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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1925)
.1 6 (Continued, fnm put 1) - the .state Income tax. Jaw. and .he j oleomargarine .pleasure., Jiuresti- - gatioa of the money expended in prohibition' Law enforcement was JnTitedwhUe: the legislatnreTyaB asked to, increase the power, oj jtne "prohibition department And &ij9 it ; 50 per centot Jthe fines, cbllected for violations. -v' ' " ' 1!. Legislation recommended In the message included' the' equalhatfon , of. assessjofiiitsanahejraxiotta-conn-!; ,tiesijsassaeot.the, JjilUfttlWiMCed at the last session based tnpon,the report Jof tha BUteJnTWligalQg committee; - competition ampng banks for deposits of state lands; appropriations ;to , restore, to jthe. . irreducible jschpol. funds moneys t a severance tax .on natural resourc es; re-enactment of the law pro riding- for a.(ax suj?erviJngr cpm mis3jy0n.for.each conn,ty. ' ; Reduction of,license fees on, old and used t automobiles, should; be made, the. message continued. Con struction of the Koosevelt .high way, through the forest reserve ,In , Lincoln county and AhaSimlipe trail from Crater. Lake..toMpunt " Hood "was'advocated'through .con 1 gresst "inore'fecnvehiuej pky law and .legislation to check incpn- t d la r ism was, a&itea. Placing j tne entire traf fle service under.-control , "of- the. f tate.' highway jcommlseon - and that state department consoli- dation a gain. 'be; onsidere'd vere urged 'The governor asked for an enactment , of a law making jhe , present industrial accident oom- mission compulsory in all hazard ' ous occupations and for a constf- tutional amendment .to- be SQbmitf ted tq ,tKe next geperal selection o reduce tax on property.' " ' ' An appropriation to complete the j dots -training school' near v-.Woodbnrn" and .4he change of .the . I VA 4 II iJiMlHj ; 4 ! . Aing 1. f- F JL Al I J lkUVI11 UAitXJtlnllil fl I f OOUUiH XHJVIVt ' -. -- -- .-- - - - i. -i , ' ' "' t.mr i. .m im. ' niiiminn m h.. - u m-r m-m ij fc. i m ! n r-j n m.i .r-MBi k j . . i- - - i iitmi 1 i ., , , ,. 1 , .J.,..,,.. . 4-v . .. - -i- ,-- "V preseatiite -tar 'snt'ticmstotfK&i asked., .State control of wlldj fame should be-, under -a department of OACn. under 4he direction oL Xhe board, or. regents. . . ' Creation of , " a hydro-electric commission to report on the 'possi bilities of -developing ? power -'projects was also -asked by the-governor who endorsed the Clear Lake project. ! .Establishment i of ' free labor uagenclesj adoption of the child labor amendment to the fed eral Jttonstitiit!on4 and a i raise i of salaries, lor district ;attpraeys- and justices of thesupreme conrt: vere recommenrted. J '- , t Mssaga iivFnll .4n.his annuatmesaagei .Covernor fierce said. Inr full: .1 . n 4 Mfmbr of .thetrtltnr: .' ' ' ,Th half-F7 ijoint. Jn tb term for which I was elected Gererno ol'Ori knii( Ixni rrnched. .it is slitting nl .proper that at this titM w, ccffitt lag irpon- the fHartion and allain. of tat vftb!n tkat periad ba mad to thi the , .T&irty-tbJrd UogialatiT. , AMevfelft an4 to the people of Oregon.' ; . - ; v t 1 ' i-t p f Taxation h-rtrehre mjr 1 moot ; aarn eat attentioaJ during-. the ,pt'wo year, in the "belief that redaction, jn.the eoai 'of iroTernnaent; va.. oipermoat . in i the public desire. . Linnetion,blr the par amount iacue In the election campaijtn of 1922 via the redaetion : and rediatri, bation of taxe.. I kept Jhia aoaua soeare- ly- before the people ha" Tery addreaS that, I. made daring" that campaign. Dur ing my ,ificamb"m-jr. of the fficei at ,Oot ernor I have done all uHbib my Joet to carry okt h- pledge anda, ar ;that time, ndxfeej that 1, pan .now. point , to m anbutanttal meaaure of achierement. la that . I,i ha .kept f every pledge ( that 4 made. . 5 . , r , , ., i? . -'In 1922 the-atate tax levy. 1 indndinf fi?d Itnllagea, waa S9,37,?8Sr.l..iI Thia y;r the atate ta levy i.S74-4,7V4T., or a real redaction in atate taxea' of ah- afatttially : $,000,000, . - aft wlthrtaBding the fact.