Show every Friday at att t tai Utah by Nephi Christensen r- r ted ert In the post office at Ephraim class mall matter matte r I Oregon regon pity City Woolen Mills I OVER OVERCOATS CO A IS' IS T Ti THESE HESE Overcoats come in the most mosta a direct manner possible from the wool on the back to the consumer con con- con con- consumer sumer I t T This company b buys ys the wool i and andt t turn it out to us in the completed Overcoats Overcoats Over Over- oj coats By this manner they save sav 10 to 20 on each coat A The T e prices are 25 to 36 each a and d for one week creek we will give you yon a special I 10 0 per-cent per Discount O. O OL t J. J BRACKEN ACKE 1 CO CO Overcoats of Highest Quality k I- I Up- Up V UH 1 IJ tf J 1 JL I r f J 1 4 HIGH TAXES j 1 C t. q 1 1 I j ji i ft f r WHY 1 TO p. p I 1 INC INCREASED EASED STATE DEBT S V i THE Democratic State administration has increased the the b bonded nd l debt of the State State of a Utah from to 9 which amount includes soldier settlement settlement set bonds authorized but yet issued The temporary temporal y loan indebtedness of thi ti State when the present administration took charge of the State government was They have increased this tills amount to The additional burden on this In fA Inci c ci eased creased indebtedness for interest alone amounts to annually BONDED DEBT NEAR LIMIT UNDER the Democratic administration bonds have been issued ed to maximum max max- maxi amount all allowed owed by the constitution which limits this indebtedness to 1 C 4 of the assessed valuation The bonded indebtedness of the State of Utah is now 13 while e the average rage bonded indebtedness of several states of the United States is 68 INCREASED APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES I IN N 1915 the Rep Republican Je legislature slature appropriated the the sum of for the maintenance maintenance main maln- of the Stat government for the ensuing two years The regular and special sessions of the Democratic 1919 Legislature appropriated to meet the expense expense expense ex ex- pense of State government for the years 20 1919 and in addition the State Board of Ex Ex- Examiners amin rs have already granted deficits to o various State departments in the amount of f making makin a total increase of appropriations made and deficits granted of 1460 STATE OF UTAH DEFICIT A STATEMENT prepared in the State Auditors Auditor's office as of July 1 1920 shows that there is a deficit of from the cash on hand and estimated revenue to be received received received re re- to March 31 1921 and the amount necessary to be paid from the general fund for that period This deplorable condition of the financial condition conditi n of the State exists notwithstanding that the amount received from taxes forthe for the credit of the general fund has increased from in 1916 to in 1919 1 l. l J INCREASE IN SALARIES AND NUMBER UMBER k J I y OF STATE EMPLOYEES J l THE Democratic State administration has increased sed the number number of State employers employees I wl i adding an additional burden to the State payroll of f a a. a month a year or 1000 per day which increase has provided jobS jobS' for deserving Democrats 1 OVERHEAD EXPENSE STATE EXPENSE STATE EXPENDITURES Jf A STATEMENT prepared by the State Auditor showing howing the expenditures for the month of March 1920 by the State Road Commission shows that the overhead expense expense ex ex- J J pense pense for State road work was in other words it required of Democratic supervision for every dollar that was actually expended on the roads J INCREASE IN AUTOMOBILES USED BY STATE EMPLOYEES IN 1916 1916 under the administration of Governor William Spry there were six automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles owned by the State for use of the State employees The present Democratic administration administration ad ad- y ministration has purchased an additional seventy-five seventy making one eighty-one automobiles now owned by the State which is an increase of 1300 A conservative statement h has been made that 50 of the cost of maintaining these automobiles should be charged to personal business and joy joyriding LOANS STATE LOANS STATE BOARD OF LAND COMMISSIONERS a aTHE THE present Democratic State officers when running for office loudly proclaimed tIu that t they would loan the permanent funds in possession of the land commissions o s to the small smaIl farmers An audit of the loans made by the State Board of Land Commis loners goners discloses discloses discloses dis dis- closes the fact that has been loaned in amounts in excess of Two of these loans require particular mention The loans of to the Lynndyl Townsite d dand and the loan of to Orem Town were made over the strenuous protest of the State Auditor on the grounds that the security was inadequate Democrats high in the councils of the party were interested in both of these loans which may have been a factor factor factor fac fac- tor taken into consideration On the loan of to Orem Town the St te to suffered a direct loss of At the time the bonds of Orem Town were were purchased ed the State j Road bonds which the State sold at that time brought 87 and the State Bo Board of Land Commissioners purchased the bonds of Orem Town at par Why did they not purchase J State of Utah Road bonds who security was beyond question and save this amount to the J taxpayers of the State FINA FINANCING CING PRIVATE PROJECTS WITH STATE FUNDS THE present State Road Commission entered into a contract with the Dixie Power i Company to finance the construction of a power line in direct violation of the constitution con of the State of Utah which provides that the State shall never lend its credit or 1 subscribe to stock or bonds in aid of any railroad telegraph o or any other pi private hate indi in individual l- l i vidual or corporation enterprise or undertaking The only b befit benefit the State can expect to receive from this expenditure of is the right to purchase power from this favored company campan which it may never need DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATIONS i EARLY JARLY in 1 1917 17 the present Democratic Governor p publicly announced e that if the legislature legis legis- 1 1 lature which was then in In session would grant him an appropriation of for lor forthe forthe the investigation of State offices and departments that he would turn back to the State r Treasury for every 1 expended The appropriation was granted and was familiarly i known as to 1 Shot Special auditors were employed and the larger part of tl this n expended without any results and in 1919 another appropriation of was made or this same purpose and this money is now being spent at the rate of 1000 per month by an auditor in imported ported from the Northwest who is not even a certified accountant accountant ac ae- countant ith HIi no better success than his predecessor Notwithstanding that they have a abeen been ding lIng with this audit for nearly four years the present administration is challenged challenged chal char to ow the State Treasurers Treasurer's receipts showing that one cent has eve eve- even n turned i into the State Treasury as the result of these investigations 1 TAKE lAKE YOUR TAX N POLLS THAT THAT'S S ALL Republican State com Committee comee m ee tee William Spry Chair Chairman j an t Political Advertisement I I 1 1 i C 4 lJ |