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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE. THURSDAY. NOV. 21. 1935
THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE
BY TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY
Hunting Season Hints
by A. B. Chapin
Gonzales Opens Centennial Year
I Personally, we wish there were
guinea pigs on which to test the tax
rates Dallas Morning News.
‘ Dy ch, Mt
CAREY SMITH
CAREY SMITH Jr
***** --,
Owner and Editor 1
am Editor and Bu in as Manager 1
‘
Entered at the Postoffice at Bay ( * • ■ nd • a ill I ‘
under Act of Congress, March 3. 17
erroneous reflection upon the charac ter or standing of any pe rson or any
business concern will be readily and willingly corrected upon it being
brought to the attention of the I 1 »
You have only five weeks left for holiday trade. If
you continue to keen vour store news from your customers,
don’t blame anybody but yourself if you lose the trade you
know you are entitled to. When you get so wise that you
do not advertise you are getting far ahead of thousands of
the bi’ ost people engaged in the same business you are
in the ntire country, and are really too far along to engage
in the business of buy and sell. Remember, only a very
few weeks left for holiday trade this year. Do you want
your part?
The processing taxes imposed upon the people of the
United States are now costing each family of five $165 a
year. If one were told that he must give up yearly $14
every month for taxes on the necessities of life, it would
be difficult to make him understand it, and more difficult
to get him to pay it, but if he is the head of a family of
five, that is the amount he need pay for processing taxes
alone; and these taxes are on the necessities of life, cot
ton, wheat, pork! The farmer who thinks he is being bene-
filed by the procc ssing tax on pork and cotton because of
the artificially stimulated prices he receives for the articles
does not figure closely and bills himself to contentment
with the sweet morsel of governmental largesse without
reckoning what he, himself, is paying for the temporary
profits. Any tax that will tax any family $165 per year
is some tax! If the farmer or any other person were tax-
ed on his property in proportion he would start a revolu-
tion or make himself a lit inmate of some sanitarium for
the feeble-minded, and yet the great national pasttime of
hoodwink continues merrily on.
HAVE ALL RAIL FENCES
MIRED FOR SOUND EFFECTS
PREPAREDNESS COSTUMES
FOR THE FARM
WE
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DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY
PROVIDE EACH NIMROD WITH
PORTABLE BROADCASTING SETS
SAFETY FIRST
- HUNTING COSTUME. ,
" BULLET PROOF STEEL
, AND SHATTERLESS GLASS
Do You
Ever
Wonder
Whether the“Pain”
Remedy You Use
is SAFE?
Ask Your Doctor
and Find Out
Don’t Entrust Your
Own or Your Family’s
Well - Being to Unknown
Preparations
THE person te ask whether the
1 preparation you or your family
are taking for the relief of headaches
is SAFE to use regularly is your
family doctor. Ask him particularly
about Genuine BAYER ASPIRIN.
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PICTUR
The Chambers of Commerce of Wharton, Bay City and
Matagorda as well as hundreds of citizens are more than
“earning their salt” in the agitation, now becoming wide-
spread, to open the mouth of the Colorado River at Mata-
gorda with a deep and adequate channel to deep water in
the Gulf of Mexico. There is no other salvation for the
river as a whole, but to open the month and keep it open
for all time to come All the talk about dams, flood pre-
vention, and control comes from those who know lint little
about the danger, the treachery and the habits of the great
Colorado River . For it there is not, never has been and
of them, so far as anybody knows, is as definitely on the with fine and imprisonment. It will
01 C 40 Abe said, of course, that the law is not
way back as we are in America, designed to cover such cases, and
It seems probable that the United States will continue would not be literally enforced—but
as a going concern for some time to come. the fact remains that the law, as
written, covers every employe and
worker, and that the administering
commission has no authority to make
Texas Tax Plans Peril Industry
entered in the parade from San An-
Historic Gonzales Sunday closed a ton becePTeT INO CeNTeF IS Te produced
six-day celebration that was opened the challenging “Come and Take It"
, November 5 with a salute from a rep- flag carried into the battle by the col-
lica of the brass cannon which on Oc- onists, and the cannon. Below is an
tober 2, 1835, roared forth the opening entry in the "Run Away Scrape sec-
shot o fthe war for independence. A tion of the parade. Th ehistorical ob.
