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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
/. DELINQUENT
II TAX MEASURE
\ IS ENGR0sSED
Will Pass Finally When 1t
Comes Before House
Again.
BILLS ARE OUTLAWED
Anti-marathon Dancing
Legislation Is Shunted
Aside.
BILLS ARE OUTLAWED

Austin. Tex. April 25.-Aftor two
hours debate. the House passed TO en-
grossment. so TO ~. the Bonham de-
linquent tax bill, but the effort OF
Representative Bonham 10 pass the
bill finally under suspension Of the
constitutional rule failed by a vote of
! 20 to 80.
= The bill, however, will pass finally
Z when il comes up again for final &C.
Z ton.
- Final enactment of this measure
BY the Legislature will result in the
I collection of several million dollars
Of delinquent taxes on land.
1t is estimated there are over S10,-
O00,00 in delinquent taxes due and
unpaid in Texas. As engrossed the
bill was not seriously changed from
its text as drafted.
Representative Patman sought to
have eliminated from the bill that pro-
vision which authorizes commissioners
courts to employ special collectors 10
collect delinquent taxes. He said he
could see no reason why the county
attorneys could not file the delinquent
tax suits and collect the taxes, and
thus save the people the 10 per cent
that is to be paid TO such special col
lcctors.
There will be not less than 1000
OF these collectors in the various coun-
ties of the state. he said. His amend
ment to eliminate that part of the bill
was voted down by a vote of 81 to As.
Fifteen per cent is TO be the COM
spensation paid TO special collectors for
collection of delinquent taxes.
"a Amendment Is Adopted.
An amendment by Representative
Gipson of Wichita, which provides a
method for the sale of land sold for
delinquent taxes, was adopted with
out opposition as it was drafted by
the attorney generals department and
acceptable to the author of the bill.
There is a provision in the bill which
authorizes the owner of thetproperty
to redeem it within two years by pay
ing double the amount OF taxes due
thereon.
" Under the terms Of the bill. there
shall be no defepse to a suit for col
lection of delinquent taxes, as pro-
.vided for in/the bill, except the fol-
lowing:.$
First-That the defendant was not
the owner of the land at the time
the suit was filed.
Second-That the taxes sued for
have been paid.
Third-That the taxes sued for arc
in excess Of the limit allowed by
the law; but this defense shall apply
only to such excess.
In cases where the delinquent tax
suits are filed by the county attorney
he shall be allowed S. for the first
tract In one suit and 81 for each adj
ditional tract.
It was stated on the floor Of the
House that the Texas County Judges
Association endorsed the bill.
Because they did not specifically
come within the governors call of the
special session, nine of the 30 bills
pending in the Senate were held 10
be out of order under a ruling made
late Tuesday by Lieutenant Governor
, Davidson, the presiding officer.
Mr.. Davidson held that only SUBJ
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Paper Work

We have an expert instructor in
paper work who is at your disposal
for learning the art of paper weav-
ing. Flowers, baskets, vases, hats
and all things made of crepe paper.
We also have a complete supply Of
crepe paper in all shades.
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TO INCREASE OUTPUT
San Antonio Manufacturers Plan
Campaign for More Business.

Development of San Antonio manu-
featuring concerns and home indus.
try was the tonic of discussion at n
meeting of the San Antonio Manufac-
turers Association at its office in the
Gunter hotel Tuesday night. Plans for
campaign to increase the output Of
all local concerns TO commence in
the immediate future were outlined
and approved.
Intangible assets and raw material
severance taxation and other hills now
before the LEGISLATURE were fully ex-
pounded by W. NJ. Altman. Several
new members were introduced. Among
those who spohp were James A. Gal
lagher. II. W. Tucker, leo Mandy.
A. W. Num-. Leo lee and Secretary
c. c. Leel. George Cushman presided.
Hugh Dickson explained the new
factory he has just set up in San An
tonic which is equipped to manufnc.
ture paper boxes and cartons. Mr..
Dickson came to San Antonio from
Monterey. Mex, where he was estab-
lished for many years in the manu-
featuring business.
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Friend of Oregon and
Former Sub-secretary
Named.
PRESS IS PLEASED
Serves to Restore Conf
dence in War-torn
Country.
By the Associated Press.

