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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
SINGLE TAX REPEATEDLY DE-
FEATED.

The first initiative measure on this
year s ballot now named the "Full Rem
tai Value Land Tax and Homomakers'
loan Fund Amendment" is the same
single tax scheme that has adorned the
ballot year after year. this time wearing
new dress and bearing new title. A
new bait to catch votes has also been
added. Following is the history of at
tempted single tax legislation in Ore
gon during the past eight years
In l90S an amendment proposed by
"The Oregon Tax Reform Association "
(snglc taxers) exempting personal pro
perty and improvements was defeated
by a vote OF G0,STl no 's to 32,066 ayes.
], was admitted to be 4 first step toward
single tax.
In 1910 an amendment abolishing
the poll tax carried by vote of 44.l7l
ayes to 4e.l27 nos. Only after its pass.
are was the following "iokern diseov'
cred: "Providing for the people Of each
county TO regulate taxation and eNemp
tions within the county, regardless OF
constitutional restrictions or state sta
tutes, aud aholishing poll tax or head
tax,
In 1912, single tax measures were
submitted in Multnomah, Claekama'
and Coos counties, and were defeated
in each county by more that 2 to
vote
At the same election. an amendment
proposing estate wide single tax with !
graduated tax provision was defeate,
bv S2Ol5 nos to 3l.53i ayes. AZ thi
election the .Iokcr'' referred to aboy,
was repealed
In loli, two amendments were sub
mitted: One, providing for a $500 ex
emption. was defeated 1856, 1913 to dJ
a95; the other, providing for q speeifi
personal graduation extra tax, was dc
feased, i24,9i2 TO 5a,ls6. BY votini
S07 NO the voters of Oregon viii agaii
show what they think Of single tax.
Should the confusion now existing i
the minds OF many voters between tn
Single Tax and the rural credits meas
ur~ result iu the adoption of the U Re
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
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his dead form in the blankets beside
me, the sunshine would have paled
before my happiness, and the glory
OF my life would have been supreme.
Day followed day, and year followed
year, and although ailments which
seemed OF a nature to hasten his end
overcame him at regular intervals,
death always stood aside to let him
pass. Indeed, during the past few
years of his life, he had enjoyed al
most perfect health, and the day be-
fore I killed him, 1t appeared to me
that his step had never been lighter
his cheek never ruddier. his appetite
never better, nor was there any dim
mutton In his strength to swing a
pick. He seemed to be the allegory
of eternal life.
I had become tired of the noun
talns-tlred Of that immense, track
less domain of solitude, where the
memory of time was living In the
glory of nature. l had conquered
the god OF AIammon-his wealth was
at my feet-with it 1 could crafty
ambition, buy pleasure and all else
that / might crave. But 40 argu-
ment, however begulling, would lure
him TO broal: the bond OF our Seem-
ingly relentlo5g compact. and L could
not leave him there alone.
Ono morning, when ho had gone to
cut wood for our fire, I firmly made
up my mind that he ghould die.
Wildly / recall that sad day in au-
tumn. Leaves In myriad colors fell
and scurrIed hlther and yon at the
will of the wind. How many times
before had I watched the leaves fall
and drift away, until the naked
branches that had borne them SEEM
ed to point to q thousand mockeries.
Our cabin was built on q mighty
pillar OF rock, from which we could
see twenty miles up and down a
great canyon. Our rich claims.
marked by gray piles OF earth, lay
all around u.s. Above us. and stretch
ing a great distance beyond, were
the high peaks OF the Slerras. some
brown, some snow-capped, some so
blue and obscure as to become lost
In the clear sky. From the dim re-
gions beyond the mountains there
flowed deep and narrow river,
which, In its winding course, received
the waters of other streams until
It's current passed through gorge
below us with such mighty force, so
grandly and so musically. that II
often seemed to be consonant to the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
Bv ROBERT MACK A Y
cqyrghtT he eFmnkAM
The FrWek A. Munsey Ca

