davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-03
RESULTS OF SINGLE TAX

The people of Ortgon next Tues
day will BE- called upon to vote on
the question Of single tar. The meas
ure Il entitled The Peoples Land
and Loan Bill and appears on the
ballot a. numbr SOC ~ and 3o7 no.
The people OF Oregon At three pre-
vious elections have voted down By
overwhelming majorities similar
masures. Here are some Of the
things the Pacific Coast Manufacturer
says viii result from the operation Of
the U'ren Full Rental Value Land
Tax bill:
That our taxes be known hereafter
- rent. and may be collected month
y.
Faiiure to pay this rent for twenty
four months conAscates your prop
erty..
The state can sell no land to set
tlers or anyone else.
Present owner of land will only
have : fvs-yeaf lease-he will not
be an owner.
All taxes must at once be increased
30 per cent In order to furnish .
loan fund.
That the money from this fund Is
to be loaned to financially irrespon-
sible people without interest.
That the most Of the taxes now
paid by the railroads and public
service corporations will have to be
paid by the individual property
owner.
Confscation by the state OF tte
property OF all those unable to meet
this Increased obligation. thus de-
creasing the amount OF land subject
to taxation and proportionately in
creasing the tax upon the land left.
resulting finally in entire confication
by the state.
No capital will dare make invest
ments in Oregon.
Mortgages secured by land will be
worthless, thus robbing the common
school fund Of $6.200,00O
The annihilation OF the selling or
credit value OF the land.
The destruction of the foundation
on which very large proportion Of
our business rests.
incentive to work because It Is
''youf own home would be lost.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-03

vtGO. Spain, Oct. ii,--tl,y Main
Perhaps you labor under the delusion
that the principal vocation In life OF
n handkerchief is to attend NJ dts
Greet Intervals the nose. when that
necessary feature lndulgcs In a iittic
Marathon. Not 80 In vigo. Indeed.
on tho face OF things. ! have reason
to doubt whether handkerchief and
noses have ever effected n too fire.
1uent meeting. Yet handkerchief
are much more In evidence In this
quaint Spanish seaport than In our
nasal Yankee midst.
Here. however. they are raised 10
an exalted position far ahead OF their
plain usage of the western world. In
vigo they cover the head of every
peasant woman and oven tho infants
In arms. What matter II tho child
iaeks shoes. II oven a scanty slip IL
IT'S sole sartorial effect? Always it's
head IL carefully mufncd from any
advances Of the sun by a bright hucd
handkerchief carefully knottcd under
Its tender infantlie chin.
A Paisley shawl aud n pair OF
elaborate filigrec gold earrings arc
the two other necessary adjuncts Of
a typical vigoesquc toilette. In the
earrings fashion. m well ns tho hand
kcrchief one. the infants OF vigo In
variably share. Tho toddlers not only
have big ears but they are also gold
trimmed
Even pauper women IN filthy rags
begging by the roadside have cars
ornate with golden baub!cs faunted
ir the face OF poverty.
The tattcrs of these few bcggars
nre the surprisingly few evidences
OF dirt you detect In this picturesque
little fishing village. with Its steep.
struggling. cobblc streets climbing
uu characteristic Spanish steps 10 the
top OF It's fortress topped mount Il
seems almost a spitiess town after
the unsepakablc sights aud smells OF
Bahia.
lis market especially Ia a feast for
the i've senses--hcsvy with the scsn,
OF lovely lilies. heiiotropc and roses.
toiorsul with their vivid hues and
the luscious Spanish melons, orangcs
and green and purple grapes. must.
cat With the twittcring Of birds and
tho hum OF soft Latin voices bargatn-
Ing for the Sunday feast. The lower
floor Of the market ID given over on.
firely to the many varieties Of H.h,
the catching Of which IL the chief In.
i,stry Of vigo. Never have ] secr
''sh e. fascinating. The sapphire
and yiiycr of real spanish mac',srel
with the coral OF shr!n,rs
aud the scarlet Of boiled iobsle ers.
flounders. sole and rayfish crowd
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-03

