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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
Some OF the ADVANTAGES

The phenomenal increase in railway mileage
main lines and branehes-has put almost every
churches, schools, markets, cheap fuel and every
modern convenience.
The NINETY MILLION BUSHEI. WHEAT
CKOP OF this year means $6c,ooo,ooo to the
farmers OF Western Canada, apart from the
results OF other grains and cattle.
For. advice and information address the
superintendent OF Immigration, Ottawa, Canada,
or the authorized Canadian Government Agent,
". d. Scott, Superintendent of Immigration,
Ottawa, Canada. or E: I. Holmes, 3rs Jackson
St., ST. Paul, Mimi, and ]. M. Mactacfilan, Box
ir6. Waterfowl, So. Dakota. Authorized Govern
ment hgents
Please say where you saw this advsrtissmsnt
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
Even Hundred for Gamble.

The senatorial election is over and
Senator Gamble goes back by vote
Of 100 out of total Of 1S4 of all par
ties. The vote for Hon. Thomas Ster-
ling, dean of the law school at the
state university, was cast by the insur-
gent Republicans who refused to ac-
cept Gamble, and the vote in the
house was cast after Speaker Clancy
announced the receipt of a telegram
from Dean Sterling, asking that his
name not be presented.
Findings of Investigating Committee.
Following is the report of the Gam
BILE investigating committee:
The joint committee on investigation
appointed under the provision of house
Joint resolution No. 8 respectfully re-
port that they have investigated the
rumors, statements and charges made
and published concerning the Hon.
Robert ]. Gamble, member Of the
United States senate from the state Of
South Dakota and the Republican
tenth session Of the legislature CT the
state of South Dakota relative to keep
Ing his son, Ralph a. Gamble, upon
the pay rolls Of the United States sem
ate while the said Ralph A. Gamble
was attending school at Port Deposit,
Nd, and while congress was in session,
and the committee find from all the
PIOOl tile IollOWlHB IdCtS.
/. That Ralph A. Gamble was an
employe of the United States senate
as folder for $40 per month from Aug.
4, 1902, to Jan. 20, 1908, under an ap-
pointment made by the sergeant at
arms of the United States senate upon
recommendation OF his father, Hon.
Robert j. Gamble, and for that period
received salary amounting In the ag-
gregate to the sum Of s407.50.
2. That Ralph A. Gamble was an
employe of the United States senate as
general messenger at s120 per month
from June A. 1908. until Nov. 4. 1903,
under an appointment made by the
sergeant at arms of the United States
senate upon the recommendation of
his father. the Hon. Robert j. Gamble,
and for that period received salary
amounting in the aggregate to $615.65.
8. That Ralph A. Gamble was an
employe of the United States senate as
messenger to the committee on trans
portation routes to the seaboard from
July /, 1904, until Jan. IL, 1905, at
$3.50 per month. under an appoint
ment made by his father, Hon. Rob-
ert j. Gamble. as chairman of such
committee, and for which period re-
ceived a salary amounting in the ag-
gregate to 1851.
Z. That during the time mentioned
in findings Nos. 1. and 3 said Ralph
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
Revenue Laws.

The tinkering with the revenue laws
has commenced. Lee Of Codington
having introduced his bill to extend
the time Of taxes to become delinquent
from March and October first to April
and November first, taking the po-
sition that the farmers will be in bet
ter shape to meet their taxes ON the
new dates than on the old ones Hare
Of Pennington has introduced two bills
which start at the other end OF the
line, in which he asks that the date
for fixing of assessment be changed
from May first to March first. and that
the assessors be put into the field in
March and April instead of May and
June as under present requirements.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
TlLLMAN IN A TRADE.
Essays Role of Clown, Followed by
That of ssFurioso.o

Senator Tillman Monday made one of
bis characteristic attacks on almost every
body in the United States Senate. In
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
Street Railway Franchise.


