THE H ermiston H erald
VOL. XIII
HERMISTON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25. 1919
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READ ON AND ASCERTAIN
The big income tax drive of 1919
now under way and every prepar-
ion is being n ade to handle the
rgeest collection in the history of
come tax. "I am not waiting for
ie final passage of the new revenue
¡11 by Congress," said Collector
liiton A. Miller of Portland last
onday, ‘‘nor for the new regula-
ons and blank forms to be issued,
o get this big tax in and get it ac
irate and complete, I urge that we
1 begin now."
The Income Tax obligations im-
sed by the old laws as well as the
easures now In Congress, consist
two distinct operations. One is,
, file return or statement of all
ems of income and items of deduc-
ons allowable by law and to do this
ithin the period named by the law.
be other is to pay the tax if any
due. Neither of these obligations
in be met without a careful review
’ income and expenditures for the
x year.
When the new bill is enacted in-
I law, Mr. Miller will have the pro-
r return forms distributed through
ie district and everyone will be in-
rmed of the date when the sworn
atement or return must be filed.
is his plan to send his men out to
ntral locations, and to have them
ave) though the district aiding tax-
iyers in the preparation of the re-
rns and to decide doubtful points.
Meanwhile there is no need delay-
g the preparation of figures. Any-
ing that congress does now will
it affect the amount of a person's
rnings for 1918. Let us avoid the
lated throwing together of figures
at may hit or miss. Guesses can-
it be expected as the basis of tax
ion It is clearly the duty of every
irson to compile correct figures and
certain whether his income for
918 was sufficient to make neces-
ary a sworn statement.
The year of 1918 was a banner
ear for salaries and wages, and the
igh war prices brought unusual
rofits to the average small trades-
iän and to the farmer. The opinion
1 Washington is that a million cit-
tens and residents will make this
ear their first income tax returns.
All signs indicate that the in
time tax this year will reach nearly
very working man womap, and
early every merchant, shop keeper
nd farmer. Not all will have to
ay the tax, but nearly all will be ob-
lged to make a sworn statement of
he year's income. The collector is
herefore advising every unmarried
nan who earned $1000 or over dur-
ng the year 1918, and every mar
led person, who together with wife
rhusband, earned $2000 to sharpen
its pencil and figure out how he
tands. He must ascertain accurate-
• his gross income frbm all sources,
here's his salary or wages, includ-
ng overtime pay and all bonus re-
eived as additional compensation.
- married person having children
nder eighteen who are working
hould include the earnings of such
hildren.
If he sold any property at a pro-
it, the gain must be computed and
eluded in gross income..
If he
ented any property to other per-
ons, the total rents received in the
ear must be ascertained, and from
hat figure a deduction may be tak-
n for taxes paid on rented property,
he necessary minor repairs, fire in-
urance, any interest he may have
aid on morgage, and a reasonable
Jowance for annual wear and tear
f the rented property. The balance
8 included in gross income for the
ear.
Interest on bank deposits, whether
withdrawn or added to his bank bal-
nees, must be included in all cal-
“lations of income. Bond interest
eceived during the year must also
* included, except interest on mun-
pal, county or state bonds. Inter-
st on I nited States bonds need not
* included by the ordinary bond
• der who purchased small amounts
"I holders of large bonds should
their bankers to write the col-
ctor for the rules applying to tax
n such interest.
„Dividends on stock shares are in-
ome, and must be included in the
figures, although the law does
I impose the normal tax on distri-
ons made by domestic corpora-
t h
A professional man arrives
'• Professional income by ascer-
aining the total of fees for services
and deducting therefrom all expen-
ses connected directly and solely
with his practice. A farmer must
figure up all income derived from
the sale or exchange of products dur
ing the year, whether such pioduce
was raised on the farm or purchased
and resold. He is allowed to deduct
from this total his expenses of the
year connected with the planting,
cultivation, harvesting and market
ing of livestock.
