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NOT WELL FOUNDED.
The article herewith reproduced
from the Morning (?) Star under the
heading, "Handwriting on the 'VVall,"
Is basely illogical and does theClm
' ty an Injury that Is beneath respecta
ble Journalism.
It would be Just as logical to luy
the foundation as a premise to an ar
gument that because John Due pays
. no county tax at all, and that Richard
Roe pays a good many thousund dol
lara every year, that the entire sys
tern of the distribution of wealth was
greatly at fault and should be wiped
ut, as to state that because the tax
levy of Umatilla county Is only 6 mills
and Union county Is 27 V4 mills, that
II of the Union county officials were
guilty of official misconduct and
ahould be retired.
To Illustrate, u 6-mllI tux In Umu
tilla county produces a total revenue
of $252,335.13, while a 27ft-mlll tux
in Union county produces only $ 178,
108.
The total assessed valuation of
Umatilla county Is $42, 055, 856.48
The assessed vuluutlon of Union
county Is IS, 483, 942.
Reference Is also made In a simi
lar way with Wallowa county as a
basis of comparison. This Is not fair,
for several reasons. One Is, that Wal
lowa county Is assessed practically as
high as Union county. Wallowa coun
ty la out of debt, and her state tux Is
$1315, while Union county's stute tux
I 126,145. Again, it should not re
quire as much expense to provldo for
bout 7000 people as It doe for a
population of 18,000.
Union county I necessarily an expensive-
county tp maintain, and al
ways will be, from the fact that there
Is not another county In this section
of the state that la forced to build
and maintain as many county bridge
aa we have In Union county.
Again, had not the taxpayers of
thla county remonstrated In muss
meetings and before the county board
of equalisation and demanded that
the assessment as made two years ago
by Assessor J. H. Morton, which to
taled In excess of 11,000,000, be cut
In two, and waa so reduced, our tax
levy this year would have been not
to exceed 13 mills, hut whut difference
would that have amounted to, the to
tal receipts of taxation would huve
been the same. It is not the rate of
taxation, hut it requires Just so much
money to provide for the proper ad
ministration of the county and the
rste Is made to produce this result,
whether It Is mills or whether it Is
mure.
Union county lias been hampered
with an enormous debt for many
year. It was only a few years ago
when Its debt was so .large that the
Interest had accumulated to a point
Where It required ft 4H to retire every
outstanding 1 1. no. This debt Is now
below the $IO.ooo mark, and the
present 27V4-mtll tax apportion
. d and specified In the levy, so as to
, reduce not less than S2.000 of this
. 4obt. At our present rate of debt re
daction Union county will be entirely
nt of debt within les than three
yean.
Baker county, a few years ago, was
considered hopelessly In debt, but she
went at It Uie same way aa Union
oesinty I now doing and wiped It out.
Baker county ha also, during the
, two yar. greatly Increased It
valuation.
, It la the right of the pre, to crlU-
else the official acts of public officers,
but to print a lot of rot about alleged
"reckless extravagance," and then in
proof of such allegation, submit the
tax leviea of a few counties which
have nothing In common a to a sys
tem of valuation, Indebtedness or nat
ural conditions, i an Injustice to all
of the county official. The Star ar
ticle follow:
Handwriting on the Wall.
Economy, not party affiliation, will
win. In the coming county election
the matter of party will be of (mail
moment It will be the candidate who
la competent and who pledges himself
to economy in county matters who
will receive the support of the pe6
ple. A glance over the present ad
ministration will show that reckless
extravagance, not economy, has ruled.
For the year 1008, Union county has
a 274-mllI tax to look In tbe face.
On the other hand, Umatilla has but
, Baker 18, whlrh Includes an extra
7 mills for a new court house, and
Wallowa IIH, This looks dark for
Union county and speaks more forci
ble than words that there has been
Innumerable leaks In tbe county crib.
The tax burden of Union county has
developed Into a penalty and Is so
being looked upon by the people. No
wonder the real estate firms are go
ing out of business and the school
census show a decrease In Union
county. No booster club can work
effectively against a tux burden which
Is almost five times greater than that
of our neighbor, Umatilla.
j ne nanawrtting on the wall is
plain, the people will not stand for
a continuance of the present system
and the man who will win In June Is
the one who will pledge economy.
Who said we were not going to
ivo any winter this season. Thi
lllng weather will be fine for our
fall sown grain. The snow In the
mountains will keep up the water
supply which In a very large measure
sub-Irrigates the entire valley.
With the Pacific coast as the pos
sible scene of rnllltnry action In case
of war. the ml Ma of the coast states
Is taking on renewed Interest and In
most Instances the companies are be
In recruited to the maximum.
