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PXL&X T W O ABllLAAD DAILX TIDINGS S atu rd ay, October 2 8 , 1 0 2 2 clim ate, the soil and the people— GOOD INSURANCE everything here except a m odern ho W e have not gone out of b u sin e ss’ Established 1876 tel to a ttra c t new com ers. L e t’s get T he N orthw estern M utual F ire As- 't h a t hotel! Published Every E vening Except I am proud of A shland’s fine r e p - } sociation was organized in 1901 and Bunday u tatio n everyw here in th e m a tte r of has been b uilt up w ith the idea of TRE ASHLAND PRINTING CO. , schools and education, and I favori p ro tectin g p roperty ow ners gen eral-' OFFICIAL CITY AND COUNTY ¡any su itab le action looking tow ards o riI.XTri IMQ, TO . XTrit, ¡the re-opening of the norm al school. ly Wlth S0LN D INSURANCE. W e ; PAPER TEL EPH O N E 39 I am in favor of having a ll of do not deal in CHEAP INSURANCE. fices and all positions on the city's W e offer the in su rin g public as good '■ C. K . L O G A N , E d ito r ’ payroll filled by citizens and ta x insurance as can be secured any- payers of A shland itself. No outside Entered at the Ashland, Oregon ; lace-*tolders! , w here a t any price, an unexcelled Poatoffice an Second-class Mail Mat _ ... . ,, I believe th a t w hen th e people insu ran ce service and a saving which ter. oiks ab.e i > ho.il a job ra ie - ♦ vQte Jn f avor of a n y th in g they should } has never been less th an 25 per cent oeil I am governor I promise to advocate and demand economy in i ly have to look for one. «> get it, and I am opposed to all form s i and a t p resent r from 25 to 40 su b ecrip tio n P ric e D elivered in City: < ? > ---------- ot trick ery , p a rtic u la rly the so-called evëïy department of state government, so that taxes will be reduced to One nronth ....................................$ .65 per cent. “J°k ^r s’’ th a t are often used to de- T hfee m o n t h s ............................... 1.95 i < . $> , “ W hat m ight have been” We a re rep resen ted in A shland by the lowest possible point consistent with good government. To this , eeive the voters. I b e le v e th a t be- Six months .................................... 3.75 keeps a loi ot folks from cash- - jng on t jje jevei ;3 th e h ighest form GEORGE H. YEO •end I will use the veto unsparingly. One year ................ 7.5G j ing on on “w h at-is.” of A m erican citizenship. All policies absolutely non-assess- Mail and Rural Route« One g rea t difficulty today is th a t one- <S>; The p resen t w ater supply fo r Ash th ere are so m any of them . T heir work One month ....................................$ .65 able. 49-6 h alf the property of Oregon is exempt from overlaps and duplicates. T here are too' The chicken business sup- land is inad eq u ate, and I favor tak- l4> Three months ............................... 1 9 5 taxation, the tim ber in the forest reserves ,, ■ ing im m ediate steps tow ard increas- m any o rnam ents draw ing sa la rie s and fees Six months .................................... 8.50 NOTICE OF DISTRICT ROAD plies m ore expeuence to the • jng th e SUppjy th ro u g h such m ea- being a conspicuous example. The only for doing little or no work. F ew er boards, One year ...................................... 6.5G ............__ MEETING incom e rom he reserves Is the rentals gallon th an a n y th in g else I 4 sures as th e people m ay _____ adopt few er officials and m ore work by these ADVERTISING RATES believe 'th m ayor ayor and and c ity H Road D istrict N um ber 2, Jackson from ¡tockm en for grazing, nf which C5 boards and officials is the crying need of ■ j , know. <S> I I believe th e e m Display Advertising ~ council should give th e ir m oral in-i County, O regon.) ner cent goes Into-the federal treasury. [ th e sta te of Oregon. I pledge m yself to Single in sertio n , each in c h ............ 30c fluence and su p p o rt to all p r a c tic a l NOTICE is hereby given th a t in hold th a t, since no tax !s derived from the work of correcting this conspicuous YEARLY CONTRACTS Our v irtu es would m ake a <♦>, p ro j ects for p ro fitably u tilizing th e P ursuance of a petition duly a n d 1 tliis vast body of lim ber, nil the rentals w aste of the s ta te ’s money. Display Advertising ■3> b e tte r show ing if we devoted a <8> fru its and vegetables of th is com-1 legally signed by m ore th an th re e | from grazing privileges in the ro rest te- FAVORS SIMPLIFIED GOVERNMENT One tim e a w M k ........................ 