns the ten unimproved acres paya only 117.50. Because ha Is Industrious and produces - weslth the orchard I at pays 1111.60 more than the speculator. Doea not that discourage labor and InductryT And Is that right T How would these two men be taxed under the aingle tax? Leave out of account the railroads, telegraph, tele phone and other public service corpo rations which would pay muoh more under the single tax than they pay now. and suppose these two land own ers are the only taxpayers In tba coun ty. We must get from them, by the single tax aa much revenue as they pay ander the general property tax, or 1117.10. Tha orchardlat would be aa- sessed 12800 w,hlch Is the community made value of hla landand the specu lator would be assessed the same. Then to get 1187.60 In taxesthe single tsx rate would be 17.1 mills. The orchard lat would pay 191.75, or IS 25 leas than ha pays now, snd the 'speculator would pay It J 75, or 166.16 mors than he pays now, would not that encourage In dustry and discourage land specula tion? And would it not bo fair to everybody. How about the factory and the store under the' single tax? Remember the Ofegohlan building and lots. The Ore gonlan Publishing company Is a manu facturing concern; It la a merchant be cause It sella papers and advertising space. It Is taxed on lta building and machinery as a manufacturing plant If we tax factories on their product we should tax tha product of the Oregonlan plant; and since wa tax merchants on the value of what they have to sell, we should tax the Oregonlan on the vslua of Us advertising apace. But under the aingle tax the plant machin ery and product of a factory would not ba taxed, and tha building and goods of the merchant would not be taxed. ' rraaohlse Corps rations. Railroads, eleotrio lines and other fianchlse corporations would pay mora in mi MOT 10 YORK SI taxes under 'the aingle tax than they pay under tha general property tax because most of. thev value of such cor peratlons Is t he social or, community made ' valua of thtlr , franchises and rights of way; it la tha yalus of the privilege granted by society, which car-1 .k I, r A. en.r privet profit ..These corporations i Newspapers Are Charged With Ing such rates aa wtlliray operating! 0311119 SCnSatlOnal Ytfr m A yvtmrm n u m mi mm r( VI iih.i r,. on their capitalisation; , and that cap italisation is . made. 'op .Tor thja most psrt of the privilege granted by - so cleiy. iurely It would ba fair for so ciety to take In , taxea part or all of the annual value of the privilege It grants. - . : ' .- ' . A railroad franchise Is a privilege to perform a pubflo function and charge tures to . the Detriment o rayof Gaynor's Domain. ' ' Vr V . ' . By Ralph Johnston. '. (PablUkere inn Uase Wire.) New Torn. June 17. There la one to perrorm a pubflo function snd charge . ' , rates for the service. In Its right of ur T'r " f,t Mroraaynor fighting way a railroad has a title, granted by society to a continuous strip of land, any acre of which is worth far more than even highly Improved land alopg alda the-right of way. Ko, then, the real value of a railroad, electric or power or telegraph or telephone line is the social value of the continuous strip of land It uses; and tha real value of a water power is tha eoeiai value. Tha aama la true of mine sod lumber lands.' The value that would be taxed under the aingle tax Is the value cre ated by society, not the labor valua added by the owner or user. In the case of a franchise corpora tion, then the single tax would ba much hlghsr than the general property tax. Briar Rattlers to Oregon. Wa assert, then that the way to boost Oregon to bring settlers Into the state, to bring home-makers and factories and to bring capital that will be Invested In Industry rather than In land and lot speculation; la to exempt all pereonal property and Improvements from taxa tion, and raise all taxes by a single tax on the social or unimproved value of land. That will Increase the taxes on franchise