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Show ~- • . THE JORDAN JOURNAL, MIDVALE, UTAH Congress May Impose a Gasoline Tax .,.. - W ASHINGTON.-Taxatlon of gasoline by the states Is spreading so rapidly as to t•reaten to become almost universal throughout the country. Information assembled by the bureau of public roads of the Department of Ag· ' rlcul ture shows that 35 states and the Dl$trlct of Columbia had gasoline taxes In eft'ect dm·lng 1924. Of the thirteen states without t.hls form of tax, two haYe enacted new laws since the beginning of the present year and three of the others have Increased their rates. In view of the el'tort of the federal government to abolish wartime taxation as rapidly as possible, treasury oftlclals are closely observing this marked state tendency toward In· creased taxation. That a federal tax on gasoline also may be Imposed l;s considered entirely within the realms ot posslblllty, although members of congress from states where gasoline taxes are already In el'tect are Inclined to oppose any additional burden of this character by the national government. A suggestion for a gasoline tax as a substitute for some of the taxes which have been considered obnoxious was before congress during consideration / of the last revenue Ia w and Is certain to be put forward again In the forth- . coming revision. Congress last year enacted a gasoline levy law for the District of Columbia. The figures of the bureau of public roads show that the gross receipts from , state gasoline taxes In W!:!4 amounted to $79,734,490. Of this $48,· 711,792 was applied to highway construction, the balance to other purposes. The largest amount collected by any state was $11,993,222 by California with an Impost of 2 cents per gallon. Next came Pennsylvania with $9,· 089,1>41, also from a 2 cent tax. Indiana collected $4,925,372 with a 2cent tax; North Carolina took In $4,· 529,048 at the rate of 3 cents per gallon ; Georgia collected $4,527,471 with a 3-cent tax, and Texas raised $3,892,· 700 with a 1-cent tax. Among the eleven states which are still holding out against the plan are some of those with larger Industrial cities, Including New York, Illinois, Massachusetts and Ohio. The others are New Jersey, Iowa, 1\llnnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Hhoue Island. Rome of them have the proposal pending In the legislature. Why Sea Food Has Become Expensive S ECRETARY HOOVER Invited the governors of all the marltime states from Maine to Texas to send representatives to 1 conference last week to consider the conservation of food fish In Atlantic and Gulf coastal waters. Simultaneously the Navy department announced forthcoming exploration and survey of the Gulf and the Caribbean, and perhaps of much of the Atlantic ocean, In order to study the problem of conserving and cultivating the food resourc!!f! of the sea. The coincidence Is significant. Indeed, there Is need of prompt and vigorous action, If sea food Is not almost to vanish from our markets. It Is easy to say, of course. that the At· lantic ocean Is too big for man to exhaust, and that Its supply of edible fish Is Illimitable. But every one who has looked Into the matter knows t.hat that Is sheer nonsense. The cold fact Is that our supply of sea food Is already sorely depleted, so that some of the choicest varieties. once abundant and cheap, are now scarce and costly objects of luxury. I 8y JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN ITH 1~ began a series of Ameri· can .-quleentennlala which command the atteatlon of the world. They mark the begtnnJ.Dg of tbe United States of America. Necessarily, therefore. they are world eesq1lk$Utennlals. For world ht• tory, as well as American history, was made at Lexington and Con· cord April 19, 1775 ; at Cambridge July S. 1775; at Philadelphia JQI.y 4, 1776; at VIncennes Feb11181'y 25, · 1779 ; at Yorktown ktcltier II. 1781; at Parts September 3, 1783. In fatetql nine yea~s of the Revolution was the nation wblcb Is now, after one hundred lift¥ years, the most favored on earth, the •UUlle.llt. the most powerflll. It was June 8 that Gen. George Washington took lei111DULB.d of tile Continental armies at Cambridge, Much will be made this year of the one iaUiltdnid and ftftleth anniversary of that molllitl:lt0118 event,. .Momentous indeed; without George \Vslllbllnt~toa at the bead of our patriot volunteers Revolution seems unimaginable. '.l'he peat of the world have been quick to see A.mel'lcan blstocy the guidance of Divine Provl· In tbls marvelous progress of the one nation led~cated to IIbert)', equallty or rights and pursuit bapplness. Ill no tastance Is that interposltlon Pro'VIdellce more strikingly seen than In the ralll· of aueb au American as George Washington. let your reading of American history fool pa,~ •- tldnklnc. that George Washington was $md-sed, ~ect beeauae subject to none of tha ltiBI~e&lltkma ol common flesh, great because he waa war aiUl couldn't helJJ lt. The real a man all over. He waa lnlpattent, aureaImpulsive, atroaa appetites and fteree temper. Wa Cft!ahleu was til the ablolutely perfect COD· lie Mtabltthed over bla mind and his p. . l.lle was tlle pal1l8 of ebaraeter aod lt made .......,. and &tel) where creat. ~4nlllat I Clo aot bepucla'e .America Ule lnher· ,....... I oaaaot allow .America a ._.idN ':Ta~~YI,=~~~ WMJU... toa be· aacJ to llerot.m tile cllll4 of the 1arpr the cJeYelopaeat of & 1!11 . . .1161', D. D. (Bqlaa4). .