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Chamber of Commerce Opens Clean -Up, Paint-Up Campaign
edford Mail Tribune
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MEDFOUU, OREGON, SUNDAY,. APRIL 2, 1933.
Twenty-eighth Year
No. 9.
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Comment
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By FRANK JENKINS
TiHE administration bill to set up
j 1 a five hundred million dollar
fund for unemployment relief grants
to states Is passed by the senate
by a vote of better than three to
one, and now goes to the house.
What the house will do with It
remains to be seen. Probably It will
pass It.
PROVIDING unemployment relief
Is a temporary measure, designed
only to prevent hunger. It can ac
complish nothing much In the way
of restoration of business activity.
What the country needs, above
everything else, is stimulation of
business activity, so that industries
now Idle will start up again, pro
viding employment, w.hich In Its
turn will provide buying power, thus
Increasing consumption which will
stimulate still further business ac
tivity and so provide more employ
mentproviding a beneflclent circle,
in the place of the present vicious
elrcle.
How to bring that about, of
course, is the big question.
THIS writer, whose opinion, of
course, is merely the opinion of
one humble individual, believes that
the BEST way la for the government
to guarantee deposits in the banks,
thus restoring confidence and caus
ing people to bring their money out
of hiding and put It back Into the
banks, where it will serve a toe
basis for bank credit, thus providing
what business MUST HAVE If It Is
to go ahead.
Business can't" go forward "unless
It , can get the money with which
to carry on Its operations, and It
can't get the money as long as bank
credit remains frozen.
Bank credit will REMAIN FROZEN
as long as people keep their money
out of the banks, for bank credit
Is based upon bank deposits.
BUT. It will be argued, guarantee
of bank deposits might cost a
lot of money. It might, to be sure.
The answer to this Is that the
present situation of stsgnatlon Is
costing a lot of money. The farm
board, whlcft was on effort to stlm
nita business, received an appro
priation of a hnlf billion dollars,
and most of It Is gone with nothing
to show for it.
We hsve pending a relief appro
priation of another half billion dol
lars, and there Is the cost of relief
during the past winter. The re
construction finance corporation has
put out a lot of money it will never
get back.
The cost of what is being done
to relieve the depression Is stagger
ing. If guarantee of bank deposits
would start business off, by restor
ing confidence. It could cost quite
a lot and still prove an economy.
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THE present lack of confidence
Is reflected shsrply by rising de
posits In the postal savings banks.
This rise In postal savings deposits
suggests strongly that government
guarantee would bring back deposits
to the commercial banks.
People who put their money In
the postal savings bsnk lack con
fidence In the commercial banks.
But they HAVE CONFIDENCE in the
government. 80 they put their
money In the government bank.
It stands to reason thst with the
government back of the commercial
banks peopls would have confidence
In them.
Confidence In the banks, as al
ready pointed out, would bring back
deposits, and with Increased deposits
would come Increased bsnk credit,
whlcft would make It possible to car
ry on business sgsln.
THE postal sayings banks sre
directly Injuring the smaller
communities, such as this, by drain
ing money away from them into the
larger centers.
It works like this: Money de
posited in the postal savings bps
Is redepoelted In the commercial
banks, but In order to secure these
deposits the banks have to pit up
government securities of a cerutr.
highly liquid nature.
Banks In the smaller commu ..:e.
generally speaking, do not hsve tr-ee
securities on hsnd. If they go '.t.
Into Vie market and buy the 1- .;
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STATE SPEEDS UP
Two Plead Not Guilty, Three
Given Time To Plead, And
Three Gain Delay Three
Prejudice Affidavits Filed.
Three more men, indicted for bal
lot stealing entered pleaa of guilty
Saturday . morning before Circuit
Judge William Duncan of Klamath
Palls
They were:
Earl Bryant of Jacksonville, whose
home last January was set fire at
midn'ght, in an arson plot, for which
Joseph Kayle is serving a prison sen
tence. James D- Gaddy of Jacksonville.
Charles W. (Chuck) Davis, named
a deputy by County Judge Feht, at
the county machine shops, and whose
pay therefore was not allowed, fol
lowing a county court controversy.
