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PAGE FOI TR 5 COTTAGE GROVE SEX I'lXEI,. THURSDAY, APRIL 21. 1927. ■ that a committee of layitieu could THE MILLAGES ONCE AGAIN. reduce the expense of education * Mondays and Thursdays COTTAGE GROVE, April 15.— with profit to those being edu PublUhert ’ rated. After we had reduced pres- (To the Editor.)- I have just read Bede if Smith ■ .......Editor Elbert Bede..... .Y [ ent i xpenses, we might turu around your reply to my letter of inquiry A flr«t-cl*** publication entered at Cot and add to the ».lanes of educa with great pleasure because 1 agree tage Grove aa aecoud-cia** matter ! tors, for our main idea is profit with much you any. 25 North Sixth | for the student. I agree that The Oregonian Bn line»» Office.......... And this fact can not be too should have n reporter attend the SCBSCRIPTION rates Hr mall (<-«•>> in «donc«) highly emphasized: We are not sessions of the legislature who is O m year...........OOiThree month«............ with eyes, ears and .40 j likely to di velop in the next 50 equipped Six month* l.COjOn* month ; i ears under our present system of brains and am sorry I did not Member of education any greater men than know- of these defects in Kelly's National Editorial Aaaoclatlon Oregon Slate Editorial Aaaoeiatlon the-’- «ho were developed or have anatomy before I quoted him so Oregon Newspaper Conference developed with more coarse food voluminously, otherwise I ¡flight •i nd less pie <ind cake ia the have shortened it up considerably. THE MILLAGE TAXES ONCE schools. No name of any graduate But, in niv ignorance of his phy AGAIN. of our colleges in recent years, or sical defects, when I read that, in the near future, is likely to live “Not until after the governor had Elsewhere on this page, O. M. longer than those of Washington, approved senate bill 2SS was it Kem conies back strong in another Lincoln, Elliott. Horace Greeley, discovered that the original pro round on the millage taxes for the Thomas Edison. William Jennings vision of the measure had been institutions of higher learning, and Bryan, William Shakespeare, Charles amended sometime during the final seems to have a difficult time con Dickens and \\ oodrow \\ ilson, all hours of the session;“ and again, vincing himself that he and The of whom were educated during I “And this amendment escaped Sentinel are entirely in harmony. times when we bad a less elabo general observation in the con Mr. Kem can not understand rate educational system than that fusion of the windup.”, it was how we could have been satisfied of today. No name is likely to quite natural for me to conclude with a 3 per cent limitation on the live longer than that of Lincoln, there was confusion, and it was amount the millages could be in who bad almost no school educa also quite natural for my mind to creased and could at the same time tion but did have an education of revert back to a period of almost defend the boost of the limitation which any college graduate might 40 years ago t^nd envisage a per to 6 per cent. We shall repeat be proud. form-i nee that indelibly impressed what we tried to make plain in the Also these same men lived in au itself at that time. It was the first place: To us personally the 3 age when expenses of state, coun last hours of a legislature body, it per cent limitation seemed to pro ty and city government, or the was iu the "we stna” hours and vide liberally, especially when it government that corresponded to the clock had been repeatedly was considered that the legislature these, was a small fraction of thoj turned back in an effort to finish can be depended upon to be liberal present cost of government. Also the work within the time limit (a with our educational institutions, these men lived in an age when thing that is frequently done in but the people voted the millages young men and young women did all legislative bodies, or perhaps, and, whether or not they were not find it necessary to spend their I had better say. was done). The certain what they were doing, the entire salaries for something to put uproar and confusion was worse millages have not produced what it on their backs and something to confounded and ended in nn ex was anticipated by the people and go into their stofnachs. change of ink bottles and cuspidors by those in authority at the institu We are not going to be more hurled through the air with more tions of higher learning that such severe with our institutions of or less accuracy. I am indeed millages would produce. Like learning than we are with our state pleased to know that this was a Governor Patterson we do not ques government, our county govern dream onlv and had no counter tion the wisdom of the will of the ment and our city government, part in the -adjournment of the people, if a servant of those peo and Mr. Kern knows that he is not Oregon legislature. It is evidence ple, we should endeavor to see that going to either. that "the world do move” and their wishes were complied with. Here is something that may bet that our civilization is