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TWENTY YEARS AGO
H. A,
Same people do not appear to
know the law in regard to capturing
fawns. It is just as much a violation
of the statutes to take a Kam as to
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Entered at the Coquille Postoti
Second Class Mail Matter
Office Corner W. First and Wiltarg g
NATIONAL 6DITONAU
KMQK^^ iociation
June started in with soaking rains
here the first of this week and it ta
still cool enough to keep the fumice
«oing-
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i (there is really no vice president) or
presiding officer of the senate. He
gets *5,000 pay increase (*15,000
I pay as vice president, *15,000 in
crease for office help and a large,
fine car and chauffeur.) His brother,
as postmaster in Memphis gets
*7,000, another brother as his secre
tary gets *4500; Mrs. McKellar gets
*3*00 as clerk of poetoffice committee.
He milks the government of *44,300.
If we ever needed anything in this
UtRlUUy "ITWa ^heck on government
theft.
Government could not get
more than the site value of.land
which it has a moral right to. take
because it produces it •
Let us make our government moral.
—Jas. Richmond, M. D.
“When this tax is authorized by the
people, the tax commission can then
apply the income tax durplus to off
set the property tax which then will
not be collected. The levy is a me
chanical device ne ce s sa ry under Ore
gon law to authorise the expenditure
of the existing surplus fund from in-
come taxes.”
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Farrell emphasised the fact that
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“It Pays To Insure In Sure insur
ance?* See Ernest R. Smith, office
Roxy Bldg. Phone 97________
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New High Chairs
*3.95
Chests
New or Used
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Davenports
Spring Filled. Good
Condition. *27.59 & up
Complete Beds
110.00 and up
KS Used Furniture
Bu" *“** famlly returned fro)T1 home and thus unable to vote
°n •lecUon
in the ,pec‘al electlon
___ .rrhtay. June 22, may vote by absentee
spent considerable tijne in the ! __5 ballot any time up to June 17, five
plant watching the manufacture and days prior (to election, Secretary of
the building program is one that is
needed to enable ovpr-crowded state
institutions to meet demands on then
facilities. In addition, it will provide
sound employment projects during
the post-war period.
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State Robert S. Farrell states.
The traditional bone of contention
Messrs. Stokes and Gltean. two
“It has come to our attention that
between the two major political par- deputy state fire marshals, who have
there
are a number of conventions
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ties, ourtariff policy, again comes to been investigating conditions in Coos
scheduled in Oregon during June and
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county.
Hid
a
conference
with
Mayor
C. H. Lowery, who has owned and some of them may cause voters to be
the fore in the formulation of post
war plans. Recent test of strength 'Johnson last Friday evening regard conducted the cleaning and pressing away from home on election day,”
They business, known as the City Clean Farrel mid. “Voters who will noiîhe
on the question of extending tariff ing conditions in Coquille.
adjustment powers for the president I made many recommendations but ers A Tailors, for the past IS months, home to vote on June 22 should ob
sjipw^dlvteipn almost exactely on Stated that conditions here are better sold the business Wednesday to L. C. tain their absentee ballots now and
Newman from whom he purchased it.
party lines. Wlih the democrats in than they are over at the Bay. •
cast them prior to the deadline, five
control, this probably will mean low-
days before June 22.”
Mrs. Alex Sandon and tour children
Coquille will be represented by
eying of tariff barriers to foreign
At the special election, voters will
goods in the interest of promoting three women students in the Univer intend leaving next Tuesday by auto be asked to authorize a post-war
world prosperity.- But there will be sity of-Oregon graduating class this for Ladysmith, Wls. They sre plan building program for new buildings
strong opposition from industries month. They are Mary Donaldson, ning to remain there for a year, but and additions at the state institutions,
foreign Helen Sherwood and Camilla Lorenz, as she has not sold her place on including institutions of higher edu
competing directly
with
Combines a full dose of Blackleg Bacterin
goods. If the sixty million job goal ' Miss Lorenz will receive a degree in Sanford Heights, expect to return cation.
with a full done of the killed cultures of
is to be reached all industry must music. Miss Donaldson and Miss Sher next summer.
“It is important that voters under
the causative organism of Malignant Edema
be in full production. And cheap wood will receive degrees in Edu-1
stand they are not being asked to
cation.
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The
following
is
the
list
of
those
foreign goods cannot be allowed to
authorize collection of additional
Double Protection for the Price of One
who graduated last week from the taxes in this election,” Farrell mid.
destroy domestic markets.
