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THE IONE INDEPENDENT
Published Kvery Friday by
W. V. Head, F.ditor Publisher.
SUKSCUIl'TION
One Year $1..'0
Six Months 0.75
Three Moniha 0..M)
theposicfficem lone, Oregon, under
ail of March 3. 1S79.
Friday, Feb. 1, 1929.
OREGON LEGISLATION
FMYJNOER WAY
Vany Ei"s Offered in House:
Motor License Cousidereo
Very Important.
T Equalization Pint Object 12.
000.000 Bondt fcr Highways Propos- !
td State Deoartments ts b Self-
iipportmj State Library Flourish
ti Annual Fiih War la Cn Again, j
Salem, Or. First step toward the
big program to be considered by this
session of the hgisl.iture were taken .
the first of last week, when the roads
Hid highways m: irriltpej 01 die St ti- j
ate and house ir. t u i.r.jic.'i r.'S'l
Jujtment of n:.' r !u.-j;t fc.-s. a:iil
hon the house commit lee on taxation
and revenue decided to lead out the
first two niL'asur.s of the list recom
mended by the pnirrty tax relief
commission. I
There are eight main subjects in the
tax program, but the committee con
eluded the best policy is to feed out
the measures a little at a time ao
that they ran be absorbed and under
stood, rather than dtrrrp the entire
complicated series of bills Into the
hopper at once. j
Equalization First Object
Equalization, regarded as the funda
rmnul principle of the program, will
be the lead-off, represented by two
bills, the first on centralized control
and assessment and the second call
ing for a full time state tax commit-
ion. which will supplant the present
commission consisting of the gover
nor, secretary of state, state treasurer
and state tax commissioner.
I' rider centralised control of assess
ment It Is hoped to obtain the true
value and the equalization of assess
ments of property, but to attain this
end the state tax commission must be
empowered to exercise general super
Tislon over the entire administration
of the assessment and taxation laws.
This would enable the commission to
atep In and adjust the glaring Inequali
ties which exist In the same class of
property In different counties.
With the exception of the proposed
excise tax on banks and an individual
Income tax. all of the recommenda
tions of the property tax relief com
mission were spread before the leg
islature Monday, when the session re
sumed. Not before most of the taxation
measures are well on their way will
the controversial bill for a personal In
come tax be offered.
All things considered, the heavy
business of the session Is now fairly
under way. How many, If any, of these
taxation measures will manage to fans
th house and senate and be enacted
Into laws Is unknown. There appears
to be little, If any, opposition to tht
tax relief program In the huuie, but
one can never tell.
(12,000,003 Highway Bonds Wanted.
Iloth Eddy and I'r-ton, as well at
Prosld'.-nt Norblad and Senator Hall,
are Interested In trying lo force
through a mandate to the hlghv.a
commission to sell bonds up to tin
constltuilonal limit - about ?12.0i.'i.(w'i
and "potljK V thin on n basis of
4l per cent i r eastern (lie on and
CO pi-r cent vr-sti-rn Orig-m. In
volved In th! r raaure Is tn abun
runce of no!. ' ; for pr:or..l and
home consum. ' .
It has tl)9 asp;ct of b'-lng excellent
Mi terlal for log-rolling. And It is no
lecrct that the governor noes not
x ant mere bonds Bold, for he wants
t'i see the bonded debt decreased
nthcr tiiiin Increased. Of course, if
fcioney was needed to match federal
eid, a sufficient amount of bonds niuy
be'sold for that purpose and this can
be done without mnturlully Increasing
the load.
During the first two weeks of the
Vili session of the house 253 bills
were Introduced, 47 passed und four
Indefinitely postponed. Of Hisb IV,
or more than onohalf, were repeal
bills offered by the interim commit
tee appointed at tho 1 027 session to
eliminate dead timber in (lie Oregon
code, Many of the other repeal bills
have been reported back by commit
lee with the recommendation that
they be passed.
Total disbursement plus cash on
hand, or private institutions for de
pendent and dellnqnent children un
der the Jurisdiction of the child wel
far commission, LM;regated I9C3,
865.08 during the ri"t blannlum, ac
cording to (he rupoi't of the commis
sion filed with tht legislature last
Self-Supporting Deparlrm.ita Is Aim.
Placing a number of state depart
ments, now supported by public funds,
on a self-supporting basis through the
adoption of a foe system, Is the prob
lent that is now being considered serl
ously by the joint ways and urans
committee of the legislature. At a
recent meeting of the commute It
was decided to confer with C. H
Gram, state labor commissioner, In
regard to placing his d ; artment on
a self-supporting bnsls. Mr. dram of
fered his co-operation, and amend
ments have been prepared proposing
adoption of an equitable fee schedule
fruit industry of the country be piaceu
on the same base of protection agalnit
foreign products as lumber, wheat and
other conimidlties.
