\ IE When the gas tax is kept within H P reason it has certain innate advant ages. It is a “painless” tax, levied | Published Every Thursday. m—— eerste little by little during the course of Thos. A. Owens, Editor & Prop.|a years driving. When it amounts 5 KF. Bradley, Associate Editor|to only one or two cents per gallon, it is scarely felt by the motorist, yet Entered in the Post Office at Patton, Pa., as Second Class Mail Matter. Subscription Rates $2.00 per year in Advance. Single Copies 5 Cents. it provides vast funds for the build- ing and maintenance of roads Unfortunately, the tax continues to Sn ———————— - grow and is becoming a tax giant. RATE CARD—Leg Notices, per inch, or fraction thereof, for 3 in sertions Card of Thanks, 50c; Bu Locals 10c per line; Business Cé $10.00 per year; Displ per inch; Full positi There are signs that the public is stirring its revolt against excessive gasoline taxation. The automobile c|has become too necessary to our soc- to allow its »|ial and industrial life ’ : . use to be curtailed by over-taxation. company all orders for foreign adver- 1g. All Adverti copy must reach office by noon Wednesday to in-| ADVERTISE IN YOUR sure insertion. Unsigned correspon- x rea IN DADE dence will be ignored at all times. HOME TOWN PAPER. The Oswege Oregon, Review runs the following interesting quotation from the American Banker's Magazine, using it as an advertisement: “No business in any town should allow a newspaper published in his town to go without his name and busi- t STATE POLITICS. Belief that Governor John S. Fisher will support the gubernatorial candi- dacy of Deputy Auditor General Samuel S. Lewis despite his hereto- for open opposition to the Lewis candidacy, is gaining headway in tate political circle Few office holde ness being mentioned somewhere in its columns, 3S rs or politicians “This applies to all kinds of business and professional men. It does not mean can be found who will hazard predic |that you should have a whole, half or | tion that the Governor will leave the | o tan 3 : : J . {even a quarter page ad in each issue Mellon-Grundy organization, which is| now 1 ded as having put the seal] Ie y is I : | be mentioned, if you do not use more of the paper, but your name should | of approval on the Lewis candidacy. Wi a great personal lik Shunk Brown, former attorney gen eral, who may or may not get the : | than a two-line space. le the Governor is said to have | “A stranger picking up a newspaper should be able to tell what business is for Francis | | represented in the town by looking at | : i a paper. This is the best possible town backing of the Vare interests, depend- : advertiser ing on conferences held with Mr. Vare| .. .. : ; ; : | I'he man who does not advertise his in Florida this week, he is adverse to tea : : fl | business does an injustice to himself having Philadelphia dominate the | i . : {and the town. The life of a town de- uation in Pennsylvania. | : ; {pends upon the live, wide-awake and 1S | : liberal advertising business man.” political The make-up of the Vare ticket expected to materialize this week. 7 Y 4 Al om tally the best selection they could PUBLIC INTEREST have made), and proposed trip of AROUSED. Governor Fisher to the West Indies The public interest that is now With the slating of Lewis (inciden- late this month, the boom of Benson |being aroused in our crime situation and Supplies, for Governor, is con-|is a healthy sign of future action. Er csidered lear . : ~ dered dead. law enforcement has made its first The Governor had promoted Taylor | report and suggests that American in an unsuccessful effort fo bring|judicial action be simplified and harmony among the warring Republi- strengthened. can elements. wylor, State Secretary of Preperty President - Hcover's committee on One of the most interesting factors The Lewis boom has been in force|in the situation is the agreement really for a long time. Mr. Lewis is|among many authorities that certain- perhaps the most popular of all the |ty of punishment, rather than sever- proposed candidates over the state, |ity, alone is a pressminent crime and has a following that would back |deterrent. him to the limit, even if he were on Although law-ridden, America is no slate. So far as state politics are |the greatest law-breaking country in concerned the Grundy-Lewis slate |the world. will be the leading one. Others will| It is time to stop passing crime have to show strength indeed, to|breeding legislation, namely thousands smash it. of new laws which make involuntary EE —— law-breakers out of otherwisa law- OBSERVATIONS FROM abiding citizens, on the theory that THE SIDELINES. an an, that ow win our crime. If the criminal obeyed laws the pen- —The Courier is in receipt of a |itentiaries would have been empty copy of “The Public View”, that|years ago. minature newspaper that caused so reer see much comment in the recent hearing GAETANO TARANTA of the Somerset County conspiracy | Gaetano Taranta, four-monfhs-old case, in which former Judge Berkey |son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Taranta of that county, was one of several|of South Fork, died of pneumonia at : the parental home at 11 o'clock Sun- day night. The deceased is survived defendents, all of whom were acquit- ted. The “Public View” isn’t so much |,,o" hig parents and two sisters. as a newspaper, but it seems to be Funeral services were held at 10 t there in extolling the former |0’clock Tuesday morning. Will Rogers Picks - A Story For This Spot By WILL ROGERS Judge’s praises. —Just why any one desires to carry a loaded revolver in his pocket con- trary to law, or for any supposedly protective reason is beyond us. Yet it is done, and perhaps more frequently than many of us imagine. Every once in a while we butt into some fellow, who exposes the fact that he is carry- RECKON it’s be y ing concealed weapons. Carrying a y it’s een mentioned hi, : before that women are peculiar. gun is ‘a criminal’s business. It can| It’s evem been noticed that they work no good for anyone else. But | have a funny way of making it often works harm and causes the bhings Injisrable Jor other women. owner to become a criminal—or per- other ng, though. You know a : no woman