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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26

more than $36,000,000 has been i'm
posed upon North Dakota by the wild
theories, inefficiencies of extravagan-
ces Of the Townley government, and
how the bulk Of the load has been
shifted from personal property to real
from the shoulders of bond holders,
mortgage-owners, railways, telegraph,
telephone, express and freight line
companies to the farmers, is shown in
careful analysis of the abstract of
taxes for 1919 made public today by
Assistant Attorney General F. E..
Packard, formerly chairman of the
North Dakota tax commission.
Mr.. Packard's statement is as fol-
lows:
"When 1 made the prediction last
April that the tax burden upon farm
lands in North Dakota would be in
creased more than fifty percent by
the new tax laws, howl Of indigna-
tion went out from the Townley news
papers. The justification of that pre-,
diction is at hand. The abstract Of
taxes for 1919 has been completed by
the State Tax Commissioner, and with
Nelson County estimated, the total
general property tax levy for 1919
for the state and all it's political sub
divisions is $28 POI ,966.30 as against
$50, 1896, ,6S2.17 for 1918, or an increase
Of $7,S02,284.13 or 80 percent. This
is the most astonishing increase that
this state has experienced since state
hood, but this does not tell the entire
story as to farm lands.
Tax Burden Shifted
CAS- l suggested last year, the tax
has been shifted by the new laws from
personal property and from the pub
lie service corporations to real estate.
According to a compilation of the
State Tax Commissioner, in 1918 farm
lands, exclusive of improvements, bore
54.S9 percent of the total tax burden,
while in 1919 it bore 7O.36 percent In
other words, in 1918 farm lands bore
S11 ,197 1864 of the total tax burden
while in 1919 the burden borne by
them had increased to $19,742, 2,903. 40;
total shifting to farm lands of Ss,-
645,51785, or an increase over the bur
den of 1918 of 7722 percent. This
percentage indicates both the shifting
OF the tax incident and the increase
in the tax burden. 1t means that the
farmers tax bill has been increased on
his real estate by more than II per
cent during the last year.
ITO be sure there are some offsets
to this increase. There is slight
shift froHi farm personality to other
personality. In 1918 farm improve
ments paid 1867 percent of the total
tax burden. Assuming that that ratio
would have held good in 1919, the
owners of acre property saved $780,
$1,000 in 1919. According to the State
Tax Commissioner in 1918 farm per-
sonal property paid 9.183 percent of
the total tax burden, or 81, 1873, ,332. 90.
In 1919 it paid 1904 percent of the
total tax burden or 81 ,O08, ,S78 90. Here
also is saving to the owner of acre
property of $864,454.0O. Adding this
to the saving on farm improvements
we get total saving of 81 ,429 ,O33.
Deducting this from the total 1919
burden upon acre property we get
$40, TAP 10000; offsetting the burden
on farm land to that extent we reduce
it to $18,313.870.00 or GAS percent.
THIS FIGURE 64.46 percent REP
RESENTS THE ACTUAL AVERAGE
INCREASE OF THE STATE IN
THE TAX BURDEN UPON FARM
LANDS.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26

little closer stud # official reports at hand reveals
the fact that ncreasedE leves which at first glance
pear be chargeable the county officials through their
increased expense os are IN reality
chargeable to the st@ administration. Their RESPONSE
bty arises through fact that the legislature created
positions in certain departments and provided that their
salaries should be paid through proporonate tax levy
throughout the state To Illustrate the Barnes county
share is listed below
Salary of two clerks and senographer. 10000
Tax Supervisor Expense OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
$456o0o
The above positions created through the passage
of the State Hail Insurance Act This act does not require
that the clerk hire like expense be paid by the state
from the funds received through the Flat Hail Tax but
provides that this expense be divided between the various
counties and their proportonate share paid the state
from the county revenue levy.
Additional study Of the report informs that fur
ther drain the county provided for in the
qulrement that sum- for l919 of $500 be paid to the
Workmens Compensation Fund. The above amount ap-
pears in the form Of premium This is expense
CURED through the passage of the Wormens Compensa
tion Act in 1919.
The total Of the extra expense to the county through
the passage OF the Hail Insurance Act and the WOrkmens
Compensation Act $506000 This amount of expense
directly chargeabe to the state administration result
ing through the legislative acts of 1919 In the consider
alton OF increased cost OF county administration the above
amount should be deducted from the total the
responsibility for the increase does not lie with
ty officials If this amount is deducted find that the
total increase in the direct cost Of county administration
amounts to the of $26023 One thousand dollars of
this increase accounted for in the unusual expense of
pair and remodelng Of the Judges Chambers and the
purchase of supplies for court reporters While this
expense is legitimate and item which should not
to saved at the expense of the Chambers the item
should be considered proporonatey when comparisons for
particular year are Under rdiscussonHoweler, grant
ing the inclusion Of this $1,000 still unable to find
more than per cent increase in the county expense d
recty chargeable to our county officials.
That any reasonable minded citizen of the county,
after being made Of the facts presented regard
ing increased tax levies should attach any RESPONSE
blty to our county officials for the tax condition in the
county, seems impossible
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26
AMERICAN HELD FOR RANSOM

