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T H E UEBA IISTO N U E IiA L D , H ER M ISTO N , OBBGOfl^ £ljr ìjrrintahin perniò Published every Thursday a t H e r miston, U m a tilla County, Oregon by the H erald P u b lish in g company, Inc. E n tered as second class m atter, December 1906 a t th e postoffice a t H erm iston, Oregon. Subscription Hates F o r One Y ear ................................62.00 F o r Six M onths _____________$1.00 P ayab le In Advance. Advertising Hates Display ......... _ ......20 C ents per Inch C lassified or Local 10 C ents per Lino for F irst In sertio n , 6 C ents for Sub sequent In sertio n s. NOW IS THE TIME by d em anding th a t th ere be less need for tax revenue, by refusing to san ctio n new schem es for new form s p f ta x a t'o n ra th e r th a n reduction of present tax atio n , by dem anding th a t th e condlnued Issuance of tax-exem pt bonds by city, county, sta te and n a tio n al governm ent be discontinued, by refusing to vote for the in n u m er able m easures th a t a re proposed th a t co n stan tly ra 'se th e tax bill b it by bit th ro u g h th e establishm ent of new d ep artm en ts, new officials and new dem ands upon th e public treasu ry and fin ally by tak in g an Interest in 1 o ur public a ffa irs and votin g for men and m easures w hich m ean less poll- t tics and more business in governm ent The tim e is h ere rig h t now before th e com ing elections fo r the people to tak e th e ir first stan d In reducing th e cost of governm ent. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■a Don’t Surrender Your Rights! UR forefathers fought for their rights. Many of them gave their lives that we O might enjoy freedom. In the Declaration of Independence they recorded those truths that have so safely guided our democracy. A sotin county in so u th east corner of s ta te of W ashington has a tax levy for all purposes am ounting to 6259,- JUSTICE DELAYED f!i6.76. The w heat yield the co u n ty 's it is discouraging to learn th a t i nly g rain , is estim ated a t 250,COO , the suprem e court of th e United bushels. At 90 cents u bushel, a little States, b eg in n in g its fall teorm , faces b e tte r th an p resen t m ark et price, a d cket of 650 cases, w hich it can- And now these rights are attacked. The School Mo co u n ty ’s Income from w heat w ill be not possibly get th ro u g h w ith in less nopoly Bill (called on the ballot Compulsory Education arou n d 6225,000. ' th an two years. T his m eans th a t any Bill) proposes that w e surrender a God-given righ t-th e W heat rep resen ts about 80 p er re w case m ust w ait tw o y ears or right of parental control—the right of a parent to say in cen t of A sotin co u n ty ’s to tal ag ricu l- 'm ore for a b earin g , what school his or her own child shall be educated. tu ra l and h o rtic u ltu ra l resources. it Bbould be rem em bered, too, th a t T he county w ill th erefo re have to law suits do not come directly to th e 1 'produce about 630,000 m ore th a n re- suprem e court. Most of th e cases a r Maintain your right to control your child through the r i v e d from th e w heat crop in ord er ' riv in g th ere have had a len g th y hls- education you feel it is right to give it Do not be led astray to m eet tax jjaym ents, according to tory already. As a resu lt of trials and by fine phrases. Look into this dangerous bill. You will the secretary of the Asotin C ounty ie tria ls and appels, It my be four or find the vital principle of “unalienable” rights is at stake. T axp ay ers’ A ssociation. five yers from th e Inception of a law- “ Our farm ers," says th e secretary aUlt to its fin al d estin atio n by the "can no longer boast of being free hig h est court. holders; they are m ere te n a n ts of th e j “Ju stic e delayed is Justice denied.” | s ta te and county." , T he In v o lu n tary denial of Justice A sotin county la In no w orse