- that whea I pcine t uoteraot there existed in-the- State -Treanr)rl S deficit of approximately 400, QSO, ; grow in,out of the fact that the legislature had in the "paaiTappropriated larger vama than the Tax TCounmwaion waa,aUwed ,t lery under the S'pef cent tax limitation law."" JTher ia at. the pveaeat ;time. '. a kurpliM ;.of nr . taan.t 2V0,0OO:ni , the sate treaury'., j . ; , ,s,,. : ,1 1 - Ilad ' the - -rotera 1 of Oregon ' aeeat fit to allow the atatet sneotna tax lawrto xetnain npoa the .atatnte. books. , So - atata;. tax would have been levied this year,-except- the milugea ftxedsby awrWwhteu,c r outeide the 6 per ; rent tax limitation, and whirh will arrrearate in 1925 ap proximately 3.5 .mills, or $5,569,7121 While we have. Bad a- aaeare- f - Uoth reduction; . and .- rediatn button : s of t at taxes, it 5a true, that we who earnestly desfre' further to - redistribata-tlka. burden of .state taut ion, have, auf fered a eerions aetba'ck through, f he. repeal . of the . Stats income tax- law, which waa ' accomplished by -Jhe prodigal aaa of: a-Javiah (a paign fund spent. very, largely. ia the, peated publication f false and ia(ead PS.:irparada. , j ., .! -c. . , ....... it f, - Repeatedly it ha been -jatated, thai In my campaign of 1942-1 promised to cat taxes in half. ; This, falashood, malieeas and utterly . without the ah ado w, f foun dation in truth, ' haa been broadcasted about the atate for ; tha .pait.' two.- years. I made no such, .statement to anyone at any 'time. What I did aay repeatedly and .now, aay again. ' ia that oae-half af the atate taxes, now borne by property; could and should be placed npoa shoul; dera fart better able. 1a bear it. ' The operation, of the slate income taxr clearly en ta limes tne lact taat ay taie-. ment, was correct. Income An; retnrna now on file ia the state' income tax de pa rtmonti reveal .hat 'dnrtng 3 the ear 1923 a net- ineome of. 160.000OO, jraa made b)r individuals' and 'corporation i Oregon. ..'After all exemption, for. fami-it lies, and dependents were r deducted there remained more than $70,000,000 taxable ineome upon which- ineeme - taxes were ssseaaed for the -year- 19-3., The. records in the 'state houne farther" diiclose' that 23,000 income., taxpayers in Oregon en joyed in. 1923. a nafc.incame f. 7,00O, 000. "Rerftrns ahow that they ' paid in, property Max. $327,033. : C The.fprppetty lax wa less, lhaa ose-Kalf of. 1 per,, cent 61 their net income, and 3,190 taxpayers, with incomes a little kfaa.Thsn., SlXflOO, 000. net paid aajjO,000, iay proportx. tax. . f . - c. I . . I t Tr--:. v 4' HE fellow vr Ko buys )rrt6 ,:eai .whd ,puts his eyeryrfiay purchasing on a.busiessrbasis?J JTie jiatter. of course. He iathqnaho, ; dsements;anddi3COvei4st,vr'here je. can- buy. wrjat he , wants. ' He fis. the .-one who -realizes - the jreat -value ?f -advertising-when it -comes tto ftheiimportaribu spending his hard-earned money. 5 ..,' : M V TThe well-Jnformed; shopper alivays jhasl;;tie when.it comes to stretchinghe,:dbljars. eAn'd iy.u cari't i possibly tbe up-to-date on the shopping. news unless lypu , . make practice, of reading theadvertisements. . " ' " JThe advertisements sKo w yjouKg w .to ve moneyf and f i steps and vtiroe.;Watcr Ahyliing tbat,increases,ycur purchasing ?pQwcr is work- hard tqr, you. r' ir:jfr'' "l : . , - -: , ; - , V ! rrTTTrknAV MbRNlNG. JANUARY lj.1925 Br'tlmo&t "6o;pereent af tlielr-income, i If the entire tax load of the staten"itr elidiag. U.of It .aoUticaJ 'aubdiviaiofaa, wera to. bo plaeed.npon net incomes, after allowing exemptions'-for dependents; " a lUtle more than one-half of the taxabla ineome of - all the citizens 'of ' Oregon would be required. As it now ia, the 940,000,000 exacted annually in taxea front those who- hoid -property, ran mean only the confiscation -of.. many homne.' ' -t Practically "one-half of ' the 'real 'prow erty.ia 4regoa -oda will aot. ent jfor more than enough to pay the taxes levied against .it.V.Af 'lease; twatbirU3 at Hm rent value will be required to pay .the taxes: o, tbe remaining .half. ' The most favorably sitnated farms in the . atate weald -probably" rent for a Sufficient Sum ae that lxnt , 40 p- cent . of thw rent Would pay the taxes.-" Slowly but surely, the.. anequsl,,dUtribtioawf' the: 'burden of government Is confiaeat ing the prop erty of. waftw 'peepl, id; bi staled i Ke adjastment must be made. : ,. i .I'eonthiue a-inrm kettever-'in Jh jnt neas,oi s an,.incom tax. , I ,ca nc,oaeeiy e of no fairer, Squsrer mefhod 'of taxatioa haa ahat. of taking sr; small .perceatkee from each of taoae who enjoy a net profit by reaaoa-. of (he; '-operation - of.! Iao and the protection" of government.' . The .atate tax -commwkioa for ; 1923 eatimated that the jBpItection.of the-ineome- tas for.. that: year would yield $1,230,000. , 'Wt tnaUjr oUected: $1.74,e63S. t ' It ; will be possible . ta collect-, 1500,000 , more. eome taxes - for-1923-. 