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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
EVILS FOLLOW UP
TAX EXEMPTIONS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE THREE.
not, the tax will be paid by the CON
sumner OF the article. The executions
TO this rule are about az few and
abnormal as the exceptions to the
law OF gravity. Always, or at least
always, the consumer pays. or else
he does not consume. IL the tax
payer Is himself the ultimate con
sumner, or II the object OF taxation
ia something which Is neither pro-
duced nor consumed. like an In
heritance, the taxes fall where they
are put. But those are only cxcop-
lions which prove the rule, and their
tital Is inconaidernblo In comparison
with the great body OF taxation.
The strongest case against the shift
ing OF taxes by the primary taxpayer
70 the real taxpayer, AZ a rulc. Is
the case OF land taxes, The supply
OF land, and the demand for land
arc not capable Of alteration by the
taxpayer, and therefore the price OF
LAM cannot be made 10 absorb the
tax laid on II, II IL %contended by
some. But nothing is more sure
than that rents rise as taxes rise.
NO proof Of that Is necessary In
these times Of demands on tenants
by landlords. And II Is equally cure
that as rents rise the increase liz put
upon every article or service into
which rent cntcra as a cost of pro-
ducuon. Whoever produces goods
and dies not include rent AZ one OF
the inevitable costs must give some
thing away, and IN destined not to
remain long In ausinpaS. To quote
MT. Wells once more, because he
wrote in freedom from an current
controversies:
Taxes are clearly items OF ex-
pense In all business, the same az
rent, fuel, cost OF material light.
labor, waste, insurance, clerical
service, Advertising exprcsEaga
freight and the like, and on business
principles they find thoir placc on
the pages of profit and loss: and.
Ike all other expenses which enter
into the cost OF production, must
finally be sustained by those who
crafty their wants or desires by
consumption. Production Is only a
means, and consumption Is the end,
ana tho consumer must pay in the
end all the expenses OF production.
Every dealer In domestic or import
ed merchandise keeps on hand NJ all
times on his shelves a stock OF diff
ferent and accumulated taGes-cus-
toms Internal revenue. state, school
and municlpal-with his goods, and
when we buy and carry away an
q Hicle from any store or shop we
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18

~ quite the. roverse Of desirable, and
nec"Hsity demands that we put up
the bars. II may be selfish
To deny the right OF others to COM
pete with us for wages. but aentl-
mcnt viii not feed or tlothe our
families, ana We cannot expect TO
maintain our present standards n
ms unrestricted wage competition
continues. Sentiment for somebody
else IL well enough In ita proper
place, but II hna no place whore II
threatens the welfare OF our ma
tional life.
1T In tho duty OF orga nlzcd labor
roHolutcly TO oppoRo Invasion from
any source ~ labor supply that
threatens Dur standards OF wages,
o. that will not assimilate with our
people. Unrcatricted immigration
has already had u deplorable effect
upon the living conditions OF our
wage earners. The consequences are
noticeable In n social, financial and
moral way In every occupation af-
fcCtcd by the flood OF newcomers.
The policy OF filling the country
with 80 many people that there are
two men ready for every job threat
ems u livelihood and our homes.
We must har out the undesirable.
criminal il%litcrate. defective, and
panper aliens who furnish the
s~weatShops with victims and tho
slums with their wretched popula-
ton. They are n M to ali
labor. The low wages for which
they toll ana the doplorablc condi-
lions under which they exist have
Increasing tendency to lower
the standards Of living for the
American lHboring man
Says former Grand chief Garrett
son, OF the order of Railway Con-
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
Studies
Too High-BrOWed

