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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1917
THE TWO VILLAGE3.
OVER the river, on the hill,
Lleth a village, white and stllL
All around It the forest trees
Shiver and whisper In the breeze;
Over It sailing shadows go
Of soaring hawk and screaming crow.
And mountain grasses, low and sweet.
Grow In the middle of every street.
AVER the river, under the hill.
Another village lleth stllL
There I see In the cloudy night .
Twinkling stars of household light.
Fires that gleam from the smithy's door.
Mists that curl on the river shore.
And In the roads no grasses grow
For the wheels that hasten to and fro.
IN that village on the hill
Never a sound of smithy or mill.
The houses are thatched with grass and
flowers; . . ,
grief a clock to ten the hours;
The mktbla doors are always shut;
You cannot pnter in hall or hut;
All the villager! Ilk Asleep;
Never a grain to sow or reap:
Never In dreams to moan and sigh;
Silent and Idle and low tney lie.
IN that village under the hill.
When the night Is starry and stin.
Many a weary soul In prayer
Looks to the other village there.
And, weeping and sighing, longs to go
Up to that home from this below;
Longs to sleep in the forest wild,
Whither have vanished wife and child.
And heareth, praying, this answer fall:
"Patience! That village shall hold ye all."
-Rose Terry Cooke
NO TIME FOR DEMAGOGY
During the height of the liberty
bond campaign, early last month.
Champ Clark, speaker of the house
of representatives, made an address
in Arizona, in which he asserted that
a “ring of New York financiers” was
trying to defeat the loan in order that
the government would be forcer to'Of
fer the next issue at a higher rate
of interest than 4 per cent. He charg
ed that the same insidious influence
had been active in opposition to the
first liberty loan. ' •
Later in the Month, in speaking at
St. Louts, Clark '“ate crew,” saying
that in view of what New'York had
done lathe past three days he’ would
withdraw hia criticism, wbleh, he
said,'was baaed“ob the fact that
“some fellows” in New York had tried
to beat- down the .price of the first
loan belbw par. - •
It indy have been that an insigni
ficant bomber tit men were so mercen
ary a* to do i^ui the Speaker said
they did do—tor men who place dol
lars above patriotism always, bad be
found; but Clark’s Implication In Uls
first speech that ’the rich men of New
York conspired ib defeat the loan was
ill-timed, inaeadrhte and- baneful. It
left the impression lb the minds of
Meat people ihit i Will Street group
was trying to defeat the war loan for
commercial motives at a time when
the whole Ufttioh la subordinating all
else to patMottaih.
The truth is that Wall Street, like
the net of tho country, it practically
unanimous In tto support of the war.
Indeed, the pdetaeator general only
recently announced that newspaper
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■coAcoUed by Will Utee* froifd Up
prosecuted, * Thl*» Itrbltfrar* ttak.i wd
drawn largely dftp (nultljililters with-4
leaning toward Bar many but the in
cident shows how completely tbe gov
ernment must rely upon men with
money in time of war.
It cannot no said that the wealthy
have dodged their responsibility.
About half .of the first liberty l*ato
was subscribed la NfcW. York—-and to
spite of Clark’s Implication many big
subscriptions were shaved down be
eauife the,loan had.been oversubscrlb
ed. Nearly half Of the Second loan also
was floated In New York—which Is
one of the moat remarkable facta of
the whole campaign. It la true that
New York la the center of Wedlfch -and
should therefore bear .the * heaviest
burden, but When It 1b considered that
capital la being taxed right and left
for war purposes, and that the men
who subscribed heavily to the second
loan get no exemption from taxation,
as do those with subscriptions of less
than $5,000,; it. smacks ef demagogy
to raise a cry. against the rich, ,
. The war is going to be won with the
united support of all the people, re
gardless of any consideration of class,
and so long as every, person responds
to the country’s call to the utmost
of hia ability, whether be be plutocrat
or section hand, he 'la entitled to the
credit of being called at patriot.
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CREATING A FAVORED CLASH
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One of the most glaring inequalities
and absurdities of the war revenue
bill passed before congress adjourned
was the provision of the income tax
feature which exempts members of
congress, state, county, city and other
public officials from the' payment of
taxes on their incomes. By what pro
cess of reasoning congress decided
this clause was fair is a mystery.
