UNCERTAINTY OVER
CITY ASSESMENTS
Lawyers Say Amendment of Tax Or
dinance Passed September 7th
Not Retroactive.
Uncertainty hangs over the assess
ment of personal property for taxa
tion in Valdez this year, because of
an amendment to the tax ordinance
adopted by the council September 7,
Nearly all the lawyers In town say
that no amendment of the tax ordi
nance after September 1 could af
fect the assessment for this year for
the reason that the ordinance pro
vides that all assessments are to be
made as of September 1. The law
yers have advised their clients that
the amendment is not retroactive.
The blanks which the town asses
sor is passing around for personal
property returns call for returns on
money, notes, stocks, bonds, ac
counts, and perhaps some other in
tangible indicia of real or imaginary
values. These were left out when
the tax ordinance was finally adopted
two years ago, it is stated for the
reasons pointed out in the long dis
cussions of tax reform which have
agitated the country for many years,
the chief reason being that only con
scientious persons make returns of
property values which can be easily
concealed.
The amendment of September 7th
calls for an affidavit to the return of
personal property. The lawyers are
refusing to make this bacause they
say there is no warrant for it in the
territorial statute on which the ordi
nance is based, and further, because
of their belief that the amendment of
the ordinance cannot be made retro
active.
MISSING MINER HAS
NOT BEEN FOUND.
Arrivals from the interior today
state that no information has been
gained regarding the fate of Melvin
Dempsey, the Slate Creek operator,
who disappeared after leaving Pax
son's roadhouse for Slate creek. A
search party which left Paxson’s in
an effort to locate the missing man
has returned 'to the roadhouse and
report that they have been unable
to And any trace of Dempsey. The
rivers of the interior were very high
at the time when Dempsey started tc
make the trip and it is feared thal
he attempted to cross some of the nu
merous streams, and was swept from
his feet and drowned.
NEW ALASKA DIRECTORY
HAS BEEN ISSUED.
In the last mail the Prospector re
ceived a copy of R. L. Polk & Co.’e
Alaska-Yukon Gazetteer and Busi
ness Directory for 1916-16, which
has just been issued. The directory
is up to date and is invaluable to
business men and others in the
North, as it furnishes a complete
mailing list of every person in Alas
ka and Yukon. The agents of the
publishers who compiled the statis
tics have been very careful in their
work and the book contains consid
erable miscellaneous information con
cerning Alaska, in addition to the
names and occupations of every per
son in the north.
STEAMER ALLIANCE
COMING TO VALDEZ.
SEATTLE, Sept. 16.—The steamer
Alliance, operating under charter to
Seward business men, sailed for Alas
ka this morning with a good cargo
of freight. The steamer did not call
at Valdez on her first trip north, but
it is evident that she will make Val
dez a port of call, as she carries Joe
Buzzard and James Buzzard as pas
sengers.
NORTHWESTERN HERE
SOME TIME SATURDAY.
The local office of the Alaska
Steamship company reports that the
steamer Northwestern passed Skag
way at 5 o’cfock^this morning and
should arrive in Valdez sometime
Saturday.
MRS. E. WINTER
Will retrim or make your hats to
order. Satisfaction guaranteed. Sev
eral years’ experience before coming
to Valdez.
LADIES’ FURNISHING STORE,
tf. McKinley Street.
LOST—Letter case, with initials
“J. J. N.” inside. Please return to
Sam Knudsen, Dock office. 4t
This Space Reserved
for
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
FREE
AT THE
PINZON BAR
The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised by the Pinson:
With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will be given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ- *
mas week.
Family trade solicited. Ali orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles you to one Coupon.
PINZON BAR
PHONE 69
UNINFORMED ON
DUMBA AFFAIR
Austrian Foreign Office Expresses
Belief That British Spies Gave
American the Papers.
VIENNA, Sept. 16.—The Austrian
foreign office has announced that it
is as yet uninformed as to the con
troversy in which Ambassador Dum
ba, American minister to the United
States, has become involved through
the reported finding of letters on the
person of an American newspaper
man, which incriminated Dumba of
being responsible for organizing the
many strikes in American munition
factories. The only information re
ceived by the government has been
through the sensational news pub
lished in Vienna papers in dispatches
from New York.
The Austrian government officials
are inclined to discredit the reported
discovery of the papers and express
the belief that investigation on the
part of the United States will reveal
the fact that British Spies were re
sponsible for the American correspon
dent having the papers in his pos
session.
MAY SEEK MORE
CONGENIAL FIELD
Father Duncan and His Followers
Are Preparing to Leave Town
They Created.
Father Duncan, the aged mission
ary of Metlakahtla, who led a band
of Indians from British Columbia
across the line into Alaska more than
forty eyars ago, because he believed
the British government was not
treating the natives right, is again
preparing to move to another place
and start life anew with his follow
ers, some of whom were members of
the original party which followed him
into the land of the free as they have
always in the past regarded Alaska.
