Men’s Heavier Underwear
Cool mornings and evenings tell
a story of their own. Heavier
underwear in bcth two piece
and unions.
Wright’s two piece
ribbed, good weight,
all sizes, a suit $3.50.
A good weight flat
wool, two piece. Pri
ced a suit $4,00
Medlicott in three dif
ferent weights, in all
sizes, priced a suit $5,
$6, and $7,
Union Suits are pri
ced from $3,50 to $7.
For clothes that will stand up to service
buy a Benjamin. Every suit guaranteed
all wool.
VALDEZ MERCANTILE CO.
RIGALL ADMITS THAT HK •
GOT BRIBE MONEY
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.—Admis
sion that he had received sums of
money at various times from ‘‘a de
fense league" was made by F. E. Ri
gall during his cross examination to
day in the trial of Frank C. Oxman,
charged with having sought to induce
Rigall, by bribery, to testify falsely
against Tlios. J. Mooney, under sen
tence of death for one of the bomb
murders here in July, 1916. The de
fense of Mooney and other defend
ants in the bomb murder cases was
financed largely by the International
Workers’ Defense league. This money
was paid through his attorney, C. A.
Ellis who accompanied him here from
Grayville, 111.
The amount of the total paid him
was not brought out.
"Did you, in company with Attor
neys Thos. O’Connor and Edwin V.
McKenzie, visit the offices of Attorney
Job Herriman, who defended the Mc
Namaras in Los Angeles?” Attorney
Samuel M. Shortridge, Oxman's coun
sel, asked the witness.
“We visited some lawyer’s office in
that city—I don’t remember whose,”
Rigall replied.
Recommends Payment of Taxes
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 3.—
Payment of ,land taxes aggregating
? 1,504.841 to eighteen counties in
Oregon and one county in Washing
ton were recommended by Secretary
Lane today. When the federal gov
ernment recovered title to the lands
from the Oregon & California Hall
road company congress authorized the
payment of taxes levied against the
properties while in the possession of
the road. The amounts due range
from $478 in the case of Clark coun
ty, Wash., to $300,132 in the case of
Douglas county. Ore.
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Phone Men May Strike
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 3.—Port
'and officials of unions of linemen
and inside electricians of the Pacific
Telephone & Telegraph company, an
nounced today that the members in
Portland and other Pacific Coast cit
ies will vote tonight on the question
of striking for more pay and shorter
hours. They now receive $4 per day
and want five.
A letter received here on a recent
host by M. Blum, president of the
First Bank of Valdez, from F. J. Mil
ler. vice president of the Red Cross
war fund in New York, expresses ap
.•fpciation for the sum of $453.35
"irned over to him by the bank, and
ongrntulates the committee on the
splendid success of the campaign.
Mrs. Ross l’aden arrived on the
Alameda this morning, after a visit
of several months outside.
A THROUGH TICKET^
Via ™
Chicago, Milwauke & St, Paul Ry.
WHY
By buying a through ticket you save from $10.00 to
$15.00 as against buying to Seattle and re-buying
there.
By buying over the C. M. & St. P. Ry. you are as
sured the comfort that comes from riding behind an
electric locomotive—the most powerful in all the
world— and that personal attention which is a fea
ture of “Milwaukee” service.
For tickets, berth reservations and other parti
culars consult your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. P. CHAPMAN, jr., J. F. BAHL,
Asst. General Passenger Agent City Passenger Agent,
Stuart Building, Second and Cherry,
Seattle, Washington.
THE PINZON
Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars,
Cigarettes, Tobaccos and
Smokers’ Sundries.
Finest Pool and Billiard Tables
in the North.
Card Rooms in connection.
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St, Valdez
now Hiudl We Pay for the Wer?
(Continued from Page Three)
rn considering the apportionment 01
the extraordinary burden of taxes in
wsr times certain scientific principles
are definitely estiibli.ib. d:
How Taxsj Should 3« Apportioned,
(li Tiie buj.ien nf taxes must hr
spread as far as iHissihle over the
whole community so us to cause each
individual to share in the sacrifices ac
cording to his atiility to pay and ac
cording to his share in the (•overument.
(2) Taxes on consumption, which are
necessarily borne by the community at
large, should he lni|>oaed as far as pos
sible on articles of <|uusi-luxury rather
than on those of necessity.
