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INDEPENDENCE ENTERPRISE
TAX COMMITTEE
TO HOLD MEETS
Hearings Will Be Held at
Eight Different Points
in the State
Portland The tax investigation
committee, appointed by Governor
Oleott in compliance with an act of
the legislature of 1921, will hold
public meetings at Medford, Rose
burg, Eugene, Albany, Salem, Mc
Minnville and Oregon City, for the
purpose of obtaining suggestions and
information which witf aid the com
mittee in the preparation of its re
port and recommendations to the
Governor, to be submitted to the next
legislature for consideration.
It is the desre of the commission
that, at these public hearings, there
be a full expression of ideas from
local individual viewponts as to ways
and means of lightening the ever
growing load of taxation in the state
and its political subdivsions.
The membership of the committee
is I. N." Day, chairman; Henry E.
Reed; Coe A. McKenna and C S.
Chapman of Portland; E. H. Smith,
Lakeview; Charles E. Brand, Rose
burg; and Walter M. Pierce, La
Grande.
As expressed in the act of the leg
islature the duty of the committee is
"to gather information, formulate
recommendations, prepare legislation
recommendations, prepare proposed
legislation and report to the governor
upon the question of whether or not
it is feasible to raise from other
sources a substantial portion of the
public revenue."
. In discharging the duty imposed
cy the legislature the committee has
made a study of tax economics and
investigated the systems of other
states. It is now gathering statistics
n assessment and taxation in Ore
gon and making a critical examina
tion of them.
The preliminary study of the com
mission has thus far disclosed hat
tinder present conditions real prop
erty seems to be bearing the greater
part of the tax load. Intangible
property, represented by money,
notes, accounts, bonds and shares of
stock, carry but a small percent.
Shifting of the burden from per
sonal property to real property and1
the gradual decline of intangible
property on assessment rolls appears
to be a progressive movement.
It has also occurred to the com
mittee that there is undue undervalu
ation in assessment, resulting in inequality.
To reach the
which is now avoiding taxation, the
committee has under consideration
the imposition of a tax on personal
incomes aa a source of revenue from
which to derive a sufficient sum to
carry a portion of the expense of
state administration, thereby reliev
ing general property of a correspond
ing amount "
It is realised hy th committee that
experience has shown that the tend
ency following the increase of revenue
is toward legislative extravagance.
To forettall this, it is suggested that
there be enforced constitutional limi
tations on taxing bodies in order that
the slack produced by shifting the
burden from general property to per
sonal incomes remains permanent.
and that additional sources of state
income lead not to increased expendi
ture. Other phases of the problem being
investigated include the raising of
the schedules of specific or privilege
taxes, such as fees and licenses, and
the reduction of the cost of state,
county, city and district administra
tion. The committee has not yet reached
any fixed opinions and is very desir
ous bofore doing so of obtaining, as
far a3 possible, concrete suggestions
from taxpayers which will aid in j
reaching final decision.
The dates on which the dearings
will be are:
Medford April 24th.
Roseburg April 25th.
Eugene April 26th.
Albany April 27th.
Salem April 28th.
McMinnville April 29th.
Oregon City May 1st.
As it would be impossible for the
committee to visit all county seats,
the above have been selected in the
view that the surrounding commu
nities would have an opportunity to
meet at a central point with the committee.
GERMANY AND RUSSIA
FORM ECONOMIC PAGT
Terms of Treaty Call For the
Closest Cooperation Fctween
the Two Countries.
MANY STATE L1BKARY
llOOKS (iO TO FARMERS
JURY DUTY ACCEPTABLE
TO ONLY FOUR WOMEN
Checking over the return cards.
Sheriff Orr finds that of the nine
women summoned for jury duty at
the term of circuit court that is to
commence May 1st only four have
expressed a willingness to serve, says
the Itemizer. The other five took ad
vantage of the exemption from duty
allowed them because of their sex.
The four ladies who have returned
their acceptance cards are Mrs. Nellie
Ferguson of Eola, the first lady to
be drawn; Mrs. BeuJah Hoi man, Mrs.
Howard Coleman and Miss Julia
Nunn, all of Dallas. The five to de
cline are: Mrs. O. E. Edwards,
Fannie Butler, of Monmouth; Mrs.
