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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
TAX METHOD Is DETERMINED.
Supreme Court Decision Holds A,,,,,.
ment Against velva, N. D, In.
stitution 40 Owner 10 Void.

Bismarck.-On the appeal of the
Merchants State bank of Velva vs..
McHenry county and its taxing OFF,
GERS to the supreme court, the method
is determined of taxing state and ma.
tional banks stock under our state
laws.
1t 10 held that the capital stock, sur
plus, reserve funds, undivided prof
its, loans and discounts, banking furni-
ture and fixtures not real estate, can
not be taxed to the bank as owner and
that tax on them levied against the
bank is void.
Nor can these items be taxed except
as they are included in and make up
the value Of shares. The bank is not
taxed. but the shares are taxed in the
name Of the shareholders as owners.
Instead Of the Merchants State bank
being the person taxed, the court
holds the tax to be legal must be as
sessed and levied against the owners
of shares of that bank.
The county undertook to enforce this
tax levied against the bank instead of
against the Shareholders The bank
brought action in equity to restrain
collection and to cancel the void tax.
The action is dismissed, the holding
being that the county cannot resort
to equity because it has full relief in
law action.
Its duty Is to pay the tax and then
sue the county and recover it back II
a void tax could be cancelled by action
the courts would be kept busy passing
upon the validity of alleged void taxes
while the income of counties might
be seriously impaired by the simple
means Of litigation. The county is re-
sponsible for any money illegally COL
lected. Payment must be first made
and the illegality be determined after
wards in a suit against the county.
The state tax commission appeared
by George E. Wallace with the states
attorney of McHenry in resisting can
collation. of the tax.
This decision will go far towards
bringing about uniformity in bank tax.
alton in the 800 banks in the state, ef-
fecting probably 5000 stockholders.
The shareholders are assessed in the
county wherein the bank is situated
whether they reside there or not. Of
course, real estate owned by bank is
assessable to it as owner
The holding has reference only to
the ordinary banking asset. The
state tax commission will doubtless
take steps to have assessments made
in conformity with the opinion of the
court which is by Goss, justice.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Equity Society Plans MEETING.

.4~'ey SOSsSsy Vtotto WSSSsttS0s
Grand Forks.-The most virile cam
paign conducted in behalf of the Amer.
lean Society of Equity in North Da-
kota will be carried on in the next six
weeks. when fifty meetings will be
held. in various sections of the state to
arouse interest in the socicty's work.
The fifty meeting" campaign, as it
has been termed, follows closely on
the heels of the series of four meet
ings held in the state last week, and
which were exceptionally successful.
Many Of the speakers who aided in
the big district meetings will cooper
ate in the new series.
Recent additions to the Society Of
Equity forces include F. o. Hellstrom,
former warden of the state peniten.
tiary, and Grant Youmans, formerly a
banker of Minot.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
VILLAS ANSWER TO WILSON
Sends Messenger to Washington With
Response to Warning-carranza's
Reply Expected.

Washington, June 11.-A message
from Chihuahua to the Villa agency
here announced that Manuel Bonilla
had started for Washington with Cen
eral Villas response to President Will
sons warning that the belligerent
Mexican factions must restore peace
and save the famine threatened civil
ian population of the southern repub-
lie from further suffering.
Srokesmen for the Villa element al
ready have indicated that their chief
stands ready to cooperate in 81 peace
movement. A reply from General Car
rama is momentarily expected by
cable through Consul Silliman at Vera
Cruz
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
TO OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
OF FARGO CONFEDERATION

Farso.-Twenty-two years ago the
city had it's great fire. Buildings were
burned on AZ different blocks, includ-
ing the leading business district. The
financial loss aggregated 100000
Instead of being calamity it turned
out to be beneficial, as the develop
ment of the new Fargo really began
from that date. A movement is now
on foot to have an appropriate cele
bration on June z, 1918, which will
mark the quartercentennial of the big
conflagration.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Authorizes Levy for Schools.

Grand Forks.-The board of educa-
ton has authorized levy of $l1S,500,
for school purposes the coming year,
and of that sum, $4,000 will be devot-
ed to the construction of new school.
After cancelling its contract with the
Gray Construction company of Water
town. S. d., for the erection of the new
high, the board ordered new bids ad-
vertised for. The bids will be submit
ted on July g.. The new school will
cost about 100000.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Britain Settles Cotton Claim.

