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DANCE
Come and dance in the new remodeled hall
TROUTDALE ( ITY H AI.I.
SATURDAY, OCT. 23
JACK <il(iRAY’S ORCHESTRA
Qentlernen #1.00
Ladies Free
A SAFE PLACE
to put your money
This Company has invested over $77,000,000 in
this territorv.
It has 90,000 light and power customers and
sen es a population of over 400,000.
Its business is growing steadily every day.
We offer you an o p p o rtu n ity to invest your m oney
in th is su ccessfu l and w ell-m anatred business a t O i
p e r cen t in te re s t.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN PRIZES TO STUDENTS
Increasing the Tax Load.
Oregon has printed and mailed to I
all voters. 350.1X10 booklets contain­
The National Republic, of Wash­ ing 104 pages of bills, amendments I
ington, D. C., announces a student and referendums to come before |
essay contest on the subject The the people in November. The cost
American Constitution,” open to all will run into thousands of dollars.
students in high school and graded
Securing signatures for initiative |
schools, with grand prizes aggre­
petitions has become a regular bus­
gating one thousand dollars.
Any student is eligible to enter, iness.
That the people are beginning to I
and no subscription to the maga­
zine or other consideration is nec- rebel against this type of legists
essarv.
j tion is shown by their increasing
Five hundred dollars will be ' tendency to vote "no" on nearly
awarded to the high school student “*• measures. The expense of elec-
submitting the best essay. Five lions, however, piles up. and it is
hundred dollars wiH be awarded -safe 1° »«>' lb“* i* will continue to
to the student in the grades up to increase as the interest of the voter
and Including the eighth grade, age lags on account of being swamped
taken into consideration. Prizes with contradictory statements and
will be awarded to the teachers I a multiplicity of candidates and
whose students are winners. En- 1 measures.
graved medals and large American
Oregon, which is a small state In
flags will be awarded the winners population and where political
in each state.
operations are honestly admlnis-
To enter the contest it is only i tered, affords a good example of
necessary for the student to send l the cost involved in primary elec-
his name, home address, age. and tlons. it has been shown that in
name and class of school he at- many country districts, the elec-
tends, when particulars will be J tion expense' to the state alone,
furnished by the National Republic, | runs over #1 a vote . This does
425 Tenth street, N. W„ Washing­ not Include the expense of candi­
ton, D. C.
dates, or of measures submitted to |
the people by their proponents.
«RAPE VINES.
Is it any wonder taxes pile up? |
Plant in November. Wordens, Con­ Practically every new law passed
cords. Niagaras are money-makers. requires tax money forevermore
Try them. Prices reasonable. Har­ Unless there is some way of check- I
old Oberg, Craig road, fourth house ing this flood o f legislative activity
north of Barr road. —Adv.
tf taxes can only increase—The Man- |
ufacturer and Industrial News Bu­
Take a tip—try the Want Ads.
reau.
Taxation, Capital and
the Oregon Farmer
By BRUCE DENNIS,
Author of the Dennis Resolution.
D u rin g th e heAt and e x c item e n t of p o litic a l c a m ­
p a ig n s and th e c o n fu sin g s ta te m e n ts th a t a tte n d them
we a re a p t a t tim es to fo rg et h a rd econom ic facts, and
th e b itte r fru its of som e pet “ ism ” th a t look good in
th e o ry but do h eav y d a m a g e in
practice.
E or th is rea so n it is tim e to begin
te llin g a few plain tru th s ab o u t land
ta x a tio n , th e incom es of o u r people,
c o rp o ra tio n s a n d in d u strie s, a n d
a g a in to b rin g to m ind th e fact th a t
c a p ita l does n o t need O regon— but
O regon does need c a p ita l.
