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SATI RDAY, FEBRUARY 1». ItBU ten what is a luxury from one man's
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♦ other's. Taxes are hlsh. but wbat
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Tonight and Sunday, rain in ♦ the taxpayer himself and not the offi-
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cial who is most responsible. The
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tax dollars are ordered
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through the medium of the ballot
A LAKtitC IfftH'li OF BEAUTY
box.
The legislature placed the stamp
of its approval on the esthetic side
of life when it said that trees and
shrubs should not be cut from along
the highway« Everywhere the value
of beauty is being appreciated, for It
has a value greater than the mere
pleasure it may give the eye. It has
Denver, Colo.. Feb. 19.—(A. P.)—
a definite money value in that it will Bronco «Busters of the northern
attract the tourist, and will cause Rocky Mountain states are about to
go out of business according to re
him to etop in his travels and enjoy
ports from officials of wild west and
surroundings
Every frontier shows The reason is there
agreeable
springtime. and at various and di- aren't any wild horses to bust At
verse times between springa. the least not around IWyoming and this
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Courier has tried to impress this pert of the country.
But down in Arixona they have
value of pleasant earroundings upon
wild horses to eat. There are 10,000
its readers. As a general thing, the of them. They belong to the San
value ie appreciated, but occaslonal- Carlos Indians who have a reserva
ly there is the carelees or the tion not tar from Globe. Bitt there
thoughtless individual who does not isn't much chance of getting the Ari
recognize the value or who is too zona ponies for the bronco busters
of Wyoming for the Indians won't
selfish to give it heed when the
give them up
value may be a community value and
The day of the wild herds of horse«
not an individual and a personal af roaming the plains of Wyoming and
fair. We sometimes see this in the adjacent states has been growing
neighbor who builds his barn or bis rapidly shorter with the encroach-1
ment of civilisation. More and more
chicken yard where it ia offensive to
ranches are being fenced in. herds of «
the people over the fence. Or he cattle are reduced or confined and
lets ramshackle buildings and fences to make the matter worse for the
stand because they will still serve existence of the wild steers, oil drill
his purpose. though property values ing camps have been extended over
wide areas of Wyoming, northwest
for blocks around are depreciated
ern Colorado and Utah.
through the unsavory surroundings.
But down on the San Carlos In
Here in southern Oregon we have a dian reservation there are 10,000
large capital stock of natural beauty. wild steen, roaming at will over the
It will pay rich dividends if we give fields, destroying mile after mile of
grazing land which might «be put Into
it a chance.
good use for cattle, and turning
green grass of the prairie into a
THE TAXPAYER AND HIS TAXES scrawny covering for their bones
Elsewhere is published a «statement which hardly make even a decent
regarding the taxes levied by the meal for an Indian.
The cattlemen have tried to buy
county, state and other tax asessing
them, but the Indians wouldn't lie-
bodies, the figures being supplied by
ten. Tbe government, through A.
the officials of the county. A study H. Symonds, Indian agent, offered to
of this will show where the money purchase them at about *6 a head,
goes. Aa a general thing the tax invest the money into cattle and save
payer himself is responsible for the the meat from tbe horses, giving it
back to the Indians for winter food.
need for the tax. and the official who
But tbe ndians would have none
figures the details has nothing to do of it. The horses are worthless,
•with the amount. Thus good roads i even for hides. They cannot be do-
are demanded by the public, and the , meet lea ted and the meat isn't much
cost must be borne by the public. of a delicacy, but the Indians insist
Better schools are wanted and order on their age old prerogative to have
their herds out on the open prairie
ed, and the cost necessarily attaches.
even as their fathere did. Tbe In
We vote for libraries, county fairs, dians also have about 2,000 wild «bur
market roads, each of which we are ro« which they say they will keep.
"And when an Indian makes up
told will add only “a dime per thou
sand” or so, but when all the dimes his mind," Mr. Symonds says, "you
have got to have patience to get him
are counted. It makes a "pretty
to change it. They are proud of the
penny.” The further we progress In horses and burros for some reason
civilization, the greater becomes our and although some of their leaders
needs. Our grandfather lived for have tried to persuade them to ac
less, paid lees taxes, yet who wants cept the offers made, so far they
have refused to sell.”
to live as grandfather lived?
Sometimes in the isolated moun
If we have these present day bene
tain canyons horses are found run
fits and advantages, we must pay the ning loose, but while these might be
price. There are many things tacked I termed wild, they usually belong to
New Today
BUSTER BROWN HOIMKRY BLACK,
BROWN ANI> W HITE AT THE NEW
1X>W PRK’KB.
Golden Rule Store
While Washington had no chthlreo
of tua own. he was blessed with luauy
nephews and nieces, who. looking up
to him as the head of the family, re
<elved many favors from tila hand.
Illa slater Betty, Mrs. Fielding Lewis,
had several boys. Washington. jvhen
nineteen, standing godfather to the
eldest. Two of her boys. Howell and
l^twrence made their home with llseit
famous uncle at Mount Vernon at dlf
frrent times Another nephew. Bush
roti, a son of Washington's brother.
John Augustine, was an «-»iieclal fa
vorlte. His career as a lawyer was
helped by Washington, who followed
It with the greaiiwt pride and Interest,
iiml frequently consulted him on legal
matters. The Mount Vernon mansion.
Its library and private papers and
t 000 acres were left to this nephew.
. . Of his brother Samuel's chll-
<ren Washington helped educate Ihs
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some rancher who has let them run •nree boys, and gave their elater Har
riet a home under hl« own roof for
loose Wild burros are frequent in. nine year«.—H. A Ogden In St. Nlch-
various parts of Arisons and occa-|
sionally are found In Utah. But the
old wild horse herds of the mountain
plateau regions have gone, probably
forever.