mile long parade of colorful pageantry servance opened at Gonzales will be
Iwas witnessed by more than 30,000 continued through the year in celebra-
persons, including state dignitaries and tions in San Antonio, Houston, Fort
many persons prominent in civic and Worth and other Texas cities, and in
(official life of Texas and the South- the magnificent exposition to be
west. Pictured top above is a float opened in Dallas next June.
He will tell you that before the
discover!/ of Bayer Aspirin most
"pain" remedies were advised
against by physicians as bad for the
stomach and, often, for the heart.
Which is food for thought if you
seek quick, safe relief.
Scientists rate Bayer Aspirin
among Die fastest methods yet dis-
covered for Die relief of headaches
and Die pains of rheumatism, neu-s
ritis and neuralgia. And the experi-
ence of millions of users has proved
it safe for the average person to use
regularly. in your own interest re-
nember this.
You can get Genuine Bayer
Aspirin at any drug store — simply
by asking for it by its full name,
BAYER ASPIRIN. Make it a
point to do this — and see that you
n't what you want.
exceptions.
This goes far beyond any question
of whether holding companies are
San Antonio Light good or bad. It goes straight to the |
DEVELOPMENTS to date in the current special session at Austin indicate underlying philosophy of our govern-
conclusively that our state legislature has taken its cue from the federal ment. It goes to the roots of the
government and is bent upon starting a lively tag-game of its own with the right of free speech—of which the
Texas taxpayer, right of protest is an inescapable part.
‘ And prospects are that the Texas taxpayer particularly BUSINESS AND If the legislative branch of government
INDUSTRY is destined to remain "IT" for a long time to come, possesses the power to deny one group
* * * * of citizens these fundamental rights.
Early this we k the Texas senate virtually junked the omnibus tax bill it can extend the prohibition to other
adopted after long labors by the house of representatives and proposed and all groups. It can establish an
in its stead a COMBINED SELECTIVE SALES AND INCOME TAX measure absolute dictatorship and indefinitely
designed to raise some $20,000,000 annually The emphasis of the senate prolong the political status quo
plan is to “soak the thrifty.” through the weapon of all distators-
culiarly fitted for the work. He has already succeeded in It's true that our lawmaker in Austin are in a spot so to speak being fear of punishment,
interesting men of means and authority in the great un-faced with the m.. sity of raising millions for old-age pensions; but, at every democratic principle, and make
dertaking and this work goes to Austin to further the th am time, 1 superf 1,1 analysis should be enough to convince them the constitution impotent,
dertaking and this week goes - the burden must be spread and not loaded on the sore backs of business. The first amendment to the consti-
plans the Tribune has briefly outlined here. Our people **** tution, which laid the groundwork for |
should all take a great interest in this work for it means n i mate d a l-eont sal tax,xempting but a few commodities would the bill of rights, says: "Congress shall
everything to us. We must stand by Mr. Taulbee and the yield $10,000,009 per year make no law respecting an establish-
Chambers of Commerce i'i their very laudable efforts for
never will be such a thing as flood control by the building
of dams or any other means other than a wide open chan
nel at the mouth of the river so that flood waters can
quickly be discharged into the sea. That’ is the only per
manent prevenlion we will ever have against the forming
of another raft and, therefore, our only flood protection.
In E. O. Taulbee we have a man who, if properly backed
up, can lie of tremendous service to us and to all the people
along the river. By nature, study and energy he is pe-
He has already succeeded in
to us, as free-born Americans, our Now they're debunking cod-liver oil.
opportunities and we will build here
a finer world than the world has ever Is nothing sacred? — Cincinnati En-
seen!"—Preston K. Arkwright, in ad-
dress at University of Georgia, quirer.