And th e rea so n w hy we should
c o n tin u e to rem in d o u rselv es an d
o u r frie n d s is because a n o th e r effort
is b e in g m ad e to force a s ta te in ­
com e tax upon o u r people d e sp ite th e fact th a t p ra c ­
tic a lly th e sam e ta x cost m an y m illio n s in c a p ita l and
im p ro v e m e n ts to O regon a n d th e people of O regon
before it w as rep e a le d in 1924. W e c a n n o t expect a
proved b re e d e r of h a rd tim e s to b rin g good tim es, be­
cau se it c a n 't be done. And h e re a re a few of th e
re a so n s why.
In all of O re g o n ’s 96,000 s q u a re m iles th e re is an
e stim a te d p o p u la tio n of o n ly 825,000 people— less
th a n 9 to th e s q u a re m ile. W e h a v e 55,157 farm s—
an a v e ra g e of one to ev ery 15 people. W e h av e only
2500 in d u strie s th a t em ploy five m en o r m o re— an
a v e ra g e of one in d u stry to every 330 people.
O ut of O re g o n ’s 825,000 people, 782,256 d id n ’t
h av e n e t incom es big eno u g h to file incom e tax. r e ­
tu rn s . Of th e 42,545 w ho did, o n e -h a lf of th em
show ed e a rn in g s u n d e r $3000 a n d only 311 had e a r n ­
in g s in excess of $10,000. O nly o ne-fifth of O re g o n ’s
5000 c o rp o ra tio n s m ad e e n o u g h to file r e tu r n s an d of
th e 1073 re p o rtin g , 478 m ade less th a n $5000, and
only 183 m ade in excess of $20,000.
O ur fa rm s an d o u r in d u strie s a re o u r tw o m ain
so u rces fo r new w e a lth . T h ey both face h a rd p ro b ­
lem s on a cco u n t of s c a n t a n d sc a tte re d p o p u latio n ,
long h a u ls, c o m p e titio n , insufficient c a p ita l, and
h eav y an d e v e r-m o u n tin g tax es. If o u r fa rm s a re to
p ro sp e r th e y h a v e to se cu re o u tsid e m oney fo r lo an s
a n d m oney to fin an ce crops. If o u r in d u strie s a re to
develop th ey h av e to finance th e ir p u rc h a se s and p ay ­
rolls. B oth h a v e to h av e m a rk e ts a n d th a t m ea n s
new people and m o re in d u strie s.
T h a t is w h at th e D en n is re so lu tio n is d esig n ed to
do. It is a n in v ita tio n fo r c a p ita l to com e in a n d h elp
us all out. W e d e s p a ra te ly need new m oney to open
up th e sta te . W e h a v e to h a v e m oney fo r farm lo an s
a n d no m a tte r how p re tty th is ta lk so u n d s ab o u t a
s ta te incom e tax we c a n n o t escap e th e econom ic and
u n a lte ra b le fa c t th a t new c a p ita l w h ich we re q u ire
does n o t h a v e to a n d w ill n o t com e to O regon u n less
we m ak e it a d v a n ta g e o u s fo r it to do so.
W e m u st rem e m b e r th a t th e re a re 120,000,000 peo­
ple in th e U nited S tates. Of th em o n e h u n d red and
n in e te e n m illion plus, live o u tsid e of O regon. T hey
h a v e jd e n ty of need fo r th e sam e m oney in case we of
O regon d o n ’t show t h a t we re a lly w ant it. W e tried it
once— a n d before th e people rep e a le d th e s ta te in ­
com e ta x it cost us m illio n s; drove in d u strie s, p a y ­
ro lls a n d ta x a b le w e a lth out of O regon and ta x e s still
w e n t up! E v ery fa rm e r w ho had to borrow m oney
know s w h a t it did to him , too. -
Portland Electric Power Co.
Portland, Oregorf
E S T IM A T E D E X P E N D IT U R E S
I’rrMiaal S r r .lr r :
I 2300.00
.. 15480.00
. 1500 00
75.00
3 T ea ch ers. It
4 J a n ito rs, 1 .,
5 Clerk, 1..........
» 2300 00
15480 00
1500.00
75 00
T O T A L ..............................