cities. Man exists only in great
cities; yes, exists in hybrid environ
ments. hugging hopes delusive phan-
tom! Here in the mountains 1t Is all
life; aye, freedom, liberty and life!
The pleasing and alluring accounts
which writers give Of the great cities
are all impositions, deceitful and de-
void of truth. They are as incon-
slstent as the assertion Of the pas
toral writer's who claim that shep-
herds pass their time on dustless,
flower-bedecked fields, singing and
playing the fiageolet. 1t Is all un-
true. Did you ever hear OF a shep-
herd of this age named Thisbe, or
Corydon, or Romulus, or a shepherd
ess named Diana or Phyllis, or ANA
ryllis? True, the shepherds of this
age sometimes sing, but their songs
are mere trifiing tunes devoid Of wit,
and their voices are hoarse and rough
and at variance with the science of
music. The shepherd of reality, when
he is watching his sheep, is gam
bier; and when he is not, he is a
drunkard. The enviable shepherdess
is nothing but an agreeable fiction;
a well-written deception, calculated
for the amusement of weak minds
and persons of indolent habits, for
whom it is kind and liberal to think
because they are unable to think for
themselves. In the great cities there
are shepherds. too. Perhaps you
will see the full inference of my re-
mark, when tell you that of such,
one shepherd and one dog can lead
a great many sheep, but one sheep
cannot lead a great many shepherds
and a great many dogs. My boy, you
are only sheep
Partner" said, II like your phil
osophy. You speak in the straight
line of wisdom and avoid the crooked
circuit that leads to incomprehensi-
bllity. But what does it have to do
with the matter In questions"
Just this. You long for what you
call the great cities, with their gla-
mour and pleasures, that are faise.
Jim, l take a great interest in you;
1 want you to stay in these noun
tains, to live among them with me.
to bury me here, and to continue on
as my successor. 1 want you to die
here, too. Then we two men will
have known the glory, the peace, the
contentment. the riches of life! The
Circes and the Medeas of whom his
tory vaunts so velIemently, who could
dsrken the sun at their will, were no
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04

more the enchantresses Of men than
my soul! What progress can you make
in your so-called great cities, your
cosmopolis of vice and arrogance? 1
believe that 1t will be impossible for
man with riches to live in such
place without falling victim to vice
and arrogance. How can you wish
to desert the mountains for place
where the pernicious blast Of evil is
supported by the whimsical caprice
of Dame Fortune? What is 1t to be
one of that vast throng of people
who plume themselves with system
of iniquity that makes their lives in
glorious and their consciences blank?
Here we have no debt, no trouble, no
selfish purpose of promotion and Pc
cuniary acquisition. We are mon
archs of all we survey. Like death,
we keep no calendar"
"Moltry," I continued, II have no
desire to detract from your excellence
by undertaking the motives of your
belief, but of what use is this gold
we have so persistently dug for?
What are we to gain by boarding it
in our cabn?"
''The fact, my boy, that We have
riches far greater than most men in
the great cities. Poverty can never
be with US. We are millionaires--"
Here 1 interrupted him.
Partner" said, rising to my
feet, and with an acute asperity that
must have stunned him, Il abom-
mate and detest the unhappy course
OF life in which l am involved. My
thoughts and feelings are sometimes
worse than purgatory. Torment can
not be severer than the horror Of
becoming a recluse. Dick, 1 offer
YOU now for the last time my hand,
which will soon be stained with the
foulest crime known to humanity
Notwithstanding all my repeated pro-
testations against unfairness and
hypocrisy, Notwithstanding the love
1 bear you and the hatred l bear
myself for entering into this part
nership-the end has come. Dick, L
intend to abide by the contract we
made when we became partners. 1t
states that one must not leave the
other while he lives. But, ] think
that IL you read it over carefully you
will find that it makes no provision
against one of us killing the otherl"
The old man had now risen to his
feet, too but. to my great surprise,
he manifested no resolution to show
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04