pre- in thia w ay is acknow ledged to be dicam ent th an m any o th er ag ricu l- 1 due to tw o causes, tu ra l sections in w estern states. W h at I F irs t th ere is th e fact, attested by ; else can one expect w hen they con- i formez Ju stic e C larke, th a t a g reat slder th e follow ing fig u res which m any of the cases carried to th e su- i w'ere recently published: W ashing- prem e co u rt have no business there, ' Called on the ballot Compulsory Education Bill ton b population increased 18.8 p er . involving as they do m erely ro u tin e cent for the decade 1909-1919, as- q uestions th a t could easily be decided sessed valuation Increased 33.2 p er by the low er courts. " F ig h tin g a case T h ix ad vertisem en t U paid tor b y th e N on -9ectarian an d P rotestan t S ch ools C o m m itte e . cent and taxes H 0 .6 p er cent; Ore th ro u g h to th e h ig h est co u rt” has gon, in the same order, 16.4 per cent, become a vice in A m erican ju risp ru - 23.2 p er cent and 240 p er cent: Cali ence. As a resu lt, th e h ig h est state fornia, 44.1 per cent, 97.7 per cent, and federal co u rts are so ov erb u rd S tates is bounded on the n o rth by the 2 * 2 « « » F ork of Hood R ver. 243 per cent. On top of th is came ened w ith p etty business th a t they St, L aw rence riv er und th e g reat Salem— G ills’ In d u stria l school, a to ta l In tern al revenue tax for n a can n o t do Justice to th e m ore im port- ]eaI{g__ u f e ♦ recently destroyed by fire, to be re OREGON INDUSTRIAL tio n al governm ent purposes for y ear a n t m atters. 2 b u ilt a t cost of 632,000. REVIEW ending Ju n e 30, 1920, in C alifornia, Ail of the courts are clogged w ith The A llies could get to g e th e r if ♦ « Lebanon cannery has o u tp u t v alu 6179,267.566; Oregon. 627,569,223; cases, bu t th e hig h est courts, w hich th ere w asn ’t alw ays so m ething each ❖ ♦ ♦ 2 ♦ <• « <J ed a t more th a n 6200,000. W ashington, 642,608,453. The to tal should be m ost free, are clogged the w ante„ sep arately .— W ashington R oseburg— P ositive signs of h 'g h Salem to g et 620,000 m orgue. taxes paid federal governm ent and w orst. And thia evil seems to be due grade oil discovered a t O akland- Poet. V ernonia— L arge new business tuxes paid each sta te for support of m ainly to th e lax ity w ith w hich re X S u th erlin well. building g o in g up. s ta te governm ent and in’n o r subdi tria ls and appears are g ran ted , for It Is sim ply im possible for a fel Medford aw ards c o n tra c t for arm New Union H igh school building visions for the year 1920 were: Cali slig h t cause o rp e tty techn icalities, low to beat all th e fast tra in s to all ory. a t V ernonia com pleted. fo rn ia, 6474,021.048; Oregon, 668,- in th e low er courts. Ihe g ta d e crossings.— C harleston G ran ts P ass— B eaver P o rtlan d Ce Bend L ay in g of brick fo r new 686,691; W ashington, (1 9 1 9 ) 6102,. It was to seek a rem edy for this G azette. . m ent Co. to c o n stru ct huge lim e Carmody th e a tre started . 751,294. slow ing down of A m erican Judicial Medford— W ork on new pow er Mr. B ryan has c u t his hair. A ppar p lant here. D urin g th e period of w ar inflation m ach in ery th a t Chief Ju stice T aft A shland—-S brinerà p lan n in g tem tian sm issio n line betw een P rospect tax bills were increased recklessly recen tly w ent to E n g lan d , w here our en tly , he d id n 't w ant to be m istaken ple here. p la n t of C alfo rn ia-O reg o n P ow er Co. Just as p riv ate individuals, com panies fu n d am en tal law o rig in ated , and for a flapper.— A sheville Tim es. Hood R iver— Loop road in U pper and S pringfield, Oregon, nearly fin an d corporations expanded and b or w here court business ad m itted ly is T hey Call prices p ro h ib itiv e be- ished. row ed money beyond the lim it of han d led w ith fa r m ore expedition, cause they n ever take a drop.