Show it - 14 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE alt i if i -- gfribtme Established April IS 1871 — Issued every morning by SaltLsks Tribune Puhllshlng-CompMi- y t member of the Associated Press The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to ths Die for reproduction of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein 2 Ih Tribune ) Salt Lake City Utah Sunday Morning: December great to Taxation and Civilization Growing Complex and Difficult “AncHt came to pass m those days that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed and 11 went to be taxed every one inthis own 3 city” Luke II Taxation has a long history It lias always been recognized as a necessary evil n s a penalty of progress as a burden eiyili-ratiocannot avoid carrying In many forms nd tinder various names it has attached itself to the chariot of social evolution In the time of Moses it was called tithe In the reign of Solomon it was a tribute he had 12 collectors and "each man his month in a year made provision” In ome countries it is “a contribution” albeit enforced In modern times it has become a ' "hydra” with as many forms as had that Mythological monster W6 have a land tax and a personal tax n improvement tax and a process tax a tariff tax and an excise tax a sales tax and a stamp tax an amusementtax and a medicine tax a corporation tax and a capital gains tax a surplus tax and a school Jax a vehicle tax and a gasoline tax an income tax and an inheritance tax a special tax and a poll tax Books have been written on the subject Of taxation tax laws have been passed amended and repealed edicts have been and campaigns waged on tax issues mobs have revolted against “taxation without representation” insurrections have terrorized communities in opposition to whisky taxes wars have been fought over tax levies men have gone to alms houses and asylums because of this essential of government Economists have tried to reconcile demands for tax reduction with the demands of enlightenment Most of them have been forced to admit that “effective administration in the long run inevitably increases and consequently public expenditures taxes” Montesquieu the French philosopher and jurist asserted in his “Spirit of the Laws” that “taxation increases with liberty and there is no exception to this law’’ Taxes are levied and collected for different purposes which vary according to needs and objectives of the several countries havIn all nations a coning fiscal regulations siderable portion is necessarily devoted to maintenance of the government In some the bulk of funds derived by taxation is expended on armies navies fortifications and munitions In others especial attention is given to internal improvements conservation of resources promotion of education and the development of citizenship While American indulge in hysterical Outbursts over the size of tax burdens a calm comparison shows our per capita taxes lower than those of any other power of the jfirst magnitude With an unbalanced budget and a mounting indebtedness staring the public in the face apprehensions concerning the outlook are only natural But it will bg conceded by any impartial statistician that the people' of this republic receive more service in return for their con- tributions than do the taxpayers of other governments It is a matter worthy of consideration —that a large proportion- of our existing obligations may be charged to past and future wars as the pensions have to be paid and the national defenses kept in repair and Nor should we forget that up to date foreign governments owe the people of this Republic some twenty billions of dollars on which they refuse to pay interest or any part of the principal The most perplexing feature of our tax problem is its complexity It cannot be explained or understood by average readers of current history Simplification is the need of the hour and the avowed purpose of federal lawmakers who have studied the subject To be sure it is difficult to cover all possible sources of income equitably and to close all loopholes of evasion Only by and revision with an experimentation honest and sincere aim to do justice achieve simplicity and provide for the lawful peeds of government economically administered can the consummation desired" be approached or attained One of the smallest tax demands made In this republic is most often resisted It is the poll tax levied in many states on eaeh ladult male resident who is given the alternative of paying a nominal sum generally two dollars or of working one day on a public roadway When the voting privilege Tests upon meeting this demand of the commonwealth protests are heard like that now gcfyiing through the corridors "of the supreme court edifice in the national capital One Nolen R Breedlove a white resident of Georgia has filed a suit in the court of last resort asking that the state law which has been effective for a century be ‘ declared unconstitutional He has refused to pay ang dollar a year to the road improvement