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Page Six Friday, October 20^,, THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT 103.35 Ernest Belleque ......... Chas. I. Clough, supplies.—. Harley Ef.rl Tillamook Garage, supplies Republican State Committeeman Writes Interesting Letter To 1».U and repairs ------- ----------- 2 104.24 Marl^ Bloom ................. 15.95 The Voter» and Taxpayers of the County. Wayne Blackburn f gunset Garage, supplies and 10.1? 55.45 Herman Smith ',..n ■ 319 15.00 Sol Earl -................. R A. McIntyre, court house county School Fund 3(40,0000^ item, it is no easy matter to' reduce strong boosters for the highway at To the Editor; U» 12.00 Judson Moore Dr. Forest L. Howard, poor.. High School Tuition Fund 13,000.00 taxation under existing conditions, tile primary election, aud it is sur- ! There is always more or l<-s agi Bar, — I ¡..V t. ’» Transfer Co., express... 2.50 E. E. Nelson IL* Union High School Fu ml 7,122.96 for the reason that there are so prising that they should flop over toi tation and discussion about high 50.W GENERAL FUND WARRANTS ; iizpatricu, advertising 47.14 Art Owens P many tax levying bodies and expen- the democratic candidate for gover taxation previous loan election than Special taxes levied by 4 5 3.»i 47.1 1 Axel Reusser W Stanley, Justice court » 24. <. Gross, advertising Chas. E school districts dltu res fixed by law. nor. for it was the democratic party 15» nt any other time, as well us a T Elno Lightfoot 47.14 aid Harris, advertising W Stanley, Justice court Ho It is in the pov. er of Ti,e->e are the naked facts, and the that mussed up the war and spent E 4.17 great deal of misconception and mis H. \v . Vogle 16.62 Robert H. McGrath. Jus. < t. 10- Fitzpatrick, advertising Pa distircts to make a real reason that tuxes are high is the taxpayers' money like a lot of Robert H. McGrath. Jus. < t. nJ Dunn <£• Baker understanding, for the reason that BOND FUNDS 10 638.15 because the people are to blame drunken sailor«, so much so that the Morris Safe & Lock Co. safe 500. so many persons have not the lime per cent, as R. O. I 13.52 Steinbacli Iron Works ............... Al rt Wade J iol districts themfives, having voted a large country is not financially able to urt 47.27 Standard Oil Co. and Inclination to Investigate for Ing done, but uh th Hi ert Smith ..................... ..... 32 J and neces- number of taxes upon themselves. give the ex-eervii men a bonus, F. 10.75 •Union Oil Co. themselves whether statements made know what is teqi . iaekbui h 22 4 J of their sary to give the ch w hid they ate rightly entitled to. id by office seekers are true or lai • . air 2 9. 9« Preston Marolf Belleque .................... ........ 11a ROADS AND BRIDGES « duration, 42.06 I Frank Deveney 1500 00 K. 0. Richards a alter .vi. Pierce Without exception every taxpayer respective districts Mitchell ............ Fa district)) If any considerable reduction In and the latest political monstrosity Rose, Batker 8.37 (Continued on Page 7j «Ulq air G rds. er Earl ................... in the county is anxious to have In and running their it is safe taxation is brought about, the only itoiiie W. Watson, who lopped over 83.79 [hup taxes reduced, so we ure a unit on as economically as j that point. And without blowing to say that thp people of the county pia< e this can be «lone is to reduce to the democratic candidate, are all Norman Dye, Eair Ords. 70.18 & Imp. off a lot of "hot air" and talking a will not countenance the efficiency the road fund, and to make a re miking about reduction of ' •axes, of i he districts schools being cut O. W. Kinnaman, Fair Grds. duction of 25 per cent in the coun '¡'lie deinocratic paity increased the blue st leak, it is first necessary to 87.78 & Imp. ---------------- ------- look at all the facts squarely In the down 25 pei cent, which will follow ty taxes, as Mr. Richards is talking running expenses of the nation up reduction is made. The ' about, would mean that there would to »6,403,343,841 in 1920, and the Joe Magarreil, Fair Grds face as they exist at the present if the 4- Imp ........... ■ parry reduced it to time and to fairly and Intelligently probabilities are that witli the In be no road funds, or a very small republican discuss the matter, which 1 now pro crease of