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COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY^ OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1923
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WOMAN’S FOOT CAUGHT BY
RAIL AS TRAIN COMES ON:
HUSBAND SAVES HER LIFE
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Mrs. E. O. Pooler narrowly escaped
serious injuries and possible death
at 9 o’clock Monday night when,
while she was crossing the Southern
Pacific tracks on south Sixth street,
her left foot was caught between
Financial Troubles Brought to the rail and guard. She was unable
Crisis by Action of Western to extricate it and fell forward,
striking her head on the other rail.
Logging Company.
A freight train was approaching
and Mr. Pooler, who was with his
wife, given superhuman strength for
the moment, dospite Mrs. Pooler’s
weight, picked her up, tugged with
such force that he pulled her foot
J. H. Chambers. Successful Mill out of the shoe and dragged hor
out of danger. Mrs. Pooler is now
Operator and Heavy Creditor,
well on the way to recovery from
One of Receivers.
her injuries, which were a wrenched
foot and injuries to her head.
The most disturbing event for
many years in the business circles
of Cottage Grove was the announce
ment made Friday forenoon that the
Western Lumber & Export company
had gone into the hands of re
ceivers with a listed indebtedness
of $400,000.
Ridicules “My Platform’’ When
Tho receivership was brought
Put Into Practice for Econo
about through the petition of the
my of Expenditures.
Western Logging company. The pe
tition alleged that $80,000 was duo
the logging company, which is
(Eugene Register.)
owned by tho same people as the
W. W. Jackson, of Lorane, long
lumber company but in this Mr. prominent in road affairs of the
Johnson, representing a majority of county, especially of his particular
tho stock in tho lumber company, section, calls attention to the fact
is a minority stockholder. J. H. that the waterbound macadam road
Chambers, for many years a sue north from Lorane was laid under
cessful lumber operator here, and the former county court, with tho
Walter Myers, of Indianapolis, Ind., efficient road organization which
attorney for tho lumber company, Commissioners Sharp and Roney
were appointed receivers. Mr. Cham cast into the discard, at a cost of
bers owns the Oregon Pacific & $2.85 a yard, while tho contract for
Eastern railway, over which the the Lorane-Cottage Grove road, with
Western Lumber & Export company the cheaper typo of construction
transported its logs, and is one of about which Commissioner Sharp has
the largest creditors of the lumber said so much, was let at $2.82.—Cot
company.
tage Grove Sentinel.
Mr. Johnson, president of the lum-
So “my platform’’ has really ef
her company and manager during fected a saving in road costs for
its entire operations here, had at no the burdened taxpayers of Lane
time tried to hide the fact that the county—the impressive saving of
company had lost large sums of tlireo cents a yard! Fine! But be
ironey and that he was discouraged fore getting together and cheering
with operations here. The size of ourselves hoarse with enthusiasm,
the loss, however, which it is said let ns check up a little.
may run as high as $100,000 a year
The macadam highways that were
for tho six years of operation, was built by the former road organiza
a complete surprise to those not in tion, which has been wrecked and
close touch with the situation.
scattered to the four winds, were
Since the receivership it has been real roads. They were smooth and
stated that tho loss for tho last hard, and traveling over them was
month of operation alone was $15,- —and is yet, where they have not
000.
been ruined by Lack of maintenance
Mr. Johnson had recently an —a delight. When we got a road
nounced the refinancing of his coni- like that we got something worth
puny and was negotiating a deal for while.
operations in a large tract of gov
But how about the “my plat
ernment timber, with a contem form’’ roads! Well, each citizen
plated cut of 40,000,000 the year. and taxpayer can best answer that
Negotiations with the forest ser question for himself. Let him walk
vice and with the city (which was from Cottage Grovo to Lorane—for
a party because of the fact that it is impossible to drive. Let him
the city would have to change to a pilot his car from the McKenzie
now watershed for its water supply) bridge to Coburg. Then let him ask
had been practically completed when himself what a saving of three
the collapse came. Final action was cents really amounts to, after all,
to have been taken at the next when it means the difference be
meeting of the city council, which tween a fine modern road and an
had appointed a committee to draw abomination.
