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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09
ASSESSMENTS
Third Article by the Tax Com
mission on Tax Edu-
cation

The tax commission is trying to have
the assessment laws obeyed this year
and it is the hope of the commission
that this article will make it clear why
ii is to the best interest of those who
have paid the taxes in the past to
have the laws enforced from now on.
The Bill of Rights of the Constitu.
tion Cart. VI. Sec. 19) declares all
taxes shall be equal and uniform,
while Art. 1, Sec. 2 of the Contitu-
tion reads in part:
"All taxes to be raised in this state
shall be uniform on all real and per
sonal property according to it's value
money, to be ascertained by such
rules of appraisement and assessment
as may be prescribed by the IL legislature
by general law, so that every person
and corporation shall pay a tax in
proportion to the value of his, her or
its property"
In compliance with the constitution
laws have been in effect for years,
which hold that all property Except
certain exemptions) shall be assessed
at the usual cash selling prices at
the place where the property shall be
at the time of thu assessment. In other
words, it is the duty of the assessor
to list all taxable property and ap-
praise it at what ii is actually worth
right then and there. If the owner is
required by law to list property, the
same standard of actual value applies.
The assessor is the most important
officer of our tax system and justice or
injustice. as the case may be, is done
10 the individual tax payer according
TO. whether "a not, assessors obey the
law.
Taxes are supposed to be borne in
proportion to one S ability to pay and
under our law property is considered
the best evidence for such ability, and
40 assessments are made to find out how
much Of the total tax each property
owner shall pay.
Suppose one man had visible proper,
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worth $40, 600 and assessed as the law
requires, while another had invisible
property, worth just as much. Under
the practice of the past and in spite
of the law that taxes shall be equal
and uniform" the first man paid more
taxes than he should. Why2 Because
the assessor found the land and tools
but usually has failed to find the invis-
IDLE property of the second party and
the owner does not list it, as a rule.
Again, If the assessor does his APP
praising according to some schedule of
fixed values for each class of property,
without regard to actual worth, here
is the resulS: n man owns twenty
head of grade cattle and his neighbor
has twenty head of full blood cattle.
While each mans assessment ia sup
posed to be the actual value of the
property, their assessments for cattle
have generally shown the same total
value. The reason for this Injustice
being that the law has not been COM
piled with.
The only exemptions allowed in this
state are: Real and personal property
of the United States, state, county and
municipal corporations. property used
exclusively for agricultural and horti.
cultural societies, for school. religious,
cemetery and charitable purposes, and
not to exceed $25 worth of household
furniture and provisions for each indi-
vidual.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09

the famous Homestake mining com
pany. BY industry and thrift he laid
away a snug sum for the proverbisl
rainy day" and invested in land in
the Crow Peak district. where he made
his hume Cor many years until the in
firmities incident to advancing years
forced an involuntary retirement from
active labors. For many years he
was n of the most prominent of the
old Black BILLS pioneers and a conspicu
Gus figure in the development of the
mining industry of the Hills.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09

Pierre-The session laws of 1913
are Deing distributed to the various
Pierre-W. II. King of the state ac-
countant's department has left for
Gettysburg to complete the work of
investigating the books of the officials
of Potter county.
Plankinton-C. d. Raitt, a farmer,
was awarded damages of s75 against
Peter Theiry, a Deig bhor, because the
latter permitted his chickens to run
in Raitt wheat field.
Groton-A c~hautauqua association
has been formed here, with the fol
lowing officers: President, o. /.
Bierman; secretary. ]. G. Lawless;
treasurer, o. Fl. Miller. The president
was authorized to appoint the necessary
committee.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES no one can be
found who is willing to accept the
Office Of postmaster, the ~postofice at
Waterbury, one of the historic villages
of Jerauld county, is to be discontin-
ued. Numerous democrats reside in
the vicinity, but none of them could be
induced to accept the Office.
Sinai-The women of this place have
organized a new society which is of a
somewhat unique character. The pur-
pose of the society is to aid the local
volunteer fire department and assist it
in securing modern fre-fghting sppar-
atus, and In providing the town with
first-elasa fro medication
Miller-The j. A. Null farm of 100
acres two miles west of this town, im-
proved, with buildings aud artesian
we'll. was cold at public auctiou-the
first public land sale in this section
and brought s57.75 an acre. A
Parkston man was the purchaser.
Speaifsh-Several members of the
state board Of regents including T. w.
Dwight, of Sioux Falls; A. e. Hitch.
cock, of Mitchell; August Freiburg. of
Beresford. and Marcus p. Beebe. of
Ipswich, have arrived here for the an
nual meeting of the board in connec-
tion with the Spearfish state normal
school. While here the members of
the board will decide upon the loca-
tion of a new heating plant building,
which is to be erected at the school.
and arrange for other improvements.
vermillion-A petition signed by a n
large number of the students Of the
college of law of the State university !
has been fled with the state board of
regents, asking that Professor Marshall
McKusick be placed at the head Of
the college of law as its dean. Since
the retirement of Thomas Sterling. |
who now is one of the United States
senators from South Dakota, Professor
McKusick has virtually been head of
the college of law. He has won the
confidence of the students and they are
anxious that he be appointed perman.
ent head of the department.
Washington, d. C-Senator Craw. |
ford introduced a bill to require regis |
tration of all persons discussing legis-
alton before committees; to limit
their appearance to regular sessions
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09