GREELEY. Colo, Sept. IL
High brow STUFF FOR children OF
tender age. In the form OF advanced
literature, ethereal poetry, tho solv-
ing OF intricate mathematical prob
lcms and spelling OF uncommon
words Is detrimental to the child.
according to Or. Edward l.. Thorn
dixie, OF Columbia university.
In u lecture at the Colorado State
Teachers college here - O c r
hurudikc criticized educational re
formers who require children in tho
seventh and eighth grades 10 pore
over literature and poetry, spell
words that they viii likely eve use
and figure out mathematical lessons
thar will never help them In the
ordinary course OF life.
These educational retormers,'
said the lecturer. seem concerned
with life in n better world than this
will be In this generation, or for
many generations 70 come. The
time has not yet arrived when chill
dren Of a super-saCe are entering
our public schools
Doctor Thorndike read poetry
from a aeries Of readers which he
said were in use In practically all
elementary schools. and, declaring
that while 1t was very beautiful,
asked:
cor what earthly good is it to
chlldrcn?"
lie questioned It's benefit in i'm
proving the ability OF children to
read and expressed the opinion that
ethereal poetry would inspire n
tendency TO avoid the reading OF
Bryant and Wordsworth.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
Nv RENE nAcun-

Our standards OF living, our pros
pcTlty ne a nation, aud the welfare
OF coming generations Of Americans
are threatened by the vast awarma
of iow-srado immigrants now get
ting ready 10 leave Europe for our
shores.
This II tho belief OF American
labor ~ "A body, and ita leaders arc
urgent In tho protest they are MAX
ing ON the subject.
says Sufnpri Gompcrs. president
OF the American Federation ~
Labor; Time was when the Amcri-
can people could declare that the
United states should be n haven for
the oppressed OF all nations. and In
vito ali who desired a new home 90
come to America. At that period
the industries Of our country were
In their infancy, our lands were un-
developed, our resources FAR great
or than we knew. The Immigrants
lion; they cnh IN their fortunes with
those already horo. harmonizod and
blended with them.
To-day there IN q condition OF al
fairs wholly different. There IL not
an industry that r. not o~verrrowded
with workers who yainly plead for
m opportunity 10 work.
Undesirable Elements.
we cannot keep on forever alb
sorhlng the enormous numbers OF
aliens who come to our shores. With
all this great completely of peoples,
with this constantly increasing i'm
migration, there can be no improve
ment In the condition of u repub-
lie, economically or otherwise. The
pressure In terrific, ana II threatens
the American standards Of living.
The suggested policy OF distributing
The lmmiErant would. IL cnrTlnd out.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18

buy and carry away with Il the ac-
companylng and inhcrentiAl taxes"
Perhaps enough has boon said to
convince those who have followed
the discussion that the uuprCcedcnt-
ed tax burdens explain the equally
Unprecedented exemptions. II [
there Is no Auch phenomenon Ia for
eign lands, why. Their, does II oN-
lst hnrc2 TIL angwcr n simple
taNatlon is more severe and familiar
In foreign lands than here, and cN-
enptiOnS like those here are Inn
possible there because Il IN seen that
they would be- ruinous. So viii they
be ruinous here unlesg an effort IL
made 20 Instruct all citizens IN their
relations to both taxes and escmp-
tiona. II " necessary to instruct all
cltlzena, especially those who fancy
that they are not interested In tax
exemptions because they are not
taxpayers nor even owners OF cX-
ompt securities, An Incredibly small
proportion OF citi2Cna know that
they are taxpayers from an per-
sonal experience. The lncom, axes
have done much In recent years To
convince citizens that they must
support the state, But there are
I've 10000, coo citizens, and only
b,332.760 income tax returns were
made at the latest and largest re-
port. The ratio OF one federal in
come taxpayer 10 each 20 citizens Is
above that for other taxpayers in
most atatcs. Probably the largest
ratio In about 7 per cent In Massa-
chusetts. whore the tax laws are
severely enforced. In New York
there has been an Official estimate
] hat taxpayers number I to 100. The
other 80 are In danger OF thinking
that TAX matters do not concern
them. But the entire 100 are con-
sumcrs aud consumers pay all taxes.
including those rich mems taxes
wr!ch are shifted to the poor by the
exemptions
In short, II In the first duty OF
good citizens not to Geek cXemp-
lions or privileges which uverblr-
den fcllow-citlZons and threaten tho
common good. The second duty il
TO see that others do the same, by
exposing and "denouncing cNcmp-
tions and privileges M dangerous IN
democraCles as In autocracics. The
practice under this p~reachment
would require the stoppaEe OF issue
OF exempt securities. Under the
routine of our institutions that u too
tedious a process for quick relief
The next best thing 20 do is 60 re.
peal the eNtortionatc and punitive
taxation which drives the owners
OF Investment capital into exempt
descriptions, The motive to evade
the rich mems taxes being ended
the practice would end as the at.
fractions OF taxed and untaXcd In
VostmentS were made moro equal
Az trade reyives there Is little doubt
that enterprise also will revive, and
capital viii be attracted TO trade and
Industry as profits become more at
tractive than any sort OF investment
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
1I91I>nl% HzzNOeHI/ZC