Syracuse footbailists. The game will
be played At Springfield.
Princeton will have Bucknsll for
practice. Harvard will battle virginia,
sLd Yale will take on Colgate. not .
practice game By any means. but one
which should be won By Yale. Cor
nell will get Cargenie Tech. the team
which was battered b. Yale.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-03
by HENRY WOOD

| United Press Stan Correspondent,
.siis. the French Armies Before
Chau'pes. Oct. 14.-(By Mail)-.rh, +,
present encircling movement Of thu
F'reEch armies about Chaulnes :.
! simi'l. to the ones so successfully
employed in the capture Of combles.
Thiepval and other Important CEN
ters at the northern extremity Of tn
offensive.
.he capture Of Chilly brought to
light one Of the most striking exam
PIES that has yet been found Of the
extremes Of organisation and effort
to which the German general staff
has gone in its effort to cling to the
occupied soil Of France.
Following the capture of Chilly
the French troops found at the depth
ef forty to sixty feet below the sur
face . tunnel more than half mile
In length constructed from the head
quarters Of the commanding onicer
In Chilly to the front line German
trenches then well In advance Of the
village.
For the construction Of this tun-
mel. expert miners had been brought
from Germany and It represented not
less than six months Of their work.
by its use the Germans were able to
send not only their men into the
front line trenches. but also all mu-
nitions and supplies. without expos
inF single man to the constant
French bombardment.
Although the Germans are now
driven considerably beyond Chilly
they are still near enough to keep
ur daily terrible bombardment and
struggle In last desperate effort to
win back the tunnel. which Is now
serving the French fully as we'll as
It formerly served the Germans.
was enabled to enter the tunnel
from one OF the exits It had in the
German first line positions and tra-
verse its entire half-mile length to
the village OF Chilly in the rear. con-
scious Of utter security from the
German bombardment, which never
ceased.
The descent into the tunnel was
by three successive flights of stairs.
for the Germans naturally Hgiring
that their first limo positions would
surfer the heaviest bombardintrs.
had sunk the tunnel at that point to
a depth of sixty feet. Here at the
bottom of the stairway and at the
end of the tunnel was grouped of
half dozen chambers with sleep
ing and eating facilities for the SOL
diers when of duty, when the
trenches were being too violently
bombarded to remain above, and for
the troops who might be called upon
to defend the tunnel in case the
trenches above should be taken.
These rooms were now occupied
by the French "poilus" who had CON
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-03
Germans Dig Wonderful
Tunnel to Escape Fire

verted all of the arrangements both
for the comfort and defense OF the
original German owners to their
own use.
Entering the tunnel proper. I
found 1t entirely walled up with
heavy timber, the ceiling high
enough to permit the troops TO pass
without STOPPING down. and with a
rI.ow gauge .ailwav running The
entiie length for the hurrying nf
isni itions to tn, iron. line irentlies.
i'ipes for mechanical ventilation
as we'll as electric lignt wiJes ran tie
full length OF the tunnel. The plants
al forty feet below the surface earth
had been destroyed BY the Germans
at the moment Of capture.
Cropping on through the tunnel.
through the foul air. and lighted only
BY candles and pocket nash lights. !
found the floor Was strswn with half
eaten loaves OF black bread which
the Germans had evidently 6ung
franticaily down when the word was
passed that the French had taken the
position above.
Potatoes were strewn. over the
floor Of the tunnel. - were also in
Vulnerable empty mineral water.
wine and beer bottles with which the
tunnel appeared to have been lavish
ly stocked.
From both sides Of the tunnel
sleeping rooms branched Oh, and the
hunks in these contained still the
shoes. coats. caps and other articles
OF tlothing just - the Germans had
left them at the moment of surprise.
A little farther on was q widened
portion that had been the dressing
room and surgical station for the
wounded. Germans wounded in .te
French bombardment that prece ded
the infantry assault and even wher
the French had swept over the pos..
tion, mad apparently been has.l,,I
taken down into the tunnel and given
first attention at this station. Blood
stained bandages still lay scattered
about the dressing tables and hunks
as did also various surgical instru-
ments and appliances.
In several places along the sides
OF the tunnel wells had been sunk
SO that In case OF siege a supply OF
fresh water would be available.
The approach to the other end of
the tunnel that comes out in Chilly
was marked as at the end where ri
mad entered by the groups OF cham
bers.
The piece de resistance" came at
the end of the tunnel where 1t opened
INTO the underground apartment or
the German officer who had com
manded the position. Although his
apartment was forty feet below the
surface OF the earth, all OF the rooms.
We're piastered In white. and perfect
IN all appointments even TO bath
room and well stocked wine cellar.
of The latter. only the empty bottles
remained, but they were almost
countless.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-03

