The Ely miner., 1930-02-14

To Terrify Terrorists
Another Attempt to Kill
For Gold Star Mothers
Women Spend So Billions
Los Angeles, Calif.-The shooting of
the Mexican president, his wife and
another, none killed, fortunately, Will
mean drastic action In Mexico. No
nation will tolerate, even In civilized
times, campaign for the control OF
government by murder. Back Of the
young hand that fred the shots there
stands In the shadow some murderous
organization, relying on terror and US
ing servile tools for its purpose.
Ortiz Rubio and the powerful
Portes Gil, former president, now
Rubio's secretary of the interior, will
find way to terrify the terrorists.
Before the would-be murderer shot
him, Ortiz Rubio, in his brief fnaug-
uration address, had promised that all
classes of Mexicans SHOULD enjoy the
privilege of being classed as men,"
Those familiar with conditions under
which Mexicos lower classes have
lived, and with the attitude toward
them of the upper classes, will know
what that means to the Mexican under
dog.
Congress votes more than $5,OOO,OOO
that ''gold star" mothers may visit
their sons graves in France. Of11,OOO
mothers entitled to go, 5000 have ex-
pressed desire to go. Many cannot
60, because of duties at home. Others,
perhaps, dread the sorrowful shock.
To those that do not go, congress
should pay in cash the pro rata amount
that 1t would cost to send them, about
$1,000. No other course would be fair.
Texas has an "anti-chain store asso-
citation" to drive and keep out chain
stores owned outside the state. The
governor and other high officials are
said to indorse the association, which
bSChS W ptOlCIl lAOuS0huS va
merchants, driven to the wall by chain
store efficiency and economy.
Another attempted murder among
our Latin-American friends. An at.
tempt, fortunately a failure, Is made
on the life of Mello Wanna, vice pres
ident of Brazil. AS in the recent Mex
lean outrage, the man attacked was
making a political address and the
would-be murderer was moved by po-
litical hatreds Only harsh severity
can meet such an assassination cpl
demic.
Richard Stewart, rug merchant OF
Warren, Ohio, is in jail. Judge Perry
found him guilty of molesting wom-
an. Stewart offers an excuse as old
as Adam: "The woman led me on"
In Jail Stewart refuses to eat. 1t would
have been fortunate for Adam, and for
us, but bad for the clothing business,
had Adam likewise refused to eat.
Charles Evans Hughes returns TO
the Supreme court as chief justice,
at President Hoover's request. In
him the people have brilliantly able
man, worthy to take Mr.. Taft's place.
And from Mr.. Hughes acceptance
of the position you learn that honor
and opportunity to be useful are more
important than financial profit.
Mr.. Hughes gives up a private law
practice worth more than $5OO,OOO a
year for the small salary and great
opportunity of the Supreme bench.
Chicago's Retail Advertising insti-
tute Is told that American women
spend every year fifty-three billion
dollars.
A million Is a great deal. A thou
sand millions Is very great deal.
Fifty-three thousand millions spent
by the women in this country Is an
extraordinary amount Of money.
The rich, in this happy land. very
happy for some, are richer than they
ever were. The Treasury department
tells you there were 496 Americans In
1923 with annual incomes above
$1,OO0,OO0. The total on which they
paid income tax was one thousand
and seventy-three millions.
And, as you know, this represents
only a fraction of the really big in
comes. There are men with incomes
above one hundred millions each.
Their money Is in great corporations
The latter re-invest their earnings and
hand stock dividends instead of cash
to the big controlling stockholders. On
such dividends, in accordance with Su-
preme court decision, the really rich
men pay no income tax.
One man, with much more than
hundred millions income, paid, as
shown in reports once published, only
six millions income tax. Without the
stock dividend device he would have
paid forty millions at least. A lot of
salary earners and professional men
made up the difference.
OF the supermillionaires, twenty
four have more than five millions a
year each. With all that money you
would expect to hear Of some remark
able and interesting things done, but
money and imagination do not often
NO toootbor Imapination nraypnts &C.