population taxation for amount, tn build and maintain »3,372,607,899 for the present fis-' Fletcher Powers, Fair Grds. r n er tJiJ.OO & Imp. ......................... roads in the county. This year’s cal year, which is a saving pose to do for the information of schools will increase 25 per cent. to the 104 79 J. J. Rupp, Fair Grds & Imp. According to Mr. Richards’ lo£ic budget called for “»284.547.00, made taxpayers of »3,030,735,941, and the I lie taxpayers of the county. Kasper Schild, Fair Grds. of up as follows: There are two reasons why taxa who is butting into the affairs republican party is still on the job & Imp ................... ................ school Roads and bridges ____ »208,000 00 reducing taxation. Why republi tion has been mounting higher for tin- school district, the Johanna York, pension ....... boards are extravagently wasting several years Interest on bonds .... ___ ....... 7,850.00 cans can flop over to the spend- Ivei V. Gillam, pension ----- One Is that property is beating too much of the tax loud, »50,000 of the peoples' money, for Market roads ____ 30,00000 thrift democratic party, and then Augusta E. Williams, pension and the other is that the people of he is wanting the school tax cut 25 Special road tax in road complain about high taxation, is a Marie Getchell, pension / district No. 1 ...... ........ 38,797.00 mystery. Anyway? before a few Myrtle F. Dougherty, pension the state, and Tillamook couny as per cent, which can only be done by reducing the salaries of teachers The county court apportioned months roll around those who well, have demanded so many things Gertrude Bigelow, pension... ln\ and have voted taxes to pay for $50.000- The school boards are the $69,000 00 to each of the three road tend to desert the republican party Henrietta Burdick, pension... Fifty two thousand five hundred children of Los An them, rarely ever taking into con best judges whether this can be districts, and $20,000 market road and vote for men who belong to the Mary L. Dye, pension geles were questioned as to the amount of milk they sideration the interests of the prop done. funds to each district. spendthrift party will feel sorry Elwe Hellebuyck. pension.... consumed daily, their ages were recorded and heights erty owners, who have to pay the CITY AND DRAINAGE TAXES The roads and bridges in the when they know how completely Rosa Landolt, pension .......... Maud G. Phelps, pension..... and weights obtained. The heights and weights of fiddler. Facts prove this to be the Under this bead »82,996.97 o( the county are in better shape now than they are being fooled by disgruntled H. V. Alley, commissioner.. these children were compared on the basis of their case. ever before, with several road pro- politicians. tax money Is accounted for, us fol Max Crandall, auditor........... consumption of milk, and the figures revealed the jects Incomplete, which, if the taxes The way to reduce taxes is for all When we went down to the depot lows: rere startling fact that in every age, without exception, the tax levying bodies to retrench ate to be reduced 25 per cent, will and bade the boys good-bye, who H. S. Brimhall, clerk.............. City taxation, including milk-using children were taller and weighed more than be a long time before they are com had been drafted, no one asked them Bernice E. Ripley, salary.... There is, however. Homething more Wheeler, Nehalem, Bay E«lna L. Mills, salary the non-milk using children, xi. was also found that pleted. Do the people of the county whether they were democrats to he done than this. The people or Margaret R. Shearer, salary tbert $40,887.45 City and Tillamook the milk-using children made more rapid progress in want the road work stopped. must quit voting unnecessary special republicans, whether they were C. S 35,740 16 Gladys G. Edner, salary Special drainage tax their studies. In every grade the milk-using children taxation, quit asking the state, Protestants or Catholics, or whether Carolina T. Portmann, salary 1,403.48 ROOSEVELT HIGHWAY Fairview Watei District were slightly younger than the non-milk using chil county, city mid school dibit lets fol they were of German, French, Can T. E. Epplett. janitoi 4,530.88 dren. The milk using children galsed on the average Forest Patrol Tax < The county court has been