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SCIO. OREGON. MARCH SI. I »21
THE TAXATION BURDEN.
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employe roll le«s by discharging un­ the world, we stand off from the as­
necessary employes the roll continue* sociation with our neighbor» like a
to grow larger.
pouting child. True while the other
Instead .it seeking out new prop­ nations are indebted tn ua. there
erty for taxation and to make it must be some sort of trade reci­
more uncomfortable for the tax procity. Europe may not like tn
dodger, they simply increase the cut off trade relations with ua, but
burden on visible property and she will d» so in the end. if we do
not join this or some other sort of a
mainly on the farm«.
Now we might borrow a leaf from league.
the Washington legixlative liook and
The county court could not have
levy a polltax on every person I«-
t*een 21 and 50. We could then made a better selection for county
collect a tax of several thousand dol­ school superintendent than J. W.
lars from persons who now pay not Miller of near Shelburn. Hs is a
a cent for the support of govern­ successful teacher and will give the
ment and who enjoy Die protection Iwst there is in him to the work.
of our laws, use our road«, etc.
The legislature is in bad odor with
If Heater Sunday is a weather in*
the people who are not disposed Co dicator and «here is anything in the
extend it any favor*.
old maxim that an early Easter in*
Taxpayer« have foolishly bonded dicates an early spring. and being a
the state, their counties and cities very fine day. indicative of good
for various purposes, chiefly for road weather, farmer» can feel greatly
building, to now see their money encomaged at th«* prospect ahead.
wasted, misapplied, etc. They have
mail« it possible for the tax burden
Oregon is fourth in her percent­
to t»e nearly doubled and get very age of divorces. As com[>ared with
little return therefor.
other states her record la not to t*
The people are getting badly ont proud of.
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of humor with the w*y things are
If bad weather interfere« with the
going and if some change for the
Unn
county fair neat fall, the fair
better Is not soon made are liable to
buainess
in |jnn county will be as
do something towards revolutionix-
ing the government. The lari straw dead aa the traditional door nail.
i
is said to have broken the camel’s
liack. The last straw of the taxa­
l^t us hop* our county court
tion ha« nearly been reached.
make« a better showing in road
When the taxpayer pays hit an-
nual or semi annual tax thia vrar
he feel« it to be an oppreaaive bur­
den. Yet he has no other option
than to walk up tn the captain's of­
fice and «etlle
But when he is re
i building thia year than last, and
quireu to pay 10 per cent and ofu n
■ also that the court will give the pen-
NOT MUCH CHANGE
more of his earnings for the pari
‘ pie larger value in return for the
year just for the privilege of living
.dollar they spend. The people are
During the political campaign of
and to enjoy the protection of our
greatly dissatisfied at the poor
laws, he feel* that government has last year it was the open boast of
showing made last year for the mo­
become too expensive
He feeL republican« that with the election
ney expended
that the burden i« unnccvwotriiy of a republican president all or
great. And when he acrutiniz»-« tin nearly all the laws enacted by the
I
Germany has created a first-class
aaacMii» i.t ci wdy and w e» that we, democrats during the Wilson regime
* ruction just when «he hud to cough
the people, have voter! a large pnit would be rv|>ealed,
Well, they tried to have the farm­ up a bunch of money to pay the
of Ihis burden upon ouraelve« volun­
tarily, If he does not indulge in er»' loan law dec'ared unconstitu­ allies. The ruction, no doubt, is to
" cum words”, he feel« like it.
tional. They failed, and trany re­ create sympathy from the outside
When ««’led to vote a millage lax publicans who want to borrow money powers and to justify her n >n com­
pliance with the demand.
It is a
for road« and schools most taxpay­ think it a vary good law now.
No doubt congress will try to have very thin camouflage and will de­
er« vote "yes" willingly, for he con­
Germany will pay
sider« both items as being almost the regional banking law changed ceive nobody.
necessarily meritorious.
We mu«t to suit the New York banker». The when see seen «he has to, just as she
educate our cnildren. jience the law may lie changed, but never will squealed when she knew she had lost
school house and employment of be repealed; for it is patent to ev­ the war. She is both a bully and a
teachers are a necessity.
erybody that we would now be in coward.
When he hauls hi« grain and other the midst of a tremendous financial
Pst Name« by Slate«.
produce to market then road im­ l>anlc were it not for these federal
provement presents itself to the banka.
The popular names given to the
front very strongly and he is willing
So it will be found that all the
to vote special taxes to make the reform laws enacted under Wilson inhabitants of the various states
Improvement poMible.
will be found so meritorious that have been listed by the Kansas City
Timos, as follows;
But when he sees his tax money repeal will be impossible.
Alabama. Uxarda;Arkansas.Tooth­
Of course the emergency war
being frittered away by the author­
picks;
California. Gold Hunters;(>>lo-
ities to whom the money la intrusted laws should be repealed If Senator
ratio.
