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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
TAXES AND TAXPAYERS

Following are the views of a farmer
who considers that responsibility for
high taxes is individual and a thing
that cannot be shifted or avoided
without bringing disaster. The writer
withholds his name, but his views are
doubtless shared by others and they
are worthy of earnest consideration
by all He takes his theme from a
letter written by a resident of Out
look, Wash, to the Agricultural
Grange News. in which several strik-
ing comparisons are made between
the prices for farm products and the
salaries paid officials and members
compared are the following: The
governors salary, $4,000, equals 800
tons of hay in stack. 300 tons of po-
tatoes aboard the cars, 800 fat hogs.
each 250. pounds. His automobile, $40
900. equals $500 tons of hay, 800 tons
erintendent of the Outlook schools is
$4,000. which mems $50 tons of hay
in the stack or the whole crop on 10
acres.
THE farmer must watch the public
officials, especially the local school
must have schools and roads con-
strain you to pay excessive wages or
salaries any longer
Quoting this. the local farmer says
Our rural school election is soon
to take place. 1t might be well to in
vestigate our school aaffairs and see
if some of the above advice might be
put in practice.
There was great howl year age
or two about trying to take our pres
ent school system away from us and
centralizing it. Nine out of every ten
school boards voluntarily or through
Indifference do centralize the author
ity of our school system. They write
to the superintendent of schools tC
send them a teacher. He writes the
boards that teachers are scarce and
in substance that salaries will be
high, so they must make a selection
soon
Wouldn't it be a good idea to be
gin to feel that we are the equals
of our hired servants and as we have
to pay the bills. bring their salaries
down to our level? At any rate W,
shouldn't be expected to pay more
than the average wage in the city ol
village schools.
This centralizing of authority is
dividing the rural communities more
all the time They have nothing t.
get together for anymore The gov
ernment does everything in the Wa,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
ELLlSFORDE,

Paul kyner was Wenatchee visi-
tor from Friday until Monday, in the
interests of the American Legion.
Mrs. Worley left for Spokane Fri.
day to visit her son Robert, who is at.
tending school there.
Grace McAllister of Oroville was
visiting her parents over Sunday
Miss Betty Bowen left for Pullman
on Friday where she will take com.
mercial course.
Miss MurdOck of Cashmere, is visit.
ing her sister Mrs. Easterbrook.
Rose Geiger spent Saturday ant
Sunday with her parents, coming ur
Friday evening from Okanogan.
Mr.. Glen of Okanogan was a visitor
at the Geiger home over Sunday.
Ray Dull is equipping his house will
electric lights, also new electric
range. Ray believes in progression
others may follow
Our genial groceryman, ]. f. Dolan
has been suffering with severe cas-,
of toothache
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
WIN. GREEN DIES.

VIM. Green died yesterday morning
at his Palmer lake home according to
telephone message received from
l.oomis. Death was said to have been
due to pneumonia. Early in the morn
ing DR.. f. f. Elmer was summoned,
but before he started second mes
sage announced that death had taken
place. Green was widely known
throughout this upper country. For
a time he was engaged in the hotel
business here under the firm name of
Green & Williams. They conducted
hotel in the De Won building. Green
leaves wife.
but it's safe wager that we can
plan to feed the stock until April 1.
Mrs. w. o. Steele returned Sunday
after visiting week at Nighthawk.
ID. w. Riley, accompanied by his
cousin. Mr.. Early, was a Sunday Wis
itor at the Orville Hix ranch. Mr.
Early recently came from Edmonton
He said the weather was getting quite
mild when he left. 1t had gotten as
warm as 10 degrees below zero.
Chas. Lewis put up his annual crop
of ice last week The cakes were so
thick they looked like miniature ice
burgs. p. A.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10