Emma Gertrude Davidson, of Inde
pendence; Mrs. Emma F. Loy, of
Genoa. A treaty between Ocrirmny
and Kuseia was signed at ltupullo Mon
day, the signatories being: the foreign
ministers of the two countries, Goorgo
Tchltchertii for Russia and Dr. Walter
Katheuau for Germany.
The signing of the treaty between
Gormany and Russia, which nullifies
the Brest-Lltovsk treaty, cancels all
war claims arising from the national
isation of property, and re-establishes
full dinlomatlc relations between
these two countries on a basis of
equality, has caused profound aston
ishment and resentment among the
allied delegations.
The ministers of the powers which
convened the conference decided at a
meeting to have a committee of ex
perts examine this treaty to determine
whether it conflicts with the Cannes
resolution or the treaty of Versailles.
The British and French delegates
declared that they considered the nig
nature of the treaty a disloyal act.
Apparently It may imperil the confer
ence. It is stated that the signing of the
treaty was unknown to the allied
leaders.
ALLIES ASK DEFINITE
REPLY FROM RUSSIA
Salem fl'lio Oregon Ktato library
has nearly &000 more persona entire
ly dependent upon it for books than
linn Multnomah county, a ml it i the
tower of strength for all the strug
gling small libraries to which 227,lll
patrons turn for their reading matter.
This in the slnUwiit contained in
ii renort nrcnared by Miss Cornelia
Marvin, state librarian, covering the
growth and activity of the library de
partment of the slato government.
"The library may ho of little valu-s
and positive harm," Haid Miss Mar
vin's report. "The selection of books
and the administration of them deter
mines its value. Librarians measure
the extent of actual service of a
library by the number of volumes
loaned and the number of persons
served, and its potential service by
the number of volumes added to tho
collection.
"In both cases tho figures may
mean little, and it is only by knowing
the character of the books loaned or
added that tho value of the library
lilirnry stations of '
last vw" j1"'"
Individual"
Friday, April 21, 1022
FVAN(J RLICAL MINISTERS
ARK CIIVKN ANHIGNMf;vJ
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Oregon cloned Sunday nlht in
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Junius cnuiTii wim n stirring
! by Hlnhnp Hell of Allentown p
.11. which iniH-iTlie possum urgnn in Uie
During tho
1 1... umif nut to
brww.hM .""I librae, nun rl lBBj
68 1, or a gain of more lhn .0,000
when compared with tW
.1 ...,i ,,, wars. Despite the
.rent number of books handled tho ,
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Usos have neen m", - ( - - - - ... ' -
....ton that the borrowers -pnrwiaw ; wiwi a sen...... ..y msnnp
M, work that the library is doing." tho riorno on missionary ,mk
Althouirh hardly out of its baby . was lwM wun mm Ilertha
Hothes, tho rural feature of the Mate return,..! missionary fro,,, rfe
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i:i,..urv m nrolmhiy one oi m , .nr,,
Important features of the department.
This work was begun only a few
yonrt ago, but it has grown rapidly,
h last few months not
a mail has arrived that has not district, made, 'tho following r
brousrht from one to a dozen requests regarding tho stationing of mlnkt.
for books from persons who, In the
absence of the state library, would
have little or no reading mutter,
Many of these requests come
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j'UllumiiK ii"' vihiik BCrvlctn (H
stationing rommiiiet rompo ,
Hmhop Hell and G. L. Ive,
limn .. - 'n"" vuillmw,,
for tho cnsulnir year;
Oregon conference distrlit-C, i
Ixivell, presiding1 rider; portW
from I First, 0. !'. dates; Fortlnnd, StJokr
Portland, 0,,
tnnlle; I'urtlrl
iamf Adns, W
kindred literature. Since the stale .-.iinpsmi, ..... ,..., UfW)
fibril hi. I made itself known In tho O. B. F.sklne; Corva l is and
remote logging camps, the wurkers
now request hooka dealing with mo-
th:Singc;n;;Vherointheer.yjn.L t
day. the workers contented Ihem- J $ ' h
selves by reading light fiction and , WlthlL. h. J.rnh.
has devised a statistical method chnnical subjects, agriculture, horti
culture anil other topics
i ' . .i:..:.. mtjnint nnii oinir l.umib hiiiui i
snowing values, as ii is noi uiviBH-iMv . iu.nii.nil I aund J
. .... .. ...'. Imnnivs the edueat on of the read- on) M lAWU,
oeiween nciion ami m...-i.t...., uu. - - -r Valley, II. Corn-ll; I.afay
between oooks wmcng.ve ,lHyt; Uwisvll! and Airl
J. i:r.. ! nnurnng I Tk. v.iitk linn S MO realized , ' '
lutaa ui mc uuu on. Sv..v.w... t D j - 1 Hnllantync' Waterloo to Ii
omntions. thi books intended to "blow th lmnnfits to be derived from tho I . ' ' . .