·'==~~ u a IOldl$' wae a ftpre aabUme. tb•e- -allAiltll_wlalatle," be wrote Ills mother [: irilllir'hll~ ·llr•'lbfatU.. "aacl believe me tbel'e Ia aome- WIIIII ~~~~t'~tbe Mlmd." Tbere CIOb the WIIO'Qtoa c:reaa"d the Dela· i.-IHd·· ~ Bve aDd deteiatecl the at '!nDteil, tJiue wu the bbra strataWhen Wubtqton .med a bone cettln« to tfODt at Monmouth, "swore Uke an angel trom at the retreatlnt Ga. Charlea Lee and cJeteat lllto vletof7, theta was the bora li;,.,itllr pf men. ADd Wublllctft, "IIHJplrlq order :apfl'lt lllto troope beugt")' ud ID rqs ; lltUDg ..._tltude, but betraying no uger ud ner to forgive; In defeat mvlnelble, mapaalmoua COJilQ\JeSt, and uever so aubllme u on that dar laid down his Invincible sword and souabt retlrement"-there was Waahlnlton tbe ')Oillulliailiiler'in·cblet who, with nondMCrlpt troops equipped, baffled the e«on. of the most ililnrerftl ~Ire on the globe and won our lodeBe was a soldier born; from bit youth · ··"~red. nillltary capacity beyond that of trained otlicera with whom he came ID !illt(lll.tti Wbetll;er aa friend or fQe. at tlmea under a attoq tmpulae Ul&t Wuhlatrton wa1 bora for the ~~t•;iriil)ee ; ot. JUpetfea; that ProvJdeDce who hu .tlfY.l.,... him up '"r that very purpoae, rrilmkll itt.s.J•• 141. evf!ry day ot battle, wlll «& ... Alaiii'JilA tree, 11oura.Jt.~A• &ad iJ~;:jbilfia b . - . ». D. (1TT1). - jgf¢ I, frightened Into no delay, cautious In his approach, bold and desperate In his onset, calm and collected In retreat. he moves at the head of his brave, but Ill-furnished and distracted army like a pillar of llre.-Rev. Joel Headley (New York). The news of Lexington reached George Washlngt~n at Mount Vernon as he was preparing to leave for Phlladelpbla to attend the Second Continental congress. That body began Its sessions May 10 In Carpenters' hall. Legally It was 110 more a legislati-.c bl\dy than was the f'lrst Continental congress, but changed conditions perforce ~pade It legislative as well as deliberate. Before the middle of June the selection of a commander In chief was seen to be necessary, though Gen. Artemas Ward was In commanu of the ten thousand or more Americans surrounding noston. June 15 congress resolved "that a general be appointed to command all the continental forces, raised or to be raised, for the defense of Ameri· can Uberty," and ''that five hundred dollars, per monM!., ~ allowed for the pay and expenses of the general." There were many embarasslng features In the situation concerning the choice. John Adams, who was a conspicuous actor, gives thi!! illuminating glimpse In his diary: Accordingly, when congreu bad assembled, I rose In my place, and In as short a speech a11 the subject would admit, presented the state of the colonies, the uncertainty In the minds of the people, their great expectation and anxiety, the distresses of '~" army, the danger ot Its dlssolu· tlon, the dlfllcu(cy 6f collecting another, and the probability that the British army would take ad· vanta~re of our delaya, march out of Boston, and sprea.d deaolatlon &.8 far as they could go. I con· eluded with a motion. In form. that congress would adopt the army at Cambridge, and appoint a general; that though this was not the proper time to nominate a general, yet, aa I had reaaon to believe this was a point of the greateat dlfll· culty, I had no hesitation to declare, that I had but one gentleman In my mind for that Important command, and that was a gentleman from VIr· 1rl11la who was among us, and very well know!! to all of ua; a ~rentleman whose skill and experience aa an ofllcer, whose lndepeltdent fortune. great talents, and excellent unlveraal character, would command the approbation of all America, and ulte the conUal exertlona of all the colonies bet· ter than any person In the colonies . Kr. Washla.rton, who happened tr sit near the cJoor, u soon as he heard IDe allude to him, from M. usual modeaty. darted Into the library room. Ill'. Haacock, who was our president, which ~rave me an opportunity to observe hla countenance while I wu speaking on the state of the eo!