fund and has been refused to cast his ballot until he can showpermission a receipt -- lor poll tax His counsel contends that the federal constitution prohibits states from abridging immunities of citizens “by imposing a heavy economic burden" ' a tj’f multiplicity of governments to be maintained there is bund to be waste from duplication and inefficiency People are hnnoyed and aggravated by different collectors ahd collections Federal state county city school and irrigation assess- jnents have to lie met and satisfied Great economies could be effected by consolidation of small units into larger divisions of states thus 'eliminating local " budget problems’ and reducing tlje army of offied" holders to actual requirements 'of (food government Adam Smith declared that many people would “prefer any load of infamy however -- a 5 1937 finy pressure of taxation however light’ Whether that observation be true or not is nevertheless a fact that “the power to tax is a power to destroy” and must therefore be exercised with judgment impartiality and moderation 'jt Many Arrests Made in WafiFWaged Against Narcotics '"VFcderal agents have rounded up a of peddlers in New York City of whom are now in prison or out on gang thirty heavy bail bonds charged with conspiracy smuggling bribery and violation of narcotic laws Allegedly certain customs off icials4 have been members of the ring for many years receiving a cash present every time they overlooked a consignment of heroin from the orient This is a a morphine used powder preparation sparingly by the medical profession but narclassed as a dangerous cotic Owing to the war in Asia the illicit trade has declined until addicts are becoming desperate and insistent leading to detection of peddlers It is said that slaves of the drug habit are turning to marijuana for satisfaction A tall flowering herb of the nettle family called hemp supplies the craving and reputedly leads to every horrible crime in the calendar including those against women and little girls One of the hempen products is a fiber from which coarse cloth and cordage are made It is a singular plant that incites men to commit murder and supplies a rope with which to hang the guilty While marijuana has been assigned as the cause of countless crimes during the past few years its pernicious character was not officially recognized until a federal statute forbidding its production or sale became effective two months ago Local officers and government agents have arrested an alleged wholesaler of marijuana in Salt Lake City If he is found guilty no punishment prescribed can be too severe" Medical associations have pointed out the evil of the hempen habit and urged a rigorous campaign to eradicate a traffic that will increase crime menace women invade schools cause insanity or lead to demoralization “No taxpayer” says an eminent physician who contributes to a newspaper syndicate “if he have a semblance of- - civic consciousness will begrudge funds necessary to subdue the sufreptitious traffic in any habit forming drug" white-crystalli- soui-de-stroyi- Everyday Religion By Dr Don D Tullii They call you “Wash” and so shall T although I never saw you until now and you are dead You are lying here alone in this great hospital Your skin by ebon black but comely as the colored lover's m the Songs ‘ ' of Solomon That letter by your side is from a white merchant in your town He asks the hospital to care for you “Wash unfortunately has no money and isn't worth a penny” he writes "but he is human just the same He has six children and a wife and they are his sole possessions’-’- - — ' Poor penniless mar You are not worth a cent But neither is the millionaire who died here yesterday His hands are just as empty as your own There is no difference in your ultimate dust A weed will grow as quickly from the one as from the other So also will a rose A shovelful of you will balance scales with any shovelful of him He has a better coffin and his landscaped cemetery will put to shame your ungrassed grave but coffins rot and graveyards grow to Weeds forsaken and- forgotten The storekeeper says you are a man and that your sole possessions are a wife and family Then you are not penniless but rather are you rich indeed— a multimillionaire To have the white folks call you a man to be a man to live a man to die a man that is true riches To have a friend a friend who cares a friend who writes a famous clinic in your behalf what wealth surpasses that? I jenow a man of means yvho would give all his fortune for a friend' To have a wife and children is worth a world of gold A childless man wpuld give his all to be the father o a family ' When they take yoir body home the hands of your own sons will bear you to the A grave greater honor this than lying long iif state in some famed capitol or being borne d away by neighbor men George Washington Bell— you are not a pauper but a prince You are a man You have a friend Your children all rise up and call you blessed -- dry-eye- Copyright 1937 for Thfe Tribune