M aterial a ail S a p p llsst
3 S u p plies (ch alk , era sers, e t c . ) . . , .
4 F la g s .......................................................
5 P la y g ro u n d equipm ent ...................
6 J a n ito r's su p p lies ..............................
7 F u el ...................................................
8 L igh t ..........................................
9 W ater .....................................................
10 P o sta g e, sta tio n ery and p rin tin g .
»19355.00
T O T A L .....................
M ain ten ance and Kepatroi
School b u ildin g and grou n d s.
1 2030.00
»
500.00
25.00
25.00
300.00
700 00
300.00
175 00
5.00
» 500.00
T O T A L .........................
» 500.00
1 Bonded, and Interest th e r e o n ..
2 W’arran t, and Interest th e reo n .
t 6162.50
Isdeb ted ne»*:
400.00
T O T A L.
s 6542.50
T raneportatlon o f P oplin:
T ran sp ortation o f P u p ils.
2 4500.00
TOTAL.
» 4500.00
In su ran ce
» 700.00
T O T A L .........
M iscellaneous:
1 P rem iu m cle r k ’s bond.
» 700 00
T O T A L.
to ta l
From
From
F rom
T O T A L ................................................................................
estim a te d am oun t o f m oney for a ll p u rp oses d uring
th e y ea r ..............................................................................
E S T IM A T E D R E C E IP T S
co u n ty school fund d u rin g th e co m in g school y e a r . . .
sta te school fund d uring the co m in g school y e a r .........
elem en ta ry school fund d u rin g the co m in g school y ea r
»
50 00
»
50.00
»33697.50
(33697.50
t
T otal e stim a te d receip ts, not Including proposed ta x .
R E C A P IT U L A T IO N
T otal e stim a te d ex p en se s for th e y e a r ................................
T otal e stim a te d receip ts not Including proposed l a x . . .
:06.00
822.0«
7221.50
»13349 50
»33697.50
13349.50
B a la n ce am oun t to he raised by d istrict t a x .
T h e In d eb ted n ess o f D istrict No. 4 is a s fo llo w s:
T otal bonded in d eb ted n ess......................................
T otal w arran t In d eb ted n ess................................
(20348.00
»58500.00
825.5«
T O T A L ......................................................................
»59325.60
D a ted th is 16th d ay o f O ctober, 1928.
J A M E S B L K IN G T O N , C h airm an Board o f D irectors.
A ttest : C. J. L U N D Q U IS T , D istrict Clerk
ORIGINAL ESTIMATE AND ACCOUNTING SHEET.
School District No. Four.
This original estimate shows ln parallel columns the unit costs of the
several services, material and supplies for the three fiscal years next pre­
ceding the current year, the detail expenditures for the last one of said three
preceding fiscal years and the budget allowances and expenditures for six
months of the current year. ("Six months of the current year” means six
months of the last school year).
F erxonol N ereleei
E X F E N U IT I’ RES
KMYH
budget
a llo w a n ce
for nix m onth« o f
la«t nchool year.
•
£
□
ITEM
2
3
4
5
P rincip al« . . . .
T eacher« . . . .
Jan itor« ........
C lerk ...............
TOTAL .
&4
it
10 I’oilage and
s ta tio n e ry . . . . . . . . .
500.00
25.00
»
S il,
w C
_
k.
Í3 Í.Í.
I«
250.00
S-
¡¿JS
Ss
l ö
es
» 1000.00 i 2000 00
7717.60
13365.00
1500.00
750.00
37.50
75.00
J
„C »16940 ce
» 1000.00
6682 50
750 00
37.50
....» iit.l-,.-...... ■•»
(.,,
M aterial and Nupplle«:
1 F u rn itu re
<de«k«,
e tc .) ..........................
