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Show T it. $ 1 'V- - TIIE HERALD AGE TWO pThe j rA . - JOURNAL, LOGAN, UTAH, -- MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2. 1931. Herald-Journ- al Newspaper Scripps-Canficl- d Every Week-da- y Afternoon i Pnbllahed every week day afternoon, except legal holidays, at 75 West Center street, Logan, Utah, by Cache Valley Newspaper Co., N. Gunnar Summon, president, and entered as matter at the postofliee second-clas- s .Logan, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1379. Subscription price in CacheValley by mall, 12.50 the year in advance, by carrier $3 50 a year in aa- "Proclaim liberty nnce or 40 cents the month. Outside Cache Valley, by mail $5.00 the year, thruout th land" (, l San Francisco office, 525 Market Oilman, Nicoll & Ruthman, Special Representatives fat.; Chicago office, 410 N. Michigan Ave.; New York office, 19 W. 44th St.; Boston office, ill Tremont St.; Detroit office, 601 New Center Bldg. : OTTI3 PETERSON, Managing Editor At R. W, MARTIN, Advertising Manager THE TRUTH . QUICK Neither this newspaper, nor any of its stockholders or officials has any connection '.whatever, directly or indirectly, with any political party, public utility, real estate promo-jtlo- n or other private business except the publication of newspapers devoted solely to disinterested public service. j I DONT GET HYSTERICAL jElcBe feluStor If the government continues to cut it is kavy appropriations, nly a question of '.'me until our battle fleet will of a gob in an out- f Howdy, folks! , motorboat, a Daisy air-gu- fith coupon-clippin- armed n. If congress really wishes to anomize, why doesn't It order cannons removed kn battleships, and replaced I beanshooters or slingshots? HALL OF FAME ftiehe No. 457 in tbe Hall of ime (football ' fiaion) is re- ved for DUanI L- to be , L center Intercollegi- - 3 h football who '6; lea not secret- move the ban forward a Wide of inches on each play. Lphoto byJohn Vranes. Ihty gosh," cried the drunk, i he crashed into a gas sta-Iv- e struck oil! OPTOMETRY a are NOTE the 21st Tkr OBSERVER sweetie refuses tiltakeOeeherGees motoring. He says L. a " . N more invigorating on a chill, frosty morning than to get out of bed, exercise ' for a few mln- ' utes and then jump under anshower! Physical cul- r flittle Homer Humor, Jr., says . . wpert-- . the present administration, not only to allow them the right, but to lay on them the duty and obligation- of finishing a large project which is only half completed. With an important business works only half done, and brought up to a condition now hearing emphatic evidence of success, we would err seriously if we should change the management which has brought about this success. This problem is mine and every other citizens. is so fast that when he runs und the garage he has to jnp over himself every third ' By Jim Marshall time she pops herm, he thinks he has a blowevery BULL-ETI- tax-dodgi- buttercups green, lately after drink., , , at g, 40-ye- ar 15-ln- 10 political situation now before the people of Logan as a private citizen and taxpayer, having no special interest in the candidates only as they may effect the issues now before us. As personal friends and acquaintances of mine I know the six men well and I esteem every one of them highI do not know of a single ly. weakness that any one of them possesses and if they do have any failing, they are only like all other good men. There is none good but one. Some of the very qualities which excited campaign men regard as weakness in some of these candidates I look upon as traits of strength. I could vote for the candidates of either side with the greatest of satisfaction in any ordinary time, but right now my interests and judgments as a citizen tell me I must vote for law eventually will benefit, they figure the new law can be killed in the next legislature. The foes of the new plan point to the fad that although the old law has been changed, taxes remain the same. They would have you believe the mere adoption of the law should chaos to a Utopia have brought us from a over night. Passage of the amendments and the changes in the tax laws made by the last, legislature are only the beginning the foundation of Utahs new tax structure. There are still many things to be done to complete that edifice. The burden of taxation must be shifted more and more on to t hose who are able to pay. It is true the present law as passed by the recent legislature is not what it should have been in many reof the reform succeeded in spects. Legislator-enemie- s incorporating into the law obnoxious features which must be eliminated. And they will h,e eliminated and the law strengthened and improved constantly if the toilers keep their eyes open and refuse tg, be misled by. those who for so many years have shifted the responsibility of the government upkeep on to the narrow shoulders of those least able to pay. Meanwhile, dont be overcome by the hysteria the tax dodgers are frying to create. con-li- st board I am inclined to look upon the It was not to he expected that the enemies of the recently adopted Utah tax amendments should abide by the decision of the majority of the voters. Their fight against a Utah tax reform is as ardent today as before the legislature acted on the matter. To make the masses of the people disgusted with the new tax laws is their present move. If they can change the mental attitude of the "little fellows" the laborer, the farmer and the small homeowner those whom the writes "Whats the use?" James Shaughnessey If I DID become a dictator some dumb