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T W IC E A W EEK VOL. 8, NO. 94 G resham O utlook ________________________ GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OREGON TUESDAY, JANUARY $1, 1919 TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS $1.50 PER YEAR TELEPHONE REDUCTION COLLECTOR MILTON A. MILLER GIVES FIRST DOVER SCHOOL FINANCIAL DEVELOPED LESSON ON COMING INCOME TAX MATTERS MUCH PRAISED STATEMENT IN CHANGE BY PRINCIPAL T he big income tax drive of 1919 I having children u n d er eighteen who | "E verybody w ant to know w hat is now u n d er way an d every p rep ara- a re w orking, should include th e incom e is exem pt from tax. Very tion is being m ade to han d le th e iarg- ea rn in g s of such children, few plum s th a t fall to th e average F rom th e sta te m e n ts giveu out re est collection in th e history of in- E agle Creek, O regon, R. 1, Ja n u - ’ If he sold any p roperty at a profit, m an m ay be legally d isreg ard ed in A SSETS 146.50 g ard in g telephone tolls on long d is come tax “ I am not w aiting for th e the gain m ust be com puted and in figuring up his 1918 incom e. G ifts uary 1 9 .- Ed. O u tlo o k :— T he Dover 13 444 "1 L i n « ........................................ 6.703 91 tance calls th e ratio from G resham final passage of the new revenue bill eluded in gross income. If he ren ted school Is th e best equipped country 1,588 35 will be considerably reduced. The by congress," said C ollector M ilion A any property to o th e r persons, the and bequests can be elim in a te d ; also school of anyw here aro u n d th a t I 570.71 proceeds of life Insurance received by 772.33 new o rd e r m ade by the postoffice de .Miller today, ‘'n o r for th e new reg u C a sh . F i r s t S t a t e B a n k to tal ren ts received in th e y ear m ust ¡th e beneficiary of an in su red person know of, having th e playground ap 1,714 24 12 lation« and blank form s to be issued. be ascertain ed , an d from th a t figure 435 02 p a rtm e n t w ent into f-ffect at A person who cashed in un endow p ara tu s for a sta n d a rd school, basket 1,350.35 o’clock last night. To get th is big tax in and get it ac- a deduction may be tak en fo r taxes m ent policy need rep o rt as Income ball, sw ing, a fo u n tain pum p and 878.00 R ates on governm ent m ileage basis c u ra te and com plete, I urge th a t we paid on ren ted p ro p erty , th e neces- 243.55 only th a t portion which exceeds the baseball. Inside are indoor gam es of 71.20 P rin tin g a n d s ta t betw een P o rtlan d and G resham are all begin now ." 72.00 sary m in o r rep airs, fire Insurance. to ta l of the prem ium s he paid In all many kinds, th e floor 1s oiled und 49.22 L ig h t a n d h e a t now ten cen ts for th e first five m in “T he Incom e Tax o b lig atio n s im- I any in te rest he m ay have paid on years on th a t policy. A nnuities ur, th e h ea tin g system Is excellent. 36.38 M is c e lla n e o u s 2,863.70 utes and five cents for each ad d itio n al posed by th e old laws as well as th e ! m ortgage, and a reaso n ab le allo w -i n o t tax ab le, unless th e person We a re eight m iles n o rth of Eagle re 2,688.67 th ree m inutes or fractio n under. On m easu re now in congress, consist of ance for an n u al w ear and te a r of th e j ceived in th e y ear paym ents which Creek sta tio n and seven m iles east of 72.00 75.62 L ig h t a n d h e a t all calls am o u n tin g to 15 cents, the two d istin ct operatio n s. One is. to rented property. T he bulance is in 27.41 M is c e lla n e o u s rep rese n t, when added to all p rio r Sandy. T he elevation is ab o u t 1400 3.495.33 five-cent w ar tax will be added. Very file re tu rn o r sta te m e n t of all item s eluded in gross incom e for th e year. 2.457.00 paym ents on the an n u ity , an am ount feet and th e re a re valu ab le forests few long distan ce calls last as long ¡of income and item s of d eductions al 994.00 near. T h ere will be a railro ad built "In te re st on bank deposits, w