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Show MONDAY, MAY 7, 1923 KC- - THE PROVO COST KC-KC-KC-KC-- GASOLINE KC ON THE Provos Popular Newspaper Published Monday, Wednesday COMPANY PUBLISHING THE POST as Entered at the Postoffice at Provo, Utah, N. C. HICKS Manager s Second-clas- per All other states BAKIN POWDER Ounces for 5. Use less than of Matter. .Editor FRANK BECKER- - Terms to Subscribers: carrier, in Utah, Z mall $0.20 year 2.40 Idaho; Nevada, and Wyornmg in advance,, per ( jl You Can Do It Better With Gas It SELLER-B- UT It is the opinion of Harvey H. Oluff, attorney general of Utah, that the gasoline tax authorized by the recent legislature, and now being imposed on the sale of that commodity in Utah, is a tax levied on the dealer or distributor and not on the consumer. Mr. Cluff also points out that federal attorneys appear to agree v ith this conclusion. The opinion is given in a h tter to Claron Nelson, superintendent of the western division of tne I nited States air mail service, Ir. Nelson had written to the attorney general to protest against the ini- position of any tax of 2 V2 cents or piny other sum, by th state on gaso line sold for use by the United States higher priced brands. Sasne Price RECOGNITION OF MEXICO GOVERNMENT p into the A new element of hope has been injected and Mexico, as a States United the between plexed relationship aad result of the recent exchanges between Washington of American ives includ-o- n City centering about the protection whole Mexican attitude, Mexican soil. A review of the proposed to before ing an explanation of legislation constitution debated article 27 of the Mexican is tms embassy Md the Washington government by the Mexican amicable understanding regarded as an important step toward an between the two nations. fnrlav 7e The policy of the United States towards 2 Mexico mains as when it was outlined in 1921 by Secreta y under amity, proposed a treaty of commerce and Ampriran the for make definite would guarantees accord would States interests within her borders, and the United to the go at the same time full diplomatic recognition President Obregon. The refusal of President Harding and his advisers to extend based large y o recognition without specific guarantees, has been constitution adop e objections in this country to article' 27 of thecontended that coniis-cator- y in Mexico in 1917, under which it has been of long standing powers are sanctioned to the detriment ' formulated by Mexican mining concessions. Legislation recently ot the state officials, however, has been called to the attention to insure against department at Washington, as being calculated American a as against to in weapon resort article the question any intsrosts in JVlGxico It would appear, therefore, that should these guaranteesto now the presented relative to Article 27 be found finally acceptable Mexican governadministration at Washington, recognition of the ment by the United States will ensue forthwith and full diplomatic relations with the Obregon government be resumed. 3 No feetfter f cs ever years at any pries . j KGKC-ftoK- O KC KC - wwiri ; . Chevrolet sales jumped from eighth to second place in the United States in less than one year. Can ypu read the THE BOSS EVERYBODY TENDENCY Senator Reed, of Pennsylvania bids fair to raise the name of Reed in the United States senate in the public estimation. He called attention to one of the greatest evils of the times when he said in a speech at Reading, Pa. : The present tendency in government is to boss everything and everybody. This tendency must be stopped or freedom is gone. In the last congress seventy different constitutional amendments were proposed, most of them being intended to increase the powers of the government. Fortunately, every one of them was defeated. Seventy proposed changes in the fundamental law under consideration at one time is an appalling state of things, compared with the fact that only five amendments were adopted in a period of 100 years. In fifty years after the Civil war. noqone Was sub- craze for mitted to the legislature oUtEo various stafes.