There is one safe place to buy your
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And the foregoing is not all.
Waahington. Feb. 19.__ (A. P.)__ national government has appropri-
The house committee Investigating •,**1 nearly every conceivable tax ra
the shipping boad issued a formal
except those already appro-
statement exonerating R. W. Bolling. Wlated by lhe state. Its taxes ex-
the president's brother-in-law, from
even to many articles of cloth-
any wrong doing as treasurer of the ln*
They are paid by everybody
shipping board. Secretary Payne was
directly or Indirectly. In the
lhe last witness before the commit-1*00** °*1’ days before the war the
national government touched Oregon
tee today
for not to exceed a million dollars * a
year but in tho fiscal year of 19 20
Oregon paid Into the national treas
i
ury In miscellaneous taxes. Income
and profit turn *17.500.000, or an
Increase of over 3700 per cent
Washington Type of
Highest Citizenship
In the formal observance of the an
niversary of the birth of George Wash
ington. It Is well to pause to reflect
upon the character of the man te
whom the American people owe the
utmoet debt of gratitude. His serv
ie»« were render»«! In the supreme
hour of trial and In the dark days of
national birth. As soldier and as
statesman Washington «trod supreme
ly the leader of the people.
Putting aside all speculation as to
what Washington would bave done tn
this or In that specific situation of
modern days. It can and should always
be borne In mind that be would as
suredly have been for a strong gov- ,
ernment. for the highest type of cltl- I
zenshlp. for a devotion to a single al
legiance. and for the broadest possible |
spread of education. He could not
have favored or fostered a spirit of
revolt against the established Institu
tions. save by lhe legal and definitely
appointed means. He had rebelled
against the tyranny of British rule.
He had ted the American colonists In
to a victorious Independence. But he ,
could never have sustained a move I
ment of mere dissent, conducted out- i
side the pale of law or employing the ,
weapons of sedition.
George Washington was a patriot In .
the truest sense, true to hfs convic
tions. true to the Institutions that had I
been set up here In substitution for
the colonial administration which of
fended the sense «if justice even of
Britons of that day. He guldeil the
new government capably, without »
chart, finding the way carefully an«!
Sagaciously. He felt that though this
new government had been set tip In
revolt. It must be conduct«! In a spirit
of universal acceptance by the people
of the principles that had been adopt- I
j
ed as Its foundation.
There is n<> support for the radicals j
of today In the fact that George Wash- I
Ingtort was a r« be! agnlnat the rule of |
King George. His example will never :
serve to Justify sedition or Intrigue or !
•elfish class alignments seeking to
overturn that which has been renred
through nearly a century and a half
of ¡mlnstaklng, consistent develop
ment based upon the principle of the
general welfare an«l the co-operation
of all the people.
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WASHINGTON IN PRIVATE LIFE
Gladly Gavs Up High Estate for the
More Tranquil Pleasures of
Mount Vernon.
Returnlng to Mount Vernon after
the surrender of Cornwallis. George
Washington wrote to Lafayette.
"I have become a private citizen on
the hanks of the Potomac In the
shadow of my own vine and my own
fig tree, free from the bustle of
camp, and the busy scenes of public
life. I am solacing myself with those
tranquil enjoyments, of which the sol
dier, who is ever In pursuit of fame—
the statesman, whose watchful days
and sleepless nights are spent In devis
ing schemes to promote the welfare of
his own. perhaps the ruin of other
countries, as If the globe was Insuffl- llI ' i
dent for us all. and the courtier, who
Is always watching the countenance of
his prince In the hopes of catching a
gracious smile—can have very little
conception. I have not only retired I
from nil public employment, but nm I
retiring within myself, and shnll he
able to view the solitary walk, and
tread the paths of private life, with
heartfelt satisfaction.
Envious of
none. I am determined to be please«'
with all. and this, my dear friend, he
Ing the order of my march. I will movjl
gently down the stream of life.”
COMING CVENTS
Feb. 30. Saturday — Meeting of
mon* Grange Io take action
192) county fair.
Feb 3«. Saturday—«Home talent
at Merlin school house
Mar. S-4-5, Thursday, Friday,
orday—Courtney's Big Fun
at Opera House.
Played
weeks In Balt Lake
Mar. 13, Saturday—Rummage
for library fund
Mar 19. Saturday Faster Baxaar by
ladle« of Bethany Presbyterian
church.
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The Rivoli theater takes eon* ¿er-
able pride in announcing "Under
Crimson Skies.'* as Ila attraction to
morrow The many reports re «Ived
concerning this feature assure the
patrons of thia playhouse one of the
treats of the year.
Elmo Lincoln. the Colossus of the
screen. Is Its featured player, sur-
rounded by an exceptionally strong
cast.
Theatergoers who enjoy a story of
romance and adventure, an unusual
plot and characters that differ from
tboae one moots In everyday life, wilt
he sure to enjoy a treat In "Under
Crimson Skies.*’
Beautiful scenes al see, « raging
storm on the deep, a terrlffic fight In
the waters of the Pacific and a hun
dred other unusual scene« add to tho
effectiveness of thia feature.
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MINSTRELS
Two and a half hours of Gloom Dispelling Fun
by FIFTY REAL BLACK FELLOWS.
The End Men are Past Masters in their line and
will produce a laugh where no laugh exists.
THURSDAY EVENING
FEBRUARY 24th
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Music, Pathos, Humor, Tragedy, Romance
Romance,
Beauty--Everything to make life worth living
Any Elk will sell you a ticket or you can get
them at most of the principle business houses.
Remember Thursday •T’Zr>l_^4.
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Evening, February 24 * ILKvlS ip JL
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