La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, October 30, 1922, Image 3

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Newspaper Page Textr-;; ' ". ' ' ; : ' i nil TIIE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Monday, Oct oher 30,. 1922 PAGE. THREE hiodiicss visitor InM Ktturday. popularity us Its tool tiualilles be came lienor known; U Is the stand ard am) main reliance fur these dls i'Iici'h In thousand homes. 'I'll fuels thai it run atwuv he depended upon nml Is safe ami pleasant to tako me (-really In llu favor when It i -tr. ami Mrs. t'hns. Page ttllcnded the funeral of Oeihert direr at Wal lowa ttii Wednesday hi' InM w"k and they were also L'ulerprlNc visitors on Sutuidtiv. ole l.ni'islien iiml Itean ("'row re turned I he hi si or I lie week from u trip to the l-iko hashi In the niuiiu lains. wanted for children: Vote 314 X YES nnrn ninniiii Willi i SIFI and ItAKKU. Orl. :to- -!;!. HivoK of Mi-K. Tfnrbara Khl yesterday morning re ceived' a message rroin lierlin, Uer iituii v. announcing the death ul the !'oi im-r hakcr young womai;. Mrs. 1 hk, wlto sprni mo! or her life in linker, died of apoplexy. Tlir :t.oi news is a great shock to the maliv irinds and relatives, an M in. KM-1 had niwas enjoyed 11m- hel or health. Mrs. Lblo is belter known in Pa kr art Miss.Harhnra Swinger, daugh ter oT Mr. and Mrs. Churl cm Sv. ingei, or 'JIM Colorado street. She married Ross, l X. A. Khlc, who holds a prominent pout i Ion with I ho I,'. S. go eminent. Tilt' first part of Inst .Inly Mr. ami Mis. Khlo ami Mih. Swinger willed Tor t!ermany. , Tin deceased was ahont 2t! years tho ohl, and is survival ly hot parents; a brother, lYed Swinger, of Salt I-ake Oty, hut who is' now In IJulse; u hall' sister, Mrs. K. J. Taylor of Maker, .'iini three half-brothers, Jack lliutt. of t.a C.mnde. and Will lliall and Ihive 111 ait of linker. nso (Special lo Tint observer) T.OSTINK, Oct. 30. Mp. and Mrs. 10. (.!. Seaman and children went to I -a (Iramle Sunday in liieir ear, reliirniiiK tliat evening Ih fore nine o'clock. Misa Marjory is takiiiK ce treatments from Ul'. Ititnvy. Mr. and M is. Swart and children were l.i (iramle visitors, Sunday, Oc tober 15. Mr. Swart is our new tele Ki'aph operator and ticket UKent at l.oftino Dojiot, whert! the telci;r-aph ky was installed this full. Ihidler llros. saw mill is MinniiiK' UKaill litis week on the slope west of town, ami they are also drlivrrinj; lumber in town. Mr. and Mrs. N I inwns, of I'owwat ka, who have been visllitiK Mr. iKiwns' .sister, Mrs. Iiavld Harris, havu return er home. Mrs. I lowns was having Mime dental work done while here. Ileniy Downs, who has been henl ItiK sheep in the monnl iins this suni mer for Harm ISros., is visitliiK rel nlivos in l.osline the past wok, .1. P. (ifllispio, one of our local d;iiry men, has kudo into partnership with another man in a Wallowa meat mar ket. Tho other partner wilt run the shop and Mr. (lillispic sees to thrvbuy int; ami biilchei inn of the animals. lie han nut yet decided to leave- his dairy home just west of town. Mr. (JllllHpie used lo be In the meat market bui iiosh In I.o.situc. heforo he bocaino a . farmer. Mr. and Mrs. V. V. Van Pelt, ac companicd Hv. W. V. Shields to En terprise lasl. I'YIday. iiriH Johnson was nn KnterpriRc HAVE DARK HAIR AND LOOK YOUNG Nobody Can Tell When You Darken Gray, Faded Hair With Sage Tea Grandmother kfpt her hair beauti fully darkened, glossy and attractive with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur. Whenever her hair took on that dull, f;idcd or streaked appearance, this sim ple mixture was applied with wonder ful effect. By asking at any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com-' pound," you will get a large bottle of this old-time recipe, improved by the addition of