h eth 44 33 M is c e lla n e o u s as five m inutes, and it Is possible to low able by law and to do th is w ithin e r w ithdraw n or added to his bank g re a te r th an th e o rig in a l cost of the up E agle Creek som e day to secure 299.50 an n u ity . Dividends on unexpired life save th e w ar tax in alm o st every case the period nam ed in th e law . The balances, m ust be included in all cal 235.00 W ire in su ran ce policies a re not taxable in th e excellent tim b er In th e notable 64.50 502.80 by being expeditious. T he above o th e r is, to pay th e tax if any Is due. cu latio n s of incom e. Bond in terest com e; but d b id e n d s on paid up pol 3-6 co u n try . T he soil is rich nnd 610 00 ra te s apply betw een G resham and “ N eith er of these o b lig atio n s can received d u rin g the y ear m ust also id e s m ust be considered Income. Ali deep. T his is In one of th e "b u rn s" 704 94 38 00 P o rtlan d only, as th e re a re o th e r be m et w ithout a carefu l big job th a t are coium ou In th ese forests, be included, except In terest on m u 377.05 lo n g er distances. Thege rig h t now, und th a t is why I say the nicipal, county o r s ta te bonds. In mony is not incom e to the recipient, larg e fo rest fires having passed over 42.05 ra te s for nor is it an allow able deduction on 1.000.00 rate s are for daytim e calls. Night Income Tax Drive is alre ad y u n d er h u n d red s of acres nearly fifty yeurs 168.00 terest on I nited S tates bonds need I th e p art of th e person who pays, 207.12 ra te s are still cheaper. ago. T he a ir Is p ure and fre er from way. E veryw here the pencil Is busy not be included by th e o rd in ary bond ) "F ro m the to ta l of all item s of In 59.60 P a c ific T el A T el U nder th e new rates, as announced T he old y ear is done; all its fru its frost th an down at G resham and be holder w ho p urchased sm all am o u n ts , come, th e re a re c e rta in deductions >37,093.51 by P o stm a ster G eneral B urleson, are g leaned; and every person who H olders of larg e am o u n ts of lib erty I allow able by law. All in te re st paid lieve me when 1 tell you the east L IA B IL IT IE S .... 7.225.00 th e re will be a basic ch arg e of 6 C a p ita l sto c k fared well, o r earn ed u good com bonds, how ever, should ask th e ir on personal indebtedness an d all wind does not blow as it does down 6,842.75 S urplus ......... 10.274.x0 m iles a m ile airlin e m ileage, w ith petence, m ust analyze his own case b an k ers to w rite to my office for the taxes paid d u rin g th e year are de below. T he w ater is pure, many hav 1,506.54 h alf the day ra te fo r n ig h t service up T o lls in cold figures. ru le applying to tax on such in terest. du ctib le, except F ed eral Incom e and ing it brought into th e ir homes from 3.615.48 Profit and loss 7.616 44 to m idnight, and o n e-fo u rth of the D e p r e c ia tio n r e s e r v e . “ W hen the new bill is en acted into “ Dividends on stock sh ares are in Excess Profit taxes, in h e rita n c e ta x stre a m s an d springs. 12.50 D ir e c to r y a c c o u n t day ra te betw een th a t h o u r and 4:30 law, I will have th e p ro p er re tu rn come, and m ust be included in the T he rouds are covered w ith plunk es and assessm ents for local improv. >37,093.51 o’clock in th e m orning. form s d istrib u ted th ro u g h o u t the b u t plans are on foot for rock roads gross figures, alth o u g h th e law does inent*. such as sidew alks, sew ers, B a la n c e S h e e t. D e c e m b e r 31. 