The Elk Mountain pilot., 1921-03-24
SUNDAY MIGHT MUSINGS
By C. T. RAwALT

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History does rscsfd instance in which preda-
tory wealth insulting auocracy has had enough
common its crucifxion of the until
like the Gar of the Russas faceda sullen and MUIR
derous minded mob that Slaughtered without mercy
regret.
When realizes that every dollar of wealth pro-
duced in this wonderful country of each year alb
sorbed in its entirety by possibly thousand of
citizens, that than hundred millions find them
Selves at the end OF each year just where they
year before always presuming that unforeseen bad
luck struck them during the twelve months in which
latter they off, cannot help wondering
when something will break loose at home
e Tonight our thoughts run back to time when
boy counseled by splendid banker friend Col
Thos Harbne of Farbury Nebraska, to lose time in
trying acquire $1,000 When you have $1,000 Charley
he said, you have just good man bought for his
and your entire lifetime That $1,000 will make you
much conservatively invested could net off mans
labor if owned him and compelled to board and
clothe him. And when you accumulate another thou
sand you will have two working for and so on
indefinitely" .s'F So
Needless to ssy that we did not follow his advice.
though have remembered it, We believe he told the
truth and if so about how many are today working
for those who followed similar tactics?
Mr.. Rockefeller has a szable army.
We printed list the other day containing about
twenty that stand for than sixty millions of
The productive energies of the entire population can
only bring much wealth into existence each year. and
when these twenty get the product of their
many thousand dollars there is nothing left but board
and clothes for the balance. .1 f-,
In our issue Of March TO- we printed AM article by
Henry Kline, Deputy Commissioner of Accounts in New
York seriously advocating the limitation of individual
wealth. ~ .,s.
This eminent statstican like all who have the
power to think the breakers ahead and seeks to
throw out an anchor to windward. He would set
bitrary beyond which man could not 60
1t is easier than revolution. 1t is not unjust. p
We need not become Boshevikis or Socialists All
would have to do would be to fix which indi
viduas could not exceed in single year. For example.
wit he
all personal in of 100000 in year
should be taxed 1000. The who acquires 100000
each year doing very WELL According to Col Harbines
estimate he is buying the labor of 100 new slhves Of
course if they worked for him faithfully the next
he might be able to buy another 100 but possibly he
would desire to play cards high and ruthlessl
he only acquiring for the purpose of aiding society
and thus there might be not quite much proteering
at the terrible expense of those who produce all
But above all the government would have plenty of
money for all purposes without placing tax the
wash womans soap and starch, which she will have to
pay Government would simply take the surplus which
in present hands is becoming dangerous to the very life
of the nation. si-tf f.' ar a. $3.50
1t would be an act kindness those who, pres
ent blind their safety, smoking cigar
the National powder factory An explosion would
be avoided which is to if present conditions
continue, day is to follow night efii'e''
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| , Denver has new sensation Some boys and girls,
high school students, up Bear Creek an
abandoned house and spent the night there. very
preachers their officers and citizens wildly seeking
intelligent for this lapse from virtue by the
boys and girls. We have noted anyone suggesting
the throwing of girls at the heads of the soldiers
about four years ago had anything to do with pres
conditions. Four years the putrd Post and lot
of hystercal people were urging the Denver girls to
-show the soldier boys good time while they in
city the various training camps There
not and never was woman in that city so
besottedy ignorant that they did know that they
rsked every girls virtue who accosted soldier Of
fered to show him the city either foot
mobile. Soldiers and civilians act about the same way
those their good
i That piece Of frenzed idocy started fire in
Denver that will not burn out in 100 Every girl
that wrong under that period of license became
potential influence for the loosenng Of the morals of
other girls coming up, and babies yet unborn will,
of them help pay for the utter becty of those moth
who urged their daughters Help show the soldier
boys good time 3 'f ~
land. while you considering this kindly note that
yodeng of the Denver Post its apparent horror
half great its hopes that very rich
daughter will be caught in position where they
/ can bleed her daddy they did Guldman
1 PRESIDENT WlLlARD's INTERVIEW
Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore & Ohio,
does not with Mr.. Atterbury that the high