BEAVERTON
4 fuddle Jumpers” Ï :om Out of the Past
u . H. JEFKKIES, Publisher
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Ore.
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Constitutional issue on a basis that
everyone can understand. The ques-
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! tion before America is, "Shall we have
We have today the same cutse that ¡‘ he Constitution interpreted by dts-
our forefathers faced one hundred and j tinguished jurists in black nighties or
fifty-nine years ago "High Taxes" sophomore lawyers in knee breeches?”
they fought the good fight and signed ]
that immortal document the Decla-
An overlooked fact of more than
ration of Independence July 4, 1776, j historical interest is that the supr eme
which everybody has been celebrating court has declared unconstitutional
this w eek—And has this nation grown! °Kly 60 laws out of 24,016 passed in
The American people never did sub- the history of the country. The 60 in-
mit to excessive taxation—by the,dude the NRA.
same token the taxpayers of Beaver- I Hr the same period (1789 to 1935»
ton must fight to the last ditch this presidents have vetoed 680 bills. Con-
$25,000 tax burden which Ure school. gress has overridden 48 of-these vetoes,
board are trying to cram down our J From this you can see the three j
throats on July 24!
¡branches of government usually get
.
along amicably.—Paul Mallon, Ore-
gonian.
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The President’s new tax program 7°r a time.
It is soft and easy to
was greeted with amazement by the drift, to do' nothing which you do not;
r r TAKES GOOD MEAT TO MAKE
nation including practically all Con- wish to do, to "let everything slide.” |
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gressmen, save for the Administra- But when it comes to lasting happl- J
tio>n floor- leaders who had been in- \ ness, to real peace of mind, the strug-
These old “ motor buggies,” of about 1900 vintage, have been attracting widespread interest
formed of what was coming.
I Rle up stream produces vastly more i
at the Clark and Cribble General service station In Salem, where they are on display. The
General sen t car t u?;ht the above views of visitors to the show while they were getting the
The amazement was due less to the ttlan drifting,
“ feel” of some of the old vehicles.
term» of the program, than to the fact i
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(Too ! i i
,\ three-wheel Motorette. (Top right) A Brush taking some Mobilgas in its
thut the President Hhould put It for-
b>harp politicians, gentle grafteis,
ALOHA, ORE.
under-tlu ho I tank. (Lower left) A Maxwell gives two Marion county old-timers a ride. (Low
ward for consideration at this Con- Hrnooth crooks, unscrupulous diplo-
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er
rig,
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n
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modern
young
ladles
try
out
the
“
invincible”
Schacht.
All
the
vehicles
are
gressional session, which 1« already far 01,118 are frequently called smart and)
behind schedule, is weighed down with , cl«ve,r- 11 T‘8 a highly inaccurate des-
owned by M. L. Gottenberg of Silverton.
half a d|iZcn or so other proposal« of "Iptlon.
If any of these were really _____________________
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first importance, and which seems to sol:irt theV would have discovered I
have little chance of adjourning be-
£®t results nothing is so pr°" | nient in their favor namely, tnat a | stances the High Court’s decision did ers of property, both tangible and in- , AUTO
Naturally, 1 tangible, today bear more than their TRUCK
fore the middle of September, in spite ductve as simple frankness.
i general sales impost would be very ( n°k change anything.
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of industry's devout wish that i t , _
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'
j hard
on those
in the lower income \ hesitate to make any prediction as to share of the coet of government. That
p . In movement of any sort, . . wc
A general sales tax would what the Supreme Court will rule on is one reason why I favor a general!
would wind up its business and g
go.
. have bracket«.
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realize that it
It isn
' t the
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home.
Kxperts say it would take “ at | come to ce.alize
size
not only
mean a duty on luxuries but this retail case, hut I believe that if it sales tax on all articles except food
In i is
1 * , t ,! month to proporly d n w su ch '()^ a man in Ulf flfbt th lt OOtSBt 8 , li \ , OH thl IU Cl ItU
I if©
1 upheld it will be very detrimental and other necessities.
