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CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEWS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1929 fAGE six reduction of county road bonds and ESTACADA LOCALS Tax Relief Com interest thereon. Approval of the principle of com Douglass Johnson finally took the mission Submits m issioner-m anager governm ent for flu and was confined to his home has been given by the com for several days last week. Ten Proposals counties mission, leaving the m atter to the leg Miss Maude Sherman, primary islature to subm it to the people a teacher in the Estacada schools, made Tlie S late P roperty Tax Relief constitutional am endm ent which herself a fine Christmas present when Commission has agreed upon ten m a would be optional as to application she purchased a radio set. jo r recom m endations to the legisla by th e vote of the counties them Mrs. Mae Reed's brother, Mr. Oak tu re for the purpose of equalizing selves. ley of Newburg, visited the Reed R ecom m endations is made of some home for a few days last week. the tax load and to relieve taxation on tangible property. The program control of local bond issues. The Richard Hayman of Portland vis deals with the problem s of both state proposal of public hearings in ad ited his parents in Estacada Satur and local taxation and provides for vance of the election is suggested day. equalization through a plan of cen ulong with a lim itation of one-third Mr. and Mrs. John Githens are tralized control of assessm ent under of the assessed valuation in overlap driving a new Model A Ford four- the state tax commission. This pro ping territo ries. It is proposed th at door sedan, recently purchased from posal would encourage the equaliza the laws relating to state and local the Bob Cooke Motor company. budgets have m ore teeth in them and tion of property values with counties. th at aceounintg practices be stan d Banks would be taxed under the HERE AND THERE A system of forest taxation fo u rth m ethod prescribed by the fed ardized. to encourage reforestation is recom-' eral law for the taxation of national mended. F or the purpose of obtain Sixteen-year-old Marie Dravier of banks, follow ing the plan recom m end ing France, married Henri Oav- from federal forest Nantes, ed in C alifornia for an excise tax of lands, revenues euse, a banker, 76 years old. legislation by congress is rec probably four per cent on net in After a run of four blocks, Mrs. L. come. Coming under this tax would ommended. This is the substance of the pro H. Foster of Chicago, overtook and be com peting moneyed capital admin istered by financial corporations and uf the P roperty Tax Relief seized a burglar who had fled from oil husin, - S , corporations, including Commission so fa r as Its major rec- her home. m ercantile and m anufacturing con- om m endations are concerned, cerns. A gainst this excise tax would The bill d raftin g com m ittee will Agnes Birnes, aged 21 of Boston, be an o ffset fo r taxes paid on per- | bring these suggestions to the legis- was arrested for stealing her grand sonal property up to 90 per cent of lature in concrete form . T heir adop- mother’s money for a sweeheart. the am ount. tion will reduce taxes on real estate John L. Norman, 72, of Seattle, The personal property of national an<l im provem ents and will give the lived with his wife 40 years, but when banks cannot b< taxed under the ! state a b etter tax system than th at she left the dishes unwashed for 30 federal statutes, so the offset would under which it is now operating, the days, he filed suit for divorce. b en efit other corporations which must commission believes. Alan Fairsham, a Scot 7 feet tall, be brought under the tax scheme to WORLD S MOST had to be provided with two beds in validate it. It is calculated th at the CZAR WAS MODEST CHARACTER a New York hotel before he could excise tax will replace to some ex sleep. te n t the loss of $1150,000 annually in the taxes which have been collected C zar Paul the F irst of Russia— the Policeman Walter Potter of Dub from banks under a capital stock w orld’s most m odest m an! tax, but no longer collectible under Judged by his orders when he ap lin, was sent to prison for stealing a federal court decisions. peared in the public streets, Paul safe containing $7000. The commission has recom m ended m ight deserve this title, fo r every Robert C. Herron of Milwaukie be a personal income tax in order to man, woman and child was driven queathed an annuity of $5000 to his from the thoroughfare by arm ed sol reach those doing business as indi cook, Annie Benjamin. viduals and in partnerships. While diers before the carriage or sleigh the details of this tax have not yet of the m onarch m ade its ap p ear Asked in court if she had proof of been agreed upon, the principal of ance. her husband's means, Mrs. J. C. Co Death was the penalty to those win of Chicago replied: "Yes, he’s an offset fo r taxes paid on tangible property has been established, leav who dared even to peep from the always playing poker and always ing the rates, exem ptions and offsets, windows when the little F ath er w ent losing.” to be determ ined a fte r hearings. It by. Many an innocent baby, stra y is expected th at a personal income ing beyond its m other’s call, was James Pearson of San Francisco tax with m oderate rates and with a shot o r speared by the savage Cos cut off the ear of a 16-year-old boy he caught stealing bacon. property tax o ffset will decrease sack body guard o f the Czar. taxes on real property at least $1000- The dreadful b ru tality of life un After being fined for driving an 000. der this ty ra n t is shown w ith d ra automobile without a license, Dr. in order to reduce taxes on tang i m atic realism in Emil Jan n in g ’s lat John Gullen of St. Louis left court ble property still fu rther, the com- est picture