La Grande evening observer., October 19, 1919, Image 7

RCTlN DAY o.MOKXTXa, OCTuB KK Is). 19i9.
IS? SUNDAY MORNINS OBBEKVEK
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of.
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Union County's Wealth "
snnMnvoK tiik asskssmest itorx'FOn tk ykarow.
Classification of Property.
Acres of all.lnnd ............,
Acres of tillable land ,
Acr of soji-tifl.iblo land .". ..
-teres t timber land ,
'fon or city lots . . . ;
Tniprove merits on town or city lots ,
Improvements on deeded or patented land ,
Improvements on land not deeded or patented
Logging- roads and rolling stock
Engines and manufacturing machinery
Merchandise and stock in trade
Farm implements, automobiles, etc
Money, notas and accounts
Shares of stock s ,
Hotel and office fixtures
Horses and mules
Swino
Dogs .
Number Valuation
751,372 $ 11,2.985.00
fti5,2U5 8,605,246.00
2il8,7Hli 1,275,755.00
287,451 l,403,!Ai5.0O
1,521,950.00
2,003,7:10.00
1,099,115.00
62,825.00
,. . 2i;roo.oo
383,8:10.00
989,4.10.00
....... 838,195.00
5lil,481.0O
4,550 397,800.00
...... 75,070.00
9,79 044,750.00
18,211 757,975.00
19,532 101,480.00
6,404 79,030.00
495 5,755.00
Total local assessment for year 1919 $ 20.900,000.00
Total local assessment for year 1918 . . : 19,852,270.00
Increase local assessment for year 1919 $ 1,107,730.00
NOTE. The above does not include Public Service Corporations, which are
assessed by the State Tax Commission. Public Service Corporations assessed
1918 ftt 55,121,42j.OO.
I am herewith hnnrilner von fnr .
publication, our summary of Assess
ment Rolls of Union county for the
your 1919, as finally equalized by tho
Board of Equalization, which may be
of Interest to your many readers.
- I allowed a little space in your ex
cellent paper, I will endeavor to ex
plain some features of the 1919 sum
mary, compared with the 1918 sum
mary. You will notice some Increase in
values, this Increase bolus obtained
pretty much all along the line, an in
crease Is noted In the number-of cat
tle, sheep and automobiles, some de
crease is noted in the number of
nogs and dogs, average on cattle and
hogs hlg)'ier, and on horses and sheep
lower, some Increase on tillable land,
improvements on city lots, improve
ments on land not deeded, also on
tfoeded land, and machinery and mer
chandise, adu stocks, a little falling
off on money notes and accounts
Also would like, at this time, to
call the taxpayers' attention to the
vory important matter of cooperation
in this work, as well us cooperation
in other lines of work, for the best
Interests of the county.
A few years ago, when I was ap
proached by some of our taxpayers
to become a candidate for the nom
ination of County Assessor, at first I
refused, then reconsidered, und de
cided that perhaps they just wanted
someone tc fill out the ticket, and I
might just a3 well be the one sac
rificed. 1 had often heard of the snap the
County Officials had, and as I had
always worked hard, thought per
haps there was a chance to get In on
tho snap for a while, well, m the
course of events, was elected, and
qualified, and started out on the job
to find the snap, and up to this day I
have never been able to find It.
However, in a very short time 1
did discover that I baJ tin hardest
and biggest Job I had ever had. not
excepting loading 100,000 capacity
cars with sacks of wheat, which Job
1 had held for 22 years l:i this coun
ty, prior to entering the As lessor's
office. I also soon discovered that, to
get tho best results, und for the best
Interests of those concerned, It would
be necessary to have cooperation with
the taxpayers.
I tried to stir up some enthusiasm
along this line through th; press as
well as by private cooperation. Did
I get any enco jrag-Miiont, I lcavo
the answer to you. Next I tiled to
get assistance to make the proper
showing before the State Board of
Equalization, to get the ratio which
wo were entitled to. Did 1 get any.
Ves, one letter one year froia one tax
payer, which was a help. More loi
ters from more taxp-iyers along the
same Hue I think would have helped
more.
Baker and Bome other counties at
different times have thought the mat
ter to be of enough importance to
send some of their most influential
citizens before t-hls Board
Three or four years ago a taxpay
ers league was organized In this
county. I thought, through this or
ganization surely, I would eet some
cooperation. Did I get any? No.
I think that, in the seven years I
have been In this office, that 1 have
been invited to two called meetings of
the taxpayers to talk ever mutters
pertaining to assessments, from which
some good, I tlmiK, was deiived. If
nothing more, some people wero con
vinced that lower valuation does !
mr.ke lower tnxes. The purpose of
this meollng was to get vulues lnw-
Proper Equipment
is essential in the
Dry
Cleaning
Business
" We have the best quipped plant in
Eastern Oregon. F
Expert and efficient operators are in charge
and
OUR WORK I
Send in your soiled
i prove
THE BEST
.
rmrnts und let us
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STANDARD
LAUNDRY CO.
ered. therefore some Ahoughf taxes
would be lower, bu, us the me In:;
progresavd, some one asked .'f tWy
wereatiot kuottiug'ut Ufa worag doer
toeetsiower taxes, and it vai genor
ally believed that they tore.
