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LEGISLATURE
HAS JOB AHEAD
TEMPERANCE LEADERS WANT
STRlCTEST KIND OF PROBE
BTTEON LAW.-SEVERAL
SPEAkERSHIP CANDI-
DATES.

Pierre, S. D.-The session of the
state legislature which convenes at
Pierre early in January will be one
of the most important held in recent
years in South Dakota Many inn
portant matters are to come before
the session.
One of the most important matters
to come before the legislature will
be the enactment of a law to carry
out the statewide prohibition
amendment to the state constitution
which was adopted by the voters at
the election in November. There is
a general demand that the law be
made as stringent as possible and
that heavy penalties be provided for
the punishment of those who violate
its provisions by Illegally having Ii
quor in their possession.
In some quarters it is hoped that
the law to be enacted will prohibit the
shipment of liquor into the state. 1t
is an open secret that several thous-
and voters who have planned to
have supplies of liquors shipped in
to the state to them, so they can have
the supplies in their own homes,
were among those who voted for
statewide prohibition. If the law
enacted by the legislature prohibits
citizens from shipping in such sup
plies and keeping them in their own
homes the plans OF these citizens
will be disarrangeu.
Among numerous other matters it
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-21
GUARANTY ACT
BOOSTS DEPOSITS
EXAMINER WINGEIELD DE.
CLARES MEASURE ASSURING
SAFETY OF STATE BANKS
HAS HELPED BUSI-
NESS.

Pierre. S. D.-Sta.e Bank Exam
lner j. l.. Wingfield feels that the
bank guaranty act is showing what it
VIII do for state banks. The showing
OF Increase in deposits in the state
banks in the past year since the new
act has been in effect has taken a
strong upward trend.
The normal increase in such banks
TOR number OF years has been from
three million to five million dollars
per year The past year it has been
close to twenty million dollars. OF
course it is possible that portion
of this is accounted for by the increas
ed receipts for their. products by the
farmers of the state, but lie estimates
this at not more than a million and
half with the balance of the tn
crease comes from the guaranty act.
He places the increa> Sc in deposits
in the national banks of the state at
a little over three million dollars for
the past year, which with the heavy
increase in state bank deposits show
over twenty three million dollars in
crease in deposits in the state Tor the
past year.
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FARMERS TALK
OVER SUBMISSION
nc. PRESTON ADDRESSES UNION
| OFFICIALS ON PUTTING TAX
QUESTION TO VOTE
AGAIN.

Proposing a revision of the state
constitution with the view of chang
ing the methods of taxation and re-
venue. committee has been appoint
ed to represen the Farmers unions
of the county and to recommend an
amendment to the constitution which
shall incorporate the desired changes.
With this in view, committee rep
resenting nearly 1900 farmers OF
Douglas counties met last Friday
evening at the residence of David Low
niger. They debated the question
of re-submitting the revenue article
which was voted down at the last
general election. III. G.. Preston, of
the state tax commission. was invited
to attend the meeting and advocated
the re-submission.
The board which will now investi-
gate various methods of finance and
propose the new amendment consists
of Charles Boresoa, j. C. Lehman,
David Lovinger, l.. e. Lowrie, Charles
King, NJ j. Coyne and r. c. Warne,
Jr.
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VIOLATE FOOD
LAW AND FINED
STATE PURE FOOD DEPARTMENT
SECURES CONVICTIONS OF
SEVERAL GROCERS AND
BUTCHERS.

Vermillion, S. D.-The state food
and drug department, which is To-
Gated at the University of South Da-
kota, has just received notice of the
conviction OF two grocers and a
butcher at Watertown and another
butcher at Iroquois, for violation of
THE pure food and drug laws. In
spector Harry Lobald detected the
violations.
The grocers at WATERFOWL had
been selling cane vinegar as cider
Ivinegar,<and at the price of real
cider vinegar. The butcher at Wat
ertown was caught with ice on his
oysters. The water from the melt
| ing ice violates the law which pro-
vides that no water shall be added
to oysters for sale. All three of
their fines.
| The Indictment against the Iro-
lquois butcher was for slaughtering a
diseased animal. The case was
drought to court and tried under an
jold statute, the validity of which
was unknown The successful pro-
secution of this case revived the
1yalue of the statute and will make
future prosecutions easier and prob
ably secure convictions against vio-
|lations which would otherwise re-
main unpublished. The case had
been pending since last summer. 1t
WAS first tried in justice court.
The defendant was fined SIS and
lcharges. He appealed and was fined
$500 in the circuit court.
He had knowingly slaughtered a
cow much emaciated from the effects
| of the advanced stage of lump jaw
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VIOLENT ATTACK ON
MEDICAL CRITICS OF
JONES' ACTIVITIES
III. =. Dawes of Fulton Maintains Prof. Jones Is
Better Qualified to Examine Bodies of Public
School Students Than Are the Physicians