Washington, June 14.-Setslement
of the first of large number of claims
filed against Great Britain by Ameri-
can cotton shippers whose cargoes
have been seized was announced here
by the British embassy.
The embassy's statement follows:
THE British embassy is informed
by cable from London that payment
on account has been made to a REPRE-.
sentative of Messrs. l.. Wolf & Co..
in respect to their shipments of cot.
ton on the steamships Dicidio and Ii.
vonia at the rate of 10 cents per
pound. the total sum paid being up.
ward of $4,000 pounds sterling.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
ASSERTS PRuss,AM 4. AMERICAN
TREATY OF 1928 PERMITS
SINKING OF SHIP CAR.
RYING coNTRAsAND.
BERLIN REJECTS POINTS
MADE BY UNITED STATES
Denies Statement That Prize Court
Proceedings Mean Unnecessary De.
lay and That the Destruction Of
The Frye Was "Unquestioaably
a Violation Of Obligations"

Washington, June 11.-Germany's
latest note to the United States on
the sinking Of the American sailing
ship William p. Frye by the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, received here, makes
the far-reaching claim Of right to
destroy any merican vessel carrying
eontraband, while agreeing to pay
damages for the act.
Two points made by the United
States are rejected by Germany. One
was the statement tot the American
government In tie note tot April 20,
that prize court proceedings meant un-
necessary delay, all matters concerned
being. susceptible for prompt settle
ment through diplomatic channels.
The other was that the destruction
of the Frye was 'unquestionably a vio-
lation of the obligation imposed upon
the imperial government under exist
ing treaty stipulations between the
United States and Prussia"
Admits Force of Treaty.
Under the Prussian-American treaty
of 1928, the binding force of which
was admitted by Germany in its note
of April S, the right of citizens of
either country to ship arms and ammu-
milton as well as all other kinds of con-
traband in their own vessels was grant
ed in time of war, but each party had
the right to detain such contraband
and make payment for it if contis-
Gated.
The note from Germany enlarges
upon the treaty of 1928 by claiming
that while the treaty did not SPECIFICALLY
permit the destruction of ship, new
ertheless its contraband could not be
stopped in any other way, it could in
the extreme case be effected by the
destruction of the contraband and of
the ship carrying it."
Effect Of Answer.
The effect of Germany's answer, II
its assertions are accepted BY the Unit
ed States, would be to throw into the
prize courts for decision all cases of
whether destruction of an American
vessel constituted an extreme case of
military necessity.
International law, outside of treaty
stipulations, has contained many moot
ed cases on that point. While the
declarations of London established fin
ally that in case of military necessity
a ship whose cargo was more than
half contraband could be DESTROYED aft
er passengers and crew We're removed
to a place of safety, the declaration
was not ratified by the United States,
express notice having been given again
by the American government to Ger
many in the note of April % that the
declaration was not regarded as in
force.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Drown In Skunk River.

Mount Pleasant, Iowa. June ,5.-w.
E. Faulkner. a painter, and Joseph
schaffner, high school graduate,
were drowned while trying to shoot
the Oakland dam, belonging to the
Iowa Power company, on the Skunk
river, near here, in a motor boat.
Thomas Mcmillan, another occupant
Of the boat, was saved.
The bodies have not been recovered.
schahner was a nephew Of Schafl.
ner Of the Chicago clothing firm Of
Hart, Schaffner & Marx.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
GIVE A NICKEL TO SUFFRAGE

Occupying a prominent place in
the Washington headquarters of the
Congressional Union for Woman Suf-
frage and pointed to as a horrible
example" is q nickel donated at a
suffrage street meeting by Congress-
man Thomas Helm of Alabama,
whom the women style the arch enc.
my of suffrage in congress-" An In
teresting story is told in connection
with the Hefiin fve-cent piece. One
day Miss Elsie Hill. one of the lead
ing speakers for "the cause" was
conducting q meeting at a Pennsyl.
vania avenue corner, and a large
crowd had collected to listen to her
eloquent pleas. Among her hearers
were many who believed in the cause
sufficiently to contribute literally
when she called for financial as
sistance for the organization. Just
as they we're handing over their cash
along came Congressman Hefiin with
some friends. and, seeing what was
going on. the Alabama statesman
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Addresses shriners At Forks.