civilizing. We might endeavor in the regular ter explain our attitude toward I am pleased to be able to- and proper manner to endeavor to some expenditures by the institu again agree with you in all you get the people to change their tions of higher learning: The Uni say about economy in the home minds upon some subject on which versitv of Oregon has a magnifi and in the schools and about train ♦heir wishes had been expressed, cent administration building. A ing children and would not for a such as when they followed the building that would have answered moment accuse you of nny desire advice of The Sentinel and abol the purpose could have been to “increase the cost of educa- ished capital punishment, later re erected at a saving that would tion,” but am at a loss to recon- instating it. also at the suggestion ’have permitted the erection of an eile that with your other state- of The Sentinel. other building on the campus. But ment that "We should have been Had we been a member of the we are proud of the building we ntirclv satisfied with the 3 per recent legislature, although person have. We take pride in showing cent limitation.” ally satisfied with the 3 per cent the buildmg to visitors from states Now, I think it fair and reason limitation, we should have voted where we used to live. It is a sort to boost that to S per cent, because of Sunday suit of clothes for the able to assume that the reason you the people have not yet indicated university and, if we could, we were satisfied with the 3 per cent mg. Otherwise, with the mosquito- that they regret what they did should not be willing to exchange limitation wa« because you believed bar outer garments now in vogue, when the millages were originallv ’his one beautiful building for twe •hat sufficient for the real needs the public might become acquainted voted, at which time it was antici f severe ami plain design that <>f the beneficiaries of the millage with the brand of flour the family pated that such millages would • might answer their purposes fully taxes. This being true, why are uses. produce by this time even more than as well so far as the actual work ou defending a limitation that However, 1 am quite aware of brings them double the amount? If the difficulty of going against the they can under the 6 per cent limita of the university is concerned. 3 per cent ia sufficient, isn’t it god of fashion. Of all the gods tion. When we said that the taxes for Personally we believe that the the institutions of higher learning logical to conclude that twice that that have ever been conjured up by expense of every educational insti would not be increased at all, we nmount is more than sufficient? the mind of man, none of them The only reason you give for has had the devotees that the tution in the country should be meant that the necessities, or what this seeming change of front is, greatlv reduced, and we believe . e.e consider necessities, of the in following the above quotation, god of fashion has, nn<l always has stitutions would be found to be "But The Rentinel does not believe hail We all rail against the ex •uch that the legislature would that th • boost of the limitation to travagunce of the age but few, if • ike up the difference between the 5 per cent will give the institutions any, have the courage of our eon I amount to which Mr. Kem would of higher learning nny more money victions. It is pretty inurh a case limit the millages and the amount than they would have received had of letting “George do it,” and he ♦be millages can produce under a the assessed valuation of the state forgets. Even Governor l’atterson 6 per cent limitation. The tax money increased in anything like the was not proof against the lure. He woubl come from the two sources, proportion it was anticipated that started out bravely wielding his but the total would be approximate it would inereaee when the people battle ax valiantly against appro- i priation bills and salary grabs but. ly the same as though a 6 per cent voted the millage taxes. ” alack and ala«, he weakened in the increase were permitted. Have not the institutions of good work and fell by the wayside Mr. Kern points to a $3.000.000 increase in assessed valuation. It higher learning received the name before he reached the goal. his figure.« are correct, about $1200 benefit from the steadily increas You seem to think it hopeless to i« the amount of additional money ing assessed valuation of the state, reform the schools along the lines that the University of Oregon will whatever that has been, as the you have suggested, and I agreo get and $1800 is about the addition other beneficiaries of the millage with you readily if we are going al amount O. A. C. will get. Surely taxes! If not, why not! If The to supply them with all the money he will not claim that this amount Sentinel believed that the 0 per they want, to continue their ex will cripple the taxpayer or flood cent boost will bring no more periments and the things we all money to these institutions than know are not essentia). You know the university’s treasury. was