other ingredients, all ready to use, at very little cost. This sim ple mixture can be depended upon to restore natural color and beauty to the hair. Well-known druggists say everybody uses Weth's Sage and Sulphur Com pound now because it darkens so natur ally and evenly that nobody can tell it has been applied it's so easy to use, too. You simply dampen a comb or soft brush and draw it through your hair, taking one strand at a time. By morning the gray hair disappears; af ter another application or two, it is re stored to its natural color and looks glossy, soft and beautiful. We Offer For Sale Six lots, each lot ronttitnlne; nn ncre of luii'l tnoMly In alfalfa. No htiikt iiih'f on tins Intnl. Thpift is ono-li;ilf Phare waU-r In Uf-kfliir Pitrh. I'liro, $27n(t.liO. Terms, JuftO.no rah. Sfivcn acrm land our and one-half miles from I-'i firande, of which three ncrcfi is under rultivaticn in orchnrd mixed fruit. Scvcn-rooni house, hiirn, chicken liousc. -ear. par:iRe. Good lot of tools. Prico I'iOO.ftO, part toi ms. We have vacant lota in any part of the city. Priced right. If looking for a home, see us. LDSTINE NEWS OFIMTERCST 1 Le Grange IavsafctHositt Comparjy ItcllaWe Agflils for HolloWo O liisnrainf I'ompanlos. ISM Ailnms A TP. ijjionp Main "!:! iMmmiiiiTvic LmiU gulLI i I Id JP ' p If HIGHLY PRAISED e n HA K HK, Oel. :10. Charles P. of the traffic department of IT ul oil Pacific system, with (headquarters In Omaha, Neh.,. was la visitor in Haker yesterday gath jering information relative to the Powder Kiver irrigation prop-el, Mr. 1 Itoss' 1 11 ties have to do with new industries and ho ex pressed him self, following a visit to the land to ho covered by the proposed pro ject as living very favorably im pressed with the o,unlity of the land 10 he. served, llo look Inn depar ture last evening for t he Warm Springs project. . ki.m i;u it!.i: iiirom. Cliambot Iain's c iii; ii Kumordy has a rem;rkabl'.i rocord. Tt hUH been i' for cohl, croup ami whooping cough for almost half n century an. I hm constantly grown in fnvor an I PUT CREAM IN NOSE AND STOP CATARRH Tells How To Open Cloneed Nos tril and Knd Head-Colds. You feel fine in n few moments. Your I cold in head or catarrh will he gane. ! Your doused nostrils will open. Tlio J nir imsanncs of your head will dear unit you tan hri'iithu freely. No more dull ih'ks, huadache; no liawkinp, snunling, uuifoiis lisihai. s or drynti.t; no strag gling for hrcath at tiiRlit. Tell your drngpiyt you want" a small hottU.- of Kly'n (.'renin ilahn. Apply a little of Him fnifjrnnt, antiseptic creiun in your nostrils, let it penetrate through pvei v nir ptiR-;ae of the hend ; sootlip and lien I the swollen, intlnined nmcoiis ini'in Ijrjuio, ami relief cornea inttnntlv. It. is jnut wluit every mid and catarrh sufferer needs. Don't May slulc-Hl-un und miserable. IllTic'flCTcrill I - one extra process 5? vyhich gives a -; I delicious flavor hm.IGARETT5ll ' lM!SshmitAmm III . . . 1 1 .- " - Bring in Your If the hank is a mysterious place to them wo would like to clear away the mystery. Our officers are always happy to meet the youngsters. . ' The wise mother realizes her children cannot learn habits of thrift and the value of money too youii.cr. The wise father knows that an early understanding of the many uses of a hank will always he valuable to bin" son. Bring the young folks in. United States National Bank . Grande, Oregoa MEMBER W;DEf?AL RESERVE SSTE and Hava c Schools OPEN to All GOOD enough for All ATTENDED by All All for the Public School and the Public School for All One Flag! One School! One Language! P. S. MALCOLM, 33, inspector-General lu Oregon, Ancient und Accepted Scott tub Rlt, (raid Advertisement) Automatic SPECIAL Electric Ironer Slightly used, but in perf ect condition. For Sale at a Great