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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-16
1sMARcK rsUNE sATvRnAY MORNING JANUARY s. 1902

ing revenue. There can. however, ! pc
made such changes as seem 70 be ae-
sirable in the method Of administer
Ing the law. The taxing system OF
the state d., when looked ct rightly,
a vast business organisation. The
amount raised by taxes dn Minnesota
this last year was nearly $S6,0oo,ooo'
and until the establishment of the
tax commission there was no general
supervision over this vast business.
It would seem from the point of view
of economy and of wisdom that every
state should have q central body
charged with the supervision, ddrec-
tion and study Of the tax system of
the state. Under them should be
created county assessors, who would
have charge Of the assessments in
the different counties. The local as
SCISSOR under plan of this kind would
no longer be a part of the system.
The assessment would be made by
the county assessors under the di.
rection Of the centeral supervising
body. H.. 80
In taxation, as dn any business, the
fundamental thing is to know. Lack
of knowledge OF values, Of property
and of business conditions have been
Things that mark the making of as
sessments by local assessors under
the existing law. The business Of
tax commission, in addition to the
administration and supervision Of the
law, would be to find out by careful
Investigation what the value of real
estate was in different parts OF the
commonwealth, to study the work
fngs of the law in the state, to ex-
anime the experiences OF other states
and to ascertain how different taxing
experiments work and what form of
law would secure for the common
wealth the best results, the greatest
uniformity, equality and Justice in
taxation. Under the present method,
the officers, burdened with other du'
ties, cannot give to the great prob
lens of taxation the time and study
that a clear understanding of them
requires.
North Dakota is young state;
new wealth is being found and new
property created with the passage Of
each year. The welfare OF the people
of the state requires a just and equit-
able system OF taxation. Now is the
time, before the system becomes in
adequate and unsatisfactory, to start
a better organization-to know what
the conditions are IN the state Is the
first essential. The best way to- get
that knowledge and to have itSapplied
to the working of the law and the
administration of the system, is to
intrust the duty to . body especially
selected to carry on the work. What
is desired in tax reform is not revo-
luton, but evolution, and in order that
the evolution may be orderly an and q
justified by the results which come
from it, it is necessary that it should
be directed by full knowledge Of
first, what the problem Is, and second,
what are the best methods of admin
istration as determined by experience
elsewhere. -.....>&.=
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-16
II Does the Business.

: Mr.. E. E Chamberlain. Of Clinton,
Maine, says Of Bucklin's Arnica
salve, 1T does We Business; 4 have
used 1t for piles and It cured them.
Used it. for chapped hands and It
cured them. Applied ton an old sore
and 1t healed It without leaving .
scar behind" csc, at Beardsley u
Finney's drug store. 1s3a ~ =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-16
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.

Capital punishment, virtually sus-
pended for eight years, has again
been adopted in France, and it will
not be surprising if after eight years
of the guillotin that emotional and
excitable people will again abandon
the death penalty for criminals. AS
the New York Post observes, the
history of this movement for the aboli-
ton of the death penalty, is made up
of just such spasmodic advances,
hesitations and retracts. A country
of a canton abolishes capital punish
ment, finds, or is persuaded to be-
Heve, that crime springs up in con-
sequence and goes back to killing its
murderers. Yet the very fact that,
In spite of setback after setback, the
question comes up again and again,
shows conclusively that the moral in
instinct of man is repugnant to legal
lied staying. Little can be deduced
from the figures cited to show in-
crease of crime following upon the
abolition of the death penalty. The
trial has rarely extended over a sufi-
cient number of years to afford fair
test. We may even concede that the
removal of the fear of death may act
as An incentive upon a single genera
ton of criminals. 1t will remember
the severer penalty and profit by the
lighter one. But with future genera"
tions, it must always be the certain
ty and not the severity Of punishment
that will count. The proper way Is
not to examine whether the removal
Of the death penalty leads to increas-
ed crime, but to remove the death
penalty and then to set about combat
ing the increase of crime.
We do not believe that the death
penalty decreases crime to any ap-
preciable degree and If it was not
for the leinency of executives and
pardon boards In dealing with Pc
titions for pardons and committing OF
sentences on criminals, it is doubtful
if the revolving act of judicial hang
ing would be indorsed by public SEN
timent.
In North Dakota board of pardons
was established that the executive
might be relieved Of the unpleasant
situation of nerving up to duty or
being moved by sympathy.
It was thought that under the old
system too many criminals were es-
Gaping just punishment and the argu-
ment for a pardoning board met with
popular favor because it was believed
that less leniency would follow in the
decisions and appeals made to the
board. But experience shows to the
contrary. The divided responsibility
results In more pardons than under
the old system.
The Tribune does not believe in
capital punishment, but it does be-
lieve that the confirmed criminal,
the vicious mind, should be forever
removed from society, and to that
end q deaf ear should be turned to
most of the sympathetic Appeals now
being made to the pardoning power.
It were better in this state, and we
believe in every state, If the power
OF pardons was lodged in the execu-
tive alone, rather than in pardoning
board. ,.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-16

