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(From Cordova Times.)
It is noteworthy that, despite the adverse reports that spread from |
time to time, enterprises on larger scales than ever and managed and j
equipped according to the most advanced ideas constantly are being j
launched in the west and the -northern part of this continent.
Pacific Coast cities from San Diego to Seattle, from Vancouver to
Prince Rupert, from Ketchikan to Seward. Anchorage and Nome, are send
ing out reports of the coming of -new capital. Practically every Pacific
Coast city has new projects under way touching some one or more lines,
including lumbering, ship building, manufacturing, traffic in grain, and
other enterprises. There is some ebb and flow in the local tides of indus
try and enterprises at all times, but, on the whole, the movement is for
ward. Even new cities are being founded on the Pacific s!o|>e at such
dates as this, such as the projected big enterprises as that of the General
Electric company which plans to harness the Priest rapids on the* Colom
bia River, and create there a great hydro-electric power and manufactur
ing center which is expected to support a new city of 40,000 people, while
the new town of Longview. Wash., being built, it might lie said, to order,
after the fashion of Gary, Indiana, is expected to have a population of
SO.000 within a few years. These enterprises are but samples of many
in the west which show that men of means are willing to invest their
many millions. Others are putting in many buildings in other centers,
such as the <’. P. R.. in its announced new terminal facilities at Vancouver,
to cost $11,000,000. and be begun rhis year. The erection of great grain
elevators at Vancouver, the building of new ships by the C. P. R., and tv*
National Lines for the Vancouver-Alaska run increased expenditures by j
the National Railways at Vancouver and Rupert, a $2,000,000 extension
this year to the Alaska Railroad, all are among the enterprises reflecting
confidence in the west and north.
One scarcely can pick up a western or northern newspaper without
seeing chronicled there some plan for a large new project. A new coin- j
panv has entered the old Nome camp and started the installation of sev- |
era! -new dredges, thus opening a new era there after the individual rush i
days were followed by a period of hyrtrauiTc and dredging on a smaller i
scale. New processes are now giving the Nome district a fresh lease of j
life. The same is apparent to a degree in new dredge enterprises for tbr- <
Fairbanks district. The old Fortymile district, west of Dawson,
several new companies now hauling in new equipment for the starting of j
operations on a scale that requires capita! and will last for years.
New movements are on for the exploitation of the Atlin Gold Field?,:
the quartz mi-nes of that region, and for the southern Yukon minerals, j
New organizations also are being promoted for the Klondike fields, which
it is said, give promise of materializing before long, adn the bringing of
new millions there for exploitation of placer creeks long awaiting the less J
expensive methods of operation of the gold bearing gravels of lower grada.
but known to contain millions in gold.
The -new silver fields of the Keno Hill and Beaver Creek areas are
attracting more capital. It is understood that one or two more com
panies with heavy hacking are going into the Keno country this year, and
capital no doubt will take hold in the Beaver country if the ore body
aid values reported by recent stampeders proves to be there. While
capital Is cautious, it is also keen for investment and when the ground is
and proved safe.
The north, from its genral mineralization, must have vast hidden
treasures which will bring it great enterprises in the not distant future.
Confidence is manifested m many ways in such a future. The fast devel
oping tourist business is helping to hold the eyes of the world on Alaska
and the Yukon. Developments in this respect also proclaim a new era
and a great future for this northland. Faith is everywhere manifest,
and those of stout heart and vision and impelled by the one great thing
that begets progress—optimism—will carry on and be rewarded with the
fruits of confidence, backed by earnest efforts.
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LACK OF FOODS
PREVENT FORTNER
PENSION ALLOWANCE
JVXRAr. Alaska. Feb. 1—Owing,
to the lark of fulfils, duo to an insuff
icient appropriation' by the Legisla
ture. no further allowances can be
granted under the Old Age Pension
Act. according to an authorized
statement : made today by Lockie
MacKinnon Treasurer of the Board
of Trustees of the Pioneers’ Home;
which administers "the Act. as fol
“There are now 191 pensioners on
the roll, of which 166 are men. and
25 are women. The last Legislature
incerased the allowance to men from
$12.50 to $25.00 per month and to
women from $25.00 to $45.00 per
month, but did not increase the ap
propriation to meet such increase.
The effect of this failure to provide
funds is that over one-third of the
appropriation of $60,000, or to be
exact, $21,755.25. has been disburs
ed during three-eights of the bien
nium. leaving an unexpended bal
ance of only $38,244.75. Kven with
no more allowances and continuing
the roll as it exists today a deficit
of $13,240 would ensue.
Misconception of Act
"A misconception of the intent of
the act was to niake all pensioners
eligible for the increase precipitated
an immediate demand upon the
Board for such increase and new ap
plications came from all quarters.
