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PJOE EIGHT MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1933. Mississippi Sales Tax Meets Emergency Need; Rate Increase Is Asked Aa increase in tha tax rate la ac tually being aaked for by people in one eta to. public meetings have been held recently in Mississippi, request ing that the sales tax be increased from two to Jive per cent, it Is re lated in the article, "Mississippi Tries the Sales Tax," by E. H, Taylor, in the January issue of The Country Gentleman. This singular attitude Is due to the revenue-raising and debt-meeting qualities displayed by the sales tax during the six months of Its opera tion In Mississippi. At the start the monthly returns from it were esti mated at 168,000. Instead the aver age has been close to 9200,000. The sales tax was adopted to meet what has become a rather common emergency in government mounting treasury deficits, the depletion of older forma of tax revenue and the necessity of finding new sources of tax money. It is a part of what the article diacribes as "probably the most complete program of taxation and control over tax spending so far at tempted by any American state." The sales tax feature Is especially Interesting, according to the article, for two reason. One Is that It is the first full-fledged trial of the sales1 tax In any of the states. The other Is that Mississippi Is the most rural of all the states and farmers have generally been considered opposed to sales tax. But the writer found most of the Mississippi farmers he talked with were favorable to the sales tax. All those who were landowners were. Their chief reason Is that It was either a case of the anles tax or still higher property taxes. "The sales tax was the only means by which we could hold this land," said Will Dockery, one of the ablest planters in the Delta. "Any further tax on land, even in better times than these, would have been In supportable. In many cases it Is In supportable new." With Mississippi's numerous other taxes, "the sales tax has made the coverage about as nearly 100 per cent complete as can be found anywhere In America." Yet,- curiously, states the writer, "I found no violent op Iegistlative Committees Are Named for Session SALEM, Jan. B. (AP) H. O. Wheeler of Lane county and L, F. Allen of Wallowa were appointed chairmen of the powerful ways and means confinltteea of the senate and house respectively. The personnel of all committees for the regular session were announced here by the president of the senate and' speaker of the house. All the regular session oommlttees will not function during the special session, but those having to do with resolutions and taxation will be kept busy. It was expected not more than five ofthe committee wf be used during the special assembly. The full list of committees are as follows, the first named being chair men and the second being vice-chairmen: 0 Senate. Agriculture Brown, Mann, Allen, WlJUamson am Zimmerman, Alcohol lo Trnffio Ktckson, Bynon, Strajgpr, Btaples and Upton. Asaesarnent and Taxation Chin nock, Haxlett, Zlmmermng, Fisher. Yates. Woodward, gorbett, Brown and yes. Banking Williamson, Bynon, Zim merman, Geo. W. Dunn, Upton, Spauldlng and Booth. Clayns-Dlckaon, Mann and Mc Fadden Commerce and Navigation Staples, Joe Dunne, Hazlett, Franclscovlch Aid Dickson. Counties Hess, Zimmerman, Jorvgt, Chin nock and Dipicnn. County and State Offices Fisher, Lee, McFadden, Bifrke and &nn. Education Woodward, Hess, Mc Fadden, Bee, Geo. W. Dunn, Wheeler ejid Bynon. Elect loift and. Privileges Bynon. ' Burke, Joe Dunne, Mann iQ 0 Fisher, Engrossed and EiiccHed. Bills Btrayer, Geo. Dunn, Tvheeler, Jones gnd YateQ v, Federal Relation Mann, Goss and Wheeler. Fishing Industis Franclscovlch, Hazlett, Jones, Allen, Staples, Spauld lng and Goes. Forest and Forest Products Spauldlng, Yates, Franclscovlch, ty, Hess, Fisher and Woodward. Game George Dunn. I&ith, Cor bett, chlnnock. Spauldlng, Uptft and 'He- Horticulture Hazlett, Allen and (Burke. Inulistrles Yates, Jones, Corbett, Joe Du9 and DlclSon. Insurance Corbett, Duncan, Joe Dunne,. McFadden and Upton. Irrigation and Drntnage Zimmer man, Upton. Wheeler, Ch'.nnock, Btrayer, Hazlett and Allen. Judiciary Upton, Dickson, Dun can, Gom and Hatlett. Livestock McFadden, Brown, Joe Dunne, Wheeler snd Duncan. Medicine, Pharmacy and lntlstry Jones, Staples, Booth, Brown and Woodward. Military AffairsBooth. Fisher, Lee, Duncan and Franclscovlch. Mining George Dunn, Btrayer