quite adian. English or Irish extraction. this, that and the other thing, tpiit T. H. Goyne. Dist. Atty. 2.28 years on the non-milk using children, from the it will, no doubt, suiprise most of fortunate in procuring a large They were our boys, every one asking for new officials to lie added our citizens to know tiiat under the of C. A. Johnson, assessor; ; kindergarten to the eighth grade. amount of money for the Roosevelt them, and we were one happy, unit ^Myrtle Wallin, salary ........... to the pay rolls. Keep on demand- above tour heads that It eats up Highway from the State Highway Ing mid obtaining these thlngs an<l EVERY CHILD SHOULD HAVE A QUART OF RAW $536,095.53 out of the »920,612.36 Commission, with bright prospects ed community family. That is the F. S. Armentrout, salary taxes will mount higher, and the C. A. Johnson, assessor......... MILK DAILY. ORDER GOLDEN ROD DAIRY CLAR- levied, and that it is impossible for of securing sufficient state funds to atmosphere we should be breathing Kathleen Mills, treasurer.. property owner will have to pay the county court to make a reduc finish that highway through Tilla today in Tillamook county. IFIED MILK. for them. My candid opinion is, and my ad T. E. Epplett, court house tion. for should it refuse to make a mook county next year, lint it can 54.30 and jail ... ................ - ............ But . ns a matter of fact, i tun levy for any of the above amount« vice to the people of the county is to 85.00 Horry to admit, that It is no easy mandatnup proceedings would be in not be done If this county has no vote for Governor Ben B. Olcott, and Myrtle O. Mills, salary 35.00 road fund to match state funds on a by doing so the Roosevelt highway Kathleen Mills, emergency matter to I educe taxation w ith so stituted, compelling it to make the 50-50 basis. It may interest the will be completi d in the near future, Dr. J. N. Shaw. Dairy many fixed, overhead expenses star different amounts. levies tor the Herd Insp........................... — 280.00 people of the county to know how which will give the coast counties ing one In the face, when one delves 'i'he county court is tied hand I and successful the county court has D. R. Tinnerstet, Dairy and the greatest boom hey ever had. into the mutter for the purpose of 225.00 Food Comm........................... feet, ami must follow the law r and been in the building of this hlgh- As Mr. H. M. Farmer has been Thelma Sewell, circuit court ascertaining where a saving can be 23.20 the will of those who have levied way and the large amount of money highly successful in having so much Maud Sewell, circuit court... made, anil for the further reason 23.20 and voted taxes. So this leaves that was obtained from the state, so of the highway completed in Tilla- W. S. Coates, surveyor..... ... that the people will not stand for a 73.84 »384,516.83 to be accounted for out will give the different items: mook county, it is the proper thing W. E. Anderson, salary... ..... reduction of taxes when an attempt 28.44 Both Phones Erwin Harrison, Prop. of this year's tax money. Wilson River to Riverdale, »13,- to keep him in office until the high- V. H. Stark, salary _______ is made. 16.74 843, paid by the state. AGRICULTURE way is finished, and for that reason L. S. Hushbeck, poor ... -...... 201-30 As an HI list rat Ion of this. the Clatsop county line to Mohler I think it is to the best interest of J. C. Holden, salary .............. 150.00 hchool board of the Tillamook dis- Under this head there is an ex (incomplete), 50-50 basis, »93,- the county that he should be re L. B. Lucas, salary & Exp. 152.25 trict schools took a little compus penditure of »17,600.00 as follows: 468.90. elected. The splendid condition of E. W. Holden, salary & Exp. 120.35 sion on the overburdened taxpayers Stock Indemnity »2.000.00 ------- * Hebo to Neskowin (incomplete). the roads in all parts of the county Ellen Norberg, salary ............ 95.00 and decided to cut out some studies County Agriculturist 1,600.00 John Aschim, sheriff & Exp. 210.83 50-50 basis, »149.676. is a splendid recommendation for in the high Hchool which some peo- Club Work Leader . ..... . 