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THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1925
CapitalJiJournal
Bnlem. Oreiron
An Independent Newspaper published Every Evening Except Sunday
Telephone 8; Nows 82
GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY
, Remember, 1 pray thee, uho ever perished, being inno
cent? or where were the righteous cut off? Job J,:7,
The Tax Quack
How great minds change!
There was the Portland Journal a few years ago advocat
ing the single tax, which places all taxes on the land, as the
panacea for all economic ills.
And here is the Portland Journal today advocating the
total abandonment of the land and property tax as the only
solution for economic ills.
There was the Portland Journal during the 1922 cam
paign promising and pledging reduction in cost of govern
ment if Pierce was elected, with consequent cutting of
taxation in two.
And here is the Portland Journal, with Pierce in office,
trying to impose additional taxes, such as income and special
taxes to sustain increased cost of government and totally
ignoring reduction in expenses and economy in adminis
tration. Was the Portland Journal right when it pleaded for the
land tax, or is it right when it seeks abolition of the land
tax? Was it right when seeking reduction in state expendi
tures, or is it right in- seeking additional taxes to sanction
greater expenditures?
The fact of the matter is that neither the right nor the
wrong of an issue bother the Portland Journal only
whether or not it is popular. Hence it can be expected that
this quack doctor of taxation will eventually advocate the
abolition of all taxes, except those that soak the rich
because their number is limited.
Let Hoover Do It
"Let Hoover do it" seems the motto of the administration
at least the practice. He is the grand collector of depart
ments for consolidation purposes. He has recently taken
over both the Patent Office and the Bureau of Mines from
the Department of the Interior and is destined to secure
more. These changes are part of the program favored by the
experts under the Harding administration for simplyfying
government.
One cannot say however, that Mr. Hoover is simplyfying
government by concentrating power in his own hands. As a
matter of fact he is the prince of paternalism, the grand
examplar of the uplift and the shakedown that booms
bureaucracy. He has raised his minor department to one of
the major branches of government and butts in as much into
other people's business as he did into their food in war time.
Departments under Hoover are revitalized and inflated by
assuming new tasks requiring armies of emissaries at tax
payers expense. He has them stationed all over the country
and traveling all over the nation, as volunteer advisers and
aides, telling the mother how to raise babies, keep house and
can fruit, the business man how to keep books, the nutoist
how to drive for safety, posting the farmer on markets,
telling us how to build, giving us statistics on industry and
flooding the mails with a whole literature on trade currents,
living costs, foreign trade, etc.
In a hundred ways, Hoover has brought his limited
department into the lives of the people, so we can expect
that the activities of the Patent Office will be speeded up
so patents will be issued in the life time of the applicant and
the Bureau of Mines cover the earth.
ALTERS SYSTEM
My Ma trimonial
Vacation byvioktDare
Vh uinla trleiirjinlH d me the day
(,he roaehed the little Carolina
town nrar my father's pine In tin
hill. Imd was nut yet out of dan
ger. Hl.e i.ild, ami she wan with
iiim.
"Am not coming hick for Rome
tint," nhe added. ' Itetter give up
the apiirlment.
That must mean that (die and
had had made up their difference,
and decided to live together again.
1 felt lonlicr than ever. I won
dered how It would feel to have
parents like other peoples', parents
Vim didn't iiarrcl nnd nop. irate as
mine had done. I had never known
had very well, and I don't believe
lied ever cared much for nie. 1
kentv (bat he wouldn't Want me to
come tu him. mid that Virginia
wouldn't want me either.
Vet wb.it p!m wis there for me
to do? Nothing, hut wait till I
he:ii'd from my hutand, and found
out what ho would ht nie do nlMuit
gotliug n divorce.
I had a caMrKiam from him
when he received my mesxage, tell
lug nie to do nothing, that ho was
coining homo. That meant walttnn
i.g-'s it would take a long time
for him to come from the l'hlllp
ptncjt. 1 wondered how he was to
got leave, till I read In the paper
that he had heen transferred to an
other regiment.
1 hud money enough In the hank
to live on, though there wasn't
nn awiui lot. rraiiK llurrlxon wax
very nice when I told him tht I
wanted to give up the npurlment,
nnd said he'd take It off my hand,
that he could easily rent It for me
Ho had got over his anger at Vir
ginia, nnd was awfully nice to me.
