OCR Text |
Show THE MIDVALE JOURNAL GASOLINE LEVY SDEDUCTIBLE T.sx in Various States Yields Total of $375,000,000. The gasoline tax Is deductible In filing Income tax returns where the lang-uage of the state law specifically lists It as a tax ou- the consumer. according to a bulletin Issued by the legal uepartment of the Chicago Mo· tor club. The bulletin pointed out that It Is clear th·.1t the consumer dlways pays the tax. regaa•• ess nf the wording of therefore, the consumer the I should be allowed a deduction In all lnstanct>S. I nterpretatio., of Law. "However," continued the bulletin, "the o eau has put a strict interpretation or the state ;.:asoline tax laws In thtl rulings already marie. Consequently, In states where the bureau rules that the gasoline tax applies to the dealer, the only remedy remain· lng for those states Is to amend and Clarify th"' state gasoline tax laws so that the language of the a, t speciflcal· ly le\'les the gas tax on the consumer. · "The gnsoline tux in force In the various states this yea! will ylelci a total or approximately $37fi,OOO.OOO, which. it constru('d as a tax on the consumer ln the various states, would amount to a considerable saving to the motorin~ pu hi i c. Tax Deductible. J. H. Braun, general counsel for the club, declared that the bureau of internal re\'enue has already ruled that the gas tax is dedu<·tlble under an lnterpreta tion of the laws of Delaware. Ke11tucky, Michigan, Missouri, :New York, North Carolina and Virginia. On the other hand, If the tax Is a~('G to or matt~ a !)art of the business expense of til(' owner of such motor Vt_ hicles, it cannot be deducted aeparate'Jy as a tax. The n'otor club attorney asserted· tbnt" decisions ha \'e al!'>o been rendered by the bureau with respect to the 11tates of Colorado, Conne·cticut, Mary· iand and Ohio, holding that unrler Its lnterjlret·Jtion of the 1=asoline tax laws of tht'se st11tes. the tax Is levied against the dealer. and therefore Is not •Jeductihle by the consumer in fllln his income tax returns. Few Simple Traffic Rules Will Make Travel Safer Believing that the careful observation of a few simple tralllc rules will m·aterlally help In making travel safer on the highwass the United States National Chamb('r of Commerce hua prepared the following recommendations for dri\·ers of automobiles: 1. Always rememlwr you are an engineer, fully responsible. 2. Always test your brakes when starting and have them inspected fre· quently. 3. Never pass a street car wh('n It Is stopping, or if the law permits, proceed very slowly past it at the legal distance. 4. Exercise especial care In crossing In ft·ont of a street car or In passing It, as you cannot tell what may be coming on the other side. 5. Always signal with hand when slowing down, turning or stopping, even though you have an automatic or mechanical warning device. 6. Look before you back and sound the horn three times. 7. Try to drive with using the horn ns little as possible. A sudden noise may stop pedestrians in their tracks rather than warning them. 8. Don't count too much on the common sen:>e of the other fellow. No one Is 100 per cent alert all the time. 9. Dri\·e slowly In streets where childr('D are playing. Remember your own childhood. 10. Cross crossings cautiously. Warn· ing bells may be out of order, watch· men or gate operators may be oft' duty. Trains cannot stop as quickly as you can. Shift into second to avoid stali· lug on tracks, Youngest Executive in Automotive Industry Harlow H. Curtice, who has just been appointed president and general manager of the AC Bpat·k Plug company of Flint. 