1,800.00 Office: Nat’l Bank Bldg. Both Phones: Bell 43-J Crystal Laundry Co., poor 8.00 Ten mTles of paving, »350.000, Mr. Farmer. pie seem to thlnk could be dispens County Fair 1,50000 — Remington Typewriter Co..... 0.75 Ground Floor P. O. Box 197 paid for by the state. ed with. But what happened. A 1 tally and Food THE »104 52 PER CAPITA B. W.' Turner, emergency.... 4.00 Riverdale to Hobsonvllle, »35,- petition was circulated to have these 2,100 00 Commissioner ........ ............ Miles Watrous, emergency.. 18.24 BUGABOO. studies retained, and they were re Dairy Herd Inspector ........ < 3.600.00 963.98, paid by the state. A. L. McCarty, fire warden 170.00 Neskowin to Lincoln county line, tained 5,000 00 »166,000 00. not costing the county Fair Grounds 7.05 Mr. Richards complains that the P. W. Barrett, printing ......... COUNTY TAXES FOR ALL PUR Under thia head four permanent one cent, paid for by state and fed per capita tux of Tillamook county A. E. Simmons, supplies ...... 28.50 25.01 official« have been added to the eral money. is »104.52, the highest in the state. Bushong & Co., supplies ..... POSES AMOUNT TO ii. V. EBERHARDT, Prop. Grand Leader, poor .............. 2.75 county's pay roll in recent years, at »920,613.36 Rockaway to Jetty creek, »17,300 The increase was brought about by A. G. Lyons, justice court 25.50 the in gent request of the dniry In the people voting money for so By way of preface, it Is well to paid for liy the state. J. L. Carter, justice court 3.10 mention that the total amount of terests of the county. It Is in the Moore cut-off to Hebo. »96,- many things. This bugaboo of Mr. I W. J. Norris, justice court 2.50 Complete Set of Abstráete of the Records of Tillamook County power of Hie county court to elim Richards is not going to scare the I E. W. Stanley, justice court 221 40, paid for tiy the state. tax to be collected thiH year is 4.20 In addition to this the state ex people, for It shows where a large i E. W. Stanley, justice court »920.612 36, In Tillamook county, inate most of this expenditure, but 3.85 for all purposes, including state, should it attempt to do so there pended »50,0**0.00 on die Three Riv amount of the tax money conies ! J F. Jones, dist. sealer 8 62 would he protests and petitions cir from. Over two-thirds of the land ers and Sour Grass roads this year. I °- W. Biddle. Indemnity count), city, roads, school«, polls, 12.50 culated to retain these officials. 4.08 This is a splendid sfiowing made in Tillamook county belongs to non Bay City Examiner, printing etc., and I will segregate that < IltCUIT COURT AND JUSTICE 12.50 by tile county court in its efforts to residents. who pay 60 per cent of | C. A. Smith, indemnity amount and place It under differ 12.50 complete the Roosevelt Highway in the taxes which go to educate the i Constantin Peter, indemnity ent head«, so as to make It clear COURTS children, build roads and pay the ! Glass & “ Piudhomme Co. sup 1.60, Tillamook county. Hut there is an itud 'Intelligent where taxation can I lulei Ills head the expenses tun I G. B. Nunn, justice court 12.70 other reason why the county court running expenses of the county, be reduced ami where II Is Impossl Up to $9.400 00. as follows. West Disinfecting Co., sup. 18 00 is hurrying on this work ¡is fast as which is all new money coming into ble to do so under old piesent dual i limit Court | R T. Boals. health office »6.000 00 162.0u possible. As soon as the highway the county every year. A blind man Hystctn of voting tuxes ami burden* Justice Courts 1,000.00 per Glass & Prudbomme Co. sup. 41.02 Is complete the State Highway Com can see that by lowering the on property owners. R. T. Boals. health officer Expenses, District Attorney's 11.78 capita less taxes would be paid by mission will maintain It, which will Of the above amount 82*^ per Dr H. E. Rinehart, health ofc. 3.75 Oi l ti e . 