The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-10-28
MUST REVERSE THE PROCESS

Everybody, who has given the sub
ject any study or investigation know
that the increase in taxation has beef
gradual and all along the line. 1
has affected school taxes, road dist
riot taxes, county taxes, town taxes
port taxes, city taxes, state taxes.
The increase has been insiduous. II
has crept upon us from SO many dl-
rections and in such small individual
accretions that a total has been Gre
ated which is not subject to reckless
hacking. The only way to reduce a
tax total so built is to reverse the
process by which it was created.
Fac hof it's elements must be refused
to make the reduction material, and
safeguard government.-Orego
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A JOB FOR TWO
Many husbands resent the waning
of congeniality in the home, and this
resentment leads to arrangements
that often end in the divorce courts.
never occurs to them that they
may be mainly responsible for such
an unfortunate condition Of affairs
In his counting days young man is
very attentive to the lady of his choice
and nothing within his means is too
good for her. She is the constant
recipient of endearing gifts, and so1i-
citous attentions. All these are pleas
ing to the young girl just entering
tho door IF unotriy,oonu ond che CON
fidently expects them to continue on
throughout the years of married life.
In time they marry and all runs
smoothly and sweetly until the inev-
liable jar occurs. The jar begins to
peel off the glamour, and soon the
young man begins to think occasion
ally, and more frequently of his
friends on the outside, and of the good
times he had with the boys.
While the thoughts of the husband
are thus occupied, tie mind of the
young wife turns to the many beauti-
full things that were promised for the
home-but are not. This is the be-
ginning of a road that is long, and
weary of travel. The evening fire
side finds the husbands chair vacant
hers-alone. She notices the differ
ence-fells it-resents it. And when |
resentment enters, congeniality dis
appears.-Nez Perez Herald.
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Yesterdays press dispatches swa1l-
ed the list of recent murders
and suicides in the country which
have, in the past few, weeks startled
the reading public. 1t would seem
that never before has there been such
a wave of homicides and suicides, es-
pecially where women seem to take
the leading part. The lesson which
every young person should learn is
that in almost every case the taking /
Of life follows the commission of |
a lesser crime and that a clean, de-
cent life is the only life that is either !,
safe or satisfactory. The price of :
wrong doing must always be paid, it
matters not whether the crime be I
committed by rich or poor, high or :
ow.
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TIME TO MAKE HASTE SLOWLY n
The sudden arrival of the automo-
'ile, and the knowledge that it was
! permanent institution, caused the +
'eople all over the country, and cs- F
it seems, in the far western o
tates, to launch campaign of high $
hill 81 xx-I,i o1a
as run into colossal figures. AS a T
uie, especially until the last year o
r two, the matteE of maintenance II
as given but little thought, and as d -
esult the roads that cost millions to 9,
ui1d were allowed to crumble to pie &C
IS, making the original investment d.
lmost a loss. The matter of main =
nance is now staring the taxpayer r
the face and must have considera-
on.
n California, where ma ~ millions
dollars were expended in highway
before tho other west
n states had got started, it is CIV
/ out that approximately $65 900 900 As
i'll be needed in the next five years
r reconstruction and resurfacing.
UGH OF this is for reconstructing
ad that was built at an enormous
pense, but which has failed to hold co,
The cost of poor road constructor tut
the west, due to lack of knowledge sol
most cases, and perhaps, in some SEE
ses, to grating contractors, would 80
al staggering sum, ana the emo int