10 Cents a Dose With Quantity Discounts
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Next
at
one
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clock,
the
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'Arago
High
School
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Ethel
Fish,
Thf Ujiited Stqtes .has the highest
"Oregon now has the *10,000,000
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living standards in the world, made Wecoma Baths, at Bandon, will be'Dorma Lett,
Mary
Root,
Ed y the.
to finance the building pro-
possible by mass production with formally opened to the public. Thta | Woodward, Christina Vetter, Bdward • gram in income tax surplus, but un
high wages. A few key industries, te the new mlt water riktatorium Fredenburg and Harry Hickam.
der the state’s constitution, this money
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such as steel, coal, and automotive,
cannot be expended unless the peo
set the pace for the wage rates in* net be very r substantial in the face
ple authorise a ten mill tax levy.
other industries. Ura email-manu of -the prospective burden of debt.
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Oregon, 1s preparing itself for th
factory of hardware, tot example,
adjustment period by
b
operated in the Pittsburg area it must coming tax
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pay wages in line with those of the making s' thorough study of the
The city of San Francisco took over
steel industry or it will get no help, state’s, tax structure during the com six lets on a tax title.
The city
Prevailing-ikfcor costs depend almost ing biennium. A committee has been leased these lots July 1, 1044, for
entirely ditwage schsdulps in mgjor appointed jointly by the legislature $30,500 per month. If this value te
and the governor to make the study. a value produced by government or
industries.
The major industries can often ab An appropriation of *20,000.00 has society and if taken by society or
sorb
te cost increases by im- been set aside for .the work. The government would pay every tax that
jn machines or method*. personnel of the committee te of the te paid in the United States. The
be done in the highest type and consists of men of ground the Empire State building
smaller industries. Tariff protection experience and warted interests. Coco built on was leased from the Aston
is therefore essential to the life of county te honored in the appointment (half of them in England) at nearly
the latter because of their helpless of Geo. C» Huggins to a amt on the *l,000JMX> per year. This valile W
ness against foreign competition. As committee. Mr. Huggins will repre produced by government and te going
long as wt have present high wage sent school interests in which he has to a private family which produces
schedules we must protect them had an active part for years. It te no part of this value and one-half
presumed that the study will be com of it goes to England.
against cheap foreign labor.
A formidable array of industries pleted in time for submission to the
Question 1*. How Would the taking
have appeared in protest before the next legislature.
of this value all over the U. S. affect
If there te any serious weakness in the fear of want and why?
ways and means committee. Their
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combined strength may be enough to Oregon’s tax structure it te in the
Let us see clearly what we mean
over-loading
of
real
property
which
force retention of at least reasonable
by the above question (K does not
protection by tariff. As one of the has to underwrite all of the major ' refer to a famine whore all would
industries affected'will be lumber we public functions of the state. We want) The question moans the in
are interested In the outcome of the lack meens.of levying upon the tran security of a job or means of making
tariff battle. Before the war, Canada sient population in proportion to their a living. To do away with this fear,
had substantial advantage in pref use of om facilities. Our real pro we must know that a job te open to
erential rates to members of the perty tax tends to discourage home us at all times. Now let us review
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owning and general business building
British Empire. Our Douglas _
fir
in-I
the condition that must obtain to
dustry
dustrv was prevented
nrevented from participa-1
n.rtWn«. because of the continuing threat of make that posible.
ting in the benefits of the British deficits in income tax receipts throw
First there must be some way to
market. The English have no ambi- in« the.whole burden on real proper - make the job depend on ourselves
tion to play Santa Claus to the rest W- A sales tax would remove this or what te equivalent to the sama
Of the world. They aim to take care threat but the people will have none thing.
of thetr 6wn industries first. Why <** It
Second, the amount of wealth must
With the federal government hav depend on ourselves and this would
should we not adopt the mme realis
ing first lien on income and with
tic policy?
secure plenty or want at our own
The setting of a tariff schedule that I heavy federal levies a certainty, convenience.
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will afford protection where needed I great care must be used in distribut-
Third, the government should have
and yet not shut off the flow of ’ ing oher tax burdens as scientifically no right to take any part of the
foreign goods entirely is no easy job. as possible. Rule of thumb methods wealth produced, by the individual.
Prtfbably the descretionary power • are definitely out. The tax structure
Fourth, no union, church or any
just given to the president will add [ must be carefully and intelligently other organization should have the
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built
with
due
regard
for
economic
flexibility to present tariff rates and
right to take any wealth involuntar
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facilitate necessary adjustments be effect. Sound fiscal policies in both ily. under any circumstance, only
federal
and.
state
governments
are
a
fore harm is done. But cold logic
voluntary.
