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MEDFORD MATE TUmTTSrTV HrEDFORD, OREDOy, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1923
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To tlio Editor:
I notlro In the county tax budget
published recently that the Htato tax
la put at 0 millH tho tuimo as liiHt yenr
and inasmuch hhHIio eglHlaturc, ut Kb
laHt H!flflion( cut tho Htato tax cbnalder
ably, In fact more than any of the
lorul tax bodies havo done so far us I
havo seen, I wondered why tills cut
was not shown In our county budget.
Therefore upon my recent trip to
I'ortland and Salem, 1 Inquired of the
state tax commission and find thut tho
stato Kovcrnnieut dm reduce tho state
tax for the coming year from tho 0
mills of last year to 7.10 mills, a cut
of almost 20 per cent.
Looking tho matter up further
upon my return I find that tho coun
ty tax conservation commission, com
posed of JudKo rhlpps, Mr. Fuller and
Mr, Dimmlck anticipating that thero
would be a cut In tho stato tax, bo
rauso of reductions made by tho leg
islature and anticipated revenue from
tho Incomo tax did cut the' Item of
stato tnxes In tho county budget V4 a
mill. This was good us far as It went
and probably neither tho county of
ficials nor tho tux commission knew
tho. actual cut. However, since the
state tax levy has been cut almost
2 mills It seems to mo that someone
should take It upon himself to seo
that, Jackson county gets its Hhnro
of this cut llko tho other counties
nro doing. Huiely there Is llttlo rea
son In tho counties sending legislators
to Kalem and after they huvo cut tho
taxes considerably to conio back and
find that tho county court Is still
levying tho old rate of 8 mills instead
of tho almost 7 mills to which tho
stalo tax was cut.
This Is especially bo, as I find upon
Inquiry that tho counties furthor
north aro not only cutting tho stato
tax tho 2 mills In their budgets, but
they nro also cutting their own road
and other county taxes nnpthcr 2 or
3 mills In addition to tho almost 2
mills that they aro cutting from tho
stato tax, mnking a total reduction to
tho tux payors of 4 or 6 mills.
I can seo no reason why wo can
not do tho same, especially when sta
tistics show that our county Is con
siderably abovo tho average of tho
other counties of Oregon In Its tax
rato.
However, this may bo as to reduc
ing our county budget propor, thero
'certainly Is no excuse for a budgot
that has a reduction of only M mill
In tho slato tax when tho actual re
duction s almost 4 times that.
Woro It not that thero aro hun
dreds of. farmers and small proporty
owners who nro unable to pay their
taxes and tax sharks havo taken tho
them for delinquent tuxes In tho last
year It would not bo so serious, but
homes and farms from a number of
under tho circumstances It Is most
Important that wo reduce our taxes
as much as posslhlo so that pcoplo
can pay them and savo their prop
erly.
This matter ought not to bo allowed
to slip by as under a rocent ruling of
tho Attorney (leneral, tho Tax Con
servative Commission can rocull tho
budgot and has until tho 28th of this
month to finally certify samo buck to
tho county, ri
nspoet fully,
JOHN II. C'AHKIN.
Medford, Dec. 21, 1923.
THE PHOENIX CHURCH
Tho young- pooplo's choir will sing
Chrlstmns music nt tho Phoenix
church m Sunday morning, December
23rtl at 11 o'clock, Including "Silont
Night," ns a duet by two of tho boys.
Tho pastor will follow with n Bppclu!
Christmas monsnKo, and nt tho open
ing of tho Sunday school nt 10 o'clock
rcpreHontatlvo8 from tho (HCforont
classes will present "Tho Meaning of
Christmas." briefly.
Following tho usual custom nnd tlio
action of general assembly nnd of
tho session, a special offering tor citr
I'.vliiK tlio "good tidings" of Chrlstmns
to nil tho world will ho taken In
church nnd In Sunday school.
Chrlstmns nicotinic of tlio C, K. so
ciety, with a honrty wolcouio to aJ. at
11:30 p. m.
Choice Turkeys
25c '
Per Pound ;
A choice lot of Geese, Ducks and Chickens.
Corn fed Pork Roasts! Choice Steer Beef.
ST. I,OTJlH, Doc. 21. Tho Chippewa
bank In the southern pnrt of tlio
city closed today and a report reached
prosecuting officers that .the short-
'ago may reach $r00,000. Gottlieb
Weyermnnn, president, Issued a state
ment that the cashier, John 8. Carr,
confessed that bo was short in his
accounts and returned $31,000, but
that tho exact shortage haB not boon
ascertained.. The capital of the bank
Is given as $200,000 and the surplus
as $100.000. J !
