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LA GRANDE EVENTNO ORSPPVFR
Monday. January 14, 1920..
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Im Orttndn, Orcituii. The Oinwrvwr-Htar puhllnhert evry Krtdny.
- MnrarHi ! the pout off ice at Ia (Jruude. Oricon, ft Heconrl
Class Mail Mutter under act tit March I. 1R7B.
OFFICIAL I A I'KR OK UNION COUNTY AND THE
CITY OK A OK A NOW
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If (iiiollKhHii herein. All rtKhlH uf republication of iclal Jta
pat Chen In thin paper, and uIko the local news hesaln alwi are
reserved. "
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TWO KILLED IN
PORTLAND CRASH
Young Man Held on Man
slaughter Charge Ac
cident Toll Four .
I'OltTI.ANft. Ore.. Jun. 14
(A!') I.yln WIlBon, 20, wan In Jail
, here toiluy enlarged with Involun
tary iimnHtsufrhter, a ftirl and a
'. youth were (lead, and three others
were In hoitpitale. the result of an
I automobile ride following a week
j end dancing party. The automo-
bile, driven by Wlliton. crashed
j headon Into a telephone pole at 2
Mm. Ilerniee Seymour. 31. and
Theodore Bunkuhl. 21. were killed.
The Injured were: Kffle Gibson
17: Catherine Patrick. IB: Walter
Lord, 19. All suffered broken legs,
cuts ami bruises. Their condition
wne reported todity to bo fair.
' Police mild Wilson hud been
drinking.
A feller him to he mlirlity orn
ery or mliclil) irront lo lie iiikMtMl
iIii-hu itujra. Dr. HrlMluiiM- lulu
Mllliilrnun rrom III' Kluic Ueonse
CHM.
John Coolidgc, i;o we icn'd recently in dispatches from
New England, has been elevated to the rank of major in the
state militia, special action being taken in his ca.se to insure
proper giado for the Hon of n president and the future
scn-in-law of a governor of Massachusetts for some state
function. If there arc no other considerations, such action
puts both stale officials and young Coolidge in a ridiculous
light. Even though the rank is nothing more than a title,
jt is a sad commentary on our modern democracy, If John
Coolidge has done, anything worthy of special reward or
precognition beyond being the son of a mediocre president,
;ve,have yet to discover it. He has, we are ghfd to say, been
'properly modest in the past. It is a quality he can well culti
vate in the future. ' . -
HOME RUN KING'S
WIFE IS BURNED
(Continued from Past t)
PROPERTY TAX REPORT
w TJio report of the Property Tax Relief Commission, which
has just liecn printed and which will be put before the gov
ernor and the legislature, shows a comprehensive study of
those subjects iclu(ed to taxes on real property. Further,
it makes its recommendations on the basis of that study and
on the basis of what iiimilar laws have accomplished in
other states throughout the nation.
Provided for by the last legislature, the commission was
headed by John Ciukin of Medl'ord, rpeakcr of the house,
and included thirty-five representative citizens of the stato
who gave of their time and energy for two years that an
intelligent Burvcy might bo accomplished. There were busi
ness -men and farmers, lawyers and lumber men, laboring
mien fpd home wnp.ra, jt)!
every activity of the stato capably represented.
I Tho recommendation". ' of the commission fell in eight
'classifications, all specifically related, not lo the question
of new revenue or other angles of taxution, but to the sub-j
ject of- property' tax relief. The commission stuck to tho
job for which it was ci-eated. It considered and discarded
far more than it finally recommends. It did not propose
any one cure all but, very practically, proposed a reiuljust
iinent in eight different phases of property taxation as tho
Jo.nly workiiblo means of accomplishing tho commmission's
purpose The outline of the leport indicates its comprehen
sive quality: ... . ;
:
i 1. Equalization: (a) Centralized Control of Aa-
Bes'mrnt. (b) Full Time State Tax Commission.
II. Improved I!udgets and Uniform Accounting:
(a) State Acrounling and Budgets, (b) Local Ac
I counting and ludgols. .