Washington, Feb. 25-Mexican bandits have captured
Barry Hogarty American citizen, superintendent of
the American Metal Companys plant in the state of D
and is held for ransom the state department was
advised today by the company
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26
STAGGERING TAX BURDEN OF MORE
Than $36,000,000.00 IMPOSED BY
Wild THE0RLST OF T0WNLEY BUNCH


land not insured in the state hail in
Esurance department, and will always
remain burden, even under a COM
Epulsory law, since it applied to un-
broken tillable land as we'll as broken
tillable land. The motor vehicles have
been withdrawn from general taxa
tion and the burden they bore has fall
en- upon other property, so that the
difference between the present tax
and the old license fees, is an added
burden. The stocks and bonds tax is
tax of fifty cents thousand upon
the actual value of stocks and bonds
of all corporations transacting bust,
ness in the state. The miscellaneous
burden includes butter fat tax, law
yers' tax, and a great many fees and
taxes not otherwise enumerated. To
recapitulate:
General Property tax $2S POI ,966.30
Oll tax ............. $50, ,OO5.59
Acre Hail tax. ....... $40, O,2O9.70
Motor Vehicle ....... 456,S42 40
Stocks and bonds tax. 215,00O.00
Miscellaneous taxes -. 225, 100000
Total ....... $4,000 ,O23 80
"Deducting the old taxes from the
above total, we get an increase in the
actual general and special tax burden
for the entire state.
''In addition to these burdens which
are taxes proper, there is the acre
hail indemnity tax and the special
city, county and other taxes and fees
The following table has been compiled
from data found in the Tax Commits
sioner's Department.
Total tax $780, ,o04, ,023 90
Three cents an acre hail
tax ..... 332,869.S9
Hail indemnity ..... 3,036,3l7.9 SO
Special assessment tax. l,0S2,0 ,04S.S7
Special taxes not includ-
ed above ......... J,2oO.e4
Fees and licenses not in
cluded above ........ 17S,6l2 40
Total ........ .$3G, ,0G7, ,153 .95
Among the special taxes included
in this compilation is the gross premi
UNI insurance tax, the inheritance tax,
private car line and other taxes. Fees
and licenses include such items as
fees from the Secretary Of States Of
fee, Insurance Commissioners office,
State Examiners office, Land Depart
ment, Grain inspection, Oil inspection,
etc.
S36,0O0,0O0 Not All
This enormous sum of more than
thirty- six million dollars does not re-
present all of the burdens imposed
upon the public by the state and it's
political subdivisions, but it does re-
present all Of the burden which can
be ascertained under the present sys
tenn of public accounting.
The following compilation made
by Secretary L. A. Baker, Of the State
Tax commission, indicates the distri-
button of the total tax burden for the
years 1918 and 1919. 1t will be noted
that there has been a decrease in the
burden borne by every class of prop
erty except farm lands.
Percentage borne by several classes
Of property in
1918 1919
Farm lands exclusively
of improvements }. .54.9S pct 70.3G
improvements on farm
lands ....... =. 1867
Town and city lots ex-
elusive Of improve
mentS ......... o.SOz o.oSo
improvements on town
and city lots. $40 3.4z6
Personal .14.O37 1872
Railway ...... 1927 14.343
Telegraph ..... .lIS| O.O9o5
n
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26
Many Special Taxes

"In addition to the direct burden
there are number of special taxes.
The oil tax is sales tax upon gaso-
line and kerosene. That portion Of
the fat three cents an acre tax for
the Hail Insurance Department which
is levied upon land not insured and
for which no benefit is received, is a
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26
$109,088.30