2714c At present, th o u san d s of freeholders and legal voters residing tterves should go into the tre a su ry of Ore little m ore tim e to developing <S- niunity. Two tim es a w ^ k ........................25 c dollars w orth of local products go in Road D istrict N um ber 2, Jackson ^Jtlier sta te s have system atized and gon to com pensate for the vast body or <?> Xlvery other d a y .......................... 20 c ❖ them . sim plified governm ent by applying io to w aste for lack of canning and pre County, Oregon, and duly and legal-* taxable property held by the federal gov <S> ---------- & s e r v in g facilities. Ixtcal Readers ly presented to th e County C ourt o f } public business the sam e rules of effici e rn m en t out of taxation. As governor I Each line, each tim e .............-s . .10c On these principles I ask to be Jackson County, Oregon, a district] T here is no b e tte r m edicine <§■ would use th e p restig e of the office in n ency and economy used in private busi To .ru n every o th e r day for one road m eeting of the legal voters of } It has not been done in Oregon <$> than le ttin g a laugh or two <$>,. judged _ ____ „ m ovem ent w ith o th er governors and dele ness. m onth , each line, each tim e . . 7c , because politicians, payroll functionaries >„ the s u r i.e e as often as ♦ > CHARLES L. L O O M I S ^ said D istrict N um ber 2 will be held gations in congress to bring this t bout. To run” every issue for one m onth a t th e County Poor F arm in said and hangers-on have com bined to stru tci ct i nis change cnange would produce aooui iu u o u b am This about $350,900 <♦> ot m ore, each line, each t i m e . . 5? <S> possible. road d istric t in Jackson County, ---o g aw ay of M l. > V* * e and v si 11 sine- a year new revenue thereby lessening to j cu ttin salaries <♦> ---------- x. ______x ' i . on . . ______ ... ___ I stand Classified Column Oregon, on th e 14th day of Novem stan d nlpdired pledged tn to a policy r of f th a t am ount x,. th e _ ... burden property now _ cures. Vague, but Useful. r'm cent the word each time. ber, 1922, a t the h o u r of 2 o’clock sim plified governm ent econom ically a d <$> W e can get along w ith o u t <5>! taxed. “My hat is in the ring!” exclaimed P. M. on said day for the purpose of To ru n every issue for one m onth m inistered. genius, b u t civilization w ould <§>\ Senator Sorghum.” FOR SEVERANCE TAX levying a special road tax not to ex ot m ore, % c th e w ord each tim e. Wc can dispense w ith m any autom o '•> curl up and die w ithout a rea- -»■} “W hat do you mean by th at?” P r a c tic a l^ o n e-third of the standing biles now operatin g at sta te expense. The Legal Rate ceed 2 m ills on the d o llar of alt tax <i> “I don’t know exactly what It means. able property w ithin said road dis- tim b er in th e s ta te of Oregon is in the First time, per 8-pc.'nt lin e ..........10c ■?' sonable am ount of hoss sense use of state-ow ned autom obiles by officers forest reserves and pays no tax. U nder < But that phrase is a very valuable } tric t f'or ‘t he special im provem ents of Each subsequent time, per 8- and sta te em ployes is subject to gross i <$> ---------- th e p resen t law , th is tim ber will be cut polnt line ...................................... 5c abuses .as every taxpayer knows, and th is HEZ H ECK SAYS: <$> one. I have never known an occasion th e roads in said road d istric t, and off, leaving blackened stum ps of untax- Csrd of t h a n k s ..............................$1.00 when it wasn’t good for a round of ap vicious practice m ust be abolished. “ A bility a in ’t no good ! for any o th e r purpose which may} able property, and be shipped o ut of Ore O bituaries, tno l i n e ......................2 J jc E v e ry m an on the s ta te payroll should plause.”