corporations snd on lands snd cltj lots held for speculation; will encourage men to put land to Its best use; will lower the taxea on farmers and others who use their land. Thus It will crests a larger demand for la bor and labor producta of ail klnda, and open to labor and Industry the land that nature made aa an "open shop" for all men, but wblph has been made a "closed shop" by speculators; and will say to the Industrious men In 'the east so many of whom are going to Canada: "Come to Oregon where you will not be taxed for Improving and working a farm, for building a house for selling or for manufacturing goods, or for doing anything that adds to the wealth of the state. But stay away from Ore gun if you want to get rich without working." -Ha NEW BOOKS FOR THE t LIBRARY B GENERAL, WORKS. Broadlev. A. M. Chats on Auto graphs, lSlO. Hidalgo y Costilla. Miguel The Life and Times of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, by A. H. Noll. 1910. Stevenson, B. & A Quids to Biog raphy for Young Readera. American Men of Mind, 110. DESCRIPTION AND TRAVIfl. Walker. IL W. WanderhMrs Among South Sea Savages snd in Borneo and the Philippines 1910. Shoemaker M. M. Islam Islands; Nubia, the Sudan, Tunisia and Algeria, 1910. FICTION. Dillon, Mrs, M. C. (J.) Mlsa Living ston's Companion. - Ellis. K. R The Wide Awake Oirls at College, I Ellis, K. R. The Wide Awake Oirls In Wlnsted. Gllman. Mrs. C (P.) B. What D! an tha Did; a novel. Marriott Charles "Now"! Roberta, O. E. T. Comrades of the Trails. .. Seawall, M. E. The House of Kgre raont. Wlster, -Owen Members Of the Family. Wodehouse, P. O. Love Among the cnicKens; a story or tne naps and mis haps of an English chlcuen farm. FINE ARTS. Channer C. C & Roberta, M. E. Lace Making In the Midlands, Past and Present. 1900. McLaughlin. 3. M. A Oilchrlst W. W. eonr Reader, a graded course in school music, 1910. Pa ret A. P. Ed. Harper's Handy Book for Oirls. 1910. Parker, Barry A Unwln, Raymond Tbe Art at Bulldine- a Home. 1901 Relsner, C. V. Social Plans for Toung reopie, lor Pleasure ana front, lsus. Spalding's Official Cricket Guide, with which is incorporated tha Ameri can cricket annual, 1910. West Virginia, Free Schools, Depart ment or acnooi Arcnuecture, contain ing articles and Illustrations on school grounds, houses, prepared by M. mP. Shawkey, 1910. White. E. E. Tha Complete Hockey Jfiayer, jvos. i M1BTUKI. Corbett, J. 8. The Campaign of Tra falgar; 1910. r Nordau. M. S. The Interpretation or History, translated rrora tne uerman oy M. A. Hamilton: 1911. Davey. R. P. B. The Tower of Lon don: 1910. Wade, Mrs. M. H. (B). Ten Big In dians; Stories of Famous Indian Chiefs; 1906. Robinson, h. h.. ana Beardv c. A. Readings in Modern European History; 2v; 1908-09. v Longford. J. H. Tha Story of Old Japan; ed. 2; -1910. v . .mrr inn UlflUUilUb Francois. V. EL. and Glroud. P. F.. ed. Simple French; 1801. LITERATURE. ' Ersklne, John, snd Ersklns, Helen. Written English; a Guide to the Rules of Composition; 1910. , Garrison. Mrs. T. (P). The Earth Cry and Other Poems; 1910. Phelps. W. L. A Dash at the Pole; 1909. i Robinson, E. A. The Town Down the River: 1910. Bellar, W. Y. Roman Poets of the Augustan Age; Horace and the Elegiac Pdets; 1899. PHILOSOPHY. Kennedy, J. M. The (Quintessence of NleUsche; 1910. RELIGION. Orr, James. The Faith of a Modern Christian; 1910. SCIENCE. Alexander. J. H. Model Balloons and Flying Machines, With a Short Account of the .Progress of Aviation, 1910. Chase, J. 8. One Bearing Trees of the California Mountains; 1911. Herbert, S. The First Principles of Heredity; 1910. Ttlden, Sir W. A. The Elements; Speculation as to Their Nature and Or igin; 1910. SOCIOLOGY. ' Forbes-Lindrfay, C H. A. Good Form for Men; a Guide to Conduct and Dress on All Occasions; 1905. Perry, A. C. Jr. Problems of the Ele- . a.k.At. 1 a 1 A . Sellgmsn, E. R. A. The Shifting and Incidence of Taxation; ed. 8, rev. and enl.; 1910. Taussig. F. W. The Tariff History or tne united Ktatea including a con