have u tendency 10 mako the
influx greater In volume
Says warren y. stone. grand chief
Of tho brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers; II do not believe In tho
idea Of taking allen workers out ot
the cities aud dumping them In the
rural districts. Return Ia the soil
Is u popular watchwurd AT the pres
ont time. II III a beautiful idea IN
theory. but II will take more than
"a touch Of soil to put principles into
the man or anarchist in|clinationH
ana 10 make him - good American
citizen. He Will have To- be born
again.
'1n the old day. In our western
country, no windows were fastened,
no doors were locked, everybody
.elt safe. You went away TO the mill,
or To market. ana left yOur wife and
children at home In safety. To-day
that liz all changed, You do not
dare To leave your wife and children
alone In the farming communities.
why? Because OF this very element
that Is dumped upon the rural dis
trlcts from me cities. I have seen
the harvest fields Of the west go to
waste for want of help, while tho
highways and raIlro d 4 were
throngcd with aliens who would not
work. Immigrants III the class that
inhabits the urban sluma would
rather stny there and atIrve Ia
Hqualor than go out and live In som
fort In the country.
Sentiment out uf iincr.
"Our laws governing immigration
Ind their inception In the needs Of
n new country We needed work.
ere. and the building OF our repuh-
lie was accomplished to n great ex-
tent by foreign-born people OF a
desirable kind, But tho bulk Of tho
immigration that now Comes to US
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
IN MINES
MAY NOT BE LONG
CONTINUED IRON PAGE oNr.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
an office, The oourts have no held.
Occupancy of the house by the
miner Is a mere incident TO his en-
ploymeut, ana his right to such oc-
cupancy ends when his employment
ceases. Under this law the mine
owner has the right to evict any
miner wronEtully retaining the oc-
cupancy OF the house after his m
ployment has ceased, provided such
eviction can be made without a
breach OF the peace"
Orgy Of Hate.
on the fateful day OF the Matwan
battle Albert and Lee Felts. with a
party OF fellow detectives, cvicted
n number OF union miners nearby.
Excitement ran high, The whole
population of the little mining town
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18

A Chicago man il the inventor OF
"A combined platform scale and
warehouse truck which weighs its
laods at almost m angle.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-07-28
HAVE MILITARY FUNERAL.
Body of Grover C. johnson, Killed In
Action to Reach Here Soon.

The body of Grover G. johnson who
was killed in action In France on the
Goth day of October, 1918, will reach
here within the next few days, ac-
cording to a telegram received Tues
day by the father, Harvey ID. John
son, from the Graves Registration Ser
vice, stating that the body had arriv-
ed at Hob0ken, N. j., and would be
forwarded at government expense on
receipt of shipping instructions. 1t will
probably require five or six days for
the body to reach its destination.
Legion to Have Charge.
1t being the purpose of Mr.. Johnson
10 have the remains of his son placed
in the Denver cemetery besides those
Of his mother, instructions were sent
to have the body forwarded 10 Fenp
1t is now being planned to make
Grangeville the destination and a mil.
itary funeral is now being arrange
for by the Grangey'lle post OF the
American Legion, the date Of which
cannot be given until more definit,
news is received by the relatives.
Before the war Grover Johnson was
"A prosperous young farmer residing
west of this city. When the call to arms
came he sacrificed his property an
was ready at the appointed time 70;
any duty that his government might
demand of him. That he did that dut,
is attested by his comrades some o1
whom residing in this section witness
ing his tragic death.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-07-28
SECURED LITTLE GIRL.
Orphaned Daughter of Mrs. Florence
Lee Given Home Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. V. III. johnson and
Charles and Frank Lee returned on
Tuesday evening from Spokane where
they went to secure the 5-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Florence Lee, who
was killed in an automobile accident
near Spokane on the 14th of July, and
brought the child home with them
The mother was the divorced wife of
Chas. Lee and her father is dead
Mrs. Lee is said to be survived by
her mother and brother, who when
last heard from were living in Nor
tana. Efforts to locate them, how
ever, have been unsuccessful.
Before the tragic death of the moth
er, the little one was placed in st.
Joseph's Orphanage at Spokane and
will now be given a home with Mr.
and Mrs. johnson, who may later do.
eide to legally adopt her.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-07-28
TROOP
RETURNED
MONDAY
With Scout Master MacNeill
Spent Week in Outing at
Fish Greek.