Another victory was added to the
day, when she defeated Nelson 40 to
|. at the local gym.
The OrOville players went into the
'ame Handicapped by the loss of two
players, Curtis, center and Griffith.
guard, who were unable to play.
Ijerde and Noble played their first
same Friday, and stood up well under
he test.
Molson put up peppy fight, but the
Oroville players easily outplayed them
although the local boys did some wild
shooting at times.
Molson scored as follows: Mcdowell
points, 2 field baskets and three
iouls, out of possible four Cedar
bloom four points, shooting two fouls.
Those scoring for Oroville, B. Cur
lis, 22 points. 9 baskets and four
FOULS, out of eight trials. Burnham II
points, Noble 6, Killian points,
shooting three fouls out of four
throws. r.. Curtis points.
The following was the lineup: Mol
sOn-Dunlap and Henderson, for
wards; Mcdowell, center; Morris and
heys, guards.
Oroville-Burnham and Curtis for
words; Noble, center and Gierde and
Killian, guards.
CedarlOOm took McDOwell's place in
the last half on the MOlsOn team, Nc
DOwell playing forward.
h. Curtis and Jackson of the OrO-
vile team played during the last quar-
ter. The Nelson players were enter
tained after the game by a dance, CIV
Ell at the Civic League by the sOph
mores. A supper was served at twelve.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
OROvILLE CLUB GOING STRONG,

The Oroville Gun Grub won a double
header at the traps Sunday in COM
petition with Yakima and COeur d.
Alene. Oroville turned in perfect
score, S. b. Gjerde, W. Clark and f.
W. Taylor shooting 25 each Coeur d.
Alene made So and Yakima "A. The
Lewiston-PomerOy team is in the
lead in the SIR contest with a stand
ing Of 1000. Spokane is second with
percentage OF S57 and Oroville is
led with three other teams for sixth
place with a. percentage OF 625.
All scores made here Sunday were
good. b. Powell, Jack Hare and Ar
onur Gjerde shooting with the locals,
ana y. Z. heaser, shootins mere IVI
~ ena,Oiiee, e;lcn Drohe "a DlruS
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
At THE LIBERTY.

The boomerang" the most SEN
sational photoplay production of the
day will be shown tonight at the
Liberty for one night only. 1t is a
stupendous romance OF love and in
trigue, capital and labor. Henry b.
Walthal appears in the title role OF
this stirring drama.
Special, Saturday and Sunday
Dangerous Curve Ahead" great
human comedy An intimate glimpse
of the greatest game in life-matri-
mOny Richard Dix and Helene Chad.
wick star in this mirth provoking
play.
The usual good comedies accom-.
pany each feature for the three
nights.
Coming soon, Priscilla Dean will
be seen in her greatest picture, "Tht
Conflict"
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
A FARMER
KEROSENE is FIREPROOF.

Two days after the Palace hotel fire
.tay Weed, in digging in the ashes
where his bakery had been located,
uncovered and salvaged five gallon
1an, nearly tuii, OF Kerosene. The can
lad been burned black and a part OF
me top had melted off in the tremen-
dous heat of the big fire, but the oil
lad not ignited. Carping critics, who
lave been having trouble with their
oil heaters, have since been claiming
MAT tnis Is proof OF the poor qualit,
oi the product put out by JOhn d..
out there was nothing left on the can
10 indicate where the oil came from,
and Frank Taylor maintains that Is
was either the product OF an inde-
pendent concern or had been boot
legged from British Columbia.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10

Chas. T. Peterson was in town from
Nighthawk Sunday and said that he is
expecting j. w. Douglas in from the
coast soon with a party OF men who
will examine the Caaba. Mr.. Douglas
writes that conditions have improved
materially on the coast since the first
of the year and that interest in mining
nas quickened accordingly.
NJ f.. McI-ain sold his interest in
the Boundary Cafe and the Bound
ary SmokehOuse Monday to Frank
Bowerman, who will hencefOrth be
associated with Stone in the manage
ment of these two places. McLain
came up from his home in Spokane
Friday and returned Tuesday morn
ing. He expects to locate in Calf
Ornia
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10

