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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-09-13

w Nh~e
every land owner is aroused and
that patriotism and the instinct
of common fairness in the citi-
zens Of the state is appealed to
as never beforeY
Should the Single Tax Amend
ment be adopted it means a ire
mendous depreciation in land
values, beyond the shadow of
a doubt. Does anyone suppose
that land buyers from Iowa,
Illinois and other states will
continue to come to Missouri
once the word goes out to the
world that land has to bear the
entire burden Of the taxes in
state? Not only will it put an
end to our land buying immi-
grafton but thousands of our
own farmers will refuse to con-
tinue the unequal struggle and
will seek homes in other states
not bound down by the chains of
a lot of long-haired, socialistic
dreamers.
If this idiotic proposal were
to be put into effect in every
state in the Union at the same
time the farmer would have some
opportunity to escape. Then he
could, in a measure at least,
charge up his increased taxes in
the form of increased prices
for his farm products. This the
Missouri farmer will not be able
to do, however, because the
farmers of Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sas and other states who will not
be under the penalty of this add
ed burden, would undersell him
and hence the farmers Of this
state would be caught like rats
in a trap. 1t will matter little
how graciously the sunshine and
the gentle showers kiss golden
harvest into being-for across
their growing fields there will
be the ever present shadow of
the land tax beside whose with
ering blight the hot wind of
the drouth fiend will be as a
cooling breeze from across the
sea. @PA& &&
Once our land values begin ia
slump the great eastern loan
companies who have millions
loaned upon Missouri farms, will
demand payment at the earliest
possible mOment-and who would
blame them in the face of a
system which proposes to con
%
~fiscate private ownership in land
The local banks could not begin
to supply one-tenth of the de-
mand for mOney-and | leave
it to the intelligent reader to
contemplate the havoc and panic
which would ensue.
Under this system the land
owner will have to pay the taxes
which educate the children of
the man whose money is invest
ed in stocks and bonds; if the
governor of the state is COMPEL
ed to call out the State Militia
TO help protect some big manu-
tacturer's property in time of
labor disputes it is the land
owner-not the millionaire pro-
prietor-who pays the bill; in
short the maintaining of the
public schools, public highways
police systems, aims houses, free
hospitals, the current expense o.
local and state government
this entire burden in Missouri
would henceforth have to be
borne by the owners of land.
| will not discuss the justice
of it because there is no justice
in it. Any system of taxation
which compels one man to bear
another mans burdens is in
famous-it makes no difference
how Specious and plausible the
argument advanced in its behalf.
To justify their iniquitous pro-
paganda they tell us that the
owners of idle lands and vacant
town lots will have to improve
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-09-13
THE SINGLE TAX
The Most Dangerous Economic
Proposal Ever Submitted to
the Voters of Missouri.


the Voters of Missouri.
The Single Tax Amendment
which will be submitted to the.
voters of Missouri at the Novem-
Der election is the most danger
Gus and revolutionary economic
measure ever proposed in the
history of the state. Should it
be enacted into law it means
that henceforth the farmers and
other land owners of Missouri will
have to bear the entire cost of
state, county and municipal gov
ernment, for the passage of this
amendment will wipe out all
taxes on persOnalty-compell-
ing land to bear the entire bur-
den. 1t means that henceforth
the hundreds of millions of dol
lars invested in bonds, stocks,
notes and other corporation Sc
curities-the millions invested in
our great manufacturing enter
priseS-that all these interests
will not hereafter contribute a
penny of local or state revenue,
In round figures this added bur-
den upon land owners will
amount to approximately ten
million dollars per annum for
the whole state.
To give the reader an idea
of what this means to the farm
ers of the average county l will
take Boone county as an exam
pie; in this county the remission
of all personal taxes means that
the owners of farms will have to
pay an increase Of $56,106 on the
basis of taxes paid in 1911. That
the farmers own personal taxes
will lie reunited is a soft soap ar
gument which doesn't ct any
where. The cold fact remains
that under the Single Tax Sys-
TEN the farmers of Boone coun-
ty Will have TO pay 6,106 more
than they are paying at the pres
ent time-and in varying degrees
this will hold good for every
county in the state,
To begin with, the promoters
of this propaganda are not hon.
est. Tfeir organization sails
under the deceptive title of the
Equitable Taxation League
a lie on its face. What they
are striving to accomplish is moi
equitable taxation but to faster
upon this state the Single Tax
System as advocated by Henry
George, who held that private
ownership in land is wrong
that land should belong to the
people in common-and that the
quickest and easiest way to ac-
complish these ends is to de-
strOy the rental or earning value
in the land itself. In short.
what these agitators are trying t
do is to confiscate land values in
Missouri and all the speciOus
excuses they make in the mean
time are merely intended t
throw the general public off the
scent-tO wheedle and fool them
into voting for this amendment
on the specious theOry.o of equal
ing taxes" If they came out
and honestly confessed to the
people of Missouri what they
are really trying to do-that the
success of their plans mean the
cOnfiscatiOn of the private owner
ship of land-that this is the
~sOcialistic propaganda which
they are trying to fasten upon
us, they would be h~opelessly de-
feated at the polls-and hence
the subterfuge and hypocrisy
hence the Equitable Taxation
League" the wolf in sleeps
Glothingl
The astounding thing to me
is that The farmers of this state
are not up III arms in every
school district against this out
rageous proposition never
was a greater blow aimed at
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1912-09-13