The court appointed K, E. Kelly and
Prank DeSouza as their attorneys for
all three.
Virgil Eddlngton of the Oold Hill
district, at liberty on $1500 bonds
entered a plea of not guilty. John
Olenn entered a plea of not guilty
shortly, before noon.
Further pleas or guilty were hinted
by the authorities, the coming week.
To date eight of those indicted have
plead guilty. C. Jean Connors, vice
president of the "good government
congress," Wesley McKlttrick, a
"Barks guard," R. C. Cummlngs,
leaders of the "good government con
gress" in the Wimer district, and
Wilbur Sexton, and his brother, Ma
son Burly Sexton, "courthouse board
ers.'' were the first five to enter guilty
plea. - - :
The state yesterday put in motion
the legal machinery to expedite the
ballot theft trials, as some of the in
dicted men filed affidavits of pre
judice again Ctrcuit Judge Duncan.
Thomas tj. Brecheen of Ashland,
Joseph Croft, "court house loiterer,"
and Ol I ver ( Big ) Martin, we re ar
raigned Saturday morning. They were
giver until Monday, April 10 In which
to plead. They were represented by
Attorney T. J. Enright.
Sheriff Gordon 'L. Schermerhorn
was arraigned also, and given until
Monc'ay. April 10. In which to plead.
His counsel. Attorney P. J. Newman,
asked for time. John Glenn, excoun-
ty Jailer filed an affidavit of preju
dice.
Arthur La Dleu, former .business
manager for the Banks newspaper,
and Walter J. Jones, mayor of Rogue
Rive-, also indicted for ballot steal
lng. late Friday filed affidavits of
prejudice, which temporarily delayed
their arraignment. The affidavits
were In the usual fotm. alleging that
Jude Duncan was prejudiced and
biased and they could not receive a
fair and impartial trial, and that the
affidavit was not for the purpose of
i delay. Jones was represented by At
i torncy Glen R. Jacks of Oregon City
and Attorney Enright.
County Judge E. H. Pehl also In
dicted for ballot stealing has filed a
mot'.on to quash the Indictment
against him, an affidavit of prejudice
and a motion for a change of Judges.
Authorities now admit, that with
the statements secured, and the evi
dence of a score of other witnesses.
th?y have "a complete, corroborated
picture" of the ballot stealing, from
the time it was first broached, until
consummated, and the names of the
"al lb!-makers."
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POSSES ON TRAIL
GREEN RIVER, Wro.. April I- f"P)
Besses from Sweet Water and Unita
counties tonight were scouring high
ways and the mountain recesses for
two outhful robbers who looted the
Ftrj. National bank vault this af
ternoon of ai 7.000 in cash and 3.
000 in traveler checks.
Employing a ruse to gain entrance
to the bank after it had been closed
for the day, the two armed but un
masked bandits bound and packed
Edward Taliaferro, assistant cashier,
and locked him in the vault.
The bank had been closed only a
short time, he told authorities, when
in answering a rap at the door he was
a.nkd admittance by the two men
who wanted Information concerning
the rental of house owned by the
bank
A he opened the door one youth
j Jabbed a pistol in his side, the other
- grabbed bis arms and marched him to
the rear of the building.
Taliaferro said he attempted to e-
ipe from the men but they threat
leaec" him with deaUL
CIVIC CLEAN AND
PAIN! UP DRIVE
LASTSALL APRIL
Campaign To Brighten Up
City Starts Tomorrow
Many Business Houses
Unite Definite Program.
Monday morning the Clean-up and
Palnt-up campaign of the Chamber
of Commerce will officially get under
way and will continue throughout
the whole month of April, J. C.
Carle, chairman, stated this morn
ing. It had previously been reporxea
that the drive would last only one
week but it is now the Intention
of the Chamber of Commerce to
carry it on during April and to make
it county-wide Inrtcad of Just Med-
ford.
A number of the appointed sub
committees have already started
plans to carry on the work and the
remainder will be functioning by thfe
time the campaign gets underway.
The down town business section
will be solicited by members of the
retail merchants committee under
the leadership of Mr. John Moffatt.
