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EVENING ROSHBl'RO REVIEW,. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1016.
HIGH TAXES BAR INVESTMENT,
Oregon Must Lower Its Tax Rate if it Expects to Attract
New Capital.
(From tlie Tax Liberator.)
Taxes are high in the Stale of Washington but not so
high as in Oregon. The following editorial which appeared
in one of the Washington papers applies to Oregon only
more so. In the face of such tacts and figures how can any
one oppose the proposed tax limitation amendment, which
is our only hope of relief from our ever increasing tax bur
den :
"The three largest taxes on personal properly and re al
estate in the rich town of Lenox, Mass., this year will be
paid by women. Mrs. Marie Patterson is assessed on
$321,000 real estate, and her tax is $5150. Mrs. (h'raud Fos
ter is the second largest taxpayer, the value of I'.ellefun
taine properly being set at $JX0,(HX), and her tax is !;HS4.
Next in value is the property of Mrs. William K. S. Gris
wold, at Wyndhurst, valued at $273,000, and taxed for
$4368. Yet not one of these heavy taxpayers is allowed to
vote.
"The foregoing paragraph, which has gone the rounds
of the press, affords an hislruetive text, lleyond the right
to vole, what inducement has the state of Washington to
offer these ladies, or others similarly burdened in Massa
chusetts, to transfer any pari or all of their investment?
The appalling lax rale they pay is one and six-tenths mills.
Their properly, if in Spokane, would be taxed, respectively,
$10,753, $J3S0, and $9145; but in Seattle Mrs. Patterson
would have to pay $14,368; in Tacoma, $12,850; in the col
lege town of Pullman, .$14,766; at Oroville, Okanogan
County, $21,507, and at Aiiao.rlcs, Skagit County; $24,306.
For the barren privilege of voting in the slate of Wash
ington, the Massachusetts Indies would have to pay from
more than twice to nearly five times as much taxes on their
worldly possessions, depending upon the community in
which thev cast their lot."
STATE BUDGETS ARE PROVING PROBLEM.
(Portland Oregonian).
Salem, Or?, Oct. 4. Preparation of the budgets, con
taining estimates of the money which will he needed by the
different state institutions for the coming biennium, is
proving a problem for members of the State Pioard of Con
trol and heads of the deparli icnts, because they are faced
with the probability of the tax limitation measure passing
at the November election.
The question of the budgets came before the board to
day when it met with heads of the institutions, but no defi
nite action on them was taken. After the institution su
perintendents have submit led their estimate of needs foi
the next two years, the board will go over them carefully,
probably next week, in an endeavor to cut out items which
it is believed may be eliminated. Under ihe law the bud
gets must be ready 30 days before the legislature convenes.
Problem Is Hard One.
"With the prospect of this tax limitation measure
passing, the board is up again-l a bard proposition," Treas
urer Kay told the other members of the board. "If it
passes, the Legislature will I e forced to eul down on ils
appropriations so much that I he stale institutions will be
crippled. It is apparent thai the Legislature cannot well
appropriate more money than can be raised by taxation, al
(hough it is under no legal risiriciion not to do it."
As things now stand, the board probably will make
recommendations for the actual needs of the institution!,
and keep as low as possible, leaving the problem of finding
(he money to the Legislature.
Medical Inspections Provided.
lly arrangement with lie Slate Hoard of lleallb, a
number of Portland physicians will make a survey of the
schools for deaf mutes and (he blind the killer pari of (his
month. The inmates will be examined carefully lo ascer
tain what special treatment may be necessary in order lo
improve their physical condition.
Inspection of the prisoners in the penitentiary by phy
sicians to determine their health was advocated by (lover
nor Wilhycombe, who said he had information that men in
l'.astern prisons were always carefully tested as to theii
physical condition before being admitted.
The ( lovei hor also deplored (he number of idle men al
(he prison, saying (hat he noticed there were now 1'( men
within the walls doing nothing. Superintendent M into ad
vised the executive that it was the iutent'on lo start the
school which was abandoned last spring, when lire burned
down the school building. The work of rebuilding tin
burned .structure, Mr. Minto said, as being done bv convict
labor.
IF LAW PASSES, CITY MUST TRIM ITS BUDGET.
(Portland Telegram ).
If the proposed initiative bill limiting ihe tax lew
which any tax levying body in the state may make is adopt
ed by the volets al the coming election, the citv coinmis
sionvrs will be required to reduce their budget for l'M7 ma
terially. The bill prov ides that no lax levy for general pur
poses, not including the amounts due for interest and sink
ing fund on bonded indebtedness, can be increased bv more
than f) per cent the preceding v ear's lex v.
