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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 1921)
i. .mi THE ONTAMO ARQU9, ONTARIO, OREGON, THtJKSDAY.NOVEMBER 17, 1&21 . . ; 4 -.-s lp GDutanu Anjttn County Official Taper An Independent Newspaper Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and ontorod at tho Ontario post offlco for distribution as 2nd class matter. O. K. Aiken, Managing Editor 8UI18CMPTION Ono Year, $2.00 tiu: nimnKT dilemma Tho budget comtnltteu nppolntud by tho County Court under tho Htatuto panned by tho 1921 leglsln turo, to assist tho court In prepar ing tho 1022 budget for submission to tho mass uieutlng of tho taxpny urs on December 15 found Itself In n predlcumont. First, It found that when all thu rouucsls wore tabulated that tho totnl was nearly $100,000 beyond tho legal limit, Including tho six per cent Incrcnso allowed by law. Second, It was faco to faco with lillllllllllllllllllllllllllll --'Hi 5 I IllllllllllllllllllllBIBBIi U.S. 30x3 1-2 $11.35 FORD GARAGE HENTZ GARAGE Second door south of the Argus Office NOW OPEN CARS STORED ALL KINDS OF REPAIRING GOOD SERVICE REMEMBER PEOPLE! Auction Sale every Saturday. Be sure and list your stuff early so I can adver tise it. COLWILMERTAYLOR,Auctioneer tho stubborn fact that there 1 s al ready a deficit In lax receipts of $300,000 of 1021, showing that without a single Incrcnso tho people aro unoblo ft .pay tho 'bill already assessed agaltiBt them. Third, tho budgot makers found that, under tho existing lnws thero woro many sums which had to bo Included regardless of tliolr personal opinions or Judgment. For cxainplo tho budget had to provldo for tho mlllago taxes for common schools tho high school tax to pay for the tuition of pupils from districts whoro no high school Is maintained to tho districts whoro those pupils attend; and ulso the mlllago tax for higher education. Also tho budget mukors had to Includo tho state tax for stato government and tho gen- oral road uiul market road taxes, When those Items woro all lu oluded n ml tho sums resulting woro computed, thero wits not a wldo margin loft upon which tho budget committee could uso Its discretion. Ono of tho most flagrant manda tory Items, however, was that for coyote bounties. This source nlono used $13,000 of county funds this year, nnd undor tho law must bo paid, oven If It should bo doublo that amount, so unjust is that statute. Of courso tho county officials had their budget demands adequato, nt loast, according to tholr vlows of tho Importauco of tholr particular offices. With theso thu budget com mlttco hnd so mo lenwuy In which to act and thoy will undoubtedly he Momowhat curtallod, but tho dlffor- enco botween tho total minimum with which thoy enn act Is rolatlvo ly small compared with tho sum to tal of nil tho budget that tho saving thus roc ii red furnlshs but slight relief to tho taxpayer. ornmoiit aro multiplying, tho ten dency has been to Iscroaso tho taxa tion on land, which Is tho ono form of property most easy to lo cate. If n list of all tho taxpayers In Malheur county, for oxamplo could bo published, and tho public thus bo mado acquainted with tho values for taxation purposes Home nion re turn to tho assessor, It would be an J Illuminating document. It would bo filled with surprises for ovoryono. Somotlmcs ono is compcllod to bcllovo that tho only way In which tnx ovnslons enn bo curbed Is to adopt tho Australian system, where, If tho authorities hollo vo that prop erty Is undervalued for taxation purposes they aro ompowored to purchase It at tho valuo which tho owner returned. TAXKH AM) INCO.Mi: It has long been tho theory of taxntlon that proporty valuos should bo tho basis upon which tho statu must dopond to arrive at tho sum tho Individual ownor should contri bute as his or her share of thu cost of government. Of lato years, howovor, a now theory has boon advanced; which Is a variation of tho abovo rulo; and