Bancorporatlona May be Regulated.
Rumors that something would be
done In the way of regulation of ban
corporations at this session began to
materialize the past week, when a
measure was peddled around to sena
tors which was so drastic that no one
has yet been found to Introduce it.
The tentative bill would have the
effect of preventing present bancor
porr'.Ions from !. t;..' '.ig their growth
from their r . ;r.l tlr.'.u i. To quote:
".' ny corpt :-iV.en nor.- cr '. ereafter do
Ing busint i l:i this nt . shall not
control, vo -. hoi;!, own or purchase
more than 1' p.T ccnlr.j of th: num
ber of shares c." i . ..al stock of any
bank or trust company or national
bank, now or hereafter doing business
In t' Is state."
t) cwara l:i:o the legulu
ttw caln th's session rnd tha b' n
nial wrangling over fish legislation
started. One of the most important
developments was a promise made to
Govern, r Patterson that Illegal fishing
culd ba stopfcd in the Clackamas
and Willamette rivers, now closed
commercially, If these streams were
opened from November 15 to April 1
This promise was made by a delega
tion of fishermen from Oregon City
llu sttelhead is a game fiuh, legls
ut.vely. In the Rogue, Nestucca, Wil
l;ini tie, Clackamas, Necanlcum and
Wahnna. Only with hook and line
can this variety of fish be taken In
hee streams. The sportsmen want
Included the water of New river. Pis
t )l river, Sixes. Cheteo and a couple
of other small streams In Coos and
Curry counties
Commercial Fishermen Opposed.
Arrayed against the sportsmen an
the commercial fishermen, who want
to reopen the Willamette, Clackamas,
and Nestucca rivers, the latter closid
by vote of the people. Also the fisher
men want to change the open seasou
n several commercial streams. Includ
Ing the home of the royal Chinook sul
mon, the Columbia river.
Representative Lockwood has favot
ed a measure declaring tha steelbead
a game fish In all waters.
Tillamook county will be a fisher
man's and hunter's paradise, in the
opinion of Representative Wlnslow cl
Tillamook, if house bill 15S. which he
introduced. Is ena.-'el Into law.
Creation of a separate flsb and game
district for all of Tillamook county
under Jurisdiction of the county cuurt
la proposed in the bill, it provides
that all expenditures of funds collect
ed through fish and game sources Ir
the county shall be administered by
the county court.
One of the main purposes of the bill
Is for the protection, preservation and
propagation of salmon, shad and a'ur
geon, other food and shell fish -s. and
alo for game and gime fish.
HUDSON-ESSEX
SUPER-SIX
Paul G. Balsiger, Agent.
At Paul G. Balsiger's
I Dont forget we're
season.
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and see Cole Smith
J. C. Sanford & Son
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STRAUSS & CO.
Grain Dealers, of Portland, Oregon
Will Be Represented this S.ason by
W. M. Eubanks ; ";
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It will pay you
fsell your wheat.
Church News
Notes ot Interest to All
LocJ Denominations.
Church Directory :
FlltS I' BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday School at 10:00 A. M,t
Prayer Meeting Thur., 7:30P. M-
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Rev. W. W. HEAD, Pastor !
Services
11:00 A. M.:C, E. at6;45,vP. M.
Prayer Meeting, ,.. - Wed'jtfO
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
Prayer Meeting Thurs, Evening
Services
C. E.:6:30; Preaching Service,
at 7:30 P. M. ;
CATHOLIC CHURCH ' ,
lone, Oregon
Official A nnouikirtm it
Mess every second Sunday in lone
during Nov., Dec., Jin., Feb., Mar.
April rnd M.y at 10:30 A. M. in
tl.s l.:me or' iAx. J. ?. O'Meara.
RevThos, J. Brady, Pastor.
Oii j.r'tined am iidmett provides foi
tncrtaslig the fee 'or vleclrtcal In
apevtlons. while another woulj tn
:reas the tees charged for piumbtna
ns;ctlons. A new bill authorise lh
-oilettion of fees fur boiler inspertloa
Anung the .mporlan'. bills sfftetlns
.abor Introduced in the house during
th pes' wrek ia n that gives lb
.sb'.r commissioner authority to take
assignment of and fotc the collection
it wage claims when such action be
omes becessary It ! knowb as
house bill No 171.
The general laws for 192S make It
a criminal offense for an employer In
tettaln Industries to fall tc establish
a monthly payday and to pay In full
on thut date; employers must post no
tices in conspicuous places deslgnat
Ing what date of the month will be
he regular prydny.
