HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1926..
PAGE THREE
Ban on Tax Measures Bill
Backed by Greater Ore
gon Association.
A campaign is to be made in be
half of the Dennis Resolution. It
will be handled by a body known as
the Greater Oregon association, now
being organized. L. B. Smith, secre
tary and counsel of the association,
was with C. C. Chapman in the income
tax repeal campaign of 1924. Smith
says the association has membership
in nearly all the counties of Oregon.
The personnel of the campaign com
mittee will be annonunced as soon as
it is perfected as to all the counties.
The Dennis Resolution was submit
ted to the people of Oregon by the
1925 legislature. It is a proposal for
an amendment to the constitution. It
provides that no state income tax or
state inheritance tax Bhall be levied
by Oregon before the year 1940.
Leadership in opposition to the two
income tax bills is also being taken
by the Greater Oregon association.
These two bills will be voted upon at
the same election as the Dennis Re
solution. One is the Grange bill for
ttate income tax, and the other is the
so-called "offset" bill sponsored by
the Public Service league.
Local committees throughout the
state will participate in the campaign
for the Dennis Resolution and against
the two income tax bills, according
to Secretary Smith,
"The Greater Oregon association
consists of forward thinking men,"
said Smith. "Its membership includes
manufacturers, merchants, farmers,
bankers, fruitgrowers, dairymen and
atockraisers, located in every part of
Oregon. All are impelled by the con
viction that it is necessary for Ore
gon to establish a definite policy, of
a kind that will help bring about the
development of the state's resources
i.nd will help make the people of Ore
gon more prosperous.
"For ten years the income tax has
been Bn issue in Oregon. This year
finds two more state income tax bills
on the ballot. The fight over this is
sue will rock the state for years un
less a definite policy is established,
and established in such a manner that
there will be no doubt as to Oregon's
real attitude. - It is necessary to es
tablish Oregon's policy firmly, so that
confidence in Oregon stability will be
inspired. By amending the constitu
tion with a solemn contractual guar
antee to the world that these obnox
ious forms of taxation will not be re
sorted to before 1940, Oregon will
have a breathing spell of more than
ten years during which the wisdom of
the policy will receive such a test that
by 1940 the people will know by ex
perience whether the policy is a prof-
itable one for them.
"Oregon offers attractive opportun
ities in lands, timber, manufacturing
and commerce. Uncertainty with ref
erence to the state's taxation policy
is the principal deterrent to invest
ment. The merits of state income tax
or of Btate inheritance tax are not
involved, for bitter differences of
opinion prevail. It is the uncertain
ty and instability which must be
removed. It is sound business judg
ment to remove this uncertainty.
That is why the Dennis Resolution
is being supported. The decision to
support the Dennis Resolution was
reached because of the realization
that Oregon si suffering a serious
handicap in her fight to obtain, her
deserved rank on the Pacific coast.
This handicap is due to the persis
tence of a factional fight over a form
(if taxation. It has continued for
ten years and indications are that
it will continue holding Oregon back
for another ten years unless the ques
tion can be settled in a form that def
initely binds the state for a definite
period of sufficient length.
"The Dennis amendment, as it was
conceived by Senator Bruce Dennis
of LaGrande and Representative
Charles J. Shelton of Baker, was de
signed to release the forces of devel
opment that have been bottled up for
years. By its ratification Oregon
would remove the issue beyond the
field of active controversy for a per
iod of years long enough to permit
other states in the western group
particularly the Pacific coast states
to do the tax experimenting if they
want to. It is entirely possible that
during that period the other states
will arrive 'at a policy sufficiently uni
form to prevent one state from beinr
singled out and discriminated against
by investors of capital. If so, Oregon
can at that time adjust itself to what
its neighbor states are doing, accord
ing to what appears to be the best
interest of Oregon. Meanwhile our
state will have escaped the penalties
of continuous experimentation. We
can watch and see what happens else
where, and be ready to profit by it
when, in 1940, the question can come
up again in Oregon.
"There will be no personal politics
or partisan politics in the campaign
conducted by the association. The
campaign will be conducted on a high
plane, representing, as it does, the
first step toward the restoration of
confidence of our own people, and
those outside, that Oregon is compe
tent to manage its tax affairs in a
manner that encourages state devel
opment, and that will lead to tax re
duction by the one means that will
effectively accomplish that reduction
that is, by additions to taxable
wealth through development of our
resources.'
"It is not expected that any specu
lative boom will reach Oregon as a
result of the adoption of this amend
ment, nor is such a boom desired.