The* act. as a matter of fact, specifi
cally Units its generous provisions to
persons in ‘actual need' and the
Board, in passing upo-n applications,
has of necessity kept in mind that
limitation. To have granted all ap
plications received would have ex
hausted the appropriation by this
time. Legislators who enacted the
law. but did not foresee its opera
tion and provide adequate funds,
have been, in most cases, most insist
ent upon increases and the granting
of new pensions, evidently in the be
[lief that they had made ample apr :
I propriation.
Caw's .Are Kxnmincd
“The Board has examined into j
[every ease presented with cary and |
had the cooperation and assistance ;
of Commissioners and pioneers, and J
the consistent aim has been' to pro.-'
vide relief, when actually needed! so '
far as possible with the money avail- j
able. It has been compelled through
no fault of its own. to hold some new j
applications in abeyance and to pass i
unfavorably upon other requests for |
maximum allowances but dealt with !
all cases considerately and done its J
best in the situation.
“The Board which, in majority |
part. Is composed of pioneers, look
ing ahead now finds that it will be j
necessary to curtail the allowances j
for the remainder or the biennium
in order to keep within the appro- :
print ion. A curtailment has been j
avoided until the winter is over, but j
without such reduction at the end of j
this quarter, no money will be avail- j
able for the next winter season and [
beneficiaries of the act would receive t
nothing. It is believed to be the j
wiser and more humane policy to re
duce the allowances for the remain-1
der of the biennium rather than to j
leave needy ones without any relief j
for several months.
Jliist Double Appropriation |
“It will he incumbent upon the ]
next Legislature to at least double j
the appropriation or so amend the ,
low as to bring its operation within i
thf fund set apart. Where relief
cannot for the remainder of the bi
ennium be given to persons eligible
to assistance under the act. the des
titution fund will be drawn upon, al
though it is now depleted and will
not go very far. The Pioneers*
Home is no.w crowded to capacity,
with an average of 82 inmates, who
are receiving the best of care.”
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OK
INTERNAL REVENUE
T-.uoma, Washington.
To the Editor:
The Rureau of Internal Revenue
is asking the cooperation of your
paper in publishing information rel
ative to Federal Tax matters.
Please use the following.
BURN'S POE. Collector.
Tacoma. Wan. — Not infrequently,
taxpayers include in their income
tux returns, items that are specific
ally exempt from taxation, said
Burns Poe. Collect r of Internal Rev
enue. Among these are the follow
Proceeds of Life insurance poli
cies paid upon the death of the in
The value of property acquired by
gift, bequest, devise or descent. The
income from such property, how
ever. is taxable.
Returns of premiums of life insur
ance. endowment, or annuity con
tracts. Amounts received through
accident or health insurance policies,
or under workmens' compensation
acts for personal injuries or sickness
plus the amount of damages receiv
ed. whether by suit or agreement,
on account of such injuries or sick
Amounts received as compensa
tion. family allotments and allow
ances under the provisions of the
war risk insurance and the vocation
al rehabilitation- acts..
Pensions from the United States
for the services of the beneficiary or
another in the military or naval ser
vice in time of war.
A bonus paid by a State to its res
idents who served in the military or
naval service during the war with
Germany.
Allowances, whether paid by the
Government or by a person to one
who performed no duties, as. for ex
ample. to a widow in recognition of
the services rendered by her hus
band. are considered gratuities, or
gifts..and are not taxable. The rent
al value of a dwelling and appurte
nances thereof furnished a minister
of the Gospel as part of his compen
sation. is exempt from taxation.
Salaries paid by a State to its offi
cers or employees.
Tax free incomes not to be includ
ed in gross income, nor need it be
mentioned in an income tax return.
Taxpayers who prepare and file
their income tax returns for the
year 1923 early have a decided ad
I vantage over procrastinators. A lit- j
tie time and thought now in the pre- |
partition of a return is excellent in- j
surance against errors, which result
to the detriment of taxpayer and j
Government alien. The filing period
ends at midnight. March 15, 1924.
Tacoma. Wash. — Hundreds of
thousands of women annually file in
come tax returns and pay income
tax. No official estimate of the num
ber of such returns for the year 1923
can be given, said Burns Poe. Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the
District of Washington, but statis
tics of incomes for the year 1921—
the latest compilation of such fig
ures—show that for that year the
-number was approximately 800,000.
(The tax assessed on the incomes re
| ported by women was more than
! *111.000.000. Of the total number
-of returns filed by women, 89.000
! were by wives who made separate re
: turns from husbands. The amount
[of tax collected from this source was
I approximately $43,500,000.
i More than 100,000 women filed
j returns as heads of families by reaa
; on of the support in one household
| of one or more relatives. The ex
;emptions allowed the head of a fam
ily are $2,500 where the net income
' was $5,000 or less, and $2,000 where
ithe net income exceeded $5,000. Tax
! collections fj*om these women am
• ounted to approximately $10,000.