because of exemption from taxa
ton. For years we have had
the lowest tax rate in the
UniOn-and yet manufacturers
have not 'flocked" into the
state. So, too, we are told
that the rates of interest will be
greatly reduced-again ignoring
the fact that the lenders of
money will be in a position to
name the interest rate under the
Single Tax as nOw-that the
borrower then as now will have
to accept the terms offered him.
But these excuses are all as
unsound as they are %insincere.
They are namely the temper
airy eXpedients to an end-the
fastening upon the necks Of our
people a system which aims at
the confiscation of our lands an1
back of the Equitable Taxation
League are men whose fortunes
are invested in bonds and secur-
ities--whO care nothing for pa
trioti3m and good citizenship
with whom the love of the dol
lar Genes before manhood and
cOunrtyl
The silver lining TO the cloud,
however, is the spirit of fair
play which has always character
lied the mass of the people of
Missouri irrespective of class
or station We cannot deal this
staggering blow to Missouri ag-
riculture without bringing down
upon our heads the whole super
structure of our commercial pros
perity in the large cities of the
state and | feel confident if we
make the proper appeal we will
find the banker. the merchant,
the manufacturer and the high
minded laboring man side by
side with us in this contest.
There is however no time to
lose. Every county in the
state should at once perfect an
organization which will reach
into every school district. The
issue is so great that we cannot
afford to take any chances. The
opposition has a campaign fund
amounting to many thousandl
of dollars and will leave nothing
undone to accomplish it's ends.
They are thoroughly organized
and we must organize if we ex'
pect to defeat them. Remember
lit requires only a bare major.
ity Of those voting upon the
amendment to pass itl As evl'
dence of my earnestness in this
matter | propose from now until
the first of November to. donate
40 per cent of all the subscrlp'
ton receipts of The Missouri
Farmer-which is the only
farm paper in the state that has
fought the Single Tax to a
campaign fund against this out.
rageouSly unfair measure. There
are IN round numbers 217,OOl
farmers in Missouri. The sub
scription price of The Missouri
Farmer is 30 cents, and II
$4,000 out Of these 277,0OO far
mers will send us their sub
scription it will enable us to
turn over $4,000 to the State
Anti Single Tax League, which
is sorely in need Of funds fol-
literature, etc. By reading
The Missouri Farmer, which was
specifically commended in the
resolutions adopted by the State
Anti Single Tax Convention
which met at Jefferson City.
Aug. 30, you will he kept il
close touch with this measure
which seeks to confiscate the
farm homes and the realty val
ues of our great commonwealth.
WILLIAM HIRTH,
Pub. Missouri Farmer.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
DEPARTMENTAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays game between Post ONCE
and Government Printing Once turned
out to be comedy OF errors, and was
called in the seventh round by Umpire
Collihower, the Mail Men winning by a
13-to-1 count
In the third inning Boner dropped an
easy fly at third that he had In his glove
The Printers were one man shy when
the game was called. 50 the Letter Car
riers donated Fowler to the cause and
thus averted a forfeit from G. p. o. Incl
dentaIly. Fowler famed twice and made
two miscues.
Post Once scored at least once in every
inning except the fourth and sixth. With
two down in the sixth Post once filled
the bases, but the batter famed.
Three fast double plays were made by
the winners, the first coming In the OPEN
ing stanxa, when BARNARD snatched q
line drive with ono hand and doubled
Williams at first. BARNARD also figured
in the third when he got q grounder and
retired Wilcox coming to second and
Boner going to first.
Adams. the southpaw first baseman. got
the longest drive Of the game to deep
right center. netting him three bases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
SIMULTANEOUS CHESS.
Exhibition at the Washington Chess
And Whit Cluh