—Birmingham Age-Herald. gon w ithout paying a d o llar of tax to the if you a in ’t got sense en <s> Fraternal Orders and. Societies seem p roper to come before said actu ally work and every nan draw ing a sta te . Not only is Oregon being m ade A dvertising for fra te rn a l orders <s> salary w ithout earn in g it should be fired. ough to use i t.” <$> m eeting. Keeping H er in Gloves. poorer by ‘he rem oval of this tim ber, but It is com m only rep o rted and widely or societies chargfng a re g u la r in iti <S> 3> <$><$ <S> <S> ,-§> v. "Is your son-in-law a good provider?" D ated a t Jacksonville, Oregon, th e n a tu ra l beauty and scenery of the atio n fee and dues, no discount. R e believed th a t too sm afl a percentage of ------------------------ - “He can just about keep my daugh- 'h is 24th day of O ctober, 1922. sta te is being m arred. .X severance tax ligions and benevolent o rd ers will be the money provided for highw ays goes i ter in gloves. 1 pay for everything G. A. GARDNER, collected as th is tim b er is cut and ship into actual construction of roads. F or charged th e re g u la r ra te for all ad LOOMIS TICK ET County Judge. ' else.” ped would be a large iource nf revenue. N exam ple, Mr. Jay Bow erm an was long on v ertising w hen an adm ission o r o th er JAM ES OWENS. “Then he deceived you as to his cir big body of such tim ber is now contracted the payroll as adviser for the highw ay charge la m ade. For Mayor County Com m issioner. cumstances?” by th e federal governm ent to people from com m ission, when it is th e business and VICTOR BURSELL, CHARLES L. LOOMIS What Constitutes Advertising d ista n t sta te s, and it will be rem oved duty of the a tto rn ey general to act as “No, I distinctly remember he mere- County Com m issioner. In o rd er to allay a m isu n d e rsta n d ---------- 1 ly asked for her hand.” w ith o u t paying any tax unless a sever counsel for th a t body. This is w aste of For City Council ing am ong som e as to w hat congti ance tax is a t once im posed. As gover highw ay money. T here is general d issa t NOTICE OF DISTRICT ROAD tu te s new s and w hat advertising, nor, I would do all in my power to levy S. A. PE T E R S, SR. isfaction w ith the engineering and o th er Wise Man. MEETING we p rin t th is very sim ple rule, which such a tax on all tim ber tak e n from the overhead cost, which ru n s into very large M. C. LINING ER Well, anyway, I saved time during; (R oad D istrict N um ber I , Jackson Is u se d by new spapers to d iffe re n ti am ounts. S tatem ents are broadly m ade forest reserve. County, Oregon.) DR. R. that holdup," grinned the first victim L. BURDIC a te betw een th em : “ ALL fu tu re W hile one-lm lf of the property of O re th a t narro w er roads in Oregon are coat NOTICE is hereby given th a t in of the bandits. H. G. WOLCOTT events, w here an adm ission charge gon is exem pt from tax atio n , m uch of th e ing m ore per m ile than w ider roads in pursuance of a petition duly and “How’s th at?” inquired his fellow MRS. W. M, BARBER Is m ade or a collection is tak en IS o th er half is paying little o r no tax be some othhr states. T here have been in legally signed by m ore than three victim. A D VERTISIN G.” T his applies to stances in which costly highw ays have cause it is invested in sh a re s of stock, MRS. w. J. W ALLACE freeholders and iegal voters residing} “When th at robber was going in Road D istrict N um ber 1, Jackson org an izatio n s an d societies of every had to be reb u ilt w ithin a year o r two. bonds and property hidden aw ay from th e through your pockets I slipped my County, Oregon, and duly and legal-! kind as well as to individuals. Road building in Oregon has been a vast assessor. This leaves but a p a rt of the For City Recorder All re p o rts of such activities after watch up my sleeve,” he replied. and expensive en terp rise, in which th ere taxable property to b ear the e n tire cost ly presented to the County C ourt of (In d o rsed ) they have occurred is news. of governm ent. This property which should be no leaks or w astes. I have Jackson County, Oregon, a d is tric t' GERTRUDE BIEDE All com ing social or organization faith in the gentlem en serving as highw ay bears the te rrific burden consists of farm s The W ise Plan. road m eeting of th e legal voters of m eetings