Grand FOrks.-C. q. Ovenshire Of
Minneapolis, the personal represents.
tive of Imperial Potentate Smith of
the Shriners, was the principal speak,
er at banquet of the, KEN Temple
Shriners, which followed the ceremoni-
al session, and which came to close
at daybreak. Potentate Dengre of
Osmon temple. st. Paul; Potentate
Ayres Of Aad temple. Duluth, and Pot
entate Chilly Of Zuhrah temple, Mime
apolis, former imperial potentate Of
Fargo, we're other prominent Shriners
who appeared.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Dakotan. E.c.p. From War Zone.

Enthusiastically captives in a
In a small town of Alsace Germany.
within fifteen miles of the firing line.
for six months. Mrs. Albert WE'LL and
three daughters of this city have just
reached home. They escaped from the
zone of war operations only after long
weeks of waiting, obtaining passage
to Paris, thence to London and thence
home. That German boys of only II
years have been called. to service in
The German Army Is the story brought
home by these women.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Supreme Court Dlsbars Attorney.

Supreme Court Disbars Attorney.
Bismarck.-William Maloney of
Wheelock, formerly of Williston. was
disbarred from practicing law in the
state, following hearing before the
supreme court. He was charged with
abandonment of a clients interest and
retention of fees. The sum involved
was $1,000. In previous disbarment
proceedings the supreme court ruled
that while Maloney's conduct was not
commendable. it hardly justified dis.
barment.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Flat-iron Explodes; Causes Death.

rIat'troh ExpIodes; Causes Death.
Ninnewaukan.-Mrs. J. Lawton. "a
years old, died from burns suffered
when gasoline flatiron with which
she was working, exploded, scattering
the burning fluid over her face and
the upper part of her body.
Mrs. Lawson was the wife of teach
or in the Minnewaukan high school,
to whom she was married last Christ.
mas.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
.
HOLD COURT IN sicKRooM

Devils Lake.-A new distinc.
ton. will come to the North OAK
ota chautauqua association
when Judge c. w. Buttz moves
his court to the lake shore to
transact business. The court
on wheels for the time being be.
cause S. c. Jones, witness 10
the chaffee divorce case, 10 in.
disposed at his summer home at
the lake. In order to take the
testimony Judge Buttz has con.
scented to move to the chautau
qua grounds.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
British Cruiser Reported sunk.

Innsbruck, June 14.-Announcement
has been made here by the Austrians
that one of their submarines sunk a
British cruiser of the Liverpool tyne
at point 30 miles off st. Jean Me.
Qua, in the Adriatic.
Italian forces have captured Ploe.
ken, in Austria, close to the frontier.
The possession of this location is i'm.
portant. as 1t endangers Austrian com.
munications.
Ploeken is Is miles south of the
main highway between Lalbach and
Innsbruck.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
in Tnfl Twilight
PAPAL SECRETARY OF STATE

ltaly's participation in the Euro.
pean war necessarily involves to a
certain extent the Holy See and the
pope, and makes more important than
usual the papal secretary Of state.
Cardinal Pietro Gasparri, who holds
that high Office is q man Of undoubted
ability and long experience in church
and diplomatic affairs.
He was born at Capovallazza di
Ussita. in central Italy, on May s.,
1852. In his younger days he taught
theology in the Pontifical Roman
seminary, and canonic law at Propa-
ganda Eide; and he was barely twen-
ty-eight when he was appointed pro-
fessor Of law in the Institut Catho-
lique Of Paris, where he spent in schol-
arly pursuits nearly twenty years.
In 1898 he went back to Rome to
receive his appointment as apostolic
delegate to Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador;
along with the title of archbishop Of
Caesarea "in partibus infidelium." His
American delegation lasted four wears
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
BANKER.DocToR At THE FRONT

