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TI1E SUNDAY OBEGONIAN, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 2G. 1922
SAVING DF 5775,000
II STATE DRAFTED
Mr. Kozer Points Out Ways
to Reduce Expenses.
ECONOMIES ARE ADVISED
Elimination or One-fourth Mill
Koail Levy and Cutting State
Aid Tax Are Suggested.
I'D S S I B I, B TAX REDUC
TIONS POINTED OlT BY
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Eliminate one - fourth
mill annual levy tor
road purposes, sav
ing annually $250,000
Transfer entire admin
istrative expense of
state industrial ac
cident commission to
its own funds; an
nual saving 100,000
Transfer entire ad
ministrative expense
of state game and
fish commission to
its own funds; an
nual saving 15,000
Transfer entire ad
ministrative' expense .
of world war vet
erans' state aid com
mission to receipts
of commission; an
nual saving 60,000 '
Eliminate bounty on
predatory animals;
annual saving 50.000
Reducebureauof mines
appropriation $12,
500; annual saving. . 12,500
Reduce advertising
Oregon's scenic won
ders and appropria
tion for State Tourist
association; annual
saving 25,000
Levy only sufficient- .
tax to meet demands
on soldiers' educa
tional aid fund; an
nual saving 262,500
Total annual saving.$776,000
SALEM, Or., Nov. 25. (Special.)
How the state may save approxi
mately $775,000 annually without
impairing or slowing down the
state departments or institutions
was pointed out by Sam A. Kozer,
secretary of state, in a statement
Issued here today.
In that Walter M. Pierce, success
ful candidate for governor at the
recent general election, was carried
into office on a tax reduction pro
gramme, and that many of the
legislators are bound by pre-election
pledges to strict economy, offi
cials said that the statement of the
secretary of state was timely.
While Mr. Kozer made no mention
of the legislature in his statement,
he intimated that his suggestions
might be of some value to the law
makers when they arrive in Salem
bent on carrying out their tax re
duction slogan. The legislature
convenes here early in January.
Suggestions Are Duty.
"Under the constitution of the
etate of Oregon the secretary of
etate is the auditor of public ac
counts and by statute 'shall super
intend the fiscal concerns of "the
etate and manage the same in the
manner prescribed by law,' " said
Mr. Kozer's statement. "Among his
many duties he is 'to suggest plans
for the improvement and manage
ment of the public revenues. In
this capacity, therefore, it is just as
necessary and essential that recom
mendations be made by him as to
bow the public revenues may be
conserved and saved as it is for him
to suggest means of providing addi
tional revenues.
Stopping Bonnttrs Proposed.
"During the present time in which
our taxes seem unnecessarily bur
densome, it occurs to me that it is
possible for us to dispense with
some items which we are now carry
ing or provide for their payment in
some other way than through the
direct property tax without impair
ing the public service.
"In this connection, I have in mind
some such items. The first is that
of the bounty now paid by the state
on wild animals such as coyotes,
mountain Hons, wildcats, etc. The
law at present provides for the pay
ment of specific bounties for the
destruction of these animals, the
counties of the state paying the
entire bounty allowed In each in
stance in the first place and then
being repaid by the state for one
half of the amount so paid by them.
jLarge Sam Required.
"For the years 1921 and 1922 there
was appropriated $100,000 for pay
ing the state's one-half of the
bounties to be paid during that
period. This sum is not sufficient
by approximately $35,000, as nearly
as may now be estimated. If, in
the judgment of the people, through
the legislature, the present bounty
law is repealed, items to cover such
lurther expenses may be eliminated
from the biennial appropriation bills
nd Just to that extent will our
annual tax burden be lessened. It
is estimated, on the basis of boun
ties paid during the past few years
under the existing law, that approx
Imately $110,000 will be necessary
to pay the state s half of all boun
ties earned during the years 1923
jind 1924.
"If the entire administrative ex
penses of the industrial accident
commission, the state fish and game
commission, and the world war
veterans' state aid commisssion are
directed to be paid from the re-
ceipts or moneys accruing to these
activities so to Just that extent also
can 'the annual tax burden be re
duced.
