Redmond
r h e
Spokesman
Published at the “Hub City” of Central Oregon
VOI.. 4.
No. :14
KKDMOND. ( KOOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
¡STATE TREASURER KAY TELLS
OF
TAXES TOE
Filen Report and I rKCH
■ I m * I HI.EI) IN I» YEARS, Willi. E THE STATE POPULA-
Co-Operation
91.60 PER YEAR
Advantages of a Bank Account,
However Small It May Be
mk I'l * I.AHKS THK STATE II AS Tint M \ NY EXPENSIVE O. Ltturrguard, Chief Knuin^r,
l l <»MMISSIONS AND SHOWS I'll \T I \XES II \\ E AHOI T
1914
I I |i*\ HAS INCREASED I.KSS I II \N ONE-THIRD DURING
I 111 \T TIME— AN
INTERESTING REPORT THAT AM.
REVIEWS WHOLE HISTORY
I I \\PAYERS SUOI 1.0 READ
OF
THE
SEGREGATION
It is well to pay bills promptly, but not to pay the same bill
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tf . «rara 1904 siiti |U96 t i s i «
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stiri unii«') *n*nr y
oli* tal», rotti iti laali*tia and di»
’ U bri HE « « ai*. »Ha 11. Iti f
• ililr o f Hit» IfirrrajM* in l a » «’ *.
a ln i a g m r r a l MirlalliDr
•« -i l1» urrà In l !>.• futura
l rraaurrr K b ) i •uhjert * a *
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pur Isoli r»f Dir Hlalt» a
H
i l ‘io| o t and I •11-14,“ and hr
K . » - I tu»« alai«* olfl»-lai sitar alatr
al, and alala romitilaaI«*n aftar
iaaioti ha»! rotaie luto e t l a l r n r r
(tir 1 " i r a i i*-ru»d. and h o «
tt r i i « ?i#au of th r old da|»arlturni*
\
< i in »m a ard
Matiy «»f
Dir
% ! • and ronitnlaalona ou gh l tir»
ff
;iu» I w t i «'frat e«!, ha aaid, and
^P«
-.itr etpaiMNNl rould bara barn
^P'
1 I.» p ia titi« Dir t i r « olir*
^ P ' t i .ad depardsianta
| P I ■ mar 111»r. « a i « r i i aDrtirirri
1 thr a^M-a k «*r « aa « D a n in urli ap
^ptiia.
Mr Kay a apra* li « a a aa fui-
P « •
M
V» Di la la Dia li m a of yrar « tini
^Pf
m i a ara paylna th rlr la tra
Hi
l l t r i t l l l l l Dir f j j O l i
H ' ' are
much hig her n o « than In
H
it t# a g o o d H omi
^K i !< r ■ i the i)ije#tl«»n « e have b e f o r e
P
! , t to* an:on
n.oiiey re«|iilred to conduct
the
«!«-part menta o f
the alate.
i l the reason for the very great In
Da»e oyer f o r m e r yea r»
W e all k n o « that our l e g i s l a t u r e
&«•«•(■ « v e ry tw o yea r», and that our
61 levy I» higher e v er y other year.
bhu h make# it aoceaaary to take th «
P«-’ <llturea f o r a period
of
two
ars and div id e It by 3 In order to
coat for any
one
r( (hr aver
i
ih » imputation
o f I h » « t a t » In
I* *hown to b » 546,1)00, « h i l o
1
' l l li la « I m .ut 7SI..ODD. or an In
I
.f I r « « than o n - Ihlr.l
T h » amount o f money required
i ^ A
) I « l a i I. > 11 f..r «I I * i .41 - .1.