1\Iich., is one of the young('st, if not the youngest, major chief executives In the automobile lndustr·y. 1\lr. Cmtlce •s thirty-six rears old. Starting in the accounting deJJRrtrnent 16 years ago. he suecesslvely occu- AUTOMOBILE FACTS A front·\\ heel drive Is being put on the mnrket by an Indiana car munuCombining this with the fnctur~r. back-seat drive will give It nice bal· unce. • • • t is estimated If all the automo. hiles In the woJ'\d were placed end to tJJd, some hot dog stands wouldn't do nny bu~lness In their present locations. • • • A tourist back from abroad says sou have to speak very distinctly to tTaffic officers on the Continent. Many f them do not understand broken English. .. ' Old English Law Made Churchgoing Compu!sory Major Court-Trenttt of the Cape· j Cairo motor expedition was the fil'Bt 1white man who hunted and ldlled elephants on foot with H spear. "While I was on this speat·-huntlng snfnrl," he said, "we followed sereral herds Into wat('riess country In the Bahr-elGhazal district of the Surlan, where ·the elephnnts usually trek to water only every third or fourth night. When they do, nothing will stop them. We followed thli!' particular herd nil day, and at night I was ready to gh·e up. I made camp and stor1ped. Baballa, a young bard-bitten Mandala hunt· er, who wns said to be something of a magician, then came to me and said he thought he COllld 'bind' the herd with bls magic rope. 'l'hese •mnglc ropes' ore nut uncommon In Africa. They are usually about a yard long ond mude of Oompalrn tn>er. Baballa sat down with the rope In his hands, and went through the motions of tying his arms, legs, nn.kles and nerk, mnt· terlng Incantations as he did so. His muscles became tout, and he relapsed Into a semi-trance. He sat so for a few minut('S, an<l then suddenly relaxed, grunted 'That Is good,' and rose to bls feet. Next morning we ran Into the elephants only half a mile from camp, anrl killed one I They were al· most stntlonary. By all reclwnlngs th('y should have been miles away." Golfers, picnickers, Sunday nutolst:would be out of luck If an old l·in)! llsh Ia w were in terce torlay. Tht act of uniformity, 11i;;2, rertuire<l: "All persons, exc('pt those dissent tng from the wor·shil> or rlnetr:•.es of the Church of Bnglanci and usually at tending some plnce vf worsllip nut I.Je longing to the CiJUrch of Englnnrl. nr .. tf tb('y have no lawful or r':'ns•mahle excuse for absence, to endeavor to at tend their parish <:hurch or ncl"us tomed chapel, or, It reasonaiJly pre vented from so doing, some otlt('J place where the divine sen·ice of th1• Church of England 11:1 performed. on all Sundays and other dnys orrlalnerl and used to be kept a!! holy day~. anrl to abide there orderly and soherls ilur lng the time of commoll tlray('r, preaching or other divine ser\'lce then> per formed." Failure to observe this law renders the offending "parishioner or Inhabit ant of a parish" who Is not legally ex empt from attendance at divine servIce on Sundays and lwly dn,-s "llnhle In proceedings taken ogainst him In the eccl('sfastlcal courts to be censure!l for the offense, admonished a' to Its attendnnce in the f•Jttll'(', nnrl to be cond('mned In the costs of the proceedings." I GREEN FEED BIG WINTER DEMAND Increases Egg Production and Is Profitable. Green feed added ro the laying hen's ration in winter has Increased egg production and has proven profitable wherever used. "When the green feed pasture is exhausted with the coming or frost and cold weather, It Is then necessary for the poultryman to pJ•ovlde <>uch feed," recommends C. l•', l'arris;h, poultry extension specialist nt the Nortil Carolinn State college. "There Is a wide variety of feeds that may be used Rape, alfalfa, to avoid monotony. oats, clovers, wheat, rye, barley, mangets and other feed~ may he used. Sprouted oats are also used efl'c<'tlvely by some gwwers. 'file oats are fed when the sprout Is about three Inch ~s long and make an Pxcellent succulent to supplement u.e scratch grain and mash." Mr. Parrish says that It ls not dlffi- J Ciearette Paper cult to build a home-made oat sprouter. Practically all the cigarette papen All that ts needed I!