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Page Ten THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1922, CUT THEM DOWN During the tax discussion at the Live Wire meeting "7 on Tuesday evening it was stated that Clackamas coun ty taxpayers are delinquent over $80,000.00. Ihis is a discouraging fact. It ought not to be. There is some thing amiss when this county blessed with abundunt nat ural resources, including, water power, timber and the richest, most productive soil in Christendom is not pros perous enough to balance its tax roll. There is either in efficiency, extravagance or excessive burdens imposed, when the people industrious, intelligent and progressive j an arp t.hp tavnavprs nt this rminr.v cannot or do not Tav -p-J - " tneir taxes. These taxes must be paid or property including homes conliscated. And this bad condition is increasing every hour as taxes go higher and the burden becomes i more unbearable. More farms, more homes will go under ! the hammer unless expenses of the state, county and local ; government are cut. And when we say cut we mean CUT. j Cut down on improvements not absolutely necessary to life and health until taxes are reduced. Enforce the laws and thus cut off future growth and increases of taxes for the care of the delinquent, and criminals in our state institutions, by reducing their num bers. Cut down appropriations for state institutions. Put these institutions on a more nearly self supporting basis than they are now. It can be done and it should be done. Hold the educational institutions, state, county and local, down to a basis of essentials and save a few hundred thousand dollars annually while the taxpayer catches his breath. Last year the State fair and the Pacific International ". Live Stock Exposition cost the State of Oregon over $388, . 000. They should be self supporting or very nearly so. This is but the beginning of a long resume of plans 5 where some real cutting down of taxes may be done. It may not be popular. It may be painful to some but it's the only way to prosperity for the home and community. It means a happier more contented people. WilsonviUeWiU Have a New Store 3 H. D. Aden of Wilsonville is mov ing the M. R. A. hall to the location on which the old Lawrence hotel for merly stood. Mr. Aden will reno vate and improve the building and put in a stock of hardware. WILSONVILLE MAN Leo Weideman, a florist at Wilson sonvllle, has just received a patent on a nursing bottle which has a thermom eter in the side of the bottle. This is believed to be a very valuable in vention. It is simple, and the won der is it has not been worked out by some manufacturing concern. L-Aboi Canby I. O. O. F. Anniversary The twentieth anniversary of the Canby Independent Order of Odd Fel lows, was celebrated last Friday ev ening by a "Home Coming" event About one hundred and thirty mem- were present. uTtee- Thomas F. Ryan, who in stituted the lodge 20 years" ago was the guest of honor and gave an address. 91st Commander To Address Legion Meet Col. Witworth, commander of the 91st Division which is now a reserve organization, will address the local post of the American Legion, Monday nigh tat Willamette Hall. The ladies organization, the Legion Auxiliary, will serve refreshments and with this inducement a big meeting is expected. There will be several mu- jsical numbers on the program and it is rumored that the affair will close with dancing. All ex-service men as well as Legion members are invited to attend. Silas Adkins Meets Death On Friday last, as Silas Adkins was felling a tree near his home, at Mulino. he was instant- , ly killed. The tree lodged against j another tree and glanced off striking Mr. Adkins crushing his skull and killing him. - The deceased was'abeut-55 years old. He is survived by a daughter and a brother. The Tax Man Is Ready. Next Tuesday, February 14, is the opening date for the collection of the 1921 taxes. Everybody will be in readiness at the tax collector's of fice to accept and receipt for the same. , Sixth' Street Finish Sixth street is under way again, the contractor laying the hard surface this week. This work has been held up for several months and its conclus ion will.be a cause of genuine repoic ing to adjacent business interests. JOE SWARTZ HERE'S VALUES These New Spring Fashion SUITS AT $35 Are the Greatest Bargain in Years These suits have just arrived and represent the greatest buy I made while on my trip to the east ern market. Am going to pass these values on to my costumer at' a guaranteed saving of $10 on every garment. THE MODELS Latest one two or three but ton styles, double or single breasted, sport models, too. THE FABRICS New pin checks, Tartar plaid striped. The kind that keep their shape. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY .The House of Kuppenheimer In Oregon City incoin and Law Enforcement Surrounding the twelfth of February each year, the birthday of America's Greatest Commoner, there is an atmosphere of reminiscence, a ision of the ideals, the life and the service of Abraham .Lincoln.