Pierre-The session laws of 1913
are peing distributed to the various
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09
TAFT GUEST OF PRESIDENT
Former Executive Lunches at White
House With Successor.

Washington. June 9.-Former Presi-
dent William H. Taft made his first
visit to the White House since he left
on March 4 to become a private citi-
zen and teach law al Yale university.
Mr.. Taft was the luncheon guest of
the president and Mrs. Wilson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09
ROB HOUSE THEN FIRE IT
Burglars Secure $4,000 in Money and
Jewels.

New York, June 9.-In the absence
of the family burglars entered the
home of John Best on Staten Island,
blew open the safe containing $4,000
in jewels and money, then set fire
to the house and fed. The home was
wrecked.
Neighbors saw three men step from
a black touring car and go into the
house, but they thought they we're
calling on the family. The robbery
was not discovered until after the ar
rival of firemen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09

The great calamity in Omaha was
quickly overshadowed by the terribly
disastrous floods in Ohio. Great suffer
ing and sickness from colds and expos
ure resulted. L. Poole, 2217 California
ST., Omaha, writes: "My daughter mad
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Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
knocked it out in no time" Refuse
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09
Best Medicine for Colds

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edy for colds, throat and lung troubles,
you can feel sure that he knows what
he is talking about. G. Lower, drug
gist. of Marion, Ohio. writes of DR..
Kings New Discovery: 81 know DR..
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-09
THIRTEEN MEN ENTOMBED
Fire Makes Rescue Of Miners Prac.
ticaIly impossible.

ticaliy Impossible.
Pottsville, Pa, June 9.-With thir-
teen men entombed several hundred
feet below he earth, the coal mines
of the Scott Colliery company near
Mt. Carmel, caught fire, making fur
Their rescues practically impossible.
Following a terrific gas explosion
the mine collapsed, entombing forty
men.
All through the forenoon the res
cuers continued to bring out uncon-
scious forms of miners, until twenty
seven, including two dead, had been
accounted for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
LAXITY OF ACTION
is CRITICISED
Senator Mclean Chides Senatorial
Courtesy" of Colleagues

Washington, January 14.-Chiding his
colleagues for laxity of action on pending
legislation Senator Mclean of Connecticut
today mildly criticised senatorial courtesy.
He declared he believed the people were
not so much interested in the time hon
ored and chivalry of senators as in secur-
ing in timely action for the public well
fare. The senator said he considered the
recent defense of Senator Bailey on our
representative system of government one
of the ablest. The senator declared
through it all there ran the question. "lf
the system is perfect why Is it so many
honest and able men find fault with it?
and ''if the system is sound why does it
fail to satisfy? Has the representative
system failed, or have we failed to under
stand how to make application?'
The senator said he knew the senatorial
motor was geared to run slowly and that
was the case for the best reason. He
aGded 10000 measures in Congress present.
ed hundreds of thousands of questions.
He said the people understood Congress
was the mill to which chaff was brought
to in larger quantities than the real grain.
He said the people expected all to return
to them the best of the bi-product tie
SAID the people did not want the ma
chinery stopped. Senator Mclean said
when public interest had been considered
by committee and reported back to the
body with the recommendation that the
bill be favorably acted upon 1t should be
acted upon like the Russian douma' S
motto of Blagovischchen or reasonable
period
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
LONG PREDICTS A
NEW ALIGNMENT
Says Parties of the Future
Will Be Radical and
Conservative

J. Lee Long. chairman of the state tax
commission, who has spent his life in the
study of politics and government, is con-
vino ed firmly that in the near future
there Will be no democratic party and no
republican party.
While in Birmingham yesterday, Mr..
Long said: "The republican party has
split into two factions, the progressives
ane the standpatters. The same elements
exist in the democratic party. They are
as oil and water-cannot intermingle.
Therefore, the democratic party will split
There has never been four political
parties of practically equal strength In
America at one time. There will not be.
The progressives of the democratic party
will eventually join the progressives OF
The republican party and the conserva-
tives of the two parties will do likewise.
L requires no exceptional skill to fore
cast the split of the democratic party.
There is no question but that it has two
wings, although, at the present moment,
they are not separated in their flights.
But those members led by Underwood
ants those members led by Bryan can
never agree. Bryan will do, therefore,
fcc the democratic party, what Roose-
veit accomplished for the republican"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
BILL TO ESTABLISH
CURRENCY BANK
Plan COntemplates Loan of Currency
on Commercial Paper