the life of street railway franchise
from twenty to thirty years. On this
law they pin their hopes of securing an
electric system for their city, and an
end to their unsuccessful attempts in
that direction. They have a strong
delegation here to help the bill along
and all are hopeful that they will soon
secure what they want.
The fee bill for the Office of the Sec
retary Of state which was introduced
by Forecannon is in line with the rec
concentrations of Secretary Wiuf i'm his
annual report. The fees for filing arti-
cles of Incorporation, for domestic cor
porations: or for examination and fill
ing articles for foreign corporations
range from $40 to $4,000, and under
to $25 for corporations with a capital
Of from $4,000 to 500, 900, with an
additional 81 for each hundred thou
sand over the last named amount All
fees generally for the department are
increased. At the rate in which cor
porations are being filed under the
laws will bring decided increase in
the revenues.
The law department of the state uni
versity has been hampered in its work
for lack of the necessary state laws
in it's library, and while the state is
ready to supply the lack, there has
never been any legal provisions to meet
the requirement. To cover this a Sc
ries of bills have been introduced to
supply the codes and laws of past ses-
sions, and laws of future sessions and
supreme court reports.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31

A. Gamble received as salary the az,
gregate sum of $1,S74.15.
8. That for twelve months of the
time mentioned In the findings, I,
and 3, the said Ralph A. Gamble was
attending school at the Rome institute
at Port Deposit, Nd. distance from
washington, ID. c., Of about eighty
miles.
8. That during the times mentioned
in findings Nos 1. 2 and the con-
gress of the United States of which the
Hon. Robert j. Gamble was member
was in session part of four months. to-
wit: Part of the month of December,
ls02; part Of the month OF January,
1908; part of the month of December,
1904, and part of the month Of jan
uary, 1905, but that congress was not
actually in session during those
months to exceed two months and two
days.
z. That Ralph A. Gamble, during
the two months and two days mem
toned In finding No. 6, was an attend
ant at the Rome institute at Port De-
posit, Md.
s. That the Hon. Robert ]. Gamble
became chairman of the committee on
transportation routes to the seaboard
on the lst day Of December 1908, and
ever since has been and still is such
chairman.
3. That the office of messenger to
the committee on transportation
routes to the seaboard was created
by resolution offered by Senator Dill
lingham, representing In part the state
or vermont in the United States SEN
ate, on the gath day of June, 1902,
winch said resolution was adopted by
the United States senate on the 4th
day of February, 1903, and that at
the time OF offering and adoption Of
said resolution the said Senator Dill
lfngham was chairman of the said
committee and remained said chair
man until the 1st day of December.
1908, when the Hon Robert J. Gam
BILE was promoted to such chairman-
ship.
10. That all the employees OF the
united States senate drew pay from
and after date of their appointment as
long as they contiiSted in office under
appointment, whether congress was In
session or not
IL. That the salary received by
said Ralph A. Gsmble during the time
that he was attending school at PORT
Deposit, Md, and during the two
months and two days, while congress
was in session, does not exceed the
sum of $40.
II. That no evidence was offered
that Ralph A. Gamble did not perform
or cause to be performed the duties of
the office to which he was appointed
during the two months and two days
that congress was actually in session
as in these findings stated
IL. That all of said sum stated in
finding No. was paid to said Ralph
A. Gamble personally, and that no
part of the same was paid to Hon.
Robert j. Gamble or used in any way
by him or for his benefit.
Ia. The Testimony offerad op1 a5
mitted shows that Ralph A. Gamble
was appointed and held office under
said appointments in the usual way
and in accordance with the custom
prevailing in the United States senate
for years, and that the part taken by
Hon. Robert j. Gamble relative to said
does not reflect upon his
personal or official integrity in any
way.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31

a.. The testimony of tens OF thousands during tn,
past year Is that the Canadian West is the bes
West. Year by year the agricultural returnI
have increased in volume and in value, and still
the Canadian Government offers 100 acres free Il
every bona fide settler, -
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
Not to Rush the Pass Rm

The senate antf-pass bill, which
came to the house Monday, had its
first reading Tuesday, and will not
likely be hurried so fast that the mem
bers will not get an opportunity to get
one more trip out Of passes before the
lid is shut down tight The house
claims to have enough pladged mem
bers to cut off the emergency clause.
but the senate talked the same way
until 1t came to making a record,
when no one wanted to start the show
by moving to strike out that provision.
and ii went through.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
South Dakota
Legislature:
New Bits.
Live Stock Interests.