> a number of this country come. from Fr:mre, trays with holes punched In the botwhich mnkes the cigarette paper tor tom to allow excess water to escape, almost the entire world. These pa· The seed oats are spread thinly over pers are so thin nod light that It the trays to prevent the formation of takes several hundred of the Jlttle Sprouted oats semold growths. sheets that go around the cigarette cured in this manner are fed at the to make an ounce. While commonly rate of from one to two ounc('S per known ns rice paper, this paper Is day per hen. A good producing ben not made from rice, hut from flax nnd will consume from 25 to 30 pounds of hemp trimmings, only new material this feed In a winter. being used. The flax unci hemp ts Hanging cabbage about 18 inches cut Into small particles, thoroughly mixed and ground almost to 8 dust. from the floor wlll afford the laying Then It is put through a washin~ hen needed exercise cno will give her proc('ss, cl"Ushed Into 8 pulp and the succulent green feed needed. rolled out Into pap('r. Bee~s may be used the same way. When It Is Impossible to supply green feed, cod-liver oil may be mixed with the uash or grain ration to supH-t+ +++ +++ +++ ++ ++ h H t + ++ t ply the same food elL·mcnts. In mixIng this ojl with the feed, Mr. Parrish suggests that a small amount ot the feed be taJ;en aud the cod-liver oil worked In thor·oughly unj this used as a stock mb:ture with the remainIng fllOd. One vint 1r the oil to each 100 pounds or feed is enough to use. I m i · Only t ! Lack of Water Causes Early Molt by Layers Harlow H. Curtice. pled the positions of comptroller, assistant manager, and vice president and assistant general manager. He Is head of one of the largest automobile accessory companies In the world with branch factories in France imd England and employing 5,000 persons. . The products made by these plants are estimated to be In use on Mr. 20,000,000 automobiles today, Curtice succeeds Basil W. de Guichard, one of the pioneers In the industry, who resigned because of ill health. Shock for Men Here's u s!Jock for men drivers I A rect!nt survey conducted In SO states showt>d that only 5 per cent of all accidents ·were due to women driving cars. It was also found that on a::. average more women dri\'ers bring In their cars at regular lnter\•als for mechanIcal checkup which includes brake Inspection. This, it Is held, practically eliminated mishaps to the failure of a vital part of their cars. Brakes are often overlooked. NEW. GENIUS BUILDS CAR AT SMALL COST • • • • ••• t I ••• •• • • White The Bronze and breeds are popular. •• CABINETS Eveeycne raves over them; beautiful in any home; walnut, and of a design approached by very few radios, 8 Tubes-4 Screen-Grid THE BALDWIN LOW BOY f I l , • • • The que~ti<>n of whether or not hens should be confin('d to the house during the wint('r is debated hy poultrymen and diverse opinions are found among l DEALERS-PHONE, WIRE or WRITE . ' RADIO D STRIBUTING CO. 120 MAIN STREET On Display at These Baldwin Dealers 1-Beavor, Utah: B. NOWERS :!-Bingham, Utah; CLAUEl\CE E. POLLIRD 8-Cedar City. Utah: LAWRENCE ELEC. 4-Evanston, Wyo.; SOL CONLEY 5-Elko, Nevada; PARKER MOTOR CO. &-Green River, Wycmin~r; CONWAY DRUG CO, 7-Gardnerville, Nevada; C. :I. JEPPERSON 8-Great FaHo, Montana; WILSON COLE FUR CO. 9-Hanna, Wyomh1g; E. N. PEARSON 10--Jdaho Fall">, It! alto; INDEPENDENT LBR. & COAL 11-Jerome, ldano; NORTf{ SIDE AUTO CO. 12-Kemmerer, Wyoming; WITHERSPOON DRUG CO. 13-Logan, Utah; CARL W. PEHRSON SALT LAKE CITY 14-0akley, Ut"h; ED SORENSON U-Provo, Utah; NA'l'LOR AUTO CO, 15-Salt Lake City; DlNWOODEY'S 17-Salt Lake City; :I. HENRY JONES 18-Salt Lak" CHy; O'J..OUGHLIN'S 1!>-St. Antl:ony, Idaho; WATSON DRUG CO. %0-Springville, Utah; RALPH XJ. WEIGHT 21-Sandy, Utah; REGINALD WHITE 22-S:nithfield, Utah; GLENN R. WINN 23-Tooele, Ub.h; ENGLAND MARKET 24-Twin Falto, I<i:~l!o; SCHTfARTZ RADIO SALES 25-Wellsville, Utah; EUGENE W. FLETCH Ell %6-Woods Cross, Utah; S. L. MOSS I .. ~~''I. 4. 