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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1908)
MEASURE DESERVES DEFEAT Correspondent Clearly Po'iiti Out Injustice of Propone;! Land Trx Law v ' hat e, know no! el '." Think for a th.itt lo My i 1 iU i in u. NOIHK 1' 'id lli.:l ill.'!) -ca a I, I ol m. a r e On tl.C r a d fid . I puiiih"' i: i t I' .r 1. lea! i.'. I)f '.tlx' III I ' v r .1 (Plk County Observe!) Bkiikiki-ok, Or., Mur. H ;To the V'.d itor) An Miiondmeiil to ilu constitu tion if OlVglltl llllS bl't'll proposed, mi l in, to foe vo'.ed on sit lit Juno eUclii, that should itfooive thy attention cf tl o v der. The amendment loCerred to li the i lie (troponin g to place nil tin' es p.u se of u'ate and county tov. riiineiit on liml, nr.il exempt nil otlior k.fuls ol propetty from taxation: riaumi lo argument favoring it is bung wiilteii ml ent out to voters, but tin) answer to it all is simple. Tnere are at lent one Jmiidrod cans i.i court iiivolviiu rights In perianal . property to everyone whore real es titu is invotied. All oi the eiitnitial cisi are either invasions of persona! mvur ty, or arise from Injury to, or am ropt i i ioii of, porno mil pioper y, th.it tuni !t all of the expense of in.iiiUainii v; our OurO is U'C-ssiry oil rieo .tint o1 tlie liti-miou over questions where tie rights to personal prap-r'-y, in nuiie form, are involved; jet it is piupm I lo make the Ian I loins pay the expcne. It is ci. limed foj-the ndv a-ati s ol the a'ligle t lx tliiitnuy o'.licr foiiu ( f i.iXiit'ini iiatixoi lalir. . lfi.s any man kno.v tint, in its lljiil :m ilyirt. ei.m him! it'o f derive. in i'.'iiviu'iv:.il value, f out liibor! To ihe pru.'ticii man, ptiicy a.'wdemie ib-.'ii.s uti have no mi place in business nlT.ii is tluu lite club .r dc! 'SMp'HffC disousd uis nf tde Uieoo.'uim of tie Sixteen! Ii Ci'iitii'V oil the tpi"tion of ho v many f'l'ld Inline Oi th-.- point of a neeitlv. It is also claimed, '.att.l h-re i- al'inv the siugte-i .ia theoris; r-''- Aipu.t,! that a t.ix on Uu I aViio won .1 l.e . tmrJeiiS'Hin o'i 'li ; ia.iil So! lor Ui t he w mil I firceil t i seil h b M. t.)!). I mlmit til it ti.e tax would bu Mil l -a Wine, list t deny tl.ar iic w ',i!l m:1 lie Hiill! ub.ui.U.ui, but It.' w-.uM 110' -e'! -and f rn very iinj,..' n i-o i. U w ,:tJ I have no imrclm urs. Wli 'ii! i I -y it if it nas taxed -0 no one colli I ti !'.' Mr. Single Tat, yo i p;0 . e t . i mu'.'n Aifnin, if tlie ais; iioeir. fiat 1 md would lu-conie C if ,p true, til -,i t .e rate of t x d'on Mo-iid ! e i ew e I, an i that ii.viin w ml I re I'KV 'he p i ", ti n iiierva-nni: tlw rit until ISe p-muui r.-al value of t e 1 n I w r dii-e i ' Dot hit! i;. 