The live stock interests of the state
are getting to the front with the bills
which they desire to have enacted, one
of them being Ellerman's bill increas-
ing the annual wolf bounty appropria-
tion to $4,000. Under the law the to-
the different claimants for bounty. and
for the past three years the amount
paid has been about 62 cents on the
dollar. This is not enough induce
ment for the professional hunters. and
with an increased appropriation 1t Is
hoped to bring face value for the GER
tificates.
Another bill has been introduced by
Hore of Pennington. who wants all
bills of sale of live stock to be ac-
knowledged before a proper certifying
officer. The intention Of the bill being
to prevent the giving of bills of sale
for stolen live stock.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
Suffrage Bill Favored

Suffrage Bill Favored.
Equal suffrage had it's inning in the
senate Tuesday the resolution for
submission of the question to the peo-
pie passing by vote of "a to 81, with
but little debate.
In the house the adverse report on
the county local option bill called out
general debate, resulting in the favor
able report being adopted by 46 to II.
Wednesday the senate passed the
bills defining due diligence in collec-
ton of checks and drafts and fixing
liabilities for damages on highways
by traction engines.
At the Thursday morning session of
the senate fight was started on a
motion by Senator Goodner to further
delay action on the 2-cent rate bill
Senators Byrne, Dowdell and Jenkins
opposed delay, and Senators Goodner
Dillon and Cooper supported delay,
the vote carrying the Goodner motion
by 32 to s.
The reciprocal demurrage bill came
up on final action Thursday and "a
skirmish between Senators Byrne and
Dudley, but passed with little opposi,
tion.
Most of the members of both houses
left Thursday afternoon to spend the
recess at their homes after a short
session in which the 2-cent rate and
reciprocal demurrage bills were put
over to the s1st as a special order.
After contest in the house We'd
nesday the "hoss doctor" won a VIC
tory over veterinary surgeons and de-
feated their diploma bill
The house passed the anti-lobby and
30-year franchise bills Wednesday
and put over all bills which would
take time in debate until after the re-
cess.
Two more railroad bills showed up
tracks of railway and the other re-
quiring connecting tracks at junction
points.
The concluding act in the election
of a United States senator was COM
pleted Wednesday, the houses meeting
in joint session and reading the jour-
nails of Tuesday, after which Lieut..
Gov Shober announced the election of
Hon. Robert j. Gamble, OF Yankton.
for the term beginning March 4, 1907.
Senator Gamble left for home We'd
nesday and will go to Washington the
first Of next week.
wednesday of next week was ar
ranged Thursday for railroad day On
that date representatives Of the rail-
roads are to be at Pierre and have
been granted the use of the house for
the evening Of that day to state their
side OF the different bills which havO
been presented 50 far at this session,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31

Equal suffrage had its inning i'm the
senate Tuesday, the resolution for
submission of the question to the peo-
pie passing by a vote of "a to 81, with
but little debate.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31

The Senate. upon assembling Thurs
day, was notified of the sudden death OF
Senator Russell A. Alger of Michigan,
and after passing appropriate resolutions
as mark of respect, Immediately adj
journed. The House passed the pension
appropriation bill, carrying a total Of
S13S 100000. An amendment offered by
Mr.. Dalzell restoring the number of PEN
sion agencies to eighteen was defeated
by vote Of 5S to ia, and one by Gar
diner of Michigan to abolish all agencies
and centralize the payment of pensions
in Washington was adopted without di-
vision. A message from the President
was read relative to insurance, and at
2:30, out Of respect to the memory Of
the late Senator Alger Of Michigan, she
House sdiourned.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-01-31

The reciprocal demurrage bill came
up on final action Thursday and "a
skirmish between Senators Byrne and
Dudley, but passed with little opposi,
tion
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-09-28
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
WEST BOUND.

