The Chitina leader., 1912-04-13
Criminal Farce In
 Collecting Road Tax

That the collection of the road Alaska or at least in one portion of the territory farce and bordering injustice to the abon who compelled to bear this bur den amply demonstrated in the practices of the Chtna cnct As we'll understood the collection in that precinct has been carried under direction of the alien czar who rules the affairs of Chtna with iron hand We refer to United States Commissioner M R. Heal The law provides that the commissioner shall appoint overseer who shall collect all taxes and supervise all work which service he shall receive not $40 per year,
 For the year 1911 the commissioner appointed to the po slon of oveseer of his apologsts F. M Schaupp whom he completely dominates Of Mr. Schaupp could not have afforded to take the position and comply law But through mutaua arrangement the little matter of law waived aside and both the made benecare at the expense men who earned their money by the sweat of their brow.
 The records show that 25 worked their $S tax by a boring the roads, representing $l000 in value Then 264 paid their in cash making receipts of the pre- cnct $00 But of Mr. Schaupp couldn't be expected to collect this sum from 264 So arrangement made with W S McCune by which he deduct from wages of such employees of the railroad company that in dcated to him. the of $S each collected $1 from TO and for this service he allowed mission, or $72. This was very modest recompense
 But the collection of $60 from the other men required hercu efforts and strong Again coming the res cue o government which he thinks "a good thing, the thoughtful U S. commissioner decided that there the world who could gather those hundred and sixty silver dollars he for his alien brother Roland
 eay and directed his to appoint Sir Roland tax collector. This done but the milar with conditions it thought wise have body ". new collector.
 After few months the work of extracting that $6O from 4 men who endeavorng help develop the country successfully performed For the service Roland Heay receiv ed $96S and Mr. Wolf received $6S AS they had do less aveng they also drew down $1275O for railroad fares Roland evidently too busy attend to the book keeping, and for that find the familiar of Saupp drawing down 300 Not overseer for he only is charged with the legal $4O but Louise Schaupp probably the wife of the So find that the successful task of collecting that $60 cost total of 15O divided follows Roland Hea $96S George w. Wolf $169 C. Louise Schaupp $3OO railroad fares $1275O And Mr. McCune collected $ 440 for $72.
 But to the roads, 125 worked $ OOO $1sO paid in cash for labor And to that this work property done Harry Chamberlain employed as foreman and received 22 for services Through erro msun derstandng the commissioner and permitted over $OO to remain unexpendd Possibly that about the time that petitions circulated asking for the removal of the commissioner Of the great benefit and trails Alaska by of the collection of the 1911 the Chitna precinct is apparenwth the aid of microscope
 Here IS a summary of the records
 l25 worked taxes roads. .$1 0OO00 264 paid tax money. y................... 22O0OO
 389 caught for ............... s3 10000
 Expenditures
 Roland Heay collector r.....................$ 96SOO George w. Wolf collector r.................... 168OO C Loulse schaupp o0OOO Railroad fares 12750 w. s. McCune, per cent commission .......... 720O F. M Schaupp salary y.........-.............. 40.OO
 Expense of collecting tax. ax.................$ .$l 6755O Harry Chamberlain, foreman ................. 227O0 For labor roads 180OO
 Total expended .$2 082.50 And U S. Commissioner Heay continues to hold office And Brother Roland who left the country last December turned this week to Chtna And the people of the Chtna
 precinct continue to be patient and abiding Americans
 Jack Ingram of the road cmmls chna enjoying very early left for Valdez Fridays spring practically an gone at with