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Show THE CITIZEN 4 one reason why in this city foodstuffs arc sold at top prices and big profits. Do you know that the tomatoes you eat cost 50 cents a lug and are sold here for $6 a lug? Thats what the farmer gets 50 cents a lug. Every day you read in the daily papers, The poor farmer, they are broke, what can we do for them, government aid suggested, etc. The food trusts have so ground down the farmer that he must sell his products for mere nothing. By the time the produce goes through the trust, it has so increased in price that the poor city people are unable to purchase even the most staple of necessary foods. Those who control the prices produce absolutely nothing except their gambling ingenuity in food products by their price fixing. The farmer who dares to kick over the traces is boycotted; the small grocery man is in the same boat. Who are these lords and price dictators, many of whom go to church on the Sabbath day to pray to God, and on the six remaining days of the week prey upon their fellow men? How much longer is this system going to be tolerated by the people? What is the United States going to do in regard to the local food trust which has been charged by the government in unfair business methods ? . self-appoint- ed A The donators to this fund did so with the thought tl.at eve cent would reach the unfortunate widows. The more h;;nds tl $110,000 fund passes through, the smaller it will become, and t less the widows will get. The public should demand that the enti amount be distributed among those wrho suffered such great loss through the death of their husbands. Also that the distribution made in cash to each widow. A IB G 1 for a tfc OIL FOR NAVY. jfun this I The interior department reports that no inore public oil lan are available for segregation as naval oil reserves.. That means th the oil in the present reserves is the. sole source of future fuel whol under the control of the navy. It is of prime .importance that noj of it shall be lost through drainage into private oil fields or othe wise. Former Secretary of the Navy Denby believed he was takii necessary means for conserving, the supply when he leased the rese ves on a royalty basis. There has been no proof that he erred in h judgment, although the subject has been a matter of bitter col troversy between the senate Democrats and Republicans. Wheth the Denby policy shall be modified or not remains to be seen, b whatever course is followed the public may. rest assured that tl naval oil reserves will be administered to the best interests of tl navy and all concerned. President Coolidge has appointed a sped committee of experts to see that that is done. iestin (sent tfbte ride i tent nap: easin dan r" ds i iging orus, acefi iced. DEPLORABLE CONGRESS. Fred PROPERTY VALUES. t is well that there is in the White House a man like President Coolidge, to act as a buffer between the treasury raiders and the peoples money. Having once charted his course, the president is determined to steer by it regardless of obstacles placed in the way. His compass points to economy, and he will, as far as he is able to do so, keep the ship of state headed in that direction. The present s, who congress is controlled by a group of radicals and Ti It vote-seeker- have formed an alliance and are riding roughshod over the Republican members and paying no heed to the interests of the people. Behind some of the bills introduced there are two obvious motives, votes and antagonism to the president. This can be summed up in one word politics. Unconsciously this element has strengthened the president, and instead of discrediting him and preventing his nomination and election, the coalition in congress has played into his hands and given him greater prestige. Seldom has such an example of extravagance and political chicanDay by day, in every way, it has ery been furnished by congress. been growing worse and worse, and the people will breathe a sigh of relief when the session is over. The Republicans were helpless, the Democrats and radicals having had a sufficient majority to control affairs. If they should muster enough strength to pass some of these objectionable bills over the presidents veto, the latter will not suffer in the estimation of the public. He will have shown his courage and unfaltering adherence to the high principles that have featured his career as a public official, and he will stand out in bold relief against the shadow cast by the 68th congress. Troy Times. JUGGLING RELIEF FUND If the unfortunate widows of the gassed coal miners of the Castlegate mine disaster expected a cash bonus of the $110,000 relief fund collected, they will probably meet with disappointment if present plans are carried out. Liberty bonds and checking accounts are to be provided under trained social workers, and other reductions of the fund will accumulate because of proposed salaries, etc. This money was collected for the widows and why not give it to them. A widow with $500 or $1,000 in cash could start in some business, or pay off a small mortgage on a home, and in a thousand and one ways reap some benefit from such an amount. But where the money is distributed by a commission in small dabs it does no one any good, except the hidings for whom the money was never collected. According to the assessed valuation of property in Salt Lab county, there is an increase for this year of $1,358,540. When it considered that over $6,000,000 worth of building permits were issue in the city proper itself there must have been some building in tl county one wonders what has become of the property in terests th; should be taxed. In 1923 property in the city was $170,486,460, while this year t! i ray ssi r The the ; roba assessment is $170,726,735. According to report building permits give much less than tl actual cost of the improvements, so that real estate improvemen would run very close to $10,000,000 for 1923. rate it r, m id i p ants Ldiei Senator Robert Marion La Follette.is willing to sacrifice hin self to run for president of the United States upon a third pan ticket. Robert is always ready and willing to serve the people, an during these dry days people are beginning to lean towards hin Senator Smoot of Utah believes that President Coolidge wi sign the tax reduction bill, leaving it up to congress to hustle th money to pay the soldiers bonus. It is a ten to one bet that th senators who voted for the bonus bill will not stump the c imtry favor of a special tax to pay the bill. There is going to be some fu when the cards are laid on the table. Well, at any rate, we rna have tax reduction for a week or two. i Not content with trying to solve our troubles at h world court agitators are now coming to the fore with alt pleas for our participation in foreign affairs. It has jus several billion dollars the first part of the week to protect of Europe from the other half. What ailment will the w cure me, sorts th The V," ngin iln a ie Lou end ieci Pale iron: l th inch nee ario Th ve rpei e cost ij 'the est one-h- a ill) Id com V hen ? IF The Democrats of California formerly. voted E. L. Dohc route the party, but they have given W. G. McAdoo the delcgai s. K Tost more blessed in California to receive than to give. Syrac Standard. W it: ico Billions for the soldiers and only a few paltry dollar for hank farmers who have an option on $10,000,000 handled by under the agricultural credit corporation act. What was mo- eyfl for, if not to spend? T e led ere |