6honld .collections be made from, corporations,! in. accordance with, the decision of Justice 'McCourttaf the Otegbn aapreme' court,.; we - estimate that $100,000 additional eoold be, col lected. - - - ' - , Yen should nass an art ma kin? poaai- ble the collection of all delinquencies fof the resr 1923.' "The law was upon the i awinieoeasa juruis;-a. amount due under tha law ahond. be paid lata tne state treasury iy saos wno were fcsrtsmate eotg:ll..to. have a.. ne. income during that time, (. when so roany -ware paying their, taxes out of capital acemn tiW ted in former year a. -i . H atiil beUeve that Ihe. best-, income tax IsW that could.be passed Oregon weald be on-similar to that in- Sobth. CaroKss, -onder which , thw- .income - taxpayer- -contributed to the state pne-third of the iiuonat ibe pays ". to 'ihe national ' govera ment. . .. : - -. ' 'The inftuty?e of . Oreroa assessment laws, may.be brought lortibly ' home by, a tew imtsifBUona: .. ,v j Maltnomsh -was SS08.8S2.Sl5. ' exclusive of. utilities, " ia 4be 'Clevea rrs, since, blocM upon, blocks p( new bnildinga. have been -constructed ia - the great metropolis within that--eowaty. Theaaands of bean tiful homes have : been erected-- hundred of new industries have Iwen eftlJisnei, bank depoaifs. have; daub W Sad tUe pop ulation has increased. by .more than 100, 000. - The buildinr permits- iasned have amounted- to- - $ i.D0a,QDOv I yet the a aesBOv. of .ilaijnomahr eonuty-T returns ; a property assessment : for" 1924 'of . only 28.9421180.- exclnajva:oi utilities; which L is. $14,740,335. less. .than that, pf eleven E - i , . m. . . . . . . years asw. raiiaoman eounty wipu m yepeal 4he inromet tax. Jaw bf a-jstajority of ?2.27. "' i i. . 7T J ' ' ' 1 have in. mind a corporation for which the pawners were-offered $3,250,000. The property of .this corporation- ia assessed ar' $700,000. Another property worth bethays . Sd.OOO.OOO,. and earning a- net income of. approximately $800)00, ia'-as-sessed for" $500,000. t have in mind; also, a property worth. 840,000,- which is assessed at. $2500. . and cominr down to resideae'es the aaseasor of Multnomah county stated tbia ' year nat?be' thought they . were . aseessed in (that rounty at about 25 per cent of theilr 'value. " . j -1 la one eounty; "sheep sre 1 assessed ' at 1 8, j while' ,in the ; adjoining touaty tbey . its assessed 'for only, S3.. . Cattle are-as sessed in one coanty - at $35. and-across the Jiae in. the next county at $20. There ta no way , unaer , tne present taw .. or which- anv equalisation can be made. 1 .1 Seed' with-- you, to-: pass jiue "pecessary gislalioit to, rectify jhese,wrjBgs. I eall your, attention to' the report of the if Tax ; Investigating, eomatlttee,- of J which He I.- iN JJay.waa chairman An I excellent bill waa.preaenred -by that com- aaitteaJaad : considered by'-the. Joint cons m it tee, on .assessment and. taxation at t the session f 1923. ' t a,sk that "this "bill axsia- be istroduced. 'and I Bene11 that-it will i receive your, special -ponsideratitm a ibii aesBion. - . - i t. have urged eroaomy In every depart ment 'of state government. Bem-pubti-cations of this. state, ,fiave repeatedly charged 'that ' expenses have increased in many depart Win ti. ..and othat additions! automobiles have been purchased, for the use of atate-'-affWials. The - number ' of aatomobilea . and , tracks vbare acreased ia no department under! the control, of - ' " j V !' I - , , " j ' - .1 - t the- gotrarnor -except -tir-- lilt- attos ned exclusively ia the prohibition .de partment. - ' !' . '--? -' The annual . inereaae of insane ta Ore goa ia'; hearty 100, and ; approximately the same for. feeble-minded; Ia"- fact, tae number of inmates in- all . stater, inatltU lions - has grown With -the increase in atate 'papulation, "Sintit today .500 mofe individuals receive- direct- atste ? as-d- pad care' in state institntions than at .tie time I .wa elected t 4he office- of " goV eraor.. . 'otwihstanding ,this increase in population,' 'tvery department of state gorenunept: nnder 'the - board ; of eontrpl haa retoraed to , the- slate treasury aVjaur plus ' from the ' SppropriatioM " made two years . ago.7 iThe '. total amount., returned is.,appreximately $356,900. , .i ! 