W. o. Steele, manager of the Four
Metals mine, and II. b. Payne, secre-
.ary, spent the first two days OF the
week in OrOville on business. Mr..
Steele said that force of men is
engaged in driving a drift on the
shamrock ledge, blocking out ore for
milling as soon as spring permits OF
operating the companys mill. The
drift has been driven $50 feet and
The showing Throughout its length is
excellent, according to Mr.. Steele.
lie said Sunday that some changes
will be made in the mill to insure
ehe saving OF bigger percentage OF
ohe values than has been possible in
the past, but this will not require a
very heavy outlay. Advice of COM
petent mining engineers and mill men,
among them A. l. GOOdell, has been OBJ
sained by the company and this ad-
vice will be followed in the mill
changes,
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10

tendency to soil linen, which may ac-
count for the necessity of the presence
of innumerable laundries, all of which
appear to be doing a thriving busin-
ess, and is also a source of perpetual
annoyance to housewives, as the dust
ing process develops into muscular
rubbing with ample evidence that the
impalpable CRIME penetrates the most
carefully constructed buildings.
But this fog has its compensatiOns.
There are few more attractive cities
in the entire country than Spokane
and it presents different angles OF
beauty at all seasons of the year. In
stead of detracting from it that beau
~ is augmented at times by this can
ophy of fog and this was especially
the case during the days when the
mercury was hobnObbing with zero
mist and the nude branches of the
trees were covered with a lace-like
drapery the filament so delicate as
though laid on by fairy fingers. To
every branch, twig and spur chung
this immaculate fungus, creating a
winter scene that surpassed in beau
ty anything that cold print could des
cribe. The scenery was good to look
upon and one must have been def
| cient in appreciation who would moi
brave the chill to go forth and feas,
the eyes upon this picture time and
again. a picture such as no artists
brush could transfer to canvas. w,
have read hectic descriptions of thu
beauties OF an Oregon "silver thaw
hut the Oregon "silver thaw" sinks in
70 insignificances in comparison will
| = Snokane silver fog. and then tn,
Snokane silver fog is not accompanied
by the damage that so often is insep
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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
HOSPITAL DANCE BIG SUCCESS.

The benefit dance for the Oroville
General hospital Wednesday night
drew one of the largest crowds that
ever attended ball in this town. Peo-
pie came from Loomis, Tonasket, Mol
son and even as far as OkanOgan. The
music was furnished by Mrs. Cameron
Mrs. Ashby, Frank Bartell and Harry
lngham. The supper, materials for
which were donated by the ladies of
the town. was a sumptous repast The
accounting had not been completed up
TO the time the Gazette went to press
md the amount netted by the hospital
fund from the dance cannot be given
this issue.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
TAXPAYERS WILL
SEEK. REDUCTION
LOal and County Meeting Called IN
Effort to Insure Lower Rates
and Valuations.

Tax reduction will be the subject
considered at meeting Of taxpayers
called to discuss this all-importan mt
problem tomorrow, Saturday, at the
Civic League building here The meet
ing will open at 2 p. m, sharp. Brief
talks will be given on a number Of
phases of the tax question.
This local meeting is preliminary
to a county gathering to be held at
Okanogan February %, to consider the
same subject. The purpose is to crys-
talize sentiment in the several COM
munities and by united effort endeavor
to effect material reductions in both
valuations and tax rates in this cOun-
ty.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
WOKklNG VN mon MORSE.

"ohn Wentwoitn Was In town iron.
ne iion morse Liiiiie On Wanicut Iak.
the first OF the week. Mr.. MenLw orl.l L.
sn5aeeu III Running Il cfOsscuI uunne.
on lne iron horse W cut a great ore
,ouy carrying Naiues III goiu, SILVER,
..nu ieau ne says Llat JIIs ore body Is
al lne nature Of an immense lninerai
.one tnat snouid De practlcaDly mex
haustlDie wnen properly developed
me face OF the crosscut is now apou,
lUU feet from the ore.
Inns is the property of the COnsol-
Idated Metal Mining company anu
MI. wentworth said Monday tnat he
received promise last fall from a
group of investors that As soon as
sprlng opens they will provide suifi-
cent capital for development of the
property.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
BIG COlGAk kll.LED.
naLever's Famous Dog Has 69th Cat
10 His Credit.