g a g a t i in-ti i a amt Inatllullona In I h »
l 'm I f , « a a $2.225.000. « l i l i . '
m,..uni iir<»«aary Io b » raia-.l In
•ama oiannar for 1911-14 » a s
16, 790,000
H o « r v**r, t li rea laDrr
f) gor ra »lo fiot t rpr «-arm Dir an tir««
r * » l . f*»r Dia rraaon Dial Dia la tra
raiard from Indirmi aourcra. aurti a«
ihr
Inherltanrr
lai
and oDirra,
atiiouulrd In 1904 6 l o 1340,odo,
« l i l l e iha amount ralaed from
Dir
•Minia aourraa In 1913 1 4 « aa J H M 0. -
uno. an Ito rraar of 9644.000, which
«hould be added (o Dia 9u,790,000,
making a lo ia ! of 94.474.OUO, or
about Direr tlutea aa much aa thè
toal o f running Die alale eight and
Ulne >rara ago, when the poulaDon
« a a tw o thlrda aa much aa II la now
T he re la «tran a greater n»at than thè
•b o ra amount« Indicala, for Dir rea
a«»ti (ha i many of the depart menta,
auch aa Die corporation department.
Inaurarne department, labor rotti*
tniaaioher'a department, and auto
mobile department, bank etauitnar
and gatur protection are aupported
In part or « h o l l y from the frra
which they collect, and turn Die aur-
plua. if any. itit«i the general fund
During the laat eight or
nine
>eara the Itirrcssr* of taxable wt-ulDi
of the atatr baa been far greater
than the in* ream*
In population,
th erefore the cltlceiia have reaaon to
tiellete that the government should
be maintained on a* low a tai on the
Increased valuation aa It « aa eight
or 1 '* veara ago
T he re have beep various causea
for Dita gre.»! In» rraor In coat of op
eratlng the varloua state tusDtuUoiis
and department# some of which are
general Increased
Ju#titi<-<! In '
• «»st o f producta and labor, gad UM
Improvements made neceaiary to
b r i n g the#«’ I n s t i t u t i o n s up to date.
hut It is equally true that much of
the Increased cost has been brought
about by new and unnecessary da*
partment* and «»fflcial». for the stai»*
o f Oregon, with 760.000 population,
has as m a n y officials and depa rt
ments as m a n y »fat es with several
tim e » It» population and wealth.
*'ln looking over the ap pro pria
tions made by the Inst Legislature
# r find greatly Increased amounts
. for many Inatitotlon» ami depart-
)*) y
onr*
created
I l i - t o l l « » lug liai will «I v o n
gmel ld »a of i h » lo-r-ua-.l cost of
running *h» ala i»
191.1 1 4
1904*5
» JS.700
$ 9,000
appropriation of
17.600
I"
twice.
Tumalo
l
«-«-<J Canal
H uh
Been
IC \ I l i t o « I » <X»M MISSION
UK \NTS
P IIO N K
ItA IS l.
The
Kiillrontl
Commlaalon
haa
11. 1.1» iho foll n wln y riillny In roynr.l
to iho Inrroaao o f phono r a l o » In Ihla
«■'.'loti for Iho lloarhutoa Mtilual
T »l»ph on o I'om p an y:
" i t Ihla 2ml day o f Februar y, 1914.
Hu matter cornea on b efo re Iho com
ini.-Ion upon Iho ap pllratlon of ••>»
l>»-. hulea Mutual T e le p h one Com
I'ltny for a u th o r lly to Inrroaao rertaln
ral»,
fh e
rntiimlaalon,
havlny
h. tr.l ami examined Iho «alti applica
• •"ti »m l the e v ide n ce ami p ro o f« of
f»r».l, and now boina fully advlaod
In the premia»». Il mia
III i» t the «alti ap pllratlon «houtil
and the name hereby la allo wed;
an.I th » «a id lleechutoa Mutual T e le
pi .ti« i 'mu pan y la authorised to ea
» « Ul Inli a on e-party Jnialnoaa tele
plume aorvlre ul Iho r ale o f $1 **i*
I T month, and one par ly realdenre
i"l» ph on o Hervir», at Ihe rale of 1 2 6*1
I T month, ami to charge for bualnea«
I'nriv tolophonoa $2 50 per month
an.l for realdenre par ly te le phone» $2
I T month, with an additional 2n
»» t i l « In each rare wh or e the tele-
phon»a Inatallod are deak aota
The rommlHNli.n rerominentla to
•ho i'ompany that II o lie n ti Ila eerviro
lo rover the 24 ho ur» In oath day.
listed al Saloni, (IroRtin. Ihla 2ml
day of Februar y, 1914.
