« HX Phone us your news Item»---they are al­ ways welcome itti. *rntt Hrrnlíi Subscription, $1.00 a Year MCARTHUR ADDRESSES IMPORTANT LENTS AUDIENCE TAX QUESTIONS Lents, Multnomah County, Oregon, Oct., 12, 1916 CRIPPLED A well till«*d r«sim li«ten«*dto address«*« from A. A Muck, Georga Ta«well, Mr. Full Rental Value Land Tax and i i'eUireon, Pat McArthur ami others, on Homemaker's Loan Fund Amend­ I Wednesday evening. It was a fine re- ment Tax Limitation Means »fHinaive audience. McArthur was late, I owing to *|M*akiug at Linnton earlier in Lower Taxes. , tin* evening. Mrs. Jos. Beverage and Tle-rv x-ernn to Is- great confusion in n«ter, Mrs. Frank Fleming, gave a the minds of some voters regarding th« couple of delightful solo*. Ail the can­ Full Rental Value land Tax and Home- didate* acquitted tli<*ms«*lve« (ntis- mak>-r*s Loan Fund Amendment. Il is fsctorily. Mr. Mu«*k «talc*I emphatical­ a most coinplicalml measure. After ly that lie would serve th'* county with­ rva.ling it through one is conftisml and out favor to any special interest. lie hardly knows what it is all about. •poke of Ida preference in giving more M 1'1 II re (.< -,| I,« no conftlne.ll *I h > ui this attention to laterul country roads. iiie**ure It Is a single tax measure, Jndgi «lass well made * hit by outlining pure and simple, although a loan feature in the handling of delinquent III* vi lias la-eu a-ldral. Tire drs-trine of single children and placing more responsibility is just tills; That all inr-ome from I on tlie pan-nU. nr Reed I m - paid rscli year to tie« **lsU* in th«* «ha;s* of taxe*, Do you get the idea'.’ 1 It i* just single Under single tax under another nana* • tax nil incoine from lamí i» taken by Ila* stale. In this proposed measure income frpm land is < «ll«*«l "land rent” and *11 of it taken by ila* «tata. Uren. who lim bill, has F**“ M Mr. r. vmu* wi»v drew ••• ----,---- v|»-al«-dly arknowleeeii doubt in the mind at any voter alamt the wisdom of the Tax-Limitation amendment, it should have been removed by tbe events of the past few d*y* The budgets of proposed expenditure* for next year haw been made up by the Stale and by tbe City of Portland The budget* call for expenditure* way in ex­ cess of anything which has been at­ tempted before. Every State Institu­ tion ha* asked for big increase* in ap­ propriations, except one. The one in­ stitution which doe* not ask for an in- creaar la the Etant Oregon Insane Asylum, located at IVndieton. Every other in- ■titution ask* for big increase* Do our public official* Jeel that the tax-payers can afford to pay unlimited taxes? What is to become of the stale if this annua) increane doe* not slop. How can anyone afford to pay tlie tax bill*. It is an outrage to ask the tax-payers for big increases in appropriations when it is so hard to get money. Taxes should l>e decreasing then’ time*, not in­ creasing. , Rut there is on«- big consolation for tbe tax-payer. It is unanimously agreed that tax-limitation will carry by an overwhelming majority. Every one admits it. This simply means that re- gardles* of bow high the stat«* institu­ tions or the legislature try to increase our tax«** they will fail. Then* is a high- water mark abow which they can not go. They cannot make our tax«** for next year more than six per cent over thi* year’s taxes. The same is true of the city of Portland. If the Tax Limi­ tation Amendment carries, and it surely will carry, then th«« commissioners of the city of Portland will have to reduce tlieir proposed expenditure* 10 per cent. Tax Limitation is a measure which has ls>cn initialed by the State Taxpay­ ers league for the protection of tbe Tax­ payer*. It will carry by a big majority. Garbage Dumpers Liable to Arrest People who dump garbarge pro­ miscuously are liable to a real interest­ ing fine. Some one recently dumped a bunch of tin cans in the front yard of a 92d street home and drew down the wrath of the property owner. A repeti­ tion of the offense will he taken serious­ ly. A certain number of people seem to think it is all right to dump rubbish in the street or along the roads. Ry doing so they an- laying themselves liable to fines up to $25. It is safer and cheaper to bury your tin cans and other unmentionables. ov niton ot in< about 9:30. minute» ami wa» repeatedly cheered. He diaeuwed the Detms*raiic record on tlie Mexican question, on |«*ace, pre­ paredness, tlie chihi labor law, and the rewnt eight hour law. He calleci at­ tention to tbe fact that over 2K> American cillaena had been killed in Mexico ami along the border during tlie Wilson administration, without satisfac­ tion on tlie ;>art of the Mexican*. He recalled the men who were «lain at Vera Cruz: the colored soldier* who were shot down at Carisal, the looting of nnmbcrs of border town*, the despoil- ing of home*, and the degradation of women. Hi* |>ortrayal of the Tampico affair where the commander of the I'. 