of societies w here no com m issioners, but hold th a t th e re should c a ttle , horses, city buildings and homes. “Mr. Meekingliam has great pres said D istrict N um ber 1 will be held m oney co n trib u tio n is solicited, in iti For City Treasurer be a very thorough investigation of th e a t th e residence of F red Hom es in ence of mind.” DIRECT TAX HIGH ation charged, or collecton tak e n IS operations of men and some of the con- SYLVESTER PATTERSON said road d istric t in Jackson County, “Is that so?” In 1921 th ere was raised by direct tax tracto ra^w o rk in g under them , to the end NEWS. “Yes, while he was proposing to Oregon, on th e 14th day of Novem ation in this sta te $9,493.105, an average th a t excrescences m ay be lopped gff, all F o r M em bers P a rk B oard Miss Stronghead instead of saying, ber, 1922, a t the hour of 10 o’clock of alm ost 9% m ills on the property taxed. leaks stopped and a d o lla r’s w orth ot load rnjr, rtnmuTi^-’.TTirruu A. M. on said day for th e purpose of (In d o rsed ) This is the highest direct property tax ‘Will you be mine?’ he said, ‘May I be be b u ilt for every d ollar of public money levying a special road tax not to ex levied in th e U nited S tates for s ta te p u r yours?*” HAL McNATR spent. . ceed 5 m ills on the d ollar on a l l } poses. It co n stitu tes nearly one-half of Mr Ja v Bow erm an is a tto rn ey for the MRS. F. D. W AGNER taxable p roperty w ithin said road i m ost of the farm ers’ taxes, and in the city sta te banking dep artm en t in several eases d istric t for the special im p ro v e m e n ts; A. C. NININGER it often m eans one-fourth of th e en tire | Bible Thouirhta memorized, will prove a now pending in th e courts of ? r eEo n - J 1 of the roads in said road d istric t a n d } priceless heritage in after years. —-Adv-tf tax. is the business and the duty of the a tto - for any o th er purposes which m a y } i .dtii, (dfP i.iit^ In M innesota in 1920, the direct prop nev general to act in th a t canae tv As seem proper to come before said erty tax 'o r rta te purposes was '.'•1,567.- governor and a m em ber of the s ta te bank THANKS AND PR A ISE— O, ! m eeting. LOOMIS PLATFORM 428, which is about one-sixth of whac m g board I would insist th a t the a tto r give th an k s unto the Lord, for he Dated a t Jacksonville, Oregon, ney genera, and his deputies atten d to Oregon property owners were called upon this 24th day of October, 1922. is good; for his m ercy en d u re th Being a can d id ate fo r m ayor of to pay for sta te purposes, and yet th e a s ?he legal business of th e sta te b ank,ng G. A. GARDNER, forever. O, th a t m en would praise j A shland, I m ake the follow ing tta te - sessed value of taxable property in Min County Judge. d°W b e n e governor I shall he ^ v e r n o r for nesota is tw o and a half tim es th a t of the Lord for his goodness, and ¡m ent of th e policies I stan d for, and JAM ES OWENS, i ih e position I tak e on the issues of Oregon. M innesota raised th e balance of for his w onderful w orks to the the cam paign: County Com m issioner. h er sta te revenue from indirect sources, VICTOR BURSELL, children of m en.— Psalm 107: ; The first consideration of a city viz.: A 5 per cent gross earn in g tax from i ing power w ithout dictation. My aunun County Com m issioner. I should be th e h ealth of its people, I j 1. 8. public service corporations and a 25 cents ing a f i o n will not he wholly a m an 8 K I 19-3-sat am , th ere fo re , in favor of tak in g ev- ; A C A L L -D O W N ner ton tax upon iron ore m ined in the ern m en t. h u t a governm ent of, by ana ery precau tio n to pro tect th e w ater} Obnoxious Football P layer; Look DO YOU KNOW? t tate. ¡of A shland creek from pollution. It An All-Around Source of Supply. men ;nd women. here, coach, there are tw o fellow« C alifornia in 1921 raised $33,768,884 W hy is it necessary to change the m ust be kept pure. Nothing wus wasted by the early not fit to be on our team at all. for s ta te purposes. This money was all f r e e u se o f v eto tre a s u re r of the city? Is n 't George 1 believe in the enforcem ent of the Coach (c a lm ly ): T h a t ao? W ho’« ! day hunters and the natives of Alaska