II i l l \
I
Ml S H I P
H I VS
U i l l T i : HI.WK.ltV IT I AHUK
Portland Journal. Feb 19: John
\ Moor», an automobile mechanic
w a a turned over to the Federal au-
t her It le« I hl« inornlnR on a Mann art
white «lavery rhnrye after havlny
.....„ arrenteil early Thuraday morn-
Itiy by l’ lalnrlothe« turn Urlfflth and
I.HIla at the Conyrea« hotel with a
«Iti who yave her name a« Florence
M au re r
The latter I« held aa the
government'» principal wltneaa.
Muore I» formally charyetl with
I reimport Iny the ylrl for Immoral
purp»>«i'» from Itltxvllle. W'n . to Th->
Italic» and to Portland
Aaalalant
t nitrit Statt-» Attorney John Beck
man. who ha» chary* of the rasa,
«aya that the Rlrl. who I» leaa than
20 year» old .ha» a htmbnml llvlr.y In
the WaahluRltH» • """■
they have been paid.
Put in Condition for U m « Dur-
I f you pay by check, however, the can
celled checks are returned to you and can be produced as receipts.
ing thr Season of 191 I at a
Checking accounts are therefore more than a convenience.
Total Coni of $107,000
They are an insurance against over payment.
Every
man or
woman who pays bills should do so with checks.
I,r u f»»» ln g profound faith In t h »
ultim a!- aio .-aa o f I h » T u m alo I r r i
gui bui P ro ject and urging -loa »r co
operation b » l w » » n th* alato and th »
f»d * r a l government In Ih* devalop-
m »n l work. (> l.aurregaard. chie f
»n gln oar o f i h * T u m alo Pro ject , haa
)u«l fll»d hi« tlr«t annual r-po ri wltu
John II lu-wla. Ktx rola ry o f I h » S t a i»
It-a-rt latini Hoard
llttraua» of th »
Innnlt» d f l a l l r o v o r l n * th* tot-hnlral
and ad m lnUtr ail on f » a t u r » « o f rorla-
tnallon d *v » lo p m e n l. I h » roport la o f
y r » a l vaiti» lo any potami Inloroatod
In IrrlKailon
Il r o v i » » « tho ro m piólo hlatory.
with all II» v !r l» »ltu d » a o f rocolvor*
• hip» « m i othar llUnatlon. o f tho on-
Mr» «fc rt-K alIon. bui d w olU rhloflv
■ >n ilio procrea« (hat ha« boon mudo
In ronalrurtlou and aorvlre alno» tho
l»Kul ha rrlor» woro awopl away and
tho « t a l » undortook lo handlo tho
projta I undor Iho d lrorllou o f Ibo
|)»»i*rt I .inni Hoard
All mallo ra rolalltiK lo tho alTalr»
o f I h » T u m alo «otcroyallon a r » noooa-
«arlly o f » Idoaproad lutoroal l o Irrl* ,
yation ia!« bot-aua» Il la tho nrwt arid ,
land dovolopmont that ha « e v er boon
undortakon tllroolly by any alalo lu
Iho l iilon. and ihoro foro l u hlatory
I» v a «lly different fro m Iho career
of any o f tho yovornmon t p ro ject«
or thoao developed by p riv ale enter-
priao ami reaourrea.
Illalorlcally the T u m a lo Pro ject.
» « It 1« known, w i i the orly lnal Co
lumbia Southern Irrlyatlon Company
«chetile, and waa Ural called to tho
attention of Ihe Iteaert l.aml Hoard
I.) I h » T hre e Slater« Irrly atlon Com-
Your checking account will lie welcomed at this bank, where
you are assured o f absolute security and the most courteous
treatment.