"Uader existing laws there was
appropriated for the years 1921 and
1922 for administrative expenses of
the state fish and game commission
nearly $30,000; for payment of the
administrative expenses of the
world war veterans' Btate aid com
mission there was appropriated for
the same period $120,000, and for
the industrial accident commission
over $200,00 must be included in
the tax apportionment to pay on&
half of the administrative expenses
of that body for a biennial period.
which the present laws direct shall
be so charged.
"By amending existing laws
creating and defining the duties and
powers of these three activities so
that their administrative expenses
shall be paid out of their revenues
an additional biennial saving of
approximately $350,000 can be
effected without, in my judgment,
impairing the efficiency snd effec
tiveness of either of them.
Scenic Advertising; Cost Cited.
"Through these appropriations the
development of the state has been
materially aided from time to time.
At the last session of the legislature
$100,000 was appropriated for ad
vertising the scenic wonders and
resources of the state and for main
taining a tourist information bureau
in Oregon upon the condition that
the state of Washington expend
$37,500 for like purposes and the
province of British Columbia $12,500.
"The state of Washington has
contributed approximately $20,000
for each of the years 1921 and 1922.J
If it is considered that this is an
appropriate time to curb expendi
tures of this kind a saving of $50,000
biennially can be made by reducing
the appropriation for this purpose
to around $25,000 annually.
"Also, there has been appropriated
by the past several legislatures
$50,000 biennially to the bureau of
mines and geology for the purpose
of investigating the mineral re
sources of the state. Here, too, it
occurs to me that public expenses
might be curtailed and this item
materially reduced so as to effect
a saving of at least one-half that
sum daring the next biennial period.
"Under a law of 1913 the equiva
lent of a levy of one-fourth Of a
mill on all the taxable property of
the state is annually included in the
state tax levy for road and highway
construction. The amount resulting
from this levy, over $250,000 an
nually, under oar present valuation
of over $1,000,000,000, is turned into
the state highway fund, as are all
other funds for such purposes.
Discontinuitts; Levy Advised.
"The receipts from motor vehicle
licenses for 1922, which have, been
and will be transferred to the state
highway fund, will amount to over
$2,350,000 for such year, and from
the gasoline tax to over $1,100,000,
making a total of substantially
$3,450,000 which provides a margin
of more than $1,500,000 annually
above the annual requirements for
paying off our present bonded ob
ligations for roads and highways.
"It would seem not inappropriate
at this time to discontinue this
annual charge and further reduce
the annual levy to that exent, as it
is conservatively estimated that the
margin between the receipts from
the motor vehicle licenses and the
gasoline tax and the requirements
for caring for our present bonded
obligations is sufficient to maintain
our present highways, though it
will leave but very little for further
road and highway extension.
"The several existing laws to
assist the ex-service men in obtain
ing an education now provide for
including substantially the sum of
$400,000 annually in the tax levies,
As it is clearly evident from present
demands on this fund that most of
the ex-service men have by now
completed their education, which
was deferred during the war period,
the demands under this law will be
materially reduced so that it Is esti
mated that not more than $175,000
will be necessary for this purpose
during 1923, and not to exceed $100,
000 during 1924. Instead of includ
ing a total of more than $800,000 in
the tax levies for the- years 1923
and 1924, which under the law is
authorized, there will be included
in such levies not to exceed $275,000.
This will reduce the tax levies for
those years approximately $525,000.
Counties Must Act, Too.
"In the event these readjustments
are authorized by the legislature
the result would mean a lessening
of the tax burden to the counties of
the state of approximately $1,560,000
for a biennial period. ' Nothing,
however, can accrue to the benefit
of the taxpayer unless the same
policy is followed with regard to
every state, county, municipal and
other political entity in the state.