Wild
City Girl: And I suppose at dusk
when the sun is stealing over the
Rockies in purple splendor, you cow-
boys are huddled around the campfire
broiling venison and listening to th
weird ,erie, unnatural howlings of th
coyotes?
, . . i Rattlesnake Gus: Well, ma’am, not
It can abolish ezzackly. Usually we go inside and
listen to Amos and Andy.
And through
r year
state inco
it all me ans real flood prevention nd protect ion to property
all along the great stream.
Likev
$10,000,000 per vea
Tax. the senate proposes to extract another ment of religion, or prohibiting the
rom taxpayers' salaries. free exercise thereof; or abridging the
Bayer sPirin
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educationa
let on
This paper agrees most heartily with the general opin-
ion that the present legislature has been the greatest fail-
ure of any ever assembled in the entire history of the
state. But for a few honest, fearless and capable men it
would have become the laughing stock of a nation. There
is one bright and pleasing condition ahead, however, which
will make up for a great deal of the miserable record and
that is a great many of the members who so completely!
made monkeys of themselves will be retired to private life
at the next election. Thousands upon top of thousands of
dollars of the taxpayers’ money has been paid out for ab-
solutely nothing since Governor Allred became governor,
and the failure must be very disappointing to him. One
thing is sure, it will be very embarrassing to him if he has
any sort of worthy opposition next year.
The In
lustries.
They
ise proposed are CORPORATION INCOME TAXES starting at 2 per freedom of speech or of the press; or
$1000 and rar ging upward to 5 per cent on $6000 'll 6 per cent the rights of the people peaceably to
assemble, AND TO PETITION THE
st tax would discourage the launching of new business enterprises GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS OF
I nila I mid retard the xpansion of old-established in- GRIEVANCES."
Reread that amendment- then reread
islat should ink heed before it’s too late, the astounding clause from the
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Sharing The Wealth
The trouble with most of us it that we know so many
public utility act of 1935. How can the ■
two diverse philosophies of govern-
incut they represent be squared? The
U. S. Tax Policy taxation of real property, and real'real issue here is constitutionalism ■
1 I out y property is being seriously overbur-versus a sort of fascistic dictatorship.
Brings Warning dened in consequence. What we , .
OF T.An* Rulo need, therefore, is a delimitation of The Woman's Angle |
UT i yrant tax boundaries i P
"The true burden of taxes on the Smart resorts of the Continent re-
American citizen can only be ascer- port an increasing popularity of green
and blue mascara with matching eye ,
ust not destroy the source of supply.
Christian Science Monitor
Los Angeles, Nov 14 Social recon-
struction “through the roundabout
way of taxation” was assailed as a Po-
litical expedient by Dr. William B.
Munro, economist, historian and mem-
tained by adding up the levies which
are imposed on him from every quar-
ter by the federal government, the
state, county, city, local assessment
shadow for the evening.
Mesh belts are prominent in the
district, and what-not. If that is done winter showings this year. Gold mesh |
it will be found that the general tax belts are most popular to highlight se-
California Institute of Technology, in burden is about as heavy in the vere black frocks,
a recent address before bankers and United States as anywhere else in the
ber of the executive council of the
trust officers of the West, world
Dr Munro attacked "the govern- Wealth Not Always Greedy
Coats of cloth are being extrava-
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The Sulphur Industry
is one of Texas’ many outstanding assets. Three mines
produce practically all of the nation’s supply
gantly trimmed with fur in the new
"It is easy to raise a hue and cry fashions, sometimes with the fur be-
ment’s policy of pyramiding taxes" be.
Just now II great many people are fore delegates from eleven Western against large private accumulations ofing handled like fabrics and used in
states attendign the regional confer- wealth. But the fact remains that fur sleeves, fur pockets and fur hats,
ence of the trust division of the Amer- wealth in America has recognized its
ican Bankers Association, i public obligations to a much larger
Taxation Is Tyrant’s Weapon extent than in other countries.
