Roseburg news-review. (Roseburg, Or.) 1920-1948, January 21, 1924, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextMONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1924. bawi PAGE PIVC W IS FIIEO LsupvUing Commi.ion P J V - It. Findings UCLAS TAX IS WW Mm 2 S iPisoeE eiooCTfion fmmmm -vrrrr B i t r e-t itrvaiSwmwb -7 -Iff LSllWflM1 "" You know that it is the desire and policy of The American Tobacco TK - , Co. to extend to its customers the maximum of service. ' ''V t& VA F7 f. Reducing the price of a great favorite like Tuxedo the moment it's S'S-Mp W?f possible is our idea of delivering this service. ' ' I ' " '. ' ' ; 'j v'LjV Two things have made this reduction possible: ' fcj X"" . J 1 f 1. A reduction in the cost of Kentucky Burley tobacco and in package materials. . T-- J- nfcinpss Is Lm ssion rmuD Reing wiw- - nomically Lomparcu With Others. n.,!a. Couoty Tax Super County Clerk i. . i"""'- - . at iha time t a noi " - rtardins the commission jeered ilkcal. and consequent- ' fii Its Btatement. but a thounht Hint very probably . i.. f nIH In Ihe future, and j.j Ktt to cast some liKht and aicion od tnu cuuui, xu cooipletid and presented i urt. rt of all the commission de- 10 compliment uie iuuuj (or its rigid adherence In the lo an economic management trtairs of the county," the h retde. "UK comparison wuu tountles wnn aooui ine same .tinn and about the same val- !a (or taxation purposes, we dis i that Douglas Counay was , ihe lowest of the counties in t'Uurea. The otner ouaKeis suu fi lo Indicated that the tax r Imd c had proceeaea w un ork with a due regard to the i retting upon the taxpayers i time, and almost wltnout ex n were made with a view of nomlcal application of the tax ied." tjs explained In the report that oBBission eliminated eitner :t. or in part, many of the em- t funds In the various uud Tbe budget law was formed, u Hated, for the purpose of B tie taxpayers information as i me to which funds were to L;iti and by creating large :kt funds, to lie expended in -URtthe court of paying bod- ..(it w fit, would be defeat :(Wpurpose of the law. I nt liKovered that a material I;nJiI be made to the taxpay rliring the county roadmaster, I't nliemtinir llnrlM &--aa.tarv. do t i-nnj of roads proposed to be :!bed or altered. An examina of the budcets and expendi dlKlosed that the item of sur- - proposed roads had mater- lnrreased within the last two This increase was covered y by ahe expenses of the Coun- rveyor, as lie is not upon a sal- iti was paid out of the coun ndj fl- each particular road r4 and viewed by him. The provides that proposed roads he viewed and surveyed by the county surveyor or road r. By having that work done e roadmaster, the expense of ounty surveyor, which in the cate is considerable, was al- entirely eliminated. i report also deals with the re in of the fund for dependent r. The law it is stated, was ned to provide expenses, in at lcaft. of a mother who had ren under the ie of sixteen so that she might devote her WOOD and COAL wtmtian COMPANY Phone 128 2. The consolidation of three of our big plants into one. (Mr. Ford may not be in the tobacco business but he Is right about consolidation.) So that favorite pocket tin of fresh Tuxedo tobacco which has cost you fifteen cents or more for the last five years, is yours for Just twelve (12) cents from now on t Every package is Guaranteed try INC O R P O R ATE O hy Have a Cold? 'rott yourself with neer" Cold Capsules. f30d atmirs, inhal-n,s- f if subject to ex- em exposure, we can Povide von witk i - - - -in a spien- M ch, amois vest. i loyd L Crocker Pioer Drug Store 241 N. Jackson . time to the care of the children. It Is not Intended that women who are able to work and earn a com fortable salary, should be drawing a pension to the limit provided by law. The commission also explained the reason for providing for the full health unit, which brings to the county $5,580 from the Rockefel ler Foundation fund, and gives full time health service in the county. The commission mado few chang es in road district budgets, abiding by the vote ot the taxpayers in such districts. Most of the money saved by the commission in the levies of the var ious school districts was saved by taking Into account the money which was on hand at the end of the school i year. Most of tho budgets ignored 1 ; the cash on hand, one district hav ing over $4,000. Although it was claimed that this amount was for a new school building, no such pro-, ! vision was included in the budget. Regarding tho court house fund, I I the report says: "During the war; the sum of $50,000 was invested in Liberty llonds for the purpose of , providing a fund for the construe-1 tlon of a court house. Tho interest accumulated on this fund, amount ing to Bonv'tbing over $10,00. was borrowed for the purpose of con structing a verv mm h needed road. , There is no difference of opinion , about the necessity of a new court 1 house. A committee appointed by the Douglas County Court express ed for Ihe purpose of Investigating and reporting regarding the con struction of a new court house h-u recommended a small levy for a period of five years, which added to tho $50,000 on hand would prob ably be sufficient to construct such a court house as Douglas Counay re quires. It Is the opinion of tho com mission that the money on hand, to gether with tho interest thereon. should be scrupulously reserved for the purpose of construction, aud that the report of the committee should be rigidly followed. The levy recom mended by the committee was not made by the county court for the reason that It could not be done without exceeding the six per cent limitation. It Is the opinion of the commission that the need for a court house, in order to protect tho in valuable records of the county, ns well as provide suitable offices for all county officials, is so urgent that reductions should be made in other departments rather than de lay the construction of a court house. The commission therefor" recom manils that the sum borrowed from the Court Ilouso Fund be return' d at the earliest possible date and kept on Int. rest for the purpose of Increasing the fund, and that the annual I'-vy recommended by the cenunitlec referred to heretofore be mi'.de bv the inun'y court, and thc.t the additional sum so rais-d Ue plac ed at intere-it until sufficient amount In en lin;'.'l for the construction of p. court house suitable for the purposes of Douglas County." The Commission In concluding its reiH.rt says: "The commis'-iou was parti'-uiarlv impressed with the fact that the partes win) H:.e.-.r'"1 In fore it In ie half of reduction of taxes invariably asked for reductions In some iiepartmenl el K.e couniy or for some purpose in which thejr bad no p r;ial Interest, and as a rule, very little direct kiiuwlcds'e. The'coniinlssioli hs also Impressed with the fact that the only persons aplcaring for the purpose of e.itleT nialr.talnmr certain budrets. or in trealng th" taxes In r.ay wny were farmers. No duiil t that Ihe request f"'r trie Maintenance of budget, mid I iu one or two instances, iucreaslts the budgets were abundantly jus tified. Mention is mado of It, how ever, for the purpose of directing the attention of the taxpayers lo the difficulty of reducing taxes. There is only one way to reduce taxes, and that is to nducp. Jt Is a pleas ure to be able to report the fact that the tax reduction in Douglas County cannot be made to any large ex tent without more or lens injury to some needed public enterprise. The County Court i mild economically use several times the amount it has appropriated tor roads and bridges. This cannot be done, however, with out materially increasing the taxes There are between threo thousand and four thousand bridges over L'O feet in length in Douglas County. The increased heavy traflic over the roads is rapidly destroying all these bridges which hav. not been recent ly constructed In a permanent man ner. The draft iip m the public tteas ury for the re. i n tructlon and im pair of these riiiUes Is very lure" This public i-m' ndllurc must lc made because It la Imperative that the bridges be maintained. Kediic tions in other departments of the county may be made without very serious injustice n any cans.' but reductions emtio' he made in the maintenance n; ti hrldjre on the' highways of the i "Unty. "An t aininii' '' of the county's, affairs, extensive!.' made by the cnn-l mission has rev .ceil that the pn s-l sure upon the cn .nty court tor fit i' i . i .In lu 1 l..,t ir- ' not be reduced without a reduction of public expenditures. The commis sion believes that it has gone as far as can be done with safety to the public welfare in tho saving of taxe.a. "The commission is grateful to the county court