Such a sales
a bill as the President promises and as much the size of the fight In the man. (act, those in favor of such a measure
the nation for the following rea- tax will give every voter a direct fin- ~
uncial interest in economical govern
! have stiongiy advised the exemption j sons:
much or more time to get through the , ^ ew8* Reporter McMinnville.
loi the necessities of life nom its pro- i L A tax on chain stores sales un for- ment, and it should cause an iniprovc-
Congress.
' tunately is an "easy
“easy way” for politici- ment in the character of the men who
!visions.
¡tunately
The President’s plan belongs in the
Florida, however, in her hostility ans to raise money. It is similar to the ure elected to publ'c off.ee. I feel
“share-the-wealth” category.
It in-
toward chain retailers, has gone to the tax on gasoline which has been an ex- very strongly, however, that an as-
eludes Increased income tuxes in the
other extreme.
She has passed ajcellent revenue raiser.
The chain sessment on gross sales of chain
higher brackets, and «tlffer corpora-
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-p
sales tax which i* not a general sales stores, like the oil companies, wi.l stores is the wrong way t,^ go about
tion, gift, Inheritance and estate tax- j v*nAin otOre 1 axes
tax, but is in riallty a duty only on|l«°ve to be good tax collectcus and either clipping the wings of the chain
es. And it would do away with tax-
Short-Sighted t ho naoMaitlM of life. The burnt o f the tendency will be for politicians or raising public revenues.
exemption of government bonds.
this assessment must be carried by i to constantly boost the tax
These taxes on chain stores will
Of great significance was the atti Uaitson Nuja S oa k in g th e Ululili S io n 's the poor people.
Whfl« the average
2. It unwisely pleases the local mer probably cun their course.
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The an
tude of the principal American news
family in modest circumstances does chants
the politicians well know. tipathy toward big retail groups today
papers, all of which expressed their
A MILE— AND LESS
Babson Par k, Mass., July 5, 1935 I not spend as much for food and other Most readers realize that the growth is similar to the hostility toward th e!
views of editoriuls on the following
of
the
chain
store
has
ruined
many
a
After
a
mediocre
spring
seuson,
retail
basic
necessities
as
a
family
of
con-
N ext tim e you g o to Cali
power companies.
It is only another
day.
corner
grocery
and
has
seriously
cut
sules
are
finally
responding
to
the
j
siderable
means,
it
certainly
does
pay
fornia, try the train. Let the
card
in
the
.redistribution
of
weait.i
The more extreme opposition papers
Hence, deck. But in the long run the people
engineer drive you tafely,
said thut the President's proposal def warm weather of the past two weeks. out a larger percentage of its in- into the other independents.
swiftly,over the sm oothest
Consti- i
initely alligned him with the left Mail order and chain stoie sales are come on these items than a well-to any proposal which hurt« the chains pay the taxes in both cases.
gives the politicians the backing of tutional or unconstitutional, ultimately
wing W g " c ^ g h l i n school of national showing the greatest improvement | do family.
IIw»«Y
highway yetinvented. It’s the
In fact, the chains
In * lorlcln or un> other stilt* the local merchant.
the people of Florida and every state
economical and comfortable
economy.
Middle of the ground pa over lust year.
tax
simply
througli
a
gross
sales
3. It places a burden un the people that tries this system of taxation will
pers, for the most part, simply said *luVe
an enviable reodrd not omy
way to go. Railroad fares are
in ihe lowest income brackets whereas have their eyes opened.
Sooner or
they believed the bill was wrong in l*u ,*ng the recovery period but thru- means soaking the poor.
touching bottom at 2c a mile
SUPREME COURT SHOULD PASS most sales tax proposals exempt foods late«- they will repeal it by popular
principle, und that the President was oU^, l*U! depression.
and less. Pullman charges are
ON
THIS
LAW
and certain other necessities.