"As a member of the state budget
commission created by the legis
lature of 1921, and which body is
now functioning for the first time,
it will be my purpose to make a
careful study of the requirements
of each state department and insti
tution and recommend only such
amounts as are necessary in order
that they may function properly and
efficiently during the years 1923 and
1924.
'These tew matters are brought
to public attention with a view of
their discussion to the end that if,
after consideration, it Is concluded
to eliminate some of them, replace
or readjust others, that just to that
extent can the annual state obliga
tions be reduced."
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PAGiFlCKDRTHWEST
I BOOS
Hill System Joins Forces for
Development Work.
MILLION TO BE SPENT
Burlington, Great Northern and
Northern Pacific Preparing
for. 3 -Year Programme.
Oregonians Licensed to Wed.
K ALA MA, Wash., Nov. 25. (Spe
cial.) Marriage licenses were issued
November 23 to D. M. Sharrer of
Sherwood, Or., and Mrs. Mary A.
Wright of Carrolls, Wash., and to
Oscar Amochal and Mabel Van-
Cleve of Portland.
PUGET SOUND BUREAU, Seattle,
Wash Nov. 25. To advertise the
resources, development and economic
possibilities of the Pacific north
west states, $1,000,000 has been
appropriated by the Burlington,
Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific railroad companies. The cam
paign will open early in 193, much
of the preliminary work already
having been done. Official an
nouncement of the plan was made
public here today, bearing the sig
natures of P. S. Eustis, A. J. Dick
inson and A. B. Smith, passenger
traffic managers, respectively, of
the Burlington, Great Northern and
Northern Pacific.
It is understood that the appro
priation is intended to cover a
three-year campaign, one-third of
the total to be spent each year.
. Five States Will Benefit.
The scope of the campaign is to
cover the states of Oregon, Wash
ington, Idaho, Montana and Wyo
ming. The size of the appropriation
and the text of the announcement
indicate a definite commitment of
the three companies to the most
extensive educational campaign
ever undertaken by American rail
roads. The purpose is to put the
Pacific northwest prominently be
fore the nation and thej world from
the viewpoint of the Investor, the
homeseeker and the tourist.
The official announcement follows;
The Pacific northwest is tremendously
rich in point of natural resources. Its
agricultural and mineral wealth, its
natural outlets to the commerce of the
world, are assets thoroughly appreciated
by dwellers in the northwest, but not by
the balance of the country.
I National Publicity Planned.
It is the belief of the Burlington.
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
1 that the natural development due to
the inherent economic possibilities of
the northwest can be hastened by con
sistent and well-thought-out publicity. It
is believed that through such measures
the northwest can be established in the
national consciousness as a section hold
ing out great appeal to any man who
desires to improve his condition.
"To this end a campaign of national
advertising has been planned. The
story of the northwest will be told; Its
history, its development, its economic
position, its economic possibilities. The
films recently taken for the motion pic
ture library are now being developed.
Next comes a campaign which involves
the use of the largest national magazines
and agricultural publications. This cam
paign will extend over a period of years
and will commence early In 1913.
Experts to Gather Kactg.
The Burlington. Great Northern and
Northern Pacific are sending their spe
cial representatives, Carl McQuinn and
Harlan Smith, into the northwest terri
tory to gather information. Their work
will take them over the entire terri
tory. They will make a general study of
the industries and natural resources
forming the basis of the great wealth of
the northwest. Tne racts aeveiopea
from this investigation will supplement
the information now in the possession of
the railroads and will be used as a basis
for the campaign.
The special representatives, Mr.
McQuinn and Mr. Smith, arrived in
Seattle from Chicago this week.
Here and in Tacoma they have been
blocking out the work to be done
in the Puget sound region. Early
next week they will be in Portland
and a few days later will go to
Spokane. They will remain in the
northwest for the next four months.
Photographs Are Completed.
The visit of these representatives
follows close upon completion of a
large amount of work by a group
of camera men headed by Robert W.
Mills. For several weeks this group
has been filming agricultural, in
dustrial and scenic views, obtaining
many thousands of feet. Mr. Mills
and his associates left last week for
the east, where the films will be
developed in natural colors. They
are to be circulated throughout the
east and middle west, and certain
of the industrial pictures will be
given to eastern universities for
research wo.