The real estate board, under the
direction of Ed. M. White, presi
dent, will carry the campaign into
the residential sections and those
people who are renting houses will
contact the owners to urge that
painting be done where it la neces
sary. Companies outside of Medford
who are carrying mortgages on
homes will be also asked to co
operate in the campaign.
During the month, speakers will
appear before all clubs n Vie city
under the direction of Col. W. H.
Paine and arrangementa have been
made for an educational program In
the schools by Superintendent E. H.
Hedrlck.
The city of Medford vlll do its
share towards cleaning up the city
according to Pred W. Scheffel, city
superintendent.
The Chamber of Commerce be
lieves that faction speaks louder
than words" and arrangements have
been made for the chamber offices
to be painted inside and out.
The Garden club, the Greater
Medford club, and the Women's
Greater Oregon association will be
brought Into the picture thla week
and It Is expected that a very def
inite program wUl be arranged
whereby gardens and empty lota can
be made more beautiful.
It is believed by Mr. Carle and
his committee members that , the
campaign will put a lot of money
Into circulation, will relieve the un
employment situation and will give
Medford a cleaner and neater ap
pea ranee which will undoubtedly be
noticed by the many tourists ex
pected here this summer.
A brief survey of the business and
residential sections reveals the fact
that a number of firms have already
started to clean up and paint up,
among whom are the following: P.
W. Woolworth company, Firestone
Service Stores. Inc., and the Home
Grocery.
The Buster Brown Shoe atore and
J. J. Newberry company have put
up new awnings, while Lamport's
are painting the Inside of their store.
W. A. Gates reports that he will
paint four of his houses Inside and
out during the present week.
Reports coming to the Chamber
of Commerce would Indicate that
considerable support to the cam
paign can bs expected during the
month and It is believed that the
drive will be more successful than
any similar one which has been put
on In years.
The Medford Mail Tribune will
daily publish an honor roll which
will include the namea of those
who are cooperating in the cam
paign, either with pointing and
cleaning work, remodelling or Dutid
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Rainbow of Work
PORTLAND, April 1. (AP) At
least 23.000 men can be kept busy
in the forests of Oregon and Wash
ington for more than six months
of the fair weather period this year
under proposals thus far agreed
upon in connection with the presi
dent's reforestation program. Much
more work is pending.
CORVALUS. April 1. t AP) Mans
greatest problem today la not the
control of nature but the control
of man. Tills is the conclusion of
Dr. Alexander Ooldenwelser of the
Portland extension center of the
University of Oregon, who addressed
the Oregon congress for the study
of home interests, in session here
yesterday.
WASHOUGAL, Wash.. April I. iPi
Tne golden anniversary of the
founding of the first grange chapter
in 'he state of Washington was ob
served here today.
The Weather
Oregon: Fair Sunday and Monday,
but cloudy in north portion: frosts
tn south and east portions Sunday
momma: gentle changeable winds
of fab or
Huge Economy Cuts for Veterans
NEW REGULATIONS
YEARLY IS
Widows And Dependents Of
Vets Hit Hospital Serv
ice Limited, Non-Service
Disability Is Eliminated.
WASHINGTON, April 1. (AP) In
the moat sweeping economy move in
the history of American government.
President Roosevelt decreed today
an annual saving of 9400,000,000 in
veterans expenditures.
Effective July 1, the beginning of
the next fiscal year, the order was
made possible by the drastic law au
thorizing the president to cut deeply
Into payment to veterans, their
widows and dependents and to re
duce federal salaries. The salary
slash occurred earlier in the week.
In Issuing the diminished sched
ules of allowances, the president In
a statement said "I do not want
any veteran to feel that he and his
comrades are being singled out to
make sacrifices." .
"On the contrary," he added. "I
want them to know that the regu
lations Issued are but an integral
part of our economy program em
bracing every department and agency
of the government to which every
employe is making his or her con-
tributlon.... . . . . . -. ut . .
"I ask them to appreciate that
not only does their welfare but also
the welfare of every American citi
zen, depend upon the maintenance
of the credit of their government
and that they also bear in mind
that every citizen in every walk of
life Is being called upon, directly or
Indirectly, to share In this.