the least resentment to my remarks.
He extended his hand somewhat ner-
yously 1t seemed, and the look OF ap-
peal and pity that came into his eyes
might have found its way into my
soul had not those eyes suddenly
dimmed with tears. They were not
tears of discontinue, fear or par
oxysm. They were tears OF sorrow
sorrow for the cause, the hope, the
life. the dream. that was about to be
ended in cold blood.
He gripped my extended hand with
all the fervor OF his old friendship,
and 1 let him feel the pressure Oh
mine. 1t is hardest Of all things in
this life to set your face, determined
and resolute, against him who Is
your best friend, to adopt measures
that mean his ruin for your gam
But Dick Moltry knew that was a
man Of my word. He knew that
when / said a thing meant it; he
knew that my will could not be
shattered. While shaking my hand,
he brushed tears from his eyes with
his unoccupled hand and then, clap
ping it smartly on my shoulder, he
said:
"Jim, know you will give me
chance?"
Give him q chance! / had not
thought of that. 7 meant to murder
him deliberately. But, no! he was
entitled to chance for his life. He
was Just as much entitled to chance
to live alone in the mountains with
our wealth as was to bear 1t, alone,
to city.
There beneath the cold gray heav-
ems, the falling leaves, the song Of
birds. the rush of the river--the death
contract was sealed, just as the con-
tract of our lives had been made.
"Dick, get your weapon; have
mine," said. "And-Dick-good
He dropped my hand and, turning.
walked into the cabin. watched
him as he took from it's place on the
wall long knife with which he had
once killed a bear. l drew my bowie
from my boot. Egad! 1t shone with
all the luster of polished silver 1t
never had been used. Dick threw his
brown sombrero on a chair, rolled up
the sleeve on his right arm, and with q
loose sweep of the knife close to the
floor, made for me with a ferocity
that both surprised and confounded
me. He raised his arm, but did not
strike. His face mirrored the VIII,
the madness of u demon. He drew
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04

song of the angels. From its mar
gins, In seeming wildness OF
mysticism, sprang, straight and rig
Id, the trees that were my guides and
companions. From our cabin door
we could look on tree tops beneath
us, and at the tremulous lines of the
trunks of trees above us, which seem-
ed to point mutely and silently the
way to God. No other vegetation
could be found-no flowers, no weeds,
no chaparral. Moltry and L called
It "The Valley of the Dismal Wall,
because of the soughing of the wind
through the trees, which resembled
the mournful strain of lone spirit
in the grasp of death:
"a long unmeasured tone
To mortal minstrelsy unknown"
When Moltry returned with the
wood, was sitting on the stone steps
of the cabin. AS I looked at the old
man, between whom and myself there
had always existed the warmest SYM
pathy. i realized that 1t was not an
easy matter to adhere to my plan
for murder He threw the wood to
the ground by the side of the cabin,
and. whistlng merry tune, came
and sat beside me.
He was the first to speak.
Barton" he said, will you work
that claim back Of the house today?"
1 did not answer the question l
had no intention of working that or
any other claim. Had l said no, he
would have become suspicious and
wanted TO know the reason why. Had
said yes, he would have been none
the wiser. But we had agreed mot
to lie to each other, and 1 did not in
tend to break even that part Of our
compact on the last day of his life.
whats the matter old man?' he
said, as gently as child when l had
not answered his question.
"Moltry," 1 replied, how long do
you intend to stay in these noun
tains?'
How long? Why, lad, so long as
the Almighty will let me; until health
and strength shall have gone"
''I am growing weary OF II" 1 said
''We must have n very large sum In
dust and nuggets now. Why not &c
TO some Of the great cities OF the
world and spend 1t where there is life
real llfe?"
'Life!" he answered, somewhat
startled. Life Is never found In
great cities. Life is lost in greal
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
The People and the Railroads
By FREDERICK CYRUS LENBUsCHER Err