The farmer is not required to in
clude in his income tax computation
the value of farm produce consumed
by himself and family. But in cases
where he exchanged produce for
merchandise, etc., the market value
of the articles received in exchange
must be included. All other items
of income arising during the year
through personal services, business
or trade, through use of poperty or
money, should be added into the
gains for 1918,
From the total of all items of in
come, there are certain deductions
allowable by law. All interest paid
on personal Indebtedness and all tax
es paid during the year are deduct-
ibie, except federal income tax and
excess profits taxes, inheritance
taxes and assessments for local im
provements, such as sidewalks, sew
ers, etc. Losses incurred in business
or trade are allowable, also losses
arising from fires, storms, shipwreck
or other casualty, or from theft, In
cases where such losses are not com
pensated for by insurance or other
wise. Losses incurred outside of a
person’s regular business are allow
able to the extent of gains reported
from similar transactions within the
year. Debts due to the taxpayers
actually ascertained to be worthless
during the year are deductible.
After the total of all income is
found, and the deduction allowable
by law has been computed as an off-
set, the amount of income in excess
of such deductions is the net income,
which forms the basis of the assess-
ment of tax.
If every person in this District
will examine his own 1918 income
and his allowable deductions, in line
with data herewith given, he will
know beyond doubt whether he must
file his return when the blanks ar
rive. And here is how he will de
termine his liability to file a return.
If he is single he must file if his
net income was $1000 or more, and
this requirement is enforced whether
or not he is head of a family. If he
is married, he must file his return
if his net income, including that of
his wife and minor children, was
$2000 or more.
PEACH LEAF CURL IS
NOW SOLVED PROBLEM
Practically 100 per cent of peach
leaf curl can be prevented by spray
ing with Bordeaux mixture in Jan
uary or early February, declares H.
P. Barss, plant pathologist at the O.
A. C. experiment station.
Growers who do the job thorough
ly enough at this time of year never
have the slightest trouble from leaf
curl even in the worst years. Lime-
sulfur sometimes does the work but
not always. Bordeaux was never
known to fail when applied as early
as recommended.
No more destructive disease than
leaf curl is in America and in Ore-
gon. Hundreds of orchards are
needlessly pulled up every year be-
cause the owners do not spray soon
enough. To wait until the buds be-
gin to open is a mistake.
A brass sprayer is all the equip
ment needed. For one or two trees
dissolve a fourth of a pound of blue-
stone in a wooden bucket half full
of water. Slake a fourth of a pound
of good stone lime in another bucket
and fill half full of water. Pour the
contents of one bucket slowly into
the other, stir well and use at once.
For 50 gallons of spray use six
pounds each of bluestone and lime,
mixing in the same manner.
Prof. Barss says reports of perfect
results come from all parts of the
state, and not one of failure.
Next Meeting Here
It is now almost a foregone con-
I elusion that Geo. A. Cressy has
I landed the next annual meeting of
Oregon Dairymen’s Association for
I Hemiston. and that it will be held
here this fall. In extending the in
vitation for the association to hold
its next meeting here. Mr. Cressy
made it plain that this was the
ideal spot for such a gathering, and
before he got through with his
speech he made many supporters to
the plan. The meeting, which was
held at Hillsboro last week, then
honored him by electing him vice-
president of the association and also
made him a member of the legisla
tive committee.
Milk Being Stolen
Residents in numerous sections
of the city are complaining of hav
ing milk left on their doorsteps in
the evening by dairymen that supply
them with the commodity disappear
ing during the night.
The mis
creants not only purloin the milk,
but take the bottles also. This has
been going on for some time, and
has become very annoying to both
the customers and the dairymen
operating milk routes in Hermiston.
A close watch is now being kept in
the hope of apprehending the petty
thieves, and indications are that It
will be only a matter of a short time
until they are caught.
FIRST NATIONAL HAO
GOOD BUSINESS YEAR
It was disclosed by the cashier's
report at the annual meeting of the
First National Bank held in this
city last week that even though war
conditions had retarded business to
some extent, nevertheless the insti
tution had a successful year, there
being a small increase over the tran
sactions of 1917.