NO. 10, l.. e. N. Frankfort Accom-
mediation, departs 535 a. m, daily ex
cept Sunday.
No 81, l.. & n. departs 1855 a. NJ,
Sunday only.
No. II. C. G o. Via Shelbyville),
departs 9:aO a. NJ, daily.
No. Il, l.. G n. departs 9:40 a. M.
daily except Sunday.
No. 10, L. N. departs 1920 p. M,
daily except Sunday.
No. %, C. & o., (Via Shelbyville)
departs l5 p. m., daily.
EAST BOUND.
No. is, l.. & n. leaves $3.50 a. NJ.
daily except Sunday.
No. %, c. d o., leaves 10:1S q. M.
daily.
No. 16, L. & N. leaves 4:35 p. m,
daily eXcopt Sunday.
No. 20, l.. & N, Frankfort Accom-
modative arrives 615 p. NJ. daily ex
cept Sunday.
No. "a. C. & o., leaves 1859 p. NJ,
daily.
No. 62, L. & N, leaves S:26 p. m
Sunday only.
c. & O., trains arrive and depart
from Seventh Street Station, Louis
vile.
j.. e. NJ, trains, except Frankfort
Accommodation arrive and depart
from Tenth and Broadway Station.
Louisville.
Frankfort Accommodation arrives
and departs from First and Water
Street Station.
+. G. c.
Leaves for Paris. 500 a. m.
RSLIIuS IL . ID a. III.
Leaves for Paris 200 D. m.
Returns. 1920 p. m.
J. w. WATSON, Ticket Ae-..
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-09-28
THE new WAY TO
TAX MORTGAGES
Growth in Favor of the Registr6-
ton fian.
Several States Now Tax at Five Dol
lars Thousand When Lodged
For Record-Having
Good Effect.

1t will be interesting when a year
amount of tax that has been collected
in Kentucky by the state and by coun-
ties on real estate lien notes and
mortgage notes. This subject of mort
gage taxation is one that Kentucky
should very carefully consider. In
most states it has been recognized
that to tax mortgages is to impose
double taxation, since by the borrow
ing of money upon real estate no new
property has been created. but only
the same property twice. 1t has been
considered. however, that the state is
entitled to some revenue from this
source, and other states have solved
the problem by leyying a registration
tax upon mortgages. Under this sys-
TEN, when mortgage is filed for rec
ord it pays tax of five dollars on
each thousand dollars of the amount
secured by the mortgage. No subse.
Quent tax is imposed and the entire
amount of the tax collected goes into
the state treasury.
Where this system has been tried
the result has beer a considerable in
crease in the revenue from taxation
of mortgages. The system which we
are trying in Kentucky, by which the
county clerk is required to make n
correct return to the assessor Of all
mortgages, gives very little chance
o.
so that to adopt in Kentucky the sys
tenn of registration tax on mort
cages would not be productive of
more revenue, and might possibly be
productive of less; but it is question
able whether the slight additional rev
enue derived from these mortgages
makes up for the injustice done to the
borrowers of money. 1t is not cOnceiy-
able that a man will lend money at
or 6 per cent, and then pay from Pc
to per cent in the way of tax, ami
yet il would amount to this in very
many of our Kentucky cities and
towns. Rather than do so, since he
can not now, under the law, avoid dis.
closing his possession of the mort
gage, the lender will simply retire
from the money lending market.
These restrictions curtail the amount
of money that will be loaned on mort
cages and result in hardship to Dor
rowers. 1t should be remembered,
also, that the borrowers affected in
this case are of the very best class
farmers who need to raise money on
their farms; men of small means who
desire to borrow money to build
homes. as well as men who pledge
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-09-28