· oa.iu, Uae army at Cambridge and the enemyhear« me with visible pleasure; but when I came to cJeacrlbe Washington for the commander, I Dever remarked a more sudden and striking change of countenance. Mortlllcatlon and re11entment were expressed as forcibly as his face could exhibit them. Mr. Samuel Adama seconded the motion, and that did not aotten the president's physl· opomy at alL Tile subject came under debate, and aeveral ~rentlemen declared themaelvea against the ap· polntment of M:r. Washington, not on account of an)' personal objections a.raln11t him, but becauee the troops were all from New England, and had a ~renerat of their own, appeared to be satisfied with him. and bad proved themselves able to Imprison the Brltlah army In Boston. which was all thex, expected or dealred at that time. Mi'. Pendleton of Vlrg-lala and ~r. Sherman of Connecticut were very explicit In declarln.r thla opinion. Mr. Cush· I.Dg ancJ several others mor.. faintly expressed their opposition, and their fears of discontents Ia the army and In New England. . . . The sub· ject waa poatponed to a future day. In the meantime pains were taken, out of doors, to obtain a unanimity, and the volcn were generally so clear!)' In favor of Waahlntrton that the dl8· aentlent members were perPuaded to withdraw their oppoaltlon, ami Mr. Waashlngton was nom· lnated, I believe, by Mr. Tbomaa Johnson of Maryland, unanlmouely eler.ted, an!! the army adopted. George Washington played cards. What a pity he never knew poker. He woold have made a gorgeous player. In tbe language of players of tbe great national 1ame, he had "cold feet before, but never durillg." It was the same wa1 with blm ln ftptlng. Anyway, bere'1 his speech of acceptance: Ill'. PnllcJent. Tlloup I a:m tral)' aenalble of Uae b'-ll llollor Coat me Ia U.S. a.ppolnuant, ,..., I feel great distress, from a consciousness that my abilities and my military experl~ce may not be equal to the extensive and !mport"ant trust. How· ever. as the congress desire It, I will enter upon the momentous duty, and exert every power I possess In their service, and for the support of the glorious cause. I beg they will accept my most cordial thanks for this dlstlngulahed testimony of their approbation. But, lest some un· lucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg It may be remembered, by every gentleman In this room, that l this day declare, with the utmost sincerity. I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with. As to pay, sir, I beg leave to assure the congress that, as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept the arduous employment at the ex· pense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make ll ny proftt from lt. I wlll keep an exact account of my exp-anses. Those, I doubt not, they will discharge, and that Is all I desire. In 80 years the catch of shad along our Atlantic coast has decreast>d to only a quarter of what It was, nod the price to the consumer has Increased fivefold. 'l'he catch of sturgeon In rivers and lakes has fallen to little more than one-eighth of whnt It was, and the price In the markets has correspondingly increased to eight times what It was. The catch of lobsters Is about one-third of that of former years, while the price Is nine times as great. These are facts, officially obtained by Secretary Hoover, and referred to the governors of the seaboard states for their consideration. The causes are obvious to all. They are chiefly two: Wasteful and destructive methods of taking the fish, and pollution of rivers, bays and coastal waters generally with sewage, sludge, oil and other matter stupidly called "waste." 01 course, It hal seemed to short-sighted persons "the easiest way" to get rid of such stul't, simply to pour It Into the nearest water. But the easiest way Is sometimes the worst way, In economics as well as In morals. Three Major Problems of Next Congress There are few letters in existence from Wash· lngton to his wife. He wrote her many, but It seems to be established that Mrs. Washlngtou, a THREE major problems will occupy the attentlo~ of the next short time before her death, destroyed all his let· I congress, In the opmlon of Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio. The ters to her that she could lay hands on. June 18 wnr t S bl h(• wrote her a letter, a part of which has been fi t f h diS rsld 0 t tese predo emtls, -- enha or preserved. After speaking of his appointment and sa , 1s ax r uc on ; t e secon , . t r tl d h of the nec!!ssity of his going to Boston, he said . 