up a resolution rescinding former
action of the council and stating
The Register refers to the Co-
conditions which it desired for tho burg road, which is likely to become
protection of its water supply under more famous—notorious might bo
the contemplated operations. It >s the better word—than the Ixirane
said that if the company had suc road.
ceeded in starting operations in this
In a recent conversation with a
tract it would have been able to representative of The Sentinel, one
weather its financial difficulties.
who was close to the former road
The lumber business generally has organization of the county, referred
been in a prosperous condition for a to this same road. He spoke of the
number of years, making the losses fact that a county roller has been
sustained by the Western Lumber used for weeks on this road, travel
& Export company somewhat inex ing back and forth over tho loose
plicable. It has, however, been com river gravel with which the road
mon talk among lumber operator, has been surfaced. The driver of
here that this company had too the roller, when asked what the
heavy a payroll for the production, idea of the rolling was, was report
despite the fact that it was one of ed to have replied that he did not
the largest producers in this section, know unless it were hoped that roll
shipping 100 cars during the last ing it might once in a while break
month of operation.
up a piece of the gravel. The roll
The lumber company and logging ing of the loose gravel was re
company combined, since two-shift ported to be doing about as much
operations were started two months good as trying to roll in cobble
ago, had a pay roll of $30,000 the stones.
month, the largest of any single
The saving on the original cost of
industrial plant in this section. The this road was also a few pennies a
loss of this payroll w’ill be seriously yard and the ultimate added ex
felt. Business men of the city are pense to the county will be dollars
optimistic, however, and express tho the yard. The Sharp economy plat
belief that in some way the big form seems to be in about the same
plant will be put into operation shape as the Lorane road—full of
within 30 or 60 days.
chuck holes and leaking badly.
This confidence seems to be based
largely upon the fact that Mr. FLYING PIECE OF CRUSHED
BOCK FRACTUBES WINDOW
Chambers, one of the receivers, has
in the past shown ability at putting
lumber operations upon a paying
Mrs. Clara Burkholder believes she
basis. “
He has no intention, how- has solved the mystery of the break
ever, of taking over actual opera- ing of a number of plate glass win
tions of the business except as the dows in buildings on Main street,
court may direct him to do under which has been a puzzle to those
The creditors who have had to stand the expense
the > receivership.
might be willing to pool their in of replacing them. A large piece of
terests with the object of starting plate glass in her building, occupied
operations with the hope that they by Helliwell A Marksbury, was bro
would receive a larger amount of ken by a flying piece of crushed
their claims from operations over a rock thrown against the glass by the
period of years than is likely to be wheel of a passing automobile. The
received from a forced sale. The sit piece of rock undoubtedly had been
uation is complicated, however, by dropped by one of the gravel trucks
the fact that bondholders hold which have been using the street.
$175,000 in preferred securities and Mrs. Burkholder feels certain that
might step in at any time during other show windows have been bro
operations and demand settlement. ken in the same manner.
Employes who have proved their
The expense of repbteing the glass
claims have been able to draw up will be approximately $250. Mrs.
to $100 through the First Ni
National
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Burkholder suggests that the gravel
bank, The first payments were trucks should use streets where there
made Monday afternoon and the are no plate glass windows to be de
lobby of the bank wui jammed stroyed.
with seething humanity until after
closing hours. A stranger in the eity
Printing.
Always consult The
might easily have thought that Sentinel first.
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there was a run on the bank. One
woman was nearly crushed in the was indebted to other persons and
jam and there was at times fear I firms, $40,000; to its men in the
that the jam might force the cages ! logging camps, $14.000; to the work
of the counting room. Regular pa | ers on the logging railway, $5000;
trons did not attempt to transact to the mill and yard men, $10,000,
and is in default in the payment
business during the time.
In addition to its claim of $80,000, of interest on its $175,000 bonds, be
the logging company alleged in its sides owing $70,000 to other cred
petition that the lumber company itors.
NUMBER 8
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The Pro and Con of Proposed Income Tax
A Correction.
The statement was made in these
columns a week ago that * * If one
paid a property tax, it is presumed
that such tax would be upon a home
and that his tax upon his home
would not be greater than the rent
paid by the non-home owner, so
there would be no discrimination. ’ ’
There is an error in the above
statement that is almost inexcus
able, but uo one called it to our at
tention.