— 1’hlL V alley to be rocked th e fall. H alfw ay— H eavy shipm ents of H erm iston— McKay Creek dam as safety . F o r tw o years p riv ate in d u st S om ething o u g h t to come from Mr. ad ctphla N o rth A mericun. ca ttle leaving here. sured. ry haB been paying off its debts, c u t T a ft’s efforts. W heeler— Pac. S tates Tel. Co. ex V ernonia— New P o rtlan d , A storia tin g o u t th e w ar tim e ex travagance - - I——»— . i C lv ilizat'o n alw ays h as had a hard pending 62,000 b u ild in g line from A Pacific line of Spokane, P o rtlan d and g e ttin g back to norm al. Many 4 4 4 4 V 4 4 4 4 O 4 4 a | ‘lme K ett,n s a l° “ « w l,h th e next-door W heeler to N ehalem . v v f v v v v v v v - r v v * ,l e l f f h b o r 8 Toledo Blade. & S eattle system to s ta r t service concerns w ere forced Into b ankruptcy G resham — C onstruction Zweibel w hile o thers a re still stru g g lin g to ••• W IT AND WISDOM ♦ 1 D rivers had no more horse sense in Mfg. Co. p lan t progressing rapidly. soon. O 1 b u rn in g locomotives to be used. pay out. Dee— Oregon L um ber Co. con M edford p ear crop 1300 cars this U nder norm al conditions w ith ❖ ❖ ♦ ■> o ♦ • • ♦ ♦ o o ♦ ♦ m * the old day K H was tlie ho ,'8 e that had it.— B altim ore Sun. stru c tin g log storage pond on east year. w ar tim e profits elim in ated th e av er W onder If it would be possible to T age farm er, w orking man and in d u st slow down a phonograph to w here it ry is fin d in g it more d ifficu lt to pay could play th e Congressional Record? w ar tim e taxes out of a peace tim e — D etroit News. income. R elief w ill come only w hen T he d ifficu lty of te llin g how an we huve more business and less poli tics in governm ent und when the election is com ing o u t is succeeded by people awuken to th e fact th a t w hs» th a t of explain in g why it d ld n ’t.- they vote an ex p en d itu re of 61,00«,- D allas News. 000, 65,000.000 o r 610.000,000 today When a candidate for the high office of governor bases his candidacy on certain W e’re going to need those locks we they m ust dig It o u t of th e ir pockets claims and promises as to what he will do if elected, the public is entitled to have his put on o u r cellars to keep w hat coni in tax money tom orrow . claims analyzed and examined. we have left.— New York T ribune. T he rem edy for th e present s itu a tion reHts w ith th e people them selves The eastern p a rt th e U ntied , In this campaign, W a lte r Pierce has gone 109, and he has given his public approval on They have written that men are endowed by their Creator with certain “unalienable” rights, and “to secure these rights govern ments are instituted among men.” Vote 315X NO on the School Monopoly Bill « Taxes Many are Being Sold MINER ANTIBLOAT HALTER All purchasers are satisfied. The demand will be great. Get your orders in early in order that early delivery may be assured. See O. C. Young, Resident Agent DO YOU KNOW You Can Get Apple Boxes, Egg Cases and Honey Cases at T H E T U M -A -L U M LUMBER COMPANY R. A . B r o w n t o n , M<r. PhoM I I I and the about the country melo-dramatically tearing tax bills in two by w ay of illustrating what he w ill do to taxes if elected. T h e voter, then, should analyze the tax mat ter to the extent of becoming informed as to just what part the governor plays in imposing o r reducing taxes. In the first place, the voter should know that the total levy in Oregon for 1922 is $40,473,906. This is a reduction of over $1,500,000 from last year, so that it w ill be seen the high cost of government following the w ar is already reced ing. O f thia 1928 levy of 40 million, over 31 m il lion was for coanty, city and school district purposes, over which the governor could have no possible control whatever. O f the remaining 9 million for state purposes, only SV4 m illion are taxes over which the legis lature has any discretion, and of thia am ount only 2 % m illion