.111. Reduction of Slate Taxes on Ileal Property:
(a) Support of State by Indirect Sources.' (b) Ue
I ducelinn of Stnte Expenditures,, (o) Consolidation of
Stato Cioveiiimriil,,
! . IV. Kediiction of I-ocnl Taxes on Ileal Property:
J (a) Improved County Covernment. (I) Abolishing
' I.ficul and Stipni-KK'd Districts, '(c) Applying 'iXi
Motor Liceniie lleritnd to Pay off County liomls.
V. Contiol of New liond Issues and Tax Levies:
j (n) Ihc Oregon Plan of Contiol. (Ii) I'lohibiting Vot
j ing of L'oiithj by Minorities, (e) Limitation of liond
, Iasues.
VI. Exeir.e Tax on Hunks antl Corpotalions. '
VII. 'Jaxntion of lnlagibles, Income, etc.
"VIII. . Foiei.t Taxation: (a) Logi-vd Off Lands.
, . (b) Kctlrral Forest L; nds.
As Chairman Caiiun say;-., the remarkable lliinu about
the commission's work and this report is that the recom
mendations are the unanimous opinion of the members with
the single except ion ol the mromu tax section. That there
was almost perfect aceoid iiuiiial,s the i.niount of Kttidy and
investigation that was ivqitiud. It indicates the practical
natui-e of the lepmt in a majority of its subjects. And it
should lend Hiirnifieant emphasis to the need for a revision
and improvtnunl in Oiegon's laws on pitrierty taxation.
The legislature can well give much time and attention to
litis report.
Fight Blaze On
'v. it.., it nf 11m Wnolwuith
l.llll.ll.... f,..- t.,4..l.l..u .
The S-'ith Floor ,h ir "im cm fr t.y ni niKi.
i !. Mar.e tlutl I hi New Yorh tUv ilc-
ilKiriun-nl whh vvv calli'd iihhi to
NiiW Vol IK,. Jan. 14 (AIM fliiM, .
hU alj:hl'iMti, i'Ih- h ymtHR wom- ' The file ;tx Ml tlit lvel of Un
til., were iiuirmmvd In thy obri- f.Tilh fhnti".
TRY
AV. K. GILBERT CO.
FIRST
toKcthcr for tho last throe years,.
Dtirliitf Unit tlnip 1 Imve m Idoui
met 1m r. I have done all thul I can
to comply with her wlahca. Her
ilt-uth la a Kicut ahock to me. that;
la all J can way now."
Hut Knth, throuKh his friend and
leffiil advisor, John I'. Keeney, of
Mont on, linmedlatcly took atepa to i
ace thut a now cerllflcttlo wan la- !
Hin-d that the dead woman 'inlfflit
ho hurled na Mra. Uuth rather than',
UK Mra. Klndoi. ,", i . '
I'Veney and inembera f Mra.'
Itotth'a fitinlly doclded to K to
Wellefdey, where the Hahe'a nine
year-old duiiKhter Dorothy la a lit u
dent In a private acadeufy, nud .
break thn news of her mother's
death. .
I'll litre IjCimIn to IHM-ovcry
TMe dlacovery t h til the auppOKed
denttit'a wire whh Mra. Uuth came
with thn publication luat week of
a picture of the .womitn found In
the hoiiHc. A friend of thn Itutha
IdcntiriiMl It. Mrs. Kuth'a Hlaters,
the MIhhcs Cntheiino and Nora
Woodford, of Houth ttonton, wero
Hiiiumoncd und eatubltshed Identl
Hcntlon. Kinder, who whh nttendlnff a
boxliiff exhibition last Krldny When .
IiIh Iiouhc caiiKht fire, waa paired nt
the ahow and returned to Identify
the dead woman as hta wife and
to make funeral arrangcuionta. His'
whereabouts ainco then constituted ,
a mystery loduy.
The deiitlHt'a rather, WMIlnln )-'.
Kinder; und a brother; 'WiniHm lV
Kinder. Jr., aald they believed tho
couple had been man Md In Mont
real about two y on pa avo. Tho den
lint had lorm been n-Kimlod as a
cloNe friend of the Itutha. '
Uuth find met Helen Woodford
ahortly after he liecame a mem
ber of the Itnaton Ited Hox In IlOfi.