Exclusive of the amount raised lor bonds last vear the
city's budget was SJ, 12. i.l 12. This latter aniounl plus (
per cent .vouM be $2.5iS.SIS, which is about S3(X.(HH) less
(hail the budget estimates tiled b the various cilx coinmis
sioners. v : 3ft
If the law is adopted the cilx commissioners will lace
the necessity of trimming their estimates about SSi Hl.OOO to
come within the law. This, i' is s.iiil, can be done without
interfering with the clliciency of the municipal govern
ment, as there are items of many thousands of dollars in
(lie estimates which arc nol considered ncccssarv.
TRUSTEES OK ROSKlil HCJ ( O.M
MEKCl.lE CI. fit THE
C.NAM.MOl S KCI'I'OIST OK THE
.vii .xiniais at si'Eciai, .mi:i:t-
IXO HEED EAST NIGHT.
fO CONTINUE PUBLICITY WORK
New Jlt'itilijiiiii'tfi's Will He Kstitb
iislird in the Kliihi( Jluilriing
mi tliu ttmiiiiri-ii 1'iirilic
Itiiflronil . round.
At a fairly well attondi'd mooting
of the liosi'buiK Commercial Club,
ld here last night, the members of
the organization ntTlrmcd the action
taken by the trusteea at a previouu
session and ratified the resolution
luthorizing tlie abandonment of the
iocial department of tlie club. As
ioon uh convenient the publicity de
partment of tho club will he trnns
erred to the exhibit building on the
Southern Pacific grounds, where
his important brunch of the work
will he continued under the direction
if S. H. Josephson. The resolution
van published in full in a recent is
me of The Review.
In presenting the resolution to the
memberfi of Ihe club. Dr. A. C. Seedy,
tresident of the organization, made
i brief address in which he ex
plained why the trustees bad decid
mI to divorce the social features of
he club from the publicity work.
Dr. .Seely said the trustees had done
'verything possible to relieve the
tnancial stringency, but notwith
standing their efforts debts had ac
nnnulated to the amount of approxi
mately $!7)0. Of this sum. about
;iti7f is dun Ceorge Kohlhagen, the
nvner of the building in which the
lub rooms are situated. Dr. Seely
vent further and explained that the
ost of conducting tho social depart
ment of the club totalled between
and $175 a month. Ilecause of
.his heavy expense, be said, the
jlub bad been unable to carry on its
lublicity work, which was ihe real
mrpose of the organizalion. Dr.
ieely said the trlislees had consid
red the proposition from every
uigle, and alter exhausting all
.iieans of ranching a satisi'aelory
inclusion, had decided lo submit
he proposition of abandoning the
.octal depai'l ment of ihe club to the
Members of the organization. "It is
villi profound regret that we are
ihliged lo discontinue the social de--artment
of tlie club," said . Dr.
ieely, "but without sullicient funds
xv are lacing a serious proposition,
-ven though tlie Indebtedness now
lunging over tho club was IliiuUiat
d, it would be only a few months
nuil uo would again be lacing a
it-licit. I dislike debts, and 1 can
ec but out course lo pursue. Air.
.vohlhageii lias treated the member.
l this club in the lairest possible
nanner, and he is entitled to much
moderation. It is possible that he
.. ill ba e a rha nc to lease the
ooins now occupied by the club to
.nolher organi.ai ion, and because of
bis tact I iwy.v immediate action on
he restitution."
.Iiinp's (,'hirli said he was opposed
0. abaudomnK Out social department
)l the club .and thought some means
on hi be devised whereby the debts
oulraeied by ihe club could be paid.
.n response to Mr. t'lark, Dr. tfeely
eileiated the statement that tho
he debts now pending against tlie
jigauization were wiped trom the
date, a delieil was certain to occur
vlthin the next few mouths.
.!. K. Mi'fliiitock said there was
M'unabU no person in Uoseburg who
lisliked to see tlie social department
I I he club abandoned an much as
ie. Ai r. Met 'lint oc k said, huwe it,
hat he believed in divorcing the so
la 1 leal tiffh trom I he publicity de
artmcnt, that the club would wit
less the dawn of a better (lay, lie
ould nut cone eive bow the debts
low accumulated against he club
ould be raised by popular suhserip
iun. as suggested by Mr. t'lark.
tuber persons present at the meet
ng who endorsed the action or tlie
rustees were S. S, .losephsoii, V. 1..