I had to pack up everything that
was in the apartment, a terrific
task; even though I hadn't cared
particularly for it as a home, 1 fell
rather sad over breaking it up. I
lent the furniture nnd Virginia's
personal belongincs to her down
South, and got rid or everything of
my own that I didn't really want.
I felt that I had come to a turn
ing of the ways. Till Jim got hack
tit New York I wouldn't know
what I was to do. Would he let nie
divorce him nnd mnny it ill low
ing, or would he Insist on my re
maining his wife, when he didn't
really care for me? I asked myself
that question over and dver', though
of course ft did no good.
Frank Harrison asked me to go
to the theatr. with him tht last
night tha tl was to he at the apart
ment. I was glad to bo; It had
reached the state where It looked
hopelessly dreary, with most of the
fiirnlturo cone, and I was In no
mood to spend any more time
there t'lan was nlunlutely necca-
ry.
We arrived lust before the cur
tain rose; Frank had Itislftted on
having a special kind of salad
dressing at dinner, and we had
had to watt while it was prepared.
He was so fussy about everything
he ate, that I couldn't help feeling
sorry for any woman who married
him. VYhun I realized that I'd al
most had him for a stepfather 1 was
thankful that things had turned
out so that Virginia went hack to
had.
1 had had no letter that day
from ItiU Kwing, and 1 waa wor
ried, lie wrote to me regularly,
and I w A.i aft ;i id thrt some! lit in
had happened, something aerious.
iTiihk HaiTiH had Insisted all
dining dinner on finding fault with
me, scolding me because I had fal
len in love with Hill Kwlng.
"A girl can't play at love nnd
mnnlage as ou have, and win the
game In the end." lie had said.
As ttie curtain went up and 1
wis free to lean back and not try
to li.sten or talk to him, 1 thought
of what he had said. 1 couldn't
ce aiiMhing but happiness ahead
of me.
The play seemed dull, probably
becnu.se I found my own thoughts
o Interesting. 1 was almost sorry
I hat 1 hadn't planned In go to Han
l-'rnnclsco and meet the transport
Oil Which Jim tuna K.in.ln lt..Lr a
the Htntea when It docked there.
i nen we could have settled thlng
up at once, and I'd have known
what I waa going to do.
We went to linnor at nnm nf K
night clubs after the theatre and It
was very late when I got home. I
had dismissed our maid that day
aim so warn quite nioue.
Homethinc had been slipped un
der the door. It wax n eahlffi am
I tore the CnvMonp nnrn nnH itn.
ped upder the hall light to read
the message.
It said that Jim had died at sea
Tomorrow l.lfe Mii-d Uo on.
YcMertlay'a Kt-ofva
Hcattle 5; Portland 1,
Vernon 3; Oakland .
Han Francisco 7; Los Angeles t
Halt Luke fi; Sacramento 7,
On accouut of the fact that some
of illaliee'a host players failed to
qualify through oversight or neg
lect in the presidents cup tourna
ment and the second flight for
'lhe Mans bhop ' trophy, it has
been decided by the tournament
ommittee to lorm nn "emblem
team ' of 2 members. The 25
lowest gross scores in the presi
dent's cup play and the second
flight for "The Man's Shop" tro
rhy this coming week-end will
eacli bo entitled to such an em
blem. It vill bo of gold with the
word "Uliiliee" engraved thereon
end they will be numbered con
secutively from 1 to 25. Numbers
K and 2 will go to Krcel Kay and
ilex Sun ford, who were winners in
the Krause cup and trophy flights
and the next numbers will be
wurded to the members accord
ing to their scores in this week's
playoff. Each number will have
the right to challenge any lower
number for posit iuu not oftener
than once every two weeks and
r.iles vill bo adopted and a book
of the ratings and the record will
bo kept and posted and It is hoped
that this will obviate the difficul
ty of bavins to choose a team for
inter-club n.atc.vs as this will
automatically rate the members, j
No member outside of the 25
riginal will be barred from chal
lenging any man wearing a but
ton. Whether there are 12 men
team or larger It will make no dif
ference and any member who fails
to report to tho captain for a
natch will lie expected to'pass his
mhlem cither for play among the
other members or it may b .re
turned when he again resumesthc
play as the circumstances may
warrant.
This is the system followed in
many of thn smaller clubs and in
this man nor It is hoped to arpuse
more lntero.it and enthusiasm and
also have a team available.