and Municipal Affairs Goiw, Allen, Burke. Franclscovlch and Spauldlng. Penal Institutions Lee, Spauldlng, Woodward, Staples and Brown. Printing Allen, Williamson and Burke. Public Buildings and Institutions Booth, Yates and 8pauldlng. Public Lands Duncan. McFadden, Brown, Williamson and Dickson. Railroads and UtltltUs Burke, Ooas, Brown, Bynon and Zimmerman. Resolutions Corbett, Btrayer, Lee, Franclscovlch and Chlnnock. Revision of Laws Franclscovlch, Chlnnock. Lrc, Strnycr, Hss, Corbett and Bynon, position to the extension of taxes." Two bankers said they favored the sales tax because people "will get a reminder of taxes every time they buy anything." A farmer isttltude quoted Is: "Z don't mind a new use of the taxing power if It Is to got us out of debt. Public debt added to private debt is crushing farming as well as other business." That Is the explanation for the de mand that the sales tax rate be ln r.rMed. The counties of Mississippi, like those of most other states, are heavily burdened with debt. Now that the sales tax has proved a good money raiser, they want its rate Jumped to five per cent and a por tion of the revenue diverted to the counties. But "It Is not a panacea for our tax Ills. There are no panaceas," Governor Bennett Conner, whose ad ministration inaugurated the new tax program, is quoted as saying. The governor. In summing up his tax vlevs. said, "A tax system must rec ognize and establish the relation be tween the incora -producing condi tion of the people and the amount of money the government shall be allowed to spend. Then there must be an effective check on the spending of public funds. These are funda mental to any relief of our tax trou bles." This is the key to the remainder of the Mississippi program. The branch of government the state tax commission which Is re sponsible for coiloctlng and admin istering t a Kes has been responsible also for preparing the budget outlay for which they are to be spent, A budget commission has been created and given drastic powers. A check on deficit - incurring practices has been Initiated to the en that "we should be able to make an Intelli gent estimate of our potential tax Income and how the burden of it can be most equitably distributed." And to complete the Job of over hauling & recess committee of the legislature Is charged with working out a plan for the complete reor ganization of the administrative ma chinery of the state and local governments. Roads and Highways Joe Dunne, Williamson, Burke, Upton, Yates, Booth, Allen, Mann and Fisher. Rules Joe Dunne, Fisher, William son. Ways and Means Wheeler, Wood ward, Staples, Geo, Dunn, Jones, Strayer and Hess, , Home. Administration and Reorganization Gordon, Snedecor, Chllds, Bennett, Herman, Oakes, Price, Snider and Abrams. Agriculture Seaman, Duerat, Beat, Cooter, Day, McCornack and Turner. Alcoholic Control Johiyon, Hall, Beckman, Scott and Walker. Assessment and Taxation Nichols, Belton, Best, Day, OrahamH Hunting ton, Kelly, McAlear, Miller, Scott. Bunding and Corporation McPhll llps, Herrorf, Belton, Johnson, Lewis, McCornack, Lynch, Paulus, Snedecor and Wells. Blllf and Mallirit Wells, Allen and Hill. Comiflerc) and Navigation Tget, Keasey, Hill, Judd and Price. Constitutional Law Weotherford, Hilton, Beckman, Dickson, Horifti, Johnson, Ittnrtln, McAleas) Delch and Wlnslow, x Counties and Cltles--Ryan, Staples, Chrlsman, McCornack and Scott. Education Chllds, Huntington, Clarke, iQotcr, Herman, Martin, Price, Walk, Weotherford an Wlnslow. Elections Chrlsman, Beckman, Huntington, Miller and Ryan. Engrossed and Enrolled Bills Gou ley, Ctgfke and Wyers. Fisheries Judd, McCloskey, Chrls man, Cooter, Hcrmnn, Ryan and Wlttlow. Foods and Dairy Products McAlear, Herman, Duerat, McCloskey and Oleon. Forestry Clarke, Cooter, Judd, Mc Phllllps, McCloskey, Oleen and Price. Game Day, Lynch, Best. Gouley, Hr8t Hif&ttngton, Nichols, On kes. Stockdale and Wyers. Health and Publio Morals Martin, Oakes, Bennett, Chrlsman, Eckley, Herron, Hilton, Keasey, McPhllllps and 8cott. Highways and Highway Revenues Wlnslow, Hill. Chllds. Judd. Lynch. Paulus, Staples, Stockdale, vm and Delch. HoO.culture Duerat, Kelly, Nich ols, Seaman and Wyers. iiurraitre Wells, Paget, Abrams, Clarke. Dammasch, Delch, Graham, Johnson, Horan and Martin. Irrigation and Drainage Miller. Lewis, Kelly, Lang, Oakes, Seaman and Staples. Judiciary Lonergan. Snedecor, Hall Chllds, Judd, Kelly and Miller. Labor and Industries Delch, Gra ham, Bennett, Eckley, Horan Oleen and Price. 