2,400 00 the non-residents. save the taxpayers of the county cent was levied by the county and Mrs. E B. Gillen, health ofc. 2.25 ' This does not Include the salaries If local authorities fot schools, roads, of tin circuit judge and the district thousands of dollars every year PIERCE OBTAINED STATE Mrs. Lee Lyster, health ofc. 0.75 FT 1? Ayer, health office drainage and water districts, an«l attorney. which Is paid by the state. sufficient money If available next 0.75 MONEY FRAUDULENTLY 1 he largest stock of wallpaper ever in Tillamook year, there is every reason to belieie G. E. LeFevre, health office <•11 > and port purposes How could Iniynim and witnesses an- 1.50 paid W M Pierce cut these local taxes In from this fund, and should the cost that the State Highway Commission When Walter M. Pierce address- Mrs. Alexandria Rock, helth ofc 1 00 075 two? It is up to Hie people in the of running these colitis run up to will join the county in completing <1 i lllainook people at the county Oscar Taggart, health office. Wholesale and Retail 1.25 Io. «1 district« to do so. Yet Mr. double the above amount, the conn- the road from .Mohler, through ail they little dreamed that he h id F E. Cross, health office Brighton. Rockaway. been mixed up in a fraudulent deal R. F. Rachman, repairs 0.70 Pit ice udmitH that his prontlae of 50 ty court would have to issue war - Wheeler. City Transfer Co., election 0.50 Garibaldi to the Miami bridge die oi rowing state school funds. It is i.atnars Drug Store, supplies pe< cent tax cut is Intended to ap tlints to pay the expenses. I amts, Oils, Turpentine, Etc. 38. «3 only section of the highway which ply to state e taxes only. Only 17 *•» / tact, however. Along in 1903. Mr. C 1. Lewis Co., painting 16 69 COUNTY PtXlll Is not provided for in this county. taxes pei tent of Tillamook county's Pierce was In need of »25.000. and Chas F. Pankow, supplies »11.000 to It was through the efforts of It costs the county the to obtain this lie deeded his tarm to this year were state taxes, viz., for ami Repairs 53.75 care for the poor aud pay mother county court dial die location w as other persons, each of whom borrow - Leupold X- Voelpel Co., sup soldiers’ bonus 2 per cent, fol mat 41.75 paid by the changed from the Miami to the pensions, which must lie ket loads 3 per cent, for state aid ed »5.000.00 from the state, which Homer Mason, county judge 182.42 county court. beach route, and the reason that It is the most i hat one person can G. B Lamb, school supt. to elementary s< holds 4 per cent and 150.00 ADMINISTRATIVE DEPTS did so was because it would hive borrow for state higher •■duraltonal pur Having obtained the Margaret Armentrout, salary 90.00 road, anyway, to build th« beach Mrs Joyce Willis, supt. ofc. poses 5 per cent, tlie balance of 4 Vi For the salat les of county officials 3.00 i.' j . 000-00 loan from the state, the to ¡and w;.s deeded back to Pierre, It Conover & Conover, supplies 0 50 pvt qetit'going mainly to slippoit mid suppliis for their respective of and being the most expensive 37.50 Institutions and paying expenses of fices require »48,380 00. us follows build, the state will help pay for it. is claimed that Pierce hail some po Archie R. Long, indemnity G. B Lamb, expenses 43.40 litlcal pul! ant that was how slate government. Only »2.514,080 Assessor s office the » 4.600 00 SOME SOUND ADVICE G. B Lamb, expenses 19.61 or six per cent of all tuxes paid In School Hupei Intendent s fraudulent deal was pulled off. Is Now. by way of deviation, to put that the kind of a man Tillamook Tillamook Gen. Hospital. poor 54.00 C.egon this year were for general office .... v 4.140 00 Tillamook Mercantile Co., poor ’ 20 92 little pep and kick Into this letter, people want for a state purposes outside of roads . nd Treasurer's office governor. It Is not A. F Coates Lumber Co . 1,400.00 want to give the people of Tilla I education while 94 per cent were Sheriff's office surprising that those who had made 12.390 00 Fair Grounds 369 65 mook county some good, sound, fath •ip their minds for Pierce taxes voted by the people of the Clerk's office are now Wheeler Reporter, justice court 2.00 7.500.00 4 erly advice, which they should pon state foi local and district putpo <> going to vote the republican ticket. County Court 8,000 00 Mis. Cora 1! DeFord, poor 35.00 <lei over It was through the ef This proves that the tax problem Is Surveyor'« office But to get hack to the question Haltome. poor 3,100 00 30-00 forts of the Roosevelt Memorial mainly local, and up to the people Coroner's office 150 00 of high taxation, although I feel like Kitiy Crenshaw Hdw. Co., 8Up. 2.70 that Coast Highway Association of the «inious districts and munici District Sealer most people that taxes are too high, Mutual Telephone Co. 100 00 1010 the Roosevelt highway w as made palities to solve. Truant officer 100 00 part of the state road