Practical Last j
Minute Gifts
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"THE BOOK STORE"
1 Line-a-days
Coin Purses
Bill Folds
Combination Purses
Card Cases
Mottos
Guest Room Mottos
Corona Typewriters
Books ail kinds
Bibles ,' ! '
' Console Sets
Buxton Key Cases
Smoking Stands
Office Chair Pads
Typewriter Cushion Keys
Remington Portables
Cook Books
Book Ends
Sconces
Sealing Wax Sets .
Letter Seals
Incense
Desk Seta
Bridge Sets
Toys
Games
Magazine Subscriptions
Victor Adding Machines
Crater Lake Pictures
Hand Bags
Ma Jongg Sets
Dolls
Corona Typewriters
Postal Scales
.Numbering Machines
; InkWells
Loose Leaf Memos
Steel Safety Boxes '
Playing Cards .
Rubber Stamp Outfits
Kodaks '.
Kodak Accessories
Children's Stationery
Brief cases
Address books
Wallets .
Collar Casos
Tie Cases
Shirt Carriers
Date Books
Diaries
Fountain Pens
Eversharp Pencils
Calendars
Sachets
Candle 8tlcks
Fancy Candles
Telephone Lists
Office Calendars
Drawing Instruments
Waste Baskets, office
Waste Baskets, houso
Corona Typewriters
Men's Stationery
Manuscript Cases
Dictionaries
Roycroft Articles
Bud Vases
Cigarette Cases
Office Blotters Pads
Royal Typewriters
Underwood Portable
Cordova Handbags '
Christmas Nut Cups
We do not try to sell you, we
help you select
CHRISTMAS CARDS
Displayed n, new way. Best yet.
Groceteria stylo
Medford Book Store
34 No. Central
N, B. Follow the crowds if
you get lost. They all go to
North Central.
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On Toys
SATURDAY
All those who attended our last special sales remember the wonderful Bargains. Well,
this Dollar Bill Sale will be remembered f cr. many a day. .
Xmas presents of every sort and description will be on sale for $1.00
We List Here a
$1.50 Drums
$1.50 Tool Chests
Panama Pile Drivers
Large Sets of Blocks
(Doll's Bath Tub with Doll
included
Round Cornered Blocks
'Bing Stone Block Sets
$1.25 Bed Room Slippers
$1.25 Kitchen Sets
$1.50 Enamel Toy Dish Sets
$1.50 China Toy Dish Sets
Erector Sets
Doll Carriages
Whirley Tinker Toys
Gilbert's Toy Makers
$1.50 Steam Engines
Pianos
$1.50 Games of Horseshoes
Tolo Tunnels
' The Medford Harness Co.
THE SPORTING GOODS STORE
Largest Stocks of Toys and Sporting Goods Between Frisco and Portland.
ACCEPTABLE
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
A Pair of Tarty Slippers for
A Pair of Crossctt Shoes for
See Our Windows.
.' Our Prices are Right.
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The Biggest, Busiest, Bestest
Brightest TOYLAND in all
Southern Oregon Will Give
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and Xmas Presents
December
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SPECIAL!
, A present for the Kiddies with every
' " from 7:30 to 10 A. M.
Few of the Special Values Offered
China Salad Bowls
China Cake Plates
Amber Glass Bowls
Amber Candle '
Sticks
China Smoking Sets
All Steel Wagons
All Wood Wagons
Watch Our
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purchase
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SATURDAY
Semephores '
$1.25 Water Tanks '
6-Cup Aluminum Percolators
Fancy Colored Baskets
Ma-Ma Dells v
$1.45 Nut Sets
Pocket Knives
Safety Razors
Letather Fielders Mitts
Leather1 Catchers' Mitts
Steel 'jointed Fly Rods
Baseballs' ;
Foctballs
Dancing Dolls "y
Alaska Dolls
Wolverine Laundry Sets
Set Chess Men 1
Kiddie Kara
Wheel Barrowe
SPECIAL
For Saturday and Monday
December 22nd and 24th
GENUINE LEATHER HAND BAGS
$1.50 Hand Bag for 98e
. 2.25 Hand Bag for . 11.43
3.40 Hand Bag for . 1.99
4.00 Hand Bag for 2.67
4.85 Hand Bag for 2.98
5.25 Hand Bag for 3.I2
6.00 Hand Bag for 4.18
6.40 Hand Bag for '...j 4-36 ,
8.00 Hand Bag for 5.18
8.65 Hand Bag for 4.98
16.00 Hand Bag for 6.98
22.50. Hand Bag for v 17.98
5.60 Vanity Casa for 2.48
8.C0 Vanity Case for 5.48
12.00 Vanity Cats for 7.98 ;
12.50" Vanity Case for 8.98 '
Phone 273
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