For nearly two score years Father
Duncan held sway over the destinies
of Metlakahtla and the Indians who
formed the settlement. The commu
nity was one of the most prosperous
Indian settlements in Southeastern
Alaska, but when the white man be
came more numerous in me territory
the younger Indians caught the spir
it of independence and began- to dis
pute with the aged missionary over
the management of the community's
affairs. Conditions became so intol
erable that the federal government
was compelled to step in and has re
cently taken entire charge of the
buildings and other property of the
community in trust for the natives.
Realizing that no amicable rela
tion could ever again exist between
him and his former followers who
created the dissensions, Father Dun
can and about sixty of his adherents
who have stood with him in the fight,
are preparing to shake the dust of
Metlakahtla, the town which they
have helped to build with their own
efforts, from their moccasins, and
seek a new location.
As no satisfactory division of the
property can be made it is possible
that both factions may take the mat
ter up before the United States su
preme court for adjudication.
Allies Warned Bulgarians.
LONDON, Sept. 16.—The War
Department is making no statement
regarding the situation in the Bal
kans. Unofficial reports, however,
indicate that the Bulgarian govern
ment was warned by the Allies and
by Greece and Rumania that to join
the Turks in the present conflict
would mean the destruction of the
Bulgarian government as the Allies
were determined to win and would
push aside any nation standing in
their road. Tnis plan is certain to
be carried out.
The Rumanians having joined the
Allies must be kept in supplies and
munitions and cannon The Darda
nelles wi'l be forced at any cost, and
more troops sent to join with the
Greeks in attacking Rumania and
the Turks and marching upon Con
stantinople. The route to Rumania
via Archangel is so long that the
shorter route must be opened tor the
fall and winter. Confidence in the
outcome is expressed in military and
naval circles. The Rumanians are
to be financed by the British and
French governments.
The Italians have more than one
million troops that cannot be used in
the flgh^ng in northern Italy and
YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co’s pre
scription department.
Austria because of the mountainous
country which prevents spreading out
of the army. These soldiers are to be
sent to Greece and the Dardanelles
at once according to the reports.
BASEBALL.
Games Played September 15.
American.
Boston, 1; Chicago, 3.
Washington, 0; C!evelandi 5.
New York, 2; Detroit, 4.
National.
Chicago, 1; Boston, 0.
Pittsburg, 1; Philadelphia, 0.
Games Played September 14th.
National.
Pittsburg, 3; Philadelphia, 4.
Cincinnati, 9; New York, 2.
Chicago, 1; Boston, 7.
St. Louis, 6; Brooklyn, 2.
American.
New York, 2; Detroit, 3.
Philadelphia, 4; St. Louis, 12.
Boston, 2; Chicago, 1.
Washington, 3; Cleveland, 0.
National League.
Won Lost Pet.
Philadelphia .75 57 568
Brooklyn .72 63 533
Boston .71 63 530
St. Louis .67 71 486
Chicago .63 68 481
Cincinnati .64 70 478
Pittsburg .65 73 471
New York .60 72 455
American League.
Boston .89 46 664
Detroit .89 48 650
Chicago .80 56 588
Washington .73 60 649
New York .60 73 461
St. Louis.66 78 414
Cleveland ..62 83 386
Philadelphia .38 93 290
TOLOVANA IS STILL
SENDING OUT HER GOLD.
So frequent are the cleanups from
the Tolovana now that they are al
most commonplace; so much so that
they hardly arouse any curiosity. Last
evening J. J. Sherry and Pat O’Con
nor, coming to town on business,
brought in a cleanup of 215 ounces
of gold from the Patterson workings
on the Deep Channel association
claim. The clean-up brings the total
output of the Patterson ground to
date to about fifteen thousand dol
lars. Considering the fact that Pat
terson and partners have only an 8
horsepower boiler this amount is
considered large.
Before the end of the season, Pat
terson and partners will have taken
out approximately 20,000 feet of bed
rock. If conditions are favorable,
they will sluice alV of this, but if
there is not sufficient water they may
have to leave part of the dump until
next summer.—Fairbanks Times.
The stemship Farragut, of the Ad
miral line, will arrive at Valdez from
the westward at 8:00 o’clock tomor
row morning.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fldalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Strept, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25 OOO. g
AX PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE '
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
The Pinzon
Cor. McKinley and Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Finest Pool and Billiard Room
In Alaska.
El Belmont ( ^ I ADC i E1 Sidello
Admiration^ \>I V^/aIvO \ Carabana
We handle only the Best
Cigars and Tobaccos.
Haas and Vogan Candies.
Free Auto Tickets
-AT
THE BUFFET
PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. i
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
NOTICE
Starting August 1, 1915, the following rates for Electric
Current will be in effect;
Flat Rate on a 40 watt basis
One light.. $1.00 per month Two lights.. $1.50 per month
Each light over two.... 50c per month.
METER RATES:
25 kilo-watt hours.8 cents per K. W. H.
25 to 100 K. W. H.7 “ “
100 to 200 “ ...
200 to 300 “ .5i ; ; ;;
This means consumption in any one month.
Current for heating only.• • •.2 cents per K. W. H.
Motor Power—5 horse power and over. .4
Minimum rate on each qjeter installed.$1.00 per month
TELEPHONES
Residence.. $2.00 per month Business.. $4.00 per month
Each additional phone on same line, $1.00
Alaska Water, Light & Telephone Co.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
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