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WHY FAVOR
MILLAGE TAX
le g isla tiv e a p p ro p ria tio n s been
by th e U n iv ersity an d C ollege a re th e
fo r lik e p erio d s. T h e ir m a n ag e m en t | used to Its fu ll p o w er. U n d er th e
c a n n o t look fu r th e r ah ead
th a n .Millage system th e m an a g e m e n t will
tw o y e a rs a t o n e tim e. T hey c a n ­ I know w b at th e Incom e w ill be
n o t c o n tra c t and buy w ith econom y, fro m y e a r to y e a r and can build
an
d c a n n o t o u tlin e an d o ffe r c o u rs ­ a lib ra ry an d know how m any books
T h e O u tlo o k g lad ly give« apace
th ey can buy to e q u ip it. W hen a
es
of in s tru c tio n w ith c e rta in ty
to th e follo w in g m a tte r fav o rin g th e
special co u rse is o ffered
th e
in
m ay
a p p ro p ria te s tru c to r may know th a t he w ill have
M illage T ax hill because It believes O ne L e g isla tu re
its a d o p tio n n ex t T u esd ay w ill be m oney fo r a b u ild in g , an d ex p en s­ th e a p p a ra tu s to give it p ro p erly .
ive a p p a ra tu s in te n d e d
fo r
som e T he one b o ard of c o n tro l w ill m ake
of p u b lic b enefit.
a n d n ecessary
co u rse
of im p ro v em en t an d econom y In th e
T h e M illage Tux Kill Is a m easu re u sefu l
w ork, an d th e su cceed in g L eglsla- 1 m a n ag e m en t o f
th e tw o
schools,
c h a n g in g th e fin a n c ia l
su p p o rt of
th e U niversity of O regon an d O re­ tu r e m ay fa ll to a p p ro p ria te m on­ by e lim in a tin g u n n ecessary d u p lic a ­
ey to p ay in s tru c to rs
to
teach tio n of w ork. It w ill m a k e th e
gon A g ric u ltu ra l C ollege from leg is­
su ch a co u rse. O ne L e g isla tu re may sam e a m o u n t of money p ro d u ce fa r
la tiv e a p p ro p ria tio n s to a
m illag e
a
lib ra ry g re a te r re su lts.
tax basts, an d ab o lish in g th e
tw o a p p ro p ria te m oney fo r
b u ild in g , an d its su ccesso r m ay fall
A side fro m th e g e n e ra l econom y
boards of re g e n ts an d p lacin g th e '
m an a g e m e n t and c o n tro l of th e tw o to p ro v id e books fo r Its eq u ip m en t. of th e m illag e tax system It has
in s titu tio n s u n d e r a sin g le
board. A t tim e s th e le g isla tiv e a p p ro p ria ­ a n o th e r v alu e to th e tw o in s titu ­
tio n s m ay allow su ffic ie n t m ean s to tio n s th a t is fa r-re a c h in g
a n d of
It is a ch an g e th a t w ill be fo r th e
em ploy co m iieten t special In s tru c t-! v ital im p o rtan ce.
For
th e
p a st
good
of th e tw o schools, fo r th e
o rs in special lin es, an d th e lack ten y ears th e re fe re n d u m h as been
w elfare of th e s ta te
an d fo r th e
of fu n d s m a k e it
n ecessary
for called upon th e leg islativ e a p p ro p ri­
econom y of th e tax p ay e rs.
su ch an In s tru c to r to give courses a tio n s fo r th e tw o In s titu tio n s. Tw ice
B E N E F IT TO SCHOOLS.
w ith o u t th e p ro p e r a p p a ra tu s . T he ; th e le g is la tu re h as m et an d ap p ro ­
T he p assag e of th e pro p o sed bill I re s u lt o f a ll o f th is Is fa r from good. p ria te d m oney, an d tw ice th e re f e r­
is of in h e re n t an d cru c ia l im p o rtan ce B u ild in g an d a p p a ra tu s a re found e n d u m has been Invoked upon the
to th e U niv ersity of
O regon and on h an d w ith o u t in s tru c to rs to p u t a p p ro p ria tio n
b ills fo r th e tw o
O regon A g ric u ltu ra l C ollege.