The whole purpose of the revenue
bill was to meet the extraordinary
burden of war. Theoretically, it hits
all citizens in proportion to their ab
ility to pay. The tax on incomes its
graduated, but every person not mar
ried with so low an income of $1,000
a year, and every married man with
an income of $2,000 (with certain
added exemptions for children) may
pay. As the income increases the rate
of taxation is larger—as It should be.
It is palpably unjust to grant Im
munity to public officials. Why, for
example, should a1 Senator, with an
annual income of. $10,000i or a gov
ernor with an annual -salary of $6,
000, be relieved of his share of the
common burden? It was argued in
congress, after this exemption had
been discovered, that public service
is no “business,” but the distinction
Is ridiculous. The whole effect of the
law as framed is to create a favored
class just at a time when the over
whelming demand of the nation is
for an equitable distribution of the
war cost regardless of “class.”
The situation is made worse by
the fact that in addition to paying
I income levies all persons whose in
comes are more than $6,000 a year
are laxea a nai o pci tom
cess—and this also is escaped by
many public officials whose salaries
are over $6,000. The most objection
able feature of the provision itself is
not that the double impost is applied,
but that no provision is made for tax
ing Incomes from inherited invest
ments and the like, the result being
that the workers are soaked while
the beneficiaries of unearned incre
ment are exempted.
There is no means of knowing how
many public officials in the United
States profit by this dispensation of
congress, but probably an. estimate
of 1,900,999 would be conservative.
At any /rate millions of dollars have
been added to tbe load of the public
at large that should be assessed tp
the men whose salaries are paid by
the people..
MISPLACED productiveness
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What Is tbe matter with tbe Ship
ping Board? Reports from Washing
ton are to Dtp offset that Admiral
Capps is proving persona nPn grata
to some. Of bia associates and that an
effort will bemads to displace him as
president of tile shipping corporation.
If the Shipping Board could onl* pro
duce ships an ironically 'as fb dpf el
opes controversies, ws could sing
•Columbia the Gem of the Oobaa,*'
with both trath'sad feeling.
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Two things an dally being ham
mend into ifee ctmadpaancs* of/the
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| United States with regard to the eoal
question; first, that nnaorons con
ferences %r*<altb«t ‘belled, or art la
session, ontae tails just adjourned;
aa^>.fitanMli thlt, the supply ol;fcel
.Is arfcpta. Ast- thwScarcity scafe;of
price* << retain* Intact. — Ctarlifclan
Science Monitor.-** *. <
DON’T MI38 the basketball game#
at Moose Hill tonight. Moose te. Fort
Llscum sod Congregatlonals ts. Sig
nal Corps.
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. Remember! It'e better to have,
meatless days and wheatless days
than eatless days.—Washington Her
ald.
HUNGARY WON’T DISPATCH
GRAIN INTO AUSTRIA
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COPENHAGEN, Nov. 14—Austria’s
food difficulties, the Allegemeine
Zeitung of Vienna says it learns, have
beoome notably sharper In conse
quence of Hungary’s flat refusal of
Austrian proposals for a supply of
grain. An extraordinary crown coun
cil will be called, the newspaper says,
to discuss the extent of Hungary’s
obligation to supply food to Austria, i
Basketball game tonight.
Heavy Attacks Launched
ROME, Nov. 14.—Heavy attacks
were launched on the Italian lines in
the Guidlcarla zone, northwest of
Lake Garda, near the Swiss frontier,
on the Trentlno front, after extended
artllelry preparation.
The war office announced yesterday
that these attacks, which were di
rected at advanced posts in the Da
one and Gulmelli valleys, were re
pulsed after hard lighting.
The artillery duel along the Tag
liamento is proceeding and the Ital
ians are replying with vigorous meas
ures to stronger A*»«tro-German pres
sure on the Italian left wing.
The Gtiidicaria zone is the extreme
west of the Trentlno. It lies to the
northwest of Lake Garda, in the
southwest corner of the Tyrol. This re
gion is 11Q miles west of the Taglla
niento lines.
A break here, below Mount Bredon,
9,000 feet high, into the plains of
Lombardy, would be much more dis
astrous to the Italians than the break
into the Friuli plains, below Mount
| Maggiore, has proved.
Brescia lies at.the edge of the foot
hills below the Guidicaria zone. Par
ma is but fifty miles to the south,
and Milan a similar distance to the
west. No Italian troops are to the west
of the Guidicaria region.