The Kill had been a waltreaa and
was employed at the time In a
Hack Hay rcHitturunt near tho all
park.
Late In llllft or curly In lUHtthcy
were i mi cried ami In Heptember,
they annotinced that 11
iiiontbH prevloualy a duiiKhter had
been born but they bad decided not
to announce It earlier, That thn
path of their marital life hiu not
been u amooth one In the pital few
years has been Kciterally known
to their rrb'iida. . ' .
The Itrol her eplalued t hut I r.
Kinder hud naked hlm lo collect
tho papers been use he waa too
much upfet by the truajedy.
l-'lre orflctaiN nniiounced thut the
caUHe of the tihie probably wn un
overloadliiK ur the wlrea In the liv
ing room coupled with badly worn
luMUlallon. i
I'fll lt KIIJ KI) AT ( ItOKKIN;
HAI.TlMOItK, Jnii. 14 AH)
Koiir mpiiibera'of a family of flvu
are dead and the solo survivor, a
child, wua seriously Injured -when
their automobile waa struck by a
I'ennaylvanlH rullroad train" . near
Park ton.' llaltlmore county, early
thla iiiornlnfr.
' Mra. Diamond Hannlaun and two
children, Itnbert,. fl, and Diamond,
4. wave killed outrltrht; thn hUH
band, Diamond Hunnltfan. a Haltl
inore policeman, was fatally In
jured and died a few hours later
at Mercy hospital where phyHlcluns
said that Kdllh. U yeara, wua In a
critical condition. The two were
brniiffht to llultluiore In & jieclul
train.
i vn it ivirriKO i.v iti;t K
: MAItHHKIKLD... Ore;, - Jan.' 1 4
fAP) Kour peranns, were Injured
on the Kmplre road near Hanpor
laat nlsrht when their automobile
slipped from tho Rrudo on "Dead
man's V'urve." . :
. Those Injured were: Krank KHck
und HuRhea Hamilton, abrasions
und bruises; lnes Oaedecke, cut
Icr and head: Gladys Gordonrpos
slble fractured pelvis. ,
La Granders Help
In Entertainment
. l.!NI VKItHITY OK OKKOON, Ku
Ifene. Ore. Hpeclul) When aevei
al hundred hiffh school students,
reprnaentlna; the cream of second
ary Institutions of learning; from
all parts of Oregon, poured Into
Eufcene Thursday arternoon for the
ninth annual- Hlffh Hrhool Confoi
enre, January II and 12, university
students from l,a Grande had an ur
tlvo part In wolcoiplnfr and direct -
, Inu; tho Riiests. MIhb Dorothy Kber
hard, sophoniuro and mambur of
I'lyilota I'hl, social sorority. . wuh
V!"iicnitrer'-of tho general confer
en ee committee, befnir clialruuu ff
relntration, and" directed a crew
of some 60 campus men and wo
men In that capacity. AhsIhOiib
her were Murjorle t'ondlt and
Kdith Kbell, Juniors and inembers
of Alpha Gamma Delta, and Dor
othy Ann Warnlck, freshman and
member of 11 Heta I'hl. Iois Nel
son, freshman and member of I'l
Itcla I'hl, waa a member of the
correspondence cojniultleo.
Kranklln Kberhard, sou of Mr,
and Mra. t It. Kberhard, of La
Grunde, und brother of Dorothy,
was the only delegate from the La
Grande blKh achool. He was u
guest at tho Hutu .Thetu I'l frater-nt-
I'roblema of hlRh school student
body orRnnlxatlonn, Kiel's IcHmiet'
and dally, monthly and annual
publications, wero taken up In tlio
threo dlvlHlons of the conference,
with speukers lncludttiR atittu lcad
era In the several fields.
l.odRliiR wua provided ut living
iiuarters on the cuinpus, Hoclal
entei'tulnuu'nt featured luncheons,
.a banquet and muslcul and feature
programs,
.TAX TROUBLE
I PUT BEFORE
LEGISLATORS
(Continued from Paga 11
able state revenues for the blennl
uiii. Of - these appropriations I
vetoed bills providing for one mil
lion, three hundred thousand dol
lars, leaving a derlcit of more than
two million dollars which I hoped
might bo taken cure of by tho In
come tux. measure passed by tho
loglaluture and referred to Uiu' elec
torate "The Income tax meusure waa
defeated, and, as a result, the rev
enues of the general fund will be
insufficient by approximately two
million dollars to meet tho obliga
tions thereon for the bJennlum end
ed Dec. 31. IU2X
"No provision has been made to
liguldute tho existing .deficit, und
It has been necessary to eliminate.
