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Show PROGRESSIVE AMERICA UBER ALLES SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT continued from page oue) The president of the American Tobacco Company received in salaries and bonuses lat year the stupendous sum of$420,300l And he thratened the directors if they dared to cut that figure There are more thnnr 20,000,000 American citisens who do not get much more thaq the last three figures of his salary. Between the two extremes there is a jumping off place, a yawn-ulf , and don t you forget it. n The people must begin to reestablish themselves in their government and the best way to begin is to find ways and means to take over THEIR OWN light and power resources. If fathers and mothers fully realised all that the scourge of liquor and cigarette; is doing to their boys and girls they would conclude that the Quakers and sellers and advertisers of th se destroyere are enemies of society, as much so as those who spread the germs of a plague. What force can awaken people? (Continued from page one) had struggled hard against the storms and trials ofthis life, benefit of not only for her own childs sake, but for the now and if others. Trusty was also earning a little money to that half only fifty cents a week, he insisted her. penny Every for his board, which amused his oman Mone was nSed, as it is no little struggle for a whowth her child, to earn a livelihood, raise and educate each to spend hour one day on insisted paint brush in hand Some Items "bldgo of Personal , Interest ln iwould often ask puzzling questions of his mother. For and take instance, he once said, Mcther dwsnJie Yea grow into a human arrow instep There i a man down in the Gty and County Btdkfini who, as neighbor hii good enough lobe aiGng. And dear, you are always I you had better true," she replied to her son,hisbut are wife and he greatly interested ask the Clergyman, as did rob little Which to art" efforts pertaining your who loved the child was a he much yet of pleasure, Trusty blossom of sport while frolicking with other little children, accomthough blackboard and canvas came first in his mind, of train delicate and most thought the intelligent with panied that some day he should paint the picture of Christ, the Redeemer. Through that great law which attracts and draws one near the very soul of the world. The scene changes to that of the terrifying flood at Day-toOhio, and the whole of the Miami Valley, on March 25, 1913. Where even National Guards rescued imprisoned families of suffering humanity through their heroic efforts even among looters who actually shot down homeless people on the streets, through this inundated area. Among the rescued were two children, a boy and sister four years old, whose names were pinned upon them when given homes for and dead. adoption, from among the We return to the Western city where little Trusty has worked so diligently,, and in addition to his mothers aid, the kind Reverend Boyer and wife continued to love and encourage this trustworthy boy who had reached the age of fourteen years, and engaged almost night and day with school duties, church duties, and his art, has reached the point where has only to put the finishing touches on His Holy Masterpiece; and it was the Sabbath and Easter Sunday that Trusty came running home from services to tell his mother that the minister was bring his friend, an artist of considerable note, to see his painting that afternoon. The boy was greatly happy over the idea that he should be honored with this mans opinion. This repays me for my hard efforts, he said to his mother at the dinner table. Shortly after, both men were admitted in response to a ring of the bell. On entering, Reverend Boyer said, Meet my friend, Mr. Benue, Mrs. Walters, a splendid comrade, but unbeliever. The stranger smiled, but a peculiar expression of familiarity crossed his face as he looked at the woman and grew pale at the touch of her hand in his, while admiration for tire youth, in the embrace of the minister, seemed to create a hasty desire to see the painting. So the group moved into the simple, but neat, drawing room where the picture stood carefully covered on a large easel. The cover lifted, the artist apparently seemed to be alone in deep thought for several minutes, then pazed at the boy. Did you really do that work alone? he inquired. Yes, Sir, with uplifting, kind and encouraging words from my mother, said the youth. The best I have ever seen done by anyone under twenty, and by few above, said Jhe man as he observed very closely every small detail. The minister joined in and said, The greatest part, too, for consideration is the soul expression, so fully expressed in Indeed, you are right, anevery feature of his profile. swered the artist. Then he turned to the boys mother and paid, Do allow me to take him and put him under a really famous artist, and it shall not cost you a dollar. The woman in surprise said, "But that would not be honest. William (Bill) King. Eve while he takes it upon himm a fitrm self to give us a Eft and comes to the front sometimes when most needed. He is very strong for taking the tax burden off the people and he believes that Mayor Anderson of Prove is the name i rly light man for governor. He says that andersou has fought the fight for the people. He was taken into cort ten or eleven times in his fight for municipal ownership, until the Federal Judge told the power barons, the two who n, together draw 5,2800 every month, "This court is not above the people." "Bill" says: "No matter which Jackass wins in this state, the Power Co., otwu grief-strick- them