The fact is that tho home owner
could deduct from his gross income
any amount paid in taxes in any
form, except inheritance tax, the tax
imposed by the act or improvement
taxes. The interest upon his in
vestment in a home and other ex
penses of keeping up a home would
offset for the home owner the
amount paid in rent by the non-
home owner.
KEENEY ON INCOME TAX.
An
interesting
communication
anent the income tax has been re
ceived from Ben F. Keeney, for
many years county assessor, member
of the legislature when the income
tax bill was passed and recently
appointed to fill the unexpired term
ot Herbert E. Walker as county
assessor. Because the communica
tion arrived too late for publication
in full in this issue and because
publication in the next issue would
bo too late, the following resume is
made:
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millions. These profits will not be
assessable until the lands are sold
or until the products thereof are
sold. Timber laud owners do not
seem to bo anxious for an income
tax. We have not heard them yell
ing for one, yet if wo were to ven
ture a guess it would be that they
are hit about as hard as any class
of property owners in the state.
When we add the unreported
incomes from property owned by
industries and business concerns, the
unreported incomes of farms and
residence properties and the accru
ing profits upon non-tillablo laud to
tho 16 2-3 per cent referred to by
those who attempt to show a small
iucomo paying the bulk of tho tax
es, we are likely to find that we
have about 75 per cent or 80 per
cent of tho income to pay 75 per
eent or 80 per cent of the taxes.
This can not be proved, becauso
there are no data with which to
provo it, but tho facts given do
prove that it is far from correct to
say that 16 2-3 per cent of income
pays 80 per cent of tho taxes.
Lane county’s assessment rolls
represent the best efforts of an
average assessor, yet they are a
tragedy because of the absence of
property not listed. Tangible prop
erty represents 98.7 per cent of
Lane county’s tax roll and intangi
ble property 1.3 per cent. Of the
Final on Proposed Law.
tangible property 78 per cent is real
Next Monday the voters must de estate. The total amount of money,
cide whether or not they aro going taxable notes, accounts, credits,
to approve the proposed income tax etc., are listed at $99,120, while
and The Sentinel necessarily con four banks in Eugeue alone have
cludes in this issue its explanations deposits of over $6,000,000. All
Unfair Exemptions.
of tho proposed new taxing law. stocks are listed at $9000.
Much has been made of tho fact
The tax situation is growing des that banks, trust companios, etc.,
Indications are that it has no chanco
of becoming law, but that is no perate for the average owner of aro exempt from the provisions of
reason why voters should not fully leal estato. The income tax will the income tax. Tho affirmative in
inform themselves and cast as near reach a part of the incomes th.it tho voters ’ pamphlet made no ex
ly as possible an intelligent vote. are produced by tangible property. planation of this fact. Tho Senti
Tho income tax is successful in nel has said that it was not certain
The Sentinel is ready to admit that
it is going to be hard for many. New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, of tho reason. A paragraph was
voters, after considering all tho in Minnesota and Wisconsin, which are eliminated from tho explanation a
formation available, to satisfy them- not shunned by capital, A high week ngo which stated that the rea
selves that they know exactly what property tux is moro likely to keep son probably was that tho state
they should do. Extravagant claims , capital out.
1 could not tax federal bunks under an
have been made both for and | The single man with a salary of income tax law and that it would be
against and reasonable arguments $20 the week will pay a tax of 40 unfair to tax similar institutions or-
have been presented for and against. i cents, while the high salaried man ’ gauized under stato laws. Tho Senti
The trouble is that the bad points will make a fair contribution to the nel has sinco learned that such actu
must be taken with the good or the I support of government,
ally was tho reason. It is possible
The common or average taxpayer that the incomo from exempt stock
good must be thrown into the dis
card with the bad.
who fails to go out and help with his can be taxed, but this is not certain.
