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nVTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1924
ifottaqc (Grave Sentinel
some returns from this laud which not personally told us so, but he hns
has been producing little, do we refused to rid his cabinet of weak
want to divide with those counties men at a time when charges were
who have been each year taking a made against them that had not
from
their uutimbered been proved.
Bode A Smith.
..Publishers fortune
Undoubtedly he felt that it would
Elbert Bede__
____ Editor lands!
Why should three-fourths of the be well for them to go but he
A first-class publication entered at tax fruia any of Laue county’s would not be a party to declaring
Cottage Grove as second-class matter property go to the state when no them guilty of crimes charged but
Business Office_____ 55 North Sixth state tax is laid against the prod not proved.
ucts taken from the soil of un
They
probably
were
burden
timbered counties!
enough to him before. To back
SUBSCRIPTION BATES
Another
point
worthy
of
serious
them
now,
when
doing
so
means
..$2.25
I
Three
mouths
65c
One year.....
Six months. . 1.15 I Single copy__ 5c consideration is that timber has hurting himself in the eyes of the
beea for years paying a heavy tax multitude, merely because he be
Member of
—a tax which many claim has beea lieves in playing the game square,
National Editorial Association
Oregon State Editorial Association in many years greater than the in takes u high quality of backbone
crease in the value of the property. and a high regard for the welfare
Oregon Newspaper Conference
Lune County Publishers ’ Association If the severance tax is now to be of others. Would that we had many
laid against this timber, what ar more like him in the councils of the
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1924 rangements are to be made to re government and fewer of those
turn to the owners the amount they ready to throw the first stone when
have already paid in taxes!
doing so means thousands of votes
TAXING TIMBER.
It appears that Lane county from the unthinking at home.
should look askance at any proposal
Denby
has
gone.
Daugherty
Lane county is deeply interested for a severance tax on timber un ought to go, we believe, but we are
in all proposals looking toward the less a similar tax is placed upon all willing to let Coolidge select the
taxation of timber. No section of products taken from the soil and hour for his going.
the Butte is more heavily timbered waters of the state, and should not
than that tributary to Cottage get enthusiastic for one even then. E. J. ADAMS FOR DELEGATE.
♦ ♦ ♦
Grove. No county of the state has
a greater amount of timber than
In addition to the proposal for
E. J. Adams, secretary to Senator
Lane. This fact means, of course, a severance tax, we have in Lane Stanfield, former highway commis
that a large purt of the county’s county the proposal to increase the sioner and former resident of this
tax money must come from timber. taxes upon timber. If timber is county, has announced his candidacy
The larger part of the timber is not paying its share of tax, there is as delegate to the next republican
owned by a few persons. When a no reason why it should not be convention, lie was a delegate to
few persons own a large amount of raised, but we must bear in mind the convention four years ago and
property, it is often the case that that we have hold down assessments at that time was largely responsible
the many, having the voting power upon other forms of property be for getting inserted in the platform
to do so, endeavor to shift the bur cause we did not wish to pay more a plHnk pledging the party to a
den of taxation upon the few.
than our share of state taxes. Being forest road program, as u result of
Not even the timber owners will a largely timbered county, an ex which the sixtyseventh congress
dispute that they should pay their cesslvo tux on timber means an ex appropriated $21.500,000 for this
fair share of taxes. They expect to cess paid in state taxes, even purpose, $5.500,000 coming to Ore
do so, but often tho few large prop though the state equalization board gon.
erty owners have a difficult time endeavors to equalize assessments
Coming from the greatest timber
getting a square deal from the between tlie counties.
belt in tho world, Adams is quali
ninny owning comparatively small
Tho inference has been made thnt fied to suggest timber for a plat
pieces of prpoerty. This is not a timber is taxed at only a small form. Having served four years at
condition peculiar to Oregon. This proportion of its real value. We do Washington, he is in a better posi
condition is merely human nature not doubt that such is the case, but tion than ever to commit the party
expressing itself ns it dees every an examination of the tax rolls will to legislation looking toward tho
where else where similar conditions show mercantile establishments, man development of the Pacific north-
prevail.