plans. »nfl it Is going to tie impossible to bring Nelson Electric Co., supplies and repaisr them down at one jump or in one 750 00 Health officer 1070 STATE TAX which was instrumental In having a year. It took several years for them Cloverdale Merc. Co., poor 500.00 6 95 thi» Fire Warden ’I illaniook county's portion large amount of money expended on 25.00 to jump skyward, and it will take Tillamook Herald, printing 550 00 have Auditor yent Is »161.459 70 What the highway, with the promise from several years to bring them down. H. M Farmer, commissioner 159 95 gte.illy Increased the state tux la to Court house and Jail the State Highway Commission and Anyone who will take the trouble Southern Pacific Co., freight 295 00 expenses 5.000 00 puy monies voted by the people nt a pledge from the republican party, Louie Widner, sheriffs office 225 00 to delve into this will have to agree heads of de The salaries of the different, times and being fixed ov Ranson Widner, circuit court 26.60 that the highway will be completed with me. on account of fixed. Over Louie Wtdner. circuit court erhead charges, the state officials partments are fixed by the state In the near future A few disgrunt 40 8n head expenses. But with a united Lloyd Hunt, circuit court must make the state levy high legislature, and each elective official led politicians have succeeded In 2« 60 effort on the part of all tax levying submits a budget of the necessary Lon Trent, circuit court enough to meet the expenditure It splitting up both political parties on 20 00 Is claimed by those who know, that expense of their respective office to a religious question, and from pres bodies to retrench, this can be Headlight Publishing Co.. printing apart from the monies voted by the the county court when the county ent appearances a latge number of gradually brought about, but it is people, the state government Is •co- budget Is made up voters are grabbing at a will 'o the impossible If the people keep on de Nehalem Tel A Tel Co. manding all sorts of things aud vot Coast Power Co., light A pw OTHER ITEMS nomlcally ad tn In 1st ee rd wisp, overlooking the fact that what Ing money to pay for them, wbteh Pac. Tel A Tel Co. Other items a«e as follows they are advocating will do nothing PORT TAXATION County Teachers' Institute » 35000 for the up building of Tillamook the over-burdened property owner H S. Brtnihall. bounty and I he It required »91,643 00 for express has to pay for. 11« 9« I'tipiing |1.M county and the coast counties and to Porta of Nehalem and Bay City With all due respect to my reptil«- Tillamook Tire Co., supplies 3 »0 Advertising , »1.000 00 wtill retard the building of the pay principal and interest on bonds A. F Coats Lumber Co 28 90 Library 1.000 00 Riawvelt highway, which, when llcan friends who have flopped over, 4*>*«n A Co . Inc . poor voted by the people tn the two port 80 35 Bounty , 1.000 (Mi complete, will bring thousands of blind folded into the spendthrift «»•raid, printing districts. 98 40 Elections 3.000.00 visitors and thousands of dollars In democratic p--«v. there is yet a few advertising jo oa 7'kmon DISTRICT AND HIGH SCHOOLS Re cruising burned timber 20.000.00 to Tillamook county and the state weeks for them to see the error of iu ' Royal Restaurant, court f_T*nn»r their way«, and return and vote forj For the education of the children Emergency Fund r 1,000 00 of Oregon What they are advocat ( house and jail 85 90 Voder these different heads It in ing wilt not even fill up one <huck the good old republican party that R ostov Barker, fair ground, and young people of the county, the 43.89 is reducing taxation. taxpayers pay »200.09« 8«, made volve« an expenditure of *«61.425.53 bole on the highway this coming Norman Dye fair grounds 25 57 sod after carefully studying every winter. A A. Kinnaman. fair ground* up as follows; Tillamook people were FRED C BAKER 45.88 F Poweni. fair grounds 35 91 The Electric Store” I Paid Advertisement B> republican County Central Committee) Jack Rupp, fair grounds 59 88 Dr, J E Khearer. poor 4 50 Why State, County and School Taxes Are High Golden Rod Dairy PACIFIC ABSTRACT CO. WALLPAPER C. L. LEWIS COMPANY SUPER-AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC RANGE Come in and lei us tell you about this [new kitchen marvel 1 COAST POWER COMPAQ