Un­ th em to p ro p e r use. A gain th e s e r­ schools. E ach tim e th e m a tte r has
d e r th e p re s e n t system th e tw o In­ vices of a m an of w o rld -w id e re p u ta ­ been re fe rre d to th e v oters o f the
s titu tio n s a re d ep en d en t upon legis­ tion a re secured, an d he is h a n d i- | s ta te , w ho h av e voted to su s ta in th e
l a t i v e a p p ro p ria tio n s
fo r
th e ir cap p ed an d his co u rses o f In s tru c ­ a ctio n of th e le g isla tu re , a n d have
m a in ta in a n c e and su p p o rt.
T hese tio n c u rta ile d fo r lack o f a p p a ra tu s. th ereb y ex p ressed th e ir a p p ro v a l of
a p p ro p ria tio n s a re m ade to cover T h e re s u lt of th is is th a t th e s tu ­ th e w ork of th e tw o schools and
tw o y e a r p erio d s, an d all policies of d e n ts s u ffe r, th e. g ra d u a te s m u st th e use to w hich th e ta x p a y e rs' m on­
m an ag e m en t, co u rses of actio n s, con-1 leave n o t a s w ell p rep ared as they ey w as a p p ro p ria te d .
T he
re s u lt
trai ts and im p ro v em en ts u n d e rta k e n I m ig h t have been had th e m oney of of th ese re fe re n d u m s h as been d is­
a s tro u s in th e ex trem e. T he ap p ro -
j p ria tio n s h av e been held up from
six m o n th s to tw o y e a rs by each
re fe re n d u m , an d
th e
in s titu tio n s
have been co m p elled to ru n w ith o u t
fu n d s d u rin g th e tim e re fe re n d u m
w as p e n d in g . T h is h a s m e a n t co st­
ly c u rta ilm e n t an d losses.
W. H. FITZGERALD
B E N E F IT TO T A X P A Y E R S
T he M illage T ax B ill w ill be a
b en efit to th e ta x p a y e rs o f
th e
s ta te becau se it w ill red u ce ta x a ­
tio n . An e x a m in a tio n o f th e legis-
la l>e a p p rr p ria tic n s f c r ihe
last
ten y ears period w ill show th a t on
the av e ra g e th e tax p ay e rs have paid
m ore th a n a six -te n th s of a m ill tax
fo r th e su p p o rt of th e U niversity of
O regon and th e O reg o n A g rlcu u tu ral
College. T he proposed bill by eco­
nomy of m ethod and c e rta in ty
of
am o u n t of incom e w ill su p p o rt th e
tw o schools on a six -ten th s
of a
m ill tax.
B EN 1F1T T O S T A T E .
T he ad o p tio n of th e M illage Tax
Bill w ill solve th e "H ig h e r E d u c a ­
tio n ” problem in th e s ta te fo r all
tim es
It will p lace th« tw o schools
on a firm fin a n c ia l basis an d m ake
them In s titu tio n s of w hich th e s ta te
w ill be pro u d . It w ill provide fo r
th e ir fu tu re g ro w th as th e
s ta te
grow s. U nder such a system
th e
schools will be ta k e n o u t of politics
and w ill forever re ta in th e d ig n ity
of in s titu tio n s o f h ig h e r le a rn in g .
O R IG IN O F BILL.
T h e bill w as p re p a re d by o cim -
m isslon ap p o in ted by G overnor W est
to In v estig ate th e q u estio n of h ig h ­
e r ed u c a tio n . T he call fo r th e a p ­
p o in tm e n t of th e com m ission cam e
from a crisis th a t d em an d ed
th e
m ost serio u s co n sid e ra tio n .
For
vears th e e d u c a to rs of th e
s ta te
an d
th e s u p p o rte rs
o f th e
tw o
schools
have been callin g fo r re­
lief from th e re fe re n d u m and aid of
a m ore p e rm a n e n t n a tu r e th a n th e
tw o -y ear a p p ro p ria tio n s
of
th e
le g isla tu re gav e them .
W hen
th e
last re fe re n d u m w as called,
and
a fte r th e v o te rs o f th e s ta te had
tw o tim e s voted
to su s ta in
th e
a p p ro p ria tio n s of th e le g isla tu re ,
and m o n th s of costly litig a tio n had
passed, th e people o v e r th e s ta te
th e ta x p a y e rs an d business m en, took
th e m a tte r up, w ith th e re s u lt th a t
th e p re s e n t g o v e rn o r’s com m ission
com posed of J u d g e R. S. B ean, H on.
