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About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 6, 1913)
Intermountain Tribune ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY BY T. L. DUGGER, EDITOR aND PROP SUBSCRIPTION, IN ADVANCE....... $1.25 AT END OF YEAR ________________ 1.50 SIX MONTHS ......... .75 ADVERTISING RATES: Local advertising, per line----- --- 5c Display advertising, per inch......,10c Display advertising, long time, see manager. Extended marriage or death notices per line_ ______ ._ 3c Special rates on long time display advertising. SOMETHING FOR NOTHING Just about all the. trouble and ills which affect the human family, are traceable to the effort of some one or more people attempting to obtain something without returning a reasonable value therefor. Every war in either ancient or modern times has been caused by the grasping greed of the more powerful nations, usually against the weaker ones; or, if a civil war, by the attempt of one part of the people to secure undue advantage over the remaining part. Every nation which has gone down to ruin owes its decline to the attempt of the ruling class to appropriate the fruits of the laboring classes, giving nothing or next to nothing in re turn. All of the great armies and navies of the world, costing billions of dollars, are maintained to prevent nations and factions from taking something for nothing. Our jails, reformatories and peni tentiaries, costing millions upon mil lions of dollars, are peopled with men and women because of their endeavors to take something from their fellows without giving an adequate return therefor. The merchant and trades people of all kinds, while they are justly entitled to a reasonable profit on the sale of goods or products, if they misrepresent the quality of their goods and wares, are guilty of taking something for nothing. The farmer who places the best apples or potatoes in the top of the box is endeavoring to get something for nothing. The mechanic or working man who idles away his time when the boss turnes his back is taking something for nothing. Taking anything, it matters not what it is without accounting for it, is stealing. In cities, large police establishments are maintained, just to prevent people, in the main, /from from taking things without paying for them. If everybody would be honest and live up to the teachings of the Gbld- en Rule, the cost of government would be but a trifle, compared with the present enormous cost. If all men were truly honest—honest be cause it is right to be honest and treat eachother with a spirit of justice and equity, the problem of the high cost of living would be solved and the world would be an infinitely better place in which to live. SELECT GOOD MEN Sweet Home will soon elect a new board of city officers . It is especi ally important that this new board shall be composed of the very best men available, for it is quite prob able that many matters of the ut most importance to our town will be brought before it for consider ation. Good men for mayor and council men—not simply the professedly good, but practical level-headed men of affairs, should be selected—men who will conduct public affairs honestly, economically and with an eye single to the general welfare of our town. From what we can learn the city’s affairs have been conducted in, to say the least, a very careless manner in the past. This haphaz- zard careless method should be corrected; both for the credit of officials and the satisfaction of the people. The city’s books should be kept in such a manner that every item of public expense can be shown to the satisfaction of any person in specting them. Sweet Home must, in. the near future, be provided with a satisfac tory and adequate water system, with a lighting plant and a better and more uniform plan of building side and cross walks. New ordi nances regulating these matters must be enacted and the new board will, doubtless, take up these mat ters early in the coming year. It is, therefore, most important that a careful, painstaking council, who will rigidly safeguard the city’s in terests, be selected. Let us select candidates, regard", less of political affiliation, who have no personal interests to advance' through official action, other than as one of the community in general and who will accomplish the great est possible good with the means at command. We have such men and let us drop all personal- jealosies and elect them. And after this election, let us give them a cordial support so long as1 they conduct public affairs in an economical and business like manner. Two Greeks were hanged at the state penitentiary, last Friday, for murdering one of their countrymen. Should their declarations be true, the law, like doctors, has