and in many home an NJ. D. is not
admitted for any purpose on any oc-
casion. And yet these fellows would
dictate to the wisest and best educat-
eh men in the state what they shall
or shall not do in educational mat
ters
But Mr.. Editor, there is one other
surprising thing about this contro-
yersy. And that is the way you and
some other silly publishers are al
lowing these M. DIS. to work you
for free advertising space. If you
were to ask any one of them to use
some space in your paper for which
they would be expected to pay they
would pull themselves up by their
dignified boot-straps and say:-"The
ethics of our profession will not adj
nit us to advertise" But they arc
adopts in securing free space as In
this case.
1t should, also, be noticed that
the wise old M. DIS. quietly allow
some young, unknown and unlettered
member of their fraternity to always
do the "scrapping," we'll KNOWN,
that this kind of an attack has al
ways resulted as a boomerang upor
the fellow that undertakes it.
Respectfully yours.
II. E. Dawes.
Fulton, S. D., Dec. II, 1916.
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AFFINITY DOES
NOT WANT MATE
GIRL WHO LIVED in HOME OF
MARRIED MAN DECIDE SHE
HAD ENOUGH Or HIM.

Chicago, Ill-The Boyke problem
has ben solved b ythe girl who caus-
ed it, And Mrs. Paul Boyke. no
matter how willing she may be TIC
sacrifice her happiness for the UNI
married mother of her husbands
two children, will not be called up
on.
| Frida Hinkelman. blue-eyed and
blonde, is the unmarried mother.
Her first child was born in Paul
BoyRe's home, she says. and she was
cared for by Boyke's wife. Now she
is awaiting the birth OF a second
child-but all she wants, she says,
is to be left alone.
Il don't want Paul Boyke," said
Miss Hinkelman. bitterly. Mrs.
Boyle need not divorce him Oh my
account.
u met Paul at a dance-and was
lonely" she said.
He said his name was Carmen.
He danced with me and made love
20 me and when ! told him the baby
was coming he said | could come to
his home. where his sister was. and
she would take care OF me- l dion {
know she was his wife then.
when | found out he was mar
ried, after the birth of the baby.
went away But he followed re
would get divorce and marry me
and l was thinking of my name
less baby.
And now another one is coming.
But don't want Paul Boyke."
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BANK DEPOSITS
STILL CLIMBING
NEARLY SIX MILLION GAIN BE-
TWEEN SEPTEMBER 12 AND
NOVEMBER 17-TOTAL
NEAR &125. 100000.