', practically ull requests for sub
stantial cupllal outlay, despito tho
fact thut many such requests wero
for legitimate and necessary im
provements which should bo cured
for now und which must be. pro
vided In the near future if Oregon
is to maintain her standing as a
progressive and -forward moving
commonweulth."
Heads CoiiMiiuiiim
In view of this situation Gover
nor Patterson called to the atten
tion of tho legislature section two
of Article Nino of the constitution
which provides that "Tho legislut
Ivu uHsembly shall provide for rais
ing revenue sufficient to defruy tho
expenses of the slate for euch fis
cal yeur, und ulso a sufficient sum
to pay the Interest on the stato
debt, If there be any." H called
to their attention, further, section
six of the saute article saying:
"Whenever the expenses of any fis
cal yeur shall exceed the Income,
the legislative assembly shall pro
! vide for levying a tax for the en
suing fiscal year, sufficient, with
1 other sources of Income, to pay
tho deficiency, us well us tho esti
mated expense or, the ensuing fisj
cul yeur."
DlwiiHKCH Penitentiary ,
In discussing the status of the
state penitentiary Governor Patter
son said, "for the first time In tho
history of the Institution, every
man who is physlcully able Is ut
work every day."
In his recommendations In con
nection with the prison, the gov
ernor said: "It Is absolutely essen
tial thut additional quarters be pro
vided immediately to care for pris
oners I havo recommended In
the budget un appropriation , of
$116,000 for the purpose of remodel
Ing the former truinlng rchool (for
boys) building to house forty men
and also to euro for tho women
prisoners "
"A fair luxation" on cut-over
lands during the growing period of
the Umber wus recommended by
the governor. This, he said, should
be In addition to "a fair annual
tax. u yield tax when the timber
1b cut."
Touches nil Hea1uiiMMim
; In discussing reclamation. Gov
ernor Patterson NiiggcNtpd that the
h'glsliitum submit to tho elecloiv
nie a 'eonsiliut'-nnl amendment
repealing article Xl-b of the stale
constitution which authorize the
payment by the state of Irrigation
and drainage district bond Inter
est." These bonds, the governor said,
are widely scattered and there la
no adequate record of their owner
ship, in 'dlfciiHstng water power. Gov
ernor Pattei-Hoivsafd: "The present
law provides thai all application
for perm Its to appropriate water
for beneficial use shall be approved
by the stato engineer when made
In proper rorin, unless the appro
priation will constitute a menace
to safely and wellare of tho public.
Asks Amciiiliucnt
"In that event the slate engineer
may deny the application r, alter
a roll hearing, the public welfare
demands. Ills authority to deny
applications under this statute has
NOT been passed on by the courts,
but In. order to protect tho public
Interests, this section nhonhl be
amended In a manner which will
more fully define the duties of the
state engineer and the grounds up
on which applications may be de
nied. Authority over appropria
tion of water for beneficial use
similar to that of the federal pow
er coininlaslon relative to leasing
public lunus which are used in
power development should be giv
en." ('lowing; tenia rk
In concluding, the governor
said:
, "On the subjects discussed In
this message or on any other mat-V-ra
pertaining to state govern
mental activities. I shall he happy
at uny time to confer' with tho
members of the thirty-fifth legis
lative assembly.
"My experience during the past
two years has strengthened my
deep interest In the welfare of the
state of Oregon.
