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Show THE CITIZEN 4 come to the conclusion that we are negligent in our political af- tion of this matter and see what our government lpVl "V ing all this money for. fairs and management. lot W. Mont Ferry, former mayor of this city, advanced the co idea many years ago, but the matter was given little or no ECLIPSE. yt thought by the general public. Scientists from all over the world have gather Every taxpayer of all cities of the first and second class should get behind Senator Lewis in order that this important points this morning in the path of the eclipse whiij will be an unusual solar phenomena. Probably hk legislation which is so vital to the people be enacted. servers will set up their instruments at the Wesleya EXPERIENCE IS DEAR. Middletown, Conn. Most of the leading universities1110. lie in the path of the eclipse and observations wiUjJk. Every time the people have voted upon a tax amendment, all of them. Among the colleges from which officj notwithstanding that promises have been made that our taxes tific reports will be made are the University of Tor0? would not be increased, the people have found themselves at university, Yassar college, Columbia university the mercy of the new law and have subsequently paid dearly total eclipse will be about three minutes. It will i Je for their experience. Whenever an attempt is to be made to the west, the path of the eclipse being only about 10. change the state constitution, the matter under discussion miles wide and 1,200 miles long, with the best loca(r should be brought before the people and presented to them in vation east of the Hudson river. Experts say tha,rnl clear and definite language so they may know what to expect if able to secure much valuable information from thiP 11 oor tliev vote for the measure. ah NO EXTXRA SESSION Now comes Senator Dixon of Utah county and proposes a ie t resolution, known as S. C. R. No. 2, by Mr. Dixon, proposing There will be no extra session of Congress unl S an amendment to Sections Two and Three, Article 13, of the ent and now unforeseen demand arises. The aa Constitution of the State of Utah, providing for the classificaand party leaders feel that the general business tion of property for taxation purposes. nor110 Here is a proposition to add more taxes to our already such that emergency legislation is not needed an3 the moment. heavy burden. We wonder if Senator Dixon can think of some su At time the commissions the appointed present course Of good measure which will really benefit the people. there are only a few words asked to be changed, but they are Coolidge are carefully considering such legislation5 material benefit to the agricultural and cattle imrC" oars rest on their the Let with loaded people dynamite. surely country, also legislation that will benefit other hr. for a while, Mr. Dixon. dustrv that have not as vet entirelv recovered from' slump. These commissions are proceeding caret: WHERE IS THE MONEY? ouglily to consider the questions at issue and when: entf House Bill No. 12 might be a good bill. It has been intro- have been completed, the recommendations will to removed duced by Representative N. J.. Hansen. The question with the medies and these will be so worded as ,in debate in either House or Senate. prolonged to establish another wish is whether expensive they is p taxpayers our for commission that will make provisions and regulations la j cities, which regulations and provisions should be looked after jr b n is by our city commissioners. The people are in favor of diminMore officials more and are becoming public ishing our boards and bureaus, not increasing them. in New The same is true of House Bill No. 13 by Representative liquor deals. Among those indicted Commissioner Harry J. Stearns of Weehawken, Sya Mrs. Graham, who would establish a state board of public weltwo lieutenants and fare. This bill carries an appropriation of $75,000, and would of the Hudson county police, men of the Weehawkin police, and W. W. Griffirj varidone which is work over take through being already only Jersey City, said to be the leader of the gang. ous sources. Senator Edwards of New Jersey is reported5 House Bill No. 15 by Representative P. II. Goggin, who the real leader and is accused of receiving $3,300: would make the attorney general a bar tender, is drawing Scotch whiskey. ga fire from all sides. The attorney general has to do with the of cost low is The $33 the surprising part n q legal business of the state and it is wrong to place tliatgentle-malots. hundred case j of degrees into manual labor when he has trained his mind Utah bootleggers are beginning to weep bMawag otherwise. prices. Whiskey may yet get so cheap that ieac withdraw ; measure it, like this not do the No, Pat, people m selling it. The bootlegger will then have g profit to the switch it one is kill it, or do something. If it by request, and the prohibition question will solve itself. oirv other fellow. . -- CHILD CRIMINALS. AIR SCANDAL. The government is making a probe of our airplane equipment and service and finds conditions so deplorable that immediate steps must be taken to correct the present alleged abuses. It is said that the Manufacturers Aircraft association is comdollars posed of several corporations which got about a billion from the government during the war and did not send a fighting plane to France. Of course the ordinary layman asks, Why was the money paid, especially such an enormous sum, without the delivery of the goods? The government has spent nearly $500,000,000 since the war first on planes, and it is reported that we possess twenty-fiv- e class machines. Every red blooded American ought to see to it that his congressional representative make a thorough investiga- - The past two weeks the daily press lias boon fiifej( committed bv vouths, most of them below tlio afg i years. Some of these boys display as much eriino i as did the oldest crook of 25 years ago. Where from? Idleness is the chief cause with too mudite home. le b; you Ivtie a work, but his nllent Nowadays fond mothers declare, No, he dont breeds crime. He was such a good boy, why, f farsm, how he was ever induced to do such a thing. Tt li:es that other low degraded boy who got him to do Of course, our son is never at fault. It is ah yel mothers son. It has ever been so in the worldhave to work. it-en- t - |