We find upon examination of the above statement
that the actual increase in expense of county affairs dur
ing the past year has been only $32O23 an increase of
less than per cent. However, referring to the other
statement given we find that Barnes Countys proportion
ate share OF the state increase amounts to $120O598 an
of 656 cent This comparison leads to the in
ference that county business being handled more econ
omcay than other business of like character County Of
ncals responsible for this economical administration of
our affairs entitled to our appreciation
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26

The following tax leves set by legislative enact
ment and any increase in these items chageabe to the
1919 legislature which passed these statutes.
The County School Tax is tax fixed by Senate Bill
No. 20 and passed by the 1919 Session of the North Da
kota Legislature
The County Special Road Tax is tax expended by the
State Highway Commission under House Bill No. 10 of
the 1919 Session.
The Grasshopper Poison Tax is a new tax passed by
the 1919 Session and is provided for under Senate Bill No.
143
The County Insane Tax is tax required by the state
laws and this of money is paid to the State Insane
Hospital at Jamestown each year for the care of the coun
ty's insane patients.
The County Bridge Tax is levied under the state sta
tutes which require all counties build and maintain all
bridges in the county,
study of the items pertaining to purely county ad-
mnstratlon might open eyes how slight the in
in county for the past year has really been
A comparison is listed below
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26
Co. Commissioners Not
to Blame For High Taxes

AS the statement has been made that our county
officials largely to blame for the increase in taxes this
year might be well to attention to comparison
Of county requirements for the 1918 and 1919 This
statement is also taken from an official report.
County Revenues Raised in 1918 and 1919
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-02-26
MORE FACTS ABOUT HOW -.
C0UN7I7 TAXES Are RAISED

A little closer stud
the fact that increased
pear to be chargeable !
increased expense O. $
chargeable to the st;~
bility arises through t.
positions in certain t1v.;
salaries should be paid
throughout. the state.
share is listed below.
Salary Of two clerks an
Tax supervisor
Tax Supervisor Expens
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
iEy UniverSaI S,ryi,o

fNiilS. Dec i-AmorIcan AMI Brit
lSh locomotive and railroad ear hnild-
"iS ar" competing nriSkIN for Euro
nchn business. acCordin. to the infor-
nation which has reached American
rcd Cross headquarters here trom Of
hccrS attached to its various relief uN-
petitions III the countries of the con
;lcnt coming III contact as they do
IN their relief work with government
officials ami business men these Of
! llc"rS study conditions III order that
They may learn just where relief is
most needed.
The railroads OF this country. il is
SAID. are depending largely upon
American manufacturers for their
locomotives. 1t is said that this is
due to the success obtained with the
American locomotives turned over to
French railways ON the departure. of
Inc American army. During he war
the work of these locomotives was
closely watched by French experts
and is reported To have met with their
approval.
ono French railroad is rcportsd to
10. ABOUT I" replace lIO ncw heavy
il"iGht locomotives in service. all OF
recent American make. Tho krUDp
works i'm Germany. it - learned. nave
recently outhid America on an order
for locomotives for the Java railways.
This was u surprise to loyumot I'VE
makers as II was thought American
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05

or VA" present litcracy test. he do
N.@f'n. .'gero never was greater
."rce. ana that II affords mo Gutyty
a. ihe country. Some of the seventy
TWO radicals confined on ELLIS Island
r'o .ntiN could ROAD ana write. in soy.
,rai iaupuoE"s. ho said. and could
ilHVc nasSrd ANY iitrr1cy tost devised.
tHt "'nnE wore destructive citjZruS
anu had people for this country"
'Wo need tests that win determine
whetavr a. man or woman intends 10
Ne rr"l worker ana a r,Hl luw-
auIding citizen. MANY people who
uppi possibly pass the Nteracy tos,
VIII mako tho most substantial ejti-
- believe W. should have some say
as % who is 20 Toe allowed 40 come
hey" and where thvN should 20. Per
haps ~" could havy reciprocal
agr'cmcut with other NATIONS To havo
our entatiNcS on the other side
I'D he uccnu To determine who should
,uligratr. We 40 not want uudvsir-
abluS ANA would rather send back =
Thousand GOOD men than lot one bad
man como int" the country.
"pur slogan is "Wuvu in doubt, do
port
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05