Matches are in prospect -with
Oregon City, Kosa Clly and Albany
in the ncr.r future and Saturday
pad Sunday will see great activity
Or tho tirst matches for the presi
dent's cup p.nd the second flight.
The participants in this tourna-
lr.ent will make arrangement
with his opponent to play accord
ing to the convenience of parties
it any time but all matches must
Le fmiHhed and completed not
later than Monday, the 15th. or
default will be granted and the
pairing made accordingly for the
next play.
The following members have
qualified for the president's cup
tnd will b0 paired as follows:
H. H. Olinger vs. P. D. Quisen
btirry, A. Hutcheon vs. Gale Hildc
brand, Oris Fry vs. George G.
brown, Dolly Farmer vs. Frank
I'Mliott, George Hug vs. Don Young
Ted Chambers vs. Gus Hixon.
Fred A. Williums vs. Fred Stues
loff, Claude Stuesloff vs. Fred
Mangis.
In the second flight the follow
ing members will be paired to play
for the stockings and sweater of
fered as a trophy by "The Man's
Shop," towlt:
R. I. MacLauguIin vs. A. Hamil
ton, Ralph Jackson vs. Dr. W. H.
Lytle, Tom Woods vs. W. H. Paul
us, G. V, Ely vs. A. J. Rahn, J. O.
Hayes vs. C. H. Robertson, W. L. ,
Phillips vs. William Bell, Lynn
Cronmlller vs. O. J. Myers, Chester1
Cox vs. Roy Gard, J. H. Farrar vs. ',
W. W. Poorman, Russell Bones tec 1
vg. James H. Nicolson, A. A. i
Keeno vs. Walter Kirk, O. C. Locke i
vs. Frank Spears, Dr. W. L. Pem-
herton vs. J. J. Roberts, T. B. Kay
vs. Cliff Irwin, T A. Llveslcy vs.
l' G. Myers, Carl Webb vs. Brazier
Mnall.
CITIES PAY
50 PERCENT
COUNTY TAX
(Continued from page one)
the average rate being 41.57 mills
while tho average rate la Clack
amas county Is 55.35 mille. In
Linn county the average rate It
37.5, ill Polk 40,42 anil in Yam
hill 37.2. However, Marion coun
ty has a lower per capita tax than
any of the five, the per capita !&
ing $38.52 as against Clackamas
JI8.CG; Liun Mo.iili; Yamhill
140.43, and Polk (40.11.
In unincorporated territory in
Marion county the average rate
la 34.68 mills, which Is slightly
higher than the average for all
unincorporated territory in the
state, which Is 31.93 mills. With
in cities It la 61.45 nulls, com
pared with an average of 47. 38
mills for all cities. The per can
ita tax in unincorporated trii
tory is much lower than the av
erage or all territory in Oregon
located outside of cities. In Ma
rion county it is $41.30 and for
the state it is $63.43. The per
capita tax for all Marlon county
cities Is $36.14 and for all Ore
gon cities and towns $45.77.
St. Paul has the lowest tax
rate In the county, 35.2 mills,
while Aumsville has the highest
rate, 83.6. Even this is not as
high as in some cities of Oregon,
notably Lakeside, 12G.2; Bend
106: North Bend 100; Seaside
94.1 and Uandon 92.3. St. Paul
has a very low per capita tax, it
being $13.20. Aumsville has tho
highest per capita, $55.39, but
this is low compared with per
capitas in some cities, such as
Warrenton $255.56; Gearhart
$214.64; West Linn $117.25;
Newport $93.02; Toledo $88.74
and Seaside $S4.45.
Marlon county taxes this year
show an increase of 12.89 per
cent, compared with an increase
of 6.06 per cent for tiie state as
whole. The county tax roll of
$1,817,705 represents 4.26 per
cent of tho total property tax lev
ied In Oregon, which is $ 12,660,
781. Of the county total, $082,590.
or 37.55 per cent, will be used
for high and grade school pur
poses, and an additional $109,677
or 6.03 per cent, will go toward
the support of higher educational
institutions in the state. Roads
will hecelve $394,479, of which
$85,001 is for road bonds. The
levy for county general purposes
Is $274,232; for cities and
towns, $272,805; drainage dis
tricts $687, and tire patrol $1508.
Marion county's share of the tax
for state administrative purpos
es Is $34,744, or 1.91 per cent of
the county total, and for the sol
diers' bonus, $46,933.
Following are the tax rat3
and per capita taxes iu the cities
of Marion county.