8. Fl«- c al led eight hour law, showing it was a mere subterfuge that would ultimately result in injury to the working men and the country. Pat made some votes for himself •nil Hughe« Wednesday evening. EVENING STAR HAS REGULAR MEETING A very pleasant and instructive pro­ gram waa rendered at the last meeting of Evening Star Grange. Soloe were rendered by Misses Eva Zimmerman and Marian Rennet and Mr. Richard Mulford, all of whom kindly retqsmded to encores, Mrs. F. A. Ward gave a very instruc­ tive talk upon the subject of "Modern Method* of Instructing the Deaf.” She told of the efforts being made to teach the deaf child to *|>eak, thus doing away with the sign language. Her little boy, ten years of age, showed how lie could talk, understanding all that was said to him. "The Effective Ballot” was the sub­ ject of a talk by Mr. Alfred I). Cridge. "The Ship Tax Exemption,” an initia­ tive amendment to I m - voted upon at the November election was thoroughly ex­ plained by Geo. M. McBride. This bill proposes to exempt all but state taxes upon the ships of Oregon. The states of Washington and California exempt the tfxea on their shipping, and they have a large number of ships at the porta of San Francisco and Seattle, while Portland ha* almost no vessels of any size or worth. It is a good law and all should vote for it if we wish to en­ courage and have any commerce in our own ships. A beautiful tribute to the memory of our late brother, Mr. John M«x*k, was read, ami the charter draped, while the audience sang, "River of Time.” The Gold Hill News says: "When­ ever we haw a great national strike, lie it railroad* or otherwise, the common people are al way* the goats and their bleats of distress are consistently ignored by both sides.” 0. E. flpence, Master of the State Grange, says the People’s Isuid and Th«; Sheridan Sun, one of the best Txian measure on the liallot this election papers that comes to our exchange *| m *II* confiscation for the farmer. table, is meeting the high cost oi print The State sold 25 tons of flax at 7 paper by disj>enaing with ready prints. cents « pound to California Mills, The Economy is not the only thing gained, same wss pioduced with convict labor. however, for additional self res;>ect goes The state is handling 750 tons. with the alwence of the patent medicine Salem is getting the one-man street and other advertising which the ready print houses are apparently unable to do car*, made necessary by jitney comjieti- business without.—Monmouth Herald. tion. This'is a goodjtime to re­ new your subscription to the Herald. Vol. 14. PROHIBITIONISTS HOLD BIG RALLY i There was a well attended Prohibition Rally on the street* of Lents on Tuesday evening, at tlie junction of Main «treet and Foster road. The speakers were Rev. John Riley, pastor of the Friend* church, Rev. Robert H. Clark, pastor of th«- Free Methodist church, Hon. A. W. I-afferty. candidate for Congress from the Third District, and J. Sanger Fox, Executive Secretary of the Prohibition Party. Instrumental music was supplied by tlie Bradford Trio, Messrs Paul, Harold ami Mark. The audience joined in some spirited singing. Mr. Itafferty announc-xl nimeelf as a believer in National and State Prohibi­ tion anti a large part of his address wax devoted to this issue. He declared that would endeavor to have the "Cha tn - rlain-McArtliti I Grant bill —«Q,eore e et-cured to speak on the Brewer's The 40th annual reunion of the So­ off by jumping on the spokes of the amendment. big wheel. ciety of Southern Oregon Pioneers was Completion of extensive improve­ held at Jacksonville Thursday with more than 300 members in attendance. ments now under way at the United Records compiled by the state in­ States fish hatchery grounds at Clack­ surance department show that during amas station will give Clackamas A very simple and labor-saving way September fires occurred in 43 Oregon rounty one of the best fish hatcheries towns, causing a total loss of $335,310. in the United States. At the present of canning fruit is by the oven method. A grand market and rummage sale time a hatchery building 58x100 feet The bottom of the oven may be covered held in Medford last week for the ben­ is under construction and a large force with asbestos, or a shallow pan with a efit of wounded French soldiers made of men has been at work on the small amount of hot water in it, may be used to protect the jars from breakage. a net profit of more than $1200 in two grounds for several weeks. i ne Oregon City locks around the Thoroughly sterilize the jars, covers, days. According to the report of State falls of the Willamette, bought