1918 T he new charges were recom m end d istric t and everybody will be in A SSETS and a c ru sh e r bus been secured. Sev not Impose th e norm al tax on d i s - ! etc. Losses in cu rred in business or 146.50 M a te ria l eral new fam ilies have moved on to 13.444.01 ed in th e first rep o rt of th e com m it form ed of th e d ate when th e sw orn trib u tlo n s m ade by dom estic corpor-I tra d e are allow able, also losses arts 299 50 tee on ra te sta n d ard iz atio n and Mr. C o n s tr u c tio n (n e w lin e, e tc ) sta te m e n t or re tu rn m ust be filed. atio n s. 6.703.91 ing from fires, sto rm s, shipw reck or g o v ern m en t land m aking agreeab le I n s t r u m e n t s , w all I n s t r u i i H T its, d e s k 1,588.35 B urleson said the effect would be to It is my plan to send my men o u t to Al A person buying and selling mer- o ilier casu allty , o r from th e ft, in ad d itio n s to th e com m unity. A c c o u n ts r e c e iv a b le 570.71 equalize th e toll and long distance ce n tral locations, and to have them chandise m ust find his profits for th e cases w here such losses are not corn- most all th e people own autom obiles F i r s t S ta te B an k 772 33 1.714 24 charg e over th e co u n try . B ank of G re sh a m In many | trav el th ro u g h th e d istric t aid in g y ea r on tlie follow ing basis: F irst, pensated for by in su ran ce o r o th er- und th e telephone und ru ra l mail d e < iffice fixtures 435.02 704.94 instances rate s in certain localities I tax p ay ers in th e p rep a ra tio n of the ascertain the gross sales or to tal cash ! wise. Losses incurreil o u tsid e of a livery a re enjoyed. T he clim ate Is 1,000.00 L iberty Bonds to deciding d o u b tfu l receipts. T hen add to g e th er the I n - ' p erso n 's re g u la r business a rt“ ullow- h ea lth fu l und people seldom have S u sp en se acco u n t 207.12 will be Increased and th is fact led to : re tu rn s and efforts of some s ta te reg u lato ry points. We will go rig h t to th e peo >27,586.63 ventory at th e beginning of th e y ear able to th e e x te n t of gains rep o rted colds. T he in fluenza has not ap bodies to prev en t th e new schedule pie w ith the Incom e Tax, an d w ith and the purchases for resale. From L IA B IL IT IE S from sim ila r tra n sa c tio n s w ithin the peared am ong us, how ever, it Is but C a p ita l s to c k 7.225.00 G eneral th e co-operation which the public can tills la tte r sum su b stra ct th e inven , 10.458.23 from being p u t into effect. S u r p lu s year. Debts du e to tlie tu xpayer a few m iles aw ay. Profit anti l o s s 1.205.15 ly, how ever, th e re will be a red u c give th e govern m en t men, th e re tu rn s T his d istric t alw ays goeB over the tory of goods on hand at th e y ea r's D e p r e c ia tio n r e s e r v e 8.698.25 actu ally asce rta in e d to be w orthless tion in rates, according to th e P o st will be filed by everybody who com es end, and th e resu lt is th e cost of top in th e vurtous d rives for Uncle d u rin g th e y ear a re deductible. >27,586.63 u n d er th e law ’s provisions, th e rig h t goods sold. T his cost, plus necessary P ro f it a n d L o s s S ta te m e n t, D e c e m b e r m a ster G eneral. “ D epreciation on property used in Sain, We have six s ta rs in o u r se rv 31. 1918 T here is a conflict over th e niat- taxes will be paid, and th e d istric t expenses in cu rred solely th ro u g h con EX PEN SES a profession, in business or in f u n n ice flag, one young m an utteniling Office E x p e n se 1.360.35 te r by som e sta te s seeking to re- j will have done Its full p atrio tic duty duct of the business, is to be deducted ing is a n o th e r Item th a t may be Oregon A g ricu ltu ra l college. My d i O p e r a tin g 2,863.70 M a in te n a n c e 3,495.33 stra in the governm ent th ro u g h th e 'to w a r d the g o v ern m e n t’s support. from th e gross sales, and the resu lt claim ed as a deduction. T he sto re recto rs ull visit the school ut the end T a x e s an d fe e s 502.80 federal courts, but It is given out "M eanw hile, let me say again, Is tlie n et ea rn in g s of th e business. S a n d y office e x p e n s e 610 00 keeper may claim d epreciation on his of th e school m o n th for a school S t a t e A c c id e n t Com . 38.00 th a t th e ra te s would be m ade ef th e re is no need delaying th e p re p a r “ A professional man arriv es at ills fixtures and on his delivery horses m eeting and hand me my check, A u to m o b ile a c c o u n t . 