"ItccugnUing that a progressive
body of laws la a vital factor In
the development and prosperity of
uny state, I offer you my fullest
cooperation and support in all un
dertakings which promise to pro
mote the best Interests of our com
monwealth und tho well-being of
her people." , . V
. AH Red Cross Shoes
20 Less
N. K. West & Co., Inc;
"La Grande's Leading Store for Over 30 Years"
LEGISLATURE IS
UNDER WAY TODAY
IN STATE HOUSE
DunniN Kuck.
I'ubllc lands Kinder. Mann.
Bennett, BllllngHley. Schulmerlch.
llallrouU" and utilities I'pton.
Kberhard. Bell. Jones Moser.
Git liniioi-lflnt I'oidlluiw
KesolJtlonK Ebcrhard. Moser,
Bell, Kddy, Upton.
Hevlslon of laws Murks, Hull.
KODAKS
i;d Hulley. L'orbett. Htruyer.
Iloiuls and lilKhwuys Kddy, O.
W. lunn. Kd Bailey, Carnner, Jon
Dunne, Hahur, Kiddle, Klepper,
I'pton.
Hules Marks, Kddy, Mosoiv '
Ways and means Staples, llell,
Ulllott, Jones. Kiddie, Kuck, 'Mann,
Ueynolds, Htruyer. . -
j ' (Continued (rem Pave 1
Ktiei'lurtli Jones, Murks, Miller,
Hchulinerich.
Oiinit Miller. Kiddle. Cursner,
(J. W. Dunn, Hull, Kuck, Moser.
Horticulture O. W. Dunn, Kl
llott, Itcynulds. - .
Industries Butt, J. O. Hullcy,
Corlictt, Joe Dunne. Murks.
liiHUi'Hnco Kleppi-r, Kd Bailey,
Kherhurd, Murks, Muser.
' ' Iri'ls'a'lon , Mann, Blllinicsley,
Brown, Carsncr, Coructt, Miller,
Htruyer.
Jilfllt'lury Moser, Klcpper, J. O.
Bulley, Klierhard, Kddy, Jones, Up
ton. ' i
Livestock HilliiiCTdey, Carsner,
Jou Dunne, Kltiolt.
Medicine. Ph'armucy and dentis
try Jones. Joe.JJlinnu.-jJ. O, (lul
cy, KlMh!r,'HtttpvW,'';' ,"'
M Hilary : ,uffuliw Kiddle.', "lCd
Bulley, Jonm, Klcppcr. .Hluplts.
Minlnsr Htruyer, G. W. Dunn.
Miller.
Municipal affairs Joe Dunne,
Brown, Bennett, Khorlutrd. Hull..
Penal Institutions Ueynolds,
Joe Dunne, Bllllnttslcy, Brown,
Hull. .. , -
1'rlntliiK Kuck, Bunnell,' Klep
per. .
Public hulldlnKH fleynoULs, Joe
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: . " ' '
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reasonable. '
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V
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Mra. M. G. Brown, 442 Wachovia St.,
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PlI.LS
75c
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DOAN'S
SMALL PROFIT PRICES
Embroidery Thread 3 '
4-Strand Silk Embroidery 3
Crochet Thread 10
Infants' Garters... , 10
Rattles 1&
Rubber Infants' Pants .....li 15
Ladies' Handkerchiefs 15
Infants' Stockings : 235
Infants' Bootees .........j...... 25c
Infants' Knit Bibs 25
Infants' Stamped Dresses...'.;...!.........:... 49
" Infants' Silk Hose ............,.......;....... 49 :
Infants' Silk-N Wool' Hose.'....:. .f........... 49
Crib Blankets .;. 65
Rubber Crib Sheets 65 ;
Infants Maderis Dresses 98
Infants' Willow Baskets ........: :.. 9S
Hot Water Bottles 98
Indies' Silk Hose 98
Ladies' Silk Bloomers 98
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All Merchandise Sold at Small Profit
You Save By Buying Here
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Featuring Oregon Mammoth Walnuts for
Tuesday and Wednesday Jari. 15th & 16th
'
Having purchased from the grower at a clean
up price the last of his 1928 crop of Oregon
Mammoth Walnuts we shall put these on sale
at a special price of 39c lb. which is a saving of
6c a lb. over the regular retail price.
" a "
Our quantity is limited so advice early buying.
Call Main 80