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Show CALLING A HALT ON HIGHER TAXATION On Frldav Governor Ma bey signed eight bills establishing a state department depart-ment of finance and purchase, which places upon the governor the financial administration of the state of rtah. and fixes responslbil it lor expenditure expendi-ture of state money. This Ik a move in the right direc-lion. direc-lion. For years the state has been increasing Its expenditure at a most rapid rate; in fact, every department of government, including the cities of L'tah. has been indulging in the pleas ani pastime of increasing taxation, finding a quick method of spending and then asking for more, until the taxpayers have rebelled. It Is about time a breathing spell be allowed, in order that property owners avoid exhaustion. During the past four or tlve yeant there has been a wave of spending The federal government, the statei the cities, the Individuals have spent their dollars like a drunken sailor, and j now the lime has arrived when a halt i must be called. If bankrupted is to be warded off. It is well that Governor Mabe in one ol his first official acts, has put on the brakes to slow down expendlturi |