377.05 fective despite all efforts to suspend ation of figures. A nything th a t con professional income by asce rta in in g and w agons, but not on his stock so m eth in g I never hud done before. G en eral ex p en se 42.05 D ire c to rs ’ s a la rie s 168.00 o r m odify them . T h ere is no at- gress does now will not affect the th e to tal of fees for services and de- held for sale. T he professional man We have a w ide-aw ake county school P a c ific T el. Ä T el Co. r e n t s w itc h h o a rd 59.60 tem pt to change th e o rd er In O re am o u n t of a p erso n 's ea rn in g s for ducting th erefro m all expenses con- may claim sim ila r deduction on his su p erv iso r who looks a fte r tile In ter P ro f it- lo s s ................................... 2.286 96 gon. 1918. L et us avoid th e belated solely w ith bis in stru m e n ts; and, in th e case of a ests of tils 30U schools. »11,793.84 Many have excellent d airies which th ro w in g to g e th er of figures th a t may practice. « E A R N IN G S physician who m ain tain s a team j r Kent .................................. . 10,274.80 GRESHAM W C. T. U. hit o r miss. G uesses cannot be ac supply th e fine cream for th e M oun “ A farm er m ust figure up all in- a u to fo r m aking Ills calls on p atien ts, T .d ls 1,506.54 P ro f it on d ir e c t o r i e s MEETING POSTPONED cepted as th e basis of tax atio n . It is come derived from th e »ale or ex- reaso n ab le d ep reciatio n 12.50 may be tain Meadow cream ery. ---------- 1 clearly th e d uty of every person to A dep lo rab le fact Is th e larg e ange of products d u rin g the year, claim ed. The farm er may claim de »11,793.84 On account of th e in flu en za th e re I com p„ e correc( figur,.8 and a8certaln R e c e ip ts e n d D is b u r s e m e n ts . 1918 w h eth er such produce was raised on p re d a tio n on his farm b uildings am ount of fru it th a t goes to w aste R E C E IP T S will be no W. C. T. U. m eeting this w h eth er his incom e for 1918 was B al. o n h a n d J a n u a r y 1, 1918 »2.751.59 th e farm or purchased and resold, lie aside from his personal residence, ul every year. The K itzm iller o rch a ra , R e n ta ls .............................. 9,532.80 week. At th e next re g u la r m eeting, sufficient to m ake necessary a sw orn is allow ed to deduct from th is total so on his farm m achinery, ills work now in o th e r hands, show ed the T o lls .................................................... 4,290.74 »13,823.54 a sh o rt period will be devoted to sta te m en t. his expenses of flip y ear connected horses and farm work wagons. T he gro u n d literally covered w ith fine up- scanning th e activ ities of o u r O re “T he year 1918 was a b an n e r year w ith th e p lan tin g , cu ltiv atio n , h a r th eo ry of d e p re d a tio n , in connection ples of m any varieties, »16,575.13 gon le g isla tu re, which has been in for salaries and wages, and th e high D IS B U R S E M E N T S 1 would like to tell you ab o u t what vesting and m a rk e tin g of th e crop, or with th e Incom e Tax, is th a t w ear Office E x p e n s e .......... 1,350 36 O p e r a tin g e x p e n s e 2,863.70 session th e past week. war prices b ro u g h t u n u su al profits to the care, feeding and m a rk e tin g of and te a r caused by use in ea rn in g ol a splendid e n te rta in m e n t we had M a in te n a n c e 3,518.83 No p arty politics. T he W. C. T. U. th e av erag e sm all trad esm an and to C h ristm as eve. T he purentH and Line 343.26 livestock. He is not allow ed to d e th e Income. Tlie ra te is determ ine In s tru m e n ts 1 015 28 is stric tly n on -p artisan . C andidates the farm er. T he opinion in W ashing duct the am ount expended in 1918 in by th e n u m b er of years th a t th e frien d s of th e d istric t took p a rt tu P a c ific T el. & T el. Co. to lls 2,186.16 and m easures are discussed w ith the ton is th a t a m illion citizens and re s W a r ta x x t pu rch asin g sto rk fo r resa le; but p ro p erty ordim trlly would be usefu th e d ialogues and th e re was some S t a t e A c c id e n t C om 38 00 sole object of recom m ending and id en ts will m ake this y ear th e ir first We had S anta S a n d y Office e x p e n s e .................... 