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DAILY EAST OHECiONIAN, PENDLETON, OIIEGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, ltHS.
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The committee on taxutlon from the
Willamette section of tho Oregon De
velopment league recommended tho
following chunges In tho assessment
and taxutlon Iiiwh of Oregon, to the
meeting of tho league held at Wood
burn Ituit week:
Your committee on taxation revision
pursuant to resolutions adopted at
your convention held at McMlnnvllle
Novemhur It, 1905, have prepared a
oumplete revlMlon of the assessment
and taxation laws of Oregon 'to the
end that the larger part of the stale
revenueH shall he obtained from Indi
rect taxation. We find that the lowest
state tax levy was In 18!M, three mills,
and the hlghext In 1905, seven and
-10 mills. The revenues raised by
Indirect luxation for state purposes In
1903 was l, 2215, 000, thu last official
statement of the secretary of state,
"A comparison of the appropriations
fr 1903-4 with the appropriations
credited for (lie two preceding bien
nial periods show an Increase of $828,
716.79 over the years 1901-2 and II.
254,873.45 over the years 1889-1900."
Report, secretary of state, 1905.
These figures convince your com
mittee that a radical chnngc Is re
quired In the system of raising stato
revenues If the homes and property of
the people are to be protected against
erer Increasing demands of the tax
collector. '
In order to accomplish the purpose
of a complote revision of existing leg
islation your committee was compelled
to compile all laws relating to the
subject, cutting out many duplications
and obsolete sections, and making
such minor and clerical corrections
and changes required to make the
whole system harmonious, that the
great' end sought might be attained,
shifting at least one-half the revenues
required to carry on the stato govern
ment and all its departments and In
stitutions to Intangible sources, which
the assessor and tax collector hitherto
had not levied upon.
Tour commltteo has had to codify
and rearrange the laws on this sub
ject enacted for the past 40 years, but
has left undisturbed the present
method and modus operandi of as
sessment and collecting, except as
noted herewith:
1. Tranferthe II county poll tax
to tho road fund and collect same as
road poll tax Is now collected. This is
not a new tux, us at present It Is
charged up and added to the property
assessment, but In cases of persons
who pay no property tux It Is seldom
collected.
t. We have. reduced the penalty on
delinquent taxes from 10 per cent to
5 st cent, and the rate of Interest
from 12 per cent to 10 per cent, and
we have abolished the I per cent re
bate This rebate Is paid back to the
wealthiest class of taxpayers, and the
farmers who pay their tnxes In the
fall get no benefit from It. On the
other hand the entire sum rebated
must generally be Included In the next
levy and In the end those able to pay
must make good the rebate allowed
the well-to-do taxpayers.
S. In the section that provided
how the amount of state tuxes paid
by each county shall be estlmnted. It
U based on current expenses, except
ing only expenses for roads and
bridges. We have ndded expenses for
roads and bridges. We have ndded
expenses for "county buildings and
repairs thereof," because It Is mani
festly wrong In policy to penalize n
county for Its enterprise In erecting
or maintaining county buildings, such
as court houses, Jnlls. Infirmaries,
etc.
4. We have adopted the Illinois
plan of requiring publication of the
assessment roll before It Is acted upon
by the county board of equalization.
The enforcement of this provision hai
resulted In Increasing the total as
sessments from 25 to 50 per cent in
every county, by bringing the amount
of property given In by each per.in.l
to tho attention of the general public.
The publication Is now genertlly
made after the equalization ha; beer
made and merely helps those who are
hiding property.
The publication will be made In the
newspaper In each county nearest the
property by precincts. This law will
add 25 per cent to the tax rolls and
the added property Is property now
escaping assessment, mostly personal
property.
5. We have raised tho tax on the
gross premiums of Insurance com
panies from 2 to 3 per cent. The Ore
gon tax on the gross receipts of the
Insurance companies Is more of a tax
on net earnings than gross, on accou.it
of certain exemption, and we find
that 25 states collect a higher tax on
Insurance companies than Oregon.
6. We have embodied the princi
ples of the Honneman bill (Gen. Ass.
1905) levying I per cent tax on the
gross earnings of express, telegraph
and telephone companies, as we find
this to be the law of other states, most
states collecting more than this bill
provided, but on account of otir state
being thinly populated and distances
greater, tho committee found 1 per
cent to be reasonable It will not ar
feet farmers' mutual telephone lines.
7. This committee found It neces
sary to revise the Inheritance tax so
that It will come nearer fulfilling the
purpose for which It was Intended,
the production of revenues from Inheritances.