Mr.. n. r. Whitaker will give an exhibi-
ton Of simultaneous chess May 16 al
pm. in the rooms Of the Washington
Chess and Whist Club. 614 18th street
northwest. This event is given for the
junior members and their friends. and
all non-members of the club are part Gu
larly invited to visit the clubrooms and
take a board against Mr.. Whitaker ii
they so desire. In order to make the at
fair as interesting and instructive as
possible Mr.. Whitaker will allow his op.
ponent At each table to choose the color
and opening.
Mr.. whitaker IL one Of the foremost
chess playerg Of America, particularly
we'll known for his intercollegiate VIC
tories when o member OF the University
Of Pennsylvanta team o few years ago.
and for his remarkable score against the
Oxford University team in 1908. when he
registered SIX wins and no losses. After
winning the Southern Chess Association
tourney held In this city February a
and % last Mr.. Whitaker issued a chal-
lenge to the chess players Of the District
for matches TO determine the champion
ship Of the District, but his challenge Is
as yet unanswered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
allan Ball Team Thoroughly Amecanzed hPays Eastern Today

had scored four runs on hits by Gill:
Grace. Thompson and Kidwell and
Green's home run. In the seventh they
forged to the front by scoring twice with
out the aid Of q hit. Gill walked, LUIS
comb bounced to third and both COM
pleted the circuit when Nau threw to
center in an enoeavor to force Gill at
second.
Pepco's lead was short-lived. however,
as National managed to squeeze two runs
across in their final endeavor, as told
above.
Manager Gauzza's boys are displaying
more pep each day, and II they continue
at their present gait they promise to
make things exceedingly interesting Tor
their opponents. The team appears to
have rounded into shape and with lit
tie better headwork on the bases will
prove a dangerous factor in the race.
Stupid baserunning yesterday cost the
winners several runs. In the fifth inning
Rawlings reached first on Grace's error
and went to second on Holoran's single.
He was then caught hat-fOoted OH the
keystone sack on a quick throw from
kidwell to gill; Shalin then singled and
Holloran emulated Rawlings example by
getting caught OF second. Nau followed
with the third hit Of the inning, but
Shalin was thrown out trying to score,
Thompson to Munich.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
GEORGETOWN TO MEET
NOTRE DAME TOMORROW
Blue and Gray Anxious to
Avenge Defeat of Four
Years Ago.

n the last game that is listed on the
Blueand Gray schedule for this year
Georgetown University will meet Notre
Dame in what should prove to be one of
the most interesting games Of the sea-
son. The local fans will be able to get
q very good line on the respective
strength Of the eastern and western teams
in tomorrow's battle on the Hilltop. as
Notre Dame practically reigns supreme
in the middle west, while Georgetown
holds position in base ball well up
among the collegiate mines in the east.
The last time that Georgetown and No.
ire Dame met on the diamond in 1898
the Blue and Gray suffered stinging de-
feat at the hands of the westerners by
13-to-2 score. That the local college
balltossers will put forth every effort to
win tomorrow's game is certain, not only
from the fact that they are anxious to
wipe out the old defeat of four years
past. but also as this will be the last game
Of the season. and a game which win
mark the passing Of several of the pres
ent Hilltop veterans from the local team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
205 MILES IN 161 MINUTES.
Record Breaking Race Of Washing.
ton Homing Pigeons.