sideratlon of the Aldrlch Pnyne Act of 1909; ed. 5, rev. and em.: iio. l. . USEFUL ARTS. Althouse, C. O. Business Letters and How to Write Letters That Get Bus! neaa and KeeD It: 1910. Barthel, Chr. Methods Used n the Examination - of -Milk, and Dairy Pro ducta: 1910. Harden. J. L Psychology of 6011(511 Ing; an Application of Laws to the Art of Canvassing; 1905. Holms n. WT C Ginger Talks: 1 Thu Talks of a Sales Manager to His Man 1110. HooDer. Frederick and Graham. James. Tne import ana lixoort Traae: io. LAwrence, H. c. Malting mm Buy tne selling una or it iviu. Putnam. J. P. Plumbing and House hold sanitation: isii. Thatcher. Edward. Simple Soldering. Both Hard and sort Togetner with Des crintions of Inexpensive Home Made Apparatus Necessary for This Art; 1910. BOOKS ADDED TO THE KEFERENC. DEPARTMENT. American Art Annual. F. N. Levy, ed itor, v. l; iio. f- ' Club Building 'Finished. (8icll DUpatcb to Tbe Journal.) West Stayton, Or.. June 17. The stars and stripes were unfurled from the pretty building of the West Stayton Commercial club to announce its com pletion yesterday. The building is two Stories Wgn, the lower part being de voted to business, and the upper part to social affairs and the secretary's of flee. ' mad. 'Just go over to the city hall and make aome remark, concerning tha al leged "crime wave" which la aweeplng over New York, or aay something about tha awful wickedness of tha city and bis honor the smTfor will aonvlnco tha most skeptical ' that he haa a command of English language fcrhtch ia little short of marvelous. Rob Adamson of Georgia, th mayor private secretary, is about aa cool a proposition aa can be seen la New York this summer, but even ha haa been known to thaw under the' fervid Tlow or the mayors language when tha good name of tha city baa been smirched by soma daring visitor. ' . .. Ylatton Took Vraoaatloma, . The southern cotton " seed crushers met here tha other day.- From aomo of tha newspaper accounts they bad read, some of them bad about concluded that about tha only way they could ba sure of keeping their cash and return tickets waa 40 us double padlocka and chains and yall for tha militia every time any body got within 1 feet of them on th streets at night - , , They asked Mayor Oaynor to apeak to them and ba said among othcy things: "I welcome you hero, and I will , try and take care of. you or at' least ' try and have tbe police take cars of you while you ar here. You have probably read In some of tha New York news papers, some or wnica love to defile the name of this city, what a bad lot of criminals wa are here I want you to look around, : those of you who cams from other cities, mostly of the south, I believe, and aee If titers Is much difference between ua here and yourselves at home. -, , yew spa pay Crime Only. - "You have read In aoma of these newspapera that wa recently had . a crime wave here. It was a newspaper crime we've, Aa a matter of fact at the time tba paper were talking about the crime wave, crime In this city was below the average. "As a matter of fact New 'York la Viot such a very bad city after all. I have traveled pretty well about this old globe of ours snd I am firmly convinced that 'so far aa crime and vice la con cerned New York wllLalse up favorably in i t 1 -, t, t it . '.V' r . ..... . v - ' - it frown pelicans waiting for return or parents from flailing ground, ; Klamath lake Is one of th greatest William Finley, president of tha local Audubon society, will give a. lecture on -wild Fowl Nurseries'' at the Y. w. C. A.' auditorium, . Tuesday evening, June 10, at O'clock. . There are three bird reservations la Oregon, namely,, one on tba coast at Three Arch rock, near. Till amook, and two In aoutkera Oregon, at Lake Klamath and Lake Malheur,, ,' breeding spots In th country for In land birds, and on the' Oregon coast during tha breeding season tha air Is white with gulls, v Mr. Finley baa spent several summers camping at tbaaa bird nurseries and hla lecture will tall of hla experiences. . Lantern slides .will show many Interesting pictures taken by Mr. Finley oa bis trlja , ' 1 Th lecture will be open to tha publlo aa well as member of the T. W. C. A. , and la tha flrat of a series to be given , under the direction of the new social oommittes composed of Mrs. F. N. Clark, t Mrs. John Claire Montelth, Mrs. Charles J. Mathla and Miss Wbealdoa and, Mlse ' 1 Hales of tha association... . " ' V Harry Frank, barltona; will nine; .' eouple of number during th evening. ' with any of tha big cities either 'In 'thle continent or abroad." 