both"1 When the human race learns to trust its Maker and the Divine law, instead of man made laws, civilisation will be saved, and not before. Divine law is the Creator's way of doing things, and He creates human beings to sojourn on the earth, that Divine law, Spiritual Causation, may be used by the people to produce everything needed on the earth for the use and serv ice of all the people, instead of just a few, as is now the case e under laws man-mad- Governor Lehman of the great state of New York says: The public development of hydroelectric power is, in my judgment, of such great potential benefit to the people of the entire state that once again I urge you to take the steps necessary to make such development possible Public opinion is today more vystalized then ever before in favor of the public own. ership of these resources. It is unthinkable that our industrial growth should longer be delayed by the self interest of any one group. Men has made a mess of things, and civilisation is imperiled because of man's misqualifications of the Creator's laws. Civilisation cannot be saved until man changes his present relation in society of Self Against the Rest to a relation of Each For All and All For Each. It is so ordained in the Scriptures,' and yet church members and all the rest ignore this fact every day of their lives. It is to the great interest of all the people to own their light and power resources. In some cities in Indiana under public ownership taxes were reduced from SI. 15 per thousand to .69 per thousand In Missouri from $1.08 , per thousand to .55. communiRemember this, Utah citisens: There art eighty-si- x ties in the United States that have no local taxes to pay by reason of the surplus earnings of their municipally owned light and power utilities Courting Bankruptcy The State Tax Commission is, in a way, the Lordliest of all the commissions, and the statutes have made it almost all powerful. It costs the people as much as it once cost to run all the states affairs. It requires so much office space that it overflows from 2 floors into the hallways and could almost use a whole floor of the Capitol building. It now requires at least five times as much space as formerly. It now requires more workers than all departments on;e had. It has 185 employees, two or three rimes as many as it had in the twenties. The taxes have more than doubled in the past few years and if things continue as tbeyare this one commission will have to have all the spaee in the building and will ho'd the state in the hollow of it hand. The Utah State Tax Commission is made up of four men, Irvin Arnovits. chairman; Roscoe E Hammond, J William Knight, and Howard P. Leatham. Each of these receives a salary of $4,200 Oj a year. An allowance of $18,000 is made for travel expenses in 1940, which is an increase of $2,000 00 .ojer 1939. $79,265.50 is allowed for office expenses over and .above the salaries and wages which is $19,000 00 more than was allowed in 1939 ' The cost of office equipment for 1940 is $7,500 and the cost for 1940 license examinations is $11,000.00. The expenses of maintaining this department have more than doubled since 1631. The Commission employs a small army of 185 people whose salaries range as follows: OPINION i e take great pride when ev- er we see that one of our subscribers comes to high and honorable place in matter of church or state. Neighbor Stanley N. Shilds has been called to head the beautification drive which shall maks Salt Lake and Utah more presentable to the world at its centennial in 1947, and we know that he will make a good job of it. Neighbor George A. Christensen has been called by his church to the presidency of a stake that has beet) organised wherein he formerly., served as bishop. He merits the position and will make a fine record. ' en He then looked closely at her your maiden name? She said, 1 wnTs16' teasel a poor but good man and his wife TuorI)W When she died she handed me a llttii r bo name. Then she moved to the book!w wti handed him the slip of paper, lie utSf? fro, But before unfolding the paper he said, "Trusty, you have done more thu can ever do for you. From this lookii ? unbeliever." He turned again picture and then turned away, unfSTlif4 Startled, he read, Violet Benue! My atet. of searched all these long years," he saii recognize me, your brother, once almost in distress over the strange her arms around him. Then I hope vonwm request in regard to the child, said hw he looked into her happy countenance whfJk011 nwhwal by a nod of approval from his sister. ", In the city of Baltimore, one year late,. professional artist, Trusty, under careful iniitewi'L'l the finishing touches to color, texture and made picture with which he wins contest for his beautiful Holy Masterpiece.126 tumii J SIif war in Europe is flu sunject of Interest to our readers, but the moves on the checkerboards of the battlefields and diplomacy are goods that helps to support a good paper and a good cause. He, likes us, originated in. the carrotfields of Sanpete and we have known him for a long time He reads the paper every week and profits by it. We are always glad to meet and see him. to get a fair account of actual happenings. Scare headlines appear in the daily papers of the world, only to be contradicted K forgotten in the next edition be-- going ft, J,kfor field. He hi. into ized as a recogn d ai having bihty in that lineTHis ly News Analyii. peeri in our cohunn. iS evidence of that Our readers can or accept Mr. La Bine ments of war happen' his comment, ai thi their discussions of t union pmmi trgi real value tot your travel doD on the Union