Reduction Eastern Oregon Light and Power Company Boys and Girls t, HI 111 iH 9 M t i Be How Your Taxes Can Be Reduced JQ When I am governor I promise to advocate and demand cconomylneveiy department of state government, so that taxes will Be reduced to the 'lowest possible point consistent with good government To this; end I wilt use' the veto unsparingly. one Kicut difficulty today 1m that one-half the piopeiiy oi Oregon Ih oM'tnpt from taxation, the Urn!. cr in the to rest it(iei'vc;t being a ru'.i HpUtioiiM evi tuple, 'I'lu; only Incomo from tho rcMctveN h tho renlnlH from alockmon for grua- intK, of which till per cent kouh Into tlio- federal treasury. J hold that, Hinco no tux 1b derived from lh In vast, hody of timhor. nil tho rentulH , from KriizliiK- privtleeii in tht forest ivNprvea should no Into the trertKiirv of Oregon lo cuinpen sale Cur the v.ist hody of tnxiihle property hold hy the lederul Koveriimeut out of ttivntlon. A Koveritoi' 1 wuihl use tho preKtlo of the oi'flco in it timveuient with other novcrnoin uud delo RittioiiH in roiiKiVH.i to In! tij; this ahont. Thiii chn u uo would produce uhoiii :ifiit.flflo n 'car now" revenue, thnrehy lesen,iifr t Hint amount tho hind -li oti property now taxed. iok si:vi:iiA.rio tax Practically one-third of tho Htamiltur timhor in tho stnto of Oreijon ht in tho foroM rcsorvew und pay i no tax. t'ndcr tho prcnciit law, thts timber will he cut off. leaving hhickcucil HtumpH of lin tnxalde proiu rtx, and ho shipped out of Oivtfnil Without paiiiK a dollar of tax to the Mttite. iVot Aiiily iH OreKon hidiu? made poorer hy tho removal f thin limine, hut the natural hcauty und een ery if the slnt' Is hcinir marred. A soveranro tax collected an tliiis tlmhcr la cut and shipped would he a. lurfio 8inirce ol revenue. A hhr htnly of such tlniher Is now contracted hv tho feleral povcrn meiit to people from dlslunt Htuten, und It will ho removed without paying any tax unless a sev erance tnv is at ouco Imposed. As governor I would do all In my power to levy such it lax on all timber taken from tho forest reserves, Whllo ono-half of l ho property of Oregon Is exempt from taxation, much of the other half Is payliiff I it I lit or no tax because ll Is luvostod In. fdiareH of stock, bond! and property hidden away from tho assosr.or. This leaved hut n part of tho taxable properly to bear the entire cost of gov ernment. This property which hears the (er-lf'e bunion constats of farms, . calllo, horuos city buildings und homes. 1IIU-:T TAX.UKill i In llilM (hero was raised by direct taxation In this slate $!M'J3,lo&, an avorncro of almost 0 ',i mills on the property taxed. This Is tho hlKhcnt direct properly, tax levied lu th 1'nilcd fllalen for tati; purposes. Jt constitutes nearly ono-hatf of most ol' the farmers' taxes, and In the city It often means one-fourth of tho entire ax. In Minnesota In lflliO, the direct property lax for stale purposes was $ 1 ,t; 7, 1 1 which Is about one-sixth of what On'oti property owners were called upon to pay for stato purposes, und yet the assessed valiuj of taxable property in Minne sota Is two and a half limns that of OroKon. Min nesota raised tho bnlanea of her sluto rcveuuo from indirect sources, viz.: A & per cent groHj arniiiK.t tux. from public servii-e eorporallons and a -fi cents per ton tax upon lion ro ni'ncd lu the state. ('alifornla In J 021 lalsod 3S,76s,SS4 for stuto purposes. This nionev was all raised from Indirect fiourccfi, t. I'Yom foes and from a K'UiS earn inirs tax upon public service eoi uorat Ions. Farm ers and property owners In t'tilifornlK were not walled upon to pay direct any of this $;3,7K.HS-i. Wisconsin In 111 -1 inlued by direct taxation only 7.Mil,4M for sute purposes, and yet tho assessed value of tuxublo property In Wisconsin is four