. singer, A ..I. l.ilburn, Milton Shoe
naker. District At tor my lieorge
icuuer and Muu.r .apoleon Kiee.
1. tch ol these m n expressed regit
eeame of the situation, but joined
n their opinion (hat (he lime hud
'ome w lieu (tie club w ould have to
ie placed on a sell -.sustaining ha. .s.
W hen placed to a ote of the club
iieinbers the resolution was uiiani
iiously adopted. In lew ol the ne
ion of the club, Dr. Seely said, the
rustees would meet seen w hen ac
ien would he tal.eii in the direction
f transferring the publicity depart
ment to the exhibit building. He
ifged co-opera t ton in the tut u re
.ink of the club, and a-k-'d all the
aembet to show I heir loyalty by
;eeping up their dues.
Mr. hohlhagf u holds a mortgage
u the club 1 1.: nit ut e and he has
igreed to accept this in lieu of the
Iti.'.o due him for rein. The fur-i
uiture is not worth to exceed $rjeo, '
md Mr. Kohl tin gen V I iher.tlil y is
July apprt ciated by t be t ruMees of
he club. j
During the p.iM eight tars the
ollow hit: w ell U now n lio.-ebut g men 1
ha e ser ed in the capacity of
president of the organization' Attor
ne DeMer Wire. Judge ,1. W Ham-
it ton, S S. .losephsoii. Dr. A. t
Seelv, J V Perkins. V i; Alley,
11 fisher, John V. Oliver ami Hari
IVaree.
If you have something to sell or
rent try nn Adv. In The lie lew.
AX IXSTITCTIOX OF
UKGAT MLRIT.
The Polytechnic College, of Oak
land, Calif., ib one of the newer in
stitutions of learning which is at
tracting attention throughout the
West by reason of its extremely
practical and intensified courses.
Suvei Two V ears' Time.
The average high school graduate
can complete a full course in any of
the engineering professions in two
full years' work, whereas the Uni
versities require four or five. The
non-essential branches such as his
tory and languages being omitted
and not so much time wasted in an
over indulgence of social activities,
etc., the Polytechnic College grad
uates have more time for actual en
gineering practice.
Advanced men are given actual
engineering practice while pursuing
their subjects and the school has
made a great reputation for high
standard work.
SINCJIJ. TAX AM KXf M KXT3 THAT
FA ILK I .
Portland (Ore.) Telegram.
Measures proposed by single tax
ors have come up at every state elec
tion since Oregon adopted the initia
tive. One of them, under a mis
leading title, and containing a
"Joker" slipped through. Two years
later the "joker" was killed. Kx
cept thin one, all the single tax
amendments, submitted with counter
feit titles, wore overwhelmingly de
feated. For Ihe information of vot
ers, tho Telegram epitomizes1 the his
tory of attempted single tax legisla
tion In Oregon during the past eight
years:
In 1 908 an amendment proposed
by "The Oregon Tax Iteform Associa
tion" (single taxers) exempting per
sonal properly and improvements
was defeated by a vote of G0.S71'
noes to 32,u(i6 ayes. It was admit
ted to be the first step toward single
tax. ;
In 1910, an amendment abolishing
the poll tax carried by a vote of 44,
171 ayes to 42.127 noes. Only ufter
its passage was the following "joker"
discovered: "Providing for the peo
ple of each county to regulate taxa
tion ajid exemptions within the
county, rwgardless of constitutional
restrictions or other statutes, and
abolishing poll or head tax."
In 1912. single tax measures were'
submitted in .Multnomah, Clackamas
and Coos counties, and were defeated
In each county by more than a 2 to 1
vote.
At the same election, an amend
ment proposing "state-wide single
tax with a graduated tax provision",
was defeated by S2,01." noes to 111,-!
r;S4 ayes. At this election the j
"joker," referred to above, was re-;
pealed. j
In 1914, two amendments were
submit led: !Onet providing for a
?l-".nn exemption, was defeated lH(i,-i
ilt:i to t."i,49n; the other, providing'
for a specific personal graduation :
extra tax, was defeated, 1 24,9411 to;
T9. INii, j
All th pro tax amendments were i
proposed by the same group of men, J
popularly known ns single taxers, j
who, this year, propose single tax j
without disguise. They propose ah-1
solutely to destroy the property
value of laud. Therefore, vote "no"
on the Full Uental Value Dand Tax,
numbers liiHJ and :07 on the ballot.
It should be defeated ten to one.
Th -n, perhaps, we shall he free
from one kind of trouble and vexa
tion that lias been presented every
two years since 19DS.
WASTE OF MOXfclY.
