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The Ismay Journal (Ismay, Mont.), 28 Oct. 1910, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn85053190/1910-10-28/ed-1/seq-1/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
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To the voters of Ismay and vicinity: In reply to an article appearing in the last issue of the Ekalaka Eagle, asking who is trying to fool the tax payers we give below the facts as they really are. In the issue of the Miles Ciiy Inde pendent of Oct. 15th, we took as t basis the published statements o f Former Clerk Darnall for the ••fiscal” year 1908, .and of Otis Haynes for *.'9, believing that these two years would bo s fair comparison as they were the last of Mr. Savage’s term and the first of Mr. Wells’. Mr. Wells, however, took exceptions to these fig ures; claiming that he was not getting a square deal, inasmuch as we had in cluded in his year Mr. Savage’s last and heaviest month. W e admit that Mr. Savage’s last month was included in the statement, but Mr. Wells makes no mention whatever of his Decem ber month in 1909, which should be added to give each an equal number of months, and as we will show below, the difference by so doing, taking the entire year from January 1st, 1908, to January 4th, 1909, when Mr. Savage turned the office over to Mr. Wells, and from January 1st, 1909, to Janu* ary 1st, 1910, when Mr. Wells was In office is $73.43 less than by compar ing the fiscal years, which we will say here, is from November 30th to No vember 30th. In Mr. Wells’ reply to the “People of Custer County,” he started in by saying he “ has no objec tion whatever to the facts soaking in as far as they will,” provided the tax payers investigate the matter thor oughly. They need investigation and we wish the taxpayers would do so. We would like to call your attention to these figures: Savage, Jan. 1, 1908, to Jan. 4, 1909, salaries ............. $ 6,180.33 Savage, Jan. 1, 1908, to Jan. 4. 1909, expenses ........... 3,664.62 Headquarters for Tee Dee Stage Line Total .............................. $ 9,844.95 I solicit y o u r patronage <*. Frank M. Shaw <r *H>{K>tt88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 H » ++++-»♦»+44-4»♦+♦' 4-44444 ♦ 4 44+44 4 4+44444*444^ WutuahLife insurance I t Company of flow Vork I f you lo v e you r w ife and babies p r o tect them against w a n t b y b u y in g a l i t t l e good L i f e Insurance. N o 3 com p a n y ‘ is as solid as THE MUTUAL LlfE OF NEW YORK. ^ J o h n d e C a r l e „ 1 D istrict M a n a g e r fo r Custer County, 3 MILES CITY, MONTT^ ^ 4 + » 4 + 4 ++» + 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Wells, Jan. 4, 1909, to Jan. 1, 1910, salaries .............$10,950.58 Wells, Jan. 4, 1909, to Jan. 1, 1910, expenses ........... 6,257.22 e . O . W r i & h t Wishes to anndunce that he will buy all your grain at Ismay. He will be at the office of the Midland Coal & Lumber Co. at all times. H e ■will pay the highest market prices. Ismay, Mont. Blacksmith Shop W o j o d W b r k B o i l e r S h o p Prices Right' , / East of red barn NOTICE. '%■ -'/ 'm,’~ ■ ■ V11 To r-the\ Voters of Custer County; \..the nominee ' of <Jhe , republican county; conventJon'for sheriff of Custer > and If ' jeleclef|»x'ipr6miie^'«ec®ite,-the £utles Montana’s State Song. Besides the great seal of the state and a state flower Montana now has a state song. The occasion that brought it into such favor was when it was sung at the state fair a couple of weeks ago. The music has not yet been published, but it will be on the mar ktet in. a few days. The words are by Charley Cohen, of the Butte Miner, rand are: Tell me of that Treasure state— Story always new, Tell me of its beauties \grand And its hearts so true. Mountains of sunset Are, ’ The land I love the best; Let mq grasp the hand of one From out the Golden West. Each country has Its flower; Each one plays a part, Each bloom brings a longing hope To some lonely heart. Bitter root to me Is dear, Growing in my land. Sing then that glorious air— The one I understand. Chorus. Montand, Montana; Glory of the_'west. Of all the states from coast to coast You’re easily, the best Montana, Montana, .■ •V.v.Where skies are always'-blue— LtfiHli'Vi'.tf. --- . _ , - M-o-n-t-a-n-a, Montana, . L love you. . • _ -• • , •.“ ■ -v1 * * ___ 5 ______ ; ______ - ! v , : YpuraT-truly,£ ,'dvJt;- ........ ... B B N ’ L H V A IX I5Y . *•“ v’ S**S*« 4- * r * > ^ * & ^ *y *> » f r • A, ■* _ . .. The .Ismay;' Journal, devoted , tovthei interests o f 'Ismay and -vicinity ; $2.00 (er-year: • ••• - •> • m , 1 Total .............................. $17,207.80 A, difference of $7,36^.85. Also Mr. Savage’s expenses for his entire term as the county clerk’s records show was $19,225.38, while Mr. Wells’ first year in office, to say nothing of what he has done this year, amounts to al most the same— exactly $17,207.80. So, from this It will be seen that one year of Mr. Wells' administration has equalled the two years of Savage’s ad ministration, or thereabouts— “ Let this soak in,\ too. Now as to deputies’ salaries having been raised so by \statute as Mr. Wells says in his reply We would like to have it known now that never be fore Mr Wells took office did the sher iff pay the full amount as allowed by law— they took pride in ruiTnlnw their office as economically as possible and still policing the county thoroughly We want to thank you for raising tills question and sincerely hope it will be investigated. REPUBLICAN COUNTY C( >M IQ | - & / > e .. i I First National Bank. • Capital Stock - - $35,000 ? I s m a y , M o n t a n a Your account will be welcomed at this bank where you are assured of absolute security and the most cour- 0 teous service. You will always find us .willing to ^ help you ^wherever we can in the de- velopement of your business. ■8 Directors and Officers * R. L. Anderson, President. David Bickle, James Hunter. J. H. Price. ’ E. J. Armstrong Vice-President. William Fulton. William ( j . Lang. Cashier. Shall Wc Double Our State Taxes? Some of the organs of the tax- dodging combines, through ignorance or instruction, endeavor to make it appear that the proposed constitu tional amend'ment to be voted on In November does not Increase the limit of ta^es which can be raised for state purposes. The fact is that the pro posed amendment, if adopted, will dodble the amount which the legisla ture'has authority to levy under exist ing provisions of the constitution. Sec. 9 of Article X II of the Montana constitution provides: “The rate of taxation of real and personal property for state purposes In any one year shall never exceed 3 mills on each dollar of valuation: and whenever the taxable property in the state shall amount to $100,000,000 the rate shall not exceed 2 % mills on each dollar of valuation, and whenever the taxable property in the state shall amount to $300,000,000 the rate shall never exceed 1% mills on each dollar of valuation.” * The act of the last legislative assem bly for the submission to the voters of the proposed amendment provides: “That section 9 of Article X II of the constitution of''the state of Montana be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: “The rate of taxation on real and personal property for state purposes, except as hereinafter provided, shall never, .exceed 2% .mills on each, dollar of;valuation; and^whenever. the taxa ble jpropeMy of the state, shall aniount to six.hundred m1 1 1 1 on dqliars . ($600,- 000,OdO) the rate shall;<never exceed two- (2): milis^oh:eachvdollar of valu ation. unless the'\ proposition to In crease-such ^rate, fpeclfylng the rate 4-8-f 8 -f 8 -f 8 4-8 4 8 4 -8 -f 8 4-8-f 8 4 8 -f 8 -f 8 4-8 4-8 4 -8 -f 8 4-84-8484- / proposed and the time during which the rate shall be levied shall have been submitted to the people ut the general election and shall have reached a ma jority of all the votes east for and against it at such election \ Thus, while it is true the rate of tax to be le\ied would remain at 2 mills on the dollar by the proWslons of the proposed nnvndment, the fact is that under the terms of the constitution without amendnn nt the rate to be levied will bo reduced to 1 Vb mills on each dollar of valuation imm* dtately when the taxable property shall aniount to $300,000,000, and that time has arrived. Under such circum stances it is a mere juggling or terms for anyone to contend that the pro posed amendment does not provide for an increase in the tax rate. If it did not provide for additional taxa tion, what earthly use would there be In the amendment? The fact of crim inal conduct is that by any honest as sessment the ^axable property In the 'state long ago would have exceeded the $300,000,000 aggregate at which the rate of 2 % mills can be levied law fully under the constitution. Another fact, no less Important to the helpless taxpayer and the skillful tax-dodger, Is that with an honest assessment at the present time the taxable property of the state would amount to enough under the constitutional rate of \Vz mills on the dollar to provide revenues for all urgent needs of the state* gov ernment economically administered. Perhaps the difference in taxation to be accomplished by the adoption of this proposed amendment to the con stitution may be made more plain to the average taxpayer- by giving the amounts of taxes to be collected under the constitution, as it stands and un der the constitution as it Is proposed to amend It, assuming that our present dishonest and urijust methods of as sessment are continued. If the taxa