(Continuen from page %

Rev. DR.. NJ. b. Adams went to
Louisville on Friday. e.s.--
DIR. Jno. A. Lewis, of Georgetown
was i'm attendance, upon the L. >.
Court yesterday.
Mr.. Chas. G.. Payne returned
Thursday night from trip to
Washington City, and New York
City.
Mr.. w. b. Jolly. of Richmond,
but formerly in the express office
here, is the guest of his brother,
Mr.. A. Il. Jolly.Wh
Rev. j. S. Sims and wife, of Lexing-
ton, arrived here Saturday where Mr..
Sims comes as the pastor of the
Methodist Church.
Mrs Chas. Newton and daughter
Miss Eliza, who have been guests of
Col. ]. r. Newton, in Chicago, Ills,
have returned home.
Mr.. Theodore OH. Samuels, of
Louisville, was Sr guest of friends
and relatives here and was out fish
ing on Elkhorn this week.
Mrs. Mary Hensley, who has been
the guest of relatives here and in
Versailles, returned to her home in
Annapolis, Nd, on Monday.
Mr.. w. H. Watts. of Lexington,
who has been living in that city for
some time. was in this city on Thurs
day, and made us a pleasant call.
Mrs. Wade H. Negus and daughter,
of Greenville, Miss, who nave been
guests OF her parents, Gen. p. w.
Lindsey and wife, have returned to
their home.
Mrs. Salle Pulliam and Miss Fan
ME Dawson, who have been the
guests of Mr.. John G. Davis, West
Side, have returned TO their home in
Nelson county.
Editor Geo. A. Newman, of the
Louisville Herald, was here on Satur-
day to appear before the grand jury
as a witness in regard TO the Bailey's
Mill Stub Book matter.
Mr.. II. r. Smith, Freight Agent
and Passenger Agent of the Louisville
and Atlantic Road, Versailles. came
here over the lnterurban Line on
Thursday. and made us a pleasant
call.
The Baracca Glass of The First
Baptist Church had their annual eX-
cursion, on Monday night, on the
yacht, George. They left at p, M.
returning about 1890. They had a de
liGhtful trip.
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-09-28

real estate TO ala rnem IN extensive
building or industrial operations. The
possibility of borrowing the money
they need from private sources has
always been of great advantage TO
people of these classes, especially in
small towns and cities where there
are not so many trust companies max
ing loans. The lender might stand
the burden of the tax IL he were al
lowed to add that amount to his rate
of interest, but he is headed off in
that direction by the usury laws. IN
many cases he takes chances on this
point and by various devices will con-
trive to collect from the borrower
some extra premium by way of Offset
to the tax he must pay on the mort
gage. In this way the burden falls
evi,ably tend to increase the interest
rate on mortgage loans.
That a tax on mortgages does co
increase the interest rate on mort
gage loans has been clearly proved by
the experience of New :.
1t is not to be suppo that there
will be any opposition he tax on
mortgages on the part operations
which have money to h-u, since, by
law, banks and trust companies are
not specifically taxed on their mort
gage loans. But any banker dislikes to
see anything done that restricts the
amount of available capital in the
state, for such restriction of available
capital means restriction of busi-
ness, restriction of all forms
of progress that make the state
more prosperous. Experience has, up
to this time, demonstrated that the
only benefciaries of the attempt %
rigidly tax mortgages are the foreign
insurance companies. which come into
the state and lend their money and
being resident in other states, do not
have to pay tax on their mortgages.
The same registration tax where il
has been adopted is applied to the
mortgages filed by railroad and other
corporations. This is proving a more
effective way of taxing bonds than to
take the chance of individual holderc
being willing to give them in for tax
alton. which they generally fail to do,
in view of the fact that the bonds
rarely pay more than to 10 per cent,
and three-ffths to three.fOurths of
this would have to be given up to the
tax gatnerer II rhc ponG-s are listed
with the assessor. And men will not
willingly submit to confiscation
The subject of taxing credits is one
of the most difficult in the realm If
taxation, and it is field where mis-
takes are most costly, because it is
the taxation OF this form of property
that drives capital from the COM
munity. and TO drive capital from the
community means the curtailment Cf
all the enterprises that build up the
community and add to its population
and to the value of It's real estate.
The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-09-28
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The Frankfort roundabout., 1907-09-28

Mr.. VIM. Rogers Clay, Commission
er of the Court of Appeals, has re-
moved his family from Lexington and
gone TO housekeeping in the house of
Mrs. j. NJ. Chinn, corner Campbell
and Shelby streets.