ever wants to wear any- haps takes his own life. thing that’s exactly like anything —Alcohol, placed in the radiator of | that any other woman wears. It an automobile in the winter time is | ight he 8 litle bit Like, Do i . i can e jus e same. mos instr Ne {eeping > cooling | men al in keeping the €ool ng | every husband knows how some- system from freezing and is of use| thing has got to be done about it to the motorist, but alcohol placed in| if the wife sees another woman the stomach of the oriver of an with a hat like hers. : . Well, there was two families automobile, is of no use to the motor-| ¢hat was great friends, in Chicago $ s, . ist at all, and makes a dangerous| One day Jones come home, and his of the car he is driving. Too,| Wife was feeling terrible. That new hat I got is no good,” 2 she says. “Mrs. Smith has got one a concrete way. We are going to exactly like it.” look upon the drunken driver as a potential killer more and more so, as bad, these things, come home to us'in time goes on—and rightly so. -Down in Johnstown the other Day, Paul Gross nineteen year old son of John M. Gross, a county detective, saved the life of a small “That’s too bad. You'll have to get another one.” But that didn’t satisfy the wife at all. She felt terrible all evening. Next day when Jones come home | from work, his wife was singing all around the louse. i “Did you get you a new hat?” hero medal. | says Jones. No, not yet. Tomorrow will do all right for that. But I fixed Mrs. | Smith, all right. I ain’t unhappy f| about it any more.” at) “How’s that? You ain’t gone | and bawled her out, have you?” “Not a bit. That’s a man’s way ing from two to six cents.| of doing. What's the use bawling ents, It | her out and making her sore at us? No, I just give my new hat to Mrs. Smith’s cook.” « American News Features, Ine, child who was in the last stages of drowning, simply because he knew how to do it, and because he went about doing it at once. How many of we older folks could have done the same thing. Paul deserves the | THE NEW TAX GIANT. Ten years ago, one cent a gallon gasoline. Now every state imposes a fax, r The aver: has been estimated that erage is about four ax will tax will aggregate, during 1930, the gigantic sum of $400,000,000. ~ COMMUNICATIONS | (We invite readers to air their views in these columns, but assume no respon- sibility for what our correspondents may say. FORMER EDITOR WRITES 1160 Josephine St., Berkeley, Calif., Feb. 6th, 1930. To the Editor: Through the kindness of a friend, I had the extreme pleasure of receiv- ing a copy of the “Courier”, Jan 9th issue, and I assure you it was read with intense satisfaction, for it is many years since I have seen a copy of your publication. 1 was douby interested by the fact that almost two decades have elasped since I occupied the editorial chair in your sanctum, and together with paste, scissors and a mediocre of gray matter, issued a sheet of such charac- ter as to bring the blush of shame to my cheeks, when in a reminiscent vein, I recall thosel days, and now realize that my patrons were certain- ly “long suffering” and patient to bear with me and suffer the affliction of being compelled to read the matter I would deal out each week. | I wish to congratulate you upon the vast improvement, time, energy and knowledge have effected, for today The Courier will compare most favor- ably with any of the weekly news- papers in the state of Pennsylvania in typographical appearance and the character of news items published, and I wish you unbounded and well deserved prosperity. In perusing the columns of the paper received I was gratified to learn that Meade B. Cowher of Patton had been appointed to occupy the respon- sible position of commissioner of Cambria county, and I most sincere- ly endorse every werd and sentiment expressed in your excellent editorial upon his fitness to discharge the duties of that important office. It is a satisfaction to know that his ap- pointment came to him unsolicited, although there were many applicant's for the Court’s favor, but Judge Evans evidently knew the man who had every qualification necessary, and was confident he would measure up to every requirement. It was my good fortune, while a resident of Patton to be a close friend of Mr. Cowher, and I found him at all times to be a man of sterling worth. He was the very soul of honor. His character was irre~ proachable; of strictest integrity; conscientious in all his dealings; of keen business acumen, and a firm and steadfast friend. While I congratulate Mr. Cowher upon the honor bestowed upon him I also congratulate Cambria county in having a man of his repute as one of the guardians of its financial affairs. Very truly yours, JOHN C. MILLER. LEGAL NOTICE. COURT PROCLAMATION Whereas, the Honorable John E. Evans, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the Forty-Seventh Judicial District, consisting of the County of Cambria has issued his precept bearing date the 14th day of December to me directed for holding Held for RANSOM Read our new serial —a sea story—"The Mutiny of the Alba- tross.”” Thrilling adventures on a millionaire’s yacht. PIRATES of Today The millionaire thoughtnopiratesex- isted other than the kind he met in finan- cial circles. What a shock awaited him! About to Start in The COURIER IVE IISA, Dr. Hudson { | Osteopathic Physician 219-E. Magee Avenue { | [THURSDAYS 1:30—4:30. 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Given under my hand at Ebensburg Notice is hereby eiven to the|the 3rd day of February in the year Coroner, Justices of the Peace, Alder-|0f our Lord one thousand nine hun- men and Constables of said County|dred and thirty and the one hundred of Cambria that they be then and|and fifty-fourth year of the independ there in their proper persons, at 10 ence of the United States. o'clock in the forenoon of said day, | HOMER C. GEORGE, Sheriff. with their re s, inquisitions,|Sherifl's Office, examination, and their other remem- Ebensburg, Pa. Re 1 i THE GOODS YOU SELL This Newsbaber supplies this up fo date service 1o [ts Advertisers with no extra cost—— the nearest tailor... laundry . . . florist « + » plumber? 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