The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-08-21
SIGN IT, MR.. MOORE!


signed to prove that he is not tax
dodger. Miles c. Moore, president OF
the Baker Boyer bank, at one Tune
| governor of Washington, declares, In
the subsidized Walla Walla edition of
the Seattle P.-I, that he was grossly
misrepresented by the taxdodging
| statements of a newspaper which ne
| felt had been inspired to attack him by
other parties
That declaration is untrue. Mr.
Moore knows it is untrue. The people
acquainted with the conditions and the
readers of The Statesman know it is
untrue 1t is but the time worn "stop
thief cry, ancient and ineffective.
Primarily the news story in The
Statesman dealt with the official fact
that Miles C. Moore refused to sign
the detail sheet, or affidavit, declaring
that the 500 listed as all of his per-
sonal property, was true. THAT AZ
FIDAVIT STILL REMAINS UN-
SIGNED! 1t is ample and substantial
support of the news story published
in this newspaper.
Mr.. Moore attempts to detract at
tention from the fact that he refused
and still refuses to sign his affidavit
by quoting the listed property of the
various business enterprises with
which he is connected. After going
through the tax lists personally he
further gives figures showing the as
sessments of other men and firms.
With such we have nothing to do.
The affidavits to those assessments,
so far as is known, We're SIGNED by
the persons making them. If they are
not correct it is a matter to concern
the boards of equalization now pass
ing upon them.
Mr. Moore then declares that he
forced Mr.. A R. Burford to come to
the office of The Statesman to sup
press the publication of the news
story "a month before it was printed"
| insinuating that Mr.. Burford was re-
sponsible for what appeared in this
newspaper and was able to say what
should appear in its columns.
Mr.. Burford did come to The States
man. He came as the representative of
Miles c. Moore. The management of
| The Statesman so regarded him. Al
| though personally friendly with Mr..
| Burford, recognizing his position in
the financial circles of Walla Walla,
and approaching the courtesy due him
as the business manager of another
| newspaper, the management of The
| Statesman listened to the request only
as made by him in behalf of Miles c.
Moore, who was anxious that the pub
lie remain in ignorance of his refusal
to sign the tax sheets.
| The request for suppression was at
first denied. Mr. Burford then request
ed its temporary suppression as a
personal favor to him. After much
persuasion and considerable hesitation
the management of this paper con-
scented to hold the story over for a
time. This was done in the belief that
Mr. Moore would eventually recognize
| the position he was placing himself in
and would later sign the tax sheets.
At that time the management was
not aware of the fact that MILES C.
MOORE HAD NOT SIGNED HIS TAN
SHEETS FOR FOUR YEARS. 1t was
not known that he had succeeded in
bluffing the assessor four years in sue
sion on the same plea that he might
be mistaken
and the detail sheets of Miles c
Moore were found still unsigned, an
to have the oversight corrected. Mr.
Bergman met with the same bluff an6
evasion. Then it was that the story
became absolute, impartial public
property. 1t was published as such.
Mr.. Moore, as was earlier predicted
in these columns, seeks further eva.
sion by shouting political enmity'
and in attempting to drag in other is.
sues to conceal the real trouble
THAT HE STILL REFUSES TC
SIGN!
The Statesman has not passed
upon the property listed. 1t has at ne
time positively stated that the valua-
lions returned were dishonest or "mis.
takes 1t has definitely stated tha
the tax sheets of Miles c. Moore ARE
NOT YET SIGNED.
If Mr.. Moore is honest in his decla.
, ration through the subsidized paper he
uses as his mouthpiece, WHY DOES
HE NOT GO DOWN TO THE