made a mistake which cannot be corrected. Presumably, these men are guilty and the evidence at their trials, certainly convinced the jury that they were guilty of the crime of which they were charged. But sup pose their dying declarations were true and somebody else did the murder for which they paid the penalty? The -thought is simply horrible to think that Justice should make or could make such a terrible mistake. Official Directory CITY OFFICERS THE INCOME TAX Slaughter in Boys Suits NOW THE WORRY I have 30 suits of boys and clothing, retail price $7 to per suit. To close them these suits will be sold at Almost Unlimited Power Given Authori ties in Seeking Information on Incomes lads $20 out just ONE-HALF THE ABOVE PRICES (Continued from page 1) collectors the trouble of sending their collectors out to examine into their affairs. They are preparing statements of the sources of their income and sending them to the Internal Revenue collector’s office. Great secrecy is to be maintained in handling the statements of income taxpayers and it will be unlawful for any person to print or publish any income return or any part thereof. State officials will have access to the reports for the purpose of secur ing information to be used in levy ing state taxes,*and then only upon request of the governor. Technically, the returns are to be “public records and open, for inspec tion.” but actually the public will not have access to them at all. Heavy penalties are provided against corporations or firms that make false returns or that fail to make returns at the proper time as prescribed by the law. For any one such offense the fine can be as high as $10,000. The law provides six exemptions, substantially as follows: First—"Expenses necessary to the actual conduct of a business, but not personal living or family ex penses. Second—All interest paid on in debtedness. Third—All national, state, county, school and other taxes paid. Fourth—Losses sustained through trade failures, fires, storms, and other causes and not compensated for by insurance or otherwise. Fifth—“Bad debts” that are charged off the books. Sixth—A reasonable amount for loss by “wear and tear” on prop erty. Persons whose net income is less than $3000 a year are not subject to the tax at all. An additional al lowance of $1000 is made for a married man with a wife living with him, and in the case of a woman in come taxpayer, $1000 is deducted for her husband, but in no case shall more than $4000 be deducted from the aggregate incomes of husband and wife.—Oregonian Mayor..... „..„...„...„vx.r...... H. M. Myer Recorder ........ R. W. Van . Fleet Treasurer...................... F. L. Gilbert Councilmen M. Story, 0. L. McClure, Monroe Smead, J. A. Thompson, David Intermouutain Tribune $1.25 Doerpher and Everett Post per year. School Board R. W. Morehead, J. E. McClure and Harry Watkinds. Sanitary Barber Shop Justice of'the Peace J. F. MALONE, P rop . W. H. Daugherty Clean Towels and Constable and Deputy Sheriff Prompt Service Henry Slavens BATHS IN CONNECTION Mails. Arrive from Lebanon....... 1:30 p.m. Sweet Home - - Oregon “ Brownsville...... .3:30 p.m. “ Cascadia.......... .8:45 a.m. Depart for Lebanon.......... .9:00 a.m. “ Brownsville...... .4:00 p.m. “ Cascadia.......... .2:00 p.m. Now is the time to fit your boy out with school suits - We also carry a complete line o f General Merchandise, Groceries, Hardware, Etc. If you will come in and see me, we will do business. J. M. COWDREY Sweet Home - - Oregon Subscribe for the Intermountain Tribune AND BUY YOUR Groceries OF THE Lebanon Supply Co. EXCLUSIVE GROCERS Lebanon - . - - - Oregon w 9i <3 I I I I I I I A V S. C. STEWART President W. M. BROWN, Vice Pres. J. M. STEWART Vice Pres. CLARENCE INGRAM Cash. T. D. O'BRIEN, Assistant Cashier A 9 A 9 fhe Lebanon National Bank A 9 A 9 A 9 LEBANON, OREGON A O 9 A o v A 9 a v We do a general banking business We pay interest on time deposits We have* safety deposit boxes to rent We want your business and will treat you in a manner to deserve it. DR. I. B. WILSON Market Quotations DON’T FORGET THAT WE SELL Physician and Surgeon Poultry Supplies By W. B. Thompson Beef, live, per lb............. 5 to 5jc Beef, dressed, per lb...................:.10c Hogs, dressed, per lb........... 8 to 10c Fat hogs, live wt.,......... ................... 7c Stockers.............. 6c Veal, fancy _ .......................... ........12c Calls promptly attended OF ALL KINDS day or night Come in and get prices on the Best Mill Feed and Flour on the market Wanted—This office can place a loan of $500; first-class mortgage security. If you have the money, call and see us. S weet H ome - O regon 1 I I I I I I I I A 9 . 1Sr, Grant Street KRIEG & Z1ES1NG . k m Lebanon, Ore. A 9- A V A 9