ufacturing industries, professional wost. He should got a substantial
In the mining towns of the great equipment, real estate and other vote in his home county.
iron ranges of Minnesota little vil forms of property assessed at as
lages have fine city halls and fine low as one-fourth, one-fifth and even
Eugene Register: Commissioner
school houses erected from the tax one-tenth of their real value. We Sharp announces that hereafter the
money taken from the mining com doubt whether timber is getting nny roads are to be maintained. Patrol
panics. Similar conditions prevail lower assessments than much other men are instructed to use district
elsewhere.
property of the county anil stato. funds for maintenance instead of
Timber is different from many A cruise of all the property of the new construction, and the county
other forms of property. It brings state might bo a good thing.
machinery is to be dragged from its
no returns to the owner until it is
idleness in the shed and put to work.
removed and when it is removed no
There
is even hazy talk of saving
ENGLISH
COMPULSORY.
taxable property is left. The timber
out some maintenance money for
companies do not wish to remove
next fall and winter. It appears
Tho University of Oregon is going that after all there is some merit, in
all their timber ut once. Neither do
the people want it all removed at to compel the study of English upon the recall as an institution. It is a
once. This means that the owners the purt of all students. That pity somebody didn’t launch a recall
must pay heavy taxes for years seems a wise thing to do. We find movement while we still had some
while getting no return from their many studying foreign languages roads left to maintain.
who can not write their own. We
property.
This condition makes a severance find woefully few entering college EDWIN D. HANDY, G. A. R.
who
can write a news story for a
tax seem the plausible kind of a
MEMBER. DIES AT ROSEBURG
tax. No tax would be paid, its country newspaper and we find,
SPRING WASH FABRICS
exponents tell us, until the owner many who have graduated from col
Edwin D. Handy, for many years
lege
who
would
rather
leave
spelling
got his money out of his property
There’s a touch of spring freshness in every piece of
a resident of Cottage
_ Grove, died
and with no tuxes to pay until the for others to correct than tuke the Thursday last at the soldiers ’ home
these new tub fabrics—goods that will sell quickly for
property has been removed, the trouble to go to tho dictionary. at Roseburg. The funeral was held
making up into dainty and serviceable spring and sum
owner would have no particular Thoro is a. woeful lack of pride in hero Bunday from the Christian
mer
frocks for women’s, misses’ and children’s wear.
the use of the English language
reason to hurry in removing it.
church, Pastor J. E. Carlson offi
It is apparent, however, that and none realize more than those ciating.
Among the new tub fabrics on display here are the new
Interment
was
in
the
much thought should bo given to who are continually writing it how A. F. & A. M.-I. (). O. F. cemetery.
Sunfast fabrics in plain colors, yard-wide Ponjola cloth
the subject before wo rush into a many mistakes are ignorantly made Members of the American Legion
(light weight as silk), Linweave fabrics, new crepes,
by
those
who
really
have
a
splen
severance tax.
acted ns pall bearers and members
new silk striped madras, silk plaid tissue ginghams, etc.
We have already stated that a did command of the language. Mis of the G. A. R. as honorary pall-
large part of Lane county’s taxes takes in pronunciation are legion on bearers.
We invite you to view these new tub fabrics today.
must coino from its timber. If we tho part of gifted public speakers;
Mr. Handy was born in Otsego
take the timber from the tax rolls errors in spoiling appear repeatedly county, N. Y., May 15, 1847, and
Price range the yard
35c to 90c
and substitute the severance tax, in the great newspapers; grammat was aged nearly 77 years, He was
where will wo bo at I We may be ical errors are common in the books a member of Appomattox post,
in a worse fix than when wo insist of noted writers. In the latter cases G. A. R.. and for years active in
ed that the Oregon & California the orrors not only get by the its affairs. The wife and the fol
Pretty Cotton or Silk Trim
grant binds go back to the govern authors but also by the proofreaders, lowing children survive: George E.
meat. Wo immediately removed the who ofton have a better oommand and William H. Handy and Mrs.
mings—As You Like.
of
tho
language
than
have
tho
au
source of n large projKirtion of our,
Eva Scott.
thors whose writings they proof -
taxes.