Preparations are being made for a
poultry show in Wasco county, to be
held in The Dalles in February. This
Is a true sln of progression.
Baker City needs a James A. Fee In
the mayor's chair for two years. He
cured the gumbling evil In Pendleton.
Pendleton East Oregonlun.
CONTROL- OF SMALLPOX.
Under the new rule for the con
trol of smallpox there seems to be a
misunderstanding, and many have
thought the board of health was
abandoning all restraint of this dread
disease. The following letter from
Dr. Rracken of the state board of
health, will set clear any wrong im
pressions of the new rulings, say the
Faribault (Minn.) Journal:
The Impression seems to have gone
abroad that the state board of health
abandoning all restraint of small
pox. This Is not true. The last en-
em-e In the new regulation No. 11,
reuds us follows: "The patient must
not leave the house until after the re
moval of the warning card."
The two Important changes In the
methods of dealing with smallnnx are:
I. No quarantine on well people
HvinK In n placarded house. The
itnnmllne of the well but the exposed
ndlvlduals has proven unnecessary
and unwarrantable hardship. The
old quruanttne methods have been B
source of great expense to both mu
nicipalities and Individuals.
No fixed detention period for
mnllpox cases. With mild cases It
s not pincticni ( hnc,. , f)x.-l I. nuth
if time for qiuunatlnc (not less than
four weeks undcifthe old regulations).
The new regulations place the re
sponsibility for tbe time of release
upon the attending physician. (Seel
"eg. 11), The time' of restraint will
be short or long according to condi
tions In each case.
With the history of smallpox as It
tias prevailed In Minnesota during
the past nine years the board should
have the support of the entire state
In these two changes. We have an
Illustration In our own state of the
Ineffectiveness of quarantine as a
means of controlling smallpox, for
during the past nine years there have
been at least 60.000 raws of thl dis
ease in plte of the rigid quarantine
demanded by the old regulation. The
new regulation hould relieve both
official and Individual of much
needles, expense and annoyance that
were unavoidable under the old reg-
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his guard, while, the limited was stop
ping here, Henry Martin, a federal
prisoner from Goldfield, New. es
caped from the train. He dragged a
11-pound shot and chain, which was
attached to his leg,' for two miles be
fore he was able to release himself
from It by breaking the chain with a
heavy rock.
The local officers took up the
chase and Martin was captured in a
thicket about four miles from here.
Martin was convicted of robbing a
postofflce at Columbia, NVv., and was
being taken to the Salem penitentiary
for confinement.
t'OXSKRVATISM IN INDIA.
A native Journal of British India
says:
'Within five short years a great
change has come over a section of the
native population of Lahore. Cer
tain K..1.1 . i .
"ve oegun to take out
their wives In the evenings for a drive
In open vehicles. A week ago we saw
the daughter of a man of position
walking with her father on the rail-
U'DV r J i ( f . n. T .
. 01 ignore. Sne was
dressed In whnt seemed like an Eng
lish gown, had English shoes on, and
when her husband came up she left
her father and walked about with
him. Her face was quite uncovered.
"Let those .who have relatives In
Lahore go there and see for them
selves the state of things. They will
eo wives going out shoulder to
shoulder with their husbands in the
evenings, having said good-by to old
restrictions. A man who would dare
to relmpose the old manner, on his
womenklnd woula receive scant cour
ttttH. A . . , .....
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JANUARY 20 SA IE FEBRUARY IQ
will sell every article in the stores at actual COST for CASH ONLY
23 Ranges
175 Iron Beds
1 35 Mattresses, all kinds
28 Heating Stoves and Wood
15 Dressers
300 Chairs and Rockers
50 Genter Stands
A hrge stxk of Granite and Tinwar, La nps, Crockery, Silverware goes at cost. Snaps
in Trunks, Suit Cases and Telescopes.
Phone Black Ml. 1 1 P W HAlCTpIVJ 'Phono Ro llt.
813 FIR STREET. jj I L 1411, 141S. ItlS Adam. Avenue.
tesy.
An American reads this with a
smile; but is the conservatism of In
dia any more ridiculous than the con
servatism of America, which forbids
a woman to go to the polls with her
father or her husband and drop a slip
of paper Into a ballot box? The ar
guments put forth today against wo
man suffrage will be as amusing to
the next egneration as the consterna
tion of this East Indian editor over
the "advanced" women who are so
bold and unfeminlne as to walk In
public with uncovered faces and In
company with their fathers and hus
bands. ED
In about one month the new Grande
Ronde hospital building will be ready
I ui-iuiwiicy. oi-KiiK-n ure en
gaged today In laying tiling, while
other are finishing the painting and
ailding finishing touches here and
there. It is safe to say, according to
one of the Interested physicians, that
a month hence the hospital will be
officially opened and ready for use.
