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Athena, Oregon, January 11, 1929
THE TAX PROPOSALS
Out of this Carkin tax commis-
Rinn work all we can see is the pro
posal for an income tax with proper
ty offset to realize one million dollars.
Thp rest of the Dlans submitted look
to us just like so much matured
bunk. Its boasted $5,600,000 cut in
taxes is a jolly good coat of cam
ouflage. Said cut is nothing more
than abolition of the two-mill tax
for elementary schools, which rep
resents $2,400,000 of the "cut." In
asmuch as the elementary schools
will have to be provided for millage
tax or no it's easy to see with the
millage abolished, the overtaxed
tangible property would have to car
ry the burden, and besides, the schools
ools would be thrown back into the
throes of logrolling legislation, from
where they were rescued by the mil
latre tax. Then there is the proposed
scuttling of the one-mill levy which
supports the state market roads, giv
ine another $1,200,000 "cut" but which
in reality means that the only real
sensible part of the highway system,
so far as concerns the average
farmer, is to be abolished and the
only beneficiary resulting from the
abolishment of the present market
road program seems to be the city of
Portland and Multnomah county,
which in justice should pay toward
market road construction, along with
other counties of the state. Abolish
ment of the market road millage tax
would mean that if any market roads
were built, the county would have to
build them. .The plan of the com
mittee to "cut" another million by
requiring counties to use their share
of the gas tax money to retire bonds
rests solely on theory, for it is pos
sible for a gas tax to be repealed at
any time. The whole story reads
like $1,000,000 can be raised by in
come tax with property offset, and if
any more is to be raised let it rest
on the property that is now paying
the taxes and always has paid the
taxes.
WOMEN TAKE TO ARMS
We read that in this day of organ
ized and wide spread crime the pro
blem of protecting the home from the
burglar and the thug has become one
of outstanding magnitude. Almost
daily the world is horrified and start
led by the activities of homicidal
maniacs and degenerates, who
butcher women and children. The
newspapers also carry countless re
ports of less dramatic but equally
menacing happenings; sneak thieves
terrorizing women and robbing them,
burglars gaining admittance to un
protected homes during the day,
when the men of the family are not
present.
To meet this need for home pro
tection an ever-increasing number of
women are learning to handle and
operate small arms. Portland, Ore
gon, has a Woman's Revolver Club
made up of mothers and wives who
have gained an expertness in marks
manship that is possessed by few
men. Mrs. Edna Christofferson,
bead of this club and an inter
nationally known revolver shot and
winner of many important trophies,
had made the pertinent statement
that: "A pistol, and a knowledge of
its operation, is the best possible
means of home protection for a wo
man." Manufacturer.
A trade journal pauses long enough
to remark that there seems little
excuse for fear of paralysis in indus
tries, and "upset in finances or an
explosion in foreign affairs." Well
then, let's continue to saw wood. ;.
CHARGING ALL TO FUTURE
The question of taxntion is out
standing among present day prob
lems. It is a rare community that is
without indebtedness, and to a great
er or lesser extent, a tax burden,
observes an exchange.
Investigation shows that commun
ities which have the largest bonded
indebtedness and the highest tax
rates are not usually the most pros
perous. "Improvements" and govern
ment ventures which are made with
out sound economic foresight are
doomed to become expensive failures.
It is easy to vote bond issues. The
rub comes when they have to be paid
in the tax bills.
We will have general tax reduction
when communities learn the differ
ence between improvement and ex
travagance and prefer to "pay more
as they go" instead of "charging H
ll to the future."
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The Jugo-Slavlan constitution has
been suspended and decrees of King
Alexander are now in order. Three
races of people under one constitu
tion tanner proved to be unweildy
factors when it came to governing
the country through a mixed parlia-mcnt.
The Buccess of co-operative dairy
associations, which in 1927 transact
ed a volume of business which total
ed $020,000,000, with a membership
of 600.000, may or may not be an
incentive for co-operative marketing
of wheat
Not so long ago we got Missouri
mules from Missouri in carload lots.
