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Show THE CITIZEN The cl: Bses in Russia are controlled absolutely by a few unscru-;n- s who have worked themselves into power; There ap-n- o per" ous remedy under existing conditions and probably will awake and take over the government involving be until he people civil war. the peoi e in a To sec re the higher civilization, the marriage contract must be and the home protected from all unscrupulous persons. inviola I of til people herded together like a bunch of cattle, coming and and brought into the world without any responsibility! lirat It : standard of living now places Russia at the foot of the nations of the civilized world, and it is a condition der amoi It is a revolting con- :h will k ep the country from progressing. thii of and in a few years will lead to a situation when son Ion to laughter vill not even know who their rightful parents are. be to R.l It is rumored that there are some who will try to make political fodder out of the insistent persecution of the ring leaders of the lynching or necktie party, but their efforts will be futile in this case. There was no mistake made in capturing the right criminal and the majority of people appear to be satisfied that justice was in performed hanging the murderer. ''I if M . f I s - i tin GAS TAX. The layer term gasoline tax is misleading as it is used to soothe the into the idea that in some magical way it is a less burden Gasoline is merely the tax collecting vehicle other and turned over to xeby the money is taken from the individual We will probably see a tire tax next, as that is public treasury. It all means the same thing, special taxa- as logical as a gas tax. The individual pays the more taxation and still higher taxes. reffartlles of the name under which the tax is collected. taxation. i , c Coolidge has refused to lower the sugar tariff but if be an unwarranted upward price he will reconsider his President should e . .1 . I 1 wil'-Thi- it J' The French government has expelled an American reporter for out sending dispatches which were tending to be harmful to French credit. Wonder what they would do to Senator Borah if they got him over there? 'iii J f . I . Captain Amundsen has returned from his dash towards the North Pole, via the airship route, and the world is glad to learn of his safe return from his perilous journey. For a time it was thought that the famous Arctic explorer had been lost. His experience will be a great aid in future attempts. .ill ;i i. of Es uld ngv Telegram made many friends by conducting the Movie Contest which was won by pretty Dorothy iver, of this city. Miss Gulliver has always been anxious to be Vctress. It lias been her lifes ambition and from early childhood The Tele- Jhas trained in her own way to become a movie star. nmade it possible for her to accomplish her purpose, providing can now make good at Hollywood where she will be given a trial. consensus of opinion among theatrical men is that she will make The Jgram-Univers- affs ill lx put i ts of farmers, laborers and office men. With no protective tariff not take long for the foreigners to knock out the Utah indiis- - Salt Lake al Utah 1; hopes she will. NATIVE AGAINST NATIVE. orl n advices in press reports from the front, the French have met several reverse battles and have suf-- d heavy losses in killed and captured prisoners. However, to he the victims, and apparently France is using the h African to fight the Riffs. So far the League of Nations has taken no hand in the matter, has the world been misinformed regarding the real object of the of Nations? This organization is supposed to be a war but it appears that it is only used for effect. None of the Pean nations appear to take any cognizance of it or even refer their troubles to it. According to French-Morocca- na-appe- ar eadtf ties! vertin e aco id or' byd )gni otm 1 na-tort- gov-pod- y, P ster CAMP FIRE PERMITS. jtecti .lesirf California has a good law in relation to camp fire permits. Any desires to use fire in the national forests must secure a per-- t Hie penp should not only cover the national forests, but all at ieciai of Tim 10 the sli. as well,, should enact similar legislation. There are too Parelcss ople who give no thought to consequences resulting Wving b ' Uires when they desert their camps. With strict ca,In then vould be mucli less forest fires. tT(y slat . ;i t ;ir fi Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, says that laws enacted through fanaticism in crass ignorance hid fair to make lawbreaking a cardinal virtue. Such laws are killing respect for law. The present crime wave bears out the assertion of Dr. But- r. 1 1 i ' i 1: 1 i ler. ! 1 I1 The British corner on rubber and the advancing prices will the British to pay their war debts to us in rubber, the of Commerce says. Sort of an clastic currency, so to speak. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE OUTLINES FUTURE PLANS. (National Press Service.) Washington, D. C. The address delivered by President Coolidge at the meeting of the business organization of the government (The Budget), is one that will interest and please every citizen of the country, for the President made it most plain to the officers of the government that he intends for them to carry out his program of constructive economy to the letter, in order that there may be a further reduction of the burden of taxation now borne by the American people. The object The President said, sought is not merely a cutting down of public expenditures. That is only the means. Tax reduction is the end. The direct beneficiaries are composed of those who file the Federal tax returns. The indirect beneficiaries are all the rest of the American people, who must and do make an indirect contribution to the payment of the enormous sum of more than $10,000,-00- 0 every day in the year which goes out from' the National treasury. This is nothing more or less than a restriction upon the freedom of the people. This money has to be earned. Those who have earned it, instead of being able to retain it for their own benefit, must necessarily turn it over to the government. The President, in disclosing the fact that he desires tax reduction so that the people may have more money for themselves, said, We are seeking to let those who earn money keep more of it for themselves and give less of it to the government. This means better business, more of the comforts of life, general economic improvements, larger opportunity for education, and 1 1 !! . sion. Sugar is getting down to pre-wa- r prices and at present is selling price which works no hardship upon anyone. In this state it is of the larger industries and the industry gives employment to hun- - 1 . r u a greater freedom for the people. It is the high privilege of the people of this country to spend their own money. The President pointed out that, in the four years the budget system has been in operation, annual expenditures have been reduced $2,081,000,000, and the public debt decreased $3,426,000,-000- . lie stated that the history of public affairs will hardly show a parallel case of retrenchment in the co3t of government, nor does history show a more worthy motive. He said, "Back of this tireless, persistent, and drastic campaign for constructive economy in Federal expenditure has been the relief of the people of this nation from a great burden of taxation. It has been successful. Taxes have been reduced. The President impresied upon the department heads the fact that this is a government of the people, saying, "Ours is a government of the people. To conduct the business of government so as to bring the greatest possible benefit to the people is to honor our constitutional obligations. Constructive economy in the business of the government is for the benefit of the people. The President stated that he did not advocate the withholding of additional outlays on projects essential to the best interests of the government, but any proposed increase of annual outlay on existing projects, or any under- taking of new projects, should bo carefully scrutinized with the objective in mind that the taxpayer must be protected against any wastage of public monies. Touching upon further reductions, he said, TheTe are still reductions to be made. There are yet wastes to be eliminated. I expect you to prosecute a campaign of relentless economy to that end, not only in ex- - ; i ; i i ' i : i I ! i! -- I I I i! I I i ; 1 i , !; I i! I |