In event the employer falls to meet
his payday, thea the employe can tile
criminal proceedings against him. 01
the labor commissioner can act a the
employe's agont. Sc-rh: district atlpr
neys Insist that complaints be taken
before the grand jury, which means
that in many cases hearing of the com
plaints has been delayed for a month
It was found. In the meantime the
workers have left without obtaining
the- wages due them.
Library System flourishing.
The library system of Oregon It
made up of 82 Independent free public
libraries, 7U0 traveling library station,
and !s8U mall-order patrons, accord
ing to the biennial report of Mrs. Wal
ter M. Pierce, nee Cornelia Marvin
state librarian until January 1 of thlr
year. The report wus tiled with tb
legislature recenUy.
Tha usual atatlona showed 4S.7.SJ
shipments containing 276.SS5 volume
during tha blennlum. tn addition lo
these activities the state library, ar
purchasing agent, bought annually
with the county school library funds
and distributed to the school district
t'Wftftfl worth of book.
J. E. Swanson
INSURANCE
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in the market this
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Elevator
as he is buying for
to see him before Vouf
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See Balsiger
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PROFESSIONAL
CARDS
"C. J. WALKER"
Lawyer (Bt Notary
Public.
tWu ros Huililiiix
Heppner. Oregon
JACK FERRIS
: Dermatician :
It pays to look well.
"Specialist in Bobs"
C.LSWEEK
ATTORNEY AT
LAW.
First National Hank Bldtf
Ueppncr,
Oregon
When You 'isitUeppner
Eat At The
"Elkhorn Restaurant"
Good Meals Best of Service
Lunch Counter
AJ. McMURDO, MD.
Physician And Surgeon
Office In Masonic Building
Trained Nurse Assistant
Heppner, Oregon
A. H. JOHNSTON
'Physician & Surgeon
I'lionr Olflc MalnlW
llt-Mlil.-iir Main 4i:
(eppner - Oregon
unt, Tutninyt ami f-'ntars
From 9 (Ato lU.tH) A. W.
F. II ROBINSON
Attorney & Counselor
At Law
Will iTiMllif In All I )!. I xirio
IONE ORECON
Morrow Ceneral .
HOSPITAL
MIks ZfiiH WcMlfall, Oriulimtf
Nurae, HuMTlbtiilH-nt
A. H. Johnston M. D.
I'll) xli lull In liurui'.
HATES Iir.AHO.N A 111,1',
Dr. F. E. Fairier
Dentist
Office; OdJ Fellows BIJ'g.
Heppner Oregon
J. 0. PETERSON
EXPERT WATCHMAKER
AND
JEWELRY REPAIRER
Heppner, Oregon.
'it
lone Independent
JOB PRINT
Dr. J. Arthur Craig
DENTIST
Itionc M 1012 Case Apartment Bid
Evenings and Sunavs llrppncr, Or.
by appointment
' Language Fact$
In tha Kntllsh lungiiaiie tli letttr
"" li uaod mosl frequently, but ac
cording o tli. New Oxford dictionary
moat words bcKln with "a". In tlili
dictionary they number 67,428.
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lOINE I INDEPENDENT
Job Print
LETTER HEADS, ENVEIOPES, CARDS,
SOCIAL AND BUSINESS STATION'
J ERY OF
j Before
selling your
pay you to sec L. Balder 5
representing
lone,
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Variety In Fine Meats:-:-:
One thing about this market - your mind need'nt
be made up when you come in. Our lavout f
1 choice meats is just one
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another. Yes, even if you don't see what you have
your taste sit for just speak up. No doubt that
particular cnt is in our refrigerator.
lone Meat Market, T. E. Peterson
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VrjpICNE BLACKSMITH SHOP
We are
0 shafting requirements
eietinc Key way machine and a stock of shafting
In a wide range of sizes. We also have a list of
second hand combines for sale. Agency for the
Harris Manufacturing Companies new comUnes.
8 J. P. O'Meara. PrnnriPrnr
tit
Hotel
e cater to the
hX
it
wish first class accommodations.
George Ritchie, Prop.
41
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BUY YOUR
COAL FROM COLE
YOU ALWAYS FIND THE
VERY BEST AT THE
FARMERS ELEVATOR
Farm Implements
VULCAN and OLIVER PLOWS, SUPERIOR
DRILLS, FAIRBANKS MORSE ENGINES,
MYERS PUMPS, STAR and AERMOTOR
WIND MILLS. WINONA WAGONS.
PAULG. BALSIGER
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lone, Oregon
ALL KINDS
contracting or
v. heat it Will
L () and Co.
Oregon
uclightfull suggestion after
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by the installation of an
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