LONDON, Oct. 3d. (By Maii) -
Twelve hundred dozen sets Of false
teeth were part Of recent German
scatch" by British blockaders watch
ing American shipments to Germany.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-03
ny NsARGARET NiASON

tWrittcn for tho United Prcss)
When We 20 10 vigo
To purchase weie fain
or onions md ,nnck'rcl
And castles In Spain.
should abe No and he go
And YOU 70 It's plain
Yruli have over yigo
SO quaint on the Main.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31
TO DARKEN HAIR
APPLY SAGE TEA
Look Young. Bring Back Its Nat
ural Color, Gloss and At
Effectiveness.

Common garden sage brewed into
heavy tea with sulphur added,
will turn gray, streaked and faded
hair beautifully dark and luxuriant.
Just a few applications will prove
a revelation if your hair is fading,
streaked or gray. Mixing the Sage
Tea and Sulphur recipe at home
though, is troublesome. An easier
way is to get 50-cent bottle OF
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound
at any drug store all ready for use.
This is the old time recipe improved
by the addition of other ingredients.
While wispy, gray, faded hair is
not sinful, we all desire to retain
our youthful appearance and at
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31
ROCKET.

Health of the community is very
good at present.
People are very busy gathering
their crops.
The home of Mr. Harry Jackson's
was burned Saturday evening about
six O'Clock. The cause Of the fire
is unknown, but believed TO have
been caught by an oil stove. Two
o. the children we're burned, and
tne died later.
Marvin Marshall and family of
west Texas are visiting relatives
| here.
| Miss Rubye Ashley is visiting
Mrs. Horton of Sterrett.
Sidney Harden of Fort Worth is
| spending a few days here.
Misses Lucille Rocket. and Lucille
Couch of waxahachie are the guests
OF Miss Elsie Gibbons.
Miss Thelma Ashley has returned
from a visit TO Fort Worth.
Miss Cassie Tate is visiting in
Milford.
Clyde Tate and wife of Oklahoma
are visiting here.
Mrs. Robert Ashley of Sanger
no has been visiting here has re-
turned home.
Several from here went to Waxa-
Lachie Friday night to hear Col
quit speak.
Mrs. Meredith Of Oklahoma is
visiting her sister, Mrs. John Gee.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31
TwENTy.six MAxIMs.

Attend carefully 20 your business.
H prompt In all things.
Consider we'll. then decide positively
Dare 10 do right, fear TO do wrong.
Endure trials patiently.
Fright iife's battles brayely, manfully
Go not In society OF the vicious.
Hold integrity sacred.
Injure no mans reputation.
Join hands only with the virtuous.
Keep your mind from evil thoughts.
Lie not for any consideration.
Make few acquaintances.
Never Try to appear what you're not.
Observe good manners.
Pay your debts promptly.
Question not the veracity OF friend
Respect the counseis OF your parents
sssss;ss.. flee rsoHey rather than principle
Touch not Intoxicating drinks.
Use leisure time for improvement.
Venture not on threshold of wrong.
Watch carefully over your passions.
xtend every one \ kindly saiutation.
Yield not 10 disbursement.
Xealously guard your character.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31
WANTED

Engine men and tr;.in men fol
service on Missouri, Kansas K Texas
lines. Negotiations between the
railways and leaders of the train.
mems and enginemon's organiza-
tons having failed thus far to bring
about a mutually acceptable adj
justment, and a strike appearing
eminent, it is the purpose of these
lines to be prepared, as far as pos
sible, to continue to fill its obliga-
tons to the public. Applications
will, therefore, be considered from
men for positions as
engineers, conductors, firemen and
brakemen, and from inexperienced
men as brakemen end firemen.
Application should be made di-
rect to MIR. A. S. Johnson, Supt.,
Denison, Texas. You should state
experience, former employer. rea-
son for leaving service and present
address. These applications will be
considered confidential and the ap-
plicant, if his application be APP
proved and his service required,
will be notified when and where to
report. adv If
(Signed) w A. WEBB,
Chief Operating Officer.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