The plan of the railroads is ex
pected to be of vast help to the
advertising campaign of the Pacific
Northwest Tqurist association and
to the publicity bureaus of the
various commercial organizations of
the northwest. It is significant
also of the fact that the railroads
are "coming back" with a strong
effort in their own behalf. Before
they went under government control
the various northern transcontinen
tal lines carried on separate adver
tising campaigns; but this work
was halted during the war and its
resumption has since been delayed
by lack of money. The big pro
gramme announced by the Burling
ton, ureat Northern and Northern
Pacific is said to be the first
"community" enterprise of its kind
that has ever been undertaken.
Term to Be Served Out.
OLYMPIA. Wash.. Nov. 2K. iKn.
cial.) In an abstract opinion on a
point never ruled on by the courts,
Attonney-General Thomnsnn hfM to
day that a county commissioner ap-
pointea to tin a vacancy on the
board, the term for which ordinar
ily would not have expired until
1925, would serve out the term of his
predecessor. In .Hontnn
. f "."-.J
new commission was elected Novem-
Der f ana is disputing the seat with
the appointed commission. Under
the attornev-eeneral's rnlinir th
appointed commissioner who has
held office since last April, will con
tinue to serve until January, 1925,
unless the courts hold otherwise.
- Factory to Reopen Soon.
BROWNSVILLE. Or., Nov. 25.
(Special.) According to J. L. Bow
man, owner of the woolen mills here.
Dy the first of the year the mill will
be manufacturing woolen goods as
in days of yore. All of the machin
ery with the exception of one ma
chine, which will be here in a few
days,, is on hand, and the looms have
been tried out and found to work
satisfactorily. The woolen mill
store, in charge of H. A. Walter,
will open up before the holidays.
TAX GONFfiB TOBE HELD
STATE CONVENTION CALLED
TO EFFECT REDUCTIONS.
were married in 1900 ana have four
children ranging in age from 6 to
20 years. Ruby A. Rasho asked $50
a month alimony and a divorce from
Lazarus Rasho. They have sepa
rated because of the husband's cruel
treatment nd indignities he has
heaped upon her, the complaint
stated.
Electrical Contractor Defined.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 25. (Spe
cial.) One who installs outdoor
electric signs and the wiring thereof
is an electrical contractor under the
law and is required to take out an
electrician's licenses and furnish
bond, Attorney-General Thompson
today advised Fred J. Dibble, direc
tor of licenses.
Washington Limit League Pre
pares to Formulate Programme
for Maximum of 40 Mills. '
PUGET SOUND BUREAU. Seattle,
Wash.. Nov. 25. The tax limit
league, organized to scale the total
tax rate of this state down to not
more than 40 mills on a 50 per cent
property valuation, will hold its
first state conference in Tacoma
early in December. The state cham
ber of commerce will meet in Ta
coma December 5 and 6. Its after
noon session the 5th will be'turned
over to the tax limit league for the
presentation of its case. The league's
own conference will follow Decem
ber 7 and 8.
Delegates' from nearly every city
and county in the state are expected
to attend the Tacoma meeting, the
purpose of which will be to give
full hearing to the tax situation and
needs in every section. AH facts
adduced n the two-day conference
and all statements, suggestions and
recommendations will be referred
to a special committee with instruc
tions to draft a bill to be presented
to the legislature. Early in Janu
ary, before the legislature convenes,
the league delegates will get to
gether .again to consider the drafted
measure, and to decide upon the line
of work necessary to procure its
enactment.
a Two Ask Divorces."
An uncontrolled temper and "ex
cessive use of intoxicating liquor"
are two of the faults which make it
impossible for ,her to live longer
with John F. Cassidy, stated Eliza
beth H. Cassidy in a divorce com
plaint filed in the circuit court yes
terday. The wife asked to be de
clared the owner of real estate to
which she lays claim. The pair
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