Now we're shipping the mules back
to Missouri in carload lots.. The
"cat" is responsible for the direction
the mule is going nowadays. "
Astoria is a going town and is
modest in laying claim to fifty-four
manufacturing plants, with an an
nual pay roll of $3,231,886. And be
sides, they catch salmon down there,
too."
There's no question about it; the
mark established by the heavier than
air machine topples over all records
of endurance heretofore established
in aeronautics.
A short cut sometimes proves to be
rougher than the long way 'round,
and yet most everybody is willing to
take a chance on a stumble or two.
When Modest Man Had
Right to "Limelighe'
Brown Is a very rich man, but his
name is uever mentioned in connec
tion with the various bunks, factories
nnd other enterprises In which he Is
Interested.
He writes books on economic sub
jects, and ningiiJne articles on In
dustrial problems, but he never signs
them. ' .
He never grunts an Interview. He
avoids photographers. He refuses to
speuk In public.
He Is the unonymous donor of vast
sums to churlty.
There wns hut one occasion when
he willingly allowed reporters and
photographers to approach him. He
posed In several positions while the
cameras caught him from all angles.
He read a prepared statement to the
reporters. What's more, he cautioned
them to spell his name correctly. He
had Just won the deciding match for
the prize offered h,v his club to players
with u handicap of thirty or over.
Los Angeles Times.
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NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S SALE
: OF REAL PROPERTY
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Guardianship of
the Person and Estate of Mary
hmma Price, a minor.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN :That
pursuant to an order of the County
Court of Umatilla County, State oi
Oregon, duly made arid entered in the
above entitled, cause, a license duly
and regularly issued out of said court
on the aist day of December, 1928,
under the hand of the clerK and tne
seal of said court, licensing and
authorizing the undersigned, as
guardian of the person and estate of
Mary Emma Price, a minor, to sell,
for cash, at private sale, for ; the
best price obtainable, all the right,
title and interest of the above named
minor of, in and to the real property
hereinafter described, and to invest
the funds arising from said sale in
some good interest bearing securities
or upon mortgages upon real proper
ty; that before fixing on the time or
place of sale I took - the oath re
quired by law and gave the addition
al bond required by said court. Now
therefore, I will, as such guardian,
from and after the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1929, Bell at private sale, for
cash, at the best price obtainable all
the right, title and interest of said
minor in and to the said real proper
ty, to wit: ;
A one-fourth undivided inter-
est in and to the South Half of fi
the Northwest . Quarter and
Northeast Quarter of the North
west, Ouarter and the Northeast
Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter of Section Six (6).'
in Township One (1), South
Range Thirty-two (oz), ri. W. M.,
and the South Half of the North
east Quarter of Section Six (6),
in Township One (1), South
Range Thirty-two (32), E. W. M.,
in Umatilla County, Oregon, sub
ject to the dower interest of
Harriet A. Price, widow of Roy
J. Price, deceased.
A one-half undivided interest in
and to the North Half of the
Southeast Quarter and East Half
of the Southwest Quarter of Sec
tion Thirty-one (31), Township
One (1). North Range Thirty
two (32), E. W. M., in Umatilla ,
County, Oregon, subject to the
dower interest of Harriet A.
Price, widow of Roy J. Price,
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The South Half of the South
west Quarter of Section Five
(5) , and the South Half of the
Southeast Quarter of Section Six
(6) , Township One (1), South
Range Thirty-two (32), E. W. M.,
in Umatilla County, Oregon, sub
ject to the dower interest of
Harriet A. Price, widow of Roy
J. Price, deceased.
HARRIET A. PRICE,
Guardian of the Person and Estate
of Mary Emma Price, a minor.
Peterson & Lewis, Attorneys for
Guardian. Jan. 11,18,25, Feb. 1,8, 1929
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