• • . * • - • •* • • ■ --*+**•* •
When your favorite pipe need* re
■‘‘-V 7 . - ' *■■ ** j •! j.
painng send it to
The Buffet
. » >■. <• ‘v V:
1891CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
op **** * ^ .
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING
Building material of ail kinds, Mid several grades of
wall board kept in stock at all times
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ ALASKA
Phone 18
REFERENCES I S. BLUM A CO, Valdes, aad Cordova,
UNCOS 1 a «*
* _i_• • -a.
Merchant’s Cafe
FhoM 08 ” OPE* DAT AND NftiflT Obafc FUcfaar. Propr.
,; 1 '_- ^ •• ~ _
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES tod RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve* Hoe* Pipe and Ftttin«e
Valdw Deck.OppoaltpPtuiBpeMr (Nflf*. ... ■ Tdiphnni 84
IjET US MEASURE TOC
for your new suit and let ns do
It how. The new fabrics In terse,
worsted, thlbet, etc., are In and
we are prepared to cut them In
to suits of class and snap at a
▼ery low rate considerins the
quality of the cloth and the tall*
oripg, Do it now.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAIDOR
Indipendent Steam Laundm
' • *
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
f i 4 *
I Foot Ktyiiont A«
| Rooffb Dry lie lb
f ._^ A ^ ^_
h tf:I
PORT
Orders taken fdj* M and
* 'd * •'!**• * a. a'*’ «* a*
dressed lumber.
Tttfe P1NZON VALDEZ* ALASKA
Why send outside for what you can g?t at fyonte? Wit
can do that jolt of printing for you at a price that wifi
prove satisfactory. Lotus firgure on your work.
We have recently added several hundred dollars
worth of improved bindery and printing machinery
and can do the fob, no matter what size.
i ■ . .l * • A
FEW VESSELS SUNK
BT SUBS LAST WEEK
LONDON^ Npr.15.—One vessel 6t*
er 16 tone and flee under were sunk
by sttbihaMfles dUHng tb« week tad
Ing last' night. This is ti* Mwest rec
ord since the ramaslgn of ruthless
,i ■ . v • ;
submarining began.
.— *!.»]■ .' 1 " —
TURKS DRIVEN RACK n-t
IN PAUE8TXNB BATTLE
LONDON, btor. U^BatUah Jaroai
drove the Turin haek skrso alias tq
a bqttle tk Pmwtlne gfl^erdag. .
V • . “ . ' N • • - fr f ' •• f
tm . « yTVv*S<»^*M» *#SW o<Mi - • w» ■ • *••-*-■ »
Editor The Deity Prospector: I no
tice In yonr iisdS 6f yesterday an
editorial under the caption of "Cre
ating a Favored Class" some refer
ences to the new War Revenue Law.
The writer of the editorial refer
red to haa evidently confused the
"War Income Tax” with the "Gen
eral Income Tax Law” which la still
in force N passed by the Act of Sept.
8, 1916, and which was amended Oct.
3, 1917. ,
Section 1 of the “War Income Tax”
reads “That In addition to the income
tax Imposed by subdivision (a) of
Sec. 1 of Sept. 8, 1916 (the old Income
tax law) there shall be levied, asses-1
sed and collected ^nd paid a like1
nominal tax of 2 per centum upon the
Income of every Individual, a citi
zen or resident of the United States,
received during the calendar year
1917 and every calendar year there
after. Section 2 of the "War Income
Tax” applies the same principal to the
additional or super tax and specific
ally states “every individual” etc.
Now then, under this act of Oct.
3, 1917,. the old Income Tax Law was
amended, which Is evidently the cause
of the confusion of the writer of the
editorial. Section 4 of the amendment
to the Old “Income Tax Law” among
other things, exempts “The compensa
tion of the present President of the
United States during the ti?rm of of
fice for which he has been elected and
the Judges of the supreme and infer
ior courts of the United States now
it) office, and the compensation of all
officers and employes of a state or
any political subdivision thereof, ex
cept wbpn such compensation is paid
by the United States Government.”
There is a reason for this as ap
plied to the state, county or munici
pal officers and employes. Under the
constitution, the United States Gov
ernment can not tax a state and the
courts have held that taxing the sal
ary received from the state or politi
cal subdivisions thereof is the equi
valent of taxing the state. I think the
same principle is involved in taxing
salaries of public officials as their sal
aries can not be raised or lowered
during their term of office and the
act very carefully states the exemp
tion in these terms.
There is also another important
section of this act of Oct. 3, 1917
Taxes Now Dye
Taxes for the Town of Valdez for
the year 1917 are now due and pay
able at my office at the corner of Key
stone Avenue and McKinley. Street.
Taxes will be delinquent on Monday,
December 5, 1917 at 0 o'clock p. m.,
and unless paid prior thereto, p pen
alty qf 10 per cent will be added to
the prqopnt and interqpt at the rate
of J.2 per cent per annum.
Warranty Issued by the present
council will be aoeepted in payment of
taxeq.
Office hours, 10 a. m., to 12 m.,
and 2 p. m., to 4 p. m., except Sun
days. /
Dated this Oth day of November,
1917.
B. O. AMES,
kll-21 Town Treasurer.
Buy your groceries direct. Save
fifteen to twenty-five per cent. The
house that sells direct to consumers. |
Randall Grocery & Brokerage Co.,
Inc., 82 Marion St., Seattle Wn. tt
LAUNCH DELLA
•rVui : * < j
Capt. H. L. Rider
WpWj ***»• ipa YtUa to
BDaiMr, Laadlock, Fldalgo aad
way porta. FttWiitin loaded
& ail potato.