raised from in d irect sources, viz.: F rom } As governor I shall dem and of the leg E u banks a fine and h onest m an? He . laws, p a rticu la rly those against the other. • { when they were taking the big sea fees and from a gross earnings (ax upon isla tu re th a t every ap p ropriation hill shall has been th e re a long tim e and ev 1 gam bling and bootlegging. } lions about the PrilillotT Islands. The public service corporations. F a rm e rs and he item ized and I shall veto every a p p ro I am opposed to factions in Ash- ! No Devotee. : meat was dried and saved for food e ry th in g SEEMS to be all right. priation bill hat is not io Itemized. In property ow ners in C alifornia w ere not land, and prom ise, if elected, to be addition to th a t, I shall veto every u n called upon to pay direct any of th is $33,- W ell, we th in k George is a fine and th e m ayor for all th e people, r a th e r ' H e ta k e s his w ife on fishing trip s— } the skins used as covering for the I speak of W illiam H en ry P ipps— necessary, useless or questionable item in l boats, intestines were made into gar 168.884. honest m an. He has been th e re a th an for a p a rt of them . My slogan ' W hich d o u b tless s la rte d th e re p o rt every a p p ro p riatio n bill passed by the W isconsin in 1921 raised by direct tax I inents, its stomach was used as a is th is: “ The way to get action is to T h a t h e 's n o t keen a b o u t th e sp o rt. long tim e. No doubt George know s ation only $7,801,454 for sta te purposes, legislature. _ ,, poueli for oil and the long whi: tiers all ab o u t the finances of the city. j unite every factio n .” and yet the assessed value of taxable I shall exercise my prerogative to cal were sold to the Chinese as picker- I am in favor of the new hotel to th e a tte n tio n of the leg islatu re and property in W isconsin is four tim es th a t They may be all O. K. W e don’t project. W e have th e scenery, the ‘ I t pays to read th e classified page. fop opium pipes. suggest to it th e enactm ent of such law s of Oregon. The balance of her sta te ex know. Do you? We do know th a t p e n sed w as raised by fees and by taxes on as will reduce the expenses of govern a g rea t saving can be m ade th ro u g h 5555555555555555UR555-+555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555 m ent to the m inim um and equalize th e net Incomes. prom pt and p rofitable in vestm ent of b u rd en of taxation so th a t all property In Oregon we can relieve the property th e su rp lu s funds of the*city in solid, ow ners by collecting a large p art of the m all bear its just burden. 00100306040310050511030000010000000200000200020202000000020102534823535323235348234853232348234823485330482300000002020002020201010200 cost of sta te governm ent from sim ilar T can and will point th e way liquid secu rities, w hile they a r> , ? tno rnaioritv Of th e next legisla- sources, viz.: (1 ) a tax on net incom es; w aiting to be applied on specific in (2 ) a seevrance tax; (3 a tax on gross te re st and principal ~ fu tu re pay earnings of public service corporations. m ents. W e would like to know ju st SU ST RE RELIEF. I- I favor such a program in th is sta te under the g u a ra n tee th a t any tax derived from X X K r X e X ’U X how m uch su rp lu s cash th ere is now new sources shall not be used for in and has been in the past in th e w a creased expenditures, but to tak e some of {are and happiness nt Ihe peop 1 te r fund, and ju st how m uch th ere the burden off those now bearin g m ore V oters nf t Leme of taxation. is now and has been from tim e tc th an th e ir ju st s h a re of taxation. talized !’rou" J p A d v e r t i s i n g . High Are Your Bins Full? For the Winter Will Surely Come- The practices of public u tilitie s becam e tim e in the light fund, but we don't. High V k e e p i n g newcom ers and We Handle so in to lerab le th a t th ese u tilitie s have to They say th a t every th re e m onths taxes are keeping . driving old be reg u la te d . A costly public service com George m akes a condensed s ta te m ission has to be m aintained for th a t p u r m ent to the COUNCIL; th a t it is on pose. Since th e com m ission has to be m aintained for