Berkeley Sherwood Dunn of New
York has gone to Europe as the head
of French hospital unit on the fir.
Ing line, and II anything should hap
pen to this banker and doctor the
United States would mourn the loss
of man who has been for years
active in public movements. It is
not surprising that he is giving his
services to France, for in that coun-
try he was educated, first practiced
medicine and became a leader in
public welfare matters.
Doctor Sherwood Dunn was born
In Rushford, N. T., and after studying
in the New York university took his
degrees at the University of France.
began practicing in Paris and was
married there to an American girl.
He was member of committee that
revised the laws governing the adj
mission of foreign students to the uni
versity, and prevented the threatened
exclusion Of Americans. Later he
was one of the founders and
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Minot Land. U. CT. Convention

N''11Vs 6dII00 u " ! . VOOV6UIIOU
Winona.-Minot easily won out in
the race for the 1916 session of the
North Dakota United Commercial
Travellers, the only opposition being
from Brainerd and St. Paul, but Meth
er of these two latter cities put up
real fight for the honor. The session
was entirely harmonious, and for that
reason there has been no trouble in
readily disposing of all the business
on hand and adjourning on schedule
time.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
WILD BEASTS HER cHuMS

Lady Mackenzie, who recently re-
turned from Africa to take up her
residence, for the present at least, on
her ranch in Montana, is an interest
ing person in more ways than one.
For some years she has been known
as one of the most fearless and
skilled of big game hunters, and her
trips to Africa especially have re.
suited in extraordinary bags" of ele-
plants, lions and other large and
fierce animals.
Always when she travels Lady
Mackenzie carries with her some pet
wild beasts, and callers at her apart
ments are sure to be met by some Of
these startling chums. She entUr-
tanned sixty guests recently at Del.
monico's in New York, and the diners
were amused by the antics of lion
cubs, wildcats and other lively ami
mails, some of which were SO strenu-
GUS that more than one dinner Jacket
was torn badly.
The menu was an elaborate one.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
PLANS FOR ENFORCING PEACE;
NATIONAL PROVISIONAL commlr-'
TEE COMPLETES PROGRAM.
Former President TAFT to Preside At
Meetino-Powers to Prevent Hos
tiiities by Military Force.

Philadelphia, June 16.-Announce-
ment has been made by the National
Provisional committee of 1l3, which
is in charge of the League of Peace
conference to be held here next Thurs
day, of the completion of its program,
On the night preceding the confer
ence former President Taft will de-
liver an address and is expected TO
outline what he regards as practical.
plan for an alliance of all the great,
powers, with a view to enforcing
peace. Other speakers at the dinner
will be Hamilton Holt. editor of the.
Independent. former Judge George
Gray of Delaware and Oscar S. Straus.
Taft viii Preside.
Professor Taft will preside at the
conference, which will be held in In
dependence hall. The general discus
sion of proposals will be preceded by
formal addresses by Theodore Mar
burg of Baltimore, former United
States minister to Belgium; John Grier
Hibben, president of Princeton uni
versity; John Bassett Moore, John
Bates Clark, James NJ. Beck and Ed
ward Ftlene, representing the Cham
Der Of Commerce of the United States.
A statement regarding the scope Of
the conference was given out by TIE
provisional committee. 1t follows:
To Start New Movement.
"The step taken by former President
Taft, President Lowell of Harvard,
Theodore Marburg and others, in cali
ing this convention, was not for the
purpose of merely discussing various
phases of the peace question, but 10
start new movement along thorough
ly practical lines, by which a new ALI
ance of the great powers may he
brought about, the United States to
make the initial move.
In the various gatherings in which
the plan as it finally took form was
discussed, all Utopian ideas were cast
aside, and only we'll established prin.
ciples of international procedure, such
as underlie historic agreements be-
tween nations. were considered.
Forces to Prevent Hostilities.
1T was for this reason that Presi.
dent Lowell proposed what has been
regarded as the main feature of the
plan that the signatory powers shall
Jointly use their military forces to
prevent any one of their number be-
ginning hostilities, pending the nego-
tiations looking toward judicial or
arbitral settlement of the questions
at issue.
The proposals to go before the con-
ference were the work of the former.
president
They provide for:
First, an international court to try
all justiciable questions
Second, a council of Cancellation
for the consideration of n0n-justiciable
questions.
third, the use of Joint military
force against signatory beginning
hostilities contrary to the terms of the
alliance.
Fourth, the formulation and adop.
ton of a code Of international law.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
Accepts superinten denov.