Catrythg freight aad paaaea
For rate* apply oa board.
’ : / T“ 5-J.r J
CAPT. JL L. BDJB
.'"W ■■ YT7*1
rWc? _ _.with K?|t* !
and* ob ttot of the war, which
era! way, the Intent is to segregate
is’hearty as possible the promts uniter
oidinary or pre-war conditions and
the additional profits made on ac
count of the war. On these additional
or excess profits additional taxes are
Imposed. Under this Title (a) the
compensation or fees reoeived by of
ficers or employes under the United
States, or any state or territory or
local subdivision thereof are exempt
from the War Excess Profits Tax. This
Is equitable, as it would be manifest
ly unjust to assume that their sal
ary* which generally remain the
same, produce them an additional
profit on account of the war.
I can readly see that much confu
sion can arise on account of these two
Income Tax Laws being in force and
running concurrently, but from the
tudy of the law I have made I am
impressed with the evident intent of
the law-makers to be equitable and
Just and at the same time keep within
the constitutional requirements.
While I do not dopbt the sincerity
of your editorial, which I lay to a mis
interpretation of the law, the assump
tion that the lay-makers are Intend
ing to favor themselves and the pub
lication of such articles, will in it
self have a tendency to crisate class
distinction by the opposition it en
genders.
Respectfully,
CHA8. C*. JOHNS,
Deputy Collector Internal Revenne
Alaska Division.
LUMBERMEN CHARGE
U. 8. 940 THOUSAND
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. IB.—
A general increase of 95 a thousand
in prices the government is paying for
Shipbuilding lumber was announced
today by the shipping hoard, The
new price will average about 940 a
thousand.
Officials of the Southern pine em
ergency bureau at a conference to
day with Chairman Hurley, of the
shipping board, and Chairman Har
ris, of the federal trade commission,
gave assurance that the government
will have do more difficulty in ob
taining deliveries of ship timbers. The
bureau will hold itself responsible
for a quantity of production.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
MICE ARE HIS MASCOTS.
Girl Visiters te Tills Soldiers’
Camp Will Step Lively.
Photo by American from AsyeOlhttoy.
Docs, coats and cats are seen often
among tbe army mascots, and toms
regiments bare even beeto known to
make peta of snakes and glia monsters
and such. Tbe man In tbe picture, a
member of an eastern qegtmoDt. bat
an wnoaual pair, of army., pets—twto
mice, which, be saya, will go with him
to the trenches when bo and bis com
radon go abroad.
A SATIN’ to be bright,
Jl\ don't have to be
hitmV It dm he like
VELVET—jes fall
flavor without any
bite.
"
: •
WHEN FLAMES FIJJj
THE FACTORY
despair fills the owner who has
neglected to look after his in
surance. We handle the insur
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place It in the best
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
SH Tonyas Place P2SE
Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager.
\‘t
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
Not. 1—S. S. Mariposa
Not. 8—S. S. Alameda
Not. 16—S. S. Alaska
Not. 24—S. S. Mariposa
Valdes to Seattle—
Nov. 5.—S. S. Alaska
Nov. 8—S. S. Mariposa
Nov. 15—S. S. Alameda
Nov. 23—S. S. Alaska
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Liscum, Val
des, Latouche, and Seward.
S. S. Alameda sailing (rpm Seattle Npv. 8th connects with S. S. Dora
at Seward for Alaska Peninsula ports.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglaa Skagway. Cordova Ellamar, Valdes and La
touche Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice
VALDES DOCK CO* Local Agent
..4 *_. ' I . t. 7 . ,
Phone No. 1. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdes Alaska.
OUr Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.—
Oct. 26—S. S. Adm. Evans,
(for Kodiak)
Nov. 6.—S. 3. Spokane
Nov. 16—3. 3 Adm. Evans
No . 26.—3 3. Spokane
(for Kodiak)
From Valdes to Seattle
Oct. 30.—S. S. Adm. Watsoa
Nov. 8.—S .8. Adm. Evans
Nov 17—8 8. Spokane
Nov. 28.—8. 3. Adm. Evans
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
. \ ' • i *>
Leave Seattle Monday, Friday and Saturday ior
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
IF YOUR TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY”
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
' * - -•
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
• All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
Tiki • look at oar now lino of
postcards and pictures of tho Canyon
etc. Valdes Drag Store. tf
If It ipn’t an iframap it isn’t a
Kodak, wo carry ^complete line of
Kastman Kodaks and sappllcs. Val
des Drag Store. tf
A special on staUbnarr at the Val
des Drag Bftt* Mphr. worth
from SOc to ll.lo now hie. tf
4mm . Will
fit any standard make o f camera.
They are the standard. Gay if. Cam
eron. tf
A. II. OIERINGBR
Valdtt THi
Cram
Office on Alaska
George C. Treat
Telephone No.
General Trucking and Freighting
to sll Wet Points.
■TV
AUTOS FOB HXU
KAMA QUEEN
dipt Otto Elfctraa
Weekly trips to Port Wells
t .t \ ) 4 ,
aad all Soaad Points.
FOR CHARTER FOR PAR.
TIES OR TOWDfO
'or rates aad sslllag dates see
CAPT. OTTO SLFBKROM.
Ob Boat, Valdes Dock
Candy Wen i
L V. BUNT—la <M Dng Sim. j
FOUNTAIN ORiNKS !
HQT— :°u> i
A *& Um of ttribtw wait «t
tf
‘ • 5
‘T «•• > *; ' -a ■“ .1 • *