anticipated under the old law, that you and I will continue to why was it satisfied with 3 per furnish the kids with silk hose Al Smith, potential presidential cent! If is quite true that these and underwear so long as we have r candidate, defends his religious be schools require more money, and any money and maybe longer. Just . Long Distance Hauling liefs in a manner that is satisfac no inconsiderable amount more, so with th«- school officials, so long1 tory quite to most Americans with than they did 13 years ago at th: as they ran get the money there 1 Piano Moving a Specialty the exception of his belief that time of the enactment of the mill- will be no reform, and what breaks parents should be the judges of age law. 1 However, we must not my heart is, you are lending your whether or not their children forget that t although it has not self to the very thing you condemn should attend the public schools. been what was anticipated, there and giving it aid and comfort. Chestnut Brotheis, proprietors Most of us believe that only by has been a steady increase in the You say, "We do not believe South Sixth Street—Rear First attendance at the public schools receipts of the*« institutions from that taxes for the institutions of j- during a child’s younger years does the steadily increasing value of the higher learning will be increased i National Bank. he become a real American. taxable property of the state. The at all, for the reason that unless | amount I do not know but I have the millages provide more money, STORAGE AND GENERAL just seen a news item to the effect the legislature will make up the Claude Ingalls, perspicacious TRANSFER paragrapher and confounded col- that the increase in assessed valua- deficiency by direct appropria umnist of the Corvallis Gazette- tion this yetfr i.s $3,000,000, which tion* * • ” ' Office phone 6 I am frank to say that I haven’t Times, twits us Imcause a squl sav is keeping pace in part with the Residence phone 155-L er preaching at Eugene located hell increased demand and I think you the -lightest idea of what yon at about the exact distance from will agree with me that up to the mean by the above language. First, Eng -ni- that the maps show Cottage present time thov have gotten on you do not believe that the taxes ♦ Grove to be. It is a fact that we quite well. Now, when we add to for the higher schools will be in have not yet fully recovered from this the 3 per cent you were one creased at all, and then, because time satisfied with, which is twice if the millage« do not provide more Clan 'e’s visit here last summer. more than they have ever had bo money the legislature will make up fore, coupled with the increasing "Vilma Banky Drops Suit,” the value of assessable property that headlines tel] us, buj we are left will go on perpetually, I cannot in the dark ns to many details resist the belief that it is suffi that might have made a good news cient for nil needful purposes, story. Was it a suit she had on I most heartily approve of what and. if so. wns it worn outside or you say about pumping less into undern -nth—or don’t thev wear the child and eliminating from our Office in Durliam’s Store more than one suit at a time these schools the unnecessary courses and dnvsf ir «fraction. However, you spoil it T all by letting out the following The government collecting in wail, "But this is not any more tn X from bootleggers. The likely to be «lone than it is likelv Cottage Grove-Eugene come government, has no that we arc going to send our ent, it seems, hns trouble putting on the screws when girls to school in faded cotton * Freight and Transfer. it i« a matter of taxation. The socks and underclothes made of JESS LANSING prohibition enforcement officers flour sacks.” Proprietor might well take some lessons from I think I can agree with yon the tax collecting department. fully that we are not going to FURNITURE MOVING send our girls to school in fnded AND STORAGE A bandit has robbed a Portland qotton socks, but ns to the floor apparel shop. Probably the work sack underwear, I am not so Mire. of a dad of two or three girls who T :im quite confident It might, be had told him that they just had to done p’th both comfort and profit, Piano Moving a Specialty have something that the Brown and and also with safety did the party Phone 99 ; Res., 189-J Jones girl had. wearing them remove the letter- Your Home Print Shop r ;rst. I I — - - — tfottaqc (Grove Mentitici th«* deficiency. Fir>t, it there any other Miurce of revenue for these higher tehoolf than the noting«' taxes or appropt iut »n- liv the laturef And wcoud, how could the wilHngnev of the legislature out cold that then* will be no up pr«fprint ion?« to make up drficirn Í’IVI. Much nmre might hf -»!•! but 1 fluir 1 have nlrcndv cicr.-drd inv O. W KEM up’irc limit. /I IV ROCK AND SAND You say rny cheeks are rosy red, ¡’U tell you how that came. X^My mother always made me eat Honey-sweetened Concrete rock, per yard, $1.85, Delivered Sands, per yd., $2.25 Delivered ru M. A. 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