The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-01-30
HOW TO REDUCE TAXES

HOW TO REDUCE TAXES
Frank S. Regain of Illinois, in an
address on THE Fool Taxpayer" de
livered a few days ago at Washington
State College, said that it is all non
sense for the people Of the state of
Washington to pay eight per cent
taxes. His theory, of course, applies
in all states. He said: "One per cent
is enough. One third of what you pay
now is sheer waste, unnecessary. pure
extravaganza; and another third is
easily covered by taxable property
now escaping taxation. You can cut
your tax bill from $3.50 to 60 cents
if you want to-
1t is said that Regain knows what
he is talking about, as it is his spec
ial business to help lift the tax load
from shoulders where it don't belong
and to place it where it does belong.
A short time ago he took IA days
off in Rockford, ILL., and dug out $780,
100000 of taxable property that was
not paying cent Another time he
put in five weeks in Chicago for some
real estate men who were feeling the
tax weight too heavy, and helped them
get 65 times as much property, that
had been escaping taxation, on the
rolls as was already taxed. 1t is easy
to see how that would reduce the tax
of the few that had been carrying all
the weight.
1--WE had a governor a little while
ago in Illinois who appointed 90 game
wardens for the city of Chicago he
continued, 81 crossed Mich. avenue,
with the high-power motor cars go
ing both ways at top speed, and was
safe because the traffic cop held up
his hand AND let me by. But with
those % game wardens, what chance
would jackrabbit have in Chicago"
AS to waste in other cities, he spoke
of capitol building with 347 janitors
where they discharged 800, land the
spitoons never shone so bright as they
did next morning."
I'VE men simply must do something {
about all this waste and untaxed
for the women have some
hing to say now in politics, and if ]
We don't get to work we will find our Y
elves at home washing the dishes n
"Who owns the public roads ?" he 7
sked in conclusion, declaring that q
yhen all taxable property is on the n
oils even country roads can be ma G
adamized at state expense, without =
lie adjoining property owner having nj
} pay for it" "(
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Editor Barker of the Pend d'Oreille &C
eview, at Standpoint, has found out le
ice more that the editorial which Of
,ets under someone's skin" is quick "1
heard from. Int that the one which CT
e general public approves fails to on on
aw any expression of opinion That tn,
something that every newspaper &c
an learns within short time, and 81
is down as human nature, running ~ ~
le to form. The editor of the Re- nlf
Nv failed to comment on the Ford Br
wberry case in accordance with the vel
inion cherished by the Ford repre- ~
native at Standpoint, and the sales w,
n of the very excellent little car Sci
nufactured in the Ford factories, ter
mes to Henry's rescue at consider noo
e lenstn, ana brother DARKER re- mel
ties his case at considerable length. out
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me thing that the fellows who teri
'e to get political jobs have learn ~ ~,
is that when the party leaders say
ing a campaign that they are go ste
to cut out all superfluous jobs,
Y are just talking bunk. There NJ
E the seekers for jobs get on the -
ID wagon, knowing that the jobs INN
a necessary part in the machine ia
oh the winners will build 1t was III
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icate change. IN
here are some things that the Isl
erican people understand pretty ISL
roughly One thing that can be E1
ended upon is that when they hear E
cashier of bank referred to as liz
nest John,' they will deposit their IN
ley in the other bank. IE