- Born in the traditional log cabin, reared among the vicissitudes of pioneer life, he emerged by sheer force of will and character to the highest hon ors and position possibly accorded to a world citizen. Wim quaintest humor there was mingled in his life the deepest sincerity. In his greatest efforts there was intensity of purpose. In all his sorrows and disappointments there was abiding faith in God and his fellow men. To the great perplexing prob lems of his day he devoted his keen intellect and matchless determination. Into the future he look ed with a vision which succeeding years have proven marvelously apt and true. And, hence the words of this man the "Emanci pator" of four millions of the human race are especially significant in the world strife and tur moil of today. In his first great patriotic speech he forecast many of the present day political and social conditions and emphasized the greatest re-, spect for law and order. Let us ponder well his words: "At what point is danger to our government and our institutions to be expected? If it ever reaches us it must spring up amongst us; it cannot come from abroad. As a nation of free men, we must live through all time or die by suicide." "How fortify against danger? The answer is simple. Let every American, every lover of liberty swear by the blood of the Revolution never to violate in the least particular the laws of his country and never to tolerate their violation by others." Crowd Sees Ku KIux On Tuesday Night An overflow crowd saw "The Pace at Your Window" at the Midway on Tuesday night of last week. If sen sationalism was expected, those pres ent were disappointed. Dr. Sawyer, who holds the title of supreme lecturer of the domain of the Ku Klux, which includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana and Alaska, gave a strong address on the purposes of the Klan, its motives and ! reasons for existence. ! Among other things he stated that no man could belong to the order who would not give his unqualified al legiance to the contitution of the Unit- ; ed States, or who owed allegiance to any foreign government, order or or- i ganization. S The picture, "The Face at Your Window," was made with the express j ed sanction of the XT. S. officials as j well as the governor of New Jersey, j where the film was produced, j The picture, aside from showing the j gathering of a klan and several cere monies of the order, was primarily anti-bolshevik, giving an idea of the acvitivies of the order In the event of a red uprising. Dressed Meats (Less commission) Choice light hogs, 12 and 13 l-2c lb. Undergrades 10 and 12c; veal, top 15 and 15 l-2c. Undergrades 11 and 14c lb. Vegetables Potatoes $1.40 and $1.60 cwt; onion, $6.00 and S6.50 cwt Oregon cabage 2c lb.; Cauliflower, $1.25 and $1.50 a dox.; parsnips, 1 l-2c lb. Local Buying Market Wheat $1.10 per ba. Oats feed, $27.00 per ton; milling $34.00 per ton. Hay Clover, $12 to $14 per ton; oat, $15 to $16 per ton. Straw $8 to $10.00 per ton. Beef live weight, steers," top 7c lb.; cows, top, 4 to 6 c per lb. Hogs dressed, top, 12 1-2 c per lb. Chickens light, 14 to 15 c; heavy, 20c to 22c per lb. Sheep live weight, 3 to 5 c per lb. Lambs live weight, 5 to 7c per lb. Eggs 25c per doz. Potatoes $1.50 to $1.75 per 100 lbs. Hides calf, 10c per lb.; kip, 5c per lb.,; beef, 3 l-2c per lb. Veal dressed 15 to 16 c per lb. Onions $6.00 per 100 lbs. Cabbages 3c per lb. Gascara Bark 5c to 5 l-2c per lb. dried. Ducks 21c to 23c per lb. Geese 14 to 16c per lb. live weight. Seed Potatoes 75c to $1.00 per 100 lbs. Certified seed potatoes $2.85 to $3.00 per 100 lbs. Carrots 90c per 100 lbs. FORS SALE OK TRADE One team of mules, 2300 lbs. Inquire black smith shop, Clackamas, Oregon. , 2-9-2tp. Circuit Court Actions Lower Telephone Rates Expected Reports are current that lower tele phone rates for Portland may be ex pected soon. On March last year, the Oregon Suite Pubiic Utilities commission al lowed the Pacific Telephone & Tele graph company to increase its rates for the third time since April, 1919. The company asked for and were permitted to raisetbe ratea the last time-on the ground of need of emer gency funds. Materials and labor had reached a higher level thas ever before and though there was strong opposition to the increased rates there was a strong feeling that the rise was not altogether unjustified. At present, prices of materials and the cost of living has decreased and the feeling is that justice demands a reduction in cost of the service to the patrons. And it is believed the com mission will take this same view of the situation. Just what effect a reduction in the rates in Portland will have on Ore gon City is not certain. County Farm Bureau Schedule Annual Meet The annual meeting of the Clacka mas County Farm Bureau will be held in Oregon City on