Mexico City. April 25.-The Mexi
can members of the special commits
sion which will consider the ques-
ton Of diplomatic relations between
Mexico and the United States have
been appointed. They are: Ramon
Ross, one of President Obregon's most
intimate friends. and Fernando Con-
zales Roa. an attorney.
Senior Ross was n member of the
constituent assembly in 1917. He now
is director general of public munifi-
cence.
Senior Roa was an under-secretary
in the Madero government. He now
is general counsel for the National
Railway Lines and is a member of
the board of directors.
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iects specifically mentioned in the
call Of the governor would be consid'
cred and 10 continue discussing these
outlawed measures would be only a
waste Of valuable time. To pass such
bills would only cause difficulty and
probably court action. he said. So
hereafter only those bills that have
been mentioned by the governor IN
calling the special session Will be
considered.
Anti-Non. Stop Dancing Bill.
Practically the same ruling was
niade by Speaker Seagler and II is
stated there are number of bills
that have been introduced that will
now fall in 10 the discard, including
the anti-marathon dancing bill by
Representative Purl of Dallas.
Several of the measures ruled out
in the Senate are considered import
ant. They include: BY Fairchild, pro-
viding for adjustment of capital pun
ishmcnt in Texas; by Bowers, author
izing state political parties to pre-
scribe voting qualifications at primary
elections: by Bowers, requiring politl'
cal parties casting more than 10000
votes 10 hold primaries: Ridgeway's
pure milk bill; by Wood. prohibiting
the prison commission from paying
oil mill notes; Floyd's text book de-
positories by Bu.kett establishing
the 18th court of civil appeals at
Eastland.
1t was stated by interested menu
bers of the Senate they would con-
test the ruling made by the chair.
The entire afternoon session of the
Senate was consumed in the considera
ton of the educational appropriation
bill. and as n result. the University
Of Texas budget was completed and
the budget of the A. and NJ. College
was tal.en up and was still under con-
when adjournment came.
The effort of Senator Floyd to re-
duce the salaries of deans Of the Uni
versity from 5000 to S4400 failed as
did all other efforts 10 reduce salaries.
On the entire University budget. $4,000
was added to the recommendations of
the finance committee. The University
budget carries approximately SO, 500,-
G00 for the next biannium.
There was considerable debate on
some of the items. but the figures
Of the finance committee withstood
every attack made on the floor of the
Senate.
Neff Gives Testimony.
Governor Neff and Attorney Gen.
'ral Keeling gave testimony Tuesday
afternoon before the Legislative com
mittee investigating recent text book
awards. The nature of the testimony
was not disclosed as the probe is be-
ng conducted behind closed doors.
The committee has now practically
completed the investigation and ex-
poets shortly TO have ITS report, md
which will 'be made
public when presented tosthe Legisla-
-ure.
A conference was Aneld by the legal
force in the attorney generals de-
oartmcnt late Tuesday on the con-
'truction Of ths gasoline tax bill.
The Questionfat issue is. who is to
'ay the tax. 81 far no agreement was
reached op'the bill and it is expected
70 be Announced Wednesday.
1t may be determined that the tax
g to be raid by the retailer instead
If the wholesaler.
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product of federal statute and the
trading in it is carefully supervised
by a department of the government.
This trading is worldwide and high
~ competitive. 1t is the most scienti-
fic and economical method ever de-
vised for fixing the world price of a
commodity and is indispensable alike
to producer, merchant and manufac-
turer.
Without it the cost of distributing
the crop would be heavily augmented,
fluctuations would be much more
violent and variations in prices for
the same quality of cotton in differ
ent sections of the country would be
in cents per pound. Any further re-
striction. even in a minor degree, of
the qualities tenderable on future con-
tracts would be very dangerous
n1nVp -
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Western Oil Corporation; +. A. Long
VS.. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. /;
Friday: Elizabeth Eardley VS..
James W. Bass, collector of internal
revenue: Commercial Loan & Trust
Co. VS.. the United States; X. +. Mot
ley VS.. Brown and Slocum. In addi-
ton TO these cases, number of con-
dcmnction cases will be handled in
volvins coal tar, automobiles and sal
mon.
saturday: Uvalde and Northern
Railway Co. VS.. l.. j. Smith Con.
struction Co.
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FIRES ON BEACHES
Coney Island and Far Rockaway Wis
tied by $500, 900 Blazes.