We have provided thnt the state as
an Interested party Bhall be ra iresent
ed at the appraisement of all estates
of over 110,000 by the local attorney
of the state school land board, and by
abolishing nil limitations so that all
heirs will pay the small sum of 1 per
cent on tho amount of property In
herited.
Heirs of the second degrees of con
sangulnlty pay 2 per cent" on the
amount Inherited, nnd all others pay
I nor cent, Including bodies corpor
ate, and for sums over 110,000 and as
tentlon of the committee being thnt
the large estates that have 'enjoyed
tho unearned Increment attnjQlng to
all property from tho development of
the entire community shall pay their
Just share of taxes to tho state whose
protection they have enjoyed.
Kallroud AsscssmentM.
8. We have adopted the Iowa law
for the assessment and valuation of
railroad property, by creating the gov
ernor, secretary of state and state
treasurer a state executive council
and giving them authority to ascer
tain ami determine the value of all
railroad property In tho stafe, based
on report of earnings and other In
formation required under the ruling
of the supreme court In the Jackson
county case.
Under this system a railroad Is
treated as a continuous piece of prop
erty, and the assessed value per mile
Is the same fur the entire length
thereof. This la the law of California
and nearly all other states. It obvi
ates the apparent lnJUHtlce of assess
ing railroads at double and treble the
value In one county thut the aame
properly Is valued ut In other counties.
9. The bill also provided means of
arriving at the assessment and taxa
tion of sleeping cars, dining cars, re
frigerator cars, oil and tank cars, not
owned by the railroad company, prop
erty now entirely escaping taxation In
most counties of this stnte.
What tliei mil Produces.
Increase from Insurance tax
tax, estimated I 30,000
Increase railroad assessment,
estimated at 3 mills 15,000
Increase from cars not owned.
at 3 mills 10,000
Increase from Inheritance tax,'
estimated 100,000
Increase from publicity tax
rolls, 25 per cent 50,000
Increaso from Sonnomnnn bill,
estimated 25,000
Total increase under this bill.
estimated 1230.000
Collected at Present,
Corporation tax ...1120,000
Insurance tax 60.000
Inheritance 15,000
Total from Indirect taxation. 1425,000
This amount Is estimated to be one-
half tho state revenues required.
Rough skin and cracked hands are
not only cured by DeWltt's Witch
Hazel Salve, hut an occasional appli
cation will keep the skin soft and
smooth. Best for Eczema, Cuts,
nurns, Polls, etc. The genuine De
Wltt'a Witch Haxel Salve affords Im
mediate relief In all forms of Blind,
Bleeding, Itching and Protruding
Plies. Sold by Tallman A Co.
Beans Are Profitable.
A representative of a seed house
has been In Kendrlck several dayi
and It 1b said has contracted for the
seeding of beans to the extent of
about 600 acres. Many varieties will
he planted. On this basis It Is esti
mated that the bean acreage In the
Potlatch will reach fully 1000 acres
next senson. The fact that beans ma
ture and yield well In this section has
made them almost a staple product
of the farms and shipment from here
annually will total up to a good num
ber of tons. While a portion of this
year's crop was damaged by the rains
yet the farmers have a good quantity
to dispose of and at prices that are
remunerative. Kendrlck Gazette.
LargcMt Paper Ever Issued.
The Los Angeles Examiner Is two
years old. In celebration of Ita sec
ond anniversary, it will Issue tomor
row morning a paper containing more
straight display and classified adver
tising than was ever printed In a sin
gle number of any newspaper in the
world. The advertising, all of which
Is paid for at the full card rates, to
tals over 650 columns. The anniver
sary number contains 166 pages, an
other record-breaker. Already 160,
000 copies of this edition huve been
ordered and paid for, and prepara
tions are under way to provide for a
second edition of not less than 50,000
copies to fill orders received too lute
for the first edition.
The cabinet Is at present as follows:
Secretary of stato, Ellhu Root: sec
retary of war, Wllllum H. Taft; secre
tary of the navy, Charles J. Bona
parte; secretary of the Interior, Ethan
Allen Hitchcock; secretary of the
treasury, Leslie M. Shaw; secretary of
agriculture, James Wilson; secretary
of commerce and labor, Victor Met
calfe; postmaster general, George Cor
telyou; attorney general, William H.
Moody.
A Store Full
OF
Pianos
Ono Hundred and Sixty-Two Pianos
Hold From the Pendleton Store In a
Little Over Four Moiillta.
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Tho prices are the great attraction,
together with the easy terms.
We will sell you a piano at whole
sale and In this way you save the
agents' profits and great expense,
amounting In many instances to at
least 1150.00.
