Portland convention endorses graduated income tax and millage repeal
Delegates at a Portland tax reform convention approved adopting a graduated income tax and repealing the 1.2 millage tax for Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Oregon. They also opposed high state salaries, state funded education for law and medical students, further bond issues, and funding for armories and several state programs. A seven‑member committee will pursue these reforms, chaired by J. C. Cooper. The vote on millage repeal was 11 to 7 with a minority report.
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Portland
Oregon Agricultural College
University of Oregon
Oregon
National Guard
Pacific Livestock Exposition
Northwest Tourist Association
Commercial Fish Commission
State Public Service Commission
J. C. Cooper
Hawley’s Platform Pledges Public Service in Oregon District
Rep. W. C. Hawley seeks renomination from the first district centered in Salem. His program pledges faithful nationwide and local service, boosting waterways, public buildings, roads, postal facilities, veterans’ benefits, American product protection, labor and agricultural welfare, immigration limits, and tax cuts by trimming wasteful spending. The article notes a state cost cut in penitentiary maintenance to $29.53 per person for February, contrasted with last year’s $36.50, and questions timing amid rising food prices and off year politics.
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W. C. Hawley
Salem
Intance
Sam Kozer
Polk County Bonds Voted But Not Issued
The Oregon Voter lists Polk County bonds voted for road purposes at 265000 dollars. These bonds were approved but not issued, and likely never will be. Polk, along with Harney, Josephine, and Washington, has no outstanding bonded indebtedness.
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Oregon
Polk
Harney
Josephine
Washington
Sheepdogs as guides and guardians of Scottish croft children
In Scotland sheepdogs serve as protectors and carriers for crofter children walking long rural routes to school. They carry books, assist with journeys, and even help distribute library books under Carnegie trust programs, keeping literature accessible to remote crofts.
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Scotland
Carnegie Trust
To the Darjeeling Market Place
In Sha de of Himalayas the piece describes northward views from Darjeeling seeing crystal ramparts and vast ranges. It notes primeval forests receding and tea gardens spreading with bare spots and far mountains clothed in trees and creepers. Hill tribes are diverse yet share awe of water and friendly nature. A market scene shows women bearing bundles of wood or prized rhododendron blossoms.
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Darjeeling
Himalaya
Marietta Neff
Asia Magazine
Tara Hill of Ireland's Former Kings and Feis Assembly
The article recalls Tara as the seat of 120 Scotic kings in the sixteenth century and notes Ollay Fola, the Doctor of Erin, who founded the Feis or assembly. It describes the fels tara as Ireland’s national parliament meeting triennially for a week around Sambhvnthe, in a hall 800 feet long with grand entrances, and notes Diarmaid as the last king who ruled from Tara on the beautiful hill.
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Tara
Heremeon
Four Masters
Ollay Fola
Eochy
Erin
Diarmaid
Girdles Through Time Reflect Ancient Practice
A discussion on metal girdles and their use in modern dress as ornamental pieces and as practical holders for weapons and tools. It notes historical roots in ancient times when girdles confined garments and carried items, with medieval hooks secured by flexible ties.
Chinese Winter Attire Includes Heating Baskets
Chinese women wear similar winter and summer outfits with a twist in severe weather. Under cloaks they use plain wicker heating baskets containing charcoal warmers. The charcoals mix with chemilcals to produce oxygen, allowing continuous burn inside sealed containers for hours.
Potato bulletin offers disease control for Oregon spuds
Oregon State College experts release a 12 page bulletin titled Potato Diseases in Oregon and Their Control. M. B. McKay explains general control measures for common potato diseases in plain language, aiding farmers with practical guidance.
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Oregon
M. B. McKay
Oregon Experiment Station
O. A. C. Experiment Station
Overhaul Prune Drier For Next Year’s Run
Instructions to overhaul a prune drier improve air circulation and drying efficiency. Recommend cleaning all parts, increasing base openings to one square foot at one foot intervals, widening furnace throat to at least four feet, and broadening the stack opening for better drafting.
France Prepares Immigration Incentive for American Men
The article notes a French proposal to attract young American men by offering a citizenship bonus in exchange for marrying French women. It argues such men would abandon their American citizenship for a payout, a notion deemed more laughable than worrisome, suggesting few would be willing to switch nations.
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France
Frenchmen naturalized and Americans seek dual paths
A fragmented note discusses naturalization amid cross national identities. It contrasts French and American paths, noting Americans becoming citizens and a possible but unlikely French-UK style dual status, with reference to a “bonus” and uncertain outcomes.
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America
France
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I. D. Mix
B. R. Wolfe
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