Jersey Democrats to Dine.
Newark, N. J., Jan. 29. A demo
cratlc "harmony" banquet to celebrate
the reduction of the republican ma
jority In New Jersey from 60.000 to
8000, will be held tomorrow night and
Is expected to attract leading mem
bers of the party from all over the
state, as well as several national dem
ocratic leaders. The democratic par
ty In New Jersey, aa In other sections
DEPARTMENT
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the OBSERVER proves a
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of the east. Is divided between the
radical and conservative elements,
and It Is hoped that the dinner may
result in harmony between the two
fuctlons.
' READY FOR ELECTION.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 29. Before
the convention of the United Mine
workers of America closes today, .the
canvassing committee will have com
pleted its work and the election of
officers made known. At this time
Thomas L. Lewis appears to be In the
lead for president, to succeed John
Mitchell, who refused to accept the
office another term owing to 111
health.
Hear Tobacco Suit.
Louisville, Ky., Jan. 29. Following
hearings In New York and Cincinnati,
the federal suit against the American
Tobacco company, or tobacco trust,
was resumed here today. Additional
testimony will be taken In Nashville
tomorrow and In Richmond Saturday.
Records of numerous subsidiary com
panies will be produced at all these
hearings.
Cohl Weather Prevails.
tnicago, III., Jan. 29. The coldest!
weather of the winter prevails today
inrougnout the middle west. The
coldest place In the United States is
Devil's lake, N. D where the mer
cury dropped to 20 degrees below
xero. '
Submarine to Pacific.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. The
navy department has decided to send
two submarines to the Pacific coast,
and they will be brought around the
horn within tbe next few months. The
boats selected are the Porpoise and
Shark.
Who would venture upon the Jour
ney of life, If compelled to begin It at
the end?
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TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE S im
. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
U. S. Land Office, La Grande, 0m
December 13, 1907. , '
Notice is hereby given that in com
pllance with the provisions of the act
of congress of June 3. 1878, emltlea
iv.i iuiu uf tim'uci iuu
In the staes of California, Oregon
Nevada and Washington territory" .i
extended to all the public land state
uy ci oi August , issz,
LEWIS H. RUMILHART,
n T K f 1 - ...
' wmnue, county oi union. H
of Oregon, has this day filed in this
omce nis sworn statement No. 586$.
for the purchase of lot 4, Sec. 22, lot
1 of Section No. 27, in township Ko.
2 S., Range No. 37, E. W. M., ant
will offer proof to .how that the land
sought Is more valuable for its tim
ber or stone than for agricultural pur
poseB, and to establish hi claim to
said land before the register and re
ceiver of at La Grande, Oregon, on
Monday, the 9th day of March, 190g.
He name as witnesses: R. D. Ham
llton, J. E. Neuklrchner, Albert Neu
klrchner, and D. F. GUlstrap, all of L.
Grande, Ore.
Any and all persona claiming ad
verse V the ahove-deserlhert lands nr&
requested to file their claims ln'tlfV
office on or before ald 9th day 4y
March, 1908.
E. W. DAVIS. Register.
TIMBER LAND ACT, JUNE S, 187.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
U. S. Land Office, La Grande, Ore.,
January 10, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that In com
pliance with the provisions of the act
of congress of June 3. 1S78. entitled
"An act for the sale of timber lands
In the states of California, Oregon,.
! Vnvnila an.l Wa I n tin t.i,.. "
a. extended to all" the public lan'
states by act of August 4, 1892,
MARY A. VAN BLOKLANI
of Island City, county of Union,
n, srTiif
In thif
of Oregon, has this day filed
office her sworn statement No. 689t,
for the purchase of the EH of the
SW4. and lots and E of section No.
6. in township No. 4 south, range No
38, E. W. M and will offer proof to
show that the land .ought Is more
valuable for Its timber or stone than
for agricultural purpose, and to es
tablish her claim to said land before
the register and receiver of the V. S.
land office at La Grande, Oregon, on
Monday, the 80th day of March, 1908-
She names a. witnesses: John Yarn
Blokland, of La Grande, Ore.; George
Pierce, of La Grande, Ore.; Johr
Schilling, Jr., of La Grande, Ore.r
Daniel B. Clapp, of Island City, Ore.r
Any and all person, claiming ad
versely the above described land are
requested to file their claim, in thlss
office on or before aald 80th day of
March, 1908.
E. W. DAVIS, Register.
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