'Complexion Curse She thought Bhe wn mt unlucky whim he calVd 011 h once- avu:)ri nrr irwicanrr. im omi lmirrs pimply, hlciDwhrdakin. More atni rmxe wrwwn aie Training that iHtni1. and hlotrhrr are ollen danurf ttgrtKU ol (tetfrd bowfl imiMwwiuMw.iiitrarnv.iKinff ttie system. Let NR (Nature's Remedy) allot tl complete, thorouK elimination and promptly ease away beauty rum" puiannoiui matter. Fine for head ache, hilnnis antiUun,dirsinrs. Try this sale. clepemiauie.aji vrcvtalJe correc tive. At all druf m ' 'JLJXs. lists only 2k, 'ti 1 air" ymtk whelk Q WioMVKW MvoC New Pitt Romance I ' r ?? i Twice In recent weeks cupId has counted out a member of the Pitts burgh gridiron squad. It was re cently announced that Miller Mun Jas, Panther quarterback, married his childhood sweetheart, Bernlce Foley of Wheeling, W. Va.t last Deo 4. (Associated Press Photo) Legislation and Rules Hill, Gou ley, Allen, Lonergan and Wells. Livestock Stockdale, Snider, Bel ton, Seaman and Weatherford. Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry Best, Dammasch, Allen, Gordon and Paget. , Military Affairs Eckley, Dam masch, Delch, Johnson, Lang, Hilton and Wells. Mining Kelly, Lang, Bennett, Lewis and Stockdale. Motor, Vehicles and Aeronautics Gouley, Oleen, Best, Turner, Dickson, Eckley, Keasey, McAlear, Weatherford and Wyers. Public Institutions Price, Eckely, Chrlsman, Graham and Paulus. Public Lands Abrams, Dickson, Duerat, Lang and Snider. Railways and Transportation Kea sey. Turner, Day, Staples, Walker, Lonergan and Hill. Repeal of Laws Horan, Dickson, Abrams, Hill, McPhllllps, Nichols and McCloskey. Resolutions Chllds, Lonergan, Day, Gouley, Hall, Hilton and McAlear. Revision of Laws Scott, Paulus, Herman, Paget, Ryan, Turner and Wyors. Taxation and Revenue McCornack, Gordon, Beckman, Clarke, Duerat, Hall, Herron, Lonergan, Snedecor and Staples. Utilities Lewis, McCornack, Belton, Herron, Lynch, Keasey, Miller, Oleen, Snedecor and Wyers. Ways and Means Alien, Gofdoh, Abrams, Dammasch, Kill, Snider and Walker. Burning Liner Seen From Shore PORTLAND HILL, Eng., Jan. 5. (AP) The burning liner Atlantlque, drifting In the English Channel, was plainly seen to day by about 800 people on the cliffs of Portland island. The abandoned ship was about six miles away. The Atlantlque, to which salvage vessels still wore unable to attach a line, was broadside to a heavy swell and 1 Li ted to Vie starboard. Wash Dresses and Pajamas reduced to 50c and $1.00. ETHELWYN B. HOFFMANN. Biggest Pfano Bargains on Pacific Coast QVAMTY eonftlnert with tOW PHICE on complete stock of pianos for JANUARY CLEAKANTR. 1'iinums line of Hnldwln and Hnldwtn Unlit rinnos. THE n$,inV!N America's favor ite piano with world's leading concert plnnHts and Broadcast In Stations. When you listen to your radio ynu are sure to hear some one "at .ie Haltlnln". Beautiful little Baby Grand $295 Bungplow Pianos $165 up Terms to suit 0 M pr month Practically new Fine Player $125 Brand new Eloctrio Repro ducing Piano QOQC u.io p 41 value $1650 Special Model Beautiful hlfih (trade lnstrv.irtf nt HALF PRICE Good Used Pianos $65 up ' Free Piano Lessons mnllrt rarrltlK rharf available Baldwin Piano Shoppe 26 S. Grape St., Medford SOLUTION OF TAX PROBLEM IS Al ERE ADJOURNING (Continues Horn Page One) a discussion of the situation had lasted until midnight. The majority of those present, Including the presi dent of the senate and speaker of the house, declared the session should continue until It completes its job or exploits every means to accom plish the purpose for which It was called. To Study Budget. Consideration of the budget will be made the next two dayn and a general report made upon It .Qturday by the ways and means committee, the conference decided. Opinions dif fered, however, whether the study of the budget could be aocompllQied In two days or would require more. The lnfofiVial conference was called by Speaker Snell, when It was learn ed a resolution would be presented today, calling for immediate adjourn ment without taking any action on the sales tax bill or the budget. The adjournment would be until the reg ular session next Monday. It was believed the resolution for adjourn ment was killed by the conference and that the special session would now continue with the possibility the regular session would be postponed. Croud at Hearing. The sentiment was also expressed at the public hearing last night that the special session should adjourn and do nothing regarding a sales tax. The