Tho Sentinel believes in the prin vote to sustain the state income tax If it can not be, tho income tax law
ciple of the income tax, as it has law on November 6 should forever would make bank and trust company
before stated, but it can not help afterward hold his pecae and cease stock a popular investment.
but feel that there is reason to feel whimpering and whining about high
apprehension about the proposed or unjust taxes, for this is the first
No Profit on Farms.
tax now up for consideration.
constructive movement toward his
Much has been said about no prof
Regardless of its own views, it relief.
its being paid upon farm investments
has endeavored to be fair to both
for several years and that relief for
sides—to explain the good and bad state pay SO per cent of the taxes the agricultural class is therefore
points for both sides. It has suc and then gave the income as $207,- necessary. The farmer oxponds his
ceeded so far in this attempt that 000,000, which would make about entire receipts in the support of him
Seymour Jones, former speaker of $7,000,000 in income pay $33,000,000 self and family, is the argument and
the house, who gave an address here in taxes.
to some extent a recital of true con
Monday in favor of the proposed
We used the rockless use of fig ditions. We do not dispute the state
tax, said that our statement in our ures by the affirmative to show ment, but wo would bo interested jn
recent issue was a very fair and that the entire campaign for tho learning how much the salaried per
comprehensive one, although the proposed tux has been without au son which the income tax would
final connclusion drawn was slight thoritative supporting data of any reach has remaining ufter paying his
ly different than he would have kind. Governor Pierce and State year's expenses. Probably ho should
ulawn. He believes in voting for Market Agent Spence were among be thankful that ho han more to
the proposed tax us a step in the those who signed” tho argument. sn»»nH
it»-,»» th..
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spend than
the fnrmiw
farmer, if ha
he 1ms. At
right direction, with tho intention Tho same ridiculous figures quoted any rate, if he pays no tax at all, ho
Of making amendments at the next seemed to attempt to give the impres should be reached.
session of the legislature to iron sion that the fanners of tho state
out faults and weak points.
Intangible Wealth.
paid the 80 per cent of taxes.
In a private conversation he stat-
In the arguments for the proposed
If it can be shown that ono set
ed that defeat of the measure now of figures was ridiculously inac tax much is said about intangible
before the people would be seized curate, it is reasonable to presume wealth paying no tax, with the in
upon by opponents of any income that the remainder of the argu ference that nn incomo tax would
tax as a mandate from the people ment in tho pamphlet is equally as make it pay. That “listens’’ well to
that there should be no income tax ridiculously inaccurato.
the fellow who thinks ho is paying
of any kind.
Oregon’s income is nearer a bil too much.
The Sentinel invited several lion dollars than the $207,000,000
Intangible woalth includes dia
of those who favor the proposed iriven by Messrs. Pierce and Spence, monds, jewelry, tax-exempt bonds,
incomo tax to mako a reply to any n their quotation they used only money on hand and in bank. An in
of the statements made in our re the incomes of individuals as report como tax will not bring diamonds,
cent issue. One of those so invited ed to the federal government and jewelry and money on hand and in
was one of the joint authors of the took no consideration whatever of bank out of hiding. Those items will
proposed tax measure. No replies amounts collected from others than remain just as secure as they now
have been received. Evidently they individuals, nor did they include in are and a largo part of them are in
thought the presentation fair enough come from tax-exempt securities. the hands of farmers and other own
to call for no reply.
Four per cent of a billion dollars ers of real estate who now pay a fair
probably would be sufficient to pay share of tho taxes. Tax-exempt bonds
What Oregon’s Income Is.
80 per cent of the tax bill of the would continue to bo exempt, and so
In our recent issue we showed state, but even had tho affirmative would tho income, if we may roly
how ridiculous were some of the argument used tho correct amount of upon court decisions already made.
affirmative statements in the vot income, their other figures would
We uro puzzled why, as a part of
ers’ pamphlet, which would have have
and this campaign, there should bo
remained inaccurato
had 4 per cent of the income of the grossly misleading.
so much belaboring of those own
That they are inaccurato is nd ing tax-exempt securities. Tho owner
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V» mitted by others who espouse the of them usually has reduced his gross
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ALEX LUNDBERG BOOSTS
same side of tho question. Tho incomo by the lower rate of interest
BOHEMIA AS IDEAL FOR
Junction City grange, in a resolu which such securities pay. When wc
WINTER STOPPING PLACE
tion recently adopted, changed the ______ (Concluded on page 4.)