Just a Minute By livin' S Cobb EAGLE PASS Texas — Here’s the perfect title for a play— any play AH rights reserved because I saw it first In fact I’ve already taken steps I’ve an actor friend who has a barber of high conversational voltage The other morning getting a shave the actor said: “Gus you’re doing pretty well and you’ve saved a chunk of money Why don’t you get married?” “No sir not me” said Gus “I been to other guys that tried that stuff Andtalking I been watching these dames Seems like one of ’ern’i going along all right apd you marry her and ihe Jiekt-thi- ng ahe!s got to havesomet-hindone to her teeth They say it don’t rarely fail And then not content vyith that start wanting clothes And wanting tothey be ‘ 1 took places And all like that ’’I been asting questions so Prt but of it” And then Gus spoke the line which-- J insist would make a good name for any play: ' ’’Women bother people!” Copyright 1937 for The Tribune '? Farm Follies Haunt New Legislation By Jay SUNDAY MORNING DECEMBER He Can't Afford to 4'1 a Lose 'Pal' Highlights and Brightlights Of New York By-Maiitii- pp ji iuuui WSrBss-'- 1 Franklin ’ y By WASHINGTON D C— At this stage in the congressional frolicking there seems to be some doubt as to whether they are debating a farm bill-ostaging an The aren’t - the fiddlers boys the good old mountain music of 1933 but giving are moaning the “Balanced Abun- dance Blues” with crops quotas no ample that the farm belt would have to produce economic quintuplets before compulsory control can be achieved Mr Wallace seems too determined to avoid the ghosts of the little pigs and his estimates must all be revised downward if scarcity is to be the national farm policy The Southern cotton planters are frankly aghast at King Cotton’s dropsical condition For the first time in five years the south has succeeded in isolating itself again and the proposals for a special compulsory cotton control plan fail to enlist hearty cheers from those jyho pay the piper Southern opposition til relief to labor legislation and to national reform in general has cooled northern and western sympathy for the sufferings of Dixie As a result cflaigrfss is split at least eight ways over the cotton problem and before the session is over the southerners should find themselves in the pit they dug for the preside nt’s reform program Those who take to sectionalism are apt to perish by sectionalism South if! poses fi easy-goin- a rrr11” Is Split £The south is split four ways on its own cotton program The planters and statesmen like Sen- ator Bankhead of Alabama North Divided The north is similarly divided Northern industrial interests particularly in New England want a wages and hours bill which will equalize competitive conditions between northern and southern factories They are prepared to block the cotton plan unless the south yields on wages They are supported by the northern dairy interests as represented by Representative Boileau of Wisconsin who fear lest crop reduction may lead to increased acreage for forage crops and dairy pastures thus threatening the country with cheaper milk and cheese In the house a Wisconsin representative has bluntly stated his fears: ‘To go along with this bill and Invite other sections to plant is not fair to the legumes Wisconsin dairymen or the dairymen of the nation” West “ft K' Who are worried over the grave social problems arising from increasing tenancy and destitution among whites and blacks in the cotton belt are in favor of immediate compulsory cotton control This may save the states of the old southeast but cotton growers in Texas can make money on cotton and see no need for sacrificing their own productivity to save the Bourbons east of the Mississippi river Then there are the cotton speculators and their political allies — members of the Baruch bloc friends of the brokers ginning and transportation interests who do not wish to limit the cotton crop who make their profits out of fluctuating prices and who would be glad to see all agricultural controls abandoned in the interest of the gamblers on the commodity exchanges Allied to them are the solid southern senators bounded on the north by Tydings of Maryland and on the south by George of Georgia— men who reflect the will of the utilities and the textile industry of the southern Piedmont They want cheap cotton for their mills and if cheap cotton drives poor people from the land so much more cheap labor will be available for the looms and spindles along the fall line In Lina Added to this immediate commercial interest is the general liberal dissatisfaction with southern leadership and a growing desire to" punish the south for its obstructionism toward national reforms Western agriculture generally favors both crop control and labor legislation and would like to see both measures Pkssd as soon as possible The Republican- - minority generally opposes all reform and control measures and will vote blindly against anything on which the majority group may agree Under these circumstances