How much would you lose II your
home should burn See US for In.
surance. H. +. Murphy e Co, Pho
neer Agency. ~ e: 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-16

on the motion az Senator C'ashel
a rising vote of thanks to4 MI. Mo
Vey&was taken. s s5;
~'. ITss s After Recess. v NJ \: ,3 :::2
After recess Chairman Price Of the
special committee appointed 70 ~.
sign rooms to the several commit tees,
reported the several committee meet
ing rooms and recommended that two
rooms be secured DOWN town for the
use Of the house committee This
recommendation was adopted. / e. I. $3 u
+. Investigating COMMITTEES. \!
:. The committed on state affairs. TO-
whom was referred the (, concurrent
resolution Of the senate relating TO
charges $of dsm ana cement and inti-
nation OF graft that have bean dharg-
ed through the different nawspa
of the state against the administra-
tions Of NJ +, Boucher and n. @, Hell.
strom, wardens off the state tpend- !
tentiary. reported and ecomnaended
THAT the resolution ssbe aa,aended to
provide for . COMMITTED Of four from or
the house and three from the senate
to investigate the management Of af-
fairs at the pendteatiary, It provides
that the committee shall organize
within three, days after appointment
and be given power to employ stenog-
rapher. counsel and expert account
ant. Meetings to- be held az the .capi-
toll in Bismarck. and the committee
empowered TO compel attendance of
witnesses and production OF books
and papers pertaining to the: inyesti-
CATION, to put witnesses under oath,
and the committee to report TO the
legislature, governor and secretary q
state. 4, s. 6. ~ E.s. =: .5s.: =s sss
J : introduction House Bills. n W.
. House Bill No. So, Price An act
to amend section 1887 Of the revised
codes Of 1905. The purpose Of this bill
is to appropriate the sun, Of SIS 900 for
the maintenance of the National Guard !.
of the state, instead Of SIS, 900 as IN 3. J.
der the present law. Referred to the !:
committee on appropriations.
House Bill No. 81 Yard: An act
providing for the division of established
schools DISTRICTS wherein a village or I
town Of three hundred Or more in popu- :
1ation and providing for the redistrict-
ing and government Of the same: Re
ferred to the committee on education. sly.
House Bill No. &c., Ployhar: An act =,
to amend section 1866 of the revised /
codes of 1905, relating to insurance
This measure seeks to abolish the pub
LEGATION of insurance statements by the
commissioner of insurance. Referred to
committee on insurance. 4,;.1$z> 4 @.z US 4,
4 House Bil1H No. SO, Thoreson: An
act to prevent the spread Of Snoxious
weeds. The bill provides penalty for /.
owners or operators Of threshing ma
chimes who neglect to. clean out their
machine and sweep their wagons before: !.
leaving one farm and before moving
to another. Referred to committee on +
agriculture. r. x Il 8 S Is Il 5ss1
House Bill No. 40, Shells i. An act
to secure the purity Of elections. The
measure provides that no candidate for
public Office shall spend more. than If
teen per cent of the first years salary !.
of the Office to which he aspires for 4
election expenses and provides that any
candidate shall be permitted expenses 1.
CONTINUED on Page s. IL. =
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-16

Nov that the Mcintosh Republican
has been made one Of the county
solactal papers. the Wishek News
wants the editor to Iearn how to. spell
the county auditors name.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-16
NORTH DAKOTA NOTES