One of the largest Items of savings
under the new regulations will be
through the complete revision of the
non-service connected disability ben
efits, most of which virtually are
eliminated.
Some $100,000,000 will be saved
through the limiting of this classi
fication of pensions to those per
manently and totally disabled. They
will receive $20 a month compared
with '40 at present and those re
ceiving allowances for less than total
disability will be removed from the
rolls.
The new ratings and rates for serv
ice connected disabilities are: 10
per cent $8.00 monthly: 26 per cent
$20; 50 per cent $40; 75 per cent
$60 and 100 per cent $80.'
The new order eliminates all pay
ments for temporary disability and
the present free hospitalization for
such disabilities. It restrict to one
year after discharges service con
nected disability on so-called "pre
sumption that It waa Incurred in
service. Veteran organizations esti
mated thla would remove from the
veterans administration rolls about
one-half of the 340,000 world war
veterans now receiving payments for
such disabilities.
Through restrictions on "presump
tions" in service connected deaths,
pensions now paid, to some widows
and orphans of veterans who died
after the war, will be cut from the
rolls. Veterans organizations esti
mated the number of such widows
and orphans effected will be about
one-thrd of those now receiving such
allowances, but there was no official
confirmation of this estimate.
The order included no pension pro
vision for widows of veterans dying
from non-service connected disabili
ties. Spanish war widows in thla
class will have their pensions re
duced from $30 a month to $15.
Henceforth hospitalization and
domiciliary care will be limited to
existing veterans hospitals, eliminat
ing several thousand "contract"
cases housed in private hospitals.
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WASHINGTON. April 1. .V
Government officials who will besr
the brunt of administering the Roose
velt forest conservation -unemployment
program today undertook to
put iren to work within two weeks.
R. T. Stuart, chief of the fores:
service after talking with represen
tatives of the agriculture and inter
ior departments, said he expected
preliminary details to be worked out
by Thursday.
The chtef forester has taken charge
of rounding up the activities, pend
ins appointment by President Roose
velt of a coordinator to act in a u
prvory capacity.
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VOTE 0NREPEAL
Drys To' Launch Attack On
Legality Of Act Michi
gan To Vote Monday On
Prohibition Law Retention
WASHINGTON, April l.(Pj Mo
mentous milestones In the nation's
prohibition history Hill be passed
next week.
The states will cast the first vote?
on repeal of the 18th amendment,
and on Friday beer will flow legally
again for the first time In 13 years.
Moving swiftly under the mandate
of congress, the people of Michigan
Mnnriav will wffLster their Will UPOn
keeping the prohibition amendment
In the constitution. The followln;
ri.v Wlunnftln will cast Its votes. Both
states will be electing delegates to
constitutional conventions, wnicn wiu
cast the state's vote for or against
repeal.
Michigan, with Its convention set
for April 10. has the opportunity to
Ha th. rir.i-. t.n ratify the amendment
submitted to congress to repeal the
18th The Wisconsin convenuorj win
be held April 35.
Meanwhile, faced with the first
break In the prohibition dam built
up. over decades, prohibition forces
mustered their legal experts to carry
Into the courts their contention that
sale of 32 per ceer Is unconstltut
tlonal so long as the 18th amend
ment Is still the law of the land.
Spokesmen for the anti-saloon
league and the Methodist board of
temperance said today no definite
place has been selected for forcing
a test esse to be carried to the su
preme court. It was admitted, how
ever that various legal angles were
being considered and that action
would come soon after the beverage
Is legalized.
Millions of gallons brewed In
hopi-ful expectancy are awaiting at
breweries over the country and much
of It is bottled, ready to be pushed
out in the states where It Is legal.
Immediately after the stroke of mld-
nl.hl Andl A
Sal- of beer will be permitted In 19
states me minute n eweomes unli
able nstlonally. while five more have
approved sale but have set dates In
the future for effectiveness.
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PORTLAND, Ore.. April 1. (API
More than 40 prominent residents
of Oregon from various parts of the
state met here "today at the call of
Governor Julius L. Meier to brln?
about a state-wide program of self
liquidating construction projects that
will result in needed improvements
and aid in unemployment relief with
the help of money from the Recon
struction Finance corporation.