I nifl
I Buena Vista, and Mrs. W. D. Gilliam,
intangible wealth, 1 of Dallas R. 2.
The Cost of
Rotting Buildings
now running into millions
Genoa. The Russian delegates were
told to answer definitely yes or no as
to whether they will put Into practice
tho conditions of the Cannes resolu
tion and the guarantees submitted to
the London experts" report, according
to a French communique issued.
Premier Lloyd George of Great Brit
ain has announced that his aim at the
Genoa conference is to bring into he
ins a pact amonc the 34 nations rep
resented, agreeing not to Invade one
another's territories. It would be
similar to the four-power puet nego
tiated at Washington.
Britain Is against a pact with mili
tary sanctions, it was declared, be
cause sanctions belong to the order of
iJeas that an endeavor Is belns made
to get away from, and guarantees
would mean a new grouping of the
powers. The military holiday idea Is
not practical.
In response to questions, the spokes
man for the British said that Mr.
Lloyd George's plan resembled Presi
dent Harding's idea for an association,
which it was hoped would bring dis
armament or a big reduction of arma
ment in its wake.
out tho boy's brains," old technical present library system, and hundreds
books, and obsolete treaties on me- 0f books are now sent monthly to the
chanical, agricultural and technical farming districts of the state for dis
subjects, and those books which in- tributioii.
spire and inform men, women and rjH!, Man-in has had long experi
children. HU.t, jn this work, and statistics show
In the Oretron state library we that tho Oreiron state library ranks
nurchase but little fiction, as local high ill the United States. This
libraries kMppIy this generously, but oue, menus oi mi" j
her ability to choose books or tnar-
inter.
we try to discriminate and to buy
only the best books, ami to give a
real service to those Oregonians who
have no community libraries, to the
CI public libraries which havo organ
isations for the distribution of books,
but small and inadequate stocks on
their shelves.and to the 700 traveling
Occasionally we run across a con
tented man or woman, but we haven't
yet been able to figure out whether
the contentment came from a lack of
envy or lack of enterprise.
A. P. Iytn, S, M. Wood at iupf
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minisier, 1'i.unn, n, u. iMMbrtfA
Dayton, V .K. Fisher; Kugene, A I
Curry; Florence, F.N. N'eff; n
Jloldeman; Kid
tte, C
p, V, .
e mipp!
pleton, to iw suppneu; icirkre J
J. I.. Hunfr; tfnlfm, h. R. Willi
Summit, It. J. l'hi'lpa and Wimif
IK. Stover.
j The ;ufirterly rnr fen-wo nji-ri,
appoiiiK'u are ioimiwh; ronu-
First, Dr. V. Hittner; G. f. Kunki,
. . r. . r mi.
i . A. tiocMie; Miiem, i. i nomps-
. ii- t f.n. . i
1 1 orvants, ii. i. v jtvrnj I'oiittn, jj
M. J. Hallantyne; Horfs
T. A. Yost; Adna, W. S. w
Summit, V. Urbina; Ockley Crm,
Dowersox.
The conference voted to meet t
year in Portland on May 21.
Tho Knterprine is still Sl.Mr
OREGON POULTRYM EN I
PLAN BIG MEETING
A ROTTING building is abso
lute waste, because a small
investment in paint will save it.
A building that is not protected
by paint -must either be rebuilt
or repaired in a few years at a
costly figure.
Check the costs. Compare the
prices of paint and lumber. Can you
afford to bear the expense of rebuild
ing or repairing your home, when to
save it costs so little?
When you paint, make an additional
saving by using the best paint. It
spreads easily saves labor cost. It
covers more surface per gallon than
"cheap" paint.