The ice crop is being harvested
over the state. - .$a..&-, ~.
The Do Drop In restaurant at Ray
has gone out of business.
Devils Lake has two murder cases
on in this term of the district court.
Dickinson is badly crowded for
school room and must build another
building.
Stark county issued 255 marriage
licenses in 1908 and naturalizzed 1873
aliens.
The bachelor club at Wishek en-
joyed ten course supper on New
Years eve.
Fargo seems more determined than
ever to secure the state fair on a one
town basis.
A fund is being raised at Fargo
for the benefit of the sufferers in
Italy.
A number of new churches are
about to be dedicated in Hettinger
and Adams counties.
E. T. Clyde, editor of the Ashley
Tribune, has qualified as county sup
erintendent of Mcintosh county.
The new Gardner hotel at Fargo,
costing $230,000, has opened with a
great blaze of splendor.
Advance agents for carnival shows
are already in the state arranging
dates for next summer performances.
Bowman county wants two tiers of
townships taken from Billings county
and added to it. A special election
is wanted to vote on 1t.
A fire at Maxbass recently broke up
a masquerade dance. 1t made the
scene picturesque to have a band of
masQuers as fire fighters.
~
Fred Guthmiller of Gackle, was out
all night in the storm of January S,
having lost his way on the prairie
and he may lose one hand and both
feet.
McClusky, the temporary county
seat of Sheridan county, feels proud
because its the only town in the coun-
ty having lock boxes in the post Of
fee. ~.r
Prospects are that number OF
people over the state will visit Bis
marck during the winter for the pur-
pose of watching the legislature op-
crate. -
George Cammer, a young farmer
near Des Laos in Ward county, is
supposed to have been lost in re
cent storm while out looking for his
stock.
The county commissioners have ar
ranged to have trees set out around
the court house at Bowman in the
spring and the grounds will be made
park.
Editor WATSON is planning on sell
ing the Mercer Telegram and going
to McClusky, the new county seat Of
Sheridan county, and starting new
$1,000 newspaper.
The waterworks system at Glen
Ullin is completed and work has been
commenced filing the reservoir, but
owing to the extreme cold weather
the water will not be turned on for
some time. H." -
Editor Ware of Flaxton has pur-
chased a telephone exchange with a
rural line in connection-and is in a
better condition than ever before to
supply his readers with the news
complete.
g.. 3,9,s-. 49, s,s., T,,.
The Goodrich Citizen is not pleas
ed with McClusky as the county seat
Of Sheridan county. It says the peo-
pie will be heard from on the final
vote on location OF the permanent
county seat. ...
Editor Matt Johnson OF the One
NEE Herald and Editor Ployhar of the
Valley City Tmes-Record, are two
a 100
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-16
80,
In the House

The house was called to order
promptly at o'clock by Speaker
Burdbck and after prayer and roll
call, a motion was made by Mr.. VOL
bert that the house take a recess I'M
til 3:15, for the purpose of Joining
with the members of the senate In
listening to an address on taxation by
Frank L. Mcvey, tax commissioner of
Minnesota. The motion was carried
and q recess was taken. ~.
: = The Joint session..
Chairs were placed in the aisles OF
the house chamber and Lieutenant
Governor Lewis accompanied by Mr..
McVey, presented themselves at the
door of the house, where they were
met by Speaker Burdick and escorted
to the speakers rostrum. Lieutenant
Governor Lewis called the meeting
to order and announced that mas
much as Speaker Burdick has studied
at the Minnesota university under
Mr.. McVey, that he would ask Mr..
Burdick to introduce him to the as
semblage, which Mr.. -Burdick did In
q short but appropriate address. The
full text of Mr.. Mcvey's speech fol-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-01-16
Prof. Mcvey.s Address.

