THE DAILY GAZETTE-TIMES
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nay, umce: jcej Second street, Cor
pallia, Oregon.
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Entand aa second-claw matter July 2, 1909, at
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CHA5. L SPRINGER.
. . . Editor
Bonnes Mgr.
AS TO ASSESSMENTS
A Portland man went to the
Board of Equalization and said
his assessment was too low he
had two horses that had not been
listed. Inasmuch as the two
horses represented a "consider
able part of his possessions, this
man's attitude is rather remark
able. In Corvallis, men are car
tying on their holdings insur
ance that totals three and four
times the amount at which the
holdings are listed for assess
ment purposes! And insurance
companies issue policies for but
two-thirds the actual value of
the property insured!
In other words, property is
listed at $100 for. assessment
purposes, and the insurance
earned on that property is $300.
inat $300 represents but two
thirds the actual value. And
the law says property shall be
assessed at : its reasonable cash
value. - -
.ll To continue this property
wortn $450 is listed at $100;
property worth $900 is'listed at
$&X: DroDertv worth stonnn ?a
listed at $2000-only it isn't, for
me ratio of the listed valuation
w increasing too rapidly. . In
one instance the records show
holdings listed at scarcely more
man $iuoo when the reputed
testimoney of the owners is that
the invoice value is $10,000.
The list of valuations of stocks
published in this paper yester
day must have made business
tten both laugh and swear at
the absurdly low valuation
placed on the other fellow's
stock and the urfequal valuation
of their own.- And it's a ten to
one bet that there is not one on
that list who will say privately,
confidentially and in sincerity,
that more than one or two men
on the list are held up for any
thing like the real
- . VJ.
tneir stocks. '
The point of interest is, how
ever, mat wnne there is a poor
equalization of stocks of an in
dividual class, there
also an extreme inequality in the
vaiuaaonoi the classes of stocks.
For instance, a man with a very
small stock in a small room is
assessed practically as high as
the man with a very large stock
of another class, ulitizing sev
eral rooms and doing the best
business of the kind in the city.
Three men in a certain elass are
assessed so that it appears ri
diculously absurd to the men
themselves and to all others. v "
:. The result is that men nat
urally inclined to take pride in
paying their fullest proportion
oi taxes are led to protect them
selves by dodeimr. And who
can say they are not justified?
ine dimcultv is. howevpr tW
the little fellow can not hide the
little he has and ever pays more
man ms snare.
That route offers advantages in
the matter of construction but is
little if any shorter, than by way
of Corvallis, and it is hardly
probable that the advantages
couid outweigh the loss resulting
from passing up a city this size
The route proposed by Mr
Welch indicates lack of informs
tion or good business judgment
or proclaims that there is a "nig
ger in the woodpile." Perhaps
xne uregon iUectnc wants a little
encouragement in the shape of a
bonus. This is a matter that
should receive the prompt atten
tion of the Commercial clnh.
Mr. Welch says active work on
this mam line is to beeriri immed
lately. The club and business
interests of this city can not af
ford to delay investiga
tion of this situation. We want
the Oregon Electric, we need it;
it is up to the interests here to
show the Oregon Electric that it
needs Corvallis.
BANKER ROSS'S MISTAKE
Banker Ross made a mistake
in getting no more than $285,000
of the people's money. Had he
managed to misuse two or three
millions he would not have to
serve five years in the. pententi
ary. Had he managed to get
$25,000,000 he would probably
have been honored with an elec
tion to the legislature . or the
United States Senate next year.
Perhaps he preferred the peni
tentiary to these honors, who
knows. But in anv event, it
doesn't pay to steal compara
tively small amounts. In a
Montana town not lone
laborer broke into a store, took
a few dollars and was sent nn for
fifty years. And it will be re
called that the Banker BiireW
wno stole millions, was let off
with a sentence - little heavier
than that of Ross.
The banker who deliberately
misuses the funds entrusted to
him and makes a failing tn tho
loss of his depositors, should be
sent up for life, placed at re
munerative labor and his earn.
ings turned back to misused pa
trons. The punishment for anv
crime should be sufficiently heavy
to deter any other from attemnr-
ing the same sort of crime.
The five year sentence for
itoss is an outrage. It is nnt
sufficient to make any banker take
a second thought should he he
tempted to overstep the bounds
c is not sufficient for anvthine-
except to convince the nnnliV
r ,
iurtner ol the weakness of the
law.
"THE SPOILERS"
SATURDAY
NIGH
T
A press notice says: "Of all
the great plays that have graced
the stage "The Spoilers" is one
of the best and purest. It is a
story of human interest, unfold
ing a life's chapter in the Alas-
Kan gold fields, so trua.to nature
and to life as to appeal with ir
resistible force to the audience.
The Spoilers" is from the pen
of that popular writer, Rex
Beach, and Henry McRae has
given it a sumptuous production.
and the cast headed bv that nrm.
ular young leading lady, Miss
margaret uswald."
ine engagement in this mtv
will be one night. Saturdav. 0
tober23rd. Reserved seat sale
began this morning and a laro-e
crowd is expected.