and other tax levy ing bodies for their readiness to .elvn information and their sympa thetic uttlttide towards the work of j the commission. A careful tnvestlca-, tlon on the part of Taxpayers of the expenditures of the vsrlous levying bodies, logei'iier With the necefsiti' K calling lor mich expenditures, will . probably eliminate a great deal of, the complaint, and will at the same; time probably discover places where, the evpendit tires may be reduced. I "The taxpayers must be prepared.; however, to do without some of the pul, he conveniences now enjoyed if taxes are to be materially reduced." NATIONAL GUARD PRILL Itegtilar drill every Monday at 7:3 p. ui. sharp. I!ei niils invited. I.YI.K i:. MAK.-n Kit.-!, Com 1 SALVATION ARMY MEET. INGS CONTINUE j "Prociasllnation Is ho thief of time," said Ensign Stack at the Salva tion Army meeting last night, where! he spoke to a fairly large congrega-' tlon upon tho subject of "Indecision."! "Indecision is always a sign of weakness of character," sijid the sLiiiki r. and nolnted out the fact that in any line of husiness life a man' must have a quick and ready mind to I malic decisions, sometimes of great Importance and if unable to decide im mediately, suffers a lost." How any! sensible thinking man can trifle with I so precious a thing as his eternal I soul," hi continued, "Is beyond tho understanding or a ttuo iiwcipie 01 Jesus." The meetings will continu" every nluht this week, as interest keeps growing as tho meetings progress. Tomorrow bight ll'v. Hammer will preach upon a topic of vital iutertot to all. ARE YOU GOINO TO DUILD A HOME IN ROSKUURO? Then look at Overlook Addition, and don't overlook the fact that some of Die preltlost homes in Hose- burg nre built or being built In this addition. 30 lots have beAi sold, 11 homes built and a mini- ber of beautiful homes are going to be built this spring. We are selling lots 4!xl30 for $550.00 on paved street with sewer con- nectlon. Wo give a deed free and clear of all Indebtedness. See N. Rice of Rice & Rice. mendnllons. of especially fine phy sique and ot good education would bo accepted. The Recruiting Office is now open as au Information bureau only, to those who wish to imiuire regard ing the service. Marrune Licence Issued A marriage lii ense hlM been issued I,' ( nlltltv CI' Ik I I! Riddle, to Rub' it ( hil-o't ami V' le.ia .Schnur si' tn. both t 'tis ( it; . ls is nil but 'est neeil for tax rinlnati'tti In th' rs to econotnir." some of lie- ii' as the constrtic- "r.penditure i,f t nsilble. The it reduction Is a d minds of the v and even i.iien:: slrabl" thines, s' tion of roads vl, re not aijsolutely neccsarv. It' t!i 'iters and taxpay ers of the counts i re not willing to do that hc cotat'.isslon can see no way where any considerable savlin: cau be made In t . amount of taxes, to he levied. TI"- laxes miclit I" more equitably di tributed by find-' lug other sour" u "f revenue and lie bur.b n upon r .,1 property to s"tt " j extent relieved, b;.t tho taxation tau- LaGrippe Influenza I Piiouaoiua Jlcop strong. l.t-ilOiy and frrr Urm . corn pla in t3 ilill'a Cuscjr;. Liioii.iUc Q::inire is the ,.:..t,- r.rt.-.., t. r .r A -..-Tidal. cold '.',(". f r n.VMw- it Jl'.ilLVf'-'"0"0"1115' w.n.n.u.o. 0et-' .ii."e. quickest actine, r rem'.-ay. uili. vilMolorycj. G ilia 3TK.-tftUl, New Taxi Service Ashley Tabor has purchased a tbitd intc.iwt in' Taxi .Stand I'lnuie !i.", located at lliej 'irand Hotel Rather Shop nnl wishes j to announce that he is now op' ia-i ling closed car in conjunct iou with' the above staxi stand. Country ttlps a specialty. ...fcj j XAVV KXMSTMKXTS IMI,TKI I'ORTI.AN'D. .lall. 11. W.iril was ' reci.jved this morning by l.icutt u euf I'oiiiniand' r p. I'. Itarle v at tin Navy Reciiiitii SLi'len, I ' rt l.i . tliegon, lo a pt no turth'r tir.-t enlistments until iiirthcr notice iroia; tho Navy Dei'ii i lie ii' a' Washing-! ; tun. I Knlislments in 'he Naw have la en ' ; Flopped at th" Navy l;e.'i iiiCn' Sta-j tinn. I'orllnnil, or ton since Janu-! ary loth. 1 He was also info'tucd that when enllsinien's w r. r' "i'n.d only men w'no wire rvi-riiir. l turn'. ml-il. 'Who could furnish hi;,U ricuii-' Drone itis Neglected Couglis and Colds lead to Bronchitis, Asthma, Influenza and other compli cations. Stop Your Cough with FOLEY'S W EitahlishiJ 197S Largest telling cough mediclno in tho World. W. t. CMAHV1AN