!. First, the conservation of natural
resources; second, the protection
and maintenance of public health;
third, the enlargement and better.
ment of the educational system 70;
1T the new Industrial and social con-
tlitions; fourth, the development OF
public highways. It is of the fourth
problem, the reorganization and re-
adjustment Of che Lax system, rAat !
am to speak to you today: /, %tsss
"A new interest appears ito have
been aroused throughout the country
in the subject of taxation. People
are beginning to realize what Il
means to pay tax, and as the bur:
dens OF maintaining government In
crease. the interest grows and the
realization of the burden becomes
more manifest. Everybody seems
to be agreed that he is willing to-
pay his share of taxes, and nowhere
Is it declared that some group 81
persons OR corporations must pay,
more than their share. The problem
then is, how to adjust taxes as a tax.
system to secure equality and Justice
in the tax burden. @s..
81. From the legM point Of view, taxes
are burdens or charges imposed BY,
law upon persons or property for pub
Tic purposes. The theory OF the tax
system as it exists In the United
States Is that. every man should pay
taxes according to his ability, and
this ability, under the general prop
erty tar, IL determined by the amount
of property which he has IN his pos
session on . glten date. The only
explanation that can be given for the
extension Of this system OF taxation
throughout the United States With
very httle modification Is that the
different states have copied It almost
intact from the others and passed
II on to their neighbors It IL xen-
orally regarded ~ having had lts
origin In the United States, but II
can be traced back to England, where
II existed 1t the time Of Queen EMxa-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
NEW CATCH PHRASES
FOR LOCAL PROMOTION

The Promotion Committee is getting
many responses to its request for a
suitable catch-phrase with which to
advertise Hawaii.
Mrs. W. H. Bromley of this city
proposes "The ocean-kissed garden of
perpetual spring. and E. c. Rhodes
makes a close second with "Hawaii-
the only land of perpetual spring.
J. J. Williams, for himself and T. G.
Thrum, claims patent rights on "The
Paradise of the Pacific. y
Gland your men to man the land .,
Hawaii, the paradox of the equinox -,
.Hawaii-the bourn to which travel
ers return" are suggestions of Byron
o. Clark.
Miss Ellen Hall finds that "Hawaii
has a Pearl City and Diamond
Head and wants the fact made
known to a covetous world.
David l.. Wilmington would win
the $25 prize with ''Hawaii, the even
ing of America; the morn of the ORR
emit. -
''Of jewels in the rings of mother
earth, Hawaii is the purest diamond, y
comes from c. E. NJ.
Ernest A. Berndt gives the commit
tee plenty of choice "Hawaii, the
world S paradise, "Hawaii for me-
Hawaii, the land of aloha, "Hawaii
the land of plenty, "Hawaii, the
Eden =, Hawaii, the Paradise, are
on the. list,
"Put up your machine at the Ha,
waiian aeroplane garage, is E. l.
Hutchinson's way of setting his mark
high.
''Hawaii offers to the stranger, the
glad hand; to the industrious, a wide
field; to the inventor unparalleled op
portunities'', comes from R. E. Lock.
wood.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DEATH
Junket to the HilO BreakWater
Almost Ends in a
Tragedy.
wireless Special to the Advertiser.)

(Wireless Special TO the Advertiser.)
q September 1.-THE Congress
sional party inspected the breakwater
today While Mr.. Winslow was illus
trating the method of extending it, a
ten-ton rock fell throwing the cars to-
gether. Bookkeeper Crook S elbow was
partially caught in the couplings and
he had narrow escape from death.
The Congressional visitors expressed
satisfaction at the magnitude Of the
breakwater and agreed upon its neces-
sity. They made an interesting trip
to the Puma quarries and to the Pahoa
humber district and had a fine luncheon
at Manager Sam johnson S.
There was mass meeting tonight
at which many of the Congressman
spoke. At 10 p. m. the party will leave
for Maui.
Lincoln McCandless acknowledges his
candidacy for Congress.
TAYLOR.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12

tunity to wash the coal dust from
their faces yesterday afternoon, liberty
parties were organized and the men
were given chance to renew acquain-
tanceships in, or become acquainted
with, Honolulu. Two hundred men
from each cruiser was the first num-
Der sent ashore, and these have lib
erty until daybreak this morning. Par
ties will be sent ashore every day from
now on until the squadron leaves for
maneuvers off Maui.
officers Are Pleased.
There isn't an officer on the armor-
ed cruiser squadron who is not glad that
the stay of the vessels in this port
is to be of such length. Most of them
have been here before, and they have
always been accorded such royal
welcome that they were nightly
pleased when it was announced that
they were to remain in Honolulu for
the greater part of month.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
MAY PRACTICE Law.