After outlining a preliminary plan
of rction. thoce present at the con
ference organized a committee of
seven tot "follow-up action.
IN FLOODED CINCINNATI STREETS
IDE
. A. B.. Robertson. .assistant manager
of the Regional Agricultural Credit
corporation. Is here from Portland
checking up on general conditions
relative to loans desired by local fruit
growers and was optimistic In his
forecast for the Rogue River valley
yesterday.
"I: Is going to be slow," he stated,
speaking of loan prospects, "but if
one's securities are good I think he
will get the money. There will be no
limitation so long as good securities
are forthcoming."
Asked about claims of discrimina
tions against Oregon, favoring Cali
fornia, Mr. Robertas n stated that as
far as he knew. the provisions under
whlh loans are obtained amount to
practically the same thing. While
Oregon growers are allowed only 55
cents a box to cover growing, harvest
ing and packing of the fruit, Mr.
Robtrtson Indicated that additional
loans will be allowed on other secur
ities, enabling the orbhardtsta to car
ry on the completion of the fruit
harvest.
The Portlander conferred yesterday
with Colonel Gordon Voorhles, mem
ber of the Regional Credit corpora
tion from this district, and will
spe.tf today gathering additional in
formation from which to gain a clear
picture of conditions throughout the
valky.
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AND FARM RELIEF
WASHINGTON. April 1. (API
President Roosevelt ended his first
month In the White House today in
a whirl of activity that produced
proposals for aiding the nation's
troubled rail carriers and develop
ment of the Tennessee river valley
Experiment.
Rapdly the president turned from
one subject to another In a series
of White House parleys that put
into operation a big part of, his new
program and laid the groundwork
for the remainder.
The best minds of the struggling
railroad Industry reached the con
clusion fater their meeting of one
hour that Mr. Roosevelt is inclined
to a federal co-ordlnator to bring
about drastic economies and guide
the roads to a paying batla.
WASHNGTON, April 1. (AP)
President Roosevelt's demand Tor
speed In helping the farmer won to
day from the senate agriculture com
mittee agreement on a relief bill
almost exactly aa the admlnlatra-
j Hon wanted It.
After several days' wrangling over
the bill, opposition to the house
I approved Roosevelt program, led by
j Chairman Smith (D., B. C), crumb
! led to nothing after the long con
J ference the committee members had
with the chief executive last nlcht.
Smlt.h withdrew his proposed substi
tute for the bill.
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NEW FEHL BONDS
E.- E. Morrison . Withdraws
As Surety For County
Judge Two Minor Fig
ures In Turmoil Freed
.' Mrs. Henrietta B. Martin, presi
dent of the "Oood Government con
gress" held In the county Jail for
the past two weeks, on two indict
ments charging ."riotous conduct,"
and "criminal syndicalism," was re
leased Saturday afternoon on bonds.
Mrs. Ariel Burton Pomeroy and
Mrs. Clara Ripley Smith, were nam
ed as sureties on $500 bonds re
quired for the "riotous conduct"
charge, and Ernest Dahack of the
Eagle Point district, and Mrs. Clara
Ripley Smith, for the $1500 criminal
syndicalism bonds.
E. E. Morrison of the Central
Point district, a well-to-do stockman
and farmer, served notice of his
withdrawal as a bondsman for Coun
ty .Tudge E. H. Pehl In the sum of
$15,000, so a new bond was presented
by Pehl. George Obenrhaln of the
Central Point district, whose name
waa among the original five, does
not appear on the new bond. He
could not be located yesterday, and
it la not known whether he will con
tinue. Mrs. Arlal Burton Pomeroy, Ted
Heimroth. and John Hueners, appear
as the new sureties. They were on
the first bonds for Pehl.
C. H. Brown, Indicted forr lotous
conduct and "slandering a hank"
was freed on $1500 furnished by
Nora Bostwlck and C. E. Pfiefer.
Edwin L. Malkemus and Andrew
Simpson were released on their own
recognizance.