hachie route F., is Light reader.
You will notice spelled Light with
IA capital l., which shows that ! did
not mean he was q student of Nick
Carter, Diamond Dick, etc. G. w
Rayburn, of Midlothian route 8, was
here. J. NJ. Stroud, of Midlothian
route 6, is a recruit. n. L. Hunt,
occulist, made his regular monthly
donation. Matilda Marks, colored,
who has been out at service for
seven weeks, returned home a few
days ago, on Waxahaehie route A.
w. III. Raines sends the Enterprise
to his son, w. j. Raines, at Floyd
ada, Texas. j. n. MeBrayer, from
Venus route /. was here. j. A.
Bradford, on Midlothian route A, got
back into the fold. G. e. Nolan, of
WaxaEachie, is a Light recruit-an
Iother capital l.. I. W. Cole, from
Ennis route S, was here from the
farm and invested in some reading
matter. Jerry Reasnover sent the
Enterprise to his daughter, Mrs.
Mirtie Elliott, on Forreston route
IF. Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mccullough,
'of Midlothian route 6, were here Sat
'urday. d. f. Tidwell, of Waxahachie
route f, was in town Saturday. jim
|Tatum, colored. from Waxahachie A,
|changed from the Enterprise to the
Light Mrs. Arnold, from Waxa-
hachie route 1, was here and renew
ed for his wife, Mrs. Julia Arnold.
TO- b. Hester is new Light reader,
w. &. Meharg, of Waxahachie ID, was
good to me. s. j. Bosweil of For
|reston responded nobly to the dis
tress cry. d. G.. Curry, of Midlothian
route A, came up with his part. j.
b. jenkins of Red Oak paid his
quarterage. Lee Carroll, OF Waxa-
hachie route c, has been gone for
sometime, but has returned to his
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

Here are the two characters II
had gotten the money OF one and
given nothing in return. She refus-
ed to publish me. The other had
never been in any way injured by
me. vet went out of the way and
permitted his logical deduction to
cause him to give utterance to a
vile SANDER shall undertake t.
so amend the law against SANDER as
to include all false and damaging
statements against others.
J. l.. McBrayer of Memphis, Tex
|as, was visiting his father, j. n Nc
Brayer. on Venus route one. last
week. ]. n. Alsup. on Midlothian
route four. took 1910 pounds Of
seed cotton to the gin last week,
got 560-pound bale and got 10
cents per pound. This is only an ex-
ample OF what our farmers are do
ling, and | learn that his turnout
was nothing to bras on. forgot
to mention last week about going
down to Albert Stephenson's with
Warren Lomax where ! found un-
Ider construction country homie
that would be credit to any town
man, and II is tenant house be-
ling built by John Harrison for the
use of the stephenson family.
did not leave town last week so
have no news To. write. Henry BEN
nett, on; Waxahsehle route B, sent
| DE Enterpfise tbshis d3a shier Mrs.
| s. l.. simpson, at kress. Texas. Mrs
| Sid Allen and her sister, Miss
Grimes. of Midlothian, handed me a
dollar for j L. Grimes. had prom
ised 10 keep Johns PAPER coming AMI
forget il. J ? Nakeland, on WsAa
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31
NOTES FROM THE FIELD
AND CURRENT COMMENT.
BY BILL COX. =
Q Q go go . . . . 80 . =

About three years ago l under
took TO publish newspaper had
lthirty-fiye dollars to start with. For
six months ] struggled along and
| then had TO give il up, The last
week | solicited subscriptions | got
a number OF subscribers who never
got paper. have paid most OF
them in Enterprise subscriptions as
well as a good many others who got
few papers and hope to make all
good before many years roll around.
/. However. my purpose in making
this preliminary statement was not
so much to explain my attitude to-
ward my friends who patronized RE
as an editor as to show up the vast
difference between two in dividends
lin Ellis county. During my last
weeks canvass for my paper / ate
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cook at Mountain Peak Mrs. Cook
gave me the money for three sub
Inscriptions but never got a paper.
IShe lis old and none too wealthy and
when some of her meddling neigh
bors learned OF what had occurred
/ they advised her to advertise the
fact that l had gotten her money
land made no return for it. She re-
fused TO do so and told them | had
been her friend and patron. She is
now mostly paid and we are still
friends. | believe her TO be one of
1.-THE greatest women in Texas and
would be glad to associate with her
lin the great beyond.
Now here is case No. ?:
! During the recent campaign when
II was candidate for office there
lcame into the discussion the ques-
ltion as TO how | had voted on GER
ltain measure as member of the
Ithirty-third legislature. ! said that
II was not sure how voted but that
la committee from Ellis county which
lwent to Austin last year and exam
lined the journal sald had Noteu
against the measure. l am reliably
Informed that a man of our town
} who claims 10 be commissioned from
lon high 10 tell the truth. the whole
truth, and nothing but the truth,
, said he heard said | did not know
: how | voted on measure before
1.-THE legislature aud that must ha e
ibeen drunk or ! would have known
II presume his statement ran abou;
,llike this: The legislature was 10
} lsession. a certain measure was pend
/ ling. a vote vas taken, Cox was there
and voted. he does not remember
how he voted, therefore he va
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31
CAlOMEL DYNAMITES YOUR LIVER
MAKES YOU SICK AND SALIvL1D