1e ru 1es as w111 sue amen men o You may bell&ve me, my dear Patsy, when I O:ssure you. In the most solemn manner, that, so facllltate public business and still prefar from seeking this appointment, I have used serve the right of legitimate debate, every endeavor In my power to a void It, not only and the third, the world court. The most Important of these three from my unwllllngness to part with you and the family, but from a consciousness of Its being a trust too g-reat for my capacity, and that I questions, the Buckeye senator beshould enjoy more real happiness In one month lleves, Is tax reduction. "Lightening of the tax burdens of with ypu, at home, than I have the most distant prospe~. of llndlng allroad, If my stay were to be seven Urnes seven years. But as tt has been a the people Is made possible by the kind of destiny tr•at has thrown me upon this very satlsfactocy returns rrom the tnx service, I shP.ll hope that my undertaking Is de· laws now In force and by the substan• b h t h 1 · slgned to anawer some good parpose. · . · It 1 1 ave een e .. ect· was utterly out of my power to refuse thle ap· t a econom es t a po:ntmenl, without exposing my character to such ed," Senator Willis said. "The $100,· censure• as would have rellected dishonor upon 000,000 surplus this year and the estl· myself, and .riven pain to my friends. This, I am mated surplus next year of $300,000,· eure, could not, and ought not, to be pleasing to you, and must have leuened me con11lderably In 000 make certain Important tax reducmy own esteem. I shall rely, therefore, conll- tlon. 'A million a day of tax cut dently on that Providence, which baa heretofoce away.' will be the slogan of the next been bountiful to me, not doubtlnlr that 1 shAll eon..---. e·~ return safe to you In the fa.ll. "The ways and means committee of General Washington lett Pblladelphla tor Boa- the bouse will begin preparation of ton June 28 by horae. At Trenton he met a courier the new ta« bill early In October, so riding lo haate for Philadelphia with the news of tl1at the measure will be ready for Bunker Hill. "How did the militia behave?" he allked. Answered, he exclaimed, "Then the llbertlea of the country .are sate.'' He journeyed by way of New York, everywhere acclaimed by an admlrlng people. The morning of July 3 the army was URTHER changea In the organl· drawn up on Cambridge common and General zatlon of the government depart· Washington, drawlllg his sword, took command ments are looked for following under the authority of the Continental eongreB& the transfer of the patent otlice July 4 he Issued his first general order, as follows: from the Interior department to the The Continental congress having- now taken all Commerce. The traMthe troops of the several colonlea, which have been Department of employees. 1,246 al'tected fer ralaed, or which may ba hereafter raised for the transfer carried patent-oftlce The 11upport and 4ef8flse of the liberties of America. Into their pay and service, they are now the out one of the two recommendations troops of the United Provinces of North America; and It Ia hoped that all distinction of colonies will with regard to changes In the lineup be laid aside, so tbat one and the same spirit may of the Interior depal'tment bureaus animate the who!<~, and the only contest be, who I recommended by the joint congres. ehall render, on this great and tr:rlng occasion, the most essential eervlce to the great and com- slonal committee on reorganization of mon cause In which we are all engaged. It Is .re· the executive departments. The other qulred and expected that exact discipline be ob· rerommendatlon Involved transfer of h Co served, and due subo•dlnatlon prevail through the h mmerce whole arm,., as a failure In these moat essential t e bureau of mines to t e polnta muat necessarUy produce extreme hazard, department. Secret~y of the Interior Work and disorder, and confusion, and end In shameful disappointment and dl1grace. The general moat earnestly requires and expects a due observance Secretary of Commerce Hoover, who of these articles of "War, established for the gov- are represented to be In complete acernment of the army, which forbid profane cure- cord with the recommendations of the lng-, swearing and drunkenness: and In like man· joint committee, discussed the trans· ner, he requlrea ancl expects of all ofllcers and sol· dler1 not engaged en actual duty, a punctual at· fer for several months before It was tendance on dlvlna aervlce, to Implore the blesa· made. Doctor Work secured an opinlnga of Heaven upou the meana uaecJ for our safet:r lon from the attorney general as to and defenae. whether the act of 1903 authorizing So began the War of Independence. War had the President to transfer bureaus not yet been declared br congress. The flag bad from one department to another withnot yet been adopted. But the Americans were ~ out apecl.ftc authorization of congresa arma and Uen Georp Waahlncton was at their was a continuing act. He waa In· formed It wu wltb reprd to scleohead. prompt action when con-.ress meets. This plan will make unnecessary nny special session of congress. General revision of the tariff Is not desirable and will not he undertaken." Senator WiiJis declared