The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-07
CLUB ORGANIZED
FOR SINGLE TAX
First Step Taken Fer Establish
ment Of State Wide AssOcia-
ton in oklahoma.
SENATOR DAVIS INTERESTED

The first stepa IN the formation o
the Oklahoma Single Tax League.
statewide organization were taken Il
meeting held last night at the HON,
OF Dr Joseph Batt. Rabbi Tempt,
Bnai Israel at III West Seventeenth
street. About thirty well known citl
lcns Of Oklahoma city and few
from other cities were In attendance
The meeting was held to fOrmulat,
plans for promulgating single Al
ideas throughout the state Mrs
Joseph Fels aud Mr. and Mrs. Dante
klefrr, who are In this city promoting
the cause " the single tax. attend
ed the meeting, aud Mr. Krlfer cN
PINNED fully the workings Of the sys
TEN.
A temporary organization Of III,
single tax leaguc WIN formed with 4
y. EnglesmHn, an insurance man o.
this city, as president MIR Engles
man is expected later I'm the week t,
call meeting Of the temporary bod,
tO form permanent organization /
n the intention first to form au Hc
tive single tax club In Oklahom8 CIV
from which the organization Of clubs
throughout the state win be pushed
Kiefer Outlines Plan.
Mr. Klcfrr explained the plan u
the organization 10 those present anD
said that clubs. similar to the one
formed here have been established II
nearly every section of the Unite,
States which has been visited by Mrs
Fels, widow ~ the millionaire philau
thropist who founded the iden, HnD
members NJ her commission Mr.
Keifer explained that these clubs usu
ally meet once or twice month an,
thoroughly discuss the single tal
question and consider means n spread
ing the idea.
He said that the first Idea of tn
Fels Single Tax commission was 4
secure national Legislation ON the sub
lcct but this was soon abandoned nm,
the plan now being pursued ~ yisitin
the various states and organizing club
for the promotion ~ the moyemen
among the people was taken up. IN
desire " Mrs Fcls. MIR Kclfer an
other leaders ~ the single tax move
ment now Is to secure the adoption q
the single tax system IN the variou
states and through its operation ther
demonstrate the advisahllity Of adopt
ing II M a national policy.
Senator Davis Present
Among those who attended the sit
gle taN meeting last night were Stat
S,nntor Clarence Davis of Sapulp,
, who II is said. became greatly inter
psted I'm the movement after listenin
to the explanation given nv MIR Keii
er Among others In attendance were
Mr. and Mrs Leo Koch. MIR and MIR
Sol Rarth Mr. and Mrs Morris Bae
A. Roscnthal and wife Mks Edit
Eisman Mr. and Mrs Daniel Riefe
and Mrs. Joseph Fcls
. One ~ the chief difficulties tina
would be- met I'm establishing slngl
2 Tux system In oklahoma mentione
7 I'm the discussion nt the meeting las
night. was that Oklahoma possesses 2
much Indian land that " not taXahl,
Mr. Klcfer however did not believ
that This would present an lnHll
m0mtahle difficulty ~ more NJ mi
( lond IS becoming taxable from year I
year
Two single tax idea. as evDlaine
hv Mr Kicfer embraces abolition {
rll forms NJ taxation eNcept lev
. on lnnd There would be no nersona
revenue. or excise taxes md the valu
~ improvements would not he take,
TnImpror~d land TaN.
I'm tho case ~ CITY nroprrtv. onl
the value NJ the lots whether vacar
or Improved would hc nssesscd r.
, tnvatlon nph m mlmprovcd lo' wou'
nav NJ much taxes ms one which IN
a ten story building unon H. n n
actual vAlunV NJ the twoniNCes
d lnnd were enual The adoplon ~ n
sln"lc tax would shut ont MI snec'
d lntivp values. would nreveut the hOl,
Inc ~ unimnrvcd land for futm
rise IN rricc pnd in the Orinion ,
the advocates NJ the system, would 4
much ~ alleviate all tho Doveri
which now exists I'm tho world In n,
dition ~ fnrnishinp sufficient rev
, nnes 10 rim all local state and nj
tlOnal governments
Tho Eplo marty departed TODAY n
| Norman where tho unmhers address
! cd the students NJ tho state mivers
D w Thev returned this afternoon nm
\ Mrs Fele adj rpssed the women NJ n
CITY IN IN" Carnegie library. Mr. nm
Mrs Wciter and Mrs Fels pNncct
depart tonirht FOR Tulsa and w,chit
} md lnter 'hc, will make short tor