; 000. In addition there were filed
J approximately 600,000 returns by
jsi-ngle women, in which term is in
cluded widows, divorcees and women
living apart from their husbands.
■The amount of tax from this source
j was more than $58,000,000.
i A woman who was widowed during
■the year 1923. unless the head of a
i family, or remarried on or before
December 31, 1923. may claim only
an exemption of $1,000, salii Mr.
Poe. A wife supporting an invalid
husband in a sanitarium 1s entitled
to an exemtpion of $2,500, or $2,000
according to whether her income is
$5,000 or less or in excess of $5.
000. The separation is one of ne
cessity. and she is not considered for
income tax purposes to be “living
apart" from her husband. If. how
ever, there is continuous voluntary
j separation bet ween husband and
wife, each must take the status of a
i single person hi respect to income
tax. “File your income tax return
I early” is a slogan that applies es
pecially, to women, who t^hus will
{avoid the congestion occurring in
I collectors’ offices during the closing
-j days of the tax filing period, which
lends at midnight of March 15, 1924.
GIRL BOOTLfOGGKR
THWARTS DKTKCTIOX
Boston, Mass. — That there are
Kiri bootleggers—and many of them
—was ahown here recently by Mrs.
May McKinnon, who has just fin
ished her season's work as a special
officer of the Metropolitan District. |
One thing about girl bootleggers J
isithar they carry their wares where j
dry agents have a hard time finding J
them. One favorite place of the
girl bootlegger Is woman's “First!
National Bank.’* Others conceal]
liquor In their handbags, while sonic i
carry large supplies in the front of
their dresses.
Sometimes a girl won't carry any
contraband with her. but Will take j
an order from ii man and will'then
arrange to deliver the Honor later. !
Mrs. McKin/nm. who patrols the Es
plnnado. has arrested but two girls j
for bootlegging.
NOTICE I
Notice is hereby given, that the ]
Poll tiork* lire now open in City
fleck's Office, for the Registration of!
nil legally quaHAeti voters of the i
City of Nome, for the Municipal and I
■School Board Election to be held I
April fst-., 1024. j
E. GRIMM. j
City Clerk. ,
WATCH REPAIRING !
Leave your AVatcliej*. and Clocks]
it Holt's Hardware Store, they will!
he cleaned and repaired promptly !
it a reasonable price. Mail orders i
will receive prompt attention. All ]
work guaranteed.
EDWARD J. FOX. j
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•roof of Annual Assessment Work !
ifso Oil Location blanks. Deed blanks j
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FORFEITURE NOTICE
ro J. R. SILVA, your heir*, Ifgal !
representatives and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, as. eo-ow-ner therein,
las expended the sum of one hund
red dollars for the years 1901. 1902.
100?.. 1004. 1000. 1006. 1007. 1008.
tOOO. 19iu, 1011. 1012. 1013. 1014,
1915, 1016, 1017. 1018. 1910. 1020.
1021. 1022. 102?., in labor and im
provements on and for the benefit
3f CLAIM N'O. TWO ABOVE on
Handle Creek, in Fairhaven Record
ing Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
notice of Location whereof is record
F»d in VoL llv Page 258. of the re
cords of the Fairhaven Precinct, in
the performance of the annual
labor required by section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
md Supplemental legislation', in
aider to hold said claim.
And you are hereby required to
['ontrlbute your proportion of such
expenditure according to your In
terest in said claim to the under
signed co-owner with you therein,
within ninety days after the service
»f this notice on you by publication
thereof, or your interest la sold
claim will become forfeited and
verted ip the undersigned as pro
vided by the said statute.
M. E. THOMAS."
Co-Owner
By Fred Tiepleman, his agent.
Publish Ja«. 26. Feb. 2. 0. id. 23.
March 2. 0. 16. 23. 30. April «, l*3r
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To A ARAN JOHNSON. WILLIAM
BENSON, your and each of your
heirs and legal representatives:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, as co-owner therein,
has expended the sum of one bun
dled dollars In labor and improve
ments upon the ALBATROSS Placer
Mining Claim (location notices of
vhich are recorded in Vol. 153 at
rage 257, and Vol. 171 at Page 332,
of the Records of the Cape Nome
M.ning District, Territory of Alas
ka) for the year 1916, and for a like
sum for each of the years ending
July first 1021, 1922 and 1913, »•
provided by Section 2324 Revised
Statutes of the United States and
legislation supplemental thereto, in
order to hold said claim.
And you are hereby required to
contribute your proportion of sue*
expenditure, according to your Inter
est in sa^d claim, to the undersign
ed co-owner with you therein, at
Nome. Alaska, within ninety days
alter the service of this notice on
you by publication thereof, or your
interest In said claim will become
forfeited, and vest in the undersign
ed, as providede by the said stafntea.