Is this; that a man should pay in proportion to his ability that Is by ascertaining his Incomo and taking u proper percoutago thoreof. It Is still u dobatablo quostlon whothor tho tax Investigators aro moro Buccosstul In socurlng an nc curato statement of tho Incomes of tho rich that thoy woro In locating tho proporty of tho wealthy. In Malhuur county, as In ovory county, In ovory stato In tho Union, there aro wealthy men who nover havo had an approclablo porcontogol of tholr proporty on tho tax rolls, or It thoy wero represented on tho roll It was at figures which wore hut n porcontago of tho truo valuo. As a going business tho nvoruga county has two principal functions which must bo maintained; first to lovy taxes, nnd second to collect thorn. In dodging both theso func tions tho wealthy cltlien Is nblo to boat tho gamo so often that tho bunion of government falls uneven ly upon tho loss fortunuto. As tho result, bIiicq tho functions of gov- KINGMAN KOLONY VKKSAILLKH AND WASHINGTON Two things stand out In a con sldcratlon of tho differences appar ent In tho reception of Secretary Hughes disarmament program, and tho outline of tho Lcaguo of Nations set forth at Versailles. First and foremost, It apparent that what Secretary Humch propos ed has boon maturely consldorod by representatives, not of tho Stato de partment nlono, but by tho naval ox ports and by tho senatorial repre sentatives who will bo called upon If an agreement Is roachod embody ing theso proposals, to present thu troaty to tho sonata for confirma tion. Then too, tho Hughes proposals aro vory definite, very upoclflc, tersoly written and subject to no apparent ambiguities. Hut tho greatest dlfforonco Is maulfost In tho temper of minds of tho people, shown by tho reception tho proposals rccolvod. This Is duo, In part to tho dlffor onco In time, nnd tho dlfforonco In placo whoro tho programs woro pro posed. Tho Vorsalllos treaty was glvon tho world in Paris, practically on tho hattlo ground of tho world war. It was glvon at a time when tho poignant pains of war woro still acuto. All tho world was still re acting to tho horrors of tho conflict, demanding retribution from tho porpotrators of tho awful outrages Echoes of Llslo, I.ouvaln, tho Sommo and tho Argonno woro still to bo hoard at tho council chambor In Versailles. Tho world was In no mood for Idealistic enterprises. Today conditions aro dlfforont. Washington Is far removed from tho battle fields of Kuropo. Tho bur dens Of wur taxation, without tho stlmulous of patriotic forvour for victory, pross heavily upon tho na tions. Tho cry for relief from tho pooplo has been hoard by tho gov ernments and thoy must bo answer ed. Secretary Hughos has outlined tho hopos of tho world. Ho has declared America's position in no uncortaln tonus. Loadora of othor nations must reply In kind or ad mit tholr Inslncorlty. Hughes has won for Amorlca a great moral victory. Itoy Crouch Is shipping out a car of hay this week. Pat Couloy, a sheepman, last wcok bought tho Morgan, Simon and Martin hay and Is planning to lamb In tho Kolony. Mr. Conley has fed in tho Kolony tho past sev eral years and finds tho hay and feeding grounds Just right. Philip Koyno who lambed In the Kingman ranch Inst year hnB bought tho Kingman Powell hay again this year. Dave Spills and family of Idaho, moved to tho Polo Chrlstonsen hoiiflo lai.t week. ( Virgil C. Snow of tho American Sunday School Union was nailing In this community Tuesday and Wed nesday of last wook. Tho object of tho work Is to establish and main tain Sunday schools In othorwlse unserved districts In Mainour Coun ty nnd In tho counties of R. W Idaho. The work Is Intor-donionlnn-tlonal. Thousands of churches of various denominations havo sprung from Union Sunday Schools In tho U. 8. In tho past 100 years. Mr Snow's address Is Pnvotto. Idaho and ho will bo glnd to correspond with anyone Interested In 8 S. work In theso scutlons. Messrs. A. J. Urockcr