times that of OreKon. Thfl balanco of her ,Ktii(e ix))euseH was ralactl hy foes and hy tuxes on net Incomes. In Oregon wo chii relieve tfTo property ownera by collectiiur a lar;c p.irt of tho cost of stiito Kovcruiuent from similar sources, viz; 1) a tax on lie) ineomcn; (- n severance tux; (H) a lux on K'l'oss eariilnns of public servlen corpora tions. I favor such a proKfaln In IIiIh eta to under the fuarant'-e llmt any tax di uived from new MJiircen Filitill not If- used fur Increased expendi tures, but to tnko some of tho burden off thoito now hcaiing more than Iheir JiihL slutro of luxa tion. The practices of public ut illtles becanio o Ihtoli-rahlc ( li.it tliOH: iKillllcH lutVe to bn regulat ed. A coKlly. public wervlco coiiimlssloti has to ho in.ilnlatiH'd lor Ihat imrpotie. Hlnctf the coiunils jdou has to be maintained for the ivjf utal ion of l)ie public M-rvh-r cfirporations, tliono corporations .'.houbl llM-nisclvts be rnjuired to py tho expncs ot the commh't'ioti, without hurdt nlng farmers, home owners, btislness and other enterprise wit It thiil e x J ie 1 1 ne. Such a plan Would savo tho tax payers uppi oxima U'ly I iHi.iHMf u year, und f lawn- It. orcein !h, pre c.ipila, the heaviest bonded shite in the Cniou. are in the midst of u wild orjy of bond issues. The thoiifiht hh itih to be that we. cm K" on ibsniog bonds rejraidlens of a pay dii' lo come later. There is a possibility of having to levy H fmther piojiMty tax to meet uecruinic tnleri'Kt on tli":e enoMiuois iiond Ihmuos. A llfilt hhouid bn calbd in the phiMtri over our ntnte of these inorl;;H;es ol! the property find tfill of oiiisfle:i and our rhtldieii, and the Hate be re lumed to a policy of sound iiml stable finance. J 'itund pl'dii'd to filch a policy. I'Oll CONSOLIDATION" One oi the first things I propose to do as (fuv. ernor will be lo employ eveiy power of the olfic" io consolidate Ilio bofird..f biirenus, com millions and committeefi that luterfcie with e:o h other bn catiue there are ay nuuiy of them. Their wot k Yox Should M&lp Piffle f rontrlbiitliiK One !olbir or more Ut Ms onii-OiJgn npcti.M. duttvr f)U will help younwlf ti9.iicc our omii for tl Is the great l.tMie 1'Iitco 0 iiinklhg for you. 8nul motive tn cnsti, e itey . el. r f) c k, tislny In ft $P 0 '040l 'C9 C0n, r' INerce.fir.OVieriior Campaign, Gordon HulUlfiitf-, rorUond, Oregou, (PaC Advcrlhem.dit) ssoe ovrliips and duplicate. Thero aro too many or (laments dmwtmr snlurlea nial fees for doin Itttla or no work, l'ewor board fewer ofilclulsi undj moro work by these Hoards and officii. In crying needu of tho state of Oregon. I piedpo my self tn the work or correcting thin eonvptcuour waste of tho state's money. FAvons smri.iT'iriv :ovrRNMi:T .' Other stales Mivo systematized and simplified ffuvoninirnt hy ppylnr Uf public hunlnwtn th same rules of efficiency, and ;nnom UKed- in private burtlneiw. j( has not been done In Oreccm hecnuse politicians, payroll functionaries and' haugiv-on hitvo combined to-oUstruct tho outtmr awuy of salariiH and siimcure. I- stand plodirM to a polity of Mmpllfltnl tcovernmvnt economlouliy udmlulFtcrcd. Wo can dispense with meny antomolilles-. now oiier.ittug at ptuie expense. The. ue of stntoown- ed autoiuohlles by officers uud slate employe Is . Hiibjeot to groHS abuses, as every taxpayer known, uud this vicious practice must hi abolished'. Kvery man n tho state roll should actually work, and every man drawing n salary wttliour earniiitf It should he fired. . It Ik commonly reported and widely bollovtsd'. ,lhat too smtill a percentage of tha mley provltl. ed for highways goes 'into uetual construction of roads p'or example; Mr. Jay Bn worm an. was IJKff on Mio payroll, us adviser i'op tha highway com mission, when It Is the bustiies: end duty of th nttomey geuerul to