-hamendments is in a fair way to make the ship of state all sail and no ballast. St. Paul Pioneer Press. First Franchise granted Began Serving Gas Number Customers end of 1915 Number Customers end of 1916 Extended System to serve Springville and Spanish Fork Number Customers end of 1917 Numbej Customers end of 1918 Number Customers end of 1919 Number Customers end of 1920 Number Customers end of 1921 Number Customers end of 1922 l Mr. Nelson inclosed in his letter a communication signed by J. H. Done nelly of the law forces of the department at Washington, and a brief as to state taxes on gasoline. Mr. Donnelly cites various cases decided hv the United States supreme court with reference to state taxes and the federal governments freedom from paying such. I agree fully. writes Mr. Cluff. with the proposition that the state cannot tax the1 federal government. In framing the gasoline tax law here in Utah,present we were very careful to avoid anything that might he construed to he a tax upon the government, and therefore our law specifically provides that the tax is imposed upon the ale or use as provided in the act. It is therefore a tax levied upon the dealer or distributor and not upon the consumer. The1 Continental Oil company, or any other distributor in the state may make uch price to the federal government as is deemed proper, and, so far as the state is concerned, it makes no difference whether the price includes the 2 cnts or not. The distributor or dealer fixes the price at which he sells his gasoline, and the state is not concerned with what he includes as overhead in making up the price. He must account to the state for the tax regardless of what he sells his gasoline at. In this respect our law is entirely different from the Pennsylvania law. In Pennsylvania the law specifically provides that the tax imposed shall be paid by the person, firm, association or corporation purchasing gasoline for his or its own use, and not for the purpose of resale. post-offic- GOLDEN SERVES AS BOTH Convenient It is difficult to tell whether the recurring rumor that Wilson is going to be a candidate for the presidency is as an encouragement for the Republicans or as a to the Democrats. Detroit Free Press. Plumbing1 Dish washing is an unpleas- THESE CAME TO STAY AND BUILD, NOT TO DESTROY Another group of Scandinavians has discovered America, 400 Danish farmers coming in a body to settle in the land. ..They bring with them an average of $2,500 apiece in cash, a million dollars all told, for capital to start on in new homes.' This does not look! very big, when compared to the average investment in Nebraska farms of $10,000 or more, but it holds immense potentialities. l They come with capital that can not be expressed in terms of j money. It is the accumulated experience, the combined thrift and t energy of the 400, who are accustomed to work, and who know how to do things. They may have to reform some of their ideas in order to adapt them to new soil and surroundings, but this will not be hard. As to the actual cash they have, it will be made to do duty far beyond the notions of American practice. These men are already well versed in the details of cooperative effort, and know how to work together in order to secure the best results with the least expenditure of time, energy and capital. The dispatch did not mention where they intended to locate, but the state that gets them will be happy, for it will have received an addition to its productive citizenship that any state should be proud to have. Omaha (Neb.) Bee. j j 4 ant task at best, but a convenient, sanitary sink will do much to make it more pleasant. Plenty of running water and easy to keep factory WEST WELCOMES HARDING It is hoped that nothing will arise to interfere with the presidents projected trip to th Pacific coast and Alaska. In the national interest he should see the West the broad region that Jefferson acquired, Lewis and Clark explored and American frontiersmen, missionaries, miners and possessed and developed. It is well that he should see Alaska, the vast, mysterious treasure house that Seward bought from Russia for $7,200,000.1' Even now three outstanding events in the region west of the Rocky mountains are casting long shadows the Colorado and the Columbia basin projects and Alaskan development. And the president should see and feel the surge of the mighty ocean that Balboa disco Bred, that Asia fronts upon and America possesses. Physical visualization of the wide region between the Mississippi and the Pacific, the president will find a pleasure and an inspiration. Seeing it, its townsand cities, its industries its lakes, mountains and deep forests and meeting its people assembled to pay tribute to him and his office he will be exhilarated and broadened, as, before him high were Hayes, Harrison, Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson. Spokane Spokesman-Review. to help the present of Provo, Springville and Spanish Fork to immediately secure in their homes and places of business the modern and necessary service of GAS FOR COOKING, HEATING AND LIGHTING at very substantial savings in cost of equipment and bound together the east and west with ribbons of steel This morning, in the shadow of Utahs historic old at Governor Fillmore capitol Charles R. Mabev drove the golden spike which will bind together eastern and western Millard county and marked the completion of the branch railroad that will open to development the vast agricultural empire in the Pahvant valley And the trans- in-stallati- the cost of debts. The future is being mortgagedcounting to an extent which paying is appalling Somebody is going to pay the bills, comes the Kroamns will be painful.