Indiscriminate taxation in order to "One needs onl yto recall the enor-can be reclaimed by the addition of
things that aren’t so. .
saying, and a lot of the rest of ns are believing, that if we
troubles would be over. But when a careful study was
A boiled frosting for your cake that
continue to run when you spread it,
made recently of the incomes above $5,000 a year, it was
shown that if all of the surplus of every individual income, ... , 1 ---------------------------------,
t Ibot Niemie th be distributed the forty bring about social readjustments opens mous sums which have been given to powdered sugar to the mixture until
above that figure were to be distr ibuted among the forty the door to tax oppression," he de-endow the Carnegie, Rockefeller, Gug- it stiffens and stays where you want
million bread -winners of the nation, it would amount to clared "And taxation without any genheim. Russell Sage, Joseph Fels, it.
less than $100 a year for each family.
______- . particular reference to the essential and other public welfare foundations.
Most of us have been lotting ourselves be "sold” on the needs of government is dangerous. It together with innumerable smaller
a that the of our economic troubles is that is as dangerous as taxation in the benefactions which have been be-
idea that one the causes of our economic troubles 1S may hands of a tyrannical king and there stowed upon colleges, hospitals, child
we produce more goods than we can consume. But when is no essential difference between thewelfare agencies and other such in-
we look at the actual figures it would almost seem as if two. stitutions throughout the length and
the truth were the other wav about. We are not produc | 'lf we want social reconstruction we breadth of the land
ing, and never have produced, enough goods to go around, pould Biv thesgevernment newer to ........- — -=- :...........
1 . i- , i . c ...... com brnE about social reconstruction and ever accumulated in California were
The better distribution of wealth has got to come about not let it come on us through the
by producing more wealth to distribute. The trouble with roundabout way of taxation,” the
most of us is that we don’t recognize the distinction be-speaker insisted.
tween wealth and money. Wealth consists only of com- No Single Source of Wealth
Sciaparelli is using round and fluffy
wool fringe as a new trimming for
winter clothes. Edging collars and
cuffs, it is being used in back on
light colors and in purple and green
on dark clothes.
■ Probably the two greatest fortunes
those of Leland Stanford and Henry E.
Huntington. Both were devoted in
alor
car.
Sur
Sulphur Is Industry’s Most
Essential Commodity
.... , 1 1 1 "Under present-day conditions
modities produced by the application of labor to the land wealth is not created by labor alone,
and to raw materials. Money is only a convenient medium or even by labor and capital com-
for the transmission of wealth from one person to another. bined It results from the efficient
It is true that most of us haven’t enough of either wealth anennernretionchanfsposhtartiosspitelic/mam
or money, but the only way yet discovered to add to the credit, the tax system and many other
world’s wealth is to create it by doing more productive work, factors, each of which has to be care-
__________________________________- . ..................- fully adjusted one to the other.
their entirety to high and worthy pub-
lic purposes."
End Of Free Speech
Mrs. Alice Parker Hutchins, a New
York lawyer, has gone on record in
favor of a federal divorce law which
would create uniform practice in all
states The annual convention of the
National Association of Women Law-
yers expressed not one dissenting
opinion by any speaker on the desir-
ability of easier divorce.
Cheer Up — It Might Be Worse
This has been the biggest' year in the automobile busi-
ness since before the depression began. More ears have
been made and sold, anti the manufacturers, who keep
their ears pretty close to the ground, are unanimous in
their expectations of making and selling still more ears dur-
ing the coming year.