the fate of the farm bill of King Cotton and the solid south is far from certain As an object lesson in the disadvantages of political disunity it could scarcely be bettered It does not present a flattering picture of congress' competence to legislate wisely for the nation It suggests that the1 new deal method of balanced economic interests is the only bond of unity which can reconcile theSa clashing sectionalisms It marks a milestone in the Democratic party's emancipation from the solid south that a new deal cotton plan should not be adopted as a matter of course by a new deal congress Copyright 1937 for The Tribune A Bit Art ReG- - manmim- G- - - Note Helen Menken who has been playing dramatic roles over the radio works up J0 her movTe or emoting by attending a reading some poem "of sorrow just before broadcasting From a reliable source I hear one of the wealthier men about town who entertains frequently for lunch dinner and Sunday breakfasts not only in his private mansion but in public cafes has restaurant bills monthly that frequently total $3000 Diamond Jim’s aftertheater accounts at places like Bustanoby’s and Delmonico’s were often $1000 a month t'ear-jerkin- THE PUBLIC FORUM - - - by Our Readers Cites Lack of Champions For Cause of Business Forum Rules If you can’t think of a snappy comeback a poorly concealed yawn is often just as good — Isaiah Jr The Bridge Club Meets Well girls you are looking at a woman who is mad clear through I almost wisir I Jiad hydrophobia so I could go around and bite people I’ve been trying to do what the president asked And be a good neighbor but I’m through No more for me No sirree Why for weeks we’ve had what sounded like a family of acrobats living above us in the apartment house and we’ve never so much as let out a peep of comHonestly plaint girls you’ve never heard such a racket in all born And all at your hours days! of the night too On Thanksit seemed like giving evening tHey were entertaining the football tegrn and were practicing boo So was I dumfounded when & woman came to our door and told me that my husband’s typewriter annoyed them! She said it sounded like a woodpecker with a bad case of arthritis and his ' pecking kept them awake Can Well I was simyou imagine? ply speechless with amazement Pretty much like Commissioner Keyser was when Mayor Erwin asked for $200 to buy Venetian blinds for the hoard of health He finally did speak up but I just stood holding on to the door and staring into space long after she had gone It certainly does take a lot of people to make a world as the poet said I suppose you read where it said that Mr Green and Mr Lewis were against the wages and hours bill My husband said that you couldn’t blame them when if it passed it might' mean their jobs Because if the government guaranteed everything there wouldn’t be any sense in belonging to a union and ’pay-- ‘ “ dues and therr-whewould Mr Green nd Mr Lewis be? But I don’t try to understand the whys and wherefores any more You never know how men are going to be next I can remember’ —By Ham Park into a dirty old river and insulted us he said he wasn’t insulted — the only way they could insult him would be to wrap him in the flag before they threw it in the river Is it my deal? The Wiser Woman She -- does -- not sigh fame for- - fleeting However rare her gifts may be Nor yearn for an illustrious name Nor honors that the world may see Suffice it if within four walls She in her little realm may move Wjiere laughter echoes through the halls And eye meets eye with looks of love Here she is rjph though plain her food Here to her woman’s heart she’s - - — true — - Unnoticed by the multitude But grandly precious to a few — Author unknown to me Notes on'the Cuff Department When a man doesn't give a whoop what people think he’s either at the top or the bottom of the ladder If all the economists In the new deal were laid end to end the chances are they would never reach a conclusion Correctly speaking ours is a government of the people by the officeholders for the politicians The moon a scientist says probably throws back radio waves from the earth Are you sur- prised? Thursday night between 10:30 and 10:45 o'clock five automobiles with only one headlight burning drove past the police station unmolested It’s nice work if you ' can get it A - Richard Correspondent "highbrow” is one who professes tofttiiow whether the lady "anesthetic” dancer is "interpreting” a moon beam on the waves or a cow annoyed by hornets Day'by day it’s getting" harder for me to- - understand how our pioneers built up this state without waiting for help from congress and- the president S Morrison Reflects The ouija board is having a sharp revival They have almost professional performers who work together But the answer are still the same: "Tell mother I’m happy and not to worry” and “You are doing quite right go On Public Fancy politics saved Wheeler from being “put out of the way” So when a threat to the Independence of the courts appeared Wheeler was in the lead