Seaside (Ore.) Signal.
How often one hears the state
ment that taxes are far beyond rea
son and that it is not understood
where all the money raised goes and
where it Is spent.
Few of the taxpayers stop to rea
son that the public is to blame for
the vast waste of the monies and
what is termed in every administra
tion of nation, state, county and
city government as extravagance.
The people demanu more roads,
more port improvements, more
lights, more sidewalks and more po
lice protection, and with each y.'iir
this is added to by administrations
as the population increases and
there la only the same amount of
land and property to pay the bills
that the people petition the officers
to incur.
Today it Is costing the taxpayers
of the city of Seaside over $1000
per month to conduct a municipality
that should be run on $500, and
why? Ilecause the people of Seaside
demand the service. Ilecause peti
tion after petition is now on file in
the city hall asking for more lights,
walks, streets and other improve
ments. The system of conducting munici
palities in the state of Oregon is
wrong. Fully one half of the char
ters of the small municipalities of
the state are drawn from charters of
cities of from 10,000 to 100f0u0 pop-
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Dennis Eiica'ypSus Cinbnent
AT ALL DRUG STORES
Tuera gsc Jars soc tCkii
Stop the First Cold.
Ir
Judge J. VV. Hamilton
of Roseburg
Democratic nominee for Judge of
the Circuit Court for the Second
Judicial District. Judge Hamil
ton has a record which has been
marked by his economical meth
ods and absolute fairness on all
questions coming before his court.
A vote for Judge Hamilton is a
vote for efficiency and service.
(Paid Adv.).
A cold does not get well of itself.
Tho process of wearing out a cold
wears you out, and your cough be
comes serious if neglected. Hacking
coughs drain tho energy and sap tho
vitality. For 47 years the happy com-1
bination of soothing antiseptic bal
sams in Dr. King's New Discovery
has healed coughs and relieved con
gestion. Young and old can testify
to the effectiveness of Dr. King's New
Discovery for coughs and colds, lluy a
bottle today at your Druggist, 50c.
Live advertisers offer the best bar
gains. Patronize Review advertisers.
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DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATE fOR
-ASSESSOR -
Fun it a hie assessments for every
body, based upon eleven years actual
experience In field work as deputy
assessor, and practical experience as
farmer, stockman and tinibernian.
(Paid Adv.!
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G.F.SKIPWORTH
of
Kl'GKXl'.ORECON
Present Circuit Juile
for DouIns, Coos, Curry.
Hcntun, Lane and Lincoln
Count Ls.
Candidate for Re-election,
ll'ili.l Ailv.)
-Polytechnic College of Engineering-
I3th and Madison Sts., Oakland. California
.1 Hicjh Standard Colhyo of Technical Training
lUliTTl-llM. T- HS,r
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Our Now ("nlltKi HUlit.,
I'm. st in tho Wt'St.
( Ki'.lir;!. iik ili'iTt't' rimrsi's in I
Wt n ii iil ..in I Mfi'li. Miii'.liiM-r-Ini;.
iil mill Minlim I imimi r
inii. anil Ai'i-iiiiffiiii't': ;i'si
ri.il rniirs.'-i in Auto bintilii vrmi'
ami Miiiliiiii' Slnip I'r.irliiT.
AIM M rill.lt Y: Tn EiNO
lutli siiiuil.il .1 iiii;infriiic
nuii si's. Willi nil r.i.ni i'i's:u y
sill'ji'i'ls omit! imI nuil siriM:iliilin
in tltf 1': :-.'Illi. !s.
Sluililits iln Hi'tiinl riicim-iTiiiK
wink wliilo pursiiini: -i-nlits
KMinint innri- tlian theoiv prac
lioal Knowltiliro ami skill.
Ciclit Kiailiialos Im-aloil with uni'
lariti' coinpniiy laM yoar.
Wrllr tl fur fit-"' riitnlm;.
ulatlcn. and are carried out to Ihe
letter.
Seaside has a charter that is a
burden to the officers who enforce
It and to those who foot the bills,
and H is time that the taxpayers
awakentd to the fact that a uew uu.1
more economical hook of law should
be drawn.
HOLD BASKET SOCIAL.
The Green Valley school district,
which is under the supervision of
liias Isabel Croucher, will give a
school program and basket social at
the school house on Saturday even
ing, November 4. Everyone Is in
vited to attend this event. Ladies
Lot us not censure the officers who arc requested to bring- baskets well
are compelled to live up to the laws
laid down by a vote of the people;
they are but servants. The syslem
and the people are wrong for the
high tax that is imposed and the
people should remedy it.
filled with delicacies.