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Pretty puffed silk ribbon and
We would have no way of know rend.
James Palmer Is Indicted.
braid
trimmings,
new
imported
By all means English should be
ing how much timber was going to
Juinos Palmer, the youth who on
swiss trimming, new embroid
be cut during a year. We might get made a compulsory study.
January 10 stabbed Ralph Ln minors
only a small proportion of the
to death, has been indicted by the
ered motifs, new wash braids
DENBY AND DAUGHERTY.
amount we get from a property tax.
Limo county grand jury on a charge
for the tub fabrics. Priced the
Wo are complaining now about the
of murder in the second degree. He
yard.......................... 3c to $1.00
We must admire the backbone luo<2>londednotirmlrv.
amount of our taxes. It behooves
us to move carefully in regard to a and patience of President Coolidge
severance tax lest we unwittingly and his evident unconcern about his
double the amount the rest of who own renomiuation when a question
FORD TRUCK AND TRACTOR
Castor Car Hit by Train.
own no timber will have to pay.
of right is concerned.
SCHOOL HERE TOMORROW
A Chevrolet car driven by Roy
lie could have won the plaudits
Under any severance tax yet pro
Castor was struck by a Southern
posed the state is to get tho larger of the multitude by playing horse
The Ford truck and tractor school, Pacific train at the Main street
part of the nioaey—the latest pro the way many senators have been
now touring the state, will be here crossing on Wednesday evening of
posal is three fourths to the state doing. He could have had the rab
tomorrow. The entire day will be
and one-fourth to the county. Inane ble shouting themselves honrse with
given to demonstrations of the
county, as one of the heaviest tinv his praiae had he been willing to
Latest equipment for Ford products.
bored counties of the state, would sacrifice others for his own political
A free motion picture show will be
have to pay a state tax out of all gain, but he has preferred to play
given in the evening at the high
proportion to
what
untimbered the game square and take the con-
school auditorium.
Lectures will
counties would have to pay.
sequences.
be
given
in
connection
with
Do we want thntf
Unquestionably Denby and Daugh
the motion pictures, the speakers
Untimbered counties have been erty are weak me a for cabinet
being experts who have been in «ho
for years getting returns from their positions. We believed, long before
employ of the Ford company for
lands far in excess of what we have the Teapot Dome scandal, that
many years. The pictures and lec
been getting from our timbered Daugherty should have stepped
tures will describe the many uses of
lands. Now that our timber is about down and out. Neither man, in our
Ford equipment and the op.uation
to be cut and we are about to get opinion, was big enough for the
and care of same.
A Weekly Newspaper With Plenty
of Backbone
a Dries ror
UfrmfuuiL
tables
from fruit?
INSTRUCTOR IN AGRICULTURE
TAKING HIS OWN MEDICINE
'Pu/ieiebl
E. J. Edwards, instructor of agri
culture in the high school, believes
that a doctor should take his own
medicine. Carrying out his belief,
he is now settled on a little place
five miles south of the city on the
CoaBt fork which is a part of the
old “Uncle’’ Jim Short ridge place.
It was purchased from E. W. Hin
shaw. 8. C. Lowry, manager of the
J. C. Penney store, has moved into
the Woolley house on Birch avenue
vacated by Mr. Edwards.
Vandal Robs Mail Bex.
Mount View. Feb. 25.— (Special.)