by the and utensil* used in packing the jars in Treasurer Kay for the three months federal and state governments at a boiling water. Prepare the fruit as for ending September 30 there was on coat of $300,000 from the Portland any method of canning. Make a syrup that date a balance of $1,138.802.80 in Railway. Light & Power company, are of any desired density—usually the pro­ practically useless at the present time, portions used are one-fourth to one-half all funds. Johnnie Stump, of Monmouth, prob­ because of the shallowness of the low­ cup of sugar for each cup of water. Each ably won more prizes at the state fair er lock chamber at the present stage jar will require one-half its capacity of syrup. Pack the fruit in the jars, pour than any other boy in the state. He of the river. Engineers' maps of the channel of ’ over the syrup to overflowing, and put won a dozen prizes of different kinds, the Columbia river and the Willam­ I on lid. Cook in the oven ten to twenty valued at over $1000. An eight hour day for employes of ette, and also of the mouth of the Co­ i minutes—depending on the kind of fruit. the Northwest Steel company, Port­ lumbia. showing the new 40-foot depth I ft the screw tops are used they will land's giant shipbuilding plant, was that has been obtained, will be pub­ I haw to be tightened when the jars cool. announced Friday by J. R. Bowles, lished by the Portland chamber of Ry using this method it will be found commerce and circulated widely In i that the fruit will retain its color, shape president of the concern. Sale of 25 tons of flax tow from last shipping circles to advertise the mer- | and flavor wry satisfactorily.—M. H. year's crop to the California Cotton Its of the port. At the end of the first year of co- Losing Ground. mills of Oakland, Cal., for 7 cents a operative shipments of livestock by "My wife is In a flx about her garden pound, f. o. b. Salem, was authorized the farmers of Itane county under the Party." by the state board of control. "What's wrong?” direction of C. J. Hurd, marketmaster The car shortage situation reached "Declinations are coming In about as of the Lane county Pomona grange, The to ­ the high water mark Friday, fast as she can send invitation* ont” tai number reported short on the 50 carloads of livestock and 40,000 —Louisville Courier-Journal. Southern Pacific’s lines to the public pounds of wool, valued at $100,000 have been sold in the Portland market, service commission was 1739. The Myrtle Creek prune crop will ap­ Receipts of the state industrial ac- according to figures submitted by Mr. proximate 2,000,000 pounds. Hurd. PARENT-TEACHER’S PROGRAM OCT. 20 In Memory of Wallace fairbank The funeral of Wallace Fairbank waa held at 10 o’clock Monday morning, at Kenworthy’s, Rev. W. B. Moore officiat­ ing. The burial waa at Mt. Scott. Wallace Fairbank was born in the village of Herman, New York, on July 57, 1848. While young his mother died and he moved to Wisconsin. He lived there until be was 15 years of age, when he enlisted in the army in March 1864. He servei in the First Wisconsin cavalry tor several months. He was injured in an engagement from which he has suf­ fered ever since. He married Miss Jennie Honey at Fillmore, Nebraska, on Dec. 3, 1872, and came to Oregon via ‘‘Praire Schooner” in 1878, arriving just in time for the Indian trouble between Ogden, Ftah, and the Grand Ronde valley. He lived in the Grand Ronde valley until 1904 when he caine to Port­ land and settled down at Lents. In November 1913 he moved to Newberg returning to Firland in December 1915. A week following a trip to Newberg he suddenly died on Oct., 5, 1916. He leaves to mourn his loss, his wife, a son, A. R. Fairbank; three daughters, Mrs. L. C. Fleck, Mrs. J. F. Baker, Mrs. C. E. Eatchel, three grand child­ ren, a brother, Randolph Fairbank, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Sheldon. The employer must realize that not all the profit should come to him. Hie workmen are entitled to a fair division when they give their labor. They are entitled to protection of their health by sanitary conditions, by safeguards around machiney and by reasonable hours. On the other hand the em­ ployees of the nation must come to a realization that when the business in­ terest suffer, foreign competition comes upon the scene to underbid the American manufacturer.—Salt Lake Tleegram. Ind. Much legislation will come np before the next session of Congress which will be of vital importance to the North­ west. One of the most important measures having to do with our indus­ tries will be the passage of a bill under which water powers may be satisfactorily developed. A prohibitive government tax in addition to the state taxes would discourage investors in these enterprises.