REDMOND BANK
OF
COMMERCE
HOARD OF DIRECTORS:
B. A. Kendall
L. E. Smith
Dr. J. Barr
Guy E. Dobson, President
J. Wr. Brewer
Guy E. Dobson
J. W\ Brewer, Vice President
Chas. B. Drake. Cashier
Conllnued on Payo 3
SHERIFF FRANK EFLÌNS EXPERT MAKES REPORT LOVING CUPS NOT TO MAY
MAKES A STATEMENT ON COUNTY FINANCES BE GIVEN IN FUTURE
1 ■ » : « - , m i « » ap pro priatio n
uniform » y a l » m o f accounting.
• li**»r.l of Hheep ........ ..
^ ^ g l’
Of i M f M t o n C hil d I .« !•< • r
^ ï g l l : n , . n i .if M i n » » ami G e olo gy
4o.ooo
T K I.I.s
U40I T MATTKKM PKU-
Bi
hooo o f Laefca ai O v o s o s City
100.000
J II« allng rinnt ami r»m >»l»lliiK C ap ítol Building
T I I M M 1 T O H IS o m o ;
J 1 umbla l i i * » r |M>w»r p r o je ct
1 ........
g<
i m hla So uth »r n p ro ja rl
450.Ou
I', . yate» 1.1 Nation al part» . uni-nllOO
. "00
g ! '
itlonal i l » p a r l m » n t Sopì Publl. Inaino Mon
Jo.,»oo
11.ooo
J
' T h e r e haa b » » n a la r a » to rre a»» tutu » \ » r y tw.» y » » r » for experim en u ltra Karla ami 11« uro- to R efu te
tal « l a l l . .na Ihrouyhuul the variami
I
.«|>|>ri>[>rI « I loua for I h - l ' n l » » r
the I ’ti I >1 1 X1 1 .-. I Itrp.irt Math' It}'
o
,.f i iregou ami «ha « « f l c i l l l f i l roooil*')*. whll- In 19)*4 .. I h » r » whh
prartli-ally liothinK
. - inaili* n»<-aanry hy I h » » r » .
the County "K x p e rl"
lion of many now b uil d in g« ami th «
• Thi* i ; » » i o r n OroRon Stale lloa-
vr»,ti In-roaa» o f allo m la n ro
Contlnued on p»RO 4
It now m ala Iho alalo about $7*.-
\\ M il.HUI sK HKIII 11.1*1 NU
NOT
VKT
IHOITHKI* **V
At Ihe moetlnK of the olhcera and
atockholilera of the Farmers' I'nlon
Warehouae last Saturday no dellnlto
plat!« were |M<rforted for rebulldlnR
th.- plant that waa recently deatroyed
hv tir»
Another meetIny ha« been
. alletl for Marrh 7. »I whl»h time It
la exported all .|ii»Htlona pertalnlnK
to rroryarilxatlon will he »ettled and
that Ih» rebulldlnR queatlon will be
taken up and »onto tl»Unite action
decided upon.
Sometimes bookkeepers, by mistake, send out bills after
I-:,liter Keilnutml Spokeaman:
I have been naked »everal tim e«
to Rive publicity to the court houae
trouble», but until the laat ''out
break" of the rounty Ju.lyo I waa
very reluctant to make any mention
o f the matter
Kvery official In the
court houae ha» been annoyed fre-
qneatly i>' Connty Ju.ir» Bprlager,
who haa been trylny to make earn
official do and art a» he wlahea.
Tin« la a »irony atatement, but a
dlwnyreenble fart.
The Jutlye rei-ently yot the Idea
that he could d e a r the court houae
out by yetllny another expert (th U
la the third In 12 m onth«) to ro
throuyh the hooks, imperially aa It
wna nearlny election
Tlila "ex p ert," after 19 daya o f
atrenuoua and painful labor, hrouyht
forth a "rep o rt” and not a very loud
report at that.
T ill» roport wa» founded yen.-rally
on hear-»ay
anil
waa Inareurale
throuyhout,
imperially roneernlny
the »herlff. the Inryer part of thla
helny entirely false
We w ill refer
to hla atatement that he could have
performed all that wa» done hy Mr.