Pierre, S. dan increase OF five
and half million in state bank de-
posts for thetwo months from Sep
embel' IL to November II indicates
that the farmers of the state are get
ting a share of the prosperity of the
country. The state banks show total
resources just under hundred mil
lions with actual figures of s9S,2OO,-
277.31.
The deposits in these banks have
gone up in the two months from SIS
1S2,73s.o2, TO SS3,596.316.1S. The
summary of the showing of the Ma
tional banks of the state for the
same period is rot yet out but with
hem in the bank deposits of the
'tate will likely show over s125, 600
900. at that date.
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also is expected the Legislature Will
enact stringent laws designed 10 curl
the activities of the lawless clement
among the Industrial Workers OF
the World. who last summer Great
led reighs of terror in some parts OF
the state by virtually Selling trains
land menacing the residents even OF
cities and towns. The Legislature
may make it a felony for anyone tc
steal ride on n train and in this
way prevent the Wholesale influx OF
IT, w VS. into the state during the
harvest period.
A number of republican candidates
among members-cleet of the legisla-
ture, in the hope of capturing tho
speakershlp at the coming session,
Among them are a C. Roberts. OF
| Day county; Louis Benson. of Moody
county; +. III. Withee. of Turne9
county and James Mcfarland, OF
| Codington.
All the candidates are men of
prominence in the, state, and this
friends OF each are hopeful that then
lfavorite will succeed in capturing
the office of speaker. AS the Repub-
llicans have large majority OF the
members OF both houses of the legis-
lature, it is certain that they viii
elect the speaker OF the lower house
with many votes to spare.
I Who the Democratic members OF
the legislature will unite upon as
their candidate for speaker. so they
can give him complimentary vote,
is as vet unknown.
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what the stockholdel own The
Stockholders interest is represented
by the capital stock AVID surplus. The
capital stock and surplus OF the three
banks in Flandreau is $124. 10000;
about the equivalent of four good
half section farms in Moody county.
They pay to the county treasury
$2176.46 (1915 taNesl In addition
to this they pay an income tax to the
United States government of one per
cent on their earnings above $1,000
90. 1T any reader will pick out four
good half section farms and 20 to
the treasurer's office and see the
amount of tax paid thereon he will
discover that the owners of the banks
are paving, at least, their just pro-
portion OF the taxes. \ bank is the
heart OF the business OF the commune
ity in which ii is located. Practically
Iall the money in the community flows
\ in and out of the bank To a great eX-
| tent. its like the insurance business
! is based upon the law of average,
| and although the men who have mon
| eN OH deposit today may change one
may own the deposit today and an
other tomorrow, there is ALWAYS
about so much money in the bank and
the banker knows about what proper
ton OF that it is safe for him to loan
TO those who wish to borrow. ANY
thing that seriously interleres with
the flow OF this money in and out,
seriously interferes with the prosper
ity OF the community.
Why the banks of the state should
have joined with the express CONAN
| les TO defeat constitutional amend
ment which would have been entire
lN TO tehir benefit. is beyond my com
prehension. 1t is rumored that the
|eNpress companies have employed "a
great artist TO prepare a design for
a coat of arms. 1T is to be a represent
tatlon Of the ancient fable. The Cat,
the Monkey, the Chestnuts and the
Fire. The express companies are
using the same methods to prevent
Their just taxation that they used
successfully for fifty years to prevent
the adoption OF the parcel post that
since its adoption has been so beneti-
cial to the general public and that
no one wishes to repeal. For many
wears there has noj been, if there
L
or agitation against the banks. There
has been no element in the commun-
lty at least none that has made itself
heard. attempting in any manner to
cripple or enbarrass them In many
/ parts OF the state the farmers own
approximately ninety Der cent of the
deposits. Ther are 40 large stock
/ holders IN the hanks. If the bankers
of the state wished the law changed,
they should have taken the public
into their confidence and told them
what they wanted. They, above all
mon, should not tolerate the viola
ton OF law. Before they again start
out to make fight against an amend
i nlent to the constitution enabling the
] legislature to change the tax laws of
the state, | hope they will read the
i provisions of the constitution. of the
statute, and the oath OF office taken
by the taxing officials, and give some
thought to the fable heretofore re-
ferred to-
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LONG TRIP FOR
PENNSY ELEVEN
BEN DERR OF MITCHELL, AMONG
PENNSYLVANIANS WHO WILL
JOURNEY TO CALIFORNIA
FOR NEW YEARS.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Bob Folwell
has begun new era in Penn foot
ball in the preparation for the big
intersectional contest between Penn
and Oregon to be played at Pasadena,
Cal, New Years Day. The Red and
Blue, after the most successful foot
ball season in many years, will have
the reputation of Folwell's system,
in the post season contest.
The head coach at Franklin field
is determined to bring back victory
over Hugo Bezdek's determined Ore
gon eleven, selected by the commit
tee in charge of the carnival of roses
at Pasadena as the most powerful
of the Pacific Coast elevens. Penn
will be represented by squad of
about twenty-five players on the
Western trip, the longest that Red
and Blue eleven has ever taken.
Though the width of the continent
intervenes between PENIS home field
and Pasadena, Penn will not be
without a. host of rooters present.
Special arrangements have made
been made whereby the team will be
accompanied by at least two hundred
students who will go to the coast to
spend the Christmas holidays at
home. Dean Mcclellan of the Whar-
ton school, at present on an extensive
western trip, wrote last week that
several hundred western alumni will
gather at Pasadena to witness the
struggle, and the team will be met at
several points en- route and enter
tanned by alumni organizations of
the university.
The Red and Blue squad leaves for
the West December %, and special
action of the faculty will enable the
football players to make several
stop-overs on the trip back after the
game.
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FIREMEN FIGHT
IN BITTER COLD
OLD j. L. CASE BUILDING PAR
TALLY Quilted IN EMAZE
WHICH STARTS ABOUT
NfiDNIGRT.