J. K . W e a th e rfo rd , P re sid e n t P. L.
C am pbell, D r. W. J . K e rr, Mr. W. K.
T he only so lu tio n to th e e d u c a ­
ew ell and M r E. L. T hom pson, set
tio
n
a l pro b lem is to p u t th e in s ti­
upon th e ta s k of solving th e p ro b ­
tu
tio
n s all u n d e r one b o ard , a n d , by
lem. T h is com m ission w as a p p o in t­
p lacing th em upon a m illag e ta x .
ed by th e g o v ern o r
It had all of
keep th e m aw ay from th e leg isla­
th e pow er of th e s ta te behind it.
tu re . H ad th ey been rely in g upon
It m ade a long, p a in s t; king and ex­ th e m illag e tax of six -te n th s of a
h au stiv e in v e stig a tio n of th e
m a t­ m ill tw o y e a rs ago th e ir a p p ro p ri­
te r. I t view ed it from every possi­ a tio n s fo r 1911-12 w ould have been
ble s ta n d p o in t. T he in te re s ts of th e ju s t ab o u t tw o -th lrd s of w h at w as
: sta te , th e tax p ay e rs, and
of both a p p ro p ria te d by th e lg e isla tu re .
! in s titu tio n s
w ere
considered
at
" T h e last le g is la tu re a p p ro p r ia t­
le n g th , th e com m ission w as com ­
ed
over
»1,500,000
fo r
h ig h e r
posed of th e m ost p ra c tic a l, com pe-
e d u c a tio n , o r an a v erag e a n n u a l a p ­
| te n t and in te llig e n t m en, w ho gave
p ro p ria tio n of ab o u t »750,000. T he
to th e w ork th e ir h ig h e st e ffo rts .
a p p ro p ria tio n u n d e r a six -te n th s of a
T he fin al re s u lt w as th e
p resen t
m ill tax w ould a m o u n t to only »534,-
M illage B ill p rep ared and recom ­
000, o r »216,000 p er an n u m
less
m ended fo r passage. T his bill
is
th a n w as a p p ro p ria te d by th e legis­
n o t a m easu re p re p a re d and p re­
la tu re .
sen ted to th e v o ters by an y
local
“ T he p roposed m e a su re ex p ress­
'in te re s ts , o r by th e su p p o rte rs of
th e tw o in s titu tio n s , b u t com es from ly n u llifie s o v er »500,000 of th e a p ­
th e g o v e rn o r's com m ission an d
is p ro p ria tio n m ade a t th e la s t session
th e re s u lt of th e h ig h e st a n d best of th e le g is la tu re an d w ipes o u t all
th ese
th in k in g an d d eepest in v e stig a tio n s ta n d in g a p p ro p ria tio n s fo r
on th e su b je c t th a t it is possible to in s titu tio n s a fte r th e co m in g y ear.
o b tain . F o r th is re a so n , if fo r no T his bill is in th e in te re s t of good
o th e r th e m easu re is w orthy of m ost business a n d should p a ss .”
serio u s co n sid e ra tio n of every v o ter.
HAS T H E A P P R R O V A L O F ALL.
T he proposed M illage T ax B ill h as
been exam ined and discussed by th e
P o rtla n d T ax p ay ers' L eag u e, w hich
h as given th e m easu re its e n d o rse ­
m ent and recom m ends its passage.
It is favored by G o v ern o r W est,
w ho says: " T h is
bill is in
th e
in te re st of good b u sin ess an d should
p ass.” It h as th e ap p ro v a l of W ill
H. D aly, p re sid e n t of th e O regon
S tate F e d e ra tio n
of L abor, w ho
says:
"N o a rg u m e n t can success­
fully com bat th e
b e n e fit
to th e
s ta te th a t w ill follow th e ad o p tio n
of th e M illage T ax p la n .” E d u c a ­
to rs, business m en, ta x p a y e rs and
civic
o rg a n iz a tio n s
all over
th e
s ta te have given th e m easu re th e ir
e n d o rsem en t. A d e ta ile d sta te m e n t
by G overnor W est in re g a rd to th e
m easu re follow s:
O T H E R ST A T E S E N D O R SE MIL-
LAG PLAN.