hearing was held on the sales tax measure In the house chambers before the senate and house taxa tion committees. The house was crowded for the hearing. It was after this hearing the conference of lead ers was held to determine the ques tion of continuing the session. Opponents of the Oregon legisla ture's sales tax program at the pub lic hearing overwhelmed Its propon ents in speakers and listeners pres ent, but D- M. Webb, president of the Taxpayers' league of Portland, took advantage of the aituatlon by declaring those who want the sales tax are so Impoverished by the pres ent system that they couldn't afford to come to the hearing. Saw Tax Foes N-iroerus. j Webb and two members of the state tax commission were the only speak ers for the bill. Opponents of the measure had an array of speakers, Including State Orange leaders.. Pro longed app$Luse greeted their re marks. Earl Fisher, member of the tax' Tl but that can't affect Chesterfield Production of tobaccot usable for cigarette or "roll your own." U. S. crop (averjigo, 5 years, 1927-31) . 1,091,265,750 lbs. U. S. crop (Govt estimate, 1932) . . . 751.601,000 lbs. Estimated shortage, The manufacturer of good ciga rettes does not depend on any one year's crop. Ho knows that to keep Bp the quality of his brand, he has to carry on hand at all times a larsj' stock of the right kinds of tobacco from several years' crops. he domestic tobaccos are kept in large hogsheads, each contain ing about 1000 pounds and are allowed to age for two full years in other wors, nature's method of curing the tobaccos. Something like ageing wine. Liggett & Myers has about four and a half miles of warehouses used for Soring leaf tobacco, to 9 mi, Lmrrt Urai Tomcco Co. commission, mentioned s state deficit of 13,830,000, and said that revenues to be collected this year would fall short of requirements by about 000,000. He suggested the sales tax as the only way to remedy a situa tion that he termed critical. William Cutts, representing Port land theater Interests, and other speakers predicted the referendum would be Invoked on the tax If the legislature approves It. He told the tax committees conducting the hear ing that they should work for a re duction In the cost of state govern ment and legislative sessions. The 1031 legislature, he said, created new commissions and departments. . Mississippi Cited. D. M. Wo'oU claimed he represented 10,000 members of the Taxpayers' league of Portend, mainly small home owners. He said that before Mississippi enacted Its sales tax one fourth the state had been sold for delinquent taxes. Real property tax ation he called obsolete. Ray W. Gill of Multnomah county, master of the State Orange, assailed Je bill vigorously, calling It "the most ungodly type of tax ever at tempted to be foisted on the people." "I believe It was promoted In Wall street," he said. "It isn't ft local movement, but has the earmarks of a national movement designed to get down into the pockets r,t the people every day. , Olll denied that the ran and file of Orange members favor the tax. The National Grange Is against It, he said. Other Sources Available. Gill referred to the matter of more taxation of capital by declaring that "the sources of revenue are not all dried up yet. despite what the state tax commission says. The income tax source Isn't exhausted, and there Is still opportunity to make those pay who ought to pay." Gill de clared that Instead of the present three-mill state tax on property the sales tax would be a 20-mlll tax on the necessities of life. He predicted its downfall at the polls if passed by the legislature. Charles V. Galloway of the tax commission declared that West Vir ginia has had a sales tax since 1021, the administrative expense of which costs only one per cent of the amount collected. Replying to thrusts taken at the tax commission by Mr. Olll, Galloway said he was the father of the Income tax in Oregon, and that "in those days those who are now claiming to lave been Its original friends were silent." Galloway said he wrote the flrat Income tax bill in 1917 and couldn't get anyone to in troduce It for him in the legislature. Owp Shrine Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. HiuaJi Temple meets at Masonic ball, Ashland, Friday evening, January 6, 1033, In Stated Ses sion. Annual Meeting, Election and Installation of Officers. Light re freshments after session. All Shrlu ers incited. G. R. CHAPMAN, Potentate. R. S. DETRIOK, Recorder. aeco 1932 crop ... this iear L feili&l make sure that its products are fC--' uniform and are S good m can 11 To do this requires a great deal JSr" XJSrfil tf money for example, there is M&T&' ff Vt lio-Cs. JKvv 1 invested in the domestic and Turk- 6''?mtl lSi I ish tobaccos for Chesterfield Ciga- g Av ' s ' W? $k 1 rettes over $75,000,000. 