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4 per cent to 16 2-3 per cent. Oth
Alex Lundberg is a booster for ers have taken this same percent
YES, JOHN SPRIGGS IB NO
the Bohemia mountain district as a age. Governor Pierce and Markot
MUSICIAN BUT HE BAI8ES
winter resort.
Agent Spence have made several
SQUASH ON BANANA TBEE
When he read a statement that talks upon tho income tax, but
there was six feet of snow in Bo it seems they have not corrected ♦----------------------------------------------- ♦
hemia he got so warm about it that their palpable misstatement.
Yes, John Spriggs is not much of
the temperature raised to several
It is a little more reasonable to a musician. He can not even whistle
normal,
which
degrees above the
say that 75 per cent or 80 per cent tho tuno of that pathetic national
Alex declares is so balmy that the (some say one, some the other) of anthem, “Yes, We Have No Bananas
rhododendrons are likely to start tho taxes are paid by 16 2-3 per Today. ’ ’
blooming again.
As proof of the latter statement,
cent of the income. This statement
Alex has been carrying tho mail may be correct to this extent: It Mr. Hpriggs has on exhibition in the
every day and he reports that he is possible that 75 or 80 per cent Homer Galloway real estato office a
has had to keep his eyes open to see of the taxes of the state are col mammoth banana squash that mea
anything that looks like snow. Thero lected from property which yiolds sures six feet in circumference one
has been not to exceed a half inch but 16 2-3 per cent of the income way and two feet tho other way. It
no far this season. He reported the REPORTED to the federal govern grew on a banana squash tree which
sun as shining gloriously and the ment. For the sake of argument, Mr. Spriggs imported several years
one at this end of the line let us assume that this is true.
ago. He testifies that thsi is ono of
could almost feel the sunshine in
Noto that we have emphasized the smallest samples from the tree.
his voice. He said that there are the word REPORTED. The point He is leaving the others to grow to
yet quarters for a few who may u that a large portion of the income even more mammoth proportions. AU
wish to take advantage of the un of property is not reported to the this is further proof that there is
usual winter climate that prevails federal government.
Millions of nothing except earthquakes, lightning
up in the mountains 5000 feet or so dollars in real estate is owned by and wind velocity that can’t be pro
above Cottage Grove. He did not industries operated upon the prop duced in this most fertile and most
guarantee that there would not be erty. They report no income from favored portion of tho famous, fer
the usual amount of the beautiful this property, for the reason that tile, fruitful Willamette.
snow before spring.
reporting income from the property
would require both a credit for rent ♦----------------------------------------------- ♦
COTTAGE GROVE LAW SUIT
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SENTINEL WAN TAD 8 BEGIN
1« DELAYED AS RESULT OF
both
items
being
equal.
The
actual
WORKING DAYS AHEAD OF
RECENT SISKIYOU HOLDUP
unreported
income
from
such
prop
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erty is not known. It runs well into ♦----------------------------------------------- ♦
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A Isine county law suit has been
Medicine doesn’t usually become
Thousands of farmers of the state delayed for three weeks as a result
effective until after taken, but Sen report no incomes from their farms, of the blowing up of the mail ear
tinel wantads often do what other because their total income is not when Southern Pacific train No. 13
medicine does not do.
sufficient to require a report to be was held up by bandits at Siskiyou
For the last issue a wanted was made, yet the actual unreported in on October 11. The attorney, H. J.
placed advertising a lost purse. Be come from these farms runs into Shinn, of this city, had mailed pa
fore the ad could be published the the millions of dollars.
pers to California. Why no return
purse had been returned.
The home owner reports no in was made on them was a puzzle un
Another ad for the same issue come from the home in which be til the charred remains were re
stated that some hens were for sale lives, yet the actual unreported in ceived here Monday from the post-
at $1.50 each. Before the pa|»er come from homes would also run office department at Han Francisco,
could be printed the owner of the well into the millions.
with the explsnition upon a printed
hens had been offered $2 each by
The profits upon lands held for slip that the letter was found with
a customer who was willing to pay speculation, especially timber lands, the mail rescued from the blazing
that muca if allowed his pick.
probably could not be figured in car.