This zone slopes gradually down
from the high Tyrol mountains to the
plains. The engagements mentioned
took place within the Tyrols at the
foot of the hlgheir elevations.
EXPLOSION KILLS
TWO WORKMEN
PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 14.—Two
workmen were killed ahd fifty others
were injured today as the result of an
explosion in the powder plant of the
United States Aluminum Company.
The officials of the company claim
the explosion was the result' of an
accident.
PAINLEVE MINISTRY
FORCED TO RESIGN
PARIS, Nov. 14.—Defeated by a
vote of the deputies, the Painleve
ministry was forced to resign last
night.
WSfin Winter Weaa*
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MENS UNDERWEAR IN BOTH TWO-PIECE AND
UNION suits. ^
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“MEDLlCOtt” Scotch wool that won’t shrink
# Priced ft).5.00, 550 & 7.00.
“COOPER’S” Worsted, Priced ft.450,5.00 & 6.00
“WINSTED” Flat Wool, Priced ft .350,4.00,5.00
“STANFIELD’S” Unshrinkable Canadian
Priced ft).; 6.00
“WRIGHT’S” Spring Needle Worsted arid Lamb’s Wool
Priced ft).350, 5jOO & 6.00.
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Pajamas and Night Gowns Priced from.150 to 3.00
Heavy Flannel Shirts, Priced ft).2.00 to 6.00
Stag Shirts Priced ft.650
Unshrinkable Suiting Shirts ft.650.
BATH ROBES SWEATERS SOX
CAPS GLOVES * MITTS
OVERCOATS MACKINAWS
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GOOD GOODS
Belgian Minister to Mexico
MEXICO CITY Nov. 14.—Bel
gium has named Jules Le Jeune as
minister to Mexico. Mr. Le Juene has
been chancellor of legation at Mad
rid.
Ketchikan Fish Prices
KETCHIKAN, Nov. 14—Ketchikan
prices at noon, November thirteenth;
halibut, fourteen cents; sable fish,
three cents; red rock fish, one and
one-half cents.
Can Yon Boat It?
Six room house, parti? furnished
with bath. If taken at once onl?
$500. Mrs. Fred Cameron. 11
Rainer Cereal Beverage, non-ln
toxicatlng at E. Hunt’s. tf
J. E. WILSON
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Freighting to all point*
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
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VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Room* •
Term* Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. PV. C, M. D. Pn».
Jos. A. iflnmu PL G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office kewi—1 It 4 p. ■ —7 te S p. a.
■ Sunday by Appointment •
Rea Tel. 176 Office Tel. 1»
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outride Booms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths in Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Pray
Fresh cooked crabB Just received
this morning on the steamship Mari
posa. Delicious and fresh. Love-Whlt
ley Company. ... •
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Report of the Financial Condition of
The First Bank of Valdez
LOCATED AT VALDEZ, TERRITORY OF
ALASKA,
at the close of business on the 5th day of
November, 1917.
RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts.----—$ 10&947.83 j
Overdrafts -- '5,472.82
Bonds 9ij2SM7'
Furai 7S.&0
Checks d other caih iteids1- 2,347.61
CASH <
; sWSt EXCHANGE
TOTAjL__ u ' -$ 329,855.13
LlABILI'fl^: o ji
©afrits!-Stock paid in---$ 2*800.68
• ‘ 1 _ 2.000lM
WIU,M1 —.an.iny f-mi i ■ i iimi.niwmi-i~~r
_1,066.00
Broftts...-—.. *748.71
DEPOSITS_:_ 298,618.87
Certified Checks ---—-- • *093.75
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1 TOTAL..1_f 329,855.13
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United States of America, Territory of Alaska, Third Judicial ,
Division, a*. •« • ' \ hi ft i
I; J. W. QHiSON, Cashier of thy aboyenamed bank, do
sdlentaty Strtiff that the torecoiat statement is th»4 to the best
of toy thohrledge and belief. t • i ; *
J. W. GILSON, Cashier.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICK.ES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tillikum Club.
Phone 00. McKinley Street.
Contract Surgeon, O. 8. Army
A A Burgeon, U 8. Public Health Bert
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
OThst
In Valdes Since lies
PHONE llO i
OHoe Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & D1MOND
ATTORHBT8.AT.LAW
Oflee Oppeelte Court House
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LYONS & RITCHIE
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Phaae 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
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