Over vote.
treading on danger ous ground. Some| I *le ul0s,t- unfortunate development
a third less than formerly.
papers were non-committal, praising in
clvaln store situation has been
Business ,as estimated by the Bab-
I assume that this new tax on tlm long run it also tends for more
parts of the plan and criticising other ln
niatter of speciul taxes. Twenty chain stores’ gross will be carried to unemployment and lower wages.
sonchart, now registers 3 per cent be-
parts.
Relatively few papers ap-
more 8taten have placed such taxes the Supreme Court.
I. Tt will be hard on cAvners of iow a year ag0 ancj 22 per cent below
ft will be a
proved tt f the proposal in toto. Rep- on the chains within the pust year or healthy development to nave a test I merchandizing stocks.
A gross sales normal,
resentative opinion was expressed b y ,,w o’ Hteie has been a rising wave of j ,,ase on
question not only to clear tax on big retail groups will have the
Copyright 1935.
the Atlantic Constitution, which said , antagonism against the big retail
air in Florida but in every state same effect on merenandizing stocks
that the plan "conflicts with the prom- «roups, which bos swept from cousi ’ where similar proposals may nrise. as the various utility taxes have had
Ise oft-repeated that there would be *° coabt'
In spite of the progress j p rom a practical standpoint such a on power company stocks in the last
no tax increases during this session of w c h a i n store has nurde in re- | decision would he more important three years.
Eugene Brookings
For Congress
to __ re-,Uur'nK thli 0081
distribution, lb, than the recent rulings on the NRA EVERYBODY
Congress . . ______
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SHOULD
SHARE
main in session f<)r the length of time prosperity ha« made It a target for and on gold.
In the latter two in-
COST
OF
GOVERNMENT
ATTORNEY
I the politicians. Just as in the cuse of.
necessary to enact the jeogram
On the other hand, if the tax prove*
the public utilitiy industry, short- |
would be a national calamity.”
Beaverton see your agent, or write J. A. Ormandy,
to be legal, it will be a big help to the
Portland
Many observers said that the high sighted political persecution has been
Rossi Bldg. 705 Pacific B ldg., Portland, Oregon
man wh<) has all his money ln real Bedell Bldg.
er taxes on Income, etc., would simply the reward for capable and progres-
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Beaverton 7403
estate and other investments.
Own-
stlfle Industrial initiative, frighten In- 8*ve management.
vestors, and thus further retard recov FLORIDA PASSES TAX ON GROSS
SALES OF CHAINS
BEAVERTON, OREGON
ery. On the other hand, the majority
The most drastic chuin store tax |
of commentators seem to favor the
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provision for taxing government se which has come to my attention is
curities.
Senator Byrd of Virginia, a the one recently passed by the Florida
conservative Democrat, at once Intro legislature. The bill levies an annual
Sun.-Mon.-Tueit.-Wed., July 7-8-9-10
duced a bill and a constitutional occupational tax ofo retailer.) ranging
from
$10
plus
4
o
f
1
per
cent
of
\
amendment to make that possible.
All In all, response to the bill 1* not froea receipt* tor single stores to a
what the President might have ex- *400 license and a 5 per cent tax on
parted and it Is extremely doubtful If Mr«**« receipts each for chain stores
he will be nble to muster hi* usual operating as many as sixteen tfr more
Congressional support behind it. Con- units.
gressmen are being deluged with let-
Hence, this bill imposes more than
ters protesting the existing burden of a f*ve Per cent sales tax on those no- |
taxation, and they will be chary of in -! cesslties of life sold by the big chains
o*V °
^
creasing it further. In me opinion of 1" those states which levy fixed an-
f* * * * *
the well-lnfcrt-med Wall Street Journal nual taxes according to the number
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the bill will go Into committee, will of stores, the chains have been able to I
be treated as If It were on the “ must" Offset the added burden by increasing
list for the current session but will their volume. Under the Florida sy*-
be put over till next yenr when it I* tem, however, the tax grows as busi-
To the l*uhlic:
found that It will necessitate too long ness grow« so the chains will have no
a delay.
| alternative but to pass the tax along |
To tlic Public:
With the object of procuring assist
.
jto the consumer In the form of higher
ance
of ad citizens, Truck Drivers
A cash reward of $50 will be paid for
'B lo c k N ig h tie * ” o r “ K n ee B reech es” I prices.