People« In two day»
Could he? Mr.
Peoples, from January 15. 1913. until
April 1. 1913, worked 1« hour» every
day except Sunday, on which day he
worked till noon. durittR which tint«
$2*5,000 In round number» w a» col
lected.
Front June I until A ukiim I
1 Mr. People» laid off, then worked
Continued on paye 4
RH C KIPTS A N I» D ISBI'RSKM KNTH
KOAOH R K K I SK TO (IK K K K TH KM
KOR V K A K IMIS SHOWN
A T N O K T H U K ST F A I R S
DO AWAY
Desert Land Board, State Engi
neer and the Water Board
All
the Counly Otri ere Inrlutletl In Pannina Im plrnim ta anti Practical
l<e|M.rt. W hich I» an Inter-
T in ny- to He Suhatitutetl at
OMtlntc Statement
All P m t lw i K ilobits
May Be Elim inated
MOVEMENT
W ILL
BE
STARTED BY CENT. ORE.
The followinR la the report aub-
mltted to the County Court by the
expert who ha» been etiRaRed to ex
pert the rounty book», and showi
the receipts and disbursements for
1913:
Receipt» by T rre -u re r
Halance on hand Jan. 1,
It!!
»
From Taxes—
General fund ..............
School fund ................
Road fund ................
High School fund ....
Special cities
Special school ............
Library ......................
Sfate o f Oregon —
I T . S. Forest Reserve
rentals
I T . S. land sales .......
School fund Interest ..
Scalp bou n ty...............
County Fair
.............
Miscellaneous Sources-—
Sale of school bonds
County clerk's fees ..
School bond Interest
Schi bond sinking fnd
Portland Trust Co.pro-
reeds of warrants
Knjolned warrants ....
Donations road fund .
Interest deposita.........
17.740.92
177.711 *4
34.312.27
9.595.61
16.340 01
13.452.78
72,053 07
492.64
8.354 36
1,247.02
6,148 80
69.66
749.04
22.695 15
8.768.64
4.021.00
100.00
1.425.00
4.128.15
1.580.00
567.44
Continued on PaRe «
No more cheap “ lovlntt cu p»" will
be handed to farmers and farm ers'
wives who win prizes at agricultural
or livestock fairs In various parts of Governor West Favors Plan Put
j the northwest.
l'p to Him by the Irrigation-
When In Portland laat week J. O. j
| Woodworth, vice president In charge
ists of Central Oregon and
o f traffic for the Northern Pacific,
put hla foot down emphatically on | Will Support Movement
expenditure« for purchase o f cupa
and trophies of that kind. He pro
poses now to substitute In the place
that they so long have usurped some
clocks, milk pitrhera, harness and
A dispatch from Salem under
farming implements.
date o f the 20th says: A movement
The O.-W. R. * N. Co., which also has been started to Initiate a meas
confesses Its guilt extending over a ure at the next election to abolish
j period o f quite a few years, now haa the State Oesert I-and Board, the
| reformed Its ways and given order« State W ater Hoard and the State Kn-
i that cups are to he put into the gineer'a office, and put the business
handled by these three departments
' »crap heap, so to speak.
Instead, they are going to give the in charge o f one hoard, thus effect
\ farmers something that they can use ! ing a considerable saving to the tax
-spring tooth harrows, harness, payers.
Governor West said that at the
light farm wagons and utenails of
1 various kinds that wilt be handy recent meeting o f the Oregon Irriga
tion Congresa in Portland, delegates
; around the house.
The value that farmers place on from Central Oregon put the propo
"lo vin g cups" was well illustrated at sition up to him and asked for hia
He said he favored the
a Central Oregon fair laat year. The approval.
first prize for the best display of movement and would give his sup
He
corn waa one of those cups with an port to the proposed measure.
advertised value o f $50.
The sec said a large saving would be made
ond prise was a set o f books on agri- by such a change
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