for Param ount, “ The P a to get married. peal of the millage taxes fo r m ar trio t,” which will be the featu re at ket roads and for elem entary schols. the Liberty T heatre, E stacada, Sun WANT A DIVORCE? Recognizing, however, the dem and day and Monday, Jan u ary 5 and 6. LEARN HOW IT’S DONE! fo r these revenues, it has been sug W ith Jannings him self playing the SEE "ON TO RENO’ gested th at indirect taxes, such as tax role of the Czar, supported by such on gasoline and luxury taxes be sub players as Florence Vidor, Lewis Reno! Reno! On to Reno! Marital stituted fo r the taxes on property. Stone and others, “ The P atrio t” complications are still prevalent in It is possible for local units, such as brings to the screen a story of such many of the larger cities throughout counties and districts to levy taxerf power and dram tic sw eep th at critics the United States. one word in w ithout restriction fo r the m ainten have hailed it as a historic cameo of the vocabulary of And everyone antici-1 ance of schools and the construction m ore than ordinary significance. In pating freedom which stands pre-emi of m arket roads. fidelity to detail, accuracy and char nent, is Reno. The general principle of consolida acterization, it m ight well be pre Few have heard of the famous tion of state functions has been rec- served for fu tu re generations to study Washoe county courthouse where the om m ended. It is proposed th at all ; us a m eans of arriving at a thorough gods divorce average three couples of the te rrito ry in each county o ut understanding of an interesting per a day of who seek to have their bonds side of cities be placed in a single iod of Russian history. of wedlock shattered. road district, and thut the law c re a t “ The P atrio t” was adapted to the ing super road districts be repealed. screen by Huns Kraly from the play Research on “On to Reno,” Marie The commission would com pel county by A lfred N eum ann which recently Prevost's new comedy, revealed many courts to use the 26 per cent refund proved a sensation in European thea interesting facts with regard to Reno and the functions of that city. The from m otor vehicle licenses for the tres and in New York. »jm iiiiim iiiiim m m iiiim iiiiim iiiiiiiim iiiim im im m m im im m im m r: Pacific Coast News service has also unearthed some startling information i i i i i m i i i i i i i m i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i m i i i i i i i i i i i m i i i i i i i i m i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i m i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i m r in articles published in Los Angeles. Three months residence in Reno is the first requisite for the pros pective divorce. And the cost—well that depends. If you are wealthy and PRODUCTION HAS NOW REACHED In haste for action, peel off many yel low backs of generous proportions. 7000 Cars Per Day to make it look like $18000 at Detroit § or Enough and all will be hotsy-totsy. We can offer you immediate delivery on any model § If, $20000 on the other hand, your means Prices at Estacada = are limited, this list of “average cost” Phaeton .................. $579.00 = of $60 a month rent, food, etc., $270, Roadster ....................................... 569.00 = clothing, transportation, etc., $200; reporter’s fee, $10; summons, $5; Coupe 622.00 i filing fee, $10; attorney, $250; en Tudor 622.00 § tertainment, $125. A total of ap Fordor 762.00 proximately $1050. Including bumpers, electric windshield swipe, There’s price cutting too, among shatter-proof glass, dash light, speedometer, certain divorce lawyers— not sanc theft-proof lock, standard gear shift, four-w heel tioned by the bar association of brakes, gasoline gauge and your choice of course, but price cutting, neverthe less. four cold’s. There are more than eighty divorce Ü BOB lawyers in Reno, research reveals, COOKE MOTOR C O M P A N Y and apartment houses and elaborate Phone 24-5 Estacada, Oregon 2 hotels have been built in close prox iim iiM iiiiiiim iiiiiim iiiiM iim iiiiiiim iiim im iiiiiiiM iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH m iiiiiiit* imity to the courthouse. In “On to Reno,” which will be on view at the Liberty, Estacada, Wed TIME SCHEDULE— PORTLAND.ESTACADA STAGES nesday, January 9, Marie Prevost, Station Time of Departure t Sunday the star, is the wife of a struggling Lv. Portland 10:00 a. m. 2:00 p. m. 6:20 p. m. 11:00 p. m. chap who finds it difficult to meet Lv. Clackamas 10:35 a. m. 2:35 p. m. 6:55 p. m. 11:35 m. expenses. She accepts an offer to I.v. Carver 10:60 a. m. 2:60 p. m. 7 :05 p. m. 11:50 m. go to Reno to establish a residence Lv. Barton 11 05 a. m. 3 :05 p. m. 7:25 p. m. 12:05 m. Lv. Eagle Creek 11:15 a. m. 3:16 p. m. 7 :35 p. m. 12:15 m. for another woman who is seeking a Lv. Cedar Brook 11:18 a. m. 3:18 p. m. 7 :38 p. m. 12:18 m. divorce. This brings about complica 11:30 a. m. 3:30 p. m. 7 :60 p. m. 12:30 ra. Ar. Estacada tions of the most amusing description Station Time of D eparture V Saturday Sunday all of which have been excellently Lv. Estacada *6:15 a. m. 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m . 8:15 p.m . handled by James (’ruze, director. Lv. Eagle Cr. 6:30 a. m. 8:46 a. m. 4:45 p. m. 7:15 p. m. 8:30 p. m. Cullen Landis plays opposite the Lv. Barton 6:35 a.m. 8:55 a.m . 4:55 p.m. 7:25 p.m. 8:40 p.m. Lv. Carver 6:50 a.m. 9:10 a.m. 5:10 p.m . 7:35 p.m. 9:05 p.m. star and others in the cast include Lv. Claek’mns 7:00 a.m. 9:20 a.m . 5:20 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 9:10 p.m. Ethel Wales, Ned Sparks, and Jane Ar. Portland 7:35 a. m. 9:55 a.m. 6:00 p. m. 8:30 p. m. 9:45 p.m. Keckley. The comedy is said to be Daily Except Sunday. t| Sunday Only V Saturday Only. a fit antidote to the blues. CHAIN RED & WHITE ' STO R ES The Peoples Store n H. B. 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