The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1931-05-07

One of the big fights at the next
session of Congress will be over
the question of increasing taxes.
The Republican policy is to oppose
any increase. President Hoover
has repeated his belief that not
Wlthstanding the inevitably large
deficit present tax rates can be re-
tanned if Congress will hold down
appropriations to the coming bud
get recommendations. His posi-
ton is supported generally by bus
mess men. The United States
Chamber of Commerce, now meet
ing at Atlantic City, has been ad-
vised by its committee on Federal
taxation to work against any III
crease of the rates on either cor
poration or Individual incomes.
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Business and industry through
out the country are looking hope
fully to the United States CHAM
Der of Commerce for leadership.
Never before has a session of this
great commercial association at
tracted such widespread interest.
The United States is in the midst
of one of the most severe depres-
sions the country has ever exper-
fenced. Virtually every one be-
lieves the bottom has been reached,
but readiness to make commit
ments toward rebuilding the Ma
TONS industrial and commercial
structure is not yet in evidence,
Business men are waiting to hear
the advice of this national organ-
ization, and their plans will, il
large measure, be shaped in ac-
cordance with the consensus oil
opinion in Atlantic City.
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One of the outstanding events
of May 1, was a favor done by
President Hoover for Alfred E
Smith, his opponent in the 1925
campaign. At 1880 o'clock Mr.
Hoover went to the telegraph room
of the White House executive Of
fices and pressed a button which
caused the doors of the Empire
State Building, in New York, te
swing open to the public for the
first time. Former Governor
Smith is an official in the organ
ization which constructed The
building.
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1t is hoped that by July 1, 1882
at latest, Congress will have pro-
vided permanent Federal coopera-
ton in safeguarding the health Of
the entire citizenship of the coun.
try, and will have discontinued the
practice of penny-pinching wher
the health of the people is a
stake, the committee on chile y,
giene of the Conference of STATE
and Provincial Health Authorities
declared. A report presented BY
the State health officer of Missi.
sslppi, was one Of the outstanding
actions of the final session of the
conference. think of what til,
price of one battleship would dc
for the promotion of public heal
th,'' the report continued. "Bat
tleships are meant to destroy lifC
public health to conserve it
Wouldn't it be wise and construc
tive to leave off a battleship, crui
ser or submarine occasionally il
the interest of the health of tn
people -
The task of advancing the ad
ditional loans to World War vet
Grams on their adjusted compensa
tion certificates, as directed b.
Congress over President Hoover
veto is rapidly nearing completion
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, admin
nstrator of veterans affairs. sail
as he left the White House afte
a conference with the Presiden
recently. A total of 1871, $4,000
has been loaned to veterans.
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Attorney General Mitchell
nounced that the Justice Depart
) ment, in an effort to reduce til
average $4,000, 000-a-month ir
crease of Government expenditul
es, has determined there shall b
no further pay raises for its EN-
ployes. The announcement TO
, lowed that of Secretary Wilbu
: that more than 5000 employees G
: the Interior Department would b
, denied salary increases. The Al
torney General pointed out thu