2 S u p plies, chalk, etc. 9
4 F la g « ...........................
5 P la y g ro u n d eq u ip .
m ent ..........................
6 Janitor*« n u p p lle « ...
7 F uel ..............................
R L ight ............................
* W ater ..........................
” t o T a l ........
il
R xp en d ltu re« for three tlncal
year® next p receding la«t
«chooi year.
51,74;:, 41
t 300 00
» 200.00 9 601.42
12.60
25.00
300.00
700.00
300.00
176 00
47.60
280.60
152.20
62.22
12.60
160.00
360.00
160.00
67.50
792 52
» 1:02 30
95.29
561.00
304.40
124 45
5. no
f '.'('.I"
Lnnutruetlnn :
T O T A L .....................
M aintenance and Kepalrat
Sch ool b u ild in g , and
g r o u n d . .................» 500.00
School b u ild in g , and
groundn ...................
J
I I. -.
. Í.2
1220 37
» 59752 79
» 1521.06
( 3000.00
» 1521
J
» 3042.10
T otal ...
Ilf,
» 804ÍJ
OHIO 0o
Indehtedne«»:
1 B onded, and Interent
thereon ...................( 6162.50 » 3000.00 » 3000.00 ( 4600.00
2 W arran t, and in te re.t
(hereon ...................
400,00
250.00
250.00
6181.38
D »TAT ?.............. ~ »"«'5(i2.50 ( 3 2 6 0 J )ir T ~ 3 2 5 O 5 ' »10681.Si I «988 ¿2
Tran*portutl(*n of Pupil«:
N ew h u . .................( 2000.00
Bun expended.........» 2500.00
J
»
877.15
TOTAL .................. t 4500.00 » 277.15
( 1250.00
| 4010.97
( 1764.31
» llM'.M I I H 4 .il
> 1411.11. | MM.W
ln «u rau ee
No fo rw ard th in k in g and c o n stru c tiv e citizen
w a n ts th a t d isa s te r to h ap p en a g a in .
In ste a d of m a k in g th in g s h a rd fo r everybody—
farm e r, m e rc h a n t, in d u stria l w o rk e r and c itiz e n s in
g e n e ra l we w a n t to h a v e a p urely econom ic problem
ta k e n o u t of politics. T h e w ay to do it is to vote no
a g a in s t both th e G ra n g e Incom e T ax Bill and Offset
T ax Bill a n d vote yes fo r th e D ennis reso lu tio n . By
th is m ea n s we g u a ra n te e to every citizen , in d u stry ,
and to c a p ita l th a t th e r e will be no incom e tax before
1940. It fu rth e r g u a ra n te e s to every fam ily th a t th e y
will not h av e to pay tax e s on tfceir sa v in g s w hen th e ir
bread w in n e r dies. It is a p ro sp e rity -m a k in g m e a s ­
u re — it is sound b u sin ess policy and d eserv es every
p ro g re ssiv e c itiz e n ’s su pport.
Let us tell vou more about it.
In v e s tm e n t D e p a rtm e n t,
820 E le c tric B uilding
NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING
Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of School District No Four of
Multnomah County, State of Oregon, that a School Meeting of said district will
be held at Schoolhouse, on the 9th day of November, 1926. at 2:30 o'clock ln
the afternoon for the purpose of discussing the budget hereinafter set out
with the levying board, and to vote on the proposition of levying a special
district tax.
The total amount of money needed by the said district during the fiscal
year beginning on June 21. 1926, and ending June 30, 1927, is estimated In the
following budget and Includes the umounts to be received from th. county
school fund, slat«-school fund, elementary school fund, special district tax
and all other moneys of the district:
BUDGET
allo w -
d etail.
The social committee of the Fair
view grange has planned a card
party to be given at the city hall
next Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock
A general Invitation is extended to
all.