Any way you look at it, whether you regard the auto-
mobile as a necessity, a luxury or a menace, the facts about
the motor industry don't tally with the notion that we
are a bankrupt and starving nation Quite the opposite is
the fact. Because few of us have as much surplus as we
did a few years ago, and hardly any of us has as good an
income, we have fallen into a habit of thinking that we,
the people of the United States, are very badly off indeed,
ti s hardly necessary to go farther than the facts about
the automobile business to demonstrate the utter falsity
of the doctrine promulgated by the Jeremiahs who are
shedding gloomy tears over the perilous state of the nation.
As Professor Einstein might express it, it is all a mat-
ter of relativity. It is true that we are not as well off, on
the whole as we were in 1928. But we are better off, by
comparison with the people of all the rest of the world,
than we were then. They have faced and are still facing
harder conditions than we have ever dreamed of, and none
| One clause of the public utility act
of 1935, the bitterly-debated Wheeler-
Rayburn bill, should be read by every
citizen interested in the fundamental ....___.... ..............
rights guaranteed us by both the’polish them up. Many of them will
“It is undoubtedly true that the eco-’letter and spirit of the constitution, J go nicely with renaissance styles, just
says the Industrial News as they are. The large pieces, such
Here is the clause: It shall be un- as your grandmother might have worn
lawful for any person employed or re- are particularly appropriate.
tained by any registered holding com- ’
nomic system which the United States
has utilized during the past fifty years
has built up great fortunes. It should
be remembered that this same eco-
nomic system has produced a wider
diffusion of wealth among our people
than has ever existed in any other
country at any time
Only One Way to Prosperity
"The poor can never be made rich
by the simple expedient of making the
rich poor. The only sure way to im-
prove conditions is to revive and stim-
ulate production This can be done
only by making production profit-
able
"The avowed purpose of taxation is
to provide public revenues, but the
power to tax is now being perverted
into an agency for transferring money
from one class of the people to an-
other. Unfortunately, the distribution
of wealth movements is largely in-
spired by political motives.
"We have too much free competition
in the matter of taxes. The federal
and state governments are encroach-
ing on one another’s fields. Too little
is left for our local governments.
Real Property Overburdened
"The only important source of rev-
enue left to cities and counties is the
Don’t forget that jewelry takes i
a new importance this season. Get
out all the old family heirlooms and
pany, or any subsidiary company For that constantly shiny nose, an
thereof, to present, advocate or oppose astringent with alcohol in it some-
any matter affecting any registered times helps. Powder, of course But
holding company or any subsidiary if your skin is too oily, the only real
company thereof, before the congress solution may be a change in diet that
or any member or committee thereof will cut down on the fatty foods, ex-
. unless such person shall file with cess of sweets, starches and the ex-
the (securities and exchange) com- cess fuel foods.
mission ... a statement of the sub- -
ject matter in respect of which such
person is retained or employed, the
nature and character of such retainer
IF-
or employment ..." Punishment for"If the world is finished, if there i
violation of this clause is a fine up are no more rewards to be won, if
to $10,000, imprisonment up to two there is no more wealth to be created,
years, or both. | if there is nothing to be done but
Now consider the possibilities: If, divide up the wealth that already ex-
for example, Joe Brown, clerk in the lists, if there is no further need or
bookkeeping department of a holding use for the creative impulse, if we
or operating utility, becomes dissatis- have become a nation of old people,
fied with his working conditions, he in our short 150 years, if the fire has
can not legally communicate with his gone out for us—then the collectivist
elected representatives in congress plan is what we want.
without going through a maze of red "But, if there is any youth left in
tape. If he happens to own a little us, if there are any more inventions
company stock, and believes some to be made, if there is any more prog-
governmental policy endangers its ress to be achieved, if there are any
value, and says so, he is again faced more rewards to be gained—give back
"But, if there is any youth left in
fata
its presence in Texas, therefore, constitutes one of the
state’s most attractive inducements to the develop-
ment of industry within its borders.
TEXAS GULF SULPHUR COMPART
“The world’s largest producer of crude sulphur”
Mines
GULF HEADQUARTERS NEWGULF
Matagorda County Second National Bank Building Wharton County
Texas Houston, Texas Texas
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