Fire early this morning destroyed
the work shop and office OF the Nit
chell Machine works, the Office OF
floor of the Joyland roller rink, all
OF which were located in the former
j. |. Case building, at the extreme
foot OF Main street. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, of which $1,000
is covered by insurance.
The blaze apparently started ABOUT
IL O'Clock in the section of the
building occupied by the machine
works. There are many widely-differ-
ing theories as to its origin, some as
serting that it was caused by leak
ing gasoline from a car, and others
that it started from the stove in the
office. Nothing is known definitely
as to the cause.
The flames spread with alarming
speed and in few minutes had en-
veloped practically the entire front
portion OF the structure. The fire
department arrived at the scene
early and soon had two streams OF
water pouring into the building, and
succeeded in saving the rear portion
rounding structures.
From midnight until about 8
O'Clock, the blaze continued farther
into the building, quitting completely
the front portion and climbing to
the roof. The smoke from the burn.
ing oils made the street in front al
most impossible and filled the Mil
waukee depot adjoining. From 8
O'Clock until daylight, the fire con-
tinued to smolder slightly. although
all further damage had been pre-
vented.
The intense cold of the morning
made the work of tire-fghting espec-
tally difficult. The water soon troze
and made it difficult for the work
men to secure footing. The wet
hose was also hard on the hands
and a representative of the city coun-
ell bought two dozen pairs of mittens
, for the tiremen.
The building was the property OF
e. L. Ellis and was purchased by
him last summer, He had it entire
ly renovated within and painted
without. New stairways were built
and two offices installed. The upper
HULL was illlO liic sstSt
roller skating rink in the state, at a
cost of nearly $1,000 for the floor
alone. 1t was soon converted into
an ice pavilion by the streams OF
water.
Mr.. Ellis this morning estimated
his loss at $4,000, of which $4,000
was covered by insurance. He also
lost . new Ford car and a second
hand Cadillac machine which he was
storing in the building over night
and had not insured. He was unde-
cided as to whether or not he would
rebuild the structure.
Paul Barcus. manager OF the
machine works, left for Sioux City
last night and no estimate could be
obtained as to the damage Sustained
by his firm. His machinery was de-
clared to be worth $1,000, although
the damage will doubtless not exceed
$500
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THE CAT, THE MONKEY, THE
CHESTNUTS AND THE FIRE
tl's George Rice,


The tax situation in this state is
lbout as follows:
Under the constitution and laws of
he state. all property including mon
eys and credits. which includes bank
deposits are taxable at heir actual
var value. The constitution and sta
tutes are as strong as they can be
'romed. 1t is doubtful ii amy lawyer
'ould draw law to strengthen them
n any way. While the statute makes
the duty of the tax commission to
'nforce these laws. their enforcement
n no way depends upon that commits
ION 1t has only been in existence
about four years. L the officials
whose daty it is TO enforce the tax,
10 not y rform that duty, any tax
payer can so into court and force
them to do so
The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided that under the
constitution of this state express
companies can only be taxed upon
heir actual physical property. I'm
Ter this decision. notwithstanding the
lamense amount of money the en-
>ress companies are making on their
business i'll this state, they practical
y escape taxation. They are now at
empting TO raise express rates from
fifty to three hundred Ter cent and
he tax payers are called upon and
viii be called upon, to spend thous
ands of dollars to prevent the COM
he people. To remedy this, the leg
n, -
proposition OF so amending the CON
sttution as to allow the legislature
to classify property for taxation pur-
noses. This would enable the lesis-
lature to enact a law compelling the
| 7Npress companies to bear their just
md equitable share of the public
burdens Ii would also authorize the
legislature to enact Il law eNempting
oank deposits from taxation.
NJ the last annual meeting of the
State Bankers Association. Honor
able c. o. Bailey, of Sioux Falls, at
orney for the express companies, de-
vered an address TO that association
alling their attention to what the
legislature might do in case the con-
titutional amendment was adopted
| lie studiouslv refrained from telling
hem what the law now is: that the
| enforcement of the laws now on the
statute books would close their banks
Inf reports are true, and they have not
leen denied, the bankers associa-
ton With everything to gain by the
| 'doption OF the amendment. joined
| the express companies. with every
thing to gain and nothing to lose. by
its defeat and succeeded in defeating
| the amendment
| Whatever may be said as a matter
OF theory, as a matter of public pol
icy and practicability the taxation OF
bank deposits will be disastrous To
the public. Depositors will not leave
their money in the banks at from
three to five per cent and pay two
| per cent taxes thereon. This does not
mean that the banks should or dc
escape taxation. The bank state
| ments are shown by large figures. Il
teuld be remembered that very
iargo part of these figures represent
what the depositors own and not
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-21
MAY REOPEN OLD
PHONE PROBLEM
COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION IN
CONTROVERSIAL NEW TltAF-
FIG ORDINANCE GIVEN \