(3> Excises should he-Jmposed as far
as possible u|xm commodities In the
bands of the final consumer rather
than upon the articles which serve pri
marily as raw material for further
production.
(4) Taxes upon business should he
imposed as far us. |iossit>le upon net
earnings rather than uiiou gross re
ceipts or capital Invested.
(5) Taxes upon income which will
necessarily be severe should be both
differentiated and graduated. That is.
there should In* a distinction between
earned and unearned incomes and there
should be a higher rate upon the lurgei'
incomes. It Is essential, however, not
to make the income rate so excessive
as to lead to evasion, administrative
difficulties, or to the more fundamental
objections which have been urge
■ oove.
(tit The excess profits which are due
to the war constitute the most obvious
and reasonable source of revenue dur
ing war times. Hut the principle upon
which these war-profit taxes are laid
must be equitable in theory and easily
calculable In practice.
Tha Proposed Income Tax.
The additional Income tax as passed
by the House runs up to a rate of HU
per cent. This is a sum unheard of In
the history of civilized society. It must
he remembered that it was only nftei
the first year of the war that Great
Britain Increased her Income tax to tlie
maximum of 34 per cent., nnd that
even now in the fourth year of the wai
the income tax does not exceed 42':
per cent.
it could easily be shown that a fax
with rates on moderate incomes sub
stunt hilly less titan in Great Britain
and on the larger incomes about as
high would yield only slightly less than
the fftKMNXMKMi originally estimated in
tile House 1»I11.
It is to lie hoped that the Senate wil
reduce tin* tota-1 rate on the highest in
comes to 34 per cent, or at most to 4<’
per cent, and that at tlie same time It
will reduce tho rate on the smaller in
conies derived front personal or profes
sional earnings.
If the war continues we shall have to
depend more and more upon the in
come tax. By imposing excessive rates
now we are not only endangering the
future, but are inviting all manner of
difficulties which even Great Britain
has been able to escape.
Conclusion.
The House hill contains other funda
mental defects which may he summed
up as follows:
(It It pursues an erroneous principle
in imposing retroactive taxes.
(2) It selects an unjust and unwork
able criterion for the excess-profits tax
(3) It proceeds to an ttnheard-o'
height In the income tax.
(41 It inqistscs unwarranted burden
upon the consumption of the column
nlty.
(3) It is calculated to throw husines
into confusion by levying taxes on gros.
receipts instead of upon commodities.
(tit It fails to make a proper use o
stamp taxes.
(7t It follows an unscientific systen
in Its flat rate on Imports.
(8t It Includes a multiplicity of pet
ly and unlucratlve taxes, the vexatious
uess of wbieh Is out of all proportion to
the revenue they produce.
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Tbe fundamental lines on which the
House bill should he modified are sum
med up herewith:
(1) The amount of new taxation
should be limited to $1.250.000.000—or
at the outset to $1,500,000,000. To do
more than this would be as unwise as
it is unnecessary. To do even this
would be to do more than has ever
been done by any civilized Govern
ment in time of stress.
(2) The excess-profits tax based upon
a sound system ought to yield about
$500,000,000.
(3) The income-tax schedule ought to
be revised with a lowering of the rates
on earned incomes below $10,000, and
with an analogous lowering of the
rates on the higher incomes, so as not
to exceed 34 per cent. A careful cal
culation shows that an Income tax of
this kind would yield some $450,000.
000 additional.
(4) The tax on whisky and tobacco
ought to remain approximately as It Is.
with a yield of about $230,000,000.
These three taxes, together with the
stamp tax at even the low rate of the
House bill, and with an Improved au
tomobile tax, will yield over $1,250,
000,000, which is the amount of money
thought desirable.
The above program would be in har
mony with au approved scientific sys
tem. It will do away with almost all
of the complaints that are being urged
against the present. It will refrain
from taxing the consumption of the
poor.
It will throw a far heavier burden
upon tbe rich, but will not go to the
extremes of confiscation. It will ob
viate Interference with business and
will keep unimpaired the social pro
ductivity of the community.
It will establish a Just balance be
tween loans and taxes and will not
succumb to the danger of approaching
either tbe tax-only policy or the loan
only policy. Above all. It will keep
an undisturbed elastic margin, which
must be more and more heavily drawn
upon aa the war proceeds.
STEAMER SAILINGS
I Steamship Admiral Watson—Sailed
west from Valdez, Monday, Oct 1,
for Kodiak. She will return Oct.