't L " ' ""iSTC. J$!i Smokers can betissured, regard- CTS hVW JSV-oi 4 v-- "1 ' less of the crop conditions that f V4feV,W Chesterfield will be absolutely uni- sC f 'V 3&v illffl1 form the same yesterday, today, ilsS" siWgLS at all times. The cigarette that's f 4 IMa s(TT "& r MW ' "yCj milder-the cigarette tfeat taste. SyWW' X Held For Forgery ti . i' ? ? 1 f i i J) Hilda Shaw. 26-year-old school ieacrer. confessed to police that she forged her father's name to certificates of deposit In Marietta, banks for money spent In tak Ing a "boy friend" on trips. (Asso ciated Press Photol Jackson county last year paid out In bounties for varmints, principally bob-cats and coyotes, the sum of $2378.50, according to the records of the county clerk's office. Seven hun dred and ninety-eight coyotes, bob cats, wolves, and cougars bit the dust. Most of the bounty collectors were residents of the rural sections, and the fees collected in many instances proved a boon, with employment at a low point. The heaviest killing was made last January when 6626 was paid in bounties. Last February was second with $570. The lowest month of the year was July with $77.50. In De cember last $435 was paid. Oregon Weather. Occasional rain west portion to night nd Friday and light rain or snow east portion tonight and prob ably Friday morning; slightly colder In Interior tonight, strong southerly winds and occasional gales offshore, diminishing slowly tonight. January Clearance Sale of Ready to Wear Drastic price reductions ETHEL WYN B. HOFFMANN Sixth & Holly jT4 1 Ol 1 1 Crop may be- why? IN BUDGET DATA FOR REAL FACTS (Continued from Page One) No consideration was given pub licly to the International and naval aspects of the Philippine issue. You cannot prove It, but there are excellent private reasons for believ ing the naval general board has reached some Important conclusions. The navy really looks on the Philip pines as a hazard, not a help, in case of war. They are not supposed to be included in plana for defense In case of an outbreak In the Pacific. Navy men agree the Japs could cap ture them without difficulty. They could not be adequately defended without enormous expenditures. The Philippine bill is full of hid den Jokers. One line says that as regards "unrefined sugar, the amount thereof to be exported annually to the United States free of duty shall be allocated to the sugar producing mills of the Island proportionately on the basis of their average annual production for the calendar years 1931, 1032 and 1933." That will prevent any new Philip pine sugar mills being built from now on. The allotment plan faces tough sledding- The boys are already be ginning to chuck rocks at it on the sly. They are talking about trying It out on wheat and corn, lopping off cotton and hogs. The cloakrooms are full of uncon firmed gossip that Roosevelt has cool ed slightly about It. He Is not yet oflclally committed to It. An an nouncement from him may be neces sary to' get the bill through. Chief business backstage In the house now is something you get lit tle about election of Garner's suc cessor as speaker. 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The dope around Democratic head quarters is that Governor Ritchie of Maryland is slated to be attorney general If he wants It. If he doesn't It may go to Arthur Mlllens of Ne braska. There la a whisper that Sen ator Walsh of Montana was the ac tual first choice, but that he prefers to stay in the senate. Norman Davis's star Is rising as a candidate for secretary of stta. Adolph Miller, candidate for treas ury secretary, represents western opinions on finance. Eastern banfc- ers are much disturbed by his views. WAKE UP YOUR LIVER BILE WITHOUT CALOMEL And You'll Jump Oat of Bed n the Morning Rarin9 to Go If yoa feel soar and sank and the world looks punk, don't waUo a lot of nits, minora! water. cSL laxatfTe candy or cnewiac Sum and expect them to make yoa cnddenjjr sweet and buoyant and full ol sunshirm. For they cant do it. They only mow tfe bowels and a mffre movement doesn't set at tha cause. The reason for your ctown-aao-oBt feeling ia your liver. 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