Comparisons have been made with
Florida because of the adoption of the
Dennis Resolution by the legislature,
but in spite of the flood of specula
tion in Florida, that state has emerg
ed in a vastly improved condition in
relation to taxable wealth, bank de
posits and permanent population.
"Agricultural, climatic and manu
facturing condition in Florida and
in Oregon have nothing in common.
Each state has its own problems.
What we must do in Oregon is to com
mit ourselves to a policy that will
permit development to go forward
freely.
"We believe that adoption of the
Dennis Resolution will go a long way
towards bringing about the conditions
outlined by the Legislative Commit
tee in their formal argument pre
pared for the state's official pamph
let, wherein they said their faith was
'that the people of Oregon will choose
the path that leads to unity of pur
pose, to progress, to prosperity and to
the achievement of a worthy des
tiny'." Temporarily, campaign headquar
ters will be in the office of the Great
er Oregon association in the Oregon
building, Portland.
Portions of National
Forests Now Closed
Almost two and a half million acres
of national forest land in Oregon and
Washington have been closed this sea
son as an emergency forest fire meas
ure, according to a forest service
statement just issued. The statement
gives as reasons for these closures,
"the extremely dry conditions start
ing early in the season, the large num
ber of lightning fires, and the need
for preventing man-caused forest
fires."
Only areas of specially high fire
hazard have been closed, which is rel
atively only a small portion of the to
tal national forest area of 23 million
acres in the two states. In Oregon,
38,000 acres have been closed to smok
ing, 2,800 acres to camping, and 149,
800 acres to all forms of use except
under special permit. The total area
closed in Oregon is 190,680.
Closures in Washington are: to
smoking, 88,155 acres; to smoking and
camping, 6,960 acres; to all use except
under special permit, 2,196,732 acres;
total, 2,246,847 acres. Total for Ore
gon and Washington is 2,437,527.
The largest single closed area is
the Chelan national forest in Wash
ington. The entire forest, 1,914,672
acres, is closed, with the exception
of certain designated camp sites.
Other national forests in Washington
having closed areas are: Snoqualmia,
Olympic, .Columbia, Colville, Rainier,
Wenatchee and Mount Baker. In Ore
gon, closing orders have been issued
for parts of the Cascade, Santiam,
Mount Hood, Deschutes, Wallowa, and
Umatilla forests.
In closing these national forest
areas to public use the forest service
acts under authority of trespass reg
ulations of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and violations are
prosecuted accordingly, it is said.
Closing orders remain in effect until
the close of the fire season. The for
est service statement urges that per
sons planning to visit any of the na
tional forests listed get in touch with
the local supervisor or ranger to find
out the exact location of the closed
visit her parents whom she has not
seen for six years.
Pat Medlock and daughter returned
home from Lexington Monday where
they have been working during the
hanest season.
Noah Pettyjohn is helping R. F.
Fckieberry with hia heading.
Tom Cutsforth and sons of Lexing
ton moved down here Thursday to
harvest the crop on their place.
Robert Smith of south of lone was
down Thursday looking after his prop
erty here.
Harold Towjisend went to work for
Chas. Feldman.
While Fay Pettyjohn was under his
combine Wednesday, oiling up, his
team became frightened and started
to run. Mr. Pettyjohn was lucky in
getting the team stopped before any
terious results.
Those who were calling on H. O.
Ely end family Sunday afternoon weTe
W. F. Palmateer, A. F. Palmateer and
family, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harbison,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Halferty and fam
ily and F. D. Ely and wife.
Evin Ely went to Irrigon Sunday
and brought back a load of watermel
ons. The Morgan Sunday school is closed
until the 1st of September.
Mrs. Pat Medlock entertained a
number of her friends at her home
Sunday.
Mrs. Pat Medlock was calling on
Mrs. Fay Pettyjohn Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bauernfiend
were calling on Mrs. W. Farrena at
lone Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Jim Hardesty was calling on
Mrs. Alfred Medlock Friday.
MORGAN
Those who have finished heading
are A. F. and W. F. Palmateer, Earl
Morgan, Noah Pettyjohn and H. O.
Ely.
Mr. Conshot of Condon was through
here the past week buying mules.
Alfred Troedson is combining for
Bill Thomas.
Mildred Morgan is working for C.
Hutchcroft.
Gertrude Pettyjohn had her ton
sils removed by Dr. McMurdo Satur
day last and is confined to her bed.
Mrs. Alfred Medlock and sons left
Sunday for Missouri where she will
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