wage-slawould bump me off because I denied him the right to be a wage slave . . . and theres more truth than poetry In that dear old ve fellow- -boobs and how we do fight against being relieved of our burdens and how we do believe what our betters tell us about the nobility of poverty and the virtue of putting in 14 hours a day at a dime an hour DO need men honestly who can and act lucidly think AND, LISTEN: When Mr. Shaughnessey gets all his gold and gems stored In museums we would like a job as museum-tender if theres one to spare Cinematters It does not belong to the candidates. It is their affair only as citizens and as employees. I am concerned therefore with the citys project, not with the candidates among the citys projects. By LLEWELLYN MILLER Hollywood ... I have three T can swallow my thumbs": own nose; "I have dancing EPITAPH But. anyway If Mr. Shaugh-ness- y eyes. my tomb this legend was a dictator . . . Tod Brownwrite: would abolish the mone- - j "I never said, Well, nighty- tary system ing, director he writes nlftat! has Then Id start up all es- and keep Industries sential then there was the under with In operation until nobody) cbman who offered to take them letters contof anything. in need was out e of the Siamese twins aining such After that theyd operate 1 n formation dinner if shed ditch her sis- enough to provide what everyever since he one needed with a safe margin sent out a And Id start a housing HOME AND FIRESIDE until be to pursued program Department freaks and 0 everyone had suitable living side - show A beautiful, barbed-wir- e pil-quarters ... wonders for ease this week's prize in new r big culinary Metro -- Gold. evm test has been around be j ApThered film, "Freaks. space led to Mrs. ery home for vegetable and pUcants range In height from a Fieabite local ornamental gardens and every giant to Angelo, a dwarf only wife. Mrs. boy family would have to produce 2 feet tall. A ite suggests vegetables and domestic animals added a reasurring post-scrirubber pencil own use. He tor to stated Its his letter. that his msert, melted and homes strict vegetarian diet guaranAbove everything Wand into tbe would be HOMES teed that he would not be ioove ef a stalk of celery, will All children would attend tempted to bite the director in id materially in muffling the school until through the grades the middle of the film. nnching noise made when Did you know that Daphne after which they could conttnr the same. tinue or go into industry Pollard, the comedienne, is only Photo by Frank Earl. All fit persons of either sex 4 feet 9 inches tall, and that would take their places in in- she wears 12A (child's size) In the old days a flapoer or one of the defense slippers? uld always remember the first dustry arms which would be built up in who kissed her: nowadays . e can't even remember the to the limit of the population The depression has hit the it one. Mexican drinking and gambling . joints, but not for the reason One of f ranklin D. Roosevelts Id trade with other nations think. you only-paying pres-encraw for the for needed ilef qualifications products Ham 'Beall, just back from to or In Deirfcratic precious Agua Caliente, explains It. gold according n. liters, Is that he is a gentle-s- stones which would be stored He one bar doin public museums until need- ing asays that the roaring business is imThrow him out! What's he do ed gin from Hollywood in politics? Machinery and industry porting bathtubs. Some nf suffering but America would be standardized become so acI YE DIARY I homes and dress would be left customed has to fusel oil, straight i (Lords Day). Un betimes, and to the taste of individuals. alcohol and canned heat that I the kit chon, where munching time bottled The individuals in bond stuff tastes Free and, this being the first would be divided between indus- tame and unexciting. examini". to out of tbe defense time with month, and try iy 's kitchen accounts, for vacation and amusement he poore wretch doth "And everyone would oe The beat of a human heart and I do groan dis- - guaranteed a share of the neces- was recorded in Hollywood for U each item, predicting sities and luxuries provided he talking pictures for the first tSf Shat we will yet end in did his share In industry and time todav." Press note. y. potters field, or eke in a defense. Well! Well! Where did they1 tenr prison: and anon Dame find a heart in Hollywood? eat-T jannr' doth shrk: Stop Must be an import. thiee stuffed olives, you We have the same objection three v! Yen have gobbled np that we have to many 2iBft worth of them already!" to thisschemes and that Is they TOOTH J so I do say no more of other musts In them lest, heaven help have too many gsnniiw, what we need Is not less The tooth of a prehistoric thf beldame doth hide the I do dearlie love! democracy and more regimen- monster, weighing four pounds, m, ftrhlch tation but more democracy and was recently unearthed pear J M to klrke- less standardization Evansville, Ind., beneath the r ' we dont particularly need bed of the Ohio river. It was fetch, me a glass of un4ex Jf5fggt sr)ypirff foot been snowed There is only one of any importance the electric plant. Some five or six years ago there were many people in Logan who wanted to sell our electric plant. We all know how strong the movement was to sell. There were many substantial citizens, many of the best men the city ever had who favored that sale. I hardly knew where to stand on the question myself. The plant' was in a hazardous condition and everything looked discouraging. But we did not sell it. The people voted to keep it and they