New York, April 25.-Coney Island
and Far Rockaway, two of New
York's best known seashore resorts
were visited Tuesday afternoon by
fires that caused damage estimated
at 100000.
A tiny spark. flying from an cleo
tric mortar mixing machine. set the
blaze in Far Rockaway that destroyed
the $50 room hotel Tack-a-Pou-Sha
and 5000 bath houses on Ostend
beach.
And the Ostend hotel of 400 rooms.
Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery, not
burial park. Crockett16SS.-(Ad
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annual election to be held soon wa
appointed by President Anderson
composed of the followin:e Mrs. p
w. McAllister, Wallace Csrnahan Jr.
Mrs. r. L. Culberson and +. W
Smithers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-25
Relieves Rheumatism

Musterole loosens up stiff joint
and drives out pain. A clean, whit,
ointment, made with oil of mustard
it usually brings relief as soon al
you start to rub it in.
1t does all the good work OF thu
old-fashioned mustard plaster, with
out the blister. Doctors and nursei
often recommend its use.
Get Musterole today at your drui
store. 80 and 65c in jars and tubes;
hospital size. $500.
Better than a Mustard Plaster
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Panty Dresses $1.25

For little girls to years. These dresses are
made with separate panties of matching material
and Of gnghams, dmity, chambray and per-
Gale. Trimmed with embroidered motifs, fancy
colors and pockets. All colors and white.
Fourth Floor
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Tissue Ginghanl
Dresses $8.95
In Sizes for Girls 8 to Is

Beautifully made dresses of sheer tissue ging-
ham are ideal for wear these last warm days of
school. Trimmed with dainty picot ruffles of
organdy, laces tucks, pearl buttons and organdy
sashes. All colors in checks and plaids.
Evening star., 1923-01-16
Society = /
The Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
Dining Tonight With the Minister of
Switzerland and Mime. Peter.

I tive and Mrs. Roy G.. Fitzgerald OF
Chic, to Mr.. Thomas Zee Hume. jr.
| son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l.. Hume
of this city, will take place this even
ing" The ceremony will be performed
at o'clock in Christ Episcopal
Church at Dayton. Ohio, and will be
followed by a reception in the Dayton
Women's Club. The Rev. Phil Porter.
rector OF the church, will. officiate. The
bride will be attended by Mrs. Philo
matron of Nbnor; Miss Elva NJ. Black
well, as maid of honor, and the brides
maids. will, be Miss Dorothy Fitz-
gerald, Miss Justine Hoover, Miss
Mcdonald. Mr.. James p. Hume OF
this city. will be best man and the
ushers will he Mr.. Charles James, of
Pittsburgh, Mr., Robert Wood, Mr..
Louis Slack, Mr.. Ernest H. Rice, and
Mr.. Hume and hiNbride will make
ttheir home lin Washington.
Mrs.. Mayhem Wainwright. wife
OF the assistant secretary of war, will
not receive tomorrow afternoon ow-
Ing to the death of her nephew, Mr.
eugene .Lentflhon, jr., and has can
celed all or her social engagements
Dr. and Mrs.. Douglas Putnam Birnie
are entertaining at a small tea this
AFTERNOON In 0mpliment to their
house guest. NJ. Emile Coue of Nancy
France. Invitation is mostly confined
70 members of the medical profession
Mr AID Mrs. Oliver Smith Lyford OF
NeW YORK city also are guests OF
DR.. and Mrs. Birnie during the stay
Of M. Coue.
The assistant commercial attache OF
ene United States embassy in London
entertained at dinner last evening
at the Hotel Hamilton and had among
MS guests the United States Ambas-
sador to the Court Of st. James, Col
George Harvey; Gen. and Mra Charles
r. sawyer and Maj Oscar N. Solbert,
mintary attache In London, who re-
vey.
Mrs. Charles M. Ffoulke entertained
a company of thirty-six at luncheon
today in her home, on Massachusetts
avenue Her guests were all mem
6ers of smart residential society and
the luncheon was served at small
tables.
Mrs. Joseph A. Phelan was hostess
az luncheon followed by bridge to-
day for her daughter, Miss Mercedes
Fnelan, whose engagement to Mr..
James j. Hayden of wisconsin was
announced during the holidays. The
guests included Miss Anna Lee Pace,
MISS Merriam Loughran, Miss Mar
garet Callahan. Miss Mary Rhodes,
MISS Gladys Flanagan. Miss Helena
keane. Miss Agatha Peake, Miss Mary
Murphy. Miss Grace Griffith, Miss
Rose Marie Norman, Miss Catherine
Cowles. Miss Bernadette Dore, Mrs.
Louis Carroll. Mrs. Aubrey FenneII.
mrs. Frederick Gillis and Mrs. Frank
Meegan.
A dance will be given. this evening
py the Congressional Club for the
deoutantes Of this season in the club
house on New Hampshire avenue. at
and 18th streets.
Mrs. Frank ]. Hogan is entertaining
at bridge this afternoon for her
daughter. Miss Dorothy Hogan, in
honor Of Miss Helen Hayes. The other
guests are Miss Rosemary Browning,
Mrs. James Littlehales. Miss Mary
Taylor, Miss Jean Tucker, Miss Coro-
thy Casley, Miss Margaret Crosson.
Miss Dorothy Johnson, Miss Katha-
rtne Shaw, Miss Jane Carmichael, Miss
Helen Leighton, Mrs. Malcolm Duyau,
Mrs. James Hobbs, Mrs. Lilo Perrin,
Evening star., 1923-01-16