610.00 when such stock Is sold its cost Is to and tlie cost of th e p ro p erty is the good actin g done. T a x e s and fe e s 502 80 p rocuring th e best legislation pos- ,ncom e tax r ,.turllH C laus und his w hole fam ily tak in g be deducted from thi* sale price in a s basts of th e co m p u tatio n . H a ll r e n t 2 50 If the I t is also a m eans of m ak in g ,.A1, B,gn8 ,n d ,cate , h at , he lncomp A u to m o b ile a c c o u n t 377 05 slble. p art und th e final S a n ta Cluus cam e c e rtain in g tlie gain to be included in D iv id e n d s , c a s h 336.60 women In tellig en t voters. T he next tax , hia y.,.a r w,„ r „a(.h |H,arly eyery his re tu rn of income. T he cost price p ro p erty suffering d ep reciatio n was from th e o u td o o rs, com pletely d e D ir e c to r s ' s a l a r i e s 168 00 bought o r acq u ired p rio r to Marc.li P r i n t i n g d ir e c t o r i e s 67.50 m eeting will be announced in th e w orkJng nlan and woman and nearly of sto rk bought p rio r to 1917 cannot Office f ix tu r e s 46 85 1, 1913, th e m a rk e t value as of th a t ceiving th e ch ild ren us lo his Id en ti u t oo a te r. every m erch an t, shop keep er and be deducted as in th e case ju st cited, R e n t o f s w itc h b o a r d 59 60 d ate Is used, in stead of th e cost, in ty. Some do not know who It was G en eral ex p en se 39 55 C o n s tr u c tio n la b o r 61 50 farm er. Not all will have to pay the if such cost was Included in th e d e figuring d e p re d a tio n . yet. A re n 't th e p u ie n ts good not to P robably the county would n e v e r ' J14.088.56 have realized th a t th e T reasu ry had a tax, b u t nearly all will be obliged to duction m ade in tile y ear of purchase. "C o n trib u tio n s o r g lfte actu ally tell? C a sh o n h a n d .486.5" O ur school has renew ed Its m em T he farm er Is not req u ired to In- m ade in 1918 to o rg an izatio n s oper co m p tro ller if It had not been fo r the m ake a sw orn sta te m e n t of th e y ea r's bership of th e J u n io r Red Cross. >16,575.13 decision th a t th e W ar D epartm ent is income. 1 am th e re fo re advising e v - 1 d u d e in his incom e tax co m putation atin g exclusively for religious, c h a r We have Sunday school regularly not at liberty to pay th e co n tra cto rs ery u n m arried person who earn ed I th e value of farm produce consum ed itab le, scientific o r ed u catio n al p u r PEACH LEAF CURL IS 18. I by him self and fam ily. But in cases $1000 o r over d u rin g th e y ear 19 and preach in g Is sem i-m onthly. NOW SOLVED PROBLEM who had only th e word of th e d e and every m arried person, who to w here he exchanged produce for m er poses, and to societies for th e p re We a re g ra te fu l fo r a new year vention of cru elty to ch ild ren o r an- p a rtm e n t as th e basis for th e ir m an g e th e r with wife o r h usband, earned chandise, groceries, etc., th e m ark et lw 4 s , may be deducted to an am ount with so runny n atio n al blessings. "P ractica lly 100 per cent of peach u fac tu re of w ar supplies. Y ours very respectfully, $2000, to sh arp en his pencil and flg- value of the article s received In ex not exceeding 15 per cent of th e net leaf curl can be prevented by sp ray Edsel F ord has been elected presl- ’ ure o u t how he «lands. H e m ust as- MRS. ('. O. BRANSON. change m ust be included. ing w ith Bordeaux m ixture In J a n u Income com puted w ithout tlie benefit • ary o r early F e b ru a ry ,” declares H. dent of th e F ord Motor com pany,w ith [< e rta in accu rately his gross Income “ All o th e r item s of incoffee arisin g of this deduction. SCENIC sa lary of $150,000 a year. Well, I from 8,1 8°urces. T h e re ’s his salary d u rin g th e y ear th ro u g h personal P. Barss, p lan t path o lo g ist a t the "A fte r th e