1 . .- Olu to nngae Prints, .' '. , When Mark Twain wrote Tuddln' Head Wilson" and advanoed that finger print theory of hla. wa all laughed and chalked up one more score" for ntra as a humorist and a Joker. But U was no joka at alL Here for lnatanoe. a policeman baa rreated a man with a long string of burglaries to hla credit purely on .a set of finger prints he left at one of the places be visited Through these It was found that. he had a criminal record as long aa your arm and he la on hla way to another long term In tbe, penitentiary. Travel MOt Heavy. ; Contrary to the usual opinion, trans Atlantic travel so far this year haa not ahown the beneficial results which might be expected on account, of tha English coronation. At the large steam ship offices,' on the other hand, it was said that the fear of high prices and laok of. accommodation coincident to the ceremony had deterred many people who might have otherwise taken pas sage. . - , At present with the summer season well under way. Indications are seem ingly that the paaaenger traffic thla year will not be aa heavy aj In 1910. when many extraordinary European attraction swelled - the- volume of ab normal figures. Money la Potatoes. "I am Just a little weary," remarked, Farmer - John Swinburne, of Iowa, "weary of tht constsnt talk about tbe wonderful results of clentlfio apple raising In West. Virginia, Oregon aad other apple growing states. I have no objection to the results but I dor not like to ee the apple get all tha glory. Bleea you, but my way. and In many other atateo I have recently vlelted, there are farmers who are getting rich every year raising potatoes. Thepoor old potsto Jo much more a staff Of life than the apple, and the farmer who raises a potato in a scientific way 1a much surer of a crop than his neigh bor who depends upea the fickle and luxurious apple.".. .. . KINDEL REELECTED HEAD ' OF PHILOMATH COLLEGE ., .- : f pedal ptaoatea k Tie JrnirsaLl -Philomath. Or., June 17. The annual conference- of the United Brethren church (Old Constitution), 1 In seas ion here this week, with Bishop 1L L. Bark ley of Portland, In the chair. The oon ferenoe opened Wednesday snd will close tomorrow. Minister and delegatea from point In Oregon and Washington are present R. 8.. Klndel we reelected president of the college of Philomath for the enautng year. . ( South Bend Let Sewer Contract. , Xper1a! Dlapatnb to Tbe Jeeraatl South Bend, Wash., June 17- A eon tract for building the trunk aewere In the paving district In thla etty baa been v awarded to the Jaha Construction oom- . -hH m.9 autl.,1 mmA Baattl. at tha V price of 116,016.10. The district ia more than two mile long and includes the : busiest etreeta of the city. Asphalt pavement baa been deolded upon and the contract was let to the C L. Morria Conatructlon company of Seattle, Tbe pavemtnt will have a concrete base and will coat the city tlkl.0tt.ts... The city has secured a site for the Carnegie llbrarr and haa Dasaed an ordinance ac cepting the Carnegie offer of 110.000 f with the proviso tnata,ths city snail ex pend 11000 annually in maintaining the Institution. -' j . " fmf faeaaMtaa astf jramas , Perfect Health SasDy Obtained. Woodard, Clarke A Co. are ao aura that " ELECTROPODE8 will equalise your cir culation, remove urlo aold. give vim and vigor and bring you perfect health that rou may wear a pair for 16 days and hen if you wish to part with tbero. they will return your dollar. Accept at once thla- great offer. Make ' a personal teet After elL there is noth ing like testing for yourself. Get them tnria. . Alveolar Dentistry Is a Great Success - . - ...... , Does Away Entirely With Partial Plates and Bridgework Alveolar Teeth Where Bridgework Zs xmnossiDis. For Instance, you have lost all your teeth except three or four or more fronts, or all except your two molars on each side; or you have lost two or three or re your back: teetn, the molars. 