of their defense It is unfortunate that Wheeler was never manager of a utility or other business which is subject to demagogic attacks If he had been there woul0 be one strong champion of business freedom It Senator From Sandpit when my husband would fight at the drop of the’ hat if Anyone insulted the flag but he’s different now - When I read to him Mere it said that the Japs had torn down our flag and thrown Jt- is unfortunate too that people in general do not have a higher regard for mental integrity and a greater ability to understand each other’s problems Letters appearing in ifiis column do not express IDe views of The Tribune They are the opinions ot contributors with which The tribune may or may not agree Ihe follow lag rules govern contributions 1 Letters limited to 3UU words Preference given to short commu2 Write legibly and nications clearly on pne side of the paper only 3 Religious and racial discussions barred Partisan comment can be printed only with true name of 4 Personal aspersions pro writers Poetical contributions 5 bibtted not wanted 0 Letters may be barred for obvious misstatements ot fact or for statements which are In not accord with fair piay and 7 The Forum is not an good taste advertising medium b Writers must sign true names and addresses in Ink Letters unless partisan will It be carried over assumed name in all cases writer so requests however true name and address must ba attached to communication 9 The Forum cannot consider more than one letter from the same writer at one time Editor Tribune: Probably environment and indi vidual experience have a great deal to do with our opinions on economic subjects Small business men feel that chain stores are the root of all eviL Work-me- n who lose their jobs because a factory has installed new machinery are sure that technological progress is all to the bad Teachers probably because they draw their pay from the publip treasury are inclined to be socialistic and so on Franklin D Roosevelt was born rich and probably due to the fact that his life has always been secure he has never gained the practical experience that comes with achievement His own business ventures were not notably successful and that probably his attitude toward successful business Burton K Wheeler has experienced political persecution and that explains his attitude toward Roosevelt's court packing plan Wheeler was at one time subject to unfair persecution by a certain political gang Only the fact that the judges were independent of re TJood "graciduif!” saldTlhe lady visitor “That bull seems very angry doesn’t he?” “It’s your red hat ma’am” explained the farmer She flushed and looked upset “I know It’ is a bit ” she murmured “But who would have- thought a stupid old country bull would have noticed it?” — Exchange O Mclntyr There passed from the mortal scena recently one of the kindliest and most talented ladies'I have ever known In private lifa aha was Mrs Aubrey L Eads Te the world she was Peggy Hoyt designer of millinery and gowns for perhaps the smartest clientele in America With her husband as business manager sh was the head of the establishment bearing her name "and occupying the old Philip Rhinestreet Mr lander mansion in East Fifty-fift- h Eads helped hei found the business and will continue it Born in a Michigan city— Saginaw as I recall — she began first to express her talents in dressing dolls Later she came to New York opened a little hat shop high in an office building and from that built up the great establishment that bore her name Her styles were known not only in America but were frequently copied even in Paris But it was her character that endeared her so staunchly to her wide circle of friends She is the only person I have actually known of whom it might be said she never spoke an unkind' word of anbther Tha’t was her record among her frlbnds nrrd her hubband and mother will attest Yet she was not a Pollyanna but a g likeable person fitting into any company As a stylist she was frequently in the night clubs the smart cafes and at opening nights Yet somehow she never seemed a part of them Her spirituality showed through She never drank smoked or indulged some of the brassier gestures of those with whom she was often cast But she never gave the feeling of superiority because of the simple fact all her graciousness was natural It is’ a notable heritage to have left to those whom she loved— of no person did she ever speak an unkind word! barn ’'dance administration O v ' Editor Tribune: It is indeed most interesting to observe the tendencies of the masses in regard to their selection of presidents When Mr Hoover's term as president was nearing a close the people began to grow impatient and found fault with his administration How different from the beginning of his term Then they responded to his wishes in a comparative wholehearted manner Now a wave of hostility and open opposition greeted him from all sides Gone was the cooperation and general good will He was virtually left alone with no support