The directors chosen at the meet
ing are the same as last year, they
being F. B. Swayze, president; R.
Alexander, vice-president; A. L. Lar
son, cashier; Chas. E. Opel, assistant
cashier, and Roy Raley.
Providence and Printer’s Ink
Ban Still On
Dr. D, J. McFall, county
health officer, has placed the
whole county again under rigid
quarantine regulations, and has
designated that the ban is direct
ed against all social gatherings,
literary entertainments and pub
lic or private dances. In Her
miston this order is being carried
out by Mayor McKenzie, the
churches, public school, library
and business houses only being
allowed to operate.
Fire in Pendleton Store
Ignition of cotton batting from
a candle which a boy clerk was
using in the store of the Peoples
Warehouse in Pendleton Thurs
day morning while the lighting
system was out of commission on
account of the wind storm which
raged Thursday caused damage by
fire estimated at $100,000 to that
store and the office of H. W. Col
lins and C. E. Nelson.
Died From Pneumonia
Peter Walt, a Butter Creek
rancher, who was brought to the
emergency hospital in this city
two weeks ago suffering from an
attack of pneumonia, died early
Friday morning. Deceased was
a member of the local order of
Odd Fellows, and that organiza
tion took charge of the funeral
arrangements, burial to take
place in Hermiston cemetery at
10:30 this Saturday morning.
Elected Directors
At the Farmern’ Exchange meet
ing held Thursday afternoon in the
library the following directors were
elected to serve during the year of
1919: H. J. Ott, Frank Auseon, S.
S. Palmer, C. M. Jackson and W. L.
Blessing. The first three gentlemen
named are old members on the
board, the latter two being new
ones. The two retiring directors
were H. J. Stillings and A. D. Cross-
land. The work of the Exchange
will be heavier this year than for
merly on account of new conditions
arising and increase in the volume of
business. The organization meeting
of the new board will be held this
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
The Weston Leader says "we hav
en't heard of a Umatilla county edi
tor having the flu, which may mean
that editors are such valuable mem
bers of society an all-wise Provid
ence has them under special protec
tion.”
We agree with Brother
Wood that Providence plays an im
portant role in this matter, and we
believe another thing that plays
nearly as important a part is print
er’s ink, which is one thing that li
berally used makes the wise mer
chant successful in business and is
All Red Cross knitting should be
sure preventative and eradication of finished at once and turned in. No
new work should be started. Any
ills in a print shop.
one having knitting on hand who
cannot finish it at once should turn
/
On Important Committees
E. P. Dodd and Cyril Brownell, it in for some one else to finish
Following is a report of the work
representatives to the legislature
from this county, have been placed sent in to Pendleton since Sept 12,
on important committees by Speak 1918:
Forcep sponges ................... 11,391
er Jones. Dodd has been assigned to
Knitted sweaters.................
36
banking, irrigation, resolutions, sal
Knitted socks ......................
177
aries of public officials, and Brown
Dish towels ..........................
83
ell to agriculture, commerce and
navigation, enrolled bills, irrigation. Refugee garments—
Girls’ dresses .................
48
As will be noticed, both representa
Women’s dresses .................
24
tives are on a committee, that of ir
Boys' suits ..........................
24
rigation, which will have much to
Pinafores
.............................
22
do in helping develop this part
of Umatilla county in common Junior Red Cross—
Scrap books ......................
88
with other irrigated areas in the
Gunwipe bags ......................
1
state of Oregon.
One hundred and thirty-three
State Senator Roy Ritner and
Joint Senator C. R. Eberhard also pieces of linen were sent in for the
representing this district, have land linen shower. Five hundred pounds
ed good committee appointments In of clothing were sent for the Belgian
the senate. The former has been as Relief. We are supporting 25 of the
signed to a place on assessment and French war orphans here, which is
taxation, federal relations, games, the largest number supported by any
military affairs, public lands and town in the county outside of Pen-
roads and highway committees. Sen dleton.
ator Eberhard is on
railroads,
county and state offices, elections
and privileges, irrigation, judiciary,
and ways and means committees.