Pacific. You enjoy frwdo You get from bad weather and highway te. . . . ipacioua can room to stretch a and move around . . . comfortabl reclining Coach seats; sleep invitis berths; delicious meals at modent prices; thoughtful service from a traioe personnel, including Registered Nuxa Stewardess. -- SSoui aie& i. Round Trip from Salt Lake Gty to: side-lin- There ii a man of good name and high standing up in Logan who has been with us from the beginning d las done his full duty every yenr. He( is John T. Caine II, son of die ! who for many yean represented Utah in congress. He has been auditor for the Agricultural College since its foundation and had distinguished himself in other ways. He is well along in years nit we trust he may live many more years to see the great drift of wondar-u- ! events in this day and time. unh ism. Followingjoredia U , of the journalism con worked on a weekly ON A Ran Nine Little Mice into a Big Fortune Telling of an rid-iu- mid-weste- m not easily understood. America is being flooded nation from every war-to- n with vast quantities of propaganda for the purpose of influencing public opinion in this country. Reports of actual events are so severely censored, and so many false reports are issued, that it is hard .. ingenious chemist who has supplied 100,000 mice to help in the e, breeds blue, chococurrent European war and, as a silver and sepia mice late, fawn, red, dove, cream, champagne, and- - hislatest triumph the lemon mouse and the curly haired mouse. And he hopes to produce rainbow mice. Dont miss this interesting article in The American Weekly, the ma. gasine distributed with next Sunday's LOS ANGELES ! 11 1 You have to hand it to neighbor Owen Woodruff. He left here on foot, withont money or credit, for New York. He is g home in a brand new auto, mobile, paid for and insured, and with sufficient means to open up a big mine in which he is interest. d raises m a. nd completed hiTrif THE - Neighbor J. M. Mickelsen of Duschesne bailed us on the street and gracefully delivered the in hCfiaflnvnlihhi tos Angeles BOULDER DAM Cm Cue $22.40 $33.35 $35.1 Son Francisco 29.65 33.35 35.1 . . 47.00 48.60 59J Chicago as route to Southern California. fliifui Sleeping hCoeekM Bextb extra. Similar low iim to otter peM liberal return limit. Abo very low onejiw For Imrtkmr IhU OfSs CMy CLEULBIilliaB i. wat Ill Hotel Utik BJdtag, Waakk X0 " ao ao ai me TOO Pathfinder Polls ft Ready to Debate " ' Of.- -: Public Opinion This debate will lay the whole subject of Russia befoae the people; and will show the good and the bad in Commun-is- i&viMiiiiig m. Magdiel is and Polk'is .Thay are the 0 tribes of Israel, says Magdiel. They are nothing of the kind says Polk. Get ready to attend the public debate between Keen Polk aud Daniel Magbiel. Announcement of time and place later. lit thi SassaJbts4F pro-Russia- n, anti-Russi- problems, labor,' feature. Nothing an 1 The total salaries and wages of the Commission for 1939 amounted to $269,583.92 which is raised to $279,550 00 for 1940, and some $33,000 above 1938. Adding to this the office expense (he travel equipment and examination expense we have a total of $396 287 00. Add to that the appropriation to the commission from the motor and gas and sales and use taxes, a mere $407,575.00, which makes a grand total of $893,892.00 The Law of the Standards By W. W. Whitney Let us enthrone humanity and dethrone the interest-bearin- g dollar. It is interest that makes money into Mammon. Let us band together for economie freedom instead of bondage To ave democracy and constitutional government it will not cost anything to start on the following four terms: Theme, Creed, Code, Slogan. The Theme is How to Make the World Better and a Mil lion Ways to do it. The Creed is: Stand Not In the Way of Youth. Let them work take responsibility, pay the price or penalty, gain the reward, but stand by the Constitution and the majority law, One for All and All for One. Equality and justice. The Code: Abstain from the Use of Tea. Coffee, Liquor, Tobacco Profanity and Immorality. Slogan: Support no Organisation, Denomination, Corporation, or Society that accepts the present Capitalistic system while it allows unlimited incomes and takes interest on money. Pay no man any more than $10 a day and allow no interest on money. The purpose of the dollar is to team with man, man to be tbe positive, the intelligence, and the dollar to be the negative means of exchange, without interest. All for the convenience joy, and satisfaction of each and all. Work and income for everyone. Money to be obtained, easily and plentifully, for homebuilding etc. If interested, drop me a line. W.W. Whitney, Trcmonton. Ut Protestor Telequiz Calls the Class to Order. . . Today's Question Is: QUESTION : If one of your friends should call Organization you from Australia and say it is 11 a.m. tomorrow and you say it is 6 p.m. today, who is right? News Income Tax Group The Utah Gross Income Tax Association has called a meeting for March 25, at the State Capitol, House Chamber, to which it invites all Progressive Thinkers. This organisation will hold meetings ' every Thursday evening at 517 Bldg., where Keen Polk will show slides illus- Con-stituti- 8 to 12 on Qequests for s approving or disaproving Self Help. 2 to 4 Cooperation. Rehabilitation. Youth Program. 7:30 Overtaxation. LABOR LEAGUE This group will hold a Baszar on March 28, end a state con venti on on April 4. P O. Place OLr PENSION This orgtob...tion will give a St. Patrick's Day Dance on the evening of March 16.168 So WT state-ment- ANSWER: Well, youre both right. 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