act as, counsel for that hody. This In wnste of highway tun noy. There ic general illssulisfuetlun wllli the engineering and other ov erhead cost, which rutin Into very large umoimta. HtatemenlB are hrondly mmlo that narrower roads In Oregon are ootliig moro per mllo than- wider roads m fonu otlier staf . Thrc have been. In- stances In which aontly hlffhways havo hud-to b rebuilt within u year or two. TtoA huddlbK lo Oregon hue . -mi' a r'ul ' .':T,i.i.sivo eTit-jrpl-tae. lu which t he ro :1ioidd be m h;.k .'i Wtstx 'r have ta.th in ht geiitlenoit ei"-'.nK a h;Khwuy e.ommtsiJijntiT, t'.t hold that there should bo a N-ery thorouirh Invcritimtlon of the openuionu' oi ' 'tho men uud some nf the contractors worUlTig under them, to the end that exoreecnf may bu lopped off, all lenkt stopped and a dollar's wortti of road be built for every dollar of publtu monoy fipent. Mr. Jay Tlowcnnnn li ettonioy frr tlio Uto bank in ir department In ncvoiut eaucs now pendltiff m tho c.or(s nf Oregon. It 1j the hulneBM and -the dute of tho attorney tiubcrnl io ni t In that capacity As governor and a member of the slate bunklr;; board I would Insist that the attorney general nd his deputies attend to tho h'kul bust lu -h of the uuto banking de))urtnient, , - When govamor I shall he covenior ory hody. I htivo proiui.-ied nothing to anybody, und. urn free tn nso the nppolntlnjr power without dlc tattom My ndmlnlatintlon will not bv wholly i inuii'a (rnvernmcnt, but a government of, by uuJ fur men and women. i-iiVM isk op vino As governor I r,bt demand of tlio legislature that every appropriation bill bhall bn Ito'mlred, iind I vhitll veto uvory appropriation bill that Is not so Itemized. In addition to that, I shall veto every unnecessary, useless or questionable Item In every appropriation bUl puwucd by tlio legisla ture. I chatl pxereWn my pri rotative to call to- tho' attention or iha lepislutniu und pogTCHt lo it. the enactment of sucii lawp aa will rf dui.p tlio expens es of government tn tht mlulmura und riuall tho burden nf taxation, ao that all property ahull hear Its J'Ut burden. I can and will point 0e way for relief. ' I know tho majority of the next legislature, cumin from tnxbiirilenel peotd", will fee.l. as I fuel tltat T1IKUK Ml KT liK ItKLtl-'.K It is not n miestlon of party politics hut a vllal question of property rights, prodperlty und the wlfare and huppliies of the people. , ( Voters or Oregon, tlio Issuj has crvvtalllxiMl: tiroiiud this thcmn of texatton. High tuxos ara ttod nilvcrti'dng. High taxes ore keeplnpr new. coiners and new capital nut of the state and driv ing old settle rs away. liUHlnoss in being discour aged; progress H bolhgr halted. Taxation- Is tbo weight that Is dinggli;g us down. TAXATION DOMINANT IMHl'K Our friends who ore row in ronirol of the statu and legtsln-tuni confess that they ere help has to supply a remedy. They are trying: to confuse voters by Injecting personalities and by throwing mud. They are makluv fruntle appeal to party loyuity, thus propostnK tn Isuve tlift peo ple with the SHinti oppressive burdens oC tuxatloni piled on their bricks. They aro tfarbllaif tny speeches, and putting" words, tn my mouth, that I never ctterod. '1 hey arc: trying t divert me from, my fight fr lower tuxes. They are In a n&d pHurh? hoc au re, under tlitlr ailmliiiit'ration, they have created a sltuutlon fron winch eviry U-x payor ls ciying ulond fur releus. I rcftue to bulge one Inch from this matter of tiixntloit. It is the dominant Isruf. Vor tnorj than 20 yoars I have talked und worked for lower tnx''s, and Ihls will continue to be tho first theme in my thought!. Yuxs rnn and must be equalised and reduce ami I have Imn poinU'd iut lioiuo of the ways thi thin if can be dono. ALTE M.PIERCE. ill 31 O f Pi o -a- "iittin ' o 0 O O