The Llano colonist. [volume] (Llano, Calif.) 191?-1937, 1922-07-15

raised IN year and all would be tax
ed equally. Too simple, il won't Be
done. Two hundred dollars from each
income Of the 40,0O0,0 900 workers. and
the business men in addition, and that's
less than direct and indirect taxes now,
$8,000,0oO.OO0 year could easily be
raised. The soldiers bonus could easi-
" be paid and it wouldn't be necessary
to go TO Canada to find out how to
raise money.
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A noted financial writer says that
business can't stand the drain Of be-
ing taxed $3,500,000,000 for expen-
ses. What's the matter with the govern
ment going into business2 Ii has a post
office employing thousands. Why not
start supplying clothes at cost, then
shoes, then shirts. HOUSEHOLD equipment,
etc. Build few factories to take care
Of the postoffice men and women. May
be demonstration worth while could
Be made. This also is too simple, The
government in business! Impossible
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The phonograph business is declin-
ing. There is less demand for records.
Six or seven reasons are given and
the last, which should be the first, IS.
that radiophoning is lessening the de-
mand We hear en- all sides that the
radiophone is fad. That's what
man said in 1898 about the moving
picture. The radiophone is not per
fected. New developments are occur
ring weeklyand its place will soon be
permanent and then its commercial use
will be demonstrated.
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A certain flower in Europe is being
distilled and 10000 gallons Of alcohol
are daily produced to take the place Of
gasoline. The price of gasoline is SO.
high substitutes are eagerly sough, for
motor use. Practically every vegetable
and weed and tree contains alchohol.
To produce cheaply is the problem,
When produced cheaply, and it will be,
gasoline will come down in price. Gas
oline formerly cost rs cents TO extract
from petroleum. Substitutes will not
help the motor driver if they are not
kept out of the hands of exploiters who
will charge all the traffic will bear. "
With the universal use Of electricity
and the utilization of the rivers and
creeks of the nation the question of
power for vehicles should be simple
matter. Even the poor vegetables do
not need to be distilled, or oil super
heated and centrifugalized or coal dug
if mankind would only properlv use the
natural resources. enc of which is wa
ter. All power necessary for eve~y
wheel in the country is running hourly
to the sea. Every home could be heat
ed and lighted by electricity if proper
/ " harnessed. Engineers over and over
have made this report.
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Washington reports that there is
enough gas on hand for an aviator to
! fly $4,000 times around the earth, or
200 trips to Mars when he's only AZ,
100000 miles from the earth. More
gasoline is now held than at any other
time, and yet the price is mounting up
ward.
The Brotherhood of Lomotive En-
gineers have set an example. They
have bought coal properties in West
Virginia and capitalized the company
for 100000. It is to be entirely CO.
Operative and for the purpose of elm
mating the middle man. The middle
man has been eliminated so often that
he's getting used to it. Distribution is
the problem. 1t will be interesting to
see what happens when the coal is min
ed and attempts at distribution started.
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Sir Arthur is to use the radio in his
spirit work. If he doesn't get one
that's better than most in use at the
present time, he'll have a time distin-
gushing what kind of spirit it is that
keeps on whistling while some lady is
playing a solo on a $4,000 Stradi-
lyarius. The service of a real electri-
lcian would help in the Interpretation
of the spirit messages.
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A new enesthetic has been used on
the cord Of young girl while under
going minor operation for the remov-
al Of the gall duct, which was filled
with calculi. The girl listened to a
radio concert and was highly enter
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