For Christmas, if you have a piano,
get a Pianola, or If you have an old
piano or organ, we will take It a3
part payment for a Chlckerlmr, Web
er,, Klmbull, Hobart M. Cablj, Schu
mann, lialley, Haddorff, Decker, t r
some other of over 30 of the world's
BEST PIANOS.
Vou hnve an absolute assurance of
satisfaction In buying a Piano 'rom
us. It la "money back" If not as rep
resented. Every purchaser i pleased
purchaser is our aim..
tilers
Piano
House
J. C GALLAGHER, Mgr.
813 Main Street
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FOR. A
erry Xmas
Don't spend your money for frivolous presents while the necessities
of home are so great and the supply so ample at such reasonable cost.
Look over this list.. Here's something needed in the home:
M
AIIT SOUARES
AXMIXSTKIt rugs
HATH RUGS
HOOK CASES
BEDROOM SUITES
HI WETS
CARPETS
CARPET SWEEPERS
CARD TABLES
CENTER TABLES
CHINA CIX)SET8
CHILDREN'S ROCKERS
(CHILDREN'S CHAIRS
CHIFFONIERS
t'UX K SHELVES
4'OMHINATION CASES
CORNER. CHAIRS
KUCIIES
COIXH COVERS
CUPBOARDS
DAVENPORTS
DINING CHAIRS
DIVANS
DRESSERS
DOOR M ATS
EASELS
EXTENSION TAW KS
FOLDING BEDS
HAM. CHAIRS
HALL TREES
HALL SKATS
HALL MIRROWS
H AT R ACKS
1 1 SON BEDS
.1 i:l)IMI I! STANDS
KITCHEN TABLES
KITCHEN CABINETS
LADIES' DESKS
LADIES' DRESSING TABLES
LIBRARY TABLES
LEATHER ROCKERS
LOUNGES
MISSES' ROCKERS
MIRRORS
MORRIS CnALRS
Ml SIC CABINETS
OFFICE CHAIRS
PARLOR SUITES
PICTURES
PILLOWS
ItMtTIERS
REED ROCKERS
ROMAN CHAIRS
SEWING ROCKERS
SEWING TABLES
SCREENS
SIDE BOARDS
SMYRNA RUGS
SOFAS
SOFA CUSHIONS
STAND COVERS
TABLE COVERS
TABOURETS
VELVET RUGS
WALL POCKETS
WORK BASKETS
PRETTY PRESENTS. USEFUL PRESENTS
Christmas comes but once a year:
A fine line from which to select,
Sensible suggestions for right good cheer,
Better values no one could expect.
Make your selestions and we'll deliver them on order. A nice 16x20
framed picture FREE with each $10.00 cash purchase.
Yours for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
A. RAPER.
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. . A largo MMrtiui9it of all kinds. They make
In acceptable gift for wife or mother. Our
guarantee Im.'k of ovary one.
IIAWKES' CUT GLASS AND HENDERSON'S
HAND-PAINTED CHINA.
SOUVENIR SPOONS A beautiful collection Oo
to 12.50. Many kinds of "Indian" Spoons.
FINE UMBRELLAS. THE NEWEST AND
MOST DAINTY PATTERNS IN GOLD AND
SILVER, HANDLES.
GREETING
OUR GIFT HARVEST
OUR Holiday Stock of gift jewely awaits your inspection,
you will wonder at it's variety, it's freshness and it's
scope. It bristles with suggestions of correct "givable"
things gifts to suit, all tastes, all purses and all circum
stances. Our stock is all high grade and the handsomest
that has ever been shown in Pendleton.
The. liwtinK (rift Is moat nppreclaU'rf lld goM
fills tills requirement, anil lieroultli we Rive a
frw KugKCxtlon-i:
FOR LADIES. pern GENTLEMEN.
NcrklHOCM ,k Buttons
1-ockotn Charms
llracelotrt Chains
ltr.HxJi.-n seal Riujw
Hat Pins Fuba
Lorgnette Chains Stone Set Rlnir
Watch Fobs Watchen
CniKHra shirt Studs
Scarf 11ns
Thimbles
DIAMOND MOUNTED JEWELRY
IhiMH'lim $I7.!M to $70.00
Ctifr Link s no to j25 00
Stick lliw $7.00 to SM.00
Wkots $7.50 to $24.00
Numcrou Mimll plot's, diamond inounteO, tlim
will make a elft of quality.
FNCiRAVINn FRFF OF THARHF on goods bought ofus. We do our own work and is as find
slljrV.tt V lllO I iVlLJ!s Vr Vn-Vi.VE as done in any city. Watch cases elaborately monogramed
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high as $100,000 a graduated tux un
til 10 per cent Is reached. The In