COTTAGE GROVE. ORIGINAL i
| GARDEN OF EDEN. STILL
PRODUCING FINEST FRUIT |
Cottage Grove has proved this
year by the sizo of its apple crop
that it was tho original Garden of
Eden. The price also is about the
same as it wjis in those early days
—they can be had for the picking,
almost, with no penalty attached. Dirt Farmer Will Be Least Hit
They havo been sold for as low as
and Is Perfectly Willing
35 cents for culls and 75 cents for
select stock.
to Take the Chance.
It is said that tho original tree
from which old Adam picked tho
Spitzenbutg that _ got him into all I
the trouble was located on the slopo
to the southeast of tho city. N. E.
Glass and J. I. Jones now- own large Speaker Explains That Schedules
apple orchards at this point which
Are Mild and Will Help or
this yoar producod several thousand
Hurt but Little.
boxes of apples which are said to
equal in overy way the one which
tempted Adam and gave encourage
“If you believe in tho principle
ment to dressmakers and clothing of the income tax, vote for the in
manufacturers.
come tax measure that will be up
Apples from the Glass orchard are November 6. Even though it may
now on display in tho Uinphrey & have some defects, it will bo a stop
Mackin and Bnrith-Bhort wnidowa. in the right direction. Its provisions
Hood River has never produced any are mild and the farmer, the most
thing prottior or moro luscious.
burdenod now in proportion to his
income, will be hit tho least. Ho
is willing to take whatever chances
thero are that tho proposed tax will
further mulct tho present tax-
payer.”
That was tho appoal made Mon
day night by Seymour Jones, for
By Trick of Fate, Mother's Zealous mer speaker of the house, in ad
dressing a Cottage Grove audience.
Care of Flock Is Cause of
He declarod himself to be a dirt
Death of One.
farmer who had paid tho federal
incomo tax but once.
A shotgun loft presumably out of
“The proposed tux can bring but
reach of children, a loaded shell little relief, ' Mr. Jones said, “but
therein temporarily forgotten—four- it will bring somo relief. It will not
year-old Vernon Joseph Powell, the keop capital out of tho state, nor
victim—Mr. and Mrs. Ed. W. Pow drive away that which we havo. Its
ell, of London, tho distracted par- provisions ure so mild that the poor
onts.
man and the small wago earner wiU
Briefly that is the story, Tho [siy but a small tux, not greator
details are heartrending.
than they should pay. The incomo
Mr. Powell hud been away from tax is a tax upon profiti -tho
homo Saturday night, practicing for easiest kind of a tax to pay. The
n Hallowo’cn entertainment. Mrs. married man with a family will
Powell, being nervous, had loaded havo to be getting ; a fairly largo
the shotgun for protection of her salary to pay any t tax
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self and their flock of seven. Her incomo tax is a tax on profits, tho
zeal for tho euro of her children, kind of a tax tho farmers of this
by a trick of fate, was tho indirect state would like to pay. It cannot
cause of the death of one and in be entirely substituted for the prop
jury of another. Tho gun was erty tux and is only supplemental
either left hunging over the bod or thereto. Tho tux on property will
hanging or standing in a closet.
bo reduced by tho amount raised
Upon Bunday morning tho parents by the income tax, provided a man
arose, leaving tho children in bed. with backbone sits in tho governor’s
Mr. Powell went to tho barn and chair. Tho last legislature could
Mrs. Powell wont about her house have expended a million dollars
hold duties. There was no thought more than it d'd The tendency in
that the children would think of that law-makini ig body is to hold
playing with the gun. Throe of tho taxes down and d they offered the
children, Dora and Dean, twins, proposed income tax as a way to
aged eight, and Vornon, were play cut down tho property tax.
ing in the room whore the gun had
In explaining that tlw proposed
V.a»» left.