Thursday, Febru ary 23rd. The meeting place will be announced through the press at a la ter date. The principal work to be done at this meeting is the election of an ex ecutive committee for the coming year, adoption of a county program, pass on any suggested changes in the constiution and by-laws of the organ ization, and select county project leaders from the community project leaders which have been selected in the various community meetings which are now being held. The subjects to be discussed are of vital interest to every Farm Bureau member, and all are urged to be pres ent who can possibly do so. Look Out For the Fake Powder Man It has been reported that there are parties going about through the coun try with a powder which, it is claim ed, if injected into fruit trees will act as a "cure all" and make it un necessary to spray for three years. It is claimed by authorities that this is plainly a graft as no discovery of a successful decoction for this purpose has ever been made Following is what the Oregon Ex periment Station has to say of such "cures." "Growers are urged to view with considerable suspicion any such treatment and its agent. Tests of similar substances have proved them-f to be worthless for the troubles they are supposed to remedy, if not actually harmful to the tree or plant. "Admitting the desirability of de veloping such a cure, the experiment station can better afford to do the testing of the substance to determine its value than can the individual growers. Unless the material bears the stamp of approval of the experi ment station it is of questionable val ue, as reputable concerns invariably submit their products to the experi ment station for testing before placing them on the market." Eva J. Packard vs. Forest E. Pack ard. Divorce. Charge: cruel and inhu man treatment. Plaintiff asks custody of children and $30.00 a month ali mony. State of Oregon vs. F. A. Lyford. Transcript from justice court. De fendant was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without a license tag. He was tried, found guilty and fined $25.00 by Justice E. J. Noble. After being ordered to either pay the fine or go to jail he appealed the case to the circuit court. Beatrice E. Bennett vs. Wm. D. Bennett. Divorce; charge of cruel and inhuman treatment. Plaintiff asks for care and custody of minor child. Margaret Hill vs. Mary C. Hill. Di vorce; charge of cruel and inhuman treatment. Plaintiff asks for $25.00 a month alimony and $100 court costs. Portland Buying Market Hay and Grain F. O. B. track, Portland in car lots Wheat $1.10 to $1.17 per bu. Oats $27.00 and $28.50 per ton. Barley, $26.00 and $27.00 per ton. Eastern Yellow corn, $25.50 and $25. 75 per ton. Valley timothy $16.00 a ton. Clover hay $12.50 per ton. Oat and vetch $15.00 per ton. Straw $8.00 and 513.00. The Ford Hotel Newly Remodeled and Under New Management. Clean, Airy, Homelike Rooms, By the Day or Weekt WITH OR WITHOUT BOARD 401 ia Main Street Miss Vina Lent, Prop. Safety per ton; cheat, $12.50 Butterfat No. 1 churning cream 35c and 38c f. o. b. Portlanr. Undergrades 32c. Poultry Products Esgs 23 and 25c per doz. (Less commission) Heavy hens, ,22 and 24c; light, 15 and 17c. Ducks young 25c and 28c, old 20 and 22c per lb.; turkeys; No. 1 dressed 35c and 37c. SAVE AND INVEST Buy Our 7 Per Cent Preferred Stock. Pays Dividends Every Three Months Pay Your Light Bill with a Dividend Check. Portland Railway, Light and Power Co. 619 Main Street Oregon City, Ore. PRICE BROS. DEPT. STORE OREGON CITY. ORE. THE BEST PLACE TO TRADE AFTER ALL 7th AT MAIN I LAST CALL! FINAL PRICES! What Means The Day Saint Valentine As was the ancestral custom to set apart days in memory of saints so this 14th day of February was set aside in memory of St. Valentine who is said to have suffered martyrdom under Claudius the Roman governor in the third century. In the Christion calendar was an old pagan festival upon which there was the belief that the birds chose their mates on this day. And out of this sentiment grew the custom of choosing a valentine and sending the same through the mails to some favored one. LOWLAND HIGHLAND HOMELAND FARMLAND TOWNLAND FRUITLAND TREELAND HOWLAND A H owian Real Estate, Loans, Insurance 620 Main Street Oregon City, Oregon Same Phone 377 Making Room for the Spring Stocks Many New Spring Suits Included At These Prices We Should Sell Every Garment MEN'S and YOUNG MEN'S nits nd vercoa SUITS Men's and Young Men's All Wool Fabrics, at this remarkable low price. Values in the lot np to $30.00. Blue Serges, Cassimeres, Unfinished Worsteds, etc. OVER.COATS 1 a Plenty of time yet to get service from these thoroughly good Overcoats at this low price. Regularly priced at $22.5t. Desirable Colors, such as Brown. Green, Gray and Mixtures. SUITS AND OVERCOATS Many Spring Suits. Fit Guaranteed. 24.75 See the Windows For These Unsurpassed Values Of the Better Quali- g ties. Values up to $40.00 m in!lllll!!!l!!lllin lis )