The local troop of Boy Scouts re-
turned Monday from weeks outing
at the Fish creek ranger station
Troop Master MacNeill, who accom-
panied them stated that the week was
Thoroughly enjoyed by the entire
troop. Fine weather prevailed until
the last day when they received a
thorough drenching while enroute
home being caught in the storm Mon
day.
During the week relatives and
friends visited the scouts in camp and
ON Sunday game of Base Ball be-
tween the fathers and team picked
from the troop, resulted in a score OF
II to IL. Several hikes were also TAX.
en- to po onts of interest in the sur
rounding neighborhood.
Each morning of the week the boys
spent in king, tracking, map draw
iIg and signaling In the afternoons
base hal! and swimming were featur
ed
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-07-28
BILLIE" WILLIAMS MARRIED
Popular Clerk at Local Post Office
Claims Lewiston Girl.

At the home of the officiating min
lister, w. \. Knox, ON Wednesday.
July 9th. occurred the wedding of W.
I. Williams and Miss Dorothy Bjorll
or Lewiston. who were attended by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Simmons
The groom needs no introduction to
the people of this section, having grown
to manhood in Idaho county. His bride
s equally well known in her home
community. where she held a respon-
sib'e position for the past seven years.
The newlyweds are now enjoying
their honeymoon ON the groom's ranch
south Of this city, during the period
of Mr.. Williams vacation from his
duties at the local postoffice. They
have the best wishes of host of
fr ends both here and at Lewiston.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-07-28
OPERATE FOR
REMOVAL OF
SCARS
Small Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
vim Hazelbaker in Series of
Operations at Spokane.

Dale, the small son of County AS
SCISSOR and Mrs. Calvin Hazelbaker,
was taken to Spokane last week by his
parents for the purpose Of securing
.surgieal relief from the-ssears left Qf9'
his little face resulting from the severe
burns he received on the afternoon of
February % AT the time the burns
were received the little fellow had
watched his mother start fire in
kerosene stove, using the gasoline pri-
mer to do SO. While Mrs. Hazelbaker
was absent from the room for a few
minutes the 16-months-old baby climb
ed to the place where the printing can
was kept and soon had his dress sat
urated with the gas0lene which was
ignited from the stove His screams
attracted his mother and the flames
were extihguished in short order but
not before the child was very seyerly
burned about the face, ears and neck.
For time the parents did not know
whether the child would pull through
or not and when the bandages were
finally taken off 1t was eOund that
the corne rs of his mouth were drawn
and his chin was one complete scar
his cheek being also badly marked.
The first operation was gone through
while Mr.. Hazelbaker was in Spokane
beginning with the lower lip and chin.
The lower lip was released and the
scar removed from the entire CHA
which was covered again with new
skin taken from his body. While the
little fellow is severe sufferer Mr.
Hazelbakar who is with him at th.
Deaconesa hospital, writes that he is
getting along as well as could be ex-
pected.
The work is being done by DIR. Sut
toner, specialist in plastic operations
and Mr. HaZelhaker states that ha
he known of this specialist at the
time of the accident the baby could
have been spared untold suffering
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-07-28
BACK FROM COAST.