The railroads of the country are ov-
by at least six billion of
dollars-the increase in the value OF
land owned by the railroads. The rail
roads are trying to have the committee
on valuation of the Interstate CONNER
ee commission add eight billion SIX
hundred million dollars to their pres
ent capitalization.
The present over-capitalization--it
the railroads be permitted net return
of & per cent-involve an annual ned-
less charge of three hundred and sixty
million dollars upon farmers, small busl-
ness men and the consumers of the
eountry-nearly half the total national
budget. exclusive of the postotficc dep
artment, which is practically self-susta-
ming. The additional capitalization
sought by the railroads would add a
much greater burden than the present
decentralization. 1t is, therefore, OF
the greatest Importance to every con
sumer in the country that a president
should be elected who recognizes the
rights of the consumers, and not merely
the vested rights and wrongs of the
railroads, since he has the appointment
of the Interstate Commerce commission
and of the justices of the Supreme
court.
The most important eases in which
the right of the railroads to capitalize
increases in land values and charge
rates thereon was involved were tn,
Minnesota rate eases. The legislatures
reduced the rates in that state, claim
ing that the railroads were not entitled
to predicate rates on increased lane
values. The case was appealed to th'
United States supreme court. AIR, liu
ghes writing the decision held'
cit is clear that in ascertNming th'
present value, we are not limited to th'
consideration of. the amount of the or
liginal investment. The property right:
| is held in private ownership, and 4
is that property, and not the origina
cost of il. of which the owner may no
be deprived without due process o
law.
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back, and, with an agility that seemed
impossible for . man of his years,
he fairly flew at nte and attacked me
like a fury. Selling me by the throat.
he forced me back ON the table and
endeavored to strangle me, calling ms
cowardly and ungrateful. and de-
claring that he would be largely
revenged for my dastardly and bass
conduct Finding myself in dangeR
of perishing between the gripping
talons of this desperate man, l made
an effort to disengage myself. Hs'
raised his knife to kill; I could have
driven mine into his body, but was
in such position that the blow
would have made but small and in-
effective wound in his back.
In a second attempt to free myself
1 seized him with such a powerful
and violent grasp that he soon be-
came no less terrified than I had
been. / forced him back about six
PAGES. We feinted and rushed to-
gether. Our knives were poised above
our heads, and, like all good bowie
fighters one did not try to strike un-
til a fatal spot in the other was ex-
posed.
AT length the time came for ME to
end it all. I had pushed Moltry
away, and, as he dashed at me again,
he raised his knife in the air. This
afforded me the opportunity Of catch
ing his arm as it descended with my
left hand. With my right l plunged
the blade of my knife into his heart.
1t must have been nearly midnight
when l awakened from a deep slum-
her. was still clinglng to the hand
of my dead partner, but the unut-
terable darkness and the peculiar
touch of the lfeless flesh sent thrill
through my soul that filled me with
the agony Of superstitious terror
The sudden realization of my deed.
the thought of the past, the future.
rushed upon me with the turbulent
violence Of a flood
l dropped the cold hand. and, rls-
ing, stepped to the wall and struck
match. AS its tiny flame flickered
in my half-closed hand, I cast
furtive glance over my shouldsc, and
sight met my eyes that alDeas
made the blood freeze In nv bssrs
and the marrow in my Scns@ eoEsT
geal. o
With leveled Ievoiv err usHh -
men stood over The ben ,hr q ~
tanned my go't ane dA,As ina u
move at the cost Of ny LA
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04