'Place each and every mlssl with alveolar teeth that will b more beautiful-than those that nature gave ou. They will bo comfortable, lifelike. serviceable and everlasting, where It would be absolutely Impossible to re place these missing teeth with bridge work. The longevity of bridgework is dubious: it is a Dainful operation from start to finish: It Is neither artistic nor ornamental. On the contrary alveolar worK is practically painless, no coring or cutting into the sums, nothing to be dreaded, and it coats no more than the capricious bridgework. - Which would you choose? , We have - samples ' of the alveolar work in our offices to show to patients who are in need of teeth. ' . We are general practitioners In den tistry, i In a majority of our -advertisements we lay great stress on our great spe cialty, the art of putting missing teeth back into the mouth withing .' using plates or - bridgework, by oar patent Aiveoiar- jaetnoo. & tta ,,r,v7 " a-' .Th ork remarkable ln its penerif, the whole community f . And character that.lt is apt to overshadow those other rases which coins to ur-r the simple cases. We don't want the idea to obtain that we are Alveolar Specialists alone. We are that, but something mora GENERAL PRACTITIONERS OF THE FIRST CLASS, A dentist must needs have exception si ability to put in alveolar teeth, hence It follows that in the simpler forms of dental work these men will give their patients results that will delight them careful,, sympathetic, scientific work in each and every case nO matter- how simple tbe case may be. Every appliance known Is here to assist ; him in getting; results, and to make the patient comfortable nd Back of It All Is Our Ouarantee and . . - Testimonials. , Curing Pyorrhea (loose teeth), a dis ease given up by other dentists as in- ouraoia, is anoiner or our specialties. Wo cure it absolutely ' It' a ht.,l statement to make, but we oan do any- vuiiiK in is punsjoie in .nenxisiry, ana what wa do is ilwim nf th. vpv li.k- est class. Our booklets. Alveolar Den tistry, ere free, write for one if you cannot call. We -have samples of our work-to show at all times and verv best of reference. Keen bur iiiinn AXiTSOLAJt DEVTA& CO BZVntTI. Portland Ablngton- HIdg., 10U 3d at. f beattie Height bldg., U and Pine. Terma to reliable people.,- v' t Wooddrd. Clarke - & any AT THE CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND FOURTH STREETS uomp Cross' Silk Gloves Our first importation o the celebrated. Cross, Lon don, English Gloves, in silk We can fit every hand both in street lengths and in the elbow lengths that are so delightful for Summer wear with short sleeves. We show them in black and in white, ' self-stitched. You will also find at our Glove Counters complete and exclusive lines . of the Cross English Gloves and Gauntlets,, in' kid cand in chamois. They ' are 'correct in style and of superior wearing quality. . Announcement Any of ' our customers who may contemplate atrip to the Continent during the Summer will, upon request, be furnished with a card of introduction to ! the Mark Cross Company, 89 Regent St.,, .London,, where , they can purchase , and ., have charged , to 4heir ; Portland account- any of. that firm's fine Leather, Goods at Eng lish prices, which are less than the lL S. customs "du ties. ; , We are gratified to' announce1 this very pleasing and economical arrange ment. 1 AuioGoggles We have a pair for every driver in Portland" On spe cial sale at 10c. 20c, 25c," 49c, 79c Come in and