It was my prlrllM ji fs- wtrks
ago, to ttlt'ti a joint cwnventie 'of
Oregon and Wastoiaatim county of
ficials, which atve aie sa.opport unity
to alk with officials 1,rm another
State, as well as our own, J I es'-
peiiaUy enjoyed tke privilege of vis
iting the olftce of, the Assessor of the
County of Clarke, Wa'sklagton. I dis.
covered that his valuations wero very
low, and asked him if, by reuson of
low valuations, taxes we'rs any lower.
He very promptly answered, "no.".
Then I asked him, why ussess so low.
He hesitated, but finally said .that
his predecessor was assessing that
way, and If he raised vulues, they
would beat h 1 out of him.
The assessor is only human and
does not know, and should not be ex
pec ted to know the uffuJra of every
man in the county, und, to some ex
tent has to rely on the .statement of
each taxpayer as givei by him, and
we find that a good many give in as
low as their conscience will allow.
Some people's conscience being a lit
tle moro elastic than others, there
is liable to be. some unequal assess
ments creep in. By the right kind
of cooperation, to some extent- at
least, this condition could be improv
ed. My policy from the Btart nag
been for every property owner to give
in all he owns, according to the L'iw.
If a man or woman has 100 head of
cattle, that Is just the number he or
she should give in; If 110,000 00
worth of merchandise, $ 10,000.00 'Is
what he should give in, und all oth
er assessable property in the same
way, some have made the excuse that
the reason they wid not give all, was
because the other lellow did uot sivo
In all. That, in my polnlon, Is a vory
poor excuse, and you ahould make
your return correct. In this way,
with coojieration. It will he possible
to see that the other fellow does the
same, as 1 have heretofore stated o
the press. - Don't ask some poor wid
ow woman to pay a part of your tax
es. This means that if you don't
give in all your assessable property
at the true cash valuo, it is not loo
late yet to make corrections along I
this line. I
Just reco.iily I had the pleasure of,
attending a banquet held in my Home'
town (Island City). The purpose of;
the meeting being the discussion of
cooperation nnd.the betterment of
community affairs. A number of:
fluent speakers, Including some of La
Grande's best talent, urged coopera-j
tlon in farming, stock raising, school
ar.d church affairs and all other lines
affecting the welfary of the ccnimuu-:
ity. If cooperation s geod :.long
these lines, I am morn than convinc
ed that a little of the same medicine j
with the county assesso'.' might bo of
some benefit. I
II IS IlUl UIU lIlltMHIOIl Ul lllia '
ticie to siiirK any uuiy 01 mine, mu
to urge the taxpayers to t'iko more
interest In affairs of this kind and
know, from their own knolwedge.
how mutter stand, and now, since
the ball is rolling, to see ihnt the
money recently voted In this county
for road purposes Is spent for what
it was intended. It is a good time
to start on other matter affecting
the welfare of the taxpayr.
Mr. Taxpayer, I wish, again, as 1
have before, to urge you to, sojn
after the 1st of March 1920, to pre
pare a list of all of your assessable
property and have It handy when Hit
assessor calls, In that way you will
not be so liable to forget something,
ind very materially help to reluce
tho expenses of tho county.
U. G. COUCH,
County Assessor.
Good Word for Popular Music.
Olve popular music Its due. It has
Its place Just as has the classic. Do
not look down upon it, ao. long as it
can liejp some soul away j from its
gloom. Perhaps It may Aif soniethfng
for you In an "pfT moment" If you
will let it. 'nut oven If It doesn't, the
mere fact that there are people whose
hearts It will lighten, sulllces to give
populnr music n reason for being,
which we should not set nslde merely
because it doesn't happen to be "our
kind" of musk'. Exchange.
Horses Versus Elephants,
Tests made to dctenntne the respec
tive pulling power of horses, men and
elephants showed that two horses
weighing l.fiOO pounds each, together,
pulled 8.750 pounds, or WKI pounds
more than their combined weight. .One
elephant weighing 12,MX pounds pulled
8,760 pounds, or 3.2-ri0 pounds less than
Its weight. Fifty men, aggregating
W.500 pounds, pulled 8,7.10 pounds, or
June as much as the single elephant,
hut, like the horse, they pulled more
than their own weight. One hundred
men pulled 12100 pounds.
' 6aw It en the Way.
Fllllo was mon to have his third
birthday nnd could hnrdly wait for
tho party his mother, promised him.