' v . -
goman dispatch the plan is to
build roads -with : local capital.
It is proposed to- build one rail
road from Albany to Crabtree
and thence into the big ' timber
belt of Crabtree Creek. Another
proposed line is to King's Valley,
in-Northern Benton County, v
KICKS ON THE
ASSESSMENT
ALBANY
in
TO:
DO BIG THINGS
Albany business men, with
J. K. Weatherford, vice presi
dent of C. & E.. at the head.
propose to build "feeders" into
sections not now having railroad
facilities. According to an Ore-
There was one big kick before
the Albany board of equalization
yesterday according to the Al
bany Democrat. J. W, Morrow
for O. & C, better known as the
S. P., who asked that the assess
ment on the railroad be reduced
from $38,000 to $20,000, though
last year's assessment, $30,000
would-be acceptable.
Money Comes In Bunches
- - .
To A, A. Chisholm, of Treadwell,
N. Y., now. His reason is well worth
reading: "For a long time I suffered
from indigest an, torpid liver, constipa
tion, nervousness, and eeneral dehilitv"
he writes. "I couldn't sleen. had no
appetite, nor ambition, crew we&kpr
every day in spite of all medical treat
ment. he used Electric Bitters.
Twelve bottles restored all mv old-time
health and vigor. Now I can attend to
business every day. It's a. wonderful
medicine." Infallible for Stomach.
Liver, Kidneys, Blood and Nerves. 50
cents at all druggists.
OCT.
23
CORVALLIS OPERA HOUSE
ONE NIGHT
SATURDAY
A Charming Story of Alaska
SPOILERS"
;;; - By Rex Beach y ,
EXCELLENT COMPANY OF 18 PEOPLE
A BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION
ii
THE
ITS I PRICES a
REAL 25c. PLAY THAT
IT'S 50c . WILL TOUCH
Uf tV a XT 75c YOUR
HUMAN w heart
Seats on sale Thursday, October 21, at
Graham & Worthams. ... x
Notice For Publication.
. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
U. S. Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon.
u iicicuj- kivcu uiai nenryn. xtutn,
whose pofftoffice address is 68 E. 12th St, Eugene.
.r... u.,.t uiconiuay UL tlune, me in
this office Sworn Statement and Application. No.
05136. to niiTchnu fi KU f cvu - i viii .
SWH, Section 12, Township 14 S., Ranee 9 W
r iiiametie menaian, ana the timber thereon,
under the provisions of the act of June 3, 1878,
Stone Law, at such value as might be fixed by
.titfiuacuieui, iuiu uiai, pursuant to sucn applica
tion, the land and timber thereon has been ap
praised $662, the timber estimated 1.556,000 board
fPOt Ot Af n XT al K 1 1 ..a. . j
t r .'.I wiv .mc uuu M, Ul.L BIUU BU-
plicant will offer final proof in support of his appli-
HiAw iiu Hwwn stsiemenc on tne lltn day of
January, 1910, before the Register and Receiver
of the U. S. Band Office at Roseburg, Oregon.! '
Krfi S" fa ,t.Sberty to Protest this purchase,
fc"'"' 2,?nte8t -t any time b
feSCth'ffiCe aUegrintr facte which would L
BENJAMIN L. EDDY-,
First Publication, Oct 22, 1909. K"
Last Publication, Dec 24, 1909. . ' '
OTATOB S
You will find Boyd's potatoes
V at KLINE'S
The Best Raised
Why Do Wooltex Styles
.Remaimi Good ?
THREE MONROE
PEOPLE DEAD
TIME FOR ACTION
; . If the Oregon Electric is to be
.extended from Salem to Eugene,
the extension should pass through
. Corvallis. The route outlined by
Manager Welch" skips Corvallis,
.crosses the Willamette at Peoria,
touches Monroe, continues to
Junction City and on to Eugene.
Monroe Oct. 21 Alph Brab
ham, , a well known farmer of
Benton county, died a few davs
ago at his residence in Eugene,
where he has been since last
fall. The corpse was taken care
of bv Undertaker Brown, of Eu
Bene.. mr. ; uraonam was a
charter member of the Modern
Woodmen of America, Monroe
Camp No. 9795. He was buried
in the I. 0. 0. F. cemetery at
Eugene Sunday, Oct. 17, by the
members of Monroe and Eugene
camps. The deceased was thirty
five years of age and Wves a
wife and one child. . - j .
This makes "the third death
from amons: Monroe's citizens
m recent weeks. A ' short ti
ago, Mrs. Peter 'Packard passed
away, and a couple - of weeks
ago Benjamine Cleek was . killed
in a runaway. : .
Wooltex styles are good for the second season
because they are models that are really in
advance of those shown in other garments.
Another reason is that they, are so quiet and
conservative, so free from freakishness that
even in the second or third season they are
acceptable. .
third reason is that the style is not just
pressed in with aa iron, but is cut in and sewed
in and stays in for two seasons and longer.
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There is still another reason and that is that
the pure wool materials used in Wooltex gar
ments look well, and hold the style even'
through hard and continuous service.
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