ble property amounts to $300,000,000 as estimated, under the constitution as it stands the tax rate would be 1 % mills on the dollar and the total taxes collected would be $450,000. Under the proposed amendment, the rate wowuld be 214 mills and the total of- taxe/f to ' b8 collected $760,000. But that* is not- the limit of .the provision which -the. tax-dodgers have injected Into; : the proposed constitutional amendment as proteption. to , 4hem- ient tax methods by tax officers. This 2 Vfe mill rate is by the amendment made to apply until the taxable prop erty shall umount to $600,000,000. When that time comes the legislature' would have power to levy $1,500,000 annually for state purposes, while un de r the terms of the constitution as it now reads on the same valuation m $600,000,000 the aggregate amount of taxes possible In be eoll.-i ti d in th. way would bv $ 000 , 000 — and tlia! t.i the uvirage taxpayer would la ainpe power of taxation to plate in the hands of the average .Montana legisla ture. There can be no reasonable doubt that If state legisl itures and state of ficials continue to extend special < x- emptions and privileges to the ovvnirs of great wealth in Montana, the auto matic constitution reduction in the tax rate will be likely to cause more embarrassment to the tax-consumers temporarily. That Is one of the best reasons why the constitution should be not amended. It will require strang argument, and possibly appeals to selfish Interests, to persuade the of ficial tools of foreign corporations and other non-resident owners of Montana property that their duty to the tax payers of tjye state IS o f first and grent- \est Importance and cannot be longer neglected without general discovery of and punishment for their delin quencies. The above is the position that I take In regard to the proposed constitu tion amendment that will come up be fore the voters at the coming election. A. J. FREEMAN, Candidate for Representative. candidate for county attorney', spoke on behalf of the party and all of the other candidates, and made a very brilliant address. Mo;. A. J. Freeman, candidate for representative, talked on th<‘ issues that were liable to come be fore the legislature it the present si s- sion. speaking in a very forceful and convincing manner The boys brought down with them a couple of small i inni'ii. a i.l It mninili •il like a m i n o r .m b.m in i , nt w . i s t . i kii.g phi- o. \t i .in th.- hall w a s i !• 'Vi-'l to tnako !• iily fur tin • dani i . u b u - h w a s ono <>f tho m ost largely attendi-il affairs Republican Rally and Dance. The republican rally which was held at Ismay last Saturday afternoon and evening wa sone of the largest, as well as the most enthusiast!^ gatherings that has ever been attended in this section of the country. People began arriving in the early forenoon and after dinner the streets' were thronged With representative citizens. The rally was held In the Earling- burt hall, and the following candidates were present; George W. Burt, A. J. Freeman, Carl B. Calvin, O. C. Haynes, Sharple'BS Walker, Ben Levalley, Geo. c . i r lo-ld ..t the Earlinghurt hall At 12 o'clock lunch was served and aft erward the dancing continued until the wee’ small hours Everything was free to all, and if everybody did not have a good time it wns their own fault Terry, Mildred, ICnovvlton, Westmore, Plevna, Baker and Ekalaka. were represented at the rally and dance. CENSUS WORK. Director Tells How Checking Is Done to Proce Charges of “ Padding.” E. Robbins; Charles Daly and A. <H. selves ’against more honest and effle- ‘Swerdflger. Mr. Sharpless Walker, Census Director Durand Issued a statement Thursday about the meth ods employed in the census bureau In Investigating the possibility of “ pad ding” of the population returns. Di rector Durand outlined the operations of a special force of experts constant ly employed to detect fraud in the enumeration. \It Is needless to say,” says D1-; rector Durand, \that the census bu reau would not for a moment think of eliminating names from the schedules merely because of this official Investi gation. —In every case where such in vestigation indicated sufficient ground for suspicion, competent men hav& been sent from Washington to investi gate locally. “ Such men have interviewed the supervisors, special agents and enumerators who took the census, as, wel las others In the community, and have made a house-to-house canvass In the suspected districts. “ In many cases they have ' found f § . rSii' •vKlsi- 'YJ •.SI '\Ell W l !o£Sl •SI a ■M that the enumeration of tlie Suspected;' districts was ■ entirely correct, hut-in.; a considerable number o f other cases;, they -have' foundMJlear eyIdence.; o f ;; 'padding.’ -” ir iri v *V>. ■k'sir ’'*■ ;;u.t w \iV. “ 'V/i/jrsS5
