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I I In the throes of a sla slavery ery felt even more greatly r than the slavery which preceded the tle Civil Warr War Wara Vara a slavery r which holds so many of us in In the clutches of economic unrest it is fitting that we ve should turn our thoughts back to the days of that great emancipator emancipator eman eman- Abraham Lincoln That That we ve should show v reverence to his llis name and ald to the country which bred such a man Ulan l is not lOt only fitting fitting fitting fit fit- ting but it is our heritage and our U I privilege 5 May Maytime 3 time only prove the soundness of our faith that that same country will vill always breed a man luan or 01 men equal 1 to whatever need arises including the present one 1 Progress s on 1 Moon l I non Lake Lale That the construction of the Moon l lake reservoir is now v practically assured was vas ev evident from the announcement announcement an an- this week of the opening of bids for the furnishing of the labor While the contract award vard has not yet been announced it seems to be generally general general- ly conceded that the low v bidder the T T. 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Connolly Co of San Francisco is enough lower ver to assure their getting the contract The next thirty days should see see- some actual activity on this project and anda a welcome activity it will vill be to us all Helping Helping- The Little Taxpayer That there is a great desire in the state legislature legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture to ease the burden of the little taxpayer is certainly evident One measure a resolution su submitting submitting sub sub- to the voters an amendment to the constitution constitution contI which would make it possible for future legislatures legislatures leg leg- to exempt homesteads to 2000 2000 has passed passed passed pass pass- ed both houses assuring its submission to the peo peo- This cannot become effective however vever before 1937 7 The legislature has m made ode no effort to devise a means of revenue to substitute for forr these exempt exempt- feeling that they have do done e their then part art in making the exemptions possible Helpful to Many Discriminatory Against Ag Many l Another bill bilI just introduced in the Senate ate this I week is is apparently designed to do a double duty I to relieve property owners o and to assist the county and state in the collection of back taxes U Unfortunately it discriminates es unjustly against tir the e property property prop prop- erty owner o vho who has kept his ills taxes tare s paid or partially partial partial- ly so For instance the person tier who vho owes ves only Y for r 1933 and 1934 gets a 30 per cent cut on 1934 taxes tapes and nd a 40 per cent cut 1933 on taxes while the person person per- per son who vho r owes ves for 1932 or 01 r an any 3 r year back from there r to 1928 gets a 40 cent cut per on 1934 taxes a 50 per cent cut on 1933 taxes axes and anda a 70 per Pei ken cent 1 cut on years 1928 to 32 inclusive Many a taxpayer if f this bill is passed gassed will viII r cuss himself for paying 1932 tax taxes s under hardships thinking at the time tune that it was vas his duty and finding finding find find- ing now v that he is is penalized for it and many a taxpayer taxpayer taxpayer tax- tax payer may d decide cide to ton not of be caught r in n similar circumstances circum- circum stances and will vill wait vait f for the 01 next wholesale e cut That the bill if passed will viII be the sans of pu putting put put- t- t ting many any a farm or home now v held b by the county back K Into the owners o hands an and d into production ci and n nd iu at the s Same me time limp i bring ui much v- v 1 i 4 Tu ing needed r revenue into th the e pu public hc coffers goes without saying It if needs tory much stud study Y however ho It is is s highly discriminatory Sina against t the he conscientious s tax payer and se sets s a dangerous OUS Precedent for future come legislatures to ov oVer oVer- i- i METALS RULE THE WORLD it is is a historical fact that no nation matron can achieve or 01 maintain a position as a first-class first world power ver without adequate mineral resources and a sive mining industry L progresSIve progressive m Everything w we ye e use in I peace pace or 01 from war van from plumbing plumb plumb- ing to bat battleships from rifles t to o pens involves one or m more re metals A country y which is metallically self con contained tanned and does not need to import metals has a tremendous advantage over a country witch which rat must look beyond e ond its boundaries for mine luine products should ThIs uS be is IS one ne g good god d reason reason why everything possible done to bring recovery to the mines mines |