William Burrows and family came
IN yesterday afternoon from the coast
having left here on an auto trip OH
July II. They spent week at Eugene
and visited with L. H. Kerlee. After
spending week at Eugene they went
on to the coast for a few days. Dur
ing the entire trip Mr.. Burrows Is
year Old son, Elbert, drove the Ford.
After few days here during which
Mr. burrows will settle up some bust
ness matters, the family will depart
Tor Their former home in southwestern
Indiana.
On the whole trip Mr.. Burrows
stated no CROPS could be seen that in
any way equhlled those to be found
ON tamas Prairie and that you could
buy four aerds here for the price of
one on many OF the localities visited.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-07-28
GIVEN FINAL TRIBUTE.
Impressive Funeral Services Held
Over Remains of Leo. j. Kabat.

Saturday afternoon all that was
mortal of Leo. j. Kabat, who was
drowned in the South Fork of the
Clearwater River on Wednesday, was
laid at rest in Prairie View cemetary.
At s o'clock Saturday morning SER
vices were held at the Catholic church
and were generally attended by the
congregation and numerous friends. At
l 80 in the afternoon the remains were
escorted by the Cowboy band from
Mauggs undertaking parlors to the
|. q. .. +. hall, where an impressive
eulogy was delivered by Rev. Father
Phelan.
One Of the largest gatherings eVeG
attending a funeral in this city had
assembled at the hall to pay final
tribute to the memory of the deceased
and the floral offerings were beauti-
full and profuse.
A quartette composed of Miss Esther
Telcher, Miss Lallah Fulton, Joe Der.
rig, and Willard Rush, school mates
and friends of Leo Kabat, with Mrs
NJ. r. Hattabaugh at the piano, fur
nished the music for the services al
the hall.
The pail bearers selected from tn,
membership Of the Cowboy band, the
base ball team and the church, were
Homer Hanson, VIII Derrig, G. II
Wood, Gay Eimers, Guy Chlesman ant
Harold Harris.
Members of the Elks lodge attend
ed the services in body and a large
number Of Woodmen of the Worlf
We're in attendance Among the former
from out of town were G. d. Livings
ton, acting exalted ruler of the Lew
iston Elks lodge, Ed. o. Martinson
secretary, and Walter Addison of Lew
iston, and G.. r. Williams and J. T.
Nungaster of Bose
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-07-28
NEARLY SUCCUMBED
FROM CASH BY AXE

Anson Holmes came out from the
Salmon river country back of the Buff
falo Hump district the fore part OF
the week, where he is engaged in driy
ing a long tunnel on the Day & Ban
croft property, and remained for a
few days while making arrangements
for Mrs. Holmes to make the trip to
that section which will be undertaken
within the next few days. Before re-
turning he stated that Bob Hylands.
one of his assistants at the mine, came
near losing his life recently, making
necessary the trip out at this time
Mr.. Hylands was engaged on a steep
declivity with double bitted axe
when he fell down the embankment
for several feet, losing hold of the axe
in the fall. The implement followed
him, however, and cash several in
ches long and at least one-half inch
deep was made in his temple when 1t
overlook him. The injured man was
rapidly bleeding to death by the time
Mr.. Holmes could reach his medical
kit and succeeded in etaunching the
flow of blood In the kit Mr.. Holmes
carried medicated cotton and band
ages, and using the words of Mr.. Hy-
lands who said ''he could feel himself
slipping when the blood was stopped.
Strength returned to Mr.. Hylands
very slowly after the loss of so much
blood and Mr.. Holmes did not dare to
remove the bandages to dress the in
jury, so the trip out was undertaken.
On reaching Dixie an itinerant vetar-
mary was found who gave the wound
the needed dressing and Mr.. HylanGs
VIII soon be himself again none the
worse for his close call
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-07-28

N Deceased was born In Germany on
July 25, 1888, he came to America with
his parents when he was five years Of
age. They settled in Illinois. When IS
years old, Mr.. Riebold crossed the
plains by OK team to Portland, and the
same year, in 1851 Joined the gold
rush to California. He resided in Cali
fornia for sixteen years.
In 1879, Mr.. Riebold came to Idaho
county and settled on the ranch where
he died. His wife passed away in 1917.
Mr.. Riebold is survived by son,
Sam Riebold, of Grangeville, and five
daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, Union
town. Wn., Mrs. Mary Stephens, Sas-
katchewan, Canada; Mrs. Katie Bris.
coe, Graugeville, Miss Rose Riebold,
and Miss Sylvia Riebold, Grangeville,