Tone tonight. Your druggist or d..
sells you 80 cent bottle Of Iod.~,
Liver Tone under my personal ms,'
back guarantee that each spoonful Il
clean your sluggish liver better M, ,
dose Of nasty calomel and that il wa,
make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real Sv
medicine. You'll know it next mor,iv
because you will wake up feeling Il
your liver will be working; lead,..
and dizziness gone; stomach viii !
sweet and bowels regular.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entiray va
table, therefore harmless and can ID
salivate. Give it to your chnr
Millions of people are using Doda.
Liver Tone instead Of dangerous esAss
now. Your druggist will tell you Id
the sale of Calomel is almost stgx
entirely here.
MS Two Drug Stores.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

old home. n W Hall, OF WaVa-
hachle route n. was here and sus-
reufsd that while We are having 20
much legislation on the child labor
question thai little protection Tor
the freekle-faced kids who drag cot
ton sacks would be in order 2 and
]. r. Glen. twins. each contributed,
and J. =. elem said send one TO his
father. G. p. Glen, at Veto, Alabama
d. c. Kelley. on Waxahachie route
+. will read the Light.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel
fine and cheerful: make your work a
pleasure: be vigorous and full of ambl-
ton. But take no nasty, dangerous
calome because it makes you sick and
you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite. breaking it up. ThaC's when
YOU feel that awful nausea and cram oing.
Listen to me! If you want to enjoy
the incest, gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing YOU ever experienced Jpst. take
q spoonful OF harmless DodsoA's Liver
For Sale by CurIi
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

Candidate Hughes now has a
chance to criticise the acts of Pres
ident Wilson in trying 10 prevent a
general railroad strike, but We rath-
er suspect the republican nominee
does not care to take that side OF
the question.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

The New York Life Insurance
company says it will not return to
Texas until the Robertson insurance
Law is amended. This information
Will not cause us TO lose any great
amount OF sleep, as the business of
the state Is being taken care of by
companies that are willing to obey
the Law.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

Effectiveness. BY darkening w
hair with Wyeth's Sage and 81
phur Compound, no one can til
because it does it so naturally !
evenly. You just dampen sponr
or soft brush with IL and draw t1g
through your hair, taking one susl
strand at time; by morning a
gray, hairs have disappeared, ia
after another application or lw
your hair becomes beautifully dan
glossy, soft and luxuriant.
This preparation is dellghta
toilet requisite and is not inteuda
for the cure, mitigation or preyenIia
of disease. --( Adv.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

The trouble with the republicans
Is that II any of them ever get to
the New Jerusalem they will walk
all over the place looking for the
pie counter.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

There IL no time for politics In
settlement OF the railroad strike.
The whole country should stand to-
gether as one man TO avoid such a
calamity.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

drunk. Sounds reasonable doesn't
it? Figures won't lie but some
times figurers lie, for ! was not
drunk and had not even taken any
thing as intoxicating as the sacra-
mental wine | used to drink when |
was member of the church for
eighteen months; nor have yet.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

III Denmark won't sell US those
islands we might get them like We
got Panama. but then President
Wilson has been taught not TO yio-
late the commandment which says,
Thou shalt not steal"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

The style of campaign adopted
by Candidate Hughes might suit a
candidate for constable in lizard
county. Arkansas. but IL Is certainly
not becoming To a man who aspires
to the great office or president OF
the United States.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

If the strike does occur next
Monday, and Il proves to be as bad
as is expected. you arc going to
hear great deal more about govern
ment ownership OF railroads than
you ever heard before.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-31

An exchange asks, why do boys
leave the farms" Principally be-
cause they are hunting place where
they can live Without work.