Miss Clara Birmingham, Mrs. Harold
Titus, Miss Annette Ashford, Miss
Elizabeth Howser, Miss Mary Emily
Hamilton and Miss Lydia Happier.
After the game tea will be served
for which additional guests have been
asked and Mrs. James Byrnes and
Mrs. William Browning will preside
at the tea table.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wilcox will be
hosts at dinner this evening, enter
tainlng in compliment to Mrs. Kahn
of New York, who is in Washington
for few days. The dinner will be
Followed by musical, for which ad-
ditional guests have been asked. Mrs
Kahn, known professionally as Nine.
Frieda Hempel, will give a program,
assisted by Mr.. George H. Wilson at
the piano.
Miss Esther McVann entertained at
luncheon today in compliment to her
house guest, Miss Willow OBrien Of
Miss Rosamaye Kendrick, Miss Doro-
thy Mondell. Miss Mary Funk, Miss
Dorothea Roberts, Miss Dorothy
Johnson. Miss Lydia Happer, Miss
Mary Palmer, Miss. Mary Stitt, Miss
Josephine Williford. Miss Helen Grif-
fin. Miss Alice Milburn, Miss Helen
Colbert, Miss Eleanor Mills, Miss Jo-
sephine Bridget, Miss Madeline Aus
tin, Miss Henrietta Hill, Miss Mary
Hill. Miss Eleanor Anthony, Miss
Katharine Shaw, Miss Emma Stitt,
Miss Annette Ashford. Miss Mary EN-
lily Hamilton and Mrs. Paul Sanborne.
Mrs. Floyd Waggaman will enter
tain small company informally at
luncheon tomorrow at LIE PaTadis.
Mrs. Ennalls Waggaman was host
ess at luncheon today
Mr.. and Mrs. Judah Howe Sears will
entertain at dinner this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry S. Heath will en-
tertain at dinner this evening in COM
pliment to their house guest, Mrs.
Donald Tyler Of Kentucky.
Representative and Mrs. Hustled of
New York have again returned to
Washington and are located at the
New Willard.
Miss Mary Gwynn will entertain at
CONTINUED on Ninth Pagel
Evening star., 1923-01-16

HE Vice President and Mrs.
Coolidge will be the guests of
honor at dinner this evening
of the minister of Switzerland
and Nine. Peter, who. will en-
tertAin comnanv of ai~hfasS1
Evening star., 1923-01-16

Senior and Sonora de Riano.
Honor Guests at Dinner, ..
The ambassador of Spain and Sonora
de Riano will be the honor guests at
diniser this evening of Viscount and Wis.,
countess de Sibour, who will entertain
at the Hotel Hamilton preceding the
second meeting of the season Of the
dancing class
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-29
ACTION, NOT EXPLANATIONS WANTED

ers, money the middle class have to make up in
their taxes to keep the machinery of the state
running for the protection of the fellows who are
confident they can afford to spend large amounts
to buy up the fellows who can be elected to see
they are financially protected when it comes to
taxation.
In their recent letter to Governor Hunt, the
state tax commission charges that Arizonas tax
laws have been taken out of their hands to the
prenle court of the United States. Hunt says this
is all wrong and will disrupt the state tax laws if
it is allowed to proceed and the supreme court
agrees that such tax cases may be decided by the
federal courts.
If one looks into the proposition he will find
that the state of Arizona has no mine tax law
They are just doing it over on the old basis and
whatever other basis was laid by "one-time tax
law, now obsolete.
The answer of some Of the big tax should-be-
payers, in The Prescott Courier denies the accur-
acy of the statement made by the state tax COM
mission, BUT, it will be noted, that only very
slight allrsion is made to the recent decision of
the federal courts in which the tax commission
declares that the Minnesota state law and does
assess and can collect THREE TIMES AS MUCH
TAXES AS is COLLECTED UNDER THE
PRESENT MINING LAWS OF ARIZONA, ac-
cordng to valuations.
A careful reading of the laws Of every other
mining state will convince the reader, even one
not versed in what is happening in Arizona, that
SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE WITH LOTS OF
MONEY, is preventing fair and just application
of the taxation laws of Arizona.
It will hardly be necessary to call attention to
the fact that The Coconino Sun does not belong to
Governor Hunts party; that we have been quite
frank in expressing opposing opinions, but we ven
ture to say, that regardless of political opinion,
the great majority of the whole people of the
state would gladly acclaim him if he will call
special session of the legislature with only two
objectives in view:
THE COLORADO RIVER PACT-NOW OR
NEVER.
TO REVAMP OUR TAXATION LAWS
MAKING THEM CERTAIN OF ENFORCE
MENT.
If Governor Hunt adds smoke screen" of
ether important vagaries, the people will know he
is attempting to do the old political trick of be-
wildering the people for political purposes
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-29

