Valdez Daily Prospector
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TIT'.SDAY. .MARCH i. 10 1:1.
ABOLISH THE POLL TAX.
Kroiii an in<|uii-y received here
during I In* week from Senator
;*lerl 11 <• 11 ry linden, asking fur a
si al e men I of the amount receiv
ed from |mH lax. and tin* cost
uf collecting same, il would ap
pclar t lull I In* senator from Id it -
arod is preparing an attack up
on tile lax will) a view lo ils ab
olition.
There are many reasons why
the tax should he discontinued,
chief among which ace ils fail
ure as a revenue producer tin*
greater portion of I In* amount,
collected being absorbed in sal
aries of officials and expenses of
collection); the lack of any sort
of popular control of expendi
tures, with the possible accom
panying evils of graft and nepo
tism; and its absolute antago
nism to the ideal always to lie
sought in inaugurating schemes j
of taxation, viz.: that all taxes ,
should be imposed in proportion!
to the capacity to pay—all other j
systems being essentially unjust
and worthy only of the dark ages,
when robber barons oppressed
with levies the people they feign
ed to protect.
Taking the first object .inn to
1he poll lax—its failure as a rev
enue producer—there is ample
•evidence in Alaska and right
here in ldilarnd' to prove that af
ter the road commissioner’s per
sonal charges have heen met
there is very little left for actual
road building—one case in the
Third division showing less than
I0 per cent. The second objec
tion— lack of popular control of
expenditures-- is an eipially ser
ious one. It is a monstrous in
justice that petty appointive of
ficial" should lie empowered to
waylay pedestrians or stop men
at, their work and insist upon the
payment of an S8 lax of doubt
ful legality, with the alternative
of a jail sentence, especially when
the taxpayer has no more voice
in (he spending of the money
than a nialamide pup; the road
overseer expending the money ac
cording to his own discretion,
and as often as not regardless of
Hie wishes of the community find
ing the money. From the stand
point of common justice a poll
lax of any amount is wrong in
principle, inasmuch as if bears
with oppressive weight upon the
day laborer, while the operator
and business man does not feel
its incidence at all. The day for
such methods of taxation is past.
With regard to the collection
of a Si poll lax in incorporated
towns the case is somewhat dif
ferent. Not only is the net
jimoupt collected proportionately
larger, lint the taxpayers, through
flieir town council, exercise com
plete control over the' expenditure
fhereof. Still Idle principle of
proportionate taxation remains as
the only just one, and for that
reason Hie Si impost in incor
porated towns is as indefensible
as the S8 elsewhere—both are un
just and should be abolished.—
ldilarnd Pioneer.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
SI. Louis man made a sausage
fifty feel lung. Must have heen
a dachshund.
An Eastern physician says:
“No couple is perfectly mated.”
He's a married man. it's a cinch.
(terman restaurants are listing
dog meal on the menu. Here, we
buy it. under the head of winer
wursls.
Last, season Itl.’t tourists were
accidentally killed in the Alps.
Mountain climbing is almost as
fatal as aviation.
Scientists have discovered that
rattlesnake poison is a cureall.
It’s a certainty you’ll suffer no
more1 after using it.
A Chicago waiter has just died,
leaving a fortune. Evidently Chi
cago is making progress in its
imitation oof New York.
Five divorce cases in thirty
two minul-s is the record estab
lished by a Herman judge. Why
need New Yorkers go to Menu any
more
Huston papers are making a
great Iodo over the discovery of
ail unkissed girl. However, we
want to get a slant at her before
expressing' surprise.
Corsets have been abandoned
by society belles in Washington.
Iml whet her it is a fad or due
to a rise in I Im price i>f wlia le
| bone is not e\ idenced.
Aii KnjilNIi linrniict lias an an.
ciinil ilninl [KM’lllil I illfi' ll ini In kiss
all Ihe liriilns nnionn his Inn
anlry. 11 <> has just l'nmnl ilm
ilccil. lull i~ nnw civilly-hvn,
Fm ill may lie ilijiesleil in I hr
slmnarli nf a rat lliii'lrm limirs
after its demise. Wonder if I ho
ciphl remain inn' lives have any
I hi up I" 'I" wil li I hat '!
"Don't expecl lips from lii.
men," says a hold employe.
"They are loo liusy In Ihink of
sueii Ihinps.” Wliich apain proves
the <>|i| ailape lhat hy looking mil
for pennilies results in forlunes.
Theorel ically. according lo
government figures, each person
in I he I'niled Stales possesses
Si3 i.72. It is to 1)C hoped the
fads are no less consoling.
A .Massachusetts centenarian
says the way to reach the age he
has attained is to eat Johnny
cake. But. anybody who can eat
Johnnycake is hardy enough to
live that long, anyhow.
