White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-01-19

olympia thinks than what the people
at home are saying
The demands for lower taxes have
been voiced in every section of the
state and the cries are being needed
this week. Olympia, like other com.
munities of the state where penal,
charitable and educational institutions
are located, is hopeful that the strong
jawed legislators will weaken before
the end of the session. Other towns
and cities not possessing state insti-
buttons are equally as hopeful that
the good resolutions made by their
senators and representatives viii not
be broken down. They. are looking to
the 1923 session Of the legislature to
give them some real relief from the
| oppressive burdens Of taxation.
How far the legislature will really
go in providing the relief is all mat
ter of guess work here in the capital
town. There is no question of the
sincerity and the desire of legislature
to cut taxes by trimming down ap-
preparations and will make some
progress unless the trading in political
circles gets out of hand.
The school people Of the state, good
roads associations, heads of depart
ments in the state government and
the state educational institutions are
all insisting on economy, but their
want is to begin elsewhere than in
projects in which they are interested,
and end elsewhere.
Centralia wants its promised normal
school; the state university wants
money for a new gymnasium to be
given over to women and for a new
library building; the state college at
Pullman wants the state to match a
$4,000 fund which it has raised for
women's gymnasium building; the
women of the state want the women's
industrial home at Medical Lake re-
opened; Tacoma wants a highway;
Seattle wants highway built over In
Wahkiakum county for the benefit Of
tourists and nearly every county in
eastern Washington wants state aid
in building new roads. Everywhere
| the state is being asked to match
some fund or another AS one mem.
Der of the house said today, THE
state matches, heads win, tails you
lose.'"
School Bill Bobs Up.
One group of taxpayers want the
gasoline tax increased to relieve real
estate from high taxes and another
group wishes the taxes on real estate
boosted to save motorists taxes on
gasoline; labor is insisting on having
new workmen's accident insurance
law; farmers In the Big Bend coun.
try wish state aid in buying spring
seed wheat; from Spokane has come
a new school law similar to Oregon's,
which would place the supervision of
private schools under the Jurisdiction
Of the state superintendent Of public
instruction. The state superintendent
OF public instruction and other edu.
Gators are wrestling with bill de.
signed to give more equitable dis
tribution Of state school funds.
Almost everybody in the capital
town is wanting something. including
lower taxes. The more optimistic are
confident that everybody will be
taken care Of before the end of the
session, that taxes will be reduced
materially and the members of the
legislature will go home contented
and happy to community receptions
where they can deliver the principal
talks of publication meetings called
by the people in spirit of thanks.
giving over the reduction in taxes.
State Income Tax.
These optimists are clinging to a