T he m illag e p lan
of s u p p o rtin g
s ta te in s titu tio n s of h ig h e r e d u c a ­
tio n , as proposed in
th e in itia tiv e
bill s u b m itte d
by th e
g o v e rn o r’s
com m ission, is very s tro n g ly
en­
d orsed by th e p re s id e n ts of th e U ni­
versity of W a sh in g to n , U n iv ersity
of C a lifo rn ia , U n iv ersity of Iow a,
U niversity of M ichigan, an d m any
o th ers. P re s id e n t H. B. H u tch in so n
of th e U n iv ersity of M ichigan says:
" T h e m ill ta x w orks well in M ichi­
gan . In my ju d g m e n t it is th e best
form of su p p o rt fo r th e h ig h e r in ­
s titu tio n s of th e sta te .
W e W a n t E v e ry o n e
to read th e O utlook. W e ask you
to su b scrib e, if you can , b u t read
it any w ay, if you have to borrow
it.
M. G. M U N L Y
Republican-Progressive Nominee
For Sheriff
T o (lie \ «»ter* o f M u ltm u m ih C o u n ty :
A t th e p rim a rie s lit hl hi A p ril I nw h«»»I tin* Ite p u ld ic a n n o m in a ­
tio n fo r (h<* o ffic e o f S h e riff o f th is county o ve r a n u m h e r o f p o p u la r
m id n u i l l i ) candidal«**.
A t the <•» niity c on vention of the Progressive
p a rty , a lt e r a tho ro u g h in v e s tig a tio n o f the c h a ra c te r a n d fitn ess
of
( I k * la rio u ii
c and idates, I received tlie u n a n im o u s and u nsolicited e n ­
dorsem ent.
I am b itte rly oppos« d by lUg Bus! liens uh represented by th e cor- |
n ip t c o rp o ra tio n * and a considerable a m o u n t «if money is b eing spent to
accom plish my «Icfeat. Til« > know (h a t when I am elected S h e riff t lie j
cannot use m e fo r ( l a i r ow n *«*llbili ends. T h e y know Unit I w ill
ru n
( I k * o ffic e fo r the Item fit of I L L th e people w itlm u t re g a rd to w«*alth
o r |M».dti«»n.
I w ould ra th e r n ot lie elected S h e riff th a n
to ta k e
tin*
o i l ic e am i In* lie d d ow n w ith prom ises
to serve A N Y
I ’A K T IC l L A B
S E T O P B P O l’ L P .
IG a d my platf«H*m «iver c a re fu lly ,
It c o n ta in * a il th e p ro m ises I
hav e mad«* in lid * cam p a ig n a m i w «* file d w iU i tin* C o u n ty t 'Ie r k , B P -
I OH
I IIP
I ’ H IM
l l t l PS.
•'I w ill «luring my te rm o f o ffic e m a in ta in th e highest e ffic ie n c y ;
w ill <l< m aud s tric t en fo rc e m e n t o f Un* la w * and rig id re g u la tio n o f
r«m<lhons«*M; w ill fa v o r a m easure p la tin g the car«* and
fe«*diiig
of
< »lint) prisoners « lirtc tly w u ln c o u tro l o f d ie C o u n ty C o u rt
to
Un*
« m l ( l u l l i i m u I h u ih liiig may e o n tin tie iM thani|iered. I>l K IN G .MA T P I I M
Ol O i l It I I M I L L AC< P I T O M A H I P I P A T S A L A B Y 1*1(0 V ll) p l>
IA
I.A W am i w ill re tu r n a ll fees not a c tu a lly expen ded .”
A
I re g a rd (h a t p la tfo rm and (In- pnmii.m** I m o ke d u r in g the cam ­
p aign as a c o n tra c t wil.h tin* v o te r* o f tin* C o u n ty and w ill ca rry
lln m out to Un* le tte r.
No. 156 on the Ballot
(P a id Adv )
My Platform
1 he "Progressive Creed" is m y
Platform .
H ead it o v er --" !hink
it over—and then
see if 'ï ou
D on't A g ree w ith Me. h you do.
I want you to V o te for M e—-and
■t
Talk for Me.
U r'v e d iscu ssed "P r o p e r I y
H ig h ts "
L ong
E nough, let's
Falk about "H um an Hight»”—
and V o te For T h em —an d H elp
For
to "Pass Prosperity A round!"
Youra for Progreaa
L. M. LEPPER
Democratic Candidate
Progreaaive Party Nominee for State Senator
(P a id Adv )
C on gress
(Paid Adv )
Third Congressional District