7.
Steamship Alameda—Sailed West
from Valdez Wednesday, Oct. 3.
Will Return about the 7th on trip
south.
Steamship Admiral Evans— Sailed
south from Valdez, Saturday, Sept.
22.
Steamship Alaska—Sailed south
from Valdez, Friday, Sept. 21.
Steamship Mariposa—Sailed south
from Valdez, Saturday, September
Steameshlp Admiral Farragut—Sail
ed south from Valdez to Seattle,
Sept. 28.
FOR RENT—The Stanton house,
3 rooms, furnished, $15. Apply C. B.
Smith. tf
A. J. Meals, who has been outside
the past month arrived home this
morning on the steamer Alameda.
At Mrs. Caprls' you will find knit
ted or crocheted caps made to or
der. tf
I
A. Therrif and wife were passen
gers from Seattle to Ellamar on the
steamer Alameda.
FOR SALE—800 shares of Sweep
stake stock for 10 cents per share.
Inquire Prospector office. tf
John White arrived in town yester
day from out tile trail.
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at G. O. Reinke's. tf
Phil Collins is a recent arrival in
town, having been at work for the
road commission this summer.
A pretty line of colored cruchei
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Needlecrafl Shop. tt |
Charles Howard, who has been in
charge of a gang of men for the Road
Commission, arrived in town yester
day.
FOR SALE—5000 shares or less of
Sweepstake Stock. Enquire Prospec
tor. k 05.
Oliva Marois arrived in town yes
terday from the trail.
For Hrst-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. it
Harvey Sullivan, foreman of a con
struction gang for the road commis
sion, arrived in town yesterday, for
lhe winter.
WANTED—Five cents per pound
will be paid for clean, cotton rags at
the Prospector Office. tr
,T. R. Crittenden, formerly a guard
at the federal jail, arrived in town
yesterday from the trail, where he
has been at work for the road com
mission.
Genuine Sweet Apple Cider
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Charles Nelson Is a recent arrival
in town with the road commission
gang.
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe. that baggage for you. tf
Richard Maldment arrived In town
yesterday from the trail.
Old papers In bunches of 100 at
this office, only 10 cents. tf
Oscar Gustafson, who has been
working for the road commission this
summer, arrived In town yesterday.
Use Rezall Hair Tonic and you will
use no other. Valdez Drug Store, tf
Do your bit, Sent. 25c to Dr. J. A.
Silverman for the purpose of furnish
ing the boys at the front with smokes.
Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
LOST—A bunch of keys. Finder
please return to Prospector and re
ceive reward. 3t
PACIFISTS ARE
JAILED AFTER RIOTING
HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 3.—Riot
ous scenes marked a meeting here
yesterday of t)U Hartford branch of
the People’s Ooyncil of America for
Democracy api Peace, culminating
in the arrest M^he speaker, Mrs. A
R. Hale, of New York; the chairman,
Alfred E. Whitehead, of this city, and
the abrupt ending of the meeting by
the police. Police action waa taken af
ter Mra. Hale had criticised a high
public official and the war, condemn
Without a Rudder
No one would wish to ride in a ship
without a rudder.
0
Cancelled checks are a rudder for
yoifr future guidance, and will enable
you to save and cut out many useless
expenditures.
Come in and let us tell you how a
checking account with this bank will
help you.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street
Motor- Coffee
Grjnding
When The Sun Goes Down
Mr Merchant your show windows get in their best
work.
Night window shoppers are next day buyers.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Telephone Co.
KEYSTONE PRODUCE Co.
HEINZ'S 57 VARIETIES
AMOCAT CANNED GOODS
Groceries, Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables,
. Cigars, Tobaccoes and Confectionary.
Keystone and McKinley Streets
SAINT ELIAS HOTEL
MRS. FRANCES CRUM. MGR.
Rates made on Rooms by Week or
Month, Warm, Comfortable, Home-Like
Special Attention to Transient*.
ed conscription and declared the Uni
ted States had no right to go abroad
to fight Germany because the belief
that "fifty years hence” Germany
might make war on this country.
When Mrs. Hale was ordered to
stop there was an excited rush by the
audience for the platform, one man
shaking his fist at the speaker, de
claring she had Insulted the presi
dent.
Mrs. Hale and Whitehead were ta
ken to police headquarters, where
they were charged with breach of the
peace and held for hearing in $500
bonds each.