Creating a worlds record. the pigeons
of the Washington Racing Pigeon Club,
competing in the Washington concourse
race from Cameron, W. Va, smashed all
existing records known to the annals OF
the sport, when Racing Queen, entered by
Riley A. Hunt. covered the journey from
Cameron. w. Va, to Washington, d. c.,
In l0l minutes.
Few Of the members anticipated better
speed than fifty miles an hour. for while
the wind was very favorable. a cloudy sky.
especially at the start. 1t was considered,
made record breaking speed out Of the
question. and there were many surprised
upon reaching their lofts to find their
birds had homed In fact. only Messrs.
Hunt and Fairbanks were present to
see their birds when they arrived. and
the other speeds show the time the birds
were discovered in their lofts.
The following is the average speed per
minute as shown by the automatic
timers, eight of the ten lofts showing
more than a mile a minute.
Riley A. HUNT, 2,1O1 yards; Harry
Fairbanks. 2.O06 yards; D. c. Buscall.
1850 yards: w. III. Sarton. 2024 yards:
r. E Diaper. 2,O21 yards: w. F. Dismer.
l.S11 yards; e. C. Rollins. /. 790 yards;
A. @. Thomas. LIST yards; George J.
Gateau, 1.70S yards; J. c. Ladd, 1850
The next race will take place from
Mount Vernon. Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
CAPITAL CITY LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Navy Yard, 8: Seaman Gunners, 8.
TODAY'S GAME.

TODAY'S GAME.
Jumpers VS.. Cornell Co.
Navy Yard took the long end Of the
score In its game with the Seaman Gun
ners yesterday, the final count being 8
to 3.
1t was by far the best game the Gun
ners have put up yet. This team is go
ing to break into the won column soon,
and just as soon as 1t does. its presence
will be felt.
Although touched up for twelve hits.
Morrow twirled good ball and deserved .
better fate. But for the strong wind,
the hits would have been less than the
number recorded.
Mccarthy, Navy Yards speedy second
sacker, had q busy day Of 1t. accepting
eleven hard chances without q siip-up
and pounding out two hits. being at bat
three times.
Navy Yard got a commanding lead in
the first two innings, scoring twice in the
opening stanza and three times in the
second round.
Litz lost a fine chance to make four
hits when he failed to touch first base on
one Of his wallops.
Today's game il sure to be hot one,
Cornell meeting the Bumpers again. The
last time these teams met Cornell won
by q close score, and as there IL consid-
cradle rivalry between the two teams, q
battle royal Is sure to result.
It's getting to be a. regular thing for
the games to be played in fast time. Yes
terday's battle went eight innings and it
took only one hour and twenty-five
minutes to play it.
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Amateur League Games
Scheduled for Today

Capital City League. North Capt.
tol and l. streets-Pumpers w.
Cornell. -
Deuartmental-W Lot FL
Hpse-COmmerce and LABOR Vs.
War.
East Washington. 18th and u
streets noytheast-Firsf Metao-
dist Protestant w. First fres-
byterian.
Iudepcndence. North Capftoi ana
w streets - Southland vs.
Aloysius.
Marquette, 3Sfb street anu
cousin decentralization Va.
TenIeyf0Wn.
Hovtheru- Georgia avenue and
keuvou strect-Waverly Va.
Herald.
pa,Iroad. 9Th street and Florida
avenue uortheast-Adams Va.
Car Department.
Government. white Lot Elifpse
-Aggies vs.. War.
sunday school. 18th and n
streets NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vs..
Sherwood.
Treasury, White Lot Ellfpse-
n. b. II. 4. W. Wnr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Ninth, IA; Metropolitan, Z.

TODAY'S GAME.
Methodist Protestant VS.. First Presby-
terrain.
There is no use in the other teams
trying to whip Ninth. Yesterday the
Nets started off with q seven-run lead
but couldn't hold it, and there they
stopped.
Morris Of Ninth was as wild as a March
hare in the first, passing FIVE men, on
which, with two hits, the Nets scored
their only runs OF the game.
Smith took up the work for Ninth. hn-
ishing tho hrst inning with two on. one
Of whom scored. He pitched finely the
rest Of the game allowing only two hits
and striking out eleven.
Jack Dodge started the rally in the
first and second innings by hitting safely
with men on bases. In the second he
scored three men on a two-base clout.
II the Nets would get team together
and play the men regularly. especially
the infleld. they could do a whole lot bet
ter, as they have had some fast young
sters in their lineup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE,
Yesterdays RESULT:
National, Z; Pepco, 6.