th e regulation of the pub file a t th e rec o rd e r's office for the lic service corporations, those corpora inspection by any citizen who ta x atio n dom inant issv e tions should them selves be required to pay WANTS to see it but we ask, bow o n r friends who are now In contro »1 th e expenses of th e com m ission, w ithout m any of you taxpayers HAVE seen the sta te and leg isla tu re confess th a t th e^ burd en in g farm ers, hom e ow ners, business ¿re helpless to m pply n remedy. They it? As long as nobody b u t George and o th e r e n te rp rise w ith th a t expense. arc try in g o confuse voters by ntectm g A UTAH COAL Such a plan would save the taxpayers ap E u b an k s and the council see it, they personalities and by throw ing mud- They proxim ately $100,000 a year, and I favor are th e only ones who know w hat is are m aking fra n tic appeals to p arty lov it. being done w ith city funds. Don’t Because we believe it is the Best Coal we can get altv th u s nroposing to leave the people Oregon is, per capita, th e heaviest you th ink it is a good idea, a safe with the sam e oporessive burdens of tax bonded s ta te in th e Union. W e a re in the m idst of a wild orgy of bond issues. The ation .niled on th e ir backs. They a n idea, a good business idea, to let the We have a car of Egg Size King Coal on the track and no th o u g h t seem s to be th a t we can go on garbling mv m eecbes m d n’^ tinK STOCKHOLDERS know how th e fi n mv m outh -hat I never u tte red The> issuing bonds, reg ard less of a pay day to place to unload it. We will make a nances of th e ir corporation is being come late r. T here is a possibility of hav a re trv in g to divert me from my ftght handled? W e have know n sem e for low er taxes. They are In a rad plight ing to levy a fu rth e r property tax to m eet because, under th e ir a d m in istratio n , they accruing in te re st on th ese enorm ous bond very fine banks to tak e a d v an tag e issues. A h a lt should be called in the have created a situ a tio n from w hich evei. of city funds, greatly to th e profit p laste rin g over ou r s ta te of these m or - taxpayer is crying aloud for reBef of th e banks and loss to th e m unici gages on th e property and toil of o u r T refuse to budge one Inch .rom this «■Be pal corporations. Is th a t now being selves and our children, and th e sta te be m a tte r of taxation. It is the . dom inant retu rn ed to a policy of sound and stable done in A shland? W e don’t know. on this car—delivered from the car—of issue F o r m ore th an 20 y ears I have finance. I stand pledged to such a policy. talked and worked for lower axes, rnd Do you? th is will continue to be the firs t them e FOR CONSOLIDATION in tny thoughts. . One of th e firs t th in g s I propose to do Are th e su rp lu s funds of th e city i Taxes can and m ust be equalized and as governor will be to employ every pow which a re accum ulating to pay in- J reduced and I have here pointed nut tome er of the office to consolidate th e boards, te re st and principal on city indebted- i of the way the th in e _ .,p bureaus, com m issions and com m ittees WALTER M. PIER< E. Cash on Delivery—Phone Us ness, deposited in an open account i th a t in te rfe re w ith each o th er because } draw ing in te rest of 2 per cent on 1 .daily balance, or a re they deposited i by co n trib u tin g One D ollar or m ore to his cam paign expenses. In uoing vhis >o t in a savings account draw ing 4 per i will help yourself reduce your own taxess, for th a t is the g rea t xssue Bierce i=> cent in te re st, ju s t like the private i m aking for :T»u. Send m oney, in cash, m oney order or check, to day, to savings accounts? Do you know ? i T. H. Crawford, Manager Pierce-for-Governcr Campaign, Gordon Bldg., Portland, Or. “ In the Heart of Town.” If not, why n o t? W e adm it we J 49-1 (P a id A dvertisem ent) d o n ’t know, and we a re going to try} tifillll and cu re th e why not. Ashland Tidings TH E MAN and T H E ISSUE a n b J©_ iby * bêrt -M oses - H O W TO R E D U C E Y O U R T A X E S .BIBLE THOUGHT — FOR TODAY — Coal! Coal! Coal! e Coal X h " X hi:’X S n s ». do«n. Special Price $15.50 per Ion Carson-Fowler Lumber Co. You Should Help Pierce