Joseph B. Lightfoot, the. son of At
torney J. Lightfoot, was yesterday ad-
mitted by Judge Robinson to practice
law in the district courts of the Ter
ritory. Mr. Lightfoot Jr. is at pres
emit in the law office of his father.
Edward Hore was also admitted to
practice in the district courts, his
oath as attorney being fled yesterday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
WRIT OF CERT|ORAR|
FOR MRS. ATCHERLEY

Notwithstanding the fact that she
was denied permission to visit her in
sane husband at the pupule house,
which she claimed she must have in
order to get out her writ of certiorari,
Mrs. Mary Ateherley yesterday morn
ing obtained the writ from Judge Rob
inson, returnable on September 16 The
writ is to obtain review of the pro-
eeedings of the Lunacy Commission,
which Mrs. Ateherley claims were ille-
gal and unjust.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12

The American Hawaiian Steamship
Company issued from the New York
office on August 20 a. new schedule
for their vessels connecting with all
ports on the Pacific Coast as well as
the Hawaiian Islands from New York
The important thing about the sched-
ule is that it gives the date at which
freight will arrive at the destined
port by steamers connecting with those
of the All. company.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
PEARY'S VESSEL, SAFELY
THROUGH ICE, COMES TO
GRIEF ENTERING HARB0R
Doctor Tells How Hartman Died.. Curtiss
Makes Long AeropIane Fight---Taft
Reviews Veterans.

ASSOCIATED Cabegrams)
ST JOHNS September fishing steamer which arrived
here yesterday from Habor reports that the Roosevelt
Pearys ship struck rock while entering
seriously damaged though probably not arrive
at North Sydney before September IS.
NORTH POLE is AMERICAN
WASHINGTON, September 11.-Capan Peary has
State Department the taken possession of the
North Polar region the President of the United
States Assistant Secretary Winthrop replied Peary
graduating him.
COOK SAILS FOR HOME
CHR1STIANSUND September II.Dr. Cook, who discovered
the North Pole April 1905 today York
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
MENDENHALL
To STUDY OAHU
Expert Will Investigate the
Underground Waters OF
This Island.

w. C. Mendenhall, the expert on nm
derground waters, who came here re-
Gently with NJ. O. Leighton, the ground
water expert, to make photographic
survey of the islands, viii spend most
of his time during the next month max
ing detailed survey of Oahu from an
underground water standpoint. The re-
suit of his Investigations is to be EN-
bodied in very complete and detailed
report to Washington, to be published
in pamphlet form.
Mr.. Mendenhall explains that he is
for the present paying most attention
to this island because the underground
water system is here most develope
and there is most to be learned here.
The Honolulu basin offers peculiar ad
vantages for the study of the under
ground waters-a subject that is much
more difficult here than on the main
land. In fact, the underground waters
of Hawaii are an enigma as compared
with the underground waters of any
other part of the United States, chiefly
on account of the fact that the forma-
tion-if it can be called "a formation
is volcanic. The soil, also, is extreme
ly porous and the waters percolate
downward rapidly. But whether or not
they form underground streams which
can be located is question which is
yet to be determined.
The behring's that have been made in
the Honolulu basin will be valuable as
offering indications of the varying soils
and rocks through which the water must
percolate.
1t is possible that after the conelu-
sion of the work on this island, similar
Investigations will be made on the
other islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12

CAPTAIN ROBERT E.. PEARY, u. S. N. WHO HAS
TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE NORTH POLE IN
THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES THIS
PICTURE WAS TAKEN JUST BEFORE PEARY
EMBARKED ON HIS LAST VOYAGE OF Elk
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
PRESIDENT REVIEWS LARGE
BODY OF GRAND ARMY MEN

BEVERLY 12-Pesident Taft yesterday reviewed
hundred the Grand Army of the Republic The
$oo fund for the
Y. M. c. A. building here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
CURTISS' FINE FLIGHT

BRESCIA Italy September 2Curtiss yesterday drove his
aeropane trty-one miles and
during the grand competition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
SEA TOSSES UP VICTIMS
BODY ON TRAGIC SPOT

MONTEREY September I2-The body of Alta GhirardeH,
daughter Of the chocolate
Carmel August IT. washed ashore yesterday very spot
where she her DEATH .+r
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-12
SERVICES COMMENDED

WASHINGTON, September I2The Secretary of the Navy
forwarded enlisted the Arya commencing
campaign which resulted the determination
of the outlaw band of the mutinous leader, Jikir