't'.i:: nn one e ii! 1 .', ! mi on i would I) i.v a hU-g worth i.o.i, an I tde hold! u; won1 1 reai-tin w'-ivt ttieyaie. llien hiIIihocjMi v.ioii Uie lanil, there woall be no b im of assessment, and with the piopo-e.l j amendment made a p ir. id .air ot,K-.i tl-' tion, the-e would l ? no property U- I How would tins government hv run j then? If no one cjnld l.ol Hand, Iteciuv- fix- : e 1 out of eXiKtence, do.v e. ail. I ilieeomi-y ; collect itf taxes? Tlie I iti domncr e.m'd ) refn to pay. Then wh it would np j pen. Tlie court oii!d order a sfoofi the land. Now juit iiii.iiint the con-'j dition : The sheriff w mid advertise that 1 he woul 1 sell at the c inn iiou'. It" he ! Stat d wlmt til -n would be omuion ! knowleili;e, H'J oifd nay: "i jenlhoii.-n, ! I now oil :r tit sale a pieo of property I tint, if you 'hoitlil on it, will be ro' burdened witit aei that you cannot I sell it. nor keii it. Toe coninv r- ial ! value oftbisla' d i iiothin.;. .Now, how 1 'laiu)itT were luui h am I 'l!.-re I '!" No b oh-is The .1 '"' "' t!l" we county buy it in and ancet tde tux. I'. lS,.iiop' ia Now, Mr Sinle T.,x. what can, or wiil i iiu an inui.eii-'.- In the eounty do? Tim land in not inoi.ey, ' in; in a lar.-e ui uel, ei.' i"t"i 1 1 1, it p..":b.e tii.it 1 I fax Kef o in' l.e.e. iie ... pisvp..v It , o Ui.l t to escape taxation, l.tic l.in.l dawn t mere s i-K. bay it l.n Ii chalice the law oack ;o im ton a lic j "-1111''.' I lie Ameile.i.u ps'op'.e levy a j ki ; t'a',. otij"V a di-ciio-i 01 ; Ibej aie 1 oe.nut ol lads, fn, i an I l' "i 'I 1 . i d nc clank-. Hat when 11 eroili ic.U. up iad, and Hum to atRue a j !.e mlu t'" oni-lilulion, the nobcr h.comI tho .ghl Of the people as lot iim If, mid that el .I 'nit. I.t-t etery v tor think seuooW of the i.if.re.'ieliiiii! 1 IV, ot of any ov ed inns iiun'ii'iit of the iuiiil.uue .t.il law lal'oie friviiv it hi i.nctioii. Ii lie lollbls 111 W ImI 'III. Ii idu llU V.UU "HO." lil.TNO. Hnl.M (iooil for KieVJ 1'inlt Mr N,.nnan II. t'.oihei. a po tnii.enl nrehi'ei.'!, Ill the IVih-'il bu d Imit. -s ' Fr.ltloi.vu ".iv; "1 fo.lv i'l h!' 0:1 I t-.-il ln Uvn Mii.l if K'.cit o ii;: ei ,11 t nic. ni 'di. lite. It iR '-"i f-r i-v. nho iy It 0 . ro ots 1-tooi.ioli. I'.v. r and K-d 1. 1 disorder in a prompt "ltd cilh lent lo-1' nel' and bltiid up the ' I 'll'l'.i." I-!- ' - O.lll't be. Mie- tlie l..' I in ''.iNO T-lo.i- out I IW. w c ,110 no worse I'"" M(. ni ne I 'lie p ivocp' and it' .1. "It . We Wo It III lie ll We Well'l I We'll w uk Sir. n I Faitlt ,..e 0111 p''.ei. !leV folks " 1. in: w !'. tf't ''cad ! vi .UN IH 'tl-l I' .ni l ii.it. 'a an ! , n a Pr o. .Im'I a liioio.ls 1 I'l n- Kl-IT.KN n th . 1, ' I'.u-.i w iv.te i h s a, 1 iVw d.i s I I. II I'.M Ol ! I 1 -t we M-Ko laid : P f. Watt. Sol 1 ....rial , It.l.il ,i V.'.o. a.' '.Via, hj Ap.U ftt V ..iiniv fontt, by H. S. lltr,lN COUNIY TMASliniH'S N01ICE lilt flrehll 1 11. 1 iti,, 1 ,,, KV,i link,, p V J MUM f, !',i 1 11 U'l.,s K llalt '.( I II. SUMMON! - '"" " If., h,, i ""i.on I ll-l 1(1,1,,). ..( huso.,' .11, a 1. 1, ,1 irr;.to', :it .!', '- "...m Vol! I.lol-. be I l ii 1 vsi m.it'ii Or 11 1'. s- II. 1 i.S). H . Mar. I""'s . i, !,ri.!.i kHv;i t' -it 'l utip ii-i ! Win in' 1 ,d I'' lainbl 1 I'otitiU , j e.ld. li l ue I - 01 i'H -fi.iid and j ! ",S it f od ho ant ol I 'Mttna,- 1 111 on pie.eiil.itH.n l tin-- (r.a.i.li.l n,, u, ,,,, v (II III la.lihi n.i.t. 1 l . . 