are for the actual expenses of state government and m ight, therefore, in even the remotest degree, be charged to the methods employed by the governor in administering the state’s affairs. In passing, it should be noted that thia state levy is an increase of 41 per cent, since 1916, and not several hundred per cent, as stated on various occasions by the democratic candidate. I t should also be noted that less than half of this 41 per cent occurred during M r. O lcott’s administration. T his ability to keep down the cost of the state government to so small an increase, when living expenses In the ordinary home in the same period increased over 100 per cent, is a moat creditable showing. M R . P IE R C E ’S T A X R E C O R D I t is proper at thia point to examine M r. Pierce’s own record on taxes and sea if past actions as a legislator square w ith his words. O f the $9.376,289 of state taxes for 1928, which include the millage taxes, M R . P IE R C E S P E C IF IC A L L Y HAS APPROVED OF $8 584.039. or 92 per cent. H e had no chance at moat of the other 8 per cent O f the 1922 state taxes. Pierce introduced bills accounting for $1,429,126, or IS per cent. In addition to thia, he voted for tax bills introduced by others to the amount of $6,1 I V Governor numberless occasions of measures passed since he was returned from the legislature causing taxes amounting to $1,020,804, making a totaj of state taxes approved by Pierce o f U . 564.039, or 98 per . cent of the total 1922. There is na telling how much of the rem ainder be m ight have approved if he had had a chance, and it may be significant that tjxe state tSKes have decreased over 11 per cent since M r. Pierce was retired from the State Senate. M r. Pieqce has ahvays been a consismnt booster. H e voted against only of all the anpropriatkauf of the (219 ■ In W IT M b I»ierib money, note^ m a rt taxation.' Y e t he pnatte take the burden o ffre a T H e voted fo r submission o f $462,000 bond issue to build a new penitentiary. M r. O lcott, at no T A X expense and with 'son labor, has fixed up the old penitentiary excellent shape for another $5 years. M r. Pierce voted againsi accepting road ma chinery from the government. T h a t machinery r.ow amounts in value to $1.80<h000. C G O V E R N O R O L C O T T ’S R E C O R D T h e above are but a few of the extravagances o f Pierce. M r. O lcott, <jn the other hand, has conducted the business of the stale in an eco nomical, sane and business-like manner. He has saved the state thousands of dollars because o f his level-headedness and his intim ate knowl edge of state affairs. H e built a new Boys’ Industrial School Building by diversion of a m illage fund, and therefore, w ithout a single cent additional tax. H e has insisted upon devel opment of the various state farm s connected w ith the state institutions until the present year •hows the unprecedented income from thia source of $421,611. H e is no talker, no politi cian, no idle promiser and is not seeking re-elec tion under false pretenses nqr catering to preju dice, but is going to the people on his own splendid record, confident that if be can but get that record and M r Pierce's record before the voters of Oregon that he w ill be vindicated op •lection day, J «y, Tuesday, " Nov. " 7 tlx Vote for Olcott for GOVERNOR REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE W alter l tooze , O u R oua I ■ What is home? ■ ■ ■ J J Eight hundred replies came to the question “ What is home.” The most popular answer was: “ Home-The place where we grumble the most and are treated the-best.” ! M ake your hom e m ore than ! a p lace in w h ich to grum ble An architecturally correct home means economy, convenience and saticfaction— nothing to grumble about. Yet it costs no more than the haphazard kind. t Hundreds of modern home designs are on display at this offioe. 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