Rovers; Connecticut, Wooden
to be expended, he is pretty apt to Lodge had busied himself in the last a
a
say in hie mind "What's the use?" congress in getting these emergency Nutmegs; Delaware, Blue Hens; Ho­
In Scio the regular and special laws repealed instead of fighting the nda. Elyupth—Cnvks; Georgia.
tax i*
mills this year. The ques­ league of nations, he would now be Buxzards, Illinois. Suckers; Indianna.
tion is how long can people stand a credit to his state and the nation Hoosiers; Iowa. Hawkeye»; Kansas.
Now he has the distinction of hav­ Javhawkers; Kentucky .Comcrackers;
this rate of taxation and how long
will thev stand it?
ing struck down a sick man. not Louisiana. Creoles; Maine, Foxes.
Maryland. Crawthurnpers; Massa­
People will «oon refuse to vote a able tn defend himself.
chusetts.
Rran-eaters;
Michigan.
and
And
after
all
Senator
Lodge
txx for any purpose whatever, no
Wolverines;
Minnesota.
Gopher«;
the other no league senators, will
matter how meritorious.
M
issiMi
ppi
.Tad
poles;
M
isaouri
. Pu kes;
Our legislatures of the past arc have to eat crow; for the U. 3. will
Montana,
Bugeaters;
Nevada.
Sage­
largely responsible for the burden be compelled to join some kind of a
hens;
New
Hampshire.
Granite
Bovs;
of government. They have created league, during this administration i
New
tome 40 to 50 expensive state com-
It will be found that the U. S. New Jersey. Clan -catchers;
mimions. when not more than ado*- cannot afford to stand off selfishly York. Knickerbockers; North Caro­
•n are really necessary. They have and against the enlightened opinion lina. Tarheels; North Dakota. Tuck-
made it possible for the employment of the world. Call it an association oea; Ohio. Buckeyes; Oregon. Wel>-
of hundreds of clerks and other of. of nations if you will, and it will be fset; Pennsylvania. lx*atherheads;
ficiala who should lie employed in the same thing under another name. Rhode Island. Gunflint«; South Caro­
other fields, for they are an unnec­
Erance and England are willing lina. Weawl«; South Dakota. Coyote«.
essary expense to the taxpayer«.
to make some concessions to Ameri­ Tennessee. Butternut«; Texas. Beef­
One of the measure« to be sub­ can political opinion
Then if Am­ heads; Veimont. Green Mountain
mitted to the voters in June is the erica does not join, trade will be or­ Boy«; Virginia. ICead'es; West Vir­
extension of the legislative session ganised against ua and then, what a ginia. Panhandler«. Wisconsin, Bad­
to «0 days and the increase of the howl will go up from our manufac­ ger«.
legislator«' pay to |5 per day. The
people should and doubtless will «it
down pretty solidly on this proposed
increase of time and pay to study
up new schemes to separate taxpay­
ers from their money.
Our legislature is growing to be
the worst enemy the Oregon tax­
payer has. Instead of endeavoring
Io make the cost of government
lighter, each session simply adds to
the burden. Instead of making the
turers; and the farmers too, beeausr
if Europe refuses to buy our wheat,
our market for our surplus bread-
stuffs will be destroyed. America
can live within herself, of course,
but our economic system would have
to be changed, which would not
probahly he to our national advan­
tage.
What I« New«?
Hardly a week phmcs but some
tell« the editor “news” regard*
ing flghta, family quarrels, diaarn-
«ion in the church, derelictions of
town officials, or other choiee tidbits
of gossip. We do not consider such
America today stands In not a matter aa news but rather scandal-
very enviable position. Posing
monging. and The Tribuoe is not a
the leading liberty loving nation of I scandalmonger.
om
Notk« to Creditor«.
When President Harding arnds
Notice is hereby given, to all whom it
his mesaairc to the «{>ecial session of
may concern. that the undersigned has
congress cail«-d for next Monday, been, by the county court of loan coun­
the country ran- perhaps, get a ¡me ty. Oregon. duly appointed administra­
on what the administration policy is tor of tbr «-«tat» of (.«orgianna Ibigger,
j late of Linn county. Oregon, deceased.
to lie.
MUNKERSand WEST
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John B. Coney, Prop.
Phone ß-ÖIA
STAUB Ml I TS AU. TRAINS
—Leave« Hotel 8<to—
at 7:30 a n> and
p m for West S
and 7:46 a. m. and l:l»p m for Munk
Any and all persons having claim*
agslntl «ax! r«t*tc are hereby required
to present the «ants to the ur.«lrr»igned
at hi» .cerience at Scio, Unn county,
• irrgon, on or before six month» from
the dale hereof, duly verified as by law
required.
Dated thia 1st day of March. A D.
1WI.
T. L. DUGGER.
29 St
Administrator,
i Weatherford A- Wyatt. Attys for Admr
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