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NO. 19
DOLLAR ROND
ISSUE MEANS GOOD ROADS
Makes Good Record
Umatilla county contributed $2,-
100.350 to the grand total of $38,-
362,550 of the Fouith Liberty Loan
in Oregon. The number of subscrib
ers in the county was 5592.
The
oversubscription was 9.95 per cent
These figures have just been receiv
ed from state headquarters. The of
ficial compilations do not show the
quota of non-banking centers.
Hermiston's quota in this loan
was $41,500, and she went over the
top by subscribing $43,100. There
were 486 subscribers to the loan in
this neighborhood.
In the newspapers outside of Port
land 87,834 column inches of space
was used in paid and free publicity
in aid of the loan.
Suspend Coal Regulations
All coal prices and zone regula
tions on coal and coke will be sus
pended February 1 by the Fuel Ad
ministration, according to advices
received by Fuel Administrator Fred
J. Holmes from Washington. An
exception Is made in the case of Pen-
nyslvanla anthracite, which will re-
main subject to the present regula-
tions.
The price regulations refer to
margins of wholesalers, commissions
of agents and retail margins and
prices, over which the Fuel Admin
istration has had control for the
last year. The zoning system has
been in effect since March, 1918, and
has resulted in the avoidance of
much waste tn transportation. Dis
tribution has been prohibited bevon
the limit of each zone, except by
special permit issued by the fuel ad
ministration.
REPRESENTATIVE AND
SENATOR SEND DILLS
All Oregon bills drafted so far in
both houses of the thirteenth legis
lative assembly have been sent to
The Herald, and will be sent right
along during the forty-day session
through the kindness of Representa
tive E. P. Dodd and Senator Roy W.
Ritner. They are on file in this of
fice for the convenience of anyone
wishing to become conversant with
their contents. The following self-
explanatory letters from the above
two honorable gentleman accom
panied them:
Editor Herald: I am having sent
you all the House bills and the
House callendar and 1 have arranged
with Mr. Ritner to send all the Sen
ate bills and the Senate callendar.
These will enable you to knovz just
what measures are being introduced
in both Houses and the progress
made, which I am sure you will be
interested in. I suggest that you
mention in your paper that you have
these bills and anyone who is inter
ested may examine them.
Both Houses are getting down to
business and there promises to be
some interesting legislation, particu
larly along the line of providing
for the soldiers, reconstruction, ir
rigation and roads.
Many small bills arc being intro
duced and revised and some of these
will be of interest to the citizens of
Umatilla County. We will try to
keep a close check on these and call
special attention to such measures,
and I will be very glad to receive
any suggestion on any of these meas-
sures that you or any of the citizens
care to make. Yours truly,
E. P. Dodd.
At last the silver lining to Uma-
tile county’s road cloud is beginning
to appear, and at last the county
court, with the help of taxpayers
from all parts of the county, have
devised a plan that when carried out
will spell good roads to all nooks and
corners, and a state highway passing
through from east to west. Perse-
verence has been the watchword for
years anent a trunk line road
through the county, and this is now
practically assured should the plan
carry that was evolved at the road
meeting in Pendleton Thursday of
last week, when a proposition found
favor among representatives from
every community in the county to
call an election for the issuance of
$1,050.900 of bonds, and use this
money in constructing a permanent
system of highways in the county
in the following manner:
From the Morrow county line by
way of Umatilla, Hermiston, Stan
field and Echo to Pendleton, on the
river route. $250,000.
Pendleton to Grant county, by
way of Pilot Rock. Nye. and Ukiah.
$115.000.
Continuation of the Wild Horse
road from Eastland through Adams.
Athena, Weston, Milton and Free
water to the Washington state line,
$225,000. •
Cold Springs by way of HIoidian,
$185.000.