Possibility that the old telephone
controversy may again be brought tic
light was shown at the special meet
ing of the city council last evening
1t was not on the regular call OF
business, but was brought up in a
discussion afterwards and the indi
cation given that the councilmen
would soon consider taking definite
steps in the matter
Larson Bros. We're given the CON
tract for redecorating the city hal
auditorium and painting the window
frames, doors, doorways, and the
like. The work will be done soon.
The bid was S377.1o.
The traffic ordinance was placed
on its first reading. as was also the
one relating to the pay OF police
men. The ordinance forbidding tn
burning of rubbish between the NJ
waukee depot and Fifth Avenue with
in the fire zone, which extends from
Lawler to Rowley streets, was given
Il second reading and passed. Thu
pawnbrakers ordinance, requiring
them to keep a record of all loans,
also was passed.
The council approved the specia'
assessments for grading and gravel
ing West Fourth avenue, for 1he
curb along East Fifth avenue. for
destruction of weeds, and for a mum
Der of sidewalks. The city engineer
certified the assessments for grading
and gravellns OH East and Vice.
Third and West Fourth. They viii
be published and date set for hear
ing.
A delegation of citizens appeared
to ask the use of the city hall audi
torium for a series of lectures bv
w. l.. Clarke. of Illinois, but no &C
tion was taken The city engineer
was instructed to have the fire alarm
system overhauled and have any re
pairs made that were necessary.
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ELGlN BUTTER MARKET.
Elgin. Ill Butter higher. Twenty
i've tubs sold at IS 1-2 cents.

Fairfax, S. D.-Fred Faatz, a
Gregory county land owner, is Won
dering how far the rights of renter
go. He is having difficulty with the
renter on one OF his farms because
the renter apparently believes he has
the right to tear down parts of the
buildings on the place for the pur-
pose OF utilizing the building ma
terlal in garage which he is erect
ing
The other day the renter purchas-
ed an automobile, and instead of
purchasing lumber of his own, tore
Off the roof of the barn, and as this
is not furnishing him with sufficient
building material for the garage, he
now has commenced raiding the
house on the farm for the remainder
of the building material which he
requires in order to complete the
garage. 1t is probable an arrest will
be made in the case.
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Fifteen Below Here.

With the mercury resting at Is
degrees below zero and search.n !,
wind blowing straight from the lorta
the sudden cold spell which has been
visiting this region for the past week
continued today.
Although the minimum tempera-
ture is not quite as low as previously
and is several degrees above the rec
ord, the effect is more biting than
the earlier snaps, for it is combined
with the d'y. penetrating wind which
never fails to effect the faces, feet
and hands Of sthe pedestrians.
The effect upon the Christmas shop
pers was the most noticeable. II the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-21
SWINE MARKET
STRONG TODAY
HOG PRICES AT CHICAGO ARE
HIGHER AS THE MARKET
STRENGYHENS; CATTLE
STRONG.

Chicago. ILL.,, Union Stock Yards
Wednesday. -HOGs- Receipts, S.
900; market strong. Bulk of sales
$3.50 q 1915; light. $3.50 a
1905; mixed. 1855 q 1925; heavy
1915 q 1880; rough, 1915 a $50;
pigs, $3.50 a SIS.
CATTLE Receipts, 10000; mar
15et strong. Native beef steers. 500
a 11.60; western steers. $500 "a
1000; stockers and feeders, $500
a $40; COWS ard heifcrs, 1885 a
1000; calves. $500 a 1150.
SHEEP Receipts, 10000; mar.
ket steady Wethers. $SS5 a $50;
lambs. S11.0O a 1900.