Union, Local 162 of Portland, hereby
FLOIUDA TAX FA1XS HHAY1KSI
information leading to the arrest and
In one of his latest explosions j
,.N
offers a $50 cash reward Tor informa
conviction of any person or persons
against the Supreme Court, which told ;
tion that will lead to the apprehen
guilty
of
breaking
windows
or
illumin-
him bluntly that he had written nnd
Many economists feel the best way
uted
.-igns
in
any
retail
beer
establish
sion
of vandals, guilty of breaking
administered an entirely illegal N IR A .'for the treasury Uy get out of its;
ment in the city of Portland.
windows and signs on properties occu
General Hugh 8. Johnson cries uhAid present dilemma Is to pass a gen-
pied by retail dispensers.
ngalnet the “blast from the nine an- oral sales tax.
I am inclined to
Through 52 years of honorable history
i i.nts In bluc-k nighties.”
I feel that thiB is the rig.it eoufM
the Brewery Workers Union has con
Th" good general has always had a Th.r enemies of such legislation how-
demned violence.
Our local union
These acts of violence and intimida
gift of words, and he hag now put the ; ever, have a very strong argu-
mem Decs particularly condemn the
tions against dispensers are wholly
starring
various acts of vandalism against
unjustified.
The dispensers are In
property of local retail dispensers,
I R (
volved in no dispute with their em
none of whom are involved in contro
D U N N E
versy with organized labor. Our mem
ployes; nor are they Involved in any
bers wish to licCl&ie furthermore that
striko or controversy with any labor
RED A S T A I R E
they are not responsible for the des
organization affiliated with the A. F.
G IN GER ROGERS
truction of windows and other violence
of L.
and
ue
doing
their
utmost
To
uncover
with
the identity of those guilty of these
RANDOLPH SCOTT
They deserve the complete support of
unlawful acts. It is believed by them
H t L I N W E S T L i V .*»
all citizens and wholehearted aid of
that others are taking advantage of
R A D IO
VICTO R V A R C O N I
. * Public in efforts to run down the
the present situation to place this od
P ic lu r« .!^ ' C L A I R E O O D O
individuals who are guilty of these
ium
on
the
Brewer
Workers
Unions.
Directed by William A Setter A Pandro S
malicious and destructive activities.
Berman Production From the play ’Roberto'
This reward of $50.00 for information
concerning such violence is offered as
Book and lyrics by Otto Harbach
If you witness any acts of violence,
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.
additional evidence of the Brewery
directed against a retail beer estab
Workers’ earnest wish to apprehend
lishment or observe men acting sus
I Featuring Irene Dunne. Fred Astaire,
the offenders
Any information you
piciously m the vicinity ot one. tele
' Ginger Rogers, and a lot of others.
may have or may acquire should be
phone to the police Immediately and
1 Stars of "The Gay Divorcee" In a life-
telephoned directly to the police. The
repo.t any identifying evidence you
| time of laughs and a Riot of Rythm
are able to secure.
number is ATwater 6611.
and splendor, nlso news nnd comedy.
E. L Ross
INSURANCE
Babson Says.
Southern Pacific
RITZ THEATER
$50
REWARD
for Vandals
Q[
fotöl&av
July the Fourth
INFORMATION
and A R R E S T
]D
ThurH.-Krl.-Snt. July 11-12-13
A N IG H T A T T H E RITZ
with a big all star east.
We have no
beds you'll just have to roll in the
! aisles when you see a "Night at the
Rita".
Also the 7th chapter of "Burn
Etn up Barnes” and Fox news. See
the Ritz at the Ritz and have a good
Uff
Next "The Hooster Schoolmaster."
B rew ery
Teamsters
WORKERS Union
UNION-Local 162
LOCAL 320
Douglas Beach— Secretary
A. E. ROSSER,
Secretary, Labor Temple