1 ' - , t 'Jstaie . rami JJoposlts . . J In- aeeordance w-ith'-rlie -report wf fe retiring; UOe - treasurer. Mr. Jefteraoa Myers, it iwreeommdfdt,that -ibar nnxitinr of state luhds. W-OPe fOP rwlitiAn innnl " the .banks ' of the Stater Lit, would .increase: atate, laroaie lo I source approximafely $150,000 ena.ually. II t It id-' jfurther . recommended ? tast the 1 a . ; a a state treasnxer.pe.Aiunprisea. oy w,w purchase t par all certificates UsVP;hy the state . emergency ' board. t ? . Alao. that alt t bondaj iasned by $ha state of preion, or by Jny of ita aubj divisions'; be. serial-bonds, whiehv would preven.the, necessity ol jnvesting sankins; funds. ' " . 5 ' j . , :' ;- .tlrredac4JUl Sclool-rttnd s ? v - - Javestigaf ion-' arried --4n. atarint; i the last half of, 1924.reveala the fact that Ue Irreducible achooi fund is id a- mostr de- nldnklir eonditioB. i du. due to yearof- wen- nigh, criminal - neglect to - years f i Well- tne pars ar inose ennrnsiea wnn iu guarting pf; this moat sacred fundIxses amonntiBfl jo , pranaoij-.fvu.uvuappav -eatly barve' tesulted from loans made . nrnertia which were inSuflident; M on se cure the money Jos ned. Interest ,nd eestav afV-'ferecLwur will taereasw nhis amount at least ao per ceat. so. that, wo face a loan of voesibbr i $300,004, for which there" is absolutely ; no excuse. Losaea due ta imnsuxment - of t seexrltiea .that wera,orisnnallyodaqnao ,will probr ably raa t avuou.vwu, witor an" ar.aixwaai interest and cost charge of $150,000, making a total loss sustained of -j mace than $500,000. "T, - ? i" It is vital -that .thisifuad ba restored to ,its. origipal amount, at 'east, sad that these - losses be made good. The attor ney general bssimled..tht' the Interest must , ba. distributed .and. so ,can ,uot bo "uted for tht purpose." I would Tecora- lnhnntinM m thw- irreducible ' school' fu IB 91 -imonnliil t , S347.571i.75. I . desire 40 urge most-, emphatically that' "iimnediate' steps rbd " taken to ' safe. guarsL.tbis fund and Jo prevent ia:firtuTe the woeful waste, of jhe past,'. It .is .lit tle shorT f -eriminal to "uso "this fbnd for; the paymedt of i political debts.: and those who administer this ..money s i. the years to eome should b compelled to ufo at least ordinarybusiness methods and due care in its conservation.? . , It has developed - irt the investigation already t ref ered v to ia r.t o t law pro hibit og. the sale of .mortgaged property should be revised, as -under the present iw fceues,f bame and, feucea bate been sold .from mortgaged-property, and wd art without criminal 'recourse. 1 It also appears .that personal taxes ;csn bo: aa sessed. against real. property and, conati tote a -prior Hen- sS far -as the state's mort gages art' eoucrud.t Tkis tj also should be remedied ..by, . suitable .; le$ila tion; -f ' :'' '"! : f Seyerance Tax oavKaturat llesonrtea ' Twa yrsra ago you failed to pass m la-J tsxing natural resources upon . removal from' nature's- storehouse.- Usy :I again call yopr attention to thav fact j that ear Ig oUVhalf of ,'the " ttanding timber ol Oregon: ia In- forest reserves 'aaa is1 St present, uontsxablew I Jieliete that a, our I . -, -.1 Sm -- ' - - " 1 -uas-on otomacn Simple buckthorn baTk,.magneslum salon; e."p., glycerine, xiete.rt: as mixed jn Adlerika helps any. ease gas on the stomach? unless aue to deeR-seated causes. vThe-pleasant and 'QUICK action; will. suxprise you. (Because, Adlerik& ls Sucht an excellent Intestinal reTacuant. itf Is wonderful for' constipation -r4. tt of,ten works in one hour and nerer gripes., aJ. Ci-Perry, Druggist,. 11& S. CommerciaVrSt. AdT. - . f "; . r.rt' j iz i.-.:r. twists mJ u i- ..,.,.- - 1' 1 ;i - j "' t - i ) i - - '. v 't f 5 i ' . 1 . : " . ' " '' 3 i J, S 0 .V i : T s - e - i a it' u- ii fl t a. - 1 -1 ! ... I. I 1 a atite, i-4eprive4 f-ar natural roreo j svreatonabie tax should bo levied - there, on, i J-. -:eai,mtdhat ,lha ataudngj '"a? timoer in Ore-nun .ia ; sflW.awK-sfii .i.t stoOLtiOu.ooo. .and pays an sauna! tsx ot flvproxinistelx . 