-Ana- mosa (Iowa)" Eureka As soon as you have discovered rnn the other fellow agree with youfv ewfeen though he bepohte enough to pretend to, you are on the road to bei philosopher. . youke trying is woru down, yjien your souland when your Doctor a call soles give way, save their lives Shoe Reby calling an expert j -- Since March 1st We Have Secured n Ky Surely up other enterprise in Provo or Utah Countv is growing so fast or reflecting so truly the fact that this New Era has come. Mil-;lar- City and of Los Angeles, who rived by special train this morning to Und tlioir energies to the MAY WE OFFER JUST TWO SUGGESTIONS NOW: Order Gas Installed in Yonr Home CHEAPER NOW THAN IT WILL BE LATER. Invest Your Money In Our PREFERRED SHARES AND MAKE CERTAIN FOR THE FUTURE A HTCU RATE OF EARNING ON YOUR MONEY AND GROW WITH THIS BASIC AND NECESSARY INDUSTRY Payable in Quarterly fOInstallments ed pairman The Economy Shoe Rep. Co. THOMAS DEMOS, Mgr. 403 West Center Shoes also Made to Order- out-of-to- 20-mi- le on. ft AH hand-painte- d are linking about making paipTtIafZwnfTi?UaSare borrowing .0 Prices and Special Terms residents Bv S. L. Tribune Correspondent. FILLMORE, May 3. A little more than half a century ago Leland Stanford drove the golden spike on Promontory Point in northern Utah which American-maliogany-fram- TOO MUCH CREDIT NOW! 1021 1261 1479 1605 1706 A Campaign is Now On With Reduced Tlie day of days on which memories of the most adored beings on earth are expressed in appropriate riv-er- s, T4 In anticipation of the great industrial development and the vast increase in population that are coming, YOUR GAS COMPANY has secured franchises in all the cities of Utah County from Lehi to Payson, both inclusive, so that the Company might expand its needed service as the activities in the county increase. SPIKE remembrances. The exquisite packages developed by the Startup Candy company in the past few years, designed especially for Mothers day. have met with such universal approval that all over the land the giving of beautiful boxes of candy is the vogue. The National Confectoiners association took up the slogan, on petition of the Start-,u- p boys, and hundreds of thousands of bulletins have been distributed throughout the land. This years package put out by our home factory is far and away the best ever produced, consisting of a beautiful and picture of a mother and child, embellished with a poem in the Startup way dainty, exquisite. And a large box of their delicious Golden chocolates accompanies this gift? There is just time to procure such a package for mailing to mothers from those loyal dealers who feature the products that build up your own town:. (Advertisement. ) Speeders in Akron, Ohio, are fined $1 for each mile beyond the speed limit, their machines being When timed by arresting officers. arrested within a school district the speeder's fine is doubled. a The Columbia Steel Corporation MOTHERS' DAY MAY 13 home-take- rs 393 191 ushered in by the launching1 of the great coke and iron industry of portation development celebrated here forenoon this has been accomclean. plished by one of the great railroad svstems which joined in the initial effort to hind together the east and We are equipped to install the west of the American continent the SINK you want, as well the Union Pacific. as other Plumbing needs. The program initiated today is commemorative of the most important developm nt in the history of P. L. LARSEN southwi stern Utah with one possible exception the construction of Phone 574. 313 W. Center the Salt Lale Route And the eele- I bration was planned and is being ex- t'cutt d v.ilh all the nthusiasm in keeping v ith the importance of the Not only have the resi- occasion. d (Units of eastern and western county turned out in great num- hers, hut resRlents of neighboring counties are joining in the festivities. as art' business men of Salt Lake! resh from the 1013 1914 192 FOR UTAH COUNTY CELEBRATES AND J i: NOW COMES ! j si Ml FILLMORE DRIVES A I HEERE IS BRIEFLY TOLD THE STORY OF THE GAS BUSINESS IN PROVO AND UTA'lI COUNTY : government. e j Call This Growth? j : A lot of men who are stuck on themselv es, go around to stick others. IS CONSUMER KEEP GOOL Phone 125 West Center St. TAX - 'm Phone Provo 295 or call at any of our offices UTAH VALLEY GAS & COKE SPRINGVILLE PROVO mmm T CO. SPANISH FORK tXt . t i A |