reposed their confidence in a modest, but courageous and successful business man, who was willing to champion their cause. They call for ! m his jyn-May- cr dog-fac- ed pt , y, FOUR-POUN- selected A. G. Lundstrom to salvage the electric plant from near ruin, and if possible put it on a satisfactory basis. D . Now after five or six years have passed nobody wants to sell the plant. The very men who favored selling it five years ago now want to keep it. Both sides in this present campaign declare their loyalty. There has been a remarkable change in the sentiment with respect to the light plant. The fact that the whole city is now united on one out standing determination to support this major project is absolute and emphatic evidence that the electric plant has recovered from its threat of ruin and has emerged into a light of success which is so apparent that everyone can see it. Those who think that Logan needs uniting should find comfort in the fact that so far as supporting 'our electric plant h concerned, our city presents a solid unit. This remarkable change provokes a few considerations. I may not want to give the City administration credit for this very delightful change, but how can I help it? Who else could have done it? ,The plant could not have done the job itself. There must have been some sensible management, and that management was certainly none other than that of Mayor A. G. Lundstrom and those, working with him. This conclusion, I believe, is sound. Now I am a citizen. I am the man who owns this plant. Five years ago I feared I was going to lose what I hoped was a profitable business, but the men whom I employed to look after it have saved it for me. Whereas, so many good, sensible business men advised me to sell it five years ago, every man in town now advises me to keep it. Five years ago it was losing money. I had put my hands deep into my pockets and take out a large sum of money to make up the losses. Now it puts four times as much into my pockets every year as it then took out. Do you think 'that I, who owns this plant, am going to dismiss these men who turned my failing enterprise into success? No matter if other good men do come along and want the job, I cannot see the wisdom of dismissing a management which I know has been successful. On the other hand if I can induce m present management to keep the job a while longer that is precisely the sensible thing to do. Some things are (being said against tbe Diesel engine program. This is my business too. My managers have kept me informed about it all along. Time came when the hydro-electriplant in the canyon could not supply the demands made upon it. This was not because the canyon plant had lost anything in emergency, but because the business had increased. Now is c, there any business house that would not take care of its in- crease? Is there a store or a bank or a shop in town that wilL not adjust itself to look after ini creased patronage? If there is, what is the matter with it? In the name of common sense, twhat else could I do but supply more electricity when people were asking for it and I was making a I satisfactory profit. Dont walk out mad and slam the door, just tell me what else could I do? I have never yet seen one suggestion from the opposition give me -- a hint in a more sensible way. I put this very question to a United friend of mine one day, and he suggested that I could buy the power from another power company. When I proved to him the rate I would have to pay he was astounded and admitted such a rate was impossible and a Diesel was probably the only solution. My managers were wise; they put in the Diesel engine. Not long after that the business had so increased that patronage demand- ed another. They put it in and later on a third was installed for the same reason. I was in a shop down town a few days ago and when talking with the shop keeper, the present controversy came up. He said he thought the Mayor made a mistake in buying Diesel engines when we already had an electric plant in the canyon. I pointed to an idle machine in the shop and asked him if he had business enough to keep that machine going constantly. He said he wished he had. If your machine was busy every minute, I said, and still you had more work coming in, demanding the use of that machine, what would you do about it? He thought a moment and replied, I would buy another machine just like it. That is the what just mayor has done. He has merely made a sensible adjustment to an increased business. V As I have reminded you before, the owner of this plant. Already I am generating and selling four times as much electricity now as I did five years ago and my property has doubled in value without materiallv increasing my liabilities, and I am realizing a nice dividend besides getting my streets lighted and my home service at a greatly reduced rate. I am a citizen, but I realize I am only a citizen and I get confused a lot with my own affairs. This time, however, I think I see a course I should fol- I am 0311 I1036 assure the United candidates in some other way of my esteem for them, but just now I have too much at stake to make a change in my management. I am going to keep my present administration. There is an element of honor that enters into this affair. Shall we switch the flag from the standard bearer after he has carried it courageously through a storm of opposition so terrific that no one else would venture and wrest from him a triumph just as he brings it safely within sight? As a citizen of Logan I will not be guilty of such ingratitude. (Paid Political Advertisement) Yf |