Review Want A;!:;, iii-inir resulls.
Xnne So (iood ns Cliiunbei'laiii's.
"I consider Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy the best medicine on the
ruailiet for colds and coui;hs." Mrs.
I). II. .McDowell, Tort Wayne, Ind.
Cbtainublo everywhere. c
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Vole 70 X
E. H.LENOX
Democratic-Progressive
Candidate for
County Clerk
of
Douglas County
at the
CENERAL ELECTION
November 7, 1916
Pendleton Norma
Proven Necc
cliccl
ity
(Copifd from rorllaud (lr. ;oniau.)
MONMOUTH. Ore. June 2i.'. h- OroRon Xon :al
SOll:;ul OpMpCd litis Wtvli . . . lifll .lis r:.r'jllcd '( io.
Idi eX'Sl oil locji d for siuio iWrnia! in O.-mm ....
how to care fur h.i'e stu.U v.l U- i'v a pr.iliii-iu ....
800 beint; crowded into a;:;iiinriii::i with vcalin ca
pacity of 500. CuHi'm-w liii.if v..:ii c'.ura fliairf. In
uisles. More than 1;) .I'idt .i'r; . :atcd on jilailunu.
New boardiiifi houses cnmidtiuM, addition:! to room
ing houses built and louts ust-d. One hundred girln
Bleep on upper Moor ol h liool.
The official school report Kivos 150 grade pupils
In Monmouth, for teacher practice.
Read what those you have elected to handle the
affairs of your state and who are thoroughly informed
regarding school conditions in Oregon have to say
concerning measure 308 on the ballot at tho coming
election:
By James Wlthycombe, Governor of Oregon:
"Or ton Is uinin'-Mtiunulily in n- d ol mm t; nurmnl
school work niul Ivnctl' ion )x ito- inicii ,ii iace lr u
SCtlUol Uf tttl:i i:uyH 111 Ka.-itci I, tliti'.oll "
By J. A. Churchill, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction:
"I (rust that the voters of (he Ktat will ii--tt tn
rnlslng the st;inclnii f our si lumU bv f.-tiioli.-.hioij u
Stiite Normal School uL 1'-i.i1N Ion '
By P. L. Campbell, President of the University of
Oregon:
"At h'iist onr additional Normal School Is uigfutly
needed in Urt'Kon "
By W. J. Kerr, President of the Oregon Agricultural
College:
'Simu tlie people of iN-ndN lon an initoittiiK a iiH-a.mira
for tho estalili.-UiiiH'til of a Normal School at I h;it pliicu
it will glvu inu pl-asuiu lo suiMiuit thi.s nif.isun- "
By J. H. Ackerman, President Oregon Normal School,
at Monmouth:
'A rartiful nnalist.s of tho Kituntloti will ronvlmf any
one that Oregon m 'In a N..imal s h.iol i rt Kusu-iit oru
ffon and PftiUleloii til In all thu koviii anient tci-iiiMtmt-niH."
By the County School Superintendents of Oregon:
"KcHolvpd. thut It la the sense of (li Coiuilv S.hool
SuptTliilcndrnl.i of I In Stal of Oregon, hi con vt-nl ion
iis.snihlcU. thai tho tiiHt inh-rcsls ol the m liunlM uf thti
Statu ilfMiiand lln iciiHt d fariliti. H lor the tr aitunif uf
Ipuehnrs, and that wit. thrr cf.u c, tntoist. tlx' initiallva
uitJHbure lo establish u Normal School at 1 VndW'ton. "
By Mrs. Charles H. Castner, President of the Oregon
Federation of Women's Clubs:
"I nio-t hprtittly cndoiise (he location of nald Normal
School at I'tmiHmori "
Prof. Robert C. French, Former President of the
Normal School Located at Weston:
An immediate p-(nhhshmf-nt of such a siloml at some
t h as IViidliMon would plow a Kitat lussi-t
central point t
to the State of Urrjjon '
B. F. Mulkey, Ex President Southern Orennn NnPmi
School :
"I shall support th.- location of an Kuslein Oregon
Normal School at l'i;iHlh'toii.-'
State Board or Hrnits of Oivm Norimil School
declares that "the iitccssily for addilitiiud Normal
school facilities in Oregon is npparcnl.
Portliind Chainhcr ol" ComiMt rcc t iuiorscs measure
30.S and say Pendleton most lotieal location lor Nor
mal school in Eastern Oregon.
308 X YES IS A VOTE FOR YOUR CHILDREN
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