East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-23
wAsHINGToN's MEMORY
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But necessary as It Is to be provi
dent, there Is need to be ever OF
guard against the subtle temptation
which may accompany the saving ol
money. To save money merely fol
. the sake OF saving II, can not but b,
dwarflng in its effect. For money /;
not value in itself but merely a meas,
ure OF value OF that which can be OBJ,
tanned from its use. Unused money Il
utterly useless, and indeed II may bt
worse than useless. 1t may be a posi-.
tive injury. No swimmer can stay
under water long and live. What
holding the breath is to inhalation
and exhalation in the respiratory sys-
tenn, saving is to earning and spend.
ing in the respiratory system.
II may be wise, indeed necessary
at times to hold ones breath, but to
hold 1t too long Is fatal. SO II is with
saving. To save for the sake Of saw.
ing is boarding. That process makes
the miser and misery.
The man whose ear is ever deaf to
the cry OF the hungry and destitute
who lives for self and self alone. has
never discovered the secret OF happi.
ness.
close by quoting from an after
dinner speech delivered by the late
Geo. w. Perkins a short time before
his death. we are beyond doubt en-
tering on a period when the welfare
Of the community takes precedence
over the interest OF the individual,
and where the liberty of the individ-
ual will be more and more circum-
scribed for the benefit Of the COM
munity as a whole. Our only decora-
tion-the almighty dollar. is not as
highly priced as 1t used to be.
The man with exceptional ability
with more than ordinary talent, will
hereafter, look for his rewards, for
his honors not in one direction but In
two. first and foremost in some pub
lie work accomplished, and only Sec
ondary In wealth acquired. In my
judgment the fashion Of accommodating
wealth simply for the sake of possess
ing II, has about reached it's greatest
height. and the habit of performing
public service for the sake OF its per-
formance is coming into vogue.
II am right, then, the problem OF
the man of the future is not how he
can acquire very large personal
| fortune, but how he can acquire a
competency and at the same time I'll
himself to be an all-around citizen and
render some worth while service.
Extension Of Taxing Power.
Former County Assessor Strain
spoke on Extension of the Taxing
| Power This is a subject to which
the speaker had given many years oi
study and he gave his hearers last
evening the benefit OF his deductions
He declared the great increase in the
amount of taxes demanded was due
to. the ever increasing demands OF the
public to do things for the public al
public expense. He startled his hear.
ers with comparisons which showed
that it required more to run the city
government of Portland today thar
1t did to run the national government
at the close of Washington's admins
tration He also said that when ht
first became assessor that the budget
of UmatilIa county was only for 5000.
900 while at present 1t requires 81.
500 900. He made a plea for uniform
tax laws and advanced the belief that
some arrangement should be made
whereby the state could collect state
income tax through federal coopera-
| tion.
Pride OF Our Cemetery
The closing address was by II. j
| Taylor. As a member OF the city
council during two Administrations he
served as chairman OF the cemetery
committee. He told OF the efforts OF
J his committee to make the cemetery
more slightly place and pointed with
pride fo what had been accomplished
6il Retain Positions.
Judge Joe II. Parkes who has held
the position of Justice of the peace
for more than 80 years and Major Lee
Moorhouse, who has been custodian of
the city funds for more than a quar-
ter Of a century were far ahead of all
others present last evening in point OF
public service. Both still hold their
positions.
IUBnt t&~HldyOTb WcIc pTCHculs lnl6
exceeded the number Of other ex-of-
ficers with the exception OF council
men.
Those In Attendance.
Those present last evening with the
names of the offices they formerly
held were:
J. A. Fee. fire chief. circuit Judge,
mayor.
J. Alger Fee. city attorney.
w. Il. Brock, councilman.
s. A. Lowell, circuit Judge.
Tom Thompson. councilman.
Joe.H. Parkes, justice of the peace.
Thos. Fitz Gerald. city recorder.
Frank Sailing. county clerk.
G. w. Phelps, district attorney cir.
cult Judge.
M J. Carney. chief of police.
Alex Manning, justice Of the peace.
councilman.
c. p. Strain, assessor.
L. L. Mann. representative.
Ralph Folsom, councilman.