LdLeNeTs rAuOuS DOX mas 0Stn CAt
10 His Credit.
A monster cougar, weighing 172
pounds, was bagged near ConcOnully
sunday by VIM. I.aLever and the two
.,nuttieworth boys with the aid OF
.-al.ever's famous cougar dog. This
makes the 69th cat to the credit of the
iog. The big animal was trailed from
lear LOomis for 20 hours and killed
near Conconully. While being trailed it
.ilied two deer and heifer. A smaller
.emale cougar was bagged by the par
y near Tillman's old mill, LOOMS.
The animals were taken to Okanogan
Monday and Beverly Powell, who saw
hem while in the county seat. brings
The report of the unusual bag. The big
cougar was believed to have been
seven or eight years old.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
Ellemeham.

Who said cold weather? It was so
cold up here last week that ice formed
an inch thick on running spring wat
er, six inches below a layer Of ice
one foot thick. This is going some.
being adjacent to the banana belt" +"
w. B. Reilly was known to be out
and away from his "illahee" last
Thursday. We are not sure that he
rambled far enough to see his shadow.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10

Rev. d. Vincent Gray and Mrs. Gray
started the first of the week for Spo-
zane by automobile. Mr.. Gray sends
word that they were unable to make it
through with the car as there was too
much snow and the thaw came while
hey were on their way. They drove
rs far as Quincy and from there took
tha train
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
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RKADBUkI.HARPHA

Mr. n. r. Bradbury and Mrs Ethel
Harpham were married Sunday at the
DE Grubb hotel, Rev. d. Vincent Gray
performing the ceremony. Mrs. Harp
nam is employed as cook in the De
Grubb cafe and Mr.. Bradbury is en-
gagged in railrOading. They will con-
tinue to make their home in Oroville
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10


prayer II a. m.
D. VINCENT GRAY,
Vicar.
Girl Scout hike Saturday at 2 n IN.
Young Peoples Club hike and
ma rshmellows toast Thursday evening
February 16. at 1880 p. M, from Trim
ity church.
The Epworth League will hold a
valentine party at the Methodist
church commencing at 1870 p. m.. Fri
day. All young folks are invited.
Catholic Girls card party will be
held tomorrow, Saturday evening at
the Civic League building at S:45.
Trinity Child will meet at the home
OF Mrs. CRUDE Wednesday at 2:3O.
The Altar Society of the Catholic
church will serve six o'clock dinner
at the Civic League building on Shrove
Tuesday. February 2S. Dinner from
tOS
Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church
will give a 80 cent chicken supper
Wednesday. February Is. at the Civic
League.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10

ID. J. BrOderick, Eugene Hockett,
II. w. Holley, Judson Murray, Tom
Morrow, A. s. Murray and w. f.
Grant were elected to the board OF
the annual meeting Monday evening
of the stockholders of that property.
The directors later elected ID. ]. Bro
derrick president, w. f. Grant vice.
president and Eugene Hockett secre-
tary and treasurer. No plans for the
future were announced by the new
officers. Mr.. Holley is resident OF
Winnebago. Minn.. and A. S. Murray
is a resident of Richland, Wash. Both
were present at the meeting.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
CHURCH AND CLUB CALENDAR
Methodist Episcopal Church.

Sunday school 10 a. m.. IL a. m. pub
lie worship. "The Judge or Judgment"
a series of sermons on the Apostles
Greed. Epworth League, GAS D. m..
1880. patriotic sermon, "The Highest
Type of Americanism, Abraham Lin
coln' Everybody invited.
JAMES OPIE, Pastor.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
Trinity Church (Episeopal)

Church school at 10 a. m. Morning
prayer II a. m
D. VINCENT GRAY.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-02-10
LOCAL CAGERS DEFEAT MOLSON.

Revaluation of lands begin March l
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-09
SUGGESTS CHAUTAUoUA BOX.
Penny Day Saved Would Buy Season
Ticket, Says RefOrmer Reader.