R.F.C.F
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Signs of projtress in the long hoped
for campaign to bring Reconstruction
Finance corporation funds into Med
ford for accomplishment of many
needed projects were revealed yester
day with announcement of a cham
ber cf commerce committee to inves
tigate ways and means of obtaining
sucii funds. On the committee ap
pointed by the chamber, are B- E
Harder, president of . the First Na
tional bank, A. W. Pipes and Hamil
ton Patton.
The three men will confer utth the
Governor's relief committee and the
city council In considering plans.
Their first duty will be to make a
thorough Investigation of ways and
means of getting a better sewage
system for Medford.
The chamber of commerce Is tak
ing the leadership In this move in re
sponse to requests from all aides and
will endeavor to bring all groups to
gether in accomplishing 1U goal.
The program fits in well with that
already underway by tne chamber
of commerce to "Clean up. paint up
and build in Medford."
Bringing into Medford the R. F. C
j funat. would not only furnish labor
! to the rank of the unemployed but
provide Medford with improvements,
J whi.-!i must be accomplished at some
I tin.
FLOODJOp
Houston Isolated By Water
Deluge In Wake Storm
Hampers Relief Work
On Lower Mississippi.
WINONA, Minn., April 1.
Flood waters which took one life con
tinued rampant in parts of south
eastern Minnesota tonight.
Down stream areas of rivers and
crceKs were bearing the brunt of in
undation, while In upper reaches wat
ers receded.
Walter Olson, 24. of Lanesboro. was
drowped In the overflowing Root riv
er after a canoe capsized.
Railroad service was hampered by
washcuts and many highways were
closed Houston, with 800 inhabitants,
was surrounded by water. So were
some buildings in a number of other
communities, including Rochester,
whe-e the Zumbero river reached a
lev-t) untouched since 1924.
NEW ORLEANS. April 1.
Bayous and creeks of the lower Mia
Issippi river were swollen and big riv
ers r-e menacingly as the deep south
tonight watched a flood threat move
following a two days storm that kill
ed 81 persons. Injured many hun
dreds, and wrecked a score or more
villages from Texas to Alabama.
The Mississippi delta waa awash
in sections where Its little rivers had
tumli.'ed out of their beds and spread
across the fertile fields and highways.
A deluge that trailed the storm was
larg-ly responsible Tor the Immediate
flood menace, but the rivers already
were rising as result of earlier rains.
The Red Cross in the stricken area
moi-cJ to care for the homeless and
destitute.
East Texas, southwest Arkansas and
sections of Louisiana ware swept by
the windstorm Thursday. Mississippi,
sections of Louisiana. !?bama, and
Tennessee were raked Friday.
Mississippi bore the brunt of trag
edy. It counted 51 dead.
Pescue work waa hampered by
high water. Many highways wera
bogrt Forests were leveled by the
wind which swept from the Black
river country through the timbered
ridges of south Mississippi.
Property loss waa not estimated,
but It. was heavy. Spring planting will
be delayed In many sections where
fields have been turned o lakes.
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New lry Chlcr
WA8HINOTON. April l.(AP) A.
V. Dairy m pie took the oath of of
fice as director of the nation's pro
hibition forces today and Immediate
ly took over the duties of his of
fice. SALEM. April l.(AP) Joe Fal
lon, 23. was declared a suicide by
officers who found him early this
morning at the armory, shot through
the chest.
WILL
ROGER?
HVKRL,T miXS, C!it.,
March 31. GIal to sec that
reforestation and employment
bill jihss. We got to have it
lot more forests and trees,
otherwise these cigarette smok
ers won't have anything to
burn up.
Say, here i.s sonifl liinir that
t f'r the uoimI of the internal
revenue collectors ought to be
made straight. We all kinder
smile and the papers headline
it any time that somebody gets
a refund on their income tax.
That's given wide publicity hut
here is something that every
body don't know because they
arc not allowed to publicise it.
They collect in lots more back
disputed taxes than they pay
out. It's news if you can get
anything out of the govern
ment, but if the government
gets anything out of you that
ain't news, that's just a habit,
but Uncle Sam has no more
faithful, fair servants,
H M'Nlulbl (fnoltsu, Iss
So