WINNIFRED H. RANK,
Co-Owner.
Publish Jan. 19., 26, Feb, S. 9, It,
23, March 2. 9, 16. 23, 36, April «.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To P. A. Korn'ell. V. A. Julien, C. B.
Ryberg, J. Oouirf, L, Williams, C.
Pelletier a-nd J.. Dubois, your and
each of your heirs, executors, ad
ministrators and assigns:
You afe hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended during
nnch of the years of 1914, 1915,
191tr. 1920, 1921, 1922 and 192:1,
the so in of One hundred Dollars,
($100.00), in Labor and Improve
ments, upon that certain pla
cer mining cteim tan own as and
being OSBORNE NO. 1 ASSOCIA
TION, situated on Osborne Creek a
tributary of the Home River,
kr. the Cape Nome Mining District
and Precinct.’ Territory of Alaska;
rhe. location certificate or notice of
which said cluim te of record in tha
office of the recorder of said mining
iistrict and precinct, in Vol. 190, at
Page 173. of the records of loca
tions of said mining district and
a red net.
That said work was performed m
Drovided by See. 2324. of the Re
used Statutes of the United States
ind supplemental legislation, for
he purpose of holding said daim.
tnd you are severally required to
jontribute your proportion of such
‘xpanditure according to your sev
Tal Interests in said claim, to the
mdersigned. co-owner with yod
herein, within ninety days after tha
ervloe of this notice on you by pub
ication thereof, or your interest in
aid claim will become forfeited
nd vest in the undersigned, its "pro
vided by said statutes.
Dated at Nome. Alaska, this
2nd day of February. 1924.
.TOE BOURGET
Co-Owner
By A. ’A. Chagnon. Agent
’ublish Feb. 2. 9. 16. 23. March 1. 8,
5. 22. 29. April 5. 12. 19. 2«. 1924
,NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To p. A. Koruell. V. A. Julian. C. H.
Ryberg. Jeff Oodin. L. Williams,
C. Petietier and J. Dnbois. your
and each of your heirs, adminis
trators. successors and assigns:
You and each of .you are hereby
notified that tJhe ttnderjtigned. jus
co-owner therein, has expended tba
sum of One Hundred ($109.09- dol
lars during each of the years 1914.
1915. 1916. 1820. 1921. 1922 and
1923. for labor and improvements
upon andx for the benefit of tho
placer mining claim Known and
being OSBORNE NO. 2 ASSOCIAf
TfQN plaCer mining claim, situated
on Osborne Creek a tributary of
the Nome Rivpr. in the Cape Nome
Recording District and Pr*eMq£C,
Territory of Alaska. The original
location of which claim is recorded
in Vol. 190. at Page 17 4. of the
records of locations in the office of
the recorder of said precinct.
That said work was performed as
provided by Sec. 2324. of the Re
vised Statutes of the United Slates
and supplemental legislation, for
the purpose of holding 8aid claim.
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of each
expenditure according to your sev
eral interacts in said claim, to the
undersigned, co-owner with you
therein, within ninety days after the
service of this notice on. you by pub
lication thereof, or your interest la
said claim wffl become tarfrttad
vided by said statutes.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, this
2nd day of February, 1924.
JOE BOUROWT.
By A. A. Chagnon. Agent
Publish Feb. 2. 9. 14, 23. March I. 8.
16. 22. 24. April fi. 12. 12. 24. 1924
\<mc» OF FORFEITURE.
To Win. Frazier, J. Godin. A. O.
Taft. Wtn. Dougherty and W.
Oetchell. you and each of your
hairs, examtors, adminfstratofi
and assigns:
You. and each of you. are hereby
notified that the undersigned, as
co-owner therein, has expended the
sum of One Hundred (9140.09)
dollars during each of the* years
1916. 1920. 1921. 192? aid 192*1,.
for labor and Improvement* on and
for the benefit of the alaier min a*:
claim known and being the NEW
YEAR ASSOCIATION CLAIM, situ
ated on Washington Creek, a tribu
tary of Nome River. In Cape Nome
Mining and Recording District.
Territory of Alaska, notice of loca
tion whereof Is recorded In B<Rk
190, at page 364. in the records Of
saM recording district.
That said work was performed as
provided by Sec. 2324. of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and supplemental legislation, for
I the purpose of holding said claim.
And* you are severally required to
! contribute your proportion of such
expenditure according to ,your sever
al Interests In said claim, to the un
dersigned co-owner with you there
in, witlUc ninety days after the ser
vice of this notice on you by publi
cation thereof, or your interest In
said claim will become forfeited Mi
vest in the undersigned, us prsrmea
by eakl statutes.
Dated St Nomj
2nd day of Jj
HXRGRT.
Co-Owner