3to00. ;; ; I.ra0ommaa4-o.ryour-iaaaidatatMu severance tax upon all ; natural reaourc ea, the tax collected front timber to b divided into Jour -equal parts, oae-fourttt to be. paid torthe atsta treasary for tM redietioo. of atata. taxea j -ona- fourth t be paid to the county in which tha. tim. ber is cutfor-.tbo relief of the taxea;; and one-Iourth to be added to the Tiredueilile achoil f uadi and one-fourth tq be placed ia 1-eioresfratioa fund, to 60 administered by! a. xetaraslration commit tee, which, should be -created by aa ac .wifc!wiUol ahamafoii fcistorylf we allow', tha. ipaguilGaeaC.lorMta,, Of Oregon, thoflaest atandling -tisSber ia'4he 'World, to be tranaiurmed, into blackened Btttmps; aa'd.JbaaJaiilo.Jtiinhexk w.od.(fccU..-jrana f erred to eastern states: an foreign, porta while Oregon exacts pot even revenue enough to ttsrt a new-forest. 1 It should be a law that when a 'treo iv felled twd healthy trees must bo grown in its place! Xo private waer.haaihe,tnaral right td cut sn nnrfno' tree, even on his own landi 4 The f privately owned . atandiag timber in Oregon is worth mora than one Plou dollars. Ji the! aggregate it boars a, light er assessment than any other property ia'the state.' TakeS in Its etatirety it is assessed s-t about 10 per cent of ,iU real value. Why, then, should it not be taxed aa it is eat I - . t ' .Tax. Supervising. Commission . ' I ask you to reensct the law providing for a tax supervising commission for each county. fnder the, law you passed two years ago, "I . appointed, ax supervising commissionera, who, I - believe,' would have asved .Jhepeople. teoro than 9'i.i 000,000 annually. in. taxatioa. TJnfortu-' natelv, the supreme Court 'found it nee esssry te, declare, the, law;1n.entituUoa al. X ask you to., re-enact the. law .fas suck a way as to make it -constitutional. j.ubUc j Servica Corporationa t k ', i , In 1022r public J service proRert assessed at t89.35a,9S4.60. . In. 1924 the same class of property was assessed at. $ 244,0Sv82.67. - This was ; an ia eresse of $54,693,840.07 in the assess' ment In two years' -or 28.8 per cent, pimple-justice , demands -that alt jMibllr service' corpora fiona .ahould be. snenned. at ot less -thsa the amonnt upon which they .claim, the right te fixj rates sa that tkey' 'caa.eara dividenaa. :. I deny the. ccntention -of Utilities corporations: that fixed dividends must be earned on paper investment. I realise, iUe.inecessity.j-for utilities - corporations. - Hbuf i I- deny the aerednesav ol the ;moaey ao. invested and, the claim that .when M , it .invested it must' earn fixed dividend, i It should be subject, to the, fluctuaiona ' of competi tive economio. development, like ordinary property; - If the principle Is' allowed to- .stand ,that iarex tmejits ; mstie. ini public service .corpprauons anan . aiways ., earn fixed dividends, often " at AS per cent, and above, it is but a matter of a, few yearn until the entire wealth. Of the nation will be absorbed : in " the'se"'icorporBtions,i .j be cause the--natural ' increase of wealth is not. sufficient .to pay, them; the- 6 or; 8 per' cent that the courts have fixed' as a rcssonabla. incomo for money so Invest-- - There are 'several states - In 1 the union that levy no direct tax upon; property ' for support of their state roveraraent. . JDif ferent methods have been ' adopted by different states to provide money for 'the maintenance of state governmejit. . Cali fornia -eolleets all -moneys for' state ex penses from - grbss: earnings, tax : npoa public service corporations,!., ana auier fees. 'Slewever, the public iaervico cor- porstioas tare, exempt , from, local; ; taxa tion. Minnesota also . levies taxes : pa grosa earnings of public; utilities.' i Penn sylvania collect a larjtelv from fees - and a severance, tax oa anthracite coal when mined, i- Iowa collected, llaat iyear; $7Q0, OOO as a tax on cigarettes- ' Other' states are collecting a heavy : tax; on moving pictures. Oklahoma 1 largely supported from' a tax en, pit and gait natural prod ucts.. In some states proiess;ousl or oe eunational taxes -are -collected. It is my belief . that property: ia the state of Ore gon . should, : Ireea entirety irom jwu taxes and millage levies of all kinds. ,1 - ' SXAPPX THIXKI3.G JNO. S07 GeoIs ! imbrd Puzzle " " '. 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Beyond ' .11 , 65 jDlacoyer t ' .; -' $6 Prophet ,67Always- . t r , 5 8Scbool.; in. England . , 60 Pronoun . ; -I 2 Advertisement T ab) Avoided - - t- ,v i . ', 65 Thin-plates of, rods 6 i45 inches-(Eng.) . ' 69 Particles . . 