Rate Per Cap
Aumsville 83.6 $55.29
Aurora 42.8 34.79
Donald 45.8 24.06
Gervais 41.2 28.19
Hubbard 55.2 36.11
Jefferson 56.4 33.57
Mt. Angel 41.3 19.77
Salem 50.5 38.38
Scotts Mills 50.6 17.94
Silverton 64.5 36.88
Stayton 52.7 34.59
St. Paul 35.2 13.20
Sublimity 42.2 16.18
Turrfer 6 1.2 30.00
Woodburn ; 55.6 29.75
JEFFERSON BABE PASSES
Jefferson. Or., June 11. Junior
Kelly, the three-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Kelly, pass
ed away in Albany, Tuesday
morning, at 3 o'clock after a long
illness. He is survived by his fa
ther and mother. Funeral serv
ices were held at the Methodist
church in Jefferson. He was hur
led in the Shelburn cemetery.
Fall Breaks Arm.
Mill City. Or., June 11. Ruth
Davis, about 11 years of age, fell
several days ago and broke her
nn.
NEW BOOKS AT THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Ceorgo' Eliot, "Adam Bode";
Kmerson Hough, "Tho Ship ol
Souls"; Sidney Howard, "Three
'lights Up"; Booth Tarklngtol),
"Albe Adams"; M. E. Moore,
'Parent, Teacher and School";
Christopher Ward, "Twisted
Tales"; Emerison Hough, "The
Story of the Cowboy."
T. W. Burgess. "The Adventures
of Chatterer, the ned Squirrel,"
'The Adventures of Jimmy
Skunk," "The Aaveutures of Mr.
.Mocker," and "Tommy and the
Wishing Stono"; 1). M. M. Craik.
The Little Lame Prince"; Daniel
Defoe, "Hobinson Crusoe"; J. G.
Francis, "A Book of Cheerful Cats
and Other Animated Animals"; V.
L. Goss, "Tom Clifton"; K. S. Hol
land, "Tho Hoy Scuots of Birch
Mark Island"; sauel Horinbrook,
A Scout of Today"; Hose Lucia,
"Peter and Polly iu Autumn,"
"Peter and Polly in Summer,"
and "Peter P-iicl Polly in Winter";
XJrk Munroo, "Unit Males"; A. S
t ier, "Boys sf St. Timothy's." and
' The Crashaw Brothers"; Lewis
Carroll, "Alice's Adventures In
Wonderland'; W. E. Griffis.
"Dutch Fairy Tales"; H. W. Ma
bie, "Legends Every Child Should
Know," and "Folk Tales Every
Child Should Know"; Carl Ewald.
"Two-legs"; Jennie Hall, "Weav
ers and Other Workers."
YOUTH JUMPS IN RIVER
TO GET NAME IN PAPER
Chicago, June 11. Jack Was
dahl, 21 years old, came to Chi
cago from Denver a week ago look
ing for employment. He couldn't
f.nd any so yesterday he jumped
into Lake Michigan and splashed
I'bout until he was rescued by po
lice. "Now my mime will get in
the papers f.nd I'll get a job." he
declared. He was taken to th.
psychopiitic hospital.
LATEST TARGET
Portland, Or., June 11. Fish,
commission waters, were further,
muddled yeaterdayty authenticat
ed reports that at the secret ses
sions of the commission Monday
nnd Tuesday a movement waa
launched to oust Hugh Mitchell,
directo" of commercial hatcheries,
R. E. Clanton. Mitchell's predeces
sor, waa said to be angling for the
job.
Mitchell's contract has been
tent to Salem to determine wheth
er the ex-commission had power to
give him a lour-year contract, ob
tained in 1924 when Mitchell re
signed his - position from the
United States bureau of fisheries,
Canton hav'ng been removed.
The present director la the only
survival from tho Kendall-Shoemaker
regime. Commissioner
Veatch is said to havo supported
Mitchell, and it is Commissioner
Veatch who has power to call tho
next meeting. Commissioners
Eakin and Heals were opposed to
Mitchell.
Osteopaths Klcct
Long-view, Wash., June 11 Dr.
S. L. Delapp, ot Roseburg, was
elected president of the Oregon
Osteopathic association at a Joint
meeting of Oregon and Washington
osteopaths here yesterday. Dr. Al
len P. Howells, Albany, was elect
ed vice-president and Dr. Charles
H. Beaumont, Portland, secretary-treasurer.
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