4. ~-++++++ +. t++ + +. ++···-~·•q·-<-• ++. ++~ +++±±#+++-++-+ I ---------------------------~--------------~----------~--------------------------~ r His Ton:lue Slipped be SEASON'S SIMILES Utopia • Even when one Is practicing a systern of sanitation in regard to the ran~es and yard, he should not overlool\ the fact that <'ll!nn brooder houses and laying bousP.s are vitally essen- tial. It's Baldwin's; designed and built by Bald~in, recognized as a genius in tone reproduction the world onr. Without Tubes Other ModelsHIGHBOY, 8-Tube ........................ $219 LOWBOY, 6-Tube ...................... $157.50 Dealers' Territories Are Going Fast, Orders Filled in Rotation as Received roosts thnt thPy can :-alsed will give greater access to the dl'oppings hoanl~ for <'leaning. • • "' A scratch-ma!"h ration has been !tlund helter than an all-mash r~tion for hens, nnd even for chicks after 1 1 they are six or ei~rht weeks old. • And- Holland • • • • ++ t t t t +t t Cutting station after station apllf4 as sharp as a razor. Local stations just like , distant ones. • The essentials of good winter quarters for poultry are that the place should be clean, dry, well-lighted and free from drafts. Arran~ing H H SELECTIVITY • • • • • • t t \ The logical solution for raising poul· try on any farm is a rotation of range area. them. t 9 t +t So beautiful, so marvelous, it will fairly knock you off your feet when you hear the Zum-Zum of its wonderful base, so hard for most radios to reproduce. A shutter ventilator, or baffle, may 1 b(' used In place of one sash of a win- 1 dow to ghe better ventilation during the winter when the poultry bouse is closed. Braulis, pioneer automotive we!:'lw.nic of St. Louis, who for the l>~st thirty-one !'ears hus built 12 types of cars, has now perfected a model ,;fuur" wJ1idr cost· him but $185 to make. The cur is of the midget type with nr. SG-Inch wheelbase and a trer.d of 40 Iucht:!;. It has a reputed speed ot (iO miles an hour and will do 35 miles ou a gallon of gas. Bmuks claims f.hat the auto can be profitably manufactured and distributed for $375. Photo&raph shows fleorge S. Brauks with his midget cur. ++ +t t t ++ t+ ++ t t COULD BUILD SUCH A Poultry Notes ... Geor~e tt TONE Hentlrrg drinking water for the hens with coal or wood is much cheaper . than letting them heat it with food. : .. .. +t She'ls for Shaving Sha vlng, ori!;inn lly, was u symboliC"! act denoting that the IJCrson was lu mourning or under a \'uW. Jt had Of't Itlog to do with a mnn's UJIIJC:.tntnce. Oyster shells w<'l'~ tbe fir::;t ruu.rs, their natm·nl erlge smoothed an*! £1l:trpened by polishing u~ friet!oa. • • •• .. H t "Culling should be practiced at all seasons of the year and on all stock when its use Is advisahle," 8ays the Any !\Iaryland experiment station. bird ob::;('r\'Cd at any time which Is sick or lmthrifty should be removed frorn the flock ~t once. Dl.'lay in re- I mn>ing such bil·ds often results in the I spread of serious diseases throughout the flock. If such birds are in a serious condition they should be Immediately dispos('d of by burying or burning. • •••• Engl:ab Taibra Not Slow When the sulh~n of ~anzillar ordPred <·lothes rnnrle In a hurry wlrlle In l.onrlon rel-enlly, It was hrought ont the 13:ngli8h claim the quid; tnilnrlng r('r•ortl nf the world. In 1811. It Is relatcrl, wool was cllpped from two Southdowns at fi\'e o't'fo('k one mornIng, washed, cured, spnn mul woven, the r-loth ·•scoured" and dyer!. anci a complete suit made from It sn tlurt a Berkf;hire hnrcnet wore It at his dinner at fl ::10 o'I"IOI"k thnt e\·('nlng. H.v his qukk work the tailor won n wnger of $5,000. Sbe Picked on Him T3e wheels of the divor<:e mill were grinding out a benvy grist In <·ourt when a young man pt·esented his plea for a divorce on the grounrls that his wife had been unnecessarily cruel to bim. Asked to describe the specillc crnel· ty by the justice presfding, the libel· ant, In somewhat of an effeminate \"Oice, declared spiritedly: "She hit me, she beat me, sl!e hurled missles at me," and so on. The evldcn<:e concluded, the judge leaned over to his clerl• and in an asirle which was audible to quite a few others In the courtroom, Inquired: "Is there any request In this libel for the libelant to resume his malden name?"