72;C0mpany ,(ab):. , - 7 4,-Before . i -- j. 75 Sing softly " ; , ' '.7 6 v Existed ; ' . -; . .; ...77 Plural oLI , t . ..; 78 - Made of a rib A'7-r - 80 Fish - r : . d L 82 Perform- . ' 83 Border 1 84-By -way of - - i : 85 Close' ' f ' j 87' Body of water- f ; 8 Abyss ' ,K . s 90 Hurl - " F : 91 43c?W ' - -'92 'A ad . i forth t&'b) 1 93 Policeman - f ' 1 - ; , : TUESDAY MORNING, -"""v " 1 '- 1. ,-,w ,-- - r 1 J iV fl? ? CLAS i-v' yy?lfrtw irrrTi' l ntritSTiaxlIISTfi " f CLABBITIEI) - j , A i L -.I .J Li I i' Bate per word: Pef laaertioa Tbtm toaertioug to Money to Loan On Beal Tatato . T. K. FORD " (Over Xjadd Busk Bank) BirO KB TOTT 1KAVH TOUB EOaOl j OB GAB HAT1 IT l tlnsured Properly J , Phono ltl.fBaks).'a Boadriekav TT. 8. - Bask Bid-.: ; ! .,-;!..-. ,:v,: AUTOMOBILES SCHEELAB AUTO WBECKIXO CO. Will buy your old car. Highest cash price paid. 1085 N. (Commercial St;' l-jl3tf Storage " Fire proof 'building, ' day and night ", service, $4 per month. 1999. N. Cap ' itol. Texas garage-. - " l-19tf I AUTO REPAIRING 2 WE WILL COMPLETELY BEKEW Your ! car, truck, tractor, and rive jyou essy ! 1 terms. H. H. Shocker, 849 Perry St. . : .-1 - .. -1 tiP.. 2-ia YOUB TIME WILI BE WEL0Y.6PEXT if iyou get estimates oa your auto re pair work at the Shamrock garage. S3 8 Miller, phone 1142M. 2-f6 earnestly urge you; to increase the indi rect taxes, aa- other states aro doing, so the tax on proporty-.jiB.jr.Oregon.-may .be reduced and , ultimately f abolished, entire ly, so far aa -statu taxes re. concerned. " ! j - Higltwaya. ; - 7 - I again invite your attention ' to the fact st hat the highway department ia one of tee most extensive and far-reaching that jwe have fa the state. The ' com missioners who supervise this must give aUrge amount . oL.time tothe work. oi Site--com mm a ion,-or which - they receive no compensation, i TWere are 'outstanding at thia -time f 38,0tO,75O in highwsy-tronds. There will camel due this year $797,000 in Jtighway boudt, and 1,297,000 in 1926. I be lieve; these- bonds j should bo paid and cancelled as they tfall due. I am op posed to the reissuance of. these bonds, because I believe it unnecessary. How ever, wo must continue highway-con-Mruction. , It willj cost, '$15,090,000 to complete the' highwsy 'system.' ' During J924! nesrly $2, 000.000- spent ; on maintenance. The interest on the bonds, and bonds coming .due this, year. will be $2,597,51ff.l7. ; For .the year of 192 the amount for interest and bonds will be $3,02:3,073.75.! j It will, be seen that these items of interest,', bonds maturing . and maintenance, . will - absorb ' -approximately $10,000,000 in -the riext-two. years. 1 Thp present gasoline tax and automo- I Continued on page 8) . . t .Simpleton t . u - 2 Poem 3 Part of foot ;;, . 4 .The (Span.) : 5. Egg of an i Insect . 6 That is (ab) 8 pronoun n , '. 9 Dine ' t -11". Assessed H, ;-:( - : - ---! -.''' v; ' . ; a - - r : : i .... -i .- - - - - SiFI 55. 12 Iad ' '.'13 Reared : . . ' 14 Periods' " ' .""' 16 Remote ' w .:'", 19 W nickname .. . r - . J2,VeAicIe .23 .Container j ' ,24 By birth ;26.Rird 29 Conjunction j! -, 32 j Bind t . 1 . i-34 Heavenly bodies 33-Thln fabric . ' 1 87-Aiirrs name 1 39 Sinews '. " 40 Den 1 41 Small 42- Pinches 43- Surface r 44 Auditory organ 6 "Poverty 7 Halt '(Interjec.) . : ;i 9 Eastern, state (ab) 150 Public school I (ab) 52 Famous president ' " .64 Character - ' ;fcT Trees v , i ,.!--. t -"-r '59 "Kostril . ' : -CI Ti&e-piece , e ' .63. Spume 4 r.4 ,part of. a. play' ' . '. C6r Small mounds .of dirt , 67 Period , ,68 Plot of ground Tr ' - - ,70 ,Vpbraid , , , ,71 Deeds I . 73 Stove (part of) " .;77piscrcet ! ' . : -v79.Dine' . ''-:- r . 81 Confederate -general -"''J 83 Tear J 84 Heavy vehicle S 6 In "regard" 0 1 - - 5 JANUARY 13, 1925 on o) ii rSaMiiiiiiiii 03tw-y,;sJ I 0 week (tlx lasortfoaa) to aoo I Oo month 1 'Aire mnatna fin mooths eontract, per month 15e 1 montha' eoatract, per moata le Klfhaaa for an j dTeTtlaeDJ'tai tf d" AUTO TOPS STATIONARY TOPS ' . Tko very latest ia auto.topt- Seasonable Price O. J. HULL r . '' 19 State St-' - ! ' S-dlTtf FOR REXT FOB RENT GOOD - HOUSES AND apartments furnished and unfurnished. Childs & oBechtel, 540 Stat Street. ; ? ... - 1 ''''. djlltf OFFICE SPACE I TO 1.ET HOME RE alty Co. 169 S. High. 4-jl4 POR - RENT HOUSES AND . APART ;' meats.. JP. L, food, 81 State atrert. HOUSK AND APARTMENTS. -PHONK - S05J. j .. - . - ' r-4-mlotf PRINTED CARDS, SIZH 14" BT wordiaaT'tTor Rent," price 1 aanta aach. Statesman .Business Ofiiee, oa Ground floor. -; FOR RENTApartmenta 5 FOB- RENT WELL j FURNISHED TWO room apartments.