'If I1-.1 . - in nil' . - 'i n '""I ,,,r"4 '- l ,u u il- r,f i-l 1 1 "W (M lHdh.li t.ttJl.L . - I I,. ihi. d.i liiteiest wilt lod to l!oo-l iittrt t ,i IN lliiisH. .iter ,d v iioit'ini oiinti , I ' 1 :,: -o t-'l lusi i , ' J it" ll.) H' "',, 1 I J III . I , I. I.I' ' i " ' t 1 , MlflCt 10 0Wr.tRi Of II 'BUUNO H ClUMHA C'lUNIY 0RICD-4 i ' I 'rea l t . i.tiei(iiwi 1 . l l-.0M a ll.X 111,,, . ' -clt, tl' (...,(. ""-I u ft) .spillli) ipiia . in. a.. 11: of if.- ( . in toan ' ll I. 10,1 i. Mo ( I A l I'.-if ! M .ml. 01 H in 1 iji.l. i , I) -. h 1 if. !;.m n.it , ll . i.:l r.i.; ;o I: I l t ( fctl h ' ll ' , 1 ' h. i a "l . 1 X ' '' ' K IM 1, : " f), S tl 1 it. Vi I Iky S m n HtiM : I'd Ii-,; mlt, l lie s.-;i . o; ;i' K.e V.'iiit lb-re .'1 n- - I t ie p..n: th . 1 it' n! 1! Im.-iv to .1 11 .;e 10," d i:' :h lo no; V ,11 t 1 'nnc t 1 d .eel I, lid t: trr to si MtN Ill--111. ll "i to r p; ' 1' orv oi l d i 10 Of !! 1 ilr.l w I-1 If ..." I, w .ii no ihau a. t, a - I. f : 1 1.: . t.. ti. ir. .n. u i l!st llea'cr In lite Uev. K S aii.ir-l, of I'a Maine, mv. : ' i bale 1. Arnica Salie f'-r m-v.ral .'d Uiiny main-l, and a. ,., an 1 fin. I it the !"'-', 11 or! !. I use ft ! ,',:, in mv vet 1 iuai v btioinetii at II nis. ii, I'ecr I Warren il- ilin. Old, Win Id I: ivin 1. 1 1 l-e 1 kh if li .lt , oa n. I ;o-i- ,-l.s! ia 1! 1 !' -r in to tWt Mlli oe- " I'ta'.- ".- so l; Ji. .1 t-e ut. Noli.' h- 1'u'i, 1 atl.it, GOBLE HEMS Mrs. I I. .1. I.i IWo Week) li.-i! I' jam, V 1 1 . U-url I'ltHoT I,..,-. o I'.'diop, 11. M. Fo..r k rcliirioul b nn- fi wit 1, hi r tAi, at ; .Hatlre I r UrMr Hlkrt ; J-ivstSci! t ryctii V 1 ' iMit cviiti lis,- 5t .lii f,tfr! riudiail j!.' ,!'' .Vrilti Ai ,r f it. ! f -sitK.a ti a ctfujii t ! ! u, aiiisl t a- t-nii a: '.,- hv . ial " t ti i.l Hi-fi . !bt rwt ' i.'Uuf !,ii.L- i. !c ttM4 4 i'1'te. IV'i m'-ifii net W i, -i h!;;'i, tttfrc !. Hmid fan t-s.t 'h-'k flt t a ,-. ..',-; pri Insde ,d '!rtH .''.i'l piHi I I;, veil, 1, 11; r r 1 1 j . ; , '. l m? '-f-iiim.fl dceiiii.jt fis'.'e 1.-., uwae by M : i,. ! I . Untile and Mr-. I'ofl I vid I., blll'ltt I f St., 1 ''nesaii 1 li lt " k of v.". ! f I Ui,:i f , 1 J at I'afct s-iot (t Pan-. I t 1, i I'.eru u I w 1 ' ao'mt rv,-: bo s ,. 1 1 i ti, , the t..-l 'fix 'c ti'1,1 t-'i 'e ii fe lc,el will. fi. oh- at P p mud 1 -Ir, I and ci rntv 01,11 1 " .! laa.'j?. . j i .ffr I 'lki a: t"f. tl m4 ;',A ;!t ffa 14 jol ,,, (bf (' ,e.' nn 1 wit. b) K-iiKe and it will not sell lor money, if your amendment pnnducei the re-ill' uu elitim for it. If it il; op'-rat ? 10 r due e tlio pric.'of land to no:iiiii, what n, 1 t do? The whole tin o-v of Henry lie. r-e, the origin, t ir of the i h a ' f land ah.ue car -yir.g the burden of ".v-riitn-'iii, i-. (,r -dica ed ni'oti the m iinp'ion th t'tl e lan lo i.e.- would le f.rred to il. Would no lie; i-uceeti' in tutu bo for -ed 1 1 S ill ? 