whatsoever as a man with a plague The time had come for Mr Roosevelt to shine As if to their disinclination emphasize they proceeded to put Mr Roosevelt in office by a landslide of Votes He was given enough support to satisfy even the most egoistic president Now he is being treated to the same fate Mr Hoover suffered The irony of fate This condition is indeed a question open for debate In all probability the psychological condition produced through propaganda and the like are responsible to a certain extent Yet I think the real cause is to be found in the intricate mechanism of hu--m- nature That quality that makes us all tire of one thing and change to the extreme opposite similar to a child with a new toy When this little inconsistency of human natura ls ironed out the millennium will be well on its way Until then I suppose we’ll have to be content just as we are —being merely human Edgar Willis Wakefield Suggests Remedies ahead” ‘Street Where Old Friends Meet' To my notion upper Riverside drive say from 100th street to the Washington bridge is the most neighborly stretch of Manhattan In seasonable weather it moves over to the grassy spaces near the stone wall overlookHudson ing the There is mucl of the close-kn- it camaraderie of the small towns about them Fathers sit in their little groups on benches puffing pipes and discussing the why of politics and things And mothers knit or embroider as they swap conversation At the parapet always are the young lovers standing close whispering and dreaming In the background the Jersey hills and the river winding below Also strollers along the circle of walks that lead down to the river edge and its tranquility The play of children here seems heartier too Far more so than along the Mall in Central Park Winter of course tends to drive the upper drive folk indoors but not so much as in other sections There are always the Refusing to desert the benches well-bundl- ed In my years of watching the New York gayer side I don’t recall anyone who so quickly dropped out of things as the diminutive A C Blumenthal There was a time when he was seen everywhere always entertaining a sizeable group of celebrities His parties were quite the talk and it was agreed that Blumey knew how to do things ip brown— especially was this true' in the days of Sid Solomon's! Casino But alfof a sudden Blumey was seen no more Of course he is on the west coast a lot but even when in town he usualjy dines alone in some rather obscure eating place or in his hotel suite One imagines somehow that he just became fed up Copyright 1937 for The Tribune For Traffic Tieup Editor Tribune: I would like to make the following suggestions to improve the downtown traffic situation: 1 Clear the streets of the hazardous safety zones in the middle of the downtown streets 2 Cover - the car tracks on Mam street and reroute the few refnaining street cars This will make it passible for all buses to load and unload passengers from the curb 3 “U” turns should be eliminated in the middle of the blocks in the business district (I mean on Broadway Main and Postoffice place and State street between Second and Fourth South streets) Get the traffic out of the congested districts to do their turning 4 Right-han- d turns have a tendency to tie up traffic and are a nuisance to pedestrians Eliminate them in the shepping center and speed up traffic 5 Parking problems could be greatly improved if the cars were checked every hour and the law enforced If additional policemen are necessary to do this the overtime parking' fees collected would probably pay their one-ho- ur salaries Believe we have something here as the city is growing and these changes will become necessary' sooner or later Yours for what It’s worth G W Crowtcm ’ Peru Is now buying more from the United States than from any other country Off the Record If the Japanese came out like men and said they understood the pact was no more than a solemn political promise Americans would understand nine-pow- er film star’s wife is awarded alimony ot a month It embodies the many advantages of the California gold rush without the rushing A $2750 Jack Garner reports he put in the autumn picking pecans and is ready now to crack-thehaving returned to Washington for the — gavel College football teaches' one to be generous sporting and aboveboard in everything except building a fire under a losing coach Early fears that the new Brazilian was fascist are dispelled as It turns out setup that Boss Vargas didn’t proclaim It from an upwindow stairs With taxes where they are many are giv"What ing up that unhealthy day dream would I do with a million dollars?” Copyright 1937 for The Tribune Spoilf'HIr Summer "Why won’t you advertise ?” asked the canvasser of a man in a small way of Fuslness "Because I’m against advertising” the man answered “But why?” "It don’t leave a man no time”"wis the reply “I advertised once last year and the consequence wae I Was so busy I didn’t have no time to go fishing the whole summer”— Montreal Star - r A A - |