De Iroisky says preser,-day WON
en- haven't much Judgment. and so he
"a satisfied. The fac; the he is only
III years old should not be held
against him. he Thinks.
have decided To die single he
SAID My wifi" died when SHE was
:" years old. only once since then
nave ] thought of marrying again.
ihat WAS when | WAS iu2 years OLD.
t'ut IN" women nowadays havcn't
much judgment. They prefer youu-
ger. None OF them consider M" Sc
r!oously as q possible husband"
DE Grofsky hld not advance any
reason for his long life In fact, lie
said he had never thought of IL. lie
does not smoke or chew. but occa-
sipnally likes a little vodka
lie * very SDry for his age and
explained the II" carried his cane
only because ii was fashionable.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05

lie was born in Russia and came
mere thirty-twO years ago. lie has
four sons. three daughters. forty
hrc Srandchildrcn and ten great
grandch ildrcn.
lie has only been near death once,
ana that time lie was very clos" to
~. 1T was on one OF the trips across
the Atlantic Che has made SIM lie
became seriously III and was pro-
bounced dead by the ships surgeon.
He came TO and made vigorous pro-
tests against the proceedings while
ne was being scwcd in Il sail. pre-
nArAtOry TO hmrinl AT SciL
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
AMERICAN ENGINES IN GREAT
DEMAND ON FRENCH ROADS
Success OF Republics Railways, Turned Over to A. |:
f. Wartime Operation, Attracts General Alien
lloll-kruppS Win Contract for Locomotives.

trims were in a position to offer bet
ter terms and more promp delivery
than the German firm.
English ear shops, 1t is reported.
are busy 1t present on orders from
England ana abroad. Some of the
business is coming from this country
while the Egyptian State Railways
HAY" recently placed AN order in Eug
land Tor ATTY oil taua cars OF thirty
tons capacity
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
PUT Immigrants ON
FARMS, SAYS WALLIS
Foreign Influx Tending In Com-c>t
Already Crowded Cities, De
Clarcs Commissioner.
ENPsCT MILLION IN YEAR 1921
LitcEatcy Test l. Farce in His 0pin-
ioH-NCwcoIncrS Should he ia
amfntd AZ TO Fitness for Citizen
slip in This Country.

Ni5N YORK. r,e A. America
( should,iThaye some say as go WHO
should lie SLOWED 10 ,lui-Iatc - tats
country and wha.v tho homysrgb rs
should 80 when they Esj hero. iu tho
opinion OF Comm Toner ut lumiGgI-
tion Frederick y. Waits, iIe said
alton made public here today tnIt nU
army of l5UUu.NHu foreigners is
clamorinG TO migrate 10 thIs country.
";ld TIE tuitr3 States has no !uyans
Distribution OF lumigrauk to
farms ANA mines. where lLuarcNS arc
greatly needed. instead Of permitting
Them to clog up already cpnrcstad
cities. where 40 moro inhAb.tnnis
are wanted wogid l.lp 40 avert the
menace created hy tha uUuuraIi u3cG
influx OF fors.surrs through Amer
icas front door. according TO the
commissioner
Expect Million in 1871
More that luu".Uuu Of tG,s. aliens
many OF ifym refugees lu tile
Strictest sense OF the tv-iu WAN cue
ter the United states during TIA, uul-
rent fiscal year. the commissiomcr
said. some Of them. hc adivd, VIII
ma their way 10 farms, N..l.. thts.
are. greatly n,ydod pui the great
is particularly undesirable iu this
neriod 81 r"uGjuatmeut because of
loou ana housing cauuiiiu0~
MuniCpal officials u sev,t'sd cities
haNe-inpurtUutu tho Manifestation or
nciats- TO stop sending Immigrants, to
thetr-ritics. ami to iulurf tu,O los
settle on farms ine commissioned
'"rhc'c are thousands of u.onlc oct
OF work in those ,lt.es tu1ay" hr
said. These adde's thousands ur
newcomers only mHku coud lions
worse: They cannot iiud work. Thcy
are nor producers, and they rrluafu
IN the cities eating up food thai is
scarce enough a, present
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
Much whi.,<.y uccoycrc,

NEW ORLEANS. Dec 4.-Fedcral
prohibition agents today dug into Il
swamp and recovered part OF a 500
zoo consignment of alcohol which re-
Gently was stolen from freight cars
Oiled 10 the Kentucky distillcry at
NcstwcEo. Five men were arrcst ted
and charged with being Implicated
in tho theft
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
CENTENAR|hN WILL NOT
BECOME BENEDICT AGAIN
samuel de Grorsky, Aged ii2, Says
Women Have No Judgment in
Prcrcrring Young Men.
IBy Universal Service