Washington, January Thames e.
Ferguson, banker of Temple, Tex, sub
mitted a bill to establish in connection
with the office of the comptroller of the
currency, THE Currency Bank of the Uni
ted States,' with eight branches to be
known as Currency Sub-stations," and
authorize the issue OF $700,0Oo.000 in cur
renoy by the United States government.
The plan contemplated the loan of cur
rency to banks on commercial paper at 8
per cent.
Mr.. Ferguson said only an elastic cur
rency issued by the government itself
would meet panic conditions.
This country cannot have a sound
nor etary system without a central bank, .
Festus j. Wade of st. Louis, pember OF
the banking and currency committee of
before the House reform currency COM
mittee. Wade said the Aldrich plan pro-
posed the best system that had come un-
der his observation. Chairman Glass told
the witness that the declaration of the
democratic party against the Aldrich bill
practically precluded the consideration of
any plan embodying the central bank
feat and asked for an opinion on a
system of differential reserve banks su-
perrised by central board.
You may be able TO solve this puzzle,
witness asserted though the system
will not be sound without the central
institution"
Wade insisted democratic opposition to
a centralized bank was sentimental large
ly. He recommended the committee re-
port measure similar. TO the Aldrich
bill.
whether it Is sentiment or the ghost
of Andrew Jackson, there is an insuper-
able political obstacle to the Aldrich
plsn," Mr.. Glass declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
.LEG|SLATURESALL
OVER THE COUNTRY
E[ECT|NG SENATORS
Deadlock In Tennessee Leg
islature. To Amend New
York Constitution. PO-
Iitical Developments

Nashville, January LITTLE indiea-
tions are tonight that no candidate Tor
the United states Senate will be able
to secure the votes necessary to elect
when the general assembly In joint ses-
sion tomorrow resumes balloting. Con-
ferences of the republicans. regular
democrats and Independent democrats
were held tonight without result. The
independent democrats will continue to
support Col. B. a. Enloe, chairman OF
the railroad commission, while the re-
publican and regular democratic votes
will be split. An effort was made at
the regular democratic caucus tonight
TO switch the full regular strength TO
Col. J.. d. Tyson, but this was blocked
bV the friends of Judge John X. Shlelds.
Should a deadlock occur it is freely pre-
dicted that the fusion vote may ultl-
mately go to Attorney General Charles
Il. Gates The one ballot held TO-DAY
was without special significance, except
10 show that the situation is compiicat-
ed. But little interest is being taken at
this iuncture regarding the short term
senator, and Senator Sanders will hold
over until his successor is elected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
URGE CHANGE IN
THE PARCEL POST
New York Merchants to Pc
tltiOn Postmaster General
for Changes in Rules

New York, January 14-The Merchants
protective association today invited other
commercial organizations of New York
and shippers of merchandise generally to
Join with it in urging upon Postmaster
General Hitchcock several changes ia the
parcel post regulations which if adopted,
It's Officers believe, will result in large
saving annually to shippers OF the coun-
try.
committee appointed by the associa-
ton reports that it finds that the Post
master General has the power under the
parcel POST law to put into effect rules
whereby the consignee may be made to
pay the exepnse of postage and possibly
the insurance: that a receipt may be OBJ
tanned from the postoffice department by
the shipper; that the right of stoppage in
trensit may be reserved to the shipper,
ana that a greater amount of insurance
than the $50 now permitted may be al
lowed.
A meeting of the representatives of the
various commercial organizations of the
city Will be held January q when recon-
mehdations urging that these changes in
the regulations be made, probably will be
adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
Increase Supreme Court

Washington, January IA bill to in
crease the size of the supreme court of
the United States from nine justices to
II was introduced today in the Senate by
Senator Gore.
Under the original act of 1877 the court
was constituted of a chief justice and five
associates. In 1907 the associates were
increased to six and in 1897 to eight. In
1863 a law was enacted providing for nine
associates.
Three years later another law was
passed to prevent the filling of vacancies
until the number of associates had been
reduced to six. Still three years later,
in 1869, eight associates were provided
for The law has not been changed
since that date.
Should two additional associates be
added to the court during a democratic
administration the bench would remain
republican unless an unexpected vacancy
should occur. The democrats are now
credited with Chief Justice White and
Justices Lurton and Lamar, while to the
republicans are given Justices McKenna,
Holmes. Day, Hughes Van Deyanter and
Pitney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
Investigate Indian Conditions