It is evident the state tax commission has come
to a,realization that there is something very dis
tinctively rotten in Denmark" methaphol1caily
speaking, in our state tax laws.
Arizona's tax laws seem to be complete fall
ure If you refuse to pay taxes, there apparently
is no law compelling you to do SO; at least there
are few officers in the state who have so far felt
it their duty to compel the payment OF. taxes Tor
fear it might lose them votes.
If your taxes are not paid within the five-year
perlod-they are outlaWed.
The state law provides a premium for the fell
low who can gyp the state out of it's levy.
This might seem cute to some who do not like
to pay taxes or anything else if it can be avoided
but why should the law pander to this element?
The great main backbone of the state-the
middle caSs-the workers, the people who make
up the great majority Of the population and voters
of the state, privileged nay not only privileg
ed to make up the deficit caused by the delinquent
property owner, but are compelled to. The tax
levy is made every year and it covers the vast sum
of money that the delinquent refused to pay. The
small property owner pays this for the fellow
who refuses to pay.
Either Arizona has no tax laws worth the paper
they are written on or they have bunch of SalaT-
led office holders who are not worth hellroom. In
either event the poor devil who is honestly trying
to make living, pay for his home and pay his
taxes, is being made the goat. This poor devP'
is partly to blame Tor existing conditions for the
simple reason he has not time enough or is not
brave enough to get up on his hind legs and de
mand an accounting that will bring results-not
explanations, delays and more voting to ascertain
who shall draw the salaries while more voting is
done.
The sucker and the goat pay the taxes and are
told how to vote so they will be continued in their
very necessary position of digging up more money
for the other fellow to spend on running around
the state" This may sound bolshevik. 1t isn't.
It merely brings to the mind of the voter that
he is to blame for about all his troubles along this
line The ''big interests hire lawyers to spend
their money in order that vast amount may be
saved their companies in taxation It pays big.
They save more than all law expenses-and all
this money expended is turned in as overhead
expenses" (and taken out of their income taxi
money that goes out of the country to stockhold-
The Coconino sun., 1923-06-29
ST. ANTHONY'S SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT HELD
LAST FRIDAY EVENING

The series of commencement exer-
cises which mark the close of the
school year for the various institutions
Of learning of which Flagstaff right
fully boasts were brought to most
fitting and successful termination on
last Friday at the Orpheum by the en-
tertainment given by the pupils of st.
Anthony's parochial school.
The performance of the Sisters
school children is yearly event anx-
iously looked for by all parents, chill
dren and friends of the children. The
program rendered on last Friday night
elected most favorable comments from
all who witnessed its rendition. Judg-
ing from the crowded house standing
room was at premium, and from
the hearty applause which frequently
greeted the young performers the
trite and hackneyed remark, the best
ever" does not come amiss to qualify
and describe the work of the youthful
actors and actresses.
An old veteran was heard to say
to his neighbor: II have often paid one
dollar and half for an Orpheurn show
that was not nearly so good as this. ;"
Another prominent gentleman recent
ly married was wondering where he
could find six little girls like the tiny
butterflies that were dikporting them
selves so gracefully among the in
tricacies of fanciful dance. 4 towns
man interested in pine board with
knots and holes included thought to
himself: "Now | know where can
get some good camp cooks when he
saw the crowd of white-capped chefs
plying their trade so enthusiastically
and appetizingly.
Of course it was too bad that the
head snake priest of the Snlokis of
Prescott was not present when the
youngsters went through their Indian
drill. 1t was there and then shown
beyond a shadow Of doubt that Flag
staff has more than its contingent of
Indian performers whenever the time
comes to stage the famous snake
dance which the Hopis may have to
forego in order to please the whins
Of their White Father in Washington.
Even the lightning effect and imita-
ton caused some habitues of the NOV
les to wonder how it was done, because
they thought them the most natural
flashes of lightning that they had seen
on the stage. Owing to the generos.
ity of Mrs. A. Pouthie, the proprietor
of the Flower Shop, the baskets of
the June Rose Maidens were heavy
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