Editor of The Reformer:
Is there a man, woman or child who
attended the Chautauqua closing last
night who is not willing to save a cent
day, so it will be possible for them to
enjoy another such evening a year from
now? Many of last years guarantors
braVely have come forward again to help,
and Others realizing the good that has
come from this weeks entertainment
have Joined the ranks. Now why can
not the rest of us pledge ourselves to
save that one cent a day for the COM
ing year, start Chautauqua box and
each night put into it that penny, and
when the time comes to buy that season
ticket all there will be to do will be to
empty that Chautauqua box and ex
change whatever money is needed for
that ticket?
Time is money" and worrying does
not help to enjoy the things of this
world. No time will have to be spent
running around to sell tickets, no guar
antors will have to worry for fear he
VIII have to face another, big deficit, and
there will be the additional satisfaction
in knowing that each one has done his
share to make 1T success so that by
helping others we have surely helped
ourselves
Is there one of US who would think
10 and p cents was too much to paw for
last nights entertainment And that is
Just what II cost by buying that ticket.
Aud what our children and grandchildren
have gotten out of the morning exer-
cises besides cannot be estimated 1t
was a pleasure in itself TO watch their
happy eXpeetant faces last night when
the pledges were taken.
Several excuses have been made for
not buying a season ticket this year. and
] presume more than one has said Eve
have Il new ear and want to save to buy
gasoline" How far would So 90 towards
paying for the auto ride we took TO
Hawaii last night How many trips
costing that much have any of you
taken around here that would in any
way compare with it? Have Won ever
been to moving picture show that was
equal to it? How many boxes Of candy
have YOU eaten that have given YOU SO
much entertainment? And so on in
GcfBitely-and Just a penny a dav saved
until next Chautauqua time will give
YOU all this and money to spare. Isn't
is worth doingl
A READER WHO WAS THERE.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-09

remain glued to the seats by the time
Mr.. Durham had exhausted every argu-
ment. After several minutes of exhor-
tation, someone raised his hand and his
name was put down on the dotted line
amid a craning of necks and a multitude
of bullying eyes. The four members of
the committee circulated through the
audience and after 20 minutes of the
hardest work that Mr.. Durham has put
in since his arrival in Brattleboro, the
number of guarantors was brought up
to 46. Near the close of her lecture
Miss Clemens also made an appeal for
the final four guarantors and it was
hoped that the necessary four would
be found by the time the audience had
left the tent for home
As soon as the curtain dropped at the
end of the performance, nearly evervonc
carried his chair outside the tent i'm re-
sponse to a suggestion by Mr. Durham.
thereby saving three hours work on the
part of the tent eustodians. and teams
were already waiting to be loaded no
with the various paraphernalia to be
taken to the baggage car at the station.
The outfit will be sent to Hudson Falls.
\. Y. this morning, where Mr.. Durham
viii open a weeks program Thursday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-09
POINCARE'S PLAN TO
GO BACK TO EXPERTS
Premiers of France and England Trying
TO Reach Agreement on Control
of German Finances.

LONDON, Aug 9.-As a result of
three hour conversation between Premier
Poincare of France and Mr.. Lloyd
George, the British prime minister, to-
day it was decided to refer back to the
committee of experts NJ. Poincare's plan
for control of German finances with the
request that the points upon which the
British and French are not in agreement
be re-eXamined.
Mr.. Lloyd George agreed to the
French suggestion regarding The collec-
tion of 26 per cent of German exports
at her frontiers, which would be paid
into reparations funds
Drastic measures of financial control
in Germany are provided for in Premier
Poincare's draft Of the conditions under
which France is willing that the Reich
shall have a moratorium to the end of
the present year.
The conditions include exploitation of
the German customs, mines, railroads
and forests, control of the Reichsbank
and the German banknote press, and
supervision of foreign currencies as well
as exports and imports All these would
be under the active control of Internal
| tlonal committees sitting in Berlin.
German industries would have to sur
render to the allies PC per cent, and in
| some cases much more, of their capital,
| while, as n major measure to enforce
| compliance, the occupation and expro-
! priation of the Ruhr coal field would be
/ kept in reserve.