—Some vandal seems to be nibbing
mail boxes in this section. A pack
age was removed from W. D.
death’s box. The wrapping of the
¡package was found tho next day a
short distance away but there was
no sign of the contents.
LAXATIVES
differs from the others in ac
tion, yet all are effective, pure
and safe.
Pure test Epsom Salt An
epsoin salt at last that is easy
to take.
Double Shift on Planers.
Pure test Mineral Oil, Russian The Anderson A Middleton Lum
Type A gentle intestinal lu her company has put a double shift
on its planers at the Latham mill.
bricant.
requiring the employment of several
Puretest Castor Oil Posit iv« extra men. This was found neces
in action and easy to give to sary in order to keep this depart
inent up with the operations in
children.
other departments.
Three of 200 Puretest prepa-|
rations Every item the best
Hospital Garments Shipped.
that skill and conscience can The Red Cross sent a shipment of
hospital garments last week to ex
produce.
Kern’s for Drugs
The New Domestic and
Imported Voiles
You will be pleased indeed with these
voiles for the spring and suinmy dress—then«
are plain voiles in bright colors, white dottei®
voiles and pretty figured voiles—all a yar<
wide. Priced a yard..............................35c to $1.0(
New Flannel Checks for
Skirt or Suit
These new checked flannels are the last word foi
suit or skirt—the fabric is soft and drapes very
prettily and will wear well—the checks are blue
checks on tan, black and henna check on tan>
background, brown check-on background of tan]
etc.—-each pattern 50 inches wide.
Priced a yard......................................$3.65 to $5.5C
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SPRING SILKS ARE READY HERE- COME IN
AND SEE THEM TODAY
An array of silk fabrics that will call forth the enthu-l
siasm of women who view them and will supply the
opportunity for selection for the new spring blouse, the
new dress and other apparel for spring and summer.
We are surely showing a varied collection of exquisite
patterns and colorings.
Pongee, yard wide, a yard.....
$1.00 to $1.75«
Crept' de chine, a yard......... .»...
$1.95 to $3.50
Printed silk crepes, a yard.....
$1.50 to
Satins and messalines, a yard
$2.25 to
Dainty New Collars for the
New Spring Frock
The new collars (ready to
wear) and collaring (by the
yard) are surely meeting with
favor by the women who view
them here—just now they are
fashionable on all fabrics—see
thmn today.
last week. Mr. Castor heard the
warning bell ringing and drove onto
the tracks slowly. As he looked in
__ direction
________ k_______
...
one
he was __________
struck from
the other side by a train switching
on the sidetrack. Mr. Castor, wl
was alone in the car, escaped wit
out injury but the car was bad
damaged.
rast Color Suiting
er
because, in general, vege
tables (radishes) are, or grow
on, plants that die after yiehi-
j mg once. Fruits (apples) grow
on plants that keep yielding,
year after year. Each of the
following
A splendid exhibition of new spring
fabrics await your inspection here
Hundreds of yards of imported an<
domestic fabrics in decidedly beau
tiful jiatterns and colorings tha
will be desirable and wanted foi
making of garments for this spring
and summer, 1924.
service men who nre ill and await
ing their eompenration. Mrs. Walter
Fullmer eut the garments, the anxil
tary of the American legion did
the sewing and the Red Cross ex
iwaded $50 for tho material.
Active Children Are Sensibly
*
Dressed in Fast Color Suiting
You need have no fear for the youngsters’ play clothes when
they re made ot sturdy FAST COLOR SUITING. Hours in the
bright sunshine, tree climbing and romping over hills will leave
the little garments of FAST COLOR SUITING good for long
wear afterwards. The color is garanteed to be absolutely fast
Besides the children’s clothing smart sport suits and frocks for
the older members of the family can be made of this popular ma
terial. Come in today to see the color range and to feel the close,
firm weave. Guaranteed fast color suiting not so good as this
is usually sold for 60c. Our price only 50c.
Powell
Burkholder^