H. C. Moore has returned home
after spending the summer at Hood
River working in the apple orch
BORING
ards-
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bunn are en­
The Boring Community club will
joying a new Ford coupe which hold a bazaar at the I. O O. F. hall
they recently purchased through on Friday evening, October 22, be­
the agency of Raker & Son, of ginning at 8 o'clock, for the benefit
Gresham.
of the Boring school. Refresh­
The ladies of the Smith Memorial ments will be served and all are
Presbyterian church will hold an cordially invited to be present.
all-day work meeting at the home
Walking.
of Mrs. John Jonas on Thursday.
In order that the human body
The ladies are requested to bring
sandwiches and the hostess will may be in perfect health as to its
circulation, digestion, nervous sys­
furnish the coffee.
tem and muscular system, exercise
Mrs. Elixa Stone and Mrs. Ida is absolutely necessary. More ills
Shepherd were dinner guests of are caused by disordered activity In
organs as a result of errors in diet,
Mrs. C. E. Bunn Monday.
rest and exercise than are caused
The Fairview Parent-Teacher as­ by actual disease processes. The
sociation will give a social at the various physiological processes of
schoolhouse on Friday evening, Oc­ the body depend for their proper
tober 22. Entertainment and games performance on activity. The lungs
will not function properly if the
for both young and old will be fea­ chest is not well expanded. Indi­
tures of the evening- A small gestion will result if there is an
charge will be made for refresh­ inactivity in the stomach and in­
ments which will be used to defray testines. The heart structure will
fail in Its efficiency if an excess of
expenses for the delegates to the fat accumulates in and around its
state convention to be held at Sa­ muscular walls, or increases its
lem November 26-29. A cordial in­ work by a dlsproprotionate deposit
of fat through the body generally.
vitation is extended to all.
The nervous system is prone to
certain functional disorders such
TROUTDALE
as irritability, insomnia, etc., re­
sulting from the prolonged irrita­
A republican political rally will tion by poison created by the
be given at the Troutdale city hall body's inactivity.
on Friday evening, October 22, be
Some form of exercise is neces­
ginning at 8 o’clock The speakers sary to keep the body in perfect
for the evening will be I. L. Patter health. The most universal and
son, nominee for governor, M. E. beneficial exercise is walking, for
Crumpacker congressman, Judge the amount, the rate, and the type,
Martin W. Hawkins and W. A. arjj each easily regulated to the
Ekwall.
particular needs of the individual.
Claud Coons spent Saturday and Walking is a pleasant form of ex­
Sunday in Portland visiting friends. ercise, easily obtainable, and mean­
A picture show will be given at while an abundance of fresh air
the city hall on Thursday evening, and sunlight are possible. Almost
two-thirds of the muscles of the
October 21. "Out of the Dust."
Mr. and Mrs. John McGinnis en­ body are involved in walking; this
tertained the following guests Fri­ exercises the larger portion of the
day evening at 500: Mr. and Mrs. body muscles. The nervous system,
W. C- Spence, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. the circulatory, the digestive ap­
Knarr, Mr. and Mrs. Wallace paratus, are all stimulated by
Spence, Mr. and Mrs. Richard walking.
To get the greatest benefits front
Knarr, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Par­
sons, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Spence, Mr. walking, one must have in mind
and Mrs. Sam Harlow, Miss Alice proper attire. Properly fitted shoes
Spence, Miss Marjorie Kendall, are essential; they should not be
Arthur Matches and Mr. Morrison. too wide and they should be long
enough so that the top of the toes
Dainty refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs- Wallace Spence en­ does not touch the ends of the
tertained at dinner October 12th for shoes, and yet at the same time big
Mr and Mrs. C. Ziebeck, the occa­ enough to allow the wearing of
sion being Mr. and Mrs. Spence’s wool hose. In summer or winter,
the use of wool as a covering for
wedding anniversary.