Yesterdays RESULT:
National, 4; Pepco, s.
TODAY'S GAME:
Southland VS.. Aloysius.
BY scoring five runs In the first two In
nings and two moro in the eighth. Ma
tional Just managed to nose Pepco out in
a hard-fought and interesting battle.
Two bases on balls and as many errors,
followed by hits by T. Russo and Nc
Bride, were responsible for the first flve
runs. while a base on balls. an error and
T.. Russo's third hit. a long triple to
right center. resulted In the two final
tallies made by the winners.
At the end Of the sixth inning Pepco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
Yesterdays RESULTS.
Car Department, 8: Union Station, 5.

SdF DcpdItHSHl, ., JHiOu OtdtlOH, d.
TODAY's GAME
Adams Express VS.. Car Department,
9th and Florida avenue northeast, $50.
Manager Nolan has uncovered a real
pitcher and for seven innings yesterday
the league leaders, Car Department.
found him hard to connect with. Eight
runs went to tho count Of last years
champions but a total Of ten errors tells
the story Of a lost game. Warner al
lowed six hits and famed ten OF his OPP
ponents. Kilroy was sent in by Capt.
Sullivan and was hit safely seven times.
but the runs scored were the results OF
miscues
Twenty stolen bases registered in a
seven-inning game Is a poor showing for
the catchers. but such was the record
yesterday. Only four swiped bases or
Callow, but sixteen went down on Cor
man and Williams.
John Callow seems to have a habit OF
slamming out thfee-sackers and thus
far has about three to his credit He 10
also well up among the leaders In hit
ting and In pinches Is feared by the OPP
position for his timely bingling.
Adams Express and Car Department
meet today and large crowd Is ex-
pected out to see the fray. The games
between these two teams and Southern
always are we'll attended and good con-
tests usually result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
Ingram. 20: North Carolina, 4.
TODAYS GAME.
Anacostia Va. Sherwood.

Twenty hits for total Of twenty runs
is going some for a fvc-inning game
Ingram might have saved some OF them
for a rainy day.
Lefty Henderson was hit very hard
Bussius, who took up the work. was
also hit hard. All pitchers looked alike
to the Ingfams.
Beach was in fne form, striking out
eight men and only allowing six hits.
scattered through the hve innings. He
eased up q little In the NTH, when North
Carolina scored two runs.
Ingram showed q great deal OF i'm
provement In its fielding. two Of the err
rors being made on bad Founders.
Crown Of Ingram ana Hurd OF North
Caroline both caught good games, Hurd
having his troubles. al Henderson was
very wild.
And Doc. Butz got a home run, knock
ing the ball down past the car barn on
A street. The other members Of the
team each got one or more hits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14

The usher hits back at the theater-
going public. and also raps the managers
In an article in our next Sunday Maya
zine. See "S-1O1 E-5 H- U-112 RI.
by George Jean Nathan. in our next Sun.
day Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14

VIZ Pct. WI. Pct.
=. F. o.. 1.000 Interior. -. 200
Agriculture. 1000 War. 900
YESTERDAYS RESULT.
G. r o., 10; Interior, 3.
TOMORROw'S GAME.
Agriculture vs.. War.
G. P. o. humbled Interior yesterday in
a swatfest. 10 to 8. Staub's twirling was
noteworthy, only two OF the Interior
players hitting safely. He forced eleven
of his opponents to fan the air. Staub
was also the slugger OF the day. securing
two triples. double and a single in four
journeys to the plate.
Ford played well for G. p O.. getting
q double and a single out Of three times
up but was forced to retire owing to the
fact that he was spiked going into second.
Stockman got a double and a single, and
but for the fact that he failed to touch
first would have gotten another double.
Schotten was a demon on the paths
stealing safely five times He scored
three times and hit safely three times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-14
BY II. C. BYRD.

(which wish to remark,
And my language IL plain,
That for ways that arc dark
And for tricks that are vain
The heather Chinee II peculiar"
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r. B. 7. II. c. A. LEAGUE.
or.~nrxc an rur crrps

STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
". L. Pct. ". +. Pet
Car Dept. 5 1 $50 Adams Exp. 2 2 800
Southern.... 800 Union Sta. 200
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E. w. Sunday School League.

s STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
W. L. Pet W. L. Pct
Ninth. 49,. 3 o 1000 Metropolitan. I .333
First Pres. 2 800 First II. p. 8 .168