81I rep ',it, who would bu , ? One of tits ntroitx (?) iirumenls of t e a Ivoeat m,f tnis 1 oiti'i I nu i'. it 'hat one fob k iu'rurilind Weill Ic n-'-s-ed 81 much as Gi,l'id i-iutii ft'x Vallev land, Uiub the firm -rs' tare woul I bu reduced. How d ) they know th u wo il 1 be true, and if so, ho v woald that help tne far merr Tiielmd in e ichc mi y tn 1 't pay the exp:oi et of oicii ou ity, mid the Stat'.- t ix in li.u,' I 0:1 the ra'i , of c unity expfnun to the exf.etiH : of fni c.ta'e. A hin or lo v v tin itioi of t il'trnl prop-er.'-y l-ei 11 it iilf ji;-. onr uiieorn tut. I Ii-tve M'-tted font a few 0; the objec li mi tn tlin pio;iv; I u ii-ii hm nt. Tlu proposition ii no li lieifo m mid unfair that one cou'd m illiply nhj-ctions by t It a Imur. All thiiikiu men arree that many fne'i'ialitiea exi t nndor the pren eat cyiiteiH of taxation, but that in the fault of men, nnd not of tli'' lystem. Ia nf Tirol, U it Hot Uttjr tO"btr tbe tl call, ''iris' I f- k Coll.. ;l which I-) fe- ' of ".' f'.lnio p . d I slit e!i', Give liim : 1 HniUKhteu A Wij. Moiid.ir 1 ve inj; at if; 1 700 ) railroad tii;.i and 't l-er wo re et into tii" mi T!c- lis i.s if -on! i-'..()oi). .V launch fi t, w -1 eiiji'..ii iiffii', by a 1 I'c cro.i-1, aiiio:,;; .v , ...... . Mr. a 11 I M-H. . K. liutt.i, 'dr. ioid Mn V. Inr-r, Mr. a d Mr. iVm. ,M ;l n-r, awl .Mm. t'i,;iis. I'.ijri., Ms..-. ,, I)fi.j-tciir, I I.iltie M dhii-eer. Ih i- .lor d in, Ara mi l M hl-'e.l I',. soi. M"-- -Ki'iM'Ht (ill iill, Will (,'ai'e, I.. '. a- J'i 'i: In:, (.'iias and l.r-lie Kiirer, Wi Ii -ii li.iltu. " J.uiiii! Slmulder Whether iCnllltiiirf finlu 11 Kplai i or roin rh-itjiialie ptinn, t li'-t i f tii.'oii, i Hood for .1 l.iliie -dionl Icp ai (. hamb r Win's l'liiil Ihiiin. Apply it fn-eiy and run the parti vioro'i-iiy nt 1 if h appli cation and a ipiielt cure ii certain, l or : nale by A. J . Ueiuiiiif. , UU'. idtiiltii.tralrH Nl I-..eel f'-li-l-.hie I'. .1, M: MOMS , l)T'l.' , r ,. .. ii"". ( olll'i- ill'' l.l;.?l Hi V . I M p;iil;, ti'OH led :v I I Iff .Ii 1,1 1 I Kodol in a Hi icntille. prepara'tlou of v. '''' table iiei 'is with iiif iuai diijc'itaidf and co.'bainn (ho n.iiiift jnicBn fo ind in a e;; heullby hloilia ll. JCncli don; will dijj.-nt N el ei on, a !, , r ,p mora than 3.000 trains of (.mod heavy food. Hold by A, J, IX-ming and Heap. ''''' '": i poutie Dru( Co." lc':"" 01 '""' for mile. (on, Honlton, Or. .W ! 1, l-r I'lnintirt. oina 1' rii '. i; .' I ! 'i -on, a 1 Va'ies;' d iltl i ' hv the V "ioitv. ot 'do . ,'1 o.t f iiiei ifinistrMt e-.t -tr lirreiifit?. ' ol i-iato ! t. 10. Hill iiif.l.lfii i: a-ol rooi'ri id ;i r tin k Ae m 1 - ! t.l.'hicf (i.f f i.-ill 1 i'-e 'll SlO lo'it h.af.,, 1, 1 Ci4'.! , M. 1 li'h t;s tne ( f! rtii'tt V t.l W H ti e ..-.i ll e , !( , fi tiOCti'tlto ll'i ' i) n i 1.1 'w fh' 1 1.1 e.'fi'iy Kt.'fi-'i 0, a. .t.iiiit; lo I o'vco t!..i.n-tv I tins iu 'Jlui. "ulUd ..;... ''-vofM,. 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