-Brocktnn Enterprise. Practice Culling All Seasons on Any Flock • One thin.~ about the \\'t:rld war: little or nothhr::: has been sBi<l Rhonr tire soldiers going lmn.!.:r.v. In thl!! departrn('nt, at lens~. the olrl harrlshlps ~;;eemecl to h:n·e been snr<·t>R!=ifnll.v eliminated. In coni r·ust, one recnll3 Washington at \'ullt.>y For~e. 'I'he plight of the Continc>ntnl army bN•nrne so desperate tl.at \'.'r.f:lriH!!!IIll flnall.v sent (Jenernl Knnx 11nd Cnr•· tnin Sargem1t to explain thpir conrlitlon to congress. It will be rcrnemhcred that Genernl Knox was \'ery g!'nerously proportioned and It happened that l'nr•taln Snrgeant waP far from wt:arin!! tatters. One member of congrtss noted this and remarked thn r In spite of the tale of starvation m::d rag!'! he hntl seldom noted a gentleman so fat and one so well dressed. "It Is true," said General Knox, "for out of respect, the choice was made of tl1e only man whn hnd an extra onr.ce of flesh filld th~> only one who had a whole suit of clothes." BALDW IN I . t Water supplies an important and indispensable part of the rntion. Hens can go longer without feed than without water an <I !'till II\ e. 'l'he hen's body is made up of oyer one-half water nnd the e~gs which she lays are approximately two-thirds water. Hea vlly producing hens which are deprived of water often go Into a molt, and tllnt means a marked cutting down in egg production. Since the fowls in the laying pens drink often, taking small quantities at a time, it Is ess('ntial that proper proyJsion he made so they may satisfy their thirst at all times. Showing General Knox b Diplomatic Light NathUniel t Proper Care Will Make Tires Last Much Longer Tires, among the most neglected of all motor-car essentials •. can be made to r('nr!er remarkably greater efficiency with Improved ecnn~my, by systematic an<l intelllgPnt cure. This point, often ernphasi· eel by tire engineers, has been conclnsh~ly proved In a year's test, results of which have been computed. On a metropolitan bus fleet select· ed for the test, a saving of 448 bus tires \vith a total of 7,213,706 tiremiles, nt an average of 2!UH7 miles to the tire, was affected, according to the ~ta nvailable. Under the care of an expet·t tire man the tire mileage of this entire fleet Is de<:larcd to ha>e been tnreased G7 per cent in one year and recor·ds for the first three months of lhls year show 110 Increase of 96 per CP.,.'lt OV('r 1H26. The tire expert took charge of tire Inspection and tire care at the beginning of 1927, It was ex· plulnetl. • t !Elephant Herd "Bound" by Black Man's Magic? 1 Philip had .Just said gtHul hy to a nurse and matlemoisefte rl'll(n!l In· stead. At nur,;ery breakfast she had been drilling l'!rilip In the rnurning greeting to his mother downstairs. Wlwn the suutnunrs cnrne ~<he was hearrl exhorting the lit tie chat~ at the top of the stnirs: "Bon jour, munmn." But wl:ut he sni<l \\'hen he r 1~ached the rlining ronm wn~: "Mah-jong, rnnmrnle !" · - .-- · · 1 Red chP.eks like varnish applrs.Editil Wharton. Small as a night dub dance lloor.New York Sun. Impersonal as a dPpartment store window.-llichnrd II. Watkins. Scarce ns an abandoned golf cours('. -New Orleans Times-Picnrune. "'!ten It !:hall Lle said in any l"ountry in the world, ":\1,\i fJO<•r are hllllJIY; nF>ithPr lgr!ttr::n•·e nor tlistres::; i>< to he fonn<l nm••lll! them: my jail:; ure ent[J· t,l' of poi,;•>IrPr!!. my streets of beggur!'; the ll~\'rl nre not in want. the tnXI'S are not oppr!'ssive; the rufiunnl worlci I~ my frif'nrl. lli'<"HilRe I nm 11 fril'n<l of it~ happinrss"-1\'hen these things ~"nn be s:1itl. then rnay t hnt country hn:tst or Its l"nn!>titution and its governrnent.-Thomus l'al·ne. • |