Every day he Inquired about It. His
mother told him his little birthday
hadn't come yet nnd that he must wait
until It came." He Tun to the. window
mil said: 'Oh, mamma, I see it now
cotsrng up jlhe road."
IHreesse Csraea4sre Struck.
TV Vlcforls tower of the houses of
tnrUaateet, at Weslailnster, eyok sve
rweaty yenrs to build. Frrn lse tit
summit the tower contains 1)0 s
(fe4e pootns-a-eafh dreproof end pneV
ed with state paper, the records of
murl- of English hlatory. .
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SntKfTJTS.K TKioysTy . Ill
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'Autumn Fashions'. At their. Best
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People demand nioie of a stw iiVny than formerly. It i expected that a stoi;o must be alile, not alone
in the sort of better values it e'nn procure, bijt in its- ITilit.r to provide all the whims of fashion the im
pitiveinents devised by inventors as soiin as practicable after such whims or invention ha.s been put forth.
.Wo try at all times to be on the alert to bo "tip an d--doing" on 'all these points and folks are fast find-
it out.
THE HICII EST OP
PLUSH COATS
These dresses comprise a
large and most varied as
sortment of new fall cre
ations several models
are exact reproductions o
some of the season's best
creations. There are silV
dresses of Tricolette, Poi
re Twill, Satin, lieorg
ette and Chnrmeuse. Alsc
many combinations of Geo
rgette and Satin. .
' In the wool div ie we hh vt;
those of Jei..?y, Tricotino
French Serges and many
mixtures many have a
front of tricoletie of other
fibre, silk materials.
Embroidery is a promin
ent feature in both the
silk and wool dresses also there are many
trimmed with Soutache Braid, or plain silk
braid.
The prices range from JMu.OO up to $100.00 in
both silk and wool.
NECKWEAR
OF SILK AND LACE.
Lots -of fluffy white neckwear of fine lacey
materials. Vestees, Shawl Collars, Jabots as
-well ns beautiful combinations of styles and
the conservative collars and sets.
Styles for either dress or suit a feature that
is Btrong in fall Weai'inn apparel. A almost
any price you may wish to pay.
ill!
MEN!
PERSIAN PATTERNS
IN.
ATTRACTIVE NECK-
WEA
Some of the newest Vreations ill
neckwear are these extra heavy
silk ties in fine persiak patterns,
They're different from! anything
you ve seen in the wayof neck
wear SEE THEM
Price $3.50.
Also many new ami attractVe pat
terns in ties at all prices fi tin 00c
up to $2.00. )
' NEW DRESSES r
.OF SILK AND WOOL
Finor and more deslrablo
than ull-fur garments are
tho exquisitely beautiful
and luxurious coats of fine
plush that we aro showing
at, from SfiC.OO to $85.00.
Some of these plush coats'
Are almost as rieh as real
seal. If you have been
contcmplnting. buying a
really fine coat, by all
means, sec these. Wo
it a pleasure to show them
to you, and ye are sure
that, if you nre thinking
of a fine coat, your ideas
may ho crystallized here.
GIRL'S NAVY SERGE
SCHOOL DRESSES
Aof guod quality blue scrfro, made up in sailor
style. Sites from 8 years to 14 years. Extra
ordinary values at
$fi.50. ,.
NEW BUDOIR CAPS.
In many new and dainty materials of toft
Satins, Laces arid many t owblsatioiia of -beta.
Ask to see them. . . j
JUST IN
BLANKET TIME.
To get tho best it r
always advisable to
get it early our
blankets are in, we
have lota of them hi
wool, woon-nap and
cotton. The quality
of thif first . ship
ment is cxcoptioiml
ly good and the pric
es are very moderate
They lange in price
from $1,118 to $15.00
comprising what is
no doubt the larg
est nnd most varied assortment in these parts.
Many are on display lit this store, together
with comforts, pillows, etc. Wo ask you to
inspect them, know , their quality and then
compare prices.
NEW SKIRTINGS OF
OF WOOL PLAID.
Two new patterns arrived this week a very
fine, light-weight wool mixture: the gatteTii
is large. Colors, Yellow over Black, fine stripes,
and colors running through. The material ii
SO inches wide and priced at $r.!i0 per yard.
NEW FIGURED
GEORGETTE.
Three new patterns, suitable for blouse, dress
or party gown. A plain figured (ieorgettt
dark pattern, 40 inches, price $t.!)0 per' yard.
Silver cmbroidored pink Georgette, 40 inches,
price $7.00. ; ' "
Delft Blue Georgette, embroidered in Navy.
40 inches wide, price $fi.OO per yard.
NEW SHIRTS IN
SOLID COLOR SILKS.
Tho very newest in Silk Shirts;
these nix- Silk Fihro shirts only
part silk but 'hardly distinguish
able from tho real thing. The col
ors aie Pink, Blue rfiiul Lavender
in sizes 15 te 17, only. .