,
dictates that we can not maintain must. Any regulations or levies that
Magazines, Cardboard, Books, Newspapers, etc.
Fifth,
it
must
be-possible for peo
our wage rates without a protective hamper business should be discarded.
Pack tightly in cartons and tie securely in handy sised bundles. Use strong cord.
Some one has estimated 'that to ple to move from place to place
tariff, no matter how distasteful this
freely. If one climate or soli does
■fact will be to free trade advocates. raise the capital necessary to fur
CORD CAN BE OBTAINED at GEO. F. BURR MOTOR CO.
The only controversy will be over ad nish jobs for 20 men would require not please the producer, it should be
passible
to
move
and
not
fear
want.
an individual Income at a million
ministrative policy.
To do away with the fear of want,
I dollars per year for ten straight years,
A start towards a general tax re so high are the present federal in- land of opportunity must be accessi
lief program has been made by the! 'come levies. It does not take much ble and this means free land. If you
Cans should be thoroughly cleaned and have labels removed. Cut out both ends.
elimination of superfluous federal imagination to see what is happen have to pay for land it te to that ex
agency activities, the re-organization I ing to our American free enterprise tent not accessible. It must be im
Insert ends in can and smash flat by stepping on it
of the cabinet, and the five-point tax under this sort of a set-up. The rich possible for anyone to hold land out
Pack in boxes or other adequate containers.
relief recommendations of ways and ! and the poor are automatically frozen of use and if the site value of land
means committees in Congress. The in their respective positions and there were paid to the government, land
Dirty, badly rusted, or unflattened cans cannot be accepted.
published statement reveals that no is no hope of advancement for enter would not be held unless used.
rate changes are involved but that prising young men. Ail financing on
Question 17. Would It increase or
If weather is clear, place cans and paper on curbing. If stormy, keep on porch.
relief is offered in other ways. The a large scale must be done by bureau decrease the cost of government and
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Packing Boxes can be had on call at Selvaage Depot.
provisions affect corporate and part- cratic manipulation of the tax-payers why? It would do away with all of
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nership levies mostly, the need for money. Private capital is fast dry your national tax officers and in
adjustments in these levies being ‘ ing I up as a source of industrial de vestigators. It would do away with
velopment. . The taxpayers must nearly all of your state and municipal
CLEAN UP COMMITTEE
deemed the most urgent.
The lavish spending by government now take the risk that individuate tax men. A former assessor of this
General Chairman ---- ......
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in pre-war days plus the enormous used to. The machinery of progress county told a crowd in Barrow's office
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cost of war means that American is in danger of being hopelessly (I was one of them) that with the
Advertising and Publicity
O. L. Wood, Mrs. Geo. Chaney, H. A. Young
tax-payers will have to hand over a clogged by government red tape.
tax (Henry George) system here ad
Transportation
large portion of their income to the
It te most timely that this tax study vised, he could do all the assessing
tax-collector for generations. No one is being made in Oregon. Though in the county alone and not mbve out
Instruction
..... Dr. <>• *• Bunch, So. Hoover St, phone 130M
should be misled by statements that the work of interim committees is of his office. Your home would be
relief to the individual or corporate seldom effective and almost never free from any tax men whatever.
Phil Alburn, 71» W. 4th, ph. 17»
Ed Parent, 390 E. 11th, ph. 151J
tax-payer will be given through low- heeded by the legislature, this par- What a paradise this would be!
W. P. Laws, 240 S. Division, ph. 92J
Irwin Larson, 175 S. Henry ph. 92J
ering of tax levies to former levels, tlcular study will be used as a guide
Question 1*. Do you need a check
It will be completely impossible to during the 1M7 session.
Some of on government spending, and why?
Stan Sherwood, 108 So. Coulter St., Ph. 28L
do that and the people must prepare much of their time to this work, Th« following illustration answered
for very high tax levels in compari- 1 Veleran members of the assembly will part of this question.
In the late
son to former days. AU possible re- insist upon adoption of the com- incident when Truman became presi
CALL ON ANY OF ABOVE FOR INFORMATION AS DESIRED
lief will indeed be given but it can mlttee’s finding as far as is practi- dent, McKellar (Pres, pro-tem of
the a blest men in the state will give cable. •
the Senate) became vice president
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Clostridium Chauvei-Septicus Bieterin
Fuhrman s Pharmacy
We Are A Notion
Of Liars—Tax System
N-UP and
SALVAGE WEEK
Not later than lune 16
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