Helix road $40,000.
Eastward from Pendleton to the
Union county line $200.000.
Grading of the road from Pilot
Rock through Nye to the Morrow
county line.
All the delegates present at the
meeting from this section are in fav
or of the bond issue, and they hope
that the election will carry. Should
it carry, and there seems to be no
doubt of it not doing so, the slate
highway commission will then ap
propriate an amount of money equi-
valent to the bond issue, which will
be used in conjunction with that
fund in building the roads within
this county.
Wai Effects
Sappers' Inc. has made two an
nouncements of over-seas men who
were to arrive from the United
States department of labor for the
positions of auto mechanics, both
men carrying very high government
recommendations. Mr. Connell, the
first who was to come, was taken
III with influenza, but Is recover-
ing rapidly, and his wife is now very
low with the same Illness in Port-
land. . Mr. Connell however believes
he will be here as soon as his wife’s
condition Improves.
Mr Roberts
wan the second man promised by the
depatment, and Sappers’ Inc. noti
fied the department late last week
that he had not appeared. A long
distance call Monday developed the
fact that the government had paid
Mr Roberts' way to Hermiston and
their records show ho started for
Hermiston. When the department
Monday learned be had not appear-
ed, a search was made for him and
Tuesday the labor department again
called Sappers’ Inc. and reported
that they had located Mr. Roberta
back In the hospital, he having been
taken from the train and returned
to the hospital completely under
shell shock, his second time In that
condition. Capf. Conviti. In charge
of the government office In Port
land, advised by phone that Mr.
Roberts’ condition was such that
he knew nothing whatever, so it was
impossible sooner to discover what
had become of him. The department
Editor Herald: I am putting you is of the opinion that the noise of
on the mailing list for Senate Bills. the train again brought on
Wil) you kindly announce In your shock to this man. These facts will
paper that you have a file of them show the people of Hermiston just
boys
Heavy rains have fallen in this on hand so that anyone in your vi what terrible conditions our
neighborhood and
other places cinity who is Interested In any par must have gone through In the bat-
throughout the country In the past ticular bill may have the opportun- tie zone, as Mr. Convil! states many
seven days. It is what might be I ity of calling at your office and of the returned boys will have to be
in government care for a long time
termed rain week, for with the first reading the same. Yours truly.
before being able to care for them-
Roy W. Ritner.
downpour beginning with last Sat
selves.
Shell shock comes quickly
urday night, the precipitation con
land usually leaves just as quickly.
tinued with almost clock-like regul
I yet while under this spell the men
Demonstration Postponed
arity up to Thursday night.
On account of unfavorable weath- I suffer untold agony, It being necess-
It is the first good soaking the
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UMATILLA COUNTY RE
CIPIENT OF MOISTURE
Marxen at Grays River
The Herald has received the fol
lowing letter from Tom Marxen, who
is chief cook in a lumber camp at
Grays River, Wash:
"I have decided to stay awhile, as
they treat me pretty well here, bit
I miss The Hermiston Herald, so
please send the paper to me if not
too much trouble, as I like to see
what’s going on in Hermiston.
Don't send any flu with it, as there
Is enough of that hereabouts. With
David Moran, father of Mrs. kind regards to you and all Hermis-
Frank Waugaman, returned Thurs ton people, whom I wish a happy
day from a three weeks visit In Port and prosperous New Year, I remain
as ever one of them. Tom."
land and Oregon City.
ground In this part of the county er the pruning demonstration that ary that all noise be kept from them:
has had for some time, and there- was to have been held at the Seroggs Mr. Connell
fore it
came opportunely.
The orchard last Monday was postponed, ton later and the depart" ent net
weather has been mild and balmy Weather permitting It will be held promised another man whbest o
all week being quite an agreeable on the afternoon of Wednesday, Jan- recommendations in case Mr
will likely bei Hermis
ehavge “Irome“recent"coid spen.luary 29th, at the place designated. berts does not improv" a