: A 8 soon as I was absolutely GER
~ tain that my friend could
breathe no more-that the
keen blade of the bowie which had
thrust into his heart had done it's
work. laid the body at full length
On the table In our cabin, and, piac-
dog a chair beside it, L sat down
oad took the dead mans hand In
fuine.
He had been a good and honest
partner. He and l had struggled
against adverse hopes. until fortune
finally condescended to smile on US
with unwonted fervor. He, man or
twelve lustrums, I, a man Of six
we had delved and picked, and blast
ed our way into the mountains Tor
years, until we had brought forth SO
much gold that we were unable to
estimate its value. In all the vast
domain In the slerras known as
0rinnell's, no other miners could
show as much good luck as Dick
Dfoltry, the man whom had just
loled and myself
Dick Moltry had the courage OF
lion. and the heart of a child. His
virtues were honesty, lntuitive per-
ception, religious inurement, and
great courage. His Vices were O.
greed for gold and a latent feeling
against mankind the latter being the
reason why he had sought the soli-
tude OF the mountains. My love for
adventure had induced me to form
"a partnership with him, its most Sc
ductive feature In the beginning being
that we were to end our days In the
wllds Of the mountains-that one
should NOT leave the other until
L This and other compacts were
sealed with the immutable stamp OF
honor. Time finally revealed to me
khe lnexpediency and folly OF such
o partnership. and often at night.
When Moltry and / sat In our cabin,
would ask him to tell me what he
antended to do with the box OF gold
khat occupied o corner of then ROOM
tIa told me that when he died II
would all be mlne-that all the great
sierra wealth. for which we had
solled so incessantly, would be mine
all mine.
When he diedl Lo. how had
waited and prayed and even SUNG
FOR the time to. come. How / had
awakened every morning for years
kaowlng that II / would have seen
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
WILSON IS
GIVEN STRONG BOOST
BY CHICAGO HERALD D
Great Independent Papel
Tells Why Ii Supports
President Wilson

The Chicago Herald last Friday edi'
torially recommended the reelection OF
President Wilson. The Herald, which i;
among the great independent dailies of
the country, is edited by by James Keel
ey, who ranks with the foremost news
paper men of the country.
Since the onening of the presidential
campaign the Herald has been devot'
ing two columns of space on its editorial
page to letters from its subscribers tou
ching the qualifications Of President
Wilson and Mr.. Hughes. In announcing
its preference for Wilson, the Herald
frankly admits that its course has been
dictated by the majority OF the big
d" Herald family, as the papers read
ers are called. The editorial in part is
as follows:
"There is strong and reasonable
sentiment in this country in favor OF
rewarding the efforts of tried and ac
ceptable public servants by reelection
We see this prime pie invoked in every
contest from tn smallest local politi'
! cal fight to the greatest national strug
gle. Within the perties president who
has done well is considered to have
right to denomination. There is nc
reason why this test should not be ap.
piled at this time TO President Wilson
himself on the record as whole of the
things done, on the prospect of things
to be done, is there real reason for the
American people at this time to repu'
diate the PRESIDENT
Herald Sees Good Reasons.
"There are to the Herald good reas
ems why they should not do so.
"Out of the disquietude of recent
events the nation has sailed into the
calmer seas of the present. But what
American can or should forget in sc
short q time the manif old difficulties
which confronted President Wilson dur
ing the first two years of the war
What American can or should forget
that he was called ON almost at every
moment to act on matters big with the
fate of the nation7 What just man cal
overlook how anxiously he studied the
public opinion of the country that HI
might put the decision of the govern
ment in accordance Herewith?
Above all, who can forget that b,
acted not in the light of subsequent
events, but under the direct menace Of
the event itself?
From the standpoint Of foreign af
fairs the question which presents itseli
TO the American people is whether i
would not be unwise ITO Swap Horse,
in the Middle of the Stream. The presi
dent has all the ends of the tangled
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04

There is more Catarrh in this section
the country tran all other diseases pun
together. and until the last few year
was supposed to be incurable. s.For
great many years doctors pronounced lts
local disease and prescribed local RENE
dies, aud by constantly failing 70 cur.
with local treatment pronounced II incur
able. Science has proven Catarrh TO De
auires constitutional treatment. HAIRS
Ca2rrh Cure. manufactured by +. =.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Is the oniy
constitutional cure on the market.
taken internally. 1t acts directly on tns
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system,
They offer one hundred dollars for any
case 1t fails to cure. Send for cireuiaia
and testimonials.
Address: Of. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toiedo'o
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Cake Hairs Family Pills for constipation
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-11-04
FINDS INDIAN VANISHING
BY INTERMARRIAGE

Minneapolis. Mimi, Nov. Al
though the Indian birth rate is inereas-
ing and the Indian death rate is de
creasing in this country, the Indian
will be extinct through intermarriage
with whites, DIR. l.. c. Hall, for 10 wears
a missionary at Fl Berthold Indian res
ervation in North Dakota told the Ann
erican Missionary association here.