Washington, January 14.-An investiga-
ton of the affairs of the Crow tribe OF
Indians by the department Of justice will
be recommended to the Senate tomorrow
by its committee on Indian affairs. The
committee early today recommended the
passage of the Townsend resolution di-
recting the Attorney General to call upon
the Secretary of the Interior for any
records necessary to the investigation.
At meeting later in the day the COM
mittee decided to modify the resolution
so that no direct reference shall be made
to the Secretary of the Interior. This
action grew out of charges made by Mrs.
Helen Pierce Gray. The committee de-
clned to pass on the evidence Mrs. Gray
submitted, and will suggest that the en-
tire subject be put into the hands of the
department of justice.
Mrs. Gray charged that Grow Indian
records had been concealed or destroyed
and that the property of the Indians had
been wrongfully taken from them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
POLICE ASKED TO
FIND CONAN DOYLE

The police department was asked to
locate Conan Doyle yesterday. Only the
very best detectives on the force were
assigned to the case and they have but
small hopes of securing the least clue to
the whereabouts of the individual.
Conan Is described as being Is years of
age, and rather large for his years. lie
left home to play with some boys on the
corner several nights ago, and has not
been seen since. Whether it is merely a
hoax in order to have another Return
Of Sherlock Holmes" is not known, but
his parents have asked the police to
locate Conan, as it is believed he has
run away from home. DR.. Watson will
probably be called in to help find the lost
boy.
His parents live at 79O Second avenue,
north
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
Panama Canal Trade

Washington, d. c., January 14.-Senator
Root today introduced a bill asking for
an amendment TO the amendment of the
Panama canal coastal trade. The sem
ator set forth claims that would rebound
to the country. He cited several benefits
in the transatlantic traffic expected. A
number of senators agreed to follow him
with speeches along his ideas. He asked
the original amendment be repealed
Many members have denounced openly
that the amendment, if carried through,
would raise objections to the free toll
proviso. The introducer of the bill said
the right of the United States to grant
free passage to American owned ships
would be left untrammelled. Mr.. Root
opposed the free toll provision when the
act was passed in the summer. Since
then he has favored either arbitration
or in such wise the removal of the
clause
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
NINE. PEVSNERAT
KNESSETH ISRAEL
Speaks of Movement to
Establish Hebrews In
Palestine

That Palestine is the only place where
the Jews can establish themselves 10
proven by the plans of Lord Beacons-
field and other famous men to establish
the Jews there, was the declaration or
Madame Pevsner, the foreign lecturer
who is visiting Birmingham, during her
address at the Knesseth Israel syna-
gosue last night. Nine. Pevsner spoke of
the Importance to the Jewish nation Of
the movement looking to the colonization
of Palestine. She assured her audience
that it was not the purpose of the move
ment to tear away the contented from
their present quarters and force them
to Palestine.
She spoke of the missionary work that
is being done in Palestine at present,
and said .rThe success of the educa-
tional uplift work in Palestine has proven
what can be accomplished in a short
time
The lecture was illustrated by stereop-
ticon views of high schools, gymnasium,
technical schools and the Belial School
of Arts and Crafts and the general life
of the new Jewish farmers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
A LONG PETITION

Thomas L. Long of Jasper, with =
multi-page petition as long as an arm,
reached Birmingham yesterday from
Montgomery
Il looked on the meeting of the electors
of the state,'' said Mr.. Long, for I was
anxious to see the casting of Alabama's
vote for president when that casting
would amount to something"
Just then the reporter saw the petition
in Mr.. Longs grasp.
"Oh, that calculated Mr. Long.
why, you know that | am an applicant
for United States marshal of the north
ern district. and I did pass the petition
around in Montgomery
Mr.. Long then stated that the majority
of the members of the electoral college
had signed the petition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
INAUGURATION OF
WILSON SHOULD BE
POPULAR RECEPTION
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mand the second division. consisting OF
organized militia and cadets from schools
and divisions.
The third division. including the Grand
Army of the Republic. and Spanish War
veterans. has not yet been selected. Rob
ert N. Parker vi command the fourth
division. consisting of civil organizations,
clubs and societies. A thousand Prince
ton university students and a big delega-
ton from the Woodrow Wilson College
Mems league in New York will march in
the parade, according to Joseph X. Trues-
dale of New York, secretary OF the league,
who will be associated with inauguration
officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15

check them after they are started. In
this connection he calls attention to the
fact that there l1as been "revolutlon
in the use of explosives In coal mining
and the work of the bureau In inVesti-
eating explosives has alone value Tar
greater than the entire cost of MAINTAIN
ing the bureau since its establishment.
He says that now more than lS,oo'vo
hounds year are being used of per-
Inissable explosives" whereas few years
ago practically none was used. Much
can still be done in this direction, he
adds, ..and it is of great Importance that
Investigations should be conducted with
explosives for use in the metal mines and
quarries of the country