the feet makes for comfort in walk­
ing. The rest of the clothing will
HOWELL VALLEY
be indicated by the season, though
wool cf different weight is to be
Mrs. F. Mattson has been impan­ preferred. Walk with the weight
on the outer side of the
eled to serve on the October sitting carried
feet, placing the feet on the ground
of the grand jury In Portland. She parallel to each other. The chest
makes the trip to and from the city should be carried well forward and
the arms should swing easily at the
each day.
sides. The stride and rhythm are
Funeral services were held Mon­ important
because unless there is a
day afternoon at the Saron Luther­ free swinging of the arms which is
an church for Knud Andersen who accompanied by a slight turning of
died October 14, aged 89 years. The the body with each step, a very val­
exercise of the body becomes
Rev. Enoch Sandeen preached the a uable
loss. Walking in the manner de
sermon and Mrs. Sandeen sang. | scribed exercises practically every
Mrs. Sandeen and Bert Olson atlso muscle in the body, keeps you
rendered a duet. The pallbearers physically fit, and gives you an
were A. C. Sward. Carl Nelson.
J« .8* an<1 PnJ°yment ln
day's work.
Franz Mattson, Andrew Ryberg
Do not consider walking a seri­
Swan Staffenson and C A. Lind- ous task. Walking should be more
gren.
Interment w-as made in than a means of progression—it
should be a real joy.
Douglas cemetery.
The Rev. E. Sandeen, superinten­
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
dent of the mission field for the Have
your car washed at the
state of Oregon, has gone to Rose- Twelve Mile Service station.—Adv.
Bu
ant
burg where he will spend the week
in organizing a congregation.
The Rev. and Mrs. Enoch San-
deen and Dr. J. O. Sture went to
Portland Monday evening to re­
hearse the oratorio which will be
sung at the Lincoln high school
auditorium on Reformation day in
the near future.
Ex
in
FAIRVIEW
Vote 3t»6 X YEN— D ennis R esolution.
Vote 329 X NO — Offset Incom e Tax Bill.
Vote 335 X NO — (¡ra n g e Incom e Tax Kill.
P aid A d vertisem en t
G reater O regon Assn
J O Elrod i ’hairm an
M. 8 . H l ruth, II J. Frank
F Power«. J B. Yeon
M acleay
O G Guild.
Burgard. W 8 liaLnon. Exe<
tivu
C om m ittee.
41* O regon
B ld g . P ortlan d . Oregon
F ire .................... |
j
total
» too no
MI .r e lla n e ,mat
C lerk'« bond .........,
50.00
M lacellaneoua . . . .
TOTA I...........................
Nb TOTAL......... >»34>T.5O
104.00
(
337.50 I 212.40
» 104 on
»
337 50
94 15 » 1 2 6 0 0
94.15 t 125.00
»15110 < »D7.O
j 21206
»
(
188.30
188 34
»
»
50 « T T 796 23
209 10
»
941.75
I, C. J. Lundquist, do hereby certify that the above estimate of expendi­
tures for the year 1926-1927 was prepared by me and that the expenditures
and budget allowance for six months of thfc current year and the expendi­
tures for the three fiscal years next preceding the current year as shown
above have been compiled from the records in my charge and are true and
correct copies thereof
C. J LUNDQUIST. Clerk
Notice of Nchool E lection to In cre a se Tax M ore T h a n Nix P e r
C ent O ver T h a t of the P revious Y ear.
Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of School District No Four of
Multnomah County State of Oregon, that un election will be held in said
District at Schoolhouse on the 9th day of November, 1926, at 2:30 o'clock in
the afternoon, to vote on the question of Increasing the amount of the tax
levy In said District for the year 1926-7 by more than six per cent over the
amount of such levy for the year immediately preceding.
It Is necessary to raise this additional amount by special levy for the
following reasons:
'
General expenses of school.
Constitutional Tax limitation for year 1926 Is »4983 04
Dated thia 16th day of October, 1926.
Attest: C. J. LUNDQUIST. District Clerk
JAMES ELKINOTON, Chairman Board of Directors.
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