and Mark Solomon woro down from lCinmott for the week and with tho Fred Powell family. C. C. Cotton and fnmlly of NysHa took possession of their ranch In tho Kolony tho past wcok. Mossrs. Andy Swnn and Oeo. Hammock of Nyssa spout Sunday at tho Powoll homo. ' Pupils nolthor nbsqnt nor tardy In prof. Kvorotts room during the month of October wore: Huby Heed, Evelyn Dollord, Florence Hnrh, Jim nltn Illgolow, Anna Hchwolzcr, Charloy Ilradford, Avory Chrlston sen, nnd Thcodoro Oronver, Pupils neither absent uur Into In tho grades, Miss Oladys Johnson, teacher were: Florence Dollord, Mary Ann Edwards) Orvlllo Me Ewcn, Uuth Plnkston, James Mo Ewon, Virginia McOlnnls, Margaret Morfgan, Vlolol Plnkston, Leonard Smith, Lloyd McEwen, Agnes Nich ols, Elln Itced. Christina Christen-, son, Jcanotto Martin, Kennoth llach, Oornld Dollord, James McEwen, und Cora Elliott. ADRIAN NEWS IIEM8TITCHINO Mrs. Hint JacotiReu, Payette, Idaho. 1231 1st. Avo. South. Mall orders promptly roturned. 60-54p. 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Tho team which wus hltcliod to a liny rnko suddenly hocomo frlRhtonotl nnd ran away throwing Mr. Hlckox undor tho rako, and ono of tho ttnos cut a iloap gaah In his foro hoatl. Ho Immodlatoly hurried to Parma whoro u physician took four stltchos In tho wound. John Holly, accompanied by Paul Mllsap and It. McCroary motored to tho public auction tialo hold near Wilder Tuesday. Oood sales as wall as prices woro roportud. Mr. Mill- sap purchasod fivo cows. An Incroaso was mado In tho pop ulation of tho town this wook when a now family movod Into tho vacant rosldonco of rotor Chrlstonsen whero thoy expoct to apoud tho com ing winter. Thoy will send heir children to school In tho Kingman Kolony. Holly llros. aro running tholr store on a strictly cash basis now, which In tho long run will bo of bonoflt to tho public, bocause of a reduction In prlcos. Mr. Eclins may bo listed among tho luckoy onos, owing to tho fact that ho bus sold his hay for tho sum of four dollars and fifty conts por ton. Mr. Watson of Parma will balo It out. Whllo playing with his brother, Lloyd, Claronco Elliot had tho mis fortuno to break two or threo small volus In his oyo. Dr. Numbers was consulted, who gave treatment to tho eye and a shade to bo worn un til complote recovery Is made. A party of trappers wero soon this week passing down tho rlvor In a boat, fully oqulpped with a camp ing outfit. Thoy stopped on "Dead Man's Island" whoro thoy seem to bo rostlng for tho time. Mrs. Suslo l'omeroy roturned to hor home In Adrian Saturday, after a week's visit with tier tiaugnter, Mrs. Earl Canorhlll of wilder who has boen on tho sick list for sonio time but Is said to bo slowly recov ering. Two loads of sheop wore shipped from Adrian this weok by Mr. Mon deola from tho upper Owyhee. Hob Prlscoll Is reported on the sick list this weok. Little Polly Ann Edwards was ab sent from school this weok owing to a slight Illness. Mrs. Earl Canerhlll of Wilder was a guest of her mother, Mrs Suslo Pomeroy of Adrian this week returning to her homo Friday. Mrs. Clark Inos and children Lois Ellen nnd Clarence Edwin, were guests nt the D. T. Holly home Sun day, A largo crowd appeared at the masquerade dance given Armistice night at the Dig Bend park. Donald McOlnnls took first prlie being drossed as an Indian chief. P. D. Andorson shipped a car load of hogs from Adrian Friday. Mrs. Susie Pomeroy has rented her place to tho Schafer Bros, for the coming year. They expect to be gin work Monday. Mr. Zierllen completed a new po tato cellar on his farm this week. VIclntI Mendeola made a business trip to Omaha, Nebraska Monday. Ho expects to bo gone one or two weeks. Much corn Itf being harvested throughout tho vicinity at present nnd a good yield Is reported. Mrs. Hockls, who has boen stay ing at tho John Holly homo roturn ed to hor home In Ontario this week. 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