Bismarck.-The board of control of
penal and charitable institutions made
announcement Of the acceptance of
the SUPPLEMENTARY of the state re-
form school by the former governor.
]. M. Devine. of Minot, who will take
Office July 1.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18

with satisfactory
the
tpondnce with foreign after that president the conf
mission codify
After
with Monsgnore
The purple
consstoy December
n
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18


Some time after
him to join with them in organizing
became in
banking business in 1908
lean bank He sold his interest 1908 and Carolina
where he largely interested in
He member
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18
J. s. Morgan WEEDS Miss Con

J. s. Morgan WEEDS Miss Converse.
Boston, Mass, June 15.-Miss LOU
Use Converse. daughter Of Frederick
Converse. the Boston composer, and
Junius Spencer Morgan. son of j.
Pierpont Morgan of New York city.
were married In st. Paul's. church,
Dedham.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18


The mounted bit Of cardboard
Of former Congressman Bowdle Ohio
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1915-06-18


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The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-06-11
sIlnsCRInEns, NOTICE.

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The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-06-11
PRICE AND NEARBY

crockett entertained
4 n J. a. society Of the Meth
~, ,5.:,s ~ yesterday afternoon
prize has come down
s,soline ,, ~ cents a gallon with
s.su Sait cent higher the gal
.or surveyor. has about
Id W., ne field work for j n.
~. electric power prOp0S'''o"
4 ssTt -,
-, McKune Is numbered
~ ~ slck this week in Price
Seher and DR.. Il. +.
,,In are in attendance.
.,1d is now selling life in
~ heoO the Equitable In Car
nsee - gnsry counties. but has
.,,Iss else in view for the near
Nv
Mrs. u. y. McIntire OF
y, SlS,h street have had a very
q s,", ar the past week. How
NJ NJ ehIld is now considered GU
hncf.
anderson Is this week
AZ, ~ vith a force Of men on the
IL. sehool building that IL
y completed within the next
tiyi
-, Mn walter Christensen
=, agents Of a girl baby that
=, ,helr home in Price Mon
-,.lss Both mother and child
isrs we'll.
s..l fixtures for the new
- building at Price arrived
-, from the East and will be
:, !. soon a. the building 10
y W them.
L.hella Murphy and Miss
yHfgerald have taken apart
:, he woodruff at Salt Lake
later they are to visit the
d california.
M wilcox is temporarily in the
sou service OF the southern
4 abroad between Price and
sasd. Ne has lately been run
y, Of Helper.
~,ou Of the Utah Woolgrow-
,noclatlon are TO meet at Salt
clty next Saturday afternoon
80 promotion OF the interest
y Industry In this state.
IA Hall. a colorcd woman and
trIed the carbollc acid route
,l5e hs, week. but was head
tH b. a stomach pump and n
pAyllclan. Dependency.
,lrnann. the icweler. has or
a complete set OF new fix
lof bis establishment on Main
and expects TO have them
isd IN place by next week.
,,sr Is to celebrate the Fourth
~ Ia a patriotic manner. Four
iet dollars IA already pledged
y financial fund OF which Dir,
slopahSkey IL the chairman.
sFse Guarientl OF Helper re-
took bis three little children
W Lake City and placed them
y y orphans home. Their mo
itiscd away some few weeks
ifias c. clauson aud Peter 10.
a the Black Hawk section
d lovn this week perfectins
saier rights which they have
\ 10, far from the big Goa
: 70 Brown entertained {
n Of her Sunday school class
" teacher last "Wednesday AZ
DC a her home on North Mint
refreshments were seryet
pass lndulged In.
'td Dunkley OF Dunkley
NO Was recently struck by 1
w ytain at Kyune. Is gettinI
'sp nicely at the county hos
hh INJURIES are not az seri
a INT thought.
and Mrs. Martin Anderson
tasl OF Price. are recovering
II sVee case OF ptomaine poi
Contracted from eating sar
zoe day last week. DR.. A. &
"a u In attendance.