- 'Close in. . 541 Mill street. E. T. Prescott. ' 5-jI5 VERY DESIRABLE BLEEPING ROOMS 1 blocks from state house, 258 8. Cottage.- Phone 1695-J. ,8-iU.tf LARGE TWO-ROOM FURNISHED Apart ments. ,Slepins;,iroomB.,.160, Union. . ' 4' : ' '; i, - '- 5-jl8 ATTRACTIVE THREE t ROOM APART-. m mnt,i heated. -Call, at 183 State. . i , 5-J14 HEATED. FURNISHED APARTMENT 4 btocka from state 'house, 592 N. Sum- ..' metv..- ., ' - . .. ' ' 5-jl4 MODERN.- EXCEEDINGLY WELL PUR uished 3 ?oom apt. ! Prirate . bath, just like own home. Adult. Thomson's r Apti, T20 N. Comll. 5-JI4 FURNISHED APARTMENT-rllO DIVI- . aioa St. - . j .- .- i - - '- '-.- ,6-jl5 NICELY - FURNISHED . APARTMENT 590 Union. Phone 567-J. 5-jl3 FOR RENT A PARTMMfTS j " ' Commercial. . ' : . 891 JKO. APARTMENT 968 W. - COTTAGB. S-ptf f J-FOR KENT -Rooma TWO COMFORTABLE, ROOMS WARM. 1 Price, reasonable. .440 Center, atreet. NICE LARGE FROMT ROOM SUITABLE for two persons, " 643 Union. 8-18 FOR RENT SLEEPING JtOOM FOR lady, 860 Marion St., Phone 1313 W, LAUREL HOTELV-UNDER NEW MAN- agemant.'f Rooma furuUhed leau,.2Sth ...and. Oak. . ... ... . j- .. 6110 PRINTED CARDS. BIZX 14" BY TVa . ,wordiur, ' VRooma. tot Rant," . price If ' cents - each; ' Statesman Buslaese , pf . fisa. Ground floor, j --i m; -f TWO FURNISHED ROOMS IN MODERN -; home. 1 All eenTenienres..., Breakfast it desired. t Two block from State House, 253 N. 13th.' Phone 385-W. ' 6-J14 ONE ALCOVE ROOM PARTIALLY. FUR nished. One-half block from Lidd (1 Bush. 24 State,- - -.- j - v 6-J14 FURNISHED HOUSEKEEPING ROOM and Karasa. , IIS alarion St. . 6-jlfl ROOM FOB RErTT MODERN ' HOME, v taroar blackt-trom atata hoaaa, lor gaa . ,,tlemaB. Mutt cira reiersaeea.. Please ' addreia A. B car Stateamaa. 8-ol7tl ROOMS TO -RENT CAUj 2044-W. ! - -- " " - i . j - ' e-sOtf FOR RENT-Honsea ' 7 i' FURNISHED HOUSE FOR RENT H. L. fctiff Furniturai Co. . ( . . . . 7-115 WANTED TO RENT CASH REGISTER : for-short time.. Call! atate , house rest taurant. - ,;' I . 7a-Jllt FOR SALE '- 3IODEEX HOME SEVEN large rooma. Fine location. . Lot 65 : by 163. , Address Owner, 1051 Cbeme keta atreet..,. ,1--" '').-'.'.. 7-fil NICELY FURNISHED HOME TO RENT; - Modern, piano, Victrola, fireplace, near State House. Inquire at '770 If.' Cap--tal Stwr-f. ( -. fltiotf SEVEN; ROOM HOUSE-rPABTLX FURi aished, 677 winter, Jnqture States msa otfiee. . . 7-j8tf WELL FURNISHED BUNGALOW WITH 4-srage. Reasonable, i Melria Johnson 10 8. Oom'l. v -. ?')14 flTaT7! Ui8fiTlt-nfons) ' ' GOOD APPLES FOR SALE 75c. PER lxx.Xw or mor. boxea dalirered -free." Phone 115F22. . i jl3 GOOD MILK JDOW TESTING .2,'Driv ing- mare,; aonnd and Safe for children to drire. Work Harneaa, tiarrow, buc SJ, hack, garden cultirator. . IL. Morgan Rt. 4. Boa 8-A, SBlem, - U 8-jl3 FOR SALE! 12 SHARES (f 50 EACH) United Drua; Co. RexaU) 1st prefer red stock, 7 per cent guaranteed, pay' able quarterly.: Wb, Keimeyer, 175 N. Commercial, 8-jttf 1 11 'i ." ". . 1 Trespass Notices -F61: Sal . Treifpase Notieea, alia 14 laeaea 9 inehea. printed on good 10 ouact "eanraaa bearinr th worda,- 'Notiea, It Hereby Giea That Trespassing Ii PtHcUy Forbidden Oa; These Premise! Under Penalty Of Prosecution." Ptict 15c -esek or two far ?5e.' -. Etateimaa n-blitklnf . Company, SaUa, vOrroa WE RENT.' SELL OR REPAIR" SEWING reachinea.. Old machines $5 and up. Big - adeertisin;' discount- on.aew ma-- HITS 'SEWING MACHINE CO. , 1H bIock south JB depot. - 221 a ftonth lligh St. Phone '208. : g.ff, in8wer to. Sunday's Puzzle .-' H N erg TT 1 oxnrmTr-TVT fiTT " I l 1 MAI E IN j o I Ai ; j FOn EJXE Mlscellaneons 8 DRAG. SAW FOR SALE A NEW O.N'B man power orag saw, an metal eon ' atruction. two wlieela under fru. permita machine to ba mored like t wheelbarrow. Serersl speclsl fosturn. ' Thia baa never been. ased. Will tell at a substantial reduction and ()T terms to- responaible "party. Wn it. ' Meier, x Salem, Or4 It. 3, Boa 23 1 ..