in favor of changing the senate ntles to facilitate the business of the senate and at the same time permit debate. "Vice President Dawes Is not proposing any specific change In the rules, as I understand." Senator Wll· lis said, "but he Is calling the atten. tlon ot the country to the need of revision to eliminate filibusters and prevent abuse of power by Individual members. In so doing, General Dawes Is rendering valuable public service." The world court problem Is to be taken up early In December for final decision, antt Senator Willis said he wlll press for consideration of a resolution he Introduced In the last regu· lar sef!Sion ot congress and reintroduced at the special session of the senate In .March, which embodies the reservations proposed by President Harding. Secretary Hughes and Prec•. dent Coolidge. symptom• DOAN'SPI~~ mMULANT DIURETIC TO THE KlDNEYS F..a-Milbum Co., Mq. a.-.. Bu•lo, N.Y. Odd Fi.hin11 Several hundred Indlall8, Including women and children, auembled at Fisher Bay, at the mouth of tbe Nans rlvor, In early spring, awaiting the arrival of the oollchans, according to word from Prince Rupert, British Co· lumbla. The annual run ot the fish usually la1t11 a month. The Indians come from great distances to fish for them tbrourh the Ice, and out of the catch they make oollchan grease, which they use In place of butter. In previous years as many as 1,000 of the Indians have assembled at the mouth of the river, but this year there were not more than 300. In proportion to population. Nor· way has furnished more immigrants to this country than any other land except lreland.--Science Service. Write or call for an appointment to have your photograph made WILCOX STUDIO . 122}-) So. Main St. Salt Lake City Flinds raised by a one centavo do· mestic postage stamp in Mexico to fight the locust pest have already proved sufficient to start the campaign. • 25¢ AND 75¢ PACKAGES EVERYWHERE Hour• of Sleep A man's dally output or nerve en· ergy Is the measure of the peri od required for Its restoration durin g ~ Jeep . Hence the great diversity In the hours required for slumber by different In· dlvlduals. As Illustrations of this •II· verslty It Is usual to quote the hours of sleep required by men like Napoleon, John Wesley, and othet-s who liv ed in days when the stre~s und strain on the nervous system was nothing cor pared wlth what It Is today. Zambeai Make• Record Zambesl river In tlood recently ex· eeeded all r-revlous height records "' eight feet. Clouds of spray completely enveloped the brlrtge which spllns the canyon below the Ylctorla fulls. The VIctoria falls, a mile wide and 420 teet high, are double the width and more than twice the height of the NIagara falls. During the wet season the spray has been measured to reacl a height of 8,000 feet. Torch Fi11ht• Foreat Firea A new apparatus for ~htlng forest rch, l'lres consists ot n kerosene blo opuseful for beatlnr httck fl res, say ular Science Monthly. By Its us all ne the firing, It ls claimed, can be by one e%perleneed man, thus reducltlfk the attendant danrer to a minimum. The stronrer the butter Is tub the weaker It Is In the mar Changes in DeparbJleDts at the Capital F .. the RESINOL Ufte bureaus, and It was then left to the . President to decide whether the patent oftlce was to be classified as a scientific bureau. Soothinq And Hu.linq The present Intention of governbureau the to ment heads with regard of mines has not been stated, although officials gave It as their opinion that the transfer of the bureau from the Interior department to the Commerce department would need specific au· thorlzatlon from congress, lnasmuch as the bureau was placed In the InHINDERCORNS Bamone eo""· Cal· terior department by congress. &11 paiD, e11aurea eomton to tile Jo-, e&c., Ilia bT m&ll or at~ IID&It:ee feet, E::tenslve changes In the personnel JiaM. lli..x Ollellllal Woru, Patebope, !1. Y. of the patent office are not contemplated, Secretary Hoover said, adding that better organization of the gov11CHOO.. or r:rracti!NCY ernment, to secure economy and eftl. An~ branehee. Catalo!r :rz-. "lr' GALT LAU CITY,IJTA"B clency, requires that functions of simi• 18 N.lllala sa. Jar major purpose shall be grouped too - - - - -- --gether. Change In the procedure, with respect to protection of rights of American patentees In foreign countries '4 .lGENT8-Earn larca oommluloDJI oellln~ forecast by J.lr. Hoover. R&yon 1Uk underwear to con•um•r. lb::perl · ARKO ence unneceaoarr; full, part time. Integration In the Department of MFG. CO.. Box '· lt&tton A. NllW YORK. Commerce of bureaue dealing 'Vlth commerce and Industry are regarded W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. 21-11& by the joint congressional committe. u proper an(} advlaabla. for Babys Tender Skin ""''* _llrl.,. -.,. L D. s. Business College I |