get a pain while the sale is on. I . i AM MA twiner graaes up to aou. We Will Not Mi srepfesen tin Orderlto$ell Goods ' Two iveeks ago we odyfrtised that we could supply tbe Thermo. Bottles with ' American Glass Fillers at S.tO, since which time they- haye been selling freely over our counters. IVe were the first in Portland to shm -Ther mos Bottles with American Glass Fillers -a product of American labor and American enterprise, Do not he misled by advertisements of alleged reductions in prices wmco art na tower man our own rvery-aay quotations. We show a full line of Thermos products, arid we will be glad to demonstrate'their. worth 'to. yotn They are invaluable for the noon lunch at office or factory, or for the sickroom; a luxury for railroad or steamer travel, for motoring.or for vthe picnic;, a wedding . pres ent that will be appreciated and enjoyed by both bride andgroom. - ' ; ' ' ' -, For your protection, we repeat our advertised prices on the genuine. Thermos products, showing; some addi tional numbers. Call in and 'let our, salespeople ex plain the convenience of this Twentieth century won der, the Therrnos-Bottle. ; . ' - Pints, American glass.filler, in sealed case ..',.,....... 1.50 Pints, German glass filler, in sealed cae..., ................. f 2.00 Quarts, American glass filler, in sealed case . 2.50 Quarts, German glass filler, in sealed case t.. .93.00 Pints, American glass filler, in separable case . . .7. . V. ; .v, , . . . f 2.50 Pints', German glass filler, in separable case-. .f 3.75 Qtiartj American glass filler, in separable' case .$3.50 Quarts, German glass filler, in separable, case -l. ,',..,.$5.75 Quarts, German" glass filler,' in OKidized silver' separable case ...f7.00 Quarts, German glass filler, in Morocco leather separable case fT.OO Thermos Coffee Pots and Decanters, in handsome nickel finish,, for table use ...4... k.l pints, f 7.50;. 1 14 quarts, flS.OO Thermos'Humidors, in solid mahogany; I unit.' f 12.50; 2 units, $20 Thermos Nickel Cups ,V. single, fl.25; in pair3, $2.50 Thermos Lunch Boxes . . , pints, f l.OO; quarts, f 1.50 Thermos Tumbler Carriers, 2 to 6 glasses 9Z.60 to 93.50 Thermos Lunch Kits, leatherette suitcasecontaining a Thermos bot tig and large two-eompattment; rustproof, blocked tin lunch box with hinged covef .. . .?.: . , ...,,'. Pints, f 3.60; quarts; f 5.00 Thermos Carrying Cases English hand-sewn 1 carry 6ne and two bot tles ., ;...,. ,;...... .92.50 to 98.60 Thermos Combination Cases, English hand-sewn;' carry one and two bottle's- and lunch boxes...... .93.25 to fll.OO Thermos Luncheon Baskets,'' English wicker for either two, four or six persons ; completely equipped for serving outdoor or traveling luncheons Arisco Activities Wonderful, indeed, has become the .volume of work in our photographic Finish ing Section.' So. eager are, we to continue to please our thousands of friends among the amateur photog raphers that we ; have just installed some additional printing machines oL the latest type. -We have also; enlarged our dark room force and we are now car rying both a daV and a night shift, That looks like a full dinner pail fpr some more people, doesn't it I The results of all these ac tivities .are that .we will continue to S get out our., work Ion time-W-that it will ; continue to be uniform and ' of the very highest; quality. Our; photographic finishing force,. are. all skilled. "Eacn picture, ; no matter how large or how small, is finished by hand.-' .We, will be glad tov have ;you send us-your, films; we develop and print' from all makes of ; cameras -Anscos, Senecas, Kodaks, etc. ' We ; mail ; promptly your finished work and pay the postage on it-- . rIf .you, have 'not - yet oougni your camera, iei us show you an ANSCO, the acme of perfection for ama- eur, photographers. , It is simple to us6 our -photo men can show, you ;how in a moment. - Costs no more' han the -be$t of the other makes which,- strive as they will, canno t; e qua 1 the- ANSCO -Call and see.' The