to ta l of all incom e is th a t beats soldierin g at $30 a m onth. o r wageB> Including o v ertim e pay and service, business or trad e , th ro u g h found, and the deduction allow able O. A. C. experim ent station. Mrs. B. C. A ltm an re tu rn e d home any bonus received as ad d itio n al use of property o r money, should be by law has been com puted as an off “ G row ers who do th e Job th o r S atu rd ay a f te r a two w eeks' visit at W ar Svings Stam ps save lives com pensation. A m arried person added Into th e gains for 1918. set, th e am o u n t of income In excess the hom e of Mr. A ltm an 's b ro th er, oughly enough a t th is tim e of year of such dedu ctio n s is the net Income, C larence A ltm an, of N ew berg. nev er have th e slig h te st trouble from leaf curl even in th e w orst which form s th e basis of the assess G uests a t th e hom e of Mr. and 1” years. L im e-sulphur som etim es does m en t of ta x , Mrs. J. T. Sm ith on Sunday were th e w ork b u t not alw ays. Bordeaux “ If every person in th is d istric t Mrs. S m ith ’s m o th er, Mrs. W. C. v'_ ■■ ■«.» 6? ' <35® - ' -P 1 ' ------------- HI« ■ was n ever know n to fail when ap will exam ine his own 1918 Income B lanchard, Mr. and Mrs. Herzog an.I plied as eafly as recom m ended. and his allow able d eductions, in Una daughter and Reuben Poff of P o rt "No m ore d estru c tiv e disease than w ith d a ta th a t I have given, he will land. leaf cu rl is in A m erica and in O re know beyond doubt w h eth er he m ust Mr. and Mrs. H arry C hase were gon. H undreds of o rch ard s are file his re tu rn when tlie b lanks a r needlessly pulled up every y ear be rive. And h ere is how he will d e week end g u ests at th e botue of Mrs. cause th e ow ners do not spray soon term in e his liability to file a retu rn . C hase’s p aren ts, Mr. nnd Mrs. A. E. enough. To w ait till th e buds begin If hp Is single he m ust file If his net Dellaven. W ord was received by Mrs. J. It. to open is a m istake. Income was $1000 or m ore, and th is her d au g h ter-in -law , re q u ire m e n t Is enforced w h eth er or Duncan th a t “ A brass sp ray er Is all th e equip Uhl- m ent needed. F o r one o r two trees not he Is th e head of a fam ily. If be Mrs. E. S. Payne, passed away is m a rried , he m ust file his re tu rn If i ago, a victim of Influenza. Mr. and dissolve a fo u rth of a pound of blue- Ills net Income, including th a t of his Mrs. P ayne lived in O ntario. C alifo r stone in a wooden bucket half full of wife and m inor ch ild ren , was 2000 nia, but Mrs. Payne was called east w ater. Slake a fo u rth of a pound of to the b e i l t f e . of tier m o th er who o r more. good stone lim e in an o th e r bucket “ I w ant to em phasize th e co-opera- was ill w ith th a t m alady and not ex and till h alf full of w ater. P our the tlon fe a tu re of th e collection of th e pected to recover. co n ten ts of one buck et slow ly into Incom e Tax th is year T he policy of j th e o th e r, s tirrin g thoroughly, and If tho people* of th e world are go- I th e In te rn a l R evenue B ureau is to use at once. aid tax p ayers to m eet th e req u ire- *,lg to w rite th is peace tre a ty , might " F o r 50 gallons of spray use six merits of th e law. We a re going rig h t Idea to give som e slight pounds each of b luestone and lime, to t h e people, not to sw ing clubs or consideration aouiewhere along the m ixing in the sam e m an n er to m ulct th e w age-earner of his sa v -j "P inions ol the people of "R ep o rts of p erfect resu lts come Ings, but offering every helpful g o v - d ^ e United States. from all p a rts of th e sta te , and not ! e m in e n t al function th a t will a ssist I one rep o rt of fa ilu re ." T elegram bargain days will end I people to do th e ir d u ty ." F eb ru ary in . Get It and t i e Out- All au to top p a rts and repairs. Quick work. 5 . S. P alm quist, If you haven't got it yet try a look one y ear for $4 60. G resham want ad. Read th e W aul ads. 1 low FOB THE BÏG “OUCH!! In