Brooklyn girl set lire to a
house seven limes in as many
weeks because she was sad. If
she’d felt real badly, probably she
would have committed murder.
Berlin reports thal airmen have
been forbidden to lly over the
palace at 1‘otsdam and other cas
tles of the nobility. The’tinie is
fast approaching for aerial po
lice. _
To the Public.
We hereby announce that we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
our banking department, to the
Valdez Bank & Trust company, j
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
C0M1ANY.
Valdez, Alaska. Jan. 29, 1913.
FOR RENT--Five room house
on Sherman St. Inquire of Mrs.
IL Leavel.
THE GENTLE CYNIC.
To forego a pleasure is hard
er than to go for it.
The people who always expect
to he cheated generally are.
Many a man goes up like a
I rocket, but. after all, that may
be belter than not going up at all.
No secret is so insignificant
that a woman doesn't considei it
worth telling.
The fellow who gets along is
the one who can look happy when
he isn't.
The ditlerence between i eat
and a wasted opportunity is that
the cat comes back.
On the sea of matrimony di
vorc' is generally the result o!
mat de liter of I he affect ions.
We all get our share of luck,
blit some of lls gel it ill I lie I.--(d;.
It doesn't seem in keeping with
romance that love stories sipnib!
lie written for money.
Mulches are mil made in heav
en: neither are lire extinguish
ers made in the other place.
It isn't a liberal edueal ion I hat
prompts a woman In jrive her
husband a piece of her mind.
All the world loves a lover: and
pity is akin In luxe.
We can all he I hankful for
wiial we have, hut few of us con
sider that we also nufrhf to he
thankful for what we haven't.
The must profitable patients a
ilnelnr lias are usually those who
complain that life isn't worth
living.
The telephone girl may truth
fully say that she is connected
with the best families.
We should all be willing to
meet trouble half way, Imt we
don’t always have to go that far.
Even the most, accomplished
musician can't always strike the
right key when he gels to his
front door after a night of it.
No matter how absent-minded
a woman may be. she seldom for
gets herself.
A bigamist is a man wlm is
so fond of looking for trouble
that he looks for it twice.
Some men could be very read
ily taught if it wasn’t for the
fact that they know it, all.
A man can't, very well lay up
treasures in heaven by putting
liis religion in his wife’s name.
Dr. Marie Slopes, of London,
has been interested for nine years
in the study of fossil botany, and
has in preparation a book that is
expected to throw new light on
the subject of coal geology. She
has visited the interior of mines
in all parts of the world, includ
ing a mine in one of the Japan
ese islands extending out under
the sea. She says that coal can
not be less than ;>().000,000 years
old. and that the lirsl plants
which entered into its formation
were twice as old as I hat.--Min
ing Science.
It. is wortn while taking a
chance on the $800 diamond ring
being raffled at Plant, <& Com
pany's, jewelers.
.--II
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
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I Rough Dry 10c lb.
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY AND GRAIN
PHONE NO. 1.
Agent for
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. |ALASKA COAST COMPANY.
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
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«r Hamberger Clothes
• These well known clothes cost no more
than ordinary clothes, and
We Guarantee a Perfect Fit
Daily Prospector and Weekty
Miner $1.25 the mo. delivered
Economical
Ironing
To iron economically
you must not waste
heat.
Ironing with ordinary
flat irons is very waste
ful of heat; most of the
heat goes up the kitchen
chimney; a lot of it is
wasted in charring the
ironing pad and in
scorching the clothes.
Ironing with a
G-E Electric
Flat Iron
is quite different — all the
heat is in the iron, ready to
go into the pieces ironed in
stead of going into the Boom
or up the kitchen chimney.
None of it is wasted.
To use only the amount of
heat actually needed for
ironing, be it either heavy
damp pieces or lace*,
embroidery or other light
good* i* real economy.
That’s why G-E Irons are
used in thousands of homes
throughout the country.
We keep all styles and sizes
—:Letussendyouoneon trial.
Alaska Water, Light
& Telephone Co.
RSI
Steam Heat Electric Ligate
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
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Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
•Native and V | TIU|DI70 and Building
Puget Sound JLUIVIDLmX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Arguments May Be Disputed, But
“Facts A re bads. ”
It i a fact that Valdez beer is a food and not a tonic.
Ask any doctor you know. Valdez beer aids digestion. Use
it a few times with your meals and you’ll find we’re right.
If you drink beer you should use Valdez beer in preference to
others. First, because of its unquestionable high quality.
Second, because it is a home pr duct; brewed in your home
town and all who are interested in the growth and prosper
ity of Valdez should patroniz home products.
VALDEZ BREWING AND BOTTLING CO.
We do a
general
Banking
Business
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
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We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest an Time Certificates of Deposit.