!..*■» There was n an n .. explosion
v. J/.nf/».. incomo fax would not drive eapitnl
been
and Dora, blooding from wounds in to Washington and California, Mr.
tho arm and body, ran to hor Jones stated that California now
mother. Dean ran to his father ut supports
its
state
government
the burr.. Tho mother busied her largely by a tax upon gross incomo
self attending to tho injuries to her of corporations, which has to be
daughter. Not until tho father ar paid whether or not tho business
rived in tho house and went to shows a profit.
mako nn investigation was it found
Referring to tho attacks of Tho
that Vernon had beon killed. Ho Oregonian and tho Oregon Voter
had beon struck in the buck of the upon the proposed tax, Mr. Jones
head and nock and meat have died quotod The Oregonian ns once in
instantly.
favor of a mild income tax and tho
Dora and Doon »"ere so excited editor of the Voter as having only
ami so seared that they could not a few years ngo made a report as a
explain how tho accident happened. state official proposing an income
It is presumed that tho boy got tho tax for the reliof of real estate.
gun down and that he cither acci
dentally pulled the trigger or that O. B. WOODSON TO OPEN
tho gun fell from his hands to the
AUTO CAMP NORTH OF OITY
floor and was discharged by the
jar.
Cottage Grovo is to have a new
The funeral wes hold Monday at auto camp in the spring.
Ixindon, with into "nent in the Be
O. R. Woodson, father of the
mis cemetery. Rev. Hogue offici Woodson brothers, who recently ar
ated.
rived from Toxas to make this his
Thirteen shot were removed from permanent homo, has bought the
the body and kg of Dora. There lire Scarbrough tract east of Pacific
six surviving bro there and sisters, highway just outside tho north city
the oldest being twelve.
limits. Ho will spend the winter
fixing this up for nn nuto camp to
bo opened when the spring travel
PRESENTATION OF TROPHY
IS TO BE PUBLIC AFFAIR starts.
He has also purchased tho Albert
Tho presentation of tho silver tro Woodard residence on north Ninth
phy won by “D” company in the street, near tho tract which he will
test mobilization of troops of the convert into a camp.
This camp will bo much moro
stute held last spring, will be made
upon Thursday evening of next week. accessible than tho city camp which
The affair will bo public and will be has been maintained for a number
held in the high school auditorium. of yours.
Adjutant General White will make
tho presentation. E. W. Miller, of COTTAGE GROVE BUFFERS
Grants Pass, former resident, has
DEFEAT BY CORVALLIS
been invitod to inako a patriotic ad
dress upon this occasion. If Mr. Mil
Cottage Grovo high was defeated
ler can not be here, some other nt Corrxili« Friday in what the
speaker will be secured.
Corvallis papers described as n
ragged rough and tumble game,
ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM
punctuated by frequent fouls and
TO BE GIVEN ON MONDAY fumbles. Corvallis made three touch
downs and secured a goal on each
Celebration here of Armistice day of them. Cottage Grove made 13
will be on a modest scale. As No attempts to pass tho pigskin but
vember 11 falls on Bunday, Mon succeeded in only three. Their av
day, November 12, will be observed. erage was 16.8 yards.
The Cottage Grove linoup was:
A program will bo given in tho
assembly room of tiie high school Behciifels, le; Dickson, It; Cornutt,
early in the forenoon, probably at lg; Alitott, e; Boeger, rg; Nelson,
9 o’clock. A speaker will be se rt; Cur.in, re; Skilling, q; Porter,
cured anil there will be some mu lb; Bartels, rh; Poole, f.
sical numbers.
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM GOES
Oo. D Goes to Rooeburg.
TO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION
Tho “D” company football team
goes to Roseburg Armistice day to
A team from the agriculture dans
play the Elks team there which de of tho high school leaves today for
feated “D” company here October tho Pacific International Livestock
11. The Roseburg team outweighed exposition being held in Portland.
the locals, but ’he latter are en They will be accompanied by their
deavoring to get in trim to give instructor, E. J. Edwards. The mem
the Roseburg gridiron artists a real bers of the team are John Wilson,
tussle.
Pauline Sherman and Bay Huff.
Substitutes are Nelson Garoutte and
Lad Ii Hurt in Play.
Ixiuis Btrobeek. They will participate
Keith Ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. in stock judging contests.
A team wont to Eugene Saturday
A. N. Ward, met with an accident
while in play at the Tueeday fore and judged throe classes of sheep at
noon recess at the west side school the McQirniek farm and two classes
that rendered him unconMioua for of Holstein cattle in a contest held
an hour and a half. He ran into a at the fair grounds.
swing board, striking
_ his chin
against the board. He was not able
Hold a regular position by having
to return to school until yesterday. an ad every week.