But more important, the best paint
serves five or more years longer than
"cheap" paint.
The best paints are scientific in
formula and preparation. We've beea
making them for 73 years.
The best materials PIONEER
WHITE LEAD, pure linseed oil, pure
sine, and pure colors are combined
in Fuller's Paints in scientifically
exact proportions with long-time skill.
Tentative plans for a 1922 state
wide convention of poultrymen have
just been announced. August 1, 2,
and 3 are the dates selected and the
Oregon Agricultural college will be
the place of the meeting-. The pro
posed arrangements were made pri
marily because the national conven
tion of instructors and investigators
in poultry husbandry will be in ses
sion at the college the last week in
July, hence it will be possible to have
some of the men of national reputa
tion remain for the state convention.
Present plans are to organize a stat
wide association at that time.
"Every poultryman in the state
should arrange to come to Corvallis
and hear these noted workers," said
A. G. Lunn, head of the poultry de
partment at the college. "As August '.
is the slack season for the poultry
man we expect a large attendance.'
Details of the program will be an
nounced later.
Hum i "f
The Small
aiding
Figure of
Great
Free Advice
on Painting
Ajk our ent for idrice.
color ctrds, etc.
Aik the Fuller Specifica
tion Department about til
mott desirable color acbeinet,
color karmonf and any other
details.
Maker of Rubber Cement
Floor Paint, Alt-Purpose
Vrnihe, Silkenwhite
Enamel, Fifteen-f or-Floors
Varnish, Wsnhsble Wall Finish. An to Ensmel.
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tbd PiONLEK WHITE LLAD.
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Branches in 19 Cities in the West
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Back to the Soil
Get the young chicks out on the
ground as soon as possible, even if
the weather is bad. Continued cold
and rainy weather causes some poul
trymen to keep the chicks in houses.
In spite of the weather, however, It
is best to get them out on the ground
by the time they are a week old at
least, and before if possible. Other
wise they are hard to train to go
out and are also likely to develop leg
weakness and to go off feed. 0. A.
C. Experiment station.
,P.P
Mt this Store
Saturday
Hay With Spring Pasture!
Give the dairy cows some hay even
after turning them out on spring pas
ture. It pays to give them all they
will clean up once a day for at least
a month after pasture is good. Grain
for spring fresh cows should consist
mostly of fattening feeds such as corn
and barley. Protein or milk stimu
lating feeds are abundantly supplied
in the fresh grass. Fattening feeds
will keep up the reserve flesh in the
spring, then later in the summer the
: protein feeds such as oil meal and
cottonseed meal can be fed. O. A. C.
Experiment station.
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2 Children's 50c Bungalow
Aprons . . . - i 50c j
2 Children's 75c Gingham j
Dresses . . 50c j
2 Children's 75c Fine Union
suits 50c
4 oz. Skein 75c Flischer's Yarn
all colors 50c
2 yds. 39c Pretty Crepes 50c
4 yds. 25c Unbleached Sheeting. 50c
Ladies' 98c MercJ&Unionsuits ... 50c
3 yds. Sport Suiting 50c
3 yds. Genuine "Peggy Cloth" . .50c
4 yds. Fine Calico 50c
3 pairs 25c Ladies' Fine Hose ... 50c
4 pairs Children's 25c fiber hose. 50c
4 pairs Men's 19c Work Sox 50c
2 Men's Shirts or Drawers 50c
Boys' 75c Fine Dress and Work
Shirts 50c
Men's $1.50 Chambray Work
Shirts 50c
Children's 98c Heavy Play Shirts 50c
2y2 yds. Merc. Curtain Marqui-
sets ; 5oc
LIBERTY BONDS
redeemed at face val
ue on all clothing, dry
goods and shoe purchases.
4 lbs. Cocoa in bulk ,.50c
2 lbs. Peaberry Coffee 50c
6 Cans Milk, tall ...50c
4 Cans Corn SO1
4Cans St. Tomatoes 50c
5 Cans Pink Salmon, tall 50c
10 Cans American Sardines 50c
V2 lbs. Jap. Rice .50c
7 lbs. White Beans 50c
8 lbs. Macaroni 50c
TOBACCO
8 Havana Cigars, value $1.00 . .50c
8 Can3 Velvet Tobacco 50c
4 lbs. Strained Honey 50c
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