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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1924
Page
2
The Cameron Herald Established 1878 published by Herald Publishing Company Capheron Texas. Entered in the post office as second class mail matter under Act of Congress March 8, 1879. Officers listed: President Vice President Secretary and Treasurer. Subscription one dollar fifty per year. Editor and Manager Advertising Manager listed.
The Herald lists 1924 Democratic Primary city race notices for Mayor J B White and Jupp Davis, City Marshal candidates and City Attorney Paul Wedb. It discusses bonus plans for veterans, costs under McCumber bill, and federal and state expenditures with figures up to 5 billion dollars, urging readers to weigh proposed legislation.
The piece urges Congress to adopt Secretary Mellon’s tax reduction program including income tax cuts and ending tax exempt bonds. It argues current law exemptions fuel debt, urge swift passage to Tax reform and universal income tax payment. It notes bipartisan support and calls for cutting political delay.
The article outlines three bonus proposals Fordney McCumber and Mott for veterans and notes that current Congress members hesitate to commit on a bonus or tax reduction. It argues real statesmen should present facts to voters so public opinion can drive a satisfactory outcome. Ex servicemen have the option to choose among these measures.
The piece argues against a statewide initiative to develop hydroelectric power in Washington. It claims public ownership would burden taxpayers with taxes on publicly owned plants and create vast public debt, while private control with regulation has proven more effective. It warns of political motives and job-creation goals driving such public ventures.
Secretary Davis warns that the old apprenticeship system cannot be revised with labor unions and crafts specialization. He says education favors white collar roles, while only a minority of jobs are suited to such work, urging hands-on toil to sustain American industrial leadership. The piece also recounts biographical notes on Porter, a Texas rancher and Civil War veteran, and references his descendants and later life.
The piece argues that officials tout tax relief while backing costly measures. It cites veteran bonuses totaling 650.6 million and notes Mellon’s plan to cut income tax by over 300 million, warning that passing bonus legislation would raise taxes and negate relief.
Franklin T. Griffith president of Portland Railway Light and Power Co says money tied up in federal and tax exempt securities raises the cost of selling securities in markets. He notes industries must pay excessive interest to match the 4.5 percent tax exempt federal bond rate plus additional taxes borne by private industry.
R. S. Porter, a prominent Cameron business man for nearly three decades before moving west, died at his Goree Texas home on Sunday January 13 1924 at age 87 6 21. Born in Hall County Georgia in 1836 he moved to Texas in 1867 and built a lasting mercantile career beginning in Cavilla Taylor and finally Cameron.
By order of the Justice of the Peace in Dallas County the plaintiff Brooks Mays seeks collection from Robert Smith. On January 22, 1924 at Cameron Court House the sheriff will sell a Starr Piano No. 35845 to satisfy a judgment of $125.95 plus interest and costs. D. S. Rogers, Sheriff Milam County Texas. N. C. Kennedy, Deputy. Cameron, Texas January 1923.
A Cameron city ordinance imposes rules for uncured meat dealers to file names with the Sanitary Officer. It prescribes pen conditions, plant location, equipment standards, sanitation steps, cooling, and disposal to prevent contamination. Violations carry fines up to 100 dollars and daily offenses count separately. The measure includes an emergency clause and was approved January 1924.
Farm consists of 64 2 3 acres located two miles west of Cameron on Tracy highway. Includes a good water well, level land, 45 acres cultivated, 2 acres hog pasture, remaining pasture with woods. Can be put back into cultivation. August Michalka, Cameron Texas, Box 54. Saturdays Cameron Machine Show.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound sold in drug stores promises to darken gray hair quickly and evenly. The old sage tea recipe, improved with other ingredients, is alleged to restore a youthful appearance after one or two uses.
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