They nre HVI'KS-STRKETS
If you're thinking of underwear,
think of
MUNSIXGWKAR
don t ho
content with a parment of inferior
grade, when you are in need of
jrood, nil wool undergarments, HK
MKMHEIl that MUNS1NGWEAK
has newer changed in quality. Its
durability, washability and comfort
cannot be excelled. We nre ex
clusive agents for this high-grndo
underwear.
I
GIRL'S black:
GYM SHOES
An all 'LEATHER black gym shoe; low cut.
four eyelet luce. Made with well-sewn, flexible
sole, no heel, on snme plan as tennis shoe".
Will out-wear aeverul pair tennis shoes will
not causo foot to perspire and the price is $2.75.
New
Silk
Jersey
Pettic'ts
In a great array of colors at all prices. Some have
Taffeta bottoms, others arc accordion plaited at the
botUim, while still others nre plain with nnrrow ruffl
ing. There nre ocvernl grades among these varying
in price from $A.50 to $10.00. The colors arc 'Rose.
Pink, Peacock, Biege, Emerald, Red, Navy, Purple, Gold
and Delft. Also some have different colored flounces.
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irtt 'itt 1 1 ' 11 M'ria
GINGHAM HOUSE DRESSES.
Neat, dressy styles for indoor wear In quite a
vnrety of pattern that would make the making,
of thoso at home a nuisance.
Madu of good quality ginghams and percales with
belts and pockets. There aro dark patterns and
light, ome' plsids; some in dots and checks. '.
Prices $2.00, $2.25 und up to $4.50.
Nothing Galndd by Losing Temper.
What's the ns of losing oar tem
pers over frlrlcsv There's never' one
iolltory hit of good resultant. Of
Mi.rse annoying things will happen! .Of
course the temptation will dime If
we're nornml people-nnd most of n
are. Hot tlie losing of temper doesn't
help matters n hit. It Inejipsrltatcs
us for right action, even when the Inn
ing seems excusable. An aligry per
m who cannot govern self Is not apt
to wisely Htrltv to better eoniHtlnfi. at
leasi until tho fit or anger li over.
Chicago Dally News. '
'Must Be Discreet.
' Of course evej-y man o'vrlit t he lib
eral with 'MtPwrlfe.'' hMV-O'r I" no
sene in giving her enough uniney to
hire a divorce lawyer.
ftvdenest Unpartfenable.
A man has no inure- right to say an
uncivil thing than to set one; no more
rlfeh to say a rude thing to another
than to knorii him down. Johnson.
pens. 4
.Her first decisive encounter with
li I in occurs in a New York house
whither her chauffeur has drlvon
her by mistake. She gives her coal
und hat to the inan who opens tht
door, and tells hlui to notify hci
friend that sho has arrived for din
ner. and then leiirns that sho Is in
the house of a western mining man
whoso vast Interests havo been stol
on from him through tho trickery of
her own father. She further dis
covers that her host has dlshrged
all his servants and is spending his
last night under, bis own roof.
Outside, an equlnoxlul storm Is
raging, and the girl Is compelled to
remain. Her .advimturu reaches a
most natural climax, which Is sud
ileiily interrupted by the tippcanuirn
of her father and her flnrie, who
present the westerner as an unsorup
ulnus rascal. 'He (efuses to defend
Himself.
fi'ut the effect of the evening does
not wear off, and when they meet position.
again tho next day they aro Instlno Also shown Ford .wookly ;
lively prepared to overcome ull tliv vaudvllle movlea, something new
i li n it 1 1 1 r:i I hnrrlers of wealth anil novel.
Picture vaudeville at Sherri Sun
day "and- Monday, the latest thing in
iMTiw. 10-17-21
f Mi:illl"H
. m A m mm
tttm for a Cfeildla-w Moe.
"Knoll t'ui.e wanted Ul Oilllli-f m
I near doeVnavl. No chlldren."-Chat-bam
.'andnnl. 0
"I'd rough, the Wring Door." from
1I4 anvel by Jesse Lynch Vlllirua,H
!s Madge Jcnnitly's newent Joldwyn :
picture to be at Cherry tliiatro
today and tomorrow.
The story revive out jrl
who. In due time meets th,T hero of.
rAKH FOK 8ALX.
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360 acres nrbr Aljcel.
, Kt aFfy aD in cro-p
. fol nxt jttf.
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Sound Business Volley
Reliable Service
Progressive Methods
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La Grande National
i Bank
. "t!APITALlNnsCMl?LUS $250,000
. RKSOURGES $1,!KK),0Q0
zation in 1887. Wo will welcome and ap
. 'sreciate your nccount.
Our loi4rs Laye never been closed during
business hours sint'o the (lute of our organi-
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her heart nd the Inevitable nap
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