The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-03-17

H Canada and Foreign Countries $3.50
Income Tax Fog
~ PIGMENTS of the state income tax amendment
I lean heavily in their arguments upon statements
- that every other tax that generally sup
posed would be lieu tax has turned out to be just
extra money for the legislature to spend In this class
they bring forward the various gross earnings taxes
inheritance taxes, iron ore taxes
We agree that the income tax should be re-
placement tax but making effort to defeat the
amendment because hasn't specific provisions to that
effect is much like refusing the premium automobile
because it isn't the right color.
Costs of government have mounted and they would
have mounted without the special taxes referred to-
in which the tax personal property and real
estate would be higher than it is. Public sentiment
can guarantee that the income tax will replace
of this burden just as surely amendment which
might prove barrier to progress sometime in the
future.
Pershing's Parsing
BILITY to parse sentence better than fellow
~ contestant for an appointment to West Point
gave United States General John ]. Pershing
according to story recently published.
Back in 1881, when three Missouri boys appeared
before examining board which to select an ap-
pontee to fill vacancy at the United States Military
Academy, Pershing one of the three. He and an
other boy named Mallory so evenly matched that
the board was hard put to decide between them.
AS final test the board proposed for parsing the
sentence: eve near heaven by as by land"
Pershing did perfect job of parsng while Mallory fell
down, Pershing got the appointment graduated
from West Point, rose to high military rank and
eventually became commander of the A. E. F.
His rival, j. D. Mallory, has had modest but use
full and is still living rural school teacher
near Purdn, Missouri, having taught all these years.
Possibly he could beat Pershing in passing that
sentence today.
Tables Turned
IT INES change-so do the regulations of people,
Before the invasion of Manchuria and the fout-
ing of the League of Nations the Japanese
respected and admired for their and their
rapid advance in civilization. Now they despised
and mistrusted, considered by the world nation
without honor and out for loot.
The Chinese, prior to the present war, were not
given serious consideration far fighting is
.cerned They looked down upon timid peo
pie who would not fight for their rights. Now
they have the respect and admiration of every country
for their splendid and determined resistance to the
Japanese although their facilities for aggressive
fare almost down to
Their sublime courage in the face of such odds has
surprised all Christendom. They have made history
of which they may feel justly proud.
Uncle Sans Good Deal
VVyHEN Uncle Sam engages in any business trans
M action he usually gets skinned good and plenty,
w but there is instance record in which
he made a really good DEAL aided by generous Ala
bama corporation and it in connection with Mus
Gle Shoals at that.
The story is told by writer in the Review of Re-
views, who relates how the Alabama Power Company,
which formerly owned the Muscle Shoals ste donated
it to the United States government act of pat
riotsm when this country entered the World War To
make the transfer legal the government gave the
pany check for dollar compensation for the
property at the time expressing appreciation of
the gift. The writer continues:
Later the power company reproduced the check
in literature which it distributing, to inspire
Southern citizens to similar gifts whereupon the
eminent fined the company $500 for reproducing pub
lie document without official sanction. So the govern
ment made $499 Muscle Shoals"
And he might have added, the government hasn't
made any further profit from the project since.
Only Too True
q TRANCE as it may seem in this day of enlighten-
ment we are often attracted most by that which
is of the least value to
For instance, we could advertise talk by the
greatest scientist of the age and perhaps be able to
bring out half house. Yet consider the inestmable
value of the knowledge that scientist would have to i'm
part.
At the time could let it be known that
gangster would tell of his experiences in the under
world and there would not be standing
noted divine could erect a pulpit street
and explain obscure passages of the Bible On
the opposite corner fool could mount a dry goods
box and babbe about nothing. The fool would attract
the crowd.
One newspaper could poSt hourly bulletins about