CHICAGO. Dec 4.-Sanuel Dr
HroiSky. has decided not to try tu
marry AGAIN. The women seem 10
favor the younger men. and he can't
MAKE them believe he's serious. $50
ne ~ going to rC,Hain a bachelor til;
resi- OF bis DAVIS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
Funeral OF Eugene w. cn,n,,

Long TEACH CAL. Dec. i.-ru.
ncf"i services were held here ,odt'y
tor Eug"nc w chain. who died here
i"iiowihg injuries received when hIt
hathrobe accidentally caught fire Mr.
thain was twice candidate for Presi
dent on the prohibition ticket.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05

jury which investigated alleged
frauds in the last primary election
IN the Thir'y-tirst Congressional Dis
trict.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
,Inns nntir, snyir, rrr,,,,

LONDON Dec. 1.-The Finnish
Parliament today ratified the peace
treaty with Soviet Russia by Il large
majority. says a dispatch to the Cen
trA Ncws from Ilclslngrors
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
'nIrmnn G. o. T.. Committee nc,,

LirrlE ROCK, ARK. Dee. An,
Eustus Z. Renamed. chairman of Tho
nrhansas republican state CONNIE.
tee. died 1t his home here carl. ..
night after brief Illness.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
Indict ~ for Election Fraud.

III THHN Ik'iTf. Dec. I.-FOrty- one
persons. Including a number promi-
ncnt in political circles here. today
We're Indicted by a Federal grand
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-04-02
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Sheridan County State Bank, a cor
poration,

liS q SoutltJ dllh q WI
poration,
Plaintiff,
versus
William Kominski, Pioneer State Bank
of Glentana, a corporation; The
First National Bank of Baylor,
Montana, a corporations; A. w.
Chaplin, doing business under the
firm name and style of Scobey Mer-
camille Company; Citizens Loan
Company, a corporation; The Bank
ers Farm Mortgage Company, a cor
poration; First State Bank of OPP
helm. a corporation, and L. L. Kelly,
as guardian of the estate of Will
liam Kominski, an incompetent per-
son, and M. L. Erickson, and A. w.
Chaplin,
Defendants.
To be sold at sheriff's sale on the
oath day Of April, 1920, at II o'clock
a. M, at the front door of the court
house in Glasgow, Valley county, Mon
tana, to the highest bidder for cash
in hand, the following described lands
and premises, situate. lying and being
in Valley County, Montana, to-wit:
Northwest quarter, south half of
northeast quarter, and east half of
southeast quarter Of section twenty
one, township thirty-seven, north OF
range forty-two, F.. M. M, together
with all and singular the tenements
Entertainments and ap~purtenances
thereunto belonging or in anywise ap.
pertaining.
Dated at GLASGOW. Montana, this
Both day of March. 1920.
C. W. POWELL,
Sheriff of Valley County, Mont
Apr 2-9-16-23
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-04-02

Commissioner Anderson introduced
the following resolution, and moved
the adoption of same.
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR
THE PUBLICATION AND POSTING
OF NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELEC-
TON TO BE HELD IN VALLEY
COUNTY, MONTANA, ON APRIL
23RD, 1920, AND PROVIDING THE
FORM OF BALLOTS TO BE USED
AT SAID ELECTION.
BE IT RESOLVED AND OR
DAINED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Valley County Mon
tana, that the election proclamation
and notice Of special election to be
held in the said County on Friday, the
23rd day of April, 1920, be in substan-
TALLY the following form, with the list
of election precincts and location Of
polling places properly filled in at the
time of giving said notice and that
said notice be published, and posted
in each election precinct in accordance
with law:
Pre-
cinct Mo-. in Valley County,
Montana, said election will be
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-04-02
WOMAN DEALS FAST
ONE TO

Postmaster General Burleson, at a
dinner party last week was talking Of
the part American women played in
the war. He deplored at some length
their spending energy in seeking pub
licity, getting their pictures in the
newspapers, and DOMINIC new and at
tractive uniforms.
Mrs. George Barnett, wife Of the
commandant Of the Marine Corps,
listened with rising ire.
"Mr. Postmaster General" she broke
in at last, 81 perceive that you are as
ignorant of the American female as
you are of the American mail"