PAGE FOUR COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1923 t couragement to those who give their ♦------------------------------—----------------------------------------------------------- -y i r time aud energy in directing the i A Weekly Newspaper With Plenty The way to get things is to haw project. ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------«fr of Backbone [confidence in them and to ourselv«*« The civic improvement club is HEBRON. put in motion the things that will just dow engaged in a clean-up and ____ Publia liera get them for us. If they don’t come beautifying campaign. They have Bode ic Smith. _____ __ Editor easily, figure out some way to do made splendid progress against great Elbert Bede..... (Special to The Sentinel.) April 10.—Airs. G. Al. Rebel beck away with resistance. odds, but it is really surprising how' A first cluaii publication entered at Thousands of towns in this broad many there are who have sat idly and Mrs. John Kebelbeck visited CottuKu Grove ua aecond elaaa mutter land of ours are hopefully waiting by while others di«l the work, even Tuesday with Mrs. J. G. Murry on Cedar creek. Business Office.......... 55 North (Sixth for the lightning to strike them— neglecting to cooperate to the slight A number from Eugene, Cottage for outside capital to arrive. extent of removing piles of rub­ Everything comes to him who bish and debris from their property. Grove and London have attended SUBSCRIPTION BATES it is not necessary to go a block the revival meetings here during the One year...... $2.25 ( Three months 65c waits, some philosopher has said, Bix months.. 1.15 | binglo copy— 5c but often it is delayed by dicker­ off of Main street anywhere in the past week. Services will be conducted at the ing with some fellow who has met business section to find the side­ Member of it on the way. walks or alleys blocked with rub­ church Friday and Saturday eve­ National Editorial Aiuociatiou bish, or boxes, or machinery, or nings, and at 11, 2 and 7:30 o’clock Urvguu Míalo Editorial Aauoeiatioa something else that detracts from Sunday, with a basket dinner fol­ WHAT THE INCOME TAX Oregon Newspaper Conference the beauty of the city and shows a lowing tho Bunday morning service. MAY DO. l-aue County 1'ubJudiera ’ Association Marguerite Carlile, of the Grove, 1 a« k of civic pride. With an organization directing spent the week end with her uunt, The Oregon Voter makes the fol- FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1U23 the work over the city, it would Mrs. J. Q. A. Young. lowing statement: Several from here attended the “Oregon asks Iowa farmers to seem that every citizen would join DOING OUR OWN GETTING. come here and buy land. The Iowa heartily into the campaign, but the baptismal service ut the Christian church in Cottage Grove Monday farmer has a mortgage on another fact is that the very people who con­ It is probable that if a hundred Iowa farm. He comes here and finds tinually ask “When is the old burg evening. Mrs. Gilcrist had the misfortune people should be asked ‘‘What is he must pay Oregon state income going to amount to something!” or Oregon’s greatest need to make of tax on bin iLcomo from his mort­ •Why doesn’t somebody do some to lose a milk cow Monday night. Air. and Mrs. Führer and daugh­ it a groat ¿iidusUm! state!’’ ninety gage on an Iowa farm. Will he thing or other!” are the ones who would answer, “Outside capital.” stuy here! He will not.” are the slowest to help in the move to ter Hazel, Mr. Jepson and Miss There is no disputing the fact The farmers in the Oregon legis­ make the old burg amount to some Annie Jepson attended a farewell that an influx of outside cap lature were a unit for the income thing and who neglect to move to party in the Grove for Air. and Airs. ital, to be invested in industries, tax. The income tux was enacted help others do the something which Ocumpaugh. would mean much to the state— because the farmers asked for it, the first mentioned ones way they possibly more than any one thing which does not prove so much thut want done. LYNX HOLLOW. that could be done for it—but we there can’t be anything wrong with Even the city council muy be are not powerless to do the things it ns it does that the farmer doesn’t criticized, for the property upon (Special to The Sentinel.) which we are inclined to wait to fear il. It seems to us, however, which the city hall stands certainly April 11.—Mr. and Mrs. Horace have others do for us. By a proper that the Voter is overreaching and would not be classed as attractive, Strong motored up from Eugene use of our own resources we cun that the state of Oregon would be but nevertheless the city council is Tuesday and visited relatives here. almost force capital to flow over unable to collect an income tax going to see that this property is J. N. Campbell, who has been ill the mountains to us. uarned upon property owned else cleaned up and already has ex- for some time, went to Roseburg Millions of dollars of Oregon whore, especially if that income pressed its determination to sec Friday for treatment. money is now invested in bonds. were deposited and spent in the that all streets, sidewalks and al­ Joe Johnson had the misfortune We havo a great reserve of our own state in which it originated. The leys of the city get similar treat­ to chop one of his hands rather which is doing little to develop object of a state income tax should ment. ’Hie council intends to exer­ badly last week. Oregon industrially. We could let be to collect u tax upon incomes cise the police powers of the city William Porter was home from our own bonds be absorbed by east­ earned within the state, e. Jt is not ill doini ig away with offensive barns Eugene over the week end. ern investors. That would bring unlikely that the state of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Eaton left c Iowa will and otl her unsanitary places. Un- eastern money into our coffers. We enact an income tax law and collect sightly spots muy he done away Thursday of last week for their could use these millions of dollars and at the source a tax upon the income with when they come under the des home in Stockton, Calif. millions now in liquid assets to es­ referred to by the Voter. It would ignatiou of nuisiuicoa. E. T. Hartley was home f rom tablish industries and these could be hard to justify a contention that Walton for a short visit the 1 lutter bo bonded and the bonds sold upon Iowa property should pay taxes in COUNTRY RESIDENT TAKES EX­ part of last week. the eastern market», thus bringing Oregon. Air. and Mrs. Marion Lebow and CEPTION TO QUOTATION in more eastern money. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lebow went to It is going to be difficult enough BY SENTINEL. Thera is very little difference be­ to collect the income tax upon in­ Salem Saturday to visit with the J. tween inviting outside capital here comes earned in Oregon, for we can Cottage Grove, Ore., April 10.— K. Samson family. under the condition that local mon­ imagine that it will not be diffi- (To the Editor.)—In the most re­ Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mackie vis­ ey shall be invested with it or in- cult for owners of sccurities to cent issue of The Bentinel you print ited Sunday at the home of their vesting local money in an enterprise move them to safety deposit boxea a “conversation” with country daughter, Mrs. Melvin Jackson. ami then bonding the enterprise, in other states. The ladies society met last week people in which you make them say The essential difference is that the A state income tax several things that no owner of a with Airs. Marion Lebow. Despite first method is much slower than icnlly the most equitable tax, may country place near Cottage Grove inclement weather there was a large the second. prove a wolf in sheep’s clothing. would .say. It is true the wood of attendance. If we wish _ Mr. and Airs. R. Y. Porter visit­ The one thing it is certain to catch most country people is piled in the the quickest way to do ho is to our is the income from real estate, in­ back yard or in tho wood house, but ed in Eugene Tuesday with their selves show confidence by invest ing come upon the very kind of prop you must remember we have back two sons. our own money in the things recom­ erty which it was hoped the income yards. We have our old boxes and mended to others. Outside money tax would relievo. our rubbish but wo have more room BLACK BUTTE. is quirk to invest in those things A large proportion of the people to pile such stuff and if we don’t in which local people have demon want to try an income tax. A mild want to keep it we have plenty of (Special to The Sentinel.) st rated their confidence. income tax can not do great harm chance to burn it without endanger­ April 10.—The attendance at the As a concrete example, Cottage and trying out a mild tax may save ing our own and our neighbor’s pie social given by the Black Butte Grove has been waiting for years us from having to try out a more property. Most of us have some school Friday night was good. The for the establishment by outside drastic one. We a means of hauling the unburuable proceeds were $25.15. capital of Home kind of a wood­ mild one is more part away and throwing it in some Air. and Airs. William Lively, of working industry, but the outside brushy ravine or other similar place. Chehalis, Wash., are visiting with capital Ims not arrived. If it did It is true also that there are some relatives here this week. LEADERS WITHOUT arrive, it probably would ask that things to be seen in town that do llarry Garman, Lester Groat, Bon­ FOLLOWERS. local capital bo invested with it. make country folks ashamed. They nie l’erini and “Dick” Black were If Cottage Grove would lake the Always in every community there also make the city folks ashumed. iu Col tag«* Grove Monday evening. bit in its mouth and start such an are a few citizens who arc ready The city folks in return find in the Guy \ anati and Lawrence, Bill industry, bonds could be issued to take an active part in anything country old fences, brush grown and Arthur Funk were in Cottage road sides undrained and unclean, Grove Bunday. against I I k * physical property of the for tiie betterment of tho city. Harry, Dick and Willis Garman industry for a large proportion of Always also there are a greater stock at large in tho roads—a men ace to the motorist, and other were in Ixjndon Sunday evening. its ««»st- ami outside capital would number who not only are not ready things numerous enough to place us be brought in within a few months, to bear any of tin* burden of ad­ Bonnie l’erini and Lester Groat whereas we now havo waited years vancing a civic project of any kind on an even footing in this line. attended a pie social and dance at HITTING A DISCORD. Your pretty store windows do at without any tangible results. Divide Saturday night. A Chicago society woman goes on but are ho indolent civically Harry and Willis Garman, Alice record as stating that the hired girl Goods manufactured here and sold that they will not even give en- t rad us for they are certainly at- " are some of - our front - t ractive. So Bradford anil Gustav Labsch are on should be allowed to play th«* piano. windows. Your debris is piled in th«* sick list. It is probably not so much a ques­ rr*— Il he only place you have to pile .Elizabeth, Henna and Alma tion of whether she is to be allowed it- t—the back of the store. Our de- Gert jo visited Sunday with Dolly to as whether or not she wants to. bris is in the back lot also. anti Dora Funk. Th«* city fathers (vour own name Mrs. Jenkins returned to her is among them) are behind a clean­ horn«* in Cottage gv Grove Thursday, up campaign; but did you notice after a several il days’ visit with any clean up around the city her .parents, Mr. and Airs. Thus. hall(f)! Funk. It’s a beautiful coat of paint you city dads have had applied to th«* ROW RIVER. c.ouncilmen’s and tramps’ office. Your nice new fire truck will l«>«>k SPECIALIST (Special to The Sentinel.) fine in there one of these days April 10.—Air. and Mrs. F. G. when some chap that Brother Green Stiller, of Newport, and Air. an I in internal medicine for the Pitcher has locked up lets a match Airs. R. S. Trask and two little sons, past twelve years get away from him and roasts him­ of Cottage Grove, visited Sunday self and the paint on the truck nt with Mr. ami Mrs. S. S. Trask. DOES NOT OPERATE makes tea. the same time. Di«l you notice also Air. and Mrs. William Patton, of Will be at that a whole» lot of our country Cedar creek, visited Saturday night a splendid REMEDY for whole buildings are very much in need of and Sunday at the B. F. McCollum paint, our lawns in need of mowing home. and our vines in need of trimming! The Tom (¿uecner family has No, Mr. Editor, no country person moved to Star. said those things you attributed to John Thran uud Misa Nellie I’leu- him. They sotiml more like their a rd wore married Monday evening origin was behind th«* editorial at the Frank Tanner home.