-'-' 8 jvttl Fruit Trce3 ' - VWalauta and ahrubbery. Hlga sn Perry. Fruitland Nursery. A. J. Math , ' is. Prop. Phono 1140-M eveningi. ., , 8 Ji Willamette Valle Nursery i Haa a Saleayard at 261 Court itrrat,' at Kennedy's paint shop, opposite Bu sick'a stora. All kinda of fruit and nut troea. Dr. Boaa'a Big French pruas a apecialty. Office phono 1315. Ra. 105F5. Jesa Mathia. Prop. 8-dltf PCR SALE OLD NEWSPAPERS, 10 oenta a bundle. Cirauiatioa evepartaisnt Oregon Stateamaa. WARREN NURSERY ALL KINDS 01 fruit aad mat trees, 55 ferry Street 8-n21 Beautiful Oregon Rosi ' And elsTSB other OregoB songs to rather. wtb a. fine collection of patriot le aonga, eacred Muga. and manj , 0I4 . timafaToritea. 3 . j... . .. - ' ALL TOR taa. ' f Special prices la quaanty Iota) ' Especially adaptable for school, oat .SAunity or Vom aiariag. Seed for JYVfcstern Songster ' TO page - uff la 1U thirl adltloa .f.-..' - .Pablisiad by V -- OREGON TEACHERS Jf ONTBXT 41 a B) nnwiwteeelal ft R!wt (V FOR SALB--I4vetock , 0 PIGS--PHONE 105F11. 9 jl7 VETERINARIAN DR. PATTERSON Phono 2028-W. . - . 0 d?0tt. fRED W. LANGE. VETERINARIAN .Office 480 S. -Commercial. Phone 1108 -Ree.' Phono 166. o.j3tf WOOD FOR SALE 11 WOODSAWING JUDD AND SCHMIDT. Phone 142. - --. - - - : --"U-ll3tf WE CAN SUPPLY. YOUR WOOD AT reasonable pricea. Call HZ, Judd. the Woodsaw Man. Ilfl3 DRY SLAB WOOD AND SECOND - growth foR sale, phone 1756. 11 jit BEST GRADE OP WOOD 4 ft. and 16 inch. ,4 Dry mill wood.' ; Dry aet'ond growtlt fir. Dry old fir.. ' ; Dry 4 ft ash. " ,l ' - ; FRED E-WELLS Prompt delivery and reasonsble prire. jSSd. South Chaxch...Phana 1542, ll aGtf 16 INCH AK1 4 TOOT WOOD 01" ALL iinds. -Pricea reasonaMe au4 prompt "delivery. Phoao 1958-W.' ' 11 a!3tt BEST'SEOOKD GROWTH. FIR 87; OAK , . Call 1131. ,: ; , . ,ll-di7U 10-INCH OLD FIR.. 4 FOOTHOLD fFIR seeond - trowta oak eud ak. Phon V 19F3. M. D. Mayfi-ld. ' li-jSU FOOD SHORT 'LENGTHS Oa 4 FT COAUVbest.qualiy from. 112.75 per tot up. '- Oregon,- Uth, or Reck Sprinrt. , Prompt deUreryPhoua 1855. il-iUwd OAKS "BROS. BELL ' 'VOOD. " Tbent 11-J15 1880-M. .WANTJED- Employment 13 MAN? WANTS WORK MECHANICAL , work' or common, labor. 43U2 Cars Statesman. ' . , 12-jl5 LADY WISHES POSITION IN RES taurant or bakery. Phone 1980-J. - Room 11. 12-jl5 FOR INCOME TAX REPORT BOOK-keeptng--and -auditinr see W. A. Sip ' prelL A.iB.'245 Chemeketa. Phone MAN AND WIFE WANTS COOKING Jjogging-eamp-or sawmill. 245 Care Statesman. - ' . 12-jl7 t' WANTED" Sltocellaireous 13 WANTED TO .BtTY A; GOOD ,SECOND ,- band, spade for cash. 13 jl'J USED FORDS- WANTED 21J STATE atreet. Phona .937.. . 1 3 -j 1 7 LIST; YOUR CITY -PROPERTY AND . farms, also raeant lota. . We aro receiv ' inc many inouirieai- - . - , , JfOME REALTV. CO, . 169 SJ High St. : . " 18-J15. WANTED. .PRIVATE MOSEY FOR farm loani.vWe; bare aeveral apphra tion oa hand. Hawkine atP.oberts, ' Ine 205 Oregon Building". 13-dttf WANTED -AKD.JKOMXN ..TO take farm paper aubacriptioaa. A good propositioa ' to the right people. Ad dress 'tfca-Paeifiaaiiu&MUad, EUUe ..B4 Bid.., 81 em. Or.,? , WOODRY THE ! ADCTIONIFR BUT8 , used .furniture - tor , eassw Pha Ell t - "",'' ' ', ' t'-t !TCEIiIsANEOU3 14 . ... JSluara Dps! WcWfuf .Wpyk . ... ..aia-iVry-iroet ... We tearh electrls and acetylene weld ings V Welder jof; 12 , years experience us tscher, 14 m fTilSmU? WANTED Male 18 TWO MEN TO COMPLETE SALES Staff. iSalary and commission to start. Apply to Mr. Weeks at 10 a m Alexander Apts. 1030 Chewfketa 18-J12 4 1 1 1 ii i - - i 1 ii i' i ' caai ( 20 WANTED REAL. ESTATE SALESMAN. Must have soma experience. aUo csr. Don't apply unlesa you are a bustler home realty co. -16 B.-Hieh Ft. - - 80 j t rt 1?0 XTLTKX" - AND EGG3 21" FOR. SALE 100 TITO H 0 UG 113 K F.D AN .'.' eon pultcU. tww Uyinj, see 10 months, ,'200 ejj BtDsia.1 1'rii-e Lv?ry low for ; , quick si,le. , Harry tflDum. Kouto 4. 8 leiu, Oregon." ' 4" ' '21-117 WHITE LEGHORNS HATCHING Kef. 4.50 per 100. It. W. Chapel. Rt. 3. lhoTi 21-j!tf I.C.JT JIXD FOUND 3 LOST COLLIE PUP.7 CA.LL. 520. 22 jit LOST BLACK PURSE' CONTAINING ' letter aud tea dollars. Howard. sll - 122-R. ' . ' ! , ,22-jl5 LOST ! LACK MAN'S PURSE. ; CON tHiniir; jt. Ivewjird. Ihone 1716R tr iJarliy's Drag atoro . 22-jl5 LOT PAIR OF i' " ' ,LT KIM GLAS8KS. 1 u Jer piease call V'-il or 1 - ' 22.) It 23 I IIAVIl PURCHASED THE CROCERV' end confectionery bimineaa from C. 'hnydr-r at 697 bo. 12lb tit., and r- .-.! f.,'ly solicit the patronace nrk n.l.r. 2 1 J 17" 2i - - -' S8 Prepcsiltiou - S9 Tost Office (ab) rs'-'P r t - if 94 Gee 'r'-al r';vrc3 - n a ' ill I